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SONS APPOINTED
GERMANPRESIDENT
Will Act Until Forthcoming
l Election —Parties Try to
Agree on Candidate.
Ilr the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 10.—I)r. Walter
Simona was definitely designated as
acting- President of the German Re
public by the passage in the Reichs
tag this afternoon on its third read
ing- of the bill so appointing him.
JOINT CANDIDATE SOUGHT.
Parties Would Name Man to Op
pose Socialist Aspirant.
RY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER.
Hy fisdio to The Star and Oliicaro Daily News.
BERLIN, March 10.—The coming
presidential campaign overshadows
all other interests.
The Social Democratic party has
decided to put forth in the first elec
tion its own candidate. Braun. On
Wednesday the combined conserva
tive parties will try to name a single
candidate in an endeavor to obtain a
clear majority of votes in the first
election, thus making unnecessary a
second election a month later.
The Socialists believe that no
single candidate can obtain a ma
jority at the first election. They will
keep their party together and at the
second election they plan to swing
their 8,000,000 votes to the common
candidate of the Deft or Republican
parties. If they should support a
coalition candidate at the first elec
tion they aie fearful that part of
their followers would vote for a
Communist.
Issues In the Election.
The issue is not republic or mon
archy. Germany, barring accident,
will remain a republic for several
years. The issue is between old con
servatives who want a pre-war Ger
many and new Democrats who ap
prove of the revolution and the
Weimar constitution. The situation
is. on this basis, a fairly clear fight
and it should be a hard one.
In the May election last year the
pre-war people polled 46 per cent of
the votes, the Democrats 41 per cent,
the other votes being scattered. In
December the reactionaries polled 44
per cent and the Democrats 47 per
cent.
It must be remembered that with
out the Communists the Republicans
would have a majority in the Reichs
tag and the Luther cabinet would
be an impossibility.
Powers of President.
The President of Germany has less
power than President Coolidge and
more than the President of France.
The president names the chancellor
and government employes. He is
commander-in-chief of the military
and naval forces and can intervene
with an armed force to preserve the
country against danger whenever he
will. He can even override the consti
tution on the basis of article 48. The
president cannot override the Reichs
tag, but practically npthing can be
done against his will. He cannot veto
Reichstag laws, but he can appeal to
the people through a referendum.
It is no exaggeration to state that
the immediate future of Europe will
be influenced by the choice of the
German, people in the coming elec
tion.
(Copyright. 3925, by Chlmgo Daily News Co.)
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS
FIGHTING FOR LIFE
BEFORE HIGH COURT
(Continued from First Page.)
,Oreg., “can one hundred and thirty
ghousand have on twenty-three mil
lion? In Oregon but 3.4 per cent of the
children of the State at present are in
private schools. The reports in Oregon
do not segregate these schools in Ore
gon according to religious denomina
tions, but if the private schools of Ore
gon were denominational schools, teach
ing one particular religious belief, the
percentage is too insignificant to have
any effect on the whole."
This is made in answer to the* con
tention of the other side that private
schools foster religious prejudice and
that 100 per cent Americanism is ob
tainable only in the public schools.
John C. Veatch, attorney for the
private schools, sums up the issue
from his view with this statement in
his brief:
"The police power may he used
to correct an existing evil, and there
may be cases where it might be used
to prevent an evil that is certain
to come, but we know of no cases
upholding the use of the police power
to prevent a purely theoretical and
speculative injury. We can only judge
the future by the past, and the his
tory of private schools shows no
such tendency as is predicted. While
the State has the power to require
that ail its citizens shall receive in
struction in certain things, we do not
believe that the State has the power
to say that education shall not go
beyond the instruction it offers.
Freedom of Individual.
"Individual freedom to pursue any
educational course that may seem
best cannot he denied, and the State
has no power to control this choice
beyond placing minimum require- >
ments. Parents are at liberty to say 1
that their children shall receive in- j
struction in addition to the instruc
tion required by the State, and it
matters not whether that instruction
is in religious matters, military tac
tics, physical training or anything
else so long as it does not interfere
with the rights of others."
So there is no denying the applica- !
tion of the highest standards of edu- j
cation in private schools, but there is i
a denial that the State can prohibit
other instruction, too, and by schools
of the parents' own choosing.
Tt was planned, according to Mr.
Hill, by the people back of the Ore
gon law to get this type of measure
passed by other States of the Union
and ultimately to try to make it an
amendment to the Federal Constitu
tion.
Former Senator Chamberlain of
Oregon has been employed by the
State to defend the law and he has
presented a comprehensive brief based
largely on the broad doctrine that
the power to regulate education is
lodged in the States and that they
can make suitable regulations in ac
cordance as the people or the legis
lature think to be in conformity with
good citizenship . and the public in
terest.
(Copyright. 1925.)
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RESCUE CREW DROWNED.
Tug, Answering SOS Call From
Steamer, Grounds in Heavy Sea.
AMSTERDAM. March 10.—Eight
members of the crew of a tugboat
sent to the aid of the Dutch steamer
Soerakarta, which went ashore yes
terday near the North Pier, were
drowned when the tug also stranded
in a heavy sea. Lifeboats have land
ed 48 of the Soerakarta's crew, but
the captain and other officers were
still aboard early today.
Tha Sobrakacu, Jara-cargca ateam.be
pfcr 4,3 -tens* ~ ■*_
Will Rule Germany
mi
HR. WALTER SIMONS,
One of the political lenders, who may
he coalition candidate for President
in forthcoming German election.
VETERANS PROTEST
OUSTERS TO COOLIDGE.
MASS MEETING TONIGHT
(Continued from First Page.)
a number of employes at the Govern
ment Printing Office have recently
been laid off; that this was done
without notice and that many veter
ans are included in the number.
“The Executive order of March 3,
1922, gave certain preference to
veterans. It. is Indeed regretted that
the instructions set forth therein are
not being complied with by the va
rious Government departments. My
attention has been invited to this
fact on more than one occasion, and
personal Investigation has proven
these allegations.
"Your interest in behalf of the vet
eran is unquestioned and I know that
you stand four square behind them
to see that equity is administered.
May I not at this time formally pro
test against the discharge of these
veterans, which has been more or
less promiscuously accomplished, and
not only against the discharge of
veterans, but of those who have faith
fully served in the Government Print
ing Office for a number of years.
Calls for Equity.
"It is earnestly requested that the
necessary steps be taken to assure
strict compliance with the instruc
tions set forth in the above-men
tioned executive order, and this in
justice to the men who have served
theiF country faithfully under duress
of war. Their sacrifices and deeds cf
valor should not be forgotten so soon,
and the Nation as a whole is obligated
to them. They should at least be
dealt with equitably."
A notice of the veterans’ meeting
tonight contained the following lan
guage:
"The public printer has just dis
charged quite a number of employes
from the Government Printing Office,
among whom are quite a few vet
erans. It is evident that the instruc
tions of Executive order March 3,
1922, are being ignored by the va
rious bureaus, and it behooves us as
comrades to present a solid front
against this. I have this date made
a formal protest to the President of
the United States. This Is not suffi
cient—we as one unit should protest
and stand shoulder to shoulder for
our comrades.
"We must not delay: we must
strike while the iron is hot. We
must present the same spirit of co
operation and team work as we did
over there on the skirmish lines."
Union Alleges Irregularities.
Continuing today their preparation
of a protest to the White. House
against the dismissals, officials of the
Columbia Typographical Union, No.
101, made public additional instances
of alleged illegal phases of Public
Printer Carter’s action.
Secretary Seibold of the Typo
graphical Union announced the names
of five additional ex-service men who,
he contends, were dropped from the
roils in violation of the Executive
order requiring heads of departments
to retain war veterans in preference
to all other employes when a reduc
tion of force is in contemplation,
provided the veterans have efficiency
ratings of "good” or higher.
The men whom the public printer
is alleged to have discharged sum
marily In violation of this order are
Fred W. Cawthra of Shelton, Conn.,
former Army aviator, who saw a
poster advertising the need for men
at the Government Printing Office in
the post office at Shelton and was em
ployed in February, in response to
his application: Luciano Rodriguez,
overseas for three years in France
and Germany, who saw a similar post
er in the customhouse at New York,
and was given a probationary job
five months ago; Martin M. O'Brien,
employed at the printing office since
1919, and receiving the highest, rate
of pay afforded by the efficiency
standard, and Wiliam H. Ulrich, Span
ish-Ameriean War veteran, 45 years
old, who has no retirement status.
Two Are Reinstated.
Two ex-service men erroneously in
cluded in the list of those discharged
were reinstated by Mr. Carter yes
terday. They are Paul X. Manning and
Alfredo Guaragna.
Representative Arthur M. Free
of California vigorously protested
against the wholesale dismissals
without advance notice in a speech
last night before the civil service re
tirement conference at the Hotel Con
tinental.
"It isn't square nor fair." Repre
sentative Free declared. “It wouldn't
be permitted in private business and
It isn't right for the Government to
do it. The United States is too big an
institution to allow this sort of thing
to go on. Dismissing men without
giving them advance warning and en
abling them to make plans for re
employment' breeds irhrest. Congress
doesn't approve of these methods. It
wants the Federal employes to be
treated fairly. if they are treated
right, they will do right by the Gov
ernment.
"Employes should have at least 15
or 30 days’ notice of an impending
dismissal. I am ready to support leg
islation making it compulsory for de
partment heads to give that much
notice.”
Hugh Stinnes’ Mother Dies.
MI'LHEIM -ON - RUHR, Germany,
March 10.—Mrs. Adeline Stinnes,
mother of the late Hugo Stinnes, died
here today at the age of 81.
NOON-DAY
LENTEN SERVICES
B. F. KEITH’S THEATER
12:30 to 1 O’Clock
SPEAKER TOMORROW
Hon. Curtis D. Wilbur,
Secretary of the Navy
CONDUCTED BY
Rev. C. K. Ray
Every. One Invited—No Collection
THE EVENING STATE, WASHINGTON, H. 0., TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1925.
'MURDER VERDICTS
RETURNEOBY JURY
Pappas and Heimer Cases
Unsolved—Shriners Offer
$250 Reward.
Washington's two murder mys
teries of March 5 last, neither of
which is approaching solution, went
to the coroner’s jury today, and
verdicts of murder at the hands of
persons unknown were returned in
both cases.
The first inquest was into the
death of Tom Pappas, proprietor of
Marathone restaurant, at 1202 Sev
enth street, who was killed on the
morning of March 5. The verdict of
the jury in this case was that Pappas
came to his death as a result of a
fracture of the skull, hemorrhages
and shock, the fracture being caused
by a blunt instrument, an auto
mobile wrench, in the hands of a
person unknown to the jury.
The Jury, in the second inquest,
found that James Heimer, manager of
the Big Four Candy Company At
608 E street, came to his death as
result of a bullet wound in - the
abdomen fired by an unknown as
sailant at the above address on the
evening of March 5.
Witnesses Rehearse Facts.
Witnesses at the Pappas inquest
testified about facts already gener
ally known. Henry J. Tappy, who
roomed above the lunchroom, told
of a colored man coming up with a
bucket to clean up the room at
about 7 o'clock on the morning of
March 5, approximately one hour
after Pappas is believed to have met
his death. He described this man as
wearing cheap green glasses and
being about 5 feet 7 inches tall, and
weighing 135 pounds.
James W. Hale of 4f)l Stanton place
northeast, an iceman, told the Jury
that, as customary with him. he rap
ped on the window of the Pappas
lunchroom to see if any Ice was want
ed at 6:45 a.m. on the morning of
March 5. He said a. colored man was
in back of the counter and that he
stood up and told him that Pappas
had gone to market. He said that he
thought that he recognized the voice
of this man at police headquarters a
few days ago, but headquarters de
tectives testifying later failed to sup
port this implication that a suspect
in the murder had been found.
Greek Legation Interested.
Wilton H. Wallace, from the firm
of Holliday. Clifford & Pettus, attor
neys, appeared at the inquest as the
representative of the Greek legation,
which will administer the estate of
Pappas in event a will is not found.
Witnesses at the inquest of Heimer
included Lieut. Guy Burlingame of
the sixth precinct, Dr. Howard
Searles of Emergency Hospital, Ger
ald Walsh and John A. Brawner. They
told of the hold-up of Heimer at his
store on the evening of March 5 and
of the subsequent pursuit and f disap
pearance of the man who fired the
fatal shot.
Shriners Offer Reward.
Coincident with the inquests today,
announcement was made by Almas
Temple, Mystic Shrine, that a reward
of *250 would be paid the person
bringing information to the police
leading to the arrest and conviction
of the murderer of Heimer.
Detectives Mullen and Murphy also
returned from Boston, where they
were attempting to identify the own
er of the hat left by the murderer
at the Candy shop managed by Hei.-
mer. Their trip was fruitless, the
store at which the hat had been pur
chased being able to throw .So light
on the identity of the purchaser.
CHRISTIANITY CURE
FOR SIN, SAYS DOCTOR
Physician for 48 Years Addresses
Keith’s Lenten Service on Heal
ing Power of Religrtdn.
Christianity is the one thing in the
World that works unfailingly toward
the elimination of the guilty con
science and sin, said Dr. Howard A.
Kelly of Baltimore in addressing the
midday Lenten services in Keith’s
Theater today. Nearly all of the or
chestra seats in the theater were oc
cupied.
"Many of our churches are most
eaten up with the idea that to make
certain social adjustments through an
act of legislation is about all that is
needed. However, I have never
known any of these reforms to do
away with sin,” declared Dr. Kelly.
Dr. Kelly said thgt he had been a
practicing physician since 1877. and
during that time he had a great op
portunity to be convinced there is a
vast amount of suffering in the
world. "We all sooner or later," he
said, "come into contact with disease
and suffering.” In treating various
physical ailments, he pointed out,
there are very few remedies that
are certain. Spiritual Rilments can
all be classed under one head, sin,
and the remedy for the latter, he
emphasized, is Christianity.
"Christ broke the power of sin
for all those -who will put trust in
Him," he said. And in conclusion. Dr.
Kelly said that he knows the whole
book of John in Greek and told the
audience that any one who studied
the word as in the Bible would not
need any other teacher.
Dr. W. Sinclair Bowen was the
presiding elder, while prayer was of
fered by Rev. Dr. John Weidley and
Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Clampett. |
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur is to be
the speaker at the service tomorrow.
HERRIN BOMB INJURES 2.
Klan Leader's Father and Mother
Victims of Blast.
HERRIN, 111., March 10.—H. O.
Fowler, father of Glenn Fowler, one
of the pricipals in the Klan and anti-
Klan fighting here, and his wife, were
slightly injured early today by an ex
plosion, which tore out a corner of
Fowler's butcher shop here. Police
expressed the opinion that an explo
sive had been placed under the shop
by unknown assailants.
Fowler and his wife were sleeping
in the rooms above the storer Glenn
Fowler, who was a bodyguard for the
late S. Glenn Young, was not at home.
Colored Man Dies of Wound.
J. A. Young, colored, 1066 Biadens
burg road northeast, died at Cas
ualty Hospital about 8:30 o'clock last
night. He was shot the night of
February 27, while engaged in an
altercation. Virginia M. Burke, col
ored, 19, 626 Thirteenth street north
east, arrested and released on bond,
was rearrested last night and will
appear at an inquest Coroner Nevitt
will conduct at the morgue tomorrow
morning.
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Parents in British society are dis
cussing the elimination of slang
among young people, such expres
sions as ''bally" and “old thing"
being among the most offensive e*-
preesions*
MEMORIAL BRIDGE FIGHT WON,
TRADE BOARD TURNS TO MALL
♦
Success of 35-Year Drive for River Span Makes Or
ganization Confident of Achieving Proper
Development South of Avenue .
•The recent action of Congress In
authorising the erection of the Ar
lington Memorial Bridge at a coat of
$H.75(1,000 and the first J 500.000 ac
tually appropriated means that the
Washington Board of Trade has suc
ceeded in a tireless drive for more
than 35 years, and that with the com
pletion of this bridge another great
aim of this trade organisation— de
velopment of the Mall south of Penn
sylvania avenue from the Capitol to
Lincoln Memorial, in conformity with
the comprehensive scheme of Capital
beautification —will he carried out.
In the thirty-fourth annual report
of the board, which went to press be
fore Congress passed the Arlington
Memorial Bridge measure, George W.
OfTutt, chairman of the committee on
bridges, carries a reminder that "the
most ancient and honorable project
before the Board of Trade is the
Memorial Bridge. A third of a cen
tury has passed since the submission
of the splendid, report of your com
mittee on bridges at that time ad
vocating the construction of the
Memorial Bridge, and through all
these years your by-laws have an
nually contained the Injunction to
your bridge committee that 'll shall
give special attention to the promo
tion of the proposed Memorial Bridge.’
Ulren President la 1 Support.
"It has received the support of
many Presidents of the Cnited
States,” continues the report; "it has
been approved by congressional ap
propriations more than onoe since the
Fifty-fourth Congress; national and
patriotic societies have urged its con
struction. It is far beyond the
hounds of local Improvement and Is
so truly national as to demand the
support of all sections and of all
people."
In the hoard archives is a pamphlet
which shows that elaborate plans
and designs for this bridge were
worked out under board auspices a
third of a centurw ago. In this re
port is is stated:
"The need of a bridge, conveniently
located, has long 1 been felt in Wash
ington, for the purpose of connecting
the heart of the city with the coun
try on the opposite bank of the Po
tomac and at the same time making
the Arlington National Cemetery and
the adjacent military post at Fort
Myer more accessible. The project
has been many years under discus
sion, and Congress has passed a
number of acts relative thereto. Nu
merous designs have been prepared,
showing virtually all the. Variations
known to the art of bridge building.
Designs Finally invited.
"Latterly the monumental or me
morial idea has been more Insisted
upon, and this drift of public senti
ment finally termlnted In the invita
tion by the War Department to
several of the prpmlnent bridge en
gineers of the country to associate
themselves with architects and com
pete for the design of a bridge to be
dedicated to ‘American patriotism.’
The judgment of the competition was
confined to a board consisting of
United States Army engineers and
prominent architects, the result of
whose deliberations was concurred In
by the chief of engineers and duly
approved by the Secretary of War.
"Upon the hoard of awards were
Col. Charles .1. Allen. Maj. Thomas
W. Symon* and Capt. I). D. Gaillard.
all of the Corps of Engineers, as well
as Stanford White, of New. York and
James (7. Hill of Washington, as
architects. They awarded first prise
to a design, the joint work of Wil
liam H. Burr.'civil engineer, and Ed
ward P. Casey, architect."
In the second annual report of the
Board of Trade, made in December,
1891, is found this statement, made
by Myron M. Parker, then president:
"Our attention should now be turned
to a bridge across the Potomac to
Arlington at the end of -New York
avenue. Arlington is one of the most
historic points about Washington and
is annually becoming more and more
so. At Arlington are buried thou
sands of our brave soldiers. The
most distinguished generals of the
war are fast finding this a resting
place. Sheridan, Ricketts. Paul,
Belknap, Hazen, Baxter and Crane
here sleep their last sleep. Td
these should be added the illustrious
Grant. Sherman and Hogan. With
this bridge, which would more firm-
WARREN DEFENDED
AS SUGAR INDUSTRY
ROLE IS OUTLINED
(Continued from First Pagp.)
a large measure by the issuance of
the stock of the Michigan Sugar
Co., to the stockholders of the old
companies, according to the valuation
so made, and in the proportion of
their respective holdings in such com
panies."
Shows Relations Ended.
"Inasmuch as the American Sugar
Refining Co., or persons connected
with it. were the owners of sub
stantially 37 per cent of the capital
stock of these six companies, it fol
lowed that 37 per cent of the capital
stock of the Michigan Sugar Co. be
longed to the American Sugar Refin
ing Co., Mr. Havemyer or other per
sons connected with that corporation.
“This stock, as I understand it. was
issued in the name of Mr. "Warren, and
immediately Indorsed by him in blank
and delivered to the proper officers of
the Michigan Sugar Co. for transfer and
delivery to the American Sugar Refining
Co., or the individuals who owned it.
Then and there Mr. Warren's relation to
the American Sugar Refining Co. or to
the Eastern stockholders of the Michi
gan Sugar Co. terminated, and he was
never employed by the American Sugar
Refining Co. or by any one who was
operating for it, or in its interest, ex
cept for service rendered in the State of
Michigan looking to the betterment of
the sugar situation In Michigan."
Cummin* Sum* I p.
Senator Cummins asked that it be
remembered that when the Michigan
company was organised in 1906 Mr.
Warren's employment by the Ameri
can Sugar Refining Company had
ceased, “and he has never had any
connection of any sort with that com
pany since that time"; that the pur
chases by the American Sugar Refin
ing Company of stock In the original
six Michigan companies originated
in a need of those companies for
money to rebuild or repair their fac
tories; that there has never been any
community In the directories of the
American Sugar Refining Company
and the Michigan Sugar Company;
that “the eastern stockholders of the
Michigan company have not since
1910 voted for directors In the
Michigan company.”
The lowa Senator pointed out that
during the trial of the Government’s
case against the sugar combine the
district attorney made this statement:
ment:
Made No Payment.
"Charles B. Warren, or the law firm
in which he is a partner, is not em
ployed in any capacity by the Ameri
can S*ugar Refining Co., and has not
been so employed since September,
1906. It is further admitted that the
American Sugar Refining Co. paid no
•ervice charge for the organisation
*#£ thef Mlc Mgß.» Sag4i^CorporatJo»-to
ly unite the North with the South,
thousands of our people would visit
Arlington who do not now do so by
reason of the distance and expense.”
Personnel of Committee
At that time Theodore W. Noyes
was chairman of the committee on
bridges, of which the other members
were: J. B. Wight, Frank Hume, F.
R. Fava, J. G. Slater and C. ' B.
Chu roh.
Jumping to the fifth annual re
port, made in November, 1895, the
committee on bridges, then composed
of R. Ross Perry, C. J. Bell and W.
Ruley Deeble reported that "during
the year it has given attention to the
aecurlng of a memorial bridge across
the Potomac, and bills providing for
such structure were Introduced into
both houses of the last Congress. A
favorable report was made upon the
House hill by the committee on in
terstate and foreign commerce. The
committee on bridges will have the
bill Introduced into both houses of the
next Congress."
The committee on bridges also re
marked that "the thanks of the Board
of Trade are due to Representative
George D. Wise, chairman of the
House committee on Interstate and
foreign commerce, and to t“he majori
ty of its members for the patient and
repeated hearings given to your com
mittee in advocacy of the memorial
bridge and for the interest which they
showed in the matter.”
That year the committee on bridges
was composed of R. Ross Perry, I
chairman; R H. Kauffmann. William
B. Wehb, Beriah Wilkins. Frederick
B. McGuire, Frederick C. Stephens
and Charles W. Needham.
Ylgnroaa Fight In IBSB.
Attention cannot be called to all of
the annual reports of the board for
lack of space, but again in November,
1898. is found “the project of a na
tional memorial bridge across the Po
tomac has during the year received
the enthusiastic Indorsement of the
Grajid Army of the Republic.” Theo
dore W. Noyes, who was then presi
dent, said, in his report: “I heartily
indorse the recommendation of a vig
orous campaign in behalf of the me
morial bridge.”
R. Ross Perry wap then chairman
of the committee on bridges and in
cluded on his committee we-e Beriah I
Wilkins, Frank Hume. Frederick C. j
Stevens. Frederick B. McGuire, Charles
W. Needham, Joseph E. Willard, John
W. Schaefer, Albert L. Sturtevant,
Thomas R. Jones, Marcus Baker, Wil
liam Gettlnger and James T. Petty.
Again, in the ninth annual report,
November. 1898, when John Joy Ed
son was president, he reported that
“the prospects for the construction of
the memorial bridge have never been
brighter. Through the efforts of the
committee on bridges, of which R.
Ross Perry Is chairman. an appropria
tion has been made of *2,500 for a
survey and plans for this bridge, and
elaborate and interesting reports
have been submitted by Gen. Wilson
and Col. Allen, in pursuance of this
legislation.
Progrn* of Movement.
At the last session of Congress an
appropriation of (5.000 was made
for competitive designs of a me
morial bridge, and plans of four of
the leading bridge-building archi
tect* of the country will be ready
by January 1.
"National sentiment In favor of
the memorial bridge has manifested
itself through the action not only of
officials but of the Grand Army of
the Republic, of Confederate Veter
ans, of boards of trade and of private
citizens generally, which demands
that this memorial bridge be con- i
structed, connecting the National j
Capital with the final resting place j
of the heroic dead of the Union."
In the "Ijooklng Forward" program
for the year 1900, just a quarter of a
century ago, setting forth matters of
"surpassing importance." there was
emphasised: “Co-operation in intelli
gent • and energetic provision for
celebrating the centennial of 1900,
including 4as a vital feature of the
ceremonies the laying of the corner
stone of the memorial bridge, or
other suitable memorial structure,
previously authorized by Congress.”
And the program also proposed
“building of the memorial bridge as
an Independent project if not adopted
as the centennial memorial struc
ture.”
Mr. Warren or any firm with which
he was connected.
"The bill was subsequently dis
missed against Mr. Warren.” continued
Senator Cummins.
"There was no final decree In the
case to which I have referred until
1922. and so far as the Michigan Sugar
Co. is concerned It was not affected
in any way. The American Sugar Re
fining Co. was restrained from buying
hny more stock in any of the com
panies in which it had an interest.”
Disputed by Walsh.
While Senator Reed was waiting to
begin the speech he had announced
he would make in opposition to Mr.
Warren, Senator Walsh, Democrat,
Montana, obtained the floor and de
clared Senator Cummins’ whole ar
gument was "based on an entire mis
apprehension of the facts.” Senator
Walsh said that he would show by
Mr. Warren's own letters to H. O.
Havemeyer that instead of acting in
the capacity of an attorney, Mr. War
ren was “in fact the business agent
and representative" of the American
Sugar Refinery interests and "en
tered Into all of their purposes.”
"Not only that,” continued the Mon
tana Senator, "but I shall show by
his letters that he helped them fix
the price that sugar should be sold
at in the United States.”
Hit* at Argument.
The whole argument in the Senate,
thus far, he said, had proceeded on
testimony “wrung out of Mr. Warren”
by congressional committees. He add
ed that he did not say the testimony
given by Mr. Warren could not be
"tortured” so as to lead to the con
clusions expressed by Senator Cum
mins.
The letters referred to, Mr. Walsh
said, were those presented by the Gov
ernment at the trial of the Sugar anti
trust case. One written by Havemeyer
to Warren was Interpreted by the
Montana Senator as enjoining War
ren to secrecy concerning acquisition
of stock in the Michigan Beet Sugar
Co. Mr. Walsh said they also showed
that the move for purchase of the
beet sugar stocks was not Initiated
by Michigan interests.
WILL NAME DEMOCRATS.
President Coolidge does not intend
to act entirely in a partisan manner
regarding the making of judiciary
appointments. It was learned at the
White House today. There are a
number of vacancies in the Judiciary
to be filled, and the President Inti
mated to callers today that it Is not
at, all unlikely that he will appoint
one or two Democrats. He has ap
pointed Democrats to the bench in the
pest, and he expects to do so in the
future. With him, it is a matter of
the best-qualified man for the place,
regardless of politics, when it comes
to appointing judges.
It was announced at the White
House today that the President will
make no further appointments to the
judiciary Or to other offices within
the Jurisdiction of the Department of
Justica until the JBenkte confirms hla
nomination, oi ao~Attorne^*Gener*4
MRS. STOKES WINS
RIGHTTOTESTIFY
Judge to Permit Her to Take
Stand Against Husband
/ in Trial.
By (lie Aaaoelatgil Pre*«.
CHICAGO, March 10.—Judge W. N.
Genmlll. presiding at the trial of
W. E. D. Stokes, New York million
aire, and Robert F. Lee, Ohioago
negro, for conspiring to defame Mrs.
Helen Ellwood Stokes, has ruled that
Mrs. Stokes can take the witness
stand, it was learned today.
The Illinois statute* provide three
especial exceptions in the otherwise
strict rule against a wife testifying
against her husband. Judge Genmlll
held that the law was not clear as
to Mrs. Stokes’ right to testify in
the present instance and suggested
that the case offered an opportunity
for a needed te»t.
Mrs. Stokes has stated that It was
not her wish to testify against her
husband, but rather to testify in de
fense of her good name assailed yes
terday when John T. Burke, Chicago
sleeping car conductor, testified.
The time of Mrs. Stokes’ possible
appearance on the wjtness stand was
not definitely fixed. It was thought
that she might be the first of the
State's rebuttal witnesses.
testified today that he was de
tained two weeks by the State’s at
torney’s force before he was indicted
with Mr. Stokea He entered a gen
eral denial of all allegations made in
the indictment and testimony of pre
vious witnesses.
"Now, did you ever conspire with
anybody to defame Mrs Stokes?" and
"did you ever conspire wjrh anybody
to get false affidavits against Mrs.
Stokes?” were the last questions
asked him.
"No sir." was the reply.
DISEASES OF. MODERN TIMES
VERY ANCIENT, SAYS DOCTOR
A. C. Christie Demonstrates Theory Before Congress
on Internal Medicine—Cancer Treatment
Is Demonstrated.
Ancient Americans Mere afflicted
Mith most of the ills and ailments
from which their modern successors
now suffer, Dr. A. C. Christie demon
strated to delegates to the American
Congress on Internal Medicine at a
clinic In Garfield Memorial Hospital
today.
Examination of a number of bones
found In the graves of pre-historic
mound builders, who populated Ohio
and adjacent territories centuries be
fore the beginning of the Christian
era, has disclosed unmistabie evi
dences of tuberculosis and kindred
diseases that medical science is still
fighting to conquer.
These disclosures were regarded as
of significant Interest because they
demonstrated that even the healthy,
outdoor life the ancients followed
before the coming of white races to
this continent failed to save them
from ravages of the plagues that
still beset mankind. Evidences of a
number of diseases that were once
supposed to have originated in pre
historic Europe were discovered
Skilled In Setting Fractures.
The bones at the same time proved
that the aborigines, even with their
crude flint and bone implements, were
| no novices at the science of surgery.
: Several instances where ancient medi
cine men set fractured bones with a
skill that compared faborably to that
of today were called to the attention
of the delegates who attended the
clinic.
The arrows that enemies had shot
Into the bodies of victims were still
imbedded in a number of the bones,
and in a number of cases the bones
bore evidence of disease, which indi
cated that the hardy warriors might
have lived in some cases for a long
time with the flint weapons still in
their bodies, finally succumbing to the
ravages of disease.
Examination of these ancient bones
was merely incidental to the main
feature of the clinic, which was on
the subject of roentgen rays and
r'adium in the treatment of cancer.
Dr. E. A. Merritt and Dr. Frederick
O. Coe, with whom Dr. Christie is as
sociated as specialist in that branch
of medical science, assisted at the
clinic, which was regarded as one of
the most important at the morning
'sessions of the congress.
Talar of X-Ray Shown.
The delegates were shown pictures
of remarkable results that had been
obtained In the treatment of cancer
with the Roentgen and X-rays. Two
patients, one of whom apparently had
been cured of a malignancy of the
face, and the other, a woman, who
had been relieved of an Inoperable
cancer of the breast, were brought in
to personally show what astonishing
advances had been made in that line
of the science.
Pictures of other cases were exam
ined by the delegates. In two of these
the tumors, or cancers, were plainly
visible. Dater pictures, taken after
the patients had undergone several
months of X-ray treatment, showed
no trace of the growths.
Bombarded with questions from the
deegates, Dr. Christie said that in an
extremely large number of eases the
X-ray treatment was far more val
uable than the radium treatment,
which he also give*.
In every hospital and Army and
Navy center clinics are being held
throughout the day. More than 1,00<)
delegates, representing every gov
ernment on the continent of North
America, are here at the Congress.
The congress will remain in session
through Saturday. Mornings and aft
ernoons will be devoted largely to
special clinics In the various hospi
tals and medical centers, and the
evenings will be given over to gen
eral discussions and addresses.
Education la Needed.
Closer co-operation between the
physicians and surgeons of the coun
try and education of the public in
what the profession is doing for man
kind were urged as the present need
In combating the advance of cultlsm
and fanaticism In addresses last
night.
Dr. Charles H. Mayo of Rochester,
Minn., president of the American Col
lege of Surgeons, outlined advances in
the sciences of internal medicine and
surgery in recent years, and cited the
growth of his organization and the
American College of Physicians as an
indication of the progress in the pro
fession. He said that physicians,
however, are not doing their full duty
in participating in the life of the com
munity, and that idealists and cult
lsts are getting their laws on the
statute books.
Vrgea "War ea Galta
“Cultism and fanaticism are sweep
ing the country,” Dr. Allen Craig,
associate director of the College of
Surgeons, declared in urging the pro
fession to enlist in a crusade for the
establishment of the highest pro
fessional standards with the view of
‘‘bettering the service to the peo
ple.” The public must be shown, he
added, that “there Is no such thing
as a medical trust, but that we as
doctor* ar^inteccste&iivsLhajJftraoiULi,
Succumbs to Illness
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DRY AGENT SENTENCED
AND REBUKED BY COURT
Hagerstown Raider Convicted of
Theft of Watch in Home While
Search Was in Progress.
Special Dispatch to The fctsr.
HAGERSTOWN, Md„ March 10.—
For the alleged theft of a watch In
the home of a negress, during a
liquor raid recently, Duther Hop
wood. a Federal agent, was sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary to
day and rebuked hefore a large
crowd by Judge Wageman.
"You were invented with full
authority by the Government, and
should have protected this property
with your life." said the court, "You
failed, and. your case Is one of the
worst to come before this court Jn a
long time."
welfare of our people both Individual
ly and collectively.”
Dr. A. R. Dochez of New York de
scribed his anti-toxin for treating
scarlet fever, asserting that after
the serum is injected the rash gen
erally disappears in between 6 and
24 hours. Scarlet fever, he said, is
probably a form of streptoccus.
and in many cases where the disease
settles in the throat it penetrates
tissues and may invade the blood,
causing “septicemia streptococcus.”
Dr. Samuel Darling of the Rocke
feller Institute declared that while
malaria is a diminishing problem in
the United States, it still was in evi
dence In some sections of the South
Tularemia, or "Rabbit disease,” was
said by Dr. Edward Francis of the
Public Health Service to come from
Infected jack rabbits or from a bite
by a deer fly that has bitten a tula
remic rabbit. The fly is prevalent
only in May, June and July, but a
rabbit with tularemia, he warned,
might boh up any time.
Dr. William A. White, superinten
dent of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, read
a paper in which he stressed the im
portant relation the mind has to dis
eases of the body. The human mind
and the human body, he said, are not
distinct organisms but merely dif
ferent aspects of the same organism.
Medical science must get away, he
declared, from the old idea that the
mind and body function separately.
“I would introduce the psychic
factor.” Dr. White concluded, "into
the study of disease, and make pa
thology three dimensional. I would
extend our concept beyond the con
fines of the individual to include all
life, and, further, like the exponents
of relativity, 1 would include time as
a fourth co-ordinate.”
BRIDE AND GROOM
PARTED BY ARREST
Veth. Wounded in Dental Office
Robbery, in Emergency
Hospital.
Facing charges of having burglarized
three local dental offices and suffering
from a gunshot wound in his hip. Edi
son Frederick Veth, 30 years old. of Mil
waukee. is under police guard in Emer
gency Hospital, while his 18-vear-old
bride, Adelaide I,uciile Veth, is spending
her interrupted honeymoon at the House
of Detention, unable to visit him.
Mrs. Gosb of 6957 Norman avenue,
Chicago, telephoned the local police last
night to learn what had become of Mrs.
Veth, her daughter. She was informed
that no charge had been preferred
against the bride. She asked that her
daughter be told to call on her for funds
if she needed cash to pay her fare home
when released.
Inspector Grant, chief of detectives,
has received messages from the
chiefs of police of Milwaukee, Chi
sago, Detroit and Cleveland. ’ Ohio,
in response to inquiries about the
alleged burglar. From the chief of
the Milw r aukee» police Inspector
Grant learned that Veth • was re
ferred to by his father as a “drifter.”
Veth and his bride, on their
honeymoon trip, were registered at
Statler Hotel, Cleveland, from March
1 to 3, during which time three
dental offices, one of them near
Union Station, were robbed, and
Inspector Grant thinks the gold
taken from them may be with that
recovered in Veth’s hotel room here.
Chicago police wired that they were
sending a picture of Veth and his
record. Peter Veth, father of the
prisoner, is said to have been in
communication with the Milwaukee
police, and he may come here.
MARX AGAIN PREMIER.
By the A»soei»teit Press.
HEREIN, Maroh 10,—Dr. Wilhelm
Marx, former German chancellor, and
last month chosen premier of Prus
sia, was re-elected to the premier
ship today, receiving 232 out of 443
votes cast in the Diet. Dr. Marx
resigned late last month, after fail
ing to obtain a vote of confidence.
Half-Cent Stamp
Soon to Be Issued;
Also 1%-Cent Type
A ©ne-half-cent postage stamp
will be issued for the first time
by April 1. The new denomina
tion has become necessary because
of the new postal rates on third
class mail, effective April 15. A
l*£-rent stamp bearing President
Harding's picture is being pre
pared also for this class of mail.
The design and color of the new
half-centef has not jot been de-
Uute*, ; . _ _ _
J. R. EPSON, PATENT
ATTORNEYS, PIES
Brother of John Joy Edso.i,
Who Began Practice Here
in 1868, Ohio Native.
Joseph R. Edson, 77 years old. one
df the oldest, If not the oldest, mem
ber of the patent law profession in
this city, died at the Homeopathic
Hospital here yesterday after a long
illness.
Mr. Edson began the practice of
paetent law in Washington under the
firm name of Edson Brothers soon
after his graduation In law from the
old Columbian College, now' George
Washington University, in 1868. His
brother, John Joy Edson, however,
did not become actively associated
with the firm until 1875 and retired
in 1881. The latter is widely known
as a banker, philanthropist and
lawyer.
Joseph R. Edson was horn frt Jef
ferson, Ohio, August 17, 1847, and
came to this city in 1868, where he
held a position in the Paymaster Gen
eral’s office of the War Department,
until the close of the Civil War, aft
er which he entered the Columbian
College.
Fought for Patent Raw.
Outstanding in his work while a
patent attorney -was a fight carried to
Congress by him for the enactment of
a law whirh would have extended th»
time limit for patent grants. Copies of
a letter regarding this matter were
sent to patent-right holders through
out. the country. Although having
been in failing health for some time.
Mr. Edson was actively engaged in
the practice of patent law in an advis
ory capacity as late as last January.
He was a charter member of the
American Patent I**’ Association, the
University Club and the National Geo
graphic Society. In addition he -was
for many years a member of the A mem -
can Rar Association, until falling health
foroed hla retirement, from active Ilf*
He was also a member of the Cosmos
Club and the Republican Club of New
York City, and had been prominent in
Masonic circles, having been a Knight
Templar. He served on many Important
committees while a member of the
American Bar Association, and was
very active in the other organization*
to which he belonged.
Married In 1877.
Mr. Edson married Miss Marion
Goodall of this city in 1877. He is
survived by his widow-, four daugh
ters. Mrs. H. W. Pchull, wife of Col.
H. W. Schull, U. S. A., at present in
command of the Springfield Armory
Mass.; Mrs. H. B. Gantt, wife of Cap*.
H. B. Gantt. Medical Corps, U. 8. A.,
stationed at Fort Howard, Md.t Mrs.
Armstrong, wife of H. H. Armstrong
of Hartford. Conn., and Miss Alice
Iyouise Edson and his brother, John
Jay Edson, and other relatives.
Funeral services will be conducted
at the Church of the Epiphany, of
which Mr. Edson was a member, to
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev.
Dr. Zeß. T. Phillips will officiate. In
terment will be private, in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Mr. Edson’s
sons-in-law. Col. H. TV. Schull, Capt.
H. B. Gantt and H. H. Armstrong;
nephews. Col. Dawrence Crawford
and L*> Roy Mark, and a grandaon.
Cadet Walter Schull now at the West
Point Military Academy.
ELDRIDGE BACKED
FOR TRAFFIC CHIEF
A. A. A. Official Acclaimed
Excellently Qualified for
Directorship.
Morris O. Eldridge, an executive of
the American Automobile Association,
and for many years a resident of Wash
ington, was suggested today at a meet
ing of the traffic committee of the Board
of Trade for the position of traffic di
rector of the District of Columbia.
Although the committee was unable
to take official action on any candidate
for the office due to the rules of the
Board of Trade, it was the consensus of
opinion among members of the commit
tee. in formal discussion, that Mr.
Eldridge because of his lifelong etudy
of traffic and road matters was an ideal
man for the post.
It was recalled that Mr. Eldridge
for 25 years had been connected with
the United States Bureau of Public
Roads, had served on the Good Roads
Board of the A. A. A., and had been
called into conference by the joint
District committees of the House and
Senate when the new traffic bill,
which is soon to go into effect, was
being drafted. As research specialist
of the A. A. A., which has a member
ship of more than 7.000. and has
been a close student of traffic prob
lems and regulations throughout the
entire United States.
It is believed that if Mr. Eldridge
could be prevailed upon to accept the
position, the interests of the entire
public in the National Capital would
be served.
Qualification* Defined.
The committee, however, took de
cided artion on what it believed to
be the qualifications of the new di
rector of traffice, and in a resolution
unanimously adopted stated “that it
wished to go on record as vigorously
opposing any candidate who did not
have the qualifications outlined."
The committee likewise went on rec
ord as opposing the appointment of ant
person now employed in the District
government, pointing out that it was
the clear intent of Congress to have a
civilian, not in any way connected with
the Police Department, given the post,
and that any attempt to nullify clearly
expressed desire would be vigorously
opposed.
Any man appointed to the new of
fice, the committee said in Its resolu
tion. must be one with broad vision,
tolerance and reasonableness! In pro
mulgating: regulations. It is abso
lutely essential, the committee as
serts, that the new apjwintee be
thoroughly familiar with headlfght
regulations, rules of the roads, pedes
trian safety laws and all matters re
lated to traffic. The oommtttee does
not believe that any man who has
not filled responsible positions in re
lation to traffic control should be
considered for the position.
FOUR MORE APPLY.
Four new candidates for the posi
tion of director of trafflo entered the
field today by addressing applications
to the Commissioners. They are:
George -J. Richardson, secretary
treasurer of the International As
sociation of Fire Fighters; John S.
Blick, local business man; A. Gary
Carter, automobile dealer, and G. H.
Aschenbach.
Motor Cycle Policeman Milton D.
Smith, who made known his inten
tion of seeking the position some
days ago, today filed formal applica
tion with Commissioner Rudolph. He
said he realized It would be neces
sary for him to sever his connection
with the Police Department if ap
pointed, and expressed willingness te
take such action.