The Washington Post
April 19, 1927

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‘ | wrens _ Ww ‘ red by at } 76; st, 47. py Ss ig Aer “cet \ietes wry tet hal | ener | moderate i ssiniy —/ wale | Weather detatis on page 8. a NO. 18,569. ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER POSTOFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C. "WASHINGTON: TUESDAY. APRIL 19. 1927. ‘TWENTY PAGES $$ COPYRIGHT, 1927. BY THE WASHINGTON POST CO. TWO CENT POS T-S' CRIPTS GEORGE norawms BROWN “'Tis not for nothing that we life pursue; It pays our hopes with something still that’s new.” Fifty talesmen are promptly re- jected for the jury to try Mrs. Sny- dox—not handsome enough. Every encouraging box score com- forte as with the reflection that just as many pennants are won in the Spring as in the Fall. America’s greatest theatrical pro- duction, a murder trial with a fair heroine, once more engrosses the at- tention of 120 reporters, an army of artists and sob specialists, and pen- ny-a-line criminologists. The old- fashioned sin that used to be repug- nant has about gone out of style, and now the feminine heart is thrilled by minute descriptions of what the beautiful murderess wore. » Chauncey M. Depew decides not te attend his 93d birthday party, as the novelty is sort of wearing off. Efficiency expert Brown says that Washington is 99.44 per cent pure, but hasn’t he got us mixed up with a well-known brand of soap? ~ > a * Keeping alive the splendid tradi- tions of our glorious past and the styles of our glorious present is a task that is performed by nothing quite so well as by the D. A. R. A smart frock covers a loyal heart. Come! hurry up and join the Cool- idge boom; Hop on the band-wagon while there is room. “Be thou the first true merit to be- friend ; Hie praise is lost, who stays till all commend.” Those last two lines were writ by Mr. Pope—. What “springs eternal”? You have guessed it—Hope! Observe young Martin Madden on the lope— Fess must have given him the side dope.” sss 8s Every one of the 427 candidates for the Republican nomination for President today seems to have the courage of Mr. Coolidge’s convic- tions. 44s im- Mr. Weller tabcs @ Frunt seat on the band-wagon and drags his State delegction up with him. “Maryland, My Maryland!” A great day for the kiddies, A great day for the biddies— But all the king’s horses, and all the king’s men, Can’t undo the work of the child and the hen— Can’t put Humpty Dumpty together again. A precedent is like an egg—any- body can break one, but nobody can put it together again. One gathers from Ju‘-" * iuoss’ charge fo ‘the grahd jury that An- napolis is so wet that a middy can’t tell where the town ends and Chesa- peake Bay begins. The shifting of government bu- reaus during the summer from one office to another in order to save rent is a splendid idea, but this economy ought to be carried to its logical conclusion—what’s the sense in letting the Capitol stand empty while prohibition enforcement agents ean hardly find enough chairs to sit in? The Salvation Army has now filled up everything but the big hole in the doughnut. . — * ’ Up until Andy Johnson’s time the egg rolling used to be at the Capitol, but now there’s nothing but log rolling up there. As a snooping institution the Fed- eral Trade Commission need not now fear the rivalry of even a Senate committee. : . . © — Al Smith’s fine utterance didn’t make any more impression on Sena- tor Heflin than one of Wayne B. Wheeler's statements in a lodge of Elks. The Chinese policy of the Presi- dent and Secretary Kellogg doesn’t seem to be making quite as big a hit in England as it is in America. Mr. Joseph W. Powell finds the award of a couple of scout cruiser contracts to political navy yards in- consistent with the well-known pre- cept of coolidgeconomy. as * cs Burglars visit a popular florist and steal a small Easter bouquet. : Jim Reed is getting sick of that Ford suit himself. te * © ¢@ 6 _ United States Steel reports the ning of the melon season, and us hope you're going to get a GRAY-SNYDER TRIAL OPENED; NO JURORS QUNLFY FIRST Questions by the: Court and Many Attorneys Eliminate 50. BOTH OF DEFENDANTS APPEAR INDIFFERENT Widow Not to Take Stand, It Is Indicated by Her Attorney’s Queries. ° New York, April 18 (By A. P.).—Al- though 50 veniremen were examined to- day, the first day of the trial of Mrs. Ruth Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray for the murder of Mrs. Synder’s husband, not one juryman was select- ed. Every venireman examined in Queens county fell before a four-cor- nered barrage of questions from at- torneys for the defendants, the district attorney and the court. At the end of the day only seven peremptory chal- lenges had been used. The day served to show indirectly the position likely to be taken by at- torneys in defense of Mrs. Snyder. Ed- gar F. Hazelton, her senior attorney, questioned veniremen as to whether they would vote to acquit a defendant if a doubt should be raised as to whether a plan to assist in a crime had been abandoned before the crime was committed. Hazelton consistently questioned the men in the tentative jury box as to whether they would be prejudiced against a defendant who did not go to the witness stand to testify, and one Was excused when he said he would hold such a position “against” a de- fendant. This line of questioning was taken to indicate a change in an- nounced plans to have Mrs. Synder tes- tify in her own behalf. Defendants Indifferent. The two defendants sat in what seemed almost indifference through the proceedings. Gray was some 10 feet in front of Mrs. Snyder, facing the inclosure that will hold the jury to be finally chosen. He never turned his head. Mrs. Snyder could have looked only at the back of her codefendant’s head, but she steadily gazed over it to the men being questioned. Several times Mrs. Snyder conferred with counsel, evidently discussing men in the panel. Gray did not speak to his lawyers. The woman defendant was gowned entirely in black with no color relief. A string of black beads was her only adornment. She leaned forward once as a prospective juror was asked if he would “find a woman as guilty as a man,” but her expression did not change wh~ he said, “yes.” Forty-three of the veniremen were excused for cause. Attoroneys for Mrs. Snyder, on trial jointly with Gray, when she would rather be tried aJjone, callenged five, Gray’s attorneys took exception to one and the district. at- torney excused one. Court Open Half Hour Ovyestio:®. - LIUTt se kept.opcsn almost half an hour overtimé to permit of disposal of the fourth group of veniremen exam- ined during the day. Practically every venireman ques- tioned acknowledged that he had al- ready formed an opinion which it might take considerable evidence to alter. No indication of Gray’s probable de- fense was given in his counsel’s ques- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 17, COLUMN 8.) WOMAN KILLED BY 3 ELEPHANTS OF SHOW Victim Trampled When Ani- mals Balk While Being Led to Entrance. Newark. N. J., April 18 (By A. P.).— An unidentified woman about 50 years old was trampled to death today when three elephant appearing in an act at a local theater, broke away from their trainer The elephants were recap- tured within a few minutes and taken back to the theater. The animals had been on display in the lobby in front of the building and the trainer started to lead them around to the rear entrance when the leader balked and started off in the opposite direction, followed by the other two animals. The woman, stepping from between two parked automobiles, was trampeled by all three animals. The elephants were advertised as “Weir’s Baby Elephants,” and were not the giant animals usually featured by the circus. Each of the animals dragged a keeper with tim. “It must have been a mouse or a rat,” the chief trainer declared, “they wouldn’t shy at anything else.” 250 on Board Ship Aground in Storm Sydney, Australia, April 18 (By A. P.). Two hundred and fifty passengers are aboard the steamship Riverina, which is pounding heavily on the sandy bot- tom near Gabo Island, near the border between Victoria and New Zealand. The vessel went ashore in heavy weather which has been running for the last three days. Other ships are standing by. The passengers include Easter holiday visitors to Sydney, Melbourne and Bebart:; $200,000,000 For U. S. Steel Is Approved Stock Melon Dividend of 40 Per Cent Puts Corporation in Billion Dollar Class—Capitalization Now $1,071,904,500. $7 Rate Expected on Shares. New York, April 18 (By A. P.).— Stockholders of the United States Steel Corporation, at their annual meeting in Hoboken, N. J., today, formally ap- proved an increase in the authorized common stock from %508,302,500 to $711,623,500 to provide for the 40 per cent stock dividend recently proposed by directors. “I think it is fair to believe that the dividend on the new issue of stock will probably be at the annual rate of $7,” stated Chairman Elbert H. Gary, who also reiterated a denial of rumors that he intended to resign. With the distribution of this $200,- 000,000 “melon” to stockholders, the first in the corporation’s history, the United States Steel Corporation be- comes the second billion-dollar corpora- tion in America in point of capitaliza- tion. The capitalization, including $360,281,000 in preferred stock, now is $1,071,904,500. The giants of the industrial and railroad world rank as follows in capli- tal stock outstanding: American Telephone & Telegraph Co., $1,112,796,000; United States Steel Cor- poration, $1,071,904,500; Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey, $703,603,375; General Motors Corporation, $569,913,000; Penn- sylvania Railroad, $499,173,400; New York Central Railroad, $383,258,235; Southern Pacific Railroad, $372,380,906; Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Rallroad, $365 582,300. On the basis of present stock market quotations, American Telephone stocks have a totel valuation of about $1,835,- 000,000; those of the General Motors Corporation abc t $1,790,000,000, and those of the United States Steel Cor- poration about $1,365,000,000. General Motors no par common, which touched a new high record of 188% on the New York Stock Exchange today, is carried United States Steel common’ closed today at 172%, up % net, and just % of a point on the books at $50 a share. below the recent record high for all time of 172%. The name of President Coolidge ap- pears in the list of stockholders of the United States Steel Corporation, cred- ited with 50 shares of common, the same as he held last year. George F. Baker holds 49,950 shares of common, against 57,950 held last year, and 500 shares of preferred stock. George F. Baker, jr., was revealed as having in- creased his holdings from 1 share of common in 1926 to 1,001 shares today. M. C. Taylor v 3 credited with 40,001 shares of common, against 10 shares last yeat. Elbert H. Gary’s holdings of common decreased from 1,282 shares to 1,267 shares, and of preferred stock from 1,929 to 1,895. The stockholders’ meeting today set new high records for attendance and stock representation. The corporation has 86,000 stockholders. The corpora- (CONTINUED ON PAGBE 17, COLUMN 8.) COURT MOVES 10 HALT MIDSHIPMEN'S DRINKING Every “Dive” in Annapolis Wide Open, Judge Moss Tells Grand Jury. WOULD ‘GET’ ‘BIG FELLOW’ Special to The Washington Post. Annapolis, Md., April 18.—TIllicit traf- fic of liquor is so flagrant in Annapolis and Anne Arundel County that mid- shipmen of the Naval Academy are said to have blacklisted certain boot- leggers because of high prices during the Christmas holidays, declared Judge Robert.Moss in his charge to the grand jury at the opening of circuit court today. The judge added that, notwith- standing he had previously directed attention to “deplorable conditions,” no apparent effort had been made to “get” the “big fellows” in the bootleg trade. “There is no other place in the United States, with the exception of West Point, where liquor laws should be more rigidly enforced than here in Annapolis,” declared Judge Moss. He urged community cooperation for en- forcement and every means be em- ployed to discourage and prevent the use of liquor by midshipmen, who, he said, are trained to handle ships -on, under and over the seas. “I say without hesitation that every dive in this city is now wide open,” the judge further declared. Judes Moss then inied the-jutors ~pthet they are to be guided in their work by their own conscience and not by the dictates of others. State’s Attorney A. Theodore Brady announced today that the case of Miss Elizabeth Munford, former clerk to the county board of education, accused of embezzlement of $20,956 of funds of that board, will be given to the grand jury on Wednesday. Miss Munford is said to have confessed the peculations. She is at liberty on $7,500 bail. John Gilbert, Actor, To Jail for 10 Days Beverly Hills, Calif., April 18 (By A. P.).—John Gilbert, film actor, pleaded guilty in police court today to a charge of disturbing the peace and immedi- ately began serving a ten-day jail sentence. The film actor appeared at the Bev- erly Hills police station at 3 o’clock last Monday morning demanding that: some unknown person be arrested It was said that he had been having a party at his home. When his demands for an arrest were refused, Gilbert was said by police to have made such an uproar that they arrested him on a charge of disturbing the peace. He was put in a cell, where he remained for five hours, when he produced $25 bail for his appearance in police court today. TRADE COMMISSION WINS IN SUPREME COURT TEST Powers Upheld as Seven-Year Fight of Corporations for Injunctions Ends. TAFT DELIVERS OPINION (By the Associated Press.) Seven years of litigation in which the inquisitorial powers of the Federal trade commission were challenged went into the discard yesterday when the Supreme Court dismissed the in- junction proceedings brought by the Claire Furnace Co. and 21 other corpo- rations in Ohio, ‘Péfifisyivania, West Virginia, New York, Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. In an opinion by Chief Justice Taft, the court held that the companies in- volved had no right to fear the orders of the commission, which had sought monthly reports concerning details of their business, until the Attorney Gen- eral had taken some action against them in the courts. Justice McReyn- olds dissented. The litigation, resulting from the commission's effort to obtain informa- tion to aid Congress in shaping legisla- tion designed to reduce living costs, was instituted in 1920 in the District of Columbia Supreme Court, which enjoined the commission from proceed- ing with its program. The companies had contended that the commission Riad exceeded its authority and insisted they could not be compelled to furnish information, much Of it; they held, relating to trade secrets. On appeal by the government, the | Court of Appeals held the injunction good, amd the.cass reached the United States Supreme Court four years ago. Chief Justice Taft’s opinion said that Congress had intended to impose upon the Attorney General the duty of ex- amining the scope and propriety of the Federal Trade Commission’s orders, leaving to him the discretion of deter- mining which should be pressed in the courts. Justice McReynolds, in his dissent, contended that the decision of the lower courts should be affirmed on the ground that the commission had exceeded its authority. Extending Tammany Into States Is Voted New York, April 18 (By A. P.).— Plans to extend Tammany, New York Democratic society, into other States met with unanimous approval tonight, when the organization held its an- nual meeting. The extension program must be submitted to the board of’ sachems for ratification. Gov. Alfred E. Smith and Tammany Leader George W. Olvany were re- elected sachems. The meeting was held behind locked doors. D. A. R. DELEGATES THE WASHINGTON POST Publishes Complete News of All Convention Events Send a Complete Set to Your Friends Eight Issues (April 17th to 24th, inclusive), mailed to any address in U. S. A. or Canada, Orders taken at Auditorium or Office of The Washington Post. '35¢ PRESSURE ON U. 8. TO SUPPORT BAITS SANCTIONS IN CIM Coolidge and Kellogg Are Opposed to Warlike Proposals. ULTIMATUM LIKELY, LONDON IS INFORMED Vigorous Note, Possibly With Time Limit, Planned, Is Authoritative Word. By ALBERT W. FOX. President Coolidge and Secretary Kellogg oppose the British idea of en- forcing sanctions against the national- ist government of China and the iden- tic note which the powers are reported to be preparing in reply to the com- munication of Eugene Chen, national- ist foreign minister, will for other rea- sons be delayed. Firstly, Secretary Kellogg is not ready to permit American Minister MacMur- ray to commit the United States to any program of sanctions and there is nothing to show that Mr. MacMurray is pressing for such a course, although British press reports are assiduously seeking to create the impression that Mr. MacMurray has been won over to the British joint action plan. Secondly, the resignation of the Jap- anese cabinet eliminates the possibility of joint action and identic notes until a new cabinet is formed and the cabi- net crises caused by the controversy over the Japanese government's deci- sion to ald the Bank of Formosa may not be settled in the next few days. Much Pressure on Kellogg. Meanwhile, there is a double drive being made by British controlled sources to persuade Secretary Kellogg to agree to sanctions and to persuade Mr. MacMurray to urge joint British- American action. How much of this pressure comes from the powerful Standard Oil or from the Shanghai municipal council or from other inter- ested sources can not be ascertained. The British statesmen in London ap- pear divided on the wisdom of drastic action. although Downing street ap- parently takes the position that it will strengthen British prestige in the Yangtze region and elsewhere if joint action with the United States can be made secure. In other words, if Amer- ica will join Britain, then the more drastic the policy the better for the British. But if America holds aloof from war measures, sanctions, &c., the predominant British opinion is for Bri- tain to likewise try conciliation instead of war, under the guise of sanctions which would involve the taking pos- session by force of designated Chinese territory, sealing up ports, &c. The fact that Secretary. Kellogg has so far opposed sanctions and refused to authorize MacMurray to even discuss (CONTINUED ON, PAGE 3, COLUMN 5.) Boat Over Niagara; Boys Leap to Safety Niagara Falls, N. Y., April 18 (By A 4.P.).—Louls Bonbilla and Louis Longo, ars old, had a narrow ¢s5- g swept over the falls rowboat, which they a mile and a half above the cataract, ‘was swept down- stream. The youths ped from the boat to the crib and were rescued by rivermen and police in a motorboat. TORNADO KILLS THREE; OKLAHOMANS HURT Bokoshe and Arkoma Suffer Damage; Windstorm Hits Near Rockport, Ind. Fort Smith, Ark., April 17 (By A. P.). Three members of the family of Carl Burckam were killed and another in- jured in a tornado which struck at Bokoshe, Okla., 25 miles southeast of Fort Smith early today. Burcham, his wife and an infant were crushed to death and W. C. Bur- cham, a son, injured when the Bur- cham home was blown away. The in- jured boy’s skull is fractured. The home of Ed Wood also was dam- aged and Mrs. Wood injured. Arkoma, Okla., 242 miles southwest of Fort Smitk, also felt the storm. Rockport, Ind., April 18 (By A, P.).— A high wind accompanying a heavy rainstorm struck the Rose Hill neighk- borhood, 6 miles west of here today. Houses were unroofed and small build- ings, trees and telephone poles were blown down. No loss of life was re- ported. 4 Nations’ Tars Fight Over Winning of War Shanghal, April 18 (By A. P.).—A number of foreign troops engaged in a fracas at a cafe tonight, and after it was all over the police reported that eight American sailors were suffering from bruised heads. British, Italian and French soldiers and sailors fared similarly. The fight started over a comely Russian girl, one of a number of dancing partners employed in the cafe. It was intensified when some one shouted, “Who won the war!” French pelts and soldiers eventually quelled he fighters. suit British poliey*%stiitiirably atid” (GOV. SMITH'S REPLY RECEIVED IN GAPHTAL AO MOST EFFECTIVE Aftermath Brings Query "What Does Catholic Church Say. POLITICAL RESULTS VARYINGLY VIEWED “Fine,” Borah Says; Walsh, Mont., Pleased, but Heflin Is Unconvinced. By NORMAN W. BAXTER. Washington yesterday arrived at only one conclusion with respect to Gov. Alfred E. Smith’s answer to the letter addressed to him by Charles C. Mar- shall, which asked for the distinction which the New York chief executive would draw as between his duty to the Roman Catholic Church and the state, and that was that Gov. Smith had handled the question, in matter and spirit, most effectively. Here, as perhaps in many sections of the country, the letter was the most widely discussed topic of the day, but men in public life were reluctant to commit themselves as to its effect, con- tenting themselves with brief expres- sions as to its merits viewed from the personal standpoint of the author. It was impossible yesterday to gauge, as it may be until the end of time, the exact effect that Gov. Smith’s open and frank declaration will have upon his political fortunes, and that was the chief item of interest in the discussions that took place in official Washington. Want Church to Speak. The most striking thing that devel- oped in the aftermath of publication undoubtedly was that there was among Democrats or Republicans alike only one sharply defined criticism of the letter itself. One question that was raised, and which may be heard more frequently, was that “now that Gov. Smith had spoken for himself what does the church have to say?” but the interrogatory in itself was inter- preted as an indication of either un- willingness or inability to find the flaw in the Democratic leader’s reasoning. There were, however, a good many \efforts made to analyze the document by men who did not wish at the mo- ment to tie their names to the discus- sion, and in conversations of this sort the letter was in general divided into the features which might in the judg- ment of those considering it be helpful to Gov. Smith and the factors which (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, COLUMN 2.) Student Kills Self In Presence of Wife Danville, Ky., April 18 (By A. P.).— Robert Burns, 19 years old, a sopho- more at Centre college, committed sul- cide by shooting himself in the head in the presence of his wife here this afternoon. No reason for the act has been learned. He was a son of Wilbur N. Burns, attorney, of Niles, Mich, Burns is said to have told his wife, formerly Miss Neimon, of Louisville, he was going to commit suicide and asked whether he should do it in her pres- ence or go away. She begged him not to, but he drew a pistol and shot him- self. Miss Neimon and Burns were married at the annual carnival here last June. Burns was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Index to Today's Issue. Pages. 1—Gray-Snyder Trial Opens. U. 8. Steel to Cut Melon. Pressure on U. 8S. in China Tangle. Gov. Smith's reply called effective. 6,000 Hear Coolidge Praise of D.A.R. 2—Episcopalians Name Lay Officers. Clarendon Banker Indicted. 3—#100,000 Ransom Offered Kidnapers. Red Cross Asks Flood Relief. Reed Illness Halts Ford Trial. 4—Smith to Ignore Marshall Reply. Legality of Slush Inquiry Argued. See Butler Candidate Again. 5—Cruiser Contract Loss Charged. D. A. R. Congress Sidelights. 6—Editorials. 7-9—Society. &8&—Theatrical Review. Weather and Vital Statistics. 9—Nancy Carey Service. 10—Magazine Page. 11-12-17—Finance. 13-14-15-16—Sports. 16—The Post’s Funny Folk. 18-19-——-Classified Advertising. 19—Legal Record. Radio News and Program. 20—The News in Pictures. City Free of Graft, Brown Says. Consider Buying Triangular Parks. AUTO HURLS WOMAN, 80, INTO OTREET GAR'S PATH Driver’s Signals Fail to Stop Trolley Before She Is Hit Again. VICTIM SERIOUSLY HURT Mrs. Daisy M. Byrne, 50 years old, of 1378 Harvard street northwest, was se- riously injured last night at 9 o’clock when knocked down by an automobile and then struck by a street car near Fourteenth and Harvard streets north- west. Several hundred persons wit- nessed the accident. Joseph L. Soper, an employe of 8. H. Hines & Co., undertakers, 2901 Four- teenth street northwest, lifted Mrs. Byrne, unconscious, from the car tracks, carried her several hundred feet to a garage, placed her in an ambu- lance of the company and took her to Garfield hospital, where she was treat- ed for numerous cuts on the head, face and body. Herman Otto Loch, 42 years old, of 3644 Thirteenth street northwest, a merchant, driver of the automobile which struck Mrs. Byrne, reported it to police of the Tenth precinct. He was released pending the outcome of Mrs. Byrne’s injuries. Frayser A. Emerson, 24 years old, of 200 Indiana avenue northwest, was the motorman of the street car, and Harry Beatty, 21, of 1306 Belmont street northwest, was the conductor. More than 1,000 persons quickly gath- ered after the accident. Lock told police he was driving north on Fourteenth street when Mrs. Byrne suddenly appeared in front of his auto- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COLUMN 65.) De Pinedo Expected In Capital Today Commander Francesco de Pinedo, Italian flier, whose flight ended at Roosevelt dam, Ariz., with the acci- dental burning of his airplane, is ex- pected to arrive in Washington this morning from San Francisco. During his brief visit to the Capital he will be the guest of the Italian embassy. The train carrying Commander de Pinedo, due in Union station at 9 o’clock, will be met by a delegation from the embassy, who will escort him through the city. Later he will be re- ceived by Ambassador de Martino, who will be host at a dinner in honor of the Italian ace tonight. Commander de Pinedo is expected to leave early tomorrow morning for New York. On White 30,000 Children Roll Eggs House Lawn Mrs. Coolidge An Interested-and Helpful Spectator, In- troducing the Pet Raccoon—Bright, Warm Day Aids Historic Easter Monday Celebration. The 1927 crop of youngsters has de- scended upon the White House and retreated with weary feet, alling stom- achs and bodies that were tired—a combination that is necessary to give contentment to their souls. They came with an onslaught yesterday from 9 o’clock until well after noon, in the custody of already distracted elders or alone, but ever with smiling faces and gleeful cries. They came with bright and clean faces and beribboned hair, with laun- dred dresses and what the boys wear. They came with eyes of blue, brown, hazel and azure that sparkled in the morning sun; eyes that almost leaped out of their sockets in expectancy. Above all they came with eggs that the bunny laid—and they acquired bal- loons and lost them as the day wore on. It was a subdued army that retired late in the afternoon. There were no juvenile yells, no chortles, no mischiev- ious darting away from mother—and no smiles—among the possessors of the tiny feet that trod with the weight of lead. It was as bedraggled an army as ever retired from the fleld—an army of tousled hair and motley faces, of scratched faces and bruised shanks. Mothers, and the comparative few fath- ers, negotiated the retreat with weary and worried countenances and the kids that toddled along behind and around them were not the angels that they are when they are asleep. , So it was the end of a’ perfect day and once again the White House :2v’n festival had determined just how much surplus energy there is in a kid. It withstood the onslaught as it has in the past and again proved its im- pregnability. A velvet carpet of green that is wrapped around the fountain was a litter of egg shells—the white and yellow of the national fruit was, in fact, seemingly pressed inextricably in it. At the end, and after Mrs. Coolidge had almost been mobbed in two excur- sions out onto the lawn, she stood just inside a wire inclosure and kept watch over the prisoners of war, forlorn look- ing little creatures if there ever were They were those of lanky, round and toddling feet, of big eyes and rumpled hair and with dirty streams coursing their young who had strayed too far from the parent fold. But the work of repatriation was quick and complete. With the aid of Girl Scouts the lost one was simply hoisted high atop a buttress and it was but a few moments before the breathless mother appeared and said: “That's mine.” This anxious business on the moth- er’s part of retrieving little soldiers who had skipped the ranks was one of the things that added to her gray hairs th aol . 5 S throughout the day. But aside from q (CONTINUED ON -PAGE 17, COLUMN 8.) - ts ivr * fere eet, * ‘« OI a a am > yy ¥ Bahr 7, VE OOS ey ae 6000 SE 10 HER SOLIDE’ ns f TDA, CORES President's Letter nil Society for Support ‘4 of Government. — aq CHEERS SWEEP HALL WHEN WILBUR ng Women Will Not Sacrifice’. Ideals for Peace, Says~ ~ Princess Cantacuzene. © -% ho, v Six thousand persons attending the | evening session of the thirty-sixth come © tinental congress of the Daughters ef © the American Revolution in the new auditorium last night rose to their fees © to hear Mrs, Alfred J. Brosseau, preal= | dent geenral, read a letter from Presale 4 dent Coolidge in which he commendéd ~ the society for its firm support of the American government. a “They stand for the Constitution and ~ the Flag,” said President Coolidge’s lete © ter. “They believe in adequate mille tary defense and represent the princle © ples that have made this country free and prosperous. They always are on ~ the alert to point out the difference | between license and liberty, the d@- *% struction of our institutions and the promotion of human welfare. For all of this patriotic work they are entitled © to the approbation of all loyal Amertis cans.” . Official commendation also was given to the work of the society by Secré= ~ tary of the Navy Curtis W. Wilbur, whe | was the chief speaker of the evening. — That in the seed sown in the revoe lution of high ideals of liberty lies the possibility of a perfect government in ~ which human rights will be fully ~ recognized and maintained, was the contention of the secretary. The see retary cited the deeds of naval heroés of peace times, the mention of each BDée — ing cheered by the D. A. R. delegates from the State in which the man wags born. Aids Escort President. “I look forward to the day,” cone cluded the secretary, “when the getie eral understanding will be that the officers and men of the navy are lovers of peace, and are educated, not alone in arts of war, but for efficient service in the civic life of the people.” A striking tribute to the stand the D. A. R. has taken in the matter of national defense was evidenced in the opening processional when Mrs. Bros- seau was escorted by three service aids in full dress uniform. These officers were Col. John J. Fulmer, infantry, U. S. A.; Commander Abury W. Fitch, U. S. N., and Maj. Randolph Coyle, U. 6. M. C. One of the best speeches of the é€vé- ning was that made by Princess Michael Cantacuzene, granddaughter of Prest-" dent U. 8S. Grant, who spoke on “Women in International Relations.” The Princess is a member of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, as ig Miss Mabel Boardman, the other woman speaker of the evening. “Women now have a large share in the making of international relations,” said the princess. “Since they have the vote in this country they are no longer mere home makers, but are mothering their communities, working. in the State and to help the world. In these troubled world times women must be wise and helpful. From Asia we hear the murmur of bolshevism, which attacked Europe and now is try- ing to operate here. Women want peace, but not at the sacrifice of honor or American idealg. Predicts Women Ambassadors. “As women in America have the vote, here are some of the things they. can do to help stabilize international - relations. They may put those in power whom they can truly trust; they can form the right kind of public opinion and they can, by the force of their potential majorities, influence candidates to think properly on nae tional questions.” The princess expressed the belief that it would be some time before women in diplomacy reached the professional heigi:t, of men, but foretold that a time would “YWne when American women would be ambassadors at world caple tals. Nita. “But they must have adequate prep- aration,” warned the prindggs. “and “a thorough understanding of the pét of other lands. For as we acquire such understanding we will find that we are less harsh in our judgments. We who respect our own countries, flag and laws must respect the loyalty and patriotism of other countries in regard to theirs. “The greatest of all ways that Amer- ican women can help is to think of our own ideals and to help the world to bind up the old sores of disagreements and to build better foundations of real. peace. “The youth of our country must be taught that loyalty to our flag does hot mean rudeness to the flags of other, countries, but we have a right to thore ough loyalty to the principles of this nation. Open to Propaganda Attacks. s Women are most open to the attacks — of propaganda and fall an easy prey to: peace through the elimination of all armament and national defense. Sane — ity shows that we must kee ico uately prepared for defense. (CONTINUED ON “PAGE -5, COLUMN @ ( . a : : Ms ip tate cA et ih i re he ea a it - . 7 a a ha q ‘ ; 1 WN ees ee J a2, gate r false visions of eternal prosperity and