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Evening star., 1923-10-04
AIR SPEED RACERS
- 80
IN TODAYS EVENTS
st. Louis Meet. Biggest In
Aviation History, Begins
! With'Fine Weather.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Assacia ted Press.
ST LOUIS. October with fair
weather prevailing and st. Louis
Field in good condition, the airplanes
were primed today for the beginning
of the International air races, which
were postponed from Monday on ac-
count of rain.
The initial days program includes
three speed events and four demon
strations. The racing events are the
Flying Club of St. Louis trophy race
for civilians plotting planes of less
than ninety horsepower engines; the
Mitchell trophy race for official Army
type pursuit machines, and the lib
erty engine builders trophy race, in
which Il sharp contest is expected
between Army and Navy craft.
Demonstrations of the smallest BIZ
plane in the world, weighing 500
pounds; arrival of squadron of
eighteen air mail service planes, ex-
htbftton of bombing planes in action
and a demonstration OF how mail is
carried on the transcontinental route
at night by the post office aerial
service completes the program.
With the visit Tuesday of the ZR-1,
the largest airship in the world. the
presence of the Barling bomber. the
mightfest heavier than-air craft ever
constructed. and the successful trial
flight. yesterday of the RN-1, the
worlds biggest non-rigid airship, vir-
tually every type Of aircraft known
to the world has been or is concen-
trated here for the races. u
Government officials, attaches OF
foreign embassies and prominent air.
craft. builders and designers. who are
here for the events, declare the races
will surpass any previous aviation
meet held in the world. The races
continue through Saturday.
Evening star., 1923-10-04

I am a Bavarian. but have spent most
of my life in Berlin. Conditions are
In a shocking state. The communist
party Is at the bottom OF il all. It
will not be long before Bavaria and
much of the southern country will
break away entirely: the people can
not tolerate the injustice
Prof Schuster said that aside from
bread and the necessaries OF life be-
ing unknown quantities to the great
spect. and that the salary of pro-
fessor was less than that of the man
who sweeps the streets.
He compared Washington with
Munich, and so enthused is he over
America as whole, and the freedom
femplating removing his one-million-
dollar laboratories to this country.
Prof SchIsteri Will accompany hIs
son back to Georgia. and, il suitable
arrangements 6caff' be made. will In
all proba bilfty make that section his
home in the fHtuEe.r
With that martial bearing SO dis
tinctive to military organizations OF
the old Bay state, large body OF Bos.
ton delegates to the Military Order OF
the World War convention, which con-
venes at the New willard Hotel to-
day for a three day. sc essionS sw ooped
down on the New Hotel Hamilton ana
for several hours the lobby OF that
house reminded one of war timesS
Many of the soldiers wives accom-
panied the party and IL all contenl-
plated programs are carried out
there will be no dearth of entertain
ment during the visit.
Maj Joseph W. Bartlett. command
er, and Lieut.. Oscar c. Bohlin. adju-
tant, were in charge of the delesa-
ton. and busy. indeed, were these two
officers in getting all hands set
Others in the company are Col. a.
W. Paynes, Mais. c. w. Godfrey. w.
w Wade. c. r. Cabot, G. E. MacIver,
Capts. w. A. Carton, c. NJ. Hutchin-
son, Lieuts. E. o. Proctor, p. +.
Cusham, W. c. Hanes. F. L. Studieys
Thomas Gateley, W. V. Kane. c. w.
Muldoon, Messrs. G. A. Estes. Paul J:
Gulesian. DR.. H. ]. FitzsimmonS and
Miss Edling.
The visitors will be received by
President Coolidge today and during
their stay will be entertained by vari-
GUS military organizations of the city.
THE MIXER.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
MILITARY ORDER
OPENS CONVENTION
Delegates Here to See Pres
ident Today-Program
for Rest of Week.

The third annual convention of the
Military Order of the World War was
formally convened today in the ball
room of the willard Hotel, held a
short business meeting, and ad-
journed at noon 80 that its delegates
might go to the White House to be
received in the executive offices by
President Coolidge. Several hundred
delegates. including some OF the most
distinguished officers who seFed IN
the Army. Navy and Marines Corps
during the world war, are attending.
Maj Gen. George H. Harries. COM
mander-in- chief of the order. opened
the convention and welcomed the
monies the chairmen of various COM
mittees appointed at the last conven-
tion began to read their reports. and
this business occupied the entire
morning. Immediately after the
visit to the White House and lunch
con the delegates will reassembls for
a short afternoon session. at which
the reading of reports will be con-
tinued.
At S o'clock this afternoon the dele
will be taken to the tomb Of America g
unknown soldier. There, with special
military services, the officers Of the or
der will decorate the tomb with beau
tiful wreath. The entire assembly will
silently stand at salute for several
minutes before the order to return to
Washington is given
The general public has been invited
to attend the official reception to be
given by the commander-in-chief ma
uonal officers and general staff of the
order in the ballroom Of the Willard
Hotel this evening. Music will be fur
nished by the United States Army Band.
and after a special band concert an in
formal dance will be held. Tomorrow
there will be a morning and afternoon
session, followed in the evening by a
formal banquet and a military ball In
the grand ballroom.
Saturday had been planned as a day
of recreation for the delegates. a trip
to Mount Vernon being the feature
Of the program. Owing to the fact
that this mornings session had to
be cut in half, however. it will be
necessary to hold short session
Saturday, after which the delegates
may make their pilgrimage to the
tomb of George Washington accord
will close Saturday. but most Of the
delegates have planned to remain
here over Sunday and make tour OF
the National Capital.
One OF the most interesting events
of the entire convention is to occur
this afternoon when q portrait OF
Gen. Pershing is to be presented to
the order by a group Of sixteen men,
bers. The painting was done in oil
by Mile. Mischeline Resco. 1t will be
Fhung in the national headquarters of
the Military Order OF the World War
in New York city.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
MCGUIRE TOPS GOLF
FIELD IN TOURNEY
Potomac Park Links Star
Shoots 78 in Qualifying
Round Today.

William A. MCGUIRE Of East Poto-
mac Park today leads the field in the
qualifying round of the Bannockburn
Golf Club invitation golf tournament.
Mcclure had a card of IS to lead by
one stroke the score Of 79 yesterday
OF J. +. Daily. .,.-
Albert r. Mackenzie of Columbia.
the middle Atlantic champion. began
his qualifying round at l o'clock,
paired with I, Donald woodworth; .odSS othsa and
scores turned in today follow:
Frost. so: NJ. B. Clarke. 81; c. NJ.
Windpileg, 80; o. c. Murray. SO: Capt.
H. II. Horton, So; Henry Nicholson.
95: c. A. Slater. IS; Maj. +. Rowe, So;
I. II. Clarke. 81.
]. F. Daley. jr., a student at
of an upstate New York club, led the
first half of the qualifying field in
the Bannockburn Golf Clubs fall
tournament yesterday with a card Of
Shorey Of East Potomac Park, who
had a score of 80. Most of the COM
petitors yesterday attributed their
high scores to the keenness of the
putting greens and the generally fast
condition of the course. for the scores
were far higher than had been antici-
pated judged by the class of the entry
list. George T. Cunningham and Mid
dleton Beaman, both of Bannockburn,
turned in cards OF 81.
The last half of the qualifying field
is playing today. Pairings for the
match play rounds, which start tomor-
row, will be made tonight. The semi
finals and finals in all four flights are
to be held Saturday. Scores turned
in yesterday were as follows:
sba,ef pOsamsc Da,les: 5s Gsorss'oTn 7s
Bannockburn, 81; Middleton BeamAn. Bannock-
burn, 81; ]. II. Johnson. Bannockburn So;
Charles N. Agner-. jr.. Potomac Park SO: J.
Holt Wright. Washington. 81; DR.: J. T. McClen-
NJ. A. Shipley, Potomac Park. SO: J. A. Cox.
Potomac Park. 90; Page Hufty. Potomac Park,
30; X. II. Brown, Rock Creek. 90; r. Friese!l
Argyle. OIL; J. A. Cox. Bannockburn 81; E.
.. Williamson, Bannockburn. 81; Lynn Haines,
ssnnSelhsrn pa s1 w..s1nHtnh Grsh s
Smith Bannockburn. o.; J. w. Turner. Wash
ington, 92; G. Llewellyn. Bannockburn. SO;
"; F. Baker. Columbia, 90; L. NJ. Benedict.
Indian Spring. e3:
Whalen. Bannockburn, 95; L. s. Pfantz Ban
nockburn, e6; F. J. Kendrck. Bannockburn.
90; ]. A. White, jr.. Bannockbnrn. 90: Walter
Durand, Bannockburn, 81; +. c. Alvord Ban
q: 81 ]: Fri.seiI. Argyle; ss; IS; Niles Taylor.
98; R. +. Gillette, Bannockburn. 90; George
Buskie. Bannockburn. 90; J. f.: Anderson, Ban
nockSurn; 80; J. s. Morris. & ISh Rirkside, 90: L.
Combs, Bannockburn. 100; Tom kennedy. Ban
i0i; Dr. X. +. KeIierman. Bsnnockbusn. ioa:
p. C.. Knox Indian Spring. 1o3; DIR. w. c.
Barr; Washington. 1os; r. A r Bentley, Ban
1O6: @. 5. silsbee. Indian Spring, Io6; ]. K.
Haynes, Bannockburn, 100.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
President Sees Perfect athletes
Trained by Dane in 5 Months

Sir Neils Bukh of Denmark present.
ed his troupe of fourteen men and
fourteen women, whose physical pro-
portions are described as perfect, to
President Coolidge at the White
House today.
He had earlier in the day given an
exhibition with the troupe in the
court of the pension bureau office,
showing methods of physical culture.
United States Commissioner of Edu-
cation Tigert remarked: 1T makes
anything that We have in America
look like a joke"
The exercises for the women con-
sisted mostly of bending and stretch
ing exercises. which tend to produce
grace and ease of motion. while the
men were put through much more
vigorous exercises.
The men, starting with what Sir
Bukh terms the primitive" or cave
man" exercises, proceeded to bend
from side to side and forward. touch
ing the floor, and swinging :neir
arms in vigorous fashion.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
MRS. WEbk.F0UND
~ j
I v|CT|MI Of I POISON
Experts Say Drugs Found in
Body-Will Contest to Be
Launched Soon.
By the Associated Pre-

BY the Associated Press.
WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, October 4.
Poison has been found in the kid
neya of Mrs. Gertrude German Webb,
wealthy New York and Philadelphia
society woman, and the Westchester
county grand jury. il has been an
nouncud, will investigate her. death
In an ondeavor to discover IL she
was murdered. g..
Several witnesses already have
been heard by the new jury, among
them DR.. William J. Meyer, who at
tended Mrs. Webb just before her
death and first indicated that she
died. under mysterious circumstances.
and Mrs. Margaret p. Johnstone, wife
of q former New York judge, who
declared that her childhood friend
had been the victim of slow poison
Ing.
DIR. 4. 0. Goettler. toXicologist. who
examined Mrs. Webb's vital organs.
reported late yesterday tat o.tain
Quantities Of poison were found in
the body The grand jury put the
case over until Monday.
Relatives Of the dead woman have
started 4 contest over the three wills
which disposed of her estate. csti-
mated to be worth between s3:000;0p0
and S3,000,0ee. The first will, made
before her marriage to Charles Webb
on November 8, 1922, left her estate
TO relatives and to various institu-
tions- The second, executed during
her last Illness, and composed of
only ten lines, left her entire estate
to her husband.
Third VIII Unsigned.
The third and last will, on which
the contest viii be based. was made
out just before Mrs. Webb's death.
end left unsigned by her due to her
weakened condition. This last docu-
ment. which was refused by the sur
rogate's office. left the greater part
OF the estate to relatives. and also es-
tablished a fund to care for a monu-
ment to the dead woman.
Former Surrogate Cohalan. counsel
for the contestants. obtained from
Surrogate OBrien sn order to show
cause why temporary admins
traitor should not be appointed to
conserve the assets Of the estate
pending the outcome OF the contest.
Objections TO the will are to be filed
either today or tomorrow, Mr.. CO.
haian stated.
4 late development in the case was
the statement by DR.. Meyer that
when he informed Mr.. Webb that his
wife.s death was imminent, the latter
replied: g.
I'VE have been together for ten
years. One day lost does not mat
ter"
later Mr.. Webb did visit the sick
room" the doctor said, but he mani
tested nc interest and left it in about
ten minutes. He never saw his wife
alive again
Evening star., 1923-10-04
'C0ND'E|NNSEASCISn
| At LABOR MEETING
Gompers Backs Resolution
Denouncing MussoIiri- Beat
: . Soviet Motion.
By the Associated Press.


PORTLAND. Ore. October 4.--AcI
tion was due to. begin here today at
the annual convention of the Amer4
lean Federation of Labor. resolutions
all being in the hands Of committees
and the preliminary business of the.
gathering having been disposed OF.
Leaders, however, We're not expecting
early disposition of the more impor4
tant issues. l.
Proposed participation of the fed
GRAFTON in. politics and suggestirs 6
changing of the basis of organiza-
tions from crafts to Industries. in line
with the ''one big union idea. were
among the matters to be decided. :
Defeat of proponents of a resoiu.-
ton for recognition of soviet Russia
transferred from the resolution COM
mittee to the international affairs
committee was interpreted by leaders
as a straw in the wind showing TIL
strength Of the conservative eleme,S
In the convention.
Leaders and delegates who haveSS
far expressed themselves informa.
in the convention hall or at the hote,H
have indicated no movement on fots
for any change in the official family
Of the federation.
President Samuel Gompers loses ny
opportunity to reassert his positioievs
opposition to radicalism.
II believe the American labor noytv
ment prefers to make constructive
and reasonable demands" he said "a
an address yesterday THE labof
movement in America has done sS
much for American workers, tF%
American people, that there isn't any.
thing that can eliminate it. not the
bitter antagonism of employers ana
big business and high finance. no. thu
serpent which is trying to sting Ns
in the heart"
MussolIni IL, Denounced.
President Gompers as a delegate OF
the Cigarmakers' International Union
joined with three other delegates OF
that union yesterday in introducing q
resolution denouncing the fascist
movement and establishment of, anH
form of tyranny in Italy or any 9TH
er country. under whatsoever name it
may be launched
This resolution declares that The
fascist. under the leadership Of Nus
sonili, has by force. violence and tyr
annous oppression, taken possession
of the government of Italy and taken
from the people the rights of freedom
of assemblage. freedom of press, free
dom of speech, and the denial OF
workmen to cease work (strike) In
defense of any furtherance of their
rights and interests as wage earners,
| and in the process of such force
countless outrages have been cem-
mitted upon the lives of the italian
wage earners."
Evening star., 1923-10-04
STOOD HIGH AS CITIZEN.
Kels, on Supposed Death, Given
Biggest Funeral Tribute.
specisl pisnat Itch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LODI. Calf. October - What
manner of a man Is Alex kels. who
restlessly PAGES jail cell in stock
one of the cruelest, wferdest murder
plots ever encountered outside detec-
tive fiction tales?
This little city where everybody
that question. But Lodi people are
not answering it-they can't 1t Is
a question which criminologists, psy-
biologists and even eminent allentsts
might ponder without agreed results:
Gave Him Big Funeral.
the biggest. finest funeral In its
history. Everybody knew Kels. He
was considered a fine, big outstanding
chap, meticulously honest; hard
man to beat in a business deal, bus
to a fault: Lodi thought
so well of him that 1T considered
electing him mayor.
wreckage @ of his automobile. which
had been run alongside haystack
and set on fire. He was buried as
the sincerely mourned victim Of high
and more than fhs al 81 the
Today Kels is back, alive and IN the
flesh, after wandering almost half
way across the continent. He 10 back
and facing a charge OF muroer pc
cause Of that indefnable urge wnicn
criminal to the scene of his crime.
Amits He Slew Man.
Kels admits that 1t was another
mans body his neighbors and friends
buried, the body of a homeless wan
derer, a poor itinerant farm worker
whose identity probably will always
remain a mystery; a ragged strsn
shot down from behind and whose
body he tried to foist upon his towns
men and to collect $4,000 in life in
surance.
But there is where the strange
quirk in the plot comes in. All OF the
insurance policies were payable to his
wife. II Kels planned, at some later
date. to get hold of the money through
her, she was not made connoant In
his plans. Sheriff Riecks and others
arc most emphatic regarding Mrs
Kels' innocence, and all Lodi, which
has known her since she was an In
fant In arms, takes Sheriff Riecks
viewpoint.
orally credited with being. worth close
to quarter of million. he says that
recent. buSiness reverses threatened
his hi sWtslsh HAD been amsssed largely
through the keen business Judgment
threatened to strip him clean were
made against her wishes. Remorse-
fuI. ashamed to tell her the truth. he
planned to go away and never return
The insurance money. he says, would
havcd cared for Mrs. kels. theil
and another child about TO be born
Meanwhile, mourned as dead, kels
planned to Z go to Mexico, hide his
identity and start anew.
Evening star., 1923-10-04

They then proceeded to do hand
springs. stood on their heads and
worked in pairs. going through vari-
Gus forms of bending and twisting.
Finally, spreading a mat on the floor
and putting a gymnasium horse in the
midle of 1t. they proceeded to do
more handsprings, running-diyes
over the horse and somersaults with
and without the hands touching the
floor.
Sir Bukh chooses his pupils from
just ordinary farmer boys and girls,
he said. The girls are given three
months in the folk schools and the
boys take five months training.
Sir Bukh and his troupe are touring
this country under the direction Of
the Russell Sage Foundation, the
Playground and Recreation Associa-
tion of America, the Country Life
Association and the American and
Scandinavian Foundation
Another exhibition similar to the
one in the pension bureau is being
given on the Ellipse. back Of the
White House. this afternoon.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
Coolidge Presents Honor Medal
To Hero IN Vera Cruz affair
High Officials See
Naval Gunner
Rewarded.

President Coolidge today presented the
medal of honor to Chief Gunner George
Bradley, U. s. NJ, of Newport, R. L..
for his bravery and meritorious serT-
ice under fire on the occasion of the
landing of American naval forces at
Vera Cruz in 1914. The presentation
took place at the White House in the
presence of Secretary DENLY and high
ranking officers of the Navy. The
President highly commended Chief
Gunner Bradley.
| Bradley was attached to" the U. 8. S.
Utah as cnIer gunner's mate and was
in charge Of the ammunition party
and special details at Vera Cruz.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
DEATH OF BOY HELD
UNAVOIDABLE ACCIDENT
John L. Newbold Exonerated OF
Blame in Fatality to John
Dorsey,

A verdict of unavoidable accident"
was returned by the coroner's jury
today in the death of John Dorsey,
thirteen, of 321z 7th street northeast.
who was fatally injured when he ran
in front of an automobile driven by
John L. Newbold of the Bachelor
APARTMENT, 1887 H street northwest,
yesterday afternoon.
The accident occurred opposite 1929
Michigan avenue northeast and wit
nceses who saw 1t testified that Dor
sey was chasing two other boys who
were interfering with q bundle OF
newspapers that he was about to
serve on his news route. In chasing
them. the witnesses said, Dorsey ran
across the roa1 into Mr.. Newbolds
car from behind a truck that was
going in the opposite direction. -.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
MAN Taxing BURIAL
BOOKED AS SLAYER
California Butcher Will Not
Plead Insanity in Alleged
Insurance Plot. .
By. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STOCKTON, Caiif., October A.
Alex A. Kels. the butcher OF Lodi,
whose supposed funeral was attended
by 5000 friends, was booked at the
county Jail here today on charge OF
numbering the stranger to whose bier
the countryside came to pay tribute
Kels secuted the idea Of planning
to plead insanity at his trial. Omcers
here believe him sane. A paradox IN
his character is noted In that whiie
he says he planted" the BODY or
stranger. to be identified as his, so
that his wife might collect insurance
m oney reaching 100000. he now dis
plays no interest in her except when
reminded.
Mrs. Kels. an expectant mother, is
reported critically Ill and has not
been told of her husbands return
from his supposed grave. -
STOOD HIGH AS CITIZEN.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
DAVID GAMBLE RITES.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, October A.
Funeral service for David B. Gamble,
who for many years was secretary of
the Proctor & Gamble Company. this
city and who died at Pasadena, Calf,
July Is, will take place Saturday aft
ernoop at the Gamble residence here.
Burial will be In Spring Grove cems.
terry, this city.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
MUNICH is QUIET.
Bavaria Watches Crisis in Gen.
tral Government.

MUNICH, October 4-Public inter-
est here is entirely centered in the
cabinet crisis in Berlin upon which
the next developments in Bavaria de-
pend.
Government circles hope that the
new cabinet will be formed from the
right parties without the participa-
tion Of the socialists. Only such q
ca binet, 1t is argued. can restore the
confidence of the country and with
such a ministry 1t will be much
easier to cometo an agreement with
France.
Such a cabinet, it is further be-
ifeved, would promote harmonious re-
lations between the reich and Ba-
yaria. Under the Cuno regime, 1t Is
recalled. there was no friction be-
tween the two governments.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
sUsPENDS RED PRESS.
Saxony Military Leader Acts After
Attack on Chiefs.

BERLIN, October 4.-The military
commander-in- chief in Saxony has
suppressed indefinitely the entire
communist press of that state be-
cause of a manifesto Issued by the
communist party in which were con-
tanned insulting references to DIR.
Wilhelm So1lmann and DR.. Rudolph
HiIferding, ministers of the interior
and finance. respectively, IN the re-
firing cabinet.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
PICKS FUNERAL SERVICE
AS SCENE OF SUICIDE
Californian Asks One Question and
Shoots Himself in Presence
of Mourners.

LOS ANGELES. Calf, October A.
John H. Peasants forty, walked into
the chapel of an undertaking estab-
lishment while a funeral service was
being conducted yesterday, stopped at
the casket and asked:
us this n funera1?'
Yes" some one replied.
Peasants then drew a pistol and
shot himself in the head. He died
one hour later.
Evening star., 1923-10-04

Germany can never survive under
the present government: she is bound
to totter and fall. This is the firm
conviction Of Prof. NJ. Richard Schus-
ter, noted chemist of Berlin, who. to
pay a visit to his son. DIR. M. Richard
Schuster. jr.. of Macon, Ga, stopped
Oft to visit the Capital and Is at the
Washington Hotel.
Germany can look for no help
from the present government" said
Prof. Schuster. at is not neutral; the
Prussians have carried things too far.
Evening star., 1923-10-04
CIVILIAN DICTATOR PLEA
GROWS IN GERMANY AS
CABINET LEADERS QUIT

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-10-04
MACHINE GUNS AIMED
AT BARRICADED ROOM
OF REBEL PRISONERS

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-10-04
LAUREL ENTRIES

IRsT RAoE-purss. $500; for m.idsus.
Evening star., 1923-10-04

SIxTN RACE--Purse, 81, 800; claiming;
for thrSs-yssr-olds; ens mils and . sixteenth.