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Evening star., 1924-09-27
CAPITAL IS ALL SET
TO WELCOME TEAM
Hazen Says Plans Are Com
pIete for Mats Home-Com-
ing Wednesday.

Plans are complete for welcoming
the Washington base ball team Of
1924 as no other local team ever has
been welcomed, when it returns to
the Capital Wednesday, Melvin C..
Hazen. chairman of the citizens COM
mittee, announced today.
Mr.. Hazen said he still needs VOL
unteers to serve as cheer leaders 8
along Pennsylvania avenue at 4:30
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, when
Stanley Harris and his mates ride by
in automobiles.
This detail, however, is not causing
the committee much concern, because
they are confident the thousands of
base ball fans will produce plenty of
spontaneous applause when the play
ers who have fought so hard to put
Washington in the base ball hall of
fame go by.
Band VIII Lead.
The procession up the Avenue will
start at Peace Monument and end on
the Ellipse. 1t will be led by a Gordon
of mounted police with cavalry
band playing stirring march music
To lend a touch of color to the
spectacle, Mr.. Hazen has arranged to
have 20 members of the Riding and
Hunt Club take part, mounted and
wearing scarlet hunt coats.
The players will be divided into
groups of three to an automobile and
there will be placards indicating the
men in each machine.
At the Ellipse, another band will
begin a concert at o'clock for the
entertainment of the crowds that
may gather there early. When the
ball players, the District Commits
sioners and the citizens committee
reach the Ellipse, President Coolidge
will address the Griffs. Commission er
Rudolph will be master of ceremonies.
The ceremony will end with the
presentation of trophy TO Manag ger
Stanley Harris for the entire team.
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Co. will install its amplitiers
on the platform to enable all who
gather there to hear the address.
Arrangements also are complete for
the informal dinner to be given the
team and group of officials by Gus
Buchholz at the Occidental Hotel at
s o'clock Wednesday evening. Invi-
tations to the dinner have been ex
tended to President Coolidge, mem
bers of the cabinet, the judges Of
the local. courts, the District om-
| missioners. the citizens committee
and a number of Army officials.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
COOLIDGE |NSPECTS
BONUS ACTIVITIES
Visits War Department Of
flee, Where 10000 AppIica-
tions Are Handled Daily.

President Coolidge laid aside his
work at the White House for a time
today while he personally inspected
the administration of the soldiers
bonus act by the War Department in
the building at Sixth and B streets
Accompanied by Dwight Davis, AS
sistant Secretary of War, the Presi-
dent motored to this building. where
he was met by Maj. Gen. Robert c.
Davis, Adjutant Gene raj Of the Army
who is in charge of this part of the
War Departments work.
Finds All Busy
The President was escorted through
the various rooms in the large build
ing and had pointed out to him the
nature of the work that was being
done by the more than 2.T00 employees
and had explained to him the nature
of the several specially prepared ma
chimes used in tabulating the many
thousands of applications for bonuses
being received daily. The clerks in
the various rooms, the majority OF
whom are women, evidently had been
given instructions as to their appear
ance when the President arrived, and
it was a rare exception to see one OF
them not busily engaged when the
presidential party passed along
Whether or not the President noted
this. close application to duty was
not learned. At least he made no
comments upon il.
Within the room where the War
Departments maps dealing with the
A. f. F.. are being mounted, the
President appeared to take the great
est amount of interest. He stood for
a long time looking at the large map
that was used by Gen. PeFshing at
his headquarters in Chaumont
France. Gen. Davis pointed out the
various battle lines and sector points
and other points of interest and an
swered numerous inquiries made by
the President
Handle 10000 Daily. s-t
Other officers of the adjutant gen
erals Office who were in the escort
throughout the building were Maj
John y. Smith, executive officer in
charge of this bonus application
work. and Maj. Harry Coope, in
charge of the personnel.
The President was told that more
than 10000 applications are being
received daily and as result of the
point of perfection reached in the
handling of them. more than 25,006
could be disposed of in single day
Also more than 100000 applications
have been acknowledged by the War
Department.
Although the clerks on the inside OF
the building kept close to their work
during this short inspection, the
President was enthusiastically greet
ed by several hundred clerks on the
outside of the building on his de-
parting. These clerks were on their
lunch hour and in answer to their
cheers and handclapping the Presi-
dent bowed his acknowledgment.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
UNITED FRUIT HEAD DIES.
Andrew w. Preston Veteran il
Business World.

SWAMPSCOTT, Mass, September
27.-Andrew w. Preston, president Of
the United Fruit Company since it's
organization in 1899, died last night
at his Summer home here. He was
7s years old. He had been in poor
health for some time.
MIR. Preston was born in Beverly,
Mass, in 1916. He had been presi-
dent, chairman of the executive COM
mittee and director of the United
Fruit Company since its organization.
He was also the head of number of
subsidiary corporations, railroads, su :
gar companies and fruit growers and
dispatchers. He was director of the
First National Bank of Boston and
of the National Bank of Cuba. He
was member OF several Boston
clubs.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
Saued From, Gallo,us by Silence
of Is Years, COnuict Dies Still Mute

Carson was sentenced to be hanged
for his part in this affair and in Sep
tember. 1909, while occupying cell In
the condemned row, awaiting execution
he suddenly stopped talking. No intel
ligibe word ever was heard to pass his
lips again.
He was subjected to many tests by
alienists, and finally, in January, 1913.
was declared insane and committed to
the hospital for the insane here, where
he died Wednesday. The insanity yer.
dict provided that If he ever recovered
his sanity the sentence Of death would
be carried out Even the announcement
In February, 1917, that Gov Hiram W.
johnson had committed his sentence 70
life Imprisonment in case OF recovery
failed to bring a single syllable from
him
Evening star., 1924-09-27
CREDITS DEBT PAYING
TO MELONS WISDOM
Wadsworth Declares Policy oi
Common Sense Nets Millions
to Taxpayers.
BY the Associated Press


BOSTON, September 27.-The ap
plication Of policy of common sense
to Treasury affairs has netted the
American taxpayers millions of dol
lars in annaal saving, Assistant
Secretary Wadsworth of the Treas
ury declared last night in a speech
before the Massachusetts Co-opera-
tive Bank League. Mr.. Wadsworth
gave credit to Secretary Mellon for
the three billion reduction in the
public debt and for other accomplish
ments, all of which, he said, reacted
to the benefit of the taxpayers.
When Secretary Mellon took the
helm at the Treasury, the speaker
said, he found that the Nation was
doing little toward paying Off the
vast debt piled up during the war.
He started in to correct that situ-
alton, and, Mr.. Wadsworth added, he
has succeeded beyond the expecta-
ton of the most optimistic AS one
result, he asserted, Liberty bonds are
above par and the Treasury is bor-
rowing money at less than half of the
interest rate it was forced to pay
four years ago.
Payments on the Government debt,
Mr.. Wadsworth said, also have put
money back into the hands of bank
ers. life insurance companies, trustees
and individuals, and interest charges
on that money amounting to as much
as 5a per cent have been eliminated.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
PRESIDENT GREETS
CLERICAL CALLERS
Delegates to Local Preach
ers' Anniversary Conven-
ton Visit White House.

Delegates to the sixty-seventh an
niversary convention of the National
Association OF Local Preachers were
received by President Coolidge at the
White House today at 1880 o'clock.
Prior to the White House reception
the annual election Of officers was
held at a business session in the
Mckendree M. K. Church. Rev S. NJ
Croft of this city, was elected presi-
dent. The vice presidents chosen were,
Rev. J. H. Hogeland of New Brunswick,
N. j.; Rev. Richard Jones of Brooklyn.
N. Y; Rev c. II. Hamilton OF South
Chester. Pa, Rev. E. S. Gault, OF
Philadelphia, Pa; Rev. Edward
Wooley of Chester, Pa; Rev. Charles
Bingley of Collingswood, N. j., and
Rev. Thomas Pardee of Christianna
Del.
Other OMcers Chosen.
Other officers elected were as fol-
lows: Rev. d. II. Kenney of Phila-
deiphia, secretary; Rev. II. w. Arner
ol Easton, Pa, assistant secretary
Kew. j. w. Boyd of Brooklyn, N. Y.
corresponding secretary, and Rev. C.
ID. Williams of Philadelphia, Pa,
treasurer.
Members elected to the board of di.
rectors were: Rev. Edward H. Book
myer of Philadelphia: Rev Ricbard
Jones OF Brooklyn, N. Y; Rev. #. B
ELY OF Wilmington, Del; Rev. j. p
Burdette of Cumberland, Nd; Rev. j
y. Everett of Lehighton. Pa: Rev. G.
4. Leach OF Baltimore. Md: Rev. John
Dean of Northeast, Md; Rev. Benja.
min Bauer OF this city and Rev. A. w
Davis of Wilmington, Del. Rev. Mr.
Ely also was elected secretary of the
heWy created department of evan
Selism of the association, wOile Rev
Mr Bookmyer and Rev. Mr.. Jones
mutual Aid Society of England
volstend Law Indorsed,
Prior to the election of officers tn.
association adopted resolutions in
dorSing the enforcement of the Vol
stead act and to reaffirm the creed
and doctrines of the Methodist EMS.
copal Church.
Other features of the morning ses.
sion included an address on How
the Local Preacher Can Have More
rover IN His Work." by Rev. DR.
f. Hez Sven, of the Centennial Bap.
tist Church, this city: devotionaI
services, conducted by Rev. Richard
Jones; the reading of minutes BY
Rev. d. II. Kenney. and a. vocal sole
by Rev. +. H. Bookmyer
This afternoon the delegates are
on a sightseeing tour to Mount Yer
non, where they are to place a wreath
on the tomb of George Washington
Religious services will feature q
meeting in the McKendree M. e
Church tonight.
Proceedings of Night Session.
Last night, at a meeting in the con.
vention headquarters, Rev. DIR. w. A
Lambeth of the Mount Vernon NJ L,
Church told of the opportunities tha
the Iayman pastor has to de
good. The remainder of tn,
program included devotional services
conducted by Rev. George w. Engle
vocal solo, by Miss Mildred Ander.
son; singing by the convention, lee
by Rev. George w. Sanviile, and q
sermon by Rev. DIR. Harry Mitchell
of the Metropolitan NJ. L. Church
Evening star., 1924-09-27
TYPHUS SWEEPS
OVER LEN|NGRAD
Medical Corps of City Over
WheImed by Rapid Spread
of Scourge.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LININGRAD, September 27-Spot-
ted typhus has broken out in this
stormswept city, adding its horrors
to the flood. Over a hundred cases
of the disease are being registered
daily and doctors and nurses are
overwhelmed in the work of caring
for the patients.
One of the most gruesome aspects
Of the food was the havoc wrought
in the cemeteries where newly made
graves were washed out by the ava
lanches of water and the bodies float
ed away in the streets. The dangers
of the pestilence are very great and
the authorities are taking stringent
measures to check the spread of the
disease.
Although the population is still
suffering previously from the effects
of last Tuesdays storm the city is
gradually returning to it's normal
calm. SeVenty-four out of 103 state
factories have resumed operations
and the government has appointed
NM. Zinoviev, kameneff, kalinin and
Smyrnof a special committee to ap-
praise the losses caused by the food
and to determine the sums necessary
for reconstruction and relief work.
The museums of the city suffered
greater losses than any other institu-
tions in the flood. A great part of
the priceless collections of paintings,
tapestries and antiquities of the Mu-
scum Alexander III was destroyed.
ESQ cases of art objects having been
removed from the water while so
cases are still soaking, perhaps ir-
reparably damaged.
In the famous Academy of Sciences.
50 salons were flooded, causing the
destruction of hundreds of thousands
of dollars worth of property. The
geological and ethnographical mu-
seums also suffered great losses.
The suburb of Peterhof was harder
hit than any other of the adjacent
towns. In the palace there the water
rose to a height of two feet, seriously
damaging the magnificent period fur
niture and the paintings. The steam
ship wharf with its historical coIlec-
tion of canon, was wrecked and
washed away, while the roads leading
to PeteFhof Park were completely
washed out. Nearly 1000 trees were
uprooted.
The property loss. it now is esti-
mated, will run into millions, while
the intrinsic loss can not be accurate
ly measured.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
Wealthy Recluse
Found With Head
Battered by IA
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
BEDFORD HILLS, N. Y, Sep
tember 27.-Martin Roughan, 80
year-old recluse, was found mur-
dered near his farmhouse last
night. His skull had been crushed
with an AK and a trunk in the
house, in which he was said to
have kept his money, had been
ransacked. The recluse was re-
puted to have had property and
money totaling $4,000
Discovery of the body was made
by a grandson, James Roughan Of
New York City, who had come to
go fishing with his grandfather
today. The old man never had any
visitors except the grandson,
neighbors told the police. Each
week he had sent car fare for the
boy to come to Bedford Mills Just
to keep him company"
Evening star., 1924-09-27
BRYAN is CONFIDENT.
Believes Party Will Carry Five of
Western States.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, September 27.-Indica-
tions at present point to Demo-
cratic victory in at least five Western
States, with two doubtful, Gov. Bryan,
Democratic candidate for Vice Pres
ident, told newspaper men on his ar
rival today for his first visit to Chi
cago since he was nominated.
1T is too early" he said, Ito make
any definite predictions, but my re-
ports at present from Nebraska, and
bordering States indicate that the
Democrats will carry Nebraska,
Kansas. New Mexico, Colorado and
Wyoming"
While reports from South Dakota
he said, they were not complete
enough to make a prediction.
Asked directly regarding reports
that he had been inactive" in the
campaign by confining his speeches
| to his home State and nearby points,
Gov. Bryan declared that the "gaso-
| line and coal combinations would
| tell you / am not pacifist.'
Spends Time in Nebraska.
He added that he had spent the
| first six weeks of the campaign
around Nebraska to enable him to
attend at the same time to his duties
as chief executive with view to
cleaning up affairs there before go
| ing out into other agricultural
regions.
No definite dates were determined
| for him, he said, adding, however,
that he would spend from now until
November the same as l have done
| in the past six weeks"
Asked regarding agriculture, Mr.
Bryan repeated that it's present con-
dition had been brought about by
| the legislative and administrative
| acts of the Republican administra-
tion." He listed those Senators who
have "bolted" the Republican party
in Congress to support the Democrats
| in their fight for progressive
measures as one each from Wiscon-
sin, Michigan, Iowa, Nebraska and
Idaho and two each from Minnesota
| and North Dakota.
| Says Davis Is Liked.
| AS to the campaign OF Senator
Norris, Republican, of Nebraska, Mr..
Bryan expressed the opinion that the
Senator would mot come out di-
rectly for Coolidge"
| John W. Davis, Democratic presi-
Dental candidate, Mr. Bryan said
| has made a wonderful impression
Evening star., 1924-09-27
Ten DISTILLERIES CLOSE.
Cuban Plants, Unable to Get No
4 lasses, May Ask Embargo.

sHAyANA, Cuba. September 81
Ten distilleries have been closed in
Caba in the last few days, throwing
200 TO 500 men out Of work, as re-
suit of inability to get molasses from
which to manufacture alcohol, it was
announced by the secretary of the
DistiIlers' Association.
He predicted that more plants
would be closed unless an embargo
on expectation Of muiasses were ,b-
tained Four large American con-
Germs which control most OF the pres
emit crop of molasses- are opposing the
proposed embargo. and American Am
hassador Crowder now is studying the
case ..in>.naa.anksG11n
Evening star., 1924-09-27

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Swanson of Virginia and CordelI Hull
of Tennessee.
Will Leave for Wilmington
Soon after his arrival at the Demo-
cratic headquarters Mr. Davis inspected
the various offices and shook hands with
the members of the force, as we'll as
friends and admirers who surged in. He
appeared in excellent physical trim, and
stated that he had recently trained
off, 10 pounds. He wore a dark suit,
with small pin stripe. and a soft gray
felt hat He was forced to extend his
left hand to those who greeted him, as
his right is slightly sore from constant
handshaking. He later posed for the
photographers
After the informal reception Mr..
Davis went into conference.
At 2 o'clock an informal reception
will be given Mr.. Davis at the Ebbitt
House by the John w. DaviS-for-Presi-
dent Club, and an opportunity will be
given him to meet also the various
Democratic clubs of the city. Many
members of the Washington and Lee
alumni, from which university Mr.. Davis
was a graduate. also will be present
The host club is headed by Carter B..
Keene, and WAS formed March 10, 1924,
many weeks before the Democratic ma
tional convention in New York City.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
DAVIS HITS "TIPToEING."
Declares He Will Face Issues Fair
ly If Elected.

ABOARD DAVIS SPECIAL EN-
ROUTE TO WASHINGTON, September
27.-Having closed two-day speak
ing tour Of his native State of West
Virginia with promise that he
would not "tiptoe in foreign relations"
il elected President, John w. Davis,
Democratic standard bearer, was en-
route to Washington early today for
conferences with party leaders before
going back to New York and prospec-
tive campaigning in the Northeastern
States.
Speaking to an audience of West
Virginians and Virginians that pack
ed a large Tabernacle" at Bluefield
last night, John w. Davis gave his
Senate might overhear him, after de-
ciaring that the Executive head of the
Government, who shared with the
Senate the conduct of foreign affairs,
did not dare let the Senate of the
United States know anything about
the Dawes reparatiens committee.
Hits Those who Fear.
scorning what he termed the
safety of the materialist who can
think only in terms of dollars and
CENTS" Mr.. Davis gave what he called
the message of the Democratic party.
I'm place of the man who says i
dare not 1 wish to see my country
men led by the man who says
dare,'" the candidate declared. I'm
place of him who says L doubt ]
put my confidence in him who says
L believe For him who says i fear
give me the man who says L trust.
For him whose first thought is this
course expedient,' ] prefer to follow
him who says rs this course right u
For Ave years In the inevitable dis
turbances which followed the world
war, Mr. Davis said, Europe has been
waiting, not for American money, not
for> American men, but only for an
expressive word of American SYM
pathy and the impartial counsel OF
American minds"
Declaring that when Charles G.
Dawes and his fellow members of the
committee went abroad "the admins
tratien said we had nothing to do with
them, but now that they have come
home with some prospect Of success
before them they tell us we knew II
all the time"
Asks for New Deal.
The executive head of the Govern
ment, Mr.. Davis said, now states that
he did not dare let the Senate OF the
United States know anything about it
Evening star., 1924-09-27
By the Associated Press.
o~0~r/-oA rt.A

BY the Aasoclat ted PreSe
STOCKTON, Calf, September 81
Silent" Carson. former notorious BAN
dit. is dead. He died maintaining the
silence he had preserved for Is years
and which had saved him from the gal
lows.
Charles Carson, whose real name was
Corcoran, had long prison record, be-
ginning in New York when he was 3
years old. Other terms in prison fol-
lowed. While confined in the Folsom,
Calf, Penitentiary in 1907, he was one
of seven convicts who captured Capt.
J. r. Murphy and Guard Jolly and used
them as shields in an attempted escape.
Murphy and Jolly. as well as all of the
convicts, were wounded, four of the
prisoners fatally.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
ENGINEER DROWNED.

NEW YORK, September 27.-John
Gray, a locomotive engineer. was
drowned early today when a Lacka-
wanna Railroad switch engine
plunged from a Brooklyn pier into
the East River.
Officials said that the throttle of
the engine was apparently thrown
open by accident and that the engi-
neer did not have time to close II
before the locomotive crashed fran
the pier.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
AIR STATION SELECTED.
Terminal Island, Calf, Chosen by
Navy Officers.

SAN PEDRO, September 27-Selec-
ton of Terminal Island as a site for a
naval air station and feet supply base
Is announced here by Capt. S. e. Moses,
commander of the battle fleet air forces.
Two complete air divisions, one from
San Diego and another from eastern
station, and a force of 500 enlisted men
will be stationed at the proposed air
station, Capt Moses announced.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
Finland Plans Big Loan.

HELSINGFORS, Finland, September
27-Arrangements have been con-
cluded between the Bank of Finland
and a group of American banks for
short-term credits amounting to ap-
proximately $4,000, eco, to be used in
financing Finnish paper and timber
exports The rate of interest is 6
per cent.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
LEGION PROBES 'BEATING.'
Alexandria Prisoner Says He Was
Knocked Unconscious.
Special Disps teh to The Sta

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, September 27.--
That he was knocked unconscious by
Policeman East was &. NJ. Hughes
statement 10 an American Legion
committee at the county Jail yester-
day.
Hughes, a former service man. was
arrested on a charge OF firing at an
officer, and Circuit Judge Samuel G.
Brent fixed his bond at $4,000. The
prisoners story that he was the vic
tim of a beating while in custody
was Investigated by C. M. Shopper
son and Milton Glasgow OF the Le-
gion and their report will be made to
w. Cameron Robert, commander OF
the Legion post, upon his return to
Alexandria.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
BIG TUNNEL MYSTERY
LEADS BACK TO LITTLE
GARDEN OF HOLLYHOCKS

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Evening star., 1924-09-27
DAVIS IN CAPITAL
FOR CONFERENCE

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Evening star., 1924-09-27

Apprentice allowance claimed.
Weather clear: track fast.
Evening star., 1924-09-27
Asks for New Deal.

The executive head of the Govern
ment, Mr.. Davis said, now states that
he did not dare let the Senate OF the
United States know anything about it.