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Evening star., 1924-09-17
ZANNI TO GO AGAIN.

By the ASSOCIATED Press
TOXIC. September 17.-Maj. Pedro
Zanni. Argentine aviator, is about to
resume his round-the-w world cruise
from Hanoi, French Indo-China, he
informed Patrick Murphy. his ad-
vance man. in "A cablegram today.
plane in good condition, starting
as soon as possible" the message
said. No date was fixed for the hop
off in the message. but Mr.. Murphy
believes it will be within two or
three days.
Mai Zanni has been stalled at
Hanoi for some weeks, since he was
forced down there in an accident
which damaged his plane. A spare
plane sent from Kobe arrived at
Hanoi several days ago. and the avi-
ator has been assembling the ma
chine and tuning it up.
An elaborate program Of entertain
ment has been arranged for Maj.
Zanni during his stay in Toxic, it
was announced today.
Functions are to be given by the
Japanese Latin American Associa- :
ton, the Imperial Aviation Associa-
ton, the Civilian Aviation Society,
the Toxic Imperial University, the
Toxic School of Foreign Languages,
the ministry of communications, navy
and foreign departments.
At a dinner to be given in honor of
the aviator by Baron Kijuro
Shidehara, minister of foreign affairs,
the Japanese premier will preside.
Mr.. Murphy continued negotiations
today for steamers to be used in lay
ing supplies on the transpacific leg of
Mai. Zanni's air cruise.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
LOCAL
MONASTERY TODAY
Franciscans Hold Solemn
Celebration at Brookland
on Anniversary.

Mount st. SepuIchre. the Francis
can Monastery wherein is located the
commissariat of the holy land. and a
place of interest to visitors here from
all over the country, was consecrated
with dignified ceremonies at Brook
land today, the day before the Holy
Name Society convenes it's conven-
ton in the Catholic University near
by.
This is the 7Ooth anniversary of
the reception of the Stigmata of the
Five Wounds by st. Francis Of Assist,
founder of the Franciscan order, and
the o5th anniversary of the dedi-
cation of the monastery in Brook
land by the late Cardinal Gibbons.
The ceremonies of conservation be-
gan at o'clock this morning.
Bishop From New Mexico.
Archbishop DAGGER of Santa Fe,
y. NJ himself a member of the order
was the consecrating prelate, acting
as the special delegate of Archb bishop
Curley of Baltimore. Assisting him
were church dignitaries from the
Washington parishes and the Cath
olic University. Heads of various
religious institutions also participated.
The rite of conservation. ancient as
the church itself, is one Of the most
impressive ceremonies of the Catho-
lie Church. In il many students find
a continuation OF the ceremonies that
attended the dedication OF King Solo
mons Temple. 1t is more certain,
however, that most of the ceremony
was handed down from the very
earliest ages of Christianity.
The ceremony is celebrated in three
parts: The blessing OF the interior
and exterior of the church, the in
closing of relics of two martyrs in
each of the five affairs to be conse-
Grated, and, finally, the celebration of
mass at the newly consecrated main
altar.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
BRIG. GEN. ROCKENBACH
PRAISED BY PERSHING
Congratulations rendered for
Work He Accomplished to Pro-
mote Defense Day Test.

Congratulations to Brig. Gen. Sam
uel D. Rockenbach. commanding gen.
eral of the district of Washington,
"on the good work that you have ac-
complished" in connection with the
defense test are contained in a let
ter by Gen. John ]. Pershing, which
Gen. Rockenbach has just published
in general orders No. 16.
Gen. Pershing's expression is due,
the order said, not only to the eff
ficiency, loyalty and enthusiasm of
my military associates. but also to
the enthusiastic work and co-opera-
ton of the defense test committee of
the District of Columbia. the COM
mander of the District National
Guard, the various officers connected
with the National Guard and Or
ganized Reserves in the District and
especially to the Washington press,
which, without exception, gave so
literally their time and space. I
thank each of you for your fine work,
which made the defense test a sue
cess. and ask that you express my
thanks to each of your assistants
who worked hard and efficiently in
this great effort.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Ancient Chinese Auersior, to Fighting
in Rain at Last Yields to Modernism,

One thing to which all Chinese have
a wholesome aversion is rain. A busy
street or crowded park will empty
like magic with the first scattering
drops. An umbrella Is as necessary
an article Of Chinese habiliment as
a pair of shoes. All persons who
can afford the latter, and many who
cannot, have the former.
Police or soldiers HAY not be able
to quell u riot. but If the fire depart
ment is called out with a spraying
hose the trouble ends. No Chinese
believes in getting wet in drizzle,
and if he does not have his umbrella
along he patiently curls himself up
in the nearest doorway or inn. drinks
tea, smokes and meditates, until the
clouds break.
Roads Get Slippery.
A practical obstacle to campaigning
in wet weather is that much of the
land in China is given to rice pad
dies. Roads in China are mostly paths
wandering haphazard between the
fields. They are difficult to navigate
in the best Of weather and more so
when they become slippery~and mis-
step means sliding into the knee-deep
mud of a rice paddy.
Another Chinese objection to fight
ing in the rain is that the gods do
not contemplate that their children
should be wandering around on the
surface of the earth when it is rain
ing. When there is too much rain and
the great rivers start carrying away
villages and drowning the population
by tens of thousands the harassed
survivors throw rice cakes into the
river in the hope that the river devils
will enjoy a good meal and stop their
angry ructionS.
Copyright. 1874 Ivy Chicago Daily News Co)
Evening star., 1924-09-17
NAZARENE HEALING
SERVICES FOR FRIDAY
Announcement of Society Is Re
suit of Increase in Number
of Ill Persons.

Because of insist ent demands from
an ever growing list of i'll persons.
the healing services of the Society of
the Nazarene, which is meeting in an
nual convention at the Church of the
Trinity, Third and streets north
west. will be continued on Friday
afternoon and evening, it was an
nounced today. Tomorrow afternoon
there will be a special service for
children.
1t was originally intended to. dis
continue the services after Thursday
evening. The service on Friday after
noon will be exclusively for those too
sick or. otherwise prevented from at
tending the evening service. For the
benefit Of those who cannot attend
the service of Holy Communion at
1880, there will be celebration at
9 am on Friday. All these services
will be held in Trinity Church.
The business meeting this morning
was devoted to discussion OF
"Co-operation in Healing" which
was opened by Rev. H. F. Rockwell.
rector of the Little Church Around
the Corner, in New York City, who
spoke on THE Priest" Miss Amy Da-
kin spoke on THE Nurse" and
Deaconess Ethel E. Spencer on The
Deaconess."
Evening star., 1924-09-17
DEMOCRATIC CLUB MEETS

The Davis Bryan Progressive Club
of Chevy Chase met yesterday at the
homo Of its president, Mrs. B. Ashby
Leavell, a relative of the Democratic
candidate for President. The speak
ers included Mrs. William Atherton
Du Puy apd Mrs. S. Johnson Poe, ma
tional committeewoman for Maryland
Mrs. Du Puy outlined some of the
working principles of the League of
Nations and stated that II Mr.. Davis
is elected he will apply his legal tall
ents to aid it's success. Mrs. Poe out
lined plans for reaching the woman
voters in Maryland.
The club will hold it's next meeting
September 27, at the Chevy Chase Lii
brary. Other officers of the club
are Mrs. Henry III. Classic, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. William I. Denning, Sec
retary, and Mrs. George Gravatt,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
MALLORY LINE LOSES.
Shipping Board Affirms Ban on
North Atlantic Trade.

Overruling protests by the Mallory
Steamship Co. of New York against
consultations eliminating it from
operation of Governments tonnage
from North Atlantic to Mediterranean
and African ports, the Shipping
Board yesterday affirmed it's decision
allocating the Mediterranean service
to the Export Steamship Corporation
of New York, and the African to A.
H. Bull & Co. of New York. The NAL
lory Co. operated eight ships to the
Mediterranean and six to Africa.
The board yesterday modified it's
opinion awarding to the Cosmopoli-
tan Steamship Co. of New York the
consolidated service from North At
lantic to European ports north of
Bordeaux. so as to give the ports of
Rotterdam and Antwerp to the Black
Diamond Steamship Co. The latter
had protested against the previous
order. which would have eliminated
it from operating Government vessels
in the European trade.
Evening star., 1924-09-17

Washington men are extremely
fnicky and critical in their dress and
the poor clothiers, ever desirous of
catering to gentlemanly whims, are
going to see what can be done
about it.
II the preponderance Of sartorialIy
immaculate males of the National
Capital must have only the latest in
Tapping trousers and graceful coats,
far be 1t from local clothing stores
to keep their ultra-uttermost fash
ions hidden beneath q bushel
The matter of late has attaine
such serious proportions that there
was general uprising among the
clothiers yesterday, eliminating in
lively meeting with the Better
Business Bureau, at which steps were
taken to keep the local Beau Brum-
mels informed of just what the
prince, Jack Dempsey and other
ward-lookers are wearing.
More Attention to Style.
1t was agreed, according to the
bureau management, that less at
tentiOn should be given in advertis-
ing price concessions and amounts of
reductions and more attention paid to
serving I Washington men by ac-
quainting them with style trends and
qualities to bc found on the local
retail market"
Evening star., 1924-09-17
WI CoNFERs IN PEKING.
General Prepares to Open Head
quarters at Front.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
PEKING, September 17.-Gen. WI
Pei-fu arrived this morning for a
general military conference. Coin
cidentaily. it is reported that WI.
who is commander of the Chihli
forces. intends to establish head
quarters at Langfang to be in closer
touch with operations in the event of
hostilities between Chilli forces and
Chang Tso-lin, Manchurian war lord.
Persons claiming to be conversant
with Chang's intentions assert that
ed rather as an invitation to attack
by Chilli forces outside the great
wall than as an invasion by him.
Believe Chang Is Blocked.
Any attempt to employ the Peking-
Mukden Railway for an invasion
similar to that Of 1922 is believed to
be precluded by the preparations Of
the Chihli forces which are considered
adequate to halt Chang at Shanhaik-
attempt TO stage operations in north
ern Chihli. This is evidenced by the
alleged concentration of his troops at
Chengtefu, this province.
In spite of the family relationship
of Chang and Tsao Kun. the presi-
dent, through the marriage of mem
bers of the younger generation,
Chang. it is alleged. favors shelving
Tsao in favor of Tuan Chi-jui. stand
ard bearer of the old Anfu party.
ARTILLERY DUEL HEAVY.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
MATTHEW F. T|C@,
JOURNALIST, DEAD
Dean of Washington Corre-
spondents Succumbs After
Long Illness.

Matthew Fitzsmons Tighe, dean
Of the Washington newspaper CORES
spondents. and Familiarity known in
newspaper and official circles as
Matt" died shortly before noon to-
day at his residence, 1909 Irving.
street, following a long illness. He
was 67 years old
Mr.. Tighe, who was Washington
correspondent of Universal Service,
was stricken with a cerebral hemor-
rhagc last March, at which time his
lie was despaired Of. His sturdy
constitution enabled him to rally,
however, and, although weak, he was
abie to get down to his Office andI
Join his associates in private andl
public life until about six weeks ago,
since which time he had been con-|
fined to his bed.
He had been failing rapidly of late|
and his death had been looked for
momentarily. With him at the timey
OF his death today were his wife, Mrs
Josephine Tighe, we'll known news-|
paper writer: his daughter Dixie andI
his son, Matt TiEhe, jr.. also news-|
paper man
Matt Tigho was born September %.
1897, at Charleston. s. e. the son OIL
owen and bridget Tighe. He was ed
ucated in the private schools at
Charleston and graduated from the col
leee OF Charleston. He began his news
paper career as feature writer on the
Charleston News and Courier. Later
he became private secretary and staff
colonel to Gov. Benjamin Tillman.
The veteran newspaper man had
been connected with the Hearst or
ganization since 1898. On the day Of
the blowing UP of the battleship
Maine he was sent to Cuba for Hearst,
rendering nota BILE service in follow
ing UP the news angles developing
from that explosion.
Mr.. Tighe was the author of "Liri-
mis- lyric poem. and other verses.
He was a translator, linguist and
lawyer. He was a member of the Mt
Pleasant Citizens Association and of
the Roman Catholic Church
Funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
MUKDEN ARMY GAINS.
Moves IS Miles, Capturing Town,
According to Message.

By Cable TO The Star and Chicago Daily News
SHANGHAI, September 17.-Lung-
wha has issued a telegram from
Chang Tso-Lin stating that the. Muk-
den second army has gained 25 miles
toward Shanhaikwan, after capturing
Nanling.
Foreign agency kilograms from
Mukden say that Chang Tso-Lin
wired President Tsao Kun yesterday
enumerating Wu Pei-Fu's Grimes
must be brought to justice" and
stating that he is taking the field
personally as he concludes that
''since your eXcellency is surrounded
by Wu Pei-Fu traitors, I, myself, will
send airplanes to inquire as to your
health and see if you are still at
liberty"
The first American Red Cross unit
has taken the field from Nanking
for Liuho in response to appeals
from the kiangsu civil authorities.
1t consists of Drs. Warren Stuart and
Frank Price, with Chinese assistants.
DR.. H. S. Chiao of the Chinese Red
Cross from Changchow, is here buy
ing supplies. He states that the
Kiangsu wounded from the Yihing
front, sent back to Changchow, num-
bered 500 on Monday. Others were
sent to Wusih and Marking indicat-
ing heavy total.
Copyright. 1924, by Chicago Daily News Co..
cuANc opposEs Srprrr
Evening star., 1924-09-17
ZAYAS TO HOLD PARLEY.
Cuban Executive Seeks to Preserve
Peace at National Election.

HAVANA, Cuba, September 17.-At
the request of President Zayas, the
Liberal party has named DR.. Manuel
Varona Suares and Dr. Jesus NJ Bar
raque, and the Conservative party,
Drs. Ricardo Dolz and Santiago c.
Rey to confer with the chief exec
utive.
President Zayas, several days ago,
addressed identical letters to Gen.
Mario G. Menocal, presidential candi-
date for the Conservatives, and
Gerardo Machado for the Liberals.
asking that they aid him in preserv-
ing peace and the rights of citizens
during the national elections on Mo-
vember /.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
baltimore BOYS
SENTENCED TO DIE
Foran, II, and Dobbs, 19,
Convicted for Murder of
JeWeIer.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, September H.
Thomas Foran, II, and Claude Dobbs
19, were today sentenced to be hanged
for the murder of Louis Cohen, East
Baltimore street jeweler, and Charles
Muller. another Baltimore youth, was
given life Imprisonment for the same
murder
The bandits had smashed a dis
play window in Cohen's store last
May and were making off with gems
valued at approximately $1,000 when
the 1eweler attempted to stop them.
One of them, said to have been
Dobbs. shot Cohen, who died a few
hours later.
George Gross. another Of the gang,
was shot and killed by detectives the
day following his escape from Jail
last Summer. The date of the execu-
ton of the death sentence will be
fixed by Gov. Ritchie.
New Trial Is Denied.
The youthful bandits were tried
before three Judges in criminal court
and a motion for new trial upon
their conviction was overruled by the
supreme bench of Baltimore This
decision was participated in by the
three judges who tried the case and
seven others.
After sentence had been passed
Dobhs and Foran told newspaper men
In the sheriff's office that they had
followed the Franks case and be-
lieved that Leopold and Loeb should
nave been hanged for the murder OF
a helpless little boy"
Evening star., 1924-09-17
Ne,U University
Library Viii Be
Started at Once

Ground is to be broken at once
for new library building on the
Catholic University campus. The
building is to be 407 by 80 feet
and three stories high.
1t is the gift of John X. Mullen
: of Detroit, who has already de-
posted the funds with university
treasury.
This building is to be erected
just back of the Apostolic Mis-
sion House and the site is south
east of Mcmahon Hall and south
west OF the new gymnasium where
the convention of the Holy Name
Society opens it's sessions tomor-
row.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
ARTILLERY DUEL HEAVY.
Shanghai Front Scene of Vicious
Attacks Day and Night.
By the Associated Press.

ny the ASsoCtaieI t'reSS.
SHANGHAI. September 17-Artil-
lery duels continued all along the
eastern front of China's civil war all
through last night, dawn finding the
ChekianG and Kiangsu armies still
fighting. the struggle for possession
of Shanghai still unsettled.
headquarters at the arsenal at
Lungwha of the Chekiang forces, de-
Tending the city, issued a bulletin
early today saying that the kiangsu
armies had attacked viciously on all
fronts-Liuho. kiating, Hwangtu and
1hing-but that in each case the
Chekiang line had held.
Fighting Ix Spreading.
Renewed evidences of the spread of
China's sectional civil war to the
Manchurian-Chihlia front are con-
tanned in Peking reports received
here yesterday telling of a battle at
Chaoyang, where the forces of Gen
Chang Tso-Lin, Manchurian war lord
were said to have clashed with those
of Gen. Wu Pei-Fu, military head of
the Peking government.
AS the contestants in the Manchu-
rian hostilities are taking sides In
the fighting between rival military
governors for possession of Shang-
hal, military observers expected the
opening Of hostilities would have a
direct effect on the battling near
here.
For the past 36 hours the rival
kiangsu and Chekiang armies have
been deadlocked in fierce battles
waged along a front approximately
100 miles long west of Shanghai. The
Shanghai volunteer corps was called
out when it was believed the firing
lines might be drawn closer to the
city.
Report Americans Held.
Tientsin reports from Crga, seat
OF the Monaghan government, said
that dozen foreign residents
American, British and Danish-were
detained there as the result of
political disturbance. The report
said that Premier Danzan of Mongolia
had been shot by order Of the Mongol
soviet, which is said to be plotting
for the return of Mongolia to China
Representatives of the British and
American governments at Peking
have informed the Chinese Central
government that they cannot accept
a blanket prohibition on travel of
their nationals in kiangsu. kiangsi
Chekiang and Athwei provinces. The
Chinese government was informed that
the British and American representa-
tives were willing to keep nationals
out of the area where actual fighting
was in progress only.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
URGE HELP TO GERMANY.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J., September
17.-American business is called upon
for DO operation with Germany, and
helpfulness toward the preliminary
loan that must be floated to put the
Dawes plan into effect. by declara
tion made here today by the board of
directors of the National Association
Of Credit Men.
For our own sake, and for the
sake of the other nations, let us see
the Dawes plan through, and thus
hasten the day of peace and prosper
ity for the whole World" said the
statement
Evening star., 1924-09-17
SON FOLLOWS COOLIDGE.
John Pledges Self to Phi Gamma
Delta Fraternity.

AMHERST, Mass, September IL
President Coolidge's son, John, who
matriculated at Amherst College this
year. has pledged himself to the fra
ternity of which his father is a mem
ber. the Phi Gamma Delta. Before
making his choice. young Coolidge
was given the opportunity to inspect
all fourteen societies at the college.
Today, with his roommate the Presi-
dents son took up his residence in q
modest two-room suite in a rooming
house, where he will live during his
college career.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
By JUNIUS h. WOOD.

Special Correspondence Of The Star and Chica 60
Daily News.
Despite the rain, the Chekiang
forces attacked today in sector
of the Shanghai-Nanking Rail-
way" This sentence in a news
dispatch from Shanghai records
the fall of another tradition in
China, where soldiers through the
ages have refused to fight in the
rain, in the darkness or on holi-
days. Junius B. Wood, the noted
American correspondent, who has
Travelled extensively in China, has
written this interesting explana-
tion Of the Chinaman's aversion
to fighting in the rain.
With the requirement of airplanes,
poison gas, radio and other devices
astating, many of the old Chinese
Differences to manifestations of ma
ture and superstition which are
automatic in the warfare of bows and
arrows. spears and bamboo armor,
stink pots and gongs, have gone by
the board.
In the last two years, especially
around Canton, where the old beliefs
fall first in China, there has been
night fighting, and the satisfaction of
a day of feeding rice cakes and burn
ing punk sticks in front of a grimac-
ing god has frequently been overlook
ed II there was good opportunity
to capture an enemy's trench. How
ever, until now, fighting in the rain
has been another story. Even in
China, there never has been a rain
storm which did not stop some time
so why fight? Also there have been
other reasons.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
RUSSIAN WARSH|PS
BOUGHT BY CHANG
Manchurian War Lord to In
crease Fleet - Vicious
Fighting at Shanghai.
nx c,h. 70 1,h. Star md chicago Daily News.

Ry Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
MUKDEN, September l7.-Carrying
out his statement that he would not
fire the first shot. Chang Tso-Lin has
placed his troops at strategic points
within his own boundary. His son
went to the front yesterday. Mukden
is under martial law.
With the object of augmentinE his
military force Chang iso-Lin has
purchased Russian warships. but these
were insufficient to give him any ma
terial help and il is very likely that
he will obtain more.
Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News Coz
WI CONFERS IN PEKING.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
WAHABI TRIBE TAKES
TAFT IN LIGHT ATTACK
Fall of Egyptian City Explained.
Hussien Troops, Surprised, Re
treat Without Fight.
By the Associated Press,


CAIRO, Egypt. September 17-De-
tails concerning the occupation Of
the city of Taft. so miles from Mecca,
by the Wahabi tribesmen, say that
the inhabitants of tse city were sur
prised by sounds of firing and shout
ing in the streets on the night of
September 5. and the Hashimite
tribesmen of King Hussein, hastily
retreated without firing a shot to the
heights of Jeb- -Kora, five hours
distant.
The Hashimites halted at Hudda to
defend Mecca, but the Wahabis, ap-
parently because their forces were
insufficient to protest their communi-
cations, did not advance. 1t is not
known what happened to 400 Hashi-
mites garrisoned at an advance post.
The Wahabi forces, which were re-
pulsed in the end of August by the
Hashimites. began fighting again in
their attempt to reach Mecca early
this month.
Evening star., 1924-09-17
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE.
A. T. Hannet Gubernatorial Can
didate in New Mexico.

SANTA FE, N. NJ; September IT
The Democratic State convention
yesterday adopted a platform and
nominated A. T. Hannet of Gallup for
governor and Sam G. Bratton of
Clovis for senator.
The platform included denuncfation
of the ku Klux klan and declared
that the organization must be con-
demned by all who believe in Amer
lean ideals"