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Evening star., 1924-08-08
LEGION NOTIFIES PERsHING
b. G. Organization Outlines Plans
for Defense Day.

| The Endorsement of the Defense
hay test program and of his work in
the. national defense of
ne United Stataes, given by the De-
ba rtment of the District of Columbia
American Legion. at it's sixth annual
convention held in the District Build
ng on Saturday last, was presented
o Gen. John J. Pershing yesterday
1t his Office in the War Department.
The presentation was made by the
hewly elected department commander,
frank l. Peckham, and the past de-
bartment commander, Paul j.. Nc
Eahan, who was the sponsor of the
resolution adopted by the convention
f legionnaires representing the %
bosts in the District of Columbia.
Gen. Pershing is scheduled to leave
In a nationwide trip of inspection
brior to the Defense day test, which
will take place on the eve of his re-
irement from the United States
Army, and the expression of the local
egionnaires was presented to him
ecause of this impending departure
rom Washington.
The delegation representing the de-
artment will present the resolution
a revamped style for the eonsid
ration of the national convention
Ii st. Paul next month and will urge
ts adoption by, the, delegates there.
representing the entire American
Legion organization.
The text Of the resolution as adopt
d by the Washington legionnaires
nd presented to Gen. Pershing yes
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FORMER PERSH|NG
AIDE PARADE HEAD
Gen. Rochenbach Is Chosen
Grand Marshal for De-
tense Day.

The citizens committee appointed by
the District Commissioners for the
National Defense day announces
today that Gen. S. D. Rockenbach had
been unanimously elected as grand
marshal of the National Defense day
parade which will take place the aft
ernoon of Friday. September 12. Gen.
Rockenbach accepted the Office of
grand marshal and will proceed to
the organization of a staff to handle
what is anticipated as one of the larg-
est bodies that have taken part in a
demonstration in Washington.
Gen. Rockenbach is at present on
duty here in command of the district
was in the Cavalry. He served in
Cuba and Porto Rico in 1898. From
1905 to 1909 he served as a major
with the Philippine Scouts. In 1914
he went to Europe as military OBJ
server with German armies in the
field, from which duty he returned in
1915. Commencing in 1916 he served
as base quartermaster of the Laredo
(Texas) district during the border
concentration.
Gen. Rockenbach departed - for
France as member of Gen. PERISH
to the United States in August, 1919,
and was detailed as chief of the Tank
Corps at Camp Meade, Md. He was
awarded the distinguished service
medal. He has in addition the fol-
lowing foreign decorations; The
Legion of Honor and the French
Croix de Guerre. with palm.
LEGION NOTIFIES PERsHING..
Evening star., 1924-08-08
LOCAL JUDGESH|PS
HELD IN ABEyANCE
President Awaits Reports
Before Filling Police and
Juvenile Court Vacancies.

Before giving any consideration to
the reappointment of John P. McMa-
hon, as judge of the Police Court of
the District and Judge Katheryn Sell
lers, as judge of the Juvenile Court
Of the District, President Coolidge
will receive a report upon these two
judges as well as upon the score or
more men and women applicants for
these places. from the Attorney
General.
According to one high ofacial of the
White House, because. Of the numer-
Gus applications for appointment to
these judgeships, and because of the
receipt OF various charges and pro-
tests against the two incumbents, a
decision will not be reached before a
few days in advance of the time the
two terms expire.
Opposite Views Expressed.
The White House is represented.
however, as being somewhat per-
picked regarding the matter of re-
appointing Judges Mcmahon and Sell
had been received expressing such
extremely opposite views. These COM
munications are said to indicate the
two jurists are highly popular with
some people OF the District or CoIum-
bia while with others they are-un-
popular, and considered totally unfit
to sit upon their respective benches.
Moreover, there is the matter Of po-
litical preference. Judge Mcmahon. is
Democratic appotntee, and local Re-
publican leaders already have let the
White House know that they think
the place should be given to some Re
publican. They contend there are
plenty of lawyers in this city avail
able for the place.
|. Judge Sellers IL a Republican, and
it is understood that between now
and the time the President gives se-
rious attention to the making Of Sc.
lections the accredited Republican
Evening star., 1924-08-08
PROGRAM OF BAND CONCERTS

The Army Music School. at
Washington Barracks, today,
at 1880 pm; Student Simon A.
Dapp, conducting; program:
March. "Militaire" ...-.. Schubert
Hungarian overture, "Csokonay,"
Keler-Beld
Extra: Fox trot, "Mr. Radio Man."
Friend
Dance suite-Four Characteristic
dances ........... Tsachakoff
{a) "Sambos Holiday" dance At
ricaine.
= (b) .Cossack Revels," dance gro
tesque.
(c) "Pekoe's Dance" Polka ele-
gante.
(d) <'valse Russe," Russian in
termezzo.
Waltzes, ,"Espano" -. Waldteufel
Solo for cornet, Browns Auto
graph Polka" ....... Casey
(PIayed by Joseph H. Ballard.)
Excerpts from The Chocolate Sol
der" ......-.......... StrauS
Finale-ta) Fox trot. mot Yet.
-(b) March, THE saracen Guard"
-.--- White
"The Star Spangled Banner"
The United States Soldiers
Home Band, John s. M. thinner
mann, bandmaster, at the band
stand, Soldiers Home today,
at 5:45 o'clock; program:
Evening star., 1924-08-08
GEN. PERSH|NG OFF
ON LONG ITINERARY
Leaves Today to Check Up
on Plans for Defense Day
Observance.

Gen. Pershing will leave Washing
ton today, ON q swing around the cir
Gle OF civilian military training camps
and corps area headquarters, which
wilt carry him as far west as Denver.
The chief purpose of the trip will
be to check up upon the, preparations
made by War Department officials in
the. corps area centers to carry out
plans for the defense test September
r.. He will also inspect however,
the camps where civilian military
training units are under instruction
are concentrated for summer training.
Details Of Itinerary.
The itinerary OF Gen. Pershing's
Gretna to Camp VAN. N. r. August 8;
Camp Devens, Mass, August IL;
Allen, .Vt.,-.Ausust "a; Camp Perry,
ohio, august IS: Dee Moines, Iowa,
18;lLincoln, Nebr.; August IS. 20 and
Fort Logan, Colo, August %;
Cheyenne, Wyo.,- August 90; Fort
LeavenWorth,: Kans., August rs; Lin
coin, Nebr,r.August .27 and 2s: Chi
the reunion of the Buckeye Division.
and Columbus Ohio August 81. and
return to-Washihngton direct from
-Columb bus q
fhe tour probably will be the last
extensive "trip Gen.. Pershing will
Of ,thevArmy. since he will retire on
his s4th birthday. September IS: He
is in splendid physical condition,
which WAS indicated yesterday, the
hottest day of the year In WashinE-
ton. when he went for a a.long ride
Evening star., 1924-08-08
5000, 900 YULE CARDS
ISSUED At C.. u. SHRINE
Special Building Necessitated Il
Handle Orders-Foundations
Installed.

Work was begun yesterday to re-
move the 25O,0o0 Christmas cards
from the Salve Regina office of the
National Shrine Of the immaculate
Conception, at Catholic University, to
the card building, 20 by 100 feet,
which has just been completed. More
than 100000 cards have been issued
and the work has grown to such
large proportions that separate
building was found necessary Thou
sands of orders for Christmas cards
to be sent out next December have
been received.
The. two northern foundations for
the massive dome of the shrine have
been Installed They are each 81
feet square, sk feet deep, of rein
forced concrete, and each contains s
- tons of reinforced steel. Each
foundation will sustain weight OF
f18, 100000 pounds. The excavations
have been made for the southern
foundations, and the work OF pouring
concrete will begin within a short
time.
Plans are being completed for the
use of the crypt by the spiritua! df-
rectors of the Holy Name Society,
which will meet in Washington IN
September. One hundred and twenty
masses will be said in the crypt each
day. Members of the clergy attend
ing the convention will be given ac-
commodations in the bnildings iof
the Catholic University.
Evening star., 1924-08-08

organization of the District will give
her it's Endorsement.
One feature of the communications
received regarding these two judges
Is the fact that both fail to have the
unanimous support or approval OF
the local bar Among the protests
filed against each of thedncumbents
are those from a number of local at
torneys who frequently practice be-
fore their courts. This is looked
upon by the White House as being
highly important and in turning the
matter over to the Attorney Gen.
erals Office to investigate and.report
the White House laid emphasis upon
these views from members of the
bar. 1t is understood that each of
the -incumbents seeking reappoint-
ment has ben indorsed by some MEM
bers of the bar.
The federal prohibition Office is
known to have filed a complaint
against Judge Mcmahon, in which IL
is set forth that his record in hand
ling violations Of prohibition laws
should prevent his reappointment>
Evening star., 1924-08-08
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associate ted Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La, August s.
The ghost" that for a month has
haunted the vicinity of Baronne and
Girod streets. in the center of New
Orleans retail district. was laid low
early yesterday by Patrolmanl Lee
Halliday of the first precinct. Few
seemed to have heard of it, but one
negro porter reported to the police
some time ago that it had missed"
at him from beneath a bookcase in
an Office he was sweeping. and
another time citizen asserted it
had missed" at him from beneath a
building as he was passing by.
The mystery was solved when Hal
Evening star., 1924-08-08
Policeman Stalks An,phibim, Ghost,
Presents 1t to Ne,U Orleans Zoo

liday heard a woman's frantic screams
for help. AS he turned toward the
outcry a stout negress fairly whiZzed
by him.
Hits after me. Hits after me.
Help. Murder" she yelled as she dis
appeared down the street.
The officer drew his revolver and
began an investigation.
LAUNDERING toward him down the
sidewalk, lashing it's tail to right and
left, was the ghost" an alligator,
four feet in length, which apparently
had been prowling about that section
Of the city for weeks. The policeman
arrested" the gator and Jailed him
in a box. Later he was presented the
Zoo at Audubon Park.
The gator is supposed to have
entered the city from a nearby marsh
by way of the numerous drainage
canals that serve New Orleans.
Evening star., 1924-08-08
given the Defense day test by the
members Of the veterans organiza-
tion. -=---... IT,
r.: EXPLAINS DEFENSE DAY.
General STAFF omcer Tells Kiwanis
Club of Plans.

Col James H. Reeves of the General
STAFF of -the Army. at luncheon
meeting of the Kiwanis Club at the
Washington Hotel yesterday, ex-
planned the distinction between mo-
bf1izatfon as commonly understood
and the purpose of Defense Test day.
. He told Kiwanians that the test
on September IL will be call to VOL
unteers to participate with the pur-
pose of preparing them to respond
to the call.of the nation when neces-
Sary. - : -. -,.',..=..
Mobilization. on the other hand, he
said, had to do with the equipment
and preparation of an army for war
+. F. Colladay, president Of the
Board of Trade, also discussed the
test day and urged members of the
club to participate. Harry eKimb all
presided at the meeting. -f.-'; .-'-g-
Evening star., 1924-08-08
CAPT. SNOW MOVED.
o'Connor's Aide Is Sent to-, Fort
Humphreys.

Capt William A. Snow, Corps of
Engineers. who for the last year
has served as chief assistant to
of engineering works in this vicin-
ity, today was relieved of that duty
and ordered to the engineer station
at Fort Humphreys, Va, fer duty
with troops.
Capt Snow had direct charge of
the work of completing the Francis
Scott Key Bridge, and personally
supervised the subterranean opera
tions necessary to prevent further
settlement of the heavy earthen ap-
proach at, the Virginia end OF that
structure. Owing to the shortage of
/ engineer officers at present, 1t is not
likely that any; one will replace Capt.
Snow in the local engineer once for
some TINA
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over the bride paths of the surround

over the bride paths of the surround
ing parks, after he had completed
his days work at his desk.
First stop at Mount Gretna.
The generals first stop viii be at
Mount Gretna, Pa, where the Penn
sylyania National Guard Is in camp.
From that point he will go into New
York State, visiting several of the
summer camps, thence into Ohio and
from those camps proceed west via
Chicago to Denver, returning along
the same route, with the corps area
headquarters at Columbus, Ohio. as
his last stop before reaching WASH
fnxton late In the month. He will
spend q day or two with relatives in
Lincoln; .Nebr., during the trip.
Evening star., 1924-08-08
Horse Runs Away, Man Hurt.

Two persons were injured In traf-
fic accidents yesterday. One was
John Newton. colored, 81, 1249 6h
| street, who was injured when his
Belmont streets. He was thrown
from the vehicle, became entahkled
in the reins and was dragged a short
distance. He was able ito go home
after receiving first aid at Garfield
Hospital. - - - - ---.z,----- =
Milton Erwin, colered, s, l7oS ,-Irv-
ing street., was knocked down at
Georgia avenue and Irving street by
an automobile driven by Herbert
Smith, Radio, Va, and slightly hurt
Evening star., 1924-08-08
Capt. Trench in New Post.

Capt. Martin e. Trench. In charge
of the Philzdelphia. navy yard, was
detailed today rs comma mandant OF the
6th Naval District, with headQu4rters
at Charleston, s. C. Capt. Powers
rSymington will take charge Of the
Philadelphia yard. ...2..
Evening star., 1924-08-08

long. The same face value is. pay.
abfe to the beneficiary you may have
named. In your application for the
benefits II you should die before the
end of twenty yearxs
Evening star., 1924-08-08

March, Our Country First"
Won UnschuId
Overture, La Refine dun Jour"
Queen of the Day. ..... Adam
Entr'acte-(a) prelude"
Rachmaninoff
(b) The Mechanical DOLL"
Armand
Selection from Grand Opera,
'Tannhauser" ....... Wagner
Fox trot, Lazy ... Berlin
Waltz song River Shannon
Finale, Navy Frolics" 49,. Hahn
The Star Spangled Banner"
United States Marine Band, Will
liam H. Santelmann, leader; Taylor
Branson, second leader, conduct
ing; on the Ellipse, tomorrow at
5 PM; program:
March. National Fencibles," Sousa
Overture, The Yellow Princess,
Saint-Saens
Trombone solo, May Blossoms"
Clark
Musician Robert e. Clark.
Selection, "Ernanf'.. Verdi
Scene Espagnole, "Sevillana,"
Elgar
Romance. "Musica Prohibita.",
Suite, Swan Lake. Tschaikowsky
(a) "yalse"
(b) dance of the Swans"
(c} Hungarian Dance"
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-31
Georgia S First Bale
Goes at Auction Sale
AT 45.5c a Pound

Georgias first bale Of cotton of the
year was auctioned at the Atlanta
Commercial exchange Tuesday for
45 IL cents pound, J. j. William
son, of the brokerage firm of Will
hanson, lnman & Stripping. being
the purchaser. He donated the bale
to the Near East relief. Fore ST
Adair was auctioneer.
The bale was raised by Wiley
BurCh, of Omega. Colqutt county,
and was shipped by the Georgia Cot
ton company as agents. The price
received was $1S2. the bale weighing
an even 400 pounds. Officials of the
purchasing concern announced fol-
lowing the sale that the cotton will
be donated to the Near East Relief
fund
While the price was lower than
the highest bid OF last year-5t cents
the figure is regarded as a good
price by ]. Hope Tigner. secretary
of the Atlanta Cotton exchange, who
graded the bale as middling. The
market price for the day was 80 IL
cents. The first bale of the season
was sold Monday in New York for
10 cents.
Mr.. Tiguer stated that the first
bale in 1928 was received here about
ten days earlier than the present
bale. He expects the 1924 crop
movement to set under way in ear
nest within a very short time
Last years first bale, also pur-
chased by Williamson. Inman &
Stripping. was raised in the same
section of the state as the bale sold
Tuesday.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-31
CAROLINA Staying
SUSPECT GUARDED
BY STATE TROOPS

HOLLTSTER,. n. c., July 90
Cheatham Evans, negro, who late
yesterday was carried 20 Raleigh
under protection of a national guard
company, is being held in the state
prison there in connection with the
Staying Of A. j. Joyner, public chauf-
fsur, whose body was found early
last night in Fishing creek, near
Wollet's bridge.
Five other negroes are being held
in connection with the killing, Eli
jah Lynch and Walter Evans in
the Nash county Jail, and Ernest
Lee, Tom Lee and George Brown
in the Halifax county Jail.
The body of JOyner was found by
a posse near the spot where Evans
informed officers it had been thrown
by Lee, who he said killed JOyner
after robbing him. Soon afterwards
Joyner's automobile was found near
here at a, negro cabin where Evans
spent Sunday night. The occupant
of the cabin told authorities that
Evans had attempted to bo-roW
license from him, saying he desired
to take trip. Efforts had been
made to multilate Identification
marks on the machine, officers said.
Evans was arrested early yester-
day in Halifax county when a watch
which belonged to Joyner was found
In his possession. Joyner had been
hired Saturday night by a negro TO
carry him to a point about ten miles
from HOLSTER and when he did not
return his wife requested authori-
ties to make a search for him. Feel
ing was high against the negro
after reports that Joyner had been
murdered and he was rushed to Jail
in Nashville by the sheriff but was
oyertaken by a mob at Taylors
store.
The negro was carried into the
store and guarded until officers ar
rived from Nashville in answer to
telephone message and later was
taken to Raleigh under protection
of national guard company from
Wilson. The mob, estimated at 500
men, left the store to search for
the body upon information given by
the negro, finding it soon afterwards.
Evans told officers that he re.
celVed the watch from George Brown
Saturday night and that a knife
which also was said to belong to
Joyner came into his possession sew
eral months ago.
lie declared Ernest Lee confessed
to him in the presence of five other
negroes that he killed a man Sat.
urday night three miles below Hol-
lister and had thrown the BODY in
Fishing creek.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-31
Grated
To Skull Restores
Mans Lost Speech.

SPRINGLAKE, N. T., july %
The successful performance of two
unusual operations in which a Sec
ZION of a mans shinbone was used to
NIL hole in his skull with the subse-
quent recovery of his speech was
announced a 1.-THE Ann May hospital
Monday.
The patient, John Hansen, As, OF
Manasquanm, year ago was struck
on the head by policeman in ar
resting him for drunkenness. A Sec
tlon OF Hansen's fractured skull as
large as a, half dollar piece, was re-
moved last October after the injury
had caused him to lose his power OF
speech. Following this Hansen par.
tally recovered his speech, but DR..
*. II. Garrison, of Red Bank, who
performed the operations, decided
that pressure on the spot was pre-
venting recovery, Last week the
section of shinbone and A section OF
fat tissue from Hansen's abdomen
were grated into the hole.
Today the hospital announced the
operation successful, HanSen's power
of speech having been entirely re-
stored, except for a slight lisp, which
is expected to pass away within a
month.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-31
Wife of Former Texas
Governor Maintains
Second Place IN Race

DALLAS. Tex. July 29.-~Mrs.
Miriam Ferguson, Democratic candi-
date for the nomination of Governor.
maintained a lead of $3.50 over
Lynch Davidson for second place in
Saturdays initial Democratic pri-
mary, according to returns tabulated
today b ythe Texas election bureau.
The returns were from 237 out of
952 counties, with 81 counties COM
plete.
Mrs. Ferguson is the first woman
candidate for governor of Texas. She
is seeking the office to avenGe her
husband. former Governor Jim Fer
Gusou, who was impeaChed,
The vote Of the three leadinS can
didates is as follows: Felix Robert
son. 164.29S; Mrs. Ferguson, 121, 263;
Lynch Davidson, llT.SiS.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-31
Senator Hardwick
Speaks to Voters
OF HARRISON County

BUCHANAN. Ca. July 30.-For-
mer senator Thomas W. Hardwick.
candidate for the United States
senate in opposition TO William 7.
Harris. incumbent, spoke 10 the vot-
ers Of HARRISON county in the court
house here Tuesday. A large crowd
showed marked Interest in his ad-
dress.
Mr.. Hardwick voiced his unalter-
able opposition to the League Of
Nations. as far as the entrance Of
the United States is concerned; up
held the doctrine of state rights and
denounced efforts TO centralize power
in the national capital by constitu-
Tional amendments: made a scaChing
attack on the ku Klux Khan. which
he characterized as menace to
American liberty. and criticized the
record Of his opponent, Senator Har-
ris
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-31
florida Coast Main Entry
With Mexican and Cana
dian Borders Also Contrib
uting Quota

WASHINGTON, July. 29.-Smug-
Cling of aliens is increasing since
the new and stricter immigration
law went into effect.
The new border patrol cannot be
gin to stop it, either.
Last year 200 900 foreigners were
permitted TO enter the United States.
Five hundred thousand more were
Struggled in. That means LOO, 000
gained access to this country.
Under the new regulations only
161 600 will be admitted this year.
''You can make your own guess at
how many of these will attempt to
come in anyway says w. w. Sib-
ray, assistant commissioner general
of immigration.
There probably will be less OBJ
vious smuggling, but a lot more of
hidden smuggling.
1T used to be carried on right in
the open at hundreds of points be-
fore we had the border patrol force.
Such fragrant violations, Of course,
will be checked considerably now.
But $50 men. guarding 5000
miles of border, cannot begin to
cope with it all"
Immigrants are sneaking iato the
United States iall along the Mexican
and Canadian borders and the FlOri-
da coast, Sibray declares.
con the upper Rio Grande, where
the river is shallow" he explains,
scores of MeXicans have been in
the business of wading across with
Cinnamon and others on their backs
THE Mexicans usually charge so
cents q eerscn for this service.
When about 10 feet from the Amer
lean shore, they dump their human
cargo into the water and scurry back
for another load.
with miles of unguarded border
along the Canadian side, all the
aliens had to do was to step across
in the past. They were flocking in
by automobiles and farmers wagons.
We even have found several com
ing in under loads of hay.
Most of the smuggling is carried
on along the Florida coast. They
come first to Cuba, then board tramp
steamers which run them ashore in
hidden bays and cOves
AT the large seapOrts our great
est trouble is with deserving seamen
Thousands of contraband aliens ship
on various vessels, then desert upon
arrival The average is about 40 a
boat"
The new law, Sibray thinks, is full
of loopholes.
The biggest is that all students
can come into the country without
bond" he says.
Now, a student is anyone who
is going to attend school-and. after
country S quota is filled, just about
everybody from that country be-
comes q student.
"All we can do with travellers is
to use our own discretion. An alien
applies for admittanCe, says he is a
traveller and that he is returning to
his own country in a few months.
If he looks like a bona fide traveller,
we let him in.
And once in, he usually stays in.
Zone English woman, denied ad-
mission, went up to Canada and
came back on a sightseeing tour to
Niagara Falls. She didn't even car
ny a handbag. We couldn't very
well refuse her a look at the falls,
but once in she made for the in
terror"
Sihray sees two solutions to the
problen-increasing the border pa
troll and enlarslng the interior force.