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The Washington times., 1924-02-19
West MAY
CLAIM
POST
Coolidge Expected to Put
Western Man in Cabinet.
Wallace Is Reluctant.
BY GEORGE E. DURNO,
international News Service.

international Nows Service.
The task of mending the frs
break in his Cabinet was befor,
President Coolidge today.
Less than twenty-four hours
after the announcement Of the
resignation Of Edwin DENLY, Sec.
cretary of the Navy, more than q
half dozen names were before the
Executive for consideration
Within another twenty-four hours
that many more will have been
placed at his disposal.
In selecting the successor to his
navy chief-the first of his Off
eial family to give way before the
Odium of the great oil scandal
President Coolidge is handicapped
by several important factors
Foremost of these is the impend-
ing Presidential campaign and
the resultant need of making an
appointment that will be politically
wise.
Among Those Mentioned.
Second is the fact that certain of
the men who would be given the
most favorable consideration come
from States which already boast
Of member in the Cabinet, while
others are not inclined to accept
the honor for one reason or
another.
Among those most prominently
mentioned for the post are former
Congressman Patrick H. Kelley of
Lansing, Mich; ex-senator Miles w.
Poindexter Of Washington, present
ambassador to Peru, and Charles
Beecher Warren, of Detroit, former
ambassador to Japan and member
Of the commission that negotiated
recognition of Mexico last summer.
: OF the three, Kelley at this time
stands the best show. Coming from
the same State that DENLY does
he enjoys the additional benefit of
having been q ranking member of
the House Naval Affairs Commit
tee at one time and chairman of
the Appropriation Committees sub
committee in charge of naval ap.
preparations. He also is recognized
as q political factor in Michigan.
Warren is understood to be re-
ltlctaIit to take the navy portfolio.
He has refused several diplomatic
posts. His friends say that the
only cabinet position which would
interest him would be the Attorney
GeneralShip.
Other names presented to the
President for consideration include
Senator George Wharton Pepper,
Of Philadelphia, Senator Frederick
Hale, Of Maine, and Congressman
Burton L. French of Idaho.
Senator Pepper, recognized as one
Of the outstanding administration
leaders in the Senate in addition
to being q member of the Naval
Committee, would be a happy selec-
ton were it not for the fact two
cabinet officers of the
Treasury Mellon and Secretary Of
Labor Davis-already have come
from pennsylvania.
sHa4e; 1T Is said, gladly would
takeAthe post. He is chairman of
the Senate Naval Affairs Commit
tee. He is from New England,
however, a region to which many
officials already are accredited.
likely To Be Westerner.
Congressman French, chairman of
the House Appropriation Commit
tees subcommittee on Naval appro-
priafions, has served nine terms in
Congress. These facts, coupled
with his western nativity, weigh
in his favor.
Definite selection and announce.
ment of successor to DENLY is
not expected much before March l.,
the date of Denby's retirement.
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
YOUNG EARL OF SUFFOLK
JOINS MERCHANT MARINE

LONDON, Feb. 19.-American
blood that flows in the veins of the
Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire has
stirred the spirit of adventure, and
this eighteen-year-old peer is now
a seaman before the mast on the
sailing clipper Mount Stewart.
The mother of the Earl OF Suf-
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Spanish Bandits Taken.

SARAGOSSA, Spain, Feb. 10
A gang Of bandits who have been
holding the countryside in a reign
Of terror was rounded up by police
today
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Cooidge's Way Clear
in Oil Prosecution
By WILLIAM HARD.

The Administration today resting easy with Pomerene
and Roberts confirmed by the Senate oil prosecutors with
Secretary of the Navy DENLY resigned and with
apparent the Senate the House of Representatives
demanding any resignation from Assistant Secretary of
Navy Roosevelt. #-sf
The Washington times., 1924-02-19
Spanish River Flooded.

. MADRID, Feb. 19.-The River
Segura is flooded, cutting off mum
bers OF villages from the capital.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
TIDAL BASIN BATHING
BEACH OPENED TODAY
16-Year-Old Girl First to Enter
Water This Morning-Many
improvements Seen.

Sixteen-year-o Wilmer Mccoy of
S23 Sd street northwest. was the first
one to enter the water at the opening
Of the Tidal Basin beach this morning.
Her nine-year-old brother, Otis Nc
Coy, took second honors.
When Manager Gordon Leech of the
basin arrived at the beach at am.
this morning he found thirty aquatic
enthusiasts lined up, anxious to be in
the water. Since that hour mem and
women have been coming and going.
The water is only two degrees cold
er than usual at the time for opening.
The temperature being 66 degrees,
with a fairly warm sun shining.
Many improvements have been COM
pleted at the beach, including the fire.
proofing Of the women's wing, with
500 additional steel lockers in that
section. Five hundred tons of sand
have been placed on the beach, which
now extends farther in the water.
Special precautions have been taken
to purify the water and the chlorine
boat has been active in the basin.
Eight lifeguards, divided into two
shifts, are employed, to keep a care
full watch on the bathers, and DR.. r.
M. Hewitt is stationed at the beach to
take care Of any person needing medi-
cal attention. Big crowds are expect
ed on Sunday.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY
DISCUSSES CITY PLANS
Holds Final Meeting Of Season
With Symposium on Develop
ment Here.

The final meeting of the season Of
ington was held yesterday afternoon
at Airlie. Military road, Rock Creek
Park. the members being the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman
and of DR.. John Crayke Simpson. In
spite of the inclement weather, which
turned what was to have been a gar
den party into an indoor affair, a
surprisingly large attendance was in
evidence.
The program was a symposium on
the artistic and archaeological devel-
opment OF Washington. Robert Lam
sing presided and conducted the SYM
postum. Addresses were made by
DR.. Charles Moore and Engineer Com
missioner Bell on the city plan for
Washington and its recent develop
ment.
for development of the Piney Branch
section with it's prehistoric Indian
quarry as a part of the park system.
and Dr. Mitchell Carroll spoke of
Washington as an archaeological CEN
ter. from prehistoric times to the
present.
A visit to the prehistoric painted
caves of southern France. under the
auspices of the society, will be made
In August under the direction of Prof.
George Grant MacCurdy and Dr. Car
roll in connection with the twenty
first International Congress of Amer
icanists at The Hague. August 12-17.
Among the lecturers announced for
the fall months are Prof. James H.
Breasted of the University. Of Chi
cago, on recent excavations In Egypt,
and Prof. Albert T. Clay of Yale
University. who has recently returned
from an archaeological exploration in
Mesopotamia.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
Army of White Ants, Wood Eaters,
Menaces Safety of Buildings Here
Engraving Bureau, National Museum, Among Struc.
lures Afected-Thriue in Cmpets-Changes
nd. C.. Code Needed to Meet Problem.

whole structure of the house. They
also thrive in carpets.
As woods surrounding the District
are cut away and stumps pulled up,
these ants turn naturally to the
houses for Sustenance, according to
DIR. Snyder. and this accounts for
their unusual increase. In the scheme
of nature they serve as Jewelers. of
stumps. eating up what is left of the
trees in cut-over woodlots, but when
they cannot find stumps they enjoy
a dinner on a finished floor just as
we'll
The one necessary precaution DR..
Snyder explains, is to lay all beams
the ants cannot penetrate. When they
once get into a floor the only remedy
is to treat the beams with creosote
or else raise them and place a layer
of concrete under them. Deprived of
moisture from the ground. the ants
soon will shrive1 up and die in the
wood work. 1t was pointed out that
telephone poles now are treated with
creosote as protection against these
ants.
Always coming up through under
Interior of the wood and leave in
tact a protective outer shell, so that
the damage often is unsuspected un-
til beyond repair. The workers" are
grayish white, winglesf, soft bodied
long, with long. sien, tr, saber-like
jaws, which present friGhtful ap-
pearance under microscope. They
shun the light and are rarely seen.
An average colony contains several
thousand individuals.
These ants long have been notori-
Gus in tropical countries, where their
ferociousness is almost legendary. In
the Canal Zone, for instance, they
have nests in trees and rapidly de-
stroy the entire growth. Reports of
their ravages have been received this
year from almost every section OF
the United States.
Evening star., 1924-05-28

Many Washington houses, including
some of the temporary Office struc-
lures of the government, are being
undermined by millions of white ants
which feed on wooden beams and
floors, according to Department of
Agriculture officials here. These typ
ical pests of the tropics are increas-
ing yearly in the Capital, says DR.
T. E. Snyder. specialist in forest
entomology, and already this year
twenty-six house owners have ap-
pealed for help.
The prevalence Of the insects, DR.
Snyder says, will make necessary
considerable changes in the District
building code, and he already has
taken the matter up with the Dis
trict Commissioners. The danger,
houses, and builders now are taking
proper precautions.
Among the buildings which have
been seriously infested are the bu-
reau of printing and engraving, the
National Museum, the old Depart
ment of Agriculture building and the
building which houses the bureau OF
entomology itself. The ants are likely
to attack any building with wooden
beams resting directly on the ground
uuleSS lueSe nave De6n treated with
creosote tar. They also thrive where
the beams rest on brick cemented
with limestone mortar, which soon
dissolves so that passageways are
left for them.
With comparative speed, says DR.
Snyder, they will eat their way
through a wooden floor, so riddline
it with holes that 1t is dangerous for
the occupants. By eating through
the beams they seriously weaken the
Evening star., 1924-05-28
CIVITAN CLUB MEMBERS
URGED TO SAVE TREES
Forests Will Soon Disappear II
Protection Is Not Given,
Davey Says.

Trees, their relation to human life
and necessity for their preservation,
was the subject of an address by
Representative Martin Davey of Ohio,
speaking before the Civitan Club at q
luncheon meeting in the Lafayette
Hotel yesterday afternoon.
Basing his argument on the abso-
lutte dependence of mankind on trees
and shrubs and the vegetable king
dom, Representative Davey made
stirring plea for the preservation of
the nations forests. He cited China,
which grows only one crop every
seven years, as an example of a
femine- stricken land which resulted
from the cutting down of forests.
He showed that the good soil could
not withstand floods or heavy rains
without the material protection given
by trees. He held up China as an
example Of what would happen to
this nation unless the United States
took a different course than did the
oriental nation with respect to trees.
He pictured the tree as a living,
breathing thing, with a circulation
system and a distinct manifestation
Of sex life. He cited figures and sta
tistics to show that the forests OF
America, which once seemed mex
haustibIe, would disappear in forty
years, unless some preservative action
was taken.
President James N. Proctor reap
pointed Rudolph Jose and b.. 3.
Brashears editors of the CiVitan
newspaper.
Evening star., 1924-05-28

Guethler, T. H Hall, Guy G. Harper,
j. r. jenkins, d. X. McConville, E. S.
Smoots, Henry w. Smallwood, Her
bert H. Street.
Legion of honor-Joseph H. Minis,
adjutant; Kenneth r. Adams, George
c. Bakersmith, Mortimer d. Case.
Joseph Dlouhy, W. c. Wedding, Orrin
r. Hammer, Harold o. Payne, Joseph
Spano, F. r. Stahlberg. Archie L.
Glee Club-Charles R Bartlett, di-
rector: T. B. Amiss. jr.; Fred L. Aue.
p. H. Birch, Herman F. Carl, Roy r.
Carty. Paul NJ. De Hart, Louis E. Fell
ton. c6n.st Lloyd ysar F. Gaines, Lynn l. Gill
HavelI. Thomas N. Haynes, NJ. D. Hen
sey. George e. Johnson, Theodore c.
Lewis, A. S. Mccoy, L. c. McGregor,
DR.. II. MacNamee, Charles F. Miller,
Howard Myers. John P. Shaddick, An
drew ]. Walker, Ralph E. Walker, c.
M. Zepp.
Oriental Bandit. B. Schmidt, di-
rector; J. H Bittenbender, Roy E.
Blick. H. w. Cutler, c. B. Ellsworth,
c. L. Engle, B. T. Foley, d. NJ. Good
acre; F. M. Graham. w. F. Henry. G.
Thompson.
Others who are going to make the
pilgrimage with Almas include Mr..
and Mrs. o. M. Ballauf, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank D; Hudson, Mr.. and Mrs. David
J; Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. r. Lee spire.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. L. Turner, Mrs T.
Brooke Amiss. Mrs. Stanley Bell. Mrs.
Warren w. BiggS Mrs. Ed Burk-
holder, Miss Mildred Carter, Mrs, w.
NJ Cooley, Mrs. John I. Ford, Mrs.
Houchens. Mrs. Fritz A. Mueller. Miss
Gail Nelson, Mrs. Ed Rice, Mrs. Edgar
Robinson, Mrs. o. H. Roepke, Mrs.
Frank D. Roys, Mrs. H. e. Smith, Mrs.
L. c. Strohecker, Mrs. H. B. Thaden,
Mrs. George III. Whiting, Henry c.
Althoff, E. j. Barron, Howard La Bell,
G. G.. Burrowes, e. j. Clarkson, G. l..
Clubb, Frederick ]. Cox, A. II. Doug
las. L B. Field, Louis G. Freeman, b.
Grover Gill. Vance Grey. E. Q: Nc
Creight, Gerson Rosenour, M. b.
Y.erger, NJ. &c. Yost, Jacob zarin.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
LOCAL CONFIDENCE NAN TRIES
TO FLOAT SWINDLE FROM JAIL

Clarence Tucker has achieved as
great fame in Leavenworth peni-
tentiary B he enjoyed here. He
tried a swindle game from behind
the gates Of the penitentiary and
only a bit of inquisitiveness on the
part of a clerk of the United States
Farm Sales Company of salina. Kan,
thwarted him.
Maj. w. L Peak at the District
Jail, who Is always solicitious of the
progress of his former ward. brings
back the story on his return from
the penitentiary where he took a
batch Of prisoners. Several years ago
Clarence, 1t might be remembered.
known to headquarters as one of the
cleverest confidence men" who ever
operated in Washington, was given
a penitentiary sentence for selling
some property he didn't own, to a
woman.
But-here's the story. And Mai.
Peak substantiates it with a clipping
from the Leavenworth Times.
Clarence has met Herman Block in
Evening star., 1924-05-28
FILES REALTY SUIT.
John s. Coke Starts Action Against
James L. Ballard.

John S. Coke, trustee in bankruptcy
Of the Preston Motors Corporation OF
Alabama, has filed suit In the District
Supreme Court against James L. Bal
lard for an accounting and to set
aside the transfer Of about $50 par
cells Of real estate standing in the
name Of the defendant. The corpora
tion is said to have been chartered in
Delaware with a capitalization of
31,0OO,000, of which $1,000 was paid
in. Stocks were sold. 1t Is alleged, to
q total of $2,o22.736.49. from which
Ballard is declared to have received
Ss21,765.84, which he invested in
washington realty. The trustee claims
the property belongs to the bankrupt.
He IL represented by Oscar w. Under
wood, jr., and H. c. fitzpatrick.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
D. C. SHRINERS Leave
FOR WEST TONIGHT.
Almas Temple to Go to Kansas
City Convention in
Special Train.
CARY IS HEADING PARTY.
Several Units Ready to Compete
for Honors.

Bright regalia, music and fun all
packed away for the long trek to
Kansas City, Almas Temple will lead
its "camels' into a bright new Pull
man train of twelve special cars
tonight and the colorful caravan will
pull away at IL o'clock with a party
of about ESQ for the pilgrimage to
Shrinedom's annual gathering.
Headed by Illustrious Potentate
Harry F. Cary, his divan, past
potentates and the Almas units,
which are all primed to compete for
honors in the Heart of America" "
the Shriners' wives.
Visiting several points en- route
both ways, the caravan plans to reach
Kansas City June /, and return to
the Capital June 8. The convention
last year was held in Washington.
Personnel of Party.
Personnel of the party includes the
following:
Divan ,of Almas Temple-Harry F.
Cary. Arthur E. Cook, George Duval,
jr.; Charles d. Shackelford, Frank E..
Ghiselli, F. Lawrence Walker, Rev.
John C. Palmer. Leonard p. Steuart,
Henry Lansburgh, Charles S. Alden.
John Q. slye, Virgil NJ. Fookes and
Edward Burkholder.
Almas Military Brass Band-Wil-
liam C. White, director; John T.
Vivian, manager; l.. II. Grohs, secre-
tary: w. q. Arehambault Crockett
Biggs, F. f. Blood. William ]. Cain,
H. T. Cole, Manuel Comulada, G. A.
Fischer, DR.. c. C. Fletcher, n. Fox,
r. Gentele. John F. Grossman, Otto
Harry G. Kimball. Philip Kohn, Will
liam H. Lemay, Amasa A. Ludwig,
b. F. Madert, NJ. E. Miller, ]. Mar
shall, James Miller, Fritz A. Mueller,
Robert w. Mueller, Harry H. Mccall.
Ohlmacher, Bryon S. Paul. Hugh r.
Peaslack, Charles Popenoe, J. F.
Powell, George y. Reynolds o. H.
Roepke, Willis S. Ross, James p. Rus
John w. Tilburg, w. X. Waple, J. r.
stewart MessleE' Young Mn,a Louis M S. "lai Yasse1i
George L. Zepf and Fred Hess.
Drum and Bugle Corps-William f..
Babbitt. John T. Baker. P; w; Ben
slip, H. ". Hayden, w. r. f. Hines,
A. j. Holt. Ed Holland. w. H. Howlin,
J. C. johnson, G. E. King, H. B..
Loweg. J; E. Morrison Morrison g. E. Tsno,1, Robin-
jr, and B. F. Taylor.
Patrol Team-George H. Whiting,
captain; H. Elkton Smith, lieutenant;
James A Hollinger. lieutenant; Dr..
Frederick Yates, lieutenant surgeon:
w. w. Georges. treasurer: Edward B.
Anderson. George A. Anthony. Or
VILE L. Ballard, Harry e. Bevens,
samuel H. Bates, l.. S. Brown, Howell
B. Cliborn, Thomas A. Curran, Walter
F.. Eich, wyatt G. Franks, Donald D.
Forney, John l. Ford, A. E. Gorham,
William Gutshall, Percy L. Gladmon.
w. H. Crawl, Preston L. George, ]. B.
Hayes, William T. Hope. Charles M
Jones, w. c. Lyster Jones. Earl s.
Koontz, Austin J. Leister, Ernest G..
Lashles, William H. Nash, Jesse New
ton, Jesse T. Nussear, Dewitt J. Par
rish, Jesse E. Porter, Melvin L. Rice,
&. 4. Ruark, Albert c. Shafer, Isidor
Suser, Earl c. Walker. Frederick II.
G. wasserman and Emil M. Witt.
Floor team-A. Fred Baillle, di-
rector; William ; c. Carter. o. H
t
Evening star., 1924-05-28

the penitentiary. They became good
friends. The two of them ooococted
a scheme for the purchase of goods
from the United States Farm Sales
Company of Salina. Clarence, with
his savoir faire, sends the company
a sight draft on Herman for $4,000
with request Of a consignment of
goods to Herman at box z. Leaven-
worth, Kan. The sight draft was on
an Ell Paso bank. All would have
been fine had not the farm sales
company wired the Ell Paso bank and
learned that when last heard of Mr..
Block was involuntarily stopping at
Leavenworth.
Then the company wired back to
Clarence at Box Z, which is the prison
post Office mail box. The telegram
fell into the hands of Warden Bid
die and he promptly pricked the ball
loon of Herman and Clarence. and
the scheme topped. Prison officials
think they have nipped in the bud
program of confidence operations
planned to be executed within prison
walls.
Clarence is serving ten-year term
and Herman three years, from FL
PaSO.
Evening star., 1924-05-28
| new PARTY NEEDED.
FREAR TELLS HOUSE
Wisconsin Representative Gives
Views ON Rehabilitation
of Politics.
LINCOLN AN EARLY RADICAL
Says Gettysburg Address Now Only
Popular on Holidays.

"A new party with new ideals is
necessary for the rehabilitation of
politics in this country" Representa-
tive Frear of Wisconsin, a leader in
the insurgent group, advised the
House yesterday while defending
Republican insurgents against what
he viewed as unmerited criticism.
IF Lincoln We're now living he
would be classed as radical and
demagogue by the same New York
influences that once denounced him
at Coopers Union" declared Repre-
sentative Frear.
Those same influences" he con-
tinued, ARE potent in business and
politics in America today. The Get
tysburg speech, promising continued
government by, of and for the peo-
pie, is popular on Memorial and In
dependence days, but 365 days of the
year are given over to chambers of
commerce acting for special interests
that tell Congress and the country
what to do and fix standards of party
loyalty for our guidance"
Lincoln's Ideas Ignored.
'Lincoln's declaration that you cam
not fool all the people all the time
needs fulfillment today, when distor-
ton of facts and gross misrepre-
'sentation of men and measures fill the
news and editorial columns of maya
zines and of the press controlled by
great financial interests that now
seek to monopolize every field of hu-
man endeavor."
Declaring that "if Independent Re
publicans are irregular when exercis-
ing their honest convictions, the fault
lies not with those who are fndepend-
ent, but with those who have drifted
far from the ideals of Lincoln and the
standards of the Republican party"
Mr.. Frear continued:
"The charge is made by our DEM
ocratic opponents that big business
had an undue influence on the Re
publican party. Big business does
not stop for party labels. 1t is bi-
partisan and deals with both parties.
1t demands returns for it's influence,
and when campaign contributions are
given to Democratic and Republican
committees alike by big gbusiness-and
l understand they are so given--some-
thing will be demanded in exchange.
Republicans are accused by Demo-
cratic foes of playing politics in Cons
gress with no definite progressive
program. I go one step farther and
ask what are either of the great
parties doing constructively, and L
am seeking light rather than criti-
cism or finding fault"
Representative Berger, Socialist,
Wisconsin, took to task both the Re
publican and the Democratic parties
for their alleged political ineffec-
tiveness. Both parties, he charged,
were supported by capitalists. the
Democratic party being carried along
'as spare tire on the Republican
band wagon"
Evening star., 1924-05-28
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Military Band, at the
bandstand, today, beginning at
5:45 o'clock; John S. M. Zim-
mermann. bandnaster.
March, Gen. .Pershing,
Vandersloot.
Overture, Flying Artillery"
Bergenholtz
Two popular songs
(a) I'D Build World in
the Heart of a Rose"
Nichols
OBJ Roses of Picardy" Gre
QueSt) w OOQ
Fantasia, "songs of tIE Old
Fox Eolrst tTot. ;ii,:I Long Lost NJ: I1;asS I;m1a;a'@s
Waltz suite, "Eternelle W
Finale, "Sagamore".. Goldman
"The Star Spansled Banner
Today, 1880 to 9 pm, at the
bandstand. navy yard. by the
United States Navy Band,
Charles Benter, director.
Overture. "Il Guarany". Gomez
Song for cornet, "The Shep-
herd Boy" ........... wilson
(Bandmaster G. De Giorgio)
Suite, From the South" .Nicode
(a) A Legend From La Pro-
vence.
(b) Moorish Dance Song.
(c) In the Tavern.
Rhapsodie, "Espana". .Chabrier
Grand scenes from the opera
"The Bohemian Girf. .Balfe
Two numbers
(a) Song of the Volga
Boatmen" Arr. Lake
CD "Menuet in G., No. 2,
Beethoven
Excerpts from the musical
comedy, 1.-The Fire Fly"
Frfml
VaIse de concert, "Pepa Y
Chatting .Araullo
Popular (selected)
Finale, "Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1924-05-28
President to Lay
Wreath May 80 on
Tomb of Unknou,n

Before he. delivers the patriotic
address at memorial services in
the Arlington cemetery amphi-
theater Friday, President Coolidge
plans to place a wreath on the
tomb Of the Unknown Soldier. 1t
has been the practice Of the Chief
Executive heretofore to place the
wreath at the Unknown's tomb on
Armistice day and the precedent to
be established Memorial day will
be followed hereafter.
Mr.. Coolidge will be accompanied
to Arlington by Secretaries Weeks
of the War Department and Will
bur Of the Navy Department, as
we'll as by other members of the
cabinet.
Gen. Pershing will deliver ad-
dresses Memorial day at Newark,
y. J., where monument will be
unveiled, and at Passaic, n. ].