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E¥, ] PRIMARY ENTRIES CLOSING IN OHID Governor’s Second Term and Fess for Senate Two Doubtful Questions. Bpecial Dispateh to The Star. COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 3.—Next ‘week will see the close of entries for the Ohio August primary election. Friday, June 9, is the last day. But two uncertainties remain—will GoV. Davis enter for another term, and will Walter F. Brown of Toledo con- test with Dr. S. D. Fess for the re- publican nomination for the United States Senate? Though there is still room for doubt in both cases, politi- cal opinion tends strongly toward the negative as to both. Representative Charles L. Knight, who will not ask for another term, still says he will be a candidate for the republican nomination for gov- ernor if Gov. Davis doese not enter his name, but if the governor merely preserves his present silence on .the subject Knight will not have oppor- tunity. g Pressure to have Gov. Davis ask for nomination for another term comes largely from those who are holding state positions under him and Who realize that if he stands aside Wwith no agreement Wwith the party leaders they will have no defense against removal from office when he leaves. Blade Indorses Thompson. The Toledo Blade, one of the strongest republican organs in the State, came out this week with a strong editorial indorsement of Col. Carmi A. Thompson for the gover- norship. This is the first notable edi- torial indorsement of any candidacy on that side of the party fence The contest for the nomination for governor on the democratic side will be between A. V. Donahey and Thomas J. Duffy, with the very great probability that Donahey will be nominated. Senator Pomerene will have no opposition for the demo- cratic nomination for the senator- ship, Mrs. Arnold Green of Cleveland, Who' last spring_announced that she would be a candidate for that nom- ination, having taken no steps to- ward perfecting her candidacy. Flor- ence J. Allen, now a common pleas court judge in Cleveland, has also determined to remain in her present ition. and will not enter as a can- idate for nomination on the demo- eratic state ticket as a judge of the sugFeme court, so that there will in all probability be no women on the state tickets in Ohio this year. Fairbanks for Congress. N. H. Fairbanks of Springfleld, a wealthy manufacturer and brother of the late Vice Presiuent Charles W. Fairbanks, has entered as one of the principal candidates for nomination for Congress to succeed D. Fess In the seventh congressional dlstrict. There will be at least two other candidates. Frank C. Parrett of Fay- ette county and Dow Alkin of Belle- fontaine. Parrett and Alkin have been members of the legislature. Fairbanks never held a public office, but has served as chairman of the republican state central committee. Of the twenty-two members of the ©Ohio delegation in the House all but two will be candidates for re-election —Dr. Fess of the seventh and Mr. Knight of the fourteenth district—and of these candidates all but three will stand on bone-dry platforms. The three who will be Inclined toward liberalism are Mr. Gahn of Cleve- land and Mr. Longworth and Mr. Stephens of Cincinnati. It reflects the general sentiment in the state, and indicates that the movement to break the force of the Volstead law cannot hope for much aid from this state in the coming congressional elections. Former Gov. James M. Cox is to s211 next week for Europe, to be gone until late in September, so that he will be out of the state through all the primary campalgn. His enemies are saying that ‘the governor would not be at all displeased if the re- publicans carried the state this year. It would not make the vote for him here two vears ago look so bad, and, with Senator Pomerene defeated, a possible opponent for the presiden- tial nomination two years hence would be disposed of pretty effect- ually. It seems to be a fairly safe predic- tion of the result of the Ohio pri- maries now that on the republican side Col. Carmi A. Thompson will be nominated for governor and Dr. Simeon D. Fess for senator. On_ the democratic side former State Auditor A. V. Donahey has the lead for the nomination for governor, and, of course, Dr. Fess will have Senator |Pomerene running against him Yor the Senate. SECOND HONEYMOONER FIGHTING OVER ALIMONY Mrs. William G. McAdoo, Jr., Says Last Wedding Doesn’t Undo Court’s Decision. NEW YORK. June 3.—Away on their | second respectivé, honeymoons, Armour Ferguson and his ex-wife, Molly, now ,married to William G. McAdoo, jr., son of tne former Secretary of the Treasury, have left it to their lawyers to fight out the question of whether Ferguson should continue to pay the alimony awarded Mrs. McAdoo when she was granted her divorce last November. Tne McAdoos were married in the ‘A\Iumclpfll building May 22, and Fer- guson’s counsel contended ' his _client should not be forced to pay alimony now that his wife was remarried. At- torneys representing the plaintiff re- torted that Ferguson came into court With “‘unclean hands, as he remarried in Connecticut three duys before his former wife.” Decision was reserved. WAGNER OPERAS IN PARIS. Company .o! Italian Singers Meet ‘With Popular Favor. PARIS, June 3.—The production of series of Wagnerian operas, inf Paris for the first time since the ; war has received surprising favor from the French public. The perform- ’ ances are under the direction of Tul- lio Serafin and the company is com- | posed of Itallan singers. The Theater Des Champs Elysees, where the operas are being produced, is playing to capacity audiences every night. During the war there was & « Strong movement among musicians and the opera-loving public to ban- . ish Wagner operas forever from the French stage, and an attempt to ren- der “Parsifal” in October, 1919, re- « sulted in riots. D. C. MAN CHOSEN DEAN. Dr. Homer P. Little Elected by Clark University Trustees. WORCESTER, Mass., June 3.—Dr. Homer P. Little, executive secretary of the division of geology and geog- raphy of the National Research Coun- , eil at Washington, was chosen dean of Clark Unliversity, succeeding Prof. James P. Porter, resigned, at a meet- I.nc of the trustees of that institution ere. ‘TRAINMEN RENAME CHIEFS. TORONTO, Ontario, June 3.—After days of balloting, the Brother- 3 of Railroad en, in con- vention in this city, have reaffirmed ‘the appointment of the former sf Lodge o Val Husband and Wife in Race For Texas Seat in Senate FORMER GOV. FERGUSON ~ Of Texas, who was impeached during his second term, is contemplating a race for United Statex semator. An- ticipating the possibility of beinx ruled imeligible, he has induced his wife, Mrs. Myriam A. Fergusom, to apply for a place on the demecratic ticket in the primaries. WIDE-RANGE FIGHT FOR SENATORSHIP Six Aspirants in lowa for Seat Vacated by Judge Kenyon. Special Dispatch to The Star. DES MOINES, Iowa, June 3.—Selec- tion of a successor for Charles A. Rawson, governor's appointee for the Senate seat vacated by the resigna- tion of Senator Kenyon to accept ap- pointment to the United States Cir- cuit Court, dominates the spotlight of interest in the primary June 5, at which Towa will choose among six aspirants for the . honor widely at variance In their appeals for votes. The political spectrum, ranging from radicalism, with Smith W. Brookhart of Washington, Towa. at one end, to Charles E. Pickett, former represen- tative In Congress, of Waterloo, at the other, includes between the éx- tremes four others calculated to draw sufficiently from the following of each to prevent either from securing the 35 per cent of the total vote cast in the primary necessary to nomi- nate. ' The four include Representative Burton E. Sweet of Waverly, Leslie E. Francis of Des Moines and Spirit Lake, Clifford Thorne of Washington, Towa, and Claude M. Stanley of Corn- ing. Dark Horses Leoming Up. Practically certain that the pri- mary will fail to give any of the half dozen the 35 per cent has created much discussion of possible dark horses to be led before the conven- tion on August 9, which will prob- ably be empowered to name the nomi- nee. Senator Rawson. appointed to the vacancy by Gov. Kendall with the ex- pressed understanding that he was not to be a candidate before the pri- mary, flgures conspicuously in this stable and is generally regarded a logical compromise to heal party wounds that have been greatly widened by the bitterness of the pres- ent contest. Brookhart is generally credited with probable first honors in the primary, but is expected to fall short of a nomination. He has conducted a vigorous campaign, bas- ing his candidacy on his promise to the shippers of a repeal of the Esch- Cummins railroad act, a bonus for the soldiers, reorganization of the federal reserve system, reopening of the Newberry case and support of labor measures. He has been indorsed by the State Federation of Labor and the Towa Farmers' Union. Others in the Running. Pickett has the support of a major part of the party organization and may enter the convention as a domi- nant flgure, but has little second- cholce support. Francis, who has con- ducted a remarkable speaking tour of the state, will probably draw more woman votes than any of the six and is rated as a strong second-choice man before the conventign. ‘Thorne, who has spent but little time in Towa irf recent years, having practised law in Chicago as attorney for the American Farm Bureau Fed- eration, will receive his chief support from the unorganized farmers and shippers. Claude Stanley is persona grata ‘with the party leaders and & not unlikely compromise. His resi- dence in the southern half of the state detracts from his availability. He has made no campaign for the nomination. Fights the Field. Brookbhart's friends charge that the fight is Brookhart against the fleld, and they are not far from the truth. Iowa has little radicalism in its record, however, and his nomina- tion would be a repetition of the In- diana and Pennsylvania surprises. ROAD POLICE IDENTIFIED. Maryland Officers to Carry Cards Signed by Bnugln’u.n. Special Dispateh to The Star, BALTIMORE, June ~—Motorist using the Maryland roads in the fu- ture will have no reason to question the authority of a person represent- ing himself as a member of Aut: mobile Commissioner Baughman's force. Startine today, all employes of the commissioner’s office will be equipped with an identification card. Commls- sioner Baughman says it will be im- possible for one to misrepresent a member of his force with the card system In vogue. His signature, which also appears on all registra- tion and operators’ cards, will be found on the identification card. WARNED BY BRETANO. U. 8. Minister in Budapest Fights Money Discrimination. BUDAPEST, June 3.—American Minister Bretano has warned the Hungarian public against tolerating the practice of money changers, who are refusing to accept, or are dis- counting, American bank notes of the buffalo and Indian head Issues. ‘The brokers’ prejudice these notes seems to be on nothing more substantial than the bellef that since the Indians and buffaloes are virtually extinct, the bank notes must be worthless. 3 SCORE HURT IN WRECK. Omaha-Chicago Tfain Derailed Near Quarry, Iowa. CHICAGO, h-:l'ln! l—'Nlnet.el\ per- sons _were jured, two seriou last night when Cble:fi:) l.l:: Nor‘l‘h’- western passenger tr: No. 6, from gmm lf°$=:u:;; Was ‘t:“'“d near UArTY, rding to official | ports received at the railroad’s nes WOMEN NOT ACTIVE IN TEXAS POLIC Stirred Only by Moral Issue Is Conclusion Drawn From Special Election. AUSTIN, Tex., June 3.—From the brief,arc of a single special election in Texas to fill the vacancy in Con- gress caused by the death of Lucian W. Parrish can be reconstructed nearly all of the complete circle through which political thought has turned during the past five years. A revulsion of tendenty, plainly appar- ent this year, became an established fact in. two particulars in the con- Bressional election referred to, in which a woman, Miss Annie Webb Blanton, state superintendent of pub- lic instruction and sister of Repre- sentative Thomas L. Blanton, was beaten for office, as well as was also the candidate of the Joseph Welden Bailey faction, who was supported also by the republicans. Conclusion Drawna. First, all fear of a consolidated woman vote has disappeared. Second, Texas voters are rapidly turning from the choice of lawyers for public office to the selection of business men, bankers and editors particularly. One of Texas' last two governors was an editor, the other a banker. Her four last lleutenant governors were three editors and the fourth a prominent lumberman. Even in legis- lative offices, heretofore regarded peculiarly as the lawyers’ doman, the people are turning to the selection of business men, as the election of State Senator Guinn Williams, banker, to Congress in the special election above referred to shows. Non-lawyer pub- lic officials, even while not running for office, are openly and widely te ing voters to send more business men, fewer lawyers, to Congress and to the legislature. A railroad commis- sioner is among one of the important candidates for the United States Sen- Another of the can- known as a farm ex- pert and financier than for the fact that he has a lawyer's license. Woman Vote Limited. Women will not vote in anywhere near the same proportion as will men. This has been proved through all the experience in the election in which Miss Blanton was beaten for Con- gress and in the previous election of governors and state officers. The fact that a woman, one of their best known leaders, is in the race fs not even sufficient to arouse their inter- est in politics to secure more than balf as high a ratio between poll-tax holders and voters as among men. ‘Women will not hold together in their voting, as proved in all Texas elections, and those candidates for office who at first were mightily afraid of the feminine vote being solid against them are now com- forted from all the precedents so far set. In fact, there is a wider differ- ence among women than among men, because so far women have not shown a tendency to be bound by party allegiance or by anything else in their voting. The Texas League of Women Voters, whose officers are| loading Texas women, has not con- rolled the vote of woman citizens on 3 single issue. Moral Iteue Gets Action. Only a moral fssue can bring about any concert among woman voters, it has been admitted by woman leaders, and even they are now ‘onsidered willing_to admit that only intense moral feeling againat an individual might divert women’s votes from him, and then would not be strong enough to consolidate them upon the selec- tion of any other one person. PROGRESSIVES MAY BEAT POINDEXTER Washington G. 0. P. Senate Fight Warms as Judge Griffith Announces. Special Dispatch to The Star. TACOMA, Wash., June 3.—Republi- can senatorial politics is booming on the eve of the state convention of the party. Four hats are already In the ring, with strong possibilities that thrée or four more will land after June 10. The latest candidate is Aus- tin E. Grifith, judge of the superfor court of King county. Griffith has been conducting a quiet “feeler” cam- paign among former progressives. He has met with such success that his formal announcement has been made. The advent of Grifith follows a growing sentiment among the old progressive party followers that this year will ind a reaction against the stand-pat element and former bull moosers_will carry the balance ot power. When John E. Ballaine, the first progressive, started this cam- paign he found plenty of encourage- ment, but the progressive leaders did not belleve he was strong enough. Now Griffith is out. He has always been ldentified with the progressive wing since the split in 1912. He was national committee- man of the progressive party and was active in the campalgn which carried Washington for Roosevelt in 1912. He is now a member of the King county superior court, but In- tends to make a hard fight for the nomination. Miller Also May Run. Another prospective candidate against Poindexter is Stephen I Mil- ler, dean of the College of Commerce, University of Washington. Miller Is being groomed by his friends. George H. Stevenson represents the old G. O. P. guard. Friends of Griffith expeét Stevenson to cut so deeply into the old guard votz Poindexter is expecting that the progressive ele- mert will carry the nomination. Poindexter, however, faces the cam- paign with a strong organization and a solid nucleus vote which nothing can upset. The more candidates in the fleld. the wider the opposition vote to Poindexter will be split and the better his chances. Rumblings of a fight upon the pres- ent Congress are being heard in the republican ranks and may break at the convention. Recently eleven re- publican newspaper editors served notice they intended to bolt the re- publican party unless Congress show- ed more action on the Smith-McNary | reclamation bill. There i3 general dissatisfaction in the state among the voters with Congress and this will hurt the ticket generally and the present officeholders seeking re-elec- tion particularly. Attack om Peindexter. Stevenson, Ballaine and Griffith in the republican party and C. C. DIl and Richard Sealey in the demo- cratic party already are outlining their campaigns against Poindexter upon his Newberry vote ‘and the Smith-McNary blll, charging Poindex- ter has failed to use his influence in trying to force action in the House on this measure. In the meantime the farmer-labor party and the democratic leaders are considering a coalition on the sena- torial and congressional seats. ‘Willtam M. Shorts, president of the eration of Labor, is with- announced candidacy on tie ticket for Co _awall M’CUMBER SUPPORT MAY BE BROKEN UP Third Man in Race for Senate Nomination Believed Out to Aid Former @overnor. Special Dispatch o The Star. BISMARCK, N. D., June 3.—NorTh Dakota is entering upon & strenuous primary election campaign. The forensic battle, which has been de- sultory for several weeks, is now In full swing as the primary, which is June 28, nears. Interest in the republican senatorial fight overshadows all other Issues. When fllings for the primary were completed Senator McCumber's friends were elated over the failure of former Representative P. D. Norton of Man- dan to flle. He had announced him- self as a candidate. . Senator Me- Cumber has two opponents—former Gov. Lynn J. Frasier, indorsed by the Non-Partisan League, and Ormsby Mc- Harg, formerly an officeholder under Taft 2nd Roosevelt in Washington. It is generally conceded that McHarg is in the race solely with a view of splitting up the anti-league vote enough to permit former Gov. Frasler to_be the nominee. Representative J. H. Sinclair will have opposition, although it appear- ed for a time that he would be un- opposed. George McClellan of Beach has entered the race for the nomina- tion in the third district. On the democratic side, J. F. T. O'Connor, indorsee of the democratic convention for the senatorial nomina- tion, is opposed by Frank O. Hell- strom, who opposed the democratic- republican plan of fusion in the state to beat the Non-Partisan League. HOT FIGHT PREDICTED FOR CULBERSON'S SEAT Senator and Cullen F. Thomas Ex- pected to Get in Second Primary. Special Dispatch to The Star. AUSTIN, Tex., June 3.—That Sena- tor Charles A. Culberson of Texas and Cullen F. Thomas of Dallas will, out of the nine candidates now seek- ing Senator Culberson's seat, go into the second democratic primary elec- tion August 26, and that one of them will be the winner in the biggest senatorial fight ever witnessed in the state, is now the general beliet among well informed political observ- ers throughout Texas. This conclu- sion was reflected at a meeting of the Texas Press Association last week, when editors from nearly every county of the state were in the majority of cases of the same opinion. That Senator Culberson will be re- elected in the same manner that he disposed of his run-off primary elec- tion opponent six years ago, when the old-time friends in thousands. those who have known him in public life for many years, rallied to him in the two-man “race, is a prediction which present tendencies of political affairs now justifies. Observers now predict that Cullen F. Thomas, leading opposing candi- date, will probably be given the high- est vote in the first primary and that Senator Culberson will be next. The prediction follows that when these two highest men, under the primary election Jaw, come to the run-off elec- tion that Culberson will again have the landslide” of votes which deluged his opponent, Gov. O. B. Col- quitt, six years ago. —_— MEXICO REVOLUTION STORIES DISCREDITED Diaz Not Feared, Say Obregon Of- ficials, Scouting Border Alarm. By the Assoclated Press. MEXICO CITY, June 3.—Stories of plans for a revolution in Mexico with Gen. Felix Diaz as the leader are discredited in official circles and by the newspapers. If Diaz is already in Mexico, as implied in dispatches from New Orleans last night, his presence has mot been reported to the war office and it is thought that he is still in the United States, as advices from New York are that he has been seen there In the last two days. ‘The Obregon government has no apparent fear of an insurrection headed by Diaz and treats his,rumor- ed activities as mere propaganda | started in the United States by en- emies of the administration. There have been no reports here of undue activity in the Laredo district, although dispatches in the last few days have told of some disturbances in various sections of Tamaulipas and Coahuila. LINER IS RECHRISTENED. Ship Koenig William II Becomes U. S. Grant. NEW YORK, June 3.—Princess Can- tacuzene today smashed a bottle of champagne across the bow of the former Hamburg liner Koenig Wil- ltam IT and rechristened the craft U. S. Grant in honor of her grandfather. During the war the Koenig William I, then sailing under the name of Madawaska, carried thousands _of American soldiers overseas. As the U. S. Grant she will be placed In Army transport service on the Pacific coast as soon as reconditioning 1s completed. Guests at the ceremony Included hundreds of .civilians, Army officers and detachments of the 22d Infantry. Gen. Thornwell Mullahy, retired, of San Francisco, toasted’ the newly christened ship in behalf of the peo: ple of his staff. C. & 0. EARNINGS. Railroad Nets 6.68 Per Cent on Outstanding Stock. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., June 3.—Report of the officers of the Chesapeake and Ohlo giving the business for the last year were made publi¢ here today by President Harahan. The road last year earned 6.68 per cent on the total outstanding stock, operating revenues decreased, passenger traffic decreased and the expenses of operation show an _enormous . decrease. traffic shows nearly a 10 per cent de- crease. —_— MAN KILLED BY CAR. RBun Down by Electric on Clear Stretch of Track. Special Dispatch to The Star. N . RICHMOND, Va., June 3—Earnest Pearson, twenty-nine, of Richmond, was struck by a car between Rich- mond and. Petersburg on the electric line today and instantly killed. The body was badly mangled. The_accl- dent happened on a straight stretch of track, where the car could be seen for a distance of more than a mile either way. The coroner is making an investigation of the matter. ALTEN WINS ENGLISH PRIZE. NEW YORK, June 3.—Halg Harou- tune Davidian, an Armenian from the Island " of has been awarded this year's rtis medal for excel- lence_in the public delivery of origi- nal English oratio: it a7 Jmatically becomes Passenger |: HARRISON UNOPPOSED . FOR CONGRESS SEAT Virginia Representative Has Clear Road for Re-Election on Demo- cratic Ticket. Special Dispatch to The Star. . WINCHESTER, Va., June 3.—Judge Thomas W. Harrison of Winchester, member of Congress from the seventh Virginia district since he succeeded Judge James Hay of Madison, who resigned in the summer of 1916 to become a justice on the bench of the United Statés Court of Claim has been nominated as his own successor without the formality of either pri- mary or convention. The time for filing notices of can- didacy expired at midnight June 1, according to State Chairman H. F. Byrd's interpretation of the primary law, and, there being no petitions other than Judge Harrison's, he auto- the democratic nominee. His seat in_Congress is still being contested by State Senator John Paul, republican, Harrisonburg, who was defeated in the congressional election in 1920 by about 500 majority. The elections committee of the House, which recently heard arguments in the Paul-Harrison case, has not made a report to the House. State Senator Nat B. Early of Greene county and Judge R. T. W. Duke of Charlottesville, both of whom indicated their iIntention of opposing Representative Harrison for the nomination, withdrew from the race, and Col. Robert F. Leedy of Page, who was regarded by many as an aspirant, recently declined to run, saying he thought Judge Harrison should not be opposed this time. FLORIDANS APATHETIC OVER TUESDAY PRIMARY Peninsula Democrats Will Choose Successor to Senator Trammell. Special Dispatch to The Star. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 3.—Not in many years has Florida approached a primary election with as little ap- parent interest. With a senator and four representatives to choose, and the nomination of the democratic pri- mary practically meaning election, the state press is almdst entirely si- lent over the situation and offers lit- tle or no suggestion to the voters. In the senatorial race, where at first it was thought Senator Park Tram- mell would contest with William Jen- nings Bryan, the race is now between the incumbent and ex-Gov. Albert W. Gilehrist, and the latter, entering the list very late, is claiming that he will win. 5 Senator Trammell, defending his first term in the Senate, where at least it would appear he has made few mistakes, Is bidding for a second term to show what he can do. Gen. Gilchrist, who was elected governor six years ago and made a good rec- ord, has many warm friends and ad- mirers and is known to be rather liberal in his views, All the argument heard consists of claims of excellent service on the part of Trammell and claims of pos- sibilities on the part of Gilchrist. The latter in his first announcement made a statement which has been inter- preted by the opposition to mean that he would not at this time endeavor to fight the windmill called protective tariff, but would undertake to secure protection for southern as well as northern Industries. Gen. Gilchrist has supporters among those who Vig- orously oppose the invasion of state's rights, and among other thingy he does not approve of a general bonus, but advocates care and assistance for all_needy former members of the A.E. F. In the congressional nominations it would_appear fairly safe to assume that Frank Clark, Herbert Drane, John Henry Smithwick and William J. Sears would return to Washington next year. The _republican _party reached the point where it is called to vote in primary elections, and there will be no demonstration of strength (or weakness) of that party next Tuesday. Registration in the state is somewhat below the average and the vote Tuesday will not be up o that of the primary of two years ago. Women will appear in several counties as candidates for the legis- lature, tax collectors, members of school boards and other positions. BUTLER HELD AS FORGER Japanese Accused of Stealing Check Books of His Employers. NEW YORK. June 3.—Hiring out to heads of wealthy families as but- ler, stealing their check books and forging checks in their names was the specialty of Toro Konishi, a Japanese, according to the police, who arrested him yesterday on complaint of Mrs. Grace H. Raynor. Mrs. Raynor, his last employer, claims the butler cashed checks total- ing $771, on which he had forged her name. He was captured by means of a decoy advertisement for a Japanese has not ! announcements. FEW “0UT IN OPEN" - FOR NOMINATIONS VCampaign in Maryland Mark- ed by Hesitation on Part of Candidates.’ Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 3.—While the woods are literally full of speculative, prospective and receptive candidates for congressional nominations in the primaries this fall, there seems to be an unusual seasondl shortage of aspirants to come out in the open and declare themselves. There are many politicians who believe that candidates are not rushing into the campalgn until they can “feel out the public pulse” at the last moment on the “wet” and “dry” question. So far there are only four candi- dates in ali political parties who have actually announced their candidacy for the senatorial nomination, and but one of them has actually filed his pa- pers with Secretary of State Philip B. Perlman. Both Parties Represented. Two democrats and two republicans have braved the political elements. The democrats are former Repre- sentative David J. Lewis of Cumber- land and State Senator William I Norris of the third congressional dis- trict, Baltimore city. Lewis already has filed his papers and posted his entrance fee. . On the republican side United States Senator Joseph 1. France of Cecil county and E C. Carrington, formerly of Baltimore and still hold- ing residence in the state, but an actual dweller for the past few years in New York, have made their formal Senator France is expected to file his papers very soon. There has been such little interest taken in the announcement of Car- rington, the former Bull Mooser, who opposed France in the primaries be- fore, that some republican politicians | frankly predict that he will not file his papers at all. In Race for House. As for the congressional candi- dates, it is natural to presume that Representative T. Allan Goldsborough of the first district will make an an- nouncement, but so far there has been no one in the field to oppose him, despite rumors that he will have opposition from the “wets” and lib- erals, In the second district there are two candidates—State Senator Millard F. Tydings of Harford county, who has been actively campaigning for some time, and former Representative Car- ville D. Benson, who announced last week that he would enter the fight, but was not ready to make his for- mal announcement. Representative Albert A. Blakeney, republican, is ex- pected to announce his candidacy for renomination. In the third district it is_thought Representative John Philip Hill will be renominated without opposition. No democrat has yet come out with an announcement. Linthicum Apparently Umoppesed. In the fourth district it seems prac- tically certain that Representative J. Charles Linthicum will be renomi- nated without opposition. The repub- lican candidates have mot yet ven- tured out, although it is said tha John H. Butler, supposediy a y” Dr. Walter H. Knickman, and Clarendon 1. Gould, fermer police commissioner and regardéd as a lib- eral on the “wet-and-dry” issue, are awalting encoprugement. In the fifth district it is felt that Representgtive Sydney E. Mudd, re- publican, will seek to return. The democrats have not yvet put in their appearance, but Delegate J. Allan Coad of St. Marys county and Judge John P. Briscoe of Prince Georges county are “mentioned.” In the sixth congressional district two candidates are in the field for the democratic nomination. State Senator Frank W. Mish of Washington county has announced his candidacy and An- drew J. (“Cy") Cummings of Mont- gomery county already has filed his papers. It is expected Representative Fred- erich N. Zihlman, republican, will soon announce for another term. Opposition to France Growing. The fight against Senator Joseph 1. France's candidacy for the United States Senate has gained much head- way among the republican rank and file this week. One party leader went so far as to predict that threé county chairmen would resign unless Sena- tor France withdraws from the race or the party organization forsakes him for a more suitable candidate. This other candidate toward whom the leaders in various counties are reported to be drifting is John W. Garrett, formerly for many yeais con- nected with the diplomatic service. Senator France declared emphatic- ally this week that he was in the race for the United States Senate and that he could not be driven out by the party leaders. “I am going to present my case to the people Of Maryland on the platform of Amer- icanism as I see it, and an wishes to oppose that platform welcome to do so,” F%RIGGS NATIONAL BANK Traveling at Home or Abroad Safeguard your funds by using Travelers’ Checks or Letters of Credit Issued by this strong bank with world-wide connections, New Head of American § UnbERWOOD DR. DE SCHWEINITZ, President of the American Medical Association, which has just closed its annual convention at St. Loumis. MOB THREATENS LIFE OF PROHIBITION AGENT Fight Follows Attempted Arrest of Truck Driver—Only Innocent Evidence Found. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 3.—A mob scene, the sixth to be caused by prohibition enforcoment activities within the last two months, occurred at Com- merce and Lombard streets here yes- terday afternoon, when Prohibition Agent John M. Barton attempted to arrest Abraham Lazarozitz, who was driving a truck in which there was beliesved to have been liquor. The timely arrival of several policemen of the central district prevented any further action on the part of the mob than to demand that the agent be “killed.” Having peviously ordered Lazaro- zitz to halt his truck, which com- mand was answered by the driver with an increase in_ speed, Barton's car gave chase and forced the truck into the curb. Lazarozitz leaped from the truck and struck the pro- hibition agent in the jaw, which ac- tion drew a crowd immediately. Bar- ton then jumped into his machine, drew a pistol and ordéred the crowd back. At this time Dolice arrived, and, with drawn guns, forced the angry mob to disperse and arrested Lazarozitz. A search of the truck revealed only a bag of corn and & small package of yeast. WILLYS AUTO PLANT TO BE AUCTIONED Creditors Demand Liquidation of $15,000,000 Property at Elizabeth, N. J. TRENTON, N. J., June —The model automobile plant built at Elizabeth, N. J.. by John N. Willys ai an esti- mated cost of more than $15,000,000 Is to be sold at public auction next Fri. day morning, receivers for the Willys Corporation announced today, follow- ing an order issued by Federal Judge Bodine. The receivers said the auc- tion was necessary to satisfy the de- mands of creditors. Auction _conditions laid down by Judge Bodine in his order today pro- vide for the disposal of the property in four parcels, the first consisting of the land., buildings, appurtenances and fixtures comprising the main plant; the second, the base ball park with all appurtenances and fixtures; the third, the garages with fixtures, and the fourth, all tools and machin- ery. The tools and machines are to be sold in separate lots. All bids will be opened at a hearing in Judge Bodine's court June 19. WIEHELES DA IN SENATE FIGH Opposing Swanson for Nomination in August. Special Dispatel to The Star, LYNCHBURG, Va., June 3.—Mrs. Davis, wife of Westmoreland Davis, Yormer Governor of Virginia, is ac- tively engaged in furthering her hus- band’s candidacy against Senator Claude A. Swanson, for the United States Senate, for she is already going over the state’in an effort to organ- ize for Mr. Davis. She will have the distinction of being ti#: first Virginia woman to go out in the open cam- paign on behalf of her husband. It is evident that she is going to help carry the former Governor's cam- paign to “every hamlet In the state.” which he stated several months ago he would do. Appointment of ‘L. P. Summers of Abingdon, as attorney for the west- ern district of Virginia, and Mr. Sum mer's acceptance, especially his ac ceptance, came as no little surprise to some of Mr. Summer's friends, for there is a’ belief that he would not give up his practice at Abingdon for the district attorneyship. Indeed, friends of the new district attorney say he has made a distinct sacrifice in order to take charge of the gos ernment work. Mr. Summers sucy ceeds Thomas J. Muncy, who died sud denly about a month ago in Roanok Getting Down to Action. With democratic candidates know- ing just where they stand with re- Bpect to the August primary. Vir- ginia politics will soon get down t regular running, and with the he fight promised for the senatorial nom- ination, warm times will be seen b fore August 1, the date for th primary. Only two fights are to be seen for congressional nominations, both in the second and sixth districis All other democratic candidates will be unopposed. In the second d trict Representative Deal is to reckon with J. D. Hanks, the assistant al- torney general of the state, while in the sixth district Col. James P. Woods is being opposed by Judge C. A Woodrun, also of Roanoke. It is gen- erally admitted that the sixth wil see a hard fight. i Determination of the republican state committee at a meeting held recently to make an effort to bring out candidates in all of the ten Vir- ginia congressional districts, as well as for the Senate, has caused no con- sternation in democratic circles, for Virginia democrats have not forgol- ten the record-breaking majority Ly which Gov. Trinkle was swept into the governorship. Ninth District Interest. This causes the interest in the ninth to inerease, and while the re- publicans are up in the air as to the attitude of Representative Slemp the democrats have a running start with George C. Peery, a Tazewell attorney. already pominated and in the run- ning. The ninth district G. O. P. committee is to meet at Bristol June 10 to call a district convention to name a candidate, and if Mr. Slemp decides that he has had enough of life at Washington, there will be can didates galore to succeed him. Ther is no_doubt that the republicans do not relish & chance for Mr. Slemp to quit at this time, and it is not likely that he will do so, despite his de- sire to get out of Congress. The re- publicans know they would not have an easy sailing in the ninth if Slemp is not the candidate. FRANCE NOT VENGEFUL. Bottecher-Arnould Compassion for Germany. | CHICAGO. 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