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WO00D WILL RETURN FROM MANILA IN FALL Resignation Not Yet in Hands of Coolidge, But Decision Declared Final. ISLANDS DECLARED AT PEACE Independence Campaign Now Said to Be Dying Down. Dy Cable to The Star and Philadelphia Public Ledger. Copyright, 1024. MANILA, May 30.—Gov. Gen. Leon- ard Wood expects to leave Manila Dhefore the next sesslon of the United States Congress. Although he may not have tendered his resignation offically yet to President Coolidge, he has made his decision. Without. definitely declaring his forthcoming step, the governor gen- cral frankly explained his attitude and the situation in the Philippines during a several hours' conversation yesterday. His resignation should be received as an auspiclous sign, because he would not contemplate auitting his post unless assured that all was going well with the Islands. Firm Policy Pralsed. Filipino well-wishers and Amerl- cans whose interests in the islands arc less unseliish may be disturbed when they learn of Gen. Woods' de- cision, but they will admit that if his successor follows his policy of maintaining the soverelgnty of the United States and the authority of the governor general there will be no cause for alarm. It is generally admitted that Gen. Wood has saved the Philippines from the brink of chaos attained during its so-called autonomous regime under the Harrison governorship. In so far #8 possible in two and a half years the damage ‘o the Philippine govern- ment has been repaired and now the prime need is for the next governor neral to be well advised, with a 1eal sense of justice and sufficlent courage to veto bills incompatible with the permanent welfare of the inhabitants. The movement for Philippine inde- pendence Is diminishing. It still has its agitators, who promise the peas- &nts money without labor, but their most recent public and secret meet- ings showed a lack of ardor, and at none of them, including the May day demonstrations, was there anything radical volced by the speakers. Immaturity Is Charged. “Independencia” is weaker as a po- litical cry, though it still has its value, but it really is not a political ter. question,” said Gen. Wood to- biolo , rather than politi- s such it is not peculiar to the Philippines. It is the old struggle, innate in the races, prompting them to preserve their integrity.” “When will the Filipinos be ready for full autonomy—in twenty yeafs?" he was asked. “We cannot judge until the chil- dren of the children now in_ school have grown up.” he replied. “As vet, the people lack national sclousness, even a national lan- suage. Again:t the advice of some, we are giving them the nucleus of a national army by arming them and training them in military schools. “Taxation must be increased from what it is at present, the lowest rate Per capita of any country, to a con- siderable figure before the Filipinos would be able to maintain an army and navy for their own protection. You know my sentiment about our having responsibility without au- thority. Affection for People. “Many people at home say: ‘Get rid of ‘the Philippines before they embroil us in a war,’” it was pointed out to the governor general. “Unlets we wish to withdraw from the markets of the orlent,” he an- swered, “these Islands would embroil us in a war if they proved incapable of protecting themselves. “But there are higher reasons than commercial interests—these are the only Chris people in the orfent. We are morally responsible for them, Personally I love them, and you will find most of the Americans on the islands feel the same genuine affection.” “They say at home that the Fili- pinos hate vyou,” I interjected as pleasantly as possible. “If so they do not show it,” he re- plied. “I have never recelved a threatening letter and I travel all over the islands unarmed and with- out a guard or escort. Everywhere they have recelved me cordlally. Putting Houwe In Order, “Even their politiclans, whom T so often have had to oppose. are pleas- ant men soclally, whose society I en- joy and whom Y genuinely like, and they appear to like me. 1 feel sure that many of the latter feel, deep down in their hearts, that I am only considering the best interests of their people. “I feel now that their house s on the way to being put in good order. It will not be difficult to keep it so. They are a tractable people. The danger from too early inde- pendence of the Philippines is viewed in many ways here. It Is felt that Holland, France, Great Britain and Japan would be competitors for eco- nomic, if not full, soverelgnty over the iilands, not so much for the virgin resources of the islands as for production or expansion of those na- tions’ interest in the orient, Commercial {nterests in Manila op- pose the twenty-year plan, one objec- tion being that if the Filipinos are given a promise of independence within a certain time it would result in an early agitation for shortening the period. If it were not for the belief that such a movement would be almost certain to follow a definite twenty-year arrangement it might give the confidence now lacking for the Investment of capital and devel- opment of resources in the islands, FARM BILL KEEPS HOUSE IN SESSION Foregoes Memorial Day Recess to Discuss McNery-Haugen Amendments. With a vote on the McNary-Hau- gen farm rellief bill in prospect by to- morrow night, the House today, un- like the Senate, took no Memorial day recess in order to plunge back into the flood of amendments that was sweeping against the measure when it was lald aside Saturda: House members generally predicted a close decision on the bill, which makes provision for a $200,000,000 corporation to export surplus farm products. Only two of its twenty- right pages had heen disposed of af- ter four hours consideration of amendments under the five-minute rule when it was laid aside last week, and these comprised only the prelimi- nary section defining the emergency for the legislation. ‘‘Ne Effort at Speed. Repubfican lesders yesterday de- cided to take no asncerted action to expedite the meusvr* but agreed that individual ‘represes:.tives should opportunity to presemt or substitutes. At the same time various farm bloc members of the Senate and House decided to await the final vote in the latter chamber before determining théir fu- ture efforts to re enactment of farm _rellef legislation before ad- journment of Congress. While some of the bill's proponents expressed confidence that it wouid be passed, several members of the Be- publican steering committee predict- ed: that unless certain clauses were eliminated it would be defeated, ALLEN CHASE. DIES OF WOUNDS IN BOOTLEG RAID Man Who Shot Officer Allen M. Chase Near Bladensburg Still at Large. Special Dispatch to The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md.,, May 30.—Allen M. Chase, twenty-six years old, of No. 5 Sibley avenue, special officer ap- pointed by the county commissioners to suppress the manufacture and sale of bootleg liquor in this section of Prince Georges County, dled at Cas- ualty Hospital, Washington, about 5 o'clock this morning, as the result of & gunshot wound recelved on the afternoon of May 22 during a rald on a still located in the woods about a mile west of the River road and near Tuxedo, Bladensburg district. Charles Henry Burkley, one of the operators of the still, who is alleged to have fired the shot that killed Chase, escaped and {is still at large. Yesterday County Prosecuting Offi- cer Alan Bowie was authorized by the £riends of Chase to offer a reward of $300 for the apprehension of Bur ley. The latter is charged with as- sault with a deadly weapon, and this charge will now be changed, it is sald, to one of murder, and the county commissioners will probably offer a substantial reward for Burkley's cap- ture. On the afternoon of May 22 Con- stable Andrew Gasch of Bladensburs, his brother, Headley Gasch; Charles W. Wilson and Chase, the last three being special officers, surroundea the still in the Tuxedo woods and found the apparatus in full operation. Three men were engaged when the officers surprised them. They were ordered to surrender, but instead of compl ing Burkley 1s alleged to have open- ed fire on the officers, one of the shots striking Chase in the right chest. Although badly wounded, Chase s said to have fired at Burk- ley, but missed. At the hospital In an effort to save Chase’s life Constable Gasch submitted to a blood-transfusion operation. Officer Chase was married, but had no children. His wife was Miss Lena Murphy of Newville, W. Va. Following the raid, Charles Myers, one of the operatives of the still, es- caped after a rifle duel with the officers. He was later captured. Myers is in jail in Upper Marlboro charged with assault and battery with intent to Kkill. ‘The third operator of the still, whom the officers ®now only by the name of “Jack,” escaped and is still at large. NORTH CHINA SHIFTS KIDNAPING BLAME Canton Should Account for Two British, Two Americans, Says Peking. BY WILLIAM R. GILES. By Cable to The Star and OChicago Da News. Copyright, 1924, PEKING, May 30.—While the Amer- ican and British legations and the Chinese foreign offices are unable to 'confirm reports of the capture of two British and two American mission- aries, who engaged in a rescue expe- dition at Kwielin, a village in Kwangsi province, where two other missionaries had been reported killed or captured by the lawless forces holding Kwellin, the Chinese foreign office upon receipt of reports from the legations declared that the mat- ter solely rests with Canton and not the Peking government. Kweilin 15 500 miles south of Pe- king, in territory dominated by Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, and the information re. ceived at Peking is meager and un- verified even' by the British and American consuls-at Canton. Expedition Unauthorised. The information coming from out- side sources to the legation is to this effect: “The Rev. Rex Ray, member of the Southern Baptist convention of the forelgn mission board, with head- quarters at Richmond, Va.; Dr. H. G. Miller of the Christian and Mission- ary Alllance of New York, and the Revs. Jaffray and Carn of London, all from mission statlons in the neighborhood of Wuchow, Kwangsi Province, hearing ~ that their col- leagues at Kwellin had been endan- gered through the bandits occupation of the town, and the troops’ seige on the village had started unauthorized upon a rescue expedition. “They embarked for Kweilin in a small boat and made their way up the Foo River, when brigands boarded their craft’ near the village of Tal- wang and after stripping the boat of captured missionaries into the hills.” Canton is the nearest big city to the scene of the capture and the American consul there, Chamberlain, has been instructed to investigate the authenticity of the reports and, if found true, to use his efforts to.se- cure release of the missionaries. At the same time the British and Amer- ican legationd at Peking have asked the Chinese forel office to take steps to protect all foreigners in the vicinity of the fighting. Ship Identity Unconfirmed. Meanwhile, the American legation Is unable to confirm 'the report that the ship used by the missionaries was the American hospital ship Roanoke. ‘The forces attacking Kwellin are led by Gen. Shen Hun-Ying, former tuchun of Kwangsi Province, .who was. driven out & year ago. Seven missionaries are quartered at. Kweilin, but their fate is uncertain, although earlier reports declared that two_had been killed when Shen Hun-Ying shelled the town. All American and British consuls in the interfor have been instructed to warn their nationals against mak- ing any unauthorized excursions. The Shanghal consulates are endeavorin; to keep In close communication’ wit Canton and are relaying the news to Peking. ‘ LSRR I Trinkle Good Roads Head. ALBUQUERQUB, N. M, May 30.— Gov. E. g Trinkle of Va. was elected president of the United States Good Roads Assoclation at its convention here yesterday. 22 AUTOS ‘GET AWAY ON 500-MILE GRIND Thousands Cheer Speedy Cars Rac- ing for Rich Stakes at Indianapoli $20,000 GOES TO WINNER Leaders Average More Than Ninety-Eight Miles an Hour. By the Associated Press. SPEEDWAY, INDIANAPOLIS, May 30.—Twenty-two flying little speeders dashed away on the annual 500-mile race at the Indlanapolis Motor Speed- way promptly at 10 a.m. today. As the racers got away to a flying start they were given thunderous cheers from the solidly packed stands. Jimmy Murphy, at ten miles, led the field, driving at an average of 98.76 miles an hour. Benny Hill and Harry Hartz were in second and third posi- tlons. It was announced that Joe Boyer, in winning the first lap, established a record for the first 23 miles in any race on the local track, his average belng 98.39 miles an hour. Ernle Ansterberg, an Indianapolis driver, was in the first accident, when his car turned over on the back stretch during the first lap, He was not seriously injured, but his car was out of the contest. Winner Gets $20,000, To the first ten cars finishing the 200 laps over the two and one-half mile brick track will be awarded cash prizes aggregating $50,000, of which 320,000 is bestowed upon the winner. As' consolation, $10,000 will be divided among those who start but fail to finish among the first ten. The race, now established as the classic of automobile contests, has attracted veteran drivers who have won fame in the past as well as some who have vet to earn their laurels on speedway tracks. Henry ¥ord, motor magnate, is the referee. The racing cars, babyish in appear- ance, are all speciully designed for speed. The tiny motors, approxi- mately two-thirds the size of power plants installed in ordinary passenger automobiles, possess tremendous en- ergy capable of driving the slim lit- tle chassis in which they are mounted at better than 100 miles an hour. Thousands at Track. Throngs attracted by the spectacle of speeding cars thundering down the straight-aways and roaring around the turns were on thelr way to the track early. The day was crisp and cool. Not a cloud was in sight. Steam and electric railways deposited thousands at the gates, while other thousands made their way to the track in ma- chines. Prospective winners was an obsorb- ing topic with the race fans. Many thought Tommy Milton, the only driv- er who has ever won the race twice, his victories coming in 1921 and 1923, was likely to add another win. Oth- ers held that Jimmy Murphy, the 1922 winner and holder of the pole posi- tion today, would lead. Harry Hartz, Joe Boyer, Earl Cooper and Ira Vail each had a strong following. Murphy has the pole position by virtue of making the fastest speed in the qualifying trials. He completed the ten miles In 5:33:22, an average of 108.04 miles an hour. Line Up in Rows. The cars lined up for the start in successive rows, three abreas In he first row alongside Murphy were Hartz and Milton. The line-up of the other rows follow HI Second row — Boyer, Cooper. Third row—Jules Ellingboe, Durant and Antoine Mourre, Fourth row—Ernie Ansterberg, Jerry Wonderlich and Frank Ellfott. Fifth row—Peter de Paolo, Eddle Hearne and Ira Vail. Sixth row—Fred Comer, Ora Halbe and Robert McDonogh. Seventh row—Willlam Hunt, Alfred Moss and L. L. Corum. Eighth row—Fred Harder. The field of starters was definitely established at_twenty-two, when F. H. Wells and Harry Thicksten falled to qualify in a speed contest early this morning. Ford Insures Drivers. Henry Ford has taken out a $10,000 insurance policy for every driver en- tered in the race, it was announced today by speedway officlals. Mr. Ford's gift had only one stipulation —that the drivers be kept in ignor- ance of his action until after the race, it being his_opinion that they might become depressed at the thought of life Insurance. The policies provide for the pay- ment of $10,000 to the family of any driver killed 'in the race. If the driver is seriously injured and should die within sixty days, full payment will be made. Disablilty sustained dur- ing the race will be paid for at the rate of $50 a week for one year. Relief drivers also were covered by the policles, which total $220,000. The amount of the premiums was not announced, although it is known that they were high, because of the excessive risks involved. The policies cover the men only for the perfod of the race. i and cue “ALIEN BOOTLEGGING” CLIMAX SEEN WITH ARREST OF VICE CONSUL (Continued from First Page.) ] lawyers and shyster “emigrant agents.”” Sometimes the gang oper- ates abroad, having made its arrange- ments so effectively there that the alien only has to reach American waters or borders. -in order to be passed through with relatively little difficulty. The business {s so lucrative that & crooked immigration official can “clean up” to the extent of $100,000 In three months. One man, detected at the traffic fn China, amassed a fortune of $200,000 before he was suppressed. The extent to which Vice Consul Kerr {s supposed to have enriched himself from operations at Vancouver and Seattle will not be disclosed until he faces trial, and perhaps mnot even then in its full ramifications, It Is understood that Kerr's activities'at Vancouver and Seattle were under surveillance since last autumn. They came first to the attention of the Department of La- bor, but, as Kerr Is a State Depagt- ment official, they were reported to Secretary Hughes. As the result of vigilant observation, the State De- partment and Labor Department finally convinced themselves there was evidence to justify Kerr's prose- cl&flon and arrest. ecretary Davis hopes that Kerr incident will eventually luanz‘: comprehensive measures for checking the “bootlegging” of aliens. He ad- mits it presents baffing problems., He thinks it might take “an army” to watch over frontiers and borders effectively, and a “navy,” like the new “rum navy,” to patrol our coast for the same purpose. By every known means and methods of trans- portation and communication, Mr. Davis says, allens ar® breaking into Uncle Sam's territory. Thly‘l'lm rivers, fly in aeroplanes, h across the line in fast automobiles, "crawl across at the dead of night through timber, brush and marshlands, and, of course, get in more or less openly with the connivance of crooked com- !tt’l“ohrllil. P e Kerr affair probably will = voke discussion of the J‘l’ nnefi clusion 1 , In light of the laws to come into force on July 1. Secretary Hughes ardently desired. perpetua- tion of the existing gentlem agreement, because it requires Ja nese co-operation In preven! licit immigration. co-operation is to &!_ ‘withdra: shall probably, for the first time, have 2. Japanese “immigrant bootlegging” problem on our hands, in addition to the Chinese problem. 1- Now that such Mellon Will Get . Chance to Reply To Means’ Charge Secretary Mellon will be given opportunity, as soon as practicable, to answer befor the Senate Daugherty committee the testi- mony of Gaston B. Means, it was announced today by Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana, the committee prosecutor. Means will be recalled tomor- row for cross-examination by counsel for the former Attorney General, and then the committee will resume Its Inquiry into cer- tain matters touching the alien property custodlan’s office, which were taken up early In the week. Senator Wheeler said he hoped to call Secretary Mellon after that line of investigation has been completed. COOLIDGE WILL SIGN TAX REDUCTION BILL Saving of 25 Per Cent on This Year's Income Payments Declared Assured. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. President Coolldge will sign the new tax bill which has been passed by both houses of Congress. There I8 no longer any uncertainty about it. ivery one will benefit by the reduc- tion when they come to pay the June 15 instaliment of their income taxes. Also all transactions since January 1 of this year will come under the provisions of the new law when tax- payers make out their returns next March, The President will new tax bill with a ing out that the m provement over the that it reduces tuxes for all. On the other hand, to be consistent. the President must express his dissatis- faction that the bill does not uccom- Plish the plan of Secretary of the Treasury Mellon originally. proposed. Some features of the new bill he wili articularly disapprove, but again r. Coolidge will say what he did when he signed the fmmigration bill that because there is no way to dis- approve a particular section without vetolng an entire bill he must ac- cept the good with the bad. Sees Reduction Achieved. For campalgn purposes, too, Mr. Coolidge is obligated to profess great satisfaction over the reductlon in taxes which the measure grants. Tax revision Is the outstanding ac- complishment of the legislative session this year. The Republican party must be in a position to claim credit for the revision, and that's why a statement by Mr. Coolidge pouring too much cold water on the new bill would not be politically effective. The Democrats are getting ready. anyhow, to claim that the bill is theirs, aince its main provisions were redrafted by Senator Simmons and Representative Garner. The Democrats will point out that were it not for them the tax reduction for the greatest number of citizens would not have been so great. The President, by his statement, will pave the way for further efforts to improve the tax bill, and he will be in a position to recommend a re- gell of objectionable sections next ember particularly, and if he should be_elected his recommendations would carry extra weight. Amount te Be Deducted. To compute the tax reduction, which becomes immediately available, the individual simply subtracts what he already has paid from the sum that should have been due if the 25 per cent decrease had been effective last March, when Mr. Coolldge asked Congress to enact a joint resolution covering 1923 incomes. In other words, if a taxpayer owed the government $1,200 in tax orig- inally, the 25 per cent reduction would have made his tax bill only $900. But since he has pald a quar- ter of his taxes in March—namely, $300—that sum is to be deducted from the revised tax total of $900, leaving a balance of $600 to be paid in the three remaining periods of the year. On June 15, therefore, he would pay only $200, and on September 15 _another $200 and finally, on De- cember 15, the last $200. Were it not for the complications produced by the belated passage of the 25 per cent reduction, this tax bill would have been divisible into four in- stallments of $225 each. The politicians are counting con- siderably on the fact that this re- ductfon takes effect during campaign year. The Republicans perhaps are even ‘more optimistic. They feel that as soon as the tax bill is signed and the country knows what its payments this vear and next year are to be, & cloud of uncertainty will be removed from the whole business and econom- ic situation and that in the case of budgets for the current year, many individuals will find themselves with a fourth .of their income taxes vir- tually saved to them. This will lead, no doubt, to expenditures of all kinds which should stimulate the whole merchantile world. RITES FOR MRS. TANNER. Wife of Army Officer Dies After Brief Illness. Mrs. Edith Dowling Tanner, wife ot Col. Earle W. Tanner, U. S. A, re. cruiting officer for the military dis. trict of Washington, died at Wal- ter Reed Hospital Wednesday follow- ing & brief illness. Funeral services will be held at the family residence, 1610 19th street, tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be (private) in Arlington cemetery. Mrs. Tanner, who before her mar- riage was a M¥ss Dowling, was a na- tive of New Orleans. Her husband is the son of James Tanner, register of wills In the District of Columbia. Besides her husband she is sur- vived by one son, James Dowling Tanner; - two _siste: rs. Gideon Alexander of Dallas, Tex., and Mrs. A. 1. Lasseigne of Madison, Wis., and three brothers. STOCK PLAGUE NEAR END. C. Couple Report California Bituation Much Improved. The hoof and mouth disease is gl’wflully under control . in Cali- ornia, ording _ to word received here today from Mr. and Mrs. Jonas H. Michaelis of 1851 Columblia road, now on a six-month trip of the coun- try. They now are in San Francisco, prior to glflg to the Yosemite, Yel- lowstone , the Canadian Rockies, Alaska and Honolulu. They already have visited the Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, Del Monte and Santa Bar- accompany the oment point- sure Is an im- present law in D. —_— WINS $500,000 ESTATE. Oil Scandal Report |ROCKEFELLER GIVES |Belgium Honors Will Be Handed to | MILLION TO FRANCE|U. S. Dead Today,Is Senate Next Week The formal report on the long Inquiry conducted by the oll com- mittee will be submitted to the Senate next week. Senator Walsh, Democrat, of . Montana, the committee prose- cutor, 18 now putting the finishing touches on the document, which will be very lengthy and which will review in- detall the events preceding and following the leas- ing of the naval oll reserves to Harry F. Sinclair and Edward L. Doheny. Senator Spencer, Republican, Missourl, may submit minority views, although he sald today he hoped he could sign the report which Senator Walsh is drafting for the majority, MACDONALD WARNED T0 MAKE GOOD OR GO Premier Saved From Defeat by Lib- erals on Issue of Unemploy- ment in Britain: BY HAL O'FLAHERTY. By Radio to The Bta nd_Ci News. Copyright, 1924, LONDON, May 30.—Pyime Minister Ramsay MacDonald’s Labor cabinet has been placed on probation for another indefinite perfod, during which time it must elther prove its abllity to solve the country’s unem- ployment problem or resign. Herbert H. Asquith, leader of the Liberals, saved Mr. MacDonald from defeat Thursday night, but warned him that he reserved the right under parllamentary procedure to ralse the same question later in the session and If necessary to turn the government out. cago Daily Strategy of Asquith. This maneuver accomplished two purposes for Liberallsm, or at least for Mr. Asquith. It places the fate of the Labor government in his hands during the remainder of the sessfon of parliament. It gives him time to complete & ~ whirlwind _campaign throughout the country preparatory to_the next general election. When the psychological moment arrives Asquith believes he will be able to go to the country with com- plete proof of Sociallsm's failure. Unemployment will remain the great problem upon which the fate of the government hangs. Mr. MacDonald, during the course of Thursday night's debate, admitted frankly that his experience as premler had shown him how difficult was the task of putting into prac- tical operation his party's soclalistic ideals. Time For Supreme Effort. Before the Socialists came Into power he had definite plans for re- moving the blight of unemployment. He told the electors they could suc- ceed where the older parties failed. Today they admit their inability to more than extend the plans already laid by their predecessors, but they still have time in which to exert themselves in a supreme effort. Four months in office have not suf- ficed to work out any plans, even the Conservatives admitting that labor has not yet had a falr chance. Pub- lic opinfon outside of London takes the same view as the voters gener- ally, demanding fair play for labor. They feel that the other parties prob- ably would face the same dilemma if they were in power. Forelgn Policy Succeeding. At Conservative headquarters to- day the fear was expressed that Mac- Donald's cabinet might be spurred to adopt measures involving a state of soclalism in order to decrease unem- ployment. The Conservatives intend fighting at every point legislation designed to glve state support to large schemes for development of water power or waste land. Meantime, the labor party will be able to proceed with a temporary _vote of credit, Mr. MacDonald's lack of success in the d of domestic policles may soon be overshadowed by an_out- standing triumph In foreign affairs. If a reparations settlement {s reached during his tenure of office, he willl be able to snap his fingers at home is- sues, which admittedly depend upon outside influences. He intends press- ing vigorously forward with other allied premlers toward an early ap- plication of the Dawes plan. BOY ADMITS GLASSES IN FRANKS CASE HIS {Continued from First Page.) is held by some detectives working on the case. ‘Three women and a man were tak- en in an apartment last night by de- tectives who found a small portable typewriter and a quantity of paper similar to that on which the ransom demand was written. Four Deny All Guilt. The arrests were made in connec- tion with arrests in Indianapolis, Ind., where occupants of an automobile answering the description of the one in which Franks is thought to have been spirited away were held. Al professed ignorance of the kidnaping. They sald the persons held in In- dianapolls had left here Thursday, after recelving a,telephone message, the nature of which they did not know. Scant light on the case was ex- pected from Charles Heath, Chicago druggist, reported dying from poison in a Louisville, Ky. hospital. Chi- cago detectives sent to the hospital expected to question him because he answered in a general way the hy- pothetical description built up by in- vestigators of “George Johnson,” the name signed to the ransom letter, and because a letter signed with that name had been sent to the police stating Johnson expected to commit sulcide. Numerous newspaper clip- pings relating to the Franks case were found in Heath's pockets. under surveillance here mpted suicide three days after the Franks boy disappeared, but eluded officers. HAS CHANCE FOR LIFE. Druggist Wanted in Franks Case $till Unconscious. LOUISVILLE, Ky, May 30.—C. F. Heath, Chicago druggist, In a hos- pital here suffering from poison, was sald today to have a chance to re- cover. Heath, who disappeared from a Chicago hospital when police there went to question him in connection with the kidnaping and murder of Robert Franks, millionaire’s son, was found unconscious in a hotel h Y potics “hers have been unable to connect Heath with the Franks case. Two Chlug} detective o 4 | Churchill Mrs, Welch Swigart's housekeeper. meeting were assigned to nob‘m E. Crowe, Chicago district 13 T aret, emersr, that Heth owever, on who n‘lm at the hotel here Tuesday, would, in event he regained consciousness, be able to throw little light upon the mystery surrounding young Franks' kadnaping and slay- g, Gift From John D., l’r.,,u.: Restore Kheims Cathedral, Beautify. Versailles, Fontainebleau. WANTS TO PRESERVE ART Jusserand Heads Committee to Ad- minister Fund. By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 30.—John D. Rocke- feller, Jr., has placed $1,000,000 at the disposal of a Franco-American com- mittee to reconstruct the roof of the Rheims Cathedral, destroyed by the Germans in the world war, and-re- store and beautify the fountains and gardens at Versallles and Fontaine- bleau. Translated Into francs the dona- tion amounts fo 18,500,000, which Is in great contrast to the two or three million francs, which is all that the French budget permits to be appro- priated for the work. The committee is composed of J. J. Jusserand, French ambassador to the United States; Gabriel Hanotax, for- mer French foreign minister; Maurice Paleogue, former general secretary of the French foreign office; Col. H. H. Harjes, and Welles Bosworth, ‘Wants ta Save Art. Mr. Rockfeller fs moved to make this gift because, as he says in a letter to Premier Poincare dated May 3, “among the treasures of which France is custodlan, are some which belong to the patrimony of all na- tions, for thelr influence is a source of inspiration of universal art.” In his letter, Mr. Rockefeller re- marked that he had been shocked to see the ravages of time on these treasures, the upkeep of which was impossible on account of the war. Warmly thanking ‘the donar M. Poincare said he was deeply touched by the generous thought which, the premier added, “Is witness of your unswerving friendship for France and your admiration for her architecural glories, which belong, as you so well say, to the artistic patrimony of the whole world HERO HONOR PLEDGED BY D. C. LEGION HEAD Paul J. McGahan Praises Memo- ries of Americans of All Wars. Pledging the American Legion posts of the District of Columbla to carry out falthfully their high obligation of rendering tribute to the herole American dead of past wars, Paul J. McGahan, department commander of the Department of the District of Co- lumbia of the legion, today declared legion members accept thelr respon- sibilities to their dead comrades “ex- actly as they acceptad the obligations that caused them to shoulder a rifle for the defense of their nation.” Mr. McGahan issued the following statement: “It is the high privilege of the members of the American Legion to participate in the ceremonies incident 1o the observance of Memorial day. “Starting last Sunday, the legion- naires conclude on Memorial day a series of services which may well be taken as an index to the future per- formance of the American Legion's sacred duty to the country's war dead. *“Those venerable men of the civil war period, who Inaugurated Memor- fal day and its customs, need enter- tain no fears that graves will be neg- lected when they are finally gone. For a quarter of a century the warrlors of 1898 have aided them in their an- nual holy task. “And wile more than 250,000 world war service men and women in graves at home and abroad, the veterans of that epochal struggle have an inspir- Ing example before them to hoid them true to the ideals and practices of the veterans of two other wars. “The ideals of the American Legion are such that i{ts members accept thelr responsibilities as citizens exactly as they accepted the obligations that caused them to shoulder a rifle for the defense of their nation and the ideals and principles it stands for. “The sobering thoughts engendered by thelr Memorial day tasks help but to intensify thelr purpos DECLARES EXISTENCE OF MIND NOT PROVED Christian Science Lecturer Ques- tions Belief That Matter Is Intelligent. A lecture on “Christian Science: The Science of Spirit” was delivered last evening at First Church of Christ, Scientist, Columbia road and Euclid street, by George Shaw Cook, C. 8 B, of Chicago. Mr. Cook is a member of the board of lectureship of the mother church, the First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston. He was introduced by Elmer 1 Baldwin, first reader of First Church of this city, under whose auspices the lecture was given. Mr. Cook said in part: “To the material senses man seems to be & human organism with a mind inside of it. It may be said, how- ever, that this ‘mind,’ which is sup- posed to control and direct the ac- tions and functions of the human body, has never been definitely lo- cated or satistactorily explained. In- deed, it may be sald that, from the standpolint of material scientific re- search and experimentation, there is no adequate proof of the existence of an indwelling ‘soul’ or ‘mind.’ Doctor is Ousted. “One of the more recent utterances on this subject was by Dr. George W. Crile of Cleveland, Ohio, and was to the effect that the human body is an electro-magnetic battery of which the brain is the positive and the liver the negative pole. A well known materialist is quoted by the London Spectator as saying in answer to his own question, ‘Can the brain think?" —'A brain {8 a creamy substance composed of about two tablespoon- fuls of dust and a number of ounces of water.’ “One does not find much in these statements to sustain the belief that matter is intelligent. Do they not, rather, turn one for satisfactory ex- planation to the truth revealed in Mrs. Eddy's wonderful _scientific statement of being on page 468 of Sclence and Health, the first sentence of which reads, ‘There is no life, truth, intelligence, nor substance in matter, and the second sentence of which contains this {lluminating dec- laration, ‘All infinite mind and its infinite manifestation, for God is all-in-all.” his home with several companions, Clarence Sartan, jr., eight, 1350 Franklin street northeast, fell head- long to a cement pavement in the areaway, ten feet below, and was rendered unconscious. Relatives took the injured child to Sibley Hospital, where he was operated uvmo'r‘:)r a fracture of the skull.' It is thought he will recover. » Message of King “In grateful memory of the heroic American soldiers, sailors and marines who fell on Belgian #oll, Belgian hands will cover their graves with flowers on Decoration day,” King Albert of Belgium ad- vised President Coolidge in & mes- suge today, “On behalf of myself and my people,” sald the king, “I take this solemn occasion to offer you our most heartfelt wishes for the hap- piness and prosperity of your ex- cellency and of the great American nation, together with the assur- ance of our unalterable and faith- ful friendship.” The message was slgned “Albert. MONUMENTS’ PLACE IN HISTORY REVIEWED Rev. D. J. Wiseman Is Orator at Exercises for War Dead in Harmony Cemetery. Rev. D. J. Wiseman delivered the oration of the day at Harmony ceme- tery, speaking on ‘“Monuments and Thelr Significance.” He sketched the journey of the chil- dren of Israel commenting upon the markers in the forms of monuments which they left for posterity with quotations from Scriptures to sub- stantiate his statements. Concluding, he spoke at length of the sacrifices and efforts put forth by men of the United States during the wars of this country, stressing the alms and ob- Jectives of the nation’s fighters, The exerelses at Harmony were under the direction of Nelson J. Booker, commander of Charles Sum- ner Post, No. 8, G. A. R, and Mrs, Julla West Hamilton, president of the Charles Sumner Woman's Relief Corps, No. 3. B Colors Are Presented. Commander Booker called the as- sembly to order. Bergt. Fletcher and color bearers presented the colors. There followed the salute to the flag and pledge of allegience after which the audience sang “The Star Spangled Banner.” Post Chaplain Johnson offered the invocation and Post Adjutant A, C. Washington officiated at the reading of the general orders. The assem- blage then sang “America.” €. % Westerfleld delfvered Lincoln's Get- tysburg address. After another musical selection, Mrs. Julia Mason Layton, past depart- ment secretary, and F. D. Lee, pres- ldent of the National Memorial Asso- ciatlon, delivered short addresses. Music, benediction and taps conclud- ed tha services. The music was un- der direction of Miss Edna Gordon, while Mrs Mildred Knight, Mrs. A L. Brooks, ‘Miss Ocea Parker and Mrs. Mayme Hutchinson officiated as color bearers. St Augustine’s Boy Scout troop, under direction of C. S. Brooks, decorated the graves. Lincoln's Address Read. At Northeast cemetery, exercises were under direction of John P. Quander, past commander of Pos No. 8, G. A. R, assisted by Anna S Taylor, president of Morton Women's Relief Corps, No. 1, Ella A. Boston read Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. Alexander Mann of the American Leglon was in charge of services at Woodlawn cemeter: PATRIOTISM PLEA OF JUSTICE M'COY | Address Marks Graduation of 82 Pupils From Americaniza- tion School. Patriotism and devotion to the United States were pointed out as prime requisites of good citizenship by Chief Justice Walter I. McCoy in addressing eighty-two graduates of the Amepicanization School at a re- ception for the new citizens In the Columbia Junior High School last night. The graduates, each of whom was awarded a certificate of graduation from, the school last night. had all been' American citizens since last November. The exercises ware held jointly by the Americanization School, the American Women's Legion and the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion. A brief address of welcome to the new citizens also was delivered by Raymond F. Crist, commissioner of naturalization. He impressed upon them their duties as citizens of this country. Others Speak Briefly. Others who made brief addresses included: Oran T. Moore, chief naturalization examiner; Miss Maude E. Aiton, principal of the American- izatlon schools of the District of Co- lumbia; Mrs. W. Grayson Cole of the Mary Washington Chapter, D. A. R, and Mrs. Walter I McCoy of the George Baldwin McCoy Unit, Amer- ican Women's Legion. A presentation of a United States flag to the Americanization School was made by Mrs. J. Edgar Smith of Our Flag Chapter, D. A. R. Two-minute addresses were de- livered by members of the graduates as follows: Jacob _Rubin, Joseph Burke, Jacob Yaffe, Donata Marreffa, Steven McDonald and Nick Zografos. Sam Kiatta, being unable to attend, had his address read by his daughter, Miss Thelma Kiatta. The remainder of the program in- cluded_clarinet solos by Nunzio Li- pinto Licausi, accompanied by Mme. Marle Zalipski; an address on the value of the Americanization School Assoclation by Max Kossow, and flute solos by Stanley Wolfsthal, accom- -panied by Mme. Zalipskl, Music was also furnished by the Americaniza- tion School Association Orchestra. Recipients of Certificates. The program was in charge of Miss Dorothy J, Donally. Those who re- ceived certificates were: TLouis Alpert, Giuseppe Anessi, An- thony John 'Anselmo, David Arkin, Dickran Azadian, Demetrios Athan- sios Antonopoules, Nicolo Barranca, Gottlieb Baumgartner, Samuel Ismet Behgjet, Joshua Block, Klarcoulis Boutsele, Frank Bredice, Gaetano Bredice, Pasquale Brocarto, Joseph Burke, Mrs. Emmacariotta’ Carlina, Charles K. Chaconas, Albert Chris- tian, Francesco Cicero, Mrs. Kath- erine Cicero, Ernst Coblenzer, Louls Consorti, Bruno_Cristarello, Charles Louls_Deloye, Hyman Demsky, Rob- ! grafes ert Eames, Erik Gustaf Eklund, Raphel Errarra, Mrs. Margaret Bar- bara Fey, Francesco Giuffre, Souren H. Hanessian, Walter Frank Harwood, Meyer Herson, Saidallah 1driss, Jacob Iseli, Carlo Lu Jaccarino, ames Jaffee, Nicolas Hristen Kape- tanakis, Thomas Karrathanos, Da- vid Kaufman, Sam Kiatta, Abra- ham Jacob_ Kline, Louis _Kots, Telemahos Lampiris, Harry Levin, Samuel Levinson, Nunzio Lopinto 1i Causi, Stephen Nicolas MacDonald, William Mandis, Panagiotis Manist oulous, Salvatore Marcellina, Donato rraffa, Ettoro Meszanotte, Bernard Mindoff, ' Abraham _Mollinoff, Frank Monaldo, Danfel Murphy, Solomon Novik, Gluseppe Papralado, Albert Pell, 1. Pomeran| ss Marle Proll, Joseph Raymond, Herman Rosin, Ja- cob Rubin, Domenico Sabbatina, Cuni Schiesick, Gregory B. Shahinian, Mor- ris Shurman, Asron Stegal, Jacob Si verman, Luigi Spadaro, Luigl T. Sp: daro, Carmelo Triflletti, John A Vou- jica, Willlam Wahl, Karl Werthner, Stantslaws Wolfsthal, Prank Zamech- nik, Nunziate Zangle, Nicholas Zo- nd Jacob Yaffe. 5 { the period of the war. SENATOR APPEALS *“ FOR LASTING PEACE Magnus Johnson Makes Memorial Address a’ Congressional Cemetery. SHOULD PRESERVE IDEALS Speech Stresses Services of War Dead to Nation. A plea for permanent peace, “hased not upon submission or oppression, but upon justice and equality of op. portunity,” was made today by Sena- tor Magnus Johnson of Minnesota 1 an address at Memorial day exercic s held at Congressional cemetery. “On each Memorial day we arc r.- minded of the great service rendered by those who have preceded us " Senator Johnson sald. “The fices made by the men who fou the sixtics to preserve the come home to all of us on cach of May. “You who live in this section of the country have a somewhat hetter an preciation of these thinis than th of us who live in the west,” continu the speaker. “You live right in ti heart of the country where many « the battles were fought and there are today many thing mind you of the great strukg the preservation of the Union Lenson From Past. “There is a great lesson for uk in what the men of the civil war did. They co-operated in behalf of a great cause, and 50 must we. While their efforts were carried on in war, that fact does not prevent us from profit ing from thelr experiences and their example. “The soldiers of the country went ! bravely forth, offered their livee fought and hled in the interest peace. It is the highest duty on o1 part to preserve and perpetuate their ideals. We can carry on efforts in L half of peace now while we are at peace, as these brave men did durine As the firer step of this duty, I pledge to do z within_my power for & permar peace, based not upon submissic oppression, but upon Jjustice equality of opportunity. Preservation of Liberty. “The next important duty preserve that liberty of which our fathers talked and for which thay struggled, that liberty for which thev built a foundation with their life's blood. “One of the things to consider in this last connection is that we protect the useful members of society i thelr right to a decent living. Ther is 1o use talking about prosperity happiness of the nation if an. ment in the country is deprived of enough of the necessities of life to create misery and hardship. There is no doubt about this being the case at the present time and it appears to me to be the most important thing to consider right now. “We have attempted at the present session of Congress to improve condi- tions for those who served in the world war and Confress also attempt- ed to improve the lot of the old civil war_soldiers and their widows. 1 think these veterans were entitled to all that we have endeavored to give them. Creation of Conditio: “It s up to us o perpetuate our 1ih- ertics and our pélitical rights and we can do this best by creating economi conditions for our people which will make for a real national prosperits. The exercises were begun at Con- gressional cemetery at 10 o'clock th morning. They were held under the direction of F. W. Archibald, junior vice department commander, G.'A. R, assisted by Henry W. Lawton Camp. United Spanish War Veterans, George 5. Burdick, senlor vice commander: uart Walcott Post, No. 10, the Amer fcan Legion, Charles L. Riemer, com mander. The general committee con- sisted of F. W. Archibald, chairman; George E. Burdick, vice chairman; L. B. Tavlor, superintendent of the ceme- W.'P. Davis, chairman of the standing committee; Dr. E. C. Bar- stow, chairman, decorating commit- tee; James L Dawson, United Spanish War Veterans; Alexander M. Breme: past commander, the American Le- gion, and Sons and Daughters of V era acri- Union 30th is o » Opens Witk Revellle. The program was opened with vellle and assembly by a marine trumpeter, after which were the pres- entation of the flag by members of the Marine Corps, the salute and pledge of allegiance. The invecation was delivered by Rev. Harry D. Miteh- ell, pastor of the Metropolitan M. I2. Church. Junior Vice Department Commander Archibald formally opened the serv- ices, after which the Navy Band played “The Star Spangled Banner The Merrill Glee Club of the Eastern High School, with Eola Benzler rector, and accompanied by Arthi Lehnert, cornetist, played a selection Gen. Logan's order No. 11 was read by R. L. Lamb of the United Spanix War Veterans, which was followed by another song by the glee clul. Senator Johnson's address followe after which_the glee club sang again Alexander M. Bremer read Lincoln's Gettysburg address, the club sung. and the audience sang “America,” [0 the accompaniment of the band. Taps by the trumpeter and a henediction by Dr. Mitchell closed the exerci Committees actively in charge of placing flowers and flags on the graves at the cemetery included the following: Strewing flowers, Women's Relief Corps, Cushing Auxiliary, N 4, and Sons and Daughters of Vetc ans; cemetery committee, L. B. T lor, chairman: F. W. Archibald, I Cooksey, William P." Davis; flow committee, Woman's Rellef Co Sons and Daughters of Veterans Daughters of American Revoluti stard committee, W. P. Davis, Dr. C. Barstow and P. J. Cooksey ing flags on graves, P. J. hiirman: Tnited Spanish War Vv erans, American Legion, Sons & Daughters of Veterans, Boy Scouts, school students and veterans of all wars; platform decoration, W. I Dayis, chairman; Dr. E. C.’ Barstow and William Ryan. —e PRESENT “ROBIN HOOD.” hool's aco on the » Macfarland Junior High pupils presented “Robin Hood orful pageant in three acts, lawn surrounding the schooi yester- day afternoon, as their initial dr matic undertaking. There were thir- ty-nine pupils In the cast. Opening with the May day celebr: tion in Sherwood forest, the scenes | cluded the house of the sheriff of Nu tingham, Sherwood forest som» months later, the king's palace and the next year's May day celebration Marguerite Welghell won much a1~ plause in her portrayal of the leading role. Other leading members of th cast were: Ralph Jomes as Littl John, Joseph Hoover as the king Doris Stutz as Queen Eleanor an Margaret Hibble as Friar Tuck. Others who took part included Louise Bennett, Audry Raymend, Joht Weaver, Howard Wentworth, Hul Smith, Russell Willhide, Clare Shu mate, Mildred Parker, Marie Squ Charles Colliflower, Elmer. Edmon ston, Pauline Bourdon, Ruth Russell Mary Fitzgerald, Julia Cookman Adelia Stears, Katherine Brinley, Syl via_Sherby, Ernestine Sachs, Dorothy Heflebower, Grace Cash, Marie Hud Henrietta Holmes, son, Anna Levin Verkeep, Mar: Marjory Dean, Dor! gery Chisholm, I1ds Levine, Eilee Robinson, Cathrine Roach, Mildr: Battle, Helen Jaffe, Mildred Meitzld, and Mary Ellen McPherson. Grants Veteran Bureau Leaves. Director Hines of the Veterans® Bureau has arranged to allow leave of absence granted to trainees of the bureau who are members of the Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, in order that they may attend the national conventions of their organizations.