Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1924, Page 1

WEATHER. Unsettled — probably rains tonight; tinued cool. light local tomorrow fair; con- Temperature for 24 hours ending at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 79, at 4:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 63, at 4:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 24 No. 29,324, post Entered as second class matter office Washington, D. Gl 8 FLOODS KILL 30,000 IN CHINA; MILLIONS HOMELESS, WHOLE VILLAGES WRECKED Refugees Pouring Into Pe- king From Devastated Regions Widespread Area Submerged — Dam- age Is Enormous. THOUSANDS OF TOWNS COMPLETELY WIPED OUT Disaster One of Greatest in His- tory, Comparison With Other Inundations Shows — Growing i Property Loss Defies Estimation by Officials. SHANGHAL, August 13.—Millions have | been rendered homeless and at least 50,000 persons have been drowned in devastating floods which are sweeping widespread areas of China, submerging \ tens of thousands of villages. Thou- sands of refugees are pouring into Pe ing. It is impossible to get even an ap- proximate estimate of the fatalities, but 50,000 is said to be a conservative esti- mate Unusually devastating floods, with ac- compan, g widespread destruction of property, have been reported from vari- ous sections of China during the last few weeks. Late in July there were seri- ous inundations in the provinces of Chihli and Hunan. On Saturday further floods were reported from Kwangsi and Sinkiang, but it was reported that the loss of life had been up until that time comparatively small. Other Great Disasters. Disastrous floods in history include the following: Johnstown, Pa., May 31, 1889, near- 1 00 lives lost. Galveston, Tex.. September S, 1900, more thar. 6,000 lives lost in inunda- tion resuiting from hurricane, and $12.000.000 in property destroyed. Pittsburgh, Pa., March 12-15, 1907, tew lives lost, but $10,000,000 in pro- perty damage. Paris, France, January 20, Febru- ary 5 1910, few lives lost, but esti- mated damage placed at $200,000,000. Austin, Pa., September 30, 1911, loss ©of 74 lives and $6,000,000 in propert Mississippi Valley, Spring of 1912, known loss of life, 230; property damage in excess of §10,000,000. Big Loss in 1913, Ohio-Indiana, March 1913. loss ©of 452 lives in Ohio and 54 in Indiana, with total property damage estimated 2t $163,000,000. Texas, December, 1912, nearly 200 lives lost in Belton. Bryan, Brown- wood, Marlin, Temple and other towns. Property damage, $5,000.000. Erie, Pa., August. 3, 1915, loss ‘of lives and $7,000,000 in property. Iueblo, Colo.. June 3, 1921, more than 100 lives lost and property dam- age between $15,000,000 and $20,000,- ©00. Santow, China, August 2, 1922, 72,- 000 lives lost and oft» nearly de- stroved by typhoon and tidal wave. Fort Worth, Tex.. April 24-26, 19; 34 lives lost and $7,000,00 property | loss. San Salvador, San Salvador, June 13, . 300 persons drowned in Cande laria district flood U. S. SCOUTS W>I|7\liDANES. Young America Makes Big Hit With Scandinavians. COPENHAGEN, August 13.—The American Boy Scouts here for the in- ternational Scout jamboree continue to touch the public fancy. They in- creased their popularity last evening by staging Indian dances under the leadership of William Hubert, de- scendant of a Mohawk chief, in an open-air theater in the king's deer 1park. All the newspapers agree that the presentation afforded one of the most impressive sights of the whole Jamboree. Tonight the American Scouts are entertaining Prof. John D. Prince, American Minister to Denmark, at a camp dinner, after which the minis- ter, as the guest of the Radio Club, will broadcast an address to the Boy Scouts of the world, repeating the message in 13 languages. FOREST FIRES*SEEIOUS. Situation in California Continues Critical, U. S. Agents Report. SAN FRANCISCO, August 13. forest fire situation throughout fornia was still regarded as critical, although only one blaze, in the Cleve- land national forest, southern Cali- fornia, was out of control, according ter a report issued last night by the United States Forest Service, The order closing several districts to lunting and vacationing was still in force. The Oakglen fire, in Angeles na- tional forest, southern California, was under control today, after having burned over about 4,600 acres. Fires in national forests of north- ern and central California, including the Lassen, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra and Modoc reserves, were all reported un- der control. The blaze in Modoc na- tional forest, which started August 9, burned over 2,000 acres. RESUME FULL VRELATIONS. Br the Associated Press MOSCOW, August 13.—Full diplo- matic relations between Mexico and Soviet Russia have been resumed as the result of negotiations carried on by representatives of the two coun- tries in Berlin. S. S. Pestkgovsky, who as a Polish revolutionary exile lived in London for a number of years, has been ap- pointed Soviet ‘representative in Mex- ico, while Prof. Basilio Vadillo, pres- ent Mexican envoy in Norway, is as- signed to Moscow. Flyers Plan to And Reach U. S. BY FREDERICK R. NEELY. Stalf Correspondent of The Star. ON BOARD U. S. S. RICHMOND, REYKJAVIK HARBOR, Iceland, Aug- ust 13 (via wireless).—Determined to reach the United States again by the end of this month if it is humanly possible, the American round-the- world fiyers. now making ready for their long-delayed hop to Angmag- salik, Greenland, have decided to cut at least one proposed stop out of the remainder of their itinerary, and others may be eliminated later. After successfully making the | crossing from Angmagsalik to Ivig- i tut, Lieut. Lowell Smith will set a straight course to Cartwright Harbor, Labrador, thus chopping the stop at Indian Harbor from his prepared chart. Hawkes Bay, Newfoundland, and Pictou Harbor, Nova Scotia, will be the next landing places before the fiyers circle into the United States and drop upon home soil for the first | time, at Boston. Lieut. Smith pointed out today that Cartwright Harbor is only 40 miles further than Indian Harbor. By | dropping the latter stop, with inci- dent delays there’ and a possibility of bad weather setting in, he believes at least part of the time lost at Reyk- javik can be made up. and that he and his companions may reach the United States the latter part of this month, Lieut. Leigh Wade and Lieut. H. H. Ogden, who dropped into the sea near Faroe Islands and were temporarily G 15 THREATENING 15 FLYERS ACAN May Be Forced to Find New ; Landing Site, Due to Green- | land Situation. By the Associated Press. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, August 13.— | After plans had been completed here for the American Army world flyers to hop off for Greenland tomorrow, weather permitting, a disquieting re- port today from Naval Flight Com- mander Bruce G. Leighton, on board the crulser Raleigh, off the Green- land coast, caused a sudden change in the schedule. Rear Admiral Thomas P. Magruder at once called a conference with { Licut. Lowell H. Smith, the flight commander, and Maj. Clarence E. Crumrine of the Army Air Service, on board the cruiser Richmond. New Site Likely. Reports received from Angmag- salik, after a reconnaissance from the Raleigh, stated that the harbor was too small and too nearly filled with floating ice to make it a suit- able or safe landing place for the flyers and that it would be impractic- able for them to hop off from it with a load. It is probable that a new landing place will be selected. Uncertainty over the plans for the next stage of the world flight had been thought ended by the arrival at Ang- magsalik of the supply ship Gertrude Rask, which had been locked in the ice off the coast for several days. The vessel reported weather conditions at Angmagsalik perfect, and Lieuts. Smith and Nelson, with their mechan- ics, were busy preparing for the Ice- land-to-Greenland hop. The distance to Angmagsalik, which is on the east- ern coast of Greeland, is roughly 500 miles. One of the reconnaissance planes belonging to the Raleigh yesterday flew into the harbor of Angmagsalik and landed near the Gertrude Rask. The plane was the first ever to visit the desolate Greenland coast, and scores of Eskimos in mayaks sur- rounded it immediately it landed on the water and examined it with great curiosity. SOVIET PRESS ACCUSES HUGHES OF SEEKING RUIN Izvestia Declares Secretary Is “Maniac” in Disiike for Rus- sian Government. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, August 13.—In a special article, “Big Artillery Against the Soviet Federation,” the Soviet news- paper Izvestia charges American Sec- retary of State Hughes with attempt- ing to organize a coalition against Soviet Russia. Characterizing Mr. Hughes as “a maniac unable to speak of Russia in cold blood,” the newspaper declares: “A struggle with bolshevism is the | chief object of Hughes' present pol- icy, and he is ready for everything in order to attain his ends.” foreign press agrees that the real aim of the American statesman’s visit to Europe was to prevent the establish- | ment of better relations between | Soviet Russia and other countries. It cites various alleged activities to that end on his part in Great Britain, France and Germany. 4 U. S. FREIGHTER AGROUND TOKIO, August - 13.—The United States Shipping Board freighter West Katan is agound on the rocks near Fude Island, 60 miles northeast of Keelung, Formosa, according to a Keelung dispatch to the Nichi Nichi. The vessel went ashore in a storm and has a large hole in her hull Japanese destroyers are proceeding to the scene. The freighter West Katan sailed from Hong Kong August 9 for Cali- fornia ports. It is 5,656 tons registry and was built in 191! Senator Colt Unimproved. BRISTOL, R. 1, August 13.—United States Senator Le Baron B, Colt, crit- ically Il with heart trouble and nephritis at his home here, was still conscious today, but his condition continued serious. S W ’. The newspaper declares that the: ¢ Toening Sfar. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION “WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 1924—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. Cut Out Stops Late This Month Believe Part -of Time Lost in Iceland Can Be Made Up—Busily Prepare r For Next Hop. | eliminated from the flight, expect to rejoin the squadron at Pictou Harbor, and unless unforseen accidents again beset the Americans the same ones who successfully fought their way across the north Pacific and more than five-sixths of the way around the globe together, will complete the circle at Seattle. Prepare for Jump. Today every member of the flight squadron was up early making prepa- | rations for the hop to Anbmagsalik, | the exact time for which is still in | @oubt. Smith and Arnold spent most of vesterday and today looking over their motor, while Harding was crawling over the pontoons of his ship giving them a fresh coat of paint. He also found one or two minor repairs to make 1t a good, full day of work for him. This afternoon, the flyers went on a shopping tour, purchasing much fallable of an _expected Smith has con- harbinger early start. Lieut. firmed Rear Admiral statement for the execution of future plans. Everything is a step in prep- aration for the start and already the Richmond has given space in her hold to the warehouse full of supplies that had been held in readiness here. She will convoy them back to the United States. Realize Ice Menace. Although the flyers have been cheered to top-notch by the announce- | ment that the Gertrude Rask, their | supply ship, had smashed her way into the harbor at Angmagsalik. they (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) ALIENISTS DECLARE SLAYERS NORMAL Prosecution Doctor Says All Men Subject to Occasional Phantasies. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, August 13.—The prosecu- thologists on the stand at Franks' hearing this morning and hoth testified that Richard Loeb and Nathan F. Leopold, jr., were sane when they kidnaped and killed Robert Franks. Dr. Hugh T. Patrick and Dr. Archi- bald Church of Chicago testified that their examinations of the defendants led them to believe neither youth was prisonment rather than death for the kidnapers-murderers. They also testified in reply to long hypbthetical questions, including all tke points brought out in behalf of the defendants. that a man of such personality and character would be sane. The State sought a writ of attach- ment from Judge John R. Caverly to have Miss Marion Doctor, friend of Leopold, brought into court after she had ignored a subpoena. Continues Ttestimony. Dr. Patrick, Chicago neurologist, was on the witness stand again this morning to testify in the furtherance of the State’s effort to have Judge John R. Caverly sentence Leopold and Loeb to the death penalty rather than prison terms. Dr. Patrick vesterday asserted his conviction that Loeb was sane, but when the defense objected to a hy- Pothetical question aimed at a further analysis of Loeb. Dr. Patrick reaffirmed his conclu-* sion that Loeb was sane in reply to the hypothetical question asked John Sbarbaro, assistant State's attorney. “Aside from the commission of the crime, I see no_ evidences of mental disease,” he replied. The other long hypothetical ques- tions, involving the various idiosyn- cracies of Loeb's personality and some unusual physical characteristics, brought the same response. Finds All Normal, “I found nothing in my examina- tion nor in printed reports to lead me to a diagnosis of mental disease,” said the doctor. “Another hypothetical question as to a man of Loeb's intellectual qual- ities and another as to a man of Loeb’s impulsiveness brought the same replies that they were attri- butes of normal people. “They are perfectly normal re- actions,” said Dr. Patrick. “Every one at times is more or less depressed. “I apprehend that there is no one who does not have phantasies re- garding the thing he is interested in. Air castles in Spain is the more common term. It is a highly normal procedure. Some persons indulge in it more than others. This thing of having phantasies for 30 minutes before going to sleep is not a patho- logical condition at all.” Dr. Patrick remarked “night before last T had a phantasy of appearing on the witness stand and of the questions that might be asked me.” Has Phantasies Himself “Phantasies naturally take the line of the ‘mental attitude -of the individual,” Dr. Patrick testified. “If a man has artistic abilities his mind naturally follows subjects along that line. If scientific he may have phantasies regarding a'scienti- fic_discovery. “I saw nothing in my contact with the gentleman,” said Dr. Patrick in reference to Leopold, whom he had studled soon after arrest for murder- ing the Franks boy, “to lead me to suppose he had any mental disease.” Loeb and Leopold sat with stolid, unchanging faces as they heard the witness proclaim them sane. Leopold rested his elbows on a chair arm and cushioned his chin with his hand, Loeb, hands in his lap, stared at the witness. Occasionally as he has been their habit throughout the hearing, the youths held whispered conversa- tions. Leopold’s statement of a feeling of athletic inferiority was perfectly natursl, Dr. Patrick said, and could not be termed an inferiority complex (" (Continued on Page {4, Colump 2,) . needed, last-minute supplies—an in- | Magruder’s | tion placed its first two mental pa-| the | suffering from a “mental illness,” set | up by the defense as its plea for im- | further testimony by him was cut off | HITCH ABOUT RUHR EVACUATION HALTS EXPEGTED ACCORD Marx Calls Today Most Criti- cal of Parley—Council Meeting Delayed. CONCESSIONS DEMANDED BY FRENCH FOR LEAVING Germans Pleased With Equality They Have at Conference. Paris Fearful of Result. | Is | | By the Associated Press. LONDON, August 13.—The confer- ence held by French, Belgian and German representatives in Downing street this forenoon in an effort to reach a settlement of the Ruhr evacu- ation problem ended at 1:30 o'clock without arriving at a solution, ad- journing till later in the afternoon. Prime Minister MacDonald turned over the big room at No. 10 Downing street to Premier Herriot of France, two leaders of the German delegation, Chancellor Marx and Prime Minister Stresemann. The British withdrew while attempts were being made to hammer out a settlement of the problems of the Rubr and the proposed commercial treaties. The | negotiations dragged discouragingly. Council Meeting Delayed. equence the meeting of the 1 of 14 set for 4 p.m., at which s hoped the announcement of a | settlement would be received, was iralled off to enable outside conver_ | sations to be continued. It was an- nounced that the next meeting of the | “Big Fourteen” would be held to- { morrow morning. | "Today is the most critical day of the conference,” Dr. Marx, the Ger- man chancellor, declared to the news- paper correspondents this afternoon just before going into the 5 o'clock conference with Premier Herriot of France and Premier Theunis of Bel- | glum and their French and Belgian | 2ssociates to resume their discussion of the Ruhr evacuation. Marx Still Hopeful. “I 80 to this afternoon’s conferenc> with a feeling of great responsibility, jas the questions to be considered are so vital to Germany and the other countries concerned,” he continued. “But I go filled with hope, and if we reach an agreement I think the most important part of the conference will { have passed. Chancellor Marx expressed his sat- isfaction with the equality of treat- ment the Germans had received from all members of the conference, es- | pecially with the manner in which | Premier MacDonald had pla itime at the disposal of the outside the formal meectings. { the Germans possible to promote speed in the con- ference and were anxious to be help ful in creating a better understand- ing among all peoples and in pro- moting peace. Belgians for Evacuation. The Germans, French and Belgians have been threshing out the matter in private, as it is not on the agenda | of the conference, and many trades i are reported to have been made in efforts to meet the concessions de- manded by the French as the price of withdrawing their troops from the Ruhr. Premier Herriot, it is under- sctood, has lacked the support of the Belgians in his demands, as the latter are not in favor of further prolong- ing the occupation, which constitutes a heavy drain on the exchequer. / The American Government has let it be known, through Ambassador | Kellogg, that it wishes to be repre- sented at the conference of allied finance ministers, which is to convene in Paris shortly after the close of the present gathering. Allocation of the moneys received from Germany is one of the subjects to be discussed and the United States is interested in recovering its expen- ditures for the maintenance of the | American forces in Germany and in pressing mixed claims, including those growing out of the sinking of the Lusitania. PARIS UNEASY AT TREND. Herriot May Be Yielding Too Much, Capital Feels. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1924. PARIS, August 13.—Peace manifes- tations by hundreds of reinstated railway workers and admirers of Premier Herriot, who shouted at the station before Herriot's return to London, “Stick to it, Herriot, we want peace,” and induced the French pre- micr and his devotees to state that France wants peace at any price and her soldiers back from the Ruhr, seems to have fizzled down. Today, not only the press seems alarmed at the momentous conse- quences of hasty military evacuation of the Ruhr, but also members of the chamber who hitherto supported Herriot are worrying whether they will be able to contirue to support thes case of Herriot for not obtain- ing something tangible about security before leavirg London. Threat Is Intimated. It is beyond doubt that when the premier left Paris Sunday, he had de- cided to recall the French army from the Ruhr at the earliest possible date, but at the eleventh hour, acting un- der the threat of some fifty members of Parliament to abandon him, he appears somewhat doubtful of the wisdom of this decision. M. Herriot once called the London conference “my calvary,” and his political opponents add that “evacu- ation of the Ruhr” will lead to Her- riot's “political crucifixion.” From the somewhat confused news reaching Faris from London, it ap- pears that all Herriot obtained for military evacuation .of the Ruhr fis the promise that within the next two months several other conferences wijl be held to discuss and endeavor’ to'settle in favor of France the ques- tions of security and debt settle- ments. Radio Pro‘mma—l’age 13. ermans He said Premier Theunis of Belgium and the| premier | ed his | had done everything| | publisher, VIGTORIES N OHIO CLAIMED B KLAN Reputed G. 0. P. Guberna- torial Candidate Beaten. Davis, Donahey Win. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio. August Harry L. Davis of Cleveland, former Governor of Ohio, was nominated for for re-election to that office on the Republican ticket at vyesterday's State-wide primary. A. Victor Dona- hey, the present governor, was chosen to oppose him on the Democratic ticket. Davis, who served one term as the State's chief executive—from 1920 to 1922—triumphed in a field of eight aspirants for the nomination, leading Joseph B. Sieber, reputed candidate of the Ku Klux Klan by more than 60,000 votes, with 7,136 of the State's the State's 8,300 precincts still to be 8,300 precincts reporting. Donahey swept aside James C. B. Beatty, his only opponent, who made his stand on an anti-Klan platform, with a torrent of ballots, running, ap- proximately, 110,000 ahead in 6,869 pre- cints, 13— Two Upsets In Race. The strength of Sieber, who seemed firmly entrenched in second position in the Republican race on the basis of available returns, and the unexpect- edly poor showing of James A. White, former superintendent of the Ohio Anti-Saloon League, who was run- ning a poor third, approximately 9,000 votes behind Sieber, were sur- prises. White was trailed by C. Homer Du- rand of Coshocton, advocate of the legalization of light wines and beer, State Senator J. F. Burke of Elyria, and George B. Harris, Cleveland at- torney, in that order. Representa- tive L. Cable of Lima was In seventh position and Harry Clay Smith, negro of Cleveland, eighth. The vote on Republican nomination for governor in 7,136 precincts was: Davis, 143,340; Sieber, 82,414; White, 73.010; Durand, 46.435; Burke, 39,631; Harris, 33,850 Cable, 23,587; Smith, 12.512. The vote on Democratic governor in 6.869 precincts was: Donahey, 143, 358: Beatty, 34,801. Ohio’s incumbent house members who sought renomination with. the possible exception of one, probably will have an opportunity to stand for re-election at the November elec- tion, according to present returns. Israel M. Foster, opposed for the Republican nomination in the 10th district by State Senator TomJenkins, was the only one whose —success seemed in doubt. Jenkins. with the alleged support of the Ku Klux Klan, was putting up a strong battle. Cooper Beats Mrs. Upton. Among the remaining representa- tives, John G. Cooper of the 19th dis- trict had probably the hardest battle. Opposed, for the Republican nomina- tion, by Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton, national woman political leader, he was forced to exert himself through- out the campaign to attain success. Klan opposition was said to have detracted from Mrs. Upton's vote. In spite of Mrs. Upton's defeat, at least one womgn will be on the Ohio con- gressional ticket. Cooper will be her opponent. She is Phoebe Sutliff, of Warren, in the 19th district, who was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Issac R. Sherwood, patriarch of the national House of Representatives, again will be on the ticket. He was nominated without opposition on the Democratic ticket in the 9th district, after John F. Lawler, who entered the race with the understanding that Sherwood intended to retire, withdrew in his favor. - SAYS KELAN WINS. Ohio Chairman Reports Victories in House. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, August 13.— Clyde W. Osborne, chairman of the State campalgn committee of the Ku Klux Klan, predicted that all the Republican primary candidates in- dorsed by the Klan would be nomi- nated. Mr. Osborne said that, while the Klan was favorable to Joseph Sieber, (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) LONDON, August 13.—The Swiss government, it is announced by the legation here, has issued an order forbidding citisens of the Russian Soviet to enter the Swiss republio. 1 CRAWLING 1IN 3 Hang on Rope 300 Feet in Air 5 Hours; Saved By the Associated Press AMONIX, France, August 13. —Three Italian mountain climbers underwent the terrifying expe- rience yesterday of hanging five hours from a rope over a 300-foot precipice before being rescued. Unaccompanied by guides, they had reached the summit of the Aiguille de Grepon, 11,000-foot peak, without mishap, and were on the way back when one slip- ped, dragging the others with him down the side of the mountain. The rope between the second and third men, however, caught on a rock as they went over the edge of the precipice. The man lowest on the rope attempted to get a footing until his comrades shouted that he risked loosening their support. The accident had been seen from below and a rescue party was dis- patched. The trio were pulled up with great difficulty and after long efforts, and were brought to Chamonix. One had a broken leg and the others were covered with bruises. SEVERE QUAKES FELT IN JAPANESE CITIES Kobe, Osaka and Nagoya Districts Shaken by Temblors, Bring- ing Floods. By the Associated Press. TOKIO. August 13.—Earthquakes described as “fairiy severe” were re- ported in the Kobe, Osaka and Nago- ya districts today. Reports trom Nogoya say that the water mains there were broken by the temblors, cutting oft the water supply ana flooding the streets. No casualties have been reported. The disturb- ances are alarming the citizenry. Nagqya is the sixth largest and one of the most prosperous cities in Japan. Tt is located in Owari Prov- ince with 430.000 population. It is about 100 miles from Osaka Bay, where Kobe and Osaka, the other cities inthe earthquake tault, are located. SPANIARDS CUT OFF. Call for Reinforcements in Mo- roccan Fighting. By the Associated Press. MADRID, August 13.—The military directorate to@my issued a com- munique saying that the news from Morocco was not satisfactory, that the enemy natives had surrounded another position in the line and that the Spanish troops needed reinforce- ments. Heavy fighting in both Spanish and French Morocco was reported from Melilla yesterday, the messages from the interior indicating that the Span- ish troops were holding their own, but that the rebels had broken through the French front between Fez and Tazza, after defeating and routing. the French troops at Ouarga. Married Women in Woman employes of the Govern- ment who marry and continue in the Government service cannot be carried on the Federal pay rolls under their maiden ' names, but must adopt their husbands’ surnames, the Interior De- partment ‘announced today. The rul- ing was made by the controller gen- eral of the United States on a ques- tion raised by a woman employe of St. Elisabeth’s Hospital, who married in May, 1924, and whose name was not revealed. Her name was changed on the pay roll of the hospital, but since ‘that time she Has refused to sign her married name to the pay roll and her attorney has notified the superintendent of the hospital that she wishes to retain her maiden name. After her refusal to sign her mar- ried name, Supt. White of St. Eliza- beth’s submitted the question to the Secretary of the Interior, who in turn submitted it to the controller general decision. ‘The latter officer quotes the various " mgrrw?hql of the Nation and con- gl UI/ i W, Must Use Names of Husbands Ruling by Controller General Affects St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Nurse, Who Refused to Sign Pay Roll as “Mrs.” * . S i P ‘. /’"’/‘ CAMPAIEN DETALS TAREN UPBY DAV Conference With Senator Pittman and Others Fol- lows Returnto N. Y. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. August 13.—John W. Davis arrived early today from Clarksburg, W. Va,, and immediately went to his headquarters for confer- ences with a number of those in charge of his campaign organization. Among those with whom Mr. Davis had engagements was Senator Pitt- man of Nevada, of the speakers' bu- reau, who has had assembled for him | a large amount of data to be used in the preparation of addresses to be delivered later in the campaign. The itinerary of the speaking tours which the candidate is to make now is blocked out, but information re- garding it is being withheld until final approval is given. Hylan Lunchfon Event. Besides Senator Pittnam, Mr. Davis conferred with Jesse H. Jones, newly appointed chairman of the finance committee of the Democratic na- tional committee and James W. Gerard, the new treasurer of the na- tional committee. Mayor Hylan of New York, who has announced that he would sup- port the nominee, took luncheon with Mr. Davis. After luncheon Mr. Davis had a talk with Senator Edwards of New Jersey. Thomas J. Spellacy, Democratic Eastern campaign manager, today announced the appointment of Ben- jamin F. Schreiber, a New York at- | torney, as director of the bureau of | organization for the eastern district, | and of Ira M. Ornborn, secretary of | the Connecticut Federation of Labor, | to take charge of the labor bureau. Asked whether Mr. Ornborn's selec- | tion was an answer to the action of | the executive council of the American | Federation of Labor, which indorsed | Senator La Follette, Mr. Spellacy | said: “We are not replying to any- body. We are going right down the line through center, carrying the ball to a touchdown.” COMMENT PLEASES DAVIS. Candidate Goes to New York Home After Talk With Shaver. CLARKSBURG, W. Va.,, August 13. —John W. Davis, Democratic presi- dential nominee, left here last night for his hgme at Locust Valley, N. Y., distinctly encouraged by information brought to him on the effect his ac- ceptance address will have in solidi- fying the Democratic ranks. Many members of the national committee, who came here to attend the notification ceremonies, called on Mr. Davis to congratulate him. The candidate also held a conference on (Continued on Page 4, Column U. S. Employ cludes his decision’ as follows: “The law in this ccuntry :hat a wife takes the surname of her husband is as well settled as that the domicile of the wife merges in the domicile of the husband. A wife might reside apart from her husband, but so long as she remains his lawful wife she has but one legal domicile and that is the domicile of the husband. So it is with the name. She may have an as- sumed name, but she has but one legal name. The separate legal er- tity of the wife is not so generally recognized as toaccept the maiden name rather than the surname of the husband. It is today the main dis- tinction between a single woman and a marricd woman ard such fact in the past has appeared upon the pay rolls. There appears no valid reason why it should not so continue and the pay roll should state the fact oc- cordingl, The decision is viewed by Interior Department officials as far-reaching in view of the fact that marriages in the Government service in Wash- ington alone will probably average at least two a day. For the past 30 days, marriages in the Interior De- partment have averaged one a day. | conduit from Great “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 90,996 TWO CENTS. §31.391,905 LIMIT IS PLACED BY LORD ON D. C. ESTIMATES Commissioners Must Trim Original Figure by Approxi- mately $5,000,000. BUDGET STILL LARGEST EVER SENT TO CONGRESS 'New Salary Scale Accounts for $2,800,000 of Increase—Schools Also Favored. A limit of $31,551,505 has been placed on the estimates of the Dis- trict government for the next fiscal year, Brig. Gen. H. M. Lord, director of the budget, notified the Commis- sioners today. Although this will necessitate the climination of nearly $5,000,000 from the total of $36,500,000 requested by the city heads, it assures at the same time the largest budget ever sent to Congress for the municipality. The original limitation placed on District estimates last year was $25. 144,852, showing that despite the cut- ting that will have to be done, the Budget Bureau has allowed nearly $6,000,000 more than approved a year ago. Permits Supplemental Items. The letter received today from the Budget Bureau states that the Com- missioners again will be permitted to submit on a supplemental list im- portant items that will have to be omitted in bringing the estimates down to the limit established. Last year the city heads submitted a supplemental list aggregating close to $7,000,000 in addition to the regular estimates of $25,144.882. After extensive hearings at the Budget Bureau some of these supple- mentals were included. The final figure transmitted to Congress by the budget office for the District of Columbia last December was $26,879,812. New Salaries Factor. Of the five million dollar increase in the amount allowed this year, approximately $2,3800,000 may be said to represent increases in salaries that have been granted all District employes since last year. This means that, exclusive of in- creased salaries for personnel, the new budgct will carry about $3,200.- 000 more than was allowed last vear for various municipal improvements As soon as Commissioner Rudolph. chairman of the board, returns from his vacation the Commissioners, in consultation with Auditor Daniel Donovan, will begin the task of going through their original figures to bring the total down to the limit fixed. New Schools Large Item. Tt virtually certain that is they | will take advantage of the privileg: of preparing a supplemental list of the most important sums slashed from the regular estimates. Probably the largest single item in the budget is that for the main- tenance of the public school syst and the erection of new school build ings. This subhead is said to tot more than $10,000,000 at the presen! time. Another large individual item 1n the original estimates is for the con- tinuation of work on the new water Falls. Tt is re- Commissioners asked fc .500,000 for that essential ported th close to § project. D. C. Heads to Decide. It is understood the Budget Bureau | has not indicated to the Commission- ers which ¢ of work they think should be curtailed in reducing the budget, and the Commissioners the: selves will not make up their minds until they consider the relative portance of the various sums that make up the original estimates. After the estimates have been brought down to the limit fixed today, hearings probably will be held, as last year, before a committee of Budget Bureau officials, after which thai committee will determine upon the final amount to be transmitted to Congress in December. — SIE&E OF MINETENDS. Postal Authorities Think Fugitives Dead or Escaped. PALISADE, Colo, August 13.—The ten-day siege of Palisade mine ended yesterday. Three post office inspectors and the force of county-pair armed guards who have been on duty at the mine in quest of three fugitives sus- pected of the $15.508 robbery of the Palisade post office on August 2, with- drew yesterday. No further guards will be stationed at the mine because of the belief that the fugitives, if still within the mine, are dead or have escaped. Seamen Indorse La Follette. CHICAGO, August 13.—Crediting the La Follette Seamen's Act with re- sulting in the increase of American tonnage employed in the foreign trade from 1,000,000 tons in 1914 to 9,000,000 tons in 1923, the executive board of the International Seamen's Union of America adopted a resolu- tion indorsing La Follette for Presi- dent, K. B. Nolan, secretar: treasurer, announced last night. Mr. Nolan has been receiving the votes of the board members by mail. Honduran Rebellion Spreading. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, August 13.— Advices received here state that un- less there is intervention the rebel- lion in Honduras will become general. he situation is said to be grave and the Nicaraguan government is send- ing additional troops to the frontier to preserve neutrality by preventing the rebels from using this country as a base for their sallies. Leviathan Sent to Dry Dock. NEW YORK, August 13.—The steam- ship Leviathan left here this morning for Boston, where she will be placed in dry dock while a propeller, dam- aged on a trip from Kurope, ending yesterday, will be replaced. Because of the damaged propeller the Levia- than arrived one day-late.