Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1924, Page 1

“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. WEATHER. Rain and cooler tonight, fair and cooler. Temperature for 24 hours ending at p.m. today. Highest, 76, at 2 p.m. yester- day’; lowest, 67, at 3 a.m. toda Full report on Page 7. tomorrow ¢ Foeni ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Saturday’s Circulation, Sunday’s Circulation, 94,632 103,150 TWO @b WASHINGTON, D. C, 0 Star. 29, 1924 -THIRTY-SIX PAGES. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 24 second clas Washington, ntered as t office matter * Dac o3 Vi No. 29,371, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER CENTS. BIG COOLIDGE VOTE SEENINCALIFORNIA; LAFOLLETESECOND Strength in Southern Coun- ties Expected to Overawe Rival’s in Bay Section. LITTLE HEARD OF DAVIS IN NORTH OR SOUTH! Some Political Observers Expect President to Win State by Ma- jority of 100,000. BY DAVID LAWRENCE, LOS ANGELES, September California is not as close a State various polls and straw taken would seem to indicate investigated the situation in northern California, where questionably Senator La Follette ha his greatest strength, the came away with the impression that the Wisconsin leader would perhaps the bay counties by a narrow vote, but if that turns out to be true Mr. La Follette will be snowed under just the same by the unusually vote be given President this year in southern Cali votes un- carry heavy to Coolidge forni The race here is between Coolidge and Follette with Davis third. Little is heard about the Democratic candidate. Had McAdoo been nomi- nated there might have been a differ- to tell, for this State was MecAdoo. Are the Dem going to La Follett many thousands will third party ticket, but will get a host e La ent story strong for cratic votes Undoubtedly support the President Coolidge of what gnight otherwise eratic votes Davix Lacks Strength. The Democratic nominee is alw well spoken of, but he does not seer to have any vote-getting strength this section. President Coolidge, on the other hand. is held in southern California in almost as much regard as he is in Maine. It will be recalled that even when President Harding's popularity began to wane in the East, he could count on California. This State, of course, ix preponder- antly Republican, but in the last two years it has also been growing con- rervative. California, .for instance, save President Coolidge a majority of | 50.000 votes over its own favorite son in the presidential primaries this year. A State which will do that can hardly be counted as easy for La Follette or as even tending in his direction. Wthout endeavoring to explain Some of the polls that are being made, it is a strange aspect of the whole thing that not a single man whose judgment on political affairs in past | the Years has always been found by writer to be accurate so far as Cali- fornia is concerned is saying this time that La Follette will carry the State. They all say just the opposite and some go so far as to indicate that President Coolidge may run as high ax 100,000 majority in California. Southern Vote Stronger. La Follette’s strength in certain sections of the State may be con- ceded, but anyone who knows Cal fornia will recognize at once that what the northern part of the State may do can easily be counter-bal- anced by the South. From this, it should mnot be in- ferred that the writer believes La Follette will sweep Northern Cali- fornia. What seems probable, is that the Wisconsin leader may and neck with President Coolidge in and around San Franc . This, however, sn't a stroig enuogh position for any one who is trying to carry the clectoral-votes of the State, and as for southern Calif-! ornia, La Follette hasn't a chance The vote that will be rolled up from this section on election day will be amazing. There are a_dozen reasons for the strength of President Coolidge in this rezion, but there are many more reasons why La Follette is weak. For one thing a campaign has been be- gun which paints La Follette as an enemy of California. A member of Congress has looked back into the record and found that Senator Yollette voted against every one the tariff schedules nia was interested. battle against La Follette very crete. For even the redoubtable ram Johnson in his most progr hours never dared to turn down Calif- ornia once on certain of her native products and industrie Has Influential Support. 1a Follette, of course, is not without some strong and influential support. The Hearst papers are favoring him above all other candidates. Rudolph Spreckels of San Francisco is helping to finance the La Follette campaign. Some of the newspapers which were closest to Hiram Johnson are shout- ing for La Follette. He is running on the Socialist ticket, so organized labor is making a good deal of noise about its advocacy of the old man from Wisconsin. But taken all together the vote of California will be a conservative ma- Jjority and President Coolidge will get it just as John W. Davis would get it if he had been President seeking another term. The outstanding char- acteristic of the electorate is that there is no cry for change. (Copyright, 1921.) BAVARIA IN COMPACT WITH PAPAL NUNCIO Concordat Negotiated That Likely Soon to Be Ratified, Vatican Announces. e of That ma the con- H Is By the Associated Press. ROME, Sept2mber 29.—Mgr. Pacelli, papal nuncio in Germany, has con- cluded a concordat with Bavaria and is negotiating concordats with Prus- sia, Wuerttemberg and the entire reich, it was semi-officially announced by the Vatican last night. The Bavarian concordat, it is ex- pected, will be ratified by the Bava- rian parliament in October, while an additional concordat is being nego- tiated with Serbia. The semi-official statement declares that it will not be possible to con- clude & concordat with Czechoslo- vakis because of a strong anti-cleri- | expenses, ~lan 1024 cal movement. in that country, 1“Wid” Matthews writer | Demo- | ' in run neck | La | which Califor- | Returned to Griffs By Sacramento By the Associated Press. STOCKTON, Calif. 20— Outfielder “Wid acquired from the Washington Americans in the Barl McNeely deal several weeks ago, has been released by the Sacramento Pa- cific Coast League club. He will revert to the Washington club and Sacramento has the choice of three plavers or $15,000 to finish payment for McNeely. September Matthews, CASUALTIES HEAVY | N SHANGHAI FIGHT Both Lines Drenched With! Shrapnel Fire—Kiangsu | Forces Retreat. | | By the Associated Pross, SHANGHAL September 20.—Hun- {dreds of Chinese soldiers were killed |and many others wounded this morn- ing on a 6-mile front from Nansiang to Malu when armies of rival military governors fighting for possession of | Shanghai continued hostilities with impetuous intensity. According to a witness who returned | this afternoon after traversing the ector from Nansiang to Malu, west| »f Shanghai, both sides were drench- | ing the lines with shrapnel. Numerous relief stations behind the 6 mile Nansiang front fiilled | with wounded while scores of others | were arriving on stretchers. The dead have been left where they | fell, according to the witness. and | this practice has resuited in a carrfon | odor extending over the whole battle | area. The offensive, wh continuous firing since it opened on Saturday morning, has enabled the Chekiang forces to drive the Kiangsu | troops back 6 miles, according o] Gen. Hsia Chao-lin, commander of the Chekiang forces in the center of activity JEHOL TROOPS DEFEATED. were L has resulted in Mukden Communique Tells of Clash and Rout. BY W By Cable ta The MUKDEN, 29.—The { munique h: | | M R. GILES. Manchuria, September following official com- been issued: 1 “On the 25th Jehol troops moved | eastward from Chien Ping to re- attack Chao Yang. On reaching the northern main road they were badly | defeated by the 24 Brigade of the 2d Army and fled in disorder to Tonihing Shan. On the evening of the 26th the defeated force resumed the offensive, after being strongly | reinforced. “After an all-night battle they were again heavily defeated by the 2d Army and retreated to Tolachu Shan in th Chien Ping district. The Chihlis suffered 500 Killed, 1,000 wounded and many prisoners, also | 13 mountain guns, several hundred rifles, a large quantity of munitions and military suppl Mukdenites | expect to take Chien Ping in a few | S All of Chang Tso-Lin’s postions are camouflaged with trees, it being im- possible to see until close upon them. Defensive trenches have been con- structed in the most up to date methods. Chang Ts-Lin's men are | weil fed and clothed and arrange- ments arc being made for a Winter campaign. Mukden is being made a granary. Foodstuffs and material of every de- scription are being stored away to prevent any shortage. Thousands of Kirin troops are passing through Mukden daily going to the front. Ad- vices from Peking state that the| strictest censorship exists, nothing| unfavorable to the Chihlis being al- lowed to be sent. Many local papers | are being closed and foreign papers (Conunued on Page 2, Column 3.) MILLER RESIGNS 70 TAKE NEW POST. President Indicates Accept-1 ance of Resignation, But With Reluctance. Thomas W. Miller tendered his | resignation to President Coolidge to- day as alien property custodian. The President, in indicating he | would accept the resignation, asked | Mr. Miller to continue in his office for the time being. Mr. Miller said he was forced to | resign because the duties of the office |to which he was recently elected, | president of the Inter-Allied World War Veterans' Association, would | demand his presence abroad during | [ most of the next year. He was ap- | pointed to office by President Hard- ing in March, 1921. i Besides his work as custodian, Mr. | Miller has been active in the study | of soldier rehabilitation question: jand is a member of the American | Battle Monum®nts Commission. He | | was a member of the House from Delaware in the Sixty-fourth Con- gress. | | | EPOLISH ARMY IN PLIGHT. | WARSAW, Poland, September 29.— Minister of War Sikorski is going-to Paris and London shortly to. study army organization and _ Tmilitary equipment. The main object of the | visit to Paris, however, according | to circles close to the war depart-. ment, is to try to induce the Herriot Kovernment to relax some of the re- strictions put upon the 400,000,000 franc crgdit extended by France to Poland s Polish financial reforms have caysed a reduction in military approprijtions and General $ikorski feels thejarmy is badly in need of | equipmen! ’ ; The arf§y budget for 1925 amounts to 35 per {flent of the total government | By the Associated Press. | the |latter to fix the time and place. [ pel testimony, was compared by legal tar and Chicago Daily News | | was “not the power of Congress to| | the board into the United States Su- RAIL BOARD TESTS ITS RIGHT TO MAKE WITNESSES APPEAR Issue Compared to That in Daugherty Case Raised by U. S. Senate. NO DATE FOR HEARING SET BY FEDERAL COURTl Testimony of Two Brotherhood Of-! ficials Desired—Roads Fight Move as Unconstitutional. ‘ | CHICAGO, September 29.—Test of | constitutionality of a clause in| the trangportation act of 1920, arming | the Railroad Labor Board with power to require testimony, was begun to- day. The board petitioned the United | States District Court to order John Mc- | Guire of Chicago and D. B. Robertson of | Cleveland to testify before the board, the | McGuire is general chairman on the | Chicago and Northwestern railroad for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi- neers. Robertson Is president of the Brotherhod of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen The petition was filed before Judge J. H. Wilkerson by Edwin A. Olson. ! United States attorney, and Wey-| mouth Kirkland and Robert N. Gold- ing, special assistants to the United States Attorney General. No date for a hearing was set by Judge Wilker- son and no legal action was taken beyond the formal filing of the peti- tion. Judge Wilkerson later will set la date for a hearing Inxue Defore Courts. The underlying question, whether Congress may delegate to such a body as the Labor Board the power to com- | observers Daugherty, to the case of ex parte now pending on review before the United States Supreme Court. In that case Federal Judge A. J. M. Cochran of Kentucky, on May 31, held that the Senate had “usurped | { judicial power” in attempting to en- force its subpoena of Mally S. Daugh- erty, in an investigation of alleged | acts of former Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty. Judge Coch- ran held, however, that the question | i compel evidence from outsiders in ald of legislation but of either branch thereof acting by itself without pre- vious action on the part of Con- gress. McGuire and Robertson twiee dis- regarded subpoenas of the board. On the first occasion subpoenas were is- sued for them and for another grand officer and 101 general chairmen in a dispute over wages and rules between the brotherhoods and ‘a managers' committee representing 94 Western railroads. Position of Roads. The statement by counsel for the| railroad board does not accord with | “our conception of the facts” said Donald R. Richberg, counsel for the | respondents. “We will therefore not | move for dismissal as such motion | would entail acquiescence with the | statement of fact, but will answer, setting forth our version of the facts,” Mr. Richberg intimated that he would seek to show that the assumption of | jurisdiction was wrongful. | The petition quotes an order of the board overruling the protest of the respondents and other witnesses against the assumption of jurisdic- | tion. The board held, and the w nesses denied, that the dispute was likely to interrupt commerce. The witnesses contend through their coyn- | sel that the hearing of the dispute | by the board interrupted negotiations and that the requested enforcement of the empowering clause of the act is “in violation of the Constitution.” Provisions of Clause. The challenged clause in the trans- portation act authorizes such peti- tions as that filed for the first time today and provides that the board may call upon he courts to punish refractory witnesses for contempt. | The board relied upon this clause previously in demanding the testi- mony of two railroad officials. H. H. Ferguson, vice president and gen-| eral manager of the Illinois Terminal Company, and Samuel Rea of Phila- delphia, president of the Pennsyl-| vania lines, had on separate occa- sions denied the jurisdiction of the board and refused to appear. They | reconsidered when warned that oth- erwise they would be suhpoenaed. The Pennsylvania lines carried the question of the jurisdiction of preme Court, which upheld the juris- | diction of the board, but ruled that| the decisions of that tribunal were | not enforceable. PO SEES FAIR WEATHER FOR SERIES OPENING Passing of Storm Before Saturday Ball Game Predicted by Forecaster. - - Any fear that the storm that is sweeping Washington today may be the beginning“of a long, Fall rain was banishedl by the Weather Bureau when it announced that the dis- turbance will clear up tonight and there is no prospect of climatic in- terference with the opening of the world series here Saturday afternoon. The present storm originated over Virginia and is still growing in in- tensity. By this evening, however, it will have moved off toward the Atlantic in the northeasterdly di- rection. Tomorrow will be clear and a little cooler, but not cold. Light western winds are due here tomor- row night and that, the weather man says, is a certain harbinger of fair weather for Wednesday. Although it is impossible to fore- tell exactly what the weather will be Saturday, he said there is at least no indication of rain. An_ official ompared with 40 per cent forecast, however, will not be pos- siblofonpovaral daysy. . . . { Llohn L. { police department of the tragedy, | murder. | inee for Governor of Texas. TAXI OWNER SLAIN NEAR QUANTICO, VA Stevens Found With Bullet Hole in Back Lying in Highway. Johr L. Stevens. prietor of an automobile hiring agen- cy at the Marine Corps post at Quan- tico. Va, was found dead today alongside one of his automobiles with a bullet hole in his back, and his pockets ransacked The body lay on the road in front of his car several miles from Quan- tico, on what is known as the Recla- mation road. His body was picked up by motorists and carried to the Quantico Hospital. where he was pro- nounced dead upon arrival. The body was taken to the Quantico morgue. Officers Have No Clue. The military authorities have vir- tually no clue to work upon in run- ning down Stevens’ murderers. They immediately notified the Washington all suspicious Quantico tion it was stated. According to employes of the taxi proprietor, Stevens was called to the persons leaving the will be questioned, telephone shortly after 9 o'clock this | morning, apparently by a prospective customer. He put on his hat and went out, it was thought, to answer the call for a car. That was the last seen of him until his body was found ! several hours later on the Reclama- tion road. Stevens had been in the taxi busi- ness at the Marine Corps post for several years, and was well known in that vicinity. He leaves a young wife, but no children. Stevens resided at Quantico. At the request of Marine officials, Capt. M. M. Barnard, superintendent of District of Columbia penal institu- tions at the District workhouse, at Occoquan, Va., dispatched two men, with bloodhounds, to the scene of the They will attempt to track the unidentified assailants from the place where the crime was committed. While employes of Stevens were unable to state whether their em- ployer was carrying a large sum of money on his person at the time or not, they said that he was known frequently to carry sums of money in his pocket. It is believed that some one had learned of this habit and plotted a holdup. MRS. FERGUSON WINS DECISION IN TEXAS Judge Rules She Has Right to Hold Office as Governor If Elected. By the Associated Press. AUSTIN, Tex., September 29.—Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson today won the first step in the court fight to have her disqualified as Democratic nom- An in- junction to keep her name off the ballot was refused by Judge George C. Calhoun in Fifty-third District Court. The court held that Mrs. Ferguson is qualified in every way to hold office, and that the so-called common law disability against women in office does not apply. He said that the plaintiff had power to bring the suit under the statutes, and that the court had jurisdiction, but on all other questions Mrs. Fergusen won. The old common-law principles on which the plaintiff, Charles M. Dickson of San Antonio, relied, were said by the judge to be obsolete in this country, and he could fing no inhibition in either the Texas constitution or the statutes of this State which denies women the right to hold office. — FREEZING IN KANSAS. Killing Frost Also Visits Minne- sota and North Dakota. 26 vears old. pro-| and | IMaY % > GET To A 3y ASHINGTON ¥, British Ship Sinks Off Georgia Coast; Crew Is Rescued Associated Press AVANNAH, Ga. The British freight steamer Santa Theresa, bound from a Cuban port with sugar, sank last night, 95 miles outheast by south of Tybee Light. according to radio advices received here from the American tanker I C White, which has taken off all the crew of the British vessel. ‘T'ne tanker is proceeding to a port not given in radio advices, but the vessel is not {coming to Savannah, it known Distress signals were sent out ¥ ‘(tl'dd morning about 10 o'clock {the Santa Theresa stating it had :», rung a leak in the engine room | The local United States radio station, By the September { United States Coast Guard cutter | | vam w and other caught the messages NATS AND RED SOX local stations Jez Zachary Mound Choice for Crucial Game, Ful- lerton Opposing. Line-up. BOSTON. Williams, of. WASHINGTON. Leibold, cf, | S. Harris, 2b, Rice. rf. Goslin, if. udge, 1b. Bluege, 3b. Peck, ss. Ruel. c. Zachary, p. Umpires—Messrs. Connolly and Owens. BY JOHN B. KELLER. FENWAY PARK, BOSTON, Mass., September 29.—Bucky Harris’ Bucks went out to clinch a pennant today with Jez Zachary, left hander, on the slab against the Red Sox. Opposing the tarheel flinger was Curtis Fullerton, right-hand pitcher, formerly with the bewhiskered House of David team. chary right now seems to be in better form than any other member of the Bucks’ mound staff. He has been beaten by Boston only once this season, and Manager Harris banks heavily upon Zach to pitch his team to a victory that will earn Washington its first major league pennant. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON—Leibold fouled out to O'Neill. Harris out, second to first. Rice singled to left, stole second and scored on O'Neill's wild throw to sec- ond. Goslin out, short to first. run. BOSTON—Williams singled to cen- ter. Wamby singled down the left- field line, scoring Williams. Veach singled to right, Wamby stopping at second. Harris made a fine stop. Boon walked, filling ‘the bases. J. Harris fanned. Ezzell hit into a double play, Peck to Harris to Judge. One run. SHIP MOB THREATENS MAN WHO ATTACKED GIRL Sailor, Drunk, Rescued by Police After Breaking Into State- room of Young Passenger. By the Associated Pre HOBOKEN, N. September 29.—A squad of police today rescued Christo- pher Dunne, 31 years old, a sailor, from passengers and members of the crew of the liner George Washington, who made threats of lynching after he had broken into a stateroom and attacked Miss Ottillie Urban, 22 years old, as she slept. Dunne, the police reported, came on board from shore leave in an in- toxicated condition, and had nearly suc- ceeded in hanging the young woman with a rope which he had wound around her neck. Answering her screams, passengers and members of the crew forced an_ entrance to the locked cabin. Miss Urban was taken to the hospital suffering from bruises and shock. The police fired a couple of shots in the air on the dock to keep the crowd back after they had taken Dunne in charge. TOPEKA, Kan., September 29.—The first freezing temperatures of Autumn prevailed over a large portion of Kan- sas last night, with heavy frosts in the western part of the State. Late corn probably was injured in some parts of the State, according to S. D. Flora, Weather Bureau chief here. MOORHEAD, Minn., September 29. —Minnesota and North Dakota were visited by a severe killing frost in = Third Foot Ball Fatality. HARRISBURG, Ill, September 29— The third death this season resulting from injuries received on the grid- iron was recorded yesterday when Max Lancaster, 22, member of an in- dependent foot ball team, died. Radio Programs—Page TED, 1, IN FRST One | GOOLIDGE AT RITES FOR MAJ. IMBRIE Body of Consul Killed in Per- sia Arrives on Cruiser. Burial in Arlington. { | In the presence of President Cool-| idge, Secretary of State Hughes,| Charge d'Affaires B. M. Kazeni of the | Persian legation and other high gov- | ernment officials, funeral services are ! being conducted this afternoon at the ew York Avenue Presbyterian | Church over the body of Robert Imbrie, American vice consul in in charge of the consulate general at Teheran, Persia, who was attacked and killed Ly a mob of fanatics in the treets of Teheran last Jul Follow- ng the services, the body is to be taken to Arlington National Ceme- tery for interment. Mr. Imbrie's body was brought to! Washington this morning on the U. 8. 8. Trenton, which docked in the Mayflower's berth at the navy yard at 9 o'clock. ‘Mrs. Katherine Gillespie Imbrie, widow of the consul, accom- | panied the body aboard the cruiser ilrom Bushire, Persia. | Relative Boards Ship. At Pineu Point, Md., yesterd Trenton stopped for a brief period and took aboard Paul Fishbaugh, cousin of the deceased; John Lagorce, associate editor of the Natfonal Geo- graphic Magazine and personal friend of Mr. Imbrie, and Herbert C. Heng- stler, chief of the Foreign Service- Administration_section of the State | Department. From Piney Point the {Trenton steamed to a point off Quantico and there anchored for the night. The casket w borne from the Trenton at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon | by a detail of eight petty officers from the cruiser to a waiting hearse and from | the dock the cortege proceeded to the | church. A salute of eleven guns was fired as the body was removed from the ship. Rev. Dr. J. R. Sizoo was to officiate at the ‘funeral service there isted by Rev. Dr. V lace The honorary pallbearers Wilbur Carr, Assistant Secre- of State; Evan Young, chief of Suropean affairs, State De- partment; Allen Dulles, chief of the near eastern affairs; Mr. Hengstler, and the following personal friends J. H. Ford, jr., Otis Gates, Mr. La- gorce, Howard McCormick,” Charles Howe and F. H. Smith. are: tary eastern Persian Flag Half Staff. The flag of the Persian legation to- day was flown at halt staff. All along the way from Teheran to Bushire the passage of the funeral cortege was marked by Persian officials with mili- tary honors, armed escorts and the crash of saluting cannon. At Bushire the ceremonies were repeated ashore and again as the body was placed ! aboard the Trenton, men of the Brit- ish Royal Air Force, by order of the British High Commissioner, accorded honors and British ships in the har- bor saluted with the American colors displayed. The homeward journey began Aug- use 26. At the time Mr. Imbrie met his death an exchange of notes be- tween the Washington Government and the Persian foreign office re- sulted in the expression by Persian officials of their desire to accord every possible mark of respect and regret and to render full official mil- | itary honors when the casket left| that country. . The Perstan government also de- clared officially its intention to in- demnify Mrs. Imbrie in the sum of $60,000. As a special mark of honor to a colleague of the foreign service, Maj. Sherman Miles, American mili- tary attache at Constantinople came home on the ship with the body. Mr. Kazeni on behalf of his gov- ernment will place a wreath on the newly-made grave of Consul Imbrie at Arlington Cemetery this after- noon. FRENCH BIRTH RATE HIT., Gen. Serigny Sees Disaster Unless | Increase Recorded. STRASSBOURG, France, September 29.—A plea for a higher birthrate in France as the “best guarantee of peace” ‘was made by Gen. Serigny, secretary of the higher council of national defense, in the course of a lecture yesterday on “Birthrate and National Defenses.” “The most elementary prudence,” he declared, “demands that France must count solely upon herself when we evacuate the Rhineland in 1935, 1f nothing is done in the meantime to modify the situation it will be as fol- lows: France will have 6,200,000 men | speak {trom |formed the Unwed Detective May Adopt Baby Found in Doorway It nobody else volunteers, De- tective Howard Ogle of the fourth precinct, although unmarried, an- nounced today he will adopt a 6-week-old baby boy which he and Policeman Willlam McDuffie found late Saturday night on the doorstep of the home of George Donaldson, 408 Eighth street southwest. The infant, a healthy specimen of babyhood with lusty lungs, was taken to the Foundling Home, at 1715 Fifteenth street, where he ~was tentatively christened Wil- liam Howard, after the first names of his finders “I'll adopt him all right, if neces- sary,” Ogle declared today. “but I don't know much about babies. I'd have to get some one to care for him 1 guess.” | FLYERS ARE FETED AT JOURNEY'S END First Globe Girdling—Cool- idge to Ask Promotions. | By the Associated Press SEATTLE, Wash, September 29— completed a flight around the here yesterday today received the | welcome which has been arranged by an appreciat citizenry. The elapsed time of the flight wa 75 days; total mileage, start to fin- 34; days actually in air, 66;| ng time, 351 hours 11 min- | average speed, 76.36 miles per Lieut of t pletion of the journey Mason M. Patrick, at D. C, by telephone last night At a public luncheon todvy the fl ers and their mechanics mede talks describing their world-famous trip. In addition to the luncheon, the avia tors planned to participate in dedication of a monument at Point commemorating man’s first cir- cumnavigation of the globe by air The licuetnants were scheduled to briefly there 1 ‘When Lieut. Smith finished a lunch- ! €on aboard a private yacht yesterday en route to Madison and Volunteer | parks for a formal ceremony and re- ception he expressed gratitude that “all the worries of taking care of Lowell H th, to Maj. Gen. | their machines were over,” and that | Japanese et | who the only thing left which he they could not avoid was the appear- |obliged to vote again | the | cidents | zates commander | discover - flight. officially reported com- | et Washington, | Matter | brief | this afterno | decidea land less dang the | tory formula in private conve : Therefore Viscount Ishii held Sand | jing with Aris WILL KILL LEAGUE PACT IF DEMANDS FAIL, JAPAN WARNS Geneva Session to Save Ar- bitration Protocol in Crisis Is Dramatic. | PRIVATE PARLEYS FAIL TO BRIDGE DIFFERENCES Negative Vote by Tokio Envoys Would End Chance for Dis- armament Session. By the Associated Press. « members of |declared to press r day Monument at Seattle Marks =atisraction o {ably, that ion Japan of her did obtain she pr would t br n and se to their regret much - when it was submitted to the bly of the League of Nations If this happens, the protocol iated by Foreign Minister Czechoslovakia and elaborat nd ption in Benes a smmi will fail of ad consequently the international armament conference provided protocol planned ummer will held f and not be Session Dramatie. Palace of the was scene ¢ today the reasse in solu of Japan's dem: subcommittee t had intrusted meeting, adjc The tions Leazue bled w an a the ted by The hich been he but efore because rous to find problem it would k Japanese pra sat nd L Loucheur of Paul Hyr 1 imembers of the Another meeling was me time and this one Mr. Adachi of Jagy of Holland. H. Rolin of torio Seialoia of Italy an Fernandes of Brazil. who oppe amendment ight ¥ endeavored find which wonld sty held tod ormula ance of himself and his comrades be- | JaPanese aspirations while safeguard- fore the public. | olidge Pledges Aid. telegram, President A received last Calvin Coolidge, in- men that the President | intended, on the convening of Con- gress, to “recommend that authority be granted to reward the v promotion and other appropriate action in order that your distiin guished services may have a pract 1 recognition from your country At present it is not known how long the aviators are to remain in Seattle or whether the air cruisers Boston I¥, Chicago and New Orleans are to be taken back by the original pilots to the cities they were christ- ened after. Seattle’s homage to the epoch-mak- ing aviators was among the best of jany city along the route in the Unit- ed States. Ten thousand persons wit- nessed the arrival of the three planes; 5,000 more cheered they stepped off a private vacht at Madison Park and transferred to automobiles and thousands of others sounded automo- bile horns and sent up lusty greet- ings as the aviators through the automobile lined streets (Continued on Lage 4, Column 3.) MRS SHANK PLEADS GUILTY IN TARRING Leatherman First of 19 Others Called for Trial as Myersville Cases Open. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., September 29— Mrs. Mary Shank pleaded guilty to tarring and feathering and assault and battery in the Myersville cases, which opened in court here this morning with 20 facing trial. tence was deferred and she may be used as a witness against other de- fendants. The case of Harry Leatherman, al- leged member of the mob in the presence of which Mrs. Shank at- tacked Miss Dorothy Grandon on the highway a mile and a half from Myersville last July, and who is said to have carried the tar bucket, was next called. To simplify matters, three of the nine indictments against him were stricken out and the defense de- murred to the remaining ones. But the court overruled the demurrer, as it had done in the case of Mrs. Shanks just concluded, and the work of em- Daneling a jury was begun. Miss Grandon on Hand. Miss Grandon, who has been held in jail as a material witness since the tarring, was in court and is to be the principal witness in the trial of Leatherman. It is expected that she will accuse various Myersville men, including merchants and farmers, of making improper overtures to her, supporting recent statements of Mrs. Shank that she was urged to make the attack by men angered at Miss Grandon. Lloyd Shank, husband of the woman who pleaded guilty, over whose alleged attentions to Miss Grandon the tarring occurred, is ex- pected to testify, and Miss Mabel Mills, who was with Miss Grandon on the road when the mob in autos overtook her, was in court this morn- ing. Miss Mills recently was sent to the House of Correction from Hagerstown. . Bower Mayor of London. LONDON, September 29.—Sir Alfred Louis Bower was today elected lord capable of bearing arms, against whom 30._Germany cagsst LADODOLY. o geary o e e mayor of London for the ensigig Sen” | regards sovercignty | ters which night | be | quadron | i of the conferves supp: i ! would i progressed | fectually a | | | | | | | | | | | inx the rights of individ in d al states as estic mat- d W have bee ounc strictly by Court of Justice Dixcussion Amiable. The discussion at parently was of a 1 ter, befor this mee st 1 char made d the Japa- Mr. Rolin particu- by his public dec- even acting decided there was for discussion on the overhasty solutic th none at the p; of th lengthen the t assembly. may but the ent adjour bee nese point of view larly being bound aration yesterdas The subcomm Loucheur’s advice, plenty of time theory that an This attitude on delegates is bound session of the which, it is n until the end « . M an all pre foreseen week the Meeting Resultless. None of the forenoon discussions succeeded in finding a way out of the difficulty. The Japane 1 tha their only desire was t up ef- 1 of the loopl i covenant and protocol so th and the other countries would the cpportunity to cont! m tion discussions when they had thrown out of court on the grov that the disputed question was pure within the restic sdicti the party The members leaving this morning’s deliberations on the Japanese situation, refused to scuss what progress had been made M. Briand jocularly referring to th present cold spell in Geneva and s ing “We merely attempted to warm up the atmosphere M. Politis, former foreign minister, who looked worried, was equally uncommunicative. The conferees will meet this afterr P sles t Japan dia- been a ¥ of the « on Greek same nto Domingo Enters. The league assembly to admit the republic mingo to membership unanimous. Jacinto De Castro, gate, said in an homeland, on the her automony voted of The today Do vote was Dominican dele- address that his re-establishment of deemed it her first duty to join the league and thus to “voice her desire henceforth to remain a sovereign state and affirm her attachment L Justice.” The as adopting the 19 a reduction ov 500,000 gold francs difficulties ra and bly adjourned budg after t which shows 1924 budget of Alluding to the d by Japan, President Motta announced he was not able to fix a time for the next mecting be- cause of the failure to complete the protocol on arbitration and security Bulgaria has offered to appoint agents who under the auspices of the league of nations will supervise Bulgaria's treatment of the Greek minority population and receive all petitions from Greeks residents in Bulgaria concerning their treatment The council of the league accepted the offer. GERMAN VIEW GIVEN. Envoy Names Conditions to League Entry Application. By the Associated Press PARIS, September 2. — Leopold von Hoesch, German ambassador to France, today called upon Premier Herriot and handed to him a memo- randum setting forth the conditions under which Germany will make plication for membership i1 League of Nations. The text of the memorandum will not be made public. but it is under- stood that the Germans laid dowr no conditions for membership but make it clear that the Reich will expect to have a permanent seat on the { the council of the league. The memorandum also points out E B @ iicd on Page 2, that in view of the Jimitations om