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FRENCH ARQUSED BY FATAL AMBUS Deaths of 3 and Injuries to! 40 Held Certainly Due to Communists. Ry the Associated Press PARIS, April The ambushing of 2 meeting of the National Republi- ean League in the Rue Damremont early vesterday morningz. in which four vouths were killed and more than 40 wounded, allegedly by Communists, has made a deep impression upon the French public. The newspapers today print columns about the affair, and it is the outstanding topic of conversa tion on the street and in the homes. Premier Painleve. ccompanied Minister of the Interic ameck and Police Prefect Morain, called at hospital where the wounded are ceiving treatment, and the Pa council expressed the sympathy of the city to the victims' families, Funeral to Be Imposing. The funeral of four dead youths. set for 1 p.m. tomorrow in the Notre Dame Cathedral, is to be an imposing ceremony. The League of Patriots has invited the public to attend. The police continue their searches of the homes and offices of Commu- nists, but there have been no arrests since the taking of Joseph Bernardon Paul Clert, who were seized, pis- re. city and tols in hand, at the scene of the shoot inz Maurice Ricaud, a student, who was one of those wounded, died in a hos- | pital today, bringing the number of deaths to four. TRACED TO COMMUNISTS. Have Shown War Forces First Tiem in Paris. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN Br Cabie to The Star and Chicago Dally News. Reds PARIS, April —The Communists have shown Paris for the first time their military organization. When the crowds attending the meeting of con servatives came out of the meeting room the sharp military command was heard. d “Sharpshooters, ready—first section fire!” Fifty bullets sped into the unarmed crowds. The danger of the situation is re vealed by the police statement that most of the *soldiers of the Com- munist army”’ are the scum of Pa Aral including many Tonkinese and and other irresponsible individuals who are willing to kill for a few francs. They are all armed with pistols and the latest pattern of sharp poisoned daggers. The police have found important supplies of machine-gun ammunition, which were described by their owners as “war souvenirs,” and a few letters proving that the leaders draw sub stantial monthly aHowances from Moscow. {Copyright. 1825, by Chicago Daily News Co.) D. A. R. AUDITORIUM FUND NEAR $75,000 WITH TODAY’S GIFTS (Continued from First age.) past Labor to 'speak when he was fnally introduced and hailed as one of the world’s most patient men. It was with a feeling of deep and frankly apparent sentiment that the delegates to the Thirty-fourth Contin nental Congress met in their own Memorial Continental Hal today, the last day they will remain in session. Through the entire week they had struggled through their session in the Washington Auditorium because Memorial Hall no longer affords suf- ficient room to seat their ever-grov ing number of delegates and alte nates. But Memorial Hall was decor- ated as of old and from the stage above the president general’s chair the oil painting of George Washing- ton. by Rembrandt Peale, seemed to smile in approval at the scene. The cture was recently acquired by Mrs ook As forward the president general stepped to open the session with a smiling “Good morning, everybody,’ the auditorium rang with applause. “It is nice to be back home. isn’t it?" she said. There was a unanimous chorus of “Yes.” velled from every corner and, immediately after the usual ceremonies had been dispensed with, the congress proceeded to push everything else aside until the last delegate who wished to contribute to. ward the new auditorium had had time to do so. FAIR PLAY PROMISE PLEASES COL. BELL (Continned from First Page.) Reason, Colline, Huver 1 Dr. 0.3 Hoffman, William H Howard D. Queen, Richardson, Rev. D Howard D. Woodson. The Civic Federation last named an election committee composed of John E. Bowles, Shade, Edward F. Harris A. D. Washington and T. Frank Corom The Federation of Citizens' Associa- tions will elect the six white members of the council Saturday night, May 2. Admission by Card. Anticipating a keen public_interest In the election of the council Saturday night, May 2. Commissioner Rudolph tnday suggested to President Suter t the Federation of Citizens' As- sociations arrange to have admission (o the hoard room that night by card Brow Dr Daniels, Lewi Dr E A. R Elzie S jr.. Capt George H Wiseman and night to be G. W. only. In a letter to Mr. Suter, the Commissioner said You are aware, of course, of the limited seating capacity of the hoar will be necessary to make arrangements to prevent ‘ove rowding in order that the business of the meeting may be transacted. The number of seats in the board room is 227. 1t is suggested that, as president f the federation, vou arrange that persons attending this meeting be fur- rished with credentials, such as cards )t admission which may be presented {0 the watchman on duty at the Four- teenth street entrance to the ‘building on the evening of the 2d. The Com- missioners will instruct this watch- man to permit only credentials to enter the building for the purpose of attending this meeting. “Knowing of the great public in- terest on that evening, the Commissioners would like to have all of those in- terested attend, but realizing, the lim- jted capacity of the board room and the ‘confusion that might result from overcrowding, they believe that the method of limiting the attendance, as ahove suggested, necessarily will have be adopted.” room, and that it 1 Unsatisfactory volume of sales at the Leipzig international fair proved that German exports were being cur- |atlekby high prices, the the stime for the Secretary of | those having such | in the matter to be considered | | {SCOUTS AGAIN ON DUTY | TAKING NOTE OF TRAFFIC Count of Vehicles at 150 Important Intersections Being Made by D. C. Boys. | The Bay Scouts of Washington turned out again today to count the low of vehicular traffic at 150 im- ! portant intersections to assist Traffic | Director Eldridge in selecting arteria) highways and in making other neces- ‘ rules from time to time. | James W. Kelly, an official of the | A l e e e ‘A. A., has volunteered to work in the trafic office in! compiling the data beinz gathered by | the Boy Scouts When the counts have all been com pleted Col. 1. €. Moller, engineer in the trafiic office, plans to translate the information into graphic maps’ that} | will show at a glance how the great majority of vehicles zet to and from the center of the city WHEELER ELEARED IN FEDERAL COURT AS HEIRESS ARRIVES Page.) | discussed the Lewis E. Lincoln per { mit with department officials. Much of the prosecution’s testimony cen- tered about this permit. Documentary evidence retating to the Lincoln permit was ruled out by | a decision of Judge Dietrich early in the case when he held that it was not a matter pending before the Interior Department within the meaning of the charge in the indictment. it Judge Dietrich told the jury it! should act on the facts “as proved.”| biit that reasonable inferences from the facts as presented might be| { drawn. He advised the jury that after elec tion to the Senate a member does not lose the right to practice his profes sion for gain, and that anything done i | in behalf of Campbell or any other | person Ly Senator Wheeler in the In- terior Department could not be con-| strued as a violation of law unless it be found that he accepted compensa tion for it. _He declared that the jruy must de- cide whether the agreement between | Senator Wheeler and Campbell on a £10,000 retainer fee, which the ac- cused Senator said was made for ap- pearances in the State courts of Montana, extended also to any Gow ernment department as charged and that if it was not so specifically found, a verdict of acquittal must be returned. Prosecution Criticizes Defense. Evidence of a conversation between Campbell and two of his associates in a_ Great Falls hotel with Senator Wheeler, in which one of the asso- ciates was quoted as saving if Wheeler Ifixed up a certain permit with the | Interior Department they could af. ford to divide the proceeds with them, jwould not warrant a conviction, | {Judge Dietrich said { A statement by District Attorney | in his closing argu-{ John L. Slattery zed the defense | ment in which he cri for its failure to call Campbell to} the stand was made the subject of | one of the instructions at the instance | of the defense Senator Thomas J. Walsh, chief of | Wheeler's counsel, asked Judge Die- trich to instruct jury to construct Mr. attery’s remarks on this phase of the case as applving to the Govern- ments as well as to the defefse, since | the Government had the privilege of calling Mr. Campbell. Judge Dietrich granted Senator Walsh's request. After delivering the instruction, {Judge Dietrich ordered a recess, sub- Jject to the report of the jury CASE HERE IN DOUBT. Justice Officials Decline to Fore- | cast Action on Indictment. | Department of Justice officials would not comment today on the col- lapse of their case against Senator Burton K. Wheeler, in Montana, yes. terds No official apparently was ready to predict whether the case against Senator Wheeler in the Dis- trict of Columbia would now be pressed by the Government. The case here, charging Senator Wheeler and others with conspiracy, under which an in | i dictment was obtained against the Senator, was prepared by Assistant Attorney General Donovan, who is absent from Washington. Official Washington today, however, was keenly interested in what will be i the attitude of the Department of Jus- tice toward the further prosecution of Senator Wheeler. The celerity with which the Mon- tana jury vesterday threw out the chargés brought by the Department of Justice againsi Senator Wheeler and exonerated him caused disap- | pointment ‘and chazrin to the officials of the department. La Follette Scores Department. In the telegram of congratulation which he sent to Senator Wheeler, who was his running mate in the presidential race last Fall, Senator La Follette of Wisconsin today denounced the Department of Justice severely. His telezram said “Great rejoicing_here and through- out the country. Your friends are ex- tremely happy that a jury chosen from the good people of Montana have acquitted you and vindicated justice. “But every decent, self-respecting American citizen must bow his head with shame in the face of the estab- lished fact that the leaders of the po- litical party and highest responsible public officials have prostituted a great department of Government to subvert justice, shield the guilty and convict an honest man of crime.” Friends of Senator Wheeler here maintained today that the case in the | District of Columbia would never be brought to trial. They look for the | quashing of the indictment. On the other hand, Department of Justice of- ficials have maintained that the con- spiracy indictment recently returned in the District against Senator Wheel- er was wholly independent of the pro- ceedings in Montana. Senator Whgel er and his supporters insist, however, that the indictment here, although the charge is different, grows out of the identical set of circumstances as those involved in the indictment in Montana. Continue Defense Fund. The Wheeler defense committee, re- cently organized, with Norman Hap- good as chairman and Basil M. Manly as vice chairman, to raise funds to help defray the expenses of the trial of Senator Wheeler, it was said today, would go right ahead with its plans for raising the needed funds. They do not regard the acquittal of Sen- ator Wheeler in Montana as closing the matter as long as the indictment against Senator Wheeler in the Dis- trict of Columbia hangs over his head. They regard the indictment of Senator Wheeler in the District of Columbia, it was =aid today, as particularly out- rageous. Mrs. Wheeler and the baby daugh- ter, born to her and Senator Wheeler last night at 6:45 o'clock, were re- ported today to be making entirely satisfactory progress. The impend-; ing arrival of the stork has made it impossible for Mrs. Wheeler to be with her husband in Montana for his trial. Mrs. Wheeler and the baby are at their home, 3757 Jocelyn street. At the Wheeler home it was said | today that word had not been received | indicating when Senator Wheeler would feturn to Washington, but that he was not expected here for a few days. i (2 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., qATURD}‘:\'Y' APRIL 25, 1925, NEW YORK CLOCKS CHANGE TOMORROW Will Be Turned Ahead-One . Hour in City and Much of Surrounding Country. By_the Assaciated Pr NEW YORK. April More clocks will be turned ahead one hour to- morrow morning at 2 o'clock, when daylight saving time goes Into effect, than any other year since the World War. the Merchants’ Association esti- mated toda New York City will be governed en- tirely by the hypothetical April to September time meridian, which, being mandatory by city ordinance, will em- brace all business institutions within the city limits, and accounts for ane principal financial and commodity markets, such as the Stock. Consoli- dated, Curb, Cotton, Coffee, Sugar and Produce er:changes. Bunks on New Time. Federal Reserve Banks, both here and at Buffalo, announce they will | keep the new time, opening and clos. ing an hour earlier morning and eve- ning. This, according to the Merchants’ Association, insures obervance throughout the respective federal reserve districts, the Federal depositories, governing banks and banks governing all business activity. omewhat wider observance this vear than ever before is reported in the remainder of New York and in New Jersey, where the shift in time is optional. CHICAGO PLANS CHANGE. May Re- peal New Time Ordinance. City Council. However, By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April Chicago's clocks will be moved ahead one hour Sunday unless the city council takes action today at a special meeting called to consider a proposal by a group of aldermen that the daylight saving ordinance be repealed or lim-| ited to the months of July and August Although the ordinance was passed several years ago in a popular refer- endum, opposing aldermen said the council could rescind the action. The opposition said a workingman cannot get enough sleep through the Summer months under daylight sav- ing time, because his home does not cool off until too long after midnight. Several Chicago suburbs also plan to go on daylight-saving time, but virtually all other communities in Illinois and the Middle West will hold to standard time VETOES TIME MEASURE. Pinchot Disapproves Bill Making System Mandatory. By the Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa.. April - Gov. Pinchot today vetoed a bill passed by the Legislature prohibiting the public display of any other but eastern standard time. Regardless of the szovernor's action, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh had already decided to g0 on daylight-saving time tomorrow without changing official clocks. Out- side the two big citles, Pennsylvania will remain on standard time. COOLIDGE HAS OPE MIND ON U. S. SHIPPING; DOUBTFUL ON SUBSIDY (Continued from First Page.) sary to give some financial assistance by the United States Government. From such inquiries that the President made and certain informa- tion that came to him, he didn't see any reason for taking any action in relation to the Shipping Board (the controversy with respect to the divi ion of opinion on the sale of the ships to the Dollar line). The information that came to him was that part of he board were to appear in court vir tually as a suit against the United States Government and a suit against the board itself. Some communications that came to him said it was not the case. So he didn't see any reason for taking any further action on it. (This refers to reports that the President | would ask members of the board to resign because of alleged opposition in the courts to the majority of the board.) Uncertain on Appointment. 3. The President isn't ceriain wheth- r the Secretary of Labor has any one to take the place of Assistant Secre- tary Henning. He thinks he has, but does not recall that the Secretary of Labor has given him the name. The President would advise with him re- garding it and probably appoint who- ever seems desirable or whomever he would have to assist him. The Secre- tary and Mr. Henning have been old- time friends, and for that reason he has relied on Mr. Henning a great deal on account of his ability as a law- yer, and probably he is making an effort to get another man Mr. Hen- ning’s equal. Of course, the Secre- tary has now become so familiar with the routine questions of his depart- ment he presumes the Secretary doesn't require any more assistance in this. Hopes for Vacation. 4. The weather of Thursday and Friday in Washington prompts, no doubt, the inquiry about plans for Summer vacation. The President still hopes_he may be able to get up to New England some time during the Summer, for a stay of a month or so. The climate of Washington, if one stays here all through the season, is rather difficult to bear, not only be- cause of the discomfort of it, but be- cause of the drain it makes on one's vitality. It would be a good plan if he could get away for three or four weeks. He should certainly go up to Vermont for a short stay, unless some- thing intervenes that would make it difficult for him to do so. and he would like to extend that stay to include the month of August. . The President doesn't see how it is going to be possible for him to go down to Charlotte on May 20 at the celebration there. He has ap- pointed a committee to represent the Government at the anniversary. 6. The President hasn’t any official information about the disturbances in Bulgaria or a possible crisis involving Jugoslavia. He regrets that either of those countries is involved in any in- ternal or external difficulties and trusts they may be able to find a way of peacefully concluding them. (Copsright. 1925.) = : dg Japanese Peer to Lecture. Correspondence of the Associated Press. TOKIO, April 7.—Count Michimasa | Sovejima’ of the House of Peers of the Japanese Parliament is leaving for the United States May 28 to lec- ture four weeks on oriental questions at the University of Chicago. After- ward the count will make public ad- dresses in New York, chiefly on cur- rent American-Japanese proble American women paid income tax of $1,608,593,915 in 1924, corresponding | (Continued from First Page.) the polls this election, and cast a decisive majority one way or another, theirs are likely to be the decid ballots. Such is the lineup, ganda is enormous. More than 3,000 speeches have been made. Berlin alone witnessed 53 meetings Friday. Marx has been extraordinary active for a man of his age. Hindenburg has heen practically invisible—a de- vice adopted to spare his strength and increase his mythical potency. It is certain the vote will he tre- mendous. Newspapers are stating that non-voters are criminals. The results should be known some- time Monday. The writer's guess is The propa- | | that Marx will win by a small plurality. But no real prophecy is possible. ' Copyright, 1925, by Ch %0 Daily News Co.) PROPHECY IMPOSSIBLE. Small Vote Held Likely to Give Marx Victory. | By the Associated Press { BERLIN, April 2.—Former Chan- cellor Marx, choice of the Welmar coalition, or Republican bloc, and Field Marshal von Hindenburg, cham- plon of ol the parties of the United tght, today were on the last stretch of their race for the presidency of the German Republic, with neither ex- | pected to have a walkaway in to- [ morrow’s polling. Political leaders say the result is fully as problematic | As was the contest in the United | States between (‘harles Evans Hughes | and Woodrow Wilson in 1916, With no tangible figures or other dat; avatlable, speculators are occu pying themselves with guessing at the whereabouts of that familiar but elusive election apparition, the stay at-home vote, and the extent to which Von Hindenburg will profit by bal lots cast for complimentary or senti mental reasons, Party Lines Ignored. Previous election statistics wholly fail to suggest a basis for computa tions. as tomorrow’s balloting will pro- | ceed to a large extent under complete disregard of party lin if the total vote falf® helow 25,000,000, which is | 10.000.000 less than the number of qualified voters in Germany, it is be- { lleved that Dr. Marx will command a safe maority. On the other hand, if the turnout of voters advances the | !:‘om poll to more than 30,000,000, there | | is belief that Von Hindenburg will| { benefit by the increase. | The field marshal's managers are de- | | pending upon his popularity as a war | thero and his reputed non-partisanship | | as attractions for otherwise indolent | | voters, and believe that any apprecia- | ble increase in the total vote as com- | pared with previous elections will be gathered by their candidate. Differences Little. The campalgn which closes tonight has been marked by unwonted sever- | ity as far as L was waged on paper. | and regardless of which candidate is victorious it is already quite plain that the division of the ultra bourgeois and liberal elements into two sharply de- fined camps will continue to have fts effects long after the official count of Sunday's polling is recorded. Sven if the Republican bloc is vie- torious it still will be opposed by a a strong minority in Germany’s post- election developments, whi on the other hand the election of Von Hin denburg, his opponents say, would presage internal political and eco nomic ramifications. and possible for- eign reactions, which they shrink from contemplating With only official ballot three candidates on the the third being the Com. munist, Ernst Thaelmann, a transport | worker of Hamburg, the official result lis expected to be available 10 hours after the polls close. Sunday excursionists who are bent on having their outing, but who also insist on voting. will be dccommo- dated by being allowed to cast their {ballots en route. They are merely required to car a voting formula, certified by their residential election commission. and this may he deposited in any voting booth in the path of their Sunday ramble. Hindenburg Wants Rest. Dr. Marx will vote in Ludwigshafen | in the Bavarian Palatinate, where he | concludes his speaking tour tonight. Von Hindenburg has left Hanover for the country for the week end. He has requested that he be not disturbed and will probably first learn of the result upon arising Monday morning. Von Hindenburg, in his final appeal to the voters last night over the radio, declared his opposition to war in the following words: “I affirm before | the whole world that it has always been my holiest endeavor to prevent new horrors of war and to help to the utmost the victims of past wars. This aim can best be attained by unity, and to serve our people as leader in this sense will be my holiest task.” Dr. Marx in his radio appeal made a strong plea for conservation of the German democracy, which he consid- ered essential to the future well being of the country. The nations upon which Germany was - chiefly depend- ent were oriented wholly in the di rection of democracy, he asserted, and Germany ‘“needs the aid of the mighty foreign states for our economic re- cuperation and for European peace in order that we may survive.™ Son Describes Marx. Democracy in all its phases is thej favorite study of the presidential can- didate of the Republican bloc, former Chancellor Dr. Wilhelm Marx, accord- ing to his only son, Joseph, who is a law student at Bonn University. America’s experiences ‘with the democratic principle arouse his special interest and next those of the-South American republics. Switzerland and the Scandinavian countries. Dr. Marx rises regularly at 7, at- tends mass, eats a simple breakfast and then turns to the day’s work. His relaxations consist in playing the piano and walking. His fat in the inexpensive suburb of Friedenau is an unpretentious one of six rooms, in the second story of an apartment building on_the first| floor of which there are a drug store The chilly blasts from Hudson Bay, which swept down on swelter- ing Washington last night and sent the bubbling mercury some 40 de- grees down the tube, were rapidly dissipating today in the face of a steady onslaught of tropical breezes from’ the South, and Forecaster Mitchell began to loosen his collar in anticipation of an early return of 90-degree, and up, temperature. The high mark of 931, degrees officially recorded yesterday at the Weather Bureau Observatory smashed- all local records for this time of the year, Mr. Mitched an- nounced today. On the street, he added, the radiated heat sent the low stratum of temperature to well. over the 100 mark. The kiosk om Pennsylvania avegue Jegistered | housewife and STAR RELAY MEN {3 | street southeast, Fifteenth to Eight- Old Sol Routs Cooling Breezes; High Temperature EUROPE’S FATE HELD INVOLVED IN GERMAN VOTING TOMORROW Factors in Race Between Mar;t and Hindenburg Defy Attempt to Prophesy—Small V ote Favors Former. J and a restaurant. The house furnish- ings are no different from those of the average middle class civil serv- ant’s home. In the parlor is a large framed and autographed photograph on an easel of Pope Pius Wife Typical of Race. Marx is a typical German | she was loath to ex change the quiet of Friedenau for the strenuous life of the executive man. n. when her husband was_elected chancello Dr. Marx stands political campaign and he has been making several speeches and rear end platform addresses daily in the American fash- | Fran the rigors of a surprisingly well, ion. That his volce holds out, he as- cribes to the fact that he is a non- smoker. The family's close friends consist mostly of civil service officials from the Rhineland, who like Marx, have transferred to the capital. Dr. Marx's interest in music, be-| sides his piano, is further manifested in his patronage of the Anton Bruck- ner Musical Society. His daughter is | said to have Inherited her father’s musical talent and likewise his elder son, who fell on the Russign front during the World War. His favorite author is Shakespeare. The former chancellor intended to visit Rome during holy year and will 80 as chairman of the Catholic School Association in the event of his defeat in tomorrow’s election. | OF EAST BATTLING Dunbar High Wins One Race in Closing Day of Penn Meet. By the Associated Pres FRANKLIN FIELD, Philadelphia. April 25.—Relay stars from colleges and high and preparatory schools throughout the Kast competed here today in the closing events of the University of Pennsylvania relay carnival. The weather was almost uncomfortably warm under an over. | cast sky Dunbar High of Washington won | one of the High School relays. One-mile relay for hizh schoolt—Won by Huntington (L. 1.)° second, Boandbrook (¥ s hird, | Washington (N, 3.0 Time. | One-mile relay for hich schools—Won by | Aliezany (Maryiand) - second. Freepori (% ¥ third, Middietown (Del): . Time, | One-mile relay for high schools—Won by | Rivernead (N." J): second_ Southampton | 4liglly thid. Pauisboro 3. Time. | One-mile relas for high schools—Won by | Palmyria (N. J.): seeond, Vineland (N: J.) tuipd, Leonia (N 37" ime "4 36 ne-mile relay for hizh sehools— Won Wildwood (X. 1) : ‘second, Boohton (11 third. Pennsgrove (N. J.). Time. 3:42 35 _ One-mile relay for high schoole—Won by Kearnes (N. J.): second. Bushwick (Brook- N Bt hird, New" Yor - 5 :‘o‘nR»s York Textile. Time, Cmile relass for high achools—W, Dunbar Wagington: B0 lidrond: Bhuan: O 3 pdg 1 ue (Mass.). Time." 332 1.5 Sualustels. h.‘ CONTRACT AWARDED | FOR STREET PAVING Thoroughfnres Leading to Eastern High and Gallinger Hospital to Be Improved. : The District Commissioners today awarded to the firm of Corsen & Gru- | man. Inc., a contract for the paving | of seven streets in the northeast and southeast sections at a cost of $100,- 000, to be paid from the gasoline tax fund. Part of this work will afford paved approaches to the new Eastern High School and to the Gallinger Municipal Hospital. The list of streets follows: A street northeast, Fifteenth to Seventeenth streets; Seventeenth street northeast, East Capitol to A | street: Potomac avenue southeast, xteenth. to streets; E street, Eighteenth to Nineteenth streets southeast; North Carolina avenue northeast. Fifteenth to B streets: A eenth stree southeast, and Seventeenth street East Capitol to A streets. | BOLIVIAN MAY LOSE | POST AT LEGATION| Commissioners File Report on Egg Sandwich Episode—Protest Is Likely. The egg sandwich episode involving Senor Don Jorge B. Joffre of the Bolivian legation, is'expected here to lead to a change in Don Jorge's dip- lomatic career. A report from the District Commis- sloners was presented today to the State Department, and, while there was no official comment there, it was regarded as a foregone conclusion that the attention of Minister Freyre of Bolivia, would be called to the case in such a way that sooner or later Don Jorge's assignment would be changed. Don Jorge was accused by the po- lice of having forcibly insisted that & policeman eat an egg sandwich at the heighth of a party in a Washing- ton restaurant several days ago. In other cases where subordinate officers of diplomatic missions have found themselves in difficulties with the po- lice, and the State Department found it proper to intervene, ultimate re- moval of the diplomat to another post, or even separation from the foreign service of the government he repre- ented here, invariably has followed. Returns 103 degrees at 2:30 p.m. yesterday. A grim struggle between the cool winds from the North and the warm breezes pushing onward from the South occurred over Washington last nightfall, the forecaster explained, the Hudson Bay disturbance getting the official decision in the first round. The mercury was pinned. down to the 54-degree level about 6 o'clock this morning. Tomorrow the skies may be part- 1y cloudy, tempering the hot rays of the sun. Old Sol is expected to break through the flimsy curtain with sofficient " aggressiveness to send the mercury into the 90s again, however. The forecaster sees only a spell 6f warm weather in prospect, gen- erally, for the immediate future, |invitation from the secretariat of the | |to be most desirable and most easily | tion of international law | along the lines laid down by its hon-| | ora | committee of jurists at The Hague.| | marking, after he had been ruled out | though adjournment | Coudert, Jacob M. Dickinson, George |and_Chandler | clety |a_distingulshed | ( | LAVYERS VOTE AD T0 LEAGLE JURSTS Will Help in Codifying Inter- national Law—Hughes Ab- sent During Row. An unofficial move fto assist the| Council of Jurists gathered at Geneva, | under the direction of the League of | Nations, in its proposed work of codi- | fving international law, was taken to- day by the American Society of Inter- national Law, when its executive coun- cil, meeting at the New Willard Hotel, decided to appoint a committee to com- pile material to be submitted to the Jurists at Geneva for their considera- tion. The report of the commitiee on extension of international law submit- ted by Prof. Jesse K. Reeves, chair man of the committee, containing an | | League of Nations to submit material for international law codification was| adopted by the executive council of the society today. The society was requested (o con- sider what are the problems of inter: national law, the solution of which by international agreement would seem realized. Mr. Reeves made it plain that it is a question of preparing a list of topics and not a draft of con- ventions. At the same time, however, members of the council agreed that the political weight and international} prominence of the men sitting on the executive council would doubtless be regarded as an unofficial gesture on the part of international lawvers in the United Siates (o assist the| League of Nations in preparation of a | draft for codification of international law. Committee Not Named. Charles Evans Hughes, former Sec-| retary of State, who was re-elected to the presidency of the soclety today ' and presided as chairman of the ex-| utive council meetings, at which | the invitation of the League of Na- tions was accepted, did not immediate- ly appoint the committee to draw up the material for the league. It was made plain that the society has con sidered for several years the codifica- suggested, | v president. Blihu Root, at a con- ference at the Hague some time ago. Mr. Hughes, as president of the| society, is directed to summon a special meeting of the executive council in the latter part of September | of this vear, so that whatever com- munication the council decides is ap- propriate may be in the hands of a | committee of experts at Geneva by October 13, 1925. The report of the which was charged with drafting a | plan for the Permanent Court of International Justice in 1920, recom- mended the restatement and clarifi- cation of the principles of interna tional law, as well as the consideration | of =ubjects not at present considered as within the scope of international law, but which might properly be| brought within it. Denies Attack on Jews. Prof. Philip M. Brown of Princeton today corrected widely published sen sational reports that he had reflected | on the patriotism of Jews in a speech vesterday at a meeting here of the | | | American Society of nternational Law. Replying 1o am essage of protest | from Morris Mendelrohn of New York, | cpmmander-in-chief of the Jewish vet- erans of the Wars of the Republic, Prof. Brown declared his remarks had been grossly distorted in some pub. lished versions and that he had not questioned the loyalty of the Jews. What he did sav with refersnce to the question of dual nationality had led to an immediate protest from the | floor by Prof. A. B. Hart of Harvard, who caused a momentary stir by re- of order, that if not permitted to ex- press his views he would resign from the society. The incident passed quickly, and al- was taken soon ! officials said today afterward, society it had nothing t with the pr vious clash of v Mr. Hughe whose name was linked with the inc dent in widely published stories, was not present at the time. Officers Are Re-Elected. All the present officers of the so- ciety were re-elected today as follow. Honorary president, Elihu Root; presi- dent, Charles Evans Hughes; honorary vice presidents, Simeon E. Baldwin, Charles Henry Butler, Frederick R. Gray. Pratt Basse(t George Charles Noble Gregory, Harry | Judson, Robert Lansing., John Moore, Oscar S. Strauss, Sutherland, William Howard Taft, George Grafton Wilson, Theo- dore Woolsey: vice James Brown Scott, David Jayne Hil P. Anderson; members | of the executive council to serve until 1928, Hollis R. Bailey, Harry A. field, both of Massachusetts; Frank E. Hinckley, California; Charles Cheeney |of the new traffic code that had been | Hyde, New York: Frederick K. Neil-|drafted for Washington and which sen. Washington, D. C.; Edwin B.|will go into effect on May 3. He said Parker, Texas; Pitman B. Potter, Wis. | that the most serious problem that consin; W. W. Willoughby, Mary-|confronted him in his new office was land. {that of parking. The new regulations, ‘After his reelection Mr. Hughes|he asserted, were largely drafted from expressed his deep appreciation of the confidence placed in him by the so- in a short address, declaring that he considered it a great privileze to serve the society in anv way, re- ferring humorously to his ascent from the realm of politics into the realm of pure reason. The conference today considered further the developments of vester- day, when naturalization by birth and by law was the topic of discussion by a half-dozen distinguished inter- | national lawyers. Nielsen said there was great need of an international agreement on naturalization laws, urging a uniform code which would apply to all nations. Bailey declared the naturalization laws of the United States need amendment, declaring that the period an alien must walt for his final citizenship papers is too long. Henri Fromageot, legal adviser to the French government, was elected | an honorary member of the society. Election of Mr. Fromagoet wa recommended by Prof. Wilson in line with the society’s custom of electing international jurist an honorary member each year. Protest against “infecting” young Americans with the “dry rot of the dogma that ‘war is a crime,’” was!' made in an address by David Jayne | Hill, vice president of the society. at | a meeting last night at the New Wil. | lard. Such a slogan, he said, is “per- | haps natural and pardonable,” it taken as an “outcry of the human heart, and as an expression of the determination that war must be re. strained and if possible, abolished. ACTOR DROPS DEAD. NEW YORK, April 25.—Thomas H. ‘Walsh, actor, leading man in “Hell's Bells,” a Broadway production, dropped dead in his apartment here today. He appeared in the show last night although he had been in ill- health from heart trouble for some time. 5. He was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., 62 years ago. After a brief mews- paper career on the Chattanooga | Times he toured the country with various theatrical enterprises. | ings | grocery and chain stores in the North candy, | | grocery stores, !to use tags good {erators’ permits lof Maryland, FOUR BOYS ACCUSED OF SERIES OF ROBBERIES Declared to Have Entered Northeast Stores. | Four youngsters. none more than 14 vears of age, were arrested on a total of 39 charges early today by | Policemen Kuehling and Thompson of the ninth precinct. at the conclusion of their investigation into a series of | reported burglarles and housebreak- into more than half a dozen east section. Chewing gum. cigarettes and small quantities money formed the reported loot. With one exception. the boys were turned over to the custody of their parents following the arresis. One was held at the House of Detention. Almost_every other day during the Jast few weeks reports have heen coming in to the ninth precinct con cerning annoying operations against The cash taken rare Iy amounted to more than a few dol of lars. The cases will be presented hefore the Juvenile Court, probably early next week. et AUTO TAG PROTEST 1S SENT TO FLORID issmance of temp ary iastern Cgnference of Motor Vehicle Administrators, which has been meet ing in this city. With 12 States, the District of Co lumbia and two provinces in Canadm represented, the conference, by unani- mous vote, decided to bring forcibly to the attention-of Florida the situa tion which has confronted Northern States since motorists have attempted only in Florida for touring purpe 5. { Prior to the business meeting a banquet was tendered the visiting commissioners hy Commissioner of Motor \ehicles James Haves of Vir ginia. At the banquet the two new members of the conference—M. O. Eldridge. director of traffic of Wash- ington. and William G. Taylor, Sec retary of State of Delaware—were officially welcomed by the conferees To bring an end to the abuses of re. ciprocal privileges of the various States by motorists, who for 50 cents have obtained Florida temporary tags for two months, the conference, in & telegram to Frank Miller, president of the Florida Automobile Club, asked the immediate discontinuance of any but yearly tags, pointing out that after this year no other Florida tag would be honored in the Eastern States. Question Is Paramount. The Florida-tag paramount topic ¢ question was the the administrators |and was the first matter to be taken up when the conference went into ex ecutive session. Although the Dis- trict_of Columbia had decided to let tourists pass through this vear with- out molestation, the States of Virginia and Maryland have been arresting them by the wholesale. It was only on strong representation by the ar rested motorists that they had heen misled in the buying of the temporary licenses that the various States decid- ed that the blame rested primarily with the Florida authorities and that summary action should be taken In the same ielegram the adminis- be extremely desirable if Florida would adopt the practice in other States and motor vehicles’ authorities were tak en up at the conference, including headlights, brakes and issuance of op On motion of Col. E. Austin Baugh man. commissioner of motor vehicles the conference decided to look seriously into the question of making Ford drivers who wish to change to gear-shift cars take addi tional examinations for their operat ors’ permits, it being held that there is a vast difference between the opera- tion of a car on the Ford type and other gasoline vehicle: Multi-Colored Lights Ban. A resolution was unanimously on all motor vehicles in the States represented. Members of the confer- ence were of the opinion that any but fusing. In & short address Mr. Eldridge told the standards set up by the Eastern Iy with those in surrounding States. The Washington traffic director was appointed on the brake test tee of the conference and will be in touch with other members of the committee when the brake law goes into effect in the District Those attending were: Mr. Baugh man, Benjamin G. Evnon. presiding officer and commissioner of motor ve hicles of Pennsylvania: George E. Ball of Maine, commisstoner; John E. Grif- fin, New Hampshire, commissioner; Aaron Grout, Vermont, commissioner; Alfred W. Devine, deputy commission- er, of Massachusetts; Robbins W. Stoeckel, Massachusetts, commission- er; Malcolm Rudd, Connecticut, com missioner; Charles Harnett; New York, commissioner; Mr. Taylor, D. M Schroeder, Maryland, deputy commis. sioner; Mr. Hayes, Willlam L. Dill, New Jersey, commissioner, and Mr. Eldridge. GREAT SUGAR MER(;ER IS REPORTED UNDER WAY American Refining Company Said to Be Seeking Control of Arbuckle Bros. By.the Associated: Press. NEW YORK, Ap#l 25—The New York Times safd today it has learned in ' responsible quarters that the American Sugar Refining Co. was seeking control of Arbuckle Brothers, one of the outstanding factors in the sugar trade. The proposed deal, it was reported to the Times, had been kept under cover pending an expres- sion of opinion as to how government authorities would view such a con- solidation. The consolidation, it is believed, would give the company the prop- erties to fll its needs. without the necessity of building a refinery of its own In New York, the construc- tion of which would take some time. More than 27,000 of the 60.000 Fed- His first appearance oa Broadway was In 1008, eral - employes -in Washington are ‘women, issue two license plates instead of | only one. Various problems confronting the | adopted banning multi-colored lights | the standard driving lights were con- | conference and would conform close- | VACLINATION PLEA 5 RENEWED HERE Agencies Set in Motion to Innoculate Many as Cases Increase. Several agencies were xent in mo- {tion teday to vaccinate large num- bers of persons against smalipox. which has continued to oceur in the District during the past few months The Veterans' Bureau recommend- J { ied vaccination to all of itx employes and announced that facilities have been provided at the bureau to ac- {ecommodate those who decide to take the precaution It was learned to- day that a woman clerk in the Vet- erans’ Burean was in contact recen ly with a smalipox patien Officials of the Police and Fire De- partment of the Disirict have made | arrangements through the board of police and fire surgeons o vaccinate all members of the department who have not had the innoculation in re- cent years Seek Vaccination. Approximately rsons sought free vaccination today at the Health Department clinic at 409 Fifteenth | street and Health Officer Fowler as- { signed three additional doctors at the night to the State of Florida on the|Dy. automobile | clinic tags following the night session of the | tion beginning Monday the has | i “owler wilt While lieves it announced be open [clinic to take care of the crowd. A The sixteenth death from smalipox Motor Conference at Rgch.lxm.o January occurred last night when Victor Montgomery, 805 . ISixth street southwest at the mond Points to Abuse 0f |iaiipex nospital i 'One new case of the disease w i ivi {reported to the Health Department Reciprocal Privileges. | 1ohuwe i cimada on e honis is SEe—— | Mrs. 1da Murray of 412 Thirteenth | street northeast. By & Seaff Correapondent, | " Heretofore the Health Department RICHMOND, Va., April —A{has held a free vaccination clinic strong protest was dispatched -1ast|only on Wednesday #nd Saturday, hu today 1 the daily for vaceinu Health Department the situation weil in hand at the present time, Dr. Fowler has suggested been vears have it done as have not measure. BOVES T0 that all persons vaccinated in recen a preczutionar RETAIN LISBON PRESIDENCY Consents to Withdraw Resig- nation After Delegation Urges Reconsidering. By the Associated Press. LISBON, Portugal, April 25.—Pres dent Gomes as consented to with draw his resignation His %ction lowed a visit to the palace of a dele gation of members of Parliament which previously had rejected the resignation, who begged him to re consider. A popular demonstration has been ;arranged in honor of Pre; ent Gomes. When the resignation as hrought up in the chamber the leaders of all | parties praised the manner in which trators also pefnted out that it would | { | | higher come known Senor Gomes had fulfilled his duties and the motion that the resignation be not accepted was carried by a vote of 106 to 14. The Rovalists an- nounced that they abstained from voting, but that this did not imply hostility to the President HEAVY LOSS REPORTED. Casualties in Saturday's Revolt Declared to Have Been High By the Associated Pri LONDO! have scribe the capital las more cated The continued Saturday morning. arrived here from ¥ t serious artillery violently until with thaf had been allowed Travelers wha Lishon de. evol: in the Portuguese urday as havinz bheen than previousiy indi April attack and defense from dawn o clock Sun casualties to houses T 10 the abroad. Many were severely damaged by shell fire The quick action by the goverr ment frustrated the proposed march {of troops from Santarem, 40 miles northeast of Lisbon, to assist the in surgents, while during the night gov- ernment troops occupied the strateg position of George's fortress above Lisbon. From this stronghold they shelled the insurgent camp. The fire was returned for hours. but at 10 o'clock on Sunday morning. re: ng that resistance was useless, a white flag was hoisted, after which not a shot was fired and resumed a normal appeara Lisbon soon HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIES FIRST up: 2 miles Isis 1Delectahle Double Tip $Tassel RACE—The. H ! plechase handicap: $1.500 cdmmit- | FOR MONDAY. Harford Counts stee S-vear-olds and Jim Coffroth THerriard t1rish Jis +Queen Cits stable entry $Mrs. F. Lentry Ambrose Clark and F. M Alger SECOND RACE—Claiming: purse, $1.200 3.year-olds and up: 6 furlongs. 107 St. Quentin ... 115 Cordelier_ 7 Poor Sport 107 *Slipps Sam 103 Mabel K 102 Belle of Bovce | 10 Rin Tin Tin .. 100 Barl 97 Winnie O'Wyan. 82 Also eligible-— *Freedom's Call. }13 Joseph Brandi.. 107 =Castilla 05 Neapolitan 12 sFrances johnson 83 Qakwood 1 Poppe 102 *King's Clere 02 *Atiantida . 1. 97 Transplant o Wiser . b THIRD RACE—Purse. $1.200: maiden vear-old fillies: 4% furlongs Ima War 5 Fanoe weer 118 Edith Caveil | Trapeze Wrackalettr +Princess Appie. The Cocoon TR W FOURTH RACE—The Carolina. $1.500 6 turlongs. sear-olds 1Saratoga M 1Trip Ligh Couragesus Silver Rock ity Prince of Bourbn 104 5 Twinola 8 iCors 5 Charleis 5 Hants H 1 11 11 11 11 1 Carter entry. tPrimrose 100 Glister 0% My Bet s 1 108 addie Buck 115 Gold Piece 104 +Willis Sharp Kilmer entry. $W. J. Salmon entry TH RACE-—The Susquehanna purs $1.500: 3-year-oids and up: 1 mile and 7 yards, Modest ........ 112 Heir-at-Law 108 N entine 0 100 Setting Sun 108 Flying Clond 103 Lucifer a8 Malapert 108 Thimble . 101 Ponjola - a5 SIXTH RACE—S1.200: 3-year-olds and up: 1ve miles. . 118 *Lieut. Farrell.. 104 5.0 113 *White Marsh.. 98 107 Roval Duck 114 104 *Lucky Strike.. 107 101 *Normana ... . 108 114 Sister Sue © "0 102 107 Also eligibie— Try Again Tos Mg L L. T 118 *Sir Teonid ... 106 Llewsliyn . 116 SEVENTH RACE—Claiming purse. $1 200: 3-year-olds and up: 1 mile and a fur- long’ Doctor Jim ... 112 Lyrea 20 STicaces . 107 Masauerado 108 Toodles 07 *Stevens ... 100 Lucky Anfoine . 108 . *Sorline .. ¥ Jembour ..... 102 Apprentice allowanas Wedther eatt Iracic st -