Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1925, Page 2

GOURT WILL GRANT FRAT MEN RELIEF Justice Bailey Gives School Board Brief Delay—Will Order Boys Reinstated. Justice Bailey of the District Su- preme Court this afternoon clearly intimated that he will grant a man- damus against the Board of Bduca- tion requiring them to restore the three members of the fraternal organ izations who applied to the court for elief when they were deprived of po itions in athletic and other school activities At the request of Assistant Corpora- tion Counsel Wilkes, the court defer- red his opinion to permit counsel un- til next Monday to submit a brief showing that the action of the Board of Education of June 1. 1921, by which they attempted to alter the regulation relating to fraternities and sororities was legal and valid Notice Not Mailed. The entire session of the court today was occupied by an argument on the question of jurisdiction. _ Attorneys John F. Laskey and Richard C. Thompson, for the scholars, claimed that the regulation was amended at a meeting which was not preceded by a written notice mailed to each mem ber of the board three days before, as required by the by-laws of the Board of Education. Counsel also cited cases which held that the rectifying of the minutes of a previous meeting did not correct the lack of notice of the preceding meeting. Mr. Wilkes attemptel to distinguish the cases cited from the case at bar, but was forced to admit that there 1 been ne notice of the meeting, as required by the by-laws when the regulation was amended. He claimed, however, there was actual notice to the members who had been present at conferences with Supt. of ‘Schools Ballou. in which the superintendent had complained of the fraternities and sororities and had asked for an action @gainst them by the board. The court intimated that he was not satisfied that such notice could correct the omission of the formal notification, but gave counsel time to submit a brief. Expulsion Threatened. An inquiry by Justice Bailey ®rought out the fact that the old rgle of the board called for expul- sion of a scholar joining a fraternity and Mr. Wilkes suggested that the scholars might be met by this more drastic action If the board were re- quired to restore them. The court re- marked that was another matter and probably would bring forth another proceeding if attempted Supt. of Schools Ballou sat with Mr. Wilkes during the arguments. The arrival of Mr. Laskey in court was made the occasion of a demonstra- tion by the scholars in attendance, who loudly clapped their hands. Jus: tice Bailey rebuked them and an- nounced that if any further demon- stration took place the perpetrators would be called before the bar and Punished for contempt Board Not n Unit. The Board of Education in divided ranks appeared before Justice Bailey through Assistant Corporation Coun- sel James Wilkes to oppose the is- suance of the mandamus asked by parents of three of the high school boys to compel the restoration of the boys to positions in the athletic and other activities of the school from which they had been deposed becau of connection with the “frats” wh had not the approval of the bo:fd James T, Lloyd, president of the b¢.rd and Rev. Dr. Bennett represented the majority of the board, while Capt. Julius 1. Peyser appeared for himself and Ernest Greenwood, vice president of the board, who are in sympathy with the “frat’’ members and wish to see the court order their restoration. Principals Kramer, Daniel and Hart were attentive listeners to the court proceedings, and a number of the members of both frats and sororities were present. File Separate Answers. ¢ and Greenwood filed separate to the rule which was issued some days ago by the court against the several members of the board. They admit all the charges made by Attorneys John E. Laskey and Rich- ard C. Thompson, representing the parents of the boys. The two board members admit that the order ex- cluding the frat members from school ivities was “arbitrary and unrea- sonable,” but do not adopt the words of the petition, which calls the regu- lation “arbitrary and capricious.” View of Majority. The other seven members of the board joined in an answer in which they assert that the “frats’ hamper the discipline of the schools, lower the morale of the pupils and interfere seriously with the education and ac- complishments of the members of <uch organizations. They also charge that “‘frats’” create and foster a spirit of snobbery and exclusiveness highly detrimental to the welfare of all pupils in the school. The argument today was confined to the case of Chester C. Ward, 17 vears old, son of John M. Ward, an Army officer, but the decision will cover the other two cases, it is understood. MACFARLANE TIED WITH JONES IN 18 HOLES OF PLAY-OFF (Continued from First ge.) mashie shot brought him 15 feet from the pin. He sank the 15-foot putt. Jones and Macfarlane took par 3s on the sixth. Score at end of six holes: Jones, 24 Mucfarlane, Jones used his iron on the downhill drive and landed in the rough, two vards off the green. He chipped to within four feet of the pin and rolled in a putt for three. Macfarlane’s fron landed him 60 feet from the pin. The putt rolled to within a foot of the cup and he was down with a par 3 on the next putt. Four and Five on Seventh. Jones shot a par 4 and Macfarlane a 5 on the seventh, making them all even with scores of 28. Jones' long drive went into the thick grass to the left of the fairway on the seventh. A tree 20 yards ahead, lay in a direct line between him and the hole. He made a spectacular re. covery and was on the green with his xecond stroke 30 feet short of the pin4 His put stopped three feet short, but he sank the next for a par 4. ¢ Macfarlane's half slice carried him to the center of the turn in the fair- way on this dog-leg hole. He bounded luckily off the edge of a trap onto the green. His first putt was eight feet short and he overran the cup a foot on his second taking a 5, one over par, when he dropped in his last putt. Each was one over par, taking 4s on the eighth hole. Score, end eighth hole: Jones, 32; Mactarlane, 32, Jones was in the sand to the left of the green with his drive. He was out on the second stroke, and landed four fegt beyond the pin. His putt over - With a view to ascertaining *the condition and attltude of the younger generation,” Dean Anna L. Rose of George Washington University is dis- tributing among the 1,700 woman stu- dents under her supervision a ques- tionnaire covering such pertinent sub- pects as ‘their ‘“‘weaknesses,” their pleasures and their views on religion. Answers already recelved to ques tionnaires first sent out contain a va rlety of interesting replies to the above questions, several gi admitting weaknesses for ‘‘risque’’ amusements and expressing cvnical opinions re garding religious beliefs. None of the answers |s signed. in accordance with the dean’s instructions. Cigarettes, dancing and similar di versions are cited by others as weak- nesses of the average college girl to. day. Many girls at the same time said that religion was “real” to them, and asserted they read the Bible every day. Seeks Younger View. In sending the questionnaires Dean Rose made the following explanation in the form of a letter “There has been much public dis cussion of the general condition and attitude of the younger generation. Most of the discussion has been on the part of the elders and seldom has the vounger generation itself expressed its opinion. Recently it was my privilege to hear the report of a questionnaire which had been submitted to a group of boarding school young women. To my mind the answers did not cover the situation because the group in question was extremely selected. “I am interested to know the atti- tude of typical college women on the questions asked, so I am sending the inclosed blank to you, with the re. quest that you answer the questions very frankly and return it to me. 1 do not care for your personal opinion, except as you represent the university woman, so I ask that you do not sign_your name to this ques- tionnaire. Your co-operation in this study wiil be greatly appreciated.” The questionnaire, in part, follows: 1. From your standpoint, what are the differences between your genera- tion and ours? 2. Does ours, as a whole, understand yours? If not, in what ways do we misunderstand or misjydge you? 3. What are the weaknemes of your generation, and what are you personally doing about them? 4. What is_the stvength of your generation? 5. Have you a feeling of rather persistent restless- ness? If so, what makes you rest- less? What can we do for it? 6. How do you spend your leisure time? 7. Do you “consciousty plan to spend it a certain way? 8. What is your fa- vorite occupation? 9. Is God to you an outside force, or part of your life? 10. How much do you read the Bible? 11. What did you expect from the ran the cup by a foot and he was down in 4. Macfarlane's drive stopped on the edge of the trap in back of the green in heavy grass. He got out with an iron and was 12 feet short of the pin. On the downhill putt the ball rolled a foot away from the cup but his next was In. 38 and 37 at Turn. Jones took 6 on the par 4 ninth and Macfariane 5, making the score: Jones, 3%; Marfarlane, 37, at the turn. Jones took 4 and Marfarlane a par 3 ‘on- the tenth hole, Score end 10 holes; Jones, 42; Mactarlane, 40. Jomes' drive was straight out, half- way up the rise on the ninth hole. His |iron found a trap, the ball hitting the edge of the green and rolling in. He fuiled to get out on his third and used a fourth stroke, a niblick which just took him out. His putt was two feet short and he required another to get down in 6. Macfarlane’s drive was low and down the middle of the fairway, but 10 vards short of Jones. His iron was three feet short of the green. An iron put him within a yard of the hole. He missed a putt and took another for a 5. Eleventh hole: Jones, 4; Macfar- lane, 4. Score end eleventh hole: Jones, 46; Macfarlane, 44. Jones was trapped In front of the green on his drive at the tenth. The ball was on the green but at the edge, in a shower of sand from the trap. His putt fell short by four inches and he took a four with the next. Mactarlane's niblick went on to the green, 35 feet from the pin. His long putt was only five inches away from the hole, and he went down on the next for a par three. Both Take Fours on Eleventh. They both took par fours on the eleventh. Jones' drive was straight over the rise just to the left of the fajrway. With his niblick he set the ball down 25 feet from the cup. He missed sinking his putt by four inches and rolled in the next. Macfarlane's drive straight down the fairway outdistanced Jones by 10 vards. His second, a niblick shot, got him to within 40 feet of the pin. He missed the hole by six inches on the next putt, and was down in a par four. Jones and Macfarlane reached over par with a pair of fives on twelfth hole. Score end of twelfth hole: Jones, 51; Macfarlane. 49. Takes Desperate Chance. On the twelfth, Jones' drive went into the rough on the hillside 200 vards from the tee. He took a des- perate chance and reached the edge of the green. An iron shot left him two feet from the hole. His putt over- ran the cup two inches, and he took a b. Macfarlane sent his drive into al- most the same position as Jones, but five yards behind. His shot for the fairway took him into tall grass at the left. A beautiful approach placed him four feet from the hole. The ball rolled away on his putt, and he was forced to putt again for a b. Jones regained a stroke by taking a par 3 on the thirteenth hole, while Macfarlane got 4. : Score end 13 holes: Jones, i4; Mac- farlane, 63. On the thirteenth Jones' drive went into the sand to the left of the green. He got out, placing the ball 20 feet from the cup. He sank the long putt for a par, the gallery cheering. Macfarlane Misses Putt. Macfarlane’s drive on the thir- teenth reached the edge of the green hole high, His putt was eight feet from the cup. He missed one and then took another for a 4. Jones' drive on the fourteenth fail- ed to reach the fairway, resting in the rough at the left and just missmg a trap. A brassie took him into the rough at the right of a knoll, on which is the green. A beautiful chip shot, which carried a full 40 yards, rolled into the hole, giving him a birdie 3. Macfarlane was straight down the fairway. His second dropped dead, eight feet from the pin, but he missed his putt, and had to take a par 4, leaving him tied with Jones at 57. They both took par 58 on the fif- teenth, leaving thém still deadlocked. with 62 strokes apiece at the end of the 16 holes. Jones was 1 over par with a 5 on the sixteenth, while Macfarlane took a par 4, Macfarlane moving out ahead by one stroke, 66 to 67. . Driving for—the -ffteenth, one the university when you entered college? Has the university failed to give you what you wanted, or has it exceeded your expentations? In what way? 12. Have you decided what is to be your vocation in life? 13. TIs religion real to you, or is it a form? Misjudged, Many Say. Most of the early answers. it is un- derstood, draw a wide difference be- tween the younger and older genera- tions and accuse the older generation of both misunderstanding and mis- judging the so-called frivolities of the bresent. One girl stated that these differences were the same as those which have characterized other com- parative generations, explaining. that youth today, as of old, does not care “to sit by the fireside.” Others, referring to cigarette smok- ing and dancing as weaknesses, de- clared they weren't doing anything about them in a corrective way. The strength of the present genera- tion, several stated, rested in its lik- ing for athletics, making the women stronger and better physically and thus better able to care for them- selves. Nearly all the women confessed to a feeling of restlessness, but were rather vague in attributing reasons for it and were disinclined to think the unjversity could do anything to allay the feeling. < While dancing was a popular occu- pation with many, quite a number sald they were fond of sewing and reading. Sports was given as a fa- vorite occupation with others. Most Are Religious. Most of the girls said that God was “a part of their daily life” and that they were constant readers of the Scriptures, although some said they didn’t go to church. One girl in ‘the latter category added that she belleves she stands just as high before God by leading the hest sort of life she knows how, Independent of the church, as regular chur.h- goers whose daily lives cannot be reconciled with the deeper things in religion. Another girl indicated her complete disbellef in God, explain- ing she didn't know just what to believe. The university has failed to live up to the expectations of several, the questionnaires disclosed, one girl out lining how much she had onjoyed life at prep school. only to find un versity life devold of “enjoymen* She failed to explain what she meant by “enjoyment.” Vocations selected by the students are of wide scope, ranging from teaching to “home-making." Dean Rose believes that the ques- tiennaire will serve at least to di- rect the thoughts of the women to the serious side of their lives, and, perhaps, aid in bringing about & change where faults are admitted. e i e o T sliced far into the rough at the right He came out long and was even with Macfarlane on the fairway. The next shot dropped 25 feet from the pin. His first putt was off the line a foot from the cup, but he sank the next for a 5 The Scotchman's drive on the fif- teenth was down the middle. A bras sie shot stopped yards from the green. His third was 8 feet from the pin. His first putt was 6 inches short, but his next dropped in. Jones’ drive in the sixteenth was the longest of the day. It traveled fully 300 vards. The second was just over the ‘edge of the green. and landing there it rolled over. His third over- ran the hole by 20 feet. His putt was a foot short, and he got a 5 on this par 4 hole. Macfarlane’s drive fell only 10 yards short of Jones'. He pitched to the edge of the green, 30 feet from the pin, and then putted to within two feet of the cup. His next was in, gave him a par 4 and put him ahead, 66 to 67. Jones Ties Tt Up. Jones, shooting a birde 4 on the long seventeenth, on which Mac- farlane took a 5, again tled with the New York State Scotsman, at 71. It appeared that Macfarlane had the champlon in his hands at the home green, as his pitch irom over the rise landed close to the pin. Jones, with a much better drive, dropped his ball 30 feet away and went down in two_ putts. Then it was up to the professional, whose putting had been true for the greater part of the round. He took little time in lining it up and delivered a short tap which rolled the ball wide and a little short, about three inches from the pin. 64 Finish Play. From a two-day tournament with a torrid sun beating on the course of the Worcester Country Club Jones and Macfarlane emerged with the best scores of 91 star players from all parts of the country. Sixty-four finished the 72 holes with scores rans- ing as high as 340. Twenty-seven dropped out when high early rounds put them out of the running. Five others, made eligible for the compe- tition by three sectional qualifying rounds, did not start. The best finishers include two ama- teurs, each of whom has won the open and amateur crowns in the past—Jones and his close friend, Francis Ouimet of Boston, W\, was a threat for the title to the last. Macfarlane Gets $500. As the result of getting in the play- off, Macfarlane was assured of the $500 cash that goes to the winner. Jones, being an amateur, will receive a trophy, as will Ouimet, who tled a professional for second place. Seven other money prizes, running down to $50, will go to Farrell, Sarazen, Hagen, Brady, Diegel, Espinosa and Ayton. Bill Mehlhorn of Chicago, whose 137 led the country’s qualifiers, was well outside the money with 300, Jones this morning was a favorite for the title again, especially since he won his first open crown two years ago at Inwood after a play-off with another Scot, Bobby Cruickshank. In addition, the present tournament con- firms the opinion of many a player and follower of the game that Jones 1s the world's greatest golfer. Has Great Record. In the last four national open tour- naments, with the best players in the world competing, his order of finish has been 2—1—2 and a tie for first place. ~And this feat has been ac- complished by a young man who plays for love of the game without monetary reward, direct or indirect. His average score per hole since hi began to compete for the title as a youth has been lower than that of anybody else. And now, even with business cares as an Atlanta realtor and the pleas- ures and troubles of being a daddy he seems certain to be a great factor in champlonship competition for years. ¥ Youth is with him. He is 23 and Macfarlane 36. Born in Aberdeen, the tall bespectacled Scot has been in the United States 16 years. After serving as private instructor for Danfel Guggenheim and Otto H. Kahn he was professional at the Sub- urban Club, Baltimore, Hudson River, in the New York district, and Oakridge, where he has been four years. Until this tournament he had not competed in a national title event for four years and then he fnished In e mone; THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, APPEAL OF RISQUE AMUSEMENT SHOWN IN GIRLS’ QUESTIONNAIRE G. W. U. Dean Asks 1,700 for Views of Rising Gen- eration—Religion Is a Reality to Most—Are Misunderstood by Elders, Many Say. COMRADES PLAN AMUNDSEN SEARCH Ships Farm and Hobby to Sail Soon on Forlorn' Mission. BY JAMES B. WHARTO! Special Correspondent of The Star and the i North American Alliance. KINGS BAY. Spitzbergen (radio from Steamer Farm), June 5.—A sad- dened company of Amundsen's com- rades, members of his Spitzbergen base party, met today in final con- ference before setting out on a cruise northward along the ice barriers in ac- :f)rdlnce with~ Amundsen's Instruc- ons. et Hope of the safe return of the air: planes died here with the passage of the fourteenth day since their superb and courageous hop-off, although some of us still find it hard to believe that we shall never again see the N-24 and N-26 in the air. The two mother ships, Farm and Hobby, will now undertake what all aboard consider a fruitless task. We shall end ‘our stationary vigil here and forge desperately northward into the ice for four weeks of cruising. The Hobby, it was decided today, will go eastward, the Farm westward, seek- ing clues to the fate of our missing comrades, Little Hope Is Held. We feel that there is small likeli- hood of our mesting the explorers, as Amundsen never harbored any inten- tion of fighting his way back to Spitz- bergen if his airplanes foundered. “The only possibility of his being on this route at the present time is the long chance that the unexpected occurred and the flyers were marooned close to Spitzbergen. In such case the Hobby is more likely to discover them, as the ice is smoother across the northeast coast of Spitzbergen, where it is protected from the bois- terous winds of the Atlantic. This morning was marked by our first polar mist, which will be repeat- ed at frequent intervals from now on, being a Summer phenomenon in the Arctic. Dense streaks of heavy fog hung across the water and the mountains above the glacier beds, like an Aut. umn mist in the vallevs of any hill country. This polar fog is caused, our meteorologists told us, by the meeting of the warm Summer air with the chill of melting ice and snow. sworth’s Father Dies. News reached us today of the death, in Florence, of James W. Ellsworth, father of Lincoln Ellsworth, Amound- sen’s partner in the polar flight. The elder Ellsworth was the financial backbone of the expedition and wa: regarded almost as an elder brother by all the participants in the great adventure. Perhaps nobody would have rejoiced more deeply and heart ily than he in a successful outcome, although he had consistently oppesed his son’s ambitions to be an explorer. Himself a man who had won great wealth, the dream of his life was that his son should join him in the enjoy ment of ease and luxury in the mel- lowed and peaceful centers of Old World art and culture. Twice during the past vetoed the Young man's plans to un- dertake hazardous exploits of explora- tion in various parts of the world. On the present expedition he finally con- sented only after he had met Amund- sen, capitulating to the latter's mag- netism and enthusiasm. From Spitzbergen daily reports have gone by wire and cable to the lenely father in Italy, telling of the prelimi- naries to the flight, of the start when it was finally made, and then of the slender news developments during the long period of vigil which has fol- lowed. His sudden death is an unex- pected tragedy which has affected us all very deeply. (Copyright, 1025. America and Japan in U by N . Canada. South rth American Newspaper Alliance: i England by Central News: in Germany by Ullstein Verlag: in France by Petit Parisienne: in Italy by Cor- riere delia Sera: in al tries by the Norwegian Aero Club. Teserved.) SHENANDOAH AID MAPPED. Scandinavian coun- All rights Tentative Program for Search for Amundsen Is Submitted. An operations plan for the United States naval dirigible Shenandoah, should it be decided to send her north- ward in search of members of the Amundsen polar expedition, has been submitted to Secretary Wilbur by Comdr. Lansdowne, skipper of the air vessel. No recommendation is con- tained with the plan. In the absence of Mr. Wilbur from the city, details of the Shenandoah's operations plan were not made public, but it was said the recommendations provided that the dirigible, if sent in search of Amundsen, should be based on Spitzbergen. The airship tender Patoka would se sent there to serve as an operating base, and the Shenan- doah would fly from Lakehurst to Spitzbergen by way of Pullam, Eng- land, where there is a mooring mast to which she could tie up for fuel. The leg from Lakehurst to Pullam is 3,069 miles, while from there to Spitzbergen it is 1,539 miles. It was estimated that it would require 17 days for the Patoka to reach Spitz- bergen from the Atlantic coast line of the United States. Use of Dirigible Doubtful. All indications on the part of Sec- retary Wilbur have been that, except under most unusual circumstances, he would not order either the Los An- geles or the Shenandoah to the Arctic to search for Amundsen, because of what is regarded as the remote chance of finding his expedition upon the far- reaching wastes of ice in the Polar re- glon, and because. of an apparent doubt in his mind of the feasibility of safe operation of dirigibles over the Arctic Ocean. It was reiterated at the Navy De. partment that 1o appeals had been re- ceived from Norway or any other offi- cial source for American aid looking to the relief of Amundsen. It is ex- pected that the MacMillan expedition, with its airplanes, will search the northern borders of Grant Land in the vicinity of Cape Columbia this Summer to see if Amundsen has not by chance landed there. Siam Has Hidden Capital. It is said.the jungles of Siam hide the ancient capital city, Ayuthia, which remained unfound for four centuries. Its inhabitants fled before the conquering Burmese and never re- turned. It is now the lurking place of thousands of enormous snakes, ac- cording to writers on this subjec —ee if the strain and heat should not affect Macfarlane unduly. For the tall Scot has demonstrated that he is a marvelous putter, a good player under tension and the possessor of a round- ed-out game that has no weak spots. High lights in yesterday’s finishing sensations were three fours on the last three holes by Jones, in the mal ing of one of which a shot with a spade from out of deep grass through trees iigured. Macfarlane finished 5—4—4, a short chip causing an ex- tra stroke on the hole where Jons got his remarkable four. The Scot, however, rose to an emergency on the home green, laying up his ball dead to the hole on a downhill putt that Almost gave him the title, but, failing to go in, left & par four and a tle three years the father had | & STINNES INTERESTS REPORTED DEFUNCT Unable to Meet Liabilities Abroad Totaling 120,- 000.000 Marks. By the Associated Press. LONDON, June 5.—An Exchange Telegraph Agency dispatch from Am- sterdam regarding the financial crisis through which the Stinnes organiza- tion in Germany is passing says the Stinnes Interests are not able to meet liabllities abroad, totaling 120,000,000 marks, Hugo, Jr., Takes Charge. MULHEIM, Germany, June 5 (#).— Hugo Stinnes, jr., has assumed active charge of the family’'s interests and plans to make this city his future headquarters. Since the retirement of the elder brother, Dr, Edmund Stinnes, the family council I8 said to have adopted a policy of rigid concentration and co-ordination of its various inter- ests, planning to dispose of such un- dertakings as are not actively identi- fied with its major scheme: Hugo, jr., will head an executive di- rectorate' comprising Dr. Voegeler of Dortmund, Dr. Witthoeft of Hamburg and Dr. Silverberg of Cologne. who were assoclated with the late Hugo Stinnes, sr., founder of the family for- tune. HELD FOR VIOLATING VACCINATION LAW Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty Against Dr. Chat- fieldd, Chiropractor. After deliberating nearly six hours the jury in Police Court last night re- turned with & verdict of guilty in the case of Dr. Alonzo B. Chatfleld, presi- dent of the Chiropratic Research Uni- versity, 1349 L street, charged with the violation of the District vaccina- tion law. No sentence has yet been imposed by Judge Gus A. Schuldt, presiding magistrate, it {s thought likely that the defense will file a motion for a new trial within the four-day period allowed them by law. Eight, other members of the chiro- practic_university charged with the same offense still face trial, but it i believed their hearing will await the final outcome of Dr. Chatfield’s case, it being probable that it will be taken to the Court of Appeals and if pos- sible the Supreme Court of the United States. All defendants at present are at liberty on bonds of $25 each Case of National Importance. The trial, which went to the jury Iyesl.erdny afternoon at 4 o'clock, termi- | nated one of the most significant hear- ings held in Police Court in recent years. It became of national impor- tance when the defense, represented by Andrew Wilson and Judge George S. Evans, attacked the validity of the vaccination law itself. This law, passed by Congress March 3, 1897, providing for the protection of the residents of the National Capital by requiring compulsory vaccination for all those exposed to smallpox, was upheld by J. J. McGarraghy, assistant corpora- tion counsel, who objected to its in- jection into ‘the trial and was firmly sustained by Judge Schuldt. The trial, lasting for three days, was a veritable battle from start to finish. Many legal and medical authoritl were presented. Three or four timd the jury was recessed until the cem- bating attorneys argued over points of law. Each time Mr. McGarraghy won his point and each time excep- tions were noted by the defense attor- neys. Dr. Willard Carver, dean of chiro- practors, from Oklahoma City, was called by the defense to take the stand in attacking the statements made by Dr. William . health officer of the District of Colum bia. The court was asked by Mr. Mc- Garraghy to disqualify Carver as an expert witness because of his lack of knowledge, but on this point the assistant corporation counsel lost out, as the court after much discussion admitted him. It was not, however, until Dr. Carver retracted some of his statements regarding exposure. Dr. Fowler's Testimony. Dr. Fowler, the Government’s most important witness, told the jury of how Mrs. Harriet Stackhouse, an in- mate of the Chiropractic Home, had become {ll with smallpox, and how after due examination had been made and she had been removed to the smallpox hospital. Dr. Chatfield, who also lived at the same residence, had refused to become vaccinated, along with el:ht other chiropractor: The health officer then stated that the nine members of the university were taken to the quarantine station, where they were kept for 16 days. The defense denied that Mrs. Stack- house had wmallpox and tried to dls- prove that Dr. Chatfield had ever been exposed. Dr. Carver stated that there was no such thing as exposure unless those exposed became infected, Inasmuch, he argued, as none of the nine defendants had become infected, it must show that they were not ex- posed. It was at this time that Mr. Mec- Garraghy asked the court that Dr. Carver be disqualified, and as he was doing so several spectators, who had sat through the long sweltering hours of the trial, hissed audibly. Order soon was restored, and the trial went on. ‘Witnesses for the Government were Dr. Fowler, Dr. R. H. Ford, assistant health officer, and Dr. John E. Walsh, in charge of the Smallpox Hospital. Defense witnesses included Dr. Chatfield, his wife, Mrs. Annie C. Chatfield; Dr. Carver and Blanch De ‘Wolfe. The other eight defendants are Mrs. Chatfield, Blanch De Wolfe, Thomas Elias, John 1, Jessle C. Jenkins, H. L. Lewis, Charles D. Stewart and Carrie Rockrohr. The law provides upon conviction a fine of not less than $5 and not more than $200, or an imprisonment of not less than five days and not more than six months, or both, according to the discretion of the court. e U. S. WRITER EXPELLED. French Charge His Dispatches Harmed Credit of Nation. PARIS, June § UM.—B. Raleigh, an American correspondent of a financial news agency, hae been ordered to leave within five days by an expulsion de- cree signed by the minister of interior because the French government de- clares he sent dispatches to New York that were deemed harmful to French credit. Through the Amsrican Em| Ra- leigh has been endeavoring to obtain permission to remain in France a month in order to settle his affairs here, but the embassy has not been able to take diplomatic action because the decree of expulsion.is a question JUN Photo shows Commissioner Rudolph handing Frederick A. Fenning his commission as Commissioner of the District of Columbia, just after he had taken the oath of office, Left to right: Maj. Raymond Wheeler, acting Engineer Commissioner; Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph and Commissioner rederick A. Fenning. BOY OF 14 SHOOTS DISLIKED TEACHER Lures Victim to Ambush and Kills Him With Shotgun, Youthful Prisoner Says. By the Associated Press BROOKHAVEN, Miss., June 5.—No land Stubblefield, second 14.year-old Mississippi youth to face a murder charge within a month, today was in jail here accused of killing A. K Watkins, his school principal The boy, of slight stature, told of the slaying, oficers sald, following his capture in a dense wood near the spot where the body of Prof. Watkins was found with a shotgun charge in the breast. Prof. Watkins is said to have in curred the enmity of young Stubble- fleld by efforts to discipline him Rumors of friction between the prin- cipal and his pupils led to a meeting of the school trustees at which 120 parents were present. The meeting voted 100 to 8 to retain Prof. Watkins and 4 of the 3 negative votes cast, it is maid, were members of the Stubble- fleld boy's family. Police said the boy readily admitted killing Prof. Watkins, “to get rid of him."” ‘Waiting until his father and mother were away from home, the boy is alleged to have taken his father’ hot. gun, gone to the Watkins home, where several of the principal’s children were playing nearby, and fired a shot over their heads as a ruse to draw his in- tended victim from the house. As Prof. Watkins came down the read to investigate he passed a clump of bushes from which a shot was fired at close range. WM. D. MITCHELL OF ST. PAUL NAMED SOLICITOR GENERAL (Continued from First Page.) Ing a shot, he restored order after there had been considerable rioting and the strikers had sent the cars, minus motormen and conductors, down a steep hill to cause much damage. He has practiced law continously in St. Paul for the last 29 years and is senior member of the law firm of Mitchell, Doherty, Rumble, Bunn Butler. He is in his 51st year. For 17 years he was associated with Jus- tice Pierce Butler of the Supreme Court until the latter withdrew from the firm of Butler, Mitchell & Doherty to take up his dul in Washington, January 1, 1923. Mr. Mitchell was born September 9, 1874, in Winona, to which his father had ‘come in 1857. His father was Judge William Mitchell, associate jus- tice of the Supreme Court of Minne- sota from 1881 to 1900. He is of Scotch ancestry on the paternal side and of Dutch and English on the ma- ternal. After attending the public schools of Winopa, Mr. Mitchell was grad- uated from Lawrenceville Academy, New Jersey. He was graduated from the University of Minnesota with the degree of bachelor of arts. He re- ceived his LL. B. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in_1896. ¥or a year he read law in the office of C. W. Bunn, and after that was in the -office of T. R. Palmer, St. Paul attorney who later was president of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co, In 1900 and 1901 he was a mem- ber of the firm of Palmer, Beck & Mitchell. From 1902 to 1904 he was a member of the firm of How, Taylor & Mitchell. Then ‘began the long as- sociation with Mr. Justice Butler, as a member of the firm of How, Butler & Mitchell from 1905 to 1914, and for the eight years after that until Mr. Justice Butler's withdrawal as a mem- ber of the firm of Butler, Mitchell & Doherty. Mr. Mitchell was a second lieutenant in the 15th Minnesota Volunteer In- fantry in the Spanish-American War. In 1900 and 1901 he was captain and adjutant of the 4th Regiment of the Minnesota Natlonal Guard. When the United States went Into the World War Mr. Mitchell helped to organize and became colonel of the 6th Infantry, Minnesota National Guard. He resigned from the command of the regiment to enlist as a private in the Federal Artillery, and served as a pri- vate to the end of the war. Mr. Mitchell was married June 27, 1901, to Miss Gertrude Bancroft. They have two sons, both attending Prince- ton University. The legal mind of the prospective ap- pointee to the office of Solicitor Gen- eral, where he would be in charge of the Government's law work, is de- scribed an analytical, logical and in- ductive. His comprehensive knowledge of the basic principles of law, his familiarity with statutory law and his keen judgment make him a formidable opponent in legal contests. r. Mitchell is a member of the Minnesota _ Club, University Club, Somerset Club and White Bear Tacht FRENCH TURN BACK B RFFIA DRNE Best Organized Offensive Since Invasion of Morocco Repulsed With Heavy Loss, By the Associated Pross PARIS, June 5.—The Riffians tribes- men have launched the strongest and best organized offensive since their in. vasion of French with a drive against Taounat, in the middle of the front. Official reports said Abd Morocco el Krim's men temporarily gained some ground, crossing the Ouergha River at several points, but were re pelled by the French The latter in a series tacks reoccupied some north of the stream abandoned during the volunta c uation of that zone last week. The Riffian offensive was conducted with the greatest fierceness the tribesmen have yet shown. Abd-elKrim used Riffian regulars, his best shock troops in the attack, but the French declare they were mowed down by machine gun fire and that their losses were extremely heavy. of counter-at of the which posi were The Riffians used o artillery, but their forces were larger than in any previous operation of the campaign Battle Lasts All Day. The pitched battle lasted from day break to sunset vesterday, French r ports said. Abid-el-Krim's *shock troops” got their first real taste of modern warfare in a stinging defeat in which the Riffians lost hundreds ot dead and many prisoners. The Riffilan warriors fought valiantly, but were forced back by the French from all points north of the Oeurgha River which they had briefly occupied The flerceness and stubborness of Abd-el.Krim's attack was interpreted by the French as meaning his adher- ence to his original intention to reach Fez. Taounat, his immediate obective, is the key to the crossing of the Ouer sha. It was learned that a Franco- Spanish mixed commission will be ap- pointed soon to discuss methods of es- tablishing a blockade by France and Spain of the North African ports of Adjir and Alhucemas, where the Rt flans have been receiving arms and munitions. Franco-Spanish conversations have been attempting to determine a way of establishing such a blockade with- out offending neutral friendly powers Tt was announced that the French will continue to press the Riffians and attempt to turn Abd-el-Kri pres. ent retreat into a rout, thereby, the French hope, making him more amen- able to the idea of peace parleys. . COL. F. A. FENNING TAKES HIS OATH AS D. C. COMMISSIONER (Continued from First Page) Washington have been called from time to time to discharge the duties of Commissioners of this District. Men eminent in the professions and highly successful in the business world have given of their best in the service of the Natlon's Capital. The list is a long and honorable one. I can re- call and you can recall many, many names thereon. I shall not undertake {to do so at this time, but you will understand me, I am sure, when I say, on this occaslon and in this pres. ence, that there stands out before me on that list the name of one man. graven In letters immortal: 1 would that his mantle might descend upam me that I might possess in generous degree his facility for understanding his fellow men. T refer to Mrs. Fen- | ning's father—Mr. L. G. Hine. “I am persuaded that these responsi- bilities can be met if I continue to have the good will and support of my friends, and so it is that in again expressing my thanks to you 1 beg that you will uphold my hands ay best you can as I proceed in the dis- charge of the duties of this office.” The playform from which the Com- missioner spoke was banked high with floral baskets sent to him by numer- ous friends and associates in his pro- fessional career as an attorney. At the conclusion of the exercises Col. Fenning personally greeted the nrge gathering of persons as they filed from the boardroom. The cere: monies were attended by Mrs. Fen- ning, his daughter, Katherine Fen- ning, and Mrs. Rudolph. At 2 o'clock this afternoon Commis- sioner Fenning will meet for the first time the inspectors, captains and lieutenants of the Police Department, headed by Acting Supt. Charles A. Evans. RIS SIS, 3 Italian Aviator in Australia. ALBANY, West Australia, June 5 (P, —Comdr. de Pined~, he Italian airman, arrived, dere toduy. He has flown frord ®ume :nm April 21. He Wik efiatmue to e and then .me: -skeady. improyementy 14 ARE ARRESTED IN SPANISH PLOT Catalan Extremists Charged With Attempts to Bomb King Alfonso. Br the Associated Press. PERPIGNAN, France, June Fourteen persons have been arrested in Barcelona in connection with th¢ bomb plots against King Alfonso, ac cording to travelers arriving over the frontier, who say news of the plots is belng suppressed in the Spanish news papers. Those arrested were voung students and functionaries, members of an ex: tremist Catalan group which had been camouflaged as a literary and touring association. The prisoners denied any connection with the plots. Huge Explosive Found. The bomb which was intended t4 blow up' the royal train between Bar- celona and Madrid is said to have been a large one, weighing 175 pounds, ar- ranged to be exploded by an electris mechanism. It was found several miles outside the city near the tracks of the Madrid line The travelers the police also found a map showing the location of & bomb under one of the numerous tun- nels on the route to Madrid. Several ¢ ago, they assert, a bomb was exploded which seriously damaged the palace of the Marquise de Castell, at Barcelona, the day after a ball held there in honor of the King. FOUR PRIESTS ARE HELD. LONDON, June 5 (®.—A dispate® to the Evening News from & point on the -anco-Spanish border says it is reported that a bomb was found in the Barcelona Cathedral just be- fore King Alfonso attended mass there. The dispatch says four priests were arrested This dispatch also reported that a bomb exploded outside a Barcelona hotel the day after a ball given there in honor of King Alfonso KING'S RETURN DEFERRED. BARCELONA, Spain, June 5 (& A meries of bomb plots to kill King Al fonso has been revealed, and the sove ereign’s return to Madrid is being posts poned. One bomb was discovered on s traversed by the roval tr to this city. Two othe are reported, one to blow up the en. | trance to the hall where Alfonso pre- | sided at a meeting last Saturday. and the other to kill him during the return journey to the capital The bomb found on the rails has been placed in a museum here, and the King took time from his scheduled program to view it. It is of consider- able size, and had been placed so that, but for the vigilance of the guards, it uld have been exploded by the im- pact of the royal train. The attempt at the meeting hall also was frustrated by discovery of the piot shortly before his majesty appeared. The delay in returning to Madrid is said to have been because of the dis- covery of the third plot. The King's reception here has been extremely quiet, and there have been few decorations in his honer tha Barcelona Seat of Revolt. Barcelona, the principal city in Catalonia, hes been the center of the Catalan movement for independence from Spain. It was also the seat of the military revolt under Gen. Primo de Rivera, which in September, 1923, overthrew the cabinet and established the military directory now ruling the country. Primo de Rivera has repeatedi voiced his intention to permit the res- toration of a political form of govern- ment. The state of siege declared fol- lowing the de Rivera coup d'etat was lifted only last month in a decree by King Alfonso, which declared public order and personal safety had been restored and constitutional guarantees re-established. Primo de Rivera is now in Morocco, where he went early this week to re- new the campaign against the rebels with an attempt to recapture ths naval base of Alhucemas. TRUESDALE TO RESIGN 14 RAIL PRESIDENCIES Notifies D., L. & W. Directors He Will Retire From Active ‘Work June 25. By the Associated Prees. NEW YORK, June 5.—William H. Truesdale, president of the Delawars, Lackawanna snd Western Railroad Co., has notifidd directors, it was learned today, that he will resign as president at their next meeting on June 25. Mr. Truesdale plans to re- tire from all active business, includ- ing the presidency of 13 railroad companies controlled by the Lacka- wanna. Mr. Truesdale's retirement as active railway executive, will end a career which has covered_more than half a century. Born in Youngstown, Ohlo, in 1851, he took his first railroad posi- tion at the age of 18, being advanced slowly through the next 14 years un- til he became assistant to the presi- dent of the Minneapolis and St. Louis railway. He was later president and then receiver of the same road. Trans- terring to the Rock Island as third vice president and general manager in 1894, he was promoted in the nexs five years to president of that sys- tem. Mr. Truesdale will be named chair- man of the board of directors an office that has been created for him. He will be succeeded as president of the railroad and its subsidiary com- panies by J. M. Davis, president of the Manning, Maxwell & Moore Co., Inc. manufacturers of heavy ma- chinery. WEEKS’ CONDITION SHOWS FURTHER IMPROVEMENT Secretary Makes Definite Gains During Past 12 Hours, His Physicians Report. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, June 5.—Further definite improvement in the condition of Sec- retary of War John W. Weeks, who was operated upon at the Magssa- chusetts General Hospital last week for gall stones, was reported today. A bulletin issued at 8:30 o'clock this morning by physicians attending Mr. Weeks said- there had been continued improvement in his condition in the previous 12 hours. The bulletin, signed by Drs. Daniel Fiske Jones and F. Gorham Brigham, said: “Secretary Weeks has made a defi- nite improvement in the last 12 hours. He is taking liquid and nourishment more freely and his general condi- tions is better. Temperature normal. Pulse, 88.” From the time of the aperation last Thursday until yesterday reports from Massachusetts General Hospital gave the condition of Mr. Weeks as critical, but for the past 35 hours the physicians have announced & Z4yw S ]