Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1925, Page 2

BASE BALLPOOLS FLEENG T0 CVER Do More Business Since Ex- pose, One Says, But Veil Operations With Secrecy. 2 police and headquar- promoters of the or- Shadowed by ters detectives ganized base ball pools and their chief | agents have thrown a veil of secrec; around their activities, making it ex ceedingly difficult for the officers to gather sufficlent evidence to make ar rests. Prior to the expose of the preter tious lottery through which the oper ators “bled” about $30.000 weekly from guilible Washingtonians, the little pool tickets were sold without fear or fa- vor. Now a player must have the best of credentials to buy a ticket One Chance in 8,008. The Police Department has been pledged to a vigorous campaign to clean Washingtor of the new lottery, which offers tempting prizes to those credulous enough to invest 60 cents in a game in which they have but 1 chance in 8.008 of winning the grand prize. Already the special assigned to investizate the operator: of the pools have zathered consider- able evidence against them, but mnot enough to justify the issuance of warrants Reports have come to the police hat a number of the more timid of he agents who sell the pool teikets have been frightened by the expose nd the subsequent police activit and resigned. One agent, fearful, per haps, that he was being trailed by detectives, threw his current week's supply of ticket into the tonneau of an automobile parked near the Southern Railway Building The owner of the car turned them over to Capt. Ernest Brown of the first precinct Business on Increase. Promoters of the pools caught in the net spread for them by the po- lice will be prosecuted under various sections of the District Code dealing with lotterie ording to Assistant District Attor Ralph Given. The penalties are ere, ranging from one of five veas imprisonment, heavy fines, or bot=. Those who sell the tickets also ary subject to prose- cution by the very sarie sections of the code Despite least one ey se orts to the contrary, at 1t says he has benefited financially by the expose of the base ball pool In tter to The Star he admitted that he is_selling around 750 tickets a week, with his sales in- creasing steadily. MEXICAN WARNING HAS TWO DBIECTS Government Must Realize Obligations and Rebels Know U. S. Attitude. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. After nearly two years of relatively satisfactory relations between the gov- ernments of the United States and Mexico, friction has developed over the fulfillment of the treaties with re- #pect to claims due American citizens. The warning issued by Secretary of Btate Kellogg has a two-fold object: First. to notify the administration of President Calles (‘ the American Government expec Mexico to fulfill her obligations if she wishes to re- tain the moral support of the United States, and, second, to advise revolu- tionary elements that they need not derive any encouragement from the American Government's difficulties with the existing administration in Mexico City. Warns After Long Study. Tt was only after long deliberation that the Department of State, with the approval of President Coolidge, went so far as to issue a public warn- ing to M o. This step was taken oniy because the efforts of Ambas- sador Sheffield in personal conferences with the Mexican authorities had fail- ed to arouse the Calles administra- tlon to the seriousness of the situ- ation as viewed by the United States. Recognition of the Obregon govern- ment was extended originally with the expectation on the part of the United States that claims would be adjusted and full protection given to the lives and property of American citizens. It was insisted at the time that an ex- change of notes and the receipt of pledges from the Obregon administra- tion would not necessarily bind a suc- ceeding administration, especially as it was apparent that Obregon’s term of office was soon to expire. So trea- ties were ratified which were deemed to be binding upon the Mexican people irrespective of the personnel of her changing administrations. Finds Task Difficult. Now, however, the Calles administra- tion, while anxious to carry out the treaties, finds internal obstacles which make the task difficult. 1t is not infrequently the case with an administration brought into power by radical groups, which, in this instance, has become divided, and are thus embarrussing President Calles, who is seeking to pursue a policy that will not turn the country over to the communists on the one hand or alienate on the other hand some of the various groups which are so essential to his continuance In power. Not long ago, the Soviet authorities boasted that they had in Mexico a base of operations on the North Amer- {can continent. The Calles adminis- tration has since stated publicly that it would not permit Mexico to be used for the distribution of communistic propaganda aimed at the United States or other countries with which Mexico is at peace. Nevertheless, though this statement satisfied for- eign governments to some extent, it is realized that with a confused in- ternal situation the Mexican adminis- tration is not as capable of enforcing its desires as would be the case in a whose administrative ma- was functioning smoothly. Result Doubt. statement issued by Sec- retary Kellogg after conferences with the American Ambassador, Mr. Shef- field, m not help the situa- tion ins o, for it is realized here that even a declaration couched in friendly language is susceptibie of being construed in Mexico as more or less hostile. This is a risk which the Department of State, however, felt compelled to take in view of the re. ports of Mr. Sheflield that his private communications, both written and oral, were not making the Mexican authorities sufficiently sensitive to their international obligations, (Copyright, 1925.) Portugal Lifts Ship Cash Ban, LISBON, Portugal, June 13 (#).— The Senate has approved a bill per- mitting Portuguese navigation com- panies to accept foreign capital to the extent of 40 per cent. officers | STRONGER DEFENSE FOR WA URGED Experts Advise Doubling Air Force in Islands — Huge Coast Guns Recommended. Increases in both the land and naval defenses of the Hawalian Islands are recommended in the joint report of Admiral Coontz and Maj. Gen. Hines, chief umpires of the recent Army- Navy maneuvers, which tested the adequacy of the present garrison and its equipment to repulse a surprise attack In forces. The recommendations |addition to two 16-inch rifles to the | battery defenses in the vicinity of Pear] Harbor, the addition of several thousand men to the Army garrison, the virtual doubling of the active and reserve airplane component of the garrison, and the inclusion in the Hawailan al district permanent forces of u considerable number of additional defense submarines. Two copies of the joint report were prepared and that bearing the signa- ture of Admiral Coontz has been trans- mitted by the Navy Department to the | Joint Army v board for considera- {tion. The results of the technical study of the maneuvers, which was made by a large group of Army and Navy officers, are embodied in the joint repor The gene: include the 1l character of these con clusions was indicated in a recent | statement by Gen. Hines, which de- clared that the maneuvers had defi ly_established the inadequacy of present g in both Army personnel and ai FOUR SLAIN, FOUR HURT IN TWO GUN BATTLES First Page.) { (Continued from companions, Sweeney left the dying Genna where he fell and gave chase to the two others as they leaped the running board of a street car. Sig- naling the conductor of the car, Sergt. Sweeney leaped aboard, felled one gunman with a blow of his fist, and the other bleeding from a leg wound, surrendered without further fight. Revenge Was Expected. The excitement led residents of the neighborhood td declare that four men had been shot in the one basement where Genna was wounded, and many persons believed that hundreds of shots had been fired by a much larger force than the men actually involved. The battle, however, is believed by the police to have had a connection with another shooting earlier, in which police heads suspect that an attempt was made to avenge the death of Angelo Genna, beer running sangster, who lived with his bride at an expensive hotel where he and his associates plied their trade. Young Genna, who had $11,000 in currency on his person when he was assassinated, was _driving his auto- mobile along a North Side street when shot. He was removed to a hospital, where, before he died, he observed the rule of silence of the gunmen of the underworld. With his death the police awaited the next assassination in revenge. For the gangster gunmen, con- temptuous of the law, prefer to take vengeance at their own time and in their own way. May Be Gang Leader. What seemed to have been a Genna vengeance party was reported from the west side Italian colony where five men in an automobile fired a fusillade into another automobile oc- cupied by three men, all of whom were reported to have been wounded, but all were spirited away before the police arrived. Two of the assailants also were believed by witnesses to have been wounded and then helped away. An hour later the police squad en- countered John Genna and his com- panions, John Scale and Albert Armalie. The attack on the police squad re- sulted in orders to raid the West Side Italian district in search of the Genna brothers and their confederates. The Educational Club was raided and vielded three Itallans. Although informed the slain gang- ster was John Genna, the police were inclined to believe he was ‘Pete” Genna, leader of the Genna gangsters, and reputed master of a band with political power. The Genna family is wealth, SAVINGS BANK ROBBED. Bandits Flee With $23,000 After Kill. ing One, Wounding Another. DETROIT, Mich., June 13 (P).— Casimir Kalizewski, 24 vears old, a patrolman, was shot and killed, and an unidentified citizen wounded today while attempting to stop four men who held_up and robbed the Central Savings Bank branch. Early esti- mates of the amount stolen by the robbers placed it at $23,000. Within a half hour after the hold- up two suspects were taken into cus- tody. Kalizewski and another patrol- man, responding in a police flyer to an alarm from the bank, met the four robbers as they were speeding away in an automobile. Fire was imme- diately opened from the robbers’ ma- chine, and a bullet struck Kalizewski in the abdomen. He crumpled up in his seat and died before he could be taken to a hospital. A short distance from the bank a shot was fired at an unidentified youth, who dropped with a less serious wound. In their dash from the bank to the automobile the robbers scattered some of the money in the streets, either by design or accident, and this served temporarily to distract some of their pursuers. Other officers responding to the alarm took two men into custody. Starts Half-Holidays. Thousands of Government employes were making their exodus from Wash- ington this afternoon to enjoy outings to nearby points, taking advantage of the first of the Saturday half-holidays, inaugurated today at 1 o'clock. The half-holidays will be continued through the Summer months, ending Septem- ber 8. ossibly in the ‘‘unknown continent’” Dhich ‘the MacMillan expedition will seek this Summer, may be found the world's greatest diamond mines, laid down in pre-glacial times and remain- ing hidden ever since, under the eternal ice. This possibly is brought out in the annual report of the Smithsonian In- stitute, which will be issued in a few days, in a paper by Hugh D. Miser and Clarence S. Ross of the United States Geological Survey. “Most of the diamonds found in the United States outside of Arkansas,™ says this paper, “have been obtained from gold placers and from glacial deposits in regions as widely separated | Ross P. And facturers’ Association and the Hotel Bell, Commissioner Rudolph, C. J. ATROCITIES PRE "OF CANTON; Victorious Troops Office (Continued from First Page.) through the foreign concession Canton on their way to Hongkong and other points of safety, and the strike of Chinese seamen is reported to be spreading Fighting _continues tween the Kwantung and Yunnanese forces, opposing factions of the Southern army, left leaderless by the recent death of Sun Yat-Sen. Hankow s again quiet, at least on the surface, cable repc sy, following the rioting of night, when a mob invaded the I ish concession stormed the armory only to be repulsed by streams of water and machine gun fire. ‘The Chinese military governor has stationed 5.000 soldi around the concession and threatens execution for any Chinese disturbing the foreigners The American torpedo hoat d vers Stewart and Paul Jones are due there toda. The anti-foreign movement many authorities claim is tinged with bolshevik characteristics, has been growing among the Chinese students for two years or more in protest against the teaching of Christianity in the mi on schools. The present phase began with the strike of Chinese workers in the Jap anese-owned cotton mills at Shanghai, the student agitators seizing upon the action of the British in firing upon a threatening mob of strikers to launch a violent nationalistic movement. Fifteen thousand mill workers again STATEMUST ROVE SHEPHERD DTV Prosecution May Go On, Step by Step, to Establish “Corpus Delicti.” in t Canton be which By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 13.—State’s torney Crowe and his the prosecution of William herd for the “germ murder” of the young millionaire, William N. McClin tock, may attempt to establish the “corpus delicti,” step by step, un hampered by instructions from the bench. This point for the prosecution was won after a heated argument yester. day before Judge Thomas J. Lynch in the judge’s chambers between the six State and defense attorney But the State must prove the “corvus _delicti” — that McClintock lived, is dead, was murdered, and with a motive—or Judge Lynch will throw the case “into the street,” he ruled finally. Shepherd’s attorneys, W. S. Stewart and W. W. O'Brien, successfully com- bated all medical testimony intro- duced by three State witnesses on the second day of the trial proper. Epidemic Brought Out. From Drs. Rufus Stolp and J. Her- rick, who attended McClintock in his last illness, Attorney Stewart upon cross-examination gained the admis- sions that the young man sickened and died during an epidemic of typhoid fever attributed to eating tainted sea- food. Dr. William D. McNally, coro- ner’'s chemis testified that typhoid alone caused “Billy’s” death, and he sald further that no medical science in the world could tell whether it was caused in a normal manner or by the alleged inoculation by Shepherd. Estelle Gehling, trained nurse, and the “Sunshine Girl” of the case, identified a letter Shepherd had writ- ten her, and.one excerpt from it went into the record. In it Shepherd men- tioned financial reverses and said their friendship must end. She was not cross-examined. Today’s session of court was to last only two hours, during which time, the State announced, it would intro- duce testimon: serving the double purpose of showing a motive and establishing the “corpus delictl. At- assistants in ). Shep. Mapp Sees Strength Gaining. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., June 13. Democratic nomination for governor, came here from Bowling Green Fri- day. He said he was greatly encour- aged and that everywhere he had visited he had been assured of sup- The candidate stated that he port. would be very active from now until the end of the campaig Mother Lode of All Diamond Mines Believed to Underlie Polar Region Ice Somewhere beyond the Arctic circle, as Nova Scotia and Wisconsin. All these stones were found far from their sources, for placers are compos- ed of stream transported material and glacial deposits consist of ice-trans- ported rock debris. “The diomands found in the glacial deposits, like the granitic boulders, were carrled from their parent ledges in Canada by the continental glaclers that advanced southward into the northern United States. It has there- fore been surmised that the rock at some places in Canada might be rich in diamonds, but if such a diamond deposit exists it is lost in the vast barren lands of the North—more hope- lessly lost than the most fanciful lgst gold mine of the West." INNOCENT KILLED Are Stoned and Beaten—Looting Through City Is Extensive—Buildings Suffer in Firing. ~ | the resumption of the strike being at- —G. Walter Mapp, candidate for the ews nd directors of new Washington Convention Bureau, representing the Board resenting Commissioners with honorary membership. Left to righ Lesse, Robert N. Harper, Lawrence M Men's Association, ockeler, Commissioner Fenning, Martin / director. Frank S. Hight and Arthur Carr are also directors in the new organization. VAIL AT CAPTURE red by Russians—Victims | walked out at Shanghai last night, | tributed directly to the news that sev- eral Chinese had been killed in the {rioting at Hankow | Soviet Influence Seen. | | Letters from missionaries support |the cabled reports of Soviet influence | |back of the antiforeign trouble, and | the secretary of the American Foreign Baptist Society is of the opinion that in” some respects the movement is more menacing than the Boxer rising of 1900, being directed with greater intelligence. Officials minimiz ation in Washington, while not the seriousness of the situ bhelieve the ver fact that the | ment has intelligent direction in dicat it will not ume the formid thle ature of the Boxer rebellion, as those in charge must realize that mili- tary intervention in force certain to follow any concerted atta on the foreign resident Vevertheless, the American Gov ernment is keeping careful watch, and in the last few day has compiled 1 as to the number of war craft d men of all the powers available in Chinese waters in case of an emer: The American military garrisons in the Philippines will be available in such a crisis, as well as the Asiatic fleat, it is pointed out, but no inkling has been given any decision to aux ment the American naval forces in China on the basis of the situation as it stands CONPANY'S STORE BURNED N STRIE Violence Continues at Ca- nadian Steel Plants. Dragoons Await Call. | | By the Associated Press. SYDNEY. Nova Scotia, June 13 The British Empire Steel Corporation store at Caledonia No. 4. a suburb of was burned to the ground The building which was two stories in height and of wood construction, had been raided and partially looted last night by striking coal mine The fire started at 2 o'clock and| the spectacular blaze lighted up the mining village for the first time since strike pickets drove maintenance men from the new Waterford power plant a week ago and put the electric light service out of commission. The bufld- ing houses a general store, butcher shop and warehouse. The Glace Bay fire department was on the scene, but devoted its energies to saving nearby buildings. TROOPS MAY BE CALLED. rly today. Dragoons to Act If Police Fail to Halt Disorders. GLACE BAY, Nova Scotia, June 13 (P).—While raiding of retail stores of the British Empire Steel Corporation continued early today, a special train was waiting at Toronto to rush here with the Royal Canadian Dragoons to quell disorders attending the strike of 12,000 miners in Cape Breton collieries. The dragoons, encamped at Niag ara-on-the-Lake, will be ordered out, the Dominion government intimated, if the 500 Halifax soldiers and police at Glace Bay cannot handle the situ- ation. Corporation stores at mines 1, 2 and | 4, near here, were raided during the night by 1,500 strikers. The com- pany’s loss from several similar raids in the district was said to exceed $100,000. Lynching Averted. Up to the renewal of the lootings there were signs that the three clergy- men, who yesterday addressed the miners had succeeded in calming the ! men. The preachers saved from lynch- ing 24 police, who had taken refuge in the jail after the New Waterford power plant battle. One miner was slain and two score wounded in the New Waterford encounter. The power plant was virtually wrecked. Troop trains yesterday were pelted with rocks in Sydney. The troops, however, were quartered on company property without further incident. The strike was brought on by the United Mine Workers of America 13 weeks ago, when negotiations for a new wage agreement deadlocked be- cause of the company's demand for a 10 per cent wage reduction and the miners’ demand for a 10 percent in- crease. Cutting off miners’ credit at the company stores directly precipi- tated the strike. Left $90,000 by Mother. Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., June 13.—Mrs. Richard Warner Moore, prominent Richmond _society girl, derives an estate of $90,000 under her mother's will admitted to probate here. Mrs. Maggle Brown Conway, wife of P. H. Conway, wealthy local lumber dealer, died recently. The will was not wit- nessed, but was in Mrs. Conway's own handwriting. The estate consists of stocks and bonds. Mrs. Conway "in the ciosing passage of her will expressed the “sincere wish that my heirs give one-tenth of their income to charity. It is God's wish.” SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1925. of Trade, Chamber of Commerce, Merchants and Manu- ndrews, Commissioner Ross P. s La Vigne, executive SCOPES EXPLAINS HIS REASON FOR RETAINING L AWYER DARROW Defendant in Forthcoming Evolution Trial Declares He Based His Choice Solely on Chicago At- torney’s General Legal Career. BY ROBERT T. SMALL. Prof. John Thomas Scopes in Washington on his way home to! Tennessee, let it be known that his insistence upon the retention of Clar ence Darrow as one of his leading counsel in the forthcoming evo lution trial at Dayton, was not based upon the notoriety achiev- ed by the Chicago attorney in taking the Loeb and Leo pold boys out of the shadow of the noose. . Prof Scopes had stud led Mr. Darrow's| entire career and | became convinced | of his ability as a trial lawyer, as a handler of un usual sftuation in a courtroom and | as a special pleader before & jurs Among other things Mr. Scopes was convinced that any lawyer, who, in a nationally famous ¢ uld win a verdict over Senator Willlam E Borah of Idaho, was entitled to the highest consideration. And that is what Clarence Darrow did. He was leading counsel for “Big Bill" Hay wood when that former official of the Western Federation of Miners was placed on trial at Boise, Idaho, in 1907, charged with participating in the conspiracy which brought about the death of former Gov. Steunenberg. Orchard’s Marvelous Story. This was the trial in which Harry. Orchard told one of the most remark able stories ever heard from the wit- ness stand ing with the famous Cripple Crek riots and the many out- rages committed in Colorado and Idaho during the long series of bat- tles between the federation of miners and the mine owners’ association. Or- chard admitted having taken part in bombings which had resulted in more than 30 deaths. In all these plots he said he was working merely as a tool of the federation and its officials. During an_entire week of cross-ex amination the witness stuck to his story. On not a single detall was he tripped. When he finally left the stand it seemed that “Big Bill” Hay wood had been implicated to an inex tricable degree. Senator Borah, who at that time had been elected, but had not qualified as a_Senator, was among the counsel for the State. His brilliance both as a trial lawyer and s an orator were known, and all who followed the trial became convinced that the verdict would rest largely upon the duel of Clarence Darrow and Senator Borah before the jury in the summing up speeches. Darrow was smooth and plausible as usual. With Orchard he did the only thing that was possible. He told the jury he would dismiss Orchard with'a word. He said the man’s story was preposterous; that no man who would tell such a story, or would do the things Orchard confessed t. PRESIDENT SAILS ON WEEK END CRUISE Trip Probably Last Until After He Returns From Two Months’ Vacation. while Clarence Darrow. President and Mrs. Coolidge and a few friends will spend this week end aboard the vacht Mayflower, cruising about the lower Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay. It is thought by those about the White House that this will likely be the President’s last cruise in these Waters before going on his vacation, on the North Shore of Massachusetts, for which he will leave June 23. Next Saturday the President will be so busily engaged cleaning his desk of routine matters, and. making final preparations for his leaving the city for nearly two months, that he will in all_probability be forced to forego the pleasure of a Mayflower cruise. The vessel, however, will go to the chusetts water to be at the President’s disposal whenever he feels like making a crulse during his vaca- tion. Those who will accompany the Pres- ident and Mrs. Coolidge are: Secre- tary of State and Mrs. Kellogs, Gen. Pershing, Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, commandant of the Marine Corps, and Mrs. Lejeune and Arthur Brisbane. S b Germany-America Exchange of Radio Programs Agreed By the Ascociated Prees. BERLIN, June 13.—It was an- nounced here today that the Radio Corporation of America has con- cluded an agreement with the Ger- man government for the exchange of broadcasting programs. It was stated that the American company would use a new plant near New York for its broadcasting, while Germany has yet to decide the plant from which its programs will be sent for America. ‘WCCO to Be 2,000 Watts. | 1ogical addre | the evidence WCCO, Washburn-Crosby's station, at Anoka, Minn., has been authorized to increase its transmitting power fiom 1,500 watts to 2,000 watts. worthy of any sort of credence. That was all Mr. Darrow had to say about the_testimony He turned the issue completely aside to the struggle between capital and labor. He made a regular William Jennings Bryan cross of gold and crown of thorns oration. He pitted class against ¢ he always has done, for he believes in class against class. It could easily be seen that his indictment of riches, his arraignment of the men who profited from the gold the miners were digging from the ground—from ground which ought to belong to the State and to the people — was having a telling effect upon the | v made up of poor men from the sterly and largely upon match wits issue. Dar- was one of rah made dwelling He did not with Darrow on the « row won. The verdict acquittal To an excitable opposition is one of the most exasperating men ever seen in a courtroom. He is al- s a picture of indolence. He re fuses to get excited. Bryan is the excitable type. The battle between the two should be a beauty 19" Senator Bo (Copsright, SCOPES VISITS CAPITAL. Supreme Court and Constitution Hold His Interest. John Thomas Scopes, Tennessee professor of science, whose indictment for expounding the philosophy of evolution in violation of the law recently passed by the Ten- nessee Legislature has attracted the at tention of the whole intellectual world came to Washington yesterday with his chief counsel, Judge John R. Neal, for a “sightseeing tour.” After visiting a number of interest- ing places in Washington, the callers finally stopped before the original draft of the Constitution of the United States, in the Congressional Library, the document upon which Scopes and his whole retinue of legal advisers pin their hopes for a verdict that will remove from this country forever the right of slature to limit by statutes a teacher's freedom in the classroom. opes and Judge Neal came here from Annapolis, where they visiting, and late last night I Dayton. The visit was unhers Plans Complete. Judge Neal said plans for Scopes’ defense are complete and it was indi- cated that even if the case is won in Tennessee, steps will be taken to have it aired again in the United States Supreme Court, to preclude the possi- bility of a parallel case arising in another State in the future. favorable verdict from the highest tribunal in the country could make that possible and Scopes and his bat tery of impressive counselors intend to do everything possible to obtain that. Scopes took occasion to vigorously deny that he is agnostic. The voung professor declared that he had been raised in a highly religious Presby- terian home and always had retained “a deep religious feeling,” although he is not now a member of any par- ticular church. Both Scopes and his chief of coun sel Judge Neal, emphasized that they will make no attempt during the trial to uphold evolution as disproof of the teachings of Chri i Ve not fighting religion, s and Scopes added that he even plans to name several clergymen among the witnesses for the defense. “We do not hold that evolution and practi religion are irreconcilable,” the speak er said. e To Plead Not Guilty. “We do hold, however, Judge Neal continued, taking up the argument at this point, “that it is no crime under Tennessee law or under the Constitu- tion of the United States for a man to hold and teach the scientific view of his origin. We are only resisting the effort to restrict such teaching in our State. Some of the clergymen who will testify offered their services; oth- ers whose views are known to be of assistance to us were invited to the trial. Reports that Scopes would plead guilty to the indictment in order to get the case before the Supreme Court were declared to be erroneous. Scopes will plead, Judge Neal said, not guilty to a crime, although he will admit having taught evolution in the high school at ‘Dayton, Tenn. “We deny only that crime has been committed,” Judge Neal declared, “and if we fail to convince the jury of that we hope to convince the higher courts.” “Ifidian” With Brog the young NEW TYPE WEAPON iExperts Seek More Efficient Darrow | Only a| 3,194 Await Trial In Bulgar Clean-Up)| Of Communist Mob By the Associated Press. SOFIA, Bulgaria, June 13.— There still are 3,194 persons in jail awaiting trial on various charges in connection with the recent mili- tary clean-up of Communist activ- ities in Bulgaria, the Chamber of Deputies was told last evening by the minister of war. The court-martials multiplied to handle the cases cases quickly The newspaper censorship has been lifted are being FOR ARNY INTES Gun of Reduced Caliber for Service. Army ordnance experts are attempt. ing to solve the shoulder semi-auto- matic rifle problem through develop ment of a new tpve of reduced cali- ber weapon. This would increase by one-third the amount of ammunition that can be provided in front lines for the gun without any increase in weight J. D. Pederson, inventor and pro duction engineer. has been employed for some time at Springfield armory to turn out the new gun, known as the seven-millimeter gun, and War Department reports already show im- portant advantages claimed for the weapon as compared to the two types of standard .30-caliber shoulder auto- matics with which the experts are also experimenting. The new gun is a 276-caliber as compared to the .30 service ammunition standard. Obstacles Are Confronting. The practical disadvantages of add ing a new caliber of ammunition to the supply line burdens are fully real ized, and may ultimately prevent adoption of the seven-millimeter gun. As the Army is now equipped, only the regular 30-caliber cartridges are needed for all rifles and machine guns, and troops can be restocked with am. from ny depot or dump igh-power, long-range mmunition, and not suited to le short-range use foreseen type of the prol in Furthermore, it has been found that far better results in the way of sus- tained fire, economy of weight and other particulars can be obtained with the seven-millimeter caliber. [k war for shoulder semi-automatics. | REDIT MEN ELECT BADEN PRESIDENT National Body Ends Conven- tion—-Predicts Good Busi- ness for Rest of Year. The National Association of Credit Men* today closed its thirtieth an nual convention, in the Mayflower Hotel, by the election of officers, nam ing Richard T. Baden of Baltimore president for the ensuing vear Other officers were elected as follows Vice presidents, eastern division, W H. Pouch of New York City; central division, George J. Gruen of Cincir nati: western division, Frank D. Rock of Denver : executive manager secretary treasurer, J. Harry Tregoe of New York City The following directors were elected for a one-year term J. McManus of Omaha, Nebr.; H. C. Burke, ir, Fort Worth, Tex., and Mauric Flersher of Philadelphia. Elections Unanimous. The following were elected as di rectors for two years: William Fraser of New York City; W. W. Edwards Oklahoma City; J. W. Meriam of Cleveland, Ohio; A. H. Harris of Louis ville, Ky.; R. T. Granham, Pittsburgh R. N. Carson, San H Patrick, Salt Lake City Afles Detroit; W. riton, St. Louis C. Greusel, Milwaukee: C. D. Laren, St. Paul, Minn., and F. B mey, Atlanta, Ga The report of the nominatin mittee of 25 members headed Tuttle was unanimously The assoclation passed several r lutions, including approval of Pres dent Coolidge's program of economy and recommendations that Congress enact legislation to simplify court procedure and appreciation for the “thoughtful, painstaking and effec tive hospitality” extended to the con vention by General Chairman W. C. Hanson and his committeemen in Washington Business Outlook Good. An optimistic picture of present business conditions and prospe: the remaining months 192 painted in a summary, prepared from data contributed by bers of trade groups which wed that per cent of the porting merr bers went on record as of the opinion that conditions d the c SIX months will be 1 as they are now Collections for ared with Aj etter, 57 per cent cent; worse dollars fol May, 19 tionary cent Mo Ra E opted me: 7 s a6 averaged May “Bet compared with per cent: sta worse, 19 per 3 r, 61 One Point Established. One point already established is tha the design of the Pederson seven-mil limeter affords the best vet attained by tity to doubt production. ““There is no reason the official report states to put into production than weapon hitherto designed The new gun is built for a range of 1,000 yards, which is declared to be the maximum distance at which rapid sustained rifle fire would ever be re ! quired. Beyond that range heavy ma chine gun fire with regular .30 ammu nition would be resorted to, as the shoulder gun is designed only for use against visible targets. The gun is the equivalent in weight and size of the present Springfield army rifle. It loads with a ten-cartridge clip, eject ing the clip automatically with the last shot, and the gun and 340 rounds of ammunition have the same weight as the regular Springfield rifle and 220 rounds of service ammunition. More Rapid Fire Possible. Because of the reduced power charge and consequent reduced heating effect. it can be fired more rapidly and for a greater length of time without heat ing than either the Thompson or | Gerana .30-caliber guns, and |sald to be free of lubricating and other | mechanical difficulties which make the bigger guns subject to trouble under hard service conditions. The point still to be worked out by experts is whether the smaller bullet has sufficient shock effect to stop a man not hit in a vital spot. The seven-millimeter bullet weighs 125 grains, as compared to 150 grains for the present .30-caliber service bullet, and teh grain new model bullet for long nge fire. Twenty Thompson shoulder guns and 20 Gerand weapons have been ordered for service test at the in fantry school, Fort Benning. The Pederson weapon also will be fully tested out by the infantry before any decision is reached as the semi. automatic type to be adopted as the service standard any SEIZE HIOEJ CASES OF RUM Shots With Schooner, One of Crew Missing. NORTH WEYMOUTH. Mags. Tune 13 (#).—The two-masted schooner Starr, owned in Providence, R. I., was captured by two Weymouth policemén in the harbor here early today after an exchange of shots with t crew of seven men. One member of the crew is missing and is believed to have been shot. He disappeared over the side of a dory when fired on. The oth- ers escaped in another small boat. The captors found 1,000 cases of liquor on board the vessel, which, police say, was registered in the name of Gus- tavus Annis of Providence, R. I., and provisioned for several weeks. Officers Exchange Jade Is Most Primitive. Jade was probably the first stone ever worn as jewelry by primitive woman, according to anthropologists, who have discovered that it also fash- joned the first hatchets and other crude implements of war. In the ori- ental legends it is held in high esteem as the “‘concentrated essence of love.” The Chinese bridegroom gives a jade butterfly to his bride as the token of success and happiness in married life. Occidental women are wearing more of it yearly ue of Emerald Isle Provided Real Thrill for Depew Skepticism Robs Modern ures of Olden Times, Opening New Radi By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 13.—Chauncey M. Depew, who has just made. his debut on the air, thinks that while the radio is of course a marvel, the boys of his youth had greater thrills than the sophisticated youth of the present. For illustration. in opening the new broadcasting station, WRNY, he de- scribed last night how when a boy he had been startied by bloodcurdling yells of fighting Indians in P. T. Barnum's museum. After the crowd had gone he linger- ed and heard a Pawnee say to Sloux: “Mike, {f It don't let up u Youth of Many of Pleas- He Tells Audience in io Station, WRNY. little on this heat, I'm thinking we'll be nothin’ but grease spots. Little Chauncey thought it was quite proper for an Indian to use brogue, but Mr. Depew said that a lad of the present day would have lost the thrill of Barnum’s in skepticism. “Much as we admire these marvels of the present day,” he continued, “one may wonder if they are neces- sary to greatness.” Then he referred to a number of figures of the past from Plato down to Washington and Lincoln, who had accomplished immortal things with only such opportunities as their times attorded. ordnance experts for quick quan- | “but that it will be easier and cheaper | is also | Prospects for business during |next three months were reported {the members, as follows: Better, {per cent: stationary, 34 per cent vorse, 7 per cent. Prospects for bu | ness during the next six mot By ter, 76 per cent; sta {cent; worse, 4 per cen 59 Sees Energy Misdirected H. Uehlinger of Brooklyn | speaking on the subject “The tation of Merch: r Service.” decl cided improve: N Rehab: ave a de in the manner in which credit k upon their cus tomers, and a more whe e mai rer in which customers look upon the credit man | . .Concerning prosecutions, he said | “The time we now give to the prose of all types of business ures, assisting counsel | meetings of creditors in { bankruptcies, and looking | faulting debto ho are in adjust ment bureaus, can be more profitabi used in making safer customers | those we have keepir healthy financially Made Too Easy. der. editor of the | in addressing the sessfon criticized the growi {in American life to buy on t ment plan ““Credit men realize that over 30 per cent of all ligitimate business is done on credit,” said Mr. Gilder. “But the pace we are now going. any man with a dollar in cash will soon be able to buy a house, any woman with quarter may get possession of vacuum sweeper, and any boy with nickel can buy a wedding ring “A man with only $12.60 can buy a new Ford in Michigan added. “This is a sign of the times and a bad sign.” South Bend, Ind., won the assoc tion’s silver cup for the hest play in a competition in which were a entered Atlanta and Philade! The South Bend play was “The Credit Salesman,” presented Tuesday night and awarded the cup night by board of judges composed of T. E Arnhold, St. Joseph, Mo.; A. D. Mac Dougall, New York Clausen, Chicago; S. C. N. Y. and Lewlis Milam W. Va Two of the leading characters wera played by a bride and bridegroom, Mr and Mrs. L. L. Long, who are here o their honeymoon. Others in the were G. W. Seybold, C. K. Kuehne and H. H. Heimann. The playlet w written by the cast COMMISSIONER RUDOLPH WILL RULE PLAYGROUNDS Father of Movement Here Makes Exchange of Duties With Col. Fenning. H. rent | cution them edit morning tenden; e instal Commissioner Cuno who started the public playground movement in Washington 24 years ago, has taken over supervision of that branch of the municipal govern ment, which was formerly under the jurisdiction of the late Commissioner Oyster. In return, Mr. Rudolph has ferred supervision over the office superintendent of insurance to Com missioner Fennirg. Col. Fenning said today that in view of Mr. Rudolph's long interest in the welfare of the children on playgrounds he was glad to make this exchange of departments Rudolph ans- {3 i INFANT ABANDONED. Police Seeking Parents of Child Found in Clarendon. healthy little three-week-old baby was found within a stone's throw of the Episcopal Church in Clarendon, Va., this morning by Robert C. Baxter, local police were told .today. The baby was well dressed and clean. Mr. Baxter noti fied the office of commonwealth's at torney, which has undertaken an in vestigation to establish the identity of the parents of the child, if possible Local police were asked to assist in the investigation. Meanwhile the youngster is having every attention that the county officials and Mr. Baxter can bestow. A Sargent Aide Named. Bertice Marvin Parmenter of Law- ton, Okla., was appointed today to be an assistant attorney general. Mr. Par. menter will succeed Ira K. Wells, who has been appointed United States judge for Porto Rico. He will have charge of all public lands questions.