Evening Star Newspaper, June 17, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U.’S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Increasing coludiness tonight, fol- lowed hy showers and thunderstorms Jate tonight or tomorrow; warmer. Temperatures—Highest, 88, at 4 p.m. vesterday; lowest, 62, at 4:30 am. today. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 ch Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D, C. " FOREIGNERS 10 PAY FOR CHNESE SLAN UNDER SETTLENENT Adjustment Reached by Con- | ferees Is Contingent Upon Ending of Strike. No. 29,632. = W ington will be the scene of the Ku Klux Klan's greatest public demonstration on August 8 next when between 150,000 and 200,000 vobed members of the Invisible em- pire from all parts of the country will parade historic Pennsylvania avenue to the Monument grounds, there to stage a colorful religious service in the shadow of the Monu- ment Plans for the unusual spectacle be- :ame known today when the District Commissioners tormally approved an application of the order for permission to stage the parade “with music.” Col. C. O. Sherrill, superintendent of public buildings and parks, has ziven the secret organization per- mission to hold the outdoor service in the picturesque Sylvian Theater, back of the Monument. The Commissioners approved the application for the procession with NAVAL FORCES TO LEAVE; VOLUNTEERS TO DISBANG Fall Parley May Take Up Mixed Courts and Other Issues—Wash- ington Is Cheered. SHANGHAI, June 17 (®).—P. § Gavi itish citizen and a motor policeman for the hanghai international settlement, was mobbed by Chinese here to- night. He was seriously hurt | ey 85 the Associated Pre authorities the proviso that no participant appear SHANGHAI, June 17.—The repre- | inegotiations with a view to a settle- There are prospects of an early ad- | The settlement k& H aters | RUth M. Anderson Acquitted ssentatives of the foreign 1emnnns<NAVY NURSE FREED pent from Peking and the Chinese ! tofficials who have been carrying on | ,ment of the situation here, have 'reached a basis for discussion, anj ieuthoritative statement announces. | gustment of the difficulty and the| IN GUURI-MAR.”AI_ *galling off of the strike. Will Pay for Dead. reported, have agreed, immediately | the strike is called off, to arrange | & for the re al of the naval con- [ 3§ She Explains Rum Was Unopened Present. tingents, demobilize the volunteer corps, indemnify the families of the | Chinese killed during the rioting and | constitute a special tribunal, with | Chinese representation, to determine | responsibility for the shootings. he conditions demand the punish- ment of the Chinese chief of police for permitting anti-foreign Miss Ruth M. Anderson, Navy chief | nurse, today was aquitted by a naval | court-martial board, sitting at the | Washington Navy Yard, of charges ganda on Chinese territory. !alleging that she brought seven quarts Tt nderstood that it will beof liquor into the United States from oposed that lr!n»l. »pe of the tariff | Cuba. conference scheduled for the A o vhisky, enlarzed to deal with major iss AR Ciban. Jine, s found,in Miss siich the PAited Cotite Anderon’s baggage when it was in- and extraterritoriality. spected by customs officers at Norfolk, and was before the court-martial as an exhibit. Friend Gave Present. Miss Anderson testified that while she was on duty at the Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, last Febru- ary she had applied for a month's leave. When she told of her application, she said, a friend told her that he would send her a present, which “she could enjoy later.” For the purpose of wrapping this, she testified, the friend borrowed from her a paper carton. The present, she said, arrived at her quarters while she was busy and she did not examine it, intending to do so later. Before she had an op- portunity, however, a message arrived | from the' United States telling her that her mother had been stricken suddenly ill and was in a very serious condition in a Pittsburgh hospital. Packed Hastlly. s seen| On receipt of this news, she said, te De. she hastily packed her personal ef- partment from Charge d'Affaires | fects into suit cases and all her other Maver at Peking, who was visited by | belongings, which she did not need in Trepresentatives of the _| traveling, into a cedar chest. Among dent groups in Shanghai. vas the “present,” packed the Charge for American assistance in | in such a way that she had no means obtaining just solution of their of telling what the package contained. troubles and were sured by Mr. The news of her mother’s illness, i the powers concerned | she testified, so upset her that were seeking that end jovercame the natural curiosity which she would have felt over the gift. With her packing complete she w: shed at once to the U. S. Kittery, ich was then leaving the base for orfolk. She took her suitcases, but {ileft the chest to be Thandled by the | base supply officer. WASHINGTON CHEERED. | News of Impending Settlement Raises | Hopes Here. Associated Press. of officials Chinese strike situation would be | smoothed cut without further harm | to foreigners have been heightened by | dispatches from Shanghai that settle. ment of the trouble is near. H Word that envoys from the leg: tions at Peking Shanghai officlals had reached a_basis for discussion- of | a settlement plan was welcomed here, where concern has been manifest the possibility that American would be endangered in the stu- | ctivities. Although ported plans tion of studer hoped that no further ments would occur tc volve this gover Anoth: uring note in an earlier report to the By the Hope: here that the Peking dispatch r June 25, it was| ious develop- | more directly in- | nent. w Clash Is Forecast. Reports of possible w trol of the Chinese continue to receive Chang_ Tso-Lin of Feng Yu-Hsiang, opposing leaders in ¥ _ North China, have quartered their|, The Kittery, a troops in or r Peking and some | {ransport. put observers predict that an open ciaeh | Haitl, where Miss Anderson found . the commercial liner Christobal ready e orein. (hang has leaned | (" g for Hoboken. She at once the forcign Interests which are | 1, nyterred to this ship, arrived at There ar S pairiking stu| Hoboken and rushed to her mother's fere ave indications thit|pedside. The chest, containing some recelving assistance from | ojothing, pictures and sporting goods, lin addition to the “present,” com. pletely slipped her mind. When she remembered it. she forwarded the key to the supply officer of the Kittery !at Norfolk with the request that the |chest be forwarded. | Charges Were Preferred. | The next she suspected of its con- eC- | tents, she said, was when the charges ave with | were preferred against her. i J. P. Boone, deputy clerk and in- spector of customs at Norfolk, was | the sole witness of the prosecution. He testified to opening the chest after | obtaining the key from the supply clared in favor of withdrawal of extra- | officer and after it had remained, territorial rights in Chin: speed- | yunder lock, on the dock from April ily as practicable.” In a cabled reply (14 to April 25 to an American in the troubled zone,! jfe w: unable to state positively Senator Borah asSerted that United States was in no way respon- | with, sible for the situation and he g reason why this government should|gel for the defense. be drawn into controversies of other! He produced the bottles, which he powers or with China and its people. | a¢ first had suspected were china- This government, he believed, | ware, which is dutiable. would not become directly involved In!" Tha most imposing of these was a the disturbance unless the studentpaif.gallon glass jug, covered with strike against foreign extraterritorial | bean. presumably. containing wine, rights should get out of hand. {although the contents of none of the bottles has been analyzed. In addi- tion there was a pint bottle supposed to contain gin, a quart whisky botle ~ {and a large green bottle, the contents Government Gets Note From Foreign | of which could not be deduced easily. Diplomats. | _The only other witness was Miss i. PEKING, June 17 UP)—Another| L\Continued on'Page 2; Column 1. note emphasizing the gravity of the | situation caused by recent disturb- anes i Chin, and caiing uson e | FOwler Wars on (;hxnpsr government to take measures was sent to the foreign office today by the Italian Ambassador, Signor| Cerruti, representing also other mem- | bers of the foreizn diplomatic corps. | The note suid: “From all sides we | are for con. | T overnment attention Manchu slow-going _nav dents, Gen. Feng i: Soviet Ru A Canton dispatch last night gave reports that decision to abolish the civil governorship had been reached by Feng and leaders of the Peoples party, whose bolshevik branch in- cludes the general. The decision was gaid to have been made at a confer- ence last Sund: but the dispatch gave no details to show what connec- tion the development might h: Chairman Borah the Senate fol elgn relations committee, who de- when under cross-examination W NnOipy Lieut. Leo P. Horan, M. C., coun- WARNED IN PEKING. Health Officer Willlam C. Fowler today launched a city-wide investi- gation of sanitary conditions in soft-drink establishments. Inspec- s from the Health Department 1 visit- soda fountains; bars and similar places where cooling drinks are being dispensed to parched patrons during the current hot spell and wherever evidences of careless washing of glasses or handling of the refreshments is noted, war- rants for arrest of offenders will be asked. The action of the health officer followed reports that because of the great increase in business at foun- tains this season, the clerks dis- pensing the drinks have waxed in- are informed of developing anti-for- eign sentiments and subversive ten- dencies which cause the gravest ap- prehension. “Wishing above all to dispel every cause which might result in_impair. ing the cordial relations between China and forelgn governments, my colleagues and I once more draw at- tention of the Chinese government to the gravity of the situation.” The note cited instances of the state of unrest in China which im- perils the lives and property of for- eigne It detailed recent disturb- ances hanghai, Hankow and Kiu kiang. It said that at Chinkiang the ition_had become so_intense that “(Continued on Page 1, Column 6.) 4 at District Grants Klan Permit To Parade 200,000 Men in City Ku Klux Plans Huge Demonstration on Streets of National Capital August 8. Promises Marchers Will Not Mask. it | in at Port-Au-Prince, | the | that the chest had not been tampered | Uncleanliness 1 At Soft-Drink ~ Establishments WASHINGTON, masked. In his petition to the Commissioners, Imperial Representa- tive L. A. Mueller stated that the faces of the paraders would not be covered. The parade will form at the Peace Monument, at the foot of the Capi- tol grounds, and move east on Penn sylvania avenue to Fifteenth street and thence back of the White House to the Ellipse. It will begin at 3 o'clock In the afternoon, August 8, which falls on Saturday. In granting permission for the parade today Acting Superintendent of Police Charles Evans advised Im- perial Representative Mueller that | “this permit only provides for the| movement of the parade to the cor- ner of Fifteenth and B streets and does not carry with it permission to enter any public park.” Inspector Evans added that if the order de- sires that street car traffic be sus- (Continued on Page THREE IN AUTO DIE INSO-FOOT PLUNGE; BABY ALONE SAVED Eldridge to Recommend: Changes at Klingie Bridge, Scene of Accident. i Rendered unmanageable after colli-| sion with a trolley pole, a large new | sedan vaulted from the Klingle Bridge | on Connecticut avenue last night| and plunged somersaulting to Rock | Creek Valley, 80 feet below. carrying | two men and a woman to their death. A miraculous stroke of fate spared the life of a 2.year-old girl, the only other occupant of the car. The dead are Comdr. Henry A. Thayer, 50 vears old. who was driving’ the machine; his daughter, Mrs. Virginia Mactas, 25, and her hus- band, Joseph Anthony Macias, also 25, all residents of 115 W street. Miriam, the 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Maclas, is in a satisfac- tory condition at Emergency Hos- pital, although having a broken leg. May Bring Relief. Out of the tragedy may come some movement to remedy the conditions on the bridge which are believed to have contributed to the accident. Following an_inspection today of the scene, Traffic Director Eldridge announced he would recommend ‘“‘ur- gently” to the District Commissioners that the bridge be widened and that the center trolley poles on Connecticut avenue extended be eliminated. “I am convinced that had there been no poles in the center of the roadway at this point, last night's tragedy would not have occurred” Mr. Eld- ridge declared. “I consider these poles a distinct traffic menace, and 1 shall ask that steps be taken immediately to remove them.” Holds Bridge Blameable. Investigation of the accident dis- closed, Mr. Eldridge said, that the lautomobile struck a_ pole and was { rendered unmanageable. It is his belief that the narrow roadway over the bridge was a contributory factor. He stated that figures in his office show that this narrow bridge carries | greater_traffic than any other bridge | in the District. It is absolutely essen- | tial, he said, that a new bridge con- forming to the general width of Con- necticut avenue be constructed if ac- | | cident hazards are to be decreased. In the meantime, Coroner Nevitt,| after discussing the accident with Mr. | Eldridge, decided to hold an inquest at the morgue tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. In his talk with Mr. Eld- ridge, Dr. Nevitt said it was brought | out that the bridge is 40 per cent narrower than the roadway of Con- necticut avenue, forming a ‘“bottle- | neck” condition at each end of the | bridge, which tends to congest traf- fic. Dr. Nevitt said he believed that testimony at an inquest would tend to bring out such facts, and may lead | to concerted action to improve con- ditions at the bridge. Steering Trouble Blamed. From the words of witnesses and from inspection of mute witnesses the story of the fatal crash has been con- structed for the police. As far as can be learned, it happened as fol- low Comdr. Thayer was driving south on | Connecticut avenue at a moderate rate of speed. His machine was not easy to steer. In fact, steering trou-| ble had caused it to be put into a service station several times recently | for stiffness. An expert of the Bureau of Stand- ards inspected the Thayer car today, | however, and declared the steering gear to be in a perfect working_ condition. | The machine came to the hottle neck | of the bridge. Another machine was | on the bridge running outh at thej time. 1 by the car ahead, which was on the western side of the bridge roadway, resulted in the sedan taking to the car tracks. Here-it was thought steer ntinued on Page 2 Column 4.) different in the cleansing of con- tainers and in the handling of sirups, milk, etc. “The soda fountaln which is al- lowed to be carelessly managed is a distinct menace to the public health, especlally at this time of the year,” Dr, Fowler announced today. “Cups or tumblers which are given only a slight washing after usage are liable to be reeking with germs. Flies also constitute a serious problem in such establish- ments, and the only solution is to keep the supplies of liquid refresh- ment tightly closedg’ The drive against a®cgsd insani- tary conditions will be supervised by Sanitary Inspector Ashworth. t A slight swerve to the left, caused | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, WEDNESDAY, MAGHILLAN SALS ONARCTIQUESTAS B UNS THONDER Explorer Leaves Boston on First Leg of Journey Toward North Pole. AERIAL FLEET CONVOYS PEARY FROM HARBOR Sister Ship Bowdoin Awaits Party at Wiscasset Ready for Journey to Far North. By the Associated Press. | BOSTON, June 17.—The Arctic ex: pedition of Lieut. Comdr. Donald B. MacMillan sailed from the navy vard at Charlestown shortly after noon today in the steamer Peary. bound for Wiscasset, Me. From Wis- | et the Perry and the schooner | Bowdoin will form McMillan’s ninth Voyvage iInto the North. } The big guns on the Navy craft| thundered farewell as the little | steamer slipped away on the first leg | of the trip bevond the Arctic circle. A Navy band on the pler played “Auld | Lang e.” The crowd which had crammed its way into the navy vard cheered | The harbor echoed with the shrieks | of marine whistles as craft at anchor joined in the parting tribute Planes Circle Overhead. Overhead as the Peary passed on its way out to sea a dozen hydroairplanes circled MacMillan's departure, a Boston's celebration of the 150th an niversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, was preceded by ceremonies which included speeches by Theo-| dore D. Robinson, Assistant Secretary | of the Navy: United States Senators | Butler and Glllette, Fuller and | May Curley. The navy yard was opened to the public and thousands were on the pler to wish bon voyage to the ex- plorer, who is heading north to chart | hitherto undiscovered lands and pos sibly to search for Roald Amundsen. | Will Leave Ship for Plane. | The three amphibian planes which will be used on the polar flight are| stored on the rear deck of the Peary. MacMillan hoped to fly one of them from Squantum to Wiscasset, but this plan was canceled last night. Instead, he and Lieut. Comdr. Richard E. Byrd, in charge of the naval con-| tingent of the expedition, will leave the Peary when it reaches Boston light, hop into a speedboat and dash to Squantum to a plane which will ! be waiting to carry them to Wis- casset. There Comdr. MacMillian plans to hand diplomas to the town's school children tonight. The Peary is expected Wiscasset in 13 hours. There she! will join the Bowdoin, the second <hip of the expedition. Both will sail from Wiscasset for northern waters | on_Saturday | MacMillan, in outlining the objects | of his expedition just before the Peary | sailed, asserted that if Amundsen, Norwegian Arctic explorer, believed lost on his flight to the North Pole, had not been found when the Ameri- can expedition reached Etah, Green- land, he would undertake his rescue. Amundsen, he said, will run out of food tomorrow. ARCTIC LAND ISSUE OPEN. | part of | G to reach | | e K | MacMillan Will Raise Flag, But Make | No Formal Claims. H | If the Donald B. MacMillan expedi- | tion, which left Boston for Itah, | Greenland, today. discovers any new land in the Arctic, the American flag | will be raised over it, but the question | " (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) 1. C. C. RECONSIDERS ON RAILROAD MERGER| Will Not Permit Van Sweringens on Three Boards Until | Further Study. | RS, | The Interstate Commerce Com-| mission today announced it would re-| consider the authorization it had given O. P. and M. J. Van Sweringen | to act as directors of three railronds— | the Nickel Plate, the Chesapeake and | Ohio and the Hocking Valley | Reconsideration was asked last; month by the George Scott Cole com- | mittee of minority Chesapeake and | Ohio_stockholders, which is fighting | the Nickel Plate consolidation plan. | The question will be considered along | with other phases of the merger pro- | posal, on which hearings were re- sumed today. The commission made | no comment in announcing its de-| cision, and the attorneys for the opposing sides announced readiness to go forward with the hearing. | YANKEES RELEASE SCOTT TGO THE WASHINGTON TEAM Veteran Shortstop Held Record for Playing in 1,307 Consecutive Games. | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. June 17.—Everett Scott, verteran shortstop of the New | York Yankees, has been relased to the Washington Nationals by the waiver route, it was announced at the Yankee office today. Scott recently set a record for play- ing in consecutive games, giving way to Wanninger in the Yankee line-up on May 6 after having appeared in 1,307 consecutive contests. He began his record string when playing with the Boston Red Sox on June 20, 1916. el e, o et Duchess Wins Divorce. LONDON, June 17 4P).—The Duch- ess of Westminster was today granted & decree nisi in her divorce suit against the Duke of Westminster. | Shepherd {a nurse, who attended young McClin- | said she had acted upon specific in-| i1s JUNE 17, 1925—FORT I was ONLY Jus’ JOGGIN'~ ALONG ! - FATE OF SHEPHERD HINGES ON FAIMAN State Will Close Case Today After Testimony of Uni- versity Head. { By the Associated Press CHICAGO. June i7.—Today will see the end of the State's case against Willlam Darling Shepherd, said Joseph P. Savage, assistant State's attorney, shortly before court opened this afternoon. At this time T think T can safely say that the State has proven that had a motive for slaying Willlam N. McClintock, his million- aire foster son, and today we will try to establish that he actually did.” sald Savage. “Faiman will be our last witness, very probably late today, and If the jury believes him, we will obtain Shep- herd’s conviction. If the jury does not, then that is another story.” Charles Faiman, proprietor of | the Small National University of Scfences, Chicago, was indicted with | Shepherd after he testitied that for | a promise of $100,000 he taught Shep. herd how to Kill the rich youth, and supplied live typhoid germs for the deed. Nurse Is Witness. Court opened with Miss Marie Hall, tock in his last iliness, the first wit nes: Miss Hall testified that upon her ar- rival at the Shepherd-McClintock home a week after McClintock became ill, the youth was delirious. She testified | also Shepherd had told her that| “Billy” had said prior to a doctor's | diagnosis that he had typhoid fever and that Shepherd told her he had given the youth a cathartic Upon cross-examination, the nurse structions of the doctors. She said she | observed nothing unusual at the Shep- | herd home and that Shepherd appear- ed as would the father of an ill son.| Shepherd expressed anxiety over the | boy's condition, she testified. Doctor Barred Girl. Miss Hall testified also that Mis: belle Pope, fiance of “Billy,” wh testified vesterday and Monday, was excluded from the sick room in the | final stages of the vouth's iliness upon | | orders of the doctors. The nurse ad-|mary the prescribed treat-| mitted that in | ment of the youth, she administered hypodermic injections, thereby ac- counting for three punctures in young | McClintock’s arm noted in the post- | mortem examination. L. L. McArthur, assistant secretary | of the Northern Trust Co., testified that Shepherd visited him during Billy's iliness and sought an advance of money. The expenses of Billy's illness had caused his personal finances to run low, McArthur said. He told Shepherd, McArthur said that he could not advance money, but if the bills were sent in_ they would be paid by the Northern Trust, which was in custody of the $1,000,~ 000 McClintock estate. McArthur also testified that Shep- herd had told him Billy said at the inception of his illness that he feared it was typhoid. cArthur said he remarked on that comment as strange. White to Testify. Preceding the appearance on_the witness stand of the man upon whose credibility the State has admitted its structure of circumstantial evidence against Shepherd will stand or fall will be “Drg’ Robert White, who dis- appeared in a rented automobile just before the trial started and toured the East, writing letters from vari- ous places, only to appear dramat- {ically a few days ago with a court- {room announcement that he was | back to “fight Shepherd to a finish.” | White was known as the body- {guard of Faiman, and the State ex- | pects him to testify he saw Shepherd |at Falman's school. {SEWER GAS KILLS THREE. i Two Give Lives in Effort to Rescue Laborer From Manhole. RICHMOND, Va., June 17 (P).— Three negro laborers were asphyxiated and two white men were overcome by gas in a sewer here today. Two of the negroes died and the white men were injured in trying to save the life of the first of the negroes to enter the manhole, part of a sewerage system for the control of Shockoe Creek, whose frequent overflows have caused heavy property damage. kadio Proérams—Page 2. | declined to but ¢ Foening Star. The Star’. tion is delive: “From Press to Home Within the Hour” s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- red to Washington home as fast as the papers are printad. Yesterday’s Circulation, 96,609 e Y-TWO UP) Means Associated Press. - TWO CENTS. LA FOLLETTE’S CONDITION INCREASES CONCERN Complications Attending Cold Re- sult in Statement He Is “‘Somewhat More Serious.” | Increased concern over the condition of Senator La Follette, who is fight- ing a severe cold with complications at his home here, was apparent to- day among those in att>ndance. statement issued at his office ex- pressed hope for recovery, but said his condition had become more serious.” Members of the family d to the announ, it was understood that after a turn for the better he had taken to his bed again and had found siderable difficulty in breathing, due to development of bronchial asthma. The statement from his office enator La_ Follette’s physician sl tion was somewhat more serious than before, he was more than his own, and that there was every hope of his ultimate recovery.” WHITNEY IS WINNER N JERSEY PRIARY State Senator Beats Edae’s Candidate for Governor by 25,000 Votes. By the Associated Press. NEWARK. N. J, June 17 enator Arthur Whitney of County Anti-Saloon League, an boss” candidate, upset precedent and captured the Republican nomination for governor in yester'ay's primaries, defeating former Attorney General Thomas F. McCran of Paterson and former District Court Judge Cornelius Doremus of Ridgewood. The vote in 2,403 of 2,776 precincts was: Whitney, 123,480; McCran, 97,203, and Doremus, 46,924. Commissioner A. Harry Moore of Jersey City became the Democratic ominee without opposition. The Re- publican result brought the first de- feat of an organization candidate for nomination as governor in New Jer: sey’s i5 vears under the direct pri law Supported by Women. Senator Whitney received strong support from rural, anti-organization, dry and woman voters. - The former attorney general was regarded as the wet candidate. He had the indorsement of United States Senator Edge, State Treasurer Read, Controller Bugbee and other organi- zation leaders. He failed to poll the heavy vote in the larger counties, which had been expected to overcome the Whitney lead in smaller places. Running as the bone-dry candi whose great hope was to redeem, New Jerse: ast, the young people from the hypocrisy of the hip flask which leads to the petting party and its attendant danger.” Judge Doremus, (Continued on P State Morris ze 4, Column 3.) omewhat | ment, | ted today that although his condi- | holding | | i i | | | | Uiiq. | taken—is expected to be ordered | templated, ‘anti. | recommendation of | these officers. SHTS T0 BE HADE BY SCHOOL BARD Creation of Department of Educational Research Important Step. Drastic reorganization of the ad | ministrative and supervisory force of con- | the public the most school system—probably comprehensive ever under by of Education at its final regular meeting of the closing scholastic vear this afternoon at the Franklin School. The entire scheme of readjustment has been worked out by Supt. Frank W. Ballou with the assistance of other authorities, and it is understood to have been given the approval of the board's personnel committee. Although no new appointments of administrative and supervisory officers will be made, the reorganization plan, it is said, proposes the reallocation of the duties of a number of these offi- cers. The officers of the first assist ant and assi: nt superintendent however, are not involved in these changes. Miss La Salle Promoted. Perhaps the most important of the shifts called for in the readjustment is the promotion of Miss Jessie La Salle the Board | from supervising principal of the sec- ond division to head the department of educational research and measure. ment—a new department, long con- which is expected to be created by the board today upon the chool authorities. Accompanying this change, it ported, will go orders, providing for the extension of the educational search work from one division cover the entire school system. When Miss La Salle, who is rec ognized as one of the country’s out- standing experts in child psycholo- gy, was given her appointment in the school system several vears ago to begin experiments in educational re- search, the establishment of a de- partment to take over the supervi- sion and direction of this work was planned. The lack of funds pre- vented the creation of the depart- ment at that time, but Miss La Salle wae appointed to a vising principalship in the second di- vision and given a number of schools in which to continue her experiment. The results have convinced school authorities, it 18 said, of the wisdom of extending the work throughout the entire system, and this is likely to be done at the beginning of the new term in September. More Changes Needed. The promotion of Miss La Salle will, of course, necessitate a reallocation of the supervisory staff, and with it go some change 0 As school officials are committed to a policy of abandoning the office of supervising principals whenever possible. a successor to Miss La Salle probably will not ba named, but the schools in her division (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) Mayflower Will Sail Saturddy With Summer White House Retinue! Early Saturday the presidential vacht Mayflower will lift anchor and head for the north shore of Massachusetts, where 1t will re- main during the President’s stay in_that section. The President and Mrs. Coolidge will not be aboard the vessel Sgtur- day, but in their stead will be the retinue of cooks and other sérvants and several of the minor attaches of the White House, who will cater to the wants of the President and his family during their vacation at Swampscott. These servants will have White Court, where the Coolidges will live this Summer, open and ready to glve the President and Mrs. Cool- idge a hospitable and homelike welcome when they arrive next Wednesday. Frank W. Stearns and Mrs. Stearns, intimate friends of the Coolidges, whose Summer home, Red Gables, adjoins White Court, will assume command of this little army of servants and at- taches when they land, and will personally supe: e the prepara- tions for the arrival of the Presi- dent and the First Lady. Among the list of passengers also will be the two White House dogs, Rob Roy, the beautiful white collie, and Paul Pry, the airedale. Mrs. Jaffery, housekeeper at the ‘White House for several adminls- trations, is not going to White Court, but will take this opportuni- ty to indulge in a belated vacation of her own. Just who will serve in the capacity of housekeeper has not been announced, but it has been intimated by Mrs. Coolidge, according to some of the White House attaches, that she personally will supervise this important de- partment of the Executive house- hold. Julia_Jongbloet, head cook, will be on hand to direct the prepa tion of the meals at Swampscott. It was this cook who gained fame during the recent campaizn for the quality of her buckwheat and saus- age, which featured the many breakfast conferences held by the President during the last session of Congress and during the campaign, Tt has not been determined what clerks will be taken to handle the routine work. for the President and Secretary Sanders. “Pat” Mc- Kenna, who has presided over the doors leading to the President's and the secretary’s office for many years, will serve in a corresponding capacity at the temporary White House office to be set up in Lynn, Mass. Erwin Gelsser, the Presi- dent's private stenographer, will go along, as will E. T. Clark, personal secretary to the President, and E. W. Smithers, chief of the White House telegraph force. is re-| Te- | defunct super- | in the assignments of| FIVENAVY CAPTAINS PROMOTED T0 RANK OF REAR ADMIRALS Senn, Leigh, Laws, Day and McNamee Are Advanced to Higher Posts. ROBISON, WHO APPROVED OIL LEASES, NOT ON LIST Engineering Chief, Thought Clear- ed of Stigma, Fails for Second Time. Proj sdmiral Capts. Henry rize mee. Capt. J leasing land who h jof temporar: | included in the list of th | Secretary Wilbur announc bison would be kept at h | chief of the Bureau of ¥ of the Navy until his term | October. The Secret would T Leig Calvin Day and K I reserves the gnk post gineer expires would no be assigned { predict what post to him later I Capt | year Rol ago n failed of promotion a although at that time he nended His i elopments { had vindicated him would win higher The recommendation {the Naval Selec Boa {tary Wilbur | President Coolidge. i Others Passed Over. | s | Robisc and two « itains a little farther down | Robison still has a chance vancement n vear. but he will be age limit If Secretary Wilbur | later to reappoint hin post he could be retire miral. t ition of the should decide is present i a rear ad- F. Preston and who commanded tk ttleship Mis sissippi when the turret explosion o« curred off the California last | June. |~ The new | fleet to succeed Ad whose tour of duty the completion ¢ {cruise this Summer, { nounced later. | Capt. Senn is from South Carolina |and is stationed at the War College at ewport, R. I Capt h. from is on the i the | comr n-chief of the United IStates fleet. cCapt. McNamee, from Wisconsin, is naval attache at London i Capt. Laws, from Illin; is command ler of the 16th naval district at Cavite P. I, and Capt. Day. from Vermont, ia | commanedr-of the submarine division of the battle fleet 'SON OF ARMY OFFICER irotherton, 1 coast commander-in-hief of the -al R. Coontz. will ex pon the Australian is to be an Le: staff Ipt | Robert B. Sturgis of Baltimore, Ar- rested and Jailed in Charlotte, N. C., While Hunting Minister. | Bs the Associated P CHARLOTT Robert B vear-old | Army Corps Area, |jail here today during an attempted elopement a membgr of the young social set Charlotte | “Young Sturgis was {tody upon receipt telegram ays ago asking that he be detained for Baltimore officers. The officers have not arrived from Baltimore. and |the authorities here have taken steps looking to a disposition of the case The youth, who had been working in Charlotte, went with friends to |attend the Harvard-Princeton athletic | meet on May 26, intending to sail for | Europe afterward With a sudden nge of plans he returned here to {see his sweetheart. According to the authorities, they were speeding in an automobile from Charlotte in search lot a minister when they ran out of |gasoline and were overtaken by | officers. There is said to have heen parental opposition on both sides to the match | GEORGE A. PARKS SWORN “ AS GOVERNOR OF ALASKA | Declares on-Taking Oath People’s | Greatest Need Is to “Think and Act Cons’ructively.” county arrest with of en into cus. he By the Associated rress, | JUNEAU, Alaska, June 17.—George | A" Parks, a resident of Alaska for 13 years, and for Six years supervisor of surveys for Alaska for the Interior Department, took oath of office as Governor of Al a to succeed Scott C. Bone, here vesterday. Parks was appointed by President Colidge Tarks declared “the big need for | Alaska is to think. plan and work constructively. Alaska has the re- Sources and there must be some rea- {son why handicaps in development {have not been surmounted. We shall try to discover what is wrong and et |it_corrected.” He braised Bone's ad | ministration. |ITALIAN LIRA STILL FALLS. ‘QS0,00QOOO Morgan Loan Fails to Stabilize U. S. Exchange Rate. ROME, June 17 (@ | depreciation of the | which has reached { American dollar, is causing comment lin financial ecircles. Surprise is ex- pressed that the announcement of credits of $50,000,000 to be obtained by Italian banks from J. P. Morgan & Co. of New York has not produced the desired effect of stabilizing the | currency. Many believe stabilization can be obtained only by legal de- valuation of the lira, thereby enabling Italy to place her currency on a apid sis. The constant alian lira, to the