Evening Star Newspaper, July 26, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Showers anl thunderstorms today, cooler at night; tomorrow fair. Temperatures, highest, $6, at 4 p.m. lowest, 71, at 4 a.m. report on page he : tered as second class matter 0. post_office, Washington, D. C. No. 29,671, CONGRESS T0 GET ' WITINER'S BIBLE AND OATH SSUES Werbal Guncotton Is Seen in Atheist’s Opening of Two Questions. 1,062— T \Congress Lacks There apparently is no disposition | throughout the country to' take seri- ously the suit brought in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbfa to restrain payment of salaries of local school officlals on the ground that they have taught or permitted the teaching of theories which involv- cd “disrespect for the Holy Bible.” The general opinion seems to be that the suit is ill-founded and that it will PTG |be dismissed when it comes to a b | hearing. Constitutional Lawyers See Puzzle | ™5 18, | 0 et an attempt in Clerk’s Status Under | shall be made next Winter to have | Congress write into the Federal stat- the Law. |utes the substance of the Tennessee | anti-evolution law, applying it not only [to the public schools of the District |of Columbia but to land-grant and {other Federal-aid colleges as well and | possibly to the National Museum and re. | Other agencies of scientific research atevi e outcome of the pre- | 2 strict | €T3l appropriations, is regarded as a before Justice Siddons of the DIStrict { very “different matter — Announce Supreme Court Tuesday ment that such legislation will be at- Wittner, it developed yvesterday, has | tempted already has provoked wide succeeded In pushing to the forefront | discussion and speculation as to where two major issues, both packed with |such o movement might lead. verbal guncotton: | Following are the views of some 1. Was it the intent of the majority | of the leading newspapers and news- FAILURE OF ‘DISRESPECT’ SUIT FREELY PREDICTED Loren H. Wittner, Trea: and devotee of philosophical Inquiry apparently has assured Washington of a loquacious and argumentative s Evolution, Aroused Editors Say| Proposed Law Would Be Intolerable, Illegal Invasion of Rights, Survey - by The Star Indicates. | templated or dreamed of. | the greatest human development. The of the House of Representatives that a clause be inserted in the 1926 District of Columbia appropriations act with holding the teach “disrespec Test of Oath. 2. Has a religious test for holding public office in violation of the Con- of the Scripture? stitution been set up by the Federal| statute prescribing an oath ending with the words “so help me God” for all who enter the Federal service, with the single exception of the Presi- dent of the United States. In the first case, Wittner's suit to restrain payment of salaries to sSupt. of Schools Frank W. and W. P. Hay, head of the biology and chemistry departments of the local high schools, scientific theories and facts allege; at variance with scriptural statement; is not likely to become a new Scopes case as far as the courts are con- cerned, defense counsel are assured. But it is practically certain that the whole issue will be fought out on the| floors of the House and Senate when the next appropriation act is under consideration. Fundamentalists Active. Religious fundamentalists _vester- day were reported to have approached Senator Kenneth McKellar of Ten- nessee with the request that he or- ganize and lead a fight to have the | Summers clause retained. Repre. | sentative Thomas L. Blanton of joer of the House Dis- trict comr has predicted that proponests of the clause will win by a large majority and has lined himself definitely with them. 5 Washington's big “‘monkey ~show’ seems due to be staged in €ongress, not in the courts. Corporation Counsel Frank H. Ste- phens and his assistant, Ringgold Hart, still are studying the brief filed by Wittner's attornies in search of technical errors and errors in state- ment of fact, but they expect the case to be dismissed without question at the preliminary hearing on the precedent of the Frothingham case alone. In this case the judgment denied a taxpaver the right to ob- tain an injunction against the use of public moneys unless a personal damage resulting from the payments could be shown. Mr. Stephens announced yesterday that he will file a short answer to the brief as well as make a motion to dlsmiss. United States Attorney Peyton Gordon yesterday received the papers in the case for study be fore the preliminary hearing. He will defend Frank White, treasurer of the United States, while Mr. Ste- phens will defend Daniel J. Donovan | and James R. Lusby, the two Dis- trict officials against whom the in- Junction is asked Officials at Sea. The second issue raised by Wfittner involves such a tangle of ¢fnstitu- tional law that Treasury offiflals and lJawyers were at sea ) The status in the service of Wittner, who three times has entered the em- ploy of the Treasury under an oath from which the words “so help me God” were stricken with a pen, by whom it is not clear, has not been officially referred to any legal de- partment of the Government for a ruling. That the clerk will not be allowed to escape without cognizance being taken of the circumstances was indicated by an unofficial consulta- tion between an officlal of the ap- pointment _divislon and members of the controller general's staff. Advice a8 to the procedure to be followed was given. Just what this advice was the controller general's office will not divulge, but it was stated there yes- terday that the language of the Fed- eral statutes was clear on the re-| quirement of taking the oath, the text of which is incorporated in the law. Any one who has obtained a posi- tion without taking this exact oath, it was stated. probab as entered | the service illegally. Whatever ac-| tion is taken will not affect the pay Wittner already has received, since he has performed the work for which the salary is compensation. May Offer New Oath. 1f Treasury officlals decide to pro- ceed on this basis it is probable that ‘Wittner will be offered an opportun- ity to take the prescribed oath, and in case of refusal the only alternative will_be separation from the service. In this event he would be in a posi- tion to raise in the courts the issue as to whether the oath is constitu- tional. Local constitutional lawyers que: tioned yesterday saw scant prosp of an easy answer to this point. Until there is some official action in refer- ring the case to them, legal officials of the Government are loath to dis. cuss publicly the possibilities, but they obligingly tried to locate prece- dents, without success. The oath ap- parently has been taken as a matter of course. The one precedent upon which Witt- ner might work, however, is celebrat- ed in American jurisprudence. The original oath prescribed by ! Federal statute contained the addi- tional clause—"“that I have not borne | arms against the United States.” These words made it impossible for veterans of the Confederacy to take | this oath, and consequently barres them from the Federil service, | ries of teachers who | Ballou | on the grounds | that they permitted to be taughtj 1of well posted observers here is that | noon. { 1ater. | paper editors of the country, tele- | graphed to The Star in response to an | Inquiry as to how seriously they be- lieved the proposal should be take: | Curtailed Research | Would Blight Nation. | ST. LOUIS, July 25.—That Con- | gress would prohibit the teaching of evolution is inconceivable. Such leg. islation is an unwarranted interfer MINE OPERATORS LO0K TO COOLIDGE Observers Believe Owners Would Want President to Choose Mediator. By the Associsted Press. ATLANTIC CITY, July 25.—If in- tervention in the coal negotiations |#hould become necessary the opinion | Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania would be the anthracite miners’ preference the mediator, whereas the Coolidge administration would be the choice of | the mine owners. While neither min- lers nor operators have expressed themselves officlally in any way, one | of these observers said today the lat- |ter would not be eager to accept again the friendly offices of Gov. Pinchot, | whose efforts in 1923 resulted in a 10 | per_cent wage increase. | “Hint as to where the operators’ |real affections lie,” this man said, | “was conveyed last week in the terms | of the arbitration plan proposed by {the operators and rejected for the |time being by the men. The opera- | tors proposed that both sides agree to arbitrate any otherwise insuparable | differences arising in the present ne- | gotiations and that the arbitration be left to ‘three impartial persons, | chosen elther by the two sides them- | selves, or, failing that, by President Coolidge.” Strong for Pinchot. sard for Gov. Pinchot. The latest | official utterance by Philip Murray, | their international vice president, re. |ferred to him as “our distinguished | governor.”” The miners already have | definitely stated they regard anthra- matter.” | "However. it is the opinion here that i(here is no reason to suppose the to the point of rejecting any one else |in favor of the Pennsylvania gov- If they could not deal with Pinchot, apparent that they would refuse to deal with any one else, it was said. | ment toward Federal agencies reveal | the miners are puzzled. For lack of | official governmental utterances they iny conclusion from the contradic- | tory reports dispatched from the vari- Four Are Victims of Collision Be- tween Two Autos. when an automobile operated by Mil- | ton Barrett, 30, of 1230 K street, col- lided with another machine operated half street southwest, at Eighth and H streets southwest, vesterday after- Tsadore Leabitte, 48; Jake Florence Lynch, 12, passengers of Yeater, all of 813 Four and One-half street southwest, were treated at The miners do not conceal their re- i cite coal problems as a “Pennsylvania miners’ preference would carry them | ernor. there is no reason so far | Attempts to feel out miners’ senti- |50 far do not appear to have drawn | ous official Summer centers. Four persons were slightly injured by Samuel Yeater, 812 Four and One- Yeater, 34; Annie Yeater, 12, and Emergency Hospital, returning home An automobile truck operated by August Baghochinni of 610 Maryland avenue southwest, ran into a loading platform on Fourteenth street at Park road, throwing the driver to the ground. He was treated at Gar- field Hospital for a broken toe and a prained ankle. Gardens of Beauty in Washington The National Capital, re- garded the most beautiful in the world, is studded with wonderful private garden spots. These have been sought out and stories telling of their preparation and development written for The Star. The first of this interesting series will appear in The Evening Star Tomorrow. though presumably all their civil WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 26, Suntiy Stae WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION The Star is “From Press to Home Within the Hour” delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at 60 cents per month. Telephdne Main 5000 and service will start immediately. Power to Ban ence with the constitutional rights of a eltizen and assumes a jurisdiction over a department of life never con- The study of evolution or of any other recog. nized sclence is the teaching of his- torical fact, and as a matter of educa- | tion and knowledge is essential for discouragement of any scientific study or research would have a blighting effect on ‘a nation. E. LANSING RAY, Editor Globe-Democrat. Suspects Congress Might Welcome Row. DETROIT, July 25.—When one re- | members that the : sclentific intellect to be found in all the human race is but a feeble rawling insig- nificance compared with the power ! that made the s grow, the sun | to. shine and s to swing | through their When one remembers that among the most learned and renowned of | the students of the Bible there is and always has been an irreconcilable | difference as to means and interpre. tations of the inspired word, show- ing that these learned and renowned are merely human and subject to hu- man limitations; when these things are so, it is not at all surprising that Congress in its assumed omnipotence should dare to restr.ct and propose further to restrict the teaching of such small store of truth and theory as mankind has been able to glean from the vast amount it does not know. Christian faith, which accepts the Creator as all wise, can accept with | complacence any and all truths dem- onstrated to be truths and can look (Continued on Page lumn 2.) DRY DRIVE DELAYED UNTIL SEPTEMBER Shake-Up in Force and New Grouping of Districts on Fresh Program. the cour: By the Associated Press. Defeated in his plan to set a| reorganized machine at work August 1 to enforce prohibition, Assistant Sec- retary Andrews, the Treasury's pro- hibition flield marshal, took a fresh start yesterday in developing a pro- gram with which he hopes he can dry up the country’s wet spots. September 1 has now been fixed tentatively as the date on which the revamped enforcement organization can be set in motion, and it will start with a division of the country into districts along different lines than | were at first contemplated. Announce- ment of the thanges in boundaries of | six districts amd the transfer of head- | quarters of two other regional areas | was made. Force to Be Shaken Up. It also was announced that the unclassified employes of the Rew service will automatically be out of their jobs not later than October 15. Some of them probably will be re.| named, but merit will be the yard- stick by which the employes will be measured in their selection for places under the reorganization. Accompanying Mr. Andrews' an. nouncements was a formal statement by Acting Secretary Winston giving | specific details of the delay in building | the new enforcement structure. “It has been found desirable,” said | Mr. Winston, “to put the prohibition reorganization plan previously an- nounced into effect as a whole throughout the country, instead of in | one district at a time.” This modifica- | tion in plan requires a brief extension of the August 1 date, tentatively given as the date when the plan might be. come effective, for about 30 days to on or about September 1. The addi- tional time will permit the department to complete the administrative detalls 5o that the machinery may operate smoothly from the start.” Blair Asked Changes. The changes made in the district boundaries resulted from recommenda- tions by Commissioner Blair of the Internal Revenue Bureau, who, though having turned over most of the job to Mr. Andrews, retains im- portant enforcement functions delegat- ed by law. Mr. Andrews previously had said that no suggestions for alteration of the original administra- | tive districts had come to him from outside of the Government, and Mr. ‘Winston sald yesterday that the changes were solely in the interest of efficiency and better administration. There has been opposition to va-| rious phases of the plan, however, from various quarters and Mr. An. drews has received visits from half a dozen members of Congress and political leaders, so the decision to change the lines came as no surprise to many observers here. It was re- iterated at the Treasury offictally, nevertheless, that no pressure had been exerted on the department exec- utives in behalf of the change, ex- cept from within the organization. Chief among the changes for which an outside demand had been pro- nounced was the removal of Michi- gan from the Bame jurisdiction with Indlana and the linking of Virginia with West Virginfa, by which the latter State was automatically with- drawn from a jurisdiction with Ohio. Senator Watson, Republican, In- diana, and Postmaster General New, also an Indianian, had opposed the districting of Indiana and Michigan, as did others of that State, while C. Bascom Slemp, former secretary to the President and Republican na- tional committeeman from Virginia, had entered objection to having his State aligned with Maryland, Dela- | ware and the District of Columbia. ‘Whatever actuated the change, the announcement yesterday showed Vir- ginla and West Virginia in one dis- trict, Michigan and Ohio in another and Indiana joined with a part of Tllinois and part of Wisconsin. Another important change was the lifting_of Kansas from the district with Nebraska and lowa and the substitution of South Dakota in that group. Kunsas was placed with Mis. ! sourt and the southern end of Ilinois, while a part of Wisconsin not in- | cluded with Indiana was included in | " (Continueq on Page 4, Column 7J-. " (Continued on Page 4. Column 63 _ | been agreed to by Andrews. |gry miners today. ! sequent. §900,000 WINE PLOT LAID TO DRY CHIEF AND IN ILLINOIS Nine “Higher-Ups” Indicted in Huge Rum Probe by Capital Agents. EXCLUSIVE CLUB RAID NETS BIG LIQUOR HAUL Former Prohibition Head Also Is Named—Further Action Is in Prospect. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, July 25.—Mauj Owen, prohibition enforcement direc was Indicted for graft and indefinitely suspended from office ‘With him were indicted Ralph Stone, former prohibition director; Bernard Rumps and Albert Bennett, former prohibition agents; George R. Bruce, former State Senator; Harry Schlau, a salesman; Louls Abeison, wine dealer; Dr. Louts Quabalrl, head of a wine company, and Morris Zim- broff, a wine dealer. All are accused of complicity in the withdrawal of more than 500,000 gallons of wine in connection which more than 100 lesser persons, mostly wine dealers, are already under indictment. Washington Investigators. With news of the indictment came the statement that special investig: tors from Washington who have been working on the wine now turned their attention to unlaw- ful dealings in beer and alcohol run- ning, with prospects of still further | grand jury action when all their evi- dence is collected. In the meantime prohibition agents swooped down on the Fish Fans’ Club, an exclusive North Side club, with quarters in a large boat in Lincoln Park. smashed open hundreds of loc] ized liquor stored there, arrest- ed Richard Mazer, former aldemanic candidate, this raid is merely the beginning of a drive against country clubs, athletic associations and golf clubs in and about the city. Half Million Graft. In the wine graft cases in which indictments were returned today, the accused are alleged to have collected half a million dollars from wine deal- ers for improper permits to withdraw wine from bond. Maj. Owen, former State adjutant of the American Legion, and support- ed for the post by that organization, took office nine months ago, auspicious circumstances and with as- sertions from prohibition officials that he was ‘“‘graftproof His appointment came after the re- | moval of Roscoe C. Andrews, former | director, who was indicted in connec- tion ‘with the distribution among stockholders of Grommes & Ullrich of liquor valued at thousands of dollars | when that concern went out of busi- ness, the liquor distributing having Maj. Owens’ attorneys issued a statement saying that he will prove hig in nocence of the charges. In addition to Mazer, two other employes of the Fish Fans' Club were arrested and a truckload of fine liquors seized from lockers was con- fiscated. The raid was directed by ‘Washington prohibition officlals said to have been sent here by the Fed- eral prohibition director. At about tion agents also seized a carload of beer in the New York Central freight vards, which had been sent from the Ackley Milk Co. of Corning, N. Y., a was addressed to J. Schultz, Chicago. Tt was the fourth carload of beer to be seized here in four days. ANGRY MINERS ATTACK BRITISH CHURCH DEAN Pastor Is Mobbed by Crowd After Former Premier MacDonald Concludes Speech. By the Associated Press. DURHAM, England, July 25.—The Right Rev. James Edward Welldon, Dean of Durham, was mobbed by an- J. Ramsay M Donald, the former Labor premier, had just finished addressing an ope air demonstration of the Durham Min- ers’ Association, when Dean Well: don, who was billed to address a sub- temperance meeting, was recognized by the crowd. He was immediately attacked with shouts of “To the river with him!" The dean was pushed in the dire tion of the river and badly jostl his hat was knocked off and his stick was torn from his hand. He was rescued by the police, who took him away in a motor boat. He suffered no great bodily injury. The attack on him seems to have | been occasioned by some local quar. rel Dbetween .the miners and clergy, who were supposed to be ob- posing their wage demands. GERMAN-POLE CONFLICT 'IS APPROACHING CLIMAX Berlin Government Determined to Enforce Reprisals Equal to Polish Measures. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, July 25.—The conflict be- tween Germany and Poland is ap- proaching its climax. The German government seems determined to en- force reprisals in a degree equal in severity to the measures adopted by | Poland in expelling from territory ceded to Poland those Germans who chose Germany as the country to which they wished to belong. It is estimated that 27,000 Germans | will be expelled from Poland, but it is difficult to arrive at the exact figures. In accordance with the Vienna agree- ment, the Germans and Poles to be expelled are divided into three cate- ories as to the date of ejection, namely: August 1, those owning land- ed property; August 11, those owning properties within fortification areas or in a 10kilometer radius of the frontier, and all others by July 1, 1926. August 1 will see the expulsion from Poland of ,000 Germans, 2,500 more will follow on November m.fl]\mlfln Perey | with | inquiry, have| and then announced that| under | | 1 | | 1925.—NINETY PAGES. * Associated Pr FIVE CENTS. PLAN NINE-DIVISION —BU EMERGENCY ARMY i | | | | | i | i | | | | | the same time prohibi-| | ! | | 1 the | War Departmenf Orders Re- serve Officer Force to Inactive Units. By the Associated Press. New mobilization plans announced yesterday by the War Department call for the assignment of enough reserve officers to inactive units of the Reg: ular Army so that the full nine-divi- sion strength of the Regulars could be recruited up to war footing with a minimum of delay in the event of a war emergency. The project is another step of the post-war national defense policy and represents a final decision to retain the three active divisions of the Reg- ulars as they are for war service and not to split them up for expansion. Orders Issued. Orders have been issued to all corps area and branch commanders to work out the tables of reserve officers neces- sar) to bring the present peace strength of the Regular Army at home—three divistons and six rein- forced brigades—up to the full nine- division strength they would have in war. Only reserve officers of World War experience are eligible for these assignments, as the forces probabl! would be called quickly into action. A limited number of Regular Army officers also will be assigned to the inactive units, together with non- | commissioned officers for essential | key positions. It is assumed under the project it would be possible to fill these organizations up quickly in a war emergency with volunteers, the great majority of whom had had actual war service in the ranks or | previous peace-time service in some combatant branch of the Army. All Branches Provided Por. In addition to the six Infantry divi- sions to be rounded out with reserve officer personnel, corps and Army tre including heavy artillery, Air S commands, a division of Cavalry and all the trains, supply and maintenance units, harbor defense railway batteries and the like that would go with a full nine-division strength will be similarly provided for. The move contemplates that the three active Infantry divisions now maintained would be immediatel. available to move out, needing onl the recruits to fill the units to full war strength. As volunteers with previous military experience can be relied upon to fill up these commands, the policy contemplates that these three dlvisions will always be avall- able for actual frontline duty when needed, the remaining six Regular di- vislons to follow them up as soan as possible with mobilization of the Na- tional Guard and Organized Reserve divisions to proceed in order there- after. In the World War, when the Reg- ular Army began its moblilization, the policy followed practically { amounted to breaking up each exist- {ing regiment into its three constituent battalions and then recruiting each battalion up to regimental strength. The result was that virtually no unit of the Regulars was immediately available for service. Basis of Expansion. The new poffey, which (was dis- cussed at the general staff conference called by Maj. Gen. Hines before the July 4 defense muster, is aimed at correcting that defect and holding a substantial part of the Regulars ready for instant service, with only such recruiting of experienced enlisted vol- unteers as is necessary to go from peace to war strength. The regiments Would be ready to give a good ac- count of themselves, even without that recruiting, should the need arise. Reserve assignments to the inactive regular units will be made largely by corps area commanders responsible for those units. The Instructions provide that the colonel and all other fleld officers of each Infantry or Ar- tillery regiment or its equivalent in spectal troops shall be Regulars, the other officers to come from the Ra- serve Corps. The six present rein- forced brigudes of Infantry form the basis of the expansion, each to be developed into a full division, with the brigade commanders assuming command pending other assignments. Corps area commanders were directed to expedite their recommendations as to selections of reserve officers, the instructions adding: he policies zoverning promotion of reserve officers for the above pur pose will be announced after your + and the re- | e olved recommendations have been re-| e MRS SRR | Engineering has developed | situation in which officers of the line T STILL ON TODAY’S STAR. | PART ONE—32 PAGES. General News—Local, National orelgn. News of the Clubs—Page 18. erial, “Wrath to Come’—Page Around the City—Page 22. Veterans of the Great War—Page District National Guard—Page 23. Boy Scout News—Page 23. Radio News and Programs—Page Current News Events—Page 28 Army and Navy News—Page 29. and PART TWO—12 PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Soclety. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 10. PART THREE—10 PAGES. A Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- | play. Muyusic in Washington—Page 4. Motors and Motoring—Pages 5, 6, nd 8. Fraternal News—Page 9. Reviews of New Books—Page 9. PART FOUR— PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—S PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Fea- tures. The Rambler—Page 3. PART SIX—I12 PAGES. Classified Advertising. Financial News—Pages 9, 10 and 11. GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—i PAGES. Reg'lar Fellers; Mr. and Mrs.; Mutt and Jeff. “LINE-STAFF” FIGHT BREAKS OUT ANEW | Appointment of Successor to Ad-l miral Robison Stirs Up 0ld Navy Argument. Br the Associated Press. The impending appointment of a new chief of the Navy Bureau of another and staff find themselves in disagree. ment. It was indicated today that the question, still to be decided, whether the line and staff should have similar designations in their ranks, has be- come further complicated by Admiral Eberle, chief of naval operations, recommending to Secretary Wilbur the appointment of a line officer to succeed Rear Admiral J. K. Robison when the latter's term as chief of Bureau of Engineering expires Sep- tember—30. Admiral Robison is a line officer and engineering officers have filed representations with the Secretary urging that the head of the bureau be selected from one of the technically | trained engineers. Admiral Robison has applied for retirement before his four-year term expires in September, but his request is yet to be acted upon by th¢ President. Rear Admiral C. W. Dyson, inspec- tor general of engineering, who will retire on account of age this Fall, is leading the officers urging the selec- tion of an engineer for the post and contends the appointment for a four- year term of another line officer to head the bureau would establish a precedent difficult to set aside. He has solicited the support of the en- gineering profession of the country in his efforts, which, he says, are aimed to obtain recognition for the service specialists. Secretary Wilbur has stated that he would take no action in the matter until after his return to Washington next month from his vacation. He may hold a hearing on the question before he takes final action. |and Harry, 2 | died. THE WARPATH. MOTHER GETS LFE FORPOSDNING SON Mrs. Anna Cunningham Found Guilty in Gary, Ind., Case. - NEW ARIS PARLE HOPEOF CODLCE BECINS T0 WANE Apathy of Nations to Project Cherished by President Disappoints Him. WILL LET MATTER DRIFT UNTIL AUSPICIOUS TIME Support of Public Is Assured in Coal Strike Crisis, Ham- BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Staff Correspondent of The Star SUMMER WHITE HOU SWAMPSCOTT, Ma: July Those who have talked with Presiden Coolidge recently regarding the hold ing of another Washington arms conference of the larger world pow ers have gone away with the feeling that he is beginning to lose hope, at least for the present The impression has been gained that President Coolidge is becoming well aware of what his advisers de- scribe as an adverse attitude on the part of the European countries where | diplomatic feelers have been made {by representatives of the United | states The President is understood to |have been advised that these efforts | to engage the powers in another con- {ference to, bring about further re- {duction in armament and armed {forces have met with little success | Word received here is that those | powers are not manifesting any in- terest in such a conference as has | been hoped for by President Cool- | 1dge | President Disappointed. President Coolidge, while not dis- { turbed over this development, s un- | derstood to be disappointed. He has By the Associated Press POINT, Ind., July Anna Cunningham of Gar. today was found guilty of murdering her 10-year-old son Walter, and w sentenced to life imprisonment. The case was given to the jury shortly after noon yesterday. Mrs Cunningham is under indictment connection with the death of two other children. She was accused of poison- ing the trio. Mrs. Cunningham's attorneys filed notice that an appeal would be taken from her conviction. Buspicion first rested on Mrs. Cun ningham in connection with the mys- terious deaths of five members of her family in six years when David Cun- ningham, jr., 24, became ill suddely in Gary and was removed to a Chi- cago hospital for treatment last April Chicago Coroner Acts. Oscar Wolff, coroner of Cook Coun ty (Chicago), investigated on informa- on given by George Arnold, 25, a cousin of David Cunningham, wh said the Cunninghams had lived prin- |ctpally on insurance paid on lives of the five deceased members. The investigation continued as David, jr., remained critically ill from what physicians said was internal poison- ing. Mrs. Cunningham was arrested in Gary April 11. The charge fol- lowed an examination of the vital organs of the bodies of Walter, 10, , her sons. Physicians found traces of poison in iWalter organs, but none in those of Har Deaths in the family began on July 1918, when the father and husband Isabella died December 31, 1920; Harry on October 13, 1921; Charles September 21, 1922, and Walter Sep tember 26, 1923. David, the last to become ill, is par- tially paralyzed, but gradually is re- covering. . REGRETS GERMAN REPLY. Austen Chamberlain Sees Failure of Conference of Nations. BIRMINGHAM, England, July 25 (#).—Austen Chamberlain, secretary for forelgn affairs, speaking here to- night, expressed regret that the Ger man reply to M. Briand on the secur- ity proposals was of a character mak- ing it inevitable, in his opinion, that written communications should con- tinue instead of a conference of the nations concerned to work out an agreement. He recognized, however, ermany’s sincere desire to pursue | the negotiations to a _successful con clusion. PEACEMAKER INJURED. Man Cut Trying to Break Up Knife' Battle. Acting as peacemaker in a knife battle between two unidentified col- ored men in front of 2130 Eighth street last njght, Samuel R. Robinson, | colored, 35, of 1818 Sixth street, was cut on the chin by one of the com: batants. . He was treated at Freedmen's Hos- pital, but his condition was pro- nounced not serious. Immediately after the cutting of the ! peacemaker the fighters adjourned to a more secluded spot, according to reports in the neighborhood, and fin- ished the altercation without further interference. Police are investigating. Youth and Size of U. S. Gobs Fail To Impress Sydney, But Navy Does, By the Associated Press. SYDNEY, N. S. W., July 26.—The newspaper Truth in a long “leader” this (Sunday) morning, comments that the United States Navy im- presses the Australians, but that the American sailors do not. ‘The newspaper expressed sur- prise that the “Navy is com- posed.of youngsters instead of big, broad-shouldered, deep-chested sa ormen.” It further stated that Australians had not expected to find “so many ranges of color amongst the ranks.” 3 gobs do not impresy us,” the newspaper concluded. “But the visit of the fleet does.” Admiral Samuel S. Robison, com- manding the contingent of the fleet visiting here declared at a ban- quet of the Commercial Travelers’ Association last night that navies were used to flnish wars, not to start them. “You can search history,” he asserted. “We have never fo- mented war. We naval men re- pect the customs of other peoples, nd we are called upon when racial and religious prejudice make war to finish the job.* in | {not abandoned hope, however, and al- | though he might let the matter drift the present, his intimates feel sure that he will make another at- tempt to bring about the materiali- zation of this conference. The President in his first really im- portant speech following his acces- sion to the Presidency declared that his ambition was to convene a second jarms conference as soon as the na- { tions of the world were ready for it He reiterated that desire in his mes- sages to Congress. He had hoped | that they would be ready for a call | by him this Summer following the onterences held at Paris and Geneva | The fact that they are uninterested lin his program becomes known con- { currently with the revelation that the ropean nations today have over 16,000,000 men under arms, probably | the largest armed force in peace time. |1t also follows the loaning of vast ums of American money which was calculated to enable them to put their houses in order. It was said here today in official ircles that not since the Washington conference, which stripped the United States of the great naval su- premacy she then enjoyed, has a sin- gle suggestion for a further confer- ence to reduce naval or military forces been made by any Europea {or other world power. | Hammond Sees Confidence. { John Hays Hammond, who was chairman of the President’s fact-find | ing coal commission in 1923 and who 1last week conferred with the Presi dent regarding the threatened anthra | cite coal strike, while in Swampscott ! today said that if by any chance oc sion should ari for President Coolidge to exert his influence in an leffort to compose the present contro. | versy he believes that the President could rally public support as few other Presidents could have done. According to Mr. Hammond's opin | ion, Mr. Coolidge enjoys public confi dence and affection such as no other ‘('hi!f Executive has enjoyed since the days of James Monroe and the ‘“era | of good feeling.” Should the time come to act, Mr. ammond believes the President will i find all political parties united behind | him on the principle that the public's ght to a continuous supply of fuel | transcends the private right of either | capital or labor. | Mr. Hammond has informed the | President that he feels very hopeful | that the operators and miners will compose their differences, but if they don't he does not think a strike will be one of long duration. Bliss Reports on Sweden. Robert Woods Bliss, United States Minister to Sweden, reported condi {tions in that country to President Coolidge today at White Court. He spent over one hour making his ob servations upon the progress of Sweden and its advances financially He also told the President what he | thought of the ability of the debtor | nations to pay their obligations to the | United States | The relations between Sweden and the United States are as happy as | possible, Mr. Bliss said, upon leaving the President. | DRY LEADER MURDERED. W. R. Hamilton of EKnoxville Is Stabbed by Negro. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 25 (&).— Willilam R. Hamilton, 50, former pres- ident of the Tennessee Anti-Saloon League, was stakbed to death tonight by James Evans, negro. Mr. Hamilton met deaih after an | altercation with the negro, who he had called to repair a puncture to his automobile tire. The stabbing occurred on a leading residential street of Knoxville. Mr. Hamilton was prominent in Knoxville as a civic and church lead- er. He was president of the East Tennessee Automobile and Tire' Com- pany. e 30 Hurt in Crash. MONROVIA, Calif., July 25 (®).— Thirty-one men were injured, tour- seriously, when a section of the out door amphitheater on Point Lookout | collapsed tonight during the holding of the semi-annual ceremonia of the dramatic order, Knights of Khorassan, _'a Knights of Pythias organization.