Evening Star Newspaper, July 29, 1925, Page 2

AVIATOR IS INJURED IN GRASH AND FIRE —— Lieut. Cagle Seriously Hurt When Plane Falls on Way to Quantico. By the Associated Press PITTSBURGH, Pa.. Tdeut. Thomas I States Marine Corps, av ired seriously today wh @wshed near Universal, wrecked ship caught fire was burned. Gunnery Se Kildow, the other nlane, wped with Lieut. Cagle and ¥ were on an Marine Corps base. After landing at Rodgers Field, near here, to take on fuel. th n resumed their flight Wh over Universal, motor trou and Pilot Cagle was f descend he struck in an oat field and when the oll line separated motorists removed the aviators to a hio: A physicians _said Cagle would recover. Kildow suffered el bursh Ma vestizating the accident July 9 agle, United ator. was in- 1 his plane Pa. The and Cagle gt. H. J ant of the or hurts. companion | trip from Va. the| observation to Quantico, tion, Irskin tts in- RETURNING TO QUANTICO. Lieut. Cagle Had at Brown Field a Year. Been Lieu to Brow was ve tico, Va., wh he m Akron, Ohio. Col in command of the field, left Quantico yes. Detlaviland plane, n today. is der orders to Pensucola, Fla., for duty station the He for his new post in urn said 1 terday and w Lieut proceed t &t the naval air a u, ccident had been 5 years old and un Brown at “f sin not badly h as he was 2o We T tion Jured « sistance ing a immed to communicate er and render he could with the whatever as FRENCH NOBLEMAN SUES | IMPORTER FOR SLANDER Count de Clairmont Charges He Was Maligned in Presence | | of Wife. | Associated Pr FRANCISCO, July unt irmont, French noble. he had heen slandered n the presence of the Countess de Clairmont. has filed suit in Superior Court here for $100.000 damages Bgainst George Aguilar, wealthy im porter. The complaint_recites that told relatives and frien Clairmont that the blackmailed a woman 29.—( alleging Aguilar of Count de leman _had | New York n in and th warrant was for his The count Fork Cou agent sworn_out | is in New | | nont was purchasing | French government | @uring the World War and later eame to this country to engage in business us representative of several French business houses WIFE OF HOWARD JONES FILES SUIT FOR DIVORCE Charges “Extreme and Repeated | Cruelty” Against Famous Foot Ball Coach. Bs the Aseoc DENVER Leah Bis- sell Jones, home is in Denver, filed u suppressed suit for divorce in the district cour here day agair Howard nationally known foot bail coach Efforts to t eharge from Cessful Benjamin the Tuly 29.—Mrs. hose. veste Jones, 1ils of the were unsuc Mrs. Lina to discuss ttorne iture of the | the attorneys Mrs. Jones, in| extreme and Mrs her Jones mother, refuse: nes the of ©t Mrs. refused isclose suit, but later In the case said her complaint, alleged fepeated acts of y.,” but gave no de They been married 12 ver Jones is visiting in Middle- towr Jones is head foot University of Previously, as the University his gre feated the brother 1s been o, ‘Fhis fall coaching Teachers' College at CANDIDATES TO SPEAK. | Byrd Mapp County Carnival Program. to one th als. Ohio, ball coach at the thern California. | ball coach of of Towa, Jones gained est_ renown when his team de- | Yale eleven, eoached by his Tad” Jones, in 1922. He also idiron coach at Ohio State Durham, N. C. Jones conducted a foot the Colorado seley, Colo. school at G and on Arlington Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CLARENDON, Va., July State Senators Harry F. Byrd and G. Walter Mapp, candidates for Governor of Vir- ginia, heduled to appear befo the of Arlington County this week. Both are to be the guests of the | Clarendon Volunteer Fire Department at its carnival, which opened last night the grounds of Clarendon Citizens’ Hall. and which will be con- tinued through Saturday night. Sena tor Byrd, inounced, has received an invitation to visit the carnival to- night, while Senator Mapp will attend Friday night A commitz sting of Harry K Green, commissioner of revenue, and William L. Bragg, chairman of the Arlington County Democratic com- mittee, has been named to receive Senator Byrd. S Senator Frank L. Ball, Ashton C. Jones and E. Wade Ball have heen named to arrange for the reception of Senator Mapp. A throng, including county officials and residents of Lyon Park, Ashton Heights and other nearby communi- ties, was present at the opening of the carnival. With all civic and fraternal organizations of the com- munity co-operating. the carnival promises to be one of the most suc- cessful ever staged here. Early in the evening the apparatus of the de. partment paraded through all the com- munities which it serves as a means of advertising the event Concert by the Walker Chapel Band was one of many bright enter- tainment features provided for the first night. These concerts are to be continued e 1z, The grounds have been preitily decorated with the natlonal colors and hundreds of col- ored electric light streamers, 29 are s voters on is e cons J | Eas not jof Seventeenth | w Girls of Canada Preier Own Men To Europe’s Bes By the A ted Prass. PARIS, July Time was when the girls of Canada idolized European men, but now they are satisfled that the boys of Canada are better than the best Europe has to offer. So say the 180 Canadian girl students who are in Paris under the auspices of the Overseas Education League, The voung ladies were enter- tained last night as special guests at a grand ball in the palatial former residence of Solomon Rothschild, now used by the Rothschild’ Foundation. BEORGIANS REJECT EVOLUTION BILL Overvwhelming Vote Defeats Proposed Measure in Lower House of Legislature. oc By the Associated Press. TLANTA, Ga., July 20.—An amendment designed to prohibit the teaching of evolution in the common of Georgia today was voted down overwhelmingly by the State House of Representative: The amendment was offered to the general appropriations bill now be rore the House and provided that any cher who taught a theory of the origin of man in contradiction to the Bible's account could not receive lary from the common school ap- propriation. The amendment also provided that funds from the State which permitted the teaching of evolution should be cut off from further aid from the schools RADIO WILL CARRY BRYAN SERVICES TO THOUSANDS FRIDAY (Continued from First Page.) the Commoher’s intimate friends will seek admission Plans Are Tentative. Virtually all the preliminary ar- rangements for the funeral services were completed today by Mr. Davis and others who joined with him. All the plans are tentative, however, and are subject to revision out of respect to the shes of the Commone widow and his son, William Jennings Bryan, jr., his daughter, Mrs Grace Hargreaves, who are expected to arrive in Washington from Cal nia_Friday morning. The funeral car. attached toa regu- lar Southern railway train, is now en route to Washington with Mr. Bryan's body, his widow and a small group of relatives and friends. It is sched- uled to arrive in the Union station tomgrrow morning at 7:45 o'clock Only a small group of friends of the Bryan family are expected to meet the funeral y The Wash ington Terminal officials have ned to have the body taken through the presidential suite, at the east end tation, where it will be placed se and carried to the under- ng parlors of John T. Wright Tenth and O streets. No will accompany the hears Bryan and the other mourner. divect to the La Fa teenth and I streets, where the widow will stay until after the funeral. Plans have been made to have the body lie in ate in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church from 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and until noon on the funeral day. Mrs. Bryan given her consent to thi public tribute, but she is expected to acquiesce upon her arrival tomorrow morning. w s and or- will go ette Hotel, at Six- Dr. Sizoo Returns. Rev. Dr. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor of the New York Avenue Presby- terian Church, will be recalled from his vacation in Chaumont, N. Y., to officiate at the funeral services. Mrs. an had expressed a desire to have ‘Wallace Radcliffe, pastor emer- itus of the church, conduct the final rites, but he is in Europe. arting from the church, the route of the funeral procession will be follows: East on York avenue to H and Thirteenth streets, south on Thirteenth street to Pennsylvania avenue, west on Pennsylvania ave- nue to Fifteenth street, south on Fif- teenth street to B street, west on B street to Seventeenth street, south through Potomac Park, passing the John Paul Jones statue at the foot treet, thence to High- 1y Bridge to Arlington Cemetery. A brief service will be held at the grave. If Mrs. Bryan gives her approval to have the body lie in state the Police Department has made arrange- ments to prohibit parking of vehicles on H street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, on the north side of New York avenue between Thir- teenth and Fourteenth streets, and on H street east of the church to Thirteenth street. Parking at these points also will be banned during the funeral services. Throng Anticipated. The police have anticipated a great throng in the vicinity of the church and traffic will be diverted while the hody lies in state as well as during the funeral rites. The uncertainty over the plans for a military escort for the funeral cor- tege from the church to the cemetery has not dissipated. Mr. Davis is wait- ing for the arrival of Mrs. Bryan to decide this important detail. The War Department, however, stands ready to provide the military escort and an artillery caisson if Mrs. Bryan desires. VETERANS PAY HOMAGE. Committees Are Appointed to Confer On Arrangements. The District Department of the American Legion, through Miss Helen D. McCarty, acting department com- mander, announced today that the organization would accord such honors as the family of Mr. Bryan desire at his funeral services. Several other veterans' organization also have plan- ned to have official representatives at the funeral. Miss McCarty has appointed a com- mittee to confer with representatives of the United Spanish War Veterans regarding their participation in the funeral. Spanish War veterans are expected to take part by virtue of Mr. Bryan's service in the Nebraska regiment of volunteers in the stirring days of "98. Past National Commander Frank J. Irwip of New York has been named as the official representative of the Disabled American Veterans. The District government also will join with the Federal departments in paying tribute to Mr. Bryan by lowering the | country flags on all buildings on the funeral day. : | Coolidge in selecting a successor plan. | |of the THE EVENIN( GAREER MAN MAY REPLACE BANCROFT Questions Ambassador Had in Hand in Japan Too Deli- cate for Politician. With delicate issues involving the Chinese situation before the American embassy at Tokio, which require long experlence with Far Eastern affairs, it is probable that a career man in the diplomatic service rather than a polit- ical appointee will be named to suc- ceed Ambassador Idgar A. Bancroft, who died yesterday at Karuizawa, Japan. The desirability of selecting such a man already has impressed itself on some officials here, who regard the pending questions as too delicate to be placed in the hands of a political appointee, as valuable time would he wasted in making him acquainted with conditions. Work Left to Neville. Mr. Bancroft's death places the ne- gotlations temporatily, at least, in the hands of Edwin L. Neville, acting charge of the Tokio embassy, since it appears certain that a successor to the late Ambassador will not reach Japan for several months. Neville has been attached to the Tokio em- bassy for about six months, but is regarded at the State Department as well qualified to fulfill the duti which devolve upon him. He for- merly served in the Far Eastern divi- sion of the department, has had previ- ous experience in Japan as consul at Kobe, and speaks the diplomatic language. His diplomatic rating is secretary of embassy. It is comsidered certain that recom | mendations will be made to Secretary Kellogg by Senators and others who fecl that they are entitled to present umes for conslderation by President M Kellogg s expected, however, to e amine carefully the special qualifica- tions of men already in the service be- fore he tranmits his own views to the President. News of Mr. Bancroft's death came as a surprise to Secretary Kellogg. It was known that he had suffered from intestinal trouble for several vears, but recent reports had described him as improving in health. Handled Delicate Question. Mr. Bancroft's death came at a time when he was dealing success. fully with the delicate questions be- fore him. The recent presentation here of the memorandum of Ambas sador Matsudaira voicing the Jap anese agreement with American pro- posals that the commitments of the Washington conference r ating China be brought into play to solve the Chinese problem was an outcome, in part at least, of his work in Tokio News of his déath was telegraphed immediately by Secretary Kellogz tc relatives, and steps taken to learn what arrangements the department might make to bring the body Japan. Mr. Kellogg also expressed regrets that the Government had lost a highly efficient official TOKIO VOICES REGRET. TOKIO, July 29 ().—Official ex pressions” of regret because of the death of Edgar A. Baneroft, American ssador to Japan, who died here contained in statements from o and Foreign Minister The premier sald: f the death of the American dor comes as a staggering blow. Since he assumed his duties here he has ehdeared himself to all of us and has shown himself a true friend of the Japanese people. He worked body and soul for the pro- otion of the traditional Amer apanese friendship. It is difficult for me to find words adequate to ex- press our regret. Through the death Ambassador America has 1o a great servant and this country lost a friend. The foreign minister: “I find it difficult to express myself on the sense of shock and grief that has fol {lowed the death of the American Am | | l wssador. Only vesterday we received the cheering news of his improvement and looked forward to his restoration to active duties. During his services here he not only endeared himself to all with whom he came in contact, by his sympathy. enthusiasm and readi ness to accept other points of view than own, but he won universal respect by the clearness of his mind and the steadiness of his purpose. He had already made a place distinctly his own in the history of Americars Japanese relations and his loss from their service cannot be described fairly as anything but tragic. We mourn him sincerely as a friend and as a devoted distinguished servant to our common cause of pacific understand ing.” Says Situation Critical. The Nichi Nichi, a newspaper, said that “Ambassador Bancroft was sent to Japan for the purpose of reinstat- ing the formerly friendly relation- ship of Japan and America, and it greatly 1egretted that he died with- out realizing his hopes. At no time in history has the Japanese-American situation been as difficult as it is today.” Preparations for the funeral, in- cluding arrangements for shipping the body to the United States, today awaited advices from Washington. The body will remain at Karuizawa, the place where he died, until tomor- row because today is a national hol: day in commemoration of the death of Meiji-Tenno, but probably will be brought to Tokio Friday or Saturda The vernacular press was laud: tory in its comment on the Ambas- sador'’s work. As the cabinet has declded to dis patch a warship to the United States about August 10 to attend the cele- bration of California’s seventy-fifth anniversary, it was thought possi this ship might carry the body of the Ambassador home. SHOCK TO MATSUDAIRA. The following statement on death of Ambassador Bancroft issued today by daira: “The sad news of Ambassador Ban- croft’s death at Tokio gave me a great shock. He went to Japan toward the end of last year as a worthy repre. sentative of this great Nation, and has since been devoting heart and soul to the promotion of friendly relations between our two countries. His honesty of purpose and sincerity of spirit were highly appreciated by my countrymen. He was a gentleman in the true sense of the time, and ably represented this great Republic in our capital. Short as was his tenure of office at Tokio, his sym- pathetic understanding of the men and women of our country won for him unfafling affection and genuine trust of those who came into touch with him, and no one will galnsay that during his incumbency at the American embassy in Tokio the ties of friendship between the two coun- tries have been greatly strengthened. It is really a cause of deep regret that such an able and noble-minded diplo- mat_should have passed away. His death is a great blow not only to this country but also to Japan, which has lost in him one of her staunch friends. While expressing my deep sympathy. 1 wish to assure the people of this that their sorrow and g are equally shared by the people of Japan. ; : the, was Ambassador Matsu- to] ST4R, WASHINGTON, 10 58, DAY, COOLIDGE RENEWS OLD FRIENDSHIPS President Joins Essex County Gathering on Quting at Lake Chebacco. By the Associated Press SWAMPSCOTT, M July —A reunion with old friends at an outing near here of Essex County Re publicans engaged President Coolidge's attention today to the exclusion of other business While indlcating that he would not deliver a_speech, the President had sent word that he would be on hand to mingle with the crowd and ex- change greetings with those in at | tendance, many of them friends and | political advisers in the day en |he had an active part in Massa | chusetts politics and was Governor of the State. The scene of the get-together was Lake Chebacco, about 20 miles by { motor from White Court. | Essex County, which | pants represented, comp | section of Massachusetts. | Although the President intended to take > hand angements had been made for addresses by Senator Butler of Massac setts, Senator Deneen of Ilinois Fuller of Massachusetts and Representative Andrew of Massa- chusetts. Senator Deneen has been invited by the President to be his | guest at White Court while in this {locality. | Hopes for Disa President Coolidge hopes that once a security pact among the mc powerful European nations becomes a reality the way will be clear for an other armament conference. A se { curity agreement. in his opinio a broad foundation for Qisarmament by stabilizing, in a meas- {ure at least, conditions abroad The President's view was disclosed !V"\‘f“rl‘,l\' at White Court, with a refteration that he is anxious to in- it sther conference, but feels | that any move to that end should be withheld till the situation in Europe is such as to offer some promise of succe: | ixpects Opportunity Soon. | While Mr. Coolidge is convinced | conditions abroad never will be per. fect for the calling of another confer- !ence. he is hopeful that a tremendous stride forward will be taken b n agreement on security. Until com- plete agreement is reached on se- curity the President believes nothing could be gained, and perhaps done, by bringing the armament ques tion to the fore. Tt was pointed the partici ises this { rmament. out that Mr. Cool- idge is taking the same attitude tow urity as he did when he decided to hold in abeyance his arma- ment conference move while the Dawes plan was being formulated and placed in operation and the Geneva arms traffic conference was being held. President Coolidge during the day received first-hand information on the conditions in Europe from William Phillips, Ambassador to Belgium, who called at White Court to pay his re- spects. Mr. Phillips declined to dis- cuss his visit other than to say there was no discussion of the debt ques- tion. The visit of the Ambassador was the only engagement of the President for | the day other than his regular semi- weekly conference with newspaper re- porters. Catcher’s Mask Inventor Dies. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, July 29. P)—James A. Lombard, 64, prom- inent Grand Rapids attorney, and credited with the invention when a boy, of the mask now in use by base ball catchers, died here today. Mr. Lombard was prominently identified with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and had been a resident of this city for many years. Sepa;tion 'Denied As Prince Haliloff Leaves Bride Here Seeks Parents in Russia, While Former Miss Arnold Is Home. While her noble husband is journey- ing to the Russian Caucasus in search of his mother and father, Princess Reuffat Bey Magametoff-Haliloff, formerly Miss Delight Potter Arnold, whose elopement with the Russian prince some months ago created a sensation in social circles here, has returned to the home of her parents, Maj. and Mrs. Arnold, at Edgemoor, Md. Maj. Arnold, who is assistant di- rector of the Veterans' Bureau, strongly denied today insinuations that his daughter and the prince have separated. He emphasized that Prince Haliloff has merely gone back to Rus- sia for the purpose to ascertaining the fate of his parents and that as soon as he comes out of the Soviet country he will either join his bride in Wash- ington, or she will go to him in Paris. At the time of the elopement the prince was a dancer at a popular Washington supper club. After the wedding the couple went to Paris, where they lived until the prince found it necessary to return to his own country for a short time. Be- cause of the danger incurred he pre- ferred that his young wife should mot make the journey with him, . would | rther | harm | Powerful lamps to light hull of sunken treasure ship Merida for divers, 210 feet below surface. WITTNER COUNSEL STUDY CAMPAIGN Must Amend Bill or Introduce New One to Push Bible Suit. While counsel for Loren H. Wittner today were determining how best to amend their “Bible disrespect’ bill so | as to compel admission of the suit be- | fore the District Supreme Court, Cor- | poration Counsel Frank H. Stephens | was confident that nothing they could | do would place them in a much better | posfition. The first object of Wittner’s coun- | sel is to get around the Frothingham | precedent, denying a Federal taxpayer | right to sue for restraint of payments | by the Treasury unless he is in a post tion to suffer some special damage therefrom, by having the plaintiff named in the bill as a taxpayer of the District of Columbfa. | This, they believe, will be sufficient | to establish that he has grounds for |a suit regarding District school funds | | not held by every other Federal tax- paver. It will be necessary efther to obtain the court’s permission to amend the present bill or introduce a new bill. Decisions in Conflict. The most notable precedent is the Bradfield case, where the District Court of Appeals upheld such a right for a District taxpayer. There is some conflict, it was stated at the District building, between the Court of Appeals decision and decisions of the United States Supreme Court. It may also be necessary for Wittner to drop the case against Frank White, Treasurer of the United States, and confine it to Daniel J. Donovan, District auditor, and James R. Lusby, District dis- bursing officer, in order not to be placed in the position of suing the Federal Government, in the person of White, without its consent. Corporation Counsel Stephens and Assistant Corporation Counsel Ring- gold Hart are prepared to argue Fri- day on the admissability of the case, even if the bill is amended under the Bradfield precedent, and are devoting some study to the matter. The litigational career of Wittner descended for a moment today from the fine atmosphere of philosophy and constitutional law to the more mat- ter-of-fact atmosphere of the Municipal Court. A suit for $166.50 against Wittner for an alleged unpaid tailor bill by the W. N. Freeny & went by default in Judge Mattingley's court, when the defendant aid not put in an appea BUDGET PRUNING TO BEGIN MONDAY | WHEN LORD RETURNS the figure of $3,080,000,000, exclusive only of the postal service. Difficulties Loom. President Coolidge | frequently has laid necessity of cutting to the bone the Federal program of expenditures\for the benefit of the taxpaver, and al- ready there are indications that the Government departments and estab- lishments are going to be hard put to it in many instances to bring their estimates down to a sufficiently low level. While the hue and cry for further tax reduction has been ringing through the land, from the volces of all political parties alike, there has grown also among some of the Gov- ernment departments, more or less on the sly, but definitely nevertheless, a feeling of almost resentment at the sharp retrenchment policles which they have had to carry out. The cutting will go on, however, and Government chlefs will either cut their own estimates, or have the bureau of the budget trim’ the esti- mates for them. Tax Cut Favorite Topic. Indications have come from sources close to the administration that a tax cut of half a billion dollars will be attempted when Congress next meets in December. Tax reduction continues to be one of the favorite topics of political discussion, with most of the preliminary talk revolving around the maximum surtax rate and the esti- mates of total tax cut. There is a mighty hope in many circles also that there may be some move toward clearing up the present muddled sit- uation over duplication of the inherit- ance or estate taxes, which are now assessed by both the Federal and State Governments. Taxes inextricably are bound up in the 1927 budget, as President Coolidge insisted in addressing the business organization of the Government, and he intends submitting to Congress, when it meets in December, not only a 1927 budget consonant with his ideas of economy, but along with it a rec- ommendation for further tax reduc- tion. $ So, beginning Monday, Gen. Lord and his cohorts will begin wielding the pruning knives and the blue pencils. consistently and stress upon the Cotton Crop Endangered. TALLULAH, La., July 29 (®).—An outbreak of the cotton leaf caterpillar, or army worm, throughout Loulsiana and the probubllity that it has spread into Mississippi and Arkansas was | announced today at the Government Delta laboratory here, 2. JULY 5. TREASURE HUNTERS BAFFLED BY STORM Divers Seeking $4,000,000 Sunk in Ocean Prepare for Another Attempt. 29, 19 BY BRADLEY KELLY. Special to The Star and the North American Newspaper Allisnce. NORFOLK, Va., July 29.—The bat- tered salvage steamer Spray, carrying the thirty-odd treasure hunters who are engaged in an attempt to salvage the $4,000,000 cargo of the sunken liner Merida, is anchored here today after a four-day battle with a storm that has probably swept away all their markings and preliminary work of the past four weeks. “A disgruntled Neptune has been doing his utmost to discourage and defeat our treasure hunt,” said Worth- ington Davis, the wealthy Harvard athlete, who is in command. ‘“Super- stitious sailors insist that the sea jealously guards all sunken treasure, and the setbacks which the Merida salvagers have met during the past month seem to justify thefr superstt tion.” New Lamps to Aid Search. The Spray will spend two or three days here undergoing repairs and walting for the storm to subside. On her return to the salvage task she will carry a new weapon against the Merida—a. battery of four powerful, speclally designed, underwater lamps Each of the lamps is 1,000 watt, but has a special concentrated filament which produces much more light tha an ordinary 1,000-watt lamp and burn approximately for 200 hours. The £lass bulbs of the lights are filled with inert gas at a pressure high enough to neutralize the water pressur at 200 feet below surface, which would crush an ordinary bulb. The lamps are fit ted into parabolic reflectors with heavy wire guards to prevent breakage against cables or wreckage. The han- dles of the lamps are of brass, as are all other metal parts, to avold corro- slon, and are packed with steel wool and paraffin to prevent the water reaching the connections and short circuiting the current. Each lamp weighs abou above water, but has no w under water, so that the diver can handle it with ease. Use of these lamps will enable the Merida sal- vagers to work at night as easily as in the daytime, thus facilitating their task considerably, as calm weather is more frequent in the evening. Diver's Air Hose Bursts. It was a month ago that the sal- vagers definitely located the hulk of the Merida. But that was only the beginning of thelr task, and, apparent- ly, it was the easiest part of the job. Since that time winds and currents have conspired against them. In 30 days they have had only 6 days of weather calm enough to permit deep- sea diving. The first diver to descend nearly lost his life when his air-hose burst under the enormous pressure of the 210 foot depth. He was brought hastily to the surface and brought back to life. On the next favorable day another diver went down and at- tached a series of lines from the wreck to buoys on the surface. Dur- ing the night all these lines were car- ried away A week of unfavorable weather fol- lowed, and then the diver who went 40 pounds ght at all down ‘reported serious interference by | sharks, but he finally succeeded in attaching a new series of cables to the wreck. Two days later there was another descent, but the diver found the wreck in utter darkness, owing to an almost solid mass of small fish, swimming in great schools above the Merida. The underwater survey of the wreck has shown that the big Ward liner lies on her starboard side, im- bedded in about 12 feet of sand. Ag: the sea-demons have planned’ well defeat the salvage effort, for the ship's strong room ison the starboard quarter, and therefore on the sea bottom, with the whole broken structure of he vessel piled above it. Intrior Mass of Wreckage. To reach the strongroom it will, therefore, be necessary for the diver | to drop into the hallway in front of the dining saloon, this hallway now being a vertical shaft owing to the fact that the ship fallen over on its side. The diver must drop his lines straight through this hallway 40 feet, to the purser's quarters and door of the strongroom. The inside of the ship, the divers say, is a mass of collapsed partitions and wreckage. If the strongroom door is intact, it must be dynamited. If it has already col- lapsed under the deep sea pressure, there is a possibility that the contents of the strong room have been scatter- ed in the drifting sand below, in which case recovery will probably be im- possible. A few days ago, the final prepara- tions for entering the strongroom were completed by lashing additional ca- bles tg this part of the wreck, running them ‘straight to the sides of the sal- vage boat above. Then came a mild breeze, which rapldly increased in vio- lence, with an accompaniment of rain and mist. Waves 30 feet high pounded the little salvage boat and twisted the underwater cables and hawsers until they were hopelessly tangied. Finally the weather became &0 severe that _in self-defense Capt. Moore of the Spray insisted that they run for sheiter. The lashings were hastily thrown off onto steel buoys, in the hope that these buoys might be able to ride out the storm. If they have not done so, it will be necessary to re- locate the Merida by agaln sweeping the ocean bed until her resting place is_revealed. (Copyright. 1925. by North American News- paper Alliance.) Dawes Lands Five Fine Trout, Then Hooks His Finger Vice President, Fishing in Colorado, Drives 17 Miles for Relief. By the Assoclated Press. WAGON WHEEL GAP, Colo., July 29 —Seventeen miles from the nearest town and 7 miles from a raflroad, Vice President Dawes is enjoying his first vacation in two years. Here in the heart of the Colorado Rockies, as the guest at the camp of Col. A. B. Humpheys, the Vice Presi- dent is spending his time fishing for mountain trout in the nearby lakes and streams. He set out on a fish- ing trip on his arrival, despite a heavy rain, and came in with an even dozen rainbow and native trout, the record catch of the day. Mr. Dawes, after landing five yes- terday, hooked his finger and had to drive 17 miles to Creede to have the hook removed by a doctor. He was out casting again in the afternoon. Accompanying the Vice President are Mrs. Dawes, their children, Dana and Virginia; his secretary, E. Ross Bartley: his sister, Mrs. Harry B. Hoyt, and son, of Jacksonville, Fla. his brother, Beman G. Dawes, and wife of Columbus, Qhio, und former Sena- tor Charles Thomas and Mrs. Thomas of Denver, . : Youth Aged 19 Arrested at Nashua Will Be Questioned About Hudson, N. H., Murders. By the Associated Press. NASHUA, N. H year-old youth was heid questioning regarding the death: Helen and Georgianna Gillis, aged sis- ters, whose bodies were found last Thursday in their home at Hudson with skulls crushed The buth, drew Lefebvre of Nashua, was found vesterday at the home of relative. Fitchburg, Mass., and was brou this city early today He is a cousin of Charles Lefebvre who worked as chore boy for the Gills sisters, and who.has told conf stories since the bodies were d ered. He left his home here last w visit relatives in Fitchburg bers of his family said he left Na on Tuesday. CALVERT SCHOOL WORK T0 BE BEGUN Bell Wili Alter Plans to Cut Cost of Proposed Building to Meet Bid. July 29.—A today Although the lowest bid for the new Calvert street school was more than $8,000 in excess of the propriation, Municipal Architect Har ris will recommend that the Commis sloners let a contract by making ce taln changes in the specifications. Engineer Commissioner Bell today this course could be followed in the case of the Calvert school without lowering sut the character of the buildi city heads decided vesterday in ference with the board-of education not to make drastic changes plans_for buildings, in order to ceed immediately. Col. Bell pointed out that the on :he four schools which ha 1aid aside until December were §2 or more in excess of the appropria tions, which would mean the ficing of too many features in to get within the appropriations. The balance available for the Cal- vert street school is about $178,000, and the bid of George E. Wyne $184,700. Commissioner Bell believe changes can be made in the specifica tions to take care of this difference without materially altering the build ing. The Commissioners are await with interest the opening of bids this afternoon for the erect of the Bell School. . MANOR PARK available & treet he es der “OUTRAGED.” Shelving School Bids Brings Vigorous Protests From Pullman. A vehement protest over the of the Commissioners in scal specifications for the Calvert School in order to permit its imr ate construction, while at the time shelving the new Manor and Brightwood Park school ntil additional funds are provic Congress, was made today by E H. Pullman, president of the Manor Park Citizens’ Association. Mr. Pull man_threatened to carry his protest to the appropriations committees Congress. Declares It Outrage. “My sense of justice and fair {has been outraged by the the Commissioners,” declared M man. “What uce for the < should be sauce for the gander oo, Representatives of nine citizens’ asso ciations on Monday night, after ma- ture deliberation, recommended modi- fication of the plans for the Man Park and Brightwood Park buildings in order that the construction could be broug vithin ~the appropriation These representatives included officers of the District Public School Associa tion and the Congress of Parent-Teach- er oclations. A representative of the Fifth and Crittenden streets sec tion generally agreed with the posal, but desired that the Petwc Association, representing that munity, should separately pass on the matter. The plea of these rep: tives was rejected without a hearing, but immediately thereafter the Com missioners award a contract for the Calvert Street School by scaling the specifications. Wants An Investigation. “The refection of the bids in the case of the Manor Park School with- out making any attempt to scale the specifications and the revising of the specifications in the case of the Cal- vert street project justifies an investi- gation, in my opinion “I shall at once lodge protests with the appropriations committee of Con- gress. 1 laid our case frankly before the president of the Board of Educ tion and the District Commissioners, and the action taken by them speaks for itself. I submit the matter to the fair and impartial judgment of the public, which, in my opinion, should condemn what I consider to be the inconsistent and unfair position of the public officials concerned. play action of Pul pro th esenta BRITAIN WILL CONSIDER U. S. RUBBER PROTEST Chamberlain Tells Houghton Em- bargo on Exports Will Be Given Early Attention. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 29.—Foreign Secre- tary Chamberlain has assured United States Ambassador Houghton that immediate and serfous consideration” will be given by the British govern- ment to American views regarding the restriction of raw rubber production in British colonfes. Mr. Chamberlain gave this information to the House of Commons today, replying to a mem. ber’s question. Ambassador Houghton recently pre- sented to Mr. Chamberlain the objec- tions of American manufacturers who use raw rubber to the restriction-of- output scheme of British rubber pro- ducing colonies. ALIENS TO BE OUSTED. Panama, Warring on Communists, to Expel Undesirables. PANAMA, July 29 (#).—In view of the increasing communistic activities among the laboring classes, President Chiari has issued a decree calling for the expulsion of all undesirable aliens He has ordered the governors to begin investigations immediatel determine the elimients which deserve to be sent out of the country under the terms of the decree. — Mexico Plans Tax Unification. MEXICO CITY, July 29 (#).—The treasury department of the federal government has invited all governors of Mexican states to meet here in August to study plans for the unifica- tion of the tax systems of the various states of the republie, . | | | | o s oo soe THACMILLANIS T OF MELVILLE BA Party Passes Through lce Floes After 21 Hours of Fighting. After 21 fighting Bay, the ve have passed | | | | mes MacMillan three hours the ice Peary Smashes Way 1 b ' g |1 h Ae¥ia Wik - s | | er | n PFaiannsd ey Reports Al Well ié ik 4& Siaiaca wsala A Y |operator, e | BRYAN PAID HONGR | AS FUNERAL TRAIN SPEEDS T0 CAPITAL Avoids Cameras Widow nooga, cond cial car J. L. eral pass party | an, “divisi | panied ther BROTHER ON WAY HERF — CHICAGO. Gov. ( and his wife_and Ch: Mrs. Lord of I in Chicago for a before departing ittend Bryan. T to join his broth ington hotel pric The former gover lled that W. J in Washington fayette Hotel had been e Mr. Lord was a delegate and 1924 Democratic national ¢ tions. POPE WARNS ITALY AGAINST VIOLENCE AS FASCISTI RIOT First Page.) ar Mee rles ha be (Continued from 4 where te the presta ssoctationy . 24 i the city of Parm dent of the local V was beaten up bec ASSO tion @id not put a picture of Muss. in the clubrooms. The studio of for mer Deputy Micheli, a promineng Catholic, likewise was devastateds among others. Such incidents, mon in Italy, seem importance in view rigor toward the pr foremost papers of ne Milan Corriere Della Sie Turin Stampa, have be: warned by the author warning is the officlal 7 complete suppression dispatches recently have been delay in_transmission The Chicago Tribune correspondenty informed through the American Amas bassador that he must quit the couny try, had demanded a formal order of expulsion. It is understood the American State Department has taken measures to protect him from Fascisg { violence. inasmuch as he has previouse ly been beaten by Fascisti in the prine cipal streets of Rome. It is as yet unknown what internal § danger necessitates these exceptionaly & measures. (Copyright, 1925, by Chicago DallmdlswsCodl although long come to of the rec Two of thern Ttaly