Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1925, Page 2

TENNESSEE PLANS TOFIGHT FORLAW Peay Says Reckless Teaching | of Evolution Is Undermining Faith of Youth. By the Associ BATTLE h., August —Gov. Austin Peay of Tennessee in A stateme: announced that the State of Tennessee will em. ploy counsel from this time forward and combat every question that can be raised on appeal of the Scopes case. The governor and Mrs. Peay left this morning for ville after a six-week rest here “What the effect of the evolution trial at Dayton will be in the long run is for the future,” the governor said. “Surely it will cause a more widespread investigation of the whole theory evolution that will go long way to clarify the atmosphere Se Hore o a ng Situation. “The reckless teaching of a subject which has been carried on until now, and going uncorrected and undigested, has been steadily making agnostics nd unbelicvers among our youth in hocking numbers. “Ours from the beginning has been a Christian natic Its doom is seal ed and its descent toward oblivion well begun whenever we embrace in: fidelity and agnosticism as a people. The story writel nd sensation mongers who crowded Dayton during the trial as they were having a Roman holiday made great sport of t and some of them were bitterly un- and unkind to the people whose spitality they accepted and of whose noble qualities they knew lttle or nothing “The is they were among a ar seeing and thinking people who ve nb superiors in natural intelli- e and excellent qualities in the cle; b Believe in Bible. The people of Tennessee, Gov. Peay said, know that evolution Is, and in the v v e of things must al- ways remain, a speculation and a theory. They believe that the Bible is the revealed and inspired word of the Creator of all things, and are un willing for their children to be taught the contrary The governor Federal question said that there is no the Scopes case. “Tennessee is a sovereign State and except as forbidden by the Federal “onsti bsolut and exclu- law, when properly »its in our schools the remains to be seen. s its teaching as a should permit that would not schools and her States, meddiers ho undertake to tell own schools, she tention.” the methods of i and from elsewhere her how to run will give them APPEAL IS STARTED. he By the Associated CHATTANOOGA,. Tenn., August 5 ~—Two petitions, both of which pre- Yiously have been refused, today com: prised the straw by which defense at- orney: hoped to tow Tennessee's anti-evolution test cases into the Fed eral courts If they are decl Court which the directed the ple: into Such an appeal t from ed in the District now are being an be made and n open_road preme Court per ible plea for a tem g order from tter Prospect Seen. petition, by vir velopment. claim est, defense prospect which vet Scopes’ petition, e with at upon lea was based, ed attorney was in esterday hich ame of Rob County is ap. beyance un- other tax The Wil s denied at Cookeville. | ide in behalf of Wil “all other tax- It ttorneys reing the anti-evo. grounds that it is t h the Constitution of d States and the property taxpayers of the State their money for *“un rposes ound of objection would be that the ff have the right th of evolution,” under the anti- the BALL POOL DRAGNET LANDS TWO IN TOILS ON HANDBOOK CHARGE (Continued from First Page.) promoters, keeps the A unending trail for inds” behind the ipre- which is drawing 30,000 weekly from the pockets le Washingtonians. Thy campalzn will be carried on unrelentlessly, CCommissioner Fen- ning promises, until the Capital has been rid of ngwest gambling evil Prosecution of those caught drive probably will not be undertaken until the return of Assistant Corpora tion Counsel Ralph Given, who is now on hi; rcation. Mr. Given has taken an active interest in the war on the bell pools and has given considerable time to a study of the lotter in the Di: ict code, on whi base his prosecution CHINESE TREATIES . FROM ARMS PARLEY PUT INTO EFFECT (Continued First Page) have not selections. wtion of the customs com- mission is considered by the American Government to be an important step toward carrying out its poli which is aimed to rehabilitate the Far East- ern nation. In addition the administration ex- pects an early fund agreement among the powers signatory to the treaties, Jooking to the appointment of a com- mission to study the question of ex- traterritorial rights in China, which have been strenuously objected to by Chinese in the recent disturbances in various parts of that country. The extraterritorial commission is not provided for in the treaties signed to day, but is approved in a resolution adopted by representatives of the puwers, as yet an- Judge | 1t of the tax- | in the | HARRY F. BYRD, Who defeated G. Walter Mapp in yesterday’s Democratic primary in Virginia by majority which may reach 35,000. RUN FULL TICKET Convention at Roanoke Next Month Holds Two Promises for Governorship. Special Dispatch to The Star. RICHMOND, Va., August 5—With the Democratic nominations for State offices completed, the Republicans are expected to put a complete ticket in the fleld when the convention meets in the city of Roanoke one month from today. Several weeks ago the announce- ment was made that Col. James S. Browning of Tazewell would seek the nomination as governor. Reports from Norfolk say H. H. Rumble, an attor- ney of that city, has said that if the nomination were given to him he would accept. Former Representative C. Bascom Slemp is again refusing to consider the candidacy. D! ATES ARE NAMED. Spotsylvania County RepudBeans Favor Slemp. spatch to The Star 3 CKSBURG, Va., August ~—Spotsylvania County Republicans met in a mass meeting yesterday and elected delegates to the State conven- tion at Roanoke. They are M. L. Blaydes, Miley Hardenburg, P. R. Hairfield, L. H. McGhee, S. P. Powell, E. D. Lewis. The meeting also adopted { resolutions indorsing R. L. Gaymes, independent, as candidate for the Leg- islature from Spotsylvania - County and the City of Fredericksburg. C. | Bascom Slemp was the choice of the meeting as Republican candidate for governor and resolutions to this ef- fect were adopted. BYRD HAS MAJORITY OF 35,000 IN VIRGINIA PRIMARY, VOTE INDICATES (Continued from First Page.) State treasurer, received while his opponent, ceived but 202 1,257 votes, Willlams, re- There were no local | contests, but the vote was a sweep- ing victory for the’ local machine, under the direction of William P. | Woolls, and is belleved to reflect a {wet sentiment i ARLINGTON VOTE CLOSE. 696 to 675 Complete Count in Gov- ernorship Contest. Special Dispatch to The Star. | CLARENDON, Va., August 5.—By |a scant majority of 21 votes Harry F. Byrd, candidate for governor, carried Arlington County ower his opponent, G. Walter Mapp, in the Democratic primary vesterday. Byrd received 696 votes of the 1,371 cast, and Mapp re- {ceived 6 The contest for the count: {the House of Delegates was close be- {tween Charles T. Jesse, incumbent, and L. Garland Kendrick, the former finishing with & lead of 18 votes.. There were only three contests for membership on the county Democra- tic committee, although i0 members were elected. By 143 to 37, Emery N. Hosmer won Arlington district’s place {on the committee from Mrs. Florence 3. Cannon. Mrs. Harry A. Fellows | defeated William W. Rucker by a vote of 31 to 21 in East Falls Church pre- cinet. Virginia Highlands gave J. W. Clayton 33 to 10 over James Burke. Others elected are: William L. Bragg, Clarendon precinct; R. Bleakley James, Rosslyn precinct; John L. Milstead, Carn precinct: F. F. Chew, Glencar- lyn precinct; Walter U. Varney, Del Ray precinct, and John T. Lyons, Ballston precinct The vote for State offices, including governor, attorney general and treas- urer, follows: Cherrydale—Governor, Byrd, 64; Mapp, 125; attorney general, John R. Saunders, 158; Marvin Smithey, 23; treasurer, A. H. Williams, 111; John M. Purcell, 66. Rosslyn—Byrd, 58; Mapp, 60: Saunders, 86; Smithey, 29; Williams, 73; Purcell, 41. Clarendon—F s seat in d, 180; Mapp, 137; Saunders, 252; Smithey, 59; Williams, 153; Purcell, 165. Arlington—Byrd, 107; Saunders, 139, Smithy, liams, 61; Purcell, 112. Ballston—Byrd, 5 Saunders, 142; Smithey, Purcell, yn—Byrd, Mapp, 33; 7: Wil 137; Wil- Mapp, 33; 25; Mapp. 17; saunders, Smithey, 33; Williams, 20; Purcell, 16 Del Ray—Byrd, 155; saunders, 161; Smithey, llams, 74; Purcell, 115. Carn School—Byrd, 1 Saunders, Smithey 12: Purcell, 1. ast Falls Church—Byrd, 15;: Mapp, 37: Saunders, 36: Smithey, 13; Wil- liams, 22; Purcell, 26. Virginia _ Highlands—Byrd, Mapp, 13; Saunders, 35; Smithey, 5; Williams, 22; Purcell, 18. The vote by precincts for House of Delegates follows: Cherrydale—Jesse, 101; Kendricks, 82. Rosslyn—Jesse, 47, Kendrick, 68. Clarendon—Jesse, 148; Kendrick, 146. Arlington—Jesse, 81; Kendrick, 80. Ballston—Jesse, 41; Kendrick, 142. Glencarlyn—Jesse, 19; Kendrick, 21. Del Ray—Jesse, 143; Kendrick, 53. Carn—Jesse, 18; Kendrick, 12. East Falls Church—Jesse, 37; Kendrick, 9. Virginia Highlands—Jesse, 18; Kend: rick, 22. A MAPP WINS DANVILLE. Mapp, 41; Wil- Mapp, 21; Williams, 29; Majority Over Byrd in Gubernatorial Race Is 277 Votes. Special Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., August 5—Dan- ville gave Senator Mapp a 277-vote majority in yesterday's primary. The fifth district will give Byrd a majority of between 400 and 500. Of the eight countles in the district Charlotte alone went for Mapp. giving him a 27-vote lead, with one precinct missing. T C. OF C. AGAINHITS HEADLEY DEMOTION Commissioners’ -Reply Held Unsatisfactory, But Case * Is Left Closed. Maintaining that its previous reso- lution asking a hearing for former In- spector Headley in regard to his de- motion was in the interest of justice, and that thé board still belleves the “summary action to be unjust and un- fair,” the board of directors of the Washington Chamber of Commerce, in a letter to the Commissioners to- day, indicated that the Commissioners’ reply to its resolution was not satis- factory, and declared that the cham- ber reserved the right to criticize and question apy apparent unfairness or injustice to any citizen. The letter was sent today following a meeting of the board of directors of the chamber last night. At this meet- ing the reply of the Commissioners to their original resolution was consid- ered. The majority of the board felt that the Commissioners had misunder- stood the resolution. They pointed out that they do not question the right of the Commissioners to make changes when for the good of the service, but that their resolution was predicated upon the demotion from inspector to ?vmln and not a mere change of uty. Reply Unsatistactory. The board clearly indicated last night that it could see that the de- motion of former Inspector Headley was a closed matter, and it felt at the same time that the dignity of the chamber required that it could not ac- cept the Commissioners' communica- tion as satisfactory. There will be no effort, however, on the part of the organization to urge the reopening of the case. The Commissioners in substance told the chamber in their reply to the original resolution that former In- spector Headley’s case had been given unusual consideration, that & public hearing would not be compatible with public good and that the proper conduct of the trafic department re- quired his being changed. Considerable debate was held on the Commissioners’ reply, and the vote to send the communication written today was 11 to 4. Harry King, Robert N. Harper, Charles W. Darr and John A. Eckert spoke against the manner in which former Inspector Headley was demoted. Text of Chamber’s Letter. The letter sent today to the Com- missioners reads as follows am directed by the board of di- rectors of the Washington Chamber of Commerce to acknowledge the re- ceipt of your letter of July 10, 1925, intended by you as an answer to their communication of July 8, 1925, in re the demotion of Inspector Headley. “Your letter was brought to the attentlon of the board on Tuesday eve- ning, August 4, which was the first meeting of the board since its receipt and the first opportunity for its con- sideration. “The board does not question your responsibility for the administration of the affairs of the District, and your legal right to change the as- signments of members of the Police and other departments when such changes seem to be for the good of the service, and the board is in hearty accord with such actlon. “The question raised, however, by the board of directors is not that of a change in assignment or duty, but demotion without apparent notice or warning. The board believes such summary action to be unjust and un- fair. If a public hearing is not war- ranted, the officer in question should at least have been advised of the pro- posed action and given an opportunity to speak for himself. “The board believed that its resolu- |tion was in the interest of justice, and its action in the adoption of the same, as well as the authorization of this letter, is, with all due respect to vour honorable body, being sub- mitted in the endeavor to right what seemed to the board of directors to be a grievous wrong. “The board assures your honorable |body of its purpose, now as in the past, to support your administration of District affairs, while reserving the right to criticize and question any apparent unfairness or injustice to any citizen.” Bryan Paid Tribute. Tributes were pald to the late Wil- llam Jennings Bryan and the follow- ing committee was appointed by President Lloyd of the chamber to draw up resolutions to be presented at the next full meeting of the cham- ber and to be sent to Mrs. Bryan, A committee consisting of Ivan C. Weld, A. E. Seymour and Charles W. Darr was appointed to discuss with the Commissioners the condition of | Twelfth street between B northwest and Water streets southwest. This | street, it was said, is almost impossible for use by the trucks that bring pro- { ducts to the market from the freight (yards. The board voted to assume the deficit in regard to the Col. Harper dinner, and will later consider the possibility of an annual outing at the Congressional Country Club some time in September. BRITISH WAR HERO AND FRENCH GIRL FAIL IN CHANNEL (Continued from First Page.) Service order for his famous exploit during the Gallipoli campaign. One night he swam from a British 'de- stroyer four miles to the shore and 1it flares which illuminated the Turk- ish trenches and facilitated landing operations of the British forces. FRENCH GIRL LOSES. Numbed by Cold When Mile and Quarter From Goal. CALAIS, France, August 5 (#).— The English channel remains uncon- quered by woman. The icy water, which has numbed so many swimmers, last night halted Mlle. Jane Sion of France when within one and one- quarter miles of her goal onsthe English_coast. Mile. Sion was in the water 13 hours and 30 minutes. She made a gallant effort and came closer to success than any woman who ever tried to nego- tiate the treacherous 21 miles of the channel between Cape Gris-Nez and Dover. In addition to establishing a record for immersion by women, she came closer to the English shore than any other of the several women who have tried to swim across the channel frém France to England. Miss Lillian Har- rison of Argentina, who a fortnight ago made her third unsuccessful at- tempt to swim from Cape Gris-Nez to Dover, was compelled to leave the water because of the cold when five miles from the goal. That cold and not fatigue was re- sponsible for the failure of the strong, powerful French girl was evidenced by the fact that after climbing aboard the tug which accompanied her, and being rubbed down, she showed no ill effects from her efforts. Mlle. Sion plunged into’ the water at iCape Gris-Nez at 8:10 o'clock in the HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 192¢ Dy MAY BECOME A WILSON MEMORIAL Harrrs-ENING, Upper: Front view of the Wilson home, 2340 S street northwest, and the rear view of the residence (below). "DESTROYED IN FIRE Son Accused of Murder Confessed Killing His Father, Nebraska Officers Say. By the Associated Press. LINCOLN, Nebr., August 5.—Adolph | Smetak, 22.year-old farmer youth, was being held today pending -probable charges of first-degree murder. Smetak, county officers say, confessed last night that he had killed his father, John Smetak, 67, and had thrown the body in a well on their farm near Wapoo The body was found by county offi- cers Tuesday and placed in a tool- house in the Wapoo Cemetery await- ing burial. Late last night, however, the building was mysteriously and the body was burned almost be- yond recognition. : The elder Smetak disappeared March 12 and the son told neighbors that he had gone to Europe. Neighbors and county authorities accepted the ex- planation temporarily, but later be gan to; doubt. Tuesday county officials came to the farm with a liquor search warrant and found the body. Confronted with the body, the young man confessed, the county at- torney said, that he and his father quarreled and that he had struck the elder man on the head with a ham- mer and dumped the body in the well. morning under good weather condi- tions. The channel, which for a week previously had been tossing itself about in the throes of heavy seas, was unusually calm. Throughout a dull cloudy day she swam with steady stroke, but after sundown, when near the English shore, a heavy fog and westerly winds, with . some rain, brought the temperature of the water down to 12 degrees centigrade, or a little more than 53 degrees Fahrenheit. Determined to accomplish the diffi- cult feat, her courage did not fail, despite the difficulties offered by the perverse tides and the cold water. About 9 p.m., however, she began to feel numbness from the cold and at 9:40 p.m., she was taken aboard the tug, which brought her back to France. Slow Speed Was Handicap. The lack of speed of the French girl is held to have been a contribut- ing factor in the non-success of her swim, as she was caught by outgoing tides three miles closer to the French shores than had been mapped out by ! the schedule. Had she been able to swim 9 miles in the first 4 hours, as was the intentlon, the experts say she would have touched the English shore about 10 o'clock last night. From their observation of Mile. Ston's attempt, close followers of these trials for yeass say that given condi- tions similar to those which attended yesterday’'s swim, and with the water just a little warmer, Miss Gertrude Ederle, the American girl swimmer, who is walting an opportunity to essay the channel swim, will succeed Jabez Wolfe, who is training Miss ‘Ederle, believes that after 4 hours’ swimming she will be nearer 10 miles out than 9. WATCH MISS EDERLE. Many Swimmers Interested in Ameri- can Girl's Training, BOULOGNE, France, August 5 (#). —A large number of swimmers gath- ered-on Cape Gris-Nez beach -today when Gertrude Ederle of the United States, who will attempt to swim the English Channel next week end, took her usual morning dip. Miss Lillian Harrison of the Argentine, who is plan- ning to make the same attempt, and Ispach Helmy of Egypt, swam with her. Miss Ederle’s condition appeared 1o be excellent. | the Marylanad fired | BODY OF SLAIN MAN | PRISON FIRE GIVES BALTIMORE THRILL FORD IS AWARDED | 200°USELESS'SHIPS Some to Be Cargo Carriers. Sale for $1,706,000 Op- posed by Benson. By the Associated Press. The Shipping Board has consum- mated a deal for disposal of the major block of the idle ships of the Govern- ment's war-bullt fleet with the sale of 200 such vessels to Henry Ford, chiefly for scrapping. Award of the ships to Mr. Ford on his bid of $1,706,000, as recommended by President Palmer of the Fleet Cor- paration, was voted by the board yes- terday, 4 to 1, with Commissioner Ben son adhering to his opposition to the ship-scrapping palicy by casting the only negative ballot. Chairman O'Con- nor was joined by Commissioners Lissner, Haney and Hill, in voting for the award, while Commissioners Thompson and Plummer were absent when the vote was taken. Most of the ships will be broken up for junk, but it is understood to be Mr. Ford's intention to convert a few of them to Diesel engine propul- | sion for use in overseas transport of the products of his own plants. This, as well as the expected retention of some of the ship engines and equip ment for use in his plants, are both permitted under the advertised bids. Bid on Second Call. Mr. Ford's offer, the highest sub- nitted, was received when the board made a second call for bids, opened July 6, and after the previous high bid of 1,370,000, submitted by the Bos- ton Iron and Metal Co. of Baltimore in the first opening on June 30, had been withdrawn at the second call In: a statement announcing the award, Chairman O'Connor declared that with the scrapping of “useless” ships thus put under way the board would return with renewed vigor to the task of finding American buyers for the Government's active fleet. He expressed conviction that American common sense had definitely defeated the “propaganda of foreign ship own- against an American merchant marine. Recalling his visits to Detroit to in- terest Mr. Ford in the purchase of Government ships, Mr. O'Connor said the manufacturer's “announcement that he proposes to buy ships and make a bid for ocean trade fs most welcome news,” the importance of which can be “measured only by the scale and success of his operations Cost U. 8. $100,000,000. The 200 ships to be scrapped were constructed during the war emergency at an estimated cost of over $100,000, 000. Of all-steel construction and averaging between 6.000 and 8,000 tons, the cost ranged from $500,000 to $750,000 each. Since the war the ships have been tied up idle, but an effort has been made to keep them in condition through close supervision and frequent repairing. A majority are of the laker type. Chairman O’Connor believes at least 200 other icle ships should be sold for scrapping, but the board has adopted no policy in that regard. - FINAL COAL BREAK ; TODAY IS LOOMING; BOTH GROUPS MEET +Continued from First Page.) Firemen and Police Rushed Out as Penitentiary Inmates Are Held at-Gun Point. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., August 5.—All downtown firefighting apparatus and a heavy police guard were rushed to penitentiary here at noon today to fight a three-alarm fire which attacked the prison shops be- tween the penitentiary and city jail. The fire started in the furniture factory, in the rear of the prisoners’ dormitory next to the city jail. From within the walls came the word that there was no disorder among the prisoners and that guards were ready to halt by gunfire any attempt by prisoners to take ad vantage of the emergency. AUTO KILLS WOMAN, 85. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., August 5 wildered by many automobiles, Alice H. Koester, 85 vears old, a mem- ber of a ploneer family of Frederick, was run down by an automobile last evening while returning from the home of a neighbor, and died a few minutes later of her injuries. A sister, Miss Arabelle Faubel, 90 years old, a few weeks ago, fell while walking in her room, sustaining a fractured hip. She is at the Frederick City Hospital and not expected to re- cover. Charles C. Biser, 55, driver of the automobile, was exonerated of blame, following an investigation by Sheriff Ingomar W. Albaugh and Justice Sherman P. Bowers. It was said that the woman, after having gotten half way across the street, turned back, walking directly in the path of danger. —Be- Mrs. | out indicating what action, if any, the Government would take if suspension of mining operations on September 1 becomes a certainty. Indications are that the President sees no necessity for immediate action on the part of the administration. He is still hopeful that an agreement on wages still will be reached. A comprehensive report of the At lantic v negotiations, which ter. minated suddenly yesterday, has been telegraphed to Mr. Coolidge by De- partment of Labor observers. It is understood the President has request- ed all data bearing on the situation forwarded to him from Washington and Atlantic City and it is not un- likely that during the coming fort- night he will seek the advice of Sec- retary Hoover and other officials in whom he has confidence as to a policy to be pursued. EXPECT STRIKE ORDER. Observers Look for Repetition of Situation in 1923. PHILADELPHIA, August 5 (#)- With the breaking off in Atlantic City of the anthracite wage negotiations those in close touch with the situa- tion express the belief that a suspen sion of hard coal operations would be ordered by officials of the United Mine Workers upon the expiration of the present wage agreement August 31, unless there is intervention. The situation is virtually the same as in 1923, when, after the wage nego- tiations in Atlantic City had failed, a suspension was ordered and re: mained in effect until Gov. Pinchot in- tervened. Both sides then agreed to arbitration, and as a result the mine workers received a 10 per cent wage increase. The demands of the miners, formu- lated at their tridistrict convention in Scranton early in July, are stmilar to those submitted to the operators two years ago. They include a 10 per cent increase in wages for ton- TAKE THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE COACH The de luxe motor coach service BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND BALTIMORE LEAVING WASHINGTON Willard Hotel Main 4420 DAILY AND SUNDAY @ M. BAL 10:00 00 PM. 12:00 PIM. Fare $1,50 One Way' Washington and Beltsville Washington and Ammendale 5 63 Washington and Laurel. . a5 Leaving Washington The Willard Hotel Main 4420 For Annapolis Daily and Sunday 9:00 & 5:18 P. 1:00 P 11:00 P Washington and Forestville Washington and Centerville. .$0.50 50 Distinctive Trips for Either Business or Pleasure " CLEAN—COMFORTABLE—SAFE FARE“BETWEEN BETWEEN WASHINGTON AND ANNAPOLIS FARE $1.50 ONE WAY FARE BETWEEN LEAVING BALTIMORE Southern Hotel Calvert 1600 DAILY AND SUNDAY For Washington AM. 12 Noo AM M. Waghington and Jessup or Ravage. . : Washington and Elk Ridge. Leaving Annapol Carvel Hall For Washington Daily and Sunday Washington and Marlboro Washington Mount Zi vashington and South Rive The Washington Motor Coach Co., Inc. Night Plane Test To Be Held if Rain Doesn’t Interfere Unless it is raining at the time set for the night-flying seaplane ex hibition tonight off Hains' Point, the | demonstration will be carried out as | planned, Lieut. George T. Cuddihy, executive officer of the Naval Alr Station at Anacostla, announced to- day. At 8:15 o'clock several sea- planes and flying boats are to test out the 500,000.000 BBT floodlight now in use by the air mail for its practicability of illuminating areas of water for night flying. Rain, Lieut. Cuddihy explained, will not prevent the seaplanes from fly- | ing, but inasmuch as the demonstr tion is to be held in full view of the| public, it is felt there would not be | a verv large audience in Potomac Park if inclement weather prevailed. RIFF PEAGE TERMS DENIED BY FRANCE Details of Offer Setting Mo- roccan Boundaries Scouted in Paris. By the Associated Press PARIS, August 5.—The foreign| office denied the authenticity of an | account published in Paris this morn ; Ing of peace terms alleged to have | been offered to Abd-el-Krim, the rebel Morocean chieftain, by France and | ain. The alleged terms included administrative autonomy for the Riff, Abd-el-Krim's recognition of the spiritual authority of the Sultan of Moroceo, and purported to set bound- aries for the RIff state. nl officlal circles here the account published is attributed to the Riffian leader himself. Officials admit that the alleged terms are correct as re gards an offer of autonomy to the Riff, but the frontiers outlined in the account as well as conditions relative to the Riff army are declared to be either imaginary or propaganda. Italy Watching Developments. At the Quai d'Orsay it wi aid that Abd-el Krim's maneuvers already have provoked a statement from Rome that Italy is closely watching developments | with a view eventually to demanding compensation if the status of Morocco as fixed by the Algeciras conference of 1906 is modified. The terms of the alleged offer, exe- cution of which would be placed un- der the control of the League of Na- tions, are outlined by the correspond- ent of the Matin at Tetuan, Spanish M ] follows: First, that Adb-el-Krim recognize the_spiritual authority of the Sultan of Morocco and his successors; Second, that France and Spain rec- ognize the administrative autonomy of the Riff territory: Third, that the RIff state will be allowed a sufficient police force to maintain order, this force to be offi- MACMILLAN PARTY PLANES GET TEST Byrd Well Satisfied With Re- sults—Pigeons Scared by Garb of Eskimos. By the Associated Press With all its 2 the one and illan being to a height of & over great glaciers Describing the Byrd, commandi of the exped! radio message to the feet NA- and recor d Benne 00 feet and ter aved perf E: Geld of ice 15 miles (probably ( Alex stretches entirely acr to the north of us. cold but ountered s from the Flew Over Glaciers. “On return flew v land's gre: eral miles g a tremendc i and tied All three of Gree join nm buoys. “The accomplishn in three day: the four mech: They have be “Tomo tests and housed on They ha of the E thinking animals. It w before a start c first base. Pear: radio tick from Bellev Columbia) nightly wi accuracy. It is understood to be the in of the expedition n to est base on Ellesmere Island, acr: Greenland about half was Thomas Hubbard, in Axel Island, where the advance will be located, overiook polar sea. DENIES ASSAULTING WINNER IN DICE GAME H. G. Hanford, Sued After Trouble on Booster Trip, Claims Sim- mons Kept $2,000. to Hei Henry cered by the French. e Zones Given Spain. Fourth, that the enlarged zones of Ceuta and Melilla become the abso- lute property of Spain. Fifth, that the Riff state shall be contained within the following beun- daries: On the west, a line passing not less than 12 miles east of the Tangier-Fez Railroad, on the south by the courses of the Rivers Ourgha and Lukkos, which would be joined | by an imaginary line. Sixth, that the coast zone between the Atlantic and the aforementioned line east of the railroad and the Lukkos to the south be either re- turned to the Tangier zone or divided between Tangier, which would take| the northern half, and the French| zone, to take the southern half. Bulgar Munitions Explode. PARIS, August 5 (#).—The ex plosion of a munitions dump near Plevna, about 75 miles northeast of Sofia, is reported in a dispatch to the Matin from the Bulgarian capital. There were several casualties. The explosion was caused by a fire, result- ing from spontaneous combustion nage men, with an additional $1 a da for day workers, a two-year contract and “complete union recognition,” de- scribed as another way of sayin check-off,” by which the workers' | union dues would be collected by the employers. The major demands were supple- | mented by a number of others. | Among them was a demand for a five day work week “to permit the work- ing of the usual average number of days per year to eliminate the hap- hazard system of enforced idleness o different days, as is now the practice t present there are approximately 158,000 men and boys employed in the hard coal fields. Various estimates have been made of the supply of coal | above ground. These range from a tonnage sufficent to supply. all con- sumers from one to six months. No away from him that he had not the games of g0 had not been victimized by mons and h! are said to hiring at $1.50 per a: selected by mem) tion and certain othe played to act w Sim- out | covering The other mem tee, who were joi ford, filed similar Keene and when to re he first Simmo 1 the mone the u: 'shoot his w and would not 8 of the money he had won i then victims on! back, and Simmo tarily turned over a money which he had his person and stateroom. Hanf llef that the money “fil on the trip, but took with landing in Washington as $2,000. Woman Executed in Ireland. DUBLIN, Augt y event in Ireland—the executi woman—took place in Mc on this mo: Michael T the murder of at Limerick. Walsh’s husband ot was a relative official figures have been given out. of the victim HOW TO AVOID AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS Slow down —when you approach a street intersection—no matter who has the right o f way. That's one way to make the- streets safe for humanity. 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