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- WEATHER. (D Fair cloudy, . S. Weather Bureau tonight; Temperatures—Highest, today; lowest, 65, at § a. Full report on page 7. tomorrow probably thundershowers at night; little change in temperature. t.) partly Forec: . 82, at noon .m. today. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 16 No. 29,68 B post _office, Wa Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. 0,000 WILL MARCH IN SHOUR PARADE OF KLAN, SAY HEADS, Headquarters Ends Secrecy as Vanguard Pours Into City in Caravans. PROCESSION, 16 ABREAST, TO LAST TiLL MIDNIGHT Ceremonies to Be Held at Monu- ment and Arlington—80-Foot Cross to Be Burned. Abande ng their characteristic crec the guard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan poured into the Capital. Klan headquaiters estimated that on the basis of latest | reports 50,000 robed members of the order would march up Penns avenue tomorrow afternoon. v ¥ var { decked From Far Boldly bent on the common errand of giving the Nation's Capital its first glimpse of the heretofore “invisible " there moved today over vir- ¢ ‘every principal highway lead- ing here from the four points of the compass, a seemingly endless proces- sion of dusty, flag-decorated automo- |biles bearing countless hosts of men, women and children of the Ku Klux Klan. With the overnight influx of the 100 per cent caravans arose a seri- ous problem of parking that soon over- {whelmed the Government's own tour- {ists’ camp in Potomac Park and re- points in and out of the District of large “mushroom’ camps. At the same time the city's thor- oughfares rapidly became filled with hundreds of visiting automobfles, many bearing the strange passwords and insignia of the Kian, others be- with silken American flags and all having out-of-town license tags |that told of journevs as far as from El Paso, Tex nbreast, the marchers will require | from 3 o'clock until, midnight to pass| a given point, it was stated. | Meanwhile, dust-covered motor cara- | ned with the Klan greet- | came into the District | all the principal | Other delegations arrived | intermittently highways. on regular trains, flaunting the ban- | ners of the organization to a more ! or less mystified public. | With the Police Department on the outlook for any dis of open an-| tagonism which might lead to dis-| order, Capt. Thomas L. Avaunt, lead over ant, were precinct and held They had been dis- | ets in the downtown district, leaving many of them in ed automobiles, asking that the ade tomorrow be stopped. After questioning the pair for several hours the police released them without placing any ch Otherwise every- thing was peaceful. tributing pampl Bring Families Along. The advance guard of the Klansmen were not alone. Virtually all of them brought their families. There was nothing mysterious about their move- ments—they were Klansmen and| wanted the public to know it. Klan headuarters, which were hastily moved from their cramped suite in the International Building to | more commodious rooms in the Wil | lard Hotel as hundreds of members o the hooded order reported to the offi cers for information, could not fur- nish estimateof_the number al- ready in the Capital. Camping grounds of the motor caravans, al- ready overflowing, and the scores of machines Dearing the Klan inslgnia on the str indicate that probably more than 000 came in today to visit the points of historical interest | before joining the procession tomor- row The full force of the multitudes ad vancing into the city will not be re- flected impressively on the Capital, however, until tomorrow noon, when the last of the special Klan trains is scheduled to pull into the Union Sta- | tion. By that time those at Klan headquarters confidently expect more than 150,000 visitors. All of them will not take part in the parade, and Children to March. Women While K lice about a week than 5,000 would march, they expr lan officials assured the po- o that not more be in the line of ssed the opinion to- day that this nur would be swelled | to at least 5 The procession will include women and children, as well | men, all in re with _their lifted in accordance with the f the Police Department. \breast, these ‘hooded | nd their wives and children down Pennsylvania avenue Monument, at the foot of the Sylvan Theater, parade will end with a This vast throng of un-| drilled rchers, those in charge of arrangement t out, probably will | take about nine hours to pass a given point. In other words, they do not | de to end much before s promptly at 3| visoy orders Sixtee knights will marc from Peace the ( where is scheduled ate preparations _have been made for omfort and protection | of those | form the grotesque processi of motor trucl Toaded with ice and other cool i shments, will be stationed at | points along the line of the men, women and chil- come fatigued. Tall Texas 1 of the order, will o'clock nt march dren whe ran patrol the b Other Events on Program. nlef event on the 'here are numerous however, to keep the visiting Klansmen occupied almost continuously until Sunday midnight. A service will be held at the Sylvan | Theater at the conclusion of the pro- | o There will be speeches by visiting grand dragons and other high officials in tion, as weli as music by ds. ~ Stmulta- | neously there w a demonstration { in the Arlin horse show grounds | at the Virgmia end of Highway | Bridge. The program for Sunday contem- plates a brief religious service in the | horse show grounds at 10 o'clock, after | which the klansmen will go to Arling- ton Cemetery and place a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldler. Ru- | mor has it that a service also will be held over the grave of the late Wil- liam Jennings Bryan, said to have heen one of the first prominent figures in the Nation to join the hooded order. Klan leaders would neither deny or | affirm this report Cross to Be 80 Feet High. The final and probably the most spectacular .event on the Klan pro- sram is a mammoth open-air religious service in the horse show grounds. At this time it is plannéd to burn what is expected to be the highest fiery cross that has ever been seen since the origin of the Klan. It will stand more than 80 feet out of the ground, while the cross will be 30 feet wide. Amplifiers will be scattered through- the horse show grounds so that ev feature of the service will be carried to the throngs, who are unable 10 cro’ about the speaker’s platform. The giant tree from which the fiery been made came from the s of Virginia and now is un- der a heavy guard in Arlington Coun- ty, Va. It will not be placed in a ten- foot pit in the horse show grounds for (Continued on Page 2, subsidi ssion | Boy, | night, {of the pastor's room, apparently to { investigate the shot that killed her | rifle against hen temple as she lay on ja.m., after a physician had found him { had WOUNDS MOTHER 17, Said to Admit Shooting of His Parents. Overstudy Blamed. By the Associated Press. PARKERSBURG, Towa, August 7.— ‘Warren Vandervoort, 17, today con- fessed that he shot and killed his father, Rev. R. J. Vandervoort, Metho- dist Episcopal minister, here last Marshal James Mitchell an- nounced today. The youth also admitted, the mar- shal said, that he shot his mother when she appeared in the doorway | husband. Then he followed her into a bedroom and shot her again. Refusing to give any reason for the shooting untll he dictates a formal confession, young Vandervoort told officers, they sald, how he had killed his father by placing his repeating | rifie within four inches of the elder man’s head, and then shot his mother as she rushed to the doorway. He said he fired the second shot into his mother's head by placing the the floer. - Accused by Mother. Mrs. Vandervoort's only words since she was found about 2:30 a.m. in the bed to which she had dragged herself after the shooting have been a moaned “Warren, he did it, he did it.” Young Vandervoort was taken into custody at Reinbeck, Iowa, about 2 in the Vandervoort automobile, which gone off the slippery highway about two miles from town. The boy told the physician “some one” had shot his parents and that the mur- dered then had forced him to take the family cag and help the killer es- cape. The physician_immediately notified Marshal Mitchell. Mitchell, “accom- panied by James Spain, mayor, went to the Vandervoort residence and found the body of the minister in the hallway before his bedroora door and the mother unconscious on the bed. Mental Collapse Blamed. Residents said they believed the £ Foenino WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ed in the springing up at various | WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1925—TWEN'1'S?-FOUR PAGES. 'FLAG-BEDECKED KLAN CARAVANS POUR INTO CITY FOR CEREMONY Tourist Camp Soon Overwhelmed by Visitors Boldly Proclaiming Membership—Cars Come and Wide. sented itself to the casual stroller in the camp in Potomac Park today. More flags fluttered from cars and tents than ever were noticed before. Here and there were more unmistak- abl reminders of the mission on which the strangers had come. On the ridge pole of one tent was nailed a foothigh flaming cross, painted bright crimson. Nearby was another tent across which had been i flung a six-foot banner with the in- | scription “K. K." The tent be- longed to a group of men who an- nounced they were members of the Klan and were not ashamed of it. Their expensive sedan, parked a few feet away, bore an Ohio license plate and a sign marked ‘“Marion, Ohio.’ Inscribed on many of the cars were | symbols or gréetings of the white- robed order. “KIGY" was a popular insignia. It was the klansman's way of saying “howdy” to a fellow mem- ber. ‘Other cars had “AKIA” written |on them in chalk or with paint. This | (Continued on Page 2, Column 8) CLEVELAND BEATS ATHLETICS, 1070 4 Gets 14 Hits Off Quinn in First Game of Double- Header. Special Dispatch to The Star. SHIBE PARK, Philadelphia, August 7.—Cleveland dealt another crushing blow to the Athletics' pennant hopes when they captured the first game of the double-header, this afternoon by a score of 10 to 4. If the Macks lose the second game well and the Griff's beat Browns, then Buck Harris' men will be in first place tonight. The Athletics' fielding and pitching was slovenly. Mental and physical breaks on the part of his support ruined Quinn's pitching. He was hit hard with men on bases and in the eighth inning was succeeded by Heimach. The Athletics assailed Garland Buckeye, the fat southpaw for two runs in the first inning, but after that as Twenty-five thousand were in the stands by the time the first game was completed. FIRST INNING. CLEVELAND—Dykes threw out Jamieson. McNulty beat out a bunt toward first. Speaker struck out. Simmons made a fine running catch of J. Sewell's short fly to right. No runs. ATHLETICS—Dykes tripled to cen- ter. Lamar singled to right, scoring Dykes. McNulty fumbled and Lamar reached second. Welch sacrificed, Myatt to Burns. Simmons singled to left scoring Lamar. Hale flied to Me- Nulty. Jamieson went back to the wall in left for Miller's fly. Two runs. SECOND INNING. CLEVELAND—Burns was safe when Hale fumbled his roller. Spur- geon's grounder topk a bad hop, and it went for a single past Dykes. Lutzke heat out a bunt toward first, and Burns scored when,Cochrane tried to feld the play and Quinn failed to cover the plate. Myatt was called out on strikes. Ruckeye forced Spurgeon, Quinn to Hale. + Jamleson singled to center and Simmons let the ball roll the | he always held the Athletics in check. | NEW LIGHTSGNALS AT 5 NORE PONTS 10 CUDE TRAF Automatic Devices Ordered for Massachusefts Avenue From 12th to 18th. STOP SIGN IGNORERS TO RECEIVE NO MERCY Violations Arouse Eldridge—Limit Penalty Is Promised All Future Offenders. The second thoroughfare in Wash | ington on which traffic will be con- trolled by automatic signal lights will be Masachusetts avenue from Twelfth to Eighteenth streets. Workmen are about ready to start installing auto- | matic lights on Sixteenth street from | H street to Newton street. | The Commissioners decided at a board session today to extend the au- tomatic control system to Massachu- setts avenue upon recommendation of Traffic Director Eldridge. . When automatic lights were order- ed for Sixteenth street it was planned to extend the control system around | Lafayette Square by placing lights | on H street at Madison place, Six- teenth street and Jackson place and on Pennsylvania avenue at Madison | place and Jackson place. Director Eldridge recommended to Commissioner Fenning today that the five lights which were to have been placed around Lafayette Square could be used to better advantage on Massa- chusetts avenue at Twelfth, Thir- teenth, Fifteenth, ‘Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. Massachusetts | avenue is a busy thoroughfare dur-| ing the rush hours and is also crossed by heavy flows of traffic at the inter- | sections mentioned. | It is expected that the automatic lights will be in use on Sixteenth street October 1. Non-Stoppers Arouse Eldridge. The alloy of mercy with which jus- | tice has been tempered heretofore in | the cases of motorists arrested for speeding over boulevard stop signs is to be discontinued and fines made severe unless there is immediate ces. sation of both willful and careless vio- lations of the new regulation, Mr. Eldridge declared today. Mr. Eldridge, now thoroughly in-| censed over the attitude of some mo- torists, pointed out that the courts be- gan enforcing the houlevard stop reg- ulation by assessing each violator a nominal fine of one or two dollars. | Now the standard fine has jumped to | $5 and tomorrow or the next day it | will be $10 if violations persist, and | the traffic director predicted the fine would shoot to $25 if necessary. | “I know the courts are co-operating | with the police in enforcement of this | regulation,” Mr. Eldridge declared. | “The judges did not wish to be too | | severe at first and tried to educate | tne people up to recognition of the | law, rather than imposing heavy pen- alties. Since there is a_disposition > some people to ignore the law, theg! courts have increased the fines and | they will continue to do so until the law is respected.” Mercy Misplaced. ‘With apparently willful violations of the stop mandates occurring every- where, there is a feeling on the part | { | | | 1 i | | past him, and Lutzke and Buckeye | scored. Jamieson reaching third. | boy had given too much time to study | jamieson scored on a passed ball. Me- | of many motorists that the leniency | (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) | right eve. i cers learned that young Vandervoort | | shop about 5 p.m. Thursday. | Further reports from Amman, Trans- last year and to have added to the strain during the Summer by prepa- ration for college. Appearance of the man’s body and | the bloodstains about the hall and bedroom floor indicated, officers said, that the father had been aroused, donned his bath robe and stepped into | the halh, being shot as he came | through the door. A bullet from a .22-caliber rifle had struck him in the | Mrs. Vandervoort was shot | above the right temple and in the | cheek H Empty cartridges were scattered on the floor, but the rifle is missing. Offi- had bought the rifle at a hardware | ‘Warren is the only child. The fam- ily has been noted for the devotion of its members to one another and the last few months had been given | by all three to plans for the boy’s college career. Rev. Mr. Vandervoort was about 50 years old and his wife is a few years Younger. FRENéH HOOPS LEAVE. Quit District in Syria After Suc- cess of Rebels. JERUSALEM, August 7 (P).— jordania, supplementing those of yes- terday, which told of the capture of Suediah by Syrian rebels, say that the French have evacuated southern Hauran, a district of Syria lying to the south of Damascus and east of the Upper Jordan River. The capture of Suediah was effected under the leadership of Sultan Pasha el Atrash. Several tanks and mackine guns are said to have been taken and Nulty flied to Lamar. Four runs. ATHLETICS—Galloway flied to Jamieso', Cothrane singled to right. Quinn ' suck out. Dykes forced Coch- rane . Sewell unassisted. No runs. THIRD INNING. CLEVELAND—Speaker was easy for Dykes and Miller. J. Sewell flied to Lamar. Burns fouled to Miller. No runs. ATHLETICS — Jamieson fine running catch across the Youl line of Lamar's fly. Welch struck out. Simmons bunted safely down the third base line. Hale skied to Speak- er. No runs. FOURTH INNING. CLEVELAND—Spurgeon fouled to Cochrane. Lutzke singled to center. Myatt singled to right and Lutzke went to third. Buckeye forced Myatt, Galloway to Dykes, Lutzke scoring. Jamieson fouled to Welch. One run. ATHLETICS — Miller singled to right. Galloway was out, Spurgeon to Burns. Cochrane lofted to Jamie- son. Quinn smashed a single to cen- ter, scoring ‘Miller. Dykes singled to center, Quinn stopping at second. Lamar fouled to Myatt. One run. FIFTH INNING. CLEVELAND—McNulty popped to Galloway. Speaker doubled to left. J. Sewell singled to center, scoring Speaker. Simmons was under Burns' high flv. Spurgeon lined to Lamar. One run. A.THLE’(‘ICS——V\'eIch fouled (Continued on Page 2, Column 3. to Jurist’s Death Imminent. WILMINGTON, Del., August 7 (#). —Physicians who spent the night at the bedside of former Federal Judge George Gray reported today that a number of airplanes brought down. death was imminent. Judge Gray is 85 years old. Visitor “Fined” $8, Gets Traffic Code When “Officer” Using a little nerve and much strategy, a young colored man col- lected $8 for advice and a copy of traffic regulations from Leonard Cammack of Silver Spring, Md., today in a gentle grafting opera- tion. The colored man stopped Cam- mack, who was driving his auto- mobile, at Seventh street and Mount Vernon place. He repre- sented himself as an officer, and sternly informed Cammack that he had failed to stop at one of Mr. FEldridge's stop signs at an inter- section. He instructed Cammack to drive Sees Stop Ignored ney’s office while he went inside. He walked inside, probably asked some question about the weather and returned. He told Cammack the fine would be $8. When he spggestively extended an upraised palm, Cammack deposited the requisite amount therein. Then the “policeman” had Cam- mack drive him to the traffic bu- reau and wait for him outside. He returned with a nice new copy of traffic regulations, and, graciously presenting Cammack with the brochure, gave a few final instruc- tions and, smiling, stood on the curb as Cammack drove off. to the courthouse and Cammack complied. Arriving there, the col- ored “officer” had Cammack sit on -a bench outside the District attor- Y % Cammack began to think things over, and_when he met Policeman Christiansen of the second precinct . he told him all about. it, made a| 'MOVE TO HALT STRIKE ' MADE BY OPERATORS| | Warriner Urges New ]Iegt'ninticns1 in Letter to Lewis, Head of Union Miners. | By the Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY .. August 7. | —Hope has been revived that anthra- | | cite scale negotiations may be resumed | {and a suspension in the coal fields Sep- | tember 1 averted. I Samuel D. Warriner, chairman of the anthracite operators’ conference, in a letter addressed to John L. Lewis, | president of the United Mine Workers | of America, and made public here last night, said: “In spite of the terms of your letter and the breaking off of negotiations, | Tam hopeful that means will be found |10 compose the difference between us | land avold suspension of production. Every consideration demands that this | be_done.” Mr. Lewis, on being shown a copy of the Warriner communication, com- mented: “Mr. Warriner's change of position upon relatively unimportant points is | interesting, but I will Withhold reply until I receive his letter.” Mr, Warriner's letter contained no reference to the miners' wage de- mands, it was observed here. ACTION ON COAL URGED. Andresen Asks Coolidge to Call Ex- tra Congress Session. RED WING, Minn., August 7 (#).— A. H. Andresen, new representative from the third Minnesota district, in a statement and letter to President Coolidge yesterday urged the President to call an extra session of Congress should a strike of anthracite miners become effactive September 1. Andresen characterized the inability of the anthracite miners and operators to agree on a new working contract as “an annual excuse” to boost coal prices, | | American’s Home Robbed in France PARIS, August 7 (P).—Burglars re- | while drunk, in the courtroom of Crim. cently broke into the Summer home of Henry E. Bedford, jr., at Cabourg, near Deauville, and stole jeweiry valued at 150,000 francs and 10,000 francs in curreney, it was learned to- day. Mr. Bedford is European man- ‘ager-of the Mr Petroleum Co. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 94,106 (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. UNcLe, 1 THINK coME ACROSS WITHOUT SPEAKING OF SWIMMING CHA} ree /R NELS BRONNING FACES L0 OF DORDTHY Foster-Mother of Realty Man’s First Adopted Child Demands Child’s Return. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 7.—Mrs. An-| na St. John of Rye, Y., foster- mother of Dorothy Sunshine Brown- ing, adopted six years ago by Edward | W. Browning, wealthy real estate op- erator, today took steps looking to the | cancellation of the adoption. It was with the announced object of providing a companion for Dor- othy, who now is § vears old, that Browning recently adopted Mary Louise Spas, daughter of immigrant Bohemian parents. This adoption has since been made the subject of in- quiry by the Byredu of Public Wel- fare. Mrs. St. John today appealed to Bird S. Coler, head of the bureau, to take steps to insure the return to her of her daughter. Doubts Browning’s Fitness. Mrs. St. John, who adopted Dorothy when she was four months old after her natural mother had abandoned her, expressed affection for the child and concern over her future. Her let- ter to Mr. Coler said, in part: “Since the adoption I have learned that most of what they represented to me as the facts were lies. “Mrs. Browning deserted the child two years ago, and I cannot believe that Mr. Browning is fit to be her guardian. And now this disgusting farce of adopting that young woman! Don’t you think that there is cause for taking her away from him? My heart is breaking at what is in store for Dorothy."” Denies Party Tale. The story of 12-year-old Sylvia Mullen that Browning had promised to adopt her was denied today by Browning. He also denied the girl's_account of (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) A. T. HOLTZMAN DIES TESTIFYING IN COURT Estate Operator Stricken While on Witness Stand. Had Heart Trouble. Aylett T. Holtzman, 75 years old, real estate operator and notary pub- lic, dropped dead today on the witness stand of Police Court before Judge Gus A. Schuldt, who was trying Zenas E. Thorpe, on a charge of driving Real inal Division 1. Mr. Holtzman had been suffering from angina pectoris for two years and was stricken while testifying for the Government. He collapsed on the stand and was re-. moved to an anteroom and died be- fore medical attention could be se- cured. Mr. Holtzman had been accompanied to court by a nephew, who took charge of the body pending the ar- rival of the coroner. Born in Rappahannock County, Va., Mr. Holtzman came to Washington 40 years ago and was associated in the realty business with his brother, the late Willlam F. Holtzman, at 1319 F street, for many years. After the death of his brother Mr. Holtzman removed his office to 1518 K street, where he was conducting business. Mr. Holtzman was unmarried and is survived by a sister, Mrs. T. D. D. Clark of Manassas, Va., and four nieces and four nephews. Funeral arrangements will the arrival of his sister. But little disorder was moticed in the courtroom as the witness was re- moved. Judge Schuldf proceeded to call the next witness. await Little Girls Drift At Sea After Row Ending in Tragedy By the Associated Press. PETERSBURG, Alaska, August 7.—Two girls, 5 and 3 years old, re- spectively, told Federal authorities yesterday that a moving boat on which they were passengers was the scene of a murder and suicide which left them at sea adrift and alone. The principals were Tom Rise and his wife. After Rise beat the woman he threw her overboard and then jumped over himself. Mrs. Rise formerly was Mrs. Hogue, widow of a wealthy Petersburg merchant. As it guided by a providential hand, the vessel beached itself and the two little girls crawled off when the tide went out and walked to a cannery near here. The 5-vear-old child, who was an adopted daughter, said her foster parents had been drinking. HELLOGG IS VSTED BYBELGANENVOYS Debt Commissioners Pay Courtesy Call—Conferences Will Begin on Monday. Arriving in the Capital last night, the Belgian debt commission settled into Washington quarters today for an indefinite stay, held an important conference at the Belgian embassy and later paid respects to Secretary WALKER IS CHOSEN 10 OPPOSE HYLAN Split in Ranks of New York Democrats Widens as Tam- many Picks Ticket. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, August 7.—The split in the ranks of the New York Demo- cratic organization assumed definite lines today, with promise of one of the bitterest mayoralty fights in the history of the metropolis. State Senator James J. Walker, legislative Democratic leader and author of the boxing commission law, has been picked by Tammany Hall as its standard-bearer in the primaries against Mayor John F. Hylan, who is seeking a third term. Others on the Tammany primary slate chosen yseterday are Maj. Gen. Charles W. Berry of Brooklyn for controller and Justice Joseph V. Mc- Kee of the City Court, the Bronx, for president of the Board of Aldermen. Parades Greet Choice. Parades and impromptu celebrations greeted Senator Walker's selection in Greenwich Village, his home. A band played ““Will You Love Me in Decem- ber As You Did in May?" tor's own composition. Four thou- narrow streets. John H. McCooey, Brooklyn leader, who with two other borough chief- tains is aligned with Mayor Hylan, sented Monday and put out an op- position ticket headed by the mayor Tammany leaders indicated Hylan of his famous 5-cent-fare issue. , the Sena-| sand persons marched through the said that his organization would turn ! down the Tammany slate when pre- that | they would attempt to deprive Mayor 400,000,000 SLASH IN TAXES NOW GOAL FOR BUDGET PARING Greater Receipts Contrib- ute to Treasury Hope for Bigger Cut. LORD BEGINS FURTHER EXPENDITURE TRIMMING Aim Is to Bring Estimate for Next Fiscal Year to Total of $3,100,000,000. | By the Associated Press. | Some Treasury officials now hope to i be able to recommend a tax reduction | of $350,000,000 or even $400,000,000 to the next session of Congress. Heretofore the understanding has { been that $300,000,000 would about be | the limit of recommended cuts. The 1!uzgem(nn of a greater reduction re. | sultea from greater tax receipts this ar than had been expected, together with a further paring down of next | vear's budget. A budget of $3,100,000,000 for the | fiscal vear of 1927 now is the aim of | Director Lord of the Budget Bureau, | who today began preparing the fiscai program. The total is about $290,000,000 less than the expenditures for the present vear, and on the basis of present fig- ures will be the lowest of any year since the war. i;HEAD OF IjEiFUNCVT BANK i FILES BANKRUPTCY SUIT |John A. Bell, President of Closed Carnegie Trust Company, In- stitutes Petition. By the Associated Press PITTSBURGH, Pa. August John A. Bell, president of the closed Carnegie Trust Co., filed a { petition in bankruptey in Un District Court today, giving I {as $1628535.73, and his liabilities as | $8.669,097.81. | A preliminary report of a creditors’ | committee, filed vesterday, showed j that Bell, a leading Pittsburgh fin: cier %nd coal operator, had suffered | financial losses of about $10,900,000 | during the last five vears. The report j recommended that bankruptcy pro- { ceedings be instituted | Charges of embezziement and will | tul misapplication of 800,643 of funds afthe trust company were preferred against Bell following an investigation of the bank's affairs by special inves- tigators for Gov. Pinchot. The bank was closed by the State banking de- partment three months ago. ITALIAN FLYER ADVANCES. De Pinedo Reaches Rockhampton in Flight to Japan. ROCKHAMPTON, Queensland, Aug- ust 7 UP.—Comdr. de Pinedo, the Itallan aviator, arrived here today | from Brisbane in continuation of h | flight from Italy to Japan Rock: hampton is 335 miles northwest of Brisbane. Comdr. de Pinedo reached Brisbane sterday from Sydney. | | { Rome newspapers received reports | from Brisbane Thursday that Comdr. de Pinedo had been obliged to post- They emphasized Senator Walker' DF Stats Beliosx N Ike psn 1 advocacy of the transportation act in negotiations are set for Monday morn- ing. ‘With one member of the delegation {of four missing on account of slight illness, the Belgians made a courtesy call at the State Department this morning. 1t was said afterward, on | behalf of the visitors, that there was no significance to the occasion beyond the formal payment of respects. M. Emile Francqui, vice governor of the Societe Generale de Belgique, in Brussels, one of the most promi- nent bankers in Belgium, was the only member of the commission not in the conference this morning. He was said at the embassy to be suf- fering from a slight sore throat from a cold he contracted on the trip. Theunis in Party. Calling at the State Department were Baron E. de Cartier, Belglan Ambassador to the United States; M. George Theunis, financier, and former prime minister; and M. F. Cattler, president of the Banque d'Outremer, in Brussels, one of the biggest insti- tutions of its kind in the country. ‘William Phillips, American Ambas- sador to Belgium, who accompanied the Belgian commission to Washing- ton last night, was with them this morning in their call of courtesy at the State Department, but left shortly thereafter to continue his vacation in the North. Ambassador Herrick, from Paris, and Secretary Mellon were in confer- ence with Secretary Kellogg when the Belgians atrived at the State Depart- ment this morning, but this confer- ence was postponed, temporarily, for the call of courtesy. The Belgian commission was met at Union Station last evening on arrival by J. Butler Wright, Assistant Secre. tary of the State Department. M. Theunis and M. Francqui are guests at the Belgian embassy, while (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) ANTI-EVOLUTION LAW FIVE KILLED INEASH. Four in One Family Victims in Plunge of Auto. LOWELL, Mass., August 7 (#).— Five lives were lost when an auto- mobile plunged throught a fence on a bridge early today and fell 40 feet to the tracks of the Boston and Maine Railroad. Four of the victims were members Fred Christos, driver of the automobile; Willlam Christos, his brother; Mrs. Portia Gelteas and Gladys Christos, their sisters, and Mrs. Anna Christos, wife of Willlam. Radio Programs—Page 18.- TEST CASE IS FILED Dr. Neal Petitions Federal Court to Declare Tennessee Statue Invalid. By the Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn., August 7.— Dr. John R. Neal, chief of the Scopes defense counsel, filled a petition in Federal Court here today, in behalf of James R. Wilson, a taxpayer, seek- ing to test the constitutionality of the Tennessee anti-evolution law. Gov. Austin Peay, Attorney Gener- al Frank M. Thompson and District the Legislature, which would have al- lowed the city to construct and oper- ate subways at a 5-cent fare without interference from the State. Hylan to Fight. Mayor Hylan sald he was ready to carry the fight to the “wigwam” doors. “I am in this up to my neck,” he declared. “I have never pussyfooted on anything.” He reiterated his stand that the ticket designated by Tammany Hall was a minority slate. Asked whether he would announce the make-up of his own ticket, the mayor answered: “I have no ticket. Mr. McCooey will make whatever announcement has to be made with respect to that. stituting the majority, have announc- ed the majority, which I am told will be Monday, I do mot care to comment last night.” NEW ZEALAND READY TO RECEIVE U. S. FLEET Officials in Cities Where Ships Will Stop Preparing to Enter- tain Visitors. By the Associated Press. WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Au- gust 7.—Great interest is being mani- fested throughout the Dominion over fleet. The government, municipalities and the citizens are co-operating in ar- rangements for elaborate entertain- ment programs and an enthusiastic ‘welcome is promised. The Seattle, Pennsylvania, Oklaho- ma, Nevada, Richmond, Trenton, Marblehead, Memphis and the hospital ship Relief will visit Wellington; the California, West Virginia, New Mexi- co, Mississippi, 1daho, Colorado, Mary- land, Tennessee and Medusa will visit Auckland; the Omaha, Altair and 14 destroyers will visit Lyttleton and the Melville, Burns, Ludlow and 14 de- stroyers will visit Dunedin. SENTENCED TO DEATH. Man Who Killed Mother With Fists to Pay Supreme Penalty. RENO, Nev., August 7 (#).—John H. Randolph, slayer of his 73-year-old mother, was found guilty of murder in the firet degree by a jury here last night and sentenced to death, which in this State means asphyxiation by lethal gas. Randolph beat his mother to death with his fists. He is the third man sentenced to death by lethal gas Atwae’ General L. Btewart are » in Nevada. The two others have ap- peals pending. Until the three borough leaders, con-| on the opposition ticket announced | the approaching visit of the Amerlt‘nn! pone his departure from Brisbane be- | cause of a criminal attempt to dam- | age his plane. WAHABIS TO ATTACK. Sultan of Nejd, Who Took Mecca, to Drive on Jeddah. CATRO, Egvpt. August 7 (Jewish ! Telegraphic Agency).—Ibn Saud, Sul- |tan of Nejd and leader of the Wahabis, | who captured Mecca last Fall, will re- {sume his attack on Jeddah. the port {of Mecca and the present headquar- { ters of King Ali of the Hedjaz, within | two weeks. his representatives have informed the foreign consuls here Ibn Saud’s representatives said their leader was preparing to capture Jed- | dan at all costs and requests the con | suls to instruct their nationals to leave | that city so as to be out of the danger zone. BACHELORS PENALIZED. | Free State Puts Pay on Basis With Unmarried Women. DUBLIN, August 7 (#).—Bachelors in the Free State civil service, who have long enjoyed advantage over woman emploves in the mater of pay, in future will find that the unmarried state will subject them to penalty. An order has just been issued providing {an equal pay basis for unmarried men {and women. On their marriage, men 1 employes will receive a lump sum and automatically become entitled to an | increase. ‘Woman employes who wed will have to retire from the service, but will be given a substantial dowry Two Girls Victims of Plane Land- ing in Beach Crowd. ROME, August 7 (®.—Two girls were killed and several other persons were injured when the aviator Al- fredo Mangiarocchi, flying a seaplane near Porto Rosa, brought his machine to the water and ran into a group of bathers, the commissiariat of aero- nautics announced today. TWO BOYS DROWNED. Attempt to Rescue One Costs Life of Other Near Richmond, Va. RICHMOND, Va. August 6 (@) .— ‘Walter French, 17 vears old, and Cole- man Warriner, 12, were drowned while swimming In the James River just above May Island here today. The older boy lost his life in an un- successful effort to save his young companion, who was unable to swim and had gotten out beyond his degth. - 3