Evening Star Newspaper, March 13, 1926, Page 1

(1. S Weather Partl Wl | , i ‘ minimum ter ture norrow fair. 11 vesterday; lowe ull report o 30 m P today. WEATHER. Bureau F ant der hont shest st, 24 n page to 1 ) right Closing N. Y. Stocks.and Bonds, Page 14 ch Tintered post ofti 1901, nd cla <hington, ss matter D C WASHINGTON, ¢ Foend WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION . ¢ SATURDAY, " LEAGUE MAY BLOCK GERMAN ENTRANCE INCOUNCIL FIGRT Allied Leaders Hint Bitter- ness Aroused Will Cause Ad- mission Postponement. LUTHER PUTS NEXT MOVE FLATLY UP TO RIVALS Suggestion Made That Whole Dis | pute Be Laid Before Assembly for Final Disposition. i contros 1 of the Nations, nd despai driven ituation observers Europe This close Genev -minute r 1 ther t the entire problem ned over to the bl the ¥ the question empts to v possibil will = fox ission ¢ ticabi of ¢ Journing ntrance some i iermany’s | Whose rel Center of Cri CHANCELLOR 1 al to e s in Ge OB SETTLEMENT PROSPEETSFANT | PINCHOT WILL RUN AT DRY LEADERSHIP | Bitter Fight in Pennsylvania | Expected as Move by Vare Is Awaited. { PHILADELPHIA BOSS MAY MAKE RACE 3-CORNERED | any to League ated 1 i France Seen Keeping Up‘:Par- Germany’s | neil is €0 u 2 spirit of 2 iliation of Geneva that interests of the e de- on of the situation be- the procedure of ( accomme “he very mand clarifica we pursuin representative: the council, likewise provide: majority of thg assembly must ove such a stej even Iy desij it 1 the council Gern: for matter must bly for ma onents of is main- hility that the se- present nate th al, and th that assembly ui spokes- | taxes balancing rwhelming becoming impa- nd_want Ger- immediately: Claim Stand Is Praised. they mong man n determina- tion not mmitments con ¢ many’s future leazue atti before liave even crossed step of the 1 while the asse ssion and voled, dissenting voice, 1o erec cent assembly hall on Lake Leman, and likewise a the whole to cc 7 5 The wzates thus gave an impressive dem- stration of their belief that the come to sty and will no 1t of the G thent tient many ov vot find today held without t francs, ci ign Swede: HUEEe ould renounce her in favor of Pol solution of th 15 Leen held largely responsible, ng to his opposition to any en- largement of the council at present bevond Ger admissioy. t Unconfirmed. would not dvance to ud which Repd this means « be obliged an enlargement sland eri There is no Mr. Un- place 1 contir den's v rman dele- until heoming the yssible any stion will alljes.” Austen from v Hritish ounced last for the 5 to continue ans, be they would be i, the ht tha himeland pact reations wit P cal trd ible il he iy ha to pre ¥ < done consider- | | “SPIRITS” IN CEMETERY. 1 to re nd 1o waiting ago inmme the the hid this tinnal pride CHAMBERLAIN DENOUNCE 1oy cause LONDON, ments at (€ 10 those he new 1 of inter March 13 (P).--Develop- neva have given a shock o had built hopes on ationzl peace and weting of ue of Nations Assembly Ny to T 1 ip. Anti-government beral paper Jdy denounce Sir Ausien Cham- agcusing him of supporting “French intrigue.” The Duily News says 1t will be a publ Austen’s attitude in ¢ end his official career Statesman savs of Sir sten His blunder g int ~the crime Gene crime ed into 7 bargainir nd ive his own face. If alled the league will du s merely fu ny is blac be virtually of Locarno.” The Daily Chronicle says “If Brazil and Spain left the league, rio tears would follow them, for by leaving it under such circumstances they would <pirit incompatible with useful membership.” French Are Hopeful. arch 13 UP).—French opin believe the Geneva situ ation_ altogether hopeless. It feel that Premier Briand s zreat diplon nowers, stimulated by the danger of seelng his master work started at Tacarno destroved, in the end will find & compromise. new | dele- | 1 the coun- | dead—killed by the hero | ¥ settle oSy onve leys as Evidence Only of Her Good Faith. Y PAUL SCOT Cat PA and Chicago “The Arser Sle 1o The Star RIS, rect ment h Franco within ' her them 1 the arsations 1 { pacity to pay. | that i | stat is | the 1 debts A be undertaken. franc no ad Frar nce her bu smen see confidenc ury obli be. funded. It is doubtf; the bug next war MOWRER. Daly New re is 1o ican debt few ned heve debis iltimatel the ad nee new [ nl t ir can { fully voted before the Laster parlia | Wh | treass ma | ever, Fina piin offi land a | CRurc | ser | .| igure if th \ magnifi- | ment was hased he shore of |interest right to pay less during the first fi S e { i ! By the NE pellat motio; seven yuld by T a of e ring secon | their vC whick f year i preve ond he | fund of approx | tablisi be at hand all other matte: states have assured | mentary holic Parliament crisis. expected nd m on ury recor that during the e Minister Peret e that long chill at Britain But Grea it to IPranc while if the fi the defan ne fell seriow 1 o1 the D: £0 Dai GET CHANCE TO APPEAL us present- | Have Until May 1, Under Ir v over It is possible, the mon + holida 1t W nd G plas {been a junc~‘ tion, to Reopen Fight for Shar of Father's Estate. Associated Press W YORK, March e division vesterday n to restrain atto children of the late his first marriage steps to enfore ee James A. O'C three children b ze from partic re in n o the d ma father iould o thr George . from tak -| - Gould's ipati state » children | e must file rec. referec’ unde the injnnetion ohtained by as trustes of J. Gould te of his T the th Wit faa Georg the ) dered @ judgment wi vee children ¥ shavi imately $4.0 hed for the children nt marrkig m { Gioutd P). the tombst | Cou raide | super to! They te: i that point at w and 150 | 1« | @ | her. Brea faimnc W, of pr O | the of 1 head: anis h fered pra Judg condi injune Fguitable hare 1o ntitled ther, th 1o 1ich we hy the sec. 1w in the 00,000 ¢ orge J. be- | Pywo Bars Found in Raid on Supe intendent’s Home. A ANGE Ghos may o5 of th still v T ore e he s there ity prohibition o d the home of H. the had found t ed bars of Voistead hich “harc” liquor w the other tor wine. A ¢ and 100 barrels they in Los Angeles Heads for Elizabeth S ANGE ful service 3 L the kfast ¢ o w, e days e hundred and fifty m club, in outsta in the business and Los Angeles, stood w while the club’s pry er for the depa nal. credit 14 gz A durin my - caree £ wing it real eder, which died | borde March m among ren Cemne no m yesterds Zre 4 i ground. tly later style, one as’ served barvel of were Club Bow Greis. exclusive ‘eth Gre owned hy estite nernber ndin social lite ith bowed esident of ed show had_ 1o on prizes . | siv ine [;.xnu]\_ though he is by no means as .hl. Governor Seeking to Split “Gang” Vote—Division of Prohibitionists by Pepper Foreseen. BY. G. GOULD LINCOLN, Gitford Pinchot (odity Torma for the Rept Senator. Pennsyl his hat in n nomina Republican, a ‘oolidge, and an enemy Gov. Pinchot declared licial announcement, sent out overnor’s office in Harris- . Pinchot » Keystone olved in it is the fight of linst the “wets.” The vivania will be 1o wrest leadership from the *wets" jus ) ennan, Democratic man, is attempting to ite and take the lead n the “drys” f NP away Vare Move Awaited. 1 depends upon the ultimaie Represer we William ublican boss of Philadelpk is mwmbitious 1o become Sen nd many of his friends insist hout to announce } dacy i nomination on a “wet” plat onfident that this issue, coupied strategic position in Phila will_sweep him into_office ¢ Pepper and Goy Mut t | titude form th 1 Iphia nst 1 Pinchot anization of victory and tor Pepper, it will be to Gov the or sutined epper In : Penpe: other, race, with ¥ all gunning famous 1t for « the nchot o contest the governor will win the opposition split and Vare. They argue that )f the people who would vote -c or Vare in the would vote for Pinchot and it port Pepper would swing to Pinchot «d to be danger of “wet” platform. Hope ot Split “Drys.” Vare and his friends, on the other hand, see the “dr Pinchot and Pepper, since Senator Pepper has the pport of many of the church people of the State. Gov. Pinchot is widely known in ishington, where he served for s head of the Forost Servic a member of President Roose- famous “tennis cabinet.” He lowed Theodore Roosevelt into the il Moose He has long the conser nd is a recognized Progre: rtion to the Senate would ive tionists His el se the ranks of the Progr the member In some ed that if radical as some of of thet group in the quarters it has been p he becomes Senator Gov. Pinchot later will aspire to the presidential nomination as a Progressive s announcement of candidacy to- proclaims him a man, although as he has attacked ¢ Mellon, on round_that (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) e however, ds WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT PLANNING GAYER GARB Are Wajting for Spring to Make Change—Lady Astor Anxious to Get Away From Somberness. 1y the Assoriated Press. LONDON, March 13, and her three woman c lthe Tiouse of Common ° to feel the touch of appre Spring and to be eager to ¢ present somewhat somber garments they wear in the House for somethin; more in keejd with the brighter days. ‘ It is asserted they have long wished the change, but have re- ned from doing so because of what apers might . Lady so the zossip in the lobhies ot well make the first move she originated the present quict garb and any move is likely | to coma from Miss Ellen Wilkinson, | This diminutive Labor member is said to have what she calls the “funeral uniform” she now wears and it is thought she will he the first of the I oman arliamentarians to make a | change to Springtime attive. =MILITARY TO AlL' SEARCH dy anions in wehin, the Astor, oes, hecause ooty av | EOR MISSING AIR PILOT lAuthority Asked to Dispatch Air- | planes to Scout for Rex Richter, Lost in Lower California. By the Associated Pross. SAN DI .. March 13.—Col Hari iraham, commander of Roc 1d, announced today that he atch two military airplanes to in the search for Rex Richter, ng sinee March 2 in Lower Cali- 1, when he receives authority Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, |chict of the Army Air Service. | Gov. Rodriguez of Lower California ilvead anted permission for the mili to operate below the Richter, piloting De Haviland left Mexicali the morning of . with a mining man as pas- flight to Los Alamc enada. He has ard of since, and it is feared hed in some lonely spot in the h_Moun ov. Rodr sent patrals to search for Richter, motor FORSENATE, AIMING some of those who might sup- | vote split hetween | Astor | nge the | supporter | | in 1| between | i {without w {his family or business MARCH 13, 1926—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. ny Star. P every city bl Yesterday’s (®) Means Associated Band Beats Nero; Whenever It Plays omething Blazes' By the Associated Press, March on the Municipal time they ros. 5, the band Be a Iot Old Town Tonight” at the athletic field here. As it played the Breaker Hotel hurned to' the ground. Tuesday as the band ing “Reep the Home ¥ Orlando w $25,000 burned down a Llock folluwings the Lake T and it | stru of “Red- | 1 PALM Nero BEACH Fla., had nothing o Beach Imost eve, something b March 18, 19 playing “There'll On wus 3 Time in th play Burn ware- | away. | band | Bon The played : struck up the Hot Mam s burst forth in a private Lospital across the lake. Fire Chief Alired P. Sadler said the band should be equipped with | ashestos uniforms. E. W, SCRIPPS DIES ON YACHT IN EAST Apoplexy Kills Noted Publish-| er While on Tour—May Be Buried at Sea. Associated Press ' YORK, ward W. Seripps, he Seripps-How dead on his vacht, the OF Ba ablegram received by March 13 retired foun Newspapers, in Mon- ling " o ard of the Scripps-Howard newspap rovia to a here toda Mr. Scripps sailed last September for a cruise in the Caribbean Sea and later to Afric e was born in 18. 1834, and be reer in Detroit when he v At one time he interest in of age. trolling papers in the United States, most of | them bheing members of the & McRae League. He also was pps nee the | By o [Eve and | Story Doubt Pastor Hi H Hy the G 1 Chu tie | | COLONEL CO0LOCE S STLLIMPROVIG Condition Better Than for 'l)t‘lll Costs who »ubt on 1 and the nd refu s interpret . Several Days—Patient More Cheerf Ao PLYMOL hn L Con dent, was | knowled chiee his o | ved after controlling owner of the United Press | Association. He retired from and four rs later control of his vi his son. Robert I Apoplexy caused death,; wh ocen d Before saill he had that if he died on th should he buried at A cablesram Mr. Secripps’ the Ohi priv publi sctive turned over the Jus enterprises to Seripy Mr. h giv: Smithton, made chored at Monrov at 10:16 Friday night. Will cz signed orders of September immed ely fied. The ciimate facilities demand immediate burial.” The signed orders referred to were those of Mr. ps direeting bu 1 at i event of his death, communicate with ociates. Mr. Smithton had no_dis- Seripps’ d - with M to make until Mr, mmuni Howard said_that cabled Mr. Young position of the bo had been ¢ tter now is son The STRIKERS CUT OFF FOOD FROM CANTON HOSPITAL Patients Taken to Other Institu- tione—Strike May Spread to All American Charities. By the Associated Press. CANTON, March Water and food and telephon- jo communications have been cut off from the Canton Hospital by and all patients have been e to other medical institutions. pital at present is con: Five American doctors are at the Canton Hospital to protect the premise: It is rumored spreading to all Amer institutions. A Canton dispatch March 9 stated that strikers were surrounding Canton Hospital, harassing the unskilled memb of the hospital staff and en- deavoring to persuade them to go on strike. (delayed) tie strike is 1 charitable CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OPEN. Institutions in Mexico Accept Gov- ernment’s Terms. CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mexico, March 13 OP.—All Catholic schools here have reopened, the teachers hav- ing accepted terms imposed by the government, which specifies that the name of God shall not be mentioned in the schoolrogms. This is believed to definitely end the religious con- troversy so far as local Catholics are concerned. TRAIN WRECK KILLS ONE. Three Others Injured When P. R. R. Express Is Derailed. HIGHLAND, 1ll, March 13 (®.— One trainman was Killed and three others severely injured when Pennsyl- ania_mail and express train No. 13 was derailed mear Pierron, IIL, 7 miles east of here, early today. work in 1920 his newhere in Cali- Alhert M his ph ction nofmal than ( caused alarm. ferer showed t ment vesterd 1 that his condi than it Lias Dr. Cram told new puise is re {ful. He Last Cram o is ne Fall, when et titution when he ma and w House have L e of strength. | " rhe Tresident ana | keepinz in constant | velopments. | The roads snow in by the | th it Fsou s condition I | will not mak The I'resident will le ton at 2 o'clock this week end crnise whoard th e will he idze and a small party nee | Potomae by means of radlo. Bill Is Passed Calling COPENHAG 13 (®)—The Folk mons) yesterd ing of the disarn calls for virtual aboli nish army and navy and customs g ment vote was 75 to T1. Strong opposition was Conservatives and Liber: clared their astonishment ernment dared to support e under present Europe. sponsored the bill when sented to the House last By the Associated Press. SPOKA Wash, property than paper covered at Elk, Wash, ings started there. city lot in Elk, except row strip on one side Farley said it would an inch. history of the strip. heart Slidge's cour pulled this his touch fternoon for ceompanied by of friends. esident’s intention to =0 Denmar ing (Hous ssed the third read- shment conditions March Deputy Prosecutor E. instructed to foreclose on a ul. 1ore 1 it suf- im- wh reold ns of blocks de. s and him Jost the ined his is a_big Daily sident to 1 wire from »een another he int aides with de- of visit cle flyin: » was greatly en nd unles mes g a teip to Plymouth. his e he ashing a e Mayflow Mrs. Cool- down the < » vessel will keep { in close touch with the White House DANISH ARMY TO GO. for Virtual Abolition of Militavy. )t Com- bill, which of the leaving only ards and a number of vessels for coast duty. The hown by the 1s, who de- that the gov- such a mea in M. Rasmussen, the defense minister, it was pre- October. Piecé >of Proi)érty 1-8,192d of an Inch Wide Is Discovered 13— narrower thin has been dis- near here, A result of foreclosure proceed- J. Farley for a mnar- of the lot take 8,192 pleces of such property to make * He will investigate the | folks were illiterate fand | appliance conc Mavch | SBITT ADMITS HE KILLED WIFE “Perfect Crime™ Solved. Slayer Says Victim Drove Him to Slay Her. By the Associated Press TROY. Ohio, March “perfect crime” has been today Jaceh €. Nesbitt is in awaiting trial the murd pretty and accomplished v ces, former Ohio State and tennis stay weeks from the duy Ne d finding the body of his v ~ bathroom of their home w kull fractured he was taken to cene of the crime and after a five-hour grilling confessed he her after a quarrel over business af er his fo. “n- University swimm hey both sold kitchen she twitted him bLec ¥ to =ell more than I slapped her whe, ppliances ause of her 10 said my he deciaved. en everything went red. and I do remember what Lappened jamu Clue Works. A the pair of blue jajamas constituted principal link in the chain of evi d around Nesbitr. These ing from the home after the 3 asserted where they we and Mrs, Brown friends of the Nesbit mained at the nesday evening said Nesbitt night. Nesbhitt wear them then. This ! and led to t Nesbitt ing garments. He was taken to the Nesbitt home yesterday by Ora Slater, a private detective, county officials and friend Every bit of evidence was placed Iy re him and he was accused point ank of having committed the mur Le did not know how . who re- t home the Wed ling the crime, on that serted he did not ey the cventual conelusion had destroved the sieep- | der. e hours he maintained his- in. nocence. Then, when his friends said it was the general opinion in Troy he @ he began to weaken, later to turn him 2 rosecutor precipitated the con- himself was a te University in 1 yer and fraternity rents died when he was he wasgreared here by M Mrs. Samuel Hottle, duate of foot ember voung and & Woman Sees Insanity. Since the murder he has lived the home of Mr. and Mrs, Ke, parents of his wife, ke tod: werted If “Jake killed nces he n=ane.” She had stead fastly maintained he s innocent Fver one in Troy Kknew an’’ ke Nesbitt, and the tw 1wod sweethearts, Nesbitt was graduated from Ohio in 1921. and both she and her hu positions with . Troy Kitchen n when they left th They were active in socia v Club, and ir of good were known scouts.” Frances ter busines as a ") was considered to have bet- than her husband en joked with he about_“riding” Nesbitt on that score L. ¥ Shipman, N s attorne said he had a his defense. County cide today what charge will be pre. ferred against him. Nesbitt, in mental and physical di tress, has barred himself from new paper men. COL. PINA RANSOMED. $50,000 Paid Bandits for Freeing Wealthy Cuban. HAVANA, March 13 (®).—Col. En- rique Pina, who was captured by ban- dits last week and held for ransom, was released yesterday. Dispatches received here last night from Western Camaguey, where Pina owns a planta- tion, say that he arrived home after the bandits had been given $50,000 for his release. Coal Magnate Near Death. DUISBURG. Germany, March 13 (®).—Amos Thyssen. 86-year-old coal, iron and steel magnate, was serlousl; il today at his home, Landsburg Castle, near Ketw] was regarded as hoy After a recent operation for a cata- ract he contracted an inflammation of the brain and pneumonia. The family was assembled at the bedside today Radio Programs-—Page 3 killed | aroused suspicion His condition { ASHFORD TO GIVE CASUUEBILL WS | Former D. C. Architect Prin | | cipal Witness at Sixth Hear- | ing at Capitol. 1 A architect be S former of the et scheduled the principal witness tonight at the { sixth hearing on the Gasque elective school board bill. Unable to testify t the hearing held by the House | subconmitte “hairman | 3 a Hlinois _in the | uilding last night, due the hour, Mr. to be on hand in 7 o'clock 1b he Ashfo: is N of ness of notitied Cus roonn 1l {members the impression th with body by erintendent of s Represe autho clusion of ue. ire, ut the cc hearing said jof Ash-| “From Press to Home Within the Hour The Star's carrier system covers ock and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as f: s the papers are printes I Circulation, 103,932 TWO CENTS. Press. PRESIDENT WARNED NOT T0 BE MISLED BY STRAW BALLOT Anti-Saloon Leaders Confer at White House on Dry Enforcement. ACT SEEN AS FIRST STEP IN COUNTER-OFFENSIVE Senator Edwards, in Meantime, Vigorously Assails Bootlegging and Drinking at Capitol. e at wl memd national e of the Anti-Saloon League I'resident was told w votes on amending law being taken b: various sectlons of the 4 not he taken ser! they are neither significan the actual feelings “he nor effective &1 ibition act als. this confe: hie conference was looked upen as | the first step on the part of the “dry leaders of the country to assume Jfensive as a result of the r tivity in Cong on the p ates of modifving the Vo ards Makes Assault. i 1 1loon League men onference with tk sault was being the Capitol t, New iitions here. Barton of Kansas was chairman of the stated, after seeing dent. the_primary ob coming to the White House | was to discuss matters regarded by | the Anti-Saloon League as being of zreat importance to the eflective en forcement of prohibition, and that the Pres in he did not t testinony for & Represen further and moved Reid and Hecessary Chafrman tive N ¢ nd William North Carolina all agree the bill immedi reconsidered and said he would it until the fuil committ csent Representatives mpert of W FHamre: vote on . Gasgue “lorian Frank L. nd Ralph absent. oid Delay. 1d Mr. Hamme: hearing to- inia were Would A Mrs. Nortar to holdin irman want to Leid string the Arings ou any further. as he wanted (o have the Gasque bill ‘in’ before June.” He fu or declared that he wanted to giv who cared to appear before ubcommittes an opportunity. Te: ven at the h night largely was charges which have been made before t civie gatherings in Washington Much of the dita were not directad at the merits or demerits of the Gasque bill, but rathe the school adminis tration or manner of making appro priations and selecting school sites. On several occasions it was nec for Chalrman Reid to warn the nesses (o contine their remarks to the sque bill. In a brief statement. Harry N. Stull president of the Stanton P 3 Association and a member zens’ Advisory Council, declared tha | he is convinced “an overwhelmin |amount” of the people of the Distric are in favor of the Gasque bill. This | provoked handclapping, as did a fur- ther statement by | are not asking the elective board as a privilege, but demanding it asa right. Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, in suy porting the Gasque bill at last night hearing. scored the present short ¢ |in the school. saying that the pupil | should be kept longer in the class- {room &nd not have €0 much home- work to put in. He said the schools | were being used as little as the Lin- | coln Memor He declared that the e “passing the buck ing last reiteration of school officials 1o the parent Demotion Case Cited. William . 1. Hart. colored lawyer, i representing the Parent-Teacher sociation and the alumni of the Arm- strong Technical High Scheol. brougkt up the demotion of Capt. Arthur . Mr. Hart ions of the board rules and charged that Capt. Newman's demo- tion was “unlawful and un-American.” He soid the colored residents are hopeful the board will see it as a grievous error and restore Capt. New- man to his former post. Mr. Hart caused the several score present to applaud when. in winding up u de- iption of Capt. Newman, he de- clared the latter possessed ce. three-story forehead. rs. W. 1. Swanton, chairman of education cc lumbia Heights ( Association, “|told the committee of the land prob. lem in her She distributed leaflets showing how densely built-up Columbia Heights is and contended that a far-seding Board of Education would purchase sites and not have to go to the additional expense of con- demnation proceedings. She also argued that the board should permit more use of schools and stadiums by the community, and sald it was “a shame that the Central High Stadtum had to be locked while boys and girls in the neighborhood are playing under automobile: J. €. Vaughn Todd, representing one of the colored parent-teacher as- soclations, recited what he described as “humiliating treatment we have received at the hands of the present Board of Education.” Continuing his criticism regarding the board mem- bers, he particularly charged the col- ored board members as only good “to fill up chairs and smile.” Kenneth Buker, representing a southeast parent-teacher association, told of the defects in the appointive board as they are viewed by some southeast residents. Mitchell IIl With Flu. DES MOINES, Towa, March 13 (#). —Col. William A. Mitchell, exponent of unified air forces, last night was recovering from an attack of influ- enza, which pravented delivery of his address here yesterday. Mr.Stull that “we | cussion of the newspaper straw | votes was of lesser importance, | With Dr. Barton were Dr. A. H. Priggs of San ¥ co and William 1.‘! Forgrave of Boston. Nilent on Interview. The matters referred to by imy nt to the enforcement o | prohibition would not be revealed b |the members of the subcommittes ter leaving the President's office. ev did not think it would be expe {dient to aiscuss this part of their {conference at this time, but though lit best 1o confine the account of their rence to what they told te the ident regzarding the mnewspaper vote, they said, The latter was {explained in the following statemen: | which the committee gave to the v . press reports of our visit to the effect that the chief mat- ter to be presented to the President 1 be the straw vote being con ducted some of the newapapers were in error. This matter was men |tioned only incidentally. We did call |the President's attention to the fac t this straw vote is not a matter any rioi eignificance. Such |votes do uot express the sentiment of e pe There is no qualification for ‘vo t the possession of & hallot ewspaper: the newspaper i« of each {wainly fost of the papers engaged In this E jarge cities where the prohibition has _mot y developed and we have evidence that ‘wet’ organ- izal are pushing ‘voting' {restrictions can be jmposed on the so-called voting: and any number of ballots can be made out in any num ber of fictitious names. Drys Keep Hands Off. credible | “The friends of prohibition. a | elass, will not take any part in t | so-called votes and will not be seri ously concerned about nor disturbed { by the results of the ‘ballot.’ Tn effect. whether so intended by the news not, the straw vote is o the ‘wet’ agitation and nda which is being carried on in advance of the congressional elec tions of this vear: it may be ignored by the drys and cannot Le considered as an expression of the sentiments of the qualified voters or of the ma jovity of the people. “If the Anti-Saloon Teague and the other temperance organizations had the large sums of money which the ‘wets' have ard were to put forth the effort which the ‘wets' are put ting forth concerning this matter, and it they were willing to adopt irre sponsible methods or to fall fn with the irresponsible methods adopted by others, the straw vote would show a big ‘dry’ majority “The ‘wets’ may adopt such methods and may carry on their propaganda; the ‘drys’ will not be disturbed. They will pursue the regular legal methods of ascertaining the views and the will of the people and will maintain and enforce the eighteenth amendment, the national prohibition code and the several State laws enacted both be- fore and since the adoption of proh! bition as a natjonal pplicy of the people. “The main matters put before the President today are not expedient to discuss.” s NEW EVIDENCE INDICATES ABBOTT KILLED SELF By the Associated Press. EL PASO, Tex., March 13.—Find ing of papers that indicate he planned suicide brought an abrupt halt to the invastigation yesterday into the death of Walter Abbott, private sec- retary to former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall. Abbott was found dead “Wednes day in an automobile near Tulaross. N.'M. A coroner's jury found hic death due to pofson liquor. Friend< had demanded an examination of hix stomach, contending he was poisoned. The letters are said to contain his plans for taking his life and instruc tions for disposal of his body. Abbott was subpoenaed as a wit- ness in the suit of the Government to cancel the Teapot Dome oil lease held by Harry F. Sinclair. His tes- timony was sought in conneotion with the tracing of $35,000 in bonds leged to have been turned over to Fall by-Sinclair.