Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1926, Page 5

[ \ ¢ NEW YORKER LEADS . WALKERS IN RAGE Mack Weiss Has Mile and Half Margin at Laurel. Woman, 60, Does Well. iated Press. Md, April 17.~Mack \Veiss of the Metropolitan A. A. U. of New York swung intc Laurel a mile and a half ahead of a field of 1 walkers in the Washington-Balti- more road walk today. Laurel is slightly more than 18 miles from. the White 1oy where the walkers stavted at 5:24 am. Morris Greenberg of Pastime A. C., New York, trailed Weiss, with ¥rank Miller of the Baltimore police de- partment, and Harry Morgareth of Baltimore, unattached, paired a hall mile behind him. Julia Bryant of Baltimore leadinz the eight woman entr: but was' far behind the leaders. Weiss was reeling off some excep- 1ional heel and toe work. }e went through his first 5 miles In 54 min- utes flat, took the second G-mile block in 48:42, and the third in 59:4. At Laurel the walkers swing into the A. A. U. officlal marathan course 1o Baltimore. The distance from the White House o the Baltimore City Hall, announced us the race distance of 50 miles, has heen found to be only 443-5 miles. At a second conference officials ar- yanged to add six miles to the course ARCTIC LAND CLAIM BY RUSSIA PUZZLES AMUNDSEN’S PARTY (Continued from First Page.) Wwhich was rapidly approaching. At 7:50 there was a megaphone announce- ment- that the airship was arriving, and all eyes were strained westward into the darkness. Ship's Light Visible. . The minutes passed—nothing, noth- ing. Then suddenly far down on the western horizon, below the faint stormy moon, there glowed a tiny light in the sky. Hardly it was seen when— 80 swift was the airship’s flight—the dark bulk of the machine showed against the sky, swooping down to reconnoiter the landing. Down within 50 meters of the ground she came, amid the cheers of the crowd; then it SWURE Up again in a wide circle. e doesn't like her first look at Russla and is going on to the pole,” cried a beared old peasant, but round she came and hovered over the air- drome. At exactly 8:10 p.m. the motors stopped and the ship came lower and lower toward the ground, standing sflvery gray in the light of the huge log fires built at intervals across the fleld. Suddenly the hangar that had been ablaze of electric lights became dark- ness. Something had gone wrong with a fuse. Then they dropped two ropes from the airship. Each was seized by 50 or more soldiers, scrambling like pigmies in the high, deep snow, their peaked cloth helmets showlng up against the firelight. There was no wind, and M. Khalturin's arrange- s worked perfectly. Steady. now!” he bloomed through the megaphone. “Hold tight—pull on the left—pull on the right—prepare to by detouring through Baltimore wtreets, making the distance a fraction amore than 50 miles. This it was stated, would not affect the ruling to withhold A. A. U. recognition. Elizabeth _Smith, 60 years old, clothed in full street costume, with high-heeled shoes, and carrying a Jarge handbag, took the lead of the svomen’s contingent away from Julia Bryant before the feminine contest- Rnts reached Laurel. Her time for 10 miles was 2:42 BAN ON SALACIOUS COURT NEWS URGED Measure to Prohibit Publication of Scandal Details Pushed in British House. By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 17.—The judicial yroceedings bill which would forbid the publication of us detalls of court trials, was given a second read- ing in the House of Commons vester- day by a vote of to 3. The bill covers any {ndecent matter, including medical and physiological detalls. Only the names and addresses of the principals and witnesses in a case, a concise statement of the grounds upon which the case was tried, the sum- ming up, the verdict and the judg- ment may be given in divorce cases end similar proceedings. r William Joynson-Hicks, secretary, said the government would #fford every facility for the passage of the bill through the House of Com- sons. Supporters of the bill dwelt on the statement that a wrong im- pression of British national life was gathered in the dominions and foreign countries from the present practice of publication of full details of divorce &nd other trials. One of the three opponents of the Piil was Sir Ellis Hume-Williams, Con- gervative. fle declared that every home would-be offender would be gratified Py the removal of the right to give publicity to the details of trials. —_— METROPOLITAN TO OFFER OPERA BY 2 AMERICANS ®The King's Henchman” by Deems Taylor and Edna Millay on Next Season's Program. By the Associated Press, V' YORK, April first time in its history politan Opera Co. will present next ®eason a three-act opera written andl composed by Americans, with an English libretto. —Tor the the Metro- “The King’s Fench- s the work of Deems Taylor, 2dna St. Vincent Ml poet. It of three nounced as part of next =eason’s program. The other novelties will Le “Turan- dot,” a three-act pos a by Glacomo Puccini, described as a “chorcographic comedy 1 one act.” The tto of the lat- is the work of Lulgi Plrandello, itallan playwright. The muslc is by Alfredo Casella. Ambrose Thomas’ “Mignon,” in shich Marion Talley sang in Kansas ty three years before her debut here n February, will be revived next eason, with Beethoven’s *Fidelio” snd Mozart’s “Die Zauberfloete Other operas announced for turn next season were “I’Amore Dei Trere, snezzi; “Rosenkavali strauss; “Le Coq d'Or, Korsakoff, and “La Destino,” by Verdi. a re- by Monte. by Richard by Rimsky- Forza del Loses Eye When “Dud” Explodes. Satisfying his curiosity, Taft Lewis, «olored, 13 years old, 231 Parker street siortheast, vesterday afternoon appled 2 match to a b shell he had found on:the street and lost his left eye when the shell exploded. Pieces of the shell, which contained no :lead, plerced his eye and right hafd. He was taken to Episcopal.| i;af, Eye and Throat Hospital, where he was treated by Dr. Rankin, HBven when clad in Winter garments, 1he welght of a smart woman's cloth- support the gondola!” and 100 more men rushed forward to carry, as it seemed, a fragile shell upon their shoulders. Pulled Up to Hangar. After an hour's maneuvering the ship was pulled stern-first before the entrance of the hangar, where oll lamps replaced the still dormant elec- tricity. “Careful now—it is a critical mo- ment!” shouted M. Khalturin. “Lower it a bit more—pull to the right— steady—pull her in!” and, yard by yard, the long, shining cigarlike air- ship ‘slid silently into the hangar. The crew was half frozen and utterly exhausted. Buffeted by a tempest, lost in the clouds—for 13 hours—de- prived, none knows why, of radio communication with the land, unable to lle or sit or smoke, they had had a cruel journey over the Baltic Sea and the snow-clad lands of Latvia and Esthonta. Almost mechanically they respond- ed to the greetings of the Italian naval attache, Signor Miraglia, and Consul Bomblerd, the Norwesian con- sul, Platow, and other officials, Rus- sian and forelgn. At 10:30 o'clock they piled into rough peasant sleighs to make a wearv, jolting trip to Gatchina, where—a startling contrast —they were lodged in the imperial bed chambers with priceless carpets, wood and painted cellings and the fur- niture that was the gift of French kings to the Russian czar. Get First Real Rest. Col. Umberto Nobile, the commander of the ship, and Lieut. Riiser] second in command, expressed the u most satisfaction over the airship's performance over difficult conditions and with the Russian arrangements for the landing. They warmly thank- ed and congratulated M. Khalturin and M. Zinovief—no relation of the president of the Communist Interna- tional-—commander of the Leningrad air district, for the manner in which the ship was maneuvered into the hangar. Then they went to sleep. “This is the first real rest for six V' mald Col. Nobile, “and don't wake me tomorrow.” (Copyright, 1926. by the New York Times and 5t. Louis Globe-Democrat.) FRANC FALLS ANEW AS RICH AND POOR RUSH DONATIONS (Continued from First Page.) overs, it is the condition of an inferior race that they will not accept.” M. de Waleffe maintains that gold is the only International money and that international travelers should be required to use it. “Then an American diner will be charged five times as much for a chicken than his French neighbor?" he hears some one asking, and to this he replies: “Yes, because that i the only way for the Frenchman to continue eating chicken. “All restaurant and cafe patrons should be obliged to produce identity cards upon ordering, he argues, and when an Americon Is forced to pay five times dearer you will see five times fewer Americans, and you (the French) will be served five times quicker.” “‘Commerce will lose nothing,” he adds, “and we all will gain.” M. do Waleffe's diatribe coincldes with ¢he arrival in France of the American Hotel Association tourists. THE EVENING HANDS-OFF POLIC HELD TOWARD CUBA U. S. Lending Financial Aid, But Not Interfering in Fight on Sugar Tariff. By Consolidated Press. While it has been stated on behalf of President Coolidge that officlal cog- nizance is being taken of the “entire situation” in Cuba, it is not belleved here that any formal protest will be made at this time against the drive under way in Cuba against the United States. _ The campaign against the United Btates, principally on account of the tariff laws, which tax each ton of Cuban sugar delivered in this country, has become rather heated, neverthe- less, as is shown by the reports of a speech made by Ramon O. Larrea, a Spanish merchant, who in the pres- ence of the Cuban secretary of the treasury, loudly exclaimeq: “But for the fact that Cuba is a small country, the question of the Fordney tariff law between the United States and Cuba would be settled with cannon.” Outburst Being Ignored. Hhere is a disposition both at the ‘White House and the Capitol to ignore this outburst from the flery Senor Larrea, who, being a Spaniard, probably has not entirely forgotten some incldents of 1898. The admin- istration is watching, however, moves apparently made by the Cuban gov- ernment to foster a sentiment in favor of further concessions by Con- gress to Cuba in the matter of the tariff. Cuba now enjoys a 20 per cent preferential over every other country in the matter of customs dutles, but evidently considers this is not enough. President Machado of Cuba has given several interviews at Havana appealing to the United States to help Cuba out of its present economic crisis by “lightening” the tariff on sugar. He said such a move would not hurt the American producers of sugar, but would go a long way to- ward bringing about better feeling be- tween the United States, Cuba and all the Latin American countries. The Cuban secretary of the treas- ury, Hernandez Cartaya, has instl- gated a movement to bring about a revision of the trade treaty with the United States. Representatives of Cuban merchants have announced that the American Congress “must do something to relleve the sugdr tariff.” Protectionists Plan Defense. American protectionists naturally are marshaling their forces to resist these Cuban appeals the moment they seem to be having any sort of weight at the White House. At the present time, however, it is stated President Coolidge feels this country can go no further than to lend financial as- sistance to the Cuban banks. This is being done. Mr. Coolidge is mnot inclined to make any recommendations regard- ing the tariff, because American sugar interests are claiming that Cuba and Cuba alone s responsi- ble for the prevailing low prices, which are compelling producers, to sell below cost. Cuba has insisted upon steadily Increasing her crop from year to year. The Fordney tariff act, instead of bringing about a reduction of the output of Cuban sugar, seemed Instead to stimu- late it. § In 1922, when the Fordney bill was passed, the Cuban stigar crop was 8,602,910 long tons. This year it is estimated In excess of 5,300,000 tons. When the reciprocity treaty with Cuba was under discussion in 1902, the Cuban sugar crop was only something like 800,000 tons, and it was stated at that time that Cuba would never produce more than 2,500,000 tons. Referential Removal Urged, These statistics, recently made pub- lic, caused C. A. Spreckels, chatrman of the board of the Federal Sugar Re- fining Co., to declare that Cuba would best be benefited by a removal of the 20 per cent tariff preferentlal. He sald it was this preferentfal which had brought _about overproduction in the tsland. It Cuba had to pay full duty, he asserted, she would regulate her crop. Already n step has been made in this direction by the announcement from Havana today that the present crop would be curtailed 10 per cent, meaning, it is supposed, that the 10 per cent will either be held off the market or not harvested. The protectionists in Congress are prepared to show, it is said, that in 1920, when there was 2 shortage of sugar in the world and Cuba con- trolled the market, there was an agreement among Cuban producers to Fold their crop until the price reached the unprecedented figure of 24 cents a pound g Tn administration ctrcles the banking flurry in Cuba is looked upon as a temporal affair _which_justifi 604-610 9th St. N.W. Dally, $1.00, $1.50. $2.00 $7 Joome. 86 weekly $14 with toilet, showe: 2 in room, 50% more. ana m We want a man who can appreciate an unusual opportunity when he meets one face to face—and can then go out and make the most of it. 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Pending final enactment of the legislation the com- mission has refrained from mapping out a definite program of the order in which the bulldings for the various departments should be erected or where they should be located. Senator Bruce, Democrat, of Mary- land, who has taken a keen interest in the development of the National Capital, will seek to place an amend- ment in the bill to prevent purchase of sites for any of the new bulldings north of Pennsylvania or New York avenues, his purpose being to bring about a grouping of the structures in line with the Capitol and White House, Another amendment to be voted on at the request of Senator Moses, Re- publican, of New Hampshire, would authorize an appropriate structure for the United States Supreme Court, which is now housed in the Capitol Building. During the debate yesterday Senator McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee, in- dicated he was opposed to the proposal to appropriate a lump sum of §100,- 000,000 for buildings to be designated by the Secretaary of the Treasury. Senator Fernald pointed out that hundreds of separate bills have been introduced, providing for buildings in specific localitles, and he said it would have been impossible for the commit- tee to have drafted a fair and reason- able bill under the old method. SPEAKS FOR PUBLISHERS. Elisha Hanson Heard by Committee on Postal Rates. Testifying before the joint con- gressional subcommittee on postal rates yesterday, Ellsha Hanson, rep- resenting the American Newspaper Publishers’ Association, urged estab- lishment of a special bundle postal gervice for newspapers. He said present second-class rates and restrictions had forced publish- ers to use baggage, autumobile bus and truck and other facilities in preference to the mails. He sug- gested a rate of 30 cents a hundred pounds for the first zone, & 50-mile radius, and 40 cents for the second zone, a 160-mile radius, for the bun- dle service —_— e turther action by the United States than the financial assistance which already has been rendered. Cuba's economic condition is regarded as largely her own affair. President Cooltdge has no disposition to open the tariff question at this time. The edministration expresses great friend- liness for Cuba and sympathy in her troubles, but there Is .reluctance in every quarter to comment further up- on the situation. R B (Copyright. 1928.) 919 15th St. N.W.—Franklin 1140 WASHINGTON, D. €, (VICTIMS IN HERRIN SATURDAY, OUTBREAK BURIED Three Klansmen Laid to Rest. Brief Hearing Is Held by Coroner. By the Associated Press. HERRIN, 1Il, April 17.—With troops patrolling streets in the vicin- ity, funeral services were held ves- terday at the First Christlan Church for Harland Ford, Mack Sizemore and Ben Sizemore, the three Klansmen killed in Tuesday's election disorders. Four clergymen officiated. They were the Rev. J. E. Story, pastor of the church where the funeral was held, the Rev. P. R. Glotfelty, pastor of the First M. E. Church of Herrin, the Rev. 1. E. Lee, pastor of the First Baptist ' Church of Herrin and_the Rev. B. E. Green, pastor of the First Buptist Church of Hurst. Green for- merly was editor of the Klan news- paper at Herrin and was_prominent in Klan affairs during the Klan regime tn Willlamson County. 0da_Tellows Lodge, of which all three men were members, had charge of services. The small church was packed to capacity. and many stood on the outside, Two Witnesses Heard. The coroner's jury held a short ses- slon yesterday, heard two witnesses and adjourned until today. Richard Thompson, a miner, testified that thres sutomobiles loaded with armed men drove up to the Masonic Hall polling place, in front of which the fatalities ocourred, the men got out and started toward John Ford, former chief of police, reputed cyclops of the Herrin Klan and a brother of one of the slain men. He said a man who he believed was Mack Sizemore fired the first shot, which killed one of two men, who accosted Ford and searched him. Almost simultaneously, however, Thompson testified, Mack Sizemore fell mortally wounded. He said he did not recognize any of the men who got out of the cars. Date McNeil, the other witness, ;es:lfled in the main to the same ef- ect. “Blackie” Arms, who s primarily blamed by Klan sympathizers for Tuesday’s clash, which started shortly after he had struck John Smith over the face with his gun after disarming him, was taken into custody by milittamen, but after being brought before Col. R. W, Davis the latter ordered his release. The troops were looking for an au- tomobfle which was reported racing about the city. The men had not been informed that the car sought carrled a Missour{ license, and it was after it was found that the Arms car had an Illinols license that the owner was released. Two girls were riding in l.hn machine with Arms. Col. Davis told a representative of the Associated Press that “the town is as Quiet and peaceful as any other town,” and declared that he antici- anti-Klansman, pated no further trouble, although he will remain here until after next Tuesday’s election. APRIL VA. POSTMASTERS NAMED. President Coolldge sent to the Sen- ate yesterday the following nomina- 17, 1926. . Schuyler, Ann E. Cox; Scotsburg Emeline P, Lacy, and Tye River, 1 C. ludson. West Virginia—Montgomery, ell J. Champe, and Winona, Wende! Evans. tions for postmasters in Virginia and West Virginia: Virginta—Arlington, Coakley; East Falls Church, Phillip B. Nourse; Fort Deflance, nes 1 Walker; Livingston, H. D. 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