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« s WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) ued cool tonight- tomo using cloudiness and warmer. Highest, 88 at 3:30 p.m. ¥ lowest, 0 a.m. toda: ¥ull report on page 9. | Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 )69. sterda Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D, C. [Voice of the Atom To Be Put en Air .S AR CAPIN BANDTSINCHNA 557 Kansas broadeast KFKU. Apparatus fected by Dr. Ii. the de which it 1s 1 tinet sounds when radio acti : withil 3 - es will be e the brief is to give. scheduled ndard time. per- 3 head of chemistry, by to preduce dis Thomas J. Betts, Native of Maryland, Is Seized in Remote Province. ENVOY AéTS AT ONCE TO OBTAIN RELEASE KPKU opers State Department Not Officially In- | o 70 PARTICIPATE N | - ELECTIONS IKQUIRY p.m. centr: P !.;Deneen. D. A. Reed and Bay- -| ard Ask Dawes to Relieve Them of Duty. once to cor with Yunnan but the ser infor- | . Betts' plight | hicie \‘J“':‘n‘\lr ] Before the special Senate Commit- h unnamed | te° appointed vesterday to inves ol corruption in and elections this year { could hold its first meeting three of { the five members informed Vice Presi dent Dawes that they would be unal to serve. New ed in consul med b gchan wion from bad S rece the in = tern Yunnan Made (€ Americ: captive N rted at Lait chuan e o plive May 17. officer was | » consul re- | T'he n In : permit relieved from the committee were Sena- d of Pennsylvania and Send n ot Illinois, both appolr 1 Republica nd sl ard of Delaware, Demoerat. the | other two members of the commi nator La Foll ited as a progressive and Senator Reed of M erat, and thor of the creating the committee. extr Yang! has no ra Ly fore me route which | o traveled red Yunnan are ppoi an Des souri, resolu- Embarrassment Foreseen. Deneen asked to be reli is secretary of the senatorial campaign h He is to h: “m("‘bh. { senatorial cumpaign commitiee’s head s Summer. It & it was ex- Deneen if the Demo. such circum in he Among the king are Capt o com . of the Army on to study assignment ptember, | ! Senator s made ca ate. Unde s he would be bandits of | judgmel f a d been 1 t tate Departm this mo confiden il man of is al Delawar> nator committee, and k slieved was tor Deneen. or Reed of Pennsylvania took ive part in the Pennsylvania which probably will be one the first investigated by the Senate For that reason, he as relieved. As soon as expre MacMur: same as that 1t records show t he was born i Vice President Dawe: the vacancies caused by t | resignations, the special committee will hold its first meeting ps of the 1917, while he 4 ath oty Resolution Sweeping. Cor to| The Reed resolution w described s appointed | by veterans of many congressional in- camp during | quires the most sweeping of its kind ever adopted by the Senate. Under it the committee can inquire i | not only into expen by regu- Capt. Betts returned to the United ‘l:xrl}' constituted politie organiza- wmry 1, 1919, ! tions, but also into outlays made in rank of cap- | behalf of candidates b; such organi- “tment records the Anti loon League, atfon Against the Prohibi- tion Amendment and organizations sponsoring American entry into the League of Nations. It authorizes in- wis | e tigation of expenditures of money that | or promises of support “‘made by any person, firm, corporation or c | tee, organization or to | influence nomination for gaining | tion to the Senate. of the in commi ‘Wife Believed in China. W that ¢ zave the a 15 High Although depart anied L d as e are for the purpe of the lan HELdEN DRY CHAVRGE. $1,500,000 DAMAGE IN BALTIMORE FIRE Two Fertilizer Plants Wrecked and Smelting Company Suffers Loss at Canton. of Transporting Liquor. | CHICAGO, May 20 (P).—Mrs. Ralph | Johansen, wife of the president of { Hamilton College of Law here, was held on $500 bond today on a charge of transporting liquor. arrant had been obtained by the Safety Council. sen was arrested recent- violation, and after she summons to_court | patrol wagon called for her. Her case re | was dismissed when she testified she and | had dined the previous evening with | Louis L. Emerson, secretary of state, and had made application in person for a license, lack of which resulted in_her arrest. arge was made because of liquor said to have been found in her automobile until Evanston citizens urged the Safety Council to act. GETS CHAPMAN REWARD. | Muncie, Ind., Detective Given $3,000 Offered for Capture. dr the Ascociated Press. D) ALTIMORE, Md., cked two fertili damaged other prope suburb, this morning, causing losses which may reach $1.500,000. The piants destroyed were the Grif- er manufac- and the Sum- $500,000. nd fire > Copper Cheni ged to the tent of §: Twelve dweliings, half a doz voad cars and as many \nsmisslon lines of the Chesapeake Potomac lephone Co. nd the | Gias and Electric Co. also suffered | JJARTFORD, Conn., May 20 (&) damage. Capt. Fred W, Puckett, a detective of _— Muncie, Ind., one of two claimants for the $3,000 reward offered by the State for the capture of Gerald Chap- man, executed April 6 for the murder DAUGHERTY ENTERS PLEA.. of a New Britain policeman, today re- Miller Fails to Appear in New |ceived the reward. He was given an order on the State York Court Because of Illness. treasurer for the mone; after a de NEW YORK, May 20 UP)—Harry|Cision by Judge L. P. Waldo Marvin Daugherty, former United s = May 20— er plants, ty at Canton, a 1,000, Che The three Senators who asked to be | or asking | 1| that there wa ed that the law as finally enacted | Wife ot Collego President Accused | WASHINGTON, D. C, RETIREMENT BILL ‘PASSED BY SENATE Measure Providing $1,200 Annuity Passed Without Record Vote. SMOOT PREDICTS HOUSE PLAN WILL BECOME LAW Proponents of Maximum Payments Insist on Another Vote if Dead- | locked in Conference. | The Senate this afternoon passed without a record vote the civil serv- |ice retirement bill as recommended | by its civil service committee, carry- |ing a much liberal plan than i that approved the House on Monda; The bill is now ready for conference ‘tween groups from the Senate and House, to con: er the varying more by | the Capitol. The House bill increased the maxi- uium annuity from 20 a year to $1,000, and left the uge of compul- | sory retirement for the various classes | of employes the same as in existing law, and with no provision for volun- | tary retirement. | i Provides $1,200 Maximum. The bill as amended by the Senate | increases the annuity to $1,200, and »uld permit employes to retire vol. | itarily at their own option after 30 ( follows: The group | retired at 70, could exercise | tirement at 65; the| group that automaticaily retires at would have optional retirement at nd the group automatically re- Q at 62 would receive no optional | ilege, | For more than an hour before the | bill passed there a lively discussion ! in the Senate as to whether there was | any chance of inducing the House to | vicld and have the President approve | the more liberal bill. Simmons for Dignity. Senator Simmons, Democrat, North | Carolina, vigorously denounced the practice of asking the Senate to pass | fexislation whict not_entirely in | d with the wishes of the Senate, | e of a fear that the House will | d in conference or that the ent will not approve it with his ‘nature. | The Senate. he declared, should| wo a higher sense of its dignity | | and should vote for legislation which its conscience dictates is fair, and | then let the legislation take care of | itself in conference. | Senator Simmons made these asser- ons after sevoral Senators had in- | dicated that, while they favored the ! | more liberal measure, they understood | s no chance of getting more than the House had voted for. Senator Smoot, who led the fight in he Senate for the House bill, which | is understood to have the approval of | the administration, concluded the de- bate by sayving that he did not belleve even the representatives of the G Jov- | | ernment employees themslves expect- | is becay | would be more liberal than the House | | has approved. | Wants Some Plan Adopted. He said it rhay be that the em- ployees desire the Senate to pass the £1,200 bill to establish a precedent for | some further legislation later. i “I think the Senate has made up | its mind that it wants the Senate bill, and I shall not take up time for fur- | ther discussion,” said Senator Smoot. | “But the same bill was passed by the Senate before and the House allowed | it to die without action, and all that | 1 hope that whatever action the | Senate takes, that it will not prevent | some pli sm becoming law:” Just before the final vote was taken | the Senate adopted several minor | amendments offered from the fioor. One, by Senator George of Georgl would provide for a minimum annuity of $720 each year. for employes re- tired for total disability after 15 yeas of service. Another, by Senator Jones | of Washington, would give allowance to employes who are transferred from the civil service to employment un- | der the legislative branch of the Gov- | | ernment and later restore to a_clvil | service status. The purpose of the imendment is to give them credit in | counting up their total period of serv- | ice for the time in which they are | |under the legslative branch. | | " Just before the question came to| | a vote, there were debates as to whether President Coolidge would veto retirement legislation If the Sen- ate should be successful in putting through its more liberal $1,200 an- nuity, instead of the House bill, which is understood to have the indorse | ment of the adminstration. | Senator Smoot, Republican, of Utah, | | " (Continued on Page 4, Column 6.) | LINER’S MAIL RIFVLED. | | Two Bags of Registered Matter | Were Cut With Knife. | PLYMOUTH, Eng., May 20 (®).— | Two mail bags rified “on the liner | George Washington during her voy- age from New York contained regis- tered letters and packages, it was learned today. Both the bags, which { were destined for Leeds and Dublin, | were cut with a knife. | Detectives who are accompanying | the liner to Bremen are to take fin- gerprints of several suspects. | for allezed conspiracy to defraud the | Government in the American Metals | «'v. case, which involved the irregu-| Jar return of £7,000,000 worth of alien | property, appeared in Federal Court | today. . | He pleaded not guilty and was re- | Jeased in $5.000 bail. Thomas W. Mil-| By the Assoc ler, forme n property custodian,| CLEVE jointly indicted with him, did not ap- | rebellion penr. His attorney said he was ill in Wilmington, Del. E filed in the Superior Court. Attorney General, who was indicted Personal Plea of Ju ated Press. , Ohio, May 20.~The of prisoners raging for vehement protest agalnst = County —— e Sheriff © Fred Kf.r:ixc; 4 ta;;vmi:m : diet” of stale bread and weak soup Argentina to Add to Navy. |was broken today on the personal BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, May | Plea of Common Pleas Judge Frank C. (P).—The cabinet has authorized | Phillips to the rioters back of their the expenditure of 32,000,000 gold | barricade in the jail “bull pen.” Jisos (about $32,000,000) for the pur-| Judge Phillips took matters in his lin%e of two small cruisers, three sub-| own hands after Chief Deputy Sherift Junrines, two destrovers and two gun-| Martinec had told him the courts 15, with a tetal tonnage of 15,000, would not ve able to function today : A arly 24 hours in the county jail in. dze Ends Meeting - [=] Of Jail Prisoners Against Poor Food because of Kohler not being able to get prisoners out of the jail, due to the barricade and the disorder in the third cell_tier. Judge Phillips faced the rebellious prisoners through their rough barri- cade and urged them to go back to their cells “because this inquiry of the grand jury is to see that you get jus- | tice.” "One prisoner "sang out: “All | right, judge, we'll do it for you, but | not for Konler.” And in a moment | the barricades were pulled down and | the prisoners were back In thelr cells, | Breakfust was then served. ON'LIBERAL BASIS | 622,247, | of other western countles were mainly | Beldleman headquarters was available. | | Mr. Porter by Vance C. McCormick, { between Bert Fheni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION THURSDAY, pro- | | visions as acted on at both ends of | MAY 20, 1926—FK EARTY = Coflmummus/ - % AND MAY You 4 Co?é')ltu'gon? LA PEROUS (g 'TFTY- FOUR PAGES. * CUBA'S T\\‘}"V'l‘\'—l-’()b"I{TII ANNIVERSARY. ISHERTAKESLEAD FROM BEIDLEMAN Lead for Governor Now 7,800 in Pennsylvania—Mellon and Reed to Back Vare. By the Associated Pres PHILADELPHIA, May 20.—John S, Fisher, candidate of the Mellon-Pep- per forces, took the lead today from | Edward E. Beidleman, who had the support of Representative William S. | Vare, for the Republican gubernato- rial nomination. With returns from 204 districts missing from Tuesday's voting Fisher was 7,800 ahead. The vote was: Fisher, 630,147; Beldleman, Returns from districts in Allegheny County, which includes the city of Pittsburgh, which had not reported previously, and from outlying sections responsible for the gain in the Fisher total. Of the districts still out, 101 were in Allegheny County and the others | mainly in rural districts. | Vare's Vote Also Cut. | Beidleman had been leading steadily since the tabulation of the votes began at the close of the polls Tuesday night, but his vote dwindled as the flgures of many interior counties showed Fisher pluralities. | Returns from the districts which placed Fisher ahead also reduced the lead of Representative Vare over his opponents for the United States sena- torial nomination, Benator George Wharton Pepper and Gov. Pinchot, without, however, threatening Vare's safe margin. The Vare lead fell below 100,000 votes In returns last night, and many districts which reported early today added somewhat to the figures for Sen- ator Pepper. Fisher Claims Nomination. Fisher’s headquarters today declared the complete vote would give him the | nomination. No statement from the Philadelphia gave Vare a plurality | of 220,829 over Senator Pepper. With 625 districts in the State missing to- day, Vare had a lead of 98,592, the| vote being: Vare, 583,839; Pepper, | 485,247; Gov. Pinchot, 319,296. The fight for the Democratic guber- natorial nomination also was close. Figures from 5,112 districts showed Judge Fugene C. Bonniwell leading Judge Samuel C. Shull by 5,824, with | Willlam E. Porter third. The vote was: Bonniwell, 48,869; Shull, 43,045; Porter, 37,145. Bonniwell ran as an independent wet candidate, Judge Shull was backed by Joseph E. Guffey, Pittsburgh, Demo- cratic national committeeman, and | former Democratic national chairman. DRY ISSUE IN OREGON. Candidates in Primary Tomorrow Take Sides on Law. PORTLAND, Oreg., May 20 (®).—/ Oregon's voters will go to_the polls | tomorrow in a primary election to gettle many questions. Not the least of these is the wet and dry jssue. Avowed “wets” and “drys are seeking nominations for United States Senator, governor and Repre- sentative. The race for the Republican nomi- nation for United States Senator has developed the hottest fizht. Eight candidates, including Robert N Stanfleld, incumbent, seek the toga. One of the candidates is a woman, Mrs, Rose E. Barrett of Warrenton. L. R. Sandblast of Portland seeks nomination on a wet platform, with the slogan, “Wine and beer under Government control—no saloons.” The fight for the Democratic nomi- natlon for United States Senator is E. Haney, former member of the Shipping Board, and Elton Watkins, former Representa- tive from the third district. Threé seek the Republican nomi- nation for governor. Gov. Walter M. Pierce is opposed for the Democratic nomination by Mrs. Louise Palmer ‘Weber, who favors modification of the Volstead act. Representative M. E. Crumpacker is the only member of the House from Oregon who is facing a fight. One of his opponents for the Repub- lican nomination,is Norman S. Rich- ards, who proposes modification of the Volstead act, Government regu- lation and no saloons. B. F. Mulkey, the other candidate, is for prohibition. Radio Programs—Page 46 | of the public. He pc BANDITS HOLD UP 23, GET $15,000 GOLD LEAF Head of Company Says City Faces Shortage of Material for Sign Lettering. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 20.—Twen employes, including three women, were forced to lie on the floor while six robbers took 8,000 packages of gold leaf, valued at between $1i and $20,000 from the safe of the Price Gold Leaf Manufacturing Company today. The invaders found Superintendent I L. Shaffrey alone in the office and forced him to open the safe. While they were gathering up the loot em- ploves began arriving. Men were or- dered to lie face downward in one room and the three women in another room. Emanuel Price, head of the concern, declared that there is a scarcity of gold leaf in Chicago and that it would he necessary to telegraph to other citfes for a supply. The leaf is used principally in sign lettering. PRESIDENT SIGNS RAIL LABOR BILL Watson-Parker Measure Es- tablishing New Board De- fended by Coolidge. President Coolidge this afternoon signed the Watson-Parker railroad labor bill, which forthwith abolishes the Railroad Labor Board and con- signs 1ts powers and dutles to & newly created board. In making public the fact of his signing this act the Presi- dent issued a statement in which he said that, while the proposal has been criticized on the ground that it does not give adequate protection to the public from collusion between rail- way managers and their employes to establish wages which would be re- flected in unjust rates upon the public, he believed that the answer to this criticism is the fact that increases in railway rates must be approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. In connection with his reference to this criticlsm the President added that this act expressly stipulates that the powers of the Interstate Com- merce Commission are unimpaired to fix rates according to present law. ‘Wants Plan to Have Trial. According to the President's state- ments, he is willing to give the plan in this act a trial, although he would have preferred some more definite declaration for the possible protection nted out in his statement that should the operation |of the plan demonstrate such protec- tion is needed it could be supplied by a future Congress. It is not now possible to foretell such needs, the President explained, and the fagt that the roads and their employes are committed to the neces- sity of making this law a success, goes far to assuro the President that | it will be a success. This bill does away immediately with the Railw: Labor Board and sets up conference groups within the industry for the purpose of making adjustments of disputes and conten- tions, and creates a new board of me- diation of five members to serve for a period of, five years, but, starting out with one member to serve one year, " (Continuxd on Page 4, EX-KAISER'S PLAN AIDED. Centrist Party to Oppose Confisca- tion of Royal Property. BERLIN, May 20 (#).—Members of the Centrist party have been ordered by its executive committee to oppose confiscation of the property of former Emperor William and his family when the popular ballot on this question takes place June 20. The party’s leaders expressed the bellef that settlement of the question at issue should be left to a duly ordained judicial tribunal, in accord- ance with ‘“the principles of justice and fair play.” They added that no favors should be shown deposed royal personages, who should be made ‘to carry the burdens of the World War with the remainder of the German people. ¥ PR R T L Judge John S. Partridge Dead. SAN 'FRANCISCO, May 20 (@) United States Judge John 8, Par- tridge, 56, seriously ill in a hospital here for a week, died early today, 161H ST. OPENED AGAIN TO HORSES Judge McMahon Rules Eld- | ridge Had No Authority to Place Ban. | The traffic director of the District lof Columbla ts without sufficfent power conferred by the traffic act of March, 1925, to ban horse-drawn ve- hicles from Sixteenth street, accord- ing to an opinion handed down today by Judge Johm P. McMahon in the Police Court. The opinfon of the court is based on his construction of the entire traffic act, which is entitled “an act to provide for the regulation of mo- tor vehicle traffic in the District of Columbia, increase the number of judges of the Police Court and for other purposes.” In the opinion Judge McMahon points out that the traffic act con- tains 18 sections, and specifically deals with each section, pointing out that in eight of the sections Con- gress was dealing specifically with | “motor vehicles.” Traffic Is Not Defined. “The word ‘traffic’ is not defined in ths traffic act,” Judge McMahon said in his opinion. | “The title of an act cannot con- trol Its words, but may furnish some id in showing what was in the mind ot Congress. The title of the traffic act is ‘An act to provide for the regu- | lation of motor vehicle traffic in the District of Columbia; increase the number of judges of the Police Court and for other purposes.’ “No one reading such a title would suppose that Congress had in mind any purpose of regulating horse-drawn vehicle trafflc.” Judge McMahon also points out that the word ‘“vehicle” is not de- fined in the act, but that Congress intended the word to apply to motor vehicles and did not intend to give the director any authority to regu- late the parking of horse-drawn ve- hicles, as is shown by the construc- tion placed upon the regulation as to parking vehicles and by references to definitions contained in Section 2 of the act, wherein the term “‘park is defined as meaning “to leave any motor vehicle standing on the pub- lic highway, whether or not attend- od” Does Not Deny Police Power. In summarizing his opinion, Judge McMahon sald: “I do not intend to hold, and must not be understood as holding, that the Commissioners of the District of Columbia are not vested with police power to regulate and con- trol the movements of vehiles other than motor vehicles on the public streets and avenues for the preserva- tion of order and the protection of life and limb. The regulation in question * * * js one made by the director of traffic under the alleged grant of power given him by section 6 of the traffic act, and my ruling applies sole- 1y to the power of the director under the traffic act to exclude horse-drawn vehicles from the streets mentioned in | sald section 13 (AC) of the traffic regu- lation.” The cases on which the decision was made Involved charges against Harvey Wheeler and against Fenton Goldman, in separate Police Court ases, where each defendant was al- leged to have violated section 13 (AC) of article 11 of the traffic regulations in driving a horse-drawn vehicle on Sixteenth street between H street and Colorado avenue on March 18. The effect of the decision is to grant a motion to quash the information in each case. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 20.—Sir William Joynson.Hicks, the home secretary, disclosed to the House of Commons today, in answer to questions, that during the general strike he stopped a check for £100,000, which, he said, was sent by the Russian trades unions to the Trades Union Congress here for furtherance of the strike. He admitted, however, that he was powerless to bar further sums now being sent from Russia to the British Miners' Federation. He explained that, under the emergency powers, he could prevent the admission of for- eign money for furtherance of the general strike, but “‘the case of pay- ments in ald of the miners engaged in a genuine trade dispute clearly stands on a different footing, and whatever ny Star. | | | | | | The tion is delive: as fast as th Star's s every city block and the regular edi- “From Press to Home Within the Hour” carrier system covers red to Washington homes e papers are printed. Yesterday's (#) Means Associated Press. Mexico May Seize Lands to Colonize If Owners Don’t Act | Ey the Assoc) d Press. MEXT CITY, May 20.—The government has promulgated regu- lations for land colonization in Mexico. Under the provisions of the regulations the government 13 empowered to seize lands it de- sires to colonize if the owners themselves refuse to coloni them. Compensation will be made by the government for land seiz ures. Alien colonists must deposit 1,000 pesos in the new agricultural loan bank, as evidence of good faith. The deposit is to he returned when the colonist actually commences to farm his land. Both aliens and native colonists may borrow money from the agriculturat loan bank for land development. BAN ON GAS, TANKS AND PLANES IN WAR URGEDBY GERMANY Von Bernstorff Also Proposes | Forbidding of Heavy Artil- lery at Conference. By the Associated Press GENEVA, d, Conerete propo forbid of afrplanes and poison gas in war- fare and suppress heavy artillery and tanks were put forward by many today at the session of preparatory disarmament commission The proposals were presented b Count von Bernstorff, former Ambas sador to the United States. Answering allusions to Ger industrial strength which would have May 20.- the use! to be taken into account when Ger-lp . opiuiion many's neighbors were asked to dis | arm, Count von Bernstorff declared: | “I don't want to evoke memories of | the past, but hi ory has demon- strated the impossibility of transform ing our industrial equipment into im-! plements of war, primarily use | our factories are so near the frontier | that they can be destroyed at the very outset of a war.” Complains of Attitude. | Count von Bernstorff complained that a number of delegates to the conference seemed to approach thel| problem with a view why nations should not dis than to finding reasons should. He declared t tion of the League of Nations has changed the whole aspect of the world because it made war virtuall impossible, since a conflict only co; occur between the league and an a gressor state. He further complained that Ge: many has been forbidden by the treaty | of Versailles to organize a defense against attack by airplane. “We can understand the desire of some coun-| tries to have security because many hasn't security,” he added. Cites Food Question. Alluding to the shortage of food in | Germany during the World War, | Count von Bernstorff insisted that in | taking stock of the potential war| arm rat wi hey | the crea-| a i | must be sufficient to prevent in strength of various countries the com- ! mission also must consider their po tentlal weaknesses. The difficulty of a nation which does not possess col- onfes in feeding its population and in mecuring raw material must be taken into consideration, he said. He appealed for at least some form of reduction of armaments, in order that the world might not be intensely | disappointed, and the prestige of the | League of Nations be lowered. | The specter of an immense Russia, which might put into the field a huge | army, was conjured up by Gen.| Dumitresco of Rumania as a reason| why a countr e Rumania is obliged | to consider the strength of its neigh-| bors in deciding what reduction it can| make in its own army. Says Security Is Paramount. He supported the French view that disarmament depends almost entirely on security. He felt that armaments n | until assistance conld come from with- out, assistance that perhaps might operate through the League of Na- tions. This help should be military as well as economic and financial, he said. Finland took a similar stand, her spokesman frankly declaring t nce Russia had refused to partic pate in the present conference, there | was no way to determine her real in- | tentions. The Finnish representative recommended that the league cove- nant be made more effective as to the penalties imposed upon aggressor na- | tions. Naval, military and afr support should be sent immediately to any| invaded country. | Poland lined up with Rumania and | Finland, M. Sokal declaring that when Poland's security was more stable than at present, Poland would be willing to disarm, perhaps even to the extent of the United States, with one soldier to every thousand of population. He urged that the most practical solu tion of the whole problem of disarma- ment was to give the council of the Britain Stopped $486,650 Check Sent By Russians to Aid General Strike League of Nations greater power to impose penalties upon aggressor na- tions quickly and eflicfently 3 rican_repre- (Continued on Page 5, Column 2. view may be taken of the motives | either of the donors or the recipients. | the government has been unable to in tervene.” He added: “I conceive it as quite possible that the miners of Russi will desire that our mining strike here should be extended. Sir Austen Chamberlain told the House of Commons yesterday that the British foreign office was considering whefher to make representations to Soviet Russia in connection with statements reported to have been made by Sovlet officials in support of the British general strike. The attitude of the foreign office was that the alleged statements were inconsistent with the friendly rela- {under cath, and | assi | Nutional Circulation, 100,668 TWO CENTS. FENNING INQUIRY 1S OPENED BEFORE FULL COMMITTEE Blanton Submits Formally 34 Specifications to Justify Impeachment. COMMISSIONER’S AIDES AGREE TO RUSH HEARING House Members Want Only Facts, Says Chairman Graham at Qutset of Session. With the entire membership of the House judiciary conimittee present the investigation of the impeach charges brought against Commis oner Frederick A. Fenning by Rep e Blanton, Democrat, Texu wmally opened be that body 1« ¥ After an hov ned half se during whick Blanton began en resentat Mr his case, the comn present o until 2 o'clock this ittea recessed noon The proceedings at the fnitial meet were quiet and dignified. Mr nton, in presenting documentar: tence as the foundation for his pursued his course in a manner different from that exhibit ed by himn before the Gibson suhcom mittee. Mr. Fenning Frank J. Hogan, Thomas P, iage and Levi Cook, occupied a behind Mr. Blanton, and Mr acied as spokesman when the secasion demanded it As his cpening statement, ton submitted the 34 sy mbodied in nis impeachment of Mr nning on tne floor of the House sev *ks ago. He followed this up ations of severa and the of ta tics showing the extent of Mr. Fenning's guardianship practice. He had not completed this angle of the case when recess was taken. Mr. Blan ations as Committee Wants Facts. the session, Chairman n. of Pennsylvanis s th “desire of the com ttee to wave facts presented by wit nesses, proved in o competent way not to_indulge ir He characterized ry and cham as “serious,” and added, “The ttee would like to have wit s prove each specification.’ nton_replied that he did no: appear “in a role of & prosecutor, but merely with the same burden upon m: shoulders which rests on those of my 434 colleagues.” He asked parmission to have Representative Gibson, Re publican, Vermont, chairman of the House District subcommittee, which been investigating Mr. Fenning him “and the committee,” ani this was granted. .. I shall be prepared,” he continued “to produce evidence that in my judgment, will convince every mem ber of this committee of the truth of ery charge. Judge Gibson and my self ‘are familiar with practically all of the testimony thus far taken in this matter.” ape n, discussion.” charges Agreement is Recorded. Chairman Graham thought that in view of the fact that a member of the House had made the charges, he should be present as the “proponent’ of them, and added: “You are not in the position of prosecutor—you are just disclosing what evidence you have to sustain the charges. We shall be glad to have Judge Gibson present to Mr. Blanton then announced he hfd reached a teniative agreement with Mr Fenning's counsel on several facts that would save the time of the con mittee. Mr. Hogan interjected the: were bject to relevancy only and Mr. nton read: “It agreed that until Novembe: 1919, Mr. Fenning acted as agent the Washington Gas Light Com pany collector of delinquent ac coun Here Mr. Hogan informed the committee that Mr. Fenning took the cath of office as District Commis sioner June 5, 1925. Fenning as Bank Director. “It is agreed that until the Sth of February, 2, Mr. Fenning held tock in and was a director of the Washington Loan & Trust Company That after severing his connection with the Washington Loan & Trust Company. he became a director of the Savings & Trust Company. where he held and still holds stock. Mr. Hogan explained this holding con sisted of 15 shares out of 10,000. ‘It is agreed that he is a director of the Law Reporter Printing Company. ‘It is agreed that for a number of ars Mr. Fenning held one share of tock in and Is attorney for Joseph Gawler & Sons, Inc., undertakers “It is admitted that, for a number Mr. Fenning held one share Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) [ | WILKINS USES RADIO TO DIAGNOSE MOTOR Mechanic at Fairbanks Sends Ad- vice When Plane Develops Defect. By a Snecial Correspondent of The Star and North American Newspaper Alliance. FAIRBANKS, Alaska, May 20.—The versatile radio corps of the Detroit Arctic expedition yesterday furnished a successful substitute for the “trou ble-shooting™ repair car which goes to the aid of stranded motorists. When the control motor of the monoplane Detroiter, at Point Barrow, 560 miles from here, developed slight defects. Andrew Hufford, Wright engine me chanie, who Is still in Fairbanks, was notified by radio and furnished a diagnosis that is expected to aid_the repair work. Capt. George H. Wil kins, commander of the expedition at Barrow, believes a clear day will break soon and give him his opportunity to fiy out over the ice basin. The diff culty with the monoplane’s motor is not serjous enough to deter the flight. Capt. Wilking’ broken arm is nearly healed. He has taken off his splints and is wearing only a leather brace to tions officially existing between the two governments. l protect it. (Copyright. 1026, by North Amertcen WFve i vaper Alliance.) L