Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER. . (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight and tomorrow: some- what warmer tomorrow; moderate northwest_ winds, becoming variable. Highest, 72, at 3:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest. 32, at 5 a.m. today. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 Entered as sec post office, No. 29974 Dr. J. W. Brougher Pleads for Harmony in Address Be- ginning Meeting. FIRST TEST TO COME TOMORROW MORNING Initial Fundamentalist-Modernist Tilt Due Over Seating of Park Avenue Delegates. With the warning from the funda mentalist wing ringing in their ears, that this is to he “the most sadly momentous convention ever held unless the modernist wing retreats, the general convention of the North- | ern Raptist Church was opened at the Washington Auditorium this morn- inz. with more than 6,000 delegates, representing A membership In excess ©of 1,500,000 Baptists, in attendance. At the very outset a plea for har- mony and moderation by factions and a protest against ex- tremists of all kinds was sounded in the official keynote address delivered by Dr. J. Angeles. The first test hetween the funda- | mentalists and the modernists will come tomorrow morning when the question of seating the “radical mod ernists,” the Park avenue church of Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick, comes up for de cision. in this question are successful a later test will come tomorrow over the re- port on the proposed amendment to the constitution of the Baptist Church, which would make baptism by fmmersion a requisite of member- ship. Compromise Is Urged. The original amendment, notic which was given at the Seattle vention last vear, would make immer- of ®ion mandatory, but a modified amend. ! ment, being sponsored by “middle-of- | the-road” Baptists, said to be in the vast majority at the present con- vention, will be supported by Dr. Brougher and many other prominent leaders. A tribute to “the old-time religion” was delivered at the opening of the session this morning by Secretary of Labor Davis. “There are those who would even try to modernize God,” he said. al- luding to the discussions prevalent in the ptist world today. “but T rest firmly in the religion of my childhood. The training which I received from my good mother and father has al- ways been a help and a comfort to me and for which T am duly grateful. “In our faith in Christ lies the moral stamina that enables men to face the trials of the world. For there 18 no more vital force than religion. Has Survived Persecution. Secretary Davis described how re- lizion has outlived the worst of perse- cution. inspired the greatest works of art and overthrown despotism. He de- clared that “religion never can be outzrown. because it answers a human need.” He attributed to Christianity the credit for the elevation of the standards of labor. ““The everrising standard of the human race from serfcom to its pres- ent high place is due to the endeav. ors of those who followed the example of Jesus Chr he said. Secretary Davis extended to the delegates the greeting from President | Coolidge. A greeting from Washington was extended to the convention by Re Samuel Judson Porter, and a prayer | was offered by Rev. Emory W. Hunt. | president of Bucknell University. In a brief opening statement, Rev. Fdward H. Rhoades, jr., president of ; the convention, declared: “This is not . a commercial gathering, not a sroup | grasping after gold or zain, not a, pleasure-seeking _organization, but a| representation of a church that is de-| liberately set to climb to & hizh plane of service, rezardless of the sacrifice.” | " Pleads for Harmony. In his keynote speech. Dr. Brougher | studiously _avoided giving comfort | either to the extreme modernists or to the extreme fundamentalists of the | church. He did not insist in his dis- cussion of the Baptist faith on an' absolute belief in the infallibili ! the Bible as the authoritative and in. ! gpired word of God to a complete' degree. nor did he insist upon bap- tism by immersion only as a requisite | of membership in the church, but chose rather to declare an unwaver- | ing faith in the “teachings of Christ | and in His absolute authorit His | address was a plea for harmony throughout. “There are four distinct groups in | our denominational life,” he sald at | the outset of his address. “We have a very small group of extreme mod- ernists who are more or less stubborn. | Iy determined to carry out their ideas even if they have to disrupt the Northern Baptist Convention to do so. | We have some extreme non-co-oper- ' ating fundamentalists who are equal- 1+ determined to carry out their con- Vietions even if they have to destroy | harmony and interrupt the work of ' the convention. These two groups | together represent hut about 15 per | cent of our denomination. Big Group Seeks Peace. “There is another company of fundamentalists, equally determined | to contend earnestly for the faith | and to put up a vigorous fight in | order to hold the denomination true | to the fundamental teachings of | Christ, but who are willing to co. operate heartily in the program of | the Northern Baptist Convention. This group represents about one-third of aur denomination. “Finally, 50 per cent of our people are thoroughly fundamental in their belief. They hold to the historic faith and practices of regular Bap- tists, but are not organized or aligned as a separate group. They are frri- tated by the continual discussions in our convention; they are disgusted with the fighting attitude of both the extreme modernists and the ex- treme fundamentalists: they are weary of fractious folk and factional dissen- | sions. Thelr sympathies and activi- | ties are wholly given to putting over the program of our denomination, and if they had their way they would put me _modern and “(Continued on Page opposing | Whitcomb Brougher of Los particularly of delegates of | on- | Storft, ond class matter Washington, " DISSENSION LOOMS AS 6,000 BAPTISTS - OPEN CONVENTION D. C. Landslides Caused Most Rice Fields | | | | | By the Aseociated Press. TOKIO, May 25.—A dispatch to Nichi Nichi says that 100 bodies have been recovered . from the mud and sand near the Hokkaido volcano, which has been in eruption. It seems that most of the casualties resulted from landslides and floods of mud caused by the eruption. It is now believed that there were few casual- | ties from the lava. A Nichl Nichi dispatch from Asahi- gawa says 50 army engineers have been sent to the scene. Also 800 re- lief workers from the Young Men's | Association have been sent to assist the needy. . Two miles of railway near the vol- cano have been destroyed. Ten thou- sand acres of rice fields were devas- tated by floods and landslides. Ver- | nacular newspapers make various | estimates of the casualties and dam- age. A Hokkaido official is reported as estimating the missing near the vol cano at more than 1,000. The vicinity | | of the outburst is described as lit- | | erally a sea of mud. | The first warning came with three Estimated at More Than 1,000—Railway and he WASHINGTON, D. C, {100 BODIES RECOVERED IN JAPAN FOLLOWING VOLCANIC ERUPTION of Casualties—Missing Damaged. explosions yesterday, each carrying huge quantities of rocks and lava and causing numersus landslides. One village, it is assumed, Blyei, was vir- tually wiped out, 200 inhabitants being buried. Definite details are lacking, as yet. HokKkaido, is another name for Yezo Island, one of the largest in the archi- pelago. It lies just north of the main island of Japan and just south of Saghalien Island. Tokachi is one of the principal provinces of the island and in it is located the volcano whose eruption has caused ro much damage. Tokachi 15 a newly settled region only recently penetrated by a rail- way. Twenty vears ago it was vir- tually a wilderness. The principal town is Asahigawa, where there is a government meteorological observa- tory. The sparsity of population probably accounts for the compara- | tively small casualties, considering the widespread damage to crops. | The volcano now in cruption has | been inactive for years. It has heen mined extensively for sulphur. Tt is Mountains, GERMANY SEORES MUTUAL SECURTY PLANS AT GENEVA Bernstorff Insists Measure Should Be Based on Re- duced Armaments. If those seeking conciliation | Br the Associated Press GENEVA, May 25.—Germany inter- { vened sensationally at today's meet- ;Ing of the preparatory disarmament commission when Count von Bern- former Ambassador to the United States, made sharp allusion to the fact that Germany's neighbors were not vet disarmed. He insisted that the measures pro- | posed by France to strengthen the ‘Ibeu'ue of Natlon's covenant and ! speed assistance to any attacked na- i tion should be based not on the pres- | ent excessive armaments of Kurope, ibut on the reduced scale of arma- ments which everybody hoped the eventual {international _conference would bring to the world. Count von Bernstorffl emphasized that, although Germany is regarded “morally as a member of the league, | she cannot yet have a voice in the league council, to which M. Paul- | Boncour’s project for reinforcing the | covenant has been referred. | Wants League Supreme. | Hence, the German spokesman sald. he wanted to register the opinion now ! that future disarmament should be of | | such nature as to prevent any one na- | tion possessing military strength | greater than that at the disposal of the League of Nations. | “Each of the states,” he said, | “should have sufficient forces so that | the league will be able at all times to | impose its will.” Count von Bernstorff said he did not | wish specially to mention Germany, ; but wanted to point out that several countries in Europe had already | reached lower levels of armament. and that if these states were to bring ef- |fective aid to an attacked nation jtold the second | against_a country possessing a pre- ) BUILDING BILL OFFERED. : Would Authorize Erection of New House Office Structure. Representative Kaller, Republican, of Minnesota today introduced a bill authorizing the purchase of a site south of the Capitol grounds for a new House Office Building. The leg- islative proposal! does not attempt Lo determine which of the plans reported by the architect of the Capitol for a new House Office Building should be accepted, but is to give substantive! law which will authorize acquisition of the site when the authorization is given for the erection of the much- i PRESDEN RED CRSS WORK Speaks at Opening Session of Conference in D. A. R. Auditorium. The Red Cross societies of the world by the nature of their activities and voluntary collaboration are taking a definite part in the building of 2 new international order, President Coolidge ®ofAmerican Red Cross conference at its opening ses- sion in Memorial Continental Hall this afternoon, and in the sgame breath he expressed a hope “that this conference will mark a new advance in the cor- dial and helpful relations among the peoples of the Western Hemisphere in their relations to each other and in their relation to the Old World."” 1 Present in the auditorium when the President spoke were delegates not | only from all of the nations of Latin America, but representatives from the Red Cross socleties of FEurope and Asia as well. In addition, the resident diplomats of Washington were present ; in the crowd that filled the audi-; torium. Mr. Coolidge spoke not only as the President of the United States, but also as the president of the Ameri- can National Red Cross. “The development of the Red Cross | movement and the nature of its ac- tivities is a demonstration of the pos-! (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) i BOX SCORE—_FIRST GAME )| WASHINGTON | AB. Rice, cf....... S. Harris, 2b.. Gioslin. If . J. Harris, rf McNeely, ct Judge. 1b Bluege. 3b. . Peckinpaugh, ss . Ruel, c. " Coveleskie, p . Morrell, p Marberry, p Severeid Totals ....cceeunnenn. PETTTPPPe Y » nl-u—«»:uawaaaa PHILADELPHIA Bishop, 2b.. Cochrane, ¢ Gray, p ...... Baumgartner, p.. Lamar, If.. Hauser, 1b. Fox, ¢ Simmons, cf. Dykes, 2b....... Hale, 3b. .. French, rf ... Galloway, ss. . ‘Wamby, ss.. Grove, p... Heimach, p. ‘Walberg, p Pool, 1b.. Welch - a[-ueouuuauubhm»e—pa; Washington. Philadelphi Severeid batted for Coveleskie Stewart ran for Severeid Poole batted for Wal Welch batted for Gi wo.m CE- T in the in the fourth int berfhtheflflhlnnln‘. y in the eighth inning. (Continued on Page 3, Column 4. | ° < CRCF- oW © "I:O:quefl&:ch:éa !o=—=—~&3N—NuNF NOOKNOD B(OSSSCOS=OOCO~0ON 3|..=_=me:a|==—au - -I:: -z > e UmmuO=OCmO = |QQOG=°¢—‘—=-!|:NNGOQIG |°°°°—¢€°°N=°~QO°~O! |e—occnc-»nct~=-e qleaeoeaawccnm"noaau.fi - - = 2 INGS O©Qe - Ora Qe P o 4 4 2 ’ g L eon eleo°°o= e - (XX BRe ® < lourth inning. SUMMARY e et tage: Yoxx. 1\;':1;‘:-" ts—dudge,” Rice, Hale, Goslin, Stolen bases—Judge, Bluege, Poole. 4 ‘te Hauser: Hale Doty "hl.’fp"f:“.r.;"'le" French to Bishop to Poole. Left''0R, buser—Washington, 3; Philadel- itie, 13, » Balli—Of Caveleskie. 21 off Mor. Bt %: O Grave, 15 off Walbers, 13 off Struck out—By Coveleskie, 1: by Morrell, 2; by Grove, 4; by Walbers, 1; by Gray, 2. Hits—Of Coveleakis, 5 In 3 fanings; off Grove, 7 In 4% Innings: off Helmach, 3 PrAC R st | aff Graz. 0 1n 3 Ianings. e} Wild_niteh—Grove. l‘v!api'nt—-llnln. Ronland, Evans and Hil- ebrand. B | | phia, {located in the heart of the Tokachi | NATS BEAT MACKS, 71012, INOPENER| - OF DOUBLEAEADER Griffmen Rout Grove and Heimach in Fifth Inning, Scoring 11 Runs. CCVELESKIE IS NICKED FOR FOUR RUNS IN FIRST Crowd of 15,000 Fans Attending Dual Bill at Greater Shibe Park Today. BY JOHN B. KELLER. GREATER SHIBE PARK, Philadel- May 25.--The Nats heat the Macks in the first game of a dual bill_here this afternoon. The score was 17 to 12. Stanley Coveleskle, spitballer, arew the Nationals' mound assignment for the opening game of their first double- header of the yvear. Opposing the Pole was Robert Moses Grove, Connie Mack’s prize southpaw. Nearly 15,000 fans were in Greater Shibe Park when the dual bill began. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON — Rice fanned. Bucky Harris struck out on three pitched balls. Goslin walked. J. Har- ris fouled to Cochrane. No runs. PHILADELPHIA—Bishop lined a single to right. Cochrane rolled a sin- gle to left, Bishop stopping at second. Lamar rolled to Peck, who threw 1o Bucky Harris for a force play on Cochrane, but the bases became filled ;‘I‘;en the second sacker dropped the I across the plate, leaving the bases filled. Simmons. bounded to Bluege and Cochrane was forced at the plate, Bluege to Ruel. Dykes singled down the third base line, scoring Lamar and Hauser and sending Simmons to third. Simmons scored as French forced out Dykes, Bucky Harris to Peck. After making a nice pickup of Galloway's grounder, Bluege threw the ball over Judge's head., French WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION g TUESDAY, MAY 25, Hauser walked, forcing Bishop : | i \ R 1926—FORTY PAGES. - Star. * 3.EH? < %\ SHouLp N wm The Star’ every city bl (P) Means Associated P U. S. CENSUS BUREAU SAYS \WWASHINGTON \\'ITI HAVE 528000 POPULATION JULY 1. HARRY WARDMAN BUYS SHOREHAM Acquires Hotel at Auction for $1,055,000—Bidding Is Only Moderate. Harry Wardman, well known builder taking third and Galloway second.|and real estate man, today purchased Grove fanned. Four runs. SECOND INNING. the Shoreham Hotel at public auction for $1,055,000. This is more than WASHINGTON—Hauser was charg- | $300.000 less than the assessed value ed wtih an error when he dropped |Of the property and is a considerable Judge's foul. Judge popped to Gallo- wa; Bluege took a third strike. Gal- loway threw out Peck. No runs. PHILADELPHIA—Bishop to lett. Cochrane flied to Riee. Lam: filed to J. Harris. Bucky Harri threw out Hauser. No runs. THIRD INNING WASHINGTON—Ruel singled to ! singled |} gte) sum less than the indebtedness on the building. In the presence of a crowd of sev eral hundred persons, this noted ry at Fifteenth and H streets, of approximately 162.000 square feet, was auctioned off with only a mod- | erate amount jof bidding for a prop- erty of this impertance. Beginning with a bid of $150,000 center. Coveleskle fanried. Rice drove | Over and above a first trust and, in- into a double play, Galloway to Hau- ser. No runs. PHILADELPHIA — Simmons walked. On the hitand-run pla; 1 | terest of $850.402, Mr. Wardman kept in the bidding, which gradually mounted in $5,000 and $10,000 steps until it reached $205.000, which, to- Dykes singled to right, sending Sim- ' gether with the first trust and inter- mons to third. French popped to Bucky Harris. Galloway fouled to Ruel. Coveleskie threw out Grove. No runs. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Bucky Harris sin- gled to center. Cochrane threw out Goslin, Harris taking second. Bucky Harris took third on a wild pitch. J. Harris bounded to Dykes who threw to Cochrane, trapping Bucky Harris on the line. In the attempted run- down, Dykes to Cochrane to Grove, the pitcher threw the ball to left field and Bucky Harris and Joe Harris scored. Lamar made a good running catch of Peck's hoist. Judge stole third. Ruel walked, filling the bases. Severeid batted for Coveleskie and singled to right, scoring Judge and Bluege and sending Ruel to third. Steward ran for Severeid. Rice forced Steward, Bishop to Galloway. Four runs. PHILADELPHIA—Morrell went in | to pitch for Washington. Bishop got his third hit of the game, a single to center. Judge took line. Morrell knocked down Lamar’s hot smash and threw him out, Bishop taking third. Hauser knocked a| home run over the right field fence, scoring Bishop ahead. Simmons walked. Dykes fouled to Ruel. Two runs, FIFTH INNING. ‘W ASHINGTON—Bucky Harris flied to French. Goslin scratched a single past Grove. J. Harris knocked a single through the box, Goslin stop- ping at second. Judge doubled to right center, scoring Goslin, J. Harris holding to third. McNeely ran for J. Harris, - Dykes fumbled Bluege's grounder, McNeely scoring and Judge taking third. Bluege stole second, and when Cochran's throw went into center fleld Judge scored and Bluexe reached third. Peck walked. So did Grove, Helmach coming to the slab. Ruel singled to left, scoring Bluege and sending Peck to second. MOT“ scratched a single past Dykes, filling the bases. Rice doubled to right, scoring Peck and Ruel and sending Morrell to third. Heimach was with- drawn and Walberg went to the slab. Bucky Harris fanned. Goslin doubled to right, scoring Morrell and Rice. McNeely walked. Judge - tripled against the right field fence, scoring Goslin and McNeely. Bluege singled to center, scoring Judge. Dykes fum- bled Peck’s drive, then threw toward first. Bluege taking third. Ruel forced Peck, Galloway to Bishop. Eleven runs. PHILADELPHIA — McNeely went to center and Rice to right fleld for Washington. Morrell threw out French. Wamby batted for Galloway and fiied to Goslin. Poole batted for Walberg and singled to right. Poole stale second. Bishop walked. Coch- rane walked, filling the bases. Lamar forced Bishop with a grounder to Bluege. No runs. SIXTH INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Hale now playing . Wamby short and Pool first, with Gray pitching and Foxx catch- ing for Philadelphia. Morrell flied to Lafnar. Rice lofted to Simmons. Gray threw out Bucky Harris. runs. PHILADELPHIA — Foxx _fanned. Bluege threw out Simmons. The high wind interfered with Peck when he went after Hale's loft in short left, the ball falling for a two-base hit. French flied to Goslin, No runs. SEVENTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Goslin walked. Mec- Neely drove into a double play, Hale to Bishop to Poole. Bishop tossed out Judge. No'runs. , PHILADELPHIA—~Wamby. singled No Cochrane's | i grounder and tagged him out on the | i | lieved Morrell. est, amounts to '$1,055.402.26. The only opposition bid of any conse quence came from Frank Physon, who is sald to have represented the F. H. Smith Co. There has been no definite arrange. ment for any development of the Shoreham. which will close June 1. Mr. Wardman has mot made any plans so far for the erection of any new structure. It is generally con- ceded, however, that whaever de- velops this property will have to tear down the building. A deposit of §25,000 was required at the time of sale. On the first trust of $800.000, $25,000 has been due for some time from the Dove Bros.. owners of the hotel, together with $50,402 in interest. The Riggs Bank has an interest of $100,000 above the first trust, in addition to the second trust held by the Real Estate Mort- | gage and Guaranty Co., of whieh L. E. Breuninger is president. GOV. BLAINE PLANS TO RUN FOR SENATE Wisconsin Executive, Wet and Anti-World Court, to Seek G. 0. P. Post. By the -Associated Press. MADISON. Wis., May 25.—Gov. John J. Blaine, in announcing today his candidacy for the Republican nom- ination for United States senator, at- tacked the “excessive use” of money in political campaigns, centralization ', of Government at Washington and the World Court. The governor has been outspoken in his opposition to prohibition and the Volstead act and his announce- ment indicated he still adheres to that position. His announcement is the last from the Blaine-ElkernLa Fol- lette group of which Attorney Gen- eral Herman L. Elkern is the candi- date for governor. to right. Poole flied to Goslin. Bis- hop forced Wamby with a_grounder to Peck. Gray fouled to Ruel. No runs. EIGHTH INNING. WASHINGTON — Bluege took a third strike. Peck took a third strike. Ruel popped to Bishop. No runs. PHILADELPHIA — Lamar got a Texas League single to center. Foxx tripled to right center, scoring La- mar, Simmons was called out on strikes. Hale walked. French singled to right, scoring Foxx. Marberry re- Wamby beat out a bunt down the third-base line, filling the bases. Poole flied to Goslin. stopped at second. Welch batted for Gray and forced Bishop, Peck to Bucky Harris. Four runs. NINTH INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Baumgartner now pitching for Philadelphia. Baumgart- ner threw out Marberry. Rice sin- gled to right. Bucky Harris doubled over third, Rice stopping at that base. Goslin singled to center, .scoring Rice and Bucky Harris. McNeely flled to French and Goslin was doubled off first, French to Bishop to Poole. Two runs. PHILADELPHIA—Lamar fouled to Bluege. Foxx singled to center. Simmong, fiied to Rice. Hale knocked a home run over the right-field wall, scoring Foxx ahead of him, French filed to Rice, Two runs. % Judge Soundly Spanks Prisoner Held in Contempt By the Associated Press DUNKIRK. N. Y. May | Judge Anthony Johnson, who boasts some 200 pounds of brawn and muscle, took George Goutcher, 42 years old, over his knee in his private office vesterday and spank- ed him. Goutcher was before the court for disorderly conduct on complaint of his wife. After administering the thrash- ing Judge Johnson sentenced the prisoner to five days in jail, but later suspended the sentence on the plea of Goutcher's wife. The spanking was in the nature of punishment for contempt of court, as hefore his arrest, officers told the court, Goutcher had re- ferred to Judge Johnson and the arresting officers in uncomplimen- tary terms. Judge Johnson admitted spank- ing the man today after reports of the affair had been circulated. TWO CHARGES FACE * BOGUS NOBLENAN “Lord Beaverbrook,” Heid Without Bail, Said to Have Offered $40,000 Bribe. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, May 25.—Ac- cused of having married twoscore or more women and swindled them out of jewelry valued at more than $1,000,000, Robert Whitman, alias “Lord Beaverbrook,” was being held without bail today. Arrested after a pursuit 3! several years across the continent and back again, he was awaiting extradition to New York on the specific charge of having fleeced Mrs. Rose Burken of diamonds worth $125,000 in 1925. An- otner specific charge is that he swin- dled Mrs. Francis Camp of this city ont of $60,000 in jewels two years ago. Had New, Companion. Whitman was arrested in the barber shop of a hotel, where he was stop- ping with a girl companion. New York detectives said he had been easy to follow because of his vanity and lavish tips to hotel attaches, but hard to overtake. His tips seldom were less than $20. Barbers and manicurists usually were the recipients of his greatest generosity. It is alleged he had offered four detectives $10,000 each for his freedom. He declined to tell the police much about himself, asserting that he had' a wife and daughter on the operatic stage and did not wish to injure their reputation. The authorities, however, said they had a complete record of his operations. Since his release from | Sing Sing in 1920, the.detectives as- serted, he had married, swindled and deserted many women in New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Buf- falo, San Francisco, Washington and other cities. Arrested in several cities, he was sajd to have always posted cash bail and then disappeared. | Knew Susceptibilities of Women. ‘“The man was a Greek psychol- | ogist,” said a detective today. ‘‘He knew how to find the susceptible side of the woman to whom he proposed. He was a doctor, author, traveler, scientist or nobleman, according to the wish of the woman to whom he was attentive. He allowed himself about three weeks in which to marry and get away wi the woman's money and valuables." ‘Whitman, known also as Herman Kreuger, John B. Weidemeier, Fred A. Stanley, Dr. Carl Renne, Dr. Karl Edwards and Baron Cornelius Beaver- brook, is about 51 years old. He was said to have been gradudted from the University of Vienna. CAPITAL TRIAL UNLIKELY. Other-Citles Bcllea to Have Greater Lien on" Our “Baron ‘Beaverbrook.” In the entourage of interested per- sons going to Philadelphia today to interview the recently captured “Baron ‘Cornel Beaverbrook,” man of a score of aliases and dozens of mythical castles, were Detective Ira Keck ot police headquarters and At- torney Thomas C. Bradley, represent- ing Mrs. Virginia Martin of this city, one of the many vietims of his con- fidence operations, wWhom he left vvo_deys after their marriage last ! lconugugd an‘l’m’!. Column 1) ROLAND MACKENZIE BEATEN IN TOURNEY Loses 1 Up to Englishman. Jones Has Hard Fight. Gardner Defeated. By the Associated Press. MUIRFIELD, Scotland, May America's hopes for the British teur golf championship received a se- vere setback this morning when Rob- ert A. Gardner, captain of the Walker cup team, was defeated, 3 and 2, by H. M. Dickson of Glasgow. Dickson caught' the Chicagoan completely off his game and made the best of every opportunity. D. H. Kyle of Roehampton defeated Roland MacKenzie of Washington, D. C., by one hole. Another Walker cup man, Bebby Jones, the American champion, pulled through to victory, 3 and 2, after 16 holes of unconvincing golf against Maj. C. B. Ormerod, former British army champion. In addition to Gardner. two other Chicago entries were eliminated wher® E. Hoover Bankard was heaten, 4 and 3, by R G. Henderson, East Lothian star, and J. B. Ryerson, scratched. Jones' Opponent Weak. Gardner's game was at 6s and s all the way around. He fought hard to recover after the ninth, where he was 4 down, but a dead stymie on the sixteenth green sealed his fate. Although the day was sultry, with hardly a breeze stirring, the Ameri- cans could not get going. Bobby Jones was saved by the weakness of Maj. Ormerod, who was continually digging the ball out of the bunker defenses surrounding the greens. Both the American and the Englishman picked up on several holes. The Atlantan was never in actual danger, and it appeared that the lack of intensive competition was responsible in part for the looseness of his playing. Jones lost the 179-vard fourth in a manner astonishing to the gallery. Neither tee shot landed on the green, but the major pitched his second suc- cessfully. Bobby studied his shot lengthily from 15 vards to the left ahd below the green. He finally at- tempted a run-up shot, but the ball caught in the bunker. Two swings with .a niblick failed to extricate it and he picked up in disgust. Gets Half With a Six. On the long sixth (458 vards) the American had a perfect drive, but sent his second soaring over a wall into a woods at the left and had to retrace his steps and take the penalty of stroke and distance. He finally es- caped with a half in sixes. Lawrence M. Lloyd of Greenwich defeated W. MacCallum, 1 up. Grant A. Peacock of Garden City, N. Y. defeated James Brock of Prestwich, St. Nicholas, 6 and 4. Watts Gunn of Atlanta defeated F. S. Stone, 2 up. Francis Ouimet was 3 up on George Von Elm of Los Angeles at the turn. Sir Ernest Holderness, former British champion, defeated Allan J. Graham of the Royal Liverpool Club, 5 and 4. Douglas Grant, Californian, who has long lived in England, playing as a member of the Royal St. George's Club, defeated W. A. Powell of Ad- dington, 4 and 3. Bobby Jones plaved erratic golf against Maj. Ormerod and took 42 for the first nine holes. The two players went to the eighth tée all square, and, as word went around that the Ameri- can star was having difficulty with the former British Army champion, 26.— ama- i crowds flocked to follow the match. Bobby, however, took the eighth and ninth with 4s. putting him 2 up at the turn. As an indication of the dif- ficulties the youthful Atluntan encoun- tered early in the round, he picked up on the fourth and seventh, both short holes. He was out of bounds with his second shot on the 458-yard sixth and lost both stroke and dis- tance, but luckily halved the hole in 6. his opponent taking three shots from the rough. Jones pulled himself together on the homeward journey, but Maj. Or- madmtdh eontl'g:od 'd:d visit the bunkers an e match en on the sixteenth green with a half in 4s. The cards: Jones— Out.. 4 4 4 7 5 6 4 4 4—42 Ormerod— / Out.. 4 6 4 476 6 2 7 5—44 The cards for the second nine holes: ~4 4 4 455 4 x x—30 erod— Tois Swestaer deteated George Fon: weetser n- wick of Nerthumberland, 6 ::. 4. Radio Programs—Page 19 “From Press to Home Within the Hour” s carrier system covers lock and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 100,285. TWO CENTS. - PRESIDENT T0 BACK POLICE USE ORDER DESPITE OBIECTION Will Stand by Decision Unless. It Proves Oppressive, Spokesman Asserts. INTENTION TO USURP STATES’ RIGHTS DENIED Executive Fully Acquainted With Legality of Ruling Before It Was Issued. President Coolidge has no intention of backing down in his recent execu- tive order making it possible for State and municipal officers to become Fed eral officers in the enforcement of prohibition, unless it becomes appar- ent that this order is oppressive to the people. This impression of the President's attitude regarding the order, which has caused something of a furore throughout the country since its issu- ance last week. was gained during the President’s discussion of the subject ‘with newspaper men at the White House today. He was represented as contending that the Federal Govern | ment has no intention to usurp the | State and municipal authority, nor | does he consider the provistons of this order as being in any way contrary to the principles of States’ rights. Knew Ruling Legal. As to the legal aspect of the order. the President was represented as say- ing that this matter was carefu studied by the legal department of the Treasury Department and later bv the Civil Service Commission, and finally by the Attorney General of the United States. The President gave the | impression that from his study of the | reaction on this executive order he is satisfied in his mind that the order is legally sound; that the civil service laws are not being violated and that the sovereignty of the States is not being invaded, but that it is more a question of whether or not it is op pressive or objectionable to the coun- | try at large. | 1f the President becomes convinced that this order {s oppressive and ex tremely distasteful. he naturally will set about to remedy conditions. Bu: during his explanation of what led up to the issuance of the order and what he gave as his interpretation of its meaning. he did not indicate in any way that hecause of the abun dance of criticism and disapproval | that has manifested itself since the {order was issued he is now contem | platipg. rescinding the order. i It was explained that when the | question of issuing this order w | Brought t6 the President’s attention { it was recalled that in 1873 President | Grant issued an order stating that as | a general rule it was indavisable fo | those holding State and municipal | offices to hold offices in the Federal i Goverpment. Exception Later Made. Afterward President Geant, it was ! explained to the Presidest, excepted | county sheriffs in orda* that they | might serve as United States mar- | shals, but this had to be modified be- cause of attendant complications. { With this, however, as a basis. Gen. | Andrews, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, who is personally in charge of prohibition enforcement. deter- | mined that there was sufficient au- | thority of law to appoint State and | municipal officérs, and the matter, | after being studied by his legal ad visers, was brought to the President for approval. It was pointed out to the President {at the time that the only purpose | contemplated was to appoint some of | the officers of California as prohibition | officers to assist in the enforcement of !the dry law in that State. The President was further repre- sented as saying that he does not cormr- sider the order an invasion of State sovereignty, about which so much has been said by those voicing dis- approval of the order, inasmuch as ithe States themselves have not only | invited concurrent jurisdiction in the | enforcement of the prohibition law, ! but that they have demanded it. Also, the President was represented as having pointed out, in relation to the legal aspect invoived, inasmuch as the States have invited the Fed- eral Government to come within their sovereignty, the Federal Government could not be accused of trespassing upen such sovereignty. States Held Aided. Furthermore, the President is of the opinion that the States have bcen aided considerably by the Federal Government in this respect, because the latter is aiming to choose persons to assist in prohibition enforcement within their resepctive States who have already been so designated by the States. The President is said to have explained that the administra- tion has not contemplated sending these State officers all over the coun- try in pursuit of the enforcement of the prohibition law as Federal offi- cers. These local authorities, when invested with the Federal authority as contemplated by the order, are, ac- cording to the President’s spokesman, to operate exclusively within their own States. In making these explanations of what is contemplated by the admin- istration and of his interpretation of the extent of Federal jurisdiction, the President's spokesman pointed out that this was prompted by the false impression of the purpose of the order that apparently prevails throughont the country. The administration se:s no reason for the Nation becoming unnecessarily disturbed or fearful e’ results. Sees Better Enforcement. ' The Executive is of the opinion that the enforcement of prohibition probably can be made more effective by better co-operation by Federal and State authorities. As for the ques- tion raised as to the dividing line be- tween Federal and State jurisdiction in the matter of enforcement of pro- hibition, the President contends that it is defined by the statu of the Federal Government and by the State governments, supplemented by a work- ing agreement between the two. ‘hile the President’s views were being set forth at the White House, there was an echo of the controversy at the Capitol. Representative Hill, Republican, of Maryland, !esader of the House wets, ¥ (Continued on Page 2, Column w