Evening Star Newspaper, May 30, 1926, Page 1

“From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at 60 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. WEATHER. (U. S. Weatber Bureau Forecast.) Fair and warmer today; tomorrow mostly cloudy, with probability of local thunder showe: Temperatures: Highest, 71, at 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 47, at 6 a.m. Full report on page 9. unday Star, WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION he No. 1,106— No. " PRESIDENT LAUDS ERICSSON AS TYPE -~ OF TRUE AMERICAN Praises Norsemen for Part in U. S. History as Two Nations Pay Tribute. 29,979. PRINCE AND PRINCESS UNVEIL STATUE MODEL Gunboat in River Gives 21-Gun Salute in Honor of Great Naval Inventor. While a United States gunhoat off- shore the Potomac hoomed the na- tional salute of 21 guns and In the presence of notables of many lands. America and Sweden yesterday paid | Joint homage to the memory of Capt. John Ericsson, Swedish-born Ameri- | can naval engineer, whose genius rev- olutionized the world's navies of peace and war. The colorful tribute, participated in by the President of the United States and thelr royal highnesses, the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Swe- den, involved the unveiling in West Potomac Park, near the banks of the | CIPTAL 0 ONGR Entered as second class matter post offics, Washington, D. C. Trapped Autoist Races Down Track Ahead of Train Special Dispatch to The Star STAMFORD, Conn., May 29.— Caught on the Glenbrook road grade crossing of the New Canaan branch of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, Anton Troneck, 45, saw a train bearing down on his automobile. He turned to the right and bumped along over ties and bal- last. Engineer David Moore had applied the brales, but before he could stop the train the locomo- tive had shoved Troneck’s auto- bile 50 feei along the track. Troneck was uninjured. His auto- moblile lost a rear wheel. SACRED HERD DEAD Ceremonies Beginning Today Reach Climax in Coolidge Speech Tomorrow. In reverent homage, the National Capital will begin today its annual ob- servance of Memorial day, preliminary to the sacred ceremonies of the day itself, which will culminate tomerrow afternoon with an address by Presi- dent Coolidge in the Arlington Amphi- theater. ‘Wherever a grass-clad mound marks the sepulcher of a martyred warrior, river, of a plaster model of the im- ing monument being reared in! son’s honor by America. ' | acterized by President Coolidge | “patriot who belongs to two coun- | s, and by Crown Prince Gustavus | Adolphus as one who was “dedicated | in gratitude to the country of his: birth and in loyal devotion to that which he made his own.” Ericsson was held as a guide toward better un derstanding and mutual good will be tween this country and Sweden. Stresses International Spirit. This strain of international friend- | #hip ran through the addresses both | of the President and of the future ! King of Sweden. The big memorial, with jts symbolic background, was | yointed to by the President as a re- | minder to “our citizens of various ! races” that although Ericsson and | they may have “differed in blood and | race, they were v together by | the tie that sur ses race and blood | in the dmmunion | i of a common' “When once our feet have touched this soil,” Mr. Coolidge declared to| the assembled multitude, the major portion of which was of Swedish descent, “when once we have made this land our home, wherever our ce of birth, whatever our race, we | all blended in_one common coun- | * * * \We cannot put too| much emphasis on the fact that in this country we are all hound together | in a cémmon destiny. We must all | be united as ‘one people. i “It is not, then, for the purpose of | setting one people above another that | we assemble here today to do rev- | erence to the memory of a great son of Sweden, but rather to glory in | the name of John Ericsson and his race as a pre-eminent example of the superb contribution which has been made by many different nationalities to the cause of our country.” auds Swedish People. Discussing the greatness of the | Swedish people in the country of their | origin and in America, the President | #aid: | “They have been characterized by that courage, which is the foundation | of military achievement, that devo-| tion to the home which i% the founda. tion of patriotism, and that reverence for religion which is the foundation | ©of moral power. They are representa. tive of the process which has been go- | ing on for centuries in many quarters | of the globe to develop a strain of pioneers ready to make their con- o tribution to the enlightened civil tion of America." President Coolidge recalled the fa- {ed that 20,000 persons will attend this | edral today will be strictly in keeping | | with the purpose of that great project 1of the participants in the service.| and where the restless seas whisper of he men who went down in ships, never to return, delicate blooms will pay tribute to the herolc legions that are bivouacked on eternity’s parade ground. Today the ceremony will find its ex- pression in the decorating of graves in the cemeteries in and around Wash- | ington, closing with a special memo- rlal service at 4 o'clock this afternoon n the outdoor amphitheater of the \ational Cathedral Close. It is expect- service, G. A. R. Parade Tomorrow. Tomorrow the fullest meaning of the day will be best expressed when the vanishing lines of the Grand Army of the Republic, tenderly guarded by the more stalwart veterans of the War with Spain and the World War, parade once more down historic Pennsylvania avenue preparatory to their annual pilgrimage to Arlington National “emetery. Cemetery. ot val | The services in memory sailors and marines will be held this morning and this afternoon on board the U. 8. B. Porpofse and the launch Q-9. The Porpoise will ¢ruise down to Mount Vernon and back, with pas- sengers strewing flowers on the bosom of the Potomac en route. Similar services will be held on the Q-9 at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. The Pm"polse will leave the navy yard at 10 o'clock rning. th‘:‘mg o'cl‘ock this afternoon, from the Key Bridge, four carrier pigeons will be dispatched with messages of peace and good will to the four corners of the earth. At the same time planes of the Army and Navy will circle overhead, dropping roses in memory of those who died in that branch of the service. i Service at Cathedral. i The service at the National -Cath-| to provide a national place of worship for all denominations. Bishop Free- man will deliver a sermon carrying out this ideal and Senator Hiram Bingham of Connecticut will deliver a patriotic address. K Music for the occasion will be fur- nished by a mighty choir of 600 voices, selected from churches of the city. with the United States Army Band providing accompaniment. From 3:30 o'clock until 3:45 the band will play patriotic airs from the amphi- theater platform, when it will head a procession_from the bishop's house to the assembly place. In this procession will march all Maj. Gen. Grote Hutcheson, retired, | do not mean he is unpopular, or that mous Civil War battle of the Montor, | grand marshal of ceremonies, and child of John Ericcson's brain, and | Cannon Anson Phelps Stokes, chair- the Merrimac, Confederate sunboat,|man of the committee in charge, will #nd pointed out it was “Ericsson who | head the line, followed by a crucifer built her, Dahlgren who armed her | bearing the American flag. Next in | ator Cummins of Iowa who must go and Worden who fought her,” a sig-| nificant example of the influence of | the Norse element in the Amerlcan | Navy. ! “The old spirit of the Vikings,” | he added, “becoming American, had | @gain triumphed in a victory no less | decisive of future events that when ! it had hovered over the banner of ! William the Conqueror. It did for | the Union cause on the sea what the | Battle of Gettysburg later was to do | for it on land. i Praises Senator Lenroot. | In this connection he mentioned Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin as one -\merican of Swedish blood “endowed | ‘with the old Norse spirit.” The crown prince, strikingly attired 4n tull military regalia of major gen- eral, with formal headdress surmount- ed by bright yellow plumes, at the outset of his speech took the oppor- tunity to carry out the commission of his father, King Augustus Adol- ! phus, that President Coolidge and the | American people be advised of the liearty esteem of Sweden for the | Tnited States. | He also expresseds to the President, | and through him, to the citizens this country, his “heartfelt thanks" for the welcome accorded him and the Princess Louise on thelr visit here. ““We esteemn it an honor to be pres- ent at this occasion,” the crown prince #ald, “and wish to express our sincere appreciation of the courteous invita- tion which we have received. Let me also take this opportunity to tell how deeply moved we are by the wonderful reception given us on this, our first visit to America, * * * weden Rejoices in Symbol.” “We of Swelftn rejol veiling of this mighty by the people and Govi ited States- to nbol, erected rnment of the moment, but during a lifetime of un- remitting creating. We are happy to know that so many Americans pf Swedish origin have contributed to the completion of this monument—akc- knowledging as their ideal the life of John Ericsson, dedicated in gratitude to the country of his birth and in h:yal devotion to that which he made wn. '0_us Swedes this celebration of John Eriesson’s memory is expressive of something more signlficant than ¥ to modern in the un- | perpetuate their | vecognition of what Capt. John Erics- | #on achleved, not only at the crucal | | | order will appear the cathedral choir, the clergy of other communions, diocesan clergy, cathedral officials, the Bishop of Washington, the Memorial day speaker and officiating clergy. The recessional will lead to the peace cross, where the choirs will form a lane through which the re- mainder of the procession will pass, singing hymns. Speclal instructions have been issied for the purposes of assembling the large number of digni- taries who will be in the line of march and it has been announced that no (Continued on Page 6, Column 2.) _— AIDS PORTUGUESE REVOLT Garrison at Lisbon to Support Revolutionary Forces. LISBON, May 29 (#).—The garrison in Lisbon has signified to President Machado its intention to support the revolutionary forces. FISHING PARTY MISSING. WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 30, 1926.—SEVENTY-FOUR PAGES. FARM RELIEF STANDI COSTING COOLIDGE| PRESTIGE IN WEST Retains Personal Popularity, But His “Eastern” Attitude Cuts Political Strength. IOWA RACE IS REGARDED AS 1928 G. 0. P. FACTOR Lowden May Get Agriculture States’ Votes—Section Demands a Square Deal. BY G. GOULD LINCOL! Staft Correspondent of The Sf CHICAGO, IIl., May ~—The eye of the corn belt is trainel on Wash- ington and the Coolidge administra- tlon. It is watching with close in- | terest the fight in Congress over farm legislation. To date the corn belt, which {s typified by lowa, but extends into other Midwest States, has a most unfavorable impression of the ad- ministration attitude toward farm relief. In the last week I have talked with bankers and business men, farmers and professional men, store- ceepers, big and little. The dominant; note of their observations was that| the West is getting too little con- sideration from the East, which Is in the saddle. In America it is the custom to in- terpret every development of senti- ment in terms of politics. Political} fortunes and prospects are weighed in the light of aroused sentiment. The sentiment in the corn belt is being used as a yardstick to meas- ure the popularity of the Coolidge administration. The prospects of Senators and Representatives who must stand for renomination and re-election this Summer and Fall, and of the Pres- ident himself in 1928, will be con- cidered_in_the_light_of _this_senti- ment. Likes Coolidge Personally. President Coolidge is personally popular in Towa. which he carried by a huge vote in 1924 against John W. Dayis and the late Senator La Fol- lette. The people like him for his honesty and ability. They like his economy and his tax reduction program. But the President has not bheen able to convert them to the Eastern view of the farm problem. His Chicago speech rankles in the minds of many. The talk is of his failure to get the Western viewpoint of the West's most fmportant problem, agriculture. Men high in the Republican party councils in this section shake thelr heads and say that ‘‘Coolidge is slip- ping,” that he is not as strong with the voters as he was a year ago. They he could not carry Towa and all the other Midwestern States as he did in 1924, if he had it to do over again. They are, however, seeking to meas- ure the popularity of the Coolidge administration, and at the same time are estimating his chances of renom- tnation in 1928—although there has been no indication from the President whether he will be a candidate to suc- ceed himself. Doubts Square Deal. The corn belt is convinced it s not getting a square deal from the East, which it declares is dominant in Con- gress and the White House. This goes in Iowa not merely for the farmers, but for the bankers and business men generally. What is go- ing to be the political effect of this sec- tional sense of injustice? Take for example the case of Sen- to the polls next week for renomina- tion. He has been a supporter of the administration and is so looked upon, although he has broken away from it in the matter of the McNary-Hauge: bill, the most concrete Iowa idea o farm relief. If he had stood with the administration in its opposition to that measure, his chances for renom- ination would have been about as bright as London on a foggy day. As it is he has a great fight on his hands. One of the reasons for this is resent- ment in some quarters against the administration’s agricultural policy. The interjection of Col. Brookhart into the senatorial race may prove lucky for him, for it has divided in a meas- ure his opposition. Organization May Win. Senator Cummins may win his fight for renomination. Many in the State think he will. But if he does it will be because he has the strongest or- ganization of the three principal con- testants and because of the hatred of the regulars for Brookhart. If he loses on the other hand, his defeat will have been accomplished in spite of his complete organization in the State, and the issue will have been more clearly made. President Coolidge has. not been made an issue of this senatorial cam- palgn, not so far at any rate. There 16 Who Left St. Petersburg Fail to Return; Search Started. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 29 (®).—sSixteen persons, who left here today for a day’s fishing cruise aboard the fishing boat Casanova, had not returned late tonight. A Government boat was sgent in search of them. Police said they be- lieved the party was lost off Gulfport have been no appeals put out to sup- port Cummins, and by so doing sup- port the Coolidge administration, as was done in the Pennsylvania pri- maries and in Illinois, where Senators Pepper and McKinley lost. In fact, the greatest effort has been made to convince the people that Senator Summings does not stand with the administration on the farm problem. Nor has Col. Brookhart, mindful per- in the Gulf of Mexico. Airplane Brings River Jordan Water "To London for Royal Christening By Cable to The Star and Chicago Dally News. LONDON, May 29.—A special air- plane of the British squadron in Pal- estine drought a vial of water from the River Jordan to London for the christening of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of the Duke of York. Only 26 members of the royal fam- fly, including the king and queen, will be present for the christening ceremony, performed by the Arch- bishop of York in the private chapel i + the incarna- (Coniinuei » ige b, Col of Buckingham Palace. pee the chapel dogs not possess (Continued on ‘Page 3, Column 6.) a font, the little princess will be christened from the famous lily font which has been brought for the oc- caslon from Windsor Castle. This font has been used by three generations of the royal family and 1s heavily gilded and silvered. ‘The Buckingham chapel built by Queen Victorla, who attended services there regularly. The sim- plicity of taste of the architect did not satisfy the queen, who, in order to make the chapel look more royal, nrd‘:‘rod an altar service made of solid 0 {'um'ritht. 1926, by Chicago Dally News Co.) [an' guest of Capt. Watts, the Ameri- Miss Lillian Cannon of Baltimore Is Training to Attempt the English Channel Conquest. SOUTH POLE FLIGHT HARDER, SAYSBRO Would Be Much Greater Task for Plane and Man Than Recent Journey. By Cable to The Star. LONDON, May 29.—Although he is not ready to announce definite plans for further explorations, Comdr. Byrd today discussed his hopes for taking a trip to the South Pole. The trip there involves twice as great a risk as his successful trip to the North Pole. “A man at the South Pole is 1,000 miles from anywhere,” he said today, “while at the North Pole I was only 650 miles from my fiying base. The trip to the South Pole will have to be, in all probability, a non-stop flight, almost as long as a journey across the Atlantic from Ireland to New- foundland. It will mean 2,000 miles there and back, A stout test even in the present state of aviation. “Rigorous climatic conditions will have to be faced. There will be the constant risk of things freezing. Blizzards Out of Nowhere. “Blizzards out of nowhere and snow obscuring the sun may deprive one of the use of the sun compass, the only guide, while a snowstorm below the machine, blotting out the ground, might cause the plane to crash to the earth. ‘ “There are two other complications at the South Pole. There is a contl- nent of land there with mountains as high as 10,000 feet, so that in the first place, one might fly into a peak if one were not careful. In the second place, violent eddies of wind may be expected, whirling about the peaks and out of the valley, whereas, at the North Pole the wind has a flat ex- panse to blow over. “But there will be one advantage at the Antarctic that we did not have | in the Arctic. The North Pole is covered by the ocean with slabs of ice on which alighting and taking off, is very difficult, and dangerous for an atrplane. The South Pole, being on land, is a snow-covered spot and I have found by experience that skis attached beneath the machine will permit the landing and taking off on snow. So it is quite on the cards that T would be able to alight on the spot which Scott reached only after months of weary crawling. Giant skis will have to be attached to the plane. Those I had at the North Pole were too small. May Not Go for Year. “The best jumping-off place for the South Pole is the great ice bar- rier from which Scott set out. I probably will start from there. It is difficult to say exactly when I will go. This year is out of the ques- tion and if I go at any time at will be next vear. Spring is impossible, for though at that time the weather is best at the North Pole, it is worst at the South. We should be steeped in eternal night for months if we went then. Autumn is more likely, but it all depends on getting the necessary support, such as made this North Polar flight both possible and successtul. As for me, I am all for it.” The young commander hopes also to do further exploring off Cape Co- lumbia and Etah, where he is certain land exists. It is probable that he and Bennett will take this trip be- fore the one to hfl’w s;ut{.]l::l; dr. Byrd was the guest at lunch- Sg:ln today of Ambassador Houghton. He met a score of distinguished British army and naval officers and their wives. Tonight he was the din- can naval attache. Floyd Benn’:;t, who piloted the Byrd plane over the’ Pole, today asked the correspondent to clarify an ambig- uous statement published regarding his advice at the time a leak in the ofl line was discovered, eight and a half hours from the Pole. Bennett at first wished to land and try to re- pair it, but this Byrd did not want to do. Landing to repair that damaged motor would take an hour, and Ben- nett suggested then that they reach the Pole first and take chances of coming back with two engines. Ben- nett thought that the article indicated that he favored returning when the leak was discovered, which was not at all the case. Bennett hopes to go agaln to the North Pole and land mo-.um. e r iy the New Tork T ight, 1021 hy the New mes 1 and ute Post-Dispatch.) TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—20 PAGES. General News—Local, National and Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Pages 10, 18, 14 and 15. Radio News and Programs—Page 11. T W C A ews—Page 11. Current News Events—Page 13. News of the Clubs—Page 15. D. A. R.—Page 16. Financia! News—Pages 17, 18 and 19. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 20. PART TWO0—8 PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4. Reviews of the Newest Books— Page 4. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 8. Girl Scout News—Page 8. PART THREE—10 PAGES. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- play. Music in Washington—Page 4. Motors and Motoring—Pages 5, and 7. Vetérans of the Great War—Page 9. Civilian Army News—Page 10. PART FOUR—4 PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART FIVE—8 PAGES. Magazine Sectlon—Fiction and Fea- tures. The Rambler—Page 3. PART SIX—12 PAGES. Classified Advertising. Fraternal News—Page 11. District National Guard—Page 11. Army-Navy Union—Page 11. Army and Navy News—Page 12. Serial, “The Law of the Talon"— Page 12, Boy Scouts—Page 12. Spanish War Veterans—Page 12. At the Community Centers—Page 12. Washington Lone Scout News— Page 12. B GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. b COMIC SECTION—4 PAGES. Betty; Reg’lar Fellers; Mr. and Mrs.; Mutt and Jeff. THREE AMERICANS FREED BY BANDITS Mexican Outlaws Believed Holding Two Others—Death of One Threatened. By the Associated Press. LAREDO, Tex., May 29.—Three of the five Americans kidnaped in Mexico by bandits and held for ran- som have been released. C. B. Braden, mining engineer of Laredo, who, with Jules C. Gallagher of San Antonio, was captured May 18 at Braden's mine in the State of Durango, telegraphed his wife here to- day that he had arrived safely at Mapimi, Durango. He said he was “sound and well.” The telefmna. however, news of Gallagher. Two American employes of a British oil company, Briggs and Greeley, who were captured Thursday by bandits in the Tampico region, have been liber- ated, advices from Mexico City say. John W. Shanklin of Canyon City, Tex., whose death had been threatened by bandits holding him for ransom in the state of Vera Cruz, still is in the hands of his captors, so far as is known. Although the bandits threat- ened to kill him last Thursday if the ransom was not paid at that time, officials in Mexico City, in the absence of any direct word as to his fate, ex- pressed the belief that Shanklin is alive. BANDITS REPORTED HELD, gave no Release of Two Americans Mentioned in Dispatches. By the Associated Press. a MEXICO CITY, May 29.-—Spe- cial dispatches from Torreon say that federal troops have captured the bandits who kidnaped C. B. Braden, American mining engineer, and J. C. Gallagher of San Antonio, kidnaped the same day, May 18. Both Braden and Gallagher are said to have been released. Except for the killing of two of the bandits, the dispatches give no further details. —_—— Hilmi Claims $17,000,000. CONSTANTINOPLE, May 29 (#).— Abbas Hilmi, former Khedive of Egypt., reputed to be one of the wealthiest men in the country, has arrived in Constantinople and filed a claim with the arbitration court set up under the Lausanne treaty for properties confiscated \in Egypt during the World War. The is for about $17,000,000. tions. of the i clalm | destroy: nv-a, PILSUDSK] WOULD BECOME DIGTATOR Those Who Do Not Heed Will “Feel Switch,” ‘He Tells Polish Leaders. i By the Associated Press. WARSAW, May 29.—Marshal Pil- sudski,” who brought about the over- throw of the government of President Wojclechowski and Premier Witos two weeks ago, virtually demanded what political leaders declare is tanta- mount to the dictatorship of Poland, at a tea party which Provisional Pre- mier Bartel gave to the party leaders today. The gathering, which was intended as a meeting of all the party leaders and the candidates for the presidency, found only one candidate ready to ex- pound his views, namely Pilsudski. “If you do not heed what I say,” he declared emphatically, ‘you will learn to feel my switch.” Pilsudski talked to the assembled leaders stralght from the shoulder, | telling them he was willing to with- draw if a promise was given him that a capable man would be nomi- nated for the presidency, one who would represent Poland worthily to the outside world. But, he added frankly, such nominee must meet with his approval. All the parties were represented, except the National Democrats, whose voting strength is 100 in the Diet and 30 in the Senate. The National Assembly is to meet on Monday to select the successor of President Wojclechowski. — i BIGAMY ABROAD CHgARGED London Police State That He Mar- ried 100 Women and Is Wanted in Other Capitals. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 29.—The Evening | Standard says today that information recelved at the criminal record office | indicates that a man passing under the title of Baron Engel, arrested this week in Philadelphia, and a man named Alexander Gordon, alias J. J. King, who is “wanted” in London for alleged robbery and bigamy, are identical. Police allege that Engel married more than 100 women, many of whom he obtained money from, the paper asserts. In 1923 he married two women in London within a few days of each ' other and disappeared with more | ithan 5,000 pounds worth of their jewelry, according to the Standard. The paper goes on to say that police want Engel in Berlin and Vienna on bigamy charges. YOUTH, BEAT UP BY GANG, DIES FROM HIS INJURIES Police to Seek Indictment of Those Held Responsible for At- i tack on Student. ’ By the Associated Press. ! ST. PAUL, Minn., May 29.—Ashley | Robinson, 18-vear-old high school sen- | for, died from injuries suffered when a | gang of youths attacked him Thurs- day night, an autopsy today revealed. With two other boys and three girls, Robinson was on his way home from & high school entertainment when 10 ! loiterers attacked the party. Robinson suffered a fractured skull ed | recently for heart trouble, and this | first was thought the cause of his death. Others in the party were not seriously hurt. Police prepared information for a first degree manslaughter or third degree murder charge against some | | of the attackers. | Sttt i FIRE LAID TO ROBBERS. Attempt to. Blow Post Office Safe Held Cause of $165,000 Loss. PHILLIPPI, W. Va., May 39 (#).— Fire believed fo have been started by robbers when they attempted to blow the post office safe destroyed the opera house and several other struc- tures here today. Two .other fires, in different sec. TO “BARON” HELD IN U. S. | hd @ M 100 Seamen Leap Overboard as Rum Vessels Are Seized By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 29.—Two rum vessels, bearing more than 700 cases of assorted cordials valued at $200,000, seized by Coast Guards- men off East Hampton, L. I, were brought to the barge office dock téday. The crew of 100 al- leged Britlsh seamen on one of them avoided capture by diving overboard and swimming about 200 yards to shore. Five men on the other were arrested. The vessels were the two-mast- ed fishing smack Helen W. Mc- Lean, of British registry, and the gasoline sloop Pinta, said to have been owned and operated by Danlel Grimshaw of East Hampton. Grimshaw and a crew of four were arrested. FENNING INQURY DRAWS NEAR CLOSE Presenting of Evidence Like- ly to Be Completed by Wednesday. The investigation by the speclal sub- committee of the House judiciary com- mittee into the impeachment charges brought against Commissioner Fred- erick A. Fenning by Representative Blanton, Democrat, Texas, enters its final stage Tuesday and by the end of the week the entire case should he in the hands of the committee for study and report to the House. There will be no meeting of the committee tomorrow, but, by agree- ment among the interested parties vesterday afternoon. it was decided to hold a morning, afternoon and, if necessary, night session Tuesday to allow Mr. Blanton to conclude the presentation of his documentary evi dence and the taking of testimony. This later phase cannot be disposed of before Wednesday, owing to the | large number of witnesses now under subpoena by Mr. Blanton. Several of these may not be heard, however, as Mr. Blanton stated yesterday their cvidence is largely cumulative. Frank J. Hogan, chief defense coun- sel, will require only two days to present his case, he indicated vester- day. Through Chairman Dyer, Repub- lican, Missouri, the committee express- ed the hope that all testimony and arguments would be in hand so that sufficlent time may be given to study and report before the present session of Congress adjourns. He was as- sured by both sides that the wish of the committee would be met. Blanton in Two Rows. A three-hour session was held yes- terday—from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.—to- ward the close of which Mr. Blanton engaged In a row with the committee and another with Mr. Hogan, both within a few seconds of each other. Striking back at the committee’s chal- lenge of the admissibility of his evi- dence, the Texan announced, “I re- spectfully withdraw,” picking up his papers with the statement. He was prevented from leaving the room by Chairman Dyer, who assured him he could ask the question of the wit- ness which brought about the discus- sion. And because Mr. Hogan had en- { tered a vigorous objection to the man- ner in which he examined the witness, Mr. Blanton pleaded with the commit- tee to “turn me loose and I'll handle him.” His appeal was met with a similar one from Mr. Hogan, who shouted: “Turn him loose, turn him iloose. You or no other bully can handle me. " No bully or coward has scared me yet.” And then Mr. Blanton, “as a matter ot personal privilege,” asked the com- mittee “to instruct him to treat me with courtesy.” Chairman Dyer in- ! structed both attorneys to maintain ! order, and in a few more minutes Mr. Blanton and Mr. Hogan were getting along very well indeed., Two Taken to St. Elizabeth's. The witness on the stand during this exchange of words was Miss Cor- nella Corbett. Mr. Blanton has charged that she and her mother, now deceased, were, in 1904, carried off to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital one eve- ning in a patrol wagon without a word of warning; that they were kept there for two years, and Mr. Fenning, as committee for the mother, sold the household effects of Miss Corbett as well, for which she later received judgment against the Commission- jer in the courts here. Miss Corbett substantiated the story and charges, | as heretofore made by Mr. Blanton in general. Mr. Blanton asked the witness if, during the time she was incarcerated at the hospital, she was of sound mind. Mr. Hogan objected, declaring the court records in the case are the best evidence. “If-the committes,” said Mr. Blan- ton, “is going to let a technical law- yer keep a poor woman from telling (Continued on Page 6, Column 2.) —_— BANDIT SHOOTS GIRL IN GROCERY HOLD-UP Colored Would-Be Robber Fires Through Door When Vietim Grabs Meat Cleaver. ‘When Kalman Bratler, grocer at 1109 Florida avenue northeast, ignored a command of “stick 'em up” and reached for a meat cleaver, a colored bandit last night sent a bullet through a door separating living quarters from the store, wounding Frances Bratler, 8-year-old daughter of the grocer, in the left arm. Early last night the colored giant entered the store and ordered grocer- jes. Bratler was handing them over when the negro produced a pistol and ordered him to throw up his hands. Bratler reached for the cleaver and the bandit fired. Past Bratler’s head breezed the bullet, boring through- the door and striking the girl. The bandit fled, and armed with the meat cleaver, Bratler pursued him up an alley until the fugitive vanished. Lieut. S. J. Marks of the ni cinct with Pvts. Holmes, - son and Wilson searched the neigh- borhood in vain. at the same time, buildings. The loss ".flfimflflll . s Associated Press. FIVE CENTS. ROYAL GUESTS SEE - MISS MELLON WED DAVID K. E. BRUCE President and Mrs. Coolidge and High Officials of 53 Governments Attend. CEREMONY VE;SIMPLE: RECEPTION RESPLENDENT Gay Throng of Thousands Packs Pan-American Building Fol- lowing Wedding. In the presence of the highest offi- cials of the United States Govern- ment, the Crown Prince and Princess of Sweden, the diplomatic represents- tives of 52 foreign countries and men and women of high rank in the so ciety of the Nation, Miss Ailsa Mel lon, daughter of the Secretary of the Treasury, ‘was married yesterday at noon in Bethlehem Chapel of the Na- tional Cathedral to David Kirkpatrick Este Bruce, son of the Senator from Maryland and Mrs. Bruce. The ceremony was exceeding. Iy simple. The revised form of the Episcopal ceremony was used with the word “obey’” omitted. Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, officiated, assisted by the Rev. Hugh Birckhead of Baltimore. The President and Mrs. Coolidge ar- rived at the chapel one minute before noon and took seats in the first pew to the right of the altar. They were followed by the choir boys, who pro ceeded slowly down the long aisle to their place. Lohengrin's “Wedding March” was played as the bride proceeded to the altar with her father, who responded to the ceremony in giving her awa: The little chapel was effectively dec rated in palms, Australian ferns and lilies, vases of lilies decorating the altar on either side, and being grouped at the chancel rail. The bride’'s gown, although of al- most priceless worth, was exceedingly simple, being made princess fashion of point d'angleterre lace in exquisite design over cream white satin. Three tiers of the lace formed the skirt and the long lines of the bodice showed slightly bateau shape neckline and long closely fitted sleeves. Train Is of Lace. The court train of point d'angleterie lace was bordered on both sides and across the hem line with a broad band of satin like that used in the gown. the entire train being lined with chif- fon. The voluminous tulle veil was worn simply arranged across the brow with a band of the lace like the gown reaching just to the ears, where it was held with little clusters of orange biossoms, a cluster also holding the fullness at the back. The bouquet of lilies of the valley and orchids was longer in shape than those most in vogue, and was tied with broad white | satin ribbon in exactly the same tone { as the satin used in the gown. Secretary Mellon selected as a gift to his daughter a string of perfectly matched pearls, graduated in size and falling loosely about her throat. She wore no other ornaments, and there were many comments on the simplicity of her attire. The attendants were Miss Craigie McKay, maid of honor; Miss Sarah Mellon, and Mrs. Alexander Laughlin, nieces of Secretary Mellon, and Mrs. Il. Nelson Slater. Their gowns were simply fashioned of delicately tinted orchid-color chiffon, the accessories corresponding. Their hats, with broad brims, were of milan straw almost without trimming and they carried long-shape bouquets of light blue larkspur, butterfly roses and citlia orchids with shade from very light to | deep purple. Costumes Lack Belt Line. None of the gowns worn by the bride’s attendants showed a belt line, the plain effect being relieved by ‘boll!r'o Jackets of the orchid chiffon. made sleeveless and reaching to the normal waist line, while godets of chiffon were let into the front and back of the skirts and fell like sashes to within a few inches of the floor. Mr. Bruce had his brother, Mr. James Bruce, as best man, and the large group of ushers included Paul Mellon, brother of the bride; Georg: Cary, Albert Bruce, George Bowdoin. George A. Hambleton, T. Dudley Riggs, Daniel B. Brewster, John W ‘Willlams, Janon Fisher, Thomas Swann, Richard Folsom Cleveland son of the late President Cleveland Magill James, Harry Thompson Francis M. Baker and Eben Finney all of Baltimore; George Garrett. Donald Rodgers, Cleveland Perkins Lieut. Willlam D. Thomas, U. S. N.: H. N. Statler of New York and Ar- nold Tree of Greenwood, Va. A master of ceremony from the State Department directed the seat- ing of officlal guests according o rank and precedence. It was at the Pan-American Union that the most beautiful feature of tn¢ wedding took place. The briae planned every detail of the event &<- cording to her own taste, and the scene rivaled anything ever seen in ‘Washington. Red velvet carpet was laid from the northwest entranus, gate to the marble steps of the | building, winding the width and length of the Aztec garden. March Played Again. The Marine Band Orchestra in scarvet uniform was stationed by the en- trance gate and as the bride and bridegroom walked arm in arm along the lurid path, followed by the brides- . maids and ushers, the wedding march was played until the bridal train j reached the Hall of the Americas, | where the reception was held. The bride and bridegroom smiled and chatted and camera men clicked their machines, scampering in front, be hind and all around them as they I neared the building. Secretary Mellon, with Senator and Mrs. Bruce, brought up the line. The arrival of the President and Mrs. Coolidge at the Pan-American Building following the ceremony in the chapel was heralded by the usual fanfare of trumpets and ““Hall to the Chief” from the section of the Marine Band stationed in the upper corridor of the building. Hjs aides escorted them to the receivirig line, where the first to greet them was Secretary Mel- lon. Next to him stood Mrs. Bruce, i i Dr. A. Magrudey MacDonald, 800 12th street northeaSt, found the girl's wound was met serious. mother of the bridegroom, and then nator Bruce. There was a space of (Continued on Page 2, Column