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WEATHER (D. S. Weather Bureau Fe Mostly fair tonight and slightly cooler southwest winds. High p.m. yesterday: lowest, today. Full report on page 2. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 Entered as secol post office, Wa: " FRENCH DEBT PACT 0. K.IS FORECAST IN HOUSE VOTE TODAY Ratification Is Expected Be- fore Nightfall as Debate Nears End. | No. 29,982, RATIFICATION IN FRANCE NOW IS HELD DOUBTFUL, Action at Present Would Mean De- | feat and Fall of Briand, Ob- | | servers Believe. | | R the Ascoctated Press ! The House approached a final vote | on the French war deht settlement to day, with leaders conceding that rati- | fication was viitually assured hefore | nightfall. ! What the prospects are for the agreement in the Senate. however, was a harder question for them mi answer. A hard fight there is cer- tain. Convening at 11 am. an hour: earlier than usual, debate was begun | practically where it was left off yes. | terday, proponents of the plan gen- erally reverting to France’s capacity | to pay and her ald to America in the Revolution. while those in opposition hased their arguments on the plea that it was too lenient and was unfair to the American taxpayers. House Meets Earlier. The House was called upon to meet an hour earlier than usual today to! expedite action on the French debt xettlement. Leaders were prepared to bring it to a vote before adjournment tonight, so it may be hurried to the Fenate. where a vigorous fight against | ratification is in prospect. Ratification of the $6.847.674.000 funding agreement hy the House was generally conceded. Nevertheless. op- ponents put up a siff fight when it was brought before the chamber ves. terday and were able to force action over until today i Strongly hacked by the administra- | tion forces, the pact provides for pay- | ment of the total amount. which in-| cludes interesr, in 62 annual install-| ments, graduating upward from two | initial payments of $30.000,000. Rati-! fication before Congress adjourns ig desired by administration officials as | means of alding in the stabilization of French fiscal affairs. Two Assail Argument. Representatives Coiner of Missis. &ippi and Rainev of Illinois, Demo- cratic members of the wavsand means committee. took the lead in opposing | ratification by the House, contending | that the terms did not represent France's capacity to pay, and that the ! pact, as the former phrased it. was a “disgraceful attempt to settle an hon est debt at 50 cents on the doliar. Representative Lozier. Democrat, M souri, thought the trouble with France | was “not its ability, out its willing- Chairman Green or the wayve and | means committee. on the other hand. Insisted that the agreement was as| favorable to the United States as was possible at this time and argued that the French people were taxed now to the limit. He was supported by Rep- resentative Burton. Republican. Ohio, a member of the Deht Commission. and Representative Mills, Republican, | New York, while Representative An. | drew, Republican, Massachusetts, who , has favored more liberal treatment of | the debt, described the agreement as a “very good bargain with a distress. ed and bankrupt debtor. Few Hear Early Debate. When Representative Dickinson. | Democrat, Missouri. the first speaker took the floor today only of the 435 members were in their seats to hear him indorse the settlement Representative Wainwright, Repub- ! licean. New York. said he was not concerned about the agreement being too liberal, but whethe: it was liberal | enough, contending that sympathy and | sentiment for France should be con- sidered. If it were a business proposition | he said, “the loans would never been made at the time they! were.”" Opposing the agreement. Represent- | ative Hastings. Democrat, Oklahoma., sald he did not Impugn the motives but questioned the judgment of the American Debt Commission, and con- | tended that France should pay about | $5.000,000,000 more than the settle. ment would provide. Representative Schafer, Republican, | Wisconsin, also asealled the agree.| ment as too lenient, asserting that the = devastated regions of France were re. cuperating and that France has a greater capacity to pay than the settlement would indicate. Representative Gibson, Republican, Vermont, defending the agreement, recalled the aid France had given the Revolution. The settlement was also upheld by Representative Crisp. Demo- crat, Georgia. He said it was the best arrangement that could have ! heen made. | After Representative Hill, Republi-| can, Maryland. indorsed the agree- ment, Representative Berger, Socialist sconsin, opposed it. Mr. Berge: contended that France was the most prosperous country in Europe. PACT MAY BEAT BRIAND. Vote Now Held Certain to Bring Fall of Government. ! BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. | By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. PARIS, June 2.—The Washington debt agreement now is the biggest obstacle looming before the Briand government. Adjournment of the financlal de- bate in the Chamber of Deputies un- Aoubtedly was a great success for the government. Premier Briand made one of the most remarkable speeches of his eloquent career. He won a vote of confidence by 313 to 147. He failed, however, in his chief aim, which was to split the radical party. Practically the- whole of this party abstained from voting, and this must be interpreted as an act of hostllity to M. Briand. The situation, practically as it | | | therefore, remains was before. M. The tomorrow—moderate | California ‘orecast.) tomorrow— . 87 at 2:15 at 6 am. nd class matter shington, D. C. [CAPT. AMUNDSEN’S OWN STORY | OF FLIGHT ACROSS NORTH POLE Explore Thix is the firat inatallment of Capt Boald Amundsen's personal account of the frst ‘airghip Might from Spitehergen across the North Pole to' Teller, Alaska. In “later ‘instaliments Linco'n Ellsworth ihe American member of the erpedition will coltaborate in the siory. BY CAPT. ROALD AMUNDSEN. By Wireless and Cable to The Star. 1 started my first independent expedition to the Arctic regions in order to try to state the exact position of the magnetic North Pole and find the North- west Passage 1 had to use the same means that had heen utilized in polar explora- tions for genera- tions, The ex- plorer had not yet taken modern ‘in- rentions and mod- ern technique into his_service. To make use of the flying machine or airship in Are- tic and Antarctic exploring were deas published v by authors of fantastic romances The rea- CAPT. AMUNDSEN. on| going on in a distant future. son was a very simple one. velopment of these means of communi cation was at that time hardly com- menced. Nelther could the explorer in unknown regions or far from civilized peopla utilize the wirelesa telegraph, that invention being also in its child- hood. Trusted to Own Resources. To reach his goal the explorer anx ious to enlarge his knowledge about the Arctle regions of the globe had to g0 on hoard a ship and trv to pen- etrate the ice or he had to walk on his feet on skis or snowshoes, thus with difficulty covering mile after mile, and during the night he had to camp out in small tents in all tempera- tures under the polar skies. To state it briefly, he had to trust to his own forces and once he started he could never apply to the outer world for sistance. Frequently the explorer utilized a combination of both methods. His headquarters was his ship and from it frozen in the fce. he on foot. with dog teams, went out into the un- known regions. In that way the Nor-' r Tells How He Conceived Idea of Conquer- ing Top of World Via Air and His Early Failures. The de- | often | £ Foen WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ing Star. WASHINGTON, D. O, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1926—FORTY-TWO PAGES. * wegian explorer, Fridtjof Nansen, on board the first Fram expedition in the vears 1893-1896, explored great parts of the north polar basin and tried to reach the North Pole, for months camping on the polar ice. Gives Praise to Peary. In that way I completed my first voyage in the vears 1903-1906. In that way the American citizen, Ad- miral Peary, after his long and heroic efforts, succeeded in planting the Stars |and Stripes on the North Pole in | April, 1909, and it Was with the same primitive means that my four com- rades and myself reached the South Pole in December, 1911, and the Eng- lishman Scott and his comrades reached the same place. And it was in that way that so many other expeditions were carried out. both in the Arctic and the Ant | arctic regions. It seemed that forever polar explorations should follow the same lines. Scientists and engineers, however, | worked each in different flelds to| shorten the distance and to unite men. From being dangerous playthings, the flving machine and alrship in a few vears developed into safe and quick means of communication, and during | the vears we passed outside civiliza {tion " in the Antarctic regions one record after another was beaten. | Realizes Value of Airplane. The development of the fiying ma | chine went on with unbelievable ra- pidity. Almost every month of these | vears courageous aviators made | longer, safer and quicker flights. The classic legend of Icarus had become Distances were reduced and on our return from the Antarctic it | was not a dream of the future to | utilize fiving machines for geograph- | ical exploration. | "The airplane was practical and use: [ ful and it was only natural that I | should have the idea of using it on { my next polar expedition. I was about to plan to go into the ice drift over | the North Polar Basin with the Fram | and ‘from the ship make fiving trips | over the ice. | "1 understood pertectly well the im- | mense {mportance of the airplane on | polar expeditions. When the explorer had to walk or drive with dog teams he covered only a few miles a day. Now it was possible for him in an airplane to cover hundreds of miles a dav. And. due to the height he could ascend to, he could have an ! (Continued “Column 1) (Continued on Page ORATORYFIALSTS ARRNING N T and Georgia Youngsters Here for Na- tional Contest on Friday. Their faces wreathed in smiles of anticipated victory and voicing be- coming confidence. Joseph Mullarky and Herbert Wenig two of the six out-of-town regional finalists in the third annual National Oratorical Con- test, to be held at the Washington Auditorium on Friday night, arrived in the Union Station early today. Mullarky, Georgia's candidate in the Friday night finals. was accom- panied by Prof. E. W. Hardy of the Academy of Richmond County. Augusta, Ga.. the private school he represents. Wenig's companion on his four-day trip across the country is John Aiso, a young Japanese col lege chum who was sent to Washing: ton as recognition of his oratorical merit at Hollywood High School, the same school Wenig represents in the | contest. welcomed at' the Leigh. national The boys station by were Randolph | director of the contest. and taken to This afternoon they will | their hotels. be guests of The Star at the annual competitive high_school drill, while tonight they will be guests of a group of prominent Georglans at a_banquet to be tendered in Mullarky's honor at the White Peacock. Mullarky's first move after he had arranged his luggage at the hotel vas to go to the Senate Office Building (Continued on Page 2, Column CHINESE DELEGATE ASSAILS FOREIGNERS Declares Country Is Sick of Inter- ference in Her Domestic Affairs. By the Associated Press GENEVA, June 2.—China is sick to death over foreign interference in | her domestic affairs. Mr. Chu, the Chinese minister to Italy, made this declaration vesterday during a tem- pestuous session of the permanent opium commission in a violent alter- cation with the British delegate, Sir Malcom Delvigne. Sir Malcom had criticized the importation of morphine into China, Mr. Chu became so excited that he lIllem‘\l_\' screamed. He talked of the readiness of the Chinese to make war on Great Britain. “If you can find a Chinese who is not anti-foreign and not anti-British, I'll say he is not a good Chinese!" exclaimed the minister. The word battle became so heated that M. Bourgeoise, president of the commission, was obliged to adjourn the session. 0.5, GOLF STARS . LEAD BRITONS, 3 Roland McKenzie and Gard- ner Win in Walker Cup Contests. | By the Associated Press | ST. ANDREWS, Scotland. June 2. —The American golf team had niled up the commanding lead of three matches to one when the first day's | play for the Walker cup ended this afternoon, All the Americans except the team of Francis Ouimet and Jesse Guil- ford were victorious in the two-hall foursome. played over 36 holes, which constituted the day's competition. The | resuits: | Jess Sweetser and George von Elm, | (American) defeated Robert Harris and | Maj. C. O. Hezlet, (British), 8 and 7 Bobby Jones and Watts Gunn, American), defeated Cyril Tolley and Arthur Jamieson, (British), 4 and 3. Robert A. Gardner and Roland Mc- Kenzie, (American), defeated E. F. Storey and W. G. Brownlow by 1 up. | Roger Weathered and Sir Ernest Holderness, (British), defeated Francis | Oulmet and Jesse Guilford, (American) | 4 and 3. Weather Ideal for Play. | The matches were played under ideal weather conditions, the day be- ing mild, with a cloud-flecked sky and almost no wind. The most sensational feature of the morning was the final uphill fight of Sweetser and Von Elm, who after being 3 down at the turn, finished the round 2 up on Harris and Hezlet. On the outward journey the British pair generally played the better same, their approaching and putting being notably good. The Americans began coming back strongly from the eleventh, going to which they were still 3 down. They won the eleventh, twelfth and thir- teenth, squaring the match by out- driving the Britishers and playing a far better approach game. Particularly brilliant was Von Elm's approach to the twelfth, which he laid almost dead, Sweetser holing the next for a birdie 3. They lost the four- teenth when Von Elm got into the rough with his second, but squared the match again at the fifteenth and | (Continued on Page 2, Column 2. SWEDISH CABINET TO QuIT Socialist Ministry Disapproves Un- employment Aid Plans. STOCKHOLM. June 2 (#).—Premier | Sandlar's Socialist government decid- ed to resign today because both cham. bers of Parliament voted in favor of the budget committee’s recommenda- tion concerning the rellef of the un- employed, to which recommendations the Socialists object. LONDON, June 2 (®. —An Ex- change Telegraph dispatch, received | Shocker tossed out McNeely. No runs. | through Copenhagen, says the Swed- ish government has resigned. Artists’ Group Leaves for Arctic To Paint Aurora Borealis Tints By the Associsted Press. CHICAGO, June 2.—Bound for the Arctic reaches above Norway, and carrying boxes of colors with which to catch the illusive tints of the au- rora borealis and the midnight sun, Dudley Crafts Watson of the Chicago Art Institute and 31 artists left Chi- cago today on a six-month adventure. They will pick up one more artist at Montreal, where they and fom more in Scotland. from where they will journey Into the take ship, North Sea and the Arctic Ocean. Their goal will be the islands north of Norway. ““We are all Americans,” Mr. Wat- son said. “‘Our interest in the North has been quickened by the air flights up there, and by the art of Finnish painters and their wonderful coloring. “The marvelous color of the North is the thing that draws most of us. There we will encounter an almost perpetual sunset and a day 10 days long.”" YANKS BEAT NATS 9705 N OPENER OF DOUBLE-HEADER Goslin, Lazzeri and Myer Hit Circuit Clouts in Slugging Match. BUSH GOES TO SHOWERS AFTER SIXTH INNING 40,000 Fans in Yankee Stadium for Dual Bill—Bucky Harris Changes Line-up. BY JOHN B. KELLER. TANKEE STADIUM, NEW YOR June 2.-—The Yankees beat the Nats in the first game of the double-header here this afternoon. The score was 9 to b. Without giving any information in advance, Manager Stanley Harris again changed the Nationals’ line-up. Earl McNeely was restored to the club as center fielder and made lead- off man in the batting order. Joe Judge was dropped to fifth place in the hitting list, and Goose Goslin re- turned to left fleld. Harris sent Joe Bush to the hill and Hank Severeid behind the hat. Urban Shocker and Pat Colline were in tht’ battery points for the Yanks FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON—MeNeely grounded to Gazella. Koenig threw out Har ris. Rice singled to center. Combs came in fast for Goslin’s loft. No runs. NEW YORK—Koenig fouled to Sev ereid. Rice made a good running catch of Combs’ long flv. Gehrig bunted and was thrown out by Bush. No runs. | SECOND INNING. ! WASHINGTON—Judge fouled to | Gehrix. Bluege sent a liner to Combs. | Gazella got under < pop. No| linipg a_toul | stands Ruth | . Meusel walked | on four pitched balls. Myer fumbled | Lazzeri's hopper, Meusel taking second | on the error. Gazella drove into a dou- ble play, Bush to Harris to Judge. No runs. runs NEW YORK--After the right-fleld THIRD INNING. | i WASHINGTON — Koenig tossed out Severeld. Bush' was roundlv ap- plauded as he came to bat the first time. Gazella threw out Bush. Ga- zella threw out McNeely. No runas. NEW YORK—Collins popped to | Harris. Shocker lined a single over | Bush'’s head for the Yankees' first hit of the game. Harris went to short center for Koenig's loft. Combs walked. Gehrig tripled to left, acor- ing Shocker and Combs. Ruth singled to center, scoring - Gehrig. Harris backed up for Meusel's pop. Three runs. | FOURTH INNING. i WASHINGTON—Harris tripled to| right center. Rice grounded to; Gehrig, Harris scoring. Goslin drove a homer into the right fleld stands. Judge tripled to left center. Shocker grabbed Bluege's grounder and Judge was run down. Shocker to Collins to Gazella to Collins; Bluege took second on the play. Koenig made a great stop near seeond base and threw out Myer. Two runs. NEW YORK—Lazzeri fanned. Ga- zella flied to McNeely. Collins smashed a single through Myer. Shocker forced Collins, Bluege to Ha ris. No runs. FIFTH INNING. WASHINGTON —Severeid sent a long fly to Combs. Koenig made a fine stop in deep short and threw out BusH. NEW YORK—Koenig got a two-bag- ger down the rightfield line. Bluege threw out Combs. Koenig holding second. Harris went back of second for Gehrig's pop. Ruth was purposely passed. Harris knocked down Meu- sel's single back of second, Koenig | scoring and Ruth stopping at the mid- dle sack. Lazzeri lifted a homer into the leftfleld stands, scoring Ruth and Meusel ahead. Gazella beat out a slow roller to Myer. Myer threw out Col- lins. Four runs. I SIXTH INNING. WASHINGTON—FShocker knocked down Harris’' bounder and threw him out. Koenig threw out Rice. Goslin walked. Judge flied to Combs. No runs. NEW YORK—Kelley now pitching for Washington. Myer tossed out Shocker. Koenig_walked. Combs pop- ped to Bluege. Gehrig walked. Ruth doubled down the third-base line, sco: ing Koenig and Gehrig. Myer threw out Meusel. Two runs. SEVENTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Bluege slapped a single through Koenig. Myer lifted a homer into the right-field stands, scor- ing Bluege ahead. Koenig threw out Severeid. Tobin batted for Kelley and bounded to Lazzeri. McNeely lined to Gazella. Two runs. NEW YORK—Morrell now pitching. J. Harris playing first base for Wash- ington. Myer ran against the left- fleld stand for Lazzeri's foul. Gazella fifed to Rice. Collins fanned. No runs.| EIGHTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Stan Harris sin- CANT You al I Us FRENCH VICTORIOUS ONRESERVESSSE Arms Parley Decides Only| Men “Under Colors” Are Peacetime War Force. By the Associated Press GENEVA, June were victorious at the military subcommittee of the preparatory disarmament commis- sion today, when the committee voted that trained reserves should not be included in any computation of peace time armaments. The German delegate expressed op- position to the French stand and ab- stained from voting. The delegate of the United States also abstained on the ground that the matter primarily affected Europe. The formula as adopted declsres that peace-time effectives are military, naval and air forces “under colors and also the gendarmrie, forestry guards and police organized on a military basis. Argument of French. The French argument was put forward thus: “Peace-time arma- ments are those which are available without measures of mobilization," thus eliminating trained reserves and reserves of material. The German spokesman contended that peace-time armaments consist- in all means existing and all measures taken in peace time in preparation for war. Maj. Gen. Dennis E. Nolan, United States Army, submitted the following as the American definition: “Armaments are the organized army, naval and air forces of a coun- try, Including trained reserves, with material and installation actually in being.” This placed the Americans in op- position to France, Italy and other conscription countries. 2.—The French the meeting of The Japanese were of the opinion that while trained reserves were im. | portant, they should not properly be !Included in the classification of peace- time armaments. Rear_Admiral _Hila " (Continued on Page P. _Jones, olumn 2.) {Senator Curtis ! Says Adjournment Date Is Uncertain | By the Associated Press. After a round-table discussion on adjournment prospects today, the only information the Senate gleaned from Senator Curtis, the Republican leader, was that no date had been set and that the steering committee had not de- cided on a program of legislation to be put through befors the ses- sion ends. Senator Curtis said. however, in reply to questions that Muscle Shoals legislation would be con- sidered by the steering committee, that the Federal road aid bill would get before the Senate and that the French spoliation claims bill was on a list reported by the steering committee. | COOLIDGE SIGNS BILL ON WAR RISK INSURANCE Veterans Given Another Year in Which to Convert Policies. Other Measures Approved. President Coolidge today signed the bill extending for one year the time for converting war risk term insur- ance into Government life insurance. Other measures signed by the Pres- ident are: An act authorizing the exchange of ;(‘!rflh‘l public lands and the establish- | ment of an aviation field near Yuma, | Ariz. An act authorizing the Secre- tary of War to sell a portion of the Fort Ringgold military reservation !in Texas to the Rio.Grande City Rail- | way Co. An act authorizing the pay- ment of actual expenses of Govern- ment workers for travel under orders |in Alaska. An act authorizing the con- struction of a bridge over the Co- lumbia River near the mouth of the Entiat River in Cheland County, | Wash. An act authorizing the Red | River Parish Bridge Co.. Incorporated, | to construct a bridge across the Red | River at Coushatta, La. An act extend- {ing the time for building a bridge across the Monongahela River, near Wilson. Pa. An act declaring Eagle Lake, which lies partly in Mississippi and partly in Louisiana, to be a non- navigable stream. I BOX SCORE—FIRST GAME | WASHINGTON McNeely, cf..c.cooneericonnee S. Harris, 2b Rice, rf Goslin, If. Judge, 1b J. Harris, 1b. .. Bluege, Myer, 3b... Severeid, c. Bush, p Kelley, p. Morrell, p. Tobin Peckinpaugh . * Tobin batted for Kelley in the s Peckinpaugh batted for Morrell NEW gl——oe»aa»-auawa: Koenig, 88........ Combs, cf. Gehrig, 1b. gled to left center. Rice beat out a slow roller to Koenig, Stan Harris stopping at second. Goslin walked, fill- ing the bases. Shocker was withdrawn from the slab and Left-hander Pen- nock sent in. Gazella made a stop and threw out Joe Harris, Stan Harris scoring. Bluege looked at a third strike. Myer walked, again fill- ing the bases. Severeid fanned. One run. NEW YORK—Pennock grounded to Joe Harris. Koenig fouled to Myer. Combs beat out a grounder to Bluege back of second base. Gehrig looped a single to center, sending Combs to third. Ruth fanned. No runs. NINTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Peck batted for Morrell and filed to Meusel in the left-fleld corner. McNeely singled to center. Stan Harris forced McNeely, Shocker, p. Pennock, p Totals. l"fll‘-flhuan»p; & Bloccoonnmnacnans w|cocononncosomar ~|loococomcocoooen VIQOQOQCFM-OQ-'OI&Q? 9!90560@——@;‘-“.:.._: eventh inning. in the ninth inning. YORK =2 - > - S8 ole-—oe-———nw;fl Icv---——taw—-— l@@b’b’»;—c IOOO"‘@»GOOQG OIOOOQGCOOOQF - - » - - ® 'SCORE BY INNINGS Washington. New York. . SUMMARY Two-base hita—Koenix, "Din b to 8. Harr Gazella to Lazzerl. Stan Harris took second unmolested. Lazzeri threw out Rice. No runs. { Struck out—By Bush, 1; by Morrell, 2: by Hits—0f Bast service. P Means Associated Press. N\ FENNING INQUIRY PRO Blanton and Hogan in Warm Dispute—Hearing Re- sumed Today. After sitting eight and one-half hours vesterday morning, afternoon and night, in an effort to bring its in- vestigation of the Blanton impeach- ment charges against Commissioner Frederick A. Fenning to a close by the end of the week, the House judi- clary special subcommittee met with the full committee this morning on other matters, but resumed its hear- ing this afternoon. Mr. Fenning's activities as guar- dian, his relationship with Dr. Wil liam A. White, superintendent of St. Elizabeth's Hospital and his practice in the courts as an attorney were the subjects emphasized late yesterday afternoon and last night by Repre- séntative Blanton, Democrat, Texas, who had witnesses testify on theseé points. Included among the number on the stand were Wilton J. Lambert. Dr. White himself. Clash Features Hearing. The feature of the night session was the clash between Mr. Blanton and Frank J. Hogan, chief defense counsel—by far the most serious of the many rows the two nave engaged in. 1It-had its inception when Mr. Hogan objected to the word “special” which, it appeared, Mr. Blanton read into a petition by way of emphasizing his point. The two harangued back and forth without creating any undue excitement among the committee members or spectators, and the dis- pute was apparently settled amicably when Mr. Blanton, asan afterthought, remarked to Mr. Lambert, then on the stand, that such demonstrations are not held in the local courts. Mr. Lambert smilingly replied that he and Mr. Hogan get along very well and Mr. Hogan, bowing to the wit- ness, said: “I always get along with gentlemen.” “That's a damned insult Mr. Blanton, jumping to his feet. move that the committee force him to retact that statement.” “'The committee hasn't the power," said Mr. Hogan, in an equally loud voice. Then the two fell to talking at the same time, and in the jumbled argument the word “bullyragging” was used several times by both par- ties. The stenographer threw up his hands in despair, and after each side had quieted down, Chairman Dyer, Republican, Missouri, announced that all of the colloquy would be elimi- nated from the record. Bennett Case Taken Up. Mr. Lambert's testimony dealt with the case of Henry P. Bennett, a re- tired Government employe, with an estate of about $400,000, whose nephew, Willlam R. Slade, filed a pe- tition_through Mr. Fenning to have Mr. Bennett declared of unsound mind. Mr. Bennett employed Mr. Lambert to defend him, and the at- torney prevented service of the lunacy proceedings against his client. Mr. Lambert testified he notified Mr. Fenn‘l.n( that he would “fight the case,” and when the matter was brought to trial Mr. Fenning moved to discontinue the proceedings when opposing counsel raised the question of jurisdiction of the court. Mr. Ben- nett's voting residence was given as Fall River, Mass, although he had lived here for the past 50 years. In answer to the motion to discon- tinue the proceedings Mr. Lambert protested vigorously against such a step, explaining that the stigma of alleged insanity would not be re- moved from Mr. Bennett unless the physiclans’ aMdavits also were withdrawn. This subsequently was done, and the case was dropped. Mr. Bennett died later, “in my opinion, a sane man,” Mr. Lambert said. Blanton Quizzes White. Dr. White was examined by Mr. Blanton at great length on his con- nection with Mr. Fenning both in a partnership dealing in trust notes and the guardianship matters. Virtually all of the questions had been pro- pounded by Mr. Blanton when Dr. ‘White appeared before the subcommit- tee, but they were asked with the ob- Ject of adducing evidence against Mr. Fenning. Dr. White, in reality, was Mr. Blanton’s witne Mr. Hogan, under cross-examina- tion, conducted the witness over most of his direct testimony, and empha- sized the point that although Mr. Fen- ning_had been given access to cer- "T(Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) Radio Programs—Page 26 @E_ES CLASH: prominent Washington attorney, and | shouted | Tll: only'evcninl paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Yesterday's Circulation, 99,294 TWO CENTS. COOLIDGE SOUGHT 10 END DEADLOCK - OVER RETIREMENT Mediation Urged as Session Nears Close Without Any Legislation. STANFIELD EXPLAINS MOVE IS UP TO HOUSE Refusal of That Body to Accept Any of Senate Bill's Features Held Cause of Delay. Friends of legislation to liberalize the retirement law for Federal em- ployes, becoming alarmed at the in- ability on the part of the Senate and House leaders to reach an agreement are now looking to the President to save the situation at this session of Congress. The House leadership has made it evident that it will not agree to : conference with the Senate unless the latter gives assurancesbeforehand that such a conference would result in a bill providing annuities and age 1imits corresponding with those in the Lehlbach bill, which passed the House, and precisely the same in the other major features. The Stanfield bill, which passed the Senate and which is not acceptable to the House leadership, provides for a $1,200 maximum annual pension for retired employes and a 65-year age for voluntary retirement. The Lehlbach bill, which in reality is the plan offered by Gen. Lord, director of the Budget. and approved by President Coolidge. es for a $1,000 maximum an v and a 70-year age limit for vol- untary retirement. Oppose Further Liberalization. Inasmuch as the House bill as pas- | sed was virtually drafted by the Presi- dent, the leadership of that body is resolute in refusing to entertain any ideas looking toward making the re. tirement act more liberal, as would be done by the Senate bill. The leaders i explain that their position is taken as a result of the views of the President and his insistance that the liberaliza tion be kept down to the figures con tained in the House bill. With the possibility of this legisla tion remaining in its present inactive state as a result of the attitude of the House leadership, the President has been asked to use his influence in | bringing the leaders in question to an understanding that will result in the enactment of liberalized retirement legislation during the brief remaining time of this session. As a result of talks the President has had within the past few dayvs with sevéral party leaders of the Senate and House, Senator Stanfield f Oregon. who has sponsored this legis- lation in the Senate, was called to the | White House today for a conference. Waiting for House to Act. The Senator said afterward that he outlined the position of the legislation o far as the Senate is concerned, and | described the attitude of the members jof his committee who have been han- dling the measure. He said he told the President that the Senate has been awaiting some word from the | House regarding its intentions, but to date nothing had been received from the House that would indicate that that body would accept the Senate bill | or that it desired the matter to go to conference. Indications are. however, that, fol lowing his interview with President Coolidge today. Senator Stanfleld will suggest to his committee members that the President is anxlous to have this matter disposed of and that he is insistent upon the Lord plan, which is embodied in the House bill, being enacted. Senator Stanfleld made no secret of the fact that he gained the { impression that the President doas not favor the bill passed by the Senate. and thinks that it would be unwise to enact it into law at this time. It was inferred that the President let Senator Stanfleld know that it would be pleasing to him if he and the others of the civil service committee would not insist upon the House con sidering their bill, and would give assurance to the House that if they ®o into conference it will be with the understanding that they will agree to a bill the same, or very sim- {lar, to the measure passed by the House. Senator Stanfield’s bill is estimated by experts to increase annuities to such an extent that the cost to the Federal Government would be more than $5,000,000 in excess of the cost under the House bill, which would be practically the same as under the ex- isting retirement law. Provides Greater Contributions. The Stanfield bill also provides for contributions of 4 per cent from the salaries of employes, whereas the House bill provides for contributions of 31 per cent. Senator Stanfleld gave the impres sion that he and the President went into the retirement question as it stands today in considerable detail. and while the President made it very plain that he is anxious to have the House bill enacted, he did not say out right that he would not sign a liberal {zed retirement bill if, when it reaches him finally, the liberalization feature- are slightly in excess ot tnose in the House bill. Those who have been working in the interests of liberalized retire- ment were becoming worried at the time being lost by Congress in dis posing of the matter definitely after both houses _have passed liberaliza- tion bills. Because of the positive stands taken by advocates of the legislation in the House and the Senate, it was beginning to appear as though they would be unable to iron out their differences of opinion and get together in time to save this leg- islation from becoming lost in the last minute shuffle of this session. It is thought, however, by those who are anxious to see this legislation enacted as soon as possible that since the President has let the Sen te know his attitude and his de- sires the whole matter will now be cleared up and the legislation en- acted before adjournment. Iron Workers' Strike Ends. CHICAGO, June 2 (#).—After a one-day strike, the 600 members of the Architectural Iron Workers' Union return to avork today pending adjust- ment of their demand for a wi in- crease frori $1.37% to $1.50 a