Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1926, Page 2

v o et * < BRITISH LBERALS ADMIT DISRUPTION 9rganization of Two Inde- pendent Branches May Re- sult From Leaders’ Row. Re the Assariated Press. LONDON, June 2.—That the Lib. ~eal party has been complétely rent asunesr and that all political assocla- tian hetween the Earl of Oxford and Asqrith, leader of the party, and David Lloyd Georgs. its parliamen tary chalrman, has been frrévocably ended. 1= admitted by the Liberals themselves. Letters from lLord Oxford and his cupporters made public last night dealing with Mr. Lloyd Georgé's re fusal to denounce the general strike In accordance with the views of Lor Qxford and others high in the counsel of the party, are considered as hav ing dashed any lingering hope that | the breach might be healed. Lord Oxford's letter, addressed to St Godfrey Collins, ~chief Liberal Wwhip, reviewed the controversy grow. | ing out of the declination of Mr. Lloyvd GGeorge to attend a meeting of the ehadow cabinet” and his from the other leaders In their view- points on the strike. “Refused to Come Tn." Tord Oxford takes the stand that there s no escommunication or ~stracism of Mr. Lioyd G that by his action he arate himsef in a most ner from outr Aeliherations moment of great emergenc not driven out; he refused to in. Lord Oxford has such supporters as Viscount Grey. Sir John Simmon and dissent | | Britons lost the se U. S. GOLF STARS LEAD BRITONS, 3-1, IN 6UP CONTESTS (Continued from First Page.) then annexed the sixteenth and seven- teenth when Hezlet was bunkered on the former and Harerls was out of hounds over the sheds on the famous road hole. Halving the eighteenth left them 2 up at lunch time. Jones and Gunn Play Wel. Fine teamwork enabled Jones and Gunn to end the morning play six up. They lost only the eleventh hole when Jones missed a yard putt which was made difficult becatise of the position of hix opponent’s hall on the sloping | green. He more than made up for | | this error by his fine driving and his |iron shots together with his general- | ship which carried the Americans to | | wavering. Gunn played up to his partner most | {of the time. He haled out a 28-foot putt over the undulating surface of | | the enormous thirteenth green for a | | sensational birdie 3. and following It | up at si6yard fourteenth, or long green, with a 12-footer for a birdle 4. | On the outward journey Jones and | Gunn played golf of almost mechani- cal perfection. sending second sho to within 12 and 15 feet of the cup and taking the rezulation (wo pulls | hole after hole. | es Are Costly. Although Tolley played somewhat hetter than Young Jamieson, the Brit fsh veteran and former champlon | made numerous Iy shots. Jawle- | son at times perhaps gave his part-| ner too much to do, but Tolley never exhibited any tewlarly fine golf in recovering from Jainiescg:'n s, At the tenth Tolley pullet hix drive into & 1eacre pa of gorse. After several hundiod spectators had beaten the prickly bushes for the allotted time without finding the bull the Brit- | ish players surrendered the hole, | After halving the first hole, the | sud when Jamieson topped hix second shot and Tolley fol lowed by miseing & chip from (he edge The Americans Foe's were | amendment, but even | ate as u resuit of his T HOUSE COMMITTEE ACTSONDRY PLANS |Refers Resolution to Avert Police Use and Gets Re- port on Jail Bill. Action on two prohibition wus | House judicfary committes, The committea referred to a sub- | conunittee the RBritten resolution de- signed to prevent carrying out the measures affecting taken today by the | the home green without weakening or | President's recent exacutive ocder to enlist_the ald of Jocal and Statg poiice officials in prohibition work, and re- cetved from a sulwommittee a report without recommendation on the Stalker bill, which would make jail sentences mandatory upon conviction. on first offense of manufacture, sale, fransportation or possession of liguor. Mudifieatin Up Tomeorrow. Propesals for medification of the cighteenth amendment and the Vol stead act will be considered tomorrow hy the Senate probibition committee. The wdministration bills have heen reported fave after some little hope of getting poon Ihch'. Ineanures, It the administratio bills are ressed. the leaders in the Senate will fler their proposals, inchuding that for & national veferendum, as amend- ments, Menuator toduy found some of the wet selves have faveoruble acti Borah, Republican, Tdaheo, himself the target for leaders in the Sen. pday addreews at Ballimore declaring against State prohibition referendums and warning that candidates for office could not hide behind them to uvoid declara tions on the wet and dry fseue. HE . EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, FIRST ORATORS TO ARRIVE HERE FOR FINALS D. €, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1926. MYSTERIOUS BLAST PUTS 8 IN HOSPITAL Myersville, Md., Man’s Store | and Home Wrecked at 3 a.m.—Two May Die. Speciul Dispateh to T M June Angelo Vitale, a shoe merchant, and his entlve family of seven are in| a hospital, two In a dying condition. | as a result of an explosion about 3 a.m. today which wrecked Vitlale's shoe store and residence, and damaged | other hulldings nearby. The police believe a bomb wan used, but no traces have been found. Vitale's condition s critical. e has| a fractured leg, burns and internal | injuries. His wife has a fractured | arm and Is suffering from burns. x| feeble mother suffered internal in-| jurlex. A baby of hx suf- | fered u fractured skull. Two chil- | W were ed by ueighbors, nxclous from smoke. Another chil in suffering 1 fumes created the explosion The residence was above the store, the whole building being dexiroyed by flames following the blast which sent plate-glass panel of the store across | the street, shattering it, and hurled | fragments of brick and lumber distance. A new movie theater adja- | cent to the store was saved from the | Names by fremen and neighlors. Vitale wax a successiul merchan had no are aware, the Infant can Myersville ix herland. a Pecover. miles north of Cum i | terday afternoo | exerted every eff RENO SUBDIVISION BILL HEARING IS BEING HELD Senate District Committee Takes Up Measure to Provide School, Park and Play Area. The Hemate District commitiee is holding a hearing thix afternoon on the bill for the purchase of the Rer hdivision in the northwest sectfon of the city for school. park, and playground purposes. The area which ft is proposed to ulre i bounded by Fessenden Chesa peake streets, and Belt r avenue, and RReno road. It has previously been brought Ao i DEMOCRATS PLAN TAX CUT DEMANDS }Argument for Extension of U. ! S. Debt Raises Question of Benefit to Business. Nebraska | BY DAVID LAWRENCE. the attention of the committee that | this subdivision was laid years ago that the sircet running through 1t are out of Hne with the comprehensive highwszy plan “of the city adopted some Ume liter. THREE ENTOMBED IN COPPER MINE %o many T0ne Man, Pinned Under Tim- bers, Talks a While Then Voice Dies Away. | By the Associated Press. BUTT Mont., miners, trapped by todiny tombed behind tons of 1900-foot level of the West Colusa copper mine of the Anaconda Mining near here. while rescue crews t to reach . The entombed men ure Henry let- tala, 19: Stewart Hutchinson, 27, shift were still en debrix in the President Coolidge may not see any tax reduction for a few vears, hut a Rood many members of Congress de. And, what's more, they are getting ready to demand it. Any time theres {# surplus in the Treasury a contro- versy arines as to whether it mhould | be applied to the public debt or tax re- duction. Now that the administration | has given France, Italy, Great Brit- ain and the other countries about §2 vears in which 10 pay war debts, the |argument of those who will insist on tux reduction is that the American peuple should not be compelled to pay the public debt in 25 years, as had been contemplated. \ | The present session did not settle this point for the reason that many pbers did not wish to block tax | reduction with an academic & Senator Simmons of North | ranking “Democratic member of | Senate finance committee, feels that | the public debt is being retired faat | envugh without devoting all of the | surplus to it. If the congressional | elections shouid result in a Democratic | Senate Mr. Simmons would he the leader of ‘the majority party and | would make a fight for tax reduc- tion. A it ix, he may win sufficient | support from the insirg cans to bring in the next sexsio Decembe; Gives Democrats Pol | Mr. Coolidge's outspoken opposition | to further tax reduction until a few have elapsed has, in other provided the Democrats with veurs words, 2 o | | buss, and Joseph Langner, 35. | | ‘They were caught in the shaft | | when a section of the roof caved in. | For a time remcue workers could hear | & (81KINg point and perhaps an ineue. Lettala urgl on. Letta RUM GANG’S WURK Lettula urging them on. Lettula said | | The Dewocrats wlil use Sectetsry others, and Mr. Lloyd George has a powerful following In the party. Tt is assumed that the Liberals in Parliament will form into two groups and act independently of each other. Federation Will Meet. uf thei green. Fdge Asks Juint Move, Senator Fdge. | well on in two and Jones sank a 12| footer for a birdie three | The seventeenth, or roud hole, found | both Amerfcans and British in con- | siderable trouble, but the Britons' e Republican, New | The Democrats will Secretary Jersey, declared in w statement that the resubmission of the eighteenth wmendiment. sx suggested by Senator Borah, would sccomplish nothing. e he was pinned beneath heavy timbers | i had suved him from heing | ha% contended that a lower surtax is e e vald he aid not know |wore productive of revenue than a \Where the other two entombed miners | 1Eh stirtax. The receipts thus far The National Liberal Federation, the main liberal organization, will meet the week after next,.and the question of leadership of the party s expected to dominate all other busi- “ness. It ie reported the federation will he asked to vote confidence in Lord Ox: ford. It the vote should he adverse to Lord Oxford, it is assumed he will im mediately resign the leadership of the | party. A special meeting of the federa- tion'e execrutive committee has been called for Thursday. Mr. Lioyd Gaorge. as its elected chairman. has summoned the parliamentary Liberals to hear hie views on the situation. He will deliver a public speech in Manchester Saturday. Lord Oxford will apeak in London Friday. CONVICTED BUT FREED. Judge Decides Blow From Officer’s Club Punishment Enough. Recanse the court helieved that Wil liam Proctor. colored. charged with intoxieation and aseaulting Policeman Frank E. Stroman of the seventh p cinct, had received sufficient punis ment. he was released on his per<onal honde following hie conviction hefore Judge Robert K. Mattingly in Police Court today. Proctor appeared in the couriromn with his head covered with handag through twhich hloodstains clearly chowad. According (o his miatement six stitches were taken at Géorge. tonn Hospital as a result of his en. counter with the policeman. Stroman restified that he found the defendant intoxicated vesterdav on Foxhall road and was struck hy him when attempting to make the arrest The policeman admitted striking Proctor after that. Judge Mattingly declared that sonable afforts chould he und; in arresting a drunken man. at times must he used, bhut strenuouslz.” he said. GORDON TO TAKE OATH. Raconfirmed U. 8. Attorney Begins Second Term Tomorrow. rea- takan Foree not too Peyton Gordon. U'nited States at torney for the District of Columbia, 1oday received his commission under his reappolntmant confirmed recently hy the Senats. Maj. Gordon will take the oath of office again tomorrow marning hefora Chief Justice MeCoy at a spacial meeting of the Distriet ' Quw Court in genéral term. The nev mission runs for four years, Maj. Gordon was husy today receiving congratulations of hie friends, Hie term of ofice axpired Inst Au- zust. but he hae hean holding over awailing reappointment hy Presjdent Coolldgs and the confirmation by the Today in Congress Senate The Senate is devoting the firat two hours to a hill to codify and enact general and permanent laws of the United States. Farm relief legislation will come up as tha unfinished business later in the afternoon. The finance committee gave further consideration 1o nomina. tiona for the Board of Tax Appeal in the Treasury Department, but did not take final action. Committes on education and lahor held executive hearing on bill to ereate a division of safety in the Department of Labor. TAriff committee continued hear- mz on the workings of the Tariff Commission. Distriet of Columbia committee held a hearing on purchase of the Reno subdivision. House. Houge today passed Senate hill amending and supplementing im- migration act. Houge continues consideration of French debt sattiement. For the sixth consecutive time that the House District committee has had the Policewomen's Ru- reau hill as special order of busi- ness a quorum could not he se- cured. House judiciary committee con- tinues consideration in afternoon meagion of impeachment chargés against Commissioner Fenning. Gibson subcommittee of House District committee, investigating administration of municipal affairs, continues its hearing on the traffic law at 7:30 o'clock tonight in cau- cue room of House Ofce Ruilding. Subcommittee of appropriations committes, in executive session, continuea work on second defl- ciency bill. Naval affairs committee in ex- ecutive session on private bills. Committee on agriculture con- ducts hearing on cotton report hill. Judiciary committee in executive <ession on commiftee calendar. ecial joint committee continuen inveetigation of Northern Pacific land grante. > Rivers and harbors committee in gnrl;rere-co @n rivers and" harbors il rors started right from the tee when | Jamieson xent the ball out of bounds Instead of around the stone wall and old bulldings which project into the | fairway Jones played a beautiful second shot | twith hig brassie 40 vards from the | cup while Tolley soared over the | narrow table green and intu the road. Attempting to play safe, Gu ran hi® shot up, but it would not hold fast on the green and trickled over the adge into the read. Jamiexon played his bhall from behind a pile of stones, playing it 10 ya vond the pin. Jones had & enlt He in a wagon rut and had to play off the line. The ball again re fusing to hold to the surface of the green, ran to the opposite edge. Gunn putted short, but Folley missed an 1. foot downhill putt, giving the Ameri- cans the hole in 7 to the Britons® 8. | | Roland Bears Up His End. the fine putting wasx a fea mateh with Brownlow and Storey. The British pair seemed irly outclassed on the g | showing by the steady and often bril- Nant work of the American pai Gardner holed out a fine 15-yard putt | vt the tenth hole and capped it with one stiti more brilliant of 20 yards at_the thirteenth. | Yonunk Mackenzie kept his end of the game up well and his goml driv ing and steadlness Wax a material feature of the play which brought his eam 1o the home & up. Storey’'s game seemed especially wenk and Brownlow was not playing nearly as well as at Muirfield. ‘The seventeenth road hole canght him for the nsual penalty on eut of honnds. Somewhat slack putting and n ittle hard ick kept Ounimet and Guil ford 3 down to Wethered and Holder ness during the morning play. Weth-| ered. plaving a ‘heantiful game and putting marvelously at times, seemed to have all the clubs in his bag work- ing well. On the tenth he laid a pitch dead for a birdie 3. At the eighth he holed a 35.varder for a Ouimet generally played good golf. bui missed a putt at the third and a twofooter at the fifteenth. Guil | ford had two troublesome holes, the short eleventh. where his ball was tmivied in a bunker, and the thivteenth, where he cut into the gorse and lost his ball. Sweetser-Von Harris-)ezlet Gardn ture « b | Eim match opened in the | afternon with u half, Heziet's two- vard putt just dropping In the cup. Sweetser had a better approach putt at the twentieth hole ahd the Amer}. cans captured 1. On the twenty-first | hole Von FKlm was short with his approach putt, but Sweetser got down ! a 4-footer for a half. Sweetser's Chip Dead. Von KElm was short on hix ap- proach shot at the next hole again, but Sweetser chipped up dead to the | pin to get the necessary haif in four. | On the long 20-30 hole, Sweetser | played a heautiful iron shot to within 3 vards of the hole. winning it, 4 to 5. At the twenty-fourth, the Amer- jcans wy #till playing great golf. Von Eim's approach 1aid a yard from the hole, and Sweetser holed out for | a hirdie3. | Harris was bunkered off hiz tee shot on the twenty-fifth, but Hezlet got to the green. The Americans were on the gree in 2 and sank the hall with two putts. winning 4 to 15, After the twenty-sixth and twent eventh had been halved. Von Elm | chipped dead at the twenty-eighth | for another hirdie 3. At the | | twenty-pinth and final hole Harris {wax hunkered off the fee and aft | playing two siokes the Britishers | gave up the hole, Sweetser being dead for a 3. The cards of were: Against | the four matches| MORNING. Out— Wethered-Holdern's # Ouimat-Guilford .. 4 e @ 23 LI | | | | a3 e 2 Ta e G #3 A3 A 30 o ba s Fa Ja ss DO sa S a» Da sb sa i Do me B wB 4D b el Jonen- = Tolley-Jamieain A P VY Do an e D DD AR N O pegpaapey porgpa ey » B ao 2 N e A2 L3 S 3 3 Out— wethered-Holdern's Ouimet-Guilford = Wethered-Holdern PR i Eim poy pesy Out— Sweatser-Von Rarris-Henlot Sweetser-Von Hagrin-Has Jones-Gunn ... Tolley-Tamisson POSeaeS peaaab e pogpaaen 2 2 2> p O Gandn -Mackenzie Starey- . rownlow Volga Floods 33 Villages. MOSCOW, June 2 (). The Volga River has flooded 33 villages along fts hanke within the past few dayve. Much proposcd that the wels and drys get | together L an amendment would provide s spportunity for a possible solution of existing condi tions, For his declared that Borah on the hix own part, Senator he would carry eampaign hegun wt Baltimore ol own initiative and responsibility such times as opportunity might pre- sent iself. His statement was in response to an announcement by Orville S, Po. jand. counsel for ‘the Anti-Saloon League of New York. that the Idaho Nenator would be invited to visit New York and campaign for the drys azai can. New York, who i nation this vear. ip for renomi. Several Questions Up. “After Congress adjourns there will be several questions which will bear discussion before the people " Senator Rorah said, “und [ doubt very much it any organiztion will want responsible for my views on the different quesi It} The Renate judiviary subcommittee will reassemble Friday to continue discussion of the President's ord Members exprexsed the helfef that a decision would bhe reached at that tme, with the committee probably divided on the subject. POLICEWANM'S BILL AGAIN SHUNTED ASIDE For Sixth Time House Committee Fails to Function on Measure. The House District committee was unable to muster a quorum today. e Policewomen's Bureau hill to legalize the existing organization in the Police Department, with a greatly increased personnel, was the special order of husiness, nsecutive time the committee was unable to function on this measure. Representative Underhill, Republi- can, of Massachusetts, one of the lenders of the fight against this meas- | ure, reached the committee room promptly at 11 o'clock. He made the point of order that the House was in session and the committee was pre- cluded from further action at that time. Previousiy formally considered the Gibson making it a five-year penitentiary offense for a prisoner at Occoquan to attempt to escape. This was lald aside for further information. the committee had in- COOLIDGE IS INDORSED. 0. P. Leaders Back Him for Another Term. Calvin Coolidge for another term as President I8 perfectly agreeable to the Republicans of Tennessee. This was made known to the Presi- dent today when three Republican leaders of Tennessee called on the President to discuss patronage and to tell him about the Republican State convention recently held in that State. They informed him that the delegates to the convention went on record unanimously as favoring him and in- dorsing hix administration. Hal H. Clements, Republican State chairman of Tennessee, &aid after- ward that he told the President that he could count on the Republican dele- gatlon from that, State If he has an intention of seeking the party’s nom- ination in 1928. With Mr. Clements were Repre- sentative Will Taylor, Republican na- tional committeeman, and R. R. Church, Republican leader of Mem: phis. Tennessee G. Quake Forecaster For Use in Homes By the Asso 1 Press. L.OS ANGELES, June 2.— De- velopments of an earthquake an- nunciator so simple that one may be placed in any home, yet so ac- curate that the approach of earth tremors may be observed in time to rob them of the disastrous ef- fects, was announced here today by Dr. Thomas A. Jagger, Govern- .ment volcanologist, arriving from his station at Hilo, Hawali, on his way to Washington. The device consists of a simpli- fled seismograph to be located in & basement and an Indicator which may be installed at a place easily vigible. Dr. Jagger compares the instrument ‘to the ordinary ther- mometer in simplicity and expense of construction: 1t will foretell earthquakes as precigely as it is now possible to forecast the hour | livestock has perished and great dis. tress has been caused among the and minute of the approach of typhoons in the Philippine Ialands, Ihan-ld. . that | at | t Senator \Wadsworth, Republi- | but for the sixth | il | Top pleture shows Joseph Mulla tive in the National ( {reaching the city. The lower plcture is that of | glon of th | th Hollywood High expression of thelr admiration for his tes | the theory : of Georgia, Southland’s representa- | test, being greeted by Nenator George shortly after Aino, alternate for the Pacific Coust re- (. and Herbert Wenig, spokesman for | of the | o00l, who ralsed a fund to send him to Washington as an | talents. The young Japanese, though | only 16 years old, is a senlor in his high school, which is one of the largest |In California, and is | He will be v | next. He waa undefeated in the Natio withdrew a few days hefore the regional semi-finals on accou | down in his heaith. Wenlg amd Also will visit several resident of the S ictorian for his class at the g California Debating 1eague. | duation exercises week after I Oratorical Contest, from which he | t of & break. | outhery Eastern cities hefore returning to the Pacific Const. RED CROSS VISITORS CRUISE TO MT. VERNON Delegates Taken to Washington | Home for Services Aboard Naval Vessel. After brief sessions of a number of commissions this motrning, the dele- gates to the Second Pan-American ! Red Cross Conference again turned | their thoughts from business to pleas- | ure today and cruised down to Mount : Vernon the Unlted Stales stean ship P @ as the guests of the Navy Department. At Mount Ver- non services in honor of George and Martha Washington were held at the sarcophagus. 2 Luncheon was served the visitora on hoard the Porpoise and special guides were provided to escort them around the historic Washington estate. The return trip was begun early enough to get the sojourners back to Washin ton by 5 o'clock, when a demonstra- tion of Red Cross motion pictures is to be given in the national headquar- ‘Tomoi morning the will be devoted to various commi meetings. At noon a commemorative tree will be planted in the gardenx of the Pan-American Unfon and at 2:30 o'clock the conference will convene in general sessior, to. hear Gov. Ritchie of Maryland speak. Several other speakers will be on 'the same program. SIX M(;NTHS FOR SLAYING Woman Pleads Guilty to Man- slaughter in Shooting Case. Bessie Alexander, colored, who pleaded gullty to manslaughter in connection with the death of Devioa Woolridge, February 27 last, was asentenced today by Justice Bailey in Criminal Division 1 to serve six months _at Occoquan. Woolridge had made ‘a slurring remark about the woman, which she resented, and when he picked up a_ knife, declar- ing he would “show her,” she shot him. The woman was indicted for murder in the firat degree, but was allowed to plead to the lesser offens Attorney James A. O'Shea represent- ed the accused. CONSUL'S AID HELD. TOKIO, June 2 (#).—Dispatches to the vernacular newspapers in Tokio report the arrest by police at the Sasebo naval base of Louis Vogelweid, clerk in the American consulate at Nagasaki, on a charge of photegraph- ing fortifications. The report sald Vogelweid's. camera was conflacated and the matter placed in the hands of the Nagasaki prosecutor. Vogel- weld has been turned over to the custody of the American consul. Nelther the Navy nor Consul Gen- eral Edwin L. Neville has received confirmation of the réport, but Nev It | (Continued from First Page) Waltet George of orgin, who is taking an active in- et in tonight’s banquet. Senator Geurge wax in an important co pit- | tee meeting when Mullarky arvived. but immediately excused himself to | greet the lad who has brought his | State considerable fame and pose for pictures, Become Friends at Once. Mullarky and Wenix were greeting euach other by their first names within five minutes after their acquaintance was extablished, and the former insist. ed that both Wenig and Also accom- pany him to the Capitol to meet Sena tor George. While both lads vow their deter- mination to “do their level hest” to win_the diatinction of national finalist on Friday night they graciously have already advised each other that it one can’t win they hope the other does. Both. Muliarky and Wenig will meet Miss Myrtle Posey, the Fastern High hool senjor who will repre- sent The Star In the national finals, t the competitive drill this after- noon. They have agreed they will root for one of the Eastern companies to win, In compliment to Miss Posey. Discuss Thelr Victories. Details concerning their oratorfcal engagements which led up to thelr final reglonal victories were dizcussed | to_the exclusion of all other topics today. While neither Mullarky nor Wenig ever had seen Washington be- fore, their flrst Interest was in the coustic powers of the Washington Auditorium, where they will speak Friday night before a distinguished audience of 8.000. e lads will he given an opportunity to “try out” the Auditorium this afternoon and to- morrow afternoon. The four other regional finalists are expected tomorrow. Theyv are Miss Ann Hardin of Louisville, Ky.; Miss ita Beardman of Minneap- olis, Frank Cleary of Philadelphia and Miss Helen Bylund of New York City. The entire group, together with Miss Posey, will be recelved Friday at the White House at noon and tendered a luncheon at Eastern High School at 12:30 o'clock. Flaborate entertainment also is planned for the group on Saturday, which will be climaxed by a hanquet at the home of John Hays Hammond on Satur- day night. Sunday will be devoted to sightseeing. FAIL TO ROB SAFE. Cracksmen Enter Woolworth's Store by Using Rope Ladder. Using a rope ladder to scale a wall in the rear of and adjoining Wool- worth’s 5 and 10 cent store at 1113 H street northeast, cracksmen enter- ed the store last night and bungled a safe-cracking operation, failing to profit from their efforts. Detectives Weber and Talley found the ladder Iying heside the safe, which had ite combination knob to greet Senator | transport | was erroneous. has telegraphed’to Consul Henry B. ]H 'heock for details. The matter i eved to be periouss knocked off, but which had resisted attempts to open it., | I Former Convict Sought asi Slayer of Dry Agent in North Carolina. Ry the Associated Pre ASHEVILL i aral officers were today that the sla - last night | of Prohibition Agent K. V. Grant was member of an organized gang of hlockaders, which the Government has been trying to break up for two ars, All roads leading through this sec. tion, and that about Hendersonvilla were being Watched today for W. D Rennison, who is believed by offi be Grant's ussailant. he officer wax Killed battle near Tendersonvill after an automobile chase for rum runners tennison has served a sentence in ederal prison at Atlanta and ier in this State. rant_was the son of former Rep. ant, from thix district, arge of prohibition en- in weven counties of west- Carolina. | June 2. Fed- | working on | in a pistol forcement ern North FLETCHER DENIES RUMOR. Says U. S. Seeks Aid. But Will Not | Send Ship for Veterans. | ROME. June 2 (@), Fletcher todav informed ciated Press that a report s he had told Premier Mussolini that the United States Government was sending a special ship to Italy to Italan veterans of the to the United States The Ambassador said that he merely asked the Italian gov- ernment to grant all possible privi- leges to the returning veterans, who recently were made eligible to enter America over the immigration quota. The version of the interview as -Ambassador | the Asso. & that American Army glven out at the Chigi Palace and as |« printed in the semi-official Tribuna sald that the United States would send a ship. BURMA TIDAL WAVE TOLL REACHES 2,800 Death List Following Cyclone in India Is Expected to Mount to 4,000. By the Associated Prees. RANGOON, Burma, June 2.—The death roll of the recent eyclone and tidal wave on the coast of Burma has reached a total of 2800, according to a report submitted by the com. missioner of the District of Arakan. It is feared that the deaths may reach almost 4,000, in the affected regions. Most of the deatlis in the township of Maungdow were caused by a flood when the Naaf River swept over its banks. The acene in the devastated area is a waste of waters for many miles, xtensive damage has been caused to the telegraph lines connecting Burma with India, and it ia expected that it will be some timie before the roads to Arakan can be opened, as floods are impeding the progress of rescue workers. MRS. ALICE REILY DIES. Widow of Dr. James R. Reily Was Born in Washington. Mrs. Alice M. Reily, widow of Dr. James R. Reily, died at her home in College Park, Md., early today. Death was dne to angina pectoris. Mrs. Reily was the daughter of the late Robert R. and Mrs. Ann M. P well and was born in this city, where she resided until moving to College Park ahdut 24 years ago. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. John E. Brigas, pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church, will officiate. Interment will be in Rock Creek. Cemeter: VARE SPENT $71,435.80. Primary Campaigns Cost Pepper $2,500, Pinchot $43,767. HARRISBURG, Pa., June 2 (®).— Representative Willlam 8. Vare spent 71,435.80 In his successful primary campaign for the Republican nomina- tion for United States Senator, he re. ported today to the State Bureau of Flections. Senator George Wharton Pepper reported expenditures of $2.500. Gov. Pinchot, the third Republican sena. torial candidate, reported expenses of $13,757. | mittee to investigate Pr | months ago on were. During the night ied away. Little hope 15 held that Lettala's companions will be found alive. Lettala's voice VOTE THEDLOGICAL SEMINARY INQURY Presbyterians in Stormy Ses- sion Over Fitness of Prof. Machen. By the Associated BALFIMC . June The, Presbyterian General Assembly today approved the appointment of a com eton Theo- ially the en to tuke logical Seminary, fitness of Prof. J. and espe G. Mae the chair of apologetics and Christian | eth “The adoption of the motion followed an hour and a half of debate. which excelled the confusion surrounding dis cussion of the report of the committee of The debate was occasioned by the offering also of a minority report by five other members of the committee on theological seminaries which ap- proved the visit of the committee to Princeton, but requested confirmation of ¥ Machen immediately Character and Ability Upheld. This report held temperamental idic bar to the position. ness, theology and character were n questioned. Debate included John B. Laird. vi board of director which confirmed Dr. Machen 19 to 9, Rosx Stevenson. president Minary, both of whom wel- investigation by the com- that his alleged nerasies were no as his scholari t speeches by president of the mittee, Dr. there was a division Stevenson also charged that in the church | which resulted last year in the depos ing of Dr. Charles Irdman, fo moderator, as student adviser 20 years of service to the seminary. Tt remained for Dr. Erdman to con- ciliate the meeting with a plea that these remarks he not taken as a fur- | ther division of the church. ““The only question,” he said, after | & wave of applause and a standing | tribute to him by s the assembly x whether we are content calmly to walt for this investigation or whether we are to take precipitate action.” Reluctance in Acceptance. Dr. Oswald T. Allis, a facuity mem- ber, spoke fot the minority at the sug- gestion of Dr. Erdran. He said that it had been necessary to “labor” with Dr. Machen to make him accept the position. "The assembly also adopted a report this morning of one man. Rev. Thomas of the hills and ov committee, providing that hereafter statements by the Federal Council of Churches on “great moral questions” shall be submitted to the assembly for approval “This action followed a prohibition puncil with which the asseml agreed. The majority rep that 1t helieved sufficient correction had been made already by the council. BOAT RIOTER FINED $110 Efforts to break up di on steamships pl hetween Wash- ington and the various excursion re- sorts met assistance in Police Court today when Judge Robert K. Mat- tingily found Eari Richard Simmons guilty of assaalt, destroying private property and intoxication on the St. Johns steamship last night and meted out a total fine of $110 or a sentence of 135 days on the three charges. Capt. T. J. Barbour of the Wash- ington and Colonial Beach Steamship Co. testified that he was forced to put the defendant in irons as the resuit of his conduct on board last night. He stated that Simmons assaulted Special Officer Henry B. Linkins, broke a door and window and seemed very intoxicated. Simmons was turned over to F. R. Rob and W. H. Turner of the harbor police upon the return of the boat. He was locked up in the harbor pre- cinct last night. the derliness POLICEMAN WINS CASE. A charge of reckless driving against Policoman George Leahy of the third precinct was dismissed by Judge Isaac R. Hitt In the Traffic Jourt late yesterday afternoon when Government witnesses fafled to prove thedr case. Leahy was arrested and temporar:ly suspended when hiz machine in which he was driving was maid to have crashed into another automobile several days ago, r. | of the seminary, port some | dis- | stated prove Mr. Mellon Is right, for the re- turns on surtaxes have been unus- ually high. So it will be argued that Mr. Mellon's original plan for 15 or 18 per cent surtax would he even more productive. Ag for retiring the public debt. the present law calls for about $315.000. 006 to be applied out of cumulative sinking fund. In addition to this it i« the Government's intention to add hetween $275,000.000 ar $280,000,000 which is about what the surplus will be at the end of the fiscal vear which terminates on the thirtisth day of this month. So nearly $£00.000. 060 will be chopped off the public deht. Next year at June 30th it i= estimate there will he a surplus of ahout $300, 000,000, which when added to the $315,- 000,000 provided by law would make |a total of about $615.000,000, and it may be even higher. Cite Business Stimulus. The point at issue is that 000,000 given back to the American taxpayers just now will stimulate business and produce more returns from miscellaneous sources than it will do gowd toward retiring the pul lic debt of approximately $20,000.000 006, The Treasury, on the other hand, contends that every cut in the public debt means lower interest charges and thux a saving to the taxpaver. The whole question is how hig shall the saving be and under which process is the saving greater? It can be put down for & certaints even at this early date that if husiness conditions continue as they are today and there is no sign of a diminished revenue from taxes the Democrats will force their Republican colleagues 1o bring about further tax veduction in the next session of Congress. It i= too simple a political issus for the Democrats to miss and too dificult for the Republicans to ignore. It f& possible that Mr. Coolidze himsell will announce a change of attitude next December. when more figures are avaiable and he has sized up the | situation that will confrout him im mediately after the congressional elections. It i reliably reported that Pr dent Coolldge's attitude this week was influenced by the situation that hi | avisen in Congress on farm relief. When those who were advocating & g appropriation for farm rellef read published reports of a big surplus they suggested that the argument for economy had been upset. The Presi- dent, it is sald, felt it necessary to answer those who were clamoring for further appropriations at the same time that he answered those who raised the question of a tax reduction. When the farm relief measure is out of the way, the whole problem may Ve viewed differentiy. (Copyright, 19" 11 LOCKED IN SAFE, . BANK IS LOOTED Bandits Scoop Up $15,000 to $20,- 000.000 and Escape in Hail of Bullets. $300.- By the Associated Press. DALLAS, Tex. June —Five masked robbers today locked 11 officials and patrons of the Jefferson Bank and Trust Co., of Oakcliff, a suburb, in the vault, scooped up he- tween $15,000 and $20,000 in currency and fled in an automobile toward Fort Worth under a hail of bullets. M. G. Young, president of the bank, one of those forced into the One of the rpbbers was a negro, sald witnesses who saw the five hustle into a small automobile parked near the bank. R. 0. Barnes, cashier, one of those shut in the vault, caught the tumbler as the combination turned and freed he imprisoned party within a few seconds. He fired five shots at the fugitives. The robbers are believed to be part of the same band that held up banks at Cherrydale and Winfleld, Kan., late last month, escaping with more than $100,000 in cash and securities. FOUR CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH IN RANCH HOME Mother Returns From Short Visit to Find House in Flames. Two Are Saved. By the Associated Press. CRANBROOK, British Columbia, June 2.—Four small children are dead as a result of a fire last night in the ranch home of the Woods family, five miles southwest of York. The mother reported to have left her aix childben ne for a short time while she visited a neighbor. Re- turning, she found her home in flames, from which bhut two of her children were able (0 escape. The father ix a patient in a hospital at Nelwon, where he recently had both legs amputated. | was vault, FEdinburgh, Scotland, is considerirg the inauguration of a bookirs for its public golf course.