Evening Star Newspaper, June 7, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER &. Weather onight and t morr H £he Bureau Forecast.) | | OW: warmer ithwe today aosing N. Y. Stocks and liondsfi’nge 22 WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. 96,312 106,500 Saturday’s Circulation, Sunday’s Circulation, ¢ Foening Star. 20,087, o s macce ~ WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1926—_THIRTY-SIX PAGES. @i r4anst Asveciatedi Fises TWO CENTS. RANKIN HITS HOGAN WITH INK BOTTLE AND RIOT STOPS HEARING ]“cmling Counsel Hurls Glass of Water at Representative. Attacked by Spectators. KURTZ BLOCKS COMMISSIONER RUSHING TOWARD MISSISSIPPIA Add to Melee—Ran- es Tor Attack and Re Women's Sereams Kin Apologi ession | umed. m into the <ioner Fenning was Rankin, Democrat an ink hot ounsel. the hottle striking e lump. No sooner had back a glass of water, then on the stand. entes om striking an, threw Rey of Penn n Attacked by Spectators. 1 B Mr. Hogan was as attacked by counsel, his glasses nly fought to get at ed up iinst the com- 1t 15 of the House. | nia the full of the situation, irmar ttee of comn umed the role f s, sought and hold a night legislative business the subcommittee had been made, and this d » impor rman Dyer was nd any member of Congress | these World War veterans'| thev intact.” | I the court and “everyhody | knoy (the estates) 1y false T had been hit by Mr. Hogan pointed forehead, which size of a half. protruded out about an skin was not broken Dver declared that, *“Mr. rted the attack. which was | Mr. Gorman added to here is nothing in Mr hat could have ack Mr. Ho referred to 1 Fenning.’ he was insult Roing to stand 1 declaring they the is n Mr ought rahzm interrupted closing tod: e cross.examin inced he had 1es in heen the service men to take | Indiana V his eross-axam veeping of ar the hond h he was honded Ally incompetent I'he examination sently by Mr. Hogan e character of a legal a hetween the Mr. Fe the District the ward's prac < from he Taw it ankin ining ned that ted his giving per cent commissions | from their hond pre \d his compensation was the vices rendered him. The h for quite 4 the one han in direct violation ipreme Court decision in the MeGruder ve. Drury, and ning maintaining t Struck, § he was st \ 5 el B 4 beliaved it to t v ner e When Ch ' ctice ed the room resentative n aske to show th It certa ha Dyer) to Rankin Insists case My of Gorn ¥ ed companies rebates by insurance or hondinz | report Summoned M, he ardian to White House. Rankin then asked the witness President Conlidge he was for 120 insane persons. and refused answer the Fenning to 1 did Un rdiansk Ranki 1 will the United plied inform States did not ed the President about these hele cases vou? asked of offense and | one not n diseuss with vou vith the President emphatically my | of | re My decline 1o answer?” at. T will not disc with the Presid wkin put the m: for ruling. explaining M 2 refused to answer questions | the veterans committee, which | power to force replies. Chair- | Dyer submitted the guestion and | e was but he ruled Mr. could answer the question. Column ter to the Fenni Reeord (o Show Incident Mr. Gorman said 1 show th throv further ade him ontinued on Page 2, | dent Coolidge do | Hoover | And what is more the use of the name I to the future have been talking about | | the | dent Bottle vs. Glass || IOWA VOTES TODAY /10 DECIDE BATILE. * OF PERSONALITES Brookhart and Cummins Hold Limelight in Contest for Senatorship. Principals in Missile Battle Which Started Riot at Fenning Hearing. ] | [INTEREST AT HEIGHT HERE IN FIGHT OF MANY ANGLES | Wet May Throw Choice Into Con- vention—Democrats See Chance for Another Senator. By the Asso D MOINES battle of two | dominated 1o Lit polled its eh States senato field of five Rep ndida Alhert R, Cummins seeks on the Repuhl ballot to retain the post he has held since 1908, Smith W. Brookhart ask the same nomination in vengeance upon those who unseated him tw months ago in an election contest. He s ousted in favor of Dan F. Steck Democratic opponent in the 1924 iart went to the Sen late in 1 the | balance of the term of W esigned closing by the Howell, f Follatte, most of | surgent’ group of Brookhart o e for the two Uniied 'minations from a and four Dem ocratie < Senator (L vears old n ta serve two vear Kenyon of the was Senators Nve and La of the “in nomination and by the counterblast | of the Cummins managers. resenting | the Senators’ action and declaring | that “Towa prefers to wash her own linen.” campaign marked of Norris, ppeal azier them for the 100,000 Votes Expected workers 1o forecast a vote in Reput mary about 400,000, some s than in the last Presidential elaction Although Cummins and Brookhart | &hared the major intere a third | candidate for the Republican designa [tion was regarded as formidable | Howard Clarke. Des Moines attorney | whose campaign has been based on | the contention that he is the | Republican candidate with any chance |of success he November election Hughes. Hoover, Dawes'ma has preserved party harmony and |a compromise between the conserva Borah, Lowden and Watson | . RANKIN CANDIDATES'EYES TURN TOWARD 128 Lower: 10| Fair weather led party the State total the B. Reardon, Council Bluffs at long way o Wets' Strength Unknown. In the unknown don, however, Ia the fizht would strength of Rea the possibility tha be thrown into the Repuhlican State convention, upon which dev es the duty of choosing the nominee if no candidate polls 35 per cent of the total party vote The likelthaod of a convention de cision on the nominee was regarded as greater, however, in the Demo cratic primary, where four candidates make up the largest field in the his tory of the party in lowa Claude R. Porter, Centerville, jtimes his parry's chaice for I'nited States Senate and four its candidate for governor; J. Ray Files, Fort Dodge. former State leg tslator and gubernatorial candidate James Murtagh. Waterlon, and George Finch. Sfoux City, are the Demacratic adversaries Porter {s credited with the support of the “McAdon wing” of lowa De mocracy, led by Clyde 1.. Herring, na tional committeeman. and E. T. Mere |dith, publisher, and Secratary of Ag riculture in Wilson's cabinet. Mur tagh is reputed to have the backing of Wilbur W. Marsh of Waterlon, former national committeeman and a supporter in 1924 of Al Smith Democrats See Chance, The wet and dry issus bandied in the background made no campalgn. L. E. Eickelberg a off to the voter. but En be happening dur the recess. | teal the moves are deli- and progressive wings of the party . e Dan torney in Various Positions. igsua with his wet candidacy, but he T of Waterloo i the fifth candidate. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Managers of Cummine, Brookhart Nineteen twenty-eight may seam|and Clark each claimed foday assur ance of a victorious plurality for their the ambitious candidate and political manager it a vivid reality To understand the trend of affairs the present (on s and what pertinent to list the Republican candidates, avowed, active, passive and receptive, whose names are heing Iy used in the realm pe made t must be divided who will presidential nominat as heing cately 'he 1 into two a bid n if Presi- not run and those nvhow se make five who will dv 0 e Two Opposing Coolidge, On the assumption that President Coolidge will ek the nomination the following would be in the race Former Gov. Lowden of Ilinois: | James Watson, senior senator from « e assumption that Mr will take anv steps to he nominated and will not put any political ohstacle in the path of those who wish to make the race Herhert Hoover of California Charles Fvans Hughes of New On’ the assumption that there will be A strong sentiment against a third | term for Mr. Coolidge inside the Re publican party but awaiting the | DN crystallization of that sentiment [ e [Deuiootaty irofess Hoy e, in Vice President Dawes of Iiinojs. |!he® nomination of either Brookhart Senator William E. Broah of Idaho.| (Confinued on Page 4, Column 2.) ON B@UNUUIRY whose names are mentioned are Mr. and Mr Hughes Neither one is in the slightest degree inter- D. C. Committee to Decide Whether to Continue Probe of Last Winter’s Prices. has been ested in the presidential race if Pres dent Coolidge should desire 1o run. | of Mr tion Hughes in politi proceeds more from his friends than any inspiration from him. New York State Republicans with an eve ! conversa him and some run for governc in the directic But he has name to he ernorship. Mr. Hoover's loyalty to the Presf dent is such that one of these davs political world may be startled to hear him announce that he not only believes Mr. Coolidge should be re nominated but that he would he the t to support him for the nemi nation If Mr. Coolidge did wish to choose a successor, ter the manner of Presi- Roosevelt. who picked his Secre. | tary of War, William Howard Taft, there wonld be a strong disposition on his part to select either Mr. Hughes * Mr. Hoover. He thinks both are thy of presidential responsibilities. | he aggressive friends of these men | (Continued on Page 4, Column 6.) thought if he would | it would be a step of the White House refused to permit his discussed for the gov The Senate District committes will hold an executive sessfon this after noon to determine If any further steps should he taken at this time in the investigation into the reason ableness of coal prices in Washington last Winter. It is probahle that one or two of the members of the House District committee who attended previous meetinzs on the coal | tion will be present today The last development was the re ceipt of a letter by the committee about April 22 from H. A. A. Smith, ques w Mr. Hogan, in his place and ap parently composed. arose and. in a quiet volce, said he wished the record to show that the hottle succeeded in striking the counsel and I regret I was held from getting at him.” Mr. Rankin's explanation was that Mr. Hogan had used expressions to ward him that were “insul and meant o n “'He looked at me ar ment was ndeniably false, and threw a glass of water at me Fenning assaulted me.” he explained “1 regret tha incident and under the eiroumstances 1 am not to blame.” Polnts to Wound on Head. Mr matter nmittee Br the Associated Prece NOME. Alaska. June 7 a tale of cannibalism and Bringing starvation among the natives of Indian Point. | Bering Strait from | Capt. Ira Rank of the motor- | ship Trader has returned from a trad ing e to islands along the Siher-| ian ocast. e hundred native t Winter, Capt urvived had } state he and <aid my Siheria Alaska across < died of star Rank lived « Hogarn declared he would leave to every membher of the add hr vation i The Starving Siberians Become Cannibals When Soviet Takes Away Their Guns| | diet of their | food investigator in the office of Controller General McCarl, in which he advised the committee that he requested nine local dealers to permit an examina- tion of their books and that only two had granted the permission. other dealer replied that he had open [ed his books to the coal commission headed by John Hays Hammond sev- eral vears ago and did not feel he chould be put o the inconvenience relatives and dogs. Ma of the na however, killed their wives and children with knives and | then ended their own lives rather|of another Inspection. At the time than resort to cannibalism | My, Smith made his report to the These natives, Capt. Rank said, de. | committee six of the dealers had not pend entirely on guns to provide their | answered the letter. and necessities of life. The| Senator Capper, chairman of the oviet authorities, he added. took | District committee, said today he call away their ammunition and guns to prevent any possihility of an uprie- tng and aleo refused to permit trad ine with foreigners, ' enable the committee to decide | whether it wishes to take any further action, . of | has injected the wet and dry | One | ed the mesting for this afternoon to | FARMER TROIT Woman Is Named | B . Conferee on Bill Mother’s Aid BRAZIL DROPS 01 liness of Representative Giv- en as Cause—Row Over Permanent Seat Recalled. named as two Republican the House in this cc esentat and T Br the Asomated Pross GENEVA was causad at the opening public meet jing of the fortieth ession of Leagua of Nations when it was seen that Afranin Melln | Franco. the Brazilian representative was not present The league Eric Drummond had receivad a | Meilo Franco stating that | vented his attendance. As member of the Brazilian ra8 substituted however Franco's illness was generally preted as being of a diplomatic nat After 2 excha maesa- ec hetween GGeneva and Madri line passe aid bi e fund eparate as the e how with provisic administered and th k plan ever er a hill ing as an amendme Washington plan, which wor e the administrati f aid under the new Public Board. thus coordinatin welfare activities in the council today bureau is New | secretars carr announ letter from delegatic Mello | e r other - re the pill wa Regi ssentative st. of an Zihlmi sent to confe La Guardia New York, asked Chai the House conferees h most to have prevail as Mr. Zihlman House might fairly conferees an heb se weild do their * the will of e House GOLDSTROM LOSES ROUND WORLD RAC | Fails to Reach Japan in Time to Catch Ship Sail- ing Today. considerable nge d do se fded to be represented at the couneil meeting, but onlyv by secretary of her legati The powers are nsually represente e council hy delegate of sadorial or ministerial rz Spairn the mt Both Ask Permanent Seats. B Brazil and Spain dates for permanent council seats the reorganization committee char with studying the problem does favor increasing the number of manent seats heyond that promised to Germany According to gossip in lea cir cles, when Senhor Mello Franco heard of the report vesterday that Spain, as a measure of diplomatic pres would not he represented at week's councll, he decided to adopt same tactics for Brazil In view of Spain’'s last minute dec sion to he represented. however league officials today voiced the co fidence and hope that the Brazilian envoy would recover sufficiently from his ilness to attend the subsequent candi b are per e the Diepatch i P The attitude causing great subject of a Foreign Great of Fr a and Brazi and w conference Secretary Chamber Rritain and Premier nee immediately upon the latter's this morning. Will Admit Germany. Indications are, however. that noth- " ing will be allowed to block the entry| " of Germanv into the league, and it is known that she is against giving permanent seats to others than her self. Meanwhile of Spain anxiety private YOKOHAMA Tohn to break the wor is the hetween lain of | Briand strom’s plan ord time for eirclin today when the Ma sailed from th him. There is no other hoat until June 15, when the Pre coln sails, arriving in San 30: 1 neces: to arrive in New reak the record rom's failure was appare a break in his schedule at Harbin. where planes were to meet him for a flight to this place. His original arrangements were upset by a fog in Germany. which delayed him for a day and caused him to miss his scheduled Transsiberian train at Mos cow Apparently he was unahle ta effect new arrangements twhile Asia on the frain, which late The ree the earth failed eamship President witho Franciseo Tune for oldstrom York on sir Austen Chamberlain cheered up the league spirit, which ‘was flagging because of what were| | regarded as the Spanish and Brazilian | threats of separation, by announcing officially to the world that the long standing Mosul conflict had been settled. | The British foreign secretary told| the council that in consonance with its previous request that every pos. sible means he emploved to attain an amicable solution of the dispute, a | Turco-British agreement was signed | | vesterday. Praised | he caught world racer held a nearly two days over the holder. John Henry Mears connections failed. He ! record had by Italian. com He explained that Irak, which under British mandate, ceded by the new treatv a small strip of territory ! to Turkey. but that this did not prejudice Irak's interests. The parties decided to delimit the frontier on the spot under the presidency of a chair man to be chosen by the President of Switzerland Signor Scialoia of Italy congratu jated the council. Great Rritain and Turkey. declaring the settlement was additional proof of the value and utility of the League of Nations Alberto N. Guani of Urnguay, who was chosen president of the council ceconded the Italian statesman's re | pneriees “declaring the councii eare.| By the Aworiaien Press | andling of the Mosul dispute ha il f;‘ilni‘.fi'?m The friendly solution of a| IRONTON, Ohio, matter which had threatened to en-| men employed in the mine of the Rl . |Alpha Portland Cement Co. here | “The councii adjourned until Wed:| were overcome by gas shortly after it e they reported for work at 7 o'clock this morning. At 8:30 out of the sciousness The is|ahout two weeks, with more three weeks left in which to the trip in record time. (Convright. 1976 bhr the North Newspanar Alliance ) EIGHTY MEN ARE S}lVED than finish American Overcome Shortly After Reporting for Work, All Are Rescued in Three Hours. June 7.—Eighty men had heen mine and upon others taken regained con reaching the open were rescued at N ACCIDENT. ' CHURCHILL | Chancellor Escapes Unhurt When | Auto Hits Motor Van. WESTERHAM, England, June 7 (P)‘F Winston Churchill, chancellor | of the exchequer, had a narrew escape | | this afternoon when his automobile | collided with a motor van. Both ma- | chines were badly smashed. ~The chancellor escaped unhurt, but the yan driver sufterediabroken rlb snd| Riadig Frograms— Page: 30 | Officials are unable account for the accumulation of gas. On reaching the workings this morning the men began to lose conscioushess. Those nearest the shaft left the mine and reported the conditior and a ////f/j///[/fi — lead of | pleted half the circuit of the earth in | FROM GAS FUMES IN MINE | Crash rescue crew was hurriedly organized. | puhn (.S TRYIRGTOSAVE AMERICAN FACING DEATH BY FRENCH Bennet J. Doty of Memphis, Foreign Legion Soldier, Accused of Mutiny. DISSATISFIED WTTH WAR AGAINST DRUSE TRIBES it Ambassador Herrick Instructed to Intercede for University Grad- - uate and Adventurer TAX APPEALS BODY CEASES 10 ACT Appointments Halts Hear- ing of Cases. hassador Will Appeal to France ment veceived 1 Paul Knabensk T reporting the arrest When the ngs hour for apeninz and their ed at 930 o'cle appeared & prisoner Clare.” was ahe marital at Da Knahenshue <a Consul Koel toda hay pla ned depended on the Senate, No Documents Signed. hile. some forme ve hee TAKEN IN DAMASCUS aed 11 Priconer Kept by Under Heavy Guard French by nearly peared ar ngs normall were vac Salaries Cut Off A he | of the | the plight of reach the which was the Tt ard cease cute saze he fire membership when ApD ments ar wi pointment served the o the ho. proper whirh pa prohahiy es hezin Those the hoa Arranging for Counsel on stood ¥ hetween will h 100 clerks question ive their PN to tus What the nearly ployes ing many, but taken by those | board itself continued had set up. The first two terms and other that the position in charge that being authorized b through the mach has been law terms were for two v crossing | but the nominations before the Senate now are under the 1326 revenue act for 6. 5. 10 and 12 vears so that at no time in the future could the situa of today recur 'AUTO STRIKES TREE | AT CURVE; 2 KILLED | s | Damascus. Md., Men Victims of Near Ridgeville—One Lies Hurt Several Hours. fon when his | Paris fo War T court ma army In ar e a ha execute the Ar squad hefe if he she e threa week A be sentanced to death ORTS MADE TO SAVE LIFF Senators and Others Appeal f. Clemency [ Memph w MEMPH While Benr vouth walfts by a f squad Foreign Legion at Tenn.. Jur 1. De execution Special Dispatch fo Tha Star e ROCKVILLE, Md.. June 7. Leon ard J. Plerce. 30, and E. Senton Waod field, 29, both of Damascus, were ) offic f killed in an automobile accident late | pranding officer of Saturday night on the Ridgeville|\hich Doty served cred | pike ahout a mile and a half from | France. wili be working with eth Ridgeviile. in what they fear is a “forlorn hop | En route home from Frederic' |attempt to save the voung soldier of their automobile is believed to have | FOLUN® run off the road at a sharp curveiisen and collided with a tree. They lay|of the near the road for several hours he fore they were discovered by a pa ing motorist about 2 am. Sunday morning. Pierce was dead. a piece | of glass from the windshield having penetrated his heart. Woodfield was rushed to the City Hospital at Fred Sueida th was a member of Battery E Field Artillery, in the brigade Old Hickory” _division over Briz. Gen, L. D. Tyson had Gen. Tyson, now United Senator from Tennessee, will relatives of Doty were advised, move in the vouth's behalf in Washington today. Other Southern Senators will join him. Lemuel Doty, the boy's r W e o sterday a -. | father, a lawyver of Memphis and :‘:"‘:: where he died yesterday after. | father. a lawyer B S Plerce leaves a_wife and two chil. | French officials in New Orlfans. dren. Woodfield leaves a wife, from | Doty. the only Amenrn‘n in the whom he has been separated, and |French For Leglon in_the desper ne child, (Continued on Page 3, Column 4 14 »