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4 LENGLEN BECOMES | [t LLATWINBLEDON Not Expected to Be Able to, Play—Opponents Are Of- | fered Default. * B the Aesoriated Prese WIMBLEDON, Suzanne Lenglen June Mile. | French tennis mar- vel. was taken ill shortly after her arrival here todax A woman's lonhles mateh in the jubilee tourna 1t was stated at the clubhouse would probably he unable to was delaved in her Iw a motor car hreakdown her friends believed she had suf- 4 return of the nervous affec which has repeatedly forced her to -ancel matches in the past. Queen Mary summoned Jean Boro. frencih Davie Cup player. to the | B Al box for an explanation of | K inne’s indisposition | rhe Wimbledan tournament com- | tee finally offered the American dou team., Mary K El an, a default result Lenglen's ill for fered tinn men’s he of Mile. Trouble With Committee. near as could he ascertained | unnfficial sources. Mlle. Leng Adifficulty with the tournament ammittee resulted from an official that she play a match in the prior to the feature Franco n doubles contest nne was said to he unwilling the singles contest first and s repnrted to be in a highly nervous I+ was understood that the | rommitteemen disagreed on the point | the decision was deferred, as | (neen Mary indicated disappointment cver the failure of the French star | to appear. Members of the Ameriean women's | team said that Miss Browne and Miss Jivan probably would not accept a de fault. As from IS SENTTOHOUSE Amended by Committee After Two-Hour Discussion. Welfare Head Named. reque After twn hours’ discussion among the lawyers on the House District committee the hill which has already passed the Senate providing for & PAROLE BOARDBILL THE _EVENI SHOREHAM SALE -~ ATTACKEDINSUIT iBidding Was Improper and | Price Inadequate, Say Five Creditors. Supreme Court was | The District | t the closing of asked today to prev the recent sale at auction of the | Shorenam Haotel property, at Fifteenth |and H streeir, to Harry Wardman | tand Thomas P. Bones $1,055,000; {for & resale of the property by Louis Levy, the receiver, with an addi ional receiver to he named by the {eourt. ‘The price obtained at the anc- tion is claimed 1o be inadequate and {the conduct of the sale by George | { Calvert Bowie and Harry L. Rust, jr., {trustees nnder a second deed of trust, tis criticized, The aid of the court is requested in an intervening petition filed hy the Mawry Dove Co., Arcade Sunshine Inc.: John H. Wilkine Co.. A. sils, 1 and Gude Brothers Co., ereditors of the Shoreham, for them selves and all other crediiors of the feorporation The creditors are repre- I sented by Attornevs Gibbs 1. Baker, {Conrad H. Syme. William . Prentiss and G. Kibhy Munson Bid Called Inadequate. The court is advised that the Shore ham Co. owed on unsecured claims a {total of $17 nd that the com pany's equity in the real estate, If the saie had heen properly conducted. was {more than sufficient to satisfy all such indebtedness. sale was inade | quateiy advertised, it is claimed, and | \the terms, which required all cash were prohibitive to most persons in Washington. The creditors assert that there was no competitive bidding, and that the trustees let the property go after the bid reached a flgure that would satisfy the second deed of trust, held by the Real Estate Mortgage and Guaranty Corporation, despite the pro | Miss Ryan Wins. & Ryan advanced in_the singles b defeating Miss E. R. Clark. M Molla B. Mallory, fornfr 1herican champion, defeated Mrs. H. ngton, f—2, 6--1 rd K American, defeated n Flaquer of Spain in a five tch at 6—2, 6—2, 4 -6, CULTURE OF OLD ROME TO BE HONORED IN ITALY Rtatne Will Be Erected to Virgil at Mantua—Editions of Classics Ordered. Fr the Associated Prese ROME. June 23-—Facist Italy in- tends to be the restorer and succes- tor of the Roman Empire of the Caesars culturally as well as politi- cally With the work of restoring Rome's chitectonic supremacy, the gov ient has turned to reclaiming 11+ heritage in the other arts. Virgil. considered the symbol of liome's poetical genius. will be hon- oved by a magnificent monument at Mantua \ complete and authentic edition of the works of all the great Roman and Greek classical writers 1s being edited hy scholars for immediate publication Three of the leading modern ar- "IJF* Carra, Soffici and Oppo—have cen co-ordinating the work of painters and sculptors in conformity with the finest classical traditions of an- tiquity. WORK ON COOLIDGE DAM WILL BE STARTED SOON Engineers Expect 150,000 Acres Will Be Reclaimed for Farming on Gila River in Arizona. Ry the Assnciated Press FLORENCE. Ariz., June 23 —A half-century old debt owed the Pima indians by the United States Govern ment will be paid with the construc- | tion of the Coolidge dam on the Gila Niver, about 50 miles east of here. (=vernment engineers are ready to n construction. Fighty thousand acres of land will he irrigated by the dam, which will he | the first sncalled “dome-type” to be built. Half of this acreage will he tivated by the Pima Indians of the a River reservation, whose once prosperons fields were rendered un- ctive by diversion of water from hy settlers on the upper etches of the stream. The dam itself will create an oppor- tunity for land development such as attended the huilding of the Roose. | velt dam in 19 The Coolidge dam will rise 220 fest ahove the hed of the viver and have a total length across he top of about 1,000 feet. It will im- peund 1.200.000 acre feet of water. Engineers claim that at least 150,000 acres of land in this district are sus- ceptible 10 reclamation. Oranges, cot- ton, figs. dates and other semi-tropi- | ral crops can he raised. Six harvests | of alfalfa may be obtained during a single vear. FAMILY OF 11 PUBI;ISH JOURNAL NEAR SEATTLE Seven of Children Set Type. One Folds Paper. Wife Writes News, Father Manages. Br the Resnciated Pross CATTLE. June 23. wW. E. nine children. the Lake Washington Reflector of Bellevue, near here, is a veal family journal. Under the direction of Sylvia, 14, Wwho is foreman and assistant man ager, seven of the children set type 1 | oner or any prod the Gila Published hy intrusted with stimulating and | |each District | plicant will rematn at liberty without | { violating the law. | balance of his original term “without | upon it, either under unanimous con iml‘k to | throughout the countr LeHuaquet. his wife and their | | parole commismon for the Distriect of |test of Leon Tobriner, counsel for the Columbla was amended in several fm- |receiver, who claimed the bid to be portant detalls and favorably reported |zrossly Inadequate. | to_the House talay The creditors say they are informed The first change made in the House [and helieve that Wardman and Bones | District committee was in substitut- have been coffering the property for |Ing the director of public welfare for |sale. and are holding it at £1.500,000. | the United States attorney in the first reage of nearly §400,000 over the | paragraph of the bill. A= reported > hid at the auction. The sale, say this provides that “the director of [the creditors. should have heen de. public weltare for the District of Co. |ferred until Fall. and should not have Tumbia. he corporation counsel for |been conducted at the end of the hotel the District of Columbia and the gen- [mumn. eral superintendent of penal institu ’ tions for the District ..r".’ mbia be Affidavits are Filed. and they are hereby constituted a | Affidavits attached to the petition} parole commission for the District of jare made by Leon Tobriner and| Columbia with power to parole prison- | Byron U. Graham. who say that with| ers whether convicted of crimes com- : one exceptic the bids made at the mitted in the District against the |auction sale came from persons United States or offenses against the affiliated with Harry Wardman. The, District of Columbia as hereinafter |affiants declarve that Wardman, Harry provided. further with power to send | Kite and James D. Hohbs attended for persons and papers and to ad- the sale together and consuited during minister oaths and afirmations to wit- | the luilding. According to the affida- | neases hefore i1, its summonses to_be | Vits. Mr. Kite opened the bidding at| served by the Metropolitan police of | $100,000 over certain encumbrance | the District of Columbia.” {and ‘at the suggestion of Mr. Ward. The committee atruck from the bill | man boosted it to $150.000. The next |as it passed the®Senate the penalty |bid came from, W. Frank Tmmn,; clause. | who stood within a short distance | - " }of Messrs. Kite, Wardman and Hobbs. | Public Welfare Is Criterion. | Mr. Kite then bid $185.000 and “after| The bill provides that whenever in | this bid had been made Mr. Thyson| its judgment the public weltare will | beckoned to Mr. Wardman, who| he as well protacted by a qualified | walked to where Mr. Thyson was| | suspension as hy continued imprison- | standing and after a whispered con-| | ment in execution of the sentence | ference between the two,” Mr. Thyson | the parole commission shall have |bid $190,000. This bid was followed power of parole and of revoking or by one of $200.000 from Mr. Kite suspending such parole. |and the actioneer was asked to wait It provides that the parole com-'!a few minutes while Wardman di | mission shall have power to make all {appeared in the crowd. He returned | needful rules and regulations for ef- | shortlv, the afflants sav, fectually carrying out the provisions | whispered conference with James D. of the bill. | Hobhs, one of his associates, and the It provides for the assistant super- | iater hid $205.000, over the encum- intendent of District penal institu-!berance, at which price the property tons to act as clerk of the parole | was sold. i commission in addition to his other Auties and_that the parole commls- | - . {METHODISTS TO URGE LOYALTY OBSERVANCE bill the House committee inserted release upon parole, may determine a sion shall meet from time to time at Church- Shat the peroie Foumtson LTt ov | ACOSAEPSAL o fot tHern reasonable probability that such ap. | | penal institution. Omits Reincarceration Clause. Into the third section of the Senate motion or from the proper official re- | Youth Planned, With Special port, or upon application of any pris- | one in his behalf for July 4 Services. | By the Amsociated Press. NASHVILLE, Tenn., June church-wide appeal to Southern youth | to observe Independence day as “loy alty day” will be made by Southern Methodist pastors, Bishop James Can- [ non, Jjr., chairman of the board of temperance and social service of the This broadens the scope of the measure regarding the initial action 1o he taken for parvle. In the fourth section of the bill as it passed the Senate the House com- mittee struck out a clause covering any credit whatever for the time out on parole.” The House omitted this clause. This bill passed the Senate on June 16. If the House acts favorably \ and print the trimonthly issues. Gloria, 13, s the champion type. setter, hoasting four “sticks full” in an hour. Janice, 5, folds the sheets on press da already et her name in letters Mre. LeHuquet collects and writes the news, while her husband writes the editoriale and manages the busi- nese department. DOGS MUST BE MUZZLED. Health Dep;:t;ent Warns Owners Animals May Be Impounded. “Muzzle your dog or the poundmen are likely to get him.” is a warning issued to the public today by the Dis. trict Health Department. Failure to muzzle dogs has caused much suffering. physical and mental, in the District.” said the department’s bulletin. “From July 1, 1925, to May, 31. 1926, 353 persons wers bitten hy unmuzzled dogs. Aside from the physi cal and mental suffering incident to the bite, the physicians’ bills must be paid “The Health Dapartment has models and can capital printer’s devil, | he Senate plans to work on the lendar for two hours this after- noon hefare taking up the agricul tural bill, on which a vote is to he taken tomorrow. Wayne B. Wheeler of the Anti- Saloon Ieague was on the stand before the Senate committee in- quiring into campaign expendi- tures. Commerce committee continued executive session shaping up the rivers and harbors bill. Finance subcommittee held meet- ing on the Greek loan. 3 Forelgn relations committee held * executive meeting. Indlan affairs committee took up a bill relating to the Osage In- dlans. House. This is calendar Wednesday In the House, and the Indian affairs committee has the call. Judiciary committee considers re- port of Dyer subcommittee on Fen- ning case in executive session. Distriet of Columbia committes favorahly reports parole bill for the Distriet. with amendments to this meagure as passad by the Senate on urged to hold special services on July | attacks which are heing made against th S ) e mennte oL BETSSmENC | qirorithie Ay 18 " Yonth andl Batior. setting forth the results of the pro- | ness. LONDON, June 23 (P).- Today 1 inundated with messages of congratu Corps of the Army have been issued | dinner party tonight for close friends | street, as Smith, Emergency Hos. |in the Medical Corps, and Francis A. fon, 116 East Capitol street: George ! Award | H. Shipley, Frederick, Md., as second SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 (P).— | he aleo Is one of the heartiest eaters. SUES S, Towl, three bowls of noodler and | the jou | Wheeler today are as follows: 4 In an effort to rally young people of that document by peopie who are upon the amendments made today. | hibition law and their determination he Pri t W ond | . —— the Prince of Wales' RESERVE COMMISSIONS. | The bunting displays were particular. | e lation from all parts of the world. He by the War Department to the fol- at his own home, York House, St.|Howard L. a_first lieutenant in the { Ridgeley, 1826 Third street: Willlam | M. Mecauley. 2915 Thirteenth street M. Rarron, lvattsville, Md.; Laurence | lieutenants of Infantry e ong Duck.” a Chinese who is pre. He accompanied a friend to a thea. eight howls of rice. “Long Duck” i of dogs and muzzles and will be glad te demonstrate the proper use of the wuzzle to any @pQuiring dog owner.” W | Epecial joint committee continues hearing on northern Pacific land szante. f the reincarceration of a paroled pris- Methodist Episcopal Church South, an. oner, the Senate bill specifically pro- | nounced today. 4 viding that he shall serve out the | Pastors throukhout the church are each community in open demonstra- | tions of lovalty to the Constitution of [the United States and protest against Ao or ‘wuspension of the rules, it | “preaching anarchy throughout the i he neceasary for the bill o go | COUNIIY.” the announcement says. The general program toplc suggest- ism.” Lo | Rishop Cannon belteven that demon. WALES HAS BIRTHDAY, |fuations on the yart of loal citizens T 10 see that this law and all other law: Prince Can Put 32 Candles on Cake | are aheved, will o rauch toward oo A [teracting tendencies toward lawless- thirty-second birthday, and flags were flying in his honor. | Iy brilliant In the West End of Lon. | Washington Residents Appointed don. i For days the helr apparent has been S/ Commissions in the Officers’ Reserve had luncheon with the other members of the royal family at Ruckingham lowing residents of this city and Palace today, and planned a private | vicinity: John C. . Palmer, 712 Sixth a_captain_and speclalist; | pital, as | Medical Corps; Henry L. Fahrney, | Frederick, Md., as a first lieutenant | E. Rishop, 601 North Carolina avenue | southeast; Alfred 1. Clark, 242 Eighth street southeast: Theodore W. John- | | southeast; Fric (. Metseroth, 119 Twelfth street southeast; Milton . | g John H, | L. Lehman, Rockville, Md.;: George T. | { O'Neill, Silver Spring, Md.: Hugh D, | | Reading. Rockville, Md., and Ernest Chinese, 8 Feet 6 Inches Tall, Con- sumes Proportionate Amount. paring to enter the movies, is not only the tallest Chinese who ever estab- lished a residence in Chinatown, but ter and to a lunchroom after the piay hut proteated he was “not very hun gry.” “Long Duck” ate a whole roast § feet 6 inches In height. Mrs. “Long Duck” is “only” 7 feet tall. NG STAR, WASHINGTON, D. . WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1926. WYOMING FLAG ADDED TO POST OFFICE COLLECTION ation from Wyon Post Office artment with the collect extensive in the country, with the excepti Postmater General Harry S. New n the photo are, left Warren, Representative Charles W Wyoming, and William C. Deming, president of 2 presented Postmaster General Harry § ew { other State flags. The flag compl of fiags of Kansas and Nevada er, L. Townsend, the the Civil Sery Commissi (Washimgton Star Photo) Senator John B. Kendrick, Ses Iy employe of the Post Office with flag of their State, to hang in the letes the collection, considered the most | ator Francis FL: epartment from who is alse from the State. ROUNDTHEWORLD | SPEEDERS GAINING Nine Hours Late at Berlin, Pair Reaches Moscow Hour Ahead of Time. BY LINTON WELLS, fal Correanondent of The Star and the orth American Newapaner Alliance MOSCOW, ne 23 Fdward Fvans and 1 are again on our sched. | ule in our race to break the record | for circling the globe. Tomorrow | morning at 230 we take a plane at | the fiving fieid hare for A 1.500-mile flight across the eastern half of Furopean Russia and over the Ural Mountains to Omsk, well within the | borders of Siberia We should reach at noon Friday ans and 1 will never night's dash through the over Germany Though have arrived at 11 o'clock, the diffi- | culty of piioting a plane in pitch hiack night delaved our arrival until | 40 this morning. There was a wild | auto drive to the Moscow plane, heduled to leave 20 minutes later, and then we were fiving again through the darkness. According to our schedule we should | have reached Berlin at 5 o'clock yes terday evening, so that we were nearly nine hours late there. Our forced flight put us into Koenlgsherg at 6:20 ‘clock, ohly 36 minutes behind sched ule and an hour later we were off r Moscow on the 7:30 o’clock plane as we had originally planned At 530 o'clock this evening reached Moscow. one hour ahead achedule. This hour saved will S & forget last darkness should we we | of not | held a|Aaffect our itinerary. but it will give | Judge ¥. X. O'Connor us an extra hour to rest. We have not slept since our last night on the | Aquitania and our meals have heen ilv sandwiches and snatches of faod secured in the brief pauses in flight. | C elapsed time of 7T ds and 16 hotrs from New York to Moscow breaks John Goldstrom's record the same trip by hours, and letters the time of John Henry Mears, holder of the present record for cireling t glohe, by 1 day hours and minutes. The actual time « trip of approximately been oniv 7 days and time difference between and Moscow heing about T honrs bheginning of tomorrow night's marks one of the princtpn! ‘ney. I we are su completing this flizht only nges and hazardous flights of nerary at the eastern ond of Asia stand as a major zard bet n us and the record. ercoming the difficulties ent the late arrival of the Aquitania at Cherbonrg and the smash-up of the plane which we*were to take there. Edward and T feel that we have had our share of bad luck and have demonstrated that it is go ing to take & lot of It to put us out of the race. (Copyright, 1926, by North American News paver Alliance.) WHEEI;EDL{ARESUVMES STAND IN PRIMARY CAMPAIGN PROBE _(Continued from First Page.) nsumed by our 000 milex has 10 hours, the New flight crises of ssful in the swift the ceipts and dishursements of the na-| tional organization of the Anti-Saloon | League from 1920 to 1825, inclusive, which he had prepared at the request | of the chairman. This statement did | not cover, he explained, the collec- tions and disbursements by the State organizations of the league except in 80 far as the States had contributed to the national organization, nor did it include the receipts and expendi- tures of the Natfonal Anti-Saloon League campaign committee. 1 The receipts and expenditures of the league campalgn committee have been filed in accordance with the Fed- eral corrupt practices act at the Capitol here, Mr. Wheeler explained. Andrew Wilson, he said, was the treasurer of the campaign committee and had filed these reports. The receipts and disbursements of the national organization of the league | given to the committee Mr. | 1920 | Aishursements, | . $647.519.56; | 5 . re- | sements, | dfshurse. | receipts, $848,174.88: $846.965.21: 1921 _recef dishursements, $646.1 ceipts, $555.848.0: 09.63: | was the superintendent of the league strong whs confined almost exclusively disb . $370.- 220, disbursements, | atarms | kanization, 281.36. | tell the committee ahout |Robbers Torture Hold-Up Victims By Burning Feet Br the Associated Pr WEST RADEN Four unmasked Ind.. June 23 robbers who tor- tured their victims with burning newspapers robbed officials and guests of the Indiana Club near here last night of $6.000 in money and jewelry. Two women twere among the victims. Mre. . 8. Drake of Loufsville lost jewelry valued at $3.000. and $400 worth of jewelry and $100 in sh were taken n Mra. M. J. =0 of Louisville this morning the Senator had in the corner of his mouth a cigar. his usual custom. The Anti-Saloon League zeneral counsel carried in his mouth in much the same fashion as Senator Reed his cigar, 2 lead penci For the m 1 the exanination of Mr. Wheeler proceedsd amieahly although Senator Reed occasionally ame impatien: because of the ex nations which Mr. Wheeler sought » cive with his answers. It vou'll just answer the questions that 1 ask,” said Senator Reed point, “we'll get along very nicely. T must insist that you answer the questions. The committee has other witnesses to hear. Faifls to Find Cunningham. mitiee has been informed ned today, by the sergeant he Senate that his deputy has been unable to loeate Thomas W. The ¢ it was lea Cunningham, secretary of the Repub. | liean State committee of Pennsylva nia, whom the committee issued a sibpoena. Cunningham, it been testified, contributed §30,000 the Vare campaign. ‘he sergeantatarm’s deputy committee was informed. did locate who is wanted at his Home in Tudge O’Connor was re. The committee wants O'Connor further 0 as A wilness again Philadelphia ported to be ill to question Judge about a statement which he is al leged to have made to the effect that he was offered $130.000 to withdraw from the race for Congress in Vare s district and to support the Vare ticket instead of the Pepper ticket. Several have appeared and under cath that Judge O’Connor n such a statement to them Mr. Wheeier promised the commit fee o obtain for it a statement of receipts and expenditures by the na ization the present ymised also 1o have the superintendent of the Anti zather for the com reports of ¥ by the Witnesses Saloon 1 mittee the and dishursenenis State organizations. for by totaled $846 3 of the items In the report of dishursement which ng are some of ofticers attorneys. traveling 31.03; postage, etc. $30.347 ficity, including hiring of halls, 410.35: office expenses, $18.6 for supplementary work in the s and law enforcement, $155.062.83. other vears for which report made showed the dishursements vided along similar lines. Mr. Wheeler gave to the committee reports of receipts and disbursements hy the Pennsylvania State Anti-Sa- loon League during the vears 1920 to 1 inclusive. The State league had a cash halance of $13,618.46 at the heginning of 1920. Its receipts that year were $187.617.83. Its dis- hursements were §$187.74258 In 1921 its receipts were $158.462.20 and its disbursements, $165,781.03: in 1922, re- ceipts, $146, nd dishursements 4 receipts were and disbursements, $129.- receipts were $118,650.49, .02, and in .50, and dis- The balance year was the folloy Salar tnrers §: a expens were di- 149.71; 1924 and disbursements, $11 . receipts were $9 of this ud the first 06, Big Pennsylvania Organization. “You had a large and vigorous or- ganization In Pennsylvania, I take it from these figure: id Senator Reed “Yes,” replied Mr. Wheeler, “A good organization.” Senator Reed asked if he knew what the Pennsylvania membership was. Mr. Wheeler said that he did not. and explained that everyhody who con- tributed money was not necessarily a member of the Anti-Saloon [League. Senator Reed said that he proposed to question Mr. Wheeler later about the membership of the organization. Homer W. Tope, Mr. Wheeler said. 1d be able to Pennsylvania. and wou e c the expendi- The balance on hand on January 1, tures of the league in the State dur- 1926, was $4.277.49. The total re- ceipts for the five-vear period were almost $3,000,000, or, to be exact, $2,- | 994,418.75. The expenditures totaled | slightly less. | Before the examination of Mr. Wheeler hegan the committee met in executive session with Mr. Wheeler at his request. -This conference he- hind closed doors lasted for more than half an hour. - While no details of the conference were given out, it is understood that Mr. Wheeler made a report to the committee on his efforts to furnish the committee facts to substantlate a charge made publicly by him that the liquor interests had expended large sums in the recent | Pennsylvania senatorfal primaries to | ald the wet candidate, Representative | Willlam 8. Vare, When Senator Reed, the leading ad- vocate of modification or repeal of the pretent dry laws, faced Mr. Wheeler, who has a reputation for having done more than any other man to bring about the enactment of these laws, resent vear. ing_the i ¥ ization in other States ‘Your ergan is as large and Vv Pennsylvania?" asked Senator Reed. “Yes. in some of the States, New York, Illinois, Ohio and others.” re. plied Mr. Wheeler. *It varies accord- ing to the population of the States and the church support given the league in the different States.” At noon the committee adjourned until tomorrow at 10 am. when it is expected the examination Mr. recler will he continued. The ad: journment was taken to permit the members of the committee to take part in the debate on the farm relief bill, upon which the Senate is to vote tomorrow. Seven Witnesses Sought. A list of seven new witnesees for whom subpoenas have heen issued was announced today by the com- mittee. Among them i W. Seoft McBride of Westerville, Ohio, general superintendent of the Anti-Saloon ’ t one | the | emploves, lec. | igorous as it is in | BETHESOAPASTOR DES N RECTORY Rev. Dr. James Kirkpatrick to Be Buried Friday From St. John’s Church. Rev st Dr. James Kirkpatrick, rector of John's Episcopal Chureh, | | Bethesda, Md., Bradley lane and | | Wisconsin avenue, died suddenly in | the rectory this morning. Up to the | {time of his death he had apparently ‘ | been in good health. | Dr. Kirkpatrick was born in Ire- | land in 1886, He was educated at| Magee College. He received hie theo- logival education at the Princeton ! minary and at the Philadelphia Di-{ nity School. He was ordained in! 1892 na a deacon in the Episcopal | hurch 6y Rishop Whitaker of Penn. | sylvania and was made a priest two vears later. He spent several years in churches in Pennsvivania and be. | came rector of Epiphany Church, ! Louisviile, Ky., in 1886, where he re- mained for seven years. For two| vears he was rector of Holy Trinity | e Georges County. Md became rector of Nor- | at |and in | wood Parish | He was a member of the [ Lodge of Masons and a member of the Knights of Pythias. He is survived | Iy a mon, Lieut. James Kirkpatrick j.. 1. 8. N.. sationed in Panama: « | daughter. Mre. John W. Mann of, | Bethesdn; three grandchiidren and a | | brother. Rev. Dr. John Kirkpatrick | Australfa: another brother. Robert | Kirkpatrick of Ireland, and a sister William Stewart of Wilmington, | el Funeral services will be held Fri.! v in the church. with Rev. Dr. H.| IRL) Sterrett officiating. Interms ] will he at Rockville. | Do sl SRl b SRS Bethesda | of M Mrs League. Chafrman Reed made it clear during the hearing today that the committee Is laving its plans to | nvestigate campaign expenditures in | « other than Pennsyivania and questions about the Anti-Saloon League had this in view. | Other witnesses summoned were all | rom Pennsylvania and were Justice | | John W. Kephart of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania: County Com- | missioner John D. Walker of Johns- | | town: Thomas S. Boyle of Philadel- | . president of the American Bank: | lewis of York and Harrisburg Nevin Detrich of Harrishurg, and Milton Wilson, cashier of the State | trensury department at Harrisburg. | | i MELLON INFLU| DESCRIBED | st i | his Harry Baker Tells Committee of Plan to Enter Davis in Race. More light on the activities of Sec vetary Mellon of the Treasury and his nephew, W. L. Mellon, president of | the Guif Ofl Co., | maneuvering in _ Pennsylvania Spring was shed by W. Harry Rake secretary of the Republican State | committee, and State Senator Max G. | Leslie of Pittsburgh at vesterday aft ernoon’s hearing hefore the Senate in vestigating committee. Baker testified that at his first con- ference here at the home of Secretary Mellon the discussion ranged around a proposal that Secretary Davie of | the Labor Department run for gov ernor. At later conferences, at which W. L. Mellon was present. the then State chairman sought to get support of the Mellon interests for E. E. Beidleman for governor. but without succes, Questioned about Beidleman's charge {of irregularities in the vote in Al ! legheny County, Commissioner Bab- cock testified that the county commis sioners found that one ballot box was “irregular,” but that “evervthing else was as clean as a whistle. Chairman Reed developed that this one box contained no ballots, but the witness said he never had heard of any stories to the effect that the miss. | ing ballots had been “thrown into a | sewer,"” i Denies Refusing Access. Babeock also denied that the county commissioners had refused access to the retutn sheets filed with them. He |said that after Beidleman brought a {tion in the courts his Attorneys were permitted to examine all of the sheets, {and that in nearly every case they ac- icepted the total as accurate. | Examinagion of Commissioner Arm- W | |to his support of the Pepper-Fisher | coalition ticket. He said he had fre- quent conferences with W. L. Mellon and had “agreed to support his candi- date: “Why was Mellon doing all this?" | asked Senator Reed. |~ “Because Mr. Mellon and the Mel- {lons in general had big business inter- ests in the State,” Armstrong replied. At the close of the day’'s hearings, former Representative James F. Burke of Pittsburgh, who was identified as counsel with the Pepper-Fisher coall tion, presented a statement showing total contributions to the prima campaign of $40,685 by W. L. Mello The bulk of this money was divided tween the Allegheny County Pepper: | Fisher committee and that under Col. | Eric Fisher Wood functioning in 31 {nther counties in the western part of the State, . Work of student plasterers, brick- layers, plumbera, and steam fitters on the new $242,300 trade school build- ing to be erected in Detroit, Mich. will save $23,000 in construction costs, $200 in Additional | Columbia Heights Associa- DOWNPOUR GIVES - GOLFERS TROUBLE . Tuckerman and Cole Lead Field With 82’s at Con- gressional Club. Donations Offered The District of Columbia Me- morial Commission, sponsoring the erectlon in PPotomac Park of the Doric temple which will commem orate the sacrifices of \Vashington boys in the World War, announced today receipt of four more sub- scriptfons, totaling more than $200. The largest donation was that of the Alexander K. Anderson ('nit, American Women's Legion, which appropriated $132.03 for the me- morial fund, in memory of Lieut Anderson, who dled in the service and for whom the unii was named. The National Electrical Supply Co. sent in $50, and contributions of $10 each were received from Mr and Mrs. Dallas R. Wainwright inintly, and the Sunspipe and Com- munity Soclety. Rubscriptions should he sent to John P'oole, treasurer of the fund, Federal-American National Bank Building. Fourteenth and G streets. Checks should be made out to Mr. Poole. b~ Teavy rain aimost washed out the | first day’s qualifying round of the | Congressional Country Club invitation |golf tournament today Playing through a driving downpour. the flald {of nearly one hundred atarted before noon, and was led by Walter R Tuckerman of the Burning Trea Cluh W. Cole, jr., unattached, with of 82 putting greens were coversd with water, and veritable rivers washed |down some of the low fairwavs. Many of the competitors used lofted elubs on the putting greens, and reports of fonr putts were not uncommon. Dr | Thomas E. Foley of Chevy Chase waa . 1 {In third place with a card of 83 | Other 'early scorea follow: R. E. Henderson, Congressional. 8% H. € Pope. Indian Spring, 89: €. H. War. rington. Congressional. 92. W hitney Leary, Congressional. 92. Ralph | nie. unattached. %5; Charles Daly cresgional, 8: M. H. Robh. Bannock {burn. 95: H, P. Coch . Columbia. 94 M. G. Daoud. Indian Spring. 7. S. F Taliaferro, Congressional, 95; Rohert Pa.. 97 O. A. Fast wold, Congrageional, 87: F. W. Weead Congreasional. #%: H. 8. Leroy, Con | gressional. 102: C. Anderson, Congres |sional. 105; W. E. Kelly. unattached 105: W. H. Pattison, Indian Spring {103 ON SCHOOL HOURS tion Calls Special Meet- ing for Tuesday. 0 Are Entered. Nearly 330 golfers have been paired to play in the medal rmmd during Helghts (itizens' Assoclation waa | the two qualifying daye and only 6 called today for next Tueslay in | will aualify. unless the tournament The Mount Pleasant Congregational |committes dacides to add another Church for the purposs of voting in | flight to the six already scheduled the Board nf Education’s referendum The original intention was to pro on the lengthening of the school day | vide for but five fiights, but anather and decrease or elimination of home |fiKht has been added, and etill another work. |may he provided, making savan A special meeting of the Columbia | negative | achools are 0. K. !Aights in all. Ninety-six players will While the organization had ad- | qualify if six flighta are p?m‘ldod for. while 112, or less than one-third of the field. will get into the match-play rounds if placea are made for seven fiights, The tournament is the last event of the Spring season Washington and ends a rchedule comprising eight larg naments at clubs around the Capita Many golfers whe did not enter some of The other tourneys have entered the Congressional event as their last chanee for intercluh ~ompetition he fore the opening of the Fall season Journed for the Summer, it was de. ded that the questionnaire sent by the hoard called for prompt action Harry ©O. Hine, secretary of the | hoard, today received a communica- | tion from the Coiumbia Heights hody questing that a member of the hoard be present at the special meet ing to enlighten the members on any phase of the referendum which might | bhe discussed Five Out of Six Oppose. Scnres of ballota recefved today in | The Star's referendum in eo-operation with the Roard of Fdueation show | that to date five out of every six per- | sans voting are apposed to the length. ening of the school day and are satis fied with the present system of home work. Of the few whn would lengthen the school day. either in the elementary or high school or hoth, only one out | f five favore any school session on aturday. Today's balloting indicated that the | consensus among the individuals who are voting, most of whom do not be- long to A parent-teacher or cltizens’ association, are in agreement with the action taken by several organizations thus far, turning down the proposed change in its entirery. Favoring the lengthening of the school day and sessions on Saturday it necesaary, Mrs. Charles McConneil. 1745 Kalorama road. makes the fol lowing polnts in behalf of employed mothers “People wha are against the jonger hours seem to feel it will work an actual hardship on the children. I annot =ee it that way. An hour and & half more in school is worth three hours of home study. “The same people who object so ousiy to this extra half day of )l will send their children to Sum- choel in order to make up some ! «ubject in which they have failed, not weeming to realize that a longer ses. | have gone far | would the of school toward obviating Summer school Minority Seeks Consideration. that the sion necessity for tentative vote taken showe a majority opposed to longer sch hours; but that is be. canse there is a larger number of un. employed mothers. I think considera- tion should be given the voice of the minority in this cas AL D, Loughran of street is one of the few 1w to abolish ‘home work lengthen the school day. “1 know 313 Forty-ninth ted but not He states | he has three children in the schools. Rhode | of 816 voting a straight commen “The Leave them alone.” the Board of Education to get the views of all parents on the issue. and The Star will continue to publish fts ballot in the referendum for thet of the week. PERFUME TRADE HIT. Hays in Angus L. Island avenue. ticke It s the desire of Frosts Kill Flowers Needed by French Manufacturers. GRASSE, France, June 23 (#).— The price of perfume is destined to mount. - Grasse. the perfume center of Europe, with 29 distilleries, will run short of 600,000 pounde of petals thie vear aes the result of the .late frosts and inclement weather which destroved a fifth of the Riviera flow- er crop. Manufacturers say this shortage will canse at least a 25 per cent in- crease in the cost of French per- fumes. The flower growers, co-operatlive society, are able to force the distilleries to pay their prices. Rose leaves are now quoted at the equivalent of 10 cents a pound, and orange flowers sell for 15 cents. through their balance | big howt 1 Big Field Tomorrow. The large delegation from Paltimore will play tomorrow in a field which includes many of the leading Wash {ington piavers. including G. J. Voit | winner of three important tournevs ahout Washington aiready this Spring K. F. Kellerman and J. W. Rrawn Columbia’s young stars: Page Huftv f Congressional, the North and South amateur champlon: Charles M. Mack | all of Chevy Chase, one of the hest of { the younger group of plavers about | Washington. and Frank Roesch of | Washington. the only plaser who has | defented Voigt in a tournament this vear |” Because of ground conditions, the | tournament committee has ruled that {the lie may be improved in ail fafr !ways, and has changed the U. & G. A | rle on a ball out of bounds and lost ball to penalize the plaver distance only, instead of stroke and distance OPERAV DIRECTOR TELLS HOW TO HANDLE SINGERS Temperamental Prima Donnas Bite Carpet and Demand Pay Raises in Vain. Say Memoirs. By the Asso ted Press. BUDAPEST. June 23.—How he as ;.uua;:nd temperamental prima donnas | i& shown in the memoirs of Count Ge; Zichy. the one armed pianist and one-time director of the former Court Opera of Budapest. An unusnally temperamental opera singer once came to him with a re quest which Zichy felt obliged 1o re. fuse. In uncontroilable fury, the art- threw herself on the floer and <unk her teeth into the carpet. In a honeved voice. Count Zichy remark ed: “My dear voung lady. don’t you realize that vour beautiful, pearly teeth are hound to suffer by such rough treatment. not to mention the harm yon might do to the carpet? Just consider what the exalted min {istry of fine arts would think if 1 had to report that a valuable Smyrna carpet, the property of the Court L Opera, had heen partly devoured hy mademoiselle.” her majestic prima donna_em 1y demanded a raise of s Whereupon Count Zichy replied madame. don't vou realize that were to remunerate vou according fo | vour merit the opera would go hank vupt? You surely must know that vou are simply priceless.” The prima donna’s growing anger prompt- {ly melted. With a beaming counte- nance she asked whather she might | tell that to her sister artists. When | told that she might, she well | satisfied. | |COOKS | Teft WOULD SIGN MENU ! PARIS, June 23 (#).-—Head cooks at big hotels and restaurants hate started a movement that would per mit them to sign the menus of meals for which they are responsible. 0 great opposition has heen raised, but the petitioners have heen warned that with credit will come responsi- bility, and the man whose indigestion gives him trouble after a meal wiil hold the signer of the menu personal 1y to blame. REFERENDUM ON LENGTHENING THE SCHOOL DAY IN ORDER TO DECREASE OR ABOLISH HOME STUDY The Rtar, coeperating with Washington parenta te fill out the refarendum: 1. In faver of Alspensing with all Tn the first alx grades? Tn the funtor high schaolr? Tn the senior high acheol: schooia? In the normal the Board of Fduecation. invites following ballot in this important home study of puplls— Yen.. No........ New.ovoaee In faver of extending the school day— In the first six grades, from 3 to-3:467 Yes...... No...... In the junfor high schoots, from 8 to 3:45? Yes...... Ne...... In the senfor high schools, from 2:30 to 47 Do you favor school on Saturday morningzs? How many children have you in Are you ciation? Yea........ Yes...... No...... Novieeso school? a member of a Parent-Teacher or Citizens’ Asso- NO..ciooenn NOTE.--Cut out and mail to Educational Editor, The Star. All ballots after being registered will be turned over to Harry Hine, Becretary of the Board of, Education.