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W\ < w clondy vising tempe nd west win 550 poan. yesterda . tod Full report on page a Partly ather Bureau tonigh ATPHER. Forecast.) tomorrow ature: gentle ds. Highest, ; lowest, 62, Late N. Y. Stocks and-Bonds, Page 30 ¢ Foening Star. o St Entered a post office, ),004. i WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION The Star’ “From Press to Home Within the Hour” 's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 98,306 ashin ass matter ;D C. WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, N JUNE J 24, 1926—FIFTY PAGES. (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. 11 POWERS VOTE DOWN WASHINGTON NAVAL AGREEMENT ' France Against Comparison of Ships by Type. DECISION BY EXPERTS SENSATION IN GENEVA U. S.. Great Britain, Japan, Argen- tina, Chile and Spain Overruled at Conference. wtial naval ess on comparison tonnage of dif was dis naval experts on dis day, to the evident 4 n delegate. crea sensat rds a lineup on ¢ view on extension Washi 1zth by th pes warships, headed by France At comparison by not the ¢ powers. the United Japan, A . voted that it wa: /il abstained fr untries supporting stand were on, Pola slavia, I powers inciple Held 1 o argument ceeptang of the Washington prin was th it was not just, equitable or appl i countries, When the vote need Rear Admiral the American he solemnly wished to to the fuct that the had decided it was im smpare navies by the ton- ent typex of ships. While not mention. the ent which had ors n naze of difter 116 reix a of navies could as a_practic The United Britain”did not ol the necess| » by the States and t to this, of comparing nnage to types s decision it that and Ital th serni expected repudiate ment co ital ships “The decision. howeve if it is carried out by disarmament conference. tend to leave the powe 1d whatever warc t o within an allocated total ton- irrespective of whether 1 he battleships, cruisers or su ca has impor b June subcommittee of the preliminary dis- armament conference has reached an impasse on the question of whether to cept the hasis for estimating a nation air strength by the number 'of planes, personnel ned pilots, horsepower, or wing The committee finally suhmi: th Desp decided to ments on the opposition of the United S eat Bi and Ge many, the military subcommittee going military training as cetime Copvright. 1926, by Chicago Daily PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL TO BUY ALL PLAZA LAND News ©0.) Rest of Property Between Union| Station and Capitol Will Be Purchased by U. S. P ent Coolidge bill the purchase of the remainder of the privately owned land in«the so-called Union Station Plaza This uisition will complete the spurchase of all the property between Capitol and the Union Station, 11 s expected to cost approximately $£2.000,000 The G vernment Hotels on 4 portion of this property quired. but they will not be «d immediately. It is not thoug work of demolishing the dor will be started for a v the tories Acquiring Union Nt started in squares of the land between the m oand the Capitol was 1910, at which time four vere purchased AMERICAN ACCUSES MEXICANS OF TORTURE | Declares Officials Sought to Force | Him to Give Information—Arm Broken, Shoulder Wrenched. the Associated Press BROWNSVIL Tex Telling of heing Mexican officials in M t to obtain B June tortul tamores, in an information concern the shooting recently of a smug- by United States immigratior s, Nativida \ Ameri in the hospital here with arm, wrenched shoulder and onscious condition, MOSLEMS AND HINDUS STAGE RELIGIOUS RIOT DELHT, British India, June 24 (). —Riots in connection with a religious festival occur torical Fatehpu built in 1 The situation is under control, with British soldiers posted in the main streets, while armored cars and cav. airy patrol the city. Whether there were any casualties has not been de- termingd, ed by today near the his- Mosque, which was and Italy Lead Move the Washington | Hilary | representa- | 1 comparison of | not ! 1| important they | today signed the | 4.— | " jafter acquired for park, park: |Mother Pos| ments Are By the Associated Press. DOUc AS. A June 24 search for two men and a woms Wwho Mrs. Aimee Semple McPhe Los Angeles evangelist, says her at Ocean Park on May 18 Beld her captive in Mexico until escaped Tuesday was continued through the desolate country south of the international boundary. Positive identitication of the w brought to ¢ pital here vesterds | from ua_ P the, Mexic 1s My ®oi was made this morning Minnie Ken nedy, her mother., Mrs. Kennedy ar- rived from Los Angeles and went im mediately to the hospital, where she ceted her daughter, | With her were Roberta and { the two children of the relizious | | © ‘They were accompanied by Los Angeles officials Mrs. Mciherson related vester | that two man and a w man had drug was unconsclous until the mext day, when she awakened in a shac where in Mexico. Later moved to another house and she es caped while the three were absent, sawing her bindings against a can. She said she wandered all night on the desert until she arrived at Augia Prieta, across the boundary from here, early vesterday morning, when some- she was itively Identifie: Story of Preacher to Be Probed—Some State- 'land Cochise County po: line in | {®ed her at the beach, and that she | of | /ARMED POSSES SEEK KIDNAPERS | OF MRS. McPHERSON IN MEXICO Evangelist in Arizona. Questioned. she was found by an American and brought to the hospital here. Yesterday Mexican federal troops es searched Mrs. McPher- came, but were un- trace of the house. i James 1% MeDonald of Coch { County “announced atter his return | that he had possession of Mygs. Me- | Pherson’s clothing and shoes, and that | they were not damaged when she was taken to the hospital. The coun- try through which she said she wan- déred all night is rugged and covered | with mesquit, cactus and eat's claw. INo evidence of having come through (the desert wastes appeared on the shoes of the evangelist, country whence said she to find a clothing or the sheriff said At the same Percy Bowden of Dou | the story told by Mrs orrect. B. Murchison, sergeant of Doug. police. hi nnounced t his de- riment has “certain clues” to iden- | tify the location of the ahductors of | the evangelist and that the search would be continued today. A posse, |headed by Murchison and accom- | v expert trailers and Mexic: | searched the barren country southeast of here all da From the ¢ McPherson, it has been estimat she traveled about 20 miles during the (Continued on Page 4, Column 7.) time Chief of Police and Mayor Hinton McPherson was v yesterda 43372,085 SECOND DEFICIENCY BILL IS REPORTED INHOUSE Disagreement Causes Entire Elimination of item for Bathing Beaches Here. of $43.372,065.34, of is for the munici- ctivities of the District of Col nd $5,825,000 to start the Fe | Carrying a total | which $1,153,636 {pal voted , g the sec | priation bill, the fernment supply bills to be passed at i this session of Congress, was reported to the House today Only one item for the Di i omitted from the bill. This item of 000 recom- the Budg Bureau to | carry out the will of Congre: |struction of two artificial {beaches. This resulted f wereement over the site: necessitating further the District of Columbia there uded in the bill total of §1.- | ,65 which is § le {than the amount of the budget recom- {mendations. mended by ¢ | Less for Uniforms. | For uniforms for the police and fire |departments, under a recent act of Cong mmended $82 000, instead of the estimate of $16: {520, the amount allowed being on the {basis of six months’ requirements in 1 of the full fiscal year, and is ted in this manner in order that L survey may be made of the needs |of the personnel for uniforms and equipment, and such additional sums as may be needed to complete the 1 year 1927 can be incorporated the deficiency bill this coming { December, The sum of $600,000 is included to ! complete the acquisition of lands | connecting Roek Creek Park and ! Potomac Park, the sum to be paid from the special surplus fund of the | under the act of February | " For additional facilities at the Dis- jail there is recommended {$275.000 in lieu of the estimated | amount of $300,000, the committee {being of the opinion that the sum | granted will be sufficient to provide | the necessary facilities and equip- { ment for the accommodagion of 200 additional prisoners. | There is also recommended $68,- | 425.06 for the settlement of claims {under the act of April 13, 1926, in | favor of certain retired members ol | the Police and e Departmen whose pensions were not paid in full from January 1, 1911, to July 30, 11915, due to the insufficiency dur- ing that period of the pension fund. Water Raté Increased. Provision is included in the bill for the acquisition of additional book typewriters in the office of the | corder of Deeds to replace machines worn out or u viceable. A paragraph is also included in { the hill permitting the Commission- ers of the District of Columbia in the execution of the provisions of law requiring an increase in water rates of 12'2 per cent to fix the rate: at the nearest amount not containing fractional cents wherever they find that the application of the 1215 per cent increase to existing rates would result in rates with frac- tional cents. : The estimates contained an item of $345,000 for the construction of bathing beaches _in the District of Columbia in accordance with the au- thority contained in the act approved May 4, 1926. This act provides for | two pools to be located and con- structed upon land, heretofore or here- y, or playgrounds purposes, by the director of public buildings and parks, subject to the approval of the National Cap- ital Park and Planning Commission and with the advice of the Fine Arts Commission. Theé definite location of the poots has not been determined, At a recent meeting of the Park and Planning Commission a resolution was adopted favoring a distributed system of bathing pools, to be located in proximity of the large centers of population in connection with other | recreational facilities rather than the constructionsof two i pools involving long transportation, and also favoring the location of the pools authorized by the act as the first unit of the distributed systeny. In view of the further study’ re- auir location of the poois d on Page 4, ilhrfln 2) - te- is rge municipal | PITTSBURGH CHIEF SOUGHT TO LINE UP POLICE FOR PEPPER Admits Instructing Force to Support Ticket When Shown Letter. By the Asso A lette ated Press in which Peter P. Wals Pittshurgh’s superintendent of police “instructed” members of the force that “we expect a their respective di per-Fisher ticket sylvania’primary before the Senate committee. The letter was read by Chairman Reed after Walsh himself, called to the stand as a surprise witness, had insisted that no one asked him to sup port the Pepper-Fisher. coalition, and that he made no effort to “line up the force” for the renomination of pper_and the selection of her for governor. e superintendent acknowl- edged his ature at the end of the letter. but said it had been sent only to the detective bureau, Text of Letter Read. As read by ts for the Pep- in the recent Penn- s produced today Do “halrman Reed, the let- | ter was addressed to the chief of de- Ltectives and said: With reference to the attached list of employes under vou will instruct them that we expect arge majority in their respective istricts for the Pepper-Fisher ticket tomorrow.” When he had read the letter, Sen- ator Reed aske “Do you want to tell this committee now that you did not mean to send the police into this campaign to work for the Pepper-Fisher ticket “No, sir, I did not,” said Walsh. Walsh said he had nothing to do with the primary | to talkto his “friends | of his departments.” “Who ‘did you Reed. “The replied. “Who Reed. “My friends. “That’s pretty indefinite,” declared the chairman. Walsh told of a visit Pepper and Fisher made to Pittsburgh, during which they called at Walsh’s head- quarters and greeted the office em- ployes, but he insisted that neither " (Continued on LENGLEN IS BEATEN BY AMERICAN PAR Miss Ryan and Miss Browne Triumph Over French Star and Didi Vlasto, 3 to 2. your and members support asked Pepper-Fisher ticket,” Wa did you talk with?” asked By the Associated Press. WIMBLEDON, England, June 24.— Elzabeth Ryan and Mary K. Browne of California today defeated Suzanne Lenglen and Didi Vlasto' of France in a thrilling three-set doubles struggle before 17,000 spectators by 3—6, 9—7, 6—2 | Howard Kinsey, American, eliminat- gles of the Wimbledon lawn tennis tournament today. Kinsey won in straight sets at 6—4, 6—2, 6—4. Henri Cochet of France, conquerer of the youthful American, Vincent Richards, advanced to the fifth round by defeating H. K. Lester, Cambridge team captain, 6—2, 7—5, 6—4. Senorita D'Alvarez, youthful Span- ish sénsation, scored "easlly in the women’s division at the expense of Miss W. M. Haughton, 6—2, 6—0. Paul Feret, French star, unexpected- |1y was recalled to Paris today, break- |ing up the strong French doubles am of Feret and Jean Borotra. Boro- Radio Programs—Page 42. s expressed their belief that | arge majority in | campaign funds | sh | | | the papal legate, to hear the word of | from jone God, the Father | deepest reverence, and when he arcse | | after command, | campaign except | Nary of St. | gold colors of the Pontif. ed C. H. Bryan from the men's sin-| !wealth and splendor of the twentieth i century chur ! tic procession, ! great | than three miles long, be THREEMILENARG FEATRESELOSG EUCHANTIC ITE Throngs Camp All Night on Seminary Grounds—Pil- grims Clog Roads. — COLORFUL SANCTUARY ERECTED ON HILLTOP Papal Legate Carries Ornate Osten- sorium With Host in Elaborate Pontificial Procession. By the Ascociated Press MUNDELEIN, IIL., June 24.—A first century scene overlaid with the pomp, h was presented today of the Kucha- in the climactic ceremonies Twenty-eighth International ristic Congress. More than 700,000 people gathered on the shores of St. Mary's Lake to worship at solemn pontifical high mass celebrated by Cardinal Bonzano. God_expounded by Cardinal Ha of New York, and to see the eucha which concluded eccleslastical festival. Four days of pageantry and thrones | were dwarfed by the multitudes which | assembled at St. Mary-of-the-Lake | Seminary today. The procession, more n at the soon afte through a ! in a four-mile nary grounds. the | huge outdoor sanctuar noon and wound slow] parted sea of human course about the sem Procession Occuples Afternoon. Under a brilliant sun and cloudless sky, the procession spread a dazzling panorama_of color about the circum- ference of the lake from high noon until the lengthening shadows of late| afternoon fell over the re\'or(‘m: throngs. Immediately following the address Cardinal Haves, Gregorian chant of the | Immediate Erection South of creed of the great Nicene Gener: Council of the church, beginning ma- | Jestically with the words “T believe in| Imighty ending with “One, Holy, Catholic Apostolic Church,” and “The life of | the world to come. | The offertory the chimes in the steeple above were substituted for the usual warning tinkle of sanc. | uary bells which, indoors, tells of | offering up of the bread and wine. The | legate, taking in his hands the bread | and lifting his eyes to Heaven, repeat- | ed the words of Christ at the Last | Supper: | “This is My bod i Throngs Drop to Knees. The cardinal fell on his knees in| held up the sacred host for the peo- | ple to adore. i As smoke of burning incense spi- | raled above the tall golden candle- sticks on the altar the throng in the long valley fronting the sanctuary dropped to their knees. Bugles sounded from afar as the multitudes prayved with the legate, striking their breasts and repeating him: *“Nobis quoque peccatori- bus” (“And to us sinners, O Lord, also show mercy”). < Next followed the solemn chanting | of the remainder of the mass. It was just midday when the white- | mitred and gold- ted bishops and! archibishops swung into line in front of the altar to bring up the rear of the prelates’ sections of the proces: | sion. At 5 am. when the first special train left Chicago, more than people already were on the dew ered groumds of the cloistered s Mary'sof-the-Lake and | long lines of pilgrims clogged wide roads in every direction for several miles; on other roads thousands of automobiles moved in slow procession | to the scene. Four railroads unloaded thousands before 7 o'clock and spe- cial trains moved up to the seminary gate in almost an unbroken line. Many Camp on Grounds. Many pilgrims had spent the night on the seminary grounds or camped in nearby fields—in tents, automobiles d beneath the stars. ar"rhe altar was at the end of the lake directly before the tabernacle of the permanent chapel. Completely cover- ing the east side of the edifice was a silken curtain of cardinal red. A can- opy of white and gold hung from the top. tar Covered With Roses. The canopy bore the papal Insig- nias and on the curtain was hung, in letters of gold, the saluthtion to the coming Christ, “Ecce Agnus Dei.”) The white altar was almost com. pietely shrouded in vellow roses and palms. Elevated on the white stone Steps leading to the sanctuary, the gold crucifix and six all candles of deep yellow in gold holders looked over the great throng of worshipers below. To the right of the altar was the throne of the papal legate. On either side rose the thrones of the 11 other princes of the church. Cardinal Bohzano's throne was ele- vated and leading up to it over daz- zling white steps lay a blood red car- et. N P the cardinal's thrones were ranged in a long gallery under red plush canoples fringed with gold. The papal coat.of-arms reared from the gallery roofs. On the extreme ends of the lo- cation rose tall standards with the Stars and Stripes and the white and Below the Cardinals were-the green plush kneeling benches of the bishops, and still farther down the hill on a small peninsula jutting into the lake were thousands of priests and nuns. Beyond were the hosts of laity, silent in ‘awe and adoration. Throngs Kneel at Angelus. Into this fairyland the Catholic pilgrims of many lands came to pay tribute to the Blessed Sacrament of their faith. £ The first sounds of the “Angelus” at 6 o'clock had‘found hundreds of pil- grims crowding into the white cor- niced brick church. Here the dav's solemnities really began with the chimes and the prayers that told of the incarnation of Christ and the .| motherhood of the Madonna. The favored few of the pilgrims who gained ingress to the church had " (Continued on, Page 4, Column 3) { ment of Justice, to be located at Fif- THAN THE TASK OF TELLING Broker, 39, Drops Dead on Finishing | 72 Holes of Golf| By the 4 1.5, SOON TO START 3BUILDINGS IND.C. sociated Press ROCHESTER, N. Y., W Waldo Brown, 39 dead as a resuit of pla of golf in one day physicians. Brown, who suffered from an “athletic” heart, collapsed as he finished the last hole of four straight rounds, and was taken to hospital. Hé died from blood clots in the heart and right leg. reported to the House to: ance is given that three impos - eral buildings will be erected in the | | a between Twelfth and Fifteenth | streets, Pennsylvania avenue and the | Mall, as & ep toward improving | Y this htly on south of | the Nation's “main street. | Three other imposing buildings to be erected in the trianile between the Post Office Building, the Treasury and the Mall are: (1) The new home for the Depart- June 24.— broker, is ing 72 holes according to Avenue, Along Mall, Pro- posed to House. With an immediate appropriation of 775.000 and authorization for $34 50,000 out of the $50,000,000 public buildinz program for the National Capital, carried in the defic Two Runs in Tenth Give Nats Victory in See-Saw Contest. teenth street and Pennsylvania ave- nue, on the old I’oli Theater site, with a monumental entrance from Penn- svivania avenue; (2) the new Internal Revenue Building, to cost $7,950,000, which will be located somewhere be: veen the Post Office Building and ifteenth street, facing the Mall, on a site part of which is already owned by the Government, and (3) a $6,900,- 000 Archives Building. on the square by Twelfth and Thir ne streets, the Post Office Department Building A ten-million-dollar home for the | Department of Commerce, to contain a million square feet net of work space, which will house all activities t department, now scattered in buildings (except the Bureau of Standaras plant), is to be erected on the Mall directly south of B street northwest on Government-owned land “(Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) i BY JOHN B. KELLER. PHILADELPHIA, June 24.—The Nats gave the A's a trouncing in the first game of the dual bill here this afternoon. The score was § to 6. ‘The Nationais and Athletics had | some real base ball weather this af- ternoon, the sun was on the job in earnest and only a trace of a breeze wafted across the field. Stan Coveleski, veteran spitballer, drew the Washington pitching assign- ment for the first encounter. He was opposed by Bob Grove, the southpaw | star of the A's. Coveleskie, after pitching good ball for five innings, chased to the showers in the s and Marberry (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) BOX SCORE—FIRST GAME i WASHINGTON | AB. 3 { » . Rice, cf-rf ... S. Harris, 2b. McNeely, cf... Goslin. If . J. Harris, rf, Judge, 1b Bluege, 3b. ., Peckinpaugh, Myer, 3b, ss Ruel. c. . Coveleskie, p.. Marberry, p... Jeanes ... Ogden, p. Ruether Morrell, p. Total Stewart ran for Peck in the Eighth inning. Jeans batted for Marberry in the ninth inning. Ruether batted for Ogden in the tenth inning. Tobin ran for Ruether in the tenth inning. PHILADELPHIA AB. 2 < CeCOOOmmMOmmO=mS=R comm eocesol ce secoC (U 30 IQQCOQ#:Q#N | cleccececcccos - - Bishop, 2b. Cochrane, c. Lamar, If.... Simmons, cf Dykes, 3b. French, rf. Hauser, 1b. Pool, 1b Galloway, ) CEARSS =T RS Perkins Totals....cconveeee s Hale batted for Groves in the fifth inning. Welch batted for Gray in ninth inning. Perkins batted for Rommel in the tenth inning. SCORE BY INNINGS 3 456 78 9101112131415 R 000002 2 . 0131010 SUMMARY Galloway, | ~ by Ogden, 1; by Rommel, 1. by Oder out in 6th) ; off_Ogden, 2 Sleoeccccccc——-.‘cufi gloceqcc.— glccc-—ucnaea—ucc-&? Lt =lcecccec" - n!ccecc.ec-ecocc:-ol £ 0 Philadelphia. .. o Two-base _hits—Rice, Judge, French, Simons. Beoten ase—sbeck. Suerifices5 Hariia (7). Cochrane., 8. Harris 3 P‘“;‘::‘ ':‘r';l.e.—w-:'mmon. 105 Thilad Dhi, 0. Ba balls—Off Coveleskie. 1 off Mar- ‘bercy, 13 off Ogden, 2; off Pate, 3 - nings (none | off Marberry, 3 In 3 innings: in 1 inning: off Grove, 5 In 3 inninga: off Tate, 5 in 3% innin Gray, i o Hit b flwhl G Uinpives™ Wecars. Moriarty, Golsel aud Hilde- BIRD IS ACCORED TRBUTEOF NATON Polar Aviator and His Pilot Get Rare Medals From, Hands of President. Officially proclaimed a national hero at memorable ceremonies last night, Lieut. Comdr. Richard Evelyn Byrd, jr., voung naval aviator who blazed an aerial trail to the long- defiant North Pole, reported formaily Secretary of the Navy Wilbur to- and then prepared to depart for Richmond to receive this evening the congratulations of “the home folks.” He will carry with him, in token of his outstanding achlevement, the rare Hubbard medal of the National Geographic Society, bestowed upon him by President Coolidge before an enthusiastic and distinguished audi- ence of more than 6000 persons which packed the Washington Audi- torium last night. Bennett Also Gets Medal. Sharing honors with him during this impressive reception was a bash- ful Na P. 0. Aviation Pilot Floyd Bennett, whose da ing of the polar plane won for him also a medal of recognition, especially awarded by the same soclety. life, has Washington turned out with such brilliance to acclaim one of the Nation's notable citizens. The vast assemblage of applauding spectators ran the gamut of officialdom and was | augmented by some of the countr: leading figures in the private fields of professional, particularly scientific, en- deavor. Dressed in conventional blue eve ning dress of his service, from which he has been retired, the blushing naval aviator, whose daring exploit over the top of the globe startled an expectant world last May, looked more like a movie hero acting his first role than the experienced explorer that science was adjudging him to be. Receives Rare Award. Falteringly, almost reluctantly, it seemed, he stepped forward beneath the dazzling rays of a battery of sputtering arc lamps to receive from the hands of the President of the United States the medal which oniy six other men before him have at- tained. And as the great throng gave voice to its cheers, the intrepid airman from “down in Virginia” explained his hesi- tation in these words: “I was only one of half a hundred members of our expedition who must share in the glory; and I want to men- tion particularly my able flying mate, Floyd Bennett. 1 will receive this medal on behalf of all the members of our expeditien.” Incidentally, Guring his brief speech ! of acceptance, Comdr. Byrd Jet drop a remark about the South Pole ‘that Mas set officlal Washington to buzzing regarding its possible significance. “Must Go to South Pole.” “The United ‘States must plant its flag at the South TPole,” he declared, in predicting that “dog sleds must zive way to aircraft in polar explora- tion.” He added: “We've never been there, or anywhere near it!" Questioned today as to his possible interest in an Antarctic flight, Comdr. Byrd replied: “I mentioned something about that last night, didn't 1? Well, I really haven't made any definite plans yet. I'm not ready to announce anything on that score.” The Auditorium was filled to capacity long before Comdr. Byrd and Aviation Pilot Bennett made their appearance. The pair, accompanied by Assistant Secretary of the Navy Robinson, had arrived by train only a short while before the exercises were to begin, having been forced to cancel their plans for coming by plane because of threatening weather conditions. The party was met at the station (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) SURELY. there are 100,000 ‘Washingtonians who will gladly send one dollar or more to honor the living and the dead of the 26,000 from the District of Columbia who served their country in the armed forces in the Great War. Send to John Poole, ‘Treasurer, District of Colum- bia Memorial Commission, g:d?(nh\meflt'ln National nk. ntless pilot- | Seldom, in its humdrum of official | [FARM BILL FOES BEATEN, 070 %3, IN FIRST TEST VOTE Amendment Providing Half of $150,000,000 Fund for Cotton Adopted. DEFEAT OF MEASURE BY ONE IS PREDICTED Some of Senators Backing McNary Change May Not Approve Plan in Final Ballot. ' BY ( OULD LINCOL! First blood went to the supporters of the McNary-Haugen bill in the fight today in the Senate over that measure. By a vote of 50 to 33, an amendment providing that $75,000,000 of the $150,- 000,000 revolving fund set up by the bill should be used for cotton was adopted. This amendment was put out as a lure to the Democratic Sepators from the cotton States. A combin tion of the Senators from the W and Middle West supporting the bill land of Senators from the South pu the amendment ucross. Some of the Senators | for the amendment. how not vote for the bill on soon as the Mc umend- ment had_been voted into the bill Senator Willi Republican, of Missouri, moved to strike from th 1 ion exempting the cot ton farmers from the payvinent of an equalization fee for the next three and providing that even then the fee should not be applied to cot- ton until specifically authorized by Congress. Defeat is | The defeat of the { margin of one vote loomed as a § {ability today. So close, however, is the vote that | some supporters of the bill still clung | to the hope. that it would Th | fear of the opponents of the bill was that the political exigencies of the mo- ment would be so strong when the final roll call was taken that Senators would swing to the support of the bill and it would be carried. The demand of the agricultural States of the West for this character of farm relief legislation on the one hand and the desire of some of the Democrats on the other to “put the President in a hole” by forcing him to {veto the bill are the two main im- pelling political factors in the situa- tion. As the Senate assembled today, op- ponents of the bill, after as careful a check of the entire membership of the Senate as possible, believed they | had the measure beaten by one vote, {unless their should be a final last: minute switch on the part of one or more Senators. | Divide Over Preference. Last night it appeared that the vote would stand 43 to 41 for the passa {of the bill, with the absentees aud 1pilirs taken into consideration. But since then it has developed that one of the Senators who was reported to be paired in favor of the bill is really opposed to the bill and will be so paired when the vote comes. Dawes May Vote. So close is the contest that Vice President Dawes may be forced to cast the deciding vote, as he is priv- fleged to do should there be a tie vote of the Senate today. How the Vice President would vote under such conditions has been the matter of much speculation. He has | given his approval to the economic principle involved in_the bill, though not to the details of the measure. The Vice President, it is under- stood, however, will vote against, the bill unless the provisions are changed S0 as to put the cotton farmers on an equality with the other farmers of the country. One leader of the opposition de- clared emphatically that if a tie vote happened, the Vice President would vote for the passage of the bill. On the other hand, a leader favoring the bill was equally positive that the Vice President would not put himself in absolute opposition to the President and his administration by voting for the bill. Adjournment in Balance. The probable date of adjournment of Congress also hangs in the balance, depending on the Senate action today. If the farm relief bill is defeated, it is predicted that final adjournment of Congress will take place next week. If the bill passes the Senate and is sent to the House, the session may be prolonged for a month. The “log-rolling” which has been in process for the last two weeks while the farm relief bill has been before the Senate is amazing. Efforts of the supporters of the bill to win votes through this and that amendment have been made many times. For a long time it appeared that the bill had little chance of passing, some of the Democrats fearing that if they gave free rein to their political predelic- tions for putting the President in a hole, they would defeat themselves. They feared that he might sign the bill instead of veto it. The letter re- centlty written by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon, however, crystallized opinion at the Capitol to a consider- able extent that the President would veto the bill if it should be sent to him. This bréught a change and a nuxber of the Democrats swung over to the supporters of the measure. Vote Today Likely. Under a unanimous consent agree ment entered into, debate in the Sen ate on the farm bill was limited after 1 o'clock today to 5 minutes to each Senator on the bill or any amend- ment. Under such conditions leaders on both sides of the measure expect to vote on the bill before adjourn- ment today. A raft of amendments has been offered and await action. Senator Reed of Missouri, Democrat, has an amendment in the nature of a sub- stitute which would set up the pro- visions of the Underwood-Simmons tariff law instead of the present tariff law. Senator Robinson, the Demo- cratic leader, also has pending a sub- stitute. ha “The substitute which I propose, sald Senator Robinson of Arkansas, ‘authorizes the creation of a farmer 4(Continued on Page 2, Column 6 who voted ver, ma: its finul | | 1 | Irted. ill by the narrow L