Evening Star Newspaper, June 25, 1926, Page 2

STREET SURFACING PLANS APPROVED Commissioners to Let Con-§ tracts for $320,000 of Re- pair Work Tuesday. The inital installment of the Dis. trict’s comprehensive $1,000,000 street | 5 providing for | 4 | ont prograni the resurfacing of &0 towal cost of today by the Commissioner recommendation of the highway partment. Some of the streets improved are sald to have sur between 25 and 40 vears old Forty-five of the resurfacing pre ecis are in the northwest section, two each in the north and south west and oue in the southcast The streets and estimated cost improvement follow Northwest- Nineteenth street. fr Dupont Circle to Q street, $4.950; Jackson place, from Penusylvania avenue to 1_street. $10,350 street, from North Capitol to siveet, $18,950; S street. from Four teenth to Sixteenth streets. $20,700 S street. from [Florida avenue Phelps street, $9.000; Twenty-second reet, from Q street to Massachusetts svente, $1.600; Thirteenth street. from Massacusetis avenue to N streets $13.600, Seventeenth streel r to R streets, $18.000; Seve street, from [ to K streets (wast park), $£10.000: 1 street. from reenth to Seventeenth stree De Sales from Sevente street 1o Connecticut avenue. $12 M street, from New York to New Jersey avenues. $3,000. New Jersey avenue, from New York avenue to M street. $700. New York avenue from M street to New Jersey avenue, $1.500 street, from Fifth to Sixth sty eets, $1.400 1 street from Thivieenth to F teenth strects, $6,900; N street from Ninth to Tenth streets, $8.350. Phelps place from Leroy place to California streat, $3.000. T street from Kifteenth to Sixteenth streets, $5,250; First street from K to M streets, $10,500; Twelfth street from N to O streets, $3,700; Lighteenth street from P to Q streets, $6.200, Connecticut avenue from Du- pont Circle to Q street, $3,300; Dupont Circle 1o the west side of Connecticut avenue, $3,400; Florida avenue from Fourteenth to Firteenth streets, $9.000; 1 street from Fiiteeenth street to Ver- mont avenue. $6900; R street from Florida avenue to Sheridan Circle, $000: 8§ street from Eighteenth to ‘Twentieth streets, ,000: Fourth aireet from G to 1 streets, $4.000; Sixth street from D to B streets, $1.600 Eighteenth streel from M street to Massachusetts avenue, $6.050: £ street from Thirteenth to Fourteenth streets, $1.000; 1 street from Fourteenth to Fifteenth streets, $3,150; ' street from Ninth to Fourteenth streets. $5.300; New York avenue from Thirteenth to Fourteenth strects, $4400: T street lighteenth street to Florida ave eventeenth street from yrida. avenue, $4.000; ‘wentieth street from K to L streets, $1,400. Twentietl street shire avenue 1o Twentieth street from [ street to New Hampshire avenue, $7.000 \lassachusetts avenue from Ninth to Tenth streets, $3,600. Penn avenue from Seventeenth to Eight senth_streets. 500. Ninth street from U street to Florida avenue, $600; orida avenue from Sherman avenue, $3.600; and Thirty third street from P street to Wiscon sln avenue, $20.700 Northeast—Sixth sibeet from Massa fmproven streets st a de- ) be ces from Six street from New O streets. $850: Hamp chuketts avenue to Maryiand avenue, | $6.300: and on B street from Eighth ‘o Ninth streets, $3.400 Southwest—B street from Sixth te Seventh streets, $5.000; and Mar avenue from Fourand-oneh Sixth street 10.000. Southeas! Seventh street from ' sireet 1o Penusyivania avenue, $6,750. Contiacts for the resurfacing will he awarded by the Commissioners Tuesday WILSON DECLINED RAIL POST, HE SAYS, it (ontinued from First Page) campaign, the committee heard Sam- uel S. Lewis, Penusylvania State ‘reasurer, who worked for the Pepper- iisher tficket in central Pennsyl- vania Lewis said Joseph R. Grundy, presi dent of the Pennsylvania Manufac- ‘urers’ Association, had telephoned him to come to New York early in April The wmeeling was at the Belmont Hotel and was attended also by W. L. Mellon, nephew of Secretary Mellon. What was discussed”” Reed asked. Who should have charge of the ampaign at Philadelphia. but no de cision wes reached.” Who was discussed” Bernard Myer Lewis said he was wade overseer of the “shoestring district,” composed of 11 counties in central Pennsylva nfa. These were Franklin, Iulton, Parry. Cumberland, Snyder. Juniata, Sullivan, Union, Montour, York and Adams “Pepper had commitiees in these va vlous counties, and 1 was to co-ordi nate the work with the Fisher cam palgn,’ Lewis said. Tells How He Got Mouey. Lewls said he was successful in his work only in some countles ‘What arrangements did you make for getting money?” asked Reed ‘1 saw the various chalrmen and reported back to Philadelphia.” ‘How much”’ he was asked. He recited: “‘Adams County. $2.000; Juniata, 1 think they wanted $1.000: Snyder. $1,000 or §1.500: Miffiin, they #aid about $1.000. but they went to Philadelphia direct; in Union, I think they were to gei $1.000. but subse. quently they asked for $1.250, and Philadelphia’ sent them a check “Sullivan. $800: Montour, 1 think they said they wanted $1,000; Perry about §500; York. $3,000: Cumberland, I think they said they could conduct a campaign for $2.000, and later it was raised to $3,100 or $3.200. Fulton was handled by Mr. Long at Cham- bersburg.” ““What was sald about these people raising some money themselves’ Were they all grafters that they had to get some money 1o get their patriotism aroused? “High-Class Men" “No they were all high-class men. Nothing was said about raising money locally. “They wanted it all from the Cen- tral ‘Jack pot’.” Reed sald. “Did you promise them to send in the money?”’ “No. 1 never make promises that Zcan't fulfill.” Lewis maid he reported to Frank Gorman, in charge of the Philadel- phia. headquarters. “Did you raise an the compaign”" “No, sir.” “Borrow any or indorse or sigh any notes?" “No, sir. “Did those counties file reports”” “They did." money during In 10 years’ time or so there will be shout. 130 o .00, was wpproved | upon the of | | to) yivania | th street to | land | the usual entry of an adjournment 10| out of respect to the dead lawyer. 1 ALEXANDER BRITTON. THE . S B R Leave Cameras and Para-|Refuses to Waive Hearing chutes Behind in Order to Increase Gasoline. e Star and the North American ewspaper Alliance June 4. —Branches of Kazan, about half way toun- and By Cable to MOSCOW Aviakhim. at between Moscow and the Ural tains, dividing European Russia Asia, and at Krasnoufimsk, near *hel reported the passage of the plane bearing Linton Wells and I ward Kvans, Aunericans engaged in an effort to break the record for cire the globe, this afternvon. They passed Urals, EVENING d 4 piie in Riverdale. Md., N8 | Fainter at Before Police Justice. July 7 Set. orchestra leader and | Washington cafe, guinst whom charges of man- slaughter and reckless driving were bouked last night following an inquest at Hyattsville into the .death of rd Booker. a lawyer, who was "killed while riding in Davis’ automo on June 2, ap Justice of the Peace noon today, refused to waive a preliminary hearing and de- Meyer Davis proprietor of peared before Kazan, without stopping. at 740 this| ;an06q an tmmediate trial morning. Gus supplies awaited them Morris Simon, attorney for Davis, there, but ‘evidently the additionalldeclared that his client knew nothing cargo of fuel made possible by sac- A. BRITTON EXPIRES SUDDENLY IN HOME; [ CAPITAL IS SHOCKED (Continued from First Page) Washington University hat year. 1589, he entered the local bar and had been actively practicing his pro- fession since that time. As an attorney Mr. Britton had distinguished himself in local public utilit ases. having only recently the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. in the pend- ing valuation &nd rate case. now he- fore Chief Justice McCoy of the Dix- trict Supreme Court. e has spe- cialized In land and corporation law His other business interests in cluded directorships in the Federul- American Nutle .al Bank and the Merchants' Transter and Storage Co., and he was secretary-treasurer of the newly organized Capital Garage Co.. which is erecting u large auto- mobile service and parking structure on New York avenue near Thirteenth street Mr. Britton was prominently iden- tiffed with Washington club life, heing & member of the board of gov- ernors and past president of the Chevy Chase Club and a member of the Metropolitan, Racquet and Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Clubs. He w & member of the Washington Bo: of Trade and of St. Margaret Episcopal Church Was Married Twice. | affiliations were with thd American Academy of Political Scl- ence and the American Political Science Association, indicating his deep interest in all matters pertain ing to political science. He also was a member of the National Geographic Society and of the Princeton Alumni of Washington Mr. Britton marrfed ) Louise Schneider Reed in this city on_Octo. ber 23, 1889. She died in 1917. In December, 1923, he marreid Mrs. Mar- jorie Sabin Pilson. The three young | stepdaughters of Mr. Britton were at the home when the end came last night Mr. Britton is survived. in addition to his widow and his mother, by three ! brothers, Martin. John and Willlam | Lee Britton, and two sisters | Flora B. Carpenter and Mrs alt, all of this vicinity. Attorney George P. Hoover. who had been associated with Mr. Britton in the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele | phone Co. case, today announced 1o Chief Justice McCoy of the District Supreme Court the death of Mr. Brit | ton. The chief justice expressed the | regret of the court and ordered that { the minutes of the general term show Other lorable fiyer,” b { of people’s commissars, similu to the of the court of inquiry last night, rificing thelr luggage fhis morning | Which was held by Justice Fainter in was sufficient for continued flight. At 1 o'clock they stopped for half an hour at Krasnoufimsk, refilled their gas tanks and set off for Kurgan. At 5 o'clock, Moscow time, American Newspaper Alliance in Mos cow was waiting for word of the trav- elers from Kurgan, in Asia, across the Ural Mountains. Thus far the flight has progressed at good speed and with out difficulty. Wells and Evans ex pect to reach Omsk at noon tomorrow | Northrup of Washington at the latest. Only few minutes the scheduled time for their departure at 2 o'clock this morning Evans and Wells fook off from the Aviakhim Field here, beginning a 1,600-mile u after the corre-| without further delay spondent of The Star and the North | ter thereupon set July 7 the office of Constable Tom Garrison. He satd Mr. Davis would have wel comed the opportunity to explain the accident in which Booker was fatally injured and asked that he be heard Justive Fain 7 us the mm-| for the hearing and placed Davis under $3,000 bond, which was posted | Kronheim. | | by Milton S Sideswiped Another Machine he court of inqu night that Davis’ car musician, Booker and was told last ontaining the Miss Marton was pro- ceeding through Riverdala from the direction of Washington when it side swiped an automobile operated by Wil | Ham A. Rogers of Riverdale. Booker | was suld to have received his fatul | injuries In this crash | Rogers said his car was parked to the right of the road. 1le was walking fght to catch a transsiberfan train|from a gasoline flling station when at Omsk tomorrow moon. Low hanging clouds to had made it seem pr fight would be considerably delayed, the south but these suddenly broke up and a|Other witnesse few minutes later the plane with the o0 two globe circulars disappeared among | his bedroom when he heard i1 the light gray clouds to the east Five minutes later tle first dull rose reaks of wn appeared Evans and Wells sucrificed safety to speed by leaving both their p bable that the [ y0. - he eaw what proved to be Davis' car approaching at a speed he estimated to be between 25 and 30 miles an He declared thers was ample for Davis' machine 10 pass. testifled to the speed the orchestra leader’s machine, rence Holmes saving he v in ‘roar- room of ing by.” King of Hyatt as ille de. Davis' speed “an awful le also testitied that after the acident he saw Davis hand money chutes #s well as @ motion picture |10 the woman in his car and admonish camera and many fihus behind so that more gasoline might Le carrfed Gasoline reserves a at Kazana, Krasnoufinsk and Kur gan for emergencies, but they made the flight with oniy one stop. The Aviakhim, which last night ban queted the travelers, has offered them the co-operation of scores of branches along the route. The Aviakhim is & vast volunteer society for promoting aviation. It has 3.000.000 members paving dues and 30,000 branches. In three vears it has given to the Nation 150 airplanes, alidromes and 25 hangars, all civilian equipment used for fghting [ Boaier farm pests and forest fires and for spreading the air passenger ser After the banquet Evans slept for three hours, but Wells sent telegrams and repacked haggage. The managers of Deruluft and Aviakhim and other aviation representatives wished the two good.uck. Their pilot, Korpllof. though only 29 years old, has a ter vear fiying record. tle flew during the was and has attained the title of “hon owed by the council titles given exceptional artists in their fields. Chalfapin has been thus dis tinguished in music afd Kachalof in drama. (Copsright. 1878 by North American News- vaper Alliance ) BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG HOR FOUGHT AGAIN ON OLD GROUND Indians, Soldiers and Grizzled Veterans Join in Peace to Re-enact Stirring Scenes of Custer’s Lz st Stand Before Huge Throng. By the Associated Press CROW AGENCY, Moni.. June 2 The battle of Little Big Horn is being fought again today in an atmosphere closely resembling frontier life of half {a century ago, when Gen. George A. Custer and his immediate command were annihilated by Sioux and Chey enne Indians. Wrinkled Indian warriors. long sinoe | relegated to the council circles. took the fleld today with the young men of their tribes, to watch dashing Cav- alry troopers of & modern Army cover the ground on which Custer was am bushed. Hundreds of Indians, many jin war regalia, took the field this {morning, including veteran Crow | scouts who gulded Custer's command. | Gen. E. S. Godfrey, retired. headed i a handful of troopers from the old 7th | Cavalry to watch the colorful pageant sweep through the ravines and coulees where their comrades died. Thousands of visitors, attracted by the spectacle from all parts of the Northwest, took stations wn the hills overlooking the {valley of the Little Big Horn. They were able to look ‘across the low knolls up what i8 now called Reno | Creek, down the course of which the | regiment moved toward the valley | where the Sioux and Cheyennes were | gathered 50 vears ago in what is said i to be the biggest Indian village of its time, Before this village was sighted, Cus- ter divided his command into three detachments, taking one with him and | placing the others under command of Reno and Benteen, with orders to go ahead, while he circled around the ridges to reach the village. His line of march is not known, and a ridge hides its possible course from the loca- | tion of the Reno monument. Reno moved duwn the flat to attack the lower end of the camp, and the scene of the last stand is readily discernible now. 1t presents a peace- | ful scene now as would a large hay | meadow, with an occasional house or !barn visible in the distance and the |tall willows hiding the river where { Trooper D. F. Newell of the old 7th | sald that vears ago occasional clumps | of brush marked a pile of Indians. * Trooper H. S. Slater, another vet- !eran, vesterday determined the ravine | along which he and another crawled undér cover of a ridge to get water for the men. Gen. Godfrey and Fitzhugh Lee, | commander of the T7th Cavalry de- | tachment here for the anniversary ceremonies; two of the troopers who | were in Reno’s command on the fate- |ful day. officers of the Custer Me- morial Association, and Russell White Bear, Crow scout and interpreter, have selected & little knoll half-way between the positions of Majs. Reno and Benteen, commanders of troops on the day of the battle, as the site for a_monument that will mark the battlefield. = Mrs. Custer, widow of the general, | was unable to make the trip from her New York City home, but her niece, | Mrs. Mae Custer Elmer of Brooklyn | is representing the family at the cere- ! monies. Mrs. Custer said yesterday that she no longer had any hatred for the Indians and does not resent thetr past in the celebration. country as they thought right,” she said. The agency, transformed into a teeming village by perhaps the largest assembly of Indians of the twentieth century, will be the center of the fes- tivities for several days to come. The program proper will conclude Sunday with a memorial service to Gen Custer. PROUD OF HERO HUSBAND. Mrs. Custer Unable to Montana. NEW YORK, June 24 (#).—-Gen. George A. Custer is a precious mem- ory to his widow. Although thrilled st the great dem- onstration at Crow Agency, Mont.. in honor of her gallant husband, Mrs. Custer does not feel able to make the Journey to Montana and endure the excitement of a modern American demonstration. Her niece, Mrs. Mae Custer Elmer of Brooklyn, has gone to represent the family. There is more of pride than of bit- terness in the widow's recollections of the old frontler days, and after 50 years Gen. Custer still is her hero. “I have no hatred for the Indians now,” she sald today. “I do not resent their part in the celebratfon. They were only defending their coun: try ‘as they thought right. The only thing that I cannot feel right about is the fact that my husband had too few troops and too little ammunitfon. It was a terrible tragedy—so many wonderful lives lost. But perhaps it was necessary in the scheme of things, for the public clamor that rose after ‘the battle resulted in better equipment for the soldiers everywhere and very soon the Indian warfare cawme to its end. » Stand Trip Custer Heroism Cited by Veteran Of Indian Wars Fifty vears ago today Gen. George A. Custer made his famous last stand in battle with the Sioux Indians on the Little Big Horn River in Mon- tana. in which Custer and his com- mand of 260 men fought until the last man fell before the fire of a greatly superior force of Indians, led by four of the most famous chieftaing of the day. ‘The historic event was recalled in a statement today by Paul Schnelder, national corresponding adjutant of the National Indian War Veterans, in which he pruised Custer’s courageous defense against overwhelming odds. Mr. Schneider recalled how Custer's command, in attempting to surprise the Indians, was itself surprised by them. They watched Custer divide his force into three commands and lay in wait for the five companies which the general himself command- ed. As Custer moved his force along a ridge for a surprise attack the In- dians opened up with a rain of lead from all directions. The courageous band then dismounted and fought ia O e e Eanon tephans aven. | They ‘wers wady. deconding thetr the valley yntl he lesh mes 14 «tored @head |90 miles an hour i i lLer to “keep qulet and say nothing © Judged the speed of the car to be Dr. R. A. Bennett heard the crash and answered a call for a doctor. He ordered Booker taken to & hospital fmmediately Accident Held Unavoidable. William D. Kneest, who also resti fled, told the court that he judied from the noise Davis' car made tnat it was traveling at about 50 miles an hour. Clarence Marshall, ditor of the United intimate friend of G. the dead man's father, s, declured in the presence Morris Stmon, his attorney, nd others that the accident was un voidable and that he was not travel ing at an excessive speed. Mr. Booker, who Is from Newport News, Va.. told of fdentifying his son's body. At the close of the inquiry State's Attorney Alan Bowie d the court to issue warrants Davis with mansiaughter and reckless driving Sheriff Howard Fink and Constable Garrison swore to the warrants. Miss Marion Northrup of Washington, the woman who was in the 4 tme of the accident, was | the witnesse Statement by Davis. Mr. Davis issued a statement giving his version of the affuir. The state ment follows, in part “Mr. Booker was a very per sonal friend of mine and one of my advisers and €ounselors in connection with Willow Grove Park, Philadel phia. He came to Washington on the evening of the accident to take dinner with me at the Chateau le Paradis and to discuss several pend ing matters. We left the Le Paradis Bullding, at No. 1 Thomas Circle, be- tween 8 p.m. and §:30 p.m. and drove leisurely townrd the Chateau, as there was no occasion for any par- ticular speed. In the machine with us, sitting alongside of Mr. Booker on the rear seat of the car, alongside the window which was broken, was Miss Marion Northrup. 1 was ap- proashing the intersection of Madison street on the Baltimore pike. Coming towerd me at that time was the ma chine which I afterward learned was driven by Mr. Rogers. Without warn- ing the Rogerw’ machine turned to the left and completely cut off my rightof-way. 1 linmediately swerved to the left in an effort to avold crash- ing head-on into the Rogers’ ma. china. The rears of our cars collided with a slight contact, but of suff- cdent force to break the rear window in the Buick coach which I was driving. At first 1 did not belleve the accident serfous and, feering that due to the sudden swerve which I gave the machine an immediate stop might have turned us over, I went forward a short distance and brought my machine to a stop. Notlced Booker’s Condition. On looking around, however, I noticed Mr. Booker's condition and that he was bleeding profusely, and realizing the importance of getting him to a hospital. I suggested to Miss Northrup., who did not appear to be tnjured, that she get a taxt and go into town, and I gave her funds with which to do so. I then immediately turned my car around, two men, who liter advised me that they were police officers, got into the car with me to keep the road clear, and I drove with all possible speed, in fact, as fast as my car would o, to Casualty Hos- plial. The statement that there had been any drinking_ going on is ab- solutely untrue and the question of my sobriety is best demonstrated by the way I drove the car to the hos- pital. Any statemeuts questioning the fact that I was Sober are con- temptible and hardlyl worth refuting. Advised of Indefinite Postponement. “My business calls me in and out of Washington considerably. 1 wunder- stood, unofficially, that there was to be a hearing at Hyattsville on June 8, 1926, to go into the facts in this case. but on June 6 I attended the funeral of Mr. Booker at Newport News, and due to pressing engage- ments which I was compelled to cancel by virtue thereof, I inquired through my counsel if it would be possible to postpone same, and I was advised that such postponement would be agreeable. I was later advised that the hearing would be held on Tues day, June 22, but on that day my counsel was advised that the matter had been indeflnitely postponed. I had no notice of any hearing for Thursday evening. I was in Wash- ington all day Wednesday and all day Thursday and could have been readily reached without difficulty. “I may further say that Miss North- rup could also have been reached and she has not changed her name or her address since the accident, and would have attended the hearing had she been requested. There would have been no difficulty in getting her at the hearing for the reason that her name and address was given to sev- eral persons at the time of the accident and is no doubt in the hands of the proper Maryland authorities. “It is strikingly queer that meither of the STAR, WASHINGTON, ROUND-THE-WORLD | DAVAS DEMANDS RACERS REACH ASIA' - IMMEDIATE TRIAL D. BT ——— Part of the first groyp of boys napolis camp s It s apy the camp. L EAVE ON GRUISE 235 Business Men Sail on Southland for Maryland and Virginia Points. Some 235 amateur sallors shipped on the good ship Southland of the Washington-Norfolk mercantile marine toduy and went steaming down to the sea to capture trade for Washington and to make people of Maryland and Virginia know what they think of their home port. These members of the Merchants and Manufucturers' Association hope to stamp indelibly everywhere they go the slogan of “Buy in and Boost for Washington.” They will be gone till Monday morning, and thefr location may be known from the nofse of hilarity with which they will make the shores of the Potomac, Chesapeake and York ring They sailed @ noon with sirens blowing and whistles screeching which drowned on the dock the voice of a summons server with an injunction on the booster committee, headed by Commodore Ros: P. Andrews. restraining the booster committee from ever again making a date for one of these cruises which conflicted with other appointments of a chairman of the Bourd of District Commissioners. For the first time in many years. Cino 1. Rudolph, a Com missioner of the District, was unable to go because of previous appoint ments, but the District government s well represented. as is the Federal executive branch and the national legislature. Columbus > o'clock this after. Plans Last Ctuise Charles Columbus, sec Merchunts : ufacturers’ Assoc ation, was busy all day, strengthening the literature guns for firing the broadside: Washington's business so0d fellowship into every port on the call list, and outdoing on cruise secretary o on this expe ) greater fields « 1 manage nd Transporation ™ ing Trade New York (ity All the day, until the toot of the whistle announced that the last line had been cast off und the ship was moving into the stream. stevedores were trucking aboard s of food, to appease the salt-water-wetted ap petites, for seamen of good fellowship must be fed if they must force sub- mission into thelr friendly enemies. And, too, there must be amusement and a plenty, for idle minds breed mutiny, and there will not be one dle moment during the whole time. The vessel will steam the Potomac River, the (‘hesapeake Bay, the James River, the Patuxent, Hampton Roads. the York River, and will even stick its nose into the Atlantic between the Virginia capes, Charles and Henry, and strike hard at any resistance that crosses its bow, for Washington's ad vantages as a good place to buy must be impressed on every one. Will Land at Solomons Island. At 2 o'clock the vessel, amid the cheers from the throats of those on the ship and those left behind on the dock not fortunate enough to obtain a billet, started southward. It will steam leisurely down the Potomac and out into the bay, arriving off the mouth of the Patuxent River at Solomons Island tomorrow morning at 7 o'clock to receive reports from its intelligence department. A half hour here, and then the nose of the ship will aguin point southward, down the Chesapeake Bay to Newport News, where it will arrive at 3:30 o'clock. Here the sallormen will get a chance to straighten out their sea legs on the property of the Newport News Shipbullding and Dry Dock Co., view- ing the great ship construction now golng on there. At 5:30 o'clock the vessel will leave for the Virginia capes, arriving at 7:30 o'clock and spending 15 minutes. rocking on the ground swells, and then back to Hampton Roadd, mobilization grounds of the Atlantic fleet, where it will arrive at 9 o'clock tomorrow evening. anchoring for the night. At 6:30 o'clock Sunday morning the vessel will dock at Old Polnt Comfort to allow the members to go to church. At 8 o'clock the vessel will again head for the Chesapeake, steam northward to the York River and up this his- toric stream to Yorktown, scene of Cornwallls surrender and the base of the Atlantio fleet during the last war. Here the members will be given op- portunity to play golf, arrangements for which have been made on two courses. They will be allowed to.do a little sight-seeing and some bathing. Arriving at 10 o'clock Sunday morn- ing. they will remain until 6 pm., when the homeward-bound pennant will be broken to the breeze and the vessel will steam for the Chesapeake, the Potomac River and home, arriving here Monday morning at 7:30 o'clock. The captain and lieutenants of this nise follo R. P. Andre pres Miss Northrup nor myself were sum- moned to this heiring when both were available. “I have never attempted to avoid the hearing in question or any other hearing; I have been in touch with Mr. Booker, sr., on several occasions since the accident; have discussed the situation with his attorney; have glven him all facts at my command; have tendered him an inspection of the automobile; have shown him a plat of the scene where the accident occurred, which clearly indicates that it was not my fault, and the physical facts bear out that had I not acted as I did in the particular occurrence, which was done in an effort to save every one, probably all of the occu- pants of both machines would have been killed. 3 “1 have the sincerdst sympathy for Mr. Booker. I was quite close to his son and through this accident have lost & very dear friend” aintained by the Boys’ Depart: ately 40 miles from Washington, and a new State road has been completed, which leads directly to STUDIES DEBT PAGT Caillaux Declared Opposed to Article 7. Providing for Bond Issue. By the PA Briand cabinet iStry has now to be g called, is due to hold fts first session with the 1 neo-American debt f the first hurdles cone question of agreement as one it will have to It is.thought in sol quarters that £ e agrre ent, in th will comme 4 n, both mber of Depu the mir sred n and also 1 as a sort of joke, for considerable disct the ¢ and when comes up in the Ch ties. Joseph Caill ister of finance, is de posed to this provi n until September 3. | dent of the association and chairman of the booster committee of 1926; Louls Levy, treasurer: Charles J. Columbus, secretary; Dr. M. G. Gibbs, F. V. Kil- lian, H. H. Levi, . M. Dorsch, Sam- uel Zirkin, L. A. Payne, M. E. Horton, Albert Sigmund. James E. Colliflower, | A. A. Auth, Willam E. Russell, Fred | A. Spicer, A. J. Sundlun, Richard I. | Lamb, Harper. A. F. Jorss, J.C. | Callahan linger, R. B. H.| Lyon, Harry Crandall, | Georg Joseph A. Fisher. | Eugene Y Goldheim. John S, Dunn. F . M. A, Leese, A Gen. Anton Stephan, Sidney | West, Harry E. I1ill, M. D. Rosenberg. J. Harry Cunningham, Bert L. Olm sted and Robert E. Buckiey The following boosters’ on the ship's passenger list Harry Allen tuart Allen, Albert E. Anderson, R. V. Andrews. Stewart Ashton, A. A. Auth, John Auth, F. P. Avalear Dr. George A Barrett, Dr. names are N Baker, Charles P Basseches, Chapin Bauman, . Nelson Bean, Emile Beau vais, Edward Beetham, Lteut. Col. J Franklin Bell, John G. Bell, 8. J. Bend heim, George Benzing, Clifford K. Ber vyman, Harry Bieber, John 8. Blick, G. W. Bonnette, Herman L. Bonne: Harry F. Boryer, D. W. Bowie, E. Brennan, J. A. Brown. P. D. Brown Thomas P. Brown, W. A. Brown, W. | Brown, § Kess Morris Cafritz, J. C. Callahan. Vin cent Callahan, Wiliam H. Callahan Thomas A. Cantwell, Benjamin Caro Frank : George S. Cartnel R Cator, Edward H. Chamber: Willlam il. Clarke, Eugene A. Coch- ran, Bertrara H. Cohn, James E. Col- liflower, Charles J. Columbus, L. T. Conway, Ma). William E. R. Covell, Harvey L. Cox, Harry M. Crandall, William W. Curtis. W. A. De Souza, Wardwell C. Dex ter, C. H. Dikeman. J. E. Divver, Peter M. Dorsch, A. H. Douglas, M. M. Doyle, Frank Du Bois. Julius 11 Duehring, C. B. Dulcan, J. §. Dunn, | Bertram Emerson, ir. Frank P. Fenwick, Joseph A. Fish- er, Norman Fisher, W. Forsberg A Freedman, J. N. Freedman, leo pold V. Freudberg, Isadore Freund Willlam G. Galliher, A. D. Gardner, | Ray Garrett, Bernard F. Garvey, S. A Gattt, Clarkson Gemmill, Dr. W. W Georges, Morris Gewirz Ghiselll. M. G. Gibbs, Nat A. Gleason, S. E. Godden, z don, B. H. Gruver, Herbert Gug genheim, J. G. Gundling. Sam Gusack. Alfred L. Haas, Thomas D. Harden, F.W. Harper, Ringgold Hart, Joseph N, Huusler. Ernest Herrell Charles ¥. Ilerrmann, Fred A. Hes sick, Willlum A. Hettinger. Hurry E. Hill. Harry L. Hoftman. Charles L. Howser, H. B Hundley, D. R. Hutch- ison. Mike Jacobs. Charles cobsen, Ernest Johnston, W. D. Johnston, ¢ Alexander Jones, O. M. Jones, F. Jorss, R. E. Jovce. Maurice Kafka, L. L. Kemp, F. V Killian, Milton S. Kronheim | Clifford L. Lanham, Solomon Lans- | burgh, H. C. Leapley, A. W. Lee. .| A. Leese, Dr. B. K. Leon. Ira Letts, H. H. Levi, Louis Levy, Barue Liebman. A. Linsenmeyer, Harry Loeb, Adlal G. Loehl, Samuel B Loveless, George A. Lucke, Charles B. Lyddane. R. B. H. Lyon. M. F. Mangan, Dr. Jesse T. Mann, Richard Mansfleld. Robert W. Mc- Chesney, R. A. McConnell, G. P. Mc- Glue, Thomas E. McHale, John J. Mclnerney, Robert L. McKeever, Frank Mitchell. Howard Moran. Alvin L. Newmyer, William Normoyle. Bert’ L. Olmstead, L. G meyer, Benjamin Ourisman, Owings. Alfred Pasternak, Max Pasternak, Lewls A. Payne, Frank M. Peirce, Da: vid M. Pettit, P. C. Phillips, Dr. Henry G. Plaster, George E. Potter, James A Purcell. F. W. Rade, 1. Rappaport, Dr. John T. Ready, J. Milton Redman, H. L. Reece, Herman Richards, Gus Ring, Frank Fish Rogers, Dr. Joseph . J. Rogers, jr.; W. J. Maurice S. Rosen, Bert J. Rosenberg, Jack Rosenberg, M. D. Rosenberg, George A. Rucker, W. W. Rucker, Willlam B. Russell. W. Btokes, Sammons, M. H. Schloss- serg, August Schmidt, Arthur B, Scriv- ener, Herman A. Schulteis, A. Schu- macher, Charles Schwartz, k. C. Scott, Henry Segaloff. A S. M. Selinger, George K. Shearer. Harry Sherby, J. L. Sherwood, jr.; J. Shulman, Ralph Simon, Morris Simon, Dr. O. U. Singer, V. A. Sisler, B. E. Skinker, Walter Skinker. Thomas W. Smith, ‘Wallace J. Smith, Louis E. Smithers, H. L. Snodgrass, Fred A. Spicer, Henry C. Stein, F. H. Stephens, Harry C. Stewart, Arthur J. Sundlun. Harry W. Taylor, Dr. Lewls H. Taylor, G. Milton Thomas, W. Forrest Thompson, Fred Treuleben. Harry Viner. John Waller, Theodore Walter. Jay T. Ward, Carl M. Weigle, William Werner, Wililam J. Wheatley, George W. White, Leroy Whitman, F. P Wilcox, Joseph A. Wilner,” W. R. Winslow. Morris Wittlin, Eugene Young, F. N. Zihiman. COMMUNISTS RELEASED. P Oster- Frank Men Who Made Sacco-Vanzett! Protest in Mexico Freed. MEXICO CITY, June 25 (#).—The Cuban Communist Mella and othér leaders in the recent demonstration held in front of the American consu- late here in protest against the convie- tion in Massachusetts of the Italians Sacco and Vanzetti for murder were released last night. 5 . The men had been under arrest since the demonstration. Government officlals declined to make any state- ment regarding their release. PRSI Traction Line Sued for $30,000. Algernon L. Handy today filed suit to recover $30,008, damages from the Capital Traction Company for alleged personal injurfes. Handy says he was driving his automobile ;at night No- vember 1, 1923, when he collided with a safety-zone pole at Fourteenth and T streets and sustained serious in- jury. He declares the pole was not lighted and was not visible In the darkness, He is represented by At- torneys John Lewis Smith and Alfred L. Bennett. ¢ be insisting on safeguard ity of a in nent | under which would be enabled to modify her payments should Ger | many fail to meet her reparation ol | gatlons LENGLEN VCTOR INEASY CONTEST Mrs. Mallory Also Wins, De-'.,). aIF shades of poitiea feating Joan Fry, Brit- |en s breuthing il and permaied ish Hope. provides that the Amers nent may demand that bonds for the war debt form that they will he saia ble on the stock market There is « ust be g1y condition itself without interference from b n politics. But there is a distinct between the f lowers of the R ho are rathar linclined to favor ratification of th debt accord i the Left. who acking and filling on e By the Amoiated Press WIMBLEDON, F Playing without much of her custom ary dash, Mlle. Suzanne Lenglen to day won her twice postponed mateh against Mrs. Dewhurst in the Wimble don jubilee tennis tournament, 6— 62 With he Wills, looking on from a stands, the French star desire to strive for one of set triumphs which marked her Keason march Lo tournan Sne remained in the back throughout almost the entire apparen eavoring the least possible exerti the games consequently went to deuc After extending Mlle. Lenzlen in the third and fifth games of the fl set Mrs. Dewhurst took the si largely as a result of Suzanne's errol She also won the seventh with clev placements, after which the Fr girl clinched the set by taking eighth game Mrs. Mallory Wi easily annexing the first Mile. Lenglen b question Marcel Hutir says it 1= no to repeat that mittee of expe the Echo de Parts longer an indiscretior the government's com s I8 trying to evol a plan for the rtabilization of French currency. thanks to credits obtainable in the United & savs, “it is time with Washingtor On the other hund, L'Ouevre. one the Left organs. hopes that aux-—azainst W it la grown i debrs o1 1 in 1 indicated no the love an riv en ontest, | 1o win with | Le Jour tion thit tled “in Alsatian iron ar ern Africa. S, OFFICIAL debts could be igh deliveries of and phosphates and minerals from north ch | SILENT. American officials were loath tods to comment on developmen Paris in regard to proposed changes in the ment for fu Frenct America, | S P 4 insistence of arding nking Ger tion h payments t wit After games of the second set again was forced to deuce in the third. Once more Mrs. Dewhurst railied to win the sixth and seventh games, only to have the champion come back in the eigth to clinch the victory, 6 If excitement was missing in Leng len's appearance, spectators were more than repald in the unexpected defeat of Joan Fry. finalist in the tournament last year, at the hands of the foymer American ghampion, Mrs Moiia ‘B. Mallory. .Miss ¥ry, eonsid : ered one of Bngland's stronge: @ chan, ites, went down after a stirrin ance Minister set battle, 4—6. 6—4. 7 | deration of ¢ Alte. 1 glen visited a specialist ise it would throw the whol this morning for an electrical treat ation « i House has ment. Afterward she produced a ce and any chang tificate, signed by Dr. M. Smart, which | ¢ 10 be approved there, even she said she was sending to the Wim American commission ac bledon tennis authoriti It read: *1 certify that 1 have today examined Mile. Lenglen and 1 think it possible khe may be able to play today. But she should certainly not take part in any vigorous match, and I think it is essential that afterward she shouvld have at least two or three davs' rest.’ Mrs. Jessup Beaten Mrs. Marion Z. Jessup of Wilming ton, Del, was eliminated in the women's singles by Mlle. H. Contos. lavos. Mrs. Jessup put up a stirring three.set battle against her foe, losing by 2—6, 6—4. 6—4 Mrs. Jessup tired perceptibly after the opening set, flubbing many easy shots in the second. Mlle. Contos- lavos won the first three games of the final set, and although the American player rallled she was unable to over- come this advantage. Elizabeth Ryan and Mary K Browne of California. who yesterday defeated Lenglen and Didi Viasto in & stirring doubles match. went three sets again today to triumph over Miss I. Maltby and Mrs. H. G. Broadbridge. 61, 2—6, 6—3 { Duke of York Beaten. | The Duke of York, King George's | second son. suffered defeat in the men’s doubles. Partnered by L. Creig, he lost to A. W. Gore and H. Roper Barrett, 6—1, 63, 62, Senorita d'Alvarez, the Spanish star, was extended against Miss D. Holman in three sets, 6—4, 3—6, 62, Announcement was made that Jean Borotra of France whose partner. Paul Feret, was recalled to France. would pair with Aslangul, unless other contestants in the doubles raised ob Jection. «n repar nad m Those tions wh between who had part in the negotia I resulted in the agi the French and A ners repeatedly announ refusal to consider 1 S en again. The quiesce, In the Senate the faces strenuou has been no until the Fre; fied i agreement nch v intensify settlement already s opposition. and there on to bring it up ch Parliament has rat{ her changes to make the more favorabla from the wpoint would undoubtediy e antagonism there. Today in Congres Senate. The Senate went on with consid eration of various substitutes f the McNary-Haugen farm b which was beaten vesterday Former Secretary of Labor Wil gon, now the Democratic nomines for nator from Pennsylvania was a witness before the Senate committee inquiring into the Penn sylvania primar District of Columbia committes will meet this afterncon on the proposed a ent to the Bor land street law and the new life insurance code Indian affairs committee met on a bill affecting one of the Western tribes. Conferees on civil service retire ment legislation plan a final effort to agree this afternoon House. IHouse considers the conference report on military aviation. House adjourns out of respect for the late Representative Charles E. Fuller, Republican, of nois, who died early today at his home in Belvidere, Iil. 1llinois delegation conferred upon resolutions of condolence in the death of Representative Fuller and to arrange for memorial ex ercises. The Republican steering com mittee conferred in the Speaker's office on administration program and heard report from House Leader Tilson on his policy con ference with President Coolidge Special joint committee con tinues hearing on, Northern Pa cific grants. youthful to win Dragoon Wins Bermuda Race. By the Associated Press. HAMILTON, Bermuda, June The Dragoon, owned by Robert N. Bavier, was the first of the flotilla of 16 yachts which set out from New London last Sunday to cross the finish line of the New London- Bermuda vacht race here at 8:52 this morning. REFERENDUM ON LENGTHENING THE SCHOOL DAY IN ORDER TO DECREASE OR ABOLISH HOME STUDY ‘The Btar, cooperating with the Board of Education., invites ‘Washington parents to fill out the following ballot in this important referendum: i 1. In favor of @lspensing with all home study of pupils— In the first six grades’ Yes...wmuwe No.o.... In the jundor high schools®” Yes........ No........ In the senior high schools? Yes........ No.e..... In the normal schools? Yes........ In faver of extending the school day— Tn the first six grades, from 3 to 3:457 Yes. In the junior high schools, from 3 to 3:45? Yes...... No...... In the senior high schools, from 2:30 to 4* Yes...... No..qeas Do you favor achool on Saturday mornings? Yes...... NO. canee How many children have you in school? . cansenne 6. Are you a member of a Parent-Teacher or Citizens’ Asso- clation? Yes... NOTE.—Cut out and mail to Educational Editor. The Star. All ballots after being registered will be turned over to Harry Hine, Secretary of the Board of Education.