Evening Star Newspaper, July 10, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Thundershowers _this afternoon or tonight; cooler tonight; tomorrow fair and cooler. yesterday. da, Y. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 No. 30,020. 37 MINE CONVITS HOLD MGUARDS T - FEET NDER ERTH Kansas Mutineers Ask Con- ference With Warden of Penitentiary. BED SHEET SHORTAGE BLAMED FOR OUTBREAK Bhaft Cage Blocked With Timbers. Hunger Is Expected to Break | the Strike Shortly. By the Associated Press. LANSING, Kans., July 10.—Leaders ®f 375 prisoners in the State peniten- tlary here who mutined last night, while in the bottom of the prison ‘mine shaft, and refused to come to the surface, or to allow guards to de- scend, asked for a conference with Warden W. H. Mackey this morning. Warden Mackey informed the prison- ers that they could talk with Deputy Warden R. H. Hudspeth later. The réequest for a conference is the first ‘word that has come from the prisoners who blocked the mine cage @t the 730-foot level yesterday just aft- er the noon meal had been lowered ¥ to them, The men were supervised at the time by 18 guards, all of whom ‘were at the bottom of the shaft at the time, and”who are held prisoners by the rebellious convicts. Made Pséfé3 Before. ‘Warden Mackey said he believed the self-imprisonment was part of a protest over a shortagé of bed sheets in prison cell houses. Only recently the prisoners staged a demonstration to stress their de- mands for sheets, he said, shouting and rattling cell, doors for the great- er part of a night. The shortage of bedding, Warden Mackey declared, was due to lack of funds in the last :.ppfopflltlon by the State Legisla~ ure... Entering the mine as usual yester- day morning, the convict miners went._about their tasks umtil 10:30 a.m., when the cage was lowered with . food for the shaft crew. As the cage reached the 730-foot Surface guards 1%’ £ tempted to enter the mine, cage blocked their way! The pris- oners refused to send a committee Entered as second class matter . post office, Washington,' 'Paris Amu‘chist,si Threaten to Kill Rivera on Visit C. By the Astociated Press. PARIS, July 10.—Anarchist post- ers warning Premier Primo de Rivera of Spain that he would vis- it Paris at his own perll were found pasted to walls in all parts of the city this morning. The post- ers declared that* Paris was ‘“no place for dictators," The police promptly tore the post- ers down and n combing the capital for anarc] . Every pre- caution will be taken to protect the Spanish chief from the moment he crosses the frontier. He is coming at the invitation of the French government, and will. participate in the ceremony for Bastille day, July 14, TWO AR OFFIGERS WL BE GENERALS Lieut. Cols. Gillmore and Lahm Recommended to ~Davis for Promotion. By the Associated Press. Promotion of Lieut. Cols. Willlam E. ‘Gillmore and Frank P. Lahm of the Army Air Service to the grade of brigadier generals is understood to have been recommended to Sec retary of War Davis by Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of the Air Bervice. Under the air bill creating the two additional numbers Col. Lahm would have charge of air service operations and be placed in command of Kelley Field, Tex., while Col. @llimore would become supply officer and continue his present station at headquarters here, d The recommendations of the Air Service chief were sul ted- to Sec- retary Davis early last Saturday in time for him, had he chosen to do so, to forward them through the White House to°the Senate for cont lon before Congress adjourned. Mr. Davis, however, held that theré was no occa- sion for such quick action, since the posts could be filled through recess ap- pointments. Col. Lahm now is stationed jn San | *, Francisco as air officer of the 9th Corps Area. 3 2 OFFICER ASKS INSANITY. .. WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, DURKIN CONVETEL ‘ PEVALTY FOED AT S YEASBY LAY Verdict Reached in~ Few Hours, But Men Debate Long on Sentence. “SHEIK” BANDIT, ACCUSED OF KILLING U. S. AGENT Granted 15 Continuances Whnn' .torneys Declined to Defend Case in Chicago Courts. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 10.—Martin J. Dur-|. kin, shelk automobile thief and gun- man, is gullty of murdering Edwin C. Shanahan, Federal agent. Thirty-five years in prison is the penalty recom- mended by the jury. The youthful outlaw, who fled to California. and back with one sweet- heart, later to return and marry an- other girl, was found to have shot the officer while the latter was attempting The verdict ending a six-week trial before Superior Judge H. B. Miller was read at 8.46. Was Killed Last October. Shanahan was slain on October 11, 1925, in a garage. 4 D‘v':rkh:'l plea was self defense, that By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 10.—Search for more bodfes in the submarine 8-51 dict, while the defense contended Dur- ed no emotion when the v«dlct a.m., After retiring at 10:50 o'clock Em' gallows or 18 That Were Recovered Are his arrest for automobile theft. The kin shot in self defense. = SEARCH FOR BODIES read. - last night. Then for nearly six hours before 8 a.m. reached an agree All Submarine Held—7 State had pleaded for a hanging ver-| Durkin, who is 24 years old, show- 'l‘n.)mry had voted hit gulity at 2 et menic N 551 ABANDONED short- v ‘ment. ——— Lost Forever. VERDICT BE SET ASIDE % ——— | Fenning, as Commpttes, Ordered to Show Cause Why Petition Should Not Be Granted. “Justice Hoehling of the District | 0 Supreme: C today lssued a rule on Frederick A, Fepning, District . | Commissioner, to show cause next powered, Fear for the safety of the guards eaused ‘Warden Mackey to proceed with caution in attempting to extri- cate’ the convicts. He ned - to make no effort to bring them out until later. this. morning, belleving that hunger would cause them to surren- der. Even if armed men gained en- trance to the drift the guard prob- | agah ably would be used as a shield, he said. The guards are unarmed ex- cept for clubs, carrying of firearms into the workings being forbidden, Hpve Dynamite, But No Caps. Frank Norris, convicted of murder #t Leavenworth, Kans., was a leader in the cellhouse demonstration, the warden said, and is believed to be one of the leaders in the mutiny. Although the mutineers have a sup- ply of dynamite, there are no caps in the workings, the detonators being kept on the surface and issued as needed. The prison is located only a short distance from the Fort Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. No calls for have been sent to the fort, how- as only.a few convicts -could come from the mine at one time. AMERICAN ON TRIAL Tuesday why a petition of Frank D. Allen, retired lieutenant of the United States Navy, should not be granted. Allen was sdjudged insane in Sep- tember, 1925, and Commissioner Fen- ning was appointed his commi Recently the officer filed a petition in habeas corpus and was held by a jury to be sane and ordered re- leased from St. Elizabeth’s H 1 The pet! i elitiseie §= rsons _responsible f a'qn and detention are answerable damages. BOYLE QUITS CONTEST. Throws Support to Independent in Alaskan Delegate Rade. 5 & ON JAPANESE CHARGE|; _Consulate Clerk Accused of Photo- graphing Fortifications at 1 Nagasaki. By the Assoclated Press. i TOKIO, July 10.—Preliminary trial id, clerk In the at Nagasaki, on & charge of photographing fortifica- public was not admitted and the pro- ceedings have been kept secret. case was continued until Monday. Vogelweid was remanded to the custody of Consul Henry B. Hitch- cock aftér court judges and witnesses visited Sasebo, naval station near Ni , where Vogelweid Is accused of photographing a fortified zone. He former receiver offices in Juneau and BURNED SHIP SIGHTED. The | Water’ vestigation "Vogelweid will be held for public trial, 1f_convicted, It 18 gel expect. | Fore od that the sentence will be it and —— PRIMARY RECHECK BEGUN.| = Study of G. 0. P. Ballots in Chi- gnwhbuuq of Democrats CHICAGO, July 10 {#).—Demo- oratic returns in the city primaries in - April wére under scrutiny today as & |- development of the’ investigation, ‘which has disclosed fraudulent count- ing, of, Republican votes in nearly 100 precincta. . County Judge Jarecki, .mnm&:zofvm dlrecting ex- for Republi-{ ing officers connected would comment upon the m! the vessel's interlor. Twelve bodies had been identified this morning as follows: ”u-“m. J'rflhrh:k David Foster, Nut- Ensign u:und'wqmur Egbert, Allan - Clifford Earle, engineman, Gloucester, Mass. 2 ~ Colum- mfllrr’mmk Eizer, coxswain, Valentine Hilt Bond, chief torpedo- man, Newport, R. I George Henry ' Martin, = officers’ | Jobn Joseph McCarthy, seaman, 4 New York. < Frank Letster Mims, fireman, Au- fedr h ‘persori - ved . himtiself fn danger. The court also pointed out, however, Shanahan’s he arrest and gullty of murder. He gave the jury these altérnatives: onmfu:nd the death penalty; and imprisonment; guilty and a prison sentence, and ac- 3 sfgis‘“ syhal JULY 10, 1926—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. Bandits in Cyrene Kill 28 in Attack On Camion Train ROME, July 10.— Twenty-two soldiers, five civillans and one na- tive were killed by Cyrenaican brigands in a surprise attack on a Wwagon train proceeding from Apol- lonia to Cyrene, the colonial office camions of civilians and one cam- fon of soldiers, with a military es- cort, was going to Cyrene as part ©of a concentration of forges, in an effort to break h‘;’ the 'I‘::tm RELICS ON EXPQHT'OF o in. | Charges Against Former U, S. Con- sul to Be Pressed if Proof of _ Shipment Is Found. By the Associated Prese. MEXICO CITY, July 10.—Allega- tions: that \E. 'H. Thompson, former United States consul at Progreso, was responsible for the illexal removal of valuable ; U. S. PROTESTS CA SUIT IN MEXICAN COURT sorts’ were | S HEAT WAVE RELIF 5 DUE LATE TODAY Temperature May Reach 95| Before Break—Four Pros- trations Here. After being placed on record yes- §3 ; £ : REE il 7 i € < | i | % -9 ¢ & B ® iF g & ?2; . 1l i gfe E | & | 1 E g : i %s ; | i 1] e i | ¥ it i K1 i, 7 : i ; day afterncon last night by thou- sands who sought. relief in the open. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every cit; block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 95,134 “Ripe Melon” Cries Disturb His Flock, Pastor Complains Because raucous. volced huck- sters distracted the attention of his congregation last Sunday with cries of “red ripe watermelon,” Rev. J. Milton Waldron, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist Church, - col- ored, wrote to the District Com- missioners today protesting ve- hemently against such disturb- ance of the peace and tranquallity of the Sabbath. ) Means Associaied Press. The melon peddlers, Dr. Waldron told the Commissioners, make “‘a great outcry’ to attract attention, and while the noise may be all. right on any week day, it most certainly should not be permitted . Huckstering on Sun- day, he added, “is a habit which is creeping into: Washington al- most unaware.” > The Commissioners promised to give due consideration to the complaint. BOARD OF TRADE PLANS TAX STUDY Committee Meets With Bell and Donovan to Seek Lower Rate for D. C. Proposals for cutting down appro- priations for the District of Columbia to avoid higher taxes were made at a meeting of the directors, members of van, District auditor, in the head- quarters of the organization, in The Star Building, late yesterday after- noon. The meeting was called by Joshua Evans, jr., chairman of the ‘board’s committee on municipal finance, to carry out the Board of Trade's desire TWO CENTS. RUDOLPH DOUBTS - § COOLIDGE HINTED FOR RESIGNATION Commissioner Intimates He May Quit When- Fenning Case Is Settled. COOLIDGE COUNTING UPON LATTER’S LEAVING SOON Gives Impression That He Learned of Impending Action Before Leaving Capital. Completely surprised by newspaper reports from the ‘Summer White House at Paul Smiths, N. Y., that President Coolidge had heard rumors of his impending resignation on ac- count of ill health, Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph indicated today that he has no intention of taking such a step “right away.” The Commissioner pointed out that for some time Mrs. Rudolph has en- deavored to persuade him to retire and intimated that he might have done sp in celebration of his silver wedding anniversary last month had not the Fenning case developed. . At some time in the near future, perhaps, when the Fenning case is ul- timately settled, the Commissioner hinted that he may comply with Mrs. Rudolph’s wishes, At it will not be because of ill healtly, he declared. Mr. Rudolph very empeatically denied that his physical #éndition is im- paired. “I- don’t play gwit,” he sald, “be- cause of the lack of time. And I don’t run a foot race because it’s too darn hot.” The Commissioner also pointed out that in his recollection he has mot lost a day from his office because of his health. Commissioner Rudolph is quite con- fident that the President is not seek- ing his resignation. ¢ “] have been acquainted with Mr. ° ‘oolidge for some time,” he said, “and I have never yet known him to throw out a hint. He is not the hinting kind. If he wanted my resignation I am certain he would ask build- | for ft.”" Maj. . He explained that in June, - 1926, there were $1,600,000 in taxes unpaid for that year. Collec- to that amount were expected in the fiscal year just closed. A higher tax rate brought. about an increased amount of .realty taxes owing from ,000, or by Dis- Mr. Rudolph’s term as sioner expires next April 15. FENNING ACTION AWAITED. . President Satisfied Commissioner BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. * Staff Correspotident, of The Star; ‘WHITE PINE C. , N. Y., July 10.—No-matter . Com- missioner Fenning may be giving in ‘Washington about having no inten- tion of retiring to private life Presi- dent Coolidge is satisfied that he will There appears to bs no doubt in the President’s deficiency instead and the | his ‘which | as making up his mind is oral issues involved the that he |