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2 » ‘ PROBE OF ILLINOIS PRIVARY NEAR END Senatorial Inquiry to Be Re- | sumed Tuesday—Commit- | tee Then to Quit. i By the Associaied Pres CHICAGO, July 31.—Although a formidable array of witnesses remain in the Illinois campaign funds quiz, the Senate investigating committee | hopes to conclude its inquiry next week, after resuming activities on | Tuesday. | The committes believes that ready has uncovered the principal mat- ters involved in the senatorial contest. Chairman Reed said he had no plans | for further inquiries after the present one is_closed. While members of the committee would not discuss the evidence pend- ing their report to the Senate next December, it was known they had been more impressed by the free contribu-| tions by public utilities officials than by the amount spent in the contest, which now total $941,110.41 for the senatorial, Cook County and other tickets, Total of $170,000 Given. As the record is_now written, of: | ficials of three different groups of public utilities in the State contributed a total of $170,000 to the senatorial campaign of Frank L. Smith. who is still chalrman of the Illinois Commerce Commission, the authority of which over public utilities in Ilinois, is com parable to that of the Interstate Com merce Commission over railroads. Samuel Insull of Chicago, head of a number of \tilities, gave $125,000 directly to Smith’s funds and spent, in addition, $33.735.19 in a_propaganda campaign against the World Court, | which Smith also opposed. Ira C. Copley of Aurora, Ill, former Congressman and chairman of the board of the Western United Light and Power Co., gave $25,000 to the | Smith fund, and Clement Stude- baker, president of the Illinois Power and Light Corporation, made two donations of $10,000 each to the campaign fund of the commerce commission chairman, who defeated Senator Willlam B. McKinley. Insull Aided Others. Allen F. Moore, Illinois Republican | national committeeman and campaign manager for Smith, has testified to total expenditures for Smith of $253. 74751, of which $170.000 was given stated, by the three public utilities officials. Other evidence before the commit- tee has shown that Insull gave $15,000 to his “old friend.” George E. Brennan, who won the Democratic senatorial nomination. Insull also gave $10.000 to the Deneen faction of the Republi can party in Cook County, which sup- ported McKinley, but Roy O. West, chairman of that group, said this was done with the understanding that this would not be used in behalf of Sen- ator McKinley. Charles V. Barrett testified that the | Crowe-Barrett group in Cook County received $10,000 from Insull for use in the bitter campaign which was waged for control of nomination of Cook County officials. | Other developments during the in quiry included: Refusal of Thomas W. Cunningham | of Philadelphia, treasurer of the Pennsylvania State central commit- tee, to reveal the source of the $50,000 he contributed to the campaign fund of William S. V of Philadelphia, who won the Pennsylvania senatorial nomination. Announcement by Chair- | man Reed that Cunningham would be | cited to the Senate for contempt as a result. Testimony that Senator McKinley was determined to finance his own campaign and that he spent $350.-| 616.72 in the effort to be renominated. STATION WBBM DENIES POWER PIRACY INTENT Explains Increase in Strength Was Sought Merely as a Precau- tionary Measure. it al-| By the Associated Press CHICAGO, July 31.—Radio station WBBM will not “pirate” either power or wave length, its owners stated to- day in explaining a previousannounce- ment that it had received a license to increase its power from 1,500 to 10,000 | watts. The owners sald that there will be no change in the status of the station until Congress has passed a radio bill. The power irfcrease was asked to pre- vent other stations attempting to take the 22¢-meter wave length of WBBM, they explained, adding that no’atterapt will be made to use it uniess there is deliberate interrerence by some other station. Tourists Flock to Scene, Reassured There Is No Danger. NAPLES, Italy, July 31 (®).—Two new currents of lava have been started down the southeastern flank of Mount Vesuvius by the present eruption, which has continued for a week. Tourists, reassured by volcanologists’ statements that there is no danger, are flocking to the scene to witness the! spectacle. FEAR CARDINAL IS ILL." Gasparri, Papal Secretary of State, Visited by Doctor. ROME, July 31 (#.—Some dis- quietude regarding the health of Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary of state, has arisen following a_visit { Dby Dr. Guilio Faelll. It is stated that the cardinal, despite his robustness, shows signs of fatigue because of his excessive labors. _INSURANCE PLAN OPPOSED Compulsory automobile liability in- surance, advocated in many parts of the United States as a means to pro- mote safety, opposed by the Amer- ican Automobile Association. In a statement today the associa- tion said that an investigation ofssev- eral years had led to the conclusion that such compulsory insurance “would breed recklessness rather than promote greater' care,” and subject the *“car owners in mass to a burden of $300,000,000 in compulsory premi- ums to provide -protection against a comparatively few motorists who are financially irresponsible.” Ordered to Guard D_l_lty. Lieut. Col. Willlam E. Persons; in- fantry, attached to the office of chief of infantry, War Department, has been orderéd to Montgomery, Ala., for duty with the Alabama National Guard. |Pastors Here Plan. | Prayers to Avert Disaster in Mexico An appeal for Divine intercession to prevent bloodshed and disaster in Mexico will be made in all Cath- urches of Washington to- morrow, when Catholic churches in Mexico will close their doors. Many Protestant churches, espe- cially of the Episcopal denomina- tion, it was unofficially announced, also will offer special prayers. The Church of the Epiphany will be among these. These prayers are an outgrowth of a suggestion recently contained in a religious publication, urging that attention be directed to the position in which religious freedom is placed by recent happenings in Mexico. 3 PSR PRESIDENT IS STIL SEEKING CITY HEAD Executive Hopeful of Getting ‘Right Man in Spite of Trou- ble Encountered. By a Staff Correspondens of The Star. WHITE PINE CAMP, July 31.—It was announced officially yesterday afternoon at the executive office that President Coolidge has not vet made a decision regarding the selection of a successor to Frederick A. Fenning District of Columbia Commis- sioner. The President’s spokesman ex- plained that the difficulties in making a selection of the kind of man the President wants to appoint to this high office have been enhanced by the absence from Washington of so many men he would have liked to consult regarding this appointment. Has Several “Feelers” Out. It was also made apparent that, al- though the President is conscious of the difficult task he has undertaken, he has by no means lost hope and is determined that he will land the sort of man he is seking if he has to wait some little time. It also is indicated that the President has several “feel- ers” out in Washington, any one of which might bring the result he is anticipating. At the same time the President is known to have been seriously han- dicapped for several reasons, princi- pally because of an inclination to de- cline on the part of a number who ave been asked to permit themselves to be seriously considered for the place. They have explained that they did not care to take an office that is to be continually attacked by members of Congress. Several Are Ineligible. It was learned also that several men of the type being sought by Mr. Cool- idge and who might have accepted were found to be legal residents in other cities, althoug they live the greater part of their time in Wash- ington and are known to have a good knowledge of local conditions. President Coolidge, however, is still casting about and his associates are hoping that the most recent indirect offers that have been sent out will bear fruit. ELEVEN ARRAIGNED IN GAMBLING RAIDS; SIX HELD ON BONDS (Continued from as First Page.) Frank McCormack’s, 52i Thirteenth street, on the second floor, an adding machine, nine telephones, a_consider- able sum of money and a large box- full of alleged evidence were seized by Capt. Burlingame’s raiders. From this place alone, three patrol loads of witnesses and alleged em- ployes were taken into custody. Six Are Accused. Later, in connection with this raid, charges of violating the gambling sec- tion of the District of Columbia code were placed against the following six: Frank Michael McCormack of 2519 Twelfth street; James Joseph Noonan of 624 Twenty-third street, Frank Farrell of 4120 Fourteenth street, J. Edmond Taylor of 121 Seventh street northeast, J. A. Sullivan of 1223 L sireet and Harry Rockelli of 1007 Four-and-a-half street southwest. “Eddie's Place,” at 1209 E street, vielded 34 witnesses and three alleged operators when the police struck. A large crowd gathered around the place when the police appeared on the scene and watched one patrol load after another taken away to the Sixth precinct station. Much evidence was also seized. The three charged with handbook making at *Eddie's Place” were Lestar Manokey, Edward John Miller and Glenn Peter Babcock, all giving the business address ol 1209 E street. In addition to the nine charged with bookmaking at McCormack's and “Eddie’s,” the following seven were arrested on similar charges: John L. Frazier of 219 Seventh street and Callie J. Timmons of 309 Maryland avenue, northeeast, following a raid on *“Jack's Place” at 219 Seventh street; Edward McDonald of 715 O street, following a raid at that ad- dress; George Francis King of 2206 Lawrence street northeast and Ben- jamin Bodick of 531 Gresham place, following a raid on Bodick's tailor shop at 1325 G street; Frank Grant Lynn of 1632 Fourtenth fol- lowing a raid on the Gem Ci; at that address, and Adolph Johnson of 1774 U street, in the raid at 807 D street. Those waiving preliminary hearing and held for the action of the grand jury were: Frazier, Timmons, Rubin, Johnson, Friedman and Lynn. Those demanding preliminary hear- ing were: Somakow, Taylor, Sullivan, Rockelli, Babcock and Manokey. “We just scratched the surface, Inspector Henry Pratt, chief of d tectives, said follqwing the raids. “This is merely a start toward clean- ing Washington up of handbooks. We intend to keep right after hand. booking with hammer and tongs, making it emphatic that police will not let up until there has heen a definite checking of this practice. Several instances recently coming to the attention of the police where losses on the races resulted in the commission - of crime spurred the officlals of the Police Department to decisive action. In the last three months detectives have uncovered clalm were directly traceable losses in Washington handhooks, and in addition to that, numerous letters from wives and - dependents of habitues of local handbook establish- ments were received by police offi- cials telling of pinched domestic cir- cumstances as a result of gambling. . There was a lull in apparent Vig- ilance on the part of the police dur- ing the last month and the ““bookies,” after speculating for a time as to whether it was a calm before a storm, Warrant Officer Resigns. Rasigngtion of Warrant Officer John J. Kentfedy, at headguarters, 6th Corps Area, Chicago. Iil, has. beasd accepted by the Secretary of Wage S settled down to a thriving busi- in the helief that police were ed_ahout making handbook d_had relaxed. along those thefts or embezzlements which lh!yi to THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1926. CANTON CLEAN-UP STARTED BY ROACH Attorney Who Cleared Out Terre Haute Vice Tackles New Job Today. By the Associated Press. CANTON, Ohfo, July 31.-—-Joseph R. Roach, the man who sent 147 Terre Haute, Ind., public officials and gunmen to the penitentiary for mix- ing crime with -politics, today began his operations in Canton as advisory counsel to Acting Chief of Police Earl W. Hexamer. Those’ who see the darkest side of the situation in Canton believe Roach, a Chicago attorney, has a job of sim: ilar importance before him here. Charges of political protection to commercialized vice and fllicit traf- ficking in liquor and narcotics have been bandled about freely since Don R. ‘Mellett, publisher of the Canton Dafly News, was shot down at his garage door July 16. Mellett Made Charges. Mellett himself frequently made such charges editorfally, and person- ally he aided in putting some of those involved behind the bars. Mayor S. M. Swarts indicated his intention to give Roach wide-latitude in the murder and “its contributing causes."” As Roach prepared to begin his work today investigators into the murder mystery, headed by Detective Ora Slater, awaited returns from their broadcast yesterday of pictures and information concerning Patrick Eu. gene McDermott, (‘leveland, wanted for questioning in the inquiry. Informer Is Guarded. A mysterious informer, after tip- ping off the investigators to McDer- mott as a man with knowledge of the plot to murder Mellett, is held in jail near Canton for protection. The in- former fears for his life, declaring that he had been offered a role in the murder, refused it and had been threatened with death it he ever “squealed.” The investigators be- lieve that, even thougli McDermott may not have taken part in the shoot- ing, he can tell who did and who were the “higher-ups” seeking Mellott’s re moval. PRISONER 1S RELEASED. Man Slater Quizzed In Baltimore Is Quickly Freed. BALTIMORE, July 31 (#).—Shortly after Ora Slater, special detective in- vestigating the murder of Don R. Mellett, Canton publisher, interviewed a prisoner, known as Grover C'. Brown, in the city jail here early this week, the latter was given a hurried hear- ing and was released, it was learned Jast night. Brown also known as C. . Nason and C. H. Hast, was given a retroactive sentence on a charge of evading a hotel bill, effecting his im- mediate release. The local authorities refused to be quoted on the reason for the unusual of Mr. Slater,” State's Attorney Her- bert R. O'Connor said late last night. “Anything that is to be said must be said by him. I can’t make further comment now.” Judge O'Dunne, who presided at the hearing. declined to discuss the tase ‘“as a matter of state.” MANY RIOTS OCCUR AS MEXICO SEIZES CHURCH PROPERTY (Continued from First Page.) the people and successfully perforni- ing their mission of closing the an- nexes, the officials proceeded ta other churches, Semor Ortega personally supervising their work. Committees Form Problem. One knotty problem for solution today was the turning over of the churches by priests to committees of laymen. The government refuses to recognize the commitiee appoint- ed by the priests and ordered com- mittees named by the mayor of each town to take over the church. The last day of services in the churches of = Mexico witnessed extraordinary scenes of religlous emotions on the part of participants. In the capital thousands of Cath- olics visited their churches or shrines. The cathedral here and the shrine of the Lady of Guadalupe were overwhelmed with worshippers. Barefoot men, women and children trod the sun-baked road to Guad- alupe. Gentle-nurtured women rubbed shoulders with sturdy In- dian women, under the broiling sun. Jonfirmations, baptisms and the mar- rlage services were performed for thousands. In one church a priest performed 27 marriages with only one ceremony—all the couples kneel- ing simultaneously. ‘Tampico Bishop Faints. In Tampico, Bishop Armora fainted from exhaustion after hours of con- firmation, baptisms and marriages, but he resumed work when revived and did not cease until midnight, when the chief of police took over the cathe- dral to deliver it to the mayor's com- mittee. The state legislature at Puebla, after a stormy sossion, has decided to sup- port the religious policy of President Calles and to order the dismissal of any state employe who does not sup- port it or who belongs to any religious association opposing the policy. Three thousand women walked barefoot to shrines {n Puebla yesterday, starting at 3 am. A monster demonstration as evidence of support of the government’s policy is to be held tomorrow by the Regional Confederation of Labor and the Socialists and Labor parties in the congress which controls the Chamber of Deputies; some senatoral groups and government employes. The confederation, which claims a membership of 1,350,000, is the strong- est group of Mexican organized labor. It always has maintained close rela- tions with the American Federation of Labor. The confederation claims that - its membership includes two- thirds of all Mexican labor that at present is in a position to be uncon- cerned. Other Organizations Exist. The rivals of the Crom, as the Re- gional Confederation of Labor is called, are the General Confederation of Labor, embodying the self-styled “red"” group, and the railroad workers unions, which maintain an independ- ent organization. Nelither of these has taken a partisan stand on the religious situ- ation, but the Crom has gone mili- tantly into the field, organizing Sun- day's parade, conducting propaganda among the soldiers and sailors, and sending flocks of speakers over the country to take the stump for the government. The Crom's greatest strength is in Mexico City, the federal district, the seaports and the industrial centers. In Mexico City the Crom’s word is law: it is impossible for a worker to get or keep & job unless he belongs to the organization, as it,will declare a strike and close any establishment, whether workshop, store, factory or business, employing » non. an. Thus the Crom is a very potunt in- Hundreds of Millions in Church Property to Pass Into Hands of Mexico Up) the sh r—Cathedral of G ne of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Lower: Cathedral of Mexico City, the largest in th . The balusirades are of gold, treasures worth as mu $1,500,000, the patron of Mexico. adalupe, near Mexico City, one of the richest churches in the republic, which contains Western Hemisphere, valued at 2,000,000, and which has art silver and copper alloys imported from China, at a cost of MEXICO REITERATES CLAIMS TO ALL PROPERTY OF CHURCHES Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Jewels Are Held Fed- eral Owned—Priests Ordered to Make Inventory of Holdings. By the Assocfated Press. MEXICO CITY, July Mexican government, in taking charge of the property in Catholic churches, claims, as it has claimed | for many years; that the jewels and | treasures and all property 31. The within | church buildings, as well as the real | estate and the buildings themselves, are and have heen the property of the federal government for more than half a centurs This claim is made by the reform laws and the co of the reform war period, which for- bade the church to own property in, Mexico, and declared all church prop- | erty confiscated and reverted to gov- ernment ownership. The present constitution of 1917 repeats the dec- laration that all church property be- longs to the federal Rovernment. The Catholic authorities never had ad- mitted, nor do they admit at present the federal government's claim to title to church property. Although at various times during the past six years much Catholic Church property has been diverted by the government, no efforts had beep made until today | for some vears literally to enforce | the constitution on this point. | virtue of titution | The government contention is that it loans to worshipers church build- ings, grounds, jewels and other prop- | erties, the title to which for 60 vears | has been constitutionally vested in the government. Neither the govern- ment nor church headquarters here possess any records of the exact value of the Catholic property throughout the republic. In consequence of the 10-vear revo- lution and the five-vear reconstruc- tion period, there has been no com.- | plete census of church belongings. The government demands an inven- tory from every Catholic priest leay- ing his church in the hope that it will obtain a satisfactory estimate of the value of church property in Mextco. It is unofficially estimated that the jewels in Mexican Catholie churches alone are worth several million pesos. One of the most valuable single pleces of jewelry is the crown of the Virgin of Guadelupe in the shrine of Guadelupe, just outside the capital. It is a beautiful gold creation, thick- 1y studded with jewels. It is valued at between 300,000 and 400,000 pesos. The fund to purchase the crown was raised yvears ago by povular sub- scription through Mexico. fluence, and, although it contalns numerous Catholics, there has been no Indication that its poliey in sup- port of the government has been weakened for that reason. 400 Marriages in Capital. Services were suspended in the churches yesterday at various hours, ranging from as early as 3 p.m. to 8 or 9 o'clock, but in all cases the suspensions left would-be worshipers unaccommodated. It is estimated that about 400 marriage ceremonies were performed in all of Mexico City's churches yesterday, and at the cathe- dral alone there were 8,000 confirma- tions and 3,000 baptisms. Secretary of the Interior Tejeda is quoted by El Universal as saying that the priests ceasing religious services will not be allowed to resume until they comply fully with the govern- ment’'s requirements regarding relig- jous affairs. This means that the priests would have to register with the municipal authorities, give infor- mation desired regarding church prop- erty and subject themselve to the con- stitutional regulations. The newspaper quotes the secretary as saying: “The public will have free entrance to the churches and surely will be more open to conversation without the priests than with them, because in their preachings the latter have always pursued no other objec- tives than to satisfy their material in- terests and obtain political control which does not belong to them.” The federal government has ordered stores to cease selling arms and am- munition of any kind during the pres- ent situation. Attorney General Weens. Attorney General Ortega was deep- 1y moved, and openly wept during the ‘cloging of the offices of the arch- bishopric ~at the cathedral. = Senor Ortega personally attended and su- pervised the closing of the episcopate, which was done under his orders. Simultaneously througtout the re- public, government agents Wwere clos- ing or preparing to close all Catholic offices and structures, except actual places of worship, giving the govern- ment control over all storehouses of church valuables. Archbishop Mora y Del Rio was not present personally when 'the arch- bishopric offices were sealed. Bishop Maximo Rufz y Florez, the Arch- bishop's secretary, was in charge when Senor Ortega and his staff arrived. Monsignor Ruiz formally protested. Senor Ortega, however, although showing great emotion pro ceeded firmly in executing his own order. Afterwards theé attorney gen- eral asked Monsignor Ruiz if he had anything further to say. Clergy Keep Homes. “I could say many thing: replied the prelate, “but it would be useless. Under the circumstances, what could be accomplished by a Y words of o : Senor Ortega’s orders for. the gov: ernment to assume control of all church offices and structures, except places of worship, do not include the personal property of priests and prel- ates. Archbishop Mora y del Rio is still living In his residence at Tacuba, a suburb of the ‘capital, and other church dignitaries remain in their homes. Only the archbishopric offices at the cathedral were sealed. The government says that the action in taking over church valuables is for the purpose of guarding them during the present uncertain period. Tt says that it 1s the intention to turn over all such property to citizens' com- mitees, which will succeed priests_as custodians of the churches as soon as the committees are installed. FIRE ON CRABBERS IN NEW OUTBREAK Virginians Charged by Mary- land Operators With Re- opening War From Boat. By the Associated Press, CRISFIELD, Md., July 31.—Rullets flew again yesterday in the Maryland- Virginia crabbers’ dispute at the Smith Island boundary line. Mem- bers of the island crabbing fleet, upon returning from the grounds reported they had heen forced to stop their boats to avoid a fusillade. The shots, estimiated at about 50, were fired from the Virginia State patrol boat Marguerite, the Maryland crabbers sald. None struck the men or_their hoats. The crabbers assert that the shoot- ing was without provocation or warn- ing. They declared that at no time during the afternoan were they poach- ing in Virginia waters. No attempts were made to return the fire of the Virginia boats, the crabbers said. Returning the charges of the Old Dominion authorities, some Smith Islanders also say that Virginia fish- ing boats show no fear of entering Maryland waters, often making heavy illegal catches and returning to Vir- ginla unmolested. DENIES VETER‘N; AID. McCarl Holds Those on Lists Were Not Entitled to Benefits. Controller General MecCarl holds that Spanish and World War veterans still on the active and retired lists of the Army any Navy were not en titled to benefits under an act to pro- vide veterans en route to Govern- ment hospitals with transportation and subsistence, He interpreted the word “veterans™ as used in thé act to apply only to those completely separated from mili- tary service, but he did not pass upon its unterpretation in other acts. Epitome of Present Religious Turmeil in Mexican Republic By the Associated Press. Causes: Laws effective today affirmed by the constitution of 1917, These resolutions provide: enforcing the constitution of 1857, re- No foreign clergyman may function in Mexico. Church ownership of property is forbidden and all church property reverts to the State. bidden. Religious Instruction fn schools, convents and monasteries is for- Tt is illegal for clergy or religious periodicals to criticize the gov- ernment. Effects: Mexican Episcopate ordered as a protest discontinu v ices in which 25,000 priests function, beginning today. s sy Some 10,000,000 Catholics will be unable to hear mass or receiv penance, communion or other sacraments, except baptism and mc::;l! mony, whith will be given by layms en. The church planned to have lay committees conduct some 12,0 churches for worship, but- the government ordered that they be talen over by committees named by the mayors. Ecclesiastical property, other than churches, is closed under seal. An economic boycott has been ordered by organized Catholic lay- men. Purchases will be limited to necéssities. Troops have been called out at various places to maintain order. Government's attitude: * Church and State must be separated and the church must eschew polities. President Calles regards it as “a final struggle” between “light and darkness.” Church’s attitude: Persecution is threatening religious freedom. The church denies it has meddied in politics. Pope Pius does not desire to interdict Mexico unless absolutely necéssary, He has requested Catholics through the world to pray, to- morrow for their Mexican co-religiol The Living Church, national organ of the Episcopal Church, asks all Protestants in the United States secuted church tn Mexico. Bishop George Milier, resident to pray with Catholics for the per- bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Mexico, says there is no religious persecution, and that Mex- fco was forced to use drastic meéans because prieste in Mextco h refused to comply in polities.” . . have persistently. “the Roman Catholic with the law of the land and I ANDREWS TOSEEK FRENCH AID TODAY Cooler Reception Than He Got in England Expected. Gives Dinner in London. By the Associated Press. PARIS, July 31.—Brig. Gen. Lin-| coln C. Andrews, chief of the United | States prohibition enforcement serv- ice, and Rear Admiral F. C. Billard, commandant of the Coast Guard, who will come to Paris from England to- ¢, are expected to take up with French officials the question of liquor smuggling from French ports, as weil as from the French colony of St Plerre and Miquelon, into American coastal waters. The negotiations, it is thought, will take the same lines as the recent con- ferences with British officlals in Lon- don, at which an agreement was reached. There is a feeling freely ex pressed that Gen. Andrews and those who accompany him will not be re- ceived here with quite the same feel- ing as in England, because of the idea of French winegrowers that prohibi tion in the United States deprives them of a large amount of revenue As wines are considered a natural beverage in France and are drunk by children from early age, the average Frenchman cannot understand the prohibition regime in the United States. HOST AT DRY DINNER. Fetes British Executives With Whom He Made Rum War Pact. LONDON, July 31. (#).—The stald old Ritz, Hotel, which shuns novelties as a rule, last night was the scene of one of the most unusual formal din- ners ever served in London, as it was | absolutely dry. { Gen. Lincoln C. Anirews, chief of the American prohibition enforcement service, was the host, and his guests were the British interdepartmental executives with whom the American chief has recently drawn an agree- ment to hinder liquor smuggling into the United Stat The dinner was given in return for several dinners given the Americans. Among the guests were Sir Horace Hamilton, chairman of the bhoard of | customs excise: Sir Charles Hipwood | of the Board of Trade: A. C. M. Burns, colonial secretary of the Bahamas. who came to London especially to par- ticipate in the discussion with the Americans, and Robert Van Sittart, chief of the American depmrtment of the foreign office THIRD-TERM TALK | GROWING LOUDER| { (Continued from First Page.) a man in the United States who could | defeat him at the ‘polis. i Like those other guests of the Presi- dent who have announced that the President can have another term if he | wants it, Senator Cameron attributed much of the President’s present pop: ularity and strength to his honesty, | his economy and to tax reduction. Because of the wide prevalence of prosperity generally throughout the United States, the people also want to keep the Republican party in control | of Congress, according to the view of the Arizona Senator. He feels confi dent that the Republican Senator who are up for re-election. and who are looked upon as having doubtful | chances to return, will be successful in the November elections. Senator | Cameron is himself in_ this doubtful { group. but he stated today with much positiveness that he would win out in | the elections. Believes Voters Satisfled. i When asked to give some reasons for his optimistic feelings concerning his own and the chances of those other so-called doubtful Senators, Senator Cameron sald the voters are satisfied with conditions, and they will not make a change for fear of a declin- ing in the present prosperity. The Senator said the Southwest is strong for Coolidge and already he| has heard much talk about another term for him. He is one of those ardent Coolidge men who contend that the American disdain for a_third term is a thing of the past and that this opposing feeling will not present jtself_in the event Coolidge becomes the Republican standard bearer in While on this subject the Sen- stated that many persons with | whom he had discussed the subject { ook upon President Coolidge as hav- ing had but one term already and they can see no reason to object to his_serving another. When asked for some specific rea- son why he helieved this could be ac- complished, the Senator replied by saying “he has been a great Presi- dent and the people want him." and added: “Coolidge has had the faculty of causing a division in the ranks of the opposition.” Democrats Want Him. “I have heard Democratic business men and property owners. and others who are classed as being in the think- ing class of citizens, who have in the past voted the Democratie ticket he- cause their fathers and grandfathers before them voted that way and for purely sentimental reasons, say they would be content to see Coolidge in the White House another four years,” he said. “I have reason to know,” he con- tinued “that the Arizona delegation to the mnext Republican convention would be 100 per cent for Coolidge if he gives the slightest inkling that he wants the nomination. Friends of mine in other Southwestern and West- ern States have told me the same sen- timent prevalls in their sections." in the opinion of Senator Cameron the evidence being brought out by the Senate committee investigating the Pennsylvania and Tllineis Repub- Tican primaries will not hurt the party in the least: neither does he think the administration’s inability to bring about anything substantial in the form of agricultural relfef will serve to_its deteiment. He is one of those wha feel that the farmer has been the victim of the politiclan, and now that there has been time to reflect he feels confident that the farmer who is not #n out- and-out radical will realize that the President and the Republican Con- gress have his Interests at heart. Several States Doubtful. Discussing the coming vember elections, Senator Cameron said that he considered as doubtful A Kentucky, Oklahoma, Nevada, 8 fornia, Missouri and Maryland, but, according to reports and advices he has received, the Republicans are go- ing to hold on to each of these States. Regarding Maryland, he declared that Senator Weller will get the nomination and will be successful in the election. Hé said his information Is that Weller 1% going to have the support of many Democrats, especlully among business men. s Senator Cameron explained that hi: object in accepting the President’s | vitation to come to White Pine Camp at this time was primarily to discuss several matters of patronage and to | bone | Crescente F 4 TOBACCD MAY SAVE FRENCH FINANGES Poincare Said to Plan Giving Monopoly in Exchange for Bond Issue. By the Associated Press. PARIE, July 31.—Premlier Polneare is going to use the tobacco mononpo | 1¥ to solve France's floating debt prob- lem, according to a report current in political circles set going by Deputies supposedly familiar with the govern. ment’s intentions. The premier’s plan, it is said, is to turn over the tobaceo monopoly to a company formed along similar lines to that which is exploiting the Bel glan state rallroads. The company would issue honds, bearing a fixed rate of interest, to an amount sald to be 25,000,000,000 francs, which would be offered to holders of various cate. gories of short-term treasury obliga- s in exchange for their cates. Would Refund Floating Debt. In this way the greater part of the floating debt would be effectively funded. By this plan the state woull not alienate the monopoly, sir would continue to be explojted 1 committee of directors on which all interests would be represented in the name of the state and be under its immediate control. The plan meets with marked favor by all the political parties, even the So cialists, it is safd. The mini of finance has vouchsafed no information as to what foundation there is for the report. Premier Polncare won another v of confidence in the Chamber of Dep tles today. . The Chamber, 350 a 150, acceded to his demand t pass to immediate discussion articles in the government' bill. The vote was taken as shadowing the passage of the bi whole. ce asa Delay Proving Costl The delay in enacting deflr ures for financial regeneratic ing the natlon 11,000 francs a or nearly 16.000.000 ($400,000) the premier told the deputies ing the debate He announced that the bill consideration was only the f in his financial program, and would be supplemented immedia by another measure creating : for repayment of th al ¢ The new bill, Chamber, would not incr charges contained in the first p One of the first things to be was to take measures for the repatria- tion of exported capital, he said, add- natiof {ing that these measures should not be in the nature of repression. The bl creating a repayment fund for n tional defense bonds will be dis in the Chamber next week. The premier’s declarations were ap- plauded by the deputies of the Center and Right and also by many r:,rlm'm. | CHILEAN PRELATE URGES FIRM STAND IN MEXICO Quotes Scripture in Message of Ap- proval to Archbishop of Re- public’s Capital. Br the Associated Press TIAGO, Chile, July 31 Archbishop of Santiago, the Most xuriz, has sent the fol- lowing message to Archbishop Jose Mora y Del Rio in Mexico City: “‘Hell shall not prevail against the church,’ says the eternal truth, and the world has seen this during the course of 20 centuries. The church will not perish. even though its de- fenders be persecuted. “Our Savior to them: ‘Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake.’ " [ The SANDERS T0 'SEE DOCTOR. President’s Secretary. Ill for Week, to Consult Boston Specialist. PAUL SMITH July 31 (). iy to Presi- dent Coolidge, is to o to Buston to. row night to consult specialists for an intestinal ailment which has kept him confined to his bed for over week. The illness heen descril not serious, but it has been stubborn in yielding to treatment. Speci: will be consulted upon the advice of Dr. James upal, physician President Coolidge. LABOR PARADE PLANNED. ElL. PASO, Tex. July 31 (@ Juarez laber erganizations have com pleted plans for a parade tomo to demonstrate their support. of the government's religious policy and of President Calles. Labor leaders declared after a meet- ing last night that they are ready “to defend the rovlutionary principles with their lives.” They said, how- ever, that the parade will be orderly. Additional troops reached Juarez during the night and were stationed at Fort Hidalgo, overlooking Juarez. The arrival of the troops came as a surprise. They were sent to the border, it W ned, as a pre- cautionary measu ) Held in Attempted Robbery. Special Dispatch to The Star, HYATTSVILLE, Md., July Charged with the attempted of Richard A. Shréve Jr. proprie of a gasoline statfon at Colmar Mano! Bernard Cady was held for the Oc ber grand jury in $2,000 bail late ves ay by Justice of the Peace John J Fainter. Cady was arrested in \Vash- ington by Constable Thomas I1. Gar- rison. Shreve says two men attempted to rob him. ol TS S Plunges Through Skylight. Losing his footing whila working on the roof of a three-story bullding at Fourteenth street and Parkwood place, John Harrison, 20 years old, of 704 Fall southeast, plunged through a skylight to the first floor yesterday, sustaining several fractured ribs apd an injury to h spine. Harrigon was employed by Rose Bros'. who ~ were doing roofing for the Co. romise to ape point former Gov. Tom Campbell, Re- publican national committeeman irom A, to some foreign commission now in the making. It was intimated by the Sena that-the situation in Mexico was dis- cussed during his talk with the I'vesi- dent, but he declined to comment Belng the third visitor to the Cool- idge camp in that many days to boost the President publicly a third term naturally Is causing nsiderable comment in this section. While there has heen some insin- uation to the .effect that these boomers may have been reflecting what is the mind of the President that they have heen used as |hc{\ give' him a summary of the political ) sttuation in the Southwest. He suc- ceeded in sécuring the appointment |of H. A. Morgan as 'register of the land pffice at Phoenix, Ariz, and ob- means of putting out feelers to what the reaction will he, the gen- eral feeling is that they have been speaking without the President' euthority. »