Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1926, Page 2

2 AERO ASSOCIATION URGES PORT HERE Sites Near Benning Road or Hains Point Suggested for Future Field. The first official move looking to- ward the ultimate establishment of a District of Columbia air port has been launched quietly and unobtru- sively by the District chapter, tional Aeronautic Association Conversations on the subject of a municipal field or air port have been held in civilian aeronautical circles here for many years past, resulting mostly in the conclusion that “well, something ought to be done about it” Nothing ever has until the local chapter of the American governing body for airchaft performances called on Maj. U. S. Grant, 3d, Friday, and requested that the National Capital Park and Planning Commission set aside a plot of ground within the District that would be suitable for an aircraft terminal. ng that the chapter or association does- not -plan - to whoop up a big campaign for such a fleld today, this year, or even the next, the spokesmen for the organization gought to impress upon Maj. Grant the necessily lor saieguarding an al that would serve tne purpose for 2. permanent port in the near future Unless steps are taken now, they pointed out, wh; he time arrives for a terminal here, there will not be a satisfactory plot of ground in the District for what js declared to be a most important civic development. Two Sites Suggested. Maj. Grant also was told that an gir port would take its place along with other park projects in the Dis- trict, and would be a thing of beauty as well as service. Bolling ]“eld‘ls not available for regular commercial traffic, and Hoover Field, adjoining the amusement park at the south end of the Highw Bridge, is entirely t0oo small for a port. The delegation suggested an area south of Benning road and also land due south of Hains Point, both of which, however, need filling in. This ground, it was stated, serves no purpose now, but either aite could be converted into an ideal air port. Maj. Grant evidenced much inter- est in the proposal, and requested the delegation to submit it in writing in order that he may follow the matter through. Arthur Halstead of the Bu reau of Standards, secretary of the chapter; C . Schory, secretary of the contest committee of the national organization, and Allan M. Smythe of the local body comprised the delega- tion. Line Has Own Field. An almost negligible volume of civilian air traffic filters through the Capital weekly, and the pllots usually can get gasoline, oil and minor parts either from the Army Alr Corps at Bolling Field or the Naval Air Station et Anacostia. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Air Service, running daily planes to and from the Sesquicenten- nial, however, has its own fleld and equipment, but If an air port existed 1t undoubtedly would change its base. The National Aeronautic Associa- tion feels that as long as Washington remains the Capital of the Nation the city never will have to advertise for visitors and tourists. Eventually, it has been conservatively predicted, aerlal tours and excursions will be run into Washington. Such class of trafic alone would justify an air port, even though freight and mail planes would not find it profitable to operate here. Nevertheless, Wash- ington is the gateway to the South and, to a degree, the West, and the association believes this always would be a passing-through point if not a base. . Big Advantage Over Rails. When Westerners are shown cen- clusively that within four and one- Ralf hours they can be brought from Dayton to Washington, or they can fiy from Wheeling to the Capital in 215 hourse, against 12 by train, the Army model airway, estab- lished for commercial as well as mill- tary use, should become a thickly populated boulevard, the chapter be- lleves. The tremendous’ saving in time is due to the mountains lying between Washington and the Ohio River, and over this stretch the air- plane demonstrates perhaps better than anywhere else its great ad- vantage over the train. FEastward the gain by air travel is not so great, a fast train journey requiring from two to three hours longer than air- craft to New York. Word has just been received here of the expenditure by the city of Buffalo of $500,000 for an airport and indications are that it will be completed by September 1. Covering 520 acres, the port will have four runways, each 3,000 feet long, built of cinders 8 to 18 inches in foundation depth. An administration bullding, with an observation tower and power- ful searchlight, also is under con- struction. Preparations are being made for the instaliation of flood Jights all over the fleld. There will be a pilots’ room, with lockers for storing flying clothes and civilian garments; a chart room, a weather- information room, a radio room and quarters for representatives of the Bureau of Civil Aeronautics and the air mail. Hangars will be erected as rapidly as they are needed. Army Field Isolated. The most important part . of establishing an airport is its close proximity to the center of the oity. Many of the Army’'s military fields are located miles away from com- munities, this of course being necessary for the safeguarding of the population against ‘machine gun.fire, bombs and crashes. The association here is confident that unless a site 4s reserved within the District now, that when the time does come for a District of Columbia aiyport, it probably will be miles out in Maryland or Virginia. Such a location, it Is argued, would work against its de- velopment. Little effort has been made to stir up civic interest in the undertaking and purchase of a plot of ground for the purpose. It is known that several persons vitally interested in civilian aeronautics have approached owners of property near Washington with the view of obtaining it for purchase by public subscription. The cost element has figured largely against such acqui- sition, although one owner made a proposition that was considered good. At least one trade body was asked to Zet behind a drive to acquire this land, but the subject “died in committee.” The fact that there appears to be no widespread local spirit or interest in the establishment of an airport does not discourage those vitally concerned, hecause the more conservative feel the time is not quite ripe. Thoroughly ronfident, however, that the day will grrive when a permanent, modern and at the same time beautiful airport becomes vitally necessary, the chapter believes now is the time to act on the selection of a site. , Because silk rayon rapidly deter- forates in humid Panama, smart dressers wear other material and at present have a vogue for fancy open- work stockings in black cotton. | ment’s religious policy. Opposing Leaders Lower: Archbishop Mora Y Del Rio. POPE PIUS PRAYS FOR DISPUTE'S END Special Services in Honor o! St. Peter in Chains to Be Held in Rome Today. By the Associated Press. ROME, July 31.—Pope Pius today prayed privately for the success of the world-wide supplication of Roman Catholies tomorrow for the cessation of the ‘religious persecu- tion in Mexico and divine pardon for those responsible for it." Tomorrow' the Pope in the Pauline Chapel, in the Vatican, Cardinal Capotosti in the Rasilicia of St. Peter in Chains, and all the members of the Catholic Church assembled in the eternal city's 400 churches, will offer up prayers in behalf of their co-reli- slonists. During the ceremony. one hour's adoration of the Blessed Sacrament has been ordered by Cardinal Vicar Pompili in .all the basilicas and churches. i The principal ceremonies will oceur immediately after vespers at St Peter in Chains. It is this saint’s memory which the pontiff desires to evoke, since tomorrow is the date of the festival of his liberation from persecution in the early days of Christianity through the prayers of the faithful. PLOT TO KILL CALLES NIPPED AS POLICE CAPTURE SUSPECTS (Continued from First Page.) packed crowds moved for days. had about the same visitors as in normal times. Again the worshippers at Guada- lupe were mostly Indians, with women predominating. i Laborites to Parade. The Regional Confederation of Labor has completed preparations for a labor parade tomorrow in which, it declares, 500,000 workers in the fed- eral district will participate, in a dem- onstration of support to the govern- Government employes likewise intend to parade, while the Labor and Socialist con- gressional parties and some senatorial groups will co-operate with the labor demonstration. No counter demonstration is intend- ed by the Catholics. A leaflet was posted during the night, purportedly by the League for Defense of Religious Liberty, whose new headquarters have not been lo- cated by the police since the arrest of its third set of directors. either arrest nor persecution,” it “has stopped the acts of the league. The government is indulging in unconstitutional actions because the constitution does not forbid spirit- ual activities of religions. Al the world is watching Mexican develop- ments, not only Catholics, but all free men.” Another anonymous leaflet declares that all participants in the parade Sunday of the Regional Confederation of Labor, automatically subject them. selves to excommunication from the Catholic Church. EDITOR REPORTED JAILED. Daughter in Texas Says Chihu- ahnan Held Political Prisoner. NEW YORK, July 31 (P).—A tele- gram was received by Editor and Pub- lisher today stating that Sylvester Perrezas, editor of El Correo de Chi- huahua, had been thrown into a Mexi- can military prison for political rea- sons. The telegram was sent from EI Paso, Tex., by Irene Perrezas, the Mexican editor’s daughter. She said her father was “in life danger on ac- count of intrigue of bad politics and government employes.” RITES IN BUENOS AIRES. Procession to Be Held in Honor of Lady of Guadelupe. BUENOS AIRES, July 31 (#).—Spe- cial prayers wiil be offered up at all masses in Catholic churches in the archdiocese tomorrow in accordance with the papal orders for world sup- plication in behalf of the Catholics of Mexico. A procession, with the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patron saint of Mexico, will be held in the after- noon in the parish of Guadalupe. says, Telling & man you are sorry is an admission of gulit; telling a woman 80 is diplomacy, says the Office Boy. MEXICAN CHARGE OUTLINES STAND Official Here Holds Church Has Urged Reaction to Liberal Principles. By the Assoeiated Press. In a formal statement explaining the Mexican religious policy which has brought the government into con- flict with the Catholic Church, Dr. Antonio Castro Leal, charge d'af- faires of the Mexican embassy, as- serted here lust night that at a time when the church exercised a powerful political sway in Mexico it never rep- resented in 1act a constructive power 1or the people. “It is an unavoidable fact that Catholic foreign public opinion be er- roneous in regard to the so-called re- ligious question in Mexico,” he said, “since it is natural for the American people, for instance, to judge the church in Mexico by the standards of the church 1n the United States, with- out taking into consideration that his- torical and political conditions, that race and methods of government have been additional factors which have diversified the role of the religious institutions in both countries. Holds Conditions Differ. “Without ~possessing an knowledge at least of our political history ot the nineteenth century, there cannot be appreciated the causes which gave rise io-the constitution of 1857 and the reiorm laws. of 1859, which are the bases of the Mexican legislation dealing with religious mat- ters. To judge the church in Mexico by what the church has done in the United States is as erroneous as to judge the conservative parties in Argentine by what the Tories have done in England. “The church exercised a complete exact dominion over the country during three centuries without being able to launch a movement of progress that would, when independence was achieved, place Mexico among the countried enjoying modern standards of life. After the War of Independ- ence, at the beginning of the nine- teenth century, the church in Mexico exercised a great political sway, but it never represented in fact a con- structive power for the people. The struggles for reform put an end to a continuous state of political friction between the Liberal and Conservative parties, the latter having the decisive support of the church. Upon the triumph of the Liberal party it was possible to separate the church from the state, limiting the religious in- stitutions to the spiritual action, the only one which belongs to them. New Principles Involved. “The reform movement gave to the country a magna carta in which there were embodied Liberal princi- ples which no other country had yet established in the middle of the nine- teenth century. ‘These principles have been gradually adopted in the constitutions of several European and Latin American n‘Q\unlrl". “The policy of President Calles' government is in fact a continuation of the one that prompted the refsrm movement, and article 130 of the con- stitution of 1917, dealing with religious questions, 18 in fact the incorporation of article 123 of the constitution of 1857 and of the reform laws of 1859. The decree amending the penal code does nothing but establish regulations for laws already in existence for the last years. “An unblased consideration of the facts, cannot. fajl to show the uni K@rfl“n ot policy i regatd to religious uestions . during the last 70 years. Any person with a clear id of sorlolloxIc-l and political movements will ‘realize that there must exist powerful reasons and special circum. stances supporting the Mexican poliey in all matters touching religious ques- tions during the last 70 years. No unpopular movement, no problem artificially created by a government can survive in the political calendar of a country during 70 years. Nation in Creative Period. “After the dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz. our country found problems to be solved. The revolution of 1910 in- augurated a movement of new politi- cal ideas. And Mexico is at present passing through a creative period, spreading knowledge among the lower classes, establishing credit institu- tions for the benefit of industry and agriculture, opening roads and irrigat- ing lands. = A rich minority rested upon the wretched condition of the poor majority. This situation has been fully understood and now it is our purpose to make it clear to others that the people must enjoy better con- ditions of life. ' And In order to carry out our purposes it has been neces. sary to place the country in a pro- ducing state, and to make the people, v&hmugh education, capable to pro- uce. “At the present time, when the country is being reconstructed, the government of Mexico has made clear that the reactionary elements obstruct- ing-its work are being, as always be- fore, instigated by the church. To the maneuvers of the church and to its call to the people to disavow the constitution and the laws of the country, the President .has only answered putting into force the laws already in existence, which had not heen In force through the tolerance of the government." TWO LOCAL-AIRMEN KILLED IN PLANE’S PLUNGE IN HARBOR (Continued from First Paj for pilot training a short time ago, was sent to Pensacola, but lost out on a minor physical technicality. He was enthusiastic to become a pilet and he took the rejection very hard.” Funeral ‘arrangements will not be made until the tamilies of the airmen have been heard from. CRASH FATAL TO THREE. PITTSBURGH, Pa., July 31 (#).— Three aviators, testing a new plane, were killed at the McKeesport airport late today when the machine took fire in the air and crashed to the ground. The dead: S. Russell Mellvain, 27; James Dom, 22; and Allyn 'W. Shaffer, 22, All resided in. the Pittsburgh district. ' The plane, owned by Dom. and piloted by Melivain, dipped several times as it neared the ground for a landing, and spectators sald thére was a slight explosion. This was followed by a burst of flame that enveloped the craft and it fell to the field from a height of about 75 feet. The fall broke the gasoline tank and flames shot 80 feet in the afr. Before fire- fighting apparatus could be brought into play, the machiné had been com- pletely destroyed and the men's bodies Above the firemen and their engine affer the race which resulted in victory. Lower: how they Jump into position when an Insets, left to larm sounds. ight: Capt. T. B. Stanton, commanding No. 21, and Pvt, R. B. Allison, who drove, The firemen demonstrate EDSEL FORD DENIES PLANT DISSENSION Vice President Kanzler Quit to_Look After Other In- terests, He Says. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, July 31.—ince the retirement last Monday of Ernest C. Kanzler as vice president of thé Ford Motor Co., reports have been current in New York and Detroit that it was the result of disagreement with Henry Ford.over production policies. Some of the reports specified a project for a six-cylinder gear-shift car as the issue, and it was said that Edsel Ford | agreed with Mr. Kanzler that such a car ought to be brought out. Fdsel Ford and Mr. Kanzler magried sisters. The reports deait also with expec- tations of further resignations of ex- ecutive officials, and there were even | intimations that Edsel Ford might | soon retire from the presidency of the Ford Motor Co. \When these reports became persistent, the New York World telegraphed Edsel Ford at his Summer home, Seal Harbor, Mount Desert, Me., asking what comment he might care to make, He replied to- night: “Mr, Kanzler's resignation is for the purpose of looking after some private interests of ours, announcement of which will come later. There is no dissention in the company personnel over policies.” ‘Mr. Kanzler was one of the organ- izers and is a director of the Guar- dian Detroit Co., formed some months ago to take over investment interests of the Ford family. At the time of its organization it was thought in some quarters that it might later be turned into a banking institution. WOMAN IS ACQUITTED ON LIQUOR CHARGE Cecelian Miller of Philadelphia Freed and Given Auto Back; Seizure Held Illegal. Cecelian Miller, 26 years old, of Philadelphia, who was arrested on July 8 at Seventh and Florida avenue on a Jliquor charge, when her au- tonobile was confiscated, was cleared before Judge Isaac R. Hitt in Police Court yesterday afternoon when the court ordered her automobile returned and Assistant District Attorney Re- becca Greathouse consented to nolle prosse the liquor charge. Miss Miller was arrested here on her arrival from Philadelphia by Off- cers H. Rinke and R. F. Langdon of the fiying squagron. who said they stopped_her on confidential informa- tion and found 10 gallons of alcohol and five pints of rye whisky in her car. The petition for the return of th}. automobile was filed on Miss Miller's behalf by Bertrand Emerson, jr., for- mer assistant district attorns He contended the selzure and search were illegal. Miss Miller, who had been at liberty under $500 bond, immediately left for home. TO COME TO AMERICA 150 of One Order Seek Refuge in Laredo—Muevo Laredo Church Padlocked. Special Dispateh to The Star. LAREDO, Tex.,, July 31.—Large numbers of nuns and Catholic priest are expected to leave Mexico within 24 hours for the United States. Cath- olic churches along the border will close this evening. More than 150 members of the Sacred Heart order have found shelter here. The Catholic church in Nuevo Laredo closed this morning at 9 badly burned. Airport attaches said they belleved the three died almost instantly in the erash. All were licensed pilots, Mellvain having been flying for several years and the others for less than a year. Dom brought the plane here recently trom Chicago. The accident was the first at the airport since it was established about o'clock, a padlock being put on the main entrance. The key was sul rendered to the municipal president (mayor) by the Mexican priest, who tools, the place of Rev. Father Villara, Spanish priest, when he was evicted from Nuevo Laredo several months | front. NO. 21 ENGINE WINS FIRE SPEED CONTEST IN 6 SECONDS FLAT (Continued from First Page.) nected or disconnected. The same privilege is given the companies at all times in the local department. Capt. B. W. Weaver, commander of No. 23, and Capt. T. B. Stanton, com- mander of No. 21, were called together by Chief O'Connor and given their instructions. A coin was tossed to de- termine which should have the first run. Capt. Weaver called for heads, the dime was flipped and it fell tails, 50 that the choice fell to No. 21. Capt. Stanton immediately elected to take the first trial and his engine, a big American-La France pumper, was or- dered into the engine house. ‘Sergt. H. O. Bailey was in charge of the piece and Pvt. R. B. Ailison was assigned to drive. Pvt. C. K. Bunn cranked. The commander and driver were stationed behind the ap- paratus and Bunn was placed at the Under the rules, the big gong wag to sound an alarm from Box 13. No man could move until the box struck. They should run to their places, wait until the strokes were counted and at the command, “Box 13, Go!" dash off. Out in Six Seconds. Pvt. H. J. Thiele sounded alarm. As In the regular tests, No. 21 crew moved liked fiying machinery. At the first tap of the gong they leaped to their places, the engine was roaring and walting before the alarm was completed and once the box was counted it whizzed over the sill of the quarters like a flash of fire. When the stop watch was examined, it was found that a record of six seconds had been hung up for all the world to_shoot at. But the men of No. 23 came for- ward with determination written on their faces. lpieut. W. O. Bryarly was in charge of the little White truck that had defeated the entire depart- ment the year hefore and had tied its only rival this year. Pvt. _Plerson Talbott was given the job of driving and Pvt. J. D. Hall of cranking. Again the gong sounded, again the men moved Iike flashes. The motor roared, but right at the start it missed just once. That mi spelled defeat, but old No. 23 shot out in seven seconds, despite the failure of the motor to match the pre- cislon of the men. Winner Is Congratulated. The first man to congratulate Pvt. Allison, the winning driver, was Pvt, Talbott, the loser. The second was Chlef Watson, who was glowing over the feats of his two companies. For although No. 23 went down to defeat, it cut down its own record before it lost. The crowd that watched the test crowded around both engines to congratulate all of the men. Number 21 anticipated victory, and it came prepared to celebrate. A big American flag was raised on a pole at the back of the engine and, with siren open and bell clanging. it roared off toward Washington to let all the world know of its victory. The date for the presentation of the cup will not be arranged before early this week, when a suitable program to mark the winning company’s achieve- ment will- be announced. The Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion cup, which was won by No. 12 Truck, Wisconsin avenue, will be pre- sented with a similar celebration. the JAPANESE SHIP SENDS S0S CALL IN PACIFIC Yonan Maru’s Shaft Broken, Vessel Lying to, Says Report to Naval Wireless Station. By the Associated Press. CORDOVA, Alaska, July 31.—A wireless message from the United States naval radio station at Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Islands said today the Japanese steamer Yonan Maru was in distress in the North Pacific Ocean on its way to Portland, Oreg., from Muroran. An’ Intercepted message from the Yonan Maru to the Siberia Maru said: | “Our shaft is broken in stern. Lying to. Want to {e( Yogen Maru, so please inform of SOS8." The Yonan Maru was reported 1,200 miles out from Stevan, British Columbia, with no cargo. AR Gives Quarter Millon to Charity. CHICAGO, July 31 (P).—Charity will receive nearly half of the $540.000 estate of Joseph Trinz, motion picture ago. Nueve Laredo is quiet today, and the result of the enforcement of the religious regulations is being lawaited with much l!lxlfl?Q ek v Tran, The E e L te, under the terms of the will Mmmm to probate today. Mr. Trinz died a week ago today. A score of be- APR G CHARGES SEIZURES - OF U. S. PROPERTY Borah Claims Alien Custodian Confiscated Holdings of American Citizens. By the Associated Press. Sefzures by the alien property cus- todian were not confined to enemy- owned property but holdings of Ameri- can - citiz#hs were conflscated also, Chafrman ‘Borah of the Senate investi- gating committee declared yesterday. The property of at least two Ameri- can citizens was seized and sold, he said, adding that there may have been more. The Senator said he planned to make a thorough inquiry into the en- tire operations of the alien property custodian’s office since its inception. The investigation has been held up be- | cause the resolution authorizing the inquiry made no provision for funds. It is estimated that at least $25,000 CUMMINS TO LIE POINCARE FINANCE: INSTATE TODAY] BILL VOTED IN FULL Thousands to Visit Capitol at|Premier’s me May Be Des Moines for Public Tribute to Senator.. By the Associsted Press. DES MOINES, Iowa, July 31.—The Iowa State capitol, from which the fame of Albert B. Cummins first spread as he headed the State gov- ernment years ago, will be the scene tomorrow of one of the final public tributes to the man who has been ac- claimed Iowa's vutstanding contri- hution to the service of the Nation. With the body of the dead states- man lying in state at the scene of his early triumphs in political life, thousands of his assaciates and ad- mirers will file through the marble corridors to pay him 'thefr last re- spects and to record the sorrow that has gripped the Commouwealth. At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning the Senator's body will be placed in the rotunda, where national guardsmen will hold watch over it until 5 p.m., as the line of mourners passes. Then the body will be escorted to the home of Mrs. Hollis Rawson, the Senator's daughter, with whom he lived when he was in Des Moines, for the funeral services Monday afterngon. Plan Funeral Ceremonies. Virtually every man and woman of political prominence ln the State and hundreds of close friends of the Senator outside of political circles were planning tonight to participate in the final ceremonies, either tomor- row or Monday From other States, too, will come the delegations representing the Sen- ate and House of Representatives, designated today by Vice President Dawes. All day today messages of con- dolence and tribute to Senator Cum- mins' memory poured in_upon his relatives here. officials, including President Coolidge and Vice President Dawes, from Sen- ators and Representatives who had worked with Senator Cummins since he first went to Washington 18 years ago, and from personal friends who long have admired him for his com- radeship and kindly character. Vacancy to Be Quickly Filled. Meanwhile State political leaders laid plans to fill the Senate vacancy without delay in order to comply with the law. Nominees must be chosen by political parties within 10 days of the heginning of the vacancy and party heads plan to issue calls for special conventions early next week. A confusion of the statutes caused official announcement to he made last night that the governor might ap- point a successor to the Senator, but today the State Department of Justice ruled that State conventions, which were held within the past two weeks, must be reconvened. At least elght Republicans were mentioned today as possible candi- dates for the remainder of the Cum- mins term, which expires next March. In addition to filling the va- cancy, the electorate will choose a long-term Senator in November. Both Factions in Race. The attitude of the Republican con- vention, so close after the senator’s death. and the reversal of political sentiment that installed Col. Smith W. Hrookhart as the party's nominee, for the full term over Senator Cummins, has become the subject of much spec- ulation. 2 There was evidence in the party’s convention several days ago that Col. Brookhart's popularity in the primary was due not so much to a desire to rebuke Senator Cummins for his record on legislation desired by Iowa voters, as to emphasize the feeling of the voters aroused by sectional ap- position to the farm bills. The list of possible nominees in- cludes men who have adhered to both the Cummins and Brookhart ideas. Former Gov. E. Kendall, former will be required FOREST FIRE SWEEPS TOWN IN MONTANA Stryker Destroyed, Say Meager Re- ports—Flames Are Spreading Over Larger Areas. By the Associated Pre KALISPEL, Mont., July 31.—Mea- ger dispatches received here early to- night told of the destruction of the town of Stryker, Mont.; by a forest | fire today. Only the railroad statioh and one residence was left standing, the adviers said. A special train has been sent from White Fish to allevi- ate the suiferers. Flames Leap Barriers. MISSOULA, Mont., July 31 (@).— High winds fanning the flames through the tinder dry forests of west- ern Montana, northern Idaho and eastern Washington today increased the seriousness of the situation and drove fires across the few control lines the hundreds of fighters have been able to establish, From the Blackfeet forest came a | report to district headguarters here that one fire had spread to 15,000 acres and another to 12,000 acres. Two | dangerous fires were reported along the Flathead River in the Glacier Na- | tional Park region BAND CONCERTS LISTED AT TWO SCHOOL CENTERS Dunbar and Central High Tues- day and Thursday Evening Programs Are Announced. band concerts are listed the activities of the com- munity center department for the coming week. The Community Center Band, led by Prof. James E. Miller, will give a | concert at Dunbar High center at 7 o'clock Tuesday night, and the Army Music School Band at Wilson Sta- dium, Central High School, at 745 o’clock Thursday night. In the event of inclement weather this concert will be held in Central Auditorium. Girls of the Capital Athletic lub will meet for their weekly practice at Wilson Stadium Tuesday afternoon. The tennis courts at Central, In charge of Paul Blocher, are open dally from 5 p.m. until dark, and on vs from 1 o'clock, while the swimming pool at Central High School, In charge of Mrs. Edith} Hunter, community secretary, is open at various hours for instruction. gwimming classes for children are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thurs- days from 130 to 2:10 p.m. small children, 2:10 to 2:50 and 2350 to 3:30; | large girls and boys, Fridays, 2:10, 2:10 to 2:50 and 2:50 to 3. girls and women, Tuesdays, days-and Fridays, 7:30 to 8:15 and 8:15 to 9 p:m.; mixed swimming, 9 to 9:45. Department league base ball games are held daily at 5:30 p.m. at Two among Dunbar High center, which will close August 30 with & children’s o and pageant. + | marked Senator C(‘harles A. Rawson, Scott M. Ladd, former State Supreme Court Jjustice, and Henry Wallace, publisher of agricultural magazines, have been suggested for consideration of the delegates. ¢ Cummins’ fight against the “barbed wire trust” and his victory over some of the best taleht in the coun- try only a few years after he began the practice of law in the early eighties, was his most notable achieve- ment as a young man and focused the public eye upon him. Studied Case As Worker. preparation for the case the young lawyer laid aside his profes- sional garb and mein and entered a wire fencing factory, where he studied the industry carefully. Cum- mins astounded the corporation lawyers with his carefully prepared strategy and his familiarity with the barbed-wire husiness, and the decision n his favor was equally surprising to the disheartened farmers. A short time later he was given a seat in the State Legislature in recognition of his services to the farmers. The Senator's knowledge of railroad problems came to him, to some extent, in like manner, during his experience as a railroad express messenger from Portland, Ind., to Lansing, Mich., now a part of the Michigan Central. Only a dozen years prior to his rise to prominence through the hurbed wire case Mr. Cummins had borrowed $60 from a relative at Waynesburg, Pa., with which to reach the \West and establish himself. He arrived in Towa with $6. 7 A score of legislative innovations his administration as Gov- ernor of lowa. Many of them have since been adopted by a number of States, RULING ON FREE DUTY EXPLAINS EXEMPTION $100 Purchases, if Incidental and for Own Use, May Be Brought Across Border. The Treasury has liberalized its customs regulations regarding duty- free material that persons may bring back across the border. In a letter to the collector of cus- toms at New York, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Birgfeld has laid down the rule that whether a person shall be entitled to the ex- emption of $100 worth of Imports without duty rests upon the basis of the intent of his trip. lle states: “If residents of the United States go into contiguous foreign territory on business or pleasure trips and as an incident of such trips purchase or otherwise acquire articles for per- sonal or household use which are not purchased on commission or intended for sale, the department is of the opinion that the $100 exemption should be allowed, regardless of the length of stay abroad. On the other hand, articles purchased or otherwise acquired In such territory by resi- dents who went into Canada or Mex- jco for the purpose of acquiring such are not entitled to free entry -under the $100 exemption.” 5 L Formerly the length of stay was made the basis of exemption, persons making short $rips not They came from high ; Calling National Assembly at Versailles. By the Associated Pr PARIS, July 31.—Premier Poin- care’s national union cabinet emerged vietorious tonight after a day-long battle with the Chamber of Deputies opposition. The final vote of confi- dence giving the premier a majority of 97, came when the Deputies adopted the: bill in its entirety, providing measures designed to stabilize the financial position of the country. The vote was 295 to 195, Then the government introduced a bill for a creation of a sinking fund, and the Chamber adjourned until Wednesday. In connection with this bill, it was learned that Premier Poin- care has in mind the convocation of the Senate and Chamber as a Natlonal Assembly, believing that this pro- cedure was necessary to preserve the existence and functioning of a sinking fund from the “vicissitudes of a par- liamentary regime,” and afford pro- tection from changes which the Chamber might bring through the passage of ordina National Assembly would sit at Ver- sallles, instead of Paris. Expect Animated Session, At the close of today's sessior ifmpression in the lobbies was t in- asmuch as M. Poincare apparently had not consulted with President Doumergue about the proposed Na- tional Assembly to deal with the sink- ing fund for amortization of the na- tional floating debt, making it part and parcel of the constitution, there is likely to be a fairly animated min- terial council at Elysee Palace Mon- ¢ and Tuesday. Nevertheless, M. Poincare's friends maintain he will insist upon making the proposed sinking fund “parlia- ment proof,” thereby assuring hold- ers of state securities that the money would be forthcoming to amortize the bonds in future, regurdless of what party s in power. Opening the debate on the finance bill, the premier said that delay in the adoption of a definite financial program _entaflad @ loss of nearly 16,000,000 francs ($400,000) a day. Hhen the Chamber voted, 380 to 130, to proceed immediately to discussion of the bill and then voted favorably on the first article, it was taken for granted that, despite the opposition, the bill as A whole would soon be adopted. Deputies’ Pay Increased. In order to facilitate the passage of the measures, which comprise a raise in the pay of some 650,000 func tionaries, the government did not op- pose an amendment raising the of deputies from 27,000 francs ($67 to 45,000 francs ($1,125) annually The deputies voted the increase by a mere show of hands, the vote not being recorded. A bill introduced by Minister of Labor Fallleres for credits for the construction of workmen's homes reasonable cost was adopted with debate. Will Raise Bond Interest. The government has decided to rajse the interest rates on national defense bonds from 5 per cent to 5ip or 6 per cent, beginning August 1. The action will be taken in order to cut_down on the number bonds being presented for reimbursement. In government circles it also was explained that the increase has been ordered in order to keep pace with fluctuations of the exchange and other interest charges. The measure will be only tempor The French National Assembly joint session of the Senate and Cham ber of Deputies—meets every seven years to elect the President of the republic. No other sessions are held except those called for the purpose of making changes in the constitu- tional laws, and these are very in- frequent. OUTING TO BENEFIT HOME FOR WIDOWS Veterans' nual Excursion to River Resort August 26. the A Association Plans An- The fifth annual excursion of the Home for Widows and Orphans of United States War Veterans' Associa- tion will be given to Marshall Hall, Thursday, August 26. The funds de- rived therefrom to go toward building a Mrs. Myrtle M past president of Woman's Relief for District of Columbia, is the chairman of the general committee on arrange ments. The association is made up of all Veterans' organizations in the | trict of Columbia, and their auxili organ tions. The general committee on arrange- ments follows: Mrs. Loebsack, chair- man: J, Clinton Hiatt, of Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, sec retary; ldward J. Nolan, commander of the Department of Spanish War Veterans; Col. Jobn W. Reld, pas commander of the Department of the Potomac, A. R.: Gen. Anton Steph an, Veterans of Foreign War: ¢, " 0. Howard. commander Army and Navy Union; Maj John L. lem, Dr. Henr r. Adelbert A. Taylor, . Calver, Miss Tillie M. Luey Goldshorough, Mrs. E Shaw, Miss Jennie L. Hamilton, Mrs. Laura Lemmon, Mrs. Sophie J. Bergner, Miss Gissie Palmer, Mrs. H L. Deam and Arthur H. League, presi t, past commander of the Depart meni United Spanish War Veterans Various subcommittees have been appointed for the several events to take place on the outing. There will be prizes for winners in the various athletic events. There will he a pri waltz contest in the evening. Mem hérs of the Grand Army of the Re public and veterans of early wars are to be the guests of honor. Headquarters for the zeneral com mittee have been estublished at S Vermont avenue, where tickets will be on sale. Information regarding the arrangements of the outing may be tained there. Past Comdr. Kimmel, of Spanish War will be grand marshal of the day. Holland Line Withdraws. NEW YORK, July 31 (®).—Word as received here today of the with drawal of the Holland-America line from the Assoclation of West-India transatlantic steamship lines (Cuba Mexico freight conference). It was said the company withdrew because it believed it was entftled to a more fa- vorable quota of freight than was as- signed to it. home. Loebsack, the exemption, based on the frequent crossing of the border by persons living nearby. This clogged the ma- chinery of the customs collectdr's of- fice with numerous declarations being allowed i entries. % J