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WEATHER. (U, S, Weather Bureau Forecast.) tonight and tomorrow; much change in temperature; gentle west and northwest winds. Temperatures—Highest, p.m. yesterday; lowest, 74, at 5:3§ a.m. J¥ull report on page 9, Tair today. not 96, at 3:30 - Che Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 26 Foeni ' WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ny Star. service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 93,545 No. 30,045. post office, Entered as second class matter Washington, B D. C WASHING ON, D. €, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1926-THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. L (#) Means Associated Pre: TWO CENTS. PRIEST IN MEXICO ACCEDES TO LAWS, GETS CHURCHBACK Calles Commends Vera Cruz Pastor on Patriotism in Carrying on Work. BOTH SIDES “DIG IN” FOR LONG CONTROVERSY Alderman Reported Killed After He Shoots Into Peaceful Crowd “ at Closing of Edifice. ocated Press. 1CO CITY, Au Anguisano, a Catholic priest ado, state of Vera Cruz, has Jetter to President Calles necepting the government's religious lations and the mayor of Alyarado heen ordered to return to I s his church, which had been v by the municipal author- announcement has .been jential offices here. quainted with the id the letter of Father Dimas, “I notify vou that I am ready to comply with them, believing that by loing 1 am carrying out na- tionalistic work on behalf of the Catholic cult of Mexico. Holds Originators Unpatriotic. “I hope that you and the Mexican people will accept this attitude as an eceeptance of the fundamental prin- ciples of the constitution and of our nationalistic cult. creators of the conflict are people without patriotism and probably badly intentioned, who have deceived not only the supreme Roman pontiff, but ave attempting to deceive the civilized world by making the M an situa- tion appear in an untrue light. “I express my adhesion and respect to you and hope that in obeying the Jaw I shall remain in charge of my ehurch.” President Calles replied as follows: “1 have ordered the mayor to hand over your church to vo eongratulate you for your attitude of obedience of the law and for your pa- triotic spirit.” Both Sides “Dug In.” Bdth sides in the religious contro- ve the government and the Cath- olics—are “dug _in,” figuratively #peaking, prepared for an endurance contest of unknown duration. Overtuzes for a truce having thus far been ineffective, many Catholics are m«msn!filwhope! on_the economic ho or general cessa- tion of unnecessary expenditures, which is intended to influence the government to modify its attitude. The Confederation of Chanibers of Commerce in Mexico City, the central body representing chambers all over the country, has informed the C. R. O. M. (Regional Confederation of Labor), In answer to a guery, that it will op- pose the economic ott and do its utmost to promote commerce and re- mai vers it 4.—Rev. K. of C. ts Ortega. The Confederation of Chambers of Tndustry milar organization, says it will co-operate in any movement &eeking to protect industr Leopold bar, a prominent mem- ber of the Knights of Columbus, yes- terday conferred with Attorney Gen- eral Ortega, reportedly in connection with the informal peace movement, hut both men later refused to confirm the report or reveal the matter dis- cussed. Antonio Zuniga, director of the re- cently suspended Catholic periodical ¥ Faro, has been cited by the dis- trict court for investigation by the attorne; general’s department on ¥aro in articles on religious situation had insulted Tresident Calle: 7 Plot Suspects Released. Five members of the group arr plotting to kil ‘e been released. Others held for examination, although officials are apparently convinced that the alleged conspiracy was not a grave affair. The department of the interior in & statement denies that Secretary Te- jeda and Bishop Diaz, secretary of ihe episcopate, conferred for a settle- ment of the religious question or in e rd to a cgnciliation conference. The statement says the government s forced to issue the religious regu- itions because the Catholic clergy refused to obey the constitution. The day upon which the regulations be- ame effective, it adds, will become as glorious an anniversary as Mexican Independence day, because it will mark the people’s liberty from those “who, in the name of divinity, con- &pire and trangress the law constantly I order to reach more power and richnes Few Minor Outbreaks. “The clerical opposition can do noth- Ing against the elevated and wide vultural program of the executive. The Mexican people are receiving with applause and satisfaction the goversine nt's enforcement of the aw.” With the exception of “a few minor outbreaks at Cuidad Guzman, Torreon and Iraquato, which were easily auelled by the police,” the statement said, “the churches all over the na- tion had heen transferred quietly to the municipal citizens and commit- tees.” The statement characterized Presi- t Calles’ program as “‘the appear- nce of a magnificent new culture de- veloping throughout the world which will destroy the last redoubt of the conservative classes against justice and progr ¢ Slaying Ts Reported, Alderman ~_Salustio Deloyo was ed yesterday by a mob after he fired a revolver into a crowd of watching the government lose the annex of the church , State of Guerrerq, accord- patches received.here, The dispatches say there was no apparent explanation for Senor De. Jovo's action. The crowd was peace- ful, when, without warning, Deloyo drew his pistol and began shooting. No one was killed, but the act of the alderman so infuriated the crowd that he _was killed. (Continued on Page 4, { President and Mrs, | at { boyhood . home. 1 understand the | aloof from the religious contro- | The_dispatches do | | Statues Gathered In Europe to Mark Streets of City By the Associated Press. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., August 4.—Statues gathered in Iurope, some of them more than 100 years old, are to be used for street markers in a new residence sec- tion of St. Petersburs. The city commission has accept: ed from C. Perry Snell a donation of a large number of marble and stone statues, which Mr, Snell pur- chased in France and other Euro- pean countries, They will be placed at the inter- sections’ of ‘Streets, with the names of the streets at the bases of the statués! Pigures of lions, tigers, elephants, ehildren and adults ave included in the assortment, which numbers more than 100 statues. PO Yo S i T0B0YHOOD HOME Will Pay Long-Deferred Visit | to Plymouth, Vt.—Stay Undecided. RY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Staff Correspondent of The Star. GABRIELS, August 4.— polidge left here 8 o'clock this morning for Ply- mouth, Vt., where they will pay a long-deferred visit to the President’s They were accom- Maj. James F. Coupal, the Coolidge family physician; the cus- tomary secret service force, e paper men and - photographers, John~Hays, valet. The journey is being made in a special train on the New York Cen- tral Railroad, but the route is being kept a secret at the request of the President. The schedule calls for ar- rival of the party at Ludlow, Vt., the nearest railroad point to Plymouth, 12 miles away, at 2:30 o'clock this after- noon. Length of Stay Not Fixed. While discussing his trip this morn- ing, the President he had no idea just how long heswould stay at P mouth. The general impression, how- aé’er, is that he and Mrs. Coolidge will be back at their mountain camp within a week. The presidential automobiles left White Pine Camp at sun-up today, prepared for a fast trip over the hills s0 they would be at Ludlow by the tme the train arrived. It is pre- sumed the President will stay in the family home, but no announcement hashl;een made. e A "This W, ri . Gaol: idge ha m‘é g\x#h he will not be welcomed by his father, Col. John C. Coolidge, who died last Spring. It is primarily to visit the grave of their son Calvin, jr., and the final resting place of the President’s panjed only b; father that Mr. and Mrs. Coolidge are | making the trip. Whether the President will go fish- ing in the streams where he, as a boy, learned the art hasn’t been disclosed. but it is safe to say he will if Attorney General John G. Sargent's persuasive powers are as strong as they are re- puted to be. Mr. Sargent is scheduled to meet the President at Ludlow. Large Crowd at Station. A large group was at the little sta- tion when the presidential special moved out, and there were cheers for the President, who smiled in acknowl- edgment. Most of the executive office staff is remaining at Paul Smith's, where the President’s routine business will be transacted by Edward_T. Clark, his personal secretary, during his absence. complete rest while at Plymouth. He will see no visitors, but the number of callers scheduled to arrive large. On_the trip to° the President- was expected to give considerable- thought to the informa- tion relative to rubber production which ke received yesterday from Harvey S. Firestone, jr., son of the Akron rubber manufacturer. The data Mr. Firestone left behind indi- cates that the United States in con- nection with the consideration of its Philippine problem will have to de- cide a high moral question. . The Filipinos are fearful that if American rubber interests gain a foot- hold in the islands they will form a very powerful force against freedom. Therefore, the native politicians are against raising the rubber land act, which prohibits any company from cultivating more than 2,500 acres of land devoted to rubber productién. Has Drafted New Bill. Mr. Firestone says he has draft. ed a bill to supersede the rubber land act, which would permit development of 500,000-acre tracts. This now is be- ing _considered. If this can_be put (Continued on Page 3, Column 3, s, FOREST FIRES RAGE UNCHECKED IN WEST Great Coug States Woodlands Menaced—Montana and Idaho Flames Curbed. By the Associated Press, SEATTLE, Wash, August 4.— Forest fires were reported out of con- trol in Pacific Coast States today, while conditions in the flame-swept sections of Montana and northern Idaho were improving. ‘The most serious blazes are ‘Washington. ville, 30 miles southeast of Tacoma, in is threatening -4 large stand of virgin | timber with. 700 men attempting to control it, This fire has covered a logged-off area 25 miles in diameter and has repeatedly jumped control lines. Between 7,000 and 10,000 acres of brush and grass have been burned over near Bootjack, Calif. / A desperate effort is being made to save Camp Forward, a health resort in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range in the northeastern part of Tehama County. Sixty-four children, their nurses and other attendants were forced to flee for their }ives Column 2,) I yesterday. the President's colored |} The President plans a | at | White Pine Camp after his return s | lymouth, however, | One fire near Eaton- | B, 0.P. SENATORS WIN RENOMINATION I THREE STATES Williams in Missouri, Curtis in Kansas and Harreld in Oklahoma Named. LIQUOR AND KLAN ISSUES ADD ZEST TO PRIMARIES Hawes, Nominated by Democrats in | Missouri, Avowed Wet--l);yl Score in Montana. BY G. GOULD LINCOL) Contests over the wet and dry issue and the Ku Klux Klan helped to en- | liven the primaries which were held in six States yesterday. In Missou the senatorial nomination feated in both Republican and Demo- cratic primaries. On the other hand, in Montana it appears that both Scott Leavitt and John M. Evans, who had wet opposition for renomination to the i House, have been successful. The Klan was after the scalp of three judges in Kansa§ who had up- held an order denying the Klan a char- ter in the Sunflower State. But the re- turns indicate that these judges have been renominated. In Oklahoma Hen- ry 8. Johnston of Perry, who has been charged by his opponents with being allied with the Klan in this campaign, seems to have been the choice of the Democrats for the gubernatorial nomi- nation. hree Senators Renominated. Tn three of the States senatorial primaries were held as well as pri- maries for the selection of party can- didates for the House and other of- fices. They were Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma. Virginia, West Virginia and Montana held primaries for nomi- nations to the House and some State offices. All three of the sitting Republican Senators avho were before the voters yvesterday have been renominated on the face of the returns so far received. Senator Charles Curtis was renomi- nated in Kansas practically without opposition. The Republican leader of the Senate is assured of re-election in November. His only opponent for the Republican nomination was a colored newspaper publisher, who polled a negligible vote, Senator George H. Williams of Mis. souri won both the Republican nomi- nation for the short term—the unex- pired term of the late Senator Spencer—and the momination for the Iznf term, which begins Mare¢h 4, 1927, 5 e will be opposed by Represent- ative Harry Hawes, who was success- ful in the Democratic contest for tha senatorial _nomination. should " (Continued on Page 3, Column 5. NEW TACK IS TAKEN INHALL-MILLS CASE Notes of Dead Physician, Who Examined Body, Hint Rifle Was Slaying Weapon. Dy the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August Attorney Charles J. Dodd of Kings County has started in Brooklyn an investigation into the Hall-Mills mur- der at Somerville, N. J., that will up- set present theorfes if evidence de- velops along lines suggested. The body of the Rev. Dr. Edward ‘W. Hall was examined at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, after the murder four years ago, by Dr. Bernard Vaugha, who is now dead. Mr. Dodd has found in Dr. Vaughan's notes a suggestion that rifle as well as pistol bullets were used in the slaying of Dr. Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, the choir singer. The New York Times says today it has learned that official records made at autopsies do not state the size of bullets used. Shells of .32 cali- ber bullets were found near the bodies, but it is pointed out that these may have been placed there to divert suspicion. LETTERS OFFER CLUE. In Hands of “Certain Person” Before Murder, Simpson Says. NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., August 4 (#).—Love letters written M sleanor Mills to the Rev. Dr. Edward ‘W. Hall, and scattered in fragments over their bodies four years ago have assumed new and unexpected import- ance in the reopened investigation of the murder, in the opinion of Senator Simpson, special prosecutor for the State. “My detectives have direct evi- dence that these letters were in the hands of a certain person,” he said yesterday. “We also know this per- son obtained them after they had been found beneath a pillow. Nat- urally 1 can’t give the name of the person who held the letters just be- fore the murder, but I don’t dis- tinguish Dbetween the people who! brought the letters and those who committed the murder.” Senator Simpson deciared he had new evidence showing Mrs. Hall had knowledge of the letters beforerthe slaying, although in one interview she declared she had not suspected her husband's friendship with the choir singer. -RIVERA TO VISIT U. S. PHILADELPHIA, August 4 (P).— Gen. Pl‘lmo‘fe Rivera of Spain will represent hi§ country at Columbus day exercises at the Sesquicentennial Exposition on October 12, M. Travers, special commissioner the exposition to Spain, announced today. Radio Programs—Page 32._ the dry candidates for | were de- | 4.—District ELLON DEPLORES DEBTTAKREVA Pacts Are Matters of Past, Secretary Reiterates in Rome Interview. | i i | | By the Associaled Press. ROME, August 4.—Reopening of the discussion over the war debt seftle: ment was unfortunate and deplorable, Mndrew W. Mellon, American Secre- tary of the Treasury, declared to- day in an interview with thes Ameri- can correspondents in Rome, He ex- plained ‘that the debt pacts, as far as he is concerned, are matters of the | past. Reiterating the statements made in France that his visit is purely person- al, and that he is not burdened with any official mission or responsibilities, the Sccretary characterized as the in- ventions of enterprising ournalists the serles of widely circulated rumors that { he was studying conditions in Europe and had been ordered by President Coolidge to cut his vacation short for that purpose. His vacation, he said, had been planned months ago, and the debt con- {troversy in which the British chan- {cellor of the exchequer, Winston Churchill, took a part came up through a misunderstanding. “The remarks of mine which Mr. Churchill answered,” said Secretary Mellon, “were contained in an answer I wrote—never thinking the Iletter { would be yublished—to a communica- | tion sent Ly Frederick W. Peabody of Ashburnham, Mass., to President Cool- idge, The matter is closed, and of the past, as far as I am concerned. Its reopening is_unfortunate.” | Secretary Mellon said he was meet Count Volpi, the Italian fi minister, this afternoon and Premier Mussolini_at_a_later_date, yet to be (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) i i 10-GENT BUS FARE ASKEDBYW.R.T. Company Also Requests Con- sideration of Service-at- Cost Proposals. A petition asking for a 10-cent straight cash fare on its lines and consideration of the advisability of | establishing a service-at-cost plan of operation was submitted to the Public Utilities Commission this afternoon by the Washington Rapid Transit Co. i Prior to January 1, the rate of fare prescribed by -the commission, petition pointed out, was 10 cents cash lor five tokens for 45 cents, and on that date the commission agreed to accept and put into effect a voluntary reduction from five tokens for 45 cents to six tokens for 50 cents, it being understood that the lower fare was to be effective for a trial period of 90 days, at the expiration of which the company was to report to the commission the result of operations. As a result of an analysis of opera. tions in 1925, the company petitions the commission for an adjustment in | the rate of fare based on the results of operation within the District dur- ing the first six-month period of this year. “During this period;” the company states, “the company received total Bross revenues of $247,027.65. After deducting operating expenses In accordance with the new account- ing classification prescribed by the com- mission and made effective January . and reserves for taxes and de- preciation, there remains a mnet def- icit in excess of $8,000. It will thus be seen that the existing rate of fare did not afford this company any re- tusn whatever on Ats investment, Moreover, the existing rate of fare, it continued in force, obviously will be insufficient and inadequate to en- able the company to earn a fair and reasonable return upon the value of its ‘sroperty used and useful for the | convenience of the public by whatever method the valuation of such property may be determined. “In order that its patrons may re- reive the benefit of any improvement in operating methods or increase of patronage which may be accom- plished, the Washington Rapid Tran- sit Co., is willing to accept a service- at-cost plan whereby rates of fare will be made/to change automatically with cost of service. Such a plan will be submitted for the considera- tion of the commission at the hear- ing to be ‘held by the comgmission pursuant to this petition.” 'WOMAN KILLS CHILD TO SPITE HUSBAND IN LONG MARITAL ROW Calls Mate on Telephone—Lets 3-Year-Old Son ]iid\ Father Good-By, Then Shoots Boy and Self in Vacant Lot. st 4. —A mother's “spite” murder of her three-year-old son, followed by her own suicide, has climaxed a year of marital litigation between the mother and her husband. The tragedy was discovered yester- day by three small children on their way through a vacant lot in 195th street. They di ed the body of Mrs, Josepn Millman with a bullet hole in her temple and beside her that of her son Martin, with a similar hole in his he: The husband and father, in a state of collapse, identified the bodies later. Just before noon, police learned, Mrs. Millnan had telephoned her hus- band from a drug store in the Bronx. :"l‘ha only way T can spite you is to | kill the ¢hild,” she told him. Then | she lifted Martin to the instrumént. Hello, mother interrupted. “‘Good-by, daddy,” r clicked. Millman rat- tled the receiver hook excitedly, but the wire vas cut off. fillman told police he married in but his wife had left him in 1 arted an action for separati of Martin and man sued for divorce, but the jury de- cided in his wife's favor. More liti- gation followed and recently the wife had brouznt a new action, which was still pending, asking increased all- mony. ALLEGED RUM BAND SOUGHT INDEATHS Three Youths Arrested Killing of Revivalist and Singer in Kentucky. in By the Associated Press. MORGANTOWN, Ky., August 4.-— Members of an alleged bootlegging gang are being rounded up for ques- tioning in connection with the sensa- | ¢ night tional double murder Monday of Rev, W. A. Moss, 32, an evangeli and Mrs. Jerome Johngon, 30, 2 rhnlri . during the progress of revi ices. 5 As the strains of “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder I'll Be There” float- ed through the little schoolhouse at Eary, 12 miles northwest of here, with the tune being carried by more than 100 fathers, mothers and children of the neighborhood, three shots rang out in "quick succession and an itinerant revivalist and his choir leader, stand- ing next to him, fell dead, killed by the same bullet. A third person was wounded. Late yesterday three youths, alleged to be members of a group of moon- shiners who feared and hated the re- vivalist because he had denounced their activities, were jailed in Morgan- town, after being run down by posses which had scoured the nearby woods since the shooting. Two Others Sought. Two others of the band are being the t hunted. Mr. Mess and his choir leader were shot down after a warning had been received Monday by the minister that he would be killed. He insisted on holding his services despite that fact, and was killed before the eyes of three deputies who had come to guard him. The schoolhouse faces a main country road, surrounded by a grove of large trees. Worshipers began the meeting with a song service, It had hardly reached a crescendo when a man thrust his head into a rear window of the building and the shots were fired. Bullet Strikes Two. The first bullet went through the evangelist's neck, “Mr. Taylor said, pierced Mrs. Johnson’s brain and plunged into a wall. As the two victims fell to the floor, pandemonium broke loose in the building. Pushing his way through the crowd, Mr. Taylor ran to the window in an attempt to get a shot at the youths, but they had disappeared -amid the trees. The first arrest made was that of Cliff Wilson, 21, captured early yes- terday after bloodhounds had trailed him to a hiding place in the woods a mile from the schoolhouse. ‘Wilson was confined in the county jail here. An hour later Fred Wilson, 17, an- other alleged member of the gang, was run down by officers who were driving along the road in front of thegschoolhouse in a motor. Emmons Phelps, 16, third member of the gang, was found hiding later about 200 yards from the schoolhouse. [ SCORE BY INNINGS—FIRST GAM 1 CARS FALL 60 FEET, | Six Bar Harbor Express Sleepers and Day Coaches Also Leave Rails in Maine. By the Associated Press, | AUBURN, Me., August 4—The Bar Harbor Express from Washington and | New York parted on a bridge struc- {ture in the business district of the city today and two cars plunged down 60-foot embankment, six left the | rails but stayed erect, while the loco- | motive and an express car remained | | | 1 s in the mail car, which, with a baggage ca | steep embankment. were the only per- sons injured. Injuries to passengers were confined to minor bruises, it wa: reported. The accident occurred on the tracks of the Maine Central Rail- road. ards and the cars, including four sleeping and two day coaches, were damaged. A mail clerk, named Marston, was nearly suffocated when buried under the embankment. o — POINCARE MAKE RECORD WITH BILLS May Establish Legislative Speed Mark With Financial Proposals. By the Associated Press. PARIS, August 4.—Premier Poin- care seems in a fair way to beat all French legislative speed records in getting through Parliament his tneas- ures for rehabilitating the finances of France. ‘The Senate has passed the financial measures which were adopted by the Chamber of Deputies last Saturday. The vote was 250 to 13. It is the purpose of the premier now to intro- duce his third bill, the object of which is to facilitate early monetary sta- bilization, based on the recommenda- tions of the experts committee. It is expected the Chamber will pass this bill by next Friday. ‘The bill creating an autonomous sinking fund to care for the retire- ment of national defense bonds, the second of the premier’s measures, went smoothly through the Chamber’s finance committee. It will be sent to the Chamber as soon as the necessary formalities are complied with. ALFONSO SENDS THANKS. Also Congratulates Coolidge on Ap- pearance of U. S. S. Memphi . SANTANDER, Spain, August 4 (#). —King Alfonso has sent a dispatch to President Coolidge, thanking him for a message which was conveyed to him by the commander of the United States cruiser Memphis, which is vis- iting this port. The King in his mes. sage congratulated Presdent Coolidge on the wonderful condition of the Memphis and the splendid appearance of the crew. i s e ol e SR e R 4 0 01 01 0 0 2 0= PR A | 1 0 © 0 0 0 0 - THREE ARE IN’URED!I-Ie play, Stan Harris to Myer to Joe . went down the | he roadbed was torn up for 300 | postal matter as his car plunged down | NATS-AND TYGERS DEADLOCKED, 44, IN NINTH 'NNING Griffmen Battle Uphill to Tie Count in Eighth—Mar- berry Called In. JOE HARRIS’ HOME RUN STARTS RALLY IN EIGHTH | Dual Bill Attracts Few Fans, Barely 2,000 Attending Opening of Series. BY JOHN B. KELLER. DETRCIT, August 4.-—The Nats 11 Tygers were tied in the ninth in- 1ing of the first game of the dual bill rere this afternoon. The score was 4 all. Only a small erowd turned out for s double-header between the | Tygers »2d the Nationals. There were not more than 2000 in the stands at the opening of the first | game., Stan Coveleskie started pitching for isouthpaw ace, for the Tygers. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON—McNeely went | eut, Blue to Whitehill. Tavener threw ut Stan Harr Rice grounded to DETROI Harris to Coveleskie. Manush flied to Gosli Fothergill tripled against the fence 'in back of left center. Heil- mann beat out a slow roller down the third-base line, scoring Fothergill. Gehringer tripled to right center, | ing Heilmann. Warner walked. | Harris threw out Tavener. Two runs. SECOND INM Goslin singled past Gehrin- Tavener went to left field for Joe pop. DETROIT — Bassler flied to Rice. | Whitehill tripled to the right-field cor- ner. Blue flied to Goslin, Whitehill scoring after the catch. an Harris threw out Manush. One run. THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON—Ruel flied to Ma- nush. Coveleskie walked. Fothergill made a good running catch of Me- Neely's liner. Harris tripled past { Heilmann, scoring Coveleskie. Rice looked at a third strike. One run. DETROIT-—Fothergill doubled dow the left-field line. Heilmann sacri- iced, Coveleskie to Stan Harri hringer singled to leff, scoring “othergill. Warner drove into a dou- |C | Harris. ‘One run. FOURTH INNING. | WASHINGTON — M thergill. Goslin iin | and admirers of the new k!hn Champs and Earl Whitehill, the | Bluege fouled to Bass- | { srounded to Blue and Whitehill failed to touch the bag after taking a throw from the first-sacker. Joe Harris flied deep to Manush. Gehringer went back to short right for Bluege's loft. No runs. DETROIT—Tavener lofted to Gos lin. Bassler flied to Rice. Stan Ha ris threw out Whitehill. No runs. FIFTH INNING WASHINGTON—Ruel walked, Blue | went back for a good running catch of Coveleskie's foul. McNeely sacri- i ficed, Whitehill to Blue. Stan Harris was safe when Tavener fumbled, Ruel e singled to cente d sending Stan Har in for DETROIT—Blue grounded to J. rris. Manush flied to Goslin. Foth- | ergill singled past Myer, It was his Fothergill was aught stealing, Iiuel to Myer. No uns. SIXTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Warner threw out Goslin. Joe Harris walked. Bluege lined to Fothergill. Ruel singled down the third-base line, i ping at second. Coveleskie grounded to_Blue. No runs. DETROT lin. Joe Harris went close to the field boxes for Gehringer’s foul. srounded to Bluege. No runs, SEVENTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Warner threw out McNeely. Stan Harris walked. Gehr- inger threw out Rice, Stan Harris tak- ing second. Myer lined to Tavener. No-runs. ! DETROIT—Tavener rolled to Joe Harris. Bassler bounded a single to center. Whitehill singled to right, ris threw out Blue, both runners ad- vancing. Bluege threw out Manush. No runs, . EIGHTH INNING. WASHINGTON — Goslin grounded | to Blue. Joe Harris hit a homer over the left-field wall. Bluege singled past Blue. Fothergill came in for Ruel's high one. Peckinpaugh batted for Coveleskie and singled to right center, sending Rluege to third. McNeely sin- gled to left center, scoring Bluege with the tying run, while Peck stop- ped at second. Gibson replaced White- hill on the slab for Detroit. Stewart ran for Peck. Stan Harris was hit by a pitched ball, filling the bases. Rice, with a three:and-two count, lined to deep center, but Manush ran across for a one-handed catch. Two runs. DETROIT—Marberry now pitching for Washington. Myer threw out Fothergill. Heilmann popped to Joe " Harris. Gehringer singled to left. Gehringer was caught stealing, Ruel to Myer. No runs. NINTH INNING. ASHINGTON—Myer singled past Tavener. Goslin flied to Heilmann. Myer was caught stealing, Bassler to Gehringer. Joe Harris walked. Bluege fanned. No runs. DETROIT-—Bluege threw out War- ner. Tavener fanned. Bassler ground- ed to Joe Harris. No runs. DR. MEAD MOORE DIES. Well Known Physician Here Sue- cumbs at Massichusetts Home. Dr. Mead Moore, well known Wash. ington physician, died last night, after a long illness, at his Summer home, at Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Mass., accord- ing to advices reaching Washington today. Dr. Moore, who lived at 2117 Con- mecticut avenue, maintained offices at Rochambeau. Joe Harris stop- ! Heilmann flied to Gos- | ‘Warner | Bassler stopping at second. Stan Har- | DOUGHERTY TAKES ODATH AS CITY HEAD BEFORE BIG THRONG New Commissioner Pledges Entire Time and Energy in Service to City. INAUGURAL CEREMONIES MARKED BY SIMPLICITY Official Wiil Make Policies After He Has Had Chance to Study Departments. Pledging his entire time and efforts | to forwarding the best interests of the National Capital, Proctor L. Dough- erty took the oath of office at noon as District Commissioner. 1 ceremonies were held the board-room of the District Building, which jammed with of- als of the District government, civic and business leaders and friends Commis- sioner. Numerous floral tributes were banked high around the rostrum on which Mr. Dougherty, in a deep voice, golemnly swore to the oath of office. Greeted With Applause. Accompanied by Commissioners Cuno H. Rudolph and Lieut. Col. J. Franklin Bell, the new Commissioner walked into the board room for the inaugural ceremonies shortly before noon. Applause greeted him, and he smiled in acknowledgment. As chairman of the hoard of Com- missioners, Mr. Rudolph formerly in- troduced Mr. Dougherty and Daniel E. Garges, secretary to the board of Commissioners, proceeded immediately to induct him into office. Commis- sioner Bell then pinned on his coat a gold badge, the emblem of office sur- rendered yesterday by Frederick A. Fenning. In presenting the badge of office, Commissioner Bell congratu- lated the departments over which. Mr. Dougherty will have supervision, and the poeple of the District, and pre- dicted that Mr. Dougherty would be the best Commissioner the District ever had. Mr. Dougherty then took his second oath, that of a member of the Public Utilities Commission, which was ad- ministered by Charles C. Coflin, as- sistant clerk of the District Supreme Court. Zihlman Pays Respects. Before Mr. Dougherty made his in- { augural address Representative Fred- { erick N. Zihlman, chairman of the House District committee, stepped to the platform and publicly extended his congratulations to the mew Commis- sioner, and emphasized that his du- ties as District Commissioner confront him with many important would | activities in view af the stupendous building program of the Federal ernment, as well as numerous pro- posed municipal impro As soon as Commi | erty stepped down from the rostrum of the boardroom, after delivering his inaugural address, a_battery of 12 newspaper photographers made nu- merous photographs of him, posin; with his colleagues. A reception fo lowed in the smoke-filled room. In his brief address Commissioner Dougherty paid an emphatic tribute to the civic organizs the Dis: trict, which he desc “the rea voice of the people at the present | time.” Grateful for Honor. He said: “This is. indeed, a great honor that has come to me, and one 1 sought not, but I have always had the feeling that it is the duty of every citizen called upon for service, either | to the State or Nation, that he should | contribute for the time being all of his strength to the performance of those duties. One hundred and_twenty-six years ago the National Capital was moved from Philadelphia to this city. which was then but a barren waste, with Alexandria a small village on the south and Georgetown on the west. “Following that has come the grea structural performances that have re- sulted in the beautiful Washington which we have today. “We have a large Federal program to be carried out, as well as a District program, and we must plan the best legislation to meet the needs of the people who reside here in the District, not only through the co-operation of all the residents in the District of Co- lumbia, but all the organizations. “I think a city is best governed where the larger number of citizens have some share in the government of that city. Especially will that be true in this government, because we resi- dents of Washington have no legal connection with the affairs of the it S “Very fortunately we have here cit- izens' organizations, dividing the city up in many_sections—some 48, I be- lieve, and it is through these organiza- tions that rou can best do your most effective work by becoming a member of your own local body. Praises Civie Bodies. “Your local organizations elect the best representatives to the Federation of Citizens' Association, which meets here in this board room semi-monthly throughont the Winter and threshes out by friendly argument the exten- sive problems brought before it. I am fortunate in being a member of the Citizens' Advisory Council, a body of nine men who have given of their strength to consider the municipal problems. This advisory council was organized at the suggestion of one of the District Commissioners, and has been functioning only about a vear and a half, but even that short time has been long enough for it to receive the commendation of both of the chair- men of the District committees of the House and Senate of the United States. There are here a_number of business organizations such as the Board of Trade, the Chamber of Commerce and Merchants and Manufacturers’ As- soclation—all desirous of forwarding the best interests of this Washington that we love so well. “Mr.- Commissioners, in accepting this great trust, I pledge to you my entire time to the District of Colum- bia in forwarding all its best interests, d if at the end of my term of office you will proclaim me as generously as vou have at the present time, I wil £0 out of tuls office extremely hapi Commissioner Rudolph, in introduc- ing the new Commissioner, said: “The President has discharged the difficult (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.

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