Evening Star Newspaper, September 4, 1926, Page 2

LIMIT ON SENATE COURT VOTE SEEN Oniy President Could Initiate Move to Abandon Tribunal, Some Experts Hold. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The interesting theory has been ad- vanced by prominent international lawyers here that the United States Senate may mnever again have a ,chance to vote on the question of withdrawal from the World Court. In other words, once the nations now assembled at Geneva accept the pro- tocol, which was duly approved by a two-thirds vote of the United States Senate and by the Chief Executive, it becomes a treaty which can be abrogated only on the initiative of the President and then by the concur- rence of the Senate. If, for example, Mr. Coolidge should still be President when a movement to withdraw from the World Court were started, he would have to be con- vinced that such a policy should be followed. He might be “requested” by resolution of Congress and might even be “authorized” or “directed” to denounce the treaty whereby the United States and about 48 nations agreed to American membership in the World Court, but he_could not be constitutionally compefled to de- nounce the various treatles or pro- tocols that will have gone into effect when the American reservations to the World Court are specifically ac- cepted by the varivus governments ch now have them under consid eration. Procedents Are Conflicting. There are many conflicting prece- dents on the subject, all of which tend to obscure the point as to whether Congress or the Chief BExecutive may abrogate treaties or whether the consent of both is re- quired. The latest precedents would seem to indicate that the Chief Executive felt himself unaffedted by the resolutions or acts of Congress 80 far as spec right is concerned, but President Taft, after declining to denounce a treaty with Russia over passport violations by the Rus- sians, finally conceded that public opinion as expressed in an almost unanimous resolution of Congress was all-persuasive and he served no- tice of u denunciation of the treaty. But three later Presidents—namely, ‘Woodr Warren Harding and have declined in a power of Congress as final. This has occurred in the matter of denouncing various commercial treaties which conflict with an act of Congress whereby importers who ship their goods In American vessels are to be given a discount on the tariff duties | charged at ports of entry. This was passed as a form of subsidy to Ameri- can shipping. Mr. Wilson took the position that this violated the spirit of treaties in effect hetween the United States and foreign countries, and he was requested to denounce and termi- nate all treaties that stood in the way, but he refused. Harding Also Refused. The matter then went to President who was advised by Secre- rles Evans Hughes that the by the preceding ad- ministration was correct. And there the case has rested, with President Coolidge also refusing to take the ac- tion directed by Congress. So. too, in case the World Court protocol should appear to members of Congress as unwise in later years, they must convince the Chief Execu- tive that the protocols, which are really treaties, should be denounced and terminated. If Mr. Coolidge re- mains steadfast in his belief in the World Court there will be no chance during his administration for mem- bers of the Senate to vote effectively for withdrawal from the World Court. Thus Senators may henceforth say that if the issue did come up they would vote thus and so. but the whole thing would remain hypothetical and ecademic once the foreign nations accepted the treaties ratified with reservations by two-thirds of the Sen- ate. (Copyright, 1926 1 WAY NEARLY CLEAR FOR U. S. IN COURT WITH RESERVATIONS (Continued from First Page.) members of the League of Nations. The President believes that when article five is studied and understood it_will be found entirely fair. Two United States Senators—(iood- ing, Republican, Idaho, and Trammell, Democrat, Florida—have a different viewpoint now from that they had when they voted for the World Court. A Washington dispatch says they | have renounced their support of the| court. Senator Cameron, Republican, | Arizona, who says he voted reluctantly | for the court because of President| Coolidge’s leadership and the bellef it| would help credit and have a stabiliz- | g effect on the world, now has his| mind “open” on the future forelgn |)ul»i fey of the United States. | - “Unexpected things have devel- oped.” he says, “and it seems our friendly forelgn nations do not ful appreciate what we are trying to d In Chicago Marybelle Spencer, a lawyer, acting as a taxpayer, has flled sult for an injunction against Secre- ary of the Treasury Mellon asking hat he be vestrained from alloting oney for support of the World Court. he seeks to test the constitutionality £ the 1nited States joining the court ILLIAM J. SHEETZ DIES. | ominent Consulting Engineer Succumbs at Age of 55. William J. Sheetz, 55 years old, con- ting engineer. died suddenly at his sidence, 1822 I street. Wednesday. was a graduate of the University Pennsylvania and had ashington for the past 30 years. He vas a member of the National Soclety ¢ Radio Engineers, the Homeopathic ociety of Medical Research and New ork Engineering Soclety. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. rv W. Sheetz; two daughters, Mrs. . Robert Esher of this city and Mrs. Umpleby of New York: o sisters, Mrs. Robert T. Stewart ¢ this city, Mrs. Anna J. Worrall of hiladelphia and Mrs. W. A. Warren ¢ New York, and two, brothers, ;. Sheetz of Philadeiphia and 3 of New York. were conducted i ashington Cathedral, followed by in- terment in Rock Creek Cemetery. Ford Invited to Jazz Session. DETROIT, September 4 (#).— HMenry Ford, foremost exponent of old-fashioned melodies, has been in- vited to attend a meeting of jazz mauslg leaders in Chicago September 30. km was asked to expound his b of what form modern American * music should take. His or- chestrs, also been invited to | celved from | varlous industries and commercial ac- | publicity. “While such subjects as theJ | ments and the Mexican situation, werc | commented upon at the semi-weekly | primary business of the world and the |orchard in Washington. lived i/ 3 PRESIDENT ISSUES SWEEPING DENIAL OF RACE IN ARMAMENT (Continued from First Page.) some nations may have more planes, none has better ones. However, he is strongly opposed to competitive armament and wants to do what he can to discourage what is looked upon as an actual race between nations for supremacy in armaments —in aircraft as well as battleships and other war weapons. Sees No Restrictions. The President further indicated that there is no reason for the United States to restrict its air program, if this branch of our national defense is made adequate to the demands of this country, because we are not bound by any treaty or agreement to do so. His spokesman pointed out that we need to reach an understanding with the powers and still favor enter- Ing upon some understanding regard- ing a limitation of aircraft if the op- portunity comes in the future to take up that question with the leading powers, In the opinion of the President, ab- sence of an agreement on limitation of aircraft leaves the United States perfectly free to do as it pleases in construction of this form of offensive and defensive weapon, President Coolidge feels quite cer- tain that when other nations repre- sented at the Geneva conference real- ize that the purport of the American reservations to adherence to the World Court is to place the United States on a parity with those that are members of the league, and so have a seat in the council, all the Benate reservations will be accepted and the United States will be admitted to membership. Sees Favorable Action. The President contends that the fact that the conference already has rati- fled four of the reservations indicates that favorable and speedy action will be taken on the fifth, which deals with advisory opinions. It was pointed out by the President's spokesman that this reservation puts the United States on the same basis with the other countries, and is, in the judg- ment of the President, perfectly fair and reasonable. It is announced here that no date has been set for recelving James R. Sheffleld, Ambassador to Mexico, at White Pine Camp. It is thought, however, by the President’s spokes- man that Mr. Sheffleld may arrive here late next week. While mention- ing this the spokesman again at- tempted to put the quietus upon the ‘“‘usual crop of rumors” that Ambas- sador Sheftield was not to return to his post; that he is going to resign because of differences with the State Department. There s absolutely no foundation for these reports, it was stated, The President is aware that there are influences at work that would like to see Mr. Sheflield retire as. ambassa. dor, but the Government is well aware of the great service Mr. Sheffleld has performed and it has reason to know that he is not going to give up his post any time soon. Wants Prosperity Broadcast. President Coolidge 1s very desirous that the information which he has re the representatives of tivities as to the general prosperity of the country shall be given the w st World Court, in competition arma- conference with newspaper correspond- ents vesterday, it was quite clear that the President is of the opinion that the dissemination of reports he hus received as to business conditions throughout the country constitute a “constructive” topic that cannot be overemphasized. The President’s latest visitor iden- tified with a great industry was Howard Elliott, chairman of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Mr. Elliott called at the executive offices today to pay his respects to the President. He has just completed a 9,000-mile trip through the country, having pussed through a dozen or more States. “1 feel very greatly encouraged over the business outlook,” Mr. Elliott told the correspondents. ‘“We left Chicago early in July and the only spots where we found the conditions not satisfactory at that time were Nebraska, eastern Montana and North Dakota. ' They were having a dry spell and the corn crop was being affected. Latter, I understand, these | conditions improved. Sees Farm Problem. “There is a real agricultural ques- tion in the West, but I am hopeful this will be solved. I have so much faith in the genius of the American people that 1 belleve we will find a remedy for the present agricultural situation. Agriculture is the great farmer has not had quite the same hare in the general prosperity that ther industries have had. I am something of a farmer myself. I own a ranch in Montana and an apple Each is run economically, we have no unnecessary overhead, but I have never been able to make any money either out of the ranch or from my apples. Perhaps I don’t lose a great deal, but there is no_profit.” Replying to questions as to rallroad consolidation, Mr. Elliott expressed the opinion that such consolidations eventually would come. “Rallroad consolidations should come through voluntary action on the part of roads themselves,” said Mr, Elliott, “‘along economic lines, and if it can be shown that consolidation is best for the country. It must be de- monstrated that consolidation will give the country the best service in the long run. I am not prepared to say that consolidation will result in reduced freight and passenger rates but wise consolidation may prevent in- creases and may result in reductions. Unless consolidation applies to the economic situation it cannot succeed.” Praises Personal Attendant. President Coolidge yesterday after- noon paid a high tribute to Maj. Arthur Brooks, his colored personal attendant, who has served in a sim- tlar capacity to President’s Taft, Wil- son and Harding, and who fs seri- ously ill in Washington. For several days earlier in the week Maj. Brook's life was despaired of and the Presi- dent said he has been greatly dis- tressed. In the opinion of Mr. Coolidge, Maj. rooks is one of the finest men in Washington. He said the major's character s one to be proud of and that he admired the latter in every way. While paying this tribute, the President sald he was happy to have received word yesterday that the for- mer was responding somewhat to treatment and that there is some chance for his recovery. He said also that Maj. Brooks was officially en- titled to his title, having been In command of a battalion of colored National Guardsmen in the District of Columbia. It is recalled that two years ago, when Maj. Brooks was very ill, the President and Mrs. Coolidge motored to his home on T street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets to carry flowers to him and to make inquiry as to his condition. Representative Snell of New York, chairman of the rules committes, and one of the Republican leaders of the House, with Mrs. Snell is a week end guest at White Pine Camp. —_— A whole grove of tiny trees, small enough to be held in the hand, has been found In the mountains of Columbia. DRYS MAY 1GNORE ATTACK ON CONSUL National W. C. T. U. Officials Seek to Avoid Interfering in Liquor Party Case. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, S¥ptember 4.—National officers of the W. C. T. U. ‘are per- sonally of the opinion that the Siate Department is well able to handle iis own affairs,” and “do not think the national convention of the W. C.'T. U. wul' have anything to do” with the case of the reported champagne party given Gertrude Liderle, New York girl swimmer of the English Channel, by Willlamr Corcoran, United States consul _at Boulogne, France. The W. C. T. U. in' Nebraska was aroused by press dispatches report- ing the occurrence. The State Depart- ment attitude, according to news re- ports from Washington, was that Ar. Corcoran’s conauct, if reliably reported, was not believed to have been offensive to French authorities or people, and that United BStates consuls are subjéct to the laws of the country in which they serve. The National W. C. T. U. statement, issued today, held that merican consular officers have taken an oath to support the Constitution of the Unitea States and are bound by the rules and traditions of their service. The W. C. T. U. has always found American diplomatic officers to be courteous and trustworthy gentlemen. “The W. C. T. U. is not acting as the public prosecutor or private perse- cutor of any individual, but is devoting its time to the business of offsetting the attacks on the Constitution from the Association Opposed to the Prohi- bition Amendment.” IN HOT WATER AGAIN. But “Billie” Corcoran Has Had Much Closer Calls Than This. “Billle” Corcoran is in hot water in. z'?he debonair Billie, former Wash- ington clubman, swimmer and horse- man, has stirred up the wrath of a temperance organization in this coun- try by reports that he, u United States consul, gave Gertrude Ederle of New York a champagne party at the con- clusion of her- successful channel swim. Nearly four years ago Corcoran leaped into the cold waters of the channel to rescue a drowning boy. For weeks he lay at death's door from pneumonia contracted in the rescue, but the hardihood that brought him through exposure in the Argonne Forest and through a set-to with trop- ical fever in Madras, India, pulled him through the result of his immersion in the channel. And now because he gave Trudie a wine party, he 1s in wrong with some bone-dry advocates. State Department officials declined to comment today, in the absence of officlal word, on the wine party which Billie gave Trudie, except to point out that American consuls serving abroad are subject to the laws of the nation to which they are assigned. They added that since France is a wet country, Corcoran’s conduct, as- suming that the press dispatches are correct, was not believed to have been offensive to either French authorities or the French people. If the incident took place it was not anticipated a report wil be made, nor is it probable that a report will be requested. Willlam Warwick Corcorah wus a first lieutenant in command of a ma- chine gun platoon in the Argonne. After the armistice he returned to Washington and entered the con- sular service. His first post was at Bombay, and after being taken ill at Madras he was transferred to the milder climate of Boulogne, France, where he is now stationed and where the wine party is said to have taken place. MALOY RAPS RITCHIE IN COUNTY ADDRESS Tells Enforcement Clubs Meeting State Lost $3,000,000 by Conowingo Contract. William M. Maloy, candidate for Governor of Maryland against Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, addressed a meet- ing of the Montgomery County Dem- ocratic Law Enforcement Clubs at Knights of Columbus Hall, Silver Spring, last night. He sald, if elected, he would not take orders from Frank Furst, “the German con- tractor who had been given a $20,- 000,000 contract to build the cono- wingo dam with a loss of $3,000,000 to the people of Maryland.” He charged that Maj. E. Brooks Lee had offered to deliver Montgomery County to Ritchie if made speaker of the. House. He indorsed a resolu- tion passed at the meeting which was to the effect that any attempt to modify the National Constitution other than provided by the Consti- tution itself is revolutionary; that officers of the State must obey the letter and spirit of the Constitution, and public peace and order are es- sentlal conditions of free govern- ment. Mrs. Jesse W. Nicholson, George H. Lamar, who offered the resolu- tion, candidates on the anti-machine ticket of the party, iIncluding Thomas Hampton and Frank Wil- son, for delegateships; Willlam L. Aud. for sheriff; Charles W. Wood- ward, for district attorney, and Harry L. Martin, also spoke. Mre. Nicholson, who is state chair- man of the United Democratic Law Enforcement Clubs, sald women all over the country are wondering if Maryland will re-elect a governor who has repudiated his platform and violated his oath of office. Mrs. Danlel C. Chase, president of the County organization, presided. Sev- eral hundred were present. i ITALIANS JEER FRENCH. Milan Crowd Blocks Revue Per- formance by Noise. MILAN, Italy, September 4 (#).— A French revue company, scheduled to appear in the Eden Theater last night, was prevented from giving its performance by a hostile crowd, which staged a demonstration of shouting, whistling and stamping until the police cleared the house. The demonstrators, sald to have been headed by a group of Fascist journalists, objected to the presence of French actors here while Italian performers were idle. s ‘ELOQUENT PAST’ IS TOPIC Rev. N. M. Simmonds to Preach at Highlands Baptist. The pastor, Rev. Newton M. Sim- monds, of the Highlands Baptist Church, Fourteenth and Jefferson streets, returned from his Summer home in New Hampshire during the week, and will occupy his pulpit at both services tomorrow. At the morning service he will de- liver an address and the Lord's Sup- per will be observed, and at the eve- ning service he will speak on ‘“The Bloquent Past.” ’ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1926. 1) Prorned site of the monumental 82‘,000,000 building for the De chives Buil "'.fl' to acquire which condemnation proceedings have been st Revenue Building, on which work is to be ent Farmers’ Mariet site; just east of this along N Sl JAPAN PREPARING R —— HINZENBERG FAILS 227+ T APPLY LANDLAW] 70 FIND DAUGHTER street bet ment of Commerce; (2), site of the Ar- Ny stastod. It e Db 'éi: @), ht.ha western long B street between 3 and 5 on the chart is shown the remaininder of half of the Internal vacate half of the pres- the Farmers’ Market; (1), the additional square between Tenth and Eleventh, Little B and C streets, required to com- plete the site for the Internal Revenue Building, on which condemnation proceedin, site of the Wholesale Market, which it is for the Farmers’ Market; (6), Center ( Peunn‘yclnnh avenue and of whi croaching on the Mall. ) The Mall; (7), site of the G h (within the Mall), it was proposed to tempol be abandoned in view of the evident sentiment against tl gs have been started; (5), present ed to move at the same time, that a new site is determined upon arket, which it is proposed eventually to move from the area between 16 BELIEVED DEAD IN MINE EXPLOSION, Seven Bodies Found, Res- cuers Digging for Others as Families Wait. By the Associated Press. TAHONA, Okla., September 4 —Six- teen miners are believed to have been killed by gas explosions in Superior Smokeless Coal Co. mine No. 20 here yesterday morning. With seven bodies recovered early this morning, little hope was held for the remaining nine imprisoned in a gas and flame filled entry. The first blast occurred shortly after more than 130 men had started the day shift. Only one entry, No. 7% West, was closed by the explosion, although others were shattered and hundreds of tons of coul and rock were loosened by the blast, Several miners in other entries were_burned, and two are in a dangerous’ condition, although it is considered they would survive. Rescue workers continued their ef- forts throughout the night to pene- trate the blocked entry. Leaders hoped they would be able to open up the closed cell today. Rescue work was hindered by fumes in the shaft. Only a few had gas masks, while others bound wet’ sponges over their faces. The known dead whose bodies have been recovered are: Dennis James, Henry Berry, Amual Wania, Bob Chambers and his son, Will; Bruce Davis and Ross Green. As the rescue squads were cutting into the blocked entry, the families of the imprisoned men and hundreds of others lingered about the scene. George Adams, miner, who guided three companions to safety through the smoking debris, told of the effects of the blast and the attempts of the men to reach the surface. Adams was on slope No. 7 when the first blast oc- curred, He had just started work and was alone. He sald: “When I heard the explosion 1 made a break for the shaft and saw the gas and dust coming down on me. I kept right on going up the shaft and at the entrance of 7% I saw Sam Cox and two other men. “I had a bucket of water, so I poured it over our shirts and covered our faces. Heat was terrible. It came through my wet shirt and felt lke steam. “When we got to the entrance of No. 5 slope, I heard a second explo- slon. We dropped into a hole and tried to cover up. We just crouched there until everything was quiet, then fought our way out through the heat, damp and smoke.” The mine is one of the largest pro- ducers in Oklahoma. It is near the Arkansas line. Tahona, the mining camp, consists of a few miners’ shacks. VISITOR TO FILL PULPIT. Rev. M. H. Fishburn to Preach in Local Church. Rev. M. H. Fishburn of Ambler, Pa., will preach tomorrow morning at the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church. Rev. Moses R. Lovell, the new pastor, will conduct his first service September 26. g e THREE NEW STATIONS. Two Others Authorized to Change Wave Lengths. Three new broadcasting stations ‘were licensed yesterday by the Com- merce Department for operation, Rob- ert B. Bridge at San Antonio, Tex. obtaining permission to establish st: tion KTCM on a 263-meter wave length; Elmer E. Smith at Concordia, Kans., station KGCN, at 210 meters, and Louis Wasmer at Seattle, KGCL, at 230.6 meters. Station WWAE, Elec- tric Park, Ill, will hereafter operate on the 384.4-meter band instead of at 241.8 meters, while KGDS at Seattle will operate at 227 meters instead of 209.7 meters. LYNCHBURG VISIT OFF. Lady Astor to Spend Remainder of Time at Mirador. | RICHMOND, Va., September 3 (#). —Lady Astor, Virginia-born member of the British Parliament, will spend the remainder of her visit to her na- tive State at Mirador, the old Lang- horne estate in Albemarle County, it was learned last night. From Lynchburg, it was said, she had changed her plans and probably would not visit there, as expected. She will make a public address before the New York League of Womemn Voters in that city September 9. While in New York she will visit her sister, Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson. Lady Astor is understood to have ‘booked return passage to England for September 11. = PINEAPPLE MEETS TEST. ByRadio to The Star and Chicago Daily News. MAKAR, Octabata Province, Island of Mindanao, P. 1., September 4.—Ex- perimental growing of Hawaiian pine- apples in the Philippine Islands is working excellently here. Coconuts of superior quality and rubber trees are mwin‘g wild. There are excel- lent sites for cities on fine harbors, for such are off the typhoon paths. (Conyright. 1026. by Chicago Dally News Ce.) MARKET QUESTION NOT TO INTERRUPT REVENUE BUILDING (Continued from First Page.) Market for retail trade be close to the other two, but that the farmers would suffer a disadvantage if they are not near the commission houses. _After ‘returning from his trip, Col. Bell conferred informally with Com- missioner Rudolph. In outlining later the procedure by which the Commis- sioners expect to be able to let the Government begin work at one end of the Farmers’' Market in January, Col. Bell expressed the belief that the Dis- trict authorities would be able to work in co-operation with the Treasury De- partment so as not to delay the Gov- ernment building program and yet be able to transfer the farmers’ sheds to the permanent location as they are taken down. PLA! N GOING AHEAD. 0ld Act Will Not Be Allowed to Retard Buildings. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. The act of Congress in 1870 which gave the District Commissioners au- thority to use the strip of Federal property between Tenth and Twelfth, B and Little B streets as a farmers’ market for an indefinite perfod is not going to be allowed to retard the erec- tion .of the new Internal Revenue Building on this site and two squares to the north, one of which is' already owned by the Government. This act has been quoted as a bugaboo, which would hold up the entire Federal build- ing program until after Congress meets and has time to pass another act directing that the farmers' mar- ket be moved to some other location. Even before the conference with Treasury officials and representatives of the Public Buildings Commission yesterday, Engineer Commissioner Bell declared he would heartily support the proposal to take immediately the west- ern half of the site, now occupied by the farmers’ market, so work could be-, gin on the western portion of the In- ternal Revenue Bullding this Fall, instead of the southern half, which ;I'oluld cover the entire farmers’ mar- et. “I think it is entirely practical for the Public Buildings Commission to start work on this building,” said Com- | missioner Bell. ‘“We can adjust our- | selves in the remaining space for the farmers’ market until a new site is found. Little B street is to be closed any way and the farmers could be al- lowed to use it. We could put up tents for them if necessary. The District Commisgsioners have no thought of de- laying or impeding the Federal build- ing program,” he emphasized. ‘“We are just as anxious as any one to see these new model, modern workshops for the Government go up. The Dis- trict Commissioners want to co-oper- ate in every way possible with the Fed- eral officials.” As a matter of fact, the act of Con- gress establishing the farmers’ market on its present site was permissive rather than mandatory. It contained “may” language rather than ‘‘must’ language. The purpose at the time was to remové the farmers’ market, which was then a live stock and swine market as well, from Pennsylvania avenue and Louisiana avenue. The only positive language in the act was that within 60 days these nuisances must be removed from Pennsylvania and Louisiana avenues. It gave the District Commissioners authorization to use the Federal tract, but did not say that the Federal tract must be used for that purpose. It was not. perpetual permission but in- definite. It merely allowed the mu- nicipality to occupy that space. It was then Federal property and is still Federal property and Federal Government now wants it back to be used for an imposing Federal build- ing. There is no doubt at all but that it will get ft. An opinion by the corporation coun- sel, submitted to the District Commis- sloners on July 28, held that the Sec- retary of the Treasury could not sum- marily take this property away from the District officials using it as a farmers’ market. Approached from e Washington Memorial . place the Farmers’ Market, but which plan will us postponing a definite site ing on the Mall, to the south probabl, and at the same time en- PLAGUE PUT UNDER GONTROL AT HORTA No Other Bubonic Cases or Deaths Are Reported in Quake Zone. By the Associated Press. HORTA, Island of Fayal, Azores, September 4.—Measures taken to cope with the bubonic plague, which broke out following Tuesday's disastrous earthquake, thus far have been com- pletely successful. The victims were isolated as soon as the cases were discovered, and no further instances of the disease have | been reported for the last 24 hours. Thus far there have been four cases of the plague, two of them fatal. OTHER SHOCKS FELT. Situation in Island of Fayal Con- tinues Serious. LISBON, Portugal, September 4 (#). ~-Reports from the Island of Fayal, the center of Tuesday's disastrous earthquake, Indjcate that the situa- tion there continues serious. The Lishon newspapers print a tele- gram from the governor of the island saying provisions are lacking and ask- ing that full authority be granted him to prevent crime and maintain order. Slight earthshocks continue, caus- ing bulldings which were damaged in the big quake to collapse, while the authorities continue to raze others which have been condemned. The population is largely sleeping in the gardens and fields. There is complete desolation in many districts. DouG ;lND MARY TO START WORK AT ONCE IN FILMS Valentino’s Death Causes Pair to Abandon Orient' Trip and In- crease Output of Company. By the Associated Pr HOLLYWOOD, Calif., September 4. —Douglass Fairbanks and his wife, Mary —Pickford, screen stars, an nounced on their return from Europe vesterduy that they will abandon a projected trip to the Orient and plunge at once into picture making. Their de- cision is sald to have been forced by the death of Rudolph Valentino, which réduced the picture output of United Artists, the producing organization for the three. Fairbanks said he wished to correct the impression given by him in an in- terview in New York regarding Rus- sian government control of films and theaters. He said the idea he had de- sired to convey was that this govern- ment ownership was good policy in Russia, but that he did not favor it in the United States. TOSCANINI TO PRESENT “FALSTAFF” TOMORROW Famous Conductor of Opera Hopes to Commemorate Fittingly Verdi’s Death Anniversary. By the Assoclated Press. BUSSETO, Italy, September 4.— Axturo Toscanini was putting the finishing touches today on his prep- arations for'the presentation of the opera “Falstaff” tomorrow, when the famous conductor and composer hopes to give a perfect performance in commeration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of Verdi. “You must play better than ever before,” Toscanini has been continu- ously repeating to the orchestra the better viewpoint, as expressed by Commissioner Bell, that the District officials desired to co-operate with the Federal officials, the corporation coun- sel's opinion wouid be entirely differ- ent. He would now rule that the Dis- trict Commissioners, desiring to ac- commodate the Federal officials and expedite the public building program as a matter of good public policy, could yield that location without the necessity of awalting a mandatory act of Congress. alidoiig £t McKINLEY HOLDS GAIN. Senator Spent More Comfortable Night, Physician Reports. MARTINSVILLE, Ind., September 4 (A).—Senator William B. McKinley of Illinois, who has been critically il here for several days, was more com- fortable last night than on the pre- vious night, said Dr. R. H. Egbert, his attending physician today. An egg-nog was given the patient this morning and he seemed to be holding what he had gained. His pulse today was 96; respiration, 26, and temperature, 99.8. The tem- perature reading has remained un. changed for 24 hours, but the Sen. mfi-'u pulse has been slowing. grad- ually. ANOTHER DIRIGIBLE TRIP. LAKEHURST, N. J., September 4 (#).—The dirigible Los Angeles will return Monday to Hampton Roads, Va.. for further radio compass cali- brations work with stations in that section. ‘Two flights were made this week on the same mission. which he has been rehearsing morn- ing noon and night. Some of the leading members of the staffs of the Scala. and other Italian opera houses, including a number who assisted Tos- | canini in commemoration of the Verdi anniversary in 1913, are working feverishly on the scenic and other de- tails while the maestro takes care of the music. Hardly a tenth of those who have arrived from Italy and abroad will be able to crowd into the tiny theater which Toscanini hopes to transform into the center of a permanent musi- cal institution, doing for the memory of Verdl what Beyreuth does for that of Wagner. U. S. TO ACQUIRE TITLE. Condemnation fmeedmgu Begun for Land Near Chain Bridge. The United States yesterday began a condemnation proceeding in the Dis- trict Supreme Court to acquire a par- cel of ground above Chain Bridge and near the District Line as a site for a hydro-electric plant, and also to secure a subterranean right of way over an adjacent strip of land. The property is said to belong to the Chesapeake and Ohio ‘Canal Company. Justice Hitz directed the parties in interest to appear in court next Friday to show cause why the necessary land should not be condemned. Attorney General Sargent, Special Assistant Attorney General George P. Barse and Peyton Gordon, United States attorney, appear for the Gov- ernment. Warrant Offcer Retires. Warrant Officer Reuben A. Enderly, stationed at Omaha, Neb., has been placed on the retired list of the Army, , after more on his own ication, than 30 ,-l”l'or'h Will Not Discriminate Against | Americans in Enforce- ment of Statute. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, September 4.-A govern- ment.spokesman stated today that an imperial ordinance had been prepared and will be issued soon for the en- forcement of Japan's alien land law. The original law permits applica- tion of an enforcement ordinance denying ownership of land in the em- pire to citizens of any state which prohibits ownership of land within its boundaries to Japanese. Framers of the law apparently had California and other Pacific Coast States of America in min@ when the law was passed. The newly drafted ordinance, how- ever, does not contain such enforce- ment provisions and it is stated that all Americans will be permitted to own land the same as other nationals. Ownership of land by foreigners will even be permitted in fortified zones ly | under special permission. It was explained that the Japanese do not intend to discriminate against certain states, even .though such states discriminate against Japanese. Another aspect of the matter, how- ever, is that it is understood that en- forcement of a land law against citl- zens of states prohibiting land own- ership by Japanese would result in extreme confusion, owing to the diffi- culty of determining state citizenship of land owners. Consequently the Japanese have decided not to force it. — e U. S. WILL PROBE RAIDERS’ METHODS AFTER COMPLAINTS (Continued from First Page.) to police headquarters and were booked on charges of violation of the anti-handbook section of the code in connection with this raid, later being released on $3,000 bond each. Today when Maj. Hesse reviewed the situation he was confronted by the following items: An informal report has been made, and is expected to be followed by a formal specific report, as to damage to private property said to have been wrought by the raiders unnecessarily and without excuse. i On the other hand, the police who worked up the cases on which the raids were made maintain they had the very best sort of information and all sorts of probable cause to believe that the operating center of the tele- phone syndicate was lodged in that building. They had made bets through agents, they allege; they had checked up on the telephone lines used for the making of the bets; they believed they had traced them to that build- ing, and they were armed with a war- rant as authority to enter. " Maj. Hesse refrained from going into details of the case today on the ground that the detailed reports from both sides had not been presented to him. “We will not tolerate,” he said, “any unjustified destruction of private property by raiders who have no ex- cuse for so doing. “On the other hand, we are out to break up bookmaking in Washington. If we find a syndicate operating suc- cessfully in & manner which is beyond the scope of the ordinary activities of bookmakers, and with a system so de- signed as to frustrate attempts to break up this violation of the law, we cannot help but feel that police offi- cers, working vigorously for the en- forcement of the law, should be ol- lowed some discretion in steps they have taken in good faith. “I have not yet seen Lieut. McQuade | or Detective Varney. I have not vet recefved a detailed report of the dam- age supposed to have been caused by the raid at Thomas Circle. I don't think it proper to proceed upon con- jecture: and speculation, and I desire to study the case before making any further officlal announcement regard- ing it.”” Five Raids Conducted. Five raids were scheduled for 2:30 o'clock yvesterday afternoon, the blows to be struck simultaneously. Five squads struck at that hour. In three cases the raids were unsuccess- ful. At the Maryland Building, 1410 H street, an open door and empty room smiled a greeting to the enter- ing raiding party. In the Investment Building, where police were informed a branch of the telephone syndicate was operating, similar faflure was met with. At “Eddie's”” 1209 E street, Glen Peter Babcock, 21, was arrested and charged with violation of the book- making section of the code. He was later released in $3,000 bond. An un- identified colored man also was ar- rested on a, similar charge in this faid. Eleven witnesses were released on $500 bond each to appear when the case is called. P At “Dick’s,” 1751 Pennsylvania avenue, police were scarcely more suc- cessful than In the three fruitless raids. Nine witnesses were taken to the third precin Only one was held in $500 bond, which was later furnished, to appear when the case is called, while the others were not detained, after questioning. The pro- prietor, for whom a warrant had been issued, was absent. The five raidg vesterday were a follow-up of the recent campaign in- auguratgd under the supervision of Inspector Pratt of the Detective Bu- reau, and workéd up by Detectives Brodie and Varney. Mr. McInerny denounced the police in bitter terms today and levelled his condemnation particularly at Lieut. McQuade, whom'he held responsible for the acts of the ralding party. Lieut. McQuade, he declared. was in charge of the police squadron and he added that he would present his side of the situation to Maj. Hesse this afternoon. . “Mrs. Mclnerny was in the apart- ment alone,” the Veterans' Bureau detective sald, “when she was startled by a terrible crash. The door of our apartment was burst open and in dashed a group of po- licemen. The shock to Mrs. Inerny was really serious, as you might imagine. "It seems that the police explained that they had gotten on the wrong floor. “I can quite easily understand how a person might make a mistake. The only persons who don’'t make mistakes are those who don’t try to accomplish anything. But an error of that sort is too serious to be overlooked. And; furthermore, the police compounded the mistake by ransacking a number of other apartments, one of which was virtually ruined. “Down in Mr. Giron's apartment they burst in the door to the apart- ment, then demolished some folding doors and finally ended by tearing down a partition. I never heard of one group of policemen making so many mistakes.” Efforts to reach Mr. Giron failed. Rgporters who inquired for him were told that His apartment had been closed for several days and he was out of the city. Efforts to reach him at the Congressional Instijute of Languages, where he ie a director, were oqulllj unsuccessfi\. Goes to Frank L. Wright Estate With Writ for Cus- tody of Child. By the Associated Press SPRING GREEN, W September 4.—Valdemar Hinzenberg, Chicago ar chitect, vesterday appeared at the barred gates of Taliesin, country villa of Frank Lloyd Wright. internation ally known architect. in a vain at tempt to obtain possession of his 9 year-old daughter from his divorced wife, Mme. Olga Milanoff, Wright's companion and housekeeper. Hinzenberg obtained a writ of ha beas corpus for the girl at Baraboo, W ¥, having started action Miriam Noel Wright, the archi tect’s estranged wife, filed suit in Chi cago for $100,000 against Mme. Milan off, charging allenation of affections Hinzenberg charged that the child's mother wi @ proper custodian for the gi Estate Appears Deserted. The country estate apparently was deserted by its master and Mme. M: lanoff when Hinzenberg. accompanied his attorney and a deputy sheriff to the place, armed with the writ de manding that Mme. Milanoff or others produce the child, who has been liv ing at Tallesin with the mother. Willlam Billington. a caretaker again stood guard at the gates, as he did last June when he helped repulse Mrs. Wright's efforts to forcibly gain entrance to her hushand’s home. Bill ington said neither Wright, Mme. Mt lanoff nor the child were at Taliesin He and a young architect student were served with papers command ing their appesrance before E. F. Lithmar, Circuit Court commissioner of Baraboo. Harold Jackson of Ch! cago, Hinzenberg's attorney, said the commissioner will question them in an effort to learn the whereabouts of the child. A visit to the farm home of Enos Jones near the Wright estate, where it was thought the child might be was without result. The party returned to Spring Green, left for Madison to serve pi R. L. Hopkin sident of a Madison bank, who has been Wright's financial adviser, : Threatens New Actic “If I do mot find my child I shall take some action against Mr. Wright.' Hinzenberg said, but added that he had not decided whether to institute civil or criminal proceedings. Hinzenberg, who was divorced in Chicago in 1925, at that time permit ted Mme. Milanoff to have ¢ t the child which he now s gain. In his petition v serted that Mme. Milunoff and Wright had been living together and had had the child with them. and that both had openly express intention of leaving the United He asked that they be restrained from taking the child with the While Hinzenberg sought his here there were conflicting reports as to the wi of Wright and Mme. Milanoff. His automobile was absent from his garage. which led to a report that he was not far away and another report was that he and Mme. Milanoff were seen in Richland Center, 23 miles from here. Thursday night. TWO DECKS FOR BRIDGE. $200,000 Havre de Grace Improve- ment in Eight Months Planned. Spectal Dispatch to 7Tl BALTIMORE, September have been prepared te double-deck the Havre de Grace bridge over the Sus quehanna River within eight months according to officials of the State Roads Commission, and bids will he asked within the next week. The work is expected to cost $200 000, about the amount now collecied through tolls in one year The present bridge is 13 feet too narrow for two lines of traffic When _double-decking is completed long delays on busy days will be ended Adding a new roadway will he dono under _direction of the State Roads Commission, which will advertise for bids within a few days e bridge was purchased in i for about $630,000. wide NAME RAISES PROBLEM. World War Aviator Doubts He Slew Alfred Jung. FIELD, 11, September foward Knotts, Spring American aviator in the World W and who was credited with the death of Sergt. Maj. Alfred Jung, German ace, is now puzzled as to whether Jung was brought down. “I was reading a paper when I came to @ story of an aviator's mishap in € The man’s name was Alfred Jung. HARVESTS CROP AT 90. Woman Cuts, Ties and Stacks Acre of Grain Within a Week. RAPHOE. tember 4 () aged 90, is 1 Donegal, Ireland Mrs. Annie ( iving the plaudits of all Donegal. She has just completed the mowing, tving and stacking of an acre of oats. the bulk of it 6 feet high, completing the k In a week Goldfish Meet Unhappy Fate. NEW YORK. September 4 (®).--It was an artistic inspiratic to stoek the Bowling Gireen fountain with the most beautiful goldfish from the near by aquarfum, and Miss lda Mellen who did it, was happy. Then came a few hot days and the goldfish were joined in the pool by a bevy of not tooclean young human residents of the Battery section. The goldfish promptly died. Miss Mellen was wroth and said snappy things about the unartistic intruders. e 5 Ancient Greece Quite Up to Date. CHICAGO, September 4 (P).—An- clent Greece had a smoke nuisance, a siiver rush comparable to the United States’ gold rush of ‘49, and Hellas' great bankers were self-made mén, says George M. Calthoun in a book on the “Business Life of Anclent Athens,” soon to be issued from the University of Chicago press. .Seeks Change of Name. Because his name is too long and would handicap him in business, Jacob Rabinowitz, 1320 Tenth street north- west, today asked the District Su preme Court to shorten his name to Jacob Robens. He has been called by the shorter name. he declares, xmong his friends. Attorneys Taylor & Moran appear for the petitioner. . Husband Obtains Divorce. Justice Hitz vesterday signed a final decree of absolute divorce in favor of George FE. Watson against Emma Watson. The wife brought suit for a limited divorce, but the husband filed a cross-petition for an ahsolute decree. frana Bmerian, Jr. appeared for the PR ome: e . AP for hushand.