Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1926, Page 2

2 » ASHURST ATTACKS .~ VARE AND SMITH Senator Will Oppose Accept- | ing of Credentials From Both if Elected. By the Associated Press Senator Ashurst, Democrat, Arizona, Bnnounced here last night thot in the event of the elections of William 8. Vare of Pennsylvenla and Frank 8mith of llinois to the Senate in jovember he wouid move to unseat em when they present their cre entials upon the convening the ow Congross The Arizona ator said ‘he do this on the ground of e @xpenditures on behalf of both Vare 4nd Smith in primar; 1 8pring. I n 1} campaign fund more than $ Vare's camy nomination Republic Smith's tion Bis camp: would essive ttee was Pinchot the nomina. Allen . Moore, manager, testified be: fore the Seuate investigating com nittee ut Chicago. Of this wmount $125.000 was contributed by Insull, Chicago public tive. PERSHING BACK FROM EUROPE’S CEMETERIES General Says Soldiers' Graves Are Well Kept. and Marble Cross Markers Will Be Placed. After TOpe revisiting st in the World three months’ absence in 1es of his activities War, Gen. John J. Pershing this morning resumed his desk duties at fhe War Department as chairman of the American Battle Monuments Commission He said that the American ceme- terles he visited were well kept and tn good condition, and that the plans for replacing the original wooden markers with Carrara marble crosses and stars of David will be carried fnio effect as soon possible SCHOOL BOARD TO PASS ON NEW TEACHERS TODAY Bix Members for First Meeting Since Recess—Three in Town Still on Vacations. The Board m will meet at the Fre 30 o'clock this aftarnoon for the first time since the Summer recess to dispose of accumu Jated routine and approve the appoint- men n t s preparatory o the opening of schools Monday, September 20 x of the board f Fdue: the S members are in town and will attend the meeting. Those still on their vacations are Charles K. Carusi, viee president of the hoard. Dr. H. B. Learned and Mrs. William Herron FOUNTAIN IS CLOSED. #Rainbow” in Potomac Park Dis- continued Until Next Summer. The rainbow fountain at the east end of the reflecting pool in Potomac Park has been ordered shut down until next Summer. The fountain has been used for & longer perfod this year than ever before, it was announce 1t having been turned on Saturday and Sunday afternoons and on holi days from 3 to 5 o'clock. Officials of the Public Buildings and Public Parks office, however, said that it would be turned on during the Winter on special occasions, such as the presence in the city of large conventiol The discontinuance of the fountain, 1t was said fugher, will not prevent the use of the reflecting pool for bathing purposes by children TAX BILLS TO BE MAILED. Lists Expected to Be Ready for Dis- in Week. ding out 200,000 ate tax bills to were started today x Assessor William The bills are expected for distribution within & tribution d e ! paye in the office of P. Richar 10 be ready week The 1ir s pavat chango in 11 second ins March next v first payn collected in September. ELEPHANT BECOMES WILD Iment of the taxes or. Due to & ving montis, the will be due in Beast Which Escaped in Canada Mouth Ago Attacks Hunters. FERNIE, tember N ) which = wonth circus toduy has be a wild Peast. Nhe charges through British Columbia forests with uprooted sap- lings in her trunk and ferociously attacks hunters. The elephant escaped with 14 others from a cireus at Cranbrook. Twelve were recaptured. ‘The whereabouts of ¢harlie, the other elephant at lib- erty, is unknow Two hunters from Ouakland, Calif, with an phant gun and traps uid in attempts to subdue Myrtle British Columbia. Myrtle, an g0 led a peaceful route ole. the today were en One of Marriott Twins Dies. GUELPH, Ontario, September 8§ ) ,—Mernard J. Marriott. one of the Marriott tw vaudeville acrobats, who have played all over the continent for the past 20 vears. died Monday. Yive years ko was injured in New York when a trapeze Fe never completely recovs . Named Vice. President. PANAMA 8 (P.—T. f La Es r-Herald, elecied first viee president 1 by Con He is Pana- voungest vice president, being enly 36 vears old. The vote was by acclamation ed September lisher ress. . Commissioned as Captain. Edward V. Heiskell, 1115 I street, Ras been commissioned by the War Department & captain in the Field Ar- tillery Resarve of the Army — Restored to Active List. NMaj. Emil Engel, U. S. A, retired, t Eatontown. N. J.. with his consent, been restored to active duty at the ‘“children's village” at Dobbs Ferry, N. . ¥ resem—— H Maj. Smith to Retire. Maj. Walter . Smith, Army Dental orps. at Fort Sam Houston, Tex., has red to his home to amelt pe broke. | RIVERA DOWNFALL EXPECTED IN SPAIN AS UNREST GROWS (Continued from First Page.) how he reached out and brought about the present situation of tense- ness and violence. The be settied negotiations, but will undoubtediy weaken the govern- ment.” Officials Are Pessimistic. The optimism manifest in Primo Rivera’s communiques is said not be shared other government in Spain. It f serted that it is true the artillery officers and the men w inade commo with their superiors deliv their arms and .the barracks other establishments to the gudrds, hut thai it having received specine the secre vernment that it would give h nands of the artilleryr by to by and civil after from previously o sitions by Primo de Rive ed to obtain the support of the artll vimen when they went on “‘strike, met with a curt r al to com- purely military,” was their reply. “We are not.an un- disciplined corps. We are gentlemen who ask for nothing but justice, and will remain at our posts until it has been granted. Our adhesion to “the monarchy and to the King remains labsolute.” Our movement is not politi- Our dispute | potitical.” Moroccan Report Denied. teh to the Journal from s Sebas n says that Senor angu the foreign minister, denies allega- tions that the ¥panish troops are pre- paring to abandon the Spanish zone {in Morroco. “I authorize vou,<’ Senor Yanguas is quoted as having said, “formally to deny that Spanish troops are pre | paring” to withdraw from Morocco. { Such reports do not even require ex amination. “AS 1o | A disy the Tangier question, this is a very delicate affalr which must be discussed from every viewpoint as soon as the League of Natlons ad- Journs.’ SITUATION WAS GRAVE. Caused Serions Concern in Madrid, Says Witnes ST. JEAN DE LUZ, France, Sep- tember 8 ().—The gravity of the sit- uation in Madrid which culminated in the revolt of the artillervmen did not hecome known until noon last Sun- day. savs an eyewitness of the events in the Spanish capital who has arriv- ed here. The rebellion started Saturday, he «aid. There had been rumors of a contradictory nature, but an official statement was issued at noon Sunday admitting that there was a conflict. Tt sald that loyal troops had suyround. led the artillery barracks and that no one was permitted to approach them. The commanders and officers of the corps had been told to go to their homes and remain there. Newspeper men besieged the Buena- vista Palace, where Premier Primo de Rivers and his ministers were consid- ering the situation, in an endeavor to obtain information. Other newspaper men went to the artillery barracks All the latter could see from the out- Sde were the muzzles of guns of the uards or look Into the mouths of can- hefore the barracks. The non emplaced doors were bolted. Journallsts intent walls were on getting cluse to the warned off by the guard, and even threatened. Scene Like War Days. Inside the barracks the scene re- sembled war days. The officers were awalting orders for their arrest ¢ Qetention and also of similar orders for the soldiers who had made com- e with them. headquarters. meanwhile, |isduea a proclamation of a state of |war. The customary ceremoniul was pursued. Soldiers astride horses and Mccompanied by trumpeters posted the proclamation. The public, how- ever, read it with indifference. rmy engineers were .uim‘-l to heve oined the movement. and it was re- Jotted that army physicians had Ahandoned their hospitul posts. A Wwave of uneasiness pervaded official \rcles. Those vitally interested in the welfare of the nation expressed (he bellef that King Alfonso would refuse to approve Primo de Rivera's Qecree of a state of war as being prejudicial to military dicipline. Officials began to realize that the {country was passing through a eriti- cal perlod. The general staff officers Wwho were ordered to take over the fllery barracks refused to do s0. here were rumors that the entire rmy would rally to the side of the {urtillery corus. | Citizens Remain Indifferent. Primo de Rivera acted without the { express authorization of the King in jssulng the decree of a state of war. All communication was suspende lioth inside Spain and to point ad. The citizenry met the situa- |tjon with marked indifference. They {went to church, to the bullfights and | theaters. They viewed the develop ments as none of their business. At 2 p.n. Sunday the government coramunicated by telephone with the |irtillery barracks in Madrid, ordering the men to surrender with their guns und their equipment. The men simply recetved the orders and did not reply to them. A committee of artillerymen went to see King Alfonso, who had hurried back by automobile from San Sebastian, and presented their de- mands to him. The King said he would |see that the demands were met on condition that the officers ceased their activities, The movement already had spread to other military bodies, principally those which had been ordered to ar- rest the officers and soldiers in the ag. tillery barracks, and which refused to comply. This explains why civil guards finally were sent to perform this task. The captain general of Madrid per- sonally went to one of the barrucks to make an appeal to the men to cease their activities. He was given the honors due his rank and delivered the government’s decree. To this he | received no reply and withdrew. Then, says the eye-witness, began {o come news that everything had not passed off as peacefully and without bloodshed as in the capital. Disorders were reported to have occurred in Pamplond, Corunna, Segovia, Valla- dolid, Barcelona and Seville. Detalis of these, however, were not available. Revolt | cal, nor can we permit it to become THE " AND PAPER JUNKED Omaha Ruling Bars E. L. Huntley From Nebraska for Five Years. By the Associated Press. OMAHA, September §.—I ley, formes editor of the Mediator. local weekly newspaper. must leave the State within 30 days and not re turn before February 1, 1931, under the terms of a parole granted him late vesterday by District Judge Huntley entered a plea of | publishing libelous matter in t ator against Rev. R. R. Brown, pastor | of the Omaha Gospel Tabernacle. He 1y had pleaded guilty to pub- Hunt- as sentenced to five . but was paroled. Under the terms of (he parole he also 1St junk his newspaper, «lestro malling lists and not permit the w Examiner, which have eded it, to'go to pre Huntley said he would new re: his former home, DAUGHERTY-MILLER CASE IS OUTLINED BY U. S. ATTORNEY (Continued from First with him a “3l of paper as a claim.” 1gle doeurn or scrap sasis for the $7,000,000 Evidence of Meeting. “The Gov Mr. Buckner, Smith met Merton and Merton will testify that he was told that it would be a good thing to | meet Col. Miller and that he, Jess Smith and John 1% King, went to the Hotel McAlpin, where Smith intro- duced him to Miller and the latter told him to come to Washington to see him. “Within the next week Merton made the trip to Washingon and Jess Smiih took him to Miller’s office. Miller sent {for his chief assistant Wil liams, a man whom he had promoted 1o a job that paid a larger salary than his own. The Government f this date on or about April 26, 1 Merton did not have with him single document or scrap of paper as a basis for the $7.000,000 claim. Wil liams told him the procedure to be followed and dictated and had writ- ten out the substantial things to be done in order to get the claim approv- ed by Miller and Daughery and get his $7,000,000 Merton will testify, Mr. Buckner said, that he returned at once to Fu- rope to prepare the company’s claim in accordance with instructions. “On April 30,” Mr. Buckner con- tinued, “four days after Williams had spent several hours telling Merton what to do in order to put his claim through, John Dulles of the firm of Sullivan & Cromwell went to see Williams in behalt of Merton, who was his client. Amount of Alleged Clal The lawyer did not mention any names, but he gave the amount of the claim and other Information which made it clear that it was the Merton claim. Williams never told him that Merton had been there, but on the contrary informed him that ‘“the ¢ | partment would never think of paying {such a claim involving $7.000,000. and | based on a pure or onversation cept by court order.” The Government will ask infer,” Buckner declared, raising his voice, the defendant, Miller acting through his assistant, William withheld information from this attor- ney because he wanted to eliminate any possible eve-witnesses to the en tire transaction.” The prosecutor through King it w arranged that the alieged conspirators should re. ceive §50.000 by check and 5 per cent of whatever part of the $7.000,000 was returned to the foreign owne “We will show,” he said, “by Mer- ton’s testimony, that he came back to this country on July 23 with his papers all prepared and that Smith came to New York to meet him. Either Smith or King then brought the papers down to Washington. Smith told Merton the papers had not been made out right and on August 9 Smith returned to Washington and on the evening of the same day we find Merton there at the Hotel Shore- ham. The next day Williams and Merton conferred. The Government will show that Williams told him to make some addi- tions and to take out some of the papers which made reference to debt. Then we find Jess Smith taking Mer- ton over to the Department of Justice, where he had an office of his own and the entire run of the department. He took him to the office of Guy D. Goff, now United States Senator from West Virginia, but at that time Daugherty’s first assistant. He in- troduced Merton to Goff and told Goff he was a neutral making a claim to the office of the alien property custo- dian. vou to charged that, Authorization in Care. “Goff then sent for Adna R. John- son, a young man from Ohio, whom Daugherty had put in complete con- trol of all matters relating to alien property in the Department of Jus- tice. We will show you, in ‘Harry Daugherty’s own handwriting, the authorization to this young man of 26 to handle these matter: “There was no discussion. No ques- tions were asked. Mr. Goff sald that his office wanted to be fair in all questions and to all persons having claims. This was the only time Merton was in the office in the De- partment of Justice. He left there, returned to New York and went back to Europe to make the necessary changes in his papers. “Before Merton made the trip to Washington, we will show, he saw John T. King in New York, King suggested that a ‘retainer’ of $50,000 would be in ord King was not a lawyer. He was just a business man We will show by Merton’s testimony that King further suggested a com- pensation of per cent of the amount of the claim recovered. “‘Merton paid him the $50,000. This check has either been lost or de- stroyed. But we will show that Mer- Fainting Women at Journalists” Duel Cause More Excitement Than Fight By the Associated Press NICE, France, September 8.—Two Italian journalists fought a nine-round rapier duel at sunrise today before a group of 20 local newspaper men, as- sembled in the hills behind Nice. The duelists, who quarreled over the Fascist question, were Leonardo Camphglioni, editor of the Italian page of the Nice paper La France, | a reporter em- a and Guiseppl Porta, ployad by Il Pensa Libra Latina, Fascist paper published in Nice. Porta was wounded in arm and xoa gacried to the heme of & friand. ) A Neither principal was willing to call his honor satisfied. The duel resulted from a personal written attack which Porta made upon Camphglioni. Four local French re- porters, none of whom had ever seen a duel, arranged the affair, which the seconds carried out with the assist- lance of a dueling primer. | Three women fainted at the sight of the blood streaming from Porta's arm, and this caused more excitement than the duel itself. | Feeling between the Fascists and |antiFascists has been running high |1n Nice for some time, and it is feared i ment will show" sald | I EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. D. T. WEDNESDAY, EDITOR BANISHED ,D. C. MILITIAMEN W RELE TROPY Defeat Quantico Marines at Seagirt by Higher Score on 600-Yard Range. Dispateh to The Star. MOORE RIFLE S Spe CAMP Seagirt, N. J., Marine first de of- Compa, triet of C Led by Shield for every 370 polnts out of a po tied and outranke 18th Company Corps. static RANGE, e team suffered its rning, at the hands Dis- Corps ingineers, the Capital riflemen fought point, and massed a tota sible 400, which score of the nent, Marine uantico, Va. Tie Favors Guardsmen. The match was fired at the 2 and 600-vard range 10 réco ing in i led Compan iflemen by 3 points the 200-yard stage Gardsimen lay position at 600 yards and hit the eye 0 consistently that they overcame the it lead of the ma- core. a tie is decided by ‘the highest score at the longest range, Company E was declared the winner and will re- ceive the Peters trophy, donated by the Peters Cartr o Individual Scores Listed. scores of the fir teams as follow: NGTNEERS. DISTRICT ARD. Yds. Total 50 o4 individual and second place 200 Yds. 600 1ds 44 T.ARiley © Hugh E. Riley Geo. B,V Totals 18th COMP2 Sergt. E. H. Odom IE1. A S. French Second Lieut. A. J. Hunt Corpl. J 45 Totals . 17 191 70 The Quantico Marine team was not the only regular service team to be vanquished by Company B experts. ‘The headquarters company, Sth In fantry, Regular Army, statibned at Fort Screven, Ga., finished in third place: with a score of 360 out of 400. Lose by Two Points. Members of the District of Colum- bia National Guard rifle team also did themselves proud in the individual matches fired Technical Headquarters Service Company, 1218t Engineers, came within _two points of winning the coveted cup, presented by the United State Naval wiation for annual com- petition. The match consisted of 20 shots for record in the standing pos tion at a 10-inch bull's-eve from a dl tance of 200 yards. Strong, puffy ocean winds tested the merit of ofi- hand riflemen in this match, and Technical Sergt. Kaye's score of out of a possible 100" is commendable when compared to the winning score of 94 made by Corpl. Hobartt. Watson, headquarters, United States Marine Corps. Sergt. Kave will receive a cash prize Seven in Winning Row. In the celebrated President’s seven of the 14 District of Columbia riflemen finished within the first hun- dred places and will be designated as members of the 1926 “President’s Hundred ach will be awarded a distinetive badge. The seven winners and their scores are as follows: First Lieut. Thaddeus A. Riley, Company E. 121st Engi- neers, 188 out of 200; Capt. Clarence S. Shields, Company F, 121st n- gineers, 187; Corpl. George E. Vo- tiva, Company B, 1zist Engineers, 187; First Lieut. ldward A. McMa- hon, Company st Engineers, 181; Staff Sergt. Alexander J. Ordnance Department, 183 Hugh I Riley, Company I3, Engineers, 182, and Capt. Fletcher Bernsdorfl, Quartermaster Corps, 18 IMENT. MARIN 49 48 40 As match, Four to Receive Prizes. The first four of the above men will receive cash prizes as well as the badge of the President’s Hundred. In addition, First Lieut. Thaddeus A Riley, being high National ( man and high Engineer, will receiv a trophy presented by the Society of American Military Engineers. Since the trophy can be held for only one vear, he will also be given a silver medal emblematic of the trophy. the medal to be his personal propert The match consisted of 10 shots standing at 200 yards, 10 shots prone at 600 yards and 20 shots prone at 1,000 vards, all shots to count for record, no sighting being allowed: Spotting Telescope Arrives. The local riflemen were highly elated yesterday when their new Fecker ~spotting _telescope arrived from Pittsburgh. Capable of spotting bullet holes made by the service rifle bullet at distances up to and includ- ing the 600-vard range, it is the bes instrument of its kind that is obtain. able. Its possession puts the local National Guard team on a par_with the rifle teams of the Army, Marine Corps- and progressive Na- tional Guard teams of other .State: It removes a handicap under whicl the District of Columbia riflemen have labored for years. ACCUSED OF TRAIN WRECK Two Unemployed Men Said to Have Confessed Causing 22 Deaths. BERLIN, sptember § (P —Two unemployed men, Otto Schlesinger and Willy Webeg, arrested on sus plcion of having caused the disaster h {of the Berlin-Cologne express near Lehrte August 19, in which 22 pas- sengers were killed, are said to have confessed. The police assert that the men said they tore up the track with the in- tention of derajing the train, but that when the wreck occurred they were so horrified by the screams of the injured that they fled, abandoning the chance to plunder the coaches ton's account in the Chase Bank was debited with $50,000 on one day and that King’s account at the Guaranty Trust Co. was credited with $50,000 the next morning. In the absence of the checks, after five years, we think this will be satisfactory evidence of the transaction. “On September 18 Merton came back to this country with his papers again. The next night he was at the Shoreham in Washington. The fol- lowing day Jesse Smith ‘took the papers to Miller's office and filed the claim on behalf of the Societe Suisse, Pour Valeurs de Metaux, although the National City Bank appeared on the papers themselves as handling the claim. “Smith told Merton to stay at the Shoreham so that he might be avall- able to answer questions regarding the claim. On September 21, 1921, the clajm was filed in Daugherty’s office These papers, filed by Jesse Smith, in the offices of Col. Miller and Harry Daugherty, were the only documents in the case and the ones upon which the duel will only serve to increase |all subsequent action by these two de- | mermann, leader; partments wers taken 5 stember 8.—The crack | i of | ational Guard i Team Captain Clarence S.| down in the | Louis W vay and grands reat. Northern. mera, receiving 35 a day. vear-old son a gradu n from nother employe in the detal SEPTEMBER 8, 1926. of Louis F iversities, is of his tin ate of Yale and Oxford U 1, chairman of the hoard of d J. Hill, founder of that road, has started his railroad career as a se i | | | | | Government 1 | charg been arrested in thi States Commussioner’'s warrant charg ing/ him with abts false pretenses from Washington Gov | ernment | deals last Winter FRAUD 1S CHARGED BY REALTY BUYERS {Man Held in St. Louis Said to Have Made False Claims to Government Clerks. ber, St. Louis manufacturing firm L U representative of has city on i ning money unde land according (o word office of A employes in Florida received today at the United States Attory Sieber, Iy represented the min belonging to h who is said to have forme aeturtr ther before vario enus specif) rauding Mra the State Departn: ury of this year warrant for s was ob i by Assistant United States At torney Ravmond Neudecker, after Mrs. Nelson had complained that she was induced with her funds - witl Nelson of of $1.000 in J P {by false representation, alleged to have ctors of the Great Northern Rail- n hand of the bunk car, facing the shown here in 3 r which he receives mekeeping job, MISS BRAY CHOSEN DRAWING DIRECTOR Ballou Announces Successor to Miss Annie K. Wilson, Who cen dppointed director wing in the public ool system to succeed Miss Annie n, retired, it was announced today by Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent Miss B Indiana is a graduate of the ate Normal School at Ind., and holds a degree of with major in art, from the University of Chicago. She has received the degree of M. from Teachers' College, Columbia University, speclalizing there in art methods, design, art appreciation and industrial arts. Miss Bray has had experience as supervisor of art in the city schools of Brazil and h been instructor in art and art critic teacher at the Indiana State Nor- mal School. DIPLOMA MILL CASE MAY ENSNARE QTHERS Several Warrants Issued Follow- ing Arrest of Dr. George A. Munch in Tampa. By the Associated Prese TAMPA, Fli., September § igation of a_charge of the al- leged operation “diploma_mill” against Dr. George A. Munch. Tampa physician, assumed statewide pro- portions yvesterday when post office inspectors left the city with war- rants to be served on others said to be connected with the case. The number of warrants was not announced and no names were given. The warrants were procured, after Federal officers, armed with a search warrant, obtained access to a safety deposit box of Dr. Munch in a local bank Dr. urday and of at- 000 o to Munch was arrested here later released on $5 bhond on a charge of scheming defraud by the sale of licenses practice medicine in Florida. 48 VICTIMS OF FIRE BURIED IN ONE GRAVE Fund Collected for Dependents in Irish Free State Movie Disaster. By the Associated Pross. DRUMCOLLOGHER, County Lime- rick, Ireland, September 8 —President Congress of the Free State Executive Council opened @ fund for the dependents of those who died in the motion picture fire here Sunday night. Among the first contributors to the fund were Gov.Gen. Timothy Healy with $1,000 and Mrs. Richard Croker with $500. b Messages of sympathy are pouring in to the Canon of Drumcollogher, Very Rev. John Begley, from America, Australia and other overseas countries, as well as from continental points. Among those telegraphing was “ardinal O'Donnell, Primate of Ireland. Forty-eight victims of the tragedy were buried in a common grave in the local churchyard last evening. The moufld today was heaped with wilf- flowers. PO PRINCE IN AUTO CRASH. PARIS, September 8 (P).—A dis- patch to the Journal from San Sebas- tian reports that the Prince of the Asturias, heir apparent to the Span- ish throne, narrowly escaped injury in an automobile accidert on the Bil- bao road, at Orio, a short distance from San Sebastian. The automobile in Which the Phince was riding with his tutor collided with an automobile truck. Both machines were smashed, but the Prince and his companion were unhurt. =3 Wales to Visit Palestine. JERUSALEM, September 8 (Jewish Telegraph Agency).—The Prince of Wales will visit Palestine during April of next year, it is learned. He will come here to dedicate the war cemetery on Mount Scopus. BAND CONCERTS. TODAY. By the United States Navy Band, at the navy yard bandstand, 7:30 o'clock, Charles Benter, leader; Charles Wise, second leader. By the United States Marine Band, at the Capitol, 4:30 o'clock, William H. Santelmann, leader; Taylor Bran- son, second leader. TOMORROW By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band. 545 o'clock, John 8. M. Zim- Emil A. Fenstad, as- A _sistant leaden GLASSIE RENAMED | ON TARIFF BOARD 1 FOR RECESS TERM (Continued from First Page.) due to the fact that the sfon as constituted with , members had three and one Republican law creating the commission 1t js required that ihe membership of six must be evenly divided—three Republicans and three Demoerats. Before giving Broussard and Lowell recess appoint- ments, the President explained to them that in the event they are even- tually rejected by the Senate, the will have served their time on the commission during their recess ap- pointment without remuneration. They were willing to take the risk of working for nothing. In the case of Mr. Glassie ing to the information that h reached the President, the opposition to him comes from those Democrats who consider him a tariff protection- ist. They want some one appointed who comes nearer representing the low tariff principles of the Democratic party. The larger part of the s torial support for Glassie came Democrats representing We States, where beet sugar and wool a produced to s t extent and where A protective tariff is now very popu- | 1ar. plained, w: Tariff Commi out these tw Democrats Under the accord 15 Spokesman Is Non-Committal. No comment was made by the Pres: ident's spokesman on this angle of the Glassie appointment. It is thought | however, that in the event the Presi dent should event send Mr. | Glassie’s name to the ate for | permanent appointment, there is prob- Ably sufficient opposition to def him. It is, therefore, the opinien of confidants of the President that has no intention at this time of mak- Glassie’s appointment pel conference with ing a long Ambassador to James R. Sheflield, Mexico, who with his wife and son arrived at White Pine Camp yester- day, for ¢ of several days. the President today gathered the newspaper correspondents ahout him. and, after letting it be Known that the entire Mexican situation has heen zone into during his talk with th Ambassador, entered into a vers frank discussion of the tatter Situation Outlined. According to the President’s spokes man, it may be announced authori- tatively: 1—That Mexico has receded ma terially in its claims of right to, inte fere with American citizens. 9 That Ambassador Sheffield will return to his post, following his va cation here. That this Government will pur- sue the same practice when rights of Americans are invaded, as a result of the religious controversy, as when they are not recognized on account of land laws or other conditions 4. That there is no prospect what- ever of American intervention in the purely domestic _religious question, | which, while appiving” equatly to all | denominations, is more felt by Cath | olics, because tives are of that faith. 5. Conditions in Mexico, generally speaking, are very much improved. While Americans have been murdered in the past, there is no occasion for complaint along the line of attacks now. Rather unprecedented action followed fn making known these views of the administration. It had heen announced ¥ ¢ that the Presi- dent would p ssador Sheftield at the disposal of the correspondents this morning. The Ambassador, how- ever, since coming from Mexico h refrained from giving Interviews, chiefly, becauso he ‘felt that to do so would? jmpair his usefulness. He therefore asked to he excused and the presidential spokesman instead made known what Mr. Sheffield had report ed to Mr. Coolidge. Confidence Felt in Sheflicld. The spokesman for the third fime within a_short period made known the President’s confidence in Mr. fleld, as a result of whose efforts the recession in Mexican demands has been brought about. Some questions remain * unsolved between the two countries, hut great headway has been made in reaching an understand ing in relation to the enforcement of the land laws. Italso was stated that the difficulty is not so much with their present operation as the claims that are made relative to what may | be_done in the future. The United States is going to con tinue its present policy of protecting American citizens In their enjoyment of rights and privileges relative to ownership and use of property and he i per cent of the na- {BOY KILLS HIMSELF | WHILE HE IS HUNTING | | R Oscar Lewis, 15, Is Accidentially Shot in Side and Dies on Way to Hospital. | Guuning for squirrels with his twin | brother in the woods near his home, | in Garrett Park, Md., ves v Lewls, 15 vears old, acci v shot himself in the left side and died in an ambulance on the way to Chil- dren’s Hospital here. Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt issued a certificate of accidental death. Police were informed that Oscar was Iying on the ground when he heard a rustling in the underbrush and reached for his gun. In his haste he is believed to have released the . causing a charge of shot to his side lad first Eugene Jones ordered him 1 Besides his twin' brother, vived by his parents, M Percival Lewis, and several other brothers and sisters. Funeral serv- fces will be held tomorrow at Christ | Church _at Kensington. Rev. Dr Thomas Windiate, pastor, will officiate. | | GREEKS ANb TURKS AGREE Property Rights in Two Countries Tentatively Adjusted. was treated by Dr. of Kensington, who moved to the hospital he is sur. and rs. ATHF Greece, September 8 (4). The foreign ministry announced to- | day that a preliminary agreement had ’!won reached rezarding the properties | of Greeks in Turkey and Turks in ! », under the provisions of the | nne treaty. A general conven- tion will be signed within a fortnight. other matters, whether they relate to business or religion Reports from Washington have al- leged t Mr. Sheffield had recom- mended to the State Department that the [nited States make a mild protest to Mexico over the question of reli- gious freedom, or intervene through the extension of good offices. he spokesman for the President, replying 1o thes that Mr. Sheffield had made no recommendation one way or the other One of the developments most pleas- it sug- gests governmen is that the ye banditry apparently have | been brought o a measurable end by Mr. Coolidge, ther German News Pleases. ‘News that the League of Nations finally, in accordance with the Lo carno treaty promises, had admitted vy to the council of the League, was received with keen satisfaction | in_administration circles here today. While the President himself made no comment, it was plain to those about him that he was gratified. This actlon on the part of the League again makes Germany, one time leader of the central powers, & full-fledged member of family of nations, and it also serves as a com- plete fulfillment of the agreements entered info at Locarno. It is known, as a result of the President’s oft-repeated views, that he looks upon this action as being of momentous character, but he thinks that sectional agreements—such as the Locarno pacts are—give the ut most promise for hope of peace and understanding in Kurope. With the admission of Germany to | |the council at this time the Lecarno | | pacts in their completeness now can rried out, and that is a step con- |sidered of the greatest importance to the peace of Europe. Whatever elation the President felt {over the admission of Germany was |softened by disappointment over the defeat in the Wisconsin Republican primary of Senator Irvine L. Lenroot, he administration leader in the Sen: s World Court fight. The President his Ericson memorial speech went ier to bestow praise upon Sena- | Lenroot than he has for any Sen- | |ator. not excepting his friend, Senator | Butler of Massachusetts. | The President didn't comment upon the Wisconsin decfsfon, but its sig- | nificance is apparent. It probably means the election of Gov. Blaine, who was nominated over Lenroot, and thus deprives the administration forces of a stanch supporter and | makes Virtually certain the election | an insurgent whose vote will be added to the La Follette-Norris Brook hart crowd of Insurgents in the Senate. Gern By the Associated Press MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September 8.—Government forces have defeated the revolutionists at El Sauce, de- partment of Leon, and at Somotillo department of Chinandega, and se vere fighting 18 ndw in progress near | Chinandega. Tt is believed the revo lutionists came Salvador. Among 40 wounded persons arriv ing in Nnn, is Mercedes Salazar, & native Nicaraguan Troops' Defeat Rebels: ! Woman Revolutionist Torn by Bullets oss the bordet from | adon, She was dressed in man’s clothes. She fought desperately with the revolutionists in a recent battle and was wounded four times. Bullets shattered her aws, one arm and a leg was badly | mangled and a bullet penetrated her | chest. At first the woman refused | nourishment. but later she accepted it, declaring that she desirpd to live. | It is belleved she is fatally hurt The hospital here filled with vounded. The Red Cross and the Green Cross are atiending them, . is been made by Sicher More than have been recer concerning operations The receipt suid Mrs. Nelson by the payn ! n third inter in McBeth Beach, Fla plained to the Sieber told the tirm he was interested in had sctually purchased §2.000,000 worth of Palm Beach prop erty. whereas the concern had onl acquired an option to purchass a part of the and. it was said Mr. Neudecker said today that steps would be taken at once to have Sie her removed to this clty for tria BRITISH OFFICERS SLAIN BY CHINESE IN YANGTZE BATTLE i by Sieber's i it of complalnts Mr. Neudecker reputed Florida wus sald today have heen giver wehknowledged one torney av (Contivued from First Page ) 000, and that in reprisal he seized the two British steamers The British na chief in Chinese A. Alexander-s panghal on the cruser Hawkin ¢ and is proceeding to Hankow Admira BRIGANDS ixpected to Develop ic Difficulties. SDON, September S ®) @ s<h foreign office considers veste day’s incident on the Yangtz which three British naval officers wer \ d by Chinese trooy an act of local brigandas was state today. 1t is not expected to develop inte a diplomatic incident, offieials said, for the reason that China is in a stat of complete chaos, owing to civil wir A dispatch to the Daily Express from Hongkong says the Eritish cor sul there has curtly replied to the note of the Cantonese government's forelgi minister, who demanded the witl drawal of the British marines from the jetties near the Shameen quarter cessatlon of British interference witk rver traffic and the return of Britisi gunboa to their usual nehora The reply of the consul demands to know wh no_state of war exists between Great Britain and China British goods and British subject are being treated as if the two coun tries were at war. CANTONESE WIN ARSENAL Diplom u Deserts Northern Army (o Aid Attack on Hanyang. SHANGHAI, September & (®). A radio dispatch from Hankow the Cantonese. or southern. troops have captured the town of Hanyans with its important arsenal, which is the largest in China. The dispatcl says the capture will hamper the movements of the mnorthern troops and remove the difficulties which the southern forces have been’ experienc ing because of their long lines of communication. rly Monday the southern troop- n an attack on Hanyang, whicl defended by ‘Gen. Chineyun and Liu-tso-lung. During the night Gen. Liu, who had been appointed alvil governor of Hopeh only four days ago by Marshal Wu Peifu, went over to the enemy, whom ha assist in attacking Hanyang Ifill. and most completely annihilated (¢ Chin's fo The southerners wers in comp pos: on of the city and arser vesterday morning. Hanyang Il commands both Wuchang and Han kow. Tt has important artillery em placements, which the southerners will be able to use. Gen. Eays Other Towns Occupied southern armies 2 and Hankow yesterd: Pei-Fu, commander of the allied north ern armies, retreated to Honar QUAKER CITY OPTIMISTS “TAXI” HERE FOR LUNCH Delegation Arrives Today by Air- plane and Is Greeted by “Bazoo Band.” morning Having wound up their routine business in Philadelphia, eigh members of the Optimist Club there hopped into a P. R. T. airplane and taxied to Washington today for Innek with members of the!local Optimist Club. e As they stepped out of the airplane @ bazoo band under direction of Prof Paul Grove struck up “Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here.” and a chorus of 50 members sang the words. Then President Frank Peirce of the local club, with Secretary G. Ei. 8. Willlams steppad up and received the visitors There was some cheering. visitors and natives informing the wor)d, “We are optimists” in their pet war cry. and then every one was bundled into automobiles under the direction of Leon S. Hurley and taken for a tour of the city In parade fashion. with more than a score of machines of lo cal club members in the line-up. At Arlington Cemetery the visitors placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The procession of automobiles then wound back to the city and to the City Club, where luncheon was served. Harry Angeliico, chairman of the entertainment committee, presented a program of recreational diversities with the assistance of P. M. Dorsch and Hugh Phillips The list of visite Kehr, William A. C ns, Charles ( « Spiess, J. . Par ] Dillmore and H. P. Conard The return wip was scheduled for this afternoon. s inclnded: W. H rk. Paul W gers, . W Ricbard C b