Evening Star Newspaper, September 15, 1926, Page 2

~ < Annie J. Moore, {.ertson and il Pa . State ¢ 1 i il i # v:’ i it i Young" RGANIZATION WINS IN MONTGOMERY Mrs. Stock Leads in Fight for| State Senate Seat:in Re- publican Primary. Special Dispatch to Tie Star. ROCKVILLE. Md.. September Sweeping defeat of all candidates ar- rayed against the organization in the Democratic primary, and the nomina- tion of Mrs. E. L. Stock for the State 3 Senate by the Republicans, were the | outstanding _features of the election in Montgomery County vesterday. In not a single instance did the foemen of the Democratic _eveanization achieve desired ends, and ii is declar- ed that the Democratic organization. which is headed by Maj. E. Brooke Lee, is stronger fortified than ever. The Democratic campaign has been a bitter one from the start. the ant- \rganization forces striving diligently to put over-one or two of their candi- dates as the opening wedge in break- ing down the complete control of the party in Montgomery County. In ad- dition to the fight between the organi- n and anti-organization forces, it was complicated by the activities of the law enforcement clubs, who di- rected their fire chiefly at Gov. Ritchie. Mrs. Stock Surprises. On the Republican side chlef inter- est rested in the three-cornered fight between Frank L. Hewitt, John F. Seibert and Mrs. E. L. Stock. Tt was generally conceded hefore the elec- tion that the nomination would £o to Mr. Hewitt, but Mrs. Stock conduct- ed a quiet campaign and won hosts of supporters. Mrs. Stock will be the first woman ever nominated for office of this character in the State of Maryland and her efforts in the gen eral campaign are looked forward to with interest. The pesult of the voting in Mont gomery follows: 3 Democrats for governor: Ritchie, 5,413; Maloy, 1,801 For county commissioner district, Walker, 4,290; Cashell, mecond district, Hickerson, King, 2 fourth distr , Perry, district, (three) Lewis, 3, 500; Dar surveyor—Starkey, 3, 303. e of Delegates (four)— Lansdale, all, 2,804 Me! For county Wilson, Selby, 888 s attorney—Peter, 4,192; Woodward, 2.405; Pugh, 520. For the State central committee (six)—Clark, 4,836; Hilton, 4,606: L. T. Allnut, 3,099; Jones, 3,879; Mrs. A futt, 3,605; Miss Shoemaker, 3,412; E C. Allnut, 3,06; West, ; Plum- mer, 2,694; Bonifant, 2,464, and Adams, 2,265. Republican Primary Results. In the Republican primary, with 17 out of 21 precincts heard from, the candidates stood as follow. For State Senator—Mrs. Stock, 922; Hewitt, 776: Seibert, 7 For Representative—Zihlman, 1,743; Eppler, 902 For United States Senator—Weller 2,098; Hill, 488. For governor -— Mullikin, 1,885; Humphreys, 601. 3 For controller®of currencys=Mrs. Chase, 1,757:.Love, 674. Candidates Unhopposed. The following had no opposition in yesterday's primary election in the county. Their names, therefore, did not appear on the ballots and they will be certified by the supervisors of elections as chosen Democrats. Millard E. Tydings: House of Repre- sentativi . Mish; State con- troller, Willlam S. Gordy; attorney general, Thomas H. Robinson; clerk of the Court of Appeals, James A. Young; chiet judge sixth judiclal cir- cuit, Samuel A. Lewis: State Senator Fugene Jones; clerk of the Circu Court, Preston B. Rav: register of wills, Perrie IZ. Waters: county treas urer, John Gardner: county commis sioner, third district, Clagett C. Hil- ton; delegates to State convention, Harry W. Blunt, Elizabeth O. Leavell, Mary Dodge Lewls. Calvin W. Mu linix and J. Roger Spates. Republicar <tate controller, Charles F. Goodall: attorney general, William Broening: chief judge, &ixth judicial eircuit, Hammond Urner; House of Delegates, Walter P. Plum ley; State's attorney, Harold €. Smith: county Richard C. Drum Hunt; James Oscar Thomp- son; county commissioner, first dis- trict, Hiram Harvey; county commi sioner. fourth district, Frank H. Karn delegates to State convention, Mr: Don E. Clark, William F. Disney, Mrs, Hewitt Griggs Rob- Harry L. Willard: State central committee, Clara (. Holmes, Sleman, Simon O. Smith, Wil L. Townsend and F. Barnard Ish The vacancies on the Republican ticket will be filled by the Republican committee within the . it was announced to. 55; n next few day day STATE MAY RECALL MRS. McPHERSON FOR FURTHER QUESTIONING (Continued from First Page) is unknown to her, she added. Deputy District Attorney Joe Ryan, who directed the Carme! investiga- tion, questioned Mrs. Wiseman Sie- Iaff vest why she did not appear at the dist torey’s office recently, as requested. Feared Questioning. “I was afraid you might ask me some questions 1 couldn't answer,” she replied. and admitted it ‘Was in regard to what medicine was left in the Carmel cottage. In response to Ryan's question, “What did you do?” she said, "I told Mrs. McPherson ‘Ryan wants to sec me.' She said, ‘What about? I said, ‘He wants to see if I know what medicine was left in the cottage’ She laughed and said, ‘Well, that's a good one: let me see, there was some witch hazel, for one thing.' “That's startling,” said Rvan, showing surprise; “there’s not an- other soul outside the occupants of the cottage, myse.f and my wife, who knows about that. I wonder how Mrs. McPherson knew 2" Mrs. McPherson declared last night that, although she gave Mrs. Wise- man Sielaft “considerable mon carry on her investigation, she been completely fooled and had been led into a trap. i e > In 1925, 00 tons of dried prunes were consumed in this country, which is an increase of 1.300 tons over 1824, Plordia buyvs yearly $24,000.000 werth of dairk products and §1:300,00 worth of pouttry products. - ? rday as t nited_States Senator, | ! McKinley | strong supporters in Col. CHURCH LEADERS MEET FOR PARLEY | Cardinals and Archbishope, Opens 2-Day Session. With awaiting notably several important matters discussion and decision, the Mexican church question, f the United States, millions of Catholics of this country. entered the first meeting of a two-day tholic University tod: | .rehbishops and bishops are attending the sessions. At the meetings courses of procedure will be mapped out as the general policy of the church for the coming year. Outstanding among the items com- manding attention is consideration of the conditions existing in Mexico since the strict enforcement of Mex- ican constitutional provisions resulted in pr being ~ withdrawn from churches and in cessation of cere- monies requiring a priest as the of- ficfating participant. Other Issues in Schedule. & follow-up of the matters the Fucharistic Con- 5 eduled for discussion and matters incident to the operation and continuation of the National Catholic Weltare Councll will form an important part of the agenda. __The four cardinals arrived in Wash- ington last night. Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia. is staying Caldwell Hall, Catholic University, vick Cardinal Hayes of New York at St. Paul's College. George Cardinal Mundelein, of Chicago. at the apostolic delegation house, and William Car- dinal O'Connell ‘of Roston at the Oblate House of Studies. Archbishops who were expected to participate in the sessions opened this morning included Curley of Bal- timore: Daeger of Santa Fe, N. Mex. Dowling of St. Paul, Minn.; Dros saerts of San Antoniv, Tex.; Glennon of St -Louis, Mo.: Hanna of San Francisco, Harty of Omaha, Nebr.; Mc! of Cincinnati, Ohio, " and of Milwaukee, Wis gress is also s Messmer Many Bishops Listed. lishops scheduled to attend are: Allen of Mobile, Ala.; Althoff of Belle- ville, 1ll.; Beckman of Lincoln, Neb; Boyle of Pittsburgh, Pa.;: Brennan o Richmond, Va.: Busch of St. Cloud, Cantwell of L : Chartrand of 1 : Crane of Philadelph of Juneau, Alaska: Curle N. Y.. Drumm of Des Moines, lowa: Dunn of New York: of Fall River, Mass: Fitzmaurice of Wilmington, Del.; Floersh of Loui ville : Gannon of Erie, Pa of Na Miss.: Gibbons of Albany, n of Boise, Idaho: Grif- fin of Springfleld, TIL.; Hafey of } eigh, N. C.. Heelan of Sioux City, Towa: Hickey of Providence, R. I Hoban of Scranton, Pa.; Howard of Covington, Ky.: Jeanmard of Lafay- ette, La.; Kelly of Wiona, Minn. Kelley of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Lawlor of Lead, S. Dak.; Lillis of Kansas City, Mo.: Lynch of Dallas, Tex.: McAuliffe of Hartford, Conn. McDevitt of Harrisburg, Pa.: Mec- Govern of Cheyenne; Wyo.; Mitty of Salt Lake City, Utah: Noll of Fort Wayne, Ind. aum of Marquette Mich.; O'Reilly of Fargo, N. Dak Russe]l of Charleston, 8. C hrembs of Cleveland, Ohio; Schuler of El Paso, Tex.: Schwertner of Wichita, Kans.: Stritch of Toledo, Ohio; Swint of Wheeling, W. Va.: Taylor of Bel- mont, N, C.; Tief of Concordia, Kans.; Tihen of Den Colo.; Van de Ven of Alexandria, L.a.; Walsh of Trenton; N. J., and Welch of Duluth, Minn | ———— WELLE4R IS LEADING AND MEANS LOSES AS PRIMARIES END (Continued f terday were for the most part on local issues. It is noticeable, however. that Senators who supported the World Court were successful in their con- losts. This was true in Washington. South Caroling and probably in Mary- land, where Hill made his opposition {o the court an issue with Weller, who voted for American adherence to the court. The wet and dry some of the contests. Senator Jones. d onvineingly over a wet opponent. Sen- ator Weller in Maryland had both wet and dry support against Representa- tive Hill, who has been the most flam- bovant of the wets in the House. The apparent success of .Weller comes at the conclusion of a remark- able campaign in that State, where Hill aid all the open fighting and Weller gave his opponent “the silence.” He ignored Hill and his attacks en- tirely, never making a public speech during the entive campaign. Gov. Ritchie's renomination for a third term by the Maryland Demo- crats over W. Milnes Maloy was an- other wet victory, for the drys in | the Democratic party got behind Ma. loy. Maloy's campaign issues in cluded opposition to the “third term” idea and attacks on Gov. Ritchie for alleged favoritism to corporations. The Republicans are expected to seize upon these issues in their effort to defeat Ritchie in November, and in fact have already launched such at- tacks upon the governor. Gov. Ritchie's re-election, if it _happens as now appears probable. will keep him Lin the limelight for the 1928 Demo- {cratic national convention. Unseated. sue entered into In Washington Congress Vetera The primary elections this year have been attended by a number of upsets Some veterans in Senate and House will not be returned to the Seven- 'eth Congress. More striking are the results in the senatorial contests. The late Senator Cummins of lowa, Sena tor McKinley of Illinois, Senator Pepper of Pennsylvania. Senator Stanfield of Oregon. Senator Lenroot of Wisconsin, all Republicans. were defeated at the polls. of Democratic Senators were up for re-election. One of them, Senator Un- derwood, was not a candidate to suc- ced himself. All the others have heen sucecessfuly renominated and will be re-elected. In lowa: the Republicans have nominated former Senator Smith W Brookhart, in surgent Republican. for the long term, heginning next March, and named David W. Stewart ot All out the unexpired term of the late Senator Cummins, ending March 3 next. The Democrats have nominated Claude G. Porter, war horse of many State campaigns, against Brookhart, but have not put up any ene for the short term. The Republican organiza- tion of the State has lined up behind Brookhart and his election is expected in November. The defeats of Lenroot, Pepper, Mec- Kinley and Cummins were bitter pills to the administration, whose support- ers they had been. In the case of and Pepper, however, the administration will have equally Frank P, Smith of Tllinois and Representative Vare of Pennsylvania, if they be elect- ed and seated. The successful can- Aidates against Lenroot and Cummins, however, are both radical Progressives and_will line up with other Progress- ives'in the Senate. "~ =TI Only a handful | Catholic Hierarchy, Including: | the hierarchy of the Catholic Church | representing | ICKENZE BEATEN INCOLF TOURNEY Stevinson Defeats D. C. Youth One Up—Marston Also Bows to Opponent. By the Associated Press. SHORT HII N. 1. September 15.—Max Marston of Philadelphia, former titleholder, was- defeated in one of two sensational extra-hole battles featuring the opening match round of the national amateur golf championship today at Baltusrol, losing on the twenty-second green to Maurice McCarthy of New York. Suffering the same fate he met a vear ago at Oakmont, Roland Mac- Kenzte, the voung Walker Cup star from Washington. D. C., was elimi- nated in a thrilling battle against AL 8. Stevinson of Chevy Chase, 2and 1. Watts Gunn, Robby Jones' lanta pal. survived a nip-and-tuck battle againgy Jack Westland ot seattle, Wash,, 3 and Bobby Jones of Atlanta, aiming for this third consecutive national ama teur golf crown, was carried to the eighteenth hole 1o win his first round match against Dick Jones of New York, 1 up. Marston howed in defeat after an exciting uphil struggle, during which ne foyght his way hack to even terms with the youthful New York player after being 2 down at the eleventh hole. The match was finally decided on the short twenty-second of 126 vards. where Max hooked his iron into a deep sand pit. His recovery was 15 feet from the pin and he failed to sink his first putt. Me- Carthy, on from the tee. was well up on his approach putt and the Quaker entrant conceded the hole. Marston’s_defeat immediately fol- lowed a 19-hole conflict between George von Elm of Los Angeles and Fllsworth Augustus of Cleveland, the former winning by 1 up. Knepper Is Victor. Rudy” Knepper of Chicago survived another exciting _duel, defeating Dexter Cummings, the former inter- collegiate champion, winning 1 up. J. Wood Platt of Philadelphia won over Keefe Carter, Oklahoma City, 4 and 3. Jesse Guilford, Boston siege gun. eliminated _the New Jersey junior champion. Eugene Homans of Engle wood, N. J.. 3 up and two to play. Eddie Held of t. Louis eliminated D. Clarke Corkran of Philadelphia, 2and 1 Two more favorites came through when Eustace Story, British star, and Francis Ouimet, Boston veteran, won their matches at the home hole, 1 up. The former won out after an uphill fight against Densmore Shute of Huntington, W. Va.. while Ouimet defeated Roy M. Moe of Portland, Ore. Thirtytwo contenders today began the match play Favorable weather again gzreeted the players. as Von Elm, runner-up for the title two years ago, and Mackenzie Plays Stevinson. Roland Mackenzie, vouthful tender from Washington. D. C. came 1 up on M. B. Stevinson of Chevy Chase, Md. by playing the third in a par 3 while his opponent was taking two putts. Mackenzie opened with a hirdie 4 on the first for a vietory, but took an extra putt at the third. where the match became all square. The Washington lad dropped his iron from the fourth tee within 5 feet of the flag. but could not sink his putt for a hirdle. Stevingon, however, putted badly to give Mackenzie the hole. Bobby Jones Looses First. Bobby Jones lost the first hole to Dick Jones, taking a 6 to his rival's 5, Both got away with long drives, bhut the champion's second was under a tree at the left of the fairwav. He chipped to the edge of the green and then took three putts. while his oppo- nent was down in par figures, The Jones halved the second in par fours. Dick Jones' drive was in the rough at the right of the fairway and 20 yards behind that of the cham pion. Both chipped to the green's tim, and then were down in the usual two putts. The title holder con- bhe- then squared the match at the third. when Dick found trouble all the way. The New York Iad hooked his tee shot into the trees and then topped his approach. Bob- by's second was hole high, but Dick was in a ditch and, after pounding the dirt vainly five times, he finally conceded the hole to the champlon. They halved the fourth and fifth in regulation figures. Both were closa to the pin on the short fourth for their 3s. while at the fifth Dick nar- rowly missed a birdie to win. Bobby was over with his approach putt and both went down in 48, Dick Jones 1 Up. Dick Jones again became 1 Bobby at the seventh./ after had halved the sixth in par 4s. Bohby's second at the seventh was in the rough at the right of green. He then pitched into a trap. His explosion shot failed to get him close enough to the cup to warrant playing. out the hole, finally conceded te Dick, ond was on. : The Joneses halved the eighth in par 48 and then Bobby xquared the match at the ninth. “The champlon;-in a trap to right of the green on the latter hole, exploded to the green, but Dick over- shot into another pit, and he conceded. the hole to the title holder. v Dick Jones became 1 up again at the tenth, ‘when he sank a 12-foot putt for a 4 to Bobby's 5. Champion Putts Badly. The champion temporarily lost his putting touch and expended three! up_on they whose sec- te- strokes_holing out. They' halved the eleventh in par ‘Dick was in the’ Fough with At the | which he| the, his tee shot, hut pitched cleverly to the green. Bobby was also on in two and et his half.by sinking a difficult uphill putt. Winning the twelfth and thirteenth a0les n.par figures, the champion be- came 1 up for the first time during the match. Bobby played the twelth in three perfect shots, while hix young New York rival was trapped from the tee. The latter's chip was 40 feet past the cup. Bobby took the usual two putts for his 3, one less than his New York_ rival. At the thirteenth Bobhy recovered m a trap with his gecond. He then took two putts to get down for hix par 4. Dick, on.the edge of the green in 2, required three putts and champion was 1 up. hey halved the fourteenth in 4s Roth covered the 398-yard stretch to the green with driver and mashie ind were down with the conven- tional two putts. They halved the fifteenth and six- teenth, leaving the champion still 1 up. Bobby Jones Wins. Coming to the home green with an advantage of only one hole after an uphill fight, the champlon .was com- pelled to bring off a birdie 4 to prevent the contest from going an extra hole. The match was one of the closes and most exciting in Bobby's career a champion. he title holder on the first nine lost command of his usually marvelous putter, while his ap- proaches were frequently off line, and he was often compelled to play out of tray Bobby had a medal score of . his highest of the tournament thus far. Included in his string were a pair of :S&_ Dick was over the 18-hole course n'79. KLAN TOVADVOCIATE HANDS-OFF POLICY BY U. S. IN MEXICO (Continued from First Pa fully aemonstrated by the actions of the conventlon today, coupled with the stormy acclamation given him late vesterday afternoon when his selec- tion by the grand dragon to succeed himself was unanimously approved by the enthusfastic delegates. The nolsy demonstration followed a lengthy pronouncement by Dr. Evans of his program for the ensuing four .vears, if elected. The various State delegations rushed to the plat- form and carried their national leader on their shoulders as they marched about the hall. Deviating_from his prepared ad- dress, Mr. Evans was given another ovation when he sounded a warning that “If any European nation lands an armed force in Mexico, and if the American Government is not willing to act, thank (od there are enough Klansmen in this country to repel the invaders.” Tribute to Dead Members. Restraining any note of bitter- ness, the assembled men and women ielegates to the Klan convention paid solemn and impressive tribute to members who had died “in or for the cause” at a “convacation of sorrow” last night in the Washington Audi- torium. * In the presence of some 4,000 mem- bers of the order sitting, unrobed, in the darkened hall and in the eerie shadows of two “flery crosses, studded with crimson lights. a white, robed group of Virginia Kansmen performed their weird memerial rites over a silk-draped casket wheeled onto the platform. In marked contrast with previ- ous sessions of the convention, there was no sound of applause, no public evidence of emotion from the vast throng as the participating officials voiced their messages or pravers of sorrow not alone over death from natural causes during the past year of many fellow members, but over the “sudden, rude’ deaths meted out to a number of others. Roses for Herrin Victims. The Herrin riots and the killing of 8. Glen Young fn a gun fight were recalled as the Klansmen spoke of those who had “sacrificed their lives for their country, the victims of ene- mies of the Klan.” A large wreath of roses was placed at the head of the bier in memory of Young and of Her. vin_Klansmen. # One large cross of red roses was inscribed in memory of Maj. Ed Smith, imperial representative for the State of New York, who died a week ago The colorful ceremonies opened ith a slow march from the rear of the hall to the flag-draped platform, participated in by the Virginia Klana: men, led by the State grand dragon. A small cross, with three lighted candies. was borne at the front. The Klansmen, each armed with an unsheathed sword, formed themselves quietly into a hollow square around the coffin, and remained in this for- mation throughout the rites. Several prayers were offered and a memorial addres was given during the evening. As each leader stepped forward to carry out his part the armed Klans- men’ swung their swords to attention. Ceremony Lasts Two Hours. The services were modeled after the regular Klan funeral rite, which has | been performed in local cemeteries on a number of occasions. There was a 5-foot electrically lighted cross at the foot of the casket and a tall one, similarly flluminated, against a large American flag at the rear of the stage. The first part of the service was rried out in the light only of the fiery crosses. but at the conclusion of the convocation the scene was bathed in a flood of white light from a bat- electric lights overhead, sym- ng, according to one of the speakers, the perpetuation of the Kian ideals for which the dead Klansmen stood. The whole ceremony consumed more than two hours, during which the silence was relieved only by the singing of a robed choir and the play ing of -dirges by a Klan orchestra. The. tension throughout was marked, and two persons fainted while the rites were in progress, -One was a “klavalier” on the platform, who was quickly carried backstage: and the other a woman in the balcony, HALL JURY BEGINS MURDER INQUIRY | Judge Tells Body to Indict] Any One Believed Guilty in Mystery Case. Br the Associated Press. IMERVILLE, J.. September 15, —The April term grand jury, recalled unexpectedly to consider the evidence obtained in the re ed investigavon of the four-year-old Hall-Mills death mystery, went into session today after having been charged by Supreme Jus. tice Charles W. Parker. Three persons have been charged with the slaying of Rev. sdward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, on the night of September 14, 19 They are Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, the widow; Willie Stevens, her brother, and Henry Carpender, a cousin. Justice Parker at the conciusion of his charge told the jury that while he had mentioned only the three persons accused of the ne indictments might be returned against othe: if the grand jury deemed such action wa ranted. “Indict where you establishes in possibility of the gu he directed The charge defined the rious de- grees of murder and of FeSSOrY. Most of the witnesses whose names have been mentioned in connection with the revived investigation were on hand. Ralph V. the evidence before you a reasonable t of the accused,” M. Gorsline and Miss Catherine Rastall, both of New Bruns- wick, who last week admitted that they had been within 300 yards of the murders, were among them, but did not sit together. MERTON CONCLUDES ON STAND, AWAITS RECALL BY DEFENSE (Coptinnéfll from First Page.), from Connecticut. Mr. King was one of those indicted. John D. Durkin, secretary of Mr. King from 1819 until his death, wa the next witness. He testified that he knew Mr. Merton and had seen King and Merton together six or eight times in 1921, Tells of Seeing Smith. id that he had not seen Miller in King's office in 1921, but he did see Smith. Smith, he said, came very rarely and he did not recall the dates of any of his visits. Simpson Kenneth, assistant United States district attorney, produced a memoranda and asked Durkin to iden tify it. Durkin sald it was a list made by King the day previous and contain- ed the names of persons he wished to see or talk to over the®telephone on April 29,1921, One of the items, Dur. kin sald, was an appointment for King to meet or talk over the telephone with Smith. A communication advising Durkin to make an appointment with Merton for noon, August 28, 1921. and which the witness said came from King, also was identified. This date was two dayvs prior to the payment of the $7,000,000. Durkin was still on the stand when court recessed for lunch. Deposited $50,000 Check. Adverting to the check for $50,000, which Merton testified he paid Durkin sald he had deposited th check to King's account in the Guar- anty Trust Co. Simpson then began a series of questions which culminated in the inferential question, “Can you axplain why King did not show this $50,000 in his income tax report? Defense attorneys objected to the question as immaterial and incom- petent. Judge Mack asked Simpson to | explain what he hoped to show by the question. Simpson replied that he would show that King, by not report- ing the sum in his income tax report, was attempting to conceal receipt of what Merton had contended was paid as a legal fee or commission. Judge Mack would not permit the question to remain on the record Attorney Steuer made an impas- sioned appeal for the judge to have the Government cease tactics which he declared absolutely prevented the de- fendants from having a fair and im- partial trial. He then renewed his mo- tion that the jury be dismissed, and Judge Mack again denied it. Merton Again Under Fire. Merton began his sixth day on the witness stand under a severe redirect examination by United States ney Emory R. Buckner. His que: tions revealed the intent of proving by Merton that the claims for § 000,000, which he alleges Daughert and Miller conspired to pay, were not valid. Buckner asked Merton why the Societe Suirse had not asked the American Metal Co. to show on its hooks the transfer of its shares to the Societe Suisse In a long and involved answer Mer- ton replied that he still owned the stock at that time, that as a German officer he did not wish to put in writ- ing aught that would reveal belief on his part that Germany would lose the war, and that on general business principles he had not thought it ad- {visable to actually sign away the stock until absolutely necessary. He. added that there was no Intent to de- {ceive; only to protect. o % BAND CONCERTS. TODAY. By the United States Navy at the Navy Yard bandstand, 7: o'clock, Charles Benter, leader; Charles Wise, second leader. TOMORROW. | Will consist of Charl, | Corpor jington with his supplies. Attor- | | | | NE FONCK, Fre Lok, will pilot New York-to-Paris plane in its dash expected to start tomorrow or Friday. Bulletins on the progress of the flight will be wirelessed back to Fhe Star. CAPT. FONCK HOPES T0 START TOMORROW ON FLIGHT TO PARIS (Continued from First Page) ward zad against will he skipping As he sails e the sun the clock ahead on him. For instance, if he makes his goal in 30 hours, a 6 am. hop-off will bring him to Le Bourget by noon Thursday, New York time. But noon New York time is 5 p.m. Paris time, and the four men of .the crew. though only 30 hours in the air, will be five hours older than if they had not left the Ame; 1 Coast. Plans Radio Communication. The powerful radio set was cal- culated 6 keep in touch’ with land and’sea )l the way and send hourly or half-hourly bulletins in cipher to The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance. Both telephone and telegraph communication will be maintained. Every radio station will be like a north magnetic pole to the S35, for the invisible radio waves will dial up | on the ship's radio compass and give true north for the navigator. The radioman will keep in with ships at sea_on 600 meters. Com- puss bearings will be taken on 800 meters. As England is neared the receiver will he set for European wave lengths—900 meters for the tele. phone and meters for code or telegraph The radio call is WOP. Food rations for the four men of the crew were stowed in the ship’s cahin last night. Besides con tainers of, dried milk for Fonck and Curtin, . there were packages of can- ned corned beef, chicken sandwiches, crackers, coffee in_thermos botles, chacolate and four wate; 2 ing 2 gallons each. S For emergency rations in case of a forced landing " they carried sealed cans of chocolate and other concen- trated foodstuffs, Snody Successor Ready. What appeared an unfortunate set- back in the iliness of the nu\'l[.'ali;:z gfficer. Lieut. Allan P Snody, U. . N., was_circumvented by the United States Navy when it plunged into what appeared to be active co-opera ton with Capt. Fonck and hustled another Navy flyer, Lieut. Lawrence William Curtin, to Roosevelt Field. Lieut. Snody was reported ill of bronchitis “in a New York hotel” and with a_temperature of 100. Besides FFonck and Curtl s Cle touch . the crevy vier French, acob Islamoff, the of the Sikorsky | built the heavy adio expert, and mechanical expert tion, which plane. Officially the Navy still denied any participation in the flight beyond a wish for success. It was avowed that Curtin_had been given leave of ab- sence and was going of his own voli Hp)l. as in the case of Snody hefore him. But the fact remained that both rear Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, and Secretary of the Navy Wilbur acted in procuring the young officer's sudden leave of absence. After his hurried arrival in New York two Navy airplanes flew to Roosevelt Field from Philadelphia and Wash- Gets Official _Staft officers brought his check from Washington, and binoculars, helmet and goggles Incidentally, Curtin, thoughegradu ated from the Naval Academy only in 1919, is one of the Navy's best trained fivers and was ald to the late Comdr. John Rodgers, Assistant Chief of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics. Curtin was prepared to leave Washington for Philadelphia_in readiness for the flisht of the PN-10 bgats to San Diego via Panama, which flight Rod- gers was training for when he lost his life several weeks ago. When Fonck takes off he will com- mence sending code reports to The Star at hourly or half-hourly intervals. _On reaching the French coast he will drop the ship's log in a Bottle. and if all goes well this will be |plcked up by a representafive of “The Star and North American News- paper Allfance waiting below in a ‘boat. Aid. on pay his To Write If Wrecked. Should the plane be forced down at sea and the men be lucky enough to be picked up by a passing steamer, Capt. Fonek is under contract to reserve his story for exclusive publica- tlon in The Star in this city. Capt. Fonck is sanguine in speak- By the Uhited Soldier's Home Band, 15:45 o'clock, John S. M. Zimmer- mann, leader; Emil E. Fenstad, sec- ond leader. e ¢ ing of the flight. “We shall make it easily,” he said. “We are carrying fuel for 40 hours, which gives us a cruising radius of 1 1 PRESIDENT BANS ARMS SHIPMENTS Places Embargo Against Nic‘! aragua in Order to Speed Peace. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. StAff Correspondent of The St WHITE PINE CAMP, N. tember _President Coolldge this | morning signed an order placing anj embargo upon the export of all Kinds | of war materials to Nlcaragua. in the | hope that this may serve to stahilize | conditions there which have heen in turmoil for a long time. United States marines, whoe had been in jearagua for some time were withdrawn recently, and efforts} then were made hy revolutioniste to overthrow the government, with re sulting disturbance and trouble. ‘on ditlonx became o acute that Mr. Ceol- ldge. acting upon the advice of the e Department. today” tovk steps 10| prevent shipments of munitions to the | insurgent fore £ Senator Wil af Maryland has stx tof President Coolidge ¢ the reien | tion of Curtis Iay as an Army muni tions depot. but the lent will not | act until his return to Washinsion | when he will confer with the i and a delegation of Baltimore residents and officials of the War Department. ' Immediate 1 ved. | The War Department made an in-| yestigation, following the initial pro- i texts of Senator Rruce, and reported | that the removal of certain extremely | dangerous explosives would minimize the danger so that there would be emergency Hout remov of the bal ance of the supplies there. It ix not known here whether those dangerous supplies have been taken away yet or not. "Fhe President was at hix office early again today, Clearing up matters o ihat his slate will be clean by the end of the week. 1e wants to dispose of all matters possible before returning to Washington, because it i easier for him to work with dispatch here than in the Capital, where he is sub- ject to so many interruptions. It ap. pears now that the usual Friday press conference will not be held, although the President had planned upon it eartier. due to the fact that he, as well as other members of his party. will have so many matters to take care of in the last hours. ‘Acting Secretary Edward T. Clark will be in charge of sending back all the records and office furniture which were brought here for the Summer | visit. These will go back on the Pres- ident's special. The equipment was| loaned by the chief co-ordinator at-i tached to the office of the director of the budget, and every hat-rack, table, desk and chair will have to be ac- counted for. John Coolidge Leaves. John Coolidge, who has been visit ing his parents at their mountain -amp for the last four weeks, left yes - to resume his studies at Am- | herst University, He was accom-| panied as far as Northampton, Mass.. | by Mrs. Elmyra Goodhue, mother of Mre. Coolidge, who has been visiting White Pine Camp for several weeks, and who lives permanently at the! Cooltdge home in Northampton. Preparatory to breaking camp early | next week the marines who have been | doing guard duty about White Pine| Camp this Summer are dismantling | and_packing up. used by the four officers have been | taken down. and Lieut. . K. Stack,| in command of the outfit, and Lieut. Comdr. Joel T. Boone of the May-| flower, who has heen medical officer for the camp, have taken temporar quarters at White Pine Camp. The work of dismantling the Marine camp is being done under the supervi sion of Lieut. Peters of the quarter- master department of the Marine Corps. Of the 58 men in the Marine | outfit, 17 belong to the Marine guard | aboard the vacht Mayflower. The | others were drafted from Marine out fits in different parts of the country. EIGHT THOUGHT DEAD IN TUNNEL EXPLOSION . Sep Crew Was Working With Dyna- mite in Aqueduct Under River at Kansas City. By the Associated Press. | KANSAS CITY, September 15.—An | explosion early today in a water tun nel being constructed under the Mis- souri River here is believed to have resulted in the death of eight work-| men who were in the tunnel at the time. . Charles S. Foreman, engineer in -harge of the construction, penetrated | 1.000 feet back from the mouth of the | tunnel, through debris and smoke, and reported that he could hear no sounds from the point of the explo sion. The crew of eight men went to work at 11 o'clock last night. They had two cases of dynamite, both of which are believed to have exploded. The tunnel is a unit of Kansas City's new water system. and will be | used to bring water to the city from | the plant located in North Kansas i 4,000 miles or more. The distance to | Paris is 3,600 miles. We should make it in 30 to 33 hours, depending on wind and weather conditions.” * The big biplane has u top wing span of 101 feet, a lower wing span of 76 feet, and is ahout 70 feet from nose to tail. Its net welght is 9,000 pounds. | The gross weight is 27,000 pounds, so that she will carry, in' men and fuel and supplies, twice her own weight. | Three 425-horsepower Gnome-Rhone Jupiter radial engines pull her through the air. She will have in her tanks 30 gallons of fuel and 190 gallons of 000 pounds. oil, all welghing Gets Last Testing. | The plane underwent her last test | flight y#sterday. Ther she was tuned | up for fhe last time and her fuel tanks brimmed. Extra landing wheels were fitted on to support the great weight | at starting. These will be shed later, as she will be light on landing. A run way a mile long has been leveled off on the field, ‘and when-the weather | men say. “Go!" the New York-Paris airplane will zoom down this, into the sun and lumber off into the air provided she can. take off with her load, about 4,000 pounds more than was originally estimated, H Pwo speclul containers for dried fuilk were made for Fonck and Curtin. ! These contain the milk, sugar, protein and fats of milk, without the fluid, and 0 furnish light compact nourishment | for the fiyers, the containers weighing only 12 oune Lieut. Curtin is 28 yvears old. e was born in Beardstown, I1L, in 189, and was appointed .to Annapolis in 1916, After sea duty he qualified for aviation and has flown 1,300 hours, 400 of which were in multiple-motored planes. Since ‘the death of Comdr. | Rodgers he has been aide to Rear Ad miral Moffett of the Naval Bureau of | Aeronauf | Etectric Already the tents | {only Forders | injunction | tion tn the rate. | the property to be $18 | District LEGAL POINT HALTS PHONE RATE MOVE Company Holds Commission Cannot Seek Further Cuts With Case Pending. + sed by the Ches peake and Potomac Telephone (¢ temporarily halted the move of the Public Utilities Commission today onsider n in tele phone George A legal point r a proposed reduc ttes in the District. P. for th puby Hoover. counsel the ontset of the the rate ease in the h the District Building. argue is without make either revision i comp: hearing on om - of that power oy investi the the commis: author wilon of or telephone hie fore Diistrie attorney 1 come of reva wsed similar ease in when th that it Power commissi sl withou trie ¢ injun, the e would the commission modify exist wut antl 1 Maj. W 10 public the viese « m allow n rate reduct Asked. ntention 1 the he wat Stephens’ Opinion As of this commission abruptly clos instructed Co n ten opinion on the It will be seve er, before My ported. The t ar as the com will rest on his point raised by commission 1, representatives hodies, who were ing. Will of the IFede tions, who and Stephens to f opir rate « Stey ephone deciszion Mr. Hoov Kurprise of eivic present Clayton tion of ad been instruc sist that the red limit the telephone compan. per cent return, w commission he w argue the legal ce pany. Members of the public committee of the Washington Chan ber of Commerce, headed by 1 King, also were forced to defer entation of argument. rates be Reviews | review of the tele the court ¥ Hoover as a prelude raised which stopped A comprehens phone case now befor given by Mr. the legal point the hearing. “The telephone company in view of the pending de court on the essential qu which the commission will e in its consideration of telephe declared Mr. Ioover, “any consider i s the commissior at this time will be likely to compl delay the final settlement of t If. however, the commissior ides to ko forward with the matte procedure followed in the Potoma Power (‘0. case is plainly the course to take “The position of the telephone com pany with reference to this hearing is that the commission is without authority to make any further until after the court decides the pending case unl wuthority is first obtained from the court to do so “The procedure it thinks the ission should follow ime as the commis neces in connection with tomac - Power (0. case that case was pending the the Potomae Electric Power asked the commission for an increase in its rates. The commissio that it (the co sston) was autharity to pass any order ing or changing the rates of tomae Electric Power Co.. in the of the injunction which had been granted by the court uniil the court <hould authorize the commission to do so. The Potor Hlectric Pe then applied to the Supreme (¢ the District for a medification ¢ to permit the commission to hear and consider its application for a change in rates. The court ap proved this proce and made an order which permitted the commis sion to consider ch s in rates, but required that any proposed char be referred to the court for its a proval hefore hecoming effecti In this case the Poto Power Co. showed the con tween 1917, when t was made, and 192 tion was filed, the radical change in fecting their operation due war.” feels that n of t tion b 1 to be the Po While in withe the Po. faca e had B condition to Decision Expected Soc Hoover told the commissior a decision Mr. that in the case is expected to be by the court soon after it convenes in October. The history lined by Mr October 1 mission ¢ ovember nding rate handed dowr case as aut- 1 that on ies Com of Hoove 1924, the Utd fled n publie hearing for 19, consider a redic At that hearing the tha hefor this show to commission determine proceeding in connection with the yates, the company should he. per mitted to offer evidence to show the necessity for a revaluation of its proy erty, and thereafter having revefve cuch evidence, the commission dete mined that a revaluation of the prop erty should be made, and s quently conducted ings for that nelusion of the hearing the by an order dated April determined the faiv value of 956, as of De cember 31, 1924. After entering” this arder fixing the value of the company’s property, the commission immediately resumed its hearing in respect to the reduction of the company’s rates, and on May 13, 1925, ordered a reduction of 25 cents a month on the i flat rate residence telephone, reased allowance from 35 to 40 local messages a month on two-party resi. dence service. On June 3, 1 the telephone com- pany filed a bill of complaint In the preme Court to et aside the valuation which the commission had fixed, and to enjoin the rate re- duction orderad the commission, After u preliminary hearing the court on June 10, 1 granted a_prelim fnary injunction requiriug the com- pany to file a bond to make proper refund should the commission’s: rate finally be sustained The case was later argued and submitted to the court and is now awalting a final deciston. The present movement is for a fur- ther reduction in phone rates, . Royal National Eisteddfod at Sw Wales, recently. seven choir# of 130 voices each competed be. fore 20,000 people. At th