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2 pe STATE BUILDING UP MPHERSON CASE Introduces First Detailed Documentary Evidence in Kidnaping Trial. By the Associated Press LOS ANGELES, Calif.. September 29.—Aimee Semple McPherson today will witness the introduction of the first detailed documentary evidence in the third investigation or ner kidnap- ing story, which opened in Municipal Court here Monday. In the role of defendant in charging criminal conspiracy, the An gelus Temple pastor watches the accu mulation of State evidence with some apparent apprehension. but retires to her pulpit in the evening in a buoy ant mood to accept encouragement from her followers and in turn ridi cule her accusers Stenographic recoras duced yesterday in prove that the evangelist f the five weeks she ‘her temy ottage | ston, her former records comp sations between Howard . Renedict and Mrs. Lorraine Wiseman Sielaff. Benedict 1s the owner of the cottage 8t Carmelby-the Sei where Ormiston spent 10 days with i wom an whom he has « Miss X.." and who the S ds was Mrs. McPherson. Mrs. Sielaff s the confessed perpetrator of a hoax to produce a masquerader for the role o “Miss X o case were intro attempt to spent part ssent from in a Ormi- or. The ted conver: Kenneth ( adio ope purpo Called **Mon The taken shortha during tween Benedict and during which she convince him thut yadio man's companion at Carmel. Benedict branded the woman as a “monumental faker” in testifying to his conversations. After culling numerous witnesses from Carmel, several of whom identi- fied the evangelist ax the womun who occupied the cottage, District Attor ney Asa Keyes indicated his inten- tion of introducing the documentary evidence toduy by instructing Milton Car handwriting expert, to be prepared to tuke the witness stand. Carlson will be called to give expert testimony regarding the handwriting on two grocery slips found in the Carmel cottage The slips and exhibits of Mrs, Me Pherson’s handwriting contained in her sermuon notes. picked up on the heach at Ocean Park after her dis- sppearance. will be handed to the expert for comparison. He will also he asked to identify the handwriting of a telegram received at the temple from Oakland. several days after Mrs. McPherson stating she was safe To At the several a th st meeting: Mrs. Sielaff and had attempted to she had been the Hear Temple Staff. request of Mrs, McPherson ttaches of Angelus Temple who have been subpoenued by the State. will be placed on the stand today in order that the work of the Temple staff may not be unduly in- terrupted. These include Mrs. May Waldron, Temple stenographer; J. W. Arthur, assistant pastor of the church, and Miss Emma Schaffer, Private sec ¥ to Mrs, McPherson A< the hearing progresses the na- tion-wide search for Ormiston con- tinues, with ne positive information #s to his whereabouts. Several tele- grams have been received by Keyes purporting to come from Ormiston. Yesterday the evangelist's attorneys recefved i letter with the signature attached forwarded through I tin, Chicago attorney, and stated that Ormiston_would reveal the identity of “Miss X." Ormiston is named with the evangelist and five others in the conspiracy complaint ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES. TONIGHT The District Wheel of Progress will meet, 8 o'clock, in the Jefferson room of the Mayflowfler Hotel. Election of officers United Building, Seventesnth will hold a N tinue the study Orient Theosophists. and 1 streets, clock. to con- choes From the e of Hill cluss of Rahbi Willinm I Rosenblum will preach. § o'clock. at the children's harvest festival, which will conclude tha Succoth sery ton Hebrew Congre The Knights of Columbus will re. sume weekly dances. 9 o'clock, in K of ¢ Auditorium, 918 Tenth street. Joseph Degnan ix frman the dance committee of is the Janu © 1 Consciousness ure by Viva M Auditorium The Eterr subfect of a le ary, in Unity street, 8 o'clock An anticigaret alliance will be held, & o'clo ters, Blackistone Building street. Refreshments. 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Ronge FPolls _Leighton Chef DOeuvre.. Tree. ... 110 o6 110 110 110 *Anprentice allowanea claimed, Bealuch, coudss —— {Kenneth Dows Conference Leaders | ) | l ! Upper: - Dr. Theobold Smith, di- rector of the Bureau of Animal Pa- thology of the Rockefeller Foundation and president of the International Unlon Against Tuberculosis, which opened its sessions here today. Lower: Dr. Leon Bernard of France, { secretary general of the union. SCIENTISTS CONFER - ON TUBERCULOSIS World Organization Meets Here Tomorrow to Study | War on “White Plagug.” Scientific leaders of the world in the fight to eliminate tuberculosis as a scourge of humanity are in Washing- ton today for the fifth conference of the International Union Against Tu- berculosis, which Wwill convene its first general session at 10 o'clock to morning at the Mayflower Attending the conference are 48 medical and research specialists representing 22 forelgn countries and {more than 500 physiclans, scientists and public health workers from all parts of the United States. This s the first time since 1908 that the International Union Against Tuberculosls has convened in this country, and on that occasion It worked under a different mandate. By virtue of the fact that its membership is limited to the sclentists of nations members of the League of Nations and the United States, it is more or less an unofficial adjunct of the League of Nations. The last session was held two years ago at Lausanne, Switzer- land morrow Hotel. Seek Advanced thods. aim of the Internation- al Union Against Tuberculosis is to bring together on common ground the outstanding men of the world who are waging the fight to prevent and ultimately stamp out the ‘“white plague.” During the four days it is in official session here these men will Qiscuss the results of the last two year: campadgn, and through such an impartial discussion it is hoped that the most advanced methods for continuing the fight may be made available to all nations afd all peo The gener: executive committee, composed ir Robe W. Philip, Prof. Leon Dr. Dewez, Prof. A, Cal . Theobald Smith, Dr. and M. Andre Pallain, All the members of the committee were not present for the initial meeting. but a working organ ization reported and the session was held behind elosed doors. The results will be reported to the first meeting {of the council of the union late this afternoon. The first {open until tomorrow ever, when all the eather in the ballroom of the May- flower. The address of welcome will be made by Surgeon General Hugh S. Cumming, head of the United States Public Health Service. Dr mith, as ! president of the union, will speak briefly ifter which the first clinical subject, “The Part Plaved bty Con tagion in Tub rulosis Among Adults.” will be presented by Prof. jaetano Ronzoni, professor of medi- cine at the University of Milan, Italy Will Discuss Contagion. Disenssion on this subject will be opened by Dr. Lawrason Brown of | Saranac Lake. Y.. und Dr. Bugene I.. Opie of Philadelphian. Dr. Ernst Lowenstein of Vienna, Dr. Stephen J. Maher of New Haven, and Prof. Francis Harbitz of Oslo, will the discussion on. lmmediately luncheon discussion of the same topic | witl be continued, giving way j o'clock in the afternoon for on “The Progress and Organization of AntiTuberculosis Work in United r. Linsly R liums {of Rernard, mette, I Humbert this morning. met session will not morning, how: delegates will general Wil nunaging director of the Na- tlonal Tuberculosis Assoclation. On Friday the conference will dis- cuss the research subject, “The Ana tomic Structure of Tubercle From Histogenesis to ( : presented by Allen director of the uberculosis Research es of Johns Hopkins Uni- versity. Saturday will be given over tu the soclological subject “Tube; Park of New York City. Fol to Mount Vernon, the be entertained at dinner by the National Tuberculoss Associa- tion, after which adjournment will be taken. Virtually all of the foreign dele. gates, however. and many of the American delegates will remain in Washington to attend the twenty-sec- ond annual meeting of the National Tuberculosis Association, which will be convened at the Mayflower Hotel on Monday morning and remain in session through Thursday. Dr. Smith is also the pr association, which will have the for- eign visitors as its guests during the the | - | | losis and Milk.” presented by Dr. Wil | i | British Secretary to Be Held in Italian Town. By the Associated Press. LONDON, Septembe; ing between Premler Italy “and Sir Austen British forelgn gecretary. jably be held tomorrow at * on the west coast of Italy within a reasonable distance of Rome," it was stated in officlal quarters today. It is belleved the place chosen will {be either Pisa or Civitavecchia The subject of the meeting. which was: arranged at Mussolini's invita- tion, has not been made publi SUE HEADS INTERESTED. —A meet Mussolini of Chamberlain, will prob- some port Statesmen Believe Tangier and Abys- Will be Discussed. September 29 (#). —The forthcoming conference between Sir Austen Chamberlain and Premier Mussolini_{s attracting interest in League of Nations circles, where it is believed the British and Italian statepmen are certain to discuss the Abyssinia and Tangier problems. It is known that the Abyssinian question was “settled out of court,” Great Britain and Italy prevalling to the League against their alleged pressure for the granting of conces slons in Abyssinian territory. been disclosed, but it is probable the matter will be the subject of further exchange of views. Would Limit Germany. Furthermore, Mussolini ’s believed to desire assurance that Germany, as 8 member of the League, will not be permitted to reopen questions settled by treatles, including especially the cession of Southern Tyrol to Italy by Austria, as well as assurance that Italy's demands for an outlet for her surplus population will not be forgot- ten in any plans to allocate colonles to Germany. Finally, Ttaly, realizing that Great Britain Is belng kept informed of the negotiations for a broad Franco-Ger- man accord begun at Thoiry, is be- lieved to be anxious to prefent elabo- ration of a virtual tri-partite pact which would leave Italy out of con- sideration. Italtans here insist that thelr coun- try, as a matter of prestige, must be reckoned with in all important Eu- ropean agreements, because Italy, like Great Britain, is a guarantor of the peace of Burope under the Lo- carno treaty. PLANS DE BT REPORT Special Committee Soon to Open Meeting to Go Through Settlement Data. By the Associated Press, PARIS, September committee appointed by the Chamber Washington debt settlement soon will open its meeting in order to return a report when the Chamber reconvenes toward the end of October. M. former Agricult mittee, is showing great activity in studving . the settlement in an en- deavor to go through the data furnish- ed by the government o as to enable the committee to report as soon as possible after Parliament meets, Considerable doubt prevails as the sentiment of Parliament on the debt settlements. It was regarded practically certain that the Washing- ton agreement would have been re. jected had a vote been reached before the Summer adjournment. Since then, however, Premier Poincare, who pre. viously had been opposed to ratifica tion, has been converted because of the ‘unfavorable effect prolonged un- certainty as to the foreign debt pay {ment would have on French credit. The premiér, it is said by those in Minister to opinion that reservations inus be made conecerning the possibility of transferring debt payments without upsetting the government's arrange ments to stabilize the franc. i i COLE GETS PROMOTION ON DETECTIVE ROSTER Army Veteran Is Assigned ' Headquarters Post Under Inspector Pratt. to Harry A. Cole, who S promoted from a detective assignment in the seventh precinct vesterday to a full- fledged detective appointment Do~ lice headyuarters, taking the place of Dennis J. Mur- phy, reduced, was appointed w po- liceman in 1904, having previously served three en- listments of nine years in the Army. During the : World War he en- itered the Army and was sent abroad. serving in nce under Brig. Gen. George H. Harries and Maj. C. Fred Cook. Commended for his Army service, was reappointed & HARRY A. COLE. Cole returned and policeman. Recognizing his investigative ability, offielals of the Police Department gave him an assignment as precinct de- tective. He performed such work in {several precincts, his last assignment being in No. 7. As precinct detec- tive he attended roll calls at police headquarters each morning and hbe- came thoroughly familiar with work performed under the direction of In- spector Henry . Pratt, chief of de- tectives. He becomes a member of the latter's command Friday morning. ALLEN WASHER IS DEAD. War Veteran Succumbs to Tuber- culosis at Naval Hospital. Allen Washer, 31 vears old, World War veteran, of 1816 Kalorama road died vesterday after a long {liness of tuberculosis at the Naval Hospital. He had served aboard #he U. S. S. Tallahassee and was a member of the Disabled War Veterans. He is survived by his widow, Flor- ence Wayland Washer: his father, Gus Washer, and an uncle, Nathan Williams. Funeral services will be conducted tomorrow - afternoon at 1:30 o'clock dent of the nationali by Elmer Baldwin of the First Church of Christ Scientist, followed by inter- ment with military honers in Arling- - the American organization. ton Cemetery, FOR FRENCH CHAMBER -A__special of Deputies to make « report on the | close coritact with him, is still of the | The | clty. detalls of the settlement have not|evacuating Chengtu to trav IDUCE WILL CONFER {500 MISSIONARIES WITHCHAMBERLAIN; IMPERILED IN CHINA Meeting of Mussoelini and|Group Isolated at Chengtu Unable to Escape From City, London Hears. . By the Associated Press. LONDON, September patch to the Daily Express from Shanghai says that 500 missionaries are now isolated at Chengtu and are unable to escape from the city. The correspondent describes the situation at Chengtu as serious. The dispatch adds that Chengtu is the headquarters of numerous Amer- fcan and Engish missionary societies of all denominations. CHENGTU FAR FROM COAST. of 2 Days Required Reach Shanghai. By Cable 1o The Star and Chicago Daily News. SHANGHAL September 29.—Anx- iety is felt here over the safety of 500 foreign missionaries stationed at Chengtu, Szechuan province, on ac- count of the growing anti-foreignism in the upper Yangtze region which has caused missfonaries to evacuate Chungking. Chengtu is the seat of the West China Union University, operated by American Presbyterians and Cana- dian Methodists. The is Journey to cil upon Abyssiniu not to appeal further | miles from Shanghai, or journey, the last 10 heing journey from Chungking, the neares It is necessary for missionaries There is no American o Chengtu, but a British consul is sta. tioned there. Further particulars of the British evacuation of Chungking have been received here. The foreigners left the far-inland city on a half hour’s notice in the dead of night. Their servants fled, fearing reprisals from the anti- forelgn elements. Chinese stokers on all except one of the vessels com- mandeered by the forelgners to take them to safety had fled. Forelgn bungalows were looted immediately after the fugitives left. Two British missionaries remain at Chungking. (Copyright, 1026. by Chicago Daily News Co.) . WEST VIRGINIA COAL INTERESTS DEFENDED Gov. Gore Asks Executives of Five States to Protest Prejudicial Shipping Rates. By the Associated Press CHARLESTON, W R The governors of five Northwest- ern States were asked by Gov. How- ard M. Gore of West Virginia, in a letter made public vesterday, to aid in opposing coal rates termed prejudicial to West Virginia coal. The lette: to the gover: of Michigan, Wis- consin, Minnesota and North and South Dakota, called their atten: tion to the effect of rate cases now before the Inter. state Commerce Commissicn on the adequate supply of fuel for consumers in their States and the price they ay. P fter refecring to the coal shipped in the lake cargo trade from West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia and Ten- nessee, (Gov. Gore wrote that the Pittsburgh and eastern Ohio.districts | have asked the commission “to fur- ther increase their freight rate ad- vantage over Southern districts” as a result of their inability to maintain production “because of local condi- tions aggravated by labor trouble, wage agreements, soaring land prices and higher taxation.” PLAINTIFF LOSES CLAIM OVER PROPERTY LINE Galen T. Boyer's Complaint Against James T. Ward and Hannah E. Ward Dismissed. In connection with the equity suit of Galen T. Boyer, owner of premi 1032 Newton street northeast, James T. Ward and Hannah E owners of the adjoining premise: 1034 Newton street, Judge James Smith, acting justice of tne District Supreme Court, today handed dow an opinion sustaining a motion to di; miss the plaintiff’s bill of complaint. The suit followed a controversy over the dividing line and a fence and road- way between the properties. The motion to dismiss the bill of complaint, filed by the defendants, through Attorney A. Leftwich Sin- clair, was based on the following grounds: Iirst, because the bill does not state facts legally sufficient to con- stitute a cause of action; second, be- cause the bill of complaint is an ejec ment bill; third, because the bill see! to restrain a trespass and a private nuisance, and, fourth, because the plaintiff has a full, adequate and com- plete remedy at law. CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. “The Dreamer and His Dreams,” tribute to Israel Zungwill, will be Dr. Rimon’s topic on Friday, 8 p.m., at the Eighth Street Temple. Miss Swan Hester, who taught three years in the mountains of West Virginia and Kentucky under the Southern Presbyterian Church, will address the woman's interdenomina- tional service Frid: 2 p.m., in the Mount Vernon M. Church South. Plans will be perfected for the free school for missionary instruction, which will be held October 6, 7 and §, from 12:30 to 4:15 p.m. Open to the public. The dormitory committee of Joseph H. Milans Lodge Chapter, No. 41, O. E. S, will have a card party to- morrow, 8 pan., at the residence of nna Forman, 411 G street The Writers' League of Washing- ton will meet Friday, § pm.. at Thomson School. The Conduit Citizens' Association will hold its opening meeting to- morrow night at 8 o'clock at the Po- tomac Heights Community Church. A resolution will be discussed on the location of the new market. Com- missioner Proctor L. Dougherty will peak. The Esperanto class, under auspices of the International Language Club, ill meet tomorrow. 7:30 p.m., at 1715 Euclid street. Lessons free. There will be a meeting at Mount Carmel Baptist Church tomorrow, 8 pm, Public iovited, | Washington Inn, | and € street FASTERS LUNCHING ON Howard T. Jones (left), chief assistant to Assistant Attorney General Mabel Henderson (right) attorney in" charge of admiralty cases in the Department of bread and water diet to test whether such punishment is cruel and inhumas breviated luncheon today. BREAD AND WATER They are shown here enjoying their ab- YNPER WO D, 1 Walker Willebrandt, and Arthur W. Justice, have gon on a self-imposed WILL PUSH SMOKE BAN. Health Officer Seeks Extension of D. C. Ordinance. An effort to have the District's anti- | smoke nuisance ordinance apply to| private residences, steam _shovels. | steam rollers, steamboats and locomo tives will be made at the forthcoming seseion of Congress by Health Officer William . Fowler. While the existing law Is applicable to business establishments especially, Dr. Fowler declared that there are many other gources of smoke nui- sances which should be controlled by legislation. ARMAWENT ISSUE TOPIC AT GENEVA U. S. Delegation Rejects Pro- posal That National De- fense Budgets Be Basis. PREVIER OF GREECE RESIGNS HIS POST Gen. Kondylis, Who Drove Pangalos From Power, Would Appease Venezelists. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, September Brig. Gen. Dennis E. Nolan yesterday told the military committee of the disar- mament commission that the Ameri- can delegation was unable to accept the proposal that national budgets for defense afforded a true measure of armaments. In opposing a project to limit ar- maments by reducing armament bud- gets Gen. olan said that the pay of the American soldier would cover that of 58 French soldiers, 41 Italian sol- dters and 11 Japanese soldiers. He also asserted that the subsistence cost of one American soldler would pay for the feeding of two and a half French and Italian soldiers and one and half Japanese and British soldiers, The military committee already has decided that it would be misleading to compare the armaments of various countries by comparing armament ex- penditures and is now asking whether it is possible to insure the reduction of armaments by paring down expend ftures, The French delegation thinks that it is possible to do this. Gen. Nolan, however, maintained that expendi- tures for national defense afford neither a true measure of armaments nor a fair basis of comparison for the fixation of a satisfactory method of limiting armament The military committee expects to continue its labors without interrup tion until its agenda is cleaned up, which probably will out Octo- ber 1. FORMER OFFICER HELD ON LARCENY CHARGE 29 By the Assoviated Prese. ATHENS, September ignation of Gen. Kondylls, who sumed the premiership after driving out the Pangalos government, is in the hands of President Kondouriotis, but has not yvet been accepted The premier placed his resignation at the disposal of the president as.one way out of the difficulty ari through the refusal of the anti-Veni list parties to take part in the parlia- mentary elections unless the govern- ment resigned. This action was taken by Premier is after a six-hour meeting today of the political leaders con- vened for the purpose of making ar- rangements for the elections and to compose factional differences. Gen, Tangerines, commandant of |the Athens garrison, had previousl; {informed the leaders of the Venizelist parties that armies would no longer interfere in the political situation, hut would abide by any decision reached at the meeting. Some of the leaders favored pro- Morton P. Allen Is Wanted portonal representation, while an equal number opposed it, so that the New York Accused of Lquestion of the electoral system was R [left for arbitrament by President Taking $10,000. | Kondourotis. Most of them favored \Wanted in New York to answer a the retention of Premier Kon charge of larceny of $10,000. ac until_after the elections, while the to a message received by the Washing. | anti-Venizelists —opposed it. The ton police, Morton P. Allen, member | premier declared that if he remained of a wealthy Nashville, Tenn., family |in office he willing to postpone and former lieutenant in the Air Serv. | the elections for a fortnight and also ce, was arrested last night at (leorge | diSmiss any ministers intending to w Jersey avenue seek re-election southeast, by Detectives Walsh and Mansefield. Habeas pus proceedings were immediate stituted, and Allen wus released on bond in the sum of $10,000 for his appearance October 8. He said he would return to New York voluntarily before that date. New York authorities gave no de tails of the charge against Allen, who recently arrived here from New York aboard his yacht Quest, anchored in Washington Channel. In conversation with the detectives, Allen said he had been given $10,000 by a Mrs. Julia_Love to invest in cot ton, and when the market dropped, he added, he lost Mrs, Love's money and $2,000 of his own cash. POSSES HUNT CHILD. CLEVELAND, September i land police was s County be in a ATTORNEYS ADAMANT IN BREAD-DIET TEST Howard T. Jones and Arthur W. Henderson Continue Experiment WUnmoved by Associates. Attorney Howard T. Jones, chief as sistant to Assistant Attorney General Mabel Walker Willebrandt., and Ar thur W. Henderson, attorney in charge of admiraity cases for the De- partment of Justice, continued on the second day of thefr bread and water diet toda to the tempta- tions thrown in their way by their office companions. “Iiverything's going all right.” said Jones. The two attorneys deny that their experiment has any bearing on the bread and water sentences imposed on bootleggers in Nebraska, but Is merely to satisfy themselves that they will be none the worse for such a diet. They will not -continue the bread and water regime if they find it is proving harmful, but since both are stout men, they will not balk at losing a little avoirdupots, 1damant sabel Zansdorski, who was taken my teriously from from her bed during the night a week ago. Por searched the vicinity of the Zans dorski home at Ash a. Ohio, but found no trace of the missing girl, The only clew was furnished by two sisters of Isabel, who slept with her. A “black man” came to the bed and carried Isabel away, they said. Sher- i D. H. Hannum is working on a kidnaping theor BAND CONCERTS. TOMORROW. The United States Soldiers’ Home Band at 5:45 o'elock, John S. M. Zim- mermann, leader; Emil A. Fenstad, second leader. This will conclude the outdoor con- certs for the present season. Begin- ning Tuesday evening, October 12, the indoor concerts will be resumed. and | will be given every Tuesday, Thurs- | day and Saturday thereafter during the Winter seasbn. Officials Disagree on Number of Auto Accident Deaths in District This Year Dr. Willilam C. Fowler, however, called on Mr. Eldridge personally to- day and declared that after making due allowances for these victims, his | figures were two higher than the Traf- | fic Bureau. In the midst of the dis- | cussion, Maj. Edwin B. Hesse walked | in and declared that the figures of the Police Department were three higher than those of the traffic director and one higher than the health officer’s. Dr. Fowler declared, however, that he was ready to back up his figures with the official death certificates, is. ! sued by his office, which would almost be accepted as incontrovertible evi- dence. In the meantime neither the District Commissioners nor the peo- ple of Washington really know just what the traffic death rate for Wash- Britain Without Air Records. LONDON, September 29 (#).—Great Britain does not at present hold a sin- gle record in aviation. It is expected, however, that three airplanes now be- ing built secretly by order of the air ministry will develop a speed of be- tween 413 and 5 miles per minute. It is hoped with these craft Great Brit- ain will obtain a new world's record for speed. ¥ Just how many people were killed in traffic accidents in Washington be- tween January 3 and September 12 The United States Census Bureau claims 66, the Metropolitan Police Department says 55, the District Health Department, showing official death certificates to back up its asser- tion, says 54, and the Traffic Bureau, through its director, M. O. Eldridge. solemnly swears the number is but 52 This dilemma of numerals devel- oped late yesterday when Mr. Eld- ridge challenged the Census Bureau's statement of traffic mortality statis- ties for the District of Columbia dur- ing the period mentioned. Mr. Eld-| ridge suggested that the bureau had used health department figures, which included persons injured outside of ‘Washington, but who were brought here and died here, & rlod. DAUGHERTY TRIAL HALTS FOR PARLEY Dismissal Motions of De- fense Discussed in Judge Mack’s Chambers. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 20.—The morning sessfon of the Daugherty- Miller conspiracy trial was called off today in Federal Court in order that Judge Mack and the attorneys might continue thelr discussions of dis- missal motions, made by the defense. The Government rested its case vesterday ternoon and court was adjourned, after which the judge and lawyers considered the various ntotions. When court opened at the usual hour today the clerk an- nounced that there would be no ses- sion untll 2 o'clock this afternoon? The discussions were held in pri- vate in Judge Mack’s chambers in the Woolworth Building. Heated Argument Heard. Attorneys, upon coming out of the judge’s told newspaper men that heated argument was still being made on the first defens motion, that to strike out the tes mony of Richard Merton, German metal magnate, concerning conver- sations he had in 1921 with George Willlams, assistant to_Alien Prop- Custodian Thomas W. Miller. Defense attorneys have objected to this conygrsation, relating to Merton's claim. entered in the Alien Property Custodian’s office at that time, release of $7,000,000 impounded assets of the American Metal Co. on the ground that it would he admissible only if Williams had been shown to be a co.conspirator in a plan to re lease the assets illegally. No evidence to this end has been introduced by the Government. they malntain. After the judge's decision on the Merton Williams conversation, the de- | fense planned to make similar mo. tions concerning talks Merton testitied he had with two other (overnment officlals, Guy D. Goff-and Adnah R Johnson, concerning his claim The last motions to made by the defenge were admittedly to be for dismissal of the whole triul on the ground that no evidence had been in- troduced connecting the defendants with any fraudulent action. Miller and Harry M. Daugherty. Attorne General of the Harding cabinet, ar charged with conspiring to defraud the Government ¢ best services in permitting approval of the Merton claim chambers, sovernment Ends Case. The Government completed its e vesterday after having traced most of $391,000 in Liberty hond ) the hands of Merton to the late John T. King., who was indicted with Daugh erty and Miller: to Miller; to a bank where Daugherty had accounts, and to the late Jess Smith, who was Daugh erty’s political handy man before he committed suicide in Washington. The balance of e commission paid Kin was a $30.000 check Court adjourned yesterday clusion of the Government” Judge Mack went into private ference with Federal Attorney ner and defense attorney Max D. or, attorney for Daugh erty, revealed that at that conference there was some discussion of & motion to fake the case from the jury, on the ground that Daugherty had been required to testify hefore the grand Jury which indicted him Senator Guy D. Goff of West Vir ginfa, who was Daugherty’s assistant and who signed the approval of the claim, is expected to be one of the former Attorney General's chief wit- nesses. VOTES WASTED ON TWO. Mt. Rainier Body Records With- drawn Candidates as Beaten. on con case, and con- Buck . September Roilins and Ben jamin . Sherwood expressed surprise today that they had been voted upon for | president and vice president, re- spectively, at the annual election Mon day night of the Mount Rainfer Citi zens' Association. They stated that following their nomination at the August meeting they had informed their friends that under no circumstances would they consent to be candidates. had caused formal statements to this effect to be printed over thelr signatures and had sent similar letters to Monday's meeting for reading. However, It is stated that both Rollins and Sherwood were voted upon, the former being defeated by D. J. Orcutt and the latter by H. W. Blandy, who was re-elected. H Radio Artist Seeks Divorce. CHICAGO, September 29 (#).— Charles Correll, member of the radio | team known as “Sam and Henry," filed suit for divorce yesterday against Mrs. Vivian Correll of Rock Island. Correll charged desertion. They were married, the petition asserts, May 2 1911, and lived together until Januar; 1924, when, Correll alleged, his wife deserted him . COLLETT WINNER IN SECOND ROUND Woman Go!f Champion Easily Defeats Mrs. Rood, 8 Up and 6 to Play. By the Associated Press HAVERFORD, Pa., § Glenna Collett. defending her women’'s national golf champlon the Merion links, sc tory in her second round against Mrs. Norman mington, Del., § Miss Collett contest in two strokes under w. r, winning two of the last thres holes with birdies after having been 5 up at the turn She was long and straight from every tee, while her putting was unt formly good throughout the match The homeward curds Par in .. Callett in Rood in . 3 Away to Fine Start. Miss Collett got away start by winnias the f par 4 to Mrs. Rood’s 5. She added an other hole at the fourth In spite of three putts, as the Wilmington woman ved into traps all the way up the ¢, while on the fifth the cham foot putt for a birdie to a fying hole in s pped a 4, becoming 3 up. he title holde Mrs. Rood win the holing & The ¢ [ then profited approaching nd ninth, almost the latter ho Miss Collett Miss Rood Another decisive victory fell 1o the clubs of Mrs. (i H. Stetson of h delphia, who eliminated Euth Batcy elder of Hoston, 6 and 6. Cor trasting with her play of vesterdas Miss Batchelder putted poorly (o day, while her second shots on nearls every hole were underplayed. Virginfa Wilson of Chicago was the third plaver to pass her second round test successfully, the youthfi Midwestern star scoring over lie Knapp of New York, 4 and Princess Is Beaten. Royalty was retired in the fouril match of the day when Princess Anita Lobkowicz, a Rhode Island contender, went down before better driving and approaching on the pait of Mrs. Wright D. Goss of St Hills, N. J., 6 and 4. An exciting battle Cummings of Chicago Wall of Oshkosh, Wis., home green for isto mings winning by 1 up. Mrs. Lee Mida of Chicago, who brought off one of the biggest sur prises of the first round by eliminat- ing Maureen Orcutt of Englewood N, J lost her second-round duel again L. Anderson of Gar den City .4 and 3. Mrs. Mida's the ‘winning club in her hag vesterday, failed her repeatedly today her card showing 11 three-putt greens Overcoming a four-hole handicap by the last nine holes wrge of Glen Cove vanquished Mrs. J. S. Cassriel of Chicago, 2 up. WORLD COURT DEAD T0 U. S.. WASHINGTON OFFICIALS BELIEVE fr between Edith and Bernice came to the . Miss Cum (Continued from First Page.) court and foreign entanglements t they would accept the Americ reservations at any price. But th haven And official Washington i Just waking up to the fact that the rest of the world does not want Ameri can moral support of the court at a price that changes the whole funda mental statute of the court itself. So while It i possibility always that foreign governments will make u change in the constitution of the Court which will permit America to be admitted, it is not a probability Some other President of the United States may ask the Senate to amend tone of its reservations so as to maka it conform to the wishes of the other powers. But President Coolidge wil not. He feels that a compromise wus worked out by the Republican and Democratic friends of the conrt wnd that the compromise represents the maximum nee 1 at present oh | tainab the th Limits Campaigners’ Issues. Politically, the fuct that the United States will not enter after all deprives the anti-World Conrt campaigners of an_issue. Similarly, the defenders of ixh. court n say with truth that they favored the movement, but tha s a practical matter no harm b done, because the reservations were not accepted and America ac tually did not enter the Court. So far us responsibility for the pres ent failure of the United States to en ter the court is concerned, historians will have a difficult time appraising the fuctors that have influenced the iresult. The “irreconcilable” group in the American Senate will not onis be glad 1o take the responsibliity, but they will assume the credit. For the have won a signal victory. The: method of debate and their threats o polit liation kept the pr. court Senators in a state of constant anxiety so that when the reservations were proposed It Was necessary to lamend them and redraft them con stantly to get votes. And the “irrecon cilables” had a hand in forcing the pro-court Senators to protect Ameri can interests, indeed to ask for special privileges for the United States. All in all the supporters of the World Court assumed that Europe would accept America’s reservation In 8o far as they judged incorrectl they will be held responsible by his torians, too. But recalling that so many critics judged President Wilson harshly for got accepting the Lodgae reservations fo the League covenant the friends of the court thought they would actually pass the decision foreign governments. Now that Eu rope has spoken, there 1s dismay ani disappointment —and the court, like the League, stands far away fro American entry for many years come. (Copyrieht. 1926 ) 35 NATIONS SIGN REPLY. League Secretariat Announces Action On Message to U. 8. GENEVA, September 29 (#)—The secretariat of the League of Nations yesterday announced that 35 states have signed the reply which will he sent to Washington on acceptance of the American reservations to the World Court. WILL WED DANE. Rear Admiral MacDougall’s Daugh- ter to Marry in Fall. PORTSMOUTH, N. H., September 29 (®).—Charlotte MacDougall, daugh ter of Rear Admiral William D. Mac Dougall, commandant of the Ports- The coldest temperatur 00 degrees below fr on vecord | Zing point, ington was during the nine-month pe- | Fahrenheit, was rexistered recently in [ China. a scientific’ laboratory. L} mouth Navy Yard, and Mrs. Ma Dougall. will marry Henrik de Kauf mann, Danish minister to Japan and The announcement sald the wedding would take place this Fall.