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WEATHER Weather Bureau Forecast.) and not quite so cold tonight; increasing cloudiness and Highest, 48, at Full report on page 4. Closing N. Y. Stocks and B t 6 a.m. today. onds, Page 30 _— No. 30.129. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D, C. DEMOCRATIC HOPES GROW BRIGHTER IN 5 WESTERN STATES Victory Forecast in Arizona, Oregon, Missouri, Colorado and Oklahoma. STIFF SENATE BATTLE PREDICTED IN NEVADA California, Washington, Kansas, Utah, Towa, Wisconsin and Idaho Seem Safe for G.0.P. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Staft Correspondent of The Star. CHICALO, October ! crats are struggling despera the wide open spaces of the West t wring from the Republicans sena- torial seats in the drive for control { the upper House. in some of the Western States vic 1 perch on the Democratic tanner. Their chances seem particu- farly bright in Arizona, Oregon, Colo- Oklahoma and Missouri. The tpublicans, on the other hand, will the senatorial election in_ Cali- , Washington, Kansas, Utah, Wisconsin, Idaho and probably Nevada, although there is a_ real it in the last-named State. Every ' victory by the Democrats in these Western States represents a distinct * the party, for all the seats for are now held by the Re- Arizona Senator Ralph Cam- cron, Republican, is fighting for his political life with Representative Carl Hayden, Democrat. Hayden is reck- oned the greatest vote-getter in the State, Cameron, on the other hand, < been engaged in a number of ‘ntests during his incumbency. Con- jcting reports are brought from | Avi but the Republican sena- 41 organization privately does not | hold much hope for Cameron. Oklahoma Situation Complicated. Oklahomia is normally a Democratic State by 40.000 to .000 votes. The! Situation there is complicated, how- e » Ku Klux Kilan row. Sen-| ator Herrald is the Republican can- didate; Elmer Thomas, who now rep- resents the sixth congressional dis-| trict in the House, is the Democratic | ) {day, when neither Democratic nor Re- i publican representatives were able to | before {Lloyd George Gets Perfect Fit in Hat; Designs It Himself By the Associated Press. LONDON, October 27.— David Lloyd George has taken to design- ing his own hats. He likes a hat Wwith individuality. There was no hatmaker in London who could frame a hat to suit him. So he took the matter in his own hands. Now he has a perfect fit, with a bright blue soft hat, designed to stand out in -contrast with his abundant gray locks. Even before he began having his hats made to special order, a Lloyd George tilt made an ordinary hat appear altogether different than it would on another head. So far as wearing hats in an original manner is concerned, Lloyd George has only two rivals in England— the Prince of Wales and Admiral Lord Beatty, each of whom gives his headgear an original tilt, which the young bloods for years have :m:n trying unsuccessfully to imi- ate. ARIZONA ENTERS SLUSH FUND PROBE Cameron Asks Investigation as Oregon Inquiry Gets Under Way. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, October 27.—Inves- tigation of senatorial elections in three States centered at Portland, Oreg., to- day, where Senator Charles L. McNary of Oregon was to inquire into charges of excessive expenditures, while the inquiry at St. Louis into the Ku Klux Klan phase of the Indiana situation stood adjourned until tomorrow, when additional witnesses were to testify before Senator James A. Reed, Demo- crat, Missouri, chairman of the Senate campaign funds committee. Senator McNary, a member of the committee, concluded the Washington State investigation at Seattle yester- provide evidence showing large ex- penditures by senatorial candidaty Witnesses were summoned to testify Senator McNary today on charges of excessive contributions to opponents of Senator Robert N. Stan field, Republican, who is seeking re- election as an independent candidate, following his defeat in the primary by Frederick I. Steiwer, attorney and nomines for the Senate. The Klan ceems to have swung to Thomas, not- | withstanding_Senator Harreld's vote | inst the World Court In the Sen-| ictated, it has been charged, by | Klan. To offset this Klan support | Thomas, the Catholic vote in the | is sfdimg with Harreld, and! Walton, Democrat and a is throwing his sup- port to the Republican. While Har- has a chance to win, the odds or of Thomas. on situation has given the | much worry After they mir k Stefwer, dry Republ State. which is normally Republican by some 60.- | 000 votes or more, Senator Stanfleld, | claiming that he has been defeated | for the nomination by unfair prac. tices, entered the lists in the general election as an independent. The| Democrats, supporting former Com- | missioner 1. E. Haney of the Ship-| ping Board, see a great opportunity | To put across their candidate in the ! division among the Republicans. G. 0. P. Issues Appeal. The Republican senatorial campaign committee, in 1 to turn tide fwer, issuing a 1 to the Republican | < to vote for Steiwer and ignore | It m: flective. In- test rep t Republican Yiadquarters here indicate that much has been done to limit the vote which | Stantield will obtain and there greater hope for Steiwer than there | was @ week ago. ilican may | yet win, although the chances for the | Democrat today appear e better. Elton Watk Haney's opponent in | 1 primaries, is reputed now. Vashington nator Wesley L. ns, seem assured Ige cleaned up in ! gainst two Republi- | running on an anti- platform. The Demo- o4 John B. Elliott, at, with MeAdoo sup: | i ington are nd and cor- Scott Bullitt, Dem- nominee. Charge: sed a fund of $300 w used in the and the s tee, in the pe of Oregon. has | » to investigate the denounced ieasured terms, and boodle. will be re- 10 be supp: In Ca tor Shor! Junes, hoth of victory. Sena- ans in W slush 1 A i Real Fight in Neva , better known a satisfacy cor in more fron- g a personal | campaign _throughout | Democratic candidate | inst Senator Tasker | siican. It is a real fight and both sides « victory. The Re- bublicans are more hopeful since | Gieorge (. Wingtield, Republican na- | tional committeeman and a power in | the State, has come out more strongly | for Odd Barlier Wingfleld was | quiescent in the campaign. :‘ In_Idaho n R. Good-| or settling his dif- »r Borah over the | looks to be the| nner. C Who voted for the; World Court in the Senate, announced | at the time of his nomination that he | would vote hand-sha Nevada as the for the Ser 1. Oddie, Re ainst the court if he| 4 to do the job over. His opponents | Nugent, running as a ive, and H. F. This, in a the opposition to which is helpful to him. The indicate that the Democrat, to run third in this is a good vote getter. formerly Senator and member of the Federal Trade Com-| mission. In the 1924 presidential flection Davis, the Democratic candi- | Jdate, n a poor third to Coolidge and La Follette. The situation in the senatorial races in Colorado, Kansas, Missouri and (Continued on Page 2, Column John F. s Nugent. race. Nugent | Ralph H. Cameron, Republican, Ari- !the Klan was refuted by the senior is | - ! reported. wheat grower. Arizona Probe Demanded. As witnesses assembled for the Ore- gon and Indiana hearing, Senator zona, demanded Senator .Reed desig- nate Senator McNary to investigate reports that a $100,000 ‘“slush fund” had been thrown into Arizona by a New Mexico bank an Eastern copper interests in an effort to control the State. Senator Reed was expected to reply to this request today. Senator Reed's decision to seek fur- ther information on the Indiana sit- uation, particularly _in regard to charges of Ku Klux Klan domination, was understood to have resulted from | testimony Kansas City Monday that Senator Watson, Republican, who is seeking re-election, attended a confer- ence of Klan officials at Washington bearing on the campalgn. It was tes- tified that the resignation of Walter F. Bossert of Indianapolis as grand dragon of the Indiana Klan was de- manded at this meeting because he would not support Senator Watson. All the testimony relative to Sena- tor Watson's alleged connections with Indiana Senator. Senator Reed then subpoenaed six more witnesses, un- derstood to be mostly former Klan memsers, to appear at St. Louis to- morrow. The names were withheld di serving of subpoenas Sena- ued on Page 2, Column 3.) QUAKE IN MISSOURI TOWN. Poplar Bluff Tremors Shake Build- ings, But Do No Damage. POPLAR BLUFF, Mo., October 27 (P).—Rather severe earth tremors were felt here from 10:22 to 10:25 o'clock today. Windows were shaken, but no damage was done. A second tremor was felt at 10:25% and continued until 10:33. Tt was more severe than the first. Buildings in the | downtown section of the city were shaken severely, but no damage was Houdini’s Condition Unchanged. DETROIT, October #).—No change was reported today in the con. ditlon of Harry Houdini, magician and foe of fraudulent spiritualists, by the hospital in which he underwent an operation for appendicitis Monday. Scrivener. Peritonitis developed, and the per- former’s state of health was consid- ered highly critical. WASHINGTON, SCRIVENER MURDER THEORY SUPPORTED BY TESTS WITH GUN Pistol Was Held 10 Inches From Body, Experiments in Firing Indicate. BELIEF DETECTIVE SLEW SELF RECEIVES SETBACK Difficulty of Pointing Weapon at Side From Distance Puts New Aspect on Case. Test made under the supervision of Coroner J. Ramsey Nevitt on the dock at the rear of the District Morgue today indicated that the pistol from which a bullet was fired into the heart of Detective Sergt. Arthur B. Scrivener early on the morning of Wednesday, October 13, was held a distance of approximately 10 inckes from the body. This finding is only tentative, ac- cording to Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, deputy coroner, in whose hands the post-mortem examination was placed. He said his final opinion will not be rendered until careful analysis is com- pleted. The effect of this finding would be to strengthen the theory that Scrive- ner was'murdered and to cast a shad- ow over any theory of self-destruc- tlon, it was declared after the tests. The tests consisted of firing the pistol which was found at Scrivener’s feet at the scene of his death into the light overcoat which Scrivener had been wearing on that night. Inquest Monday Morning. Immediately after the tests, Coroner Nevitt announced that the inquest into the death of Scrivener would be conducted Monday morning at 11 o'clock. Six bullets were fired into the over- coat during the tests. These shots were fired with the muzzle of the pistol held at ranges varying from 2 inckes to 12 inches. A casual comparison then was made between the smudges and powder burns made during the tests and the powder burn around the hole in the garment where the fatal bullet pene- trated it. The first hole, made at the closest range, was a deep black-brown burn, entirely unlike the lighter brown burn made with the shot that killed As the range increased by inches, the burns were less black and merged into brown. The closest comparison, according to Dr. Rogers, was appar- ently at a range of about 10 inches. Resembles 0ld Burn. The burn at this range resembled in its coloring the burn in the left lapel of Scrivener’s coat, which cov- ered the part near the heart. The coat was then tried on persons of about the same stature as Scrivener. Attempts were made with the un. loaded weapon to hold its muzzle 10 inches from the body, in a direct at- tempt to test the facility or difficulty with which a person could inflict such a wound upon himself. After watching these tests, Dr. Rogers stated tentatively that it seemed on its face a matter bordering upon physical impossibility for a_per- son to hold the pistol 10 inches: from the body and send a bullet into the body from left to right through a line crossing the heart. Detectives investigating the case were present at the tests, which were designed by Coroner Nevitt and Dep- uty Coroner Rogers. These included Detectives Ira Keck, B. W. Thompson and E. J. Kelly. They expressed no opinion. Meanwhile, it became known that the Bureau of Standards had been asked to test the tensile strength of the necktie found in Scrivener’s hand, in connection with the theory that such a necktie could not be pulled and torn from a man'’s neck in the manner (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) GUARD U. S. EMBASSY. Paris Police Seek to Prevent New Sacco-Vanzetti Outbreaks. PARIS, October 27 (P).—The police | of Paris, recalling previous demon- strations and threats against the American embassy and consulate in { connection with the conviction of Ni- cola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti f murder in Massachusetts, are tak- ng every precaution to prevent fur- ther incidents as an outgrowth of the refusal of the court at Dedham to gragt the men a new trial. The officials of the embassy and consulate have not asked the police to make additional assignments of zuards. They are leaving the matter in the hands of the police themselves. Sacred Egyptian Cat At Being Held Captive in Capital Zoo Tabby, the sacred cat of ancient Egypt and the wild ancestral type of all the ordinary house and alley cats, doesn't like the United States or any- body in it. In her cage at the quarters behind the bird house at the | Zoo this morning she snarled, spit| and bared her white teeth in a perfect | frenzy when ever any one approached. | She looks like an exceptionally heau-| tiful housecat. Any one would be tempted to pick her up and stroke her back. But today she was by far the most angry of all the creatures brought back from Africa by the Smithsonian Chrysler expedition. The cages, hun- of them, were piled up in the re- ghlng building this morning while | Zoo attendants, directed by Head| Keeper Willlagn H. Blackburn, figured out places for them. Birds on Exhibition. Most of the birds and mammals will be out of their boxes and into com- fortable cages before night. The rep- tiles will be left in the boxes until the | last, because they are perfectly com-| fortable there. Most of the monkevs were removed from the boxes this morning an placed in temporary cages wncer the temporary | Shows Anger monkey house, from which they will be taken to exhibition cages upstairs as soon as they recover from the effects of cramped quarters. Some of them may be on exhibition before night. A great many of their birds, includ- ing the priceless shoebill stork, were ! placed in the exhibition house today, | and this will be thrown open to the general public, probably tomorrow. A gremp of Washington sclentists, in-| cluding Dr. Alexander Wetmore, as-| sistant sécretary of the Smithsonian | Institution, inspected the shoebill, one of the world's rarest birds, last night. Stood Trip Well. The creatures stood the express car | trip from Boston exceptionally well, in spite of some rough handling on the docks. Dr. Willlam M. Mann, Zoo superintendent, said today. Only a few of the smaller birds died on’ the way. The Zoo was visited by an exceptiof ally large number for a week day t morning. but when the visitors found they could not see the new acquisi- tions yet, they turned their attention to the two Tanganyikan natives— James and Saidi—who wandered wide- eyed about the park. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, WEDNESDAY CITY PAYS TRIBUTE T0 HEROES OF SEA Address by Secretary Wilbur Feature of Navy Day Program Here. The dependence of the United States Navy and the American merchant marine upon each other was empha- sized today by Secretary Wilbur of the Navy in an address delivered at ceremonies on the east side of th Navy Building In observance of Nav day. Flanked by a company of Marines, the Marine Band from Quantico and scores of naval officers on duty in Washington, all in the gold-laced, col- ortul uniforms of their different ranks, the setting for the occasion was pic: turesque. ] The ceremony was presided over by Walter Bruce Howe, chairman of the National Navy day committee, and vice president of the Navy League. The Marine Band gave a half-hour concert prior to the start of the formal ceremonies, and when the Secretary of the Navy appeared he was given the honor prescribed for his position, the drummers giving four ruflles, fol: ! lowed by the playing of a march. Cites Apathy in Midwest. After describing the difficulty in at- tempting to awaken -interest in the Navy in the middle States, Secretary Wilbur pointed out that a Navy was necessary for the protection of a mer- chant maring to carry the products of the inland States to foreign shores. “Not only in peace times should We protect our commerce by the mainte- nance of a merchant marine of suffi- clent magnitude to dictate the freight to be imposed upon our merchandis in the event of unfavorable rates, said Mr. Wilbur, “but also in the event of war involving a nation hav- ing the cargo-carrying ships, to take care of our commerce during such war. _ “The diversion of British shipping to the needs of the home government brought about by the war situation and the submarine destruction of these vessels seriously threatened American commerce and fllustrated to us the danger of placing too much de- pendence upon foreign bottoms for the carrying of our overseas commerce.” said the Secretary. “Today it is our purpose to emhasize to the people of | the United States the importance of a merchant marine. % “The obvious relationship of that merchant marine to national defense is so well known to those here con- nected with the Navy Department LEAGUE GROUP 0. K.S ARMS SURVEILLANCE Commission Gives Partial Satis- faction to U. 8. View on Budgets. By the Associated Press. PARIS, October 27.—International surveillance of armaments and manu- factures of war material is admissible, the League of Nations mixed com- mission decided today after lengthy sittings in Paris. The commission was appointed to discuss the economic phases of the dis-, armament question, referred to it by the preparatory commission for the general disarmament conference. The commission gives partial satis- faction to the United States’ view that { disarmament cannot be effected by a mere proportional scaling down of military budgets. It recommends, however. that all countries subscribing to the eventual disarmament convention engage to publish the full amounts of their arms expenditures of all categories. sk e o R FIRE AT LOGAN FIELD. Clubhouse Among Buildings De- stroyed at Guard Post. BALTIMORE, October 27 UP).—The clubhouse and two other buildings on Logan Fleld, concentration point of the Maryland National Guard air forces, were destroyed by fire of un- determined origin today. Some airplane equipment stored in one of the burned buildings was con- sumed, but the' hangars, housing a dozen planes, escaped the flames al-| though seriously menaced for a time. Radio programs—Page 34 OCTOBER 27 NAVY DAY, 1926. PONZI IS ORDERED SENT BACK TO MASSACHUETTS Loses Four-Month Fight Against Extradition to Serve Seven-to- Nine-Year Sentence. By the Associated Press. AUSTIN, Tex., October 27.—Charles Ponzl, financial wizard, today was or- dered turned over to Massachusetts authorities by the Court of Criminal Appeals. Ponzi is held in jail at Houston. Ponzi has been fighting extradition for four months. Two hearings were held before Gov. Mirlam A. Ferguson before she honored the requisition of the Governor of Massachusetts for the return of Ponzi to serve a seven-to- nine-year sentence upon conviction of being a “common and notorious thief” i connection with his financial s in Boston. s captured in New Orleans by officer who had recog- nized him aboard an Italian ship in the port of Houston. The Boston financial wizard sought to prevent_extradition in the District Court, and failing, sought relief in the higher court, which s denied. CONTRABAND LOST: RUM ARRESTS SEEN Impounded Whisky Missing From Customs House After Ship Seizure. By the Associated Press. WILMINGTON, N. C., October 27. —The Wilmington News Dispatch in a story published here today says that conspiracy indictments against a number of persons will be sought at the November term of United States District Court here as & result of alleged disappearance of whisky im- pounded when the rum ship Elma was seized off this port several months ago. The whisky, totaling about 4,000 cases, was stored in the customs house nfter being seized. Between the time it was impounded and the time the District Court ordered it de- stroyed several weeks ago, some of the liquor is alleged to have disap- peared. The News Dispatch says that the names of those against whom indict- ments will be sought have not been disclosed, but adds that Federal agents have been investigating some Federal employes. “It is understood,” says the story, “that secret service men who have been here since the ship was brought into port, have made a seagching in- vestigation into the alleged disappear- ance of whisky from the custom- house, and they were said to be in possession of names of people report- ed to them as having obtained some of the liquor. Likewise they were said to know the names of the per- sons alleged to have withdrawn the whisky. It is understood that some Federal employes have been investi- gated. “The agents who came here at the time the rum ship was brought into port were later supplemented by other agents, including intelligence officers of the Government and Treasury De- partment detectives. It is said that the work of these detectives had been directed largely toward the securing of information upon which conspiracy indictments might be obtained.” 12 KILLED IN FIGHT. Outlaws Shot Down in Battle With i Philippine Police. i MANILA, October 27 (#).—Twelve | Moros were killed in a fight today {between Philippine constabulary | troops and a band of Moro outlaws in {Lanao province. There were no cas- { ualties among the constabulary. | The constabulary was attempting to arrest three Moros who recently mur- | dered Otto R. Seifort, an American |citizen. The outlaws took refuge in a cota, or fort, which the constabu- \lary stormed. S S \ . Discovers Ocean's Deep Spot. | TOKIO, October 27 (P)—The Jap- |anese Navy survey ship Manshu re- [ turned to Yokosuka today after a six months’ trip and reported it had dis- {covered the deepest spot in the ocean |to be off the Izu Peninsula between |Izu and the Bonin Island. The depth is 9,435 meters. -The deepest spot | previously found was off the Kurile |Islands, where the depth is 8,500 Imelers. It was found by the Ameri- can warship Tuscarora. ¢ Foening Sfar. 1926— FORTY-TWO PAGES. ZUMBRUNNRESIGNS FROM ENGLISH CASE General Counsel for Klan Gets Out of Impeachment Trial of Jurist. By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, October 27.—The St. Louis Post-Dispatch today says Wil- liam F. Zumbrunn of Washington, general counsel for the Ku Klux Klan, has resigned as chief counsel for Fed- eral Judge George W. English of the eastern Illinois district in his impeach- ment trial before the Senate opening November 10. B. Kramer of East St. Louis, member of the counsel for Judge Eng- lish, said the withdrawal of Zumbrunn would “not affect the case one way or another” and, so far as he knew, the jurist would be ready to go to trial on the date set. Kramer said Zumbrunn had given no reason for his withdrawal. Kramer pointed out, however, that Judge Eng- lish had seven other attorneys, in- cluding J. Hamilton Lewis of Chicago, former United States Senator from Tlinofs. Judge English referred inquiries to his counsel when asked concerning Zumbrunn's resignation. “Zumbrunn has never written me about it,” he said. Asked concerning rumors that he might resign before November 10, Judge English said he must decline to discuss any phase of the case. AWAY FROM WASHINGTON. No Information Available at Zum- brunn’s Office Here. At the office here of Mr. Zumbrunn, at 1700 I street, which is also the Washington headquarters of Imperial ‘Wizard Evans of the Ku Klux Klan, it was said today that Mr. Zumbrunn has been out of town for several weeks and is not expected to return for about a week. No information as to Mr. Zum- brunn’s activities in the English case was available. R T MEXICAN STATES PASS SECOND-TERM MEASURE Three Chambers Adopt Amendment ‘Without Awaiting Federal Decision. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, October 27.—With- out waiting for the federal Senate’s decision on the proposed constitu- tional amendment, under which a for- mer President would be able to serve another term, the Chambers of Depu- ties in the States of Coahuila, Colima and Tabasco have ratified the amend- ment after hasty dabate. The Legis- latures in the States of Sinaloa and Durango have announced their pur- pose to adopt it. The federal Chamber of Deputies has passed the measure and it is now in the hands of the Senate. If the upper chamber acts favorably upon it, it will be necessary for a majority of the State Legislatures to adopt the amendment to make it legal. The purpose of the proposed amend- ment is to permit former President Obregon to seek re-election in 1928. The Star' every city bl 5,000 Armenians Reported Killed Or Hurt in Quake tad Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 27. —Soviet officials here today re- celved reports from Erivan stating that more than 5,000 persons were Kkilled or injured in the recent earth- quake in Armenia. The villages of Alachkep, Yenibayazide and Dtch- miazine were destroyed. The Near East Relief is caring for the homeless, and the Trans- caucasian Federation has sent 50.- 000,000 rubles for the relief of the sufferers. 1t is believed Turkish territory was not touched by the quake, since no reports concerning it have been received from the Turkish district near Armenia. — " TOUR OF MONTREAL KEEPS QUEEN BUSY Visits Universities After Wel- come by City—-;Prince In- spects Terminal. By the A By the Associated Press. MONTREAL, October 27.—Montreal welcomed Queen Marie of Rumania today with an ovation and program of entertainment that kept her busy throughout the day after her arrival here shortly before 10 o'clock from Toronto. TWell rested by a good night's sleep after a strenuous afternoon and eve- ning in the Ontario Capital, Queen Marie and Princess Ileana began their ¢isit here with a call at the City Hall, where Mayor Martin presented the clty’s greetings. ; Prince Inspects Terminal. Prince Nicolas remained with the party only for the reception by city officials at the station, being whisked away then on a mission of his own de- sign. With officials of the Canadian National Railway, over whose lines the Queen's special train traveled here, the prince made a detailed study of Montreal's terminal facilities. He evinced keenest interest in the system of train management and in the maze of safety devices of the terminal. Meanwhile Marie and Ileana were meeting members of the City Council and making a motor tour of the city before taking lunch at the Ritz-Carl- ton Hotel. The Inspection of the city was featured by Marie’'s greeting of Rumanian subjects at the consulate. Another tour of the city, taking the Royval party through Montreal and McGill Universities and Villa Marie convent, was arranged for the after- noon. Consul Is Host Tonight. Tonight the royal visitors will be dinner guests of George A. Simard, Rumanian consul general for Canada, and afterwards they will attend the Chaliapin performance of the opera, “Barber of Seville.” Montreal gave Marie an enthusi- astic reception that brought nods and hand waving from the Queen as she rode through crowded streets. The scarlet-coated royal Canadian mounted police, forming a line of march from the Queen’s car to her automobile at the station, quickly caught the eye and admiration of Marie, who has made friends with many policemen on her tour of the United States and Canada. The special train will leave Montreal after midnight, arriving in Ottawa tomorrow morning for an all- day stay before beginning the two- day journey to Winnipeg. WOULD DROP ROYAL ROLE. Queen Says She Would Like to Go Into American Kitchen. QUEEN MARIE'S SPECIAL TRAIN EN ROUTE TO MONTREAL, October 27 UP).—Deeply touched by the To- ronto women's acclamation of her Monday as descendant of Queen Vie. toria, Queen Marie in reply declared she did not forget that she was born in England and added her belief that “there is no stronger link that binds together than the assoclation of the British Empire.” Marie would likg to abandon her royal role for a time and learn the Americans as they are and how the average American lives. She told of this desire during an informal chat in her car. She said she would like to step into an American kitchen, have a chat with the housewife and see how the dinner dishes were put through a washing machine. A petition was thrust into the hands of the Queen as she was leav- ing her train in Toronto, requesting better conditions for Ukranian resi- dents in Rumania, and was signed by the Ukranian community of Toronto. —_— QUITS MICHIGAN POST. Andrew Dougherty Resigns as State Attorney General. LANSING, Mich., October 28 (#).— Andrew B. Dougherty, attorney gen- eral of Michigan, resigned today to engage in other work, and Clare Retan, an assistant attorney gen- eral, was immediately appointed by Gov. Groesbeck to take his place. Dougherty was appointed in 1922 and elected two years later. He falled for renomination this Fall. Indians, Promised Free Beef, to Open Haskell's New Stadium With Pow-wow By the Associated Press. LAWRENCE, Kan., October 27.— Barbecue fires today welcomed hun- dreds of Indians representing virtual- ly every tribe to the pow-wow which was to mark the opening of festivities "incident to the dedication here Satur- day of the new $260,000 Haskell Insti- tute Stadium. Hubert Work, Secre- tary of the Interior, is to deliver the principal address. For several days messengers have been arriving from Cherokee, Osage, Pottawatomie, Quapaw, Creek and other reservations, indicating upward of 5,000 Indians will attend the foot ball game Saturday between the Has- kell eleven and the Bucknell Univer- sity team from Lewisburg, Pa. The stadium, which has a seating capacity of approximately 15,000, was bullt entirely by contributions from the various: Ibes. Scenes unusual to white men greet visitors to the camps where braves of renown point out relatives who have acquired equal fame as Haskell gridiron warriors. Arriving by limousine, spring wagon or on ponies, the families soon are established in a teepee or tent as re- splendent as their means permit. Many of the Indians are from tribes made wealthy by the discovery of oll on their land grants and these have contributed substantial sums to the stadlum fund. A large attendance was indicated from the Pottawatomie tribe yester- day, when a scout arrived in a dusty automobile to inquire it beef was free. Informed that it was, he departed with a promise his nation would “be at pow-wow.” Fireless water, in the form of red pop, is one of the_ prin- cipal attractions. The braves will consider other colors, but—white pop —no, that is for squaws. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” s carrier system covers lock and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 100,645 TWO CENTS. BUS COMPANY SALE 1S HELD APPARENT VIOLATION OF LAW Public Utilities Commission Breaks Relations Pending Establishing of Legality. FIRM’S CMHITS OFFICIALS’ ATTITUDE Fare Increase and Valuation Hearings Postponed; Bell and Attorney Clash. ‘With an opinion from Corporation Counsel Francis H. Stephens indicat- ing that there was “an apparent vio. lation of the law"” in the transfer of the majority of the capital stock of the Washington Rapid Transit Com pany from its former owner to the North American Company, the Public Utilitles Commission today abruptiy adjourned for an indefinite period hearings on the company's petition for authority to charge a straight cash fare of 10 cents on its bus lines in the District. The rate case, which also involves the fixing of a fair valuation on the company's property, will not be re- | sumed, the commission announced, until the company has taken steps to satisfy Mr, Stephens and the commis- slon that {ts status is or has been | made legal. Holds Evidence Is Lacking. The commission’s decision was pro- tested vehemently by George . Hoover, counsel for the bus company, ‘who declared that the commission is a statutory board, in which no inherent | powers have been vested to adjourn the hearing and deny the company to proceed with its valuation case. The commission, he contended, had no evi- dence before it to support the corpora- tion counsel’s opinfon. The question as to the legality of the transaction was raised by Willlam McK. Clayton, chairman of the public utilities committee of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, at the last hearing on the company's plea for financial relief. In his opinion Mr. Stephens said: “While I express no opinion upon the legality of the trans- action, because it is one propertly for the courts, the situation is such as to serlously engage the attention of the commission and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia. They are thus charged with' notice of an apparent vollation of the law. The commision may suspend the pro- ceedings, if it so desires, and call upon the North American Co. to clarify the situation by obtaining the assent of Congress or by satisfying the Commissioners that the transaction was valld.” . Must Show Legality. After reading the corporation coun- sel’s opinion, Commisioner Bell, chair- man of the commission, immediately followed it with a statement announc- ing the adjournment of the hearing. “While it is not the function of this commission to pass upon the legality of a matter of this kind,” sald Com- missioner Bell, “it 1s the duty of this commission to take cognizance of such matters and, with the advice of the general counsel, to take such ac- :lon as appears proper in the prem- ses. “The commission has given due con- sideration to the opinion rendered by the general counsel and has decided that the hearing now in progress on the application of the Washington Rapid Transit Co., for an increase In the rate of fare be adjourned in- definitely until the company shall have taken such steps as may be necessary to satisfy the general coun- sel and the Public Utilities Commis- sion that its status is or has been I made legal."” ‘The action of the commission ap- parently took Mr. Hoover and offi- {cials of the company by surprise. The | company's counsel undertook to ar- gue the legality of the commission's ‘move, but he was interrupted by Com- | missioner Bell. “I want to try and !show that the company has not vio- ilated the law,” continued Mr. Hoover. “There is nothing before the commis- sion to show that it has. The opinion of the corporation counsel does not show that the company has violated the law."” | Commissioner Bell then reminded Mr. Hoover that he had courteously allowed him to proceed, but that any information he might have to show the legality of the transaction should |be submitted to the corporation counsel. Mr. Hoover countered by referring to the action of the com- misslon yesterday afternoon in post- poning action on the company’s ap- plication to enter into a contract with the Capfal Traction Co. relative to the use of the basement of that company’s barn at Fourteenth and Buchanan streets for a bus terminal, and Commissioner Bell remined him sharply that the hearing had ad- Journed. Power Placed in Congress. The question raised by Mr. Clay ton as to the legality of the stock transfer was based on paragraph 54 of the public utilities law, which pro- vides that the purchase of the stock of one utility corporation by another i should have the sanction ot the com. mission. Mr. Stephers ruled, how- ever, that this provision was repealed by the La Follette anti-merger act, which withdrew this authority from the commission and placed it in Con gress. ‘What steps the company will undertake to get the commission to resume the hearing was not made known by Mr. Hoover after adjourn- ment. The attorney did peint out that he thought the proper place to argue the question of the legality of the ownership of the company is in the courts. . The hearing was considered by put | He utility officlals as one of the mos' dramatic in the history of the com mission. It adjourned 11 minute. | after it convened, and is sald to have | marked a decided change in the com mission’s attitude toward public util ity corporations. The decision not only delays the ef forts of the company to get an in creased fare, but served to notify the company that the commission would have no further official relations with it until it i{s definitely determined that its status is legal or has beer made legal. ‘The petition of the citizens of Chil- lum_Castle Heights for an extension (Continued on Page 3, Column 8 Al