Evening Star Newspaper, November 7, 1926, Page 2

e R c g~ CAPITAL TO MAKE FRANCHISE PLEA Washington Will Not Take No. for Answer to Radio Ap- peal, Jose Says. Washington will take “no” for an| answer to its nation-wide radio appeal | for suffrage only when it is satisfac- torily proved that “the principles on which this Govi was estab- lished are wrong. night by Rudolph Jose, vice president of the City Club, and member of the committee arranging the big “national representation” forum at the club next Saturday night. On this occasion a group of promi- | nent speakers will hroadeast the plea | of citizens of the National Capital for the right to elect their own represen tatives in Congress and to vote in the | national elections. i “The volce of Washington will go| to these listeners straight from thé shoulders of speakers who will ziev! them pointed facts most of them are | unaware of," Mr. Jose said, then con- | tinued “They will be informed of the facti that in the Capital City of the'r Coun-( try there dwell a half million people | with no more voice in the affairs of | the Nation than the inmates of an in- sane asylum: with considerably less control over the government of the District of Columbia than the citizens of far-away Wyoming or Arizona, and who have a lesser political status than the incoming emigrant, wha at least can acquire a political status in the course of time, other things bheing equal Voters Unaware of Facts. “It {s presumed that every school child Abgve. the Afth grade known these facts, but such a presumption cannot be made of the great majorits of voters, for facts ascertained show a startling ignerance on their part con cerning the Government At \Vashing ton. 1'% relation to the people of Wash ingtor and more Olnef"lllh‘ the politi- cal righte of the people. ”"I()n: can prove these facts by ques- tioning at random any of the many visitors who come to this city anpual- ly. Efforts have been expended to educate them with reading matter, but such efforts at the hest are scattered. It takes concentrated mass action to et the people of the States into the atmosphere of mass thinking. When that i¢ done we are on the road to suc- cess and Aiscussion heging to travel That is exactly what we hope to ac- complish in this broadcast through the microphones of the Radio Corpo- ration. TUntil 1874, Mr. Jones recalled, “the District had a territorial farm of government with a legislature which was partly elective. and. in addition, had a territorial delegate in Congress. who. of course. had no vote. All local legislation passed by the legislature had to be raitfied by Congreas. “In the vears that followed the Civil War conditions grew from had to worse. and the District was on the werge of being precipitated into bank- ruptey. The eitizenry hesought Con- gress to relieve the situation, which eventually led tn the formation of the commission form of government sim- flar to that we now have. The organic act of 1874, as amended 1878, pledged the Federal Government to appropri ate from its funds one-half of the cur. rent expensét of the District. The molding of this government met the situation ideally. for the 170,000 popu- lation there ware atill one-third negroes. who for the mest part were uneducated. On the other hand. the white population consisted Af. tran stent Government emploves, whose jobe changed with every administra tlon. No one had a parmanent job undar the spoils svatem. “We have no such system as that now. Neither i¢ aur population large. Iy made up of Government transiénts Or ther such tlassee. Moraover the Government employe s not a malor factor in our population for hiz strength ameunts to but 80811 out of a total population of 528,000, Conditions Now Different. “Briefly, conditione have changed &6 that as of today we are in axactly the opposite position to that of 1878 Today Washington i¢ a great city, | rapidly expanding and stretching to the one million ark. Its population & amply sufficiént were it a territorr to warrant making it a State. In population ae in material resources it now exceeds at least seven States | of the Union. In matters of educa- | tion, intelligénce and patriotism. it is not only on a parity with other metrao- |1 politan centers but in most instances far ahead of them “On a pér capita basis in the ques. | tion of education alons, Washington is equal to that of seven citiés hoast. | ing of 1,000,000 and over and far| ahead of 32 eftise aver 300,000 popula- | tion. Iilitéracy here is practically un known. I& that true of New York or Philadelphia 6r any other big city? Why then should X communify like this, stacking as high as it does in| all these things. ha denied the right of suffrage® Theré sesme to he no room left for argument. ““These are some of thé thinge which | are going out from the public meeting | at the City Club next Saturday. The speakers will not ask the people of the | Statés to turn over the city from Fed eral control to the citizéns of Wash ington, but they will ask. ves demand. if you please. that a8 men and women | qualified to sustain the highest ideals of American citizenship that they be admitted to the privileges of citizen ship which will permit them to vote | in thé national eléctione and further- more be given the right of represen- tation in the two houses of Congress under whese dominion they are rulad and by whose sole direction the funds collécted in taxes are spent. That is Tair. decent and reasonable. “The whole question simmers down to whether the rest of the United £1atés want us to have these rights. I 80, let us have them. If not, why 1017 A negative answer is not accept- Rble unless satisfactory reagons can he conclusively advanced proving that the principles by which this Govern ment was established are wrong. “The public is invited to come down to the City Cluh Saturday night to hear and see thase speakers. Because of the time limitations the event will begin promptly at 7 p.m. and conclude mt 8:25. The musie will be furnished by the United States Army Rand.” . FIVE-CENT CIGAR BACK. Manufacturers Say Cheaper Brands Are Again Good. NEW YORK, November # (#).— America's greatest need. as visualized by the late Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, has been filled. According to officiala of the largest cigar manufacturing company in the United States. the 5-centers being sold today up and down and acroas the land | are just'as good as any hcent cigar | the country ever has had. And this| despite the increass by 80 per cent | 1n cost of living. generally, since 1913 Mass production by machinery, chain store retailing and reduction of taxes, has made the commercial phe- | nemena possible, the cigar makers | explain. Alrplane freight companies of Eu- rope are planning to issue interna- tional aviation bilis of lading. had neen discharged three weeks ago. from lockers had served as a source of sup- ply for the thirsty all over the hlock square hullding. | rorridors outside jammed by city hall | emplo: and girl clerks in the tax office climh- ings, zer appeared in the room, discovered What was responsible for the turmoil, | and expressed great he orderad the clerks to lend co-opera- tion to the raiders and began an in { they fiy HERBERT M THE SUNDAY ARTYN, JR. AGENTS SEIZE AU IN COUNTY OFFIGES Chicago Tax Employes Face Selling Charge After | Sensational Raid. | By the Associated Prese, CHICAGO, Novemher Three hundred employes of Conk County, waiting for the clock In the tax ex- tension offices of the county elerk to mark high noon and the end of their week, jumped from their desks 10 minutes ahead of time today when a dozen prohibition agents- raided the room and extracted from three lock- | are which line the walls nine pints of | hrandy and hourbon whisky. The agents invaded the city county building, which houses mayor'a office, a dozen courts and | <eores of municipal and county de partments, and posted guardx at every exit from the long room occupied by the tax extension departmeént. Then after ransacking every locker and finding the liquor caches. they arrested Arthur McVeady, for 16| vears a clerk in the office; William Desow. a_special assessment clerk for | the board of local improvements, and, Frad Haverkamp. a_former clerk. who 6. and the | <ald they had purchased liguor Agen three and charged that their In the midst of the raid, with the <« who had heard the news toswatch the proceed- ng on locke " ‘ Clerk Robert M. Sweit- Count surprise. Then | quiry of his own to find out why Haverkamp was still at the desk from which he was dismissed October The agents said Dessow was pour- ing himself a drink in the vault when entered. His office was else- where in theé building. Officers said complaint had heen made anonymou Iy that drinks were heing =old openly in the tax extension office. When the raid was finished the agents wandered casually through | other offices, but made no arrests. They said they found in some offices, however, broken hottles, indicating that news of the raid had heen wide- reulated The three men arrested were charged with selling liquor and held in honds of $1,000 each. Then the agentt proceeded to the offices of the Beverage Dispensers’ Renevolent and Protective Asociation, acrosa the street from the city hall, and seized 14 cases of whisky and 16 cases of champagne. [} U. S. FORCES LANDED IN CHINA RIVER CITY American Commander Reports Capture of Kiukiang by Southern Army. By the Associated Pres An official report from the Amer- jean naval commander at Kivkiang | vesterday. relaved by Consul General lockhart at Hankow. said that “southern forces” had captured the river city and that American, British and Japanese naval units had been landed as a precautionary meagure to protect foreigners. The message contradicts press re. ports cabled from Shanghai saving | that Cantonese troops had been ex-| palled from Kiukiang by the troops nfE Marshal Sun, the Shanghai military Aictator and ally of Marshal Wu Pei Fiine expreasion “southern.” as used in the naval radiogram, is employed to designate the Cantonese troops and | vietory at Kiukiang was a Cantonese trivmph. | N details of the fighting were given | in the oficial dispatch, nor was it in- dicated that foreigners had been mo. lested. The American gunboats isa- bel and Pigeon and the destrayer Truxton are now nf{Kluk\in‘. | the fairies, | will | —The | cat, HENRY MARTYN, 9, WINS GIRAFFE PRIZE WITH NAME OF “DOT” (Continued from First Page.) be at the «2stle of HELIO, queen of The queen, she said, would grant her one wish if she was zond. “Saon the little darkie saw palace and asked WIISPER, guard, where the queen was. her that the queen was dining, but would_be able to see her presently. LANKY LOU did not have to walt long when a, beautiful —maiden appeared. She Makes Her Wish. What i your wish,' she asked. ‘Give the Washington children what they want,” was her reply. It's a giraffe,’ snid the queen, ‘and nn has already returned with the the Dr. two.' “The queen then told Lanky Lou that hecanse of her generosity &khe should live in her palace for the rest of her life.” Helen Olmstead’s contribution was somewhat _different. and tainly ginal. She suggested “Camello” as a name, Helen evidently went through a large file of newspapers. From car- toons and_advertisements she cut out 15 pictures which she fitted in rota- tion =0 that they told the story of the | progress of the giraffe contest in the average Washington family with sev- eral children. Her pictograph showed father, mother, teacher, baby and all the others thinking as hard as they could, and finally declding on “Ca- mello,” and then grave judges finally were shown making the award, Giraffes Due Tuesday. The giraffes will ba in Washington, according to present plans, Tuesday. Their period of quarantine at East Boston ends Monday night, and they (Wil be loaded at once info_automo- bile express cars, the only ty, enough for them. e A comfortable home has been pro- vided for them in the north end of the bird house, but Dr. Willlam M, Alann, superintendent of the Zoo, said today that it would he necessary { to tear down part of the bullding in order to get them inside, Workmen will start on this work tomorrow, so that there will be no delay in get- ting the giraffes into their cages, Tomorrow one of the largest crowds et to visit the Zoo is expected. Only . &mall part of the animals collected by the Smithsonian-Chrysier expedi- | tion is on exhibition, but this part ;nv-ludf! some of the most intereat- ng. Largest Leopard There. There is, for instance, the largest leopard in captivity. He now has grown accustomed to his new cage and only occasionally growls at vis. | itors, Then there are the black spitting cobras and the Egyptian cobras—ex. tremely active and extremely deadly snakes. The latter are like animated strips of a tile bathroom floor—rather gruesome objects to look upon. Of course, the famous and priceless shoebill stork, the most grotesque of birds, is on exhibition in the bird- house, of the new exhibits is the chameleon colony in a cage in ‘There are about 20 Afr ranging in color from light yellow to jet black, according to what they are standing on. Individuals change from vellow to brown to black to green and all the intermediate stages—each change being almost instantaneous. CAT KILLER ASKS $1,250. ll‘eline Exterminator Blames In- Juries on Killing Device. SPOKANE, Wash,, November 6 (#). question of ' what method a humane officer should use to kill a cat was in court here today. Ronald Bean, Humane Society work- €r, says he was seriously injured when a gas box in which he was killing a blew up. He asks $1,250 dam- ages of the society, Personally he does not think cats should be killed. JAIL CHEATS DRINKER. Idaho Man Served 20 Days Await- ing 15-Day Sentence. MOSCOW, Idaho, November 6 (#). The wheels of justice ground out ton | the official dispatch indicates that the 'much in his case, Henry Wynn thinks. He pleaded guilty yesterday to drink- ing in public and was sentenced to 15 daye in jail. He had been in 20 daye already. however, waiting for a hear ing. Sheriff Summerfield released him and told him he had five days coming whenever he desires to come back after it. = ’ [ STAR, WASHINGTON, 'ADOD HITS HARD AT SLUSH INQUIRY Indefensible to Haul Repu-| table Citizens Up to Testify Without Cause, He Says. D. C By the Assoclated Press. T.08S ANGELES, November 6.—. William Gibbs McAdoo, indignant at being called as a witness here today bhefore ‘Senator Willilam H. King, ap- pointed to inveatigate the alleged Arizona slush fund, declared on the stand that “it is making a joke out of the Government and Senate when any politiclan can bring reputable people before the Renate on grounds such as these.” MpAdoo, called as the first of seven | witnesses subpoenaed to testify at the hearing adjourned here from Phoenix, | Ariz., replying to questions by Senator King, testified he had no knowledge, | directly or indirectly, of any money having been sent from California to influence the recent election in Arizona. Ralph H. Cangeron, defeated Repub- Capt. 0. B. Echols, Army fiyer, yesterday aftes NOVEMBER 7, 1926—PART 1 ran short of gasoline and was forced to land in the mud flats of the Eastern Bran oon. His plane stuck its nose down CALLES' RELIGIOUS AGT MORE: DRASTIC IMexican Chief's Bill Seeks | to Strengthen Present Church Measure. By the Associated Pre MEXICO CITY. Novemher ¢6 Mexico's. religious regulatione. which already have resultad in grave con troversy between the government and the Roman Catholic Church, are made considerably more drastic in a new bill which President Calles today submitted to congrees. In a message accompanying the | bill, the President said that its pur pose was to seal every loephole mak ing possible evasions in the present regulations, and to prepare the way for complete and absolute enforce ment of the religious clauses of the constitut The new bill ree strictions of the re caused the Catholic h | order its priests to susper services and resulted in an economio in the mud. T by the. Catholic. Jaity. The lican candidate for re-election to the Senate, charged that California money was sent to Arizona to defeat him. Cameron was not present at the hearing. Denles Making Statement. Thomas J. Croaff, counsel for Cameron, asked the former Secretary of the Treasury if he had not stated in a_speech recently at Long Beach. ! Calif., that about $1.600,000 had heen vaised for the purpose of educating Arizona regarding the Colorado River and other industrial developments and the political situation jn that State. “I made no such statement,” M Adoo replied. “It is purely imagin: tion. I never thought of such a thing.” McAdoo asked by Senator King if he wished to make a statement, de- manded that Cameron be brought before the hearing and compelled to state why he had ‘“hauled up a reputable citizen” to testify in the matter. “It in an absolutely indefensible thing in which he (Cameron) knew I had no connection. I want to cross. examine him and find out on what grounds 1 was subpoenaed.” enator King said there was no im plication that McAdoo had heen con nected with any fund in Arizona. Other Persons Called. CROSS-U. 3. FLIGHTS Marine Corps Expeditions Also Will Transpo;t Quan- tico Planes to Coast.. By the Associated Press. Three aero expeditions by Marine Corps to transpart planes from Quantico, Va., to San Diego, Calif., and to develop pilots in’ cross: country experience, will he under- taken, heginning November 15, Twelve planes will he used. The problem, as announced hy the Marine Corps headquarters vesterday, [is to deliver six FR-3 pursuit planes i In perfect condition to the West Coast expeditionary force of the Marine Corps at the San Diego base. No e Array of witnexses Included:|AEMPT Will be made to break speed ay of w d: | or endurance records. e e T vion| Three DeHaviland planes, scheduled | taniaene. of ‘this. Southarn Callfania |k on: of fhaim S ‘r,:"’,;,':"’:‘?,"m,""“"“‘,‘l dison Co.. Willlam R. Matthew: ’ : ’ [ dinon Cos Wililam B Matthews |start the undertaking. ~Thelr 'stops [and "nomar_ depariment. “ana Mir | Llons the way have not been definitely . L o bt L e e raicaor o (the LpSHRIVMIIES) | e shive - orfeinall DFLss willl be O e Adoo to the stand, | J0Ined At Quantico hy three mare of |and was equally ‘firm in denying that | (e Same Jype, and, staning anoud {hie knew of any slush fund. Matthews | NOveber 3o, will gacort the =i KR 0 DEVELOP PILOTS the | He told | Among the most Interesting | the lionhouse. | an chameleons, | | ikewise knew nothing that would | support Cameron's charges. Ballard testified the Edison Co. had taken tonly a purely academic interest in the | Arizona campaign. He admitted on | cross-exumination by Thomas J. Croaff, counsel for Cameron, that his company had several applications for power sites on the Colorado River i pending. and that final decision prob lably would affect the company's in- | tereats. | Chandler's testimony centered ahout | a serfes of articles printed hy the Lok Angeles Times under the line" lof Wil Trwin, who iz expected to testify next week. The publisher said | the articles were offered hy the North American Newspaper Alliance, and that after deleting portions and check 1ing the remainder he passed them for publication. Croaff, cross-ques. tioning Chandler, elicited only denials when he attempted to show that the publishers obtained the items for political purposes. Chandler also denied knowledge of the alleged slush { fund. The hearing will be resumed here | Monday. 'BLOUSE HUNT IS VAIN IN M’PHERSON CASE Handkerchief Also Missing When Ormiston’s Trunk Is Examined by Authorities. By the Associated Press. LO8 ANGELES, November 6.—The white sports hlouse veported found in | Kenneth G. Ormiston’s trunk, seized in New York. which District Attorney Asa Keyes helleved would be {dentified as the property of Aimee Semple Me- Pherson, evangelist, is missing, Keyes announced today. The discovery that this garment was not in the trunk was made when W. C. Farl proprietor of a Carmel, Calif., dry cleaning establishment, was brought here hy Keyes to attempt | identification of the blouse as one he | had already cleaned and delivered the woman companion of Ormiston at a cottage there last May. The State con- tended this woman was Mrs. McPher- son. A handkerchief, reported from New York to have had the name “Paul Ra- der” inscribed on it, also was missing when the trunk's ntents were re- checked in a bank vault here, Keyes {sald. “Paul Rader, a Chicago evangel- ist, assisted in the pulpit at Angelus Temple, s of Mrs. McPherson's |{our»m gvspel creed, early last Spring. The district attorney expressed hope that the articles had been held out in New York for further inspectfon and that they would he sent here later. 400 15th &t 1. Avoid house dust and impure cream. L‘ plain, nourishing food. Get enough sleep by retiring Try to avold worry. acts on your body. 4. Telephone Main 992 | At 2.4 o'cloek.” Friday evenings from To Prevent Consumption Be cheerful. The third and last stage of the opera- tion will he the réturn of the second trio of DeHavilands to Quantico. In all, a one-way trip and two round trips will he made. Due to the difference in cruising apeed of the two types of planes, the six FR3's will fly together as one unit and the six DH's as the other. F"uel and overnight stops will be made at the same fields. EAS FUMES KIL WOMAN AND CHILD Mother, Returning Home, Finds Bodies of Daughter and Caretaker. Mary Stewart, colored, 21 vears old. and Catherine Mercer, colored, 11 years old, were found dead at their home, 30 P street northeast, last night from the effects of escaping illuminating gas. Two other children gained the open air before serfous results ensued. Returning from the Grace Dodge Hotel, where she is emploved, Mra. Gertrude Mercer, mother of the girl, discovered the body of Mary Stewart on the floor of the bedroom and the body of the child on a table in the kitchen. Mrs. Mercer rushed into the street, screaming for help. A passerby help- ed open the kitchen door and remove the two children who were saved to the street. Dr. Sidenour of Casualty Hospital, responding in the ambulance to aif emergency call, pronounced the wom- an and child dead. Coroner Nevitt was notified and will investigate today. Police _invesatigation revealed an escape of gas from an attachment to a hot-water hoiler. The hot whter wae steaming in the boller when the police arrived and they immediately let the water from the tank, fearing an_explosion. Mrs. Mercer, police were told, had left the children in charge of Mary Stewart while she went to work, and police beliave the gas gradually over- came the woman first. rendering her unable to assist the children, . Unemployed of Punta Arenas, Chile, who have started small businesses to make a livelihood have become so nu- merous that they are taking business from established firms and adding to the older concerns’ troubles. If You Tire Easily —if you should also have a persistent light cough, loss of weight, some chest pains or ]marsenmum—n_\'fi'e developing consump- tion, and you should lose no time to See a Doctor or Have Yourself Examined at the Free Health Department Clinic N.W.. Tuesdny, Thursday or Saturday 1:30-0 o'elock. or close air, day or night. 2. Get all the light and sunshine possible into your home. 3. Avoid raw milk, raw cream and butter made of unpasteurized early enough. Think kindly. Your mind Health Insurance A Physieal Examination Every Birthday Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis 1022 11th Street N.' Who Rave paid for the above dullatin (legal matice). r Children Burned To Death as Dog Fights Rescuers By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Novemher 6.— A large St. Bernard dog prevented neighbiors from entering a one- story frame shack at Amagansett, Long Isiand, today, and as a re- sult three small children were burner to death. The dog bit one of the would-he rescuers in the Teg. The children were alone in the shack when it caught fire from an unknown cause. Their parents weré visiting friends in other sec- tions of the town. The victims were George Beshle, aged 3. and his brothers, Edwin and Louis, aged 2 and 7 months, respectively. | MCARL PUTS CURB ON CITY'S JUNKETS Rules Departments Should Halt Charging Bills to Appropriations. Controller GGaneral MeCarl put a stc€ | vesterday to the long-continued prac- tice of the District In charging the traveling expenses of its officials and employes to the appropriations of the department which they repre- sent, on junkets ahout the ecountry. Mr. MeCarl's action was revealed in an opinion submitted to the Com missioners in a case concerning the traveling expenses of O. E. Fern, superintendent of machinery of the Fire Department, who visited Louis- ville and Indianapolis to inspect fire apparatus. Donovan Approved Bill. The expenses of his trip was charg- | ed to the Fire Department. and was approved by District Auditor Daniel J. Ponovan. When the expense ac count was turned over to the General Accounting Office for final approval, however, it was rejected in view of a previous decision of the Controller General involving the traveling ex- penses of Federal employes. District officials then referred the question to Mr. McCarl, citing similar practices of more than 30 years to support their contention that the pro- cedure was regarded as proper. The controller general ruled that when Congress desires certain officials and employes to travel around the country at the expense of the taxpayers, it stipulates o in the appropriation acts. Worrled Over Trips. Although no authorization was given for Mr. Fern's trip, Mr. McCarl held that_he would allow his expenses to he charged to the Fire Department's appropriation in this case hecause of | the District’s long practice in drawing money for travel from the appropria- | tions, but that he would decline to ap- prove such expenditures dating after the beginning of the current fiscal year which started July 1. District officials ares now worried | |about Maj. W. E. R. Covell, senior | assistant engineer commissioner; | Warren B. Hadley, electrical engineer, and Col. 1. C. Moller, assiatant direc. tor of traffic, and several other Dis. trict officials who went on trips recently at the direction of the Com- missioners. 30 DEAD AS TYPHOON SWEEPS PHILIPPINES Many Towns Are Reported De- stroyed—Damage Expected to Run High. By the Assoclated Press. MANILA, November 7.—A typhoon, which awept over the mouthern prov inces of Luzon and Samar Friday | night, caused heavy loss of life and | property. S In addition to the storm In these provinces, the flooding of the Calum- bang River in Batancas province cost the lives, it is estimated, of 30 na- tives. The insular national college of Los Bpnos was badly damaged and structurfs there made of light ma- terials were blown down, damage being estimated " at $40,000. Many towns In Laguna, Batancas and Ta- bayas were destroyed. It is impossible to ascertain the total loss of life or property in the storm areas because of the prostra. tion of telegraph lines. Report of the submergence of the town of Bauang by a tidal wave could not he verified. MARINES ELECT LEJEUNE. Officer to Serve Another Term as Marine Corps League Head. ‘CLE\'ELAND, Ohio, November 6 UP)—Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, United States Marines, was unani- mously re-elected commander of the Marine Corps league at the closing seaston of its national convention here. Other officers clected for the coming vear included Joseph Baker, Erle, Pa., judge advocate, and Dr. John R. Clif: ford, New York City. chaplain. The next national convention will tg held in Erie, Pa. . Canada’s new chain of 22 depart I new provisions increase their rigid PLANE AND FLYERS 1 clause permitting non-Spanish speak ing foreign colonies to have priests or ministers for their churches for a period of six years. This concession |is made conditional on the agreement —_— | that such foreign ministers will teach and prepare native Mexicans to take over their pulpit at the end of the six vear period when they must with draw. At present no foreign ministers are functioning in any churches in Mexico, being forbidden to do so under the constitution. In another ction, however, the new bill places in the same category as ministers all laymen who repre Seeking a quick landing when he gent religious denominations and or realized he was running short of gapizations or perform any of the gasoline, Capt. O. B. Fehols. 1 & fypctions of priests and iministers. Army fiver, dropped on the mud flats rhig would prevent laymen conduct of ihe Fastern Bianch vesterdav ing church services, which has been afternoon, causing himeelf and hi8 | e cystom at Christ Church, the Epis passenger, Lieut. W. J. Flood. an-|.ioaCothedral in Mexico City other Army fiyer, to narrowly escAPe | men have been functioning there since $erfous {njury or death. ’ .sthe Rev. Dobson I'eacock, a Rritish Plunged into the mud. the airplan® ‘g piect hut under the jurisdiction of hald its occupants in the mire up 0| e XYmarenn Episcopal Church, their waists until they were rescued | igneq an agreement that he would by W. O. Hancock, who was in 8| cease officiating if the Mexican gov hoat, duck-hunting. Officers at Bol- | opppient would withdraw an order for ling’ Fleld ‘wer~ notified and sent & |4 geportation as a foreign clergy rescue squad o the scene. Lkl The two fvers were on a trial flght | Toppg jimitation upon relizious news from Dayton, Ohlo. to Rolling Field. | 0. " ing nariadicals of all kinds are Capt. Echols said that he noticed the | BERETS BEC PERCr s o analties AN was getting low. but he thought | (1® MOre Serere and the Benttos he could make Rolling Field. When gy i’ ~ mad o 2 heavier, fines and prison terms being he saw he couldn’t, he maneuvered for | [T B A landing. ! L Capt. Fchols' home is at Charlottes- Priests Must Register. ville, Va. Lieut. Flood is stationed at | The new hill reqiires priests to left | register with the municipal authori MeCook Field, Dayton. *They Dayton at 10 o'clock vesterday morn- |(jes hefore they can perform any re ing for the cross-country flight to Boll- | jginus ceremonies or xervices at all, Pair on Trip From Dayton, Ohio, Run Short of Gas as End Is Near. ST IS RASED AT MARIE OPERA Receipts Held Down by At- tacks, Says Treasurer of Woman’s Alliance. Wayne Kendrick, certified public accountant and treasurer of the Woman's Universal Alliance for the Mothers” Memorial, declared in a statement yesterday that gross re- ceipts at the Metropolitan Opera House | performance, October 24, which was attended by Queen Marie, amounted to approximately $17,000. The entertainment feature was ballet, “The Lily of Life,” hased on a fairy story written by Queen Marie, presented by the Loie Fuller troupe, and some of the boxes were said to have been sold for $1,000 or more each. Proceeds Dedicated to Fund. “Net proceeds were dedicated to a fund being raised by the Alliance, and they probably would have heen greater than they were,” Mr. Ken drick said, if “uncalled-for attacks on the entertaninment” had not caused many ho. holders to cancel thelr reservations and take seats in the orchestra, “Miss Fuller had the expense of bringing her entlre troupe from Eu rope and their upkeep and overhead in New York," sald Mr. Kendrick. “In the arrangements for the entertain ment. as no guarantee could he given her, it was thought by the executive committee to he equitable and just to Allow her 50 per cent of the pr The Aliiance, to offset Miss Fuller's heavy expense, assured the expense of the opera house. the oréhestra and the publicity. It is my opinion that the committee could not have ob- tained any other of the great ballets on such a basis. ‘“The president of the Alllance, Mrs. Clarence Crittenden Calhoun, made the conservative statement that, judg ing from the advance sales, there should he $30.000 or $40,000 at least in the house. “Others familiar with the situation estimated the house at $50,000 or $60,- the caxe but for the uncalled-for at cks on the entertslument. Many box holders, after these at- tacks, canceled their rvations for boxes und took seatw in the orchestra. The boxes were later filled for the en- tertainment, but at much reduced rates. Referring to attachment proceed- | Scott and Suzette Stuart to satisfy clalms for publicity against the al- Hance, Mr. Kendrick said “the part of the proceeds that was attached is being released on bond, and so far as the suit of Mr. Scott and his claim for publicity is concerned the alliance has not the slightest fear of the outcome.” Films of Star Once Termed “Trai- tor” Honored After Death. ROME, Octoher 30 (Correspondence). —Since Valentino’s death, his film: taboo hefore in Italy, are shown everywhere. Flis face is seen on all the “hoardings, and pictures which America has forgotten are shown throughout the Peninsula. Called a traitor by the Fascists because he had taken out papers for American citizenship, he 18 now ac. claimed by them as a great man. Japan to Rebuild School. TOKIO, November 6 (#).—The | American’ School in Toklo, which is |attended by the majority of foreign children residents in the capital. has been granted a contribution of 50,000 | ven by the home ministry for recon- ment stores will favor Canadian goods but will handle those from all coun- tries. . structing the scheol buil vhich was demolished by the I earth- quake. a | ship of property 000, which would probably have heen | | Ings against the receipts filed by V. k. | FASCISTS HAI.L VALENTINO thus preventing them from conduct ing masses in private homes while the | church services are suspended by the | Episcopate. The Episcopate ha fused to allow the priests to register hecause they feel that the govern ment’s ternis of registration are an ac ceptance of the Mexican government. instead of the Pope, as the supreme head of the church in Mexico. The hill specifies that no religious marriage ceremony can he performed by any priest or minister until a A civil marriage_has heen gone through. Priests alse are required to report every marriage they perform to the clvil authorities within five day Article five of the law does not sonality of any the bill states that recognize the per religions group, but | will deal Mnly with priests and min isters directly or with members of congregations connected with the ey vices. Ministers and priests. refus ing to obey this law and claiming that orders must he given them b their established hierarchical author ties will he punished. Other clauses make more stringent the regulations concerning the owner by priests. forbid ding them publicly’ or privately to criticise in any way the Mexican con stitutlon or the s of the gavern ment and providing for complete | ventories of church propert | KNIGHTS PLAN APP AL | Catholic Society Turns to Publicity Campaign Against Mexico in U. S. CHICAGO, Ever | instrument for disseminating public information will he employved by the Knights of Columbus to spread in the United States the order's evidence that Roman Catholics have been un Justiy treated by the government ¢ Mexico, the hoard of directors and the tate deputies of the body decided 1 ay he printed word, public speaking | and the radio will be nsed in a Natlo | wide campaign to arouse Americar | optnion against the Mexican govern | ment's treatment of Catholic wor shipers, Although no direct made for withdrawal ovember 6 (#). request will he by the United ;Svllfi! of the recognition extended to the Mexican government in 1917, | members hope that such action would | ensue. James H. Flaherty, supreme knight, declared that American recognition was based, among other things, on the promise of Mexico to allow fresdom of worship, and declared the belief that this pledge is heing floutad in re- cent edicts forbidding church owner. ship of property The state deputies met today with the board of directors after the latter group had consulted on the Mexican situation throughout yeste . The deputies conferred today on methods of carrying huck to their own groups Lin the United States, Canada, Porto o and the Canal Zone plans for the campaign to arouse opinion ugainst the policy of the Mexican ad ministratton. GOVERNOR TO CONSIDER PLEA TO REMOVE JUDGE Fuller of Massachusetts Pledges Inquiry Into Saceo-Van- zetti Decisfon. By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, November 6.—Gov. Alvan T. Fuller of Massachusetts 1o day assured editors of 30 foreign langauge and Hebrew newspapers that he would give “careful consideration” to their demand that he remove from | the bench In Massachusetts Judge | Webster Thayer for his denfal of a | final motion for a new trial in the | Sacco-Vanzetti case. | The governor's statement was couch- ed in & brief note to the acting secre tary of the editors’ group, whose com munication reached him ' just hefore his departure today on the France with his famfly for Europe. The editere’ Jotter had expressed the opinion that the judge's action against the two radicals, Nicola Sacco an! Bartolom o Vanzetti, accused of mur der, wax hased on prejudice rather | than judicial opinion. “You may rest assured,” the gov- ernor’s reply read, “this matter is to have my careful consideration. ! shail \J