Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1926, Page 2

' 2 SEVEN ARE SAVED FROM GAS DEATHS Telephone Call Caused by Anxiety of Wife’s Mother Brings Rescue. Rescued from probable death at noon westerday, after a 12hour sleep of stupor in the bungalow residence of Mr. and Mrs. James McMahon, at 118 stern avenue, Takoma Park, Md., ich had hecome filled with deadly ionoxide fumes from a defective fur race, seven members of the od: are recovering and yparently il suffer no serious effects Investigators say that had the group teen allowed to remain in the gaseous zimosphere 30 minutes longer, none | could have been revived. The members of the group w and Mrs. MeMahon, each 2 rheir two children, Jack, 3, for, Miss Marie Mahon, ter, and William MeMahon, 4 £ ‘the husband, and James rother of MeMa here on leave. re Mr. s 0ld; and Ju 2 17, Actos on Suspicion. the quick Smith ther of : on sus- The escape was_due ction taken by Mrs. 1118 D street northe irs. McMahon, who, picion th something wrong when none of the group appeared at at the Church of the lled o neighbor of the nd asked frantically that | tion be mad i rendered shibors who we: Albert A. Heale, 117 avenue, who answered the hone message from Mrs. Smith. Peering through windows of the| ouse, they saw the fam apparent- 1v sound asleep, but when they could 2ot be aroused by calls or knocking Albert Heale forced the front door and fought his way through the fumes and opened windows. Sleep Overtakes two children, into the open_air, quickly were revived, but Smith, who had fallen directly across the large fur- Yine gone he was rushed to N Hospit al, where it was some time before he could be re- suscitiated. The younger MeMahon,also near death, was taken to Providence Jlospital, where today he was report- ed conscious and on the road to re- vovery. Others, while nauseated from the gas, were not dangerously af- 1ected All day Saturday family had complain but none could discover what uble, it is said About 10 o Saturday night Mrs. MeMahon 2 ested that 4 physician be called, but efore anything was done all fell p from the fumes. Though Mrs. Mahon was found Iying in her bed, “he said she had no recollection of zoing to the room. to invest Timel by a + called The members of the of feeli it Awaken. James McMahon is 4 clerk at the Washington Post Office, due to re-; port for duty at midnight Saturday. ! rly Sature evening he set the alarm clock as to get to work on time and his father planned to ac company him to the office, it was re- counte o The alarm, it was later discovered, went off according | to its timing, but no one heard it, for the poison fumes by that hour had rendered all unconsciou Policeman H. W. Pickles of the! thirteenth precinet, who lives in the neighborhood, aided in the rescue work and Dr. A. B. Little rendered first aid GRAND JUROR EXCUSED. Justice Hitz Accepts B D. Russell in Place of John E. Hantzman. Justice Hitz of the District Supreme | Court today excused John . Hantz- ils to | family | Saved From Death d i ing to Jack_(upper) and who with other members of the fam Iy escaped asphyxiation from coal gas at their home in Takoma Park terday when their plight was dis ered by a meighbor. nnior McMahon, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1926. |PRIZES FOR YOU lBest Pictures for Rotogra- | vure Section Will Bring Cash Awards. No Restrictions Imposed for Children and Chances Are Equal for All. The Star wants jand it wants to print those pictures in the Sunday rotogravure section some time soon and show the world just what a fine-looking pair you are. So you boys and girls who have pets, please send The Star some photographs. For the best photograph The Star {will award @ cash prize of $15, for the next best photograph a prize of $10, ana for the third a prize of $5. In addition, for every photograph of vou and vour pet that is printed The Star will pay a fresh, crisp $1 bill Now, there are no strings tied to this pet business. That is, the bars are down on the pets. Your pet may be a goldfish with one fin shorter than the other; it may be a horned toad or a rattlesnake. On the other hand, vour pet may be a perfectly good dog with or without ancestors, a cat, 2 horse, a cow or a_canary bird. It Qoesn’t make any difference to The Star what your ¢ be, so long it's your pet long as the picture ‘sent to - Shows you and your pet But The Star does want to know t a little something about that pet. e photograph should be accom: { panied by sufficient information as to show that .you are vou and a little somiething to show that the pet is vours and is really your pet. The pet contest editor is rot going to let himself in deliberately for a lot of well merited criticism by attempt- judge which pet is the best pet, or which pet is the prettiest pet, or which pet is the most useful pet, or which pet is the most unusual pet, or anything of the kind. The pet contest editor is going to judge strict- wcording to the photographie vou and your pet. The S ju AND YOUR PET ARE OFFERED IN STAR CONTEST Little Master Felix Van Steubenhy- son, whose ancestors came over on the Mayflower, and whose great Dane can trace its pedigree back to the davs of William the Conqueror, will stand no more chance of winning this contest than young Bill Stub- Dbles, who has raised a gutter pup. The’ picture will count, so keep that in mind. Owning a pet is a heritage of child- hood, so jealously guarded that each | little boy knows his pet is the finest in the world, and each little girl is sure there's no better pet anywhere than hers. And thinking a thing is so0, makes it do, doesn’t it? To show the world you and your pet, please get some pictures and be- gin' mailing them in right away to the Contest Picture Editor, The Eve- ning Star. There are only two qual fications—that you are a child, and that you have a pet. And let the picture be, simply of— You and your pet. SOOI B FOR ST. PAUL LINE Only Offer Made at Auction Will Be Submitted to Federal Court. By the wociated Press, BUTTE, Mont.,, November Only one bid, totaling $140,000,000, was made at the public cago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Rail- road here this morning. The bid was made by representatives of the reorganization committee and will be submitted to the Federal Court in Chicago on December 13 for approval. A number of Eastern financiers and railroad council representating wealth estimated at $500,000,000 came from the East on a special train to be present at the auction. The auction, which the largest under the hammer in the United ates, was ordered held in Butte be- the actual properties of the disposes of tilwaukee and the Puget Sound hold- | ngs overlap here. The railroad was placed in the man from further service on the grand jur ccepted Benjamin D. Rus street northeast, in 1 on the grand jury was che ast week by At Bert Smerson, §r 2 E. Mc counsel for > Roberts, charzed with book- | Tt was alleged that Hantz man had paid a fine of $50 on a po sion-of-liquor cf in Police Court in 1921, The court did not ac the plea in abatement, but excused | he former grand juror. It was al- 1 that 150 indictments might be ed by the service of Hantzman the grand jury BOWIE ENTRIES FOR TUESDAY RACE—$1.300 FIRST laiming 108 War 108 Crvstal 11 Easy M Gold ¢ | members | member of the new board. fote Argo. .. J ariton Happy asbington ra Dianti RACE tur FIFTH ola AT claiming: Imuvolator Dehli Boy *Dr. OMara. .. The Roll Call *Juinata Iso_eligible +Belphrizonta Byro Mo +Gray s Harry Carrg 104 103 112 100 “Donarita *Kosciu=ke D, L. R *Apprentice a Weather ciear First race. 1 Riion er In September 2.405.500 pounds of | ash, valued at $110,000, were landed n the coasts of northern Ireland. Belles of South Africa are, taking to American perfumery. | 1 ! vide, s ern Washington. {in | made last year {go into hands of receivers March 18, 1¢ ult of friendly involuntary ceedings instituted hefore Judge Jamos H. Wilkerson cago. The properties, including more han 8,000 miles of main line trac had an_estimated valuation of be- ween $550.000.000 and $750,000,000. he outstanding indebtedness v ted as $465,045.000 on January 1, 1925, when officials stated the road would be unable to meet a $48,000,000 Judge Wilkerson placed ce from which bids were to start at $122,500,000. Allegations were made at the Chi- it the receivership the railroad’s bank- bring about a financial reor- ion. Chicago, Milw Paul was the first We vilroad to build through to the Pacific Coa s0 the pioneer in electrif; wcross the continental di n Mo and eas ukee and St. line: in ng W FAIRFAX EQUALIZATION BOARD APPOINTED | Meeting Is Scheduled for Today in Preparation for County Tax Assessment. | Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIR Judge Court Va.. November muel Brent of the Circuit has appointed Ronald Blake, Pickett and W. R. Gray of a board of equalization for Fairfax County tax asSessments until July 1. 1927, The law now provides that only two members of such a board shall be of the dominant political Mr. Gray is the Republican The old legislated K. party. of equalization W stence by the la and the new board, appointed on petition ndowners of the county, af- eir first_oppor- inequalities land sessments The board will meet it Fairfax today to qualify and will ion immediately. board out of islature, has_been qualified la fords the taxpaye tunity to prot the incre which Bislx;)[; Is Beaten When Riot Breaks Up Church Meeting By the Associated Press. WARSAW. Poland, November —Bishop Francis Hodur, found- er of the Independent Polish Na- tional Church in the United States, with headquarters at Scranton, Pa., was severcly beaten here yes terday when a religious meeting at which he attempted to speak broke up in a riot. Bishop Bonczak, head of the Warsaw branch of the same church, which is independent of Rome, was also injured, being hit by a flving chair. The interior of the hall was wrecked. Police dispersed the rioters and arrested 10 persons, mostly Catho- lic university students, who were charged with assault. . ale of the Chi-| corporation ever to go| - | R, State Leg-| of | Army Pan-American Flight Ships Named For Cities of U. S. The five Loening amphibian planes that will be flown in the Army's Pan-American flight, be- ginning early next month, from San Antonio, will bear the names of as many American cities. Maj. Gen. Mason A. Patrick, chief of the Army Air Corps, an- nounced v v his selection of “New York,"” “San Antonio,” “Detroit! the christening marl of the machines that will fly thou ands of miles over Jatin Ame i countr HAWES' ACCUSER - LACKS ANY PROOF Republican Declares He Has ! No Personal Knowledge to | Support Fraud Charge. | By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, November Walmsley, Republican and | mer member of the State legis {who charged fraud in connection | with the election of Senator-elect | Harry B. Hawes of St. Louis, Demo- |crat,” today denied he had direct | knowledge of any money or moneys ! which had been spent in the ele | Walmsley was the first witness fore Senator James A. Reed, Demo- crat, Missouri, chairman of the Sen- |ate campaign investigating | mittee. He was subpoenacd Reed after a letter he had to Senator George W. Norris, an, Nebraska, w aturda; In thi Senator written by publi letter Waln common _gos- City Street Company had Spent be- 50,000 and $750,000 in the ackson County November tion for which it was ar extension on its tween election in 2, in con: to obtain franchis Answers in Negative. | Walmsley was sworn and testified that he had been in the insurance busipess in Kansas City a number of years. He said he was a member of the Republican part. . Senator Reed began by asking Walmsley specific questions concern- ing the authorship of the letter. Walmsley testified he was the sole author of the communication and that he had consulted with no one be- fore writing it. “Do you know of any money or mo contributed to the Demo- cratic campaign fund for use in the election November 22" the Senator | asked. “I do not,” Walmsley said. “Do you know of any mone i moneys contributed by any oflicials |of the Kansas City Railway Co. to the Democratic committee or to the city couneil?” “I do not. “Do you know the name or names {of any person or persons who would know of any such contributions?” Senator Reed then asked. “I do not,” Walmsley replied. Testimony Takes Short Time. The taking of the testimony took 25 minutes. When it was finished Senator Reed said he had learned through the press that Walmsley had said he did not believe he could get a disinterested hearing before a “‘one- man Democratic committee investi- gating frauds in which the Dem {cratic party was the beneficiary | Walmsley admitted making the state- {ment. “In view of that statement,” Sena- tor Reed then said, I want vou and the public to know that the facts ob- tained here will be placed before the entire Senate campaign fund investi- gating committee, and if the commit- gation they will come here and I will disqualify myself as a_member of the committee while this investigation is being made.” The hearing then was adjourned. Walmsley was the only witness. g s BAND CONCERT By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, 5:45 o'clock, John S. M. leader; Emil A. Fenstad, leader, second ’ com- | Re- | tee feels they warrant further investi- | Zimmerman, | BULLET ENDS GAY CAREER OF WIDOW Mrs. King, Shot by Jealous Lover, Played With Flame Too Long. By the Associated Pre SAN FRANCISCO, November v of numerous heart conquests by a young widow who finally was slain by the most persistent of her the death of Mrs. Bet | The love adventur s shot to |death in a restaurant here Saturday Inight while the patrons looked on helplessly. Her assailant was George W. Barnett, who deserted a wife and three children in Minneapolis to fol- 1 low the fascinating widow. After killing Mrs. King, the object of his insane jealousy, Barnett shot himself through the head. Physicians say he cannot liv Police detectives investigating the case said they learned that Mrs. King had for several s flitted mothlike from one admirer to another, some- times “playing” several at a time. Even on the night she was killed, police say, she had planned a meeting i with a man with whom her name had been linked recently. Barnett's jeal- ousy of this man is thought to have | been the immediate motive for the slaying. The story of Mrs. King's life, as | pieced together by the police, revealed | that she married Lieut. Robert | U. 8. N, somewhere in the in 1916. King shortly transferred to Newport News, Va., but his bride did not go with him. He is said to ve been killed in an auto- | dent in Dorchester, Mass. ago. also | showed that Mrs. 1 C. W. Cederquist, | wealthy Santa Cruz, Calif., rancher, after she had induced him to deed cer- tain property to her. Cederquist, how- ever, obtained an annulment of the | marriage when he learned that Bar- nett was entangled with his wife and that he was in Santa Cr during | their honeymoon. Mrs. King turned back the property he had given her. PRESIDENT WANTS MISSISSIPPI RIVER DEVELOPED SOON 1 from First Page) i | | great transport Our concern is to sustain and again increase their depths s of ocean-going shipping, and beyond this to undertake the greatest engi- neering tas of our generation in building the shipway from the lakes to the sea.” Restates His Program. Secretary Hoover restated the pro- gram for waterway improvement which was first made public at Seattle on August 21, and concluded with this apostrope, “Blessed by dence with resources in water greater | than any nation in the world, we shall be negligent of our duty if we fail in their organization and development.” President James E. Smith, veteran waterway advocate, who has just roundcd out his 7ith year, was as enthusiastic . today as when he founded the Miss ppl Valley Waterways Association 26 years ago. Referring to the list of delegates at- tracted here from 26 States, he said, | “all the wealth and influence of the Middle West are here today.” He said that Secretary Hoover's program had the entire support of the association, and that a resolution giv- i specific i sement had been also indicated that N ssippi Valley had already offered their aid to Secre- tary Hoover in drafting a bill to fit the requirements of his program. 12,000-Mile System Urged. This program, in brief, would pro- vide for a waterway system of 12,000 miles, including 9,000 miles of the Mississippi system, at a uniform channel depth of 6 or 9 feet. ‘The M sippi system includes the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio and Illinois Rivers and their tributaries. r speekers on the program were A tant Secreta | W. Dunlap, Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, chief of the engineers of the Army; |Chaipman S. W. Dempsey of the Housé rivers and harbors committee, {and Representative Cleveland A. New- ton of Mississippi. e ——— Cocktails, cigarettes and cakes are | being served to customers by a dress. | maker of Paris. stem in thems lovers has been unfolded here with | aire King. | s to permit | Provi- | transportation | of Agriculture R. | INIGHT CLUBS HERE FACE PADLOCKING Hesse Plans Action After Raid on New York Ave- nue “Pirates’ Den.” Padlock injunctions against Wash- ington’s raided night clubs, where [ court convictions warrant such action, will be sought by the Police Depart- ment, Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superin- tendent, declared today. “I am watching with a great deal of interest the outcome of the cases made in the raid at the Pirates’ Den, 1219 Ne wYork avenue, early Sunday morning,” Maj. Hesse stated in this connection. Maj. Hesse said he realized his drive against the reign of night clubs in the National Capital was an unpopu- lar one, but that he was convinced they served no useful purpose. Clubs Are Warned. sht club proprietors,” continued Maj. Hesse, “can well take notice that police’ vigilance will prevent them from putting anything over on the authorities, It they think we are going to make a raid now and then, thereafter letting them alone, they are mistaken. My men will be on hand with regu. larity to observe conditions and take action when they see violations of the law, It was pointed out today that the Police Department has found itself un- able to prevent the night clubs from obtaining the necessary permits, some of them even resorting to incorpora- tion to thwart the police. However, the police surveillance will start from the minute a night club is opened and continue_without abatement. Hesse, in a conference with Commissioner’ Proctor L. Douggerty this morning, made a detailed réport of the raid at the Pirates’ Den. It is understood that Commissioner Dough- erty is in entire accord with Maj. Hesse's stand on the night club ques- tion. Manager Freed on Bail. | John Benton, manager of the club, s secretary, Louis Baker, of the Brunswick Apartments, pleaded “not guilty” to charges of maintaining a disorderly house when they were gned in Polige Court today. They demanded a_jury trial and were re- 0 bond. Seven of the patrons of the club forfeited collateral, ranging from $25 to $5, on charges of intoxication and disorderly conduct. Those who forfeited collateral in Police Court today. identified them- selves as Mary Louise Johnson, 19, $5, disorderly; Luther Rollin King, 35, and Ignatious George Hanley, 24, both $25, on charges of intoxication. Four others who forfeited collateral and who were arrested in or near the club gave the names of Thomas Moore, Harry Lindsay, John Phillips and Fdward Graham. This quartet forfeited $10 each. Raid Follows Complaint. Detective J. E. Kane of the first precinct, and one of the raiding offi-| cers ,was in court to press the case | for the police. He said the raid fol- |lowed a complaint Friday. The res dent told the officers, according to {ane, that he could not stand the lling, singing and dancing. The charge of maintaining a_dis- {orderly house against Benton and his | secretary, Mr. Baker, according to i the_police papers, is of November 1, | when police are alleged to have in- | vestigated the club. | | _Commenting on the raid on the club. | Mr. Benton today charged that it was ia “grudge” affair. He said he attrib- | uted it to the fact that he was forced | to put several prominent people out {of the club a week ago, when they ! refused to leave at the closing time | of 1 o'clock. { Mr. Benton maintains that he is; { operating the Pirates’ Den under the | | strict letter of the law, and that he | ! will fight any efforts of the police to | {close his establishment. I A, BOLIVIAN OFFICAL - EALES HIELF {Vice President Was Attacked | After Opium Was Found in Aide’s Trunk. By the Associated Press, LA PAZ, RBolivia, 'November 22.— | Abdon Saavedra, Vice President of | the Bolivian Republic, has gone into voluntary exile in Argentina His action was due to a hostile cam- paign which has been directed against him since his return from the ited States in July, following the discovery and seizure of a quantity of opium in a trunk belonging to one of his aides, Reyes Ortiz, in a New York hotel. The Vice President went to New York on his way to Washington to express the thanks of Bolivia to the American Government for having sent representatives to Bolivia's cele- bration in August, 1925, of her cen- tennial of independence. When the drug was found Senor Saavedra and his wife and two daughters left New York for home. He did not go to Washington to carry out his mission. Senor Ortiz preceded_him home. Ortiz declared that he was innocent of knowingly smuggling the opium. | He said that Jose Vasquez Claure, a Bolivian, formerly 2 newspaper re- porter in Mexico City, had handed him the package in the Mexican cap- ital, carefully wrapped, for delivery in the United States and that he did not know_its contents. Claure, ar. rested in Laredo. Tex., charged with conspiracy to import the opium, was ! recently sentenced to three years in | Federal prison. Washington dispatches at the time said neither the State Department nor Treasury officia attached the blame to Senor Saavedra and that they were not inclined to believe that Ortiz had | knowledge of what was in the pack- e. | *Eince the return of Senor Saavedra he has been the target for the ire of certain elements of the populace. ‘About a week ago students engaged in a violent demonstration against him and his brother, former president Saavedra. The police had to be called out to restore order. The animosity against hun increased to such a de- gree that Senor Saavedra decided to leave Bolivia, and yesterday he took a train for Argentina. = ATTACKS SCHOOL RULING.| Education Board Opposes Collect- ing Tuition From Non-Residents. The Board of Education asked the | Commissioners today to have Auditor | Danield J. Donovan reconsider his ruling that children of non-residents living temporarily in the District be required to pay tuition fees to attend the public schools. The request was based on action taken by the school board at its last meeting. lin Congress March 4, has been favor- synchron morning is s keep pupils avenue to of Thomson Sch tio. na 00l Mo at Twelfth and L streets this s at Twelfth and Massachusetts ng with traffic across heavil laden arteries in this vicinity. Robert Nugent, a member of the school patrol, was put in charge of the hours of school and alse perio h is operated at the opening and closing ods. MARIE WILL VISIT OYSTER BAY TOMB Roosevelt’s Grave Is Objec- tive of Party—Social Events Crowd Calendar. BY the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 22.—World War veterans of “The Dugout,” a | club for disabled soldiers. today looked forward to the receipt of a photo- graph of one of the handsomest Queens in Europé and a good-looking princes Queen Marie and Rumania_visited terday with Gen. Pershing. They were offered souvenirs made by the men and the princess selected a lamp- shade with a ship on it. She offered to send her photograph in return. “We'll send a_photograph of both of us,” said the Queen, “But on condi- tion that you hang it out where the men can’ see it, and not in the officers’ room. We want the men t have something to remember us by The Queen bought a tea tray. Round of Activity. While her mother wis at the Metro- politan Museum of Art, wh paid special attention to the Am wing, the princess attended the vary Protestant Episcopal After the services, Ilcar home of the pastor, Re Schumacher, The Queen from the Tuxedo Charles E National Ci after their arrival Saturda They were luncheon guests of Mrs. Robert Weeks Kelly, and took tea at the home of Ira Nelson Morris, Ru- manian consul general for Chicago. Later the Queen and princess motored back to the home of M. Mitchell at Tuxedo, where a dinner party completed the day. Three of the persons asked to leave the Queen’ route through the : in her part J. B. Ayres : Ford Motor Co.; Samuel Hill. wh museum at Maryhill, Wash., dedicated by the Queen, and Bivkhead, publicity agent for Fuller, the dancer. Hill de to state whether he would be at the boat when the Queen sailed. “I am always at her majesty’s commands, you know,” was his answer. Astors to Entertain. The program of the Queen and princess today included a visit to the grave of Theodore Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, and luncheon at the home of Mrs. William B. Leeds, the former Princess Xenia of Russia. Prince Nicolas, en route from Cleveland, did not figure in the plans. i The Queen and her party will go to the steamship Berengaria tomorrow night, after attdnding a dinner given in their honor by Mr. and Mrs. Vin- | cent Astor. Tomorrow afternoon will | be spent shopping. The ship sails at | 10 a.m. Wednesda; WINSTON CONFIRMS RESIGNATION RUMOR Undersecretary of Treasury Unde- cided on Future Plans, He Says. vincess Ileana of he Dugout” yes- Church. visited the Samuel M. i and princess motored in Park home of | Mitchell, president of the Bank, where they went from the West who were train en ppe: v we of the Lois ined Reports that Garrard B. Winston, Undersecret ary of the Treasury. will resign his post, but at a yet undeter- mined date, were confirmed today at the Treasury upon Mr. Winston's re- turn from a trip out of the city. Mr. Winston, who is also secretary of the American Debt Funding Com mission, and has had a large responsi- bility in the extensive negotiations carried on for refunding the war debts of foreign powers to this Government, sald his plans were not complete, and he would give no indication as to when he may leave. “I haven't resigned yet,”” he said. Representative Ogden L. Mills of New York, who completes his term ably mentioned to succeed Mr. Win- | ston. No indcations were available in official circles at the Treasury as to whether Mr. Mills has been offered the position, but it was understood he is being looked upon in some quarters as one of the most logical successors. | Mr. Winston came to the Treasury July 1, 1923, as an assistant secretary, | succeeding Col. Edward Clifford, but | took the post of Undersecretary, which | is that of chief of staff under the Se: retary himself, shortly _afterward Ileana Gives Car To Hurt Officer For Ambulance By the Associated Press. W YORK, November Princes Tleana converted her auto- mobile into an ambulance yester- day to take an injured motor cycle patrolman to a hospital, and then walked to her hotel. The princess was driving up Park avenue from the Calvary Baptist Church, w.iere she attended serv- ices, when a_eross-town automobile, at Forty-eighth street, struck Ei gene Roberts, a patrolman escort- ing her. She ordered her car to stop at once, helped the injured patrolman into it and sent him off to hospital. Then she walked three blocks to the hotel, accom- panied by her cihperon. The patrolman received a sprained wrist and abrasions on ELGOLS APPEAL RELIGIOUS 5 NADE TO AR Asking Consideration for Rumania Minorities. 22— By the Associated Press. DBOSTO! November —A peti. tion asking Queen Marie of Rumania to consider the religious minorities in her country has been signed by 60 prominent Americans and will be pre- sented to her before her departure for home, tke current e of the In- dependent states. It reads: “We present to vour majesty our pectful salutations, and~ as eiti- ‘ns of the United States, we wel- come you to our country as an honor- ke advantage of your pres ence here to petition vour majesty give your distinguished personal deration to those religious minori- in Rumania % under the ce of dis jons: Baptists, )vterians, Uni. |P*] tarians and Roman Catholies. “We know that hopeful progress has already been made by the Ru- manian government toward a solution s problem. We rejoice that the condition of those minorities has ‘been | be | bettered, don your r but much remains to nd it is our conviction tht if on would be vastly improved. “We hope that your majesty may continue to enjoy your visit, and wish you Godspeed upon your homeward Journe; Included In the 60 signers, repre- tives of each of the sects which - up the Rumanian religious mi- ities, are William Cardinal O'Con- Archbishop of Boston; Bishop wrles L. Slattery, of Massachusetts Diocese of the Episcoj Church; Evangeline gooth, commander of the the Centr: Brookl. : son Fosdi of the 1 Seminary, New York; Percy W. Gard. ner, president of the Unitarian Lay- men’s League of Providence: William president of the Brown Harold . Boardman ity of Maine Kenneth s, president of Bow- doin’ College: Ada Comstock, president of Radeliffe College: Ellen F. Pendle- ton, president of Wellesley College; Julian W. Mack, New York Federal judge; Robert Watson, president of the Massachusetts Federation of Churches. Harry Emer- on Theological Y.: R EDITOR OF MEMPHIS © PAPER DIES AT DESK Apoplexy Blamed as C. P. J. Mooney of Commercial-Ap- peal Is Stricken. By the Associated Pres MEMPHIS, November 22—C. P. J. . editor of the Memphis Com- m Appeal, died’ suddenly in his office here today of apoplexy. Mr. Moon morning against the protests of his wife, who said he was suffering from influenza. Soon after he went to his desk he suffered a fainting spell and was dead when physicians reached him. Preparation for the publication of an afternoon paper by the Com- mercial Publishing Co. had heaped add.itional burdens on the nationally known editor and publisher, who re- cently announced that his company would issue the Evening Appeal, be- ginning December 1. upon the departure of 8. Parker Gil- Mr. Mooney, who was a former vice al influence could be fllrthrl {exerted on their behalf, their present ¢ went to his office this |CANTON CHIEFTAIN PLANS HUGE DRIVE Chang Kai-Shek Preparing to Conquer All of China and Start New Rule. By the Associated Press. NANCHANG, Kiangsi, vember 22.—Gen. Chang Ka vear-old idol of the Cantonese revolu tionary forces, told the Assoclated vesterday the revolution 1 China will not end until extraterr: toriality and “unequal treaties” have been abolished. The generalissimo of the milita wing of the Canton gevernment looks more youthful than his rant. He wears civiliin clothes of the style popularized in the Sun Yat-Sen period. Almost Inva riably he is accompanied by Russiar officers, many of whom are now a: Nanchang, including n. Galun. militancy is not reflected in hi: dress or in his manner of spe which is without affectation. He moves about as a common citizen, attending and speaking at mass meetings daily usually in the open ailr. He wears no marks to distinguish his rank. There was no sense of self-mpor tance in the words of South China's military genius, as he outlined hi- program and that of the revolutionars arm Would Conquer All China. The ambitious program includes Conquering of all China, and setting up the “committee form' of govern ment. Abrogation of all existing treatles Abolition of extraterritoriality anc all fore.gn concessions. Restoration of the supremacy of the Chinese courts. The revolutionary forces, Gen Chang said, are determined to accom plish " the 'downfall of Imperfalism Thelr opposition to “imperfalism™ i- not confined to China alone, but “mus: spread to other countries that arc under fmperialist yoke.” Toward Ame the new govern ment feels friendship, vet it regards America as imperialis because of the failure of the United States to give the Philippines independence. To accomplish the unification of the great ern domain, Gen. Chang in tends, he declared, to huild immediate Iy a bridge across the Yangtze, one of the world's mightiest streams. He will complete the remainder of the Han kow-Canton Railway and connect Pe king with Canton with through trains Other railroads also will be con structed. Demands China for Chinese. In Gen. Chang's platform there i little of comfort to the foreigner who is not willing to relinquish to China immediately all that is China’s, includ ing sovereignty, revenues and re sources. Except, perhaps, his views regarding the fareigner's religion. “We have no quarrel with Chris nd no antipathy toward their ions,” he declared, previously hay ‘ed that the new government would not interfere with the activity | of the missionaries in China. | & said: | “The present revolution will not end until _extraterritoriality rights and | concessions and unequal treaties have iall been abolished. After the success of the present revolution in China, all treaties with all powers will be abro- gated instantly, and China will ref to recognize any treaties whatsoeve made with any powers by former gov ernments of China. “Conquering of the Northern mili ists Is but a step in the revolution- We must ins y xtraterritorial foreign con cessions, put an end to the foreign su | pervision of customs and to the for eign post offl Co-operates With Feng. “Denunciation of the Belgium treaty by Wellington Koo, minister of finance in the Peking government, meets our approval. We are willing now to enter into treaties with the powers on an absolutely equal basis, { considering no treaties exist as all “Within this month established the capital of Chin Wuchang, removing the gove bureaus there from Canton, “Co-operation | established with Gen. Feng Yuhsiang Ifor a drive nst Peking soon, Gen ng having joined under our com |mand. (Feng ‘was the founder of the | Kuominchun, the party which Gens, !Wo Pei-Fu’ and Chang Tso-Lin. {northern commanders, expelled fron | Peking). t is our intention to continue the lution immediately over the entire atry—not limited to any particle: territory.” COUNTER DRIVE PLANNED. concesslons m. tant unequal we will have fre i | Eastern Chieftains Ready to Start Southern Move, TSIN, China, November 22 (#) Al Sun Chu ng, who has ntained control three easter: s after losing two others t. {the Cantonese, and Gen. Chang Hueh Liang, allied with him, gave out p |sonal "press Interviews Sunday eve | ning. The two milltary chieftains con firmed reports that the Northerner: are determined to stake all .on great counter-stroke against th outherners immediately before the latter have had time to consolidate positions gained in thefr recent suc cesse: Practically the whole of the Shan tung army, with part of the Fengtie: army. have been ordered to mo southward along hoth the Tsinanfi nd Kinhan Railways, against the ntonese. It was declared that a quarter of : million well equipped troops are now avallable to the northern commun PAID FOR 625 HAWKS. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, November 22 —Ti. champion hawk killer of Maryland Andrew Tolley of Fishing Creek, Dor chester County, holds the re having collected bounties for hawks for one day. Tolley’s achievement was annoui od by Edward Le Compte, State gan warden, in connection with his partmental report of the bounties paid for the killing of the hawks dur ing the fiscal year which ended Sej tember 30. In that time the State pald bounties amounting to $7.179 for the exter- mination of 14,338 of the birds, M Le Compte sald. The hawks are of t} varieties commonly called “chicken” and “bird” hawks, for the killlng of which the State law provides a bounty of 50 cents ea { September 15, 1865. He is survived by his widow and three children. He took over the office of presiden of the Commercial Publishing C: jabout three years ago, retaining the | duties of managing editor of the pa per. It was soon apparent to hi friends that the double duties of hi position were sapping his physica strength, Mr. Mooney’s general health in re bert, now agent general for repara-| president of the Associated Press, |cent years, however, had appeared to was born in Bardstown Junction, Ky, ' be excellent. tions at Berlin. 1} ’