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\ . LS WEATHER. U. S. Weather Fair; lowest temperature about 38 degrees tonight. rising temperature; night. Temperatu 2:15 p.m. vesterday. Full report on page 9. Bureau Forecast.) Tomorrow . cloudy; ; showers tomorrow —Highest, 51, at lowest, 37, at 6:30 ®Closing N.Y. Stocks - STRONGU. 5. ACTION ASKED TO PREVENT OUTRAGES IN CHINA Campaigfi of Terrorism Pre- ( arranged, Message From Envoy Says. No. NANKING RIOTING CALLED WORSE THAN REALIZED Destroyers Ordered to Evacuate Americans Up Yangtze River. Cheefoo Consul Asks Warship. By the Associated Press. Recommendations for strong action o prevent recurrence of the Nanking outrages at other points in National- ist-controlled territory were con- tained in a message forwarded to the ~ State Department today by Minister MacMurray at Peking. While the message, which reached MacMurray from Nanking, did not bear the signature of the sender as received here, department officials believed it probably was signed by Consul J. K. Davis, who is still aboard a warship at Nanking. Minister MacMurray said the mes- sage to him from Nanking reported { that outrages there “were even more riotous than was at first realized.” Holds Terrorism Prearranged. Examination of depositions and verbal statements by Americans had produced evidence of two known cases of attempted attacks on Amer- jean women, and there were other cases “only slightly less serious in character,” it was added. “The message states that the cam- paign of terrorism and insult to foreigners is not only officially countenanced and directed, but even prearranged,” the State Department announcement said. “The incident at Nanking could hardly have been more outrageous. The worst incidents would have been greatly multiplied but for the timely ; ‘bombardment. “Suggestion is made in this message of the immediate withdrawal of all Americans in Nationalist territory and the undertaking of some action sufficiently strong to defer the per- petration of similar incidents else- where.” : Situation at Wuhu Critical. The minister's cablegram, ~dated March 27, was accompained by a re- port from Rear Admiral Hough, com- manding the Yangtze River patrol, which said g:: ngun.uon at Wuhu, the river from Nanking, was grow- T TR GG 2 T v “He repo! stirred up and may be expected at any moment,” the department’s an- mouncement said. Agitation in_the native city of Shanghai and Chapel continued today, but quiet prevailed within the inter- {nationnl settlement and the French ‘concession area. the Navy Department was advised in a brief report from Admiral Williams, commanding Ameri- can naval forces in Chinese waters. Attempts to Enter Concessions. Several attempts to enter the con- cessions were made by Chinese indi- viduals and small mobs, the admiral said, but these were repulsed with- out difficulty by the border sentries and patrols. The destroyer Willlam B. Preston has been ordered to leave Shanghai tomorrow for Chefoo. The movement was directed by Admiral Williams acting in response to a request re- ceived by him from the American { consul at Chefoo. The destroyer Pills- bury was reported to be on its way up the Yangtze River under orders to evacuate missionaries at Nantung- chow and neighboring places. Moderate leaders among. the Na- tionalists-in China apparently were in control of the situation at Shanghai, as no reports of remewed anti-for- eign agitation were received by the State and Navy Departments. Feel Anxiety Over Americans. ‘While late dispatches indicated that the Cantonese military forces had ex- erted a restraining hand in the city and that the high tension there had relaxed considerably, Washington offi- clals continued to manifest anxie over the safety of Americans in tre: ports and in the Yangtze River Valley ‘Although somewhat hopeful ‘that a widespread anti-foreign outbreak had been averted, officials showed that they + were relieved greatly by reports that, Americans were continuing to pour | out of the danger zone to points pro- tected by the frowning guns of allied warships. Renewed warnings for Americans to leave the interior have been issued by Minister MacMurray,| at Peking, and various American con- | suls Commercial dispatches reaching the city told of reported incidents at Han- kow, said Cantonese were placing heavy guns at points along the Yangtze, down which the ships loaded . with refugees must pass, and apparent- Iy bore out the apprehension manifest here, even though no official advices were received from Admiral C. 8. Wil- liams, commander of American naval forces in Chinese waters, or from dip- 1 lomatic and consular representatives. | Silence Thought Favorable, The la , however, of v word fro the admiral was taken as a favor: indication, as he promptly has reported While ments this « fully anxiety of off day from brush Sunday night between Ameri- 5 force -of and Bonds, Page 10 nd class matter Washington, D. C. 'MARINE PLANE HIT BY 12 SHOTS IN NICARAGUA: REPELS ATTACK Lieut. Lamson-Scribner of Washington and Pilot Escape Injury. Flyers Turn Machine Guns on Liberals—Tail of Plane Shot Away. By the Assoclated Press. An attack by Liberals on an Amer- ican Marine Corps airplane was re- ported to the Navy Department today by Rear Admiral Latimer, command- ing forces in Nicaragua. The admiral said a force estimated at 200 men opened fire yesterday with rifles and machine guns on an air- plane piloted by Capt. H. D. Campbell, .| Who, with Lieut. F. H. Lamson-Scrib- ner as observer, was making an air reconnaissance about 9 miles east of Leon. Part of the tail of the plane was shot away, but neither officer was injured. At the time of the attac! was flying at an ;lltltudg to‘}e 5’;3.'.5 15 i v 2 ti h.‘:]l;gl;eeL It was struck 12 times by Aviators Return Fire. _Lamson»Scribner replied with his machine guns. No estimate as to the casualtieg suffered on the ground was cun‘lmne in the Latimer report. Capt. Campbell was appointed to the Marine Corps in 1917 from Ver- mont. He was the winner last year of the Schiff memorial trophy offered for the greatest number of hours in the air flown without injury to per- sonnel or materiel. Lieut. Lamson-Scribner tive of Washington. is a na- He was born |here in 1902 and was appointed to the Marine Corps following his grad- uation from the Naval Aécadexfy at Annapolis in 1923. He was assigned at various times to Quantico, Va., l?ensfl(‘ola. Fla, and San Diego, Calli before being ordered to Nicaragua. Marine Patrol in Skirmish. A second message from Admiral Latimer amplified the port for- warded by him yesterday telling of the skirmish between Nicaraguans and members of the American Ma- rine patrol on the outskirts of Leon, Sunday. A Marine sentry, on duty along the raflroad, was fired on, he said, and the fire was returned by the Marine, on which the natives dropped their arms and ran. Residents Fleeing Leon. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 29 (UP).—Residents of the City of Leon, where United States Marines have set up a neutral zone, are reported to be fleeing the city in the fear that an engagement there between Conserva- tives and Liberals is imminent. Official Mmln were received yester- n giving details of a CHNESE OUTLOOK REMANS NEASY Possibilities of Problem Smoulder Under Surface. Fear Felt for Churches. BY DAVID LAWRENCE., Although immediate danger has apparently been removed in the port settlements, uneasiness continues here about the situation in China: in fact nothing in the foreign world has given quite-as much concern to President Coolidge since he took office. The possibilities in the Chinese problem are never on the surface anyhow. Situations in the Far East usually smoulder and then suddenly burst into flames. The American Government recognizes that in this instance the material considerations are secondary, for no matter which faction gains the upper hand there always will be need for outside capi- tal and development. What, how- ever, will be the result if the anti- | foreign agitation crystallizes into a permanent demand that the mission- arles cease their activities source of much worry tods Hostile to Churches. The indications are that despite the splendid work done by the mis- sions in the last few generations, the Chinese, including many who were educ: to Christian standards, have joined in open manifestations of hostility to the church people. Thig, it is hoped, of course, is but a temporary feeling and that when peace comes the Chinese will again be receptive to foreign teachings. But the possibility that Soviet ideas which are being implanted i ttack | (Continued on Page 4, Column,1) |American Forces In China to Act as Independent Unit By the Associated Press that many Amer points where their s: jeopardized should an outbr it, nevertheless, gave assurance that the situation was adjusting itself y ably as rapidly as could be exj Latest dispatch from Shanghai showed that Williams and other foreign nders were ex erting all precautions and that the in ternational settlement there was being guarded t mob attack. Consul ¢ ported that the activities of the so-called “labor corps” in that area had prompted some alarm in the foreign settlement. H said that these were “men of the loaf- er type and many o armed,” and » ¥ that there were considerable num ber in the Chinese areas.” the Chinese are Meanwhile, he being_made to (Continued on Page M Radio Programs—Page 12 dded, efforts were ach misisonaries in 4, Column 2.) American fors in China will not be merged with the forces of other great powers. | President Coolidge considers the United States has its own_ com | mander in the field. with es- | tablishment under his direction, so | that independence of action on the part of the American military roups can be maintained. Never- “the President feels that 1 forces thus directed will co-operate with the troops of | other powers, especially since re- ! Jorts have indicated that American | refugees are scattered throughout the forelgn concessionary area, particularly at Shanghai. In case an emergency arises the | President understands that the | French concession in particular is | compact enough to lend itself to the best defense, but the American i he officer in chief command would discretion to act upon his in ndent Judgment of what the irements were. y "‘ a requ ch WASHINGTON, ¢ Foenit WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D G -9 H. D. Campbell. ¥ H. Lamson-Scribner. Upper: Capt. Lower: Licut. F. 30 men believed to be Liberal reports say that the outpost was fired on about 6 o'clock in the evening and that the attacking band sought to enter the city. The Marines returned the fire and the band fled. Forty minutes later, at the other end of the city, the bapd isnored the is the |\ challenges of Marines until threatened with fire. A third attempt was made at 11 o'clock, but also falled. There were no casualties on either side. Four rifles were dropped by, the band IARINE RTILERY "T0 START TODAY Two Trains Carrying Aviation Units Also to Move for China. One jump ahead of the Marine forces assembled along the Atlantic seaboard for Chinese duty, two heavily laden trains bearing artillery and aviation units were scheduled to leave the Marine base, Quantico, Va., at 2 oclock this afternoon, going direct to San Diego, Calif. Movement of the main bodies, com- prising the newly organized 6th Regi- ment under Col. Harold C. Snyder, will begin tomorrow for San Diego from Philadelphia, Quantico and Farris Island, S. Nine special trains have been ordered for the transcontinental trip. Washington witnessed a renewal of war-time scenes when a unit of 50| enlisted men and officers on here, detailed for service in China entrained at Union Station at noon, | ami¢ many farewells, to join the in’| fantry forces at Quantico, They were " officered by st Lieuts. E. 1cC. Callaway, Howard E. Enyart n W. Wensinger. Last-moment orders from Marine headquarters had reduced the total leaving hers A aving here from Arranged in Advance. Late orders from Washing - vancing thres hours the depariure of the first trains from Quantico, found the Marine base in readiness. Antici- pating such changes, the six observa. tion planes had been broken down ready for shipment and all details arranged in advance for loading the battery of four 75-millimeter guns and ipage and ammunition. Al o e done this g was 1o load the. traine, which. had [pulled into the yard 'at Quantico romewhat In advaiice of the hour of _ Two other trains carryipg the main force of 55 officers and 424 men will .If:.l\" Quantico some time tomorrow. These men will be under command of j C. Long, one of the staff attached to the newly organ ade. headquarters for the use D. Batler after across the continent, the itiner ing for the - rrival of the nine trains at J t > next unday. |I‘.!u'rl' %h(‘ will board the rz;x:ml):nll“ . which will ar- ve a hat port from Cor Nica- S orinto, Nica Route of Trains, The routing to San Die 2 S ego of the 1,500 Marines ordered to reinforce the American contingent in China was completed today by Marine headquar The first train today from Quanti will follow the Richmond. Froderiore burg & Potomac to Richmond, the Southern Rallway to New Orlean, the | Gulf Coast Line to Houston and the Santa Fe to San Diego. The second train will follow the same route and duty | ' John SEGRAVE FLRTIG WTH DEATH, SETS ILE RECORD Sends 4-Ton Racer Hurtling Over Florida Sand to Shatter Old Mark. BEFORE GUSTS OF WIND Trial Is Last, Says Englishman, After Grueling Ride—Time Not Yet Called Official. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., March 29. —Burning the sands of the famous Daytona Beach, Maj. H. 0. D. ve, an Americal shman in a four-ton brilliant red speedster, today catapulted his way to an unofficial world speed record for the mile straightaway of 203.841 miles an hov The world mile straightaway mark was set by Malcolm Campbell, also an Englishman, at 1 in a run on a Wales beach last February. Maj. Segrave had established an of- ficial American record last Thursday, when he pounded up the course at a rate of 166.51 miles an hour. This beat Tommy Milton’s 156.04 mark, set in 1920 he: Maj. Segrave, premier of European racing drivers, sent his “Mystery S8” at the astounding pace of 207.015 miles down the course, after beating up the track into a quartering head- wind that threw his huge racer skids that threatened instant death. The computed average time for the mile on the two runs was 203.841 miles an hour, 201.711 for the kilo and 203.616 for the five Kilo- : was Maj. Segrave in giving the machine attention after the race that he had not time for comment on the sensations of traveling 33.795 miles an hour faster than official records show man ever traveled be- fore on the land. Last Trial Held. There will be no more trials. Maj. Segrave said that he would start packing for the return to KEngland this afternoon. In the glaring light of the mid-morn- ing sun on the dazzling white beach every detail of the huge machine was plainly visible, even as it flashed di- Even a faint ofitline of the grimly set features of the driver, straining to make out the course markers a quarter of a mile ahead, could be glimpsed as he roared past. .. preserved a re grave's struggle with s machine. The whirling wheels left a faint trace in the hard packed sands, straight as the flight of an arrow where he was driving in apparent calm, veering wildly where vagrant wind gusts struck the careening red meteor. Hits Three Markers. Runs were made in a northeast wind estimated at 18 miles an hour, quartering the course, which Maj. Segrave said made controlling the machine all but impossible. ~ The northward trip, into the wind, was made at 200,668 miles an hour. On the southward dash Maj. Se- grave's machine, driven before the wind, swerved so wide from the flag- marked course that he made kindling wood of three of the flag staves with: out knowing he had struck them. Maj. Segrave's face was all but blistered in the wind blast, even be hind the cowling, and at the end of the second run he said his hands and wrists ached from the mighty strug- gle with the wheel. Record Not Official. The record will not become official until it has been canvassed by the judges: Otis Porter, chief timer; T. E. Myers of the American Automobile Association, Val Haresnape, A. A. A. Contest Board secretary; Gar Wood; speedboat racer, and A. W. Galliard, and has been certified by the A. A, A, Contest Board. It may be weeks be- fore this certification is accomplished. Fully 7,000 persons, lining the sand dunes bordering the nine-mile course, saw the thousand-horsepower, twin vlindered creation speed over the sands except when it was struck by gusts of wind. |NO INQUIRY PLANNED IN DRY RAID SHOCTING Herbert, in Baltimore, Says Agents Deny They Wounded Man Near Lorton. | By the Associated Press BALTIMORE, Md., March 29.—Pro- hibition Administrator John F. J. Herbert today said that no investiga- tion ‘will be made by his office of the | shooting of Robert Hicks by prohibi- | tion agents in a raid near Lorton, Va., | last Saturday. Hicks is in an Alex- [fand ., hospital. | Amang the a the raid was Robert acquitted with four others of murder in connection with the shooting of Lawrence Wenger, a_Harford County farmer, during a raid in 1924, A re- { port made by agents to Col. Herbert | denied that Hicks had been shot by | them, asserting he fell victim to_the ! guns of alleged fellow moonshiners. | = . - son Is Cured “Presidential Germ,” He Says | cing part in Ford, recently Of By the Associated Proes, The distinction of being the only member of the United States Sen- ate who has had the “presidential germ” and from whom it has been “thoroughly eradicated” was claimed today by Sengtor Hiram Johnson of Californta. He made his claim after a call at the White House, when he was run as the second section of the first train. Two other trains leave Quan- tico some time tomorrow, the first by the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac line_to Richmond, the Sea- (Continued on Page 4, Column 4) asked whether he would repeat his effort of 1924 for the Republican presidential nomination. The pur- pose of his call on President Cool- idge was to take up routine mat- ters, Sepator Johnson sald. TUESDAY, MARCH 29, into | rectly in front of the timing stands. | — “I am the only member of the United State whom it has been thoroughly eradicated.”—FHiram Johnson. o Star. 1927—FORTY-TWO as fast as the paper: “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular ed tion is delivered to Washington homes s are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation 105,691 ns Associated Pr Senate who has had the presidential germ from By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 29 president of the Illino tors’ Association, announced to that every large coal mine in Illin will be closed at midnight Thursday with orders not to open until 72,500 union miners accept the terms of the operators. Mr. Miller said four of the largest mines in the State already have issued orders to close. Notices were posted at the Orfent mine at Frank- fort, Ill, known as the world’s larg- lest mine, advising employes of | suspension_of operations on March a1, —Rice Miller, Follows Miners’ Move. Miller said the mines of the three companies in_which he is interested, the Hillsboro Coal Co. at Hillsboro, and the Tllinols Coal Co. mines at Mason and Springfield, also would be closed. Decision to shut down, Mr. Miller in- dicated, was taken after the United Mine Workers had agreed at a meeting in Indianapolis to ‘make union con- tracts with individual mines rather 79.500 MINERS FACE SUSPENSION FRIDAY IN FIELDS OF ILLINOIS 'Move Is Reprisal for Plan of Union to Deal Separately With Owners Through Contracts. € than by districts, in the hope that yme mine owners would take advan. age of the chance to deal with the . | union and keep on operating SEPARATE PACTS ALLOWED. Policy Committee Permits Independ- ent Contracts. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 29 (). e United Mine Wo have gone so far as to authorize separate wage agreements between mining com- panies in the central competitive field and their unionized employes after March 31, when the present con- tract expires, in an effort to avert a general suspension in the bituminous coal industry April 1. This policy was decided upon yesterday at a meeting of the policy committee of the Mine Workers. Two _resolutions that districts in Illinois, Indiana, adopted provided the central fleld— Ohio and Western wage agreements based upon existing d also that i rator to PINEDD ARRIVES INNEW ORLEAS ltalian Reaches Shores of United States on Long Flight. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, La., March Comdr. Francesco de Pinedo arrived ‘ew Orleans shortly after noon to- concluding his 700-mile hop from Havana, Cuba. He completed his 700 mile overseas flight at 12:40 o'clock, but missed the landing field at the entrance to ‘the Industrial Canal and proceeded up the river and landed at the foot of Espla- nade avenue, near the center of the city. Whistles shrieked from ships in the vicinity as the giant plane came to rest on the Mississippi River. A tow was arranged and the plane was towed down the river to the landing fleld where an official welcoming party awaited him. Has Made Steady Progress. Despite his penchant for picking difficult routes leading him over im- penetrable wildernesses or _enormous stretches of water, where failure of a motor might mean disaster, De Pinedo has pursued his present flight with almost clocklike regularity. "The following schedule of arrivals gives an indication of his railway fime-table progress: Rabat, Morocco (from Cagliari), February 13; Vila Cisneros, Gold Coast, February 14 Bolama, Portuguese Guinea, February 15; Dakar, West Africa, February 18 (three days consumed in fruitless at- tempts to get off the water with su ficlent fuel for a direct transatlantic hop); Port Praya, Cape Verde Islands, February 19; Fernando do Noronha Island, February 22 (this flight, nearly across the southern Atlantic, required 13 hours 40 minutes); Port Natal, Brazil, February Pernambuco, February 24; Bahia, February 25; Rio Janeiro, February Sao Paulo and Santos, February 28; Porto Alegre, March 1; Buenos Aires, March 2. Rested in Buenos Aires. After 10 days’ rest at Buenos Aires, part of which was spent in overhaul- ing the plane, he proceeded: Monte- video, Uruguay, March 15; Asuncion, Paraguay, March 15; Corumba, Bra- zil (the beginning of his Brazilian jungle flight), March 16; Sao Luiz de Caceres, Brazil (in the midst of the jungle), March 16; Manaos, March 20 (two days lost in the jun. gle seeking a suitable hopping-off place); Para, March 21; then, after another brief rest Georgetown, British Guiana, ; Port au Prinee, Haiti, March 27; Havana, Cuba, March 28. - From New Orleans he plans to pro- ceed west by way of Galveston and Hot Springs to San Diego; thence (Continued on Page 2, fl\lm_u i | SAPIRO PICTURED AS FARM LEADER His Standard Co-operative Law Declared Employed by 40 States. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, March 29.—An Aaron Sapiro, whose standard law govern- ing co-operative marketing has been adopted in whole or in essence in 40 States and an attorney who has briefed cases or argued them before the Supreme Courts of the United States and 15 of the commonwealths, was pictured today as the man al- leged to have been damaged to the extent of $1,000,000 by articles vrinted in Henry Ford's weekly, the Dearborn Independent. ¢ Sa himself, a witness, sketched in the lines under the coaching of his one attorney, Wil- liam Henry Gallagher. In addition, the man who appeared before joint sessions of the Legi latures of at least six States scat- tered over the country was outlined The artist's arms were jolted throughout by shoves and pushes in the form of objections by James A. Reed, United States Senator for Missouri, chief of Ford counsel. Oh, 1 object to that!” he interrupted as Sapiro was detailing his appear- ances before the Legislatures of Texas, South Carolina, Georgia, Min- nesota, Kentucky and Illinois. “There is no allegation here that the wit- ness' reputation as a lobbyist was damaged.” 3 Reed and C. B. Longley, the Ford organization's legal depart- ment, sought to have Sapiro re- strained from detailing his legal his- tory, asserting that it would be shown that he could not have been damaged in his practice in States head of (Continued on Page 7, Column 4.) CITY OF ARLINGTON BILL FIGHT OPENS County Better Government Group Attacks Jesse’s Opposition. BY REX COLLIER, Staft Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., March 29.—A bit- ter fight by the Arlington County Better Government Commission to rescue tke “City of Arlington” refer- endum bill from defeat at the hands of Charles T. Jesse, Arlington County Delegate in the House, broke into the open here today. Arthur Orr, Arlington County civic TWO CED FLDRDGE EXPEET TOTAEMEDINE AND B DENOTE Wrapped Up in D. C. Traffic Problem and Wants to Stay, He Says. EXTENSION OF SIGNAL SYSTEM TO BE DELAYED Directorship to Be Filled as Soon as Competent Engineer Can Be Found. Traflic Director M. O. Eldridge an- nounced today that he had virtually reached a decision to accept a demotion ant director, one of the two al forms of punishment pre- scribed by the District Commisisoners for the part he played in the irregu- larities in the traffic department in connection with the purchase of elec- tric traffic signals from the Crouse Hinds Co., of Syracuse, N. Y. Given his choice of either resigning or being reduced to the position left vacant by the forced resignation of Col. 1. C. Moller, assistant director, Mr. Eldridge said he planned to “take his medicine” in a manly way and continue his rvices with the traffic department. “My heart and soul are wrapped up in Washington's traffic problems,” said the traffic director, “and I have no desire to give up now, despite the setback I have received.” Has Until Friday to Decide. The Commissioners gave Mr. Eld- ridge until Friday to reach a decision. He has not, however, formally advised them of his intention to accept the office of assistant director. Another development in the traffic situation today was an announcement by the Commissioners that the bids for additional automatie traffic signals, opened a few days before the traffic scandal flared up before the Gibson subcommittee of the House District committee, probably would be rejected and the whole program of future traf- fic signal installations left to the new director. The Commissioners will take formal action on these bids at a meet- ing this afternoon. The traffic signal extension program contemplated by Mr. Eldridge and Col. Moller called for approximately $70.- 000 worth of additional signals for installation on E street, Maryland and Rhode Island avenues northeast and M street in Georgetown. leader and member of the commission, arrived here today to wage the fight in behalf of the commission. He fired the first gun this afternoon by issuing a statement challenging the accuracy of several of Delegate Jesse’s asser- tions regarding financial losses which would be entafled by incorporation of the county into a city. Statement Is Assailed. The referendum bill was introduced yesterday afternoon by State Senator Frank L. Ball of Arlington County and is due o pass that body shortly. Delegate Jesse has announced that he would vigorously oppose the measure when 1t reaches the House, “The accuracy of the statement made by Delegate Jesse as to the amount of State aid now received by the county on its roads has been chal- ienged by the Better Government Commission, appointed some time ago by the Arlington County Civic Feder- ation and the Chamber of Commerce and which is sponsoring the bill in- troduced by Senator Ball to enable the people of Arlington County to deter- mine for themselves at any future date whether or not they wish to in- corporate,” Mr. Orr declared. Disputes Roads Expenditures. fter consulting the records of the State Highway Commission, I find it is apparent that Mr. Jesse made a wild guess when he stated that ex- penditures of State money on roads within_the _county, including _the “(Continued on Page 2, Column 2) PRESIDENT SETTLES HUNTING QUESTIONS Declares He Will Confine His Sport to Fishing and Walking While in the West. President Coolidge does not expect to do any big game shooting or other | forms of hunting while spending his | Summer somewhere in the West. The President has received nu- | merous reminders that if he goes | West he will find plenty of shooting, and in answer to some of these in- quiries whether or not he will go in for this form of sport he has indi- cated that he expects to confine his sports to fishing and walking. While discussing. the matter with friends to- day the President said that as a boy in the mountains of Vermont he sometimes went hunting with friends, shooting mostly birds and rabbits and using only the old muzzle-loading type of shotgun. The President frankly admitted he prefers fishing and that there is no doubt in his mind that he will confine himself to the use of the rod and line while on his vacation this Summer. Majs. Covell, Brown and Wheeler 0. K.'d by Bell for D. C. Commission Selection of an Engineer Commis- sioner to succeed Lieut. Col. J. Frank- lin Bell, whose detail with the District expives June 21, is expected to be made soon by Maj. Gen. Edgar Jad- win, chief of engineers of the Army. Col. Bell will sail from New York aboard the transport St. Mihiel for the Panama Canal on a combined pleasure and business trip and before he returns about May 1 the new Engineer prob- ably will have been To aid G dwin in selecting a new Engine| missle Bell has sent Corps o make good Engineer Commis for the District. Two of lh!:ll:n::: understood to be former Assistant Engineer Commissioners of the Dis- trict and familiar with the problems of the office of the Engineer Commis- Two Names Under Consideration. The Commissioners at the same time let it be known that it is their inten- tion to fill the post of traffic director “as soon as practicable,” but they pointed out that extreme caution would be taken in so doing. Two names already age under considera- tion, and one prospective applicant conferred with Engineer Commis- sioner J. Franklin Bell yesterday aft- ernoon. The Commissioner advised him to make a formal application for the position and state not only his qualifications but reasons why he thought he should be made traffic di- rector. It Is no secret that the Commission- ers desire to find a competent en- gineer, familier with traffic conditions, for the office. This engineer not only would take over the engineering prob- lems formerly handled by Col. Moller, but would have to serve as adminis- trative head of the department. ITALIANS EXTEND NORTH AFRICA LINE Occupy Giofelmatar as Small Groups of Senussi and Rebels Flee Southward. By the Associated Press. ROME, March 29.—Itallan military forces have occupied further territory in Cyrenaica, North Africa, for the purpose, it was announced today, of definitely assuring land communica- tions between Benghazi and Agedabia. The announcement says that the Cy- renaican government decided to ad- vance the Italian occupation on a line from Agedabia to Sanono to Msus, and adds: “The operation developed rapidly and the new line was occupied on March 18. Small groups of Senussi and rebels avoided combat with the Ttalian forces by fleeing toward the south. An automobile machine gun squadron alone met with slight re- sistance near Sanono and opened fire against the fleeing tribesmen. They replied with their rifles. “To effect a liaison between Sanono and Agedabia, the Italians occupied Glofelmatar. This new occupation as- sured rich pasturage for the tribesmen who submitted and will prevent fur- ther incursions by the rebels.” SOVIET INVITES CHAPLIN. MOSCOW, March 29 (P).—Aroused by Charlie Chaplin’s matrimonial troubles and some of the reaction to them in the United States, the State Movie Trust has officially invited the comedian to come to Russia, assuring him a hearty welcome. The trust says it considers him “a victim of the pious hypocrisy of American public opinion.” (Anatole Lunacharsky, the Soviet commissary for education and art, recently characterized a group of American women as “religious bigots and hypocritical moralists” for their crusade against Chaplin’s films.) Rhinelander Decision l}phald. ALBANY, N. Y., March 29 (®).— The Court of Appeals affirmed today the decision of the lower courts de- sloner. They are Maj. Carey H. Brown, now on duty in the office of the di. rector of public parks and public build- ings in the National Capital, and Maj. ‘;wamomz h: “'h‘eelory wltllo is now at- ng engineer school at Ifi‘rhv:nzl.l:flh. . also includes the nam Maj. W. -E. R. Covell, senior er; sistant Engineer Commissioner, who will act as Engineer Commissioner of the District during Col. Bell's absence. nying the annulment action brought by Leonard Kip Rhinelander nsslsmt his part negro wife, Alice Rhine- lander. Police Commissioner Quits. NEW YORK, March 29 (#).—Police Commissioner George V. McLaughlin has resigned, it was announced today. He is to become first vice president ot the Postal Telegraph Co.