Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1927, Page 2

9 " mw THOMPSON VIGTORY BLOW T0 LOWDEN Former lllinois Governor’s Hope of G. 0. P. Nomination | Next Year Dimmed. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN The mayoralty election in Chicago, which put “Big Bill” Thompson back in power, has its slant on national politics. In the first place, the success Thompson is no small blow to hopes of former Gov. Frank O. Lowden for the Illinois delegation at the Re publican National Conyention next year. | In the second place, the election of | Thompson over Dever, the Democrat seeking to succeed himself, is a slap at George E. Brennan, Democratic na- tional committeeman for Illinois and first lieutenant for Gov. Al Smith of New York in the Middle Wes William Hale Thompson, the new mayor of America's second most populous city, has been a political enemy of Mr. Lowden for vears and | there has been no sign that he has | relented. He is in power again, with | the might of Cook County back of him. He is in power again because | the Republican factions in Chicago | united to put him the . At the pres. | ent reading Gov. Len Small and| Senator Deneen, other Republican | powers in the State, are not shouting for Lowden. Indeed, Senator Deneen is regarded as particularly friendly to President Coolidge, and if the Presi- dent is drawn into the race for the presidential nomination next vear, Deneen may be expected to support | the President. Lowden's Chances Small. With the present political line-up in Tllinois, the probability that Gov Lowden will have the Illinois delega tion is not great, but exceedingly small. Even in 1920, when he was one of the leading candidates for the Republican presidential nomination when the convention opened, Gov. Lowden did not have a solid Illinois delegation behind him. ¢ Mayor Thompson, it has been sug- gested, may have his own designs on the Illinois delegation to the Repub- lican national convention next year, as a “favorite son,” if Mr. Coolidge is not in the running and so far in the lead as to make other candidacies rather ridiculous. This is the second year, hand run- ning, that Thompson has shown his swrength in Chicag Last year he supported vigorously the candidacy of Col. Frank L. Smith for the Repub- lican momination for Senator against the late Senator McKinley. He was one of the most effective of the cam- paigners for Smith in Chicago, ring- ing the changes on Smith's opposi- tion to American adherence to the World Court, for which McKinley had voted. Col. Smith was nominated and Jater elected with Thompson support. Now Col. Smith is knocking at the door of the Senate, seeking admission. 1f he fails to be seated, perhaps Mayor Thompson himself may be a candidate for a senatorial toga. But he will go fhrough for Smith as long as there is & possibility of the -latter’s gaining admission to the Senate. Mr. Lowden's boom for the presi- dential nomination is being advanced by friends in the East. - Headquarters have been opened in New York Cit The Lowden-for-President Association, Inc., of New York is the name of the organization. It is branching out into New Jersey and Connecticut. Contri- butions for the support of the Lowden movement are coming in. During the 1920 convention ‘Mr. Lowden had the support of & majosity of the Néw York delegation and of fsome of the dele- gates from Conmecticut. His advocacy of the McNary-Haugen farm relief bill, however, has not endeared him to many ‘of the Easterners. Little Hope of Winning. Mr. Lowden, according to informa- tlon now received here, is permitting himeelf to be a candidate of the farm States of the West without much idea that he can win the nomination. His object. it is said. is to raise a rallying point against a “third term” for Presi- dent Coolidge and to force, if possible, the nomination of a man from the Middle' West on the theory that suck. a candidafe would be more in sym- pathy with the problems of the farm- ers than Mr. Coolidge. The probable line-up in Iliinois against Lowden, apparent now after the Thompson victory with the back- ing of all the Republican factions in Chicago, is regarded here as a real blow to the boom which has just been launched for the former Illinois gov-| ernor. George E. Brennan's Tuesday's election in_Chicago, when his candidate, Mayor Dever, was turn ed down, may not halt the leade #hip of Mr. Brennan in Cook County and the State, but at least it has not | enhanced it. Mr. Brennan was him- welf a candidate for the Senate against Col. Frank L. Smith and Hugh Mc- Gill, an independent Republican. He Jost to Smith in the three-cornered race, in spite of and perhaps because of his wringing-wet platform. There has been a section of Democratic party of Illinois that has fought Brennan tooth and nail for year: 1t is located own State.” Its opposition to Brennan and ‘he wet cause will make it impossible for ennan to line up a solid delegation Al Smith. Brennan's defeats | e and Cook County make it | easingly difficult for hon to de liver delegates to Smith. That he w go to the convention, however, with 8 sizable group Aelezates for the New York governc t of close ohservers of polit ols. | BOWIE ENTRIES FOR TOMORROW. 00 of the reverse at the is the for claiming: | | 110 104 103 108 105 *Lit Troiis Jenny T P Kid Carroll 114 110 10| Ky 107 | FOURTH RACE—Purse. & 4-yearoids and Frigute 1.200: claiming 109 *Gaffney 108 H 113 > Breere | 107 Helens Hack th 104 £1.200. claiming Betsy Bacon Meise Artist 0 100 111 10 103 Boile claiming 2w Water 106 Tipperars Gnome SEVENTH RACE: g. 4-year-olds an ho Knows Me 10| Apprentice allowance claimed, Weather clear: track slow, of which which I shall not fail to make known to the American people, to whom it address by Capt. Paul American Legion national Winner at Marlboro LANSDAL CLAGETT, | Of the Marlboro ‘High School, who won_in the fourth group contest of the Maryland Oratorical Contest dis- trict. VETERANS DECRY LITTLE AID GIVEN Presidents Coolidge and Doumergue Exchange Cor- dial Messages. hoes of dissatisfaction with America’s attitude toward the vet- erans and problems left by the war remained in the air today follow- ing several meetings yesterday and last night commemorating the tenth anniversary of the declaration of war. Three speakers seized upon the occasoon to comment on what they considered signs of forgetfulness. The only official recognition of the day ame in an exchange of tele- grams between President Doumergue of France and President Coolidge, which were marked by extreme friendliness and good will. Presi- dent Doumergue declared that “on this glorious anniversary all France is thrilled to recall those memories” of American intervention on behalf of “threatened civilization.” Presi- dent Coolidge said on hehalf of the American people that “it is a mat- ter of just pride that they were en- abled to assist with the sons of France and of her allies in th triumph of democratic principl Thanks French President. President Coolidge’s reply follows: “I thank vour exeellency cordial message which you sent to me on the tenth anniversary of the entrance of the United States into the World War, the friendly sentiments T highly appreciate and for the is a matter of just pride that they were enabled to assist with the sons | of France and of her ullies triumph Bitter eriticism of the attitude of | Congress and the people of Washing- in f democratic principles.” ton toward veterans here marked an J. McGahan, executive committeeman for the District and past department commander, to a joint meeting of Sergt. Jasper and Belleau Wood posts last night at the Thomas Circle Club. Congress and the people of Wash- ington, he declared, “have failed gen- erally to pay tribute to the valor and willingness to serve of our Dis- trict veterans. On a nickel-and-dime basis Washington has given. Yes, and even to the extent of some old clothes. But beyond that, very little.” Congress has done for the District only what it has done for all veterans, Capt. McGahan declared. Practically every State has done something addi- tional, but Congress has not localized its treatment of vetérans “to the ex- tent that is their due because of its paternal legislative relationship to the disfranchised Capital City,” he as- serted. “Congress hasn't provided a memo- rial to the veterans of the District—a thing almost every other State Leg! lature or City Council in the land has done, * * Had it not been principally for the veterans them- selves the memorial trees that iine Sixteenth street would not be in place, and thus 10 years after the start of the World War, excepting for those memorial trees, Washington would have been without any outward mani- festation of esteem and tribute to the valor and fidelity and patriotism of its dead sons and daughters.” Warns of Pacifism. Representative Lamar Jeffers of Alabama warned the veterans to be continuously on their guard to com- bat the spread of pacifistic propa- ganda. A spirit of pacifism is sweep- ing the y, he said. Assistant retary of War Han- ford MacNider, addressing the stu- dent body of the University of Ma land at memorial exercises yester day, declared that America is over- runwith apologists and organizati whose members make a pract holding the country’s international dealings up to scorn. America has the smallest army in the world, he said, and those who favor further lisarmament must go to more mili- tant nations Reference to ch Council of by . es that the Fed- Churches has been pacifistic principles he meeting of the Federation of Churches last night, when Dr. John M. Moore. zeneral secretary of the Federal Council, declared that the organiza- tion was happy for the attack. Capt. Frederick Reynolds delivered a memorial address to soldiers of the war at a meeting of the Kenneth H. Nash post, American Legion, last night at the Gavel Club. read as | the | THE 'EVENING VIRGINIA ORATORS COMPETE TONIGHT | Finals at Ballston Stir Wide Interest—Clagett Mary- land Winner. | s | The champion orator of the Virginia | dgistrict in The of | fourth National Oratorical Contest will Star's area ths ‘he determined tonight. Four winners of group competitions held in the Virginia dis trict last week will meet tonight in | the auditorium of Lee High School at Ballston, to | battle in the hardest fought and most Important contest vet held this year in th newspaper's area. It is the | first of a series of 10 “district finals” that will be conducted to select the ontestants for the champlonship of "he Star's avea. The combatants—one of whom will be the Virginia champion—and their | respective schools, are: John Osc | Bell, jr., of the Washington-Lee High School, Mary S. Pattie of the Ma- | nassas High School, Dwight Brown of the Oakton High School, and Carie . Lucas of the Herndon Hig hool. as many ! Jurors Are Announced. | The task of determining the cham- | pion_orator of the district rests in | {the hands of a jury of three, com-! {posed of Judge Fenton Whitlock Booth of the United States Court of | Claims; Mrs. William Wolff Smith, president of the Washington branch |of the League of American Pen | Women, and Huston Thompson, at- | torney, ‘who was active in the found- ing of one of the first Woodrow-Wil- son-for-President Clubs. While the Virginia clans were gath- ering last night for the journey to Ballston in support of their respective orators, the fourth group contest of the Maryland district was held at the Marlboro High School. Lansdale ! | Clagett of the Marlboro School was | idged winner with his oration on | Franklin’s Contribution to the Con: stitution” and thus was made a con- testant in the Maryland finals next week. But it s the Virginia finals at Ballston tonight that are holding the attention today of the orators of the 110 districts in the big battle for the trip and subsequent cash Fletcher Kemp, superintend- ent of the Arlington County schools, will preside as chairman of the meet- ing and he will therefore direct the | elaborate program which has been | arranged as an accompaniment for | | the_speeches. | Following siding officer, the address of the pre- “leming Newbold, busi ness manager of The Washinglon | Star, will talk briefly to the young | contestants who follow. teresting School Orchestra. A concert of music will be present- ed by the orchesira of the Langley Junior High School, under the direc- tion of George E. Hurt, conductor and | trainer of several Washington school | orchestras. Mr. Hurt was a first| iolinist of the London Symphony | Orchestra. He fought with the Brii- ish army in the World War, as the result of which activity, his health was endangered. He came to this country, where his recovery been complete and he is now devoting his full time to the musical instruction of Washington voungsters. The or- chestra that will play at the hig con- test tonight isone of the most pro- gressive under his tutelage. The pro- gram will include, Mr. Hurt’s own arrangement of “Bhe Star Spangled Banner,” as a feature. Miss Anna Mandel will sing a solo. accompanied by Eltzabeth Breuer, another feature of the musical period. | The WashingtoniLee High School s one of the newest high schools in the | contest this year, and its entrant, John Bell, is one of the youngest con- testants. The enthusiasm of faculty the Washington- | do| | which would and student body throughout the climination tests has been the high- | est and the auditorium was offered | as the scene of the Virginia finals. | even hefore that school's own student | won in his group contest. More than | a score of families of the students and teachers of the school are entertain- | ing as house guests the families and | friends of the visiting contestants, | who will come to Ballston to “root” | for their own spokesmen. John Bell, the 1i.year-old cadet sergeant of the Washington-Lee Cadet Corps, was the victor in the first Vir- ginia district group contest. He sent down to defeat in that aftray the rep- resentatives of the Alexandria, George Mason and Lee Jackson High Schools, and the auditorium of the Alexandria | school is still ringing, they say. with | the cheers that greeted the announce- | ment of the tiny sergeant’s victory. 1 Girl Represents Manassas. Mary S. Pattie of the Manassas High School was chosen winner of the second group competition in the dis- trict. and she defeated the two boys who opposed her from Haymarket High School and the Swavely School for Boys. She is 17 years old and a | senlor in her school. Dwight Brown, 1; the Oakton High School, who won the third group contest, ~will be another competitor tonight. In win- ning a place in the Virginia finals, he defeated the representatives of 'the airfax, Falls Church and Franklin Sherman High Schools, in what was one of the finest-spirited meetings of the series, “arie Trac hool the last r-old junior of Lucas of the Herndon the 13-year-old victor Virginia_group test held | |at Leesburg, last Friday. She de feated the contestants from the Lincoln and Ashburn High Schools. Interestingly enough, the subjec of the opposing orations are very closely allied. Miss Pattie and young Mr. Brown are both bidding for vic- tory with orations on “The Constitu- tion,” while little Miss Lucas is talk- ing on_ “Our Constitution.” Young Sergt. Bell's topic is not far removed H |in i 3,131 Home Savers | have already joined forces this ‘ vear in the HUMAN SALVAGE work of the Associated Chari- ties and Citizens' Relief Asso- i ciation 10000 GIVERS are urgently | to_enable these FAM- I LFARE and CHILD- Il CARING SOCIETIES to con- tinue their home-saving work. Will you be one of these? 1f s, please fill out the following blank and mail to Il Ord Preston, Treasurer, Joint Fi i ties and C “Home Saving” Memberships. Capital . §100 Sustaining 850 Supporting 825 Special Active Associate Address Payments m, “YOUR MONEY | zens' Relief Association, 1022 11th Street N.W. Inclosed find §... v be made in monthly or quarterly installments. [ * A BROKEN HOME” nance Committee, Associated Chari- ‘to enroll me as a Home-Saver, OR THEIR LIVES.” i 5| — e establis] © and 8- K, plishes—thq establishment and fos-), FU "o iious to follow STAR. WASHINGTON. CITIZENS® ADV \ Front row. son, Col. Henry C. New Back row, left to right: Dr. Geo and Robert 8. Strobel. : Daniel E. 1 D. ¢, THURSDAY, APRIL T 1927. Garges a , chairman. ORY COUNCIL SWORN IN TODAY secretary to the Board of District Commissioners; George T. Bea- son, George (. Havenner, Edwin S. Hege, Kenneth P. Armstrong | | COUNCIL INDORSES TRAFFIC CHANGES Proposed “Pass-to-Right” | Rule and Others 0. K'd | in Report. The District traffic council in a spe port to the Commissioners today | to the y ’vpn\pdl t trafic code permit vehicles to pas: either on the right left | The proposed amendment, together | | | cial gave its ndorsement amendment to the Distr with 39 others recommended hy M 0. Eldvidge, just prior demo- tion to assistant traffic director, were | submitted to the council by the Com missioners for consideration and re-| With few exceptions, the cuon- | Il the changes. indorsement of the rule, the report strong now to his port. cil_approved The coun passing to the right explained, was influenced hy opinion that such a practice is generally engaged in, although it is forbidden “by regulation and no at- tempt has been made to enforce the regulation for ome time. In adopting the new regulation, the council pointed out that the commiss would “be only legaliz now a common practice.’” The commissioners do not plan t take action on any of the proposed changes until a new director of tr is appointed. cither of these, as he is o 'he Benefits of the Constitutio Miss Lucas will be the first speaker on the contestant program, Dwight Brown, second; Miss Pattie, third, and | John Bell, fourth. A cash award of $100, the gift of The Star, will accompany the cham pionship of Virginia as the prizes of battle, and, in addition, a place in The Star finals will be included. Each of the speakers on the program has already earned an engraved certificate nd the winner of tonight's contest will merit another line of engraving on the parchment to signify additional nonors won. Winner Only 15. Lansdale Clagett, the winner of the | fourth group contest of the Maryland | district, held last night at the Marl boro High School, is ears old and a junior in the Marlboro School. His subjec “Franklin’s Contribution to the Constitution,” with the delivery he afforded it, gave him victory over three spokesmen from rival Mar nd schools, Those who from on ¢ were conquered in a rather close battle were James H. Shreve, jr., of the Surrattsville High School, who spoke on “The Meaning of the Constitutior leanor Hartnell of the Brandywine High School, whose subject was ncoln’s Contribution to the Constitution,” and Robert H Duvall of the Baden High School, who competed with an oration on ‘“Jeffer- son and the Constitution.” Like so many of the group contests between rival schools of a vicinity within the contest territory of The Star, the meeting last night was a community affair. For half an hour before the starting time—8 o'clock— all paths leading to the little hill on which the schcol building is built were crowded with men and women and children hound for the oratorical contest Flag Forms Background. The auditorium in which the speech- makers did battle is set deep in the basement of the building—a fitting arena, it seemed, for combat to the finish. The stage at one end of the rectangular room was decorated with urns of fresh-cut flowers, and a large | American. flag, hanging respectfully undraped, formed a background against which the young expounders of the Constitution stood during their orations, Rev. J. C. M. Shrewsbury, rector of the Marlboro Episcopal Church, was the chairman, and in his opening | address he paid tribute to the idea of the National O orical Contest and the purpose which it accom- tering of greater knowledge and un- derstanding and consequently more respect for the Constitution’ of the United States, The judges. whose compound de- cision gave the Clagett boy his vie- tory, were W. A. Coombe, practicing { attorney of Washington and a resi- | dent of Clinton, Md:; Rev. George G. Culbertson, minister of the Ballston, Va., Presbyterian Church, and Rev. NOONDAY LENTEN SERVICES B. F. KEITH'S THEATER 12:30 to 1 0'Clock Speaker Tomorrow: CHAPLAIN AXTON Services conducted by REV. J. D. BUHRER DR. SAMUEL J. PORTER IS LENTEN SPEAKER The doctrine of the cross is the doc- trine of beauty and glory, according to Rev. Dr. Samuel Judson Porter, pas tor of the First Baptist Church, who spoke at the Lenten services at Keith's Theater today. This doctrine eaches us the glory of suffering, said | Porter. One tree above all others that grew ound Jerusalem has heen remem- bered,” he said. “This tree was hon ored above all others when it wa made into a cross. It was debased to an instrument of eruelty, and there- | on the Savior was hung. Jesus became the Redeemer of Ma nd the | tree the radiant cross, the symbol of | Christianity J. C. Dulin, presided at to-{ ‘s meetir Rev. W. C. Walte-| er. pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran | Church, led the prayer . Porter spoke in place of Dr. Thomas E. Green of the American Red Cross who was unable to attend. Chaplain | Axton, 8. A, will be the speaker | atl tomorrow’s services. A. L. Wellg will_preside. v. J. D. Buhrer will conduct the services Next week is Holy speaker on Monday will be Bishop W. F. McDowell ‘and | on We ay and Thursday Bishop James Freeman. { TROUBLE BREWING AT HANKOW, HOUGH REPORT INDICATES | we The and | | (Continued_from_First Page.) as yot occurred, Commercial Attache Arnold advised the Commerce De- artment by cable today, The Shang ai situation, he said, continues very uncertain, Mr. Arnold said there are no indi tions of any disruption of communi- cations between Shanghai and foreign ports, and no foreign trading firms have withdrawn from the field SITUATION GROWING WORSE, Lawlessness at Hankow Increasing. Russians to Evacuate. SHANGHAIL, April 7 (#).—“Situa- tion growing worse steadily,” said a | wireless report received here today from Hankow, . where riotous anti- foreign outbreaks occurred «ver the week end. From all accounts, Hankow is increasing, with apparent- Iy no effort to check it. The com- mander of the United States angtze River patrol is pressing Americans still in the city to hasten their evacua- | tion. Another Japanese cruiser has | arrived. Japanese are leaving Hankow in | large numbers, 100 rmans are nego- | ating to charter a steamer to take them away, and the members of the Russian colo are making prepara- tions for their departure. At Ichang, further up the Yang! from Hankow, 100 Japanese, men, women and ch , have taken qua ters raboard and tugs be cause of the threatening situation. The British consuls and the re- inder of the British communities Chungking, Ichang, Changsha and angling have been removed to Hankow. This is in accordance with the decision to bring all the British gunboats out of the upper Yangtze areas. All the members of the Augustana Synod Mission of the American Lutheran Church are leaving China, it was announced today by the Rev. J. L. Benson of New Haven, Conn., the se lawlessness In m, Peter Cooper, pastor of the Herndon, Va., Congregationalist Church. Cla was the first speaker on the contestant program and he used less than seven minutes of the al- lowed 10. His delivery was of the very quiet type, with few gestures, and his voice was calm, with little show of nervousness. Throughout the period of his oration the audience which crowded into the hall, making it necessary for scores of listeners to stand throughout the program, was quiet and attentive, and when the speaker had bowed his conclu- sion applause reverberated heavily within the walls. Seeks to Become Lawyer. Clagett is the son of a former Maryland judge, T. Van Clagett, and the same profession in which “his father at- tained heights—lww. The son has not vet decided upon his college, but he said last night that he rather favored the University of Virs With his first interscholastie victory yet fresh within his grasp, Lansdale could not discuss his future battles or his use of the fruits of possible future victorie: The orchestra of the Baden High School played several selections at the beginning of the meeting and again while the ballots of the three judges were being counted. Following the announcement of the victory of the representative of a rival school, the young musicians displayed a live brand of sportsmanship by playing a program of dance music for the en- tertainment of contestants and sup- porters alike. Antony Nimmerrickter directed the players in their concert and dance program. Lansdale Clagett must now face Mark W. Woods of the Hyattsville High School, Willam A. Loker of the Leonard Hall School, John R. Hardesty of the McDonough Institute and the unknown victor of the group contest that is to be held at Rock- ville tomorrow night in the Maryland finals next week. The survivor of that group will represent the Mary- 1 land district in The sn‘nm May 4. ireported fognd by the Chinese as also | Lin through #amurh. on CITIZENS COUNCIL 10 STUDY BUDGET Members Inducted Into Of- fice—Workmen’s Compen- sation to Get Attention. The newly-elected Citizens’ Advisory Council was inducted into office today and proceeded immediately to map out a program of activities for the Sum The two major questions placed the calendar are the budget esti mates for the next fiscal year and onsideration of the Fitzgerald and Underhill workmen's compensation bills. The inaugural ceremonies were held in the office of Commissioner Proctor I.. Dougherty in the presence of the Board of Commissioners and a number { former members of the council Daniel E. secretary to the Board of Commissioner rinistered the voluntary oath of office to th councilmen, Yaden Lauds Colleagues, mer. chairman of the the members James G. Yaden, council, in introducing to the Commissioners declared that he believed the new council is com posed of “a very conscientions, capable and fearless” group of men. “The councilmen,” he said, “are menyof good, sound judgment and discretion, and there is not a rubber stamp among them.” As chairman of the Board of Com: missioners, Mr. Dougherty pledged the co.operation of the city executives to the council and paid tribute to the assistance given the Commissioners by the two former councils A brief organization meeting lowed the inaugural ceremonies, Bdwin §. Hege was unar.imously elect- ed recorder, and Kenneth P. Arm- strong ‘was chosen to fill a newly created position of assistant recorder and treasurer. Meets April 21. Chairman Yaden urged the council- men to study thoroughly the Fitz- gerald and Underhill workmen'’s com- pensation bills with a view to making a report to the mew CONgress. retiring council indorsed the Fitz- gerald bill, and its-action provoked a storm of criticism from the business interests of the District. who had aligned themselves with the Commis- sioners in supporting the Underhill measure. George C. Havenner, ning his third term as a member of the council, was appointed chairman of a committee to study the budgetary estimates for the next fiscal vear and to recommend a tentative total of ap- propriations for the consideration of the council. A vote of thanks was ten- dered Harry N, Stull, retiring recorder for his work. The council set April 21 as the date for its next meeting. The new council is composed of James G. Yaden, chairman; Edwin S. Hege, recorder; Kenneth P. Arm- strong, assistant recorder and treas- urer; George C. Havenner, George R Wales, Robert R. Strobel, Col. Henry C. Newcomer, Dr. George H. Richard- son and George T. Beason. SOVIET-PEKING BREAK PREDICTED AFTER RAID IN NORTHERN CAPITAL Page.) fol- who is begin- (Continued from ¥ The text of the announcement of Minister MacMurray's report follows: “It appears that permission was re- quested by the competent Chinese lo- cal authorities on April 6 to enter the diplomatic quarter to make a search of certain private propertles (of the Dahlbank and the Chinese Eastern Railway) adjacent on the West to the Soviet embassy, on the ground that these places were known to be headquarters of subversive Soviet agitation. The necessary authorization was ven by the senior minister in be- half of the diplomatic quarter. Went Beyond Authorization. “Shortly after 11 o morning of April 6 a these private premises was commerced by members of the metropolitan police force and by a small body of support- ing trcops. In the course of the raid the Chinese, it appears, went beyond the authorization and raided also the compound of the former Russian le- gation guard lving westward of the private properties in question. “Four Russians barricaded them- selves in a house with a view to de- fending themselves with a machine gun and revolvers and set fire to var- ious papers and to the house itself, but were eventually overpowered without using their weapons. There was no fighting whatever and no ser- fous injury was sustained by either side. A considerable number of Rus- sions were observed to escape over the wall into the property of the Russian embassy. Russians Arrested. So far as can be ascertained ap- proximately 20 Russians were reported arrested and about 30 Chinese, includ- ing a prominent Commuhist named Li Tav-Chu, Considerable quantities of propagamla and various documents were reported seized. “A machigie gun, about 30 rifles and a large bugfunknown quantity of re- volvers, alf with ammuniation, were | uge 90 per cent of these earnings are | economic_benefit of the community | jr | Money's Worta From Savings Adver | be notice: The | EFFICIENCY KEYNOTE OF REGIONAL SAVINGS BANK PARLEY HERE! | from_Fir: is generally conceded that on an aver used for expenditures, any means by er cent cantile to the which we can protect the 90 in expenditures against r and financial frauds reflects chief metnods public The bureau has thre of protecting the investi against losses—a broad system of education, supplying information to inquiring investors, and the proper tation of law violations to the proper w enforcing officers. Joshua ,',\anl.l executive vice president of the District National Bank, led discus. sion of points the speaker had brought out. Savings Advertising Talk. H. Brooks Hering, it president of the Baltimore ' delivered an address on “Getting Your assis vice Co., referred to the owth of his own bank in four nd explained how such prog Establishing con venient branches and bringing other bank s s 1o the aid of savings de positors have been the two big sec of succes, tising,” Mr. Hering rapid en gram is to maintain systematic tact with the bank's custe through the use of suggestive mate rial built around some financial involving the use of the bank's serv ices. Such material, whatever the medium, must be attractive enough to| brief enough to be rvad and virile ‘enough to compel action.” The Baltimore hanker asserted that the investment habits of the Nation are changing and new investment habits are being formed. In the vear 1926, out of a national income of $75, 000,000,000 approximately $12,000,000,- 000 was saved in some form. The ac tual gain in savings was $1,500,000,000: life insurance, §2,400,000,000; real es: tate and homes, $1,600,000,000; the re mainder representing a total of $6,- 500,000,000, having been invested in new capital issues. In conclusion Mr. Hering discussed the merits of newspaper advertising direct mail, billhoards, street car and house-to-house methods. A lvel cussion was led by President V B. Deyber of the Second National Bank of this city. The forenoon session closed with an . Gifford, president the National Association of Mutual vings Banks, on “Investment of Savings Deposits.”” The address deait with problems that every banker has to deal with, but did not concern in vestments as made by the general public. The Salem, Mass., banker ex- pressed the opinion that Government bonds and notes are the most desir- able class of investment in which bank funds can be placed. He then | discussed the value of bankers ac- ceptances, municipal bonds, real estate mortgages, bank buildings, claiming the latter have many advantages even with the present high cost of con- struction. Safety Still Great Point. Mr. Gifford also discussed railroad bonds, equipment trust certificates, | { bublic utility bonds and bank stocks. | He asserted that safety is still the great point at issue rather than high | vields. In conclusion the banker scored the “fever of installment buy ing.” and expressed the hope that the present convention would find some way by which the “evil might be stop- ped.” * The afterdiscussion of this topic was led by George L. Woodward vice president’ of the savings bank | division, A. B. A., of South Norwalk Conn, ' The afternoon session opened it} an address by W. Esper Albig. a»m::\! manager of the savings bank division on “Lights and Shadows in Savings The remaining speakers of the day are to be Henry H. McKee, president of the National Capital Bank of Wash- ington; Gurden Edwards, publicity di- 'revtur or[ the A. B. A, and Gen. Al bert C. Dalton of the United States | Shipping Board. ey he Visiting women were giv automobile tour of the ity today which ended at the Chevy Chase Club, { where luncheon was served. One of the high lights of the convention will { be tonight's banquet at the Willard | Hotel, beginning at 7 o'clock. W. W. { Spaid will be toastmaster and Merle Thorpe, editor of the Nation's Busi- ness, chief speaker. The reception committes includes the following { Washington banker Harry V. Haynes, chairman: Charles J. Bell, vice chairman; George L. White, George L. Starkey, Cor- coran Thom, W. D. Hoover, E. P. Stellwagen, John B. Larner, C. C. Glover, H. H. McKee, M. D. Rosen- berg, Julius I Peyser, H. W. Offut B. F. Saul, W. J. Waller, Robert > Harper, F. G. Addison, jr.; John Poole, W. T. Galliher, John B. Cochr A. Drury, C. H. Pope, Floyd E Joshua Evans, jr.; Robert V. Fleming, Col. Wade H. Cooper, W. W. Spaid, and George O. Walson. CANADIANS TO ASK TRADE TREATY WITH ST. LAWRENCE PACT (Continued from First Page.) | may be equally advantageous-to navi- gation “It is understood and agreed that while the canal so provided shall be equally free to the vessels and traffic of the parties hereto, whether carried in vessels of the parties hereto or any other vessels, that the said canals shall be under the sole control and supervision of the Canadian Depart- | ment of Railways and Canals, as shall | also be the Welland Canal, notwith- | ;‘o‘r’y‘;:mb‘ lh‘:l the cost thereof shall be 'y the parties her - 1n;w.fn;o provldr:d, lni n the concluding article the U States is asked to‘ngrea to sr;pmzl;f diversion of water through the Chi- cago drainage canal and, at its ow expense, to install dams and spillwa or other devices to regulate, at the most desirable navigable depths, the waters of Lakes Erie, Huron, Michi- 8an and Superior, “with any tribu- taries thereof that may be used as| reservoirs for low water relief.” Copyright. 192 2 tremendous number of Kuomintang | (Chinese Nationalist) flags, Soviet flags with Chinese inscription, and banners for demonstration purposes. Search of the premises was still being he part of advertising in this pro- | {the society be responsible? { the boy's life, | the 3131 SEND GIFTS N CHARTY DRVE More Than 100 Donations of Money Received in Cam- paign This Morning. That human life outweighs mere terial possessions is the opinion of ny generous and social-minded men and women of Washington, judging from the number of cash contribu- tions received this morning by the joint finance committee of the Asso- ciated Charities and Citizens' Relief Association In response to its Easter ppeal through the press and b The general slogan of this cam s, “Your money or thelr iives,” which refers to the large number of families in which misfortune of one kind or another has rendered them in need of 1 helping hand. More than 100 separate gifts of ey were received up on to- day at the campaign ! Social vice llome, 1022 o street, bringing the total of tributing membe home-savers 3,131 toward the goal of 1 which is the objective of the paign. Today the campaign of thes cies for family relief will be f aided by the friend the Chesapeake and Potomac phone Co., which is delivering with # its April bills throughout the city many thousand of the little subscrip- tion slips of the Associated Charities together with return envelope. A similar service has heen rendered in previous Easter campaigns of this society, also, in their turn, by the Potomac_Electric Power and by the Washington Gas Light Co. Typical Stories Promised. Just by the way of giving the pub- lic a more definite conception of what these problems are, The Star will print during the period of the Easter campaign typical stories of actual families now under the care of the Associated Charities. Each of these families is in need of continuous relief for a longer or shorter period and the amount of cash needed in each instance will be stated as close~ Iy as can be estimated for the en- suing six months which is the re- mainder of the fiscal vear of the socitey. The three stories published below are all tales of serlous phy- sical fllne It is a fact that two- thirds of the families of the society are handicapped by physical or men- tal ills of one sort or another. me S n ),000 “n- rther ot speration 1—Looking Ahead. He had always been a good husband and a devoted father, and had taken excellent care of all his little family. When a lingering illness came, he re- fused at first to give up. Then the doctor told him that if he expected to take care of his family in the future, he would have to stop rk for a while and go to the hospital. With a wife too frail to go wvut to work, even if this had been the thing to do, and with two little children, he hesitated until assured that the Associated Charities with { the help of his church would see his | family through. a real ques- Under a It wa tion of “money or his life.” program of rest and medical atten- tion he has now gained steadily and after six months in the sanatorium hopes to be able again to resume sponsibility for the support family. Meantime is it not worth while to prove §13 a week, 18 for 6 months, if thereby his life can be saved and the family become once more independent? No. 2—Child’s Life in the Balance. This child was referred by a Wash- ington hospital to a surgeon at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. The cele- brated specialist urged an immediate brain_eperation. The surgeon would contribute his skill, but there was a minimum charge for ward care and board at the institution. This emer- gency the family could not meet. The Associated Charities was called by telephone from the hospital. Would To save it agreed to underwrite weekly payments. Now comes an indefinite period of convalescence For this $21 a week is needed for af least 10 weeks, or a minimum of $210 to save a life. The Associated Chari- ties acknowledges a contribution of $50 for the purpose from W. M. K. No. 3—“Nobody Knows Trouble I've Seen.” ve- his So exclaimed a dejected, careworn mother (colored). Sympathetic inquiry disclosed the fact that this poor wom- an indeed had her troubles aplenty. Her husband, who had an excellent position before he was taken sick, had been ill for five months. There were three little children. With the rent overdue and eviction staring the fam- ily in the face, the mother poured out her trouble to the District visitor, who at once promised to stand by until matters improved. Now the wife’s refrain is changed to “only the Associated Charities knows the trou- ble I see.” But “standing by"” means back rent bill to be paid. Twn hun- nothing of other necessities, until the husband gets well. And there is a back rent bill to be paid. 220 is estimated to see this family through until the man can go back to his old employment _Contributors desiring to haye their gifts made for the benefit of the par- ticular families whose needs are ex- plained in The Star from day to day may so indicate and each gift will be counted toward the $10,000 needed, as well as gifts to the general fund. it BAND CONCERT. TOMORROW. By the United States Marine Band Orchestra, at the Marine Barracks, 3:30 o'clock, William H. Santelmann, leader: Taylor Branson. second leade: Classified Advertisements for the Baltimore Sun Accepted by carried on on the morning of April 7.” Warning Is Issued. SHANGHAT, April 7 (#).—The So- viet consul general, Wilhelm F. Linde, today called on the Norwegian consul general as dean of the consular corps here and announced that if the Soviet consulate in Shanghai was raided as were the buildings attached to the em- bassy in Peking yesterday he would hold the consular body responsible. SPECULATION 1S RIFE. London Believes Moscow May Con- sider Raids Act of War. LONDON, April 7 (#).—Diplomatic circles in London were speculating to- day on the consequences of yester- day’'s raid on buildings attached to the Soviet embassy in Peking by sol- diers of the Northern Army of Mar- shal Chang Tso-Lin. It was thought that strong action might be taken by Moscow, the guesses inchuding the possibility that the Soviets would treat the incident a8 an act of war and demand repara- tion or otherwise attack Chang Tso- i The Star By agreement between the two papers, transient cash classified advertisements for the Baltimore Sun will be received at the office of The Star. The Sun in Baltimore will render a like service for The Star. The rates are the same as_charged at the local office of each paper for the same service, the Star 30 Advertisements for Sun must be at The office not later than P.M. day before issue. Advertisements for The Evening Star must be at Sun_office in Baltimore by 10 P.M. day before issue, and jor The Sunday Star not later than 5 P.M. Saturday. ’ v