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“From Press to Home Within the Hour” ‘The Star’s carrier system covers WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Showers this afternoon and prob- ably tonight; continued cool tonight. Tomorrow fair and warmer. Temperature—Highest, 64, at 3 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 45, at 4:15 a.m. to- every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes day. Full report on page | Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 ch Entered as secol post_office, Wa NICARAGUANS KILL U. 5. OFFIGER AND MARINE IN CLASH Captain and Private Report- ed Slain in Clash With Liberal Band. No. 30,330. SEVERAL AMERICANS WOUNDED IN FIGHT| Moncada and Twoscore Generals of Rebel Forces Cheer Peace Talk by Stimson. By the Associated Press. nd class matter shington, D. C. Visits London MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May 16. Capt. C. Bell Buchanan and Pvt. Marvin Jackson of the United States Marines were killed last night in a clash with a band of Liberals at La Paz Centro, near Leon, it was an- nounced today Six Liberals are reported Killed and Beveral Marines wounded. 2 | As one of his last acts prior to his | |departure from Nicaragua, Henry L. |Stimson, President Coolidge's personal |representative in the Nicaraguan peace Inegotiations, proceeded yesterday to |Tipitapi, where, under a huge black Whorn tree, he addressed Gen. Moncada {and his staff of twoscore generals of ithe Liberal forces, assuring them {ngain that the United States was act- ing in the best interests of their country, in enforcing peace. He had| |given in the name of the President of Ithe United States a solemn pledge that {the United States would assure abso- llute and free election$ in 1928 and {that it would deal impartially in all its effects to aid Nicaragua. Moncada Proceeds to Managua. After the address, Gen. Moncada and his staff proceeded to Managua through cheering lines of a thousand disarmed Liberal soldiers, the majority cavalry, As they neared Managua thousands of spectators, bedecked in yed bandanas and shawls and waving red flags, the Liberal colors, cheered repeatedly. at times. almost_blocking the roads. The Conservatives tactfully allowed the Liberals to celebrate virtually un- molested, and the Liberal:, troops marched under arches of triumph made by bending palms’ across the road, from which red streamers and‘ Nicaraguan flags hung. Al were smiling and happy, apparently con- sidering this a victory of peace. Pats Trust in United States. | Gen. Moncada in a speech said: “The Liberals hfllw‘.)“;‘:hp United | States cannot fail to k up the promises it has made to the Liberals by the personal representative of President Coolidge. and. the Liberals, believing that the United States will zuarantee fair elections in 1928, glad- 1y placed their faith once again in the United States Mr. Stimson expressed pleasure at the outcome of his mediatio He fecls that the civil war is ended, as nearly all the troops of both sides are disarmed. A total of 6,200 rifles, 272 machine guns and 5.000,000 rounds of ammunition haye been turned in. At the Ameriean legation Mr. Stim- #on received the honorary degree of doctor of laws from the University of Granada. He plans, upon leaving Managua. to sail for Hampton Roads. He will then proceed to Washington 1o report personally to President Coolidge. PROTESTS U. 8. POLICY. Mexican - Congress Raps American Stand on Nicaragua. MEXICO. CITY, May 16 (P).—The Mexican Congress, represented by a permanent commission, adheres 1o the request of the Costa Rican Con- gress that all Latin American Con- grosses protest against the Nicz guan policy of the United States. This is get forth in a resolution contained in the foreign relations committee’s yeport, which may be deBated the coming week. The report declares that the com- mittee is acquainted with the grave moral and political consequences of jte decision to raise its voice “i test against outrages and viol international law carried out by an American official.” It accepts respon- wibility which may t placed on its rhoulders for any injury “to i Jomatic relations with the pow sule the world,” I it e: i *The national consci instinctively repudiates all violations of the sov- ereignty of Spanish American_coun- (Continued on Page 7, Column 1.) GRIFF-INDIAN GAME AGAIN IS POSTPONED Wet Grounds Force fianager M- Cellister to Call Off Third Game of Series. ash between the Washing- | ton Nationals and _the Cleveland Indians was called off this afternoon by the Cleveland management. Wet grounds, resulting from the heavy rains of the past two da forced Manager Jack McCallister "of the Tribe to add another game to the list the Griffs will have to play later in the season in the form of double- header: The Washington club will finish its engagement in Cleveland tomorrow and then go on to Detroit for a series with the Tigers. BALLOON RECORD PROVEN Authentication Shows Capt. Gray Reached 42,470 Feet. SCOTT FIELD, Belleville, 11 . —Capt. Hawthe ¥ censlon here May 4 to was'authenticted by the Bures Standards as the highest altitude ¥er reached by man, according to v'fl“a“”" recelved here today from 'ashington. @ray's record shatters both the bal- won eltitude record set in 1901 by two Qermans, Suring and Verson, and the i &irplane top, 39,800 feet, reached flu year by the French flyer, Callizo, T PRESIDENT DOUMERGUE. Agreement on Balkans Issue Expected as Doumergue Visits London. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. By Cable to The Star and the Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1927, LONDON, May 16.—The roar of the guns firing a royal salute for Pres- ident Doumergue of France this morn- ing at Dover undoubtedly will be heard as far as Rome and Berlin. The heads of states cannot pay each other friendly and neighborly calls without the object of the visit being commented upon as of the “highest political significance” and when that unfortunate iron rule called the offi- cial protocol demands that their for- eign secretaries should accempany the president or the king, tongues are set wagging .at once. President Doumergue’'s - visit to London: was planned last year, but was postponeed on account of the English strike and the financial cris in France. The quiet and stabilized situation in. both countries enabled the French President-now-to cross the English Channel and shake the British ruler’s hand. Batkans “m‘““‘imeflfi This, at least, is the officfal versfon given recently at the foreign office, The’ didts, hewWpver, skpow “jee- ter. They attribute sp cia]kjlgn - cange, to M. . Douw 'S, Visite, while’the official cads ot Jrance and Great Britain® might? chat” pleasantly about non-committhl subjects, For- eign Secretaries Chamberlain and Briand will have ample opportunity | to discuss and dispose of hurning questions in international polities. Well informed quarters expect the two foreign secretaries will be able to reach an agreement regarding the Mediterrancan and cspecially the - Al- banian question. Both London and Paris have heen very uneasy about the clouds gatheéring in that section of Europe, but both have been handi- capveds by private treaties—I with Jugoslavia and the Britis Italy—in finding the right - solution. Neither of the two powers is > interested in the present qual tween the Italians and the Jugoslavs and both are anxious to ayold war in the Balkans, but their action cannot be similar on account of the binding treatics. It is expected the two for- eign secretaries will find a solution and be able to present a united front when the row breaks out again. Seeks Support Against Soviet. Occupation of the Rhifeland is a question of minor importance so far as Eggland is concerned. Legal ex perts of the foreign office agree. with the Germans that there is no’reason why the ¥French force of occupation should not be greatly reduced. For- eign Minister Eriand personally stated he favored a reduction, but he met great opposition among the members of his own cabinet, including Premier Poincare. He will endeavor to win the British to the French cabinet's viewpoint, and according to well in- formed sources it is likely he will sue- ceed, since the British in their pre ent Far Eeastern and Rus: n entan- glements regard the Franco-German dispute of little consequence. The British already have won gh(e Trench to their side regarding China and expect M. Briand to confirm their present policy, and in the same way they expect him to promise full support in the coming dispute with the Russian Soviet, which last week’s raid on the Soviet House in London rendered inevitable. DOUMERGUE REACHES LONDON . Prince of Wales Accompanies Visitor on Dover Trip. LONDON, May 16 (®.—President Doumergue of France and his party, including Foreign Minister Briand, arrived in London at 3 o'clock this afternoon from Dover, accompanied by the Prince of Wales. They were Teceived at:the station by King George, Prince Henry, the Duke of Connaught, Premier Baldwin, Foreign Secretary Sir Austen Cham- berlain and others. FRANCOBRITISH UNITY PREDICTED | ¥ son, WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MAY 16, 1927—FORTY PAGES. ANTIBRITISH PLOT REPORTED FOUNDIN SOVIET HOUSE RAID Commercial ~ Organization Used as Blind for Political Scheme, Is Charge. FLAREBACK IS SEEN AFTER POLICE ACTION Laborites Prepare to Heckle Home Secretary’s Statement in House of Commons. May 16.—Some of the morning papers supporting the Bald- win government claim to have learn- ed that, while the British state docu- ment supposed to have been secreted in Soviet House was not found during the police raid, other discoveries amply justified the sensational forcing of the Soviet safes. These discoveries are alleged to in- clude evidence of an anti-British con- spiracy directed by the Soviet gov- ernment, a list of British and for- eign agents concerned, proof of the payment of Britisk agitators by Mos- cow during last year’s general strike and establishment of suspicions that the operations of Arcos, Ltd. the Soviet commercial organization, have been used to cover bolshevik political activities here. Flareback Predicted. In quarters where these discoveries are alleged, it is declared that diplo- matic action. will inevitably follow the revelations of the raid. Sir William Joynson-Hicks, the home secretary, was to make a state- ment on the subject of the raid in the House of Commons this afternoon. The Soviet position does not lack Parliamentary champions, and the Laborites were prepared to heckle the home secretary. The Trades Union Council already has sent a protest to Premier Baldwin. Regarding the relations of British Socialists and the Soviet mission the Daily Mail says examination of the staff register at Soviet House reveal- ed a number of Socialist members of Parliament and local Socialist author- ities members of whose families are in the service of the Soviet depart- ments. i - Questioned regarding the police raid on Seviet House, Sir William Joynson- }l‘fi'rd lheiho':‘e secretary, told a growded and. ahimated session of the RNk 48 Aothmone ?éaay hat ahfor: mation sent to him by the secretary of war last Wednesday had satisfied him- that a);.‘:(i:lffln ol?kml do(‘.lxlmelll was or n in the possession of | Arcos, Ltd. organization, Search Authorized. Acting on the information sent by the police had avch the premises under a warrant duly obtained. The search was carried out strictly in ac- cordance with the warrant and was terminated at 12 o'clock last night. The document in question was not found, but Sir William reiterated that he ‘was satisfied that it is or was in Soviet House, "Phe dociment was one of which unautborized persons were known to be attempting to obtain | some the Soviet commercial Willidm's action in authorizing the warrant, he continued, avas with the knowledge and consent of the pre- wmier and foreign secretary. Reéplying to the Soviet charges that woman em- ployes Had been roughly handled, he declared that*no woman on the prem- ises was searched; all that happened | was the searching of their handbags. He hoped to be able to make a full statement on Thursday, to which date the discussion was adjourned. Replying to a question in the same connection, the undersecretary for foreign affairs, Godfrey Locker-Lamp- said that neither the Russian trade délegation, its staff or premises, nor its head as such enjoyed diplo- matic immunity. Negotiations Told. Godfrey Locker-Lampson, under- etary of state for foreign affairs, v asked in the House of Commons if any overtures had been received from the Soviet Russian government expressing willingness to open nego- tiations for eliminating the misunder- standings between Russia and Great Britain, : The undersecretary replied that the Soviet charge d’affaires three months ago had expressed in general terms the desire of the Soviet government for improved relations, but there was no indication of any readiness to meet the conditions previously laid down by the British government, and the ation therefore remained un- RUSSIAN IRE GROWS. Street Demonstrations Protest Brit- ish Raid on Soviets. MOSCOW, Russia, May 16 (P).— The wave of indignation is gathering force in Russia as news of the Brit- isih raid on Soviet House in London spreads throughout the union, and is finding expression in street demon- strations, editorial tirades and con- tributed articles taxing_the resourc- “(Continued on Page b, Column 4. v The_Star_and_Chicago Daily By Cable 0 e “Copyright, 1921. NAPLES, May 16.—King Vi Emmanuel today inspected the fi excavations and inaugurated new e cavations of the buried city of Hercu- laneum, which experts believe, will re- veal ancient —oman life more com- | pletely than any othes excavations in the world. Herculaneum was larger and more important than Pompeii. Hope to Find Classics. Archeologists believe complete ex- cavation of the city will give the fol- lowing results: 1. A reasonably complete picture of the daily life of the ancient Romans. 2. Arts works rivaling the most famous specimens nowyih museums. 3. Manuscripts of ] ics, perhaps including such longeff®for treasures Excavation of Ancient Roman Gity ' Expected to Reveal Classic Wonders as the “Lost Book of Livy” and the lost play of Sophocl While Pompeii was a cheap Sum- aneum was an an- cient Greek commercial city, inhabited by men of wealth and culture, Work to Cost Millions. The Fascist government finally has eans to provide preliminary for this purpose after prev ous governments had consistently re- fused to permit foreign enterprise to do the work. The work now planned, which will cost many millions of dollars and con- tinue for decades, will become an end- less series of catacombs cut in the solid lava 47 feet below the flourish- ing macaroni factories of Reseina. The King was received at Naples with great enthusiasm, especlally at the opera, where the audience cheered him for more than a quarter of an houry WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION FORTUNE BAY IS SEARCHED FOR MISSING Reports of Hearing Plane With Motor Trouble Spurs New Hunt. Belief Still Held That Fisher- men May Have Picked Up Ocean Aviators. By the Associated Press. ST. JOHN’S, Newfoundland, May 16.—Fortune Bay, a stocky finger of water poking into the South shore of Newfoundland, was the hope of the Canadian authorities today in their tireless search for the White Bird and Capts. Nungesser and Coli, missing transatlantic flyers. A report from Ocean Pond, less than 100 miles East of the bay, that a plane, apparently experiencing motor trouble, had passed over that town last Monday, led the authorities to ask the French steamer Angease at St. Plerre, Miquelon, to go to the bay and make a thorough search. Should this mission prove futile, the Angease will then cruise West along the South coast where there are a number of small fishing settlements. These settlements have no means of communicating with the world other than by boat and it was con- sidered a possibility that Nungesser and Coli might have been picked up by a fisherman and taken to one of the settlements. The report about the passing of a plane over Ocean Pond, 25 miles Southwest - of Harbor Grace, where three persons reported hearing a plane on the same day, was forwarded by a member of the Newfoundland constabulary. He wrote that William Parsons, who said he heard the plane, told him that the noise seemed like the explo- sion of a boiler at first, but it soon became apparent that it was overhead and the repetition of the sound, al- | though not regular as in the case of a well running motor, indicated that it came from an airplane. FRENCH FLYERS Map shows Fortune Bay section, where Nungesser's plane is to be sough s Such reports serve to keep alive hope here for the missing men and the search goes on relentlessly. HUNT REPORTED VAIN. Canadian Government Boats Find No Trace of Nungesser. OTTAWA, Ont., May 16 (#).—The department of marine and fisheries, received reports today from two Gov- ernment boats that search for the missing French flyers, Nungesser and Coli was still unavailing. The boats, which have been as- signed to search the waters between Canada and Newfoundland, are the patrol boat Mikula and the ice boat Montcalm. The opinion was generally expressed here today that if the airmen had landed in Newfoundland they would have been discovered before now. If they landed in Labrador, however, it was believed they could hardly be lo- cated within three weeks, No Labra- dor mall steamer is due to leave either Canada or Newfoundland until about June 1. MAY FLY BELLANGA PLANE T0 CAPITAL Bertaud Plans to Bring Ma- chine Here Today to Test Instruments. By tho Associated Pre: . MINISOLA, N. Y., May 15.—Dassi- bitlty of a flight by the Bellanca monoplane . Columbia _to Washing- ton, DL ¢, thts” dfterniooft was ‘an nounced today by G. Bellanca, de- signer of the plane. He said the flight was planned to permit Lloyd W. Ber- taud, who will act as navigator on the transatlantic flight, to make final tests of the instruments. Bellanca said that the Columbia would not land in Washington, but would circle over the city and return. Both Bertaud and Clarence Cham- herlin, who will pilot the plane on the Paris hop, agreed that such a test cssential before taking off for Hop-Off Again Delayed. ¢ any of the three New York-to-Paris airplanes getting away from Roosevelt I'ield tomorrow seemed remote today, as unfavorable weather showed an obstinacy dis- tressing to the flyers, anxious to be away on the long, long, trail across the Atlantic. Jorecaster Starr of the New York Weather Bureau said shortly after 10 a.am. that conditions today were not a whit better than they had been for the last few days. It was hoped that Wednesday morn- ing would bring an opportunity to hop. Work on the Byrd plane went stead- fly forward, and the three-motored craft probably will be ready to start with the two single-motored mono- planes. Chamberlin and with an amicable agreement reached with the sponsors of their flight, took on new enthusiasm and were champ- ing at the bit, ready to take to the air and leave dull care on the ground. Capt. Charles A. Lindbergh, lone horseman of the air, while waiting for the weather to clear in midatlantic, looked at reports with dubious ey: The Missouri fiyer goes it alon throughout, and he can leave when the spirit and weather reports move him. He has made no prediction of wheft that will be, contenting himself with the statement that he will not deliberately fly into bad weather. Lindbergh Gets Passport. Capt. Lindbergh motored into New York foday to oblain a passport at the custom house. The American_Transoceanic ~Co., sponsors of the Byrd flight, has an: nounced that Comdr. Byrd and his two colleagues will go “at the right time.” The start of the flight of the Colum- bia, its owners say. is entirely subject to the whims of a fiickle weather con: ditiol Possibility that Chamberlin and Ber- taud might not navigate the mono- plane in its race with Comdr. Byrd's America and Capt. Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis arose as a result of a dispute between the two flyers and Charles A. Levine, chief backer of their flight, over contract terms. Aviators Win Victory. The dissension was finally settled, however, by arranging for a new cont that appeared a complete victory for the aviators. They sought and received assurance of protection for their wives in case of mishap and guarantee of all the money re- wards, totaling upward of $100,000, offered if they negotiate the New York-Paris non-stop flight. The aviators signed a contract whereby they would surrender 50 per cent of the cash reward to the Co- lumbia Aircraft Corporation, sponsor of the flight, but the Brooklyn Cham- ber of Commerce, which has offered a $15,000 prize to the Bellanca crew it they successfully make the hop, objected to this arrangement and de- manded the aviators receive all mone- tary rewards in full The aviators also demanded some provision, be made for their wives in case the flight should end in trag- edy; under the new contract the wive: would recelve $50,000 each. . Chances Radio Proframs—Page 33. Bertaud, | HAND OF U. . SEEN IN BRITISH POLICY Chamberlain Statement Held Blow to Interventionists in Shanghai Colony. BY THOMAS able to The Star an X SHANGHATI, May 16.—The latest gtatement by Sir Tain, Toreign- secretary of Great Brit- ain, concerning his government’s policy toward China was a vertiable bombshell among standpat foreigners here, who almost lack language strong enough to express their feelings. Many persons here, especially the British, thought it Britain failed to obtain co-operation of the 'United States and Jupan she would act alone. This idea was quashed by Chamberlain’s note plainly declaring that British forces would not be used to retake Hankow nor to undertake punitive operations in the Yangtze on, nor would London send a drastic note about the Nanking out- age: Interventionists realiz there is nothing stirring in their line under present conditions and that intervention must await another occa- sion, which the standpats predict will happen soon. This disclosure of the real position of Eritain diverts atten- tion for the time being from America as the “gzreat hetrayer of foreign rights and prestige in_China,” and turns contumely upen London. Coolidge’s Crities Stunned. The British press here, which freely criticized President Coolidge’s reluc: tance to embark upon an intervention , now seems stunned. A leading organ discusses the foreign ry’s speech gloomily and ironi- By now that cally “Some statements of Sir Austen really insult thoughtful people,” this newspaper - said. “We like being hoaxed when that is understood, but we hate to pretend we are stupid enough to take seriously and solemn- ly such a grotesque distortion of ex- ing facts and immediate prospects as are embodied in Chamberlain’s view of the situation. We must resent such bland ' challenges of our intelligence; such a cool assumption of our stupid’ ity On the other hand, foreigners who Delieve the situation requires modera- tion and who oppose intervention on broad grounds approve Chamberlain’s policy. . The Chinese are immensely relieved at the removal of their fear of early foreign military occupation. “The withdrawal of the menace of foreign military action,” according to C. T. Wang, a prominent member of (Continued on Page 4, Column 2) COL. BELL ORDERED T0 DUTY WITH TROOPS Will Go to San Francisco at Com- pletion of Detail as Engi- neer Commissioner. Lieut. Col. James Franklin Bell, District Engineer Commissioner, was ordered by the War Department to- day to duty with the 9th Corps Area of the Army, with headquarters at the Presidio, San Francisco. Col. Bell will proceed to his new post upon the completion of his detail as Engineer Commissioner on June 22. On_ his new assignment Col. Bell will be detailed with troops to meet the requirement of the national de- fense act, which provides that all Army officers shall serve one year in every five witlt troops. He will relieve Lieut. Col. Gustave R. Lukesh, who has been ordered to Portland, Oreg., as divislon engineer of the Northern Pacific Division of the Engineer Corps. Col. Bell will be on the staff of MaJ. Gen. John L. Hines, former chief of staff of the Army, who is in command of the 9th Corps Area. Col. William B. Ladue, now on duty at Governors Island, in New York, will succeed Col. Bell as Engineer Commissioner of the Districty Austen Chamber- | * STREET WIDENING HALTED BY FIGHT ON TREE FELLING Citizens Launch Firm Pro- tests Against Destruction of Beautiful Maples. PROJECT IS HELD UP PENDING DECISION Commission Bell, However, Feels| That Wishes of Congress Should Be Respected. The major portion of the District’s 1927 street widening program was halted temporarily today by order of the Commissioners as a result of the continued and vehement protests against the destruction of the beauti- ful shade trees about 140 of which al- ready have been felled on Fifteenth street and Connecticut avenue. ‘Whether the Commissioners plan to abandon the street widening projects in order to save the remainder of the 273 trees which were condemned to the ax to make way for wider streets was not made known. Engineer Commissioner J. Franklin Bell said that further activities on the street widening work would be held in abeyance until it can be definitely de- termined “what should be done,” ex- cept for Fifteenth street on the west side of McPherson Square, between 1 street and Massachusetts avenue where the trees already have been cut down. Hopes for Solution. “I have nothing definite in mind at present,” said Commissioner Bell, “Congress directed the widening of certain streets this year and it seems to me that its wishes should be re- spected. However, it may be possible to reach another solution. “Street widening is one of the most trying things with which the Commis- sioners have to deal. It means the destruction of trees, and I, like many others in ‘Washington, most certainly do not like to see the trees go.” There were indications at the Dis- trict Building that a public hearing might be held at which the opponents | and proponents of street widening would be given another opporturity to_express their views. In fact, Commissioner Bell said. public opinion was not ascertained on the proposal to widen Connecticut avenue between, Dupont Circle and Tlorida avenue, as this project was ‘}insarted in the District appropriation act by the) House District committee in lieu. of a recommendation for the .widening af a lower section of Con- necticut avenue between N street and Dupent Circle. Norway Maples Felled. ‘When the order for the suspension of the street widening work was is- sued the tree choppers were at work on Connecticut avenue hetween Du- pont Circle and Florida avenue, which is lined by 95 Norway silver and sugar maples. Clifford Lanham, su- perintendent of trees and parkings, estimated that about one-half of these trees have already been cut down or damaged to such extent that theyx will bhave to be removed completely The 97 Norway, maples which stood on Fifteenth street between 1 street and Massachusetts avenue, cut down last week so the work of widening this thoroughfare will proceed as planned, The other streets slated for widen- ing on which the trees will be saved, temporarily at least, are Thirteenth street between 1 street and Massa- chusetts avenue, and Twelfth street between Penn. vania avenue and E pet, as well as the trees remaining nnecticut avenue between Du- pont cirele and Florida avenue. There are Norway maples on ‘Thirteenth street in the section desig- ated for widening and mnine c¢n 'welfth street. 10 MEN ARE INJURED WHEN MINE CAGE FALLS Engineer Drops Unconscious at Post—Death Narrowly Escaped as Cable Descends. By the Associated Press, SCRANTON, Pa, May 16.—Ten men were injured, nine of them seri- ously, at 7 o'clock this morning, when a cage on which the men were being lowered into the Johnson Mine of the Seranton Coal Co., at Dickson City, dropped 60 feet to the bottom of the 600-foot shaft. Four suffered.broken legs and the others were injured in- ternally. Company officlals said_the accident as fast as the papers are printed. Saturday’s Circulation, 100,185 Sunday's Circulation, (#) Means Associated Press. Medical Speaker DR. JABEZ NORTH JACKSON Of Kansas City, Mo., president-elect of the American Medical Association, who addressed the House of Delegates this morning. HAYNES BELIEVED OUT OF DRY RACE Dropping of Acting Chief for Appointment to Permapent Post Is Indicated. Roy A. Haynes ot Ohio, “acting pro- hibtion commissioner,” has been dropped from consideration as a can- didate for the post of permanent pro- hibition commissioner, it was indicated today, and it is expected Secretary of the Treasury Mellon will name the new permanent commissioner shortly. Among the candidates prominently mentioned have been Seymour Low- man, former licutenant governor of New York, and Comdr. J. D. Penning- ton, N., retired, now prohibition administrator at Pittsburgh, but it is known that Secretary Mellon also has had under consideration many other names. Meantime it was learned that As- sistant Secretary of the Treasury An- drews, in command of all prohibition forces, has about completed an impor- tant consolidation of these forces, in- cluding _the Prohibition Bureau, the “oast Guard and the customs. De- tails of the order are expected o be made public soon. Concludes Long Fight. The shelving of Haynes by the ad- ministration comes as a_dramatic fin- ish to a long and. sensational fight on his behalf by himself and by his back- ers, Senators Willls and Fess, and certain leaders in the Anti-§ League, including Wayne B. Wheeler. general counsel. Not all the member- ship of the league backed Haynes, however, and much dry sentiment was against him. Haynes’ stormj attemp areer marks him as the petrel of the Government's to enforce prohibitien, as he has heen both “in and out” of power. He was virtually stripped of authority as commissioner under the old law, when Assistant Seeretary Andrews took charge. He was raised again to the vost of “acting commis- sioner” under the new law, just prior to Sccretary Mellon's recent trip to Europe. Strenuous efforts were put ward in his behalf, influence being arried both to Secretary of the Treas- ury Mellon and President Coolidge. Senators Willis and Fess of Ohio backed Haynes in conferences with the President, but the Chief Execu- tive recently let it be known that he had decided to keep his hands off the appointment. This was interpreted at the time as a forecast of the re- jection ef Haynes for commissioner. If Haynes is kept in the organiz tion in any form, as assistant com- missfoner, a deputy or special officer, it is taken for granted that sooner or later Gen. Andrews will resign. Gen. Andrews, it is understood, feels that with the reorganization and consoli- dation which is about to be perfected (Continued on Page 4, Column -L) “Joe” and “Hanna,” President’s Lions, To Stay Untrained By the Associated Press. FRENCH LICK, Ind, ~—President Coolidge pre lions wild. Plans for taming Joe and Hanna, lion cubs recently received at the White House from ay 16, his occurred when George Brownell, 55, engineer, became ill at his post and | fell unconscious to the floor, allowing the cage to run away just as it neared the foot of the shaft. The cage struck the bottom with great force. The injured managed to crawl to places of safety just as the cable on the cage, measuring 700 feet, fell into the shaft and crushed the cage to vieces. Had the men been in the cage when the cable fell they would have been killed, officials said. the Mayor of Johannesburg, South Afr and teaching them to salute “Old Glory” and perform acts, have been vetoed by the President in his reply to the offer of Miss Tone Carlin, famous I tamer. Miss Carlin offered to tr: the lions at the Winter headquar- ters of a circus organization here. The presidential lions will be exhibited until tamed in the Na- tional Zoo at Washington, Miss Carlin was informed. President Expected to Reveal Plans For Vacation Some Time This Week Announcement by President Cool- idge of his definite choice of a Summer ‘White House is expected shortly after the return some time this week of Edward W. Starling, who has been in- specting a score of prospective places in the West. Callers today at the White House, with whom Mr. Coolidge discussed in- formally his Summer plans, left with the distinct impression that the Presi- dent hopes to make his decision known this week. Like others before him, these personal friends, who included Senator Warren of Wyoming, Senator Gillett and former Senator Lenroot of ‘Wisconsin, had not the slightest idea which locality the President and Mrs. Coolidge seem to prefer. But the Presi- dent informed them frankly that he can make ng final decision until he receives t eport of the assistant chief of thdé White House Secret Serv- ice. Coincidenf with the prospective re- turn of St@rling within the next few days, uestion, of altitude over- shadowed all others in speculation as to selection of the Summer White House. Those who claim to be on the “inside” persisted that the Presi- dent is likely to yield to those who are seeking to persuade him to go to a high altitude so as to avoid any re- currence of the rose fever malady with which he sometimes suffers. It was pointed out that last Summer, which he spent in the Adirondacks at an elevation of about 1,700 feet, freed him of this complaint. uently, the boosters of Col- prings, Colo.; the Black Hills, nd other places in the West est are making the most of this argument, which undoubtedly is an effective one from the viewpoint of the President’s health. - Mr. Cool- idge, by the way, 18 apparently in an excellent state of health and official matters are in such shape at present that he is not likely to undergo any severe ordeal before his departure from the Capital. It understood that he intends to st im- | mer vacation in about a Ronth’s time,. on his Sum- | 110,718 ¢ Fpening SHtar. | TWO CENTS. LIMIT ON WHISKY THREATENS HEALTH, DOCTORS ARE TOLD President of American Medi- cal Association Criticizes “Legislative Imperialism.” DR. W. C. PHILLIPS OPENS ANNUAL SESSION TODAY Dr. Jackson Urges Mandatory In- struction in Medical Ethics by Colleges. Invasion by the lawmaker of the technical field of the physician, ex- emplified by arbitrary restrictions on the prescription of whisky, was criticized today by Dr. Wendell C. Phillips, president of the American Medical Association, in his address be- fore the house of delegates of that body, which met in the auditorium of the District of Columbia Medical Society Building. Dr. Phillips read with approval a recent article in the journal of the association which describes the law that limits the amount of whisky & physician may prescribe as “a triumph of legislative imperialism over the methods and achievements of science unequaled even in the middle ages.” This was particularly in reference to a recent decision of the United States Supreme Court, which held, by a majority of 5 to 4, that “Congress has the power to limit the amount of whisky a physician may prescribe to one pint in 10 days, irrespective of the physician’s opinion of the pa- tient's needs.” Committee Consideration Urged. Dr. Phillips urged that the entire article be considered by the reference committee of the house of delegates. He characterized as “insulting to an honored profession” the regulation on the back of a recent issue of the phy- ician’'s prescription hook. which You are personally responsible is book. It will not be replaced it lost and failure to properly safe- it will result in revocation of our permit.” Dr. Phillips continued to read with approval from the article as follows: “The fact that Congress has arro- | gated to itself the functions of the medical profession and the pharma- cologist in the enabling acts for the ‘r"nfurccmen( of the eighteenth amend- nent and that the Supreme Court has sustained Congress in the usurpation of these functions holds a serious threat to the public health. No one is able to foresee to what extremes of restrictive legislation Congress may be dviven by uplifters, professional _re- formers, Ciltists and fanaties, once they gain the power, or what drug or therapeutic procedure,’ vrofessional privilege or constitutiomal right may fall under the ban.” Pending Bills Mentioned. He called attention to a recent cir- cular letter which stated that there are approximately 20 bills before vari- ous legislatures which, if passed, “would place thé opinions of untrained men and women on a par with the findings of impersonal research.” Dr. Phillips also urged continuation of the policy of the association in sup- port of health education and repeated his recommendation for a survey to guide future activities. “Such a survey, e said, “should not only cover the work of all the or- ganizations listed under the banner of preventive medicine and health conser- vation; it should include organized medicine as represented by the Ameri- can Medic: ociation and any other medical organizations that attempt public health work. But the survey I have in mind would fail unless it should give full consideration to hu- manity and humanity's needs. Publicity Is Recommended. “The medical profession should throw off its mask of reticence and its shrivking attituds toward reasonable publicity concerning health education. Professional policies narrowly con- ceived can never successfully oppose the rightful interests of the publie. It is time to strike the shackles not only from the shrinking attitude of the medical profession toward the public eshousal of educational programs, but also from its attitude toward the lay press, the radio and great assemblies of truth-seeking persons. The physi- cian has no right to conceal from the great body of non-medical readers the great body of news of the highest im- bortance which is his to communts cate.” More rigid standards for surgeons were urged by the speaker of the house of delegates, F. C. Warn- shuis, in his annual address. He point- ed out that never in the history of the profession has it been so easy for a_physician or seon to o wrong and prostitute his profession for mercenary ends. If even 1 per cent of the physicians of the country were of this type, he said, it would con- stitute a serious manace to publie health, and the profession as a whole might be judged by the unthinking and ignorant on the basis of these few men. Warns Against Unskilled Work. “Under our plan of medical educa- tion,” he said, “by reason of the tre- mendous increase of hospitals of all kinds, and because of the outstanding achievements that can be attained by surgical methods in the hands of com- petent, experienced surgeons, there is idence of ill adviséd, poor and un- skilled surgical work being done by undertrained and incompetent men. Hospital boards in smaller hospital are not in control of the situation; undersupervised, so-called prival hospitals exist, and the public will suf- fer unless we institute measures by which to formulate standards that may be employed. Visits to the operat. ing rooms and wards of hospitals and clinies reveal increasing evidence of ill advised, incompetent surgical work. This is not a general, broad indict- ment. It is a citation of conditions that may expand with potential rep- rehensible possibilities. “As an association we have assumed and acquitted ourselves of the prob- lem of standardizing our medical col- leges. We have exposed and will continue to expose therapeutic fraud and misrepresentation. Within the year” we have undertaken to pass ap- proval on all electrical and physical apparatus, We have given publicity: to the quack and the charlatan and exposed the methods. ‘“Has not, then, the timo arrived, and are we not obligated as America's nighest authority, to whom the pul p for guidance and