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* POLCE AR DEATH 07 INSANE Probe at St. Elizabeth’s Casts Doubt on Fatal Beating Report. $384,000 Refund Awaiting Claims Of Electric Users The Potomac Electric Power Co. has disbursed to consumers of elec- tricity all of its impounded fund, with the exception of $384,000, ac- cording to a report prepared yes- terday by Earl V. Fisher, executive secretary of the Public Utilities Commission. Claimantss to the refund, who Police investigation last night cast| @doubt upon an earlier report m;ni\ Chris Panturis, 36 years old, insane | patient at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, was | beaten to death yesterday afternoon with a club in the hands of Joseph Napolini, another insane patient, when Detectives Kelly and Darnall of head Quarters were unable to find the club or to obtain a definite account of the killing from witnesses. Dr. Arthur Noyes, assistant super- | * intendent at the hospital, based the early report on the statemrents of two women patients who gave at the time an account of the case, in an apparent lucid manner. They had been standing on a balcony “over- Jooking the lawn in front of the ad ministration building where Pantuiis dled. They stated that a man answer: ing the description of Napolini had| run amuck and clubbed Panturis to| cdeath. Last night, however, they “vere unable to give the same sort of *a coherent statement to the detectives and the investigators also failed to find the weapon. Inquest Is Awaited. The possibility was presented, cording to the detectives that Panturis might have died from the effects of a fall during an eplieptic fit, striking his head on the root of a tree which stood about five feet from where the body was found. At the same time, they said, the distance of the tree and the nearest bench from the body would indicate that Panturis must have “moved some distance after the fall. i Accordingly, police decided to leave Ithe official report on the case open, ipending the outcome of an inquest by i Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt at the Dis- itrict Morgue tOMOITOW MOTNIng. i Meanwhile Napolini®i§ being held in icustody ‘at the hospital for observa- ition. Three Small Children. Pafuris was admitted to the hos- Ipital about three months ago. He was i subject to epilepsy and was adjudged }insane by a jury in the District Su- I preme Court.” Surviving him are his iwidow, Mrs. Catherine Panturis, and {three small children, a boy and two igirls, living at 649 Luray place. £~ Napolini_has béen at_the hospital ifor more than a year. He was com- imitted as an insame patient after !Junacy proceeding here. He had been iarrested when he attempted to see i President Coolidge regarding counter- | geiting activitles. He was known as a ' mild-natured patient and was allowed {the freedom of the grounds because of Ihis amiable temperament. His home {was in California. LEGION TO TACKLE - DEFENGE REPORT ;Special Committee Meets . Tomorrow to Map Findings . on Unified Department. ‘Recommendations to be made to the “Paris convehtion of'the American Le- gion as to whether Congress should be urged to enact legislation to organize ‘the Nation’s defense into one depart- ment, with secretariés for land, sea, air forces and munitions, will be for- mulated by the Legion's standing committee on national-defense, which opens its sessions at 1653 Pennsyl- ‘vania avenue tomorrow-morning at 10 o'clock. = ;. Several meetings probably will be held before conclusions can be reached, according to predictions last night. ‘e Matter of Controversy. The question of a single department f national defense was a matter of ntroversy before the last two na- jonal conventions of the Legion. Both conventions adopted resolutions favor- able to such reorganization, without committing the Legion- to back it ac- tively as a national legislative policy. ~The convention at Philadelphia last October, however, in addition to “look- ing with favor” on_a resolution, adopted another resolution setting up the standing committee and asking its report at the Paris convention. - Brig. Gen. Roy Hoffman of Okla- homa, president of the Reserve Offi- cers’ Association and commander of the American Legion of Oklahoma, is chairman of the committee; Maj. Gen. William G. Price. of Philadelphia, president of the National Guard As- sociation, is vice chairman, and former Brig. Gen. Willilam Mitchell, former assistant chief of the Army Air Serv- ice, is secretary. > Testimony Is Studied. Other members of the committee are: Maj. Gen. Hanson E. Ely, com- mandant of the Army War College; i{David Shillinglaw of Chicago, chair- an of the Legion's last convention ‘fommittee on aeronautics; Dr. G. R. Vilson, Trenton, chairman of the gion’s standing committee on aero- utics; Col. Theodore Robsevelt, for- er Assistant Secretary of the Navy; . C. V. Spawr of Benton Harbor, ch., chairman of the Legion's last eonvention committee on naval affairs, And_Robert Guggenheim of - Babylon, N. Y., chairman of the Legion’s last iconvention committee on military affairs. At the April meeting here the com- smittee heard the testimony of Secre- tary of War Davls, Assistant Secre- tary of War Davison, Assistant Secre- tary of Commerce MacCracken, Rear Admiral Schofield, Col. H. R. Dean, Maj. Thomas Bailey and others. 'Since that time the committee members have been studying this testimony and other data upon the question before them. —e. GUATEMALA, ONLY, FAILS TO CHANGE CONSTITUTION Refrains From Providing One-Term Presidents With Central American Republics. Guatemala has not changed its con stitution to provide for the non-ro- election ol Presidents to a second term in conformity with the Central American treaties of 1923, it was learned at the State Department yes- terday, nor has Arthuf H. Gelssler, the American Minister to Guatemala, urged either formally or informally the Guatemala government to change its constitution. Secretary Kellogg, when this mat- ter was brought to his attention, stated that the United States is not obligated to use its influence with any of the Central American countries in | view of changes in their constitution, in order that they may conform with the Central American treaties. These treaties provide that no country shall recognizz a ‘gover.ment which comes into uffice through- foree or any Presi- dent who is elected for more than one term. All Central American countries ‘with the exception of Guatemala have revised their constitutions to put the treaties inte effects Mg S * t | day have not yet collected have until January 1, 1928, to make applica- tion. The company has made an unsuccessful effort to locate many of them, it was said, as hundreds of application blanks mailed to former subscribers have been re- turned by the post ofiice. Any amount remaining on January 1 will revert to the company. The impounded fund originally amounted to $5,888,445. When the electric light rate case was settled the fund was divided, one half of | it going to the company and the | other half to electricity users. The | company was allowed three vears in which to disbur: share of the fund. BORLAND LAM PLAN HIT BY FEDERATION Decision of Commissioners to Plead Statute of Limita- tions Criticized. he consumers’ The recent decision of the District sioners to plead the statute of whenever possible in an- its by property owners for the recovery of illegally i ments under the Borland law, wa criticized by the Federation of Cit- izens' Associations at its final regular meeting of the season I night in the board room of the District Building. Charles I. Stengle, chairman of the committee on law and legislation, pointed out that the Commissioners had ignored a recommendation of rporation Counsel Francis H. Stephens against invoking the statute of limitations in such cases and adopted a procedure which the people of the District deeply regret. On his motion, the federation voted to urge the Commissioners to rescind their action. The federation also criticized the Public Utilities Commission for re- fusal to consider, at this time, a re- quest of its public utilities committee that public hearings be held on pro- posals for a reduced street car fare for school children, universal trans- fers, and the sale of three tokens for 20 cents by conductors on the cars. The committee announced that it had resubmitted the request for reconsid- eration, and the federation sanctioned its action. Traction Experts Authorized. Authorization was given the public utilities committee to accept the offer of the firm of Charles Hansel, special- ists of New York, with offices in the Transportation Building, to make a complete study of the financial situa- tion and values of the physical prop- erties of the Washington Railway & Electric and Capital Traction Com- panies, with a view to providing in- formation which the federation may use in_an effort to bring about a mer- ger. The expense of such an investl- gation will amount to about :5‘000. but Clayton Emig, acting ¢ of the committee, assured the federation that it would not have to pay the Mr. Emig previously had outlined the aetivities of the committee toward developing a plan to secure legislation to bring about a unified operation of the car lines, and explained that it was handicapped for the lack of “real, reliable information.” The com- mittee, he sald, conferred with officials of both traction companies, and while one was eager and willing to co- operate, the other, which is earning more than a 14 per cent return, de- clined assistance. Acting on another recommendation of the utilities committee, the federa- tion registered its disapproval to the operation of one-man street cars. Power Report Debated. A debate, animated by parliamentary maneuvers, developed over a subse- quent report by the same committee. which asked authorization to appear before the Federal Water Power Com- mission during consideration of the Po- tomac River Corporation’s application for permission to make a survey of the upper Potomac in connection with the proposed development of a hydro-electric plant at Great Falls, The argument was provoked by a clause which would empower the com- mittee to take such action “as seems best for the organized citizenship ond residents of the District.” A modify- ing clause “‘subject to the approval of the federation,” was added and the re- port finally adopted. A contribution of $50 was voted for the Lindbergh reception fund. CIVIL WAR HERO DIES. Col. Farley, Who Fired First Shot, Succumbs in New York. NEW YORK, June 4 (®.—Col Henry Saxon Farley of Laurens, 8. C., who was said to have fired the first Confederate shot against the Union forces, died here today at the home of his daughter. He was 88 years old. At the outbreak of the Civil War Col. Farley was sent to Charleston by President Davis to gommand the artillery there, and in that capacity ave the order for the firing upon Fort Sumpter. EGYPT ANSWERS BRITAIN. Favorable Consideration Said to Be Given Views on Sirdar and Army. LONDON, June 4 (#.—The Sun- Times understands that the Egyptian reply to the British govern- ment's demands concerning the Sir- dar and the Egyptlan army, has reached London. It is sald to be couched in conciliatory terms and to give favorable consideration to what the British government asks. The note has not yet been decoded. Lindbergh Photos In Graphic Section The historic scenes of the great ovation which Paris ac- corded Capt. Charles Lindbergh after his epochal flight across the Atlantic are recorded with all their color and enthusiasm in the photographs reproduced in the graphic section of today’s issue of The Sunday Star. Sup- plied for the use of The Star, under copyright by Pacific and Atlantic ~ Photos, Inc., these | photographs were among the first to arrive in this country of Lindbergh's great reception in the Freneh capital. After being brought to New York aboard the steamship Majestic, the photographs were rushed to Washington by special messenger in time for reproduc- tion in today's graphic. section. # THE $1900.C. TAXRATE OPPOSED BY SOME Property Owners Protest Ad- visory Council Proposal. Commissioners Reticent. The action of the Citizens’ Advisory Council Friday night in tentatively recommending a budget of $41,000.000 for the District for the 1928-29 fiscal vear, predicated on a tax rate of $1.80 on $100 of assessed valuation, the present figure, already has stirred a protest from a number of property owners, Personal calls and telephone mes- suges received by officials at the Dis- trict Building yesterday indicated that there is some opposition to a con- tinuance of the $1.80 rate in the face of an increased assessment of ap- proximately 20 per cent in real estate, which will be reflected in the tax bilis for the next fiscal year, begin- ning July 1, coupled with another prospective increase in the subse- quent fiscal year. The Commissioners, however, were reticent concerning the council's tentative recommendation, but the opinion prevailed that it would be pre- mature to announce a tax rate for the 1928-29 fiscal year before the one for the coming fiscal year is fixed. The plan always followed by the Commissioners, it was pointed out, is to leave the determination of the tax rate until all collections for the pre- vious yesr had been made, 80 that the amount of unexpended balance of the appropriations, or deficit, as the case may be, is definitely ascertained and made a part of the basis of rate fixing. The council's plan contemplates, first, the fixing of the tax rate at $1.80, which will yield, together with other revenues, approximately $45,000,000, then compiling a budget of $41,000,000 and using the remainder for improve- ments to be added to the budget as suppiemental appropriations. 2,070,000 IN GIFTS MADE TO HARVARD Business Administration School Dedicated—Baker Continues Munificence. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, June 4—Coincident with the dedication today of the $5,000,000 Harvard School of Business Adminis- tration, the gift of Georg: H. Baker, ;’.\;ew Yl:k tlnnker, President A. Law- nce Lowell announced further gifi of $2,070,000 and a library of flr.a:c‘l:? subjects whose value was not csti- "o Bk r. Baker continued his benefi with the gift of an endowment ocrflslle.e» 000,000, the incoms of which will be available for salaries of the business school staff, including an endowed P Wiiam 2o Villiam gler, Jr., of New Ycrk, has given $1,000,000, in memory of his father, to establish the William Zieg- ler memorial endowment. for teaching and research in international rela. tions. Jesse, Herbert and Percy Straus of New York have given $70,000, the in- come of which, together with that from previous gifts, will be available for the salary of a professorship. The children of the late Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Island have given his entire collection of books and pamphlets on banking and finance. —_———— MAKES SOVIET CONTRACT. Agent of Bcrrhun Interests Gets New Manganese Rights. MOSCOW, June 4 (#).—R. H. M. Robinson, representing the Harriman interests, has announced the comple- tion of a contract with the Soviet government modifying the original terms of the Chiaturi, Georgia, man- ganese concession, limiting Russian competition ‘in the export of ore, which heretofore has blocked the de- velopment of the enterprise. The new contract defines the amount of railway construction and outlay en- tailed, controls Russian export, pro- vides a sliding scale of royalties and . | clarifies numerous points at issue, Sanders Leaves to Make Speech. Everett Sanders, secretary to Presi- dent Coolidge, left yesterday for Bloomington, Ind., where he will speak Monday before the graduating class of Indiana University. It will be Mr. Sanders’ first address since he became the President’s secretary. — Strange Beast Terrorizes. A mysterious beast that walks on its hind legs’is terrorizing natives in the Kenya Colony of India. It has killed a number of blacks, and the “Nandi bear,” as they eall it, is In- spiring more fear than a lion. No white hunter has seen it, but Kanya’s acting game warden, who examined the tracks, agrees that it walks on its hind legs. It has been described as being a strange species of lion, or even gorilla, but natives belleve it is a hitherto unknown member of the hyena family that climbs trees. One report is that it has cream-colored hair, long tapering feet, with huge claws, and long nose covered with hair to the tip. It is said to roam only at night. o BAND CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band, at Marine Barracks, at 4:30 o’clock tomorrow_afternoon. March, “Our Navy” . Overture, ‘‘Masaniello” “Hymn to the Sun” fros Coq d’Or” Rimsky Kersakow Euphonium_8olo, ir Varie”..Rauda Principal Musician Peter A. Hazes Grand scenes from “Ernani”... (a) Intermezzo “Le Secret” (b) Valse Caprice ‘Petite Byouterie” Reminiscences of Tschaikowsky Godfrey Marines’ Hymn, “The Halls of Monte- zuma.” “The Star Spangled Banner." Army of Millions of Grasshoppers Menacing Oregon By the Associated Press. KLAMATH FALLS, Oreg., June 4.—Swarming out of thelr egg beds like ants out of an ant-hill, millions of grasshoppers are advancing over grain flelds and threatening heavy damage on the east side of Tule Lake. “In the thickest spots, the hoppers number between 1,500 and 1,600 to the square foot,” County Agent C. A. Henderson said today. A grasshopper burner device is wiping out great sectlons of the advgneing hordes, SUNDAY STAR, WASHI A Upper: President Coolidge he watched 98 warships passing in re- view yesterday from the deck of the Mayflower. % Mrs. Coolidge, who also showed keen interest in the review, photographed on the Mayflower. Below: The President resting dur- ing part of the review, which lasted nearly two hours. Behind the Presi- dent stands Secretary of the Navy'’ Wilbur and Admiral E. W. Eberle, chief of operations. NGTON, D. C. JUNE 5, LT 1927—PART 1. GREATEST ARMADA PASSES IN REVIEW +BEFORE PRESIDENT tinued_from First Page.) those of the battle fleet heading for the Pacific Coast by way of the Panama Canal, and those of the scout- ing fleet going to the Narragansett Bay area for operations during the Summer months. President Siands at Attention. President Coolidge stood at rigid attention near ths rail looking upon the Seattle, the first in line, cut through the water. His cap, of a design similar to those worn by naval officers, but bearing the presiden:ial emblem of four stars and an eagle above the visor, was chunpad tightly on his head, and as the Mayilower band saluted the flags of the passing ships by playing “The Star Spangled Banner,” he ralsed his right hand to his visor in a salute. He changed his position frequently, giving him one vantage point to another. It was an amazing sight to the President—these many hundred thousand tons of steel representing virtually all that this Nation has to offer in the way of warships. He re. marked that this was the first time in his life that he had ever seen even a small fleet of warships. As for & collection of nearly 100 vessels of ¢lI descriptions, large and small, it is natural that he looked on with actual wonderment. The scouting fleet with its three battleships, and one light crulser, 18 destroyers, three vessels of the air- craft squadron, 14 submarines and two submarine tenders passed in re- view ahead of the formidable battle fleet. There were nine battleships in the battleship fleet besides a destroyer squadron of 32 vessels and two ships of the alrcraft squadron. In the wake of these were the five vessels of the mine force and the seven of the fleet train. It was shortly after 2 o'clock, when the last ship passed, practically two hours after the start. The Mayflower did not delay long before starting on its return journey to Washington. The trip will be broken, however, by several stops, and the yacht is not scheduled to arrive off Hains Point until late tomorrow afternoon. The Mayflower will anchor for the night off the point, and will dock at the navy yard Monday morning. WOMEN DROWNED IN AUTO Two Die, Man Hurt, When Car Skids Into Creek. WEST CHESTER, Pa., June 4 (®. —Mrs. Henry Niedig, 1853 Maguire avenue, Bronx, New York, and Mrs. Jacob Keller, White Plains road, Bronx, were drowned today when their automobile skidded on a wet road and went into a creek between Chadds Ford and Brandywine Sum- mit, near here today. Jacob Keller is in a hospital here with a_crushed chest. Henry Niedig escaped with a few brulses. The party was on the way from New York to Baltimore. If You Tire Easily —if you should also have a persistent light cough, loss of weight, some chest ains or hoarseness you may be developing consump- tion and you should lose no time to Sece a Doctor or Have Yourself Examined at the Free Health Department Clinic 409 15th St. N.W., Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday at 2-1 o'clock. Friday evenings from 309 o'clock To Prevent Consumption . Avoid house dust and impure or close air, day or night. Get all the light and sunshine possible into your home. . Avold raw milk, raw cream and butter made of unpas- teurized cream. Eat plain, nourishing food. . Get enough sleep by retiring early enough. Try to avoid worry. mind acts on your body. Be cheerful. Think kindly. Your Health Insurance A Phy ical I amination Ever Birthday Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis Telephone Main 992 1022 11th Street N.W. Who Aave paid for the above dulleiin (legal moticed, | home. AID TO NAVAL PARLEY " SEEN IN OBSERVERS Participation by France and Italy Would Increase Chances of Success, Geneva View. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, Switzerland, June 4.— The likelihood that both France and Italy will send observers or other rep- resentatives to the forthcoming tri- partite naval conference is regarded in Geneva as of the greatest impor- tance. The presence of representatives of the two countries which participated with the United States, Great Britain and Japan in the Washington confer- s felt to increase the chances of s of the parley. In political circles it Is thought that te presence of France and Italy would make British participation in the sessions heartier and more confi- dent, and that it might even pave the way for later participation in the pro- jected agreements. - Brides Demand Battle Rite. | Brides of Abchasia, a district of the | Caucasus, demand that the ancient | custom of the bridegroom's battle for his fair one be continued. Few will ac- cept a_suitor who does not intend to arry them off by force. The custom is that on the wedding day the bride withdraws to the darkest room in her At dusk the bridegroom, sup- ported by a bodyguard olgtrlendfl‘ all armed to the teeth, rides to the house and engages in a mock dagger battle with the bride’s relatives. Victorious, he finds the bride and carries her away on his horse. Her relatives give chase, and when the bridegroom's house is reached, all join in a contest to see who can drink the most wine. Ordered to Missouri. * Capt. Raymond I. Lovell, Army Veterinary Corps, has been trans ferred from the Quartermaster Inter- mediate Depotygront Royal, Va., to GREATER 6. W. 1. SEENBY DR. LEWIS Retiring President Lauded at Alumni Meeting of University. ‘With the lavish praise of trustees, faculty rpembers : 1l rapresentatives of the student body ringing in his ears, William Mather Lewis, retiring president of George Washington University, last night predicted that the univergity is on the threshold of its greatest era of achlevement and growth. He urged that 800 members of the alumni association, gathered at their {annual meeting and farewell recep- tion to himself and Mrs. Lewls, should~entertain no thought of re- aret over his passing, but rather be joyous that their institution is far sger than any individual and will on t6 win enduring fame in the ational world. ‘During the four years I have hnd. the pleasure of association with you, sald President Lewis, “you will re- member that I have emphasized the | necessity of placing organization over | individualism. I am leaving with the proud knowledge that the oisaniza- tion of George Washington will carry on with efficient precision, no matter who sits in _the president's ckair President Lewis highly praised | Men's Glee Club of the university, Which sang a number of songs at the | reception, und .declared in his opin- lion it was “the finest in the United | stat Lauded by Justice Stafford. Justice Wendell P. Stafford, in laud- ing the administration of Prasilent Lewls, pointed out that despite the | fact the university had cnjoyed a tre- mendous growth, the growth of Pres- | ident -Lewis has been greater, result- ing in his being called away. He said | that this fact “is his good fo:tune and | our mistortune.! { Judge Edwin B. Parker, trustee of the university and chairman of the endowment committee, stated that President Lewis left his impress in- delibly upon his associates ‘there, and that it will be impossible for the pleasant ties knotted during his four years' presidency to become divorced. He pointed out how faithfully Presi- dent Lewis has worked for a “greater George Washington” and urged that the plans for the building of the third unit be carried out. Elliott Goodwin, also a trustee, said that while the selection of a succes- sor to President Lewis will be a diffi- cult problem, the trustees full well know how methodically a sound foun- dation has been laid, with a safe course all charted out for whoever takes over the helm. Character Building. Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., another trustee, who was chairman of the alumni committee on arrangements, told of the important role played by Mr. and Mrs. Lewis in character building among the student body. Mrs. Evans was assisted in arrang- ing the event by Miss Maxine Rolle. Dean Howard L. Hodgkins of the university spoke for the university in bidding farewell to President Lewis, student, talked or “What the Presi- dent and the University Have Meant to the University Students.” Assistant Supt. of Schools Stephen E. Kramer, one of the George Wash- ington University trustées, paid high tribute to the retiring president when he said: “Dr. Lewis' administration will be- come an honored tradition in George Washington University. He will be respected for his splendid ability and able leadership and, accompanied by respect and esteem, he will be remem- bered with true affection for his loving sympathy and consideration, individ- ually, for those young men and women who have been privileged to be under his guidance in these last few years. “By the exercise of his fine talents of mind and soul he has made this institution truly the university of the people of the District of Columbia. Under his guidance more adequate accommodations have been provided, a splendid student life has been de- veloped, and the university has em- barked upon program toward finer and higher achievements.” Reception Held. After the conclusion of the business meeting and program, there was a -reception to the President and Mrs. Lewis, which was followed by dancing and refreshments. The following officers were elected at a business meeting which preceded the speaking program: President, Dr. Frank A. Hornaday; vice president, medical department, Dr. Oscar B. Hunter; vice president, Jaw, Moultrie Hitt; vice president, graduate schools, Miss Maxine Rolle; vice president, Columbian College, Miss Irene Pis- torio; vice president, Teachers’ Col- lege, Har E. Warner; vice presi- dent.kenz:uzering‘ Z. A. Biggs, and secretary-treasurer, Miss Arnold. e Yesterday morning the senior class and members of the faculty made their angual pilgrimage to Mount Vernon. 7 ., CALLS PILOT FOOLHARDY. Davison Says Chamberlin Should Have Navigator. OMAHA, June 4 (#).—Clarence Chamberlin's attempted transatlantic flight without a navigator, looks “a bit foolhardy” to F. Trubee Davison, Assistant Secretary of War in charge of Aviation, he declared upon his arrival today aboard a triple-motored Fokker monoplane, “I sincerely hope they make it,” he added. “Their plane is capable and '\:lh(él‘i”dany l:llmzkot luck at all they make Ger Cisdvil ‘many and perhaps The secretary, with Porter Adams of Washington, D. C., president of the National Aeronautic Association, and several others, is on his way Bast after a tour of the Pacific Coast. Telephone Calls Recorded. Telephone messages may be re- corded while you are out. by use of a device recently invented b a Swede. When a call comes in the apparatus sounds two bells to indicate that no one is at home, and a message must be left. Then it records the caller's message on an unbreakable phono- graph reeord composed of a highly sensitive composition coated on card- board. Play the record when you re- turn and you will receive the mes- sage. Wolves Increase As Russia Clamps Curb on Hunters By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, June 4.—The business ‘of exterminating wolves has heen nationalized in Russia. A recent decree restricts wolf hunting to certain organizations. As a result, it is said, wolves are while Henry James, senior engineering FIVE PUPILS DROWN WHEN BOAT UPSETS Only Teacher Escapes in Sudden Squall on New York Lake. By the Associated Press. CHAZY LAKE, N. Y., June 4— Five members of the junior and senior classes of the Danngmera High School were drowned tonight when & heavy squall capsized thefr rowboat. A sixth occupant of the boat, a teach- er, was rescued, The dead: Thomas Tobin, 18. Edmund Rowan, 17. Katherine Canning, 15, Bernadetta Droletts, 17. Kathleen Smart, 16. Miss Alice Donk, the school teach- er, was rescued by two youths living on the lake shore. The students and teacher hc® been attending a joint picnic of their classes across the lake from this vil- lage. Toward night .hey embarked in a rowboat for the villaga. When Ahey were about a quarter of a mile from shore a sharp, heavy squall cap- sized the boat. All the students sank, unable to reach the overturned craft, but the teacher managed to grasp the keel as the boat rolled. She clung to this and called for help. Her cries reached Sullivan and Fill- more King, two younz Lrothors, who were on shore. They swam to the boat and brought Miss Donk back. She was unconscious, but was revived through the use of pulmotors Lrought from Clinton prison at Dannemora. 1. A. WEST ELECTED BY MASONIC CLUBS Capital Man Is Chosen Third ~ice President at Providence Convention. By the Associated Prese. PROVIDENCE, R. I, June 4.—)More than 3.000 members of the National League of Masonic Clubs brought the color of pageantry to the streets of Providence this afternoon as a parade ended the three-day convention of the league here. The new officers, chosen today for the most part without contest, include: President, B. Waldo Hobart, Boston; first vice president, Roy A. MacGregor, Pittsburgh; second vice president, Capt. Cheney L. Bertholf, U. 8. A., Governors Island, N. Y.: third vice president, James A. West, Washing- ton, D. C. . KIWANIS CLUBS REPORT . OVER 100,000 MEMBERS International Secretary Gives lfi- ures at Eleventh Annual Con- vention in Chicago. By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 4.—Ki- wanis clubs of the United States and Canada now number 1,640, ~with 100,160 members, Fred C. W. Parker of Chicago, international secretary, told the eleventh annual convention of Kiwanis International today. Achundred and ten ‘clubs have been beadmmed in a year, adding 3,765 mem- rs. Two accomplishments of Kiwanis were cited in reports. Kiwanians of the Indiana district, Carl E. Endicott of Andrews, Ind., said, have made no- table progress toward building a $150,000 wing to the Riley Memorial Hospital at Indianapolis, for the care of crippled children. Albert Snedeker of Wheeling, W. Va, reported activity of West Virginia Kiwanians in behaif of a $50,000,000 State road program in that State. Seattle, Detroit, Kansas City, At- lantic City and Tampa are contestants for the 1928 convention. MAY RETURN TO MEXICO. Spaniard’s Deportation Said to Have Been Unauthorized. LAREDQ, Tex., June 4 (#).—Cecilio Velasco, & Spaniard, mn)('nrdtnrn 10 Mexico any time ‘wishes, J. M. Da- villa, ¢hief of the Mexican immigra- tion service at Nuevo Laredo, sald today. Velasco, connected with an Ameri- can oil company, arrived here more than a week ago, having been deport- ed by five men thought then to be Mexican government secret service employes. He charged that another American ofl company had paid $100,- 000 to have him taken from Tampic as he was a witness in litigation. Gov- ernment officials at Mexico City said they knew nothing of the case and Xe!n;co's deportation had not been or- ered. CROWDS SEEK LIQUOR. Ontario Stores Do Rushing Busi- ness—Women Faint. ‘WINDSOR, Ontario, June 4 (#).— Police reserves were called out today to handle the crowds that gathered at the two government liquor stores here, after several women, prospec- tive customers, fainted in the rush incident to the opening at 10 a.m. Long lines of persons began form- ing before the stores early today and at opening - time the crowds had grown to such an extent as to be- come unmanageable. Women close to the entrance of the stores were suffocated in the crush. Practically every policeman of the local force was required to restors order, and the work required several hours. No one was seiously injured. At closing time hundreds of per- sons were turned away from the stores unserved. WANTS TO BE CITY. ——— TIPITAPA, Nicaragua, June 4 . —The village of Tipitapa, proud m- sessor of an_historic tree since May 4, wants to become a city. The jefe, or city father, has sent a petition to President Adolfo ‘Diaz in Managua asking recognition of the historical fact that Tipitaps was the scene of the conferences resulting in the end of the revolution which began more than six months ago. s Fadi Ordered to Capital. Capt Frank F. Reed, Ordnance Department at the arsenal, Watervliet, N. Y., has been ordered to this cit; for duty in the office of the Chiet of Ordnance, Munitions Building. . “Best-Seller’” Days Over. KANSAS CITY, June 4 (®).—As proof of the developing " discrimina- tory powers of Middle Western read. ers, a coneensus of booksellers here reveals that the day of the individual increasiLg by 80,000 to 85,000 year- ly and destroyed 40,000 to 50,000 cattle last year. Jefferson Barficks, Mo. He has been under treatment at Walter Reed Gen- eral Hospital. §: = " won ey vaprioigs Formerly wolf-hunting was left . to individuals and bounties were paid for killing*them, “best seller” is over. Five years ago Kansas City readers concentrated thelr purchasing power on one title. Today, the book men clare, no one title is more popular than a half dozen or more, _