Evening Star Newspaper, July 13, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. S Weather Fair and continued warm tonight; showers followed by fternoon tomorrow tomorrow Temperatures: vestorda lowest Full report on Burean Forecast) cooler nd night est, 93, Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 Fntered as second class matter Washington, D, C. COMPROMISE PLAN FOR CRUISER PACT " DRAWNAT GENEVA 250,000 Tons, With 200,000 for Destroyers, Set in | Th WASHINGTON, o eyperionces. the diffienities of ‘articles e je_wnting for The Star Thie 15 the fourth article BY IRA L. Tentative Proposal. 'CALLS FOR CONCESSIONS | BY ALL THREE NATIONS | Study Draft—Agreement Be- lieved Imminent. ‘ i BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. o E . Daily | y Cable to The Star and o Da H News. Copyright G AL July nior del- Jecates of the 1 s t] /Britain and Japan, after almosi 24 hours of uninterrupted tiations. have drafted a covering eruise text, while it is tions and while it the delegaticns, m ment seem imminent. The heads of the delegations were | fchec=" 1 to meet this afterncon to | discuss the draft. The correspondent is able to d::cluse herewith the princi- pal terms of the draft of agreement. Great Britain and the United States | wanld have a total ton..age of cruisers | n combined of 550,000 tonnage 350,000 tons and 200,000 destroy- veement | . This open to some ol not binding on | a final agree- wouid be cruis er welve cruisers would be a to1 of | 110,000 tons. The balance would be made up of cruisers of 6,000 tons or under, with six-inch guns. 320,000 Tons for Japan. Japan, under a 5—3—3 ratio, would have a total tonnage of 320,000, of which 210,000 would be cruisers and 120,000 destroyers. Great Dritain would reserve the right to continue to utilize for coast defense old ships, which have passed what the United States considers the ge limit. agreement would mean. that the United States would build a total of 12 big eru and, within the ton- nage limits, as many small ones as she liked. Great Britain would scrap no cruisers, but would stop construc- tion, barely begun, on four. Japan would stop construction on nearly . 50.000 tons of nmew cruisers. % The United States would scrap 150,- 000 tons of aged and useless destroy- ers. Great Britain would scrap, 21,000 tons of old destroyers. Japan would build 10,000 additional tons. The draft represents important concessions all around. The principal remaining objections are Japan's de- mand for a slightly higher cruiser| ratio, the reluctance of the United States to have so few big cruicers and the reluctance of the United States and Japan to limit smaller cruisers to 6,000 instead of 7,500 tons with ¢-inch instead of 8-inch guns. Similar to United States Proposal. On the other hand, it must be re- marked that the British total eruiser demand comes down to. 350,000 tons. Reduction in. the and armament \;of smaller cruise; is Great Britain’s price for this important concession, It should also be noted that the total cruiser and destrover figure is jdentical with the maximum Amer- }lcan proposal at the opening of the «conference, and represents in this re- |Epect a remarkable success for the American delegation. The problem of increasing the panese ratio is not believed to 'be serious. Japan may be accorded | few more tons of cruisers and a few less destroyers. The problem of limiting smaller cruisers to 6,000 tons, with 6-inch guns, instead of 7,500 tons with $- {inch guns as the American and Japanese desired, is more compli- cated and doubtless will be stanchly ,opposed by American naval cireles. On the other hand, no agreement <ible without some give and iverything considered, a final ment in the near future ap- rs certain. PLENARY SE! ‘sfo.\' TOMORROW. Assurance of Fricndly Negotiations to | Be Given. GENEVA, Switzerland, July 13 (). =The delegates to the tripatite na- val conference today decided to con- voke a plenary session tomorrow at 3 pm. Tomorrow’'s plenary session was ar- ranged, it was learned, in order that assurance can be given that the nego- tiations_are continuing in the friend- nner. S. Gibson, head of the Ameri- can delegation, probably will pay trib- ute to Kevin O'Higgins, Irish Free 3 ter, who was assassinated inday. tmosphere at Geneva today was most friendly, althou; ing which was held today sult in any agreement on the cruiser yroblem, the Japanese insisting that | they must have real limitation. Consider Japa Today’s meeting was at the home of I1. B. Butler, assistant director of the International Labor Bureau, in order | to take up the problems confronting \ the conference. Their chief interes centered on the question of cruisers and Japan's announced intention to ®ign no treaty which involv pansion of the Japane the meantime the J that the Unit 1t Dritain_negotiate 4 tween themselves has awakened no enthusiasm in American circles. First of all, a treaty making 400,- 00y tens as the limit of cruiser strength of Great Britain and the Tnited n idelegates’ becsuse it nsion of the n if it were compromise, it is belie any eral convention would not achieve the objects for which the conference was originally convoked. Other Objections Cited. Moreover, it is regarded as difficult for Great Britain and the United States 1o tie their hands by a treaty, with Japan free to do what she wishes «nd to concentrate naval building in any one category, as, for instance, submarines. §till another obj Trnited States would I termine in advance ju {other hand, | they will board an airp ates is not to the liking of | 11926, the State had long heen known as “the wettest spot in the Union h made to tak estimated that there were 7,000 or 8,000 s attempt was ever in New Jersey at that time. The work of the enfc put these places out of b 100 Jar, 1 also making them_single-handed. his men in an attack. Now the present-day shioned one. The m 1 trer of locati tion and we never lackec information in this respect. several hundred had _information about could raid. One of the handie; work is the public’s misconception of a_prohibition unit’s function. The administrator and his men have abso- lutely no punitive or judicial power They can only obtain evidence a 2 it before the United States di trict attorney, who alone can pr cute the violators. Plenty of Encouragement. Thus that portion of the citizenry who favored prohibition could not see why we did not summarily smash up places where we were morally certain the Iaw being violated. On the there were many times when the law violators received all sorts of encouragement and assistance from men who had no pecuniary in- terest in the result of the raid. On one occasion I visited a railroad vard in Hoboken, having received in- formation that four carloads of beer were being unloaded there. When I entered the yard with three agents we found a truck hacked up against a Reeves rosigned as New Jerees prohibition administrator May 24. of enforcement. why he quit. he 1s disclosing in a and North' American Newspaper Alliance. ment divi iness. During my term 1 seized approximately ge commercial stills, cutting plants, Heads of Delegations Prepare to|informed this is the best record made to date. st another precedent by leading raids myself, and in some cases Most administrators do not consider this a part of their duty, but I followed the Army rule that an officer always leads ps to enforcement | freight ¢ { arrested the five men. 1400 LIQUOR PLANTS SEIZED IN NEW JERSEY IN 8 MONTHS EResigned Dry Administrator Tells of Finding 7.000 to 8,000 Speakeasies in Nation's “Wettest” Distrigt. Hix series R S When 1 became prohibition administrator of New Jersey in September, accurate census, but it was loons and speak-easies operating on of an administrator's office is to wildeat breweries, ete. I am aloon in my former district differs little from the ng them does not require any investi- Indeed, we probably more places than our personnel r, and five men as busy as I ding the heer onto the e . wd of railroad employes stood around, laughing and joking about the law violation. ‘We seized freight car and truck and Then we tried to locate the three other cars, which had been reported as filled with simi- lar merchandise, but failed to find them. I am convinced that while we were seizing the first car the railroad men transferred the others to other yards. vers I A Small Boy Gives Tip. There was another occasion on which I received threats first and then a bribe offer. We had raided a still of considerable size in Garfield, and aptured several persons and a quan- tity of liquor. While waiting for trucks and workmen to dismantle the place, I started on a scouting expedi- tion with two of my men. A _crowd had_gathered outside the nued on Page 2, Column 6.) CAPITAL T0 GREET OVERSEAS FLYERS Byrd, Chamberlin and Mait- land and Hegenberger Will Visit City. Washington will have an opportu- nity 1o greet’ the personnel of the three notable over-ocean flights since the famous Lindebrgh venture before the end of the month, according to plans which were set afoot today to assemble the noted aviators in the Nation’s Capital. As the matter stood today only two of the eight airmen whose names have been chiseled in the aeronautical hall of fame -after the Lindebrgh flight were known to be headed for Wash- ington. They are Lieuts. Lester J. Maitland and Albert F. Hegenberger of the Army Air Corps, first to fly from the Pacific Coast to Hawaii. These famous pilots, who landed at ! San Francisco yesterday and now are in the center of a seething mob of en- thusiastic admirers, have Washington as their official destination. Lieut. Maitland is station here, in the office of F. Trubee Davison, Assistant Sec- retary of r for aviation, and he and his navigator must formally re- Port to their superiors on the memor- able flight. Byrd to Come Here. Comdr. Richard Evelyn Byrd, Bert Acosta, Bernt Balchen and George Noville are due to land in New York Monday and after the greeting given them Dy the metropolis they will be invited to come to Washington by the National Aeronautic Association. Clarence Chamberlin, pilot of the Wright-Bellanca monoplane Columbia, which flew the longest airline disfance of the four flights, and his mother, have been invited by Harry E. Hull, commissioners general of immigration and president of the Jowa State ocicty, to be the guests of the Towa Society reception and dance to be siven here July 30, in honor of 1,200 members of Towa Kiwanis clubs who will be here at that time, Tossibility of having Charles A. Levine, the first transatlantic airplane passenger, here with the other flyers, seems remote in View of reports from abroad that he will remain there for several weeks until arrangements are completed for a flight back to America. Will Escort Flyers. Col. Gerald C. Brandt, exccutive officer of Mr. Davison's office, and Lieut. Maitland's immediate superior on that duty, stated today that the first pursuit group, “the Army’s best,” which served as an official aerial escort for Col. Lindbergh between Washington and New York and to St. , will escort the two Pacific fiyers hicago to Milwaukee. The two Army flyers will come Fast by train, as far as Chicago, where ane and fly to Milwaukee, Lieut. Maitland's home ity, for a big celebration now being rranged. The group will accompany them to Milwaukee and return as far as Detroit, where, it will stop at Sel- fridge Field, its station, and resume a busy program. Milwaukee they will fly to Lieut. Hagenberger's home station, and where Lieut. Maitland is well known. Then they will resume the last leg of their transcontinental NATS TRAIL TIGERS, 6102, IN FOURTH Rice and Heilman Hit Homers; Detroit Routs Burke in Third Inning. BY JOHN B. KELLER. 8 DETROTT, Tuly 13- Tigers were leading the Nats in the fourth inning of the first game of the double-header here this afternoon, The score was 6 to 2. Bob Burke, y outhpaw of the National staff, went to the firing line for the first game of the double-header. His pitching opponent was Sam Gib- son, a Tiger right-hander. Less than 4,000 fans were in the stands when play began. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON—Manush missed Rice's drive and it went over the center-fielder's head for a home run. Tavener threw out Harris, Speaker flied to Warner behind the box. Gos- lin got a Texas leaguer to right and as out trying to reach second, Gehringer to Taveoner. One run. DETROIT—Warner singled to_cen- ter. Gehringer sent a long fly to Rice, Manush forced Warner, Bluege to Harris. Fothergill lined to Harris, No runs. SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON—Tevener threw out Judge. Bluege fouled to Warner. Reeves walked. Reeves was safe at second when Gehringer dropped Woodall’s throw, Tate flied to Heil- mann. No runs. DETROIT—Heilmann sent a long fly to Rice. Reeves made a fine stop back of second and threw out Neun, Harris threw out Tavener. No runs. THIRD INNING. WSHINGTON—Burke popped to Neun. Rice flied to Fothergill, Harris’ pop drive glanced from Gibson's glove Ato his head and into left field for a single. Gibson was knocked out by the blow. fter being down a few min- utes Wibson arose and resumed pitch- ing. Speaker walked. Golin sent a long fly to Heilmann. No runs. DETROIT—Woodall walked. Gibson sacrificed, Bluege to Harris, who cov- ered first. Reeves threw out Warner, Woodall going to third. Gehringer singled past Bluege, scoring Woodall, Gehringer stole second. Manush walk- ed. Fothergill doubled to left, scoring Gehringer and Manush, Heilmann hit a_homer over left field .wall, scoring Fothergill ahead of him. Neun singled to center. Tavener hit over the infield for a base, Neun stopping at second. Burke balked, both runners advancing. Burke was taken out of the box. Coff- man relieving him. Neun and Tavener worked a double steal, Neun scoring. Woodall walked and died stealing, Tate to Reeves. Six runs. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Gehringer threw out Judge after a one-handed pickup back on the grass. Bluege walked. Gehringer fumbled Reeves' grounder, Bluege going to third. Tate forced Reeves, Warner to Tavener, Bluege scoring. Coffman _walked, . Tavener threw out Rice. One run. DETROIT—Reeves went back for Gibson’s high fly. Warner was safe when Bluege made a wide throw. Gehringer fanned. Manush popped to is. No runs. “‘Airplane Theft Rin Of Rebuilding Cr | By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 13.— A modern wrinkle in the age-old crime | of thievery came to light today when it became known that agents of the | Department of Justice were working on a theory that an “airplane theft |ving” was conducting a methodical stealing of machines, rebuilding them nd selling them in Middle Western citie | Efforts of Walter Anderson and L. Herschherger, fiyers, of Richmond, to recover two planes gtolen a o0 in acquiring parity with Great fi\ ain by the actual construction of vear ago was one of the cass which cipitated the Federal inveltigation. "™a two fiyers yesterdy looked at g" Is Suspected aft a_r_li_SeHing Them commercial planes operated here, but the owners proved the regularity of their purchases. Linking the thefts at Richmond with reports of missing planes in other cities in Indiana and nearby States, the Federal agents believe the planes are taken to a storage place somewhere near Kansas City, where they are rebuilt and sold. Aviation experts point out that .his procedure is extremely difficult, but, on the other hand, the investigators found identification of such planes would be just as difficult. Radio Programs—Page 26. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, WEDNESDAY, HOLY LAND QUAKE LEAVES CITIES OF DEAD; RUINS GROW 450 Bodies Recovered From Debris in Palestine Communities. HISTORIC SAMARITAN CENTER DEVASTATED Inhabitants of Towns Flee to Open Country, Fearing Repetition of Disaster. By the Associated Press. JERUSALEM, Palestine, July 13.— Nablus, anclert Samaritan center, 30 miles north of Jerusalem, and other towns in the Holy Land appear like cities of the dead, say reports whic reached Jerusalem today of the astrous earthquake that rocked region Monday afternoon. Four hundred bodles of victims have been recovered from the debris in Palestine cities and villages. A list of casualties compiled by the authorities places the number of fn- jured at 450. No casualties were reported among the Jewish population in the country districts. Thousands of familles all over the country spent last night in the open air, fearing a repetition of the earthquake. Not a house in Jerusalem or }ebron is without some damage. Buildings in R Two synagogues, one in Jerusalem and the other in Tiberias, were de- stroyed. In several Palestine towns the Moslem mosques and the govern- ment office buildings were damaged, The house of the British represent- ative at Annam, the capital of Trans- jordania, was totally destroyed. The church of the Holy Sepulchre as well as the Greek Choir Chapel and two large domes were damaged. A message of sympathy was re. ceived by Acting High Commissioner Col. Symes. from High Commissioner Lord Plummer, who is now on vaca- tion in England. Details from many of the affected places were still being awaited today, but the story of the fate of Nablus says it presents an awful spectacle of destruction. Scarcely a house in the old part of the town escaped. Some collapsed entirely, while others seem to be held together by a miracle. the . High fretted buildings piled fantas- tically .above narrow streets collapsed (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) o JONESTIES RECORD INOPENING ROUND Turns in 68 to Lead Field in Defense of British Open Golf Title. —— By the Associated Pres ¥ ST. ANDREWS, Scotland. July 13. —Bobby Jones struck a decisive first blow in defense of his British open golf title by scoring a sensational 68 for the first 18 of the 72 holes to de- cids the title. The champion, very much on his game, did the first nine holes in 32, four under par, and finished the round with a stroke gained on par in the home-coming stretch to clip five strokes altogether from perfect fig- ures. His score equaled the St. Andrews course record. Playing fault- less golf, the Atlantan came up to the home hole needing a par four to equal the best performance the his- toric course has known. He got it and was off in front of the big field, seeking his laurels. Bobby was on the par eighteenth hole with his second, 16 feet from the cup. He barely missed the putt for the birdie to get 67 and break the record of the ancient course. As he tapped the ball home for the par and tie of the course's best, the great crowd massed about the green burst into wild cheers, His card: out In.... Sets Record on First Nine. After compiling a record 32 on the first nine, when he was even from the fifth hole through the nint he hitched up his belt and went seri- ously at the task of bettering par on the difficult second nine. He missed only two shots on the sensational round. His drive found a_bunker on the second and on the fitteenth his tee shot reached rough at the right near the railway line. A powerful recovery, however, sent the ball on the green and he got his 4. At the twelfth he was five under 4s, The most spectacular hole was on the long fifth, 530 yards of threaten- ing trouble. Here he was on the edge of the immense green with two tre- mendous wooden club wallops, but nearly 100 feet from the cup. He gave the ball a chance with a crisp blow from his putter and it skimmed smoothly over the velvet surface of the green and fairly into the cup for an_eagle 3. The round sent St. Andrews golf fans wild. Men, women and children of this ancient town, where golf is life itself, gave vent to their pent- up feelings as the master finished his task for the day. They had with dif- ficulty managed to retain themselves as they rushed along behind him as he reeled off the shots which gave him the 68. After the round members of the gallery were commenting with awe that, great as the round was, with a break of fortune it would have been three strokes better. Crowd Breaks Ropes. The crowd broke the ropes at the finish to congratulate Bobby, but | with his famous grin working over- time, he eluded his enthusiastic well- wishers and escln” to the club- house, The champi® played as well ‘ontinued on Pege 3, Column 5) ~ L JULY 13, Educator Drowns; Was Descendant Of John Alden By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, Ju the death of Prof. 8 by drowning at North Potnal, Vt., at midnight was reccived here to- day, He was a direct descendant of John Alden, a well known reviews head of the department of Engli at St. Johin's College, Annapolis, and formerly of the University of Tlinois and Smith College, | SUSPELT IS TREN INHILLS HURDER Wandering Musician, Picked Up on Farm, Held for Questioning. | Frank Polan, a wandering m an, | 21 years old, who gives his address in Washington as 1114 Eleventh street. was picked up this morning on a farm near Cotesville, Md., under question- able circumstances, and is being held for investigation in connection with the murder of Edwin I. Mills, 46 vears, prosperous Hunting Hill dairy- man, last Thursday at dawn, at the courthouse in Rockville by State’s At torney Robert Peter, jr. and Lieut. James Manning, Baltimore sleuth, leaders in the murder investigation. Polan, who, according to papers on his person has been under treatment at Walter Reed Hospital, was taken into custody by County Officer George C. .Windham, following the receipt of information last night t! a strange man_ had been seen loitering in the woods. Windham, in company with others in the Colesville district, searched the woods last night, but could not find him. This morning, however, the man was seen again, this time attempting to get-a *“handout” at a farm in the neighborhood. Windham, upon receiv- ing this word, went to the farmhouse where he was eating. Rushed to Rockville. After a casual conversation, Wind- ham says he mentioned the Mills mur- der, whereupon Polan is alleged by the officer to have “turned white and trembled.” It was said that Polan had a Washington newspaper in his pocket which was folded so the story of the Mills murder was on top. courthouse at Rockville, he immediately was grilled by State’s Attorney Peter and Lieut. Manning. Description Held Similar. ‘When picked up, Polan, according to_the authorities, had a_growth of bedrd, dirty ng,"and was gener- ally unkempt. described as be- ing from 20 to 25 years old, having a black mustache, ‘dark hair and about 5 feet 5 inches in height. It was said that this description clos ly followed the description given to the authorities by Clarence Miles, 20 year-old farmhand at the Mills farm, who_witnessed the shooting. While not unduly optimistie that Polan has any connection with the Mills murder, the authorities said after questioning him they would hold him for further investigation. The taking into custody of Polan caused much excitement at Rockville, coming on the top of other rumors of action which were being circulated regarding the Mills murder. The developments fused new life into the murder investigation, which was threatening to die out, following the declaration of Lieut. Manning yes: terday that after following more than 100 leads that he was no farther than he was when he arrived last Thurs. day morning a few hours after the murder. £ Polan, according to the authorities, told farm people he accosted in the Colesville_district that he was out of work and in need of food. It was said that he had a decidedly emaciat- ed appearance. Probe Reported Threat. The authorities also were investi- gating this morning information given them by William Welsh, manager of a prominent pool parlor’in Rockville. Mr. Welsh is represented as having told the authorities that one of the men who already have been under suspicion and closely questioned in the Mills murder made a threat against Mills and another man in his pool parlor a short time ago. It was understood that this state- ment of Welsh had caused the authorities to determine to carefully review this angle of the case. Another startling _rumor freely circulated about the Rockville court- house today was that a certain per- son, who hus been prominent in the murder investigation himself, is being regarded with suspicion. Records at Walter Reed Hospital reveal that Frank Polan, jr., was en- tered there as a patient November 5, 1926, and discharged from the hospital on_April 4 last. While at the hospital he ward 82 for treatment of diseases. was mental PROBE FATAL WRECK. Inquest May Fix Responsibility for Ohio Crash. TOLEDO, Ohio, July 13 (A.—A coroner’s inquest was held here today to determine if possible responsibility for the wreck here late yesterday of an interurban car and a freight train, which resulted in three persons being killed and nine others injured, one serlously. i The wreck occurred at a_crossing of the New. York Central Railroad and Toledo and Indiana interurban lines, while the crossing watchman was away from his post. The interurban car was practically demolished. The dead are Mrs. Mary Fought, 63, Holland, Ohio: Helen ight, 3, granddaughter of Mrs, Fought, and an unidentified man believed to be from Flint, Mich. o OFFICERS URGED TO FLY. Army Asks Men in Other Branches to Join Air Corps. Army officers were urged today by the War Department to apply for transfer to the air corps because of “the promising future of aviation in general and of the Army Air Corps in particular.” The expansion of the air corps will increase its commissioned personrel to 1,650 and the department is making 1927—THIRTY-EIGH' been (rainad to '3 - a special effort to get from other branches of the Army men qualified to fill some of the vacancles after having i L must cross a - ¢ Fpening Star. PAGES. CO0LDGE PLEASED ATAUTOCARAVAN TOVACATIONHONE Steady Stream of Callers Arrives Daily to Pay Respects. FAMILY PILGRIMAGES NEW IDEA IN POLITICS Development Overshadows Front Porch Campaigns—Spontaneity Surprises Executive’s Friends. BY J. RUSSELL YOU Staff Correspondent of The Star. STATE GAME LODGE, BLACK IILLS. 8. Dak., July 13.—President Coolidge's temporary residence in the Black Hills has produced sometaing entirely new and novel in the matter of an admiring public paying its hom- age to a Chief ecutive. Little cara- vans are arriving daily at the Presi- dent’s home in the hills from all parts of the North and Middle West. They come from the range country and the corn belt—even Senator Horah's State is represented by those who are “dropping in” at the Summer White House to pay their respects and to catch a glimpse of this New Englander at play in the West. ; These caravans vary in size. but they are arriving in clouds of dust r v, and they are proving to be the one really big se tion thus far of the President’s sojourn in lhes_e hills. Some of the cans_ consti- tute just one family, while others in- clude several families and groups of neighbors, some chugging up to the Summer White House as representa- tives of organization: . The most interesting part of this Coolidge caravan development is that these pilgrimages have not been ar- ranged for. They have been sponta- neous, which makes them all the more welcome and more significant than those prompted journeys of party familiar in the past of this spontaneity and the friendliness on the part of these callers, President Coolidge has been deeply impressed. Caravans Please President. A This development and the fact that 1 so warmly by the South Dakotans wherever he has presented himself since coming to the State have done much to make his vacation a_most happy and com- forting one. The production of what is now being referred to out here as the Coolidge caravans “is .proving 1y interesting to the Presi- dent's politieal friends who have been here within the past few days. They attach considerable importance to this condition. They look upon it not only as a tribute to the Presi- dent personally, but as a strong m'dl- cation that the people of the West and Middle West want to show those who are endeavoring to work up op- position to the President that they are satisfied with the Coolidge way of running the Government. This caravan idea is something new in American politics and is proving to be a most happy surprise to asso- ciates of the President. While discussing the caravans to- a associates of the President re- called the front porch of Marion, Ohio, which was the unique feature of the Harding campaign in 1920. Also some reference was made to the vari- ous gatherings in the rear grounds of the White House in the 1924 cam- paign. But these seem to be over- shadowed by the equally remarkable caravans which are arriving, some- thing after the fashion of the old covered wagons, at the President’s “Home in the West.” Taken to Mean Much. The President’s friends are happy in the thought that these pilgrimages mean more than appears mergly on the surface. It is pointed out that these pilgrims to the game lodge are coming because they want to. They a=n mnot being urged. The President is not beckoning to the West to come and pay him homage. The West is coming to him of its own volition, and it is coming at its own expense. No campaign war chest figures in this. However, these pilgrimages ap- pear to be independent of any politi- cal considerations. It seems to be more of a case of the West and his wife and daughters and sons wanting to show the President that they are grateful to him for coming to the West for his vacation and, therefore, to pay proper homage. Those who are impressed with this development are now watching anx- fously to see what the outcome will be. At the present time there appears to be a cry throughout the West of “to the Black Hills or bust.” In the so-called Wyoming caravan that presented itself " at the game lodge yesterday afternoon was Pat Sullivan, veteran member of the Re- publican national committee from Wyoming. Expect Coolidge Candidacy. Mr Sullivan _said Republicans throughout the West are proceeding on the assumption that President Coolidge will be a candidate for re- election next year. Although Mr. Sul- livan talked for more than an_ hour with Mr. Coolidge, he said the Presi- ent did mot give the slightest indi- ion of his intention with respect to running again. “We certainly hope he will,” he said, adding that he was prepared to v every State of the West, except Nevada, would return a majority for him_at the polls. It was_altogether (Continued on Page 2, Column 7. Becat of was *¥ UP) Means Associated Press. Heat Wave to End Tomoryow Night, Forecaster Says A break in the heat wave <which is engulfing the District of Columbia will occur tomorrow night, Forecaster Mitchell predicted today. Riding in from the West, the ‘break” -will come on the heels of a thunderstorm which, data at the Weather Bureau indicate, will visit the city tomorrow afternoon. The highest temperature vesterday 93 degrees, Mr. Mitchell said, but that fact brought no honors to the day with respect to its being the hottest so far this ¥ Mr. Mitchell recalled that June the | thermometer reached 95 and up until | noon today that still was the record. Until tomorrow afternoon's sched- uled thunderstorm and the break which is due to follow, the most Washington can expect in the way of comfort is to have the clouds shut out the sun. PROBERS SEEK NEW VARE BALLOT RULE Slush Fund Body to Appeal Decision Handed Down in Philadelphia. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN The Reed slush fund committee, acting through Senator King of Utah, its only member now in Washington, and Jerry South, who has represented the committee, today took steps to perfect an appeal in the Vare-Wilson senatorial ballot case in Pennsylvania. The decision of Judge J. Whitaker Thompson in the Federal District Court in Philadelphia_yesterda the court was without jurisdiction in the case, was a disappointment to the members of the Senate committee. Senator King said, however, that the committee would do everything in its power to have the ballots cast in the Vare-Wilson election in 1926 pre- served. Apparently this can be done only through an appeal from the de- cision of Judge Thompson and the issuance of a restraining order to pre- vent the destruction of the ballots be- fore the election which is to be held in Pennsylvania September 20. After conferring with Mr. South, Senator King announced that steps would be taken to perfect an appeal. The appeal is to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia. Court Order Needed. Senator King said that under the Pennsylvania State law, the ballots in the senatorial election will be de- stroyed prior to the coming Pennsyl- vania election, unless the court should issue a restraining order. That order, he said, probably woyld have to com¢ from the Court of Appeals. Copies of the decision of the court reached Senator King today. They will be forwarded to Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, chairman of the slush fund committee, and to Senators McNary of Oregon and La Follette of Wisconsin, the other members of the committee, he said. Senator Reed, it was said at his office, might come to Washington. But Senator King's un derstanding was that Senator Reed is now on the way to Kansas City. Senator King said that the com- mittee was interested principally in the preservation of the ballots, which the Senate will need if it is to de- termine the contest which has been lodged by Willlam B. Wilson, the Democratic candidate for the Sen- ate, against Senator-elect William S. Vare in the 1926 election. “Whether the Reed committee, the privileges and elections committee or some other committee of the Sen- ate is to conduct the inquiry and make a final report to the Senate is all one to me,” said Senator King. “But it is imperative that the bal- lots be preserved for the use of the Senate and its committee.” Expected Bitter Contest. Senator King expressed the hope that an appeal would be dealt with promptly in view of the importance of the matter at issue. He said that doubtless the opponents of the Reed committee would carry the matter to the Supreme Court of the United States, if the appeal from Judge ‘Thompson’s decision was adverse to them, and that certainly the Senate committee would do so. The Supreme Court does not meet until October. Whether the Supreme Court could reach the case, in the event of an ap- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4) RUSSIANS SENTENCE WIFE OF SPY TO DEATH Mrs. Klepikoff, Whose Husband ‘Was Executed Recently, Ac- cused of Aiding Him. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, July 13.—Mme. Klepikoff has been sentenced to death by a court-martial at Kronstadt, on the charge of aiding her husband, Comdr. Klepikoff, in espionage for Great Brit- ain. Klepikoff, who formerly com- manded a ship in the Baltic fleet, was executed by a firing squad recently after being found guilty of espionage. He was alleged to have confessed to giving a report to a British intelli- gence_agent in Finland containing in- formation on the condition of the So- viet armed forces, particularly the navy. At the same trial Mme. Klepikoff was sentenced to three years’ impris- onment_for complicity, but the Su- preme Court failed to confirm the sen- tence. She was then brought to trial before a court-martial. Chicago Pedestriang Must Obey Traffic Lights and Stop Loitering, Judge Rules By the Associated Pres CHICAGO, July 13.—“Watch your step” will mean something in Chicage from now on. Judge A. B. Summers of Traffic Court has announced that pedestrians must obey the red and green street crossing lights the same as motorists. “Jaywalkers” will be given a fort- night’s “period of training” before ar- rests are made, said Police Chief Hughes. After that they will be sub- ject to as high as $100 fines. In looking over the traffic laws the police found some interesting regula- tions which, they say, will be enforced® One pmvlden?mt & person on foot ighway “by the most direct route,” and that when crossing any place other than a crosswalk he must give right of way to vehicles, Motorists, too, will find a new en- forcement. They no longer will be permitted to honk their horns when irked by traffic delays. The law say: the horn is to be sounded only as a warning signal. And another rule which reaches right down to the boys and girls provides that “no roller skates, kiddie cars, sleds or other toy vehicles are per- mitted on the street.” In the effort to speed up traffic woman shoppers laden with bundles also will be told to mfl it will be no more for the men; Judge 8 | Note, “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 97,850 3 TWO CENTS. PEKING DEMANDS RECALL OF JAPAN'S ARMY IN SHANTUNG Following Protest, Charges Tokio With Violat- ing Obligations. SHANGHAI FOREIGNERS DECRY EXCESSIVE TAXES General Chamber of Commerce Ob- jects to Helping Pay for Civil War. By the Associated Press. China, July 13.—The Pe- | king government, after a verbal pro- test by the foreign office to the Jap- anest legation on Monday, has sent a note to the Japanese legation in | which it demands the i nmediate with- Tsingtao, in the province of Shan- tung. The note also demands the recall iof any further troops sent to those citles and expresses the earnest hope for a satisfactory early reply. Cities Sought in Drive. The Japanese government nas been sending troops to Tsinanfu and Tsing- tao, in both of which cities the Jap- anese have extensive interests. Both cities for some time have been the objects of a drive by the Nationalists, who seek their capture as part of the larger plan to take Tientsin and Peking itself. A Reuter dispatch from Tsingtao yesterday said that 2,000 Japanese troops had from Dairen and that the situation was quiet. The note, which was made public this afternoon, expresses astonish- ment that the protests of the Chinese government regarding the dispatch of Japanese troops to Tsingtao have not received “due attention” by the Jap- anese government. Charges Adv “:ze Taken. On the cont...v, the note alleges, the Japanese took advantage of the defection of some of the troops of Gen. Sun Chuan-Fang, the Northern com- mander in Shantung, to dispatch Jap- anese troops to Tsinanfu from Tsing- tao und to replace them with fresh troops from Dairen. The note declares that the Japanese government, which has constantly pro- fessed friendship for China, has thus ignored China’s protc:ts arl has com- mitted acts violating Japan's treaty 5 and Chinese soveraignty. The teh of troops, the note says, has created intense indignation throughout China. SHANGHAI TAXES PROTESTED. Foreign Chamber of Commerce Says Levies A:: Excessive. SHANGHAIL, China, July 13 (®) The General Chamber of Commer r--rizenting various countries includ- ing the United States, today sent & strong protest to United States Con- sul General Edwin S. Cunningham, as senior consul here, against the alleged illegal surtaxes, luxury taxes and.an increase in tonnage dues, recently promulgated by the Nationalist gov- ernment. The “rotest expressed also an ¢’ jec- tion to the use of the proceeds which were stated to be principally spent in financing C*° s civil war. More Troops Due Today. Arrival at Tsingtao, China, of 1,500 Japanese troops, with 500 more due to arrive there today, was reported to the Navy Department yesterday by Ad- mi C. S. Williar:s, commanding the Asiatic fleet. In addition, the cruiser Yakuga, was said to have left her landing force at that plac: when she sailed today for Shanghai. “Everything is quiet in Tsingtao, and the curfew is still in effect,” the admiral said, adding that a corps of railway and field telegraph operators was expacted to arrive there about Friday. . SOLDIERS’ HOME FIRE PROBED AS ARSON Ninth Blaze at Sawtelle Institu- tion Believed of Incendiary Origin. By the Associated Press. SAWTELLE, Calif., July 13.—In- vestigation of the ninth. of a series of fires in the Soldiers’ Home here, which yesterday burned a part of a barracks, was started today by Col. John Hadley, governor of the instl- tution, on the theory it was of in- cendiary origin. E. E. Enos, chief of the Los An- geles Bureau of Kire Investigation, also will begin an inquiry by question- ing every man in the company qua tered in the barracks. Only one man was in the building at the time the fire was discovered. He escaped. The building, of frame construction, three stories high, stands a few yards from the ruins of the large mess hall burned last March, with a loss esti- mated at $125,000. The appraised value of the barracks is $23,000. ‘The 3,000 veterans at the home, may of them aged, crippled or bed: ridden, live under the shadow of this persistent and mysterious fire men. ace, while four investigations were carried on in an effort to determine whether the home houses a pyro- maniac or an arson gang. — THREE KILLED, FOUR HURT IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 13.— Three men were killed and four other persons, two men and two women, were injured, two serlously, when an automobile driven by Miss Betty Peck of Los Angeles crashed into a real e tate office in the outskirts of the city early today. Police reports said the car was trave eling about 35 miles an hour when an- other car turned in suddenly from a street, forcing Miss Peck to turn it hurdled the curb and the reai estate offices drawal of troops from Tsinanfu and.