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WE! 108 Weathes Fair tonight a ued cool. Temperature—IHighest, yesterday: lowest Full report on Closing N.Y. Mark No. 30,460. Dost MALTZAN, GERMAN ENVOYTOU.S., DIES IN AIRPLANE CRASH Five Others Are Killed When Machine Drops to Earth in Saxony. office, Wa AMBASSADOR WAS ON EVE OF RETURN TO POST HERE Investigators See Mystery in Col- lapse of Plane, Apparently in Good Condition. Dy the Associated Pre BERLIN, September 23.—Baron Ago von Maitzan, German Ambassa- dor to the United States, was killed wday in and airplane crash outside of ruhe, seven miles from in Thuringia. | The Ambassador and five others were killed when the Lufthansa plane 1)-385, en route from Berlin to Munich, crashed from some undetermined cause. ! Yon Maltzan was just completing | his holiday in Germany and intended to return to the United States early in | October. The others killed were Pilot Char- Jott. an official of the German Federal | lailways, a pupil of the Staaken | chool of Pilots, a traffic man of the Lufthansa and an unidentified engi- neer. The only eyewitness to be found was one who reported to the post office at Schleiz that he saw one of the wings of the plane breaking and | the plane then crashed to the ground. | That the wings of the plane crum- pled is regarded as inconceivable in | air circles here as the machine had | been inspected this morning prior to| its departure by Mechanic Feiler, who | certified to the Lufthansa Co. that the | machine was in order. ! The theory has been expressed that | the accident may have been due to! malicious interference by a third | party. Lufthansa officials point out that Charlett had been a pilot since 1912 and flown 260,000 kilometers for the company without a mishap. The company also pointed out that both 'the pilot and mechanic had flown the Berlin-Munich route constantly .and were familiar with every stretch of the territory, Planned Family Reunion. As the accident occurred in a dis- trict where there are no mountains the officials were quite mystified at a nishap to an airplane which has been | in the service since May. The Ambassador’s wife and little daughter- had left Partenkirchen, IAalmoul heaith Fesort in the Bavarian DS, to come to Munichtto meet Ambassador. . Three Lufthansa planes h: left Leipzig for Schleitz with officials of the testing station, traffic department and techpical department of the Luft- hansa. Baron: Ago von Maltzan was good naturedly nicknamed by the German people “The Red Baron,” because for 'years he had been undersecretary of state in the German foreign office in charge of the eastern department— and that meant Russia. It was his job to study the vast changes that were going forward in the realms of the Soviet and his knowledge of Communism was at once keen and | penetrating. Chose Military Career. Baron von Maltzan was 50 years of aze and a native of Mecklenburg. Choosing a military career, the baron, after his" graduation from the Uni- versities of Bonn and Breslau. became a lieutenant of Dragoons. The :ure of diplomatic life, however, soon caused him to shift from the military and he entered the foreign office as an attache in 1906. Serving successively as secretary of legation at Rio de Janeiro, Christiznia apd St. Petersburg, Baron von Malt- zan in 1912 became councilor of lega- tion at China. Here he remained until China joined the allies against Ger- many. The baron returned home for work in the foreign office. While in China he married Miss Edith Cru- son, daughter of a wealthy Magde- burg steel manufacturer. ‘The baron played a no small part in the framing of the treaty of Rapollo between Russia and Germany. Baroness von Maltzan js regarded as one of the most popular hostesses in Berlin society and Americans were frequent zuests at the baron’s Berlin home. The baron was appointed Ambassador to the United States on December 10, 1924, succeeding Dr. Otto Ludwig Weldfeldt. HJGHLY ESTEEMED HERE. Baron Maltzan Considered One of Best Diplomats in Capital. Dy the Associated Press. Baron Ago Maltzan, German Ambas sador to the United States, was consid- ered one of the most brilliant foreizn diplomats in the National Capital. He was Germany's second Ambassador to the United States since diplomatic re- Jations were severed by the World War. During the World War he was at. tached to the German foreign office. Practically his entire career has been devoted to diplomatic service. One of the major problems in which Paron von Maltzan was engaged in representing his country here was the solution of the question of disposing of alien property seized by the United States from German citizens during the war. He was one of the leaders in {1y 4,750 miles from Cranwell, or with ATHER. r Bureau Forecast.) nd tomcrrow; contin- 0. at 3 p.m. . 50, at'3 a.m. today. | page 9. ets, Pages 14 and 15 Entered as second class matter < shinzton. D, @h ; Ambassador Killed | | __BARON AGO VON | LEVINE'SINDIA HoP FAILS AT VIENNA { Attempted Non-Stop Dash, Ends in Pouring Rain. Plane Lands Safely. | By the Associated Pross. | | VIENNA, September 23 (#).—The | attempt of Charles A. Levine and | Capt. Walter Hinchcliffe to set a new non-stop distance record ended to- day when the monoplane Columbia |landed here at 5:38 p.m. in a pouring The plane landed safely. NEW RECORD IS SOUGHT. rain. Take-off Is Seen as Auspicious With Heavy Load. CRANWELL, England, September 23 (P).—Balked by bad weather in his oft-expressed desire to fly back to| America, Charles A. Levine, stormy | petrel of the air, took off with Capt. | Walter Hinchcliffe at 8:06 o'clock this morning, after many postponements, in an endeavor to beat the long-dis- tance, non-stop record in an easterly direction. Their goal was understood to be Delhi, capital of India, approximate- good luck Calcutta, 800 miles farther. Either would far surpass the record set by Levine and Clarence Chamber- lin in their flight from New York to rmany in the Columbia, the same noplane used in the present at- tempt. Aided by Wind, The heavily loaded Columbia bumped the ground in hopskip-jump fashion twice before she rose with the aid of a 36-mile wind and circled to dart away to the east into a clearing sky. There had been some rain, and the plane at the take-off was headed into a rain- bow, hailed by those on the field as a good omen. The plane was taken from the han- gar and preparations for the flight be- gun at 7:25. Prior to tuning up the engine a barograph was sealed into place and the tanks were loaded with 480 gallons of petrol. Wears Same Suit, Levine wore the lucky blue striped shirt in which he crossed the At- lantic. He and the Imperial Air- ways pilot had apparently settlel the differences which arose between them last week, as there was no friction at the start, and Levine made a last-minute arrangement for in- surance for Mrs. Hincheliffe in case of a crash. Bidding goodby to his wife and! daughter, Capt. Hincheliffe said, “Don’t worry. The next message you get from me will be datelined India.” It was estimated that the Columbia would be able to stay in the air 55 hours. Hincheliffe Astir Early. Capt. Hinchcliffe was on the field at 6 a.m., and was joined soon after- ward by Levine, John Carisi, the Columbia__Aircraft Corporation en- (Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) POINCARE TAKES HOLD OF TARIFF QUESTION French Premier Sends for All Papers in Dispute With United States. By the Associated Press. PARIS, September ~— Premier Poincare has taken hold of the Franco- American tariff question personally. He had not done this during the car- lier stages of the exchange of notes, his idea then being that it was a ques- tion for the ministries of commerce and foreign affairs to deal with. The premier has sent for all the pa- pers on the subject, one of the most important of these, apart from the American reply, is considered to be the letter from Paul Claudel, Ambassador to the United States, transmitting the American Government’s point of view to the fullest extent. There is no indication here vet as to the tenor of the French reply, al- i { | | Washington diplomatic society, his career here being contrasted to that of hix predecessor, who seldom partici- ed in social activities. Baron von Maltzan was an expert capecially in the relations of Germany +-jth Russia and the Orient. Prominent in Diplomacy. The baron, who celebrated his fifti- ¢« 1 birthday last July, had been par- tcularly prominent in German di ji V'as_successl t o Bastern affairs of the German for- eizn office and then for two years e t secretary of that ministry nermanen \:ernre becoming Ambassador to this country. B e ,AL the outbreak of the World War 4 von Maltzan was a secretary in l":{:: He returned to Germany dur- ing the war through the United States, thus providing his first visit to this country. D\ .onsiderable time rhe Hague, one o sand important Germany- in that period. at the legation in He was hailed lnA\V-ahinxlnn as one \ ~@antimued on Page 5, Column 1.) ‘omacy from 1920 onward, when he g ively chief of the division | uring the war he served a ¢ the most difficult diplomatic posts £or | or constabulary men. though some disappointment is feit at ! the tone of the American answer. MARINES AGAIN ROUT NICARAGUAN BANDITS ;Twe]ve Natives Wounded in At- tack, U. S. Forces Suffering No Losses. By the Associated Press. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, September 23.—Bandits who again attacked the garrison of United States Marines and Nicaraguan constabulary at Telpaneca were repulsed after two hours of fight- ing with the loss of 12 wounded. Theré were no casualties among the Marines Bandits also attacked the ungarri- |BOXING COMMISSIONER - “farthest corner.” WASHINGTON DEMPSEY BACKERS INSIST LONG COUNT GAVE TUNNEY FIGHT Champion Takes Nine in Sev-| enth, but Opponents Say Time Was Longer. MAKES RINGSIDE RULING Marine Comes Back in Final Rounds to Stagger Challenger. Jack Dazed After Bell. BY ALAN J. GOULD. Associated Press Sports Editor. CHICAGO, September 23.—Gene Tunney today began his second year's term of office as heavyweight cham- | pion of the world, but only after the | backers of his conquered opponent, Jack Dempsey. had vigorously de- manded a “recount” df the vital me ments in their spectacular battle at Soldier Field. The stalwart, handsome Marine re- peated his victory of exactly a year and by the same verdict, a decision at the end of 10 rounds. But this time he came within a second of being knocked out and off the heavyweight throne—dumped, dazed and shaken to the floor in the seventh round for a count of nine that actually, in the opinion of ringside observers, took from 12 to 15 second to reach. ‘The receipts of the fight were $2,658,- 660, the record gate of pugilism, Pro- moter Tex Rickard announced today. The gate was $763.660 more than the battle of the Sesqui, at Philadelphia last year. It was his greatest triumph finan- cially and competitively. The receipts topped the Demsey-Carpentier gate by $1,032,080 and the Firpo battle by $1,- 576,070, Verge of Knockout. Tunney’s hand was raised in tri- umph, decisively earned by a stirring rally through the last three roupds that had Dempsey on the verge of a knockout himself in the final round. The champion was still a champion and fighting like one at the finish, but it seemed to thousands that the gods of fortune were with him, that but for the “break” in the seventh round, and the interpretation of the Hlinois Box- ing Commission’s’ knockdown rules, he might have been counted out and seen his million-dollar crown pass back to its old wearer. Knocked down by a sudden, furious and two-fisted assgult in the first min- ute of the seventh round, and holding the ropes groggily as he sat on the floor, Tunney was saved from a sible knockout by an official ruling that c%l‘ll’.lled a halt in the count until mpsey. ‘had gone to the Count Held Delayed. Instead of the count being started and continued uninterrupted, as in the old prize ring rules, from the time ‘Tunney hit the floor from the ef- fects of a vicious righthand smash and a short left hook, the toll was de- layed several precious seconds while the referee waved Dempsey to a dis- tant corner. At the count of nine Tunney got up to back off hastily and circle in full retreat until his faculties cleared, but he had already had the benefit of at least three and possibly five or six additional seconds in which to pull himself together. Dempsey’s handlers hotly asserted he should have been counted out: that Dempsey was “robbed” of a knockout victory that would have made him the first ex- champion to regain the heights. But Tunney’s handlers declared their man was simply profiting by the rules; that he wi eady to get up at “nine’” whenever that count was reached; that, as a matter of fact, he started to arise at “five,”” but stayed down to get the henefit of the long count on advice from his corner. Jolted and Jarred. So far as the rules are concerned, they were subjected to various inter- pretation, but Boxing Commissioner Paul Prehn, at the ringside, made it clear that no actual count was pos- gible, under them, until Dempsey was not in a corner well away from his fallen foe. v However close a call he had, what- even “break’ he benefittted by in this seventh round, there was no question in the minds of observers that other- wise Tunney was master. He out- pointed Dempsey for the first half of the fight and after weathering the old .warrior’'s most furious bid for victory, outfought, outboxed and out- generaled the challenger in the clos- ing three rounds. Tunney met and vanquished a Dempsey that was a far different fighter, a more dangerous puncher and a more flaming spirit than the uncertain, floundering figure that was toppled from the fistic throne a year ago. The champion, jolted and jarred as he never has been before and as he isn’t likely to be again without losing, had the stamina, boxing abil- ity and courage to pull himself back from the brink of disaster, to batter his way to victory after it seemed that one more solid wallop would have ended his reign as king. Ovations for Both. At the finish there was a mighty ovation for the gameness, for the un- quenchable spirit of one of the great- est battlers of all time, Dempsey; but there was as great if not greater tribute to the blond. blue-eyed giant vho came back to slash and cut his foe into semi-helplessness at the end. It was the tribute of the world's greatest and costliest fight crowd to a thrilling bout and its brilliant ac- tors, It came from a throng that numbered close to 150,000 and that paid approximately $2,700,000, figures that surpassed anything the golden era of the ring has known. It was the climax of Tex Rickard’s mightiest promotion venture in the country's biggest sports arena, a spectacle that dazzled the eye with its vast expanse and brought the great and near-great of the Nation together as they never "(Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) Tunney-Dempsey Fight Pictures WITH SUNDAY MORNI D. C, FRIDAY, SEI ) NG EDITION 23, PTEMBER 1927-F1 LAN'SAKES' Looks Like [y T00,JUST |, | ¢ Foening Star I"I'Y PAGES. * NRAREM LY z \ S LEGION ADIQURNS INBLAZE OF GLORY Official Reception and Ball in| Honor of Members Con- cludes Paris Convention. By the Associated Press. | PARIS, September 23.—The Amer- ican Legion's 1927 national conven- tion—the first ever held outside the United States—has closed in a blaze of glory. There have been several hot times in this old town during the conven- tion week, but the closing night was certainly the hottest of all, the dele- gates, their work done, giving them- | selves over to gaiety. Both the Paris municipality and the | French government had reserved their | largest scale hospitalities, until the end, with a great reception at the Hotel de Ville and a gala ball at opera. " The ball attracted so many of the Legionnaires and their ladies that the house was full almost before the band struck up the first fox trot, and sev- eral hundred had to be turned away. Guests Counted in Thousands. 1t would be hard to estimate how many did get in, but they certainly ‘were to be counted in the thousands, and dancing room was so scarce that they had to take it in relays. Despite this the universal expression was that they had enjoyed the time of their lives. Rarely has the famous building seen such a brilliant throng, with the men in evening dress and the women in rich gowns under the glow of the magnificent chandeliers. As a specal compliment to the Le- gion, the government invited the Florida “‘oranges” to share in the task of furnishing the music. The bands alternated, so that the dancing was continuous, and everybody had a| chance to fox trot to his heart's con- tent. At the Hotel de Ville reception, held before the ball, cordial speeches were exchanged by the president of the city council, M, Delsol; former Comdr. Howard P. Savage, Gen. Pershing and others. A concert was also given, with musical stars par- ticipating. | “The Forty Men and Eight Horses" (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) | o BANDIT ROBS ENVOYS IN CHINESE STICK-UP Belgian and Czecho Ministers at Peking Readily Give Up Watches, | By the Associated Press. PEKING, September 23.—The Bel- gian Minister De Warzee d'Hermalle and M. Halle, Czechoslovak Minister, were held up and robbed at the point of a pistol today. They were returning from a motor trip to Ming’s tomb to the north of the capital when they stopped to take a photograph. A bandit suddenly ap- peared and thrusting a pistol into their face8 demanded their valuables. They handed over their signet rings, gold watches and money. The robber also carried off their waistcoats which were in the car. Some other Chinese stood by and watched the affair and made no at- tempt to assist. The Ministers went to Changpingchow and told the magis- trate of the robbery and requested an escort of soldiers. The magistrate complied and they returned to Peking tonight without further mishap. e MEREDITH, DEMOCRATIC DRY CHAMPION, IS HERE Former Cabinet Member Trying to Solidify Opposition to Gov. Smith. By the Associated Press. E. T. Meredith, Secretary of Agri- culture in the Wilson cabinet, who has urged “dry progressive” Democrats to hold an early conference to unite against Gov. Smith of New York, ar- rived here today to confer with some of his friends. So far as could be learned, he has no engagement to see either Senators or Representativs While declining to talk for publication, most of the would not participate in any confer. ences before the Democratic national On Page 17 soned towns of Saklin a4nd Quezalgua- que, pillaging and rol | OF TODAY'S STAR | convention next year for the reason that they believed such gatherings might serve to stir up the strife which resulted in a spyt of the party at Madison Square rden in 1924, e e e party leaders on Capitol Hill said they o Plunge Into River Fails to Dampen Elopers’ Ardor By the Associated Press. MORGANTOWN, Ky., September 23.—Somewhere in the hills of Ten- nessee a happy couple is honey- mooning today. Elro House, 20, a farmer living several miles from here, looked on 14-year-old Pearl Allen, daughter of a Morgantown miner, and found her fair. Love laughed at the inhibitions of parents, and the pair sped away with House's chugging automobile motor sounding the beat for the wings of Cupid. Five miles from his starting point Elro drove his car on the Green River ferry, but, apparently dreaming rosy dreams of the future, he forgot to stop. The car rolled into the deep waters of the river. Oscar Phelps, ferry- man, was alarmed, but he man- aged to rescue House from the ma- chine. Then the two dived into the water and brought up Pearl. Pearl and Elro were married at GaVatin, Tenn. TRIANGLE PLANS AWAIT FINAL 0. Experts Going to New York to Confer on Commerce and. Revenue Buildings. The Fine Arts Commission will hold a special session in New York City next Wednesday, it was learned today, to confer with architects and consider for final approval plans of the two big buildings slated for early construction on the great Pennsylvania avenue triangle. The commission will confer with representatives of architects for the Department of Commerce Building and with Louis A. Simon of the super- vising architect's office, Treasury De. partment, which has developed plans for the Internal Revenue Building. Meeting Held Today. This development followed swiftly | today on the heels of the meeting at the Treasury Department of the Board of Architectural Consultants with their great volume of sketches and plans for the entire triangle between Pennsylvania avenue, Fifteenth and B streets. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon went into conference again today with the Board of Architects, going over their many details of the plans, and it | was understood he would give them his informal approval before they went to the Fine Arts Commission. Touis Ayres of New York, a mem- |ber of the firm of York & Sawyer is also a member of the hoard of architectural consultants. Mr. Simon of the Treasury Department is also a member of that board. These two will probably be the ones personally to present the plans before the Fine Arts Commission in New York Wednesday. Should the sketches receive the ap- proval of the Fine Arts Commission it is expected they will be returned to the Treasury again for the Secretary’s final approval before being sent to the Public Buildings Commission and to Congress. The Board of Architects plan to close up its session at the Treasury this afternoon. Outlook Seems Bright. Officials believe that the public building program now is going for- ward with better prospects of resolv- ing itself soon into actual construction than at any time heretofore. Many obstructions and differences of opinion in the past had delayed for months the earlier plans, but the operation of the new board of architects, on which is represented each of the various bodies | interested, has apparently proved a very happy means of co-ordinating opinion and developing plans of greater foresight satisfactory to aM, according to those in close touch with the situation. The presence of the Market sheds on the Internal Revenue Bur however, still proves an obstacle which will have to be overcome be- fore breaking of ground can take place. The Treasury wants to put steam shovels on the sight about the middle of November, if possible, and is hoping that the District Commis- sioners will be able to get the market sheds out of the way by that time. Among the vital factors in the new plans for the triangle it was learned today is the picturesque development f the gardens. The principal ones will be #ltuated in a court, more than 1000_fidet long in_the middle of the (Cont [nued on Page 4, Column 1) 1 — ‘Radi} Programs—Page 42 old Farmers' site_of the Building, DISTRICT PROBES - BRICK CONTRACT | | Commissioners Investigate Awards for Projects, Fol- lowing Complaints. An investigation of the award of brick contracts for construction proj- ects for the District government is | being made by the District Commis- sioners following criticisms by Henry E. Stringer, vice president and man- ager of the Hydraulic Press Brick Co., | and John Clark of the Victor Crushwa Co. of Hagerstown, Md., it was learn- ed today at the District Building. The complaints involve contracts for face brick for the public schools covering a period of several vears, and a recent award for supplying the District with one million vitrified bricks for sewer construction work which Clark charges should have | gone to the firm he represents, as it | was the low -bidder. A committes of | District officials which passed on thi: iaward rejected the bid of Clark's | company on the ground that the brick | did not meet specifications. Procedure Is Criticized. Mr. Stringer’s chief criticism con- cerns the procedure followed in the | purchase of brick and that the prod- ucts of his company are never se- Jected as samples, although the speci- fications require that the contractor must bid on brick comparable to the samples on display in the office of the municipal architect. The files of the District Building are voluminous with correspondence between District officials and Mr. Stringer over the award of brick con- tracts. In one letter addressed to Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty, under date of April 7, Mr. Stringer said: “I have had a check made and I | find that in the Winter and Spring of 1923 we furnished on direct orders | from the District of Columbia some the interior lining of the Macfarland, Langley, Lovejoy and Garrison Schools. In the four years that hav | only four District of Columbia opera- tions. “These orders were 110,000 salt-glazed brick and face brick and 262,000 com- mons, the latter brick not needing any approval in the District Building. This record undoubtedly speaks for itself, particularly when correspond- ence on file in the District Building will show that bricks sold in the Win- ter and Spring of 1923 were purchased after parties connected with the Dis- trict government had tried in every way to keep us from getting the con- tract, notwithstanding we had the lowest bid and were offering a high- grade product.” ‘Wrote to Moore. Later, Mr. Stringer wrote to Rep! sentative R. Walton Moore of Vir- ginia, complaining of the award of the brick contracts and pointing out the failure of the municipal architect’s office to select the products of his company as samples. “This selection,” he said, “gives such brick a preference. Mr. Moore referred this letter to Commissioner Dougherty with a sug- gestion that the Commisisoners ascer- tain the facts “‘and determine whether or not there is any failure to give the same opportunity to the Hydraulic Press Brick Co. which is given other companies.” Commissioner Dougherty sent Mr. Moore's letter to the -engineering de- partment and a reply was written by Engineer Commissioner Willlam B. Ladue, which read as follows: “I have gone into the question with the municipal architect and find that Mr. Stringer’s complain is based upon his failure to sell brick to con- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) With the object of demonstrating the ease with which passerigers can escape from a crowded transpoi® plane by means of parachutes in event of an’ emergency in flight, and inciden- tally to establish a new world record for the greatest number of parachute jumps from one plane, nine Navy and Marine Corps enlisted men are sched- uled to abandon a Navy Ford three- engined transport over Bolling Field this afternoon it the wind conditions permit. The jump was to have taken place shortly before noon, but owing to a strong cross-wind, which it was feared would blow the parachutes either into the river or into a congested section, the attempt was postponed until later The plane will he piloted H. R. Bowes, assistant op- in the gav. by Lie) | | | 934,000 red brick which were used for | | intervened we have served bricks onff Nine Men to Jump From Navy Plane In World Record Test of Parachutes| “From Press t With * (®) Means Associated Pre |Conan Doyle Talks| With Dickens’Shade| {On Unfinished Taleg By the Associated Press. | LONDON, September 23.—Wilkie Collins would have done a better job of finishing Charles Dickens’ novel “Edwin Drood” than the American medium who essayed the task in 1873, Dickens’ spirit ias confided to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the latter announces. A member of the seance attend- ed by the noted spiritualist asked through a medium if Drood was dead, whereupon, Sir Arthur re- ports, the spirit replied ‘No. 1 was sorry to go across to the other side before T got Edwin out of his troubles. The poor fellow had a hard time. He is alive, and Mr. Crisparkle (a character in the book) is hiding him.” Dickens' shade denied having in- spired the American medium. GEN. L. M. BRETT DIES IN HIS SLEEP Heart Fails D. C. Militia Ad-| jutant, Noted for Army Career. { | | | | | Brig. Gen. Lloyd M. Brett, U. S. A, cetired, adjutant general of the Dis trict militia, died early today at Wal- ter Reed Hospital. Death was due to |arterio sclerosis. A heart attack suf- fered about two weeks ago, immediate- ly after his return from Pittsburgh, Pa., where he had attended a reunion 5 the veterans of the 80th Division, with whom he served as a brigade ;ommander during the World War, |led to his transfer to Walter Reed. |He had since been seriously ill, and |although his condition yesterday led | |to the hope that he might recover he died quietly in his sleep at 3 o'clock |this morning. He was in his 72nd | year. | Funeral arrangements have been left in abeyance pending the arrival here this afternoon of his widow, Mrs. |Elma_ Wallace Brett. A daughter, Mrs. Diehl, wife of Capt. John R. W. Diehl, U. S. A., also survives him. [entative arrangements for the mili- tary funeral, now in the hands of of- ficers of the District National Guard, ire for services Monday at the home of Gen. Brett, 1301 Rhode Island ave- nue and interment in ‘Arlington. Veterans Meet Tomorrow. Former members of the 86th Divi- sion who served under Gen. Breit have been requested to meet tomor- row at moon at the University Club, where plans will be discussed for their participation in Gen. Brett's funeral. Officers who served with Gen. Brett and who now are in Pittsburgh and Baltimore have also been notified. Ends Distinguished Career. The death of Gen. Brett brings to an end a distinguished military ca- reer which began in the Spring of 1879, when, with other. members of his graduating class at West Point, he rode into the West as a young lieu- tenant of cavalry to join the com- mand of Gen. Nelson A. Miles in the Indian campaigns. It was in keeping with his life as a soldier that he dled “with his boots on,” -for most of his service was in the field and much of it with combat troops. After his statu- tory retirement in 1922, with 43 years in the Army behind him, he was ap- pointed adjutant general of the Dis- trict Militia and when death took him he was still on duty. A few weeks ago Gen. Brett, compli- mented by a friend upon his generally (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) stan e CHIANG IS REPORTED ON HIS WAY TO U. S. | Chinese Nationalist Leader Said t Be on Japanese Liner—Rumor Doubted. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, September 23.— The Examiner says it has learned that Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek, Chinese Na- tionalist military leader, is on his way to San Francisco aboard the Japanese liner Korea Maru, due next Thursday. The newspaper says it obtained the information from travelers arriving | here from the Orient yesterday aboard ‘he American liner President McKin- fey. This is in conflict with dispatches from Shanghai Wednesday night say- ing Miss Meiling Soong, a graduate of ‘Wellesley College and considered one of the most beautiful Chinese girls in the international city, had announced her engagement to the young general. Miss Soong at that time reported Gen. Chiang was in the interior and said he would come to Shanghai soon for the wedding. Among the President McKinley’s passengers was Charles A. Sloan, American newspaper cor- respondent, who has spent many years in China, and reputedly has long been acquainted with Gen. Chiang. Sloan declared he believed the announce- ment of Miss Soong was made to veil Chiang’s departure for the United States. State Department officials have had no information as to the movements of Gen. Chiang Kai-Shek since he left Shanghai August 17, presumably for his home in Chekiang Province. erations officer of the Naval Air Sta- tion, Anacostia. Those slated to carry out the test are Aviation Chief Machinist's Mate James T. Clark, the naval air station’s habitual jumper, and Aviation Chief Machinist’s Mate W. F. Scott, also of the Anacostia station; Chief Boat- swain's Mate Alvin V, Starr and Avia- tion Machinist’s Mate, First Class, F. Dwovzyski, both of the naval air sta- tion at Lakehurst, N. J.; Sergt. T. E. D. Hickle, Corpl. R. F. Ryder, Corpl. D. T. Hayes, Pvt, First Class, Joseph Fisher and Pvt. William Cooper, all of Brown Field, Quantico, Va. The exhibition was approved by Rear Admiral Willlam A. Moffet, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, shortly _Ymerdly'n Circulati for President. theran population hailing from the o Home in 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. on, 99,552 TWO CENTS. SMITH MAY CARRY WISGONSIN GROUP INZB CONVENTION Democrats of State, How- ever, Have Warm Feeling for Walsh of Montana. NEW YORK GOVERNOR MAY WIN BIG BACKING Some Republicans Feel His Nom- ination May Result in “Doubt- ful” Status. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Staff Correspondent of The Star. MADISON, Wis., September 23.— Unless all signs fail in these dry times, Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York will have the delegation from Wisconsin at the Democratic National Convention next year--the solid dele- tion in all probability. Three and a half years ago at Madison Square Garden two of the Wisconsin dele- gates had been elected as McAdoo men, and while it is said they were for Smith they voted for McAdoo be- cause of their instructions. ‘Wisconsin is wet in sentiment, and would be wet in fact if it could. Fur- thermore, although there is a goodly sprinkling of dry Democrats, the ma- Jority of the Democrats—who are not many, after all—are wet. They look upon Al Smith as the wet hope. In addition, a large—very large—number of the Democrats of the State are Catholics, and they are favorable to the nomination and election of Gev. Smith. Wets More Sangulne. T talked with a prominent Demo- crat who happens to be ‘terrifically dry. With entire frankness, this dry Democrat admitted that the delega- tion would be for Smith. He added, however, that he himself would not vote for Smith, either for the nomina- tion or in the general election. And, in his opinion, Smith could not carry the State of Wisconsin against any probable Republican candidate for the presidency. He believes that the de- sertions of dry Democrats and the opposition of Protestants to a Cath- olic for President, plus the fact that Wisconsin_is overwhelmingly Repub- lican, would prevent Smith from win- ning the electoral vote of this State. The wet Demoecrats here, however, are much more sanguine; they are will- {ing to.conceded the election to Smith without a quiver. They talk not alone of the wet support that Smith will get here but also of the support by pro- gressives because of the progressive government which Goy. Smith has given New York. Progressive Republicans and stal- warts alike say that Smith, if nomi- nated, would roll up a big vote in Wis- consin. Some of the Progressives say that the State might almost be placed in the doubtful column with Smith heading the Democratic ticket, espe- cially it President Coolidge should be renominated. But, of course, the Pro- gressives do not like Mr. Coolidge. In a straight party vote Wisconsin has not gone Democratic in a national election since the late John L. Sulli- van was a baby. In the Bull Moose split in 1912, with La Follette hating both Roosevelt and Taft, the State did go for Wilson. But four years later, when Hughes ran against Wilson and other Western States were falling into the Wilson column, Wisconsin voted for Hughes. 1In 1920 it voted for Hard- ing and in 1924 for the late Senator La Follette, on an independent ticket. The fact that the State could swing over to an independent ticket four vears ago gives some of the Demo- crats hope that the voters are inde- pendent enough to change from the Republican to the Democratic ticket next year if Smith be nominated. Move for Walsh. ‘There is a movement in prospect for the election of a Wisconsin delegation to the Democratic national convention favoring Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana for the presidential nomina- tion. It is sponsored by dry Demo- who are anxious tb head off Smith. They point out that Walsh is a Catholic as well as Smith, and that he should be acceptable to the Catho- lic voters of the State and country. In other words, they believe that the nomination of Walsh would satisfy the Catholic Democrats and at the same time the drys; that Walsh would have both the South and the West back of him in the convention and later in the election. They say that Senator Walsh would be strong in the West because he is of the West, because he is dry and progressive and that if & Ca : is to be supported by the South, Walsh would more easily have that support. At the same time the Catholic Democrats of the East should be placated by a Walsh nomination. _Whether Senator Walsh will permit his name to be used, particularly in Wisconsin, where Gov. Smith is sure to be placed before the voters at the primary next April. is not known, But his friends here are anxious to try it out, and they believe that they would give the Smith people a run for their money and that they might beat them. Nevertheless, the chances are for a Smith delegation from Wis. consin. Senator Walsh is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and has a sister living here. State Is Wet. The wets in Wisconsin point to the fact that a year ago the State went wet in a referendum vote. They point, too, to the fact that the Legis- lature this year passed the so-called Duncan bill, which sought to have the State dry law changed so as to per- mit 2.5 per cent beer. The measure passed both houses and was vetoed by Gov. Zimmerman. The governor is charged with having talked wet in wet communities last year when he was up for gubernatorial nomination, and his opponents believe that he in- jured himself by his veto of the Dun- can bill. However, he was acceptable a year ago to the Anti-Saloon Leagut and doubtless will have the league’ support again next year if he seeks to succeed himself as governor. But wet as the State is, Al Smith would have a rough time carrying it There is a big Lu. Scandinavian countries. Many of these people are wet, but they would . not support a Catholic. Some of the German-Americans in the State are Catholics, and so are the Poles and the Irish-Americans. But there seems little doubt but what the religious issue would make it hard for Smith before his departure for Panama. The greatest number of airmen who ever jumped from ingle plane in record is believed t W seven, 8] Washington is six, jwhile the world | leaders may dislike the next mom! (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.} here. Much as the La Follette Progressiv