Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1928, Page 4

4 - © CAPITAL RADIANT + ASEASTER DAWNS CO!orful Rehguous Serwces Wiil Open Day, With Prom- enades to Follow. HELD AT BAY Continued from First Page) todsy—congregations made up of men in faultless dress and Wwomen in colorful Spring frocks an The religior ov the day will be given over to promena hionable thoroughfares, mo- ‘nlkms around the pink- Basin _or else in the e enjoving weather. of 1 eve trees around the Tidal B: full bdloo: over the wee! placid wate latte s the to nuhr line to llil!bt‘ Fountain te Play. ail of park police will trafic in Potomac Park. and a patrol car of the Am obile Association will ters in the pa The rainbow fountain in ng pool at the Lincoln Mer be ready to dazzle spectators with prismatic spiendor, if the sun will o do its part, and for those who visit th memorial after dark a striking lightn effect will be provided by artificial | means. The sunrise service at Walter Rerd Hospital will open with a sacred co cert by the Army Band, W. J, Stan- | nard. leader. An officers’ chorus cf 32 voices, led by Maj. Lee Tillotson will sing “Look. Ye Saints.” Invoca- tion will be offered by Rev. Daniel L. Snvder of Emory Methodist Episconal Church. The children’s choir of the Army Medical Center then will sing “Christ Arose” and Stafl Capt. Ernest R. Holz, divisional commander of the Salvation Army. will give the Scripture reading. Following a soprano solo, “Hosagna,” by Mrs. Walter K. Wilson, the new chief of chaplains of the Army. Col Edmund P. Easterbrook, | who took office vesterday, will deliver | an Easter message. The service will close with the singing In unison of “Rise, Glorious Congueror.,” and the benediction by Capt. A. C. Oliver, jr. chaplain of the Medical Center. The entire program will be broadcast by WRC and a chain of stations. In the event of unfavorable weather the pro- :nm will. be held in the Red Cross suse. their heme at 1618 Fighth street was Huter, Virginia Huter and Betty Huter Below: James Coakley, $300 when a bandit tried to walk him BOLICEMAN CUT WHO IS HALTED Fiisoner Accused of Taking Stockings in Store Draws " i Kelly Will Preside. His Knife. The Temple Heights service will be esided over by Representative Kelly of Ivania. ~Invocation will be pro- | nounced by Rev. J. R. Duffield. church | extension secretary of the presbytery of | ‘Washington City. and the message will | be delivered by Rev. Dr. W. S. Aber- Bethy, pastor of Calvary Baptist Churth There esponsive Ree P C mmolas a musu:al pm- Chase Taken Up by Officer Leach in Commandeered Automobile. Percy v. Dr. John C Pllm-r grand chaplain of the Gnnd XMI! of Masons of the District of Col In the event of rain the urviee lfll ht held in the Church of the Covenant, ! Connecticut avenue and N street | ‘Temple Heights is at Connecticut lnd Fiorida avenues. The eventide service at Sylvan 111--. ater, 1o which all are asked to bring Bibles. will be addressed by Assistant United States Attorney B. M. Parmen- ' ter. on “Easter.” With Senator Jones of Washington presiding. the ohservance will be opened with music by the United Btates Army Band, under the Jeader- | ship of Capt. W. J. Stannerd. The | Navy church pennant of the U. 8. 8 Mayflower. the presidential yacht loaned for the occasion by Capt. Wilson Brown. then will be hoisted and the band bugler, Master Sergt. du Fresne, then will sound the church call Mrs. Louise Har 1, president of the Readers League. the presiding officer of the thering, then will be introduced, fol- lowed by tne singing of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” led by H. Lee Bmith, the District of Columbia Chris- tian Endeavor song leader. Dr. Harris to Offer Prayer. Prayer will be offered by Dr. Pred- erick Browne Ha pastor of the Poundry Methodist Episcopal Church and president of the local Pederation of Churches A salute 10 the flag will be given by Boy anc Girl Bcouts, under the leader- ship of Louls D Grenning and Elea- nor Lewis, following which the reading of chapter 28 of the Gospel of St Mathew will be led by Representative Hall of Ind ‘The sudience then WILBUR INDORSES HOOVER CANDIDACY ldom afisr he was reported trapped | stealing stockings from a downtown de- partment store noon, James Flowers, colored, 607 N street, escapad two bullets from the msm or Pfllltemln John R. Leach of he six t and finally cut the mhcumn oo me hand before he was arrested Flowers is sald to have grabbed sev- ral pairs of stockings from a counter in the siore of Lansburgh & Bro. short- ly after 5 oeclock. A clerk saw him and called for assistance. The suspect was immediately sur- rounded by irate customers, but mld his way to the door by brandish knife that he hastily drew from B pocket. Joseph Grant, house detective, pursued him to E street, between Sev- enth and Eighth streets, where the fugitive jumped to the running board of a waiiing automobile, driven by an- other colored man At Sixth and F streets the automo- bil: was slowed down by traffic con- gestion and an unidentified pedestrian ran_up (o Leach, who was directing traffic there. and called his attention 10 the man standing on the running board. Lecch commandered another auto- mobile and gave chase. At Fifth and P streets Flowers jumped from the This 15 the first time that I have sutomobile and ran.” Leach started to given an indorsement, but I'm going shoot at him. but pointed the gun in !0 say more about it later when I pre- the air because of the crowds of Pension pare a statement” the Secretary said. Office employes who were passing the point FALL IS CHEERFUL ON REAGHING COAST Goes Into Seclusion at Sani- tarium for Rest to Aid His Heart. Navy Secretary Thxrd Mem- ber of Cabinet to Support Commerce Head. By the Assac Secretary Wilbur is the third member of President Coolidge’s cebinet to indorse 6penly the presidential candi- dacy of Herbert Hoover. Secretary Work of the Interior Department. and Postmaster General New are the others who have lined up defipitely for the Commerce Secretary Secretary Wilbur, in Omaha yester- day, said that he indorsed Hoover as the Republican party’s presidential candidate. He made the declaration upon his arrival there to speak before the Chamber of Commerce Jardine Seen Supporter. tion, Secretary Jardine of the 2] Department is regarded as r supnorter, although he has withheld definite commitment because it 15 understood. Kansas Republicans are supporting Senator Curtis as & “favorite son * Jardine Is from Kansas, Work particularly close to Becreta wover, has hed a lrge part n mapping out his preconvent don cam- paign, wh Ne 12 Hocver before he entered tha. lnunnn primaries, and hat been assis‘ing in di- recting © primary *mpaign ln his hiome State against Senstor Watse will be led in sing- ing “Read Your Bible Daily,” tne song dedicated 1o the Community Bibie Readers’ League by s author, Elsie Wade Btone The Army Ages” preced “Easter” by Mr est members of Bustace Earll and each 8 yeuss the service, 1 gregational s A brief hist he Navy fiag. the on mitted shove Old #n0 benediction will be given Capt. C chief ehaplain of the Na fer will be oo “The Star Army Band M. L. Smith Is Chairman. The Baster service comn league is composed of Merr chairman Fr Wright Mrs Howard gene A Beherie snd Enepherd The big morrow will celebraiion will be the m ennusl egg 1r brightly o slaughter in Zoo and Fuck C Bpecial orders by sj Edwi aent of police fore: o direct care of the will 1 ke part in The order sial For weeks this day of days ha looked forward o by address iter. ] league h aney Warren Clark rifcipate in further con | play “Rock of Mellon Keeps Silent. Thus far there has bren only specula- 2 1o where Becretary Mellon wili a lot. Both he and Becretary Davis of the Labor Department will be delegates at large from Pennsylvania to the Kansas City convention. Mellon is a political power in Pennsylvania and it s Tegarded as cerisin that he will be # big factor in delermining where many if not all of the 79 uninstructed dele- s from that State go in the ballot is from California, Hoover's home Blate. The Commerce Secretary i the only Republican entered in the May primaries there and, i« assured sup- foinia 29 d gates in Lhe church then H Dickins By the Awsor PABADENA, Calif. April 7.—Albert | Fall, former Secretary of the Inte- arrived here today from his El Tex., home for rest and recupera- ton st A sanitarium. He was accom- panied by Mrs. Fsll. a duughter, Mrs. B. F. Elllott, and 1. G. Glunn, his sec- retary Fall's 24-hour train Paso ended this afternoon at Alhambrs, *near here. where he left the train to motor to the sanitarium. He was met ! by & sanitarium physician and brought | to & private cottage he will occupy for 1 indefinite period itation,” the physician said The former cabinet officer was #ood humor and of cheerful frame of mind. and afler a preliminary physical examination his condition was described us “fair " He will be confined to bed a e part of the time for the rest he ne his physician stated, Fall was chewing an unlighted ‘clgar as he left the train and walked unaided to th waltlig motor car Fall, declining 10 make any comment whatever concerning (he ense in which he recent); (ositlon declared he was feeling strong but & it tired He sald he had made 0o sppointments o see any one here ather thun physiclans He Is suffering | | from heart disease and low blood pres- and orders were issued that he | should be kept In seclusion ated Press Bpangled B the ride from : SEEK UNIFORM CLOTH. clot Col effort 1 tor Army undform Chombers #nd Kirsner of the Quarte ure conferring in New York with of- ficials of the Cotwon Textile Instinte of Americs and reptesentutives of some | of the leading textile manufectuers One of the leading American dye manutacturers has assured officlals 1 hat August they expect to have a dve of the proper shade which will stand al find cotton Lieu! Lieut, Hary aster Corps itk ble ek Pare S 1 yesterwa B Hese, ruperinter rdering members of the thelr allention W the ds of children who Lomorrow's festivities been the tens idren, snd o the big play # House ground pare wnd Rock the Whi Zun spaces such the Monumen! lot Lrerk Park The member 418! Goy W . « distinct yaluable service w the Nation snd 0 y by de voting their time snd stlention tesk of sefeguerding the children thelr autendents fiom accident ‘Guard well the Netion's plpcious heritage—ite chlldrer continue through Thursday Fridey afternoon the Boys and Hubh were guests of the Rotary | trip around the Speedway afternoon the children of the will hold & pienie on Tomorio day hom Cepitol grounc Other features of the holiday lnulunm nchide & musicel wnd story hour for the boys snd girls by pupiis of Mis, R s Miller and members of the Blory Tellers' Lesgue on Tuesday, Wednesday visit of the Mothers Club to Potomac Y W the . s Colored Y.'s Plan Tribute. ; NEW YORK, April 1 () Julius Rosenwald d!y P colored ¥, M. C. A's parigof the United States, in muuu o Ohi~ Children Will P Park 1o see the ofeiry blossoms and & fi" philanthropist 10 have given il ter holids ogram for talk on “Women of Japen” by Mre. | §20,000600 for coloved Privonbesiy Houe, 396 Vieginia avenie|David 8. Carl, and Thursdny & wupper | nounced todsy, ” Tha i) of ' under the cherry blo by the from the i planned by most ement _hou Bl | for rest and habil- | | Teapol Dome | made & dep- | An annusl | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTOY. BY STORE BANDITS Above: Group cowed by colored hold-up man while the store adjoining being robbed last nizht. Left to right: Gustave Huter, Mrs. Huter, Elizabeth Ho'zer, owner of store and mother of Mrs. tin front!. 19-veor-ald chain siore clerk, who escaped with to an isolated spot to rob him. BY FLEEING MAN| BY PISTOL FIRE Brandishing a knife to win hit free- | late yesterday after- | JOHN R. LEACH. D, ¢, APRIL 8 106 FACE POLICE BOARD IN 3 YEARS Stahshcs G:vmg Names and Offenses Charged Prepared for Senate. Seven hundred and six members of | the metropolitan police force have been | cited before the police trial board in | {the three-year period from April 1| 11925, to March 28, 1928, according to | a report sent to the Senate yesterday | by the District Commissioners in ac | cordance with the Caraway resolution, | [which was adopted about 10 days ago. | |Of this number, 582 are still members | of the force. | The report also showed that 64 of | {the 708 cases were reviewed by the | | Commissioners, and as a result 13 of | | the findings were modified. one appm‘ {is still pending annd the remaining 50 | were sustained. The report itself was not made pub- | (lic, but was sent direct to Edwin P. | Thayer, secretary of the Senate. The | Commissioners, however. gave out for | | publication a brief summary which ac- | companied the document | Three detalled schedules are con- tained in the report. The first shows | the dates, the names of the members of the force who have been charged | before the trial board in the three-year \p-rmd the offenses charged and the action taken by the board. | | Schedule 2 sets fortl, the cases in | which the Commissioners have re- | ‘\IPWPd the action of the trial board. | | showing in detail the names of the of- In""‘ the offenses committed. the ac- tion of the trial board and the final | action of the Commissioners. The third schedule shows the police | officers now on the force who have been | charged with offenses before the police | trial board for the three-year period. the names of the officers, nature of offenses and the punishment inflicted ‘The data in the report wers compiled \ by Maj. Edwin B. Hesze, supsrintendent | of police. with the assistance of Harry | M5 Luckett, chief clerk of the Polic» | Department, and Lieut. L. 1. Edwards, assistant personnel officer. D. C. HEADS BALK BLANTON'S PLAN TO RETRY POLICE CASE lCm\'ml"d from _First Pag:.) mittees, and to scare and intimidate oiher policemen so that they:will b~ afraid to divulge lawlessness and crmkedneu in the department “(2) With false charges specially pre- pared, predicated upon sald manufac- tured false evidence. being an integral part of said hellish conspiracy. , |7+(3) With a verdict from & hand- | picked board, the chairman of which | was a brother officer of the prosecutor. AU and fthe other two members being es- pecially picked police captains, all three ;of whom knew that they wouid find | Staples guilty before hearing any evi- dence “This is not the mere trial of a po- lhctmm It vitally affocts the integrity ‘of the District government. Yes, it |even vitally affects the integrity of the | Government of the United States itself, for it is an attempt to hamper, obstruct |and defeat committees of Congress in {their investigations of rottenness, graft { and corruption. “There is not an honest, unbiased, un- prejudiced citizen in Washington who | would have found Staples guilty on any !count. This is not the end. but merely the beginning. We now get it out of the hands of a corrupt Police Depart- ment, I will try this case ‘de nobo’ | brfore the District Commissioners. And when the testimony is heard by them I predict that they will be able honestly to render but one decision, and that will be ‘not guilty.” COST OF RAIL PAVING BEFORE CONFERENCE ‘The chase continued for a half block | | before Flowers was caught. At that point the fugitive slashed Leach on the and with the knife and again ran At Fiith and G streets. Leach again caught the quarry and fired a s»cond shot before Flowers wouid submit to ar- rest. H: was finally subdued by Leach and_ Policeman Jonn Cronie of the Traffic Bureau, and Policeman M. P. cinet. search revealed that Flowers had 12 pairs of silk stock- | ings in his coat pocket. He later ad- mitted that he was arrested in 1919 by Detective Pairick O'Brien for housé- | breaking and served three years in the | District workhouse at Lorton. His pho- tograph and finger prints were tound in the identification bureau, revealin; | that at that time he gave his age as | years. Last night he claimed to be but 23 A search is being made for the driver of the car in which he attempted to escape. FOUR BANDIT CALLS RECEIVED IN HOUR: CLERK FOILS THIEF| (Continued from Pirst Page.) twice during the day making small pur- chases of candy each time. Those in| the back room were Mrs. Holzer's son- In-law, Gustav Huter, his wife and their | two small and Bettie, daughters, Virginia Trace Telephone Call. As Dr. Micajah Walker, colored, 2001 Fleventh street s about to enter the ihull»f at 921 T ponse o & call for ansh d over the telephone, & colored man stepped from an areaway adjoining the house, placed a pistol against the doctor’s side and |ordered him to move back into the i darkness, After robbing him the bandit commanded him o climb (he fence at the rear of the house. The physician obeyed and found he was | directly In rear of the eighth precinet atation, ! Policemen 8 B. Meyers Beale were assigned to the case. traced the telephone call d O F to and U streets BUYS LEG.ATION SITE. U. B Acquir Parliament Building Land Opposite Ca ! nadian ! Chairmen Porter of the House for- elgn aftairs committee announced yea- | terday that the American embassy and ! hulldings’ commission, of which he I8 chnlrman, site for a diplomatic bullding In Ottawa consular immuv opposite the Canadian Parlia- 1 ment Bulldings | He said that & $08.000 office bullding | will be erected and that in addition | the commisston plans to purchase a | residence of the American Minister . { Cold Beats German Swimmer. | HAMBURG, Germany, April 7 () Otlo Kemmerich, CGerman duration swimmer, abandoned & projected b0 hour swim in an exhibition tank at the - | drawn, They | the | physielan from a drug store at Ninth | has acquired a | Proposed Removal of Burdkn From Companies to City Creates Dmnon of Opinion. A provision in the revised transit merger agreement, which would trans- fer from the traction companies to the taxpayers the burden of paying three- | fourths of the cost of paving and the | maintenance of pavement between | street car tracks and 2 feet on elther | side, was discussed at a joint confer- ence yesterday afternoon between the | District Commissioners and the Public | Utllitles Commission. ‘The commission, it was sald, failed to induce the Commissioners to with- draw their objection fo this provision, which would take avproximately $150.- | 000 & year out of the revenues of the | District | The Commissioners, however, do not | propose to register their opposition to | the Budget Bureau, to which the ques- tion will be passed for a ruling whether it is in accord with the financial pro- | gram of the President. | "The merger agreement, as originally contained a provision that the 1 .ompnnm be relieved of the entire pav- ng expense between the tracks. This |v\|'< modified by the Utilities Commis- ston, 0 that the company would be re- quired to bear one-fourth of the cost. ' SANDINISTAS ESCAPE | CONTACT WITH MARINES | More Will Be Nicaraguan Area for Rainy Patrcls Sent to Season Campaign. By the Awsociated Press MANAGUA, Nicaragua, April 7.-Al- though Marine patrols in the northern area have invited contacts with bands of “Sandinisf the rebel troops. there have been no clashes in the last three | days, Marine headquarters have announced that additional patrols will be scattered over the alfected area in order to keep | the campalgn at maximum heat during | | the vainy season. which starts in May. | Alr_patrols now are operating out of | Ocotal as well as Managus, thus short- ening greatly the distance they must | fiy In order to cover the area in which | the fighting has occurred BUSH RCSCHCS el Pross | . ALBERT, Saskatchewan A Oharles Smith, straw boss | Camp "R of the Pas Lumber Co north of here, today was the hero of L3 tale which Is without parallel in these purs, While 100 men and 50 horses were encamped on the north bank of the Saskatchewan River near Nipawin, prior to crossing the river into the village, the fce begafi to move Th men decided to chands a crossing. The horses were driven through the fast ris- | , and, after greal dimeulty, | M L) n gain- 4 1928—PART 1. MEMBERS OF NEW ADV Top. left to right: Joseph L. Gammeil. Lincoln Park. and Thomas E. Lodge, American University Park. Center: William A. Roberts, Conduit roxd. and C. L Stengle. Petworth. Below: G. R. Wales, Cathedral Heights. ' 'ELECTION CHANGES CITIZENS’ COUNCIL: FIVE NEW MEMBERS (Continued from x-n.—u Pege) things are sort of mixed up.” he said. “The tellers have counted 8, ballots. r. Yaden explained that the extra vote could be thrown out. whosoever 1t was, without affecting the result, a only 43 voles were necessary for a choice. For a momont it looked as if this would be done, when Louis Gelb- man moved that the bailot be declar a lcgal one. Mr. Yaden was about to put the motion to a vote when G. L.| Shorey interposed a sharp objection on he ground that the bellot was illegal During the discussion that ensued, Wwilliam McK. Clayton moved that the matter be sottled by the tellers taking ons of the ballots out of the box and d that the vote b> aken and ach deiegate write his or her name on the back of the ballot Chrirmen Yaden, however. interrupted to de don't want the impression to get out that the associa- tion can’t cast a lagal hallot “1 therefore declare the he ruled. With the retaking of the fourth bal- . Mr. Campbell was elected with 43 votes. as follows: Armstrong. 5: Mrs. Light- : Newcomer, 28; Strobel, 3, and el llot void.” After’ the balloting. Chairman Yade: presentsd each of the successful candi dates who reccived ovations from their followers. Of the six members chosen. only Mr. Wales was absent. Speeches were tabooed and Mr. Walker. one of the unsuccessful candidate: invite his defeated colleag: him as a member of the 'y ‘he Defeated Coun<il” to which he said he had belonged for years With the election ending as monfous!y as it was conducted through- out, ehairman Yaden, before adjourn- ing. announced that a special meeting e federation would be dield next Saturday nigh! n'rhv tellers at the election were S. M F. har- A. F. Sheer, C. A. Barker and Mrs Snell the outset of the meeting, Mr C'ayton offered a resolution expressing (he’ appreciation of the Federation for the services rendered by Maj. W. E. R Covell, rotiring Assistant Engineer Commissio and s regret over his leaving. The resolution, which as adopted unanimously. also expressed the hope that Maj. Covell would return to ingion as Engineer Commissioner. Coples of the resolution were ordersd sent to President Coolidge, the District commitiees of the Senate and House. the Chief of Engineers of the Army and the District Commissioners. SIMMONS CHA.RGES KLAN, CONTROLLED BY ITS FOES. ‘MARKED HIM FOR DEATH’ (Continued from_First Page.) leged conspiracy and charged that he had reason to believe Evans was made imperial wizard by enemies of the Klan, into whose hands he had played and “wrought its sure wreckage ™ Simmons said that while he was at the head of the order there never was a riot involving the Klan. He alleged that he had knowledge of the whole- sale squandering and misappropriation of Klan funds under the present admin- istration During the day attorneys for the Klan appeared before Federal Judge W. H. S Thomson and moved that a deposition by Stephenson. previously entered. be suppressed. The court announced it would rule on the petition Monday. DU PONT BUILDINGS BURN WILMINGTON, Del, April 7 (9 rass fires today destroyed thres build- ings at the dye works of the Du Pon | Co., and threatened the smokeless pow | der’ plant of the com) Point in New Jersey, ware River from Wilmington ‘The first fire, said (o have been started | from a bonfire, spread rapldly toward | the dye works, in which finished dyes were stored While firemen were fighting this blage. fire started near the smokeless powder Irlunt Abous & mile wad & quarter away his fire was believed late toda: "under control 100 Men and 50 Horses Marooned on lce Floe in Canadian River! The floe with its frelght was carried | nearly a mile downstream by the cues | rent and was separated from shore by a channel of water nearly 180 feet wide Smith volunteered fo swim ashore. A ! rope was tled around his waist, and he' plunged into the lee torvent, lully‘ clothed. Reaching shore, after several numwl escapes from careening ice cakes, Smith nx md of the rope to & troe and | | coeeded (n sawinging the uge floe m.r'a‘ land. As soon as the lee grounded the men jumped ashore and drove horses to safets pany at Deepwater | across the Dele- || ORY COUNCIL ed |t AL SMITH SCORES ANOTHER VICTORY IN IOWA PRIMARY (Continuea_from First Page.) The ofher votes were distributed Presidential nomination none has come out for tne McNary-Haugen bill. Gov Smith has said nothing definite about farm relief. New Yorg is not sirong ior the McNary-Haugen oiil, and the electoral vote of New York is more im= poriant to Smith, if he be th: nomue nee, than the vote of several of the (arm S:ates all rolled into one. Sena- tor Reed of Missouri and Senator Walsh of Montana both voted against | the McNary-Haugen bill when it came up in the ~‘nl\e last year. The drive *of the anii-Hoover, Lowden n»;;ubhram. against the S tary of Commerce was pressed yester- day by Representative Dickinson of Towa, who issued a statement insisting tnat nominee and would be able to defeal floover. but would lose to Lowd~ This brought replies both from Repie sentative Walter H. Newton of Minne- sota and Representative Cyrenus C of Towa. supporters of Mr. Hoover. Mr. esents the district in lowa in Hoover was born and which en dclegates favorable to his nomination Cole =aid: “It is well not to believe all stat ments issued. The men who issued a statement in Des Moines recently that Mr. Hoover would lose the Republican party & million votss in the agricu turel belt have meny of sfMliated with t Follette parties. over by a Democrat from Missouri. “1 am more in agreement with the ctatement prepared by my colleague Mr. Dickinson. which has been sub- mittad to me for comment. As against Al Smith he conceded to either M- Towden or Mr. Hoover as a candidate. | the fous most vital agricultural States, namely Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan. These are tvpical of t whole agricultural belt. The candidate who can carry the: fo States ¢ carry all the agricul al belt States “But 1 do not agree with Mr. Dickin- son, when places Illinols, Ind Mi: e Montana and North Dakota in (b doubtful column with Mr. Hoover as a candida tinction. All t} es have allied ltural interests with the namely Kansas, Iowa and Michigan which “I\ kinson concedes to Mr. Hoover four Min- Mr And 8mith would be the Demoecratic | the States of | GOFF DENIES BEING “STALKING HORSE" “Representing My State and Myself,” He Says of Candodacy | By the Assnciated Prees Senator Goff of West Virginia 2st entry in Republican ran | dential nomination. issucd a zterday declaring he was not a ing horse” for any one and that | representing my State and n this very imporiant step.’ “In announeing and duly flling r of my candidacy in West Virginia "~ the statement said. “I emphatical stated that I neither favored nor o posed the candidacy of any of tho who now aspire for the nominatio Pri for preai- tatement {tion. I have been urged for menths |take this step and I did so only a Jearning the wishes of the rank a file of the Republicans of Wes: Vir ! zinia. 2nd at the request and with the | approval of the entire Republ gation in Congress from m: | ~“In enterin this contest for | ination for President. I do favowediy and without anv mental reservations whatsoever. In becoming a candidate. T am not and never have been a stalking horse for any indi- | vidual clique or faction. I am repre- senting my Stete and myself in this very important step. | ward under the Republicans and not ! revised downward by the Democrats.” | The farm bill is likely to come to a vote in the Senate this week and ic expected to pass. The House, to0. will | put the bill through, in much the same form, it is predicted by House ieaders. But it ie not expected that it can be passed over a presidential veto. The equalization fee principle. which Pres: | dent Coolidge declared unconstitutio | in his veto message last year, still mains in the b! From two Wi rn States have come threats that. if Mr. Hoover is the | nominee, independent slates of presi- dentm electors will be placed in the | field. and if successful. pledged to vote | for some other Republican than Hoover , It is the same threat-as that directed { by Southern Democrats against Al | Smith. But it is doubtful that such a | maneuver would be successful in either case. Two-thirds of the Republicans who will hold credentials at Kansas City nine weeks hence and 75 per cent of the \dekxnes to the Houston convention { two weeks later remain to be selected. As it stands now among Republic: }tom,ender‘ Hoover 'is out ahead. with 164 instructed and claimed delegates. | Lowden, in the lead until this week. has 'n 100; Curtis, 23. and Norris, 16. | with the preference of 36 in doubt. Of the Democrats. Smith ic far to the front. with 186 instructed and | laimed convention votes. Reed of Mis- | souri has 36 and George of Georgia. 23 | with 38 in doubt. Generally it is agreed that. barring wps2ts. Hoover will go into the Repub- lican convention with the most dele- ' gates and that the York governor will be in the same position at Housten SMITH 533, MEREDITH 9. Governor Has Commanding Lead Towa Primary. DES MOINES, Iowa, April 7 (® Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New Yor gained the favor of Iowa D= in county conventions tod: 3 Hllkr“ State “favorite s | former gffl'flll’v of Agricuiture Gov. Smith had a commanding lecad over Meredith in instructed delegates to the State convention here April 20 | when reports were compiled from 9% | of the 99 counties, which have 1.245 of the 1,332 delegates to the State con- | vention. | __Five of the counties reported. having 52 delegates. had to postpone their con- | ventions because of impassable roads | following last night's storms. Two counties, Polk and Woodbury, put the | selection of delegates up to the State convention by choosing two sets of dele- | gates. one for Smith. the other for | Meredith. Reports from the other nine counties were delayed by wire trouble. { The delegate score in the 90 counties heard from, counting instructions or ir dorsements only for the candidates named. follows 533: Meredith. 90: v 9: contested, 81; choice postponed Total. 1,245, Foreign cosmetics, pow creams >d in this country were valued at S1.7 them besa | = Democratic and La | nd they were presided | | | 1 see no reason for the dis- | s some of them have other interests which | make them more certain to be carried | by M. didate, iIn my op‘n'o “The farmers will not be persuaded that they can benefit themselves by dancing to jaza music cn the sidewalks of New York, They want the agricul- tural schedules in the law revised up- It is not necessary to have had an Ac- count at this Bank to Borrow, <_MORRIS LA to Pay Maonthiy Deposic For 1) Loan Montha $120 $10.00 $180 $15.00 $240 $20.00 $300 $25.00 $360 $30.00 “40 $45.00 1200 $100.00 Sh 000 $500.00 THE MORRIS PLAN BANK 8. 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