Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. (U, 8. Weather Bureau Forecast) Rain this afternoon, tonight and pos- sibly tomorrow morning, not quite so cold tomorrow. Temperatures—Highest, 55, at 8:30 p.m. yesterday: lowest, 36, at 8 am. to- day. Full report on page 3. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION “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, 105,186 Late N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 and 13 he Fpening Star. — 5 No. 30,660. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. o WASHINGTON, D. O, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1928— 'HIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. *¥ BIG CHICAGO VOTE CAST IN PRIMARY; - DISORDER CHECKED Thousands Visit Polls—Clear Weather Is Aid to Heavy | Balloting. | ONE SHOT. FOUR KIDNAPED; BOXESREPORTED STUFFED | Police, Active in Answering Calls, Prevent Threatened Riot. . By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 10.—Chicago's sec- tion of today's State-wide primary started off with a rush to the polls un- der a benovelent blue sky and a fusil- | lade of reports of violence which prom- | fsod records. Only the heavy voting continued, how- ever, once the city's most elaborate | plans for keeping an election clean be- | gan to function, and at noon the pri- | mary had become remarkably peaceful, considering the issues at stake. The violence record at that hour | stood: Shot, one. Kidnappd, four, Beaten, three. Boxes reported stuffed, eleven. Hoodlums active, four. Arrested, four. In a number of instances squads of detectives rushed from the election commissioner’s office found the reports of trouble unfounded and in others that the trouble had been settled before their arrival. Kidnaping Reported. ‘To prevent investigators, private de- tectives and city detectives from becom- ing confused in their investigations each man was given a small button for his coat lapel. Red buttons went to inves- tigators and privates and blue to city detectives. Aristotle M. Collias, Lowden conven- tion candidate and chairman of the Greek-American division of the Deneen faction, was kidnaped and beaten and a man acting as his bodyguard was se- verely injured by seven men who seized them as they left Collias’ home. Collias was forced into an automobile and driven away. Policemen were sent to a near North | Side ward upon receipt of a report that an automobile full of men were menac- | ing voters with a machine gun. Despite the tense struggles between the ticket heads for the opposing Re- publican factions, the ward committee- man fights seemed to assume first place | in the minds of Chicago voters. ! The Democratic vote was reported unusually large for a primary, ite the fact there were but few minor con- tests. Estimate of Vote. Early estimates were that approxi- mately 800,000 of the 1,221,000 reg- istered votes would be cast, 550,000 by the Republicans. That the official reports might not fully refiect the situation was seen in unofficial reports that the police were seizing workers of the Deneen faction and jailing them without charges be- ing placed ughes, commissioner om Hce, was threatened with being for contempt by Chief Justice Harry Olson of the Municipal ing place. Stmmons was incarcerated at an outlying police station. 3 George E. Q Johnson, United States district attorney, received many reports of interference with the election. One of them was in writing from Judge George Pred Rush of the Circuit Court relating the slugging and kidnaping of his bailiff, Raleigh H. Taylor. The most trouble during early hours was reported from the twentieth ward where hoodlums were reported chasing yoters away from the polls. Detectives and election officials were sent to inves- tigate conditions. A worker allied with the Senator De- neen Republican organization was also kidnaped from one precinct in the twentleth ward. Women Beat Photographer. | A newspaper photographer, very in- | dignant, said he had been beaten by’ two woman election workers when he | tried to take pictures, but added tha! & man came % their ald or they wuuld‘ not have succeeded in giving him a| black eye. | Prom one precinct came a report| that a policeman was making & general | nuisance of himself, and from another | & note was sent 10 the election com- missioners in the county bullding by 2 judge who said the ballot box over which he presided was being stuffed, but he was afrald to say anything sbout it Despite the reports of disturbances, mostly of a minor character, the elec- | tion commissioners did not seem per- turbed and stated there was no more | first ball. President Coolidge, who has started a number of big league base ball games in the past, was ready this afternoon to hurl out the first ball of the 1928 season at American League Park. Undismayed by threatening plans for the opening contest were going forward with a view to giving the Na- tionals a rousing send-off in their am- bitious quest for the pennant and, may- hap, another world championship. The Boston Red Sox were to be the first quarry tackled by the local team. The pomp and fanfare of military bands and of high officlaldom were scheduled to give the proper touch of formality to the inaugural ceremonies for America's favorite sport. Only an unexpected downpour of rain at game time—3 o'clock—will result in a post- ponement of the elaborate program and of the game. The chill winds and cloudy skies fail- ed to quench the ardor of the fans, and long before the gates opened. at noon, there were groups of “the faithful” a semlled outside the park. Most of thes were on hand to secure a share of the 3.000 remaining reserved seats. which went on sale this morning. Virtually all = orved seats were disposed of early. A spectacular flag-raising exercise was to precede the throwing out of the A grand march to the tall pole in deep center field will begin shortly after on the field of the Army Rand, led by Capt. W. J. Stannard. The | the nag. will PRESIDENT READY TO THROW FIRST BALL OF 1928 SEASON Only Unkind Weather Can Prevent In~ augural Ceremony at Griffith Stadium Today. b ~d will put in its appearance prompt- ly at 2:45 o'clock and render a 10- ri te concert. With the colorfully-uniformed Army Band in the lead, William P. Mac- | Cracken, jr., Assistant Secretary of Com- skies, | vonautics, who will raisc swing_into line beside President Clark Griffith of the Wash- ington team, and Ernest Barnard, new president of the American Leagu Bringing up the rear will be the two opposing teams, dressed in_their spic and span new uniforms and led by their respective managers, Bucky Harris of the Nats and Bill Carrigan of the Red Sox. merce for Flag Will Be Raised. The procession will halt at the foou of the flagpole and the marchers will stand at attention while Mr. Mac- Cracken hoists the flag to the top of the staff. The band will play “The Star Spangled Banner.” With the return of the marchers to home plate, the presidential rites will be in order. Prestdent Coolidge will take a brand- new ball, curve his fingers around it in preparation for a “hook,” raisa his arm general direction of Umpire Clarence Owens. Immediately the “umps” will sound the war-cry, “Play ball!” and the game will be on. Instead of the familiar figure of Wal- ~(Continued on Page 2, Column 4) BARES KLAN PLOT TOTERRORIZE OHI0 Witness in Suit Says “Night Riders” Planned to Burn Churches. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, April 10—A sensa- tional story of the organization of a band of “night riders” by the Ku Klux Klan, to conduct a “reign of terror” in Ohio, was told on the witness stand in Federal court here today by J R. Ram- sey of Dayton, who described himself as a former member of the riders. Called as a witness in the klan in- junction suits, Ramsey said the night riders were organized “to burn churches and to carry out bombings and assas- sinations.” He said the riders had bombed the West Dayton klan temple 25 a means of increasing the klan mem- bership in that district. Tells of Murder Plan. wflm” had been delegated to take a man to Bellaire and kill him. He said the night riders went out to “administer justice to the offending citizen” and that he was taken Beliatre, but that Bronson refused to kill him and brought him back alive. Van A. Barrickman, a defendant in one of the suits and counsel for the five ousted Klansmen who seek a re- ceivership for the Klan in this State, asked Ramsey if he had any knowledge of Imperial Wizard Hiram Evans send- ing a carload of Klansmen into Mexico to stir up trouble between the United States and that country. The question was ruled m;t u:an an ob)etc:‘.:on by John H. Connaughton, Klan attorney. Telling of the bombing of the West Dayton Klan Temple, Ramsey sald the riders placed dynamite in front of the building and set it off. He said that shortly thereafter a brick was thrown through a window of the structure bear- ing a note of warning that the place would be bombed if the Klan used it for meetings. He said the grand dragon of Ohio then summoned the Klansmen and told them to go out, seek revenge and fight. He said he did not know who threw the brick. Attempt to Burn Church. When Barrickman asked Ramsey if | the riders were given instructions to kill, a Klan objection was overruled and the witness testified such instructions had been given by the “chief.” He then recited the order to take a cer- tain citizen for a ride to Bellaire, Dayton. STORM STILL BALKS GERMANS’ SEA HOP | Unfavorable Weather Report Again Received in Dublin—May Start Tomorrow. dismder in the early balloting than in | previous hotly contested elections, Be- sices 5,000 police on active duty @ the | polis more than 350 detectives, armed with rifies, waited at the county bulld- ing 10 speed W an rt of the city where they were n A telephone repurt from an excited woman reporied trouble in & precinct on the Bouth Side and a squad of police was hurried ther from & precinet of the twenty-fourth ward came & re- port 1 © busy mark- ing bellou them in the John Verndon eandidste for Bla nletive, was wrrested on compl & Deneen walcher, who said he was beaten by rndon, wio bad questioned his cre- o Deneen Predicts Vietory, Most of the reports of rouble coming yiole e - yepeater snd walchers were Loking tor | Genatir C s Dens wad of tie | Lwneet:- L Caristrom faction of the Republican party, voted early, ss @id Judge John A bwanw opponent { Robert E. Crowe, Iwepublicen incum- | pt, for Slste's stiorney. | e people are aroused by the law- Jessness and are going 0 rebel against being ruled by the lawiess elegent,” Benstor Deneen - wid reporiers sfter yeung, while Judge Bwanson predicted g magnificent victory” - . Prince Takes 27th Tumble PLAGGMOOR, England, April 10| W —The Prince of Wales registered | Bis twenty-seventh fall todsy while He was Tt th | By the Assoclated Press. BALDONNEL AIRDROME, Irish Free Btate, April 10—The German plane Bremen will not start its transatlantic | flight today. A swrmy Atlantic still frowns on the Bremen's venture, The weather report received in Ireland this morning was unfavorable, the eastern Atlantic presenting a oo difficult f)mhlrm for ihe transatlantic plane, although fly- ing conditions over the western Atlan- tic continued to improve. Another weather report was expected #l Baldonnel tonight and thus tomor- row iz the earliest possible for a start, since the fiyers want the first part of r trip 1o be by daylight ¥ o Oicars iy Winnos fox Tl Ramsey testified to one attempt the | riders made to burn a church near | 51711667 SUPLY BL IS REPORTED Measure in House Provides for Support of Govern- ment Agencies. Carrying a total of $17,118,457.26, which is $45,693.60 less than the esti- mates and $15,02895 more than the current appropriations, the legislative appropriation bill was repor'ed to the House today to provide funds for the support during the coming fiscal year of the Senate, the House of Representa- tives, the Capitol police, the joint corii- mittee on printing, the office of legis- lative council, the office of the archi- tect of the Capitol, the Botanic Gar- dens, the Library of Congress and the Government Printing Office. Many important improvements and Increases in salary are provided in this legislation. Ventilation System Urged. ‘The sum of $323,000 is recommended to enable the architect of the Capito! to provide and improve a modern sys- tem for ventilation and conditioning of the air from the hall of the House of to | Representatives and the chamber of the Senate, in accordance with recom- mendations passed by the Public Health Service as a special commission of experts. The present ventilation of the House was installed about 30 years and is now antiquated. For the Library of Congress Building there is an increase of $21,700, to be expended for the improvement and ven- tilation of certain outside rooms and for a new sewer line from the main building to the city trunk line. Another major item of $387,000 is allowed for alterations of and addition to the east and southeast stacks in the library butlding. An estimate of $300,000, with a limit of cost of $877,000, was submitted by the Architect of the Capitol for the construction of new buildings for the Botanic Gardens. This was not included in the bill reported today. Representa- tive Murphy of Ohlo, in charge of this measure, explained that the sum of $600,000 was provided in the deficlency act last December for acquisition of the land upon which these bulldings are to be erected. The amount hglprflprlflud represented 150 per cent of the assessed value of the property. Asking prices on some of the property ran as high as " (Continued on Page 2, Column 2) EXPECTS WELCH BILL SUBSTITUTE SOON Representative Lehlbach Believes Work on New Measure Will Start Tomorrow. The House civil service committee is to meet tomorrow and Chairman Lekl- bach sald today that he belleves a start will be made at tomorrow's session on drafting a substitute for the Welch biil. Chairman Lehlbach has received from the actuaries some of the estimates of cost he has been awaiting, but has not yet made any comparison between these and figures previously submitted durirg hearings on the Welch bil), While the meeting s especlally to consider the Welsh bill, the members of the committee will be allowed to dis- cuss any proposals for increase of sal- ary of Federal employes and it is ex- pected that Representative Woodrum of Virginia will urge his bill which he dis- cussed in the House last week carrying a flat increase of $300 a year to all Government employes, By Police Board, 3-Year Record Shows Although _policemen have appesred | The Commissioners wanted it made betore Uie Police "Trial Board 10 Unes | ear, however, Uit uppearing before n the past three years, 706 polic 3 have not sppesred before the board. One policeman has been tried 23 Umes wnd another 21 times, while many have so0d the test on & dozen OF o 0C- casions This was learned tday from the re- port of the District Commissioners pre- pared for enator Carawsy, Democrat, of Arkansas, On perusing the report the Benator will find that sppearing be tore the tribunal has become s habit with some members of the force. In one group of HB2 cases, only 304 ind viduals were involved, the other 278 ers, he High Peak Point-w-Pont | cases belng those of the steady custom- | the board does not necessarily involve a serlous charge, Many policemen have been tried for fallure to pay debts or for the not infrequent police crime of ‘hoodling,” that 18 Lo say neglecting to pull & box or something ke that, It was also pointed out that any in- dividual might cause an officer to be | cited for trial, merely by fling an aM- | davit against him There were, however, many serious | cases, some of them resulting in dis- | missals. The Commissioners reviewed | findings in 64 cases, sustained the hoard I 60, modified 13 recommendations and wre sUll considering one case, in a short wind-up_and let go in the | U. . OPENS PROBE OF SINCLAIR BOND PAYNENT 0 FAL $90,000 Securities Delivered to Bank by Everhart, Cashier Says. PROVES TO BE FAULTY Roberts Calls for Books of Former Secretary's Land and Cat- tle Company. Departing from its procedure em- ployed last October, the Government to- day inaugurated its case against Harry P. Sinclair, charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government in the Teapot Dome lease, by plunging into the mat- ter of the defendant’s payment of Lib- erty bonds to former Secretary Albert B. Fall of the Interior Department. Owen J. Roberts, special Government prosecutor, had just scratched the sur- face with L. T. Rule, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Pueblo, Colo., & Government witness, when he | found himself against an obstruction furnished by Rule in the form of faulty memory which caused him to express surprise at the nature of Rule's testi- mony. Tells of Liberty Bonds. Obtaining permission from Justice Jennings Bailey over objections of the defense, Roberts began to probe into witnesses’ recollection and ~developed for the first time in the two conspiracy trials that Rule is a former vice presi- dent of Fall's cattle and land company. Rule related that May 29, 1922, M. T. Everhart, Fall's son-in-law, delivered $90,000 in Liberty bonds, which he put in a safe box in the “name of A. B. Fall” Rule said the bonds were kept there in his bank until October 5 of the same year, when they were sent to El Paso, Tex. Later, §20,000 worth of the same issue came back, were pur- chased by his bank and credited to the Three Rivers Cattle & Land Co. of which Fall was an owner. Roberts sought to obtain from the witness his testimony as to who owned the original $90,000 in bonds, but the witness could not recall. Roberts then read his previous testimony at another trial which showed Rule said Everhart told him they were “Mr. Fall's bonds.” As Roberts called for the books of the Three Rivers Co., which were produced in court by Mark Thompson, a stock- holder in the concern, intimate friend of Fall and attorney for him in the | Fall-Doneny trial, Justice Bailey halted the proceedings for luncheon. Statements to Jury. This rapid-fire getaway into the Tea- pot Domnpt.rhl wn‘: ck:e"on the heels of statements from both sides to the jury, chosen yesiterday afternoon, as to what the Government and the defense ex- pected to prove. Roberts, speaking for the Government in a one-half-hour opening statement, charged conspiracy between Fall and Sinclair whereby Sin- clair obiained the lease on Teapot Dome and Fall recefved over $250,000 in Lib erty bonds and cash from the oil m! lionaire. Roberts scouted the conten- tion of the defense that the money re- ceived from Sinclair by Fall was for part ownership of the Fall cattle com- pany and also for loans and stated that there is no document or writing to give credence to this defense. “We will show you that Fall favored inclair and favored others, and that 'all got these payments fromi Sinclair not on any business basis. Upon this proof the Government will ask you to find there was a conspiracy to deprive the Government of the United States of its property and its rights.” It had been expected that the de- fense would reserve its opening state- ment until completion of the Govern- ment's case, but Daniel Thew Wright, of Sinclair counsel, arose and delivered an address of nearly three hours to the jury. Wright attacked the subject from the very beginning, traced it down through act of Congress, executive or- ders, departmental procedure, sid tracking now and then with explana- tions of geology and ofl subjects of a technical nature, which he fllustrated with blackboard diagram and ended by declaring the defense would prove Sin- clair paid $233,000 to Fall for a one- third interest in his cattle ranch, $25, 000 for legal services after the Se tary's retirement from office and 83 000 as a loan for an irrigation project on the New Mexico property. Justice Interrupts, As he was about to conclude his statement to the jury, which he char- acterized as “tedious,” Wright declared: “It is time somebody was telling a jury about the facts in this case.” Justice Bailey promptly interrupted and told Wright that those remarks “were not proper,” and that he should limit himself to a statement of what he expects to prove, Wright then con- cluded with this statement: “I expect the evidence to show that it not only will be your duty, but your pleasure, to render a not gulity verdict without leaving the box." The first witness of the morning was H. T. Quigley of the State Department, who m»r«gy produced records to show the tenure n} office of Fall and Edwin Denby, former Becretary of the Navy. He was followed on the stand by Rule. Sinclalr Hears Argument. As Roberts got into his argument out- lining what the Government expects Lo ‘mwl: by evidence, Sinclalr sat back in ils seat listening intently and watching Roberts closely. The prosecutor sald the Government would prove with other things the !unuwmr “That in the Spring of 1922 Sinclair delivered to Fall for Fall's use and benefit $233,000 of United States Liberty bonds; that these bonds were turned over by Sinclalr to Fall under ol m- stances of secrecy and suspiclon wholly inconsistent with good faith or with ordinary business dealing. No receipt was given; no written memorandym of the transaction was made; the bonds were brought to Washington by Sinclair in his privately owned rallroad car, and the ostensible purpose of the deltvery was an alleged business transaction which had no basis in fact. clalr advanced to Fall, $10,000 in cash, and Jater $26,000 In cash, again without any receipt, without any record of the pay- ment, without the drawing of a check or without any of the evidences of a business transaction Hits at Secrecy, “That still later Binolair delivered to vall $25000 more in Liberty bonds under_circumstances of great_suspicion (Continued on Page 4, Column 1) Radio l‘rour.um *age 24 v oo g ™ by THE CHICAGO PRIMARIES. PRESIDENTIAL RACE IS GIVENSTIMULUS Delegates Reveal Sentiment. Two States Are Holding Primaries. By the Associated Press. Presidential politics advanced another big stride today with clarification of additional convention delegate leanings in two States and as many insular pos- sessions. in which Hoover and Smith figured, and the bringing up to the| front line of battle of more oral artil- lery for Walsh. By nightfall three more States—Illi- nois Nebraska and Oklahoma—were to know how they stood, at least partially, for nominees at Kansas City and Hous- ton. Hoover, now ahead in the race for the Republican, presidential nomination, today could lay claim to perhaps 17 more convention delegates as a result of party conventions other activi- ty vyesterday. Rhode Island’s State meeting recommended the Commerce Secretary to its 13 delegates, the territo- rial convention of Hawall instructed its two for him, and reports from Manila indicated the two Philippine delegates, chosen as uninstructed last February, now favored Hoover in event President Coolidge was not drafted. _Smith Gets Support. Smith, leading in the Democratic bid for delegates, apparently was the only other of the dozen or more presidential aspirants to pick up support yesterday. The Utah State convention selected 16 Houston delegates, each with a half vote, without expressing a choice, al- though backers of the New York gov- ernor claimed all eight votes would be for their candidate. Utah's action was regarded as an upset, however, as Smith's supporters had counted on a straightout instructed delegation there. Other political developments were a lengthy tribute to Walsh, Montana's entry in the June Democratic con- vention, by Willlam G. McAdoo, who engaged in the memoriable deadlock with Smith for the 1924 nomination and who heads the slate of Walsh dele- gates in California, and a decision by the Hoover forces to resume active campaigning in Ohto, where his fight has been in abeyance since the death, on April 24, of his primary opponent, Senator Willls. McAdoo. a son-in-law of the late President Wilson, in a letter to John B. Elliott of Los Angeles, another of Walsh’s lleutenants in California, de- scribed the Montana Senator as “one of the strongest supporters of Presi- dent Wilson's administration,” and sald “there is no Democrat in public life today whose achlevements entitle him to greater honors at the hands of his party.” Burton Plans Speeches. Representative Burton, veteran mem- ber of the House from Cleveland, and Representative Free, who represents Hoover's home district in California, are to take up the cudgels again for the cabinet officer in Ohio before the primary two weeks hence. Burton will make speeches at Youngstown Satur- day night and next week, expects to further the Hoover campalgn at Canton, Springfield, Columbus and possibly ‘Toledo. Free will speak in Cincinnatl and Columbus on dates yet to_be decided. Lowden, neck and neck with Hoover in the pre-convention struggle, looked to Tllinols today to put him out in front again in the delegate contest. The former Illinois governor was the only Republican entered in that State's pri- mary today and his managers t‘):rl'l‘lrd to land at least 30 of the 50 district delegates. Eleven delegates at large will be selected later. Smith's supporters had clalmed most, It not all, of the 50 Democratic district delegates voted on in Illinols today and also the elght delegates at large to be chosen later, In Nebraska former Senator Hitch- cock was entered In the Democratic pri- mary and was conceded the “favorite son” support of the State's 16 dele- gaten, There were two delegate slates in the Republican primary, one pledged to Henator Norrts, with Lowden as seo- ond cholee, Smithites Clalm Power, Democrats looked with interest today to the State convention in Oklahoma, where Smith adherents have claimed her 20 delegates for the doubtful col- umn, Considerable notivity had _been seen there, however, in behalf of Sena- tor Reed, whose nearby home Btate of Missour! 1s back of him with 36 dele- gates, Reed, Walsh and Smith will line ur for thelr first definite test of strength agalnst each other in one State in the California primary on May 1, All have complete delegate slates in the fleld for that contest In his letter to Elllott, McAdoo sald it 1t were not for legal business de- taming him here, he would make some (Continued on Page b, Column 8. R. E. Lee, IV, to Get Place on Staff of New York’s Mayor By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga, April 10—A Confederate uniform will be con- spicuous wherever the official staff of the mayor of New York fore- gathers. This Mayor James J. Walker decided yesterday during a chat with 4-year-old Robert E. Lee, IV, who gave the signal at the unveil- ing of the equestrian igure of his great-grandfather, Gen. Robert E. Lee, on Stone Mountain. The boy. who came South with his father, Dr. Bolling Lee of New York City, became a “regular buddy” of the mayor's on the special train o Stone Mountain and Mr. Walker later told newspaper men that he intended appointing the youthful Robert on official staff. Upon doing this, he would have made an exact replica of Gen. Lee's uniform, now preserved in Rich- mond, Va., and would request that s.obcn wear it on all State occa- lons. SOLIETY LEADERS 10 BE SUBPOENARD Testimony Sought in Case of Man Accused of Fraud Scheme. Ten Washington society women who paid money to Joseph Rheinstrom, held on a charge of conducting a fraudulent scheme to solicit names for the Social Register and a publication which he described as “Society Women in Amer- ica,” will be subpoenaed to appear be- fore the grand jury Thursday, it was announced today by the office of Unitec States Attorney Leo A. Rover. The subvoenas followed information that several of the persons said to have been listed as witnesses against Rhein- strom bad left the city and that others had asked that their names not be used in connection with the case. Oth- er witnesses informed the United States attorney’s office that they would appear voluntarily. Rheinstrom is accused of larces after trust. He was arrested at the Carlton Hotel and it is alleged that he collected money from some of the most prominent society women in Washing- ton. Persons approached by Rheinstrom are reported to have paid him money to have their names included in the register CHURCH SEPARATION BILL VOTED IN TURKEY Assembly Unanimous in Barring Islam as State Religion. Koran Law Dropped. By the.Assoclated Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 10.—The National Assembly, at Angora, has unanimously passed a bill separating the church and the state in Turkey. ‘The measure provides that Islam no longer shall be the state religion and that the Deputies and state o the future shall take their oath of of- fice on their honor instead of in the name of Allah. It is also provided that the National Assembly shall no longer be charged with the application of Sherlat law—law founded on the teach- ings of Mohammed and the Koran, Enroll me as lclals in{ | ‘ATION-WIDE FETE . INTS32 ADVOCATED jUniversity Teaching Republi- can Principles One Plan to Honor Washington. A “comprehensive, Nation-wide, all- mbracing, national celebration, reach- ing its climax in and revolving around the concept of Washington for a uni- versity of America, wherein to teach republican principles of government” is being seriously considered by the Com- mission for the Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington, in 1932, it was disclosed | today in a report filed with the Wash- ington Board of Trade. More than 40 plans for the great memorial celebration have been submit- ted to the commission, but it is expected that only two or three of the sugges- tions will be adopted, the report, sub- mitted by a special subcommittee of the committee on community affairs of the trade organization, pointed out. Want D. C. Representation. The subcommittee recommerided that the Board of Trade request the appoint- ment of two or more citizens of tne Dis- trict of Columbia on the memorial com- mission and that the District Commis- sioners be urged to appoint at once a committee “to see that our city plays its part and at the same time the people of Washington from incur- ring a financial burden which they can i1l afford to bear.” report was ed - Shipe, chlll'l'npo an. It‘l’"& (cn'uml.l.’y ly ap- proved by the executive committee of the Board of Trade at a meeting yes- terday afternoon. Other members of the committee are Robert V. Fleming | Robert N. Harper, Leo B. Abernethv, Rufus W. Pearson and C. W. Owen. “It is almost inconceivable,” the com- mittee stated, “that a great national celebration to commemorate the birth of George Washington should have been planned and the United States commis- sion appointed without having at least one or more citizens of Washington on the commission. Your subcommittee, therefore, urgently recommends the above suggestions, and requests that the subcommittee remain in existnce for the time being for the purpose of mak- Ing a further study of the plans and proposals, and record its favor or dis- favor upon any sush plans which may be adopted by the commission.” Some Suggested Plans. ‘The subcommittee reported that “a few” of the plans suggested to the com- mission follow: The erection of permanent State buildings in or near the District of Co- It 'bia, designed by the authority of eac™ State and territory, the Federal Go¢rnment to contribute the land, and instuilation of State exhibits. A national educational exposition to exploit American production, - art, nce, beauty and progress. The completion of the George Wash- ington Memorial Building and Victory M_vorial. The publication of the complete his- tory of the founding of the City of Washington and President Washing- ton’s part therein. To establish a memorial parkway in recognition of the sacrifices of Ameri- can war mothers. ~hat every person in the United States contribute $1 toward the expense of a fitting celebration. Use of Models of City. the City of Washington now in the Na- tional Museum and to utilize them in connection with the celebration of 1932 \ preliminary ‘investigation to deter- mine the exact location of the two houses built by the Washingtons at Wakefleld, Va. Build'a_national memorial highway (Continued on Page 5, Column 8.) a member of @he Foening Star Golden Rule Safe Drivers Club Address | agree to abide by the Golden Rule of Motordom, “Drive as you would have others drive,” and at all times be considerate of ped triane and childeen. To bring down to date the models of | TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT VIEWS PEOPLE LOSING IN FLOOD PLAN FIGHT Believes Congress Has Lost Sight of Safety Issue in Jones Bill Scramble. OBJECTION IS RAISED TO CONTRACTS SECTION Placing of Responsibility for Fu- ture Damage on Government Also Is Criticised. President Coolidge was represented today as feeling that Congress, in its consideration of flood control legisia- tion, has thus far completely lost sight of the safety of the people in the Mississippi flood area in its wild scram- ble to take care of railroads, banks and others who have loaned money or made investments, land companies, lumber companies, large land owners, as well as contractors. ‘The President, while discussing the subject with callers in this candid man- ner, made it very plain that he opposes the so-called Jones bill with the amend- ments which have been added to it by the House committee in charge of flood- control legislation. He considers the bill as one which would saddle the Federal Government with entirely too much responsibility, particularly in the ‘matter of the expense burden. His ad- vices are that the Federal Government would be called upon to pay out at least one billion and a half dollars if this bill becomes a law. Moreover, the Gov- ernment must assume all the major cost of maintenance, which it has never done before. Objects to Contract Plan. He objects also to the taking away from the Army Engineers the letting of contracts for work incidental to flood control, because this authority would be placed in the hands of a new body that no doubt would be unre- sponsive. Besides this, the Federal Government would be made responsible for any future flood damage that might occur, and that because of the indefi- niteness of the Jones bill there is no telling at this time how far into the future the Federal Government would be paying the cost of work described as incidental to flood control. The President retxxmly conferred with that these reservoirs would not give suf- ficient protection to warrant their con- struction. Sees Unfortunate Situation. ‘There is no mistake in the fact tha! the President considers the flood con- trol legislation in Congress as having reached an unfortunate situation. He m-unm:numammyme care of the situation without costing five times as much as it actually should The President feared that when the matter of having the local communities pay a share of the total cost of the dicated that he would veto the Jon bill in its present form, he has so fre- quently voiced his objections to the plan contained in that bill that it is assumed he would resort to his veto power rather than see this measure become a law. SANITARY STORE ROBBED OF $25 BY HOLD-UP BAND Two Men Wait in Auto on R Street While Third Rifles Cash Register. Three hold-up men, apparently mem- bers of the same gang that has victim- ized ceveral Sanitary Grocery Stores in the last few weeks, held up the store of this company at 231 R street, shortly after noon today and escaped with §235. Two of the men remained outside in an automobile while a third entered the store and held up the manager, Enoch Waters, and a clerk. John House, and rificd the cash register. TRANSCAUCASIA FLOODED. Nine Persons Drowned as Armenian Village Is Hit. MOSCOW, April 10 (# —River floods have caused great damage in Trans- caucasia, one Armenian, village being overwhelmed and nine persons drowned Railway traffic is seriously disorgan- :::}Nin the Southern Transcaucasian ENDS JAPANESE PARTY. Orders Ronoto tremist Group Dissolved. TOKIO, April 10 (. —The govern- ment today ordered the dissolution of the Ronoto, an extremist political ore ganization, and two other extremist or« ganizations. The action was taken on the ground that they menaced security and order. Two members which the Ronoto elected to the Diet tn the last election will not be atfected. QUAKE FELT IN ST. LOUIS. Temblor Esiimated at 880 Miles From City ST. LOULS, April 10 (®.—An earth- quake of moderate intensity, about 860 Government Ex miles fram St Louls, was recorded to- day on St. Louls University selsmograph. The first phase started at 10:31:38 am, and the second at 10:53:49 am. Dr. James B. Macelwane, selnologist, l:“l‘d mml‘:\l’m could not be determined. was elther Northwest of Dwtg‘uu ‘ e