Evening Star Newspaper, May 7, 1928, Page 2

2w THE EVEN ( - T4 1928 DEATH SENTENGE - UPHELDIN COURT Appellate Tribunal Affirms Howard Verdict—Declines Ruling on Woman Juror. The conviction and death sentence of | Malcomb Howard, colored, was affirmed today by the District Court of Appeals in an opinion by Justice Charles H. Robb. Howard was the first person to e convicted of first-degree murder by | a jury on which women sat, two hav- ing been on his jury. He was charged with shooting to death Jessie Nelson also colored, February 4, 1927. at 2351 Shermen_avenue. His electrocution i scheduled for May 21, but will probably have to be postponed, because the man- date of the appellate court will not be received for 15 days. Because the question was not raised by counsel for the condemned man un- til_after his conviction, the Court of Appeals declined to rule on the ques- tion of the constitutionality of the re- cent act making optional the service of women on jurfes. Justice Robb. how- ever touches on the matter in his opin- jon and clearly intimates what dispo- sition would be made of the question | were it properly before the court. He cites decisions from Towa, Nevada and | Oregon and quotes from the latter “It is claimed that by allowing women summoned to serve upon the pancl to decline such ice, making it thereby | optional with the person served to at~ tend or not, the enactment destroys the compulsor: i ;0:5 way arly explained by counse! deprives a party of a fair nud‘ mpartial trial. The right of a defend- | ant is to have & fair and impartial trial, and if the statute gives him this, he has no reason to complain if it permits women to excuse themselves from serv- ice. From their physical constitution, es well as from the nature of their’ duties and occupations, women have many reasons for not wishing to serve or being required to serve upon jurles { which do not apply to male jurors, and some of these reasons are such as a| delicate woman would hesitate to speci- | fy in court or even to a judge.” The appellate court also holds that a tor on cross-examination of | on accused person may make use of | an alleged confession, which has been | excluded by T'i'}:l: court, to frame hKB questions. Was Droper cross-ex- amination” says Justice Robb. “The defendant,” he continues, “by making himseif a witness waived his constitu- tional privilege and was liable to be cross-examined with the same latitude as would be exercised in the case of an seaves no room for doubt that Howard dinary witness.” mA u:zefu! examination of the record had a fair trial, the court concludes, MEHLHORN LEADS BRITISH OPEN GOLF American Gets 72 in the Fir 18 Holes, Barnes 74 Armour 77. By the Associated Press. FIGHT CANDIDATES FAGE SENATE QUIZ Spent in Campaigns for Presidency. (Continued from_Pirst Page.) Astoria In New York in his behalf. None of the Glager-Steinburg fund had ' been used in New York for publicity | Missouri Contributions. | The Kansan said that in Missourt he made. Later he was informed that | friends of Hoover wished to make a nght. “I told my friends they could measure | swords with the Secretary,” he said “He carried three or four wards.” Contributions in _Missouri $4,355, he said, coming from friends in Joplin and St. Joseph principally. Curtis told the committee that in- gates in New York he decided to be satisfied with an uninstructed delega- tion. In Oklahoma, where supporters of Curtis claim the convention delegation, the Kansas Senator said he had been informed $1,175 had been collected and ,81,015.15 expended for publicity, post- age, correspondence and gasoline A Curtis-for-President club District of Columbia, the committee w told, collected $599 and spent $442.25. The Senator sald he had no nationai campaign manager, but had been di- recting his campaign himself. Prom five friends Curtis testified he had received a total of $1,000 direct and had expended himself $1.664.37. This| outlay, he said, was for postage, sta- tion campaign buttons and litera- ture, telephone and telegraph. The only additional expense in contemplation was for hotel rooms in Kansas City for the Republican convention. No Promise of Patronage. “1 have no large fund or any fund,” he said. “I don’t believe in that kind of a campaign.” Curtis said he would have 2,000 pic- tures made for his campaign, but he added he had “plenty of buttons.” Steiwer asked what promises Curtis had made with regard to disposition of patronage. “None whatever,” he snswered. have made no commitments.” Senator . McMaster, Republican, of South Dakota asked the witness if he | had any agreement about swinging his sup] to any other candidate in the | event he did not go over. | “No sir,” he replied. “I expect to | in. Senator Barklay, Democrat, of Ktn-“ Curtis if he knew anything | about the activities of other canaidates. Not of my own knowledge,” “but I have plenty of reports. Vi be glad to give you the names of those who gave me these reports.” In Oklahoma, Curtis said, he under- | stood the deiegations would vote for him as ulnonx as Lus name was before ma convention, aithough newspapers sai the delegation was for Lowden and After Senator Curtis had been on the | stand half an hour, he was excuscd and | Senator Borah was called. He said SANDWICH. England, May 7—"Wild t American British around in 74. T champion ‘ommy Armour, open of the United States, need- AL ?1.. Ta 3 = 4 ) ao wo - [ It ?S e wa s cal e 33 ] 5 3 that course by using tter and took three putls wo holes, getting was an implement on), and, crouching with h knee, he putted with hand mlk his forefinger down 1t about 6 inches from the head. e appeared 10 be stroking rather than putting the ball, He got a 91 Other British professionals who were early had scores of: Aubrey Boomer, 18; J. H, Taylor, 82, Alex Herd 79; Fred Robson, 19. Percy Booker, 80, and Jack White, no return. T, A. Torrance, Scottish amateur, fin- George . |ing with any other candidate. Do you know ?;alnyom ‘hggh%s spent money to elect you President?” Mr. Borah was asked by Senator Brat- ton. “No. I'm of the opinion no mouey has been spent in my behalf as a can- didate for President.” minutes. Senator George of Georgia, the first candidate called, said he had no headquarters. managers or com- mittees. “I consented to the use of my name in my State,” he said, “but I refused to go into any other State. I have spent no money except for stamps used on letters wholly responsive to letters sent to me with regard to the use of my name. I suppose $10 or $15 would cover that item. “1I made a trip to Georgia to select delegates to the convention after the State had instructed for me. 1 did so far as 1 know, no money has been col- e Walsh Keports Expenditures. said he had no understand- Benator Walsh of Montana, who has withdrawn from the mocratic race, #aid be received §250 Irom E. T. Mere- dith, former Becretary of Agriculture: 8500 from Ed Comer of Chicago, and $326 from George P. Milton, Chat- mmxuper publisher. He turned 's and Comer’s contribution over to Milton for advancement of his candidacy, and sent Milton's donation to W..W. McDowell, & Montana sup- porter, Postage and stationery charges brought Walsh's total outlay up to $1,190.65. He referred the committee to John Elliott and others for informa- ton as 1o expenditures in the California 'Total of $14,539 Reported, had understood no contest would be | totaled | | stead of making an active bid for dele- | in the| ol i | Were a young chimpanzee and a young *|is subject to that condemnation. I ss- with the advice and consent of the| primary. He thought J. E. Hamilton of Madison, Wiz, had spent or contributed $5600 in his behalf Walsh sald that letters were sent out under his congressional frank. He re- ferred to & letter by Willlam G. Mc- Adoo which he sald had been made a part of the Congressional Record. He had no agreements with other candi- tes. ished with a score of 74 over the Prince’s course, 1aking the lead among | the amateurs from Johnny McHugh, the | Californian, who scored 77 ! Harry Vardon required 84, and Ted | Ray, his former playing partner, had & | score of 80. Larry Wabholtz, Sharon, Pa, repre- sentative on the American professionsl eontingent, wok &3 unimpressive 80 for the firnt 18 holes, He was out in 42 and back in 38 “Did any ofl compantes contribute to your campaign?” asked McMaster | “I was Wid Mr. Elliott in Californ Walter Hagen, American professional, | 18 interested i some ol concern,” opened his drive W regain the title he | Walsh replied Las neld twice, with & suappy 76, one | Senator Goft's Testimony. over par for the prince’s course, Hagen | genator Goff said friends in West won Ue British open in 1922 wnd 1924 yirginia had urged him to declare hix RS- v {gaagioney. _Jis Coclarad he wus telling WIFE GIVEN INSURANCE ‘ 1 copies MATE WILLS ANOTHER |of & letter emphatically denying that Court of Appesls Holds Husband | ! e was 8 “stalking horse His ex- penses 0 date iotaled sbout 860, He {in Cannot Leave Benefit Fund | mit 15 Afnity hed not authorized formation of any A woman, lving with & man end — | | | | | | [C0 MAKE VISIT 10 PRIVATE 200 [V. J. Evans Displays Collec-: tion of Rare Animals | 1o Guests. Victor J. Evans, local patent attorney, | entertained approximately 100 guests at his private zoo, Ridge road and Haw-| thorne streets, yesterday afternoon. | Here Mr. Evans is mak experi- ments in the acclimatization of animals which he is collecting from all parts of the world. Many of these he has de- posited from time to time at the Na- tional Zoological Park. Among these | | | | | | orang-outang, both of which were re-| moved last week. The collection contains an African | antelope, Mexican and American wild | turkeys, Abyssinian guinea fowl, a spinbok, an ant bear from Australia, a sioth bear, dancing cranes, pelicans, beaver, ' Australian crowned ri“fln! bleeding heart doves, a pair of zebra, | green Japanese peacocks, spotted Indian deer, white deer, white ks and nearly every variety of ducks and swans. Among the guests yesterday were: Senator and Mrs, C. C. Dill of Wash- ington, Charles H. Burke, commissioner of Indian affairs, and Mrs. Burke; Senator and Mrs. Peter Norbeck of South Dakota, Representative and Mrs. Allard H. Gasque of South Carolina. Dr. William M. Mann, director of the National Zoological Park; Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Denby, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Aspinwall, Mrs. A. H. Harllee, Mr. and Mrs. E. A, Grant, Mr. and Mrs Harry C. Oberholser and Edouard Albion. During the afternoon Mrs. Evans showed her mastery over the nrrou and macaws, many of which she has trained herself, by putting them through their_tricks. else who is entered. as a stalking horse?” *“No, sir; I don’t know of any one who sumed that in the Democratic conven- tion Gov. Smith was to be the nom- inee. Of course. in the Republican con- vention there will be a different stua- tion."” Hitchcock’s Nebraska Expense. Former Senator Hitehcock said that $1,744.85 had been spent in his behalf in Nebraska, of which $105 came to his organizetion in two contributions. He told the committee he did not intend to press his candidacy in any other State and contemplated no activities in his behalf. The Nebraska delegation to the Hous- ton convention is pledged to support Mr, Hitcheock for the presidential nomina- tion as long as he has a chance for | the nomination. Replying to Senator Barkley, Hitch- cock said that when the delegation was released 7 or 8 of the 16 would vote for Gov. Smith. Representative Hull, Tennessee's can- | didate, said there was a local commit- tee in his State active in his behalf. The total expenditures had been $1 most entirely for postage and long-dis- tance telephone messages. “I had no thought of going into any other State except that two days ago some of my friends asked that my name be used in North Carolina,” Hull said. “I agreed.” “Have you any plans for opening headquarters at Houston?” Chalrman Steiwer asked “I have no plans now,” Hull sald “Have you any large contributions in view?” Bieiwer continued. “No, 1 have not.” Hull's Report, “What do you estimate has been the total expense of your campaign up to| this time? “1 imagine that only a small portion of what %xuv! has been expended.” Hull said he sent 8500 to H. B, Mc- Ginnis, secretary of his campaign or- | ganization In Tennessce, and $500 to| Roger Caldwell, ehalrman of Hull's fina) committee, ‘The committee plans to go out of the city during the week to examine other candidates, including Gov, Ritchle | of Maryland, who is expected to pick up his first 16 Houston delegates in to- day's primary in that State, and Gov, Bmith, now leading the Democratic race Prem‘nl“ly‘mnn are to hear Ritchle in Annapolls Wednesday and Smith in New York City later in the week Ezamination of Senator Watson will | SENATE COMMITTEE | SEEN IN i’RfVATE 700 OF VICTOR EVANS AT Darrow Opens H By the Aswociated Press. JEFPERSON, Ohio, May 7.—The | century-old courthouse in this little Ashtabula County seat today saw the opening of what Clarence Darrow, 71- K:nmld lllclhlcl'fl lawyer, has said will a ce in & court trial before his nm::l. The trial is that of James Munsene of Warren, Ohlo, whom Darrow is de- fepding against a charge of attempting to bribe Sheriff John Smith of Trum- bull County. Darrow, recalling that he started out | CAR MERGER MIGHT BALK INCREASE IN FARE, HANNA SAYS —(Coptinued from First Page.) very great and stressed that the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission had approved the merger be- cause of the more economical service to be rendered under it in connection with the development of the triangle south of Pennsylvania avenue, ‘The benefit to the taxpayers in en- hanced value of property by improved service and bus extensions, he believed, would greatly exceed the burden of ap- proximately $250,000 of which the com- nies would be relleved In the main- : nance of crossing policemen and pav- ng. . Mr, Hanna explained he had hoped to ne application for a higher fare two or three years in the expe. ta- tion that ‘there would be less loss through the increased use of automo- biles. But while conditions have im- proved slightly, he said, the compary was_compelled last September lo take first steps before the Public Utilitles mission. “Jn view of the merger prospects, he sald It decided to postpone action with the result that the “public has alread bapefited thousands of dollars by this postponement.” He defended the $50,000,000 valua- tion as one equitably based on the value placed by the courts of $26,000,000 on the Capital Traction Co. be deferred until after his return from Indinna, where tomorrow he will con- test with Mr, Hoover in the Republican primary for that State's 33 del 3 The Commerce Department d, leading the Republican race for dele~ gates, will be heard either late this week or early next week No direct word had renched the com- mittes today from former Qov. Lowden of IMinols, and runner-up to Hoover | in the preconvention fight, His cam- palgn managers, however, have said ihat he would appear in due time. Others to be heard later include former Senator Atlee Pomerene of Ohlo, Democrat, backed by his Btate delegation and Representative Willlam Ayers, Democrat, who has the instructed delegation from Kansas. BEGINS CAMPAIGN FU ¥ STAR, WASHINGTON, organization in his behalf although he had been informed some of his friends designated a5 beneficiary under & fra~ ternal bepefit certificate and called wife West Virginia had formed a com tee to work for him of the megnber, cannot Tecover the fynd in opposition o the claim of the wed- Kansas Cily will be free w0 do us they please when the psychological moment | comes " Goft showed \he commitee a copy of D. C. MONDAY, MAY >4 HiS ACCLIM ;Last Court T Defends Ohioan Near Scene of Birth| rial: | | 85 a lawyer in Trumbull County in de- fending a man accused of stealing a set of harness, said he wanted to try one more Trumbull County case before he retired. Munsene heard of the desire and, learning that Darrow was to visit Kins- man, Ohlo, his birthplace, the Warren man waited the village limits. When Dafrow's’, machine approached Munsene flagged it. Negotiations were complef at Darrow's old home. The lawyer's first move at that time was to apply for a change of venue which took the case here. ANISSING ASLINER | SINKS U. 3. DREDGE: | 23 of Crew of 47 in Hospital After Collision Ofi Staten island. By the Associated Pross NEW YORK, May 7~The 2,000-ton Government dredge Navesink, with a crew of 47 men, sank off Clifton, Staten Island, this morning after colliding with the Lamport & Holt liner Swine burne. Four men were reported miss- ing. ‘Twenty-five were taken to the Marine Hospital on Staten Island, where all but two remained for treatment. Eighteen others swam ashore, it was reported, including Chlef Engineer Cul- bert, in charge of the dredging opera- tion. The dredge, in command of Capt. Anderson, was working in the double channel directly in the ocean steamship lane. 8he foundered in 45 feet of water, First news of the accident was re- celved in a radio message from the Caronin, as follows: “United States Government dredge sinking at Pler 17, middle of channel. Loaded with men. Dredge settling and | men swimming around. Adriatic of White Star Line and Standard Ofl tanker Standard Arrow nearby. All lowered lifeboats.” This message was relayed to police | headquarters, which dispatehed four | police launches to the scenes, and five Coast Guard cutters also put out. ‘The Navesink was 200 feet long. She was bullt in 1008 at Sparrows Point, Md., and was valued at $200,000. BCHASINA Throurll the introduction of colored matter into thelr food, silk worms now | spin threads of various hues, ND INVESTIGATION | | ATIQN | 2one finals for the other areas was an- | nounced here this morning by Randolph DATES OF ORATORY FINALS ANNOUNGED Schedules for Various Zones| Prepared by Director Randolph Leign. With The Star area finals in the Fifth National Oratorical Contest set for Thursday morning, the schedule of | Leigh, director general of the national | contest. . The final local forensic meet to be | staged, as announced yesterday, in eight | units Thursday ill determine which of the eight contenders for the cham- plonship of this area will represent this | newspaper in the national finals May |26. Likewise, the winners in the other six zone finals, which will be held ac- cording to the schedule made public today, will journey to Washington to compete with The Star’s representative, |each in his own right, for national {honors in the final meeting | Four of the other six contest zones will stage their finals Friday, while the remaining two will not determine their r Stafl Phsus NAVAL MEN SILENT ON FLYING INQURY Purpose and Scope of Probe Ordered by Wilbur Puzzies Aviation Circles. The heads of naval aviation today were silent on the investigation which has been ordered and is being conduct- ed into their administration by Secre- tary Wilbur, but others connected with the Navy's flying branch were at a loss | Po! to understand the purpose and scope of the inquiry. Edward P. Warner, Assistant Secre- tary of the Navy for Aeronautics, when asked today if he had been informed of plans for an Inquiry into crashes and disciplinary matters in naval aviation, made this statement: “I know very little about it at the | present time,” while Rear Admiral Wil- | 1! liam A. Moffett, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, saild he “had nothing to say.” Survey Made Recently. From one quarter in naval aviation it was explained, with reference to the accident angle the board is inquiring into, that at the direction of Mr, War- ner an exhaustive study of the causes of airplane crashes was made and re- ported on a short time ago. This re- rt, embodying comprehensive statis- ical data, was public shortly after the first of the year, and covered every phase of aircraft accidents in the Navy. It is regarded by the Bureau of Aeronautics as being one of the most rellable and accurate studies on this subject ever undertaken and its con- clusions show that naval aviation is 22%, per cent safer than that of the next forelgn military power. No comparisons were made between military and commercial flying as the | Navy believes those two branches are not subjects of comparisons, because of their wide range of operation. The re- port gave no henefits of doubt to per- sonnel, but as a matter of fact, it was sald, “lald it on thick" on the pilots and mechanics as a means of awakening them to the fact that a majority of ac~ cidents probably could be prevented by the operators of planes in fight. Five on Board. “One guess is as good as another” sald one naval alrman today when asked what the viewpoint of naval aviation was on the investigation by the board, which Is composed of three offi- cers from other branches of the service and two airmen, “It may be a personnel matter all the way through, and in that event the Bu- reau of Navigation, which controls per- sonnel, s put in the position of asking that itself be investigated.” Much light could be thrown on the facts and motives actuating the inquiry, it was belleved, if the letter written by the chief of the Bureau of Navigation to Secretary Wilbur requesting the in- quiry were mada public. This letter is marked “confidential” and 1s referred to as a “confidential file” in the pre- cept dated April 21 appointing the board and made public Saturday. WILL BE DINNER GUESTS. California Society to Honor Crail and Evans Tomorrow, A dinner in hanor of Representatives Crall and Evans of Caltfornia will be held tomorrow evening by the California State Soclety at the Hamilton Hotel, respective champions until May 18. In | |all but one of the zones, boys have | triumphed over the girls, and indica- | tions “are that the field of speakers {in the Washington Auditorium May | |26 will be predominantly masculine. | | | Southern Zone Finals. “The Southern Zone” finals will be | staged at Raleigh, N. C., PFriday, when | six “district” winners will compete for a place in the nationzl finals and the 11-week tour of Europe. The con'end- ors in that meet will be: Hamilton Hob- j00d, representing the Raleigh News snd Observer; Henry A. Martin, representing the Jacksonville Journal; Lloyd | Ringbery, representing the Atlanta Constitution; James B. Moore, repre- senting the Loulsville Courler-Journal; Herbert Mills, champion of “District X,” | the territory of the nation-at-large, in which the contest is not sponsored Ly a specific newspaper, and Earle Pettus, jr., representing the Birmingham News. ‘The “Northwestern Zone” finals, at Kansas City, Mo., also will be held Pridav. In this meeting, seven orators, each the chosen representative of the | newspaper in his e district, will compete for a place in the finals and “he tour. The contenders at Kansas City will be: Elliott Norquist of the Kansas City Star, Willard Schendel of the Great Falls (Montana) Tribune, Thomas Clark of the Des Moines (Iowa) { Tribune, William Lueck of the Milwau- kee Journal, Robert Rarclay of the Minneapolis Star, Renee Patterson of the Fargo Forum, and the as yet un- | determined champion of the Seattle (Washington) Times district. | On the same day, also, the finals of the “Southwestern zone” will be held at Oklahoma City, when the following orators will compete for the same - lors other zone finals contestants seek: Harold P. Pettee, jr., of the Los Angeles Times: Willlam McCrea, jr., of the Salt Lake Tribune; George Pranklin of the | Arkansas Democrat, Wendell E. Little of the Albuquerque (New Mexico) Jour- nal, the as yet undetermined repre- sentative of the Houston (Texas) Post- Dispatch, Miss Oneta Watts of the Fort Worth (Texas) Star-Telegram and the as yet undertermined spokesman for the Omaha (Nebraska) Bee-News. Fourth Zone Contest. The fourth zone contest, to be held Friday, is “Zone 7, embracing much of New England and a portion of the North-Central States. Its contestant field will include Roberta Powers of the Burlington (Vermont) Free Press, Har- riett Weldon of the York Press, Harry Grand Raj ( bert E. Nixon of the Canton (Ohio) Repository, Avis June Goyer, represent- the tate Bar Association. sponsor Indiana, with the active co-operation of 18 news- papers; Alice Gibbs of the Troy (New York) Record, the as yet undertermined champion of the Worcester ( - | settes) Telegram-Gasette, Roswell D. | Kirby of the Buffalo (New York) Eve- | ning News, Elizabeth C. Siteman of the rtland (Maine) Press-Herald and the |ns yet undetermined representative of :‘l;e Springfield (Massachusetts) Repub- an, | The New York Times will conduct the finals of the zones which clear | through New York City May 18, while INDIANA TO CAST VOTE TOMORROW Both Watson and Hoover Men Confident—Woollen, Democra?, is Unopposed. By the Assoclated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 7—A bitter primary campaign approached the end today. Indiana voters will vote tomorrow for and Democratic candidates for President, United States Senate, Congress, gov- ernor, State Legislature and county offices. Precinct committeemen and delegates to the State convention also will be selected. Principal interest centers in the fight between Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, and Senator James E. Wat- son for the preferential wte of the State for the Republican nomtnation for President. Control of the 33 delegates to the Kansas City convention is in question. Evans Woollen, Indianapolis banker. is unopposed for the Dem%:nflc pref- erential vote for nomination for Presi- dent. He will control 30 delegates to the Houston convention. Watson is Confident. M. Burt Thurman, national campaign manager for Watson, in a final mai ment said that Watson will carry every district in Indiana and have the Sup- port of four-fifths of the delegates to the State convention. Oscar Foellinger of Fort Wayne, State campaign man- ager for the Hoover forces, received a telegram from Hoover in which the Commerce Secretary expressed appre- ciation for the work done for nim in Indiana and declared that “from all 1 can learn, your success will depenc {upon a fuil representation at the pr%:lrl{n next Tuesday.” | ger predicted Hoov xcagwdgtrm- oover woulg | tate contests, two | investigation of alleged polfticar sou. | ruption, the expose of the Ku Kiux | f‘!‘}‘mwt.g!l‘id ’ot' ;;.onul::s as brought out | of John L. Duv: Mayor of Indianapol o Wit alleged heavy influe; lise, ll:)hn: 'i’::h the nee diana Anti-Saloon League | primaries, has wielded in past evidently have tlfledu;n arouse the ordinary voter. Except in a tances small crowds have greet present Republican ad- ministration and hurled the “lie” at Drobably e voiers b somae ey voters upwthalgnmxnn already made af today carried his sident fight into Fort Wayne, l'thr!mhe :i“d booked for a radio address. for State officers and for Congress had armmnm lo; ndfllo addresses and plat- \ speeches during the day. while | others had ended their umplmy | , Senator Arthur R. Robinson is con- testing the renomination and re-elec- tion with two worthy opponents. They are Arthur L. Gilliom, attorney gen- eral, and Solo J. Carter, Indianapolis attorney. Gilliom and Carter charge Robinson is backed by the Klan. The Democratic candidates for nomi- nation as Senator are Walter Myers of e e e al and W. L. Curry, Indianapolis. The latter has campaign- ed as a “wet.” Frederick E. Schortemeler, Secretary of State, is favored to 5 | selection of candidates in the thit- district. teenth The polls will open tomorrow at 6 am. and close 12 hours later. ENGINEERS GATHER TO REINFORCE DAM IN SOUTH CAROLIKA ued from First Page.) the Chicago Daily News will stage the finals meeting for the zones which com- | plete contest participation through the lnois metropolis the same day. | The victors in the seven zone finals | will constitute the contestant fleld in the national finals, to be held in the Washington Auditorium May 26. when | & board of judges, composed of justices | of the Supreme Court of the United the United States for the Third Inter- national Oratorical Contest finals, mext October. COMMERCE CHAMBER RENEWS DEMAND FO CORPORATION TAX CUT placed upon an Dbasis of taxation. | i “The_country can afford tax reduc- on denied it." ‘The chamber's board of directors, Mr. Plerson explained, has set up a com- mittee for study of State and tax- ation with the object of developing “militant public sentiment for sound and equitable taxation methods and ordered budgetary procedure in State and local fiscal affairs’ * About 2,000 delegates registered for the meeting tomorrow. Mayor Harry A. Mackey of Philadel- phia this afternoon received for his city the grand prize awarded it as win- ner of the 1927 interchamber five- waste contest conducted jointly by National Chamber and the Cay u{ N~ tional Fire-waste Council. Philadelphia was first of 580 competing cities in sys- tematic fire prevention during last year, Philadelphia also received the award for class one cities. The for class two cities went to Grand ids, Mich., | and was acoe| by Lee M. Hutchins, national councilor for the Grand Rapids Association of Commerce. For ¢ equitable peace plan baro, N. C., and was acoepted by Mayor E. B. Joffess. In class four, rham, N. C, received the prize which wwi accepted by Acting Magor Willlam F. | Carri Dr, Louls Webber, secre of the Fremont, Mich., Chamber of - merce, recelved the priza for his oty in the Afth olass. The presentations were made Senator Vandenbury of Michigan. The priges were bronse plagues, phutttn - MISSING WIFE FOUND. Mrs. Finney of Seat Pleasant Re- turns to Mother in Alexandria, States, will select the representative of | , It can no longer afford to be | | the | three cities the prize went to Greens- | by | food for families driven from their homes by the menace of the Table Rock Mountain reservoir dam today was as- sembled here by Red Cross representa- tives for transportation by truck to the mountain. | Miss Margaret Lang of Charlotte | represgntative of the American Red | Cross. who came to Greenville when | aster, was notified that several score of | persons were without shelter in the rain that has been falling since yesterday The reports also said that food supplies of virtually all were tive of Associal dam, this morning re- ere were 10 families num- le_camped on top of He said that aside | v survey vicinity | ported | bering | the mountain 5 from such shelter as was afforded by | tree limbs and underbrush, families were | out in the open with all of their belong- | Ings soaked Dy the rain. | PMLCO ENTRIES FOR TOMORROW FIRST RACE—Purse, $2.000 den Steeplechase: &-year-olds and | *Vitamin | Ruler | Ragweed" .7 | Honest John.".0 the Haw 2 miles Royal Charge oThe Keel: Com AMedine *bRlack Peupe: uchanon entry | Graeme | Stllaue AA €. Bostwick-H. ¥ m BF N AlgersJohn Sley. o SECOND RACE old maiden Ailies Purse. $1.300; %ve Turlongs Sun o' Cheo B i Flerve Sdaland THIRD RACE-—Pur 300 Graded Randicap: arold' o up AL6 furiongs. Avctia TORE e 0 linpant Contemplate || AH. Teller Archidald entry FOURTH RACE-—Puree. 1300 Gradet Nandican: 3-vear-ols and un @ furlongs. Lady Mark Pim Class aCrystal Domine 114 Mountferrat [ 23 Paulina L S8 Sugle Star Beush . Al Q. Bedwell sntey IFTH RACE--M \ Canve. Panalo ., v 119 Stolling Player Da vares aiitve e ] T ASagmore Stable euury, SIXT ACE— P X Ty ¥ o furion alant N e retatey Pimlico i Class [ 1 want o say that I am s bons fide & candidate for the presidency ws any man who has declared himsel,” | Benator Goff sald. “My delegates @t of the deceused, socording W on of the Diswict Gourt of Ap- which Wiey reverwd the judg the Municipal Courl, ~The Mrs. Lilllan May Finney of Seat Pleas- ant, Md., v;:\‘\‘wa' l\\:fimdh kmm” LIS ney, repor 0 police yosterday that she had disappeared from home leaving & note in which she sald she was going to end her lfe, was located by Police Sergt. Oharles MeClary in Alexandria today. Mrs. Finney is at the home of her mother, 412 South Teo streot, and the officer aald she told him she let home | bocause of abusive treatment, declding to return to her mother and not eom- mit suleide, 8he sald she would never return to her husband, MoOlary de- olares. The four ohildren have been RI.““ in the keeping of friends. The usband sald Mrs. Flaney's note i structed him tq place them in a home, Members of the State delegation will be helan § AN wiaste kv Reanlation Srelath ackthorn res 1 Ak KW BN ¥ the Mountain Echo at Keyser, W, Va., | 3 s ~ | Buests. | In which there wes un advertisenent in | p S |~ Thomas ¥, Mahert Peals, Wi | bie behalf, apparently inserted by some | master and Maj, wlllf-\m Freeman, pres- ment of | of his supporters. He was unable to Ident of tne soctety, will preside. Ars wer iripunal had found thel Harriet | gy Lowever, who stood the expense rangements are W charge of Harry ¥ M. Brown was entitled o 81,000 benefit | fie I,,mun out that 1y the same is Ashlon, chalrman of the soclal com- due o it of Juseph A Brown, | sue of the paper was an editorial in ' mittee, There will be a program of | v iad been s member of the e | fayor of Hoover. He identified as editor entertatnment Wriewl Workers' Benefit Assoctation of the peper Harry Woodward, a for- i The nesocietion had paid the tund mer member of Congress, who s one | A “ int oourt and Chiel Justice Martin or- | of the Hoover leaders n West Virginia, | Senators to Fawt on Nomines. The Henate Judielary commitiee today dered 1ha turned over “Benator. early in o the campaign & whom Brown | there wes s suggestion that you enter : appointed & subcompmittee to look Into . Beats ulu(quallfluuum of Genevieve R, Oline wis not Living, bub W whom he wes |in West Virginie s & stalking horse peying wlimony by order of court. The | for some other candidate,” Benator | ton, New Mexico; Senator William H, MeMaster, Bouth Dakots, and Senito Land Nenator of Cleveland, Ohlo, recently nominated wife was represenied by Alorney Hairy Barkley said. “What ecan you suy | Charles Curtis of Kinsas, presidential candidates, A Grant, shout that, or 4o you know sny one former Benator Glihert ulmw’cl of Nebraska, i ¢ ® de Will act as toast- Y rxean sudy TR 4 Gitrar. sutey AN~ Piree, 8t 300 Rl 1 e 1 Sakwi 108 Mad SR e 108 Gav Fuire Y Riarcvate e 8 Wareison FRVR e wad Baronniee | the money i 1 B Brown, with Lol to vights Nenator Porter Dule, Vermont; Senator Vrederick Steiwer, Orveg Guy Btanding at back are Nenator George W, Noi Photo SR ] clamed. ast, by the President to be a member of the Uheistwas of Nebraska .m" United #lates Customs Qourt, Associated Press, entic allawane Woather cloar, track "