Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1928, Page 1

WEATHLER. (U. 8 Weather Burean Forecast.) Rain this afternoon, probably ending early warmer tonight; Temperature—Highest, lowest, pm. yesterday: today. Full report tomorrow fair and 63, at 2:30 43, at 7 am on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 he b WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ening Slar, service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 106,566 30,689. jout omee WATSON DEFEATS HOOVER ININDIANA 5.0.P PRIARY Opponents of Secretary Claim Boom Is Checked. Aides Cite Opposition. DELEGATES, IF RELEASED, MAY SWING TO DAWES Democrats in State Show Solid Front in Favor of Evans Woollen, Banker, BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Senator James E. Watson, Indiana’s | favoritd son candidate, has won the presidential preferential primary over Secretary Herbert Hoover on the face of the returns, With more than two- thirds of the voting precincts in the State heard froln, Watson's vote was | 155,837 to 130,605 for Hoover, or a lead | of 25232, The Watson victory is hailed by the opponents of Mr. Hoover as a real check | to the presidential boom of the Secre- | tary of Commerce. It will be used far and wide in the campaign now being waged to prevent the nomination of Mr. Hoover and in favor of other can- didates. The supporters of Mr. Hoover, on the other hand, point to the large vote rolled up by their candidate as indica- tive of his personal popularity with the voters. He entered the fight for Indi- ana's 33 delegates to the Republican national convention facing big odds. Opposed Favorite Son. He had against him a favorite son candidate, backed by practically the entire State Republican organization In view of this and in view of the campaien waged against him by the Farm Bureau Federation and in favor: ©of Senator Watson and Vice President Dawes and Frank O. Lowden of Tlinots. provided Senator Watson cannot obtain the nomination, the showing made by Mr. Hoover in ll;e.bi‘{oosler State 15 re- rded as remarkable. “Mx ‘Hoover was helped by the opposi- tion to the Rkpubllul’;eghw Ornnm; eveloped among man: tion which has d¢ i th: en! strong to be overturned at this time. It appears that Senator Arthur ht has been renominated despite the fight | 7 made on him Al Arthur Gilliom :yld Solon J. Carter, ‘both candidates for the "nomi- nation. Under the Indiana primary law, all 33 of the State's delegates to the Re- publican national convention are bound 10 vote for the candidate recefving the greater number of votes until they are| released by that candidate. When Sen- | ator Watson releases his delegates, if B e believe will swing either Wi or to vt]};y ident Dawes. The Vice President has many friends in Indiana, and they have worked indefatigably to 2id Senator Watson in his fight to pre- wvent Mr, Hoover from wresting the dele- gation from him. United on Woollen. Indfana’s Democracy had no divisicn | bver their presidential preference. EVans | Woollen,Indianapolis banker, was the | only entry. He is a dry and widely cs- teemed in Indiana. Gov. Al Smith's name was not entered, and it was not written in on the ballots because writing in & name invalidates the ballot. Many of the Indiana Democratic leaders be- lieve that the nomination of Gov. Smith 8t Houston is inevitable. And some of them are predicting that when Mr, ‘Woollen releases the Indiana delegation, two-thirds of them will swing to Smith. Yet the nomination of SBmith will not be hatled in Indiana. The Democrats there fear that with the New Yorker at thehead of the party ticket, it will { be far more dificult for them to carry the Stale, owing to the wet and dry | issue and the religious issue As was expected, the Hoover vote in Indiana was large in the industrial cen- | ters, while Benator Watson ran more strongly in the rural districts. The fail- | ure of Mr. Hoover in the rural districts | will be used to further advance the claim that if he is nominated by Republicans at Kansas City he m: W carry some of the Middle Western and Western farm Btales against the | Democsatic nominee. Forecast Victory in Area. the Hoover supporters insist that | d the Secretary of | w 21} these Blates, | snd point out that the Republican | farmers would prefer 1o vote for a Re- | though he might not | cNary-Haugen bill, than for | 80 far Gov h has not that bill, although his Tammany supporiers in the House and Benate have voted for the passage of o Commerce lections in November will be particu view of the retention u genization 3 by the Republic 1l be L Bena- 1926 over pert Stump, | p has been alor Bobin- oria secretary of organizati ing ahead in a jority the the on selection | candidate vations directly candidacy o1 iLion U e Teg e tion He 1ed 8 BUBCE 0D field ' " syl { within eapliaued on Pege 8, Column 64 ntered as second class mattel Washington, D. C | Plunges to Death | | | | LIEUT. ROYAL V. THOMAS. LT THOMAS DIES INPLANE CRASH Holder of Solo Flight Record Killed With Passenger in Sudden Dive. By the Associated Press. TETERBORO AIRPORT, Hasbrouck Heights, N. J., May ,9.—Lieut. Royal V. Thomas, who recently t.ied for an en- durance record in the Bellancu mono- plane, Reliance, and a mechanic named Vaugh Weatherby, were killed instantly today when the plane crashed at this field ¢ The crash occurred over Monachie, just northwest of this field. Thomas' plane had been at the Te- terboro Service Field for two or three days, undergoing overhauling in pre- paration for another endurance record attempt. Word of the crash was telephoned to the field by George Brankeroff, super- intendent ot the New York Cemetery at Moonachie. He said the plane was flying over the town at high speed, and suddenly went into a dive. Graduate of Georgetown. NEW YORK, May 9 (#).—Lieut. Royal V. Thomas, former Army fiyer of Durant, Okla., who was killed at Teter- boro, N. J., today, last week broke Col. les A. Lindbergh’s solo flight Field, Long Isiand, in his endurance effort when the gasoline gauge was broken. Thomas was a graduate of - town University and was studying at the Harvard School of Business Administra- tion at the outbreak of the World War, He enrolled in the Army Flying School at Kelly Field and after concluding his course was made an instructor. CONFEREES CONSIDER D. C. APPROPRIATIONS No Indication as to Progress Made on Bill—Resume Meeting Tomorrow, Pollowing a two-hour meeting today, the Senate and House conferecs on the District appropriation bill adjourned early this afternoon with arrangements to resume their deliberations tomorrow morning. No Indications were given following the session today as to which ftems were taken up or as to what progress was made. It was the first time the two groups had conferred for more than a week, and the meeting lasted con- siderably longer than the previous one The outstanding point of difference between the Benate and House in the bill is the question of how the cost of maintaining the National Capital should be apportioned between the United Btates and District government. The Senate voted to restore the 60-40 ratio fixed by the substantive law of 1922, while the House voted to continue the $9,000,000 lump sum as the Federal | share. It was reported that at the meeting today the conferees devoted time 0 other amendments dealing with the amount to be allowed for particular activities of the District government. SENATE CONTEMPT WARRANT UPHELD moved Here in Vare Election | Fund Case, By the Awsocioted Press PHILADELPHIA, May 0, - Sheriff Thomas W. Cunningham was today ol ed removed to Washington, where wt of Columbla Federal greand jury recently indicted him on a chaige {of contempt of the Benale Federal Judge Dickinson refused to quush & warrant lssued for Cunning- hem’s arvest to prevent his removal 4o | Washington, but sllowed him to enter ball pending an appeal to the United tes Cireuit Court of Appeals Cunningham, who s troasurer of the Fepublican Blale commitiee, was in- diced after he had refused to tell the feed Benule specis) committee investi- gating primary campaign funds the wurce of $26,000 he contributed 1o the | Willtam 8, Vare campalgn In the sena- orial election uf 1926 ABANDON OCEAN HOP. Bpanish H;u Wnli VNUI Attempt Trip 1o Havana, EEVILLE, May 9 (). —~The Bpanish wlors, Ceple. lilesins wnd Jimenez { roudy for en witempt W bresk the g distance fight nd duration Aight reords. have decided 1o abandon the vlan W make s trazsatlantie fight o Hisvana. considering the chances of sue ces o uneertain Lintead they take off early W morrow, i weather congitions are fayo whie, 1o the diecton ul*mu i Prench citizen also were aboard the | Sheriff Cunningham Ordered Re-| WASHINGTON .10, INORTHERN CHINESE | BALT WARBECAUSE OF IPAESENOVE Chang Tso-Lin Proclaims Temporary Cessation of Hostilities. VIRTUAL STATE OF WAR DECLARED IN EXISTENCE !Americsns Sent Out of Tsinan as| Nationalists Close in at Shantung Capital. TSINGTAO, China, May 9 (#).— ‘The Japanese troops are reported to have cleared the Shantung Rail- way of all disturbing elements. Pas- senger service has been resumed. By the Associated Pross LONDON, May 9.—Chang Tso-Lin, the Northern dictator, sent out a tele- gram to all civil and military authori- ties throughout China today, a Reuter dispatch from Peking says, proclaiming a temporary cessation of the war be- tween the Northerners and the South- | erners because of the critical situation | which has arisen between Japan and | China in Shantung Province. Chang’s telegram declared that civil war had been in progress in China for several years while Communists had been attempting to ruin the country. He always apprehended that the war might impair China’s friendly relations, and unfortunate incidents now had happened. Accordingly, he issued or- ders to his troops to cease hostilities in order to save the country. PEKING PROTESTS PLANES. American Captured in Swoep Nationalists Escapes. PEKING, May 9 (#).—The Peking foreign office has protested to the Japanese legation against the action of Japanese military authorities in es- tablishing a temporary airdrome on the outskirts of Tientsin. ‘The Japanese in Shantung were de- termined today to enforce thesdemands of their ultimatum to the Chinese Na- tionalists at all costs, official advices from Tsinan indicated. Fear for the safety of one American who was captured in the Nationalist WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1928 —FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. APATHY DECLARED BUSRESS THREAT Strawn Warns C. of C. Against Inertness Toward Problems of Country. A warning that apathy of business men toward the problems of Govern- ment is threatening the destruction of both business and Government stabil- ity in the United States was given to the convention of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States today by Silas H. Strawn of Chicago, presi- dent of the American Bar Association. Centering his attack on three bills designed to limit the power of the ju- sweep across Shantung, dlnpfilnd when a dispatch from Tientsin told of his escape. L. C. Osborn of Columbia, Ohlo, a member of the staff of the Nazarene Mission at Chaocl to Japanese advice from Tsinan at 8 o'clock this morning a lull had occurred in the fighting which began when the Nationalists re- Jected the Japanese demands yesterday. Taking advantage of this, the Japanese were vigorously strengthening their de- fenses. They cleared Nationalist from the zone along the rallways and around the settlement which Gen, Pukada had marked out in the ultima- tum to be evacuated by Nationalists. The Japanese asserted they were us- ing “offensive measures” only when armed Nationalists resisted their af tempts to clear the zone. ) Purther reinforcements arrived at Tsinan during the night from Tsingtao. These were immediately deployed and entrenched on elevations dominating the town. The Japanese legation at Peking said that Gen. Fukada's order applied to the entire Tsinan-Tsingtao railway. it would not be interpreted, however, as interfering with traffic on the Tientsin-Pukow railway, which meant that the Nationalists weresfree to con- tinue northward as they dznl;ee%. as far as the Japanese were concerned. With American, British and Japanese flags fiying, an international train ran from Tsinan to Tsingtao c-rrv!n: 17 Americans, 4 British civillans and an Italian and French citizen from the war zone. It was operated by a Ger- man-Japanese crew. AMERICANS ON WAY TO SAFETY. Seventeen Placed on Train for Tsingtao, Japanese Remain. BHANGHAIL May 9 (4. —With a vir- | tual state of war existing between Japan and Natjoualist China, nearly all Amer- icans who have been in the blood- bathed city of Tsinan were believed to be on their way to safety today Beventeen Americans—nine men, six women and two children—were on a train headed for Tsingtao from Tsinan. | Four British, one Itallan and one train. Japanese and Germans, how- ever, remained in the war zone The Japanese offered to evacuate consulates because of “fear that a sta of war might be forced upon them at any time.” The American, British and German consuls, however, decided o remain in Tsinan, The Japanese consulate at Bhanghal announced that the Nationalists had refused to comply with a Japanese ulti- maium. In an wave u formal declara- ton of war Japan, therefore, was at actual hostilities with Nationalist China, Demands of Japanese. The Japanese demands included, W & distance of seven miles on each side of the rallway between TINgLao and T second, punishment of commanders of troops responsible for recent “murders” of Japanese al Tsl- nan; third, disarmament of Southern troops who have been guilty of ox- | cesses al Tsinan, and fourth, cessation of demonstrutions against Japanese as well as of all hostile preparations These were presented at 4 pm. Mon- day with a 12-hour ultimatum, Five | minutes before the ultimatum expired an unidentified Chinese, who was with- out credentisls and claimed to repre- sent the Chinese chalrman of the po- | litical and military affairs commitiee of Tsinan, np}mna at the Japanese lines but Gen, Pukad, Jupanese commander vefused o receive him. This individual stuted he brought verbal word that Gen Chiang Kai-Bhek, Natlonalist com- mander-in-chief, had rejected all terms The Jupanese outposts were Im- mediately doubled. ‘The Japanese stat- | #d that the Chinese opened fire prompts 1y at the hour the ultimatum expire The Chinese used heavy artillery and e Japanese replied with small field Jeces Sending of Division Sanctionsd, | The Jupanese claimed that cen. Oh g Kal-Bhek, with whom they hud been negotiating until & few hours he- wre the ultimatum expired, left Tsinan first, withdrawal of Nationalist troops | diclary—the Caraway, Shipstead and WNorris measures—Mr. Strawn made a t. | Plea for co-operation of business in preventing the passage of laws “which tend to destroy all limits of power and «ignity of our courts and to subvert the Constitution of the United States.” “The greatest veril of this country today,” he said, “is the indifference and apathy of our business men toward the problems of Government, local and na- tional. The principles enunciated by our titution and upon which this Nation was founded are immutable. The danger is that the maintenance of these principles, the ideals of the found- ers of our republic. may go by default, neglected by the best brains and en- ergies of our citizens, who are too deeply :rxrwuefl in production and accumula- on." Sees Regulation Problem. Mr. Strawn predicted that the age of the “big unit” has just begun and that in the future “the problem of our Congress and our Legislature should be not how combinations of capital and labor may be disintegrated and destroy- ed, but how they should be regulated and controlled 50 as best to serve the people.” “No business man can be expected to know all that is going on in the Congreas or in the Legislature,” he said, “but he should know about such legisla- tion as is directed toward not only the destruction of his business, but also the very stability of our Government.” The function of the lawyer, as he out- lined 1it, 1s to help the business man to understand legislation which affects him. The American Bar Association, he sald, “would fail in its purpose if it did not do everything it can consistently do, not only in the promotion of legisla- tion which is helpful to business, but In preventing the passage of laws which are intended to harass, nag and annoy business and which tend to destroy and limit the power and dignity of our courts nd to subverse the Constitution of the United States.” Hits Caraway Bill Speaking of the Caraway bill, which limits the power of Federal courts by compelling & judge to submit his charge to the jury in writing and prevents him from expressing an opinion as to the credibility of witnesses and the welght of testimony, he declared: “This bill, in the judgment of the assoclation, ia revolutionary and tends to destroy the dignity and effectiveness of judicial pro- cedure in the Federal courts” Turning to the Shipstead bill on the power of courts to grant injunctions in labor disputes, he sald the American Bar Association has no quarrel with | “Its dominant purpose fs to erly administration of justice and prescrve the power and dig- nity of the courts” he sald, “"because it realizes, as must every good citizen, labor, promote the ords that the courts are the last and im | p Juh tie. indy | ibrar e orter ané | (M Temort 83 Dl orsmanis 8 Wi Dot able bulwarl The Norris bill he designated ns ‘more far reaching and revolutionary than the Shipstead bilL” and sald f was intended Lo destroy all jurisdiction of the Federal courts predicated upon diversity of eitizenship. “To u lawyer, or to any citizen who s given the subject wny thoughtful consideration, it would seem almost in- comprehensible that the Congress hould attempt to destroy confidence in the investment of forelgn capital in the United States, and to Hmit, if not to paralyze the efforts of business men n Dhtaining capital with which to carty on their business and inance their utill- ties and industries.” Norels Bill Criticized. Norrls bill was eriticized also by Loring Young of Massachu- termed It “a revolutionary Step in jurisprudence.” He criticized the Senate commitiee, which he declared guve no publie hearing until after the bill had been favorably ra|mr'?¢ “rhis is an example of the kind of srocedure that does not Justify itselt ln the eyes of business men” he sald Mr Young also criticlsed Congress for passing flcting laws, form and unsound In substance. A plea for co-operation in the estab- lshment of & natonsl agricultural policy was made by Roy Johnson, dos- ignated as a “master farmer” of North Pakota A standard of Hiving compars The Benjamin setts, who A without notice. He was belleved 1o n Buchowin, Klengsu Provinee, and (Buntinud on Page 4, Column §.) able to that of the average clty dweller (Continued o Page 7, Column 1) “unsound n | SMALL CALLS ASSEMBLY. Extraordinary Session Will Confer “Home Rule” Upon Chicago. SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 9 (#).— | Gov. Len Small today issued a proc- lamation calling the General Assembly into extraordinary session May 15 to confer “home rule” upon Chicago and apportion the $6,000,000 collected un- der the unconstitutional gasoline tax among Illinois’ 102 counties, UPRISING PEASANTS RETURN TO FARMS Political Deadlock for Over- throw of Rumanian Govern- ment Continues, However. By the Associated Pross, BUCHAREST, Rumania, May 9.— Weary and sore-footed after their mem- orable march to Atba Julia to attend Sunday’s historic people’s referendum, Rumania’s legion of peasants returned to their farms today to resume Spring cultivation. Absolute order prevailed everywhere. Political Deadlock Continues. The political deadlock between the Liberals and the Peasants’ party con- tinues, Juliu Mantu, the Peasant leader, not yet having presented the Peasant ultimatum to the regency demanding the overthrow of the Bratianu ministry. At the same time the Peasants’ party announced that it will continue its campaign more intensively to overthrow the present cabinet, but in what form this campaign will be made was not stated. M. Maniu today protested to the government ainst the “unendu- rable censorship,” and upon his instruc- tion Peasant papers have ceased print- ing altogether. Carol Gets No Sympathy. 1f former Crown Prince Carol hoped that the Peasant party would appeal to England protesting against his expul- sion, the Peasants quickly put an end to such hopes for the executive committee of the party resolved to make no appeal. Unconfirmed advices from points along the Rumanian border to Vienna sald several pitched battles occurred between the Peasants and government troops, who sought to halt the Peasant's march toward Bucharest to enforce their de- mands that the government resign. Minister of Interior Duca of Rumania telegraphed the Vienna Bureau of the Assoclated Press, saying “the govern- ment has the situation under complete control.” ‘Other brief assurances came from the government officials saying the country was “perfectly calm.” ey did not go Into detalls and a strict censorship was being maintained. CAROL PLEADS TO REMAIN. Prince Framing Reply to British Stand That He Is Undesirable. LONDON, May 9 (#).—Former Orown Prince Carol of Rumania hoped today to convince the British govern- ment that its home secretary was mis- taken when he announced in the House of Commons “the prince’s stay in this country is no longer desirable.” | Through bis host, M. Jonescu, Carol ! announced that he was writing Sir | willlam Joynson-Hicks, home secre- | tary, pleading to be allowed to remain | in England with the understanding that | | home office. He dented that he was| | pursuing subversive propaganda, or that { he ordered manifestoes printed an- nouncing that he was willing to return | to Rumania and take the throne from | his 6-year-old son, King Michael, or| that he knew of attempts to convey manifestoes out of England, Loyal to Carol. | Magda Lupescu, with whom Carol| | eloped, Intends to stand by him to the {end of his diffculties. In hysterics, she announced that she would accompany | him wherever it was nocessary for him | |'to go, but would “fade out of Catol's | | life” as soon as he is called to the | | throne." e general view today was that the decislon that Carol must leave was not likely to be affected by Carol's sub- mission of his case since the matter had been“Rone Into thoroughly before it was intimated to Carol that he was an unwelcome visitor. The police had curefully |Ilvllll1l‘nd It, and the home secretary and Sir Austen Chamberlain, forelgn minister, had discussed it, prob- | ably with the advice of the attorney | general When Miss Ellen Wilkinson, Laborite asked Sl Willlam in Commons whethe: royalty was ted differently in mu! [ters of propaganda from ordinary cit- {esns, he repliod that his action already ‘n‘\udz; 1L obvious that there was no din- | tnetion, Radio Programs Page 42 * Two Anglers Die, Due to Excitement Of Getting BigFish By the Associated Press. PORTLAND, Oreg, May 9.— Deaths of two Oregon anglers have been charged to excitement inci- dent to hooking a large fish. | David W. Middleton, 60, fell dead yesterday in a boat as he was about to land a large salmon after a hard fight. He was fishing in the Wil- lamefte River near Oregon City. Afother fisherman died under similar circumstances two weeks 280, ADDITIONAL JUDGE FOR D. . FAVORED SEVEND. C. BILLS ORDERED REPORTED Diploma Measure Amended to Exclude Potomac University From Its Provisions. The House District committee today ordered a favorable report to the House on seven District measures. which will be on the calendar for consideration in the House next Monday. ‘The diploma mill bill, designed to correct what has become an interna- tional scandal through the wholesale incorporation here of degree-giving in- stitutions, was amended specifically to prevent interference with Potomac Uni- | & versity. The bill was amended so as to House Judiciary Committee Recommends Increase in Supreme Court. An additional justice for the Supreme Court’ of the District of Columbia was recommended to the House today by Chairman Graham of the judiciary committee. This action was taken fol- lowing a hearing before the Christo- pherson subcommittee, at which it was emphasized that an additional justice is particularly needed in order to expedite condemnation cases. The TWO CENTS. HOOVER'S OUTLAY IN RACE §200, HE TELLS INQUISITORS Wonders at One Time if Prob- ers Are Not Dealing in “Low Type of Street Slander.” NO PATRONAGE PROMISES HAVE BEEN MADE, HE SAYS Reed’s Treasurer Testifies to Col- lecting $35,414, and Spend- ing $31,196. By the Associated Press. Herbert Hoover underwent a searching examination today at the hands of the Senate campaign funds committee, tes- tifying that his personal expenditures might total $200, and telling his inter- rogators at one time that he wondered it they were not dealing in a “pretty low type of street slander.” The Secretary of Commerce and Re- publican presidential candidate said friends had his campaign in hand, and that the money he had spent personally was largely for telephone cails. He said corporation counsel advised both the Jjudiciary committee and the House Dis- trict committee that the principal dif- ficulty experienced in condemnation proceedings by the municipal adminis- tration is due to the impossibility of getting such cases tried in the court. In a further effort to expedite con- demnation lings for the Federal Government in_acquisition of sites for the Federal building program, the Bot- anic Garden, the National Arboretum and the new Supreme Court Building, the House District committee today or- dered a special meeting tomorrow or Friday to act on the Gibson bill, which .lxeLs up a new ml}d:mmuonrl: l:l;; ing the support of Departmen Justice and the National Capital Park of Chairman McLeod | subcommittee which has eonducted ex- tensive hearings on the subject. Early Action Urged. It was emphasized by Chairman Zihl- | man, Representative Gibson of Vermont, Representative Reid of Illinois and other the committee that provide that degrees given after corre-|ype spondence courses should carry a state- ment plainly printed on the diploma to Mrs. th.h.flocn-ndflnmlllnm arts. R-eflumhuu Nelson, who has led the fight for Potomac University, ad- dressed the committee at length again today advocating perfecting amend- ments because he argued that certain provisions of this measure are con- trary to the spirit of the Constitution. Four Measures Reported. ‘The subcommitte on education, of which Representative Reid of Illinois is | oo chairman, reported four measures, all of which were ordered favorably report- ed by the full committee. These are: To relieve any individual member of the Board of Education from lability in litigation growing out of any official action of the board. This measure has already passed the Senate. To exempt employes of the school system from the $2,000 salary limitation, which now prevents hiring specially tralned departmental employes as teach- ers in night schools. ‘To amend the teachers’ salary act to correct certain interpretations by the controller general's office and thereby to clarity the meaning of the law. To provide free text books and other equipment for students in the junior and senfor high schools, as has been done for many years in elementary rades. The estimated cost is $250,000 or the first year and $100,000 annually thereafte.. Representative Gllbert, Democrat, of Kentcky opposed this measure and served notice that he will file & minority report. Raises Commissioners’ Pay. Representative Beers reported from his subcommittee two measures one to increase the salaries of the District Commissioners from $7,500 to $10,000. Representative Gilbert opposed this measure. Chairman Zihlman said that the bill was presented by & committee of the Chamber of Commerce and had been l{wmvad by the Citizens' Advisory Council. The second bill reported by Mr. Beers provides for increases in salary up to $6,000 for assistants to the Engineer Commissioners. Mr. Zihlman urged this as a meritorious measure, against which there was no opposition recorded. i BLOOM URGES COPYRIGHT EXTENSION TO RADIO| By tho Associated I ROME, May 9. — Representative Sol Bloom of New York, who with Ambas- sador Fletcher and T. Solberg of the lernrx of Congress are representing the States at the copyrigat eanven- tlon qere, in an address yesterday as- sured the delegates that the United Stales was animated by the best in- tentions In being represented at the meeting. He sald the Unitad States had hoped for 40 years she would be able to join the International Copyright Unton and adhere to the so-valled Berne con- | vention, The development of radio telegraphy, adio telephony, telephoto, television and similar devices, he sald, has made it necessary for ihe United States to foin the union to protect American inventive enius 1 those lines. He expressed the | lef that there was gencral agreemnt that literary and musical copyvigh s should apply to radio broadeasting snd that the question before the «anvention was how to best effect (hat applizatirn Message Signed “Princess Lowenstein™ Found, Purported From Lost Flyers| | patronage " he Assoclated Pross \WESTERLY, R, 1, May 0 —1In & bot- 1o desoribed as having been pleked up | i the beach at Wateh Hill last night | and brought here by Morrell K. Bary WaE R message purporting to be signed | by Princess Lowenstein of the plane | Ht Raph which was los tempted nl\-lhl‘: fight from England t WA in the latter part of last ¥ TYI message was as follows b enced in the land for tional Arboretum, pointing out tha public-spirited woman has held m of the property for three years until the Government could take it over, at con- answered several objections and many questions by members of the committee. Representative Gilbert was insistent that the property rights of individuals should be fully protected, and Repre- sentative Reld pro) as is carried in t. Representative Gibson said, “It is es- sential for the Government that we take action at this session,” and it was on his motion that the special meeting was ordered. In reporting the bill to the House Representative Graham said: “This bill is urgently needed to re- lieve the congestion of litigation in the Supreme Court of the District. At the present time this court has six justices and has had no increase in the num- ber of judges since 1879. The popula- tion of the District at that time was about 177,000 and is at least three times that number today. “The court has a jurisdiction that is no doubt broader than that of any other court in the country. It not only acts as a nis! prius court for the Dis- trict of Columbia, but its functions also comprise of a Federal District rt, ‘The bill has the approval of the At- torney General, who calls attention especially to the necessity for an addi- tional judge to take care of the work Which will accrue from the proceedings g&‘:‘tg ‘rondemml'.‘!on n{ land in the n connection with t ey e he public Cannot Spare Judges. “At the present time the co: 18 such that no fudge can bo comeet on | this work and although the representa- tives of the Government and the mu- | nici) authorities are ready to go to| trial in these condemnation tases they are unable to do so because no justice Can be spared and assign court for this work. Iy e “The bill also has the approval o the Bar Association of the %‘Lxr::( :»f Columbla, the Board of Trade and other civic organizations." | Judict udiclary committee with a statement showing the condition of the mur!.e bus; ness for the fiscal years 1923 to 1927, “ylx'z": il “It will be seen that the number of | pending civil cases to which tl:l:!\.'mu:‘ft States was a party at the end of each of | these vears was never less than 218 that the smallest number of pending | eriminal cases to which the Unit States was & party was 2,148; that the smallest number of pending cases to which the United sfim Was not a party was 2,431, Moreover there is the additional work which will accrue from the condemnation of land in the Dis- trict of Columbia in connection with the | bublic bullding program." { ITALIA SUPPLIES LANDED.| KINGS BAY, Spitsbergen, M 9 (#).—~Materials urgently :;::dnd m"wl the dirigible la in shape to fiy to the North Pole and over the unex- plored Arctic were landed here today from the base ship Citta di Milano, The weather was unusually fine and the visibility excellent. “Capts. Hamllton and Minchen had arrel over the course, struck water | sinking fast, Can see lght w dis- | think off Blook Island. Every- | out ot order now. Ship good | for & W Lowenstetn, " few seconda yet. Wicess | Thy message was in lead pencil, writs a an tance. thing on an at- | ten bngthwise on ledger roll paper. [ YOI for Barv sald he was keeping the muus-l m luln effort to cheol up on the hand- | writing, ttorney General furnished the [ he had made no promises of patronage in the event of his election. There was a flare-up when Senator Barkley, Democrat, Kentucky ed Hoover had recommended that the pric of chinaware be increased 15 per cent. This brought an emphatic disclaimer from Hoover, with the added remark that “I wonder if the gentlemen of the committee are not getting down to dealing in & pretty low type of street slander.” Barkley said the question had been suggested from a responsible source, and Chairman Steiwer explained that it had been that the china manufacturers had contributed to Hoover's campaign, and that therefore ukz:‘d permitted the question to be and testified that the receipts by his organization had been $35414 and that the expenditures last November 1 to May 3 had been $31,196.15. Hoover said that neither he his relatives had made any of New 3 “I don't think that question should : at this time,” Hoover said, he would co-operate with it fully. Toward the end of the examination Senator Dale, Republican, Verment, suggested that the Secretary seemed “rather resentful of the proceedings of this committee.” Hoover replied that there was no re- sentment, but that he felt “the com- mittee was going in for rather minor details which, I think, it could get from the men who are conducting this move- ment for me among the American peo= le.” 3 He testified that John T. Adams of Jowa, former chairman of the Republi~ can national committee, had had no part whatever in his campaign. He added that if Geo B. Lockwood of Muncie, Ind., was that ckw was olun- teer in organization. Hoover told the commitlee an nouncement from New Yok ¢ would use the movies and radio ex sively if nominated was unau and that he had instructed U recall led. He also denied that he had held conferences with Will H. Hays rexard- Suj from the motion § re industry in the event of his tion, Hoover on Stand. Mr. Hoover, at the outset hearing, told the commit the eapenditure side his © had made “no personal exper perhaps for some telep Toe Secretary then s d made a campaign ber of States, in fimaries were calied for. James W. Good, a former the House from lowa, has Hoover national organization, the w ness said. and chat George B. Lockwood, former secretary of the Rep tonal committee, was connected w You sald you were entered primary States?” Chawman said. “Those included Ohio Indiana? “Yes, sir. here.” There Was ho opposit and Oregon, he said In Hands of Managers. “Are you able to give us the amo of money expended for you i U an Stelwer then asked. “No, sir. That is entirely in the hands of the Indiana managers.’ was the reply. “Oscar Foellinger can give you that mformation. “e is a man 1 think you will want to get i touch with* “Do you know whether ex-Gav Goodrich has contributed any substan- tial sum to your campaign ‘1 do not know, dut I would think so." ‘Have you and former Cov. Coods vich haa any business relations? “No, e “Have you made any promises of the chatrman asked. Certainly not.* Hoover replied “And none will be made during the campaign?™ “Certain Hoover said, but stopped. “Clo right ahead, Mr. Secretary.” the chalrman sald. “We are gratefnl to YOur co-operation.” ‘Well, If any one had suggested that 1o me outside of an important quiry § (Qhtinued on Page & Colua &2 of oa 0 Stetwer and were made Campaigns i California not O promises will be wade,” He started to say more