Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. 10 8 Weather Burean Morecast ) Fair and_ warmer tonight; tomorrow vartly cloudy and warmor, Temperature—Highest, 170, at today: lowest, 42, at 5 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. noon 2 ol ).690. ¢ Foenin T WASHING WITH SUNDAY MORNI NG EDITION TON. D U, THUKRSI A\Y, MAY “From Press t With, The Star's carrier every city block an o Home n the Hour” system covers d the regular edi- tion 1s delivered 1o Washimgton homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterda Cilfcuhlio'n, : 105,996 FTY PAGES. () Means Associated 0, 1928 1l EXPLORER FELLED, BANKER KIDNAPED + INMYSTERY CASE Leonard W. Kephart Stag- gers to Hospital Six Hours | After Being Assaulted. [ e | i | !s | k& 'J CAR USED TO ABDUCT E. PERCIVAL WILSON Latter Escapes From Auto, but Fails in Effort to Capture Man in Maryland. Leonard W. Kephart, celebrated plant pathologist and African explorer, and E. Percival Wilson, Washington banker, were the victims last night of a my terious sequence of assault, robbery and Kidnaping which rivals the best efforts of fiction | Kephart, back two months from ex- | ploring ice-capped peaks in the heart of darkest Africa, was driving through Soldiers’ Home Park shortly after 8 oclock last evening, on his way from his home. at 226 Maple avenue, Takoma Park. to his office, at Seventh and B | streets, in the Forage Crops Dh'mon) of the Department of Agriculture. He, had intended to work late over the ma- | terial brought back from Africa. On| tne way he stopped for a few minutes | at the home of a friend i He was passing an alfalfa field in the | park when twec men walked into the | middle of the road in tront of his car and ordered him to halt. {‘ Attempted to Render Aid. At the same time he saw what ap- | peared to be the figure of a woman crouched beside a tree. He stopped | DNAPING AND ASSAULT VICTIMS | Senate Oil Probers Express Grati- STEMART REFUSES 10 COMMENT ON * ESGNATIONOTE fiShouts Order at Reporter to! Get Away From Him in Dining Car of Train. BRANDS C;ICAGO OFFICE STATEMENT AS LIE| | | | fication at Action of John D. Rockefeller. By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, May 10.—Col. Robert W. Stewart, chairman of the board of directors of the Standard Oll Co. of Indiana. today issued the follow- ing statement “Replying to the statement of John D. Rockefeller, jr., appearing in newspapers under date of May 9. 1928, any communication from any stockholder of the company is enti- tled to and shall recelve from me the most careful consideration. “The proceedings now pending at Washington make it unwise for me to make any statement to the public i | | | | | | at this time, much as I might de- | sire to.” | ON BOARD WESTBOUND TWEN- TIETH CENTURY LIMITED NEAR | ELKHART Ind., May 10. ~ Speeding westward from New York City to Chi- | cago. Col. Robert W. Stewart, chalrman | By the Associated Press JAPANESE BATILE | of the board of the Standard Ofl Co. | | of Indiana, today flatly refused to com- ment on a statement by John D. Rock- The men told him that their companion ! was ill and asked him to take her to a | hospital. | The explorer jumped from his ma- chine and leancd over the apparently prostrate y. i He recovered consciousness more than 6 hours later, at about 2:30 am., ly- ing in the aifalfa field, stripped of most of_his clothing. It was cold. The explorer saw the full moon low | in the sky. He started to crawl (o- ward 1t In his dazed condition he| thought it was a lighted building. | his - to clear and in the garage. He ed in front of a garage door when ed behind him and “Keep quiet and don't say | an; fihm same time the barrel of a pistol was shoved against his back and he was ordered to get into the parked car. Then the abductor ordered him to 1ay flat on the floor, but he refused. He was permitted to crouch on his knces. His captor drove to Connecticut ave- nue and proceeded towards Chevy Chase | “.:fiN FLIGHT TOMORROW | By the Associated Preve. - ATGATEOF TSINAN i Mediation Considered Unlike- | ly as Mikado’s Troops Menace City. 1 By the Associuted Press. TOKIO, May 10.—Japancse troops | today continued to battle against the | Chinese Nationalists around Tsinan in |en attempt to disarm them and it was isnwd unofficially in government circles that Japan would neither ask nor ac- cept mediation in the Shantung affair, Four Japancse were killed and 20 wounded when the. 28th v under Gen. Sotoyama, joined batile. with a erful force of Chinese, under Gen, Chen Tiao Yuan., The Chinese casual- way | Hes were severe. A and nconscious Prior to this engagement Gen. Soto- Soldier's Home Gronuds. 1is| yama's forces had succeeded in dis- stolen automobile later was used in the | arming a force of Southerners at Kotien, kidnaping of E. Percival secre- {about 15 miles east of Tsinan. The tary of the Natlonal Ul"m & Trust|Japaness forces also occupled many Co. Wilson overpowered hold-up | strategic points around Tsinan. man and escaped. ! The unofficial government view re- R R T BT PR B garding mediation was that Jepan did |not consider the present situation war and that therefore the matter could be settled diplomatically between China and Japan. It was not belleved that | America would assume the role of me- diator and intimations that the United States would were regarded as propa- ganda emanating from Tsinan. A war office report placed the blame |for the fresh outbreak of fighting on |the Nationalists. It stated that the e.h.plnne, noting an absence of good faith a 1 { Italian Watches Weather for e e o 3 e ational resist n Start on Dash To- 0t ward Pole. 15,000 of them attacked the Japanese. I force from tl kY Thereupon the Jilplnclt swept the main he cit; office also stated that the | Nationalists had destroyed the Japan- ese cemetery, digzing up the graves and committing other barbaritics. | i | New York City before the statement | that be would “talk today.” Wilson offered The man laughe Shouts for Help. t want your money,” going 10 be somethin, money for his liberty. d. | KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, May 10 — | Gen. Umberto Noblie watched weather | conditions closely today to determine he sald. | whether he should start tomorrow in g new— | the dirigible Itella on a flight 0 the that has never been doneé | North Pole, t ‘The present plan is Lo start’ tomorrow At Cheyy Chase Lake there were)or Saturday, Gen. Nobile telling the people moving about. As | correspondent’ of the Assoclated Press the car approached Wilson stood up | that weather conditions today and to- suddenly and shouted for help The morrow morning were the determining shduetor, with both hands on the steer- | factors ing whee), wes L @ disadvantage, His| The Italian explorer sald that the gun was op the seat beside him. “I don’ “This i Gen Peng Chen- Wiilson waited unti] the man brought | the car to 8 hall and then wrested the | before the start gun from him. As he grabbed the wgapon the banker Jost bis and fell from the car stll clutching it The ebductor watched him for a mo- ent. Then he Jumped from the car on the ether side and fled down Con- | Umberto Nobile is planning t use Vad- dieed "‘"‘; soe aa an lulzll::;q base in the event | 3 | that he should be forced south on one | mnother car stopped beside him and|of nis expeditions across the Aretic | necticut avenue toward the city had gone bul & short ok him in The benker started W drive back 10 his bome in the bandit's car AL the recting twaffic at Chevy Chase Lake, shouting: “There’s & man gewting 1010 | pecessity. # car with a gun in his hands” Galther pursued and stopped Wilson. Before the circumstances could be explain 4 it The policeman drove the bapker 1o bhis home Check Aute License 15 minutes © thal He hat been gone searcely end his family were not @ snything wee wrong He notified 1he Monigomery County police. Bergt. Le- yoy Rodgers snd Policeman Gaither #nd Larl Burdine vere wid W investigele (Continued on Page 2. Column 3.) BOUNDARY SURVEY BEGINS . Officisls of Morth snd South Caro line Meet at Cosst for Task RALEIGH, N. C, May 10 W), ~Bur- wey of ihe eastern section of the North Caroline-Bouth Ceroline boundery line ; todey when commissioners of 'he twn Blates mel by the const with eng . “:)uu ¥. Byme, Ralvigh, snd Col J Monroe Johnson, Marion, & C, repie weniing the ywo Commonwenl(s, ur FRuged 10 1eproduce B DeRrly By por sible the originel suryey, ronning the Ponst. westward for 40 miles 16 Lumber River, which is the Horry Couty hour dory snd sle the hine Betwesn Colvr ¥ Corant i Vo Ceo! s same moment somebody ran gentative he X S s s wombody | sentath .’h'; ncmulmu him 1o remain at aed the ehductor's companion had | here from Stolp, his estate s divided Bim up and they were out of into three equal e along would be decided Just ‘The Government today chartered 17 vesszls to transport the Nagoya Divislon | to Tsingtao. The latest news from Shantung sald hat Japanese airplanes flying over sinan 1:3\1::«1 the Southerners under Wu, who occupled the | Chinese quarter of the town, to capitu- | late, They were imrediately disarmed. The Japanes: have disarmed 7.000 Chinese since the first outbreak of h tilities, It was stated that 160 Chinese were killed during the fighting in| “Tsinan. AM| Asked whether he expected to find new land between Bpitzbergen, Franz Josef Land and Nicols! IT Land, Gen, Nobile replied, “We shall s Copyriht 1028 VADSOER, Norway, May 10 (#).~Gen | | (CANS REPORTED SAFE. | | | TSINGTAO, China, May 10 (A Having run a gantlet of Chinese fire, | Americans fiseting from embattled Tsi- | nan were safe at Tsinglao today. Al Americans in the war zone were believed | 1o be safe as the Japancse troops con- | tinued their battle to disarm the Chi- nese Nationalists and drive them from | the zone outlined In the Japanese ultis reglons. | The general hus telegraphed from | 19 Consul Price at Tl 4 et rice af 1 Kings Bay 1o Maj, Vallii, Bis epre- | oo seer fre. yestere {rrond | was under fire yesterday, the refugees | repare everything for |sald as he w“l taking h: l-':h lla lhn! in-| - Al - e rain, mooring the dirigible Ttalia in case of | 5)2“}\“;1[::{;:: “British - and ?.p.n".% i | flags, w:n fired \:Dflll by the P:I-‘:;log).‘:-» 107 %) —Under Gen, |i5ts as it came from Tainan, - Tiieh Teas been tecelved | hese attempting o pick off the Jap- | anese guards, his wite, |, The Japanese first bombarded Tsinan | ' | Tuesday afternoon, using three-inch | uns, mortars and machine guns to | rive out the Nationalists, who refused | 0 withdraw. Japanese ofcials today were retieent | (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) ROME, May Noblie's will, parts for daughter and niece The will reveals that outside of his share of the $31500 blanket policy on the Italia’s crew, an $11,000 l‘h pol and bis government pension the general has no property of bis own Woman. Undaunted by Plane Crash, Talu:ez To Air Again to Continue Flying Lessons | ted when ber alrplane erashed | side of the mixer and ren back to the concrete mier today, Miss | neld before persons who had witnessed Jean Wildenrath, & sculpiress Nying at | the crash arrived on he scene, hack ¢ dman Perk »: ort. they immediately boarded he Waraman Purk Hotel, wok W the | Gt (il Lid were far aloft when wir eguln Lo continue her course of | yeooers wrived At the scene. AIFmen instruction for 4 pllot's leense under | explained that the second fight was tutelege of Herhert Fahy, » fiyer lur‘ for the psychological effect of hanish- the Weshington Alrport, on the old| ing eny fear which might remain after hovse show grounds Just south of High- | a crash, wiy Bridge in Virginia With its red tall sticking vertically The plane with its two occupants | inwo the ale, the plane altracted nun- tad just telen off from the field with | dreds of persons who were passing on Mise Wil wih wt the contols when | ths road slongside, The right wing of Fahy potleed the motor wes falling. | the ship was broken by the crash and As the machine rose he grabbed the | the black fuselnge was left perched at controle and ploked oul e sendy spol: sn angle of 45 degrees on fop of the wdleining the yond 1o Alexandria 10 | mixer g e al the air| e plane came down on & eoncrete | ton County ware called 19 Lesp ‘rpl | the Chamber efeller, fr., that he had asked Col. Stew- | art to resign | Mr, Rockefeller issued his statement | vesterday, but Col. Stewart had left was released. Denies He Will Talk. Col. Stewart branded as a “lic” a report credited to his Chicago office Mr _Rockefeller in his statement in New York sald he wrote Col. Stewart April 27, asking him to resign his po- sition because of Stewart’s testimony hefore the Senate committee investigat- ing oil reserve leases. Col. Stewart had | oreviously told him he would resign if | asked. Rockefeller said Col, Stewart was re-elected chairman ot the Standard Ol board March 1 by a unanimecus vote of all stockholders except Rockefeller. who declined to vote his stock. saying he was not prepared to vote either for-or against Col. Stews art at that time. Two Reporters Turned Away. At least two reporters were turned away from the train when they tried to board it during the night. They were informed that Col Stewart was not_on The Assoclated Press representative found him at breakfast in the dining car sitling alone at a table. At the sound of his name, Col. Stewart pushed back his chair suddenly and demanded: “IWho are you?” “I am a reporter,” was the reply. , The colonel’ th burst. “Then get away from me,” he roared. “But, colonel, I have been trying ali night to get in touch with you to ask you about——" Col. Stewart’s face became pallid, as he shouted In a voice which caused other diners to look up: “T don't care I won't talk to you. I won't have any- thing to do with you. Get away, I tell you." Interview Ends Abruptly. “Col. Stewart, I am from the Asso- clated Press,” the reporter began again, to-be interrupted by “1 don't care where you're from, I tell you, I won't talk to you." By this time the colonel had halt risen from his chair and was glancing | wildly about the dining car in search of the steward, | The rter tried another tack, | d on Page 4, Column 6.) 0, OF C. DENOUNCES UNCLEAN BUSINESS Convention Quickly Passes! Resolution Condemning De- | baucheryof Public Servants. | ~(Conf Declaring that “the moral turpitude of corrupters of public servants is even | greater than that of those whom they debauch,” 2,000 American business men, delegates to the annual convention of of Commerce of the United States, today denounced "com- mercial and political corruption” and “unclean or unworthy practices,” which “bring business into disrepute and shock the sensibility of all decent citi- zens,” This attitude of the chamber was taken in a resolution hurried through & special meeting of the hoard of direclotrs this morning and passed unanimously at the general sesslon It followed by less than 24 hours the announcement that John D. Rockefel- | ler, Jr., had asked for the resignation of Robert W. Stewart, prominent figure in the Senate ofl Investigation, ss chair- | man of the board of directors of the Standard Ol Co. of Indlana No Names Mentioned, No names were mentloned in the resolution, which was unanimously recommended by the resolutions com- mittee and Introduced by its chalrman Robert P. Lamont, The resolution fol- lows “The Chamber of Commerce of the United States declares Its confidence In the general integrity and sound ldes) | of modern business, These are brough! into high rellef by recent disclosures of individusl violations of established busi- | ness practice | “American " bustness 18 Jealous of fis good name, 1nslats upon proteeting ite professional status by the main'enen:o bE the highest standards and Ininds | in discharge s eollastive vesgons bl o The metor sopped suddenly snd | Two moter eyele pollcemen of Ariir when & Jam gevelopsd on the o aad gl cliagewg Gowp U o i p (Gantinued on Py t— 8, Calumn 1) | the Kell proj SENATE PRESIDENTIA L CAMPAIGN \\t\JEsflGATl NG ] THAN 'GANDI x RN SAYS BRITISHLEA T0 ANTLWAR PLA Chamberlain Tells Commons Government Warmly Wel- comes U. S. Pronosal. By the Associated Press LONDON, May 10.—Foreign Secre- tary Chamberlain, speaking In the House of Commons today concerning the Kellogg outlawry of war proposals, sald that the British government not only warmly welcomed the initiative of the United States but was hopeful that it would be successfully concluded and would make a real contribution to world peace. Secretary Chamberlain’s followed remarks by Ramsay Mac- Donald, the Labor leader, who supported “Our attitude toward this note is the American p that those relations a: good as they ought to be.” ITALY FOR WAR OUTLAWRY. quite so Joins U. S. and Willing te Co-operate | With Others, Says Note. By the Assocfhted Pross The American proposal for a multi- lateral treaty renouncing war is accept- able to Italy. In addition, the Italian government is willing to co-operate with | the United States in obtaining an agree- | ment for such a treaty with Great Brit- ain, Japan. France and Germany. The Berlin government alrcady has ex- pressed its unqualified acceptance. Italy's attitude was made clear in a note delivered to American Ambassador Fletcher at Rome on May 5 and made public yesterday by the State Depart- ment “I hardly need assure you,” Premier | Mussolini said, “that Italy, adhering to the policy which she Is constantly fol- lowing, has welcomed with a lively sym- pathy this intiative and offers very will- | ingly her cordial collaboration toward | reaching an agreement.” Legal Experts. The note was in reply to one sent to Rome April 13 by Secretary Kellogg, submitting to Italy the entire Franco- American diplomatic correspondence on the subject of an anti-war treaty and the American draft of such a treaty. Mr. Kellogg asked whether Italy was in a position to give favorable considera- tion to the conclusion of such & treaty and, if not. what specifie modifications in the text would make it acceptable. “Your excellency is aware” Premier Mussolini’s note continued, “of the fact that there fs under consideration the proposal for a preliminary meeting of legal experts of the powers whose direct interest in the proposed treaty has been ~nlisted. The royal government has ad- hared to this procedure, but has clearly pointed oui that In its opinion such a | meeting ean only be effective if the va ticipation of a legal expert of the Gov~ ernment of the United States is assured. United States Not in Meeting. “In_necordance with this order of fdens 1 beg your excellency to communi- cate to Mr. the royal government that the partici- pation of the United States in the pre- liminary meeting mentioned above be not lacking." The United States has not been Invit- ed to a preliminary meeting of legal ex< perts, it was explained at the State De- partment today, and does not see the necessity for such a meeting. Indlca- tions are that the proposal, made by one of the European powers, did not meet with unanimous approval and that the suggestion was drobned since Premier Mussolinl handed his note to Ambas- sndor Fleteher Replles from Japan and Great Brit- am, the only two nations yet to be heard from. are expacted before long ‘The Japanese government has bedn oe- cupled with elections and now has on its hands a delicate situation in China. Gireat Britain 1s sounding out her self governing dominions on the proposal and as they are soatterad the vrocess of exchenging views takes considerable time. Spanish Leader Weds, MADRID, May 10 (4 wosldent of the Bpaniah Assembly, and “aporita Isabel Peres Evrastl were mars A here today, the Archbishop of San- o officlating “tanv members of the P attended the coremony New Quake Hits Covinth, CTHENS, May 10 (B-A ssvere hanake today shook Covinth, vavents devastated by & weries of quakes diplomatie 'Radio Programs - Puge 49 HINDEN WINS CHAMPIONSHIP IN HIGH SCHOOL ORATORY TEST ‘Miss Sheila Doody Second | and Arthur R. Murphy, ‘ statement | Third in Final. | | | | | Victor Is Determined on First| | Ballot—Proves Masterful ‘| Speaker. ‘ e AT i Benjamin E. Hinden, 18-year-old | senior of Central High School, today | was determined the champion high | school orator of The Star's area in the | Fifth National Oratorical Contest when | a board of five judges awarded him first | honors in The Star finals. Second place was won by Miss Sheila | Doody of St. Cecilia’s Academy, cham- plon of the private and parochial school | district, and third honors went to Arthur R. Murphy of Western High | School. Under the established rules of the contest finals, the winner was obliged to receive the majority of first place Ta from the board of judges, in | addition o the low-paint total victory. | and in his vicl inden won both | ways on the initial ballot taken among | the judges. { Presenting his oration on “The De- velopment of the Constitution” in 7 minutes and 35 3-5 seconds, Central's | BENJAMIN E. HINDEN. entry in the finals was one of the most concise and deliberate ard at any stage of the contest here this year. He even tone, mounting At times to oratorical heights that rarely tained in high school trolling his voice at will and with easy deliberation, Hinden dropped occasionai- Iy to_a conversational level, at which _(Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) | YODVER CHANCES HELD UNDIMMED Sponsors Do Not Feel Indiana Coolidge Considers Total of | repustican cand Vote Has Changed Situation. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. | MONEY BILS FACE PRESIDENTIL VETO Measures Would Be Ex- orbitant Demand. Unless some of the many bills now | are at- assemblies. Con- | | Smith told the Senate | TWO CENTS. SHITH ASSERTS B HASSPENTNOTHNG TOFURTHERGALSE 'Makes No Effort to Push Campaign Personally, Sen- ate Probers Told. Press. $103,310 CONTRIBUTED, VAN NAMEE TESTIFIES Governor Says He Will Not Leave State for Drive—Uncertain About Houston Trip. By Aswociated Press. NEW YORK. May 10. — Gov. Alfred | E. Smith, leading candidate for the | Democratic presidential nomination, tes- tified today before the special Senate campaign funds committee that he had spent no money and made no effort of any kind to further his cause. | Gov. Smith was on the stand for half | an hour. After he was excused George | R- Van Namee, public service commus- sioner of New York State and manager of the Smith campaign there, testified | that the total receipts for the Stats Smith organization had been $103,310 and expenditures had been $92,090.28 ! leaving a balance of $11,219.72. | William F. Kenny. a New York par- { ing and gas main contractor, put up | 870,000 of the total receipts, Van Namee | said, $20,000 in outright gifts and $50.- | 000 in loans which are vet to be paia. Other contributions included Herbert | Lehman, $10,000; Willia.1 Todd, $5,000; Robert F. Dowiing. $2,500; George Gor- don Battle, $1.000; Howard Cullman, {$2,500; James W. Gerard, former Am- | bassador io Germany, $2,000; Prank P. O’Connor, $1,000; James J. Riordan, $5.000; Henry Morgenthau, $1,000; Aaron Naumburg. $2,500, and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, $100. California Expenses Heavy. The heaviest expenditure was made in California, where Gov. Smith recent- |1y ran far ahead of Senators Reed of | Missouri and Walsh of Montana in the { Democratic preference primary. A total | of $41,500 was sent into that State. of {which $3500 subsequently was re- | turned. Van Nnmee“s;u he understood the | launched his speech in & quiet | crna, Stat ith {nesota got $1.200; i got $1.500, and that in Maine re- ]celved $1,000. Promises No Patronage. Answering all freely, Gov. inquisitors that he had made no personal effort to ob- tain the nomination at m:'m: that no patronage jand had contributed none of his own funds to the organizations formed on behalf of his candidacy. ‘The leading candidate for the Demo- cratic nomination also stated that he did not propose to leave his State dur- ing the pre-convention campaign, and | was not at all certain that he would go to the Houston convention. Hoover. the leading idate, who testified yes- | terday at Washington, Smith said his campaign was in the hands of s friends in New York and other States. where efforts have been made to ob- tain delegates. “Have you contributed any money to the New York group?” asked Chalr- man Steiwer, Republican, Oregon, after he had placed the New York governor As the dust of the Indiana campaign Pending in Congress which call for | ynder oath and primary election settles it does not | 1arge expenditures of public funds are | appear that the situation has materially | killed, President Coolidge will make use | changed i the race for the Republican {Of the veto to safeguard the Treasury nomination, the Hoover leaders say. As | from what he would regard as an ex- before the primary in Hoosierdom, Her- | Orbitant demand upon its resources. | bert Hoover is the leading candidate.| The President made “this clear this He lost the 33 delegates Indiana will| morning to Representative Tilson of send to the national convention to Sen- | Connecticut, Republican floor leader of ator James E. Watson, it is true. But he | the House. Congress has already | |did not have them bafore the primary. |AWakened to the necessity of defeating | | Had he won In the primary, his nomi- |OF tearing down some of these mea.- | | nation would now be conceded by many | ures, Mr. Tilson told the President. | The President and the Republican o, sir,” Smith replied. Do you_ expect to?" “No, sir." Promises No Patronage. “Am I right in assuming that you have made no promise of patronage?” Steiwer pursued “Absolutely none.” “And you will make none* “Not if I have to take the same kind :;l n:lh that I took as Governor of New ork." “Is there any arrangement that you Kellogg the live desire of | genor Yenguan, | of those who sl feel that he will even- tually be checked. The final returns will give Watson a lead not in excess of and probably less than 25.000. In other words, a change '(ll 13,000 votes would have made Hoover the vicior In Indiana. The returns show that Mr Hoover polled around 200,000 votes and Senator Watson about 225,000. This is a vastly different re- | sult from that claimed by anti-Hoover- ! ites before the primary, when they fore- saw a Watson victory by 100,000 to 150,- 000 majority. To Plck Up 31 Voles, | Mr. Hoover is slated to pick up 31 | delegates to the national convention in | New Jersey, where the presidental pri- | mary is to be held May 15. Except in one or two districts, there has been no effort by other candidates to measure | strength with Mr Hoover In New Jer- | sey. This accession of strength o a | list of delegates already long is lkely to give the Hoover hoom further im- potus, Secrotary Mellon of the ‘Treasury an- nounced todny that he would attend | the eaucus of the delogates elected re- | contly by Pennsylvania to the Republis | can natlonal convention The eaucus |18 to be held Saturday n Philadelohta It fn expocted that My Mellon will be elocted chaivman of the delegation and | as such will cast the vote of the dole- | | aation in the national convention. Nt A lttle Interest centers In what Mr Mellon may or may not say n Phila. delphia, There Is to be a veal confer- | ence of delegates there, and it s nol unlikely that the prefevences of the delegates will be freely disoussed, . Mellon's preference has boen for the renomination of President Coolidge. When he beoame convinoed that the Prestdent had taken himsell out of the rice, the Secretary of the Treasury spoke In glowing terma of former Sees | retary of Htate Oharles Kvans Hughes But Mr. Hughes has deolinad o vun This apparently loaves My, Mallon the necesalty of favoring one af the eandi- [ dates now In the vace. He has sald | nothing Ao far. Mut he has bhoon an { avdent supportse of tha administration Thare hua baen nothing to indloats that he would favar the AfeNarv-Haugn (Cont#hued on Page 4, Column 1) { | | know about to take care of a defieit in | e mone! | vear an: | formed, floor léader at a White House confer- ence went over nmearly all the money bills, outside of the regular Govern- ment supply measures, which are not | nvolved in the present situation, hav- ing alveady been considered in connecs ton with the available Government revenues, and the budget estimates. $1,100,000,000 Cost. On leaving the White House Mr. Til-| son sald various other measures, which | would authorize the expenditure of pub- | beginning in the next fiscal | continuing for the next 10} years would amount in the aggregate | to more than $1,100,000.000. This esti- | mate, he said. has been made by Chalrman Suell of the House rules com- | mittee, The President was supplied several days ago with a list of the pending measures Authoriging new appropria- tlons, and has been studving them. The | Welch bill, providing. for about $18.- | 000,000 increase in salaries of Govern- ment employes, was on this list and so was the flood control bill, Mr. Tilson sald that the Welch sal- ary bill was not mentioned at his con- ference with the President this morning “We did not consider the Weloh bul" sald My, Tilson, “"because that has al- | ready gone over the dam as far as the House 1x concerned and I have unders stood that It has been provided for| by the Budget Bureau™ | Weleh Bill Favored. | President Coolidge will not veto Qllhfl! the Weloh bill or the flood control bill, although (he latter, he has bsen in-| will cost the CQovernment a | mintmum of $300,000,000. The Presi- | dent Is not entively satisfied with the | flood bill as it stands, but sinee the changes which he vecommended m\vo! been acoepted by the House and Senate | leaders tn large part, he belleves it ia ! the best measure for thix purpose which ' can be attalned at this time, | Mr Tison did not indieate what measures the Presidont might feel | called upon to velo But he indloated that the House and Senate leaders, COMINE convineed of the neesssity of Proteniing tha Tregsiry AgaIMst & cans EreMsOnAl money eaid, were ‘gatting \E‘xmmmd on Page;d, Columa 1) your campaign?” asked Senator Brat- lnnhDemoflll. New Mexico. “No~ “Governor. are we to understand that vou are not going out of the State before the Houston convention?" asked Senator McMaster, Republican, South Dakota. ‘I haven't any intention of going place.” Smith replied. o “So far as financial assistance or con- lnbl:.l‘;-\ns to your camy are con- cerned you know nothing about them?® McMaster pursued. . “Nothing whatever.” “Then your campaig hands of your friends?" “That's right.” “You haven't received any contriby- tlons yours asked Senator Barkley. Democrat, Kentucky “T haven't received any contridu- tions myself from any one,” Smith re- plied, adding that he had received no report from aay of his friends as to his campaign expenditures. Devotes Time to State. “1 haven't done a single thing about this camipalgn even in my own State. Smith told Senator Steiwer. "1 promised the people of New York when I was inaugurated that 1 would not go out of the State, but would give time to the affairs of the State And. believe me, that takes every min: ute of my time." Smith sald he knew of no sation other than the one W New State and that Mr. Van Namee was in c‘lu of that "H:l\‘vv l.v:{m any under- standing or interlookl agreement With any other candidate®” asked Sena- LA that T how aaything about “Nol t 1 know P Sith replied The governor sald he knew M&% of publicity except the answering letters of inquiry. “IUs all 1 know I8 being done” he added Chatrman Stetwer asked Gov. Smith ;hmu PrENAKY coniests various tates. Mt In the Certifies to Name. “In Wiscansin it Was necessary we 1y certity that my nu\s“u carvegtly.! o explained. It helng 4 (Continued on Page 4, »