Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. 10. 8 Weather Bureau Forecast) Fair and somewhat warmer tonight: cloudy tomorrow. ‘Temperature—Highest. 71, at 5:15 g.flm. yesterday; lowest, 50, at 5 aum. to- y. Full report on p age 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 ¢ Foening Star. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday's Ci;culafiun, 106,781 . 30,695. Entered as seco post office. Wa ~ NOBILE'S DIRIGIBLE STARTS ON SECOND ¢ POLARTRIP FLIGHT ! Airship Favored by Finei Weather Lays Course in | Direction of Greenland. | | ICE FIELDS ARE BLASTED | TO RELEASE MOTHER SHIP | Crew Sleeps on Ground Near Italia to Be Ready for | nd class matt er shington, C WASHINC TUESDAY, MAY 1 By 192 ZFIFTY-SIX PAGE ]COLONIAL DAYS | | | Commemoration of President and Mrs BY THOMAS R. HENRY, Staft Correspondent of The Star., ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 15.—Annapo- lis turned back the yellowing pages of the years today. President Coolidge came over from Washington this afternoon to visit the old colonial capital. He found her like sweet, white-haired grandmother rummaging through stacks of her hoarded love letters, souvenirs of the grand balls of her girlhood, and dusty | albums with the baby pictures of her children. ‘The occasion was a celebration ar- ranged under the auspices of St. John's College. commemorating the Annapo- Quick Take-Off. | lis Convention of 1786, called to con- RE-ENACTED AT ANNAPOLIS ANNIVERSARY Many Picturesque Historical Scenes Mark Convention of 1786. : Coolidge Attend. Time has dealt kindly with the old Maryland city. She has played a con- spicuous part in American history, particularly in the pre-revolutionary period, and the years have not washed away the historical associations. The picturesque events of two and three centuries ago were reproduced today in their original settings—the same trees, the same brick buildings, with their conspicuous chimneys at eac] end, and the same fragrant box laby- rinths through which long-dead lovers strolled on May mornings and amidst which generals planned campaigns in the dark days of the Revolution. President Coolidge and his party came to a city of blue water, red brick and green shade, with street vistas ending as of old in the noble outline of the Statehouse or in a patch of | sider trade relations. The problems raised at this gathering led to the Br the Associated Press KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, May 15— | ‘The Italia’s second flight over polar re- | gions started at 1:20 o'clock this after- | noon. It was favored by very fine| weather, sunshine, and no wind. The | airship took a westward course in the | direction of Greenland. A number of mines were exploded in the 1ce field, blocking the harbor, and the mother ship, Citta di Milano, was Teleased from the grip of the ice and ‘brought to the quay. ‘The supplies of Gen. Umberto Nobile's airship were quickly replenished, all the ‘miners at Kings Bay turning out to help the Citta di Milano's crew. It had been hoped that a flight could be started last midnight, but delay oc- the fixing of a new mo- in land- ing from an umsuccessful flight Friday. ‘The crew nmn the ground around the gas contal 50 as to be ready for an immediate getaway. ROME HEARS OF TAKE-OFF. “ Nobile's Ship Reported On Flight to Polar Regions. ROME, May 15 (#).—A dispatch from | Kings -Bay, Spitzbergen, to the Stefani News Agency reports that Gen. Nobile's dirigible Italia took off at 1:20 o'clock this afternoon for another expedition in the direction of the Pole. PRESIDENT SIGNS FLOOD MEASURE| convention - of representatives of all | the states held in Philadelphia the | | next year which framed the American | Constitution. blue water coursing by the slant masts of Chesapeake Bay schooners. Amid | lindens and catalpas heavy with blos- | som the most stirring episodes in the city's_history were_reproduced. faith- " (Continued on Page 7, Column 1) JURY WILL PROBE CRIME IN CHICAGO Political Murders, Bombings| and Kidnapings to Be Investigated. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 15.—Chicago crime | |at last is to go under the scalpel of a | special grand jury. | Chief Justice Brothers of the Criminal Court decided yesterday to refer the whole series of political murders, bomb- | ings, intimidations and kidnapings to | a jury to be called together June 4./ | Oscar Carlstrom, attorney general of Illinois, will be the prosecutor, probably with the assistance of two representa- | tives of the Chicago Bar Association, which has been active in demanding a thorough probe. The grand jury will be empowered to | g7 back as far as the 1926 elections in its inquiry into charges of terrorism Bill Calli for Federal Assump- and fraud. It will be asked to look l?h!g tion of Cost Will Require outiets to carry off from | purpose of reconciling con- irol plans drawn up by the Army en- gineers and the Mississipp! River Com- | It is Mr. Coolidge’s intention to ap-' point to the board as one of its three members a civil engineer entirely dis- h as to residence and | connections, with the area in- | business . voived so0 that he shall have the utmost | freedom to reach whatever decisions he | and ly, for the office attorney n&;& November. tes, of State’s jomination . | railway having been destroyed at sev- “One of State's attorney.” Cro ‘and they might as wel are up against now.” This we told the court, 1! learn what they | the e Al wrmyugvi State's At! we, in appearing before Judge the bar n for WILKINS REACHES 0SLO IN TRIUMPH, Explorer and Aide Greeted in Hll‘-; bor and Carried on Crowd's Shoulders to Hotel. | mental declaration of May 9 sta by | these forces would be withdrawn as the | members of the council and officially | ing the same treatment as the recent | JAPAN DENIES WAR PURPOSE IN CHINA Notes to League Declare Sending of Troops Is Not Inimical to Chinese. By the Associated P GENEVA, May 15.—Japan officially | has sent to the League of Nations two documents outlining why Japanese troops were sent to Shantung, China. The documents, received today, came from M Sato, Japanese Minister in Paris, who directs Japanese activities at the League of Nations. In a covering| letter Sato explained to Sir Eric Drum- | moad, the League secretary, that at the time of the Shantung trouble the Japanese foreign minister made two declarations explaining the reasons which led Japan to take action. Hence. Sato said, he desiréd to transmit these | to the League for its information. | The importance of Sato’s communi- cation with its inclosures is feit here to lie in the fact that Japan now has| officially recognized that the League is| entitled to receive explanations in the matter. - Sending of Troops Explained. d ‘The fore! minister's declarations | the mfi" " i e, cpse Ity to Shantung, but this should in no wise be interpreted as an sct inimical to the Chinese. Another document was the govern- that the situation in the District of Tsinan had so increased in gravity that the existing Japanese forces there were deemed insufficient for the protection of Japanese residents of Shantung, the eral piaces, making the maintenance of | communication between Tsinan and | Tsingtao impossible. Protection Held Purpose. This declaration continues by an- nouncing the dispatch of an army division to Shantung, five other com- panies to Tientsin and the decision to sénd an additional number of cruisers and destroyers to China and stating that the sole purpose of these move- ments was for the protection of Japanese lives and property and that occasion permits. It is understood that the Japanese communication will be distributed to communicated to the press as soon as it can be transiated, thereby receiv- Nationalist protest. Japanese circles in Geneva think that | it is likely another Japanese communi- cation will be forthcoming, dealing spe- | cifically with matters covered in the Nationalist protest alleging that Japan | was making war upon China and com- mitting atrocities. BRISTOL GO TO TIENTSIN, American Admiral Believes Situation Is | | contributed nor collected funds for the [ Hoover organization. Asked what Will ‘Asked 1 the policy of the pap I been to mouselr;u cluu.gm SAYS ANTLHOOVER J0URNAL SUSTAINS S50 WEEKLY 0SS | Editor Tells Campaign Funds Committee Former Dry Of- ficial Supports Paper. SECRETARY'S AIDE QUIT $15,000 POST, HE AVERS Declares George Lockweod Is Now Assisting Candidate With- out Compensation. By the Associated P From two witnesses the Senate cam- paign funds committee obtained testi- mony today that a weekly political pub- lication opposed to Herbert Hoover was being run at a loss of $500 a week and that George B. Lockwood of Muncie. Ind., had given up a $15,000 job in the movie industry to work without com- pensation for the Commerce Secretary’s success. Harry N. Price, editor of Politics, which is published here, told the com- mittee that J. F. Hale of New York was furnishing the funds for the paper, which had a subscription list of about a hundred, but which ran off 5000 coples at a clip. These coples wers utilized against Hoover by political op- ponents, he said, although the paper favored no one man against the Secre- tary. Says Hays Opposed Fight. Lockwood testified he had neither H. Hays, former Republican national chairman, had to do with the Hoover campaign, Lockwood replied “very iit- tle.” Hays was active in advising the Commerce Secretary not to enter the Indiana primaries, he Senator Bratton, Mexico, developed that on the day the Senate Teapot Dome committee brought out that Hays had handled Liberty bonds loaned to the Republican committee by Harry F. Sinclair, Lockwood called Hays on the telephone at Los Angeles, but the call did not relate to the Hoover campaign. Hays' secretary at that time had called Lockwood, he testified, to ask whether Hays should shorten his visit in Eu- rope. Price preceded Lockwood on stand, and described Hale as a former prohibition official. He had no de as to where Hale obtained the funds, m h he volunteered that Hale was off. He also asserted that Hoover agents had attempted. to forestall the opposition of Politics, telling Hale that Hooyer-might make #t “hot” for him | i | | against him tate of those candidates opposed to Hoover, Price sald “I think that is so.” ‘The witness said that when the pa- | per was established in January of this year, Hoover representative waited on Hale and sought an understanding whereby it would not oppose Hoover, Hale told him, he said, that the Hoover ted that it the Camme! Secretary were elected President the country ‘would be “too hot” for Hale, He understood the Hoover men were a Mr. Richie and George Akerson. Calls It Venture. ““This is a venture,” sald Price, in dis- cussing his publication, as he took the stand and was quizzed about the de- tails, “We must creep before we can run very fast.” Price sald he did not know where Hale got the money to pay the $500 a week loss on the paper. “Is he satisfied?” Chairman Steiwer asked. i ad rs to be,” Price . "u". Peak, “He ap The witness said George head of the American Council for Ag- riculture, had cornered 5000 copies of the paper to send into various States. Peak had nurplled an article for that | particular edition. “Isn't Mr. Hale a former prohibition SEEE! TWO CENTS. () Means Associated Press. BROOKHART HOLDS PAY INCREASE BILL - COST1S 20,101,080 | | | | | | 4 SFF"E)CJALT:( L SECTIONS Amended Senate Measure | Requires Only $480,000 More Than House Pian, He Says. | PRESIDENT RESERVES HIS FINAL JUDGMENT Coolidge Has Not Decided to Veto New Proposal, White House Statement Shows. “TING THIS SUMMER’S STYLE. POLTIALCRELES TEEH WITH ACTION | | Jersey Primary Holds Centerj of Stage as Candidates Are Discussed. By the Associated Preas ‘The national political pot was boilin, again today as voters went to the polis and chose more delegates to the Kan- sas City and Houston ponventions. As they signed thel' names to the| ballots these voters had« lot more to| think about than the mere check be-| side their favorite candidate, for things | political, both National and State, were | popping in all directions. There was & statenient by Secretary Mellon predicting Hoover would be elected if nominated, and expressing the opinfon that the Commerce Secre tary . make a good President. i ‘ot the Treas- Batur statement on d‘:{ into Hoover's requests for | | | % | > ury Hoovi of & break in the East's long cam| extending a forecast ®rule of absolutism” and the instruc- tions :; another handful of del | for Gov. Smith. New Jersey Primary. tstanding tical event on [ofl.x;h;l o;h::l‘u wum‘:m New Jersey here 31 Republican and 2 u'é edele;-ws to the national tions are at stake. Although Lowden delegate candidates were zmu'u field, Hoover's forces predicted & complete victory. Supporters of Gov. Smith, who picked up six delegates in the Wyoming convention yesterday, had claimed all the N Houston. el.bonun;‘ on his previous state- m.fnn! Yo Pennsylvania Republicans that ed to him to "cnll_\el:lrwl‘h: standards we have set” g:e;?:mcy. Secretary Mellon yesterday sald he did ’:Ol ’se: why utlr:lt:n:hnuld be to various interpre Dp"‘;‘l is pretty plll‘;: mnuh, he sald, after first remarking o iR I ek think Hoover nll:d 1 think he would make a good n{i:)‘on::r supporter’s had obtained much comfort from the first Mellon state- ment, claiming it practically clinched Pennsylvania’s big block of 9 deleml:s for him, but the leading Republican candidate's foes disagreed and empha- “however” near the end of the t something entirely ifferent. This had to do with sending the Pennsylvania delegates to Kansas| hroposal City uninstructed. Norbeck's Statement. Russell Says U. S. Will Be Dominated By Catholic Church By the Awsociated Press. LONDON, May _15.—Begtrand Russell, English philosopher and author, addressing a meeting of Ra- tionalists last night, expressed the belief that in another 50 or 100 years the Roman Catholic Church would dominate the United States by sheer force of numbers. “It is a grave matter, and will have its effect upon the whole civi- lized world,” he said. BRITISH LORDS AGT MERGER PROBLEM fo Seek Sentiment on | | Handling of Matter. When the Senate District committee | meets this afternoon Chairman Cap- per plans to ask othes members to in- roblem, which was ordered favorably { | reported by the House District commit- As the Senate civil service committee whipped its report into final shape for submission to the Senate this afternoon, | Senator Brookhart, Republican, of Iowa, ! announced he had obtained new in- | formation which convinces him that the cost of the- Government employes’ by * BEFORESENATORS 55 ECommittee Chairman Plansf tee yesterday. Senator Capper personally is doubtful | mm‘,g the bill ew Jersey delegates o | tUm:oer House Agrees U. S.‘ _Proposal-Should Get “Fa- vorable Consideration.” .| | By the Associated Press. , May 15.—The House of | Lords unanimously adopted a resolution | presented today by Lord Reading that | the proposals for the outlawry of war| ‘We should have no hesitation in ac- | cepting from America proposals which constitute the greatest step forward yet taken in the direction of peace,” Lord Reading said |a question m the House of Commons | today, sald that the British obligations | to be taken Into consideration in con- | nection with complete outlawry of in- ternational war were those assumed un- der the League covenant and the Lo- | camo_er wh there were also certain reaties wl fell within the covenant, ) | where the British government had un- | Aflerncon may lead to some definffe | | dertaken to fulfill any recommendations | CONCHISIOR B8 T8 LIS e S oigred | deci | of the League of Nations for the protec- | §000 f'idy %or the merger question tion of attacked territorities. R i Ay i sce: Iationiian of JAPAN'S REPLY DUE SOON. whether the other members of the committee believe the legisiation can be | S. Peace Plan | OMPleted before adjournment. crat, figures on the amounts invested in the | local street car systems since they were chartered. May Form Plan. ‘The mecting of the committee this actual cost pay as by the y amended | committee. Yesterday Senator S mp e hart had figured the amended Senate I would cost something more than LEAVE FOR NICARAGU. i s The Senator explained today that he | the Japanese reply to the American| The fourth Marine Corps transport had arrived at that estimate by ! Tor the outlawry of war.|plane for service in Nicaragua took the Budget Bureau's calculation Japan generally accedes to the principle | Off from the Anacostia Naval Air Sta-! $16,157.000 as the cost of the bill as enunciated in the American project, |tion this morning at 4:30 o'clock for it passed the House. Senator Brook-, but it is understood some modification | Miami, Fia. It is expected to make | hart expressed the belief that the Bud- the flight in 10 hours. get Bureau is in error in that caleu- | Some Modifications in U. | Are Expected. |- TOKIO, May 15 (# —Foreign office | treaty experts nave virtually completed It is expected that may consider best without being encum- | —_— b g | agent?” Steiwer asked. lon explained yesterday that the | will be suggested. o ox Very ncertain K etk | The plane, a tri-motored Fokker, was | lation. local connections. By the Assocluted Pre it has been advised by | Maj. Gen. neers, that , would call for an initial appro- about feels, however, that the exact of the flood Jad: $25,000,000. Mr, | crowds win, chief of Engi-| OBLO, Norway, May 15.—Two men measure, a5 § 0OW | who flew across the roof of the world | came to Europe in triumph today. lined the harbor as !hl] TOKI1O, May 15 (#)—Owing to the situation in North China, Rear Admiral Mark Bristol s leaving his flagship Pittsburgh tomorrow evening at Yoko- hama and will take the train to Shimo- noseki, where he will board a United lled. “But he “I think so,” Price re t service." had his money before ti Price sald there were only 100 pald | never subscribers, but that 5,000 copies had been grinm! weekly. “What became of the other 4,900 coples?” asked Senator Barkley, Dem- ocrat, Kentucky. “We sent them to all members of nnsylvania delegation was “a co- :Afldvo lo‘x"nnlnwon and there has been time :hm ltl:,e sl;‘n;A organization was more harmonlous than | it is x::vl." He said at another point | that “anything can happen.” Reaction to yesterday’s statement was not forthcoming before more comment the first developed. Senator Nor- | the reply will be transmitted soon. in command of Lieut. H. D. Palme s T, | whose crew consisted of Lieut. W. R.| “They estimate on the possibility of the new law and not on what s ac- |REAPPOINTMENT BILL PLACED AHEAD IN HOUSE| { Rules Committee Gives Preferred Hughes, radio officer. and Sergt. Dugald | tually Steel, mechanic. i tonight the plane is scheduled to tomorrow off early Managu After a rest at i take | morning for | going to happen™ continued. Holds Estimates Maximum. According to Senator Brookbart, t Bureau arrived at the 15 materially upon 'he!-lelmshlp Hobby, bringing Capt. George | amoun! i board decide upon. |y wilkins and Carl B. Eielson with States destroyer for Tientsin. The | onuress: national committeemen, State | bock, Republican, South Dakota, pointed MIAMI, P (P —The | of §16.157.000 as the cost of By affixing bis signature 10 the meas- ure, Mr. Coolidge placed upon the stat- ute books an act which embarks the | he of the Mississippi—probably one of greatest engineering undertakings ever | sttempted in bistory. | The same also completed the first of what | are vegarded as the three major prob- | Jeras put up 1o the present Congress. The other two, farm rellef and tax re-| @uetion, still age pending in legislative form at the Cupitol. Slates Lo Assume Damages. One of Mr. Coolidge’s chief objections centered on the proportion of the cost | of the control work 10 be assumed by the | Btates and another hinged on whether the Btates or Pederal Government would shoulder the cost of damages sustained by owners of the land in the proposed floodways On the first point the new law re- quires States W provide the rights of way on the main stream, and on the second point the Pederal Government is 1o oblein flowege easements, or, in other words, W pay damages only when lands not previously subjected flood menace are Nooded &8 & result of the floodways and spiliways having bs.n eonstrycted. The Federal OCovernment further, would not be responsible for damages sustained in natural floodwaye, such as swamp lands and mershes The fAood-control project authorized by the new law covers the lower Mis- sissipp! Valley from Cape Girardeau, Mo., o the Gulf of Mexico, Given Pnhrrz;l Status, The Bwing-Johnson Boulder Canyon Pam bill wdsy was sccorded preterred fegisiative stetus by the House rules commitiee There are indications thet House leaders probebly wii give ihe bill the right of wey op the floor either week or Tuesday of pext week. stroke of the Plfildflll‘ll" their plane from Green Harbor, 8pitz- bergen, entered. ‘Two steamers with bands blaring and a fleet of small boats escorted the Hobby. A civic delegation boarded the vessel | and greeted the explorers, who flew from Point Barroy, Alaska, to Spitz- m”lmh 0. 1:’Ihcn they zm; the quay the president of the Municipal Council welcomed them. "The crowd then carried the fiyers on their shoulders to their hotel. MANEUVERS START. HONOLULU, T. H., May, 15 (#).— | The United Btates battle fleet steamed out to its annual maneuvers yesterday, Virtually all the ships which have been i Pearl Harbor for the past mnm{*r‘u disappeared over the horizon in the naval attache at Toklo, Comdr. George McCall Courts, accompanies him Admiral Bristol is of the opinion that the Chinese situation ig very uncertain and that no general peace can be ex- pected soon. ° Consequently protection of Americans in China is his principal task at the present time, Nationallsm in China, sald the ad- miral, seemed to be widespread, al- though the outcome of the struggle is uncertain because of the pecullar Chi- nese traits. He emphasized the idea that the United States is still most {riendly toward the Chinese pecple and does not intend to support any faction or to be drawn into any international controversy on the Chinese trouble. The war office has Instructed Gen. Pukuda, commanding the Japanese forces at Tsinan, to demand the follow- | direction of the Island of Maul o en- gage in four days' “(Continued on Page 2, Column 8) ‘ [ie:iwLxghts a | Plans are being mede by District | omciale to install red lights snd reflect- ors at the approaches to the varlous ralirosd visducts to warn motorists of | the danger that lurks in the steel up- { rights supporting the bridges, it as re- | venled today by Engineer Commissioner | Ladue. Many persons have been killed in_erashes at these points, | The visduct which crosses Rhode | 1siand_avenue northeast, however, will | be wdditionally_fortified with wriificial { fumination, Orders niready have been | issued L inoresse the number of lights 1in the vicinity of this undm'ru wlmost 1100 per cent Bpecial wttention is being given this viaduct m‘m it has been « Fe nd’ Reflectors to Warn | Autoists of Bridge Piers at Viaducts | the thei ., The warning signals and increased iumination, Col. Ladue pointed out, are only a pallative and will not remove the element of danger caused by the steel supports. The removal of these supports, he sald, appears to be the unldy; remedy, The cost of such an undertaking, which would neclasitate the construction of arch bridges, he de- clared, would be enormous. “These rallroad viaducts were acoept- ed as proper at the (ime of thelr con- struction,” sald Col, Ladue, "1f the rallronds are required to remodel them I now, 1 am of the opinion that the Dis- | trict would either bave Lo pay half the ! cosl or probably " . ncene of seversl accidents, some of m fal | chairmen and all delegates to the na- tional conventions.” Says He Is Not Paid. per is anti-Hoover?" Ba parent,” Price replied. o m:n!nd for that purpose?” b at 'Nof 1 was re- sponsible for that” “‘Are you getting pald for that oppo- sitlon?" “Not yet." “Do you expect to?" “I don's think so. I am opposed Mr. Hoover because I don't think he is a good American” “Have any overtures been made to you by any of the candidates or their friends’ “Not an overture Price suid that Hale had been in the prohibition service for five years, leav- ing a year ago last month. “He has some business connectlona now,” the witness added, “but I can't Just sy what lhey‘ are, d_that.luude McKensie n Page 4, Column 3.) “This L e *THE PENALTY” “Golden Rule” Film Produced by The Evening Star To further traffic safety, is being shown today along with the regula® program at The Gem Theater 1131 Seventh St. N.W, out that “Andrew Mellon compliments Mr. Hoover, but withholds the support that is necessary at Kansas City. He sald no one denied that Hoover had ability as a business man and ad- ministrator, but that sition to him was “based on the fact that the farmers will not vote for him.” He added the party oould!mt win without the farm- * support. 'Mr. Mellon recognizes this and un- derstands it.” Norbeck added. “He wants & man nominated who can be elected. I find no fault with the Mellon interview." Assoclates of Mr. Mellon, who has favored the renomination of President Coolldge, do not regard his endorse- ment of Hoover necessarily means tha the Pennsylvania delegation will sup. port him. In their opinion, the tlon will await developmen City before aligning itself, James W. Good, & worker for Hoover, who is now on & Mhlllf‘ trip in Mellon State, conferred with the Treasury Sec- retary yesterday, but the understandin, was afterward that Mellon did nol amplify his cai n_remarks. While the Pennaylvania talk was going Seigtiporig State of West Virgiiia re- Ing o8 e~ celved & boost from executives of three raiiroad brotherhoods and seven allied fgations, ‘The Secretury will con« with Senator Goff of West Virginia for that Btate's 19 delegates in the May » ‘g‘nmry, o railroad union heads forwgrded [ oml.utkm to rallway labor organ| in the State urging them to support Hoover's candidacy and de- soribing Vice President Dawes' advocacy of Lowden as a sul jo. in the current issue of Plain Talk, Senator Nye, mlu;l» m‘h HOON B Wi y & tion of the West and South entering into politically dormant indus- ay steamship Castilla, 220 miles north of Jupiter Light, on the Florida coast, at 12:45 pm. heard weak radio signals from the Marine plane fiying from Washington to Nicaragua via Miami according to a from_ the ship to the Tropical Radio 5 plane’s position was not learned. THREE DIE IN CRASH. Status to Fenn Measure to Change Membership. By the Assoclated Press ‘The House rules committee today decided to give preferred legislative status to the Fenn bill to provide for reapportionment of the House membe: ship of 435 upon the basis of the forth- coming 1930 census. ‘The exact time for calling up the measure in the House was not de- termined, but the commitiee’s action virtually assured the bill reaching the floor before congressional adjournment, ‘The bill hecome one of the most contested pieces of legislation proposed in the House this session, A group of States which would lose representation under the census is bitterly opposing its progress. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, May 15 (#).—The bodies of Edward Allsbrook, QGeorge Smith and L. U. Thompson, all of Roanoke Rapids, were found early today pinned under an automobile in & foot of water near here. The three young men had apparently been traj the road and twmed over abont miles out of Scotland Neck. 3 Kathleen Norris Contributes One of Her Best Stories, “Birthright” As a Star Serial It begins on page 46 of today's Star, and generous installments are featured in all daily and Sunday editions. Read the first installment todey. when their machine left | | bill by taking the average of | under the present law. the {each grade as it would be | House bill and subt: {ence beiug their estimate of the | tional cost, The average, Senator Brookhart |is the maximum that would be everybody was promoted as far as |could go. He points out, however, that promotions cannot be made without ap- propriation and he declares that under | the present law have never been sufficient to come up to the Averages of the grade. It 18 his contention that even under the present law Covernment | up extent of $2.300.000 under | rate schedules as they now stand if the | annual tion contamed | varfous departmental tion bills | was sufiiclent to mnm Increases | FLIGHT CALLED OFF. { ‘!wmhh Airmen Drop Plans for Hop to India. SEVILLE g itely