Evening Star Newspaper, June 15, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and continue 'd cool tonight; to- morrow partly cloudy, with slowly ris- ing temperature. ‘Temperature—Highest, 91, at 2:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 64, at 5 am. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Marke e = ts, Pages 14 and 15 WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION pening Star. The only evening paper Yesterday's Cin!hfin, 104,810 in Washington with the ted Press news No. 30,726. post office, Entered as second class matter Washington, D. (o WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1928—FIFTY-EIGHT PAGES. * () Means Associated TWO CENTS. Press. CURTIS NOMINATED FOR VICE PRESIDENT SWING TO KANSA FOLLOWS PENNSYLVANIA’S ACTION| FOR RUNNING MATE WITH HOOVER 1 Secretary Vie- tor by Land- slide. MADE NOMINEE BY 837 TO 247 Keeps Hands Off ink Filling of Second Place. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Staft Correspondent of The Star. KANSAS CITY, June 15.—It's Hoo- } ver of California and Curtis of Kan-l sas. The Republican national con- vention, picking Herbert Hoover as the party standard bearer last night, to- day is slated to give second place on the ticket to Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas, unless the convention should take the bit in its teeth and defy some of the principal party leaders. Pennsylvania’s big delegation, under the leadership of Secretary Mellon, will east its 79 vetes for Curtis on the first ballot. Pennsylvania gave the final| push which put Mr. Hoover over for | the presidency. It looks like it is to be the Keystone State of this conven- tion. Senator Curtis will accept the nomi- ding to leaders who talked solidly Kansas Vot ] for the nomination of the| Senator. | Moses of New Hampshire also were ex- | pected to make a showing in the bal- runuing mate, say the men who have talked with him over the long-digiance g o:duuumrumm vhoop. Becretary ote of the State for the Kansan. Seen Strong in West. ‘The Eastern leaders have been im- pressed with the peed to smooth out sore spots in the Midwest because of the | t. Curtis they as 8 o o i i of (e candidate in t's veto of the McNary-Haugen bill, aithough he suppored it when it passed | for ‘the nomination of Cox of Massachuseits was night and by this morning had assumed considerable proportions He comes from President Coolidge’s home State and has been a vote getter there. It was thought his nomination would recelve the hearty approval of the administration. However, at eaucus of the Massachusetts delegation before the convention met, Cox an~ nounced that he would not be & can- didate. The deiegation determined to vote for Gov. Puller on the first ballot, | giving bim 39 votes. Benator Giliett, a | delegate st large, said after the con- ference that Curtls would be an ac- ceptable candidate and that he might support. from Massachuseits, he Gelegation might not vote » solidly Burten Backs Curtis. ve Burton of Ohlo, who t for Hoover in the Ohlo 3 1or Gelegates, taid as he came into the Convention Hall that Curtis was the probable cholce for second place, He will get Ohio's votes in large proportion Benator Curtle Las bheen Republican lender of the Benate ever since the desth of the late Senstor Lodge of Massachuseits, Mo is widely popular only W the Mid-West but In many Blates of the East. He was one of the Jasr candidates ior the presidentisl nomination W g down fghiing As former Wepresentative Tincher of Kanses sald ip nominating Curtis last pight, “He I8 1o quitier” Becrerary Melon snd Benator Borah of leaho sre credited with having had mueh w o with the determination of many of the leaders U pul Curtis over 1or Uhe nominstion Representative McFaaden of Penns vanie was setive, 1o, in the Grive W Line the Pennsylvanis Grlegation up for $enaior Curtis Benator Borab of 16aho will nominate Benstor Curtss, “The Custis nomsnstion W expected W go over with s bang New York s practicsily wolid for him Penpsylvama and Ilinvk sre expected 1o swing lutn Jine An eflort W back Vice Presigent Dawes was mades i the New York dele- ation conference, but it was defeated 9 ‘M‘:!"rv’ Hoover of California, the Sirst Republicen nominee from the Fa- it Comst snce ¥remont, who carried the new party’s sandard in 1856 wee st weross last night by en overwhelm- 1oy vole. How swashing 1t wes e Gontining oo B b Cabiin bs” sl NBYKEY S NOMINATED FOR SECOND PLACE Kansas, who today. was nominated by the Republican party as Vice President on the Hoover ticket. HOOVER HUMBLY ACCEPTS REPUBLICAN NOMINATION i |Commerce Secretary Replies to Conven- tion in Message Upholding Coolidge Views. PRESIDENT CONGRATULATES HOOVER By the Associated Press. SUPERIOR, Wis,, June 15.—President Coolidge sent Herbert Hoover, Republican presidential nominee, a telegram of congratulation and personal appreciation immediately upon reaching Superior today. Pralsing the personal qualities of Secretary Hoover, President Coolidge said: ' “You have been nominated for the most important position in the world. Your great ability and vour wide experience will enable you to serve our party with marked distinction I wish you all the success thyt your heart could desire. May God continue to bestow upon you the power to do your duty.” Herbert Hoover today accepted hum- | visioned for America an ers of renewed bly, but nevertheless confidently, mc’x;:.mlg.el'u"y“l’lfe t’l;l:lmnfl;ubuu;n y o Republican | a of Government. nfl?’é:"l&“ umwabsuw-?my il s T 8 Snya Salunt OV el In & telegram dictated in & spirit of | ou“spleriance oF influential friends,” gratefulness for the honor thus accord- | ¢, use his own words, has recetved from ed, and in solemn contemplation of | his countrymen an honor that comes what the honor means, Secretary|to few. Hoover wired to the convention his| “You convey too great a compliment formal thanks and a poignant pled“;:;;lzn you say that I have earned the 0 carry forward if elected the pollclu‘m:::e:"“‘:: presidential nomination,” of Calyin Coolidge. “No man can establish such an obli- The message, sent to Chalrman gation upon any part of the American Moses at 2 o'clock this morning, short- | People. My country owes me no debt. Jy after receipt of the official notifica- | It gave me, as it gives every boy and tion from the convention, announced |§il, 3 chance. It gave me schooling, Hoover's firm approval of the party | independence of action, opportunity for platform just sdopted in Kansas City; service and honor, In no other land his determination to support |could & boy from a country village, “constructive farm relief,” and en-| (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) VETERAN’S DEATH LAID }URGE PANAMA CANAL PARTLY TO SCALDING SERVICE BE EXTENDED Home Inmate Suffered | World Attack While Tak- ing Bath. The death Wednesday st Soldiers | B7 the Amocisted Preas Home of Edward M. Barnes, 10 years| WONDON, June 15.~A resolution, ex- old, #p inmate of the institution, was | Pressing the bellef that the volume of partially due to his having been scalded | traffic passing through the Panama when he suffered & heart attack while |Canal justifics the practically continu- . ous operation of that waterway day and he was bathing, )t was revealed today | iy was sdopted today at the J»ln; by Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, acting coroner. | session of the International shipping Barnes was found dead in a tub of | conference scalding water, It was said, bul the po- | The resolution recommended that the Boldiers Heart Bhippers Declare Trafic Justifies Virtually 24-Hour Operation | lice were not notified of the case until | members of the conference request their yesterday. The veteran had apparent- | respective goyernments to urge the Iy wifferea an attack while the hot wa- | American Government such an. exten- ter was running and was unable to mn/‘nlun of hours ss would he compatible i off. He was dead when discovered |With the needs and proper upkeep, by an attendant. Dr, Rogers issued s | The resolution was presented by 1. cerificate of aceidental desth, | A, Camphell, an American delegate. The hospital records show that| - . - Barnes came (0 the institution sbout| KE1 | 0GG CONSIDERS s year ago from Blaunton, Ve, He w & widower, He was buried todny in VACATION IN MEXICO EXPERTS REACH CONNTD.nuut-:y Moy Accept Invitation Boldiers’ Home Cemetery. | = | of Tellez and Morrow After Pres- Brig. Gen. McCoy, American Bu-| ident’s Return in Fall. 11 pervisor, Expected in Nicara- | By the Asocistea Press v Sundey Becrelary Kellogg 1s considering | Mexico, | today at Lhe Blate Department, spending & vacation néxt | bassador Morrow and Mexican By the Associsted Fress MANAGUA. Nicaragus, June 15 Ambas- The battleship Texas arrived st Corinto | sedor Tellez have urged the Becretary said he yesterdny an Glsemburked 6 United | 10 20end is vacation eriog States Murines for service in Nicaragus. | paa not hed & vecstion in Fifieen election experts arrived from | having remained in Washington Foname 1o assist Brig. Gen, Frank R, | the sbsence of President ldge McCoy, American supervisor of the Nic aragusn election if the Becretary decided to go to Mexice Gen, MoGCoy 16 expecied Bundsy 1t would be after President ‘mauuu.ow.npm . L ALY party re- | AL Cuernavace, Fall, it was made Im:wnn | was sald at the State Department that 'S e ettt TATES Pennsylvania Goes to Sen- BY NEW YORK Borah to Set Name | Before Conven- tion. KANSAS CITY, June 15 (&) Senator Charles Curtis of Kansas was nominated by the Republican national convention today for Vice President. By the Associated Press KANSAS CITY, June 15.—A swelling | tide for Curtis of Kansas set in as the Republican convention assembled today to select a running mate for Herbert Hoover and finally adjourn. Already indorsed by New York, Penn- | sylvania, New Jersey, Illinois and a string of smaller States, the Kansas Senator, who was one of the unsue- cessful coalition of presidential candi- dates who were overwhelmed in the Hoover landslide iast night, appeared certain to go into the voting with at least an imposing lead over the field. Just before noon, the convening hour of the convention, both Senator Moses {of New Hampshire and Senator Edgel of New Jersey, after a conference on | the convention platform, announced | they would refuse to permit their names | | to go before the convention and would | |aw1n‘ their support to Curtis. At that ! the Kansan’s home State supporters | started a movement to nominate by noc) . They kept very husy on | the convention floor. | Borah fo Make Speech. i Senator Borah of Idsho, W - | nlu mmml which opened seemingly in alr s a result of an unsuccessful attemp: by | leaders during the night to get together | on one mk:,n, Theedmgm'ot the Benu:‘lgr | quic] y friends extend- | fons as word of the New and Pennsylvania caucus meet- gs spread. Representative Pish of New York, who had been campaigning actively in his own behalf, was one of those who rushed to the Senator, | Talk of plans for putting Curtis be- | fore the convention, which gave hlm‘ a roaring ovation last night when he was placed in nomination for President, eard. About this time came word of a strong message of congratulation to Herbert Hoover from the Senator, who has been regarded by some of the Hoover folks as somewhat unfriendly to | the Hoover candidacy. To Work for Party. “Please accept my congratulations,” the message which was sent this morning read, “on _your nomination. I will exert every effort for the success of yourself and the party in the Novem- ber elections.” A variety of stories went the rounds of the way Curlis' name suddenly was thrust to the fore this morning, after even his friends had concluded that pe was cutting no figure ‘in the situation. One of the reasons for bringing him forcefully into discussions was & fear on the part of some of Dawes’ political foes that he was gaining strength and might win the nomination, They cast around for some one to beat him with, considering among others, former Gov. Cox of Massachusetts, but the concen- sus seemed to be that he and others ! regarded as sultable alternatives were:| too little known throughout the Nation and could not be counted on to muster the necessary majority in the conven- tion. Vare of Pennsylvania, who broke the suspense over Pennsylvania's attitude toward the presidential nomination by coming out for Hoover before Mellon showed his hand or his delegation cau- cussed, was credited with having a part in the sudden swing to Curtls, Another who was said to have brought his strength to (he Kansas Benator was Borah of 1dsho. Leaders in Conference. Not much more than an hour before today's convention session, Vare, Borah, Becretary Work, who s one of the Hoover mlnu?‘een and several others, talked over the situation. Later con- versations were extended to Becretary Mellon, SBenator Bmoot of Utah, Senator Reed of Pennsylvania and other lead- ers, Throughtout 1t all, Hoover managers | kept insisting that they were makin no effort to direct the convention tren and that the Commerce Becretary would | keep hands off the selection. President Dawes has adyised the Iinols delegation that he does not desire that his name be placed hefore the convention as a candidate to suc- ceed himself, but he would accept the post i there develops " general senti- ment” for him, Recesses Its Caucus, ‘The information was relayed to the delegation caucus by its chalrman, John G, , Who seld Mrs, Ruth Hanna rmick, one of the dele- tes, had talked with Mr, Dawes over he telephone. The delegation recessed 1ts caucus then to meet in on the convention floor to determine whom it will sipport, James W. Good, Hoover manager, was authority for the statement just before the convention meeting hour that the nominee would take no part in the selection of & running mate, He rep- resented Mr, Hoover as helloving that \ask should be undertaken solely hy n REPUBLICAN CHOICE FOR PRESIDENCY SHIFT OF CHINESE. CAPTAL I BEGUN Nationalists Order Ministries | to Leave Peking and Re- side in Nanking. By the Assoclated Press. PEKING, June 15--The Nationalist ministry of communications at Nanking has ordered the Peking directorate of posts to remove to Nanking, the South- ern capital, It is understood that the foreign M-’ fice in Peking also is being closed and | that the salt administration may be transferred to Nanking or closed down | Ever since the Nationalists and their allles captured Peking there has ap- | peared little disposition on the part ofi the Nationalist government at Nanking to set up its executive offices in the | historic Northern capital. There have even heen rumors that the Southerners | ml*m abandon Peking as the capital of | China and again make Nanking the | central city of the nation Nanking Formerly Capital. Nanking is the old classical capital of South China, having been the seat of government, successively, of the six dynasties between the fourth and sixth centuries, before it was made the cap- ital of a new Ming dynasty in 1368 The name Nanking, or southern capl- tal, was an honorary title given it the Ming Emperor Yung-Lo on his re- | moving the seat of government to Peking or the northern capital in the | fifteenth century, | Under the Manchu dynasty, Nanking | became the seat of government for the | viceroy of Kiangsu, Anhwel and| Kiangsl. A provisional republican gov- | ernment was set up there in 1911, but the cl{:lll of the Chinese Republic | was later fixed at Peking. The Na- tonalists made Nanking their capital | shortly after the capture of Shanghai Follow Soviet Precedent. | Were the Nationalists to abandon | Peking as & capital and transfer the | center of thelr government they wduld | be following in the footsteps of Soviet Russia, which left the new capital es- tablished b{ Peter the Great and r turned in 1018 to the historic capital, | Moscow. Constantinople fs another capital | which has heen d&neam by its new | government, but Mustapha Kemal elected to go to an unknown interior town, Angora, instead of the historic capltal of Broussa, where so many of Turkey's Bultans are burled, and which | i rich with the best traditions of old | Turkey. Boviet Russia deser Petrograd, | now Leningrad, to get away from for- elgn pressure which might be brought through navies, The Turkish National- Ists were Influenced also by the same motive, but if China were to transfer from inland Peking to Nanking it would exrou its seat of government to warsy ships on the Yanglse, which is navi- ¥able for oceansgoing steamers 500 miles above Nanking, Would Inolate Legations. | | But by transferring to Nanking the | Chinese Natlonallsts would get their | government further away from Man- ohurie, slways the most formidable mili- tary province. The Manchus and other fnvading forces from the North were the cause of the eveotlon of the Civeat Wall with which Ohina hoped to chock the barbariaps” from the Norl Wder to Retire CORDELL HULL, Tennessee's member of the Democratic national committee announces retire- ment when term expires at Houston. HULL WILL RETIRE Tennessee Member of Dem- ocratic National Body to Quit at Houston. By the Associated Press CARTHAGE, Tenn., June 15.—Cor- dell Hull, Tennessee's member of the Democratic national committee, an- nounced today that he would retire when his term expires during the ap- proaching convention at Houston, Tex. It is understood here that no political significance is attached to the action. Hull has been Tennessee's member of | the national committee since 1914, and for & part of that time its chairman. In making his announcement he add- ed that his interest in the welfare of the Democratic party and his activity in its behalf would continue just as earnestly and as sealously as in the past. Commenting further, he sald his 14 vears on the committee had been filled with hard work, had occasioned no small expense and heavy party re- sponsibility and he wuult{ welcome & sultable successor as committeeman, Hull has reports from North Carolina |that 195 votes of the Btate’s 24 are definitely committed to his candidac: for the presidential nomination, He wiil not klr:va for Houston until early next week, Anita Dunlap Tennis Vietor. Anita Duniap this morning won the annual Tech High School tennis singlea tournament, triumphing over Jean Hone, 64, 6--4, In spirited competition, on Henry Park courts. ‘The vietory gave Miss Dunlap, & junior, her . i 4 1.5, GRAND JURY INDICTS BLACKMER 0il Man Charged With Per- jury and Evading Income Tax Laws. | By the Associated Press. | DENVER, June 15—Henry M. Black- | mer, wealthy ofl man who engineered | the Continental Trading Co. deal in the | celebrated Teapot Dome case, was in- | dicted by a Federal grand jury here to- day. Indictments were returned on six counts, four charging perjury and two evasion of the income tax laws. The action means that the Govern- ment will attempt to have Blackmer, | now living In self-imposed exile some- where in Prance, brought back to Den- ver to stand trial on cl < Liens on property owned by Blackmer to the extent of more than $8,000,000 | recently were filed by the Government in New York City and Denver in an at- | tempt to collect income tax, penalties |and interest due for the period from 1016 to 1923. KIDNAPED GIRL, 10, SAFE, LETTER SAYS Says Daughter Will Visit Mother. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, June 15.—Ten-year-old | Grace Budd, kidnaped from her home |two weeks ago, is safe and happy, | stated & note from her abductor, which | was turned over to police today. The | note, which was malled to the girl's mother, sald in part “I have Grace. She is safe and sound. She is happy in her new home and is not at all homesick. “I will see to it that Grace has mwoper schooling. She has been given an Angora cat and a pet canary. will see to it in the near future that some arrangements are made so Grace will be able to visit you for a short time, J.F. H" The police search continues for the mysterious “Frank Howard,” who took the girl from her home on the pretext of attending a party, WOULD FIX EASTER DATE. | Commons Adopts Bill Designating Sunday in April. LONDON, June 15 (#).—The House of Commons today adopted the so-called Easter bill, which would fix the date of Easter as the SBunday after the sec- ond Saturday of April, (Easter Sunds under the present system, is the first Sunday after the ecclesiastical full moon on or next after March 21, and therefore cannot be earlier than March 23 or later than April 25, .This year it fell on April 8.) 'Radio Prutru:u——!’m 40 | Note, Believed From Abduetor,| 1[t0 ask INCREASE INFARES ISKED BY CAPTAL TRACTONCOMPANY Straight 8-Cent or 10-Cent Charge, With 4 Tokens for 30 Cents, Requested. ‘w R. &E. IS NOT A PARTY { TO COMPETITOR’S ACTION { |Ham Says There Is Little Likeli- i hood His Firm Will | Join in Plea. A straight 8-cent cash fare, or an al- ternative of a 10-cent cash fare, with 4 tokens for 30 cents, is sought by the | Capital Traction Co., in an application |for relief filed today with the Public | Utllities Commission. The Washing- |ton Railway & Electric Co. was not a | party to the request. | The existing rates are 8 cents cash, or 6 tokens for 40 cents, on both of |the street car lines. The 8-cent cash fare proposal would raise the present | rates 11-3 cents on the token charge. In the alternative proposal the cash fare would be increased 2 cents and the token rate raised from 62-3 cents to 712 cents. There is little likelihood that the Washington Railway & Electric Co. will join the Capital Traction in seeking a iare raise. Willlam F. Ham, president of the former, said today that neither lders had merely trustees f¢ t‘;:e stock] 1 s for iders,” sald Mr. Hanna. plbicins Text of Application. “They believe the public general when they become hg.nhr with ditions, will be willing to pay the ton Repid Transit Co., contains B lowing provision: o ‘But the existing companies shall be ;(:reclu&edhrmm = in fare if this agreement is x g,oved by the present su::; .gt ngress. “During the course of the A the statement was made on behalf of the Capital Traction Co. that if Con- gress failed to approve the merger agreement in the session just closed, it could no longer postpone application for |an Ilncx;emddrl:‘t; of 'f\ue without seri- ously jeopar the hts of its stockholders. i i ¢ “Testimony offered to the commise slon during consideration of the merger agreement showed that the Capital Traction Co. during the calendar year 1927 earned only 3.88 per cent on the fair value of its property, as determined by the court of final resort in the Dis- trict of Columbia. Our records show that during the 12 months ending May 31, 1928. our edrnings were 3.79 per cent on that value. To enable the com- pany to earn a reasonable return on its value as thus determined would re- quire a rate of fare approximating 10 cents flat. But. in view of the situation respecting the merger and our expecta- tion that Congress will approve the recommendation of the comrmission for the enactment of ln{ it, the Capital Traction Co. has now only for such relief as is required to meet its present urgent nn:m “Accordingly, we respectifully petition your holwn{fla body to establish either one of the following rates of fare m lieu of the existing rate of 8 cents cash or 6 tokens for 40 cents, on all street car and bus lines operated by us in the Dis- trict of gfl;nn s, where such fare is effect: noy 3 “(n) 8 cents cash. Or “(b) 10 cents cash, 4 tokens for 30 cents. Existing transfer regulations to remain unel h “As stated previously, this application is based on the up‘tnfl:é‘lan that the merger. as provided » Pt Wil be consummated. Should 1t fall of tion, the R ol S R as will allow it a reasonable return en the value of its property as judiclally | dotermined. “This application is made by direc- tion of the board of directors of the company at its regular meeting held June 14" Hanna's Statement. Mr. Hanna plotured the of his company in a. statement to Street ear riders of