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& nN-. it *THE . EVENING " STAR.” WASHINGTON, D. ©. SATURDAY, o g KUGUST 4, 1998 B..0.P. MAKES FIRST [ Police Judge Dead FINANCIAL REPORT Contributions of $98.379 and Expenditures of $48.317.04 Listed by Committee. ‘The Republican national committec making its first report today on paign -contributions and showed that contributions up to including July 31 totaled $98 that the expenditur for a similar p The report, wh national treasur cordance with the promi: platform adopted at Kansas Ci 1 convention to the with 2 pleased t complete hsactions $10.000. C received; £10.000 gni F. Davis and Ar J., $10,000. Other Contributors. e other contributors were Brandon Judah, Ch William Wrigley James A. Patton, Evanston, E. V. Babcock, Pittsburgh, S. G. Down, Pittsburgh, $1,000 ank Dr.ake, Pittsburgn, $5.000; es Hammond, Pittsburgh, A. L. Humphrey, Pittsburgh, C. D. Marshall, Pittsburgh, H. H. McClintic, Pittsburgh J er, Pittsburgh, liam L. Monro. Pittsburgh, $1. liam B. Schiller. Pittsburgh, $1,000. G. Harton Singer., Sewickley, Pa., $1.000; H. H. Westinghouse, New York City, $1.000: J. B. Shea. Pittsburgh. $1,000 Rear Admiral W. W. Phelps. Mare I land. Calif, $10: William M. Ja ‘Washington. $200; Dr. Charles W. Ri ardson. Washington, $100: Col. Hugh L. Cooper, New York City, Richard P. Ernst, Covington, Ky., $1,00¢ Miss Anne Dodge. Washington, $25; R. Nutt. Cleveland, $5.000; Mrs. Eliza- b Mills Reid. New York City, $5,000; Arthur J. P. Van Sweringen, M. J. Van Sweringen, Cleveland, $7.500: J. T. Watkins. Washington, $20: Henry J. Patton, Chicago, $1.000; Alden A. Potter. Bethesda. Md., $5: Mrs Georgie B. C. DeHeredia, Washington, $1.000; Eimer T. Bell, Washington, h, $5,000 §2,500 1,000 Ja 1 rer. Washington, $100 Cleveland. $7.500: Contributions from South. It was noticable in the report that several of the smaller contributions to the Hoover cause came from States in the South were Rev. E. J. Hammond, Atlanta. Ga., $10: J. W. Long. Asburn, Ga.. $10; M. E. Clark, Pensacola, Fla., $10; J. W. Tolbert, Greenwood. S. C.. presumably the veteran Republican national com- mittceman from that State, seni $10. The only other member of the cab- inet in the list of contributors in ad- dition to Secretary of War Davis was Becretary Jardine of the Department of { Commerce, who has contributed $200. The campaign contributions, accord- ing to a statement made by Mr. Nutt 20, | m 2 Among these contributors | m- ! expenditures s of the committee ! od had been $48.317.04 by the H. MACDONALD. JUDGE MACDONALD CLAIMED BY DEATH | Police Court Jurist Dies in Sleep After Being I Nearly Eight Months. George H. MacDonald. judge of | the Police Court since March 17, 1925, | | died in his sleep about 7 o'clock this { morning_at his home, | street, after an illness of nearly eight onths. Except for a few days, Judge Mac- Donald had been unable to sit in court since last November, when his health was | affected by a complication of diseases. He had been seriously ill since March " 1 31, when he suffered a heart attack, and had been confined to his bed since that v. His condition had been no worse | during the past few days, it was said, but his strength seemed to be waning rapidly. He was found dead in his bed. | During Judge MacDonald's long ili- ness, Judge Robert E. Mattingly of the $1.000: Senator | Nunicipal Court had been sitting on the | ment. The chief justice found against police bench. Long Resident Here. | _ Judge MacDonald was a resident of | Washington since 1892. He was born | November 30, 1869. in Chicago and spent his early youth in Albany. Coming to Washington, he was graduated from the Washington College of Law in the class of 1902 and then engaged in the practice of law. He married Miss Edith | M. Phelps of this city June 11, 1903. After practicing law for 18 years. | Judgs MacDonald was appointed United States commissioner in 1920, a position !he held until his appointment to the | Police Court by President Coolidge. { { days later by the Senate. Isaac R. Hitt was appointed to the other judgeship. Both appointees had been highly rec- | ommended by the District Bar Associa- jtion and local Republican leaders. Almost a life-long resident of Wash- ington, Judge MacDonald was active in eivic affairs and local Republican poli- tics He belonged to the Temple Com- mandery of Masons at Albany for years and also was a Shriner, being a mem- ber of Almas Temple in this city. As | a former director of the Board of Trade | 1505 Emerson | March 14, 1925. He was confirmed three | recently, have been made so far With-|he took an active part in local business | t out any general appeal being sent out| and civic affairs. by _the national committee 1 : The disbursements, the report shows, Funeral Monday Afternoon. have been made in large part in ti Dis t of Columbia, where the Na- tional Republican Headquarters are lo- cated. They are for rent, salaries, labor and printing. Predicts New Jersey Victory. nator Edge of New Jersey, just be- fore sailing for Europe today to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Congress in Berlin late this month, informed Rep- resentative Port of New Jersey, secre- tary of the Republican national com- mittee, that after a canvass of the politican _ situation in New Jersey he feels certain that the Republican n: tional ticket, as well as the State R publican ticket, would roll up a sweep- ing victory in November. Judge MacDonald was also a mem- | ber of the Newcomers' Club, the Na- tional Press Club. the City Club, the | St. Andrew's Society and the District | | of Columbia Bar Assoclation. He was | a member of the Universalist Church. | " He is survived by his wife. Two| brothets and a sister also survive him. | They are Morten Q. MacDonald, an at- | | torney of this city; Pierre M. MacDon- | 'ald, a photographer of New York City | and Miss Nan MacDonald of this city. | Funeral services will be held at the | residence Monday afternoon at 2:30 { o'clock, foliowed by interment in Rock | Creck 'Cemetery. ~Rev. J. J. Queally {of the Church of the Transfiguration, | Episcopalian, will officiate. Pall bearers | will be announced later. | Police Court adjourned earlier than | | relieved from the burden of caring for | the criticisms of the district attorney | “For the past week I have had con- ferences with the Mr. Kean, who is the Republican nominee for the Senate, and State Senator Larson. the gubernatorial nomine Senator Edge told Mr. Fort, *as well as the chairman of the State campaign committee, David Baird, jr.. of Camden and E. Bertram Mott State chairman. as well as various other leaders. All of them are optimis- tic about Repu n chances of suc- cess in No Plans hav sive drive. August LOST PATIENT DIES IN SEVEN-FLOOR FALL AT BALTIMORE “Y” Fi usual today in tribute to his death. GEORGE MINTURFF | NOW ON RETIRED LIST Auditor in Military Pay Section of Accounting Office Honored ’ made for an inten- the middle of by His Associates. fcInturff, an auditor in the ection of the General Ac- counting Office, was retired yesterday a! the conclusion of more than 38 years of service for his Government presented with a travel bag and ued from First Page) {low workers, by F. W. Alexander, chief of the section. Melnturff, who 15 70 years of age, had one extension of six months be- | He was | bouquet of flowers on behalf of his fel- | a | General Accounting Office since it was a ter but room 1 time. Mrs but the that { hour for him with 8 report found g 0 the hospital, Mrs, Bl her had not police that on purchased a Bisman told b he had been plead 0 return home the Durtee and Lubrs of the i whes Du d & collision with a tug- drawing verturned 1wo barge abou of 1 the Capt them at Durfee drew from the cabin and shourd the tug by mi who landed mem: rial bridge. Lukrs suffered & fractured knee ar Uries to the back. He charged from the hospital ed o his home Blaman’s me ately upon b has been almost scn. both pa were ta Frederic the ne and L a aid that he and After Bisman usher he could | Aus re- wnger nd re- with her | ond his normal retirement period. He entered Government work from Tennes- see July 3, 1889, as a hydraullc press- man in the Government *vinting Office Later he was transferred to the Treas- {ury Department as an aucitor for the War Department, and has beeu with the organized. Grainger Meets Fiancee, RANCISCO, August 4 4) Grainger, pianist and composer, his fiancee, Ella Viola Strom dish poetress, left here last night for Los Angeles, 10 be entertained by friends prior to their marriage, which has been set for next Thursday, Miss Btrom arrived | yesterday from alia on the steamer Makura, Percy and Hesse Starts Probe t His Policemen Know About Evidence lice investigation got under way determine the truth of the of Assistant United Sta Attorney Ralph Given that policemen do nol know any more evidence than & child,” and result substantiates the charge Distriet some of the members of the force are i 10 be sent back 1o the police ning school for eou on the collection of Although somewhat w evidence. Bupt | thorough investigation, — Just spector Harrison intends (o proceed no {one in the department seems Lo know, i post-graduale dublous of the accuracy of Mr. Given's sweeping criti- was recently | cism of the intelligence of his force, Hesse said he had directed In: pector William H, Harrison to make & how In- LOCAL GROUP WINS - RATE SUSPENSION 1. C. C. Grants New Opportu- nity to Fight Increase in Coal Freight Charges. With the proposed increase in freight rates on coal moving from the Southern | | coal fields to Washington and vieinity | suspended for seven months, and an-| | other hearing granted at which the whole question caz again be afred. local interests today wers faced with a new opportunity to defeat the move which it has been contended would add $300,- 1000 annually to the Capital fuel bill. In an order fssued yesterday after-| noon, the Interstate Commerce Commis- | sion, acting after comprehensive hea ings, suspended until March 10 the | boost from $2.84 to $3.13 a ton that was to become effective August 10, and an- nounced that another hearing in the; cas® would be held here September 26. The proposed tariff would apply to shipments from the Virginia, West Vir-| ginia and Kentucky fields, moving over the Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk & | Western and Virginian railroads, and been bitterly fought by local busi- s interests and the Government, who sserted the new rate would boost the Government coal bill $70.000 a year and take $230.000 from other users here, 1t was further contended that the rate would constitute a a discrimina- tion in favor of coal from the Northern fields which is handled at a cost of $271 a ton. according to figures given the Interstate Commerce Commission In this connection, the commission was urged to establish a flat rate of | | $271 per ton for all coal moving into | the Capital area. | The operators affected also complain- | ed, and the Virginian Railroad an- { nounced earlier this week that it was | putting in the higher tariff under re- | | straint’ and feared the effect on its| | business. | 'BAKER WINS FIGHT FOR PORTO RICO LEASE IN COURT RULING _(Continued from First Page.) i - = | ment again advised against action. The | suit was filed in Porto Rico, and in the meantime Wells was appointed district judge of Porto Rico. The defendant | objected to the hearing of the case by | |Judge Wells and Chief Justice Emilio | | Del Toro was called in. | _ The Government alleged that the land in question was worth a million dollars. while the naval officlals held that it | had no peace time value to the Govern- | | Baker on the Government's complaint | that the transaction was permeated | with fraud because Baker was acting | in a fiduciary capacity in his dealings | with the land on behalf of the Govern- | ment ! The controller: general of the United | States handed down an opinion in which he stopped the pay and allow- ances of Comdr. Baker. Attorneys for Baker were denied an injunction against the controller and took the| case to District of Columbia Court of | Appeals, which reversed the lower | court, contending that even if Baker did have “unclean hands” in the Porto Rico transaction, that charge would not stand in a collateral case. Last March | Baker's pay was ordered released | Then came the appeal and much of the evidence was taken in this city. The opinion is full of letters from | | former Secretaries of the Navy, uphold- | ing Comdr. Baker, and even reports | from committees of Congress which handled the legislation which gave the | department authority to make the lease | for Baker, “No Misrepresentation.” ‘The court sald that “clearly there was no misrepresentation in the statement ! that the property was of little value o the Government in time of peace: | its main value was to the Government in time of war or national emergency, and this value it still retains; and it is it,in time of peace. We would not un- | dertake to dispute the opinion of the | Government, acting through the Navy Department, that the interest conveyed to Baker was of no personal value to the Government except for the pur- pose to which it was devoted by the lease.” | In commenting on the criticism of the | transaction of the Porto Rican district | attorney, the court put in the opinion | a letter from Admiral Julian L. Latimer, | at that time judge advocate general of | v, written in October, 1923, in | which that official said: i “The lease having been granted con- | formably to law and with due formality, i | which were made without full informa- | ton in the premises and seem to be based on biased complaint made to him that the ?rnm was lllegal appeal to re- quire no further action by the Depart- ment of Justice.” CONVICT CONFESSES SLAYING OF BOY, 8 lServing Term for Assault on Youngi Girl, He Tells of Killing Lad With Stone. By the Associated Press. | ANAMOSA, Iowa, August 4,—~The mystery slaying of Harry Boyd, 8-vear- old Omaha boy, who has bene missing isince July 1, was solved today when Clarence Lukehart confessed to re- formatory officials here, Lukehart was sentenced to 12 years | | confinement two days after killing the | youth, ‘when he was found guilty of | Assaulling & young girl in the nefghbor- | | hood | The confession related that Lukehart | | met the boy on a roud near his home | | and, after the assault, beat him [“i death with « stone. State officlals to- | day called surveyors into service to| | determine whether the crime was com- | mitted in Nebraska or Towa and finally agreed that Towa had jurisdiction, Lukehart said the crime was com- mitted when he suffered from a “hot spell”” which he also held to be the | cause of his attack upon the girl. Lukehart will be taken to Council Bluffs, Towa, for trial o Find Ol.;t What Af the Inquiry shows any Inck of under- | standing among the officers, as to what onstitutes evidence, these men will be eturned to the police school in the Fall for further instruction, if necessary, “The rookles, of cotrse, will gel in- struction first when the school opens said Ma). Hesse, “Then, when they a out of the , Sergt. Hunt, the tutor, 1 will be d to turn his attention tn | any policemen who have permitted cob- web 1o collect in their brajns,” | "Maj. Hesse and Lieut, . B. W. Burke, | former instructor at the Police Behool, both explained that there 1s absolutely | no rewson for any graduate of the Po- lice Bchool mot, knowing what consti- tutes, evidence, Thix subjeet, they naid I saved from_ drowning | yesterday aternoon by the prompt and | homes. {over her head and when she came to | the charge. Above, Ieft to right: Dorothy Hanson and Helen White, who narrowly escaped death yesterday when they slipped into a deep hole in the creek in Rock Creek Park. Below: Edward H. McReady, who waded into the water and rescued them. Star Staff Photos. | MAN SAVES THREE CHILDREN N CREEK sl | E. H. McReady, Ballston,| Rescues 11-Year-0id Girls From Deep Pit in Water. | ‘Three 11-year-old girls were probably in Rock Creek | courageous action of Edward H. Mc- Ready, 27 years old. of Ballston, Va. | who rescued them from a hole into | which they had slipped while wading | in the stream. | The little girls were Mary V. Conway | of 4120 Eighth street, Dorothy Hanson of 814 Upshur street, and Helen White | of 4009 Eighth street. They were little the worse for their escape from drown ing and after resting a few minutes | on the banks were able to find the rest of their party and be taken to their They had gone to the park on & pic- nic with several other children and Mrs. Walter H. Conway of 4120 Eighth street and Mrs. Thomas Gallagher of 4119 Eighth street. The three little girls, accompanied by Helen Gallagher, had strayed off from the rest of the picnickers and de- | cided 1o go in wading. The Gallagher girl stayed on shore. Helen White, who was ahead of the rest of the children, was thé first to step into the hole. The water closed the surface she screamed for help. Mary went to her assistance and she too slip. ped into the pit. Dorothy in an at- tempt to save the other two soon found | herself in no better situation than | they. Helen Gallagher, standing on the bank, began to scream for help., Mec- driving through the park in his | , was attracted by her cries. He| stopped his car and ran into the water | after the children. Although deep, the pit was comparatively small in circum- ference and he soon had all three of the little girls safely on dry land. SUGIDE OFFIER LINKED T0 THEFTS Detective Implicates Still in| Larceny of Four Automo- | hiles on His Beat. The possibility that Policeman Wil- | liam Nesbit Still of the ninth precinct, who shot and killed himself Thursday night as he was facing arrest, may have | participated in the theft of as many as four automobiles was revealed today y Headquarters Detective Joseph Con- | | nors of the automobile squad. An inestigation has revealed that at least four automobiles were stolen from Still's beat during his trick of duty, i was saild, and Samuel H. Hendrix, 210 Ninth street northeast, who was arrest- ed at the time of Stll's suicide, has | told detectives that he and Still handled that many automobiles during the past | two months, but claims that they bought them Hendrix was charged last night with | grand larceny, on the complaint of Edward J. Bitting of Mechaniesville, Md., who charges that the automobile in which Still killed himself was stolen from him. Hendrix was released under | A $500 bond following the posting of | | | t | | Still shot himself n the temple in the | drivewav beside his home, at. 3106 | Thirty-fifth street northeast, while Connors and Lieut, Gustav Lauten of the ninth precinct were approaching to arrest and suspend him. Hendrix, who | was also In the driveway, was arrested. Police say that Still was seen In a stolen automobile by the owner, Claris | H. Layne, 1502 D street northeast. who called the attention of Policeman W. F. Winfleld to the car. Winfield took Still | to the station house. where he was questioned and released WORLD FAIR PLANNED IN WASHINGTON'S HONOR Organization to Promote Project for New York on 200th Auni- versary in 1932 Is Formed, By the Assoclated Press, NEW YORK, August 4-—-An or- ganization to promote plans for a world’s falr here in 1932 in commem- oration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington has bren formed, Representatives of virtually every important mercantile organization I the eity met and appointed a committee to walt upon Mayor Walker to urge the advisabllity of eity sponsorship of the affair Grover temporary Whalen is chairman of the organization. BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldlers' Home Military Band, at the bandstand, at 5:30 K Mareh, “The World in Arms"”. . Overture, "Light Cavalry"” Morceau, “Nocturne, Op. Teike Buppe 15, No. 1" Chopin Gems from the musieal comedy “The Gypsy Princess” ., Kalman Fox trot, “Crazy Words, Or ine," Ager | is drflled nto them thoroughly throug! | out the course, with lectures and illus~ Al any rate, Ma). Hesse declased Lhat' Lrations. Wallz, “Valse Annette” N Iu)(lfl'l Finale, “There's a Long, Long Trail" Elllott . "The Star Spangled Banner." 2) OTING CHOIGE LEFT 0 BROTHERHOODS Rail Labor Organizations Will Not Indorse Any Candi- date as Body. The railroad brotherhoods, as a body, will not indorse any presidential candi- date, it was decided by the chief ex- ecutives of the 22 standard railroad labor organizations at the close of a three-day executive meeting here yesterday. ~ The executives referred back to the individual labor organiza- tions the matter of deciding for them- selves what action they will take in- dividually In connection with the com- ing elections. Many candidates for the Senate and House, the entire La Follette-Progressive siate in Wisconsin, and Judge Florence E. Allen, running for re-election to TAKE PRECAUTIONS IN PANAMA VOTING though Unopposed Election Is Expected Tomorrow. By the Associated Prebs, peared today that there would be no | | modio Agosemena, Liberal candidate |for the presidency, in the election to- |morrow, ~ the government was going ahead with precautionary measures to {meet any emergency which might dis- |turb the peace. | Al saloons will be closed from noon | today until noon Sunday. Orders were !sent out to all provincial and district executives to prosecute relentlessly any |attempts at_fraud. Former President Belisario Porras, | leader of the party supporting the can- didacy of Dr. Jorge Eduardo Boyd, | urged his followers to abstain from vot- |ing. It was regarded as certain that the Boyd-Porras partisans would fo'low | the advice of their leader and not cast their ballots. U. S. Intervention Asked. During the campaign Liberal papers, supporting Dr. Arosemena, charged that the Boyd-Porras faction was endeavor- Ing to capitalize the American nation- ality of Dr. Boyd's wife, Mrs. Elizabeth | Bolling Boyd, a niece of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Later charges of fraud were filed with the American State Depart- ment by the faction and intervention was asked. This, however, Secretary Kellogg refused The Liberals had been prepared to concede vietory to their opponents if the United States intervened. They said that the psychological effect on the masses was such as to provoke | widespread desertions from the Liberal ranks because of the belief that inter- vention would mean that the United States was in favor of the candidate requesting it. | | Canal Zone Orders Issued. ‘The governor of the Canal Zone has issued the customary circular to em- ployes urging all to stay out of Panama | cities unless their presence is absolutely | necessary. Such advice is always is- |sued by the canal authorities as a | oreventive measure to avoid foreign ele- {ments being accidentally involved in | possible ~ disturbances | " Dr. Arofemena is one of the leading | civil engineers of Panama. He is 45 vears old and was educated in Swit- | zerland, Germany. He did much im- | portant engineering work in Latin- i American countries. |U. S. OLYMPIC LEAD CUT AS FINNS SCORE 19 IN STEEPLECHASE 5 (Continued from First Page.) last, with Berg of Sweden first. Berg was fourth in the finals standing, with Kahl of Germany third. In 1924 the first three places were won by Swedes, who introduced the event to the Olympic program. The | five events are calculated to face a soldier with the obstacles he would en- | counter if on courier duty. Thus the | contestants were required to perform the equivalent of swimming a good- Saloons Ordered Closed, AI-‘ PANAMA, August 4 —Although It ap- | organized opposition to Florencio Har- ! . |cans Cross, Loretta MacNeill and Elizabeth Robinson. They put on a strong finish after training to the half-way mark. Miss Robinson, new 100-meter cham- plon, beat her German rival, Helene Junkers, by barely two feet. The ;ullnn team was third and also quali- ed. The Canadian girls won thelr record- breaking heat easily from Holland and France, other qualifiers, and Sweden was fourth. . Swimmers Qualify, | AIl three of America’s 1500-meter swimmers came through the first elimi- natlon trials successfully today, al- though Clarence Crabbe of Honolulu had a narrow escape in his heat. in which he finished third, behind Boy- | charlot of Australia and Arne Borg of Sweden, champlonship winner and runner-up in this event in 1924. Austin Clapp of California was first in the first trial heat of the men's 500-meter free style Olympic swim- ming this morning. Takebayashi of {Japan was second and Thompson of "Canldn third. The first two in each | heat qualified for the finals. ‘The heat was simply a promenade for Clapp. who took the lead at 500 meters and was never headed. He won by more than 30 meters in 21 minutes 31 seconds. Although the water was chilly. eon- | ditions for swimming were ideal, as the | water was one or two degrees warmer than the air Ruddy Takes Second Place. In the third elimination heat, Ray- mond Ruddy of New York was second Takaishi of Japan winning by 50 meters. { Ruddy ranged himself a few yards behind Takaishi from the start. Both raced along in that position until the | 500-meter mark was reached. Then the Japanese swimmer pulled steadily away from the American, winning by | one full length of the pool. Ruddy was exactly that same distance ahead of Antos of Czechoslovakia. The times: Takaishi. 21 minutes 204-5 seconds: iRuddy. 22 minutes 122-5 seconds. | U. S. Fencers Lose. | America’s fencing team In the epee | class was eliminated today in the semi- ifinals for the Olymple championship. iTh(‘ Americans beat Spain. 9-7. but | were defeated 4-9 by France and 2-7 by {Belgium. Tomorrow's finalists will be |Italy, France, Belgium and Portugal. | Against Spain the United States team | consisted of Lieut. George G. Calnan, | United States Navy, New York: Dr. Al- len. B. Milner, Paris: Maj. Harold M. Rayner, United States Army. Governor's |Island, N. Y., and Edward W. Barnett {of Paris. Against Belgium, Arthur S Lyon of New York replaced Barnett. CALIFORNIA CREW WINS AGAIN. Oarsmen Score While Harvard and Penn A. C. Lose. | SLOTEN, Holland, August 4 (#.— | The University of California eight- oared crew came through its second trial heat in the Olympic rowing re- @atta here, in which it is representing the United States, by defeating the crew from Denmark tocay. The victory was the crew’s second in the regatta, as on Thursday it defeated Belgium by eight lengths. California has yet to lose a race on either side of the Atlantic. It was pouring rain and a 20 or 30 ! mile wind was blowing across the course | as the Californians pulled over to the | starting post. A little band of Ameri- who had found shelter from | the downpour emerged and cheered | thefr countrymen. Come From Behind. ‘The Golden Bears came from be- hind to win, as they were trailing the Danes by a small margin at the 500- meter point. At the 100-meter post, the half-way mark, the Californians were two lengths behind. The by Californians won three o the Ohio Supreme Court, however, will | sized river if forced to, riding a horse | lengths, finishing finely and with tre receive the support of the brother- |8t high speed over rough going, defend- | mendous power after their poer start. hoods, it was decided. David B. Robertson, president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen nd Enginemen, attended the meeting | &s chairman, and E. J. Manion, head of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, as secretary. Unusual Step Taken. In deciding to throw its influence to Judge Allen, the only woman ever to sit on a State Supreme Court bench, the standard railroad labor organiza- tions took an unusual step, as, it was explained. State offices are not as a rule considered in mapping out their political campaigns. Besides Senator La Follette, who is running for renomination in the Sep- tember 4 primaries in Wisconsin, the labor group decided to support Senators Shipstead, Farm Labor, Minnesota; Wheeler, Democrat, Montana; Dill, Democrat, Washington; Johnson, Re- publican, California; Pittman, Demo- crat, Nevada; Ashurst, Democrat, Mas-~ | sachusetts. Labor supported Senator McKellar, Democrat, Tennéssee, in his successful race for renomination, and it is ex- pected, a spokesman for the group said, he will be given as strong a back- ing in the election. Message to La Follette and Beck. ing themselves with sword and firearms and running on foot. The test was made as true a one as possible and strange horses were supplied to the com[:emm for today’s concluding even| Stewart Second in Decathlon, | With the discus throw, the seventh event, complete, Jim Stewart of the United States moved into second place Ilodlly with a total of 5.811.91. | . The American was less than 22 points benind Paavo Yrjola, the Finnish ace, who moved up to the front by out- tossing the field in the discus throw. He had a total of 5,833.24 points. Ken Doherty, the United States, held fifth place, totaling 5,522.95 points and Tom Churchill moved up to seventh { with a total of 523224 points. Yrjola won the discus throw with 42.09 meters, the equivalent of 138 feet Stewart was next best with 40.90 meters, or a few inches better than 134 feet. ‘D()hl‘l'[)' had 38.72 meters. Cnurchill 13819 and Barney Berlinger 32.51. | Ray Barbuti, returning to the track for the first tlme since winning the | 400 yesterday, led the United States team to victory over Canada, Hungary and Belgjlum in the first heat of the 1,600-meter relay trial | 'The American team, consisting of in the Olympic all-around championship | A message sent to La Follette and | George Baird, Fred Alderman, Bud Representative J. D. Beck, Republican | Spencer and Barbuti, in that order, took candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, | the lead on the first turn around the on behalf of the meeting, said: “The chief executives of the stand- | ard railroad labor organizations as- sembled in Washingion for their annual conference, have unanimously indorsed wou and all your associates on the La Follette Progressive Republican ticket. “We are respectfully suggesting to | our members in Wisconsin that they work and vote for you in the Republi- | can primaries on September 4. For 25 years or more the Progressives of | the United States have looked to Wis- | consin for enlightened leadership and | Wisconsin has never failed them “We are confident that the v of the people of Wisconsin in thi test will again demonstrate that the | old Badger State never beats a retreat.” STUDENT. SOLDIERS LEAVE FORT MYER Col. Henry Pr;uelAfl;) Youths at End of 130-Day Train- ing Period. dict | Dressed once again In “clvvies,” 170 young student soldiers in the Citizens' Military Training Camp at Fort Myer. Va.. broke camp today, piled their lug- page 0 cel cars, busses and col- leglate “flivvers” and started for home. Only 6 of the 176 boys who began the training course dropped out during the 30-day period. One was dismissed for misbehavior, one for unfitness and four others were sent home because of Hllness and simllar reasons. In his farewell message Col, Guy V. , camp commander, congratulated the boys on thelr excellent work. “Yoli men have made a fecord for good behavior,” he said, “and can go home looking any man in the eye, for you have done your bast " Fred R. Klelbacker, Pittsburgh, was announced as the winner of the prize given by the Virginia department of the Veterans of Forelgn Wars for an essay on the value of military training. Klei- backer won over all contestants in the Third Corps Area, comprising the Dis- triet of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Delaware, REPORTS POWDER BLAST. LONDON, August 4 (#) A dispatech to the Exchange Telegraph from Vienna states that a roundabout report had reached there via Belgrade, of a serious explosion in g powder mill at the Itallan naval "base in Spesia. The agency handles the report with reserve as It reached Relgrade from private sources at the Jugosiavian-Italian | track and never relinquished it. Bar- buti broke the tape under wraps, 8 yards in front of Jimmy Ball of Canada. ho nearly beat the big American in yesterday's 400. Two teams qualify in each heat for the finals. The time |of 3 minutes 212-5 seconds was re- markably fast under the racing condi- run In a downpour, After (he American team had won its' first 1,600-meter trial, the German quartet emerged victorious in the sec 20 4-5 second after a close battle with Sweden. The anchor men finished only | 4 yards apart with Italy third. The third and last lay trial was won handily by the crack British team anchored by Dougla: Lowe, new 800-meter champion. France s second, 50 meters behind, and Mex- ico was eliminated, tralling the French by 10 meters. Americans Win 400-Meter Relay. Winning the third elimination heat in the 400 meters relay in the remarkably fast tme of 41 1-3 seconds, only 1-3 second slower than the world's record, the American team, composed of Frank Wykoff, Jimmy Quinn, Chatley Borah and Henry Russell. completely out- classed thelr fleld today. Rus- sell finished 15 yards ahead of the Hungarlan anchorman, with Switzer- land, Japan and Turkey strung out in that order Wykoft made one false start and re- ived 4 warning, but after it got unde; ¥ the Yankee four was never headed The new combination passed the baton beautifully, Hungary was disqualified by track judges for fallure to pass the stiek within specified limits and Switz- erland was awarded second place, The first heat was a victory for the Canadian quartet anchored by Perey Willlams, the sprint_champion Jack London, the British negro, was glven a lead by his mates, but was con- tented to coast in, just being beaten at | the tape by Willian fans were third, seconds. French Defeat German Team, An upset came in the second heat of the 400-meter relay when the French n, passing the baton much better than their Teuton rivals, beat the crack man team by 8 vards. Lammers and Corts, the first two Germans, lost at least 10 yards by nlmblmr the stick and it required a strong finish by Hou- ben on the third leg and Koernlg, an- chor man, to take the second ulllfi')’llll place, The Belglans were third In 0:414-5, The Chilean entry withdrew. ‘The girl relay runners began their 400-meter heats in startling style. In the firat heat the Canagdlan team broke the world record by wnulnr in 49 2.5 seconds and the American girls equaled it in trimming the Germans in the second heat in 40 4.5, ‘The Yankee girls' relay quartet was of ary Wi urn, Jessle 5" rush. The Ital- The time was 42 1-3 tions which prevailed as the event was | ond heat in the fine time of 3 minutes | 1,600-meter re- | Their course was on the exposed and windy side of the canal. { Harvard Crew Eliminated. | The Harvard four-oared crew was elim- | inated from the Olympics today when defeated by Swiss oarsmen. The Harvard four was beaten by the | Swiss, 7 minutes 46 2-5 seconds; Ha | vard, 7 minutes 49 2-5 seconds. Harvard ran into hard luck early in | | the race, when J. De W. Hubbard | | caught a crab at the 500-meter mark, failing to get his oar out of the water | . They were level at the 250-meter int, but the break told. and at the | halfway post the Swiss led by a length. ‘The Americans stuck to their opponents < remained to go, when the Swiss spurted and finished lgood two lengths ahead. | leaving Harvard rowed out | With two defeats, the Harvard four is eliminated from the regatta. A rainstorm burst as the Harvard and Swiss fours paddled into position, and the downpour continued throughout | the race, the Americans being at a con- siderable disadvantage in their exposed station, while the Swiss hugged the lee- ward side the canal. Penn A. C. Crew Eliminated. The Penn Athletic Club pair-oared shell with coxswain was eliminated by France this morning in the Olympic | rowing. The American crew, Au | 8. Goetz, Joseph Dougherty and | Thomas Mack, jr. coxswain, was one | length behind at the finish. The race | was rowed against a driving head wind. The winner’s time was 8 minutes 37 | seconds. | Having lost two races, one to Italy | vesterday and the other to France to- | |day, the American rowers were defi- | { nitely out of the competition | | The Americans were at a disadvan- | | tage, having drawn an exposed position | on the wind and rain swept river, but | the Frenchmen were the stronger pair and finished well. | The = American stroke Dougherty | scemed to have plenty to give at the finish, but Goetz, the bow. was rowed | | out. He swayed in the shell and almost | fell out of the boat | The French boat was on the lee side | of the canal. It got away in the lead | and was never headed, although the | American made a fine effort afier the | half-way post was passed. The French | lead of two lengths at that point w | | gustus | | { There the Frenchmen spurted, and the | weakness of Goetz boecame apparent. Dutch Prince Sees Races. The Dutch Prince Concort Henry saw the American rowers go down to defeat. He came to Sloten particularly to see the previous event, in which the Dutch pair beat the Belglans, and staved to | see the Franco-American event | Kenneth Myers, single sculler, is the | nly American racing today, who has | jdrawn No. 2 station on the Sloten canal. This position affords shelter from the wind and is estimated to| mean the advauce of a length. He came through the second trial | heat In competition for the Ol.\'mn!c; single sculling championship by beat- ing Collet of l}nxllmr Myers won by two lengths in 7 m | | utes 46 4-5 seconds for the 2,000 met Collet's time was 7:5 A big upset came when Joe Wright, v, crack Canadian single sculler, was beaten by the Hungartan, Straka, by three lengths, in an elimination trial | TWO DIE IN AUTO CRASH. BEAVER FALLS, Pa., August 4 (#).— | Two persons were killed and three in- Jured when an automobile crashed into A truck on the Darlington road today The dead: Mrs, Justine Jaydon, Pittsburgh; neck broken Arthur Sable, 19, home believed to be in Michigan. Sable was flrl\'hlmn chine, whieh carried Michigan 1 ates. Mr. and Mrs. John Sable. parents of Arthur, are in & hospital in a eritical condition. John Donabyl, truck driver, was injured slightly. According to witnesses, the Sable car, h speed, crashed into on A eurve. ] T, | Swiss by two dengths, the times being: ' until 1,500 meters were passed and 500 | | te SHITH T NEET PARTY LEADERS Governor Will Return to Al- bany for Work on Speech of Acceptance. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, August 4—In the se- clusion of the executive mansion at Al~ bany Gov. Smith not only intends dur- ing the next fortnight to put into black and white his views regarding cam- paign issues, but to confer with various Democratic leaders, among them some who opposed him in the fight for the presidential nomination at Houston. As the Democratic nominee, along with other New Yorkers, sweltered to- day, with a variety of political confer= ences on his calendar, he looked for- ward to moving up the Hudson tomor= row to the State capital, which, after {all, is home. Once he returns to the executive man- sion he will round out his acceptan speech, which will be delivered weeks from Wednesday night. In addition, Smith has requested Sen- ator Walsh of Montana to talk over the political situation with him, and is planning to discuss the outlook with | others who made a bid for the Demo- j cratic presidential nomination. Hull and George Expected. Smith himself has not disclosed whom he will talk with before launching into | his campaign, but it is expected that an increasing number of party leaders will be invited to Albany. Although the governor has not tipped his hand, he | is expected to solicit the advice of such | Democrats as George of Georgla, Hull | of Tennessee, Woollen of Indiana. and others who received votes in the Hous- |ton convention. Already Reed of Mis- {souri has assured Smith that he will | carry through 100 per cent. Smith expects to get more light on the farm situation to emphasize in his #deech at the notification ceremony There was a time when Gov. Alfred E. Smith could bathe at Coney Island with the rest of the city'’s sweltering millions, but that day is no more. ‘The governor and a party of friends sought to take a dip in the surf at the famous resort yesterday, but before he could get knee deep in the water he found himself the center of a frenzied | mob clamoring to shake his hand or | get a close view of the Democratic | presidential nominee. Fearing children would be trampled upon or drowned in the crush. the gov- ernor finally called upon his aide, Sergt. Bill Roy, to relieve the situation. Roy commandeered a lifeboat, the governor was hoisted in and the boat pushed off through the human sea to the exclusive Sea Gate colony. A few minutes later Smith went to the home of George V. McLaughlin, former New York police commissions where he stayed until they brought clothes from the bathhouse. Averts Auto Collision. While en route to Coney Island the governor had a narrow escape when the Fire Department automobile in which he made the trip almost was run into by two huge trucks as it was proseeding at a high rate of speed up Broadway. | A collision was averted by the driver swerving to one side. The near-accident | resulted in Smith campaign managers | taking measures to have a motor cycle ip})‘l;ce escort for the governor here- | after. 'BUSSES REROUTED | two | { Resurfacing of Sixteenth Roadway ! Will Cause Changes at Points Designated, Beginning Monday. During the resurfacing of Sixteenth street between Q and U, which is ex- pected to begin Monday, busses of the Washington Rapid Transit Co. will be rerouted, according to Alexander Sha- piro, assistant general manager. The schedule is as follows: Route 1, operated from suburban Maryland via Alaska avenue and Six- teenth street to Eighth street and Penn- | sylvania avenue, and routes 3, 4, 5and 6, operated from north Sixteenth street | and Petworth to Potomac Park and | Lincoln Memorial, will run from Si teenth and U streets via New Hampe shire avenue to Seventsenth street, to P | street, to Sixteenth street and then over ;regulnr route. All of these routes are | operated with single-deck busses. Routes 10 and 12, operated from Pet< | worth to Eighth street and Pennsylvania |avenue, and route 7, operated from Pet- | worth to Lincoln Memorial (all operated | with double-deck busses). will be routed fyom Sixteenth and U streets via New [ampshire avenue to Eighteenth street, 0 P street. to Sixteenth street and then over regular route. This temporary routing will be the same in both directions. Announcement is made also that Har- vard street will be repaved beginning Some day next week. At that time east- bound Petworth busses will be detoured between Sixteenth and Thirteenth streets via Irving street. The exact date this work will be started is not yet cer- tain, HEAT i’D CONTINUE:V NO RELIEF IN SIGHT, WEATHER MAN SAYS (Continued from First Page) degrees yesterday: Philadelphia, 93; Trenton, N. J.. 84, and Boston, 95. The | humidity at New York was 84 at 8 am. cut down to a length at 1,600 meters. | and remained high throughout the day. Storms in upstate New York and in | Connecticut caused much damage, but | | dam. N. Y. and the light and power did little to relieve the heat ‘Thousands of dollars’ damage was caused by a thunderstorm at Amster- service of Waterbury, Conn., was de- moralized when lightning struck a high- tension power line during a sevgre thunderstorm A mill was forced to close down at Springfield, Mass, because of the heat, and many business houses throughout the East closed early to allow their em- ployes tn seek relief at their homes or at_the beaches The heat wave i the Middle West was partly broken by violent thunder- storms late yesterday, according to As- sociated Press dispatches. The reliel was more damaging than the heat in the vicinity of Benton Har- bor and St. Joseph, Mich, where high winds that accompanied vesterday's late afternoon storm unroofed some buildings and felled trees and poles. A temperature of 94 degrees. the highest of the vear in Chicago. was res corded at 4 pan. yesterday, to be fol- lowed within a few minutes by a down- pour which had washed the mercury down into the upper 80s early today. Drownings and heat prostrations ac- counted for most of the deaths in Chis cago. There was one death by elec« trocution during last night's thunder storm The heat was generai (hiw the entire Midwest, Ohlo, Missourl, In- diana and Michigan reporting tempera- tures In the nineties. Most of tne re- sort sections, filled with vacationers hunting surcease from torridity, had their share of heat, except in north ern Michigan, Wisconsin and Minne- sota, where temperatures were moders ate. Todlay's forecast was for thunder- storms over much of the Midwest area, and cooler weather. DUE TO STREET WORK