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5w ARMY EXPOSITI ' CLOSES TONGHT D. C. Commissioners Will Attend Afternoon Performance. ' District of Columbia day is being kelebrated at the military” exposition and carnival at Washington Barracks today, with the three District Commis- sioners planning to attend. The three days’ show will end with the final per- formance at 8:30 tonight. President and Mrs. Coolidge and Sec- yetary of War Davis were interested spectators at the demonstration yester- day afternoon. Arriving at 3 o'clock the presidential party was greeted by artillery salute, and’ escorted to the guest tent. The Chief Executive showed great <nterest in the manuevers of tanks, cavalry and artillery. President Watches Planes. ‘The Air Corps drew the President grom his seat in the tent. The acro- batics of bombers and pursuit planes eclipsed anything put on at other per- formances. The President arose from his comfortable chair, and walking to the edge of his tent looked up into the sky to watch the formation of nine ombers from Langley Field, under Jcommand of Capt. Cecil B. Sellers, the Curtiss Hawk pursuit planes under command of 1st Lieut. Virgil Hine and the individual stunts of Lieut. Ellwood R. Quesada. While the air show was going on, the tank corps gave a demonstration. The President and his party stayed through the exhibition by Battery A, 16th Field Artillery, wearing the uniform of the Continental Army, which presented skillful driving and intricate maneuver- ing of caissons and guns. Before the enactment of the feature of the show, thowever, the fight of the Lost Battalion, Rhe President found it necessary to re- turn to the White House. When the @arty arrived Mrs. Coolidge was pre- sented with a bouquet of roses by Miss Barbara Kent, motion picture actress, awho was guest of the military authori- Sies for the day. She also presented President Coolidge with a program. Despite a series of showers about adinner time last night, a large crowd ‘turned out for the evening show. The ‘rain stopped before the opening and the demonstration was presented in full, many merrymakers remaining after the main show to take in carnival features. Expect Crowd Tonight. With an estimated attendance of #bout 13,000 yesterday officials in charge this morning figured that more than 29,000 persons so far have witnessed the military exposition and carnival. With a bright pleasant day in prospect au- thorities were expecting a record-break- ing crowd this afternoon and tonight. Complete acrobatics of the Air Corps twere expected to be demonstrated to- day, with maneuvering of the Army dirigible TC-10 from Langley Field. ‘The lighter-than-air craft was kept at its home base yesterday by winds. The fight of the Lost Battalion con- |1 tinued today to be a topic of animated conversation among the thousands who have witnessed this realistic presentas tion of the heroic battle put up by Maj. Whittlesey's Battalion of the 306th Infantry of the 77th Division, 10 years ago this week. Artillery, anti- sircraft, rifies, machine guns, mortars, flares, aircraft, all participate in a ver- dtable roar of explosions as the fight Teaches its height. The loudest nolse s caused by the setting off of mines planted on the fleld to stimulate the advance of a protecting ‘barrage in front of the advancing American re- dief troops. ALLEGED GANGSTER IS SHOT TO DEATH Body of Man, Believed “Little Augie” Follower, Found in Auto. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 6.—Michael ‘Abbatemaco, 43, believed to have been 8 member of the “Little Augie” gang of New York and Brooklyn, was found slumped over the steering wheel of his automobile in South Brooklyn early to- day, two bullets in his brain. Residents of the neighborhood, eroused by the shots, told police they saw a man jump from the automobile and run away. No weapon was found in the car. «The street in which he was killed is near that where Frankie Yale, liquor racketeer, whose death was laid to “Scarface Al” Capone's Chicago gang, ‘was shot to death this Summer. Yale's {ang had sworn vengeance on the illers of their leader, but police were not prepared to say whether today’s Bhooting had anything to do with the gang feud. MAJ. SNOW B.URIAL RITES. . Funeral services were held at the Arlington Cemetery yesterday afternoon for Maj. Corydon G. Snow, U. 8. A, retired, who died in Hollywood, Calif., June 23. He was from Illinois and was appointed a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps in May, 1909. In Mey, 1917, he was promoted to the grade of major and in December, 1922, ‘Was retired on account of disability in the line of duty. During the World War he served as lieutenant colonel, Medical Corps, National Army. His widow resides at 848 North Gardner street, Hollywood. MARKHAM FOR SENATE. Bs the Assoclated Press. MADISON, Wis,, October 6 (#).— Btate Senator William H. Markham be- came a candidate for the United States Benate against Senator Robert M. La Follette yesterday, with the filing of his name for the independent column. The entry of Senator Markham into the fleld leaves three contestants for the United States Senate, with M. K. Reilly, Fond du Lac, former Represent- et Democratic nomine: Compu;so;y Automobile Insurance The Star has made a thorough investigation of the present status of the compulsory automobile in- surance law in Massachu- setts. In order to ac- quaint the many motor- ists of this city with the existing situation The Star will publish tomorrow in the Automobile Section a comprehensive and un- biased account of the workings of this law. Letters from Gov. Fuller and former Insurance Commissioner Monk per- taining to the subject also will be published In Tomorrow’s Star S TAR., WASHINGTON, D. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1928.° DRUG-COUNTEREFEIT RING FOUND IN TENNESSEE PENITENTIARY Dollar Bills Raised By the Assoclated Press. NASHVILLE, Tenn, October 6.—A racket whereby, for 50 cents a “shot,” morphine, obtained in exchange for bills counterfeited within the walls, was ad- ministered to convicts at the Tennessee State Prison was revealed last night with the capture of Walter C. Fry, ci- vilian foreman of the prison foundry. The source of the counterfeit money was revealed vesterday after an inves- tigation of several weeks of Howard Barr, alias Ralph Lee, serving a 30-year | sentence for highway robbery. Officers | who have watched Barr for some time pulled from his throat a dollar bill which he had raised to a twenty and attempted to swallow when the inves- tigators entered his cell. Pens and inks were found attached to a string and lowered in a drain. Following the raid upon Barr's cell a hypodermic syringe was found in the quarters of Will Craig, Memphis mur- derer, who is declared to be the retailer of the “gang.” Fry was tricked by a ruse of Federal Agent Leo Williams as he met a man from whom he expected a quantity of moprhine, for which he was to tender some of the bills raised by Barr and some 1eal money. A message had been sent through devious prison channels several days ago to Craig, offering to trade an ounce of morphine for $35 in legitimate cash and five counterfeit to Twenties to Pay for Narcotics Retailed to Convicts, Official Probe Reveals. $20 bills. Fry appeared with the an- nouncement that hé had been unable to zet any counterfeit money because of the raid upon Barr. He was followed and arrested. Fry, who declared this was the first time he had served such a purpose, was still being questioned today. May Go to Atlanta. Barr, formerly a commercial artist and wanted in Indiana for murder, was the leader of a sensational break in October, 1926, in which 13 convicts left the prison. He was captured in Buffalo, taken to Indianapolis, where he escaped again, and was recaptured in Jackson- ville, Fla., after a gun battle with offi- cers. He will probably be taken to the Federal prison at Atlanta. He has escaped from prison 13 times. The investigation has been conducted with the co-operation of State and pri- son authorities. John C. Marsh, agent in charge of this district, with headquar- ters at Memphis, is on his way to Nash- ville to question the convicts implicated | in the prison dope-counterfeit ring, in co-operation with United States District Attorney M. V. McLane, Attorney Gen- eral R. M. Atkinson and Capt. Richard J. Lyle, commissioner of institutions. Mr. Marsh was one of the first Fed- eral officers to work up information on the prison plot, and it was largely in- formation furnished by him that culmi- nated the case. ESPINOSA 1 DOWN 10 DIEGEL ATT21H Finalists in Pro Golf Title Tourney Finish First Nine All Square. By the Associated Press. FIVE FARMS COURSE, Baltimore, October 6.—Al Espinosa of Chicago and Leo Diegel of White Plains, N. Y., fin- ished the first nine holes of their final- round match for the national profes- | sional golf championship, all square. Both were shooting near par golf. The cards: Par, out...... 44434544335 Espinosa, out... 44 53 55 4 4 3—37 Diegel, out..... 46535633338 Diegel won the eleventh to become u D. Espinosa and Diegel both started im- pressively halving the first hole in par 4s. Just off the green with their brassie seconds they chipped close and needed only one putt each, Diegel be- ing 4 feet and Al's 3. Espinosa took the lead, 1 up, at the second, when Diegel conceded the hole after wasting two strokes in a trap short of the green. Al was on in 2 with an iron 150 yards to the green out of rough. Espinosa missed a rare opportunity to add the third hole, failing to sink a three-foot putt and taking a half in 5, 1 over par. Both made the short fourth in par 3. Leo's 10-foot putt for a birdie 2 lipped the cup. . - ‘The fifth hole brought another half, this time in 5.1 over par. Their chips we{a inaccurate and each needed two putts. On the long dog-leg sixth, Leo hooked brassie second into a trap, taking 4 to reach the green. It cost him the hole, Al winning it with a par 5 and going 2 up. Leo called for a new ball as his was cut, but this could not en;bll; him to hole his 15-footer for a half. i Leo got & hole back with a birdie 3 at the seventh and was 1 down. Al missed a 4-foot putt that would have given him a half. A perfect drive and approach cap- ped by a 4-foot putt gave Diegel his second straight birdie 3 at the eighth, and for the first time since the opening hole they were on even terms. Al took a par 4. They both lipped the cup from 20 feet away at the ninth, missing 2's by a fraction of an inch. Thus they started the second nine still even. The water hazard tenth was halved in par 4s and at the eleventh Diegel forged ahead for the first time in the match. His par 4 took the hole as Al's hooked second found a trap, An airplane swooping low overhead provided a new mental hazard which appeared to affect Espinosa the more. The twelfth was an even break, again in par 4s. R. C. A. BUYS SHARE IN KEITH CIRCUIT By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 6.—The Radio | Corporation of America has purchased ;n interest in Keith-Albee-Orpheum, ne. David Sarnoff, vice president and general manager of the Radio Corpos tion, declined to make any statement. It was reported in banking circles that final negotiations had not yet been completed, but that present plans called | for the formation of a holding com- | pany, stock of which will be exchanged | for the securities of the Radio Corpora- | tion, Keith-Albee and Film Booking | flices. The combined value of the three companies totals nearly $325,000,000. Keith-Albee stocks were strong on the Stock Exchange today, common mount- ing to $34.25 and preferred to $162.50, equeling the year's high prices. Radio common was selling at $205 a share. The announcement came as surprise in Wall Street, as Keith-Albee, in the last few months, has been linked in ru- mors of mergers with Stanley Co. of America, Warner Brothers Picture, First National and Pathe Exchange. Joseph P. Kennedy, president of the Film | Booking, has been associated with Keith-Albee for several months, He re- cently purchased a large interest in [ Keith-Albee common stock in associa- tion with a financial group including Blair & Co. and Lehman Brothers. MARYLAND LIQUOR ARRESTS BY D. C. POLICE ILLEGAL ontinued from First Page.) acting as private persons and that as private persons they were without law- ful authority to make the seizure, and it must be also held that these of- ficers_were acting in co-operation with the Federal Government. Police of- ficers of the District of Columbia, while not Federal officers, serve in Federal territory. They are charged with responsibility in the matter of the enforcement of the national prohibition act. “They searched the automobile and seized the contraband sought to be ad- mitted in evidence for the sole purpose of substantiating a charge to be made by them under the national prohibition act. They, in fact, became the com- plainants in the making of such charge. | Also they considered themselves as act- ing for the Federal Government, and believed and supposed that they had the legal and lawful right to act for it. “They made no attempt to turn these defendants or the contraband seized | over to the authorities of Prince Georges County, Md., for prosecution under the liquor laws of that county. Nor can it be contended that when there is one search Which for any reason is invalid, there can be anothey search based upon the evidence obtained in the first, Matter Up to County. “Of course my decision has no bear- ing upon or application to the enforce- ment law, which T am advised is in force in Prince Georges County, Md., where the occurrence took place. That matter is for the determination .of the courts of that jurisdiction. “It only remains for me to say that the liquor seized is not admissible in evidence in this District in the present inquiry. As the charge against the de- fendants is dependent n_the ad- mission of this evidence, ~eomplaint must be dismissed and the defendants discharged.” E e present case has served to revive an issue that was the cause of lengthy discussion here a couple of years ago and led at that time to an official order in the Police Department barring mem- bers of the Metropolitan force from joining in raiding parties in nearby Maryland. At the same time an effort was made to clothe all members of the local force with Federal authority, such as the few have, but this legislative move died. Opposed by Hill. At that time, one of the leading op- ponents of the measure was John Philip Hill, member of Congress from Mary- land,.who led a determined fight also on the practice of the local men cross- ing the District line on raids, and he came into the presént case last week with a demand that the four officers now accused of assault he dismissed from the force. Police authorities con- template no action whatever until the case is given further study. Under the Turnage ruling, barring the local policemen from acting across the State boundary, it appeared that in the case of a liquor chase that started in the District and the pursued crossed the Maryland line, they would be immune from arrest. GEORGIA DEMOCRATS TO BACK TICKET Party Convention Pledges Aid to National Nominees and Rati- fies Primary Choice. By the Associated Press. MACON, Ga., October 6.—Pledging | support to the party's national ticket, Democrats of Georgia, in their biennial convention here yesterday, ratified nomination of candidates for State office named in the Democratic primary, and perfected party machinery for the next two years. Adoption of a resolution pledging support to Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, nominee for President, and Sena- tor Joe Robinson of Arkansas, vice presidential candidate, was the first act of the convention. Presented by Newt Morris of Marietta, the resolution, which promised an “overwhelming majority to the national ticket in Georgia on November 6,” was reported amid wild enthusiasm. The convention re-elected E. G. Maddox chairman. Popularity of textiles in South Amer- ica this year has caused mills of Ecuador | to run 24 hours a day. Justice Holmes Now Who Ever Served in By the Associated Press. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes has established a new record in the annals of the United States Supreme Court. Thursday he became the oldest man to sit on that exalted bench, breaking the record previously held by Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who died October 10, 1864, at the age of 87 years 6 months and 25 days. Justice Holmes was born March 3, 1841, and Thursday reached the age of 87 years 8 months and 26 days. He is actively engaged in the discharge of his judicial duties, enjoying better health than in recent years, and able to attend not only every session of the court, but also its frequent conferences. Recognized generally as one of the greatest jurists who has ever sat on the fi.preme bench, Justice Holmes, despite 2ge, 1s on of the most active meme the Oldest Man U. S. Supreme Court bers of the court. Nothing in its pro- ceedings escapes his attention. Justice Holmes is noted for his inde- pendence of thought and has made a record by his large number of dissenting opinions, He also is regarded as an outstanding exponent of the constitu- tional guarantees affecting the rights of man, especially those relating to free- dom of speech and assembly and the protection of the home against unlawful search and seizure. His court papers are terse and the shortest of any handed down by members of the Supreme Court. While Justice Holmes is now the old- est justice who has ever sat upon the Supreme bench his services there have not been as long as some of his prede- cessors, He is in his twenty-sixth year on the bench, while four preceding jus- tices each served 34 yeasip PRESIDENT GREETS ST. ANDREW GROUP Plans Completed for Great Outdoor Service at Cathe- dral Tomorrow. ‘With plans perfected for the great outdoor service at Cathedral ampithea- ter tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, when 15,000 persons are expected, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew and its Forty-second National Convention moved forward through - sessions this morning and this afternoon at the May- flower Hotel, and at noon called at the White House to extend greetings and be photographed with President Coolidge. The great outdoor service tomorrow afternoon is to be the first of four similar services to be held at the Cathedral during the series of Epis- copal Church conventions now under way. Bishop Will Preside. ‘The Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, will preside at the meeting and the principal speakers will be George Wharton Pepper of Philadelphia, former United States Senator from Pennsylvania, and Ru- dolph Bolling Teusler, director of St. Luke's International Hospital at Tokio, Japan. Music for the great outdoor service will be led by the combined choirs of Episcopal churches in Washington, un- der the direction of Edgar Priest, direc- tor of music at the Cathedral. The opening of the outdoor service will be picturesque and colorful. Twen- ty-five bishops will be in the proces- sional, which will be headed by the choir of several hundred voices. A brass band will furnish music for the processional.« Four hundred Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and other children from the Episcopal High School, Girls' Friendly Society and other Episcopal groups, will participate. Service Open to Public. The open-air service is open to the public and will start at 4 o'clock. The benediction is to be given by the Rt. Rev. John G. Murray, presiding bishop of the National Church and honorary president of the brotherhood. ‘The organization of the Brother- hoo dof St. Andrew opened its ses- sion this morning by communion at St. Thomas’ Church, with Rev. Dr. C. Ernest Smith, the rector, as cele- brant. ‘The meeting at the Mayflower Hotel, opening at 10 o'clock, was for formal organization of the convention with Ed- ward H. Bonsall of Philadelphia, presi- dent of the brotherhood, presiding. Election of officers is to take place next week. b The General Conference of the brotherhood, which followed the formal organization, took as its topic “Mobili- zing Man Power.” “The world is hungry for spiritual leadership,” declared the venerable A. W. Noel Porter of San Francisco, Arch- deacon of California, “and it is for the church to prove herself so strong, at- tractive. and inspiring that mankind will naturally look to her for help and guidance out of modern difficulties.” “Claptrap” revivalistic methods were scored by Rev. Alfred Newbery of Chi- cago, speaking at the afternoon session at the Mayflower. He asserted that such methods were largely responsible for the lack of interest in the church on the part of business men. He also attacked extreme emotionalism in ap- pealing to men. Other Speakers Today. Other speakers at today’s sessions in- cluded Rev. Lloyd S. Charters of Nor- wich, N. Y.; Capt. Tom Greenwood of the Church Army in the United States, Prof. Samuel L. Joshi, head of the de- partment of comparative religion, Dart- mouth College; Leon C. Palmer, gen- eral secretary of the Brotherhood. A reception was scheduled for 5 o'clock this afternoon by Bishop and Mrs. Freeman in the bishop's garden, Cathedral Close. ‘The junior convention of the Brother- hood at St. Andrew for boys about the ages of 8 to 13 was underway this morning at St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, with Clarence W. Brickman of Yonkers, N. Y., the manager of the or- ganization, presiding. Political Passivity Praised. - Last night's dinner at the Mayflower, attended by 1,500 representative laymen and dignitaries of the church, was note- worthy by reason of congratulations bestowed upon Episcopal clergy for their non-interference with the machinery of party politics in the present campaign. The allusion to this avoldance of politics was made by Dr. S. L. Joshi, professor of comparative religions and Hindu philosophy at Dartmouth Col- lege, whose remarks were greeted with a great demonstration. Commissioner Sidney F. Taliaferro was chairman of the dinner and Most Rev. John Gardner Murray, presiding bishop of the church, greeted the dele- ?-m of the Brotherhood and visiting aymen and churchmen. Gov. Harry Byrd of Virginia and Gov. Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland, vice chairmen of the dinner, wired regrets that they were unable to attend. Walter Kidde, St. Luke's, Montclalr, N. J,, was toastmas- T, Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, who made a brief ad- dress of welcome on behalf of the Washington diocese, told the delegates that his own entrance into the minis- try was due largely to the influence of his membership in the Brotherhood of 8t. Andrew since boyhood. Speakers’ Topics Vary, The topics for discussion at the din- ner dealt with “Christ's Commission to the Men of the Church.” Dr. Joshi spoke on “A Challenge to the Clergy” and Right Rev. Granville G. Bennett, Bishop of Duluth, spoke on “A Chal- lenge to the Lalty.” Christianity in America is threatened by a materialism which is deadlier than paganism, Dr. Joshi declared in his address, “New forces are challenging the leaders of the Christian Church to mold the movements of oivilization along spiritual lines,” he declared. “No critical observer of American life can fail to note in many quarters a decline of reverence for the things of the spirit and an increase in materialism. Ma- terfalsim today is a dealler enemy of Christianity than any form of pagan- ism, because the capacity for spiritual perception is deadened in the dust of modern life.” ‘Man today is considered to a large extent,” said Dr. Joshi, “as mere can- non fodder in the economic battles of modsrn commerce.” What chance has the gospel of Christ to make any head- way toward world brotherhood and in- ternational good will when at every step it has to fight against the gods of mere physical efficlency, of mass pro- duction, of a lofty standard of com- fort at all costs, and of Nordic su- premacy?” The speaker warned that the church should keep out of modern politics, and mentioned particularly the present na- tional campaign, in which, he said, re- lhflon has been made a political issue. The Episcopal Church, he stated, has wisely kept out of the controversy. Gives Guide to Practice. In discussing the “Challenge to the Laity,” Bishop Bennett gave an expo- sition of the manner in which the men of the brotherhood may practice the creed of its personal evangelism. While the senior department was holding forth at the Mayflower, more than 400 boys assembled at St. Thomas' Parish Hall for their dinner and meet- ing last night. Bishop Freeman of Washington, who addressed the youths, pointed out the example and power that the Junior Brotherhood of St. Andrew will have over the future manhood of the Nation. _mzfiwum&n;_ Carter County Courthouse and Independence Monument in Elizabethton, Tenn., all dressed up for the arrival of Her- bert Hoover, Republican nominee for President, who will speak there this afternoon. —Associated Press Photo. HOOVER TO BREAK PRECEDENT TODAY IN INVADING SOUTH ___ (Continued_from First Page.) thing is noticeable, however: the anti- Smith Democrats do not appear to be so well or so powerfully organized as they are in the other two States men- tioned. But here, as in the other Southern States, the religious issue raises its head. It is true that Tennessee is more evenly divided between the Republicans and the Democrats. It has had Repub- lican governors and has elected Repub- lican Senators in the more recent past. But these Republican victories have taken place when there were rows among the Democrats, for the State is more strongly Democratic than Repub- lican. The Republicans are counting on a division in the Democratic ranks again this year, a division for and against Gov. Smith. As already pointed out, Harding carried the State in 1920, and Coolidge lost it only by 28.000 votes. A split in the Democratic ranks it appears does not have to be so deep as a well or so wide as a barn door to suffice for 2 Republican victory. Democrats insist there will be defec- tions from the Republican ticket, indeed, they say that the Republican voters who will support Smith will about off- set any losses of Democratic voters to the Hoover ticket. They look for these defections from the Republican cause because of the liberal stand that Gov. Smith has taken on the liquor question. Tennessee is a dry State politically, but | it has its wets and Republicans are among them. Some of them are here in the Republican mountain country, no stranger to “moonshine” whisky, Tennessee has today two Democratic Senators, eight Democratic members of the House and a Democratic governor. The Republicans have only two mem- bers of the House. This does not augur well for the Republicans. The Demn- crats expect to elect their State ticket and to re-clect Senator McKellar and, indeed, the Republicans have little or no hope of preventing this. Only a great Hoover landslide in the State could prevent this, The Republicans are working for their State ticket. But they are hoping to put throngh the national ticket. In some quarters it is sald that their failure to work harder for the State ticket may to some ex- tent be helpful to the Xltlonll ticket, since a great drive for the State ticket might send Democrats now ready to vote for Hoover scurrying back intp RED CROSS RELIEF FUND IS $4,506,593 Distriot Contributions to Hurricane Drive Total $5,484 More Than Quota. The American Red Cross has raised $4,506,503 for its relief work in the | storm-stricken areas of Florida, Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands, officials announced ‘today. A fund of $5,000,000 was fixed as the minimum amount needed. The District of Columbia, asked to contribute $50,000 toward the fund, to- day had donated a total of $55,484. Henry M. Baker, National Red Cross director of disaster relief, informed headquarters today that he had received reports of a serious typhoid fever situa- tion developing around the town of Aguadilla, Porto Rico. Nurses and doc- tors were ordered to that section of the island to investigate the conditions, St i) N. J. PRYOR, ACCUSED OF ASSAULT, UNDER BOND Norman James Pryor, 38 years old, of 2111 First street, charged with as- sault. with a dangerous weapon as a result of the shooting of Ernest W Sale, 29, of the same address, on Sep- tember 20, was yesterday released on bond of $1,000, when it was reported that Sale is expected to recover. The preliminary hearing in the case was postponed until next Friday. Pryor is reported as having told po- lice he shot Sale because the younger man refused to heed his warnings to refrain from paying attention to his wife, Mrs, Catherine Pearl Pryor. The circumstances under which Sale was wounded were quite similar to those seven months previous when Sale shot another man whom he suspected of being a rival for the affections of his 22-year-old wife. Pryor's bond was fixed at $10,000 the day after the shooting, and it was not until it was reduced yesterday that he was able to ect _his release. Natlonal Council member of the broth- erhood, was chairman of the junior dinner. Other speakers included John Mitton of Columbia University and Right Rev. James Wise, D. D, Bishop of Kansas. = Bishop Wise compared Christ to such modern heroes as Lindbergh, Amundsen and others whose deeds have won them world-wide fame, He said the founder of Christianity is just as much a com- | that panion of the modern boy and young man as these recent heroes. Loolks at Airplane Then Finds Woman, Pocketbook Gone “Look at that airplane!” a woman_exclaimed to William J. McDaniel while he was standing on the street near his home at 622 Morris street northeast early last evening. McDaniel craned his neck. When he looked down again the woman was gone and so also was his pocketbook, con- taining $30. in cash and a check for $5. Police are now trying to find the woman. Mrs. Joseph A. Friedman, 5425 Thirty-ninth street, asked po- lice to make an effort to recover a fur scarf valued at $100 and a green umbrella worth $12 taken from her automobile. ‘The theft of a gold watch val- ued at $15, which he said was stolen from a bedroom in his home yesterday, was reported by ‘William E. Tippett of 1127 Fourth street northeast. UNIFIED EUROPE AIM OF FRANCE SCOUTED AS ENMITY TO U. S. (Continu~d_from First Page.) and and others, this better understand- ing seems now to have been to a.large extent attained. But it must be clear- Iy understood that this deeper friend- ship of the two powers is not directed against any one clse, least of all against the United States. It does not imply, for example, that France intends to cease her rapproche- ment with Germany or to interrupt her negotiations with Italy. Priendly agreement of all four powers is essen- tial to a unified Europe, just as friend- ly co-operation of these powers with the United States is cssential to & uni- fled world. Nor does Franco-British friendship imply a Franco-British alliance. More than once Great Britain has said to France: “You don’t need a navy. We have a navy.” Which might be in- terpreted as a proposal for an alliance. But France has always preferred to maintain complete’ independence and to save her own means of national defense. ‘The Franco-British naval compromise arose from the deadlock between the French and British viewpoints in the League Disarmament Commission. The French delegate, Paul Boncour, felt that since an agreement on all auxiliary ships had been found impossible, the Washington agreement might be carried at least one step farther and limitation applied to the next largest class of ships, namely, 10,000-ton cruisers. He made this suggestion to the British Admiral Kelly, who forwarded it to London. British Reply Favorable. Great Britain replied in a note to France last June accepting and adding if France would support this thesis in the commission it would en- able Britain to withdraw her previous opposition to the French viewpoint re- garding trained reserves. M. Briand in a note on July 20 said he would prefer that the British accept the French compromise proposed in the disarma- ment commission on March 19, 1927, but was willing to make a concession to the British provided the limitation of submarines applied only to those over 600 tons. M. Briand thought that the United States, Japan and Italy would agree and urged the communication of the Franco-British views to these coun- tries. He said also that France and Britain must continue to work to- gether to find other means of agree- ment if these should fail. On July 28 Great Britain agreed. Foreign Minister Chamberlain's prema- ture announcement of this agreement in the House of Commons is attributed to his illness. France never dreamed of making the compromise public before it had been communicated to the United States and has ever since been in favor of publishing all the documents. The notes above referred to were all com- municated to Washington the last week in September, Reparations Stand Plain. In the matter of reparations, the French government has been keeping | intimately in touch with Parker Gilbert, the American reparations agent, and is not consclous of having departed from American conceptions. France simply feels that the Dawes annuities must be rearranged to last as long as the debt payments to Great Britain and the United States and must be large enough to enable France to meet these payments and have some- thing left over for rebuilding the dev- astated regions. Without raising the question of war debts again, she is willing that Germany should benefit proportionately from any concessions that the United States or Great Brit- ;lr!r’:‘nay ultimately care to make on the lebts. Regarding the proposed floating of German bonds on the American mar- ket, France realizes both the technical and political situations make this mo- mentarily dificult and would be satis- fled merely if the principle of such flo- tation were established. T R e Y See and Hear the Ball Games at The Star Scoreboard The scoreboard's accurate reproduction of the World Series plays is synchronized with Graham Mc- Namee's radio account, rebroadcast from the Star Building through the public address system. Tomorrow’s Game Begins At 2:30, Washington Time nr | Harvey L. Ayres. Star: | Acknowledged . Mrs. E. S.. AN'S DEATH LEAP PUZZLES OFFICIALS Note in Pocket Declares He Promised Chicagoans to Destroy Himself. The motive that prompted A. M. Heney to climb out of a window on the seventh story of the old Southern Railway Building, 119 D street north- east, yesterday afternoon, then lose his nerve in an apparent attempt to com- mit suicide, only to plunge to his death after hanging by his fingertips until he lost his grip, remained unknown today. In his pocket was found a note -indi- cating his intention to kill himself, but giving no inkling. of his reasons. The note was addressed to “Police Authori- ties” and was as follows: “I promised men in Chicago I would destroy myself. I told@the truth in those letters. You can dispose df my body as you see fit. A. M. HENEY.” An inquest is to be held today into the death and police headquarters are in communication with Chicago in an attempt to identify Heney. His finger- prints and photograph will be forwarded to the Chicago police, Lieut. Edward J. Kelly, chief of detectives, said today. ‘The man's cries as he clung to the ledge attracted the attention of several persons nearby, but they were unable to reach him before he fell. His body was taken to the morgue without the usual formality of being viewed by the coroner. Before climbing from the window Heney had removed his collar, socks and shoes. The building has been va- cant for some time and the man had evidently been using it as a place to sleep. In the room were also found a woman'’s handkerchief, a few toilet arti- cles and an evangelistic pamphlet. RED CROSS CONTRIBUTIONS [ ‘The following contributions were re- ceived by Victor B. Deyber, chairman of the District of Columbia relief fund Allan E. Walker & Co,, Inc. Edna Bowers.. Francis J. G Fairfax County Fort: Treasury Department. Nurses, Walter Reed H M. L. M. Dorothy Al Pauline T. Lanpl Anna McGowan. . Oscar L. Johnson | B. V. McCandlish. (additional) Sunday School of Gallaudet College .......... Mrs. Eugenia Cleary. P X B..ooosooen Virginia K. Patterson. ‘War Department (additional) . Washington Loan & Trust Co. Through Washington Loan & Trust Co.—M1 Mayer ; Thrcu*h District Building— Public Utilities Commission. H. Vanden Boogert. Daniel Falkman. .. Certificate Accounts Division Veterans' Bureau. United States Shipping Board and Merchant Fleet Corpo- ration National Savings & Trust Co. Department of Commerce (additional) ‘The Woman's Guild, Pleasant Congr e gational Church War Department (additional) Junjor Red Cross, Kendall School Walter Reed Hospital (addi- tional) ‘Theaters . Grace T. Train Miss S. A. Griffith. Zonta Club. Mrs. Grace McKenzie. Louisa F. Syntonds. . 8t. John's Church, Georgetown Charles N. Gregory J. Jerome Lightfoot. Cleveland Park Congregational Church (additional) . Rosedale Club, Episc Church Home. 5.00 ..$53,320.58 lp the Red lollowing contribu- $10.00 1.00 10.00 5.00 5.00 2.00 | 10.00 5.00 10.00 ‘Total . ‘The Dis Cross received the tions today: Florence Hedges. Walter J. Telma. Bethlehem Chapter, No. 7 Helen S. Waldron Edward J. Hein F. W. Reeves.... Dr. L. J. Clements . Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Brooke.. Adah Class, Ninth Street Christian Church Miss Cramer Charlotte M. Hasselbusch. Anonymo . New York Avenue Presbyter- Church ... . Potomac School. . Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church 125.00 E. W. McCuliough . 25.00 ‘The contributions listed below were receivad by the cashier of The Evening . $7,366.77 5.00 349.49 679 Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Limber. John G. Thompson A Lincolnia, Va., Sunday school, W. J. Hutchinson..... E. Heidenheimer, Inc.. M. W. W. The Deaf Misison of Calvar, Baptist Church. 2.00 8 © oRoaoae 33 383 338333 =0 =33 APPEAL T0 WOMEN VOIGED BY BISHOP Right Rev. J. E. Freeman Tells Daughters of King They Have Big Duty. A plea for the preservation of the “finer gifts with which women are en- ! dowed” was sounded by the Right Rev. | James E. Freeman, Bishop of Wash- ington. in an address today to the Daughters of the King. meeting in the Church of the Epiphany. Several hundred delegates from | widely separated sections of the coun- try bhave come here to attend the ge: sions of the Daughters, whose meet- ings precede those of the forthcoming general convention of the Episcopal church. The convention opened yes- terday and will continue through Tues- day. Bishop Freeman said that, while there are many admirable women in public { life today, the essential duty of the sex lies in the preservation of the standards of the home. Has Fears for Home. “T am not worried over the security of trial side of our Republic,” he ut I am much concerned for the safety of our domestic and social life. ‘The character-making power of our Na- tion resides in its women and too much exercise of your newiy acquired priv- ilege can only result in a weakening of that moral fiber, which is the backbone of any nation.” Bishop Freeman said he thinks the convention has come to Washington at a peculiarly appropriate time be- cause it emphasizes the spiritual rather than the material side of life. “In the midst of a political campaign fraught with bigotry and intolerance and, I am convinced. with grave perils, this con- vention brings to our attention a mat- ter more important than any political issue—the fundamental necessity of a spiritual side to the life of man,” he declared. Sees Duty for Women. If an atmosphere of religion is to be restored to the home. he said, it must be done by the women. This can be done, the delegates were told, by a re- vival of the wholesome family life in which the wife and mother must take the leading role. The presiding bishop of the church, Bishop Murray, last night addressed the opening session of the Daughters of the King at a meeting in the Church of the Epiphany. Bishop Murray especially stressed the Nation-wide evangelistic campaign which will be inaugurated at the church convention Wednesday. Mrs. A. A. Birney, national presi- dent of the Daughters of the King, called the convention to order and re- sponded to the address of welcome by Miss Lillian Janet Soper, presidgnt of the diocese of Washington. A Teport on the convention program was given by Mrs. W. J. Loaring Clark. Prayers were read by Rev. Z. B. T. Philips, rec- tor of the Church of the Epiphany, and the service of worship was led by Rev. Charles T. Warner rector of St. Alban’s Church. MAN, 73, REPORTED MISSING WITH AUTO | | Wife Asks Police to Search for Walter Cash—Two Others Disappear. ‘Walter Cash, 73 years old, 625 Newton place, is reported to have left his home in his automobile Wednesday afternoon and failed to return. His wife last night told police of her husband’s dis- appearance and asked that search be instituted for him. Mrs. Nellie Hands, 225 Seventh street northeast, appealed to the police to make, an effort to locate her husband, Elbert S. Hands, 50 years old, also miss- ing since Wednesday. She said he left home in his automobile. Catherine Wesley, 18 years old, is re- ported to have disappeared from her | home, 1328 Eleventh street southeast. She left home Wednesday, her foster mother, Mrs. Mary Wesley, told the ! police. o MOTION IS OVERRULED. Proposal Made to Controvert Testi- mony Against Mrs. La Roque. A motion to controvert the evidence in the case of Mrs. Beatrice La Roque of 1631 S street, charged with illegal sale and possession of liquor, on the ground that the informer in the case had since been arrested for vagrancy and sent to jail under an assumed name, was overruled by United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage to- | day for the reason that it was not with- in his jurisdiction to pass on a cuestion of fact. Such a question was one tor the court to pass upon, Turnage ruled. When Mrs. La Roque was arrested for the liquor violation it was found she was wanted at the sixth precinct for a series of traffic offenses, on which she was later given suspended sentences. Mrs. La Roque contends that the au- tomobile in which she was riding at the time the traffic offenses were committed belonged to a police informer. . TUNNEYS TO RETURN. Will Go Back to Rome Soon to See Pope and Duce. ROME, October 6 (#).—Gene Tunney and his bride, the former Mary Josephine Lauder, are reported to be relurnlni‘ to Rome in a few days. Both have been proposed for audi- 00 |ences with Pope Pius and Premier Mussolini. The Evening Star Offers a 1928 Campaign Guide In every election discussion points come up about electoral votes, popular votes, who carried this or that State in past elec- tions. In this handy reference book are all the facts you will want to refer to many times throughout this campaign. Statistics on population by na- tivity, race and religion: figures on elections of Senators and Governors as well as Presidents; {!y!atform.! of both parties; the nited States Constitution; and other data. Get your copy today and have the facts at hand. Mail the coupon below or pre- sent it at the Business Office of The Evening Star. Frederie J. The Eveni; Haskin, Director, Star Bureau, D.C. - herewith TEN CENTS of i In |ln! . t ' coin oF » the ‘CAMFAIGN GuIDE"