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i WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair, slightly colder tonight; possibly light frost in the suburbs in low places; ‘Temperatures—Highest, . yesterday; lowest, 51, at tomorrow fair. ay. Full report on page 7. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 26 and 27 ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Toening Star. The Star's carries as fast as the papers “From Press to Home Within the Hour” r system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion 1s delivered to Washington homes are printed. . Yesterday’s Circnllfioni 107,324 e Entered as sec post office, W: ond class matter ashington. D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, SA'I‘URI)AY,A_()("[‘()BER 20, 1928— '"HIRTY-SIX PAGES. * (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. SMITH TURNS EAST * AFTER SCATHING ATTACK ONG.0.P. 2 { Fires Parting Shot in West‘ at Administration Record on Farm Relief. JAKES BORAH TO TASK FOR 1919 STATEMENTS Governor Visits Three Universities on 40-Mile Auto Tour—Gets Big Welcome. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Staff Correspondent of The Star. CHICAGO, Tll.. October 20.—Al Smith turns Eastward today in his campaign for the presidency. He takes with him as he goes the memory of a stupendous welcome in the great metropolis of the Middle West. For more than 48 hours his name has been on every tongue here. | and if noise means’ votes, he should carry Cook County by a sweeping ma- | Jjority. His special train is hurrying him | to Indianapolis, where he makes a stay | of one hour, and then on to Albany. The governor's parting shot in the West at the Republican party and his Republican opponent was delivered Jast night in the 131st Regiment Arm- ory at Michigan boulevard and Six- teenth street. He took as his text the pledge of the Republican national plat- | form, “the record of the present admin- istration is a guarantee of what may be expected of the next.” He held up to ridicule and contempt the record made by the Republican ad- ministrations under both President Coolidge and the late President Hard- ing. He charged the administration with failure to aid the farmer. He poured “oil” on the heads of the G. O. P. and sought to link Dr. Hubert ‘Work, chairman of the Republican na- tional committee, with the Salt Creek oil leases, which have been declared Jjust now illegal by Attorney General Sargent. He pictured the Republican reactionary and do-nothing. He up to scorn the scandals in the administration of the Veterans’ Bursau indifferent in their enforcement of the prohibition laws. Borah Is Target. Boy’s Suit Denies | City Has Right to Keep Himin School Br the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, October 20.—A suit, by a 16-year-old boy to keep out of school was something new in Circuit Court records today. The suit, brought by Russell Gil- day, is against the Board of Edu- cation, to restrain it irom compell- ing Gilday to attend school. It is the youth's contention that the board has no right to interfere with the boy's privilege to earn a living and that fts action is unconstitu- tional. Gilday gets $165 a month as an employe of an insurance_company and supports his mother. The board notified the boy's employer that be- cause he is not yet 17 he Is required under law to spend eight hours a week in school PRESIDENT STUDIES |Virginia Trip Gratifies Execu- | tive by Warmth of Recep- tion—Speaks Tonight. RY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. President Coolidge was back at his | | desk early today after a trip yesterday | to Fredericksburg, Va.. where on the | joutskirts of that historic old city he delivered an address at the cere- | monies dedicating as a national me- morial battlefield park the battlefields of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Wil derness and Chancellorsville. The President greatly enjoyed his visit to that section of the Old Do- | minion which was the scene of hard fighting during the Civil War. It was the first time he had seen that country. The hospitable manner in which he and Mrs. Coolidge were treated and the appreciation accorded his address jmpressed him greatly. He mentioned to fricnds afterward that he would like to have had more time in which personally to visit all the battlefields in that region as well as many other places of historic intersst. Some of these were pointed out to him as he rode through the ancient city of Fredericksburg and through the open country on his way to Mannsfield Hall from the portico of which the dedica- tion ceremonies were held. » Reads Press Reports Closely. Upon reaching his desk the President carefully read the morning newspapers befcre entering upon routine tasks. He had taken great pains in the prepara- tion of yesterday’s address and he was “I am convinced,” said Gov. *that the farmer is not taking the mtor very seriously.” ’ “The Republicans, Senator Borah in- making the same promises er that they made in 1924, althougn they have done nothing foc the last four years.” Crowd Howls Delight. “However,” he added, 'with a smile, *Let me say to the farmer not to too discouraged over that attitude, be- lcause in his message to Congress in 1926 President Coolidge did give the farmer something. He gave sym- pathy.” And the crowd howled its delight. “During the last four years,” con- tinued Gov. Smith, “the Republican candidate has been the chief advisor of ghe President on matters that have to Ho with agriculture. Read his accept- snce speech and see if you can see that he holds out any hope to the farmer.” ‘When Gov. Smith mentioned the Elme of Senator Borah there were loud boos” from the crowd, for Senator Borah is known to have planted some very sharp barbs in the Democratic epidermis. And it cheered Gov. Smith gwhen he said: “Senator Borah posed for altogether too many years as a great advance agent for progress. The evidence today pretty rlearly indicates that he is more inter- psted in the success of his party than Je is in the vlndlcl;lfn of any principle t he ever espoused.” w:}ov. Smith (?:nwd Senator Borah in attacks in 1919 upon the food adminis- :rlflon, of which Herbert Hoover was he director. “Now just let me make this obser- fvation,” said the governor in his drollest manner, “Borah was either right in 1919 or he is right today. He can't ‘have it both ways. If he was wrong in 1919 at least he was very reckless 4n his speech. Is there anybody going in pay attention to a man as reck- fless as that?” The crowd laughed back its “no.” i Praises Frank Lowden. .. Gov. Smith made a play to the home folks. He praised former Gov. Frank . Lowden of Illinois and his stand on ‘the farm problem and his statement 'withdrawing his name from the race #ior the presidential nomination at Kansas City after the Republican na- tional convention had adopted its plat- forma without indorsing the McNary-; 'Haugen farm bill. He compared Lowden to Borah, declaring one a statesman and jthe other a politiclan. The crowd gave wis praise of Lowden a good hand. ,. The governor was interrupted once fby & man in the gallery who wanted to xnow, “how about prohibition,” at the ‘time Gov. Smith was talking about oil. | ‘He waved his hand in a_quieting kind | ‘of way, and said to the heckler: . 1% uplease remember we are limited to |time on the radio.” There were shouts in_the gallery of ‘wput him out” and the heckler quieted 808 e mear the close of his address there was 2 shout from another quarter ethe gallery—“Hooray for Hoover,” ond again the crowd muttered and the !incident passed almost unnSticed. The governor had the crowd aiways i~ (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) be | progress and progperity of the Nation anxious to see how it had been treated. It is known that the President spent more than 10 days writing this speech e the ression, | e ure : A It was too soon.to ‘determine this definitely. Several tel this mernlnl but it will House, m 3 several before the full reaction will he'lu'\:e President’s interest in the recep- tion of this speech may be attributed his desire to see just how closely it be l!.nke‘d&nup l:lllh t}l:e“ mhn : litical campaign. was nes! to pwmpleuly disassociate it from anything bordering upon politics. Nevertheless, the White House has rea- son to know that there is some feeling that between the lines of the speech could be read the strongest sort of com- mendation for the present administra- tion. However, it is pointed out the only possible excuse for such an inter- pretation was the fact that he so graphically painted a picture of the Nation's prosperity and its progress since the days of the Civil War. Notes Progress of South. 1t has been explained in his behalf that he placed such emphasis on the as a means of showing that the Union which the Civil War preserved was re- sponsible for this happy situation in this country. He also wanted to re- mind the Southland that the rest of the country was proud of the tic sirides it had made commerclally and industrially. In this connection he de- clared that in the Southern States alone the wealth, manufactured, min- eral and farm products, the banking resources and exports are of about the same value today that they were in the whole United States in 1900. The President was represented also as wishing to remind the country that the prosperity of the Nation has resulted in standards of living the levels of which have never before been experi- enced by any people in human hiatory. He also wanted it understood tha® during these remarkable strides the door of opportunity has been open to all the inhabitants and that the benefits of the Nation’s prosperity has been widely distributed among the great mass of the people and that all this pros- perity has been accompanied by evi- dences of the great moral power of | the Nation. Party With President. The President made the journey to Fredericksburg on a special train of the Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad and accompanying him, be- sides Mrs. Coolidge, were Senator Swan- son of Virginia and Mrs. Swanson, Ad- miral Charles F. Hughes, chief of naval operations; Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, commandant of Marines; Brig. Gen. Briant H. Wells, acting chief of staff of the Army; Col. Osmun Latrobe, mil- {tary aide; Capt. Wilson Brown, naval aide; Everett Sanders, his secretary; Col. James Coupal, his physician, and Erwin C. Geisser, his personal stenogra- pher. In his party also were a score or more newspaper correspondents, pho- tographers and secret service men. The train arrived in Fredericksburg at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon after an un- eventful ride. " EFFECTOF SPEECH | PARIS, of_con-| filet with POWERS DRAFTING FINAL REPARATIONS - SETTLEMENT PLAN fNew European Offer Would | Give U. S. Cash for War Debt Discount. | INO CONFLICT FORESEEN WITH AMERICAN VIEWS | Presence of Washington Observers} * at November Parley Desired by Other Nations. BY PAUL SCOTT MOWRER. | By Cable to The Star and Chicazo Daily | News. Copyright. 1928. October 20.—Reparations negotiations between Germany, France. | Great Britain and the United States are much farther advanced already than the public has been allowed to suppose, this correspondent has reason | to believe. | ‘The conversations which are now be- ing conducted here by S. Parker Gil- | bert, agent general for reparations pay- ments; Winston Churchill, chancellor | of the exchequer for Great Britain, and Premier Poincare of France indi- cate that a vital phase’ has been reached. Some European statesmen consider these negotiations as important as the Versallles treaty itself, for the treaty merely outlined the peace terms, whereas the new general reparations, war debts and Rhineland evacuation setlement, if successful, will in the European sense “finally liquidate the war.” U. 8. Considering Plan. The writer is enabled to reveal that experts are working on a plan, which, although not yet accepted by the gov- ernments concerned, is being considered carefully by all, including the United States. This plan envisages nothing less than a cash settlement of both reparations and war debts on a basls of a 50 per cent discount of their esti- mated present value. It is clear that in any case, when the new Dawes Commission (without Dawes) meets in Paris, Berlin or London, prob- ably the middle of November, the United States experts, whoever they may be, will play a decisive role. War debts, it is agreed, will not actually be discussed in the commission. But after a tentative agreement has been reached, the United States will be asked what discount it is prepared to make on war debts for a cash payment Il:suld of payments extending over 62 years. Conflict With America. does not involve revision of settlements. It does not con- the statements of Herbert Hoover and Gov. Smith that no re- vision of these settlements can be con- sented to. It does not substitute the United States for the allies as Ger- many's sole creditor. It does not di- rectly intertangle the question of reparations with the question of war Rew question: Wit “discount ‘abe.ws count willing to offer for cash? e It is even probable that our Govern- ment already has been sounded on this subject and has found the principle of a discount for cash reasonable and, without committing itself for the pres- :::'m gu ind‘lc:teddn willingness to e any fair and concre! along thzu};lnes. oo In order to understand these sensa- tional developments it is necessary to consider a few figures. Under the Ver- sailles treaty Germany’s debt was fixed at $33,000,000,000, plus interest at 5 per cent. This sum has been found impos- sible. The Dawes plan did not attempt to fix a new total, but merely fixed the size of the annuities for an indefinite number of years. But the experts nearly all agree that the capital value of the German debt under the Dawes plan does not exceed $11,000,000,000. German Capacity To Pay. The maximum Dawes plan annuity of $625,000,000 now for the first time becomes due. The Germans will be able to pay this year, but claim they are un- able to continue such heavy payments for any length of time. Most experts tend to agree with them. ‘What is now proposed is that the Ger- man payments should be extended over about the same term of years as the allied debt settlement with the United States—that is to say, 60 years. It is believed that the maximum annuity that Germany will consent to pay for any such length of time is $375,000,000. Capitalized at 5 per cent over 60 years, this annuity represents $5,000,000,000, or a reduction of over 50 per cent from the present estimated capital value of the Dawes plan annuities. But the allies owe the United States for war debts $5,600,000,000. They would therefore be receiving less from Germany than they must pay the United States, and there would be noth- ing left over whatever for reconstruc- tion of the’ devastated regions or for other war damages. They propose, therefore, to attempt to realize the Ger- man debt immediately by the sale over 2 series of years of some four and one- half billion dollars in German bonds to the international investing public. Part of the cash thus obtained they are ready to pay promptly to the United States in full settlement of war debts, provided the United States consents to make a sufficient discount for cash. How Plan Might Work. It is estimated that a 50 per cent discount by the United States for cash would work out in the final liquidation of reparations and war debts about as follows: Rumania and Greece would have dehit balances. Great Bril This the del For the protection of and misleading statements. Readers are requested will he found on page 10, that they might find to be " (Continued on Page 3, Column Honest Advertising its readers and advertisers The Star, for years, has.carefully censored all adver- tising submitted for publication and barred all false to assist The Star in pro- tecting the public and all legitimate advertisers by bringing to the attention of the paper any statements untrue or misleading in any advertisement at any time, ¥ kiR AN AN \ N\ N\ N N \ Shade of William J. Bryan--Don’t let 'em fool vou with that “biggest crowd” stuff. R | \D. C. Banker, Ford, Young, Seligman and Jenks Pro- posed as Board. Local Man Not Informed, but Would Serve on Eco- nomic Council. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAI, October 20.—The new- ly organized Nationalist government state council, headed by Gen. Chiang Kia-shek, which is seeking to bolster the Nationalist government’s China- wide reconstruction program, has de- cided to ask five prominent Americans to act as “honorary economic advisers to the Nationalist government.” ‘The Americans sefected for the in- vitatien were Henry Ford, Owen D. ‘Young, Robert N. Harper, Washington banker; Edwin Seligman and Jeremuah Jenks, economists. Mr. Harper, who is president District :'rlpfleonll Bank here, ;d‘c;!:.l‘\: that he had, up to the time he was informed by The Star that he was to be asked to be one of the economic :edvisers, heard rothing of the mat- T will say, however,” he declared, “that any time I am included in any project with Owen D. Young I would | consider it a high honor and be more than willing to serve.” CHINESE RELEASE ANDREWS’ FOSSILS Gobi Desert Specimens of Explorer, Seized by Government, Are Relinquished. By the Associated Press. PEKING, October 20.—The Chinese authorities have released the 85 crates of fossils which Roy Chapman An- drews, the American explorer, brought back from' the Gobl Desert. The fossils were selized and held temporarily, and it was feared their shipment out of China would be pro- hibited, Last August the Chinese Historical Preservation Commission protested against the removal from China of the vast quantities of fossils which Mr. Andrews had discovered. The Peking Political Commission joined in the protest. The historical commis- slon telegraphed to the Nationalist gov- ernment at Nanking, urging that curios of the character unearthed by the An- drews expedition should remain in China. The political commission made the assertion that Mr. Andrews had ex- plored for oll deposits as well as for fossils. The fossils are intended for the American Museum of Natural History in New York and are sald to include a orehistoric monster which the scien- tists say was the largest beast known. CAPT. STOTT OFFERED PHILADELPHIA JOB Local Officer Says He Declined Chance to Become Chief of City’s Police. Capt. William G. Stott of No. 3 pre- cinct, Metropolitan police force, to- day said that he had been “tentatively™ offered the ition of chief of police O{’ Philadelphia and had refused the offer. Cant, Etott said that he was not at liberty to say who made the offer and that it did not come from the officials of the Philadelphia City government. Beyond that, he sald, he did not carc to discuss the matter. Capt. Stott has been a member of the Metropolitan police force for more than 20 years and about a year and a half ago he was made captain and was assigned to No. 14 precinct, a small precinct, and in April was transferred to No, 3. . Robertson Trial Monday. Special Dispatch to The Star. Md., October 20.— Preparations are being made in Circuit Court here for the opening Monday of the trial of Samuel T. Robertson of Bethesda, Md., cha with the mur- der of Edward L. Mills, a dairyman ot the Hunting Creek section, near Rock- Ylle, re ROBERT N. HARPER AMONG FIVE U. S. ADVISERS SOUGHT BY CHINA ROBERT N. HARPER. TEPPELIN OFFIGERS WIL LEAVE TODAY Tired From Reception, They Refuse All Invitations ‘Ex- cept That of Press Club. Wearied by their strenuous recep- tion here yesterday, officers of the Graf Zeppelin today refused all formal in- vitations except that of the National Press Club for luncheon. They are to leave Washington at 3:35 o'clock this afternoon, Dr. Hugo Eckener, com- mander and builder of the big dirigi- ble, and his first officer, Capt. Ernst A. Lehmann, for Akron, Ohio, to visit the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation plant, and the others for Lakehurst, N. J., where the Zeppelin is being repaired and fueled. Dr. Eckener slept until late this morning and then slipped out of the | tod: Carlton Hotel, refusing to keep an en- gagement to broadcast a message to the the American radio public that had been arranged for him. His place at the microphone was taken by Capt. Lehmann, who told of the trans-At- lantic fiight of the Graf Zeppelin in almost perfect English, with only a g:tc; of accent to betray his foreign Dr. Eckener went directly to the Ger- man embassy and spent an hour or more chatting quietly with friends. He was accompanied by his son, Knute Eckener, who came here from Lake- hurst last night after supervising re- pairs to the Zeppelin's elevator, torn by an Atlantic storm; Count Ernst von Brandenburg, German minister of com- munications, and Count Alexander von Brandenstein Zeppelin, son-in-law of the inventor of the Zeppelin type of dirigible, Dirigible Route Not Fixed. Capt. Ernst A. Lehmann, first of- ficer of the Graf Zeppelin, sald .today that no definite route had been fixed for the dirigible’s Midwestern trip, which is scheduled to begin at dawn Wednesday. “It is an axiom of the air that dirig- ible flights are largely controlled by weather conditions,” declared Capt. Lehmann, who has been flying Zep- lins since 1913, “We cannot be bound y any fixed schedule of cities and our trip will be regulated largely ac- cording to current weather reports. Even the time of departure has not been set definitely. Should there be a heavy wind blowing across the hangar at Lakehurst. we will not even attempt to bring the Graf Zeppelin out Wed- nesday morning for fear of further damage.” ‘The passenger list for the American fiight has not been completed, the first officer sald. About 25 passengers will be carried and it is hoped that the Government flying services will be, rep- resented. The Army and Navy and 1 on Page 2, Column JRHER SRR e e e GALE HITS ENGLAND. Ireland Also Feels Wind of 60 Miles an Hour. LONDON, October 20 (#).—A furious gale with the wind velocity between 40 and 60 miles an hour and gusts reach- ing 100 miles an hour roared over Southern and Western England and Ireland during the night. Considerable damage was done in scattered iocalities. |of the Congressional Airport, on the Radio Programs—Page 9| | GERMANS SEEKING D. C. AIRPORT DATA Congressional Field Pholos Asked by Zeppe'in Officer | Pending Inspection. Expressing great interest in the site Rockville pike six miles norih of the District line, as a terminus for the proposed transatlantic Zeppelin service from Germany to the United States, Capt. Ernst A. Lehmann, first officer of the Graf Zeppelin, today requested that he be furnished with a contcur map and complete aerial views of the site and its surroundings and an- nounced that he will return here fol- lowing the proposed Midwestern flight of the Graf Zeppelin next week to per- sonally inspect the site. Capt. Lehmann conterred for some time this morning with Maj. Harry M. Horton, president of the airport, and Lieut. Frederick Schauss, assistant fly- ing chief at the field. He told them that Dr. Hugo Eckener, builder of the Graf Zeppelin and her commander, is greatly interested in the establishment of the proposed Zeppelin service, and is of the opinion that Washington is the logical terminus for such a route in this country. 1,000 Acres Sought. ‘The Zeppelin Co tion, Capt. Leh- mann said, would like to obtain a flying field of about 1,000 acres, accessible to the city by highway and rail, far ‘e::uzh out to provide safety in land- A / There is considerable difficulty ma- neuvering a dirigible of the size of the Graf Zeppelin into a landing field un- less the approaches are clear from every direction, he pointed out. He expressed keen interest in the description given by Maj. Horton of the Rockville site, which is located at an elevation of 400 feet above downtown Washington, with unobstructed ap- proaches from all directions. Owing to the limited time at his disposal be- fore his departure for Akron, Ohio, this afternoon, Capt. Lehmann said, he would not be able to visit the place ay. . He requested that Maj. Horton furnish him immediately with a contour map showing the physical characteristics of the fleld and its surroundings and with aerial ,photographs from all angles, showing the approaches and the prop- erties available for expansion of the prfis:nt airport area, now totaling 300 acres. May Return Next Week. He asked that this data be sent to him at Lakehurst, N. J., where the Graf Zeppelin now is being reglulred and refueled in the Navy dirigible hangar, before the close of the Zeppelin's Ameri- can tour next week. He indicated that he may return to Washington next Friday to look the site over, so that he may submit a personal report upon his return to the Zeppelin works at Friedrichshafen, Germany. Lieut. Schauss expegts to fly over the airport site_immediately to obtain the bird’'s-eye photographic views requested by Capt. Lehmann and they will be sent to Lakehurst early next week. TRADE TREATY HALTED. German-Poland Negotiations Be- lieved Temporarily Discontinued. WARSAW, October 20 (#).—Breaking off of negotiations between Germany and Poland for a trade treaty by the recall of the German delegation is regarded in warsaw as only temporary. Many Poles are resentful of what they consider to be a selfish attempt on the part of the Germans to grab all ad- Bridge Dedicated In Honor of First World War Victim By the Associated Press CALHOUN, Ky. October 20.— Kentucky paused today to honor the first,, American soldier killed in ac- tion in France—James Bethel Gres- ham—in whose memory the hand- some new memorial bridge spanning the Green River in McLean County was ready for dedication this after- noon. Hundreds of former comrades-in- arms and friends were augmented by many leading citizens of the county and State to participate in the ceremonies. ( Corpl. Gresham was born in Mc- Lean County, August 23, 1893, where he lived until the turbulent days of 1917. His company was among the first to reach France and the . Kentuckian gave his life to his coun- iry on the morning of November 3, 1917, in an engagement which claimed many of his company. CHURCH DEPUTIES 0. K. PEACE PACT Kellogg Treaty in Accord! I i With Episcopal Aims, | Resolution Says. i The House of Deputies of the Epis- copal Church this morning unanimous- | ly approved the Kellogg peace treaty | 25 in accord with the desires of the church to bring about the end of war as a means of settling international | disputes. The following resolution was | adopted unanimously: ment, through its Secretary of State, the Hon. Frank B. Kellogg, has signed | with 14 other nations the Kellogg- [Brxnnd peace pact of far-reaching im- portance, and which portends toward the outlawry of war; be it resolved, that the House of Deputies does hereby record its sincere approval of said peace pact in the blessed hope that the coming of the Kingdom of God will be hastened, and ultimately the- Prince of Peace shall reign supreme.” Kellogg Has Message. The resolution was introduced by Paul Little of the diocese of Sacra- mento. It was“announced that Secre- tary Kellogg has prepared a special to be read at the mass meeting on peace which will be held at the Cathedral Close tomorrow. At the open! of the House of Bishops this mn%, Right Rev. John Gardner Murray, presiding bishop, re- buked the bishops for violation of the rules of secrecy regarding executive sessions. He read from a newspaper an article which gave names of clergy who were . nominated to missionary dioceses and said that this clearly in- dicated & leak from the executive session. A heated debate over the Federal Council of Churches, to which the Episcopal Church does mnot belong, but with some of whose depart- proceedings of the deputies which yes- terday afternoon disapproved one of the recommendations concerning the coun- cil sent to it by the House of Bishops, 't’i:tn concurred in another recommenda- George W. Wickersham, former at- tornsy general of the United States, and George Wharton Pepper, former U. S. Senator from Pennsylvania, were outstanding opponents in the dispute. A vote by dioceses and orders resulted in the House of Deputies concurring with the House of Bishops in the reso- lution to have the Episcopal commissign on evnnfi:llsm co-operate with a similar commission of the Federal Council of Churches. The house, however, in a separate vote, disapproved of another recommendation of the House of Bishops for co-operation of the Epis- copal Churches on Eastern churches with a similar commission of the Fed- eral Council. Mr. Wickersham, who moved the house concur with the action of the House of Bishops, declared: “I believe our church should be a constituent member of the Federal Council. Why can't Christian bodies co-operate, no matter how different are their beliefs and methods?” Takes Issue With Pepper. ‘Taking issue with Mr. Pepper, who had opposed affiliation with the Fed- eral Council in any respect, Wicker- sham charged that Pepper “in his re- cent political experience had come into touch with certain representatives of the Federal Council who had irritated him,” adding that it was difficult to get along with persons with whom on= disagrees. Murmurs of objection arose from the deputfes at the injection of the word, “political.” . Former Senator Pepper declared that the great trouble with the Federal Council has been a growing tendency of a small group in the council to endeavor to speak for all of the non- Roman Catholic Churches in America. If this proposition is accepted at future conventions, efforts will be made to affillate with other divisions of the council until the church is a full mem- ber. Affiliation with the council would td:z:r'i’ve us of our freedom in such mat- Debate over the Federal Council was opened after the House of Deputies had moved to reconsider its previous action of concurring with the House of Bishops on both matters. The motion to re- consider was made by Charles L. Dibble of Michigan, who in his speech charged that one of the opposition had declared It is likely, however, that vantages. negotiations will be resumed. they had “put it over on you,” although (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) Old Internati article on the arrival the United States. Col. Lindbergh will reveal Are Ddomed-..Says OL. CHAS. A. LINDBERGH in an interesting wonderful aerial journey. See the Editorial Section of The Sunday Star - onal Borders of the Graf Zeppelin in the full significance of the i “Whereas the United States Govern- | o “Hicksite Quaker” NEW T0 RUN DOWN “HICKSITE QUAKER" ATTACK ON HOOVER Postmaster General Scents Outside Influence to Use Mails Improperly. REPRESENTATIVE DENIES AUTO CARRIED CIRCULARS Kent Disclaims Knowledge of Re- ligious Whispering Paper—Dis- missed Officials Remain Silent. Postmaster General New today an- nounced his intention of “running to the ground” the alleged conspiracy be- tween a Pennsylvania postmaster and “Influential outside parties” to use the rr_mls improperly in furthering a reli- gious whispering campaign against Herbert Hoover in Pennsylvania. “I am convinced a certain person in public office 1n Pennsylvania- was the other party to the conspiracy,” New said. “Our investigation will continue ;until we have cleared up the whols Xmess and found all the guilty parties.” i Apparently Within Law. e Postmaster General 1 however, that even though t}::polnxl;l::e‘ party werc definitely ascertained, he could not be dealt with, apparently, un-. :le;“th;epaas’!:l Jaws or regulations. At 3 said, he would @ grt;iu impropriety.” ik ew emphasized that the P £ Department had found nochm;“:ngn?ul able about the wording of the now fa- circular, at- king Hoover because of his faith, l:ld that the department acted, solely be- i e s T b 4 ar] of containing the circuhrs.n‘ ATl g Conspiracy Charges Denied. tmaster Robert H. Stickler an his assistant, Mrs. Bessie Burns Stlcllefrl Pa., both of whom were day afternocn recommendation oyr stal m:mn e have refused to amplify thei office in the little town has been placed in charge of Postal Lecnard: Inspector R. H. Following ssuan - ment last night ”b;' e et Everett Kent, De for re-election e D it in the Lansford ment by the Post Office yesterday to the Lansf Ppost. office, New Wor:‘o:r i i Declared lgc:t'l Affidavits, about it is that we lmdl_vlu stating that Reprennhht.i: Kent's chauffeur delivered the circulars :‘ y::tn! ford “;tl‘line. I cannot say hlmm:;letedmmf’ our investigation 0 a formal statemat issued at New’s rday after publ; - clusively in The Star ofudtwh‘uw:l ge postal investigation, it was stated: ‘The circulars were received in var- lvmxs towns in the congressional district .xepresenud by Representative Everett ofenltmwmmer they have gone outside e district has not been ascer- The departmental e ntal that “one clerk m&f'mm”mn@ master was present during the proceed- I’!xu;s. and declared that the mail had een delivered by Representative Kent's chauffeur. The t tmast according to the inspectors case, “says she is a s “in-law to the The_inspectors learned aisythar- s glo;t:x:.;t;r ’:I::plny;‘ his wife as auxiliary nephew - g o mmmr‘g as a special de > statement char, Stickler and the lssisfg::t mtl;l‘:i:{ Mrs. Stickler, “with having connived with others to secure the mailing through the Lansford post office with- out postmarks on the envelopes and Wwithout identification slips on mail bags of a large number of anonymous circulars signed ‘non-partisan com- ';,'éfi:n ;;mcklngd the candidacy of oover an om_xc;a :n that dlatrl::.?'fld‘m et e inspectors reported that 75,000 and 100,000 mhe clmfll:':'h':: been printed in Allentown, Pa. Declared Without Post Mark. ~The circulars arrived at the various offices,” the official statement said, “in a direct sack, with no label on the pack- ages, while the sack label was simply a facing slip without post mark, the name of the office of destination being written in either pencil or ink, making :ccu:::pomble to tell from where they “The receipts and sales report of Lansford office disclosed th’::o ulanfi 35,000 stamped envelopes of the size purchased for mailing the circulars. The assistant postmaster told the post. office inspectors that she had sold them, during the absence of the postmaster, to a man who gave his name as ‘Har- rington,’ otherwise unidentified by any- bogy in the post offiee. Both the postmaster and the assist- ant postmaster, however, denied that the circulars had been 'deposited for mailing at the office. Clerks in the lent clover.” pointed Febriary T 1o5 ary 1, 1923, appointed without exlmln:'.ll,:nz: t’g; expiration of his first term. His pres- :?r‘s tesral k‘;om)d:n ire February 9, 1931. . ickler employed Lansford office for 12 years, o Analysis of Candidates. The circular is headed, “The Beaco! Enx::." It begins 'l:g’ the D(onuw!n: laranf complete reHclou!-“ tree“ God according to the conscience. “Alfred E. Smith is candidate for President. American Catholic. He believes separation of church and state. He of Chrisf dom to dictates be-