Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1929, Page 2

- L A 28 THE EVENIN G STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1929 e e e VOTERS APATHY | WORRIES BRITONS Plea to Go to Polls in Gen-| eral Election Thursday Is [2" Heard on All Sides. By the Assoclated Press. LONDON, May 28.—Apathy which | has marked the campaign for Great | Britain's general election Thursday has begun to worry party leaders and those organs which usually whip voters into | line. | “If you don't vote you will let the other fellows in,” is the cry that has been heard at every hand, both from the politicians themselves and from the newspapers. The cry has perhaps been loudest in Conservative quarters, where bye-clection encroachments on govern- ment strength and other campaign fac- tors have given rise to some fears of greatly diminished membership in the House of Commons. Lloyd's underwriters have done a considerable business in election fu- tures during the past few days, which, \f expressed in ord'nary betting symbols, would show the odds of 10-6 against the Conservatives winning a majority, 2-1 against the Socialists and 50 to 1 against the Liberals. Thunder Continues. With just today and tomorrow left for speeches, there has been no dimin- ishing of campaign thunder. Govern- ment ministers and Labor and Liberal | leaders have been engaged over all England, Wales and Scotland in con- tests for the 615 parliamentary seats, about hardly & one of which there is not some doubt. A new note has been injected into the speeches in reply to David Lloyd George's scheme to remedy unemploy- ment by extensive public works. He has chosen to call his idea a promise or_pledge. Ramsay MacDonald, Labor leader, has recalled “promises” by Mr. Lloyd George he would seek punishment of the former German Kaiser on a charge of alleged war gult. ‘The former coalition and Liberal premier has countered with the state- ment the former Kaiser fled to Holland, where he was inaccessible without an- other war, and he did not promise to take England into war to fulfill an- other promise. Sir John Defends Lioyd George. 1In an address broadcast by radio, Sir John Simon, one of the outstanding Liberal leaders, warmly defended Lloyd George's scheme for solving unemploy- ment_against, the aspersions of Pre- mier Baldwin. He challenged the prime minister's view that the scheme would “inevitably damage British railways.” Sir John argued that no industry would benefit more than the railways from the general prosperity which would result from the completion of the roads under the Liberal scheme. Ramsay Macdonald, Labor leader at Middlesbrough, replied to a heckler: “If any of you think you are going to Te- duce unemployment to a normal level in 12 months you are living in a fool's paradise.” French Expenditures Rapped. Both Right Hon. Philip Snowden and J. H. Thomas, former Labor cabinet ministers, last night returned to the ‘war debts question and attacked the settlements as unfair to Britain. “The French budget just published discloses & surplus,” sald Mr. Snowden at Bradford. “France is relieving taxa- tion to the extent of ten million pounds. She is spending money she ought to have paid us in lending to Poland and other servile states for purposes of mili. tary equipment. She is spending it in creating the greatest air fleet in the world, which, as’ Lord Balfour said, could only be a menace to Britain. “She is also spending it in making herself a more formidable competitor of this country in the world's trade markets. These debt settlements are costing the country for the next 60 years & sum which would give pensions of 30 shillings a week to a million old persons.” Baldwin in Worcester. At Derby, Mr. Thomas declared: “It would be far better to end all these settlements and start afresh. But if they are not going to be wiped out, ‘we are not going to stand by and see our country bled white for the benefit of other nations.” Premier Stanley Baldwin returned yesterday to the rural scenes in his own constituency of Bendley in Wor- cester. He had a hearty welcome and talked to some of the old farmers he has known since his boyhood. “I am about sick of London” he said. “As I came along the road this afternoon I was very much tempted to g0 to Astely Hall (his residence) and send a telegram saying I would never go back to London.” PRESIDENT MEETS LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY (Continued From First Page) some detail with Chairman Wickersham, who has been a White House guest since Sunday. The big problem before the commis- slon today, aside from formal organiza- tion, was to consider the procedure to be followed in the gigantic task before it. Within that problem, the big ques- tion, as far as the public appeared to be concerned, at least. was the amount of time to be devoted to the study of prohibition enforcement. The President’s plan calls for recom- mendations looking to reorganization of the Nation's entire law enforcement and judicial machinery. He has shown clearly in all of his discussions of the commission’s task that he regards pro- hibition as merely part of its problem, and his formal presentation of his ideas to the commission was the subject of considerable interest. ASK COLORED MEMBER. District Colored Women Pass Resolu- tion Urging Appointment by President. A resolution urging President Hoover to appoint “a representative of the col- ored race” on the Law Enforcement « Commission, which is to make an inves- tigation of law enforcement conditions in ths country, was adopted at & meet- ing of the District of Columbla State | Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, | at 934 S street, last night. The organization decided to extend & welcome to Mrs. De Priest, wife of Rep- resentative De Priest. in the near fu- ture. The form the welmme is to take is to be decided later, 1# was announced. “The art exhibit a8 the National Mu- geum by colored people was praised by several members of the organization at the meeting, it being asserted that the exhibit reflects credit upon the colored race. Reports were made by Mrs. Louisa Reed, Mrs. Mary B. Love, Mrs. Grace L. Jackson, Mrs. Adalaide Hutchinson, Mrs. Mildred Knight and Mrs. A, J. Webster. Mrs. Schwalm Granted Decree. Justice Peyton Gordon today signed a final decree of absolute divorce in favor of Mrs. Marguerite W. Schwalm from Lee W. Schwalm. The decree authorizes the wife to resume her maiden name, Marguerite B. Weidman. An interlocutory decree was awarded f Masonic Leader Dies | STIRLING KERR. PROMINENT MASON DES N HOSPTAL Stirling Kerr, Thirty-third Degree Scottish Rite, lll Several Months. Stirling Kerr, long prominent in Ma- | sonic circles in the District of Columbia and one of the most widely known | Masons in the Uniter States, died in | George Washington University Hospital vesterday. He had been in failing health for the past several months. He was 71 years old. A thirty-third degree Scottish Rite | Mason, Col. Kerr at the time of his| death was general secretary of all the | Scottish Rite bodies in the District of | Columbia, He also held the position of | provincial grand secretary of the Royal Order of Scotland, the connecting link for Scottish Rite Masons between the Northern and Southern jurisdiction of America. * In addition Col. Kerr had been secre- tary general of the Supreme Council of | the Scottish Rite for the Southern jurisdiction, and from 1911 to 1920 was | deputy for the Supreme Council in the | District of Columbia. A native of Philadelphia, Col. Kerr came to this city in 1890 and became affiliated with the Pennsylvania Rail- road as ticket agent, continuing in that position until resigning to accept the position of general secretary in the | Scottish Rite bodies. He first became affiliated with the Masonic fraternity in 1891, joining the Harmony Lodge, No. 17, F. A. A. M. Subsequently he became a charter mem- ber of the Temple-Noyes Lodge, No. 32, F. A. A. M, of which he was past master. Member of Many Clubs. Col. Kerr also was past precepter of the Robert de Bruce Council of Kadosh, past venerable master of Albert Pike Consistory, a member of Cathedral Chapter, No. 14, Order of the Eastern Star, and a member of the National So- journers Club. In addition he was a member of the Knights of Pythias, the | Army, Navy and Marine Corps Club. and was past president of the Capital City Chess Club. Active for many years in military circles, Col. Kerr was a member of the old District of Columbia National Guard in 1892 and during the World War took | an active part in the Home Deiense League here. During the Shrine con- | vention ‘here in 1923 Col. Kerr served| as deputy prevost marshal and had | charge of picking 1,257 policemen from the United States and Canada to aid the local police force here during the convention and parade. He also served as lleutenant colonel for the Defense day tests in 1924 and 1925.¢ Col. Kerr resided at 3901 Connecticut avenue. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Cora Kerr; a son, Karl Kerr of Clarendon, Va., and a brother, George H. Kerr of Wilmington, Del. Completion of funeral arrangements were awalting word from the brother ¥ BARRED FROM AIR, WITNESS TESTIFIES Declares He Was Unable to Get Time at Two Stations to Make Addresses. Grover W. Ayers, executive secretary of the Ten Mile Square Club, went be- | fore the Senate interstate commerce copmittee today with a complaint that | he has not been able to secure time from two local radio stations, WRC and WMAL, to broadcast arguments against national representation for the Distrig. He told of the programs that have been broadcast in favor of national representation for the District, the sub- stance of his protest being that his or- ganization, which is opposed to such Tepresentation, has not been afforded an opportunity to present the opposi- tlon. The committee is holding hear- ings on the bill of Senator Couzens to regulate all systems of communication, and Mr. Ayres said he was testifying regarding his experiences with the local broadcasting stations for the purpose of supporting sections in the bill to pro- vide for equal broadcasting opportunity for both sides of every public question. Mr. Ayres also testified that an offi- cial of Station WOL recently told him that station would be glad to co-oper- ate with him. Toward the close of his testimony, Senator Couzens asked Ayres if he had taken advantage of this op- portunity, and the witness, replied he has not, because he only went to the stations that had been broadcasting the arguments in favor of national repre- Sentation. Mr. Ayres told the committee that Frank M. Russell, vice president of the National Broadcasting Co., told him that he should get the local trade and | civic associations back of his movement | and then his request would be consid- | ered; that the stations gave brief pe-| riods of time to the citizens' joint com- | mittee for District of Columbia national representation, because it represented many of the large local organizations, and that the company would consider his request-if Mr. Ayres could show that his movement was supported by repre- sentative groups. e GREETING FROM TELLEZ. Congratulations Are Wired to Couple by Mexican Ambassador. Ambassador Tellez of Mexico last night wired to Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh as follows An indiscreet friend from the press Just transmitted to me the happy event | of your wedlock. Permit me to expr | to you my deep, heartfelt congratula- | | modesty, that in that expression I am certain to interpret the sentiments of the people it is my pride to represent here. May the blessines of God be always with Iz i = iR v L.l F ORI 3 A o tions and to assure you, without any LINDY AND BRIDE DROP OUT OF SIGHT i Unconfirmed Rumor Says He| and Anne Are Aboard Guggenheim Yacht. 1 ___(Continued From First Page) were away on a secret honeymoon today. | The marriage took place without | previous announcement at 4 p.m. yes- | terday in the drawing room of “the | home of the bride’s father, Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow. Half an hour later the couple drove away from the estate unaccompanied, apparently bound for New York The Rev. Dr. William Adams Brown, professor of systematic theology at Union Theological Seminary, performed the ceremony in which a simplified | form of the marriage service, with the | word, “obey” omitted, was used. He is | a Presbyterian as are members of the Morrow family. Mr. Morrow is & mem- ber of the seminary board and he and Dr. Brown are old friends. Few See Ceremony. Only members of the Morrow family and Mrs. Evangeline Lindbergh, the colonel’s_mother, witnessed the cere- mony. These included: The Ambassa- dor and Mrs. Morrow, the bride’s two sisters, Elizabeth and Cogstance; Gen. and Mrs. Jay Johnson Morrow, brother. and sister-in-law of the Ambassador, and Miss Alice Morrow, his sister. So quickly and quietly was the wed- ding held that it was 6:30 p.m. before the public knew that the marriage on which its attention has been centered since announcement of the engagement February 12 last had taken place. The only explanation for the unex- pectedness of the event was furnished by Mrs. Edwin L. Mcllvane of Mead- ville, Pa., sister of Ambassador Morrow. A’ telegram from her brother said: “Anne and Charles married very quietly this afternoon. Betty and I regret your absence, but there seemed no other way after the sudden decision last night.” Anne Annoyed by Publicity. Mrs. McIlvaine said she was informed by telephone that the wedding was ad- vanced at the request of Miss Morrow because she was annoyed by the pub- licity and the insistence of reporters and curiosity seekers for information. The wedding was utterly informal. The bride wore & simple white chiffon dress, made by Miss Mary Smith, an Englewood dressmaker, who has sewed for the Morrow family for years. The bride had & short veil and in her un- gloved hands carried a bougquet of bluc larkspur which had been picked in the gardens of the Morrow estate by her fiance & few moments before the cere- ony. Col. Lindbergh wore a blue business suit of the sort that has been his fa- vorite garb in flights about the coun- Ty. ‘Each guest was given a plece of the wedding cake. Dr. Brown, describing the wedding, said: “There were no special decorations. The very simplest wedding ceremony was used at the request of the family It was a very unusual and very brief ritual, designed to use a minimum of words and time. “There was no best man and there ‘were no bridal attendants. Ambassador Morrow gave his daughter away. “The bride was very charming and very lovely. She wore a white veil and a white dress. Col. Lindbergh wore a plain business suit. Lindbergh Entirely at Ease. “Miss Morrow was quite composed | during the entire ceremony. Col. Lind- bergh was entirely at ease. He hasn't any nerves. s “He was so far from being a nervous bridegroom that there was no fumbling of the ring and I didn't even see it.” Lw. Brown explained that he omits the word “obey” from the marriage service unless requested to use it. He said the othcr omisslons were at the suggestion of Col. Lindbergh. Possibility that the touple was plan- ning & flying honeymcon was seen in orders received at Roosevelt Field from Col. Lindbergh that his Blue Falcon plane be conditioned and ready for flight. At the field the only information ob- tainable was that a faulty oil line had been repaired and the plane found in perfect condition after a test flight. Dispatches from North Haven, Me., where the Mortows have a Summer home, quoted Mrs. Hubert O. Grant, wife of the caretaker. as saying that there had been no instructions to pre- pare for the arrival of Col. Lindbergh and his bride and that the house was being renovated and painted. License Obtained May 20, After the wedding it was learned that the marriage license was obtained by Col. Lindbergh on May 20, the second anniversary of the start of his historic flight to Le Bourget Field, Paris. John A. Manson, registrar of the Englewood Board of Health, who issued the license was pledged to secrecy. Official announcement of the wedding was made by A. H. Springer, Ambas- sador Morrow’s secretary. It read: “Mr. and Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow announce the marriage of their daugh- ter, Anne, to Charles A. Lindbergh, at Englewood, N. J., May 27, 1929.” The announcement was telephoned to the press at 6:25 p.m. Neither Mr. Springer nor the Ambas- sador, who departed for Washington, would amplify the formal statement. After the ceremony, the colonel and his bride drove away in an automobile, and the small army of newspaper men who had been standing guard at the gates so long thought it was just an- other afternoon drive. They were un- aware of the wedding until the Am- bassador announced it, more than two hours later. Arrangements Revised. Arrangements for the nuptials had been revised £o hastily that a change in ministers was necessary. Ambassa- dor Morrow had wanted Dr. Carl El- more, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church here, to officiate, but when he sought the minister he discovered that Dr. Elmore was in Tennessee for an official dedication, so he called in his old friend, Dr. William Adams Brown of Union Theological Seminary, New York. Lindbergh and his bride left the estate at 4:30 pm. yesterday. Gen. Morrow and Dr. Brown left two hours later and at 7:30 the Ambassador mo- tored to the home of his brother, who also resides in Englewood. Takes Neighbors by Surprise. | | | Apparently decided upon the spur of the moment, the ceremony took even the most intimate neighbors of the Mor | rows by surprise and completely 'scooped” the small army of reporters and news photographers who for weeks have looked forward to depicting the romantic event in great detail in print and picture. Col. Lindbergh and his fiancee went for a ride in the early afternoon and stopped for a brief visit at the home lof a friend in Englewood. Shortly I after their return—barely time for the bride to change her chic motor en- emble for the soft chiffon—the small wedding party gathered in the drawing room and centered about the minister. News of the wedding came as a com- plete surprise. No advance announce- ment of the date had been made, al- hough there had been many news- paper guesses, most of which had favored mid-June. It was all the more surprising since every large newspaper of this section and some considerable distances away have besieged ibe Morrow estate singe iy b5 R U | | Upper plctare shows the Morrow home of Col. Lindbergh and Anne EARLY RUMORS LINKED LINDY WITH OLDER Daughter When By the Associated Press man who “isn't a bit sentimental and doesn't_care for girls” spent Christmas of 1927 as the guest of Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow in Mexico. The fact that his flight to Paris the preceding May had idolized him in the hearts of feminine America had served only perhaps to make him all the more retiring—even to the point of bash- fulness, but in the seclusion of the Am- nation whose traditional adjective “romantic,” he found refuge from the plaudits of the world and became again, even if temporarily, a private citizen. In this setting he met the diplomat’s 22-year-old daughter Anne, pretty and brunette, who had been graduated from Smith College the preceding June. Arme Interested in Flying. Charles A. Lindbergh, whose para- mount interest is aviation and who dis- likes to talk about anything else, found that she, too, was intensely interested in flying. Soon the Colonel was taking her for short flights. He returned to the Mor- row home whenever possible, and they went for strolls or drives together through the picturesque country. Rumors of a romance for the ealm NEW YORK, May 28.—A quiet young| bassador’s home, near the capital of l“: s | at Englewood, N. J., where the wedding Morrow took place yesterday. SISTER OF ANNE Flying Colonel First Met Diplomat’s He Was Guest Of MOI‘I"OW in 1927. young Colonel began to float about. At first they were undecided whether to {attach it to Anne or her elder sis- | ter, Elisabeth. | “Along in November the odds began |to lean toward Elisabeth, whom Lind- | bergh had met at the same time he met Anne, and who, it was pointed out, was ‘more the Colonel’s “type.” Daring Aerial Salute. But In Mexico City they still thought Anne would be the future Mrs. Lind- | bergh, despite all denials. When Lind- | bergh took off from Valbuena Pleld last | November for the United States he gave Anne a beautiful—and daring_ acrial salute. She was at the field with her family, and Lindbergh, after climb- ing to a little height, circled and dipped low over her head. Some three months later Ambassa- minded inquiring newspaper men that the matter was, after all, rather per- sonal, announced the engagement. Former _President Plutargo Ellas Calles, a friend of the young couple, was delighted to learn the news. His daughter, Ernestina (Mrs. Thomas Ar- nold_ Robinson), who had been one of the first to suspect the romance, merely remarked: “I told you so." v g the family first moved there this month and have followed them to the Maine Summer camp and back. In addition, many news picture agencies have kept photographers in close proximity for weeks. Morrow Arrived Sunday. Apparently the “Lone Eagle” dodged all the best efforts of this army of ob- servers for from no source during the day came anything indicating that he had arrived at the home or that there were any preparations for a ceremony. Ambassador Morrow arrived only Sunday from Mexico City and instead of & wedding announcement, it had been expected thut he and Mrs. Morrow soon would- make public a date for the cere- mony. Since the formal announcement that the ceremony had taken place, however, it was recalled that only a short time after the Ambassador drove through the guarded gates of his estate here from his train, Col. Lindbergh and his mother arrived in the colonel’s auto- moble, drove at once to the house and remained for two hours. During their visit some’of the watchers reported that a man of clerical appearance also ar- rived at the estate and immedistely was admitted. This combination of events was taken by the observers to indicate that arrangements for the ceremony were made immediately after the Am- bassador arrived here. When the Ambassador stepped from his train at Newark efforts were made to obtain some indication of the wed- ding date, but to all queries he courte- ously repited that he had “nothing to say.” He drove with Mrs. Morrow and their daughter Constance from Newark to his estate here and from the time of his arrival no word was forthcoming from the home until formal announce- ment of the wedding was made. Romance Began in 1927, Col. Lindbergh is 27 years old and his bride is 22. Their romance began when Lindbergh was received at the American embassy in Mexico City on his good will tour December 14, 1927. At that time Miss Morrow was a senior at Smith College, where she had made something of a name for herself as a poet with contributions to college pub- lications. The spotlight which was focused upon the young fiyer soon disclosed & girl in the picture, but for a time it was be- lieved that it was Miss Elizabeth Mor- row to whom he was paying court. Engagement Announced in February. Col. Lindbergh and Miss Anne, how- ever, were scen in each other's company with increasing frequency until il doubt was set at rest last February 12, when Ambassador Morrow announced the engagement in Mexico City. At that time Col. Lindbergh was in Cuba on a good will tour. Two weeks after the announcement he was in Mexico City again. While on this visit to his fiancee he began teaching her to fly. On February 27 the couple figured in an accident. One of the landing wheels of the plane fell off, forcing the colonel to make & land- ing on one wheel. The plane tipped over on its nose and while Miss Mor- row escaped with a shaking up, his shoulder was dlslocated. Despite the mishap and his injury they made a flight the next day. Col. Lindbergh flew from San Diego, Calif., an_obscure air mail pilot in the Spring of 1927, and then from Long Island flew the Atlantic to fame. Since then his every move has been followed with keen public interest and he be. came known as the “good-will ambas- sador” of the air by his flights to Mexico and Central America. He now is assoclated with several airplane en- terprises in the capacity of technical adviser and has been especialy inter- | ested - in the development of interna- | tional air mail routes. He also is con- nected with the Government air serv- ice in an advisory capacity. GUEST HOUSE UNPREPARED. “Honeymoon Cottage” in No Shape for Lindy and Anne. NORTH HAVEN, Me,, May 28 (#).— ‘The guest house on the Summer estate of Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, some times termed the “honeymoon cottage,” appeared today to be in no condition for the honeymoon of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and bride, the former Miss Anne Morrow, who were married at Englewood yesterday. Installation of lighting and plumbing fixtures and decorating of the lower floor had not been finished today. Although it would take severai days to prepare the guest house, which lies a short distance from the spacious Summer home, for occupancy it was said that the Summer residence was ready for any arrival. A half dozen workmen were busy about the estate, filling in and level- ing ground near the house and on the improvised landing field, used by Lind- bergh last week, when he flew here with members of the Morrow family. EDITH CROSS LOSES T0 FRENCH NET STAR Beaten by Renee Berthet, 6—3, 10—8—Tilden Trims Duplaix, v e a8 By the Associated Press. PARIS, May 28.—The tenth day of the French tennis championships be- gan with an American defeat, Edith Cross of San Francisco, third ranking woman player of the United States, be- ing eliminated in the second round of the women's singles by the 17-year-old Renee Berthet of France, 6—3, 10—8. ‘The American star had been a heavy favorite and the result was a decided upset. The youthful Mile. Berthet, who was born in the United States of a French father and an American mother, just began to show promise this Spring after playing school tennis and this was her first big tournament. Big Bill Tilden was more successful, trimming Edouard Duplaix, ninth rank- ing player of France, by scores of 6—3, 6—4, 6—0, and reaching the fourth round in men’s singles. Tilden had a lelsurely voyage through the third round. Playing easily and somewhat below his best game, he al- lowed games to go with service through the early part of the first two sets, then settled down, running out three games to capture the opening set and two games to take the second. In the third set Tilden began playing in ear- nelsx:ts.nd alowed Duplaix only eight pol Rykoff Rumors K:ld False. MOSCOW, May 28 (#) —Reports in | Russian _circles in Paris that Alexis | Rykoff, president of the Council of Peo- ple’s Commissars of the Soviet Union, was to leave Russia and go abroad, were authoritatively stated today to be with- out foundation, By the Assoclated Press. ‘The job of American Ambassador to Mexico City, in the opinion of Dwight W. Morrow, is an easy one -compared with the dutles of belng & new father- in-law. Such was the smiling comment this momning from the Ambassador, who made an overnight trip to the Capital after the wedding in New Jersey of his daughter Anne to Charles A. Lindbergh, Upon reaching the city Mr. Morrow called at the State Department where be conferred with Secretary Stimson fcp - “ Diplomatic Duties Are Easy Compared iWith New Father-in-Law’s, Morrow Says half an hour over questions of interest between the United States and Mexico. The visit was the first meeting since Stimson took over the office of Secre- tary of State. He greeted the Ambas- sador warmly and immediately extended his personal congratulations to Mr. Morrow on the marriage of his daugh- ter. After the conference the Ambas- sador smilingly evaded all questions of newspapermen regarding the wedding. During his sojourn in Washington the engagement list of the Ambassador in- qum-uunmw%umm v i dor Morrow, who previously had re- | NEWS OF WEDDING - SURPRISES MEXICO by Press Bureau—Ignor- ant of Date. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, May 28.—The United wedding of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Miss Anne S. Morrow was furnished by the local bureau of the Assoclated Press. The personnel seemed much | surprised that the event already had | | taken place and declared that they had | been in entire ignorance of the date | and place selected, although the ro-! mance had its inception here and the | engagement was announced from Mex- ico City. Many other friends of the couple in | Mexico had not learned of the mar- riage, and were expecting it to take place in mid-June. At almost the exact hour of the wed- ding, former President Plutarco Elfas | Calles was denying press reports that he | would be a witness at it. He apparently. was not aware that it then was taking piace, but assured reporters that both the aviator and his bride “are persons of my highest estimation.” Anne Popular at Capital. Miss Morrow had become extremely popular among both Mexicans and Americans of the capital during her long periods of residence at the em- | bassy. Col. Lindbergh has been popu: lar in the country ever since his good- | will flight from Washington to Mexico | City in December, 1927. When the engagement was first an- | nounced, their many friends here, in- cluding government officials, had hoped that the wedding would be held in Mex- 1co, but it was understood that the avia- tor preferred to be in his native land. | President and Mrs. Emilio Portes Gil | recently purchased a painting, “Mexi- can Flowers,” by Alfredo Ramos Mar- tinez, director of the Mexican School of Arts, as a wedding present. Announcement Recalled. ‘The brevity of the marriage an- nouncement recalled that the engage- ment was announced here by Ambas- sador Morrow on February 12 in equally simple manner. The Ambassador called newspaper correspondents to his study and handed each a 30-word typewritten announcement, declining to amplify the bare statement of facts. The coloned arrived here unheralded within a fortnight after the announce- ment. It was during this 10 days visit that he and his finacee suffered a mis- hap at the conclusion of a picnic flight. Loss of a landing wheel caused the plane to overturn, breaking some parts on landing but the thoughtfulness and skill of the pllot enabled Miss Mcrrow | to escape unhurt. Lindbergh injured his shoulder but made quick recovery. ‘The day after the accident he gave Anne a taste of “Army medicine” when, while able to use only one arm, he took her up in a borrowed plane several times to remove any fears of flying that the mishap might have engendered. Since then they have flown together several times. MRS. WILLEBRANDT'S | RESIGNATION TO TAKE EFFECT BY JUNE 15TH (Continued From First Page.) Waco, Tex., to accept a degree from Baylor University. The letter from Mrs. Willebrandt to | the President tendering her resignation, ?-fied May 26, and the President’s reply ow. “Dear Mr. President: “The Aviation Corporation has offered me the post of Washington counsel for the holding company and its sub- sidiaries. In addition to the, regular legal business of a corporate enterprise of such magnitude, this has a real challenge. We are on the threshold of rapid expansion of air traffic. The law throughout the 48 Statks and the Fed- eral Government is in the making. The Aviation Corporation proposes to be- come active in securing uniformity and stability in law and procedure to safe- guard life and the streams of capital flowing into aviation and allied enter- prises. It offers me, therefore, a fleld of constructive legal work, where every step of progress will be of widespread service. I want to accept Aviation's offer. I ask:you, therefore, to please accept my resignation, relieving me, if possible, from active duty by June 15. “I genuinely regret leaving official connection with the accomplishments of your administration. I have given, however, more than seven years to pub- lic service, and I trust my helpfulness to you may not cease when I become Just a private citizen. To have had a small part in your election will always be a source of great satisfaction to me and in my own belief the way I have served my country best. The solution of the problem of lawlessness is sure in your hands, and I relinquish the pris- ons work with a sense of achievement in having had the bureau made a major scientific one and having secured my friend, Sanford Bates, as its chief. “The tax work in my division is well organized and up to date and will carry forward successfully under my succes- sor. Assuring you of my appreciation of your friendship and real gratitude for your national service, I am (Signed) “MABEL WALKER WILLEBRANDT.” Hoover’s Reply. ‘The President’s answer, dated today, follows: “My Dear Mrs. Willebrandt: I have received your resignation with deep regret. In view of the great op- portunity which has come to you for re-entry into private practice before the bar, and in view of the seven years of sacrifice you already have made to public service, I do not feel that I am justified in agaln asking you to re- consider. “I had hoped you would be able to continue until we had established the steps of reorganization which have heen initiated in the department. I am glad to know that you will give us your continued co-operation and advice in these special problems. “I cannot, however, allow this oppor- tunity to pass without an expression of indebtedness of the American people and of the Government for so many years ot effective public service. The position you have held has been onec of the most difficult in the Government and one which could not have been conducted with such distinguished suc- cess by one of less legal ability and moral courage. “Yours faithfully, (Signed.) “HERBERT HOOVER.” Has Home in Los Angeles. Mrs. Willebrandt, whose parents live in & suburb of Tos Angeles, Calif., was one of that city's first prominent woman lawyers, and Associated Press dispatches said that friends there expected her to | return to resume the practice of la She maintains a residence in Los A geles and has retained her office there nominally. i Long in the public eye by virtue of | her activity as director of prohibition, narcotic, internal revenue and customs law violations, Mrs. Willebrandt also at- tracted attention during the last presi- dential campaign because of a speech she made to Methodist ministers at Loraln, Ohio, in which she attacked former Gov. Alfred E. Smith on the prohibitfon question. Reverberations from the speech were U. S. Embassy Informed First States embassy's first knowledge of the | Indicted | | SOVIET CONSULATE RAIDED BY CHINESE 70 Russians, Including Offi~ cials, Are Seized at Harbin. Premises Searched. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, May 28.—Press dispatches from Harbin, Manchuria, today said that Chinese authoritles there raided the Soviet consulate yesterday, charging C. ELBERT ANADALE, First vice president of the F. H. Smith Co. MEXICAN CHURCH * PEAGESOONSEEN ICatholic Circles 'in Capital| Hear That Pope Has Ap- proved Amity Plans. By the Associated Press. A report that the Pope had approved plans for an early termination of the religious strife in Mexico was recelved in Catholic circles here today. The report said Mexican Catholic prelates now in the United States had voted unanimously to enter into direct negotiations with President Portes Gil of Mexico to reconstruct the church organization in that country, after the quarter century of disagreement which 1 has reacted on both church and gov- ernment in various outbreaks. ‘The report said Mgr. Ruiz y Flores, archbishop of Michoasan and president of the Mexican Catholic Congress, prob- ably would be chosen to represent the prelates in the negotiations, although the Holy See might designate some member of its diplomatic corps instead. The present overtures toward recon- ciliation were initiated this year by President Portes Gil in communications addressed to Archbishop Ruiz. These negotiations have been conducted at long range between Mexico City and ‘Washington, and now the time is con- sidered ripe for personal parieys in the Mexican capital. P J. 6. FINLEY DIES AT POST IN HAVRE American Vice Consul, Native and Long-Time Resident of Wash- ington, Expires. James Gordon Finley, 44, American vice consul at Havre, France, a native Washingtonian and resident of the city for many years, died in Havre today, according to advices received by the State Department. The body will be brought to this city for burial. Mr. Finley was educated in the public and high schools here and later studied | civil engineering at George Washington University. He engaged in the real es- tate business here for nine years, until In 1917 he was appointed vice consul at Lyon, France. Subsequently he served as_vice consul at Lille, La Rochelle, Boulogne-sur-Mer, and then at Montreal and at Sherbrooke. He served here in the State Depart- ment in 1926 and subsequently was as- signed to his post at Havre. He is survived by his widow and two children. SEEK FLIGHT RECORD. Warner and Abbott to Take Off From Oakland Thursday. OAKLAND, Calif, May 28 (#)— James Warner. radio man of the South- ern Cross on its transatlantic flight to Australia, and Col. Harry Abbott, San Francisco aviator, said here yesterday they would take off from the Oakland airport next Thursday in an attempt to re-establish a new flight endurance record. ‘Warner and Abbott will use a single- motored Sierra monoplane, and will be refueled in flight. Capt. Charles Veil, member of the Lafayette Esquadrille during the World War and now a commercial pilot, may iccompany Warner and Abbot! Southern States, where opposition to Gov. Smith was organized. Said to Seck Judgeship. Following the inauguration of Presi- dent Hoover, Mrs. Willebrandt was rep- Tesented as desiring appointment to the Federal bench and her friends in Wash- ington were noticeably disappointed when Mr. Coolidge’s nomination of for- | mer Secretary of the Navy, Curtis D. Wilbur to the Federal bench in Cal fornia closed that avenue to the As- sistant Attorney General. Friends of Mrs. Willebrandt, who fre- quently has held the spotlight of pub- icity both in connection with prohibi- tion cases and politics, said she had wanted to retire at the end of the Cool- idge administration, but had consented to continue in office because of the rather large number of changes in the high personnel of the Department of Justice, which had to be made after the change of administrations. Since last March 4 general, but wholly unconfirmed reports have been that Mrs. Willebrandt was not wholly satisfied with her own situation in the department. One report was that she wanted full authority in prohibition | prosecution cases since she was to have tull responsibility. Many Reports Circulated. Another was that if the prohibition unit were transferred from the Treas- ury to the Justice Department, as Pres- ident Hoover has proposed, she desired to have personal direction of the legal aspects of the enforcement work, with the large legal staff in the unit. placed under the direction of her division There also had been reports that she wished to have administrative charge of the whole unit, but this her friends deny emphatically, asserting that she had no desire to become an administ: tive official. Such reports were circu- lated in congressional circles and were followed by in some quarters at Capitol Hill of a filbuster on the trans- fer legislation if the unit, as a whole, went into the prosecution division. Appointed by President Harding In September, 1921, Mrs. Willebrandt more than once came under attack because of moves made In prohibition enforcement, more recently in connection with raids on New York City night clubs and her h heard in national headquarters of both political parties and for a time she was in great demand as a speaker Herbert suggestions to district attorne: the terms of the recently enacted Jones law be applied only in commercial boot- Communist plotting. | Seventy Russians, including consulate {officials, were arrested and held, B. N, i Melnikov, consul general, only being lallowed to go free. The premises were | subjected to five hours' search. | A Rengo dispatch from Harbin stated .| that the Soviet consulate at Suifenho, on the Siberian border, also was raided. The consular agents were taken into custody and documénts seized. Sixty Communists Found in Cellar. The Chinese authorities at Harbin issued s statement saying they had learned of & secret session of the Third International in the Soviet consulate, which was thereupon raided. The police forced an entry into the celar, where they found 60 Communists, wrluding N. K. Kuznetzov, the consul general at Mukden, who was visiting in Harbin. Only burned papers were found in the cellar, but search of the Test of the consulate was stated to have reevaled | Communist documents, arms and oplum. | Thirty-nine Russians _ were arrested hile Kuznetzov was held under sur- veillance in his own room. The Chinese chief of police later visited B. N. Melnikov, consul at Harbin, and notified him that the raid was not directed against the consulate fitself {but only against the Third Interr tional. M. Chilkin, assistant director | of the Chinese Eastern Railway, strong- |1y protested against the raid. | Drastic Action Surprises Toklo. A Japanese consular rTeport from | Harbin, confirming news of the raid. surmised that it was connected with a Chinese_campaign to gain full control of the Chinese Eastern Railway, which | has brought on several minor Russo- | Chinese incidents during the past year. |~ Tokio officials express surprise at the drastic action taken by the Chinese police and were of the opinion that the incident might hold serious possibili- ties, although it was pointed out that |it followed Chang Tso-Lin's Pekin: raid precedent, which would naturall be_fresh in his son's mind. It was officlally stated that the in- cident in no wise affects Japan's in- terests and hence Toklo does not con- template any action. Press dispatches from Harbin als report a widespread belief that the Chinese sought to uncover evidence to connect Soviet Russia with the pres- ent defiance of Feng Yu-Hslang against Nanking and the Nationalist govern- ment there. Similar to Chang’s Action. The action was similar to_that of Marshal Chang Tso-Lin, late Northern | China war lord, in raiding the Soviet | Peking embassy in 1927. Manchuria is under nominal control of Chang Tsueh- | Liang, son of Chang Tso-Lin, and pur- I ported ally of the Nanking government. | which in the past two years has grown away from former Russian advisers and adopted a course of its own. There have been Teports that the dissident ~marshal, Feng Yu-Hslang, who is at odds with Gen. Chiang K: Shek, head of the Nanking government was receiving Russian support for his movement. R.J. MICHAEL.FUNERAL' WILL BE HELD TONIGHT Held Numerous Positions in Ma- sonic Order and Resident Here More Than 40 Years. Funeral services for Robert J. Michael, resident of Washington for over 40 years, who died suddenly at Sibley Hospital from a heart attack Sunday afternoon, will be held at Birch's funeral parlor, 3024 M street, at 8 o'clock this evening. Interment will follow at Hanover, Pa., tomorrow. Mr. Michael was born at Hanover, Pa., March 14, 1870, and came to Wash~ ington when a boy of 18, where he has since resided. He was engaged in the restaurant business until two years ago when ill health compelled him to re- tire. He resided at 306 C street. Mr. Michael was the holder of | numerous positions in the Masonic Order. He was past master Potomac Lodge, No. 5, F. A. A. M.; past high priest Potomac Chapter, No. 8, R. A. M., and past commander, Potomac Com~ mandery, No. 3, K. T. . Surviving him are two sisters, Miss Cora M. Michael of this city, with whom he lived, and Mrs. ary Schneider of Mount Washington, Balti« more, and two brothers, Howard M.y Michael of Hanover, and Curvin: Michael of York, Pa. . BELIEVE THREE DROWN 1 VE TH ED. Between 40 and 50 Thrown in: Water When Pier Falls at Lake. DALLAS, Tex., May 28 (#).—Between 40 and 50 persons were thrown into" the waters of White Rock Lakse here’ today by the collapse of a pier from \:lhtch 8 search was being conducted | for the bodies 3 ved’ 1 ave been drowned last might Although the water at the pier ist from four to eight feet dee = was seriously injured, S e BAND CONCEBT‘S. 3 By United States Sodiers’ Home Mili~ tary Band. bandstand, this afternoon at '5:30 o'clock, John S. M. Zimmer= bandmaster; Anton Pointner, leader. he Herbert Hoover.. Damm! e Bohemian Girl”. ..Balf Suite de Ballet— e “Ballet of the Flowers” (suite 2), Hadley (8) “Lliy of the Val- “Daffodils,” (8) “Gars’ d Excerpts from light opera, “Doris. Cellien: Fox trot, “Angela Mia" (My Angel), Rapes Popular waltz, “Diana Rapee Finale, “Boy Scouts of America,” Sousa “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Navy Band in Slyvan Theater at 7:15 o'clock, Charles Benter, leader, Charles Wise, assistant Liberty Bell”...... Souss Tannhauser” .......Wagnep Solo for cornet, “The Lost Chord. Sullivag Musician, Ralph Ostrom. March, “Triumphant,” from “Cleopatra” .... .--..Maneinelly Fantasie, “By the Swanee River,” Myddleton;, Valse, “L'Estudiantina™ .....Waldteufe} “Preludio, Quartetto, Tempesta and Finale,” from “Rigoletto” Verdl, “Shadow Dance,” from “Dinorah,” Meverbeer Symphonic march, “Athens of the Beautiful” . L. .De Lucs, Excerpts from “New Moon" ..Romberg] Suite from the ballet, “Dance of thej “Hours,” “Anchors Aweigh,” Ponchiellg! The Star Spangled Banner.”