Evening Star Newspaper, June 10, 1929, Page 1

A WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy tonight; tomorrow fair and somewhat warmer. Temperatures: Highest, 70, at noon to- : lowest, 56, at 5:30 a.m. today. day: Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 13 and 14 b ¢ Foening St WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes ar. as fast as the papers are printed. Sature Sunday's Circula t's Circulation, 101,824 tion, 110,317 Entered as secol No. 31,086. shington, nd class matter ;G WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY JUNE 10, 1929—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. (®) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. HOOVERIS ADVISED OF MDONALD PLAN FORVISITTOU.S. First Word Believed Received at White House From Senator Borah. COMMENT IS WITHHELD PENDING OFFICIAL NEWS Conversations With the President Would Include Entire Scope of Relations. LONDON, June 10 (#).—The Eve- ning Standard says that the cabinet council today gave particular atten- tion to Anglo-American relations and that Premier MacDonald's ex- pressed wish to get in personal touch With President Hoover was commu- nicated to the cabinet. | ! President Hoover has been advised unoffictally that J. Ramsay MacDonald, | the new prime minister of Great Britain, has under consideration a visit to Wash- | inglon this Summer, which would in- | clude a conference at the White Hou. In just what form the President’s unofficial advices came the White House | declined to say today. It is understood that the President first received word from Senator Borah, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee, who is said to have been advised in an un- | official letter from Mr. MacDonald that he was anxious to visit Washington and confer with Mr. Hoover. Also it understood that the President has x ceived word from the American em- bassy in London to the effect that the new premier has discussed a visit 19| Washington. Comment Is Withpeld. The White House, as Well as the State Department, would',not discuss | the reported visit todaygsaying that | there would be no comm@ht until offi- | clal advices had been refbived. ! There is reason to feel that the Brit- | ish premier will find a hl‘hly receptive | administration awaiting fim when he arrives herc. It is known that the President would welcome particularly at this time a long talk with the premier regarding the scope of rela- tions between the two nations in con- nevtion_ with_ President Hoover's desire to see the Kellogg peace treaty made! a reality throughout the world and his | interest in further naval disarmament. | Secretary of State Stimson had no | comment to make today# He withheld | comment until he has Been informed | officially of the premier'ggwisit. Never- | theless, administration " circles ~ today | were receiving the report with-general enthusiasm. There were hints today that Presi dent Hoover had received advices re- garding Mr. -MacDonald’s propcsed visit in time to communicate hie per- sonal views and those ef the Secretary of State to Gen. Dawes, prior to the Jatter’s sailing for England Saturday to take up his duties in London as Ambassador to the Court of St. James. If this is true, it is natural to assume that Ambassadog, Qawes will informally convey to the ' mritish premier the President’s attitude. Suggestion Hailed Ilere. In official circles here the opinion| was cxpressed today that such a visit on the part of Premier MacDonald | would clear the atmosphere between the two nations, which has become some- what clouded during the past few years | as a result of the failure to reach an| agreement on naval limitations. The consensus is that such a visit could| not but help to strengthen the rela- { A MENACE TO Mountains) at 3.000 meters. went out of action. { descended 500 meters. Our fuel li | functioned. Therefore we are flying more the southeast coast of Iceland. Rain is En rain at 3:37. The visibility was but HRENBERG DESCRIBES FUEL SUPPLY Pilot of Sverige in Story of Flight Tells of Intense Cold Freezing Lines and Forcing 500-Meter Drop. BY CAPT. ALBIN AHRENBERG, Chief pilot and commander of the seaplane Sverige, en route from Stockholm to New York. ABOARD THE SEAPLANE SVERIGE, AT BERGEN, Norway, June |9 (3 pm.).—We left Stockholm at 5:02 (Greenwich meridian time) and quickly gaining altitude, crossed the Norwegian Alps (the Kjolen When we neared the mighty Hardanger Glacier we were met by fierce snow squalls and below us saw the frozen Alpine lakes. Over the Hardanger Glacier our benzol pipes froze and all our pumps When we reached the Hardanger Fjord we nes cleared and again the pumps Head Winds Predicted. ABOARD THE SEAPLANE SVERIGE VIA BERGEN, 3:10 p.m. (Greenwick Meridian Time).—Start from Bergen at 3 o'clock. Weather forecast given by Dr. Bjerknes (head of Norwegian meteor- | ological service) : “You meet rain 500 kilometers east of Faroe Islands, | with high clouds, but that area is only 100 kilometers broad. Then | it will be better, but the west wind (head winds for the flyers) will | be more severe as you approach Iceland.” to the east in order to arrive on countered. ABROAD SEAPLANE SVERIGE, via Gothenburg.—It began to 100 meters and we soon had thick (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) AIRMEN ADVISED TODELAY TAKE-FF Swedish Aviators Forced Down in Iceland When Gas Line Breaks. By the Associated Press. COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Junc 10.— | Capt. Albin Ahrenberg, commander of the Sweish plane Sverige, was advised today not to continue his flight from Iceland for the present, as weather conditions on the coast of Greenland | were very unfavorable. The national Tidende today published | a message which Helge Bangsted, Swed- | ish explorer and scientist, who now is ! in Greenland in_connection with the | flight, sent from Ivigtut. Bangsted said that dense fog en- shrouded the Greenland coast for many miles and there was no prospect of im- mediate improvement. Weather conditions in the neighbor- kood of Reykjavik were reported good. FAIL 200 MILES FROM GOAL. First Leg of Flight Halted by Fuel Line. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, June 10 (#)— The Swedish transoceanic plane Sverige, which started on a flight to New York from Stockholm yesterday, was safely moored at Skaptaros, Southeast Iceland, in good condition today. The steamer Erja from Revkjavik reached Skaptaros this morning and | reported that the Sverige only lacked | gasoline. The Danish government ves- sel Fyllla was expected this afternoon with fuel, and the Swedish airmen hoped that their machine would be ready for the 150-mile hop to Reyk- javik later in the day. Weather con- ditions were reported good. Reykjavik was the scheduled second landing place of the Sverige, which was retracing the old Viking path to North America, and there was much anxjety in the city when the fiyers| failed to appear. Ships Go to Assistance. In addition to the inspection ship Fyllia and the steamers Odin and Tor, Broken tions between the countries. Mr. Mac- Donald was a caller at the White House | two years ago, but not as a premier. He had a chat with President Coolidge | and was accompanied at the time by | his daughter and the British Ambas | sador. | | SCOPE OF CONSERVATIONS. ¢ All Relations Between Two Countries | Would Be Discussed at Conference. LONDON, June 10 (#).—The possili- ty that Premier Ramsay MacDonald would shortly go to Washington for pri- vate conversations with President Hoover aroused great intercst toda Intima- tions came from two quarters that such a trip was probable. The conversations, should they even- tuate, would include not only naval disarmament, but the entire scope of Anglo-American relations. Since Can- #da’s interest in the cutcome would be viial Premier Mackenzie King of the Dorainion probably would be acked to { Ppaticipate. i Most authoritative word of the prn-: posed trip appeared in the Daily Herald, | the Labo. organ, which said that the prime minister desired personal consul- tation with President Hoover on Anglo- American relations, and was willing to | g0 to the United States for that pur- | pose. The Herald said the prime minister was willing to take the first opportunity for this direct contact with the Ameri- can Chief Executive and probably would discuss the matter with his_cabinet. There was reason to surmise, the paper said, that Mr. MacDonald’s view as to the desirability of Jirect personal con- tact was shared by President Hoover | and his advisers, who would do cvcry-‘ thing to facilitate such a meeting. Would Be Precedent. 1t matters can be arranged, accord- | ng to the Herald, and administrative | duties permit, the premier for the first time in English history may cross the Aflantic on an important state mission. Mr. MacDonald, it was said, realizes wnat difficulty Mr. Hoover would have in getting away now and for that rea- #on would expect to make the transat- lantic trip himself. The Herald's announcement followed a suggestion in the Sunday Observer that the meeting, with the Canadian premier included, be arranged. The Observer remarked that such might settle once for all the relations be- tween the British Empire and the United States and “extend the unde- fended frontier between the United States and Canada to the seas dividing the two countries.” It was said Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin of the late Conservative go ernment contemplated such an Amer- in the event his party as returned to power in the general ections of May 30. Mr. Baldwin was said to have had the approval of his foreign minister, Sir Austen Chamber- which are now en route from this city to the assistance of the aviators at Skaptaros, another Danish steamer, the Hvidbjorn, has left Reykjavik to aid the transoceanic flight. ~ The Hvidbjorn started for Greenland. which is the next objective of Capt. Ahrenberg after he has reached Reykjavik. It the Sverige proves to be only slightly damaged, it may be possible for the aviators to start for Reykjavik to- night, but this is considered a too | optimistic view in some quarters. Capt. Ahrenberg's original intention had been to refuel here and speed “"i toward New York, stopping next at Ivigut, Greenland. News of the plane’s trouble was flashed to the world by its radio. The plane asked aid, saying a gasoline teed pipe had burst. Flight Covers 1,450 Miles. The flight from Stockholm covered 1,450 miles, After leaving Stockholm yesterday the plane refueled at Bergen, Norway, continuing on the 1,050-mile’ jump to Reykjavik at 3:29 p.m. (9:29 a.m. East- tern standard time Sunday). The Faroes Islands were passed at " (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) BOOM IWE{EP.AHATIONS SETTLEMENT FORECAST Kellogg Says United States Partic- ularly Will Benefit in Business and Better Feeling. By the Assoclated Press, CHICAGO, June 10.—Frank B. Kel- logg, Secretary of State in the Coolidge cakynet, foresees a business boom for Amcrica as a result of settlement of the German reparations problem. “The entire world, and this country in particular, will profit through the | signing of the pact,” sald the former Secretary, Who is en route East. Another result of the settlement, he said, will be a better feeling toward America and Americans in many for- eign countries, | flization in Am STATE.S.OIL STEP URGED BY WLBUR Co-operation Recommended as Way to Conserve Dwindling Reserve. By tbe Associated Press. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 10.—Secretary Wilbur today outlined to the governors of the oil-producing States the belief of the Federal Go ernment that “some form of co-opera- tion between the States and the Na- tional Government would be the most effective method of climinating waste and conserving our limited oil supply.” Speaking before a large assembly of State, Federal and oil company offi- clals who had accepted the invitation of President Hoover to gather here to consider the possibility. of an interstate compact designed to eliminate over- production of oil by limiting and con- trolling drilling, the Interior Depart- ment head declared that uniform State legislation and uniformity of enforce- ment should be the aim of the confer- ence. Simple Compact Held Effective. This identical conservation legisla- tion, he said, could be created “by a simple compact of the States, ratified e O mportant,” the Secretary de- clared, “that there be stability D’;yunl- form laws over a period of years, with such flexibllity as is possible through the activities of an informed joint com- mission which would enforce such laws intelligently.” Dr. Wilbur told the conference that primarily the responsibility for p;el’l?nhgg t01' lhedoll‘ problem rests with ustry and with the vel of the States. B He declared, “This is a gasoline ciy- erica. It is acknowledged that there are preventable wastes in the handling of our oil supplies. It is also acknowledged that there is a limited supply of oil available. Estimates vary, but those most expert in the field ex- pect our present volume of production to last less than a decade.” Reserves Should Be Guarded. Only a small proportion of producing lands are in the public domain, al- though a large potential supply in those areas should be safeguarded, Dr. Wilbur said in his only reference to the Hoover ;::n;en’ltlon policy on Government nd. The position of the Federal Govern- ment, he declared, “is not to interfere with the rights and duties of local State governments, but to lend such aid as it can and to participate in the solution of the problems. This administration has no desire to concentrate the forces of government in Washington; it has every desire to co-operate with the States. It is because of the urgency of the problem that this conference has been called. “In spite of the many difficulties that face us,” Dr. Wilbur said, “we hope that a careful study will develop plans which will be fair and equitable to the various States, to the owners and pro- ducers of oil and to the public.” Drawing of Pact Studied. ‘The ills of the industry, including the chronic aillment of overproduction, were placed before the conference today. The immediate question was the drawing of an interstate compact for the control of output from 320,000 wells in the United States, each having a daily average production of eight bar- rels, but ramifying from this were re- lated problems, determined by the geog- raphy and economic outlook of the pro- | duction areas. The 300 delegates, advisers and spec- | tators assembled at the Broadmoor Ho- | tel were told by Mark L. Requa, per- | sonal representative of Mr. Hoover and presiding officer, that he himself would favor Government coercion if the indus- try itself failed to avail itself of oppor- tunitles to limit production and conserve the Nation’s oil supply. “Fallure,” he said, “upon the part of the industry to grasp its opportunity "~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) By the Assocfated Press. GALVESTON, Tex., June 10.—A woman who was riding in an airplane for the first time piloted the craft here yesterday while her brother hung beneath it working desperately to repair alstug that was damaged in the take- o The thousands of international pa- geant spectators that watched the monoplane circle lazily over the beach lain, in the project. Friends of the new prime minister (Continued on Page 2, Column 5. were unaware of the plight of the ship with its three occupants. The skill of Lee Hausinger, 23, x;almt. and the calm courage of Mn‘.A. Untrained Woman Safely Pilots Plane While Damaged Strut Was Being Repaired Jung and her son, D. A,, jr., 7 years old, triumphed. ‘While a little group on the east beach that knew of the flyers' plight watched with bated breath, Hausinger hurriedly instructed his sister in the manipula- tion of the controls and swung himself out a window. Throwing a rope around the dangling strut he worked it up an eighth of an inch into its socket and re- gained his seat at the controls after his sister had carried out his instructions almost precisely. He landed the ship almost vertically and knocked the strut well into place. the | BORAH REQUESTS SENATE 10 ADOPT FARM DEBENTURE Says Party Platform Pledges Equality of Agriculture With Industry. EXPORT PLAN CALLED INDISPENSABLE STEP Prospects Are for Vote on . This Phase of Bill Not Later Than Tomorrow Night. ‘The Senate will vote at 4 p.m. to- morrow on the conference report on the farm-relief bill. An agreement to this effect was entered into this afternoon. By the Associated Press. g Inclusion of the export debenture plan in the farm relief bill was de- manded in the Senate today by Sena- tor Borah, Republican, Idaho, who urged President Hoover to call the spe- cial sesson to deal with the agricul- tural problem. Reading from the Republican plat- form he helped to frame, Senator Borah declared it pledged the party to place the farmer on an equality with in- dustry. “Supporters of the export debenture ! contend,” the Senator added, “and we think we can show that the debenture is one of the indispensible steps neces- sary to place agriculture on an equality with other industries so long as other industries enjoy the tariff.” The Republican protective tariff s: tem is being tested as never bef Mr. Borah declared. Speaks on Conference Report. The Idaho Senator, who has played a Jeading role in the fight to have the debenture plan written into law. a plan which has been®opposed by President Hoover, and by the House, was speak- ting on the conference report on the farm relief bill, which omits the de- benture plan The prospects are that the debenture clause of the conference report will be voted on in the Senate not later than tomorrow night. If the conference re- ?Drt fails, an impasse over farm relief egislation may result. “The protective system is a settled policy in this country,” declared Sen- ator Borah. “I have no desire to de- stroy it. I believe in it. I know that it sometimes is abused in the interest of privilege. But, as it was enunciated by Hamilton and Clay and designed to benefit all the people, it is a sound pol- icy. Unless it applies to the Nation as a whole, it becomes a special pris and it becomes lnwerlb?:. T nyv‘m’u'fii the protective system is being tested at this time. ‘The test is whether the protective sys- tem can be made an aild to the whole people, including the farmers, or Wwhether it is to be a special privilege for the few. “The American farmer has no desire to destroy this system, but a desire to share it. Those who advocate the de- benture plan advocate it as a just part of the protective system. In no sense do they consider it as a gratuity to the farmers. Let's not be misled. “The farmer is asking for no gift, but for equality, and this is one of the filethofls by which he can obtain equal- y.” Senator Borah pictured the American Tarmer as occupying the lowest. rung of the ladder in this country. The farmer, engaged in the basic industry of the country, he said, receives less remunera- tion for his labor than the tramp em- ploye who works in the manufacturing industries. The average income of the American farmer, he said, is $736, while the average income of an industrial worker is between $1,400 and $1,5500. Yet the farmer has a family to rear and children to educate. Third of Income for Taxes, “These _conditions,” sald Senator Borah, "should move the Congress to give the most candid consideration and unbiased thought to the relief of the farmer.” The Idaho Senator sald that before the war the American farmer paid one- tenth of his income in taxes and that now he pays one-third of his income in taxes. He said that freight rates are up 60 per cent since the war, which is another drawback for the farmer. At present, he declared, agricultural im- ports into this country valued at $2,500,000,000 arrive here cach year, al- though the American farmer is pre- pared to produce these crops. In this way, he sald, the American farmer is brought into, competition with the cheapest labor’ abroad. “This is the condition of agricul- ture,” said Senator Borah, “and these are the people we are here in special sesslon_to serve if it is possible.” Senator Borah sald that he was not going to assume that the mind of “any one” was closed against measures of farm relief. It was clear to his hearers that he had in mind President Hoo- ver. He called attention to the fact that it was just about a year ago the Republicans were assembling in na- tional convention in Kansas City. “The American farmer was foremost in our minds at that time,” said Sen- ator Borah, “and the convention under- took to deal with a matter of farm reliet in all sincerity. Something has been said in the Republican press to the effect that the debenture plan was not specifically mentioned during the ensu- ing campaign. In fact, the Republican national convention pledged the party to solve the farmers' problem. It said in its platform, ‘the party is anxlous to in"every possible way.’ " Insists Pledge Was Given. Senator Borah said he had been a member of the platform subcommittee which drafted the farm plank of the platform. He insisted that the party ad pledged itself to do everything possible that was reasonable. “The suporters of the debenture plan,” continued Senator Borah, “believe that debenturee is indispensable if agricul- ture is to be placed on an equality with " (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) Bank Statements Dor,‘l.:hmmn clearing house, $4,409,- Treasury balance, $104,769,044.43. New York clearing house exchange, $525,000,000. New York clearing house balance, $109,000,000. Radio Prozr;m —lsage_ 32 1SLAND GOVERNOR SEZED BY BANDITS Police Attacked by 500 Vene- zuelans—Hague to Send Destroyer to Curacao. By the Associated Press. THE HAGUE, Netherlands, June 10.— ‘The Dutch destroyer Kortenaer will leave for West Indian waters tomor- row in connection with a raid on Wil- | lemstad, Curacao, Saturday night by | “bandits.” The Kortenaer will carry a full crew reinforced by a Janding party. B | The battleship Hertog Hendrick also |is being prepared for prompt dispatch | to Curacao. |~ The Dutch colonial office issued & | communique today stating that bandits captured the governor of the island and the commanaer of the police, took them to Venezuela and then subse- quently released them. The communique asserted. it an armed band of 500 Venezuela dden- ly attacked the military police at Wil- lemstad. “Their aim apparently was directed against the Venezuelan government,” says the communique, “The Island of Curacao is just off the coast cf Venezuela and has frequently been used as a place of refuge by Venezuelan | revolutionaries.) Although the Willemstad police offered resistance, they were overcome by the superior numbers opposed to them. The sergeant major and a sergeant were killed, a corporal subsequently died from wounds and several officers were less seriously injured. The “bandits” pillaged the store of arms and the military police barracks, after which they compelled the captain of a vessel lying at anchor in the harbor to convey the whole party to Venezuela. (Dispatches from Willemstad said that this boat was the small steamer Mara-~ caibo of United States registry which was in the harbor.) REPORT FROM U. S. CONSUL. State Department Told American Ship | Was Seized by Bandits. By the Associated Press. Official dispatches received today by | the State Department from the Ameri- | can consul at Curacao and the American |legation in Venezuela sald the armed |band of Venezuelans which attacked Willemstad, Curacao, Dutch West In- dies, Saturday night, was comprised of revolutionists, who seized a supply of arms and ammunition and the Ameri- can steamship Maracaibo. The reports said about 300 Venezue- lan revolutionary sympathizers captured the police headquarters at Willemstad and forced the governor of Curacao to request the American steamship Mara- caibo to transport them to Venezuela. The arms and ammunition, it was added, were taken from the stores of the military police and the Maracaibo sailed with the band abbut 2 o'clock Sunday morning. The reports also declared the revo- lutionists took with them as hostages the ogvernor of Curacao, the chief of police and many of the chief's assist- ants. After the departure of the Maracaibo, it was said, the situation was quiet, with a large force of volun- teer police on duty. One report from Cornelius Van Engert, American charge d'affaires at Caracas, said several soldiers were killed and wounded and that the munitions and arms depot was pillaged during the attack. PRIEST, FOCH’S BROTHER, DIES OF HEART AILMENT | Father Germain Was Taken to Paris Hospital on Day French Marshal Died. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, June 10.—Father Germain Foch, Jesuit priest and younger brother of the late Marshal Ferdinand Foch, died today, less than three months after his soldier brother passed away. Father Germain died quietly in the Hospital of the Brothers of St. John of God, where he has been ever since he was brought to Paris from his home in Montpelier on March 21, arriving on the same day the marshal died. He was so {ll from a long-standing heart affection he was not informed of his brother’s death until the next day. Hangar and Three Planes Burn, BOSTON, - June 10 (#)—A metal hangar and three airplanes were de- stroyed by fire at the Boston airport to- day. Two of the machines were new and recently had been delivered to Sky- ways, Inc. A preliminary estimate placed damage at $80,000. I State News, Pages 10 and 11 I Radio Forum Debate On Reapportionment To Be Put in Record ‘The House today by unanimous consent gave permission for the speeches on reapportionment, de- livered Saturday night in the Na- tional Radio Forum, arranged by The Washington Star and spon- sored by the Columbia Broadcast- ing System, to be printed in the Congressional Record. The speeches were delivered by Sena- tor Vandenberg of Michigan, and Representative Rankin of Mis- sissippi. WENCOCHURCHES * MAY SOON REOPEN Conferences With President, Today Expected to Change Status. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, June 10.—Confer- ences beginning today between Presi- dent Emilio Portes Gil and emissaries of the Roman Catholic Church are ex- pected generally to bring an agreement permitting reopening of Mexican churches. While the President said Saturday the Mexican' government would consent to no change in its religious laws, clauses of which led to the Mexican Episcopate suspending services in the churches almost three years ago, it was felt a different or more lenient interpre- tation might eventuate in the next few | days which the church bishops would | find acceptable. Plans of Meeting. It was belleved Mgr. Leopoldo Ruiz Yy Flores, Archbishop of Michoacan, would confer along with President Portes Gil in the first of the meetings, although his confere, Bishop Pascual Diaz of Tabasco, would accompany him to the presidential palace for an ex- change of greetings with the chief ex- ecutive, It was not known when and how, if at all, Ambassador Dwight W. Mor- row would enter the conversations. Mr. Morrow returned to Mexico City yester- day after leaving late May for an announced month’s vacation in con- nection with the wedding of his daugh- ter Anne to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh. There was a popular presumption he wished to be ‘at hand if needed to aid in the church conversations. Rests After Long Trip. ‘The Ambassador spent the day at the embassy resting after his long train trip and talking to friends. It was reported the two Catholic emissaries had gone to the Shrine of Nuestra Senora de la Guadalupe, “Our Lady of the Guadalupe,” Mexico’s patron saint, to receive inspiration for their task tomorrow. The priests were withdrawn from the Mexican churches on August 31, | 1926, in protest at that section of the Mexican religious laws which requires that they register with the government. DR. WALSH IS PAPAL ENVOY. Georgetown Official Helps in Moves for Peace With Mexico. Reports that Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, S. J., vice president of Georgetown University and regent of its School of Foreign Service, Is acting as a special representative of Pope Plus XI in nego- tiations looking to the settlement of the three-year controversy between the Mexican government and the Roman Catholic Church, lacked confirmation here today from reliable sources. It was learned definitely, however, that Dr. Walsh has been in Mexico City for about six weeks. While confirmation of the reports still PRESIDENT TOLAY COMMERCE STONE Trowel and Gavel of Wash- ington Used in Ceremony This Afternoon. With trowel and gavel used by Presi- | dent Washington to lay the corner stone of the Capitol 136 years ago, President | Hoover this afternoon will lay the cor- ner stone of the mew Department of | Commerce Building near the corner of | Fifteenth and E streets in the presence | of a distinguished assemblage of present and former Government officials. Because he was Secretary of Com- merce when the plans for the new structure were started, it is considered particularly fitting that President Hoo- ver should officiate at the laying of the corner stone. Among the speakers will be George B. Cortelyou, who was first Secretary of Commerce and Labor, when that department was created in 1903. Special significance also attaches to the President’s participation - in the ceremonies for the reason that he is mainly res?onslbh for' building up the Department of Commerce to its present position of importance in the industrial and commercial life of the Nation. The President, being an engineer by profes- sion, also has keenly interested professionally in the Government's new building program, and especially in the plans for the structure which is to house the department of which he was once the chief. Secretary Lamont fo Speak. Secretary of Commerce Lamont will act as master of ceremonies and de- liver the introductory address. Others who are on the program to speak Senator Smoot of Utah, chairman of the Public Buildings Commission, and Representative Elliott of Indiana, chair- man of the House committee on public buildings and grounds. Bishop James E. Freeman will pro- nounce the invoeation and the benc-~ diction will be delivered by Right Rev. John M. McNamara, auxiliary bishop of Baltimore. The impre ceremonies are scheduled to at 4 o'clock and will last about one hour The speeches will be broadcast from Station WMAL and | carried to the country over a coast-to- | coast hook-up. Among the specially invited guests expected to be present are Vice Presi- dent Curtis, Speaker Longworth, mem- bers of the President's cabinet, mem- bers of the House and Senate commit- tees, that handle legislation pertaining | to the Department of Commerce, and former secretaries and assistant secre- taries of commerce, The trowel which President Hoover will use is loaned by the Alexandria- Washington Lodge, No. 22, A. F. and A. M, of Virginia, and the gavel is loaned by Potomac Lodge, No. 5, F. A. A ., of Washington. President | Washington used them both when he laid the corner stone of the Capitol September 18, 1793. The stone will be placed at the | " (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) BELGIAN PRINCE FINED FOR FAILURE TO VOTE| 15 | | Charles Quits Line After Minutes’ Wait and Leaves on Country Trip. By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 10— Prince Charles, second son of King Al- bert, was fined 100 francs (about $1) today for not voting in the Belgian provincial election of Sunday in ac- cordance with Belgian law. ‘The prince arrived at the doors of the .polllni place early in the morning, but they had not been opened. After 15 minutes in line with other early. voters, he left for a country trip. The election, which designated mem- bership in nine provinicial councils, was (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) for administration of provincial affairs. Two-Day Term Impo By the Assoclated Press. SALONIKI, Greece, June 10.—Lu- cille Day, California missionary teach- er in Turkey who was sentenced to two days’ imprisonment by a Turkish court for teaching Christianity to Moslem girls, will return to Constantinople June 127 to begin serving her sentence. “Fortunately,” she saild today, “I shall not have to serve it in one of those filthy Turkish prisons. “The police tell me that like Jennie Jillson, our director, I probably shall be permitted to complete my two days' sentence merely by staying within the ;ll.ll of some American school in urkey.” American Girl Teacher Prepares to Serve sed by Turkish Court Miss Day was sentenced with Miss Jillson and Edith Sanderson of Abburn- dale, Minn., now Mrs, Leslie Adkins. A few months ago after a trial at Drous- sa, in which Miss Day made her own defense in Turkish, the adverse de- tision forced the closing of the Ameri- can Girls’ School, at Broussa, and an appeal to a high court brought con- firmation of the sentence. Miss Jillson has already served her term and Miss Day said Mrs. A e: to return to Constantinople later in the Summer and abide by the dkins | with PXTENDED RECESS BELVED DOOMED BY CAUCUS AGTION Senate Democrats Fail to Agree on Date for Tariff Bill Vote. FAVOR EARLY DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL ORIGINS Minority Leaders Would Consent to Majority Arrangements for Hear- ings on Impost Measure, BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Plans for a long recess of Congress during the Summer months seemingly were knocked into a cocked hat today when Senate Democrats in caucus de- cided they would not agree now to fix a date for a vote on the tarif v, g One of the essentials to bring about a recess of Congress, advocated by Sen- ate Republican leaders, until September, has been an agreement fixing a time for a vote on the tariff bill. Following the Democratic caucus to- day, Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the minority leader of the Senate, read the following statement: “The conference discussed at length the business of the Senate, including farm relief, national origins and the tariff. The unanimous opinion of those present appears to be that a vote should be taken in the early future on the motion to agree to the conference re- port on the farm bill and the question relating to national origins. “Orderly Procedure” Favored. “We will consent to any arrangement the majority desires pending the hear- ings on the tariff bill, but no agree- ment will be entered into now to fix a date for a vote on the tariff bill. “Our desire is to proceed in the Sen= ate in such matter as will dispose of all questions brought forward during the extra session in an orderly way, and we believe this disposition should be made during the present session. There is no purpose’ to delay action on any of the subjects referred to, but we feel that they should be proceeded with as promptly as practicable. “So far as the chairman of the con- ference now knows a vote may be reached tomorrow on the farm bill con- ference report and before the end of the week on the national origins issue.” The Democrats have not closed the door against a recess during the hear. ings before the Senate finance commit- tee on the tariff bill. However, the fi- nance committee has de- termined that its hearings must close not later than July 10. A recess during the hearings and even during the two or three weeks that'the committee may 1equire to rewrite the bill would not give the legislators much time to be away from Washington. Such a recess, however, seems to be all that is prac- ticable under the circumstances, unless the Democrats should change their mind' or the Republicans be satisfied with an_agreement to limit debate on the tariff bill after a certain date fixed. The Democrats might be willing to en- ter into an agreement for the limita- tion of debate, it was indicated. _ Repert Discussed Thoroughly. Senator Robinson said that the farm bill conference report was thoroughly discussed, but that no effort was made to bind the members of the confer- ence to vote against the report. Final action on the conference report depends in large measure, however, on the vote cast by Democrats. The supporters of debenture, which is opposed by the President and the House, are expected to vote to reject the conference repo: which omits debenture. All but four of the Democrats of the Senate voted in favor of the debenture clause when the bill was before the Senate originally. They were joined by a group of Re- publican insurgents. The coalition wrots the debenture clause into the bill with a margin of three votes only. A shift of two votes might bring about agree- ment to the conference report and send the farm bill to the Senate. The statement issued by the minority leader indicated clearly that the Demo: crats do not wish to be placed in th! position of delaying or preventing al farm legislation. The statement says, indeed, that the . Democrats believed prompt action should be taken on this measure. However, if that action results in bringing about a deadlock between the Senate and the House over the farm bill it does not appear that it will hasten farm legislation. Walsh Opposes Farm Bill. Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, Democrat, who voted against the deben- | ture plan when the farm bill was before the Senate, said today he would vote against the conference report on the bill which omits the debenture clause. Sen- ator Walsh explained that he had not changed his opposition to the debenture plan, but that he was against the whole farm bill. Senator King of Utah, another Demo- crat, is expected to follow the same course as Senator Walsh, although he, too, voted against the debenture. The opposition of these Democratic Senators to the conference report may materially affect the result of the vote on the re- port, which is expected tomorrow. ‘There were signs today that some of the supporters of debenture in the Sen- ate who would rather have the farm bill passed without debenture than by their insistence on debenture prevent 1 all legislation, might in the end vote for the conference report. On this is based the hope of administration leaders that (Continued on Pagt umn 1.) VAN LEAR BLACK CRASHES AT.CALCUTTA AIRDROME None Injured, But Plane Wrecked, Causing Publisher to Abandon Far East Flight. By the Associated Press. CALCUTTA, India, June 10.—Van Lear Black, Baltimore publisher, who is making a flight from London to Tokio, crashed today in attempting to land at the Calcutta Airdrome. He and the members of his party were not injured. The crash of Mr. Black’s ma- chine caused him to abandon his flight to the Far East. Mr. Black was from Allahabad. Soft earth of the lan field, heavy monsoon rains, brought about the accident. The Fokker plane buried its nose in the ground, but did not over- decision of the court. After serving her term Miss Day will return to her home at Pacific Palisades, Calif. turn. ‘The machine is being dismounted and boxed before being shipped to Americ