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(0. 8. Weather t: ‘Temperaf yumm hvs& 11 report on Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 WEATHER. tomotrow nmnwhmnlemumwn Bureau Forecast.) increasing by showers at night; hest, 82, at 3 pm. lelflL today. No. 31,098. Entered as second class matter post office. Washington, D. b WASHINGTON; D. C, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION SATURDAY, ¢ Foening Star. service. JUNE 22, 1929 —THIRTY-TWO PAGES. *» (®) Means As: Associated Press ated Press. The only evening paper in Washington with the news Yesterday’s Circulation, 105,821 TWO CENTS. MORROW REGEIVES THREATS FOR PART - INCHURCH ACGORD Blames Cranks for Letters After Settlement of Religious Issue. }CATHOLIES MAY RESUME SERVICES BY JUNE 29 Governmem, Moves inekly to Re- store Houses of Worship to Cleries, Br fthe Associsted Press. MEXICO CITY, June 22.—Ambassa- dor Morrow, ill and in bed, has received lJetters threatening harm to him as a result of his activity in bringing to & successful climax negotiations for set- tlement of the Mexican religious con- troversy. ‘The Ambassador considers the letters only the work of cranks. Questions of newspaper men as to whether they wor- ried him he dismissed with only a smile. Mr. Morrow's iliness developed Thurs- day in the form of a mild indigestion ‘which sent him to his bed. He got up from bed for an hour and a half Thurs- day night to confer with President Portes Gil, and was so tired yesterday | J! he remained abed. canceling his en- gagement to deliver the commencement address at the American School. Yesterday afternoon he conversed with the President by phone between the chief executives, two conferences with the bishops, never leaving his bed. Seen by nzwsg:pex men later in the room, he vm a happy smile at the outcome of he negotiations. He said he hoped to go today to his ‘coun home at Cuernavaca to rest over week end after the arduous labors of the past week, and he now ‘wants only to Test. Generally speaking the Ambassador's popularity has been increased many times by the hand he has taken in the church negotiations. He ‘was referred to here today on e side as one of the world’s greatest dip] ts. Many Cath- olics are inclined fo credit him with the final success in the negotiations, stat Batly that had it not been for his media- tion the conferences would have been ‘broken down. CHURCHES WILL REOPEN SOON. Settlement of Mexican Issue May Per- mit Serviges by June 29. , June 22 (#).—The uickly New Budget Head —Harris-Ewing Photo. COL. ]AMEQ (' ROOP. COL. ROOP TO HEAD 1S BUDGET BUREAU Nebraskan Appomted by President Hoover as Suc- cessor to Gen. Lord. President_Hoover has appoinied Col. ames C. Roop, engineer and banker, of Nebraska, to succeed Brig. Gen. Her- bert M. Lord as director of the Bureau of the Budget. In making this announcement at the ‘White House yesterday, it was indicated that Col. Roop will not enter upon his new dutles for a month or two, as he is now in Santo Domingo completing the work of stabilizing the budget begun by Gen. Charles G. Dawes. Announcement of Col. Roop's selec- tion came as a surprise, as Nis name had not been mentioned. He is not a stranger to official, Washington, nor will his office duties be new to him, as he was assistant director of the budget under Gen. Dawes from December 21, 1921, to June 23, 1922. Loath to Accept Duty. He retired to enter business and it is understood that his re-entering public service is done with considerable personal sacrifice nnd t.hlt lt uqulnd some little persuading ‘z draft hlm Oen Daw lerstood to have had something to do with ‘Col. Roopl belnl’ picked ‘to succeed Gen. Lord. Dawes became acquainted with Col. Rmpl ability dur- ing the World War. Served in World War. Roop, who is an engineer grad- uate from the University of Pennsyl- vania, first served during the war as a leutenant colonel in the Corps. Later he became Gen Dawes in the huge task of pur- ing supplies for the A. E. F. Col Col. Mexican government and ‘the Roman Church, in which the Mex- ican government permitted a broad interpretation of the religious laws ‘which the church found a satisfactory basis for returning to its former status. Statements Issued. Announcements of the aécord were made in simultanéous statements u- sued nt Portes Gil at Cha lepec, and by Mgr. Leopoldo y Flores, hup of Mlchmun who with B Pascual Diaz of Tabasco acted for Vatican. In of a few hours the ‘wheels of ntal governme: been set in motion to end the religious stalemate which had marked Mexican national life since August 1, 1926, when the Mexican pate withdrew priests from all chi s in protest at what it claimed were \mtllx legal restrictions. Notable among the developments were orders for release of all women Neld on religious law violation charges at Las Tres Marias, island prison col- ony; orders for immigration officials at ‘border points to permit return to Mex- ico of any Catholic priest or prelate; release of 50 religious prisoners in Mex- ico City, and orders for inventory of church property preparatory to turn- ing it over to the priests. The settlement beb'leen the Holy See and Chapultepec was that reached Monday, through Ambassador Morrow 2s intermediary, after negotiations ‘which had been pending between Pres- ident Portes Gil and the two bishops had ended in deadlock. After some delay papal approval was obtained. Agreement Believed Verbal. The Mexican government will permit the episcopate to designate those priests who will register under the religious laws, a provision which will prevent state license for clerics the bishops have suppressed. Religious instruction, while not per- mitted in the schools, as prohibited by the constitution, will' be permitted in the churches. The Mexican prelates may apply at eany time in the future for modification of the constitution and religious laws, (Continued on Pue i é‘olumn 8) STRESEMANN, ILL, HOLDS UP DEBATE Teg Aflecuon Delays Reichstag Discussion of Young Debt Plan. Py the Associated Press. BERLIN, June 22.—Dr. Gustav Strese- mann, German foreign minister, has been taken {ll, throwing out of gear the Reichstag machinery whereby a big political debate on the Young plan had been scheduled with the foreign min- ister the principal speaker. Dr. Stresemann apparently over- strained himself on his recent trip to Madrid and Paris and reached Berlin in a weakened condition, suffering espe-~ clally from a painful arterial cramp in his legs, making it necessary for him to stay in bed at least until Monday. Chancellor Mueller also was unable | in to being indispose: ‘was chief of the purchasing staff of American Army in France at the ‘When hostilities °marm his vate busin unm the time Col. Dgoop is l'; m the bureau will be conducted by Klober, who as assistant director hn ‘been the directing head of the bureau since Gen. Lord - Msauiad retired to pri. 3ATLANTIC FLIGHTS American Flyers Will Pilot Planes on New Canada- Europe Attempts. By the Assoclated Press. TORONTO, June 22.—Plans for three airplane flights from Canada to Europe next month were disclosed today by Maj. Gen. J. H. MacBrien, president of the Aviation League of Canada. A New York fiyer is planning a solo flight from New York to Scotland by way of Ottawa, Labrador, Greenland and Iceland. Three flyers, among them Lieut. Ben Eielson, who was piiot for Capt. Sir George Wilkins on his Arctic and Ant- arctic flights, will take off from Chica- g0 on a flight through Northern On- tario and Quebec to Greenland, Iceland, the Faroe Islands and thence to Ber- gen, Norway, and Copenhagen, Den- mark; thence they plan to proceed to Berlin and Paris and return by way of Lon':on and Scotland along the original rou The third flight is that proposed by Bert Hassel, who plans to fly by the hagen. it has been demonstrated that the air- plane is capable of flight across the Atlantic, its carrying power is limited to crew and fuel and that the northern ! route offers the advantage of stopping places where supplies can be main- tained. TILDEN-HUNTER WIN. Delea! Van Ryn and Allison for London Doubles Title. LONDON, June 22 (#).—Big Bill Tilden and Francis T. Hunter, veterans of the American Davis Cup squad, de- feated John Van Ryn and Wilmer (Allison, their young teammates, in the final doubles “match for the London were 9—11, 6—2, 7—5. w:h'" is PLANNED FOR JULY northern route from Chicago to Copen- | ¢ Gen. MacBrien declared that. while | PEIE] men’s champlonship today. The scores | DI SPANISH AVIATORS ARRIVE IN' AZORES - ONFLIGHTTOU.S. |Fears Had Been Felt, as Earlier Report of Landing : Proved False. FLYER SEEKING HAWKS' RECORD FACES CHARGES Schoenhair's Arrest Sought After Take-off on Transcontinental Non-stop Trip. By the Associated Press. HORTA, Island of Fayal, the Asores, June 22.—The Spanish transatlantic airplane of Maj. Ramon Franco and his three companions was reported here late this afternoon to have landed on the Island of San Miguel this morning. San Miguel is the easternmost of the Azores Islands. The Spanish plane was | at first said to have flown over San Miguel early this morning. A first report that the aviators had landed in the Azores came earlier today from Lisbon, where it had been relayed by the Portuguese warship Vasco Da Gama. There had been considerable perplex- ity here whether Maj. Franco would attempt a non-stop flight to New York, due to the absence of definite informa- tion. His plans mled for refueling and Test in the Azore: SCHOENHAIR FACES ARREST. Bad Checks Charged to Fiyer Seeking Capt. Hawks’ Record. LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 22 (#).— A request from W. G. Walker, chief of police at Fresno, Calif,, for the arrest on a bad check charge, of Lee Schoen- hair, transcontinental non-stop flight record seeker, was received here this morning & few minutes after the avia- tor had taken off for New York. A telegram from Chief Walker to the police here said that Schoenhair had been sought for 50 days. Informed that Schoenhair was on his way to New York, the police said they would for- ward the message to authorities there. In a telephone communication Walker later said he did not know the exact amount of the checks involved, but that it was “fairly large.” He said he would not ask for extradition of the fiyer from New York, buz would await his return Pnnk 'nm. general sales man- S onaoriog e gt pald Todsy 5] e sal ay & reported brought from fictitious check cha: against the flyer by authorities “must have mistaken identity.” Schoenhair took off at 37 g am. to- d.y on a proposed non-stop flight from, Los Angeles to New York in an attempt to break the transcontinental record of 18 hours 21 minutes 59 seconds. Delayed by Collisien. Loaded with 485 gallons of gasoline. the Lockheed-Vega monoplane left tha ground after almost a complete across the airport field and dluppeued in the darkness. Schoenhair, who hopes to eclipse the mark held by Capt. Frank Hawks, was delayed in his take-off by more than two hours when the e was slightly damaged in a collisi with another craft as it was being tlxied onto the Three endurance flights were in pros- pect here today. The first was tenta- tively scheduled to get under way to- night with Leo Nomis and Maurice Morrison, Los Angeles pilots, alternating at the controls of a cabin plane with a 110-horsepower motor. By refueling in air they hope to better the record of 172 hours, 32 minutes and one second set_recently by Reginals Rohblns and James Kelly at Fort Worth, Te: Nomis and Morrison will havz a set of rivals right on their heels if original plans are carried out. Lieut. L. W. Mendell and R. B. Reinhart, also of Los Angeles, announced they would take to the air next Tuesday in an attempt to better the endurance record or any new mark that Nomis and Morrison may set. ‘Woman to Be Co-Pilot. A woman was scheduled to figure in the third endurance flight project, in which three flyers expect to take off in a tri-motored monoplane early next week. Homer Weber of Los Angeles was announced as chief for the three- engined ship, with Marjorie Crawford as co-pilot, A third pilot, yet to be named, is to complete the crew. Lieut. Herbert J. Fahy, who recently broke all unofficial records for solo non- refueling flight, planned to take off next Wednesday in an attempt to establish an altitude record for commercial air- planes. He hopes to reach a height of 30,000 feet. Bert White, Los Angeles parachute is to ride with Fahy to a of 26,000 feet in an attempt to the present parachute jump rec- ord of 24,200 feet. Schoenhair on his transcontinental flight planned to drop messages at the clties as he passed en route so his prog- ress would be made known. Huge signs on the landing flelds at !eo" Field, Belleville, Iil.; Lincoln Field, Cin- cinnati, fo, and at the af at Harrisburg, Pa., were to notify the fiyer of weather conditions ahead. Los Angeles to Mayor James Walker of New York was carried in the plane. The pilot took only a small supply of liquid food and sandwiches for nourishment. A new motor cowling designed to cut down wind resistance, was installed on the plane and a new rubber paint for tlhe wings and fuselage was e: to add to the speed of the cratt. ‘The plane had a w with a_top umn 4.) TO Break Score Of By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, June 22.—The pet peeve of Alfred S. Austrian, Chicago attor- ney, has been his inability to play a round of golf with a dignified score. Day after day his scorecard was in the 90s, and perhaps occasionally even three figures. Austrian went to George A. Nell, pro- pear today, d. The cabinet hutlly declded to have Pinance Minister Hilferding present a short formal declaration later in the day on the government’s attitude {1oward the Paris negntiations fessional at the Lake Shore Country Club, and said: “1 will give you $10,000 if you will teach me to break Ne=il told him to mk-cfl his coat. o Pays $10.000 for éol? Lessons in Order 80 and Win $5 Wager and the training began. It was no overnight miracle; it was months of toll. The attorney seemed to have some vital reason for wishing to attain this golfing ambition, ‘There came a day when the profes- sional said to his pupil: “Go out and play; rnurn and p-y e ‘The .nomey ennu with a of 78. He with & 79. score was 77. He pal Austrian was asked why he was will- ing to pay $10,000 to Ahml under 80, ‘Tn win & §5 bet” he A letter from Mayor George Cryer of | to tra A DRI Y . LARGER CANADIAN LINE PATROL URGED | Ontario Poluce Asked to Aid in Search for Armed Rum Smugglers. By the Associafdd Press. ‘WINDSOR, Ontario, June 22.—Rein- forcement of the waterfront patrol and search of rum craft for weapons dur- ing the United States offensive against Detroit River liquor smuggling was urged today by Alfred E. Cuddy, deputy commissioner of Ontario police. After inspecting export docks along l | | from Lake Erfe to Lake St. Clair, Cuddy sald he would recommend to Attorney General A. H. Price that additional of- ficers be stationed along the XEssex County waterfront as a precaution against shooting on the river which might result in serious complications. He sald he considered search of rum- runners and ft for weapons and other contrabrand & matter for the Do- minion customs inspectors in which ptovincial police cpuld assist. Surveys Situation. No armed rum-runners or boats were found at any of the export docks he visited, he said, Cuddy was sent by ‘Prux to survey the Detroit River situa- %fldy also investigated the riddling of a Canadian pleasure craft by ma- chine-gun fire from a United States patrol boat & few days ago. He sald after inspecting the craft that it never had been used in liquor smug- llll:’m ‘The name of the owner was with- Charges of attempting murder await runners who opened fire on a customs patrol boat last Wednesda On the Canadian side, Cuddy said that if they are identified, charges ‘mlld be laid against them in Ontario He sald after his investigation that he was convinced the persons involved ‘were Americans. Believes Americans Involved. “I am sure that our people are not mixed up In this,” he said. “The per- sons wha sre doing the shooting are from the other side. They are mighty hard to catch with arms on their per- sons when they are over here.” ‘Walter S. Petty, acting collector of customs for Detroit, sald that if the men were captured in Canada their extradition to face charges of attempted murder in United States courts would be demanded. Another clash between rum-runners and the customs patrol was indicated last night when firing was heard on the river, about 12 miles south of Detroit. Col. Cortland Starnes, commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said that his men were not lelmlible for law enforcement along the Detroit River, His statement was in answer to an expression of opinion by Price that the “‘whole rum-runnln' question is & Do- minion matter.” PRESIDENT ANSWERS COUNCIL. Says Federal Government Will Not Transgress Law Limits. INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn, June 22 (A).— rpelh to President Hoover from the local city council for rellef from what was described as an “unbearable situation” resuiting. from ibition enforcement activities in his section, brought a reply from the White House yesterday that the Federal Government does not intend in any way the limits of the law. ‘The letter from the President, under date of June 18, was in reply to a tele- gram dispatched by the city council after the slaying of Henry Virkkula, Big Falls confectioner, by a Federal border patrol agent. in serach of liquor runners. “I have your telegram of today’s date,” the President’s ltwer sald. Tbe matter has been referred to the Treasury De- rtment. You may rest assured there rno intention on the part of the Fed- eral Government in any way to trans- gress the limits of the law.” Another reply was received today from a resolution adopted by the council de- &lofln. actions of border ru‘ol agents is section. . It came from Senator ‘Thomas D. Schall, who received a copy of the resolution. Senator Schall's let- ter characterized the Virkkula shoot- ing as “a most terrible uhln‘ " and sald that “some means should be found to prohibit a repetition.” “_,Wil.lhlnnon clearing house, $4,725,- Treasury balance, $413,011,318 New York clearing house exchange, $1.435,000,000. New York elearing house balance, | $157.000,000. A N the Canadian side of the Detroit River’ on both sides of the river for the rum- | ing Worker Impaled Upon Steel Rod In 30-Foot Fall John R. Beck, 22 years old, of 938 New York avenue, a workman employed on the new Arlington Memorial Bridge construction, fell from the superstructure this morning and was impaled on & steel rod 30 feet below. He was rescued by fellow work- men and rushed to Emergency Hospital, where he was treated by Dr. D. C. White. His condition is serious. Several workmen have fallen from the bridge during the past few weeks, SNAKE PERIL FAGED BY HOOVER PARTY Outing on Rapadan River Be- gins With Supply of Lini- ments for Bites.: President and Mrs. Hoover and % small party of friends this afternoon are on their way to the presidential fishing camp at the headquarters of the Rapi- dan River in Virginia, where not only does the quiet and cool of the moun- tains await them, but also the dangers of snake bite. The reptilian phase of the week-end vacation was brought to light when it was noticed that, besides personal bag- gage, food and fishing tackle, the presi- dential party carried a plentiful supply of medicine and linaments for the treatment of snake bites. left the White House in motor cars shortly after 10 o'clock this morn- with the intention of returning be- Xore noon Monday. ‘The President lnd Mrs. Hoover were accompanied by Secretary of Agriculture Hyde, !hrk Sullivan, newspaper and ‘writer; Lawrence ey, one 0! the Prelidenu secretaries, and Lieut. Comdr. Joel T. Boone, White House physician, all ardent fishermen. the party is a squad of secret service men, under command of Col. E. Starling, another sportsman. Neither the President nor Mrs. Hoover has e any particular concern -boln presence of copperheads and rattlers in the vicinity of their moun- t‘ln camp, but others in their party have made no secret of their appre- hension. Moreover, reports from the Marine guard camp stationed close by the presidential camp have disclosed that the Marines have been busily oc- cupled killing snakes. And Dr. Boone recently read up on the most modern methods of treating snake Ppoisoning. Razor-Backs in Service. At the suggestion of the Department of Agriculture, & number of razor-back hogs have been pressed into service to keep the snakes away from the camp. According to authorities hogs are pro- of killing snakes and ng this line are being tried out in the presidential camp. The President and Mrs. Hoover have had » particularly busy week, and there was no mistaking their relief as they drove away from the White House this morning for the cool and quiet of the mountains. It is not Mr. Hoover's intention to de- vote all of his time to play on this trip. He has taken with him a portfolio of papers concerning the nearly 400 per- sons who have been suggested for ap- pointments to the Federal Farm Board. He will discuss these with Secretary Hyde, and it is thought likely that when he returns to his desk Monday the President will have reached a decision regarding appointient of three or four ;X,.tge eight persons to comprise the rd. FRENCH CABINET FROWNS ON VETERANS’ PROTEST Objectors to Debt Rutlflelt(on Are Limited to Parade in Paris Demonstration. By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 22.—The French cabinet has refused to sanction a plan of the war veterans’ organizations to present to the government tomorrow s protest against ratification of the war debt agreements. ;fll’lde along part of the Champs lysees to the Arc de Triomphe, where eath will be placed on the Tomb o: Unknown Soldier. plained that the war veterans made their position known through the news- papers and to permit a big public pro- test to the government, itself 'ou|d con- stitute undue pressure in & matter that was for Parllament to d.cldl. s i | Radio Programs——Pnée 321 It was ex- It limited the demonstration to a |SPON PATROLMAN CITED FOR GRAFT CLAIM Supermtendent Calls Officer to Trial When Charges Fall Through. Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, today cited J. W. Anderson, patrolman, in the third precinet, to ap- pear before the Police Trial Board Thursday and answer charges of “con- duct prejudicial to the good order, repu- tation, and discipline of the force, and neglect of duty.” The charges orig- inated in a statement made by Anderson before the board, June 6, that members of the third precinct staff accepted M.lj.wl’rlnkhemhAggfimn make arges. Anderson’s statement came during the course of his trial for failure to was assigned to graft the bootlegger was paying davit did not aver the graft had h ‘en paid, but Anderson told Mor- gan he could produce another affidavit in support of his belief. A Washing- ton newspaper man also volunteered an affidavit to support graft charges. Andouon was given until 10 ‘o’clock today to produce his second afidavit, but did not appear at headquarters. Maj. Pratt then cited him for appear- ance before the trial board. The afMdavit promised by the rmup.per man also did not materialize ATHLETICS LEADING YANKS, 2-0, IN 2ND W |Foxx Hits Home Run in Second. Heimach Opposes Walberg on Mound. NEW YORK, June 22.—The Athletics were leading the Yankees, 2 to 0, at the end of the second inning of their sec- ond double-header today. Foxx hit a home run with one on in the second. for mound duty, while Connie Mack sent Rube Wolberg to the box. Both are left-handers. A crowd of 55,000 was in the stands when the started. first game FIRST INNING. ATHLETICS—Bishop popped to Laz- zerl. Durocher took Haas' short fly and then made a brilllant stop to throw out Cochrane. No runs. YANKEES—Combs fouled to Dykes. Bishop threw out Robertson. Gehrig walked. Ruth doubled to left, sending Gehrig to third. Lazzeri lined to Haas. No runs. One hit. SECOND INNING. ATHLETICS—Simmons singled. Foxx hit a home run, scoring Simmons. Mil- ler singled. Dykes ped to Durocher. Boley singled, sending Miller to third. ‘Walbe t into a douhle play, Laz- zeri to Durocher to Gehrig. Two runs. YANKEES—Dykes threw out Meusel. Simmons made a stunning catch of Grabowski's long drive. Durocher singled to center. Heimach walked. Walberg threw out Oom No runs. “Witch” th ‘Wins Seplnhon. NEW YORK.—June 22 (#).—A wife whom her husband termed a witch has won a separation from him on grounds of cruelty. Guiseppe Porcello sald that her evil eye penetrated to his very bones and that he had been bewitched into marriage. Fred Heimach was Huggins' choice | thy SINCLAIR SENTENGE CUT WHEN TERMS RUN CONCURRENTLY Penalty of Six Months for Jury Shadowing Allowed to Begin Today. HENRY MASON DAY MAY SURRENDER ON MONDAY 0il Mngmte Expected to End Two Jail Terms November 22 by Good Behavior Gain. Harry F. Sinclair, millionaire oil man, now serving three months in the Dis- trict jail for contempt of the Senate, today was- itted to start serving ooncueréntly the - six-month sentence 1 recently upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States for jury shadow- ing, when the high court mandate was delivered to District Supreme Court, where Sinclair was convicted. As & result, the oil man will come | out of jail on November 22, counting | time off for good hehavior, something around a month and a half earlier than he would have regained his liberty had the sentences been imposed to run con- sceutively. Henry Mason Day, associate of Sin- clair, who got four months in the jury shadowing case, is expected to be sur- rendered Monday to start his sentence. The men were convicted before Jus- tice Frederick L. Siddons in the case which was an outgrowth of the trial of Sinclair and Albert B. Fall, former Sec- retary of, the Interior, on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the Government in the leasing of naval ol Teserves. They were W. Sherman Burns, head of the detec- tive agency which furnished the op- ern'.lve& to watch the jurors. He will aulled to pay a fine of $1,000. tant United States Attorney Neil Burkinshaw, who conducted the pros- ecution of the contempt charges, un- der Maj. Peyton Gordon, then United mandate of the United States Supreme Court_to Chief Justice McCoy in Crim- inal Division 1 cn the opening of the n. The mandate was received by Frank E. Cunningham, clerk of the District |S preme Court, and turned ovut \'ly him to United States Attorney Leo It exonerates William J. mm: former chief of the -mey. ‘who had been held in contempt and sentenced to serve 15 days in MI. Wll.lllm J. Burns was not in mhy was represented by Attorney J. V. 'Nor- gan of the firm of Douglas, Obear & Dmllhl who _had conducted his de- fense at the trial. ‘The law provides that sentences run concurrently unless otherwise P fied, and tha Chief J}x{t‘l: made no ampunn :fipn-tnto case Mny. Mr. iz be questioned by Maj W. L. Peake, superintendent of the Dis- trict Jall, on his arrival with a° view to finding out what dyties he will be assigned to while at the jail. Maj. Peake said todey, while he had not given the matter consideration, Day will probably be assigned to clerical ‘ work in the jail office, POLICEMAN’S SLAYER |~ Request of Vlcnm Cuts Charge to Second-Degree Murder—Pleads Guilty. Samuel A. Jenkins, 45, was sentenced today by Chief Justice McCoy in Crim- inal Division 1 to serve 20 years in the penitentiary for the killing of Police- man John F. McAuliffe. Jenkins h‘d been indicted for murder in the first degree but because his victim had md his mother not to let the authorities prosecute Jenkins, who was drunk at the time of the tragedy, Jenkins was permitted to plead guilty to murder in e second degree. The sentence is the minimum under the law. McAuliffe was patrolling his beat January 19, when attracted to nolses manating from the home of Jenkins at 217 Thirty-fourth street. As he ap- proached the premises, Jenkins, crazed wl'-h drink, shot through the window, inflicting a wound from which McAuliffe died three days later in the hospital. Jenkins then tried to kill himself. He and his victim occupied cots in the same hospital. Attorney William E. Leahy for the prisoner pleaded for the minimum sen- tence, explaning that Jenkins was so intoxicated that he did not even re- member shooting himself. CHICAGO HEARS CAPONE WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK CHICAGO, June 22.—The word was around today that Al Capone would be home next week. Charles Pischette, Capone's cousin, ml‘l’ed".és 0“""‘»1:';2? has often been cal pone's manager, tumed yesterday from Phllldllphll where Scarface Al is serving a year's sentence for gun toting. “Just say Al will be home next wuk . sald Pischetti. ml:x '-ulad l’;l the Philadelphia courts hext Wednes- y.” 2 By the Associated Press. President Hoover's “nose for news" led him to advise the newspaper corre- idents at his regular semi-weekly conference that they might obtain an Interesting “‘story” by inquiring at tne Treasury for an estimate as to the amount of outstanding currency which will never be offered for redemption through exchange for the smaller bills soon to be issue Pointing oul. that there now is out- standing a total of “m«fll‘! in currency of various types, Mr. Hoover recalled that after the paper money was for redemption soon after | last recalled creased because the Civil 5“‘. $13,000,000 of the $50.- | smaller sized currency. ,Hoover “Tips“ Reporters to Government’s Profit From Unredeemed Paper Money | TORRENTIAL STORM PLAYS HAVOC, BUT L03S IS NOT GREAT Firemen Hespond to 16 Calls, but Only Two Blazes Are Found. |STREETS AND BASEMENTS FLOODED BY HIGH WATER 1.82 Inches of Rainfall in Less Than Two Hours Is Record for This Year. The spectacular electrical storm which swept Washington last midnight inflicted more inconvenience than damage. Flooded streets, hundreds of inundated cellars, leaking roofs and fire scares combined to work consider: hardships over the District gener: o enerally. 1 lightning started lhw1 ligl S but tu zlectrln! dl.lphy prompted nflmu citizens to turn in an ununuuy h.ru During the alarms. period, torlbwcmhwrmun Fire tou a lght- ning partially cos i connected four woodsheds in thl Tear of 1235-1241 I street norteast. Wrrenuxl Tain prevented the flames frem spreading, since occupants of nearby h:ub';’ mm '.hle glare was occasione: electrical st the fire had gained |=unlidammmhud‘"e acqu Convicted with Sinclair and Day was | ™} States attorney, today presented the April IS GIVEN 20 YEARS|ocni By the Awsociated Press. l way before the apparatus was sum- moned. Schiessinger Home Struck. Lllhmlnl also fell on the er home at it clrcle there Presi- dent coclidu pl‘l’:‘efl whilg' Y ‘Whi ouse was under re] caster announced this 3 period of less than , from 11:55 o’clock 1o 1:50 o'clock '-hh morning, 1.82 inches were leys, were badly oodoa ‘when m m- ters were unable to discharge the tor- rents aweepm‘{r down the pavements from rections. . . Automobile Stuek. Brock, 5313 Georgia avenue, wife md:uvulcuflvanhn‘n his automobile M. wade to high Members a:u:qlilimm Army tents on e Departmen Amtu came through the 3 ex~ cept when a few of the drenched"whfll tightening the to avenue to avenue 1 on Sherman ave- nue and in some instances tore up the for several '-ler was also High reported in 5100 ecticut avenue. Street cars were aehyed and at some wln\l the water was up to the floor boards of automoblles. Flooded b-umlntl were from apa; it houses at 1111 lumbia road, 172¢ Seventeenth street and 1018 Girard street. At Fifteenth and H streets northeast th-murwu!{utmpm'adm time, while street cars and automobiles were halted by flooded streets at Four- teenth, between C and B, and further along Fourteenth, near Spring road. Traffic Held Up for Hour. ‘The overflow on the Wi = nnmmnlr: boulevard and mmu“mw Electric Power Co., however, had slnte number of linemen repairing the dam- -n, and the service was restored un'ly today. Although high winds ntunM the rain_and lightning. only e 16 (Continued on Pag DATE OF MA(EDONALD'S VISIT TO U. S. UNFIXED Hold Journey Will Be Made Later Than Anticipated in Some Circles. By the Associated Press. 000,000 then ouuhndlnl never was pre- sented for redemption. “That meant tlnt the Government's assets were increased by just that amount,” Mr. Hoover said, adding with a smile that of cowse he didn’t expect the 13 to 50 ratio to obtain at present. The paper currency now in use will be replaced gradually with the new money, but Treasury officlals sald it probably will be years before all of it has been retired. Until the redemption period ends, perhaps some 15 years hence, no check can be made on how much the Government's lil;ll'.h:fll have been in- o S mnnon June 22.—1t was stated in circles today lhlt has been -emed ronrdln‘ projected visit of Premier MacDonald to Wash- was pnln!od out that it 'l.l im- ?onlbl- for the present to fix a date for such a joi , but it was thought that it would likely be at a later date than was anticipated in some quarters. Ballot Fraud D.e!mdnt Freed. "cnx:xuomm 22 UP).—A Jury last o “Prince” Arthur Reur Norkh Side Demoeratk leader, and ’:ur milendum with stuff- lnu other muduh t practices in W'll. mayoralty election in April, 1927, State Nnu, hlo 5