Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1929, Page 2

VOTES T GPPASE CAR FARE Federation. Auainst. Raise| | Without Revaluation, Urges Haif* Fare for Stheols. ‘The- Federation: of ‘Uitizens’ Associn~ tions-last night voted to opppse any in- crease in- carfare without a revaluation of the property of the Capital Traction Co. The: federation aiso urged half fares for school ciftidren on their way to and from public schools, abolishing of | the law requiring the street car com- | panies to pay salaries of street crossing policemen, institution of free, universal transfers between cars and busses of the } Capital Traction and Washingten Rall- ! way & Electric Cos, and certain. res | strictions on the. issuance- of passes to ' employes of“ the street railway Ites. | Reroufing of lines, with reciprocal use | of transfers, was.also -nd. especially to deal with the. petition of the-Capital Traction Co: for an inerease in fares, the merits of the question came in for practically no discussion. BATTLE AGAINST INCREASED: FARE (Continued out Prom Pirst dividends cn its 8 in the of a motion to dismiss it on the ground that John H. Hanna, prenmmt of l,he stated he would contended commission could not grant an increase to a company that had not applied for it. The commission disposed of his THE SUNDAY -STAR, WASHINGTO: e moustriaL_&rass_cranuarss | |PRESIDENT SPENDS .| the stat Graduating exercises of the 1928-29 class of the Army Industrial Cohle were held yesterday at the Munitions Bullding. The of War, James Seeretary Good, is shown presenting a diploma to Lieut. Harold A. McGinnis, Artillery —Wide Wm’ld Photo. -\Lee Schoenhair Lands at Clevstand: After 13 Hours and 20°' Minutes. the AssockPied Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 22—Sig- naled at: Cincinnati: that fog om lhe‘ course- to- MNew: York was unsafe, Lee | Schoenbair landed at Cleveland Mu- Near Beer Sippers In Des.Moines Face Ban. on Malt. Drink By the Associated Press. DES MOINES, June 22—A long, dry Summer loomed for the near beer drinkers of Des Moines because one. man found a clause in the State law few sus- ted. terday it seemed there would be pienty of near beer, 150,000 botties. rolled into the city in 12: railroad cars, making up one of the largest shipments in the Middie West. iliegal to seil mllt liquor of any sort, regardless of its alcoholic content or intoxicating qualities, in States with laws such as Towa's. | unbroken he would start a fight from { 1405 Angeles to New York by easy stages Monday. He. planned his race \nu time to start Wednesday from New York, driv] at both the West- ward record of Col. Art Goebel and the Eastward record which he holds. If Schoenhair succeeds, Hawks said he would follow his first plan to take here early Monday and at- rmin the record | FOUR RUM BOATS FAIL LOS ANGELES, June 22 (#).—Lee toek off here at 3:41 o'clock (Pacific Coast Time) this morning in an attempt to-set a new non-stop transcontinental The fiyer was overdue at St. Louls, which: he had planned to reach by 3 p.m. (Central Standard Time). He had not heen reported at Scott | Pield, Belleville, Ill, a short di from St. Louis, where he intended to nals from the ground. Woflhtbfld\ll'n- might cause trouble -nd' mbmmm Onthen h-nd.thuhccthncthe charge l:r‘.'lfl “mm ja'lflg store last Mueh. Prank E. 'nm. of the Pacific Goodrich ring the fli‘ht expressed hh ‘ellef in Schoen- 's innocence and voiced the opinion ® the case. was one of mis identit; g‘l:ha);nhuu munonluu Was lnuiv-d Filel ‘:‘:fl the nrport at Har- Hawks Plans Flight. Capt. Prank mv;ukholder ':'x‘ the !n Angeles-New York non-s air late today be Schoenhair, veteran California_pilot, | ! drop a message and obtain weather sig- | Tacke! after | rine a with Marine Corps Back to Port at Amherstburg, on Lake. Erie. By the Associated' Press. ‘WINDSOR, Ontario, Jupe 22.—Four | rum boats were driven back into Am- cutters operating in Lake Erie, it was reported from Trenton (Mich.) Coast Gufld headquarters. Two or three ling craft slipped through the when the engine died in one c;l'vse Government boats, it was be- No seimires and no arrests were made by the Coast Guard, they said. No re- gort was received of the battle said to ave developed yesterday off Grosse Isle when lbout 50 shots were fired. Discovery. of men from Chicago ! among those rum runners who were searched at the export docks here yes- terday hy provincial police under Dep- uty mer Alfred E. Cuddy and | Arthur Moss, followed earlier reports. that Chicage gangsters were attempt~ ing to wrest control of the Detroit mvtrul:qunr business from the Detroit TS, | Canadian Gives Views, TORONTO, Ontario, June 22. (®).— While Ontario provincial police will take any steps. necessary to protect citizens within its borders from danger incidental to rum-running activities om the United States-Ontario barder, the entry of armed rum runners into Canadian waters is a mlll!r for the Dominion gavernment, W. H. Price, at- torney lenerfl, dpcllred wd;y‘ WASHINGTGN 70 RE RECRUIT MARINE RESERVE UNIT 401st Volunteer Company to Go to Quantico for Two Weeke’ Encampment. Gen. Wendell C. Neville, com- m-ndwt &.m Marine Corps, has au- thorized ediate recruiting and mum; in of Wi 's first Ma~ Corps reserve unit, to be known as the 401st Vohmtm umne Corps BQ- serve Company. cnm.lng mr whlch bcun yes rduy. u to Quantico for a two-week ing period July 28, in competition Reserve_units from Philadelphia, New York, Boston and New Orl Appllcnmuix for enrollment can be made at the offices of Capt. Harvey L. Miller, 1412 Pennsylvania avenue, who taken | will command the company. It is the intention to recruit the non- com ed fi former overseas service men, The age limits are from 18 to 35, and former members of the High School cadet companies are particular Herman W. Bell, jr. former Marine sergeant, 7123 Chestaut street, Takoma Mvummwarollhfluuw Millee in com- mnd he omccn of the company will t_Lieut. attached w the oau of uu. Pratt, superintend- ent of police, and Second "Lieut. Donald C. Georgetown. University | par] graduate, time record, announced mlfld attempt to. set 1; M;holu ll;flfi, mark between the two c D failed in his effort to bnt.thetnmmun umbh tween. hers the 21 dauu lobb: Takes Actors” Pay. CHICAGO. June ' agters i Connec! | of " determining | the new board, | Soldier Field Is to Be Sceme of | Coast Guard Cutters Drive Them herstburg- early. today by Coast Guard | di Presence eof Secretary of Agriculture Indicates Farm Board Discussion. 1 Yielding to the lure of\the open Hoover are spending today at the head- waters of the Rapidan River in the | { Blue Ridge Mountains of Virgini. They | | are accompanied by Secretary of Agri- culture Hyde, Mark Sullivan, writer,, and Lawrence Richey, one of the Wihite House secrctaries. Packing up his fishing tackle, and taking along & plentiful supply of food snake bites, the Presidect was on his way to the trout streamss o his fishing | preserve long before noon yesicrcey. It is his first recreation since the adjourn- | inent of Congress. ‘To Discuss Farm Board. Not all of the time in the cool air | ¢! the mountains was set aside for Pieasure, however, for the presence of Secretary Hyde indicated that the ident planned to discuss the selec- tion \pf eight men to il the posts on the naw Federal Farm Board created | by the books. More than 600 names have been | recommended by members of Congress, farm fll’"m“fllfl and individuals for these positions. The large number of suggestions has added to the difficulty upon appointments to r. ver s under- stood to be hopeful that the board may be announced within two weeks, S0 that it may settle down without undue delay to the work of carrying out the provisions of the farm relief law. Rescues Radio Engireers. On his way to his fishing camp yes- terday afternoon the Preaident came to the rescue of three engineers of the National Broad Co.,, who Dbecame stranded in_ & vain endeavor to reach the President’s camp. men had left Wash- ington at 7 o'clock yesterday morning and- at 10 o'clock found themseives. un~ able to proceed farther than a point about 25 miles from the camp, where they were stuck fast in the mud. Normally the road to the camp at this place is not good. and it is the large White House cars to smaller aulo- mobiles, which are better able 1o vom- plete the journey. The fadio men nad no small car and were unable to. hire one. Besides, the roads were in worse condition than usual due to .he heavy rains Priday night. The presidential party came upon them ll 4 o'clock yesterday a!temmn, magle to send small cars. from O:el'nd- dent’s camp to bring in the radio men. The stranded men were Ralph munds, manage of WRC; A, B, Johnson, Wi division enginees, and Robert Terrell, opeumr ‘They went to the camp to assist in the broadcast- lnlolmmwmflwvnbnu boys and girls of: America last night. President Hoover did not -nncunce hen_ he left Washington hoy 'o\eund remain away from 'he v’lule lsHouse. He is expected to 1:turn either this evening or some time lomorrow. SYNOB WILL CROWD. - | BIG CHICAGO ARENA. Lutheran Pageantry—Church's Founder Honored. By the. Associated Press. RIVER FOREST, Il June 22—Sol- dier Pleld, Chicago, scene of some of the world’s greatest athletic spectacles and the theater for a of Roman Catholics the fufl“‘m Church. .emdl af the followers of Mar- t:lnny—fnunh Tl maavention. w1l ticipate in the p P ww t )m:rmo! Concordia Semlnll'y. St. Louls, is to deliver the prineipal address, and’ the. opening ad- dress will be made by !Jm':d les Senator Charles S. Deneen. Edwin H. Faster, president of the Lutheran Lay- mens League, is another of the prin- cipal Thc festival opens with a flag drill by 2,000 Lutheran wochhl school | children. Chorus numbers: will be | heard kn'gx c}min otb"loo to. h‘x&o?; volces, with selections. the River Porest Concordia Teach College. rical and doctrinal fea~ tures of Luther's catechism will be portrayed in a series of WIDOW’S DEATH SOLVED 3Y MURDER CONFESSION California Realtor Admits Killing ‘Woman—@Gets Life for Act. Cites Suicide Pact. By the Associated Press. was cleared up here today McClure, 57, rnl estate dealer, pleaded. guilty to a charge of murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment, McClure, who nrevlnusly had pro- tested his innocence, confessed. that he shot and killed Mrs. Wood' June 13 and placed her body behind a signboard at }Am Beach, Calif, where it was found. He sald the woman o(lan hnl dh- cussed & suicide told in court of mvn uletpdu.- tempt. at suicide after the slaying and of his flight to Mexico, where he was captured. ‘The court announced a recommenda~ tion would be made to the prison board xl McClure serve the complete sen~ ce. DYE TRUST HEADS MEET. Move for Co-operation with Stand- ard 0il Nears Close. FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN, June 22 country, President Hoover and Mrs.' and linpaments to be used in case cli‘m President’s custom to transfer from the | eral. | of Northwestern States fax s ‘a major 4ap‘dlli‘lnloclh:hll:pwlthln discuss the | being JUNE 23, D‘\ Head Takes Post Here. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM W’ILE. An eamest exponent of the benture plan—Dr. John Lee late president of the North | the United States Tariff Commi | Dr. Coulter was appointed to that which is considered the “pivot” arour which the commission’s entire activi ties revolve, as a result of his able ges- | entation of the case for raising the tariff flaxseed. Largely because of his argument on behalf of the fllx-zro'linfl&i:lm of innesota, North Dakota, th Da- ta and Montana, the commission rec- o‘ 56 cents bushel. President Hoover ntly the recommendation. l.n (e oeth of bltter protests from the | Argentine governmam:. Dr. Coulter's call ta the Tariff Commission, which he wild now serve as its principal ad- viser, vps the immediate result. Apart from the circumstances—of current importance in the congressional situation—that Dr. Coulter is a believer in the debanture export bounty on sur- plus crops, \his achievement of the key highly signifidynt on general grounds. It is a copcesvion to the paramount place that agriculture now has in the lative. The Tarift no chief economist executive and Commission. has for the past six previous occupant of Turner, having res of the endless squ sugar tariff Fox Was Filling Posi. ‘The functions of the post have been fulfilled by Emanuel Fox, the head of the economics division, a job entirely disassociated from that of chief econ- omist. Dr. Coulter’s appointment to the last-named posltlon u ln unmnmnmo acknowledgment mounted to the level o{ '.he qurv m the business of American tariff making. The appointment at least !s so comsid- ered in Tariff Commission quarfers themselves. Dr. Coulter came before the samr agricultural committee last Winter an g as & spokesman of the Nnrth western farming country and revie' umulmul plight. and needs in un- n particular, he losed him- self u a bellever in the project first sored and still ad: by the ational Grange, ie., the now celebrat- ed debenture. scheme. for paying an. ex- port bounty on surplus crops. His ap- mnmnm. to the Tariff Commission as. strongly urged ky Senators Fraaler md Nye of North Dakata, both of whom voted conmsistently for the debenture plan durlng the recent ruction in the Dr Conltu-'s new billet will pay him the beeth. John R, mumce ling over the Bd- | $8,000 & year. It is the highest salaried job on the commission, next to those of the commissioners themsalves, who got only $7,500 until the Weich civil lu pay-increase bill raised their es to $9,000 a year. Coulter’s work To a cansiderable tent he will lnluanu its entire policy. Durh( '.h. past 1@ months more than all commission has con- An Eminent sulnt. When the Tariff Commission sadem, mhlol\ 3: the wrm‘dwu onfiaxseed, cm&un the wn structure. Hl wbmltbd 'hlt the com- ter confessed was virtually of the which | mi an um'enfla case on The ts a bushel in t! much to the indignation practical disadvantage of: Argentina, which has been nflm%w Quanti- s of Saxseed iato the nited sl-:ah sion sce. the uneconomic situation which was. working to ‘the serlous. injury of American point out. thai instead of building the mills which grind flm ln'a oil near the flelds grown—in such pmu (‘nrlexan lns a8 wnnnpolk or lll located alon, the ch 15 arediont ot linseed, oil, has of all the wi 1&' tlc o seaboard. chief in- efore from the. board: before it, reac! result is that the high freight rates are probihitive. when American flaxseed comes in competitipn with the flaxseed an Argentine cost of §1.52, was eloguently and effectively delineated by Dr. Coulter when he appeared before the Tariffi Commission, and his plea won the day. One of the immediate effects has been the planting of ex- tensive new flax acreage in North Da- kota and other States, automatically reducing the. production of an equiv- dm!-ly amount of ‘“surplus” Dr "Coulter is a native Minnesotan apd in his lnny-el‘hth year. He succeed- cdt:he Iate Sanafor L Ladd of North Da~ pn.mg of Morth Dakota A = Oou-p in 1021 State Coulter. u u\-nd ‘Governme Mwlly in vulou. oa- pacities, lndllflln. ;g“wl- cultuul expert in the Census reau. Just before going to North Dakota he was.dean of the West Virginia Oollege | of Agriculture. (Copyright. 1929.) CRAZED COLORED MAN BA&'ENOBA Md., m{uu 22,—Crazed: by either heat or drl an cgloud man ran lnuck !.htmi lhe streets of Northwest with an open mketknm. kulln. nu white man and mh ano! dead man is John ger, 14, who bled to death (mm-mmdnwnmflu arm, The slayer was npt captured md a few minutes after Finger had bee pronounced dead, police received n- rts that three colored persons en slashed or stabbed in South U- timore, about a mile away. Finger, one of the oldest merchants in Northwest wumm was attacked while looking into a shop window. The killer, who was qbletly wulun' nenby, pulled ou suddenly went in a knife and m-rmn& ve chuo Morris who -“fllpud to block | Pedestrians ’r zhrmhcubem-u was slashed | LAWYER MCES CES TRAIN. BOSTON, Mass., June 22 (#).—Rich- ard M. Russell, Boston lawyer, hired a lar Boston. & Alban: the West at effort to at Farwell, ““#.‘»."’ 'J""" Toledo, (rom | ommended increasing the duty from 40 | Teliet act just placed upon | POSition on the Tariff Commission i | Ctheme of things at Washington, both | seven years, the | are nearly ! jg schooner R g e e i inday, hvor the two bmu will call ln at Mon- United States.) ximo P RUNS AMUCK, KILLS ONE|- » | By the Associated Press. ® | went about. their appointed tasks md:y glnllk 1929—PART 1. DAY ALONG RIVER! CHIEF ECNOMIST | Former North Dakqta College “m de- G sulter, l‘\&ou i President’s camp near Madison in the | State Agricultural College—will tymor- row take office as chief economity of N'Gi, l-uu-lll his dally stroll with I at the Wflhfl.. r Vlillllm Black while put for m -Ewing Phato. TWO SHIPS DERART FOR ARCTIC LABYRY }\Comdr. MacMillan Sa) Schools Will Be Estab- lished for Eskimos. { Special Dispatch to The Star WISCASSET, Me., June 22— into the Arctic, where they will spend three intensive months in scientific in- vestigation, Comdr. Donald B. MacMil- lan and his staff of learned men saluted | the crowd that waved to them on shore and sailed down the Sheepscot River at 2:05 o'clock this afternoon. Twelve | minutes later, Dr. Wilfred Grenfell's/ a d | hospital misslon schooner Maravel whis- | tled her salute and followed the Bowdoin. ter The two scheoners will remain in com- pany until they resch Bonpe, Labra- dor, where they will part, each to carry out its own, purpose. Just before sail- ing, Comdr. MacMillan outlined the ob- Jects he hopes to attain on the three- month trip. One of the most important 5 building that Eskimo children bave ever had. Materials for the construction of @ community building and schoolhouse, | 40" by 17 feet, are stowed away aboard| the Arctic ship. Comdr. MacMillan declared that he will sttempt to break down the feeling against the teaching| mi of English, insisting that the. language | be taught in the new school, Te Visit Bafiin Land, | After touching et the Macmillan | sclentific station, 25 miles west of Nain, | | Labrador, they will proeeed beyond the Land, about which comparatively littie | known. Contrary to the Bowdoin left Wiscasset without her flllr fl)‘!:l‘i ’fhc l:?tl:\lll however, 'll’ corated code Eltn *tion ack fiying ‘llr‘ch' her main masthead and the American flag from her stern. While the lhon waved lnd cheered, the Macmil- and the Grenfell hospital headed for Christmas Gove On Su ‘weather ditions. Island, 'nuy will proceed from Monne n to Belfas Their Tast call be!on proceeding to! Labrador will be at Bar Harbor. In com- pany yith the Bowdoin and the Mar: ‘ val will proceed from that point, prol ;Blfly remaining together until they rnch | On tlu trip from Wiscasset to Lab- rador the Maraval is takipg along a sup- ply of foods that will be tasted lnt the | first time by Eskimos, Cooked smoked meats and Maine hwu boiled and e;nw are laclhdad in' the' stores aboar; Her princ duty will be the p lgl pa lem: mm any pon-lon ot the Labrador mnnmned by thc Grenfell Mission. Sons of John D, Jr., Aboard. ‘Two of the most prominent and yet ‘most unobtrusive members of the Mara- val's crew are Nelson and Lawrence W. Rockeleller, sons of John D, Rocke- t seemed as boyl wumd m outdo tha ordm-ry memhen of m er with & will, joking with the crew and with_visitors and new: &A Lindbergh, they m 1ndlvldu:i MRS. WIICHESTER’S “‘ARK’ IS DESTROYED BY FIRE| Architectural Oddity Built More Than 20 Years Ago to Be Ready for Second Flood. | B the. M—uw Prass. 22— al extrava- here by o tne the | er glory.” uml is the establishment of the first school | f: | Arctic cirele to the west coast of Bafiin | the usual practice, the Fumasoni crowd oi | of trial to_the five hospitals | ter CATHOLIC LEADERS SEE ERA OF PEACE r. John 1. Burke Pays Trib-' ute to Assistance of Mor- _row in Mexican Problem. yesterdd v and predictions on all sides that the\era of gpod will that has been restored Would result in a new ers of peace and\ prosperity for the Mexican pecple. The Unitd1 States Government al- ways bas \Wed the differences h- tween the Dr. John J. Burke, m of the National Catholic Wi 'l‘re Con- ference, gld tribute *to fih\ by Dwight \mer| bassador '0 iven 'W. Morrow, l-xloo. 3;-:»: n exile, sent h:‘lt)!o clergy and people ol who were days ;’b 13.’.1 3 = Arc] op Ruiz’' message, w0 Dr. Burke, follows: “Dar Pather Burke, the work & reconcillation between ihe ehurch m llexlcn started by prlou Dsi u‘:d"M‘h* Ic e Igr. npu mr lut nn "(o lll b the All the Archbishop Pietro Fumasoni Biondi, apostolic delegate in the United States. said: “Neegless to say, I am most grati- | flndtohegro(lm:duunnntlhzre- ligious conflict in Mexica. A eonunu:c- tion of the mutual good will and co- eration which have effected the seme- ment will mean an era of peace and proumrny («- the Mexican nation.” Dr. Burke said: “The work of ad- justing the religious situation in Mexteol Tested mainly with the Most Rev. Fu- masoni Biondi, apostolic delegate to the United States, and until a apostolic delegate to Mexico. lb‘enn.mp .lndu Yobn::y as early 'y t Calles. As ex-President: ury of the National Catholic W ference ;fill tn‘ mwmw ex-Presiden e._accompanied e cn?;‘( the luthonlv ofi * P oL tm return with dlmlty and the right or} the church to exercise its spiritual r\mcunns is recognized. The adjust- ment, the words of Amhhlahop Ruiz, is the opemu of an m" ‘mutual good will and respect, in h all Mexi- cans will labor in common for the wel- fare of their fatherland. Our owa | Goverrment here and our Ambassador to Mexico gave every assistance which their office would permit. and .vu-v courtesy that might rightly be extended | to us as citizens in helping our fellow Catholies in Mexico. ‘“Under the leadership of the Mexican hierarchy, which has shown loyalty to church and to wherein the n;t}n;! ;:ll: be t:M" united than ever an -establighed re- ligious lndh-lon- shine with even great- SETTLEMENT IS HAILED. 0 \hp church | the COULTER REDOMES | [ et waxse & omons ] MEXICAN GATHOLICS CELEBRATE TREATY Nation-Wide Lay Demonstra- tion Gets Under Way as | Thousands Flock to Churches | By the Associated Press. CITY, June 22—Th | Catholic population of Mexico: tonigh prepared for a nation-wide lay demon- stration at the still priestless shrines tomorrow in general thanksgiving over | the agreement between church and | state, reached last night, that will per- | mit the clergy to return to the churches | they left three years ago. The demonstration began in the capi- | tal at noon today, when the church {bells of many cathedrals, rung by Ijubulnl laity, rang out a message of | restored harmony and understanding | Crowds streamed toward the churches throughout the day to offer prayers of gratitude. Plans were made for a huge demonstration to President Emilio Portes Gil on July 6 to show the publi: appreciation of his broadmindedsess in dealing with the representatives of the Catholic Church. Centers at Shrine. The demonstzation tomorrow will cen- ter at the Church of the Virgin of Guadalupe on the outskirts of the eity, which has been' the best beloved shrine of Mexico for three centuries. It 1s unlikely that the national cathedral, which has looked down on most of lhe significant events of modern Amer- ican history, will figure in tomorrow’s celebration, although its huge size would lend it to the popular demand. The calbcdnl dates back to the time of Cor- and is now clesed for & therough 1 overhauung and repair. | Make Pact Effective. | The machinery for putting into effect the agreement reached by the President lflnd Archbishep Leopoldo Ruiz was in movement today. Plans were made by ’[hu government to turn the churches back to the bishops and priests and by | the episcopate again to take charge’ of \he edifices and (o ‘reassign the 4,000 more priests- who - have scattered ly since they withdrew on August 1926, in protest against enforcement af the religious laws. Many of them | Went to the United States or hid- in 1 a5 »Ialf‘d sections of Mexico. is task of reoccupying the churches is wamendous and wi l probahly require several weeks' time. It llfllud that many churc! would be T:ho\lt bcm.fl! of clergy for ! several wee to come. in the long negot! vesterdlv are tl:ud.v concl . He conferred at length’ | zevol nists. o Morrow Congratulated. United States Ambassador Dwight W Morrow today “efmdhuwpygn cnrn[rm n\:- messal jor the (l piic conferred st length ident this morning, | | a , and QVUI went to his W;Ia,ll’! bmlc 4 1928 wa:, on the polnt of realization. The doc rations bave delivered are no ferent In any respect from those Pr dent Calles was going .to make wiil mclrd o lh:'chumhmt o u&mv. uments now archives ¢ Ehe Presidency.” Dr. Walsh to Beturn. Dr. Edmund A. Walsh, vice presiden of Georgetown University, Who s bct‘u pere six weeks in connection with th pgotiations, plans to leave next wee.. fox' Washington. \ne significant fact in the presen! "d is that this is the first time in \umuituous history of Mexico when: has been setilement of a ques- tion O\ importance without a victory rn one sid\> and a defeat on the other, witl Tesulf flllflunllemenl to the foliow- ers of th: losing si There ¥as no mmunn in the agree- ment al the remrn of foreign, Span- ishing-; ing priests, who were ban- ished three\yvears ago and presumably are still for n to conduct services in Mexico. The religioud\law expressly states that only native-bor ministers are allowed to conduct servieps, but an amendment in 1926 permitiéyl priests other than Spanish speaking\ to remain for six years to train Mexidan assistants to take over lhell work. The bishops now bxre, numbering 10. conferred for two holrs this morning with hbishops Ruix and on matters connected with' reorganization of the church system in Mexico. Latér the two archbishops conferred with Acting Secretary of the Interiar Canales, It was learned in official quarters to- nl‘m t an anmesty measure was be- considered under which all religious s still in arms against the govern= ment would be given opportunity to Te- turn to their home unmolested, Registered Priests May Officiate. It was understood that pending re- sumption of services in the churches, ho register with the govern- ment, will be permitted to officiate at private ceremonies houses, such as weddings, baptisms. confirmations and private masses. is only a tem- porary measure, lox private religious ceremonies gre forbidden by law. A special steamer will be placed st disposal of the women exiles at the Las Trea Marias prison colony whose violations of the religious laws were pardoned last night. Many. of them are members of sogially promti- nent families. ‘The stream of grateful pilgrims. to the Church of the Vtrflh\ of Guadalupe reached such proportions tonight.that trafic for many around waw paralyzed. It was estimated that nearly 100,000 persons visited the shrine, those who could not get inside kneeling. and praying outside. GERMANY SATISFIED. Religious Peace in Mexico Pleasing to Minister of Justice. BERLIN, June 22 (P).—News that the Mexican government and the cath- oli¢ Ohurch had reached an agreement on the religious comiroversy was re- ceived today with great satisfaction in Germany, Where numerous Catholic mass meetings have been held during the past year in pmtm against Mexi- can government measures regarded as | Belgium Regards Mexican Church Agreement as Happy Event. lnlmMI! to thz chuxch Justice Theodore von auorud. Cm(flil lender sald, “With- out knowing the details of the arrange- ment effect, 1 have no hesitation in saying that Catholics the wor'd oyer. and especlally "In Germany. wil be happy 10 that rell mc» fas e Lhtme.w