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JARFF DEBATE ~0PENS IN SENATE {"Simnions’ Proposal for In- | “come Tax Data Expected ' to Develop Fight. By the Associated Press. ‘F=The tariff program of organized | American agriculture, calling in many i céises for higher rates on farm products | than those already proposed, lay before : the Senate today as it came at last to | : fre opening of debate upon the tariff } bill, ! “'The immediate order of business was | . consideration of the proposal of Sena- * tor Simmons of North Carolina, ranking emocrat of the finance committee, at the Treasury Department be asked - for income tax information showing the recent, profits and losses of individuals and corporations affected by tariff re-| : vision. Then the program agreed upon | ealled for general debate on the ad-; ministrative provisions of the tariff Zmeasure. . Submitted by a group of national | 2 agricultural organizations, the program | i of the farmers asked restoration of the | > higher rates on sugar and on tobacco 1 proposed in the House bill and for in- } creases in the duties on cattle, hides, * cheese, casein, dried milk, staple cotton . and numerous vegetable products. : Speedy Enactment Asked. | ‘The dictum of the farmers signifi- ? cantly avoided any mention of the Re- ! publican independents’ demand _that ! tariff revision be confined to agricul- | tural products. It took no cognizance | i of the industrial schedules in the tariff ! bill and_called for enactment of the, ta=iff measure before the regular ses-| - sion opens in December . The farm program was signed by | representatives of the National Grange. American Farm Burcau Federation, | National Co-operative Milk Producers’ | Pederation, National Dairy Union, | LIEUT. GEOR ‘American National Live Stock Associa- i Western Air Express pilot and World War fi tion. Natiopal Wood Marketing Council, | missing Transcontinental Air Transport plane Sonthern Tarifl Association of America, | section of New Mexico. —Assoc Kansas State Live Stock Association, | — OF CRAN STORACE tiom. Senator Charges Farmers The agriculturalists declared that| some of the duties proposed in the re- vised House bill submitted to the Sen- | ate by the Republican leaders were sat- | isfactory. However, it urged that none of the farm rates in the measure be | lowered. | “Without & material increase in the duties above the present rates” the | farm statement said, “the sugar indus- | try of this country will suffer severe, hardships. It has been shown by the | growers that rates of duty such as have been asked for by the farm organi- zations would lead to profitable cane and beet production and would ade- quately increase the cane and beet acreages.” Tax Data Proposal Opposed. The Simmons proposal regarding in- come tax information is opposed by the administration group, but has the sup- port of the independent Republican- Democratic coalition. ‘This combination has decided to post- pone its effort to restrict tariff revision to agricultural commodities until there has been an opportunity for debate upon the merits of the bill as drawn up by the finance committee Republicans. Later it is expected that this will be attempted, efther by a proposal to strike out all other schedules or by one to re- commit the measure, with instructions to the committee to confine rate changes to farm products. EIGHT BODIES TAKEN FROM WRECKAGE OF PLANE ON MOUNTAIN d From First Page.) (Conti; studded bed of the canyon, the force was so terrific that the nine cylinders of the big motor were literally torn from their supports and hurled back into the fusels Only the scattered bits of metal and the one large piece remained of $her wings—and on that piece was identdffeation, No. 9649, the plane's m; ark. The ‘gearchers lifted the twisted and fire-blaekened cabin roof, like the cover of a candy box, from all that remained of the happy, carefrée party of eight that sailed away to conquer space and time in the air liner. Quick intakes of breath ran around the circle of search- ers as this operation was comipleted. Friends of A. B. McGaffey, Albuquerque business. man, and known throughout this State, looked upon his bier. Grim- faced men of.the old West went about their task. A .coroner’s jury was drawn with Justice of the Peace J. F. McBride acting as coroner. Verdict Is Returned. District Attorney Fred Nichols repre- sented the State. The jury examined the wreckage and the bodies, and solemnly and briefly reported—the vic- | tims came to their death “as the result | of an airplane accident.” No opinion was given as to the cause of the crash. Then the slow. treacherous trek down the mountainside began, with deep can- vons ‘and thick underbrush making the | trip difficult. Eight bodies on stretchers were borne seven miles by the party, then were taken by ambulance to Grant. | ‘Three bodies identified as those of Mrs. * Corina Raymond of Glendale, Calif,, the only woman aboard; A. B. McGaffey of Albuquerque, N. Mex., and Harris Livermore of Boston were made ready for removal to Albuquerque. Mc- Gafley's body was identified by a bit of melted silver—the remnant of an Indian | bracelet he always wore. Official Report Due. Bodies of the other victims were to be | sent to Gallup, N. Mex., today. They were: Willlam Henry Beers of New | York City, and M. M. Campbell of Cin- cinnatl, both passengers, and J. B.| Stowe and E. A. Deitel, pilots, and C. F. Canfield, courier, members of the crew. ‘With the conclusion of the coroner’s inquest, official investigation of the ac- | cident by the State of New Mexico, was at an end. There remained the report of ‘R. 1. Haven, Department of Com- merce investigator, who said his office | in -Washington would make public his | findings after he had sent them there.. | BRITISH TO SEEK NEW SPEED MARKS Seaplanes Will Attempt to Better Own Records, Made in Schneider Cup Race. By fhe Associated Press. CALSHOT, England, September 9.— British seaplanes, which set a new world record for speed Saturday in the Schneider ch races, will make a fresh assault on all speed records tomorrow. Flying Officer R. L. R. Atcherley, al- though he was disqualified in the race, attained a speed of 332.49 miles an hour, well over the previous record of 318.43 set by Mario de Bernhardi last year: Old marks must be exceeded by 5 mifes an hour to be alowed as a new speed record. The attempt on Tuesday will be over a 3-kilometer (slightly less than 2 miles) course, Squadron Leader A. H. Orelabar, was ex] d to make -the first. attempt witH the same seaplane in which Flying Officer H. R. D. Waghorn won the Flight Lieut. G. H. Stainforth will m-‘I& a test flight in a Gloster ] 3 Forced to Sell Because of Loaded Elevator. By the Associated Press. Senator Nye, Republican, North Da- kota, today accused Duluth, Minneapolis and Chicago grain operators of at- tempting to force the wheat growers to dump their commodity upon the mar- ket by keeping storage facilities loaded to their maximum. He asked an in- vestigation by the Federal Farm Board The Senator said an inquiry of his own had indicated that the elevators of the Northwest were filled to capacity and that the farmer had no altérnative but to sell his product at whatever the cur- rent price might be rather than hold it for more favorable terms. He asserted that he believed the elevators had been filled_through a deliberate program of the Duluth and Chicago Boards ‘of Trade Commerce. May Go Before Hoover. Prepared to go . before President | Hoover with his complaint, if necessary, after he has presented it to the Farm | | Board, Senator Nye declared that if im- | mediate action is not forthcoming he | will present a resolution calling for a | Senate investigation “of this general terminal tle-up.” “The wheat farmers are being en- ' couraged,” the Senator said, “by the | Farm Board and the Department of ! Agriculture to withhold seiling their | wheat. But the farmers are being | forced to sell outright for want of credit | and storage facilities, although every- | thing indicates splendid prices for | wheat later. | “The farmer is being compelled to | sell through what I believe is a deliber- | |ate program engineered by the grain trade, including the Duluth and Chi- cago boards of trade and the Minneapo- | lis Chamber of Commerce.” Nye went on fo describe his own in- | quiry, which he sald had disclosed that | Winter wheat from the Southwest had been brought into the Northwestern | elevators by the grain operatives, with the result that the Northwestern pro- | ducers of Spring wheat were being de- | ; ‘ rived of “storage facilities which would | year. | | | ave meant much in this short crop” “A Deliberate Scheme.” “This strikes me as being a deliberate | scheme to deprive the Spring wheat growers of that price which is in evi- dence for this year's crop,” Nye con- tinued. *‘The local elevators in the fleld are probably not at all responsible for | his program, but the wheat trade oper- | ing in Duluth, Minneapolis and Chi- | cago have the power to manipulate these terminal facilities at will. “I have suggested to the North Da- kota Railroad Commission an investi- gation which they assure me is being conducted. I hope to encourage the farm board to make a full and complete investigation and to correct the ills they may find to exist. “If for any reason the farm board does not see fit or does not find it pos- sible to act, then I shall carry to the floor of the Senate at an early hour a resolution calling for a Senate inve: tigation of this general terminal tie up.” | STORM DELAYS PLANE BOUND TO KANSAS CITY | Western Air Express Had Been Forced Down by Minor Acci- dent in New Mexico. By the Associated Press. TUCUMCARI, N. Mex., September 9. —The Kansas City-bound Western Air | Express plane which Saturday evening was forced down 25 miles from here by a broken hinge on the aileron con- trols, was held here yesterday by stormy weather between = Tucumcari and Amarillo, Tex. The Western Air Express officials at Albuquerque said the four passengers probably would be sent on to Kansas City by train. Information last night that the controls on the ship had been broken while it was flying at 9,000 feet was incorrect, according to the of- ficial report to the W. A. E. Airport at Albuquerque, The officials said that the breaking; of “ the aileron control hinge was a minor accident and that the ship was !}nnded with ease on a Quay County arm. It had been scheduled to resume its trip to Kansas City yesterday. BANDITS HOLD TOURISTS. Ransom of $52,000 Demanded for Greek’ Excursionists. ATHENS, Greece, September 9 (#)— Five bandits yesterday captured excur- { sionists near Trikala and are holding them. = Among them was Senator ‘Hadjigakis. It was eaid here the bandits were holding the group: for 4,000,000 drach- mae” ransom “(about $52,000). and the Minneapolls Chamber of | — GE K. RICE, , discovered the wreckage of the ity of San Francisco in a barren iated Press Telephoto from Los Angeles. ko i) HALTS TRIAL I J. C. CAMPBELL, One of jurors in the Gastonia murder trial who became insane, causing a mis- @ S BRI . 4 INJUNGTION. NED 10 LABOR LEADER Court Refuses to Take Action in Case of Fish Against Union. Because Henry A. Pish, business man- ager of local No. 77 of the International Union of Operating Engineers, falled to exhaust his remedies within the union by prgsecuting an appeal to the gen- eral executive board of the action of Charles A. Haury in suspending him frgm his position and depriving him of his right to membership in .he local, Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the District Supreme Court today sus- tained a motion of the union officials to dismiss the suit for injunction by which Fish sought to be reinstated. The justice sustained the contention of Attorney James S. Easby-Smith for the defendants that the civil courts may not interfere in the administrative af- fairs of a labor union where it is not shown that the petitioner has prosecut- cd appeals from the alleged illegal ac- tion as provided by the by-laws of the union. Court States Views. Attorneys P. H. Marshall and Thomas C. Bradley for the former business man- ager sought to distinguish the tase from the general law proposition laid down by the defense by the claim that the action was vold, and that no appeal need be taken from a void action, but the court remarked that when persons | join such organizations as labor unions | they should acquaint themselves with the rules and the powers of officials and should abide by such powers. The al- legations of the bill were too general, it was stated, to give the court jurisdiction in the face of the admitted right of ap- peal provided by the by-laws. Fish, in his petition, had claimed that officers of the international union had threatened to order strikes on the In- ternal Revenue Bullding and other Gov- ernment bullding operations unless of- ficers of the local acceded to the de- mands of Charles E. Haury, repre- sentative of Arthur H. Huddell, general president of the international union and acting business manager in place of Fish. The plaintiff claimed that he has lost his opportunity to work because of a suspension ordered by Haury without authority. Appeal, he claimed, would be futile, because in all instances for several years the action of the gen- eral president has been upheld by the general executive board, which, it was claimed, is dominated by him. Change of Heart Possible. The court suggested that the board may have a change of heart, and if formerly dominated by Huddell might in the case of Fish throw off such domination. Recourse must had through the usual channels, the court- decided. Counsel for “Fish asked leave to amend the bill of complaint and pend- ing such amendment did not press the application of some other members of the union to-intervene in the case. ‘War Minister Resigns. By Cable to The Star. LA PAZ, Bolivia, September 9.—Min- ister of War Gregorio Vincenti resigned Saturday. Vincenti gave no reason for his action. ll; ] Goes in Training. FARMINGDALE, N. Y, September 0ol sl bl ve pre-season foot, bal) team. New York University’s musicians, 70 strong, have succumbed to camp to get into shape for: support of athletics. —_— HUSTON IS CHOSEN REPUBLICAN CHIEF Party Chairmanship Goes to Southerner for First Time in History. (Continued From First Page.) | | workers throughout the country, an or- ganization which will ensure full ex- pression of that public opinion which stands with and by the Republican party and the administration program. “It is natural for me to regard the chairmanship of this committee as one of the highest honors that can come to any citizen, and to justify the con- fidence you have reposed in me, I pledge you ;]he best service of which I am ca) e.” e members of the committee from the South in seconding the nomination of Mr, Huston called attention to the fact that the “Democratic solid South” has ceased to be solid. They pledged themselves to carry their States for the Republican party iA coming elections. Bascom Slemp of Virginia, calling at- tention to the fact that the first test is to come in his State next November, predicted the election of Dr. Willlam M. Brown as governor, the candidate cf the Republicans and the anti-Smith | Democrats. Edward F. Colladay, Re- | publican national committeeman for the District of Columbia, seconded the | nomination of Mr. Huston “for the | voteless District of Columbia, which I hope will soon no longer be voleleu."‘ Dr. Work Speaks. Dr. Work in a brief address to the committee expressed his regrets in leav- | ing the committee. | “I look upon every member of this | committee as a personal friend,” sald | Dr. Work, He sald that every member of the committee had been at his post and had done whatever was asked of him_during_the last campaign. “The | results of their work," said Dr. Work, “were recorded on November 6 last. I {100k upon this meeting of the commit- tee as an opportunity to say not good- by, but farewell. My interest in the Republican party will continue, al- though I am no longer a member of the committee.” The resolution adopted by the com- | mittee upon the resignation of Dr. Work | follows: | “But his unselfish and valued service rendered by him as its chairman during a period of American political history | that demanded not only distinguished | ability and untiring energy, but a pa- | [tience and a philosophy that com- manded the respect of his cotem- | porarfes and enabled him to serve the | highest purpose of his party in shaping | its policies and successfully conducting | one of the most notable and important | presidential campaigns in three-qua:- | | record "score, ters of a century of its career. “The issues were \ .ied and the con- sequences wers .ial to the Natiol welfare | “The ..t that Herbert Hoover re- | ceived the popular vote of 21,000,000 | citizens and the 444 electoral votes of | forty States of the Union—both un- | | precedented in our party’s history—is | |not only a source of gratification to | | this committee, but should be a source of pride to our retiring chairman. | “With a full knowledge of the vicis- situdes he encountered, the obstacles he !overcame and, with a clear concep- | tion of the far-reaching importance of the victory the Republican party | achieved under his leadership, we re- | cord our appreciation of the- debt that | is due him for duty dome. | ")ée was not oniy dilligent but de- | votzd. “He was not only unselfish but un- assuming. | “He gave counsel with a modesty and received it with a willingness that bespoke that breadth of character and knowledge of his fellowmen so essential to real leadership. | President's Letter Read. | The letter of President Hoover which | was read to the committee follows: “Dear Mr. Willlams: “On the occasion of Dr. Worl determination to retire from the chai manship of the Republican national committee, I should like, through you, to place in the record of the national committee the high appreciation L<agld, and which I know the country generally holds, for the many public services given by Dr. Work. He has given his | long 1ife of ‘public usefulness in many directions. “He long since demonstrated his | leadership in his own profession as | president for many years of the Colorado State board of heaith, presi- {dent of the American Psychiatric Society and finally as president of the | i\ American Medical Association, and as a colonel in the medical service during the World War. ‘l “He has given much to party service. | beginning 20 years ago as chairman of | the Republican State convention of Colorado, a member for many years of | the Republican national committee, and | | during the past successful campaign, | chairman of the national committee. “In public office he has been succ sively Assistant Postmaster General, | | Postmaster General and Secretary of | the Interior, with a record for admin- | istrative capacity, honesty and courage | | at each step. “Dr. Work can quite well feel that he is entitled to a rest and I know that the committee joins with me in ex- pression of npgrzchuon. not _only for his service '3 th> party, but also for so distinguished a career in public service. “Yours faithfully, “(8igned) HERBERT HOOVER.” | Three Places Filled. ‘The committee accepted the resigna- tion of three of its members and then filled their places in accordance with the recommendations of the State com- mittees. T, Coleman du Pont of Dela- ware is succeeded by Gov. C. W. Buck, Mrs, Pauline Morton Sabin of New York is succeeded by Mrs. Ruth Baker Pratt, and Mrs. Louise 8, Orvis of Vermont is succeeded by Mrs, Margaret M. Tucker. mes M. Burk of Pennsylvania, gen- eral counsel of the Republican national committee, was made a member of the executive committee of the national committee. | \ Summerall Is Grandfather. Gen. Charles P, Summerall, chief of the Army staff,’ today became the grandfather of twins, & boy and girl, born to .the wife of his son, Lieut. Charles P. Summerall, jr. TWO KILLED | [ L m?i'm U. . RIFLE TEAM WINS DEWAR CUP Defeats Britain for Third _ Year in World Match at Camp Perry. Special Dispatch to The Star. CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 9.— For the third consecutive year the United States defeated Great Britain and won the Dewar Cup in the inter- national small-bore team match. Fall- ing 4 points short of their last year's the Americans totaled 7,877 points out of a possible 8,000 to lead the British by 106 points. G. G. M. Upshaw, Pasadena, Calif., won individual honors, with 398 out of 400, while First Lieut. Walter R. Stokes, medica! detachment, 121st Engineers. upheld the Capital’s reputation by tie- ing two others for second honors, with a 397 tally. Earle Stimson, Portland. Oreg., now & member of the National Capital Rifle Club, trailed the fleld, with 3 ‘The event consisted of 20-man teams firing 20 shots at both the 50- yard .89-inch bulls-eye and the 100-yard range 2-inch “bull.” Each country fired on its home range and exchanged | results by cable. Mary Ward, 19-year-old Chicago girl, distinguished herself by shooting & “possible” over the 50-yard stage and dropping only 5 points at the longer range. _Sergt. J. B. Jensen, United States Cavalry, totaled 487 out of 505 to win the gold medal in the National Rifle Assoclation grand aggregate event, which comprises the scores made by the members in the Leech Cup, Marine Corps, Wimbledon Cup and the Presi- dent’s matches. One point behind came Gunnery Sergt. Morris Fisher, noted international shot of the hard-hitting “Devil Dogs,” who also shoots wil National Capital Rifle Club. Other local marksmen to land one of the hundred bronze medals offered in this competition are: Stokes, twen- tieth, 477; Ensign Charles C. Pyne, United States Navy, fortieth, 474; En- sign Brasel N. Rittenhouse, jr., forty- eighth, 474: Corpl. Paul Sausanavitch, 13th Engineers, Fort Humphreys, Vir- | ginia, fifty-eighth, 472, and Capt. Just HALL RESTS CASE NNEWSPAPER ST Lavarre’s First Witness De- nies Parntership—Court Gets Stock. | i | By the Associated Press. MACON, Ga., September 9.—Harold | Hall rested in his sult here today against Willlam Lavarre for equal | operating control of four Southeasterr: newspapers. He completed his case | shortly “after testimony was resumed | following & week's recess. | The last important development be- | fore Hall rested was acceptance by Federal Judge Bascom S. Deaver of ap- | | proximately $870,000 in stock of the | is awaiting the first favorable oppor- .¢ the Walsh act. | | Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle, the Spartan- | burg (8. C.) Herald and the Journal | ‘nnd the Columbia (8. C.) Record lnd" $54,000 from Lavarre. It had previously been brought out that Lavarre had placed the stock in | ! the hands of Coudert Brothers, New | | York attorneys, who had declined Yo | | dispose of it except on court order. It | was specified today that the stock and | | $54,000 remaining of $870,000 furnished | |to Hall and Lavarre by the Inter- | national Paper Co., were brought inin | court, under a stipulation of counsel, and not as evidence. The record books of the four papers and other fragments of evidence were put in the record by Hall before | Lavarre called Fitzhugh McMaster. | editor of the Columbia Record, to the | stand as his first witness. | Hall is suing Lavarre, contending | that he is a partner. Lavarre answered | that Hall is an employe, and deserted | | the Chronicle to which he had been |assigned. The two men received the purchase price of the newspapers from | the International Paper Co., which said | the money was furnished as an invest- | paper. |~ McMaster testified that he had never heard Hall referred to as Lavarre's partner. 'FIRST HIT-AND-FLY | SUSPECT IS HELD C. Jensen, ordnance, Department State | stafl, seventy-fourth, 470. ‘The Crowell match, which was post- poned from Thursday to Saturday afternoon, on account of overtaxed range facilities, was won by Corpl. H. F. Hicks, United States Infantry, with a possible 75. 8ix Capital experts placed their 15 shots on the 1.000-yard range target to land in the prize money. Service Division, 213 entries:1st Lieut. Richard M. Cutts, jr. United States Marines. 14th, 73; Corpl. Sausanaviteh, 27th, same score, and Sergt. Davis E. Schwartz, 13th Engineers, Fort Humph- ays, Va. 29th, 72 National QGuard, 438 competitors: 8tokes, 73, and Sergt. Louis A. Robert- | son, Headquarters and Service Com- | pany, 121st Engineers, 9th, same score. Civilians, 330 entrants: Leo Kase- hagen, 111, 1248 Irving street north- west, captain of the 3rd Corps Area, R. O. T. C, 65th, 68 tally. Today the national! pistol team match, which was instituted in 1920 by the national board for the promotion of rifie practice, and the individual pis- tol championship will be fired. BISHOP TO MAKE ADDRESS AT PULASKI CEREMONIES Dr. J. C. Plagens, auxiliary of Detroit, will be one of the Rev, bishoj principal speakers at Pulaski memorial | exercises to be held In the Memorial Continental Hall, October 10, in com- memoration of Gen. Pulaski of Revolu- tionary War fame. ‘The exercises here will take place Pilot Henry Ramsdell, Charged | With Manslaughter, Denies | Plane Struck Boat. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, September 9.—Henry Ramsdell was held today on a ‘echnical charge of manslaughter in connection with an accident in which an airplane | struck a motor boat in Jamaica Bay. killing one of the boat's occupants and injuring the other. Ramsdell was the second pilot in two !days to be held here on homicide charges, William H. Alexander having been arrajgned yesterday after his plane landed among bathers at Coney Islanc, killing 2 and injuring 10. Both Ramsdell and Alexander are employed by Coastal Airways. William Brown was killed and John Dee injured when a seaplane practically | cut their motor boat in two and then | continued on its course, the first hit- | and-fly plane in police records. Rams- dell was picked up later, but asserted that damage to a pontoon of his plane | had been caused by his striking a log «and not a boat. W. R. & E. OFFICIAL DIES AT AGE OF 65 ‘William 8. Ballenger Funeral Serv- ! jces to Be Held at Residence the day after extensive exercises at | |Bavannah, Ga., October 9, the latter | date marking the 150th anniversary of the wounding of the famous general | while resisting British forces during the seige of Savannah. John B. Stetson. jr. United States minister to Poland. has been invited to address the Pulaski Natfonal Memorial Association at its celebration in Savannah, according to Assoclated Press dispatches. The ex- ercises there will be opened with sol- emn high memorial mass, conducted by the Bishop of Savannah, Right Rev. Michael J. Keyes, assisted by a num- ber of Polish priests. Senate to Preserve Fess Forum Talk On Bi-Centennial The address on plans for the celebration of the 200th anni- versary of the birth of George ‘Washington, which was delivered by Senator Fess, Republican, of Ohio, Saturday night on the radio forum program arranged by ‘The Star and sponsored by the Columbia Broadcasting System, will be printed in the Congres- sional Record. Senator per, Republican of Kansas, obtained permission in the Senate today to have the Pess speech printed in the Rec- ord, pointing that it contains historical information in connec- tion with the proposed bi-centen- nial celebration. IN THIS UPSET AT Tomorrow. old. division superintendent fer the | Washington Railway & Electric Co., oy which he had been employed for the past 44 years, died at his_home. 1006 Webster street, yesterday. He had been in failing health for the past six | months. tonian and & lifelong resident of thie | city. He wi charter member of the Edward J. Rose Council, No. 26, Junior | Order of United American Mechanics. He is survived by his widow, Mrs, Barbara Ballenger; a son, W. F. Ballenger; three daughters, Miss Anna Ballenger, Mrs. Margaret Warren and Mrs. Joseph Moynihan; a brother, Don- ald T. Bn?len[er, and sister, Mrs. Lillian Saunders. Funeral services will be conducted at the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment will be in Congres- sional Cemetery. | Mexican Town Ts Looted. i MEXICO CITY, September 9 (#).— sSpecial dispatches to El Universal from | Torreon today said 25 bandits attacked and sacked the town of Mapimi Friday night, killing the chief of police. Quake Hits Santa Barbara. SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Septembe |9 (#).—An earthquake, lasting esti. mated six seconds, shook Santa Barbara at 9:27 o'clock last night. The temblor which was felt over a radjus of six miles, rattled windows, but no damage was reported. r CONEY ISLAND William Spencer Ballenger. 65 years Mr. Ballenger was & native Washing- | George G. Feruic, own ilot and de- signer of Roosevelt Field, Long Island. where he tunity to fly to Rumania. PLANPARLEY ONUS. BULDING PROGRAN | Architects From All Sections of Union to Assemble Here Tomorrow. Govenment's great public building pro- gram is expected to be taken tomorrow | when the Board of Architectural Con- | sultants of the Treasury Department th the | ment and as an outlet for newsprint | assmbles here from all parts of the United States to confer on plans for |the new Federal bullding triangle. | It will'be th2 first meeting of the | body-since the death of one of its mem- | bers, Milton B. Medary of Philadelphia, | prominent architect, who had a large |influence in shaping programs for the | | improvement of the National Capital. Mr. Medary's firm, Zantzinger, Borie & Medary. has the contract for pre- paring preliminary sketches for the De- partment of Justice Building. which is to be erected on the site of Center Market. ‘The death of Mr. Medary, however. will in no way affect the contract, it was explained at the Treasury, as the papers were drawn up for the firm, and | not Mr. Medarv himself. Members of the Board aof Archi- tectural Consultants for months have been working on preliminary sketches for the principal buildings of the Federal triangle, which are next on the program for construction. It is on the basis of these sketches that the Treas- ury Department will formulsic esti- mates to submit to Congress at the next session for actual construction. Among the projects for which such preliminary sketches have been under way, in accordance with contracts be- tween the Government and the archi- tects are: The Department of Labor, the Interstate Commerce Commission | Building, the Independent Offices | Bullding, the Department of Justice and architectural landscaping. | "'The board will meet at the Treas- | ury Department, whose member on the | board is Louis A. Simon, head of the | architectural division of the Office of | Supervising Architect. Mr. Simon, in | addition to the great mass of work in carrying forward the building projects throughout the country, has been super- vising study of plans for the great | Archives Building, which is to be one of the structures in the Federal tri- angle. The triangle, bounded by Penn- | sylvania avenue, Fifteenth street and B street. is gradually being acquired by the Government either by purchase or condemnation of land. Ship Sinking in Midocean. HALIFAX. Nova Scotia, September 9 (). —The three-masted schooner Santa Quita was reported today to be aban- | doned and sinking at latitude 44.33 | north, longitude 50.09 west, far out tn the ocean east of Nova Scotia. i iy ity BAND CONCERTS. { By the United States Army Band, Curtls D. Alway, captain, Infantry, commanding; Willlam J. Stannard, leader; Thomes F. Darcy. second leader, at McMillan Park, First and Bryant streets, 7:30 o'clock. March, “Washington Grays,” Grafulla Overture, ‘“Oberon” .. .Jaernefelt , Wedding of g'te -Lithgow “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band, at the bandstand, at 5:30 o'clock; John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant e March, “Pilgrims Triumph: Overture, “Danish Festival, Tschaikowsky Morceau, “Extase d'Amour” (the ecstacy of love) ..Roze Scenes from the comic opera “Chimes of Normandy".... Planquette Characteristic, “A Yankee Patrol,” Meacham pular, “Hawajian Moon- h «+.Klickman “Don't Cry, Baby .. Fiorito ‘“The Star Spangled Banner.” ! By the United States Navy Band, at - the Capitol, 7:30 o'clock: Charles Ben- ter, leader; Charles Wise, assistant leader. Overture, “Festival”............Lassen “Danses Polowitsiennes,” from T Solo for cornet, * Waves” . «+.Mascagni . .Espinosa comed, (b) “Caprichio Espanol”. | Moraima. Excerpts_from the musical ““The Desert .. | Humoresque, ‘“Strike Up the Band, Here Comes the Sailor,” “The Mocking Bitas Xylophone solo, “ ocking Stebbe Musician Louls Goucher. Hu . own plane (above), now at Another important step in the ' ...Remberg ngarian, No, 3" Lisst | i H i BLACKMER AGAIN HITS WALSH ACT 0il Man Files Plea for Relief From Second Contempt Citation. ! Again attacking the validity of the Walsh act permitting the service of sub- + poenas in criminal cases on American citizens abroad, Harry M. Blackmer. millionaire oil man_ residing in France since 1927, today flled in the District Supreme Court a plea to be relieved of |the second contempt citation made against him following his failure to ap- .pear as a witness in the Fall-Sinclair conspiracy case. ‘Through Attorney George Gordon Battle of New York, Blackmer says the provisions of the Walsh act are in con- travention of his constitutional rights. | and aserts that even if he had appeared and his testimony had been admitted it would have been of no practical value the case resulted in a mistrial. He was summoned to appear at the Sinclair trial April 2, 1928, he states, but no pro- ceedings were had on that date except to continue the case until April 9. He asserts that he was not apprised of such continuance and could not have ap- ared. pe(Jou.mel for Blackmer also submitted ap amended plea to the first contempt case growing out of his failure to ap- {pear at the Fall-Doheny trial, which i he informed the clerk of the court he would ask permission of the court o file when the second contempt matter | comes up for hearing September 16. | Blackmer asks that the court hold ‘him not guilty of contempt' and that it direct the return to him of $100,000 in Liberty bonds now impounded by the | United States marshal, under both | citations, a= required by the provision | i i KNIVES, HAMMER, LAMP FIGURE IN SUNDAY ROWS |Eight Are in Hospital Followinz Personal Disagree- ments. Eight fights sent as many persons to hospitals over the week end. police re- ‘port. Knives, a pitcher, hammer anci jamp were the weapons employed , Ployd Potter, 30 vears, and Mary Pot- | ter, his wife, 25 years, of 418 C street | northeast, were parties to one alter- i cation. The husband was struck on | the head with a hammer by his wife, | police reported, and was treated at Casualty Hospital for a scalp wound. Three colored women, Lucinda Dol- man, 35 years, 217A Morgan street: | Martha Lovings, 30 years, 331 Missouri | avenue, and Adelaide Johnson, 22 years, 619 Burden court southwest, were hurt in other fights. George Briggs, 21 years, 1314 Elev- enth street, and an unidentified col- |ored man participated in a fight near Rhode Island avenue and Sixteenth street about 3:30 o'clock this morning. Br:m was knocked down and his face | cut. ‘Three other colored victims were | Aubrey Davis, 26 years, 7400 Poplar avenue; Preston Brooks, 25 years, 102 | Four: alf street. southwest, and Franl s, 44 years, 407 Four-and- a-half southwest. ‘Thom street BRIAND AUTHORIZED TO DRAW PLAN FOR UNITING OF EUROPE (Continued From First Page.) ! | | progress and because the diversity was not only detrimental to Europe, but to | other continents as well. The German leader then made the i direct recommendation that Europe have one monetary system and one uni- fled postal system. He emphasized that the present situation was incomprehen- sible to, people overseas and declared his conviction that rationalization of pro- duction and tribution in Europe would benefit other continents. If arrangements were being consid- ered, he sald, to facilitate exchanges and bring about the lowering of the tariffs Germany was ready to join in such a movement. . Stresemann won the rapt atten- tion of his auditors when he indirectly painted a picture of a Germany no longer interested in war, but absorbed in the developments of science, all dele~ gates seeing in this an allusion to such German scientific achievements as the Graf Zeppelin, North German Lloyd !liner Bremen and the giant Dornier airplane. Combats With Nature. | “In future 'S pers heroism will | have no place, he said, is in combat ju’llh nature that men will find their | sphere of usefulness. The real heroes will be those who lead the fight between: | man and the universe.” | _He voiced Germany's satisfaction that German soil would be freed of the bur- den of allied troops, and appealed to the | delegates tc hasten liquidation of the | probelm of the Saar Basin. |~ He heartily approved the plan of the | British and other delegations to revise ! certain articles of the League covenant 180 &S to make them as strong in out- | lawing war as the Kellogg pact, but in- sisted that other articles of the cove- nant should also be remodeled. Dr. Stresemann declared his convic- tion that in waging battle against war the prime emphasis must be laid on methods of preventing war. Watching Naval Issue. ‘The German foreign minister de- T clared that everybody was eagerly fol- lowing the naval conversations betweer: Premier MacDonpld and Ambassador Dawes in London, about which the dele- gates to the assembly had heard sucn encouraging words from the premier himself. He ardently hoped these nego- tiations would be crowned with success. Senator Scialoja said Italy was ob- g satisfactory progress of the 1 conversations between England and America and hoped that they would lead to a general disarmament con~ ference. Italy Considers Plan. Senator Scialoja of Italy declared Italy would give the project serious con- sideration, holding that a proper eco- nomic organization of Europe was most desizable. Premier Benes of proved the idea, but that Europe must make haste slowly. He thought that great difficultiés would have to be surmounted. M. Briand himself was obviously happy over Dr. Stresemann’s approval of his scheme, even with viso that it be economic and not political. The Prench premier himself declared in his speech last week that the confeder- | ation idea could profitably be made po- et omic. . litical as well as econ Briand Shows Diplomacy. Approval of M. Briand's cherished project, which he has resolutely schemed terialize from the Foreign inister Stresemann of Germany, Sen- ator Scialoja of Italy and Premier Benes of Czechoslovakia all announced tlll_’elrd interest and approbation’ of its principle. | Premier Briand's luncheon today, " which had been awaited with keene:t anticipation, may thus be of world- wide historic significance. \ ‘The man who inspired the pact of Paris, or Kellogg renunciation of war pact, again demonstrated his genius for diplomacy in attracting n:gpon to his idea for 'a European confederation. ‘The luncheon brought forth n;fl first step that has been in con the eoun toward an | Europe,” tries of Europe economic “United States of 3