Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1929, Page 2

2 % SENATE RIVALRIES - STIRRING SOUTH Echoes of Hoover - Smith; Presidential Fight Expected in Coming Contest. By the Assoclated Press. Echoes of the Hoover-Smith presi- dential contest will reverberate through portions of the South in the forthcom- ing senatorial contests, which are ex- pected to furnish evidence on whether the 1928 revolt within the Democratic ranks in that section was merely tem- porary. Two of the Senators who were fore- most in the opposition to the election of the Democratic presidential candidate, Alfred E. Smith—Heflin of Alabama and Simmons of North Carolina—are up for re-election next year, and Heflin already has opposition in the primary campaign, with John Bankhead offer- ing for his place, Thus far no opponent to Senator Simmons has entered the fleld. Some of his friends are conident that the leaders of the Democratic organization will not make any concerted move o oppose his renomination. They are seeking to weld the party together for the contest with the Republicans, who are expected to place a senatorial can- didate on the ticket. Peculiar Virginia Situation. A rather peculiar situation seems to be developing in Virginia, which, with North Carolina, Texas and Florida, feil into the Republican column in the last presidential election for the first time since reconstruction days. Senator Carter Glass, one of the outstanding Democratic leaders of the Senate, and who stumped his State for Smith, is up for re-election there. Although his speeches formed a large part of the rec- ord of the bitter fight in the Hoover- Smith campaign in that State, it ap- pears now that he may be unopposed in the Democratic primary for renomina- tion. Whether the anti-Smith Demo- crats and the Republicans will unite on A& candidate to oppose him, as they have in the present gubernatorial race, re- mains for the future. Some leaders of the rival parties here Tow are of the opinion that the Repub- licans will nominate cne of their own number for the Senate, with C. Bascon Slemp, national committeeman, and Henry W. Anderson of Richmond most prominently mentioned. At the recent anti-Smith Democratic convention at Roanoke to nominate a gubernatorial candidate there was much talk of nam- ing an anti-Smith Democratic leader to oppose Glass. May Oppose Sheppard. Benator Sheppard, author of the pro- hibition amendment, comes up for re- election in Texas and is likely to have primary opposition. The name of Gov. Dan Moody now bulks large in the dis- cussions of probable candidates. The Republicans undoubtedly will nominate a candidate there, hoping for support from the anti-Smith Democrats, since both Sheppard and Moody supported the former New York Governor. The Democrats feel sure of re- gaining the Senate seat from Oklahoma now heid by Pine, a Republican, but the G. O. P. board of strategy is confident of holding this seat. Pine may have op- position in the primary and in the gen- eral election probably will be opposed by Willlam T. Holloway, lieutenant gov- ernor of the State. Although Hoover carried Tennessee, £ome Republican leaders entertain scant hope of wresting a Senate seat there from the Democrats. There will be a contest in the Democratic primary, with Representative Cordell Hull opposing William E. Brock, who recently was ap- pointed Senator to succeed the late Lawrence D. Tyson. Three Southern Democratic Senators, all of whom supported Alfred E. Smith, probably will be renominated and re- eelcted without real opposition. They are Robinson of Arkansas, running mate with Smith; Harrison of Mississippi and Harris of Georgia. Ransdell of Louisi- ana also may be without an opponent in the Democratic primarv, but there is some talk here that Gov. Long may 1l\l:ow his hat into the senatorial con- tost, STORM PLAYS PRANK. Barn Is Bloyn Away, but Hay Con- tents Not Disturbed. A cyclone demolished two large barns on the farm of Mrs. Mary Parins, near Green Bay, Wis., and scattered most of the boards and timber for a half mile. The twister swept the larger barn away with much of the brick and cement foundation, but left 100 tons of hay where it was stored. The silo and farm residence, both standing near the barn, were untouched. The cyclone swept away the second barn and destroyed all the farm ma- chinery, but left a new sedan unscratch- ed, although surrounded by debris. It did no injury to Mrs. Parins and a rela- tive, who were in the larger barn, but killed a horse and calf. COMMUNISTS ARRESTED. | 25 Members of League Held in San Francisco Demonstration. SAN FRANCISCO, September 28 (/). —Twenty-five members of the Young Communist League of America, includ- ing three women, were arrested by police tonight when they staged a dem- onstration on a downtown street cor- ner protesting against the trial of the Gastonia textile strikers in North Caro- lina. who are accused of the murder of a police official, DIPLOMATIC WAIT HIT. Buenos Airves Paper Wants U. 8.' Envoy Named. BUENOS AIRES, September 28 (#).— The newspaper La Prensa today made an editorial attack on the government for its failure to name a new Ambassa- dor to Washington. The Efiptl‘ said that this delay had reduced the embassy to “an ordinary office in one of the most important centers of diplomacy,” and this at a time when revision of the American tariffs was raising questions of the utmost importance to Argentina’s commerce. PANTAGES’ LAWYERS ACT. Serve Notice That a Change of, Venue Will Be Asked. LOS ANGELES, September 28 (#).— Notice that a change of venue would be requested in the case of Alexander 'T. Pantages, 54, multimillionaire vaude- ville magnate, charged with two counts of assault on a young dancing girl, was served on District Attorney Buron Fitts today by defense attorneys. Ex-Editor of the Menace Slain. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Septcmber 28 (#).—Billy Parker, said to be a for- mer editor of the Menace, an Auioia 10, paper, was shot and killed late today at the headquarters of a loca! | political organization. Police are hold- ing Harvey Jackson for the killing. Secret Police Ousted. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Septem- ber 28 (#)—Col. Aquiles Arguello, chiet of the secret police, and 26 members of his force today were discharged be- <ause of inefficiency and mlnr of au- 4 THE SUNDAY DAY. ON RELEASE FROM JAIL, NOT TO WED Sinclair Case Prisoner and D. C. Girl Deny Reports. Close Friends, However, and Visits Have Been Made During Incarceration. Denlals on behalf of both followed the publication yesterday of the re- ported engagement of Miss Dorothy M. Ridenour of Washington to Henry Mason Day and their approaching mar- ringe after the aide to Harry F. Sin- | clair, ofl magnate and sportsman, is re- leased next Thursday from the Dis- | trict Jail, where he is completing & | four-month sentence for contempt of court, . Mrs. J. W. Ridenour of 3234 Thir- | teenth street, mother of the young so- clety girl, commented on the report only to deny it. “My daughter is not engaged to Mr. Day,” she said, “but they are very good friends.” Nonplussed Over Report. At the jail Day appeared greatly nonplussed over the report. He joined with Mrs. Ridenour in denying the en- gagement. “I have known Miss Ridenour vel well for quite a long while,” Day added. “She sometimes visits me here and per- | haps that is the basls for the report that we are engaged.” | Upon his release from the District | Jail next week, Mr. Day, who is vice | president of the Sinclair Exploration Co., intends to go almost immediately to Europe, the base of his former oil operations in Sinclair's behalf. He frankly admitted yesterday that he and Miss Ridenour are “very good friends,” and that she has had the oc- casional use of his private automobile which he caused to be sent to Wash- ington some time ago. “My car is here | MISS RIDENOUR MISS DOROTHY M. RIDENOUR. —Harris-Ewing Photo. subjeet to the use of many of my friends,” he said, “and I have fre- quently lent it to Miss Ridenour.” Occasion For Visits. Miss Ridenour, llkke many other friends of the popular young inmate of the jail, has called upon him on what is known as “visitors’ day.” On these occasions Day is relieved from his dutfes as assitant to the store superin- tendent and is able to enjoy a few hours’ freedom. . Mr. Day has been married once be- fore. His former wife was Miss Eliza- beth de Selding of Brooklyn, a widely | known singer. She divorced him in Paris last year while he was standing trial in the District Supreme Court on a charge of directing the “shadowing” of the jurors in the Teapot Dome oil case. The jury surveillance resulted in a mistrial of the ol case and Sinclair and his lieutenant were both sentenced to jail as a result for contempt of court. PREMIER MAY VISIT PRESIDENT'S CAMP Site Near Cabin Believed Ideal for Anglo-American Talks Next Week. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. About 75 or 100 feet from the cabin used by President Hoover at his camp | in the Virginia mountains is a natural nook formed by several hemlock, pine and laurel trees growing close together on a prominence of ground near the point where Laurel and Mill Creeks meet and form the Rapidan River. No more ideal place could be im- agined than this for & goodly portion of the serious conferences Mr. Hoover will have with J. Ramsey MacDonald, the British premier, when he visits him the latter part of next week. It offers just such a setting preferred by these two men. Vold of formality and pomp, far removed from the curious, in the open with nature in all its Autumn beauty all about them. One of the last things President Hoover said to friends before leaving the White House yesterday afternoon to spend this week end at his picturesque retreat in the mountain country was that he hoped the weather would be as promising next week when Mr. Mac- Donald is with him. Will Choose Cabin. At any rate, the President left for | the camp yesterday with the intention of going ahead with the laying of his plans accordingly. While at the camp this week end the President will busy | himself arranging for next week's out- ing with the premier. With Mrs. Hoo- ver's assistance he will select the cabin to be turned over to the latter during his visit. There are about eight guest cabins, five of which have showers and all of which are wired for electricity, but none of which have any heating fa- cilities. The lack of heating facilities in the camp is the cause for the Presi- dent’s principal concern at present. It gets cold up in those mountains much sooner than it does in Washington. In the President’s big cabin there is a huge stone fireplace in the living room, and there is one in the large log cabin re- ferred to as the “town hall,” because it is used as a general congregating place for the camping parties. These fire- places are masterpieces from the artis- tic point of view, and are no doubt real- 1y beautiful with big logs crackling in them, but for the practical purpose of giving heat for comfort they are not acceptable so far as President Hoover's ideas of comfort are concerned. It. has not been determined yet whether there will be ladies along on the outing at the camp being planned for next week. There is some likelihood of the President making it a stag af- fair. In any event there are going to be few guests. ¥ If the President should be defeated in his purpose by the weather he and the Labor leader will do most of their con- ferring within the toric_old White House, most likely within the room at the extreme northeast end of the house, which is now used by Mr. Hoover as his private study, and which for a century was used as the office of Presidents. Next to the famous east room on the first floor, this room is looked upon as the most historic of all others in the ‘White House. Likes Upper Porch. The President has shown a fondness | for the upper porch in the rear portico, and he frequently sits with Mrs. Hoover and friends there if the evening is not too_ chilly. It is Tl“e likely that he and Mr.*MacDonald will do some of their chatting there, too. While laying his plans for the pre- mier's visit and the forthcoming naval disarmament conference, President; Hoover was represented yesterday as having given no thought yet to the personnel of the American delegation to the conference, despite speculation to the contrary. Just the same he has given considerable study to the general subject of naval disarmament itself and other matters which are expected ! to be discussed intimately by him and his British visitor. Will Cover Wide Range. There is every reason to know that the President and Mr. MacDonald will concern themselves with a variety of public '%llxut . It is expected that they discuss the entire category of subjects bearing upon Anglo-Ameri- can relations. ~Already they have a fairly good understanding as a result | of the long exchange of correspondence in advance of their personal meeting. Considerin, the virtually complete | status of their understanding concern- ing the principle to be followed at the forthcoming disarmament conference EVENTS DISTURBING PEACE HOPE T0LD Background of Coming Hoover-MacDonald Conver- sations Recalled by Writer. | BY DREW PEARSON. After three months of dispatching | lengthy cablegrams between London | and Washington and of holding negn-’ tiations over Anglo-American naval re- | duction, Ramsay MacDonald is now on ; the high seas on a good-will pilgrim- | age, during which naval affairs Il'e‘ hardly to be discussed at all. ! Instead, both President Hoover and Mr. MacDonald have agreed that they | | will devote their time to getting better | acquainted and to clearing up all the | stumbling blocks in the path of Anglo- American amity. Some of the questions which un- doutbedly will be discussed are: 1. The economic struggle between the two countries for the control of’ the raw materials and markets of the | world, including rubber and ofl. 2. The recognition of and relations with Soviet Russia. 3. Prohibition and the possibility of revamping the liquor-smuggling treaty between the two countries. General Discussion. The discussion, however, will be gen- eral and will especially seek to cl away the clouds of misunderstanding which officials here admit began to gather after the break-up of the un- fortunate Geneva conference in 1927. During the Summer of the confer- ence the American public had found itself much more interested in base ball and motoring than in naval parity with Great Britain, and to arouse it and get its support American officials turned locse a flood of frankly ti-British propaganda. Immediately anti-British news hit the front pages and remained there. Anti-British resentment, once having been turned on, could not be turned off, and a whole series of events took place to illustrate that fact. Flames Are Fanned. Big “Bill” Thompson fanned the flames of anti-British feeling as a part of his political campaign in Chicago. ‘The House naval affairs committee be- gan consideration of a 70-ship building bill and began a drive against alleged British-inspired pacifists. Another storm of newspaper protest followed -the leak that France and Great Britain had con- cluded a secret naval understanding. Simultaneously with this, and of really more concern to official Washington, was a series of moves by both coun- tries in the struggle to capture the trade and markets of the world. Great Britain had seen the United States, once owing the world $5,000,000,~ 000, become the creditor nation of the world in 1927, to the tune of $25,600,- 000,000. In Britain's palmiest day as banker of the world she had only $20,- 000,000,000 of foreign investments. She also had seen American foreign trade grow until it came within $1,000,000,000 of equaling hers, About this time, therefore, Great Britain started a series of maneuvers which came dangerously near treading upon the sanctity of the Monroe doc- trine. Early in 1927 Britain shocked the State Department by violating the old Anglo-American understanding that the caribbean was sacred to the Amer- ican Navy by sending a British cruiser to that virtual protectorate—Nicaragua. Also, during 1927, the Anglo-Persian 0il Co,, owned in latge part by the Brit- ish_government, endeavored to obtain a 50-year monopoly concession for a vast tract of land in Colombia, parallel to the Panama Canal. The tract con- tained no known oil reserves, and, since it extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific and included one of the routes formerly considered by the United States for a transoceanic canal, the only conceivable use for the tract was for the construction of another Atlantic- Pacific route. . Vast Concessions. There was also some suspicion direct- ed by .Washington to the tremendous granis of land obtained by Sir Alfred Mond, former British cabinet minister, in the Republic of Panama. The con- cessions were taken for the purpose of mining gold, but, according to Ameri- cans in the Canal Zone, little gold exists in that region. The concessions extend from coast to coast, and the State Department was forced -to pro- test against any British building of a road paralleling the canal. Meanwhile, Canada, under l?:kmh e'g- couragement, was moving to up the British possessions in the West Indies and Caribbean into a close-knit com- mercial system. A government-owned steamship serv- ice was started between Canada and the West Indies, trade between these two regions increased by leaps and bounds, and there were discussions between Ot- tawa and London ngClflldlln control over British Hondu in arriving at a naval parity, there is reason to expect the naval subject not, to be the major subject to be discussed by them. ‘The President and Mr, MacDonald ate not strangers. They talked during the premier’s last visit to 3 two years ago, when he was a private British .citizen and Mr. Hoover was Secretary of Commerce. To offset British penetration in the Carribbean, the United States suddenly became interested in Africa, hitherto considered r!fiuml spoil for Great Brit- ain. The State Department threw over- board its American interests in the British Minister to |ings, is there manifested any real en- STAR, - WASHINGTON, FRENCH COMMENT NOT ENTHUSIASTIC Some Paris Papers Openly Sarcastic or Hostile Over Washington Conversations. By Radio to The Star. PARIS, September 28 —The embarka- tion of J. Ramsay MacDonald, British prime minister, for his pligrimage to America serves as occasion for a new flood of comment in the French press concerning Anglo-American relations and naval arms negotlations. In no single newspaper, outside of those with international Socialist lean- thusiasm over the British prime min- ister's voyage, and some of the more conservative organs are openly sarcastic or hostile, : As for an invitation to a five-power | naval parley, a spokesman at the Quai D'Orsay stated tonight that no docu- ment of such a nature yet had been received by the French government. Once more it was reiterated at the Quai that France will accept such an invitation when it arrives, and that the French delegation will go to the con- ference with a sincere desire of reach- ing & practical result. Internal Reasons Seen. Nearly all the French newspapers sce the internal political situation as one of the principal reasons for Mr. Mac- Donald’s journey. Even Le Temps. the semi-official organ, calls attention to this alleged motive. Mild satisfac- tion is expressed by Le Temps that Mr.- MacDonald in his statements on the eve of his departure manifested a more conservative view than' hitherto, and indicated a bellef on his part that the Anglo-American negotiations now had reached a point where it was time to call in the other principal naval powers. Le Temps is skeptical about the abil- ity of Mr. MacDonald to persuade the Americans to go as far as he would like in the matter of an “Anglo-Amer- ican entente.” Skeptical of Result. “It will be a real resul says the newspaper, “if Mr. MacDonald at the end of his serfes of interviews with President Hoover has succeeded in es- tablishing closer relations between Lon- don and Washington, but this resuit will perhaps not measure up to the| hopes which the prime minister holds for intimate Anglo-American collabora- tion."” Maurice Turpaud, writing in L'Echo De Paris, sees the British prime min- ister as en route on a quest of diplo- matic success sufficiently important to place the Labor party in & strong po- sition at_home, but expresses doubt as to Mr. MacDonald’s ability to secure such success. ‘The British prime minister, says M. Turpaud, must attract attention outside Britain to avert the wrath of a popu- lace dissatisfled with conditions at home. More Reserved Views. Auguste Gauvain is more reserved in his statements. Referring to the naval negotiations, he urges Mr. MacDonald, President Hoover and Mr. Stimson “not to try to impose their solutions on the other three naval powers,” and “to take the views of these three powers into consideration with an end to bringing about harmony of interests.” A desire by Britain and America to dominate all seas is seen by Louis D'Orignac, who writes in the reaction- ary Liberte. He insists that Washing- ton and London are treating Rome and Paris without consideration in this mat- ter and that Tokio is receiving only slightly more attention because of the special position Japan occuples in the Orient. While having a little good and some evil to say of Mr. MacDonald and his government, Gabriel Alphaud, who con- tributes articles to Comoedia, is ex- tremely favorable toward the Hoover administration. (Copyright, 1921 AIR CLASS GRADUATED. Forty Students, Including Four Women, Complete Course. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., September 28— Graduating exercises for the first aerial ground school class ever to finish such a course in State history were held here this week. Officials of the Curtiss Fly- ing Service have been conducting the school at Johns Hopkins University dur- ing the Summer months. Forty students were graduated, four of them women. Among the subjects studied have been aero-dynamics, meteorology, air naviga- tion and aviation motors. Some of the students have coupled a flying course with the ground school work. MACDONALD SAYS OTHER NATIONS WILL CONSIDER ARMS CUT| (Continued From First Page.) lowing every movement of the prime minister and Ris daughter, B MacDonald Cheered. Mr. MacDonald himeelf loomed larg- est in the picture and drew a storm of cheers from the crowd that thronged the pler-end at Southampton as the Cunarder made a somewhat belated de- parture shortly after 9 am. The early fog had then lifted enough to permit her commander to see his way out into Southampton water. ! that swirled about the head of D. Sketches by Maj. George Oakley Totten, jr., of the facade (upper) and | foyer of the structure planncd to be erected here. an estimated cost of $1,500,000. Land and building will have MRS. GAN N TO RETURN HERE THIS WEEK. HER SISTER SAYS Curtis’ Sister Silent on Report She Will Be in Capital to Attend Functions for" Ramsay MacDonald. By the Associated Press TOPEKA, Scptember 28 —NMrs, Charles Curtis and of Mrs. R next weel Mrs. Gann has be Colvin said Mrs. Gann wo Thursday by the Woma whrether her sister wonld attend soeia! in her honor next Friday and Saturday Mrs. Gann refused to comment ot reports that she might curtail her visit here to refurn to Washington to tend social functions honoring Ramsay MacDonald, England’s prime minist on his arrival there. She said her plan: were indefinite and that she was await- ing word from Washington. Mrs. Gann, since her arrival here, has been guest at numerous entertain- ments. MRS. DILL SPEAKS. Tells Baltimore Women That Senate Ladies Are “United.” Referring to Mrs. Gann as a “very excellent woman.” the precedence storm the Vice President’s sister last Winter was discussed before the Women's City Club of Baltimore at lunchecn yesterday by Mrs. Rosalie Jones Dill, wife of Senator Dill of Washington. who told her audi- ence, in a general discussion of the sub- ject of precedence, that wives of United States Senators are presenting a “united front” on the question of precedence. She did not amplify this statement to the extent of describing what this “united front” entails, and could not be reached last night, having gone to New York from Baltimore. No other Senators’ wives could be reached for comment. In closing, she told her hosts that “claimants may come and claimants may go, but we (referring to the wives At that the huge vessel with her deep i of Senators) go on forever.” draught almost lost out with the ebbing tide and churned mud more than once while making her way slowly out of the Solent to deeper waters. Another half hour and she would have been tied up in port until afternoon, awaiting the next tide. ‘The bright sunshine favored the voy- agers and delighted a busy group of photographers, who took picture after picture of the premier and other mem- bers of his party. They were especially favored while crossing the Channel when a special boat drill was organized for the MacDonalds, who donned life preservers with the crowd of others at the boat stations and submitted with smiling composure to an epidemic of camera shots. - Idol of Passengers. Mr. MacDonald was ‘the idol of the passengers before he started. Before Cherbourg was reached his daughter had captured a similar place for herself by her simplicity, naturalness and un- deniable sincerity. For two hours during the morning he left the imperial suite and read correspondence and wrote letters in the common writing room of the vessel, where many of her fellow passengers were gathered. She wore a simple fim short-sleeved frock with no hat, wavy brown hair being parted in the middle and dressed low in the neck; {:ehr M!xt:ck"l'n of white sports cype with gray gs. Earlier in the day she had worn a red leather coat to keep off the chill of the fog while patroling the decks and ving farewells overside before de- parture. She went hatless throughout and her strong, rather serious face was often lit with a most engaging smile, which sometimes broke into a generous et passe ngers freely their countrymen would D:k:uw l;:; Th& sald Ihl':rlh? scarcely appea! as ught 0 the head of the British government and shortly to be s distinguished guest at - per- RTICLES RELIGIOUS A WILL BE DEDICATED % Washington Jews Invited to Ex- ercises at Home for Aged Tonight. Dedication of religious articles - re- cently given to the Hebrew Home for the Aged will-take place at 7 o'clock tonight in exercises to which all Wash- ington Jews have been invited. Among the articles involved in the dedicatory ceremony are a new ark pre- sented by Benjamin and Morris Gar- finkle: a new pulpit, the gift of Solo- mon Rosenthal, and a paraches, which was g.ven by Mrs. Sarah Jacobs for use in ._.e new ark. ‘The rabbis of the city will make ad- dresses, while Charles Goldsmith will accept the gifts on behalf of the home. RAID BROKERAGE HOUSE. b Customers” Claim They Were Fleeced in Bogus Stock Deals. CHICAGO, September 28 (#).—Com- plaints of customers that they had been fleeced out of various sums led to a raid by State’s attorneys today on the J. O. Beekman brokerage house. The raiders found the place had been cleaned out, all records and papers re- moved, and the only occupant was a stenographer, who was arrested for ex- amination. Patrick Pringle, believed to be secre- tary of the concern, was later taken into custody, and Beekman and other associates were sought. Among those who reported they had received no stocks nor ds were Jess E. Schoonover, Grayling, Mich.; F. P. Peterson, ton, Mich.; Dr. H. Learmont, Mi Doally Curtis Gann, v hostess, tonight said Mrs. Gann planned to return to Washington of Vice Prcsident e Prosident’s official 'some time Colvin, sister th ome visiting at her sister’'s home here the last week. Mrs. ld be a guest at & reception to be given here next Club of Topeka, but asserted sh> did not know SUTFORSIS NAESHRS BAC |Daughter of Late Horace Dodge Defendant in Action by Marie Burnham. | Mrs. Delphine Dy | daughter of the late Horace Dodge. motor car manufacturer, and wife of Raymond T. Baker, director of the mint during the Wilson administration, was named defendant in a suit filed yeste day in District Supreme Court by Marie | Edith Gresby Burnham in the interest of the Irving Trust Co. of New York, | seeking a judgment of $125,000. The plaintifl recites that Mrs. Baker gave a note to her on November 24 1925, At that time Mrs. Baker was the | wife of James H. R. Cromwell, wealthy | Philadelphian. Tt is alleged in the suit that the note was to mature in three years Accori- ing to the plaintiff. she assigned the | note to the Irving Trust Co. on April 127, 1928. She says interest has not been i since November 24, 1927, and asks $125,000 plus 8 per cent interest from | that | “Mrs. Baker makes her home at the Wardman Park Hotel. Attorneys Adkins & Nesbit, Lucien H Mercier and Gould & Wilkie represent the plaintiff. ADIVIIRA—\I COWIE HEADS ORDER OF WORLD WAR Three Other Washingtonians Are Chosen to High Office at An- nual Convention. Admiral T. J. Cowie of this city was elected commander-in-chief of the Mili- | tary Order of the World War Friday at its tenth annual convention at Niag- ara Falls. Three other distinguished officers from Washington, one of the Marine Corps and two of the Army. were chosen for high office in the or- der. Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, former commandant of the Marine Corps and present head of Virginia Military Insti- tute, was chosen vice commander-in- chief; Maj. Gibbs Blair was elected judge adyocate general and Maj. En- nalls Waggaman, a member of the gen- eral staff. Chile Regulate; Bonds. By Cable to The Star. SANTIAGO, Chile, September 28.—A law has been promulgated here which sets the conditions for emission of bonds or debentures. According to the new law, only enterprises incorporated here and having offices in Chile are au- thorized to contract loans by means of bond issues. Foreign corporations must comply with this Jaw in order to oper- ate in Chile. ’ W $1,500,000 OPERA HOUSE IS PLANNED FOR WASHINGTON ___(Continued From First Page) | hall, the location of the site is, for the | time being, withheld. New Seating Arrangement. “The plans for the building are made suitable for the needs of the American the traditional arrangements of the | European opera house. The orchestra | floor will be on the lcvel of the street, | to be reached througn a lobby of ampie | dimensions and rich design. Two grand staircases of the foyer lead to the | mezzenine and the balcony above and | | will be sufficiently large for the patrons |and unusually attractive. The gallery | of the foyer opens directly into a tier of boxes. “The tier of boxes was designed after careful study of the music halls and ! opera houses of the world. The boxes are o arranged as to afford the occu- pants of each a.full view of the stage and the audience below, and, likewise, | will give the audience below a full view of the boxes and their occupants. Pri- vate stairways will place the occupants of the boxes and auditorium in intimate touch, thus affording an opportunity for social intercourse during the inter- missions. To the rear of the boxes are convenient retiring rooms. | large stairway leading to the balcony, | the_auditorium and boxes. “Few halls have been erected in this country with proper siage facilities and orchestra pit. Washington has no place for the proper presentation of opera. In the contemplated opera house, it is planned to have a very wide proscenium 2nd a stage of such adequate dimen- sions that there will be no difficulty in staging the largest opera companies in ihe world, ballets and great ensembles. The orchestra pit will be depressed and will seat 75 musicians. President to Have Box. “By far the most interesting feature in connection with the project is the plan for the sale of the 26 boxes. There will be, in all, 27 of these boxes, the | center box, No. 1, to be reserved for the | President of the United States. For | each box sold there will be issued a cer- | tificate of preferred stock to represent the interest in that particular box. This | certificate of preferred stock will carry with it the abselute ownership of the | box and the exclusive right of use of | the same at an: | the oner to have absolute dominion over the box at all times. The preferred | stock representing ownership in the | boxes sold will be a lien on the prop- erty of the corporation to the ektent | that in the event of a sale of the prop- | erty or a dissolution of the corporation the price of the preferred stock will be repaid to the purchaser. _ “Several factors have contributed to bringing the plan for this opera house, | | long under consideration, to its present ! stage of completion. The Government's | triangle building program is soon to | take away Poli’s Theater. While this |is the only available theater in Wash- | ington where it has been possible to | present the best music, still the stage there and the seating capacity are wholly inadequate for such purposes. Keeping Pace With Cit “Washington is growing steadily. and with the Federal Government's actual embarkation upon its own long-consid- ered plans for adequate buildings, is nearing the ideal set for the most beau- tiful capital of the world. Accompany- ing this physical growth has been | washington's steady development as a | cultural center with a population that |35 not only appreciative but desirous of | the finer things. The demand exists | for a suitable building for grand opera |and high-class concerts. The means | to supply it are available, and the time is ripe for its actual construction. |~ “The project has been under con- | sideration for many years. It hasbeen | discussed not only with Washingtonians |who are interested in the city’s devel- | opment_as a great music center, and | are willing to give their assistance to | that end, but with the country's lead- | ing producers, who are anxious to bring | to Washington such companies, produc- i tions and organizations that heretofore have been to some extent debarred by reason of the lack of adequate accom- modations, ‘The time for this pre- liminary discussion is past and we are ready to go to work. The nature of | this enterprise assures its success.” | FOX INCREASES CHAIN. | e 61 Moving Picture Theaters in Three States Are Acquired. KANSAS CITY, September 28 ().— | Sale of the Midland Theater and Realty Co., including 61 moving picture thea- ters in Kansas, Missouri and Iowa, to the Fox West Coast Theaters was an- inounced here today. “Approximately $4,000,000 was involved in the deal, according to M. B. Shan- berg, vice president and general man- !ager of Midland Co. TWO SHIPS IN DISTRESS. Tankers Garnet Hulings and Scan- dia Radio for Aid Off Florida Keys. PALM BEACH, Fla., September 28 (#)—A second SOS call from the Scandia another tanker in the vicinity of the distressed Garnet Hulings off Sombrero Key, was picked up here to- night by the Radio Marine Corporation station WOE. Word of the plight of the Garnet Hulings was transmitted to the United States Coast Guard base at Fort Lai the: second 808, : public today and do not conform to | “On each side of the foyer will be a | which will be higher than usual above | and all performances, | FORMER PREMIER OF JAPAN EXPIRES Baron Tanaka, Who Resigned in July, Victim of Long lliness at 66. By the Assoclated Press. ! TOKIO, Septembér 29 (Sunday)— Baron Gitchi Tanaka, former premier of Japan, died today of angina pectoris He was 66 years old. He resigned with his cabinet on July 2 last. _He suffered a heart attack at 5:30 o'clock this morning and died three hours later. Leaders of the Seisukai party met at the Tanaka residence shortly before noon to discuss the filling Bgi :l"unakn's place as president of the rty. The former premier suffered his first attack last November 15, the day of the first banquet in_connection with the enthronement of Emperor Hirohito More acute symptoms were noted after the banquet, and as a result the baron did not accompany the Emperor end Empress to the grand shrine. Resignation Is Tendered. “The baron tendered the resignation of his cabinet to the Emperor a*ter 4 little more than two years in office. The foreign policy of the Conservatives was largely responsible for ending the tenure. Criticism had been bitter in the Dirt and in the nation of the government’s | procedure in handling approval of the Kellogg peace pact and the situation was brought to a crisis by an invesi- | gation of the assassination of Marshal Chang Tso Lin at Mukden. | Suggestion of Punishment. In this investigation. although Japa- nese officers were absolved from blame for the act itself, it was insisted that certain officers should be punished for failing to notify the home office of withdrawal of their supervision along the railway line the night the marshal was to pass that section of the line, Gen. Shirakawa, minister of war, pro- tested against the idea of punishment and refused to carry it out. As regards the Kellogg peace pact. ‘Baron Tanaka’s cabinet was criticized for allowing so much opposition to ma- terialize against the signature. This opposition was directed against the phrase “in the names of their respec- tive peoples,” which was considered to violate the perogatives of the Emperor. COUSIN OF BYRD'S HAS BROKEN BACK { Mrs. Virginia Dushane of Winches- ter in Automobile Accident Near Easton, Md. Specizl Dispatch to The Star. EASTON, Md., September 28.—Mrs. Virginia Faulkner Dushane, a cousin of Gov. Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia and of Comdr. Richard E. Byrd, the naval explorer and transatlantic fiver, is in the hospital here with a broken back and other injuries. She was in an automobile which ran off the road and overturned yesterday between Easton and St. Michaels. Sheriff Thomas Faulkner of Easton said a man who was driving the machine was also injured. His name was not | learned. Mrs. Dushane is the daughter of H. D. Fuller. president of the Farmers and Merchants’ National Bank of Win- chester,” Va. She was on her way to a house party near Easton when the accident occurred. Mrs. Dushane is a grandniece of the late United States Senator Charles J. | Faulkner. Her parents and other rela- tives came here from Winchester as sogn as they were advised of the ac- cident. REEVES TO TESTIFY ON GENEVA TALK IN SHEARER PROBE (Continued From First Page.) whether he had been at the conference or not. Naval officers of this Government were opposed to any agreement which would leave the United States inferior in cruiser strength and in other classes of naval vessels to Great Britain at the time of the Geneva conference. But the American Government and the American people generally had the same view of the matter. If there was an expression of a hope that the con- ference would not succeed it may well Iha;'e beendxhat the fon!erente should not succeed if the British proposal was | to be adhered to. a Since the present British government came into power negotiations between Mr. MacDonald and President Hoover. conducted largely by Gen. Charles G. Dawes, the American Ambassador in London, have progressed rapidly, and it {1s said satisfactorily, until the differ- ences which existed between the twn governments at the Geneva conference have largely been ironed out. Senator Hale, chairman of the Sen- ate naval affairs committee, and Sena- tor Swanson, the ranking Democratic member of the committee, were called to the White House to see the Presi- dent yesterday. They did.not reveal the reason of their visit. It is believed, however, that they were consulted with regard to the coming naval conference, the invitations to which will socn be sent out from London, it is reported. In some quarters it has been suggested that one or both of these Senators might be included in the American delegation to the conference. Look to London. Members of the Senate naval af- fairs subcommittee say that it would be unfortunate to have the Shearer hear- ing underway while the British prime minister is here on & mission looking {to a better understanding between his country and America on the question of naval armaments. The Geneva confer- ence, which is involved in the inquiry. did not show the two countries seeing eye to eye in this matter. The effort today is to forget Geneva and to look forward to London. Shearer will be examined at con- siderable length by the committee members. It is considered likely that he will be two days on the stand. Many angles of his employment and activities at Geneva will be gone into. and also the committee will seek to learn more of his employment as a lobbyist here in Washington. In addi- tion to these matters, some members of the committee threaten to go into the past record of Shearer. which has al- ready been called to the attention of the committee by letters submitted for the record and by at least one witness. VETERANS IN RHEIMS. 114 RHEIMS, Prance, Segtembfl-”za (. —Members of the 37th Division now visiting Europe, this time as civilians, arrived here today for a visit to the field, where they fought 11 years ago, in preparation for tomorrow's dedica- tion of a community building they have presented the city of Montfaucon. The American visitors were led by i Brig. Gen. Willlam P. Jackson. who replied to a formal welcome by city officials and French veterans Former Premier Poincare had intend- ed to preside at tomorrow's ccremonics as a tribute to the late Amb.scedor Herrick, but as_illness makes this im- rlbll. Andre Tardieu, minister of the - interior, will officiate. #