Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1930, Page 22

MAJOR ELECTIONS Ou CONFRONT NATION Candidates for 32 Senate Seats to Face Voters Over Summer. By the Assoclated Presc ‘The by-election primaries, teuching off & string of issues of major political importance, will follow almost weekly through the Summer months and Sep- tember. after Pennsylvania goes to the polls Tuesday. Illinois, Indiana, Oregon and South Dakota have done their nominating. Now, Pennsylvania's show—with an all star cast—will furnish one of the big moments of the 1930 off year. struggle for the Republican nomina- tion for United States Senator and for governor has drawn into opposition some of the most powerful political personalities in the Nation. After Pennsylvania will come Iowa, in the corn belt, with corn belt issues ‘The Smoot-Hawley tariff it ave been campaigning points for those ho seek Republican preferment. The Ry ", 3 will be Republican primaries in those two hitherto rock-riobed Democratic States of the solid South for the first time in recent political history. Advance indications have been that the results may be meaningful in chart- ing the future of that much discussed individual—the Southern Democrat who voted Republican in 1928. Candidates for 32 Senate seats and all the House posts must be nominated at the State primaries, or, in the case of a few States, at conventions. Some of the most noted members of the 8enate are up for preferment. Pat Harrison of Mississippi, Walsh of Montana, Sheppard of Texas, Carter Glass of Virginia, Mniority Leader Rob- inson of Arkansas, Tom Heflin of Ala- bama and Cole Blease of South Caro- lina are among the Democrats whose terms expire next March. In all, there are 19 Republicans and 13 Democrats. Senator Borah, chairman of the for- eign relations committee; McNary of Oregon, Norris of Nebraska, Gof of ‘West Virginia and Couzens of Michigan are among the Republicans whose Sen- ste terms are near expiration. Idaho, Senator Borah's State, nominates by convention in August. PREACHER SEXTON’S SLAYER, SENTENCED Rev. James A, A. Wilson of Men- dota, Ill, to Appeal One to Fourteen Year Finding. By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, I, May 17.—Judge Frank H. Hayes in Lasalle County Circuit Court today sentenced Rev. James A. A. Wilson of Mendota, Ill, to serve 1 to 14 years in the State Penitentiary for amou.n; Amos Elliott, nis church sex- n. The case will be appealed to the Su- preme Court and Judge Hayes granted a stay of execution of the sentence September 1. His attorneys said bail would be furnished in a few days. ‘Wilson has been in jail since January 29, the day he shot Elliott and Mrs. Emma Wagner, one of his Mendota loners. He said the Elliott had showing the letter around the parish and putting a wrong interpreta- tion on it. After the shooting the minister went to his home and fired five shots at his own head. but inflicted only slight ‘wounds. The congregation of the Meth- odist Church of Mendota, his charge, could not raise his bail, but voted to continue him in office and pay his sal- ary and also raised a defense fund for him. Wilson heard sentence pronounced without displaying any emotion. MAN CHARGES TWO WITH ROBBING HIM Tells Police He Was Seized and Beaten as He Entered Hotel Room. Invited to take part in s card game at the Burlington Hotel, 1120 Vermont avenue, last night, e Franklin Bender, 2¢ years old, 707 Twentieth street, told gol\u he was seized by two men when he walked into a room and Tobbed of $85 after being slugged, bound and gagged. The men left the hotel and disap- remd, Bender sald while he was re- easing himself. - He made his way to mllee headquarters where he reported e alleged attack and robbery. Bender told police he and Julius Metalis, also & roomer at the Twentieth street ad- dress, were conversing at their home last night when he received a telephone call from a friend inviting them to a card game in the hotel room. Metalis declined but Bender said he accepted. Arriving at the designated room, Bender sald he knocked and the door swung open and two men seized him. Bender said a heavy cloth was thrown over his head and his arms tied. He was then dragged to another room, where the men searched his clothing and robbed him, he said. Bender told police that he was struck several times with a blackjack during the searching "mu sald one of the two men was the party who invited him to take part in the game. He gave police the name of this man and a description of the other alleged assailant. NEW YORK COURT HALTS COMPANY’S STOCK SALES State Charges Oklahoma Concern |. Placed High Value on Its Royalty Interests. B the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 18.—The Mon- arch Royalty Corporation of Tulsa, Okla., and five individuals were tem- porarily enjoined today from selling additional stock in the company. ‘The injunction was issued in Su- preme Court on a motion by Assistant Attorney General Washburn, head of the State Bureau of Securities. A hear- ing will be held May 27. ‘Washburn charged that the company appraised royalty interests in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico at sums largely in excess of the cost price and market value, thus creating & fictitious surplus and permitting payment of larger divi- dends than were actually earned. He sald the company represented that it had s surplus of nearly $1,000,000. whereas in fact there was a deficit of more than $1,000,000, which constituted a scheme to defraud. ‘The principal business office of the company is in Tulsa, with administra- tion offices in Kansas City. The ind! viduals named in the injunction are David Manesse, James A. Savage. Rich- ard Shipmen, John M. Sheedy and Peter l':lnhc.k brokers and nll:m;nh L& leged ve been engaged the company’s stock. The | . | the opinions of any prospective justice | | C. HAYWARD MARSHALL, ‘Washington Board of Trade shad bake, May 24, at Sherwood Forest. {BOXING TO FEATURE TRADE BOARD OUTING { Bout Between Baltimore and Wash- ington Teams Arranged for Annual Shad Bake. An inter-city boxing match will fea- | ture the Washington Board of Trade's annual shad bake Saturday at Sher- | wood Forest, with teams representing Washington and Baltimore competing. Arrengements for the business men's | outing are rapidly going forward, and | it is thought that everything will be in readiness early in the week. More than 100 souvenirs will be given to each person attending and an elabo-~ rate dinner has been arranged by C. Hayward Marshall, chairman of the special committee assigned to the work. Transportation to the Maryland re- sort will be by bus and automobile. A police escort both in the' District and Maryland will be provided for the cara- van, THOMMS EMANDS * PROBEOF ROBERTS Opinions on Utilities and So-! cial Legislation Are Sought by Him. By the Associated Press. Demands for investigation of the opinions of Owen L. Roberts on public utilities and social legislation were made yesterday by Norman Thomas, Socialist | leader, in a letter to Chairman Norris of the Senate judiciary committee, which has before it his nomination to the Su- preme Court, The letter was turned over to a sub- v!:lommmu now considering the nomina-. on, “I respectfully suggest that you and other competent lnwflm on the judi- clary committee might find a way to frame questions which would bring out Head of the dinner committee for the | of the Supreme Court on cases involving rates and the valuation of public utili- ties, and in general the right of the couxt to overrule Congress and the pub- lic in the fleld of social legislation,” the letter said. ‘Thomas declared the power now as- serted by the court “menaces the i- bility of eful progress in the future in the fleld of social and economic legis- lation more than any other single thing. It is time we faced this fact,” it add- ed. “If the court could stand as a sai guard of our liberties in time of hysteria there might be more to be said for it. But the plain fact is that the same court which has used the fourteenth amend- ment so successfully for the protection of corporate interests has found no way to use it or other amendments to protect individuals against the violation of civil liberties.” Declaring that there are “great judges he ht remake our court,” Thomas said: “Surely the Senate of the United States ought to be able to find out by proper questioning whether a nominee for the court will stand with these great Judges or with the reactionary friends of every conservative interest SURRENDER OF MOROS SOUGHT BY OFFICIALS Party Goes to Island to Treat With Outlaws and Prevent Further Bloodshed. By the Associated Pre MANILA, May Provincial and constabulary officials went to Tog: Island of Mindanao, today te negotiate for the surrender of Moro outlaws with-~ out continuance of the fighting which has caused the death of four constabu- lary men and the wounding of 10 others. At least six Moros have been killed. Holding a strong position in their mountain fort in Lanao province, the Moros have refused to surrender. Some of their number, having stolen catile and committed murder, were chased by constabulary two days later. they estab- May 7. There they joined other out- laws and gave battle. Ousted by the constabulary two days laetr, they estab- lished themselves in a stronger fortress. ‘The Philippine officials attempting to induce the Moros to yield without fight- ing were headed today by Provincial | Gov. Hefington, Gen. Charles E. Na- thorst, chief of the Philippine con-| stabulary, and Capt. J. R. Grinstead, | commander of -the constabulary in | Lanao province. The fact that such high officlals should mnegotiate with the outlaws has caused some belief that their number | be lar, the small band pre- Summer Rentals FOR TOURISTS New York's Homelike Apartment Hotel @oncourse Plaza Grand € THE TORE. SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, O D. C, MAY 18, 1930—PART ONE. 15" ANNIVERSAR The Season’s First Great Sale! Summer Dresses > Hundreds of Them in Two Feature Groups That Are the Out- standing Hit of This Great Anniversary Event! Every Dress Is Crisp and New, Smartly Styled . . . and Each Is an Oustand- ing Value! . Sizes 14 to 20 38 to 50 This is a REAL Birthday Party, and we're giving you the greatest dress values we've ever offered! You'll find every desirable pas- tel shade, as well as light and dark prints, which are so practical for the larger woman, The workmanship and quality will absolutely surprise you! The charming fashions include ) many sport models that serve equally as well on the tennis court or in the office. Materials: Shantungs . . . 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Some are trimmed with new dark laces, some with contrast- ing-color pipings, others are appliqued. Sizes for women and misses. PALATS ROYAL--Downstairs Store