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A2 ne NATIONAL ASPECT - INGRUNDY FIGHT Involved Pennsylvania Con- test May Affect Hoover Administration. (Continued From First Page.) elosing Mr. Grundy has declared quite frankly that the Smoot-Hawley tariff bill is inadequate and that he will do his utmost to take to the next Repub- lican national convention in 1932 a Pennsyivania State delegation which will insist upon writing into the Re- public platform in that year a plank calling for further revision upward of the tariff. Mr. Grundy has refrained from saying that he will seek to take a delegation to the national convention which will demand the nomination of a presidential candidate who can be counted upon to demand of Congress increased tariff duties. But there are those who insist that is what he has in his mind. Secretary Davis, dealing with the question of the tariff, has declared that he, too, is a strong protectionist. He has not said anything, however, about insisting on another revision of the tariff after the present bill has been disposed of. ‘While the President has taken -no part in the present campaign in Penn- sylvania, his Secretary of Labor, a part of his administrative force in the con- duct of the Federal Government, is a candidate. Mr. Davis has continued in the cabinet despite frequent suggestions from his opponents that he should re- tire from the office of Secretary of Labor. If he is defeated in the pri- mary tomorrow, as the Grundy people insist he will be, there is no reason why he should not continue on as head of the Department of Labor. More Than Meets the Eye. On the other hand, it may be pointed out that Secretary Mellon has been using his influence to bring about the nomination of Senator Grundy, and Mr. Mellon is also an important fac in the Hoover administration. In measure, therefore, it may be argued that if Grundy wins the administra- tion has not after all been handed blow. But there is more in this m ter than meets the eye. The gubernatorial race bears little, if any, on the national political situation. Francis Shunk Brown, former attorney general of the State, is the running mate of Secretary Davis, it is true, but that is because he is the candidate of the Vare organization here in Phila- delphia and has been opposed by Grundy. Grundy has no running mate, but it has been apparent that he and former Gov, Gifford Pinchot have more or less joined forces in their effort to win the senatorial and gubernatorial nominations. ‘The campaigh here has virtually closed. The ¢andidates, all of whom came fo Philadelphia for & final drive Iate last week, have gone to their homes, except those who happen to live in this eity. Tomorrow the voters will go to the polls and decide one of the most hard-fought contests in recent years in this State, where politics are taken se- riously. Had Benator Grundy been willing fo accept as his running mate, Mr. Brown, when the proposal was made to him by the leaders of the Philadel- phia organization months ago, there would have been little contest if any. But Senator Grundy declined flatly to permit Philadelphia to have the gov- ernor. He first picked a man of his own for.the job, Samuel Lewis. But later he withdrew Lewis, because he found that Gov. Fisher and the Mellon interests would not back him to tl ‘The campaign closes tht with the political dopesters uncertain as to the Outcome. So many cross currents exist that those who usually can predict with accuracy are saying that “Davis and Brown will squeeze through” or that %Grundy is H.k:‘lly winner,” or “Pinchot, the dry, will slip between Brown, the moist, and Phillips, the ‘Wet, and win the gubernatorial nomina- If the Philadelphia functions as it has.in the past and stands solidly together, Brown and Davis appear to be winners. Davis has 8 lot of strength out in the State also, due to the indorsement of labor and many other organizations. One difi- culty, however, lies in the fact that the labor vote does not on election da: always turn out to be as solid as it been expected to be. Grundy's manufacturing friends have been work- ing like beavers for him and a at amount of money, it is said, has geeen m out to help elect the sitting Sen- At this eleventh hour rumors still rsist that the Vare organization, fear- of losing the nomination for gov- ernor, is permitting its rank and file voters to go to Bohlen, the wet candi- date, or even to Grundy, provided they will stick to Brown. BSeveral of the Vare ds in Philadelphia went “wet"” in 1928 and supported Al Smith for President, the first time they had ever ‘voted the Democratic ticket. But no effort was made at that time keep the voters in line. Now many of these same wet voters are hanker- ing to follow Bohlen. Order Ticket Support. ‘The Vare leaders say, however, that the strictest kind of orders have been given to go down the line for the en- tire organization ticket, which includes Davis. The Philadelphia organization, however, and that in Pittsburgh, must function well if Davis is to come through. If they fall down, Grundy may be nominated and also chot. ‘Talking about the Democrats in Phila- @elphia and, indeed, in all Pennsylvania, 1s much like mnng' about the Repub- licans in Georgia. However, the Demo- crats are to nominate for the Senate and for State offices and members of the House tomorrow as well as the Repub- licans. There has been no such scram- ble for nominations in Democratic ranks as there has been in Republican ranks. ‘The Democrats have but one candidate for Senator, Sedgwick Kistler of Clin- ton County. Their candidate for the bernatorial nomination is John M. lemphill of Chester County. They have candidates also for the other nomina- tions to be balloted for. ‘The row in the Republican party in Pennsylvania this year is merely a con- tinuance of the row that existed four ears ago when Vare, Grundy and the lellons were at odds over the senatorial d itorial nominations. “Old Bill” Vare is backing Davis for the Senate against Grundy. If he is suc- ul, he will be in & position to say that he has been in & measure vindi- ‘¢ated by his %eoph, after the turndown meted out to him by the Senate. For Unexpired Term. ‘The senatorial election this year is for the two Ke“s remaining of the term for which Vare was elected four years ago. Benator Grundy is serving ‘under appointment of Gov. Fisher, fol- lowing the rejection of Vare by the tlmlu because of excessive expendi- ures. The next two senatorial elections may be affected by the outcome of the pri- mary tomorrow. Whoever is chosen this ear must run again in 1932. Senator comes up for re-election in 1934. If Davis, who is from the western end of the State like Reed, is'elected and seeks and wins re-election in 1932, when 1034 rolls around and Reed must come before the voters, the Philadelphia or- ization may demand a man from the eastern end of the State be nomi- . _‘The name of Gen. dent of the Pennsyl- organization vania Ratiroad and Republican national him, flying rapidly, on | headwing, well aboard. FIRST LEG OF HOP OF GRAF ZEPPELIN ENDED AT SEVILLE| '} ] (Continued From First Page.) did not obscure the setting sun, and for & minute the Zeppelin stood out in I impressive relief. From Basel the Graf flew down the Rhone Valley toward Marseille, passing Besanoon at about 9:30 p.m. (3:30 pm., E. 8, _T), Lyons at 11:15 pm. (5:18 pm., B 8. T.) and Valence at 1:156 pm. (5:55 pm., E. 8. T.). The ship had gained considerable altitude and was although there still was Radio messages said all WaS Bix Leave at Seville. Of the 22 gers aboard 6 will disembark at to make room for others, :tl’w will fly to 3110 ‘ahewlfieg‘m Among those holr&ln‘ e . ville will be Mrs. Mary Plerce of New York, whose persistence in making the unlucky transatlantic trip of last May against the wishes of her family almost brought diplomatic intervention. . Four of r.hu:h aboard now ‘cr" Amn; cans, among them George Crouse o i has flown with in which Pvt. Harold race mond-Hay and Frau Hammer, wife of Fritz Hammer, who has been asked to pllot the Dornier plane DO-X on its projected flight to South America. ‘The ship is carrying fuel and sup- plies sufficient for 120 hours of flying, and these will be replenished at Seville, where arrival was expected between 5 pm. and 6 p.m. this afternoon (be- tween noon and 1 pm, E. 8. T.). In view of the expected hot weather cross- ing the Equator, there are 1,600 inds of ice and an unusual supply of water ballast aboard. From Priedrichshaten to Seville is about 1,500 miles; from Seville to Per- nambuco, or Recife, as it also is known, is about 3,750 miles, and from Recite to Rio de Janeiro about 1,250 miles. This makes s total of about 6,500 miles the ship must traverse before t\lrn!':s northward for Havana and the Unf States. CROWDS AWAIT ZEPPELIN. Thousands Swarm Seville Alrport fo Glimpse Giant Ship. : SEVILLE, Spain, May 19 (#).—Thou- sands of citizens today swarmed the Seville airport waiting another view of the Graf Zeppelin, expected this after- noon, on her voyage to the néw world. News that the Graf had flown over Gibraltar spread rapidly and caused s gfi;t crush of traffic toward the fiying eld. ‘The mooring mast was entirely com- pleted and ready to recelve its visitor. Government weather reports indicated ideal weather conditions throughout Spain, although it was very hot. ‘The airport was specially constructed to receive the Graf which is not using the Tablada Air Feld, the military port. The Infante Alfonso of Orleans arrived : Mrs. Lower right: and then made another partial confession. RULING RESTRICTS TAKING RUM CARS Proceedings Must Precede Confiscation of Autos, Su- preme Court Holds. ‘The Bupreme Court held today that automobiles seized for illegally trans- porting liquor cannot be confiscated under the internal revenue laws where prosecution has not begun. ‘The court in cases from North Caro- lina and California decided that the Government prior to proceeding sgainst those arrested must proceed under the prohibition laws against the automobile. This would give len holders an oppor- tuntty to recover the cars. . Previous Rulings Cited. Decisions had been given in pre- vious csses that after those using a seized automobile had been convicted undér the prohibition law the automo- bile must be confiscated under that law. this morning from Madrid by airplane to board the Zeppelin for the flight to- ward the Americas, His wife accom- panied him here. Lieut. Col. Emillo Herrera of the Spanish air forces also will board the | airship here, as will Mrs, Mnr{l Plerce of New York and the Duchess Victoria. Four passengers will disembark here. It was belleved here that the Graf would not moor until late in the eve- ning to avoid the terrific heat, crulsing high meanwhile around Southern Spain and Northern Africa. Log of Graf Zeppelin By the Assoclated Press. (All times are Eastern standard.) BUNDAY. 11:18 a.m.—Left Friedrichshafen. 1:45 p.m.—Passed Basel, Switserland. 3:30 p.m.—Passed Besanoon, France, 5:15 p.m.—Passed over Lyons, France. 5:55 pm~—Passed over Valence, France. 11:00 p.m.—Passed over Mahon, Bale- sric Islands. MONDAY. 1:45 a.m.—8outh of Cart Spain. i -Passed Gibraltar. ~Left Gibraltar Straits. .—Flew over Tetuan, Mo- committeeman, is suggested in some quarters as a possible candidate under such circumstances. Atterbury is back- ing the Davis-Brown ticket now. Grundy wins and Pinchot also, Gen. A ry may have the Republican na- tional tteemanship taken from | March ‘The Richbourg Motor Co. of Western North Carolina and the Davies Motors, Inc., in & case arising at Fresno, Calif., contended without success in the lower Federal courts that even though those using the seized automobile had not been convicted under the prohibition law proceedings to confiscate the auto- mobile must be brought under that law ‘when the seizure had been made on the charge of illegal transportation. Financing Companies Protected. ‘They said that if the Government is required to conflscate under the prohjbi- tion laws the financing companies and others holding $2,000,000,000 of liens on sutomobiles purchased annually, would have ‘an opportunity to recover the seized automobiles on showing that their unlawful use had not been author- ized, if Government's ‘contention that it had discretion to confiscate the automobile under the internal revenue Iaws, were sustained, the lien holders would have no opportunity to recover the seized automobile. ——i BAND CONCERT. By the United States Army Band this at Franklin at 7:30 leader; , “American Army’ -Tasilly Overture, “Der Tambour e."“ i t Fox trot, “A Cottage for Sale”..Robison Characteristic, “Danse Espagnole,” | Lacom Selection from “Oh, Oh, Delphine!” “Hungarian Dances No, 7 and 8,” rahms Suite, “Don Quixote”.. Safranek Al " .Bhutt ' ADVERTISING MAN TASK IS DEFENDED Younggreen Scores Critics in Sounding Keynote of Convention Here. (Continued From First Page.) welcomed the delegates to the National Capital. Gilbert T. Hodges of the New York Sun, general convention chairman, presided, and the president of the fed- eration was introduced by Bennett Chapple of Middietown, Ohio, general program chairman. Others who addressed the convention were Earnest EImo Calkins of New York, president of Calkins & Holden, Incor. porated; Joseph H. Appel of John Wan: maker, New York, and Merle Thorpe, editor of Nation’s Business. Mr. Calkins sald that 25 years ago the retaller was king of merchandising, but that today the consuming public rules supreme. is is pre-eminently and emphati- cally the age of consumption,” he said. “No influence in business is so potent today as the will of the consumer. For years we have used the phrase ‘con- sumer demand,’ but we are now just be- ginning to learn what it means. Chain Store Answers Demand. The chain store, Calkins pointed out, is & response to this demand, and the manufacturer who hopes for the great- est success must synchronize his busi- ness with the modern temper of woman, who has “created merchandizing in her own image.” Pointing out that the stimulus for mass production and other changes in business, merchandise and advertising comes from the need of the consuming publie, Mr. Calkins declared that leader- ship of a high order is more essential now than ever before. Under such leadership, he asserted, it is necessary to scrape the barnacles from our commercial ship. “You and I know these barnacles,” he said. “The Government knows them. The people sense them.” They include, he said, “unfair trade practices, which dishonor industries and mislead the public” and also such ad- vertising practices as ‘“tainted testi- monials,” “rebates and gifts to influ- ence exclusive sale,” “domination end actual theft of markets by high-pres- sure selling” and “switching and snitching buying from one product to another.” “Vulgarizing advertising” was another source of complaint, he declared, as well as deception of the public by price cutting on the part of stores. Blames Newspapers. Newspapers are_ to blame, too, for these "t?:macles," he said, by using sex and crime as circulation builders and “falling” for publicity schemes and oth- er practices tending to ‘“cheafen the printed word, to lower its value and ‘| raise its cost to advertisers, as well as Above: Policeman Ray Cobean and Harry Whitehurst, superintendent of roads in Arlington %mmy, watching men who to clear the underbrush er's body was found. They L. Brewster says he threw away. Lower le Davis, who says she heard shots the might of the murder. rewster, who first confessed the murder, repudiated the confession —=Star Staff Photos. CARDINALS OF CURIA CONVENED BY PONTIFF By the Associated Pr VATICAN CITY, May 19.—Pope Plus XI will call his Cardinals of Curia in solemn secret and in public consistory this morning to pass on the proposed canonization of & number of holy men and women during the forthcoming month of June. Chief among them are the eight so-called Canadian martyrs— six French Jesuit priests and two lay assistants—killed by Indians in Canada and Northern New York State in the first half of the seventeenth century. Another gropvmu for solemn sancti- fication is Cardinal Robert Bellarmine, distinguished theologian and _writer, who died in Rome in 1631. He was the spiritual counselor of St. Aloysius Gon- zaga, long held up as a model for Catholie youth. Still another is Blessed Lucia Filip- pini, founder of the order of teaching nuns that bears her name. The Pope will hold a final semi- public consistory next Thursday. DRY TRANSFER BILL PASSED BY CONGRESS Measure Putting Enforcement in Justice Department Goes to President. By the Associated Press. President Hoover's first major rec- ommendation for strengthening~prohi- | bition enforcement today received final | congressional action when the House agreed to the Senate amendments to the Willlamson bill to transfer prohibi- tion enforcement to the Justice Depart- ment. The bill now goes to the President and he is expected to approve it soon. Then the transfer will be undertaken. ‘The measure places the responsibility of dry law enforcement direetly under Attorney General Mitchell instead of Secretary Mellon as at present. Other administration proposals to unify the border patrol and to relieve Federal courts’ congestion by broaden- ing the powers of the United States commissioners still are pending before the House committees. Under the bill approved today the administration of industrial alcohol re- mains under the Treasury Department along with the Bureau of Narcotics. One Dead, Nine Hurt, in Wreck. PHILADELPHIA, May 10 (#).—One man was killed and nine persons, in- cluding one woman, were injured when a Ell!cnler train on the Schuylkill division of the Pennsylvania Rallroad struck a work train north of Shawmont Station, near here, today. The man i killed was Alexander Fager, 68, of Phila- delphis, engineer of the passenger train. ———— Shanghal was the first city in China to have talking ploture theaters, to raise the advertising rate without commensurate increase in circulation of character, which is the only kind worth buying.” In the course of his response to the President’s greetings, Mr. Younggreen said to Mr. Hoover: “Mr. President, I have the honor to express the appreciation of organized advertising in America for the courtesy of your welcome. “From_ all parts of our country we have gathered here to plan for perpetu- ation of the policies of which you’have long_been the apostle. “Higher ideals of business practice, elimination of wasteful methods, build- ing our structure on the solid groupd of facts—and all these for the greater material and cultural welfare of our 1 ng’hm are activities with which your name has become identified. They are the guideposts by which American - ness will follow the highway of pros- 24 “They are the goals which the Ad- vertising Federation of America has set up to reach, and we shall endeavor to attune our utmost efforts to that lofty purpose. “Organized advertising in America recognizes your clear understanding of its powers, its responsibilities and the difficulties it has to face. And it also deeply and sincerely appreciates your sympathetic attitude toward our en- ceavors to be worthy of our duty to American business and to the American people. Taken on Two-Hour Tour. Before going to the White House, the delegation was taken on a two-hour sightseeing tour of the city, including a visit to the Capitol, as guests of the Advertising Club of Washington. Sessions of the convention were begn at the luncheon meeting immediately following at the Willard Hotel, head- quarters of the convention, which closes ‘Thursday. _Gilbert T. Hodges of the New York Bun is the general convention chairman, ‘The delegates were welcomed to Washington on behalf of the Board of District Commissioners by Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer, and on behalf of the local advertising interests by Ernest 8. Johnston, president of the Advertising Club of Washington. Bennett Chapple of Middletown, Ohloin}cnenl chairman of the program committee, then intro- duced ident Younggreen, who de- livered the keynote address of the con- vention, “Advertising, the Servant of the Consumer.” Other speakers on the luncheon pro- gram were Senator Henry J. Allen of Kansas, one of the leading editors and publishers of the country; Ernest Elmo Calkins, president of Calkins & Holden, Inc, New York; Joseph H. Appel of John Wanamaker, New York, and Merle Thorpe, editor, Nation's Business. the Roosevelt General Brown, addressed the executive sesslon of the Affiliated Newspaper Clasified Advertis- ing Managers. Praises Classified Advertising. Louis Wiley, business manager of the New York Times, who also spoke at this meeting, declared that classified advertising newspapers reflect the Officers of the Advertising Federsi ow holding thelr twenty-sixth annual the headqs: e o, o U nion st & reception and C. C. Younggreen, wife of the ounggreen, president entertained ‘were XY X CONFEREES GIVEN DISTRICT FUND BILL BY REPRESENTATIVES (Continued From First Page.) $4,179,000. Out of that $4,179,000 the United States has contributed its share, 80 that there will be net revenues esti- mated to take care of this bill in 1931 of $43,927,000. The surplus, then, under the House bill, remaining in the Treas- ury at the end of the flseal year 1931 would amount to $2.263,000. The sur- plus under the Senate amendment, without regard to the increase of the $3,000,000 which they propose to put in, would amount to $3,259,000. “However, there are certain appro- priations and deductions which must be cared for such as refunds, condemna- tion awards, pensions and matters of that kind, ‘So that if the House bill should finally become law, there would be & net surplus in the District Tr ury at the end of the fiscal year 1931 of $1,403,000 and with the 39,000,000 contribution under the Senate amend- ment there would be & net surplus of $2,399,000, or if we accept the Senate amendment, $12,000,000, there would be a surplus of $5,399,000.” Crisp Enters Debate. Representative Cl‘ia?, Democrat, of Georgia then engaged in the debate, re- minding Mr. Simmons that “the Gov- ernment of the United States owns prop- erty in each of the 48 States and the Federal Government does not make contributions ‘to the expenses of any municipality in -the respective States.” He asked: “Can the gentleman state what per cent of the taxable property in thé District of Columbia is owned by_the United States Government?” Representative Simmons replied, “I do not have those figures available just now. I put those figures in the record last year. I cannot give it in per- centages. If the Government were pay- ing taxes on the Federal property in the Distriet of Columbia, it would be some- whete between $7,000,000 and $8,000,- 000 at the current tax rate.” Representative Hudson, Republican, of Michigan, next questioned Mr. Sim- mons regarding the water system, say- ing “is that being placed back by the Senate upon the users of the water?” Representative Simmons answered: “The Senate proposal would put about one-quarter million dollars of that un- der general revenues. As the House bill carries it, and as it has been carried for several years, the Water Depatment is self-supporting, so that that is not con- sidered in my statement. “There are certain undisputed reve- nues that must be considered as undis- puted expenditures, amounting to pos- sibly $1,600,000. 8o that with the cur~ rent estimated revenues, and at the current tax rate, plus the estimated $1,- 300,000 that may be spent in addition to the amount provided in the House bill, the House bill would still leave a surplus in the Treasury of $101,000. life of the community in more phases than even news columns. “Classified advertising is important to the well rounded n¢ ways,” Mr. Wiley said. definite circulation value. the valid reasons why a reader may buy a newspaper. Other forms of ar.- nouncements may grow static, but want advertising is always new and always full of surprises. The life story of & reader may be told through the classi- fled columns.” Mr. Wiley said he favored the plan of the association to change the desig: nation of “classified advertising” to “un- du;ohyed classified. llowing the luncheon the National Conference on Training for Advertising will meet about 3:30 o’'clock in the Fair- fax room of the Willard. The confer- ence is being sponsored by the feder- ation's bureau of research and educa- tion, of which Nathaniel H. Barnes is s | Pounding. director. Its purpose is to bring about Egi"exohl;l.:dofmvgu betvae:lx ma joyers of advertising personnel an usiness p:‘lmal %d:'uwu.nh“ - “The Ipa lons_are the American Associat! of Adver- tising ncies, American Association of Colleglate Schools of Business, Associ- ation of National Advertisers, Financial Advertisers’ Association, National Asso- clation of Teachers of Marketing and Advertising, National Industrial Adver- tisers’ Association and Public Utilities’ Advertising Association. Benson lo Presde. John Benson, president of the Ameri- can Association of Advertising Agencies and a director of the federation, will preside. Among those who will take part in the discussion are Hugh E. Ag- new, chairman of the department of marketing, New York University, sec- retary-treasurer, National Association of Teachers of Marketing and Adver- tising; Frank A. Black, publicity man- ager, William Filene's Sons Co.; A. E. Bryson, vice president, Halsey-Stuart & Co., president Financial dvertisers’ Association; Ralph Starr Butler, vice gnudent, General Foods Corporation; 'aul T. Cherington, director of research, J. Walter Thompson Co.; Samuel A. Harned, Barton, Durstine & Osborn; Joseph 'W. Hayes, director of research, Crowell Publishing Co.: Fred A. Healy, advertising director, the Curtis Pub- lishing Co.; Ralph E. Heilman, dean, Northwestern University School of Com~ merce, president American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business; Al- fonso Johnson, dean Advertising Inst! tute of Dallas; Edgar Kobak, vice presi- dent and general sales manager Mc- Graw-Hill ~Publishing _Co.; Bernard Llchwnber? vice president, Alexander Hamilton Institute, president Associ- ation of National Advertisers; Leverett 8. Lyon, Institute of Economics, author of “Education for Business”; Carl N. Schmalz, Graduate School of Business Administration, Harvard University; Harold Stonier, educational director American _Institute of Banking, and James W. Young, past president, Ameri- Association of Advertising Agencies. This evening the delegates and their friends will be the guests of the Wash- ington Adevrtising Club at a_perform- ance of the National Theater Players in “It Pays to Advertise.” The visiting ad men and their wives were taken for a trip down the Poto- mac yesterday on the steamer Charles Mlfl{eflm as guests of the Washing- ton Advertising Club and the Mount Vernon and Marshall Hall Steam- boat Co. of the Al MISS FORT QUITS | SEARCH FOR BAKER MORROW CAMPAIGN|DEATH GUN GOES ON Supports Dry Brother in New; Jersey Senatorial Fight. By the Associated Press. WEST ORANGE, N. J, May 19.— Miss Margretta Fort resigned today from the campaign committee of Dwight W. Morrow to shift her ale legiance to her brother, Representative Franklin W. Fort, one of Morrow's ad- versaries in the race for the Republi- can senatorial nomination in New Jer- sey. Miss Fort announced that she was only exercising the “rational woman's privilege” in changing her mind. “I have always been for the eight- eenth amendment,” she said. “Since Mr. Morrow has offered only a sugges- tion for, a return to conditions before its passage, the deplorable nature of which I am quite old enough to remems« ber, I can only, in justice to my convics tions, do all I can to help nominate the candidate tpholding the Constitution.” In the opening address of his cam. Ambassador Morrow favored re- of the eighteenth amendment and return to the States of liquor control. Representative Fort 1s a dry. Miss Fort did not mention her brother by name in her statement today, but-her remarks made it plain that it was to him she was swinging her support. Miss Fort espouxe; Morrow's cause long before her brother announced his intention - of seeking the nomination and before Mr. Morrow had declared his stand on prohibition. ARKANSAS FLOODS AND STRONG WINDS TAKE HEAVY TOLL (Continued From First Page.) threatened inundation of East Waco. Practically every highway out of the city, excepting to the north, was closed or traffic was delayed. Near Texarkana, raging waters of the Red River cut off highway and railroad traffic, and forced hundreds of lowland residents to higher ground. Based upon predictions of the Shreve- port Weather Bureau, stage was cte be reached at Red River points today. Rescue parties were battling the currents to bring out ma- rooned residents. Levees near Fulton were reported weakening under the Red iver's Texarkana reported ;uurdsy that rainfall there within 73 hours had amounted to more than 13 inches, es- tablishing a record. George Paine, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Paine of Center Point, was dro ed near his home yesterday when and three others boys attempted on & ;z?“e" to swim the raging Guadalupe ver. Three colored men were killed Sat- urday night in Southwestern Dallas County when a severe storm demolished homes and buildings neer Ovilla and and De Soto. FRIENDS OF NAVAL TREATY IN SENATE EXPECT APPROVAL (Continued From First Page.) with them without this treaty, do you?” Reed asked. “Well, I was taking into account the financial condition of those countries, and I didn't think they could go on building,” replied Bristol. 5P o el Sgesied Susaces “thal question of 43,000 tons of 6-inch crulsers or 30,000 to%l of 8-inch cruisers.” “Yes,” salf tol. "wee'l'l, should I reject this treaty on nsibility and I such s point?” fon,” said Bris- “That is your res) can't give you an opl tol, “but on that point the Navy is con- cerned over fixing & precedent on eights that will affect us more serious- 1y hereafter.” After Bristol concluded Admiral Jones was recalled. Jones meantime had told the naval committee that re- duction of the 8-inch-gun program rep- resented an important change in Amer- ican naval policy. “Our stand has been a consistent :| one at all previous conferences—a total tonnage in each category—with each nation having the right to distribute that tonnage in such a way as to meet its situation,” he sald. “We have not been for what you could call & big Navy. We have stood consistenly for what we thought was necessary and that was a Navy second to none.” VERDICT OF .ACCIDENT S GIVEN IN FORD DEATH A verdict of “accidental death” was returned today by a coroner’s jury in- vestigating the depth of Edgar Wade Ford, 60 years old, of 1137 Morse street northeast, who lost his life when struck by a Washington Railway & Electric Co. street car on Benning road near Eastern Branch northeast Saturday. Ford was instantly killed, according to witnesses, when he walked into the path of a car operated by Motorman John Thomas Norman and in charge of Conductor Melvin L. Spitsner., A jury returned a verdict of sulcide in the death of Willlam McKay Grimes, 32 years old, colored, of 1532 IFirsf street, who hanged himself with a& blanket at Gallinger Hospital Saturday. ested Swanson, | {g. Soldier Suspect Undergoes Mental Test by Board of Army Officers. (Continued From First Page) him, claims that on the night of April 1, between 9 and 9:30 o'clock, she heard three shots fired at brief inter- They sounded as though each ssive shot was closer than the first, indicating that they were fired in an _automobile that was approaching. She was in bed at the time, but up and looked down the driveway I ing to the main road and saw an au- tomobile passing at a rapid rate of speed. A short time later she heard, the squeak of brakes and scream, “Oh. my God! Leave me alone!” The last shot that she heard fired, Mrs. Davis declared, would have been about opposite the northeast corner of Merrell's property. She also claims that the squeaking of the brakes would have indicated that the to- mobile was coming to & stop at about the culvert where Miss Baker's body was found. Merrell says that Mrs. Davis has always insisted on this version of the case, but that he has until this time, treated it lightly, believing the sounds she heard to have been the back flrlnf of an automobile rather than pistol shots. 5 any action is taken ster} Washington police aut! it would have to be done by Arlington County officials. According to the sol- dier's_statements, it was pointed out, Miss Baker met her death on the dirt portion of the cemetery road, which is under the jurisdiction of Arlington County. Some Elements of Faet. ‘The Washington police frankly admit that they believe Brewster fabricated the story of his connection with the crime, although it has some elements of realistic fact. Maj. Henry G. Pratt, su- perintendent of police, pointed out that everything the soldier has told thus far he could have learned from newspaper accounts or by having talked with some one who was familiar with the details of the crime. The confession of Brewster, which renewed g\:buc interest in the slaying of Miss Baker, again gttracted soores of amateur sleuths to the culvert near the Sheridan gate of Arlington Ceme- tery, and as a result the Detective Bureau received this morning a half & dozen more handkerchiefs which the ainst Brews ities sald, of the ceme- wall and the Arlington experi- mental farm of the Department of Agriculture. Inspector Shelby added these handkerchiefs to a collection which came into his possession after :?'whlch, of Miss m;'«“:’:‘ notlu ver, produced a the authorities. i Breaks Down and Weeps. Many of the detalls of the trage hitherto unpublished and known u’fl’ to the authorities have been reoounu& by Baewster during his ramblings, one investigator declared y. These facts have been volunteered by the grlwner during lucid intervals in what ave been termed his “flights of fancy.” After his first “confession” of the murder, it was learne broke dovtm h:l:'ld wept e sorTow a ng ace his “outfit.” At the height of this dise R}:y of emotion he is said to have told commanding officer he could see no ‘ospect but the electric chair. He the officer to “stand by him.” ‘esterday, however, he told the sentry on duty outside his room that “the haven't anything on me” and inq ‘where he could get bis gray suit dyed. ‘While admitting having a gun, which he avows he bought in Georgetown, he insists he did not shoot Mary Baker. Brewster was shown a .32-caliber auto- matic and he took it and showed fa- miliarity with this of firearm. He said to have remarked it was like the fim he had on the afternoon of April Describes Clerk’s Coat. Asked to describe Miss Baker's coat, Brewster readily said it had fur collar and cuffs. He said he threw the clothes away in a bundle. woman's body was bleeding from wounds in the neck and side, the soldier asserted, but he *“could not remember” how the wounds were inflicted. He sald he lifted th. out of the car and culvert. As to his the body landed with the face up, Brewster is sald to have Iater explained he saw o newspaper pic- ture of the body lying that way. When found, however, the body lay face down- d in the strea WAT im. It has been ascertained that Brew- ster exhibited a string of white beads at the barracks ’Eflm to April 11, "Z' ing he obtained the beads from a candy 1 at & burlesque theater. A string of white beads was found with articles of Miss Baker's clothing in a& man- hole not far from the scene of the ime. How Brewster, if innocent, was able to pick the exact spot in Potomac Park where Miss Baker had been in habit of paring her car, and the precise spot on the cemetery road ‘where her car was found abandoned after the tragedy, is pussling officials. The soldier took one of the investi< gators to the latter xlmu without hesi- tation, turned toward Fort Myer, turned back toward the Mount Vernon road lmld l!d‘hthn agent "t;:‘tl'u rslu pond on the experimental farm. fore reaching the pond Brewster de- scribed a “little " Jeading to it and declared he lowed the path “that night” and washed his hands in the water, He .sald he nearly fell into the pond while leaning over it. Familiar With Roads. Brewster says he worked as & section gan: on either the Rock Island or New or) enlistment in the Army. He is not sure which road employed him. co-laborer on Central Railroad prior to his last A former ¢ railroad, he added, ent of the federation; told him after the murder where the Baker girl parked her car in Potomac P private has been detailed fre- quently to ride horses from the com- pany stables to Fort Myer for an Army major, and is familiar with the re in the vicinity of the fort and the cemetery. It is declared he has ridden through the Sheridan gate to the fort on_numerous occasions. body of Miss Baker was discovered. He a‘:m a farmer pointed the culvert out Gin Bottle Found, ‘The afternoon of April 11 Brewster is ed $4 from Seventeenth and B streets and then tossed the bottle away. had contained Brewster the game being Dh'i;d ‘gm He was able to state correo that were playing that afternoon. It was while walking from the dia- monds that he saw Miss Baker into her car and accosted her, the soldler as- serted. What Brewster describes as “the argument” ensued. Army officials are understood to have expressed ess to -surrender Brewster to the civil authorities upon convention here, “:n«hy rfiuut. but it is known the police do concert. In the center of group, | not contemplate & warrant Dr. Loo f; Rows, director of the Pan- until furthet to -Underwood Photo, the soldier’s story is secured,