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A—2 =ik EVENING STAR, ‘WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, ZEPPELIN TO BEGIN §20,000 MEMORIAL |GAMBLER EXECUTED IN GAS' CHAMBER! HOME HOP TONIGHT Lakehurst Thronged by Vis- itors in Line Eleven "Hours. By the Assoclated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J., June 2.—Having | again received the homage of multitudes of air-minded ericans, the famous German dirigible, Graf Zeppelin, was being prepared today for its seventh transatlantic crossing en route home on a voyage touching three continents. Thousands of visitors streamed through the naval air station hangar yesterday to gaze at the huge airship while workmen repaired broken struts and pumped fuel gas aboard to have the air liner ready for its departure, set for 9 p.m. (Eastern standard time) tonight. It is expected to fly over New York about 11 p.m. All that remained to be done today before the dirigible sets out on her 5,500-mile trip to Friedrichshafen, Germany, by way of Seville, Spain, was the replenishing of the supply -of hydrogen in the lifting cells. Line Lasts 11 Hours. Previous visits of the Zeppelin seemed only to have intensified interest in the airship, judging by the throngs which journeyed to the raval station by air- lane, train, motor car and on foot view it. Marshaled in long quequen by Marines and Nayy men, isitors moved through the hangar in nn unbroken line for 11 hours, nnnz at the huge b-g -::Ad‘l lptefln. the cabins o ¢ Two enlisted men from the crew of the Uniud States Navy dirigible Los Anxelu have been invited to make the trip Friedrichshaten as unofficial mmben of the crew. W. A. Russell, chief machinist mate, and F. L. Peck- ham, chief boatswain’s mfig hA" been dui‘mted by Comdr, commanding oflwotuannuon.w make the mp Appllc:flnn was made to the Navy Department for permission for them to make the trip. !lenr-nennfun. the passenger list are six persons vho made the trip from Europe to ‘They were the cousin of themfhél of Splin Ofll l:mluo panish Air Jeronimo Megias, physician to Alfonso; Senor Frederico Garcia chiz, Mrs. Mary Plerce of New Yorl and Pritz Swicky, merchant of Zurich, Switzerland. Carl Fiches, assistant manager of atrship operations for the Goodyear Zeppelin Co. of Akron, Ohio, has ar- nnfim g0 as a member of the crew. been ordered to the Zeppelin plant at Friedrichshafen, to study. He i ex cl Eckener, u‘o Postal authorities estima pelin would carry 16,000 pieces of mail on the return trip. Dr Eckener rejoined the airship to- day after a motor trip to New ‘lori. where he was the guest of F. Meister, representative of the w Motor ©Co. One of the visitors at the Gral's hangar yesterday was John usn.wholmhuflwrdlarflu!w est trip around the world to the Zep- pelin last year. ARRIVAL EXPECTED JUNE 5. Definite Word Believed Received at Friedrichshafen Plant. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, June E] m—The Zeppelin Works here is ex- Graf to arrive Under plans mnonnud thus far by Dr. Hugo Eckener at ehurst, the Grat Zeppelin will 'lel'e for the east- ward jump mwt.h-lmanuu at 9 pm. (l. S. 'X‘) tonight. 00d luck the dirigible eould edrichshdfen June 5, for she m the crossing from Lakehurst to Priedrichshafen last year in 67 hours and 35 minutes. Last night 820,000 cublc feet of fuel gas has been blown into the gas cells uu Graf. ‘This morni 300,000 cublic teec of hydrogen gas, the lifting element, is to be taken aboard. Dr. nun Eckener, master of the Graf, went to New York to spend the night after having lun&h:on with . B o eation of Akron, OBio, CAPT. TRAIN CHOSEN TO BE NAVAL AIDE TO PRESIDENT HOOVER (Continued From First Page.) diplomatic circles, for he has urved as naval attache at, the American em. bassy at Rome and at Vienns, ‘Austria, prior to the World War. 1900 Annapolis Graduate, The son of Rear Admiral C. J. Train, the new presidential naval aide, was sppointed to the Naval Academy from the State of New York and graduated in 1900. In December, 1906, he was detailed | ¢ to duty as an aide at the White House, when he was a lieutenant, and in 1908 | he was assigned to command the| U. 8. 8. Sylph, the yacht of the Sec- retary of the Navy. In 1918, during the World er, served in Italy, where has was in com- mand of all the American naval forces ashore, and likewise supervised the United States naval aviation forces in that country. He was awarded the Navy Cross, with this citation: “For distinguished service in the line of his rofession as naval attache at Rome, for he excellent performances of duty in aif directions, and especialy for co-op- | eration with and assistance to e | United Btates naval forces operating in the Adriatic.” In addition, '.he Italian | government bestowed uj him the | L'Ordine dei Santi Mauri m e Lazzaro | and also the Italian War Cross. Service After War. Following the World War Capt. Train came on special duty in the office of naval intelligence at the Navy Depart- ment, but after a few months he was to command the U. S. 8. He served as squadron com- of the destroyer force of the Atlantic HB.‘. and then ret: Washington in the training division of the muuu of Navigation, Navy De- command U. t.umod in 1926 to the Bureau of Navi- g:lon. In 1928 he was in command of 8. Utah, and it was while bnck Mr. Hoover, then Presi- dent-elect, from South America that he formed & personal acquaintance with the Chief Executive. n t. Train has campaign medals for pplnes. lplnl.lh and West In- dnn ‘Wars, and is known in the service as a proponent al & strong naval re- Tlll home of William Moxley, at which cost the lives Glen Echo, Md,, in ruins after the fire of y morning wi of Mrs. Moxley and their five children. Force; Dr. Mow. The front upstairs room, where Mrs. Moxley and three of the 3‘“"“ m —Star Staft e father, who saved himself, and three of his children who were burned to wn in ‘the fire. Left to right, II'“u'n William Moxley, the father, and rge, aged 15. Lower, left to righ MOXLEY TRAGEDY LAID TO ELECTRIC IRON LEFT IN PLUG (Continued From First Page.) out. The effort cost him a flvl-lnf;! the window, Moxley clambered over, hung to the sill for a moment and dropped to the ground below, calling to his wife to throw the children down him. “But it was too late,” Moxley said. “Katie had gotten to the window-sill and through the smoke I could see her ralse one of the children a little above head. She did not have the n.rennh to throw them over and sank back into the smoke. I tried to enter the house through the windows down | the below but it was a furnace that time and no one could get near it with- out being killed by the flames.” Savings Lost in Fire. Most of the family’s worldly assets wént up in the flames of the house. Moxley had saved $50 and his eldest boy had saved $35 more. This money was in bills and had been stowed away in a dresser draw. Moxley's artificial arm, for which he had J)um $250 a short time ago was destroye: ‘There wta no insurance on the furniture, which tI They had rented thz ome. Relatives and friends came forward with offers of loans to tide Moxley over the funeral. Several persons sent money to his family in Maryland with instruc- tions that it be plied toward the -expenses of the funeral. Moxley owns & small farmhouse near 10| that of his brother at tisville, but aside from '.hh all of his ings were swept l'l‘r use the of a large llmyhldmmu uhh fo_accumulate much. e Rev. B. P. Bryan, Methodm Church at wl’lxlhomgi%t‘e at the funeral. & s are at o . ertaking establishment in Ridgevi Lashes and Brnw- lumul. Asked when he would return to work, Moxley shrugged his shoulders. “I don't know,” he said, “some time soon, may- family owned. da, 11, and Bessie, 13. %3 hiliside of young corn that lay waving in the sunshine beside his brother's house at Clagettsville. The lashes and brows had been burned from Moxleyl eyes, there were charred patches and holes abcut the suit he wore and his one arm was swathed in ban “I almost he said in a hoarse wish, whisper to his brother and sympathetic | T “that I had stayed in the b with my wife and chil- dren.” ““After Wednesday,” he went on in a monotone, “I have no plans.” Park Is Ordered Closed. ‘The fire put a shroud of sorrow upon the little community about the amuse- ment park. The gayety of the carrousel the joyous ‘clatter of the roller coaster and the hum of the venders’ volces along the midway of the amusement park were stilled yesterday and last night, while park officials, ‘gomunl to charred skeleton of the Moxley house nearby, told hundreds seeking play there that the park was closed. ‘The order for the closing of the park was issued by Willlam F. Ham, presi- dent of the Washington Rallway & Electric Co., by telephone from Harpers Ferry, W. Va,, where he was spending the week end, immediately upon hear- ing of the tragedy. Moxley left Georgetown Hospital yes- terday and went to the home of his brother, Hc® C. Moxley, at Clag- gettsville, M., leaving relatives to at- tend to the funeral arrangements. OCCUPANTS OF THREE HOMES ROUTED BY FIRE Driven to Streets in Night Cloth- ing by Early Morning Blaze on Cambridge Place. relatives, urning Thres houses on Cambridge place '-’N were damaged by fire early yesterday, their occupants being forced to seek safety in the streets in their night clothing. Damage to the buildings was estimated at $3,000, damage to the con- tents amounting to less than $1,000. Examination of the premises con- vinced Acting Fire Marshal Charles be—but what have I to work for?” “Plans?” serve. Train is still in command of the U.!M&Uh and is expected to take over his new duties at an early date. ‘Telephone service between England end Australia has just been inaugu~ F > He spoke listlessly in a voice ren- dllehd.dlt:wfl inaudible the fi Achstetier that the fire originated oa the porch in rear of 3038, home of Wil- lllm Mnrellnd ':rhe fire quiclly sprud f Misses Edith and George FUND TOBE SOUGHT Special Labor Committee to Discuss Drive Plans at Meeting Tomorrow. Plans_were being made todsy by Frank W. Lee, chairman of the lpecm committee representing the OCentral Labor Union, for & meeting tomorrow night of his group to take up proposals for raising the $20,000 needed to send the District of Columbia World War memorial funds over the top of 3155,0:& Musicians’ Hall. up the campaign are expected to be taken up as one of the many subjects to come before the semi-monthly meet- ing of the union. The committee itself will gather to- morrow night for the first formal ses- sion, according to Mr. Lee, who is vice mfl“ of the Mount Vernon Savings DAVIS-BROWN FUND . REACHED $358,000, PROBERS ARE TOLD (Continued From First Page.) sum that he did. The contribution of Mr. Bonitz, he sald, was made durini the last week of the campaign, an rior to that contribution the commit- gee of which Mr. Bleakley was treas- had had only about $15,000 to . The witness expressed the opin- um that Mr. Bonitz had not been fa- miliar with political campaigns and their financing in the past. Samuel M. Vauclain, treasurer of the Davis-Brown State committee, testified 29 the receipts for his been ll!lfl!"l& and that the expenditures had been $13f 693.33. Mr. Vauclain is chairman ot the board of the Baldwin Locomotive Works. He sald that this was the first time he had been officially connected with a political campaign. He said he had been requested by Gen. W. W. At- terbury, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, to serve as treasurer of the committee for the Davis-Brown ticket. A“k‘rbnry (Ir‘ed Vauclain. Pl’;’i.ll‘mde? e bll l‘.lt.n . l\‘:’ €] can y commit- ?nn bgl:: he had requeaud Mr Aturhury, Republican national mmmeem-n for Pennsylvania, to get in touch with Mr. Vauclain and urge him to be treasurer of the State com- mittee. Mr. Haslett said that he him- self had been particularly anxious to obtain the services of Mr. Vauclain. Haslett is a close friend and s politicai | Priso! lieutenant af Willlam 8. Vare, Repub- lican leader in Philadelphia. Robert P. e'y, treasurer of the citizens’ Davis- committee in Philadelphia, sald hll committee had received $62575 and had expended practically all of it. Listed as one of the contributors was Willlam 8. Vare, who gave $1,000. Senator Nye asked the witness if that was the whole amount of Mr. Vare's contribution to the ‘P' . Mr Qulalq rephed - ess sald that about $32,300 hAd bee_n tumed over to the treasurers in 45 out of the 48 wards in Phila- delphia. He said that the money had been used to support the entire Davis- Brown ticket. “Is thls about the customary amount Philadelphia campaigns?” was the reply. $5,000 Man Gives $15,000, ‘The witness was asked about a con- tribution made by Charles B. Hal amounting to $15,000. He said that Mr. Hall was city councilman, receiving a salary of $5000. He couldn't say whether Mr. Hall was a man of inde- pendent means or not. He was asked if Mr, Hall was a contractor and replied: “Not so far as I know.” Mr. Quigley said that he himself was & bullding contractor, but that he had no contracts from the city of Phila~ delphia, although he had one seven years ago. “We are reluctant to bid on city work,” said the witness. “What made you take an intcrest in e ST riendship for Mr. Vare and for Mr. Hazlett. Hazlett testified he had handled no money in the campaign. He said that personally he had supported the Davis- Brown ticket, although he had not done s0 as chairman of the city committee, pointing out that it was the duty of the eit; eammnm to elect the nomi- nees of primary when the general ekfi?m;i “:Pl lm\;nd. o azlett said in reply to a ques- tion that he believed there :houl?i be some law enacted to restrict the amount of money which could be expended in @ campaign. County Got $88,460, Harry O. Perry, who said he was sec- retll’y to Dr. lderlck treasurer of the Davis-Brown committee in Alle- ghany County, testified that the total receipts of that committee were $88,460. Of that amount’ $40,000, he said, was contributed by the Republican organiza- tion of Western Pennsylvania, He said k had been sick during most of the campaign and was too now to appear before the committee. e witngss told the committee that 836,000 had been expended for watchers at the polls on election day and an- ‘other $19,000 for messengers, whose duty. it was to bring in the voters. He said that none of the watchers received more $5 a”day, although the law per- mitted payment of $10 a day. Mr. Bleakley, the treasurer of the regular Republican nization of Western Pennsylvania ich covers 17 counties but does not include Alleghany County said that a total of $117,450 had been raised by his committee. Of this, ha said, $40,000 had been contributed the Alleghany County committee, )elvina $77,450 which was expended in the 17 countles. ‘The Senate committee had now heard from the treasurers represent! 0 countles out of 67, in the Brown-Davis campaign. Senator Nye, chairman of the committee said that probably there would be no further hearing in the Pennsylvania primary _investigation until the county organizations were prepared to test S HARRY LYON, PACIFIC FLYER, IS BANKRUPT Navigator of Southern Cross on Flight to Australia, Lists $125 Assets, $12,340 Debts. By the Assoctated Press. PORTLAND, Me, June 3.1 1’;‘33 of Parls navigator of th mnrn om- in its flight from c:n. , today filed a Dltl- llletl The asse! a $30 and a $45 wrist watch. A one-fourth interest in & motion cure of the fll‘ht across the Pacific also is set forth 'n‘n n‘sut but no estimate of its vllur glven, A $5,000 loan from his mother, Mrs. Leila 8. Lyon, widow of Admiral Henry W. Lyon, U. B. N, retired, is listed among the Mabilities. Seek to Locate Honeymooner. A message received by the police requested that an mfouh Frank J, Bob- mut. e forcester, Mass., who l.uluunn Police w hfiwhfll. Smiles as He Enters Stone Room He Helped to Build. By the Associated Press. CARSON CITY, Nev., June 2—R. H. “Bob” White, Elko gambler, died today in the lethal gas chamber at the Nevada State Prison here. He had been con- victed on circumstantial evidence of the murder of Louis Lavell, another alleged gambler. White was taken at 4:40 am. into the stone chamber he -helped build— an air-tight room 9 feet long and 8 wide and 7 high—and strapped into & chair. He asmiled and nodded to persons peering through a window. There were 53 witnesses, including 2 women. Before White's chair-stood a 2-gallon crockery jar contalning a quart of sul- phuric acld and half a galion of water. Breathes “Deeply; Dies, A string extending into the next room was pulled, ope: a container, dmpmn: nenly & dozen 1-ounce * > f cyanide of potassium into the acid somuon. The deadly gas was gener~ ated almost instantly. White nodded in as the gas started to come up from the generator. Then he took a deep breath, as deep as he could inhale. He leaned back easily. At the third breath his head fell back. His arms and body twitched as in a convulsion, then was still. ‘Three minutes after he entered the death chamber he apparently was dead. White did not appear nervous. He shook hands with the warden and the other two men who helped strap him in the chair. He was dressed in & blue shirt and et Skeeter, R. N., Reno, ay E. Kenney, another nurse, Carson City, were the women witnesses. They were admitted at their own request. White had declined breakfast. He went to sleep about 11 p.m., and when the night guard went off was still asleep. He was awakened about half an hour before the execution. No Minister. ‘There was no minister present. White wanted none. His last act was the writing of a letter to his wife last night. His body will be taken to Oakland for cremation. ‘White, after his conviction, asked that he be executed in the gas chamber rnther than to serve a-life term in the “The gas does not frighten me,” he said. “!.-et me take it and get it over with. It will be better for my wife, for if 1 went to prison she would want to remain here and her life would be wasted. This way she can return to Ireland and in & few years forget me and perhaps be happy.’ ‘The condemned man’s wife, however, nenuld:d him to appeal the death tence. Whfle waiting for the State Supreme Court's decision, White spent neu‘ly L3 year in the prison and ted in carry- ing ‘stone from the prison quarry for the construction of the death chamber. The Supreme Court ruled that the death sentence must be carried out, and White was notified by the warden, who asked the oondemned man whether he bad a last wish. “You might get me & gu mask,” the gambler said, huxhlng, et '.hlnk I could use that better than g you could get_for me just now.” Officially, the gas was turned on at 4:37% am. Wmtzs heart stop] beat- ing for 10 seconds at 4:39% lnd natural beathing stopped at 4:39%;. After a llpll of 10 uoonda g;‘em}aem “l“t‘:ld again, completely at ‘r.m, 9% mi um from the time th gas_was turne on, ‘These figures and data were given out after the execution by Dr. E. E. Hamer, State health officer, who had attached chlela devised stetheseope to the man, J. T. DE BELL DIES Former Newspaper Directory Edi- tor Expires at 67. PHILADELPHIA, June 2 (#).—John T. De Bell, 67, of Merchantville, N. J., for 20 years editor of the American Newspaper Directory, died yesterday in the University of Pennsylvania Hospital. Dr. De Bell, & fermler New ‘l&l"k fieu— Daper mdn, was emplo: e N. W. er & Son, :dverm{ng firm as itor of the dlrel:wry until his retire- ment two years ago. cong JUNE 2, .1930. DR. OLAYA AND DAUGHTERS GREETED | | BUSINESS SURVEY INSPIRES HOPE Juhus H. Barnes Sees Prepa- rations by Corporations for Enlarged Earning Power. By the Assoclated Press. In present expansion activities of American corporations Julius H. Barnes sees a preparation for enlarged elmin{ power in the future nnfl confidence thal such will be the resuit. As chairman of the National Business Survey Conference, organized at the suggestion of President Hoover, Barnes issued a statement for publication to- day saying that new capital obtained by domestic producing and distributing | . corporations totaled $2,100,000,000 dur- ing the first four months of 1930. In addition, he reported borrowing by pub- lic authorities to a total of $460, 000 ODD as compared with $339,000,000 f corresponding period of 1929. Public Building Increases. Public building for the same period, the report said increased from $447.- 000,000 last year to $550,000,000 this year. Non-residential building dropped from $996,000,000 to $923,000,000 and residential buudln% fell off from $867, 000,000 to $460,000,000. “"The report noted an improvement in the financial condition of building and loan associations and a 6 per M!.n increase in life insurance purc April, as compared with April of lnn At the same time a 9 per cent drop in fire insurance premiums for the same month of this year, as compared with last, was reported. Elpflldflum by Railroads. Barnes said class 1 ralroads expend- ed $97,000,000 more in the first quarter of this year than in the same period of 1929, and that on March 15 the em- e | ployes of these carriers aggregated 1,547,000, which, although 81,000 less than a year ago, was 43,000 more than a month before that time. He also reported decreased delin quencies and repossessions in instal ment purchases and increased install ment paper handled in April as con- trasted with the month before. Retail and wholesale stores and chains of stores showed gains in April over il of 1929, in spite of lower commodity prices, he added, with retallers and wholmlers following & policy of cau- tious buying. BRIG. GEN. LORD. DIES AT HOME HERE AFTER LONG ILLNESS (Continued From First Page.) Girl’s Patriotism Proves Painful as Flag Cuts Larynx Child Falls While Run- ning With Banner in Mouth. JANE VAN PELT. Four-year-old Jane Van Pelt's patri- otism yesterday afternoon proved pain- fully costly. Today she is recelving treatment lt the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Thl'odlt Bump}t:lh for a punctured larynx and cuts of the tonsil. Jane was given a small flag on Me- morul day :fl.flt of holiday time was still in yesterday for Jane and the lyflMm of patriotism still burned strong- within her. With the, flagstick in her mouth, the Stars and Stripes flapping as she u{nd about the small yard in front of her home, at 501 Fourteenth street northeast, Jane stumbled. One end of the flagstick struck the wall of the house, ramming the other into the girl's throat. Screaming, she ran into the house. She was rushed to Casualty Hospital for emergency treatment and later re- moved to the Episcopal Hospital. Her condition was described as not serious, tlmlh it will be mne to take one stif thilnwrnlns wmm tivdy mates of appropriations submitted from the various Government agencies. The President told him each year that the budget submitted to Congress should not exceed a stated figure, and Gen. Lord’s life thenceforth was dedicated to the task of cutting the total to the stipu- lated amount. Gen. Lord was the a son of Maine. He was born in Rockland, December 6, 1859, and graduated from Colby Uni- versity, Waterville, in 1884, after receiv- ing common 1 education st his home, ' During and after his college course, he engaged in teaching, but turned later to editorial work on news- papers in his home town in Denver, Colo., and lastly in Cardiff, Tenn. The next step in his career brought him here first as a clerk at the Capitol and later as an Army officer. He was serving as clerk of the House ways and means committee under the chairman- ship of Nelson Dingley when, in 1898, the outbreak of the Spanish-American war introduced him to military life. He entered the Army as a major and pay- master of volunteers, and continued to serve in a commissioned capacity until his retirement and appointment as bud- get director. Practicaliy all of his Army service was in connection with financial mat- ters. Twice he was called by Presidents for special detail away from the Army. President Roosevelt picked him to aid in drafting the Payne-Aldrich tariff law, and President Wilson selected him as the disbursing officer for Oovem- ment relief for the Salem, Mass., sufferers in the Winter of 1914-15. He was given an appropriation of $200,000 for the work in Salem and turned back $153,000 to the Treasury. ‘When this Government entered the World War, he was finance officer of the Quartermaster Corps. There fol- lowed quick reorganization in the Army, and Gen. Lord was made director of finance, one job which had jurisdiction over every bureau of the great depart- ment. He was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal for his handling of war finances. ed as budget e intedded to take a position with the firm of Arthur 8. Kleeman Co., investment brokers, in New- York. 1 health, however, m Ix:n any extensive participation ess. CASTLE IS APPROVED Committee 0.K.’s Nominee for As- sistant Secretary of State. By the Associated Press. A favorable report on the nomination of Willlam R. Castle, jr., of this &ity to be Assistant Secretary of State was re- Elufl:d today by the Senate foreign re- ns eammmu anu m ‘ M a m e London Neval Four days of entertainment are in store for the President-elect of Colom- ia, Dr. Enrique Olaya Herrara, upon arrival here this afternoon. At top: Senoritas Marie 1”‘) and Lucia Olaya. Below: Dr. Ola; —Harris & lwinl Photos. HOOVER TO HONOR COLOMBIAN LEADER Dr. Enrique Olaya Herrera Will Be Guest at State Dinner. By the Associated Press. Brilliant state honors for the second time this year are to be offered a visit- ing Latin American President-elect as Dr. Enrique Olaya Herrera, newly elected President of Colombia, arrives here today from New York. Dr. Olaya’s arrival in the Capital will mark his formal transition from the status of Minister to the United States to President-elect of his country. Here for the past two months after a whirl- wind campaign that carried him to the residential office, he requested that he allowed to wind up hls duties as Minister and that state reception for him as President-elect be deferred until just before his departure. President Hoover’s last visitor from the southern republics was President Pascual Ortiz Rubio. He came here for 8 pre-inaugural tour of the United States late in December and remained through January. Cotton Meets Him. As was the case with President-elect Rublo, the Colombian dignitary will be received as if he were actuslly occupy- ing the presidential office. Arriving at the Union Station aboard a special train from New York at 2 oclocl this afterrfoon, Dr. Olaya was to be greeted on the platform by Joseph P. Cotton, Act~ ing Becretary of State; the military and naval aides of President Hoover and the usual assemblage of diplomats and officials. Appropriate band salutes have been arranged to greet him as he leaves the aresld&r;fin: wl%oom at t?e sta- on, ler & Cavi escort, for . th Caxmgtl:n legation. 7 te Department program says Dr. Olaya will make his formal call on President Hoover at the White House at 3:30 o'clock. Shortly thereafter President Hoover is expected to return the call at the Colombian legation, an will offer a state dinner in Dr. Olay: honor at the White House at 8 o'olock wnDlxh:)] r. Olaya will be the nnkinz guest of the Capital' until Thursday, whzn he plans to leave for Chicago. Numerous state affairs closely follow President Hoover’s state dinner on his calendar, among them official visits .0 Mount Vernon, the Naval Academy at An- napolis and the National Cemetery at Arlington, where he will lay a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Daughters Accompany Him. Dr. ohyn will be accompanied dur- ing his visit by his daughters, Senorita M.-m and Senorita Lugia Olaya. Senora de Olaya is expected to remain in Baltimore, where she has been resting for the arduous duties facing her when she becomes First Lady of Colombia in August The date of Dr. Olaya’s departure for Chicago, June 5, also marks the be- smn!n( of a national reception in New ork and Washington for Dr. Julic Prestes, President-elect of Brasil. He is expected to arrive in New York Har- bor, escorted by Brazilian and Amer- ican cruisers, as Government officials here bid huwnl to the poml.lu colqm- bian diplomat and statesman. SAFE FOILS THIEVES Loot Shelves of Cigarettes After Failure to Open Strong Box. Folled in their efforts to open the safe at a Sanitary Grocery Co. store, 1920 Ninth street, thieves looted the -helveudnt $30 worth of cigarettes and d eg%e robbery was reportéd to police this morning by Upwn l!uey. ot the store. pmc ed was ICOURT BARS SUIT AGAIST COUZES Tax Consultant's; Action Seeking $500,000 Held Banned by Constitution. The constitutional provision that a member of Congress shall not, be ques- tioned in any other place for any speech or debate in either House, was held to- day to be a bar to a suit for $500,000 damages brought against James Cou- ‘| Zzens, Senator from Michigan, by Howe P. Cochran, a tax consultant, who charged him with slander in a state- ment made on the floor of the Senate reflecting on Cochran, who claimed the words were spoken unofficially and not in the discharge of Couzens' official duties as a Senator. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals in an opinion by Chief Justice Martin, today affirmed the action of Justice Wendel! P. Stafford of the Dis« trict Supreme Court, wno had sustained & motion of for the Senator to the suit for lack of jurisdiction, The-appellate tribunal points out that it is mnues: that the framers of the Constitution were of the view that it would best serve the interests of all the people if members of the House and Senate were permitted unlimited free- dom in speeches or debate. The pro- vision to that end is therefore grounded on publlc policy and should be liberally "Prmmlbly, legislators,” said the court, “will be restrained in the exers cise of such a prlvuege by the respo: sibilities of their office. ~Moreover, ir ;hegv&l:t o(mf.h;:r hbuun in that re. gar y Wi subject to discipline by their colleagues.” : ‘The case is governed, the court holds, by the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Kilbourn vs. Thomp= son (103 U. 8., 168), where it was lhfl“ “it would be a narrow view of the coh~ stitutional to limit it to words spoken in debate. “The reason for the rule is as forcible in its Anpuourm to written reporta presented in that body by its come mittees, to resolutions offered, which uwum in writting, must be reproduced ln ech, and to the act o? voting, er it is done voc: or by passin, botween the tellers. ml’hm” . gn".ltl,y d'mel’ :l‘; a fl o( the louse by one of members in relation % Ghiet Justice, Marein po potn ts out tha under the declaration, the ‘ormf the basis of phinmh mlon ‘were uttered in the course of a speech in the chamber of the Senate and were ab- solutely privileged and not subject te be questioned in any other place. The nvennenz that the words were spokexn unofficially and not in the discharge o% his official duties as a Senator is & mere conclusion, says the Chief Justic and entirely qualified by the averme; that t.hey were uttered in the course of a lm O R B GANDHI FOLLOWERS REFUSE TO PAY TAX Civil Disobedience Campaigr Takes New Turn as Salt Raids End. By the Associated Pre: BOMBAY, June 2—Official India to- day could cease to worry about Indian Nationalists' raids on the government salt pans, but faced & problem of greater importance—non-payment of taxes, which is being instigated as the next step in the Nationalist campaign of civil disobedience. A “final” salt rald was undertaken Sunday at Wadala by 15,000 Nationalist volunteers and spectators who had pre-) pared for & week for the occaslon. One hundred and fifty of their number were injured by the police, but the remainder broke through the cordon and obtained handfulls of salt. Mob Spirit Is More Subdued. . Holding the salt aloft, and with thelr bodies covered with slime and mud, the volunteers paraded the streets of Bombay, calling aloud: “We have broken the salt laws.” The spirit of the crowd was subdued, ‘however, in comparison with recent raids, n de— velnpmem which authorities att to troops which were on hand ln thq event of need. Nationalists have highly vertised the raid, and attendant nldl on a smaller scale at Dharasans as “final,” & decision taken with aj of the Summer monsoons, which make the salt areas unapproachable, DUEL THREATENS 'BETWEEN TARDIEU AND MUSSOLINI (Continued From First Page.) raise up your helm once again, Fran is in need of you. » “ Struggle for Peace. The French press has interpreted * Tardleu’s address as a notice to the world mat whatever other Yenple may France and her leaders are dmrmlned with high moral energy and devotion to continue to struggle for the cause of pe: But there are Frenchmen who seem convinced that Prance is showing over- indifference to the activities of the Ital- ians. Foremost among these is Henry former French Ambassador to Washington, who, with Secretary Mellon, fashioned the accord which ar- rm(ed the war debt between Pnnce and the United States. M. Berenger welieves that the Med- iterranean problem needs attention. He vhinks that if the “Italian temperature™ has risen a little too high in recens Le s, on the other hand, the French mfiumn h‘i‘n (tl’}]e‘n mll:'l.. ere are ‘worl thargles. which mly well culnfllmu in disagree- lbhhl .Bo iced his judgment renger vol ced that the unumfmn; of ml no easier that the liquidation of the ul‘é Hallnmnulnrhln.huld,m good will suffices 1« ““There are mum.x uou which no people can abaridon or modify withe out national peril,” he uld “The prob- lem of tomorrow is how these national positions may be ht into harmony with the idea of the pean federa- tion. The first efforts to resolve these problum-'?rovn that there may be some o J Two Are Killed in Tornado. WAGON MOUND, N. Mex., June 2. Charles Geist of Paterson, N. J.. died today from injuries suffered in a tor- nado which struck this town late Sat- a total deaths to two. He in the 'rtck;tdo of a ga- brook, 18, Berenger, gain police rage, in which :Alfred was killed, o ’