Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1930, Page 2

" mittee wishes = CANNON ASSERTION ' Lettef Tells Senator Walsh He Was Opposed to M. E. Appreval. By the Associated Press. RALEIGH, N. C., June 5.—Josephus Daniels, Raleigh publisher and former Secretary of the Navy, made public yes- terday a letter which he addressed to - United States Senator Thomas J. ‘Walsh, member of the Senate lobby committee, protesting a statement of Bishop James Cannon, jr., before the committee. Mr. Daniels’ letter to Senator Walsh follows* “The papers state that in his testi- mony before your committee yesterday Bishop Cannon read a report from the temperance committee of the General Conference of the Methodist Church at Dallas ‘which, he explained, was sub- mitted by its chairman, Hon. Josephus Daniels.” Opposition Well Known. “Nobody knows better than Bishop Cannon that in the committee on tem- perance I opposed the indorsement of that portion of the report approving his actions before it was reported to the conference. When the report was pre- sented by me, as chairman of the com- mittee, to the General Conference, I stated to the conference that I cirongly dissented from a portion of the report, and it was well known that my dissent was mainly to Bishop Cannon's gc- tions. Appointment Opposition. “He also knows that, along with about one-third of the members of the conference, I went on record against his appointment on the temperance board, on the ground that his engaging in bucket shop gambling would be severe blow to the cause of prohibition. It is also known that I and others filed charges against Bishop Cannon on bucket shop transactions and that the committee on episcopacy ordered a trial and that the trial was stayed only when he admitted his wrong, declared his re- pentance and promised never to do so again and asked for pardon. “I¢ Bishop Cannon had not used my name in his statements I would not feel called upon to say anything about the hearings before your committee. I can- not, however, permit the record, even inferentially, to convey the impression that I approved the selection of Bishop Cannon or of his actions.” CANNON QUITS QUIZ AMIDST APPLAUSE, HISSES AND MIRTH (Continued From First Page.) uestions which ht ‘Le remained t:uglll wlusu(a. position he cover and all be n‘kz while in a pre- read from the tant ‘Then hs left. “You take your own course, but we have not excused you." Senator Walsh a Montana ntlhdhltur iy “Sena- Blaine wishes question you.' Moving away as Blaine started talk- ing, the bishop said over his shoulder: To Await Subpoena. T be at my office if the G| o to subpoena me.” ¢ to the eommittee sald: CHARLES H. RUTH, JR. IWASHINGTON YOUTH WINS SCHOOL HONOR Charles H. Ruth, Jr, Awarded Kable Legion of Honor at Staunton Academy. Charles H. Ruth, jr., 18 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Ruth of 4521 Garfleld street, was awarded the Kable Legion of Honor, the highest honor award given by the Staunton Military Academy, Staunton, Va., at :ommencemem exercises there yester= ay. The award is given only to a graduat- ing cadet whose record is most con- spicuous for good conduct, academic ex- cellence, integrity of character, gentle- manly bearing, leadership, unselfishness and conspicuous loyalty to the highest mndm lards of duty and exemplary cadet . The medal, which is in the form of t) ~ seal of the academy, is in solid gold. It is awarded cnlf at commencement and no cadet is eligible unless he has been at least two irs at the academy and is a member of the graduating class. ‘The order establishning the medal named it in honor of the founder of the academy, Capt. William Hartman Kable. ‘Young Ruth finished his course at the academy February last, but, as there is only one gradtating exercise held there annually, he returned there to receive his diploma and the medal. Prior to finishing school there in Feb- ruary he was captain of the headquar- ters company of the school cadet corps. Young Ruth has enrolled at the Uni- versity of Virginia and will take up his studies there in the Fall. Prior to.going to the Stanton Military Acad- emy he attended the Macfarland Juniov High School here. PRINTING TRADES BODY ELECTS J. B..HAGGERTY President Berry Succeeded by Head of International Brotherhood of Bookbinders. ident of the John B. Haggerty, 't of Book- International Brother] ders, was elected president of the ternational Allied ting ‘Trades’ Association at & meeting of the latter m‘ll the x‘?" Baltimore Hotel, geriy’ succeeded Ma). George L suce ). ge L. ident af.‘u! International of Printing Pressmen. ° iy feld Keegan, president of the In- contributions, etc., an questions asked me concerning the ac- tivities of the anti-Smith Democrats of wnh and especially concerning the vifies of myself as one of the two citizens calling the Asheville confer- ence and as the cm’mw: of t.h.l:e‘lu% uarters committee of t organi :nd as the treasurer of the Virginia organizations or committees opposing or favoring the wet Tammany candi- date in 1928, not even of the Smith- for-President Colored League or the Tt i'affi’”g‘pom’“ & Entirely by funda suj entirely by wrroumthn 1 Democratit o eom- mittee, and because I consider this to be an effort to single out and hold up to the country “the anti-Smith Democrats, and myself in particular, as the n':’yw activities in the in 1928 require investiga- tion, and hecause I believe the proposed investigation to be s part of the effort for mapy months of wet and Roman | Catholic elements and of ‘those who ‘worship regularity to prevent s recurrence of the Asheville conference in 1933, I resent to the limit the im- plication and the purpose of this action. “In view of these things, I must re- spectfully state, that having answered | -?l. questions addressed to me by the committee on which I volunteered to appear as 8 witness, I shal] now with- draw as a voluntary witness. If the committee desires to subpoena me that | 4 its right.” Borah Provides Quorum. Just as the bishop left the room, Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, ar- rived, His presence gave the committee s quorum for the first time since the examination of Cannon began. There are five members and three make a quorum, The. absentees were Chair- man Caraway, Democrat, of Arkansas. and Senator Robinson, Republican, of Indians. Borah joined in the laughter as he took his seat and looked across at the vecant witness chair. Blaine then read into the record the reports on distribution of the Cannon pamphlet, “Phohibition Repeal Un- thinkable,” for which the bishop was paid $5,000 by Dr. Clarence True Wil- son and by which he repaid a $300 loan by Dr. E. L. Crawford of the Southern Methodist Board of Temperance. Walh then put into the Record the yeport' made by the Virginia anti-Smith campaign committee to Congress. It listed as loans from Bishop Can- non $2,000, given in four installments | of $500 each during July and August' of 1928. | Disbursements_included several pa: ments to the bishop for traveling e: penses and repayment of loans, “In none of these reports does there appear any record of receipts of any money from Mr. Jameson,” observed ‘Walsh, Jameson has testified he contributed | 465,300 to Cannon for the anti-Smith. campaign. The report to Congress listed receipts of $17,000. Cannon has explained that he did not report the remaining $48,300 be- cause it was used in the Virginia State campaign. In a statement last night the bishop explained how this money was allotted among the various congressional dis- tricts. After reading from financial records of the anti-Smith committee, Wll-flol; remarked also there was no mention the $5,000 paid by the Board of Tem- | tof perance, Prohibition and Public Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church to Cannon -for. distributing copies ‘of his speech on “Prohibition Repeal Un~ tfihbh.." 3 - Text of Statement. Bis! Cannon's statement issued last night follows: “In my statement to the committee on lobbying Wednesday morning I said ternation Electrotype Moulders’ Union, was chosen vice president, and Woodruff Randolph, secretary-treasurer of the International Typographical Union, was elected secretary-treasurer. ‘The next meeting of the allied print- ing trades group will be held at Boston during the first week of September. The newly elected president of the group, Haggerty, is & candidate to suc- ceed himself as president of the Book- binders’ Association, The bookbinders’ body will hold its annual convention at Toronto, Canada, in October, THAW MOVE DENIED NEW YORK, June 5 (m.—!ugdeml Court Justice Levy yesterday denied to . Thaw & new frial of the suit of Marcia Estardus, former actress, in which she won & $25,000 verdict last yegr. e&eun.sel for Thaw moved for a new trial on the ground the verdict was against the weight of evidence, Miss Estardus_cha! Thaw_attacked her with & hair in his apartment New Year day, 1929. Homeliest Woman Dies. NEW YORK, June 5 (#).—Rose Bar- inick, 40, known as the “homliest woman in the world” in various cir- cuses and sideshows, was found dead in her apartment on the lower East Side yesterday. Death, due to heart disease, had come three or four days ago., P——S— ] Virginia antj-Smith campaign; that the so-called ‘gift' of $7,300 by Mr. Jameson was used to meet obligations incurred for printing, stationery, postage, etc., in the campaign. I refused, however, to admit the right of the committee to single me out and require a report from me concerning my activities and nditures when it had called on no other person handling Mr. Jameson's contributions ($108,000 made to others besides myself) to make such a report and had not called upon the Virginia State Democratic' committee to make any report of its use of $107,000 to elect the wet candidate, Alfred E. Smith, or upon any of the other 95 State com- mittees for such report. I insisted then, and insist now, that this singling out of myself and of the Virginia anti- Smith Democrats because we fought the wet Tammany candidate is a deliberate, intolerable infringement upon the rights of Ametican citizens and is a threat to independent citizens against a repeti- tion of the independent action of 1928 I degounce this effort to single out the work .afid expenditures of the Virginia making a matter of public record the compensations of the speak- ers, lei , organizers and workers, including many ministers in Virginia, who did legitimate work in the cam- m, whose expenses were properly paid. How Fund Was Spent. “The $48,300 contributed by Mr. Jameson used in the Virginia State eampaign was applied as follows: Gen- eral purpeses of State work, including ete. (round numbers), $16,000; for county and precinct organization, elec- tion-day work, etc., first congressional district, $2,000; second, $4.500; third, $6,500; fourth, . $2,200; ffth, $4,000; sixth, $3,000; seventh, $3,000; eighth, $2,500; ninth, $2,100; tenth, $2,50( , $48,300. “Having labored nearly 40 years for the prohibition cause and having re- 1 to accept any compensations whatever for my work, when I ht have had st least $100,000, and having given all I have ever made . maintain 3 dry newspaper in Richmond, 1 do not think persons whose opinions 1 value will believe that I used any of the $48,300 for my own personal profit, es- clally in view of the results secured I would make a further statement to the press concerning the Jameson con- ‘Wednesday morning I testified the $48,300 was used in the F fributions and expenditures. At that T w y the expenditure of so small a sum, compared with $107,000 reported as ex- pended by the Virginia State Demo- eratic tee many cant THE EVENING SEEN IN SLAYING Chinese Waiter in New York Shot—Chicaga and Boston Guns Busy. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 5—A Ohinese waiter was shot six times and killed today and police saw in the slaying a possible tong war. The victim, Ha Gong, 25 years old, was killed by two men who had con- cealed themselves near the door of his furnished room, in Allen street. Two new revolvers with discharged shells were found near the body and police said this was an invariable rule in tong slayings. They sald Gong was & mem- ber of the Hip Sings. An extra detall of police has been on duty in Chinatown for the last three weeks, following rumors of an impending tong outbreak. TONGMAN FOILS GUN GANG. Attempt o Assassinate Frank Chin in Chicago Fails. CHICAGO, June 5 (#).—Gang gun- nery went Chinese last night. A group of Celestials armed with gmoh and & ‘machine-gun swept through Chinatown, raking the territory in the neighborhood o{ A{che_x‘-_"l u;enue and Tv]z':nty‘-uou:dd street. e rpose, police learned, was to numlng:e Prank Chin, but in this they failed. Chin told police he was a representa- tive of the Chin Oak Tin Tong, & na- tional organization devoted, he said, to the interests of the ancient Chin family. Police questioned him at length to learn just what the interests of the an- cient Chin family really are. This is believed to have been the first Chicago appearance of Chinese gunmen perfoming in the Chicago gang manner. HEADQUARTERS FIRED ON. Extra Police Rushed to Boston China- town After Attack. BOSTON, June 5 (#).—Seven shots were fired into the headquarters of the Hij er# Tong in Chinatown eariy W’ly. o one was injured but extra police were rushed into the district to quiet hundreds of excited Chinese. SLAIN WITH HATCHET. Newark Chinese Laundryman Found Dead Behind Shop. NEWARK, N. J., June 5 (#).—Eng Sing, 25, a Chinese laundryman, was found slain today behind tl\xn shop with a | g, u hatchet buried in his skull. Police refused to say if they believed the killing had- any econnection with tong troubles today in New York, Chi- cago and Boston. prsiite ¥ e HAWES T0 DISCUSS FILIPINO MEASURE State apti-Smith Democrats and the | speakers, travel, automoblles, postage, | to elect & wet Tam- th Missourian Will Outline Provisions of Bill in National Radio Forum. Senator Hawes of Missourl will dis- cuss legislation proposing Philippine in- dependence in an address tonight at 9:30 o'clock- in; the- National Radlo Forum, arranged by The Star and spon- sored by the Cplumbia Broadcasting Bystem. Senator Hawes will outline provisions of the bill, which he has reported favorably to the Senate, calling for & constitution affording government in- dependence to the Philippines. Under the new constitution the islands would glect government officers. A five-year test period would be provided for, With s view td‘mldjmuu the people to the P n wdverse report on the bill been rendered by a committee minority, headed by Senator Bingham eof Con- necticut. LUMP-SUM FIGHT MAY BLOCK PASSING OF DISTRICT BILL (Continued From Pirst Page.) book on the 80-40 basis, and the Senate will follow, I am sure, what many of us believe is the proper policy in seeing to it that that niggardly sum of $ 000,000 & year is increased.” Senator Robsion, Republican, of Ken- tucky, previously had stated that since Congress provides a lump sum for the District, the increase of pay for the police and firemen will be borne by the taxpayers. the civic and trade organizations of the city favored the pay bill. He previously had referred to the lump sum as follows: “Of course, onnfiua provides & lump sum for the District of Columbia, and this increase of pay to the Police and Fire Departments will be borne by the taxpayers of the District of Columbia. Therefore our committee Was very anxious to have the viewpoint of the taxpayers of the District of Columbia, “We had before the committee the head of the Federation of Citisens’ As- | sociations, and the proposition was put to him as to whether or not his asso- ciation, in voting on this matter, un- Fderstood that the taxpayers of the Dis- | trict of Columbla would have to bear this burden, He stated that they understand that, snd that they were unanimously in favor of it."” The Senator said representatives of other organizations, including the trade bodies, came before the committes in support of the pay bill. SEEKS DIVORCE Mrs. Jean Hippach Unanderscha- rin Charges Misconduet. CHICAGO, June 5 (#).—Mrs. Jean Hippach Unanderscharin of Chicago has filed suit for divorce from Hjalmar Unanderscharin, formerly of New York and Stockholm, Sweden, charging mis- conduct No alimony was asked. They were married here in 1920 and have e children. The couple lived in New York until about a year ago. Mrs. Unanderecharin, the daughter of Louis A. Hippach, wealthy glass manu- facturer, has -been popul here. Her husband is a ne] { tor Unander, former & sador to Egypt. | w. of Vic. b Ambas- —e MISSIONARY MURDERED Dr. Stubbs’ Assailant Described as Chungking Communist. SHANGHAIL, June 5 (.—The mur. der of an English missionary, Dr. Olif- ford Stubbs of the Soclety of Friends ted today from Ohengtufu, He was riding in a rick- shaw when he was stabbed in the back has | House has insisted on in Senator Robsion said | Ses did | those already retired on the basis and died later in a hospital. Stubbs was a native of Newcastle-on- e and had been in since His asseflant ibed by e pol as 8 it Chungking. STAR, WASHI IN ACTION ON PACT Immediate Vote or Technical Recess May Block Calling of Special Session. By the Associated Press. Two rumors of efforts to upset the plans of Senate leaders for debating the London naval treaty at a special ses- sion gained circulation today on Capitol Hill - The first of these attributed to the young Republican faction a move to bring the pact to & vote before adjourn- ment of the present session. The sec- ond laid to the opponents of the treaty an endeavor to have the Senate recess, rather than adjourn, a technical dis- tinction which would prevent President Hoover from calling the extraordinary session. Leaders of all factions of the Sen- ate except the young Republicans en- tered into the agreement to consider the pact at the special session. Word that they would seek a vote on the treaty before lqgurnlu spread after Senators Vanden of Michigan and Allen of Kansas discussed the sit- uation with President Hoover. Their calls at the White House fol- lowed that of mg;l:.l::m Leader Wi son and Senator of New Hamj shire, the President pro tem of Senate, who informed Mr. Hoover of & general desire among their colleagues to get away from Washington for the Summer and the coming campi as quickly as possible. They suggested the treaty be deferred until next Win- ter, but such a course was opposed by the Chief Executive. Chairman Borah of the Senate for- :gn relations committee expects to call group together for action on the pact as soon as the voluminous testi- mony taken at the hearings is avail- able in printed form. This will prob- ably be on Friday, but a report on the pact is not expected until next week. —_— LEADERS IN HOUSE CONFER ON POLICE PAY INCREASE BILL (Continued From First Page.) Senate and House over the Donovan- Simmons-Phipps amendments, which had previously been rejected by -both Senate and House legislative commit- tees which have jurisdiction over such legislation, would have been thrashed out in orderly course of procedure to- ay, ‘The Senate yester afternoon sus- tained Chairman jper and other members of Senate District com- mittee in their contention that the measure should go to conference rather than be agre to with the House amendments. Senator Phipps, Republican, of Colo- rado, who favors amending the bill in much same manner that Repre- sentative 8immons succeeded in having the bill adopted in the House, fought to have the Senate accept the House action, which would have sent the bill to the President. - After 30 minutes of debate, in the course of which Senator Robsion, Re- publican, of Kentucky, declared it would not be a case of surrendering to_the House, but of “surrendering to Rep- resentative Simmons, & member of the House sppropriations committee.” The District committee members of the Senate were upheld on a division vote. Senate Conferees Named. ‘The Vice President appointed the following as the Senate conferses: Senators Capper, Republican, of Kansas; of Washin, T, Jones, iblican, ‘as] n; Robsion, blican, of Kentucky; Glass, Democrat, of Virginia, and Cope- land, Democrat, of New York. Benator Phipps ‘told the Senate he ‘wanted the pay bill to pass, but thought it should be in the form in which the House passed it. and he warned his colleagues that there was danger of the legislation being lost if asent to hi) $9,000,000 which e recent years s the Federal contribution in the Dis- trict a] tion bill as & “ni rdly sum™ w. should be increased. The Colorado Senator also took occasion to point out that the 60-40 ratio of fiscal relations is still the substantive law, Chairman Capper said he realised there were differences of opinion re- garding the bill, but he insisted that the. proper and orderly way of settling such differences would be to send the measure to conference with the House. Replying to suggestions that the bill might be lost in conference, Senator Swanson, Democrat, of Virginia, made this significant statement: “Of course, we are anxious to get legislation that is not the result of the imperial decision and will of one man, and we have to do it by availing our- selves of the rules of the House and Benate.” He added it was his understanding that the conferees would be chosen from the District committee of the House and nate, and that if those conferees reach an agreement, it would be a privi- leged matter and could be called up in the House and Senate to permit a ma- jority of each body to record its will on he final passage. The members of the District coramittees of both branches are favorable to the Senate bill, with- out the Simmons amendments. Amendments Outlined. Senator Phipps said he did not believe the Senate fully understood the amend- ments when it passed the bill without them two weeks :’o Briefly stated, the amendments _would increase from 2% per cent to 3} per cent the ocontribu- tions of the men to the pension fund, would prevent increase allowances "!ua of new salaries carried in the bill, and rfwldl that privates who have less than seven years would ap- proach the new maximum salary grad- ually over seven years. The Colorado Senator declared there are three former police superintendents on the retired list and that the Sel them to $4,000 a ye the percentage of be made the same as in the case of other Government employes. Under the ate bill privates who have served rs would receive an increase of $300, giving them the new maximum of $2,400. Under the House bill privates in class 3, who have served less than six years, would get $2,200; those who have served more than six, but less than seven years, $2,300, and those who have served seven years or more, $2,400. Senators Capper and Robsion declared the bill as approved by the Senate had careful consideration in the Senate Dis- trict committee, Senator Capper said no measure before his commit- tee has had more universal support than this pay bill. Senator Robsion said the people of the District, through various organizations, declared in pay for their policemen and Robsion Defends Salary Rates. Referring to the House amendments, Senator Robsfon said: “1 am sure that every Senator observed in the press from day to day that Representative Simmons said that the bill would never pass unless it met | his approval, It went to the District committee of the House and I under- stand they unanimously indorsed it and ted it out, When it came to con- aideration on the floor of the House mrr-cnuuve Bimmens said it should not be considered In the House unl they went to him and saw him and made an agreement with him.” NGTON, DANELS PROTESTS | e s 1 TONG OUTBREAK STEPS ANTIIPATED 5 t | States stforney for the Distriot, less lqu D. C., THURSDAY, GOV. HUEY P. LONG. By the Associated Press. | BATON ROUGE, La., June 5.—Gov. Huey P. Long has proved that he can be_downright informal. Not so long ago he got notoriety by receiving the commander of the Ger- man cruiser Emden in green pajamas. But when Brig. Gen. Frank R. McCoy JUNE 5, 1930. LONG, ABED, RECEIVES ARMY GENERAL AND STAFF BRIG. GEN. FRANK R. McCOY. of the Southeast Army Corps, came to the mansion with his staff in bright livery for the usual formal exchanges Gov, Long received them in his under- wear, sitting on his bed. The military officers only laughed and the governor will not have to apologize, as he did to the German commander. Planter Keeps Gun Near in Attempt to. Die by Starvation AgedTobacco GrowerHas Touched No Food Since May 12, Speclal Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va,, June 5.—No material change was noted today in the condi- tion of F. W. Davis, aged Pittsylvania | tobacco planter, who has eaten no food | since May 12 and who says he is deter- mined to die by starvation. considerable doubt, however, that he is near death because he still displays marked vitality and he continues to drink water freely. There has been no effort to intervene in Davis' case, the Virginia authorities holding that suicide is not & crime in this State. Many people are visiting Davis and he is rapidly becoming tired | of strangers mtrudlnf into the attic of his home where he lies with a loaded shotgun well within reach. Every effort mldh e to mfl% on‘ !‘\]ln; taHnubmlt ‘:o 0togra) as failed. He says he gm- Mp'hh his picture published be- cause he fears it might be seen by his kinsmen in Wisconsin where he was born., The proximity of the shotgun remaths a detriment to those who would take & snapshot. ADKINS CONSIDERED SERIOUSLY FOR D. C. SUPREME COURT POST (Continued From First Page.) District of Columbia with a view:to making -uru-uum for improvements. ‘ Mr. Adkins was born in Knoxville, ‘Tenn., 51 years ago, and came to Wash- ingten at the age of 4 years, when his father, who had been & practicing attor- gton; | ney in Esstern Tennessee, acoepted Govirnment position here. Mr. Adkins wa: educated in the gra schools, later being graduated from the Business Hith School. He then entered the em- pluy ef the law firm of Worthington, Heald & Prailey. While working in the capacity of office boy, stenogra- pher and typist with this law firm, he studied law at night at the George- town University Law School. He re- ceived his LL.B. in 1809 and his LL. M. a year later. He was admitted to the local bar the same year, but was re- quired to wait 10 months before he would become of age, th ‘making him eligible for the exam! In 1908 he was appointed as- sistant to the Attorney Gen eral important cases and later went into law partnership with Morgan H. Beach, who had been Unlt;: 1911 he re-entered the Department of Justice as an Assistant Attorney Gen- eral, serving until 1914, when he was appointed special assistant to Attorney General Wickersham. In 1916 he re- sumed private practice, but it was rot until 1920 that he formed his present law partnership. ‘Was Wage Board Chairman, At one time Mr. Adkins was chair- man of the minimum wage board for the Distriet of Columbia and served in that capacity until the statute under which that board was operating was held unconstitutional in the case of Adkins against the Children’s Hospital. Twenty-seven years ago Mr. Adkins married Bertha McNaught of this city, and they live now at 1424 Sixteenth street. ey have two children, Jessie, # daughter, and Archibald W. Adkins, s civil engineer, now living in St. Louis, Mo. Mr, Adkins is a Republican. He 15 & member of the Disciples of Christ Church, is & member of the thirty- second degree Masons, has a member- ship in St. John's Lodge and belongs to & number of clubs and organizations, among them being the Washington Board of Trade, of which he is now a | director and a member of the executive committee; the Chevy Chase, Metro- edifice politan, Cosmos, National Press, Law- yer's and National Capital Republican Clubs, and the Taft Chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta fraternity. Bavaria Prohibits Farades. MUNICH, Bavaria, June 5 (P).—Ef- fective immediately and uitil further notice, the government has f( rbidden all open-air assemblies, processu ns or P-- rades throughout Bavaria Fy political ups in distinctive uniform -like eloth- ng. Numerous recent clashes between ‘There is | te: NATIONAL CHURCH PLANS ADVANCED Steps Leading to Fulfillment of Project Taken by Pres- byterian Leaders. Hope for a National Presbyterian Church in Washington, a project which has been in the minds of the members of that faith for a century and a quar- r, seemed nearer fulfiliment today as Presbyterian leaders here revealed plans for bringing the proposal into reality. ‘The plans call for a merger of the congregations of the Church of the Covenant, the old First Presbyterian Church and the Washington Heights Presbyterian Church on Kalorama road. If this merger is completed it will give the National Church a communicant membership of 2,276, Sunday school membership of 1,178 and assets aggre- gating 1, The merger agreement, however, has not been definitely concluded, and the plans are undergoing further consider- ation at the hands of the official boards of the respective churches. Location Not Decided, No location for the National Church has been selected and upon determina- tion of this question, it was said, hinges in a large measure the entrance of the Washington Heights Church into the merger. Tl Church of the Covenant has thrown into the merger its church property, at Eighteenth and N streets, valued at $750,000. This gift, however, is conditioned upon the National Church _rais! & fund of $1,000,000 within five 8. The old PFirst Church will place its property and funds derived from the. sale of the old church building on John Marshall place into the general funds, and they are to be counted as a part of the $1,000,000 which the Churc the Covenant makes a condition of its participation. The property of the First Church was sold recently to the District for $125,000, and it also owns a valuable lot on Massachusetts avenue beyond the Bl#,l.lhm:‘mhny. ‘ashington Heights Church propert; has not been valued, but it is in thx heart of one of the finest groups of apartment houses in the city. $425,000 Given Anonymously. An anonymous donor has - 000 "toward the. butldtng of'a Nationsl Presbyterian Church ‘Washington, making his gift conditional upon the 3100060, "Tnis il ring.the etes troms this source up to $525,000. U Clarence A. inwall, chairman of the board of trustees of the Church :! the Covenant, today lssued the follow- | addi ing Nlummm: ot “No 'ment of any kind has been made b‘eflve:en the Church of the Cove- nant and the First Presbyterian Church or between the Church of the Covenant and the Washington Heights Presby- terian Church. Informal discussions have taken place between representa- tives of the Church of the Covenant and the First Presbyterian Church, but no agreement has been made nor can any agreement be made until the mat- ter has been submitted to the congre- glflum of both churches and approved y them. No discussions of any kind have been had betwaen the Church of the Covenant and the Washington Heights Presbyterian Church, and there is no authority for the statement that the Church of the Covenant, the First Presbyterian Church and the Washing ton Helights Presbyterian Church are to be merged. An agreement has been made between the Church of the Covenant and the National Presbyterian Church which will result in a merger of the two bodies when and if the National Presbyterian Caurch within a period of five years shall have raised the sum of $1,000,000. When that has been accomplished th two churches will merge. The ques- tion of the erection of a new church will then be subject to the de- cision of the officers of the Natienal Presbyterian Church as well as the matter of site. “Presbyterians throughout the and the country have evinced great interest in the proposal to erect in Washington an edifice to serve as the national church of that denomination and it is hoped that eventually this may be accomplished.” With the project the names of the Rev. Dr. Charles Wood, pastor emeritus of the Church of the Covenant, and that of the Rev. John C. Palmer, pastor eity hostile political groups were represented a8 being responsible for the order. of the Washington Heights Church, are prominently assoclated. LIQUOR BUYERS ARE GUILTIER THAN MAKERS, SHEPPARD HOLDS Ashurst Can’t See How Wets Can Get Satisfaction Und Supreme Court Decision. ; Benator Sheppard called it “grotesque” today to consider liguor buyers inno- cent of law violation. The Supreme Court has held them innocent under present law, and the Texas Senator was advocating judiciary has | committee approval of his bill to make buyers as guilty as bootleggers. Sheppard testified press comments on the Bupreme Court decision “have been 10 the affect that purchasers could now feel a profound relief and proceed to hu; intoxicating liquor with impunity.” “The whole structure of liquor law- lessness rests uf the buyer of illicit V" he inued. “Without him, mc in {llicit liquor could not per- ‘jat 5:35 pm. was this unseaso: ?| tion that delayed Orchards and LEPPELIN STARTS FOR HOME HANGAR Graf Spends But Half Hour in Seville After Late Arrival. By the Associated Press. SEVILLE, Spain, June 5—The Graf Zeppelin left Seville for Priedrichshafen (12:35 pm., E. 8. T) after spending only a half hour here. The skies had cleared as the Graf approached and the city streets were filled with residents who cheered and waved their hats aloft. ‘The Graf ng around over Seville before heading for her berth at the airfield. During the morning, the Graf flew down the Portuguese coast apparently then intending to enter Spain by way of Cadiz, thence flying to Seville and re- tracing her outward course. # ‘The Seville wireless station today was kept busy with messages of felicitation to Dr. Eckener and his passengers. Gen. Emillio Balmes, chief of the Spanish air force, felicitated the Prince Alfonso of Orleans, the other 'rs and Dr. Eckener for the Spanish government. Honor Infanta Alfonso. The Graf made a little excursion over San Lucar Barrameda in order to pass over the home of the Infanta Alfonso. As the ship d over the infanta's residence it dipped in salute. Shortly before it had flown over Huelva en route to Seville. The Graf, many hours behind sched- ule, completed its seventh Atlantic crouln{ at 9:30 am. (4:30 am. E.8.T) when it passed over Cabo da Roca, westernmost point of the European con- tinent and about 20 miles from Lisbon. It crossed over the Tagus River, which forms Lisbon's harbor, and, avolding l‘;lii!]bon. headed southeast toward Se- e. Heavy rtains and wind had slowed down her speed to barely 40 miles per hour on the last leg of her trip. Lisbon Is Disappointed. ‘The fact that the Graf Zeppelin avoided Lisbon caused great disappoint- ment to the inhabitants of that city, thousands of whom had crowded house- tops, terraces and heights during the small hours of the morning in a desire to see the great ship complete her sev- enth crossing of the Atlantic. The huge ship, however, passed at & Jow altitude over the Tagus some dis- tance south of Lisbon's outskirts, and headed for Seville. Powmnl t‘l}ale ml relc;l:d the coast of rtugal she covered approximately 16,000 miles of her 18.000-mile round- trip journey from FPriedrichshafen to South America, the United States and then back home. The crossing of the Atlantic had taken the Graf a little more than 56 hours. The ship made excellent time in the first half, but struck rather unfavorable weather con- ditions as she approached the coast of R ile it was stormy and rainy yes- terday and last night, weather condi- tions were perfect this morning as the Graf appeared over Ci Atlantic ~ coast, at 9:35 o’c! skimmed over the German anchored _ there, _exchanging with the flagship Koenigsberg. STORM LOSS IS $1,000,000. squi and Hall Damage Spanish Orchards and Vineyards. MADRID, June 5 (#).—Storm damage . 3 disturb- ances h’ala the ll;‘tl n!:w days have .g- proac! cloud! proportions. nable_ climatic di- the Graf Zeppelin. ve been dam: extensively. Other effects of the sf consist of d bascments and inundated fields. ELEVEN ANNAPOLIS GRADUATES CELEBRATE EVENT WITH WEDDINGS (Continued From First 3] emy for their weddings to take place in the academy chapel. A number of others had arranged for wed at the churches of Annapolls es and of will take the Chapel was set for 1 o'clock, then to half-past 6, with an hour for dinner, Chaplain Lash performed the ceremonies at half-hour intervals. This is the list, in the order of the time fixed for the ceremonies: Miss Adrienne Hedger, San Francisco -Ed Ensign Bayles V. Clark, San Fran- cisco. X Miss Gertrude Powell, Cedar Rapids, Towa, and Ensign Walter W. Strohbehn, Davenport, . Iowa. Miss Virginia Reynolds, Baltimore, Md.. and Ensign Herbert M. Marable, Portsmouth, Va. Miss Martha B. White, Annapolis, r- Md. and Ensign Edmund 8. L. § iss Augusts C, Wattenscheidt of Annapolis, and_Ensign Robert D. Sut- ton, Virginia, Beach, Va. Miss Florence Westenhagen, Wilming- !'?nwtllm Second Lieut. Francis Miss Mary Alice Briggs, East Louis, Ill, and Ensign Everett C. Riggs- bee, Fort Stockton, Tex. Miss Evelyn A. Kostens, Baltimore, Md,, and Ensign Willlam F. East Dou Mass, Miss Ella V, Washington, Memphis, Tenn., and Ensign Joshua J. Nix, M, T rof n, t, Md., and Ensign H-mm‘?wm Oleve- land, Ohio. Miss Betty Mackenzie, New York Oity, | Shyoek M. New and Ensign Shyoel Arvine, York City. In a number of cases the brides have been childhood sweethearts of the young officers, who have retained their affec- tions for each other in spite of the four years’ separation. The pay and allowance of these young graduates are scarcely ample to cover the needs of two, and in many cases, one party or the other has something outside the Government allowance to help out. Four hundred and one graduates of the academy received diplomas from Secretary of Navy Adams this morning. Most of them were immediately given commissions as ensigns in the Navy. ‘Twenty-seven became second lieuten- ants in the Marine Corps, 3 second lieutenants in the Supply Corps, 13 will leave the service on account of physical disabilities and 21 have resigned. The graduation ceremonies this morn- Although the committee may act, there is little prospect of Senate sc- tion on Sheppard's bill at this session. Judiciary committee members who OF Clegon, Waterinan of Golorado a0 o egon, rman o al Ashurst of Arizona. b ‘Waterman commented: “There is no rfllllbtm! of any question of constitu- al power to prohibit the purchase of liquor. The on! iy.!.hl.n s whether-Con+ gress should legislate 11 Ashurst observed he could not see how the wets could get any satisfac- tion from the Supreme Court decision. “The only way any one could make & purchase with impunity, under it,” he added, “would be to sit in an office and nave some ene he had never before talk- ed with, walk In and pour liquor down his throat and then pay him for it.” ing followed the time-honored routine, but impressed the great audience, to & large part of whom it was new. Rear Admiral Samuel H. Robison, su- perintendent of the academy, told grad- uates they were picked men, in no com- zfl.mcn with other of the Na- on, but with the officers of foreign na- tions, as to prof ef A He called attention to the truly repre- sentative character of the Navy of the United States to the duty of officers in the care and training of the enlisted force under them, and stressed diligence and timeliness as particularly important qualifications for officers. Secretary Adams spoke before pre. & Democrat, is . | avowed wet and Mayor Broening stated ) NORTHERN FORCES | SCORE VICTORES Cross Yellow River and Reach Tsinan-Tsingtao Rwy. Line Near Chowtsun. By the Associated Press. SHANGHAIL, June 5.—Foreign naval dispatches tonight from Tsingtao and Chefoo, Shantung Province, sald the northern allied forces had crossed the Yellow . River about 60 miles east of Tsinan, provincial capital, broken the Nationalist troops’ lines and reached the Tsinan-Tsingtao Railway line in the neighborhood of Chowtsun. The dispatches sald the Nationalist defenses had reorganized near the stra- tegic railway line, and that a sharp en- gagement was still going on at the time they were filed, late in the day. It was stated, however, that service on the railroad had not been interrupted. The development was sald to have | aroused apprehension among foreign- ers in Tsinan. Some prepared for an expected siege of the city, while num- bers of others left for Tsingtao, on the coast 250 miles to the east. Second Setback of Day. This was the second setback of the day for the Nanking Nationalists. The first was the loss of the important citr of Changsha, capital of Hunan Prov- ince, to a motley horde of Kwangsi Province rebels and bandits, known colloquially as the “red” army. Dispatches tonight from foreign gun- boats standing off Changsha sald Kwangsi forces totaling 20,000 men had occupled the city, and that more were The 1 Nationalist troops front north of Chengchow, Honan Prov- ¢ ince, retreated northward after making & feeble show of resistance, it was added. All foreigners in Changhsha had been concentrated on an island in the Siang River off the city, the dispatches ex- lained, where they were under the pro- tion of the guns of the foreign fun- boats, Japanese residents were said to be evacuating the city, moving to Han- kow, Hupeh Province, on the Yangtze ver, ‘The declared object of the “red” army is Hankow itself and its sister cities, Wuchang and Hanyang. Reds Maintaining Order. In decided contrast to most rebel victories, the “red army” was reported in Japanese advices to be maintaining order in Changsha. Loou.n, WaS pro- hibited. Ample protection of foreigners was believed gmvlded by the American,’ g:lrthh and Japanese gunboats in the ‘bor, Meanwhile Nationalist troops were reported in Japanese advices to be re- treating before advancing Northern in Honan Province. inflicted severe damage list t.:um along the Yello across the Yellow River in it troo) on the | Were e areas to termine the future of the Chinese gov- ernment. Taking advantage of the virtual absence of government troops in eivil war, Communists in Amoy and in Fukien Province generally became more Red nacing the t press an attack and patrolied the streets to to foreign mission- th places. BROENING TO OPPOSE RITCHIE IN PRIMARY Baltimore Mayor Will Seek Nomi- nation on Platform Adopted by State Party. aries in By_the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, June 5.—~Gov. Albert C. Ritchie faced a fight today for & fourth term with the announcement of Mayor Willlam F, Broening of Balti~ more, that he would seek the Republican nomination. Gov. Ritchie, De! an only that he would the te Parky ‘Piaitonn sdpred o e B NOT TO STOP BOATMEN Commissioners Refuse Request For- ' warded by Fish Merchants. ‘The District government will not interfere with boatmen who bring fish and produce to the Washington water front to sell at retall prices, Daniel E. Gmu. secretary of the Board of Com- missioners, vesterday informed Joseph Stein, who had forwarded & protest to. the loners from 14 merchants w:n ?ecupy stores at the municipal fish wha e, m;rhehmerchm;:dh:d ukemh-t boat- n rom wnpommh with them. e the Commis- s letter to Stel ers’ secretary said: The practi of these boatmen In selling part of thelr products by retail has been one of jong standing and it is belleved that the public interest justifies its continuance,” PORTER IN HOSPITAL Believed Suffering From Complica- tions as Result of Influenza. PITTSBURGH, Pa, June § (M— Representative Stephen G. Porter en- tered Allegheny General Hospital here today on his arrival from Washington, where he has been ill two months. The Representative is to be examined by specialists. Edmund Erk, secretary to the Repre- sentative, said Porter had shown i ?IBV.HIHIL He is believed to be suff nr from a complication of ailments re- ,;I{J nn: from an attack of influenza last arch, e i MARRIAGE DENIED MARBLEHEAD, Mass., June 5 (#).— | Members of the family of Miss Amelis Farhart, transatiantic’ fiier, today dis- | claimed any knowledge of the truth of | reports that Miss Earhart had wed or was to wed S8amuel Chapman of Mar- blehead, Mass, her flance before she made the flight that brought her fame. Her sister, Mrs. Muriel Wi l;.-po::k:kxm the Summer tque. said to- y sl ‘W nothing of it and that Miss Earhart was in New York. — BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band this evening at the band- stand at lm::'lock John 8. M. Zim- mermann, aster; Anf Point S3sistant leader. yiwaing, Mareh, “Los Toros". .Salvans Overture, “Bohemia”. . ... .Dvorak Ballet scenes, “Ballet Egyptienne” senting the dg’hmu. Hurt{ cheers ‘were given by the students. The grad- uates then threw their middy caps in the air, as, a_token of their k with undergraduate life, and sn dances followed. ¢ gt Scenes from R i Talismano” Fox & Valse the grand opera, trot, “My 8in". petite, “The En: Finale, “If 1 Had You"....... “The Star Spangled