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THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, JONAS SMITH QUITS FRATERNITY PUST Brothers Charge Exploitation of National Office by Dry Agent. The head of the Gamma Eta Gamma legal PFraternity today confirmed re- ports that Jonas M. Smith, Washington lawyer and prohibition agent, has re- signed as natiopal officer of the fra- ternity following an investigation of protests from the Baltimore Chapter that Smith exploited his fraternal con- nections in his prohibition_activities. Within a few weeks of his appoint- ment as a prohibition agent in Febru- ary, 1929, Smith was said by his fra- ternity brothers in Baltimore to have caused a raid on one speakeasy and the closing of another after visiting thc saloons in the company of his “brothers” and at his request. At the time they did not know of his connection with th Federal enforcement unit. . Resignation Confirmed. Joseph A. Cantrel, chancellor of the! fraternity, who formerly was a law partner of Smith, and who has offices in the Denrike Building, across Ver- mont avenue from the Department of Justice, confirmed the report which came out of Baltimore last night that Smith had resigned as “high recorder- treasurer” of the fraternity. It was said that the Omicron Chapter, the Baltimore unit, and the alumni group in that city threatened to withdraw from the fraternity unless Smith re- signed Smith, who is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law School and a member of the Iota Chapter of the fraternity here, lives with his wife at 1702_Summit place. He is assigned to the Baltimore office of the prohibition force and travels to and from Balti- more daily. He was appointed a pro- hibition agent February 3, 1929. Smith, who was well known to Bal- timore members by name, was said to have used the national office he held as a means of introduction to one of the fraternity men on March 9. Sub- sequently, according to the protests filed later by the local group, the two went to a speakeasy at Smith's suggestion. The following day the place was raided, and later Smith was said to have told members of the Baltimore unit that he caused the raid. On the day of the raid Smith was said to have been taken to another speakeasy by another member. After the pair had left those who operated it surmised that something was wrong and closed. Members Become Suspicious. Some members of the Omicron Chapter were said to have become suspicious, but nothing was done and on March 11 Smith was the principal speaker at a banquet given by the chap- ter. He used as his topic “Fratern- i fax was bound from B | Seaman Loses Life In Vain Attempt to Save Dying Woman By the Associated Press. BOSTON, June 11.—Rolling waves, fog, fire, screams, and out of it all a'man who died true to United States Navy tradition. Such is the story of Seaman J. B. Walker of Kittery, Me., who sank beneath a fire-coated sea clinging to a woman he had hoped to save. This tale of heroism was_told by Seaman Fred Jam of the U. §. S. Concord, a passenger on the Fairfax. The crash, the explosion, like that of a monstrous fire- cracker bursting before one's ees, stunned those on board the Fair- fax, Jam said. A woman Was hurled into the air and landed across a deck rail, hanging limp and unconscious. Slowly her body sagged toward burning oil that covered the sea. Heat and flames played about her. Just as her weight drew her downward, Walker ran to her. He threw his arms about her legs in a foot ball tackle. Her weight was too much and slowly the two slid over the rail. 42 FEARED LOST IN SHIP DISASTER OFF BOSTON COAST (Continued Prom First Page.) useless because of the confusion. He said that the normal speed of the Fair- fax was 12 knots, but because of the fog she was going at half speed. | “The crew acted fine, and there was | no confusion among the members,” he declared. “Oil spread around the ves- sel on all sides, and the flames burned | the hawsers on the port side. Boats were | alism.” Mr. Cantrel said this morning that Smith retained his membership in the fraternity although he had resigned as an officer. Smith could not be located. FAIRFAX WAS BUILT FOR PASSENGER RUN| Was Recently Transferred From South to Service Out of Boston. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, June 11—The steamship Fairfax, which rammed and sank an unidentified tanker with large loss of life off the Scituate shore last night. is one of a fleet of five sister ships of the Merchants & Miners' Transportation Co. It was placed in service in Septem- ber, 1926. It has a length over all of 368 feet, a bean of 52 feet and is of 5,600 gross tons. | Bullt especially for passenger service but also carrying freight, the Fairfax 15 of the latest transatlantic type. Dur- ing the Winter season it sailed betw Baltimore and Florida points, but was transferred recently to the Boston, Bal- timore and Philadelphia service. The Fairfax is commanded by Capt. Archibald Brooks. It was making the first Southern trip of the season from Boston. The four sister ships are the Dor- chester, the Chatham, the Berkshire and the Alleghany. A few nights ago the Alleghany was reported in danger in an SOS call _— SPECIAL NOTICE. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BTOCK- of the American Fire Insurance ‘and the election of nine n.w, ock & m. b ‘GEORGE M. EMMERICH. Secretary. A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE SERGT. George Berry_Camp. No. 10. Dept. of the Potomac. U. 8. W. V.. is called to meet at the residence of the commander, man st. se.. Friday. 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Cumberland, Md, snd’ Harristuce, Pa Smith’s Transfer & Storage Co., 1313 You St. North 3343 lowered and a search made for the crew of the tanker. One boat was still searching when we left the scene. “We did not ask for any assistance other than that from the Gloucester be- cause after the first happenings there ‘was no need for aid from anybedy other than the Gloucester. At no time were we in any danger of sinking.” McNeil praised the conduct of the sailors and Marines who were on board | for their coolness and their ald in the Tescue work. Returns at 10 O'Clock. A little after 10 a.m. today the Fair- fax, charred, broken and scarred, tied] up to the dock here. When the gangplank lowered, no one was allowed aboard except Supervising | Inspector Oscar G. Haines of the United States steamboat inspection | service, Capt. Charles M. Lyons, local inspector, and officials of the company. HOWARD M. GILLMAN, UNION VETERAN, DIES Funeral Services of Treasury Em- ploye to Be Held Tomor- row Afternoon. Puneral services for Howard M./ Gillman, sr.. 90 years old, Union Army | veteran and retired employe of the Treasury Department, who died in| Walter Reed Hospital Monday, will be | conducted at the home of his daughter, | Mrs. J. Herbert J. Yule, Hampshire avenue, tomorrow afternoon | at 2 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Gove G. Johnson, ! pastor of the National Baptist Memorial Church, will officiate, assisted by Rev. | Dr. Homer J. Councilor, assistant pastor | of Calvary Baptist Church. Interment | will be in” Arlington Cemetery, with full military honors at the grave. Mr. Gillman served as first lieutenant | of Company E of the First New Jersey | Volunteers and was acting captain at the time he was mustered out of the service. | He was employed in the United States | Treasury Department for 56 years, serving & part of the time in Baltimore. | He was retired about 10 years ago. Mr. for the past 60 years. of New York City. Prominent in Masonic circles, He was a native | Mr.| Gillman was past master of French Lodge of Masons and was past high priest of the Washington Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. He also was a member of the Grand Army of the Republie. i He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emily E. Gillman; two daughters, Mrs. Yule and Miss Emily Gillman, and four sons, George H., Horace M., Charles C. and Howard M. Gillman, jr. He also leaves a sister, Miss Jennie M. Gillman. N A S A RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT J®seph Stehlin to Again Serve as Highway Association Head. BRUNSWICK, Ga., June 11 (#).—Jo- seph Stehlin of Jacksonville Beach, Fl was re-elected president of the Atlantic Coastal Highway Association and Nor- folk, Va., was chosen as the 1931 con-| vention city at the annual meeting of the association here Monday. Other officers elected were E. A. Burn. ham, Charleston, 8. C., first vice pres! dent; Coleman Martin, Charleston, sec- ond vice president; D. 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About a week from Saturday Mr. Hoover is going to let off, for good behavior, about 400 of his handicaps, but going to keep 96 of the worst ones in and make ’'em listen to Senator Johnson during those crisp Washington days of July. z (Copyrisht, 1 BADLY BURNED IN COLLISION The Merchants & Miners' passenger li a collision with an unidentified oil tanker. The dead and missing, estimated at 4 orfolk with 71 passengers and a crew of 0. The WITH OIL TANKER Fairfax, which was swept by flames in Massachusetts Bay last night after 2, may reach a larger number. The Fair- entire crew of the tanker is missing. The arrow points to the approximate location of the collision in which | the Merchants & Miners' steamship Fairf: Scituate, Mass. sank an unidentified tanker off HUSTON REVEALS Y HE REMANS Refused to Be Stampeded by Partisan Foes, G. 0. P. Chairman Asserts. (Continued From First Page.) to strike at me—both personally and politically. Realizing the motive of these attacks, which, if successful, would lead to their repetition against any one who might stand in my place, I have refused to be stampeded. “In this brief letter it is impossible to review all the falsehoods and dis- tortions of fact which have been el ployed against me personally, conse- quently I shall confine myself to the chief charges, two in number. “First: That before my election as chairman I was a lobbyist for a large corporation seeking legislation by Con- That T obtained funds for the use of the Tennessee River Improve- ment Assoclation, with whom I for- merly was associated, and diverted these funds temporarily to cover a shorta in my brokerage accounts in New York. Explains River Group's Work. “Both of these charges are absolutely false “As is well know, I served for 16 ! years as president of the Tennessee River Improvement Association, which embraced in its membership chambers of commerce, commercial bodies and many leading business and public men interested in promoting the prosperity of that section. This organization sought to increase general industrial activity through acquisition of the power development at Muscle Shoals and elsewhere in the Tennessee Valley by manufacturing concerns which would be large employers of labor. “We first interested Henry Ford 3914 New but, as is generally known, he finally | withdrew his offer because the matter was made the subject of long-drawn- out political contention in Congress. “Acting upon the joint resolution of Congress inviting new private bids, we then interested the American Cyanamid Co., a strong manufacturing concern devoting its major activities to the pro- duction of fertilizer. The interests of the Tennessee River Improvement As- sociation and this company became mutual, both seeking the same objective. I spent months of my time and thou- sands of dollars of my own money in trying to promote the industrial welfare of my section. The burden of carrying the extensive work of surveys, supplying Gillman had been a resident of this city | engineering data and the other "ex-| penses of the organization fell largely on my shoulders and, for the past several years this work has been B. B. privately financed by myself and a few | close friends. Reimbursement for Surveys. “The Union Carbide Co. had a minor interest in the Muscle Shoals project and a direct interest in power develop- ment along the upper Tennessee River. My associates and I thought it proper that this company reimburse the asso- clation in part for its expenditures for extensive surveys, maps and general overhead, and accordingly two pay- ments were made to me of $22,000 and $14,100, respectively, as shown in the Senate committee testimony. “So far, then, as the first charge 1§ concerned, this is the extent of my ‘lobbying.” “The second charge has to do with my handling of these funds and their disposition. “The association being pri= vately financed, I had made anticipa- tory advances to J. W. Worthington, executive director, of approximately one-half the amount of the first pay- ment received from the Carbide Co. These totaled $3,250 in three checks at various times and $7,500 paid him the day that the first Carbide payment came in. This and the second pay- ment were handled, as any other of my business transaciions were and are, through my securities account with Blyth & Bonner of New York, tment and brokerage house of the highest standing. Letter From Brokerage Firm. “The following letter from Blyth & Bonner completely refutes the charge that the funds so deposited were utilized melr?,;:fld: margin account: “Bly Bonner, 15 Brox New York City. Stastey ““April 3, 1930. “C. H. Huston, Esq, 1520 20t] ‘Washington, D. . S “‘Dear Mr. Huston: In accordance with your request and that of Mr. W. E. Moore, we wish to advise that the check for $22,000.00, deposited on March 8, 1929, to the credit of W. E. Moore, account No. 150, in our office, was not in response to' & request by us for margin or the need for additional funds. * Sigmedy ¥ A igned) * & BONNER. *‘By CHARLES A. KRICKL. " “The entire $36,100 paid by the Union | Carbide Co. was properly disbursed and accounted for. All disbursement checks lobby committee, and every one of them bears the indorsement of 'J. W. Worth- ington. The last check completing the disbursement was dated August 8, 1929, were produced by me before the Senate | Bishop Cannon’s Statement | | Text of Prepared Matter Ez- plaining Conduct Before Lobby Committes. | By the Associated Press. The statement read to the Senate lobby committee today by Bishop James Cannon, Jr., was as follows: “Mr. Chairman and members of the committee: “I desire to say that, when I with- | drew from the hearing on Thursday, | May 5, I made a statement, the purpose | of which was to indicate that I was not | on the stand any longer as a voluntary | witness, and I stated that I should re- | tire from further hearings of the com- | mittee unless a subpoena was issued. “1 thought that, as I had volunteered to appear before the committee to give information concerning the activities of the Board of Temperance and Social Service of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, that I had the right to retire if I so desired unless a subpoena was issued. “Furthermore, as there never had been a quorum of the committee present and the objections which I had raised to questioning me concerning my politi- cal activities had never been passed upon by the committee, I thought it was unfair and illegal to continue to ques- tion me on my political activities until answer had been given to my objections. “In taking this action it never oc- curred to me that I would be charged with showing contempt for the Senate, for I certainly had no such intention, but I understand from statements in the ‘press that some members of the committee consider that my action was ih open contempt of the Senate. “Whatever may be the real technical status on that point, I desire to state now before the committee, as I did in my statement to the press on Friday night, ‘I intended no discourtesy to the Senate or the members of the Senate committee by retiring as a voluntary witness from the committee room on ‘Thursday morning.’ Certainly I thought I had the right to do so, in order that there may be no implication of a pur- pose which I did not intend. “As I have understood that a quorum of the committee will be present this morning, I am here again today, if the committee so desires, as a voluntary witness, to give any additional infor- mation concerning the activities of the Board of Temperance and Social Serv- ice of the Methodist Episcopal Church South. “Should any member of the com- mittee desire to ask questions concern- ing my political activities in_ the anti- Smith campaign, I respectfully request that a full committee consider my ob- Jjections which I raised to the answer- \ing of such questions on Tuesday morning, June 3 (see Record pages 12132-37) and Wednesday morning, June 4 (see Record page 12178), which objections clearly set forth my position on the questions at issue, and why I refused to answer.” Marriage Licenses. 1. Ponn, 22, and Edna C. Wis RAMORS Totn of Winchester, Va.; Re or. ite, 21, and Louise B. John- . olioman. ick. 31, and Elsie M. Seates. W. B. Abernethy. orris. 22, and Catherine Shepherd, ‘Anderson roctor, 28, this city, and er, 21, Oxon Hill, Md. F. Stephens, 29, and Prances V. . '23; Rev. J. R. Bizoo. | Ady, 37, and Irma E. McKenzie, : Rev. Joseph T. Kennedy. John Sullivan, 37, and Mabel Monroe. 33, both of Baitimore,” Md.; Judge Roberi E mttingly. Ardie Payne, 38. and Lillian Hicks, 20; Reufam T, Monte, 22. and M iliam T. Moale. 22. ponly. both of Richmond, V. John Lonk. 36, and Hazel Thomas, 30; Rev. D, Jarvis. John ' Mouton, 23, and Henrletta Cava- john: e 24 Rev. Charles H. Joh "*Afmand K. Rollins, 35, this cltr, i e 7 Leslle, 20, Roanoke, 26. and Mildred P. Md.; Rev. Baltimore, . 21, Chicago. this ci . 21, Brentwood, 32, this city; Rev. W. jones. Jo8SHie Davis. 26, and Odessa Simmons. 20 Rev. A. J. Tyler o v v.' Homer | Ireland Sends Giant Player. NEW YORK, June 11 (#).—An Irish glant is coming to buck Uncle Sam's stars, Lyttleton Rogers, 6 feet 7 inches, is entered for the national championship. —e. Niece of Gen. Lee Dies. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., June 11 | @ —Mrs. Alice Eikor, 74, niece of Gen. Robert E. Lee, died at her home here last night. e one month and a day before I became chairman of the Republican national committee. - “Concerning every other charge made against me, some made publicly and others in & whispering campaign, I wish to say that they either were all | made out of whole cloth or were dis- tortions of the real facts. They were inspired by partisan or factional mo- tives, and by persons who hoped to profit by an attack upon me. Sincerely yours, (Signed) “C. H. lSUSTON. (Copyrisht, 1930, tennis | | Methodist Bishop Walks In on | Board of Temperance of the Methodist | Episcopal | make?" asked Caraway. | political activity. { during the campaign?” asked Caraway. | Democrats did not show receipt of any {to do with the lobbying investigation,” D. C., WEDNESDAY, 1930. J] CANNON PERSISTS INREFUSING REPLY, Committee, Meeting to Study Defiance. (Continued From First Page.) Caraway saying E. C. Jameson had | testified he gave Cannon $65,300 for the anti-Smith campaign and that the Church South, had given | $5,000 and that the only report made showed receipt of $17,000 from Jame- son “Do_you have any explanation to “The question refers to my political | activity,” asserted Cannon. “except the question about the $5,000 from the Methodist board.” “Well, let's hear about that” sald Caraway. v “Mr. Pickett of the Methodist board stated the exact facts,” continued Can- non. “The board gave me $5000 for circulation of my speech, ‘Prohibition Repeal Unthinkable’ That was not It was prohibition work.” “Were you responsible for circulation of that speech as a political document Protests Question as Political. Cannon protested this question bor- dered _again on his own political activ- ity. He denied the document was cir- culated as & political matter. “Was the money given you by Jame- son to be used by the Methodist board?” Caraway asked. Cannon added that the $65300 and the $5,000 were used for different pur- He said the money Jameson con- tributed was used for political purposes. “Was there any relation between your political activities and your activities as chairman of the temperance board?” RO Cannon testified his activities had been as an individual and not as an official of the Methodist Church. Cannon noted he had asked for a ruling by the committee on whether he should answer questions about his political activity. “To my surprise, the questions con- tinued,” he said, “without the commit- tee passing upon my request for a ruling.” Senator Walsh asked about the $5,000 from the Methodist board. The bishop said he did not recall when he got the money. Walsh read a report from Dr. Clar- ence True Wilson of the Methodist board telling of the contribution to Bishop Cannon for his “heroic work,” and asked: “What was this heroic work?" Cannon said it began in 1927 when he called attention to the “menace” against prohibition. He referred to_his subse- quent adds “Prohibition Repeal Un- thinkable,” and the tremendous circu- Iation of it. Considers Victory Is Great. “Do you think the victory as great now as you did in 19282 asked Cara- way. “Oh, my, yes,” Cannon rejoined. “If we had not won we would have been in theSlough of Despond now.” “I thought we were,” added Caraway with a smile. Senator Walsh read further from the report of Dr. Wilson calling attention to the election of “a Quaker President and & Methodist Vice President.” “He surely was referring to your work in the campaign, was he not?” contin- ued the Montanan. “I cannot interpret his report,” said Cannon. “I had circulated this liter- ature and had spent a good deal more of my private funds than usual.” Applause and Hisses Mix. ‘When newspaper men interrupted the hearing to get from the bishop written copies of his statement to the commit- tee, the churchman apologized to the committee with the observation, “news- paper men do not observe the pro- prieties, you will pardon them.” Cannon said he had sought to pre- vent adoption of a wet plank in the pll;lorms of the political parties in 1928. Applause and hisses greeted the state- ment and a policeman rushed to the spectators to prevent further dis- turbances. Cannon said “some hundreds of thousands” of copies of his prohibition speech had been distributed before the primaries in 1928. “You were actively engaged in the campaign, weren't you?” Walsh asked. oo b “Why didn’t you file this $5.0002" “I thought that was a payment to help meet the bills for distribution of this speech.” Cannon said most of the literature was distributed from Richmond, Va., where he was chairman of the Virginia anti-Smith committee. Returning to the Jameson contribu- tion, Walsh said a report filed by the headquarters committee of anti-Smith contribution from Jameson between September, 1928, and October 25, 1928 Cites Other Reports. ‘Two more reports were made, Walsh said, which did not show receipt of the contributions. Then, he added, a report was made on February 15, 1929, which showed recetpt of $17,000. “Do you care to say anything about why no mention was made in the re- ports about the $48,000 that was not reported?” asked Walsh. “I am wondering just what that has broke in Senator Robinson, Republican, Indiana. Pointing out there were Republican and Democratic committees in Virginia at the same time, Robinson said, “I can- not_see that the question is pertinent.” “T am raising the question of jurisdic- tion,” he added Chairman Caraway sald Cannon was given the option of answering. The bishop protested against answer- ing, asserting “it is an indirect manner of getting at a point to which I have objected. Caraway said “it may have been in bad taste” for him not to have been st_week when_the issue first the answer. Cleansing action of smaller doses effective because you chew it. At your druggists— the safe and scientific laxative, Feen-amint FOR CONSTIPATION arose. He said he understood the com- mittee was to pass upon any objections e to questions. “The obligation,” he added, “rests on the witness to question authority when a question is asked to which he objects.” He said Senator Borah, who had left the committee Toom, agreed with him. Senator Walsh did not pursue his questioning. Slemp’s Part Figures in Quiz. Senator Blaine asked Cannon how much money had been contributed by C. Bascom Slemp, former secretary to President Coolidge and now national committeeman for Virginia. “I may be obtuse,” Cannon replied, “but I thought I had stated that those questions are distinctly objected to by me:" Blaine read a letter by Cannon to Jameson which mentioned contribu- tions by Slemp. “I doubt the propriety of putting the letter into the record,” Robinson shot out. Blaine asked where the record of contributions was kept. “I decline to answer,” Cannon said Blaine asked several more questions about finances of the anti-Smith cam-, paign and the bishop declined each time to reply. understand you decline to answer | any questions about money used for | political activities,” Blaine said. “Except as it relates to my activities in connection with the temperance | board, which you already have,” Can- non replied. Reads From Records. Walsh read from the committee rec- ords to show other witnesses had been questioned about political activities. He cited examination of James H. Arnold, secretary of the Southern Tariff Association; Herman A. Metz, New York dye importer, and Henry H. Curran, president of the Association Against the Prohibifion Amendment. | The testimony about Metz showed | Senator Robinson had asked about con- | tributions reported to have been made to Senator King, Democrat, Utah. Robinson said that “has no relation | to the matter at present under discus- | sion.” “That involved,” he said, “an alleged German dye lobby undertaking to in- fiuence the action of Congress.” Just before adjournment, Blaine asked Cannon if he had approached any | members of Congress from Southern States into which his prohibition ad- dress had been sent. Blaine told the Bishop to be prepared to answer the question tomorrow. Chairman Caraway said after the committee adjourned that an effort would be made to reach an agreement by tomorrow on whether Cannon should be required to answer questions about his political activities. The bishop was directed to be present again tomorrow. Holland Goes to New York. An indication that further investi- gation of Cannon’s political affairs was in contemplation was seen in a journey to New York by John Holland, the com- | mittee’s investigator, for the purpose | of obtaining additional information on contributions to Cannon during the 1928 presidential campaign. These contributions and the manner of their expenditure were the subject of many of the questions Cannon de- clined to answer. E. C. Jameson of New York told the committee he gave the bishop $65,300 for use in the anti- Smith campaign. Cannon reported the expenditure of $17,000 and later said the remainder was disbursed in such a way that no accounting was required under the Federal statutes. He was accused by Representative Tinkham, Republican, Massachusetts, of violating the corrupt practices law by failing to | report the entire sum. After declining to tell the committee how the unaccounted balance was spent, Cannon issued a statement giv- ing its distribution for the general purposes of the campaign in Virginia and among the individual congressional districts of that State. RAILWAY UNION STATION | BADLY DAMAGED BY FIRE, Blaze Wrecks Building at Toledo.! Ohio, Causing Loss Estimated at Near $100,000. By the Associated Press. | TOLEDO, Ohio, June 11.—Fire last night gutted the Union Station at the foot of Knapp street with damage esti- mated between $75,000 and $100,000. | The ticket office, waiting room and dispatchers’ office on the second and | third floors in the tower direcly over the main entrance were destroyed. Herolc efforts of railroad employes and firemen saved the larger part of | valuable records in the ticket office. A | t;mpornry office was set up in baggage | cars. Train schedules were for the most | part maintained, dispatchers working | from outlying towers, | Origin of the fire has not been de- termined. WEST POINT CLASS SETS NEW RECORD Graduates List Large Group of Second Lieutenants Over Number Authorized. By the Associated Press. Today's graduating class at West Point breaks a record set by a class of many years ago. Records at the War Department dis- close that not since some time before the Spanish-American War has a class contributed so extensive a surplus of second lieutenants above the number authorized and appropriated for by Congress. There was a small surplus last year, but this year's class gives the Army 175 above the number that Congress Hias made provision for paying. A few may be expected to resign from the | service shortly after graduation, but the surplus will Temain larger than in sev- eral decades. Salaries to be Authorized. 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The calls of the American Iceman are as carefully scheduled as the arrivals and departures of passenger trains. And the quality of this pure, sparkling Ice needs no press agent. American ICE Company American Drivers will take your order for American Quality Coal SALES CPPORTUNITY we_ wis i be wel eaucated Come. fiom good - . value his responsibi] s a worker. Adequate salary paid, supplemented by bonus plan. Must be acquainted with radio wholl salers in D. C. Virginia and Nor arolina. Write in strict confidence full partic as to age, education and business experi x Give telephone number. Address Box 8! Star Office. The recent, controversy, brought about | mainly by charges on the floor of Con- gress concerning athletics at the academy, has resulted in some specu- | lation in service circles here as to the possible number of foot ball players | who will be included this year among those who will resign. Records of the past five years, however, show that of 46 men who resigned only two had re- celved foot ball letters and had become known as “stars.” Some of those who resign desire to pursue special studies—medicine, engi- neering or other professional lines— after graduation. A few frankly declare they have no desire to follow military careers. however, indicate their desire to ac- cept more attractive salaries than those obtaining in the service. 61 WEST POINT CADETS GIVEN SPECIAL HONORS By the Associated Press WEST POINT, N. Y., June 11.—Sixty- one cadets of the United States Military Academy yesterday recelved stars for scholastic proficiency. Among those honored were 15 members of the grad- uating class, who were, in order of merit, as follows: Paul Frailey Yount, Ohio; Robert Lynn Lancefield, Oregon; William Arn- old Carter, jr., Mississippi; Charles Keller, jr., Michigan; Paul Ernest Rue- stow, New York City; James Judson Heriot, Georgia; Philip Frederick Kro- Robert William Porter, Irving Rudolp Schim- melpfennig, Nebraska; Robert Blake Lothrop, District of Columbia; William Whipple, jr., Louisiana; Lyman Huntley Shaffer, Iowa; Hubert Dubois Lewis, Oregon; Ralph Powells Swofford, jr., Missouri, and James Aloysius Keller Herbert, Massachusetts. Secretary of War Hurley on Thursday will address the corps and present di- plomas to 241 graduates “FLOWERS. BY WIRE” This delicate at- tention is always a thrilling surprise to absent friends. 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