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’ COLORED BANDIT CLUBS VICTIM, 72 Acookeek Storekeeper, Found Unconscious on Road, Be- lieved Dying. Lafayette Davis, 72-year-old Acco- keek, M-, storekeeper lay dying in Providence Hospital, his skull erushed in three places, while Prince Georges County police were organizing a man- hunt for & big colored man who early last evening attacked the storekeeper, clubbing him about the head, and rob- bing him of his day's receipts of be- tween $60 and $70. Davis, in a semi-conscious condition and badly beaten and bruised, was brought to Providence Hospital at about 10 o'clock last night by two men who found him between his store and his me at Accokeek, following the ate Story of Attack is Pieced Out. Detectives from headquarters, Hubert A. Brodie and T. C. Bragg, who investi- gated the case following their notifica- tion of the man having been brought to the hospital, pieced together a story of the robbery from the two men who found Davis, and from an incoherent story told by Davis before he lapsed into unconsciousness a few minutes after he ‘was received at the hospital. Davis told the detectives and the men who brought him to the hospital, W. C. Dement and Charles A. Baden, both of Accokeek, that between 7:30 and 8 o'clock last night, he put his day's meui‘f]: at the general store he owns, :‘lu}ll pocket, and closed up for the g] t. He was walking to his home, a short distance from the store, when out of the darkness jumped a large colored man. The man beat him over the head, Davis said, rifled his pockets and fled. Davis' amr[ was taken in words Jumbled and frequently not understand- able. What the detectives missed from Davis’ story they pleced together from the stories of the two fellow-townsmen, to whom Davis had told his story earlier. Davis, the men said, could not iden- tify his assailant other than to describe him as a big man. In the dark, he said, he could not recognize the man. Attracted by Groans. Dement and Baden told police they were returning to their homes in Acco- keek, when they came upon Davis, lying beside the roadway. They, were at- tracted to the spot where the man lay by _his groans. They put Davis in their automobile mdl him to Providence Hos- ital. E Hospital authorities last night saw no hope of Davis' recovery from his ‘wounds. Sheriff Charles §. Early of Prince County, immediately dispatched county policemen to the scene of the attack, the hope of getting a trail that would lead to Davis’ attacker. Dement and Baden told the Wash- ington policemen nobody at Accokeek, a small ¢ ds ~community near a Siere knew anything about 1t and none 4 W g abou until they found Davis. MAINE TC PROVIDE POLITICAL OPENER IN 1930 ELECTIONS £ (Continuéd FProm First Fage) nation by Gov. Buey P. Long. Long, de- spite u:’ fact that he narrowly averted t and that he has the oppo- { mj, of many of the most substantial people of the State and practically all "is reported to be "t who has for many years ably served his district and his State in the House and comes to the of the so- The contest in Louisiana has become one of the most bitter ever held in that State. Long's victory would place him in complete political control of the In his enonhw dislodge Sena Long has taken to deriding him for wearing “whiskers.” Just what Senator Rans- dell's beard has to do with the issues involved in the contest is not clear. But that kind of an attack appears to be in character with the Governor. Ransdell 1t 18 sald, will carry New Orleans, whil Long’s strength is reported to be in the parishes, as the political subdivisions are called in Loulsiana. South Carolina Race Hot. ‘The s le between Senator Blease, another of the “firebrand” type of “statesmen,” and Mr. Byrnes has been scarcely less hard fought than that be- tween Ransdell and Long. In a three- cornered race for the nomination Sen- ator Blease led Byrnes by some 12,000 votes. But the combined vote against Blease was about 20,000 votes in excess of the vote cast for Blease. It is quite evident that if Byrnes should receive all the votes which were cast for himsell and the third candidate in the primary, Byrnes would be nominated, which is tantamount to being elected Senator in that State. Senator Blease, however, is a resourceful campaigner. He has & strong following among the cotton mill "% so-called. It has been charged he influenced certain big mill own- ers to support him in the run-off pri- mary by promising them that if he were elected he would see to it that mill workers were not unionized. Just how he could fulfill the terms of such a romise is not quite clear, except that e would exert his personal influence with the :{ml lm)e'rltlves against the lormation of unions. 2 Another Southern Btate, Georgla, on Wednesday will hold its primaries, and there, 100, a bitter fight has been waged for the senatorial nomination with Benator Harris battling against former Gov. John M. Slayton. The fight has been intensive, aithough the chances seem to favor Senator Harris at this time. Osborn Opposes Couzens. Senator James Couzens, militant and {ndependent Republican, many times & millionaire, is opposed in the Michigan senatorial primary by former Gov Chase 8. Osborn. It looks as though Couzens will win. If he should not, and Osborn should be nominated and elected in his place, it might nave con- siderable effect on the next Senate and its legislation. Senator Couzens chairman of the powerful Interstate Commerce Committee, and if he goes, out of the Senate that chllrmlnshlpmls likely to go to a Republican—unless the Dem{)crn'; control the Senate—who is With railroad, bus more conservative. Former Coachman’s Will Disposes of | $100,000 Estate By the Associated Press. REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sep- tember 6.—An estate of $100,000 was disposed of in the will of David Willlam Crowley, coach- man for the late W. G. Irwin, California capitalist, admitted to probate here. When Irwin's daughter Helene married Templeton Crocker, wealthy 8an Franciscan., Crowley entered the employ of the newly married couple. The daughter of i | his first employer, now Mrs, Helene Irwin Fagan, San Fran- cisco society woman, was be- queathed a portion of Crowley's estate. LEEFAGTON ENDS PRIMARY CANPACN Laytonsville Meeting Ends| Political Rallies on Eve i on Election. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. LAYTONSVILLE, MD., September 6. —Closing their campaign for the organ- ization, candidates for the Democratic nomination for county officers in Mont- gomery County spoks tonight at a largely attenced meeting here. ‘The first speaker was Stedman Pres- cott, candidate for State's attorney. He | confined his remarks largely to what he called the complete vindication of the present county officials of various charges that have within the past few years been made against them by their Ppolitical opponents. All of these charges, he said. have been completely disproved by the re- ports of two grand juries who investi- gated them and completely vindicated thote against whom they were made. Hits Rotation Charge. The claim of the independent Demo- crats that the organization party has not favored rotation in office is dis- proved, he claimed, by the fact that of the 37 candidates on the ticket, only three are men who have held office for any length of time, three are up for re- election a second time and seven for re- election the first time, all of the rest being candidates for the first time. Charges that Maj. E. Brooke Lee, or- ganization leader, had used drastic methods in selection of candidates was denied by Prescott, who said that Maj. Lee’s leadership was appreciated and it had never been necessary for any one to bow down to him, in order to become a candidate for office. Mis:. Lavinia Engle, a candidate for the House of Delegates, spoke at length upon the rapid strides made in the county in the construction and main- tenance of schools and roads, praising highly the present police force, as a unit the county public safety system. At the close of the World War, she said, Montgomery County's schools were in a deplorable state, but that through the efforts of the present administration they have been brought to the highest rating of any in the State. ‘The public health system has made equally as rapid strides, Miss Engle de- clared, all of which tends to show the splendid support that present officials have given the heads of their various departments. Hilton Surveys Record.. ‘The third speaker, Robe t G. Hilton, candidate for the State Senate, confined his speech to a survey of his record & banker, member of the Maryland-N: tiona! Capital Park and Planning Com- ission, member of the recent tornado committee and more recently as a mem- ::’rt ':: the farmers’ drought relief com- Maj. Lee was the last speaker. Re- ferring to the many charges that have been made by the Progressive party, FINAL “ANTY Maj. Lee said that it was particularly noticeable that no general construction graft charges have been made by any of the Progressive candidates or speakers. Tn Montgomery County, dur- ing the past 10 years, he pointed out, $2,000,000 worth of new school buildings have been erected, $8,000,000 worth of | new roads built and $7,000,000 worth of | water and sewer pipes and equipment {built in suburban Montgomery and | Prince Georges’ Counties, and a $380,000 | court house is now: under construction accomplished under contract, he belfeves that his party has made a splendid record in that no graft charges have been brought forth against them. Cites Police Efficiency. Maj. Lee also declared the police administration had escaped attack and that the county's representatives in the House of Delegates and the County Commissioners have made a splendid record in the prevention of the estab- lishment of legalized race track pari- mutual betting at the Rockville fair or at any other place in the county. The rest of his speech was devoted to a review of the accomplishments of the organization party during their term in office and to a general outline of & construction program that it is proposed to follow In case they are successful at the polls on Monday. LEGION ELECTS. Lynchburg Post Chooses Officers for Coming Year. | Special Dispatch to The Star. LYNCHBURG, Va, September 6.— Lynchburg Post, 16, American Legion, has elected the following officers for the coming year: Commander, J. B. | Craft; vice commander, L. K. Bryant; | adjutant, N. J. Smith, Jr.; finance offi- cer, C. L. Adkerson; service officer, | Harry Bumgardner; chaplain, Rev. R. L. Markley. Delegates elected to the Harrisonburg Leglon reunion are Dr. J, M. Robeson, | Rev. R. L. Markley, R. E. McClure, T. | B Bryant, C. C. Hodges, Ernest Viar, | N. J. Smith, jr.: Col. F. B. Varney, W. | L’ Mason and L. W. Baker. | g ol Parents Provide Bus Service. | ACCOKEEK, Md., September 8 (Spe- clal) —Patrons of this place who made | applicatiton to the County Board of | Education for a school bus to Oxon Hill School and were turned down be- cause of lack of an appropriation have made arrangements with a bus line for transportation of their children in the | high school grades. ‘Tose who will attend the Oxon Hill School from here are Mildred Wilson, David Wilson, Esther Pearce, Bryan ! and radio legislation before it, the com- mittee has an immediate active future. | The Michigan Senator has voted fre-| quently with the Republican progressive group in the Senate. He is one of Secretary Andrew W. Mellon’s most ardent foes, their feud having dated back to the time when Senator Couzeis claimed he was overtaxed $10,000,000. It was found finally that Senator Couzens had really paid to the Govern- ment about $1,000,000 more in taxes than he should rightly have paid. His opponent, Osborn, is running as a dry, while Senator Couzens is known to be not unfavorable to beer as beverage, for example. There is plenty of wet senti- ment in Detroit, Michigan's largest city. The Colorado primary provides a brisk Ciagett, Ophelia Dent and Clagett Dent. It is a real fight, which may swing, it Is sald, either way The New Hampshire primaries are not interesting except so far as the race for the Republican nomination for Gov- ernor is concerned. Former Gov. Wi- nant is a candidate representing the progressive wing of the party in that State, and Senator Moses is backing the “regular” candidate, Arthur P. Mor- rill. Senator Keyes has the Republican nomination for the Senate without op- position The Democrats are claiming they have a chance in the New Hampshire election this year so far as Senator is contest between Willlam V. Hodges, for- | concerned, and perhaps a member of merly treasurer of the Republican Na-|the House. They insist that the same tional Committee, and E. A. Shaw. for- discontent which is found in Massachu- merly Republican State chairman.|setts, Connecticut and Rhode Island *HE SUNDAY STAR, BIGGEST IN DECADE Montgomery Progressive Democrats Hear Organ- ization Excoriated. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., September 6— The political campaign of the progres- sive Democratic party of Montgomery County was brought to an end here to- night with the largest rally which the county has witnessed for a decade. More than 4,000 persons cheered and 7 applauded the speakers who have led the anti-organization forces through a bitter three-months’ campaign. For the first time a man not a resi- dent of Montgomery County spoke at & political meeting. He was Saul Praeger, Cumberland attorney, who defended the four editors of the Montgomery Inde- pendent when they were indicted on a charge of eriminal libel several months ry He toid of the conduct of the case, emphasizing the incident that caused the quashing of the indictments against the defendants. The county commis- sioners, their attorney and Maj. E. Brooke Lee, organization leader, entered the grand jury room in a body, Mr. Praeger said, and read the law of libel to the grand jury. This acted, the speaker branded as “the worst rape of justice in the history of Maryland.” Called Clean-Cut Issue. “I understand there is now a move- ment on foot,” he continued, “to*mini- mize the -ignificance “of this act, but! nothing they can do can make it less heinous. < “The issue in this primary elfl‘!lon’ is clear-cut. It is that the law must be s0 majestic and unassailable that the rights of citizens cannot be trampled on whether they are with him or against! him.” Mr. Praeger was followed on the plat- form by John E. Oxley, candidate for State attorney, who promised the voters that if he is elected he will adopt a policy that will make impossible any “such abusive power” as the invasion of a grand jury room by a group of men who have not been summoned as wit- nesses. Albert M. Bouic, Rockville lawyer, who has_spoken at most of the pro- gressive Democratic rallies during the campaign, defined the principal issue between the progressives and the or- ganization as “high taxes, long-term bonds, extravagance and waste.” It is the financial plans in the two plat- forms which will decide the primary election Monday, he declared. He char- acterized the fight as one between farm- ers and homeowners on one side and officeholders and real estate operators on the other. Financing Scheme Scored. The policy of the present adminis- tration, controlled by the Democratic organization, was the object of a par- ticularly violent attack. He advocated a pay-as-you-go plan of county im- provements rather than a scheme of financing development by long-term bonds. Montgomery County is now bonded for $5,000,000, and is indorsor for $8,000,000, he declared, and the first payment on this is not scheduled r 10 years. to'l‘he yschoo]s which have been bullt and the roads constructed with money from these bonds will have bsgome an- tiquated long before the debt is paid, he said. Senator Eugene Jones of Kensington, who is running for re-election, con fined himself in his address princip Iy to a defense of his record in former sessions of the Maryland Legislature and gttacks on the alleged extravagance and ~ unbusinesslike expenditure of money by the organization. Address by Prettyman. E. Barrett Prettyman, candidate for the House of Delegates, was the con- cluding speaker. The addresses of Mr. Prettyman have featured every pro- gressive rally during the campaign and have built up a reputation for him as the leading orator in the present political fight. He was lntrodunedu by the chairman, Joe V. Morgan, s “the white knight of our party.” Mr. Pretty- man explained the progressive's plat- form plank by plank and pointed out how it would remedy vhat he said were defects in the platform publithed by the organizaticn. His specch was a repetition of what he has :aid at for- mer meetings. He touched on the financial administration of the country, including a budget syst=m and the cur- officers in the interest of economy, the Cramton act, schools and the Washington Suburban Sanitary Com- mission. PETITION ON SMOKE T0 GO TO GRAND JURY Protest Filed by Alexandrians Against Alleged Nuinm: to Be Presented Tuesday. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va. September 6— ‘The question of the long protested smoke nuisance alleged to be created by the power plant of the Virginia Public Bervice Co., located on the river front at the foot of Wolfe street, is expected to come to & head Tuesday when a peti- tion will be presented to a special grand jury asking that steps be taken to re- quire that the nuisance be abated. ‘The petition alleges that houses in the first ward are continually being damaged as a result of the dense snioke thrown out from the plant, and that boats tied up along the river front are also harmed. Approximately 75 resi- dents of the southeastern section of the city are said to have signed the peti- tion, which was filed in Circuit Court on behalf of the petitioners by Attorney John W. Brookfleld, jr. City Council has had the matter of the alleged nuisance created by the plant before it on several occasions and has held conferences with electric com- pany officials relative to it. At the last meeting of Council, held last Thurs- day, City Maneger Wallace Lawrence was again directed to confer with the company concerning the matter, follow- ing the introduction of a resolution in council by OCouncilman Thomas J. Fannon. to consider about 20 criminal cases, most of which are for charges of larceny, housebreaking and felonious assault. WEALTHY WIDOW GETS DEMAND FOR $10,000 By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, September 6.—Mrs. Lot- tie Brenner, wealthy widow, who re- cently won a_much publicized divorce from Henry Dechow, German aviator, today went to police with a story of having received a demand for $10,000 under threat of death to ‘“some one you love.” She ook the threatening letter to the detective bureau and told of hav- ing received a series of vague telephone threats, indicating she was being shadowed. Mrs, Brenner recently won a divorce from Dechow, who had been known as “Count Enrique von Buelow.” he backing of Senator with exisiing conditions is found also 3.??,,‘;5.‘ :]::“t”“ T the Bbject of the | in New Hampshire, and say that many contest, and Shaw has the support of former Republicans are ready to vote Clarence Hamlin, Republican national their protest,by supporting Democratic eammitteeman, and Senator Waterman. nominees. Eight American ma turers of aeronautical products hava established selling agencles i Germany. tailment of bond issues, combination of | ‘The grand jury will also be called on | Organization Men| Say They Will Win by 3.500. Stand on Record of Ten Years of Progress In County. The Democratic organization of Montgomery County Wil go to the lls in the primary elections tomor- ?:w, pomw:g’}a its record of the past 10 years and promising continuation of present policies. Confident that the marked develop- ment of the county since 1919, when it was elected to office, will assure con- tinuation of governmental control, the administration faction has raised no issues not existing in the 1926 election, but contents itself with deumnr how general principles with which it has ruled Montgomery County for a decade wil! be applied during the next four years Worked for Majority. During & three-month campaign, al- most unprecedented for its intensity and bitter feeling, organization workers have made every effort to secure an over- whelming majority in the primaries as a réfutation of charges that have been flung at the administration and candi- dates by their opponents of the Pro- gressive Democratic Party and the Republicans, who will not hold a pri- mary election, having selected their candidate by a convention August 1 at Kensington. Party leaders claim that the record- breaking registration last Monday, when the names of more than 4000 new Democratic voters were placed on the books of the county, is a result of this activity. They say that four out of five of the new voters in the suburban sections have aligned themselves with the organization and that up county, where the Progressives are strongest, one out of two is an organization man or_woman. Reckoning on this basis, Maj. E. Brooke Lee, speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates and organization leader, predicts a majority tomorrow of from 3,500 to 4,000 votes. When the organization went into power in 1919 its margin of victory was but 200. This was increased to 700 two years later and to approximately 1,000 in 1923, it | is claimed. In 1926, the year of the last | county election, the organization claimed a majority of 1,500 votes. They | now predict that this majority will be more than doubled. According to Maj. Lee the figure named was arrived at by selecting the most conservative estimates made by a large number of organization workers in each community of the county. Platform Published. An unique feature of the organiza- tion’s campaign has been the publica- tion of a written platform during the later stages of the fight, following a similar move by the anti-organization forces. It is said that never before in the political history of the county have the campaign promises and programs been reduced to writing and distributed among the voters. The campaign work of the organiza- tion has been accomplished by the methods which have prevailed for years—personal contact and political rallies. The fight was begun with a meeting of approximately 400 workers in Silver Spring about three months 2go. At that time a list of candidates was put before the meesing and in- dorsed. At first picnics, church festivals and the like were the scenes of most of the campaigning. After a while, formal rallies commenced being held and in- | creased in number and size until, dur- ing the past week, they became wightly | effairs, with a number of the candi-| dates present at each as speakers, ex- plaining to the people what the or- ganization plans to do if returned to power. ! The principal plans of the platform relate to schools, roads and parks, all of which will be improved within the | next four years, it is promised, by means of bond issues which have be- come one of the two chief issues. The other issue is Maj. Lee, who, although !not a candidate, maintains his posi- 1:}01’\ as undisputed leader of his fac- on. Committed to Improvements. The organization is committed to the | policy of large capital improvements to be paid for in part by future genera- tions. An example of this policy is its stand taken on the Cramton act. It is| E:nposed to participate in the financial nefits of the act and refund the Fed- | eral loan by a 50-year bond issue which would not be put on the market until 11939 or 1940. The bonds would then be retired, it 1s said, by annual pay- ments of money derived from the 7-| cent tax now assessed against the suburban sections. | Another of the promises contained | in the platform is a piedge that there | will be no country-wide tax increase and that improvements will be ulti- mately paid for by the appreciation in | the assessable value of oroperty in| | those districts adjacent to Washington. | Revenue, largely drawn from this source, is expected to finance between 50 and 90 miles of new roads through- jout the county during the next four | years, bulld new schools, and raise the | | salaries of the public school teachers. | The platform provides that streets, sidewalks, gutters, curbs and water and sewer extensions in the suburban areas | will continue to be built by the present | front-foot benefit assessment 1rethod, 80 that the owners of the subdivi- sions will pay the entire cost. Personal Attacks Made. ‘The fight has not been confined, how- | ever, to promises and plans for the fu- | ture. Personal attacks on opposing | candidates have crept in and centered | primarily around the person of Dr. Eu- | gene Jones of Kensington, now State | Senator and a candidate for re-election. | Dr. Jones was elected as an organiza- | tion candidate in 1926, but bolted the | | ticket a year later. | Candidates for offices not entirely within the county have escaped the full | intensity of the Montgomery campaign. No determined effort has been made in behalf either of Judge John 8. Newman | of Frederick, who seeks re-election as | associate judge of the sixth judicial | circuit, or David J. Lewis of Cumber- land, candidate for the United States | House of Representatives from the sixth congressional district. Both, the- | oretically, have the support of the or- ganization. In the case of Mr. Lewis, a former member of Congress, efforts to further his candidacy in Montgomery County have been unnecessary since no oppo- sition to him has developed, the Pro- gressives not having declared for him | or for Fuller Barnard, jr., also of Alle- gany. his opponent for the Democratic nomination. The case of Judge Newman is slightly | different. There is considerable opposi- | tion to him, but members of both fac- | tions seem unable seriously to interest themselves in a man from another county. County Ticket. Heading the organization's strictly county ticket is Robert G. Hilton of Rockville, candidate for State Senator. ‘The remainder of the legislative ticket, composed of five candidates for the House of Delegates, includes Miss La- vinia Engle, Forest Glen; Dr. George L. Edmonds, Rockville; Marvin Farring- |ton, Chevy Chase; Ralph S. Morrison, 1 Bfi'hesdn. and Odorion W. Robey, Coles- vilie. | extravagant and unwise administration |of public funds, and include charges ! efficient, | district; Clagett C. Hilton, Barnesville, The following seven men are candi- Progressives After Bitter Fight, Pre- dict Landslide. Elimination of Waste and Bond Issues Their Rallying Cry. With their keynote “elimination of waste and extravagance,” the Progres- sive Democrats of Montgomery County will make a strenuous effort tomorrow in the primary elections to oust the or- anization headed by E. Brooke Lee rom control of the county Democratic party, which he has dominated for 10 years. During those 10 years dissatisfaction with the administration has simmered throughout the county, kept alive by a group at Rockville, of which the Peter family has been the center. Now the | pot is boiling and Montgomery County is in the throes of a venomous political fight which can be terminated only by the overwhelming defeat of one faction or the other. Forsee Landslide. That is what the Progressive, or anti- organization, leaders say will happen. Some of them predict a landslide in their favor at the polls, while other, more conservative politicians see the turmoil created by the campaign, but are reluctant to forecast which way the tide will turn. They are all agreed, however, that the turn will be a strong one. The extremely heavy registration of new voters last Tuesday is construed by the Progressives as an indication of the recently acquired strength of their party. They point to the forecast made by Maj. Lee before registration day that fewer than 2,000 persons would be en- rolled and say that the assumption is that the majority of the 4,000 or, more registrations are the outcome of their campaign. Two of the Peter family, Edward Peter and his brother, J. Vinson Peter, are in the midst of the fight, but they do not occupy a position similar to that of Maj. E. Brooke Lee, sole leader of the organization. T$e Progressives have haif a dozen or mo¥e leaders, none of whom, if he desired, could take over the reins of the party. The strongest man politically affiliated with the anti- organization group is eonceded to be Dr. Eugene Jones of Kensington, now State His son, Charles Jones, is one of the leaders of the younger group. Pick Administration Flaws. Since they are on the outside trying to get in, the issues of the Progressives are based in the main on what they say is lacking or wrong in the admin- istration. The changes they would make are embodied in a platform which was the first formal, written set of cam- paign promises in the political history of the county. The platform, it is said, is the outcome of more than a year's work and reached its final form only after consultation with hundreds of citizens. It was issued by the exec- utive committee of the party, composed of Edward Peter, E. Barrett Prettyman, candidate for the House of Delegates, and Willlam L. Aud, candidate for sheriff. Mr. Prettyman is the outstanding recruit to the Progressive ranks during the campaign. A Washington lawyer |~ of considerable prominence, who lives in Chevy Chase, he has been the fea- tured speaker at most of the party rallies as well as taking an active part in the publication of the faction’s offi- cial newspaper. Through this newspaper and the courts, numerous charges against dif- ferent members of the administration, and against the government as a whole, have been made since the cam- paign began. The allegations range from outright accusations of fraud to that favor is shown for political pur- in most branches of government. The last two weeks have seen charges of various sorts, both new and old, re- Peated in various forms at the many political meetings. For the last four nights, two political rallies were held each night. taking in most sections of the county. ‘The constructive issues of the Pro- gressives include three main aims: An businessiike, economical sys- tem of government, exposure of all government acts to the public eye and schools and similar branches of the ;:aunly administration free from pol- tics. The first is stressed more than the others. Toward the end of business- like administration of finances, the Progressives oppose bond issues as a policy for financing public improve- ments and advocate a pay-as-you-go| system. They say that the county now | has no budget control of levies and ex- | penditures and that such a system should be installed. In the interest of | economy and efficiency they would combine offices wherever possible, thus cutting the county’s pay roil. Economical administration, it is stated, would permit the lowering of taxes, while the people of the county would receive more improvements and better government than at present. In line with the policy of a govern- ment, every act of which would be & matter of public record, the anti-organ- ization forces would have the complete | minutes of the Board of County Com- | missioners published immediately fol-! lowing each session, and have the treasurer issue periodic statements which could be easily comprehended by the layman. While the upper section of the county is the traditional stronghold of the Progressives, they advocate aid to P P ————— dates for county commissioner: Downey M. Williams, Laytonsville, first district; Sherwood Duvall, Damascus, second third district; Frank Ricketts, Rock- ville, fourth district; Lacy Shaw, Coles- ville, fifth district; John B. Diamond, jr, Gaithersburg, sixth district, and Robert D. Hagner, Bethesda, seventh district. Preston B. Ray, for many years clerk of the Circuit Court, again is sceking the Democratic nomination. Stedman Prescott, Rockville, is running for State's attorney, and J. Forrest Walker of Gaithersburg, the present incumbent, is candidate for county treasurer. The nomination for sheriff is being sought by Richard H. Lansdale of Olney, former member of the House of Delegates. Perrie E. Waters of Potomac and Rockville is candidate for register of wills and Charles J. Maddox of Rockville for county surveyor. Joseph N, Starkey, the present county surveyor, is attempting to gain the Democratic nomination, but he has lost the support | of the organization and is running as an_independent Democrat. ¥ The entire bench of the Orphan’s Court is again being_put before the voters for re-election. It is composed of P. Hicks Ray, Colesville; Henry J. Hunt, 3d, Chevy Chase, and Joseph C. Higgins, Laytonsville, ‘The following are candidates for the State Central Committee: Berry E.| Clark, Rockville; Ben G. Davis. Takoma Park; Mrs. W. Ernest Offutt, Rockviile; Thomas W. Perry, Chevy Chase, and Miss Ruth Shoemaker, Glen Echo. The candidates for delegates to the Democratic State convention include Z. MacWaters, Laytonsville; Richard E. Darby, Barnesville; Prescott Fisher, WASHINGTON, D. C, SEPTEMBER 7, 1930—PART ONE. |LY}BITTER MONTGOMERY H)0VER FOREGOES BATTLE NEARS CLOSE USUAL CAMP TRIP Work on Important Speeches Expected to Eear on Fall Campaigns. President Hoover abandoned plans | late yesterday to go to his fishing camp in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Vir- ginia for the week end. It was the first time in several months Mr. Hoover has missed making the journey to the headwaters of the Rapidan for the weekly holidays. Ordinarily the President leaves Wash- ington late Friday and returns early Monday morning. Business matters | held him at his desk Friday until it was too late to start the long ride. He decided yesterday to abandon the trip this week end altogether. ‘ ‘Will Work on Spesches. —Hit by Base Ball 5 S MRS. JANET ROBERTSON. —Star Staff Photo. CLARK GRIFFITH'S Mr. Hoover will spend most of his time during the week end working on the series of four speeches he is to de- liver in Ohio, Massachusetts and North Carolina during the first week in Oc- tober. Because of the importance of these addresses, Mr. Hoover is begin- ning work on them well in advance. Although the President has no inten- tion of injecting himself openly into the Fall election campaigns, the sub- Jects of his addresses and the circum- stances under which they will be delive ered inevitably wil have a decided ef- fect upon the campaigns. They will be interpreted widely as campaign speeches. The first will be before the American Bankers' Association in Cleveland, on October 2, at which time Mr. Hoover will_discuss the: economic condition of the Nation generally. The next two will be in Boston, both on October 6, one before the American Legion and the other before the American Federation of Labor. Expected to Answer Critics. In these two Mr. Hoover will discuss the Government's duty in caring for disabled veterans and unemployment, both subjects which have been used by political ~ opponents to criticize Mr. Hoover's administration. In all three of his first addresses the President may be expected to make pointed answers to Democratic criticism of the way he has handled the economic situation, veterans' legislation and the unemploy- ment problem. The fourth speech will be delivered at Kings Mountain, N. C, where the sesqui-centénnial of the Battle of Kings Mountain is to be observed on October 7. Political reaction to that address is not expected to be as strong as to the first three, notwithstanding the election fight in the South this year is especially keen. e, BROMLEY HOPS TO START Aviator Expects to Begin Trans- pacific Flight Soon. KASUMIGAURA, Japan, September 6 ()—Harold Bromley and Harold Gatty, American aviators, hopped off from Kasumigaura airdrome at 7:27 a.m. today for Samishiro Beach north of Hachinche, from which they hope to start their nonstop transpacific flight within two or three dayr. The flight to Samishiro Beach was ex- oected to take four hours. — the suburban sections in every way feasible. One of the most radical departures from the position of the organization is taken on the Cramton act. While desiring parks in the lower areas of the county, the Progressives say that the land acquisition proposed by the act is national project and Montgomery County should not be called upon to pay for it—that the Federal Govern- ment should bear the entire burden while the county uses its revenue for the establishment of small community parks and playgrounds throughout the metropolitan area. Another subject of attack has been the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission, which has the support of the organization. Made timely by the drought which resulted in the reservoir at Burnt Mills going dry, this issue has been a powerful weapon. It is felt among the Progressives that the Potomac River should have been the location of the commission's pumping plant, rather than the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River, where it now is. Lee Real Issue, Despite the many proposals of the Progressives for bettering the admin- istration of Montgomery County, the real issue remains E. Brooke Lee and his dominance of county affairs. This is what has caused much of the in- tense feeling of the fight. Even Maj. Lee has admitted on numerous occa=- sions that he is the chicf bone of con- tention. “Bossism” {is the word heard most frequently at the political meetings, and there is scarcely an anti-organiza- tion worker but has some story illus- trating what is claimed to be Maj. Lee’s absolute rule. The organization candidates are the objects of sporadic attacks, but the barrage against Maj. Lee never lightens. He is the issue, and it is his dethronement that is sought most earnestly, The feeling against Maj. Lee is well {llustrated in the fact that the Pro- gressives’ sample ballot omits a marker after the candidate for Congress. While it is felt that they will support David J. Lewis of Cumberland, who also has the backing of the organization, they are unwilling to subscribe openly té anything or publicly support any can- didate associated with the leader of the organization Another man, not a resident of Mont- gomery County, W. Clinton McSherry of Frederick, has their whole-hearted support for associate judge of the sixth Judicial efrcuit. The Ticket. ‘The legislative ticket, headed by Sen- ator Jones, includes E. Barrett Petty- man of Chevy Chase. Dr. E. Clyde Shade, Takoma Park; Thomas D. Darby, Darnestown; Harry H. Fraley, Rock Creek Valley, and Ralph P. Counsel- man, Bethesda. Willlam H. Warfield of Damascus, 18 | running for clerk of the Circuit Court, Richard T. White of Barnesville, for register of wills; John T. Culver of Forest Glen for treasurer, and Willlam L Aud of Poolesvill for sheriff. John ! E. Oxley of Rockville and Poolesville | 1s candidate for States attorney. Those seeking the Democratic nomi- nation for county commissioner include Nicholas R. Griffith, Laytonsville, first district; Arthur L. Watkins, Cedar Grove, second district; W. Pierce Hun- ter, Poolesville, third district; J. Vinson | Peter, Rockville, fourth district; Wil- liam H. Thompson, Silver Spring, fifth district; Otho C. Trundle, Gaithers- burg, sixth district, and Eugene Mec- Lachlen, Chevy Chase, seventh district. Candidates for judges of the Orphans' Court are Willlam Bogley, Laytons- ville; Frank Wilson, Bethesda, and Genoa King, Damascus. R. Kenneth Waters is seeking the nomination for county surveyor. ‘The following_are Progressive candi- dates for the Democratic State Cen- tral Committee: Robert W. Allnutt, Bates Etchison, James P. Gott, Enos C. Keys, Jo V. Morgan and Millard E. Peake Candidates for the State Democratic Convention proposed by the Progressives MOTHER-IN-LAW SEES GAME DESPITE INJURY (Continued From First Page) of her own age who is able to appre- clate base ball and not always be mov- ing about or talking bridge while the game hangs in the balance. Scoffs at Injury. At her home last night, where she lives with her daughter and Mr. Grif: fith at 3720 Sixteenth street, Mrs. Rob- ertson scoffed at her injury. She had the arm packed in ice, however, all gh stoutly refusing to call a doctor. “I'm all right now,” she said, “and I'll be all right tomorrow. I'd better be—Washington plays Philadelphia to- morrow! “This injury?” She glanced con- temptuously at the bandaged member. “It's nothing. For thirty years now I've been watching the games from right down front, and that was the first time & ball ever came that close to me. “I'll see that game tomorrow, too!” fEwe vy a5 NEW BUILDING HERE SPEEDED UP BY U. S,; BIG CONTRACTS LET (Continued From First Page.) public building can be realized by com- paring contracts and obligations in- curred during the period from May 25, 1926 to March 4, 1929, with those dur- ing the past 18 months. Total obli- gatlons for land and construction prior to March 4, 1929, amounted to $38,- 704,451, while since that date addi- tional obligations were made to the iextent of $79,741,525, an increase of more than 100 per cent.” Bids Expected in November. ‘The razing of the buildings on the site for the Supreme Couri, between Maryland avenue and East Capitol street, First and Second streets north- east, will be completed by October 6. It is hoped to have the plans and speci- fications ready for bids for the excava- tion and foundations early in November, with plans for the superstructure ready three months later. It is planned that the actual building of the superstructure will begin in the Spring. The foundation contract for the new House Office building, in which_mem- bers of the National House of Repre- sentatives will be given much-needed office space and facilities for carrying along the work for their constituents which has multiplied during recent years, was awarded on July 23, and this work is now well under way. All the buildings on the site have been razed, a considerable portion of the lot has been excavated and some of the concrete footings have been poured. It is ex- pected that the foundation work will be completed before December 15, Bids Asked on Superstructure. David Lynn, architect of the Capitol, is now advertising for bids on the super- structure, which will include everythin, necessary for the entire completion of the building, with the exception of lighting fixtures, hardware and a few miscellaneous items. Bids for these items are to be taken within the next six months. It is estimated that the building of the superstructure will take about two years. The office suites have been planned with a view to securing a maximum of efficiency and convenience for the members of Congress, while, at the same time, avoiding any unnecessary expense for purely architectural effect. In addition to offices for members of Congress, the new building will con- tain an assembly room seating 450 persons, five large committee rooms, several smaller committee rooms, a new folding room for distribution of Gov- ernment publications, and book storage room will replace similar facilities in both the Capitol and the present House Office Building. A new telephone ex- change will be installed to serve the entire Oapitol group of buildings. Will Occupy Whole Square. ‘The new building will occupy the entire square bounded by B street, New Jersey avenue, C street and South Capitol street. The elevation of the main cornice will be a few feet lower than the main cornice of the present House Office Building, but the southwest portion of the building will be considerably higher than the present House Office Building, due to the difference in street grades. The exterior of the new building will be of marble, with the lower story, in- cluding the terraces, of granite or lime- stone. The building has been de- signed in a simple, dignified style char- acteristic of our early Federal build- ings. Plans and specifications will be available in the Office of the Architect of the Capitol on Tuesday. The new bullding will be connected by tunnel with the Capitol and the present House Office Building. Heat, power and light will be supplied by the present Capitol power plant., Representative R. Walton Moore of Virginia, who is voluntarily leaving Congress at the close of the coming ses- slon, was the original advocate of this new building project. His own district is the nearest to the Capital, and he found his small office crowded by con- stituents to such an extent that he came to the conclusion that provision should be made for giving each member at _least two rooms. The first step was taken when Repre- sentative Moore proposed and there was adopted in the legislative appropriation act in the Sixty-elghth Congress in 1925 an appropriation of $2,500 for a survey to be made by the architect of the Capitol, who would then make recommendations to Congress. Following the architect’s report, Rep- resentative Moore intfoduced, on Feb- ruary 6, 1926, the original 'bill, which was favorably reported on February 5, 1927, and passed by the House by a large majority on March 1,-but it was not considered by the Senate during that session. Subsequently in the Seventieth Con- gress, on December 5, 1927, Representa« tive Moore reintroduged the same bill. Representative Frederick W. Dallinger of Massachusetts, a member of the House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, which was considering the legislation, then introduced a simi- lar bill, not: differing in principle but in some details. When these two bills were considered the Dallinger bill was re- ported and promptly passed by the House. It was entirely agreeable to Halpin; J. Ernest Hawkins, Etchison; James E. King, rmantown; J, Harry Welch, Lelandffand Frederick Stohl- man, Chevy Chise, arve Edward P. Abbe, Nicholas Brewer, Edwin D, Burdelte, Laura B. Griffith, James L. Morris and Eugene J. C. Raney. Representative Moore that the Dallinger bill should the basis of action. as his one ddtire was to gét the much- needed office space authorized. | BRIAND PROPOSAL EXPECTED MONDAY Opposition Awaits German Try at Treaty Revision in League Session. Br the Assoclated Press. N, 2 GENEVA, September 6.-Geneva hummed with discussion of interna- tional questions tonight as poltical leaders began arriving for the League of Nations Council, beginning Monday. and the Annual League Assembly ses- sion, which convenes Wednesday. Premier Briand’s European union plan, the British administration of Pal- estine and German agitation for treaty revisién were the most discussed topics. ‘The Briand project will be debated Monday afternoon when the French Minister reports on his survey of pos- sibilities, The consensus here seemed be that in view of reservations by several governments the European union scheme will be given to a special commission for another yea: udy. Time Believed Not Ripe. While the principle of Briand’s idea was applauded ,almost universally throughout Europe, Great Britain, Italy, Germany and Switzerland have advanced criticisms or suggestions indi- cating the time has not yet arrived for full collaboration through a European federation. The question of British administra- tion of Palestine, involving_ discussions of responsibility for the Jewish-Arab ‘troubles a year ago, and the nature of a future policy for this Holy Land 'of three religions will go_before the \council Monday morning. Critictsms of British management by the Jeague of Nations Mandates Commission and Forelgn Minister Henderson's tart re- ply. have aroused wide comment. The League will try to adjust this matter. Mr. Henderson snd Hjalmar Procope, foreign minister of Finland, who acted for the committee on man- dates, have already conferred on thé subject. It was understood tonight that M. Procope's report to the coun- cil would be conciliatory, without re< jecting the observations made the mandates body. Mr. Henderson ex- ted to follow M. Procope with & rief outline of the proposed Eritish Palestine policy for the future. Eoth Mr. Henderson and M. Procope are ex- cted to suggest that the council turn its back on post mortems, and start working out a program to advance the happiness and prosperity of all the peoples in Palestine. German Demand Raises Cry. The treaty revision question, which has lurked as a nebulous threat outside the metings of the League for several years, has this year reached almost material form. This is largely the res sult of speeches made by Gottfried Tre- viranus, German minister without port- folio. Other signs also indicate that the German demand for readjustments, especially of the eastern frontier, has attained a new stage of aggressiveness, Despite the moderate words of For- eign Minister Curtius, who will head the German delegation at Geneva, the air is full of uncertainty. Alarm has been aroused in France and in coune tries allied to France by Treviranus' utterances. This alarm has been given much publicity, and may have caused a change in the German program. It was understood here that a few months itely decided to press vision this year. Now it is sald that the reactions in the coun- tries whose rulers dictated the Ver- sailles treaty has been so vociferous that the Germans have decided to post- pone their attack. Observers, however, | consider it possible that the Germans may act during this Assembly session, and may be supported by Austria, Hun- gary, Bulgaria and Italy. g i “LEGS” DIAMOND PUT ON BALTIMORE SHIP Gangster Smiles During Talk With Police as Hamburg Crowd Sees Him Off. By the Associated Press. HAMBURG, _September 16.—Jack (Legs) Diamond, New York gangster, evicted from Germany, left here today for Baltimore on the freighter Han- nover, He arrived at the pler in a closed car, accompanied by three detectives. News cameras clicked, and a large crowd s as the smartly dressed gangster, smiling in animated us- sion with his police escort, mounted the gangplank. Up to the last an American lawyer named Farrel, who had hurried here from Paris, continued unsuccessful ef- forts to get a revocation of the gove ernment’s order for Diamond's eviction. MEXICO LAUNCHES MOVE TO CONTROL METHODIST PROPERTY (Continued From First Page.) have registered compliance with offi- clal requirements, this {:lnt being up- held by the church-state agreement reached in June of last year. Protestant churches, which are i a minority, have been operating under special privileges, 1t is understood that this is the firat step toward nationalization of the r‘ropeny of all Protestant churches in exico, & movement to put them on the same footing as the Catholic Church, the property of which is con- sidered as owned by the nation. e press announccment added that 14 buildings in Mexico City alone owned by the Methodist Church will become national property if the gov- ernment’s petition is granted. High Protestant Church authorities said tonight they were not surprised at the nationalization step, and had ex- pected it for some time. One pointed out that the action complies with the Mexican law, and said he pelieved thers was no ill feeling between the Mexican government and the Protestant Churches. Some time ago Methodist Church officials announced that a nation-wide conference of the faith would be held here September 16, for inauguration of the “Methodist Church of Mexico,” which will separate from the mothet church in the United States, aithough working in co-operation with it. MOVE NOT UNEXPECTED. NASHVILLE, Tenn, September ¢ Uh.—mshognflonee M. Dubose of the Methodist Episcopal Church South saic tonight that the filing by the Mexican government of a petition seeking tc nationalize all property of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church in Mexico was not unexpected. He explained that the Methodist Church in Mexico was being organized as a national church, and it was ex- pected, when the move was planned, the government of Mexico would “nationalize,” or assume ownership of the church property. The Methodist churches in the United States will continue their missionary work in Mexico, Bishop Dubose said, but the congregations already estab lriahed m"% will {::m A Mexican con: erence, and no longer will o y enterprise. e s