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LONDON CLASHES (ON CANADA TARIFF 1 | i \ | MacDonald Government Is Urged to Study Steps Taken in Dominion. By the Associated Press. LONDON, Septembsr 18.—Contrasting views are expressed and the economic gospels of the metropolitan dailies are clearly reflected in editorial obscrva tions on the Canadian tariff revisions. The Morning Post today urged the MacDonald government to study care- fully the steps taken by Premier Bennett. “Unemployment,” the Post says, an evil to be scotched with energy. “is Mr. Bennett, having no illusions as to the | close connections between foreign com- petition and unemployment, has drawn up a tariff calculated to reduce Canada's unemployed by 25000 within a short time. Moreover, insttad of going to Geneva in order to surrender the free- dom of his country., Mr. Benn-tt has taken a bold retallatory measure of repaying in their own coin those coun- tries whose tariff policy has excluded vital Canadian exports. Test for Beaverbrook. “What has Lord Beaverbrook, ecru- sader-in-chief of the empire free trade | forces, got to say to that?" asks the Laborite Daily Herald, “that” being the statement that the “Canadian Parlia- ment is debating a bill which would confer upon Canada the highest tariff wall known in her history and barricade her markets more severely than ever against British petrol, earthenware and half a hundred other articles. George Wood, secretary of the Federa- tion. of the Woolen and Worsted Trades, describes the new Canadian tariff rates a8 “a concealed closing of the gap be- tween the duties on imports from Britain and those on imports fromy foreign ocountries. The ad valorerd duties, he said in a press interylew today, are increased, thus closing the gap between the prices of Imported articles from different countries after duties have been paid. By_addition of a specific duty, says Nr. Wood, this gap is closed much further, and it may easily be, he thinks, that, in the end, the specific duty will ‘become more of a deterrent to the im- portation of British goods than the ad valorem duty. In fact the secretary of the woolens federation believes the new tariff, designed to protect Canadian manufacturers, will actually have the effect of giving a disproportionate impetus to imports of French and Ger- man manufactures. FRENCH REPRISALS HINTED. PARIS, September 18 (#).—Canada's new tariff changes are creating uneasi- ness in France. There is already & hint in French dfficial circles of possible ra?flllll. "It is not generally realized in Can- " & high French official said today, “that Prance is the second largest im- parter of Canadiah wheat, being sur- only Britain. France buy: most of her Canadian wheat on the British market.” ‘The officials sported French statistics in an endeavor to show that the bal- ance of between Canada and France is already favorable to Canada to the extent of §10,000,000 a year, ot - MOTHER JONES BETTER; PHYSICIAN IS PU;ZLED After being near death for several days, Mother Jones, 100-year-old labor leader, has taken a decided turn for the better and this morning seemed her old vivacious and cheerful self again. ‘The change in her condition puzsles her physician, Dr. H. H. Howlett. She still is unable to take nourishment and for almost two days has received no stimulants, Mother Jones' mind was clearer to- than it has been for a week. Her ‘volce was strong and she chatted cheer- fully with callers, giving her opinion on world happenings, past and present, ENTERPRISE LEADS_ BY WIDE MARGIN IN DECIDING RACE (Continued From First Page.) tween the two boats was made by Lieut. J. T. McDermott, navigating officer of the Kane, using a range finder with which the Navy computes the location of targets, Commodore Vanderbilt, who knows the tides and wind currents of the course like most people know the topog- raphy of their back yards, put in for whore at 11:50, seeking the current which runs sometimes as high as 3 mtl_re};m hour. 4 Shamrock's skipper, apparentl: discarding his eglier plan to sail hs own race regardless of what Enterprise did, followed Enterprise in toward shore. He bad tried the shore road too soon, 4 appeared, and a long tack toward the open sea had only lost him precious ground. It took the American sloop only 1 hour 23 minutes and 15 seconds to make the 10-mile beat to windward, fast going in the face of the 14-knot breeze. Shamrock rounded the mark ' at 12:12:14, almost 10 minutes behind the defender. The breeze continued to freshen, blowing 15 and 18 miles an hour as Enterpiise rounded the turn and she set sail for the second 10-mile marker with a bone in her teeth. This leg was :d;lgse reach, almost & run before the Make Fast Time, Eniékprise rounded the 20-mile marker at 12:55:06, It took the American boat only 51 minutes 51 seconds to make the 10-mile Tun before the wind on the second leg. Shamrock rounded the turn at 1:01:55, 7 minutes behind the defender. Enterprise doused her baby jib topsail Just before going around the turn, which eaused some in the spectator fleet 10 believe she had met with an ac- cident such as befell Shamrock yes- terday. The maneuver was deliberate to allow her to hit the mark closer and go around without losing too much ground. Both boats made the turn nicely and et out for home with the wind on their beam, apparently logging almost as many miles as they did on_the run before the wind. 3 The time margin of the Enterprise at the 20-mile turn, with each logging around 12 knots, lead for her of between a mile and a quarter and a mile and a half. At 1:30, with the finish line a scant five miles away, Enterprise broke out & ballooner. Shamrock had carried a ballooner boat, indicated | ALBION K. PARRIS, SR. ALBION ¥ PARRIS - IES IN CANADA Was Prominent in Local Fraternal and Patriotic Organizations. Albion K. Parris, sr., veteran retired banker of this city and long promi- | nently identified with various groups! and organizations in the National Cap- | | ital, died early today in Toronto, Can- ada, at the age of 73 years Mr. Parris was stricken with a heart attack this morning while at the home of & friend, Mrs. George W. Salter, and died shortly afterward, He had gone to Toronto several days ago from Port- land, Me., where he was visiting. and was preparing to leave soon to visit his son, Worden W. Parris, in Detroit. Death Unexpected. Although suffering with heart disease for some time, his death came unex- pectedly. His son, Albion K. Parris, jr., of this city, received a letter from him several days ago telling of having had some trouble with his heart, but oth- erwise he was thought to be well. Mr Parris had apparently recovered from an iliness he suffered several years ago. | He left Washington to visit in Maine in July. One of the best known men in finan- | clal circles in this city, Mr. Parris was a co-founder of the original firm of Crane, Parris & Co., which he organized with Augustus Crane. He also was & charter member and past president of the Washington Stock Exchange. He had written an authoritative history of this institution, which was or here in 1881. Mr. Parris was a member and past president of the District of Columbia Bankers' Association; s member and past president of the Georgetown Citi- zens' Association; a vice president of the Association of Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia, the Arts Club of Washington, the Columbia His- torical Society, the Maine Historical Society, St. John's Episcopal Church, Georgetown, and the Masonic order. His Masonic affiliations included mem- bership in the George C. Whiting Lodge, F. A. A. M,; Washington Chap- ter, . 1, Royal Arch Masons, and Washington ~ Commandery, Knights ‘Templar, pported Patriotic Traditions. In addition, Mr. Parris had long been an ardent member of the Sons of the Revolution in the District of Columbia and was a strong advocate in keeping alive American traditions and patriot- ism. He was past president of the society. He came inté national prominence in January, 1926, when he took strong issue with the writer, Rupert Hughes, and challenged the “aspersions cast upon the memory of the principal founding father,” after Hughes deliver- ed an address at a meeting of the Sons of the Revolution in the Willard Hotel here on George Washington. Hughes had declared “Washington was a great card player, a distiller of whisky, and a champion curser.” Mr. Parris had himself seen military service. In 1877 he was captain’s clerk to the commanding officer of the Frigate Powhatan, U. S. N. During the World War he was s member of the District of Columbia Home Defense League and received the Treasury De- partment's medal for “patriotic service in_behalf of Liberty loans.” Mr. Parris had long been active in charitable circles. He was a member and treasurer of the board of the Eades Home in Georgetown, a home for widows of Georgetown residents, until resigning in the Summer, after having served since its incorporation in 1906. Wrote Numerous Articles. He was the author of numerous articles, among them, “The Laymen's Place in the Church” which he con- tributed to the Columbia Historical Soclety. Born in this vity, April 5, Parris was the son of the late Bartlett Parris and the late Mrs. Annie Kinsman Parris, He was a descendant of Samuel Bartlett, an officer of the Revolutionary Army. Mr. Parris’ grand- father, the late Alblon K. Parris, was at one time Governor of Maine. He received his education in the public and private schools of this city. Early interested in the banking busi- ness, in 1875 Mr. Parris entered the banking house of H. E. Offiey & Co. | From 1879 to 1882 he was assistant teller of the banking house of Johnson & Co. From 1882 to 1883 he was cashier of the brokerage house of | Bateman & Co. In the latter year he | organized the banking firm of Crane, Parris Co. Survived by Three Sons. | _He is survived by three sons, | K. Parris, jr. teller for the American | Security & Trust Co. here; Morris A, Parris of Boston and Worden W. Pai { Tis of Detroit; a daughter, Mrs. Theo- dore N. Gill, jr.: of this city; a brother, | Willis Parris of Long Beach, Calif., and a sister, Miss Elsie May Parris. His wife was the late Mrs. Bessie Butler Howison Parris. |~ Puneral arrangements have not been completed. The body will be brought | here. Relatives say the services prob- | ably will be held in St. John's Ohurch, Geoigetown, Monday. Albert John Bull Falls Behind. LONDON, September 18 lM‘A-BObb_V‘ Jones has all the golf cups, Stribling knocked out Scott, Australia won the ashes, the polo cup is in the U. 8. A., Shamrock V is no better than I, II, III and IV, and woe is me, thinks John Bull, the American contract bridge team | 1s ahead by some 5,000 points. 1 BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home from the turn and apeared to be gain- ing slightly, but not enough to menace the lead of Vanderbilt's boat. The wind was weakening, decreasing the margin of possibility for any mis- hap to Enterprise's sails or rigging. It also cut down the Shamrock’s chances to overhaul the American boat. Comdr. W. D. Taylor, caplain of the Kane, paced the Enterprise for a way and found that she was making ap- proximately 11 knots. Enterprise broke out’ her spinnaker at 1:35. bellowed out into the wind beautifully and the race bacame® a more hopeless chase than ever for the Shamrock. Military Band, this evening at 5: o'clock. John M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant: March, “Grand March,” from “The Prophet” . .Meyerbeer Overture, “Mignon . Duet for cornet and bariione, Night in Venice”...Lucantoni-1amee Grand fantasia, “Reminiscences of Ireland” ‘Waltz suite, “Oriental Roces”, .Tvanevici Finale, “The{@anner of Liberty,” Zimmermann “The Star Spangled Banner,” THE EVENING U. 3. AWAITS NEWS FROM LATIN STATES . Expect Cables Telling Formal Notification of Recogni- tion Has Been Made. State Department officials today awaited cables from plenipotentiaries in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru that they had formally notified those governments of their recognition by the United States. Robert Wood Bliss, American Am- bassador to Argentina, had cabled he would resume formal diplomaticy rela- tionship before noon. Fred M. Dear- ing, Ambassador to Peru, and Edward Feely, Minister to Bolivia, also were expected to make their formal notifica- tions early. No Formal Loan Notification. Secretary Stimson, who announced yesterday that economic reasons had motivated in part the speedy recogni- tion granted these three new revolu- tionary governments, said today he had heard informally a number of firms were bidding for loans there. The Secretary added the State Department had re- ceived no formal notification of loan activities and’ would not until such transactions were virtually completed. when the Department would be asked it it had objections to such loans. A rapidly mounting list of countries recognizing the new provisional Argen- tina government, the most recently es- tablished regime of the three, was com- mented upon by Mr. Stimson. He men- tioned recognitions by Sweden, Italy, the Vatican, Norway, Denmark, Spain and France. Germany and Chile, in addition, also have recognized Argen- tina, while Great Britain has announced it would take a similar step. ARGENTINA TO SEND ENVOY. Installed at Washington. Special Dispatch to The Star. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina. Septem- ber 18 —After a lapse of & year and s half Argentina is to have an Ambas- sador with a full embassy staff at Wash- ington and diplomatic relations with the United States are to be resumed on & normal basis, following formal recog- nition of the de facto government by the American State Department, Robert Woods Bliss, American Am- bassador at Buenos Aires, communicated the recognition to Ernesto Bosch, minis- ter of foreign affairs, last night and was granted an audience this morning to make the usual formal communication. Senor Bosch told newspaper men that the appointment of a new Ambassador to Washington would be made at once, He also said that the diplomatie service is being reorganized and that Argentina will resume the place in the family of nations she occupied before Dr. Hipolito Irigoyen, deposed President, instituted a policy of jsolation which has made the country virtually non-existent as far as international intercourse was concerned. Borrows to Pay Creditors. The federal government his borrowed 18,000,000 pesos (about $6,570,000 at to- day’s exchange) from the munieipality of Buenos Alres with which it 'Ilfl»ply its creditors, who for two wears have been unable to collect from the former national government for supplies fur- nished and work done. This sum is the nce that the municipality had on hand from discounting treasury notes in the United States some months ago to finance the widening of certain busi- ness streets. Argentina's exports during the first eight months of this year were $259.« 942,817 less than for the corresponding period last year, totaling $438,902,213, as compared with $698,845,030, a decrease of 37.2 per cent, according to a report sent the minister of finance, Enrique Perez, by the National Bureau of Sta- tistics. ‘Tonn: exports from January to August totaled only 7,161,378 tons, com- pared with 12,306,559 for the corre- sponding period in 1929, a decrease of 41.8 per cent. (Copyright, 1930.) LONDON 0. K.’S ARGENTINA. Ambassador Instrueted to Notify Gov- ernment of Recognition. LONDON, September 18 (#).—The British Ambassador to Argentina was authorized today to inform the provi- sional government of Argentina that diplomatic relations between the two countries will remain as before the recent revolution. It is understood similar action will be taken with regard to Peru. BOGOTA, Columbia, September 18 (#).—Foreign Minister Santos announc- ed today that the Colombian govern- ment had formally recognized the new governments of Argentina, Peru and Bolivia. CENSUS GIVES D. C. 15,105 QUALIFIED TO EXERCISE VOTE —(Continued From First Page.) the enumerators, he expressed the opinion that the inaccuracy could be easily accounted for—first, as a result of the failure of the enumerators to ask questions regarding voting, and secondly, because of the hesitancy of Government employes to advertise the fact that they are exercising the franchise. This, he said, is caused by mission relating to political activity. Colpoys of Same View. The same opinion was expressed by John B. Colpoys, chairman of the Democratic State Committee of the District. He sald the census figures un- doubtedly are not correct and that it is very easy for those who have been identified in getting out the vote in the District to know why they are wrong. Chaffee sald that during the 1928 presidential campaign Republican head- formation to more than 50,000 persons by actual count. Of course all those seeking iniornation regarding ballots and how to exscute them, he explained, may not have voted, but it is safe to claim that 98 per cent of them did. In men- and women who voted without seeking information from either the Republican or Democratic headquarters. Chaflee pointed out that while his headquarters is without a definite rec- ord of the absentee vote actually ex- ecuted in the 1928 campaign, he has reason (o feel convinced it would total more than 12,000. Many thousands who sought information at Republican head- quarters, he declared, executed their ballots either at home or before some notary public, in which case the local headquarters have no record of the votes cast. Colpoys said records were not ke?l. at the local Democratic headquarters in the last presidential campaign, but from 0 | the great number of persons who ap- plied for information and from those who actually had the ballots executed there, he had not the slightest doubt the fotal number of man and woman voters in Washington amounted to at least 65,000. Record Seeker at Sofia. SOFIA, Bulgaria, September 18 (#).— Capt. Matihen British flyer, arrived here from Belgrade at 10:30 . today in his effort to break a 1 y_record set by Bert Hinkler betws England and Australia, Ambassador With Full Staff Will Be | the regulation of the Civil Service Com- | quarters in Washington furnished in- | addition, he declared, there were many | STAR, WASHINGTON, BOOTLEG CASH AID - DENIED BY JONES Senator, on Witness Stand,{ Disavows Contributions to | Campaign in 1926. | By the Assoclated Press. | SEATTLE, Wash, September 18.— | | Senator Wesley L. Jones yesterday! added his denial to that of Roy C. Lyle, | suspended prohibition administrator, and William M. Whitney, former legal adviser, that $6.000 was contributed by bootleggers to the Senztor's campaign in 1926. Senator Jones, advocate of prohibi- | tion, was a defense witness in the trial | in Federal Court here in which Lyle and Whitney and two former dry agents are accused of taking $100,000 in_bribes. Senator Jones also testified to the good reputation of Lyle and Whitney, saying, “I think among all law-abiding | | people_their reputation was good.” Denies Hearing Suggestion. Queried about testimony by Alfred M. Hubbard, star Government witness, that Roy Olmsted and other liquor runners had been asked by the indicted prohibition officials to contribute to Jones' campaign, the Senator said: “I certainly heard no suggestion of that sort. As a matter of fact, they| would be the last people to contribute | to my campaign. I remember Mr. Whit- ney came to me, and perhaps Lyle was with him, and told me he wanted to contribute to my campaign. I told him 1 was running on the Republican ticket and if they desired to make any con- tributions they could make it to the Republican State Central Committee.” The Senator said he had conversa- tions in September, 1929, with Lyle and Whitney in regard to the hiring of Hubbard, then & protege of Olmsted, liquor runner later convicted. “1 can't say any advice was asked,” Senator Jones said, “but I was asked to see if the appointment could be ar- ranged. They told me Hubbard was connected with the Olmsted gang and asked If he could be made a special agent in order to get inside evidence. Consented o See Haynes. “They asked me if I would see Mr. Haynes, commissioner of prohibition, to see if Hubbard couldn’t be appointed. | They told me they thought Hubbard Icould be depended upon, but that any | way it wouldn't do any harm. I told them I would see Mr. Haynes.” Senator Jones sald that when' he had returned to Washington he had seen the orohibition commissioner, told him what Lyle and Whitney wanted, and “left it up to him.” “My recollectiori is that Haynes said at that time that Hubbard would be appointed,” he added. Senator Jones also sald under cross examination, he had no independent knowledge about Hubbard, but said un- der re-direct examination by Defense Attorney A. R, Hilen that he knew in general about the operations of the Olmsted gang. SLASHED MERCHANT SUCCUMBS TO WOUNDS AT PRINCE FREDERICK (Continued From Pirst Page.) have been in an u 'y mood since Ben was found dying in his store yesterday morning. All day yesterday and late into last night they hung about the new store Ben completed just last week, and there were many muttered threats of what would happen if Ben's assailants were caught. All ran along the line of one spokesman, & farmer, who said: Threat of Drastic Action. “Lynchin’ would be too good fer them as done fer Ben." The crowd has calmed down some now, and Sheriff Morris Buckler, a close personal friend of Ben Lyons, doesn't believe there will be trouble if the mer- chant’s assallants are caught. 3 From a casual inspection of the store in which Ben was killed and a recital by all parties who knew anything of the circumstances leading to the attack, two Baltimore city detectives, Robert E. Bradley and William Flynn, the latter & fingerprint expert, today inclined to the theory that Ben, for some reason not now known to the police or to the members of the large Lyons family, killed himself and made up the story about the bandits. Hendricks Lyons, one of Ben's older brothers, won't believe Ben killed him- self. He can’t find any reason for it He says Ben was doing well, had money in the bank and was facing bright pros- pects with his new store, opposite the raliroad station at Owings. He savs that Ben couldn’t have been in trouble, because he hadn't come to any of his brothers for help, and they all stood ready, Ben knew, any time he needed a helping hand. Hard Times in County. There have been hard times in Cal- vert County this Summer. The broad and usually fertile acres about Owings and Prince Frederick have been baked a3 hard as bricks almost by the beat- ing sun, unallayed by rain. The corn is standing withered and brown, the ears immature and worthless, The to- { bacco plants, thase that have matured, | haven't been worth a whole lot, and the | garden farms have not been a success. There has been scarcely enough to sup- ply the farmers' own tables, So the farmers and the business men of the section have decided to put down the Summer of 1930 as a bad one and “pocket” their loss. Ben wasn't the sort to end things | that way, his friends and family insist. His reputation for fearlessness, hon- esty and industry is a byword in Cal- | vert County. Everybody knows him, | and the stranger in Calvert County was | told yesterday that anything that had | to do with the Lyons boys was all right —that if it was credit neede, or a help- ing hand, Ben and the rest of the Lyons | boys were good for it. | _Friends of the Lyons boys point out | that there has been a series of petty | robberies in the community during_the | past few wecks, Stores have been held | up, money taken and homes have been broken into. There are a lot of people not working in the county now and | they put it down to real necessity. But | until yesterday morning there has been no violence. Approached by Three. Hendricks sat by Ben's bedside for a long time yesterday. Ben's terribly | slashed throat seemed to bar any at- |tempt at speech to tell the bro‘hers |and the police what happened. But | Hendricks got Ben his false teeth and when they were put in Ben found he could whisper his story. He sald he had just made up his buying list and was going out of the store to wait on his truck for Rufus D. “Dolly” Harrison, a nearby -farmer, Lo go to Baltimore. He had turned out the store lights and was at the door when the three men approached him Two stood before him, one holding a gun, and ordered him to throw up his hands and give up his money. “I haven’t got any money, it's all in _the safe,” Ben told the bandits. Then, Ben said, the other man, the one who appeared white, grabbed & plece of sash cord lying on the floor, looped it about Ben's neck, and jerked him backward. Then, he said, one of | the men siezed a butcher knife lying nearby and slashed his throat. Harrison arrived at the store at about store was open, was dark, a light rain failing. Harrison said he sat on the front steps of the store a moment and then heard groans coming from inside the store. Follow- ing the groans, Harrison entered the D. C., THURSDAY, FIDAC DELEGATES ARRIVING FQR INTERNATIONAL PARLEY NEWSPAPER ADS BEST Sears, Roebuek to Center Most of Anniversary Sale Advertis- ing in Dailies. Newspaper advertising, placed in 543 newspapers throughout the United States, will form the backbone of the advertising campaign in connection with the forty-fourth anniversary ob- servance of the Sears, Roebuck & Co., sccording to C. R. Porter, manager of Sears, Roebuck & Co., for the Wash- ington district, of which the Washin ton store is & part. Porter says there will be other ad- vertising, but that newspapers will be relied upon to bring the message of the anniversary campaign ‘to the public, with other forms of advertising simply rounding out the newspaper campaign “Our company,” he declared today, “has always found newspapers the most roductive form of advertising. per dol- ar spent, of any media which have been tried. We expect to stick with the newspapers and expand our expendi- tures as the business grows to warrant b He pointed out that the concern plans to spend approximately $4.250,000 this year in newspaper advertising, in which expenditure the seven stores in the Washington area will share with in- creased advertising budgets allowed for the anniversary event. . Two Fingers Amputated. Two fingers were amputated from the right hand of Albert H. Bushlin, 35 years old, of the 200 blcck Cedar avenue, Takoma Park, at Casualty Hospital yesterday afternoon after his hand had been caught in a roller press at the Ben Franklin Printing Shop, 1300 block F street. store and found Lyons lying in & pool of blood behind the ccunter. He ran across the road, to where Hendricks Lyons lives, and called the brother. Hendricks ran across and, with a searchlight, ascertained his brother’s condition. A bloody butcher knife lay beside his brother’s body and the bloody plece of sash cord stiil was A $5 bill and some checks were lying in the pool of blood on the floor beside the prostrate body of Ben. Local doctors were called to admin- ister first aid, and then Ben was rushed to the Prince Prederick Hospital, and Dr. Ellfott H. Hutchins of Mercy Hos- pital, Baltimore, a blcod transfusion specialist, was called. . Helen Hunt Lyons, Ben's wife, doesn't know any reason why Ben should want to kill himself. She be- lieves the story of the bandits. Ben. she says, was years old, in health, happy i& his home and with good prespects in business, about Ben's neck. SEPTEMBER 18, 1930. H t | WARTIME SCENES ENACTED AS FIDAC i DELEGATES ARRIVE (Continued Prom First Page) /B and C of the 16th Field Artillery, Maj. George, commanding. | In solemn ‘dignity the procession con- | tinued to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where the Army Band fur- | nished music for simple, but impres- | sive, ceremontes. | _ Lieut. Col. Pred W. Abbott of Great Britain, international president of Fi- | dac, was chosen to place the wreath | and Pidac_Gold Medal of Recognition upon the Tomb. At the same time the | Minister of Portugal, Viscount d'Alte, | placed upon 1t the Portuguese Crois de | Guerre. { Pershing to Be Dinner Host. | Upon their return to the city the | delegates were the guests at luncheon | |of thelr ambassadors and ministers of | their respective countries. Tonight's | |events will culminate with a formal | dinner at the Wardman Park Hotel, at whifh Gen. John J. Pershing, com- | mander in chief of the American Ex- peditionary Forces, will be the host. | " High officials of the Goernment have | been invited to meet the guests and | addresses will be given by Col. Thad | H. Brown, general counsel of the Fed- eral Radio Commission; Maj. O. L. Bodenhamer, national commander of the American Legion, and M. Joseph | Granler, attached to the ministry of | war of France and head of the French | Pidac. Today's activities of the Fidac are | dedicated to France, each day during | | the three-day stay in Washington be- | ing similiarly dedicated to some allied | nation. | | Chiet interest centers in the opening of the congress in Continental Memo- | rial Hall, where the veterans of 10 | countries will hold daily sessions to con- | sider_mutual problems growing out of | | the World War. Maj, Peyser will be the chairman today. Led by the United States Navy Band, the session will open with the national anthems, followed by an_invocation | which will be delivered by Rev. Francis | J. Hurney. The score or more of for- | | cign women representing the Fidac | | Auxillary will meet jointly with the | veterans. They are headed by Princess | | Alexandrine Cantacuzene of Rumania, | thelr president. After today the auxili- ary will_hold separate sessions in the Carlton Hotel. Bodenhamer Will Speak. | National Comar. Bodenhamer of the | American Legion will give the first ad- | dress of welcome at the plenary session. Then will follow Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart, president general of the Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, in whose hall the sessions are being held; Maj. Gen. Herbert L. Crosby, on be- half of the District Commissioners, and Mrs, Donald Macrae, Jr., national presi- dent of the American Legion Auxiliary. Officials of the Fidac have had many inquiries regarding the “40 and 8" box car wiiich they brought from France to present to the Amagican Legion conven- tion in Boston. PRI oo Coming direct from New York, where they were feted during the past three days, prominent delegates to the Fidac convention here were royally received at the Union Station early today. At top are Capt. Angjelinovitch, celebrated pub- licist; Maj. Lujo Lovric, blind hero of the World War, being received by Nikola Perasiz of the Jugoslavic Legation here. Center: Princess Cantacuzene of Ru- mania_shaking hands with Mrs. Robert Walbridge, American vice president of the Fidac. Other women in the group wre members of the European delegation. Lower: Col. Fred W. Albott, left, presi- dent of the Fidac, is being greeted by 0. L. Bodenhamer, national commander of the American Legion. Star Staff_Photos. NYE PfiOBE ENDS IN ILLINOIS UNTIL AFTER ELECTIONS ___(Continued From First Page) “Did you spend any more than you received?” Senator Nye asked. “Yes, $3.15 “It has been charged that there was very lavish use of money in your coun: ty,” Senator Nye sald. Big Sums Reported Spent. “Yes, there have been reports of im- mense amounts spent in Will County,” Mr. Laraway sald. “I was told at one time by a Deneen worker that a than who gave his name as Groh was in- vestigating my expenditures. “As & matter of fact, in the State Senate campaign, between Senator Barr and Mrs, Lottie Holman O'Neill, there was a great deal of money spent, but there was no link between the State Senator race and the United States sen- atorial campaign.” Charles H. Green of Freeport, Mrs. MeCormick's manager in Stephenson County, said he had received no money and that he paid $10 to himself for the | distribution of posters, an amount later returned to him. A small sum for post- age constituted the only other outlay, he said. $35 Spent by Manager. Michael P. Walsh of Harvard, Me- | Henry County manager for Mrs, Me- Cormick, set his campalgn disburse- ments at $35, which he paid himself. He said he received nothing from her or her organization; that his county had always been a stanch McCormick sup- porter and remained such. Leach explained his failure to be available as & witness in July and was absolved of blame in the record. He | thought he had been excused. He told of his negotiations with public utility for a campain contribu- tion. “I believe it to be a fact that the public_utilities not only support candi- dates for the United States Senate, but candidates for our own State As- sembly,” he said, when he was ex- cused. Senator Clarence C. Dill will return to Washington tonight, Senator Robert Wagner will leave for New York today and Senator Roscoe Patterson of Mis- souri left for Kansas City at noon. Though barred from the evidence, the tapped-phone charges continued to bob into the probe. Photographs of the phone circuit, which Mrs. McCormick, Republican senatorial nominee, claimed | tapped the line to her home at Byron, | L., were laid before the Senate Investi- gating Committee yesterday by T. B. Thompson, publisher of the Rockford, 111, Daily Republic, owned by Mrs. Mc- Cormick The photographs were taken last Sun- day, Thompson sail, when he was called as a_witness to testfy whether or not the Republican candida‘e had becorne financially interested in the newspaper in order to further her campaign. The photographs were not admitted as evi- dence, but the members of the com- mittee inspected them. Charge Not Definite, | Chairman Nye then told Thomp- son, “‘unless you are definitely prepared to declare that this committee, a mem- ber of it or an employe was responsible for this wire-tapping we are not inclined to carry our investigation any further.” | Senator Nye also said, “no member of | this committee, no person employed by this committee had done anything of this kind.” ¥ The committee again denied the plea of Attorney General Oscar Carlstrom of Tllinols that he be allowed to present a statement in defense of Mrs. McCor- mick. Mrs. McCormick, in a statement last night, attacked that of Nye by asserting that “it is a fact that agents of the committee have tapped wires and that these operations were in connection with the investigation being conducted by the committee.” She sald her only conclusion was that “the reason the chairman ha® finally refused to hear those witnesses,” who, she said, would prove her chakges, was “that he is afraid | to hear them.” N HOODLUM DRIV BATILE TO FINISH Chicago Police Raid Labor Unions to Gain Informa- tion of Gang Control. By the Associated Press. CHICACO, September 18.—The police hunt for 26 “public enemies” was re- vealed today as just a segment of & concerted finish battle against rackets and hoodlums. Ralds on 10 labor union offices, direct- ed by St:te's Attorney Swanson, spread the warfare into another sector yester- day and resulted in police seizure of records which are expected to shed light on the efforts of underworld gangs to “muscle” into control of reputable labor groups. The union offices were entered by seven squads of detectivi under au- thority of warrants from Chief Justice John J. McGoorty of the Criminal Court, who inaugurated the major offensive against the gangs in a special charge to the September grand jury. No Chance to Remove Records. “The police squads struck simultaneous- 1y so there would be no chance for re- moving or hiding the records. Assistant State's Attorneys Mueller and Louns- bury, in charge of racketeer prosecu- tions, said that most of the unions involved were under the domination ef George (Red) Barker, William (Three- Finger Jack) Whit¢ and similar char- acters. Both Barker and White were listed by the Chicago Crime Commis- sion as “public enemies” and were on the list of the 26 sought on vagrancy warrants. Among the union offices raided in- cluded: The Municipal Clerks’ Union, said to acknowiedge Dann Stanton, also a “public enemy.” as leader: the Union of Commission Wagon Drivers, of which Bernard O'Donnell, two of whoss brothers are listed as “public enem! is business agent: Newspaper Wagon Drivers’ Union, said to be controlled by Anthony (Red) Kissane and John Barry; Coal Teamsters’ Union, which with its subsidiaries is reported con- trolled by Barker and White, and the PFilling Station Owners’ Union, said to be dominated by James Belcastro, also & “public enemy.” Seek Barker Connection. The raiders seized books and papers of the Marble Setters’ Union and the { Billposters and Billers'’ Union, while a scrutiny was to be made of th erecords of the Ticket Takers and Ushers’ Union in an effort to ascertain if Barker held some connection with it. they The prosecutors announced would seek in the mass of seized rec~ ords some inkling as to how “these hoodlums, gangsters and ex-convicts ob- tained union jobs” and also whether their control was obtained by use of the pistol. _ Though Acting Commissioner of Po-~ lice Alcock offered additional compensa- tion for any policeman bringing in one of the “public enemies,” the only one apprehended was Danny Stanton, who happened to be in a cell when the war- iants were issued. He obtained his re~ lease by providing $15,400 bonds. Police believe that Al Capone, most notorious of the group, and the lesser figures of gangland had ail sought hid- ing places out of the eity. Youngest Capone Arrested. Matthew Capone, 21, youngest of the four Capone brothers, who have become the favorite quarry of police from Chi= | cago to Philadelphia and Florida, was picked up on the far South Side early today and locked up for investigation. Young pone was driving his auto- mobile when recognized. Matthew was once arrested in Phila- lelphia, where he was a student, while Scarface” Al, his best known brother, was serving a jail term for.carrying concealed weapon. SEEK MACHINE GUN SOURCE. | New York Police Launch Nation-Wide Drive to Cut Supply. NEW YORK, September 18 (—A nation-wide drive to close the source ef supply of machine guns and amm tion to gangsters was started yest by Police Commissioner Mulrooney. action was taken after the arrest three men in what police believe to & plot to provide machine guns for Capone’s gangsters in . The arrests led police to cate with authorities in Buffalo, Chicago, Gary, Ind., and other cities, to request their co-operst They said they learned 15 shi ts arms had been made to Chm Detroit gangsters. Gary police wired they were a former Department o’.’\uflm named Danlelsky, alias William Scott, who is alleged to have acted as go- between in the shipment of arms from New York through Gary. In New York police arrested Cornelius Bertsinger, owner of the Hudson Sport- |ing Goods ‘Co., who said he sold six m: jChine guns to representatives of the Capitol Coal Co. of Detroit, alleged to be |a non-existent concern. _Bertsinger, however, maintained he thought the guns were to be used to guard industrial premises and police were inclined to be- lieve him. The others arrested were Jose] Bonaventure of Brooklyn and Charles De Benetto, proprietor of a bowling alley in Buffalo. Police said De Ben- etto’s brother was slain some time ago in Rndalo. 3 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. TODAY. Dinner meeting, _Thirteen Club, cabinet room of the Willard Hotel, 6:30 pm. Dinner, Ameri Automobile As- sociation, room 828, Willard Hotel, 7 pm. Meeting, Arts Club, 2017 I street, this evening. Card party, Woman's Benefit As- sociation, 1750 Massachusetts avenue, 3:30 pm. Meeting, Lido Civic Club, north room of the Mayflower Hotel, 8 p.m. Meeting, Association for a Home for widows and Orphans of Veterans, Soldiers, Saflors and Marines' Club, Eleventh and L streets, 8 p.m. Meeting George Washington _Post, No. 1, American Legion, 1441 Rhode Island avenue, 8 p.m. FUTURE. Luncheon, Alpha Delta Phi Frater- nity, Hotel Gordon, tomorrow, 12:30 p.m. Breakfast, Insurance Section, U. 8. Chamber of Commerce, room 101, Wil- lard Hotel, tomorrow, 8 am. Breakfast, Governing Board of Na- tion's Business of U. §. Chamber of Commerce, room 201, Willard Hotel, tomorrow, 8 a.m. Luncheon, American Legion Auxil- wry, Chinese room of the' Mayflower Hotel, tomorrow, 1 pm. Breakfast, Transportation and Com- merce Committee of the U. 8. Cham- oer of Commerce, north room of the Mayflower Hotel, tomorrow, 7:45 a.m. The scheduled meeting of the Dise arics of Columbia Dental Assistants’ So- slety has been postponed from tonight w0 the third Thursday in October cause of the absence from the city of several members,