Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1931, Page 2

- ELORERSBODY \EPNED i Prof. Wegener Dead, Buried in Sinow. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, May 20.—Rj°ports to the Wolff Bureau today said a relief expedi- tion in Greenland had fosnd the hody of. Prof. Alfred Wegener, Geitnan explorer, 93 miles from his camp atf Eismitte. | Tskimos had found it before the ex- Pedition arrived and wrapped it in furs, the report said. ‘Prof. Wegener headed a German ex- pedition into Greenland last year and had not been heard from sirice Novem- ber, when he started with cne Hskimo and one sled from his base camp for the west coast. ! Last week the relief expedit'on found the sled and the explorer's skis. It was then that hope for his safety was defi- nitely abandoned. d Snow, Covered Body. ‘The Slociety for the Relief of/ German ience received a ral fituz beneath a pair of skis which pre- ly had been discovered. Belief was expressed ‘that fie had not fiozen to th, but hnd died of heart in furs and personal helongings had been Temoved, sumably by his comrade, Rasmus. Prof. Wegener's ctqmpanions, Profs. Georgi, Loewe and Sorge, were found by the relief expeditiem on the central ice cap, where the p:u'ty maintained its station. ‘They said Wegener left the ice-cap station in November with provisions for three By Gable o The Star. BERLIN, May 20 Cf.ANA.) —Prof. | Kurt Wegener, brother! of Prof. Alfred ‘Wegener, who in Greenland, will depart mgxum « sume leadershi the) German ?.m. i headed, VOIGT ELIMINATED § . FROM BRITISH GOLF ~ the seleventh and twelfth’ but sot jone of these back at the thirteenth. Steenth, Voigt dormie three and fthe New Yorker ended the match at the ext hole, which was halved in threes Darwin, notwi bis more an 50 years, clung to Voigt doggedly nd the match never lost its interest Voigt'’s putter was working well and e sank several of those difficult ones etween 8 and 12 feet, the kind that ook easy, but frequently are not. The American really got started on 7 the incoming nine where the giant buil- sTushes and the rol ground and +bunkers around the green are the only shazards. Although Darwin also was » playing good golf, Voigt was just a little * better i _ Cyril Tolley had a close match with *Btanley Lunt of Moseley, having to go .19 holes to defeat his lesser-known Tolley provided the spectacular ;lf of him in his homeland. - ind all the way and two down at the fifteenth, he barely missed a birdie on the sixteenth when his putt hit the % back of the cup and bounced out. Then - '’he won the seventeenth and eighteenth and the extra hole. Lunt became nervous at the eight- eenth, his drive and then made “Tolley hole s putt no longer than a . clubhead. He then used & spoon on + the nineteenth, where a full brassie was ! needed, cut his shot into & bunker and . couldn't get out to tie Tolley, Who was ¢ 10 yards past the pin with a brassie « and took the ugumwn'}‘ew flt dv'l: : Marching along into TOoun . with Voigt were Roger Wethered of the Royal and_Ancient Club, 8t. Andrew’s, and John De Porest of 5 , who won the title in 1923, MacBeth of Bowden in oungster who studied American goif in the United States last year, eliminated Robert Neill of Gilasgow, and 1. Reginald Straker and Capt. H. C. C. i ciose. batdes with. feilow Straker defeated W. B i i 5 i Aevesssne spey rere ik THE - EVENING i Admits Slaying Day LMER SWEENEY, who yesterday afternoon, according to police, admitted | he shot Talley Day, small-time racketeer and gunman, in a drunken brawl Sunday night. Sweeney said the sheoting was in self-defense. Sweeney is shown with Detective Joseph Waldron of the police homicide squad immediately following his questioning at police heatquarters ves- terday afternoon. —Star Staff Photo. NAMES POLICEMAN - SOUGHT BY POLICE et x| Cunningham Tells Officers at| Capture Expected Before Bedside Middleton Fired Fatal Shot. (Comtinued From Pirst Page.) Probe of Tally Day’s Death Starts Tomorrow. After requestioning Elmer Sweeney, — |who yesterday surrendered at police effort 10 8aVe | peqdquarters and admitted he shot and Blood for one of the trans- fusions was furnished by Sergt. H. , first precinct, while a friend “donat the blood for the other. bedside at the time Kelly and Her to return to the police, ‘I.iddkhm and Al to m ‘have “been going to- time. pol 50 are Jocal ncies in an ef- earn if a machine of the kin described by was hired on th night of the shooting. immedia rest, Middleton denied the insisted he had .| the time of the shooting. The shoot: . | card game. Police classed the “kllled Tally Day, described as a gam- v | bler and gangster, Sunday might, police | officials sald today they were searching ifor another man who was in' the 4 " with Sweeney and Day at | ing in & house in the 1500 block of M street, following an altercation, according to police, over a house as & “speakeasy,” after they said they found considerable liquor in the premises following the shooting. Police said they requestioned Sweeney this morning, and learned little from him, except that he reiterated his state- ment of yesterday to the effect that he shot and killed Day 1n self-defense. He advised police that he would refuse to elaborate on this upon the counsel. Given Costly Burial. ® | mos Meanwhile, the usual burial ballyhoo familiar in gang circles in Midwest and Eastern cities was being heard here to- day in connection with the funeral services for Day. His demise was al- it overshadowed by he announce- ‘held from the St. Churzh, 1009 Eighth Maas was celebrated st 2 o'clock | Miadicton, ‘who ed st the Ambas- | Uhis aftemoon by Rev. Job *Salloor: sador Hotel, was seen at the scene of | PAstor of the church. the shooting s few minutes before it oc- | immediately afterward in Cedar Hill | per 31, 1929, 1t held 3,012 shares at & :;:l!d. according 1o police. He was seen there a short time after the | Burial followed tery. About 200 friends joined Day's rela- " it was said, but he declared | tives at the church. "Police said a like the affair. m:u assigned to the Pe- | number were on hand Iast night while |{the body lay in view at the funeral was | home of the Chambers Co., 1400 Chapin pointed out. when seen in the ningham was shot. Possibility that the slaying of Cun- ningham may have something to do alley in which Cun- | Search Continues. | While the search for the other man ntinued throughout today, detectives 50 centered their attention on prepar- with the killing of Talley Day, was seen | ing evidence to be introduced at an when police expressed the belief the I|inquest to be and the one in which |at 11 o'clock at the District Morgue. street spe: Day was shot were under the same own- ership. held tomorrow morning ‘They say they were confident they | would have the witness in custody be- An effort is also being made to Mnk | fore the hour for the coroner’s inquiry. both murders with the shooting Burt Smith, who was wounded in a | their | Police say that Day's long record in files will be removed £his after- speakeasy in the 900 block of Twelfth | Doon following the funeral services. street, Saturday night. questioned in connection with the Cun- slaying also was arrested fol- ing the Smith shooting. Cunningham was fired upon after a visit to the first precinct, where he is said to have delivered the pistol with which Smith was shot. ‘The gun, together with two men. dis- m}l’m immediately after the shoot- who were arrested in the speakeasy in- sisted was accidental Wife Heard Shots. How the gun came into Cunningham’s | possession has not been revealed. Smith still is confined to Emergency Hospital with a bullet wound in his leg After leaving One of the men | the police station Cun- | In the last four years, or after he celebrated his nineteenth birthday, Day had been arrested by District officers 24 times and had been convicted eight times. He came into the limelight a short time before his death when police re- | ported they had taken him into cus- {tody to question him concerning the theft of liquor from the Salvador lega- L B o e the | tion, which_resulted in an attack on Don Carlos Leiva, charge d'affaires. He was exonerated in this case by police. WHEELER TO ENTERTAIN YOUNG DEMOCRATS CLUB ningham decided to enter his apartment New Organization Members to Be Via the rear steps 50 as not to disturb | As he started up the statrs | an eutomobile appeared in the alley | his wife. and a moment later its driver opened fire on Ci bullet in his s a moan, “Helen! Oh, Hel him to the hospital in a taxicab. Cunningham, who came to Washing- ton from Richmond in 1907, was mar- ried about five years ago. He had one ! 80 force May 12, 192 b RUM RUNNER CAP:IURED Ship Carrying 24,000 Gallons of Alcohol Taken in Finnish Waters. ;lr.lmomu. ?Inlln‘d. May 20 (#). —The rum-running vessel Serpen, car- gallons of alcohol, was captured today in Pinnish territorial waters. ‘The police several ships, be- leved to be 'th about :‘goo.ooo gallons of , now are lying off the coast awal AD opportunity to land their cargoes and authori- ties are taking elaborate precautions to prevent ing. A number » ham, who fell with a| e. His wife heard the shots. followed by | den!" 8 n. i Middleton was Arpok:ud to the police | liquor-laden vessels have Guests at Garden Party at Home of Senator. Members of the Young Democrats Club of Washington will be the guests late today of Senator and Mrs. Burton he | K. Wheeler of Montana at a garden party and buffet supper at the Wheeler | home, 3757 Jocelyn street Miss Elizabeth Wheeler, daughter of Senater and Mrs. Wheeler, has been active in formation of the club, which has for its purpose the stimulation of interest of young voters in behalf of | the Democratic party and co-operation |in establishment of similar clubs throughout the country. The officers of the club here include | Arthur Perry of Texas, president; Miss | Wheeler, first vice president; Harry Kay | of Oklahoma, second vice president; | Miss Northa Porter of Iowa, recording | secretary; Arthur B. Caldwell u:; | Arkansas, corresponding secretary, | Carl R. Schedler of Oklahoma, treasurer. |~ The club’s next business meeting will be heid June 3 at the National Women's | Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire | avenue. SR Crash Kills Eight in Egypt. | CAIRO, May 20 (#).— ht of ‘& party of 10 Egyptians were killed today when the motor car in which they were being driven to market was struck by & train at a grade crossing. The other two were injured seriouslyq .| Hack said, their dog, a small Scotch | bottle of milk. MAN USES ETHER ON SLEEPING GIRL Screams of Lorraine Hack, 11, Rout Intruder From Lyon Park Bedroom. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. LYON PARK, Va, May 20.—Awak- ening suddenly at 2:30 am. today, Lorraine Hack, 11 years old, 26 Beech street, found a man bending over her with & can of ether held under her nose. She screamed and her father ran to her room, frightening the in-| truder away. ‘The child's parents, Mr. and Mrs. | G. E. 8. Hack, today were assisting Arlington County police in their in- vestigation, and while there is no in- dication of the identity of the intruder, some clues have been uncovered. As told by Lorraine, who sleeps in the front room of the Hack bungalow, she smelled the ether before she had iully awakened and recognized it from having once taken an anesthetic for an operation. She dees mnot know whether the odor caused her to awaken or whether the man accidentally touched her nose with the can. Screams Rout Intruder. Looking up, she could distinguish the form of « man bending over her. He! was attempting to hold her by drawing the bed clothing tightly over her body, she said. She then screamed for her father. As she screamed, she said, the in- truder jumped to the radiator just upder the window and sat there for several seconds, apparently waiting to see whether her cries had awakened | her parents. As her father entered, the man jumped through the window and fled. Shortly before his daughter screamed, terrier, started barking when released. He then ran around the house to the place where the man had entered. Mrs. Hack immediately notified the Arlington County _jail and Deputy Sherifl Harry L. Woodyard dispatched County Policeman Hugh C. Jones and Constable Richard Langley to the scene, where they were joined a short time later by Policemen James Scott and Vernon P. Wilt. Members of the Clar- endon Volunteer Fire Department also searched the neighborhood. Find Can of Ether. Police said they found the can of ether on the bed. Beneath the window was a bench, taken from a porch two doors away, and which th: man had used to reach the window. A man's glove was lying on one arm of the bench, numerous pieces of absorbent cotton were lying around and a half- consumed bottie of milk was standing in the @Giveway. Another glove, of a different make and type, was discovered in a yard of a house next door. It is belleved the man attempted to escape in an automobile, two machines having been stolen in the neighborhood during the night. One of these was taken from the home of Miss Evelyn Burleigh, 56 Chestnut strest, and the other from R. A. Warner, Pershing drive. When found, the Warner car was attached to the Burleigh car by a fope. Lorraine was unable to give a de- scription of the man. She only knows he was large and apparently dressed in dark clothing. She was unable to tell whether he was white or colored. ‘There have been numerous complaints recently of prowlers in the Lyon Park neighborhood. An attempt will be made to deter- mine whether there are any finger- prints on the can of ether, window or LUNDVALL BARES NORTH AMERICAN TRACTION DEALS ___(Continued From First Page) Both the common and preferred stock, he declared, has voting rights, so the North American controls 55.1 per cent of the voting stock of the Washington Railway & Electric Co., which in turn owns the profitable Potomac Electric Power Co. ‘The North American, Lundvall said, acquired its first interest in the Capital Traction Co. in 1925, purchasing 4,436 | shares of capital stock at a_par value | of $100 a share, paying for it $411,644 {in cash. Later in 1925 and early in 1926, he testified, it sold 1,334 shares for $137.550.08, so that as of Decem- | cost of $274,083.92 or $91 a share. These | holdings represented 21 per cent of the 120,000 shares outstanding on that date. ‘Mr. Lundvall outlined in complete de- |tafl how the North Amerioan acquired | control of the Washington Railway & | Electric Co. Some of the stock, he said, i was purchased in open market and | some by the exchange of its own stock |for the railway stook. Exchange on 5-to-1 Ratie. { In the exchange negotiations, he tes- ified, the North American gave 5 shares of its stock for one share of railway stock. The stock of the railway com- peny was recorded in the North Ameri- can books at $375 a share, a figure ar- rived at, he explained, by placing a value of 875 a share on its own stock. | At that time, he declared, the North American stock was selling in the open market at $185 a share, so that the corporation would have been justified in recording the railway company stock | recetved in exchlnlfi. lor‘ 3‘7“5 own stock at a higher figure than 4 Mr.h{undvfllfll also testified that the North American carries on its con- solidated balance sheet a value of 1 525,385,322 for the street railway com- pany stock, but pointed out that the consolidated earnings in relation to the investment decreased annually in the four years from 1935 to 1929, inclusive. In 1925 the earnings amounted to 315 per cent, in 1926 to 233 per cent, In 1927 to 203 per cent, in 1928 to 19.1 per cent and in 1929 to 16.9 per cent. The average for the four years was 20.1 per cent. Witness Outlines Invasion. ‘The North American’s invasion into the Washington utility fleld was out- lined by Mr. Lundvall when he tock the witness stand yesterday afternoon. Control of the street car company, he said, was first undertaken through or- ganization of a syndicate in 1922, man- aged by and general manuger of the Al , and J. C. Matlack, of the Central State At this time, Mr. Lundvall explained, the North American took a nine-tenths interest in the stock and one-tenth was acquired by the New Empire Corpora- tion. net income of the up to May, 1925, when it was dissolved, was $79,242.20. 1 Mr. Lundvall said that up to the end of 1929 the North American owned 62,0381; shares of the 65000 common shares outstanding of the street rail- way ny, and 20,567 of the 85,000 sheres of preferred stock outstanding. The corporation, he declared, the common stock on its books at a ledger value of $12,072,080, an average of $170.50 per share, and the preferred stock at a value of $2,016,404. ‘The report of Mr. Lundvall showed that the North American prices ranging from $62.50 to $920 a share to acquire control of the railway com- pany stock. It also showed that the corporation carries on its books an item of $121,882 as the cost of a transporta- tion traffic survey in Washington. North dent BEdwin Gruhl, vice president | Mean STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, Some of the hundreds of persons who gathered about Tenth and K streets this afternoon shortly after an un- | #bout. identified man had shot and critically wounded an official of the International Unicn of MAY 20, 1931. across the street from the Labor Building. SPAIN RECOGNITION BY POPE WITHHELD Policy Statement by Vatican' Awaits Action of Cortes to Be Convoked. By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, May 20.—To clarify what has been described as a confused situation, a semi-official statement from the Vatican today said the Spanish Re- public had not yet been recognized by the Holy See. Immediately after its installation the provisional Spanish republican govern- ment was said to have addressed the usual diplomatic communication of its formaticn to the apostolic nuncio at | | Madrid, expressing the wish to continue | friendly relations with the Holy See. The nuncio on instructions from the Vatican acknowledged the communica- tion and confirmed the Holy See's sen- timents of particular good will toward the Spanish nation. It was explained here, however, that real Tecognition of the ish Repub- lic has not been. and d not be given for a double reason: Because the King of Spain hes not formally abdicated. but merely retired from the country to await” developments, and because the present republican government is cnly, as it itself declares, a provisional gov- ernment, and that definite assent of the Spanish nation has been left to the Cortes which soon will be convoked. Relations Provisional. Present relations between Spain and the Holy See are being carried on on the basis of acknowledgment of the con- stituted power which today directs the destinies of the former country. Meanwile, it was said today that Car- dinal Segura, primate of Spain, who fled to Prance, and two bishops expelled by the republican government. of Spain | are coming to Vatican City to make a full repcrt to the Pope on their experi- ences and observations. ‘The cardinal now is resting at Lourdes and is expected shortly. It was said to be untrue that he abandoned his t. He retains the office and is considered absent only temporarily because of the force of circ: X The reports of these clerics are ex- pected %o influence in some measure whatever policy the Vatican adopts toward the Spanish situation. NEWSPAPER SUPPRESSION LIFTED. El Debate Protests Supervision and Hits Anti-Church Riots. MADRID, May 20 (#).—The Catholic newspaper El Debate, which was granted the right to resume publication today after a nine-day suspension, appeared n the streets this morning with a strong protest against its ion and a denunciation of the recent burning of churches in the anti-clerical demonstrations. El Debate said it had upheld consti- tuted authority from the first day of the republican government and termed the closure action against it unneces- sary. Moreover, it said its suspension, alos with that of the mmmh‘l);t. n!W!DID!‘M;' A. B. C.. robbed the public of the two Principal rightest organs, and thus pre- vented registration of rightest opinion on the mlch \n]relminns of deputies. es from Malaga today said that Antonio Luque Jurado had been sentenced to life imprisonment for at- tacking and looting OCatholic church property during the recent incendiary . Two others were given long sen- tences for the same offense lft::r‘ con- viction by a court-martial, Agrarian Program Issued, ‘The the new agrarian program which seeks to bring about cultivation of large :sum by co-operative farming so- The project will ha hy the National Assembly and many of its details remain to be worked out. Under the scheme there will be no ::‘;\:'x fosz:mn of land. The gov- nt declares the s necessitated by & crisis. now” acing Spanish agriculture ment ve to be approved The new decrees do not affect all | large land holdings. The government intends to appiy it first to big tracts owned by municipalities or the central government and to those large unculti- vated estates whose owners wish to lease their land. The co-operative working societies would lease the land from the govern- | ment and cultivate it as a community | project. Rents would be low and mod- ern agricultural methods would be in- troduced. Negotiations between President Alcala and Papal Nuncio Federico Tedeschini, believed to involve a protest from Pope Plus against anti-church depredations, still are being kept secret. while reports continue that many monks and puns are leaving Spain. At the same time many who left their monasteries and convents during last week's riots are returning. Infante Alfonso d'Orleans, a cousin of former King Spain’s crack aviators, officially retired from military service by his own request today. He ‘accompanied the monarch when he went into exile in France and fomerly held a major's commission. LOSES $50,000 JEWELS Salesman Robbed While Sleeping in Train Berth. DETROIT, May 20 (4 —Albert Shaw, New York diamond salesman, reported :z the police today that about $50.000 loose diamonds were stolen from him some time during the night or early morning while he was en route here from New York. Shaw said he had the diamonds in a small handbag under the pillow in his berth. He sald the bag had been out and th’nm removed. government today promulgated | crisis now facing | and by unemploy- | Alfonso_and one of |Overtu EDITOR IS 8;101'_ AS MAN EMPTIES GUNS INTO GROUP ___(Continued From Pirst Page.) waltress, brought his change to him. She was barely 15 feet away from the table when the shooting began. | E. C. Haury, district supervisor of the | union, was e official horsewhipped | several weeks ago as the outcome of a | labor dispute. His assailant was a woman, wife of a former member of the union, who said officers of the organization had been responsible for keeping her husband out of work. Haury later secured a warrant for the woman’s arrest. The assistant district | | attorney in charge of the case threw |1t out, however, saying a trial would merely lead to “an airing in court of | labor troubles.” LA GUARDIA URGES -~ WAR AMENDMENT |Federal Power to Co-ordi- nate Industry Held Essen- tial in Emergency. A constitutional amendment giving | the Government broad power to take over property and nationalize industry |in time of war would be & necessary part of any plan seeking to equalize the burdens and eliminate the profits in a future conflict, Representative La Guardia of New York told the War | Policies Commission today. | . Asked by Representative Hadley of | Maine what would be the scope of such |a constituional amendment, the New | Yorker said it should provide that when | Congress declares war the Chief Execu- i""’ would have authority to declare a mibratorium, to stop the issue of cur- rency, to take over industry and to put all citizens on a rations systems. “Let Voters Determine.” ‘When Mr. LaGuardia was asked if he believed an amendment to take prop- erty without paying for it would pass the voters of the country, he said that if the voters expressed themselves their decision would determine the question. Mr. LaGuardia told the commission that the man who is taken into the Army is damaged more by the war than a factory which has its property de- the magnitude of the task of equalizing burdens and eliminating profits in time | of war, but added, “We should not hesi- tate because of the magnitude.” He declared that fixing reasonable | prices would not take the profits out |of war, and also took the view that the “freezing” of all prices at the outset of war would not equalize the burdens. Urges Wealth Conscription. Proposal that this country adopt a plan for the conscription of wealth through taxation in the event of future war was made to the War Policies Com- mission yesterday by Representative | Ramseyer, publican, of Iowa. He | urged that any future war expenditures | be paid on & cash basis out of the gross | income of the Nation during the con- | flict instead of by bond issues. | The Iowan, a member of the House |ways and Means Committee, also | recommended that the ocom: Icppose any proposal for slowing down | retirement of the existing national debt. | _ Ramseyer said he doubted if the com- mission would “get very far” with a constitutional’ amendment to conscript wealth in war time, but offered his “pay- | as-you-go” plan as a substitute. He | pointed out that a memorial was pre- sented to Congress at the outbreak of the World War by 250 economists hold- ing the taxation plan practicable. Suggests Ban on War, Dr. Thomas Hall Shastid, former pro- fessor at erican College, St. Louis, | suggested a constitutional amendment designed to prevent the Nation from engaging in war, except in case of in- vasion or insurrection, without a refer- endum of mm . He contended | wars are sta “in the upper layers | of society.” This suggestion had been made previously by other witnesses. BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Army Band | this evening at the Sylvan Theater, | Washington Monument Grounds, at 7:30 o'clock. Willlam J. Stannard, leader, conducting; Thomas F. Darcy, second leader. March, “Memoria”. Fantasia, “A Spanish Demerssemann Solo for Euphonium— | “Le Reve d’Amour | Frank J. Jakubec, | seleation_from “Rose Marie" | Waltz, “Blue Danube’ Grand march from “Ai ‘Tone poem, “Finlandia’ . “My Maryland’ “The Star Spangled Banner.” By the United States Navy Band this jevening, at the Navy Yard, at 7:30 o'clock. Charles Benter, leader; Charles | Wise, assistant leader. March, “Liberts “April Blossoms.” Excerpts from the operetta “Die Fleder- nn- est into - Wagner preciate. ‘The witness said he realized | th | not help himself because | AVE BALKSCANON FUND PROBE DELA Bishop’s Postponement Re- quest Denied Through Tech- nical Legal Barrier. Chairman Nye of the Senate Cam- paign Funds Committee, has denfed the request of Bishop James Cannon, J for postponement until September 20 of the committee’s inquiry into the bishop’ use of 1928 campaign funds. The chairman explained that th statute of limitations would be applic- able in the case beginni September 18, and “in view of this fact, it would appear that the committee ht incur & grave responsibility if it did not re- sume its hearing prior to that date.” Election Funds Probed. The Senate committee is investigat- ing a complaint by Representative Tink- ham, Republican, of Massachusetts, that Bishop Cannon failed to account for a major portion of the $65,300 given to him as chairman of the Anti-Smith Committee in Virginia by E. C. Jame- son, New York financier. In asking the delay, Bishop Cannon explained he probably would be out of the country until September. In reply,| Senator Nye noted that the first of the Jameson contribution was made Septem- ber 18, 1828, and that the statute of limitations applies three years from that date. Request Weighed. “Any tion,” Senator Nye con- tinued, “that the hearings be fmt- poned until September 20, 1931, or later, therefore would seem to be unaccept- able, but I would gladly submit your request to the members of the commit- tee nevertheless. “Iam sure it is the desire of all mem- bers to give every consideration to your rsonal en nts so far as to af- ford, unity for you to be present at all , but you will appreciate that the first duty of the committee is 80 t0 conduct its investigations as to meet the obligation which the Senate imj The refusal of Ada L. Bur- Toughs, treasurer of the headquarters mmimhe‘,‘ lnté—fl?nth to testify, made it necessary for the committee to seek the information which she was expected to rnish through other channels and to that has impeded the committee's investigation. Senator Nye sald he hoped to resume e in August, but he told the bishop that “it is possible, that eircum- stances may develop which would make it necessary for the committee to re- sume the taking of testimon; that timg D TOSCANINI PRISONER IN MILAN RESIDENCE Passport Withdrawn, Conductor Unable to Quit Home Since Slapping by Fascists. By Cable to The Star. PARIS, May 20.—Arturo Toscanini, conductor of the New York Philhas monic Orchestra, is & voluntary prison- er in his house in Milan, knowing that he cannot leave Italy because his pass- port has been withdrawn by the Milan fouce authorities, presumably on orders rom Rome. Inquiries made by long-distance tele- hone today disclosed that Toscanini a5 not left his Milan home since he re- turned several days ago from Bologna, where the famous conductor was slapped and cuffed by Fascists after a concert because he refused to play the Fascist hymn. Police, both in uniform and plain clothes, are posted inside and outside Toscanini’s house. He is understood to have been in poor health since the Bologna incidents. He remains in his house because of his health and also be- cause he fears that if he appeared in the streets of Milan he would be the object of manifestations, both favorable and unfavorable. An audience at symphony concert in La Scala Monday night made a great demonstration in his favor, Mi Ppolice authorities deny that Toscanini is being detained ag t will, but in the clrcunuuncetn:e“c:;x‘e has been withdrawn. 0 t SISTERS OF BON SECOURS HAVE GOLDEN JUBILEE | Mother General Comes From Paris to Attend Services in Balti- more Led by U. 8. Prelates. By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, Md., fiftieth anniversary of the founding in this week at thu l:-‘? week at the ore Convent. Yesterday Bishop Michael J. Heyes of Savannah, Ga. was the celebrant of the solemn pontifical mass. Attending the len jubilee is Mother Mary .vnupgfm momjer general of the order, who came here from Paris. Later she will visit all the houses of the order in America. Very Rev. N. A. Weber, superior of the Marist in Washington, d livered the sermon at the services yes. “Angl \weigh . “The Star p..n'lndhblnnzh" i S being. briliandy pumineted. 1 preos 3 ntly na - ration for the International Nluminas tion Congress in September. actual date on which PORTUGAL ROCKED BY EARTH TREMORS Damage Reported Small, Considering Severity—Lis- bon Thrown in Panic. By the Assoclated Press. LISBON, May 20.—Portugal's capital city was rocked by two sharp earth shocks early today, one of 10 seconds' duration. No casualties were reported and the damage was slight. The first occurred at 3:20 am. It created panic among the populace and they deserted their beds for streets and cellars. The longer one was felt & fev minutes later, shaking the city severely Damage Is Small. The damage was small considering the sharpness of the tremors. Water mains were broken, bullding walls cracked, a few chimneys torn down and household furnishings knocked The higher parts of the city appar- ently suffered the heaviest temblors, ac- companied by ominous rumbling. The effect on the left bank of the river, the most vulnerable closed. Fire ly, but no blazes had resulted. Shocks also were reported in th- Madeira Islands and at Colmbra an Leiria, but no injury to life or propert was reported. Provincials Badly Frightened. People in the provinces also werc badly frightened. In Lisbon’s night clubs patrons rush=d to the street without paying _their checks. All the telephone girls in the central exchange their switch- boards as the building swayed. At Oporto and Braga hundreds kneit in the streets to -pray. ts suburban towns RECORDED IN OBSERVATORIES. ZURICH, Switzerland, May 20 (#).— H earth shocks were registered at am. today at the observatories of Neuchatel and Zurich. The ::c&hm the Memm ‘l'n 2,000 kilo- s away, probal Morocco, while the latter placed it in the west- ern portion of the Azores. STUTTGART, Germany, —Officials of the Seismograj tute at Ravensburg said of severe earth shocks had been regis- tering since 3:42 a.m. The sharpnes: of “:‘hehueommw indicated the tremor: mi ave assumed great proportions it was said, and the epicentre may have been Italy. was reccrded at 3:27 a.m. sels: at Reinach in the n Taunus Hills. A local movement of Y3 millimeters per min- ute also was observed. MEXICAN CITY SHAKEN., OAXACA, Mexico, Ma: of this city’s inhabitani night in the open, earth tremblors in the ennlnt & ser- ious earthquake destroyed Balf the town. . g JOE TURNESA LEADS IN PRO TOURNAMENT Amerioan Takes 138 for 36 Holes at Leeds—Joe Kirkwood Qualifies. LEEDS, England, May 20 (#)—Joe Turnesa, who led yesterday's qualifying round in the Leeds $5,000 professions golf tournament with a 69, today du- plicated the feat for a 36-hole total of 138 and a long lead among the early finishers. 3 Jose Jurado, first of the Argentin to finish, brought in & score of 76 fo, & 36-hole total of 149 believed sufi cient to qualify him. ‘Turnesa played perfect golf up t« the eighteenth, where he was short witl his second and then missed a 15-foote: for a four. His 60 yesterday was a record for th: Out— 4 4 43 4 43 4 &2 In— 5 4 3 4 42 ¢ 4 53569 Jock Ballantine, an English pleyer, equaled Turnesa’s course of 69, but his 72 yesterday placed him threc strokes behind the American. He took second place from Joe Kirkwood of New York. Larry Montes of Manila had & 73 to- day for a total of 151. ‘Tony Manero, American, came in with & 72 and appeared safely e iokwood. With 143 clowely - , was lowed by Fred Robson, English Cupper, with 144, and the veteran Ted Ray, with 145. %‘i‘;}‘ M‘:‘e’ 151 l'nt‘m.l':l t an; al qualify. Kirkwood shot a 69 on his second qualifying_round. for a 36-hole total of 143, He had only one bad hole on the round, the fifth, where he had an almost unplayable lie by a pitched over the green and took & six Willile Hunter of Mont Bello, Calif., whose bad first the select 32, tore up his card morning. — $1,600,000 BLAZE HITS FACTORY TOWN By the Associated Press. HARBOR GRACE, N. F, May 20— ‘The most disastrous.fire in many years today swept through the little com- munity of Carbonear on the west coas" of Conception Bay. The damage wa. estimated at $1,500,000. May 20.—The | di ranch of the Sisters | lig]