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fira2 e - PRESIDENT SHAPES ' PARTY PLATFORM Killed by Auto HIT-AND-RUN VICTIM. Returns From West as Full- | Fledged Candidate on Economic Issues. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. * President Hoover returns to Washing~ ton tomorrow from the Middle West, in the eyes of the country, s full-fledged eandidate for re-election. He returns, moreover, after having given shape and form to the platform on which he will geek renomination and re-election. The president has made it clear that Be believes the campaign must be waged next year on economic issues. There may be other contributing factors such s prohibition, but in the final analysis, it will be the interest of the determine the outcome. ple in Jobs rather than in liquor which will WILLIAM SETTLE, JR. His address to the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, at lndmux;v . t true prohibition has cut across the Re- publican party in many states, but the same is equally true in the Democratic Jeaves no doubt about that faet. ranks, ‘Wet-Dry Stand Clear. No one seems to doubt where the President will stand on the wet and dry question if he becomes a candidate next year as he is expected to do. the Democrats place a wet candidate in the field, which they are likely to do, in considerable Certainly that is likely wnb: u with economic conditions as they are today in this country, there seems rea- son to believe that economic questions will dominate to a very large extent. ‘With the exception of Chairman John J, Raskob of the Democratic National Committee and a few of the leaders who - follow his. line of reasoning, most of the Democrats seem to be as anxious a8 the Republicans to confine the cam- paign largely to the economic question. Mr. Raskob is demanding that his “home-rule” plan of handling the liquor question be written into the Democratic platform. Out in Ohlo, Senator Bulkley, ‘who won election last Fall as an oppo- nent of the eighteenth amendment, now is advocating a declaration by the Democratic party that constitutional conventions be held in all the States to eighteenth amendment’s But Mr. Bulkley is one of those wet Democrats who also take the position that the liquor issue should not be a party question. He in- sists that by turning it over to Btate i, constitutional conventions, with dele- gates elected because they are wet or dry, and not because they are Demo- crats or Republicans, the question will S the issue may be joined measure, the case in a number of States. consider th: repeal or revision. be taken out of politics. Opposes Felteral Dole. In his Indianapolis address President Hoover, in effect, declared he and his party would oppose the Federal “dole,” proposed in some quarters at the last and since then, whether it comes in the shape of & Fed- unemployment insurance or straight out donation to those in dis- session of Congress ‘eral tress. He asserted, too, that there would be strenuous objection on the part of him- self and other Republicans to a revision downward of the tariff rates, preferring to leave readjustment to the Tariff Commission under the so-called flexible The tariff, Mr. Hoover in- sisted, must be used as a weapon to protect both American agriculture and provisions. ‘American industry. In his presentation of his “American Jlan,” & 20-year plan, the President id down a course of procedure look- ing mainly to the improvement of America for Americans. There seems to be no getting avay from the bellef ., under the leadership of the President, in next year's cam- ign will attempt to stress the fact|the le Republican rty is the defender at its opponent would 'n the doors to foreign competition gan kinds if placed in power. Already er Republican speakers, as well ml: that the G. O. of America and the President, have sought to align Democrats with the foreign producers 1 their demands that the tariff be reduced on many articles. Visited Pivotal States. Mr. Hoover in his trip visited Illinols, Chio and Indiana, great populous States of the Middle West that have been votal in national elections in the past, d which will play important parts mext year. Generally speaking. they are Republican States, but in Illinols and Ghio last Fall the Democrats scored im- tant victories, electing United States nators, and in Indiana they made gains in the House. The President visit- Ohio to dedicate a memorial to the ate President Harding, and in Illinois Be took part in the rededication of the tamb of Abraham Lincoln. In the one Be pictured President Harding as the tim of unscrupulous friends, and in N e other he praised Lincoln as Bspiration to the people today It was in Indiana, admitf ' dicating what his course will campaign next year. " his candidacy for re-election. which the G. with the people next year. Democrats Plan Attack. ‘When Congress reassembles, the Dem- | ecratic barrage will be laid down in full | force. Efforts will be made to pass, legislation of various kinds with an/ idea of embarrasing the President. If| insurgents joln with the Democrats, they may put through & number of measures of that kind, dealing with the tariff, with various kinds of Federal aid for the unemployed and with farm relief, including the de- benture. The President has shown, however, that he will resist such meas- ures to the utmost, and & veto ma; the Republican expected whenever such a bill is to_him. Long before President Hoover set out on his present Midwest trip it was un- derstood he would be a candidate for h':hlen the General Assembly, which body paid n- renomination and re-election. been nothing to indica e em- Podiment of the best in America and an ly & bat- tle ground next year, that he delivered his address dealing with the policies of the Republican administration, and in- be in the In none of his addresses did he say -nythxnf’ about for will he say anything. But as the prospec- tive candidate he may be expected to take a leading part in the offensive O. P. is opening on a wide front, intended to strengthen it DRIVER CONFESSES IN HIT-AND-RUN DEATH OF BOY, 7 (Continued From First Page.) have not-been completed, Willlam, ac- cording to tentative plans, will be buried beside his sister In Minnieville, Va, the former home of his mother. Th funeral is expected to be held tomor- Tow. pid Body Taken to Morgue. The youngster was pronounced dead by Dr. A. M. MacDonald, deputy cor- morgue in an eleventh precinct patrol. Two other hit-and-run accidents oc- disclosed today. A 9-year-old girl was the other. road at Ashby place, when an automo- a for & moment and then continued on its WAY. She was taken to Georgetown Uni- versity Hospital, where physicians ad- ministered first aid for cuts and bruises, Knocked from his seat on a hors 62, colored, 2017 Knox place southeast, escaped with cuts and bruises. , which backed into the cart at Twenty-first street and Virginia avenue, left the scene without stopping. PRESIDENT TELLS ASSEMBLY STATES’ AID VITAL TO U. S. | —(Continued From Pirst Page) former Secretary of Interior Work and the renewing of acquaintances with nymerous others. Daugherty on Platform. His schedule did not permit him to linger in Marfon after the conclusion of the ceremonies at the Harding tomb and he therefore had no time for lengthy chats. The prescnce of Harry Daugherty, Harding's campaign manager and_ afterward his Attorney General, on the platform at the memorial serv- jces attracted considerable attention. The latter sat immediately behind the President and was among the score or s0 on the platform to shake hands with Mr. Hoover upon his arrival on stand. Discussion developed on the train last night as to whether Mr. Hoover had shaken hands with Daugherty. An As- sociated Press dispatch quoted Lawrence Rickey, secretary to the President, s saying Mr. Hoover and Daugherty did inot meet at Marion, although he at- tached no significance to the question. Mr. Hoover indulged in another im- omptu #h yesterday while in Co- lumbus. e program called for the general public filing through the Cap- itol Rotunda after the specially in- vited guests had shaken hands with the President and Mrs. Hoover, to shake bhands, but specially invited guests were 80 great in number and the hour 80 late when they had filed past the recelving line, that it was decided to abandon the handshaking with the meral public after less than 1,000 had led along the line. Realizing that there would be considerable disappoint- ment on the part of the public, the President, on his way from the Capitol Building stepped before a microphone at the top of. the Capitol steps and ex- pressed his appreciation of his reception in that city and expressed his regret at :A:G having time to shake hands with em. “I would love to meet every one of you,” Mr. Hoover said. As he said this he clasped his bands in the form of a handshake and raised them above his head. At this he was given a tremen- dous ovation. Throngs Line Curb. Gen. Charles G. Dawes, Ambassador to Great Britain, and Secretary of Commerce Lamont and Mrs. Lamgnt ac- companied the President from Colum- bug to Springfield. K Great crowds lined streets over which the President and Mrs. Hoover rode in 1d this morning on their way from the station to the home of Gov. rson, and later when the Presi- dent and Mrs. Hoover were driven to the house where Abraham Lincoln lived with his family at the time he be- came President. It was the only home Lincoln ever owned and it was in it that his chil- dren were born. has become one of the Lincoln shrines and the President was deeply interested in his visit. Other places ‘n the city y be Assoclated with Lincoln's inccnspicuous sent life here were pointed out to the Pres- ride about the city. ident during The President's travels about the city inchuded & visit to the State capitol, where he attended & joint session of due hom: to the Chisf Executive. tends to withdraw from the race. And|A little later, back at the Governor's there is a strong belief that no other | home, Mrs, Hoover received a delega- mp\;:n:i;n t;unam:lt&h wu;lngrfin the | tion of Girl nomination from although some | fioral wreath to. But_this trip and his ad- i may try it. Bcouts, who presented the laced by Mrs. Hoo- ver on the Lincoln tomb. After a dress, coming right on the heels of the | brief rest, following luncheon at the Conference of which Senator Fess, Republican National Committee members of the year. Criticized Tax Structure. oung Repubiicans, at ernot’ chatrman of ‘the | Mrs: Hoov house, the President and Mrs. Hoover went to Oak Ridge Ceme- , _and Precident’s own cabinet tery to attend the :l‘flnonle! incident declared he would be renominated and re-elected, are interpreted widely as proj- Bos: Soows. il awe ecting him into the campaign of next the tomb, where r in the afternosn deliver the third and last of his set speechés on -this so-called Midwest to the One feature of his Indiana speech which has aroused considerable specu- Jation is the criticism he made of existing tax structure. Whether l:‘e, 8 Cohe Dot 'at | sand miles, it was mot call upon the comin vise this structure issue. Secretary Mellon not I * in an address in the National Forum, arranged by The BStar broadcast over the :unfi the Continent coast-to-coast entire people in & [ until 14 years that & fitting monument to his tomb in work of the Columbia lroueuun! erl System, also took occasion to attaci the Federal tax structure. is much skepticism™ here that the ad- ministration will end recomm yision, particularly if rates are to tax re- be raised, on the eve of an election. Much | memorial ill depend upon the_condition of the | ranked ! ry, however. | for ol dnbee;:u an, llectiol will fiel gf . mmmwm will drawn cart by a taxicab, John Norris,, i STARR FAITHFULL - FORECAST DEATH Detectives Are Told She Ex- pressed Belief in Letter to Dr. Carv. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 17.—Detectives attempting to olve the Starr Faithfull mystery were told today that six days before the 25-year-old found on Long Beach wrote & ter to & man with whom she is believed to have been in love, declari; & “Whe! ead.” Pending further information, no one in lumorl'.‘ would say whether they believed this indicated Starr contem- plated suicide or had received threats against her life. District Attorney Ed- wards has been workin n g on the theory some one drowned her, possibly to keep her from talking. The letter, detectives sald, was re- ceived in London after her death by Dr. G. Jameson Carr, ship's doctor of the liner Franconia. Expect Carr to Return Friday, Authorities at Mineola, center of the investigation, said today they ex Carr to return from England day, possibly in time to tell a grand ju that day what he knows of the girl. Other witnesses have sald Starr boarded the Franconia before it sailed from New York May 29. She stayed too long and was taken off in & tug e vessel was going down the from the ship's pler to her home and that she was intoxicated and hysterical. In the letter to Carr, dated June 2, Starr apologized for her actions, said oner. The body then was taken to the | she took her own liquor aboard the vessel and drank it too fast, according to excerpts from the missive previously curred here yesterday, police reports | made public. Assistant District Attorney Martin injured in one of the mishaps, while | W. Littleton was in New York today & 52-year-old wagon driver was hurt in | trylng to find a blond girl, a depart- ment store clerk, with whom Starr is The girl, Betty C. Brussard, 2217|reported to have lunched on the day Forty-ninth street, was crossing Conduit | of her disappearance, June 5. He also was checking on reports that bile, said to be listed in the name of | she took a ride in a mysterious “black arendon man, struck her, halted | automobile” several da; previously. Gets Black Hand Letter. A black hand letter threatening to involve him in the Starr Faithfull case unless he paid $500 was received today by Hlnr Stoner, artist. ‘The letter ordered Stoner to leave the money on & window sill in West "The | 135th _street Friday. Stoner said today Miss Faithfull ap- plied to him for a job as model about a month before she disappeared, and he had not seen her since. He was present at the farewell party glven for Miriam Hopkins, stage and screen actrees, which Miss Faithfull said she attended the night before she dis- appeared. He did not see Miss Faithfull at the party, and was certain if she had been there she would have recog- nized him and spoken. Stoner, as an acquaintance of the a grand jury investigating her mpyste- rious death. User of Sleeping Potions. Evidence that Starr was a constant user of sleeping potions gave a new aspect today to the investigation of her death. Willlam P. Lind, a druggist of West Orange, N. J., sald Starr often pur- chased sleeping draughts from him. No prescription 18 necessary in New Jer- sey. The Faithfulls formerly lived in West Orange. Dr. Alexander O. Gettler, New York City toxicologist, has found a trace ot sleeping potion in Miss Faithfull's organs. Stanley E. Faithfull, Starr had used a sleeping drug oc- casionally, but claimed it was nothing ebnormal. Police continued search today for Bruce Winston and Jack Greenaway. Edwards desires from them information as to Starr's movements on June 4, the day before her disappearance. Her body was found in the water off Long Beach, Long Island, June 8. ITOKIO IS SHAKEN | BY SEVERE QUAKE Thousands, With Memories of Yokohama Disaster, Flee for Safety. By the Assoclated Press. TOKIO, June 17— A severe but fleeting earthquake shook Tokio and terrified thousands of persons tonight. Starting at 9:10 o'clock, the quake first manifested itself by a horizontal movement. This quickly increased in intensity and developed into & series of perpendicular shocks. Frightened thousands, many of them with vivid memories of the shocks which destroyed large portions of Yokohama This modest building | P®; and Tokio in 1923, dashed into streets and gardens for safety. ‘The tremors continued for about one minute. Preliminary ‘reports indicatéd there was no serious damage. Izu Peninsula, which suffered in the earthquake of November 26, 1930, also was shaken and there was some Emperty damage. Windows in the Numazu Railway station were smashed. A portion of the wall of a small cinema house in Osaka- machi, a& suburb of Tokio, collapsed. The audience ran into the street. One rson was slightly injured. . Police reports indicated there had been but one fire. A lamp fell to the floor in a house, which was destroyed. here indicated the quake also red in Nagoya and Koba but did no damage at those places. Glassware and crockery dealers in Tokio .~ probably suffered the worst damage. Their wares were knocked to_the floors and smashed. ‘The shocks of 1923 constituted Japan's most recent earthquake calamity but the island empire has been shaken frequently enough since then to keep the specter of fear close at hand. The loss of life in 1923 was nearly 100,000 and totel casualties numbered almost 250,000. More than 300 were killed in the Izu quakes. train will arrive in Wi in time for him to have supper at the Whit® House tomorrow nig! PILOTS ORDERED GROUNDED. Three Whoe Disturbed Marion Rites Face Peialties at Hoover's Request. lmncorm.n‘ I, June 17 (A).— three Me- three. Two of the planes flew in the vicinity of the crowd once, but another machine passed veral times. girl, was & witness this week before | WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1931.°" VE YEARS IN PEN | Three - Explanations. Offered for Guilty Pleas of Gang Chieftain. g By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, June 17.—Al Capone, the little Brooklyn hoodlum who came to Ohieago and made bad, is going to pris- on because he peddled beer and didn't pay his income tax. ‘The man with the sinister scar on his cheek will be sentended in Federal Court June 30 for income tax law eva- sion and for some 5,000 violations of the prohibition laws—crimes he admit- ted In two surprising pleas of gulity yes- terday. i Three explanations were heard today to account for the doom of the desper- ate dynasty of Al Capone. ‘Theoretical Explanations. * One was that he had suffered finan- clal reverses; that valuable stills and breweries had been destroyed; that the law had become too “hot”; and that it was getting too expensive to carry on the warfare against the Federal Gov- Another ‘explanation was that Ca- pone, feeling the Government's case against him unbeatable, decided upon pleas of guilty in the belief that such action would result in mitigation of his sentence. Some officials suggested, however, that Capone, with his prime ahead of him, believed a short incarceration at Lea- venworth Penitentiary would not be too severe an inconvenience at this time: that he could serve his sentence during a period when business was none too good, and win release at a time busi- ness had fully reco and take his place again as the overlord of liquor traffic in Chicago. End Seen for Gang. Whether or not the Capone collapse means the disintegration of a crime or- anization without paralk:l in Chicago istory, police could not say. Several authorities, howeyer. believe \that with Capone ne to prison and with the Federal Government pressing its war- fare, the gang will cease to exist as an entity. A maximum sentence of 34 years’ im- prisonment and fines totalling $90,000 is possible, The general prediction, how- ever, was that Capone's sentence, in view of his plea of guilty, would be ap- proximately five years, and perhaps less, CAPONE'S FOLLOWERS ‘HOLD BAG. Abdication of Gangster Chiet Leaves 68 to Face Court Trials, BY OWEN L. SCOTT. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CHICAGO, June 17.—Al Capone, im- ported New York gangster, who ruled as monarch of Chicago’s underworld for six years, really abdicated ignominiously when he pleaded gulity to income tax and prohibition law viclations in Fed- eral Court Tuesday. By his act he left in the lurch 68 of his own gang followers, who now must stand trial on charges of prohibition crimes, which their leader admitted. This confession, Federal officials assert, means the end of Capone as a super- gangster and the end of the modern supergang which he bulit. Al himself, by his tame and almost eager submission, suggested that he was glad to get out of the mess he had created. Five years in prison, his ex- pected lot, seemed & minor punishment compared with the bullet he long had thought would mark his exit. Bpoke of Retirement. ‘Three years ago Capone told Frank J. Loesch, president of Chi 's Crime admitted that , Commissicn, that he would like to re- | tire, but couldn't. At that time he in- dicated that he was beginning to think of his family and of the future. He wanted to provide for his son, Alphonse, jr. who now is sick and ,Ivln. his father concern. As evidence cf a change of heart, Al then gave orders to his hoodlums that Chicago was to have a %\:let election, after the bitter campaign then going on. His crders were carried out. This hoodlum czar is supposed have established a trust fund to care for his family and for himself when he gets through serving his prospective prison term. The fund is said to be between $3,000,000 and $4,000,000— ample to care for his needs. It was in 1919 when Chicago first caught sight of Capone, then a lad of 19. He had come here from the Pive- Points gang in_New York, to serve as bodyguard for Big Jim Colosimo, then the rullng power in Chicago’s under- world. Colosimo suddenly was mur- dered mysteriously and Capone was found almost at once to be in close re- Iationship with Johnny Torrio, the mur- dered man's secretary. Torrio became czar, with Capone his secretary and handy-man. Torrio Driven Out. After Dicn O'Banfon was slain in 1924 a carload of hoodlums waylayed Torrio and filled him full of polsoned slugs, but he recovered and went into voluntary exile. Capone was on hand and quickly stepped into his shoes. During the Capone rcgime, ruthless- ness was the watchword. He set out to syndicate the booze, gambling and vice business. Any aspiring opposition was answercd by gunfire. The Gennas aspired and were killed off. Samoots Amatuna thought he could become & factor in the booze situation and he died. Tony Lombardo, who aspired to higher things, was killed. Thcre was the coup when seven followers of George “Bugs” Moran, were massacred in 1929. after that Capone ruled the en- |/ Soon T = tire Chicago underworld, but he little time to enjoy his monopoly. He was continually harassed and gradually his followers fell before the tactics of George E. Q. Johnson, Federal district attorney here. When he reached Al the chief hoodlum of the age capitulated without a fight. Fair Real Objective. There is some talk that Johnny Tor- rio, almost scared to death by the at- tack on him in 1925, is over his fright and might come back to try his hand with the remnants of his old organiza- tion. Federal officials point out, how- ever, that if the 68 Capone followers now facing trial are convicted, Totrio would have little to work with. And besidea, he prohlblua' m’fi =y fi. f ll’to' drf violal rion & plea o Yy, - " Te wu“ be a:zd i uuck;t‘ ae:ln flum 3 years in prison. mmmk. even as Capone -views it, is not hopeful for & return to the pros- perous condition of the years from 1024 to 1928, when hundreds of millions of dollars worth of business was done. I St e et T in ouf - gy ns ine fme of the World's Fair here in 1933. That was the real ob- Le"cun of trall. officials who have been on (Copyright, 1031.) TORRIO LIVING QUIETLY. ‘The il s o real et merete valued at more than & million to | f¢ VATICAN'S PROTEST T0 SPAIN IS FILED Pap‘al Nuncio Calls on For- eign Minister in Regard to Cardinal’s Expulsion. By the Assoclated Press. MADRID, June 17.— Federico ‘Tedeschinl, papal nuncio to Spain, to- day visited Foreign Minister Larroux, to whom he is believed to have present- ed the Vatican's protest against the deporfation of Cardinal Segura. ‘The government has received many additional protests against the deporta- tion from Catholic organizations in various parts of Spain. In addition to the religious question the government is occupled with prep- arations for the election, confused political currents, the Catalan problem, unemployment, criticisms by Com- munists that the regime is too con- servative, and reduction and reorganiza- tion of the army. Abolished Oid Rank. The army, dwindiing under the Re- | publican administration, today abolish- ed the proud title of captain-general, | which for many centuries has been associated with military grandeur at home and with the triumphs overseas of Corteg, Pizarro and other con- | quistadores. Military governors also | were abolished. The army reductions are expected to | save several hundred million pesetas annually. Old school militarists were | shocked at the loss of their cherished honors, but the government believes taxpayers were pleased. | Discussing_the religious question in Spain snd Italy, the Catholic news- | :‘pcr El Debate says' today the hour as arrived for Catholics throughout the world to unite in defense of the | Church. The paer declares 350,000,000 Catholics in North and South America and Europe can “greatly influence the decision of any government, no matter now bad that government is.” Radicals Make Threat, ‘The outstanding political develop- | ment of the day was an announcement by the National Confederation of Labor, | composed of radical syndicalists, that it openly opposes the Republican gov- ernment and the Soclalist and Labor parties. The confederation declared its intention of remaining aloof from the | orthcoming election and lared fts | future policy would be overthrown of | the capitalist class and revolution to establish & syndicalist regime. | CARDINAL RESTS AT FRONTIER. HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Frontier, June 17 (#)—Cardinal Pedro Segura, expelled from Spain, rose early today to celebrate mass and prepared to leave on a visit to convents and homes in the PFrench Basque region, where he will make his home. He was worn out by his long trip across the country and &Efl by | what he called the hostility of peo- | ple of Guadalajara toward him. He re- celved & few intimates aftér Junch, but denied himself to the press. Basque circles said that the Vatican | 'was preparing & 1 for the regime to constitute the church on & new basis with different relations between the ) state and the clergy. It was said that the clergy’s popularity had been slightly | dimmed in various parts of S_pcln. NEW YORK PIt K PICKED FOR WAR ON GANGS BY FEDERAL AGENTS ___(Continued From First Page.) office, are co-ordinating to facilitate the investigations.” ‘Whether this special force of investi- gators will be augmented by others from Chicago now that the Capone case is of could not be learned here. Medalie said st this time he could not reveal who was being investigated or how soon the gangster chiefs would be called to account. “All I can say,” he announced, “is th-&. satisfactory progress is Dbeing made.” . SAN FRANCISCO OPENS DRIVE. (P)—A Tid this and SAN FRANCISCO, June 17 esigned to o hospital here for observation. ployes, | hospil lor In to & message from Frank uard, | 3y s at ‘that & second ex- .;g-. torney, b?b: e | trip to Washington, but today Earl E. |IAPAN IS CHARGED ¢ Marion, Ohio, yesterday for the dedication of the Harding memorial UPm: President Hoover addressing the thcusands who gathered iIn WITH AIDING WAR Consul Gave Party for Can- +, ton Leaders, Say Reports. By the Associated Press, HONGKONG, June 17.—A stir was caused in Chinese circles today by & party allegedly given by the Japanese consul on Shameen Isiand, the foreign section of Canton, t> five' leaders of the new Canton government, which has 2et itself up in South China in oppo- sition to the Nationalist government. Chinese observers asserted Japan was actively promoting civil war in this eountry. Canton Gets Customs. Meanwhile the Canton government announced that the customs commis- sloners of seven ports in South China had agreed to remit their surpluses to Canton, and that only Wuchow and Swatow remained ti be lined up with the new southern regime. Dealings for the possible co-operation of northern elements with the Canton government got under way today with the return of Fu Yu-S8an, representa- tive of Gen. Yen. Hsi-Shan, from Tient- sin. Gen. Yen, leader in an abortive movement against the Nationalists last year, has been mentioned as a possible supporter of the Canton insurgents. Chen Soldiers Arrested. Some excitement was caused when - troops of Gen.Chan Chai-Tong, Canton military leader, arrested 10 soldiers of' Gen. Chen Ming-Shu. Gen. Chen, an unknown quantity in the present politi- cal situation, recently led his army into Kiangsi Province, ostensibly to fight band! He is believed to favor the Nationalist cause, but thus far has denied any intention of attacking Canton. The soldiers arrested were doing rc- cruiting duty at Shiuchow. To avold & clash, Gen. Chen Chai-Tong hss withdrawn two divisions frcm Nem- yung Shiuchow. Namyung is near th Kiangsi border. FIVE MISSIONARIES HELD. Face Death Unless Ransom Paid in Five Days. HANKOW, June 17 (#)—Bandits holding five Italian Catholic mis- sionaries have informed mission head- quarters here that unless heavy ransom id within 10 days all the captives will be killed. They have refused an offer of $3,000 for an extension of time. The captives are Bishop Ricel and four priests who were carried off in {a raid on the mission station near tomb. He is shown in the lower picture placing & wreath on the graves | 4chokow. of President and Mrs. Harding. ~=A. P. Photor. FALL EXAMINATION | QRDERED AT ONCE Convicted Ex-Secretary Ex pected to Enter Army Hos- | pital at El Paso. By the Assogiated Press. | United States Attorney Leo A. Rover said today that Albert B. Fall was ex- pected “immediately” to enter a hos- pital for examination to determine whether he can come to Washington to begin his prison term. Wwilliam Beaumont Hospital near El Paso, Tex., where the former Secretary of the Interior is at present, has been d>signated, and Rover said the neces- sary permission for the examination | by Army physiclans had been secured from the War Department. i Rover added that Fall was expected to go to the institution today or to-| morrow. Fall said he was willing to undergo the mination. Under Year's Sentence. The former cabinet officer is under | sentence of & year in jail for accept- | ing a bribe from Edward L. Doheny in connection with the lease df a naval oll reserve. He was also fined $100,000 Dr. H. T. Safford, Fall's physician, has sald he was unable to stand the Dudding, president of the Prisoners’ Reljef Soclety, said he had written At- torney General Mitchell that Fall was “in 88 good health as he was a year Dudding ssid he based his letter on the report of an investigator sent by the society to Fall's home to report on his condition. He added he asked th> At- torney General to bring Fall to Wash- ;nfiton immediately for commitment to | jall. Causing Bad Feeling, “They are taking men to prison daily on stretchers who are dying and worse off than he is" Dudding said. “The fact that he has not been sent to jail before this is causing bad feeling among the prisoners.” 3 Fall has been in dad health for sev- eral years, He was reriously ill during g:e trial that resulted in his convic. on, FALL PRAISES HARDING. Former Cabinet Member Expresses Wil- | lingness to Take Physical Tests. | EL PASO, Tex., June 17 (#).—Albert | B. Fall, praising the memory of his former chief, Warren G. Harding, has expressed a willingness to undergo & | physical examination, which may lead | to the execution of a one-year prison sentence on a bribery conviction. Follcwing a radio address of President Hoover at Marion, Ohie, yesterday ! dedicating s Harding memorial, former Secretary of the Interior talked of Harding and read letters he had written to the family. Friendship Uninterrupted. “Mr. Harding was friend all the ars I knew him,” said. “I know dh.l:' l!’r‘l_mdahlp ‘was uninterrupted by his Fall said that he was ready “now or at any time” to enter a '&!vem.m phys! Ready for Physical Test. ‘had reques - ernment counsel, Dr. Saff¢ the former Becretary, wired: “Senator Fall is ready to go to ‘William Beaumont ital now or at any time to place himself under ob- servation of medical officers there and asks t0 convey to Government the entire consent to the pro- posed action.” o e s st Three Turin Bombings Harmless. FEDERATION FILES GAS PROBE REPORT _rges Prosecution of Com- panies for Violating Pres- sure Regulations. ‘The Federation of Citizens’ Aseocia- iions today formally filed with the Pub- Lc Utilitles Commission & copy of its exhaustive gas pressure report urging prosecution of the Washington an Grorgetown Gas Light companies for past violations of the pressure regula- tions and the reimbursement of gas consumers whose bills were abnormally high because of excessive pressures. The report was adopted by the fed- eration at its final meeting of the sea- son June 6. It points out that the commission has ample euthority to prosecute the companies by inve oking var‘{uph 85 of the public utilities act’| whicl prescribes a penalty of $200 for evary violation of the commission’s reg= ulations. The penaities should be levied and refunds made to consumers whose bills went up because of increased pres- sures the report declares, “in the inter- est of justice and fair dealing.” Filing of the report brings the ques- tion of prosecution and refunds of- ficlally before the commission, and indications are that it will be taken up for consideration in connection with & hearing to be held in the near future on & new commercial gas rate schedule propoted by the companies. A recent petition of the companies for authority to ralse the maximum pressure to 10 inches and the minimum to 3 inches also Is expected to be considered at this hearing. In defense of higher companies have submitte mission an exhaustive report on sure conditions in the District. ing rules prescribe’ a 6-inch maximum gmum and a 2-inch minimum. but e commission last January author- ized a temporary- 8-inch maximum to enab'e the com les to meet an in- creased demand gas for houte-heat- ing purposes. ssures, the to the com- res- ist- - i Baltimorean Appointed. HYATTSVILLE, Md., June 17 (Spe- cial) —Chester J.” Csyz, who has been appointed _assistant _pastor of 8t. Jerome’s Chtholic Church, effective July 10, is a Baltimorean, the son of Anthony J. and the late Mrs. Czys of that city. . -l BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Navy Band this evening at the Navy Yard bandstand at 17:30 o'clock, Charles Benter, leader; Charles ‘Wise, assistant leader. March—-"136th Field Artillery,” Fillmore 12—Sollennele,” tabile”. . . Tachaikowsky From Symp! in E. 0T, | Waltz de Concert, "mm-".‘g:mwyel H Xylophone ;' solo—"Intermeszo Ri Musician, Louis Goucher. from the musical comedy, Overtu Ages of Man".Lachner Solo for elman— usiclaty, 5 Walts—"Jolly Phcm"k Vollstedt Selection from _Herbert “Prelude” from suite “Anclenne,” 2 Hadley Suite de SOVIETS SEEK I*Cmfll Would Trade Railway Inferest for Duty Remission. MOSCOW, June 17 (®.—In official circles here there is considerable skepti- cism regarding reports from Shanghai that the Soviet government plans to ex- change its half interest in the Chines> Eastern Railway for remission of duties to the extent of approximately $200,- 000,000 on Russian exports to China. Negotiations betwesn the Chinere delegation and Soviet representatives regarding the railway are still continu- ing here, and it is said that the conf-r- ence is proceeding very slowly with no indication when its work be con- cluded. Recently experts accompanying the Chinese delegation went home, sup- posedly on leave, and it is thoutht pos- sible that they might have carried wi ‘them some new Boviet proposals. — {MRS. M’'LEAN BIDS TO BUY POST, WITH DECISION JUNE 26 ___ (Continued From First Page.) rated an $800,000 cash offer as part of his bid. While Thom was testifying, Fraser broke in to say that he had talked to MclLean, and that McLean opposed the amended offer. When he asked for ad- ditional time, and had drawn the oppo sition of Flannery, counsel for the twa undisclosed bidders also requested that more time be given Refore anything be done. William J. Hughes, jr.. who said that ‘e represented * ible New York interests;” asked that the matter go over to Saturday. W. O. Sullivan asked deiay until Mond:y.uzut would not say wi he nted. . ‘While this question was being debated Hogan rose to his feet and made his demand for the rights of the McLean children. Refers to McLean Wil “No one can read John R. McLean's will without seeing that his first con- sideration was to _hold his two papers, the Washington Post and the Cincin- nati Enquirer, in his family.” Hogan said. Hogan pointed out that two of the McLean children are boys, ap- proaching manhood, and that the newspaper “furnishes an unparalleled uugpormnuy for service and a career to em.” The attitude of Mrs. McLean has been, and is, that the papers themselves mean more to the boys than any in- creased income from the McLean es- tate. he said. “Ever since the sale was broached she has been endeavoring to enlist support to enable her to make & substantial of- fer for this paper to retain it for her sons,” H said. Hogan then declared that a leading American newspaper man was preparing the offer, which would allow the Mc- 1.ean boys, if they desired, to repurchase it or to repurchase a substantial inter- est in it, should his bid be accepted. Delay Is Granted. Hoga the a8 to the value of news proper- ties,” which was l:\trod\lezp:lrmd.y : hearing of the interested parties, when the petition for sale to Lawrence was agreed upon. The only witness called, Hogan said, made, however, from that indicate any action was contem- plated. MRS. WILSON SAILS Widow -of President to Attend Monument Unvelling in Poland. . ~—Mrs. Presi-