Evening Star Newspaper, September 3, 1931, Page 11

OPPOSING PROBE DENIED BY CANNON Bishop, on Grand Jury Case,, Cites Five:Points to Show Acts Legal. By the Associated Pre | LONDON, September 3. — Bishop James Cannon, jr., of the Methodist Yo-ed a grand jury investigation into his 928 campaign transactions if the De- artment of Justice decided the law and ;lckfl warranted such a procedure. Bishop Cannon's statement today re- ferred to a dispatch from Washington which said the United States district | Attorney had called for the records of the Nye Investigating Committee. “I have not seen the stenographic transcript of the testimony before the committee,” he said, “I have only seen brief press dispatches in European edit- | jons of American papers and & brief summary cabled from my office. | “I emphasize again the statement I made on August 30 that I have never| opposed & giand jury investigation if| the Department of Justice decides the law and the facts warrant such a pro- Births Reported. boy. ison, boy. bo; Ba Kennedy, boy. Solomon and Gertrus iman, boy. ‘Webb_and Lilly Trammell, Y. Joseoh L., and Claire A, Baldwin, boy, Louis T. and Annette b W. and Emma T, "and Elizabeth N Margaret L. Filieger. d Marie Ovrevik, girl. Ruth M. Pl ll% 1 ey, sirl. ra Goodman, girl. *% Winifred Cummings, sirl d Lol Smithson, Eir Cel! ickson, boy. Cecite “White, boy, uerite ‘White, boy, Alonzo and Tint Gilbert, boy. Major and Anna L_Alle Wilmer and Mary Smith, Deaths Reported. Edward Donohue, 78, St. Elizabeth's Mos- P fursaret Sebastian, 65, Chevy Chase Sana- tofium. nd P. Marean, 55, 1018 Kearney Gustav E. Hant, jr, 48, 803 Kentucky ooue Sohwn H. Kober, 43. 1376 C st. n . Clara F. Deviner, 38, Emergency Hospital. Touis J. Eckert, §7, Providence Hospital. 3 wis. 54 Garfield Hospital. 's Hospital. ving ol ity Hospital, eedmen’s Hospital. Farmers Want Moratorium, Farmers whose crops were ruined by | the recent flooding of Lough Erne, in | Ireland, have petitioned the ministry of finance to forego the next two years’ annuities because they are unable to pay the next installment. The farmers also may file claims for damages. THE EVE MAIOR RIFLE MEET EVENT RAINED OUT: 1,000-Yard Stage of Marine Cup Match Will Be Held Today. s o Speclal Dispatch to The Star. CAMP PERRY, Ohio, September 3.— For the first time in many years “rain checks” were given yesterday in a major competition of the National Rifle Association, when an incessant rain caused the 1,000-yaid stage of the Marine Corps Cup match to be post- poned until today. Despite the poor visibility on the 600-yard range, Sergt. ‘Theodore L. Harrell, Ordnance Detach- ment, State Staff, District of Columbia National Gard, shot a “possible” 50 points with 6 hits in the inner 12- inch V ring of the 20-inch bull’s-eye and jumped into the lead. Only those who ‘scored 45 ponts cr_better at the \‘GOOAynrd stage will be allowed to com- | plete the match. | _ Four teams out of 50 entries totaled 1792 points out of a possible 800 in the short-range two-man team event. Sergt. Harrell, with 39 and First Lieut. Walter R. Stokes, Medical Detachment, | 1215t Engineers, with 395, were out- | ranked into third place hy reason of a lower 100-yard total, and even then were tied with Thurman Randle, Fort Worth, Tex., 399, and Vere F. Hamer, P'rl.n;shlr Iowa, 393. Both teams were ied bronze medals. race for the gold medals resulted in a dead heat between Virgil A. Moore, Dallas, Tex., 397, who was paired with Gene Farren, Houston, Tex., 395, and Lawrence A. Wilkens, Norwood, Ohio, 397, and Eric Johnson, New Haven, Conn., 395. The former pair were de- gllrne-dumwtnnmdurthntouo(n In the small-bore Wimbledon match Harold D. Allyn, Springfleld, Mass, topped 110 competitors. Third and fif place medals were won by two local militiamen, Lieut. Stokes, 195, and Staff Sergt. Alex J. Thill, Ordnance Detach- ment, State Staff, 105, Thirteenth rize went to First Lieut. Thaddeus A. iley, Headquarters, 121st Engineers, with 193. Frederick O. Kuhn of Stratford, Conn., shot a perfect score of 400 to win the individual short-range match. Sergt. Harrell tied with two others for third prize. Lieut. Stokes finished fif- teenth. e T Training Ship Must Move. Arethuss, Britain's famous training ship, probably must move from its berth of many years in the Thames. Increas- ing shipping off Greenhithe soon will demand the room now occupied by the Arethusa. It may then be necessary to | transfer the embryonic sailors to a| shore establishment, | CAPT. R. W. ALDERMAN BURIED IN ARLINGTON World War Vetéran and Rifle Ex- pert Had Been Government Printing Office Employe. Funeral services were being held at 2:30 this afternoon at the Tabler funeral home, 928 M street, for Capt. Ralph W. Alderman, World War_ vet- eran and rifle expert, who died Mon- day night after a brief illness. His burial, with full military honors, was in Arlington National Cemetery. Palibearers included Col. Peyton G. Nevitt, Maj. Clarence S. Shields, Capt. Richard Powers, Lieut. Howard 8. PFisk, U. 8. N. R; Dr. M. H. Damall and M. J. Stevens. He was an em’xloye of the Govern- ment Printing Office at the time of his death and among organizations which CLAFLIN Optician—Optometrist 922 14th St. N.W. Established 1889 NG STAR, WASHINGTON,. D. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER ,3‘ 1931. attended the fun Columbia & body was the Union, as well as George n Post, No. 1, American Legion; Military Service. Le- glon and Society of Veteran Officers of the 3d District of Columbia Infantry, of which he was & member. Capt. Alderman was connected with the District National Guard 30 years. Developing his rifie shooting in this service, he soon gained distinction as an expert in meets at Sea Girt, N. J., and Camp Perry, Ohlo. He was a mem- ber of the international Palma team at Ottawa, Canada, in 1912, and for three years was a member of the Dewar In- ternational Trophy team. During the war he was a rifle instructor e.nd at its close returned to his work as monotype gxgrnwr &t the Government Printing ce. He is survived by a son, Lieut. Craig Alderman, U. 8. A., stationed at Camp Benning, Ga.; & brother, Galus Alder- man, Bath, N. Y, and two sisters, Miss Jessie Alderman and Mrs. Charles ‘White Wayne, N. Y. BRAKES RELINED Ford A, $4.95 Chev, ¢ fé,ss Chev... $6.95 Pontiac d for less tha os ity material. GENERAL BRAKE SE| 1525 15th N.W. - Queen Collects Petals. The Queen of Belgium has started a collection of petals of all roses presented to her. These she has dried and put in A—11 - & large cedar box. The Duchess of York has taken up the idea and is pre- serving several leaves of each of the many La France roses presented to her. 10,000 IN PRIZES 243 prizes in all , . . firse rize of $5,000...second of 1,500 .. .243 chances to win! Just suggest 2 name thatfits the new type of edi- torial content of Physical CultureMagazine...amaga- zine now dealing with health and beauty in an entertaining, fascinatin, fashion...both in fact ..3 fiction. See newspapers of September 4th or October issue of Physical Culture Magazine for information. PHYSICAL CULTURE MAGAZINE | October issue on sale September 4th cedure. I insist I have not violated the | Federal corrupt practices act. First, be- cause the provision in that act concern- ing the election of presidential electors is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court having decided that presidential electors | are State officers, and if so, Congress is | not empowered to legislate concerning | 0 \ ® the election of such officers. | R \ \ f ' “Second, nevertheless, a full report of N % all money expended by the headquarters | committee of anti-Smith Democrats was | /e the treasurer to the clerk of | _Tire Trouble will always be a of Representatives. | Nightmare until you get rid of it. : all other money placed in my 2 / y hands for campaign purposes was ex- . . pended by me, personally, in State of W| c o g Virginia, for lhfd defeat lot the Smith . Democratic presidential electors. | “Fourth, no proof cAn be presented U s Ro als that one doller was expended by the | L] L] » headquarters, or by me, personally, for LSt antis e s ves | . . you D Sctlon oriasteat DI Nt | rid yourself of fire trouble. ) “Fifth, 1 did not apply one doliar to personal uses {rom the campaign funds| - Dlaced in my hands. The personal notes | . D hich. it ‘Was testified before the com- | z it mittee, T paid in 1928, were paid out of | - Z > Y lal resources, just as I had : redlt ) ¢ aying for many years similar ob- | ligations incutred to maintain the | Richmond Virginian, our prohibition | oo daily. 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