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2 RADIO SAYS HUERTA 0. K. INFRONTERA Death at Sea Story Invented by Obregon Supporters, Says Rebel Agent. By the Associated Press. HOUSTON, Tex., March 29.—Adolfo tie la Huerta, Mexican rebel leader, is safe at Frontera. Mexico, and sent radio orders to his agent, Jose Re menterla, here, at 11:30 o'clock last night, Rementeria announced. Rementeria declared that Obregon representatives invented the story from New Orleans to the effect that d© la Huerta was reported lost at sea. De la Huerta ordered two ships from Houston to Progreso, Yucatan, to take aboard cargoes of sisal lor the Inter national Harvester Company, accord ing to Rementeria. The message came from Frontera. where a Mexican radio station is located. This station is said to be controled by the rebel forces. On receipt of the instructions. Remen teria announced that the boats would | sail from Port Houston April 4. and j that a local firm would supply them. Slant Advanced ns l oan. As the agent explained the arrange ment, the merchants of the state of Yucatan have advanced to de la Huerta sisal in the nature of a loan. The money it is sold for eventually is to be returned to the men from whom the sisal is taken. Rementeria sent the rebel chief this message; "Economic situation of Ob regon government very delicate. Gen. Moran attacked the city of Elalamo, | Vera .Cruz. Rebel forces growing j very rapidly in states of Durango and Chihuahua," The Obregon forces fear de la Huerta so much that they wish he were dead. Rementeria declared, when ( shown the New Orleans report. I ‘T talked to Mrs. do la Huerta for J two hours over the telephone ed ■nesday," he said. "She told rbe that | her husband had ordered her to New | Orleans from Mexico City and later i to join him at Frontera, but that she was not to hurry since he expected | shortly to take up his residence in the | Mexican capital.” SANCHEZ PUT, TO DEATH. j Executed With Staff After Mafafa ! .Defeat, Juarez Report. EL PASO, March 29.—Gen. Guada- 1 lupe Sanchez, rebel chieftain, and his staff, wore executed after their cap ture in the battle at Mafafa. Vera. Cruz, according to information re ceived in Juarez military circles. REBEL POSITIONS LOST. MEXICO CITY. March 29—The rebels hare been forced to evacuate | several strong positions on the road ! to Oa_\aca City, owing to the federal offensive begun on Wednesday, say 1 dispatches to the War Department. I They give evidence, however, of in- j tending to offer further resistance, j and Gen. Jesus Aguirre has been or dered to co-operate in the campaign, j MRS. BIDDLE TO WED NEW YORK ARCHITECI Divorced Wife of Late Angier B. Duke to Be Bride of T. M. Robertson. — By the Assoc.ated Press. ■ NEW YORK. March 29.—Thomas j Markoe Robertson, New York aurchi- j tect, and Mrs. Cordelia Biddle, di- | rorced wife of the late Angier B. j Duke, nephew of J. B. Duke, the j ‘•tobacco king,” today obtained a marriage license here. The wedding, it was said, would take place April 24, at St. Bartholomew’s Church, this j oity. Mrs. Biddle, who is the daughter of A J. Drexel Biddle and Cornelia Brad ley of Philadelphia, married Duke at the age of seventeen. In 1921 she obtained a divorce on grounds of cruelty And inhuman treatment In an uncontested action. Duke was drown ed at Greenwich. Conn., last Sep tember. The divorce decree. Issued at Philadelphia, became final last Mon day. in applying for the marriage per mit Mr. Robertson gave his age as forty-five ajid Mrs. Biddle twenty five. Uncorroborated reports of their engagement emanated several weeks age from Palm Beach, where they were spending the winter. RIGOROUS VICE WAR POLICE REPLY TO STINGING CRITICISM <Continued from First Page.) set forth in a manner that will close every criminal resort In the city. “I expect to complete arrangements for the men In the various precincts to co-operate with the vice squad. We. in turn, will co-operate with the federal authorities. Lieut. Davis will command the police squads as usual. I have implicit faith in him. He has given me ample evidence to begin operations and we are only awaiting the psychological minute.” Maj. Sullivan said he had studied vice conditions in other cities and that he was cAnvinocd conditions here do rot merit the criticism of outside neraona who admit they spoke only from heresay. He pointed out that it is far more difficult to enforce pro hibition In Washington than It is in Venn sylvan la, because the police there have a state enabling act. Police Power* Limited. Under the Volstead act, he said, a policeman In Washington may only gather the evidence. The arrest and prosecution must be conducted by prohibition agents of the government. Although the police superintendent raid the federal authorities had oo t>pe rated loyally In every instance, the lack of authority to act on their own Initiative is a detriment to the Wash ington police force. “If Congress would give us an en »bllng act, permitting us to make an • rrest In liquor cases without the as fistanc* of a federal agent, the task t.f keeping Washington Tx>no dry’ Would be much simplified. That law naa made It possible for Gen. Butler so smash right into orime in Phila delphia. and It would give the same opportunity here.” Referring to his visit to Phila delphia, Maj. Sullivan reiterated that nis main purpose was to pass upon applications for inspectatorships a task Gen. Butler had asked him to assume. He said the safety director’s difficulties arise mostly from boot leggers and bandits. So flagrant has banditry become, he said, that Gen. Butler is considering installing a pow erful searchlight in the tower of the city halt. The minute a hold-up occurred and waa communicated to headquarters In city ball, the light would begin cir cling the city. Immediately every policeman would be obliged to hurry to the nearest police box and com municate with his station for a de scription of the highwaymen and further orders. The situation in Washington does not yet warrant each action here, Maj. Sullivan said. Death Ends Long Career ; y / &§ EIGE.VE CARUSI. CHANCELLOR OF LAW SCHOOL OF N. U. DIES Eugene Carusi Was Engaged in Practice or Teaching Here Many Years. Eugene Carusi. eighty-nine years old, chancellor of the National Uni versity Law School, engaged in prac ticing or teaching law here for many years, and a member of one of the ! oldest families in Washington, died tat his residence, 1225 13th street northwest, yesterday afternoon. Funeral services wSR be held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 15th and V i streets northwest. Monday morning at j 9 o’clock. Mgr. James F. Mackin I will officiate. Interment will be pri- I vale, in the Mount Olivet cemetery. I Mr. Carusi was born in Alexandria. Va„ then a part of the District of (Columbia. January 19. 1835. He was the son of Nathaniel Carusi and Mrs. Jane Dade Carusi. His family has lived in the District since his grand father settled here in 1801. He was educated by private tutors and 1 studied law in Washington in an at j torney’s office. He waa admitted to ( the bar nearly seventy years ago, and | was the last surviving member of ! those who practiced before the old | circuit court which preceded the 9u ; preme Court of the District of Co lumbia. William F. Mattingly and Nathaniel Wilson, both recently de ceased. were two other survivors of that bar. In Title Insurance. For many years Mr. Carusi was the senior member of the firm of Carusi & Miller. He retired from law practice in 1890 to become presi dent of the District Title Insurance ! Company. He resigned the latter I position in 1900 and resumed the | practice of law, until he retired from I active practice about fifteen years | ago. 1 In 1879 Mr. Carusi. Justice Arthur | McArthur of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. H. O. {Claughton and William H. Webb re j organized the National University j Law School. Mr. Cams! succeeded { Richard H. Alvery, chief justice of : the Court of Appeals of the District j of Columbia, as chancellor of the uni versity, and held that position up to the time of his death. Chief Justice Alvery died thirteen or fourteen years ago. Mr. Carusi married Miss Frances Standford. He is survived by two sons, Eugene Delancey Carusi. con nected with the Department of Jus j tice. and Charles Francis Carusi, a j member of the bar of the District of ! Columbia and for a number of years ' dean of the law faculty of the Na tional University Law School, and by four grandchildren and three great- I grandchildren. I , - DRIVE TO COMPEL MELLON TO RETIRE STARTS IN SENATE. ~ (Continued from First Page.) be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor and forfeit to the Unitfed States the penalty of 93,000, and shall, upon con viction. be removed from office and forever thereafter be incapable of hold- ! ing any office under the United States, | and If any other person than the pub- j He prosecutor shall give information of any such offense upon which a prosecu- | tion and conviction eh&U be had, one- j half the aforesaid penalty of 93,000, when recovered, shall be for the use of the person giving such information.’ j "And whereas section 3168 of the Revised Statutes of the United States provides as follows: “ ‘Any internal revenue officer who I is or shall become interested, directly or Indirectly, In the manufacture of tobacco, snuff or cigars, or in the pro duction, rectification or redlatlllatlon of distilled srpirits, shall be dismissed from office; and every officer who be comes so Interested In any such manufacture, or production, rectifica tion or rediftillation, or in the pro duction of fermented liquors, shall be fined not less than 9500 nor more than 95,000” Qnotn Mellon Letter. ‘‘And whereas it appears from a letter from A. W. Mellon addressed to Kenneth McKellar, dated March 5, 1924; "The refund* to the Gulf Com pany and Its subsidiaries were charged against three appropriations depending upon the year In which the taxes refunded were originally col lected. The payments were 9766,112.29 out of the appropriation for refund of taxes Illegally collected In 1918 and prior years: 91.360,884.63 from a similar appropriation for 1919; and 91.211,143.07 for 1931;’ "And whereas it appears that In April, 1921, after A. W. Mellon had become Secretary of the Treasury In March, 192 L the Treasury refunded to the Gulf Refining Company sums in amounts shown by excerpt* from said letter; “And whereas, it is further shown in said letter that an abatement and settlement has since been made with the Gulf Refining Company, Atlantic, Gulf and West Indies Steamship Com pany, a company in which said A. W. Mellon Is interested, in the sum of 92.631.381; "And whereas, other settlements were made with other companies in which the said A. W. Mellon is stock holder or otherwise Interested; "And whereas. It appears that the said A. W. Mellon is interested in the Overholt Distilling Company; Asks Hearing Be Held. "Therefore, be It resolved, thf.t the judiciary committee of the Senate be and it is hereby requested and in structed to hold hearings by itself or through a subcommittee and re port with the least delay practicable; “First, whether the said A. W. Mellon is directly or indirectly con cerned in carrying on the business of trade or commerce; "Second, whether he is the owner In whole, or in part, of any sea vessel: "Third, whether he is bolding the office of the Secretary of the .Treas ury of the United States in violation of section 243 of the revised statutes of the United States or any of the laws of the United States; "Fourth, whether he Is holding the office of the Secretary of the Treas ury of the United States in violation of "section 3168 of the revised statutes of the United States.” THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, T>. C- SATURDAY, MARCH 29. 1924. STAR ORATORICAL TEST DRAWS 4,131 Entry List Is Record for Dis trict —Weeding Out Process Starts Monday. _— j Midnight, last night, witnessed the | termination of the first period of The ! Star oratorical contest—that devoted I to the preparation and perfecting of the orations. Many last-minute entries were re ceived and the total contestants, so far as has been ascertained to date, number 4,131—a record for such an undertaking In the District of Colum bia. On Monday next, the work of elim ination will begin, and by April 11, the competitors will have been re duced to forty-eight. An eleventh-hour contribution to the contest reaches The Star from the Institute for Public Service In the shape of a booklet from the pen of Miss Etta V. Leighton, civic secretary °/tbe National Security League, en titled “Our Constitution in My Town and My Life: with 115 questions and answers.” Aid for Readers. In this work, the Constitution is treated topically and readers are helped to understand the stirring dra matic scenes attending Its adoption and the character, knowledge and ex perience of Its framers. It demon strates the splendid guarantees of In dividual rights which it provides; Us protecting and charitable attitude to ward those accused of crime, and its sense of justice and square dealing. The interesting section devoted to the sanctity of the home comprehends its conception of liberty as a personal, inalienable right guaranteed but not bestowed by government, and em phasizes the protection it affords against wrongs such as were suffered by individuals and their children un- i der past tyrannical governments in i the history of the human race. Miss Leighton’s book possesses a strong appeal to those students who decide to pursue further their In quiries in this direction. RAILROADS CONTINUE LABOR LAW FIGHT I Howell Bill Scope Impossible, View of Chairman of Executives. i j Railroad representatives continued | presentation to the Senate Interstate | Commerce committee today of their ! objections to the Howell bill, provid i Ing for substitution of "national ad justment tribunals” for the Railroad Labor Board. John O. Walber. chairman of the advisory committee on operations. Association of Railway Executives, in a brief analyzing 'the proposed law. declared its attempted scope was sufficient to make it Impracticable. Might Include Others. "This bill,” he asserted, "might easily be interpreted to include em ployes of manufacturing companies engaged in construction of railroad equipment. demurrage bureaus, weighing associations and even joint shipping agencies maintained by groups of railroads in various cen ters for regulating service.” The classification provisions so the bill were criticised by Mr. Walber as "tantamount to prohibiting any re organization in an office in the Inter est of efficiency and economy if such reorganization disturbed the title of occupation and the character of the work." Progress is being made In rail road organization, he said, through the introduction of new mechanical appliances which require changes in assignments of employes. The proposed requirement upon the adjustment boards to "make and maintain agreements” were declared , by the witness to be “vague and in- t capable of ready construction legally" ! In connection with other important 1 provisions of the bill. SENATE TO BE GIVEN RENT DATA MONDAY j Subcommittee to Use Eeport in Framing Decision on Ball Act Continuance. ) i The data regarding rental proper- j ties in the District of Columbia, called J for under the resolution adopted by i the Senate directing a survey of housing conditions In Washington, will be ready for submission to the Senate subcommittee in charge of the survey by Monday night. It was re ported today. This data will show the number of vacant, houses and apartments in Washington, their condition, and the rental prices asked for them. When the subcommittee has this data in hand it will frame a report dealing with the necessity of contin.ulng the I Rent Commission act for submission to the full committee. Senator Ball is chairman of the subcommittee. SEEK FOR WEAPONS IN ANCIENT GRAVES j Scientists Say Discovery Would Aid in Placing Date of Cali fornia Skeletons. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Calif., March 29. Further search at the Rancho Gunajo excavation for weapons, ornaments or implements belonging to the five prehistoric skeletons brought to light there, waa to be conducted to day by acientista Should some weapon or ornament be unearthed, their period of existence, scientists say, could be estimated with much greater accuracy. For in stance. it has been pointed out. If an impl&i'fcnt or weapon of the old stone age type were found there It would i furnish comparatively reliable evi dence that the four men and a wom an whose bones are now being stud ltd. roamed southern California in that old stone, or paleonitblc period, which closed in Europe some ten or twelve thousand years ago. Gen . Loyo Captures Brother and 2 Other Mexican Rebel Chiefs By the Associated Frees. VERA CRUZ, March 29.-rileii. Eduardo Loyo, who recently join ed the federal forces, has captured his brother, Abraham, and Ruben Basanez, a prominent leader of the Huerta revolutionary move ment and Gen. Lopez Mansano, In the mountains near Nautla. Gen. Mansano Is a former gar rison commander of Vera Cruz, having fought the anti-rent strik ers in a pitched battle In the streets of Vera Cruz over two years ago, ip which sixty persons were killed. _ CONVICTED OF MURDER. Leo Brown, Colored, Guilty of Stabbing Last September. Leo Brown, colored, has been con victed of murder In the second degree by a jury in Criminal Division 2. be fore Justice Hoehllng, In connection with the stabbing to death of Levi Berkley, also colored. The tragedy occurred September 15 last near Ist and N streets southeast. Brown claimed he acted in self-defense. The verdict carries a minimum pen alty of twenty years in the peniten tiary. Brown was remanded for sen tence. He was represented by Attor ney A. W. Scott, while Assistant j United States Attorney Emerson con j ducted the prosecution. MEET TO RATIFY TRAMWAY TERMS Delegates of Strikers and Companies Act Today for Resumption of Service. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 29.—Delegates of the Transport Workers’ Union and the tramway and bus companies met today to discuss the terms of strike settlement proposed In consequence of yesterday’s negotiations. If the delegates ratify the terms ’ they will remain to be put before the workers for ballot, according to the union secretary, Ernest Bevins, and’ | work will not be resumed until the result 1 Is declared. Meanwhile all the par ties officially concerned in the ar rangement refuse to confirm or deny the accuracy of the terms given in last night’s dispatches, although these are generally believed to be j accurate, lin mediate Advance. | They include an immediate wage * advance of 6 shillings, with the re maining 2 shillings demanded by* the men fluctuating according to the cost of living index. It now seems doubtful whether the suspended tram and bus service will be resumed be fore Monday. theTweather District of Columbia and Mary land—Showers this afternoon and to- 1 night; tomorrow fair and much cold- | er; south shifting to west gale*. Virginia—Showers this afternoon ; and tonight, colder in interior to- I night; tomorrow fair and much cold- I er; southwest gales West Virginia—Rain this after- i noon and tonight, colder tonight; to- ; morrow fair and much colder, wester- j ly galea Records for Twe*ty-Fonr Honrs. Thermometer—4 p.nru, 72; 8 p.m., i 66; 12 midnight, 55; 4 am., 56; 8 a.rn., j 56; noon. 58. Barometer—4 p.m., 29.83; 8 p.m.. 29.82; 12 midnight. 29.77; 4 a.m., ! 29.60: 8 a.m., 29.56: noon. 29.54. Highest temperature, 72, occured at 2:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest tem perature, 54, occurred at 12:30 &.m. today. Temperature same date last year— I Highest, 40; lowest, 18. Condition of the Water, Temperature and condition of the I water at 8 a-m.: Great Falls—Tem- . perature, 46: condition, very muddy. 1 Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States coast ■ and geodetic survey.) Today—Low tide, 9:39 a_m. and 10:19 p.m.; high tide, 3 a.m. and 3:34 1 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide. 10:43 am. j and 11:16 p.m.; high tide, 4:10 a.m, 1 and 4:41 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 5:59 a_m.; sun sets* 6:29 p.m. * Tomorrow—Sun rises 5:57 a.m.: sun i seta 6:30 p.m. Moon rises 2:37 a.m.; sets Ipm. Automobile lamps to bo lighted one-half hour after sunset. Weather In Variona Cities. a Temperature. *as 5 * • 1 li BT !l * ! « 5 f 2.5 ° “ Weather. , ” a <e ; ; b Abilene, Tex. 29.88 80 32 002 C lear Albany 29 84 54 32 . . c£Sdy Atlanta 29.72 76 64 .... Cloudy Atlantic City 29.64 70 44 0.40 Rainlnr Baltimore .. 29,56 72 52 102 Ha nnf Birmingham. 29 64 74 66 0.08 Cloudy* Biamarck .. 29.84 24 IS 0.28 Cloudy I gonjoo 29.88 58 40 .... Cloudy Buffalo 29.58 44 32 . Rainier Charleston .. 2U.80 72 62 .. . . “t Ao.Jdr ; Chicago .... 29 08 44 38 M /laintor 1 Cincinnati... 29,28 62 52 M Cloudy (Clereland .. 29.36 48 34 o.tt Raining i i Detroit 29.34 50 32 0.46 Cloudy IE! Paso, r... 29.92 54 38 Clear j Gal»emton .. 29.80 70 62 0.01 Pt.clondy Huron 8. I). 29 30 32 18 0.50 Snowing Indiana poll*. 29.18 Cloudy j Jacksonville. 29.92 80 66 Clear 7 Kansas City. 28.92 78 46 080 Cloudy Loa Angele*. 30.08 58 48 .. Clear Louisville ..29.26 66 58 1,66 Ciondy Miami. Fla.. 80.08 78 72 .... PfedSody New Orleans 29.72 80 70 Cloody 7 New York .29 82 66 42 ..i. Cindy Okla. City... 20.60 72 46 0.30 Clear 7 Omaha 28.92 56 32 0.60 Snowing Philadelphia. 29.66 72 42 0.20 Rainlnr Phoenix 29.98 60 44 Clear Pittsburgh... 29.42 66 50 0.96 Rainlnr Portland. Me. 29.88 54 32 Clear * Portland, Ore 29.88 60 34 0.08 Snowing Raleigh,N.C. 29.70 74 64 0.04 Cloody 8. Lake City 29.70 42 32 0.14 Snowlnr Ban Antonio. 29.80 86 58 0.01 Ptcloody San Dieto... 80.10 60 54 0.04 . 8. Francisco 80.18 58 48 Clear St. L0u1a.... 29.00 60 56 1.52 Cloody Seattle 29 82 48 32 .... Clear Spokane .... 29.62 46 30 0.06 Ciondy WASH..D.C. 29.56 72 54 1.21 Raining FOREIGN. 1(8 a.m., Greenwich time, tooay.) Stations. Temperature. Weather. Dm don. England 36 Clear I Parla, Prance 40 Part cloody | Copenhagen, Denmark 34 Part ciondy ] Stockholm. Sweden 28 Part ciondy Horta (Payal). Azores 56 Part cloody ! Hamilton, Bermuda 62 Clear ban Juan, Porto Kico 76 Ciondy Havana, Cuba 70 Clear Colon, Canal Zone, 80 Cloudy WARNS OF NEW WAR IF LEACfUE FAILS Former Justice Clarke Cites Many Accomplishments in Aiding World. By the Associated Praia. SAN FRANCISCO, March 29.—The league of nations hae settled five threatened wars, arrested an epi- I dcmic of typhus in Russia, rescued 450,000 prisoners of war who were dying in Russian prisons, and per formed other great tasks successfully in the interests of all humanity. John H, Clarke, former associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, said here In an address to the Com monwealth Club in advocacy of the league. The league has rescued Austria from bolshevism and bankruptcy, and has proven to be such an effective Instru mentality for peace and order that fifty-four of the slxty-two nations of the world have joined it. Justice Clarke said. Co-operation of the nations through the league Is necessary, he declared, in order that commerce can be sta bilized and proeperlty assured. All the world agrees that, unless the league can prevent It. another world war is on the way within the next tea years. BOOSTS HOWARD DRIVE. Advisory Board Takes Up Cam paign for $500,000. The advisory board of the school of religion of Howard University at its annual meeting yesterday gave Impetus to the campaign for $500,000 for the erection and equipment of a modern fireproof building to contain a chapel, lecture room, library, study rooms and offices of the school. Rt. Rev. James P. Freeman, Epis copal bishop of the diocese of Wash ington heads ,the advisory board of the school of religion. He was elect ed recently to the presidency to suc ceed the late Bishop Alfred T. Hard ing. whitFCotparking APPROVAL GIVEN Sherrill Announces Autoists to Be Permitted 4-Hour Stop on Park Roads. Beginning Tuesday morning, four hour parking of automobiles will be permitted on one side of the park I roadways on the eastern side of the | White lot, extending from 15th and B streets to 15th and E streets north west. An announcement to this effect was made to.day T»y Col. C. O. Sherrill, officer in charge of public buildings ! and grounds, following a survey of 'parks with Maj. Holcomb, chairman I or the District traffic commission, j It is pointed out by Col. Sherrill that ' these new facilities will provide half ■ day parking space for approximately 100 : motor vehicle*. Appropriate signs indi cating the parking places and manner of parking will be posted. ! Legislation providing for a full stop j by all vehicles before crossing arterial ' highways is provided for in a bill infro -1 duced today by Representative Clarence jJ. McLeod, republican, of Michigan. . who says that in his home city of De- I trolt they have a similar law which is ! working satisfactorily. Impounding BUI Asked. Representative McLeod has been re quested to Introduce an impounding law to prevent monopolising the parking privilege la congested sec tions. If this bill is passed it would authorise- police officers to seise the vehicle and hold it until a fine had been paid, t The bill Introduced today provides that any person operating a vehicle in the District or on any street or alley intersecting any through traffic street must bring such vehicle to a complete stop before entering or crossing such a through traffic street. This requirement of a full stop would be inoperative at any intersection where traffic is directed by a traffic officer. Order Stop at Sidewalk. The McLeod bill also specifies that lit shall be unlawful for any person 'to drive a vehicle out of an alley or driveway onto any street or highway -without bringing the vehicle to a complete stop before driving across ;the sidewalk or the crossing inter secting the entrance to the alley or -driveway. j In his bill Representative McLeod ■ specified certain through traffic i streets, suggested to him by the j traffic bureau of the police depart ' ment—Pennsylvania avenue, Connect | cut avenuet Massachusetts avenue, ! Sherman avenue. Brightwood avenue. I Rhode Island avenue. New Hamp shire avenue and 16th street north west. The bill provides that these | streets shall be marked with ui aj>- ! proprlate sign at the point of Inter- I section. OFFICIAL VISITATION PAID ST. JOHN’S LODGE ( : Grand Master of Masons and Staff Entertained at Booms in Temple. One of the most enjoyable visita tions thus far of the 1924 oories by the grand master of Masons of the District of Columbia to the constitu ent lodges occurred last evening, the host organization being St. John's Lodge. No. 11. In Masonic Temple, 13th street and New York avenue. St. John’s Lodge was chartered Decenv ber 27, 1545, and baa a membership of 1,055. Grand Master Charles P. Roberts and his officers were cordially wel comed by Needham C. Tumage, mas ter cf St. John’s Lodge. The grand master made a complimentary re sponse and several important an nounce nrver t s. One of the guests of honor was George H. Ross, overseer of finance of Toronto. Canada, and a past in ternational president of Klwanis clubs. He dwelt on the cordial re lations existing between the United. States and Canada. The principal address was delivered by Rev. Thomas B. Green, D. D., of the American Red Cross. At the conclusion of his oration he was presented with a large basket of spring flowers. Instrumental music was furnished by Meyer Goldman, a member of the lodge, and his or chestra. and vocal selections by other members. The lodge room was artistically decorated with the national colors, palms and flowering plants. The next visitation will be to Washington- Centennial Lodge, No. 14, next Wed j nesday evening at 8 o’clock. PLANS CARNIVAL PARADE. Decision to make a parade the open ing feature of the carnival celebrat ing the opening of the Tivoli The ater, at 14th street and Park road, was reached at a meeting of the com munity committee in charge of the celebration plans. The parade will be staged the night of April 4, and the theater will be opened the following day to the ac companiment of carnival festivities, dancing, fireworks, music and fea tures. Member* of the committee are: Joseph Sanders, chairman: C. J. .Van Epps, vice chairman; J. Clinton Hiatt, secretary: B, M. McNeil, treasurer; C. H, Donch, assistant treasurer; H. E. Greene, executive secretary; J. D. Blackistone, A. T. Androus, F. E. Al tetnus, W. A. Buacher, J. Ofano, Col. C. H. Blrdeye, Joseph Berberich. C. C. Lancaster, L. O. Cook, B. S. Embry, E. T. Goodman, B. 8. Judd, E. Mount ford, R. L. W. Owens, Clarence Par sley, M. Schlosenberg, M. Sheer, W. Snellenburg, M. W. Walles, L. F. Col lins, J. W. Wood. J. C. Mulford. E. C. Phillips, J. Heitmuller, A. R. Swan. ■ Norman W. Oyster, E. J. Ervin, L. Sherman, H. Anger-man, Dr. Seneca B. Bain, W. B. Wells, Dr. C. Griffith. Emile Berliner, Gen. A. W. Catlin, Percy Cranford, Frank Kidwell, E. Irving Hall, Irving W. Hltchcok, H. V. Spcelman, Dr. E. E. Thompson, W. W. Bennett, F. S. Harris, W. B. Har gett, Dr. Wade H. Atkinson. E. L. Mattice, Dr. M. G. Gibbs, C. T. Clagctt, Robert H. Young, J. O. Gheen. R. S. Stuntz, H. S. Hoskinson, W. F. Dls mar, Alton B. Carty, R. L. Hartner, P. L. Pay lor, W. H. Wagner, L. A. Walker, D. Walsh and J. A. Hunter. Asks SIO,OOO From Antoist. Michele Celenza, administrator of the estate of Überio Celenza has filed suit to recover SIO,OOO damages against -William R. Crowley, owenr of an automobile which is said to have caused the death of Liberie Calenza December 19 last. The .inci dent occurred in Eckington place. 4. 12 DEAD IN STORM RAVAGING WEST Tornadoes, Blizzards and Floods Sweep Mississippi and Northwest Sections. By Out AaaocUted Preu. CHICAGO, March 29.—Twelve per sons are dead, property damage U heavy, and scores of towns and cities in the northwest, central west and Mississippi valleys are virtually iso lated today, the result of tornadoes, blizzards and storms which began yesterday. Heavy rainfalls, zccom- 1 panied by gales, struck points in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas late yesterday, causing eight deaths and injuring more than seventy in Shaw nee, Okla. A boy was killed by light ning at Goffs, Kan. Four persons were injured at Vernon, Tex. Three people were killed, fifteen In*- Jured and many miles of telephone wires and other property damaged, in a windstorm which swept through southeastern Missouri at 2 o’clock this morning. Thousands of dollars damage was done to property and wire facilities. Damage to crops Is feared in some sections of South Dakota and Mlnne- j sota where temperatures fell 16 de- j grees to below freezing in a raging j blizzard that brought snow, blocked , roads and hampered transportation. Trains were delayed. Passengers on a bus traveling to ward Minneapolis, Minn., were forced to spend the night at Waverly. Minn., after their vehicle went off a curve when the driver was unable to see i the road, buried in the snow. I A severe electrical storm In the I lower Mississippi valley severed wire connection between in j Arkansas, southwest Missouri, Ken- : tucky. southern Illinois and Ten nessee. Serious damage to communi cating wires, lighting and power plants was reported from western j Arkansas and communication south and west of Memphis was difficult. Facilities of the Associated Press in the affected areas were hampered. Chicago and St, Louis experienced trouble with wires radiating In all directions. OHIO SECTIONS FLOODED. Rivers and Creeks Overflow Banks After Heavy Bain. By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS. Ohio. March 29.—Fol lowing a rainfall of from 1.5 to 2.31 inches during the past twenty-four hours, rivers and streams in Central Ohio were at flood stage today. Hun dreds of acres of lowlands were un der water and considerable property damage had been reported. At no point, however, was the situa tion reported as unusually serious, according to the United States weath er bureau here, which announced that the heavy rains were ovre for the present at least. Much colder weather was promised for tonight and tomor row. Versailles, Ohio, reported the high est water there since the big flood of 1913. More than a dozen families were rescued from their houses in boats, while many other families were re quired to take refuge in the second floors of their houses. Swan creek at Versailles was from ten to twelve feet over it banks this morning, and at points in the town the water has , spread out a mile or so wide. Buck creek at Springfield over- i flowed its banks and at 8 o'clock this morning caused the suspension of street car service in that city by flooding the powerhouse of the trac tion company. At Springfield, more than a score of homes were under water and police and firemen worked with boats to rescue the occupants, j Rivers and creeks in the Miami | valley, near Dayton were at flood I stage, and the weather bureau re- j ported that the Scioto, Muskingum, Hocking and Sandusky rivers, either were at flood stage this morning or would overflow their banks at many places during the day. The Musk ingum was reported at flood stage at Coshocton and near flood stage at Zanesville. THREE TOWNS WIPED OUT. , Heath. Maxon and Lamotte. Ken tucky, Reported in Ruins. By the Associated Press. 1 CAIRO. 111., March 29.—Three little towns in McCracken county, Ky., have been wiped out by the wind storm which is still sweeping down from the northwest, according to ■ meager reports reaching here over the only telephone wire into that county still intact. Towns named as ’ destroyed are Heath. Maxon and Ha rriotts, whose total population is loss than 1,000. HAT LINING Is CLUE t IN ATTACK ON COUPLE Prince Georges Officials Hopeful of Getting Bandits Who Beat ’ Mother and Son. ! A thorough investigation was un ’ der way today under the supervision of Sheriff William E. Fugltt and State’s Attorney Alan Bowie of Prince . Georges county, in connection with the brutal assault upon Mrs. Evelyn Simmons, ninety-one years old, and her son William Simmons, fifty-eight, and the subsequent robbery by mask ed bandits at their home In Sidney, Md.. yesterday morning. Sheriff Fugitt, It is understood, al ready has run two clues to a fruit less conclusion, but he has embarked on a new angle which was said to be highly promising today. Importance , of the latest clue may be judged by the fact that a call for assistance was sent today to Baltimore, where De ' tective Carroll was detailed for ex pert assistance in connection with the Investigation. Sheriff Fugitt and tSate s Attorney Bowie conferred this afternoon along lines for the speedy prosecution of the investigation. Two suspects were quizzed by Sheriff Fugitt late yesterday after noon, but no Important disclosures were made. It is understood that both were completely exonerated. The next step will be a joint con ference between Detective Carroll of Baltimore, the sheriff and Mr. Bowie. One of the clews in the hands of the investigators is the lining of a man's felt hat, bearing the size mark of 6%. Atttcntion is being centered on running down the owner of this hat. FEW OPPOSE D. C. HEADS. « Senate Subcommittee to Consider Protests Monday. Few protests against confirmation of the nominations of District Commission ers Rudolph and Oyster to succeed them selves have been received bo far by the subcommittee of the Senate District committee charged with receiving and passing upon these protests. It was said at the office of Senator Edwards, chairman of the subcommittee, that about a dozen communications had been received, equally divided between protests and recommendations. All com munications must be filed with the sub committee by Monday morning, and must b« in writing and signed, giving the address of the person signing. The aubcommtttsa Is to meet Monday to consider these communications. Patrons 5 Flowers Pay Honor to Dead Newspaper Vender “He is dead; please help buy flowers for him.” . Thus a roughly printed sign, placed on a little box attached to an empty rolling chair, told pa trons of the death of Felix Thomas, colored, who sold The Star at the corner of 22nd street and Penn sylvania avenue for twenty-five years. Where thousands of passing government employes had pur chased papers from the crippled but cheerful vender, there stood but the empty chair, the little box and the sign. Felix, whose home was at 1116 22nd street, was buried today in the rain. He had lived, labored and died—that is about all there is 1 to his story. . But on his grave there are many bright blossoms. APPALACHIAN PARK INQUIRY DETERMINED Not to Go Farther North Than Southern Pennsylvania Bor der, Decision. The southern boundary of Pennsyl- I vania will be the northern boundary of an Inquiry to determine a site for a new national park to be located in the Appalachian mountains of the oast, the Appalachian national park ( committee announced today, at the j , conclusion of its initial meeting. At | the same time the committee an- j I nounced that questionnaires have 1 I been sent to communities in seven | j states suggesting national park sites, 1 ranging from a few hundred acres to j j many square miles I Three cities in Virginia—Staunton, I i Harrisonburg and Big Knob—ln addi- j tion to Wise County, Va., have sug- j gested sites for the park. Ares Without Park. Giving as its reason for selecting the southern boundary of Pennsylva nia as the northern limit of its in quiry, the committee explained that there is no national park nor many state parks in the southern Appa lachians. New York has many state parks scattered through its mountain areas, while New England already has a national park on Mount Desert Is land, oft the Maine coast. The ques tionnaires sent out by the committee asked as to area, elevation, natural scenery, availability of property and possible purchase price. Col. Glen 3. Smith, secretary of the committee, said today applicants will | be asked to send in detailed descrip- ! tions of the territory, and the com mittee will make a personal Inspec tion of the most available sites after all the data is compiled. DAUGHERTY SCORES | SENATE WITNESSES j Declares He Hopes Country Will Not Believe “Jnst Plain Lies.” ■ ■— - ATLANTIC CITY. N. J-. March 29. Besieged by newspaper men ever since his arrival here at 5:40 o’clock yesterday afternoon former Attorney ] General Harry M. Daugherty decided to issue a formal statement in con : nection with his resignation. As he handed a sheet of hotel stationary, upon which he had scrawled a few lines, to a group of Insistent report ers, he said: “Well, boys, I hope I'll be let alone for a while now.” The statement follows: "I know nothing further to say at this time or while here, as far as I know, except to take advantage of this, my first opportunity to advise the country that I hop© the lies told by irresponsible so-called witnesses as to immoral conduct, disgraceful doings and improper associations on my part will not be believed. “They are just plain lies procured to be told to create prejudice. Con sidering that the committee is with out legal authority to make inquiry into any such subjects, prosecution for perjury would fail. My friends know full well the kind of life 1 have always lived.” After Issuing the statement Mr. Daugherty left the hotel for a walk along the boardwalk. He took the elevator to the street floor, evidently i wishing to avoid walking through ! the crowded lobby, where his arrival had created a stir earlier in the eve ning. WRIGLEY WITHDRAWS FROM JOHNSON’S SIDE Magnate Says He Cannot Agree With Some Policies—Sees Cool idge's Nomination. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES. Calif.. March 29. Persistent rumors that he had with drawn his support from the presidential campaign of Hiram Johnson were con firmed by William Wrigley. jr., In a statement issued yesterday. “Tea It’s true,” the chewing gum magnate declared, when asked if he had left the Johnson ranks. “You sec,” he added, “Hiram John son and I are personal friends. Kight now I do not agree with some of hla policies. Some of the things his sup porters are saying I would not care to back up 1 am not satisfied with Hiram’s present ideas. But you know men can be friends and still disagree politically.” He predicted the nomination of Calvin Coolidge and his subsequent ©lection. -Are you going to work for Coolidge?” he was asked. “I’ll not take any active part unless it is after the nomination,” ho replied. COOLIDGE’S MANAGER REFUSES TO GIVE UP Roberts Holds Official Count Is Necessary to Determine South Dakota Result. By the Associated Pm*. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 29.—T. B. Roberts of Pierre, state manager of President Coolidge’s campaign in Tuesday's state-wide republican pri mary, last night refused to concede victory to Senator Hiram Johnson, shown to have won in unofficial re turns. “In my opinion," Mr. Roberts said, “it will take an official count to de termine the outcome.” His statement was made after un official returns compiled by the sev eral South Dakota newspapers show ed that Johnson had a majority of 1,580 votes over Coolidge, with less than 100 scattered, small precincts unreported. These returns, which were from 1,731 of the state's 1,825 precincts, gave the California senator 40,339 and J Coolidge, 38,779. - A TENLEYTOWN THIEF ENTERS]] HOUSES Loot Valued Around S3OO. Four Homes Ransacked, But Nothing Taken. The lone burglar visited eleven houses in Tenleytown last night and although his entries were at the time unknown to the owners, and his ac tions apparently unmolested, his "pickings” were scanty, for during the visitations between midnight and 6 o’clock this morning he gathered in belongings totaling at the outside 8300. The radius of the wholesale pillaging was very short, and the police virtually are certain that it was the work of one intruder. Pour of the homes visited were , ransacked but nothing was taken, the housebreaker either being scared j away or afraid to continue his search for valuables upstairs. None of the property owners or families was able to catch even a glimpse of the midnight marauder, and all the police have to go on is a large foot print found on a lawn outside the house, i and a few finger prints inside. Admittance Through Windows. The burglar gained admittance each time from a window at .the rear or side of the dwelling. A few he found un locked, but the majority he was com pelled to force up. In no case did he I dare to venture upstairs, causing the t police to believe he was unarmed. It | was also ascertained ,that before en tering each home he took off his shoes, j Previous to last night Tenieyiowia i has been the scene of several cases oil housebreaking, the thief employing | about the same tactics. It is therefore believed that when last night's ban j dit is apprehended the section of th» jcity will settle down to the quiet an# I unmolested nights to which In ths ; past it has been accustomed, i Investigation was started early to ; day. As the robberies had been re i ported to Sub-T precinct over the telephone, Lieut. James L. Giles, in charge of the substation, immediately dispatched Sergta. John L. McLuca* and 'Raymond B. Carroll to the vari ous homes. They were joined by William F. Burke, detective at the seventh precinct, and Headquarter* Detectives Charles Mullen and D. J. Murphy. List of Victims. The places broken into and their owners and the articles stolen are as follows: John T. Finny, 4016 Davenport street —Gray felt hat. gold fountain pen and penciL Richard H. Brooks. 4112 Ingomar street—Dark gray overcoat, blue sack i coat, bill fold, containing $36, and a j Masonic pin. Prank A. Hitchcock. 5205 Wisconsin avenue—Nothing taken. f James E. Anderson, 5023 42d street— Nothing taken. John R. McAstor, 4111 Fessenden street—Gold watch. Edgar J. Bartemeir, 5025 42d street— Nothing taken. John Albert Stevenson, 4113 Emery place—Fifty cents and some car tokens. McKinley W. Kriegh, 4130 Garrison street —Six dollars, four pairs of black silk socks, gold watch, blue coat and vest, , William C. Shelton. 4112 Emery place —Pocketbook containing 82.25. Frank S. Hubbard, 4002 Chesapeake street—Blue coat and vest, gold watch arid jeweled Elk fob. ; William K. Davidson, 4108 Ingomar street—Nothing taken. $900,000 STEAMER TO REPLACE MIDLAND Norfolk and Washington Com pany Awards Contract to Delaware Shipyard. The Norfolk and Washington Steam- ' boat Company today announced it has let a contract for a new 8900.000 boat to replace the Midland, partially de stroyed by fire several months ago. The company also has awarded a contract to the W. E. Mooney Com pany for erection of a two-story office building on 7th street southwest, directly across from Its pier. Plan Fireproof Structure. At the same time the District gov ernment, which controls the wharf, is making plans for construction of a one-story office structure on the wharf that will be as nearly fireproof as it can be made with available funds. The freight sheds on the wharf, wrecked by the fire, will be The Commissioners also are consid ering covering the wharf with as phalt. and, if sufficient funds are not available for that work, a sprinkler system will be installed. Ready in Ten Months. D. J. Callahan,, vice president and general manager of the steamboat company, announced the new ship will be built within ten months by the Pusey and Jones Company of Wilmington, Del. It will be a coun terpart of the steamer Northland, now in service. It will contain 166 state rooms, equipped with all modern con veniences. two trains Isolated IN POTOMAC FLOOD (Continued from First Page.) cansing the Potomac river to rise rapidly and the waters may reach serious flood stage within the next twepty-four hours. As far down as Harpers Ferry the river has risen ten feet overnight and the gauge was still going up, it was announced at the weather bu reau. Whether or not the crest of » the flood will be serious enough to damage property as far down as Cabin John and Sycamore Island could not be forecast at noon. Valley May Suffer. It was announced, however, that the situation will bear careful watching, and if the rise continues at its present rate property owners there may be advised to adopt measures of safety. Snow iu the mountains last winter was heavy, and if the thaw is not interrupted the Poto mac valley is likely to suffer severe floods. Continued rain for today and tonight, with fair but colder weather tomorrow, la the prediction for Washington. A se vere sou’wester is raging over the Mis sissippi valley today and moving north eastward at cyclonic rate. Washington will feel the southern edge of it in the shape of heavy rains and very high winds tonight. Oelder Weather Seen. Although colder weather is predict ed, the mercury will not drop to the freexlng point Forecaster Bowie estimated that by tomorrow night it may go down as far as 35 degrees, but the present spring-like weather will suffer some interruption for the next few days. The rainfall last night was very severe, the precipitation at 9 o'clock this morning measuring an inch and a quarter. Many sections of the dty were flooded and the northeast > suburbs suffered the usual inundation that has been their fate at the spring and fall equinoxes for several years. Conditions around Bladensburg, Md., where the Eastern branch flows be neath the Baltimore pike, were said to Ibe delaying traffic considerably.