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Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages M and 15
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ELECTION OF BECK
IS HELD LEGAL BY
1 HOUSE COMMITTEE
Recommendation Is Made
That Member Be Allowed
to Take Seat.
4, , ,
CITIZENSHIP AFFIRMED
IN REPORT OF PROBERS
Evidence Declared Sufficient to
Show He Is Legally a
Pennsylvanian.
J:v th« Associated Pres*.
Holding that men who have been
chosen as Representatives in Congress
snould not be excluded unless their
rases present a clear violation of the
Constitution, a House elections commit
, tee today recommended that James M.
Heck be permitted to retain his seat
*<- a Republican Representative from
Pennsylvania.
Mr. Beck was elected to succeed Wtl
•liam S. Vare. whose right to sit in the
Senate has been bitterly contested on
the ground that his campaign expendi
tures were excessive.
Gist of Reports.
The report, signed by six Republicans
, and one Democratic member of the
committee, was accompanied by a
minority report which presented the
contentions of two Democratic com
mitteemen that Beck was not an in
habitant of Pennsylvania in the con
atitution&l sense at the time of hia
election.
The. majority report declared that.
‘we must rely upon the integrity* the
patriotism and the good sense of the
electors in the various districts with
respect to the choice of a fit member
ship in the House of Representatives.
“This Is a part of the very genius of
representative government," it contin
ued. "And we do not think that it Is
proper to seek for strained and captious
interpretations of this paragraph of the
Constitution to find reasons for rejec
ting men who have been chosen through
the deliberate will of their constituents
as indicated at the polls."
Garrett Election.
The right of Mr. Beck to take his
seat in the House was challenged by
Representative Garrett. Democratic
House leader, at the opening of the
session. The House permitted him to
take the oath and referred the case to
an elections committee.
The committee decided that Mr. Beck
is a "citJaen" of Pennsylvania.
“We do not think this can be dis
puted." it added. "Born in that Btate,
after having left it he has returned and
maintained a legal residence more than
sufficiently long to satisfy the consti
tutional provision of thAt State as to
c! tlzenship therein.
"Mr. Beck is a legal elector In the
BUi.e of Pennsylvania. We do not
,-*Tunk this can be disputed. Having
- c maintained a legal residence in that
Bute more than sufficiently long to
qualify him for the electoral privileges,
he attended to the formalities thereof,
paid the poll tax required, offered him
self to the registration board for regis
tration. was registered as a voter with
out challenge and thereafter and be
fore his election performed the privilege
of voting in an election without chal
lenge.
Minority Report.
The minority report, signed by Rep
resentative# Browning of Tennessee and
Wilson of Mississippi, Democrats, de
clared that while any constituency
should have the right to choose Its Rep
resentatives in Congress, that choice
“must be within constitutional bounds."
"Our charter of liberties, the Consti
tution." it asserted, “should stand above
v the aspirations of an individual who
would subvert It or the action of con
stituencies who ignore it. If Mr. Beck
U to retain his seat we view the prece
de nt. not as a part of the general
‘erosion’ of the Constitution, but as a
frontal attack on it, a blasting process
which is to weaken the foundation ot
w> great American dream of repre
sentative government.
In a day when a political machine
txn select any individual it chooses to
put into She House, there are multiplied
danger* to those the fathers knew when
they made this inhibition," the Demo
*■->ats declared.
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GERMANY GETS BLAME
FOR BREACH WITH SOVIET
#
Ruasian Foreign Minister Place*
Responsibility for Break in
Commereisl Negotiations.
A? U.f ItK/ (ntm I'O'M
MOSCOW. March 17 - Taw the offi
r-.al new* agency of the fcoviet regime,
announcer that O V. Tehttcherin, the
foreign minister, conversed with Count
Brockdorff-R&ntzau. the German Am
bassador, and placed ail responsibility
for tr*e breach m the commercial negc -
_ Hattons between ftutsla and Germany
■ upon tiie latter country
m M Tchitcherin declared that the go-
T sect government always has shown full
readiness to meet German proposals
and tius allegation, by Berlin, that tiie
breach was due to the arrest of Oer
n<< jh engineers in trie Don region was
“wawmvincihg "
ite said that tne Germans were st
ar ;vd in strict accordance with ho
viet law* which he added, are applica
ble to anybody residing in ho net. >et rl-
U/ry, and therefore any pressure upon
iiti court# would meet v,|th failure
GOING TO CAIRO PARLEY.
Dr Gilbert Fit*-Patrick of Chicago
Bar been named as unofficial represerjt
•Sl • r of the United B'ates Army Medical
]>epart m* nt to the International Con
giecs of Tiopicai Medicine and Hygiene
*o tee rield at Cano, Egypt, beginning
Jf>cembe» 11
l>r pita-Patrick hold# th* rank of
Iteuterusnt cokmei In tit* Medical Corps
feeaerve and will l>e in Cairo in a private
rapacity during the congrew;
BoJdier* Fight $200,000 File.
PUATTfcBUR/J, N V Match 17 'do
tvridiera fiom tiie Army barrack*
rc.«uning 'lie poat'* fire fighting appara
i ,* aeslaUd the city firemen today in
Jp «necking a fire which destroyed twe
v tneatere and wverai fore# 1 1 it low
we# eat Una tad at $200,000
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\VI£ATIIKR.
• U * Weather Bureau tViwstl t
Cloudy, probably rain or snow to
night and tomorrow: lowest tempera
ture about 32 degrees.
Temperature—Highest. 36. at 11 a m,
today: lowest, 33. at 6 p.m. yesterday.
Full report on page 7.
| Slated for U. S. Attorney
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COUNTY REFUND ”
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! ! 10 G. 0. P. DENIED
.
t Cook Committee Made No
Contribution in 1924. Tea
pot Probers Told.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 17.—Additional
testimony that the Cook County Repub
■ lisan committee made no contribution
of $25,000 to the Republican national
committee in 1924 was given today to
the Senate teapot dome subcommittee
1 1 at the closing session of its hearings.
A notation of such a gift is contained
in the records of the late Fred W
Upham. national treasurer up to June,
’ 1924, and the Senate investigators are
. seeking to determine whether some of
j the $60,000 of the Sinclair Liberty bonds
I Upham received from Will H. Hays for
political use were sold and the proceeds
credited to the Cook County committee.
Alexander Fvffe, who described him
relf as the "harmony chairman" in Cook
County during the 1924 campaign, testi
i fted that his committee received a total
of $100,750 from the Republican na
i tional committee, none of which was
returned. He added that his commit
tee made no contribution to the national
;! party organization.
Armour Contributed.
! j Turning to personal contributions to
, the Republican national political chest,
the Senate investigation learned from
: Philip D. Armour, nephew of the late
I j. Ogden Armour, and F. Edson White,
president of Armour it Co., that on
September t. 1914, they contributed
1 $4,000 each. „ . .
j They said they hadfiot contributed
anv funds in 1921. 1922 fnd 1923. ex
: plaining that B. A. Eckhardt, assistant
treasurer of the Republican nation.'!
committee, had asked them to make
gifts during the Coolidge presidential
campaign White testified that Eck
hart had asked him for $5,000
“But I sent a check for $4,000." he
j added.
j -Was your attention ever called to
j the discrepancy?” Chairman Nye asked
"No. sir." White replied.
James A. McCoy, secretary to the late
Frank D. Stout. Chicago capitalist, tes
tified that Stout gave $5,000 to the
Republican national campaign in Sep-
S tember. 1924. The witness said he was
certain that Stout received no reim
bursement in the form of Liberty bonds
or otherwise for the contribution.
To Show Upham Slip*.
At the request of Senator Nye, Re
oublican. North Dakota. Harold B. Am
ber*. general counsel for the First Na
tional Bank of Chicago, agreed to fur-
I nish the personal deposit slip* of Up
| ham for the years 1922. 1923 and 1924. .
Irl G. Hipsley and A. V. Leonard
reiterated their testimony that Upham
had told them Wilbur W. Marsh, trea?
! urer of the Democratic national com
mittee. had suggested in 1923 that the
two party treasurers refrain from
, j making reports of contributions for
; that year Since there was no cam
! paign that year, no reports were re
quired and none was made.
Marsh has denied that there was any
agreement between himself and Upham
i He has been summoned to appear at
| Washington next Wednesday when the
i bearing will be resumed.
Hearings Closed.
With the examination of Leonard,
the subcommittee closed the Chicago
! hearings after Chairman Nye had read
into the record a letter from Upham to
■ William J. Louderboek. dated May 4,
i 1922, and suggesting that "the Deer
! ing interests" contribute $5,000 to the
Fall campaign
1 "President Harding and hts cabinet
has performed mighty satisfactorily,"
1 Upham wrote, "Although there have
been some disappointments at the slow
ness of legislation by Congress, when
! you consider that it look from one to
■ ight years to gel us Into such terrible
trouble, a lot has really been accom
‘ pin bed during the last year."
t Benator Nye, chairman of the com
- mittee, said it might be necessary to re
* call Hays because of the testimony last
* t night of Jame s P. Connery, Chicago
!: coal dealer and long-time partner and
! friend of Hays.
Supplementing the testimony given
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FLYER BARELY ESCAPES
j DEATH IN MEXICAN RIVER
Pilot Bakers Plsne Takes Nose
‘ > Live in Landing and Ainnan
Only Slightly Hint,
Hy «i»* Am'itiKi m*»»
MEXICO CITY Me, . 17 f>i^-
nalciie* fiom Pu*ib, Me; *«» El llnl
’> ; veisaj b>fl«y said that C Kaker,
- pilot of one lit tj,e Alnnl Wriphlhlail
I planes en route to I'encnia had a nar
- nii e,vape in landing at Mlniitltlan yer
e i teiday
[i Y 'lruliee liavlwm Amohan Al
' i. istwnt Secretary of War for Aviation,
1 1 tond Maj fien James u Fecliet, chief
of tf<* Air Clops, apparently were tiot
r involved in Uu< accident.
Baker, flying ilia plane 2974, took a
urns dive into the Coatgacoaico* ftlvei
in allgnting in front of the MinatilJsn
oil refinery He saved himself by Jump
ing overboard aod suffered only a
' bruised nose YU or it are being made to
* i efl'/at tiie plane ti*« wings of which
-ja/e under the water
d Gen Navarro was pti/Ped as saying
n Mr liavhx/n derided to |rOst(rOtie his
• f flight ter Pa enema and to remain at
j MioaUUao until *r«,f lier plane at l ives
j Horn Panama
JGen l*'i < h'-< < ongratuiatcil r«»*i on
JUU lesuna eaturps.
©he Mumititt
WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION V-/
PROCTOR BELIEVED
COOLIDGE’S CHOICE
FOR GORDON POST
President Said to Have Vir
tually Decided on U. S.
Attorney Nomination.
SELECTION IS DELAYED
PENDING JUDGESHIP VOTE
Confirmation of Gordon Is Held
Certain in White House
Circles.
l President Coolidge has virtually de
; cided to appoint James M. Proctor. lor
more than 20 years, a practicing attor
ney here, as United States attorney, to
■ succeed Peyton Gordon, only recently
nominated to be an associate justice ol
] the District Supreme Court.
This was learned today from an
authoritative source, but it is thought
doubtful if any formal announcement
will be forthcoming from the White
House prior to the resignation of Mr
Gordon. Hts nomination Is now being
considered by the judiciary' committee
|of the Senate and his resignation as i
attorney will not be turned in until he
has been confirmed. The White House
is known to feel confident that the Sen
ate will act favorably upon Mr. Gordon’*
nomination, and for that reason the
President is ready to make public the
new United States attorney as soon as
Mr. Gordon's resignation is received. !
Three Candidates in Field.
In centering his aLention upon Mr.
Proctor for the attorneyship the Presi- 1
dent is represented as having put aside
the names of Leo A. Rover, who Is at
present Assistant United States Attor
ney for the District, and John Lewis
Smith, former president of the District
Bar Association, who, along with Mr
Proctor, have been the three mast
seriously considered by the President
for this important local post.
Mr. Proctor is understod to have
been more or less of an added starter
to the field of candidates and Inasmuch
as it was first reported that Mr. Rover
way likely to be the choice as Maj.
Gordon's successor, the fact that the
President’s attention Is now centered
upon him will no doubt come as some
what of a surprise. Mr. Proctor was
not a voluntary candidate. His name
was first presented to the White House
by the executive committee of the Re
publican State committee in and for
the District of Columbia and since
then many indorements of him have
been received at the White House.
Aside from his long legal practice in
this city Mr. Proctor Is represented as
being especially well equipped for the
United States attorneyship because of
the seven year* he spent as assistant
United States attorney.
Attorney General Sargent, who has
personally investigated the various can
didates for this office and who has
made known his opinion to the Presi
dent. is understood to have looked very
favorably upon Mr. Proctor.
Opposition to Rover.
It is known that there was opposition
to Mr. Rover's selection on the part of
local Republicans because of allegations
that he formerly had been a Democrat.
In response to this Mr. Rover said that
while he was favorable to the nomina
tion of the late Champ Clark as the
Democratic nominee in 1912, he always
has considered himself of the Republi
can faith, although his residence In the
District of Columbia made it Impossible
for him to vote the Republican ticket.
Mr. Smith, the other candidate who
has been seriously considered, like Mr.
Proctor and Mr. Rover, has had the
experience of serving as assistant
United States attorney for the District.;
$274,000 000 NAVAL
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Comtruction of 15 Cruisers Is
Provided For in
Measure.
{ By the A**o*iaUd l*re«e.
The $274,000,000 new warship con-
Utructlon program was approved today
by the House and *ent to the Senate.
The vote was 287 to 67.
In passing the Butler bill, the House
provided for the construction of 15
cruiser* of 10.000 ton* displacement
each and one aircraft carrier of 13,800
tons.
The measure carries a provision re
questing ihe President to urge the
"necessity” of another Internationa 1
conference for the limitation of naval
armaments and gives him authority lo
suspend tii# proposed construction,
either in whole or in part. In the event
of a limitation agreement.
In addition, the hill would proilde
that eight of the J 6 pew ships must lie
built in navy yards.
ENFORCEMENT SESSION
CALLED BY MAJ. HESSE
Police Officers and New Service
League Official Confer
on Dry Work.
Police officers in charge of prohlhl-
Mon enforcement In the District and
i Thomas B Jarvis, newly appointed field
secretary of the Citizens’ Service Asso
ciation, were in conference In Maj.
Hesse's office shortly before noon today,
It is tnought that the conference was
«ailed to effect some change In the
polit y of tli police as regards liquor
enforcement in Washington
Those summoned by Maj Hesse for
t lie conference included Inspector if. G
| Pratt, Capt, Guy JS. Burlingame and
| Hergt George M. Little, head ot the
liquor squad.
For somr days Mr. Jarvis has been
familiarizing himself with the work at
Police Court and hy the Police Depart
ment with Hie end in view of equipping
himself to make practical suggestions
Amigned on Forgery Charge
Mrs. lorratne Horner and tier sister.
Mrs Vivian Tillman, were arraigned
today befoie Chief Justice McCoy In
Criminal Division I mi a charge of for
gery. They entered pleas of not gultly
and were continued at liherty on bonds
of li.koo each They are charged whit
altering physician's prescription* for
naif otic* /.iloinr's Newimer King
and ./# oh,on and Attorney Harvey L
Lwirk# Kpmenlad iha actuasil.
WASHINGTON, I). 0„ SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1928-THIRTY RACKS. *
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WANTED—A ST. PATRICK!I!
SEA DOGS ROW OVER JAZZ BAND;
ADMIRAL AND TWO SUSPENDED
London Press Clamors for Explanation of
Incident on Warship—Naval Court
Gives Penalties.
By the A*»oci»tpfl Prr#».
' LONDON, March 17.—A dispute over
music by a Jazz band for an admiral's
dance is said in naval circles to have
caused the incident aboard the battle
ship Royal Oak because of which three
officers were suspended and newspapers
today were clamoring to the admiralty
for an explanation.
The papers criticized the admiralty. I
saying the incident happened nearly a
week ago ana that the naval heads j
should be fully informed by now. The j
papers demanded that it be cleared up
quickly. ✓
Rear Admiral Bernard Bt. O. Collard. j
commanding the battleship squadron at;
Malta; Capt. Kenneth O. B. Dewar, com- j
manding the battleship Royal Oak, and j
Comdr. H. M. Daniel of the same ship j
were suspended. The admiralty said it!
lacked information and could not ex- j
plain the trouble yet. This story was
told in naval circles:
When the Royal Oak. the flagship,
arrived at Malta, Admiral Collard plan- j
ned to stage a party and invited the
elite of Malta. The battleships Jazz!
band would furnish the music, an
nounced the admiral. It would not.
said Capt Dewar. Comdr. Daniel i
backed up his captain.
He had no objections to a dance
OPPOSES PRECINCT
SYSTEM OF FINES
i
Hart Attacks Proposal to
Dispose of Minor Traf
fic Cases.
Protection of the rights of citizens j
was made an issue by Assistant Cor-.
poration Counsel Ringgold Hart in'
making vigorous objections to the:
scheme proposed by the United States
Bureau of Efficiency to dispose of minor
traffic offenses through a system of
fines in precinct stations at a continued
hearing before the Gibson subcommit
tee today.
Mr, Hart's contention that the Bu
reau of Efficiency proposal is Impracti
cable was supported by Police Judge
Bchuldt, who further told the subcom
mittee that the four Judges of the Po
lice Court doubted the legality of allow
ing police officers to make affidavits In
the precinct house Instead of swearing
to the information in Police Court.
The urgent need for a new Police
Court building witii adequate sanitary
detention ceils was emphasized by
Chairman Gibson. Representative Ham
mer. Mr Hart and Judge Bchuldt as of
paramount Importance, and it was ar
gued that such a building would relieve
any congestion that now exists as much
as any other proixtsal that lias been
made
Stagger System Proposed.
Mr. Hart told the committee that
relief In the Police Court will be afford
ed more through a stagger system by
which different days and various hours
would be allocated to precinct officers
to bring In minor traffic cases. In
this he was supported by Judge Bchuldt,
who cited a letter carrying such a
recommendation that had been sent
from the court sometime ago to the
corporation counsel's office. Judge
Bchuldt also identified a letter which
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SENATOR FERRIS GRAVELY!
ILL WITH PNEUMONIA
leegjslator, 7ft, Ham "Fighting i
Chance’’ for Recovery,
Family Hays.
Senator FenU of Michigan was said
by membera of Ills family today to he a
"very sick man with a fighting chance
of recovery."
The Heuator, who is 7f> years old. had
been confined to Ids room In the Hotel
Washington for a week with a severe
cold, which has developed into pneu
monia
Mrs. Ferris said that llie Henalor had
a "very bad night" end Diet a numhei
of physli lans had been In attendance
lids morning
The Michigan Heuator recently an
ooiim ed that on account of Ids age he
would not iun again for office lie has
nol been mi live, on me flour of the
Rinata in ractui uunuj*g.
aboard the battleship, said the captain
to the admiral In diplomatic language,
but if the admiral wanted Jazz, he had
better Import a band from the shore to
pipe for his dancing.
His boys had too much work to do in
the day, continued the captain, and he
did not propose to permit them to stay
up most of the night for the amusement
iof the ship's guests—even If the ad
i miral gave the dance.
Capt. Dewar and Comdr. Daniel were
suspended by a court of inquiry at Malta
| and came to london. The admiral also
I was suspended and his flag "struck”
from the Royal Oak. but he stayed at
| Malta.
In the meantime, contradictory re
; ports were current In both London and
Malta. One paper today expressed
; astonishment at the incident because
of “the particularly happy relation#’’ of
' the officers of the Royal Oak. Another
; paper said it had learned that the trie
! tion aboard the ship had prevailed for
j some time and It culminated in an ap
peal to the commander-in-chief. Ad
j miral Sir Roger Keyes, who. after futile
.attempts to smooth things over, allowed
1 Admiral Collard to lower his flag and
! Capt. Dewar and Comdr. Daniel to re
turn to England
VALETTA. Malta. March 17
; Rear Admiral Bernard St. G. Collard
I is leaving for England tomorrow.
TAX AND DIPLOMA
MILL BILLS 0. K.D
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Senate District Committee
Approves Measures —Mar-
ket Hearings Planned.
Two Important measures, one to
; prevent so-called “diploma mills" irom
operating In Washington and the other
i to aid the city government In collecting
delinquent taxes, were approved by the
Senate District committee yesterday
afternoon and will be reported to the
Senate next week
The diploma bill defines eertnin re
quirement* to be met by institution* of
learning If they confer degrees in the
District, and would give the Board of
Education authority to administer the
regulations. Charles F. Carusl, presi
dent of the school board, and Mis?
Pearl McCall, assistant District attor
ney, told tiie committee several week*
ago that there is pressing need for Mich
legislation here because of the ease with
which a group of person* may estab
lish a school here hv taking out articles
of incorporation. When the bill rame
up for final action yesterday Chair
man Capper and Benator Bruce both
stressed the necessity for Its enactment.
Tax Bill Approved.
The delinquent tax bill was approved
promptly after Benator Phipps, chair
man of tiie subcommittee in charge of
District appropriation*, had explained
that Its object is to give the Commis
sioner* a more effective method of col
lecting the tax on properties that no
individual tukes over at the present an
nual tux sale.
Under existing law a tax sale is held
every year, at which a number of In
dividual* take over some of the prop
erties by paving Hie taxes due and rr
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v
Dreiser (Jives His Views
Os Soviet Rule in Russia
Theodore Dreittr, ma*ter ohaerver uni realiat, r«t'«nilv
returned from II neek* % utility of the Soviet experiment for
the North American Newapaper Alliance, of which The Ntar
ia the Waehington inemher. The reaulta of thia atndy ha
haa aet down in a aenaa of 10 artidaa, awarding praiee and
meting blame aa he haliavca them maritad.
The firat of theae articlea will appear in The Evening
Star Monday, the othera following daily. Extraordinary
mtrreat and importance mark thia aenea, and the articlea
will reward reading by every one.
The Star will preaent theae articlea aa the lindinga of an
aide and compi ehentive aurvey of the Rnaaian aitnation,
without aaanmnig reaponadnlity for the concliiaione reached
hy the writer,
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MARCH ON CAPITOL
BY WORKERS URGED
Federal Employes Asked to
Show Feeling on Pending
Bills Monday.
The Government department? today
were circularized with a plea that as
many Federal employes as can be spared
from their duties assemble at the Peace
Monument at 9:45 o’clock Monday
morning, march up to the House civil
service committee room and “show
them and the folks back home that we
want the Welch bill and the annuity
bill passed at the present session of
Congress.” _..!
The movement to march upon the ,
; Capitol, the first time such a method |
! of expressing Federal employe senti-
I ment on pending legislation has been
i adopted, was originated and Is being
backed by Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Wor
rell. an assistant attorney in the Bu
reau of Indian Affairs of the Depart
i ment of the Interior and long Identl- 1
I tied as an individual workers for em-
I plo.vcs' legislation.
j The plan to impress the House com- .
i mittee with the desire* of the Govern- .
ment employes does not bear the in
dorsement of the Federation of Fedeial
Employes as an organization, although
the Individual member? are not re
strained from taking part.
(’all Sent Out.
The call sent out to the employes ;
as follows:
Keep this moving.
Is the Welch bill a good bill?
"Do you want It to pass?
-Do you want the annuity bill?
"Are you willing to help?-
"If you are In earnest both can be
passed at this ession. 1
. "One person cannot do It, neither
can 100—but we must all help. Will
you?
"If you want an increase of S4OO to
1700 in your salary you can get it, but
; you must work for it. Now Is the
1 time for action.
“Meet with us at the Peace Monument
next Monday morning at 9:45 aharp.
and let us all march up to the commtt
: tee room to the hearing on this bill.
"Let us show them and the folks back
home that we want this bill and the
j annuity bill both passed at this session
1 Bv concerted action now the bills will
i pass. Dojvour part. Give two hour#
(Continued on Page 2. Column 7.)
JAPAN DELAYS STEPS
FOR TREATY WITH U. S.
Negotiations With America Will;
Await Special Session of
Diet April 20.
1
' Hv tlte l*t rt»
I TOKIO, March 17. The foreign J
office stated today that there would be j
no treaty negotiations with United j
States until after the special session
of the Diet on April 20. In the mean
time the treaty bureau experts were
studying both the French and Bryan
drafts carefully.
The foreign office spokesman empha
sized that neither draft presented any
Insurmountable obstacle as far as seen
at present. He added that the govern
ment felt a successful and friendly
agreement with America would be
reached, probably by Including arbitra
tion ami conciliation tn the same
treaty, although two treatlea might be
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S-4 Will Be Raised
And Towed to Dock j
At Boston Today i
I
The work of raising the sub- j
marine S-4, off Provincctown, where j
she was sunk on December 17 in a
collision with the Coast Guard
destroyer Paulding, was started at
11:05 o'clock this morning, accord
ing to advices received at the Navy
Department from Capt. King, in
command of the salvage force. He
estimated that it would require ap- j
proximately five hours to pump the j
pontoons and get the ill-fated ship
to the surface, when the 40-mile
trip across Massachusetts Bay to the
Boston Navy Yard would begin.
It had been indicated that the ves
sel probably would be raised tomor
row. but dispatches from Capt. King
indicated that he started to raise
the vessel today because indications
were that bad weather was coming.
As soon as the vessel is raised
she will be towed by ships of the
salvage force into dry dock.
VMMM :
DEMAND IS MET
J i
Friends Send Money to Free
Man Held by Detroit
Kidnapers.
I
Br the Aeeo'iated Prraa.
DETROIT, March 17.—James E.
Hall, wealthy beverage establishment j
operator, kidnaped yesterday and
held for SIO,OOO ransom, was re- j
leased by his abductors about noon
today upon payment of the ransom,
his friends announced.
By the Aesociated Pr**».
DETROIT. March 17 —A SIO,OOO j
ransom demanded bv kidnapers for
the release of James E. Hall, beverage
establishment operator abducted yes
terday, has been raised by his friends,
! and sent to an appointed rendezvous
his associates said today.
The messenger with the ransom
money was said to be James L. Shum
way. close friend of Hall's, who also had
been reported kidnaped but who was I
declared to have been negotiating with
the kidnapers for payment of the ran
som Both Hall and Shorn way are re
puted to be wealthy.
Hall, wealthy case owner and former
hotel operator, was kidnaped from his
home in the exclusive Gross? Pointe
Village district last night bv two men
posing as detectives.
Kidnaping Is Denied.
! Joseph Reiman, real estate operator,
and friend of both Hall and Shuraway.
called In by police, also denied that i
Shumway had been kidnaped. Contrary,
to the assertions of Shumway’s family.!
Reiman declared the man was in De
troit, but he also declined to reveal
i Shumway's whereabouts Earlv today
j police had been unable to locate Shutn-
I way.
On Monday. Harvev Watson, labor
i leader, was kidnaped and held for $25,-
j 000 ransom. So far as known, he was
I still held by the kidnapers today. The
| ransom notes were received by local of
ficials of the American Federation of
Labor, who turned them over to police
i Hall was at dinner with his wife
when two pseudo detective* entered
: ana forced him to accompany them
at the point of pistols. To allav the
suspicions of Mrs Hall, the men de
clared they were taking her husband
io the McClelland Avenue precinct po
lice station, but the wife, on calling the
ballon, learned that she had been
i duped. Shortly afterward two other
men arrived at the Hall home with the
ransom note.
Ask Delay In Probe.
Mrs. Hall Informed the police of the
threat, but a few hours later friends
and relatives of the men held be- j
seethed authorities to postpone their |
investigating activities pending comple- i
Uon of negotiations for the victim's 1
release.
Labor officials after retching the ran- '
som demands for Watson, flatly refused
to pay the money.
Despite the disinclination of victims
to furnish police with information, au
thorities planned to leave no stone un
turned in an effort to smash the gang,
whose operations have been carried on
boldly over a period of nearly' a year.
The heaviest sufferers heretofore, ac
cording to police, have been rum deal
ers and gamblers. The authorities have
learned of at least 40 extortion cases at
tributed to the ring in the past few
months, but few victims have lodged
! official complaints. The authorities
| hold the extortionists responsible for
; bloody strife among underworld factions
that has resulted in more than a score i
j of slayings.
8.000 PULLMAN PORTERS
VOTE TODAY ON STRIKE
j Brotherhood Members Hope Fresi- j
dent Will Appoint Arbltra- i
tlon Board.
Hoping that the President wilt ap
point an emergency arbitration board
In the event of a tie-up, the S.OOO mem
bers of the Root her hood of Sleeping
Car Potters throughout the country,
are voting on the question of calling a
strike to enforce wage demands.
W. H Oca Vemey. organizer In charge
of the Washington division, pointed out
that should the President take this ac
tion. the brotherhood would, In effect,
gain Its point, for the Pullman Co., he
says, has so far refused to submit de
mands of the porters and maids to ar
bitration. which, it was added, the
United States hoard of Meditation sug
gested.
IV* Vemey. in a statement today,
said the Pullman Co “has escaped the
benign influence of modern methini* of
handling industrial problems, or It has
cynically refused to forget the dark
days of chattel slavery,’*
HINDENBERG HONORED.
NAmed to Afghan Dukethip.
Chancellor Mar* Also Favored.
BERLIN, March 17 <#*,-President
ton Hmdenberg and Chancellor Marx
have been elevated to the Afghan no
bility and became ‘ Dukes of Afghan
istan" by thetr acceptance of a high
decoration amt a rich red aiik cape
ceremoniously presented to them by the
Afghan Minister ur behalf of King
Ama nullah
Paul turbo also was proposed (nr ihe
saute tumor, but, being President of the
Reichstag and therefore a political offi
cial and aboic all, a conscientious Ro
cishst whose party Is flatly opposed to
decors turns. U« politely declined,
TWO CENTS.
1,000 MORE TROOPS
WILL SAIL TO GUARD
NICARAGUAN POLLS
Reinforcements Are Planned
i After Failure of Latins to
Pass McCoy Bill.
PRESIDENT BELIEVES U. S.
CAN ASSIST IN ELECTIONS
Marines Will Embark Soon, Vary
Department Sayi—Not to Be
TJaed in War on Rebels.
- . .
, By the Associate*! Press. ’ •
Ax a sequel to Nicaragua'* failure to
enact legislation providing for Ameri
can supervision of her next presidential
; election, plans were under way today
1 for dispatching 1,000 more Marines to
i t hat country to help enforce the Btim>
| son peace agreement.
The action to send the additional
1 »wo battalions to the Central American
republic was announced at the Navy
i Department late yesterday, and soon
afterward President Coolidge was rep
resented as believing that the Onited
States can still be of assistance to Nica
ragua In choosing its next President.
, despite failure of the supervisory en
abling legislation.
To Embark Soon.
The Marines, most of whom will be
| taken ‘rom the scouting fleet and At
lantic Coast ports, will embark a* soon
as sailing space is obtained and other
details of the expedition are completed.
Some are expected to leave within a
few days.
Thrv will augment the 2,700 Marines
already m Nicaragua policing the coun
i try and trying to capture “Gen.” Ban
dtno. last of the native leaders to de
i dine to lay down their arms under the
i Stimson truce, which also provided for
American aid to see to it that the next
elections are carried out in a legal and
i orderly manner.
Secretary Wilbur says the new Ma
rine force will be used principally for
‘ maintaining order during the balloting
for a successor to Adolfo Diaz, now
| President of the little country. They
t will not be used in th* field against
Sandino. he dec’ar»s. although some of
: them perhaps will be employed for
! suard duty and o.h?r Marine activity
ih-we.
j President Coolidge seek ’hat while
: she McCoy bill providing for Am-ri
can supervision of the Nicaraguan elec
tions is not absolutely necessary to the
i carrying out of the Stimson agreement.
I it would have been better if the Ntcar
j agur.n Congress had adopted it
Bring Tranquillity.
He is of ill® opinion that the present
ed Marines there already, has achieved
; great good by s topping the civil war
between the Liberals and Conservatives,
bv bringing a year of tranquillity to
! the troubled republic, and -by permit
. ling many of Its citizens to ratuni to
i their former occupations.
Now. in his opinion, it is up to the
Washington Government to devil* some
means of meeting the election super
vision problem, an obligation it assumed
when the present governor general ot
the Philippines. Henry L. Stimson.
brought the warring factions together
last year as personal representative of
the Executive.
When recent Indications pointed to
failure of the McCoy bill, the Stale De
partment informed the Nlearaguan
government, through Minister Sber
hardt at Managua, that If the legisla
tion was not enacted the United States
would be forced to adopt soma other
: step looking to the fulfillment of Its
duty under the Stimson agreement.
Whether the tending cf more Marines
is the step the department had In mind
was a question unanswered "ffvfiy
j here today.
CONGRESS ADJOURNS.
Legislator* Fall lo Win Extension of
Life for Body.
MANAGUA. Nicaragua, March 11 {&<.
—The Nicaraguan Congress adjourned
yesterday after failing to override pres
ident Diaz’ veto of a bill which would
have extended the life of the body Iron
December 15 to December 31. Leaders
opposed to the American supervision cf
the presidential election next Octouri
had advocated this measure as a meth
od bv which the present Congress could
have kept its grip on the presidential
situation. As it is, the new Congres
will take office December 13 and be
charged with the duty of officially de
claring the results of the October vot
ing.
I Before adjournment, the Congfe*.
{ s-lected first and second ’ designate?"
who will become President or Vice
President in the event that either vs
I those officials becomes incapacitate*
Francisco Jose Arguello, a member of
i the House, was elected ftrsv “designate"
ami the other position was given hr
j Senator Luis Felipe Mora. Both are
; Conservatives.
Gen. Frank McCoy, whose bill set
supervision of the presidential elections
was re levied by Congress, yesterday
cabled the State Department at Wash
ington for approval of Ws plana hr
general, they follow the Unea of the
Tlpitapa agreement as arranged by
Henry L. Stimson.
JUSTICE’S HOME ROBBED.
Fern* Taken From Torch of Mar
ian F. Stone Realdenca
Roth a justice of the United Mates
Supreme Court and the head of the
Police Finger-print Bureau reported to
police last night that they had been
the victims of thefts
Justice Harlan F. Stone reported that
four boxes of ferns were stolen from
•he front porch of hts home at IS4»
Wyoming avenue, Detective Sergt. fired
Sandburg, fltxger-prmt expert, eald that
hts automobile we* stolen from Tenth
and F street*.
BATTLSHIP IS RAMMED.
U. B S- Colorado'! Bide Cut at Bau
Fed t o by Steamship.
The battleship Colorado waa rammed
by live eteanuhip Ruth Alexander at
• o'clock last night while approaching
anchorage off Ran Pedro. Caw. the
Navy Department we* advised today.
The Ruth Alexander apparently was
not damaged and proceeded on her way,
while the Colorado received a cut on
the atarboaid side above the water line
A court of Inquiry wa» ordered to ta
vewtigatt the cause of the cuUlahfle
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