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WEATHER.
(0. 9. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Fair tonight and tomorrow; slightly
warmer tonight.
Temperature—Highest. 65. at 5 p.m.
yesterday; lowest, 44. at 6 a.m. today.
Full report on page 9.
Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 10 t 11 & 12
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4.1 U. S. TROOPS
MOVE TO PROTECT
NATIONALS IN CHINA
Join 4,600 Other Foreign
Forces as Nationalists
Advance on Tientsin.
SOUTHERN COUNCIL ASKS
COOLIOGE STAND IN CRISIS
Sends Protest to American Govern
ment on Invasion of Shan
tung by Japanese.
Br the Associated Pres#.
SHANGHAI. May 14.—Foreign forces
prepared to guard their nationals today
as the Southern (Nationalist) troops
advanced on Tientsin. 60 miles south
east of Peking, their objective in the
Nationalist Spring drive.
As the Southern troops moved north
th< Nationalist Council formally called
President Coolidge’s attention to the
recent clash between Southern and
Japanese forces in Tsinan and asked
the attitude of the United States Gov
ernment "toward this grave situation
created by Japan.”
Peking Would Be Cut Off.
Capture of Tientsin by the South
erners would cut Peking off from the
sea and the Northern commander.
Chang Tso-Lin. from his base and
headquarters in Manchuria.
A large foreign population In Tientsin
would be placed in a precarious situa
tion. such as resulted in grave clashes
at Nanking last year and Tsinan.
The foreign military commanders,
who have a force of 8,600 troops at
their disposal, decided to establish an
outpost line on a radius of seven miles
from the city. Japanese troops were
assigned to guard strategic points in
the foreign concessions, including the
Eastern railway station at the junc
tion of the important lines linking
Tientsin and Pukow. opposite Nanking,
and Peking and Mukden.
4,06* American Troop*.
Four thousand of the foreign troops
in Tientsin are Americans, who are
equipped with 20 airplanes. 5 tanks and
5 field guns. One thousand are British,
3,000 are French and 600 are Japanese.
Most of the Japanese troops had been
withdrawn for duty in Tsinan and other
Shantung Province points.
The foreign preparations were being
made in the face of Nationalist claims
of a victory at Tsangcbow. SO miles
south of Tientsin on the railway lead
ing to Tsinan. Gen. Ten Hsl-Shan.
military governor of Shansi and ally or
the Nanking Nationalist government,
announced that his troops occupied
Taanachow after a lightning advance.
TheycapturedT ,000 N ortherners'With
large booty and arms and ammunition.
Gen. Ten apparently had swept down
the valley of the Puto River and cut off
the retreat of the Northern forces flee
taf from Shantung. Another any of I
the Nanking regime, Gen. Feng Yu-
Hsiang, was last repented as having oc
cupied Techow, 60 miles south of
Tsangcbow, near the Chlhli-Shantur ig
border, driving out the Northerners, mlto
concentrated there after the fall of
Tsinan.
No Specific Intervention Ashed.
The Nationalist protest, growing out
of the dashes which followed their oc
cupation of Tsinan, made no specific
request to President Coolidge for inter
vention. It read:
“Japanese troops have invaded Shan
tung. actually waging war against
China. The Chinese people remember
that the Shantung question was settled
through the offices of friendly powers,
especially the United States. (A refer
ence to the Washington conference of
1921-22 and the mediation of the Earl
of Balfour and Charles Evans Hughes
by which China regained Shantung
from the Japanese.
“We desire to know the attitude of
the United States Government and
people toward this grave situation
created by Japan.”
The action followed closely on the
heels of the Nanking protest to the
League of Nations claiming that Japan
had violated China’s integrity and in
dependence.
Peace Overture# Rejected.
The Nationalists, through the Kuo
min News Agency, also announced the
rejection of Chang Tso-Lin's peace
overtures. Chang, in a telegram to all
civil and military leaders, requested
them to “save the country from de
struction,” and ordered Northern troops
to cease hostilities. The Kuomin News
Agency announcement said:
“Chang Tso-Lin can never be taken
in the Kuomin tang (the Nationalist
organization), but his subordinates who
have proved their sincerity toward the
Kuomin tang might be accorded appro
priate treatment in order to expedite
the summoning of a national conven
tion "
The Chinese at Tsinan estimated
that 2,000 of their countrymen were
killed or wounded, Including 200
civilians, in clashes with Japanese
there. The Japanese authorities an
nounced 41 Japanese soldiers and 16
civilians were fcJikd and 189 soldiers
wounded.
The Japanese cut the Tientsin-Pukow
Railway to prevent reprisals by the Na
tionalist*. Since the Japanese have
disavowed any intention of establishing
a military government, the polking of
Tsinan has fallen to the Chamber of
Commerce and other bodies.
Japanese Flans.
It was understood in Tsinan that the
Japanese intend to adopt three meas
ure# pending the settlement of the
Tsinan affair:
First, occupation arid direct operation
of the Tsingta-Tsinan Railway , second,
occupation of toe foreign settlement at
Tsinan: third, establishment of a neu
ttai zone 30 mile* wide along the rail
way and around Tsinan.
Using its heaviest guns, the North
ern gunboat Hal Chi shelled Amoy
Island port* until driven off by answer
ing tire The populace, including for
• igriers, was panic-stricken. No casual
ties were reported . ,
The Peking gungual was believed to
be sacking the Norwegian steamer Vale,
which was unloading arms and muni
tions tor Use Nationalist forces.
Commander lf*»d Responsible,
The commander of the Nationalist
3rd Army Corps, Ho Yao-Tsu, who was
dismissed by the Nationalist govern
ment council, was held responsible for
violation by 14* forces of Chiarig Kai
H nek's orders after their entry into
TsSan on May 3 Hewn* not held re
-ponsible tor the clashes between Japa
nese and Southerner* hi that
which la directing tlie government's
policy regarding that incident
In explanation, members of the am
r«itu* rtaied that prior to entering
Initf oil pege 4. Column } >
Entered ns second class matter
post offlco, Washington. D. C.
1 Chinese Protest
* On Japan’s Action
Not Received Here
By the Associated Press.
The communication sent by the
Nanking government of China to
President Coolidge. calling his at
-1 tention to the Tsinan affair and the
occupation of Shantung by Japanese
troops, early today, had not reached
either the White House or the State
Department
The Nanking government Is re
ported to have appealed to the
American Government expressing
the hope that it would indicate its
attitude “regarding the grave situa
tion made possible by Japan's action.”
The position taken here thus far
is that Japan has been acting within
her rights in protecting her na
tionals and Japanese property in
Shantung. The statement of the
Japanese government that it iutonds
withdrawing the troops when the
need for them is past is accepted
as an evidence of her good faith.
U. S. REUEF PLANES
HALT ON JOURNEY
Two Army Amphibians Come
* Down at Maitland—One
Resumes Flight.
By the A##odM«d Pres*.
MAITLAND. Nova Scotia. May 14.
One of the two United States amphi
bian planes going to the.assistance of
the monoplane Bremen on Greenly
Island, which came down here this
morning at the mouth of the Shutfena
cadie River, in Oobequid Bay, resumed
its flight to Pictou from St. John's, New
Brunswick, early this afternoon, and
was seen passing over Truro at 12:28
pm.. Eastern daylight saving time.
The other plane remained in the bay,
and it was thought she would follow
the first machine shortly.
U. S. PILOT ILL AT ST. JOHNS.
Three United States Army planes,
two en route to the relief of the Ger
man transatlantic plane Bremen, were
in St. Johns today. The third brought
a pilot to replace one suddenly taken ill.
Two planes, which flew from Wash
ington en route for Greenly Island to
aid in the completion of the Bremen’s
Ireland-to-New York flight, found bad
flying weather yesterday in addition to
difficulties arising from the condition
of Lieut. Muir Fairchild, threatened
with appendicitis. His condition was
not regarded as serious.
Lieut Richard E Cobb, in an Army
amphibian, flew from Boston with Lieut
EJwood Quesada of Bolling Field, Wash
ington. to relieve Lieut Fairchild, so
that the latter could be sent home for
treatment
QeaxFecfaM has received word that
the Bremen la mechanically ready for
the flight to New York, and that a
runway has been shoveled in the snow
ready for a hop-off. The danger of
milder weather, which would damage
the runway and make the take-off
more difficult led the relief expedition
to plan all possible haste.
Plans call for the Bremen’s taking
off with just enough fuel to carry her
to Bt. Georges. Taking on a load of
fuel there, the plane is expected to at
tempt a non-stop flight to New York,
its original destination, by wav of Pictou
and St. Johns.
Should the relief planes find a land
ing at Long Point unfeasible. Pilot
Fred Melchoir will jump with a para
chute in order to reach the Bremen.
Melchoir. chief pilot for the Junkers
Co. in the United States, will have
charge of the Bremen’s flight to New
York.
O.K/S ADDITIONAL JUDGE
FOR D. C. SUPREME BENCH
A favorable report was ordered by the
Senate judiciary committee today on the
bill to add another justice to the bench
of the District Supreme Court, in order
to Inaugurate a system of having one
judge available to expedite condemna
tion proceedings. The favorable report
was recommended by the subcommittee
headed by Senator Giliett, Republican,
of Massachusetts, who conducted a bear
ing last week.
The bill does not provide that the
new judge would be assigned only to
condemnation proceedure. but provides
that with this additional judge the
chief justice shall assign one judge pri
marily to condemnation work from
time to time.
The Senate District committee will
meet at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
to give further consideration to a bill
pending in that committee to improve
the machinery by which the United
States Government condemns land
needed for public purposes in Washing
ton. The committee also may consider
again tomorrow the Capper bill to pre
vent fraud In connection with the sale
of securities in the District.
Stranded U. S. Autoists Amazed to Find
Their Mechanical Savior Was King Boris
Hf Die Amo? iujUtd Press,
80PIA, Bulgaria, May 14.—Two pre
fer sor# at the American College at
Samokov, 30 miles from here, discov
ered during the past week the 'King
of Meehan lea." *
riiey were returning from the earth
quake zone by automobile when their
engine broke down 20 wile# from Sofia.
They spent three hour# in vain at
tempt* to make repair# while daylight
rapidly faded. They had reconciled
themselves hi sloping in the field#
overnight when another automobile ap
proached.
"Can I help you?" the chauffeur of
the second car said in Bulgarian a# he
drew up beside the stranded American#
m ■- .mm*.,*,. "Vw, but we are
afraid you cannot
do much. We have
jfc monkeyed with the
B engine for three
W W % hours without auc
cess."
V# , Throwing a#ide
■Mbr m hi# coat and hut
ms Jk and roiling up ill#
sleeves the friend-
WSjni■ fa iy young chauffeur,
whom tlwsr A met
jugMte
u
ou# and
■ fare, proceeded
false the hot,(l
rrwM*-aa covering their en-
Htn* Had#. "»<*
’ me the carburetor,
magneto and *rark Within 1(1
©he Ihenma Jto.
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WASHINGTON, D. 0„ MONDAY, MAY 14, 1928-THIRTY-SIX PAGES. *
LOWDEN EXPENSES
LESS THAN MO,
HETELLSPROBERS
Contributed $12,500 or $15,-
000 to Own $64,700 Fund.
Friends Gave Most.
DENIES AGREEMENTS
WITH OTHER CANDIDATES
Has No Understanding to Throw
Strength to Dawes, Illinoisan
Testifies to Senators.
By the Associated Press.
Frank O. Lowden, appearing as a
witness before the Senate campaign
funds committee, testified today that
his receipts were $64,700 and expendi
tures “a little less than $60,000.”
His personal books showed he had
contributed $12,500 to advance his own
cause, although he said Clarence F.
Buck, acting as his campaign manager,
had informed him the contribution was
really $15,000.
This discrepancy would be straight
ened out, lie declared, when he could
examine his accounts. Lowden sa‘d
the greater part of the fund had been
contributed by two old friends—Omer
N. Custer of Galesburg, 111., and Robert
D. Clark of Los Angeles, a former resi
dent of Illinois. These two, with Buck,
who is a former State Senator of 1111-
nolse, had been attempting to line up
delegates for him.
Denies Agreements.
The fc.mer Governor of Illinois said
he had authorized no agreement with
other Republican presidential candi
dates. and that he had not been a party
to propaganda against them. Asked
specifically if it were true that there
was an understanding that the Lowden
strength would be swung to Vice Presi
dent Dawes, his close friend. In the
event Lowden could not otbaip the nom
ination, the witness said there was no
such plan. He ailded that It had not
been even remotely discussed by him.
Lowden agreed with Senator Dale.
Republican, of Vermont, when it was
suggested that the talk about such an
agreement might be attributed to the
fact that he witness and Dawes had
similar views on the agricultural ques
tion.
Near the close of his tetsimony. Low
den said that agriculture was doomed
unless it could be restored to its proper
parity.
‘T can’t see a bright future for the
American Republic if agriculture is per
mitted to decay,” he said. "So long as
that cwnm exists, ot course. I'll stand -
for it.” y
Before he began testifying Lowden
was introduced to the members of the
committee Individually and shook hands
with them.
Lowden Takes Stand.
“Will you tell us how your organiza
tion was formed?” was Chairman Btelw
er's first question as Lowden took the
stand.
“A year ago this Spring a good many
friends came to see me and more wrote
me about the presidency,” Lowden said.
“I could only say that I was doing
nothing.
“There is a small group of friends,
including Clarence F. Buck, former
State Senator of Illinois; Owen N. Cus
ter of Galesburg and Robert D. Clark
of Los Angeles. They said they under
stood my situation and asked if they
could not at *least organise to watch
developments. I agreed on that.
“They are acting with my consent
and are the only ones who have re
ceived my consent. They are doing the
work.”
“There is a voluntary organization In
New York." Lowden continued. "They
did not even ask my consent. As you
gentlemen know. Z have not been ac
tive—hove not even made a political
speech, though I have been urgd to
do so."
The witness said he saw Buck last
Priday mid received from him a state
ment of receipts and expenditures down
to that time.
"The receipts were $64,700.” he said,
"and expenditures less than $60,000. He
think* they have enough for the re
mainder of the campaign. He says I
have contributed $15,000, but my books
show only $12,500, and I have not been
able to straighten out the discrepancy
“I think Custer and Clark have given
the largest part of the total amount.
Says G. O. P. Faces Fight.
“At the outset I adopted the policy
that we would not set up organi
zations In any State unless the Re
publicans of the States were sufficiently
aggressive for me to go ahead and con
duct the campaign.
“I have felt from the first that the
Republicans will have a real fight this
Pall I thlnk_ Senator Barkley. Demo
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minutes he had put his finger on the
seat of the trouble. •
“Try It now,” #ald the good Samari
tan motorist, his face and hands
smeared with grease
One of the Americans put his foot
to Hie accelerator and the car started
with a rush. In their flight one of the
professor# suddenly remembered, "We
didn’t give that poor fellow a cent for
his trouble.”
Ten miles farther on the second car
caught up with them, and the Amer
icans were amazed to see the whole
countryside saluting and Itowlng in
homage to the young man who had ex
tricated them They were stupefied later
when they found that he was King
Boris of Bulgaria, who i# as good n
mechanic a# Ire is monarch.
GUILTY IN $600,000 THEFT.
BOSTON, May 14 (A I ).—Max Ifesaei
, was found guilty of receiving #tolen
good*, (hieat# to extort and larceny in
, a sealed verdict opened in the Superior
Court today The charge# were in
connection with 111# admitted theft of
about $600,000 from the Eastern Mteam-
I ship Co by George W Gordon, H easel's
brother-in-law. He will be sentenced
I later,
, Gordon was formerly employed by
l the company as an auditor He and
several other# are awaiting trial,
, wwaiwseww
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News Note —Secretary Hoover left yesterday for a four-day fishing trip to Pennsylvania.
“DRAFT COOLIDGE”
MOVE AGAIN ALIVE
Some Pennsylvania Leaders
Wish More Definite Word
From President.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Several of Pennsylvania's Republican
leaders wish a more definite declina
tion of the presidential nomination
from President Coolidge before they
commit themselves irrevocably to the
candidacy of Secretary Herbert Hoover.
This is the view expressed by some of
those who attended the caucus of the
Pennsylvania delegation to the Repub
lican national convention In Philadel
phia Saturday. Further, some of these
leaders today are saying privately that
they do not believe President Coolidge
has finally removed himself from the
picture. Both Secretary Mellon and
Senator Reed are understood to take
this view of the matter.
Secretary Mellon’s statement to the
delegates, declaring that of all the can
didates for the Republican presidential
nomination, Mr. Hoover seemed the
best fitted, Is interpreted In the light of
these assertions as meaning that Penn
sylvania’s big delegation will support
Mr. Hoover If the President cannot be
prevailed upon to run.
Will the President say anything
further in regard to the nomination
before the delegates actually go to
balloting m the Kansas City conven
tion? Most of the party leaders have
reached the conclusion that the Presi
dent has removed himself from con
sideration. and that he would not
accept the nomination. But the stand
now taken by some of the Pennsyl
vania leaders has revived to some extent
the "draft Coolidge" movement.
Mr. Mellon's statement favoring Mr.
Hoover over the other candidates—ln
cluding Lowden. Dawes, Curtis and Wat
son—ls said, however, to be a real re
flection of the views of many of the
Pennsylvania delegates. In fact, the
statement was made only tfter a con
sultation with many of the delegates.
Mr. Hoover has undoubted strength in
Pennsylvania, and there are reports that
had Mr. Mellon not said what he did.
a definite move to have the delegation
indorse Mr. Hoover would have been
made at the caucus Saturday.
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BRIEFS FILED IN 7-CENT
NEW YORK FARE FIGHT
Mayor Wnlker In Capital—Argu
ments Set for Supreme
Court Today.
Briefs were filed by opposing sides
in New York City’s S-cent fare dispute
today as a preliminary to oral argu
ment before the Supreme Court, set
for midafternoon.
Mayor Walker was in Washington
with the lawyers for the city, who are
seeking a stay of a court order grant
ing a temporary Increase in fares to 7
cents. Attorneys for the Interborough
Rapid Transit Co. are seeking to pre
clude Interference from the Supreme
Court with the order of the lower
court.
TWO HOMES BOMBED: LAID
TO LACK OF AID IN QUAKES
By (ha AMoetated Press.
SOFIA. Bulgaria. May 14.—Two
ootnbs exploded early today at the
homes of wealthy men in different
parts of Sofia. It is believed that cer
tain so-called patriotic organisations
are responsible for the attacks, growing
out of an alleged lack of generosity by
certain rich Bulgarians in connection
with the recent earthquake disasters.
A similar explosion took place last
week at a commercial bank. Much un
easiness has been caused by the mani
festation.
Today’s explosions were at the homes
of a wealthy merchant and a banker.
"THE PENALTY”
"Golden Rule” Film
Produced by
The Evening Star
To further traffic safety
will he shown tomorrow
, along with the regular pro
! gram at
The Gem Theater
11H Seventh St, N.W.
Men and Women
In U. S. Bid £I,OOO
For Trip on R-100
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 14. Comdr.
Charles Burney, managing director of
the Airship Guarantee Co., said today
that no passengers would be carried
by the dirigible R-100 on its Inaug
ural flight across the Atlantic to the
United States, but that passengers
would be carried on the Journey
badk to England.
Comdr. Burney said that it was
probable the R-100 would be ready
for Inflation toward the end of July
"All should be ready for a flight
across the Atlantic in October," he
said.
He added that his company had
several offers of £I,OOO each for the
privilege of making the trip back to
England, both from men and women
in the United States.
PROBE OF CDUZENS
CHARGES APPROVED
Senate Judiciary Committee
Votes to Investigate Inter
nal Revenue Bureau.
By the Associated Press.
A favorable report on the La Follette
resolution calling tat aa investigation
of charges made by Senator Couse ns,
Republican. Michigan, against the In
ternal Revenue Bureau was voted today
by the Senate judiciary committee.
Addressing the Senate on April 12,
Couse ns charged an attempt to intimi
date him by threat of an additional tax
assessment when he was chairman of
a Senate committee investigating the
bureau.
The La Follette resolutions cited sev
eral other charges made by Cousens, one
being that "there is evidence of collusion
between high bureau officials and so
called tax experts in an endeavor to ex
tort a huge fee from the taxpayer.”
Declaring that "the honor of the
United States Senate and the liberty of
action on the part of Senators" is in
volved. the resolution would instruct
the Judiciary committee to go fuby into
the charges and report to the Stnate.
Chairman Norris said that the resolu
tion was favored unanimously by a sub
committee which considered it.
NINE FEARED LOST
AS LAUNCH UPSETS
One Hetcned From Waters of Maine
lake—Says Boat Sprang
leak.
By the Associated Press.
BROCKTON. Mass., May 14.—At
least nine men and possibly ten, mem
bers of a fishing party of Brockton
official* and business men. drowned in
Mooaehead Lake near Greenville, Me.,
yesterday when their boat overturned
after springing a leak, reports received
here from one survivor this afternoon
indicated.
Police Capt. James E. Lays, a mem
ber of the party, telephoned the mayor's
office from Greenville, saying that he
had arrived there safely, but, so far as
he knew, no other member of the party
had been saved. Reports from Roek
wood, however, said William F. Daley,
fire chief, was safe at Greenville
The others in the party were Sheriff
Sari P. Blann, Plymouth; Dr. Arthur
P. Peterson, former city physician; Dr.
David Brldgewood, John Sandberg,
manufacturer; Fred Dahlborg, city
highway commissioner; Dr. Prank Mo
aerg, Harry O. Howard, former mayor;
Knuto 0. Balander. Brockton business
man; Sam Buddln, Greenville guide.
The men left here Saturday and set
>ut yesterday In Buddln'a motor boat
for the camp, where they were to re
main last night. On their way across
the lake the boat sank. All of the
Brockton men were prominent in the
business and official life of the city.
ORKENVJLIE,“m7I May 14 OP)-
The survivor of the Mooaehead Lake
drowning*, in which eight prominent
cittarns of Plymouth County, Mass., are
believed to have lost their lives, now
has identified himself as Police Oapt
James K. Leys of Brockton and not
Fire Chief Daley of Brockton, as at
first believed,
Feeling Is hopeful here that some
other members of the party may have
mansard to reach shore, as no bodies
have been located after a wide search
in the vicinity of thi spot where tin*
motor boat oojwlsed.
HUSBAND IS SHOT
BY JEALOUS WIFE
George F. Kennedy, Twice
Wounded in Argument, Re
fuses to Prosecute Mate.
Shot twice by a jealous wife, George
F. Kennedy, bwner of the H-K Ad
vertising Service, 1710 Pennsylvania
avenne, was i! Emergency Hospital to
day, ready to forgive and forget every
thing.
Kennedy, suffering from wounds In
the right shoulder and left wrist and
from the shock of his experience, was
eager to excuse his wife. Mrs. Emma
Kennedy, who fired the (wo shots at
him early last night as the climax of a
day’s fuUle argument. Kennedy ad
mitted he had lost his temper and
said his wife was in a highly nervous
state and that they were fully reconciled
now,
IM «a JUN Bond.
Mrs. Kennedy was freed on SI,OOO
collateral last night by Lieut. W. E.
acting commander of the third
precinct, so that she might go to her
home at Sls Takoma avenue. Takoma
Park, and be with their three children
overnight. The case was scheduled for
Police Court today.
The Kennedy’s two eldest children.
George. 10 years old, and June. 6, left
for school today Ignorant of the near
tragedy, knowing only that “daddy
didn’t come home last night” The
third child is a baby 10 months old.
Mrs. Kennedy, who told the story of
her marital differencerto Lieut Holmes,
said that she had been jealous for some
time and that recently her husband had
discharged his stenographer at her
request* Still suspicious that he was
meeting her. although she had no proof
of it, she accused him of it yesterday.
Argued All Afternoon.
All afternoon they rode around in
their automobile, arguing but never
reaching a satisfactory conclusion.
Finally they went to Kennedy’s office.
There, she said, they both lost their
tempers and in another moment she
had fired the shots.
Kennedy was taken to Emergency
Hospital by Policeman T. E. Marquis,
where his wounds were dressed. His
condition is not serious.
Mrs. Kennedy followed her husband to
the hospital and there they became
reconciled. Kennedy later told Lieut.
Holmes he had no desire to prosecute
his wife, and today was anxious to
leave the hospital and return to his
home,
Mrs. Kennedy was charged with as
sault with a dangerous weapon in Po
lice Court this morning, and the case
was continued until May 29. pending the
outcome of the husband's injuries.
Attorney Godfrey L. Munter. counsel
for Kennedy, appeared for Mrs. Ken
nedy at the hearing. He said that an
effort would be made to avoid prose
cution.
ITALIA AWAITS GOOD
WEATHER FOR FLIGHTS
Gen. Nobile’s Ship All Ready for
Trip to Northern Polar
Regions.
By thn Associated Pro##.
KING'S BAY, Spitsbergen. May 14.
The dirigible Italia will make another
flight into the North Polar regions as
soon as good weather prevails.
The crew is working day and night
filling up Gen. Umberto Nobile’s craft
with gas and bensine. The wet snow
of the last day and night has covered
the Italia with a white mantle which It
was difficult to get off, but it was malt
ing today and the ship was drying
under the sunshine.
lOoeyrUlo 1998.)
Veteran Race Pilot, Excited by Fire,
Is Believed Victim of Own Bullet
By th* Awoi'lated Pres*
LOS ANOKLKS, May 14.-A veteran
and steel nerved racing car pilot, who
during a career of many year* on the
fastest board track* of the country
laughed at death and lived a life of
chance, today waa dead. sheriff 1 * depu*
We* aaid. because he had become ex*
t iled over a small brush tire on hi*
mountain cabin site,
Pave t*ewls, who iockeyet, speeding
automobiles with Harney Oldfield,
Teddy TetslafT, Kddle Ktckenbaeker and
other* of the old school wa* found dead
yesterday on hi* Han Fmnotsquito can*
yen ranch
Although his relative* scoffed at the
report «officers that he had lost his
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Turkish Officers
Wedding Foreigners
To Be Discharged
By the Associated Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE. May 14.
Turkish army officers who marry for
eigners henceforth will be dismissed
from the servlae under a law which
has just beet adopted by Parlia
ment. The same rule already ap
plies to the diplomatic corps.
Hitherto many Turkish army of
ficers on tours of military study In
Germany have returned with Ger
man wives.
MERGER BILL WINS
FAVORABLE REPORT
House Committee Centers!
Debate on Granting
of Charter.
’
By two votes, out of 10 to 3 and the ‘
other by 8 to 5, the House District com
mittee today ordered a favorable report j
on the street railwry merger bill.
While the first vote was being taken i
Representatives Jenkins of Ohio and
Rathbone of Illinois reserved the right
to change their vote later, saying that
they were not sufficiently convinced on
several points to take a more definite
stand. Representative Hammer oi
North Carolina declared he would never
vote for the merger while the language
of the bill was so indefinite. He called
it a “most damnable b»ll” and said that
while he desired to vote for a merger
he would rather quit Congress than
support this measure. Representative
1 Lam pert, Wisconsin, declared: “I don't
like this bill. I don't like the valuation
I reserve the right after further study
to change my attitude.” On the first
vote those who supported the bill were
Representatives Underhill, Massachu
setts: McLeod. Michigan; Rathbone.
Bowles. Massachusetts; Bowman. West
Virginia; Hall. Indiana; Jenkins, Combs.,
Missouri; Lampert and Zlhlman. Mary
land. Those who recorded against the
bill were Gibson, Vermont; Gilbert,
Kentucky, and Hammer.
Amendment Is Fought.
The big fight of the day, however, was
over an amendment proposed by Mr.
Gibson to have Congress grant the
charter to the merged company Instead
of authorising the Public Utilities Com
mission to grant the charter, the lan
guage of the amendment being "and
said Capital Transit Co. when incorpo
rated by an act of Congress shall have
all the powers, benefits, etc.”
This amendment was adopted but
later Mr. Combs called attention that
the committee would be placed in the
position of having reported the bill but
not having ratified the agreement, so
that no charter could be issued until the
agreement was ratified. He declared
that the amendment was clearly in oon
mt. uiQiQB Mm wnat sacred ngHf
unification agreement had to restrict
Congress to its duty as to what Congress
thinks is right in making lavs.
Mr. Rathbone declared that the Gib
son amendment was an additional safe
guard and ought not to be reconsid
ered. He expressed the opinion that
Congress had a perfect right to change
the methods of procedure in twinging
about a merger. Mr. Combs warned the
committee that in passing the bill with
the Gibson amendment, "we'll junk the
last four weeks* work.” Mr. Gibson re
torted. "Better junk four years’ work
before you pass a bill that is wrong.”
This amendment was stricken from
the bill by a vote of 6 to 5. The vote
was—for. Underhill. McLeod, Bowles.
Bowman. Combs and Zlhlman; against
—Gibson. Rathbone. Lampert Hall and
Hammer. Mr. Gibson called attention
that if Mr. Gilbert, who by unanimous
consent at the last meeting was al
lowed to record himself opposed to the
bill, and Representative Jenkins, who
had left the meeting, were present they
both would have voted nay and the
amendment would have been retained.
Proposal Rejected.
Mr. Hammer offered a motion to
defer further action and to have the
committee chairman ask an opinion
from the Attorney General on several
questions, but his proposal was rejected.
At this point Mr. Gibson observed. "We
have no right in this matter. Some
thing secret is being done." Mr. Ham
mer replied. “We will have our rights
on the floor of the House.”
On the motion of Mr. Combs to re
port the bill with the Gibson amend
ment stricken out, those voting in
favor were Underhill. McLeod. Bowles,
Bowman. Hall. Cede, Combs and Zihl
man. Those voting against were Gib
son. Rathbone. Lampert, Gilbert and
Hammer.
.w ß s l i rM<>nt * t,v * Gibson served notice
«*** «e would file a minority report.
The committee struck from the bill
an amendment inserted at the last
meeting requiring the merged company
to ll w 'ogniir the right of employes in
collective bargaining which would re
quire the companies to deal with the
labor union in labor disputes.
Mr. Hammer again called attention
to a provision in the unification agree
ment which sets the rate base at#so.-
000.000. but says that this may be In
creased by betterment and improvement.
Mr. Hammer declared that this is giv
ing the corporation authority to in
crease the rate base and to keep all re
tirements In the rate base until amor
tised, "and they will not be amortised
until your children are dead and gone,"
He insisted that the unification agree
ment should be changed to say defi
nitely that the rate base of $50,000,000
shall remain for 10 yearn.
If the merger is not passed at thts
session of Congress, it does not mean
that the merger prospects are dead, be
cause under the unification agreement.
Congress is allowed until June 1. tgjg
to accept the proposal for a merger.
head and kilted himself whan a brush
lire he had started got nut of control,
the deputies said they were convinced
that the veteran driver had become ex*
cited when he thought he had started
a dangerous Are and shot hunself.
The tire on Lewis’ ranch home, was
brought under control with little effort
after K had burned over leas than an
acre of land.
Lewis' relatives said he had not been
known to own a pistol and ottered the
opinion that robbers had kilted him and
then started the Are in an attempt to
cover up their crime.
Lewis was 49 years old. He was to
have gone to Indianapolis May 25 to
drive a newly built racing car ip the
Memorial day speed classic there.
TWO CENTS.
WELCH WAGE BILL
IN AMENDED FORM
OPPOSED BY SMOOT
Senator Declares Proposed
Changes Would Increase
Cost to $25,400,000.
; DALE PLANS CONFERENCE
TO HASTEN SENATE VOTE
i Brookhart Favors Amendments.
Employes’ Spokesman Anx
ious for Action.
With the announcement today b7
| Senator Smoot, Republican, of Utah,
i that he could not support the Govern
; ment employes’ pay increase bill as
i i mended Saturday by a Senate commit
i tee, the legislative horizon for Wash
* ington’s 45.000 Federal employes today
| became beclouded.
Senator Smoot declared the comm t
i tee changes would run the ccst of the
measure up from 818.000.000 to 825 -
400.000. He said he could not approve
of such a large expenditure of Govern
ment funds under the bill.
Senator Dale, Republican, of Ver
mont. chairman of the civil service com
mittee, said his position was that he
wanted to see a bill go through, and
that he planned to confer with Senator
Smoot during the day as to the latest
developments.
Visits White House.
Senator Smoot made known his posi
tion on the amended bill after a trip to
the White House. The Senator did not
discuss his talk with the President. It
was understood at the White House,
however, that the President would not
look with favor on the increased amount
made necessary by the Senate com
mittee’s amendments. At the same
• time, it was recalled that the adminis
tration has been favorably inclined to
ward the House bill, with a total cost
of 818.000,000.
Senator Brookhart Republican, of
lowa, and one of the committee mem
bers, who advocated adding new steps
at the top of many of the grades of the
House bill, in order to have in each
grade the same number of steps that
now exist, estimated today that the total
cost of the bill, as amended, would be
823.697,000. He agreed with Senator
Smoot that the Senate amendment
would add approximately 87.400.000 to
the cost of the House bill, but he start
ed from a different basis in estimating
the cost of the House bill. He said
he used the estimate of the cost of the
House bill as 816.137.0C0. which, he
said, was a Budget Bureau figure.
Employes Want Action.
Luther C. Steward of the National
Federation of Federal Employes, dis
cussing the status of the legislation to
day. said:
“We are strongly In favor of the
most terms flat can be en
acted. but view with alarm anything
that will tend to jeopardize the as
surance of definite action at this ses
sion. The most important immediate
step is to secure some action by the
Senate, so that if there is a difference
that will require adjustment the con
ferees could begin work without de
lay.”
Senator Smoot did not give any opin
ion as to what he thought the Senate
would do with the salary hill as It la
to be reported He merely announced
that the Senate changes would add
87.000.000 to the cost and that it would
make the total cost, as reported to the
Senate. 825.400.000. Then he added:
"I cannot support that.”
Asked today regarding the discussion
which took place at the Senate hearing
Saturday to the effect that if the
“relative position” clause of the House
bill were eliminated only about 85.00©.-
000 of increases would take effect dur
ing the first year. Senator Smoot said
todav that was not his understanding
of the proposition. The bill was in
tended to provide for increases total
ing 818,000,000, he said.
Brookhart's Position.
Senator Brookhart indicated that he
was still strongly in favor of the addi
tional steps added to the bill by the
Senate committee and pointed out that
the committee was unanimous in its
action to report the bill. He indicated
that he could see no reason why the
total cost of the bill could not run to
his estimate of 823.697.000. instead of
818.000.000.
The committee may file its report in
the Senate some time today and wtU
try to have the bill considered as soon
as possible, but it is not likely to be
taken up today.
Ptrie Sees Deficiencies.
"Apparent deficiencies” in the Welch
bill were pointed out in a letter writ
ten by R M Pirie. assistant chief
clerk of the United States Public Health
Service, to Chairman Dale of the Sen
ate civil service committee and made
public today.
Mr. Pirie potnts out that "there b no
language in this bill repealing the ‘aver
age provision* appearing in all the ap
propriation acts for the next fiscal
year." and that the words 'relator*
position" used in the measure, "are not
specific on account of the fact that
there are not the same number of pay
rate* in the grades of the new bill as
there are tn the same grades unoer tne
present law “ The bill, as it now stands.
Mr. Ptrie asserts, "has increased the
maximum of grades I to 4 tn the cleri
cal, administrative and fiscal service
and has added two additional grades at
letter, in part, follows
" Permit me to invite the attention
of your committee to the following
apparent deficiencies tn Mil HR-851*.
"An Act to provide for the classification
of civilian positions within the District
of Columbia and the field service.*
better known as the Welch bitt
“I. There to no language tn thto bill
repealing the 'average provision* appear
ing In ail the appropriation acts for the
next fiscal year It to not understood
how this proposed act can be made
effective tn the manner generally be
lieved by many, as long as the 'average
provision' above mentioned to still tn
nvree For example, employes tn grades
where the average to now reached toften
by reason of some employes In the trade
receiving the maximumV would be
blocked by this 'average provision' from
receiving any increase under the Welch
bi"
“3 The words “relative position*
appearing tn line \3. page 23 of the bill
<as printed tn the .Senate), are net
specific on account of the fact that
there are not the same number of pay
rates In the grades of the new bill as
there are in the same grades under the
present law The words relative pom
*h\n' could mean a certain number of
stops from the top or could just
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