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WEATHER.
fff. $. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Showers, slightly cooler tonight; to
morrow partly cloudy and cooler.
Temperatures —Highest, 82, at 11
a.m. todav; lowest. 86. at 5:30 a.m.
today. Full report on page 7.
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FLYERS ACCLAIMED
IN BRISBANE AFTER
SPANNING PACIFIC
Gifts Showered on Crew of
Southern Cross at Civic
Reception.
i
COOLIDGE AND DAVISON
SEND CONGRATULATIONS
» JJscker Presents Airmen With
Plane —Australia Gives Four
$25,000 in Gold.
L j|y the Associated Press.
BRISBANE. Australia. June 9 —The
wildest enthusiasm marked a civic re
ception this afternoon to the four mem
bers of the Southern Cross crew, which
flew from Oakland. Calif., to tills city
over the Pacific Ocean.
Capt. Charles Kingsford-Smith, flight
commander of the Southern Cross, wore
as a mascot a scarlet monkey, fashioned ■
of silk. Capt Charles Ulm, co-pilot, still j
carried his goggles and helmet. The j
two Americans Navigator Harry Lyon ,
and Radioman James Warner, were j
dressed in their ordinary street attire. |
When a telegram from Prime Min
ister Bruce was read, announcing the
commonwealth's intention of granting
£5.000 ($25,000) to Kingsford-Smith
and his companions, the enthusiasm
ran riot. ~ .
The Queensland governor said the
•viators had successfully completed an
achievement which had been watched
with breathless interest by the whole
world. He said it was more than a per
aonal triumph, marking the commence
ment of a new era in aerial navigation
that would remain throughout all fu
ture periods as a great event in his
tory.
The aviators were congratulated as
four brave men who had concluded one
sf the most amazing feats in history.
"Without flattery to the honored
guests here,” the governor said, “the
flight was the greatest of all flights.
Four men worked so closely together,
each bringing for the common good
some extraordinary ability for the suc
cess of the venture.”
The Americans. Lyon and Warner,
Were welcomed in behalf of the Queens
land government with the declaration
that “we have much in common with
Americans living on the opposite sides
of the Pacific. The flight has done
something very material to bring closer
the English speaking peoples.”
Premier Sends Congratulations.
The prime minister of Australia j
telegraphed congratulations on "the;
accomplishment of the seemingly im
possible, and ire are gratified at the
association with two citizens of our
great sister democracy beyond the Pa
cific*
Cape lOngsford-SmWh. replying
said:
“This big moment is the fulfillment
of my life's greatest ambition. I am
very much overcome at the magnificent
reception and the munificent donation
given by the government.
*1 am particularly honored to have
our Yankee friends with us."
Kingsford-Smith reiterated that it
had been proposed originally to leave
the two Americans at Suva, but he had
thought ii only fair to bring them to
Australia
He said one of the greatest scientific
values of the trip had been the radio
messages. The captain said the flight
was not an individual thing, but a
magnificent co-operation of four per
said their future plans “were
in the lap of the gods."
Lyon and Warner declared the recep
tion the most impressive thing they had
ever encountered.
Perfect Landtag Made.
Capt Kingsford-Smith brought the;
huge tri-motored monoplane to a per- j
feet landing here at 10:10 o'clock this
morning (7:10 p.m, Friday, Eastern;
standard time), completing the last and
most dangerous leg of his transoceanic
flight, from Suva, Fiji Islands, a dis
tance of 1,762 miles. The flight was,
made in less than 21 hours at an aver
age Sf»-ed of M miles an hour.
Showered with gifts, including the
t2s.Oo<) to gold from the Australian
government, Capt. Ktogsford - Smith
gave credit for the success of the 7,300-
mile aerial voyage to his three asso
ciates. Capt. Ulm. and the two Amer
icans. Lyon and Warner.
Every road leading to the Eagle Farm
Landing Field was blocked hours before
the Southern Cross was sighted. Capt.
Kingsford-Smith brought the plane
through a storm which tested the abil
ity of the crew throughout the night
Land was first struck at B&lllna, 150:
trifles north of here. This was due to
K fierce Winter storm which threw!
plane slightly off course. But the
navigator recovered bearings and head
ed south for the land field here.
Despite the hectic night of flying,
the (Southern Cros crew experienced no
111 effects The populace of Brisbane
freeUd the sierial conquerors of the
aclftr; with open arms. After the first
round of cheering and speeches of wel
come, members of the crew were es
corted to the city from the landing
Arid where Joyous crowd* lined the
pathway of trie airmen, cheering them
with wild enthusiasm
Coviidge fiends Mesaage.
In Brisbane Capt. Kingsford-ftmith
found a message from President Cool
tdge awaiting him, expressing "hearty
congratulations to you and your com
panions on your successful flight from
Oakland to Australia Your brilliant,
courageous pioneering lias advanced
the cause of aviation and strengthened
the bonds between your commonwealth
and our country."
Tbe Assistant Becretary of War V
Trube* fsavioon, sent Use following ca
blegram :
“Or* behalf of the American Army, I
extend la-arty co»<gratul*tior>s to the
crew of the (Southern Cross for tiieir
Momeoous accomplishment of the
transpacific flight. Vour cr* w ha* dem
fjnatrated a piowe** which will consti
tute an incentive of great importance
to the of aviation throughout
she world "
From i/j tii Angeieft, O A Hancock,
millionaire sportsman wi*n backed the
flight when ail other source* failed, sent
woid that a* a token of friendship and
tribute to Klngsford (Smith and Ulm
tie wiujd make them a gift of tiie
Kou theft* cross and cancel ail inttebted-
Aefca.
Hill Fly to Hydtury.
After flpg round of reception* and
welcomes here tt*e Boutliern Cions will
meke (|*e final hoy of the flight vm
overland lam of 600 miles from litu
bune to (Sydney a distance surrounded
by none of (he | perils of previous leg!
tCon'UUleC on Jvge 2, Column "If
I LIEUT. SCHILT. MARINE HERO.
GIVEN CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL
, Colorful Ceremony Marks
\ Presentation of Highest
) Honor at White House.
f Rewarded for Daring Rescue
of 18 Wounded Comrades
in Nicaragua.
Lieut. C. Frank Schilt, Marine Corps
air pilot, hero of the Nicaraguan cam
paign. this afternoon received from
i President Coolidge the Congressional
Medal of Honor for his accomplishment
of carrying 18 wounded Marines from
the town of Quilali in his airplane.
The medal was pinned on Lieut.
Schilt’s breast at a colorful and elab
orate military ceremony held under
Marine Corps regulations. Lieut. Schilt
is the first living aviator of any serv
ice to receive the Government's high
est recognition for heroism above and
beyond the call of duty and in the face
of enemy Are, the only other award
having been made posthumously to
Lieut. Frank Luke for his startling
achievements in the World War.
Former Presentations Informal.
While other Congressional Medals of
Honor have been presented at the White
j House in the past, as far as could be
recalled there the award was made
more or less informally. The Marines,
j proud of the quiet young airman, turned
I out to do him honor on this occasion.
! When the President arrived from his
office to the south lawn of the White
House grounds he saw the ranking
officers of the Marine Corps and Navy
lined up and behind them was a bat
talion of Maiines with the colors and
the Marine Band.
The President took his place at the
right of the little group of Navy and
Marine officials and at that instant
Maj. R. S. Keyser, in command of the
battalion, presented the colors. Lieut.
Schilt, who had been standing in the
file closers, stepped from behind and
marched to a point a few paces in front
of the colors and behind Maj. Keyser.
The major, the airman and the colors
then marched simultaneously toward
the President, where Maj. Keyser an
nounced that Lieut. Schilt was present
to receive the decoration. He then
stepped aside and Lieut. Schilt moved
two paces forward, faced the President
and saluted.
The band played "The Star Spangled
Banner” and then Maj. Gen. John A.
Lejeune. commandant of the Marine
Corps, stepped forward and read from a
paper in a loud voice as follows:
“Attention to orders! '
“The President takes pleasure In pre
senting the Congressional Medal of
Honor to Lieut. Christian Frank Bchilt,
United States Marine Corps, for services
in Nicaragua, as set forward in the fol
lowing:
“ ‘For extraordinary heroism dls-
ATLANTIC RIGHTS
I WMF ON HR
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Stultz and 801 l Ventures
Again Deferred by Unfavor
able Conditions.
Bjr the Associated Pres*
TREPASSEY. N. F., June 9.—The
take-off of the monoplane Friendship
for Europe was postponed today until
tomorrow because of reports received by
the flyers of unfavorable weather condi
tions on the course over the Atlantic.
I The early morning clouds here disap
peared after a few hours and by mid
forenoon the weather was clear with the
wind from the northeast.
Balked for three days by adverse
; winds and leaks in the gas tanks of
their plane, the flyers yesterday saw a
wall of fog and rain come between them
and the ocean flight they are impatient
! to make. .
, Miss Amelia Earhart, who hopes to be
; the first woman to fly the Atlantic, and
her two companion*. Wilmer Stultz,
pilot, and Lou Gordon, mechanic, were
disappointed.
WEATHER WARNING ISSUED.
NEW YORK, June 9 </P).—A warning
against any attempt today at a trans
atlantic flight was sounded by Dr.
James H. Kimball, United States weath
er forecaster.
"None ol the flyers will attempt it if
they depend upon us,” he said. “Condi
tions for flying across the great circle
route Saturday will not be at all good.
It will be stormy nearly all the way
over. They would encounter conflicting
winds and rains.
Heeding the advice of the weather
man, Mis,'; Mabel 8011, who is seeking
' to make the transatlantic crossing In
1 Charles A. Levine's Columbia, decided
|to defer her attempt. Bhe said, how
l ever, that she still was "rarln' to go "
Bhe did not indicate how long the
flight would be deferred but Irvine
thought it would be "two or three days."
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STEVINSON AND PITT
j ENTER GOLF FINALS
| G. F. Wood, Richmond, Meet* E, L.
Bono in Second Flight Semi-
Final at Columbia.
Miller H BtevltUfon of Columbia and
Hairy (I Wtt of Manor are playing
■ j this afternoon in the final round of
j the Colombia Country Club invitation
' | golf tournament. Although Btevlnson
lost tiie first two holes to Thoms# P
_! (tones of Columbia in one semi-final
| this morning i*e was tomes' master
, i lle-ieaft*r, winning on the fifteenth
j green by 5 and 3 I'itt was in front
:i of prank K Roesch of Washington
j throughout the other seim-final, win
- j ntng on the fourteenth, ft and 4
■ j Gordon P Wood of Richmond de
feated C A Puller of Chevy Chase In
m*e semi-final nf the second flight and
will piay V. X, Bono of Columbia, wia<
i defeated Donald Woodward of Colum
l i bia, 2 and J
i by in Curtis of Indian Bpring, de
feated Fred Markay of Klchinond, tj
I and 4 In the third flight semi-final,
j while M A Bhlpley of Manor was
defeat pig W Hayes of Columbia,
Wt\ e Ifoeninfl Sfaf.
J V WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION V-/
WASHINGTON, I). C., SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1928-THIRTY-FOUR PAGES.
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LIEUT. C. FRANK SCHILT.
I lingulshed by conspicuous gallantry and
intrepidity at the risk of his life above
and beyond the call of duty. On the
' sixth, seventh and eighth of January.
1928, at Quilali. Nicaragua, Lieut.
! Schilt. then a member of a Marine
! expedition which had suffered severe
j losses in killed and wounded, volun
teered under almost impossible condi
tions to evacuate the wounded by air
I and transport a relief commanding
officer to assume charge of a very seri
ous situation. Lieut. Schilt bravely
undertook this dangerous and vitally
important task and by taking ofl a
total of 10 times in the rough, rolling
street of the partially burned village,
under hostile infantry fire on each
occasion, succeeded by alrnogt super
human skill, combined with personal
courage of the highest order, in accom
plishing his mission, thereby actually
saving three lives and bringing sup
plies and succor to others in desperate
need.’"
Capt. Wilson Brown, naval aide to
the President, handed the Executive
the Congressional Medal of Honor and
Mr. Coolidge pinned it on the officer's
breast directly above his gold wings.
Participating in Ceremony.
Those who officially participated in
the ceremony with the President were,
in addition to Gen. Lejeune. as follows:
Edward P. Warner. Assistant Secretary
of the Navy for Aeronautics; Francis
White, chief of the Latin American
Division of the State Department; Maj.
Gen. W. C. Neville, commanding the
Quantlco base where Lieut. Schilt served
prior to being assigned to Nicaragua:
Rear Admiral Charles F. Hughes, chief
of naval operations; Rear Admiral Wil
liam A. Moffett, chief of the Bureau of
Aeronautics; Brig. Gen. Dion Williams,
assistant commandant of the Marine
Corps; Brig. Gen. Charles L. McCauley,
chief quartermaster of the corps; Brig.
Gen. George H. Richards of Marine
Headquarter: Col. Osmun Le/rob», Mil
itary Aide to the President, and Everett
Sanders, Secretary to the President. 1
TWQNATION ALIST
ARMIES AT PEKING
Clash of Shansi and Feng
Forces Held Remote.
Mukdenites Return.
By the Associated Press.
PEKING, June 9.—-Uncounted thou
sands of troops of two factions of the
Nationalist army, those from Shansi
province and those commanded by Gen.
Feng Yu-Hsiang, were close to Peking
on three sides today.
It was believed, however, that there
was no danger of a clash at present,
as Feng was expected to turn his at
tention to Tientsin and try to drive out
the Northern forces there.
Although 6.000 Shansi troops have
now entered Peking, the situation in the
city continued quiet today. The com
mander of these forces issued a procla
mation assuring foreigners that they
would be safe. He demanded that any
Northerners remaining there surrender
their arms to avoid trouble.
Wireless Being Used.
Telegraphic communication between
Peking and the rest of the world con
tinued Interrupted and wireless was
being used to keep up contact. There
has been no travel into Peking since
last Sunday and no mail ha* been
received.
The entry of the Shansi forces into
Peking apparently was carried out
under a reported agreement by which
Gen. Yen Hal-Shan, military governor
of Shansi, will control the Peking area
Gen. Yen is held to be a model gover
nor, since the province has been kept!
peaceful and prosperous under ills rule i
Gen, Yen lias not yet arrived in I
Peking, ft was understood today that
he was remaining in Paotingfu, to the
south, because of ill health.
JAPAN DENIEK FRICTION.
TOKIO, June 9 (A*).—ln view of some
special dispatches from Tientsin pub
lished In Tokio Intimating strained re
lations between the American and
Japanese garrisons, the war office stated
today that it ha* received official re
l*orts from Tientsin declaring that the
friendliest relations existed.
It is said that the rumors of dissen
sion grew out of a Japanese-Amerlcan
agreement that when a Japanese air
plane found It necessary to fly over the
American aviation grounds, an Amer
ican plane would go up for tiie purpose
of informing the Japanese* they were
over tiie American section
This took place and led to rumors
that the Americans resented the Jap
anese scouting planes
“One of Ute American planes landed
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ITALIA ON ICE CAP,
DIRIGIBLE’S RADIO
SIGNALS INDICATE
Wireless From Airship Heard
by Base Ship—Crew Told
of Rescue Plans.
NOBILE NOW BELIEVED
NEAR NORTHEAST LAND
Citta di Milano Prepares to Sail
Today—Other Relief Expedi
tions Speeded.
KINGS BAY, Spltzbergen, June
9 (A>). —lt is reported at Kings Bay
that it has been established that all
aboard the dirigible Italia are alive.
ifv the Associated Press,
KINGS BAY, Spltzbergen, June 9.
The dirigible Italia was estimated to
| day to be down near Northeast Land,
or on the Polar ice cap to the north.
! The base ship Citta de Milano has
I picked up signals from the airship,
| which has been missing since May 25.
The men at the base were very opti
mistic today that the airship's crew
of 17 and their commander, Gen. Um
berto Nobile, would be rescued.
The base ship heard the Italia's sig
nals yesterday afternoon, and asked the
airship a number of questions. The
base ship received no answers, but
heard several more signals which Capt.
Manoya of the ship was unable to
understand.
Told of Relief Plans.
The Citta di Milano told the crew
of the Italia about the numerous ex
peditions being undertaken to rescue
them. These include the flying expe
ditions of Capt. Riiser-Larsen and
Lieut. Luetzow Holm, the expeditions
aboard the sealing ship Hobby and the
ice breaker Braganza, and several
searching parties making their way
across snow and ice of Spltzbergen.
The base ship was being made ready
today to sail as soon as possible to the
rescue if this were thought advisable.
The messages received by the Citta
di Milano were calculated to have come
from a point within latitudes 80 to 81
north and longitudes 25 to 30 east. As
soon as the signals began to come in
all stations in the vicinity were asked
to be quiet.
Area of Ragged Ice.
The region in which the Italia is
: believed to have come down off North-
I east Land is an Inhospitable stretch of
1 ragged ioe. Cape Leigh Smith is the
easternmost point of Northeast Land,
which is a large uninhabited island
separated from Spltzbergen proper by
the Straits of Hinlopen.
There are several islands oft North-
SCABifiAtt
Island and Foyn Island, of these Foyn
Island is nearest the coast of North
east I .and, being about 20 miles to the
north.
Little Exploration Made.
In the exploration work which the
Hobby and Braganza. assisted by the
Norwegian flyer Lieut. Holm, have been
conducting, little exploration was made
beyon the western portion of Northeast
Land, the Straits of Hinlopen making
a formidable barrier crossed only with
difficulty.
While Russian officials are inclined to
believe that the Italia came down in
the neighborhood of Peterman Land
north of Franz Josef Land, it appears
certain that the dirigible came down
in Queen Victoria Sea at some point
between the easternmost tip of North
east Land and the western tip of Franz
Josef Land.
It is between these two places that
the approximate limit of open water
has been found, and it is along this
border of ragged ice and water that
the Hobby and Braganza are cruising
in search of the Italia.
18 Men on Dirigible.
There were 18 men on the Italia
when she left Kings Bay for the North
Pole. Several dogs, including Titinla,
the little tcrrlqr mascot, which flew with
the Norge across the Pole In 1928, also
were aboard. The personnel consisted
of:
Qen. Umberto Nobile, chief In com
mand, Capt. A Mariano, pilot; Capt.
Filippo Zappl, Lieut. A. Viglierl, Lieut.
Ettore Ardutno, Prof Pontremoli, Dr.
F. Dehounek, meteorologist; Dr, Finn
Mamgren, Swedish meteorologist; Dr,
Ugo Lar<», Journalist; Giuseppe Biogl,
radio operator; Natale Cecclonl, motor
chief; CoWanl, engineer; Attileo
Caratli, Vincenzo Pomella, Armando
Angtolette and Callsto Cloeca, motor
men, Rcnalo Allesandrini and Luigi
1 Beilocchi, envelope attendants
I Seven of these, Gen. Nobile, Dr.
1 Malmgren, Ceccionl. Ardulno, Caratli,
j Pomella and Allesandrini. were with
i Amundsen in the 1928 dirigible venture.
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WILL DEPEND ON DOG TEAMN.
| Rescue by Plane on Ship Believed
Hampered by lee.
• ROME, June 9 </P). Gen. Nobile and
his crew of 17 were believed today to
be down at a sj>ot 20 miles north of
Cape Leigh Smith, aeml-isolated by the
pack ice of the Polar Seas, Cape I*»igh
Smith is the easterly extremity of
Northeast Land and a number of small
Islands are In the lmmedlae vicinity
of tire location given for the Italia.
Teams of dogs with sledges and ac
companied by guides experienced in
Arctic travel will be depended upon to
bring the crew of the Italia to gaiety.
The sealing ship Hobby, now somewhere
off the northern coast of Spitsbergen
with the Norwegian flyer, Lieut. Holm,
aboard, was ordered to work Its wuy
toward the Italia through the ice floes
and land the dog learns
The Blefani News Agency announced
that the Italia's base ship Citta dt
Milano was In radio won on in ileal ion
with the dirigible for 20 minute* about
7 p.m oreowieb mean time <2 p.m
Eastern Standard time) yesterday. As
soon as the airship's location was
learned the Citta di Milano sent out
orders to the Hobby to begin rescue
work,
Meseagee Heard Plainly.
The commander of the base ship was
confident the signals were from tits
Italia, Irecsuse the sender ended hie
transmission with the proper recogni
tion signals. Tire messages were heard
plainly.
The position given In tire messages
Is approximately 220 miles from Kings
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BURNING VILLAGE
SENDS S 0 S CALL
Whole Town Afire, Alaskan
Operator Radioes Before
Being Forced to Flee.
By the An*oi-lato<J PrtM.
SEATTLE, June 9.—A frantic SOS
telling of the threatened destruction
by Are of an Alaskan village was picked
out of the air last night by the Naval
Radio Station at Cordova, Alaska, and
relayed to the station at Bremerton,
Wash.
The message read: “S O S. Whole
village on Island of Killisnoo afire.
Cannot last very much longer. Please
rush all possible assistance."
Killisnoo is an island opposite Peril
Strait, in Chatham Strait. Alexander
Archipelago, near latitude 57:28. The
village of of Killisnoo is on the island.
Its population is native for the most
part. A post office was established
there in July, 1884.
After the first message was received
there was silence :or a time. Then the
feeble splutter of the low-power set
was heard again.
"The fire is getting too hot now,"
the operator tapped, "Oot to go. Am
suffocating. Good-by and hurry.”
Within a short time the United
States lighthouse tender Fern was
steaming toward Killisnoo at full speed.
She was expected to reach the flaming
town within 10 hours.
The survey boat Explorer, at sea far
to the west, heard the 8 O 8 and was
expected to arrive at Killisnoo after
the Fern.
ACTION ON SHOALS
PROMISED IN FALL
Almon of Alabama Sees Hope
for Problem After Confer
ence With President.
President Coolidge today assured Rep
resentative Almon of Alabama that
upon his return from Wisconsin next
Fall he would be glad to confer and co
operate with Senators and Representa
tives Interested in disposal of the Mus
cle Shoals problem with a view to draw
ing up a bill which would be agreeable
to ail parties concerned. The bill that
died Thursday night through pocket
veto would be the basis of discussion.
The Alabaman said the President told
him that he was anxious to dispose
of the problem as he was tired of hav
ing it drag on In its present unsatis
factory state.
The President also Informed Almon
tltat had the Muscle Shoals bill, which
tie disapproved, been passed earlier in
the session, lie would have returned it
so Congress with a message explaining
his objections. The Chief Executive was
represented by Mr. Almon as regretful
that this could not have been dem
and a compromise bill agreeable to ail
enacted.
Almon said that although President
Onolldge did not specifically enumerate
his objections to the bill, he gave an
indication of these by saying that he
still stood by Ills repeated recommenda
tions on Muscle Shoals made in all his
annual messages to Congress
Almon said he was encouraged by Mr.
Coolldge'a oromise to co-operate In the
drafting of a new bill. This indicated
to Almon. he said, that President Cool-
Idge could not be in complete disagree
ment on all points in the vetoed
measure.
BAIL IS FORFEITED.
LOS ANGELES, June 0 <*»>.Hall
of 12,600. (Misted by Henry Hchumatm-
Heink, son of the operatic singer, Mnte.
Ernestine Schumann-Helnk, before a
municipal court here, yesterday, was
ordered forfeited when lie failed to an
swer charges of defrauding Mrs. Mar
garet F. Dobson of $8,818.88.
The court disregarded a telegram
from Hchumaim-HeTnk’s attorney stat
ing that he was in court in San Diego
facing similar charges. He was ordered
brought in for preliminary hearing
June 18.
SARGENT HONORED.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., June 0
'4*l.—Joint Garibaldi Sargent, Attorney
General of the United States, today re
ceived the honorary degree of doctor of
laws at the 183 d annual commencement
of Rutgers University.
| IOWA, COMMITTED TO LOWDEN,
APT TO SECOND HOOVER S NAME
Delegation From Birthplace, Convinced
Secretary Will Be Named, Wishes
to Share in Honor.
By the Amoc-iated Pi-ps*.
CONVENTION HALL, Kansas City,
June 9.—The Iow& delegation virtually
has decided to have one of its number
second the nomination of Herbert
Hoover.
That course was adopted after the
lowa delegates, although committed to
Lowden. became convinced that Hoover
would be nominated, and they wish to
COURTIS ASKED
TO DISBAR LINDSEY
Colorado Bar Association
Files Petition Charging Pro
fessional Misconduct.
, Br the Associated Press.
DENVER, Colo., - June 9.—The Colo
{ rado Supreme Court had before it to
day a petition filed by the State Bar
Association asking the disbarment of
Judge Ben B. Lindsey, nationally known
former Juvenile Court Judge here, on
charges of "professional misconduct as
a member of the bar.”
Lindsey was charged specifically with
having accepted more than $40,000 for
representing Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes
in the successful contest of the will of
her husband, W. E. D. Stokes, New York
millionaire, who disinherited his two
Denver children.
Lindsey Charges Malice.
The bar association contended that
Lindsey, who had earlier granted Mrs.
Stokes custody of her two minor chil
dren in a suit against her husband, had
no right to be retained by her. The
children at the time the will was con
tested, were wards of the Denver Juve
nile Court, under the ruling which
awarded them to Mrs Stokes.
The petition stated that a $37,500 fee
alleged to have been paid Lindsey by
Mrs. Stokes consisted of shares of
stock gained for the children in the
fight on the will.
It is also charged Lindsey had receiv
ed an additional SIO,OOO from Samuel
Untcrmyer, a New York attorney, who
was likewise retained by Mrs. Stokes
in the contest of the wuL Lindsey, in
Los Angeles, apprised of the petition
asking his disbarment, characterised
it as "pure malice on the part of po
litical enemies."
He said, that, following the suit
againHt the will by which "these dis
inherited children will receive $3,000,000
worth of property when they are of
age," Mrs Stokes suggested she give
him a sum which would insure him an
Income of S2OO a month.
Arcuses Klan Representatives.
He accepted this, he said, only after
it had been approved by Judge George
W. Luxford of the Denver Probate
Court, before whom matters relating to
the estate of the children were brought.
Lindsey was removed from office here
a little more than a year ago on charges
of irregularities in an election returning
him to office. He fought the case
through all State courts, losing an ap
peal to the Supreme Court.
"This effort to disbar me is a con
tinuance of the fight started last Sum
mer," he said at Los Angeles. "It was
instigated out of pure malice by repre
sentatives of the Ku Kiux Klan, which
opiMised my candidacy for Juvenile Judge
in the last election.'*
In explaining his connection with the
case. Lindsey said when it was discov
ered Mr. Stokes had disinherited his
(wo Denver children, Mrs. Stokes sent
for trim, urging that he come to her
aid in New York. He said he conformed
to her request, as it was during the
Hummer vacation, and he did not be
lieve there was any possibility of this
phase of the Stokes case coming before
his court.
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pay him this compliment because he
was bom In their State.
The choice of the delegate to make
the seconding speech has not yet been
definitely determined, but it waa re
garded likely that the honor will fall
to Harry O. Weaver of Wapello.
Denial that he would second the
nomination of Herbert Hoover was
made here today by Mr. Weaver.
GOOLIDGE CONFERS
ON SLAYERS’ PLEA
Executive Assures Careful
Consideration of Appeal
for Life Terms.
President Coolidge laid aside other
pressing official duties for 20 minutes
this morning while he gave his close
personal attention to a final plea for
clemency In the case of the three slay
ers of Policeman Leo W. K. Busch by
those who are Interested in having the
death sentence on June 22 commuted
to life imprisonment.
Following the conference, Wilton J.
Lambert, attorney for John C. Proctor,
one of the condemned, said the Presi
dent assured them he would give very
careful attention to the case and study
closely the recommendations which the
Department of Justice may make.
Seek Clemency for AU.
Only Proctor and Nicholas Lee Eagles
were actually represented by counsel at
the White House conference. Louis D.
Tannenbaum, attorney for Eagles, wait
ed outside in the corridor and saw the
President alone later. Martin O Don
oghue. the attorney for Samuel Moreno,
the third slayer, did not put In an ap
pearance.
The only legal plea made to the Pres
ident. according to Mr. Lambert, was
one of commutation of the death sen
tence for all three men. Mr. Lambert
said the President showed deep concern
in the case of the three men and asked
several questions about their age.
previous records and early environ
ments. Although he appeared to be
moved by the situation of the case
brought out at the extended trials, the
President was said not to have given
any indication as to his course, beyond
assurance of giving the whole case a
careful study.
Rev. George W. Dow, superintendent
of the Episcopal City Mission, who has
been Proctor’s spiritual adviser during
his entire time In Jail, made a strong
personal plea to the President for clem
ency in behalf of all tluee men.
Mrs. Walter H. Tuckerman prominent
society woman, accompanied the dele
gation of five persons received by the
President.
Ex-Service Men in Group.
"I want it understood that I am back
ing up the Police Department to the
nth degree." Mrs. Tuckerman said, “and
-have no Interest in the case, although
it seems to’me there are reasonable
grounds tor doubt as to the guilt of
one or more of the men.”
The others In the group included
Earl Jackson and Forbes Amory, two
ex-service men, representing the Eplsco
?al organization known as “Toe H."
hey have frequently visited the jail
in connection with social service work
,and uppeared representing the three
slayers, in whom they have taken an
interest during the past year.
FRANK SHORE RETAINS
JUNIOR TENNIS TITLE
After dropping the first set to Randy
Robinson In the final match of the
District of Columbia junior tennis
championship tourney on Chevy Chase
Club courts this morning, Frank Shore,
1927 boys' title holder, rallied to take
three straight sets. The scores: S—7,
d 2, (I -4, 3.
Robinson's sensational start came as
an upset and his steady play kept the
winner driving hard throughout tne re
maining sets.
Shove and Robinson, winner and run
ner-up, will represent the District In
the Middle Atlantic Association cham
pionship events at Norfolk next frlday
and Saturday.
TWO CENTS.
LOWOEN ARRIVES
IN KANSAS CITY 10
DIRECT CAMPAIGN
Plans Unobtrusive Effort fc*
Nomination, Since Hoover
Will Not Attend.
SECRETARY MAY GET
NEW YORK’S 90 VOTES
Coalition Decides Not to Fight
Coolidge Administration—Dawes
Scarcely Mentioned.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
Staff Correspondent of The Star.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. June 9.—Prank
O. Lowden of Illinois, “the man of the
hour.” came to Kansas City today to
' make his final effort for the Republican
presidential nomination. He came, ac
companied by his wife and daughter,
from his farm, Sinnissippi, and his
entrance into the convention city was
made as unobtrusively as possible. Pos
! sibly this was because his chief op
| ponent for the nomination, Herbert
! Hoover, is not coming to Kansas City at
j all and the Lowdenites do not wish their
candidate to appear in the guise of seek
ing too strongly the office of President.
Upon his arrival here Mr. Lowden
went Immediately to his suite in Muehle
bach Hotel, where the Republican na
tional committee is domiciled, too. and
almost immediately conferences with his
managers and admirers began. Mr
Lowden is the most important just now
of the allied candidates who are seeking
to “stop” the nomination of Mr. Hoover.
It is hoped that his presence here will
add new life to the allied cause, which
has been in a slump in Kansas City
since the demonstration of strength by
the Hoover forces when they captured
the Republican national committee and
placed on the temporary rolls of the
convention the large block of Hoover
delegates from the South whose right to
be seated had been challenged by anti-
Hoover delegates.
New York Votes for Coolidge.
George Morris, Republican State
chairman of New York, arriving here
today, said thst 60 delegates of New.
York’s 90 in .he Republican national
convention will vote for the nomination
of President Coolidge on the first ballot
unless Mr. Coolidge stops them. If the
President say:, definitely he will not
run, the New York delegation will swing
to Herbert Hoover. Mr. Morris vaic.
He declared that the Coolidge srijni?
istration must not be repudiated ar
that Hoover is the man to carry on d
the President is out of the picture. Os
the 30 delegates from New York who
i will not vote for the President on the
first ballot, most all of them will vote
for Hoover on the first ballot.
The California delegation to r’ **
tlonal cobvwOo. rtSSSng for
California’s favorite son. reach*,
sas City a couple of hoars before u *.
rival of Mr. Lowden. This de’rgr
the first to arrive in a soil;* bod.
of enthusiasm. They are her*„djhvy
to nominate Hoover, and th< .
with emphasis and entire cnnn<BSw
Eight years ago Mr. Lowden made w .\ *
first bid for the presidential nomtn. 4r
tion in the 1920 convention in Chicago.
He had been the war Governor of Illi
nois and made a good record as an idA
ministrator. In the deadlock of thaß
convention neither Mr Lowden. Senatoß
Hiram Johnson of California, nor thßj
late Gen. Leonard Wood, the three
cipal contestants, was able to win
prise. It went to a “dark horse.”
late President Harding
Mr. Lowden was handicapped a*.
convention by the fact that some
his managers had ex pen dial money ■!
judiciously for Miseo-in.
and the Senate investlgatfcg committee
of those days*had deified the fact
Had It not been for miss?ep. ’
which Mr. Lowden pe-*ot
responsible, he mignVnave brr
choice or the convention.
Declined Vice Preaid* a
Fov. years ago Mr. Lowden
nated by the Republican ne
vention for *he office ?f Vk ... J
on the ticket
Mr Lowden non. ’ B
u-.v.if unique ,j|Bg
Sow •’•iflPß
door again. his yea”
.\tr i/.w-den and Bln Midwest
cstidldaves for the nßmation appar
ently pave discovered that bucking the
CcMirige administration and seeking to
repud utfe the leadership of the Presi
dent raised greater difficulties than
they had expected. The word has gone
forth from the allied headquarters that
this is not an antl-admfhistration ef
fort. Par from it.
The farm leaders boosting the candi
dacy of Mr. Lowden.. Vice President
Dawes. Senator Curtis and others have
abandoned the idea of writing a plank /
into the national platform mentioning/
the McNary-Haugen bill and its equali-/
nation fee. as a further indication that
they are not to be considered “anti
administration.’’ The American Farm
Bureau Federation, through Us offices
in Chicago, has announced that it will
not insist upon naming the McNary-
Haugen bill in its farm plank.
Curtis Net Committed.
Senator Curtia, hia manager. Albert
Newman, has announced here, is pot
committed to an alliance with coalition
candidates for President. Like the other
candidates. Senator Curtis is opposed to
the nomination of Herbert Hoover, for.
of course, ft Hoover is nominated that
ends the chance of Senator Curtis for
the coveted prl*#. The hope of his
friends is that a deadlock will arise in
the convention which will eliminate
both Hoover and Lowden and that Sen
ator Curtis wIU be the compromise can
didate.
The Hoover managers are heartened
by reports from Washington that Sec
retary Mellon, head of the big Pennsyl
vania delegation, dot's not believe that
President Coolidge will run or will have
the nomination under any circum
stances Furthermore, they have it that %
Mr. Mellon believes that the best thing H
to do is to get the nomination over as
soon as possible. They construe this as i
meaning that he will favor the norai- ;|
nation of Mr. Htxiver. who is out in the i
lead with some 450 to 500 delegate votea 1
in his grasp, not counting Pennsylvania, 1
There have been reports that tha I
Hoover peonie will undertake to nomt- 1
nate President coolidge on an early
ballot should votes be east for the Pres
ident on the first ballot. The theory
advanced in these reports is that by
nominating President Coolidge and
having him decline the way then would
be open for a prompt nomination of
Mr Hoover.
The suggested plan la scouted, how
ever, by the Hoover leaders hire. They
have no sueh purpose in mind, they
say. They point out, however, that Mr.
Hoover has said aU along Jf President
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