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LATIN NATIONS JOIN
TO HONOR PRESTES
President-Elect of Brazil Is
Guest of Pan-American
Union.
Latin America joined with the United
Ptates today in paying honor to a com
patriot of the Southern continent, Dr.
Julio Prestes, President-elect of Brazil,
who is in Washington to return the
good-will visit of President Hoover.
Dr. Prestes was the guest this after
noon of the governing board of
the Pan-American Union, called
Into special session in his honor,
with Secretary of State Henry L.
Stimson presiding. The members of
the Latin American diplomatic corps
assigned to Washington and other
notables of the Capital were present.
Following the session of the govern
ing board, there was a luncheon in the
Hall of the Flags.
Dr. Manuel C. Tellez, Ambassador of
Mexico and dean of the diplomatic
corps, the vice chairman of the board
of the Pan-American Union, welcomed
Dr. Prestes on behalf of the board, pay
ing high tribute to the President-elect
end to his native land.
Headed Reception Committee.
Dr. Tellez headed the reception com
mittee which greeted Dr. Prestes on his
arrival at the Pan-American Union
Building, with other members of the
committee as follows: Dr. J. Varela,
Minister of Uruguay, ancj Dr. Julian
Enciso. charge d'affaires of Argentina.
Strains of the Brazilian national an
them plaveri by the United States Navy
Band greeted' Dr. Prestes as he was
escorted to the governing board room,
where he was received by Secretary ot
State Stimson and the Ambassadors
from the Latin American diplomatic
policy of arbitration In set
tlement of international disputes was
praised by Secretary Stimson in his
address, in which he pointed out that
since her beginning as a nation, Brazil
has maintained the highest standards
In the conduct of her international af
fairs. The principle of arbitration was
incorporated by Brazil in her consti
tution. . .. ..
••The nineteenth and twentieth cen
turies have witnessed a long series of
arbitrations to which Brazil has been
a party and which have enabled her
satisfactorily to solve some of the most
difficult and delicate questions con
fronting her people,’ - Secretary Stimson
explained.
Expresses Admiration.
"The purposes which Brazil has pur
cued run parallel with those for which
the Pan-American Union was estab
lished. and it is, therefore, most, fitting
that on this occasion, we should not
only assure to you the warmest possible
welcome, but also avail ourselves of
this opportunity to express our admira
tion for the great country which has
selected vou for tlu* highest office in
the gift of the people," Secretary
Stimson said.
He concluded his address of welcome
with expression of the wish that the
progress and prosperity of Brazil and
Dr. Prestes’ career continue.
The purposes of the Pan-American
Union, which Brazil helped established
and of which *he has b*en a powerful
member since its inception, were out
lined bv Dr. Tellez in an address at
the session. Dr. Tellez likewise con
gratulated Dr. Prestes and Brazil.
Describing his visit to the United
ptates as one of purely social and
cordial nature. Dr. Prestes today de
clared he would not discuss the $90,000.-
000 loan reeentlv effected by the State
of San Paulo, Brazil, either here or
during his prospective visit abroad.
The President-elect held a press con
ference parlv to start his program of ac
tivities for the third day of his visit
to the Nation's Capita). He said there
was no “ulterior motive" in his visit.
By this he indicated that he did not
wish anv comment, on his recent part of ,
Governor of Sao Paulo tn effecting the
loan which was designed to stabilize
Brazil’s coffee crop.
Pleased With Reception.
“I have been enchanted with my
American reception." he said, “because
lr demonstrated again the unbreakable
bonds and truly fraternal relations with
which the peoples of these two great
nations are bound."
The President-elect said he wished to
thank the American press for its sympa
thetic treatment of Brazilian problems
within the past, saying “American hos
pitality during my visit has exceeded
•11 expectation."
The President-elect expects to sail for
London aboard the steamship Olympic
June 20. He will spend a. fortnight ir.
France and London, where lia will meet
Benhora Prestes before re’urning to j
South America direct from Ktance. j
This evening Secretary Stimson will j
entertain Dr. Prestes at dinner in the j
Stimson residence, Woodley. A distin- |
guished company of North and South ;
American officials has been invited.
Dr. Prestes spent most, of his time to
day in a sight-seeing tour about the
city and its environs. He will reserve
until tomorrow his visit to the Capitol,
where he plans to pay a call on Vice
President Curtis. The Vice President,
will return the call at once at the
Eugene Meyer residence on Crescent
place, where the Brazilian visitor is
staying.
To Broadcast Addresses.
Tomorrow' night at 8 o’clock Dr.
Prestes and the Brazilian Ambassador,
Senhor S. Gurgel do Amaral, will be
hosts to President Hoover at a dinner
in the Pan-American Building. This
will be the last official function mark
ing the visit to Washington of the next
President of Brazil. Dr. Prestes will
leave here Sunday for New York. The
addresses of Mr. Hoover and Dr. Prestes
w ill be broadcast over the radio network
of the National Broadcasting Co. A
short-wave band will carry the speeches
to the people of Brazil. ,
Dr. Prestes was the guest of Presi
dent Hoover at a State banquet in the
White House last night. The other
guests included Vice President. Curtis,
members of the cabinet and men promi
nent in public and private life of the
Capital. Other guests w'ere:
The Ambassador of Brazil. Secretary
of State Stimson. Senator Inneu Mach
ado. Rear Admiral Horaclito Belfort,
Spnhor Fernando Prestes. Senhor Cyro
dp Freitas Valle. Senhor Jose Cochrane
de Alencar, Senhor Decio de Moura,
Senhor Lazary Guedes, Dr. Jose Mar
tins Fontes. Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon. Attorney General Mitchell, Post
master General Brown. Secretary of the
Navy Adams, Secretary of the Interior
Wilbur, Secretary of Agriculture Hyde,
Secretary of Commerce Lamont, Senator
Claude A. Swanson, Senator James E.
Watson, Representative John Q. Tilson,
Representative John N. Gamer, Repre
sentative J. Charles Linthieum. Repre
sentative Henry W. Temple, Ogden L.
Mills, Thomas D. Thacher. George Aker
son, Walter H. New'ton, Francis White,
Dr. Julius Klein. Warren D. Robbins,
Dr. Leo S. Rowe, Paulo Coelho de Al
meida, Senhor Mauro de Freitas, Comdr.
Jo6e do Couto Aguirre, Dr. Dana C.
Munro, George Barr Baker, Ira E. Ben
nett, James S. Carson, Henry P.
Fletcher, Joseph P. Grace, John Hays
Hammond, William P. MacCracken, Jr.;
Edward B. McLean, Frank C. Munson,
Frank B. Noyes, Frank C. Page. W. M.
Bitter. Nicholas J. Whelan. Clarence
M. Woolley, Capt. Charles R. Train,
Comdr. Augustin T. Beauregard. Lieut.
Col. Charles B. Moore, Dr. Joel T.
Boone, Capt. Allen Buchanan and Col.
Campbell B. Hodges.
Earlier in the day Dr. Prestes placed
wreaths on Washington's tomb at
Al Mount Vernon and on the tomb of the
Unsown Soldier at Arlington.
’ALEXANDER LEGGE RENAMED
IN SPITE OF GRAIN FIGHT
Nomination of W. Cameron
Forbes to Japan An
nounced.
C. C. Teague Reappointed to
Position on Farm Board
Under Legge.
By the Associated Press.
The controversy over the Federal
Farm Boards activities in the grain
market was placed squarely before the !
Senate today by the nomination of |
Alexander H. Legge to serve a - second
term as chairman of the board.
Intensive criticism of the board’s!
poiirios has been expressed in business j
circles, particularly by the United 1
States Chamber of Commerce. This
was based upon the contention that the
boards use of its $500,000,000 revolving
fund in buying grain hampered compe
tition and was detrimental to private
interests.
Announcing Legge’s reappointment
late yesterday, the White House also
made public the nomination of C. C.
Teague of California to serve a second
term on the board. At the same time
the nomination of W. Cameron Forbes
of Boston as Ambassador to Japan was
announced.
Legge and Teague were originally
appointed to serve one-year terms, these
ending at midnight tomorrow'. The
confirmation of Legge was opposed a
year ago by farm organizations and
Senators from the Northwest.
Expect Fight.
A clasp watch was kept today for an
indication of renewed opposition from
this course, as well as for signs of a
contest based upon the criticism of i
grain dealers and other business men. |
With the Forbes appointment, the
last of the major diplomatic vacancies
was filled. He succeeds William Castle, j
who served at Tokio temporarily during j
the London Naval Conference and is I
soon to return to his post of Assistant
Secretary of State.
Forbes has been in and out of public !
life for more than 25 years. In 1904 |
he served with the Philippine Commis- j
sion and from 1909 to 1913 was governor !
general of the islands. In 1921 he was ;
a member of the Woods-Forbes Com- j
mission, appointed by President Harding
to investigate conditions in the Philip- j
pines.
j
FORBES FROM MASSACHUSETTS.
Appointee to Japanese Post Grandson
of Emerson.
BOSTON. June 13 (TP).—W. Cameron
Forbes, who was nominated yesterday
by President Hoover to be Ambassador j
to Japan, was born in Milton. Mass.,
in 1870 the son of William Hathaway
and Edith (Emerson) Forbes. He is the
DISTRICT FUND BILL
IS BELIEVED DOOMED
AS CONFEREES SPLIT
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items, could be undertaken. This Dis
trict would be allowed to spend in each
month beginning next July 1 one
twelfth of the total annual appropria
tion for salaries and maintenance items
only of the sums appropriated for the
1930 fiscal year. Even if Congress should
pass the appropriation bill as an emer
gency measure early next December at
the next regular session, the effect, would
still be to kill most of the District’s con
struction work for a year, since most
of the street and other items cannot be
undertaken during the Winter or freez
ing weather.
About $2,000,000 worth of new street
work would be postponed for a year.
There are numerous contracts for this !
now waiting to be signed and should
the bill be passed work could start in a
week. This new construction includes
a large number of short stretches of
street, principally in the downtowm sec- i
! tion. The fact that the new work would j
be postponed for a year would result in
I an increased cost for maintenance. The
fact that the continuing resolution
j probably will limit the maintenance i
j outgo to one-twelfth of the 1930 appro
priation per month also would disturb
the schedule, as most of the main-1
! tenance work is done in Summer.
Purchase of more land for the munici- j
pal center would have to be discon
tinued. The House bill carries $3,000.- |
000 for this and the Senate bill
$1,000,000.
Construction of the new Klingle Val- |
ley bridge in the line of Connecticut j
avenue, for which $250,000 is carried in
the bill, could not begin nor could the
$135,000 job of building a viaduct over
the Baltimore & Ohio Rrailroad tracks
at Monroe street northeast, provided in j
the House bill, or the $250,000 job of
I building a subway under the Baltimore
1 A; Ohio tracks at Fern street and Piney
| Branch road, carried in th" Senate bill.
Sewers Would Have to Wait.
j Main and pipe sewers, costing $2lO.- i
I 000, and other sewers to be built under
| the assessment and permit, system for
! $285,000 would have to wait for a year
as would the $15,000 job continuing the
upper Anacostia interceptor sewer and
th $50,000 job of continuing upper
Potomac main interceptor.
| School buildings which are tied up in
I the new bill are the Alice Deal Junior
High School in the Reno section. $300.-
000; Eliot Junior High School. $300,000;
new Business High School, $600,000; 12-
room addition to the Gordon Junior
High School, $225,000; addition to the
Powell Junior High School. $225,000;
addition to the Congress Heights School,
which calls for $90,000 in the House
bill and $130,000 in the Senate bill;
Platoon School building for colored chil
dren in Northeast Washington, $200,-
000: junior high school building in
northeast Washington, $200,000; four
room addition to the Deanwood School,
which carries $50,000 in the House bill
and SIOO,OOO in the Senate bill; eight
room addition to the Douglas-Simmons
School, $140,000; adidtions to the
Whittier School, $120,000 and Steuart
School, $240,000; new school at North
hampton street and Broad Branch road,
$140,000; new school in Wesley Heights.
$140,000; new school at Tenth and
Franklin streets northeast. $80,000; and
addition to the Anthony Bowen School,!
$200,000. « j
Site Purchasing Balked.
This also would carry with it the !
purchase of numerous school sites for j
new schools, additions to old schools,
playgrounds, and additions to old play
grounds.
Continuing construction of permanent
buildings in connection with the work
house and reformatory, for which $125,-
000 is set down In the bill, would be
held up as well as a $150,000 item for
commencing construction of build
ings and inclosing walls to keep prison
ers in a new proposed walled inclosure.
Completing construction 4 of the nurses’
home at Gallinger Municipal Hospital
also would be halted. There Ls an item
of $175,000 for this in the act. The
same applies to the domestic service
building at the District Training School,
$130,000. The park purchase program
will be tied up to the extent of $1,000,-
000, which Is In the bill to be spent for
acquiring public parks and playgrounds
under the direction of the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission.
Apparently the failure of the bill would
have some compensating features as the
new higher water rates would not go
into effect. This also would take with
It, however, the Water Department s
program for extending its distribution
system calling for $285,000; installing
new water meters. $95,000; fire hydrants,
$25,000; replacing old mains, SIOO,OOO,
and a water main from the
Bryant, street pumping station to Geor
gia avenue, SIIO,OOO.
THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, JUNE 13/ 1930.
*
ALEXANDER LEGGE.
W. CAMERON FORBES.
: grandson of Ralph Waldo Emerson,
essayist.
He was graduated from Harvard in
1892 and served as a clerk in the office
: of Jackson & Curtiss, Boston bank
ers, in 1894 and 1895. He was chief of
j the financial department of Stone *
Webster, electrical engineers, from 1897
to 1902 and has been a member of the
J. M. Forbes <fc Co., bankers, since 1899.
After serving as a member of the
; Philippine Commission and secretary of
commerce and police government in the
Philippine Islands, from 1904 to 1908,
he was made vice governor. He was
appointed governor general of the
Philippines November 11. 1909, and re
signed from the post September 1, 1913.
CITY POST OFFICE
ADDITION FAVORED
Three Local Bills Reported
by Senate Group
Under Keyes.
Thrrp bills of loral interest., includ
ing the proposed enlargement of the
Washington City Post Office, -were re
: ported favorably by the Senate public
buildings and grounds committee, of
which Senator Keyes, Republican, of
New Hampshire, is chairman, today.
The authorization for an addition to
the Post Office passed the House a few
J days ago, carrying $4,000,000. The
! Senate committee reduced the figure to
53,000,000, believing that would be suf
ficient, but it is understood that if the
House takes the view that the larger
amount, is necessary, the Senate prob
ably will agree.
The committee also indorsed the bill
! authorizing $400,000 to buy additional
land adjoining the Bureau of Stand
ards, but with a proviso that Van Ness
street be kept open as a thoroughfare
This amendment meets the wishes of
| property owners, who told the commit
tee Van Ness street is a connecting link
I between Connecticut and Wisconsin
avenues.
The committee also reported out a
bill providing that condemnation pro
ceedings in connection with the exten
| sion of the Capitol grounds to Union
Station be carried out under the new
condemnation law of 1929.
The committee also specified in the
Bureau of Standards bill that no part
of Tiiden street or of Reno road should
! be closed.
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MAJ. SEGRAVE KILLED
WHEN NEW BOAT
OVERTURNS IN TRIAL
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the world champion trophy on water In
1929. He also took the world record
, for single-engined hydroplanes in 1929
He is president of the Wolverhamp
ton Engineering Society and holds nu
merous orders of merit.
Sir Henry, who actually had achieved
his record-breaking objective with near
ly 100 miles an hour before the dis
aster came, was taken from the water
suffering from shock and the violent
impact he suffered when he was thrown
from the speeding craft. He was found
to have sustained multiple injuries from
which he failed to rally.
He died between 5 p.m. and 5:30 p.m..
several hours after the disaster. He was
35 years old, and was internationally
famous for his exploits as a speed racer.
He was most famous for his record of
231.36 miles an hour which he estab
! lished at Daytona Beach, Fla., March
! 11. 1929, in his 12-cylinder automobile,
j Golden Arrow.
It was stated that the accident was
due to a step on the outside of the bows
1 of the boat giving way under pressure
| against the water. The bottom of the
boat was crushed in. ...
The missing mechanic, Halliwell, is
31 years old and married.
He was a tester in the experimental
section of the Rolls Royce works, where
the speedboat's engines were built.
Lady Segrave was at Lake Winder
mere today and saw the accident which
resulted in her husbands death. She
rushed to his side immediately ana
was with him when he died.
Segrave had given up automobile rac
ing after establishing his world record,
at the request of his wife, who con
sidered it too dangerous. He was too
active, however, to remain entirely out
of the field of mechanics and speed.
He took up motor boating as a hobby
with his wife's consent as she felt this
w'as not so dangerous.
After being taken from the lake In
a launch, Sir Henry was attended by
three doctors, who did everything in
their power, but he was too seriously
injured to recover. Lady Seagrave was
grief stricken.
The famous racer’s death came as a
great shock as it was not thought at
first he had been seriously injured.
Even when it was found that several
bones had been broken, it was believed
that his recolery would baapnly a ques
tion of time - But this Btl not prove
the case anc Ihe died non much more
than two hoi tt after tho accident.
JUNE 21 IS SEEN
FOR ADJOURNMENT
Special Session of Senate
to Consider Treaty
to Follow.
By the Associated Press.
With the end of the long tariff con
troversy In sight* congressional leaders
are looking forward to an adjournment
a week from tomorrow.
The special session of the Senate for
consideration of the London naval limi
tations treaty will be called immediately
by President Hoover, but the weary
Senators hope to join the House mem
bership in vacation by July 4.
Rivers and harbors legislation gets
first call in the senate after the tariff
bill is disposed of today. It probably
will not be taken up for debate until
Monday. Chairman Johnson of the
commerce committee is hopeful of
speedy action on the measure providing
an outlay of more than $120,000,000
over a three-year period in waterways
improvements.
The House bill liberalizing veterans’
relief is second on the calendar of pre
ferred legislation, and it gets attention
immediately after the rivers and har
bors contest is ended.
The attitude of President Hoover
toward both the rivers and harbors and
the veterans’ relief measure is consid
ered doubtful, and there is a prospect
that both propositions might be left in
conference between the Senate and
House until next session opens in De
cember.
Already the Muscle Shoals dispute
has been laid aside for settlement at
the next session. The House with its
bill for private leasing of this gigantic
power property in Alabama and the
Senate with its measure for Govern
ment operation have failed to reach an
understanding.
The second deficiency appropriation
bill carrying emergency funds to meet
expenditures authorized by legi lation
enacted at this session is on its way
through Congress. With its adoption
there is little prospect of keeping Con
gress at work any longer.
No move will be made toward ad
journment of this session until the de
ficiency bill is all the way through the
legislative mill. That will probably be
late next week.
Last minute fights to forcp action on
any of several controversial propositions
are In sight to threaten adjournment,
but the legislators are so worn out from
almost 18 consecutive months of work
that they are in a mood to brush every
thing aside for the vacation. The ap
proach of the biennial campaigns also
is increasing the desire of many to get
back home.
An effort will be made in the Senate
to put through the House measure ap
plying Federal restrictions to motor bus
transportation and there is an indica
tion of final action on this bill.
TARIFF BILL PASSES
BY VOTE OF 44 TO 42
Coalition Is Beaten After
Long, Stubborn Fight
in Senate.
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the free list, and 48 now on the free list
; placed in the protective category. Over
| 250 of the increases are on farm
products.
Higher duties on sugar, dairy prod
ucts. live stock, meats, grains, fruit,
fresh and canned vegetables, nuts and
seeds are provided in the agriculture I
schedule, which is raised to the high
est general level in history.
Many Get First Protection.
Many of the products given protec
tion for the first time in years are of
first Importance. They include brick,
cement, softwood lumber, long staple
cotton, hides, leathers, boots and shoes,
all now on the free list. The duty of
$1 per thousand feet on lumber, how
ever, Is only provisional. It would not
become operative unless Canada or
Mexico taxed American exports of lum
ber. Logs, now dutiable at $1 per thou
sand board feet, are among the 75 com
modities on which levies were wiped out
completely.
The major rate reductions are on
automobiles, aluminum, plate glass and
unset diamonds.
Textiles of all kinds are given higher
rates, as well as clothing of wool, cot
ton, silk, rayon and mixtures of any of
the two.
Pottery and rhinaware manufac
turers. producers of zinc and manganese
ores, felt and straw hat makers, and
manufacturers of furnitures, hardwood
flooring and hundreds of miscellaneous
products are given increased protection.
The administrative provisions of ex
isting law have been largely rewritten,
although only in secondary features.
The flexible provision, about which re
volved the greatest controversy, is al
most identical with the present law. ex
cept that it opens the way for the Tariff
Commission to speed up its investiga
tions and rate determinations by giving
it a broader basis upon which to work.
Reports to Executive.
However, the bill retains the differ
ence in cost of production formula as
the basic factor which the commission
should follow in equalizing foreign and
domestic competition. It limits the
President to act on a rate found by the
commission, with the change restricted
to 50 per cent up or down, as at present.
Under existing law, the commission only
reports to the Executive, and he deter
mines the duty within the 50 per cent
range.
The Tariff Commission is kept at six
members, three of each political party,
although salaries are Increased from
$9,000 to SII,OOO a year. Within 90 days
after enactment of the law the com-
I mission would be reorganized complete
ly. with the President having the right
to retain any incumbent he desired, sub
ject to Senate confirmation.
Here are a few of the major rate in
creases and reductions carried in the
bill compared with existing duties:
Commodity. Bill. Present.
Cuban raw sugar... 2c lb. VI 6 ?- «„
Cattle . 2.5 to 3c lb. 15to 2c
Milk ............. 6.5 c Ral. 3.75 c
Cream 56.6 c gal. 30c
Cheese lb. sto 7.5 c
ir.at 10c dor. 8c
Butter' ..... 14c lb. 12c
Oats . 16c bushel 15c
Corn 25c bushel 15c
Automobiles 10% 25%
Softwood lumber... *1 per M ft. Free
Cement 6c per cwt. Free
Brick *l-25 per M Free
Hides 10% Free
Leather 12.5 to 20% Free
Shoes and boots... 20% Free
1 Crude aluminum .4c lb. 5c
! Sheet aluminum ... 7c lb 9c
Aluminum wares .. 85c & 40% lie & 55%
Logs Free *1 per M ft.
t Furniture . •• • i°'T u 33.33%
1 Long staple cotton. 7c lb. Free
Wrapper tobacco,
unstemmed 32.275 lb. 32.10
Wrapper tobacco,
stemmed ......... 32.9251 b. 32.75
Raw clothing wool. 34c lb. 31c
Wool clothing 38 to 60c lb. 24 to 30c lb
&45 to 50% A4O to 45%
Wool felt hats, un- »
blocked 40c lb. & 75% Same as
above
Silk clothing not
specially prov for 65% 60%
Rayon clothing not
specially prov. for 45c lb. & 65% 45c A 60%
Plain pottery 10c dz.A45% 45%
Plain cbinaware 10c dz.&60% 60%
Plate glass, not over
384 square inches 12.5 c sq. ft. 16c
Same, between 384
and 720 17c sq. ft. 19c
Same, between 720
and 1.008 ....... 17.5 c sq. ft. 22e
Straw hats, block'd 33.50dz.-60% 50%
Unset diamonds.... 10% 20%
i
WISCONSIN HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS GET DIPLOMAS AT CAPITOL
More than 300 high school pupils from Outagamie Conn tv. Win., received their diplomas on the steps of the Capitol
yesterday. They came to Washington especially for the graduation ceremonies. • — Star Staff Photo.
WALSH ABANDONS
CANNON QUIZ FIGHT
Move for Political Question
ing Will Not Be Urged by
Him, He Says.
By Associated Press.
To avoid any charge of attempting to
persecute Bishop James Cannon, jr..
Senator Walsh of Montana today aban
doned his proposal to seek specific Sen
ate authority for the lobby committee
to investigate political activities.
“I think such a resolution should be
introduced," he said, "but I shall not
introduce it. The bishop has repeated
ly charged that his investigation was a
Catholic and wet persecution. Since I
am a humble member of the Catholic
church. I would immediately be charged
with attempting to persecute him. :
Therefore. 1 shall take no further ac
tion."
The Montana Democrat, who Is a
prohibitionist, was voted down three to
one yesterday in an attempt to have the
lobby committee ask for Senate au- i
thority which would allow it to question
the Southern Methodist bishop about
his 1928 anti-Smith activities,
Blaine's Move Is Beaten.
The committee also voted four to one
yesterday against a proposal by Senator
Blaine. Republican. Wisconsin, to cite
Cannon's refusal to answer questions 1
to the Senate for possible contempt pro
ceedings.
Blaine declined to say whether he j
plans any further action.
The Wisconsin Senator contends,
however, that when the record of the
lobby proceedings is laid before the
Senate the Vice President is required
by law to submit it to the district J
attorney to present to a grand jury.
Vice ‘President Curtis refused today 1
to fake any position in this regard.
Chairman Caraway contends the law
would not applv because the commit
tee had decided it had no right to ask
the questions the bishop refused to
answer.
Walsh expressed the opinion that no ;
more witnesses would be questioned by i
the committee and that its hearings
were ended.
The transcript of Bishop Cannon's
testimony, however, will be laid before
the Senate and a variety of opinion is
expressed as to what may be expected
to follow. , _ .
Senator Blaine believes the Vice Presi
dent is required by law to lay before the ;
district attorney the fact that Cannon
refused to answer questions and that
the district attorney must in turn carry
the case before a grand jury.
Chairman Caraway disagrees. He j
contends Cannon was within his rights
and bases this belief upon the com- j
mittee's ruling it had no power to in- j
vestigate the bishop's political ac- j
tivitles. .
Meeting in executive session late ;
yesterday the committee agreed not to j
require answers from Cannon on his _
campaign against Alfred E. Smith and
decided to submit the transcript of the
bishop's testimony to the Senate.
Two proposals for action against the
dry leader were defeated. The first was
a motion bv Senator Walsh to ask the
Senate for authority which would cover
the Cannon case and the second a mo
tion bv Blaine that the bishop be cited
sor 1 contempt. The voting was three to
two and four to one, Blaine and Walsh
supporting the first motion and only
Blaine the second.
This circumstance, however, was not
regarded as the forerunner of any
further activity on the part of the com
mittee.
Bishop Cannon last night issued a
statement saying the committee's ruling
made it clear he “did not refuse to an
swer any questions which the commit
tee itself has judged to be pertinent to
the investigation with which it is
charged."
mrs.m’co'rmick
DEFENDS EXPENSES
__
Declares Money Spent Needed to
Offset Patronage of
Incumbent.
By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO. Ohio, June 13.—Mrs. Ruth
Hanna McCormick, Republican candi
date for the Illinois Senatorship, ad
dressing a Republican women's mass
meeting here yesterday, defended her
recent primary election expenditures,
and pointed out such use of money is
necessary to offset the patronage ad
vantage of the incumbent.
Mrs. McCormick said that her $252.-
570 expense paid by herself in the pri
mary, was to organize, circularize and
canvass the State of Illinois. She
added:
"Under present conditions one or
more of the candidates in senatorial
primaries must battle against all the
influence of the sitting member and the
power of his patronage.
"Without organization and without
funds he can hardly prevail against the
opposition he will be called upon to
meet. The result will be that the office
holder will become a permanent officer
instead of an elective one. Destroy the
use of patronage and other political
devices in this effort to establish per
petuity in office and you will take away
one of the main causes for large cam
paign funds in primary contests.
CANNON 10 REMAIN
IN POLITICAL FIELD
Bishop Declares He Will Keep
Up Fight in Ranks of
Democrats.
Bishop James M. Cannon. Jr . in an
article in the current Christian Herald,
reiterated his Intention "to stay in
politics,” and added that he had been
warned that his reputation would be
destroyed unless he ceased his fight c.n
the "Smith-Raskob-wet-Tammany-Ro
man Catholic domination of the Demo
cratic party."
"These same politicians." he asserted,
"have had detectives following him since ,
1928 in an effort to 'frame' him."
The Methodist bishop, who is chair
man of the Board of Temperance and
Social Service of the church, admitted
that "these various forms of service j
will inevitably call for political activ
ity." Referring to his alleged perse
cutors he said: "They will literally
stop at nothing to destroy me. and this j
group would deal in the same way with
any other man who might stand in the 1
way of the accomplishment of their
purpose to elect a wet President, re
peal the eighteenth amendment and
bring back the legalized liquor traffic.
I simply happen to be the target to
day."
Referring to his controversy with the
Senate lobby committee, which yielded
to his view Wednesday after h° had
apologized, Bishop Cannon writes;
Blames Catholics and Wet.
"At this writing the wet and Roman
Ca’holic elements are demanding an ,
investigation of my political activity in l
connection with the anti-Smith move
ment of 1928. by the committees of the
Senate appointed to Investigate lobbying.
I have declined to recognize the rights !
j of the lobbying committee to investigate 1
the political activities of independent j
citizens. Indeed, I am of the opinion i
, that it is an Intolerable infringement
: upon the rights of independent citizens
for Congress, whose business it is to
j enact legislation, to attempt to investi
; gate or to control the political activi-
I ties of such independent citizens.
"Logically, it would brand as a lob
byist every voter who favors or opposes
any legislation. Holding this view I ex
pect to continue to resist this effort to
single out for special investigation the
; activities of the anti-Smith Democrats.”
The bishop, who was exonerated of
j charges of undue political activity in
! the 1928 presidential campaign by the
i General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, in session, at
Dallas recently, quoted from resolutions
I of the conference which' said such ac
! tivitles were the "inalijwable right of
I every member, whether minister or lay
| man."
Affirms Right to Free Attitude.
"There is, it seems to me." he con
j tinues, "no question as to what should I
I be the attitude of a minister who fully !
i realises that he is not simply a priest. ;
- but a prophet—a preacher of righteous
; ness. He must, whenever necessary,
lift up his voice in behalf of mercy and
love and peace, and against, injustice. |
covetousness and selfishness in national
and international affairs, as well as in
the purely private relations of life. A
true minister must always be concerned j
about any legislation which would re- |
tard or check the advancement of i
morals, health and happiness, and must
demand and vigorously support what
ever legislation may be necessary to
protect the young life and the home
life of the Nation from those who put
physical self-indulgence and monetary
gain above justice, virtue and the hap
piness of others."
Referring to his anti-Smith activities
in Virginia, Bishop Cannon writes:
Defends Campaign Activity.
"Circumstances combined to compel
me to take an unusually active part in
(he 1928 campaign, and for that reason
I have been severely criticized by a cer
tain element in my own church, which
has not agreed with my views or with
the position which I have taken. I
have also been denounced by that sec
tion of the Democratic party which in
sisted that party regularity was more
important than the principle of prohi
bition and which, as shown in the de
feat of Senator Simmons <in North
Carolina ), Is determined to punish all
Democrats who refused to support the
Houston candidate regardless of his at
titude on prohibition.
"I have been villified and slandered
by the wet-Tammanv-Roman Catholic
press in every possible way. The op
position in my own church to my
political activities culminated in the
effort made at the general conference at
Dallas, to prevent my re-election as
chairman of the Board of Temperance
and Social Service, and which was over
whelmingly defeated.”
The candidates supported by Bishop
Cannon in the Virginia election were
overwhelmingly defeated.
PLANE LANDS IN STREET
Pilot Lost in Fog Unable to Lo
cate Staten Island Field.
NEW YORK. June 13 (A s ).—Lost In a
fog that shrouded the harbor today
Lieut. Donald Brunner of Wright Field,
near Dayton, Ohio, could not find Miller
Field. Staten Island. In his plane today
and squashed his ship down on a road
near the field and only 300 feet from
the shore.
The plane was damaged, and Lieut
Brunner, who was flying here in con
nection with experimental radio work,
was severely bruised.
MAN IU SUCCEEDS
FORMING CABINET
TO AID KING CAROL
'Continued From First Pa get
publication in the Official Gazette of a
royal decree authorizing "her royal
highness, Princess Helen, to bear the
title 'her majesty.’ ”
Carol s act was accomplished in line
with his reasoning that Parliament's
annulment of the acts of banishment .
and renunciation of January 4. 1920.
had made him King de jure from the
day of his father s death. Helen, net
divorced from him until later, similarly
became Queen at that date.
It was understood, although not so
stated, that Helen would be crowned
with Carol, possibly as early as October.
Some further legal procedure may be
necessary to make this possible, but it
was believed the arrangement would be
eiTected for Michael's sake if a personal
reconciliation has not taken place by
then.
Carol Greets Mother.
Queen Helen was not at the railway
! station when Queen Marie. Carol s
i mother, arrived aboard the Orient ex
press from Munich and Oberammergau,
bu King Carol, attired as a general of
aviation; Grand Voivode Michael, her
daughter. Elisabeth of Greece, and
Prince Nicholas were on hand with
troops and government officials..
A great crowd rendered a welcome
which Rumanians said never had been
surpassed for warmth. Queen Marie !
alighted from her coach, kissed Carol
three times and greeted the crowd with 1
a kiss from her finger tips. She then )
embraced Elisabeth, then Michael and
at the last Prince Nicholas.
She appeared to be a very happy,
mother and was as beautiful as ever j
in a light gray georgette dress and
cape, with a gray toque to match. She j
wore an impressive lilas -colored silk 1
I scarf. Those nearby said there were!
1 tears in her eyes as she greeted her
! eldest son, erect and smiling in his j
uniform.
Carol had a gift for her. During the
i day he had conferred on her the Order
of King Ferdinand, created during the
reign of his father, but never conferred
on anybody before. It was conferred a
1 second time on the premier-resigned
Juliu Maniu.
It was said today that Queen Helen
was prevented from being present to
weclome Queen Marie at the station
last night because of a slight cold.
Orders were sent today to Paris and
London, where Rumanian coins are
made, to cease production of those
bearing the likeness of the infant King
Michael. The authorities intend with
drawal of the existing coinage and re
placing it with coins bearing the like
ness of Carol.
Carol's Position Is Strengthened.
The position of Carol was greatly
strengthened by visits of Liberal lead
ers to public places in the city today,
where they referred to the King as "his
majesty.”
Gen. Prezan’s failure to form a cabi
net and the King's return to the choice
of the Peasant leader. Maniu. sobered
the Liberals, who suddenly abandoned
their blatant language and ceased to
declare that they would not recognize
Carol as King.
They likewise discontinued mention
of the institution of a republic, where
■ upon the government press today stated
I that the Liberal threats of revolution
were nonsense, that thpy will become
good subjects of King Carol and resign
themselves to the inevitable.
■ •
BROCK AND SCHLEE HOLD
UP CROSS-COUNTRY HOP
1
1 By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. Ga.. June 13.—William S.
Brock and Edward F. Schlee, Detroit
aviators, who plan to fly from Jackson
ville, Fla., to San Diego. Calif., in an
assault on transcontinental records, de
layed their take off for Jacksonville
here today to make minor adjustments
to their plane.
Brock, Schlee and Roy Newton, radio
operator, landed here last night after
a flight from Columbus, Ohio. They
had planned to fly to Jacksonville today
and leave there Sunday on the trans
continental trip.
However, on reaching the airport to
day. thev decided to adjust the cooling
system of their ship. They probably
will leave for Jacksonville this after
inoon.
i The pilots hope to lower all East
i West and West-East records. After
! landing at San Diego, they plan 1o start
a return trip to Jacksonville immodiate
| ly after their ship is refueled.
Will Rogers
Says:
BOSTON. Mass., June 12.—The
Senate committee demanding every
little confidential paper exchanged
between Mr. Hoover and Ramsay
Macdonald (in
t supposed confi
dence) is just
like a couple
producing their
marriage certif
icate in court,
but would be
made to go back
and {£oduce all
the love letters
they wrote to
each other dur
ing the court
! ship. Mr. Hoover ought to be like the
I bishop, tell ’em it's none of their
I business. But the Senate is not as
I scared of the President as they are
of the bishop, the President don't
control the Methodist vote. What
does the Senate do with all the
knowledge they demand from other
people? jThey never seem to use it.
Yours. ** WILL ROGERS.
AMERICANS LOSE
AT WIMBLEDON
Helen Wills Moody Wins Only
Match of Three Played
by Net Stars.
By the Associated Press.
WIMBLEDON, England, June 13.
England's strong teum of feminine ,
tennis players turned back the Ameri
cans in two out. of three matches today
as the*United States team headed by
Helen Wills Moody began defense of
the famous Wightman Cup. Mrs.
Moody won her singles matrh, but
Helen Jacobs lost and the American
doubles pair likewise met defeat.
The English took a lead of two
matches to one when, after an even
break in singles,, the experienced dou
bles combination of Ermyntrude Har
vey and Joan Fry came from behind
to beat 17-year-old Sarah Palfrey and
Edith Crass, 2—6, 6—2, 6—4.
Jacob's Defeat Surprises. 11
Mrs. Moody started her team off on
the right foot in the scries with the
English woman players today, defeat
ing Joan Fry in the opening match,
6—l, 6—l.
Miss Jacobs’ defeat came as a sur
prise to the American adherents, as she
had beaten Mrs. Watson in the French
championships.
The American champion was at her
best against the sturdy English player,
and beat her as badly as wh°n last they
met in Wightman Cup play. On that
occasion, at Forest Hills. N. Y . in 1927.
Mrs. Moodv. then Helen Wills, scored
at 6—o. 6—2. ,
Miss Fry. who was supposed to have
a new tennis stroke to spring on Mrs
Moody, reyealed her real surprise in an- *
nouncement of her engagement to
Lieut. Thomas Lakeman of the British
Army Tank Corps.
Helen Plays Barelegged.
Mrs. Moody had a surprise of her own
for Wimbledon, appearing on the center
court barelegged, and thus settling i'’
far as she is concerned the controversy
1 which has long raged over stocking l
| here.
Mrs. Moody gained the first Wight
man Cup point of the series for Amer
ica by mercilessly hammering Miss Fry
from the base line. The English girl
made her last stand in the fourth game
of the second set, after which the match
became a rout.
Helen Jacobs took the court, shortly >
after the Moodv-Frv match, against ,
Mrs. Watson, the slender English player,
who proved her nemesis on two occa- ,
sions last year as well as today.
Mrs. Watson, with her long drive' •
under good control, started off with a
rush, taking the first two games, bu-
Miss Jacobs retaliated by taking th<=
next two. She won the third game at
4 points to 1 on a break-through sen
ice. with a delicate cut shot just over
the net for the winning point.
Serving quickly and well, Miss Jacobs
swept through the fourth game of th*
first set at 4 points to 1. drawing level
Miss Jacobs had to work hard to win
the next game. Taking the lead at
3 —2, she appeared to gain confidence
and went on to capture the set at 6 —2,
without dropping another game. .
Mrs. Watson Wins Match.
The effort Miss Jacobs required to
win the first set seemed to have ex
hausted her. Mrs. Watson, playing
easily and cautiously, won the second
set, with loss of only the second and
fifth games.
Mrs. Watson won the third set,,6 —4,
and the match.
'MARINE SAYS CREW
OF FAIRFAX ACTED
WITH EFFICIENCY
<_C ontin 1 ifd From First Page >
i members of his department were los\
I he said. •
1 Smith said that all would have been
J saved had they remained cool and not ,*
1 "lost their heads.” t
The circumstances surrounding the (
mystery call for help sent from the
Fairfax immediately after the collision
were explored at length yesterday at the
opening of the Federal inquiry into the
disaster.
Three Fairfax officers, including Capt.
Archibald Brooks, testified concerning
the SOS. The captain told of having
ordered it sent. Eugene W. Neff, assist
ant radio operator, who rushed from
his cabin to the bridge at the impact,
swore he had received it from Brooks
'J. W. Gewekin. chief operator, told
i Capt. Charles M. Lyons and Inspector
' John Stewart, United States steamboat
I inspectors who are conducting the hear
| ing. that he sent it. In addition, Neff
said he heard Gewekin send the mes- '
sage.
Radio Went Dead.
Whether the radio antennae was nrtu
all.v in working order when the message
was supposedly dispatched, neither
Gewekin nor Neff could say. They tes
tified that a minute or two after thp
message had apparently cleared the
antennae was put out of commission by
the fire which raged alongside the port
; side of the ship.
Thirty minutes later, when the radio
had been restored to order and the
fire under control. Gewekin admitted
he did not again try to send the message
because he thought it had already gone.
Pressed by Capt. Lyons to admit that
j he had usurped the master’s preroga
tives and had canceled the call on his
1 own responsibility, Gewekin stuck to his ,
story that he thought it had gone out
I even though in subsequent conversation
j with shore stations neither he nor they
had made any reference to the SOS.'
Gewekin admitted he had communi
cated with the sister steamer Gloucester
through the Radio Marine Corporation's
station at Chatham on his own respon
sibility and referred to a message from
the Coast Guard cutter Tampa as hav
ing been informal because it was "un
signed.”
Questioned Sharply.
He said the Tampa had asked him
what was the matter and that he had
replied. "Everything ok" Capt. Lyons
interrogated the operator sharply at.
that point concerning what he meant
I by "0.k." in view of the large loss of
life. Gewekin explained he thought
the ship was in no danger.
It has been subsequently brought out. »
that the Tampa was within 15 nr 20
minutes’ sailing distance of the rra'h
while the Gloucester, which like the
Fairfax was bound for Norfolk, Va . was
nearly three hours away, having left
Boston several hours behind the Fairfax.
FAIRFAX OWNERS SUED.
NEW YORK, June 13 (7PV—Suit for
$350,000 has been filed in Federal Court
here by C. D. Mallory & Co., owners of
the oil tanker Pinthis. against the
Merchants «fc Miners’ Transportation
Co., owners of the steamer Fairfax,
which rammed and sank the Pinthis
ofT Boston June 10, with a loss of
47 lives.
The sum of $350,000 Is the value put
by Mallory & Co. upon the Pinthis and
its cargo.
The suit was filed last night just>
before the closing of the clerk's office.
The Merchants & Miners’ Line imme
diately filed a petition for limitatiop
of liability.
The Fairfax was valued at $1,350,000
when she was built in 192 R. Deprecia
tion and the cost of repairs from the
collision, an item estimated at $150,000.
would give the Fairfax a present value
of perhaps $1,150,000 or slightly less,
it was estimated by counsel for the
plaintiff.