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Evening star., 1924-05-24
Lets Cargo "Rot''
To Be Loyal to
An,erica1, Ships

How an American importer, en-
ulating the practice of foreign i'm
porters by stipulating that his
goods be shipped in a vessel of his
own nationality, let a shipment
from Germany rot" in a Chicago
warehouse because a foreign ves-
sci was used. was related yester-
day to the House Shipping Board
investigating committee
Joseph E. Sheedy, Fleet Corpo-
ration official, the witness, told
the committee that upon learning
of this loyal Americans action"
he felt like jumping up and kiss
ing him." as it was the first in
stance of the kind he had heard of
during his connection with the
government. merchant fleet.
Mr.. Sheedy expressed the opin-
ion that domestic importers should
like foreign rivals, specify ship
ments on an f. o. b. basis and name
the vessel, instead of by c. l. f.
tcost, insurance and freight) con-
tract and accept the goods in any
vessel
Evening star., 1924-05-24
HUGHES REPORTS
ON Immigration
Views Given President, But Re.
suits as Much in Doubt
as Ever.

The views of the State Department
on the immigration bill, with it's pro-
vision for exclusion of Japanese i'm
migrants after July 1, were presented
formally to President Coolidge today
in a report compiled by Secretary
Hughes after study of the legislation.
Mr.. Coolidge is expected to act soon
upon the measure, but White House
officials were not prepared to predict
whether his decision would be reached
today.
The probable action of the Execu-
tive has become increasingly a matter
of speculation, and officials who sew
eral days ago spoke of IAN arrange
ment" which might lead him to sign
the bill, declined fatty today to dis
cuss the question in any way.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
REVEALS POINCARE
DAWES PLAN STAND
PAPER Declares Premier Had Plan
ned to Demand Three
Conditions.
Rx the Assocfa ted Pres.

By the ASSocfated Fre1e
PARIS, May 24.-Premier Poin-
cares last letter to Premier Mac
Donald of Great Britain enumerated
several conditions to which he sub
ordinated his acceptance of the
Dawes reparaton report, says the
Echo de Paris, which enumerates
these stipulations as follows:
First, the occupation of the Ruhr
to end only when the Germans have
begun to carry out the provisions of
the report.
Statement of Penalt1eA
Second, the penalties applicable to
Germany in case of default to be
defined in advance so as to obyiate
the eventuality of France again beng
driven to the recourse of isolated
action.
Third, the Rhineland railroad re-
gime to be worked out by the ex-
perts forming the railroad organiza-
ton committee provided for in the
report.
Premier Poincare added, according
to the paper, that if he had gone to
England for the proposed conference
with Mr.. Macdonald at Chequers
Court he would not have failed to
raise the important question of
French security.
The premier will go to Barbecue
early Monday morning to attend the
session Of the general council of the
department Of the Meuse. where he
will make a political address He
will return to Paris Tuesday night
Evening star., 1924-05-24
DEADLY WIRELESS RAY TO SLAY
At LONG DISTANCE PERFECTED
British Inrentor Says He Can Deal Death by Radio
With Direction of Fatal Impulse
Under Control.

quired for a given range, but if you
have unlimited power you may get an
abnormally large range.
There is no limit to it's possibil-
tiles" he added. particularly in sur
gical and medical operations"
Army Interested.
Prof c. B. Matthews, whose pre-
vious death ray" activities have ex-
cited much interest. had an inter-
view this afternoon with the vice
marshal of the air forces and Mai.
Gen. Sir Godfrey Salmond of the air
council and arranged for a test of
his invention in a few days Mr.
Matthews was recalled from France,
where he has been comforting with
a French firm interested in his ray
He withheld conclusion of any deal
with the French, however. pending
investigation of his invention by the
British authorities, who requested
today's interview in response to a
newspaper campaign against the
secret being sold out Of the country
Evening star., 1924-05-24
Norris Breaking
Promise Sealed
By Kiss, She Says

Mrs. w. B. Edmundson, who lives
on an Alabama farm, temporarily
upset the decorum of the Senate
agricultural committees Muscle
Shoals hearing today by jokingly
accusing Chairman Norris of
breaking a promise he made
months ago to an Alabama school
girl. She told the committee that
the chairman, attending a picnic in
that state while on an inspection
trip, promised to support the Ford
bid in return for a kiss, but did not
make good on his part of the bar
gain.
Senator Norris did not accept the
story as a joke, and the hearing
was interrupted while he demand
ed an explanation and questioned
whether a deliberate attempt was
being made to discredit him. Mrs.
Edmundson assured him she meant
no harm, and the proceedings got
back to more serious basis.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
OFFICIALS ARE SILENT.
Of Public Printer Re
called, However.

Mr.. Carter had not returned to
Washington today, and in his absence
none of the officials at the printing
office was willing to comment on his
charges.
It was recalled today, however, that
soon after he came into office Mr..
Carter began drive against alleged
bookmaking in the government
printing office, which resulted in sew
eral dismissals. He also enlisted the
aid of police in cleaning up book
making establishments within the vi
cinity of the printing office, and went
so far as to close at noon the doors
on G street, which prohibited en-
ployes from slipping out" during
the lunch hour to place BETS
There has been no recurrence of the
bookmaking charges for some time,
and, as he intimated in his speech
last night, Mr.. Carter probably has
been successful in Kidding the gov
srnment printing Office Of the evil.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
CARTER SAYS G. P. 0.
HOUSED GAMING RING
Tells Typothetae Convention of
Crushing Bookmaking
Activities Here.
BETTING RUINED MORALE
Declares Still Was Operated in
Foreman's Office.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. J.. May IA
story of startling conditions in the
government printing Office in Wash
ington was related here last night
before the second annual convention
Of the third district Typothetae
Federation, composed of employing
printers of New Jersey and Pennsyl-
vania, by George H. Carter, public
printer.
Until he broke it up by driving
more than a score Of its leaders from
the public service, Mr.. Carter said. a
ring of race track touts and hand
book makers operated without re-
straint throughout the government
printing office; that track results
were wired directly into the office
over a private wire operated by a
government employe; that more than
$1,000 a day was placed in bets by
-he workers, men ana women alike +;
that many women affected by the
manner of gambling were kept
penniless by their almost daily losses.
and finally that all of this was not
only with the consent of high officials
of the establishment, but that they
were also participants in the orgy of
chance taking.
Cites Documentary Proof.
Mr. Carter produced a sheaf of
kilograms found in the official files
Of the former chief clerk Of the gov
ernment printing office giving racing
tips and answers.
Discussing the disastrous effect of
the race-horse gambling upon the
morale of the printing Office person
mel, Mr Carter referred to "one poor
woman who confessed to me that she
had mortgaged her home and lost all
in her mad disire to thus win a for
tune"
In a raid on a notorious handbook
close to the government printing
office. Mr.. Carter said twenty of his
Subordinates were arrested.
Activities of bootleggers were wide
spread through the establishment, he
said, and evidence was found that
Of one foreman, either under his
supervision or at least with his
knowledge"
26S Employees Removed.
Mr.. Carter said it has been neces-
sary to dismiss or suspend 26S en-
ployes during the last three years lin
an effort to clean up the government
printing office and raise to decent
and efficient standard it's morale,
which was dragged in the mire for
many years"
One man, employed as messenger
between the priting office and the
Capitol, seemed to be engaged In
bootIegging," Mr.. Carter said.
when 1 preferred charges against
this man congressman, whose
breath revealed his interest in the
case, urged me to retain the offending
empioye. Nevertheless, this custo-
dian Of congressional liquor is no
longer on the payroll of the govern
ment printing office; Reeenay sntls;on ne was as
ing of whisky, which he is said to
have confessed was intended for
congressional friend"
M. Carter told of his experience
with the "wahnetas," which he va
riously described as "a secret, oath
bound clique, an invisible kian" and
"typo-tyrants."
Evening star., 1924-05-24
wealth AND LABOR
CONSCRIPTION URGED
Methodist Conference Demands
Action in War Time When
Men Are Drafted.
FAvoRs WORLD PEACE DRIVE
Wants Churches to Unite; Asks
Arms Farley.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May "a
The peace resolution of a special
committee announced yesterday was
unanimously adopted by the Meth
odist Episcopal general conference
here today.
An amendment was adopted which
demanded that the conscription of
wealth and labor "be a counterpart
of any future conscription of human
life" in war
Wants Anti-War ParIey.
The report advocated a world con-
ference of churches to inAugurate a
campaign against war. The Presi-
dent also was urged to call another
disarmament conference.
The conference, sitting as a judicial
body today, denied the constitution
ality of the election of district Su :
perintendents by the general confer
ence The Superintendents are now
appointed by the bishops.
The minority of the judiciary COM
mittee, affirming constitutionality,
was rejected by vote of 421 to 1888,
and the majority report was then
adopted by large majority.
Five Bishops Chosen.
The election of five bishops was
completed last night after five days
of balloting. Rev. Wallace E. Brown
to advance to the episcopal office,
was chosen on the fourteenth ballot,
receiving SCI of the 754 votes cast
and upsetting predictions that the
Rev. Ralph E Ward of Foochow,
China, would be the fifth new bishop.
DR.. Raymond J. Wade of Chicago
and J. R. Edward of Baltimore with
drew from the lists after the tenth
ballot.
Dr. Brown had 159 votes against
but his vote jumped to 346 on the
thirteenth, DR.. Wards dropping to
113
THE delegates suddenly realized
that no pastor had been elected
bishop one delegate said. "and the
idea of choosing DR.. Brown spread
through the hall like wild fire"
Conservation Is Tomorrow.
The other four chosen this week
to fill vacancies on the board of
bishops created by death or retire
ment were Drs. George A. Miller of
Panama City, superintendent of the
Central American mission: Titus
Lowe. secretary of the board of for
eign missions, New York city; George
R Crosse, president of De PAW Uni
versity, Indiana, and Brenton T. Brad
ley. executive secretary of the CEN
tenary movement in India. The
five bishops-elect will be consecrated
Sunday.
The standing committees are prepar-
ing to wind up their business, as
final adjournment of the conference
has been set for Thursday. sitting
committee has been appointed to Sc
lect the most important business for
presentation in the closing sessions
Evening star., 1924-05-24
Police Guard Thrown Around
Home - Kidnapped Boy
Smothered to Death.
CLUE POINTS TO WOMAN;
FOUR MEN DETAINED
0culists Offer Tip to Police After
Examining Glass Found on
Dead Youth.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May PA police guard
was hurriedly thrown about the
home of Jacob Franks, father of the
slain thirteen-year-old victim of kid
napers, Robert Franks. today after
new threats of violence had been
E. Grove, by members Of the family.
Anonymous telephone calls to the
Franks residence, the father report
ed, warned Of further outrages If
the hunt for the slayers continued.
Chief of Police Morgan A. Collins and
Chief of Detectives Hughes, after a
conference. this Afternoon issued a
joint statement predicting pointed
developments" in the mystery.
A woman, was sought today for the
first time in connection with the
kidnapping. and death. This and an
automobile license number were all
that the police allowed to become
known of their plans to solve the
mystery.
Four Men Detained.
At the same time four men, one
an instructor and another a former
instructor at the private school which
the boy attended. were detained for
further questioning.
At least two slight clues previously
had pointed to the possibility that
a woman was involved. The first
was the pair Of heavy-rimmed spec
tacles picked up near the culvert
where the boys nude body was found
on Thursday.
These were Of straight bows. such
as usually worn by women and mar
row from temple to temple, which
oculists say were worn by a man
of narrow frontal or a woman. The
second clue was the statement of a
woman living near the swamp by the
culvert, who told Of seeing in the
neighborhood a man and a woman in
an automobile apparently in dis
agreement.
Death Due to sunocatien.
The authorities were apparently. in
agreement with the belief of the coro-
ner's chemist that death had been
caused by suffocation.
The instructors here are Fred Alt
wood, who formerly was a science
teacher at the private school, and
Walter WILSON, instructor in mathe-
matics in the school.
The two others are Fred Cretors
and his son Joseph, friends of Ken
meth Booth, until recently a room
mate of one of the instructors.
One Of the men held, the police ex-
planned, lives two blocks from the
SD street drug store, where. Thurs
day afternoon, two telephone calls
were received from a man asking if
Jacob Franks, the father, was there.
Franks had been instructed by tele-
phone to take the ransom of $4,000
to the store.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
MAY DELAY FARM BILL,
Before House, With
Five-Minute Discussion Limits.

Amendments to the McNary-Haugen
farm relief bill were in order in the
House today, with discussion limited
by the five-minute rule.
Numerous amendments were pre-
pared by opponents of the measure
which would create a 100000, 900
corporation to sell surplus farm prod
ucts abroad, during the fifteen hours
of general debate, which ended yes
terday, and these were expected to
prevent a vote today on the bill as a
whole This would prevent action
until the latter part of next week.
under plans of House leaders to lay
aside the measure during the first
three or four days for consideration
of other legislation.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
By tie Associa ted Press.


LONDON, May 24.-Dr. T. F. Wall,
lecturer in electrical research in
Sheffield University, claims to have
discovered a death ray" He has
applied for patent covering means
for. transmitting electrical energy in
any direction without the use of any
intermediate transmission wires"
DR.. Wall expressed the belief that
his invention will be capable of de-
stroying life, stopping airplanes in
flight and bringing motor cars to a
standstill, although he has not made
tests on a large scale as yet.
Informs Government.
DR.. Wall has informed the war and
air ministers as to his discovery, he
said, that everything in its success
full application depends upon the
amount Of power available. Ono does
not know how much power is re-
Evening star., 1924-05-24
MILLIONS TO HEAR
ORATORY CONTEST
Broadcasting Stations to Garry
Words of Speakers to All
Corners of Nation.
ARRANGEMENTS IN PROCESS
President to Speak for Twenty
Minutes at Start.

Plans to send praise of the Consti-
tuition winging over land and sea on
the night of June are being made
today by officials of the national
oratorical contest and radio station
WCAP of the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company
When the seven national winners
in the oratorical contest, conducted
in this city by The Star, meet June 6
at Memorial Continental Hall, with
President Coolidge presiding. and five
members of the Supreme Court of the
United States acting as judges, their
words will be broadcast to the world
President Coolidge is to open the
meeting with an address of about
twenty minutes in length, after which
each of the seven secondary school
orators, including Miss Ruth Newhurn
of the Central High School, represent
ing the National Capital. will give an
grafton on "The Constitution"
Elaborate Apparatus.
The elaborate pick up" wagon and
apparatus of station WCAP will be
the air lanes to the vast audience
here and abroad which nightly
listens in" Arrangements have yet
to be completed for the participation
of other stations in the program.
The President is no stranger to the
microphone, his voice having been
broadcast from this city and New
York on several occasions. The COM
peting high school orators, repre-
States, will be so intent on doing
their best in the contest that it is not
expected they will get any species Of
stage fright" over the idea Of speak
ing to millions, as well as before the
visible audience of approximately
1900 persons who can have seats in
the D. A. r. Hall.
Station wCAP. operates on 4e9 me-
ters, being a class B, 500-watt sta
ton, one Of the most powerful in the
United States.
VIII Link Stations.
Arrangements are under way for
relaying the program of the national
oratorical contest, so that it may be
heard throughout the world. Other
powerful stations, including in all
probability, station WEAF. the other
station of the Bell system, will be
linked in the broadcasting.
The program for the event is being
and the complete procedure
for the evening will be made public
next weekA Tentative plans call for
the address by the President, who
will be the chairman of the meeting,
and the presentation of the awards
by Chief Justice William Howard
Taft of the United States Supreme
Court, chairman of the board Of
judges.
The other judges, chosen yesterday,
are the Justices Willis Van Devanter,
Edward Terry Sanford, Pierce Butler
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Evening star., 1924-05-24
AIRMEN ACCLAIMED
AS HEROES IN TOXIC
Thousands Shout "Banzais" as
Army Flyers Reach City.
Round of Entertainments.
PAY RESPECTS TO WOODS
Congratulated on Behalf of Nc
Laren, British Pilot.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associa ted Press
TOXIC, May 24-Tokio took the
American flyers to its heart today A
welcome unsurpassed in cordiality
and enthusiasm was accorded to the
three aviators and mechanicians who
are circumnavigating the globe by
plane. The day was a round of off,
cial calls and entertainments. at each
of which notables expressed admira-
ton for the achievement of the
Americans in crossing the Pacific
Several cordial references to Japa-
neseAmerican relations were made.
A crowd of thousands shouted
'fbanzais'' and surged about the plat
form at the railroad station where
the Americans arrived from Kasum-
igaura, where Japanese navy me-
chanicS are remotoring the round
the-world planes and preparing them
for jumps on south and west to
Kushimoto. Kagoshima and across
to Shanghai, in China. Lieut.. Gen.
Gaishi Nagoaka, ;atsan President Of the
ed the flyers as heroes of the air"
and expressed the vast admiration of
their feat held in Japanese aviation
circles.
Smith Gets Flowers.
Gen. Nagoaka's small granddaugh-
ter then presented Lieut.. Lowell H.
Smith. commander of the flight, with
a bouquet and made him a brief and
pretty speech in English, welcoming
him to TOXIC.
The Americans were greatly affect
ed by the warmth of the greeting
accorded them
From the station. the little group of
guests went to the American embassy
to make an official call on Ambassador
Cyrus f. Woods and present their re-
spectS.
Congratulated by Briton.
Congratulations by Stuart MacLaren,
British aviator, winging around the
world from west to east, to the Ameri-
can Army flyers on their successful pas
sage of the Pacific Ocean, were ex-
pressed by Lieut.. Col. G. L. Broome,
WHO'S in Toxic as MacLaren's trail
blazer.
Having just traversed their route
across the Pacific, I know better than
most, the Americans difficulties. their
dangers and discomforts," Col. Broome
declared. May l, on behalf of the
British flight, express admiration and
good wishes for continued succeSS?"
Lieut. Col. Broome recently traversed
the route of both the American and
British airplaneS. laying down supply
depots for Maj. MacLaren.
FRENCH IGNORE FLIGHT.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
SOVIET FREES JAPANESE,
Optimistic Outlook Seen Regarding
Recognition Farley.

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, May 24-All Japanese ar
rested by the Russian soviet authori-
ties at Vladivostok several months
ago have been released. the foreign
Office announced today. Earlier in
the day the foreign office was ad-
vised of the release of Capt. Matsui
of the Japanese general staff and
Commander Minotsuma Of the navy
and later advices told of the freeing
Of eighteen other japanese, princi-
pally students and interpreters
Government spokesman, speaking
to the press this afternoon, discussed
in optimistic tones the negotiations
now going on at Peking for recog-
milton of the soviet government by
Japan.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
FRENCH IGNORE FLIGHT.
Doisy Trip Ended "ofhcially" With
Crash at Shanghai.

PARIS, May 23.-The ministry of
aeronautics of the French govern
ment announces that the flight of
Capt Georges Pelletier Doisy has
ended. The aviator may complete his
plan to fly to Toxic with a new plane
but officially 6is flight ended when
he crashed at Shanghai.
According to the ministry's ruling
the Paris-Tokio flight should have
been done in one airplane. and this
no longer is possible in the case of
Capt. Doisy. 1t declares, however
that Paris to Shanghai in less than
month" is a French record.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
EIGHT REPORTED DEAD
IN MISSOURI STORM
Wind and Lightning Take Heavy
Toll in Southeastern Sec y
ton of State.
By the Associa ted Press.

By the Associa ted Press.
ST. LOUIS, May 24.-Eight are dead
as the result of a severe wind and
electrical storm in southeastern
Missouri late last night, H. H. Jordan,
telephone manager at Charleston.
teIegraphed the Southwestern Bell
Telephone Company here today.
Jordan's telegram. filed from Poplar
Bluff, Mo-, at 9:27 am, said one per-
son was reported dead at Caruthers-
Vile and seven east of Essex No
confirmation of the number of dead
was available here.
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo, May "a
Seven persons are reported killed at
Grayridge, Mo, and one at Caruthers-
VILE, Mo-, In a severe windstorm last
night. One block was reported de-
stroyed at Charlottesville. Communica-
tion lines are cut,
Evening star., 1924-05-24
BERLIN CABINET REMAINS.

LONDON, April 24.-Chancellor
Marx of Germany, Foreign Minister
Stresemann and Minister of Labor
Brauns conferred today in Berlin and
decided it would not be necessary for
the cabinet to resign. according to
a News Agency dispatch from the
German capital.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
9 Hurt in Bargain
Rush When Pushed
Through Windows

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 24.-Seven
women and two men were injured
today when two plate glass WIN
dows of an East 14th street de-
partment store crashed in under
the impetus of a bargain-counter
rush.
Sections of the crowd making
toward counters on which bargain
hosiery, sweaters and dresses were
displayed were thrown against the
windows, which gave way. A
shower of splintered glass caused
injuries which sent three of the
women to a hospital. while four
other women and two men were
attended by physicians.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
7 DIE AS HOUSE BURNS,
Woman and Six Children Are Vic.
tins of Blaze.

CANTON, Mass, May PA woman
and six children were killed in a fire
which destroyed a two-family house
here early today. The victims were
Mrs. Anginetta d,Amateio and two of
her children and the four children of
Joseph Leclaire. The cause of the
fire is not known.
Mrs. d'Amateio and one of her chill
dren were found suffocated near
window. The other victims were
burned to death.
A patrolman rescued Vincent DANA
teio. husband of the dead woman,
and one of his children. He tried to
re-enter the house to save the others,
but the flames drove him back.
Evening star., 1924-05-24
WILL GREET AIRMEN.
Shanghai Prepares Welcome for
American Trio.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily
News Copyright, 1924
SHANGHAI, May 24.-Full prepara-
tions have been made here for re-
ceiving the trio of American flyers,
expected early next month, and a
special landing place has been ar
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