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Evening star., 1925-06-02
Attorney and G. o. P. Official
Declared to Head List
Coolidge Considers.
CONFERS AT WHITE HOUSE
AT BEHEST OF PRESIDENT
Candidate Won Executives Re-
spect While Serving as Secre-
tary of Inaugural Group.

OF the three or four persons being
seriously considered by President Cool
idge for appointment TO the vacancy
caused by the death Of Commissioner
James f. Oyster, Frederick A. Fen
ming, we'll known local attorney and
secretary TO the Republican State
committee for the District, is under
stood to stand at the top of the list
President Coolidge is represented as
having intimated that he is inclined
very favorably toward Mr.. Fenning
and gave indication that he would
make up his mind definitely within the
next day or so.
Mr.. Fenning first came to the Presi-
dents attention while serving as sec
retary TO the 1925 inaugural com
mittee and the President is under
stood to have told those who dis
cussed the appointment with him to-
day that he has a very high regard
for Mr.. Fenning.
The fact that President Coolidge
sent for Mr.. Fenning to confer with
him at the White House last night
also strengthens the belief that Mr..
Fenning finally will be. selected by the
President 1t is known also that Mr..
Fenning has the full support of
Samuel J. Prescott, chairman of the
Republican State committee for the
District, and many other party lead
ers in this city, and that the Presi-
dent has received favorable comment
and Endorsement from leaders in
various other activities in Wash
ington.
Others oil List.
Among the several other names to
which the President is known to have
given serious consideration are those
of Mai. Gen. H. P. Mccain, former
adjutant general of the United States
Army, and Arthur Carr, secretary TO
the Washington Board of Trade, and
Merritt o. Chance, former postmaster
of Washington.
In the event the President decides to
appoint a Democrat, it is thought by
! White House authorities that Mr..
Chance will be his selection. 1t is be-
lieved, though, by these same authori-
ties that the President several days
ago made up his mind to find a man
of his choice. regardless of his poll
tics, and that in carrying out his in
tentions ii is the opinion his choice
has descended upon Mr.. Fenning.
The White House is still receiving
suggestions regarding the filing of
this place and each day new names are
being added to the long list which
has already been received by the
President.
Among those who have advocated
the appointment of Gen. Mccain is
Senator Fletcher of Florida, who call
ed at the White House today. Senator
Fletcher said afterward that while
adding his Endorsement to Gen. Nc
Cain, he also indorsed the candidacy of
A. Leftwich Sinclair, former member
of the District Rent Commission. A
delegation representing the delegates
to the Federation of Citizens Associa
tions called at the White House and
left a resolution setting forth the quail
ifications of Charles A. Baker, former
president of the federation and now
member of the Citizens Advisory
Council, who has been prominently
mentioned in connection with this ap-
pointment.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
$5O,ODO,ODO LOAN
MADE TO ITALIAN
BANKS BY MORGAN
Credit Is Granted to Enable
Rome to Stabilize
Exchange.
By the Associated Press.

DS tnS AssOCldleQ Hress.
ROME, June 2.-Finance Minister
de Stefani announced to the CHAM
Der of Deputies today that the bank
ing firm of J. p. Morgan & Co. had
granted a credit of $50.000,000 to a
consortium of Italian banks to be
used to stabilize exchange.
1t was also announced that the
Bank of Italy's rediscount rate had
been increased from to 613 per
cent.
Signor de Stefani said the director
OF the Bank of Italy will preside over
the consortium of Italian banks TO
which the Morgan $4,000, 900 credit
has been granted
Reports have been current both in
Rome and New York during the last
two months that negotiations were un-
der way for loan by American bank
ers to Italy. The sums mentioned
sometimes ran as high as $100, ,000,-
00e.
Thomas W. Lamont of the firm of
j. p. Morgan & Co. visited Rome in
April and talked with Premier Mus
solini and Finance Minister de Stefani.
This caused renewal of reports that
loan was being negotiated.
Guaranteed by Government.
The credit, which has the guaran-
tee of the Italian government, is to
be utilized, if occa sion arises, for ex.
change stabilization purposes. The
measure is largely a protective one,
it is understood, and it is considered
possible that the Italian financial au-
thorities will not find it necessary to
draw upon the fund
The italian credit is the third ma jor
banking credit which j. P. Morgan
& Co. has arranged for a foreign gov
ernment to stabilize exchange within
the last year or so. The first loan.
of 100000 900, was made to France
in March, 1924, checking a drastic de-
cline in the franc which was under
way at that time. Another 500, ,00O,-
600 credit was granted to Great Brit
ain to aid in the stabilization of ster-
ling following the re-establishment of
the gold basis, little more than a
month ago.
The Morgan firm announced that
various other banks would be asso-
ciated with it in extending credit.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
TRAGEDY TRAILS THRILL.
High-Wire Walker, Scared by
Flash of Lightning, Falls.

NEWARK, N. J., June OP.-Mrs.
Edna Brock, a high-wire performer,
was in a hospital today, apparently
morta1ly injured by a fall from her
husbands shoulders as he was walking
wire 40 feet above the ground. A
flash of lightning unnerved her and she
lost her hold, giving crowd at
Dreamland Park last night view of a
tragedy instead of thrill over aero
battles.
In her fall she struck one of the up
rights supporting the wire. Her hus-
band had kept his footing, and when
Mrs. Brock fell he slid down pole to
her aid. With many broken bones, she
has little chance of recovery, it is be-
lieved. She Is 20 years old, and her
home Il in Huntington. W. Va.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
LAMONT CONFIRMS REPORT.

NEW YORK, June CP)-Thomas
w. Lamont of j. P. Morgan G. Co.
today confirmed the cable announce
ments from Rome that the Morgan
firm had arranged a revolving credit
of S5o,000,000 for one year to a bank.
ing group headed by the Bank of Italy
and consisting of the three Italian
banks of issue, the Bank OF Italy,
the Bank of Naples and the Bank of
Sicily.
A sharp rally in Italian exchange
followed the announcement of the
credit. The lira, which earlier in the
day was selling under 4 cents, quickly
jumped more than 10 points to 4.O6
cents. French frances also moved
up several points from their extreme
low level, but were still several points
below last nights closing rate.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
Cuban Envoy Recovering.

HAVANA, Cuba, June 2 P.-
Rafael Sanchez Aballi, Cuban Am
bassador to the United States, and
his wife, injured in an automobile ac-
cident about a week ago, are recov-
ering.
The Ambassador suffered a broken
leg and his wife two broken ribs. The
fractures are knitting properly and
no complications have arisen, physi-
clans say.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
BOMB OUTRAGE ON Il
IN new YORK FOILED
Two Internal Machines Placed in
Path of Trains Are Destroyed
by Police.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June "A plot to
blow up elevated trains apparently was
frustrated early today with the find
ing of two boxes, believed to contain
bombs, projecting over the tracks at
two stations. Police threw the boxes
into the East River.
One box was found by a ticket
agent at the Eightyninth street sta.
ton of the Third avenue line. OF red
dish wood, s inches by by 4. it had
been placed on the edge of the plat.
form in such a manner that a train
entering the station would strike it.
The other box, about the same size,
but covered with black leather, was in
a similar position on the Ninty-ninth
street station.
Detectives felt certain that the boxes
contained high explosives. Bomb ex
perts agreed it would be highly danger.
Gus to open the boxes, and they were
taken from the stations in buckets OF
water to the river and sunk far out
Search of all subway and elevated
platforms failed to reveal similar
boxes.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
Girl Crosses Ocean
T,vice and Spends
But Serenity Gents
Rr the Associated Press


NEW YORK, June dorothy
Reilly, 16, of Englewood, n. j., ar
rived today on the liner Drotting-
holm. after an involuntary round
trip from New York to Stockholm.
She was greeted at the dock by
her overjoyed parents.
The girl went aboard the Drot-
tingholm May with a compa nion.
Segfried Handel, to bid bon voyage
10 friends. They failed to hear the
warning whistle and when she
came on deck they were at sea.
Capt. Anderberg communicated by
wireless to the girls parents. Miss
Handel was told to visit relatives
in Stockholm. but Dorothy's par
ents asked the captain 10 bring her
back on the return trip. F,inan-
Cially Dorothy's trip was a success
as she started with 81 and re-
turned with 80 cents.
Never again" Dorothy declared.
Il was homesick all the time"
Passengers said she had cried al
most continually.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
LONG STRUGGLE FEARED.
Foreign and Local Groups Firm i'm
War for Control.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
SHANGHAI, June 2.-Shanghai is
now settling down to long struggle
as the frmneSS of the Chinese is
realized. All evidence shows that the
student trouble will be overshadowed
by contest between Chinese and
foreign influence in the foreign
settlement here.
a ma jority of Chinese opinion sup
ports the students since the shooting,
although the Chinese General Cham
her of Commerce, mouthpiece of the
Chinese mercantile interests, which
first sanctioned their action, has now
withdrawn its support.
$4,000 Workers Out.
This morning Shanghai began to
feel the first effects of general ac-
tion in the development of the strike.
Twenty-Five thousand workers are
out, affecting the municipal electric
plants, tramways, telephone and four
Chinese cotton spinning mills. 1t is
expected that the workers in all the
Japanese mills will be out tonight, as
the strike is spreading. The tele-
phone service is operated under for
eign supervisors. The tramways are
running on restricted service. The
electric plant still is operating.
The food situation is causing con-
cern, as the foreign communities
rely on the Chinese for food. All
shops are closed. Foreigners are un-
able to buy meat. The markets were
closed today, while no killing has
been done at the slaughter house for
two days. A shortage of fresh meat
is feared, many persons having no
meat today.
The municipal council, realizing
the urgency OF the situation, today
appointed a food controller. with
powers to requisition all food. A
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Evening star., 1925-06-02
THINKS AID IMPERATIVE.
Intimate of Amundsen Urges Relief
Start at Once.

LOS ANGELES, June OP-
Years of close association with
Roald Amundsen, missing Norwegian
polar explorer; familiarity with his
methods of operation and an inti-
mate knowledge of his plans for the
flight into the Arctic, which started
May 81, prompted Haakon H. Ham
mer, who led the Amundsen relief
dash of 1928, to express the opinion
here that the Amundsen- Ellsworth
party is marooned in the fiozen
North.
Hammer has been recuperating
here and has almost completely re-
covered from a serious affection
which at one time threatened to rem
der him blind.
"Amundsen has made a landing
and cannot get up, because either
he has smashed his flying boats or
because the ice is too rough for a
take-off with his heavy plane, or
else he is in Alaska. The latter is
barely possible, he asserted.
Thinks He's Marooned.
MY opinion is that he is ma
rooned, unable to use his flying
equipment and almost certainly un-
able to hike out of his predicament.
The ice starts to break at this sea
son in the Arctic and a tramp over
the churning foes to Greenland /
consider positively out of the ques-
tion.
Il also am just as firmly of the be
lief that the time has come to send
an expedition to his relief. He has
been missing II days now.
IF Amundsen could have returned
to his SpitZbergen base with his
planes he certainly would have done
so; therefore l am convinced that the
Arctic has him in its grip, for he can
not return without aid. with his planes
over hundreds of miles of breaking
ice.
"Of the five men with him, not one
has had any previous polar expert
ence. When Amundsen flew into the
north he voluntarily assumed respon.
sibility, in so far as he was able, for
the safety Of these men. To say that
he is spending his time taking obser-
vations, tempting Providence, gam
bling with weather conditions, is TO
say that Amundsen is voluntarily
risking the lives of his party, and any
person who knows Amundsen knows
that he would follow no such course.
He is down, in urgent need of help,
or he is in Alaska" Hammer con-
cluded.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
Bible-Reading Marathon, Far Behind,
Reaches NeaU Testament; Nearing End

ing to take up the text looked for
ward with relief to the approach
of the New Testament.
Three hours behind schedule,
they hoped to make up time on
the New Testament.
The Rev. E. d. Raley, pastor of
the church and sponsor of the
marathon, believes the experiment
of reading the Bible aloud from
cover to cover while the rest of
the world is arguing about the
books infallibility will foster love
for the Scriptures and encourage a
return to the custom of reading
the Bible aloud In the home.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
CHINESE RIOTERS
WOUND AMERICAN
IN STREET ATTACK
Students Open Fire on U. S.
Volunteer Corps From
Shanghai Roofs.
FOREIGNERS MENACED
BY SHORTAGE OF FOOD
Long -Drawn-0ut Struggle for Con-
troll of City Seen in
Youths Strike.
Ry the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, June Chinese stu
dent riot participants today fired from
housetops in three directions into
Shanghai streets upon unit OF the
American Volunteer Corps, shooting
Thomas G. McMartin. American den
tist. in the back, and killing the horse
upon which he was riding,
American and other foreign units
returned the fire of the Chinese with
csrbine rifles and pistols. Machine
guns were mounted quickly in the
streets and sent shots in the direction
of the structures from which the Chi
nese started firing. The number OF
casualties was not estimated.
Marks First Use of Guns.
The shooting of the American dem
tist, who is d corporal in the volun-
teers' organization, attempting with
other foreign units to restore order in
Shanghai, marked the first use Of rifles
by the Chinese since demonstrations
started Saturday as protest against
the conviction of II Chinese strikers
who left Japanese-owne spinning mills
near Shanghai.
The Chinese trained their shots
against the Americans WREN the patrol
units turned a corner from Marking
into Thibet road in the vicinity of the
famous Chinese amusement resort,
New World"
While the students were attacking
the patrol units shots also were fired
into the LouZa police station from ad
Joining houses. The first outbreak in
the riots occurred at the entrance to
the station Saturday, when police fired
on rioters, killing six and injuring
Tr-elfT n ha a r1ly inc 10
west from the Honan road was sus-
pended tonight.
Sailors Guard WaterwOrks.
American bluejackets are guarding
the waterworks.
Several lesser affrays were develop
ing tonight in other sections of Shang-
hal
The Sikh police guarded the streets
In the vicinity of the hail while spe-
cial meeting of rate payers was at
tempted. The meeting proved inef-
fective, lacking a quorum, although
500 persons assembled to witness the
proceedings. The American forces
guarded the main entrance and door
way approaching the hall. Failure of
Japanese taxpayers to attend the
quorum. The purpose of the proposed
meeting was to recommend remedial
legislation to deal with the present riot
situation.
Italian, American and British marine
forces landed in Shanghai this after
noon and are quartered ashore tonight
The Italians are stationed at the
Japanese Club.
The foreign forces were sent ashore
today in anticipation of an extension
of the strike that may close markets
In the foreign concessions and affect
lighting and other public services. The
telephone service here is already Grip
pied on account of a strike and one
municipal power station is affected
also. Several of the lesser industrial
plants may be drawn into The trouble.
PEKING SENDS PROTEST.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
WEEKS NOT IMPROVING
AS DOCTORS EXPECTED

BOSTON, June CI.--A bulletin.
signed by three physicians, was issued
shortly after o'clock this afternoon
regarding the condition of Secretary
Weeks. It said:
Secretary Weeks has had a restful
morning, which is reflected in his con.
dition. While his condition has been
critical since the operation, no compli-
cations have occurred nor has the ex-
pected improvement which usually
occurs at this time taken place in the
last two days. His temperature is
normal and his heart is in good condi-
ton.
(Signed) I'D. F. JONES,
ROGER /. LEE,
"E n PPTCHAN
Evening star., 1925-06-02
PEKING SENDS PROTEST.
Objects to Violence Used in Quelling
Shanghai Riots.

PEKING. June . GAP).-The Chinese
government, through its foreign office
here, today protested in a note to
other powers against the violence
used in Suppressing student demon
strations at Shanghai.
The protest, sent through Italian
Minister Cerruti, chief of the foreign
ministers at Peking, declares that the
students are young men of good
families, unarmed and full of patriot
ism, and should not be treated as
common malefactorS.
The Chinese foreign office reserves
the right to make claims on behalf
of the student victims of violence at
Shanghai, demands immediate release
of students under arrest and asks
that measures be taken by the foreign
powers to prevent a recurrence of
similar affairs.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
BABY GUY LEGITIMATE.

ALBANY, n. Y, June 2 OP).-The
Court of Appeals today handed down a
decision holding that baby Guy Still
man is the legitimate son of Mr.. and
Mrs. James A. Stillman.
The decision was in favor of Mrs.
Stillman in the appeal brought by her
husband, former New York City
banker.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
MIDSHIPMEN DISAPPROvE.
Believe Graduation Is Their Day and
Should Not Be Commercialized.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, June "A pro-
gram of special interest is being pre-
sented for the last offering of June
week at the Naval Academy. Tomor-
row the one incident will be the gradu-
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Evening star., 1925-06-02
BY the Associated Press.

YUCAIPA, Calf. June 2.-Dawn
breaking over the San Bernardino
Mountains today found a group of
worshipers in the First Metho-
dist Church of Yucaipa entering
on the last lap of their Bible
marathon" a relay reading of the
Scriptures which began at mid
night Saturday and was expected
to end some time tonight. In the
early hours today the Book of
Daniel joined the list of Old Testa-
ment writings covered by the SIS
volunteer readers who had taken
part to that point, and those wait
Evening star., 1925-06-02
CANADA ASSERTS
CLAIM TO ALL LAND
UP TO NORTH POLE
Comedies Little Territory to
Others-Commission
Studies Title.
By the Associated Press.

OTTAWA, June 2-Canada claims
all lands north of the Dominion be
tween Alaska and Greenland, even ur
to the North Pole, Charles Stewart
minister of the interior, indicated be
fore the House of Commons last night
A commission now is investigating
Canada's title to the lands, and is en-
gagged in establishing the Dominion s
right to them.
Canada, 1t is stated, is willing to
concede the claims of other countries
to territory directly north of Alaska
and Greenland, and therefore does not
claim Wrangel Island.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
NOTE TO GERMANY
WILL GO THURSDAY
Disarmament Epistle Not to Be
Made Public Until
Saturday.
By the Associated Press.


PARIS, June 2.-The interallied
note on the subject Of Germany's vio-
lations Of the disarmament provisions
of the Versailles treaty will be pre-
sented to the German foreign minis
ter, DIR. Stresemann, by the allied am
bassadors at noon. Thursday.
The note, with it's annexes, will
probably not be made public until
Saturday, as Germany has objected to
it's publication Immediately after de-
livery.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
Pani Slated for Ambassadorship,

MEXICO CITY, June 2 R-Close
friends of Finance Secretary Pani say
he intends to leave the cabinet early
in September to become Mexican Am.
bassador to France. The legation in
Paris is to be raised to an embassy at
that time. The change will be made.
it is said, after the central bank of
issue is inaugurated on September l.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
SHINES Under Knife.

MEXICO CITY, June P.-Otto
SHINES, son of the late Hugo SHINES,
German industrial magnate, who re-
Gently arrived here on a business trip,
was operated upon today for appen-
dicitis. He was said to be doing well
after the operation.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
T DEATHS IS TOLL
Of STORM AND HEAT
East and West Hard Hit by
Hot Wave Followed by
Gales and Rain.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 2-Twenty persons
dead and nearly a score injured was
the toll today of a heat wave and en-
suing wind and electrical storms
which hit the Middle West. The re-
gion welcomed the promise of cooler
weather.
From the Nebraska plateaus to
Ohio the heat was general. In several
places it set records for the year
and for June lists of all recorded
time. Then the humidity was pierced
here and there by thunder showers
and terrific gales.
Ninety Mile Gale.
Sioux City, Iowa, was the center of
a violent windstorm yesterday which
extended to eastern South Dakota and
southwestern Minnesota. Seven per-
sons were injured, two probably fatal
ly, in the Iowa city, and more than
dozen houses. The wind reached a
velocity of almost 80 miles. The dam
age at Sioux City was estimated at
100000. Eastern Iowa from Water
loo to Dubuque was visited by less
violent wind and electrical storm. but
no serious damage was reported. A
farmer was killed at Dixie.
Two persons were killed during an
electrical storm at DeS Moines, and
two men were reported killed near
Wayland, Mo, when the car in which
they wer riding was swept from the
road by a high wind. Another wind
storm swept over the mining district
of southeast Kansas and southwest
Missouri, causing injury to several
persons and considerable property
damage.
Four Die in Chicago.
Chicago reported four deaths and
Cleveland one due to heat prostra-
ton. Eight persons in Wisconsin who
sought relief by swimming and boat
ing were drowned Sunday and Mon
day.
Heat records for June were broken
in Chicago and Cleveland, with tenn
peratures of 90 and 81, respectively.
Detroit, with 90, came within 2 de-
grees of the all-tine June l mark
Minnesota, South Dakota and Ne
braska reported that yesterdays late
rains brought relief from a drought
of a few weeks that retarded crops.
Last month was the driest of any
in Nebraska since weather records
were first made in 1870.
An aged woman was killed near
Florence, Nebr., in a storm which de-
molished her home. Another person
was injured.
In contrast with the heat and thun-
dershowers in the Middle West Rock
Evening star., 1925-06-02

showing Novarro receiving a diploma
In line with the other graduates
would be of use as publicity for the
play.
President Coolidge took the position
that while he Is ready to aid legiti
mate business he does not feel the
presidential Office should be used in
any way for advertising purposes. He
does not object to the making OF
pictures of himself at the Academy
but feels they should be available
for use by all.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
RO0SEVELTS REACH LEH.
Chicago Expedition Arrives Safely
in Valley of the Indus.

SIMLA, India, June (R.-Col
Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt, head
ing the James Simpson Field Museum
of Chicago expedition to Central Asia,
have arrived safely at Leh, in the
Valley of the Indus. dispatches re-
ceived here today announced. They
are proceeding to Kashgar. Eastern
Turkestan. All members of the party
are yell, the messages said.
Evening star., 1925-06-02
''Fron. Press to Home
Within the Hour"

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1925-06-02

tU. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Generally fair and continued warm
tonight and tomorrow. Temperatures:
Highest, "a, at pm. yesterday; low
est, 65, at 5 am. today.
Full report on page Z.