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Evening star., 1926-05-20
GORDON ASSA|LEO
IN SENATE HEARING
Handling of Wan Trial Cited
in Protest Against Re-
appointment.

Protest al.ufnst the handling OF the
Ziang sun Wan murder case was made
bv Miss NJ. T.. McCalmont at an exec
utiVe session today OF the Senate SUD
committee which is considering the
nomination Of Maj. PeytOn Gordon Tor
rcapp0intmcut as United states attor-
ney for the District of Columbia.
Miss McCalmont, who il writing a
book about Wan. stated upon leaving
the committee room that she based
hel. COMPLAINT on what she termed the
ALLEGED failure Of the District attorney
fully 10 develop all Of the evidence IN
the case against the Chinese. VINO mas
been tried three times in connection
with the triple killing at the Chinese
Educational Mission. on haIoraina
road seven years ago.
Refers to Trial Evidence.
Miss NcCalmont referred to the erl-
denco mentioned in the last trial re-
gartiip2 a. safe at the mission house
said To have contained money ana
which. il was testited at the last trlal,
was not disturbed. She also made rel
crpnce. to a pair OF eyeglasses when
a1-e, said TO have been found in the
mission house and the ownership OF
which has not been determined.
Miss McCaImont declared she ne
lieVed the proper development oL an
evidence would have proved helpful
in establishing the innocence OF wan.
Another complainant. who hai OPP
posed Mai. Gordon at a previous meet
ing of the subcommittee and who was
heard further today, is John a. say
age. who based his protest on cases In
the. district attorneys Office involving
affairs at st. Elizabeth'S 5 Hospital for
the Insane.
Among other things Mr.. Savage has
filed with the subcommittee large
amount of correspondence dealing
with the death of William Green. pa
tient at the hospital in July. 1924, who,
the correspondence alleges, was
beaten.
The meeting OF the subcommittee
was in executive session. but 1t is un-
derStOod that several other individuals
also appeared in protest against the
nomination, basing their objection on
the handling of cases in the district
attorneys office.
Senator Means. Republican. OF Colo
RADIO. announced after the meeting TO-
tiav that the subcommittee Wouai meet
again, probably next week. to hear
some other persons before conSldera-
tion of the appointment IS concluded.
The other two members of the sub
committee present today were Senator
Deneen. Republican, OF Illinois, and
Senator King, Democrat, of titan.
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who is leading the fight for the House
bill in the Senate, said he wanted
1t to pass because he was anxious
to get retirement legislation at this
session and because the House bill
is the only one that Is likely to be-
come law.
Senator Copeland, Democrat, of New
York wanted to know if Senator
Smoot meant the President would
veto the Senate bill.
To this Smoot replied that every
Senator had an opportunity to read
the debate which took place in the
House when the $1,000 annuity bill
was adopted, and said he did not have
any doubt that if the Senate should
pass a different plan, the question
would emerge from conference as ap-
proved by the House. Senator Cope
land came back with the assertion
that he did not believe any Senator
should give the impression that the
President would veto a bill before it
is passed.
Senator Lenroot, Republican, Of
Wisconsin, asked Senator Stanfield,
in charge of the legislation, what the
attitude of the Senate conferees would
be if the Senate passed a more liberal
bill.
Stanfield said he hoped to stand by
and make every effort to put through
the Senate measure.
An explanation was made by Sena-
tor Lenroot that he favored the 81 200
annuity "if we can get it. but | want
some assurance that the question will
not die in conference and leave us
without any legislation at this seS-
sion" He explained that all he want
cd to know was whether the Senate
conferees would be willing to bring
the matter back to the Senate for
further instructions, before adjourn
ment, if unable to agree with the
House.
Senator Stanfield disc1aimed any in
tention of wanting the legislation to
die in conference, and indicated that
the conferees would bring the ques-
ton back to the Senate in the event of
a deadlock.
AS ranking minority member of the
civil service committee, Senator Nc
Kellar, Democrat, of Tennessee, de-
clared that if he is one of the con.
ferees he would make every effort to
have the 81 200 bill become law. Ad
dressing himself to Senator Lenroot,
Mr.. Kellar added: "Why does the
Senator want to get from me a state
ment that will weaken the Senate con-
ferees before they even go into con-
ference?"
Senator Lenroot again emphasized
that his only purpose in asking the
question was to find out whether the
Senate would be given another oppor-
tunity to pass on the bill, rather than
have it die in conference.
Senator Willis, Republican, of Ohio,
said he would like to see the more lib
eral plan become a law. but that the
Senate is facing a practical situation
and that it is apparent the situation
makes 1t impossible" to get the $1,000
bill
Evening star., 1926-05-20
WASHINGTON OPERA
COMPANY ON ROAD
"Secret of Suzanne" and "Pagliac-
ci' to Be Sung in Greensboro,
N. c., Tonight.

Entering the national field of opera
for the first time. the Washington
Opera Co, headed by General Director
Edouard Albion, left this morning for
Greensboro, n. c., where two operas,
"The Secret of Suzanne" and
"Pagliacci." will be sung tonight.
The ultimate plan of the National
Opera Association, of which the Wash
ington company is the parent COM
pany. calls for a circuit of companies
similar to the local company to which
casts, scenery and costumes will be
sent from Washington. The plan, as
visioned by Mr.. Albion, would permit
of high class productions of operas in
many cities at low cost.
The cost to the individual cities
would be limited to the singers and
equipment supplied from Washington.
The expense Of large choruses and
orchestras would be kept to a mini.
mum, as the personnel would be Sc
cured locally.
An excellent cast has been secured
for the Greensboro performances, in
cluding Thalia Sabanieva, soprano;
Edouard Johnson, tenor; Giuseppe
Reschiglian, tenor; Ivan Ivantzoff,
baritone, and George Cheshanovsky,
baritone. jacques Samassoud, con-
ductor of the Washington company,
will direct the performance.
A picked number of singers and
musicians is making the trip to the
North Carolina city.
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ELLSWORTH LEAVES NOME.
Eravels by DogmObile to Gold Camp
North of Town.

BY the Associated Press.
NOME, Alaska, May 20.--A com
bined railroad and dog team, one Of
the strange means of transportation
In the far North, will leave here to-
day with Lincoln Ellsworth of New
York. the American member Of the
Norge transpolar flight for gold
mining camp As miles north of here.
The mode of travel, known as dog
mobile" Is a hand car on an aband-
oned narrow-gauge railroad pulled by
20 Siberian dogs, driven by Leonard
Seppala, winner of the All-Alaska
sweepstakes and hero of race with
death to bring anti-toXin to diphtheria-
stricken Nome residents.
Ellsworth is to visit camp of the
Hammond Consolidated Gold Field in
the mountains back of Nome, where
he plans to live like a prospector. He
said he wants to eat some sour
dough" hot-cakes like those he en-
soyed In 1913 while mining near here.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Pay Tribute to Byrd.

And vet these same officers who re
fuse To he stirred by the polar eNpe-
ditions pay the finest sort of Compli-
ment to Comdr. Bryd.
"Without the spirit of pioneering
;EE air service would he mnrhund,
said Mai. j. T. Curry. commanding
officer OF 2icCook Field, today. lie
went on to explain that the benefits
O. the Arctic expedition would be
psychOlogical rather than practical.
The flights are regarded here "a
stunts just as the ArmyS own eN-
peditiou around the world was a
stunt"
All OF the stunts merely have
tended to show that an airplane can
t!y anywhere and get away with it."
That in itself is Il good thing. AVia-
ton has needed public confidence.
These North Pole expeditions viii
help materially III that direction.
To the man who has become inn
1nersed in his work. aviation is re-
Garded today as a fixed science rather
than a circus. AS Il matter of fact,
a visit through the Army laboratories
here just about Convinces YOU that
the least thing To aviation is the
flying. This is naturally a wrong
picture, but when there is taken into
consideration all the work which
must be done before a ship takes
the air. the flying part seems the
simplest thing Of all.
Curious About Gas Used.
They knew here that Comdr. Byrd
should reach his goal in the Arctic
because his big Fokker monoplane
received many of its tests in Dayton.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
HONOR FOR CITY FOUNDER
New Orleans Proposes to Name
CITY Park for Bienville.

NEW ORLEANS, May 1S R.-
After 200 years, New Orleans is pro-
posing to honor Bienville, it's founder,
by naming a park for him.
For two centuries Bienville has had
to worry along with only a street
named in his honor, and that street
not one of the leading thoroughfares.
The Louisiana Historical Society is
gaining support in it's campaign to
have City Park rechristened Bienville
Park.
Bienville and his party of explorers
founded New Orleans in 1718, Bien-
Vile holding out for locating the city
on its present site
Evening star., 1926-05-20
LETTER DEFENSE READY.
Administrator of Estate to Be Up
held in Chicago Case.

CHICAGO. May 90 GPD.-Attorneys
for Joseph Letter We're ready to re
sumo the defense of his administra -
tion as trustee of the millions left
by his father, the late Levi Il. Letter.
Their turn came with the compile
tion of cross examination of William
Scott Bond. attorney in fact for the
Countess of Suffolk. sister of Letter.
who charges mismanagement. She
seeks to have her brother removed as
trustee
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Both Safe.

From the Life Magazine.
The lady was rather CondesCending.
My husband is very jealous she re-
marked to her partner on the floor.
80 l only dance with exceedingly
plain people"
It's a good system said he, Il
follow il mVSelf"
Evening star., 1926-05-20
POWDER BLAST KILLS IS.
Thirty injured Taken to Hospitals
in Bavarian Town.

WERTHEIM-O -ON-MAIN, Germany.
MAY 30 CP).-An explosion in a pow
der mill near Hassloch. Bavaria. today
caused the deaths of from 10 TO 20
persons.
OF the large number injured so were
taken to hospitals. The mill was
wrecked.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
Rockefeller May
Buy Flyer Byrd
OldVirginia Home
special Dispatch to The star

@DFCIdI DTsIIdt'I 10 sun
RICHMOND. Va. May 2U.--A
report is revived that John y.
Rockefeller, jr.. is to purchase
Westover, famous estate Of viii
liam Byrd, the founder of Rich
mond, and 70 present it 10 Rich
ard f. Byrd. l.. S. n, who
made the airplane flight TO the
North Pole. Mr. Rockefeller ana
Easel Ford were financial hackers
of the flight.
The estate is one of the hand
soonest in Virginia. Mr. Rookie
feller inspected the place about ii
month ago.
Evening star., 1926-05-20
by ROBERT r. SMALL.

DAYTON. May 20.--EIere in Day
ton, the birthplace of aviation. where
The Government maintains its i'm
mense aviation laboratories and test
fields, 1t is the most difficult thing iii
the world to get any sort of reaction
to the "ecent astonishing achieve
nents of Comdr Byrd and Capt.
Amundsen in flying to and across the
North Pole.
Army officers of every grade are
extremely laConic in their comments.
The flights which have caught III"
Imagination of the people and stirred
the world are taken here as q matter
of course. They see nothing about
which to throw their hats In the air.
But by all of this 1t must not be
gathered that Army aNiators are
hard boiled They are not. Avia-
ZION To them has become n Wolka-
DAY business. They might have been
changed If the Arctic expeditions had
resulted IN dismal failures. They eN-
pected the North Pole flyers TO sue
ceed. Failure in the Arctic might
have given aviation a setback, but
Arctic success has solved none of
~s..tt
Evening star., 1926-05-20
POLAR FLIGHTS SIMPLY STUNTS
TO ARMY AIR SERVICE EXPERTS
Give Byrd and Others Credit, But Sec Little of Adj
vantage TO Science Of Aviation in Their
Recent Achievements.

There was no thought here of engine
failure or of the pilot becoming lost
When word came of the historic hop
off the aViatGrS here did not cease
their work for = noment. When the
news came that the intrepid atrmen
had cleared the pole and were PACK
in SpitZberCcn after q l5-hour lllght,
the chief interest here was IN now
many gallons of gas had been burned
how much oil had been used and
how the air cooling system had stood
the long grind.
Because of North Pole flights are
not expected to be a popular pastlme
in the vety near future. Army pilots
here are disposed to regard the non
stop flight OF I.iouts. Kelly and Mac
Ready from New York to Los
Angeles a few years ago as Il greater
test in tiyinG than the circiIns OF
the imaginary pole.
OrVille Wright, first man in the
world to make IL sustained night ana
who also lives here, Is inclined to
agree with this view. tie regards
the cross continent flight as the
supreme test of flying men and flying
materials. This endurance run of
!. 100 miles was without stop of
any sort.
IL was due to the fact that Byrd
and AmundSen found the temperature
only few degrees below zero at the
Pole that the veteran aviators here
refuse to get all "het up" They can
leave the Summer atmosphere of Day
ton any OF these balmy May days and
climb TO zero weather in a few min
utes. Only today below zero marks
were recorded ut 10000 feet. which is
Il comparatively low ceiling for the
modern birdman.
There must be no assumption of
jealousy on the part Of the airnen
who did not make the polar trips be
cause they do not get excited over
Their achievements. These men here
risk their lives every day and every
nisat. in every kind of weather and
every kind Of flying machine. They,
too, are pioneers IN their way. They
are studying out new methods and
solving new problems every day. They
have their daily stunts" to do and
DO them.
Hold Future of Aviation.
1t is all taken as a matter OF course.
and when one Of them goes west"
the others carry on" The real fu-
ture or aviation is in the hands of
these men. To them some newly de-
vised jet III 4 complicated carbureter
or q few added revolutions to the
rotary tan of a Supercharger are of
greater significance to the progress
Of aviation than a pilgrimage to the
Pole.
The United States has the finest
aviation laboratories in the world to-
day and greater work is being done
here than the man in the street lever
dreamed Of
Evening star., 1926-05-20
FENNING INQUIRY
is OPENED BEFORE
FULL COMMITTEE

Continued from First Page
Of stock, was a director and attorney
for the Laurel Sanitarium.' Mr..
Hogan would not admit the Commits
sioner's connection with the institu-
ton and Mr. Blanton did not dispute
the COptarti0n
Evening star., 1926-05-20
RETIREMENT BILL
PASSED BY SENATE
ON LIBERAL BASIS

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Evening star., 1926-05-20
PRESIDENT SIGNS
RAIL LABOR BILL

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Evening star., 1926-06-01

Following the sinking of lighter
in a collision with a tug in the
Thames, derricks salvaged 20 new
automobiles that were being carried
by the vessel.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
Have You Been Stunx YETI

Some men have to get stung good
and hard before they learn to be eau.
tious In making investments. Before
you invest-investigate!
Evening star., 1926-06-01
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
Received BY Private W1rs Direct to The Star once

further increase reported In the week
ly statistics on domestic crude output
Some selling made its appearance IN
this quarter, but it represented noun
ing more than profit-taking followlns
the recent improvement.
Illinois Pipe Line lost a point TO lsI, 81
Vacuum Oil Il like amount below I've
and Standard of New York nan
point below 80. Buckeye Pipe Line, on
the ot her hand. crossed the so Level Tor
a gain of a point. rejecting the com.
pletion OF selling for estate account
which had held the market for the
stock in check for some time pas'
New Mexico and Arizona Land was n
prominent feature among the lhoe'
pendents, continuing its upward move,
ment. Mexican Panuco was actlVely
dealt in within a small fraction or It's
top for 1926.
Coal shares were more active than
heretofore. with Lehigh Valley Ioai
sales up more than point to ao12 ::
Glen Alden at l64 and Lehigh Coal
Certificates at Al were unchanged.
Other industrials did little one way or
the other and were quiet for the most
part
Evening star., 1926-06-01
COTTON ADVANCES
ON CROP OUTLOOK
Liverpool Is Fairly Steady.
Rain in Southwest Also
Has BuIIish Effect.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 1.-Cotton flu
lures opened steady: July, lS.46: Oc-
tober. 1853: December. 1852: Janu-
ary. 1853; March. 1853. The cotton
market was steady today at an ad-
vance OF to S points on the fairly
steady showing of Liverpool over the
local holiday and reports of rain in
the Southwest. Some local traders
thought these rains might be bene-
fic1al, but the more general impress
sion was they were not needed. and
the market showed net advances of
about to 9 points at the end of the
first hour, July selling around 1916
and December 1853. Trading was
comparatively quiet with offerings
limited.
Private cables reported some con-
tinental selling in Liverpool. but that
fair business in cotton cloths was
pending in Manchester for India.
New Orleans Quotations.
NEW ORLEANS, June ] LR.-Cot-
ton futures opened steady July. l7.75:
october. 1920; December l7.21. bid:
January. 1920 bid 1920, March, l725
bid u927l. The market was steady to-
day notwithsta nding that Liverpool
was lower than due. Prices were sup
ported by private crop report max
ing the condition 65.9 per cent OF
normal, the decrease in acreage 23
per cent. and the season lS days late.
First trades showed no change to a
gain of point. The market later i'm
proved with July at 1880. October
1928. and December 1925. or 5 to 6
points above yesterdays close. The
weather map showed showers in the
western belt and the northern por-
tion of the eastern belt. At the end OF
the first hour the market was steady
and ] point under the early highs.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
DECLINE CONTINUES.

NEW YORK. June ! l4).--The
Guaranty Trust Co. finds that the
moderate decline in domestic trade
and industrial activity has continued
in recent weeks. the most Conspicu,
Gus instances of this tendency i'm ba sic
industrials being in iron and steel,
building and automobiles. Certain
bra inches OF textile manufactures also
have failed to maintain the pace of
early Spring. The downward move
ment of activity. however. while dis
tlnctly visible. the bank states. is hv
no means alarming. "It is evident
that no general depression exists and
present conditions fully warrant he
lief that none Is in prospect
Evening star., 1926-06-01
BAR SILVER PRICE.

NEW YORK, June R.-Bar
silver, IS; Mexican dollars, 49A.
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CERTIFICATES.

/, Quotations furnished by Redmond & Coz
Evening star., 1926-06-01
Money to Loan

Prevailing interest and commits ission:
Joseph I. Weller1RsiSs Risr wassfi ssf /: 1 NV! NV.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
DAIRY PRODUCTS.

BALTIMORE, June | tSpeciaD.-
1--we poultry-Spring chickens, pound.
ana so: Leghorns. 35a45: old hens. ga
81: old roosters. 20; ducks. l7a23;
pigeons. pair. 30a4o; guinea fowl, each
15as5; old, 40a50.
Eggs-Receipts. 927 cases; native
and nearby firsts, dozen, offered at
2SN a301s.
Butter--Good to fancy creamery,
pound, 40a43; prints. 43a45; ladies'.
32a33: store packed. 2S; dairy prints.
2sa32; process butter, 35a36; rolls.
2Sa32.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
BY WILLIAM r. HEFFERNAN.

NEW YORK. June 1.-The curb
market following the triple holiday
was taking its cue from the action of
the main body of stocks on the big
board. The general price movement
was unusually narrow following last
week s speculations and there was no
attempt to renew the operations which
had been successful recently on the
buying side.
AS was to be expected. money rates
displayed hardening tendency, the
call loan renewal advancing to per
cent as against "a of Friday. and
new loans later In the day were made
ut Ar. This. along with further call
ing of loans. might have influenced
proft-taking sales which came into
the market in sufficient quantity TO
carry prices down q half point. to a
point in numerous instances. But the
hardening tendency of the money
market was nothing more than a
temporary condition brought about by
the withdrawal of funds for end of
the month requirements.
Sentiment toward the oil shares re-
manned highly optimistic despite the
NEW YORK. June 1.-Following
is an officia! list of bonds and stocks
traded in on the New York Curb
Market TODAY.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
METAL MARKET.

NEW YORK. June l R).-Copper
dull; electrolytic, spot and futures,
1875 asked. Tin irregular; spot and
nearby, 5000; futures, $3.50. Iron
steady; No. J., Northern. 21.50a22.0 90;
No. 2. Northern. COCOA 90; No. 2
Southern. 22.00a23.00. Lead steady
spot, 1856. Zinc firm: East st. Louis.
spot and futures, 6.95a7.00. Anti.
mony, $50.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
POTATO TRADING FAIR.

CHICAGO, June / @.-Potatoes-
Total United States shipments Satur
day, new, 454 cars: old. 303: Sunday
new, 1863: old, 10; Monday. new. PSI
old. "a; trading just fair; market weak
Wisconsin sacked Round Whites. 2.40a
2.65; fancy, shade higher: ordinary
stock, 225: Minnesota sacked Round
Whites, 2.O0a2. so, according to quality
Idaho, sacked, Russets. 3.00a3.26; new
stock trading fair; market weak; Ala.
bama. Texas and Louisiana sacked
Bliss Triumphs. best, 3.26a3.50; heated,
275a315
Evening star., 1926-06-01
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES.
Capital Traction 5000 at looh;
Uistrict National Bank--i0 at 226.
Second National Bank-l0 st 2oo -. AT
?60is. -,
nj II6 20 ut 10 10 at ia. 81 ia.
AFTER CALL.
Laueion Monotype-2 at 80.
Capital Traction CO." ~ 1903.
RH.GmSc ssS,nS,d3 E'1s.ric q. PGS GS@I5So a, ,a4
Washington Rwy. T. Eiec. pfd.--l AZ sSH.
Money-Cau loans. 5 and g per cent.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
HOME BUILDING DROPS.

PHILADELPHIA. June (SpeciaD.
Builders here report a falling on
In construction Of homes. Prices for
building materials are lower, but this
has been offset by the increased rates
for la Dor in the building trades.
Evening star., 1926-06-01
RUBBER SLUMPS.

NEW YORK, June ! tSpeciaU.--
Crude rubber. smoked ribbed sheets,
declined. IA over the three.dav holi-
day to 43 at the noon quotation todav
This compares with 49 month ago
and So year ago
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Supply Is Limited.

One difficulty fastidious buyers have
found meeting their investment needs
is that the supply Of these high grade
bonds with possibilities of price en-
hancement in the event that the mar
ket as a, whole continues it's upward
movement, is limited by the callable
provisions so many of these older
bonds carry.
For instance, Massachusetts has
inst enacted a law legaliZing certain
gas and electric bonds as investments
for savings banks. Analysis of a
list of bonds which apparently meets
the tests the act sets up shows that
nearly all the issues which pass are
ouoted in the market on less than
5 per cent basis except those per
cent and higher coupon descriptions
which are selling at or above the
call price. This means that an in
vestor with confidence in the market
and who wishes to buy high.grade
OBLIGATIONS in this group with an
opportunity of price appreciation
must accept less than per cent
meanwhile. One of the most striking
indications of sentiment toward the
market is this attention which Is
being paid toward redemption pro
visions.