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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-14
COLE DROPS SUIT
AGAINST MINISTER
Engineer Accused by DR..
Pierce Will Leave City as
Charges Are Withdrawn.

The $5O.00O libel suit of Howard 7.
Cole. Shipping Board engineer
against Rev. Jason Noble Pierce.
pastor of First Congregational
Church, ended today with the filing
in the District Supreme Court of an
order of Coles attorneys directing
that the case be Internationally dis
missed. The settlement was brought
about by DIR. Pierce's withdrawal OF
charges of moral turpitude when Cole
is said to have declared be wanted
to leave Washington. Cole was TO
leave for Boston today.
At the same time Frank J. Hogan.
counsel for DIR. Pierce. denounced
statements made by Cole and pub
lished in a morning newspaper to-
day with a copy of the pastors letter
to Gen. A. c. Dalton, president of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. as "a
violation Of an understa nding reach
ed by all persons concerned" DIR.
Pierce, Hogan said. agreed to with
draw the charges so that Cole might
be transferred to Boston on his own
request, thus bringing about the
pastors objective. the removal of
Cole from this city.
Denies Financial Settlement.
Hogan emphaticaily denied that
there was any financial settlement or
that the pastor had retracted his
charges. Costs of the case were paid
by Cole, Hogan said.
The suit grew out of memoranda
filed with Gen. Dalton on April . and
May 10, in which DIR. Pierce asked for
the dismissal of Cole for his reputed
association with a woman who Is a
of DIR. Pierce's congregation.
The name of the woman was with
held from all memoranda in the case.
The libel suit was filed May Is.
The agreement which brought about
it's settlement was reached June 8, be-
fore DIR. Pierce left for vacation in
Europe.
Hogan's statement in full follows:
1.-THE publication in morning
of a copy of a letter ad-
dressed by DIR. Pierce to Gen. Dalton,
president of the Emergency Fleet
of the Shipping Board,
on July 2, and of statements made
that letter and the suit
filed May Is. 1927, by Howard T. Cole
against DR.. Pierce, constitutes a viola
ton of an understanding reached by
all persons concerned and makes
proper at this time a statement of the
facts I must acquit Messrs. Rufus
w. Pearson and Edwin M. Martin,
Coles attorneys, and Gen. Dalton of
any suggestions of violation of the
1Continued on Page 4, Column IL
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Five Held After $3OOO,O0O in Opium
Is Seized by u. S. Agents on West Coast

Those held here In lieu of $25.000
bail each include Alex Fogel, room.
ing house proprietor; James II. Sadler,
a. diver, and Harold Opsal, Sadler's
brother-in-law and assistant. The
identity of a fourth man, arrested in
Seattle, was not disclosed.
In the meantime. Quock Woo, a
Chinese, was held in San Francisco.
Harry Williamson, Federal narcotic
chief here. announced. The Chinese
was arrested after he was alleged to
have claimed 200 tins of opium
shipped from Seattle on the steam
ship Emma Alexander.
In a series of raids here 9S3 tins of
opium were said to have been found.
Most of 1t was In Fogel's home. the
narcotics officers reported,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-14
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash, July 14.--Five
men were held in Seattle and San
Francisco today in connection with
the seizure Of smoking opium declared
ito be worth $4,000 900 at street ped
dlers' prices.
The arrests climax a two-year In
vestigation by Federal narcotics Of
ficers, who describe the case as one
of the largest in this history of their
efforts to suppress smuggling on the
Pacific Coast.
The agents announced that three OF
the men admitted divers were used to
recover opium submerged in Puget
Sound by smugglers aboard transpa-
cific liners,
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LARGE VIPER KILLED.

NAPLES, Italy. July IA P).--A
viper more than feet long and
Weighing nearly 3 pounds, killed by
a Fascist militiaman at an altitude
of about 1900 feet has been received
by the laboratory of the University
of Naples, from Bracigliano, near
Naples.
The specimen Is regarded % of
unusual value, since reptiles oks the
same species In this district AVER
exceed feet in length.
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LINDBERGH TO TOUR
CITIES WITHOUT FIELDS
Will Make Side Trips by Train
While on Air Journey to
4S States.
BY. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, July 14.-Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh's national air tour,
which will carry him into every State
in the Union, in the interest of avia-
ton, will be augmented to include
trips by rail to a number of cities
without landing field facilities, Earl
G. Thompson, one of the flyers back
ers. has announced.
"Lindbergh feels the greatest serv-
ice he can render the cadse of avia-
tion," Thompson said, lis to visit
cities which have no landing fields
and urge that they take steps to af-
ford them"
The itinerary of the trips by rail has
been worked out.
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By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. July 14,-Disagree-
ment developed today between two
prominent members of the 1zaak Wal
ton League over the ethics of use of
worms as trout bait by President Cool
idge.
Fred G. Shaw, one-time international
fy champion, said he was prevented
from broadcasting an address over
WABC last night because he refused
to delete several paragraphs in which
he upheld the use of worms as bait.
The deletion, he said, was requested
bv ]. Miles Flynn, secretary of the
leagues committee of education.
whom he charged with political bias
and with trying to injure President
Coolidge among sportsmen by fulmi.
mating against Mr.. Coolldges use oil
worm bait "
In support of his contention he pro-
duced a letter he said was written TO
him by Mr.. Flynn, in which the latter
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PAIR END LOVE TRYST
In POISON WINE DEATH
Bodies Found in Separate Rooms Of
Lake Cottage-Husband Is
Bitter at Man.
By the Associated Press.

by InH Associated Fress.
KFNOSHA. Wis, July 14.-Dead
from the quick-acting poison which
had been mixed with !. jug of wine,
the bodies of a man and woman were
found in separate rooms of Silver
Lake cottage late yesterday.
One theory is that Mrs. Hazel Van
Tatten, Al, wife of a Kenosha auto
mobile worker, and Joseph Conforte,
SO, unmarried, pledged a troth to
death together in the poisoned wine as
a tragic sequel to a clandestine love
affair which relatives of the woman
said hat been going on nearly a year.
A note. written in Italian and signed
by Conforte, said that Mrs. Van Tat
ten and he preferred death rather
than life apart.
Joseph Van Tatten, the husband,
was bitter against Conforte hen he
claimed his wife's body late last night.
He said he had known of the affair
hetween his wife and ConfOrte for
some time.
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Expert Anglers of Izaak Walton League
Fig hit on Ethics of Fishing With Worms

said: Enclosed various clippings as to
Calls worm fishing. Note he is now d
member of the Qsaac Walton) league.
1t Is up to you as member and ac-
knowledged authority on angling to
say just what you think of the worm
in this enlightened day."
Commenting on this letter. Mr.. Shaw
observed that remarkable phase of
the controversy is that Flynn has
been a worm fisherman until com.
paratively recent period, but now,
like an angel of light. he bursts out
in detestation OF the worm as bait"
Mr.. Shaw declared he thinks an.
Cling with the fly is the noblest sport,
but would not criticize any one who
prefers to use worm bait. LAS a mat
ter of fact" he said. "a great majority.
If not all, of the fishermen in the
Black Hills district of South Dakota
angle with a sunken lure"
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BY IRA l.. REEVES.

prohibition official than week
wi OF bribes.
boolegge a without being shaken
lown IS
defend himself against
During term of office directed efforts far possible against
prohibition
roadhouses the fragrant
policy described
pockebookr'
prohibition
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PROGRAM is COMPLETED
FOR PACIFIC INSTITUTE
Plans for Various Sessions at Homo
lulu Outlined-United States
Has Largest Delegation.
By the Associated Press.

by IIIt A5SUEIdItu ETpsHs
HONOLULU, July 14.-Arrange-
ments for the formal opening of the
Second Institute OF Pacific Relations
here tomorrow were completed today
as plans for the various sessions were
outlined.
The press committee voted to have
all round-tab discussions at evening
forums, which are to be in the ma
ture of executive sessions. Afternoon
meetings will be open to press and
public.
The United States leads In number
of delegates present with 43. Japan
has IT. Canada. 16; Hawaii. Is; China,
IA; Great Britain, II; Australia. 8;
New Zealand, 4, and the Philippines,
8. There are "non-member' observ-
ers-3 from the League OF Nations
and / from Korea.
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POLICE HOLD TRIO
IN MURDER INQUIRY
Mrs. Garvin, Husband and
Son Detained in Staying of
Charles L. Smith.

Moving swiftly in the hunt for the
slayer of Charles Leon Smith, 3S-
year-old iron worker of 234 Tenth
street southeast, who was beaten to
death last night while in company
with Mrs. Agnes Garvin of 2361a
Quincy place northeast, police today
took into custody for investigation
Mrs. Garvin, who said the slayer also
slashed her; her husband and son.
Smiths skull was crushed with a
heavy earth tamper, as he lay, ac-
cording TO the police report, under
the influence of liquor in a clump
of weeds at the eastern extremity OF
the New York avenue bridge on the
line of Third street northeast, where
he had been taken by Mrs. Garvin
for the purpose of being revived be-
fore going home.
Husband and Son Held.
William J. Anderson, 14-year old son
of Mrs. Garvin by former marriage,
was being held at the House OF De-
tention. while police checked his story
of his movements last night. Mlchaei
Garvin, 55-year-old husband of the
woman, is being held for investigation
at the ninth precinct. He alleges ne
was at home the entire evening.
Mrs. Garvin, cut across the stom-
ach. is in Casualty Hospital under po-
lice guard.
Police learned of trouble at the
scene last night from j. Il. Ball. rail-
road employe in the yards nearby,
who notified the ninth precinct OF
hearing a woman's screams.
Responding, Lieut.. Lauten and po-
lice of the ninth precinct discovered
Smith in an unconscious condltlon
and Mrs. Garvin suffering from the
cuts on her abdomen, just of the
projected line of New York avenue
across the bridge in clump OF weeds.
Both were taken to Casualty toSpila.'
where Smith was pronounced dead.
His body was removed to the morgue.
The headquarters murder squad
took up the investigation at an early
hour this morning.
Woman Tells Story.
Detectives interviewed Mrs. GarVln.
She stated that she and Smith were
together as early as Z o'clock last
night, when Smith was under the in
fluence of intoxicants, and they de-
cided to go to the New York Avenue
Bridge site, near the Patterson tract,
so as to revive Smith before he went
home, where he lived with his mother.
Shortly after o'clock, at the office
of the watchman of the District as
phalt plant, which is at the entrance
to the unused roadway of New York
avenue extended. she telephoned to
her son, William, for blanket which
could be spread on the ground. Will
liam came to the watchman's shack,
where Edgar Vincent, rs years old,
was on duty, and informed his mother
he could not get the blanket. Later
he went back to the home, which is
only a few blocks away, and got the
blanket, leaving it with them, accord
ing to the story obtained by the
investigators Detectives Waldron.
Continued on Page 8, Column A.
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BIRGER JURY COMPLETED.
success Attained After Four and
Half DAYS of Effort.

BENTON, H.. July IA P).-A jury
was completed today for the trial Of
charles Birger. Art Newman and
Ray hyland, southern Illinois gang
,ters' charged with the murder of
Mayor Joe Adams Of West Cit". Four
ana half days We're required to OBJ
jury and nearly 100 venire-
6csn were examined.
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, needless for me to say never accepted
penny of it.
The prohibition agents directly un-
der my control were absolutely loyal
to me, I think, and could not be bribed
while l was their leader. L was thu
first New Jersey administrator to test
my agents before making any changes
in personnel, and the men | dismissed
were let go because they did not pro
duce results while serving under me,
and not because of reports of their
conduct before l took charge.
Cases of attempted bribery are
CONTINUED on Page s, Column g.
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WOMEN DEMAND PART
IN LINDBERGH GREETING
Buffalo Admirers Protest to City
Officials, After Hearing RumoY
to Exclude Them.

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, n. Y, July 1.-THE
women of this city are up in arms. A
report emanated from the City Hall
yesterday that because of the demand
for reservations, women might not be
permitted to attend the dinner to be
given to Col Charles A. Lindbergh on
his forthcoming visit here.
Within few hours the City Hall
knew full well that women wanted to
attend, and probably would.
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I hatteS myself on having been
fairly successful. l personally know
that we ba bankrupted many of the still
operators and a number of the prin-
cipal bootleggers. / believe my seven
months in office cost the bootleggers
of New Jersey $4,000, 600.
Call Men Loyal.
l also believe that 100000 should
he added to the $6,000,000 fund of
decreased profits to which I referred.
For / am convinced that at least an
other $500 900 was collected from boot
leggers on the representation that 1t
would be paid to me. l hope 1t Is
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TAKES O'HIGGINS' POSTS.
President of Free State Assumes
Duties of Slain Official.

DUBLIN, July IA CP).-President
Cosgrave announced in the Dali today
that he would act for the present
as minister OF justice and miniter
of external affairs, posts held by
Kevin O'Higgins. who was assassi-
mated Sunday.
Ernest Blythe. minister of finance.
succeeds Mr.. OHiggins as vice presi-
dent Of the Free State Council.
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D. C. TEACHER SEES POPE,

ROME, July IA L4).-Pope Plus gave
a private audience today to Prof. Pat
rick Mccormick of the Catholic Uni
versity, Washington, d. c. The Pope
showed great interest in the develop
ment of that center of Catholic study
and inquired about the health of the
rector, Mgr. Thcmas J. Shahan.
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Damaged Cutter Saved.

HALIFAX, N. S., July il (P).-The
Canadian government revenue cutter
Margaret, which was reported sinking
yesterday, has arrived at Amherst.
Magdalene Islands. in tow oe the
steamer Lingan. -
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JONESST|LL LEADS
WITH z IN SECOND
British Open Champion Has
140, Six Under Par, for
TWo-Day Total.

ST. ANDREWS. Scotland, July IA
Bobby Jones played his second round
of the British open golf championship
in ~, one stroke under par, giving
him total for the two days of 140
and maintaining his lead in defense of
the title he holds. He was a stroke
over par for the first nine, but clipped
two strokes off coming home.
The champion faced the final 3G-hole
test tomorrow with an advantage of
six strokes under par for the classic
st. Andrews course. He was five
under par with his record-equaling 6S
score of yesterday and added another
today. Bobby's score of 40 for SO
holes compares with par 146 for two
rounds.
Bobby found when he had completed
his round he was leading the field by
two strokes. b. Hodson of Tenby,
Wales, returned fine 20 today, which,
coupled with his ~ yesterday, gave
him a 36-hoIe total of 142. Joe Kirk
wood was in third place with 144,
made up of two rs.
MBAnAufu - AItttIIhudtEu.
Bill Afehlhorn was watching Bobby's
score with intense interest, for 1t was
evident that Bobby's 36-hole count
would determine the players to remain
for the final competition. When Bobby
turned in a total of 40 for SO holes.
Bill was eliminated as he had taken
157 over the same route. more than
Is strokes behind.
Jones' game today was almost as
spectacular as that of yesterday. al
though he was more uncertain from
the tee. He was pulling his drives to-
day, but he had not misplaced his put
ting touch.
Jones' card:
Out -. 544 Asa 435-37
In %. 325 444 454-35-72-6S-140
Crowds Trail Champion.
Trailed, by all the crowds at the
British open golf championship. Bobby
Jones started out this afternoon on
his second round of the 72-hole play
with his fine 6S of yesterday in sup
port for his bid to recapture the cham
pionship which he won so brilliantly
last year.
Playing conditions were as nearly
perfect as they ever are at st.
Andrews when Bobby teed off. His
long drive was 40 yards from the
pin, but his mashie niblick pitch over
ran the green. His putt back was
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PATHS OF DRY AGENTS BESET
WITH HBRIBES, REEVES REVEALS
Former New Jersey Gear Tells of Huge
Offers to Smooth Violations.
Says Blackmailers Are Busy

proh1ton @dnastao, ~:
Newspaper Alliance
TAis s the hGrLnLe-
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AM|TY IS KEYNOTE
At PUBLIC SESSION
Of GENEVA PARLEY
U. S., British and Japanese
Delegates Express Hope of
Eventual Accord.
ENGLISH SPOKESMEN
DEFEND CRUISER PLEA
Bridgeman Urges Agreement on De-
stroyers and Submarines if
Deadlock Occurs.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
GENEVA, Switzerland. July IA
The plenary session of the tripartite
naval conference today. which had
been looked forward to with much
speculation by observers, came to an
end tonight with no rupture or
negotiations.
On the contrary, all the speeches,
made by the official representatives
OF the United States, Great Britain
and Japan, although they unequivo-
cally explained the various positions
on the cruiser problem, were distinctly
temperate in tenor and breathed
note of hope that the conference would
eventually succeed.
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Continued on Page 2, Column So
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Jeilicoe Defends Cruiser Need.

Before Mr.. Bridgeman began his ad.
dress, Admiral Jellicoe, member of the
British delegation, was introduced by
Ambassador Gibson, head of the Amer
ican delegation, who presided.
Admiral Jellicoe presented a justifi-
cation of the British cruiser needs,
saying that it was difficult to reduce
them in view of the responsibility of
the navy to the mother country and
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WEATHER.

Local thundershowers tonight and
tomorrow; rpt quite SO warm tonight:
cooler tomorrow. Temperature
Highest, 95, at pm. yesterday; low.
est. IS, at am today
Full report on page 3.
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CONTINUED on Page 4, Column y
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low temperatures do not exist, and be-
lieve that if we are successful in find
ing such an area we will find COM
pletely new form of animal life" said
Commander Byrd recently. $50 far
the discovery of animal life in the
Antarctic has been confined to birds,
fish, seals and few species of micro
scopic organisms. Inland, where the
great plateaus stretch out to the pole,
there is nothing. The temperature,
which even in summer gets down to
80 or 40 degrees below zero and which
sinks far below that in winter, is too
extreme for animal life of any sort.
Because of the extreme tempera-
lures which Commander Byrd men,
tons, as well as several other factors
characteristic Of that region, Ant
arctic exploration is even more per-
ilous than Arctic. Among these other
factors are the billiards. of high
velocity which sweep down from the
plateau and these winds, laden with
snow and fine particles of ice, often
reach speed of 10 miles an hour. 1t
was in one of these billiards. that the
gallant Capt. Robert +. Scott lost his
life in that tragic retreat from the
South pole in 1912 when he persisted
only eleven miles from his base and
safety. The Antarctic has special
perils for the aviator-explorer because
the wind conditions there are further
complicated by numerous mountain
ranges and lofty peaks, some of them
as high as $4,000 feet, and two of
them active volcanoes.
In view of the perilous nature of
this expedition, Commander Byrd is
taking unusual precautions and max
ing the most careful preparations be-
fore setting out. 1t was first an
nounced that he would start this fall,
but q later announcement indicates
that the size of the expedition and the
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pole within the next two years. Not
the least of the interest in this latest
project of the gallant Virginian is it's
significance as connecting link be-
tween Antarctic and Arctic eXplOra-
ton. The first man to reach the
South pole was Roald Amundsen, the
Norwegian explorer, who achieved the
goal in 1911. Last year Mr.. Amund-
sen was in the party which. flew
dirigible to the North pole soon after
Commander Byrd had made his epic
dash there by airplane. Now Com
mander Byrd is going into the regions
where Amundsen won his fame-sort
of repaying the visit. as it were.
But Commander Byrd's project is
to be more than just dash to the
South pole so that he can say that
he has flown Ito the uttermost ends
of the earth," both North and South.
1t is to be a scientific expedition
which is expected to open an I'M
known continent, twice the size of
the United States, to the knowledge
of mankind. The two explorers,
Amundsen and Scott, who did reach
the Pole found only lifeless plain
there. Several other explorers have
skirted along the edge of the great
ice fields which surround the Ant
arctic continent and one or two of
them have penetrated it for some dis
tance, only to lose their ships or to
be frozen in for an Antarctic winter.
SO that today this great plateau,
which has an altitude of 10000 feet is
the modern unknown continent" and
by crossing it from coast to coast in
two directions, by visiting its center
and its four corners Commander Byrd
hopes to discover some of it's secrets.
Especially does he hope to reveal
the fact that there is on this con-
tinent forms of animal and plant life
hitherto unknown to man, and if
he is successful it is likely that the
penguin, so well known to all ex-
plorers in this region, will no longer
be the symbol of the Antarctic, just
as the polar bear is the symbol of the
Arctic. 81 feel certain that some
where in that vast area there are wide
stretches of lowiand where extreme