The Washington Post
May 16, 1927

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; The only newspaper in Washington with the Associated Press news every morning in the year. ’ aseaus aes Y . ¥ Peas 7. = « ~ hos al" 7 a ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER G4; lowest, 53. a gion? ee pris todays to morrow, fair and warmer.’ Temperature yesterday — Highest. Weather details on page 8. N O. 18,596. POSTOFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C., ‘WASHINGTON: MONDAY. MAY 16, 1997.-SIX'TEEN PAGES COPYRIGHT, 1927, Two CENTS. BY THE WASHINGTON POST COU. - DOCTORS. DENOUNCE ~— ATTEMPTS 10 SWAY ATTITUDE ON LIQUOR} Association Against Bad Alcohol Assails Dry and Wet Drives. INFLUENCE FOR GAIN IN POLITICS ATTACKED _,. 4,000 Arrive to Attend Ameri- ~ 4) ‘ .% physician, u 4 mas can Medical Convention, Starting Today. Attempts of wets and drys to in- fluence the American Medical associa- tion, which opens its seventy-eighth an- nual convention here today, in its stand on the liquor question were equally denounced yesteday in a state- ment by Charles Capehart, president and director of the Association Against Impure Liquor, composed largely of members of the great medical body. A few days ago, William H. Stayton, national chairman of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, wrote a letter to the surgeon general. in which he charged Wayne B. Wheeler. reneral counsel of the Antisaloon league. with trying to “stack” the con- vention of the American Medical asso- tion and the convention of health of- ficials, also held here at this time, with physicians who were “right” on the question of liquor. Stayton quoted a letter purported: to have been written by Wheeler to all State superintendents of the league, . asking them to have,as many physi- Z i at cians as possible who were “right” at- tend the nation-wide health conven- tion, and otherwise to try to persuade physicians to use their influence at the convention of the medical body to stem the flow of wet propaganda, which it was fearci would emanate from the sessions. Stayten Deplores Interference. Stayton deplored the interfernece of thee Anticaloon league with the busi- ness of purely scientific organiza- tion. H's ‘or indicated that Wheeler had been unusually active in trying +> control. through the league’s influ- cence and contaeter-the attitude of the medical and health associations on the liquor question. The reply of Mr. Capehart yesterday holds both the forces of the league and the forces of the opponents of the | league in the same light. The Associ- ation Against Impure Liquor, it was pointed. gut, has two major objectives. Both of these objectives are in the @s- sential an attempt by physicians to assert the rights of medicine against the encronchment of politics. The first is to. insure pure liquor, undoc- tored and undrugged. The second is to remove from medical practice the labyrinth of red tape processes which bind physicians: in the dispensation of liquor. The statement of Mr. reads in part as follows: “Neither the wets nor drys should undertake to capitalize the influence of the great American Medical associ- ation for political gain.” Capehart Deplorable, Says Head. “The American * Medical association is recognized and established as a non- political, non-sectarian, medical body, devoted purely to ethical and scientific standards of the highest order. “It is therefore deplorable that the professional prohibitionist and the pro- fessional antiprohibitionist ‘should seek | to use the convention of the associa- tion at Washington this week, or that of the public health officials of the United States, as a vehicle for partisan- ship or prejudice. “The Association Against Impure Liquor is neither wet nor dry. It was formed in the interest of public health and public welfare. It is a nonpar- tisanm movement to. safeguard the the druggist, the patient particularly, and the public generally, from impure, drugged, doctored, illegal, bootlegged liquor. “The association is not concerned with any movement for or against the repeal of laws relating to liquor. Its purpose is to insure purity in liquors administered to the sick. We have more than one hundred distinguished physicians, representative of practical- ly every State, among the members of our advisory board.” Mr. Capehart quoted from the recent statement of Dr.’ Charles Norris, chief medical examiner of New York city, chairman of the board of the associa- tion, concerning the appalling number of poisonings resulting from the con- sumption of “cut” and denatured alco- hol by the public. It was the result of investigations, revealing the deplor- able conditions which exist, he said, that the association was formed, with a view to remedy. . Approximately 4,000 physicians, rep- resenting the entire United States, had arrived up to last night for the con- vention, which will continue through | to Friday. It is estimated that 6,000 persons had arrived for the convention last night, for many of the physicians are bringing their wives with them The annual meeting of the woman’s auxiliary of the association will be held at 9:50 o’clock Wednesday morning in the American Red Cross building The auxiliary also has arranged a social | Miss Ione Carlina,.famous lion tamer: and entertainment program. . There will gather at the convention | the largest number of medical men ever (CONTINUED ON PAGE 16, COLUMN 2.) $60,000 in Gems Stolen From Store on G Street Thieves Bore Through Wall of Adjoining Building to Force Entrance to.Shop Safe—Blankets Used to Deaden Noise—Discovered Last Night. More than 100 pieces of jewelry, valued at approximately $60,000, were looted from the safe in the antique store of Adam F. Arnold, 1323 G street northwest. The robbery was discovered last night shortly before 7 o’clock by Mr. Arnold. The safe, 7 feet high and weighing several thousand pounds, contained all the rare and expensive jewelry owned by the firm. The thieves chiseled the knob and dial from the safe, forced down the tumblers and removed its contents. The robbers chiseled through a wall dividing the store from an adjoining office building, 1321 G street. A large hole cut through plaster, wood and huge plates of tin was made to effect entrance. Near the hole were large blankets used by the robbers in dead- ening the noise made during the forced entrance. Mr. Arnold.went to the store last night and discovered the robbery. Jew- elry and antiques, empty boxes, papers and books were strewn over the floor in the rear of the shop. That the thieves were experts in the chosing of gems was shown by the jew- elry’ left in their wake. The loss in- cluded rings, bracelets, brooches, tie pins, and watches and old gold. One of the gems lost was a turban pin, with a large ruby setting. Thrce bracelets, valued at more than $3,000 each, and two rings, valued at $2,000 were also taken. Mr. Arnold said some of the jewelry was insured for $40,000. Detective Patrick O’Brien, of the central office, and police of the First precinct are in- vestigating. The thieves left no clews in their wake. Mr.. Arnold has not completed the list of stolen gems, OX SERIOUSLY HURT WHEN AUTO HITS POS? Driver Not Expected to Live, Following Crash at Silver Hill, Md. FIVE GONZAGA GRADUATES |“EMPEROR” Six young men were injured, five se- riously, shortly before midnight when the automobile in which they were rid- ing on the Marlboro pike at Silver Hill, Md., near the District line, crashed into a large tree after bounding off a 5-foot post. George Brew, 23 years old, of 14 I street northwest, driver of the automobile, is at Casualty hospital, not expected to live. Their injuries are: Brew, possible fracture of the skull, fracture of the leg in two places and three fractured ribs; Harry Boucher, 21 years old, of 48 H street northeast, possible fracture of the skull; William Dugan, 21 years old, address unknown to police, likely fracture of the skull; Thomas Quill, 22 years old, 11 K street northeast. fracture of the jaw; Thomas Dorsy, 22 years old, of 1422 C street northeast, teeth knocked out and broken ankle, and J. F. Smith, 22 years old, of 4 I street northeast, treated for shock, Brew. Dorsy and Quill were taken to _Casualty hospital’ by a passing autoist. The others were treated at Providence hospital. According to Quill, Brew lost control of the automobile when he was mak- been blinded by another car. Police of the Ninth precinct last night learned Quill was a Georgetown university law student while the others are graduates of Gonzaga college. 50-Mile Glider Mark Attained by German Koenigsberg, Germany, May 15 distance record for nonstop flight with a glider here today. He covered 80 kilometers (about 50 miles) in his mo- torless craft. GAS STATION HELD UP; | HEADQUARTERS NEAR Also Does Not See Youth Obtain $153. Apparently unaware that he was just across the street from detective head- quarters and within half a block of Policemian Charles Mansfield, of the First precinct, a young white man last night shortly before 10 o’clock “stuck up” the gasoline station at Fourteenth }and D streets northwest and robbed John F. Carlisle, 30 years old, manager, of $153. After robbing the cash register of everything excepting some change, the young robber, with pistol leveied at Carlisle’s stomach, backed Carlisle into @ small room in the rear of the sta- tion, told him to keep his mouth shut and then pretended to lock Carlisle in. After a few minutes’ wait, Carlisle told Detective Patrick O’Brien, who in- vestigated, he jumped through a rear window, called the police, and then discovered he had not been locked in. Carlisle said the man, who was well dressed, drove up to the station in a small roadster, ordered two gallons of gasoline and then followed him. into the station to get. his change. After getting his change, te robbery took place. } Coolidge ee Plar: To Train His Lions French Lick, Ind., May 15 (By A. P.). President Coolidge prefers his lions wild. Plans for taming “Joe” and “Hanna,” lidn cubs recently received at the White House from the Johannes- burg, South Africa, mayor and teaching them to salute “Old Glory” and per- form acts, have been vetoed by the President !n his reply to the offer of The presidential. lions will be ex- hibited untamed in the National zoo at Washington, Miss Carlin was in- formed. ( ‘Armed Followers Say They ing a turn in the road after having | | tionists were arrested. (By A. P.).—Ferdinand Schulz set a new) FILIPINO REVOLT GHIET [0 ORDERED 10 ASYLUM Will Resist Removal of Intrencherado. IS INACTIVE Manila, May 15 (By A. P.).—Immedl- ate confinement in an asylum of Flor Intrencherado, insane self-proclaimed “emperor of the Philippines,” was or- dered today by Gen, Nathorst, com- mander of the Philippine constabulary. The order was issued as one of several steps taken by the authorities to crush a revolt by followers of the demented leader. Surrounded by a large ‘number of his armed followers, who assert that they will resist to the death any at- tempt to remove their sovereign to an asylum, Intrencherado at present is liv- ing peaceably in a bamboo “palace,” which.is nothing more than a shack, at Jaro, a surburb of the city of Doito. Constabulary. offieers-deoclare that the greatest tact must be exercised to pre- vent a serious rebellion when the “em- peror’s” adherents, who are fanatical in their devotion to their chief, are told of the order and of the fact that his conviction on an insanity charge has been upheld by the Philippine supreme court. Intrencherado’s followers made an attempt three ‘days ago to seize con- trol of three towns in the province of Occidental Negros. In the resultant) fighting, one policeman and two revolu- | tionists were killed and thirteen revolu- | Trial of the, (CONTINUED ‘ON PAGE 15, COLUMN 8.) Dry League Orders Fight on Gov. Smith Westerville, Ohio, May 15 (By A. P.). Plans for an active dry campaign | against Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New | York and other prospective presidential | candidates will be forwarded by the ex- | egal committee of the Antisaloon | eague in Washington Thursday, it was ade at league headquarters here | today. In addition to Gov. Smith, the cam- | paign, it was announced, will be di-| rected against Gov. Albert E. Richie | | of Maryland, Senator James A. Reed, of Policeman, Half Block Away, Missouri, and Dr. Nicholas Murray But- | ler, president of Columbia university, | | all of whom have been ceclared unsatis- | | factory by the dry organization. Vase Which Napoleon Broke Brings $2,700 New York, May 15 (By A. P.).—A damaged vase has been sold for $2,700. The historic Capo di Monti vase, said | to have been given by Catherine II «f Russia to Count Cobezel, and broken in a rage by Napoleon, brought that price at auction. GIRL, HELD BY FEET, IS SWUNG TO DEATH Battered Against Wall on Roof of a Bronx Tenement; Maniac Sought. New York, May 15 (By A. P.).—An unidentified girl about 9 years old was | found dying last night on the roof of | a Bronx tenement, the victim of an) assailant who.had seized her by the, feet and swung her head repeatedly | against the firewall surrounding the roof. % The child died in Lincoln hospital. half an hour after she had been found without regaining ‘consciousness. Fearing that her assailant may have been a maniac who would attack others, scores of police immediately were de- tailed on a thorough searcl of the district for him. The girl later was identified as Yetta Abrahamowitz, the daughter of Louis Shrehamowtts, _—— FLORIDA. CUBA—Reduced round- trip fares. l6-day limit. Jackson- 31.26; Miami, $45.74; Tampa, : St. Petersburg, $40.56; Havana, . On sale every othe Saturday. May 2ist- wa 24th. allowed. ATLANTIC COA 1 oe Street N. WY. Phone Main 1835. i re .. oe mi Bet a uN OURFBOATS RESCUE 1,d00 FROM LEVEES NO DIKES CRUMBLE 'Craft Now Moving Out 2,000 Others in the Big Bend Area. BAYOU DES GLAISES FLOOD GROWS WIDER Seaplanes Direct the Work of. U. S. Coast Guardsmen in Louisiana. Baton Rouge, La., May 15 (By A. P.). A radiogram from Maj. John C. Gotwals, army engineer in charge of the operation of rescue boats, to reliet headquarters here today indicated that all of the refugees marooned on crumbling Big Bend levees at Bayou des Glaises had been rescued. One thousand persons, including a few women, were evacuated from the levee between Moreauville and Klein- wood, and 300 were taken from em- bankments near Red Fish, Maj. Gotwals’ message said. Their position had been persistently previously re- ported as extremely perilous. His advices also said 1,500 head of live stock had been taken aboard barges from the Moreauville-Kleinwood dykes. The rescue craft tonight were con- centrating on evacuating approximately 1,000 persons in the inundated sectiéns of lower Avoyelles and St. Landry parishes. Surf boats were combing the region for marooned victims and they were effecting rapid evacuation of the 500 residents of Pautsville and the same number at Gaudeau. A scattered number throughout the section are expected to remain in the upper stories of their homes and their evacuation is expected to be com- pleted tomorrow, Maj. Gotwals said. 500 Square Miles Flooded. Army engineers estimated that 500 square miles were inundated tonight by the Bayou des Glaises breaks. The flood water moved 20 miles south last night and today, they said. As ft spreads, its progress, however, will be considerably slower. In the concen- tration of craft to rescue the marooned victims on the levees there were 7 large boats, 7 coast guard cutters and 30 motorized surfboats. The surfboats, manned by experi- enced lifesavers of the United States coast guard, were passing through the torrential currents behind the crev- asses as soon as the whirlpool eddies. |which always occur after a levee break, had subsided a little. The coast guard cutters and large _boats remained out’ of the crevasse currents and the surfboats brought the _refugees front the levees to larger craft. |The ‘large craft then took the refugees | to Mansura at. the western end of the bayou, where a Red Cross camp on a 60-foot bluff has been established. safe | from the flood. Seaplanes Direct Work. The surfboats, behind the levees, ears aboard their loads of refugees and sped over the now inundated Big Bend region to Long Bridge, where for a square mile the only place in the sec- tion there is dry land on a small hil- lock. From Long Bridge they were (CONTINCED ON PAGE 2% COLUMN 2.) POLICE ARREST MAN IN AUTO COLLISION Alleged Hit-and-Run Driver ls Overtaken After In- juring Woman. Overtaken at the south end of Key bridge, after his automobile is alleged to have collided with another car, in- | _juring a woman, James E.- Wheeler, 27 years old, 5515 Sherrier place north- west, was arrested by Patrolman M. P Donoghue, of the Seventh precinct, and charged with driving while under the influence of liquor, colliding and fail- ing to stop and operating without lights. According to police, the car driven by Wheeler crashed into an automobile operated by Raymond Thompson, 28 years. old, 3333 N_ street. northwest. _Miss Florence Green, 27 years old, 1238 Thirteenth street northwest, who was riding in the car with Thompson, was cut about the face and treated at Georgetown University hospital. Wheeler, police say, fled from the scene and was pursued by Patrolman Donoghue for more than 20 blocks be- fore being overtaken at the bridge. Girl Gagged, Slain By 19 Knife Wounds | Cleveland, May 15 (By A. P.).—Miss Elizabeth Recgan, 25, and pretty, was found stabbed to death in her apart- ment here late today. Four men, who appeared at her apartment after dis- covery of her body, were heid for ques- tioning. The girl was found, pa lying on the floor with nineteen knife wounds about her face and head She wore a hat' and coat. Low Rate Klorida Excursion. Slightly in exeess of one fare for round trip. Fast and convenient train Service. Coaches, drawing room, sleeping c «ad and superb dining car service. . kets on sale May 2iIst, June 4th and 18th; limit fifteen days; seamen sees. Inguire Seaboard Air line Lee 5 14.3 Mth St. N.W. Phone Main FENG ENTERS W'S HOMNFL BASE; CHEN Will Use Language That Chamberlain Must Heed, He Says. PROMISES HE WILL SOON OCCUPY PEKING U. S. Destroyer Pillsbury Is Fired On; Mme. Sun Held Virtual Prisoner. Shanghai, May 15 (By A. P.).—A wire- less despatch from Hankow states that the nationalist government claims that Feng Yu-Hsiang, the so-called Christian general allied with the Hankow na- tionalists, has captured Honanfu, 110 miles west of Kaifang. (lf the reported capture of Honanfu is true, it looms as an important victory for the Hankow nationalists. Wu Pei-Fu. northern marshal and long prominent in Chinese affairs, has had his chiet base near Honanfu. He has been in retirement for some time, but recent military activity on his part has been reported. Marshal Wu and Gen. Feng have long been rivals for power in northern China and each for a time was virtually the power that dictated the affairs of the Pekin government.) Chen Warns Britain. Eugene Chen, minister of foreign af- fairs for the Hankow nationalists, took occasion, in an interview with Reuter’s correspondent at Hankow, to warn Great Britain that the country would suffer deep and lasting injury if she flirted with the nationalist regime founded by Gen. Chiang Kai Chek. Chen was referring to the statement made in the house of commons on May 9 by Sir Austen Chamberlain, British foreign secretary. in which he described the split in the ranks of the nationalists. Chen said: “Before three months have passed we shall conquer our way to Peking, where, in the name of nationalist China and of the Kuomintang, I will speak language which Chamberlain will be unable to ignore. “His reference to my government was ludicrous and deeply tragic in its ig- Aorance,.” Chen here gave his warning to the Sritish foreign minister, saying: “England will suffer deep and lasting injury if. she flirts with Chiang Kai shek. who won't last out the summer.” Chen admitted that the nationalist and British policies expressed in the Hankow agreement had not been fol- lowed up and that the series of re- grettable events referred to by Chan}- berlain had in fact occurred. He. however, attributed these incidents to the presence of the British defense porce in Shanghai. The United States destroyer Pillsbury ON PAGE 2, (CONTINUED COLUMN Camels to Be Tried On Canadian Farms t.) Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 15 (By A P.).—Camels that were ‘tried once un- successfully to supplant the prairie schooner during the 1849 gold rush, are to be given another chance to estab- lish themselves on the North Amcrican continent. A group of Saskatchewan farmers, na- tives of northern Russia, have evolved a plan to bring them to western Canada as a substitute for draft horses. Bat Leaves Player’s Hands; Man Killed East Orange, N. J.. May 15 (By A. P.).—Struck on the right temple here today by a baseball bat, which left the hands of a player when he swung at a ball, Emil Mueller, 25 years old, a mu- sician, died within 15 minutes of a fractured skull. The batter, Sumner Corry, 25 years old, was arrested on a technical charge of manslaughter. WOMAN DEAD, 2 HURT IN BURGLAR BATTLE Thieves Open Fire When They Are Surprised by Police at New York. New York, May 15 (By A. P.).—A woman was killed, an unidentified man was critically wounded, and a patrol- man received two bullets in the thigh, aD a shooting last night which followed | the patrolman’s accosting two men seen ying to break into a store. Patrolman Shiffer was informed by the unidentified man that the two men were trying. to break into a store on Twenty-ninth street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues. Hastening to the store with his informant, he found the two men stealing away. When hespoke to them, they drew automatics and fired. | The woman, Mrs. Anna Coombs, 48, was struck by a stray bullet while try- ing to reach the entrance to her apart- ment house. The policeman’s inform- ant was shot in the abdomen and is in 4 critical condition in the Roosevelt hospital. Patrolman Shiffer, with two bullets in his thigh, lay on the side- walk and exchanged several shots with the bandits while they escaped, . THREATENS: BRITAIN Group of Six Men Relate Hearing Plane in Trouble Explosion, Then Sound of Backfiring, Noticed by New- foundland Mill Men—Thought Their Own Boiler Had Burst. St. Johns, Newfoundland, May 15 (By A. P.). — Reports received here today that an airplane with a badly running motor passed over Ocean Pond, last Monday, strengthened the belief that Capts. Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli, missing French transatlantic fliers, reached Newfoundland on their attempted Paris-to-New York flight. Ocean Pond is approximately 25 miles southwest of Harbor Grace, where three persons reported sighting and several reported hearing.an airplane on that date. It is 4 miles south of Whit- bourne, where another person yesterday reported that he heard an airplane mo- tor, and an explosion in the air, last Monday morning. A course projected from Harbor Grace and Ocean Pond would reach the open sea within 50 miles. The latest report of what may have been the White Bird, piloted by Nungesser, was contained in a message received by Inspector General Hutch- ings, of the New Foundland constabu- lary. from Sergt. Dwyer, stationed at Bay Roberts, at the head of Conception bay. The message to the inspector general said: “This morning I proceeded to River- head and interviewed William Parsons. who sent us word last night that he had heard the airplane on .Monday. Parsons operates a saw mill at Ocean Pond, 4 miles south of Whitebourne. “On Monday afternoon about 5 o’clock. while he and his five workmen were in their lodging house having 2 meal they heard a loud explosion. There- upon the fireman exclaimed: ‘The boiler has gone.’ They ran out to see what had happened but found the boiler intact. “They then heard & noise above them as of an airplane in trouble with en- gines, sometimes going ahead and (CONTINUED ON PAGE 15,.COLUMN 8.) HL. OTIMGON CHEERED BY QOARMED LIBERALS Nicaraguans Hail End of War; Mexican Congress Protests U.S. Policy. ENVOY RETURNING HERE Managua, Nicaragua, May 15 (By A. P.).—As one of his last acts prior to his departure from Nicaragua, Henry L. Stimson, President Coolidge’s per- sonal representative in the Nicaraguan peace negotiations. proceeded today to Tipitapi, where under a huge black thorn tree, he addressed Gen. Moncada and his staff of twoscore generals of the liberal forces, assuring them again that. the United States was acting in the best interests of their country in enforcing peace. He had given in the Name of the President of the United States a solemn pledge that the United States would assure absolute and free elections in 1928, and that it would deal impartially in all its efforts’to aid Nicaragua After the address, Gen. Moncada and his staff proceeded to Managua through cheering lines of 1,000 disarmed liberal soldiers, the majority cavalry. As they neared Managua thousands of specta- tors, bedecked in red bandanas and shawls and waving red flags, the liberal colors, cheered repeatedly, at times al- nost blocking the roads. a riot of color. The conservatives tact- fully allowed the liberals to celebrate virtually unmolested, and the liberal troops marched under arches of tri- umph made by bending palms _ across the road from which red streamers and Nicaraguan flags hung. All were smiling and happy, apparently con- Sidering this a victory of peace. Mr. Stimson expressed pleasure at the outcome of his mediation. feels that the civil war is ended, ‘as disarmed. A total of 6,200 rifies, 272 (CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COLUMN GOODYEAR DISPUTE SETTLED AT PARLEY Dillon, Read & Co. to Con- tinue as Bankers; Little- field President. New York, May 15 (By A. P.).—Liti- gation involving the management of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. was settled today at a conference here of parties concerned. Formal announcement of the con- clusion of the long controversy was signed by Clarence Dillon, of Dillon, Read & Co.; John Sherwin, of Cleve- land, Ohio, and F. A. Seiberling, as well as their attorneys of record. An agreement satisfactory to al! con- cerned was reached through the me- diation of Owen D. Young, the state- ment said, and “it is hoped and ex- pected that all causes for past fric- tion and dissatisfaction have been per- manently removed.” Dillon, Read & Co. will continue to act as bankers for the company. No change in the management of the Goodyear Co. is contemplated. P. W Littlefield will remain as president. Trousseau Is Delayed; Calles Wedding Waits Nogales, Ariz., May 15 (By A. P.).— The marriage of Senorita Ernestina Calles, daughter of President Calles of Mexico, and Thomas Arnold Robinson, of ‘New York, has been postponed until Tuesday for the very feminine reason that a part of the senorita’s trousseau, en route from Mexico City, has not yet arrived at Nogales, Sonora. The wedding had been scheduled for today. The presidential ‘rain, the “yellow special,” made famous during the Diaz regime, arrived today, bringing mem- bers of the Calles family. A con- troversy as to the wedding place has arisen, the “yellow special” being the choice of Robinson and Senorita Calles, while relatives of the Mexican girl are 2.) in favor of holding the ceremony in the home of a Nogales, Sonora, friend. The liberal troops proceeded in or- | derly formation to Managua. which was | Re | nearly all the troops of both sides are MAD, W. 6. MPADOO, JR. HURT IN AUTO COLLISION News of Accident Withheld; Artery Is Severed and One ‘Eye Endangered. FUR COLLAR SAVES LIFE Lon Angeles, May 15 (By A. P.).— Announcement was made here late yes- terday that Mrs. William Gibbs Mc- Adoo, jr., daughter-in-law of the former Secretary of the Treasury, was severely injured in an automobile accident at Hollywood last Monday night but is now out of danger. Due to the McAdoos’ desire to avoid publicity, news of the accident had been withheld. Mrs. McAdco was thrown against the windshield of an automobile driven by her husband when it collided with an- other car. Her life was said to have been saved by a thick fur collar on her coat. Despite this protection, however, she received two severe cuts above ‘the eyes, one of which severed an artery and for a time some fear was expressed that she might lose the sight of her right eye. She sustained other minor cuts and bruises. The accident occurred when the lights of McAdoo’s automobile went out as the car struck a hole in the road, and in the darkness the machine crashed | into a parked automobile. ‘Famous Rembrandt Bought by Detroit London, May 15 (By A. P.).—An- nouncement was made today by Capt. Healy, of Knoedlers, to the Sunday Ex- press that Rembrandt’s famous paint- ing, “The Salutation,” had been bought by Detroit. .He declared that this work has -an -unrivaled pedigree. It came originally from the collection of the King of Sardinia, and later was acquired by Prince Eugene of Savoy who hung it in Vienna. It came to England in 1807 and was bought by the Duke of Westminster for vernor house in 1812. Then it came Grosvenor house in 1812. Then it came child, from whom Knoedlers purchased it in 1924. Bullet in Toy Pistol Explodes; Boy. Hurt A childish experiment with a toy cap pistol resulted in an explosion and in- jury to 9-year-old Jack Bishop, of 922 Twenty-third street northwest, the ex- perimenter. The boy placed a ..2-cali- ber bullet in the toy, and “to see if it would go off,” struck the cartridge with a hammer. The bullet exploded, shattering the pistol to bits. The boy was cut on the forearm and above the eyes by the flying toy particles. Althcugh the mis- hap occured Saturday, police were not informed of it until yesterday. The boy was treated at Emergency hospital. Index to Today’s Issue. Pages. 1—Ocean Fliers Have Dispute. 1,300 Rescued in Flood. Physicians Convene Here. Chen Threatens. Britain. $60,000 Gem Robbery in City. Mrs. McAdoo, jr., Injured. 2—City Divided on Power Plan. Bull Moose Lured Coolidge. Concordia Church Has Fete. 3—Russian Warning to Britain. . “King Ben” Will go on Stand. W. B. Leeds is “Shanghaied.” Rich Women Taken in Raid. 4—At the Local Theaters. 5—Financial News. ‘ 6—Editorial. 7—Society. 8—Mrs. Snyder Still Loves Gray. 9—Magazine Features. 10—Auto Bus Schedules. Classified Advertising. AVIATORS’ DISPUTE. THREATENS ‘mT OF BELLANCA AERO Division of Prize Money and Protection for Wives at Issue. NEW CONTRACTS ARE — DRAWN UP.ON FIELD Three Planes Now Wait for Fogs and Winds to Pass; Two Take the Air. New York, May 15 (By A. P.).—Dif- ferences which arose today between Clarence. D. Chamberlin and Lloyd Ber- taud, pilots of the Bellanca monoplane, and Charles A. Levine, managing di- rector of the Columbia Aircraft Cor- poration, threatened for a time to dis- rupt the proposed transatlantic flight and resulted in a new contract being written between Levine and his pilots. The monoplane remained in its hangars all day while the airmen and the aircraft corporation official passed the day in conferences. Insurance protection for the wives of the fliers, refusal of Bertaud to agree to a year’s contract to Levine and am- biguity in the language of the original contract concerning the responsibility of the fliers for possible damage to the plane were the principal points of dif- ference. / Dispute Over Prize. It also was said unofficially that there was a question regarding disposi- tion of the prize money, which is va- riously estimated between $46,000 and 000 offered by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, numerous sums offered by manufacturers and a news syndicate. _ However, the differences between Chamberlin and Bertaud, on the.one hand, and Levine, on the other, were ironed out late today, so Bellanca an- nounced tonight. He added that the Columbia would undoubtedly be the first of the three riyal planes to Oe: off to Paris. plane would attempt -the New York- off as.soon as the weather permitted. “The boys are going to fiy to Paris and fiy in the plane they now have,” Clarence W. Nutt, attorney representing Bertaud, said: tonight. Bellanca Is Silent. G. M. Bellanca, designer of the plane, refused to comment on the differences between the pilots and their sponsor and said: “My only interest is in the flight and L am-convinced that our plane will be the first to reach Paris.” Charles Lindbergh, the youthful “fly- ing fool” from the West. was the idol of thousands of Sunday sightseers who flocked to Curtiss field. The “bashful boy,” as the ladies called him, flushed deeply, when, as he leaped into the cockpit of his plane this morning, there was a tumult of cheering and hand clapping from a throng of 10,000 per- sons straining at the ropes which kept them from the plane. Commander Richard E, Byrd's huge monoplane, the America, was the first in the air, when at 10 o'clock, it took off, with Bert Acosta at the controls, to fly over the Hudson on a farewell visit to the United States fleet, leaving tomorrow for maneuvers. Three Starters Expected. While there were still no announce- ments from the America Transoceanic ready for the flight, preparations were going forward with all dispatch, and aviators at Curtiss and Roosevelt fields felt that a three-cornered race to Paris seemed practically assured, as there seemed little doubt that all three planes could be ready to take-off by the time the present widespread storm area clears from the north Atlantic. The Bellanca monoplane, with which Clarence D. Chamberlin and Lloyd W. Bertaud have been ready to set sut as Thursday, in addition to its radio, will take two carrier pigeons. It is planned to release one pigeon when 500 miles out. The second pigeon will not be re- ficulty. Meteorologist James H. Kimball, of the. United States weather. bureau, de- clared this afternoon that reports show heavy fogs and winds over the greater portion of the mid-Atlantic, extending from the great circle down over the steamship lanes. : Should Wait One Day. Any flight within the next 24 hours would be very unwise, he said, and although he preferred to make no pre- diction as to how long the unfavorable conditions would persist, he said. there were no indications of a clearing. All three expeditions have announced that, they will not set out until weather conditions are favorable. Lindbergh, who is making the flight alone, scoffed at the rumor that he would trail one of the other planes. “I will not trail anybody in any way, shape or form,” he asserted. No word of the French fliers, Nune $100,000, and includes, besides the $15,-— All parties asserted that the Bellanca. Paris flight according to plans and take . Co. as to when the plane would be soon as weather conditions permit since — leased unless the plane meets with dif- © 11-12-13—Sports. 14—The Post’s Comics. Radio News and Programs. 15—Daily Legal Record. Politics Institute to Meet. 16—Dean Emma Gillett Honored. May Processions Are Held, | seeser and Coli, who set out from Paris ‘te.New York last Sunday morning, had been received today, and hopes of their at Curtiss and Roosevelt fields. St. Louis. May 15 (By A. P.—An elece trically operated » contpene which will $12,637 Is Mesiorial Goal. ( rescue were on the wane among aviators — ce sh ‘ON ‘PAGE 3, COLUMN ies a