The Washington Post
June 7, 1928

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j = - «voting cawn belt, could say, Y ousting negro delegates out in Kan- ET a em eS Ee ‘The only newspaper in Washington with the Associated Press news every morning in the year. NO. 18,984. lowest, 71. tomorrow. "Temperature yesterday—Highest, 82; Weather detalls on page 10. POSTOFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C, WASHINGTON: THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 192s. COPYRIGH'1, 1928, BY THE WASHING GTON POS1 CO. TWO CENTS. | POST-SCRIPTS GEORGE ROTHWELL BROWN “Thus every object of creation Can furnish hints to contemplation; And from the most minute and mean, A virtuous mind can morals glean.” A dark horse wins the nomination at Epsom Downs. Secretary Hoover's campaign for the G. O. P. presidential nomination cost $380,822, or $195,465 more than the total combined campaign cost of all the other Republican @spirants put together. Money makes the mare go and it also oils the steam roller. It requires no gift of second sight te report that there is no political significance in the return of Gen. Pershing from France at the Kansas City psychological moment. If the convention should turn in the end to the Nation’s greatest soldier since Ulysses S. Grant it will be dis- covered that, loaded as he is with honor and the gratitude of his cotin- trymen, he has more to offer the Republican party than the Republi- can party has to offer him, even though it offers the Presidency. Well may he say: “Nor Fame I slight, nor for her favours call; |\She comes unlook’d for, if she comes et all.” The nomination of the Com- mander of the American Expedi- ‘tionary Forces in the World War ‘would probably cause more chills down the spine of Al Smith than he could get on a trip to the North 'Pole in a seersucker suit. How con- ‘weniently reluctant Democrats, es- pecially in the wet-drinking, dry- “Pm mot voting against Al because he’s a wet Catholic member of Tammany Halli—lI’m just voting for Pershing because he commanded my boy Over There!”’ * - - “ There seems still to be a disposi- tion on the Allied front to feel that in the end Charlie Hughes will win by a whisker. The hand-picked apples Mr. Hoover is gathering into his basket at Kansas City are those he has already claimed. His danger lies in elimbing out on the slim limbs for big red pippins that hang just beyond the reach of the patronage pole. . . The Al Smith ticket for the second District Democratic primary will be picked tonight, and old- fimers ave reminded of the stirring days just 28 years ago when James L. Norris and Cotter T. Bride aroused the followers of Jefferson ‘and Jackson in a mighty struggle that shook the very foundations of the Republic. In the old days it used to take shot and shell to curb the enthusiasm of a local election. . = Senator Tyson points out that pacifism provokes war. When T. R. ‘was trying to arouse the country to the dangers of unpreparedness he 'declared that we were being China- fied, so Senator Tyson is right— 5 look at China now! * «a = - Chairman Butler indignantly de- nies that he has a letter of declina- ition from Mr. Coolidge in hie pocket, )yet Kansas City opinion “‘seems to have crystallized” that the Presi- dent will not take the nomination. 'Can it be possible that there has lbeen some of this new legalized il- ‘legal wire-tapping going on? os = ° cs Lithuania defies the League of Nations. Have you ever noticed ‘that it’s always the little .awed-off ‘chap who throws the brick and licks five cops? ~ ~ * + Why not compromise the farm question by adopting the same old (1924 plank—when molasses has ‘been found efficacious why switch '¢o vinegar? ” - . . Spokesman of the veterans de- mands a soldier for Vice President lon the Republican ticket. Too low (they build who build beneath a 'General’s stars! * * * - A new-fangled talking automaton ' hereafter will sell you your cigar- ' ettes, make your change, and say '“thank you,” but he will never have ,as good a line of gab as the old- fashioned machine politician. The Hoover managers who are | gas City don’t seem to have heard about the anti-segregation order in *: * * “4 ca ye A: Washington. The removal of the Potomac Elec- | a eis Power Co. office to Tenth and 4E not only will bring it within a thblock of the birthplace of electric _, lighting in this city—which was at _ Tenth and D—but it foreshadows a marvelous development of that long- neglected area between F street and the Avenue which for years has 4 | been an eddy off the main current of the ' stream. real estate development The down-town business 4 district will be anchored by the Ee mevernment’s building Mec taae in ie Mall triangle. . TWO FLY TO DEATH ON NIGHT JOY RIDE PUM HOOVER FIELD Keith R. Keeling and Clay Goodrich Pinned in Blazing Plane. TAILSPIN CARRIES AIRSHIP T0 GROUND Rescuers Find Men Who Started on Pleasure Trip Trapped in Flames. Embarking on an aerial pleasure jaunt from Hoover Field, Va., in a new- model monoplane shortly after dark last night, Keith R. Keeling, 30 years old of the Annapolis Hotel, and Clay Good- rich, 23 years old, 1917 I street north- west, flew to their death when the plane went into a tail spin after climb- ing 800 feet and crashed in the De- partment of Agriculture Experimental Farms in Arlington County, Va. The plane burst into flames when it struck the ground and the aviators, pinned in the cockpits, were burned to death. Keeling, pilot of the ill-fated ship, was « tricated from the burning wreckage by members of the Arlington County Volunteer Fire Department and taken to Emergency Hospital, but he died before arriving there. Goodrich, mechanic and_ general utility man at the field, who was sit- ting in the front cockpit, was crushed under the 450 horsepower Wright whirlwind motor and was not freed un- til almost two hours after the crash, He was killed instantly. Both bodies were taken to the District morgue last night. Had Flown Ship Before. Both men were off duty at the field when they expressed a desire to ride in the new monoplane, according to Lowell Harding, manager of the air- port. Keeling had flown the ship be- fore and liked to pilot it because of the powerful motor. Goodrich did not know how to fly and asked to be taken up as a passenger. Keeling took off from the fleld with ease and then circled back over jit at a low altitude. The men waved to friends watching them from the field. Then, according to Harding, Keeling pointed the nose of the airplane at the heavens and the powerful motor soon lifted !t to a height of 800 feet. By this time the plane was over the experimental farms. Watchers on the ground saw the plane begin to turn and then slip into the tail spin. As it circled toward the ground the roar of the motor could be heard for several blocks as Keeling “gave it the gun” in an attempt to straighten out. 7 Found Plane in Flames, For one brief moment it seemed that he had conquered the falling plane and it straightened out as it dropped be- hind a row of trees bordering the ex- perimpental farms. The plane was too near the ground, however, and with motor roaring it strock the soft earth. Sergt. Henry McCloskey, of Fort Myer, who was patroling the military road adjoining the field, heard the plane’s motor roaring as it neared the earth. Then he heard it crash behind a small hill. When he reached the scene of the crash the whole ship was ablaze, McCloskey said. McCloskey, alded by Mr. and Mrs. Donald Millar, 2013 New Hampshire avenue, and two CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COLUMN 2. ITALIAN EMBASSY AT BERLIN STONED Windows Smashed as Youths Pass Building; Cry “Down With Mussolini!” Berlin, June 6 (A.P.).—Stones thrown froi1 an automobile passing the Ital- lan embassy tonight brok- five windows of that building. The malefactors es- caped without their identity being dis- covered, Police were posted immediately after- ward about both the Italian embassy and Italian consulate. One of the smashed windows was in the ambassador’s study, lito which that official himself had just entered Shouts of “Down with Mussolini,” accompanied the missiles eye-witnesses said a gang of youths assembled in front of the embassy is said to have participated in the incident. There iave been no arrests. Chang Still Is Alive; Voices Optimism (Special Cable Dispatch.) Mukden, June 6,—Col. Dihara, one of Marshal Chang Tso-lin’s Japanese ad- visers, who visited the war lord yester- day, following the latter’s injury in the bombing of his train, asserted that the marshal is optimistic although weak. Col. Dihara said Marshal Chang told him, “I am all right. Tell my people not to worry. I have escaped too many times to fall victim to any plots.” Meantime vernacular papers report that the Japanese medical experts sup- plied by the South Manchurian Railroad Hospital, were hampered in their ef- forts to treat the patient by the insist- ence of many of Marshal Chang’s fol- lowers that ancient Chinese medical practices should be used. | Thirteenth Precinct and treated at! bus wilt be ® total lose, _ | AIR CRASH VICTIMS| Hugh Miller. Post Staff Photographer. UPPER—KEITH R, KEELING. LOWER—CLAY GOODRICH. POTOMAC POWER BUYS TENTH AND E PROPERTY Company to Erect 130-Foot Limestone Building for Central Offices. FIRM FORCED TO MOVE Forced from Fourteenth and C streets northwest by the Federal building pro- gram, the Potomac Electric Power Co. has acquired the northeast corner of Tenth and E streets northwest, where it soon will erect an office building 130 feet high, it was learned last night. Included in the transaction were premises located at 921 to 927 E street and the gasoline filling station on the corner which fronts on Tenth street, to the old Ford Theater, now occupied by the Federal Government. The to- tal frontage acquired is 196 feet on E street and $7 feet on Tenth street. The site has a depth of about 150 feet and contains about 20,990 square feet. Philip Milstone, real estate man, was the owner of the gasoline station on the corner, now under lease to the My- lex Oil Co.; 921-23 E street was sold to the power company by William F, Ham and John L. Newbold; 925 E street by Ralph M. Birger, and 927 E street by Mrs. John F. Gatti. According to Milstone, John F. Maury, real estate man, handled the transaction, which involved a consid- eration of approximately $1,000,000. Milstone said it was his understand- ing that the Potomac Electric Power CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COLUMN 2. ‘today AUSTRALIAN FLIERS HOP-OFF FROM Fld ON BRISBANE FLIGHT Southern Cross Leaves Suva Amid Cheers; Lands on Beach. 800 GALLONS OF GAS TAKEN FOR LAST LEG Surf Slows Up Refueling, but Auckland Reports Start on Time. Vancouver, Wash., June 6 (A.P.).— Capt. Freeborn, of the army signal corps at Vancouver barracks, informed the Associated Press tonight that he had worked with a radio station ! Auck- land,, New Zealand, and had been ine formed the monoplane Southern Cross had taken off Naselai Beach, Fiji, “on schedule time.” Australian stations were coming in with unusual signal strength tonight, Cavt. Freeborn said. The New Zealand radio operator said the Southern Cross hopped off at 3 p. m., New Zealande time. No station there had yet picked up the Southern Cross signals, the message said. Surf Slows Work. Suva, Fiji, Thursday, June 7 (A.P.).— The transporting of gasoline and oil from the steamer Pioneer to Nasela!l Beach, where the monoplane Southern Southern Cross is to take off for Aus- tralia, is proving a slow process on ac- count of a very bad surf. The pioneer carried 800 gallons of gasoline for the. plane. + (This dispatch was filed at Suva at 3:30 p. m., or 10 p. m., Wednesday. Eastern Standard time.) The Southern Cross which took off from Albert Park here at 11:04 a. m. (¢:04 p. m. Wednesday, East- ern Standard time), for Naselal Beach, 16 miles distant from where she will start for Brisbane and Sydney, Aus- tralia, at noon (7 p. m. Eastern Standard) After taking off here Southern Cross returned and encircled Suva before heading for Naselai Beach. 1,762 Miles Lie Ahead. The Southern Cross and its crew of four planned to start for Brisbane, Aus- tralia, at 4 p. m. today, which ts 11 p. m. Wednesday, Eastern Standard time in the United States. The flight will be one of 1,762 miles across the South Pa- cific Ocean, in continuance of the 7,800-mile air journey from Oakland, Calif., to Sydney, Australia. When the plane left Suva today the fliers and their plane received a great send-off from the largest crowd ever assembled in Suva, as their plane rose from Albert Park for the short jJuiap to Naselai Beach. When the great machine took off beautifully from the lawn of the park the mixture of all races—Europeans, Americans and Poly- CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COLUMN 5 Porters Are Defied By Pullman Company Chicago, June 6 (A.P.).—The Pull- man Co., replying to a warning by the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters that it would call a walkout of its members on June 8 unless its employer agreed to a wage conference, said it was “not losing any sleep over the sit- uation and does not anticipate any of its patrons will.” Brotherhood leaders said they had advised the United States Board of Me- diation that more than 6,000 porters and maids would quit unless it was able to bring employer and employes together. “If vacancies occur they will be filled immediately by competent, trained men,” observed E. §S. Carry, president of the Pullman Co. Flames Trap Four in Bus After Crash With Auto Driver and Three Passengers Are Helped From Blaz- ing Vehicle Through Shattered Windows When Door Is Jammed After Collision. Trapped in a burning bus of the Washington Rapid Transit Co. when the vehicle was ignited and its door jammed in a collision with an automo- bile at the corner of Sixteenth and Ken- nedy streets northwest, four persons narrowly escaped with their lives late last night when. dragged to safety through the windows of the carrier. The injured were Frank L. Mitchell, 34 years old 705 Eighteenth street north- west, driver of the bus, who was burned slightly about the face; Roland W. Gar- ner, 610 Hamilton street northwest, an inspector for the bus company, minor burns, and Mr. and Mrs. Margaret Ebert, of Williamsport, Pa., slight cuts and burns. | , John A. Pulley, 28 years old, 1891 Ingleside terrace northwest, driver of the other automobile, suffered lacera- tions of the face and nands. He was teken into custody by police of the Walter Reed Hospital for his irjuries. Despite the efforts of firemen who responded, the bus was almost de- stroyed by the flames. According to police, the bus was pro- ceeding south on Sixteenth street, when it swung left into Kennedy. Pulley was driving north on Sixteenth street end was in collision with the rear end of the bus, jamming its door closed. Pulley’s car burst into flames as the vehicles collided, and the bus soon was enveloped in a mass of fire. Witness- ing the predicament of the four occu- pants of the bus, passing motorists and pedestrians aided them in escap- ing through shattered windows. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ebert were taken to Emergency Hospital for treatment, but Mitchell and Garner were given first aid at the scene. The former are at the National Hotel. Officials of the bus company said last night thet the ~ - WOMEN RIVALS PLAN TD TAKE OFF TODAY ON OCEAN FLIGHTS Miss Boll to Start at Dawn on 3,760-Mile Trip to Europe. GOAL MAY BE ROME; STULTZ HOPS 9 A. M. Amelia Earhart’s Pilot Stirred by Reports That Columbia Is Ready. Is Curtiss Field, N. Y., June 6 (A.P.).— Charles A. Levine, owner of the mono- plane Columbia, in which Miss Mabe] Boll and a two-man crew plan to make a transatlantic filght, announced to- night that the ship would take off by 5 a. m. tomorrow “On a flight of 3,760 miles.”” He declined to reveal its desti- nation. Levine did not indicate whether the Columbia would stop at Old Orchard, Me., before heading to sea on the long voyage. He said the plane would follow the southern great circle course, paralleling the ship lane, cross the Grand Banks, skirt the southern tip of Ireland, cross England and France and the Pyrenees Mountains. This course, it was believed, would take the ship to Rome, although the distance Levine announced the plane would travel indicated its goal might be either Rome, Berlin or Warsaw. Miss Boll Leaves Field. landed safely at Naselai Beach | Miss Boll, who was at the field all day helping her crew prepare the ship for flight, left before midnight with the word that she would return by 4:30 a m., ready to fly. The plane, fully loaded, will carry 489 gallons of gas, Oliver Le Boutillier, the plot, said, and will weigh 6,200 pounds at the take-off. A new tank recently installed will carry 101 gallons. The main tank will hold 322 gallons and the wing tanks 66 | gelions. Le Boutlilllier said the motor would consume about 10% gallons an hour and that the plane would have | enough fuel for 48 hours in the air. Miss Boll, Levine said, will be in the rear of the pilots’ compartment at the start, sitting on a three-legged stool. She will be unable to talk with her two companions except by shouting forward through a 6-inch passageway at the side of the new tank. When this tank is emptied it will be cut up and tossed overboard. The plane will start without a radio. Every available corner has been utilized CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN 4. Woman Passenger Hurt as Plane Falls Special to The Washington Post. New Brunswick, N. J., June 6.—TIwo passengers were injured, one a woman, seriously, late this afternoon when a Pacer monoplane piloted by Dean C. Smith, veteran air mai] pilot, crashed near Hadley Field, New Brunswick. Smith escaped with a scratched nose and bad shaking up. He drove away from the scene of the accident in his own car and tonight piloted the Na- tional Air Transport’ overnight mail plane as far as Cleveland. Mrs, Marian Mayer, of New York, suf- fered possible fractures of arm and leg. Frank de Phillpo, of South Queensfield, N. J., suffered bruises and possible rib fractures. They were friends of Smith. Both were taken to Muhlenberg Hos- pital in Plainfield. Smith received treatment at the hospital, but refused to remain. Boy Goes to School With Bullet in Head Indianapolis, Ind., June 6 (A.P.).— Because he was afraid to tell his par- ents that he had been accidentally shot by a playmate, Willard Johnston, 13, went about his usual duties, includ- ing his classes at a grade school, with a bullet in his brain. His condition was discovered today when he com- plained of high fever and a@ headache. He was taken to a hospital, where attaches said the bullet, of 22 cali- ber had made a small, jagged hole in his heaa and had penetrated the brain for a distance of 2 inches. They said the boy was in a serious condition, but believed he would recover. Many Plotters Held In Lisbon Round-Up (Special Cable Dispatch.) Lisbon, June 6.—The censorship au- thorities have published an announce- ment that the political police uncov- ered a new plot of certain military and civil elements against the government. Many conspirators have been arrested. Somes of them figured in earlier plots as members of the revolutionary com- mittee when they recently attempted to intimidate naval men. 22 Dead in Quake; Peru Town Wrecked Lima, Peru, June 6 (A.P.).—Twenty- two persons perished in the town of Jaen, in north Peru, in the recent earthquake. These figures have been officially compiled, and the informa- tion is added that the towr was de- stroyed and the surrounding country | devastated. : —_ | TO FLY ATLANTIC | oe eee MRR DRS, $3. ows Rare . » owas -————- — Wide World. UPPER—MISS MABEL BOLL. LOWER—MISS AMELIA EARHART. SGAOOL BOARD 10 Rak 310,972,040 FOR 1300 Budget to Be Submitted to City Heads Is Increase of $I, 821,519. a ee eee $2,705,000 FOR BUILDING A school budget for 1930, asking a congressional appropriation of $13,972,- 049 to run the District’s educational irschine two years herce, and provid- ing sufficient funds for »ullding con- struction to permit the completion of the present five-year bullding program in 1931, was approved yesterday by the Board of Education. The buaget, which represents an in- crease of $1,821,519 over the congreés- sional] appropriations for 1929, will be submitted today to the District Com- misisoners for review, and will subse- quently undergo the Budget Rureau knife before Congress is given an Op- portunity to pass on the merits of the estimates. The board's figure of $2,705,000 fc. building items is just half of the anount need? to carry out the pro- visicns of the extensive bullding pro- gram instituted in 1326. Previous to the publication of the’ budget there has been much speculation as to whether the board would ask enough to complete’ the ~regram in 1930 as scheduled, or initiate an entirely new building Cjec.. Howeve the board’s $2,705,000 es- timate is sustained by Congress, it will be possible to round out the present construction program with ease in 1931. just one year behind schedule, it was pointed out by Superintendent of Schools Frank W. Ballou, following the meeting. The proposed budget provides an item of $4.200 for the employment of an as- sistant superintendent of schools in charge of buildings and grounds. This represents an innovation in the local CONTINUED ON PAGE 20, COLUMN 1. Index to Today's Issue. Pages. 1—Two Men Fly to Death. Australian Fliers Hop Off. Women Rivals Await Flight. Coolidge Stand Is Puzzle. Hoover Wins Texas. 2—Wilbur to Present Diplomas. Cadet Party Ills Close School. Busch Appeal Given to Sargent. 3—-731,087 Spent by Candidates. Florida Vote Is Close. 4—Lithuania Defies League. 5 Over 4% Billions. 4 a4 6—Editorials. 7-9—Society. 8—Tigert Address Bliss Graduates. Next Week in the Theaters. 9—Behind the Screens. 10—Weather and Vital Statistics. 11—Radio News and Programs. 12—Magazine Page. 13-14-19—Sports. 15-16-17-18—Finance. 18-21-——-Classified Advertisements 20—The Post’s Funny Folk. 22—The News in Pictures. Traffic Officials Back Safety Drive. Would Rajse Building Sasi par owen COOLIDGE’S STAND 6G. U.P. PUBZEE: TEXAS TO HOOVER Last Contests Decided, | Secretary Obtaining More Than 60. CREAGER’S BACKERS ALL ARE RECOGNIZED Uninstructed Delegation of District Republicans Is Awarded Seats. Kansas City, June 6 (A.P.).—Herbert Hoover stands tonight greatly strength- ened as a presidential candidate by the rulings of the Republican national committee on delegate contests, the last of which has been decided. Smothering opposition, his support- ers in the committee came within an ace of making a clean sweep of it— losing only one seat where they made a fight, and picking up more than 60 sure votes. No other candidate bene- fited to any extent. Those who are toiling to put the Commerce Secretary over on an early ballot in the national convention here nex: week were jubilant, not only over the additional strength amassed for their man, but over the effect they claimed it would have among any wavering leaders and delegates. Foes of the Cabinet officer conceded they had suffered a setback, but they insisted that Hoover was far from in and there was still enough water to go over the dam to wipe out his big lead for the nomination. Working through the dinner hour tonight, the national committee dis- posed of the last of the contests, which in all involved 75 of the 1,088 con- vention seats. Before calling it a day. however, it took up the question of fractional voting and decided not to interfere with delegations which had been expanded in size by giving some or all members part of a vote. The Hoover forces wound up their fight over contested delegates with a show of strength which toppled every obstacle. A block of 26 votes from Texas, the entire delegation, was def- initely put tn the Hoover column in the face of perhaps the most stubborn fight conducted during the three days of hearings. As the count stood after the last of the contests had been disposed of, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN 2 Lieut. Soucek, Flier, Weds Follies Girl New York, June 6 (A.P.).—Linda Mauk, a “Follies” dancer and daughter of the actress Adelaide Mauk, and Lieut. Zeus Soucek, U. &. N., of Medford, Okla.. holder of four seaplane recor. s, were married today ir the Little Church Around the Corner. The bride is 29 years old and lives in New York. Lieut. Soucek, who is 29 years old, recently broke the world rec- ord for seaplanes carrying a_ useful load. Last month he and a companion. flying a seaplane, remained tn the air 35 hours, achieving a new record. Papi,Opera Conductor, Freed at Ellis Island New York, June 6 (A.P.).—Gennaro Papi, former conductor at the Metro- politan Opera House and at present en- gaged with the Chicago Opera Com- pany, was released from Ellis Island to- day after a day's detention at the in- stance of the Interna] Revenue Bureau He arrived from Italy yesterday. Officials said that although he had spent a large part of his time here for many years, he had not made any in- come tax returns. The outcome of the investigation at Ellis Island was not made public. Anti-Italian Rioting In South of Serbia Belgrade, June 6 (A.P.).—Further anti-Italian demonstrations are report- ed from Southern Serbia. At Skollye 7,000 manifestants paraded, cheering the king and shouting remarks hostile to Italy. Some of them tried to storm the Italian consulete, but police and gendarmes dispersed them and arrested several. At .trumitza there was much disor- der, but the police immediately took firm restrictive measures. NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC The Honor System for Newspaper Readers 7 ae WASHINGTON POST 1s sold through the ‘Honor System” Racks licensed by the District _ Commissioners and erected on different street cor- ners for your convenience, The Washington Newspaper Publishers’ Association have in- spectors who are cooperating with the police to prevent theft. of papers from these racks. The public ts requested at all times to put the exact change (2c) in-the coin slot for The |W President Could Throw More Votes to the Commerce Head. CURTIS IS MENTIONED IN CASE OF DEADLOCK Lowden Forces Enlarge Their Quarters for New. Drive Led by Illinoisan. Kansas City, June 6 (A.P.)—En- thusiasm for Herbert Hoover ran strong today as opposition in the Republican national committee continued to be upset and more Hoover delegates were placed on the temporary roll of the national convention. The group opposing Hoover’s nomi- nation, having as its backbone the formidable block of delegates pledged to Lowden, still held the hope it could stop the cabinet member but his own supporters, pointing to the continuing favorable trend in delegate contest hearings actually began to talk of a nomination on the first ballot. With the opening of the convention less than a week away, the one big enigma about which revolved a perfect swarm of uncertainties was the “draft Coolidge” movement. It was conceded freely that if the President should take some step to dissuade those who persist in their intention of voting for him, Hoover would be a heavy gainer and measurably nearer the nomination on the first roll call. Large Block for Coolidge. In several States, delegations are more or less committed to Coolidge he will run, and then to Hoover if they become convinced that the Pres!- dent intends to leave the White House. Unless some definite disclaimer comes from Mr. Coolidge, there will be a large block of votes for him on the first bal- lot. Evidence that the Lowden group in- tends to press the candidacy of the for- mer Illinois Governor with vigor was seen in the new plans laid at his head- quarters to bring his availability to the attention of the delegates. More rooms were provided in the Baltimore Hotel and his managers set about having everything read: for Lowden himself to take charge when he reaches Kansas City. Along with the increasing confidence in the Hoover camp delegates found ine terest in speculating on the outcome of the “farmers’ revolt” which has been heralded by some agricultural leaders. A breaking down of some of the early enthusiasm for a monster demon- Stration was noted in the convention city, but a number of the farm-relief advocates already on the ground pointe ed out that the bulk of the corn belt leaders are still to come to Kansas City. Farm Men Disconcerted. Apparently the advance notices from several middle Western centers of a pilgrimage involving thousands of farm- ers have disconcerted some of those who are expected to lead the demands for farm relief along the lines of the ve- toed McNary-Haugen bill. While de- clining to be brought openly into dis- pute with some of their workers who insisted such a pilgrimage would even- tuate, a number of corn belt delegates frankly contended that a demonstration of unusual size was impossible. The point was made that Senater Watson, of Indiana, was able to get only one-third of the farmers to the polls in his fight with Hoover, in spite of the fact that he emphasized strongly that the real issue at stake was farm relief of the McNary-Haugen variety. Some observers held that inasmuch as the planting season has started the possi- bility of many farmers leaving their homes has become even more remote. Name of Curtis Mentioned. Among the group which is working unceasingly to block the nomination of Secretary Hoover there was presented occasionally the name of Curtis of Kan- sas, who was regarded as offering a way out of a deadlock in th> event neither Hoover nor Lowden could be put over. The Kansas senator has not yet reached the convention. city and his campaign on the ground is therefore awaiting its big impetus. Whatever the speculations at this stage of the preliminaries concern themselves with, in te background is the realization that the final align- ments among delegates may yet be in the making. A number of prominent party leaders still are to come, includ- ing Secretary Mellon, who will have a lot to say on what the big Pennsylvania delegation does, and various senators who frequently take a hand in the final selection of a nominee. Hertzog Approves Kellogg Peace Plan Bloemfontein, Union of South Africa, June 6 (A.P.).—Premier Hertzog, intere viewed today, heartily indorsed Secre- tary of State Kellogg’s proposal for the outlawry of war. The South African premier said that this plan was the only sound basis upon which the League of Nations, which aims at peace, could be built. The reply of the Union of South Af- rica to the Kellogg invitation to ticipate in the pact will be sent to ashington shortly.