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Barbee Is believed near death. None of the principals have been able to talk and the accident remains a mystery Miss Penquite was alone In her car, while others were riding with Thompson. Endurance Record of Army Ship, Question Mark; Fight Ends One Effort HOUSE SETS VOTING HOUR FOR TARIFF Limit Amendments and Pick Tuesday for Final Ballot OnBill (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON The tariff bill will be brought to a vote by the FORT WORTH, Tex. (AP) Soaring proudly aloft, her single motor droning a ance monoplane Fort Worth Friday gave no indication of surrendering to the law of gravitation. trm giant ship Slips safely intohangar French Officers Guests Pf Dr.

Eckener on Flight Back To Base a i (By Associate Press FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany -The. Graf Zeppelin returned at dawn to Frledrichshafen from Cuers, France, where' it made an emergency landing just a week ago after turning back near Glbral-" tar from an attempt to cross tbe Atlantic. Aboard tbe dirigible when It landed here were 14 of the 13 passengers who made the outward-bound trip, and In addition seven French naval invited as the special guests pf Dr. Hugo Eckener, the ship's master, In appreciation for French aid in landing bis machine In its emergency last week. I A landing crew brought the giant craft to earth at 6:08 a.

(10:06 p. nu Thursday central standard 'time), and by 5:30 o'clock it was safely In Its hangar. The Zeppelin's constructor, Dr, Ludwig Puerr, who was almost grief stricken at the failure of its fonr motors on the American flight, superintended the ground operations himsein Capt, Sir George Hubert Wllkins, Arctic explorer, was -among the first to alight, followed by the French guests and Mrs. Mary Fierce, of New York, only woman on the flight The Frenchmen were warmly greeted on behalf of the Wurtenberg and federal "'govern ments by anfflceXJJGerman, The romance of Madame Lulsa Tetraiziui, famous Dyenitic linger, and her boy. husband, Pletro Vernati, nearly 40 year3 her Junior, has been ended by a decree of legal 8eparationfrom the Rome tribunal They, are shown above.

Popular legend bad It that Yernati, a former tenant in one of the apartment bouses in Florence which Tetrazzini owned, fell in love with her golden voice. Their wedding In 1926 was a civic occasion in Florence. jieicnsweur. i The flight from Cuers to Frled- rlchshafen, over a course of some (00 miles, occupied eight hours and 41 minutes, departure from Cuers taking place at 8:25 p. Thursday (1:25 p.

central standard time). As It rode the. breezes up the Rhone valley, weather conditions were perfect, in marked contrast to the strong Mistral, or cold northeast wind, which the dirigible bucked with its one functioning motor last Friday in its previous attempt to reach Its home hangar. FIVFCflES Genen. aembly Votes In F.vor of Union Of Protestant I Bodies (By Associated Press) ST.

PAUL, Minn. By practically unanimous' rising vote, the 141st general' assembly of the Presbyterian church In the United States of America Friday adopted a far-reaching looking towards organic i union of five large Protestant' church bodies. The proposal, made on the floor of the assembly, provided tor appointment of commissions to confer with similar commissions from the Protestant Episcopal church, the Methodist Episcopal church, the Methodist Episcopal church, south, and the Presbyterian church of the United States, generally known as the Presbyterian church, south. Great Step Forward Tbe action was taken in answer to an invitation for a commission to consider anion, extended' by the Protestant Episcopal church at Its general convention in Washington in October, 1928. Similarly, the other church bodies have had; under consideration the proposal for union "for time, but Friday action marks the tnost acorapartfclpatlon "Hf 'the movement reached by the body meeting here.

The assembly's department on church cooperation and union urged in the report that "there be a complete union with all the bodies of the Reformed Faith and Presbyterian' Dr. J. Ross Stevenson, president of Princeton Theological seminary, Princeton, N. is chair man of the department. His own Institution was the subject of three reports, each with a minority report attached, also officially presented Friday.

Old Controversy i They revolve around an old controversy in which a group styled as "liberals" seek reorganization of tbe control of the Institution and Increase in the power of the president while an ultra-conservative group urges little or no change except In one case, that the president be shorn ot much power. This controversy is expected to be brought Into the open Saturday and Monday. Sr. Cleland B. McAfee of Chicago is the new moderator of the assembly.

He was elected Thursday, defeating Dr. Robert Dick Wilson of the faculty of Princeton Theological seminary by a vote of 672 to 332. Outlawing ot war and establishment ot justice among the races was urged In two proposals be- assembly for apprdval Friday. They were offered as ar ticles to be added to the social ideals of the churches, originally adopted in 1908, and Bince circulated by the Federal, Council' ot Churches as an Inter-denomlna-tlonal expression of the Christian conscience. Acquit Jennings Of Manslaughter ROCHESTER, N.

Y. (AP) Greater care, in the use of firearms in stopping ot Vehicles on a public highway is favored by a Jury that acquitted Glenn coast guardsman, of manslaughter in the fatal shooting ot Jack Hanson, secretary ot the Niagara Falls lodge of Elks. Hanson was shot when be tailed to stop his automobile near Lewis-ton May. 1928, at command of coast guardsmen. A subsequent search of the car failed to reveal any liquor.

It was Jennings' second trial, a Jury which heard the case in Elmlra last January falling to agree. He has been at liberty under $15,000 bail. The Jurors eaid testimony of the lone defense witness, Capt James Hatcher, ot the army ordnance department, that the bullet that killed Hanson had richocbet-ted from another object, had much to do with their verdict. march to victory, the endur aside from the added safety each plane would enjoy by a combined flight, forecast a simultaneous takeoff. The French flyers said weather reports Indicated improvement in conditions over the Atlantic and there was an excellent possibility of a start for Paris Saturday forenoon.

Friday Senate continues census-reappor-tlonment discussion. House votes on special rule to govern tariff bill amendments. House takes up tariff bill tor con-sideration of amendments. Vare-Wllson 1926 election contest hearing Js continued by senate sub-committee. i Senate military affairs committee considers bills and nominations on Us calendar.

1 Senate manufactures committee takes. iip amendments to resolution for textile Investigation. Senate Interstate commerce committee continues hearing on wo. posal to set up federal communica tions commission. Thursday House continued general tariff -Senate continued census-reappor-tionment discussion.

House republicans conferred twice and agreed on rule to limit tariff bill amendments and bring vote Tuesday. House rules committee voted to report special tariff rule for one hour's discussion and adoption Friday. Republicans of house ways ana means committee announced purpose to sponsor 91 amendments to tariff bill. Senate engaged in heated discussion of "leak" of purported Len-root roll call which was again described as Senator LaFollette, republican, Wisconsin, proposed access to floor Le formally accorded press association representatives. Senator Harrison, democrat, Mississippi, introduced resolution for questioning of senators on I.enroot roll call "leak." Senator Heflln, democrat, Ala.

bama, demanded abolishment of press gallery on ground news writers "truckle to the Roman Catholic machine." Senate manufactures committee voted to 6 to refer proposed textile industry investigation to fed eral trade Senate election sub-committee heard arguments for William B. Wilson in his contest for seat ot Senator-Elect William S. Vare. Senate Interstate commerce com- mlttee continued hearing on federal communications commission Representative Garner ot Texas. democratic leader, announced he would not move to recommit tar- Iff bill for inclusion of debenture plan.

Senator Thomas, democrat, Okla-homa, introduced resolution to direct reserve boord to advise sen. ate of Its actions in credit situation. LEBANON, Ky. (AP) Three children were found dead near Ryder cemetery here Friday, near where their mother, Mrs. Mamie Shoaf, lay with her throat slashed.

Coroner Marlon Russellfcsaid he be lieved the woman killed her chil dren and tried to commit suicide. Weather (By Associated Pnss) IOWA: Partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday; rising CONGRESSIONAL ACTIVITIES BOY GUILTY MANSLAUGHTER Jury Convicts Kentucky for railing'-'-Playmate (By Associated Press) PAINTSVILLE, Ky. The 'first step designed to prevent Carl Newton Mahan, 6 years old, from serving i5 years in the reformatory for manslaughter was taken Friday. Counsel for the boy filed a motion for a new trial and for a writ to prohibit his being sent to the reformatory. -PALNTSVILLE, Ky.

Six-year-old Carl Newton Mahan was in his father's, homo Friday while older persons concerned themselves with the; legality of the court proceed ings which culminated Thursday In the- imposition of 15 year sentence cn the boy for killing a playmate. A Jury found Carl guilty of man slaughter and decided, in so doing, that he knew it was wrong to kill. and a Judge sentenced him to imprisonment in school until be becomes -of -ago. then permitted to go home with his par ents, to remain with them until his case Is passed on finally. Attorneys who represented the boy planned to raise several legal questions in an appeal one contention being that there is no'pro-Vission in law for the sentencing of a person nnder 10 years old.

Carl killed 8-year-old Cecil Van-hoose last Saturday after tbe boyb bad quarreled over a piece of Iron which they thought might bring a few pennies from a Junk dealer. Several witnesses told of hearing the quarrel, and Carl himself testified that he and Cecil "had a fight," that the older boy took the Iron away from him and hit him' and that he then went into the house, climbed into a chair, removed his father's shotgun from the wall, pointed it at Cecil and pulled the trigger. After the killing, he re. tamed the gun to Its place. The father, John Mahan, a taxi-cab driver, testified that the boy had told him he "wouldn't have done It If he had known tbe gun was loaded." i.

The Jury was empaneled and at the request of defense counsel contrary to the usual custom in Juvenile courts Ct this state. The Jutots deliberated 30 minutes. They had been Instructed by the court that the law presumes that a person under 14 is Ignorant of the nature cf wrong-doing and that the boy should be acquitted unless, in his case, the evidence was strong enough to overcome this presumption, CRAWFORD COUNTY VOTES ON BONDS Will Provide Paving for 50 Miles oi uoaa i DENISON, (AP)-One of the largest road paving programs to be voted upon in Iowa this year was before Crawford county voters Friday. They will pass upon a $1,500,000 bond Issue, to pave at least 50 miles-of the county's 88 miles of primary highways. Dallas county adopted a similar issue May 9th, and the amount has net been exceeded so far this season.

Webster county, however, will Vote on a $1,900,000 issue May 27th." The principal road in Crawford county, which the bonds would pave is the Lincoln highway, surfacing of which would leave only one gap in a 13 county stretch of pavement. Carroll county, east of Crawford county, will vote June 4th on a $1,500,000 issue which would finish the. Lincoln, highway surfacing in this state. Adoption of the Crawford issue also would provide a paved road to Sioux City and connection with paving south across Shelby county, At dusk Saturday evening, it the thus 'far 'smoothly functioning motor continues its uninterrupted roar, the rebuilt Ryan plane, piloted by R. L.

Robbing and James Kelly, will become supreme in the air. The refueling, mark of 160 hours, 40 minutes and 15 seconds made last January by the army monoplane Question Mark, carrying a crew ot five men, will be equalled at 6: 13: IS o'clock Saturday nlgbt An additional hour would set a rec ord. The plane took oft at 11:33 a. m. last Sunday.

Near Dirigible Record The dirigible endurance record of 118 hours made years ago by tbe French-owned Dixmude was only a few hours away. The record of 111 hours and 46 minutes made by the German Graf Zeppelin on its flight to America was passed at 3:19 a. m. Friday, -v" Bouyant and happy In the face ot their prolonged ordeal, Robblns and Kelly were cheerful as to the final; outcome ot the flight. A note dropped at Meacham field, their base, said, We will try not only for a new record but a good Shortly after midnight light rain began and the flyers pulled above the broken clouds.

The first gasoline in 11 refueling contacts with the auxiliary ship was spilled Friday night A few gallons were lost when the planes broke contact Just as the hose was connected. Contact was made again a few minutes later and 110 gallons ot fuel was transferred. The Fort Worth had been aloft 116 hours at 7:33 o'clock Friday morning: "Three Musketeers" Quarrel ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y. Falling to live up to the Dumas' tradition of "one for all and all for one," the crew of the monoplane Three Muskeeters Friday after a quarrel indefinitely postponed any further attempt to set a refueling endurance record.

A dispute between H. B. Clarke, chief pilot, and Martin Jensen, that started in the air on their second attempt to pass the record of the army plane, Question, Mark, resulted in Clarke's withdrawal from any future attempts." Clarke brought the plane down at 6:19 o'clock Thursday night after 22 hours and 28 minutes in the air when a hook used In the refueling device tore four rips in tbe fuselage fabric. Jensen contended he could have repaired the damage in the air as he did twice during the day. Upon landing he declared be was "through" unless given full charge of.

the flight This at first was agreed to by Clarke but later after a conference with A. W. Card, one of the inventors of the refueling device, Clarke announced his withdrawal. Card said he would prepare to have another attempt made to demonstrate his invention. May Race Across Ocean OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Me.

The monoplane Green Flash, bound for Rome, and Arm an Lottl'g huge Yellow -Bird, which has Paris for its goal, rested here Friday awaiting fair weather over the Atlantic. Prospects are that the two planes will fly together for 1,000 miles. Roger Q. Williams, pilot and Lewis A. Yancey, navigator of the Green Flash, hoped that conditions would permit them to leave Saturday morning.

They indicated, however, that the arrival here Thursday night of the Yellow Bird would not stampede them into a hasty takeoff. While no announcement was made that the planes would go together, it was learned that Lotti and his companions, Jean Assolant and Rene LeFevre, had changed their projected circle, course to that which the Green Flash will pursue along the forty-first parallel. Fueling of both crafts and affixing of a new set of tires on the Yellow Bird remained as the only things to be done. Observers these facts, republican majority in the house at 3 p. m.

Tuesday with 91 amend ments approved by members of the nays and means committee to be considered In the meantime. Decision to fix the time for the amendments by means of a special vote and limit consideration of rule giving priority to those offer ed by the committee was reached by the republican majority late Thursday at the end of two confer ences on the subject The vote was 208 to 24. One hour was al lotted, Friday for consideration of the special rule which was approved, automatically shutting off gen eral debate on the measure. Under the republican agreement. no.

schedules In the bill not affect ed by committee will be subject -to change from the floor. Froposals to admit amend ments on the schedules affecting sugar, cement, brick, shingles, hard wood and cedar lumber, flaxseed and on the new flexible provisions extending the powers of the president, were rejected by the conference, None -of tbe Bl amecdments aii nounced by the republican members of the ways and means committee was put to a vote in the conference and those attending were not bound to support any of them la the house. They were worked out by the committeemen after1 dissatisfaction with rates proposed in the bill had caused various groups of republican representatives tc block cn earlier agreement on a rule limiting, consideration of amendments. They Included proposals for higher duties on cattle, butter and other farm products and trans fer of hides, leather and shoes from the free to the dutiable list. The ruie which the committee's work thus made possible does not prohibit the offering of amendments from the floor, but it Is expected to operate effectively to that end.

During consideration of tho Ford-ney-McCumber tariff schedules seven years eeo, a similar rule anut oft all except commlttefe amend ments because consideration of such proposals, priority, consumed the entire time-allotted for changing the bill. WATERLOO FIRM WILL EXPAND WATERLOO (AP) The Associated Manufacturers company will undergo a national program of expansion and consolidation, plans for which were started here TKnmiitt with announcement of acquisition of substantial flnanJ clal holdings by the eastern Inter ests. W. W. Marsh, former 'treasurer of 'the national democratic committee, Who is president, wll become chairman of the board, and Harold B.

Plumb, postmaster, will be promoted from vice president to president. 1 Possibility was seen here ot a connection between this company's reorganization and mergers Involving the Hart-Parr company of Charles City and other firms. FOUR BANDITS ROB NEW JERSEY BANK EAST" ORANGE, Four robbers Tuesday held up tile East Orange Trast company and escaped with what officials described as "a nominal sum." Later it was believed that the sum would run in excess ot William H. Kelly, president, said all the ready cash in the place was taken with the exception ot $10,000 In one vault which was locked. On the doors of this a detective said he obtained an excellent finger print impression.

Patrons and employes were lined up with their faces to tnevwall In the rear of the bank so quickly by the precise action of the gang that none bad opportunity to reach one ot the several connections of the holdnp alarm. AFGHAN KING FORCED OUT Amanullah's ReformsToo Much- for Wrathy Tribesmen (By Associated Prst -SIMLA, India Amanullah, former king of Afghanistan, his broth er, Inayatullah, king after him, and Amanullah's queen, Souriya. who arrived -Thursday at Chaman, were leaving' Friday for Bombay, en route to Europe. It was announced officially that at tbe request of Amanullah the government of India was accord lng to him and his entourage transit facilities from fron tier to Bombay from where he proposed, to embark for Europe. A special train has been placed at his disposal.

1 i Flight of Amanullah and his household from Afghanistan apparently marked complete, collapse of efforts to regain the? throne he gave up in favor of his brother on January 14th, after a revoluj tlon by those who dissented; from radical western reforms he sought to make. After his brother's accession, the movement against the reform gained In force and he in turn was forced to abdicate, Bicba Eakao, "water boy of the north," succeeding hint as king. Amanullah, ia time, gathered support and undertook to regain his lost throne. For i while he was everywhere successful but last week his army was said to have suffered reverses. During tour of" Europe last year, Amanullah' and his queen were everywhere feted.

When he went back to his own country he banished the veil from' Afghan women and undertook other startling innovations which eventually arroused the tribesmen of northern Afghanistan, who fathered the revolutionary movement. LONDON (AP) An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from the Island ot Brionl in the Adriatic says that the condition of Mrs. Gene Tunney, who recently underwent an opera tion. Is stated to have grown worse, but not to be desperate BANK BANDITS GET $80,000 Daring Daylight, Holdup In Oklahoma City Friday, (By Associated Press! OKLAHOMA CITY Robbers held up a messenger for the American First National Bank on a downtown corner Friday and escaped with approximately $80,000, The messenger was on his way to the Federal Reserve The messenger, Charles 25, was shot In the right arm. Vowell had halted his automobile at a traffic stop.

A man leaped from 'another 'car, which drew alongside, and Jumping to the running board of Vowell's machine, pointed a pistol at him, fired, and grabbed the messenger's Vowell said" the -robber then Jumped back into his own car, and sped away: with a companion, who had waited at steering wheel. AWARD HONORS.TO SENIORS AT AMES AMES, la. (AP) Awards for excellence in scholarship were presented to Iowa State college students at the annual honors convocation Friday. Marvin CC Clsier.of Cedar Rap-Ids was named high ranking sen' lor in mechanical engineering, and Raymond G. Paustian of Davenport also received a prize as-tho high ranking senior for all engineering departments.

'f To Evelyn Wlllson of Burlington went: an award as the outstanding senior woman majoring In home economics. Karl Moess-ner of Waterloo tied-with Lester Marridge of Popejoy for a prize for the beBt essay on forestry. Kenneth Mitchell of Mason City, landscape architecture senior, won a scholarship to the Lake Forest, foundation for architecture and landscaping. SIOUX CITY (AP) Marilyn Mayhew, 7, received a fractured skull when she was struck by an automobile driven by Farley, chief ot detectives. ACQUIT DARR OF SLAYING MS MOINES (AP) Emery Darr Friday was' acquitted ot a charge of slaying William Wilson at Polk City, April 17th.

His at-torneys pleaded self defense, claiming Darr was protecting himself -when he killed Wilson with a spade. WUson, testimony revealed, was armed with a crowbar and forced Darr to. retreat several hundred yards before he was Slain. The struggle between the men, which the prosecution sought to prove was a mutual conflict, occurred hear the farm home of Art Swim, near Polk The men had not been friends for several years, evidence disclosed. fmm mm mm Starting; in this issue on Page 13.