Berlin, May 9.
'A weird funeral took place today at the Mohammedan cemetery when, in the presence of the Turkish Ambassador and many members of the Moslem colony, the coffin containing the embalmed body of the late Taiaat Pasha was buried. Talaat Ps was once Turkish Minister who was assassinated in March 1921 by Armenian. stud Berlin where the Turkish official was living as a refugee after having ceeaped the post-war turmoil.
The coffin had been stored in the cellar, of the house of the cemetery's inspector awaiting transportation te Turkey for ferment _sthich, however, the Turkish Government, id delayed until the police of the city finally insisted upon its burial.
The remains of two other Turkish statesmen who were prominent, during the Great War were also buried at the same time. Like Talant Pasha they were also. victims of political assassinations.—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min, opened a drive against Judge Parker on the grounds of iliberaity toward labour, race feeling and, within the last day or two, of sinister influence concerning alleged promises to Senators.
It was agreed by the Senate late yesterday that the vote on the Parker appointment would be allow-led to-day, after Senator Clarence [C. Dill of Washington had admitted that some unnamed man from his state had intimated that Senator Dill could receive a federal judgeship if he would support Judge Parker.
This furnished first the concrete support for Senator Henry F. JAshurst's charges the day before yesterday that the who sought the confirmation of Judge Parker were offering federal judgeships fin exchange for votes. Admitting that his charge was "very serious," Senator Ashurst asked that the! Senate would investigate it.
May 9.
It was learned authoritatively tosy that President Hoover intends to nominate Mr. Owen Josephus Koberts, a member of a Philadelphia law firm, to be associate jus the U.S.' Supreme Court.
Senate factions which down" Mr. Hoover's nomination. of Judge John J. Parker a few
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