Evening Star Newspaper, March 27, 1923, Page 16

HE EVENING - STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1923. - 16 : 2 : To8 e commmittoa ersars 'on twe pre- | NEW RADIO SUCCESSFUL. [ FARMERS TO CO-OPERATE REPORT 2 INDICTED IN SMALL PROBE Governor's Son and Son-in-Law Are Yet to Be Examined by Grand Jury. By the Assoctated Press. WAUKEGAN, 111, March 27.—Grand fury investigation into charges of jury tampering during Gov. Len Small's trial here last summer for misusing state funds advanced today as reports were prevalent that Id-| die Courtney and die Kaufman of Chicago had been named in true bills. The two were alleged to have toured TLake county bribing veniremen, ac- cording to a reported confession made by William Riley, a former saloon keeper at Antioch, TII. ! ‘Although the grand jurors were be- | Jieved to be in possession of the most | Important testimony to be offered by A. V. Smith, state’'s attorney; L&sll_e Small, Gov. Small's son; Col. A. E.| Ynglesh, his son-in-law, and Wer- mer W. Schroeder, counse! for the governor during his trial, were here today awaiting a call before the in-| vestigators. H The true bills, reports said, were| wvoted after the first six witnesses | offered by State’s Attorney Smith had | been heard. Included among them was Riley, regarded as the state's chief witness. WILL SEEK NEW RECORD. DAYTON, Ohlo, March —Wings ©f the Curtiss R-6 speed ships used in eetting a_new world record by Lieut. R. L. Maughan will be clipped and new propellers designed and in- stalled at McCook Field before fur- ther flights are made. No further .trials will be made to set @ new mark unti]l Wednesday. it was sald last night. In the mean- time the ships will be overhauled completely. Clipping the wings will decrease the resistance, thus giving a greater speed, but also will make the flights more hazardous. Tieut. Maughan vesterday flew at the rate of 233.87 miles an hour over a one-kilometer course at Wilbur Wright Field The former record, ‘held by Sadi Lecointe, French aviator, was 233.01 miles an hour. Lieut. L. J. Maitland also flew a Cur- 158 ship over the course several times in an effort to set a new record. His best mark was 219 miles an hour. ‘Winners in Their Class. $'rom the Boston Transcript. Occaslonally the break “gets as it did in the following instanc At the opera in London somebody sald to Lord North, “Who {s that plnlf‘x-lnoklnz lady in the box oppo- site?” “That,” replied North, “is my wife.” *I did not mean her,” said the other . “I meant the lady next to may tell you that we are considered to be the three ugliest people in Lon- don.” —_— Miss Roma Roberts and Mrs. Stella Shrine Convention Notes Preparations of the Shrine com- mittees and plans for co-operation with the citizens’ committee of one Hundred, headed by Comimissioner Rudolph, will be explained at the citizens' mecting tomorrow - after- noon at 4 o'clock in the boardroom of the District bullding, by Harry Standiford, executive secretary, and Edgar C. Snyder, chairman of the entertainment committee. The program for the “Conguest of ear.” in which the important of _navigation be twelve flog the is rapidly nearing com- Bands will be interspersed along the driveway and It has been dctinitely learned that following the flotilla, the submarine and torpedo boats of the Navy Department will give an exhibition. The aerial display planned for by both the Army and Navy alr service is destined to supersede all events of its kind. Closest co-operation has been planned by prominent air offi- cials, who promise to give Washing- tonians and visitors all the thrills of a bona fide alr attack, The rodeo may not be given on the Monument grounds as heretofore plauned, for it is.realized that such an event there would greatly harm the beautiful grass plots for some time to come. A suitable place, how- ever, is already being determined upon. The rodeo will be held for one solid week, having morning, after- noon and evening performances. * The plan of putting forth the voteless condition of Washington to the visiting thousands is meeting with great ap- proval. As both the Board of Trade and the Chamber of Commerce have gone on record indorsing voting In some manner in the District of Co- lumbia during elections, it is antici- pated the “Boston tea party” idea may be undertaken by them. BANDITS ROB GEM STORE AND FLEE Taxi Driver and Two Men Arrest- ed Shortly Afterward in Yellow Cab. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 27.—Four ban- dits yesterday hurled a cobblestone through the double window put up by David Gumblner after his broadwa: jewelry store had been robbed of $20,- 000 three years ago and, amid a spray of bullets, fled in a bright yellow tax- icab with $25,000 worth of gems. The police, aroused by a series of similar_robberies within the last few days, flashed a general alarm for every policeman in the vicinity to halt, with drawn revolver, every yel- low’taxicab he encountered. Soon a tax! was found, with empty jewelry trays on the floor. The driver was arrested, while two men loitering near the scene of the robbery were taken into custody on a charge of carrying concealed weapons, XEidd, twin sisters, of Indlanapolis, nd., welgh 780 and 710 pounds, re- Dectively. e (i The series of jewelry store rob- beries began last Thursday. Yester- days was the fifth. =l Jump into the open coast in or out drower! It will still .. at a touch. 3 - | SHAW-WALKER Steel Letter:Files Built like a-skyscraper —with uprights, cross- pieces, girders, etc., of channel steel all welded into one solid piece. No nuts, no bolts, no rods,norivets, N0 SCrews. Siient, speedy drawers. NL or - The O ‘Warning: zreee "yflg bears the m%’nm Letnobody sell you a substituse! 605 13th Street, N. W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 26 REASONS GIVEN IN NEW TRIAL PLEA Former Chief of Secret Service in Philadelphia Protests His Conviction, By the Assoclated P PHILADELPHIA, March 27.—Twen- ty-six reasons were contained in & petition filed for a new trial for Mat- |thew F. Grifin, former chief of the federal secret service here, and six others, convicted last week on charges of conspiraoy to defraud the government by the substitution of water for whisky in‘a large hip- ment to Greece. The principal reason for another trial, the defendants’ petition stated, was that the court should not have allowed the jury to consider the te: timony of Harold L. Smith, former interoollegiate sprint champion and solf-confessed co-conspirator in the liquor fraud, “because it was uncor- 727 77" NN ////////////////////// Q222227 N S SN NN NN A R R R R ARNNN SRR TR EEAA R AR AR SR N\ 55T 00 AR R R R T AR RN DN A R RN SN RN NSRS SAIBIRIRIEIS 4 7 Z Vi 7 7 2 7 fi 2 ? ;2 V; 7 Z 7 % 7 7 » 7 7 2 /// Z 7 4 2 7 2 2 /) 7 Z 2 7 7 Z 7 7 2 Z 2 7 A S ¢ \\Ww\\\\\-‘\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\m\\mm\“mmm\mm\mmwm\wmmm N\NSIN SN NN NN \ N\ NN i RSN L7 A 2 A LIRS he committed perjury on two pre- vious occaston: In addition to Griffin, those con- victed were John McTamney, man- ager of Griffin’s private detective Herbert H. Simon, former special’ investigator for the United States Shipping Board; Martin and uel Levy Gottesteld and Dr. e H. Kherilla of New York. and two other defendants pleaded gullty. THERMOS INVENTOR DIES. 8ir James Dewar, Who Helped Prodyce Cordite, Succumbs. LONDON, March 27.—Sir James De- war, noted sclentist, died today. Sir James Dewar, a prominent British chemist, was the co-inventor with Sir Frederick Abel of Cordite, the smokeless powder adopted by the government. He also brought forward the Dewar flask, popularly known as the thermos flask. His contributions to_chemical knowledge received rec- ognition from sclentific socleties in England, the United States, France, Italy and Germany. He was iu his elghty-first year. 7, 7L Dos 115 I1111IIS LI 72200 17 “Carrier Current” Permits Conver- sation Between Trolley and Station NEW YORK, March 27.—Radio in the form of carrier current was used yesterday in carrying on a conversa- tion between a moving trolley car and a power station about three miles distant. Carrier current. it was explained, differs from radio in that the voice is not broadcast in all directions. It follows the trolley \wire and does not radiate enough for any other persons to plck up the messages, nor does it Interfere with messages broadcast from other stations. Advantages of this new develop- ment. {t was sald, consist chiefly | the ability of a repalr or emerger crow to communicate with the po! house, as conversations can be car- rled on whether or not there is power in the trolley wire. The energy used for carrier current is supplied from storage batteries operating a motor generator set _— Ore of the allegations In a suit for divorce brought by a Chicago bride of a year is that her husband falled to keep his promise to buy her & sport skirt. /277 7 ?///////////////// PP LIS I7 77077271725 IN MARKETING WHEAT Draft of Plan Presented to Execu- tives of Growers’ Organization, Covering Five States, WICHITA, Kan. March 27.—The final draft of a plan for a natfonal wheat marketing organization was presented to executives of wheat growers' organizations of five states 'at thelr meeting here. Presidents and | members of the boards of directors of wheat growers’ organizations in Kan- | sas, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska and| Colorado composed a_large part of | the gathering, although eleven states were represented indirectly., | The proposed national organiza- tion would be known as the American Wheat Growers' Associaton, Ine. It huld be composed of the varlous state organizations in the pro- | ducing states and its object would be the marketing of the produce on a | non-profit basls. according to the| plan outlined here yesterday. | Wheat would be disposed of under the best terms obtainable by this na- | tlonal organization. State organiza- ! 7772727 777 Z 2207 77/ 2 2, /// 4/////////////// SCREENS tions which participated in the pool would receive payment in proportion to the grade. variety and quantity of contributions to the national pool. 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