Evening Star Newspaper, November 25, 1924, Page 1

berit WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WEATHER. Tartly cloudy tonight and tomor. row; not much change in tempera- ture. Temperature for 24 hours end- “From Press to Home Within the Hour” ed at 2 p.m. today: Highest, 56, at The Star's carrier system covers 2:15 p.m. vesterday. Lowest, 34, at every city block and the regular edi- 3 a.m. today. tion is delivered to Washington homes Full report on page Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 28 as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 98,294 @he n Star. post IR-3 ARRIVES HERE 10 BE CHRISTENED AS PART OF NAVY BY MRS. COOLIDGE Huge Dirigible Comes Into Sunshine Over Capital and Loafs Above Waiting Call for Ceremony. oftice Wa REACHES WASH'NGTGN AHEAD OF SCHEDULE Part of German Crew on Board Get First View of Capital as Resi- dents See Airship for First Time. Ceremonies at Field to Be Sim- ple and Brief. At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon the ZR-3 was maneuvering for the third time to land at Booling Field. Presi- dent and Mrs. Coolidge were among the thousands who saw the big ship first overshoot the field, then rise to try it again. The second tms the “leaders” from her nose were se cured by the men on the ground, but she was not low enough. so with her engines roaring she soared away to try it a third time. Northeast through fog the dirigible ZR-3 poked ¥ nose into an area of blue light ove j the Di ) o'clock t tened Los canized and co naval servi The ceremon Amer: into the d States. most_im- sled to take 1l be wit- s of the formally in Washingt place at 3 o'clock, and nessed by the highest ¢ land. Mrs. Coolidge w christen the ship. Coolldges Arrive at The President the White Hous tary and naval aides. o'clock. They proceeded direct to navy yard, where the presidential yacht Mayflower is docked, and crossed the river in the yacht's barge. Arriving at the naval ing the President and his party were met and escorted the fleg-draped presidential box erccted in front of the tamporary stands. also decorated with naval flags and emblems. They joined a large crowd which had been gathering ever since the b ip fir was sighted ever Northeast Washington. ield. dge left ed by mill litte after npa a d statign land- Upon their arrival at the naval air station the word was flashed by radio to those in command of the dirigible as she hung in the air above, and immediately the monster tilted her nose downward and pre- pared to land. eremonies to Be Simple. The radio and the arrival of the TI'residential party on the field was so the signal for remewed activity on the part of the 300 sailors grouped on the field, who for days have be schooled in the problem of landin the big ship. Ti had been put through one intensive drill an hour or so before and they waited im- | patiently to fulfill the most delicate and important task of the ship's trip to Washington. A m tep on their part might send ithe giant ship cra: her nose against a hangar absence of wind, however. was expected to make their task much simpler. The christening ceremonies will be simple. Mrs. Coolidge will come on the field when the s de fast and pull a cord. which will release ! a fluttering crowd of w pigeons, which will be accompanied on their flight aloft by myriads of vari- colored toy balloons. At the same time the guns from a nearby battery will fire a salute of 21 guns and the band, stationed on the field. will play “The Star Spangled Banner. Two temporary stands, draped in naval signal flags, many of them now obsolste, were erected for the spec tators at the chriztening and directly in front of them stood the presidential box, from which Mrs. Coolidge will christen the dirigible the Los Angeles. F ing the presi- dential stand on cither side were four rows of seats foy members of the| cabinet, Government officials and other invited guests. Only a small group of newspaper and camera men had arrived at the naval air station when' the dirigible was first sighted coming into Washington. A big am- piifier, directly behind the temporary stand, erected by radio engineers at the naval station, kept the crowd In constant touch with the movements of the big ship during its cruise over ‘Washington. Purr of Motor Heard. With the sun glistening against her silver-colored body the world's larg- est dirigible moved into Washington almost silently except for the purr of two of her five motors. Coming into the District over the Northeast section, she gracefully turned south- ward toward the aviation reservation at Anacostia, while the handful of spectators and two airplanes enthu- siastically received her. The reason for the lack of a large body of sight- seers was due to the fact that the ship came in one hour ahead of sched- ule, it having been announced she would reach the city about 2 o'clock. White Star Appears. As the craft cam: closer a large white star with a red ceater, and inclosed in a blue circle, stood out plainly just for- ward of the cabin. Along her sieek side, plainly - visible, were written “U. S. Navy.” Aft was another big star, and next to it were the words “Los Angeles.” The flve motor gondolas, suspended two on each side and one aft, were tiny in comparison to the mammoth body. Slowly over the field, and at an altitude of 1,500 feet, the five motors that powered the thip acrose the treacherous Atlantic hummed merrily, and one could almost feel that the 10 Germans, part of the crew that czfried her from Ger- many and who have been retained to give the Americans the benefit of dirigi- ble operation, were straining their eyes behind the cabin windows to get their —(Continued on Page 2, Column 4) 4 Rooftops, ! ceremony, | Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. T e . 0. P. G Candidate P | | | | | | | HIRAM RINGHAM, Nominated by Connecticut cans for Senate. BINGHAM AND HOLT Republi- | Element Now in Saddle Intrusted WASHINGTON, D. C, EAGLAND WILLLET CARD RECDNSDER ACTON ON DEHAND Will Make No Further Move Until Zirwar Communi- cates Intentions. HAS FAITH IN INTENT OF NEW GOVERNMENT | With Rule for First Time. | i By the Associated Vress. i LONDON. November The Brit- ish government is going to withhold further action in Exypt to allow the new cabinet there time to reconsider | the British demands, only part of which the Zagloul ministry agreed| to, and to communicate officially with London regarding them. It was stated in official circles to- day that Great Britain has hopes that | the cabinet of Zirvar Pasha will be| able to agree to the demands, in which case the British government | will consider the incident of the sir- da assassination closed so far as NANED FOR SEMTE League of Nations Battle Forecast by Nominations in Connecticut. s the Associated Press. HARTFORD, Conn., Hiram Bingham, nor-elect ates so lican S hailot. Holt, who Democ; Haven. Bingham received 240 votes for Representative John Q. Tilson of New Huven, 56 for Representativ. November 2 Republican was nominated for United tor today by the Repub- te convention on the first He will oppose Hamilton League of Nations advocate, was nominated today by the atic State convention in New uyler Merrit of Stanford, 44 fo ate’s Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn of Hartford and 3 for State Chairman J. Henry Roraback nomination 1ous by was made acclamation. unani- | HAMILTON HOLT NAMED. | win | Oppose Col. Bingham for Senate Seat. By the Associated Pre: NEW HAVEN, Conn. November 25.—Hamilton Holt, former editor of | the New York Independent and well known League of Nations advocate, was unanimously nominated for | United States Senator at 11:15 this| forenoon by the Democratic State| convention. The nomination was by | acclamation. HOOVER PORTRAYS ECONOMI ADVANCE It I | 1 Secretary Says U. S. Now! Can Concentrate on Con- | structive Development. | | The general commercial condition | in the United States has improved ‘lo such a degree that Government | ofticials can concentrate their atten- {tion on constructive development | the future, Secretary Hoover said |day, rather than continuously | tempting to ease economic ills particular geographic sections or | dustries, With the farming situation pretty for to- at- for in- | well cleared up by reason of better | prices for principal agricultural | products, the pressure for giving re- | Tie is a good deal less,” Mr. Hoover id. “We can consider what the overnment may properly do in aid- | | ing the advance’of our Industrial and economic civilization by proper methods.” Citen Dexerving Projects. Asked to define what he would consider as constructive efforts which the Government might aid, the Sec- retary named the project for the St. {Lawrence River canal, for develop- iment of superpower facilities in the | Eastern quarter of the United States and the project for conserving and bringing to fullest utilization the Colorado River watershed. A num- her of other subjects, he indicated, I might come under the classification. | Gold exports from .the United | States, which have resumed recently in a comparatively small way, are expected by Mr. Hoover to continue. Foreign Investments Noted. “With the com, ‘tion of recent loans by American investors to the {'French "and German governments,” he said, “there is now in American deplositories a very considerable {quantity of gold which 1is ‘ear- | marked’ as the property of the bor- |rower. That can be moved to Eu- |rope at any time. Likewise the gen- | eral conditions for many months have {indicated the possibility that some portion of the'large stock of Ameri- can gold would begin moving back for redistribution in the world out- side of the United States.” TWO FLYERS KILLED. Plane Bursts Into Flames Soon After Taking Off. JUNCTION CITY, Kans., November zover- | to| | returned to the schools, but are still {able to complete within six hours the | press, In its comment on the Egyp- | tion situation, continues to find occa- the diplomatic relations of Great | Britain and Egypt are concerned Broader Outlook Seen. w cabinet is expected here broader outlook in the mat- the demands, and, as regards ter of |future co-operation with England, a |government official said this morning. Great Britain views the new cabi- inet as one of moderation in domest { | i and foreign matters, and as repre- senting much of Egvptian political talent. The cabinet. it is pointed out, [is composed of a group of relatively | {untried men, looked upon here asrep- | Iresenting a strong element of moder- | ate Egyptian opinion, which has! |never before been given a chance to |handle Egvptian affairs. i PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED. | Improved Atmosphere Prevails in | Cairo. By the Associated Press. " | CAIRO, Egypt, November 25.—The yptian Parliament was adjourned royal decree today to December An improved atmosphere pre-| vailed in Cairo today, following yes- ! terday's sensational polftical dz\'clop»i ments resulting from the course] taken by Great Britain in conse quence of the assassination last week , of the sirdar, Maj. Gen. Sir Lee Stack. British troops paraded the streets again this morning, but otherwlse there were few outward signs of the unusual. The students in the educa- tional institutions, who had struck in | protest against the British demands, & refusing to take up their work. Will Submit Program. The new ministers in the cabinet formed by Ziwar Pasha called at the house of Ex-Premier 'Zaghoul Pasha and discussed the situation with him. With regard to the new ministry, it is pointed out that its make-up is notable from one standpoint, in that it includes representatives of Islum, Christianity and Judaism. Tt is also remarked that, although Ziwar Pasha was taken by surprise in being re- quested to form a government, he was task of getting a cabinet together. ITALY SEES JUSTIFICATION. Compares British Move With Corfu Incident. By the Associated Press. ROME, November 25.—The Italian sion for justifying Premier Musso- lini's handling of the Corfu incident with Greece last year, characterizing his methods as mild compared with those England is adopting against Egypt. The Giornale d'Ttalia today publish- es a caricature of Viscount Cecll, re- marking that it was he who almost pushed the League of Nations into action agalnst Italy last vear and wondering what he thinks of the landing of British troops at Alex- andria, “England,” adds the newspaper, “does not go in much for subleties— she just grabs Egypt by the neck and forces her, willy-nilly, to get down on her knees. . PROTEST BY SOCIALISTS. British Party Wants “Iron Heel” Policy Changed. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. LONDON, November 25.—British Soclalists today called upon Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's govern- ment to modify the stern measures being taken against Egypt as a re- sult of the murder of Maj. Gen. Sir Lee Stack, sirdar of the Egyptian | army. | The tender-hearted Laborites, who | have always advocated complete free- | dom for Bgypt, now declare that Great Britain has used the assassina- tlon of the sirdar as a pretext for driving the Egyptians out of the Sudan and destroying Egyptlan in- dependence. This they denounce as obvious re- (Continued on Page 2. Column 7. LEADERS Of American Thought Will discuss important questions of the day in a series of signed articles for The Star, under the general heading, “Vital Themes.” Each contributor will write on a subject upon which he is recognized to be an authority. The initial 25.—Capt. B. W. Beddinger and Sergt. Irving Actol were burned to death on the Fort Riley military reservation today when their plane burst into flames shortly after they took off from Marshall Field, the Fort Riley flying fleld. 2 article is published today on The Editorial Page { doubling the existing facilities for { menace to TWO MORE COURTS | URGED N DISTRICT Counsel Says Traffic Docket Delays Demonstrate Necessity. Trafiic criminals will continue to profit by the present “intolerable” court congestion until Congress provides not only a separate traffic court, but a fourth police court, trying District and Federal police cases, in the oplnfon of Assistant Corporation Counsel Ringgold Hart, legal member of the Commissioners’ Traffic Board. The stagnation of jury cases has reached a stage that constitutes a the public welfare and virtually a mockery of justice, Mr. Hart belleves. The situation is such s to demand ‘immediate and careful consideration by the leglslutors, he @eclared today. “One extra court to handle traffic cases will help a lot, but two extra courts, I am fully convinced, is the only ‘solution to a problem so pressing that it almost staggers imagination,” the former Police Court prosecutor said. City Outgrows Facilities. “Figure It out for vourself. If two courts were adequate when Washington had a population less than one-third of its present total. how can those same two agencies be expected to handle the police cases of the modern metropolis that the National Capital has grown to be? “I estimate that a minimum of 20 cases go the District of Columbia jury | trial docket every week. How many are disposed of during that time? Certainly not more than one or two. Think of it, 18 cases added each weel to the already tremendously over- loaded docket of cases awaiting trial by jury. What will the end be? “It is impossible to estimate how far in the future today's new cases will come to trial. ‘When they do, what are the chances of getting pros- ecuting witnesses into court? Pretty slim. Witnesses come and go, move away, lose interest, are lost sight of. The result is, the criminal must o tree.” Mr. Hart's picturization of Wash- ington's Police Court problem was corroborated by former Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Charles S. Baker, in conference today at the cerporation counsel's office. Two More Courts Needed. “I have known jury cases that were not disposed of inside of two weeks, while a teeming docket waited,” he put in. “There should be two extra courts, two to handle District and Federal jury cases and two to take up routine cases. The extre. District Court should take over all the traffic jury cases, and, if its duties permit- ted, such additional cases as might relfeve its ‘sister’ Police Court. The extra United States court would de- vote its time to jury trials. It is im- (Continued on Page 5, Column 2.) BUDGET REDUGES EARLY ESTIMATE Director Lord Says Figure Is TUESDAY, NOVEMBER Below Amount Presi- dent Fixed. Despite last-minute additions to meet the wishes of cabinet officials, the na- tional budget for the next fiscal year as completed today at a conference be- tween President_Coolidge and Budget Director Lord limits the ordinary ex- penditures of the Government to a figure well under the $1.800,000,000 total fixed by President Coolidge in his talk last June to Government fiscal officers. Total Figure Withheld. Mr. Lord declined to reveal the pre- cise total or discuss detalls of the bud- get, but he said previous expectations of the governmental economies possible had been more than realized. For one thing, the original estimates of the cost of the soldier bonus law had proved too high. The small number of applications for the insurance bonus permitted a reduction in the annual funds allowed for amortization pur- ‘while additional cuts were made m estimated cost of adminietration #f the bonus law, 75 NoT THAT Auto Offenders Forced to Have Eyes Examined Br the Assoc RICHMOND, Va.. November - An * ourt,” in which all per- sons charged with violating trafic ordinances will be haled, has been est ed here in connection with the city police court. Hereafter all persons arrested for traffic infractions will be taken before an eye specialist in a room adjucent to police court and their sight tested. Fines will be levied on the basis of the report of the medical miner, and if the pris- oner's xight has been found to be ted Pres defective he will be warned to have it corrected. A second of- fense without treatment for the defect will mean a fine double the amopnt of the first, and third of- fense will méan the revocation of the prisoner's permit. Police Jus- tice John Ingram said he will have a record kept of all cases in an effort to prove to members of the General Assembly tha benefits of a law along these lines in prevent- ing automobile accidents, FAHY IS CONVICTED INMAIL ROBBERY Former “Ace” of Inspectors, With Politician, Found Guilty in Rondout Theft. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 25.—Willia J. Fahy, for vears called the “ac of the Chicago group of postal in- spectors, early today was convicted of complicity in the $2,000,000 mail train hold-up at Rondout, Ill, last June 12. He was found guilty on eleven charges, five of mail robbery, five of robbing the mails with a gun, and one of conspiracy to rob the mails, as was James Murray, Chicago politician, tried jointly with him as the “brains” of the robbery When Fahy was arres office in the Tederal Building here brother inspectors said it was the first time one of them ever had been charged with tampering with the mails. Fahy's previous record was one of soiution of many crimes against the malls, and of intense in- terest in safeguarding the postal service. Judge Adam C. Cliife said he would fix punishment next Saturday morn- ing, when, he indicated, he also would hear motions for a new. trial. Meanwhile Fahy and Murray will be held in the county jail. in_his Chauffeur Is Freed. Walter McComb, chauffeur for Mur- ray, in whose home Willie Newton, wounded robber, was found, was a quitted. He was pictured as an in- nocent victim of circumstances. The verdict climaxed a week of trials, in_which six men, named as the actual robbers in the indictments, pleaded guilty and testified against Fahy? Murray and McComb. The robbery was one of the most daring in recent years. A Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul mail train, carrying currency, bonds and securi- ties valued at millions of dollars, was stopped at Rondout, &bout 35 miles from Chicago, as it sped toward St. Paul. Willie Newton, one of four brothers participating in the actual robbery, was shot by Brent Glasscock, another robber, when he was mistaken for a train man. The other Newtons, Willis, Joe and Jesse, and Herbert Halliday, rounded out the gang. Most of the loot was recovered after Glasscock confessed and aided inspectors in searching for it. ITALIANS RETAKE FORT REBELS TOOK IN 1915 By the Associated Rress. ROME, November 25. — News reached here today of an Italian suc- cess In Tripoli Sunday, when an Itallan column marching against the rebels entered the town of Sirte and hoisted the Italian flag over the fort- ress which was evacuated in 1915. On the same evening a column reached Casr Buhadi and attacked the encampment of Ibrahm Sheteni, son of Ramadan Subhli, who caused the retreat of the Italians in 1915. Tbrahm escaped only with difficulty. Fifty of the rebels were killed and 400 rifiles, many machine guns, one plece of. artillery, stofes, ammuni- :lon;‘ud the chief’s banner were cap- 25, 1924 -FORTY-FOUR PAGES. KIRBY MAY LEAVE BUREAU SHORTLY Army Orders Engraving Chief to Return to Duty De- cember 15. The question of who will be director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing after December 15, became acute today with two developments. The War Department issued an or- der returning Maj. Wallace W. Kir- by, United States Army, director of the Bureau since February 15, 1924, to his former post, the engineer reproduc- tion plant, Washington Barracks, on December 15, when his assignment to the bureau by special act of Con- gress ‘expires. Maj. Kirby made known for the first time the terms under which he pre- fers to continue o remain as director, should Congress and the Treasury Department desire him to stay. It has 2lready been learned that Congress will be asked to extend the act, al- lowing Maj. Kirby to remain as di- rector. Wants Regular Salary. It is a question of salary, Maj. Kir- by explained today. Since he took charge of the bureau for the purpose of reorganizing it at the request of the Treasury head, he has been re- ceiving only his salary as an officer in the Army, which is less than the |b&ll- salary now being received by the three assistant directors of the Bu- reau. The salary of the director of the Bureau is fixed by the personnel classification board in grade 13 of the clerical and flscal service, which means that the Treasury can pay the director a salary somewhere betwee: $6.000 and $7.500. Since February this salary has been paid to no one. In view of these facts, Maj. Kirby says he feels the Government, if it wishes him to remain as director of the bureau, should pay him com- mensurately with the work done. Otherwise, he said briefly and to the point this morning, the War Depart- ment order returning him to his old post would be more acceptable to him than to continue as director of the bureau at the salary of a major, United States Army. 13 Await Congress’ Action. The salary which would have been | paid by the Treasury to the director of the bureau has reverted to the Treasury fund under the law. The War Department thus has been pay- ing the salary of the director since Maj. Kirby assumed office in Febru- ary, succeeding Louis A. Hill. This presents an interesting ques- tion not on Treasury officials. It is known that the Treasury desires to keep Maj. Kirby as director for some time, that the reorganization program which he started may be carried to completion. Congress will be asked to his assignment to the position. But how the matter of salary may be worked out has not been revealed. At the War Department it was learned that the order is expected to take effect as of December 15 unless something should happen in the mean- time. It was admitted by officials that circumstances could arise which would cause the order to be revoked. PARIS WANTS MAYOR ELECTED BY PEOPLE City Stands Alone in Europe as Having No Executive in Charge. By the Associated Press. PARIS, November 25.—Paris wants 2 mayor such as the other cities have, “a real governing city hall, symbol of communal autonomy,” according to resolutions adopted unanimously to- day by 75 city councilors. They add- ed that they were desirous that the capital of France be placed on an equal footing, so far as city govern- ment is concerned, with provincial towns. Paris is the only city in Europe which is unable to boast a mayor or burgomaster at the head of the city's affairs, The prefects of the Seine and police at present divide authority in Paris under nominal control of the municipal council. The council asks that the metropolitan police be placed under the direct supervision of a mayor, who will be elected by popu- lar vote. The prefect of police would become simply a chief of police. The council’s resolution will be referred to Parliament. Radio Programs—Page 38. * | | | | i for Congress, but for|gistrict. | | to confer chairman of the Republican national Two to Pay High For Driving Trucks While Intoxicated No let-up in the court's inten- tion to deal severely with those charged with the more Eeerious violations of traflic was indicated today by the sentences and fines meted out by Judge Gus A. Schuldt to two defendants brought before him. Both drivers. defendants were truck The first one was charged with driving while intoxicated, colliding, leaving after colliding and intoxication. The defendant, who was Tasker James, colored, was sentenced to 30 days, $40 or 20 days. §40 or 30 days and $10 upon the four informations. The other defendant, Thornton Edwards, colored, charged with driving while intoxicated, collid- ing and leaving after colliding, received the penalties of 30 days, $40 and $40, respectively. INAUGURAL PARADE NOW SEEMS LIKELY Coolidge May Approve That Feature, But Ball Is Not to Be Included. An old-time inaugural parade still is among the possibilities for next March 4 President Coolidge wants his in-! auguration to follow in general the modest lines of the Harding inaugu- ral ceremonies of 1921, but he will not object if there is an elaborate parade in keeping with the dignity of the office. Presldent Seeks Advice. President Coolidge, however, has not made up his mind as to the scope his inaugural celebration should| take. He will reach a conclusion shortly. In the meantime he wishes with William M. Butler, committee, other party leaders, and those who are familiar with plan- ning details for inaugurals, and who have ideas regarding the manner in which his_inauguration should be observed. Following the conferences Mr. Coolidge is expected to lose no time deciding upon a tentative plan and tn making it public. Already the President has discuss- ed the subject informally with a few friends and Republican leaders. Sena- tor Curtis, of Kansas, chalrman of | the rules committee of the Senate, brought up the subject during a brief conference with the President late yesterday afternoon. He said that the President has not reached a decision about the plans. The Senator said Mr. Coolidge does not look for plans that will call for an expenditure any greater than that incident to the inauguration of President Harding four years ago, which were of a brief and simple nature. Congress appro- priated $50,000 for the Harding cere- monies and Senator Curtis does not | anticipate the Coolidge affair will re- quire a larger sum. Ban On Inaugural Ball. There is one thing certain about a celebration, and that is that President Coolidga does not want an inaugural He made this plain today to White House callers, who discussed the subject with him. The President was represented to- day as wanting an inaugural celebra- |tion that would be entirely in keeping with the dignity of his ofice—some- thing moderate in its proportions and moderate in its expenditures. He will be required to erect a stand on the Capitol plaza and to put up the necessary amplifiers and for other in- cidentals. 12,000 COAL MINERS STRIKE NEAR SCRANTON Men Leave Work in Defiance of Mine Union Warning to Stay at Posts. By the Associated Press. SCRANTON, Pa, November 25.—A strike of 12,000 employes of the Penn- | sylvania Coal Co. went into effect to- day, closing down all of the com- pany's anthraclte collieries at Un- derwood, Oliphant and in the Pittston Alleged failure of the com- pany to adjust grievances submitted by therworkers was given as the reason for the walkout. The strike was not authorized by continue | the district officers of the United Mine Workers and was decided upon against the warning of the officers. The general grievance committes of the miners in calling tie strike also voted that the district leaders keep their hands off the situation. Miners sald this was an unusual situation. Rinaldo Cappellini, district president of the miners, is in El Paso, Tex. | FRENCH BUDGET REPORT SUBJECTED TO TRICKERY Provision for Radio Monopoly by State Slipped Into Document at Printer’s. B the Associated Press. PARIS, November 25.—Deputy De- zarnaulds, reporter of the postal bud- got, after completing his report and sending it to the printer, visited his constituency recently. Returning to Paris, he found that a sensation had been created in the press and parlia- mentary circles by the inclusion in the report of a recommendation for a state monopoly of radio broadcast- ing. The deputy denied including such a clause, and investigation showed it had been added to the manuscript at the printer's by a technical expert, formerly the engineer of a wireless concern’ attached to the staff of Under- secretary Pierre Robe, without con- Iting either M. Robert or Deputy Dezarnaulds. The expert has resigned. S R Fake Officials Get $1,300. NEW YORK, November 25.—Two holdup men looted the Nevins street | station of the Interborough Subway | in Brooklyn of $1,300 today. Posing as railway officials, they caused the ticket agent and the gatemen to leave their posts by telling them that they were wanted- at the “main office.” | investments of American capital | week, TWO CENTS. BAPRESS SERVEE URGEDTOSAVES, MERCHANT ARNE Quantity Production of Fast Cargo Ships, With Many Stops, Held Solution. |PRIVATE CONTROL BEST, INDUSTRIAL PAST SHOWS Co-Operation With Business Offers New Markets for Products and More Freight for Boats. Editor's Note—This is the sccond of three articles by Mr. Lincoln on the American Merchant Marine. The third article will be published tomor- ow. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The American way has been to rely upon private capital and private citizens to conduct the business and industries of the country. It was so the great transportation lines of the country wers developed. It was so the merchant ma- rine before the Civil War was developed, until this country had ships on every sea and did a great part of the carryi trads. America has been signally successful its development of great industrial in | and business units; in quantity produc- tion and excellence of workmanship This kind of genlus is giving great hope to some of the Governmew officials in- terested in the merchap? %arine prob- lem. Tt may prove “one W2y out” in the shipping business, it is said, even with strong foreign competition and the dif- ferentials in cost of construction and operation against Americans. If it does, then the Government may even- tually be able to remove itseif entireiy from the shipping business, with every assurance that an American merchant marine will continue on the seas, just as America is able to compete success- fully in world markets with her steel products, her typewriters and automo- biles. Express Service Urged. Big operating units, with fast, reg- ular cargo liners, giving practically express service, It is sald, would bs comparable in the shipping business to the industrial method of quanti production. Such a service could only be maintained through the develop- ment of the carrying trade. Ships after all, are only the means of con- ducting commerce, and without the freight would constitute a merchant marine that would soon fall into de- cay. The Shipping Board ané the Emer- gency Fleet Corporation have been hard at {t, attempting to develop just such a carrying trade, with regular liner service. They have met with much sucoess on some of the routes success that gives promise of still greater things. Great Britain has long been a domi- nant power in the merchant marine Her success may be attributed in large part to the co-operation given the shipping business by her indus- tries. They are closely interlocked. British industrial concerns have large investments in shipping, and vice versa. They work together, and thev produce the business for the shi while the ships produce the business | for the industries in foreign countrie: 1 Britain Guards Interests. 34 realizes that a small apprepriation | Fyrthermore, in Great Britain the big shipping concerns are actually represented in the legislative branc of the government, both in the House of Lords and in the House of Com- mons. In the House of Lords there are 17 | members connected with shipbuilding and ownership. In the House of Com- mons they have a special shipowners' parliamentary committee, with 11 mem- bers. There are 12 other shipowners in the House. Sixty-nine other members of Commons are indirectly interested in ships. This makes a total in both houses of 109 men engaged in shipbullding or operation or otherwise interested. In the British Board of Trade, which, in @ way, parallels the Department of Commerce of the Uniteq States Gov- ernment, are important shipping me The interests of shipping in England, therefore, are closely guarded. A vastly different picture presents itself in the United States today How many members of the Senate or House are practical shipping men, or even have important investments in shipping Practically nome. Of course, men from the Coast States represent constituents who are strongly interested in shipping— though, for the most part, it is coast- wise, and not overseas shipping Probably if a lot of shipping men were elected to Congress and person- ally should undertake to frame leg- islation which would benefit shipping there would be a howl. But the look at this differently in Great Britain. Foreign Investments Help. Another aid to British shipping, a% is to that of other foreign mari- large investments by the citizens of those countries in countries foreign to them. Such investments play their part in obtain- ing return cargoes for their ships. It would appear then that permnner;' n foreign nations should be helpful to American _shipping. _ Undoubtedly they will, if Americans become really imbued with the desire to favor Amer- ican shipping. American investments in South America, in the countries of the Orient, where there is great op- portunity for the development of trade would be to the interests of American shipping, under such con- ditions. A special committee of the House headed by Representative Wallace White, jr., of Maine and brought into boing through the adoption of a reso- lution calling for an investigation of the Shipping Board, the Fleet Cor- poration and the merchant marine question in general, conducted hear- ings for many weeks in Washington during the last session of Congress. During the congressional recess this committee went to Europe and studied the Buropean organization of the Shipping Board and the Fleet Cor- poration. When Congress reassembles next the committee will be called together again, and determination reached as to further hearings. An effort will be made to make a com- plete report to the House as soon as the committee has completed its work. The committee has made not only an_investigation, but a real (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.y it time nations. are