Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1924, Page 2

9 3 COMMUNISTS DI IN PITCHED BATTLE Police Wounded in Siege at House Where Participants of Qutbreak Hid. * REVAL December 5.— Three communists, including ex- deputy Somerling of the Esthomian parliament, were killed and three po- licemen wounded during a night-long siege by the police at a house in| which participants of the recent com- | outbreak had taken refuge. The house was surrounded last night | and firing by both sides lasted until daybreak, when the police effected an | entrance. The funeral held today for the victims of last Monday's Com- munist rising was made the occasion for an impressive display of mourn- ing. All the government departments and private shops were closed, and | enormous crowds lined the route over which the cortege passed Relief for Families. for the relief of the families of the victims, which are coming largely from cemmercial firms, already have reached 2,000,000 ¥sthonian mark All the foreign diplomatic repre- sentatives here, except the Russian, have expressed official condolences to the government on the death of M. Kark, minister of communications, who was killed in ihe uprising. Reports of disorders in the Narva and Petchura districts and that the | Esthonian army had been mobilized on the Russian frontier were officially | denied today | PLOTTING IN EUROPE. thonta, munistic Subseripti Reds Carrying Revolutions. on Systematic | | MACKENZIE. | WA By Cable to The Star Chicago Daily News. LONDON. December 5.—The upris- ing in Esthonia is part of a systema- tized campaign for promoting revo- lution in eastern Europe. It is financed by the Comintern, working ! from Moscow, and is directly con-| nected with the pre acute dispute | between the dominant Zinoviev fac-| tion in the Communist party and Leon Trotsky. Trotsky maintains propitious for furthe mote European rev concentration of effort in the Far East. Zinoviev and the Comintern| maintain a European revolution fs| still possible. 1 Zinoviev's authority has been | greatly shaken in the iast year by his blundering control, which has! done much to wreck the non-Rus- | slan comintern. He fears that de- spite aN efforts against Trotzky within Russia, the later may secure sufficient support from Cocmmunists outside Russla to overthrow the present group. Railding in Poland. Zinoviev is anxicus to prove by actual domonstration that Trotzky is wrong; hence the present activity. JPor some weeks there has been a continuous uproar in eastern Poland, | sporadic bands raiding railroad sta- tions, plundering towns and robbing merchants. Those bands appear as from nowhere, destroy, kill and dis- | appea The Poes say they cross the border from Russla where they | &re organized and financed. The Rus- slans reply that they are Polish, white Russian and Ukra!nian sub- Jects revolting against the very harsh conditions of thelr lot. The last uprising in Bulgaria ad- mittedly was directed by the co- mintern. The struggle between the Communists and Nationallsts never | really has ceased in Esthonia and | Latvia since these states secured | their independence. Guilty of Cruelty. The Communists were gullty of ap- Palling crueities when they had power | there in 1919, which the Esthonians and | the Latvians never have forgotten or forgiven, and they are taking every op- | POrtunity to repay in kind. “Russia | wants to make us another Georgia.” | say. 'sthon its BY the time is not efforts to pro- lution and urges | s danger is greater because of proximity to Pelingrad and be- cause of an active Communist campaign | among its factory workers, partlcularly | Jewish workers. For months past money has been poured out among these. | Bvery investigation has shown that this | money is from Moscow. Latvian authorities are less appre- hensive. They say communism s ut. | terly discredited there. Thelr factors | workers, who always are the most dan. | Eerous element, now are comparatively | few in numbers, while the peasants have been satisfied by drastic measures | n destroying iandlordi ving | the farmers f)l’:lr ow nd.‘::‘d e E“‘n‘: Russia Strengthens Forees, One other source of the Russian side comes lief among one group of Soviet lead. | ers that a dem nstration against | minor states like Esthonia and Latvia | would help remove the popular un- | rest created by internal distress, | Russla has been making feverish | military preparations recently, par. Heularly ~sceking to remedy her | Wweakness in heavy artillery and gas | equipment. Practice of big guns around Moscow every morning re- cently sounded like a minor “straf on the western front in war days. Feeling among the Russian people, marticularly the peasantry, is so in- tense agalnst an offensive war it is difficult to imagine the government defying it. War would do more to imperil existence of the Soviet gov- ernment than any other cause. (Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Dsily News Co.) U. S. ENVOY TO MARRY. H. H. Morgan, Jr., to Wed Mrs. Ivor O’Connor Trezvant. NEW YORK, December 5.—An- nouncement is made of the engage- ment of Harry Hays Morgan, jr., United States vice consul at Glas- gow, to Mrs. Ivor O'Connor Trezvant, 4 daughter of the late James Charles O'Connor, who was a Wall Street broker and for 20 years was presi- dent of the City National Bank of Dallas, Tex. Mr. Morgan is a brother of Mrs. Reginald C. Vanderbilt and her twin sister, Mrs. Morgan Con- verse. His father is American con- sul general at Buenos Alres. danger from | from the be- | | | Christmas Is Coming Shop Early So You Can Mail Early Slept With 3 Guns Under His Pillow; Arrest Follows The first arrest since the recent Chinese tong aglitation here came today when detectives took into custody Lee Ching, 25, who slept last night with three .38-caliber revolvers uader his pillow. Deteciives Kelly, Scrivener, Sweeney, Waldron, Cullinane and O'Dea, who have been watching de- velopments in the Chinese quarter since the truce ended a short time ago in New York, made the arrest and seized the revolvers. Ching said he belonged to no tong. He came here from San Francisco. He is being held for immigration authoriti Inspector C. L."Grant stated that the move was a mere precautionary measure, made with the intent of nipping any indication of potential trouble in Washington's Chinatown in the bud. POTOMAC PARKWAY PROJECT DELAYED $200,000 Asked for Con- necting Link With Rock Creek Is Disallowed. One of the important conecting links in the Rock Creek-Potomac Parkway wil be delayed for gnother year in the deleting by the bureau of the bud- get of an appropriation of $200,000 recommended by Lieut. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, officer in charge of public buildings and grounds, for the con- struction of a sea wall from the north boundary of West Potomac a point on a line with G street. Un- til this work is accomplished there is no means of connecting the parkway on the water front Construction now is going on of a| seawall on the north end of West Po- tomac Kk, but north of this the land which wil be made a part of the park- way is under water, and it cannot be reclaimed for park purposes until Congress provides the appropriation for the sea wall. While the bureau of the budget crossed it off the list as sent to Congress, there s, of course, the possibility, that it might be re- instated. Other Plans Are Upset. There were several other impor- tant projects which were recommend- ed by Col. Sherrill, but which the Budget Bureau did not see fit to send on to Congress. One of these was the improvement of Bladensburg road central parkway. In the repaving of this roadway, the central portlon, formerly occupied by the railway tracks, was left unpaved, and is in a dangerous condition. It is the plan eventually to put in a parking and coping there 0 as to divide the two lanes of traffic, in the manner in which Maryland avenue northeast has been treated. The estimate of $30,000 for this work was disallowed by the Bureau of the Budget. Meridian Hill Park is in need of improvement and the office of putlic buildings and grounds asked $102,440, which the Bureau of the Budget cut to $27.440. There were two estimates for bath- ing beaches, one for the purification of water and the improvement of the bathing beach on the south bank of the Tidal basin, for which an appro- priation of $14,300 was asked, but which was cut by the director of the budget to $12,300, and the other an estimate of $8,000 for the same pur- poses In connection with a bathing beach on the north bank of the basin, and the latter was disallowed. Fleld House Fund Killed. In East Potomac Park an appropria- tion of $225,000 was asked for com- pleting the construction of the field house, but it was disaliowed, as also was an estimate for widening exist- ing roadways in this section of the park, amounting to $60,000. The re- quest for the improvement of a tour- ist camp, site not specified, was dis- allowed. The estimate was for $100,- 000. The present site is declared to be unsatisactory. The Bureau of the Budget did, however, allow an estimate of $20,000 for widening the inlet bridge in West Potomac Park, but rejected an estimate of $30,000 for the con- struction of & comfort station and first-ald room in the terrace sur- rounding the Lincoln Memorial. It also cut the estimate for the im- provement and maintenance of West Potomac Park from $47,260 to $39,010. In Rock Creek Park the Bureau of the Budget cut the estimate for improvement and maintenance from $548,360 to $38,945, and also cut the estimate to cover increased cost of park maintenance generally from $64,000 to $61,730. It also cut the estimate of $50,000 for improvement and maintenance of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway to $40,000. The appropriation for the improve- ment of the birthplace of George Washington, at Wakefleld, Va., from $25,480 to $13,080. Effort was made to have a provi- sion made for screening in the ele- vator shaft and providing additional hand ralling in the Washington Monument. There have been some accidents owing to this condition, but the Budget Bureau rejected the esti- mate of §15,000 for this work. There was a serous cut in the esti- mate for funds with which to lay ce- ment and other walks in the various reservations. The estimate was cut from $15,700 to $4,200, and there also | was a cut from $15,550 to $10,550 in the estimate for laying broken stone coverings in the parks. Among the other items asked by the office of public buildings and grounds and rejected by the Bureau of the Budget were the following: Improvement and maintenance of the Mall, east of Ninth street, $20,000; installation of a central heating plant at the propagating gardens, $20,000; provision of trafic-handling devices in the parks, $1,000; survey of the boundary line between the District of Columbia and Virginia, $5,000; fund for.removal of snow and ice, $5,000; fund for replacing dead and decayed trees and the construction of a new drainage system in Lafayette Park, COUPLE FOUND SLAIN IN AUTO BY ROADSIDE Police Believe Widower Xilled Wife of Dairyman and Shot Self. Both Leave Several Children. By the Associated Press. ROCK HILL, S. C., December 5.— The dead bodles of Mrs. Frank Simp- son, 28, and J. T. Cornwell, 34, were found in an automobile parked on a highway about two mlles from Rock Hill. The woman was shot through the body and Cornwell, in whose hand a revolver was found, had a wound through his head. Authorities expressed the opinion that it was a case of murder and suclde. ¥ Mrs. Simpson is survived by her husband, who operates a dalry iIn the Ogden community of Rock Hill, and several small children, Corn- well, a bookkeeper, was a widower, but he left two young children and his mother, with whom he had been Iliving. Park to! 1 |around and pick the man he desires | gave up the law and entered employ- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1924 — GAS TAX IS ASSURING PROGRESS MLEARY SLAYERS ARE ELEGTROCUTED King and Harrell Die Caimly. Killed Army Officer En I Route From Capital. By the Associated Press. COLUMBIA, S. C. = Mortimer N. King of Canton, N. C, and Frank Harrell of Union County, S. €., were electrocuted at the State penientiary here shortly after 6 o'clock this morning for the murder of Maj. Samuel H. McLeary just off the Raleigh-Columbia highway on July 2, last. McLearly was en route to Washington, D. ( Both had previously confessed to having formed the plot to rob a pass- ing tourist, which resulted in the death of the major after he had given them a ride in his automobile. Although King had confessed to having fired the fatal shots, Harrell was the first to be led into the death chamber, being electrocuted at 6:22 am. King was seated in the chair and the current was turned on about 16 minutes later. Strapped successively in the chair, each of the condemned men substan- tiated his confession to the robbery, although Harrell maintained that his complicity did not warrant his being given the death penalty Trusts in Divine Merey. The death warrant was read at 5:30 o'clock by the captain of the prison suard. Harrell was led into the death chamber at 6:15 and asked to make his final statement. Reafirming his trust In Divine mercy, he said T've beat a lot of people money, a lot of cotton mills, but I want to tell you one thing, I have had as good a mother and father as any of you. I realize T have sinned, but I have not done enough to place me where I am today.” At 6:22 am. the current of 1,900 volts 13 amperes was turned on for the space of one minute and four min- utes ten seconds later he was pro- nounced dead by three prison physi- cians. King wassled in shortly afterward and strapped in the chair. “I'm very sorry to have to sit down this way this morning before you people,” he declared in clear, even tones. “I realize my sins have brought me to this place, but it can't be helped now He asked the blessing of God on all gathered in the room and told one of the spectators to “tell all the boys to do right” The current was turned on at 6:38 o'clock for the space of one minute and four minutes later he was dead. AGRICULTURE POST IN CABINET SOUGHT FOR KANSAS EXPERT (Continued from First Page.) December 5 out of available man in Dr. Jardine. Secre- tary James Wilson of Iowa, who held the record for length of service In a President's cabinet, was at one time professor in the Towa State Agricul- tural College prior to his appoint- ment Secretary of Agriculture. Dr. Jardine is described as a man of great firmness and an able execu- tive. It is probable that the Kansas dele- gation will be guided largely by the attitude of Senator Curtis in this matter of the Indorsement of a can- didate for the office of Secretary of Agriculture, and that the members will sink their individual opinions in the general cause of obtaining this honor for their state. Kansas is strongly Republican, and in the last election gave the President an over whelming vote. It is felt that the State should be recognized when it comes to the selection of a Secretary of Agriculture. Iowa Has Post Longest. The Department of Agriculture was created almost 36 years ago, and the first Secretary of Agriculture, ap- pointed February 13, 1889, by Presi- dent Grover Cleveland, was Norman J. Coleman of Missouri. Only seven| men have held the office of Secretary | of Agriculture up to the appointment of Secretary Gore. Of the seven, two were appointed from Missouri, one from Wisconsin, one from Nebraska and three from lowa. In fact, Jowa has been represented in the cabinet through the office of Becretary of Agriculture for the ma- jor part of the history of that De- partment. Mr. Wilson, appointed first by President McKinley, served under | Roosevelt and Taft also. The other two Secretaries from lowa were E. T. Meredith, appointed by President Wil. son, in 1920, and Henry C. Wallace, appointed by President Harding. Gore Is Confirmed. The Senate yesterday afternoon confirmed the nomination of Secretary Gore. Secretary Gore had served as | Assistant Secretary and his appoint- ment to serve until he enters the gu- bernatorial office in West Virginia | next March, is intended, it is said, to | give the President opportunity to look | for the place. Former Gov. J. M. Carey of Wyo- ming, chalrman of the agricultural | conference, it s understood, also is being considered with close attention ¢or the position of Secretary of Agri- culture. Others whose names are be. fore the President with some show of favor, it is said, include former As sistant Secretary of Agriculture Pugs ley and J. H. Taber, master of the National Grange. Mr. Taber is from Ohio, RN S. R. WARREN DIES AT 90; VETERAN OF CIVIL WAR amuel Reed Warren, 90 years old, ho witnessed the inauguration of all Presidents from Grant to Wilson, and| who was long employed in Govern- ment service, died at Sibley Hospital vesterday. Mr. Warren was a vet- eran of the Civil War. Born at_Wardsboro, Vt., April 4, 1834, Mr. Warren was the son of the late Dr. John Parker Warren, a well known Brattlesboro physiclan. Mr. Warren was graduated from Yale University, in the class of 1860, and at the time of his death was the old est surviving member of the clas Due to close application to his studies he lost the sight of one eye while at college, but nevertheless served in the commissary department dur- ing the Civil War. He was for some. time stationed at New Orleans under Gen. Banks. After the war Mr. Warren studied law, was admitted to the bar and for e short time practiced law in New York. Later he came to Wash- ington and practiced. Soon after coming to this city he ment of the Government in the Bu reau of Education. In 1876 he was editor-in-chief of what was then consid- ered an elaborate volume, {ssued by the Board of Education, on "Public Li braries.” His last employment was in the Pension Bureau, from which he retired several years ago. Mr. Warren was a member of the Cosmos Club from 1880 to 1912, Burial will be in Brattlesboro, IN PAVING HERE, ENGINEER SAYS Hunt Cites Actual Cut of lowed in Budget—Levy on Fuel Estimated at $725,000 by Officials. Although the new District estimates for street and road work are $500,000 less than current appropriations, C. B. Hunt, engineer of highways, is ontimistic over the outlook, declaring that the new budget means progress in improving the highway system despite the reduction in the total amount allowed. The progress, however, will come largely from the gasoline tax fund paid direct by automobile users, since more than half of the cut in the new estimates was taken from the item of street improvements chargeable to general taxation, In the current appropriation act there is $605,000 for “street improve- ments,” which means the paving of new streets. The cstimates just sent forward provide only $300,000 for that purpose. This does not mean that the Bureau of the Budget cut this particular paving item in half. Here 1s what happened: Stable Site Refuxed. The highway division has been no- tifled to vacate the property it now uses for stables and repair shops on Canal street, which has been ac- quired for ' the Botanic Garden, Realizing that they must move soon, the Commissioners ‘themselves cut the new street paving estimates from $605.000 to $200,000 and asked that [the other $300,000 be allowed to buy land and build new stables. The Budget Bureau disallowed the build- ing project, which had the effect of reducing the highway department's total allotment The remaining $200,000 cut In the new estimates came from the gaso- line tax fund. In the current act the Eax tax fund was placed at $925,000. Collections thus far, however, led city officials to belleve that was too high, and in the new budget they have only figured on collecting $72 000 from that source In one other respect the Budget Bureau was more liberal to the high- epartment than the current ap- propriation by Congress. The ftem for upkeep of suburban roads {s $300,000 fn the new budget, s compared with $275,000 in the cur- rent act. This is more than the city ever has had for this work, which covers the maintenance of miles of macadam roadways in the outlying section “The gasoline tax has put us on our feet,” sald Engineer Hunt today, dis cussing the street paving situation HANOVER BUTCHER 15 ANXIOUS TO DIE Confessing Murder of 14, Wants to Be Dead Before Christmas. By the Amsoelnted Press HANOVER, Germany. December “I want to be dead before Christmas” is the Insistent demand of Fritz Haar- mann, the Hanover butcher, whose r1Al for the mutder of 27 young men since 1918 opened here yesterday. Haarmann, who at the time of his arrest gloated over the murders he had committed, now acts like a man violently insane, jumping about, ex itedly tearing his hair, and suddenly breaking off in the middle of tences, apparently losing continui of thought. He stubbornly decl suggestions from the court that he retire for a while and try to calm himself. He Insists upon having the trial hurried along. Haarm of 14 of those he is accused of slay- ing, but agrees with suggestions that his victims may have exceeded this number. He admits cutting up the sen- | bodies and disposing of them, a task | girl which he says usually took him two days, but denies selling tho flesh as animal meat. References to his late father in- variably provoked outbursts from the prisoner. “My last word before being behead- ed will be a curse upon my father, he cried on one occasion. Haarmann's alleged chlef helper, Hans Grans, denies all the charges of complicity in the crimes. One hun- dred and ninety witnesses will summoned In the course of the trial, it 1s forecast. nn confesses to the murder | ue] $500,000 in Amount Al- The part the gasoline tax has play- ed In enabling the District to catch up on delayed street work is obvious when the new estimates are compared with the appropriations for the years preceding the imposition of the tax on motor fuel. In the fiscal year ended last July, for example, total appropriations for all Kinds of street work were $1,783,- The new estimates aggregate This is an increase of If tho $725,000 gas' tax esi- mate Is excluded from the new bud- get, however, the total recommended ould be only $1,610,000 Tal 'y the new estimates for street a whole, Mr. Hunt feels that ire most satisfactory as com- pared wlith past years. Has Elght Appropriations. The highway division has elght different appropriations. The follow- ing is a comparison of how each esti- mate for next year compares with current funds: For assessment and permit work, which covers the paving of alley and sidewalks, $300.000 in the cur- rent law and $300,000 recommended for next year. For paving roadways under the permit system, $45,000 now appropri- ated and the same amount recom- mended for next year. For grading, $30,000 priated and the same mended. Repairs to streets, $600,000 now available and the same amount recommended for next year. Of this appropriation about $400,000 1s used for general maintenance of exist- Ing surfaces and the remaining $200,- 000 s devoted to the complete re- paving of wornout asphalt streets. $15,000 for Stdewalk: For paving sidewalks around Gov- ernment bulldings, $15,000 appropri- ated now and the same amount esti- mated for. For new street improvements, $605 000 appropriated now, but only $300, 000 asked for In the new estimate This cut was due to the request for | $300,000 for the purchase of ground | and’ the erection of stables and a | repair shop for the highway division Repairs to suburban roads, $275,- 000 now appropriated, and $300,000 | | recommended for next year. Gasoline ta xcollections, used for new street paving, $925,000 author- ized for this'year, reduced to $72 000 for the next year. GO-ED LOSES FIGHT AGAINST M. U. HEAD Court of Appeals Decides Dr. Woods Right in Refusing Reinstatement. now sum appro- recom- Epecial D teh to The Star, BALTIMORE, Md., December Miss Vivian Simpson, Maryland Uni- versity co-ed, who obtained a man- damus to President A. F. Woods of the Maryland University to reinstate her, following a dispute over her ex- pulsion and questions of discipline, |lost out last night when President Woods' appeal was decided by the Maryland Court of Appeals in his favor. Miss Simpson had charged irregu- | |larities among the faculty of the| | university, and it was the universi- {ty's contention that she stirred up trouble, refusing to tell what stu- dents were responsible for deroga- tory articles appearing in a Wash- ington newspaper. At the trial of the mandamus case last March she testified that she had protested| | against conditions In the dormitories. | where her sleeping Qquarters were | separated from those of a freshman | and his wite only by a thin partition that did not reach the ceiling. The was accused of breaking rules | ot the institution. Wife Charges Desertion. Suit for limited divorce and alimony was flled today by Mrs. Adrienne H. Walker against Richard J. Walker, who is said to be a railroad manager earning $350 per month. Mrs. Walker charges that the defendant deserted her and | their child in 1917 and has not con- | tributed to their support since April 1, 1920. They were married at Johnson City, Tenn., March 29. 1911. Attorney | Foster Wood appears for the wife. The All-Wool House Sensational Men—here is_your big the high Haas standard, HOME., Below from 34 to 40. son's newest fabrics by tailors. ol c——|ajc———ja|————|o|c———|a[i——m] ALL-WOOL OVERCOAT, made to conform with At Cost and These are taken from our broken lots and in- clude only one or two of a kind, in sizes ranging " ALL-WOOL SUITS Tailored to your individual measure and cut from this sea- Merchant Tailors 1. HAAS & CO. Sale of Ready-to-Put-On OVERCOATS opportunity to secure an and READY TO WEAR Cost!! skilled 1354 AUTOIST HITS BOY THEN SPEEDS AWAY Police Are Searching for Driver Who Ran Down Ralph V. Beall. Police last night added another machine to the list of those wanted because their drivers failed to stop after accldents when Ralph V. Beall, 13 years old, of 627 Q street was knocked down by a small sedan on O street near ixth street. The boy was riding a bicyele on Sixth street when the automobile turned south on Sixth street from O street and crashed into him. He sustained @ dislocated shoulder and cuts about the legs. The Injuries, it was sald at Emergency Hospital, where he was treated, were not serfous. The auto- mobile which injured him sped away Mary Nolan, 87, of 1223 Eighth street was knocked down while cross- Ing N street between Seventh and Elghth streets, last night by a bicy- cle ridden by Eqwin Davis of 1323 First street. She Was taken to Emer- gency Hospital for treatment of la- cerations of the scalp, which are not regarded as serious wounds. An automoblle, the driver of which failed to make his identity known afterward, collided with a ma- chine operated by John A, Dulaney of 1224 Duncan street northeast, at Sec ond and K streets northeast, yester- day afternoon. Both automobiles were damaged. No one was hurt HOUSE SCHEDULES SIX LOCAL MEASURES FOR ACTION MONDAY (Continued from First Page.) S| a sioners believe should bo given priority are: To establish a Board of Public Wel- fare In the District government in which would be consolidated the activities now performed by different city agencies. To regulate the possession, sale and use of deadly weapons as a means of preventing serious crimes. The bill providing for tion of certain grade steam railroads in the District. There are only a few such danger points remaining in Washington, and this bill contemplates their gradual elim- lation. To amend the tax and license laws fixing the fees paid by various classes of business for their annual license To prevent fraud in securities of- fered for sale. To amend the law relating to taxa- tion on banks The bill adding two more members to the Public Utllitles Commission, A bill to authorize the Commis- sloners to close certain streets rendered useless by reason of the opening and widening of other streets in accordance with the high- way plan. The bill to authorize the widening of Fourth street south of Cedar street northwest. DIES OF FOOT BALL HURT. MO; the elimina crossings of TCLAIR, N. J, December Alan Fitch, 17, Montclair High School foot ball plaver, died last night as the result of a compound fracture of the left leg which he received while making a flying tackle in a game [Fith East Orange High.on Novem- ber. Blood transfusion wa: but infection is believed to have set in, causing his condition to become serious. ile was the son of Mr. and X Douglas Fitch resorted to, —_—— CITES NEEDS OF NAVY. Immediate construction of 22 light cruisers and of 48,000 tons of flee: submarines is necessary to maintain the American fleet at its treaty ratio, the Navy League declared, in a state- ment placed in the Congressional Rec- ord yesterd by Senator McKellar, Democrat, Tennessee. The statement quoted Secretary Wilbur's annual report to the effect that only 12 of the 18 battleships al- lowed the United States under the Washington arms conference agree- ments were fit for service, and 13 of the 18 are “seriously unsafe” for op- eration because of “accumulating de- terioration.” HOOVER ABANDONS BILL TO ENABLE U. S. TO REGULATE RADIO (Continued from First Page.) nection of stations by which a single voice may be broadcast from all parts of the United States. This inter- connection has been most successfuily carried out by the use of the wire system between broadcasting sta- tions, but other methods of intercon- nection are In use and process of de- velopment. It is difficult to ee as yet what the public implications of interconnection will be. “During the past year there have been discoverles in the use of higher power and larger areas of broadcast- ng, which may result in a single sta- tion being able to cover a large por- tion, if not all, of the country. This raises questions of the rights of local stations and the rights of local lis- teners. “Still another development has been the fact that it has been found pos- sible by indirect advertising to turn broadcasting to highly profitable use. If this were misused we would be confronted with the fact that service more advantageous to listeners would be crowded out for advertising pur- Becauss of this situation there is growing up a demand for the limita- tion of the number of stations in a given area, and that such a limitation would be based on the service needs of the community, just as public util tles are generally limited by the rules of public convenience and. necessity. Again this enters a dangerous field of recognizing monopoly and implied censorship. Stations May Decrease. “On the other hand, we may be In a rush to broadcasting which may in time die down and the number of stations may decrease. Alternatively improvement in the art may increa the number of avallable wave lengths and no priorities need then be con- templated, “We may have to come to the con- clusion that many station owners must be considered as having aban- doned the field of privdte enterprise and entered that of public service. “In view of these changes we may have to reconsider the regulation of the whole art from the point of view of the listener. “The public interest in radio broadcasting is rapidly widening. It is rapidly becoming a necessity and our people rightly feel that since the public medium of the ether s used to reach them, they have a direct and justifiable interest in the manner in which it is conducted. 1-YEAR PRISON TERM FOR 3 LAWBREAKERS Sentence of Young Men on Whose Complaint “Third-Degree” Meth- ods Are Under Probe. Walter E. Bush, Charle and Frank W. G men who stole an automob ry Ind., and brought it to Washington, and who were apprehended in an at- tempt to commit housebreaking here. were sentenced today by Justice d- dons in Criminal Division 1 to serve one year and one day in the peni- ary. The sentence is to begi the expiration of a term of one vear in the District jail imposed on hem in the Police Court for the at- tempt at housebreaking, These are the accusers of the police of using “third-degree” methods In »xtorting confessions, and the jury which tried Bush, the other two hav- ing pleaded guilty, was so impressed with the evidence that through its toreman, John Ihlder of the United States Chamber of Commerce, recom- mended to the court a judlcial in- quiry into police methods. Justice Siddons, following the suggestion of the foreman, asked the grand jury to investigate the charges of alleged brutality of the police, and the in- quiry is now in progress. Outside of the alleged confession the court said, there was sufficient evidence to convict Bush. nton e in C Fire Razes Foundry. UNIONTOWN, Pa, December Fire today destroyed the main foun- dry and clearing house of the Ricks Manufacturing Co., causing damage estimated at $65,000. Included in the loss were wood patterns valued at $5,000. The blaze increased in intensity under the force of a 60-mile-an-hour wind, but was extinguished by fire- men, who were aided by employes. Some Very Special Values in Overcoats At a Very Special Price 50 If we quoted comparative prices you'd be astonished at the differ- ence between worth and oppor- tunity as offered. They are the Popular Blue— rough-finish, that is also accepted of fashion. Double-breasted model—a model that we specially commend for its character — and Mode make-manship, which is dis- tinguishing—and a vital factor in Clothes-value. Richard Austin London - made Overcoats — and Montagnacs and Worumbos — ranging from $50 | | | ardner, young white | {then d JURY VIEWS CODE IN FORBES, TRIAL Mortimer Says He Gave Cipher System and Key to Former Director. By the Assoclated Pre CHICAGO, December §.—The secret code agreed upon by the alleged con epirators in the Veterans' Bureau Hospital construction program, was examined today by the jury in the trial of Charles R. Forbes, former director of the bureau, and John W Thompson, $t. Louis contractor. Elias H. Mortimer, chief Government wit- ness, said that the code was prepared by C. B. Hurley, Seattle contractor for use by himseif, Mortimer, Forbes, Thompson and James W. Black, Thompson's partner, and others in the alleged conspiracy. The code word for Forbes was “McAdoo,” and f Forbes secretary, Sweet, it w Pickles. Mortimer testified he gave Forbe his copy of the code and a little red used as the key, at Hayden , 1daho, Would Question Constructor. Randolph Loughlin, J. W. Thompson, asked the court the privilege of examining John J Brennan of Detrolt, presi of the Po o Construction Co., ich got the first veterans' hospital contract It was for the Northampton, Mass Hospital foundation. Pontia Co. was a subsi Jame ack Mason n Co. Louis, being a business as son. Brennan actus 1 contracts for the Nort with Veteran Bureau off Forbes was on the Pacific Coast The Pontlac Co’s bid was $34,0 higher than the lowest bid, but its construction time limit was 60 day against 120 days ders. Governm part of the Veterans spiracy that Forb, favor the Thompson contractors through special of their bid. Brennan, summoned as a Govern was also desired identify office files of the Pontiac ( relating to veterans’ hospital tracts, particularly the one at counsel ceased, Thomj while B cor North- |ampton. Brennan, because of family, desired to u to until ready to go on the stand W. H. Crim, Government c el, sa he would not ready for Brenna for a few days, but Crim said he h no objection to Brennan's examina tion by the defens; illness in h Detr b Mortimer Tells His Story. Mortimer's story, starti ntroduction to Charles ctor of the Veterans in the Spring of 19 principal parts of the alleged c: piracy as set out in ndictme against Forbes and John W. Thom Louis contractor. He ha d the identification of the al- ledged code when court adjourned at noon yesterda Mortimer testified that before on the Western trip June 11, 1% asked Thompson and him not to let Mrs Carolyn Votaw, President Harding's sister, know about the trip. Mortim said that was because she was close 1o the F . and was also an official Heaith Service, whic the organization of the Vet- Bureau, had much to do with ospitalization of wounded World War veterans. . Judge George H. Carpenter did not al ow Mortimer to finish a Statement that “Mr. Votaw threatened to throw Forbes ut of a tenth-story window,” and ordered it stricken from the records. $9,000 FOR OLD RUG. Sixteenth Century Carpet Sold at Auction in New York. NEW YORK, December 5.—A six- teenth ury Ispahan carpet, 11 long and 6 feet 6 inches $9,000 at a sale ugs and carpets from three collections last night. second est pri paid for an antique lavehr grand carpet b hammedan date of 13 rug dating from the eighteenth cen- tury sold for $2,800. Burea has covered tart; private The was $4, Persiz Before you buy securities from any one be sure they are as good as your Dollars. : have no equal—a style for every occasion. Mark Cross Gl°"e'_saq exclusively by us in Washington. $3 Beginning at. . The Mode—F at Eleventh { gwu: UL SI 374