Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1925, Page 2

NAVY UP 70 PAR, GOOLIDGE BELIEVES Considers Fleets Sufficiently Strong to Carry Out Pur- pose, Protection of U. S. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Several years before the World War ihe late Lord Fisher, one of the creators of the modern British navy, sald on a famous occasion: “John Bull can sleep peacefully in his bed at night” Fisher was referring to the clamor in the British press and public for a huge new battleship pro- gram to meet German competition. Some such message as Fisher ut- tered is the one that Calvin Coolidge would now send to the American peo- ple: “Uncle Sam can sleep peacefully in his bed at night” What the Presi- dent would have In mind is the agi- tation now raging In Congress for naval appropriations sufficient to match the greater range and highar speed of the British navy and the superfority In light cruisers and some other craft which, it Japan enjoys over the United States The American Navy, in President Coolldge’s estimation, is all right. The Unlied States Is perfectly safe at sea. 1t I« not safe from the stand- point of t*osa who would llke to use the United States fleet for aggressive war. But from the viewpoint of those who believe the Navy's primary and exclusive duty Is to remaln “our sure shield"—that is, an impregnable de- fense—the American Navy Is unques- tionably sound and adequate. It needs rounding out at vital spots. Some Construction Necded. Half a dozen of our treaty battle- ships need to be fitted with new boil- ers and “blisters” for protection of decks and hulls against air and tor- pedo attack. We need to build the eight 10,000-ton light cruisers which have been authorized, but not yet ap- propriated for. We hall not be up to the ratio In aircraft carriers until the converted battle cruisers Lexing- ton and Saratoga go into commission, as far as Great Britain and Japan are concerned. In destroyers we are still ahead of the treaty ratio allot- ted us and, therefore, superior to both Great Britain and Japan. In submarines, at least numerically, we are ahead of the ratio. In naval sviatfon in general, exclusive of air- craft carriers, we are well above the ratio. The broad purpose behind the American plan for the Washington naval treaty was to make aggressive war impossible at sea. When Sec- retary Hughes had his preliminary conferences here with Lord Balfour, the chief of the British delegation, and Admiral Baron Kato, the leader of the Japanese delegation, and with their respective naval advisers, it was speedily determined that the basic objective—banishment of an aggressive naval war—could be prac- tically achieved by limiting capital ship tonnage. France Balks Plans. Secretary Hughes, supported by the British, left no stone unturned as the conference progressed to effect liml- tation of other than capital ship ton- nage. That hope was wrecked mainly by the opposition of France. It left all the naval powers at complete lib- erty to build as many light cruisers, destroyers, submarines and naval air- planes as they cared to afford. Yet, notwithstanding this deplor- able temptation to renewed naval competition, America, Great Britaln and Japan left the.conference when it was over, convinced that the big principal purpose was realized They were confident It had become impos- sible for either Great Britain or Japan to make war on the United States across, respectively, the Atlantic or the Pacific. They were equally cer- tain it was now impossible for the Tnited States to cross those oceans to attack the British Isles or the island empire of Japan. Seeks Another Parley. This outstanding factor—national security—belng guaranteed by the Washington treaty, as the Coolidge administration sees it, the President is unalterably opposed to anything which could be interpreted as a sign of American desire to renew naval competition. That why, even though we have the right under the treaty to elevate our battleship guns, Mr. Coolidge will not take advantage of the privilege. He does not belleve it necessary from the standpoint of national defense. He believes it would be, therefore, an improper ex- Penditure of money. But he is ac- tuzted, above all, by a determination that America shall not lead the way in nibbling the limitation treaty to pieces. At the White House no doubt left as to the Presldent's bellet \at gun elevation would be plant Leneath the treaty the first of a viclous clrcle of explosives that cventually would wreck the pact. The consequence, in Mr. Coolldge belief, would be the eventual break- vn of the sentiment which brought forth the Washington conference. His passionate desire {s not only to serve what he thinks is the coun- s strong sentiment In favor of aval limitation, but to develop it. It because the President con- slders that another conforence, which will take up and carry on where the Washington coneference left off, is attainuble that he stubbornly op- poses anything that would jeopardize the prospects of bringlng it about. (Copyright, 1625.) ISSUE BELIEVED DEAD. is Proposals in Corress for elevation of turret guns o1 American capital ships were regarésd by most of of- ficial Washingtor today as being practically dead, in view of President Coolidge's positive stand against such alterations. Senate and H.use naval commit- 1ees have been w.thholding action on £un elevation proposals for some time with indications that no attempt would be made to press them if ad- ministration opposition should be sade known. The President's posi- tion, based on the opinion that eleva- tion of the guns would reverse the pollcy effected by the Washington arms limitation conference and bring | about resumption of international competition in armaments, was made unmistakably clear vesterday at the White House. The technical right of the United States to elevate the guns and the question of costs the work would en- | tail are looked upon by the President ©s minor considerations in comparison awith the Qquestion of reverting to armament competition. He hopes to strengthen the policy of non-com- petition as enunciated in the arms Jimitation treaty, which he feels has the support of public opinion, and intends to combat with 2ll his power mgitation designed to change that opinion. Emphasizing White the House declaration against gun elevation, the | President responded to a Senate reso- lution inquiring about protests from | other nations against the proposal by transmitting a copy of the letter Sec- retary Hughes sent to the House naval ecommittee Thursday, setting forth that Great Britain had made known its opinion that such altera- tions would violate the arms limita- tion treaty, while Japan and the Tnited States were in agreement that they, Were pefmissible. May Become Judge SIS, MABEL WILLEERANDT, Who Is being considered for appoint- nt to the Federal Courts of Cali- fornia. Coming 48 Hours . May Bring Still Heavier Snowfall The temperature twenty-four hours to freezing, with more snow and the probability of rain, the Weather Bureau said today. Light hail and snow continued to fall off and on during the night. In all, however, not more than a half inch fell. The snow. of a light character, did not stick and only added to the already dirty appearance left by the storm that crippled the Dis- trict a week ago. The conditions about the Gulf of Mexico, the forecaster sald, makes it possible today that the District may be treated to another snowstorm during the next forty- eight hours of even more intensity than the last. Should the wind swing around permanently to the norhteast, the forecaster said, there 18 little doubt that the Dis- trict will get a heavy snow. .- SON OF GOVERNOR ACCUSED OF SELLING PARDON TO FORGER (Continued from First Page.) for the next will be close governor's son left the hotel and re- turned with the pardon #nd then re- ceived $250, said the newspaper. He then was confronted by the Journal reporters and the witnesses with them, and, threatened with arrest, re- turned the $250 received on delivery of the pardon, left the hotel and re- turned with the $1,000. Young Davis asserted his father had no knowledge of the transaction. Gov. Davis sald his son told him of the affair at 6:30 o'clock last night n he came home. jome how they inveigled my son into accepting the money,” he sald. “But when he realized why they had given it to him, took it back to them. At the same time he delivered the par- don, which I had already decided to grant.” Declaring he had aided Pollman at his trial in April, 1921, and later had appealed to former Gov. Henry Allen in Pollman's behalf when the convicted forger was seeking a parole, which he received, Gov. Davis deelared Pollman had capitalized his friendship in plot- ting to gain a pardon through young Davis and to “frame” the governor. The Journal said the donouement at the hotel came after Pollman had re- ceived the pardon and made the final payment. Poliman read a prepared statement to young Davis declaring it was only when Gov. Davis “requested that 1 employ you that I considered it an opportune time to do what I am doing now.” He then called in those in the next room—Dick Smith and W. K. Clugs- ton of the Journal staff; W. G. Miller, Belvidere, Kans., a State representa- tive; George H. Wark, federal prohi- bition director for Kansas; W. H. West, shorthand reporter, and Ben C. Johnson, former officer of the State penitentiary at Lansing, a friend of Pollman. After young Davis returned the money to Pollman he was allowed to leave the room with the warning that the matter would be exposed, the Journal says. The governor's son could not be reached last night, his father stating he had gone to bed. Pollman, tn an afidavit, declared young Davis arranged the meeting at the hotel at a conference in Kansas City Thursday. Previously, Pollman affirmed he had visited young Davis at the Davis farm near Bronson, Kan: where the latter discussed the pa; ment of money for a pardon. Pollman also alleged he had been told by Glenn A. Davis, 30, who was | sentenced to life imprisonment at In- dependence, Kans for murder, that Gov. Davis solicited the payment of money to his son for executive clem- ency. Pollman, who had been out of | prison since January 6, 1923, on pa- ‘[role, had been active in behalf of | Glenn Davis and had obtained, he sald, several short-term paroles for Glenn Davis. What Happened in Room 641. 1t was in room 641 of the National Hotel at Topeka that Russell G. Davis accepted $1,250 and delivered a par- don to Fred W. Poliman, convicted forger and former bank presidgnt of Lacygne, Kans, according to the Kan- sas City Journal. In an adjoining room, listening with head sets attached to a tele- phone connected with room 641, were W. C. Millar, State representative of Belvidere, Kans.; a shorthand report- er and two members of the Journal staff. In room 641 was Pollman. The ringing of a telephone in 641 at 2:12 o'clock yesterday afternoon broke the silence, according to the Journal's version of the affair. It was answered by Pollman, who said, |“Yes, that is all right, send him on up here.” A few moments and a knock was heard at 641 followed by voices. The conversation that followed was re- corded by the instrument and pub- lished by the Journal today, those taking part being Pollman and Rus- sell Davis. Pollman, replying to a | suggestion in regard to malling a pardon, is quoted as saying he wanted it delivered at the hotel, adding: Gave Him $1,000 First. “It won't take long for you to go up to the. statehouse and bring me the paper. I want it right now, I don’t know that that would create any suspicion—you coming back to the hotel, as they don’t know me Davie at this time, acCording to the Journal, saying he would give him the remaining $250 later. In answer to a question from Rus- sell Davis as to. whether he (Poll- man) would be at the hotel when he returhed, Pollman said: “Yes, I will be right here in this room. Knock at the door and come right In. 1 will be right here, read- ing my Bible. I usually do so when Ihave time to kill.” : Russell Davis returned to the hotel | here.” Poilman gave $1,000 to Russell’ PARLEY ON SNOW CALLED BY BELL Plans to Clear Streets in Fu- ture Downfalls Sought by Commissioner. While the street cleaning depart- ment prepared today to attack Wash- ington’s second smowstorm with the facilities available, Englneer Com- missioner Bell took the first step to- day for the formation of a snow de- fense committee. He addressed a letter to the Chamber of Commerce, the Merchants and Manu- facturers' Assoclation and the Board of Trade, asking them to send repre- sentatives to a meeting in his office at 2 o'clock Friday, January 16, to organize this committee. It is Col. Bell's thought that such a committee could work out a com- prehensive plan for the removal of snow, deciding how much money should be spent on storms of vari- ous proportions, what areas should be cleaned first and how to muster to- gether the necessary number of men when the occasion arises. Many Problems to Face. “It is apparent,” Col. Bell sald in his letter, “that for a light snow falling at a time when weather con- ditions are favorable for its early disappearance the expenditure of funds in its removal would be a waste of public money. Our funds are not so ample that we can afford to spend any of them except for very meritorious things. For a snow of medium depth, say from four to six inches, we have a different prob- lem. The expenditure of some money would, no doubt, be advisable to afford convenlence to the public, even though trafic was not in any way interfered with. For a heavy snow of more than six inches, it seems to me, that we should have an approved plan of just what should be done, as we had in the levee defense work when I was on the Mississippi River. We wish your assistance in determining just what should be done and how much money should be expended. “It has been estimated that it would cost something like $7,000 a mile to haul snow from our city streets with trucks. Since we have nearly 400 miles of streets in the District of Columbia it is apparent that to at- tempt to haul snow away from all the street areas would cost over $2,000,000 and consume with the limited labor, dumping places and trucks available a considerable amount of time.” “It is apparent, therefore, that the areas which should be cleaned of snow by this method should be selected with great care. Scrapers Fail Downtown. “For our suburban roads it seems apparent that the use of scrapers or brushes of some kind would provide the necessary relief by throwing the snow to the sides of the road. For our city streets, however, his means of meeting the problem does not bear promise of good results. On most of our streets automobiles are parked near the curb, and throwing the snow from the center of the street would result in creating a ridge which the automobliles would have to cross in going to and from the curb.” Col. Bell says in his letter that many different methods for the removal of snow are suggested, such as the use of snow, liquid flame and flushing with water. Many of these things, he sald, have been tried with unsatisfac- tory results, but he adds that any well considered suggestion should be given a trial. The Stréet-raltway compatiies had some of their sweepers in operation this morning, and were keeping in communieation with Morris Hacker, superintendent of city street cleaning, 50 that they could combine forces later in the day in keeping transpor- tation open if the snow shows evi- dence of piling up. WARREN IS IN LEAD FOR STONE'S POST. TALKS TO COOLIDGE (Continued from First Page.) to the court records, the executors of the Morgan estate, J. P. Morgan, William P. Hamilton and Herbert L. Saterless, brought action in the Fed- eral Court in Colorado in 1915 asking for a receiver and an accounting on the basis of a claim that Ownbey owed the estats $200,000 which had been advanced by J. Pierpont Morgan. The recelver was appointed, and Ownbey alleged in his bill that while a master was taking testimony for the receiver the executors brought an action in the State courts of Delaware. A special bond of $200,000 was required of him, under the tatute, and when he was unable to furnish it the Superior Court re- fused to permit him to defend the ac- tion and forthwith entered judgment for $200,167.57 against him. Took Entire Fortune. Ownbey alleged that intrinsically his stock, which he charged had been seized, was worth $400,000, but that its value had been destroyed by the receivership and that, since this con- stituted his entire fortune, he was unable to obtain the bond required by the court, although he sought to get it In Washington, New York, Chicago, Denver and Boulder. After judgment was entered, an appeal was taken to the Delaware Court of Appesls, which upheld the lower court. The ease then went to the United States Supreme Court, which, in a divided opinion, held that the Delaware law requiring the spe- clal bond was not in confilct with the Constitution. Associate Justice Pit- ney delivered the opinion for the court in 1920-and Chief Justice White and Associate Justice Clarke dis- sented. about 4 p.m. with the pardon, accord- ing to the Journal's story. Payment of the remainder of the $1,250 was made at that time, the Journal sald, and it was then that Pollman made the denouncement, Biblical Verses Read. Several Biblical verses were read to Russell Davis by Pollman, the Jour- pal story says, and then Pollman_is quoted as having said: “Now this. is what I am going to say to you. I have written it out on paper so I wouldn't forget it. Russell, I am in- deed sorry your father, the governor, has exacted this money from me. I have considered all along that he could release me on the merits and the facts in my case and thag he was my friend. Evidently what he is do- ing in my case has been going on for some time. “Your father knows I am not a thief or a crook. * * * It was only when he requested that I employ you that 1 considered it the opportune time to do what I am now doing. M: friends in the adjolning room hav heard every word and have known every move, From now on you can talk to them." ~ The four men in the adjoining room thereupon walked in and confronted the governor's son. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, BASE BALL SCANDAL TESTIMONY (Continued from First Page.) Judge Landis—Do you that conversation? Mr. Dolan—No, I don’t remember h;llv!ng sald anything like that at all. Judge Landis—How long had you known Sands? Mr. Dolan—Just to speak to him. Judge Landis—How long? Knew Sands Some Time. Mr. Dolan—Since he has been with the Philadelphia ball team. Judge Landis—How long has that been? Mr. Dolan—I think ‘he has been there—I don’t know whether it is two or three years. I could not say right off_hand. Judge Landis—It has been two or three years, has it? Mr. Dolan—I think it has. Judge Landis—Has he ever done anything under your observatlon, or have you ever heard of his having ever done anything that would make you think that he would be the kind of a man to make such a proposition to? Mr. Dolan—What you mean? Judge Landis—Offering him $500 not bear down too hard against you Mr. Dolan—As I say, I knew him two or three years Judge Landis—Men get pretty well acquainted in two or three years. Have you ever heard anything about him that would lead you to think that he would fall for any such thing? Mr. Dolan--As to offer him money? Judge Landis—Yes. Mr. Dolan—In what way? Judge Landis—Just as we have been talking here. Mr. Dolan—No. Game Cinched Pennant. remember proposition do Judge Landis—We are still talking about this thing here. Mr. Dolan—I don't think he would Judge Landis—Where was New York in the pennant race at the be- ginning of last Saturday's game? How close were you to & pennant? Mr. Dolan—I think we were a game and a half or a game and a point, or something like that, ahead. Judge Landis—Did not Saturday's victory over Philadelphia cinch the pennant for the Giants? Mr. Dolan—Yes—that s, lost Judge Landis—Well, Brooklyn lost. Mr. Dolan—Yes, sir. Judge Landis—And against Philadelphia? Mr. Dolan es, sir, Judge Landis—And that cinched the pennant? Mr. Dolan—Yes sir. Judge lLandis—Before this conver- eation that Mr. O'Connell has told about, did you have any talk with anybody about the general subject? Mr. Dolan—Not that I can remem- ber about it. Judge Landis—After O'Connell came back to the bench did you have a talk with anybody about this? Mr. Dolan—Just what are you re- ferring to? Judge Landis—To ‘this subject of talking with Sands. Mr. Dolan—No sir. Still Can’t Remember. Judge Landis—Did you have any talk with any member of the team? Mr. Dolan—Not that I can remem- ber. Judge Landis—And you cannot re- member having a talk with any mem- ber of the team or anybody connected with the team about that partictlar subject before this conversation' that O'Connell tells me about? Mr. Dolan—Not that I can remem- ber, Judge, Judge Landis—Have you any idea in your mind why O'Connell would tell me this if it had not happened? Mr. Dolan—I don’t know. I can- not recall any conversation lke that, Judge Landis—He seems to be in his right mind, doesn’t he? Mr. Dolan—I guess so. Judge Landis—Have you any rea- son in the world why he should tell me this if it had not happened? Mr. Dolan—I don't know; no_idea. Judge Landis—Have your relations with O'Connell been friepdly? Mr. Dolan—On the same ball club, I suppose so. We have always been friends. Knew of No Disagreement Judge Landis—Have you ever felt that he was not your friend, or have you ever felt that you were not his triena? Mr. Dolan—No, sir. Judge Landis—I wish you would think over pretty carefully, Cozy, and see it you can recall any conversation with anybody else or any member of the New York team about this. The subject of this conversation is one that would not escape your mind in three days’ time. Mr. Dolan—I cannot remember any conversation like that. Judge Landis—With anybody? Mr. Dolan—No, I cannot. Judge Landis—Is your pretty good? Mr. Dolan—I guess so. Judge Landis—Do you think. that you might have had a conversation about this subject and forgot it in three days? Mr. Dolan—I don’t think so. I dom’t remember. There was so much stuff going around the clubhouse Judge Landis—I say, do you think you could have had such a conversa- tion as this and forgot it in three days? Mr. Dolan—No, I don’t think so. Judge Landis—You don’t think so, but you think it is possible that it might? Mr. at all. Judge Landis—Just what do you say? You sald to me three or four times that you have no memory as to such a conversation, that you cannot recall any such conversation. Mr. Dolan—That is my answer. 1 cannot recall it. I don’t remember it. Sands Refused Offer. Judge Landis—Mr. O'Connell, as I understood” You to tell me, in this conversation you had with Player ands, you asked him who the fel- lows were for—by fellows meaning the Philadelphia players—and Sands replied they were not for anybody. Mr. O'Connell—That is right. Judge Landis—That they were just playing the season out, and you asked him then if he would not bear down against us in a pinch—mean- ing the New York team—that there was some money in it for him, $500, and he said he would not do anything like that; that he would go out and do_his best. Mr, O'Connell—That is right. Judge Landis—That was last Sat- urday afternoon at the Polo Grounds? Mr. O'Connell—Yes, sir. Judge Landis—And don't you re- member my asking you how you happened to say this to Sands, and did you state to me that you had your talk with Sands because Cozy Dolan asked you to? Mr. O'Connell—Yes, sir. Judge Landis—Dolan sald to you, “Won't you talk to Sands and tell him that we will glve him $500 if he would not play hard against us in a pinch?” Mr. O'Connell—Yes, sir. Judge Landis—And that you told Dolan you would see Sands? Mr. O'Connell—Yes, sir. Judge Landis—Now, Cozy, does that refresh your memory at all about this incident? Mr. Dolan—It does not refresh my if Brooklyn New York won I have memory Dolan—I would not say that BARED BY COMMISSIONER LANDIS Evidence Clears All of Giants But O’Connell and Dolan—Coach Hurt by Own Attitude at Hearing. memory at all; T don’t remember it at all, Judge Landis—Did Sands play in Saturday's game? Mr. Dolan—Yes, sir. Judge Landis—How did he play? Did he play a ball game or not? Mr. Dolan—Yes, he played good ball. Judge Landis—Did you see any signs that he was not playing base ball? Mr. Dolan—Not to my knowledge. Judge Landis (to O°Connell)~What aia you think when Dolan made a proposition to you of this kind to g¢ and see Sands, a player on an oppos- ing team, and (ry to get him to throw a ball game? Mr. O'Connell—I didn’t think of it. I acted on the spur of the moment. Judge Landis—That was Rot ac- cording to your observation and ex- perience the way ball games were won and lost, was it? Mr. O'Connell—No. Judge Landis—Did you think about afterward. Mr. O'Connell—I thought it was not right after I had done it. Ross Young Called. Ross Young, Glants' outfielder, then was questioned. Judge Landis—Do you remember having a conversation with O'Connell last Saturday at the Polo Grounds before the game, about anything in particular out of the ordinary? Mr. Young—Not that I remember; no. Judge Landis—Do you remember seeing O'Connell and Dolan talking together and asking O'Connell what Cozy had said to him, and O'Connell telling you that Cozy had asked him, O'Connell, to go and see Sands, shortstop of the Philadelphia club? Mr. Young—No, sir. Judge Landis—To talk to Sands of the Philadelphia club and offer him $500 if he would not bear down on the New York club that day? Mr. Young—No, sir. Judge Landis—I wish you would tell me that again, Mr. O'Connell, just what your talk with Young was. ' Mr. O'Connell—He asked me what Cozy sald. Judge Landis—What him? it did you tell Says Young Said “Go Ahe: Mr. O'Connell—I told him he want- ed me to see Sands and offer him $500 not to bear down against us. Judge Landis—What did Young say to_you? Mr. O'Connell—As far as I can re- call, he said “Go ahead.” Judge Landis—What do you about that, Young? Mr. Young—No, sir; I did not say anything to anybody about fixing anything or anything like that. Judge Landis—Did you have talk at all with O'Connell last urday? Mr. Young—I did not have talk at all; no, sir. Judge Landis—Have you any idea why O’Connell should tell me this it it had not happened? Mr. Young—I haven't the slightest idea. Why should I tell him to tell anybody to do that? Judge Landis—When did you first hear about this matter? Mr, Young—Just now, called me in. Judge Landis—This is the first you ever heard of any such thing? Mr. Young—I have heard talking around, and such things, mentioning it, but I don’t remember. who by. You hear fellows talking around-that boys are offering money and some- thing Jike that. I never heard any- thing like this, offering money here. Frisch In Cal Frankie Frisch, Glant sécond base- man, then was examined. Judge Landis—Do you remember having a talk with O'Connell last Saturday, at the Polo Grounds, be- fore the ball game, about any Phila- delphia player? Mr. Frisch—No, sir. Judge Landis—Just what was that talk betwéen you and Frisch, O'Connell? Mr. O'Connell—I told him what Dolan told me. Judge Landis—Did he ask you what Dolan sald to you or did you ju: tell him? Mr, O'Connell—I just told him. I told him Dolan wanted me to talk to Sands and offer him $500 not to bear down on us. Mr. Frisch—I think he been “kidding. Judge Landis—O'Connell, what do you say Frisch sald to you, after you told him what Dolan said to you? Mr. O'Connell—Give him anything he want Mr. Frisch—I never said that. That Is news to me. Frisch then said he had no idea why O'Connell would say that, that he never had had any trouble with O'Connell, and also that he never had heard any thing against Sands. Just Heard Kidding. “On a pennant contender,” Frisch sald, “you always hear a lot of stuff like that, a lot of kidding and some other things. That is all I ever hear.” Judge Landis—Have you any idea why these men, if this thing happen- ed, as you say it did, should deny it this way? There cannot be any mis- take about it as you have told it to me? Mr. O'Connell—No, sir. Sands substantiated O'Connell’s story of the $500 offer. He sald he told Horace Ford, Philadelphia infielder, between Innings, about the the $500 offer from O'Connell which had “knocked him silly." “I sald, ‘what shall I do,’ and Ford said, ‘use your own judgment. After the game I did not tell Fletcher (the Philadelphia manager) about it” Sands told Commissioner Landis. “Late that night { went down and got Fletcher out of bed, and told him,” Sands added. Kelly Denies Story. George L. Kelly, Glants' first base- man, under questioning, also denied having any comversation with O'Con- nell, as the latter had said. O’Connell, on October 6, after hav- ing rece'ved notice that he had been placed v. the ineligible list of play- ers, went to see Commissioner Landis. T want to know about that new statement you gave to the papers about what I said,” O'Connell said. “You made a liar out of me. Because you haven't belleved my story about Frisch, Kelly and Youn “These three men explicitly deny your story,” Commissioner Landis sald. “The strongest thing in the sit- uation agalnst anybody, except your- selt, was Dolan’s own attitude. So I did ‘not put Dolan out solely because 1 belleved your testimony.” y any Sat- any when you must have A e DIES IN 14-STORY LEAP. Patient Jumps From Window After Fighting Off Doctor. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., January 10.— Frederick H. Seifried, according to the police, leaped to his death last night from the fourteenth fioor of the Medical Arts Building, after grap- pling_for five- minutes with Dr. Leon Van Horn, who had tried to prevent the plunge. ° - Dr. Van Horn was =aid to have been treating Seifried for some time for a mervous allment. 1925 VETERANS' BUREAU 0 REDUCE FORCE Progress in Handling Bonus Justifies Cut of 231 From Personnel. Sufficlent progress in administering the world war bonus is expected to be ‘made to warrant reduction of the Veterans' Bureau bonus force by about. 231 persoys during the next fiscal year, it whs revealed in the independent offices supply bill re- ported to the House today. At the Veterans' Bureau it was said the bonus force now totals about 375 persons. A further reduction of approxi- mately 1,200 employes, mostly in the fleld force, will be accomplished dur- ing the year under the salary allow- ances provided by the bill The reduction in the field force Is understood to be In continuance of the policy of decentralization and in- crease in efficiency. Ropresentative Will R. Wood of Indiana, in his report to the House, pointed out that approximately 1,600 persons have been dismissed from the regional offices, but the construction of new hospitals has resulfed in the employment of approximately 1,200 persons, so that the net reduction in the fleld is 400. Total Fund ix $452,340,017. The total appropriations for the independent offices provided for in this bill is $452,349,617; this sum, compared with the regular annual appropriation for 1925, shows a re- duction of $81,074,530.46, which is $2,035,322 more than -the amount recommended by the Budget Bureau Appropriation of $24,330,000 for the Shipping. Board is carried in the bill Provides for Prewident. Included in the Items s $75,000 for the salary of President Coolidge, $25,000 for his traveling _expenses, §110,000 for maintenance of the e:ec- utive mansfon, $87,400 for the White House police and approximately $127,000 for ealaries and expenses at the executive office. Other provisions in the bill are $189,220 for the alien property cus- todlan; $354,320 for the new Board of Tax Appeals; $150,350 for the Bureau of Efficiency, $860,000 for the Federal Board for = Vocational Education, $1,008,000 for the Federal Trade Com mission, $3,701,960 for the General Accounting Office. This bill carries the uniform pro- vision which has been included in each appropriation bill thus far sub- mitted relating to expenditures for the salaries in the District of Co- lumbia under the classification act of 1923. This restrictive provision has been included to offset several rulings by the controller general. Government Hotels Pay. The report submitted to the House for the appropriation committees by Representative Will R. Wood of In- diana shows that receipts from the Government Hotels during the fiscal year of 1924 aggregated $697,743.01 xnd operating expenses totaled $676,- 762.22, showing an excess in recelpts over expenditures of $20,950.95. The iaundry of the Government Hotels is laundrying towels for other branches of the Government and where hereto- fore the cost of this work ranges from 74 cents to $2 a hundred, the same work is now being done for 45 cents a hundred. During the fiscal year 1924 the Hous- ing Corporation collected and covered into the Treasury, aside from the rev- enues derived from the Government Hotels, $4,066.115.06. The total expense of handling this business was $108,- 942.65, or 2.68 per cent of the amount collected. Beveral of the dormitories are located on_property belonging to the Baltimore and Ohlo Railroad, for which an annual rental of $74,215 is paid. Theee dormi- tories are not used for the accommoda- tion of guests, and one of them is occu- pied. by the offices: of the Bureau of Home Economics of the Department of Agriculture. This bureau does not pay rent to the Housing Corporation, and the rent is absorbed in the charges made against guests of the ~hotel, amounting to about §5 per capita an- nually. Would Speed Up 1. C. C. The appropriations committee recom- mends $2,318,660 to enable the Inter- state Commerce Commisgion to bring its gensral work current and give the character of service to which shippers are entitlbd. In addition to the regular work of this commission and the activities of its various bureaus the Supreme Court decision in the Wolfe case re- sulted in the filing of some 40,000 overcharge claims which must be dis- posed of. Reductions in personnel have been made during the past two vears and in order to keep the ab- solutely necessary work current the eniployes have been worked overtime, which during the last three months of the year amounted to approximate- 1y $10,000. There are at present some 49,000 informal docket cases pending, over 3,000 special docket cases and approximately 2,100 undisposed formal cases now before the commission. Construction of an additional lab- oratory bullding at a cost of $40,000 for the national advisory committee of aeronautics s recommended. It is proposed that this new building shall house the shops and drawing rooms and provide space for storage, thus relieving the congestion in the research laboratory which is essen- tially an office building. For the Smithsonian Institution a total of $788,020 Is recommended, which {8 a decrease of $21,081.66 un- der the current appropriation, but an increase of $30,000 ovér budget rec- ommendations. For the National Gal- lery of Art a total of $21,028 is rec- ommended, which is $1,028 above the budget figures. For the increass of collections a total of $441,082 is rec- ommneded, which is an increase of $6,600 over current appropriations or an increase of $11,082 above the bud- get figures. . For the Astrophysical Observatory a total of $31,180 s recommended, which {s an increase of $3,600 above the current appropriation, All of the increase for continuing preservation of collections, Which At - Are Sp:irits Doing JOHN AND ADELINA SANTOS, of Santa Clara, Calif., brother and sl ter, who mo into a half-hour trance nightly, apparently unable to control themaelves. Relatives and friends now flock to spemd the “sxpirit hour” with them and await events. Both drop off at the same minute and when the trance ix over they are entirely mor- mal again. booli?lée F fivors Reduced Interest On Railroad Loans President Coolidge belleves the Federal Government should reduce the interest rate on the $350,- 000,000 in loans made to the rail- roads after the war. Leglslation authorizing a reduc- tion' is pending in Congress, and Mr. Coolidge holds that a lowering of the rates might aid the rafiroads in bringing down their freight and other: charges. The loans were made at 6. per cent, the prevailing rate at the time, but money now can be ab- tained at a lower rate. The Presi- dent is prepared to go as far as & per cent or 4% per cent, but he doubts the advisabllity of going as low as 43¢ per cent. The Treas- ury also has opposed the 413 per cent rate, which has been sug- gested in Congress. amounts to $6,600 more than the cur- rent funds, i§ to be used for addi- tional watchmen in the National Mu- seum and to provide for the Museum Building to be kept open on Sunday. the present time nome of the watchmen get time off for Sunddy service and the average leave is ap- proximately one day a month as com- pared with the watchmen of other public bulldings who get a day off for Sunday and holidays. To provide for the Sunday opening of the Museum buildinzs it is proposed that $1,500 of the increase recommended will be used to employ 10 watchmen at $3 a day, as the watch force on Sundays must be larger than on week da when regula. employes are working or passing through the halls, Net Reduétlon 400, In explaining the reduction in force at the Veterans' Bureau, Representa- tive Wood pointed out that approxi- mately 1,600 have been dismissed from the reglonal offices and the construc- tlon_of new hospitals has resulted in the employment of 1,200, o that the next reduction is 400. Ii 1s pro- posed to effect other savings in order to administer the Veterans' Bureau under the amount. recommended, which totals $3,703,874.30, itemized as follows: Salaries, $1,572,943; suppltes and materials, $167,720; communica- tion service, $22,768; traveling ex- penses $610.259; transportation of materfals, $9,033; heat, light -and power, $66,915; rentals, $400.836; re- pairs and alterations, §71,321; special and miscellaneous expenses, $73,108; equipment, $108.648; saviogs in 1925 appropriation, $300,000; printing and angraving, $300,000, and damage clatm in_1925, $374.80. For the Interstate Commissicn the | total recommended is $8,833,962, which is an increase of $2,212,098 over the cur- rent appropriations and $1,940,462 over the recommendations of the Budget Bu- reau. For the operation of the Govern- ment, hotels the bill carries a pro- vision for $572,500, which- is $127,500 less than the current appropriation. For the Emploves' Compensation Commission $2,301,500 is recommend- ed, which is $349,100 less than the cur- rent appropriation. There is an increase of $1,400 in the item of salaries, bringing the total for salaries up to $138,000. For the administration of the employes’ com- pensation fund $2,150,000 is recom- mended, which is a decrease of $350,000. For the Civil Service Commission the bill carries $999,375, which is a de- crease of $12,660 under. current ap- propriation, but an increase of $2,000 oOver the budget figures. This increase of $2,000 In entirely in the item for expert examiners. 2 For. the Commission of Fine Arts, $6,600, which is $1,150 more than the current appropriation. This is en- tirely in the item for printing and binding. The bIll carries a total of $1,370,150 for adjusting salaries in the field service under the act of December 6, 1924, which are distributed among the various offices as follows: Execu- tive office, $29,420; Civil Service Com- mission, $64,920; Interstate Commerce Commission, ~ $19,580; Nattonal Ad- visory Committee for Aeronautics, $30,600; ‘Tariff Commission, .$1,280; U. 8. Veterans' Bureau,. $1,225,000. Food Show Has “Tall Women’s Day”; Six-Footers Are Getting in Free Business'will be “looking up” at the national food show and household ex- position in Convention Hall this aft- ernoon and tonight, ‘or the manage- ment has set this aside as “tall wo- men's day.” Every woman measuring six feet or over will be admitted free to both sessions of the show and accorded the special attention of the officials, it is announced. If doubt should arise as to a woman's height she will be measured. Furthermore, if she combines thin- ness with her height, she will be shown just the kind of food that she ghould eat in order to broaden out, and if, on the other hand, she wishes to rid herselt of excess avoirdupois, she will be shown other tid-bits that will satisfy her hunger and yet keep her welglit down. The tall and stout ones are in for a double-barreled treat, as Perry P. Patrick, secretary of the Retail Gro- cers’ Protective Association, —an- nounced today that the heavyweights wlil be tha 1al guests of the ex- position ‘Wednesday afternoon and night. Men as well as women are included in the latter invitatien. Red-headed and freckle-faced wom. en will have their day Monday, Mr. Patrick stated. Women .who are ei- ther or both will be welcomed, free of charge. Tuesday is bald-heads’ day, Thursday old maids' day and Friday newlyweds' day. 4 ‘Perhaps some of the women ad- mitted frée Thursday will be our guests again Friday,” Mr. Patrick said. “That is why we had newly: weds' day come after old maids’ day. To eéncourage attendance 6f Wash- Ington . grocers, - the management 18 glving away each day a case of gro- ceries to retailers visiting the show. Despité last night's snow, the big hall was crowded to capacity. This after- noon and tonight even a larger turn- out is looked for, and special prepara- tions have been made to take care of the visitors. The affernoon performance begins at 2 o'clock, and the night session at 7:30. The show will continue all next week, ending next Saturday night. There will be ne ehew tomorrow. _ STRESEMANN WINS CONTROL IN BERLIN Marx Bows to Bitter Rival After Ruthless Political Scrap. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, January 10-—Chancellor Marx last night lost his battle with Foreign Minister resemann for parliamentary leadership. The con- test was a bitter one. It was fought by Dr. Stresemann with all the weapons of ruthless German party politics and only ended with the failure of Dr. Marx to construct government which would not be dom- inated by the Natiomalists and Stresemann’s German Peoples’ party The undying antagonism of both parties to any coalition government which would comprise the Socialists was born of a severity and bitterness which blocked all the efforts Chan- cellor Marx has put forth during the past five weeks to evolve a compe- tent cabinet which would have a broad base and a clear majority out of the negative results of the elec- tions of December 7. Comminsion Returned. Chancellor Marx last night return- ed to President Ebert his commission to form a cabinet. Previously he had apprised the president of the utter tutility of attempting to seek a s lution of the stubborn deadlock, in which the Clerical, Democratic amd Soclalist parties were broadly pitted against the German Nationalists and the German Peoples’ party in an Ir jasse which Marx's conciliatory diplomacy had failed to break up. President Ebert immediately called in Foreign Minister Stresemann, Hermann Mueller, the Socialists’ leader, and Martin Schiele, floor leader of the - Nationalists in the Reichstag. He will canvass the situ- ation with them once more and in the event there is no prospect of eftecting a parliamentary truce, will request some non-partisan government leader to undertake the formation of a cabinet which would comprise only experts not attached politically to any party and who would risk their tenure of office on the Reichstag’s neutrality. For the time being Dr. Stresemann appears to hold the key to the situation. Dr. Anton Hoéfle, minister of posts and telegraphs in the Marx-Strese- mann cabinet and a prominent em- ber of the Clerical party, has been removed from his office on a charge that he advanced large sums of the government's funds to the Barmat brothers, whose Iar-flung financ and industrial operations in conr tion with the Prussian State Bank are now under investigation by the state’s attorney. Dr. Hoefle is said to have advanced the Barmats the money without having obtained ade- quate securlty. GILLAN AUTO PERMIT REVOCATION SERVED The driver's permit of Charles W Gillan, formerly chauffeur for Arthur E. Sixsmith, has been revoked, and noticeé of the revocation was served on him December 18 last, it was re- vealed at police headquarters today It was erroneously stated in yes- terday's Star that the permit had been revoked, but that notice of the action had not been served on Gillan. The error was due to misinformation furnished The Star from sources con- sidered rellable. When a query was put_to police headquarters yesterday to determine whether notice of revo- cation had been served on Gillan, it was stated that the notice had been sent to the second precinct to serve, and afterward returned to headquar- ters with the mformatlion that Glllan could not be located. In addition, it was stated that there were no rec- ords available at police headquarters to show that the notice had been served. Today, when further inquiry was made, the papers in the case were found to have been forwarded to Commissioner Oyster’s office, where they are now, and that the papers bore the notation that necessary notice had been served on Gillan, De- cember 18. Gillan, who was arrested and after- ward convicted on a charge of reck- Jess driving, December 9, is still em ployed by Mr. Sixsmith, but not as a chauffeur. JAILED WITH WIFE, WHO TARRED GIRL Bpecial Dispateh 3 The Star. FREDERICK, Md, January 10. Lloyd Shank, Myersville, star prose- cution witness in the tar-and-feather case, has joined his wife in the Fred- erick jail, where she is serving nine-month sentence for inciting o mob sgainst Dorothy Grandon la Summer. Shank was jailed last nizht for fallure to.pay a fine of $10 and costs, imposed as the result of a visit he made to his wife at the jail on Thursday night. Shank, jail officials claim, came to this city intoxicated. Fe'went to the jall and was admitted to the corridor leading to his wife's cell. He be- came nolsy, and his wife called the turnkey and asked that he be taken out. Shank became abusive and was locked up. a o=——o AGENT IS CONVICTED IN CUSTOMS FRAUD Investigation of conditions in the customs office at Honolulu has re- sulted in the conviction of one cus- toms agent named Bilsland and the indictment of four others The investigation was said in Treas- ury Department advices today to have been under way secretly for 10 weeks and to_have disclosed “a very bad situation.” Assistant Secretary Moss, in charge of the customs service, wired the Treasury did not yet know the scope of an alleged conspiracy uncovered by the investigators, through which the Government was declared to have been defrauded of “a good many thousand dollars” He expects fur- ther disclosures. - IBANEZ TO BE TRIED FOR ATTACK ON KING By the Associated Press PARIS, January 10.—Vicents Blasce banez will be prosecuted i France fof his recent pamphlet against King Al- fonso of Spain on the .charge of ar |‘offense against a forelgn sovereign. { Conviction of such offense would ren- der him. liablé to imprisonment from one month to one year. The minister of Jjustice today in- structad the public prosecutor to begin proceedings azainst the Spanish author on the charge named. The publisher of the booklet also is to be prosecuted. The proceedings were instituted at the request of thé Spanish embasay, submitted to the French government.