Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecas colder lightly above Fair and slightly minimum . temperature eezing; tomorrow fair. Temperature today: lowest, 44, Full report on page Highest, tonight, 4, at noon Closing N. Y. Slo;:kl and Bonds, Page 28 No. 29,788, Dntered as QUEEN ALEXANDRA Intered as second class Washington, DIES IN'81ST YEAR OF HEART ATTACK British Empire Plunged |ntoi Gloom by Passing of Dowager Empress. KING GEORGE AT BEDSIDE OF MOTHER UNTIL END All Social Events Canceled When | Illness Was Announced—Oxygen | Used to Save Life. he Associated Pre H NDRINGHAM, England, Novem- 20.—Queen Mother Alexandr widow of King Fdward VII, and] mother of King Georze V, died late this afternoon at Sandringham House. | A bulletin signed by the attending | icians, F. J. Willans and Sir | Thomas Horder, said | Her majesty, Queen Alexandra.: passed away at 5:25 o'clock. The King and Queen and members of the 1 family were present.” H Queen Alexandra passed to rest; amid the peaceful rural surroundings vhich she loved so well. Since Thurs. day morning, when the doctors’ an nouncement made it patent that the 2ged Queen was in a critical condi- tion, the hamlet of Sandringham and ' its tiny nejghbors Wolferton and Dersingham, which claimed her for their very own, had waited heavy- hearted for the end nh Groups Hope Against Hope. Throughout the long hours little groups lingered, wet-eyed at the por- tals of the roval residence, hoping against hope for some word that their beloved mistress would survive Within a few days (December 1), the Queen mother would have celebrated the Sist anniversary of her birth, a.id .\l the fnhabitants had been prepar- ing in elaborate fashion to celebrate the event at Sandringham house. Additional telegraphic apparatus had been installed to cope with thi inevitable shower of congratulations and good wishes from all parts of | the empire. This now is being used 10 tell her people in the four corners of the earth of how she died. i News of Attack Surprises. Even to the people of Sandringham, who knew the frailty of their queen,| news of the menacing heart attack came as a surprise. Only on Wed nesday she was out driving, as was | her custom, and a few days ago It was authoritatively stated that she was in better health than for some time past. So the news of the griev- ous heart attack early Thursday morning came as a stunning blow. The King and Queen, Prince Henry, Princess Victoria and Queen Maud | of Norway (Alexandra's third daugh- i ter) were already at Sandringham on | one of thelr customary visits. The family gathering had not been pre- arranged, as there seemed to be no cause for special anxiety about the ' condition of the queen H mother. | King Rushes to Bedside. King George was the host of a shoot. ing party when news of the attack reached him, and he rushed to his other's bedside. His first glimpse of the apxious, tear-stained faces of the servants and officlals-of Sandring- ham House told him plainer than ords of the true situation. The King | stayed with his mother as long as the | doctors thought advisable. The phy- clans and nurses remained in con- nt attendance. Last evening the on again visited the Queen mother. it that time word was given out that there had been no changes and that he Queen was resting peacefully, but watchers learned the ominous ad- ! itlonal fact that arrangements had been made to summon the King at | any hour during the night. ! People Show Anxiety. | All through the trying ho of | darkness there was Keenest anxiety among the peopls of the district, of whom knew the venerable widow of Edward VII almost as one of their | own famlly. Little groups waited along the high- | way to Sandringham scanning every | ssing vehicle and submitting any | arrivals from the royal house to| earching questioning t Others flocked to the places where | there were wireless installations, think- | % to get the first tidings of her con-, dition from one of the broadcaste; A touching scene was enacted at one | ot these places when the radio an-| souncer suggested that nobody would | destre dunce music in view of the| queen mother's grave condition and | closed the evening’s program forth- | with. The villagers stood stiffly at at- tentfon and listened bareheaded while | the radio blared the strains of “God | Save the King.” | The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York were due to arrive at Wolf- | erton, near Sandringham, by train at 5:29 oclock, but the train was 16 minutes late. The King's sons were escorted to the royal waiting room of the Wolferton station, where the | atation master broke the news of | their grandmother's death. { This morning the Princess Royal Louise, eldest of Alexand 5 three | daughters, arrived from London to oin the other rovalties here. Thus! all the surviving children of the Queen | mother were at Sandringham. One of | the most pathetic figures on the scene | during the last trying hours was the ! aged Miss Charlotte Knollys, who had been in attendance upon her majesty 55 vears. During all that time— | 1hroughout most of Alexandra's life | in England—Miss Knollys rendered | service of striking devotion, recefving | n return the deep afection of her ival mistress Tong and Lov Perhaps the hi 5 Association. ¢ has been no parallel ory of the roval houses for | ich a long and loving association as theirs. The Zueen and Miss Knolly Lad grown old together and were al- | inseparable, the latter being a personal friend than a servant. | s Knollys, of about the same age | \lexandra, also has been feeling the avages of time, and lately has been elieved of more than one round of secretarial duties Queen Alexandra suffered a great low in June when she lost another »d friend, Gen. Sir Dighton Probyn, | ~earer of the Victoria Cross, who was tia controller of her houséhold. He sas 91, and had served Alexandra theully for 52 v o the last, al- | “hiinued on Page 2, Column 1) | vears. | publisher and managing editor, atter DLaC | Mexican Seaport Reported Razed By a Tidal Wave By the Assoctated Pre NEW YORK, November 20.— Meager reports received in Mexico City last night from the State of Guerrero were to the effect that a tidal wave from the Pacific Ocean had destroyed the port of Zihua tanejo, and that while no details were obtainable, heavy list of casualties was indicated. Zihuatanejo is a port on the Pa cifie, 125 miles northwest of Aca- pulco, with an extremely small pop- ulation. srelore it is thought that, unless there was some un- usual gathering in the hamlet, cas- ualties. could not have been nu- merous. The original report_was receiyed by the newspaper Excelsior in Mexico City from Tepatlan, in the State of Guerrero. LAND TURNED OVER FOR PLAYGROUNDS Park Commission Makes Two New Areas Available to District. Two park areas recently purchased by the National Capital Park Com- mission today were ordered by that body, which held a session in its offices in the Navy Building, to be turned over to the District Government for playground purposes. One of these areas is the square in Takoma Park bounded by Third, Fourth, Van Buren and Whittier streets, while the other is the plot known as Eureka Park, on the Barry Farm, east of Nichols avenue, Anacostia. At the same time the commission decided to request the planning com. mittee of the Federation of Citizens' Assoclations (o work for development of a comprehensive plan for play- grounds in the District of Columbia. A committee of the Federation, head- ;ed by George A. Ricker, chairman, presented to the commission several weeks ago its offer to co-operate with it in city in planning work. Could Make Study. Maj. Carey Brown, chairman of the city and park planning committee of the Park Commission, said it was the | beiief of the commission that the fed- | eration’s committee was in a position to make a thorough study of the pla; ground situation and to make recom- mendations for the location of new playgrounds and the areas which they would serve. He said it would be a distinct benefit to the commission to have the federation work on a plan of this kind and he knew of mo better organization to perform this work. In the case of the Tokoma Park | area, which s to be turned over to the District Commissioners, the Park Commission decided to retain a strip surrounding it for the purpose of placing trees and shrubbery, in con- formity with its plan to hide the bare () WASHINGTON, CURB ON MITCHELL, D. C., FRIDAY, playground area from outside view by shrubbery. The park reserve will be transferred to the office of the Public Buildings and Public Parks for treat- ! ment in accordance with the park- planning scheme. Indorse Stadium Plan. The commission also indorsed the scheme for the construction of a stadlum here, which was developed by Lleut. Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, director of the office of public bulld- ings and public parks of the Natlonal Capital. Col. Sherrill said the com- mission also considered a number of proposals for sale of land for park purposes, but took no action because of lack of funds. It was announced that the Na- tional Capital Park Comgpission will hold a joint meeting on ember 10 with the Commission of Fine Arts to take up matters of mutual interest to the two organizations, particularly with respect to the park system, and it that time would make an inspec- fon of a number of park areas in the District. | PUBLISHERS HELD GUILTY OF LIBELING TRIAL JURY Managers of Wyoming Newspaper Convicted of False Charge and " Fined $250 Each. By the Associated Press. TORRINGTON, - Wyo., November 1. M. Levington and Sam H. Day, re: spectively, of the Casper Herald, Cas- per, Wyo., were found guilty of crimi nal’libel by a jury in District Court ast night and a fine of $250 was im- posed on each. r. Levington and Mr. charged with editorially libeling the members of a jury in Converse| County, which in 1923 acquitted Ed- ward J. Cantlin, a deputy sheriff, of the murder of Miss Nellie Ray. Cantlin_ was acquitted of running the woman down with his automobile and killing her. The editorial, pub- lished in the Herald, charged that the Ku Klux Klan influenced the jury in | returning the verdict, according to the contention of the prosecution. The | defendants announced an appeal would be taken. | Mgr. J. T. Walsh Dies. KANSAS CITY, November 20 ().— The Rt. Rev. Mgr. James T. Walsh, one of the vicars general of the Kan- sas City diocese of the Roman Catho- lic Church, and widely known in Cath- olic circles of the Middle West, died suddenly here early today. Mgr. Walsh was 70 years old. He was or- dained to the priesthood more than 40 years ago. 20. Day were 'Rich Boys, 17, Shoot Selves in Pact When Life Palls; One May Recover By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, November 20.—Wil- liam Strauss and James Albert Rosen- berg, 17-year-old Cincinnati high school boys, drove to a quiet spot in Cler- mont County late yesterday and shot themselves through the head, after signing a death pact, in which it was declared “life is not worth the effort to live.” Strauss died almost instantly. Rosenberg was taken to u Cincinnati hospital where it was said he had a chance to Tecover. | its policy. ASKEDBY PATRICK, | UPHOLDING VIEWS Colonel Right, But Used Poor Judgment in Making | Charges, Chief Wrote. LETTERS IN OLD ROW READ BEFORE COURT Service Head Behind Aide in All Matters Except Attack on Superiors. The defense for Col. Mitchell en- tered the last stages of its case in the Army general court-martial proceed- ings today when it introduced into the record subpoenaed documentary evi- | dence leading up to his dismissal as assistant chief of the Air Service and | which brought to lght for the first | time the recommendation by Maj. | Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chief of the Air Service, that his assistant be | “admonished” for giving the impres- | sion that Air Service officers would | be punished for testifying their true | belief be.ore congressional commit- tees 1. Patrick, however, in his communications to the War Depart- | ment vigorously upheld the accuracy of Gen. Mitchell's testimony beiore Congress. The evidence was in the nature of correspondence between the Secpetary of War and Gen rick calling on Gen. Mitchell to explain cerlain state- ments he had made before the House military affairs committee and the Lampert select committee last Febru- ary. Gen. Mitchell's replies also were read, together with indorsements of transmittal by his chief. Documents Read. The documents were read int record by Col. H. A. White, military defense counsel, which required about an_hour and a half. The morning session was vold of the usual bristling arguments be tween counsel and heretofore startling testimony _offered by defense wit- nesses. The defense cxhausted iis regular list of witnesses yesterday aiternoon and Representative Frank K. Reid, chief civilian defense coun <el, announced in open court today that the accused would take the stand in his own behalf probably Monday morning. This slatement Jitfered from one made by Mr. Reid vester- day, when in reply to a question from the ‘prosecution he sald Col. Mitchell would not testify. Only one witness remained in the witness room, Chiet Petty Officer Collier, a Shenandoah, survivor, who was : ibpoenaed to re {#etiing up & monopoly. cite the statements he made to Maj. | Frank W. Kennedy, the first Army ' officer to arrive on the scenc of the ! disaster. i Maj. Kennedy when on the stand | Wednesday was prohibited from testi- fying to what Collier had told him. | Three Letters Cited. | Three letters in all were read by ! Col. White to show the War De-: partment had called upon Gen. Mit- | chell to explain his testimony before ! Congress and to give his replies with the indoreements of Gen. Patrick. | The first letter calling for explana- ' tion declared the air officer’s testi- mony was of & character “to reflect on the War and Navy Departments.” The testimony charged ‘‘conserva- tism” in the Army against avlation; | “needless exposure of lives” by naval | orders in the battleship bombing tests ' and that “vested interests were hold- ing back the development and progres: of the air service.” Gen. Mitchell's lengthy reply was transmitted to the ! Department by Gen. Patrick without comment. The second letter received by Col. | Mitchell called for explanation of | statements that high ranking Army | and Navy officers had given ‘false testimony” before these committees with the view to misleading the mem- bers. Col. Mitchell's reply cited state. ments by Admirals Jones and Straus, Secretary Wilbur and Brig. Gen Drum which he declared to be inaccurate. Upheld Mitchell. | Gen. Patrick, in his indorsement to | this letter, declared the statements of | these officers were “‘replete with inac- | curacies” and upheld Gen. Mitchell's contention that they were not correct. | He added, however, that he believed | their testimony was due to “igno. vance” and that Gen. Mitchell's charges that they were ‘falsified" | were unwarranted. i “I therefore recommend,” Gen. Pat- | rick said, “that Gen. Mitchell's atten. tion be called to this, and that he be | ordered to refrain from such assaults | on witnesses in the future.’ i The third letter of the War De-| partment demanded an explanation ' of Gen. Mitchell's public statements that several officers of the service had | confided to him their desire rot to| testify and of his warning to ‘“not | enter the controversy, but leave it | to me, as I will take full responsi. | bility.” | Gen. Patrick’s Indorsement said that | Gen. Mitchell understood fully he was | authorized to set forth his own views, | but that he did give the impression that the War Department would pun ish officers who testified contrary te| Thinks Judgment Poor. Gen. Patrick thought that “poor judgment” was exercised by Gen. Mitchell in this respect, and recom. mended that he be “admonished.” Be. yond that he thought no other action need be taken Col. White then read into the rec- ord a War Department press release, dated June 7, 1925. containing Maj. | (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) A lengthy preamble and agreement to commit suicide, bearing the signa- tures of both boys, was found in the pocket of Strauss’ coat. At the bot- tom of the paper was written, “Sign. ing off.” . Relatives were unable to account for the boys’ desire to end their lives, as both were declared to be of a cheerful turn of mind. Rosenberg is the son of a depart- inent store proprietor, and Strauss’ ther is president of a local mort- £¢ Lompany. Trade {naval depot, in | write of habeas corpus. [ nently assoclated with we CANT SIT (2 HERE MUCH N 7 JUST MAKING IT HOT FOR THE ANTHRACITERS, FLH HEN ACCUSE N FEDERAL BREF Commission’s Coun- sel Charges “Surreptitious” Changes in Pleas. The Famous Players.Lasks and affiliated distributing and exhibit motion plcture companies were charg with suppressing competition i1 sections of the country, in a bri tiled with the Federal Commission today by W. H tts chief counsel The brief is in reply to those pre vious! filed by the motion picture group, and is the final one to be sub- | mitted to the cowmission before argu ments are heard next week on the charge of unfair competition aimed at ed The commission counsel asks the commission (o issue an order against | Famous Players banning certain busi negs practices such as the system of block booking and requiring the com- pany to separate its exhibiting prop erties, of an estimated value of §100,- 000,000, from its producing and dis- tributing properties. The charge was made the re. spondents “‘surreptitious! made changes in their briefs, which previ- ously had charged the examiner and chief counsel of the commission with bad falth and lack of Integrity. The latter charges, it was contend- ed, were contained in a_brief flled by the company on November 2, but “do not appear in those same words in t amended and final copy of their brief. OUTLOOK IS HOPEFUL | Commissioners Believed Likely to Approve Plan for Longer Limit in Certain Localities. Although the District Commission- ers did not pass upon the proposed traffic amendments at their board meeting today, it is understood that they have practically made up their minds on some changes. It is expected that the recommenda tions of Director Eldridge to permit two-hour parking on certain streets in the center of the city, will be approved in some of the cases recommended. Reports are that the new regulations | to prohibit trucks and horse-drawn ve- hicles from driving on certain por- tions of New Hampshire avenue, Six- teenth street, Rhode Island avenue| and Massachusetts avenue, except when making deliveries, will be kept under advisement for some time. It is understood the Commissioners also are giving further study to the rule which would require pedestrians to obey traffic signals. AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN'S UNION HEADS FACE EXILE Two Are Ordered Deported Be- cause of Activity in British Shipping Strike. By the Associated Press. SYDNEY, New South Wales, No- vember 19.—A sensation was created here today with the arrest of Tom | Walsh, president, and Jacob Joan- of the Australian Seamen's Undon, following a finding of the deportation board appointed by the commonwealth government. | Both are held at Garden Island dney harbor, pend- ing deportation. Their lawyers have | applied to the Supreme Court for a | Walsh and Joanneson were promi- the recent strike of British seamen and have been identified with industrial dis- putes fbr many years. The destination of the deported men is unknown. . King of Siam Operated Upon. BANGKOK, Siam, November 20 (). —The King of Siam, Maha Majira- vudh, today underwent an operation for an abdominal abscess. His condi- tion is sald to be satisfactory. German Cabinet ] | Aux Cayes last Saturday for Santiago. | High seas have been running in the Radio Programs—Page 50. To Quit on Signing Of Locarno Pact ociated Press ALIN Luthe; November 10.-—Chan ie party lead- rnment will t sign ill be he Lo in sympatk an 5 FOUND OFF CUBA Not Reported. oless message picked up today | » said the Haitian steamer | res. believed to have been wrecked with the loss of 200 lives, had been picked up by the tanker Brazos in Cuban waters. It was not Indicated whether any one was aboard the vessel, which was taken in tow 18 miles east of Pilon Harbor The Ville des Cayes left Aux Cayes last Saturday for Santiago loaded with laborers for the sugar fields, and several of her crew have been picked up. The Brazos message gave no de- tafls as to the condition of the wreck. | Three Saved Out of 200. ! HAVANA, November 20 (#)—Only three men are known to have survived out of more than 200 aboard the Hai- tian steamer Ville des Cayes, which sank Monday. Ten planes from the American naval base at Guantanamo and, several destroyers have been searching the Caribbean between Cuba and Haiti. The Ville des Caves, 400 tons. Teft Caribbean. The engineer and two seamen picked up by the British steamer \Wanderer have been landed at Aux Cay COL. COOLIDGE SHOWS GREAT IMPROVEMENT Faces Sixth Day of Illness With Better Spirit, Cheered by Message From President. E ] By the Associated Press. 1 PLYMOUTH, Vt.. November 20.— Cheered by an exchange of messages with his son, the President, Col. John C. Coolidge faced the sixth day of his illness with better spirit than at any | time since he was stricken. Although | so fatigued that hé suffered several | slight heart attacks while listening by radio last night to the address of the President’in New York City, the colonel retired in a cheerful frame of mind after dispatching a message of congratulation. Today he had before him a reply from his son expressing the Presl- dent’s delight that his father had listened in. The exchange of messages climaxed a day in which good developments were conspicuous. Not only were heart attacks less numerous and less severe, but the patient’s puise was stronger and his appetite better. Maj. James F. Coupal, presidential physician, is coming to discuss with Col. Coolidge the possibility of his going to Washington for the Winter. While the wish of the President to have his father with him during the cold season is appreciated here, there seems to be a well defined opinion that Maj. Coupal will find Mr. Cool- idge reluctant to quit the home- stead. y CLERGYMAN KILLS SELF. BOSTON, November 20 (#).—The Very Rev. Dr. George Starr, Dean of St. George’s Cathedral, Kingston, On- tario, committed suicide yesterday at the Deaconess Hospital here, where he was a patient, Medical Examiner George B. Magrath said today. No details were made public, {him of my experience. ¢ Foening Star. WITH SUNDAY MORNING: EDITION NOVEMBER 20, 1925—SIXTY PAGES. COAL PRICE BOOST TALE FOUND FALSE Bituminous Costs No More Now Than When Drive Be- gan, The Star Finds. nous r that fuel b s failed of subs liowing an impartial surve il coal com ies here by tive of TH ind to ba substan: were the first of represe were o wonth. Inguiry at the sales offices of ha & dozen of the larger companies d closed that while there may he price | variations of possibly 25 cents here and there, the bituminous coal mar- | ket is comparatively stable. The few trivial differences "brought to Ilight were accounted for by the added freight rates for fuel now coming here from the more distant mines. Average $15 a Ton. The average price in Washington for the best screened low volatile bi- tuminous coal, which more closely ap- proaches anthracite in its burning qualities than any other grade of soft coal, was found fo be §15 a ton. One dealer interviewed asked but $14.75, the lowest figure yet obtained. High volatile screened bituminous brings $10.75 to $11 a ton and run-of-mine $8.50 a ton. These are virtually the same figures. quoted in The Star before announce- ment of the soft coal drive was made. Coke was quoted today at $16 a ton, $1 less than two weeks ago. It is not believed there will be any advance over this general scale immediately, but, as was pointed out before, the quantity of screened bituminous coal is comparatively small, and a scarcity of those grades may occur iater. The only difference between run of mine bituminous and screened bitu- minous, hovéver, is that the latter has been picked out by regular sizes and is a trifle easier to handle. It all reduces to the same thing in the fur- nace, though, and should the peopie of Washington be obliged to burn run- of-the-mine late in the Winter they will find it quite as efficient as the more costly coal. Drive Meets Success. Numerous letters have been re- ceived by The Star from persons who followed its suggestion and jotned the “burn _bituminous” campaign. In every instance those who tried soft coal in their furnaces found it just as efficient, no more difficult to handle and less expensive to buy than an- thracite. An illustration of the suc- cess that is being met is contained in the letter of James F. Child, 1931 Eleventh street, who wrote today as follows: “My hot-water plant was installed 18 years ago, with instructions never to attempt the use of soft coal. I used hard coal up to the time of the war, when it was difficult to get hard coal, s0-I attempted the use of soft coal. The attempt proved to be a complete failure. My furnace smoked, gummed up and did everything possible to prove to me that I could not use soft coal. It cost me quite a bit to have my furnace cleaned out. “A few days ago 1 was thrown in company with a coal dealer, and the subject of soft coal came up. I told He told me that he would send me two tons of his soft coal, run of the mines grade, and if it smoked, threw out gas or gummed up my furnace I need not pay for the coal and he would haul it back to his yard free of charge to me. “I felt that nothing could be fairer than this proposition, so I took him at his word. In order to give the soft coal & fair chance, I came home and gave my furnace a thorough cleaning. The coal came. I started my fire Auto Light Test Place Is Planned The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. Yesterday’s Circulation, 102,059 TWO CENTS. FOLEY EXONERATED * UP) Means Associated Press. ! At Traffic Office g - | Inspector E. W. Brown, chief of the Traffic Bureau, is making ar- rangements by which motorists who are downtown at night may test their headlights back of the Traffic Bureau, on E street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets Inspector Brown plans to paint lines on a door of the Traffic Bu- reau that would show a motorist driving up to it whether the beam of his lights strike low enough to avoid being glaring. This is part of a general c: paign the police have been carry- ing on recently to bring about gen- eral compliance with the headlight law. The testing board on L street may be ready next week COOLIDGE ASSURES FIELDTOBUSIESS Need Have No Fear of U. S. Interference, He Says, in New York Speech. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. President Coolidge returned to the Capltal this morning after a notable speech last night at the annual ban. quet of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, in which he made a pledge to the business of this country that it need have no fear of interference on the part of the Federal (iovernment o long as it mains in its own field of productive endeavor, and at the same time =ound- ed a warning that the Goy ent would tol no business. ; resident hetween interference ess and izing strongly the destrabiifty > most possible bo the two His speech conclude ndependence ong The scene of t ‘amous old bal Astoria Hote were seated about the In the two galler ostly fes wer. women, The general welfara of could be very much President declared knowledge by ness of the has to deal The President stated t Governmen influence or the tendency is to deve tration which clo: p an adminis. s the door of oppor: tunity and becomes narrow and self- ish in its outlook, all of which res in an oligarchy, while if Governmen: enters the fieid of business with al its great resources it will have a tendency toward extravagance and in- efficiency. and., having pewer to crush all competitor: likewise closes the door of and results in what as monopaly. While sounding this warning the President made the clear declaration that, judging from the general results | in this country in the past and the present, the system of our institutions has been advancing in the right direc- on. described Referred to Prosperity. More than once during his remarks the President referred to the pr perity of the nation. He explained that he used the word business in his remarks in its allin- clusive sense to denote the employer | and employe, the production of agrl culture and industry, the distribution of transportation and commerce and the service of finance and banking. During his recital of the assistance the Government has been in the ad.| vancement of industry the President | sald he disapproved of what he term- | ed the autocratic practice abroad of | governments directly supporting and | financing. business projects. The whole policy of the Government | in its system of opposition to monop- oly in business and its public regula- | tions of transportation and trade, the | President declared, has been animated by a desire to have business remain | business, amplifying this by saying:| “We are politically free people, and | must be an economically free people.” | While assuring business that it is| not the Government's intention to! hamper its advancement or to in-| fringe upon its rights, the President | warned business that it would not| permit privileges and monopolies to | certain business which would stifile | competition and hamper the Natlon's | progress. Lauds Economy. In very plain words the President | attributed much of the present “un- | exampled and apparently sound and well distributed prosperity” to the | policy of economy in national expen- | ditures which the Government had adopted, making large tax reductions possible. He added that a moderate | application of the system of protec- tive tariff duties has contributed its share to the general stimulation ot | business. The President praised the efforts of the Department of Commerce to (Continued on Page 5, Column 4.) Jobs for Wonien Are Made Mandatory On Stores by New Cuban Statute By the Associated Press. HAVANA, November 20.—The women of Cuba are to have equal op- portunity with men to obtain em- ployment; moroeover, the new fe- male employment law, passed by Congress In 1922 and just signed by President Machado, males théir em- ployment mandatory in many lines of business. The law provides that 50 per cent of the emploves of estab- lishments selling sport articles, no- tions, fancy goods, souvenirs, -per-! (Continued on Page b, Column fumery, books and stationery, candy, drugs, flowers and art objects must be women. Theaters and business houses employing telephone operators, typewriters, stenographers, record file keepers, cashiers and package | wrappers also come under the pro- visions of the law. Stores selling only women's articles must employ a full force of female clerks. No male foreigner arriving in Cuba as an immigrant since 1917 | Landsdowne is to be given employment in estab- lishments affected by the law, BY NAVY COURT OF WIDOW'S CHARGES Cleared of Effort to induce Mrs. Lansdowne to Tes- tify Falsely. NOTE WITHIN ETHICAL CODE, DECISION HOLDS Was Obligated to Make Prelimi- nary Examination of Witnesses by His Position. Capt today by ing nsdowne to sway h Paul roper he widow of the record duced to the cour charg tenda Just ed dow! ce upon this court as the decision isted o© “Are you an ships?” he Asked aho the Shenandoah expert on rigid ait isked. his testimony befor the Mitchell court that the Shenan. doah was overwelght, Clark said he had no personal knowledge on the sul ject; that he had read an article by “experts” saying that such was the case. And also had been told so by naval officers at Lakehurst “Who were those officer: “I don’t remember. Asks Discharge of Court. Declaring there are undisclosed facts “which are pertinent on the question of what _influence was brought to bear on Mrs. Lansdowne either not to testify at all or to modify and change her statement,” Joseph E. Davles, counsel for the Shenandoah commander's widow, last night asked Secretary Wilbur to discharge the in quiry court from further duty. Mr. Davies' request contatned In a four-page letter and sald if the Secretary “'sees fit to approve the con duct of the Shenandoah Court of In quiry in the manner in which it has handled the controversy between Capt. Paul Foley and Mrs. Lans downe,”” then, as counsel for Mrs. Lansdowne, he requested that the Sec retary direct and order the court to do these two_thing “First. Furnish to counsel for Mrs a stenographic copy of the testimony of all witnesses heard Dbefore it on the question of any con troversy of fact as between her and Capt. Foley. Second. Reconvene and recall wit »s whose appearance is requested by counsel for Mrs. Lansdowne and that counsel for Mrs. Lansdowne be permitted to cross-examine such wit ness i nesses for the purpose of eliciting all the facts.” Tells- of Ejection. Mr. Davies recited that when he undertook to appear as counsel for Mrs. Lansdowne before the Shenan | doah court he was forcibly ejected by a Marine guard, and asserted that the denial of the right of his client to counsel was a “‘miscarriage of jus- tice." “A hostile judge advocate was the judge of the propriety of his own questions,” Mr. Davies continued, adding that, moreover, Mrs. Lans downe was denfed the right, granted to Capt. Foley, to have adverse wit- nesses cross-examined by her attor- ey. "ir. Davies also alleged that the court acted bevond its lawful powers in undertaking to investizate the charges against its former judge ad vocate. This point was raised by Mr. Davies before the court Tuesday and was met by the judge advocate with the statement that, since ac tions of an officer of the court had been brought into question, the court under every known procedure had & right to inquire into his acts.