Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1926, Page 1

———— WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Increasing cloudiness and slightly warmer tonight, followed by rain; to- morrow rain. Temperature—Highest, 48, at 2:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 34, at 7 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. *Closing N.Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 No. 30,136. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. ch WASHINGTON, D. WITH SUNDAY MORN! ¢ Foening C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, ING EDITION - Star. 1926—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. service. * (%) Means Associated Pr The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 102,028 TWO CE) Democrats Gain Six Senate Seats, But Lack Control; Butler and Wadsworth Lose; Smith Sweeps New York REPUBLICANS WIN HOUSE; SIX STATES VOTE “WET”; SMITH VICTOR IN Walsh Wins by; 60,000 in Bay State Vote. VARE TRIUMPHS BY HUGE TOTAL Depose G. O. P. Senators Drys Are Ahead in Missouri and Colorado. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The Republicans have wou the only Nation-wide contest of yester-| day's elections—the House of Rt‘pr(‘-i sentatives. In the senatorial elections the Democrats have made serious in- roads on Republican control of the ipper house. Onihe face of the returns so far re- ceived the Democrats have won six sen- atorial seats now held by the Repub- licans—in Massachusetts, Maryland, | New York, Oklahoma, Missouri and Ari- | | zona. In three States the final results | are still in doubt, Colorado, Kentuck and Oregon. probable, howeve that Barkl Democratic nominee for the Senate in Kentucky, will e winr The Republican <enatorial candidates in Ovegon and | lorado are running ahead with two- < of the Oregon precincts and two- | ds of those of Colorado already | | I'o obtain absol 5 T0 HOLD TRUNPS ns ver atic Senators up for as | Above: DAVID 1. WALSE Democrat, ssachusetts. Below: ROBERT F. WAGNER, Democrat, New York. | | Must Wi 8 The s re-clection, have been r While in the g urned, control the balan probable the next Republicans, 47 Demol iurmer-Labor. Under such conditions, the Republi cans will organize the Senate. Should Deniocrits win_ eight_seats, giv- | - them one-hall of the Senate, it is | that Shipstead of Minnesota, | Farmer- Labe member, \u-uM‘ on the | s would | Vi e decid ing it to the Senate it looks political _com- snate will _be | ts and 1| G. 0. P. Left Is Likely to Con- trol Senate—Republican House Margin Sliced. kely By Associated Pres NEW YORK, November 3.—Once in working control of Congress s into the hands of the Re voted | publican insurgents from the West- nization {ern States . lowly mounting returns from yes- 1 election foreshadow 1 Republic ) the | The pro De 1 » Senat power, sque side uld s power in the Senate, and indicate a | reduction of the Republican majority da on the |in the House of Representatives. the wets have been | The Senate insurgents had their ranks augmented by Smith W. Brook- art of Towa and John H. Blaine of 3 Wisconsin, while the Democrats de- ‘e refer.|feated the Republican stalwarts— .fl"‘\‘{.',,,’\‘\':fl‘...”‘m‘,i’”,'..‘ [f,.'f,!\\ adsworth in New York, Butler in In New York | Massachusetts and Harreld in Okla- the tat o both ople not da, but candidates | Republi | midadministration drubbings encoun- !in both ILLINOIS 'Ernst, Harreld and Cameron Defeated. RITCHIE LEADS IN MARYLAND G. O. P. Is Beaten in Nine Contests for House Seats. By the Associated Pres: NEW YORK, November 3—The| squall that rocked the Republican | brig yesterday washed away most of the party's majority in the Senate, | reduced its margin in the House and | still was giving a scare today to some of the crew of stalwarts. Senator Butler of Mas:a?m\c!l«‘, the Republican national chairman, succumbed to a surging billow of votes for former Senator David L.} Walsh. Senator Wadsworth of New | York was buried under the same| | landslide that returned Al Smith to the governor's chair at Albany by a | | quarter of a million plurality. Senator Ernst of Kentucky, Har- reld of Oklahoma, and Cameron of Arizona, likewise passed out of the running, and the accumulating ve- turns told.of a continuing desperate | struggle for survival by the Republi- n senatorial nominees in Indiana, | Kentucky, Oregon and Colorado. Steiwer Has Slight Lead. In Oregon, dependent, Democrat, pendent, $82 precincts out of the vote stood 1854; B Haney, 40.384 4, Inde- ; Steiwer, Republican, 7; _in , In- the vote stood—Sen- it of 1,591: Waterman, | slorado 1,050 precincts Demo: an, 10 The count in the Hous today, with a h: still missing, showed cratic gain of nine,_sea ous in f{tself but I Western Republican insurgents the lance of power should it be much Sweet, it stood | stricts 4 net Demo- cear setback that so often | to the lot of the party in power | did not on the proportions of the tered by Presidents Taft and Wilson, but it cost the Republicans some seats Senate and House, narrowing a margin of control already worn thin by the operations of the insurgents. Smith and Vare Elected. In Pennsylvania and Illinois, where spublican_campaign funds were an te, William S. Vare and Frank L. Smith, the Republican nominees, were wept along to victory. Various Deno- cratic Senators have’ declared neither will ever be seated. drys beat Wa nnan sworth and beat | homa—thus reducing the Republican | in the Senate|majority 1o six. i 1 several other | In addition, the Democrats captured | lo the drys appear | Republican seats from N nd, Mis- | vi and Colorado. | souri and nd believe they | | still have a chance of victory in In-| the | diana and Oregon. »have won in Mis orado The Republi majority House hus been reduced m the Ripabiiiansiititain o, i < it appears, howeve 1t the v safe Majority, | With more than three-fourths of | n nts | the scats in the House accounted for, | one sther | the Democrats have made a net gain £ 6, or d s than the number nec- | to give them control. Should | they pick up even half of the mis: ing’ seat€ which they hope to take | m the Republ . the insurgents would be placed in a commanding po- sition. in 11 Gains in House. d miade Republicans 4 is is the Democ g Republicans have in the present 247 members, inciuding 12 in- and the Democrats have 183 Democ House which some of the Republi tors went down to defeat. | William M chairman of the Republic committee, who < by appointment the late ilenry snowed under in former Senator a plurality ex- an Sena- the record hli had £ the House, the Independent-Re- districts prob- iblican, ricts probab! ic, 1 district probably third and 12 districts doubtful. As of the Mouse is 218, the control of that body is cuiler of Cabot Lodge, Massachu | Davia 1. Ish, ceeding 40,000, President Coolidge, in an_effort to bring about the election of his friend and political counselor, had thrown his influence behind the Butler candi- dacy. The President even journeyed from Washington to Northampton to personally east his vote. Smith Wins New York. arly 12 years of ser 11. with® 4 by ve victory of Gov. Al in the New York over Representa- . Republican, and William M. But- | Massachusetts, Republican, by | Senator David I, Walsh, Demo- tanding features of the After .jr W wave K swept Smith into the gov- hip and sends Robert F. Wag- former jurist, to the new Senate. ohibition figured largely in this contest, with the Anti-S cing in the fleld ainst Wadsworth ancis W. Cristm indeépendent Republican, who more th: 200,000 votes. £ wet, the Democrat rged him ! with turning a flip-flop on the wet and }dry question. for | In the Southwest the Democrats of the | Oklahor recaptured a Senate seat | 10st in the Harding landslide of 1920, and as a ult Elmer ‘Thomas, now E al of the House, will succeed | to the place now occupied by John W. Harreld. Williun S. Vare, in_Pennsylvania, (Continued on Page 4, Golumn 4) Smith_sweep, with more than 0,000 plurality, carryi to victor \ke the Democratic senatorial Robert F. Wagner, has r wtial ‘stock to propo ic leaders n. The victory of Senator Walsh by polled approximately tor Butler can nation: te sriend of the Presiden: wph for Walsh and It will be < as a rep who But ful not to make an anti-Cool paign in Massachuse The downfall of S ames {Continued on P’uge o, Column 4) an of the Rep care e cam- enator James W | ernor: aloon League | Although Wadsworth | A large bloc of seats in the Tlouse of Representatives still hung in the doubtful column today, atlhough the Republicans were working along to ward perpetuation of their present control with only a few upsets. With dozen or so doubtful districts al- ¢ tucked away by the majority party, the Democrats on the over- night returns had hung up a net gain of only six. Turnover of 36 would | be needed to boost the Democratic Hou: strength to a majorit; Thirty-three__States eclected gov- and, although the returns from are far from complete, few of State administration are ted. While Gov. Smith was win- his fourth term, three of his Democratic_colleagues were likewise amassing pluralities that promised to ive them new tenures as head of their spective State governments. Ritchie of Maryland and Donahey of Ohio each running for a third term, estab- lished comfortable leads as the re- turns came in, and Hunt of Arizona alv five times governor, was ahead by a narrow margin for a sixth term 1S e executive. Gov. Nellie Ross Losing. The country’s only remaining woman governor, Nellle Taloe Ross of Wyoming, did not find the going so easy, her Republican opponent run- ning ahead of her on incomplete re- tury South Dakota, indulgifig in mu ballot-scratching, apparently had elected W. J. Bulow as its first Democratic governor in a_quarter of a century. Former Gov. Davis made out poorly in his attempt to come back as Democratic nominee in Kan man; chan indic ning | i | verses jof his election as President. ! the good news as RESIDENT IS CALM DESPITE REVERSES Takes Brisk Downtown Walk, Reads Papers Alone in Office—Has Few Callers. BY J. RUSSELL YOUN dent Coolidge takes re- as he does his victor al- though he is far more familiar with the latter, There was nothing to indicate, when he appeared at his office this morn- ing, that he was downcast or disap- pointed at the outcome of yesterday election. His actions recalled the morning two years ago, after his own decisive victory. There was no trace of a smile or jubilation about him then as he sat at his desk, piled high with messages congratulating him, and with telegrams and newspapers spread before him - telling the stor: He took a matter of course daily routine, just today that must some disapp Tre: hi and as a part of h as he took the new have caused him ment. The President was while this morning w lward ' Clark, his personal sccretary, who is a native of Northampton and who accompanied the presidential party to that town to vote yesterday. Like the President, Mr. Clark is thorough- 1y familiar with Massachusetts vot- ing figures and together this morning they did a little analyzing regarding the returns from their home State. If he was perplexed over the figure that showed Senator Willlam M. But- ler, the President's friend and for whom he an appeal to voters setts, defeated by more t , while Gov. Fuller, Republican, candidate for re-election and whose election the President also urged, was elected by more than 187,- 000, he didn’t show it.” White House Is Silent. No comment was made by Presi- dent Coolidge for ptiblication about the elections, either in his own State or elsewhere throughout the country. Those associated with him are in- clined to think that there will be none forthcoming. The President knew the answer last night before he retired. The typewri ten sheets showing the returns up :o the moment were placed in his hands as he entered the White House just before 10 o'clock, when he returned from his long, tiresome trip to Northampton to vote. Hescarried thes sheets to a table in the large corridor on the second floor, and after going through them hurriedly, went immec- diately to his private room in the e: ecutive office, where he remained for an hour reading the later returns as they ¢ere brought to him, a page at a time. Besides this telegraphic news supplied by press associations, the President’s personal telephone and personal telegrams brought additional news about the counting of the tal- lots. The very first news he received of the election was when his train pulled into New York and an_Associated Press dispatth, giving the vote of Masphee, a village on Cape Cod, Mass., was given to him. At Balti- more additional dispatches from the seted for a ka_Former Governor ! Page 5, Column 3.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 3.—Of the 19" women who aspired to join the three already in the House of Repre- | sentatives only one was successful. She was Mrs. John W. Langley of Kentucky. wife of former Represent- ative Langley, who is serving sentence in Federal prison for a conspiracy to violate the natfonal prchibition law. Mrs. Langley Only One of 19 New Woman Candidates to Be Elected to Congress The three present woman members were returned—Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, Republican, California; Mrs, Edith Nourse Rogers, Republican, Massachusetts, and M Mary T. Norton, Democrat, New Jersey. Mrs, Ella Tenney Sanford of Wis- consin a pired to a seat in the Senate, but was defeated by John J. Blain She ran as a prohibifionist. [} the | |$1,000 REWARD OFFERED | FOR FUGITIVE OFFICIAL Governor of West Virginia Seeks! Arrest of Absconded State Audi- tor, Indicted for Forgery. CLARKSBURG, W. Va., November P).—A reward of $1,000 has been | offered by Gov. Howard M. Gore for | {the arrest of John C. Bond, deposed | [ State auditor, missing sine in. dictment last Saturday on ¢ of forgery in connection with alleged i iregularities in the conduct of his | office. Bond announced last we going on 4 hunting trip, and ofii- | |cers ‘made no effort to st him | | until he failed to appear Monday to answer to the indictment. A search |of the district where he was suppossd to have gone has proven futile, and authorities said he may have left the | State and possibly the country. “TY” COBB RESIGNS | | ~ ASDETROIT PILOT | i | his k that he | George Moriarty, American League Umpire, Will Take Over Team. | | | | By the ted Press. | DETROIT, November today resigned as manage { troit Tygers and will be succeeded by ! George Moriarty, American League umpire and former Tyger third base- man. . The announcement came from the office of Frank Navin, president of the club. Navin said no formal resigna- tion has been received from Cobb, but that he and the Georgian have con- ferred concerning Cobb's withdrawal for_several day No explanation of the change management was made, the annour ment coming as a complete surpri Cobb was reported to be in Detroit, | but could not be located. It was the understanding at the | base vall offices today that Cobb, who in 21 years of base ball has broke and established more records than an other player the game ever known, will not appear in uniform next year. It was explained 1t | Cobb has large business interests to vhich he probably will devote his en | tire time. | Dan_Howley, who piloted the To- ronto Leafs to a pennant in the Inter- national League this year, was first offered the managership of the Tygers, but because of a previous contract | could not accept. Moriarity then was | chosen. Ty Cobb| in as having said that he 1 use he felt that he had been “in harness” long enough and was entitled to a rest. —— ADMIRAL COLBY DEAD. Retired Officer Expires in Boston After Brief Illness. BOSTON, November 3 (#).—Rear Admiral Harrison Gray Otis Colby, U. 8. N, retired, died at his home here today after a short illness. Retired in 1908. Admiral Colby was born in New Bedford, Mass., January 28, 1846. He s graduated from the Naval Acad- Jemy in 1867, having been a student there during the Civil War, when he a period of active service on the U. S. £ Dakotah. In 1881 he married | Mary Catherine Thompson of Boston. During the Spanish-American War | he was in command of the second | coast defense district, and also served | as commanding officer of the U. 8. 8. Hannibal. In 1904 and 1905 he was | commander of the European squad- ron, and later of the cruiser division | of the North Atlantic fleet. He was retired as a rear admiral in | 1908. After his retirement he en- gaged in coast survey work, and was for a time inspector of the second lighthouse district. TALY SFIZES MECE OF BRITISH LORD Englishwoman Is Detained for Socialistic Utterings Against Mussolini. By the Ass LONDON, November 3. -Advices from Ttaly say Mrs. Algernon Sladen, niece of Lord Dunmore, has been ar. rested at Volos Tiume, charged with Wlist utterances against Mussolin An article published by the Daily Sketch today, saying she had been in prisoned, was followed by a dis) to the press association, semi-official sh news agency, to the effect that she had heen released on bail. Her friends here are not aware of the ci istances which led to her arrest, The news of M ment, don in he Sladen’s imprison- the Sketch, reached Lon- ief lctter she wrote from place of detention to a re ister of the pianist The letter was dat t but gave no details ing nces of her ar Mrs. Coke say Sladen went to Ttaly in August with her husband, Al- gernon den, a cousin of Douglas den, who has written books about Italy and is a great admirer of Mus Mrs. Coke describes Mrs. man of definite ty, who takes Test in problems affecting t $ S ‘a4 young w idea id marked abi great inte) humanity In addition to her relationship to Lord Dunmore, Mrs. Sladen is con- nected with the families of the Duke of Devonshire and Lord Cavan. ITALY HAS UNREST. ] Riots Sweep Country as Enraged Fas- cists Kill Foes. ROME, November 3 (#).—Death or injury has been inflicted on many per- sons of anti-Facist tendencies through- out Italy by Facists enraged over the latest attempt to nate Premier Mussolini. Large numbers of hostile persons also are under arrest and others are being closely watched. Confirmation from Bologna that the attempt by Anteo Zamboni to assas- sinate Premier Mussolini last Sunday involved a far-reaching plot, instead of being merely the act of a deranged youth, has created an intensely hos- tile feeling against anti-Facists. Only the heroic efforts of militiamen and carbineers prevented greater blood- shed yesterday among the subversivi elements, which the Facists in various cities and towns sought to punish. Peace Officers Beaten. Many of the peace officers were bruised or beaten when they attempt- ed to hold back infuriated mobs who desired to attack the residences of anti-Facists or wreck opposition news- paper offices. Riotous demonstrations occurred in Cagliari, in Sardinia, and at Naples, Venice, Genoa and other places. Newspaper buildings were entered by the angry Fa: s and the plants damaged. At Cagliari the manifest- ants attacked the offices of two news- papers and then held a demonstration in front of the home of the anti-Fascist deputy, Lussu. A Fascist who climbed to the balcony of the deputy’s resi- dence was shot and killed by Lussu. The soldiers energetically beat back the crowd, which attempted to lynch the deputy, and took him into custody. The home of the famous philoso- pher, Signor Croce, was wrecked by a mob in Naples, as also were the homes of several other members of the oppo- sition in that city. In Venice and several other towns similar scenes were enacted. Two Fascists and one carabineer were killed in Genoa when customs officers and carabineers fired on bands of Fascists storming the residence of Signor Rossi, a Socialist lawyer. In Genoa the premises of the newspaper (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) A concern HALL WIDOW CALM AS MILLS MURDER JURY 1S SELECTED Box Filled in Hour-and-Half Examination of Talesmen. Courtroom Crowded. STEVENS BROTHERS KEEP NERVE AT TRIAL Willie Watches Proceedings Non- chantly—Henry Gazes About Room, Showing No Emotion. By the Associated Press. SOMERVILLE, N. J., November 3. —With a jury selected, the first trial in the Hall-Mills murder case moved {into its second phase today selected within an Justice Charles W. Parker of the Supreme Court then { dismissed the jury while he conferred | with counsel. The jury does not include a woman, although ~ Senator Simpson, special prosecutor, had planned to get a_wom- an juror “because she would better understand the workings of Mrs. mind.” Simpson Accuses Talesman. 1 | i In examining one of the talesmen Senator Simpson accused him of ! tempting to induce a member « |indicting grand jury not to return an | indictment against the defendants. The State used all its five challenges, *bu\ the defense used only one. Mrs, Frances Stevens Hall and her | brothers, Willle and Henry Stevens, took thelr seats in the courtroom a few minutes after court was opened. They are charged with the murder of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills. They are on trial now jonly for the murder of Mrs. Mills, so- prano in the choiv of the church of St. John the Evangelist, in New Bruns- wick, of which Rev. Bdward Wheeler Hall ‘was pastor. | _The bodies of Rev. Mr. Iall and | Mrs. Mills were found under a crab- apple tree on the deserted Phillips rm, near New Brunswick, Septem- ber 10, 1522 Mrs. Hall Pale But Calm 1Iall, rather pale. but h her head held high and her , preceded her brothers as ed Stevens, {he vounger brother of Mrs. Il ed the mination of the fi man with ' i M ing wi cccentric 1, watch- , stared around the courtrooin un- erncdly. here was not the courtroom Of an reserved for Camp_ ¢ placed In the raised the number of seats for sp tators ivom 145 to 190, but the great- er number of seats were occupied by witnesses and the panel of tales- men. The State has subpoenaed 110 witnesses. The defense has not an nounced the number of witnesses it will call. “Pig Woman” Ar . Jane Gibson, plg raiser, ar- rived at the courthouse half an hour before time for the trial to start. She was escorted by two detectives. Other witnesses gathered in little groups. While the jury was being | selected, Justice Parker commanded court guards to selze a newspaper photographer's camera. The photog- rapher, who had been taking tographs of the proceedings, rendered the camera without obje tion and it was impounded. The jurors follow: Foreman, John A. Dunster, team- ster; John W. Young, farmer: Ru- dolph Steffeno, farmer; John B. Stryk- | er, clerk; Edward S. Tillman intendent; Fred Sage, mond Young, farmer: Skillman, farmer; Will n; George O. Labow, farme; uel B, Hope, clerk, and Joseph Roach, blacksmith, Defendants Are Confident. All three defendants today express ed confidence of acquittal and said they looked forward to the oppor- tunity to having their s present- ed in open court. Willle Steve whose chief occupation before the murder consisted in membership in the New Brunswick Volunteer Fir Department, bought a new suit the trial and was much perturh when he found it did not fit snugl He also lost a collar button and sent Mrs. Hemry Stevens for a new one | vacant in the trial ts, 125 seat be: we | M i has accepted events She sald that while she did not want to take the stand because of the certainty of unpleasant cro: examination, she would gladly do so to clear her name. Henry Stevens, about whom the State is alleged to be centering- its case, was anxious for the trial to start. A last-minute report that on the night of the murder Willie Stevens ‘washed blood and dirt from his hands in a New Brunswick restaurant was under investigation by the prosecu- tion. Willie's finger prints are al- leged to be on a calling card found at the feet of Dr. Hall. Charles D. Isaacson, manager of statlon WRNY, New York, announced that he would not broadcast the trial, as had been intended. “Some influential people” thought it would not be & good thing, he said. Gov. Moore recently protested the broadcasting to Justice Parker, who said he was powerless to prevent it as long as the microphones were out- side the courtroom. Radio programs—Page 34 walk- | pho- W.R &ETOFIGHT MERGER UNLESS 1T GETS FAIR RETURN Ham Tells Utilities Body Its Attitude Has Not Changed {on Valuation Question. H FORCED CONSOLIDATION URGED AT PUBLIC HEARING Spokesmen for Civie Organizations Present Varied Plans—Hanna to Talk for Capital Traction. for a merger of the action companies whicit ntee the full uation of sical property and fair return on the capital inves { ment will be opposed by the Wasi |ington Railway and tric e | William F. Ham, fts president |told the Public Utilities Commis=i ¢ an informal public hearin called to conslder proposed legislatic to force the companies to enter in a consolidation. Ham _indicated at his compan anged since suspended merger the commission hecause the sion was not inclined to appro rvice-at-cost plan, which wo vide a reasonal turn upor value of the prop use. The unifie n of posed by the commizsion. insisted, will not assure the what it considers to | aluation or a fafr retu upon tment. Tie reitera previous statement——that the c proposed to wait until the Congress in this respect has hee certained. After a luncheon v was resumed at 2 o'clock, and before it adjourns John 1. Hanna, president of the Capital Truction €' led to explain his comp: in regard to & mel Any shi plan ngton t 1: to W by this me, iati operation Mi the heavit e itie Many The the entire mornin pleas of civie orga presentative spokesmer the traction compat one voice in opposit vd until My, Ham e civie inization repro tives went Into consideribl explain what they thousht the Lenefits of unified opet to suggest what me | followed to bring it : | mission Lud prepared two yu for consideration and it wa from the testimony that | body delezates had give: siderable sti One wi the public desired other was what measu included in a bill to brin The charge was made {in his testimony that Commission has misled the | belleve that the merger would re { in a reduction in fare. which 1 ed is an impo: ) 3 A merged company would find ju as the two present railway compani { have found.” he said, “that the pre | ent rates of fare are not adequate to provide a reasol return. This commission well s that the pres ren the two cor not paid by present tened virtuali to the renev ons for a me he pu it panies s for vid refused inerea the commission has the compani quest 1oy sed fare. Bell Protests Issues. J. Franklin commission, the Ham to protest th valuation nor questions of far. be injected into the prob merging the traction companies. “We cannot go to Congress asking approval of o merger plan,” 2 ts the compa ec than the Utili s found to | able anc te, or that would guar- ntee outset a promised ine crease in fare.” In return, Mr. Ham said he eould not ask the holders of railway sceuri- ties to buy an v in the of the return on their invests The whole mover L s conducted thus fur, he de. is wrong be it does not such a guaran After a spirited disc point, Mr. Ham Commissioner i man of t interrupted My neithe should of U ussion on aid that his comp: might abide for a time in its insis:- ence upon the higher fare, but that he coud make no compromise i the matter of the valuation which i now pending in court. Unless Congres{ takes very definite steps this Wintef toward forcing a merger, it was indis cated that the merger movement probably would be deferred until thd court issues a final ruling in the ation case. Threatens Court Commenting upon what intere preted to be the commission’s obvious endeavor to force a merger, Mr. Ham declared he failed to understand “how any commission of fair-minded men' could foster any plan that would serve “to destroy two existing com: panies without cause.” He argued that any move by the commission t4 grant’an unlimited number of permity to bus companies, which would opes rate in competition to the railways would be unconstitutional, and he in- dicated he would fight it in court. “Congress itself would have no right to the charters of the aid, “for failing to this ioner Bell again interrupted to declare the commission had that legal right and could, if it sees fit, pe (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) 1