Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER. (T, S. Weather Rain tonight and tomorrow; warmer tonight: much colder tomorrow after- noon or night. Temperature—1 vesterday: low terday. Full report on page 9. Bureau Forecast | lighest, 48, at 2 p.m. 40, at 11:45 pan. yve; Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 b Entered post office, W . 30,176. < second class matter ashington, D« | WASHINGTON, ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. €., MONDAY, DECEMBER ) ) 1 1926—F T The : cvery tion isfdelivered to Wast ' as fast as the papers are printed. \ “From Press to Home Within the Hour” Sta system covers e regular edi- gton homes carrier city block and 1 Saty Vs Circulation, 100,437 Sunday ~ « 111,611 ORTY PAGES. (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENT ATIMER AFFIRMS NICARAGUA REBELS ET MEXICAN ARMS No Doubt About Shipments, Commander of U. S. Ships in Zone Declares. AMERICAN SQUADRON SUFFICIENT, HE SAYS Reinforcements Unnecessary, Ad- miral Asserts Upon His Arrival in Panama. By the Associated Prese TANAMA, December miral Julian L. Latimer, of the United States special squadron in Nicaraguan waters, arrived here, He says it is his opiniop that it will not be neces: to ine crease the American naval force in Nicaraguan waters for the protection of American liv nd property. He Geems the four ships there at present sufficient. Concerning reports that the Liberals in Nic gua were receiving arms from Mexico, Admiral Latimer said: “There is no doubt about that, and the Mexican government does not deny that arms obtained in Mexican ports have been taken to the c Nicaragua.” With regard to the reported pres- ence of Mexican warships in N raguan waters, Admiral Latimer said he had not seen any nor had he heard of any being there. Liberals Control Coast. The Liberals, under Dr. Sacasa Bre opposing the Conservative govern- ment of Gen. Diaz, are in control of all the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua north of Pearl Lagoon, which is 30 miles north of Bluefields, and south- ward from the region of Bluefields to Greytown, the southernmost point of the republic, according to the admiral. The length of his stay in the Canal Zone, Admiral Latimer said, would de- pend upon conditions in Nicaragua. The United States cruiser Cleveland passed through the canal today bound for Bluefields, to take the place of the Rochester, Admiral Latimer's flag- ship, which is due to start for the Canal Zone today. 3.—Rear Ad commander service has DIAZ STAND ASSAILED. Agent Here Calls Offer to Sacasa Teaders Laughable. Va ac Dri-3 8; here of the ment in Nic President Diaz had placed himself in ughable” situation by charging the Sacasa group with bolshevism and at the same time offering its leaders places in his own official family. Dr. Vava referred to Diaz's statement regarding munist_activities among the Sacasa sympathizers and to a previous offer the Nicaraguan President to give amnesty and cabinet positions to his erstwhile enemies. The Diaz govern- ment has been recognized by thé United States by Sacaxa has been accorded recog- nition by Mexico. Dr. Vaca said “It is natural for the Diaz govern ment to ask for the assistance of all the outside nations and to continue the campaign of misrepresentation that has been flowing from Managua for the past ten months. The charge recent of bolshevikism against the opponents | of his administration is they are bolsheviks, why does he offer them money and participation in the government as an inducement? icaragua is a scarcely populated country without labor or industrial problems on any account. The fact is that the Diaz regime is not only unconstitutional and the result of coup, but ais judging from the he has never dc courage the structive of “If the pr regime is left to the peopl agua alone, it would get what it deserves NICARAGUAN DENIES PLOT. aughable. 1f 1 st performanc nything but to en crudest exploitation de- the people. sent Diaz Story of Army peditions Refuted by Rebel Leader. By the Assoriated Precs M ICO CITY, December 13 fteration- of denials that ®overnment has suppor peditions to the Nicaraguan Libe: was made last night by Pedro J . representative here of the Lib- ];:w\ nment recently by Juan Sac: Puerto Cabgzas Nicarag i A statement elected Preside Zepeda, dec ernment offic} inz the T ue: Me proceedin: and attack ing the Diaz peda says the Superior v «t New Or Ite »d armed ex Ze- set up Gen Nic Lem by enor agua nt of & Mexican gov nt were arm iperior t st st of | confidential agent | woman assigned t saopposition govern- on the community, forced the cashier ragua, said today that!and another employe into the vault Mexican-con- | and the regime set ‘up | Liypewriter, she covered the two men » anti-Nicaraguan, since, | the Mexican | Diuz, recently | ' 'SOUTHERN MAY MOVE OFFICES | . FROMD. C. IF SITE IS TAKEN OVER, ?ailway presid;nt Decla;’es No Decisioné Has Been Reached, But Will Be Based i “on Efficiency™ When Need Ariseg. 1 | 10 years. If and when Congress shali authorize the expro priatien of our Washington office | building, our decision as to the future | will be made promptly. nd that de- | cision will be solely on the merits of | the company’s own problem of efficient | administration.” ‘ The question of the acquisition of the Southern’s building at the Avenue | and Thirteenth street to meet the in-| creasing needs for space for the func tions of the District government has | heen agitated for some time, and par ticularly in connection with the huge | building program now under way. Tesultant rumors to the effect that | the railway would leave Washinzton tumors that the Southern Rail-|established for way Company contemplated removal of its headquarters from Washington should Congzress authorize acquisi- | tion of its present building on Penn- sylvania avenue in the Government | | building program, were answered by Fairfax Harrison, president of the | Toad. with the formal statement to- day that “no decision has been reached.” Mr. Harrison's announcement was issued at the close of a conference with other company officials. Earlier lin the day inquirers were informed {that the road would not comment | one way or another on reports of a | should the plan be carried out created | removal to @ distant city, It was|more or less of a stir in business and | financial circles here. No attempts zenerally rstood around the 3 generally understood 7 were made at the Southern offices | | oMces, however, that “something was [ €78 Baade A A0 A uestion !in the wind.” and as the rumors per- [y g pee M S cced sisted, My, Harrison authorized the| "Removal of the railway company’s following statement: offices would be unfortunate from “No decision has been reached as|the .standpoint of Washington busi- | o where our operating headquarters | ness men, it was pointed out. More are to be in the future. Such a de-|than 2200 persons are employed in cision cannot be made until we know | Washington alone by the company.| certainly that we must move from [The pay roll of these people exceeds | the location iwhere we have been |$4,000000 a yvear. BUDGET APPROVES - CAR MERGER BILL BANK MEN SAPS, SAYS GIRL BANDIT Stenographer Tells How She Fooled Them Into Letting Her in Cage. 1 Lord Doubts Legality of Gross Revenue Tax In- crease Section of Measure. | i The Bureau of the Budget returned | to the Public Utilities Commission to. lay the bill designed to facilitate a | merger of the Washington Railway and ectric Co. and the Capital | Traction Co. The measure bore the bureau’s approval, and arrangements were made by Farl V. Fisher, execu- | tive secretary of the commission, to | send il to Congress immediately. Coincident with this action, Chair- man Capper of the Senate District committee declared this morning that if a merger bill were received by his committee immediately after the Christmas holidays he believed there would be time enough to take it up. Time for Consideration. | 1t is too early to assume that the. problem could not be considered at’ this short session, he said. Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Lord, direc- tor of the Budget Bureau, advised the commission that while the provisions of the bill do not conflict with the financial program of President Cpol- | idge, the section providing for a 50 per cent increase in the gross revenue tax on the two companies on July 1, 1928, might be held unconstitution- al by the courts, and suggested that this feature be discussed with Attor- ney General Sargent. By the Associated Press. AUSTIN, Tex., December 13 Characterizing officials of the Farmers National Bank at Buda, as “saps” for allowing her to rob them of near ly 31,000 Saturday, Miss Rebecca Bradley, 22-year-old stenographer, t day waited at her mother's home here while the authorities sought to determine whether $5,000 bond’ was { sufficient for her release on a charge lof robbery with firearms. Although she declined to supply de- i tails of her escapade after being r | leased Saturday night, she told officers how she drove her automobile to the I country town near here Satur- and, after convincing the bank officials that she was a newspaper o write an article and escaped with approximately $1,000 ‘in cash. The told officers she merely gought a thrill. Visited Another Bank. Miss Bradley, a graduate of Texas | University and now working for a | hizher degree, is employed in the office of Dan Moody, attornéy general nd governor-elect. On being arrested few hours after the robbery, she told of driving to Round Rock, near here, Saturday morning and visiting {with officials of the Farmers State !Bank there. She then returned to | Austin and continued on to Buda. Leaves to Congress. The commission, however, plans to leave this question to Congress to determine, as it is anxious to get the bill_before the Senate and House for early consideration. The legality of the proposed tax increase, which, under the terms of the bill would be repealed just as soon as the companies consolidate was first questioned by the Citizens Adyisory Council. Gen. Lord seemed | to have the opinion that this punitive provision ix designed to force an in voluntary merger,” although the com- | mission previously explained that the | tax increase would have the effect of | forcing a voluntary consolidation. ! JEWELERS HELD UP, | ROBBED OF $39,280| Obtaining aceess to the cashier’s cage on the pretext of borrowing a {with a pistol and with the remark, “T fmean business,” forced them into the ault. She then took what money she could find and returned to her home, where she placed the loot and the pistol in a package and mailed it to herself in care of the University sta- tion. The bank officials soon freed themselves and were able to secure the pumber of her car. The automobile was found at a local garage and her t followed. Miss Bradley will not he required to be in court today at the he.ll’iqk on the bond and her attorney has announced plans to waive the right to an exemining trial Wedding Is Hinted. Although police have not announced anv theories as to the motive for the robbery, they were considering a state- ment by Otis Rogers, Amarfllo attor- ney. that he is Miss Bradley's hus. hand. He told newspaper men at Amarillo she was his wife, while in- quiring for information about the “fapper hold-up case.” Tie later de- nied the statement declared he Six Bandits With Sawed-Off Gunsl Stop Car on Way From Phila- delphia to Lancaster. | By the Associated Press PHILADELPHIA, Six masked bandits with sawed-off shotguns held up and robbed three | wholesale jewelers of $39,280 in cash, | diamonds and jewelry here today. | Israel »Zieger, his son, Simon, and ! Jacob J. Cohen, the men robbed, were | on their way to Lancaster with a con signment of gems for a store there. | They had started under cover of dark- | ness, believeing it would be safer, | Their motor car had almost reached | the city limits when a sedan contain- | ing the robbers forced the jewelers car to the curb. IFive of the robbers jumped from the | {sedan and, pointing their guns at the jewelers, commanded them to throw up their hands. "hey worked December 13.— | bLut would come here today to aid the girl. Mrs. G. E. Bradley, the girl's mother, who is also employed at the State capitol here, denied her daugh ter was married. ““There has been a terrible mistake’ she said when in- formed of Rogers’ statement. Rogers i ulso a graduate of Texas University. The death penalty is permitted for conviction on a charge of robbery with firearms under Texus law, but this sentence has never been hmposed ex- [ cept in cases where shooting occurred in the course of the robbery ke experts,” the { provisions of the ac | methods are cor | aday EAGUE TO ASSUME ARMS SUPERVISION IN GERMANY FEB. 1 Interallied Control, Offensive’ to Berlin. to End—O0nly Two Questions Remain. WORK TOi()VEiASEVbN FORTS ALONG POLISH FRONTIER Countries in Ambassadors’ Council to Send Expert to Handle Prob- lems Under Agreement. By the Ascociated Press GENEVA, December lied control of German is to cease January 31 its place the League of N means of commissions, will tain whether Germany is carr out the conditions for disarmament 13.—Inferal- armaments next, and in tions, 1 ascer {Jaid down in the Versailles treaty. This decision was reached by the foreign ministers in session here out- side the meetings of the council of the League of Nations. Of more than 100 questions regarding Ger- man armaments, which divided the interallied military control commis- sion and the council of ambassadors W Germany in 1925 regarding the execution of the milita val and air clauses of the,treaty of Versailles, only two remain outst is the hope of the foreign min that an amicable settlement of these also will be possible. The question of the strength of th fortresses at Koenigsberg, Kuestrin nd Glogau, on the Germano-Polish frontier, and Germany's exportation of war material, some of it allegedly going through Russia to the Chinese revolutionaries, are the two points which will be submitted through reg ular diplomatic channels for settle. ment, primarily through the ambassa- dors’ ‘council. If the ambaseadors are unable to solve the problems, the Council of tlie League of Nations will take them in hand. Fortress Work to Fnd. settlement of a situation had been regarded as threat- Dr. Gustav Stresemann ha returned to Berlin with som After which eni now thing definite to present to his people | control. | on the question of military which has been considered offensive by the Germans to their country’s na tianal prestige. Under the agreement reached, all work on the fortifications alongs the Polish frontler will coase, but without prejudice te the right of Poland, which protested sgainst them, and Germany to maintain their ' legal viewpoints. M. Briand, who left for P afternoon, said that personally he wa well satisfled with the agreement, which Sir Austen Chamberlain was absolutely binding and not sus. ceptible of nullification by changes in government. Under the wrd countries rep- resented ,in the ambassadors’ couneil may attach a technical expert to their n embassy. This expert will be empowered to negotiate concerning the execution of any agreement bear- ing on Germany's fulfillment of the disarmament conditions of the treaty. Considerable significance is attachéd to this, as it means a sort of mild supervision over Rerlin itself. It has not heen made clear whether these experts will remain indefinitely in Ger- | many. FRENCH ARE P ment Believed to Have Averted Loss of Prestige. Agre PARIS, December 13 (P).—Locarno nsidered here to have triumphed at Geneva among the foreign ministers while settling the points in dispute between Germauny and the allies growing out of the provisions of the Versailles peace treat. of Nations to supersede the interallied military control commission in Ger- is regarded with the content- rage Frenchman, who, v harried by the growing eco nomic crisis, was apprehensive of the loss of I'rance’s prestige abroad and strife in the French government should the negotiations break down at Geneva. The only discordant note over the agreement to withdraw the interallied military control _commission comes from the nationalists, notably the fol- lowers of former President Millerand Their organ, the Avenir, says toda) “One more conference and Krance isolation will be patent to the whole. { worla.” WA on to Germany Should LONDON, December 1 s agreement by the foreign min- isters in Geneva to do away with the Interallied Military Commission in | ing | is this | any'| The agreement for the League | Bty wind aivead ey TWO BANDITS SLAIN. ragua four ds 1 there huv sk ing been Knocked Down, Policeman Fire From Ground. DETROIT, December 13 (®). —Two bandits were shot and killed by Grant Lipscomb, 63, a merchant police man, when thev attempted to hold Lim up as he was making his rounds vesterday. The dead men are George Von Suhgi, and Joseph Allen, 0, Iboth of Detroit. One of the men knocied Lipscomb to the ground »nd began rifling his ets, when the policeman obtained \d opened fire on them. Opens vaguan pada’s has dischar emmuni No A S cers, says ikird Superior e had anyih any other Libera! bave been f solely by Nicar Zepeda de th exiled Nicurazi their country to take for perior s and oft the otticials | affair or ions, which it ican P th need carried ¢ thousands returning of to elder ‘Zieger told they took $31,000 worth of set unset diamonds, he said rom Cohen they got $8.000 in jewelry und from young Zieger $25 in cash and a sold watch After searching their vobbers disconnected the Zieger's car and disappea police. From him and victims, ignition ed the \ Movie Collapse ALEXANDRIA, () —Seven 30 injured Sundu > roof of the Lion Tieater collapsed. Kills Seven. Egypt persons December were killed night Motion part in the w alre are f the country, end that the Liber control of one-third cluding the wwhich is the r ragua hest territory in Nica- | | ¥ | Shovel Man Asks New Trial. | PITTSBURGH, December 13 (4).— John W. Hubbard, Pittshurgh smanufacturer, through his today filed a nulption for 4 in the case of Wiss Anne New York stage i who wa ed $50,000 dan her by promise suit azainst the Pittsburgher Jast weeh. By the Associated Pre BEAUVAIS, France, December 13. _ Solution of problems that have baf- fled mathematicians for centuries, in- cluding, the squaring of the cirele, is claimed by Ludovic Lepere, an am teu mathematician, who offers to | zive a demonstration before a com- petent commission Lepere declares he has solved the problems of trisection of angles; mul- tisection of a straight line, the cir- cumference of &._circls and an engle £ shovel counsel, new trial aldwell, ward ach-of. althy w Radio Programs—Page.l |Amateur Solves Squaring of Circle And Other Enigmas, Claim in France into equal parts; quadrature (squar- ing) of the circumference of a_cirele direct superficial quadrature of a chr cle; development of a_circumference into a straight line of equal length, and. | cumference of equal length to that of a given straight line In addition, he claims solution of the probiems of duplication, triplica- tion, quintuplication and septuplica- tion of the cube and its reduction to ‘onefourth, onehalf and threefourths. when | Picture | conversely, the trading of a cir. | ermany at the end of next Janu- ary and place the military affairs of ['that couhtry in the hands of the | League of Nations is generally ap-| provel by the London newspapers, It is chavacterized as a logical de velopment of the Locarno policy and 4 triumph for common sense. In <ome quarters, however, there is an instnuation of fear lest Germany, ter the present government shali {have disappeared, will cease to be loyal to the canse of peace. Some of the newspapers express the | hope that the allied troops occupying | {he Rhineland will be withdrawn at | the soonest possible moment. They | argue that continuance of occupation not only will be offensive and humili- ating 1o Germany but unnecessary and unwise. 67 DROWN IN STORM. 20 Others Aboard Chilean Trans- port Rescued. ‘OS AIRES, December 13 (). | —sSixty-seven men of the crew of the Chilean transport Arauco were ! qrowned yesterday when the vessel | { sank at Lota, Chile, during a violent storm, says a dispatch from Santlago to La Nacion. There were 96 men ahoard the ship when it sank, of whom 29 were saved. Eight bodies a« ‘been recovered, i | L | ‘BUE ’ 23 ZTD 2 )11 41705 /I/I/I///I///////// 4 7 i1 7775 0L FRAUD PROVEN, 'ROBERTS DECLARES IN* SUMMING 1P | “Myriad of Overt Acts™ Runs | Through Evidence Present- | ed at Trial, He Says. | £ {ASKS “EVEN-HANDED JUSTICE™” FROM JURY ; | cg’%? U. S, Counsel Insists” Fall and 4R 5 Doheny “Conspired Corruptly™ / \ With Federal Functions. Y that “a myriad of overt =) <h the evidence given sert. B. Fall and Ed Owen J. Roberts ment counsel, in his { opening arzument today told the jury that the performance single overt fact was sufficient to sustain the Gov { ernment’s contention of conspiraey against the two fendants Mr. Roberts an his which trial upon its 1 final urt re | | I - ny | speci. 1 argument, st CHRISTMAS CAROLS i Star Sponsors Local Part in i Nation-Wide Chorus, Di- rected by Radio. An epochal “choir invisible' millions strong and directed long arm of radio—will lift this Christmas eve in the | chorus of old-time carols eve Some 20,000,000 or S0 voices {ing those of a vast host of V {ton's listeners-in, will join in this na | tion-wide vocal observance of Christen {dom’s holy night, thanks to “elaborate arrangements Just completed with the National Broadeasting Co. by The ening Star and other leading Ameri- an newspapers All the old favorites, from “Silent Night” to “It Came Upon the Mid ht Clear,” will be chanted in unison the great choir under the direction of Rev. Dr. S. Parkes Cadinan, pastor of the Central Congregational Church of Brooklyn, N. Y. and Dr. Harry | Rowe Sheiley, noted’ composer, organ- ist_and choirmaster. The 50-voice !ehoir of Dr., Cadman’s church will lead in the singing. WRC to Broadeast. The carol service will be broade through Station WEAR of New York City and a large chain of associated stations, including WRC, the local broadeast unit of the Radio Corpora- tion of America. The unusual tion will promptly at 10 lock Chris eve and will continue until chimes ving out their iessage of at midnight As the New York choir begins the first number Dr. Cadman will on every one in the radio audience to join whole-heartedly in the singing, guided by words to be published in I this city by The Star on the afternoon |of December 21, {" Tollowing the opening number, the { “Hallelujah Chorus” from ““The Mes- Siah,” Dr. Cadman will extend b greetings and announce the succe: by its v mightiest sung. the c | Order of Carols. They will be sung in the following ordel “Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful.” “0 Little Town of Bethlehem.’ “The First Noel.” “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing.” “Noel.” “God Rest You, Merry Gentlemen.’ “silent Night." Dr. Cadman, just before the ren- dition of the final number, will deliver tmas message and offer a sea wal prayer. Anticipating that many families, or- nizations or other groups will wish {to join in this The Star will publish in its Chr eve edition the words and music the carols in the program. Prepara tions have been made to take care of the contemplated demand for extra | copies of this edition of the paper. Washington, like several other cities. has staged in the past purely local carol “sings” with considerable success, and it was with a view to en couraging a Nation-wide revival of the old-tashioned caroling custom that The Star and other newspapers arranged the unique radio service. 25 DEAD, 30 MISSING IN CHINA SHIPWRECK All Foreigners Aboard Steamer Lien Shing Reported to Have Been Saved. By the Associated Press SHANGHAL December all foreigners aboard the Lien Bhing, which sank yester- day after striking Amberst Rocks, 64 miles out of here, accounted for and bodies of 8 of the 150 Chinese passengers recovered, search was continued today for more than 30 native passengers reported missing. With eamer ! Twenty-five Chinese drowned when lifeboat upset. Mrs. Cora Sutton Castle, authores: wife of # San Francisco surgeon, was among the passengers rescued. Mrs. Castle, who attended Columbia and Minnesota Universities, and is known as a world traveler and soclal wel- fare worker, lost notes and manu- seripts representing five vears' work. There were 237 aboard the Lien hing when it struck, including number of foreign women and chil- dren, three of the latter being babi in arms. It is known that the ship was off its course instead of being thrust onto the rocks by a tremendous un- AEICUITONl O Bhut 20000000 WILL SING. many | includ- | hing- | adoration | all | Police Investigate Mysterious Voice | AndFind Radic By the Asso P . December lice have advised Jacques to give up his radio set. Misler was loafing about his Paris flat while it was raining har outside. He was bored with everything and lonely. Finally, he savs, in desperation he turned on the radio to hear what the Eiffel Towey 1 to offer in its br 1 cast. While listening some friends | telephoned and he accepted their invitations to meet them at a cor ner cafe for a card game. | Coming home two howrs later, Misler heard voices in his apart- | ment. Without opening the door, he bounded down the stairs and called the police. Two gendarmes | came running hot on the trail of | the supposed robbers. Pistols in hand they entered M. Misler's | apartment. The ve came from | the loudspeaker. Disgusted, the po- | lice informed Msler he would be | better off without a vadio in his | flai, | VETERAN SHOOTS | SELF IN GAPITOL i ated Pross Po | | | | Misler | {John W. Caldwell. 68, Sol-| diers’ Home Inmate, Tries to End Life. | | 68 vears old, a shot and prob- | at 10 landin, ve the | vete ably fat o'clock of an cess just Capitol. Guards heard a pistol shot and rushed toward the steps, only to find a prostrate form with o .32-caliber revolver lying by its side. The in jured man, with a bullet wound near the base of the brain, was tiken to| Casualty Hospital, where his death | is expected | Missing From Hosp Letters and other paj verson identified him as Caldwell, an inmate of the Soldie Home. When informed of the trag- edy, authorities at the home were in clined to doubt his identity, sayving | that they had seen Caldwell, who was | admitted on February 14, 1922, only “n hour or so before and believed him | to be in the hospital. Investigation, however, disciosed that®the veteran had dressed himself in his best and set_about the mission of tuking his 1 | A penciled note, mute evidence of | a losing struggle . against continued | il health, was found in his pocket. | It stated: “I have suffered a thousand deaths | the last six months. \Why suffer more when there is no help.’ ! Had Bank Balanc 1 serawled in shaky | face of a | 1y iself on the forming « Hall, in wounded this morning inside hallway off Statvary | | al. | on his John W, Another messag handwriting _acr sl letter from the rgo Bank & | Union Trust Co.. of San Francisco. | Calif., which informed Mz | | | Caldwell |that he had a balance of 3,040, told | the story of an old man’s discouruge. over il health, saying “My health is gone. 1 am too old to come back. I don't want to die by | <. Be merciful. Judge me with ment Records at the Soldiers’ showed that the veteran trim. white military was well dressed. had seen about 20 vears of active service, participating in the Indian wars and in the Span- | ish-American War, hesides camnpaign- | ing in the Philippines =k Relatives in Califoruia. | He is survived, the clased, by a daughter, Miss Mabel Caldwell of Benning, Calif., and brother. Arthur, of 2709 Channingway street, Berkley, Calif. ! Many of the hundreds of sightscers | in the Capitol were unaware of the | unaccustomed note of tragedy, al-| though several score persons who were in Statuary Hall, rushed to the stalrway when the report of the pis. | tal echoed through the hall, - | Cabinet at Ruler's Bedside. | TOKIO, December 13 (#).—The en- tire government cabinet, with the ex- | ception of one member who is ill him- self; is proceeding to Havama, where Emperor Yoshihito is critically ill. A | bulletin §#sued at noon by the house- | hold degrtment said the condition of the, remains about mel Home who wore a mustache and records dis | the House District committee, {there | ation, |is cha ' Congress case Hearty today by encourage and es pecially by Jat 2 ol ach side gets six hours { for argument Addressing the jury involves in great measure the roper functions of government It courages 5-Year Program iury that the facts in the case pre jsent a challenge to them as citizens for Branch Service. ent was given jt vou weigh all the evidence and the €ibson subcommittee of {do what is right,” Mr. Roberts told Gibson for a $1.250.000 five-year building pro- | gcaiee so that the jury might reach #m for the Washington Public Li-'a judgment might be ¢ ernment and hat they “conspired This corruptly” throu ripus acts and lin simple. direct manner, the Gov- ns that proper functions of gov {*to live up to that standard of even- he jury. . in order that the law directing Mr. Roberts impressed on the jury George contracts » defraud ' the United lernment counsel declared that the i | trial was now drawing to a close 1 ; fand upon it rested the responsibiliiy LUy H {of “even-handed justice.” { Charges Improper Influence. | | an importan and case.” he said. “It is ent have been interfered with improper influence.” I handed justice which is an American doctrine.” i : 1t devolved upon Government coun- Chairma . b AN sel, he to present the chain of through bianch libraries, to furnish |that the indictment zes Doheny e convenient to the homes and |and Fall with consp to interfere 2 State supported number of i s s 1 celebrated mportant to the Government hecause House Subcommittee En- The Government counsel told the | All that the Government asks is Representative Houston, to a proposal | sop 6 54 C0 (8 PR3 one EItaEs offices for residents of the District | With the proper functioning of gov- was made by Dr e werman, librarian, and representatives from a the most important local ganizations particularly interested in the development of the library as | an extension of the public school system, It tion through by t Alleges Wrongful Intent, Government counsel declared that congpiracy was u case in which an 1greement had been entered into “for intent and improper | motive. { If the jury finds that th i did it would have to | proper fraudulent scheme. he said. | The act of one defendant necesss rily binds the other, he pointed out, r | they are in a sense partpers in a con- | spiracy A conspiracy s proven by expre the exact hour & azreement wis Roberts told the + conspiracy is f the two me nphasized that the promo- public system h the fivevear building pro xram inereases the demand upon the library system and implies the same obligation to build and maintain the needed public libr defendants school conspi to aries have to be showing does not <ed words \@ place where the enteved into, Mr. jury. “The heart of the common purpose to carry out the act.” e declared. The jury then must de- : cide from the defendants’ own actions not of the best type | \chether they were perfarming a ¢ e for present needs and purpose. he stressed. wministration, because it = is in & noist business zone and dangcer Refers to Tl ous of access for childven veferred to the high two defendants, de The library dev as outlined by Dr come clothed with vides for 11 more major the presumption of innocence. Tha ries in separate bu ix the American doctrine.” It falls on library service to the Government, he declared, to prove in areas that are t their guilt. up and which will justifv separate It is not suflicient under branch libr The program also! gictment to prove there has heen provides for 15 or more branch libra- | merely a conspiracy.” he said: “th ries in school houses, mostly suburban Government must prove an overt act.” chools. This plan provides for such | " Referring to the letters and doen branch libraries in the Eastern High ' ment and testimony offered at School, where a room for the Public' piq) toberts said the ( Library, all fitted up. has been await-| yent was prepared to show ing occupancy for three or four years: ! (hare are simply myriads of overt act in the Armstrong Manual Training | i1 thie case i, High School and in nearly all the new | ppe Government counsel explained junior high schools \ to the jury that the law if the Tri Branch Urged, defendants had abandoned their plan g % ito conspire they might be permitted Dr. Bowerman advocated the desira- | 1o go free, but if in so doing they ha't bility of providing a branch library done overt thet ihey' comc the triangle south of Pennsylvania | ithin the scope of the law 3 avenue to the Mall, where the Govern ment buildings are to be locuted. e Fixes Daies of Alleged Plot. Mr. Roberts fixed the dates of the supported also proposed plan of the Fine Arts Commission for a new i jjeged conspiracy from July 1, 1921 municipal group on the site of: Center { 1o December 11.,1 and then said ! “Bef we to what happened, let's Market and advocated the inclusion of e who are the defendants—what library ilities and a municipal search service in that group. = { manner of men are they. There's Mr. teea of the Hibrary sihe board of trus- | poheny, a great. powerful and wealthy il supported Dr. Bow en of the United States, who savs {that to lend $100,000 is no more to it May Move Central Libra During the hearing Mr phasized that there is a strong bility that the central library he moved from its present sit is avery especially library building architecture economical Houston em prob might . wher serious traffic sitn since the existir mon r Standing Mr. Roberts standing of the claring that “they man. pro- branch libra lings to furnish popuious areas, or rapidly being built 5 is the in ngle the Dy re- | g erman’s plea. Mis. Swormstedt, who, $ehatrman of the ey roebalys | than an average man lending $25 or TRt nittee |¢50. fie even said before the Senate & campatgn of edur it just as well have D et evtne million. Doheny realized library building power of m He Cnaries 3 Boh he employed Lane e the cabinet at $30.000 a advantages of 1 emy ed Mr doo program over a how he gave to U5 i Diisineds Iprofiosition. sy sy « Crecl to use his influence with that. in_ his opinion, an ), wp-| Toorenry Datiels (o SR S propriation qof $250,000 Pl I e AL Ll o e B libraries is of extreme, importanee | (hat it was (o have a financial dea . inz with an officer of the Government K |with whom he was having business Stephen Keamer. . Heaiings. He even said from the wit- perintendent of schools and chalrman |1¢3% chaic thete was nothing wrons of the library committee of the Wagh. {about it. Such a doctrine would e ington Board of I'rade, expressed hipy. | Subversive of sound government—if self as in hearty accord with ' the | Such a docty vailed in America Luilding program. He emphasized | 1t would be the end of alk sound gov that the function of the library js €rnment.” not only to meet an existing demand, | AS to Fall but to open up u demand for con. Ne Was ‘l.‘m‘ ’!'- get some 'uhh(lu[ ' o e on ) property and he was the man “Do JEOnE® on ! 2) Iheny felt had the disposition of th Loil reserves.” In 1921, Mr. Roberts { continued. Doheny wanted addition i lands for his companies and a I [finery and a pipe line. His company | always is on_the market for leases cording to his own admission, Mr | Roberts explained. | Acquittal Order Refused. of Federal | week by ard of T tion her or in support brogram long-time trustee, sty ittee the five building piecemenl program nmittee he loaned Fall of the | ,nd used the {testified how Lefore he left vear, how o $30,000, Geor n for amer Is in ¥ Aecord. stant 1 it Mr. Roberts declured ge 5, Column JUDGES’ SALARIES 0 K'D. President Signs Bill Increasing Pay of Federal Jurists. President Coolidge today signed the bill raising the salaries judges, approved last this ver Justice Adolph A. Hoehling morning refused to grant the pr: of defense counsel that the court i struet the jury to return a verdict of “not guilty” or acquittal in faver of Doheny, charged with conspiracy to defraud the Government in con- he measure makes substantial in- creases in the pay of the entire Fed. | eral judiciary. including the Sunrenu: | Court. Its enactment was advocated | d ern 100 by Jeaders of the bar and aumensey | nection with the: Elk Hills, Calif., organizations on the ground that liy. | MaVal reserve ‘ ing expenses had visen to a llm'iln', The court, at the same time. _Iu%u where they were out of all proportion | €Ver. accepted a defense Brayer to the salaries. It also was argued | instruction to the jury that the fall- that higher pay would attract to the | ure_of the defen Fall_to t , Column bench more sisted members of the hn:.' (Continued on Pag