Evening Star Newspaper, March 19, 1927, Page 2

SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1927. AIRING OF FORD'S UCKVERDICTSEEN THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C. 'LT. CUDDIHY. SECOND AMERICAN | EEUNUMIE PARLEY ' TO FLY ACROSS ANDES. RETURNS; 4 * ORATORS CHOSEN IN FOUR SCHOOLS Girls Take Three Positions in Elimination Contests in This Area. The Star area have the Contest Four schools in aelected their representatives Fourth ic Orvatorical with gi king three of the positions. The schools are: St. Pau Academy. Holy « Academy and St. Alban’s hool Boys, of the District of Columbiu, and the Lee Jackson High School of Alexandria Each of the chosen ora s will com pete in their respective group runner: up contests for the honor of competing in the finals in which the speaker for The Star tervitory will be chosen. Helen Cogan. of the fir: class at St. Paul's Academy, won her school championship when she defeat ed seven other contestants, most of them seniors and juniors. with an oration on ““The Constitution and the Importance of Preserving It Today. Frank Wiegand, 17-vear-old senior won second place and Agnes O'Neill, 15, was awarded third honors. he other contestants included Mary Thompson, Arthur Har Betty Renner, Margaret Hurst and Jose: phine Crabill. A committee of St Paul’s faculty members, headed by in four for | | | Of the Bureau of Plant United States Department of Agric ture, who has just been appointed chief examiner of the Civil Service Commission by President Coolidge. 1,500 STORM JAIL IN KANSAS TOWN; THREE ATTEMPTS FAIL (Continued from First Page.) Rev. Thomas E. McQuigan. served as ges. Wants to Be Wr Miss Cogan, who is of slight build but possessed of an ample share of ambition. states that her first thought at the present moment is to at least equa) the pace set for her school last vear by Joseph Haltigan, who won the 1926 private and parochial schools District finals. After that—well, her dreams, she savs, include becoming *“an all-round busine: woman and writer, and_travelin within veach of the three-month Furopean tour, beginning July a student in o) ing schools in Margaret Bernadine Heister, 18, was chosen as the representative of Holy Cross Academy. Her speech on “The Constitution” was judged best by a committee of the schoo| faculty. Irene Acton, 18, was awarded second place With her oration on the same subject. Miss Heister, whose chief interests have always been in school dramatics ~though this is her first oratorical effort—is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Heister, sr., of 5623 Rock Creek Ford road Editor of Almanac. Godfrey Barber. 17-year-old senior of Alban’s School for Boys and editor of that school's Weekly Almanac, will represent his school with his oration, “John Marshall and the Constitution.” Barber, who is a son of Col. and Mrs. A. B. Barber of Bethesda, Md.. has participated in extemporaneous practice in public speaking throughout his four years at St. Alban’s and is devoting much of the Kaster vacation period, which his school is now enjoying, to perfecting himself in the delivery of his oration on John Marshall Lee-Jackson High School in Alex- andria, Va., reports that Jennie Ward, 17-vear-old senior, will represent the Lee-Jackson High School with “The Contribution of My State to Consti- tutional Government.” Louise Wat- kins, 16.year-old sophomore, speak- ing on the same subject, was desig nated as alternate by the faculty judges, Miss Frances Walker, Miss Frances Cuatt and Mrs. Ruth A. Jenkins. The other contestants in the Lee-Jackson finals included Mildred Deane, Robert Craig, Raymond Lynch and Hazel King. Miss Ward is the daughter of Mrs. J. E. Ward of La- oonia, Va TWO SHOT IN BANK AS BANDITS ESCAPE 19.—Two rticipat r territory. BALTIMORE. March bank clerks were shot in a daring but unsuccessful attempt to rob the Fast Baltimore branch of the Provi- dence Savings Bank, at 2118 East Monument street, shortly before 10 o'clock this morning. The bank clerks are Damon Gaskins, 30 years ©ld, manager of the branch, and Rob- ert McNally, 21 years old. They were taken to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where their injuries were snid to be serious, but not necessarily fatal. The clerks were alone in the bank when an automobile drew up and one of its three occupants jumped out. The engine was kept running. The man who entered the bank drew pistol and without a preliminary on McNally. a word_opened fir . MecNally fell with two bullets enter- ing his body. Gaskins opened fire with @ pistol and the bandit replying with & bullet which struck Gaskins in the side and he fell. The bandit then appeared to be confused, and fled with- out attempting to reach any of the money behind a wired inclosure, at the window where the shooting took place. The bank is in the heart of the business section of East Balti- more about one block from the mar- ket and scores of people were passing on both sides of the street when the hold-up attempt was made. A crowd quickly gathered and the pandit, ko the police were told, had to shove his way through the crowd to get 1o the automobile. No attempt was mude to stop him The car used by the bandits bore Maryland license No. 64809, the police pay. This number is in the name of John Weitzel, living at 2229 McEl- dervy street, who reported to the po- Jice that the car had been stolen early this morning. W hen last seen the au tomobile was headed northeast toward the Philadelphia road, but police be- Jieva the occupants may double on their track in an attempt to escape to Washington In co-operation with the State po- lice, the Baltimore police have spread & net on all roads leading out of Maryland, and hope to capture the fugliives before they cross the State tine CANTONESE INVADE NANKING FORTRESS IN SHANGHAI DRIVE (Continued from First Page) the capital city yes- terday. Many Nanking residents fm- mediately took fight, the rich to Shanghai and poor to Kompo. The Northern army at Nanking is using fmpressed gangs thering men, Ifvomen and children. Girls are set ewing for the military I'he Geddes robbery case is unprece. denteds Geddes is a venerable retired foreign business men living in the ¥rench concession. His house was entered by Chinese robbers, who com- pelled him to write a check for 8,000 taels (about $6,000), and held him prisoner 24 hours, until the check was cashed. The affair was notable hacause the victim was a foreigner. 2obheries of Chinese in more or less similar faghion is common enough, but robbing a foreigner shows a Erowing disregard for the white man's law and g ¢ pouth gate of afternoon on the girls yesterday bout groups of men followed officers the city in the search for the 1 Bloodhounds soon took up a tr: led to a frame house. A large crowd surrounded the building, which offi cers announced was vacant in an effort to disperse the mob The ruse failed and after ments ived, the officers escorted three negroes from the house. By moving slowly through the crowd they took the prisoners to the city jail without incident Women and children crowd at the jail, where couraged by older persons, stoning it. When leaders of the mob were in formed that the negroes were not in the jail, groups left the throng to invade the negro quarter, where up-| ward of 4,000 colored persons live. William Waddle, 1 a printers’ apprentice, was struck in the s by a charge of buckshot and received a pistol bullet through an arm. The shots were fired by negroes who came to the rescue of one of their race who had been severely beaten. R. C. Wal- ton, 46, a foundry foreman, was injured in the rush to safety as the firing increased. Hardware Stores Stormed. As Waddle hurried through streets to his office many saw the blood from his wounds and men rushed to hardware stores to obtain guns and ammunition. When they found the doors locked. they broke into the stores and obtained shotguns and ammunition. Troop B, local National Guard Cav- alry, appeared during the firing. The forty-odd men of the troop scattered through the streets wearing steel hel- mets and full equipment. The sight of the soldiers had a quieting effect on many of the mob, but others jeered. Many windows were shattered by stray bullets. Soldiers then mounted guard over reinforce juined the vouths, en started the hardware stores and the whites de-| serted the negro quarter to return to the jail. A fire hose strung through the City Hall to aid in repulsing at- tacks on the jail was cut up and car- ried away. Seek to Burn Jail. Officers told the mob that two of the negroes had been exonerated and re- leased, while the third, Curtis Smith, 33, had been removed from the jail on the fire truck which brought the hose. Youths led by men then rushed for filling stations to obtain gasoline to set fire to the jail. The stations had been closed and they returned empty handed. An American flag was then displayed from a_ City Hall window. | Messages from State | The mob jeered. officials imploring the people to avoid bloodshed met with similar response. The mob continued to demand Vanges and Garvin Hardin, brothers, the two negroes who were released, as well as Smith. Nearly 1,500 per- sons had assembled at dusk when rain started and increased from a drizzle to sufficient volume to cause many to leave the jail. The soldiers went about breaking up small groups and apparently had the situation well under control. Several Are Arrested. Soldiers searched those who re- mained on the streets and arrested several youths suspected of leading the attack on hardware stores. Some of the guns taken from the stores were recovered and confiscated. Authorities indicated no more troops would be asked unless further rioting occurred. Robert Liggins, a negro watchman, was arrested by the guardsmen and held on the belief he fired the first shot. 1t was the first racfal disturbance Coffeyville, a city of about 20,000 pop- ulation, had experienced in more than 20 years. A minor clash occurred at the Santa Fe station here twenty-odd vears ago at a Fourth of July celebration. About 40 white persons and negroes en- gaged in the encounter, in which clubs and stones were used, but no one was injured severely. JUNGLE S;I'ILL HIDES PINEDO’S FATE AFTER TWO-DAY SILENCE today it was not certain that De Pi- nedo had left Caceres. “We have no positive advices that De Pinedo left Caceres Thursday afternoon,” said Bozizio, “but hear that he had his seaplane towed to a point where the Paraguay River broadens, about five miles from Chaceres, to attempt a take-off. It is probable that, failing in this, De Pinedo went still further inland to Barrango Vermelho to try again to take the air. “We have no telegraph or wireles there, so that news could only be brought out by runners or canoes, and it could not get here until today or to- morrow. De Pinedo promised. on the other hand, to return and fly over Caceres after taking off, so that it would be known definitely that he had departed. Up to last night he had not made his appearance ther ‘Aside from an ample supply of gas and ofl, the Santa Maria also carried 12 gallons of distilled water, 50 kilo- dried fruit, bread, 8 bottles of Oporto and Marsala wines, 3 repeating rifles and spare motor parts. Doumergue to Visit King. PARIS, March 19 (P).—President Doumergue will visit London as the guest of King George on May 18, 17 and 18. The Council of Ministers to day approved acceptance of the invi tation for the visit. - . Long-distance telephone service 1n | American Delegates Soon to 4 | confe PLANS ARE PUSHED Be Named to Geneva Meeting May 4. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. The plans for American lton in the international economic nce, which convenes at Gene under the auspices of Nutions, are now well ad The State and the Com tments have been ab. » details. and official an of the personnel of the «" delegation will be forth comi hin a few day. The economic conference has been completely overshadowed on this side of the water by discussion of arms conference plans. It has been in the making for the past 18 months, and | has engaged the serious attention of {the Council of the League, which jl:ll.v\’ the position that economic | peace should go hand in hand with | political peace and disarmament. The | League regards the cconomic confer ence as almost, if not quite, the twin Lrother of the Leazue's prospective arms conference. In this countr; however, the matter has attracted scant notice, notwithstanding the fact that the question of tariff walls, the question of agricultural surpluses and matters of international finance. prime concerns of the United States are to be up for discussion ssed Without Debate. conference date was set and the ugenda announced at Geneva last November. — The invitation to the | United States to participate reached the State Department in December, | and last month Mr. Coolidge sent to | Congress a special message on the subject. In this message he declared that he regarded it as of the highest fmportance for the United States to be represented. Congress without a | word of debate in either house passed | & resolution authorizing the sending | of an American delegation | The agenda is long and embraces a wide range of topics covering com- merce,. industry and agriculture and including the financial aspects of all three. But in a word the conference will undertake to analyze the world's existing economic difficulties and seek for remedies. ‘he delegates will not, however, have any power to bind their govern ments, and the findings and the rec- ommendations of the conference, even though they should be unanimous, will be without any legal force and effect. In formulating the plans the Council of the League was very ticular to specify that the confe would be without any power for conclusion of conventions,” and that discussions were to proceed *‘without any immediate necessity to transfer the conclusions into international en- gagements.” President Is Expli Mr. Coolidge in his message to Congress was equally explicit on this score t s sufficient to note,” he said, “that the conference contem- plates an inquiry into important prob- lems affecting American interests. This Government will have the bene- it of its deliberations, but will not be bound by the result: He said further, “I consider it im- | portant that this Government partici- | pate in the appointment of members May 4. League of vanced merce De | orvating on t ! nouncement United Sta The Schneider Cup Pilot Back at! participa- | the | Anacostia—Tells of Eu- ropean Activities. Says Germany and Britain Have Pilots Seeking South American Markets. Cuddihy ophy racing pilot 1 pilot to Ay returned An of more Lieut i Schneider T second Ameri Andes Mountain: the N. Air Station | an absence vear in South America On leave of absence, with sion to go bevond the contin its of the United States, Lieut. Cud dihy went to Buenox Aires, climbed into a pursuit plane of the type used by the American Army and Nav: flew across the mountains to Santiago Chile Although the little plane he flew has a cruising speed in s of 125 mile an hour, it took Lieut. Cuddihy 6 hours and 20 minutes to reach the Pa fic Coast” of South America from the Atlantic side. ing to the east ern foot of the Andes was a pleasure, Lieut Cuddihy said, but from then on nothing but the treacherous, lofty peaks and deep canyons spread out be orze and the o duty at tia than I neath his plane While in Chile, Lieut. C'uddihy, in an unofficial capacity, assisted the aviation branch of that country in the operation of the pursuit ships, by demonstrating their performances. He American across the | to- | | | LIEUT. GEORGE T. CUDDIHY. returned to the United States by boat from Chile The pilot land Great | pilots in | Buropean marketing reported that Germany Britain have skilled war South American assisting aircraft manufacturers in their products by demon- stration flights. Lieut. Cuddihy's pred- ecessor over the Andes was Lieut James H. Doolittle of the Army Air Corps, who, after the Schneider Cup race at Baltimore in 1925, went to South America_ and flew pursuit planes for the Chileans. | The third crossing of the Andes by | American designed and built planes and by American pilots, occurred when the Army Pan-American fl flew from Valdivia, Chile, to Buenos Afres. DR, COOK'S RELEASE 1S HALTED BY U1 S Federal Authorities Suspend Probation Instructions Issued by Texas U. S. Judge. The Government today took steps to keep Dr. Frederick A. Cook in Leavenworth Penitentiary by suspension of an order to release him on probation. Pending the legal pro- cedure, the warden at Leavenworth has been directed to keep Dr. Cook in custody. The action was taken by the Depart- ment of Justice, which announced that it had requested the United States attorney at Forth Worth, Tex., to apply to Federal Judge Wilson for an order suspending the execution of the order previously entered to release the prisoner on probation officially Co-operation Is Promised. “‘Federal Judge Wilson h given the department assurances,” said an official statement announcing the ac tion taken, “that he will co-operate in this matter with the department to test the Interpretation of the probation of this conference, not only in ord that this Government may be ade quately informed of discussions in their relation to American interests, but also in order that the American point of view may be duly presented and in the hope of contributing to the development of sound economic foun- dations of friendly intercourse and prosperity. The United States is tak- ing its part in the study of the prob- lem of arms limitation at the invita- tion of the League of Nations. This country should also stand ready to aid in the study of means to promote economic progres Hits Rubber Question. Some of the matters of the “conver- sations,” upon which it is desirable that the “American point of view" be presented, are clearly disclosed by the detailed agenda of the conference. Near the top of the list, under the heading “Liberty of Trading,” appears the significant line “(b) limitation, reg ulation and monopolization of trade.” That subject cannot be talked about very long without considering the world rubber trade and the British rubber monopoly. The next paragraph s “(c) economic and fiscal treatment of nationals and companies of one country admitted to settle in the ter- ritory of another.” Here surely is the Mexican question. Then follows the topic “obstacles to international trade arising from form, level and instability of imports and export tariffs.” Rep- resenting the leading high tariff coun- try of the world, the American dele- gates will have some tall talking to do when the tariff question comes up. Matters ot ship subsidies, co-opera- tive marketing and similar “live” American questions are also on the program. The conference will at- tempt, too, to reach some conclusions relating to remedies for “the reduced purchasing power” of Europe. Tucked away in this momentous problem is the business of American private loans and American bankers' credits. All of which makes it pretty evident that something else besides talk about naval and land armament—and mat- ters of equal moment—are in prospect for this Summer at Geneva. Belglan to Preside. The American delegation to the | Economic Conference is to be drawn from civil life. It s planned to_ send five delegates—men eminent il the realm of finance and trade, with vari- ous and sundry expert economic ad- visers. T. W. Page, former member of the Tariff Commission and now di- rector of the Institute of Economics in Washington, and Allyn Young, pro- fessor of economics at Harvard Uni- versity, represented the United States on the preparatory committee which framed the agenda of the conference, It is likely that one or both will serve in the American mission either as del. egates or advisers. | The presiding officer at the confer- | ence will be Georges Theunis of Bel. | glum, who headed the preparator committee. To date Spain is the onl large nation which has declined an invitation to participate. Spain's re- fusal is a reflection of the position she took with reference to League of Vation's activities when she was de: | nled a permanent seat in the League | Council last year. The conference is expected 1o be of | velatively short duration. It will probably complete its ‘‘conversations' in the space of a month or six weeks. (Copyright. 1927 STARVES WITH $300. j Money Found Under Rug of Room in Which Woman, 60, Died. | PITTSBURGH, March 19 4P).—More | than $300 was found in the room where Miss Maggie Roeder, 60, of & | wealthy Bellaire, Ohio, family, was found dead of starvation here March 4. The money was discovered hidden un: der u rug after the room was cleaned, Mrs. Della Monahan, rooming house proprietress, told police. Miss Roeder left home 25 vears ago | | | grams of food, like biscuits, butter, | South Manchuria 18 to be extended | following a family quarrel and had 1,100 milea, yefused to communicate with pelatives, ’ law by appeal. “The Department of Justice,” the statement continued. “in several other cases has taken the position that under the new probation law Federal judges are authorized to grant pro- bation to convicted persons after sentence, and only before execution of such sentence. Warden Told to Hold Him. “The department has advised the warden at the United States Peniten- tiary at Leavenworth, where Dr. Cook is, that the United States attorney at Fort Worth Is applying to Judge Wil- son of the Federal Court for a stay of execution of the probation order directing the release of Frederick A. Cook, pending appeal to test the validity of that order. The warden has been directed, until further in- structions, to keep Dr. Cook in cus- tody.” Judge Wilson, who is to be applied to in the new move by the Govern- ment, was the judge who recently signed the order releasing Dr. Cook on probation. PROBERS ORDER BALLOT SEIZURE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued from First Page) lution 324, Sixty-ninth Congress, First Sesston, which is as follow hat the sergeant-at-arms of the Senate and his deputies are directed to attend the said special committee and to execute its directions.’ “The committee now directs you to carry out its order contained in its communication of March 5, 1927, and informs you that it is ready to furnish you with $1,000, and respectfully re- Quests you to answer in writing by § o'clock p.m. today whether you will carry out the direction of the com- mitge The Reed committee has determined to go ahead with its investigations of the election of Senator-elect Wil- liam $. Vare of Pennsylvania, in spite of the fact that its authority has been challenged and the quetion has been raised whether it can still function. McCormick Is Present. The committee is to meet again this afternoon after it has received the reply of Sergeant-at-Arms Barry. Vance C. McCormick, who has been prominent for years in the Democratic party in Pennsylvania, was before the committee today. He declined to say for what purpose he appeared or whether he had offered to advance the committee any money for carry- ing on the investigation. Senator Reed of Missouri, chalrman of the committee, also would not discuss Mr. McCormick's appearance other than to say that Mr. McCormick urged the committee to continue its investiga- tion of the elections in Pennsylvania. Requiem Mass for Hrst E. J. Kirby. Solemn high requiem mass was celebrated this morning at § o'clock at St. Mathew's Church for Mrs. Ellen 1. Kirby, who died Thursday at her home, 1750 Massachusetts avenue. Rev. Father J. J. Coady officiated. Burial was in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Austrian Count Seeks American To Get Fortune + By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, March Count Fredrich von u zu enborn, Austrian nobleman, has appealed to O. E. Deutch, Sdn rancisco newspaper editor, to find a “well born American” for adop- tion, with the understanding that the foster son is to inherit the count’s estate in Czechoslovakia. The count now is 70 years old. ‘When he dies the estate, which is described as being worth upward of $10,000, will revert to the (zechoslovakla State unless an heir is provided. Mr. Deutch said there were no conditions other than the applicants must be “good Ameri- can blood.” SHALE 0IL DECLARED T0 BE EQUAL OF ANY Optimistic Reports Concerning Utah and Colorado Reserves Reach Wilbur. 19. Scho- By the Associated Press Optimistia reports concerning the oil bearing qualities of shale rock in the Colorade-Utah naval reserve lands have been veceived by Secretary Wilbur, Inspector W. H. Osgood, in a report dated March 12, said experimental work at the Rulison and Boulder, Colo., plants indicates that the gas- olines produced from the shale “will probably be equal to, if not better, than the present day motor fuels,” and that “a high quality of Dlesal en- gine oil” also will be produced. Regarding tests belng made at the two plants, he said that “preliminary- information Indicates that due to the Phermal processing requide: crude ofl gives good gasoline yields, especially as a result of so-called crack- ing operations.” “It is believed,” he added, “that the topped crude would be available for, and most nearly approach, the speci- fications of naval fuel oil, but it would be using a materfal which will have a high commercial value as cracking rock. * * ¢ The gasoline produced will bably be equal to if not bet- ter than the present day motor fuels, due to the high percentage of unsat- urated compounds present, these being natural anti-knock constituents. Theo- retically, the gasoline should be ideal for aviation engines.” In the light of the report, Navy Department fuel experts regard the shale reserves with increased impor- tance as they realize these potential stores can be tapped whenever shale ofl production becomes economically sound and efforts to cheapen extrac- tion processes will be continued. Another report shows that one ledge of shale rock 800 feet thick has been uncovered, and tests indicate its oil content will average from 271 gal- lons to one barrel per ton of shale. Other tests designed to show the fit- ness of shale oils for naval fuel uses will be made. ASSETS OF $86,540,000 PLACE HARVARD FIRST By the Associated Pre: CAMBRIDGE, Mass.,” March 19.— Harvard is still the country's richest college. This was revealed today with publication of the treasurer's report for 1925-26 showing assets, exclusive of land buildings, of $86,540,000. The cost of running the various de- partments of the university was put at $8,153,000, of which $1,681,000 was spent on the college proper and the graduate school of arts and sclences. Salary lists for instructors and men engaged in research in the college and graduate school was $1,146,000, a. fig- ure sald not to be equaled by any other similar educational department in the world. Rites for David F. Parrott. Burial services were conducted y: terday for David Freeman Parrott, former employe of the War Depart- ment, who died Thursday, at his home, in Falls Church, Va. Rev. W, 8. Knox of Columbia Baptist Church officiated. Interment was in Oak- wood Cemetery. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, March 19.—The woman paid In the dase of Harry L. Sutton, alleged automobile thief, who was re- arrested vesterday after a short liber- ty obtained by forged bail bonds. Sutton’s young wife, police aver, engineered his release from jail, only to learn that he preferred the com- pany of another woman. Sutton, who walked out of jail Thursday when his wife presented bail bonds totaling $97,5600 and found to bear the forged signature of Judge- Wife Gets His Release on Forged Bonds, Man Rearrested With Another Woman Max Luster, was arrested in an apart- ment last night when police traced a telephone call to his wife. With Sut- ton was & man and two women. Mrs. Sutton told the police before her husband's arrest that she had paid $500 for the forged bonds, be- lieving them good. Sutton later said he, too, belleved the bonds good, but admitted he planned to jump the bail. The bonds were obtained, Mrs. Sut- ton said, from three men who are be- ing sought. Sutton faces 10 automobile theft charges. | OPINIONS BLOCKED |Embarrassing Answers to Sapiro Counsel’s Questions Staved Off by Defense. By the Associated Press D ROIT, March 19 opinlons are vet to be uncovered in the $1,000,000 libel suit brought Federal court here by Aaron Sapiro. A battery of lawyers, on their feet Henry in | at every attempt to lift the ld for a | manufacturer, have successfully block ed virtually prove embarassing. Two facts about however, In the editor, William J. Cameron, w the stand vesterday He regards Soviet Russia with a lenient eve, while his weekly, the Dearborn Independ ent. is opposed to bolshevism “Do you e with Mr. Ford? ked William Henry Gallaghe: v for Sapiro. if so, were the policies of the paper Ford were learned few minutes his ails to Pin Him Down. vy in a most general wi re plied Mr. Cameron, “and I can't re ! peep into the brain of the automobile | il questions which might | on | r hold any conferences | “And | call any discussions except when we | have differed with him. For instance Mr. Ford is against war and the paper is for preparedness. Kord also looks on the Russian people with a lenient eve and the Independent is opposed to bolshevism." Gallagher picked him “You mean Mr. Ford “I didn't say that, vected. I said he w Whenever Gallagher attempted up _eagerly pro-Soviet?” Cameron cor s more lenient. to J pin the editor down as to details of | conferences with Ford defense counsel became vociferous. “It'’s the very core of the protested Sapiro’s attorney, was consistently overruled. “Prior to 1924 were the Dearborn Independent and Mr. Ford in full ac- cord with reference to the interna- tional ring of banks?" asked plaintiff counsel. To which the defense object- ed and was sustained. Attorney Gallagher then said it would be necessary for the records of the publishing company to be brought into court before he could proceed case. but he and the case was adjourned until Monday Crowd Breaks Record. The crowds that attempted to get into the courtroom yesterday broke all records. All semblance of order was lost in the pushing, pulling and jam. Not wishing to admit more than could be accommodated with seats, the marshals braced themselves in the doorways and resorted to shout ing warnings. Lawyers, the jury and newspaper men slid, or rather were &mashed, through first, and then the crowd in twos and threes were permitted to look for seats. No injuries were re- ported, but damaged clothing was greatly in evidence Cameron was placed on the stand immediately after Senator Reed com- pleted his opening statement. It was expected Ford would take the stand himself Monday, but the trial has moved so slowly he probably will not be called before the latter part of the week. After Mr. Cameron, F. D. Black, business manager of the In- dependent; two witnesses who have not been named, and Sapiro will testify. The veteran Senator from Missouri took the jury from State to State in his plea, describing the activities of Aaron Sapiro, as he professed to see them, in organizing co-operative as- soclations among the potato growers of Idaho, Colorado, Maine and Min- nesota, the fruit growers of California and Oregon, the tobacco raisers of Kentucky and Tennessee and the pea- nut growers. Cites Alleged Failures. In reply to the plaintiff’s claim that his organizations always prospered, Mr. Reed told of numerous failures, and what he regarded as the causes Sapiro and his co-workers drew enor- mous salaries and fees, outrageous prices were paid for warehouses and equipment by the associations under Sapiro's advice, Reed said, and ineffi- clent or unprincipled managers, the Senator said, sold products at a loss and refused to let the members of the associations go to the open mar- kets with their products. “Money was often borrowed on crops held by the association, paid on the loans, and when the crops were sold the interest money was deducted from the amount paid the farmer,” said Reed. “He was unprofessional in his work as an attorney, and we will dsk you to find that Aaron Sapiro was an ex- ploiter of the American farmer,” Reed concluded. FORD IN CONFERENCE. Discusses Garden Cities Project With Mayor Today. WORCESTER, Mass., March 19 (@) —Henry Ford will be in South Sudbury today, according to word re- ceived by Mayor M. J. O'Hara. The mayor was invited to have a confer. ence with Mr. Ford some time during the afternoon, at which the work of the garden cities of Worcester will be_discussed. Some time ago Gov. Alvan T. Fuller wrote to Mr. Ford, urging him to be- come interested in the garden city movement in Worcester, because of the great good it was accomplishing. He asked that an opportunity be given to_explain the work in detafl, Mayor O'Hara received word from the governor that Mr. Ford would reach South Sudbury today, and be- cause of the mayor's knowledge of the garden city work he wanted to have & conference with him. The garden city movement was be- gun 20 years ago by Rev. R. J. Floody. After is death his wife carried on the quk. The :‘mrden cities now cover six acres and occupy the - tion of 900 children, who nut.'g:l"y conduct the affairs of the two cities with their own officers, but also raise produce whicl last year re: value of $10,000. s el GANG OF LOOTERS MISS GEMS VALUED AT $200,000 Overlook Rare Jewels When Ran- sacking Hotel Vaults, But Get Away With $50,000. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 19.—Precious stones valued at $200,000 were over- looked by the jewel thieves who last Sunday stole $50,000 in rare gems from the vault of the Congress Hotel here, the police and private detectives working on the jewel theft said last night. The $200,000 jewel fortune was con- tained in a bag which sat within two feet of the $50,000 gem satchel taken by the thieves, the investigators said. Inquiries into the theft are con- tinuing along the theory that the rob- bers had_‘“inside” information, al- though employes of the hotel have been exonerated. Arthur 8, Bower, the New York jewel salesman, whose gems were stolen, is here walting for the police to recover Bis jewels, which he claimed Commander of 3d Cavalry at Fort Myer to Relinquish Present Duties. Col. William J. Glasgow, who has had command of the 3d Cavalry at Fort Myer, Va., for the past year, has been promoted by the President to the grade of brigadier general of the line to fill the vacancy caused by the recent death of Brig. Gen. LaRoy S. Upton. Gen. World W ilasgow served during the r as a brigadier general in the National Army and commanded the 20th Brigade at Camp Funston, |Kans. Since then he has served at {the General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, the Army War College in this city, as chief of staff of the 1st Division, and also in the office of the chief of Cavarly at the War | Department. He is from Missouri, and was |graduated from the Military Academy in 1891. Prior to the World War he had active service in Cuba, in the Philippines, and was with the puni- tive expedition into Mexico. During that period he was attached tem- {porarily to the Quartermaster Corps, land was construction quartermaster at the post of Fort Myer, which he new commands. His promotion to general's rank will | necessitate his relinquishment of his present duty at Fort Myer and his nment to a more important sta- No announcement has been made as to who is likely to succeed him in command of the 3d Cavalry and the Fort Myer post. CHERRY BLOSSOMS MAKE 1927 DEBUT IN POTOMAC PARK (Continued from First Page.) Spring’s “official season,” according to the almanac. Just how low the tem- perature will go was a matter of con- Jjecture, it seemed, but the general hope was expressed that freezing weather would not nip the blushing buds and spoil one of the National Capital's most beautiful spectacles. Colder Weather Forecast. Forecaster Mitchell could offer no assurance today that the cold weath- er, due to hit here tomorrow after- noon or night, would not imperil the young buds. A rainy and cold Sabbath was the general outlook, he stated, and the advent of Spring Monday morning will be accompanied by “much, much colder” temperatures, he said. He could not say definitely this far in advance whether it would reach the freezing mark or not. He admitted there was a possibility of frost Monday night. A light frost or freeze will not necessarily prove disastrous to the flowers, but a temperature around 25 degrees would be fatal, according to Dr. W. A. Caylor of the Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agri- culture. A strong wind with even a light frost might discolor the blos- soms, he said. The trees are blooming about 10 days ahead of schedule, Dr. Caylor stated. They have been “fooled” into coming out ahead of time by the recent unseasonable warm spell,. he explained. After a conference today between Capt. Parsons and Lieut. Carroll of the park police, it was announced that all of Potomac Park will be thrown open to the public tomorrow, including the inlet bridge, which has been closed during recent reconstruc- tion work., One-way traffic, west- bound, will be Informed around the Tidal Basin. Motorists from Virginia may enter the park by way of Four- teenth street. A special detail of po- licemen will be on hand to direct the crowds. SEES FOREIGN LANDS LURE TO U. S. LAWYERS W. S. Penfleld, in Fraternity Ad- dress, Cites China as Offering Ex- ceptional Chances for Success. While the United States offers the best opportunities in the world for young American attorneys, foreign lands—more particularly China—pre- sent fascinating promises of profes- sional advancement and the spice of adventure, declared Walter Scott Pen- Phi Legal Fraternity smoker last night at te Raleigh Hotel. Mr. Penfleld reviewed migrations of various groups of attorneys in Amer- ican history, beginning with the ar- rival of the American Eastern coast colonles of attorneys from KEuropean countries and their subsequent spread over the Midwest and finally the West coast settlements. The first pioneer circuit riders, accompanying the cir- cuit judges, Mr. Penfleld recalled. When at last the United States was fairly ‘“covered” by the legal profes- sion, the younger attorneys turned to foreign countries, he said, and tos) day large American corporations are represented in alien lands by Amer- ican lawyers, who direct offices of na- tive attorneys for the interests of their home firms. American lawyers are holding positions as advisers to foreign governments, including China, Haiti, Slam and until recently Japan. But, while foreign practice may mean professional advancement and financial gain, Mr. Penfield warned that it means also exile from home. Other speakers at the fraternity smoker included Charles S. Collier of the faculty of the University Law School, W. W. Ross and Willlam Hayes, Washington attorneys. Vernon H. Brewster presided and Henry Kil- bourne was chairman of the commit- tee on lawyers of the United States became | Lo, INTRIAL OF SWANN Charges of Murder of J. E, ° Carpenter to Go to Jury Early This Afternoon. By » Staft Correspondent. | FREDERICK, Md.. Ma a verdict expected this after trial of Arthur cused of the murder | penter, near the |Head to La Plata earl {of Januar rew i¢ {eult Court here today { The jury was expected {case soon after the noon recess Ottie Simmons uth, was convicted of murder in st degree under similar indict by another jury here yesterday will be passed by Chief Hammond Urner and Judse Worthington and Robert B ter a verdict in the Swann c been reached Case Quickly Presented. rxactly seven hours completed its six hours of t consumed in detailing circumsts leading up to a confesison made Swann the day after the crime signed by him in the Baltimore four day later Milton A. D attorney for Swann fought | troduction of the statement every 1..r the way State’s Attorney Willi finally obtained court to introdu read it to the ju In it Swa that on the night before Carper was killed he suggested to Simm that they “go stick somebody up They went to the bridge between 1 dian Head and La Plata, the state ment said and Swann left Simmons and ‘went and stood on a hill be cause he didn't want to get in any trouble.” He heard a shot and then rejoined Simmons, and Simmons told him he had to kill a man to get his money, the statement sald. Both on Stand. On this confession the State bases its main hops of securing the death penalty, the remainder of the tesii- mony being from a witness who saw Swann in _the store of Thomas Tayler, near La Plata, on the evening before the crime. Taylor testifled that Swann asked the time three or four times and left shortly before 11 o'clock with Others corroborated this e The State rested its ca: at 9:30 last night. The defense launched its attack on the accuracy of Swann's statement when court convened at 9:30 this morning. Dashiell's efforts were di rected at proving that the statement was coerced; that Swann did not go with Simmons with the intention of holding up Carpenter, and that he was not at the scene when the shooting occurred. Both Swann and Simmons took the stand for the defense. — o Radio Parley Meets October 1. The Navy Department was advis vesterday that the International I dio_Telegraph Conference will convene in Washington on or about October 1 The agenda has been received by the State Department from Bern, Swit zerland, and a detailed study of this 600-page document will be commenced by the American committee, appoint ed to participate in the conference, at an early date. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Showers and cooler tonight. Tomorrow rain and colder. Maryland—Showers and colder night.” Tomorrow rain and much colder. Virginia—Showers tonight, cooler in north portion. Tomorrow rain and colder. Much colder by tomorrow night. West Virginia—Rain and colder to night. Tomorrow much colder with rain in south, possibly changing to snow in north portion. Temperature for 24 Hours. Thermometer—4 pm., 78: 8 pan, 12 midnight, 64; 4 a.m., 61; 8 am, 63: 11 a.m., 68. Barometer—4 p.m.. 29.97; 8 pm 30.06; 12 midnight, 30.13: 4 am., 30.13; ¢ 8 a.m., 30.16; 11 a.m., 30.17. Highest temperature, 80, occurred at 2:40 p.m. yesterday Lowest temperature. 6:20 a.m., today. Temperature same date last year Highest, 55; lowest, 32. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 3 p.m.; high tide, 8:53 Tomorrow—Low tide, 3:46 a.m 4:10 p.m.; high tide, 9:29 am 9:50 p.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 6:15 am.; sun sets 6:18 p.m. : Tomorrow—sun rises 6:14 am ; sets 6:19 p.m. Moon rises 7:32 p.m.; sets 7:08 am ‘Automobile lamps to be lighted one half hour after sunset. Condition of the Water. Temperature and condition of the water at Great Falls at 8 a.m.—Tem perature, 48; condition, muddy. Weather in Various Cities. 3 13 Swann of J Edwa on the n court convenes 19 yearold e 3 G er af se has vesterda e agains was m M permission e the statement Storn ¢ , occurred at m. and 3:30 m. and 9:14 p.m and an sun @ Temperature. i & » Stations. Weather. 20.74 30:22 L 0dn 3020 <2 Ptcloudy 0.i8 Clear ; Cloudy Cloudy irmingham Bismarc field in an address at the Phi Delta g" Pt cloudy Toudy 3 Clear 0.0% Raining 0.18 Cloudy Clous clondy ink oudy Cloudy Clear SELF TR ¢ . dits a. City.. . 2 mrhl hiladelphin Boenix Eorstand RaJeeho S. Lake City 30 tonio 20: ? 50.0% LiEH 222000 mze sE s 2SRRTRET ot faoeinnt ok FOREIGN. (8 am.. Greenwich time. today.) Temperaturs. Weather. Part cloudy : Cloudy lear