Evening Star Newspaper, May 13, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. 4U. 8, Weather Increasing cloudiness and slightly warmer tonight, followed by showers late tonight or tomorrow. Temperature—Highest, p.m. yesterday; lowest, 51, at 6 a.m. Full report on page 9. today. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 Entered as seco: post office, Wa No. 30.327. THO .. PLANES " READY TO START FIGHT T0 PARS Lindbergh, Alone, and Cham- | berlin and Bertaud May Go Tonight. BYRD TO AWAIT WORD ON NUNGESSER’S FATEI - - 1 Pellanca Machine and Single- | Seater Muy Hop GFf Together and Race for France. | N. Y., May 13 | r on the Atlantic ! sle that the sched- e start of the Bellanca plane on aturday will in all like- lihood be postponed until Sunday This was the viewpoint of Lloyd W. Bertaud, co-pilot with Clarence D. Chamberlin of the Bellanca plane Columbia, this afternoon aft- ter studying a preliminary weather chart received at 2 o'clock. By the Associated Pre: NEW YORK, May 13.—Three Anter- fean planes slated for non-stop flights to Paris were berthed on Long Island fiying flelds today and indications were that two of them at least would take off tomorrow morning in a race to be the first to cros: At- Curtis Field was the Bellanca monoplane Columbia, in which Clar- ence Chamberlin and Liloyd Bertaud had hoped to hop off early this morn- ing until unfavorable Weather reports caused them to decidé on postpone- ment until tomorrow morning. Beside it was the Ryan single-seater monoplane, the Spirit of St. Louis, 4n which Capt. Charles Lindbergh flew from San Diego, Calif., in two éays preparatory to a flight to France which may now develop into a race with the Bellanca. Byrd Indefinitely Delayed. At Roosevelt Field was the Fokker monoplane America, S nt over from Jiasbrouck Heights, ., last mgh". for the flight of Comdr. ichard E. Byrd. This flight is to be postponed, however, until the fate of the miss French fiiers, Nungesser and C determined fand until Byrd has recov- ered from a broken wrist injured during a te flicht. The Ameri still has several d: of testing be- fore it can be 7 onounced fit for service, Chamberlin and Rertaud now plan to hop off at 1 o’clock tomorrow morn- ing, and it was generally believed that Lindbergh would be starting at almost the same hour, although he was non-conmittal as to his plans. Excitement ._gripped Long Island fiving 3 the high' point w; when Lindbergh, a blonde young giant of an air mail pilot. dropped out of the sky after a record-breaking rush across the continent. Time Sets Record. His time was the quickest ever made from coast to coast. He is the only pilot to have made such a trip alone. His time from San Diego to St. Louis, about 1,600 miles, was 14 hours 5 minutes, and from St. Louis 1o New York, about 950 miles, 7 hours and 15 minutes. The time made by Lieuts. Kelly and MacReady in their Ton-stop cross-continent flight in 1923 was 26 hours 50 minutes. So great was the admiration roused by his two great hops across the coun- | try that the crowd at Curtiss Field ! would not have been greatly surprised to see him fill up his gas tank and start right out for Paris. Several per- sons actually shouted the question at Tim as he climbed from the cockpit of his plan plied, taking the ion as seriov it was meant. “T don't feel just like setting off on a 35 or 36 hour hop right now.” Shows No Fatigue. He showed no signs of fatigue, how- ever, and had his plane wheeled into position under lights in a hangar, so that he could go over it. And then he strolled about, chatting with Chambe 1in, Bertaud, Byrd and others, and did ot retire until after midnight. Chamberlin and Bertaud have an- nounced they will not let any one get ahead of them, but Lindbergh did not indicate he was especially anxious to start ahead of them or even at the same time. It was generally believed, however, that the takeoff of the two planes would be almost simultaneous, both being launched just as soon as the Weather Bureau says conditions are good. A special weather by the Bellanca flyers minutes after 11 said merous squalls in the would have to be passed through on the first half of the journey to France. { of the Bellanca pilots and s was called, and after s earnest discussion the decision was reached to postpone the attempt until 1 o'clock Saturday or the first day thereafter on which the her is favorable. report received 1t night a few indbergh May Get Prize. now prepari ¢ York to Paris, Lindbe: o is properly entel 1 by Ra hotel owner. for winning 0 days in ac e that time. and a_bond is Lindbergh and Be 1d only enter- \tion a few days ago, © even if they were successful the prize could be awarded the Iy if the 60- day clause were waived Comdr. Byrd has made tion for the Orteig prize, hig financial backers uncing that his figh will ba e ted purely for reas with no mone: CUTTER TO GUIDE FLYERS. ed their and Lope ated Pre part of its interest but activity from the search missing Fren fiyers, Coast Guard will take e Do step to aid ti jcan pilots who expect to take off from New York for Taris tomorro he cutter Mc on duty with the international ice patrol off the Grand Banks Newfoundland, has been ordered to a point in the Atlantic ap- Iy 1.500 miles in an airline w York. She will throw up a sen at latitude 1 o'clock tomorrow ~(Continued on Page 7, Column 3) afternoon, . longitude | Bureau Forecast.) 63, at 4:15 nd class matter shington, D. C. IS BOLSTERED By the Associated Pross. NEW YORK. May 13.—A concen- ed search of wild and roc the extreme northeastern Atlantic (‘oast was under way today for Capt. Nungesser and Capt. Coli as mnew reports bolstered the theory that their lost biplane passed over the fog-cov- ered region last Monday morning. Support of the belief that the French aviators reached the Atlantic Coast was seen im“the report of two lobster fishermen that an unidentified plane had passed over St. Marys Bay, Scotia, early last Monday morning. At Harbor Grace, New- foundland, six persons have said they heard an airplane pass over that town the same morning. Are 600 Miles Apart. Although Harbor Grace and St. A 's Bay are more. than 600 miles apart, the organized search by radio, ships and airplanes was given new impetus, since Newfoundland and the Maritime Provinces are in the path laid out by Capt. Nungesser before he hopped off with Coli Sunday on his 3,800-mile flight for New York. American naval hydrographers have offered the theory that if the flyers Nova ch HOPE FOR MISSING AVIATORS Nova Scotia Fishermen Say They Heard Plane—Navy Experts Think Flyers Changed Course in Fog. ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1927—FIFTY-FOUR PAGES. s UP BY REPORTS are alive they are probably somewhere in Labrador. The theory is based on the assump- tion that the plane’s motor had no great trouble, and that the machine had no collision with icebergs or land obstructions. If the machine did not reach the Labrador coast, hydrogra- phers said, there was little chance that the plane would remain affoat at sea. Planned to Change Cours This theory presumed that Nun- gesser and Coli, halted by fog in their southerly course, turrfed farther north across Newfoundland. Nungesser planned to change his course if weather conditions inter- fered with flying on a southerly route. The hydrographers’ theory given in a report to Secretary Wilbur, While Cahadian air force officials said the absence of government air- craft over Nova Scotia Monday strengthened the possibility that the plane reported at St. Marys Bay was the Nungesser machine, they pointed out that the same plane could mnot have passed over both Harbor Grace and St. Marys Bay early Monday morning, due to the 600 miles dis- (Continued on Page 7, Column 4.) SHANGHAI ATTACK PREPARED BY SUN London Hears of Movement in Mouth of Yangtze by Northerners. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 13.—An ‘Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Hongkong says it was reported today that troops of Sun Chuan-Fang, Northern com- mander, had landed on Tsungming Island, in the mouth of the Yangtze, and-would attack Shanghai, but that an aerial reconnoissance failed to dis- cover any troops, tramnsports or war- ships. Although Hankow is quiet, the dis- patch adds, there is considerable un- easiness among the local officials, who are engaged in commandeering food in the face of a shortage and ration- ing it. Silver continues to be com- mandeered by the Nationalists. Foreign Buildings Occupied. Reports in the vernacular newspa- pers of a Southern (Nauong‘ru v untrne, the, h. says, e %oflhgr/ners‘ have ot yet ad- vanced. £ Despite orders to the contrary from Gen. Ho Ying-Yin, Nationalist com- mander at Chinkiang, troops there are reported again to have occupied foreign buildings, the shipping offices being the only exceptions. HANKOW SITUATION WORSE. Grave Trouble Anticipated Soon— Japanese Concession Haven. SHANGHAI, China, May 13 (P.— Wireless dispatches from Hankow say the situation there has become worse since the news leaked out that the Northern Gen. Yeng Sen hiad captured Ichang and was moving down the river toward Hankow. Thousands of middle-class Chinese, unable to leave the city, are reported to have taken refuge in the Japanese concession, anticipating grave trouble in Hankow soon. The Nationalists are said to have seized all the flour in the native city for their troops on the Honan front. The price of flour consequently has risen 25 per cent. Rice is also becom- ing scarcer daily. Butler to Visit Tientsin. SHANGHAI, May 13 (#).—Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, commander of the United States Marines in China, is leaving by sea tomorrow for Tien- tsin, in_ Chihli Province, Northern China. Later he will go to Peking. Russian S.ysten{ Has No Appeal in U. S., Says Boyden By the Associated Press. GENEVA, May 13. — “We are glad that you are making the e: periment instead of ourselves, Roland W, Boyden, American dele gate, answered a Russian represen- tative who gave a glowing descrip- tion of the achievements of the communist system in Russia in the course of a speech before the International Economic Conference today. Mr. Boyden expressed the opinion that western countries probably would continue to cast their lot with the capitalistic system, but were interested to hear that the Russians were trying to work out their experiment aimed at increas- ing the happiness of the people. American spokesmen Voiced sat- isfaction today over the progress of the economic conference with 'd to protecting the equitable SNYDER'S SLAYERS 10 DIE IN MIDJUNE Both Calmly Hear Sentence of Electrocution in Sing Sing. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 13 Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray today were sentenced to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing the week of June 20 for the murder of Mrs. Snyder's husband, -Albert Snyder, ‘magazine art editor. Neither defendant showed any emo- tion as Justice Townsend Scudder pronounced sentence. Mrs. Snyder was dressed in black, the same cos- tume she wore during the trial. A matron stood on each side of her, but heyond a clasping and unclasping of her hands she did not show the strain. Gray's Figure Tense. 's figure was tense. He stood about 5 feét from his blond paramour, but neither looked at the other. counsel for both Gray and Mrs. Sn made motions asking that the verdict be set aside. Justice Scudder denied the motions. A crowd not nearly so large as the smallest to attend the trial was in the courtroom when sentence was im- There were no demonstrations. Neither Gray nor Mrs. Snyder re- plied when the clerk of court asked if they had anything to say as to why sentence should not be imposed. At- torneys for bath interpellated that the defendants had ‘“nothing to say at this time.” Appeal Is Compulsory. Appeals from the sentences are contemplated. These will be made divect to the Court of Appeals, which is the State’s highest tribunal, instead of the appellate court, divi- sion of the Supreme Court, as is provided by law in cases of death penalties. Court attaches said Mrs. Snyder and Gray _would be taken ‘to Sing Sing next Monday. Counsel for Gray denied reports that Gray had asked the privilege of saying good-hy to his erstwhile para- mour. Jail attendants quoted him as saying he “wanted only to see her in Heaven.” SUES FOR $20,000 ‘PROMISED’ AS GIFT Bride of Bank Clerk Says Million- aire Cousin Agreed on Wed- ding Present. By the Associated Press, NEW YORE, May 13.--Suit to se- cure a wedding gift of $20,000, alleged to have been promised her, has been brought by Mrs. Adela L. Condeau of Nice, France, against her cousin, Leon Schinasi, multimillionaire cigarette manufacturer. Relying on Schinasi’s alleged prom- ise of a $20,000 gift, Mrs. Condeau, formerly Miss Adela L. Schratter of this city, charges she advanced her wedding date and married Rene Con- ce bank clerk, in this city 1926, , in his reply, said the money was not to be paid within a year after the marriage. He declares that if he made any agreement it was based on representations that Condeau was a person of substantial financial means with an income exceeding $3,500 an- nually. Schinasi alleges that Condeau ribution of raw materials, such as rubber. 2arns less than $1,600 a yegr. Ne writ- ten agreement was made, the million- aire states. High Planned By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 13.—The Herald and Examiner today said that a syn- dicate of wealthy Chicagoans has com- pleted plans for erecting a gigantic civic center” in downtown Chicago {at a cost of more than §50,000,000. | Paul Gerhardt, prominent architect, | made public the plans, the newspaper | said. The structure will be a 40-story twin skyscraper in which will be lo- ated a great auditorium to seat | 75,000 persons. In addition there will |be a 4,300-room hotel, a convention hall with 300,000 feet of space and garage accommodations for 1,500 motor cars. 1 £ d $50,000,000 Civic Center 40 Stories by Chicago Syndicate The main auditorium will include an inclosed athletic field large enough for any kind of athletic event, pageants, conventions and entertain- ments. Around this will be a quarter- mile cinder track. Various levels of the auditorium will be served by 97 elevators. There will be 25 automobile entrances, and enough exits to empty the auditorium in 10 minutes are planned. Afr rights over the Illinois Central tracks are to be utilized in the struc- ture, which will require two yeang in 'SUGAR BOWL' DIKE BREAKS; 150,00 LIVES IN DANGER River Rises 6 Inches During Night, Threatening New Section of Levee. THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES UNABLE TO SAVE GOODS Most Have Only Clothing They Wore—Illness From Expo- sure May Result. By the Associated Prees. BATON ROUGE, La. May tremendous pressure of ppi River history finally broke down the Big Bend levee today at Moreauville, on the Bayou des Glaises. The levee at Bordleonville, on Bayou des Glaises, also broke this morning, according to word received here by Flood Relief Director John M. Parker. The crevasse is about 100 feet wide. The Bordleon break is about 150 miles northwest of New Orleans and on the opposite side of the river. Will Try to Close Break. The Big Bend levee, made of clay, had resisted the steadily rising flood of the waters rushing down from Arkansas and through the crevasses on the West bank of the Mississippi which already have blanketed 13 Louisiana parishes. For the past week more than 1,000 workers labored day and night to strengthen the em- bankment, and efforts will be made, if possible, to close the break. Mr. Parker said that 25,000 persons and 60,000 acres in the immediate vi- cinity of the bayou, mostly in Avoy- elles Parish, will be affected by the break. the muddy waters from the break run through the Atchafalaya Basin into Grand Lake and through its bayous to the gulf, 60,000 more people will be driven from their homes and an area of nearly 1,000, 000 acres, much of which is ma land, is expected to be inundated. The new flood also is expected to break down levees on the Atchalafava River and cause the spreading of that stream’s swollen waters over a huge thickly populated region, jeopardizing more than 150,000 people. New Loss of §10,000,000. The region is the “sugar bowl” of Louisiana, the Southern parishes where practically all the sugar cane of the country is grow Besides sugar cane, cotton, rice, corn and sweet potatoes are leading crops. State Commissioner of Agriculture 13— the B The parishes in the flood path in- clude the lower half of Avoyelles, South of the Red River; one-third of St. Landry; two-thirds of St. Martin, and two-fifths of Iberville, Another “danger spot” along the levees protecting the “sugar howl” parishes of Louisiana developed to- day. Mr. Parker received advices that the levee at Torras, on the Old River, protecting the section between (Continued on Page 7, Column 1. . TWO FIRMS JOIN GASOLINE “WAR" Standard and Columbia Com- panies Meet 17-Cent Penn Figure. 7 Prior to imposition of sents ~R$‘\.\"£json ,tg'% estimated the Washington's exclusive gasoline- price-cutting war, which blazed forth yesterday after an overt act at the beginning of the week, raged pleas- antly, from the motorists’ viewpoint, today and resulted in two oil com- panies joining the 17-cent retail-in- cluding-tax price of straight gaso- line, bringing the total number of companies selling at this figure to three. ‘When the Penn Oil Co. yesterday dropped from 19 for straight and cents or high test gasoline to 17 for for high test, the counter-attacked this morning with a cut of 2 cents under its prices yesterday, making straight gasoline 17 and high-test, 20 cents. Wholesalers Stand Pat. The Columbia Oil Co. also joined in the operation, which brought its straight gasoline to 17 and its high- test to 22 cents. s ‘he Texas and Tidewater Ofl Com- panies, which do a wholesale business only, refused to cut the tank wagon price and the American Oil Co. like- wise stood pat with 18 cents for stright and 22 cents for high-test at vice stations. All these companies, ver, except the Penn, reduced their prices at beginning of the week, when the Standard Co. went down 2 cents in both grades of gasoline. Competitors Are Undersold. The drop in yesterday’s prices for the Penn Co. brought orders from headquarters in New York to the Dis- trict office here to ‘‘meet prices,” and the local office forthwith met the 17 figure and then proceeded to undersell all other competitors in the high-test field at 20 cents. There were indications today that the straight gasoline might take an- other declin® tomorrow, but this was offset by opinions in other oil com- pany quarters that the low price level had been reached. ight and 22 Standard Oil Prince Georges County, Md. —is one of the most prosperous and beautiful in the area sur- rounding Washington. It is ent!rprlnlnfi' and rich in his. torical incident. A Star Staff uilding. The proposed site is on Michigan avenue at Randolph street, Radio Progrz;ms—Page 36 Correspondent tell you all about it in— The Sunday Star sl flood in NICARAGUA PEAGE NOT YET ASSURED Liberal Delegates Insist “Nothing Is Settled” and Claim Military Victory. By the Associated Press. PANAMA, May 13.—Passing through the Panama Canal yesterday on the way from Managua to Puerto Cabezas aboard the United States de- stroyer Preston, the Liberal Nica- raguan peace delegates made the statement that “Nothing is settled; vhat has prevailed is a new impo- on of force.” The delegates recently were In conference with Henry L. Stimson, representative of President Coolidge. They are on the way to report to the Liberal President, Juan B, Sacasa, on the result of the parleys. They said that Gen. Moncada, Liberal commander, who recently ar- ranged with Mr. Stimson for_the completely defeated the forces of Diaz, Conservative President, which had withdrawn from the neck of land separating the great lakes. This territory, they added, had been occu- pied by United States forces. “Glen. Moncada,” they said, “thus has not a Nicaraguan enemy in the field, with the Americans blocking the way to Managua.” MARINES COLLECTING ARMS. Slowly But Surely Are Performing Task in Nicaragua. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, May 13 (). —The work of collecting the arms of the Liberal forces began yesterday and Is proceeding slowly but satis- factorily, according to word from the detachments of United States Ma- rines sent out this morning. The manager of the National Bank deliv- ered $20,000 to a Liberal representa- tive today to take to Gen. Moncada, for the purpose of paying $10 before a commission of American officers for each rifle or machine gun lald down. \ A company of Marines proceeded from Tipitapa to Boaca yesterday to supervise and guard these arms. Lieut. Col. Richard Rhea of the Ma- | rines has been appointed director general of the Nicaraguan (Conserv- ative) government constabulary. He will begin immediately a complete re- organization of the constabulary, numbering 1,000 men, officered by ap- proximately 35 Marines. The constabulary will be' non- partisan and the sole armed organiza- tion of the nation. STIMSON LEAVES MONDAY. President’s Representative in Nica- ragua Coming to Washington, With disarmament of Conservative and Liberal factions in Nicaragua under way, Henry L. Stimson, per- sonal representative of President Coolidge in that country, expects to leave for Washington next Monday, Admiral Latimer advised the State Department today. In accordance with the agreement between Mr. Stimson and Gen. Moncada, Liberal leader, the 43d Company of American Marines today occupled Boaco. The Marine officers were authorized to take over the arms of the Liberal troops and on behalf of the Nicaraguan government to pay $10 for each weapon surren- dered. GAME IS POSTPONED ON ACCOUNT OF RAIN Washington-Chicago Series Final Called Off by Harris and Schalk. Contest to Be Played Later. Rain today caused Managers Harris and Schalk to postpone the game scheduled between the Washington Nationals and the Chicago White Sox. Bucky Harris welcomes the lay-off as it allows him to rearrange his pitching selections for the coming Cleveland series and gives the ailing members of the squad another day for recuperation. The game wil be played off either on an open date or as part of a double. header on the Nats’ next trip West later in the season. hTe Nats go on to Cleveland, where they open a four- game stand tOMOIrow, WHITE 9 HOUSE Aoy, 13 THERE L. BE NO | DECISION TopAY ~| ON T = - SELECTION Sumpep ¢ ) 7y D K (G Z 100,000 KILLED ON HIGHWAYS IN FIVE YEARS. SAYS REPORT 3,000,000 Are Sent to Hospitals by Road Accidents, One Casualty Occurring Every 42 Seconds. More than 100,000 persons have been killed, a third of them being school children, and more than 3,000,000 sent to hospitals by high- way accidents in the past five years. according to a survey made public at the meeting of the American Road Builders’ Association here this after- noon. The survey, which covers the five years ending January 1, 1917, is declared to be the most extensive ever conducted into causes and effects of road accidents. One casualty now occurs on the roads every 42 seconds, the report said, emphasizing that the accident menace has increased steadily dur- ing the past flve vears. Of those killed nearly 30,000 weres chool chil- dren, it declared. More than $2,000,- 000,000 worth of property has been atreetors of the association ap- proved plans for a national highway safety, campaign, to be conducted at a cost of $8,000. The campaign will be under the direction of Charles M. Up- ham, managing director of the asso tion, and Paul L. Griffiths of Pi burgh. Tt will be carried into school churches and civic organizations. Fatigue Is Chief Cause. Fatigue has caused more accidents than any other sin; factor, accord- ing to the survey. Careless and inat- tentive driving, it pointed out, is in | most cases the result of fatigue. More | oommis ¢ Foening Star, (#) Means Associated Press. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 103,417 With Long, two year | The ra | TWO CENTS. COMPROMISE ENDS PHONE RATE FIGHT; PATRONS WILL GET REFUND OF §140.000 DISPUTE ON VALUATION WC™.D BE DISMISSED on two yea Low Prices, Ordered by Pub- lic Utilities Board, Will Con- tinue for Two Years From 1st of Next Month. | Company Official Sees Plan as Cut- ting Earnings, But Dispensing Suit. Subscribers to Get About $5.90 Each Under Decision. A compromise agreement on tele« phone rates in the District was un- expectedly reached today between the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephons Co. and the Public Utilities Commis~ sion and brought to a close the rate case which has been pending in the District Supreme Court for the past As a result, telephone rates are re- duced as of June 10, 1925, when the commission’s order for a lower rate was to have become effective, and a fund ranging between $150,000 impounded by the company since that time will be returned to the telephone subscribers. rates also will be continued in effect for a period of two years from June 1 and thereafter until order of the commission. s which were ordered by the o and which $140,000 and The lower modified by accidents occur between 4:30 and 5:30 | will now be in effect for at least an- in the afternoon than in any other two hours of the d C. M. Babeock of dent-elect of the association, outlined plans for laying $1,300,000,000 worth of roads in 1928, to be the greatest in history for ac- complishment in this line, he said. _ Plans were also discussed for mak- ing the next annual convention and road congress, at Cleveland next Jan- the biggest in the association’s More than 40,000 are ex- pected to attend, I. G. Shirley, presi- dent of the association, said. The di- indorsed efforts to be made to bring the next international road congress to the United States in uar: history. rectors also 1928. Following ation Near Reception 18 Scheduled. meetings of executive and a reception to visiting road builders was scheduled to be held at the asso- ciation’s headquarters Building at 5:30. lLield at the Mayflower Hotel at 6:30. New officers will be installed after the banquet and the new board of di- rectors will organize. and allied organizations from many parts of the United States and Southy America are attending the meetings, her two ¥ the report said. | por, tinnesotu, presi- ent rate, The year promises | stead of 85. The company ago. court for a wit! pan: discontinued. the board of direetors | BY the from June 1, in the FEarle A banquet will be | Sion- the commission. of the associ- pany after two rect. FALL-SINCLAR 0L CASE IS POSTPONED Hitz Grants Government Mo- tion to Start Trial on October 17. Justice William Hitz of the District Supreme Court today granted the mo- tion of special Government counsel in the Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy case growing out of the Teapot Dome lease to postpone the trial until Monday, October 17. The trial had been sched- uled for May 23, but Attorney Owen J. Roberts, one of the special counsel, notified the court of the death of A. E. Humphreys, one of the Government’s witnesses, and of the service of sub- poena May 11 on H. M. Blackmer, an- other witness, who is absent in Eu- rope. Roberts explained that he get service shortly on J. E the other absent witness, whose pres- ence, he declared, becomes vital to the Government's case owing to the death of Mr. Humphreys. Zevely Is IIL Attorney George P. Hoover of coun- sel for Sinclair opposed the continu- ance, contending that, since Blackmer had been served, O'Neill's testimony was merely cumulative and did not form a basis for a continuance. He also pointed out that J. W. Zevely, an- other witness, is seriously ill at his home and is not likely to be able to appear in court at any time. Attorney W. E. Leahy, representing Fall. merely inquired if the failure of the passage of the second deficiency bill by the last Congress would inter- UNIFORM CRIMINAL CODE IS ARRANGED American Hopes to Have Plan Ready in Three Years. Outstanding among being threshed out by the American Law Institute, which resumed its ses- sions today at the Mayflower Hotel, is the work of a special committee en- gaged in drafting a uniform code of criminal procedure desi, move the tangle of le: which Chief Justice William Howard Taft of the United States Supreme Court has held measure fol country. Despite University of School, a member of the committee, that this proposed new code, bringing about a revolution in court procedure, would be ready for final submission institute within to the time. wi in With William E. of the University of Pennsylvania, he expects to submit fully report at the next general sesstons of the law institute. Detailed Model Code. Out of this report it is expected emerge ultimately a model code of criminal submission to Legislatures. at “We hope to be able to present a system of procedure that will arrive the truth ! impeding the operation of eriminal flaw in the courts of the the fact taking involves an exhaustive study, the prediction was made today never- theless by Edwin R. Keedy of Utilities Comm Law Institute icy of the compa the problems | mission. gned to re- obstructions | Clarkson, gene; the . people’ sel for Flehar commi responsible in large Brand, vice ct that the under- | Covell, senior a Commissioner J. the | Earl V. Fisher Pennsylvania Law three years Mikell, also | jn-April. half of the pany. otalled | . The rate case, procedure for the - various State f 0¥, 1%, SO, more _easily, more | May 13, 1925, (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) Cupid Wins Race. as Young Chicagoans Are Wed on Train, With Dad in Pursuit By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 13.—Dan Cupid rode a derby special out of Chicago last, night, hymen waited at Indian- apolis and two young Chicagoans of prominent families were married after a day and night that could only be described as hectic. The elopers were E. Ellsworth (Ted) Wilt, 25, son of a wealthy trunk ‘manufacturer, and Miss Ruth Louise Nettlehorst, 18, whose father is a'member of the county commis- sion. , "Their elopment started yesterday morning, ran into complications at the 'license bureau, hit more snags when no min or justice could be found beford train time and finally ended happil§ in today’s early hours when th%m mony was performed by Isador Wulfson, an Indianapolis jus- tice of the peace, after the train had pulled into the Indiana capital Riding close to Cupid's trail was Commissioner aboard a special train, overtake his daughter before she be- came ‘a_bride. gratulations and parental received by the bride at Indianapolis, however, convinced the daughter that her father could not have been very angry. ‘Wulfson performed the ceremony aboard the . special, with passengers | Sayles Hastings, ¥ Tilinois | who shot his neighbor, W. F. ¥lint. to marriage license was used, but Wult- | death yesterday and seriously wounded son‘uil;]o dr;'. "'ug‘ lthe knot, o u.iztht m? :;tu;"n 16-year-old son, committed as_any! n icago coul o it.” | suicide in his loday, Mr: and Mrs. Wilt said they would e e et have another ceremony ‘performedsat Louisville to make sure they are|shot himself through the head shortly . be;ore the arrival of the possec. as wedding guests. really married. Louis Nettlehorst seeking to | time. A telegram of con- blessing The Would Drop Valuation Case. The terms of the settlement follow: epted the rate re- duction ordered by the commission two 1927, down in the histor. president of the on, John W. man of the commissiol SLAYER KILLS HIMSELF AS POSSE APPROACHES By the Assoviated Press. CLEVELAND, N. Da posse advanced on his farm home. Barricaded in his granary, Hastings rs are $4.75 a month for unlimited service, a reduction of 25 cents, and $2.50 a month, the pres- for a tw par but 40 local messages will be allowed in- The company and the commission agreed to join in an application to the n appropriate order to dis- pense with the pending cases in court i aluation of the com- 's property being fixed. The present case will be entered as An-appropriate order will be made m continuing the re- duced rates for a period of two years and thereafter until modified by order of the commis- The refund to subscribers will be handled by an appropriate order of The commission regards the com- promise as a great favor on the grounds that the com- of fighting finally has conceded that the commis- sion’s principles of valuation are core victory in its The refund to telephone subscribers using unlimited service will amount to about $5.90 each. be returned to party line subscribers will vary, however. Ends Expensive Fight. After the conference, which will g0 of the new Public Berry, company issued & statement in which he said that the settlement was proposed to the com- mission “in line w The amount to h the general pols “It may mean,” he said, “that the carnings of the company will be some- what less than the titled to earn, but the settlement will dispose of a controversy that might be expensive and long drawn out. will give a clean slate with the coms is en- It “To be brief, the settlement is just g0od business so far as the company 18 concerned and I hope the company's patrons will be pleased.” Those who attended the conference in addition to Mr. Berry, were W. B. al commercial ager; Dozier A. Devane, general coun- mane B. 1 before the Childress, chair- Col. Harrison tant engineer com- missioner who represented Engineer and < executive secretary of the commission. Proposed by Company. The compromise was proposed by the company following the closing hear- ing Mdhday on the valuation case on which the commission began hearings It was discussed informally at that time and today a conference between officials of the company and members of the commission was ars ranged hastily and the plan accepted substantially as proposed by the com= ettled through the compromise, was initiated Dby the commission early in 1 sued the fair value of the telephone company for rate-making purposes in This was followed by an order dated reducing the individual line residence rate from §5 to $4.75 a month and increasing the number of local messages allowed two-party-line subscribers from 35 to 40 per cent. The case was later argued im the District Supreme Court, but no deci- cision has as yet been handed down. In the meantime the company gave bond, under direction of the court, to make refunds to both classes of sub- scribers of the reduction ordered by the commission in case the court’s de- cision was upheld by the commission, and the difference in rates has been impounded by the company since that 1925, vear-old, farmer, N , May 13.— |