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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight: tomorrow increasing cloudiness; little change ta sempera- ture, Temperatures: Highest, 80, at noon today; lowest, 64, at 4 am. todav. Full report on Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 No. 30,395. post office, KING FERDINAND PROCLAIMED RULER Martial Law Declared in Ru- mania as Monarch Expires in Queen’s Arms. BRATIANOS IN CONTROL WITH REGENCY NAMED Carol Not Expected to Attempt to Regain Dynastic Rights to Throne. By Cable_to The S ews. Cop. VIENNA, July 20.—Martial law has been declared in Rumania, fol- lowing the death of King Ferdi- nand, according to reliable d patches from Bucharest, just re- ceived here. B the Associated Press. | BUCHAREST, Rumania. July 20.— King Ferdinand of Rumania, long g in health, died at 2:15 o'clock morning. ‘The monarch’s long and courageous batile with that dread malady—can- cer—came to a close at the Chateau de Pelishor at Sinai, the Summer res dence of the Rumanian royal family Prince Michael, young son of former n Prince Carol, will be proclaim- ing of Rumania to succeed his ®randiather at 4 o'clock this after- noon, it was announced early today. Prince Michael, whose mother is Y ess Helen of Greece, was born October 25, 1921, and was created heir apparent on December 31, 1925, on his father’s renouncing his rights to the succession. Some time ago a regency council was appointed for Prince Mi- chael, the regency consisting of Prince XNicholas, 23-year-old son of King Fer- dinand, the patriarch of Rumania and the chief justice of the Supreme Court. “Very Tired,” Are Last Words. “I feel very tired,” King Ferdinand breathed as he sank into Queen Marie’s arms on his death bed today. Those were his last words, for his eves closed and death came almost antly. The end.came with suddenness, but was peaceful in the extreme, the King closing his eyes calmly as if falling asieep. Members of the royal family were at his bedside, Queen Marie and their daughter, Queen Marie of Ju- goslavia, having arrived before death came. Former King George of Greece and his wife,-Blizahstie-daughter..of. the Rumanian monarchs, also were present. Ferdinand’s death had long been expected, and even the simple country folk, who loved him more as a kindly father than as a King, knew that the disease which he was so courageously battling would be fatal. Many Reports of Death. Recently rumors flew thick and fast end for days at a time reports would =pread llke wildfire that he had finally died. These would meet official de- nial, and then encouragi would follow—that the ceiving visitors daily, that his condi- tion was steadily improving, that he was able to take part in councils of state, But these favorable reports faiied to deceive and the blow that fell to- s'al long feared and long ex- ar and Chicago Daily 1 erdinand the Loyal” was what the | allies called him during the trying | days of the World War and “Ferdi- nand the Loyal” was what he re. mained to his own people, Who, un- disturbed by the dynastic politics that troubled the. upper strata of Ru- manian society, looked to the King to Jead them through the unhappy post- | war vears to contentment and plenty. | It was Ferdinand's strong will. say those who knew him, that put death off for 50 long a time. Hoped to See Son. TLast year, just after Queen Marie's | hurried return from her visit to the Tnited States, his physicians gave him up for lost, but the King was firm in the hope that he might help to place his country on a stable polit- ical basis despite factional disputes and conflicts among powerful inter- ests and clung to life. Then, too, say friends, he hoped to see once gore before death came his wayward son | Carol, “the madcap of the Balkans,” | whom his parental discipline had sent | into exile. | His physicians urged him to go abroad to a warmer climate to give nature a chance to assist their own healing_efforts, but dynastic and po- litical elements played their part and ¥erdinand decided to remain in Bu-| charest, sacrificing himself rather | than, as he thought, sacrificing his| country. i From time to time there were indi- ecations that the physicians’ battle was having some effect and the cancero condition seemed alleviated in a mea | Since no complete wireless flying tests page 9. { Entered as second class matter Washington, bC. EXPERTS DIFFER ch ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 20, 1927 —-THIRTY-SIX PAGES. ON VERTEBRAE * CAUSING ‘PATIENT'S’ ILLNESS DIES; GRANDSON IS |B..¢ Person Secking Relict From “Pulica-| MEETS FOR STUDY Down” Feeling Is Told to Return i Often. NOTE—1his is the second of sit articles dealing with conditions in Wash- | | ington which allow anybody to practice upon the human body and diagnose human Viiness. provided he does not prescribe m of M. D. The third article will appear edicine, use the knife or assume the title in tomorrow's Star. BY BEN McKELWAY. { | were full of pep. Such symptoms are chronic. and more golf. sure relief. But must a man take exercise? 2o through the tortures of trying to saner ways of attaining perfect health And exercise, it was man leave his sleep to gratify the There must be other ways. | telephone book and chose at random chiropractic. {told him of the pulled-down feeling. a nasty dig. “One,” said the doctor. He continued his progress and “Two,” said the doctor. “You have two subluxations, very “It means just thi: of place. down the spine and radiating out fre exit at the different vertebrae, heart? Feel this.” (Continued on Pa, HOP OF COURTNEY DELAYED 24 HOURS Defect in Radio Causes Post-i ponement—Dash Set for 7 A.M. Tomorrow. R s ) By Cable to The Star and the North Ameri- can Newspaper Alliance. CALSHOT NAVAL FLYING BASE, England, July 20.—The discovery of | defects in the wireless apparatus of the Dornier Napier Whale flying boat today caused Capt. Frank T. Court- ney to postpone for 24 hours his hop off on his westward flight across the Atlantic. Decision to delay the flight was made with great reluctance after the ‘Whale had been in the air for a half hour shortly after dawn on a tast flight. “It is a bitter disappointment to me, but it is better to encounter snags now than over the Atlantic,” Capt. Courtney said. Makes Quick Decision. “I hate to miss this excellent | weather, but it is foolish to take risks | when ihere are minor mechanical de- | fects that can easily be remedied. We will set these right immediately and start tomorrow.” Capt. Courtney made his decision quickly after landing, but it came as an anti-clomax to the assembled of- ficials on the sand, who had arrived shortly after dawn to see him off. had been made, it was not entirely un- expected when this important part of the machine's equipment was found not to be working satisfactorily. Adjustments Are Minor. The adjustments necessary, how- ever, are minor ones. Every effort is heing made today to have the Whale in condition to take off for Valentia at 7 o'clock tomorrow morning, as the excellent weather conditions on the Atlantic are expected to last for sev- eral days. ' Every effort @« made during the night to have ¢ Whale in condition for flight this i.orning. Fueling be- gan at 4 am. and at 7 the Whale was rolled trora its shed, only to be re- turned several hours later. (Copyright. 1927, in ail countries hut Great Britain' by North American Newspaper Alliance: 1n Great Britain by Westminster Gazette.) CONSULATE IN NICE ure by applications of radium and oth- er treatments. Then the weakening | nature of his illness would be dem-| onstrated and the royval patient would | again be forced to bed, once with a | wlight cold that threatencd pneumonia and again with stomach ailments. Weighed Less Than 100 Pounds. ¥or months King Ferdinand's body, #ssailed by many maladies, has been withering away and his weight re. duced to less than 100 pounds. Since | vly Spring he has not been weighed. Tt would kill him to realize how his hody has shrunk,” those close to him #aid, declaring that they doubted if he weighed as much as 90 pound: One of the last acts of Ferdin reizn was to bring about the creation of a government under the Bratianos, whom he trusted and who, with him, were influential in swinging Rumania into the World War on the side of the act in which Ferdinand elf against his own kin, for a Hohenzollern. a few weeks ago Premier Averescu, to whom dictatorial dreams were credited in some circles, i nd's moved from the head of the govern- | ment and a more inclusive government was formed under Prince Stirbey, one the richest Rumanians and long a avorite at court, to hold the reins ianos were ready to step unanimous in the convi regency for young Prince Michael, Carol's son, will rule as provided by l»w, and that there i almost no pos. ®ibiligy of Carol ascending the throne ignde in Rumania are few and =aid. and certainly Vge 7, Calumn 7) | Jealous of Prince Who Inherited tion that the | “NOT BOMB TARGET” Investigators Believe Russian, Large Sum, Caused Blast. | Br_the Assaciated Press. NICE, France, July 20.—Officials in- vestigating the explosion of a bomb | near the American Consulate Building | vesterday mnow entertain that the bombing was not directed against the consulate at all. | Part of the ground floor is occupled | by the Russian Prince Lubomirsky, | who recently inherited 20,000,000 france. It is thought that some jeal- ous member of Nice's Russian colony, which numbers several thousands, { miay have placed the bomb. | Police express belief that capture of the bomber is unlikely. (Consular officials yesterday express- ed belief that the bombing was in- tended as a demonstration in behalf f Nicolo Sacco and Bartolomeo Van- etti.’ The consulate was not damaged except for broken windows.) Budapest Bans Mixed Bathing. | BUDAPEST, July 20 (®.—Mixed | bathing is under the ban here. The {newly completed Kaiser swimming pool was to have leen opened to men They have existed for a long time. times, in the past, they have been diagnosed as a need for exercise, fresh air busses and automobiles have been perfected simply to avoid this evil? “What does that mean, Doctor, and is it serious?” " said the doctor. The spine is like a main line telephone cable, the nerves traveling the theory ) The symptoms were true enough. There was that pulled-down feeling, | a desire to refrain from all active work and an emotion approaching hatred for men who clapped their hands together briskly and declared that they | At discovered, always brought quick and Is there no alternative? Must a man play golf when there must be better, ? Must a man walk when street cars, Must fiendish whim of a fellow who shouts nlous and insulting orders over the radio at the unholy hour of 6:45 a.m.? I nonchalantly turned the leaves of the the name of “Dr. One,” a doctor of T decided to et the viewpoint of a number of drugless healers, { not because I am particularly anxious to find perfect health, but because | of a desire to find out what they would say. In the office of “Dr. One” I No sooner had the symptoms been outlined than the face of “Dr. One” turned grave, indicative of his sympath and examined my back, an examination accomplished by beginning at the nape of the neck and traveling slowly down, his progress indicated by gentle pressure on each side of the backbone. He bade me sit down on a stool ‘Without warning he gave having covered about 3 inches gave another sudden punch, my reaction being another jump. He then rose and walked a few feet away from me, taking a longdis- tance examination which required some time, then returned and sat down. pronounced,” said the doctor. I asked. “Two of your vertebrae are out om the vertebrae. They make their Now two of your vertebrae are out of line and they are impinging on the nerves, shutting them off, so that they are not functioning. Do you have bad dreams? Do you feel a pain over your ge 4, Column 3.) SANDIND ETRENTS TONOUNTAN LAR “Wild Beast” of Nicaragua Flees After Battle With Marines. By the Associated Press. MNAGUA, Nicaragua, July 20.— Gen. Sandino, self-termed “wild beast of the mountains,” whose rebel band suffered severe defeat Sunday while trying to overcome a small contingent of Unjted States Marines and native constabulary at Ocotal, has gone back into hiding in the mountains in an in. accessible part of the country. His forces are widely scattered. Having refused to lay down his arms when a peace settlement was ar- ranged between the Conservatives and Liberals in May, Sandino continues ot defy Nicaraguan and American au- thority. Information here is that he belittled the Americans, their bombs and their airplanes, which “only made a noise,” he told the band of malcon- tents with which he surrounded him- self. Strangely enough, it was the Amer- ican bombing airplanes that turned the scale in favor of the Marines, for, |coming to aid the greatly outnum- bered garrison five of these aircraft raked the rebels, killing 200 of them. The Marines and constabulary killed 100. Casualty Figures Confirmed. ‘These figures have heen confirmed by Col. L. M. Gulick of the 5th Regi- ment of Marines, and late advices from Ocotal, which lies about 110 miles north of Managua, indicate that the death figure may be even higher, since some wounded rebels straggled into the woods to die. . Maj. Ross E. Rowell, who led the bombing planes to the attack at Oco- tal, has been recommended for the Distinguished Service Medal in dis- patches to Washington by Brig. Gen. Feland,” in command of the United States Marines in Nicaragua. Telling how Maj. Rowell, upon learning of the danger to the garrison, proceeded to Ocotal with five planes in the teeth of a tropical storm, the citation says: 5 “At Ocotal he led the planes tc the attack with the highest tactical skill and distinguished courage. He broke the masses of the enemy, de- stroyed the greater part of them and drove the remainder from the field. Maj. Rowell saved the little garrison from great loss of life and almost certain destruction.” Gen. Moncada, commander-in-chief of the Liberal forces in their cam- paign against the Conservatives, which terminated with the peace settlement arranged by Col. Henry L. Stimson, as personal representative of Presi- dent Coolidge, places responsibility for the “massacre” of 300 Nicaraguans entirely on Gen. Sandino, “as he re- fused to lay down his arms and re. turn to peaceful pursuits.” Sandino Denounced. Moncada’s statement, which he said was in reply 1o a communication from the United States, declared that San- dino preferred to surround himseltd with bandits and assassins, creating | disorder in the republic, and that the battle at Ocotal would never have rred, it Sandino had not attacked rison there, ient : peaceful conditions,” the state- ment added, “and I am hoping that they will continue. The country is gradually becoming better, as there are fewer assassinations and depre- dations.” Sandino fought under Moncada be- fore the armistice. JOHN H. HAMI'JOND, SR., ILL Mining Expert and Father of In- ventor Sonfined to Home. GLOUCESTER, Mass., July 20 (®). —John Hays Hammond, sr., mining expert and father of John Hays Ham- mond, the inventor and electrical ex- and women, but the Archbishop of | Budapest, upon the protest of Bible !teachers, forbade Qixsd bathing on moral.grounds. pert, is ill at his home on Lookout Hill here it became known last night. The nature of his fliness was not dis- cloned, Mr. Hommond is 73 years old, BRITISH CABINET - OF NAVAL PARLEY |All Ministers to Confer To- night With Delegates to | Geneva on Policy. | IMPORTANT DECISION EXPECTED TO RESULT Deadlock on Cruiser Limits May Be Ended After Officials End Discussion. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July The entire cab- inet met with Premier Baldwin this morzing in Downing street to dic-ues the Geneva disarmament tangle. Another meeting will be held tonight | at the premier's office in Parliament Building, at which will be present W. C. Bridgeman, first lord of the admi- ralty and read of the British delega- | tion at Geneva, and Earl Cecil, 2 mem- | ber of the delegation, who were ex-| pected to arrive from Switz rland | some time during the day. British officials and the press are taking a philosophical attitude toward | the differenccs at the conference and there was a general disposition to | scout suggestions that the conference | had broken down and to support the | view that a compromise will be| reached. % Baldwin Sees King. The cabinet meeting today was| something in the nature of a farewell to the premier prior to his forthcom- ing departure for Canada. All the ministers were garbed in morning dress and silk hats. Sir Austen Chamberlain, foreign minister, wore the levee dress in which he had at- tended Buckingham Palace where the new Belgian Minister presented his credentials. Before the cabinet meeting, Premier Baldwin had an audience with King George at which it is believed they talked over the whole situation as well as discussed the premier’'s visit to Canada. BIG DECISION EXPECTED. Pleasant Spirit Evidenced Recently at Geneva Session. GENEVA, Switzerland, July 20 (). ~—That some weighty decision is about to be taken by the British cabinet in connection with the tripartite naval conference is the general opinion pre- vailing today in conference circles at Geneva. The negotiations at Geneva have been conducted for the last 10 days in what was said to be the pleasantest possible spirit, all three delegations expressing encourggement, but with- out an agreement being found on a question which both the United States and Great Britain consider vital. This problem is whether the United States will commif herself to mount no guns larger than 6 inches on her secondary cruisers. The impression In Geneva is that | the American delegates will resist any attempt to subject the United States to any type of crpiser which the American delegation believes is un- suited to her naval needs and will also resist any effort to confine arma- ment to 6-inch guns, which, as a result of the Washington agreement, may be mounted on swift merchant liners, of which, it is pointed out, Great Britain possesses so many. May Solve Question. The British delegation, on the other hand, maintains that if Great Britain must keep within the suggested total tonnage of 500,000 tons for cruisers and destroyers combined, the United States must agree to reduce the size of secondary cruisers and restrict the caliber of their guns to 6 inches, asserting that if the United States builds these big secondary cruisers Great Britain must do likewise. This is the ¢ of Geneva's difficul- ties, and it is believed that the British cabinet, after studying this problem, will reach a decision on the treatment of this cruiser deadlock. That is why Geneva conference circles consider to- day's cabinet session in London, at which the British delegation here will be represented, of overwhelming im- portance. It appears from information coming from reliable circles that Japan is not insisting on submarine parity, al- though she is struggling to have a ratio in auxiliary craft higher than the 5—5—3 ratio established for bat- tleships at Washington. A British spokesman stated today that he was convinced that an agree- ment would be reached eventually if all three powers exercise a spirit of mutual concession. He indicated that conferees were not disturbed by the fact that Premjer Baldwin has con- voked a meeting of his cabinet in London with the British Geneva pleni- potentiaries. It was pointed out that the premier will shortly leave for Canada and he will necessarily be considered out of touch with the ne- gotiations during the journey, “Business as Usual.” “Business as usual” the British motto in the early war days, was ap- propriated by Hugh S. Gibson today to describe the attitude and intentions of the American delegation to the three-power naval reduction confer- ence during the time the two British plenipotentiaries are detained in Lon- (Continued on Page 5, Column o Cuba Bars Married Women Unless They Have Mate’s 0. K. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, July 20.—Married women traveling alone who arrive | | | AIRPORT IS URGED AT GRAVELLY POINT Members of Citizens’ Council Prepare to Inspect River Site. ‘With a majority of the Citizens' Ad- visory Council declared by Chairman J. G. Yaden to be in favor of Gravelly Point as the location for the proposed municipal airport, members of the council were prepared today to inspect the Potomac River site for themselves before submitting any formal recom- mendation to the District le"nls. sioners. As a result of last night's meeting, which served to clarify the situation, Chairman Yaden explained that the council expected to reach a decision tomorrow night. In that event the District Commissioners may be able to instruct Maj. W. E. R. Covell, As- sistant Engineer Commissioner, at the board meeting Friday that th Field as a_temporary air mail stop. While the Citizens' Advisory Coun- cil, of whom the Commissioners asked advice, will consider other available sites within the District at its meeting tomorrow night, there was reason to believe today that all the members with the exception of Dr. George C. Havenner, favored locating the air- port at Gravelly Point. Council Statement Issued. On behalf of the council, E. 8. Hege, official reporter for the body, was in- structed to issue the following state- ment: “The report of Maj. W. E. R. Covell to the Commissioners on the airport matter was read by that officer to the Citizens’ Advisory Council at its meeting in the District Building last night, following which action a num- ber of questions regarding the sub- ject were asked and answered and Maj. Covell was thanked for appear- ing and complimented on his report. “There was some discussion as to the procedure of the council. As a result thereof it was agreed that Col. H. C. Newcomer would, after perusal of a report presented some time ago to the Federation of Citizens’ Associa- tions by Maj. Clayton E. Emig, pre- pare the report of the council, which is desired by the Commissioners by the end of the present weel In view of the limited time allowed for action in the matter by the council and the belief among its members generally that the technical angles of the vari- ous sites under consideration have al- ready been pretty well covered, the council concluded to avoid open hear- ings and to hold a meeting Thursday evening for the purpose of adopting a report of its views as to selection of a site and the basis on which the expense thereof should be apportioned as between the Federal and District governments. * “Prior to the meeting of the coun- tomorrow night several of its members will t thhe more promi- nent of the sites di ed. ome of the council members ex- press themselves as anxious the im- pression would not get abroad that the council is opposed to the Gravelly Point site, inasmuch as the weight of the expert views thus far presented to the council is strongly in favor of Gravelly Point, and as final action by the council has been deferred until Thursda Dr. Havenner denied today that he favored the Benning tract above any other, although it is located in the territory which he represents in the coun He declared his_objection to Gravelly Point was based on the un- certainty that the District of Colum- bia. could legally claim title to the r claimed land and also to the difficult: of filling in a foundation for either mooring mast or hangars at the Poto- mac site. District officials are confident that the decision of the District Supreme Court ruling that the District owns all land on the Virginia side of the Potomac covered by high tide suffi- ciently protects all rights of title to re- claimed land at Gravelly Point. War Department officials who have looked into the matter, also have reached the same conclusion. Maj. Covell and Lieut. Donald Duke. chief of Army airways, probably will accompany the members of the advis- cil in Cuba without official permits from their husbands, signed by the Cuban consul at the point of em- barkation, will not be allowed to land, and will be sent to a deten- tion camp. This was anounced today by Dr, Santiago Canizares, commissioner of immigration, in explaining the immigration decree signed by Presi- dent Zayas some time ago. The order will be applied to wom: en of foreign birth and citizenship as well as Cuban women. \ ory council on their inspection tour today. Members of the council appeared satisfled that Maj. Covell has given the utmost consideration to every avail- able site within the District during the month or more in which he has conducted investigations. They had before them last night Maj. Covell's report, which discussed in great detail the merits of the various sites, particularly the Benning tract in the northeast section of the Dis- trict. They went over carefully all the estimated costs of establishing an air- port at Gravelly Point, for which Maj. Covell is asking the District Commis- g Radio Programs—Page 30 v v are | prepared to_carry out the conditions | laid down by the Waf Department | for the temporary use of Bolling | NN { X Hailstones as Big | As Base Balls Fall . | | InCanadian Storm | | By the Associated Press. | CALGARY, Alberta, July 20.— Hailstones, said to be as large | as base balls, cut a swath a mile wide west of Cochrane, Alberta, last night. The hail tore telephone | wires from poles and broke through the tops of automobiles. Reports received at the Calgary offices of the Alberta government telephone system said that hail- stones measuring four inches in diameter fell at Ghost River when the storm hit there. PUBLIG CALLED ON TOHONORFLYERS Program for City’s Tribute to Maitland and Hegenberger Completed. | | | | While the War Department today ‘announred that its plans for the | reception of Lieuts. Lester J. Mait- {land and Albert F. Hegenberger, | Army Air Corps, at Bolling Field to- | morrow afternoon at 5 o'clock, were | virtually complete, the committee | which is arranging a subscription | dinner in honor of the famous fiyers {at the Mayflower Hotel at 7:30 | o'clock issued an invitation to civilian | Washington today to be present and show their enthusiasm over the air- men for making the longest over- water flight yet recorded. The program for tomorrow after- noon at Bolling Field hegins at 4 o'clock_with a concert by the Army Band. Fifteen minutes later Secreta of State Kellogg, who will recei the airmen on behalf of the Nation, | will arrive at the field together with Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall. chief | of the Army general staff; F. Trubee | Davison, Assistant Secretary of War for Aviation, and Maj. Gen. Mason M. | Patrick, chiet of the Army Air Corps. Stunt Flying Arranged. At 4:30 o'clock, several Army, Navy and probably Marine Corps planes | from Quantico, will take the air for a half-hour exhibition formation and stunt flying. The Navy had been in- vited to participate, first, out of cour- tesy, and, second, because the two West Coast-Hawaiian flyers are ex- ceedingly popular among Naval avi- ators. Pilots from Bolling Field, the Naval Air Station at Anacostia and, if possible, airmen from Brown Field, | Quantico, Va., will participate. Sev- | N“a‘l1 parachute jumps also are sched- | uled. After the official greeting of the | vers and after they have received | certificates citing them for the Distin- | guished Flying Cross, which will be presented upon President Coolidge's return to Washington, the two pilots will be driven to the Mayflower Hotel to rest and prepare for the dinner at 30 o'clock. The airmen will arrive | flving a three-engined Fokker mono- | plane, a sister ship of the one that carried them the 2.400-mile over-ocean flight to Hawali. They will be escorted by three pursuit planes from Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, Mich. Order of Events. . The order of events at the dinner in the grand ballroom of the May- | flower Hotel, as announced today by John F. Victory of the national ad- Visory committee for aeronautics, and chairman of the dinner committee, is as follows: Music by the Army Band, “Symphonette”; invocation by Col. {dohn T. Axton, chief of the Army Chaplains’ ¢ introductory re | marks by Gen. Summerall; address of i welcome to the flyers on behalf of the citizens _of Washington by Commi: “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivéred to Washington homes {in E3 (#) Means Associated Press. as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 97,586 TWO CENTS. 'INFORMERS' CASES ARE BEING PROBED Orcutt Says Each Set of Facts Will Be Sifted Separately. With a view to dropping prosecu- tion in all cases depending on testi- mony of Charles DeWitt Davis and Jesse J. Hall, dry squad “informers,” who yesterday pleaded guilty to per- jury, the district attorney’s office to- day was investigating more than a score of pending prohibition cases in which they were active. Two defendants in one of these cases already have been released from jail on their personal bonds, under orders issued by the district attorney’s office. They are Belle Smith and John Q. Brown, taken recently in a raid at 155 Eleventh street northeast on information supplied by Davis and Hall. Each Case Probed. Assistant Distriet Attorney Orcutt, charge of prohibition cases at Police Court, explained that the re- lease of this couple did not mean that the charges against them are dropped. They were merely released from jail, pending a careful investigation of the circumstances in their case. Capt. Orcutt today was going over each' case in question. The facts in each particuar case will be weighed deliberately and if it appears that an injustice may have been done the de- fendants, the nolle prosse order will be_issued. ‘Where it is found that the evidence against the defendants is strong, without consideration of testimony of Davis or Hall, it was indicated the case will be allowed to go to trial. “Informers” In Jail. There will be no wholesale dismissal of charges, Capt. Orcutt declared. Each case will have to rest on its own merits, he pointed 'out. It will be several days before the investiga- tion is completed. _ Davis and Hall were in the District Jail today, having been unable to raise the bonds of $5,000 each re- quired by Judge Mattingly in United States Branch of Police Court yester- day. The large bond is several times that usually specified in such cases, it is sald. The district attorney's of- fice will endeavor to bring them be- fore the grand jury early next week. .. THREE DIE IN FLAMES AT HOTEL IN CHICAGO Four Are Seriously Hurt and One May Expire—30 Saved by Firemen. By the Assaciated Press. CHICAGO, July 20.—Three persons were burned to death and four others, one of whom is not expected to live, were seriously injured in a fire which swept through the Svea Hotel here early today. The flames drove 100 persons to the street, while firemen carried 30 others to safety. Georfe Person, 80 years old, leaped from his third-floor room, but sustained only a broken leg. The blaze originated in the office on the second floor of the building and swept upward to the fourth-floor roof, destroying the front of the building. Firemen gained control of the flames before any further damage was done. Gus Anderson, 52, William Pierce and an unidentified man were the vic- tims. The Svea Hotel occupied the upper three floors of a four-story building and is situated only two blocks from sioner _Proctor L. Dougherty: greet- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) “‘death corner in the North Side Ital- ian colony. Tomorrow night The Star the Dempsey-Sharkey contest in New York over large amplifying loudspeakers at Eleventh street and Pennsyl- vania avenue, The evening's program wil continue until the main bout is over. Dempsey-Sharkey Fight will give detailed returns of Il begin about 8 o'clock and SREATFALLS POWER LANT 1§ 0PPOSED 3Y PLANNING BOARD | Members Fear Project Would Be Dangerous to Capital. | INDUSTRY MIGHT CHANGE | CHARACTER OF CITY Letter Calls Attention to Non-Com- mercial Spirit Desired by Founders. | Pointing to the possibility that de- velopment of water power at Great Falls would change the character of | the National Capital by encouraging industrial growth, and citing dangers to which the city might be exposed it a dam built across the Upper Potomac | should fail, the National Capital Park and Planning Commission today trans- mitted its views on the proposed Po- tomac power project to the Federal Power Commission. ‘While the letter of the Park Com- mission deals primarily with a descrip- tion of the natural beauties of the region that it believes would be de- stroyed by power development, the commission touches upon what might result should unexpected trouble occur at a dam. “To be sure,” the commission wrote, “dams are always designed to be safe against any foreseeable cause of failure and certainly the structures for this project will be designed and built by expert engineers and with every precaution to ensure safety; but still dams do at times fail con- trary to all expectations. In addition to such an accident the possibility of destruction by hostile air attack or demolition in time of war must be con- sidered. Text of Letter. “Since an added discharge of about 390,000 cubic feet per second raises the Potomac River at Washington to about 8 feet above mean low water, it is evident that the sudden release from the Chain Bridge Dam of 4,560, 000,000 cubic feet of water, with a maximum head of 115 feet, would be no less than a great catastrophe, im- periling the foundations of the Lin- coln Memorial, the Washington Mon- ument, such important buildings as the Academy of Sciences, he Pan-Ameri- can Building, the Arlington Memorial Bridge and many lesser structures,, a8 well as involving a great loss of life and property. "Agofl‘::r matter, which gives the commission concern and which from a purely planning standpoint indi- cates it to be inadvisable to approve this water-power development at the very doors of Washington, is the change of character of the city that must follow throwing a volume of power on the market so far exceed- ing the existing demand. The studies heretofore made do not indicate the likelihood of developing water-power at a cost sufficiently below that of steam-generated power to justify the hope that any great reduction in cost to the consumers will be possible, but they uniformly indicated that an amount of power considerably exceed- ing the present requirements must be generated and sold if the project is to be financially feasible at all. The availability of such a large output means that a market will have to be created for it by modern intensive selling methods, which can only be done by artificially inducing a rapid development of industries requiring electric power. New City Opposed. “In this connection it is submitted that the building of a new city in a district especially set aside for this purpose, and for no other, and the reservation in the Constitution itself of exclusive jurisdiction by Congress over the said district, sufficiently show the intention of the Nation to estab- lish here a city for the special pur- pose of being its capital, and that no administrative act should be taken, such as the granting of a permit for this power project, which is incon- sistent with the preservation of this as the city's dominant characteristic, or likely to bring here industries, com- mercial establishments, and perhaps a population which will necessarily reproduce the conditions that it was sought to avoid and that make the other cities of the country less suit- able for the seat of government. “In view of the foregoing considera- tions, the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. therefore, re- spectfully requests, on behalf of the public interests with which it is more especially charged, that the great value to the public of preserving the natural character of Great Falls and Gorge of the Potomac River by carry- ing out the approved park project be carefully weighed against any mone- tary advantage that your commission may find to be promised by the water power project. Should it become an economic necessity in the future, the water power project can always be constructed. Once destroyed, the pres. ent natural wonder of the Falls and rapids and palisades, with their fauna and flora could probably never be re. produced, certainly not for centuries. “The planning commission would welcome an opportunity to visit the valley and Great Falls, in company with the members and officers of the Federal Power Commission, in order to discuss the problem upon the ground. It is desired to supplement this statement with some photographs as soon as they are read; Resolutions Quoted. The Park and Planning Commission began its presentation of views hy pointing out that it was charged by Congress with the duty of preserving forests and scenery in and about Washington and to provide for the comprehensive, systematic and con- tinuous development of parks and playgrounds in the National Capital and its environs. The commission then quoted the resolution it adopted June 20, taking the stand that a power project om the upper Potomac would destroy the chief scenic values of the Falls and the gorge of the river below. The resolution asserted that the area around Great Falls takes in the out- standing scenic features of the Wash- ington region. The resolution con- cluded by placing the commission on record as in favor of creating a park that would preserve the falls, the gorge and the palisades of the Potomac a major feature of the regional plan of the National Capit: The letter reminds the power com: mission that the park development (Continued on Page 2, Columa