Evening Star Newspaper, October 15, 1927, Page 1

e —— WEATHER. (U 8 Woather Burean Forecas' ) Fair tonight; tomorrow fair and warmer, Temperature—Highest. 59. at 2:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 44, at 6 a.m today. Full report on page . ! i | | Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 30.48-_1 Ente: post d_ss second class matte; office Washington. D C. Wife, 68, Stays Oul} Too Late, Husband,' No. " RUTH ELDER LANDS ch WASHINGTO MEXICAN ORATOR ¢ Foeni I n WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION JRDAY. OCTOBER 15, AT HORTA,GREETED BY GREAT CROWDS Girl Flyer and Haldeman Say Farewell to Crew of Dutch Tanker. | SANGFROID AT RESCUE | IMPRESSES SEAMEN | Said “Thank You" and Used Lip- stick When Saved—Will Con- tinue to Paris by Ship. | R the Associated Press { HORTA, Island of Fayal, Azores October 15.—Vivacious as ever and minus meither her poise nor her lip- atick, Ruth Elder stepped ashore here | this morning safe, with her co-pilot, George W. Haldeman, from their dar- ing venture over the Atlantic in the monoplane American Girl. | It was a far cryj from her starting point near New York, but the pretty American aviatrix looked to the great | crowd that had come to welcome her as though she had just left Broadws With Capt. Goos' hat poised jauntily | on her rebellious curls, Miss Elder, after posing -for hundreds of photo- craphs. stepped from the Barendrecht into a waiting launch and bid a cheer- ful farewell to the crew and the cap tain of the Barendrecht. which had Jost two days in 'coming to the Azores to land the fiyers. First Words Are of Thanks. wrhank you _very much were Ruth's first words when she and Ha}’-‘ deman were taken aboard the Dutc tanmker Barendrecht on Thursday, the crew said today. Then she p!-oducid lipstick, apparently oblivious to her fact that she had just stepped from the very jaws of death to safety. S ep an impression did her sang- ?x:ngex: the face of the great danger that she had just escaped make t;ln he-crew of the Dutch tanker that the lipstick episode was duly noted in an official summary of the rescue as given out by the Barendrecht's radio tor. ) op:‘;!‘hough Miss Elder was unwlm‘ng to give an interview until later, It was, leacned in the statement given out by Radio Officer Meder that the explosion in the American Girl's engine Ifouowed fhe bumping of the plane against the side of the Barendrecht after the wings had been broken off by rough seas. The flames trom the plane lhnz. up so high that had the Barvendrecht | carried benzine or gasoline she would bave been blown YD, it w: | they at 7:40. Port Natal is about 2,150 miles, which, with the three-hour time difference, gives them an | Aged 73, Complains By tha Associated Press CHICAGO, October 15.—"She's often out until 10 p.m.,"" complained H Donald, 73, in answer to a separate maintenance suit filed by his esivanged wife. 68. As for himself, he said he had not been out after dark with an woman other than his wife for 24 vears. The case was continued St TWO FLYERS REACH BRAZI. IN ONE KOP Costes and Le Brix Cross South Atlantic From Africa in 19 Hours. By the Associated Press PERNAMBUCO, October daring French aviators, Costes and Lieut. Joseph have conquered the South Atlantic in one hop, a feat many times attempted but never before accomplished Winging across the ocean from Saint Louis, Senegal, they brought their Hreguet military biplane, Nungesser- Coli, down on the flving field near Port Natal, on the tip of the Bra- zillan Peninsula, at 11:40 o'clock last night to receive the ovations of a great crowd and the official congratu- Tations of Brazilian offic “The start from Saint Louis was made o'clock yesterday morning, Senegal time. Flving over Dakur {of 19 hours and an average speed of | about 113 miles an hour. Never Sighted Over Atlantic. From the time of their departure from the African Coast until their landing there was no report of their having been sighted by any vessels and their approach to the Brazilian coast was heralded only when signals from iheir wireless were picked up by ships north of Fernando Do Noronha Island. Costes and Le Brix now have be- hind them the most hazardous of the four laps in their flight from Paris to Buenos Aires, which is in- tended to bl the trail for a Franco- South American air mail. If they follow their original plans they will hop next to Rio de Janeiro and thence to the Argentine capital. Their first hop, from Paris to Saint is, was the longest, 2,700 miles. They made it in 25 hours, 30 minutes. in their ability to span the Atlantic, one with the loss of two lives. The ‘“’"5"."'..,"’;. .n :1':‘ ¢ their ho) " : non-stop flight to Paris. intend 1o get there just the same, planning 10} yemain in Horta until Monday. when | they will take the Port ese mail boat Lima for Lisben, en route to Paris. d tlantic in | | Great Crowd Gathers. { The Barendrecht, which had played #n vital a part in_the stirring drama of the American Girl, arrived at Hor- 1a at 8 o'clock this morning, local time. Tespite the early hour and a heavy that was ng, a great crowd had gathered and crowded aboard the | Barendrecht, full of guetsions and armed with innumerable cameras. 1 Appearing fresh as daisies atter | their trying experience, Miss Elder and Haldeman posed indefatigably for the photographers with officers of thy Barendrecht. Miss Elder was unwilling to give an interview wuntil later. but Radio Officer Meder gave out the following plane circled around the Rarendrecht at 10:30 am. on the ihirteenth, asked our position and then came alongside in midocean. Although a land plane she did not ®ink and the fiyers climbed to the | top. Miss Elder donned her safety suit, but Haldeman did not. Fiyers Taken Off by Boat. * *The Barendrecht put out a boat despite the fact that the seas were | very rough and took the flyers aboard. 3t tried to pick up the plane. but the | wings broke off and the motor bump- #d against the side of the ship and | then exploded and sank, shooting ! flames as high as the bridge. Had the Barendrecht carried benzine or gasoline she would have been blown up. , *“Miss Elder and Haldeman were all right except for fatigue. The first thing Miss Elder did was to produce her lipstick and her first words were “Thank you very much! “The passports, parachutes and Jug- gage were lost in the ocean. We left the American Girl in pieces lifting and sinking slowly.” Members of the Barendrecht’s crew waid that Miss Elder had been charm- ing to all of them during the trip from the time that she and Haldeman were picked up until their arrival today. Rescued Flyer Restless. Showing this same happy fr ness this morning. her hlue-gray eves appearing to defy fatigue and the sca- Jet of her syeater and stockings vyinz with the excited rosy tint of her cheeks, Miss Elder stovd on the deck of the Barendrecht. Her airiness ani daintiness contrasted strongly with the silence of her copilot in their great sdventure, Haldeman. who seemed content 1o let her hold the center of | the stage. The American girl was restless, now | posing for photographs in milshir now stopping for a few words in the | captain’s cabin, now climbing to the bridge for group photographs. Then, amid cheery farewells ard expressions of profound gratitude to “apt. Goos, his officers and crew, Miss ¥lder and Haldeman descended inio 2 waiting launch, the send-off seem- ingly being one of sparkling anima- tion. The American flyers will be the guests of Traffic Director Mackay of the Western Union Cable Co. until Monday, when they intend taking the Portuguese mail boat Lima to Lisbor en route to Paris. Briefly Tell of Trip. Although the American flyers re. fused to grant any interviews, the fol- Jowing summary of their trip was ob- tained through Mr. Mack “We left the United States under the most favorkble conditions and were forced to land by the Dutch steamer Barendrecht on Joss of oil pressure. While attempting to take the plane aboard the steam- { | | | DEMOCRATS MEET HERE JANUARY 12 Shaver Announces Parley tolj Agree on Choice of Con- vention City. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The Democratic national committee is to meet in Washington January 12 for the purpose of selecting the time | and place of the next Democratic national convention. Chairman Clem Shaver of the na- tional committee, at Demoeratic head- 15.—~Two | Dieudonne | Le Briy, | headed out across the Atlantic | The distance from Dakar 1o | apsed time from the | | Atrican to the South American coasts | This gave them increased confidence | n which several expeditions had failed. | |but 10 minutes, the Mexican glanced WINS FIRST PLACE INWORLD CONTEST Arturo Fermenti Awarded Prize on Plea for League of American Nations. FRENCHMAN IS SECOND AND CANADIAN THIRD' Nearly 7.000 Attend Contest at| Auditorium—Applaud Speakers. peaking with all the passion of native land in his plea for a league of American nations under the guidance of the United States at the expense of the Monroe doctrine, Ar- zarcia Fermenti, spokesman for co, won the high school oratori ampionship of the world in the finals of the Second International Oratorical Contest Jast night in the Washington Auditorium before an au dience of nearly 7.000 persons. Never in the history of the oratori- contest movement was a de- cision of viclory more convincing than that nfide by the five multi- | linguists in last night's competition giving the 20-vear-old Senor Fer- menti first honors. With four mem- bers of the jury awardigg him first place and the fifth rating him fourth, | | the Mexican orator won the cham- | pionship with a low-point total of | eight, as compared with Herbert Wenig's total of nine in last vear's international, thus giving the cham- | pionship to the United States. Frenchman 1s Second. Georges Guiot-Guillain, —speaking | {for France on “French Culture as a | World Asset,” was awarded second | place with his low-point total of 12 | the result of his being placed second {in the final rating by three of the!| | judges. first by one. and fifth by the | final member of the jury | " Frederick P. Hotson, the Canadian entry, won third place in the decision of the jury with his speech on “Can- | ada’s Diamond Jubilee, Her Achieve- { ments Since Confederation.” Failing to repeat her victory in the Fourth National Oratorical Contest, held May 27, in the same auditoriim | with & jury of Supreme Court jus- | tices Miss Dorothy Carlson, the Salt | | Lake City girl, representing the | United States, was adjudged fourth by last night's jur: | Senor Fermenti, the Jast speaker on the program of contestants, was the complete master of himeelf from the moment - Senora Milla -Thavre: Do- | minguez of New York completed her | impassioned singing of the “Himnio Naclons1,” national anthem of Mexico. until his oratfon had been delivered | and the audience, applauding its rec- | ognition of his ability, demanded re- | peated acknowledgments by the voung «peaker. Several times the Latin ora- tor_was obliged to rise from his seat and acknowledge the tribute. | In the delivery of his oration, Fer- | the gamut of oratorica) passions. He pleaded for the world's understanding of Mexico. Discard- ing the usual quiet poise of student orators who often cite” - their speeches, the Mexican whipped into his subject with passionate convic- tion. Warned that he could speak cal i menti ran complacently at his wrist watch to assure himself and his high-pitched audience that the blast of the halt- ing whistle would not be invoked for aim. The audience had heen request- ed to refrain from interrupting a speaker by applause, and when in a moment of a particularly virile plea | a spasmodic burst of applause rose, to be choked by the insistent hushes of the other auditors, the younz champion-to-be calmly raised his | quarters here today, announced that the official notice to the members of the committee, informing them that the meeting would be held here Janu- ary 12, was in course of preparation, and would be sent out immediatel Where the committee will hold its meetings in this city will be announced later. Wiil Choose City. Mr. Shaver's announcement said that the meeting was called for the purpose of fixing upon the city and the date next year of the national con- vention, when the party's nominees for President and Vice President will be chosen and the platform drafted. Mr. Shaver has been in Washington since yesterday, conferring with a nui_ber of Democratic leaders now in the city, among them Senator Car- ter Glass of Virginia and Senator Simmons of North Carolina. Several cities have their invitations readr to be submitted to the pational committee. Among those prominent- Iy mentioned as possibie convention cities are Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleve- land, Kansas City, Chicago and San Francisco. It Indianapolis had more facilities. the Democrats, it is believed, would like to go there. Indiana Democrats are confident they have a good chance of carrying the State next year. The Republicans are in bad odor there hecause of the recently revealed scandals in polit Detroit Is expect- ed to make a stronz bid for the co vention, provided that city is not national convention. The Republican national committee is expected to meet in December, prior to the Democratic mee at that time. Fight Is Foreseen. | Both Missouri and Ohlo, as well as Indiana, have favorite sons to_offer selected by the Republicans for their | make its choice of a convention city | |hand in a gesture that could not be disobeyed. | ! French Speaker Scores. | Equally as sincere in his convic ! tions as the Mexican, Georges Guiot- | uillain of France, a little b with | the weight of his country's honor | | bearing heavily upon his slight shoul-| | ders, begged his audience for fis ap- | preciation of French culture. With {arms often uplifted in a gesture of ap- | peal and his voice, mellow and for all the world resembling the strumming of the lower strings of a Hawalian | steel guitar, Georges talked his way into the hearts of the audience with such success that he was a very close second in the popular opinion regis- tered orally throughout the hall at the conclusion of the announcements. Young Hotson, spokesman for Can- ada _delivered his oration in the more familiar manner of the Anglo-Saxon— quiet and reserved. He talked a3 one proud of his country’s achievements and, despite the abundance of statis- tics his oration contained, his appeal was not witheut humor.” When, in summing up the attainments of -the Dominfan, Hotson named the Royal Mounted Police as one evidence of | its progress. he declared that they | had made it safer for a man to travel | a thousand miles in Canada than it would be for him to “go from the Pic- cadilly to the Bank" in London, his audience laughed its appreciation. The meeting, opened hy Fleming | ewbold, business manager of The vening Star, sponsor of the oratori- al contest movement in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, | was a panorama of internationalism. The Hon. Henry Chilton, acting counselor of the British government in the United States, introduced by Mr. Newbold, read a message 1.om | Sir Esme Howard, British Ambassador, who was 1o have attended the contest to deliver the opening address. Seated | behind Mr. Chilton in a semi-circle were_the five_contestants of as many | " (Continued on Page 4, Column 6. Dr. Straton SaYS He By the Associated Press NEW YORK, October 15.—The Rev. Dr. John Roach Straton, fundamen- talist pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, believes he is ““a prophet of God.” His belief was disclosed while he | was under cross-examination by Leon- ard Snitkin in court at the hearing of Charles Smith, president of the Ameri- can Association for the Advancement of Atheism, on charges preferred by the clergyman, who complained whea ship. two explosions occurred and the wopes had to he cut as q 4 v “¢Centinued on im: Smith sent. him coples of the magazine Sex and tracts setting/forth the views of atheists, And Declares Satan IS Real person “(Continued on Page 2, Column 4. Is prophet of God “You probably believe that Satan 1s a real person?” Mr. Snitkin asked. “I certainly do," Dr. Straton re: plied. “I know he is a definite entity.” “‘Have you ever seen him in Calvary Church?" | . T have seen evidence of him v, seriously, Dr. Straton, do you belleve yourself a prophiet of Goa.” T do.” Dr. Straton sald as “a decent man™ he would have looked away from a pic- ture of Diana as contained jn the mag- azine, The hearing vember 4 ° will be resumpd No- WHICH? 1927 —THIRTY-SIX PAGES. DEWEY WILL JOIN | ALBANIAN MNISTER S SLAIN BY ASSASSIN s Student Says He Feared Of- ficial Would Betray Na- tion to Jugoslavia. By the Associated Press. PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Octo- ber 15, —After gulping three glasses of cognac, Agiviadh Bebi Albanian, suddenly approached Tsena | Bey, Albanian minister to Jugoslavia and Czechoglovakia, in a cafe on the ‘Wenzelplatz last night and fired two shots into his back. The minister died on the way to the hospital. His deed accomplished, Bebi calmly | ur- | handed the revolver to a waiter, rendered his passport to a policeman and was taken away without re- sistance. he expluined that he had killed Tsena Bey because he believed the minister intended to betray Albania 1o Jugo- slavia. Bebi had bheen frequenting the cafe where the shooiins place for three days. Shooting Causes Sensation. Repeated questioning by the police failed to shake his assertion as to the motive for his crime. He said he was born at Kl Bassan, Albani in 1904, : student. News of the assassination spread rapidly and caused a sensa- tion. Tsena Bey, already Jugoslavia, had been named minister to well. A brother-in-law of Ahmed Zogu, the Albanian president, he bhelped him depose former Premier Fan Noli and was at one time hig commander-in-chief and minister of interior and foreign affairs. He was only 32 years old. Not sharing Ahmed Zogu's friendly feelings toward Italy, it is said, he resigned his cabinet’ portfolios .and military command and was ‘sent 1o Belgrade us Mnister at his own re Quest. He had many friends there, as he also had in this country. Sided With Jugoslavia. Tsena Bey touvk the e in*the recent incident over the arrest of the Dragoman of the Jugoslav legation at Tirana, the Albanian capital, and refused to return to Albania when called by Ahmed Zogu. The Dragoman inci- dent was finally smoothed over through the diplomatic intervention of the great powers. The slain diplomat belonged to one of the most prominent of Albanian noble families, and was widely cul tured. Known as an advocate of “the Balkans for the Balkan peoples,” he was credited with seeking to promote closer relations between his country. Jugoslavia and Czechoslovakia. The police allege that his assassin had heen in Prague only four days and that he came here direct from Rome, where he spent a week. . D. C. HEADS OPPOSE minister only hoslovakia as arising BLANT ON POTOMAC Commissioners Will Fight Ap- plication of Company for Hydroelectric Rights. The District Commissioners decided to oppose the application of the Potomac River Corporation of Delaware for development of a hydro- electric plant on the upper Potomac River. Engineer Commissioner Tadue to- day is putting the finishing touches on Power Commission, outlining the rea- sons on which the Commissioners base their opposition. In taking this stand the city heads are adding their voice to the position already taken by the Natlonal Capital Park and Planning Commission and by a number of na- tional and local organizations in favor of preserving the natural scenery of the area along the upper Potomac. The Commissioners will point out to the Power Commission that the mu- nicipal government is interested in this question from three angles—protection of the water supply of the city, pres: vation of the park area along the viver and the general development of the city. They will explain that, while the | District Commissfoners in 1924 ap. proved the bill pending in Congress for development of Great Falls, there are a number of differences. The letter trom_the Distriet itles will point (Continued on 4, Column 5.) o the police commissary | took His occupation he gave as | to | recently | Jugoslavian | have | letter to be sent to the Kederal | | CENES OF HORROR PICTURED AS CAR-TRAILER CRASH KILLS 16 urvivors Tell of Tragedy Near Indian- apolis When Trolley Bears Down on Merrymakers and Musiec. ated Press APOLIS. Ocfober | scene of horror, with relatives and | friends Iying dead or sending ont | agonized cries for help, confronted sur vivors of last night's tragedy, which took the lives of 16 men and women when an automobile trailer loaded with merrymakers was struck by a speeding interurban car. One of the few survivors of trailer was C. J. the car bore down on the varty. Trembling from shock, and wringing his hands. he said he could not get the screams of the mortally injured out of his mind “1 didn't see the car.” Mr. Leppert said, “T just remember all of a sud den the ‘lizhts and the eragh.,. ] jumped, and sailed through the air, bruising myself, ae I alighted in a crumpled heap. After (hat it was 15.-A the Leppert, who leaped horrible. T could hear moans, shouts and erving -1 didn't know where I was unned and speechless, Row! P. Rhodes stood beside the cloa | ered body of a woman. “She is my wife,” h not_tell vou about the accident.” His voice broke, and he stood mutely on watch until the body was removed, in an ambulance. Harry Smith, a ci one of the party. knew of the accident was when 1 looked up and saw lights down low. which looked like automobile light he said. “When the interurban got about two light poles away (200 feet) it whisiled. It was too late to jump. re were terrible screams, h. | was stunned for a minute, rted to do_what I could.” a e W. Drapler. monarch of the Sahars Grofto whose membe and refatiyes made up the party in the _trailer. was in his automohils’and (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) nd ov- policeman. ‘was BELLOWS RESIGNS FROM RADID BOARD President Announces Ap- pointment of Sam Pickard of Kansas to Succeed Him. | President Coolidge today accepted the resignation of Henry A. Bellows of Minnesosa as a member of the Fed- eral Radio Commission, 1o hecome ef- fective November 1. and hasannounced the appointment of Sam Pickard of Kansas, who is now secretary of the commission, to succeed him Mr. Bellows explained his unex- pected resignation by the declaration that he received no compensation dur- is service as a member of the jon, by reason of his recess appointment, and feels that he can no longer ¢ the burden. ickard Long in Industry. | Mr. Pickard, who has been selected by the President to succeed Mr. Bel- | the time of his appointment to_the ) | March, he was chief of the radio di- He 1s a graduate of the University | lows, has been identified with the ra- |dio industry since its infancy, and at executive force of mission when It was organized last | vision of the Department of Agricul- ’ ture, | of Kansas and a veteran of the World | War, having been wounded in battle. | and has been actlve in radio exten-| | sion work in connection with colleges |and in_agricultural uses. at his resignation | having to tender this time. ¥ He stated t ts Out Progress. most pleasant personal relations and have worked with extraordinary har | mony and in absolute and unfailing | co-operation. He said hecause of thi harmony between himself and his col- posaible for the commission te make | much progress in meetihg the prob- | lems confronting this newly created governmental body. | “Mr. Bellows will re work with the Washburn Radio station at Minneapoli Crosby Minn. |GEN. MIGUEL R. DAVILA | | By the Associated Press. SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Sal- vador, October 15.—A dispatch from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, . announces the death of Gen. Miguel R. Davila, former President of Honduras, Gen: Miguel R. Davila became President of the Honduran provis- jonal government organized in April, 1907. Almost immediately Gen. T. Sierra proclaimed himself President, and General Davila did not actually become President until Sierra was de- feated in May. 1907. He was re. elected President in February, 1908. Manuel Bonilla, a former sident. invaded the country in 1910 and after a series of victories the presidential power was transferred provisionally to Dr. Francisco Bertrand. ~ Radio Programs—Page 28 the Radio Com- | Mr. Bellows expressed his regret at | the members of the | Radio Commission have enjoyed the | leagues on the commission it has been | (urn to his former | SUCCUMBS IN HONDURAS | TAXES AND FLOOD GONTROL PUT FRST U S, Chamber of Commerce Convention Opens Today in | West Baden, Ind. | | | By the Associated Press. Ind., October 15.— Reduction of Federal taxes and flood | control of the lower Mississippi River | the outstanding economic pre s of the year, according to opinions | the majority of the leaders of | American business, as represented | here by leaders In the Chamber of | Commerce of the United States. These | two questions received the most at- tention in preconvention discussions | of delegates to the annual meeting of | the natioral councilors and board of | directors of the Chamber of Commerce | which gpened here today. *In regard to the reduction of Fed- | eral taxes by $400,000,000 annuaily, which has heen proposed by the | Chamber of Commerce. there seemed to be an undercurrent of disapproval of the attitude of President Coolidge in discussion among early arrivals to the conference. Karly in the week the | President declared that such a veduc- | tion could not be effected and hinted that national organizations should direct their efforts (o reducing nation- | al expenditures. Fight to Be Continued. pointed out by some dele- zates that the national chamber had always sought to aid in reducing national expenditures and took the lead in fighting for the adoption of | the budget plan. It was indicated that the chamber will continue it fight for a $400,000.000 tax reduction at the | next session of Congress. 1 Flood control has heen given the | perso attention of Lewis E. Pier-| son of New York, president of the Chamber of Commerce, and a special committee headed by Frederic A. Del- ano of Washington. has completed & tour of the lower Mississippl Valley. which was visited with a disastrons flood this vear. Complete cha | vention program the Government will he urged in a report the commit- tee will make public at next Monday's s n, it was said. The Mississippi alley es are said to be financiallv unabie to cope with a project of such vast importance. the report points out. Farm Aid to Be Discussed. Agriculture and the merchant ma- rine are also expected to come in for a substantial part of the discussions. Other important problems with which Congress is expected to deal during the coming session and _which will come up for discussion inc[gde: Amendment of the Federal Reéserve banking act. Relation of the Government to pub- lic utilities and Federal water power poliey. Trade relations with foreign coun tries.. Commercial Postal rates. State and local legislation. Stimulation of voting at natlonal elections. Tn addition to these subjects, ques- | ling within restricted flelds, Tt | | 2o of | e the flood-pre- | forestry. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covefs every city block and the regular edi- “tion 18 delivered to Washington homes as fast as the oapers are printed rday’s Circulation, 100,598 TWO Yestes Means Associated Press. ) CENTS. U. 3. PROGRAM SET Policeman Shoots Patrol Driver in Mistake for Thief then a | | cessfully | and kindk Mistaken for burglar while he, in company with four polt men, was searching for an in- truder early this morning. Joseph f.. Maynard, colored driver of No. 3 patrol wagon, was shot in the right leg by Policeman Walter A. Walker of No. 7 precinct. After treatment at Emergency Hospital home. rred ahout 3 o'clock, when the policemen. in- cluding Walker, on reserve dury answered a call at 2447 M stree whera a burglar was reported. Arriving at the scene the police- men and driver deployed, and Maynard, caiching &ignt of a sus- pect, started down an alley in pur- suit. Walker saw him running and the darkness thinking he was he burglar, commanded a halt. His demand went unanswered and he fired. a ANK OF POLAND Assistant Treasury Secre- tary to Be Financial Adviser of Warsaw Government. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Charles §. Dewey today announced he | nad accepted an invitation to become a director of the Bank of Poland and the position of financial advisor to the Polish government. . invitation was extended by the minister of finance of the Polish gov-| ernment, and Mr. Dewey this after- noon cabled his acceptancs of the [ ofter. | "'A8 soon as the formal details are concluded in Poland, including the of- \fl('lal election of Mr. Dewey to the po- Gition of director of the Bank of Po- land on November 5, Mr. Dewey will tender his resignation as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Department. | | Building Head in Doubt. While it had not as yet been de- cided, Mr. Dewey said, who would take charge of tha public buildings | program in this city, Mr. Dewey inti- | mated that this work, which he had | heen doing, might devolve upon As- |sistant Secretary Schoneman. Mr. | Schoneman has been for some time he first thing T|in charge of a public buildings pro-| | gram throughout the country. Mr. Dewey's appointment to this new foreign post comes as another | recognition of American financial | ability and adds another to the con- siderable number of responsible posi- tions similar to this held throughout the world by American experts. An- other Treasury official who some time ago was selected for a foreizn post of great Mnincial responsibility was S. Parker Gilbert. former tary of the Treasury, who is now | agent | Berlin Secretarv of the Treasurv Melion, i a letter to Mr. Dewey, regretted | the departure of his assistant_secre- tary, but said that “vour selection for this important post is deserved vecognition of the work which you have performed in this department. Problems Tested Ability. “During your service of more than three years as assistant secreta: continued Mr. Mellon, “you have suc- handled numerous and varied problems which have demanded administrative and financial ability of high degree. In disposing of these problems you have at all times mani- fested a clear understanding of fiscal policies and have demonstrated un- usual talent.” In his statement announcing the in- vitation, Mr. Dewey said it was “a rare privilege and a signal honor for an American citizen to be tendered this position.” Declaring that. he was deeply gratified over the appointment, Mr. Dewey said he welcomed “the op- portunity to contribute to the best of my ability to the success and pros- perity of the Polish nation.” “It will be with great re and real regret that I leave the Treasury,” said Mr. Dewey. “The three and a half years during which T have been connected with this depart- ment have been of inestimable value © me personally, it having been both a privilege and an honor to be asso- clated with so distinguished. brilliant y a gentleman as Secretary luctance Mellon.” Mr. Dewey’s appointment follows closely on heels of the approval by the administration of the flotation of a large private loan to Poland in this country. Although Mr. Dewey ‘made no mention whatever in his announcement coneerning this loan, it is understood he will have large responsibility in directing the expendi- ture of this American money in Poland. TARIFF CONCESSIONS BY FRANCE INDICATED Note Expected to Pfopose Duties in Effect Before 1921 Tem- porarily. By the Associated Press. PARIS, October 15.—France Is un- derstood to have decided to offer to apply the old tariif, in force before 1, to American merchandise pend- inz conclusion of a commercial treaty. The rates of this tariff are substan- tially those obtaining in 1910, and in some cases the maximum applicable to American goods would be less than the minimum ones granted Germany under the recent Franco-German com- mercial treaty. 1t is stated that the cabinet has ap- proved inclusion of this offer in the re- piy to the latest American tariff note. The reply, which is being_drafted by Minister of Commerce Bokanowski will be submitted to the mext council of ministers, set for Tuesday, and will probably not be forwarded before Thursday. PRESIDENT TO CRUISE. President and Mrs. Coolidge will spend the week end uhoard the i iential yacht Mayflower. With a small party of friends they will leave Wash. ington early this afternoon and will cruise about the lower Potomac and ‘hesapeake Bay. returning to Wash- ington early Monday morning. Fverett Sander: e President’s sac- retary, will leave ‘ashington this for a vacation. | dersecre- | general for reparations at TO CONDEMN SITES . FOR 3 BUILDINGS Proceeding on Supreme Court Location Is Next Step ‘ in Housing Plan. 'LACK OF OBJECTIONS SPEEDS LEGAL ACTION Department of Agriculture and Goverament Printing Office to Follow. With earlv acquisition of square 330 of the Bureau of Internal Reve- | nue Building site now assured by con |demnation proceedings, Federal of- ficials today let it be known that the {order of the next three condemnation { proceedings in the Government build- {ing program will be: Suprems Court, | Department of Agriculture and Gov- ernment Printing Office. The S vceme Court site. which. ac- | cording to d'sclosures today, will ba the next on the program, is immediate- iy north of the Congressional Library and east of the Capitol grounds. It |is known that the Supreme Court it- |selt is anxious to see this project pushed along and it is believed that all Federal agencies concerned with the program will now roncentrate on this project for a great monumental structure, which has alreadv been au- thorized by Congress, for the tribunal. | Erection Authorized. The Department of Agriculture con- demnation project is the square south | of B street.southwest, immediately op- posite the site for the new Department. of Agriculture central administration building, which shortly is to be erect- ed to join the two white marble winzs already standing. On the square to be condemned, (‘ongress has author- ized erection of a huge extensible building for the Department of Agri- cult The Government Printing Office project is a small strip of ground west of the present office and is need- ed to complete the site, part of which has already been acquired, for an ad- dition to the printing office. The successful condemnation pro. ceedings in Equity Court yesterday, when neither the Government nor the property owners interposed objections to the award of $815,000 for property in the squars bounded by Tenth and Eleventh, Little B and C streets, proved highly gratifying today to offi- cials of both the department of Justice and the Treasury, as this is the first | of what may prove to be a long series of condemnation proceedings to de- | velop the building program in the Capital. Market Site Is lssue. | Had either the Government or prop- erty ownera protested, the proceedings would have been again thrown into ! court and dragged out for a much longer time. The ground will now be purchased and paid for by the Treas- ury Department. and it is expected that as soon as the old Farmers’ Mar- | ket problem is solved by the District rapid progress can be made toward the new Internal Revenue Building. The District Commissioners now have in hand voluminous evidence and arguments from a recent hearing as to the proposed location for a new Farmers’ Market. ‘The Treasury is known to be con- sidering now the nature of bids to he advertised shortly for rough excava- tions on the first two projects, the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Department of Commerce. Plans for these two buildings have been officially approved by the Fine Arts Commission and the Treasury. and will be submitted with sketches for development of the entire Penn- sylvania avenue triangle to the Pub- lic Buildings Commission at the next meeting of that body. It was not known today whether { excavations would start on the De- partment of Commerce or Internal | Revenue sites first, or whether bids | for bath of these jobs would be ad- ! vertisea together. | |DENBY GETS $1,805,869 | VERDICT IN LAND SUIT | Court Gives Warren Ellis of De- troit Until January 5 to Pay in Contract Case. B, the Associated Press. DETROIT, October 15.—A judgment of $1,805,869.90 has been awarded in Circuit Court here to Edwin Denby, former Secretary of Navy, in a suit growing out of a land contract enter- ed into between Mr. Denby and War- ren E. Ellis of Detroit. Under the decree. Ellis is given until January 5 to make payment. In the event paymerit is not made, the land, lnlghz parcels in two suburban town- i ships, will be sold at public auction. | Ellis, according to Denby's petition, | paid $30,000 of the purchase price, when the contract was executed in November, 1926, but defaulted in sub- | sequant payments. i | 1 ISETBACK FOR YOUNG DUKE | Hereditary Earl Marshal Fails in | Oxford Qualifying Examination. LONDON. October 15 (#).—The young Duke of Norfolk, premier duke and hereditary early marshal of Engiand, has failed to pass the qualifying entrance examination for entrance to Oxford University. The duke, who is 19, has never been to school, having been instructed by a private tutor since early boy- hood. ~He 'succeeded his father as the s!xteenth Duke of Norfolk in 1917, inheriting an estate of about 49,900 acres. The dukedom w: created in 1483. ONE DEAD IN TRAIN CRASH New York Central Engines Ditched in Ohio Collision. GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, October 15 (#). —The fireman on New York Central passenger train No. 31 was killed and the engineer probably fatally in- Jured today when the passenger train ran through a block in a dense fog and crashed héad on into a freight train. Both engines turned over into a ditch. None of the pussengers sacloualy Buste ¢ Lo &