Evening Star Newspaper, October 17, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. (0. 8 Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy tonight and tomorrow, pre ceded by showers this afternoon and night; not much change in tempera- ture. Temperature—Highest, 67, at 4 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 50, at 3 a.m. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. » today. No. 30,484 JURY TENTATIVELY SELECTEDTOTRY FALL AND SINCLAIR " Box Filled This. Afternoon in Teapot Dome Oil Fraud Case. post office, BOTH SIDES PREPARING TO EXERCISE CHALLENGES IMore Talesmen May Be Called Be- fore Final Choice Is Made. The jury box in the trial of former Secretary Albert B. Fall of the In- terior Department and Harry F. Sin- clair, New York oil magnate, charged with conspiracy to defraud the Gov- ernment in connection with the lease of Teapot Dome, which opened in Criminal Division 2, was filled with 12 prospective jurors at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, after 20 talesmen and swomen had been examined. As soon as the twelfth chair was filled the Government, through United States Attorney Peyton Gordon, exer- cised the first of its 10 peremptory challenges by excusing George Frager, 93.year-old hardware store clerk, of 142 Carroll street southeast. Inasmuch as 19 peremptory chal- Jenges remain to be exercised by both defendants and the Government, the present composition of the jury box may be materially changed before the final jurors are determined upon. This afternoon five talesmen were examined. Two of them were challenged for cause, one Of these Full report on page 6. { Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 Entered as second class matter Washington, D. ADMIRAL M'CULLY MARRIES RUSSIAN; WAIFS GET MOTHER Naval Officer Sweeps Aside ‘All Obstacles to Quick Wedding and Honeymoons in Reval With Soviet Bride. c. Rear Admiral Newton Alexander McCully, U. 8. N, who startled the country in 1920, when he returned to Washington from command of the American forces in Russian waters during the World War with seven adopted Russian waifs, has wedded a Russian woman and thereby ob- tained a mother for his interesting family, who can speak their native tongue. Admiral McCully was a bachelor. Copyrighted dis- patches to The Star today from Riga, Russian sea- g port, declared that Admiral MeCully. 4 griiral McCully. after sweeping aside all obstacles to a quick wedding, is honeymooning at Reval, awaiting authorization from the State Department for including the bride’s name in his American pass- port. The admiral, just turned 60, was mar- ried Saturday to Mrs. Olga Krundy- cher, aged 29. He arrived at Reval last Thursday and induced the local authorities to waive the fortnightly bans. A prominent Soviet judge per- formed the ceremony at the City Hall, with the American consul and several GRAYSON PLANE HOPS, BUT RETURNS Craft Nose-Heavy, Naviga- being a woman. Miss Laura E. Gil- man, 2515 Hall place, secretary and mssistant treasurer of the Institute of Fconomics, declared she had a fixed opinion on the case which would be difficult to change and she was forth- with challenged for cause by the Gov- jernment. “The other talesman excused was Ralph P. Gibson, 3754 New Hamp- Ehire avenue, an electrical contractor, who likewise had an opinion on the case. Three Chosen This Afternoon. This left Joseph J. H. Joholske, 32 gears old, 311 Channing street north- east, a painter; Harry Katz, auto ac- cessory dealer, 514 Four-and-a-half street southwest, and Julius Hensen, 85 years old, 607 Otis place, a tester for the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele- phone Co. - Under circumstances rivaling in their intensity the scenes enacted in the same courtroom 10 months ago, trial got oft to afiying start this morn- ing. 5 g This second trial in the criminal procedure brought by the Government was opened amid a scene almost iden- tical to that which characterized the fnitial trial when Edward L. Doheny pi Los Angeles stood as the defendant. before the bar beside former Secretary Fall. £ Just befors Justice Siddons, who is presiding . over Criminal Court No. 2, in place of Justice A. A, Hoehling, the trial judge of 10 months age, ap- peared in the courtroom the defend- &nts and the array of counsel on both sides had assembled. Separated by two associate counsel, Mir. Fall and Mr. Sinclair, the two central figures in this drama, sat be- hind the counsel table facing the bench. Mr. Fall is suffering from a cold and gheltered himself with an overcoat, which he held clutched tightly across his breast. Mr. Sinclair, strangely un- like the diminutive Doheny who sat with hand cupping his ear during most of the previous trial, appeared quite Bt ease and conversed freely with his counsel. ‘Wives of both defendants were in . eourt today. The first dramatic touch to the pro- ceedings came at 12:20 o'clock, just be- fore the recess, when Owen J. Roberts, one of the chief counsel for the Gov- ernment, called for the appearance of H. M. Blackmer, who was at the time of the leasing of Teapot Dome, chair- man of the board of the Midwest Fe- fining Co. Blackmer has been absent in Europe since the beginning of the Senate investigation of the oil matter, more than three years ago. Blackmer’s Absence Noted. ‘When the chief Government witness failed to answer to his name, ex-Gov. Nathan Miller of New York, as one of his counsel, attempted to explain his absence. Mr. Roberts, however, de- clared that he did not want to go into that and meant merely for the record to show that Blackmer did not re- spond to his name. According to Associated Press ad- wices today from Paris, Blackmer was comfortably established in one of YParls’ leading hotels, as the pending trial opened. “It is evident I won't be in court when the trial opens,” he is quoted us having said, “I have no statement to make, none at all.” It developed today that Mr. Roberts will not move to cite Blackmer in con- tempt of court for failing to answer a court summons served on him in Yaris. He indicated that later on he Would take the necessary steps to act under the Walsh act to seize Black- mer’s property because of his failure 10 answer the court’s summons. An srray of counsel assembled at this trial forecasts a legal battle which may continue for five or six s before the jury is ready to render its verdict. Maj. Gordon There, At the Government table sat Maj. Yeyton Gordon, United States district orney, who identified the case to the prospective jurors, Owen J. Rob- erts of Philadelphia and former Senator Atlee i’omerene, chief coun- in the oil prosecutions, and orge G. Chandler and other assist- « ants. Attorney Martin W. Littleton of New York, a former member of Con- £ress and noted criminal lawyer, and George P. Hoover, one of the ieaders of the local bar, appeared for Sin- clair. Counsel for Fall consisted of William E. Leahy of Washington and Mark B. Thompson of New Mexico, 2n old friend of Mr. Fall's, who par- ticipated in_the previous trial. Despite the absence of Blackmer, by whose testimony Government counsel had hoped to strengthen .iheir case against Fall and Sinclalr, tor Dumps 260 Gallons of Gasoline at Start. By the Associated Press. OLD ORCHARD, Me., October 17.— Six minutes after the Dawn hopped off from Old Orchard for Copenhaven today and had almost vanished over the sea it was seen headed back to- ward land,_ Evidently its crew had decided that gas which was dropped as they started was necessary for the flight. The plane had made good altitude after it had dropped part of its load and apparently was in good flying order as it headed back toward the beach, ‘The: plane. swung _out .in. a. circle to the south of the beach and over Biddeford Pool. - It did not first attempt to come in for a landing. Plane Nose-heavy. The plane was nose-heavy, and Pilot Wilmer Stultz said that it was impos- sible to keep her up. His navigator, Brice Goldsborough, pulled the wire which dumped 260 gallons, almost a third of the load, into the air, where it sprayed back in a great white cloud. The first word of Mrs. Frances W. Grayson as she stepped from the plane was to Capt. Harry M. Jones: “We must have 260 gallons of gaso- line at once. We will shift 50 gallons aft to give her a better balance and try it again.” ‘They still had almost two hours be- fore the tide would block the attempt. Faced by the fact that all of the needed gasoline was mnot available, and that much time was needed ts load it, it was decided after a con- ference that the flight must be post- poned from this tide. Since the next low tide tonight will be after dark, tomorrow morning will be the first opportunity for another attempt. The plane was returned to its position high ch WASHINGTON, local notables present. The bride is a Soviet citizen. She went to Reval in May to await the admiral’s arrival. Navy Yard Commandant. Admiral McCully, whose adopted children at the time of their arrival here ranged in age from 2 to 12 years, is now commandant of the navy yard at Charleston, S. C. While in Wash- ington he resided at 1821 I street. So unusual were the circumstances when the admiral arrived in New York with the children that they were detained for a time at Eilis Island, while immigration authorities inquired into the matter. Satisfied that Admiral McCully intended to make the youngsters his adopted sons and daughters, officials at length allowed them to enter this country. Admiral McCully then brought his seven wards to his home in Wash- ington and took them on a sightsee- ing trip around the city. None of the youngsters could speak a word of on the beach. Rises Easily From Beach. ‘The Sikorsky amphibian had risen easily from the beach after a run of less than a mile. Scarcely had the nose been pointed toward its European goa¥, however, when it was seen that she was rapidly losing the altitude gained. The plane was barely 20 feet above the gwater when the gasoline was dumped. It took less than a minute to ease the plane of the contents of the two tanks, which stream line the motors just below the upper wing. The ship then climbed as though an anchor had been cast off and was nearly lost to view over the ocean as it sped east past Prouts Neck. Then the cry went up from the hundreds of watchers on the beach: “She is coming back.” Mrs. Stultz and Mrs. Goldsborough were standing on the sands. Never a word did they say during the critical moments before the gasoline was dumped. Only when the plane was again over the beach did Mrs. Golds- borough exclaim: “Didn’t they drop that gas quickly?” Makes Perfect Landing. After circling about to the south- ward, Pilot Stultz brought the Dawn down to a perfect landing and came to a stop in front of the hangar, where the plane had awaited its chance for exactly a week. Navigator Goldsborough sald that the plane took the air in 52 seconds. The dumping of the load, which saved the ship, took 40 seconds. Although all three flyers were obviously disap- pointed at the false start, Golds- borough said- “It was of much value as a test flight, for everything functioned beau- tifully. We will correct the balance and, I feel sure, will make it next time. We hope that will be tomorrow morning.” Mrs. Grayson, through this latest difficulty, kept up her cheerfullpess. She was most active in the work about the plane when it was returned to its former position on the beach. English when they arrived, but he set about teaching them. He pre- scribed a code of rules for them, which was the subject of lively com- ment everywhere when it became known. Gives Them His Name. Admiral McCully made good his promise and adopted all seven—two boys and five girls, giving them his own name. The Russian names of (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) U. 5. DISSATISFIED WITH FRENCH NOTE New Deadlock Is Feared in Dispute Over Rates Pending Treaty. By the Associated Press. Proposals contained in the French tariff note received Saturday night are unsatisfactory to State Depart- ment officials so far as their examina- tion of the document has proceeded. The department did not make public any summary of the note today, but it was indicated that conditions at- tached by the French government to concessions @s to the customs status of American goods during commercial treaty negotiations do not satisfy ‘Washington officials. The specific character of these con- ditional concessions was not revealed. 1t'was indicatea-that the Prerich eom- munication would have to be studied in conjunction with the tariff com- mission and the Commerce Department before the American answer could be prepared. > Some doubt existed whether the con- ditions were to be regarded as insep- arable from the grant of concessions. in that event, it appeared certain that a new deadlock, in the tariff contro- versy was impending. / The only inkling in official circles as to the concessions proposed by France was the statement that they did not constitute’ a return to the rates of duty on American goods before Au- gust 30. Presumably a detailed exami- nation will be necessary to determine what would be the rates under the French proposals during the treaty negotiations. State Department officials made it plain that they were unaware of any legal condition which prevented the grant by France of minimum rates during that period. -— SHANSI RESISTANCE GROWING FEEBLER Northern ‘Chinese Restore 01d Battle Front by Recap- ture of Kalgan. By the Associated Press. PEKING, October 17.—The success of the Northern troops in occuping Kalgan, north of Peking, as confirmed from foreign sources, has restored the position of the war front'to virtually that of three weeks ago, when hostill- ties broke out with the drive on Pe- king of a great Shansi army. Although the war front has been re- stored, the Northerners have succeded in gaining the initiative on all sectors, have badly damaged the Shansi power of resistance and have gained, in ad- dition, the important railroad center of Shihchiachwang, also known as Chentow, whence they will be able either to launch an invasion of Shansi or easily prevent a further flank men- ace in case Marshal Chang Tsao-Lin the Manchurian war lord, decides to occupy the Province of Honan. Shang Chen, the defeated Shansi general on the northern front, today continued his retreat after abandon- ing Kalgan, which he captured less than three weeks ago. The Manchu- rian forces made an unopposed entry ¢ Fhening WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D, 0, TAX CUT AND FLOOD CONTROL ARE HELD NEEDS BY PIERSON President of U. S. Chamber of Commerce Sets Legis- lative Program. MONDAY, ADDRESS IS DELIVERED TO NATIONAL COUNCIL Platform for Business Also Asks for Private Ownership of Merchant Marine. By the Assoclated Press. WEST BADEN, Ind., October 17. Downward tax revision, flood control as a measure of national defense, scientific postal rates and “regulation of business by business itself” were cardinal points in a ten- tative legislative program for Amer- ican business, enunciated by Lewls E. Pierson, New York, today. He ad- dressed the opening business meeting of the National Council of the Cham- ber of Commerce of the United States, of which he is president. In addition to those main planks in his platform for business, he advo- cated private ownership of merchant marine, approval of voluntary rail- way consolidations, opposition to “growing bureaucracy in Govern- ment,” workmen's compensation for accidents as a private and not public enterprise, swift disposition of Se« questered alien property, ratification of the Lausanne treaty with Turkey, and wholehearted co-operation be- tween the business man and farmer for farm relief. Corporation Taxes Hit. Launching into the question of a permanent peace-time Federal tax program, Pierson urged equitable re- vision of corporation income taxes, repeal of the Federal estate taxes with & view to returning this source of revenue to the States, and the final “wiping out of war-time excise taxes that are an anomalous, even ludicrous, hang-over of a war happi- ly now 10 years in the background.” He recalled the pronouncement of the chamber at its annual meeting last Mdy, condemning taxation that produces “surpluses so large they necessarily mean that there is being taken from the taxpayer more than is necessary to meet the current ex- penses of government.” Closely linked with public financial problems, he said, is the question of Mississippi flood control. “The destruction left in the wake of rioting waters is quite as devastating as the forays of an armed invader,” he said, in recommending the *pru- dent course of looking upon flood con- trol as ‘& huge engineering problem, and keeping it absolutely free from tle-up with other legislative projects.” It is not the function of organized business, he said, to “accept supinely the defeatist propaganda that Gov- ernment ownership of merchant marine is the only way to keep the American flag on the seas.” He counseled “sound measures to en- courage private investment in ship- ping enterprises.” Seeks Postal Program. Charging that “political expediency and not fact-finding’ dictated current postal rates, he set down scientific revision of mailing charges as one of the chamber’s principal objectives. “Rates so burdensome as to drlv% a large volume of traffic from the mails” should be replaced at the De- cember session of Congress with rates scientifically determined, in which “efficiency 18 the first consideration.” Reiterating the chamber's stand in favor of the transportation act of 920, Plerson advised that the or- anization continue to present to C gress its views advocating *“volun consolidations of railway systems” in support of a “national transportation policy fostering an adequate system of rail, water and highway transporta- tion, at the lowest cost compatible with efliclent service.” “Government should not harass its citizens by imposition of needless and costly procedures,” said Pierson in voicing criticism of spreading bureau- cratic tendencies which, he said, was “not in a spiMt of carping or fault- finding, but in an earnest desire to press home its belief that government as well as business should adhere to the principles of economy ‘and effi- clency.” The United States’ traditional policy has been to refrain from confiscating private property seized in time of war, he said, and, in conformity with that practice, he urged the chamber to ad- vocate return of sequestered alien property “as soon as suitable provi- sion has been made for the satisfac- tion of all such American claims.” Urges Stable Treaty. Ratification of the Turkish-Ameri- can treaty of 1923 would be “entirely consistent with the American ‘open door’ policy,” he said, and would ter- minate insecurity of relations between “{Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) FEDERAL BUILDINGS -COMMISSION MEETS Body Has Charge of Plans for into the city. The movements of Feng Yu-Hslang, as reported in authoritative foreign sources, indicates that he has decided the anti-Manchurian gamble has been lost and that he may even abandon Honan, which he has been holding. o Dance Curfew Upheld. ASHBY-DE-LA-ZOUCH, _Lelcester- shire, England, October 17 (#).—The court here has upheld a police curfew on dances lasting after midnight. Jay Walkers Advised to Watch Snakes By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 17.—The wig- gly snake has been found to be the model pedestrian, “Go to the snake, thou jay walker,” 1he lack of this testimony will not seriously affect the outcome, accord- ing to the Government attorneys. “The same old courtroom and the old scene,” one of the attaches ked as the few fortunate specta- 5 tnued on Page 6, Column 1) proposes Dr. Raymond L. Dittmars, curator of reptiles of the New York Zoological Gardens, who regards the snake as the perfect tutor against the perils of pedestrians. Intrigued by the statistics that hardly a tenth as mn.v‘naku are And Learn How to Cross Streets Safely run over by automobiles as perished under the slow moving wheels of farm wagons and buggies of a decade or so ago, Dr. Dittmars conducted a 1,200- mile tour of New York State and he has returned with the reason. “1 watched a snake crossing the road,” he said. “It wiggled along at the side for 50 feet until it came to a culvert. There it paused, looked first to the left, then to the right, appear- ed to listen, and only then slipped across” Erection of Embassies and Consulates, Another phase of the Federal Gov- ernment’s great building program swung into action today with a meet- ing this afternoon of the: Foreign Service Buildings Commission at the State Department. Convening in the office of Secretary of State Kellogg, this body, composed of both cabinet officers and members of both houses of Congress, conside ered certain recommendations which ‘weu not disclosed prior to the meet- ng. Congress has appropriated $10,000,- 000 for construction of buildings to house American embassies, legations and consulates abroad, and a program is being developed to go forward with construction. ‘The members of the commission are Representative Porter of Pennsyl- chairman of the House foreign committee, chairman of the commission; Representative Linthi cum, Senator Borah, Senator Swan- son and Secretaries Hoover, Mellon and Kellogg. Radio Programs—Page 30 OCTOBER 17, Mississippi | 1927 THIRTY-SIX PAGES. Slar. % Joru, | WISH THE I THOR\TIES EN R AD ¥y A5 STRENVOUS IN SQUELCHING PAROLE OF MEANS FAVORED BY BOARD Former U. S. Agent Serving in Atlanta Recommended for Freedom. By the Associated Press. Gaston B. Means, who is serving a sentence in the Atlanta penitentiary on charges of violating the National Prohibition Act, has been recommend- ed for parole by the Parole Board. Means, who formerly was a Depart- ment of Justice agent, and figured prominently in the Senate Investiga: tion of Harry M. Daugherty’s Admin- istration of the department, is round- ing out a second two-year prison term to which he was sentenced in New York. He has been eligible for parole for some time. In the first case, Means was convict- ed of conspiracy to_violate the Na- tional Prohibition \w in connection with whiskey withdrawais. Later a jury found, him gullty of conspiring to bribe Government offi- cials. It was charged that he, with others, sought funds from officials of two business concerns for use in pre- venting prosecution of the companies on charges of having used the mails to defraud. On completing his first prison term at Atlanta, Means immediately began serving his second. In addition to the prison sentences, Means was fined $10,000 on each of the two counts on which he was con- victed. Under the law he would be required to pay $20,000 before expira- tion of his term, in June, 1928, or re- sort to exemntions under the poor law. If his parole is approved and he does not pay the fine and resort to the exemption privilege by taking a “pau- per's oath,” he would be required to remain in prison for 30 days on each count after approval of his parole. CARROLL FACYS BOAKD. Theatrical Producer Seeks Release From Cell. ATLANTA ,Ga., October 17 (#).— Liberty stood in the offing for two widely known prisoners in the Atlanta Penitentiary today. Earl Carroll, New York theatrical producer, faced the Federal Parole Board at the prison for the second time in four days on his petition for parole from the year and a day sen- tence he is serving on a conviction for perjury. Carroll appeared for questioning be- fore the board Friday, in seeking lib- erty from the prison sentence he be- gan here June 8 after he was sen- tenced for the testimony he gave in his “bathtub” case. Carroll was charged with having staged a sensational party in which a chorus girl appeared nude. ‘Warden W. Snook, who announced that the papers in Carroll's case will be forwarded to the United States At- torney General in Washington after this hearing, also listed another well known inmate eligible for parole. The official stated that the recom- mendation of the Parole Board on the application of Gaston B. Means, for- merly with the Department of Jus- tice, has been sent to the Attorney General. He declined to make public the nature of the recommendation. Means was convicted on two charg- es, including one of conspiracy to vi- olate the national prohibition law and another to obstruct justice. He was found guilty on the first charge in July, 1924, in a case involving the reported transfer of a large quantity of liquor, which the Government charged was moved from licensed dis- tilleries. He received a two.year sen- tence at this trial and a similar sen- tence upon conviction on the second charge, which set out specifically that he attempted to bribe former United States Attorney General Daugherty and other Government prosecutors to protect men since convicted of us- ing the mails to defraud. —. LIGNITE MINERS STRIKE IN CENTRAL GERMANY Electric Light Supply Is Cut in Several Cities by Lack of Fuel. By the Assoclated Press. . HALLE, Germany, October 17.— Lignite miners throughout Central Gemnany went on strike today for better wages. Reports from the district agree that nearly 90 per cent of the men laid down their tools, the strike seri- ously affecting the electric light sup- ply of Middle Germany, in some cities of which the authorities began ra- tioning current. It the strike continues long large cities, such as Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg, will encounter a shortage of fuel, as coal dealers have only limited supplies of lignite, .which is commotily for fuel in private CTHoSE 1924 3/ FIGHT FILMS. CEMETERY UNCOVERED. Pre-Roman Necropolis Is Found Near Salerno, Italy. NAPLES, Italy, October 17 (#).—An important pre-Roman necropolis, or Old World cemetery, has been dis- covered near Salerno by workers in a stone quarry. Terra cotta tombs of various epochs have been brought to light and many stone utensils and vases belonging to the first century before Christ have been found. Urns of tke Lecythus type, bowl-shaped cups of the Scythus type and earthenware jars:of the Stamnos type have been found. Funeral urns with red figures and archaic inscriptions also are being ex- amined by archeologists, who are keenly interested in the find. —_— WILSON EXPLAINS MERGER SILENGE Premature Statement Might Defeat Purpose of Car Plan, He Says. A statement outlining his reasons for withholding from the public at the present, the plan he has evolved for bringing about -a merger of the Washington Railway & Electric and Capital Traction Cos. was is- sued today by- Harley P. Wilson, owner of the Washington Rapid Tran- sit Co. Mr. Wilson also explained why he issued a confidential copy of the plan in its tentative form to John W. Childress, chairman of the Public Utili- ties Commission. Just as soon as the plan takes defl- nite form, Mr. Wilson assured, it would be made public, but he pointed out that any premature announcement of negotiations might “defeat the ob- ject in view.” Tn Invite Discussion. “In view of the public interest in| the efforts I am making to bring about a consolidation of the street railway lines and to improve transpor- tation facilities in Washington,” said Mr. Wilson's statement, “I would like to say that as soon as the plans have taken definite form, they will be sub- mitted to the Public Utilities Commis- sion and’to the public. At that time, full discussion will be invited and welcomed. “For many yeals, consolidation of the transportation systems in Wash- ington has been talked about. It is generally recognized that improved service and facilities are not only needed now, but will be needed more and more with the growth of the city. This cannot be accomplished unless all facilities are made available for com- mon and reciprocal use, and unless some means can be found to secure prompt track readjustments and re- routing and extension of service to meet imperative public needs. At present the conflicting interests of two separate and competing car lines have, in the very nature of things, made it impossible to secure the character of service_which not alone the residents of Washington but the thousands of visitors who come to the Capital every year should have. Serves Public Interest. “Primarily, I am trying to work out a plan which will serve first of all the public interest, and, at the same time, have due regard to the rights of those who own the street railways. proper- ties. It is not an easy matter to find a basis which will command approval and support of the stockholders of the two companies, and secure also that flexibility in the maintenance, re- arrangement, extension and operation of the car lines clearly demanded by Washington’s future and the comfort of the traveling public. It can readily be seen that in a complex matter of this_sort premature announcements Saturday” (®) Means Associated Press. AN [ f LINDY LUNCHES WITH PRESIDENT Stops Off on Way From Rich- mond—Goes to Balti- more Tomorrow. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, pioneer transatlantic flyer, dropped down into Washington today after an uneventful flight from Richmond. The Capital is just a stopping-off place for the ace of the air on his present trip, and his visit is entirely unofficial and lacking in the social festivities which marked his trip here on his return to the United States from Paris last June. He will leave Washington tomorrow morning for Baltimore, another of the last stops on his Nation-wide trip for the Daniel Guggenheim Fund for Promotion of Aeronautics. With Willlam P. MacCracken, jr., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for' Aeronautics, Col. Lindbergh was a luncheon guest of President Coolidge at the White House at 1 o'clock. They Discuss Aviation. He discussed aviation with the Ex- ecutive and later declared that this Nation should for the present give its full attention to the development ?f continental alf lines and should let the future take care of trans- oceanic development. Col. Lindbergh regretted that there had been so many tragic endings to recent transoceanic flights and stated that in Fis opinion the cause for some of these disasters has been improper organization. He aaded that not suffi- cient preparation had been made by some of those who have undertaken flights across the Atlantic or Pacific and that they have not used the right equipment, have not taken the proper time in making ready and that they have not had sufficient experience for such feats. Col. Lindbergh is still of the opinion that service stations provided by floats anchored in the ocean would be of some protection to those attempt- ing transoceanic flights. He said, however, that the practicability of this should be worked out by engi- neers. Winding Up Trip. A few moments after he had taxied his silver ship, Spirit of St. Louis, up to the wide doors of a hangar at Boll- ing Field, Col. Lindbergh made it known that his visit to Washington is entirely lacking in official auspices and will have in it nothing of the adu- lation and public reception which marked his visit in June. iig landing at Bolling Field at 11:44 th#k morning from Richmoud, where he spent last night, was the first time he had settled the wheels of the Spirit of St. Louis on the soil of the District of Columbia. He flew on his previous visit here, but took the air in an Army pursuit ship. He was accompanied from Richmond by Harry F. Guggen- heim, sponsor for the nation-wide trip which Lindbergh is now winding up, and J. D. Cushman, in a plane pi- loted by Philip Love, who was as- signed several weeks ago by the aero- nautics branch of the Commerce De- partment to pilot the plane which ac- companies Lindbergh on his flying tours on behalf of the Guggenheim fund. The flying colonel, after carefully taxing his ship up to the hanger en- trance, hopped out and removed his helmet and goggles, to be greeted by Mr. MacCracken and Maj. H. S. Bur- well, commanding officer of Bolling Field. The presence of the two Gov- ernment executives was the only of- ficial touch to the reception to the intrepid airmen. Wears Same Suit. Lindbergh wore the same dark blue suit with a white pin stripe he wore on his visit to Washington in June and was the same modest, almost self- effacing man who has charmed two capitals with his_gracious manner- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) Embassy and Legation Signs Disappear As British Naval Mission Visits Here If Admiral Cowan and the officers of his British “good will” naval mis- sion had been forced to depend on signs to locate the British embassy and the Canadian legation on their visits there today they would have ex- periénced considerable difficulty. Some mysterious person visited both of the diplomatic chanceries during the dark hours prior to the mission’s calls and painstakingly rgmoved the large brass sign plates which former- ly identified the places as headquar- ters, respectively, of ‘“‘the British e basdy” and “the Canadian legation.” Henry Chilton, acting counselor of the British embassy, expressed the be- lief today that ‘“go-getting” sduvenir hunters may have been responsible for the depredations. He said he had heard that a similar plate at the Irish logation also had been removed, but officials there said the report was un- fopnded. At the Canadian legation, 1746 Massachusetts avenue, it was stated that the plate must have been removed some time Saturday night. Considerable force was necessary to pry loose the British sign, which was about 8 by 10 inches ir size* and was securely attached to the brick wall of the embassy office, 1301 Nineteenth street. A screw-driver was used to remove the four long screws which held the Canadian plate to the wall. Officials of the embassy and the le- gation, while admittedly vexed over the loss of the plates, refused to con- sider the incidents very seriously, holding that a practical joker or some- one with a queer bent for souvenirs must have taken the signs. The police, however, were notified of the losses. They were told that the British plate, was worth §160. Circulation, 97,447 Sunday’s Circulation, 110,210 TWO CENTS. BRITISH CRUISERS REACH NAVY YARD FOR T0-DAY VISIT President, Returning From Week End Sail, Sees Vessels Tie Up. OFFICIALS WELCOME ADMIRAL AND STAFF Round of Entertainments Planned for Guests—They First Pay Csl{ at Embassies. Official Washington bowed its wel- come today to Admiral Sir Walter H. Cowan and his 800 officers and men of Great Britain's “good will” naval mission, who arrived at the Navy Yard this morning aboard two trim light cruisers of the West Indies fleet, H. M. S. Calcutta and H. M. S. Cairo. Due to a fortunate coincidence, the U. 8. S. Mayflower, returning with President Coolidge from a week-end sail down the bay, showed the way for the visiting warships, leading the crulsers to their berths at the Navy Yard. Battery Booms Salute, The President, in yachting at mounted the bridge of the .\faynx:; as she tied up and he watched with interest the passing of the cruisers as they slipped by to their mooring places. 3 The crew of each vessel i rail in formal salute as the um::du::: abeam the Presidential yacht, and as the President departed, a battety boomed forth the national salute of 21 guns, in response to one previously greldtby the ships as they passed Hains oint. After being greeted at the dock Rear Admiral Willard, comnmnd&‘x?; of the Navy Yard; Brig. Gen. Donald- son, commanding District of Columbia troops, and Capt. Wilson Brown, com- n‘xander of the Mayflower, Admiral Cowan and officers of the ships made a round of official calls, stopping briefly at the British, Canadian and Irish embassies, and also paying their respects brietly to Secretary of State Kellogg, Secretary of the Navy Wilbur and Secretary of War Davis. The afternoon was given over to return calls by the British ambassador, the Canadian and Irish ministers, Sec- retary Kellogg, and high officers of the Navy and Army. Tonight, Sec- retdry Wilbur will give a dinner ip uonor of Admiral Cowan, the captaly and the officers of the cruisegs, s President Watches Tars, President Coolidge, who will formal. Iy receive the British officers tomor- row at the White House, was deeply impressed by the tidy appearance of the British tars as they lined the rail, apparent’s with interlocked arms, at attention. He listened intently to the clear-cut voices of members of the crews as they sang out their orders preparatory to docking, an/ marveled at the crispness and clari of the commands as they came sor) distance over the water. In accordance with regulatious which preclude the firing of the na- tional salute to any one other than the President, when he is on_ the ground, the battery at the Navy Yard did nét begin firing until after Mr, Coolidge had left the yard. Then it returned the Britishers’ salute, gun for gun. Admiral Cowan, a hero of the battle of Jutland and characterized as one of England's greatest sea fighters, is commander-in-chief of the American and West Indies naval station. In command of the Calcutta, which is the flagship of the admiral, is Capt. A. B. Cunningham, while the i commanded by Capt. J. A. G. The admiral and his feliow officers made a picturesque appearance as they came shore, amid the blare of trumpets and the playing of the na- tional airs of America and Great Brit- ain by the Navy Band. Sailors Make Friends. The American bluejackets and ma- rines assembled to do honor to the visitors evidenced great admiration for the natty blue uniforms of the of- ficers,and sailors. and after the for- malitfes were over they soon began to make friends and exchange cigarette: with the visitors, who are to remain here for 10 days. Lieut. Comdr. John H. Magruder, designated by Secretary Wilbur as liaison officer in charge of arrange- ments for the visit, will have charge of the elaborate plans which have been made for the entertainment, of- ficially and socially, of the Britishers. The 10-day visit of the foreigners will be taken up with an almost con- tinuous succession of receptions, din: ners and balls in their honor. In ad- dition to Secretary Wilbur's dinner this evening there will be a reception tomorrow afternoon by Admiral and Mrs. Willard at the Navy Yard, a ball at the British embassy tomorrow night and numerous dinner parties preceding the embassy function. The British officers will return the compliments by giving a stag party aboard the Calcutta, followed by an- other formal dinner, with Leander McCormick-Goodhart, commercial sec- retary of the British embassy, as host. Minister Massey of Canada will give a luncheon to the officers Thursday, and later that afternoon Admiral Cowan and the officers will receive specially invited guests at tea. Many theater parties have been ar- ranged for the officers and men, and punctuating the 10-day program will be sightseeing trips, athletic contests between British and American sailors and a trip to the races at Laurel. MELLON SUIT REFUSED. Supreme Court Will Not Review Action Against Official. A $500,000 libel suit against Secre. "tary Mellon, brought by Charles B. Brewer, who had acted as counsel for a congressional committee in an ine vestigation of charges of duplications in the issue of war loan bonds, Wefll not be reviewed by the Supreme Court. —_— Storm Warning Halts Ships. MIAMI, Fla.,, October 17 (#).—Al. though the barometer was rising slowly here today, after an early morning reading of 29.72, small ship- ping heeded storm warnings ordered for southern Florida waters and had postponed scheduled sailings to and from the Bahamas.