Evening Star Newspaper, October 24, 1927, Page 1

WEA (U 8. Weather Fair much change in t s tonight Temperature—Highest. and THER. Bureau Forecast.) tomorrow; not emperature. 81, at 4:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 49, at 7:30 a.m. today. Full repor t on page 9. = Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 No. 30,491. e post Kntered as second class matter Washington, D.C WASHINGTON. 5 WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1927—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. ¢ Foening Star. * SINLAR PROPOS FOR DOV LEASE 5 READ T0 URY . 0il Magnate’s Letter to Fall/ Declared Reserve Was | Being Drained. 3 SIDDONS DEFERS RULING [ *ON SENATE TESTIMUNY“ Court Demands More Facts Before| Decision on Admissibility 1 of Evidence. F. Sinclair’s proposition to Secretary of the Interior Albert B Fall to Teapot Dome, written under date of Febru 19 nd | declaring that the great nava = serve in Wyoming was being drained | of its oil, was read to the jury this | afternoon in the Fall-Sinclair con- | spiracy tria! by Owen J. Roberts, spe- | eial Government oil prosecutor, after he had laid a foundation of evidence in the morning session in an attempt to show that the Interior Department had regarded all existing eclaims against the Dome as being worthless, which claims later were acquired by Sinclair and used as means of ob- taining the e, according to the Government's charges. i In the letter and under paragraph | seven, Sinclair declared: “I will fur- ther undertake to quiet all outstanding claimants’ titles on this reserve No. 3, thercby enabling the Government to make a contract now which will be free from controversy. These claimants have made some development * ¢ through themselves or through those under whom they claim * * * have drilled some wells to the depth to - produce some oil and have expended large sums of money in their develop- ment efforts, It is my understanding that existing outstanding claims have as great merit as some of those by reason of which the department has recognized equities and granted rights.” Opposed Auction Method. In the following paragraph Sinclair says: “I desire to suggest that the area by public auction ‘would probably result in small areas being awarded to a great many dif- ferent interests, with the result that the congestion now existing would be much increased. I also suggest for your consideration that you would have from the auction method a mui- tiplicity of accounts and a great num- ber of tenants to deal with which wonld _involve great additional ex- pense.” Sinclair said the plan he proposed ®will insure the Navy against loss of its oil by drainage.” The letter de- clared a contract with the Govern- ment would be wanted on terms of which “I would be authorized to take out all of the oil in this reserve with- out- reference to the length of time which might be required to accom- plish that in.” Other proposals set forth included: A willingness to pay a which will have to be agreed upon by reasonable royalty, the amount of the Government and Sinclair; a devel- opment of the property as rapidly as conditions will warrant; construction of steel storage tanks to take care of the production until the volume is sufficient to warrant the building of a pipe line to connect Wyoming with the markets of the world; agreement to furnish for the use of the Navy * slong the Atlantic and Gulf Coast fuel oil in exchange for the Navy’s royalty oil and construction of storage tanks to keep the Navy's oil on the lease another paragraph of the let- aid, “in what is known as the faddle, lying between the Naval Re- merve No. 3 and the Salt Creek field, 1s conclusive evidence of the fact that the Teapot Dome is not a sealed dome and has been and now is being drained. Argues for Storage. “In conclusion, T respectfully sug- gest that it will be vastly more val- uable to the N: Department to have its oil in secure, steel storage which does mnot leak and which is above ground and which will be lo- cated by the y at such points ¢ direct and therefore always available, than to have the | und, where it is subject ned and perhaps totally | lost to the Navy and far remote from wiere it could be used.” | Because counsel in the trial, during their lengthy argument for and against the admissibility of Sin- clair's testimony before the Sen- ate investigating committee in 1923, neglected to establish all the facts that body, Justice Riddons deferred his ruling on’the question until all doubt is removed as to Sinclair’s status when he gave the testimony. Justice Siddons opened the second week of the trial by reading a pre- ' pared statement on the question, in . which he declared no evidence had | been offered on the status of Sinclair, | but cited excerpts from arguments | of the Government and the defense | which, he said, left in doubt whether { Sinclair was under subpoena or only had been Sworn as a witness after, having been notified to appear. The | court also drew the inference from the arguments that no subpoena for the defendant’s testimony had been prior to December 27, 1923, the statements before the committee which the Government mitted as evidence were made Decem- .8, Biblhonn Jouik And Eats No Fat By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 24.—Meat styles All Facts. that no douht exist on thix point and considers it impurtant w know the exact circum- stances under which Mr. Sinclair ap- peare Justice Siddons said in ad- | dition 1o his prepared stateme “The court awaits this informati before proceeding further.” Counsel for both sides then con- ferred at the counsel table and later at the bench, following which Owen J. Roberts, special Government oil coun- sel, resumed presentation of his case at the point where it had been inter- yupted Friday when he sought to have 1sure, will prove that a definite gain | att Corresponding Period Last Year—Air | AIR MAIL ON INCREASE SINCE Hero Concludes Tl"lp By the Associated Press | NEW YORK. October 24 of lotters in United St have grown st Col. les A, Nation in his Spirvit of mous New York-to-Patis | vance the cause of Americs ! Comcidental with the conclusion | re Saturday of Lindbergh's epochul | miles in three months | General s vesterday the attendant growth of air mail volume in a letter to the Guggenheim Fund for the Promotion of Aeronautics, by which Lindbergh's tour was sponsored. Gain in September. In September, wrote New, air mail planes carried 146,088 pounds of let- ters, as compared with 26.926 pounds April, the month before Lindbergh's Ll t to Paris Every intervenine month showed a gain “Without doubt substantial en couragement has been given to use of the air mail by Col. Lindbergh's tour,” said the Postmaster General t is quite difficult to determ actly what portion of this increase due directly to the tour, but at every office where Lindbergh visited there was a substantial increase, especially for that day. The net result, I am y heavier Lindbergh toured the . Louis. fa i he fl al [ was made.” Air mail poundage since April has been about twice as heavy, month for month. as a year ago. In his national tour Col. Lindbergh visited every State in the country,' flew in approximately 260 hou | paraded 1, almost the distance around the world 4 attended £9 din delivere or in his plane, estimated at between 30,000,000 and 50,000,000 persons. Beg: v 20, His trip begs . and lasted exactly threce months and three days, terminating at New York where it began. Only once in the course of §1 stops was he late—at Portland, Me., on a vy fog. With the conclusion of the journey pdbergh to prepare for the ggenheim Fund a s cronautics as he observed ut the Nation, and this ed to occupy his time in the immediate future. He has made no announcement of his further plans, The air mail fis by Postmaster al abulated in pounds for e since last April Ayl May ... June July Auzust September is made public W were ch month . 96,925 99,107 .146,088 Lindbergh is estimated to have ad- dressed, during his tour, some 2,000,- 000 persons who actually heard him in addition to other multitudes stened to radio broadeasts of his . He dropped messages to 192 towns and cities in addition to the 82 at which he stopped, and he vas greeted by governors in 23 State pitals, HEAVIEST QUAKES INYEARS RECCRDED Seismographs Locate “Im- mense” Disturbances Some- where in North America. By the Associated Press. DENVER, Colo.. October 24.—An earthquake, described as “immense,” was reported on the seismograph at Regis College here at 9 a.m. today. Rev. Father Forstall, observer, re. ported at 9:45 a.m. that the seismo- graph was still recording the temblor and that from his observations the North American Continent was the scene of the earthquake. He said the shocks recorded were the ‘“‘most vis lent in my 25 vears of observation. At 1015 am. Father Forstall re- ported his instruments continued to show the disturbance. ““The violence of the earthquake is such that it threw the pins of my seismograph out of order,” he said. “I am having to watch the pins even now to replace them when they are thrown out by the continued violent shocks. “I am positive the disturbance is within the boundaries of the Atlantic and Pacific. on this continent.” NEW YORK, October 24 (#).—An earthquake 2,278 miles away, describ- ed as “the largest in years,” was re- corded by the seismograph at For ham “Tniversity today. Officials ther said the temblors were “tremendous. The seismograph recorded the first shocks at 10:08 a.m. Eastern standard time. CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 24 (#). —An earth tremor of unusual intensi- ty was reported today at 11:18 a.m. by Rev. Father Odenbach of John Car- roll University. Father Odenbach es- timated the disturbance to be cen- tered in Central or South America. NN ARBOR, Mich., October 24 (#). —“Very violent” earthquake shocks were recorded on the seismograph at the University of Michigan observato- ry, beginning at 11 a.m. tocay. Prof. Ralph H. Curtis, director, esti- mated the location as in southwestern United States or Mexico. NEW HAVEN, Conn., October 24 (P).—An earthquake of severe inten- sity was recorded on the seismograph at Yale University here today at about 11:30 a.m. The shocks were of such a violent nature that the recording needle was thrown off the paper. Georgetown University seismograph registered a ve severe earthquake at 11:08 a.m. today and the tremors were still on this afternoon. Director Tondorf placed the dis- turbance at 2,900 miles from Wash- ington, probably in a southwesterly direction. He expressed the opinion that it may have occurred on the bot- tom of the ocean COL. MACNAB CHOSEN ATTACHE IN MEXICO Succeeds Lieut. Col. Davis by Ap- pointment to Military Post at Embassy. By the Associated Press. Col. Alexander J. Macnab, jr., now *hed to the office of the chief of Infantry, was appointed military at- tache at the emhassy in Mexico City today. Col._Macnab_will succeed Lieut. Col. Davis, who was relieved as military attache to Mexico some time ago have changed so that the United States rapidly is becoming a Nation of “Jack Spratts,” who'll eat no fat, Oscar G. Mayer, president of the In- stitute of American Meat Packers, told members at the institute’s annual con- the jury hear Sinclair's Senate testi- mony to the effect that he visited Al Bert B. Fall, then Secretary of the In terior and co-defendant in this case, t his Three Rivers, N. Mex., ranch ~~4he last week in Decemgber for the pur pose of discussing a lease on Tepot Dame. \ The Government produced evidence {pased on an Interior Ik¢partment in- Vestigation in an effort to show that the placer claims to lands in Teapot vention today. “The universal yearning for a more | classic contour, the increase in sed- |entary work and the diminution of | hard labor may have something to do | with this.” he said. “At any rate, {1ean meat is in style and apparently it is due for no early change.” | The amount of meat produced in 11927 probably will total about the MORROW 15 HALED BY MEXIGAN PRESS Hope of Healing Pending Difficulties Seen as New Ambassador Arrives. ssociated Press. By, muto CITY, October 24.—The arrival of Dwight W. Morrow, newly appointed American Ambassador to Mexico. is hailed editorially today in both of the city's leading newspapers, which see in his designation an aus picious chance for healing pendinz dif- ficulties between the two countries. Excelsior finds a source of congrat- ulation in the fact that Mr. Morrow is not a “diplomat,” because, it says, American diplomats in Mexico of late years have not gained prominence for their spirit of justice or their proper understanding of Mexican affairs. The paper declares that this condition had become so pronounced that President Coolidge finally decided to appoint a trusted friend, thus implying that mat- ters which might better be understood in both countries are subject to revi- sion. Called President’s Trump. El Universdl expresses belief that in appointing Mr. Morrow President Coolidge played his trump card. It says that Mr. Morrow belongs to a group of North American ‘“heroes” who control the world's finances, and are the only ones admired in the United States, but that Mexico finds satisfaction in discussing her view- point with a prominent member of the North American plutocracy, since, the paper contends, the Mexico-American dispute at bottom is nothing else but a fundamental economic question, and Mr. Morrow is the most capable man to deal with economic affairs. Excelsior, however, touching this same point, expresses the opinion that Mr. Morrow, besides being a banker, is a statesman, which is 1m- portant because at present ‘‘some- thing higher and more transcendental than money matters is at stake.” Latin American countries at present offer the deepest and most complicated problems for the United States be- cause of the activities of American financiers, the paper says. Mexico Suspicion Intense. Suspicion is especially intense in Mexico, where it is believed that Washington's policies have been con- tradictory, incoherent, wavering and intended to foster constant conflict. Mr. Morrow’s main task consequently, Excelsior declares, will be to bring about the conviction among Mexicans that the United States does not intend to dictate Mexican policies and to dissipate the uneasiness of the Mexi- an people, who fear that the United tates " *is implacably destroying our ghts and our tranquillity.” El Universal, in contrast, stressing the economic Morrow has_arrive auspices to fulfill a_mission of peace and harmony since he is not a profes- sional politician. 1t Mexico follows President Coolidge’'s example and shows the pending controversies in their true colors on an economic and social plane where they belong in- of on a judicial, political and ationalist basis, the outcome will be successful, the paper says. —_— King Alfonso Injures Leg. MADRID, October 24 (#).—King Al- fonso_injured his leg while playing polo Saturday, the injury paining him severely yesterday o that he was un- able to walk. Sprattqs Example A Meat Packers Told showed that, with the exception of beef, the price of wholesale meat is lower than it was at this time last year. Calves which sold for $15 per 100 pounds during the week of Oc- tober 16, 1926, sold for $14.25 during the same week this year, a decrease of 5 per cent. Hogs showed the greatest decrease in price, $1.15 per 100 pounds, a 9 per cent reduction. A $40,000,000 decline in value of lards and meats exported during the first eight months of this year as com- red with the same period last year reported. Increased production of live stock in European countries which normally have heen the chief custom. ers for American meats was given by Mr. Mayer as the reason for the de- same as last vear, he predicted. The outlook for the packing industry he wme for which Sinclair paid the Continued on Page 4, Column 2,) - characterized as “promising.” L) cline, - BRITAIN PROPOSES NEAR EAST TREATY 10 COMBAT SOVIET Rivera Admits Discussion of Scheme for Spain to Quit Morocco. FRANCE WOULD STEP IN, LEAVING SYRIA TO ITALY Mussolini Said to Favor Project, Giving Rome Outlet for Surplus Population. BY CONS' Cable to The St ¥ News. Copyrizht. 109 LONDON, October 24.—Gen, Primo de Rivera, the Spanish dictator, has granted an interview to the corre- spondent of a London newspaper in which he disclosed the reason for his recent meeting with Foreign Minister Chamberlain. “We discussed the possibility of Spain’s withdrawal from Morocco,” he is quoted as saying. Although this statement was denied later, at the special request of the British foreign office, there are rea- sons to believe it was entirely correct. The writer learns from reliable sources that Mr. Chamberlain, in his endeavor to assure permanent peace in Western Europe and to form a solid barrier against the = ever-growing Soviet menace to Great Britain, drafted a plan, which, if successful, will remove all elements of trouble between Italy and her neighbors This plan, according to the writer's information, is as follows: France to Step In. Spain agrees, in exchange for a substantial loan and a seat in the Council of the League of Nations, to withdraw her troops from northern Morccco, which will be handed to ¥rance. France, obtaining thus con- trol of the entire north African terri- tory from Tunis to Tangier, agrees to ask the League of Nations to re- lieve her of her Syrian mandate, which will be intrusted to Italy. The British foreign office plan is simple and, if accepted, highly ef- ficient. Spain always has considered western Morocco a white elephant. It costs her huge sums and brings in no revenue. A financial erisis in Spain, due in large extent to the Riff War, is causing serious concern to the Spanish premier and the sub- stantial loan promised by Mr. Cham- berlain would enable de Rivera to consolidate his own position as well as that of the dynasty, and he conse- quently is willing to sell his white elephant for a condiderable sum. France is ecager to order control over the Riff because this would con- solidate her north African posses- sions. On the other hand, it is an open secret that the French govern- ment long has been anxious to get rid of its own white elephant—Syria —which has cost her vast sums of money and many lives, and’ has brought no profit at all. Syria has large colonizing poten- tialities, but the French never intended colonizing there and from a purely fiscal viewpoint that country has proved a complete failure. Solution Pleases French. France would have abandoned Syria at the beginning of the revolt of the Druses had her leaders been able to find a dignified way out. The solution offered by Mr. Chamberlain is more than satisfactory. ‘When the British foreign secretary, immediately after his conversation with Gen. de Rivera, approached For- eign Minister Briand of France on the subject, he found the latter almost enthusiastic over the scheme. To Italy the idea of taking over the mandate for Syria is more than appealing. Since the large surplus population of Italy is barred from immigration to the United States, Dictator Mussolini has been endeavor- ing to find a place under the sun for those who could not earn a living in 1ta He looked toward Tunis and western Anatolia and, according to reliable report, was prepared to go to war to obtain territory for his surplus nopulation. Syria is only thinly popu- lated and has large possibilities for economic development. It has large cotton-growing areas and ample min- eral resources, which so far have not been exploited. Geographically, Syria is much nearer Italy than it is to France, and the Italians could provide the necessary forces to maintain order at much low- er cost than France. A mandate over the country would suit Italy’s political and economic plans perfectly. Bolsters England’s Security. The scheme not oniy would satisfy the interests of these three Mediter- ranean states, but also would increase Great Britain’s security. The presence of an Italian army on the Turkish border would constitute an efficlent control over Turkey. So far, Mustapha Kemel Pasha has been living in fear of an Italian attack, designed to bring about the annexation of Anatolia. This danger would be removed, but if Tur- key continued to play into the hands of Soviet Russia, the powerful Italian army would be a menace to the young republic, King Feisal, now in London, also welcomes the plan, which would con- solidate the Arabs under the tutelage of Great Britain and Italy. Italy al- ready has signed. a treaty of amity and commerce with the new Hedjaz ruler, Ibn Soud, and the writer is ad- vised British and Italian financiers are endeavoring to float an Anglo-Ital- fan company for development of Arabia, Should the proposed scheme prove successful, the entire Near East would be brouzht under indirect control of the British. It would form a solid cordon against Soviet intrigues and also would be able to exercise pressure on Persia and Afghanistan, which now are under Russian influence, o . ’61 SHELL WOUNDS TWO. Swept Into Fire by Wife of Caro- lina Minister. DUNN, N. €., October 24 (P).—Two more_casualties have been added to the Battle of Bentonville, one of the closing engagements of the Civil War. A shell picked up by the Rev. J. J. Langston of Dunn on the Bentonville hattleground at the exercises there a few weeks ago exploded at the minis- ter's home and severely ipjured Mrs. Langston and her young son. 5 ‘The old shell had been swept into the fire by Mrs. Langston, who did not mw&t a8 i S 270 1 ( ANTINE BROWN. Ry iraco Daily BANKERS DISCUSS FRAUDFINANCING Addresses Open .Convention ‘of Association at Houston, Tex. By the Associated Pr HOUSTON, Tex., October 24.—Tax revision, legislation, educational cam- paigns and exposes of ‘“gold brick financing” featured discussions at the opening of the American Bankers' Association convention here today. Responsibility for bank failures of the deflation period was charged to systems used by the various State banking departments and the control- ler of the currency, by Dan V. Stephens, president of the Fremont State Bank, Fremont, Nebr. Banks Decreasing. The business of the country now is being conducted by about 4,000 less banks than existed seven years ago, when the deflation started, he as- serted, and no doubt could be con- ducted with 4,000 less banks than are now operating. He declared the Federal and State system of bank examination was in- effective, due in part to lack of per- manent assignment of examiners, which he found resulted in “long- range findings.” He suggested adapt- ing the banking departments of the various States and the controller of the currency to the credit clearing house idea. An address condemning ‘“archaic court decisions affecting check collec- tions,” and urging adequate legisla- tion 'to protect banks in out-of-town items, was made before the State bank division by 0. Howard Wolfe, cashier of the Philadelphia-Girard Na- tional Bank. ‘Wolfe assured bankers of his belief that differences of opinion on legisla- tion along these lines could be worked out and presented to the various Leg- islatures in concrete form. Warns of Crooks. “Gold brick financing” costs the American public more than $1,000,000,- 000 a year, Harry W. Riehl, general manager of the Better Busi- ness Bureau, St. Louis, reported to the savings bank division. Riehl warned the bankers of the highly organized efforts of ‘“stock crooks, who go to school and swap succer lists.” He explained that com- pilation of the sucker lists, now listed under the sobriquet of “lily,” were kept up to date and found a ready market. ‘W. E. Albig, deputy manager of the association, found that education of children and the management of in- come through school savings had be- come a necessary part of schooling. He gave shortened hours of labor, high wages and sales pressure as rea- sons for the necessity of educatlonal campaigns to teach thrift and income management. Hugh H. Saxon of Chicago char- acterized the trend of depositors to de- mand long time securities instead of short time paper as one of the chief problems of State banks. He declared this was a challenge “to our sources of information and our intelligence,” if proper credit judgment was exer- cised. County Credit Viewed. Reports to the State secretaries meeting showed rapid progress in linking county credit bureaus into Statewide chains, to prevent duplica- tion of securities given in efforts to obtain excessive loans. Reduction of the corporation tax from 13 per cent to 10 per cent in the prospective revenue bill was ad- vocated by Senator George of Georgia, Democratic member of the Senate finance commpittee. Senator George also_proposed re- peal of the estate or inheritance levy and repeal of the remaining wartime excise duties in a speech prepared for today's meeting of the State bank di- vision. Some consideration also would be given by the Georgia Senator to cut- ting surtax rates applying on indi- vidual incomes between $10,000 and $70,000. OKLAHOMA BANK FAILS. Fire Simultaneously Destroys Por- tion of Assets Taken on Debts. SALLISAW, Okla., October 24 (#). —The First Natior.al Bank, oldest and largest bank in Sequoyah County, failed to open its doors today. A Fed- eral bank examiner took charge of the institution. Poor crops and low prices for farm products since 1919 are said to be the cause of the failure. W. H. McDonald is president of the institution. Several hours before the time set for the bank to open today a barn owned by the bank, with several hun- ('l‘r:d talnl of hny and énrm implements, en in on notes and mortgages, was destroyed by % e Penn Documents | Found in Antique | Chest in England Br the Associated Press, WINDSOR, England, October 24. —Ancient documents belonging to the Penn family have been dis- covered in an antique chest here. A number of locks of hair are wrapped in one document. They are said to have belonged to Wil- liam Penn, founder of Pennsyl- vania, and his wife. Some of the hair is inclosed in the invitation to the coronation of Willlam of Orange, in Westminster Abbey in 1689, On the back of a minfature in oils is written “this portrait of Honorable Lady Julian Penn by George Romney.” A water color of an old cottage at Stoke Poges, near Windsor, is inscribed as the gift to Lady Penn from Henry Rae- burn. . SUIT 1S STARTED TOOUST DUVALL Attorneys Begin Action, Con- tending Mayor Is Ineligible. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, October 24.—Quo warranto proceedings to bring about removal of John L. Duvall as mayor of Indianapolis were filed in the Mar- fon County Circuit Court today. The suit was filed after Mayor Du- vall had declined to resign from the office he has held since January, 1926 The action was brought by a group of attorneys, who have contended that Duvall is ineligible to continue in office as a result of the jury's verdict in Criminal Court, when he was found guilty of having violated the corrupt practices act. In addition to placing Duvall's pun- ishment at 30 days’ imprisonment and a $1,000 fine, the jury ruled that he be disbarred from holding public office for four years from November 2, 1925 ——the date of the alleged violation of the law. Under that finding, the at- torneys held, Duvall never has legally been mayor of Indianapolis. Solon Carter, formerly city judge, filed the suit. Prior to taking the matter into court, Carter and Joseph Hogue, city controller under the preceding city administration, called on Mayor Du- vall and formally demanded that he resign. Duvall refused. — CATHEDRAL CONSECRATED ON JAPANESE QUAKE SITE Néw Episcopal Edifice in Tokio Re- places One Razed by Earth Tremors. By Cable to The St d v Cable to The Star, an ‘opyright, TOKIO, October 24.—The new Episcopal Cathedral, built with Jap- anese and American funds to replace the one destroyed by the earthquake, has been consecrated by Japanese bishops and clergy during the past week and held the first foreign serv- ice yesterday. The bishop, assisted by American, British and Russian clergy, participated in a service be- 13?{"" Daily service: Sunday’s (#) Means Associated Press. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Saturday's Circulation, 98,016 Circulation, 110, g TWO CENTS. DR. MOORE ENDS WORK AT LIBRARY Manuscript Division Chief to Devote Entire Time to Fine Arts Body. Dr. Charles Moore, chairman of the Fine Arts Commission, who for 10 vears has been chief of the division of manuscripts at the Library of Con- gress, now will devote his entire time to the former position, it was learned today at the office of Herbert I. Put- nam, the librarian. Dr. Moore, one of the foremost au- thorities on Americana and the au-$ thor of several books dealing with phases of American history, retired automatically from his service at the Library of Congress last Spring, but has been at his desk almost daily dur- ing the Summer and Fall. A chair of American history at the Library of Congress soon will be in operation -under the provisions of a recent bequest and the duties of chief of the Division of Maunscripts will tall to the incumbent of this chair. Dr. Moore has been putting the finish- ing touches on his long work in this important fleld of American history— the collection and preservation of public papers, diarles and letters which throw light on various phases in the development of American life and thought. Stonehouse of Material. Under his direction the Division of Manuscripts has become an increas- ingly valuable storehouse of source material and is used widely by re- search students and others interested in going to the original documents of American history. As chairman of the Fine Arts Com- mission, a position for which he re- ceives no compensation, Dr. Moore’s duties have increased steadily with the getting under way of various extensive public projects. There will be a con- siderable increase in this work in con- nection with the projects planned for completion hy 1932—the bi-centennial year of the birth of George Washing- ton. Accomplishments Are Many. Completion of the Arlington Memo- rial Bridge and the Mount Vernon boulevard, finishing of the gardens and walks surrounding the Washing- ton Monument, and at least partial completion of several of the large Government buildings to go into the triangle between Fifteenth street and the Capitol, will mark the bi-centen- nial celebration, which is expected to attract many thousands of persons to ‘Washington. Mr. Moore, in his work with the Commission of Fine Arts, has been intimately connected with all these projects, and has given his advice and benefit of his long years of experience to the work. He was associated with Senator McMillan of Michigan in the formulation of the McMillan plan of 1901, which is the present modification of the L’Enfant plan for the development of Wash- ington. Mr. Moore was one of the original members of the fine arts body, and has been its chairman for many years. Fire Destroys Paper Plant. SALT LAKE CITY, October 24 (#). —The two-story warehouse and three- story business building of the Car- penter Paper Co. in the center of the business district here were destroyed by fire last night, with an estimated fore a united foreign community congregation, loss of $400,000. Spontaneous combus- tion was believed responsibl Seizure of Bootleg Airplanes Ends Need of Funds to Increase U. S. Fleet The Government has been confis- cating so many bootleg airplanes that no additional appropriations to ex- pand this new and valuable arm ot offense in the prohibition war will be necessary, according to Assistant Sec- retary of the Treasury Lowman. ‘Without disclosing the number of planes which have been seized, the prohibition chief said that they were operating on three Wonts, Canada, Florida and Mexico. Airplanes have been used to great advantage, it was learned, in spotting stills in unfrequented sections of the country, and their operations have been considered so satisfactory that more planes were desired. The Gov- ernment, however, has been able to capture planes used by rum runners in such numbers that no new appro- gllnonl will be agked of Congress J year, Mr. Lowman said. The same thing applies to automobiles, many of which are seized and confiscated each year. The Treasury, Mr. Lowman also dis- closed, will not ask Congress for an increase In the prohibition budget, which for the present fiscal year stands at $13,000,000. If Congress de- sires any change in the scope of en- forcement, the change will be left to Congress, Mr. Lowman said. The Treasury will abstain from any rec- ommendations except for maintenance and operation of the present force. Progress in enforcement conditions was reported in the Detroit area, where the prohibition chief said there had been concentrated reinforcements of the Coast Guard patrol. A 75-foot rum chaser has been stationed at the mouth of the Detroit River, he said, and 24-hour watches by picked boats have been established at two small budge for Rext|gubyshy on the ousslcsts of Detrolty DISTRICT BUDGET HEARINGS STARTED WITH SALARY QIZ Two Commissioners and Other Officials Present at First Session. TOTAL OF $42,000,000 ASKED FOR FISCAL YEAR City Heads Determined to Fight Any Drastic Reduction in Original Estimates. Two District Commissioners and a {number of the municipal government lepartment heads appeared before the ireau of the Budget today to defend | their estimates for the next fiscal year, The hearings on the District budget | will be held daily from 9:30 to 1 p.m., and are expected to last for more than two wey Salary items were discussed at the initial session. The budget, including almost $3,000,« 000 in supplemental items, totals ap- proximately §42,000,000, but this amount likely will be reduced by the bureau before it is transmitted to Congress. The Commissioners, how- |ever. have indicated that they will |make a strenuous effort to prevent | any drastic cutting. | As soon as consideration of the sal- ary items is completed, the estimates of the department heads will be taken up under a procedure outlined by Guy F. Allen and F. J. Bailey, assistants to Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Lord, direc- tor of the bureau, who are conducting the hearings. Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty was the only Commissioner not pres- ent at the first hearing. He is in Bos- ton attending the annual convention of the American Civic Association, but has planned to return the latter part of the week, when the estimates of the departments under his supervision are scheduled to be considered. The department heads who attended in- cluded Daniel E. Garges, secretary to the Board of Commissioners; Roland M. Brennan, chief clerk of the engi- neering department; Assistant Engi- neer Commissioners Covell, White. hurst and Atkins; Auditor Daniel J. Donovan and E. P. Brooke, superin. tendent of the District Building. . S SALE OF STEAMERS INDICATED BY BOARD Committee Named to Draft Ten- ders for 36 Ships Oper- ated by U. S, By the Associated Press. A decision to sell the 36 vessels com- prising the American-Australian Orie ent, American-Oriental Mail and Ore- gon-Oriental Steamship Lines was ine dicated today by the Shipping Board, which appointed a committee to draft tenders of sale for the three Pacific services. The committee also will con- sider a rearrangement of the present port schedules. ‘While no announcement came out of the special meeting called to con- sider whether the lines would be of- fered for sale, it was understood that members favoring an increase from 5 to 10 years for the period of opera- tion guaranteed by purchasers had gained a partial victory in the per- sonnel of the committee. DANE CASE REVIEW REFUSED BY COURT Promoters of Boxing Contests in D. C. Can Be Punished Says Decision. By the Associated Press. The Supreme Court refused today to review the decision of the courts of the District holding in a case against Frank Dane that promoters of boxing contests in this city could be punished under the criminal law. Dane contended that the criminal statute under which he was prose- cuted was aimed at those who engaged in pugilistic encounters, and insisted that his indictment for aiding and promoting the contest at which an admission fee was charged must be dismissed. He pointed out that he was not charged with actually “‘en- gaging” in the boxing encounter, which he asserted had alone been made punishable by law. The lower courts, however, took the view that those who promoted such contests were liable to punishment under the aw. Dane was convicted in the District Supreme Court in May, 1926, and sen® tenced by Justice Stafford to serve three years in the penitentiary for promoting a pugilistic encounter at the Arcade in January, 1926. He noted an appeal to the Court of Ap- peals, but that tribunal affirmed the conviction and sentence. Dane has been at liberty on bail. Five indictments were reported against Dane, in which he was joined as defendant with five pairs of con- testants in the five bouts staged at the Arcade on the night of the raid, January 12, 1926. Only one case went to trial, and John Cody and Philip Raymond, the boxers in that case, were acquitted, but the jury held Dane. TWO KILLED IN WRECK. Engineer and Brakeman Victims of Freight Collision in Virginia. GRAFTON, Va. October 24 (#).— Two trainmen were killed in a colli- sion between two Baltimore & Ohio Railroad freight trams near Buck- hannon last night. The victims were James E. Tierney, 63, engineer, and C. Thomas Baker, 24, brakeman. Both live in Grafton. Both engines were telescoped. The two trainmen were dead when they were removed from the wreckage. '