Evening Star Newspaper, November 4, 1927, Page 2

HARLAND APPROVES + ROUTE SIGNS HERE Traffic Director to Ask City for Markers to Aid Auto Tourists. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. not be forced to grope their way 2rom one point of interest to another. nor be obliged to stop frequently to sk directions as to streets that con- nect with main highways leading out of the city. Agreeing that there is o Uefinite need for directional signs to zuide tourists, us pointed out in The r yesterday. Traffic Director Wil- am H. Harland has declared his will- | ¢ recom: | inendation to the Commissioners that | ingness to make immediate such markers be placed throughout ihe city Already Mr. Harland has begun o survey io determine he number of | blgns necessry and heir approximate | tost in relation to funds now auvailable. | | Another significant indication that Visitors to the Capital next year will | © | Sinelair and Da; ARREST OF SINCLAIR ORDERED BUT RECALLED | | BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY | | | _{Continued from | SR | sinclair and yourself. So vou to answer these two ques | stand on this lette You stand on the same statement’ “Yes, sir.” “Did you communicate any reports t vou got from Ruddy to Mc. Sin- Mr. Fali?” i nd on this letter.’ ! ou direct the activities of the | Burns detertive agency in Wuashing- ton with regard to jurors in this | Whereupon Mr. Day waved the let ter and stated: i | “This lette | *“You refuse to answer | the terms of the letter “Yes, sir. Whereupon Mr. Day was excused Questions Asked Day. Another was: “Were you the per who employed Burns to investigate jurors in the Fall-Sinclair | standing on s: “Were a org communicated (o v | by Ruddy : Judge Wright m affidavits intended to ‘existed ar the 1t there between v" with respect fo the jury. The makers of the affidavits. he added, intended to establish a the situation reflecting upon the l)l:‘-‘ trict’s hospitality is about to end Is found in the timation that the Com- wmissioners \ | look with favor upon | uch a recommendation from Mr. | Tarland. The question of affording ! every assistance to Capital visitors is | Jinown o be viewed by the Commis: | $ioners as eatirely noncontroversial. | Backed By Arts Body. ! \o objection to the erection of | cessary signs for the guidance of | yirangers will be raised by the Fine | Artg Commission, according to Charles | floore, chairman of the commission, who declares that the obvious utility ©f such markers outweighs any other consideration. : Thus, in place of the confusion $vhich now prevails when the visiting inotorist attempts to find his way to public buildings and monuments, or out of the city. there will be set up, inder a well-developed plan, a series of directional signs. Mr. Harland has had such a plan under consideration, it was learned, but has been unable to give it specific formulation because of the press of bther demands on his time. The di- tor of traffic has recognized the failure of Washington to assist its Visitors. In addition to the desirabil- ity of adopting a proposal of this kind on the ground that it is a gesture of tourtesy to motorists from other cities, he views it as holding possibili- ties for speeding up traffic and pre- venting situations which may arise through tie-ups caused when great numbers of out-of-town drivers are In the city. Approves Sign Plan. © “There is no question that Washing- fon is lacking in this one respect and floes not give a helping hand to the motorist who comes here unfamiliar srith our streets and desirous of seeing every spot of national interest he can visit during his stay,” said Mr. Har- land. “I have considered the prac- ticability of remedying this situation &t the earliest possible moment, and I believe that proper signs should be grected to guide strangers through the (bglul. or show them the way to the public buildings and other places which they seek. “The chief consideration in formu- MWting 2 sign plan should be to make their position and design uniform. 'They must be placed in the same place at every intersection to make them intelligible and helpful to those whom they are designed to aid. Their de- ®ign also should be uniform to give them utility. “1 believe that the signs should be grouped under two classes, highway eigns and those which are of a local girectional character. It must not be overlooked that the first difficulty the yisitor experiences is to find his way into the heart of the city, and if he Is continuing his journey immediately, find his way out with the least diffi- eulty. Continuation of highway num- berinz signs at intervals throughout the District will remedy this phase ©f the present unsatisfactory situation. Numerical Designations. “In this connection, adoption of the | numerical designations of the United $tates system of highways would $eem to be the proper course. Route No. 1, for example, is a main route southward. This might be continued gmug‘h Washington for the assistance the southbound tourist. Route No. 240, the connecting link with Route No. 40, an important transcontinental Way, also will assist the visitor ;omlnl from Baltimore or going to ‘rederick. Md. The standard shield adopted for the United States system #hould be used for the continuation of the highway markers. . “As for the local directional signs, ! L will be desirable to have these uni orm in size and shape, with legible tering and placed so that the motor- 4s will experience their helpfulness. Both types of sign should be of a per- | dnanent and durable character. { ; Mr. Moore holds the view ‘that so | Jong as the need for directional signs exists in Washington, all other con- piderations are of minor importance. | ¢ “There seems to be no objcction to | h> placing of these signs,” he said. | #'The need is clear, for Washington is Beriously lacking in such assistance | or the visitor. I know that I have | %ad the nced for directions of this| _{br‘. in other cities and, therefore, ca ell appreciate the effect of thelr Akbsence here. The need, therfore,| Becms 1o be so well established that | © uer considerations must of necessity subserved to the main objective of | Hhelping the stranger here. | z “In planning erection of {hese signs, ;:a prinicipal aim must be uniformit i t this i8 achleved, they will not only free from uny characteristics that fuight mar the appearance of the ‘ ets of the Capital, but they will| lend effectively with their surround. | ings. They should be permanent and gevold of embellishment which would | Xend to make them conspicuous. Held Urgent Need. | “i can readily see the advisgbility ' of posting « sign, for example, at ‘Washington Circle, directing motorlst: 20 the Lincoln Memorial, or at Six- teenth street and Park road or Ha ~ard street, to point the directlon of Rock Creek Parkway, in the ~icinity of the Congressional Library and other public buildings which are 210t readily accessible to a stranger. At the same time. signs should be placed to show the road to Balti- Jmore, to Frederick or to Fredericks- urg. thus giving the person who motors through Washington the ‘opportunity to find his way in with #ase and to leave without confusion.” Official expressions appeared to wmirror the community feeling that Washington has given little heed to the visitor within its Lorders, leave ing him to grope his way through its streets and create dangerous and em barrassing situations where I whould be unmarred by unpleasant. ness. Officialdom stands ready to lend a helping hand to the stranger in the’ realization that Washington by rea- =on of its rank as the Capital should | he well prepared to play host to the Nation's motorists. > s Date Set for Coal Rate Heaung. The Interstate Commerc sion today set December 3 as the date for oral argument on the case of the Potornac Electric Power Co. and several other associpted complain ants versus the Chesapeake & Ohio » Railroad on coal shipments from West Virginia to Washington. The reason- sbleness of the rates is being assuiled by, the l";%?-’ power company, N jcontempt charge for disregarding the visit | Commis- | spiracy between Sinclair and Day ta employ the detectives to establish con- tact with the jury Sheldon Clark Subpoenaed. Two other important trails, one lead- ing to the Department of Justice and | the other to Sinclair, were being pursued closely investigators of the district ) flice in con- nection with the inquiries of the grand jury into the char of jury tamper-| ms]: tigation are the movem a assistant to the Attorney General | whose name has not vet been di vulged. The second source of informa- | tion leads to Sheldon Clark of Chicago, | one of Sinclair's most intimate busi- ness associates and vice president and general minager of the Sinclair Re- fining Co. . While Burkinshaw refused to di vulge the explicit reason for subpoena- ing Clark it was learned today that he was in Washington during a period of the recent trial and was believed to have been in conference with Day, otherwise closely connected with the movements of ’Burm detectives in shadowing the jury. The dlgmct attorney's office had sought to keep the subpoenaing of Clark a secret, but the news leaked out, much to Burkinshaw’s regret. As a result the names of other per- sons to be subpoenaed for hearing te- fore the grand jury are being guarded zealously. Seek Burns' Testimony. Subpoenas are out for William J. Burns, head of the detective agency whose operatives reported to Day on the movements of jurors, and also for his son, W. Sherman Burns, secretary of the agency. They will be brought before the grand jury Monday to tell who paid for the surveillance and what they know about the transac- tions. George D. Granberry, local manager of the Burns agency, also was ques tioned by Burkinshaw today. He is said to have disclaimed any knowledge of the records or activities of the jury shadowers. Inquiries made by the district at- torney’s office to ascertain why de- tectives should have been trailing an assistant attorney general brought about the disclosure, it was learned today, that Mark B, Thompson, attor- ney for Fall, had been in_telephonic communication with Dan R. Jackson of El Paso. Tex., who is now also an assistant to the Attorney General. Jackson at one time worked in Fall's law office, The Second Assistant Attorney Gen. eral, who is under investigation, is the ‘mysterious witness” about whose ac- tivities Mr. Thompson requested Jac son to make inquiries at the Depart- ment of Justice. Former Jurors Reappear. Burkinshaw is following this trail| in an endeavor to hook up any pos- sible connection that the former Secre- tary of the Interior may have had Jjointly with Sinclair in the trailing of Jurors, or other matters connected with the case. Thompson, however, had disclaimed that his communica- tions with Jackson had anything to do with the oil trial. Several of the 12 discharged jurors reappeared at the courthouse today | and were questioned by Burkinshaw and others. They were dismissed, | however, before the grand jury met and it was explained that they had been excused for the day. Edward J. Kidwell, jr., who is facing a possible by nvolved in one phase of the inves- | ats of another court’s Injunction not to discuss the trial, was not among those who came | 'gd the district attorney's office early today. Contempt Proceedings. i THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C.. FRIDAY. | CALLED BY GRAND JURY IN TAMPERING PROBE | | | Gas Co., who also is identified by the Government as having a part in the *oil deal.” O'Neil left this country at about the same time Blackmer did and has not returned. The hearing on the motion for the new trial was attended by Mr. Pom- erene and Maj. Gordon on behalf of the Government: by William E. Leahy and Mark B. Thompson on behalf of the defendant Fall, and George P. Hoover for the defendant S.nclair, “We have been endeavoring to as- certain a time for a reassignment of a date for the new trial,” Mr. Pom- erene told the court. “The witnesses are very much scattered and most of those excused upon completion of their testimony returned to their homes. Bocm‘le they are scattered from Honolu'u to France and from Texas to Canada, we feel it would take some considerable time to have service of subpoenas and proper re- turns made. It is doubtful if the case could be assigned befors Christmas for this reason alone. | “Mr. Roberts has imperative en- gagements up to and including Janu- ary 12 and I would respectfully sug- gest that the date be set for the fol- lowing Monday, January 16.” To Issue New Subpoenas. Mr. Hoover volunteered the infor mation that “we are ready to proceed at any time the court may fix.”" Mr. Leahy stated that as consent of coun- sel was not necessary, the defendant Fall would not oppose any day estab- lished by the court. Justice Siddons commented for a moment on the inadvisability of hold- ing the trial during December, which he characterized as belng “usually an unfortunate time to commence trial of a case that will continue any length of time.” He observed that jurors and other pariies to the case are unxious to get away for the Christmas holidays and that the case “does not get that undivided interest by the jury” if tried at that time. Mr. Pomerene interposed that Mr. Roberts regretted his Inability to be ready sooner as much as the court Blackmer, sought sgain today as a witness for the trial January 16. In November, 1921, was chairman of the board of the Midwest Re- fining Co.. and, according to t Government allegations, knowl- edge of the big “ofl deal” between the Continental Trading Co., Ltd.. of | Canada, Harry F. Sinclair and others. | by which millions of dollars' profit | were made and invested in Liberty | bonds, some of which found their wuyi into the hands of Albert B. Fall a | month after he, as Secretary of the | fo { Interior, granted the Teapot lease to Sinclair. When the recent uncompleted pro- ceedings against Fall and Sinclair 1 san, October 17. Owen J. Robert special Government ofl prosecutor, had the clerk call Blackmer's name. and. when no response was received, former Gov. Nathan L. Miiler und George Gordon Battle of New York attorneys for the missing witness, | arose in court and sought to explain | the absence of their client. Mr. Rob. erts declared he desired no explana. | tion at the time, and when the two | attorneys usked if they would be noti | fied of any subsequent action that the | Government might take, Mr. Roberts | promived ther: they would. | Mr. Pomerene, after informing the court that the motion was ready for! flling, explained that Blackmer's at- torneys would be notified of their ac- tion and among themselves they would | seek to agree on a date for a hearing | on the contempt rule. With much em. | phasis Justice Siddons replied to Mr. Pomerene: “I assure you, Senator, | that vou will have no difficulty in | { getting an early hearing on that mo- | tion.™ | “Fhould Justice Siddons. after hear- {ing_arguments from counsel for 1he Government and Blackmer. issue the | contempt rule against the inissing | | witness. the document would be mailed | to the American consul in Europe | nearest to Blackmer's present resi. | | dence. This rule then would be pre sented to Blackmer by the consul and | it Is presumed. his attorneys will re. | plv on his behalf to the court. { O'Nell Also Sought. If e reasons advanced by Biack- mer. through his counsel, are deemed inadequate, the court will cite him in contempt, wnd a fine of $100,000 will be imposed. United States Marshal Edgar C. nyder, as a result of the court’s action, will be directed to selze Blackmer's property country to that amount. Blackmer was served twice in Eu- rope by American consuls, Lut he | steadfastly refused (o return (o this | country, which he left when the Tea- | pot Dome scandul broke in the Sen- ate ofl committee’s investigations in Dome | in this | did, and Justice Siddons replied he was yund to respect the circumstances as affected Mr. Pomerene’s col- league. Preparations swere launched in the marshal's office for issuing subpoenas for the nearly 100 Government wit- nesses who had been called for the conspiracy trial. Each must be served again and, it is understood. efforts will be mnde to reach hoth Blackmer and O'Nefl in Europe with subpoenas r the new trial. HOLDS LAW CONTEMPT GROWS. Hlinois Official Says Attitude Is Under- ng American Principles. JOLIET. IIl., November 4 (#) trial of the Fall-Sinclair oil its accompanying charges of jury - pering was cited as a conspicuous in- stance of a growing contempt for law and authority. undermining the basic principles of American life, by Charles Hadley, assistant attorney general of [llinois. He spoke at a meeting of the [linois Bankers' Association. “Never in the history of oar Nation has there been such a rebellion against, rules of conduct,” Hadley said. “Before our life changed from a rui and agricuitural community to in urban and industrial nation every | crossroad store or blacksmith shop | was an open forum for discussing public men and measures. Now we have become so busy that we have ielegated our thinking and our vot- nk 1o others. What we need is an| troused public conscience and a re-| sumption of the sense of personal re- sponsibility." . MILLICENT WEDS SOON. “Mr. and Mrs. A, P. Ramos” Book Passage on Liner. NEW YORK, November 4 (#.—an| indication of the marriage In the near future of Millicent Rogers, the former | Countess Salm-Hoogstraeten, to Ar- |turo Peralta Ramos, wealthy Argen- tine, was seen today when it wi learried that “Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Ramos” had booked passage on the steamship Santa Elisa for South America. The liner is scheduled to| isufl for Suntiago, Chile, November 10. | The engagement of the couple was aonouriced recently, but no date was seL for the wedding. Published re- ports today that they had been se- cretly mairied a few days ago were i 1923 and 1924. Less successful were the consuls in serving James E. ©'Neil, president of the Prairie Oll & denfed by members of the family of H. H. Rogers, father of the bride- closl B —— T Upper: Three private detectives who appeared before the terday. Left to right, D. E. Merrit, Franl wer: Two more detectives who Charles Ruddy, described as chief of ti during the trial. rand jury yes- J. O'Reilly and Paul D. Steer, testified. Left, J. H. Robbins. Right, he Burns detectives who operated here Lower left, Henry Mason Day. described by the Government as the Sir- clair-Burns “contact” man, who was held under $25,000 bond today on a charge- of conspiracy after Justice McCoy had fore the grand jury. “MUM” SHOW ATTRACTS THRONGS OF ADMIRERS School Children Mingle With Cab- inet Families and Diplomats at Annual Exhibition. Schoclchildren ‘Washington societ each other in atle twenty-sixth annual the Department of Agriculture. Prac- tically all of the cabinet members and their wives have visite the exhibi- tion in the greenhouses, at Four- teenth and B streets, and already more than 5,000 schoolchildren have exclaimed at the giant blooms, while an leaders In re vieing with several thousand more children are | expected tomorrow. The 8hildren are taking a particu- lav interest in the “midgets” of the show—"White Midget” and “Bright Eyes,” white with pink eves—which are the smallest flowered chrysanthe- mums grown. The Belgian Ambassador and Princess Elizabeth de Ligne were among the representatives of the diplomatic corps, who visited the ex- hibition yesterday. Several hundred persons attended today as guests of the officlal representatives of the varfous Latin American republics. A new varlety of “mum’ has at- tracted the particular study of ex- pert growers. This is a yellow sport of the “Thanksgiving Queen,” of very distinctive coloring which is to be produced commercially next season by more than a dozen of the leading chrysanthemum growers _of the country., More than 100 members of Congress have inspected the brilliant display and commented favorably on the need for a larger exhibition conserva- tory so that season exhibits of vari- ous kinds of flowers propagated by the department could be made a fea-' ture of especial interest to Washing- ton visitors. At the close of the show the prize blooms are to be cut and distributed to Walter Reed and the other hos- pitals so that shutins may enjoy a small part of the show. ROCK i EARTHQUAKES CALIFORNIA TOWNS| HEARING OVERRULED | supply, raising it a foot. Series of Shocks Wreck Railroad Tracks and Break Windows Along Coast. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELE Novembher 4.—A serles of earthquake shocks start- ing at 3 a.m. and, recurring at inter- vals until 7:42 aun. today. shook towns along the California Coast from Los Angeles to Watsonville Junction. It was also felt by towns in the Interior of the State and the United States Magnetic Obersvatory seismograph at Tucson, Ariz., re- corded “very severe” disturbances. The only severe damage reported was to Southern Pacific tracks be. tween Surf and Honda, Santa Bar. bara County, a distance of 5 miles, Rallroad officials reported that they had ordered train service over the coast route discontinued until work- men had realigned the ralls, which in some places were thrown as much as 4 inches out of line. Large cracks ap- peared beneath the roadbed in this vicinity. Santa Maria, an interior tovn in the northern part of Santa Barbara County. reported five distine’, earth shocks, the heaviest selsmic disturb. ance in that vicinity since 1906. Plate glass windows were cracked, nt least one chimney toppled and stones were dislodged In one building. upheld him in his refusal to testify be- i |Champion Is One Up.on Span- iard—Turnesa Six on Golden at Dallas. | By the Assoclated Press. | CEDARCREST COUNTRY CLUB, | DALLAS, November 4.—Walter Hagen of Pasadena, Fla., defending champion, and Joe Turnesa of IZlmsford, N. Y., took early leads in the semi-final matches for the Professional Goifers’ Association champlonship here today and turned the first nine with substan- | tial Jeads over Al Espinosa of Chicago {and Johnny Goulden of Paterson, N. J., l(h'lr respective opponents, { Hagen was two up on Espinosa, { while Turnesa was six up on Golden. After missing short putts on the seventh and eighth for a win on either hole, Espinosa cut Hagen's lead to 2 holes on the nintt. when he made a nice recovery from a trap to get a par 4 while Walter missed a five-foot putt, finully taking a 6. Both got 6s on the par 4 seventh. taking 3 putts cach. Shooting a birdie on the tenth hole and taking advantage of Hagen's find- ing a ditch on the eleventh, Espinosa snuared the n.i Ilagen, however, came back on the twelfth to go 1 up, {wh. Espinosa lost a stroke in a trap, taking a 4 on the par 3 hole. Turnesa was around the first nine in a brilliant 33. Golden, on the other hand, was frequently in trouble, After halving the first Golden dropped five holes in a row, halved the next two and then missed an easy putt to go 6 down. 'EVIDENCE AT RADIO i | Federal Trade Commission Gives | Decision on Statements of | Trial Examiner. By tho Associated Press. The Federal Trade Commission to- day overruled Trial Examiner Willlam C. Reev who, at a hearing in New York carlier this week, admitted evi- dence construed to show that the Radio Corporation of America and other compunies had entered into license contracts which resulted in a monopoly. The ruling was issued after the commission heard arguments by respondent’s counsel. One clause of the license agreement between the Radio Corporation and the other respondents provided that each manufacturer obtaining a license equip his radio sets with tubs manu. factured by the corporation. The hearing came to u halt when one wit- ness asserted that such a provision would destroy the independent tube makers. In addition to the Radio Corporatlon, the respondents are the American Telephone & Telegraph Co., General Electric _Co.. w?stlnghnun Electric & Manufacturing' Co.,, Western Elec- tric Co., Inc.; International Radio Telegraph Co.. United Fruit Co. and the Wireless Specialty Apparatus Co. NOVEMBER 4. OIL CASE SUPPLIES HAGEN HOLDS LEAD .~ ONFIRST TWELVE 1927. FUEL FOR POLITICS While Leaders Discuss Candidates. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The political world—and, of course, mostly the Democrate—still stands wmazed that the Sinclair-Fall trial and, indeed, all the other phases of the oil lease scandal never scem to have a political effect. Agaln and again leading Democrats refer to the disclosures and wonder why they haven’t been able to derive political advantage out of the mess. Wasn't Albert B. Fall a Republican Senator, and did he not =it as Secre- tary of the Interior in a Republican cabinet? 'The same question was asked when President Coolidge came into power, and efforts were made in the 1924 campalgn to convince the electorate that Mr. Coolidge, as Vice President, sat in the same cabinet with Mr. Fall. But the argument did not succeed, because it was assumed that Mr. Coolldge was not responsible for administrative tasks, and, besides. he ordered the Department of Justice to prosecute the cases vigorously and did succeed In getting verdicts through special counsel that were favorable to the Government. Charges Shocked Officials. The Democrats are beginning to wonder, however, v hether circum- stances will not be rumewhat changed in 1928, for at the time Mr. Coolidge |ran in 1924 there was a disposition to jregard him as a newcomer and as worthy of a chance to make his own record unembarrassed by that of his predecessor. The Fall-Sinclair trial now has heen postponed till January, Presumably it will drag on through the Winter months, the publicity given to it being such as to command attention at the very time that the politicians will be gathering ammunition for the fray. The jury tampering was in itself a shock to all officials, but the air is full of rumors that here and there some one in authority was mixed up with the Fall-Sinclair side in a friend- !y _and sympathetic way. The Democrats are pursuing the rumors and if .there is anything to substantiate them the opportunity is open for a congressional investigation. Senator Burton Wheeler of Montana, Democrat, has not forgotten how the Department of Justice prosecuted— or as he phrases It, “persecuted” him for his part in attacking the M. Daugherty, and he will be ready to ferret out any evidence that will mer Secretary of the Interior, Will Push Prosecution. The oil tease scandal occurred under the Republican administration—this fact the Democrats will not let the public forget, and the Fall-Sinclair trial will aid them in keeping the sub- Ject alive in the early months of 1928. The Coolidge administration is pre- pared to inquire into any irregularity that might even remotely be fasten- ed on the Government side for failing to take proper precautions in handling the jury or in other circumstances of the case. There is considerable surprise ex- pressed in different quarters here that the Government should have allowed the case to go to trial without lock- ing up the jury. It is a safe assump- tion that the next jury will be locked up. Incidentally the publicity already given to the merits of the case through previous decisions of the | courts will make it difficult to get | 12 persons who have not already been | prejudiced one way or the other by | the newspaper reports of the trial and | the jury tampering. But this is the worry of Messrs Sinclalr and Fall. (Copyright. 1027.) — FLOOD SPREADING INNEW ENGLAND; (Continued from First Page.) manufactory ot Crane & Co. had to be closed. Trains that connect Canada with New England and New York were either hopelessly stalled or hours be: hind time and with the prespect of setting through too indefinite to allow irlauroad officials to venture a predic- tion. | The Boston & Maine's trains to and from Chicago were hopelessly detalned in the western part of Massachusetts. Attempts to send the passengers threugh In busses had to be aba doned because of impassable roads. Northern Connecticut experienced one of the worst inundations In the i history of the State when the Farm- ington, Mad, Still and Naugatuck Rivers went on a rampage, with re- sultant widespread damage. Win- sted, Torrington and New Hariford ware especially affected. Vermont Capital Asks Boats. Montpelfer, Vt., the capital city, sont an. appeal today to Burlington for boats for use in the flooded streets. Burlington, which is on the shore of Lake Champlain, has plenty of boats and a supply was rushed to the rail- road station, but it waah!ound that no train could get through. President %’ 'W. Beatty of the Cana- dian Paclfic, returning from a speak- ing engagement in Boston, was ma- rooned in Woodsville, N. H., where he arrived on the fast train to get through from Boston early this morn- ing. The Dartmouth College cross- country team, en route to New York, was stranded at Canaan, N. H., and reached an inn in that town only by the use of rowboats. All industries were shut down at Claremont, N. H., where the Connecti- cut was over its banks. St. Albans, Vt., Industries, which use electric power, were Idle because of trouble at the Fairfax Falls powerhouse on the Lamoille Rivel At Clinton, Mass., a billlon gallons of water pour?d Ié'ntol the Great wv:'!l:r servoir, Boston's main Aol A cofferdam on a new construction project on the Connecticut River, at Bellows Falls, Vt.. went out. The death list for Westfield, Mass.. was brought to probably four this morning by the death of Mrs. Anna Kapnia while fleeing the mounting waters which threatened her hom Placing her two daughters in a pas: ing automobile, she clung on the run- ning hoard during the dash to safety, hut fell off and died within a few minutes from a fractured skull. RAIL DAMAGE HEAVY. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt., vember 4 (#).—The rain-swollen White River, which runs through this vil- age, was eight feet higher today than the previous record high mark and had caused hundreds of thousands of dol- lars of damage. Railroad service at this point, one of the busiest junc. tions in New England, was at a stand. still, The great freight yard under con- struction by the Central Vermont Raflway suffered severely and the new Boston & Maine Railroad yard also_was damaged. Bridges acr the White River at Hartford and Wesf Hartford villages went out during the night, and the bridge here was in danger today. Water covered the streets of this villAge and more than 100 [amilies were forced from their homes when the flood reached the second storles. New Trial Will Be Going on former head of the department, Harry | tend to show sympathy with the for. | 17 REPORTED DEAD| Target of Kidnapers DECISION ON BRICK CONTRACT DELAYED D. C. Heads May Confer With McCarl on His Proposal to Void Agreement. The District Commissioners prol ably will comfer with Controller Gen- eral McCarl next week concerning his recommendation that the contract awarded to the United States Clay Products Co. for 1,000,000 vitrified sewer brick canceled and the order readvertised so that new bids would be received. McCarl's recommendation followed a protest over the award of the contract from John R. Clark, Washington Tep- resentative of the Vietor Cushwa Co.. brickmakers, Hagerstown, Md.. whose firm was the low bidder. The Com- sioners declined to award the con- tract to Clark's firm on &round that the brick it submitte samples did not come up to specifications. The controller general, however, said that thers was slight difference between the brick offered by either of the com- Panies and when tested both might m:’: been rejected under the specifica- The brick offered by Clark’ ;\{1&: nz?, cents lPer 1,000 clleape: l'llil;mn rice quoted by 3 r l’r‘;giucls (?o. d by the United Clay the Commissioners adopt :d course recommended by the cm‘:nalltle':e general. it was said, the District un do.uhflzdl_\: would be involved in a suit by the United Clay Products Co. ana as a result they are anxious to con sult McCarl before taking any actin BABY KIMMEL. VIDNAPING FALS - AGNURSE BATILES | Attendant of Athletic Baby | Loses Ring in Fight With Masked Pair. | | A battle between a nurse and a masked couple, who she says stripped a ring from her finger and attempted to steal her precocious charge, acro- batic George P. Kimmel, jr., 20-month- old son of Mr. and Mrs. George P. Kimmel, apartment 1, 3118 Sixteenth street, furnished the salient features of a report given police last night by Mr. Kimmel a short time after the mysterious episode, which occurred about 10 o'clock, while the parents were out. Mr. Kimmel indicated this morning that he was in possession of a tenta- tive theory which might lead to the identification of the well dressed pair who invaded his apartment wearing light masks, one of which was found in the back yard. He stated that he would confer with detectives assigned to the case concerning the probability of finding them. He offered a reward of $1,000 for the apprehension of elther or both of the pair., Saw Face in Mirror. | The nurse, Elizabeth Atowes, 30 | years old, told the police she was in the bathroom drawing water for the | baby when she glimpsed a man's face | reflected in the mirror of a cabinet in the wall over her head. ‘Whirling around, she grappled with !the man and, although blackened about the eyes from his blows, was forcing him to retreat when he called for help. the door of the adjacent nursery carrying Baby Kimmel. Putting the baby down, she aided her companion in overpowering the nurse, knocking her down and taking from her a val- uable ring, according to the story the nurse told the police. They made their escape through the rear cGoor, which had been opencd, leaving the baby unmolested save for & few buttons which had been ripped {from his nightshirt. Tke nurse tele- phoned Mr. and Mrs. Kimmel, who were visiting a friend, and summoned Dr. F. McGovern, Rochambeau Apartments, who treated her bruises. May Have Sought Ransom. | Mr. Kimmel, a patent lawyer, with offices at 715 G street, said that he be. lieved it possible that an attempt was made to kidnap the baby for ransom, although he did not regard himself as being in a position calculated (o attract the attention of blackmailers. The baby, however, has gained no- toriety through his athletic skill and feats of strength. He can swim. chin himself, turn somersaults and do orher things rarely accomplished by bables. Mr. Kimmel took his powerful child to the identification bureau at pclice headquarters the morning of Septem- ber 14 wnd had prints taken of its fingers and feet, furnishing a positive Identification record. Mr. Kimmel denied this morning that he took this step because he had feared that any particular people would attempt to steal the baby, but said that he had simply “a hunch” that it might be attempted. Mr. Kimmel today offered a reward of $1,000 for the apprehension of either or both of the assaflants. Mr. Kimmel said that he was writ- ing a letter to the police and was Iworcunz his offer of reward as fol low: “One thousand dollars reward of- fered for the arrest'and conviction of the party or parties who assaulted my baby’s nurse, regardless of the motive for attack.” Mr. Kimmel said he was not sure that the motive was to kidnap his child, but that whatever the motive was he wanted the assailants appre- hended. - ———————— Sections of houses were coming down the stream from towns higher up. Many landslides were reported along the railroads and highways. ALBANY, N. Y., November 4 (#).— Fed by the flood waters of its many tributary streams, the Hudson River was 10 feet above its normal level at Albany today. Although no material damage had been done here, it was feared that unless the waters subsided O|soon the property loss would be heavy. Streets along the water front were under water. and the wharves of the steamboat companies operating be- submerged. The eastern section of Rensselaer County was particularly hard hit. Along the Lebanon Valley many bridges were swept away. High water in the Hoosick River caused the shut- down of the power plants of the New York Power & Light Co. at Johnson- ville and Schaghticok« ‘The Mohawk Rive: at the high- est level since 1917, and the gauge at feet above normal. conditions the State Department of Pul ‘Works 4 A woman then appeared in | STREET CAR HEAD URGES MONFERENCE ON MERGER PLAN ___(Continueq from st_Pag ter with me. but I hav pression of appror.l.o: lell‘}_l‘e‘{-m;;ersonally or officially, i le we do not approv | the provisions and deg’i’l ot! r?:’em;hu:‘v as submitted to you, we belleva that Mr. Wilson has rendered " distinct service to the District in his endeavo: to bring the companies together. ‘The management of the Capital Traction Co. has repeatedly stat:d its belief that a merger of our seversl transit systems would be beneficlal 1o the companies themselves as well as to the public served by them and b9 endeavored in the past to bring abour this result. In our opinion, the hesr way of accomplishing a_merger wo | be through conferences between ry, | sentatives of the companles with assistance and co-operation of tb~ commission as representative of ihe P “This letter is written by the direc- tion of the board of directors at a spe. cial meeting keld today.” Mr. Wilson’s plan is expected to be in completed shape and ready for con- sideration at a public hearing at the commission within the next 10 days. it was indicated today at the Distriet Building. ~Another conference prch- ably will be held between the commis- slon and Mr. Wilson, however. before the finished plan is made public. In the meantime, the plan, accord- ing to several persons who have dis- cussed it with Mr. Wilson in the laet two days. likely will undergo certain modifications in order to meet objec- tions that already have developed. Mr. Wileon, it will be recalled, re. served the right to modify the general outline of his pian in any respect be- fore the finished proposition is sut- mitted to the commission for consider- atlon at a public hearing, Ome of the changes it was Intimated | probably will be made in the provision which would create a board of three trustees appointed by the Commis- sioners to regulate and fix the rates of fare, to direct the rearrangement of | tracks and to determine the character and cost of the service and facilities of the cousolidated company. | This proposal together with a pro- vision ‘that would guarantee the | merged company a 7 per cent return | on a fixed capitalization have been the principal targets of criticism of the utility experts at the District Building. —- WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE. Mrs. Cecelia M. Alderton, 4217 Seventh street, a teacher in the publ schools. today filed suit for maint nance against James B. Alderton, an employe of the Southern Railway. Last CI tmas, the wife tells the court, she learned that her husband did not have money to buy her a Christmas gift and she advanced the {amount to him, and instead of pur- chasing her a present, he spent the money on himself. The wife blames the purchase of an automobile by her husband for her marital troubles. They were married in June, 1926, and have one child. Attorneys Lambert, Yeatman & Can- field appear for the wife. made no ex -lisapproval the Foot Ball Player Dies of Injuries SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, November 4 (®).—Paul Bolton, 12, died in a hos- pital last night of injuries received in a foot ball game at St. Bernard High School athletic field. Physicians said the boy was kicked in the temple and 2 hlood clot formed on the brain, FOR TOMORROW. FIRST RAC] 23 lds: purse. 91,3007 Torlonge. ster SFairlark’ ] F ALBANY STREETS SUBMERGED. £ tween this city and New York were v Not Guilty " K Eien 0. Blue wias! TapPY . StSriohe BASTean s yestoslds $10.000 added: 23 miles, der ... jorial up: . 150 bMantontan ... 1 M a Lizard 38 133 aSandstorm ... §l3 + 139 Dauopio ... P ¢ . 154 aJ. E. Widener entry. 'ngll) RAC .2-year-olds: purse, $1.300: b Weight Include pounds penalty. 1 mile ad 70 yards. > Sunfire .. Pink Lil Audley Farm-Jefferson Livingston entry. OURTH RACE—The Forest Pask Handi- DO waen: Giree. 53,5001 1 0 miles « 104 J._Fred A, 0:) er . . 103 aVellas .. Grenier . . 113 Montferrat . aG. Bedwell entry. FIFTH R, o Wicomoco: 3-yea~ o ree S B507°8 Turiones: aCandy May ... 103 Lapalina Joan d'Albret. . - s, aLa Morte Prem| T .. . Sioanies BB T i e iptop & .G’ a CE—The T jum Al e Timon % Schenectady showed it to be eight || Because of flood | aelLa