Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1927, Page 1

WLEATHER. 10 38 Weather Fair and contin tomorrow; lowest ubout 28 de 31, at 7 a.m. toda rees. Temperatures: est, 45, at 1:30 p.m. yesterday Burean Forecast ) ued cold tonight and temperature tonight High- lowest. ¥ Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 24 and 25 No. 30,517. post office. OILLETTERSISSUED WITHOUT CONSENT, SIDDONS DECLARES Gordon’s Action Is Made Part of Record in Fraud Case. $100,000 OF BLACKMER BONDS SEIZED BY U. S. Property of Missing 0il Witness Is Held Pending Court Con- tempt Action. Holding that correspondence be- tween himself and United States At- torney Peyton Gordon regarding the latter's appointmént to a special com- mittee to report on whether contempt of court had been committed in al- tampering during the Fall- Sinclair Teapot Dome t had been made public without his permission, Justice Frederick L. Siddons today ordered the letters made part of the record of the investigation. At the same time Justice Siddons amended the original order appoint- ing the committee of three, to drop Maj. Gordon. The other two members were John E. Lasky and Col. James S. Easby-Smith. Maj. Gordon had re- quested that he be relieved from serv- ing as a member of the committee, holding that he already had formed an opinion as to whether contempt had been committed. More Letters Revealed. Additional correspondence which passed between Justice Siddons and Maj. Gordon yesterday after a repre- sentative of The Star had approached Justice Siddons and asked for a statement regarding Maj. Gordon's letter of Wednesday was also re- vealed. In the first of these letters, written yesterday morning, Justice Siddons asked the United States at- torney to intorm him at once whether he had given or authorized the giv- ing out of the first exchange to the press. Maj. Gordon's reply was brief and merely indicated that he had given out the correspondence, as the court “had been intormed. This development followed the seizure this morning of $100,000 in Liberty bonds, deposited by attorney for Harry M. Blackmer, missing Go ernment witness in the case, two hours after they had been deposited in the National Savings & Trust Co. The bonds had been deposited as the first_step to test the constitutionality of the Walsh Jaw, under which con- tempt proceedings against Blackmer have been instituted. Justice Siddons was asked by news- paper men if he contemplated appoint- ment of a successor to Maj. Gordon on the committee, but the court re- plied that he would not discuss mat- ters bearing on any future action that might be taken. Note to Gordon. Justice Siddons’ letter to Maj. Gor- don under date of yesterday with re- lation to the correspondence which appeared in yesterday's newspapers follows: “Dear Mr. Gordon: “As I left the courtroom for the luncheon recess today, I was ap- proached by Mr, Thomas Harvey of The Star, who asked me if 1 had any announcement to make regarding your letter of the 16th instant, and my reply, both of which he stated would be printed in the papers. I asked him who gave such letters or copies of the letters the newspapers, and he stated that you had done so. “I then informed him that 1 had no ann-uncement or statement to make regarding the matter, Please inform me at once whether or not you did give out, or authorized to be given out, the letjers or copies there- of, as stated by Mr. Harvey.” Maj. Gordon's reply under the same Dear Justice Siddons: “In response to the inquiry in your mnote of this date just handed to me by your secretary, I beg leave to ad- vise you that I gave out to the press | both my letter and your acknowledg- ment thereof.” ‘The memorandum opinion of Justice Siddor in the contempt matter follow: “Memorandum." n view of the publication in the mewspapers in whole or in part of the Jetter of Mr. Pevton Gordon, dated November 16, 1927, to the writer of the memorandum, and of the writer's reply of November 17, 1927, copies of which Mr. Gordon i ‘ms the court he gave to the newspapers, and in view of the fact that this was done without the knowledge or consent of the court, the court concludes that the original letter from Mr. Gordon to the writer, together with a copy of the writer's reply, and a copy of a letter to Mr. Gordon. from the writer | inquiring as to whether or not he had | given the above mentioned letters to the newspapers, and the original of Mr. Gordon's reply thereto should now be filed in the above entitled proceed- ing. which is accordingly dome.” The memorandum was dated toda: and bore the signature of Justice Siddons. Siddons Issues Order. In pursuance of the memorandum, he signed the following order in the contempt matter: “In consideration of the correspond- enoe referred 10 in a memorandum filed by the court this day in publication, in whole or in part, of copies of the earlier of the two let- ters referred to in said memorandum, it is by this court this 19th day of November, A.D. 7 “Ordered—That the order of the court heretofore filed in the above en titled proceeding on the 1ith day of November, 1927, be, and the same i hereby, amended in the single par- ticular of omitting the name of Mr. (Continued on Page 10, Column 7 ) oty U. S. TROOPS IN CHINA. Force Ashore to Investigate Yeung- kong Disturbance. By the Associated Press. An American landing force was senl ashore at Yeungkong, Kwangtung Province, China, Thursday, to inves tigate trouble reported by Americans. Admiral Bristo!, commander of the ‘Asiatic fleet, reported to the Navy De- partment that the gunhoat Asheville roached within 15 miles of the , but was unable to go farther account of shallow water. The dis- Qescribe the troubls, _. the | above-entitled proceeding, and of the | Entered as second class matter Washington MOROCCAN SULTAN, 17, HAILED AS FATHER IS LAID TO REST New Ruler, Elected With Surprising Speed. Possesses Attributes of Sovereign. people Are Pleased‘ By the Associated Press. FEZ, Morocco, November 19.—From the minarets of every mosque in Morocco, the Muezzins this morning chanted their prayers in the name of a new Sultan, the 17-year-old Si Mulai Hamada. The name of the new ruler was pro- claimed almost before the tomb was sealed with the body of his father, the late Sultan Mulai Yussef, in it. Although only 17, Hamada fs al- ready married. He was wedded to one of his first cousins, the daughter of Mulai Jahar, his father's brother. in_1926. Under him the work of bringing moroceo up to date will go on without interruption, even accelerated, for those who have come in contact with him declare that, although he is still in his teens, h es considerable ability. He ve, well educat- intelligent and perfectly self possessed. He has a pleasing and tactful personality. Election Was Popular. aks French fluently and is d in Mohammedan lore. He has inherited all the shrewdness and implicity of his father. The election of Hamada met with the complete approval of the other capital cities, Rabat, Marrakesh and Mcknes, without which his ascension would be incomplete. Hamada was the choice of his father, also of the Able Grand Vizir EI Mokri and other persons prominent in the affairs of the Sultanate, which ex- plains why his election was so rapid. The word had spread that the new Sultan must be proclaimed before sun- set as the prayers of the Muezzin ¢ Foening Star. WASHINGTON, D. must mention the name of the ruler in order to bring down the blessings of Allah upon him. Moslem leaders and tribesmen assembled. The assembly was stampeded by a young sheik from the Southern Atlas mountain region. In less time than it generally takes to organize an American political convention and de- liver the opening speech, the Sultan had been chosen and proclaimed. Hamada immediately proved a great favorite with the women. Shining dark eyes peered at him from behind heavy veils and they shrieked, “Allah! Allah! A new ruler has come to Morocco,” as he rode through the ba- zaars and streets of Fez belfore re- turning to the Sultan's palace. There musicians awaited him and played soft drening tunes. Formal Ceremony Planned. His ascension was somewhat of a surprise to the populace, if not the officials. as it was generally believed that the late Sultan's eldest scn, Mulai Idriss, would be selected. The new sultan plans to make his entry of state at the Sherifian capital, Rabat, either later today or Sunday. There he will take possession of the throne of the Alide dynasty after the last rite called for by ancient tradition .is performed—the holding of his stir- rup for him by the most venerated re- ligious leader, the sherif of Wezzan Without this no sultan can be said to have been invested with his powers of office. Theodore Steeg, French resident general, hastened to the palace after the election to congratulate the young sultan. There all the high officials, his brothers, uncles and friends crowded around the youth, rendering him homage. OPPOSITION GROWS AGAINST BRATIANO Hints of Trouble Against Rumanian Politicians Heard From Three Sources. BY JOHN NTHER. By Cable to The Star mnd Chicazo Daily News. Copyright. 1927, BUCHAREST, November 19 (By Courier to Paris).—For 18 years the Bratiano brothers have controlled { politics in Rumania, and whilo their ascendancy still s supreme, they are facing a more critical period than in many years. Hints of real trouble from three sources face them. First, there is the court. While it is absolutely untrue that Queen Marie is under duress of any kind, never- theless she has retired to her private castle, Baleic, on the Black Sea; has not been seen in the capital for a month, and is taking no part in poli- ical life. Even the Bratianos' friends feel that a woman with so vital and agressive a temperament is unlikely to be content to remain a secondary 4gure behind the Bratiano regency forever, Marie says she does not want to be a member of the regency and does not want Prince Carol to return. Nevertheless some strain be- tween Marie and the Bratianos is apparent. King’s Mother Changed Plans. Again, as regards the Queen mother, Helen, who also is living in strict retirement, it is said she has had a brush with Bratiano. She want- ed to leave the country with her brother, former King George of Greece, to visit her sister, Princess Irene, on the occasion of Irene’s en- gagement to the Italian Prince. After her passport was visaed for the trip she suddenly changed her plans and did not leave the country. Perhaps it was her tact, not wishing to ap- pear to desert Bucharest in a time of scandal. Perhaps it was outward pressure of some kind. Reports that Premier Bratiano has threatened Marie and Helen with a republie if they do not behave are al- most certainly false, since both Queens realize that a strong man like Bratiano is necessary to the country and do not want to seriously Oppos him, at least not yet. But it Is true that the Bratianos find the present awkward regency a much less con- venient facade for their rule than the old kingdom. In the second place, Premier Bra- tiano is said to be facing a certain amount of discontent even in the ra- gency. One of the three regents, Pres- ident Buzdugan of the Supreme Court, has refused to sign certain fudicial appointments suggested by the pre- mier, and when the premier asked the appointments of Gen. Mardafesna as generalissimo of the Rumanian armies voung Prin icholas stepped up, to everybo amazement, cnd said he Wf;;‘ going to be generalissimo him- self. Patriarch Inclined to Oppose. Regent Patriarch Costin, a former devoted henchman of Bratiano, also apparently is inclined to Kick up his heels, even though, like the others he owes his appointment to the j remier. In the third place, the Bratianos apparently sre facing more organized political opposition ihan any one e: rected. Such leaders ns Prof. Jorz | Carol's old_tutor; Jutius Maniu, | “(Continued on Page 2. Column 8) GUN-RUNNING BAND HINTED IN SEIZURES Justice Department May Start Inquiry After Raid on Califorr_nia Home. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, November 19.— An investigation by the Department of Justice to determine whether there exists a Nation-wide organization in arms and ammunition smuggling was in prospect today as the result of de velopments which followed the seizure of machipe guns, riffes, revolvers and cartridges’ in" a rald on the home of John Mannerstam, president of the Pacific Arms Co., at Albany, Calif. United States District Attorney George J. Hatfield said he would re- quest an investigation of Manner. stam's activities. Mannerstam Located. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Ex- aminer announced it had located Man- nerstam in a hotel here and that he had promised to surrender to the po- lice today. He maintained innocence of any wrongdoing. A warrant was issued after the raid charging him with illegal possession of machine guns, but he could not be found by the searching officers. Mannerstam denied to Examiner reporters that he ever had sold guns and ammunition to Mexican revolu- tionists or to gangsters. and main- tained that his business as a deales in arms gave him the right to have guns and ammunition in his home. Although no evidence appeared here to indicate the alleged arms sell- (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) —_— McINTOSH AND HINKLER FORCED DOWN IN POLAND Two Bystanders Injured When Plane Descends—Flyers Return to London. By the Associated Press. WARSAW, Poland, November 19.— Cap*. R. H. McIntosh and Bert Hink- ler, who attempted a non-stop flight to India, landed at Bialokrynica, in the district of Podshajoe, and then, resuming their flight, were forced down yesterday afternoon at Mszana, south of acow, it was learned today. Two spectators were injured. One of the plane's wings was broken and the machine was so badly damaged that it was impossible to repair it on the spot. The airmen decided to leave it in the care of military forces there. MclIntosh and Hinkler then went to Lwow, also known as Lemberg ani visited the British consul. SEEKS BOOTLEG PEACE Priest Plays Role Arbiter. ST. LOUIS, November 19 (P).—The role ‘or arbiter in the war between vival bootleg gangs here, which has resulted in 11 deaths since August, will be undertaken by Mgr. Timothy Dempsey of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. The priest acted as a peacemaker Missouri of in the gang trouble between the Ho- gan and the Egan gangs in 1922 and brought about a three-month truce. | After sizing up Gene Tunney the world champion heavyweight fighter in his office today, President Coolidge told him that he thought he looked more like a movie actor than a prize fighter. ) The big pugilist smiled when he related this afterward and gave no evidence that he felt hurt by the reference. He had been introduced to the President by Maj Gen | Lejeune, commandant of the Marine Corps. Mr. Tunney said that he did not find the President as taciturn and Sphynxlike as he had imagined (rom the accounts he had read of him in the papers. He said the President agked him a number 0;1 qQuel ons | President Thinks Gene Tunney Looks | More Like Movie Actor Than Fighter about himself and his profession and his future plans. He sald the President was anxious to know if it was his intention to keep on fighting or it he had ambi- tions to become an actor. He asked him also when his next fight would be and Tunney told him that it would probably not be before next Summer The President then wanted to know who his oppunent would be on that occasion and was told by the cham- pion that that all depended upon the outcome of a series of bouts to be held in the meantime. During this brief chat with the shampion the President informed him that he had not seen a prize fight in 15 years. He indicated that he had pleasant memories of that event, but he gave no intimation of a desire to WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C., RUSSIAN-BRITISH DIPLOMATIC DUEL STIRRING EUROPE Soviet Fears English Plot to Form Coalition of States on Border. SATURDAY, MOSCOW HAS WON SEVERAL CARLY POINTS Conflict Carries Over From Last Century, With Break Germany Caused Eliminated. BY PAUL SCOTT MO\\'RER[.) > By Cable o The Star, and Chicaso Dails PARIS, November 19.—World poli +ics today may be said to be dominated to a large extent by the gigantic dip- lomatic duel between Great Britain and Russia, or, in the slang of uro- pean chancelleries, between the whale and the bear. Begun six months ago at the time of the Arcos raid in London and the subsequent breaking off of relations with the Soviets by Great Britain, this struggle still is being waged vigorously by both sides. All the world is ffected and all the world is looking on. Europe and Asia in particular re- r t Great Britain and Rus- rivals.” During the greater st century the two powe! ered for su- premacy in Asia. It was oniy when Germany began to build a fleet that Great Britain and Russia temporarily negotiated a truce. Now the G man fleet no longer exists and the o rivalry has Leen resumed as bitterly as ever. Fear of Plots Dominates. In Russia the quarrel transcends factional rivalries. The fear of Brit- ish plots to incite a hostile coalition attack on the Soviets scems unani- mous and is stimulating the Russians to vigorous measures of ‘“defense.’” In Great Britain the quarrel also transcends factions. All Britons are alarmed by the supposed Soviet men- ace to India. Great Britain's policy is: 1. To restore the prestige of the empire by a firm foreign policy and by building up the navy, particularly with the view of impressing Asiatics. 2. To take no new commitments any- where. 3. To keep Europe quiet and to post- pone pending issues with the United States. 4. To obtain, if possible, a pre- ponderant influence in all the states bordering Russia. 5. To hamper Russia’s economic re- covery by cutting off commercial credits. Propaganda Is Part of Policy. Russia’s policy is: 1. To redouble anti-British propa- ganda in China and India and so hurt Great Britain both politically and economically. 2. To prevent an anti-Soviet coall- tion among the border states and to obtain a preponderant influence wher- ever possible. 3. To slow down revolutionary propaganda in Europe, and make over- tures for recognition of debts and other concesions to France, Germany, the United States, Austria and other nations with the view of obtaining commercial credits. 4. To strengthen the army and preparations for war, especially in Central Asia, thus adding an active military threat to the propaganda threat against India. Large quantities of war supplies are being purchased abroad by the Soviet government. Thirty new air- planes were recently built by private subscription, “our answer to Cham- berlain " In the first six months of this stu- pendous duel, Russia undoubtedly has scored some points. She has indirect- ly aided in the big decline of Great Britain's trade with China. She has increased her own exports to Great Britain and diminished British ex- ports to Russia. She is financing a ®ood part of her foreign trade through Viennese banks. She has increased her trade with the United States. Air Line Is Blocked. By a treaty of alliance with Persia, Russia has checkmated the British there and has blocked a direct British air line to India. By a recent treaty with Latvia, Russia forestalled a possible anti-Soviet coalition of Bal- tic_states. But, on the whole, the honors must be said to rest thus far with Great Britain. To the credit of British di- piomacy are the following points: The Chinese Nationalist movement has been largely wrested from holshevist control. British influence once more is gaining in Afgahanistan. Turkey, though still hanging in the balance, is swinging more and more to the British orbit. Italy has been per- suaded to cease flirting with the So- viets and sign a treaty recognizing the Rumanian acquisition of Bessarabia, which the Soviets contest. [France has asked for the recall of the Soviet Ambassador. Germany is diminishing the amount of her commercial credits to_Russia. By these and other means, Russla's 2conomic recovery is being delayed and disturbing elements are added to the internal factional feud which is now ing the Soviet government. Much of Great Rritain’s recent attitude toward the League of Na- tions and disarmament is attributed to preoccupations arising from her quarrel with Russia. Similar pre- occupations are sald to underlie the recent sensational Soviet decision to 1] in the forthcoming dis- ment negotiations at Geneva. anwhile. most countries while 100king on seem Lo be trying to profit in Some way from the situation with- out becoming dangerously involved therein. Poland, for example, is being courted simultaneously by Great Britain and Russia. British influence 18 heing used to help heal the long- standing “state of war” with Lithu- ania and put through a German- Polish commercial treaty. Simul- taneously the Sovlets are offering Poland a non-aggression pact Individual nations may thus indi- rectly be benefitted, but until the struggle is. moderated in Some way there is little hope for real tran- quility in either Europe or Asia. . Rabbit Sales Held Illegal. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., November 19.— Despite rigid enforcement of the county law prohibiting the sale of rabbits, hundreds are being sold in Baltimore and Washington. A law prohibits the transportation of game from the county. Officials are at. tempnnfa to halt the who!':llc q‘;por seo Tynney in his next Aight, . 1atigns FEUD AFFEGTS CITY OF ARLINGTON PLAN Jealousy Between County and Alexandria Plays Part in Discussion. Note: This is the third of four articles gealine, with the probleme which con; ront the peaple of Arlington County an Alexandria City. The final article will be bublished tomorro BY DONALD A. CRAIG. Underlying all of the minor que: tions of local government and terri- torfal jurisdiction, now splitting the inhabitants of the portion of Virginia which once belonged 10 the District of Columbia. is a bigger question, often lost to view in the heat of the complicated controversy, but alway: present, consciously or subconsciousl; in the minds of the disputants. It may be stated thus: < Shall the proposed new City of Arlington or shall the ancient City of Alexandria be permitted to domi- nate the great metropolitan area which is developing west of the Po- tomac River as a part of greater Washingten?. . ... . A few persons dare to look deeper into the future. They envisage not two cities in this territory, divided only by an imaginary line, but one great municipality, 30 square mles in area at its beginning, and capable of growth to an indefinite degree both in area and population, Pictured as Part of Capital. This future city is pictured as a part of the National Capital in every- thing but local government, and in the mind’s eye some persons even see it as a part of the Federal District at a later time in our history. Arlington County is reaching steadily toward cityhood. It is burst- ing the worn garment of county gov- ernment and looking forward to a time when it will appear in a new role as a first-class municipality under the laws of Virginia. Whether it is best to become a city at once or to wait a little longer is a question that is dividing the people of the county, but most of them admit that a city government s sure to come before very long—an inevitable result of forces now at work. Confined to an area only a little more than 21 square miles in extent, Alexandria City is fearful lest its expansion into Arlington County be forever shut off. Therefore, it is feverishly seeking permission from the courts to annex a part of the county before it is too late. Arlington . on the other hand. fears that ibbling” of Alexandria at its territory will keep up indefinitely un- less the county is made a city. The county does not want to be swallowed piecemeal by the old city. Alexandria does not want to be blanketed by the proposed new City of Arlington. The portion of Arlington County which Alexandria is seeking to annex includes the Town of Potomac, which embraces also Del Ray and Mount Ida: and the subdivisions of Braddock Heights and Braddock Heights Sec- tion 2, St. Elmo, Hume, Jefferson Park and Beverly Hills. It also includes the Potomac Railroad Yard, the great- est freight yard south of New Jersey and a fertile source of revenue to the ounty. Although Alexandrians say little about this feature of the contro- (Continued on Page 4, Column 8 o MAN AND BOY HURT IN CROSSING MISHAP Truck Driver, 62, in Critical Con- dition After Train Hits Car at Tuxedo. Struck by a freight train while crossing the Baltimore & Ohio Rail- road tracks in a motor truck at Tuxedo, Md., a man and hoy were brought to Casualty Hospital this morning seriously injured. They are James T. Pryor. 62 years old, and Wilfred Dayis, 14, both of Tuxedo. Pryor, who Was driving the truck, was reported to be in a critical con- dition. He was unconscious when he arrived at the hospital, where it wa: found that he was suffering from a possible fracture of the skull, a pos- sible fracture of the right leg, lacera- tions of both legs and perhaps internal injuries. ; The boy was less seriously hurt. Five stitches were taken in a scalp wound and he was treated for body lacerations. Casualty Hospital recelved a call from Tuxedn and rushed an ambu- lance to the scene of the accident, but meantime both injured persons were brought to the hospital in an auto- mboile by Edward H. Ohle of Tuxedo. - Radio Programs—Page 34 NOVEMBER 19, 1927—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. Messagés of Cheer . To Arctic Dwellers Will Start Tonight By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, November 19.— Into the Arctic night the messages of wives, mothers and friends will go forth tonight by radio from Westinghouse Station KDKA to those who now are in the distant northern waste. The first Arctic program of the ‘Winter months—designed to be of chzer to traders, the Northwest mounted and other Canadian gov- ernment employes and missionaries —will start at 11 p.m. The pro- gram will inaugurate the fourth season of broadcasting of such messages. WBZA, Boston and Springfield, Mass.,, and KYW of Chicago later will conduct similar programs. SAYS ARMY LACKS ENGINEER SUPPLIES Gen. Jadwin Finds Reserve Stocks Are $3,294,765 Short of Quota. By the Associated Press. Army engineer reserve supplies are $3 765 short of authorized quanti- ties, Maj. Gen. Edgar Jadwin disclosed today in his annual report. Search- lights for anti-aircraft defenses, he said, were the most important of the 31 items in which shortages exist. “It has been realized that anti- aircraft defense is one of the most important phases of our national de- fense,” Gen. Jadwin said, adding that post-war improvements in aircraft de- manded a constantly increasing effi- ciency in guns and searchlights to meet attacks. A new drum type of light has been developed, he said, but “the interesis of our national defense" required a higher level of appropri- ations in order that manufacturers might be able to maintain organiza- tions competent to produce these highly specialized instruments. “The searchlight requirements for the defense of our frontiers, insular possessions and Panama Canal are sufficient to accomplish this without waste for many years to come,” Gen. Jadwin said. e FOREIGN FIRM OPPOSES LISTING IN WALL STREET Stock Exchange Meets First Re- buff When Amsterdam Company Rejects U. S. Market. By the Associated Pre NEW YORK, November 19.—The New York Times says today that stock of the Amsterdam Trading Co., one of the two foreign concerns first proposed for listing on the New York Stock Ex- change, has been placed on the “wait- ing list,” because its officers do not feel that a New York market for their shares is necessary or desirable. Stock of the Austrian Credit-Anstalt, a Vienna bank, went on the market for trading last Thursday as the first and thus far the only foreign security on the exchange list. The Stock Exchange, the Times says, by the action of the Amsterdam Co., has met the first rebuff in its am- bitious effort to become a world mar- ket~ Another problem is presented in decision on whether the exchange should list foreign shares that are properly accredited by American bank- ing interests where the company con- cerned does not seek listing privileges. The Times says the Amsterdam firm was placed on the waiting list when officials of the company appeared be- fore the stock list committee and for- mally opposed listing of shares, as proposed by Brown Bros. & Co. and the Charles D. Barney Co., bankers, who marketed the shahes here. Reporter Advised to as fast as the papers L MADDEN T0 AID UPHOLDING BUDGET Assures President He Will Try to Keep Estimates Within Bounds. President Coolidge was given assur- ance today by Representative Martin E. Madden of Tllinois, chairman of the House appropriations committee, that he can count on his support in keep- ing the appropriations during the | coming session within the limits of the budget estimates to be submitted to Congress by the President. In fact, Mr. Madden is hopeful of trimming the estimates even more than the Budget Bureau has dona in their preparation, but he was not in a position today to reveal just where his pruning knife would fall heaviest. He feels confident that the tax re- duction bill when it is finally passed by Congress will not exceed $250,- 000,000. He is not so sure that it will be as low as the $225,000,000 which has been set by the Secretary of the Treasury as the maximum and which~ has been approved by the President. So far as the House is concerned the taxes will not be slashed below the administration fig- ures, but he is of the opinion that the Senate will go farther and it then is a question in his mind just how near the $225.000,000 maximum the reduction can be kept after the conferees reach an agreement. Sees Attempts at Extravagance. The chairman of the appropriations committee is fully aware that there will be all sorts of attempts at ex- travagances during the coming ses. sion and that the leadership in both houses should be careful to prevent what appears now to be a contem- plated raid on the Treasury in the form of needless and reckless appro- priation measures. He thinks also that in view of the extra demands to be made upon the Treasury, such as kuge appropriations for flood control, that Congre should exercise extreme care in not being overextravagant if the Nation Is to be saved the embar- rassment of a deficit. He stated that this warning holds goocd in connec- tion with the reduction of taxes, and for that reason he will work in the interest of the administration’s pro- gram. Mr. Madden has not yet made up his mind as to what schedule in the tax uct should be revised, but at this time he is inclined to save us reduc- ing the corporation tax. Because of the wide publicity given to the importance of Federal appro- priation to be used in flood control and because of the sentiment associ- ated with this subject. Mr. Madden expects to see many unworthy pro- posals for spending public money brought forward during the discus- sion of the flood control legislation with a view to incorporating them in a general control bill. He said that the leaders must be on the look- out_to_recognize these attempts to (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) GILES FORCED BACK BY FOG OFF COAST | British Flyer Returns After Start for Honolulu on Way to New Zealand. By the Assoclated Press. MILLS FIELD, San Francisco, No- vember 19.—Capt. Frederick A. Giles, British flyer, returned here today, 45 minutes after taking off on a project- ed flight to Honolulu, which was to have been the first leg of an aerial trip to New Zealand. The fiver made the landing with his heavily loaded plane without trouble. Giles said he turned back hecause he had encountered a “milky white fog™ in the vicinity of the San Fran- cisco lightship, 20 miles out. Remove His Hat As He Enters Presence of Hotel Chef One Washington newspaper reporter, accustomed to meeting all sorts of per- sons in his daily rounds, received a blow yesterday in the amenities of etiquette in that mysterious region of hotels which Victorian novelists were aecustomed to characterize as “below stairs."” He recelved an assignment which necessitated interviewing the chefs of several local hotels. Asking to see this dignitary at one of the most elaborate and exclusive hostelries in the city, he gravely was provided & uniformed digaitgsy. to escort him to the office of that official. As the reporter and his guide—or possibly bodyguard—approached the chef’s office, it was obvious that the man in blue and gold was getting nervous as if the responsibility rested heavily on his shoulders. Finally he leaned over and whis- pered. and what he said gave the re- porter, to whom “high-hatting™ is no new experience, the shock of a life. time. He said—honest to goodness— "Sir, you should take off your hat be- fore entering the presence of the P) Means Associated Press. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 106,135 WO CENTS. TORNADO SURVEY ESTIMATES LOSS WITHIN 100000 380 Buildings and 1,500 Per- sons Affected by Storm, Check-up Reveals. RED CROSS TO FINISH STOCK-TAKING TODAY Few Cases of Destitution Are Found in Wind-Swept Area of City and Counties. With temporary requirements of food, clothing and housing taken care of over the chilly week end, tornado relief agencies plunged actively today into the larger problems of future rehabilitation and reconstruction. Careful follow-up surveys of the stricken area in northeast and south- east Washington. conducted by police and the Red Cross, have tended to scale down somewhat the preliminary estimates of damage, although all agree there is much rebuilding to be done, While the Red Cross survey, operat- ing from emergency headquarters in the Hine Junior High School, at Sev- enth and C streets southeast, was not expected to be completa until late today, national headquarters of the or- ganization said that approximately 1,500 persons were added by the twist- er to the long list of disaster victims under its care. This includes the sec tions struck in nearby Maryland and Virginia~ Few Are iestitute, Revised police estimates of the dam- age indicated that prohahly rot more than 380 dwellings and business houses were seriously affected by the storm, involving an aggregate reconstruction cost of less than $100,000. Investigation disclos<d that a large part of this reconstruction and repair burden will be shouldered by the occu- pants of the ~uined houses. The cases ?r absolute destitution are said to be ew. Col. John W. Oehmann, District building inspector, does not believe the total structural damage to homes in the city will exceed $100,000. The police report 307 houses damaged in the Southeast section and 72 houses in the Northeast. He estimates the Southeast loss at about $50,000 and that of the Northeast as $20,000, ex- clusive of losses to furniture, house- hold effects and other personal prop- erty, 300 Families Visited. Miss Edith Spray, in charge of the field office of the Red Cross in South- east Washington, said that experi- enced workers visited 300 families yesterday and that about 200 were to be interviewed ng their needs today. Not all of the families approached needed or wanted outside aid, she announced. _There are about half a dozen fami lies in urgent need of food, ccal or other supplies to carry them over Sun- day, Miss Spray said. and these cases will be given immediate attention. The Red Cross arranged today to pay the railroad fare for a mother in Virginia to come here at once io help care for her married daughter, who is about to go to a hospital. The one fatality in the disaster was not caused by lightning, as had been supposed. bu: by heart failure from fright, an autopsy over the body of Jane Carter, colored, revealed today. Most of the injured had fully re- covered today, except for sore heads and bodies from the cuts and bruises suffered when Thursday’'s “baby tor- nado” started kicking its way to fame. Alexandria, Cottage City, Colmar Manor and Hyattsville were getting their houses in order again, while plans for rebuilding wrecked hangars and buildings at the Naval Air Station and the navy yard proceeded rapidly. Tornado Jumped Areas. “Thus far in our survey we have not found as much personal suffering and individual need as we expected,” said Maj. Gen. George Barnett, chair- {man of the District chapter of the Red Cross, this morning. “The tor- nado did not wipe out any large area, but jumped from place to place. In almost every instance persons whose homes were wrecked have found friends or relatives nearby willing to take them in. We have not found it necessary to use any of the school buildings to house refugees, although several have been offered by the school authorities. “We will know more about condi- tions when we receive the report of the workers who are now making a house-to-house canvass of the stricken districts, but we feel certain that there are no cases of actual suffering. Through our headquarters in the Hine Junior High School we are keeping in close touch with the area and will promptly meet all emergency needs." Civie Organizations Aid. Civic organizations in the Northeast and Southeast and the Community Center department of the public schools were co-operating today with the Red Cross in meeting the emerg- ency. The Community Center depart ment lent its quarters in the Hine School to the Red Cross authorities and also provided considerable equip- ment and supplies. The motor corps of the District chapter of the Red Cross, under the iendership of Mrs, A. Jewett, of 1739 I street. furnished transportation for workers and supplies. Miss Allie McNeill and Harold At kinson. disaster workers from national headquarters of the Red Cross, com- pleted a survey of Maryland towns in the path of the big wind and re ported 15 houses damaged. Colmar Manor was hit the hardest, they said, while slight damage was done in Lenox, Bladensburg and Hy- attsville. Only four homes were seri ously damaged and their occupants are being cared for by relatives or friends. 100 Cared for in Alexandria. In Alexandria a hundred persons are being cared for by the local chapter of the Red Cross in the town almshouse. Miss Sadie James is directing relief activities there. The Washington tornado brought the number of disasters in which the American Red Cross is rendering re- lief at present to five. Nearly 60,000 persons victimized by these disasters are receiving aid from the organiza- tion, it was announced. Eight thousand of these persons are in the New England flood area, 2,000 are in the Pittsburgh explosion dis- trict, 30.000 are sufferers in thes 8¢, 3 (Continued on Page 2, Column 7 N N