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“ ;. WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and continued cold tonight; niinimum temperature 17 degrees. To- morrow fair. Temperature—Highest, 37, at 3:30 Pam. yesterday; lowest, 21, at § a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 Entered post office, No. 30,547. as gecond class matter ‘Washington, D. C. @h WASHINGTON, D. C, ¢ Foeni ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION q Star. MONDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1927—FORTY PAGES. “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 as fast as the papers are printed. Saturday’s Circulation, 99,314 Sunday’s Circulation, 111,598 () Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. GALE HALTS S-4 RESCUE; AIR PIPE TO SIX TRAPPED MEN BREAKS; FITCH ALIVE } to Hope Others May Be \Saved. RELIEF CREWS TO RENEW TASK Pontoons Speeded to Aid in Raising of Submarine. By the Assoctated Press. BOSTON, December 19.—At- tempts to pump air directly to the .men imprisoned in the sunken submarine S-4 were prevented by a break in the “breathing air” pipes of the wrecked ship, men aboard the mine sweeper Falcon reported when they arrived here today from Provincetown. The fact that the line through which air had been pumped for breathing purposes was broken ‘was discovered by communication with the men inside the subma- rine, who reported that when “they opened the valve leading from this line to the torpedo compartment water flowed into the room. An air connection with a bal- last tank was established and the men aboard the Falcon believe they were successful in pumping air into this tank. There was no connection from the tank to the compartment occupied by the six men and the air pumped down did not reach them. 'By the Associated Press. PROVINCETOWN, Mass,, De- cember 19—The furious gale which swept Cape Cod today forced the Navy rescue flect assembled on the scene of the S-4 disaster to.suspend all activities until 4 pm. Coast Guardsmen at the Race Point Sta- . tion ‘the i instruments indicated that the wind might ‘die down at that time. * The wind was blowing from the morthwest at a 45-mile rate, the Coast Guard said, The sea was rough and the temperature was low. Every unit in the rescue fleet was ‘blanketed with ice from the spray. Too Rough for Divers. Reports which came ashore from the Falcon stated that the sea was was impossible to| occupants were pull- deck of the Falcon with of this port move their vessels tromw h\;e newspaper men e disaster. They said their boats could not live through the Several other craft which at- 10 go out turned back before the outer harbor. who located the sunken sub- S-4 and discovered that six of the crew of 40 were living the ship lying on an even keél, Imost as evenly in the mud ocean floor as when it floated surface. of life were found in the tor- room, in the bow of the 231-foot- long craft, and it was from within *this room that the signals' were given that told the divers six men were alive in that compartment. The torpedo room extends virtually into the prow the submarine, with tubes from the huil through which the torpedoes are fi red. Directly behind the torpedo compart- ment is the main battery room and crews' quarters. In this room it is ¥ aseumed that most of the crew not on watch at the time of the crash were wssembled when the ship was hit. Wall Smashed In. The officers’ quarters and control room, both almost under the conning tower admidships, lie aft of this com- partment. Divers found that the Paulding had smashed through the wall of the submarine Just ahead of the conning tower, apparently cut- ting into the ¢rew compartment and officers’ quarters. Other compartments in which men were statloned were the engine com- ‘partment, in which two or three men ordinarily are located, ard the motor compartment, Wwith two men, which is at the stern. Between the various compartments are water-tight bulkhcgds. which are osed in a few seconds. CIDlvdrl at first held out hope that some men in the aft compartments— the motor and engine rooms—might Dbe alive. It was said this possibility hinged largely on whether the officers in he control room were able to get the bulkheads closed before the rush of water through the hole in the side vrevented. Wrecking Tug Arrives. Soon after a Boston tug towing a harge containing wrecking gear round- ed Wood End Point, and headed for b scene. v’;’l::ngklllldinl. after the collision was beached in the harbor and today the destroyer Tucker was pumping ©il from her. Only one man aboard the Paulding was injured. He was Joseph MacMillan, ship's cook, who was scalded When a steam pipe burst. He was sent to the Marine Hospital in Chelsea. ~After the Paulding flashed out word men ound (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) Prayer for Forty Trapped Aboard S-4 Offered in Senate By the Associated Press. Prayer was offered in the Senate today for the ‘“valiant men” en- tombed in the sunken submarine S-4 by Rev. Z. B. Phillips, Senate chaplain. In the course of his regular open- ing prayer, the chaplain asked Di- vine aid and comfort for the sail- ors, PONTOONS RUSHED T0 WRECK SCENE Three Pass Buzzards Bay. Six Others Rzported Only 40 Miles Away. By the Assoclated Press. BUZZARDS BAY, Mass., December 19.—The tugs Sagamore and Iwana, bringing three pontoons from Brook- lyn, N. Y., passed through the Cape Cod Canal shortly after 10 o'clock this morning. The tugs and pon- toons are bound for Provincetown to ald in the rescue work of the sunken submarine S-4. PROVINCETOWN, Mass.,, Decem- ber 19 (). —Cape Cod Canal employes reported that two tugs towing six pontoons passed through the canal and entered Massachusetts Bay at 10 am. At that time they were about 40 miles away from the scene of the S-4 disaster and the canal employes said that the tugs expected to arrive there late this afternoo: BOSTON, December 19 (#).—The Navy tug Mohave left the navy yard here today for Provincetown with a barge in tow. She carried gear for at- taching to pontoons to be used in at- tempts to raise the S-4. LAKEHURST, N. J.,, December 19 (#).—The naval air station has de- spatched helium by train and airplane to be used in diving operations at the scene of the submarine disaster off Provincetown. Six bottles of helium were rushed by automobile to New York early to- day and placed aboard a train there and several hours later a DT bombing plane, piloted by Lieut. De Long Mills, took off with four cylinders, of the ‘The helium, with a mixture of nitro- gen, is pumped to divers working un- der terrific pressure, and prevents contraction of caisson disease, or the “bends,” which is caused by the rapid Capital Officer Taps Appeal for Food. CRASH CALLED UNAVOIDABLE Chances of Victims Slim, U. S. Naval Expert Says. Verification that one of the messages tapped out to divers through the sides of the imprisoned submarine S-4 was sent by Lieut. Graham Newell Fitch of Washing- ton, son of Col. and Mrs. Graham D. Fitch, 2400 Twentieth street, heightened hopes of his family to- day that he might be rescued alive. The message, reported by the mine sweeper Falcon to the Associated Press on her arrival in Boston, was tapped out in the Morse code and asked if the rescuers could send oxygen and emergency food sup- plies to the six men still alive through the torpedo tube. Crash Held Unavoidable. The sinking of the S-4 by the Coast Guard destroyer Paulding was described today by Admiral Charles F. Hughes, chief of naval operations, as a “legitimate accident,” for which the Coast Guard was mnot being blamed. He believed the accident was unavoidable. Rear Admiral F. C. Bullard, com- mandant of the Coast Guard, called on Secretary Wilbur today to express “the profound regret of the Coast Guard” for the accident. He said he was willing to leave the entire investi- gdtion to a Navy board. The chance of rescuing alive the six members of the crew of the S-4 known to be alive, are “exceedingly slim,” in the opinion of Loeut. Charles B. Mom- sen, submarine expert of the Navy. Lieut. Momsen expressed the belief today that under the most favorable conditions the men could last only until early Wednesday morning before being overcome by carbon dioxide gas. The men already had been entombed Ix: their :::ken c;utt about 45 hours at noon today and Momsen does mot believe that it will be possible to raise the S-4 by Wednesday. Admiral Hughes also has indicated it would be several days before res- cuers could raise the craft from her position, 100 feet under the water's surface. changes of air or water pressure. 3 — 600 CHINESE SHOT AS REDS IN CANTON Reign of Terror Causes Thousands to Flee From City—New Battle Impending. By the Associated Press. CANTON, December .19.—Six hun- dred Chinese suspected of being Com- munists have been executed in one group, it was learned today. Apparently determined to crush boishevist activities by throwing a scare into the population and causing general anti-Soviet sentiment, the anti-Red authorities are continuing the suppression of Soviet activities and executions of Chinese Communists. The Soviet vice consul was also executed, official foreign reports state. A virtual migration of Chinese to Hongkong is underway. Two hun. dred thousand have departed from the Canton area. New Battle for City. Reports are current that Gen. Li Chai-Sum, who was ousted from the dictatorship of Canton on November 17 by Gen. Chang Kai-Wei, has re- turned to Swaton, 215 miles east of Canton. He is said to be planning an expedition on Canton to regain his authority. The Chinese believe that serious fighting between Gens. Li and Chang is imminent and this has caused an increased exodus. Foreigners are being concentrated on Shameen Island, the concession area. The British have requested their nationals to gather there, There is no uneasiness in the settlement, however, as it is believed the present forces are adequate to repel an attack. EXODUS FROM SHANTUNG. Million Chinese Go to Manchuria to Escape Banditry. TSINANFU, Shantung, China, De- cember 19 (#).—Wholesale banditry and military oppression and depreda- tions are causing an enormous exodus from Shantung to Manchurla. It is estimated that a million people have left this year. It is possible to travel for days over certain formerly rich farming districts without seeing a living soul. Apart from the exodus, several thou- sad have joned the army simply to ob- tain food. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 19. — There will be no liquor drinking in Chicago's leading “‘dine and dance” places these holidays if the united efforts of the proprietors can prevent it. The statement of Jacob Adler of the Frolics Cafe that the holidays will be “safe, sane and dry” was echoed in effect by a dozen other cabaret and restaurant_proprietors today. “We will serve soft drinks,” said Adler, “but liquor it absolutely ban- ned. Perso with buiges in their pockets ¢ packages of liquor will abso t be tolerated.” _ “It all depends on how many men are aliye and who are with them,” Lieut. Morrison said. “If an officer is with them and forces the men to lie perfectly quiet, which lessens the dis- charge of carbon dioxide from the hu- man bodies, or if a torpedo man is there and knows how to get the air out of the torpedoes, they will have sufficient oxygen to keep them alive 150 hours. Describes Uses of Pontoons. But the normal discharge of carbon dioxide under the most favorable con- ditions “would overcome the men in 87.7 hours, which would bring them to early Wednesday morning.” The method used in raising a sub- marine, Lieut. Momsen said, is the towing of large pontoons over the sub- merged vessels through which cables are fastened and then attached around the bow and stern of the craft. The water, is then pumped out of the pon- toons and substituted with oxygen This gives each one of the Navy pon- toons a lifting capacity of 700 tons. The greatest difficulty, he said, is in getting the cables around the sub- marine lying on the bottom of the sea. —_— Non-Stop Anto Record Broken. PARIS, December 19 (P).—Victor Bruce and his wife of England, who set out at the Montlhery Motordrome to break the world non-stop automo- bile -record, yesterday ended their long grind after having lowered the 15,000-mile ‘ record to 220 hours 32 minutes and 54.38 Seconds. Their average was 68 miles an hour. S — Wolves Chase People Indoors. VIGO, Spain, December 19 (#).— Wolves, forced from their mountain retreats by severe snowstorms and a cold wave, have descended into the town of Lugo, chasing live stock and causing panic among the villagers, In the village of Donis a pack of wolves chased citizens indoors. Hunt- ing parties have been organized. Bloodshed in Illinois Strike. CANTON, Ill, December 19 (#).— Attempts to operate the Baxter Mine near here on a non-union basis today resulted in bloodshed. Twenty union sympathizers attacked an automobile bearing Herbert and Arnold Wilcoxen to work, turned it over and wounded one of the men over the right eye. Two Shot by Bank Bandits. ST. LOUIS, December 19 ().—Two bank employes were shot by. bank robbers, who escaped with $6,000 at the Hodiamont Bank, in the suburbs here, this morning. Lid on Tight for Safe-Sane-Dry Yule, Order of Chicago Cabaret propr_ietors At Colisomo's, Michael Poston said, “Violators will be asked to get out.” The manageemnt of Bever Gardens and Jeffrey Tavern announced a pro- gram of “strict law observance.” The Rendezvous Cafe stated that “no in- toxicating i r will be allowed on the premise: “We do not expect any carousing,” added Samuel Miller, the proprietor. At the Samovar the 600 reservation- ists for New Year eve have been warned “that we shall not tolerate the bringing in of aleohol.” Most of the cafes said that soft drinks will be served as ordered, but thag shere will be no “set-ups.” MURDERER OF GIRL ELUDES THOUSANDS IN GOAST MANHUNT Four Held as Suspects After Raid on Mysterious House. NO REAL CLUE IS FOUND, DETECTIVE CHIEF ADMITS Former Friend of Kidnaper's Vic- tim Is Grilled—Rewards of Over $50,000 Offered. By the Associated Press. \ LOS ANGELES, December 19.— The lair of the fiend who kidnaped Marian Parker, 12-vear-old schoolgirl, killed her and dismembered her body, was believed by police to have been located today. In a house almost overlooking the spot where the kidnaper delivered the child’s head and torso to her father, Perry M. Parker, bank official, last Saturday night in return for $1,500 in ransom, blood stains were found, leading investigators to the conclusion that the house was the scene of the slaying. Hastily washed towels indicating re- cent blood stains and a carpet in- crusted with similar tell-tale marks, so thick that boot heels had left imprints, were discovered in the house. Three Are Arrested. A woman, Mrs. Lillian Padley, and two men were arrested at the address, 450 South Manhattan place, in the center of a fashionable residential dis- trict. however, that they had no connection with the crime. Mrs. Padley was held. She said she was a telegraph oper- ator and denied she lived in the house, Earl Smith, 22, son of a dentist, who was acquainted with the Parker family and played with Marian and her twin sister until the Parker home was forbidden him, also was under arrest. He was taken at his home just as his family was preparing to mqve. Police said he answered the descrip- tion of the kidnaper in a general way. Not a single real clue that might lead to the capture of the kidnaper- slayer had been found by Los Angeles police detectives up to 8 a.m. today. This was the candid statement of Herman Cline, detective chief, who is directing the greatest man hunt in the history of southern California. That the slayer planned the kidnap- ing of Marian months ago was indi- cated today when Adeline Howard, a schuolzi;'ll. living ll:hlhawvlclnlly of the Parker home, on the West Side, told enticed her into hisaute- mobile before school opened last Sep- tember. When he found she was not the Parker girl, Adeline was released. Nunierous persons arrested by some of the thousands of officers combing the countryside were either released immediately or allowed to go after brief questioning. “Warning” Is Found. In the suspected death house was found a crudely drawn picture of Judas Iscariot, whose name figured in some of the ransom letters sent Park- er, and in a nearby garage was the warning: “Abandon hope, all ye who enter here.” Three volunteer searchers saw a sus- picious car with two men in it, in an alley back of the suspected death house. Detectives were summoned and the raid followed. Officers pointed out that it would have been possible for the killer to have driven around the corner after depositing his gruesome bundle, gone up the alley and parked his car in the garage and then watched from the windows of the house the start of the search for him. Several automobiles have been seized or watched, but police were not ready (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) GEORGETOWN SEEKING ARMY DATE WITH NAVY Hilltoppers Want West P’oint Place on Schedule of Annapolis Team. By the Associated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Md., December 19.— Georgetown University at Washing- ton, Navy’s keen rival in athletics, to- day applied for the Army-Navy foot ball date next Fall, which is held in abeyance because of a controversy be- tween the two service schools over the three-year eligibility rule. Lieut. Comdr. O. O. Kessing, gradu- ate manager of athletics at the Naval Academy, in announcing that he had received a telegram from Lou Little, the Georgetown coach, applying for the date, said that no copsideration would be given the request at present. Hope is expressed around the Naval Academy that the breach between the Army and the Navy may be healed, permitting the traditional gridiron bat- tle next November 24 as at first plan- ned. POLICE COURT BUILDING INADEQUATE, JURORS SAY Letter Protests Conditions in Pres- ent Structure—New Quarters Are Urged. A protest as to facilities of the pres- ent building in which the Police Courts are lodged was voiced today by the 15 jurors who have just com- pleted two weeks' service. In a letter addressed to Judge Gus A. Schuldt, presiding judge in the Police Court, the building was char- acterized as “inadequate for the proper administration of justice, in that it is poorly ventilated, absolutely no provision made for the comforts of 2 mixed jury and jury courtrooms are small as to cause inconvenience to all persons called upon to appear in any capacity.” The building was further declared to_be insanitary. Their purpose in calling the matter to the attention of Judge Schuldt, the letter stated, was to urge the proper authorities of the court to bring these conditions to the attention of Congress to the end that & new structure be provided. Radio?r:g_rags_—-l’age 12 Police expressed the belief; AN DR N N A “KING BEN " IS DEAD. BUT NEWS IS KEPT SECRET THREE DAYS Cult Belief That Leader Will Rise From Dead Con- ceals Death. Few in House of David Are Told of End of “Seventh Messenger” at 66. — s By the Associated Press. BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Decem- ber 19.—Benjamin Purnell—King of the House of David—is dead. Benja- min died at 11:30 o'clock last Friday morning, and early today, more than 60 hours after death, his body still lay In the bed where he had died. Belief that Benjamin will rise—as Christ arose over 1,900 years ago—had kept colony officials from summoning an undertaker or making any an- nouncement of his death, Doctor Conceals News. 7 Rumors of Pum‘lfil's ‘&e’min bem 0 s) physician, was sought for verfication. At first he said any announcement must come from the colony. Told that Purnell's death already MOTHER OF LINDY ON FLIGHT SOUTH Plane Bound for Mexico City Takes Air With Party of Six. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, December 19.—Mrs. Evangeline L. L, Lindbergh, probably the first woman ambassador of good will, took the air at 10:15 a.m., East- ern standard time, today on the first lap of the Aight which will carry her to Mexico City and a Christmas holi- day with her son, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, America’s hero of aviation. The huge Ford all-metal monoplane, No. C-1077, in which the flight is being made, was piloted by Harry Brooks and carried, besides Mrs. Lindbergh, Mr. and Mrs. W, B. Stout, Senor Luis Lejus, representative of the Ford .Co., and Harry Russel, engine expert. Mr. Stout is head of the airplane division of the Ford Motor Co. Enthusiastic Over Trip. F. N. Walker, representative of the Ford Motor Co., in charge of the trip, stated that the party would probably arrive at Indianapolis at 1 p.m., East- ern time. A landing will probably be made at the Speedway Field, he said. St. Louis will be reached at 4 p.m., Eastern time, if the plane holds to the schedule, Walker said. As Mrs. Lindbergh prepared for the (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) - EXCAVATING TO BEGIN ON THIRD U. S. SITE Department of Agriculture Build- ing Next in Big Program of Federal Construction. __The Treasury Department officially has notifled the English Construction Co. of this city to proceed with work on the excavations for the Depart- ment of Agriculture project. The company, it was understood today, will be ready to proceed short- ly and may break ground within a few days for the Administration Building, which Is to connect the twe marble wings. The company is also to construct a heating tunnel from the present plant to the new building. When thg steam shovel starts on this excavation project it will be the third site under actual preparation in the Government’'s big building pro- gram in Washington. Already steam shovels are working on the site for Bureau of Internal Revenue and De- partment of Commerce Buildings. Meantime the Board of Architectural Consultants, which convened at the Treasury Department last week, has adjourned its session, comploting further studies for the entire triangle layout for development of the area south of Pennsylvania avenue and north of the Mall, BENJAMIN PURNELL. was known outside the colony, Dr. Sowers issued this statement: “Benjamin died at 11:30 o’clock last ' morning. - L did not make any public announcement of his death, out of deference to the religious convic- tions of the colony. They believe Benjamin will undergo a resurrection (Continued on Page 24, Column 1.) DR WOOD RESIGNS COVENANT PULPIT Will Finish 20 Years’ Service as Pastor of Church on February 26. Rev. Dr. Charles Wood, pastor of the Church of the Covenant for nearly 20 years, resigned yesterday. Point- ing out that when he came to the church he did not hope for more than 5 or 10 years' active work in the ministry, Dr. Wood said in his letter of mesignation that he felt that the expanding interests of the church de- manded a pastor in the early prime of life. Dr. Wood is 76 years old. Dr. Wood will continue to work actively for the construction of the National Presbyterian Church, a $5,- 000,000 structure to be erected at the corner of Connecticut avenue and Cal- vert street, plans for which were an- nounced last week. He is president of the National Capital Church ex- tension committee and of the corpora- tion undertaking the work, and is keenly interested in the plans for a National Presbyterian Cathedral in ‘Washington. The date of Dr. Wood’s retirement has not yet been definitely decided, but it is expected that he will round out his 20 years' service at the Church of the Covenant. In his let- ter to the clerk of the sessions he asked that a meeting of the churc! and the congregation be called before the close of the fiscal year to accept his resignation. He would complete his 20 years at the church Febru- ary 26. Reads Letter at Church. His letter of resignation was dated December 17 and was submitted to the clerk of the sessions yesterday. At the close of the evening service at the Church of the Covenant last night Dr. Wood read the letter ex- plaining his decision to retire. The letter follows: “Dear friends of the session: “It is with very great regret that T feel compelled to resign the pastorate of the Church of the Covenant. Feb- ruary 26 will be the twentieth anni- versary of my coming to you and at that time I did not think myself justi- fied in even hoping for more than five or ten years’ active work in the min- (Continued on Page 4, Column 8.) MAILMAN SUBDUES SUSPECTED THIEF Letter Carrier Captures Al- leged Box Robber Who Floored Policeman. Caught in the alleged act of remov- ing letters from boxes in an apart- ment house at 3131 Mount Pleasant street Saturday afternoon by Police- man Benjamin Campbell of the tenth precinct, a young man, giving his name and address as Chester B. Tuell, 21 years, 1222 E street southeast, over- powered the officer and was on the verge of escaping when R. J. Reed, letter carrier on the route, appeared and overpowered him, it was revealed today when United States Commis- sioner Needham C. Turnage held Tuell in $2,500 bond for the action of the grand jury on a charge of embezzling mail from an authorized depository. Policeman Campbell, following com- plaints received from residents in the 3100 block of Mount Pleasant street of the loss of letters containing cash, checks and money orders, had been asked by Reed, whose carrier route in- cludes that area, to keep a close watch on the boxes after he had made his rounds. Reed, according to a report mede to Postmaster William Mooney by postal inspectors who inyestigated the case, Wwas on his last delivery Saturday aft- ernoon when he reached the apartment house in question. He deposited sev- eral letters in the hall boxes and left. A moment later a young man entered and, according to the inspectors, was removing letters from the boxes with a hook when Policeman Campbell ap- ared. Tuell, the report says, turned on the officer, and being of tall, heavy build, immediately fioored Campbell. Reed in the meantime was delivering letters across the street when he was attracted to the apartment lobby by the scuffle, He rushed in, found Tuell about to escape, and grabbing the officer's’ night stick, subdued the al- leged thief, According to the inspec- tors, who swore to the warrant before Commissioner Turnage, -four letters were found on Tuell's person and he admitted the thefts. During the fight the glass in the front door was smashed. Reed, who is 39 years old, lives at 1665* Lamont street, and has been & carrier since 1917. Postmaster Mooney today lauded the efforts of Reed, first in endeavoring to locate the cause of the lost letters and sec- ond in playing a vital part in prevent- ing Tuell's escape. o RECORD TEST CONTINUES. Plane Still in Air on Endurance Flight. SAN FRANCISCO, December 19 (P).—The airplane Spirit of Califor- nia, piloted by Lieut. George R. Pond, U. S. N., and Capt. Charles Kinggford- Smith of Australia, which took off yes- terday in an effort to break the world's endurance flight record of 52 hours 22 minutes and 31 seconds, was still aloft at 8:22 a.m. today, 24 hours after its take-off. —_— MRS. GOODHUE NO BETTER Mother of Mrs. Coolidge Has In- creased Temperature. NORTHAMPTON, Mass.,, December 19.—The condition of Mrs. Lemira Goodhue, 78-year-old mother of Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, who suffered a re- lapse in her fight against influenza, was reported “no better” at Dickin- son Hospital this morning. She had a “pretty comfortable night,” it was sald, but seems tired and the slight increase in temperature noted Sat- urday and Sunday continued this morning. Third Term Opposed. A constitutional amendment re- stricting the term of the President to eight years was proposed in the Sen- ate today by Senator Dill; Democrat, Washington. City Planners, Tiring of Arguments. Are Ready to Accept Cut in Expenses Some of the most eminent city plan- ners in the world, who are serving without pay on the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, have had so much trouble in collecting the expense allowance for the days they actually served with the commission that they have asked Chairman Zihl- man of the House District committee, who is also a member of the Planning Commission, to introduce a bill setting a lower per diem expense allowance. Chairman Zihlman introduced this bill today, which proposes to reduce from $10 to $8 the daily expense rate of these city planners. It was the long and vexacious arguments with Con- troller General McCarl's office when- ever they have attempted to collect this money that prompted them to sug- gest the lower rate, it was said. Mr. Zihlman also introduced today the vagrancy bill urged by the Wash- ington Board of Trade, carrying an exact definition of vagrancy that was introduced in the Senate on Saturday | by Senator Capper, NORRIS DENOUNCES HEARST AS UNFAIR IN MEXICAN EXPOSE {Nebraska Senator Charges Publisher Acted for Sake of His Financial Interests. FAILURE TO CONSULT ACCUSED MEN SCORED [Articles on Alleged $1,215,000 Fund Should Have Been Checked Before Publication, He Says. By the Associated Press. An open letter to William Randolph Hearst, condemning him for publica- tion of the documents purporting to show creation of a $1,215,000 Mexican fund for four United States Senators was made public today by Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, one of the Senators named in the documents. snator and the three other § ors mentioned—Borah, Idaho; Heflin, Alabama, and La Follette, Wis- consin—have been cleared of any sus- picion of having received the money or having been approached in regard to it by members of the special Senate cammittee investigating the charge and also by Mr. Hearst, who gave the uments to the committee. From his sick hed, Senator Norris s Mr. Hearst why he did not pub h in his paper along with the docu- rning the slush ftind that ridence that any of the received the money. The tories did not use the names ors, they being madé ‘pub- documents were given te committee by Mr. Hears Publication Called Unfair, Senator N d in the open let- ter that a fair s of the articles published by H t and of his testi mony befol ommittee “leads te the inevitable conclu: not only unfair and d you are entirely without honor.” The special committee investigating the authenticity of the documents has adjourned hearings until December 27, seeking additional papers, perhaps from the Mexican government itself a check on the documents. Questioning the motive a the Nebraskan 'wrote: For the sake of your financial in ments you were not only willing to ruin the reputation of honest ané innocent men, but you were willing to plunge our country into war witk I nd thus “increasa s and orphans and wounded and crippled soldiers.” Many “Documents” For Sale, Senator Norris asked Hearst if_he didn’t know “what was commor knowledge among all newspaper mex of the United States, that many al- leged official documents, from Mexicc were being oftered for sale to all kindg of organizations and to all kinds oi publications?” At one point in his letter of more than 3,500 words, the Senator declared the record of Mr. Hearst's participa tion in the episode was, in his opinion, sufficient to bring into question the honor of the Hearst newspaper of Mr se articles show on their face,” he continued, referring to the series of stories in the Hearst papers reda- tive to the documents, “a constant at. tempt to draw conclusions not justi- fied in the articles themselves, and to practice deception upon the American people. It is not necessary to consider any other evidence in order to reach the fair conclusion that in them you are making an attempt not only to besmirch the character of some of our own officials and journalists, but you are trying to excite an animosity and hatred on the part of our people against the Mexican government, which, if your articles and alleged of- ficial documents were true, would in- evitably lead to war between the two countries. Method of Revelations’ Hit. “Your attempt to shield yourself from blame by not publishing the names of the four Senators and the editors alleged to be implicated, when proverly yzed, only shows the maliciousness of vour attack and adds to the dishonor of your motive. You publish the alleged official documents with the names omitted and, at the same time, state that you stand ready and willing to deliver the original documents to any Senate committee [I):n may be appointed to make an investigation. “You'know that the publication of these charges, with the names omitted, must inevitably lead to the appointment of an investigating committee, and that, therefore, the names which you have concealed are bound to be published and that, in fact, the very withholding of the names *adds to the curiosity and to the inferest of an investigation. “You knew, therefore, to begin with, that the action you had taken would bring about the publication of the names and you cannot, in ordi- nary honesty, shield yourself or ex- cuse yourself for the failure to give publicity to the names in the begin- ning. Moreover, if these allega- tions are true, there is no reason why the identity of the individual Senators should be suppressed, * * # Guilt Left in Doubt. “If you wanted to be perfectly hon- est with these Senators, why did you not state when the articles were pub- lished that you had no evidence that any of these Senators were guilty and that you did not believe any of the charges against them? You gave no such intimation to the coun- try untfl you were faced with the question on the witness stand. * * * four own newspapers, about two years ago, exposed the fact that our State Department had been offered and had accepted forged Mexican documents. You knew that if your alleged documents were genuine our Department of State would have made a thorough investigation and that they would not havk been re- jected by the President of the United States when they were submitted to him, as you say in your testimony they were.” Pointing out that it would have been a simple matter for Mr. Hearst to have asked the Senators them- selves and others mentioned in the documents concerning their charges, Senator Norris sald the denlals that would have been received as since placed in testimony before the com- mittee would have served ‘notice that any honest man would welcome, (Continued on Page 5, Column 64