Evening Star Newspaper, January 9, 1928, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Bandit Fires Last Shell; Victims Take Him and Empty Gun SIR ESME ACCEPTS BLAME FOR CRASH D. C. Opens Probe After Car * Driven by Envoy's Son Hits Girl. i By the Associated Press CHICAGO, Janu straight shootin® guy from the West,” warned a holdup man as he entered a West Side restaurant and lined up the proprietor and three patrons azainst a wall ves. relieving them of their ~"T'm a tough and a deadl shot. Look at thix." Demonstrating his workmanship. he shot holes in several pans and dishes_ Then he aimed at another pan. The hammer fell on an empty nd the vietims heard it. their opportunity, they im and held him un- ed The man gave ank Lauder Expressing regret at the accident in | which his son, Henry A. Howard, 14 years old, ran ‘down and injured | Beatrice Mae De Forest, 12 years old. | as she was alighting from a street | car Saturday night, Sir Esme Howard. | the British Ambassador, called at the | State Department tod: responsibility on bel himself for the mishap. It was not made whether diplomatic im- munity would be waived. The police reported that youns How. ard was driving the car in which his father and mother. Lady Isabella Howard. were passengers Harland Opens Probe. Director of Traffic Harland also be- £an an investigation into the accident. ! The District police regulations provide | that no person under 16 vears of age be granced 1 permik to drive wn avte Two Brothers Are Held Up. s o Thief Snatches Woman’s Handbag. Ul police ar his name as BANDITS TAKE $530 ction could be taken , as he was under the legal age to apply for a permi However, Mr. Harland was of the opinion that it misht b hold the embass; The chauffeur, Charle Hadley, azed 26. a Canadian. w side voung Howard in the front seat ©f the car whon the accident occurred. The traffic director said he would ask Corporation Counsel W, W. Bride an opinion as to whether diplomatic Immunity extends to the employes of foreign embassies and legations. Meanwhile Senator Blease of South Carolina. on the floor of the Senate, | protested against allowing diplomatic | Tnvestigating a noise in the kitchen of his home, 464 H sireet. last night. William A. Smithson. < the livery business at dress, found his broth Smithson, being att masked band: who the up the brothers at the p and robbed William of 1t is believed that th ars old. in same al Benfanun hy o two pon held nt of a pistol he ed FROM MAN IN HOME : thieves, | immunity to young Howard. Pointing out that the law prohibits the driving ©of automobiles here by persons under 16 vears of age, Senator Blease asked that the administration “bring the troops home from Nicaragua. where they do not belong, to protect the lives of children here and enforce the law: Child Much Better. The child at her home, 3028 Porter sireet, near the scene of the accident at Connectitut avenue and Porter street, was reported very much bet- ter today. Her father, John S. De Forest, paymaster at the Weather Bu- reau, said he would ask the Policé De- partmen® to establish a safety zone where the accident occurred. He expressed appreciation at a visit paid Beatrice Mae yesterday by Sir Esme and Lady Isabella, and the flowers re- ceived from the Ambassador. Lad: { thought to be colored, followed Ben jamin to his home. Reports of the af fair were made to police, but as the bandits were masked the identification furnished was of little aid. While crossing a vacant lot near First and M streets about 10:30 o'clock Saturday night, Ethelena Olfus, 1401 South Capitol street, was attacked by a bandit, who took her handbag con taining 30 cents, car tokens and a small mirror. Thiel Snatches Purse. Mrs. Ruth K. Dalton. M street. was robbed of her handbag conts ing $21.55, bankbook, keys and ary early last evening. She was ing south on Twenty-second street near Newport place, she reported. when a voung colored man snatched the handbag. Mrs. Hunter Edington. 426 Eleventh street northeast. was atticked by col- {ored bo at about 10:30 o'clock last | night in front of her home. one « whom grabbed her handbag contain ing less than $3 in money and kevs. They disappeared in a nearby alley. Jewelry valued at $900 and 25 yards of silk were stolen from the home of | Samuel B. Griffin. 4270 Seventeenth | street, vesterday. Entrance was gain- SEEKS T0 PRESERVE U. S. ATLANTIC SHIPS 5, Zifis™ mictne v o Representative Wainwright Drafts Bill for Two New Boats if Present Line Is Sold Isabella planned to visit the ‘-hilh again today. = Home Is Entered. Dr. James A. Porter. Jay and St | Catherine streets northeast, reported | robbery of his home between 5 o'clock lin the afternoon and 8 o'clock last |night. Entrance was gained through !a _ side window. he reported. and jewelry valued at $125 stolen. | Burglars visited the place of i i ness of Patrick Ruane, 1612 L street. {late Saturday night, gaining entrance | by breaking a rear window, and made away with cigars and. elgarettes valued at $18. It is believed that the burglars who Ruane’s place also were, r’ ponsible for a burglary committed ii station at 1615 L _street. op- By the Associated Press. Hopink to insure at least one first- €lass steamship line to Europe under the American flaz. Representative Wainwright, Republican, New York. announced last night he had drafted & bill which provides that two ves- | seis of 35000 tons each should be | added to the present five-ship line of | the Shipping Board in the Atlantic. | The vessels would cost not more than | $15.000.000 each. © : |a gas The measure stipulates that if the posite Ruane’s. Willlam White. man- Shipping Poard finds a_purchaser for ' ager of the station, told police en- its present passenger fine. including trance was gained by breaking a win- the Leviathan and George Washing- |dow. A silk searf valued at $3.50 was ton. within the next six months. the | the only article stolen. purchaser should agree to construct . ALL FLOOD GOSTS would build the craft. It adds that | the rurchaser could borrow from the | board $30.000.900 out of its consmruc- tion Joan fund, which novy stands af | $70.000.000. o aid-in bullding the | shipe Another provision would authorize the Postmaster, Géneral to grant more | Mberal mail contracts to this line. | REVENUE BILL CHANGE URGED ON PRESIDENT! merce Opposes President’s | The National Civil Service Reform | i Sionpne hax Guned Eramiocs e | Reclamation Plan. 1o uwe his influence to have inserted in the revenue bifl pending in the Benate the reorganization pian rec: ommended by the joint congressiona} committee on internal revenue taxa.| tion for the Federal tax By the Associzted Press. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States again has come to dif collection | ferences ‘with President Coolidge—it ,. | tavors full payment by the Govern e O o yomy” preas| ment of the cost of the In # letter to the | Valley's flood control. riade public today, “the| The ehamber, In a referendum of itx recommendations would seem to be| members, went on record by a large in line with your own well| majority against the President’s view :"“‘" policies. The Bill in the orm [ .y the cont should he divided be. Sainyich Buswak sheWiowe ol 9nY | tween the Federal Government and ation. bt i adds 1o the cont of | the valley States, Frederick A, Deland sdministration by increasing salaries, | of Washington, chairman of the cham instesd of reducing the cost as recom. | ber's flood committee, today told the | mended by the joint commitiee,” House flood committee, which Is fram. The reorganization plan was offered | ing flood legislatic The mber #s an amendment when the revenue|a referendum iecently also oppos bill was pending in the House, hut @ | the Presideni’s tax reduction re vore upon it was biocked Mr. Me- | mendation Aneny has charged in previous public. The chamber also dimagreed with sistements that the failure of the| Mr. Coolidge's views that flood pr ways and means commitiee to n.nke| tection of the valley wax n veclan provision for the reorganization was!ton policy and should be borne in due 1o the desire of majority members | part by the community directly bene- 10 keep contrul of patronsge which it | fted, Delano declared i declared would be lost If the merit During the hearing two the [ of the Houre committee Iows and felvig of Minn | Republicans, attacked the the nber's referendum clarcd that “few of the membership studied any referendum propossl sent to them” Nelvig held that fMood control embraced a rech- mition project Chal ¢ Bda declared that the Hupreme Court 1916 rendered o decision holding that “flood contiol Man ald not embrace any policy of re- AR | abming the Mississipph Valley” memb Kopp otu, hoth value of Kopp de- chamber's . system were applied L x_cnllec December Circulation Daily . . .99,776 Sunday, 108,185 Drstrict of Cotwminn LEROY W MEL wger of THY, EVERT throughout - N Advertinm o wnd mUNIA Wl Do wd wlss wnd i | #45 DRY FORCES WILL OPEN 503 SESSION JANUARY 26 Beek Dry Planks in Political Parties’ Platforms. | The “gry” buttalions of the coun try will move fnto Washington Janu { 1o organize (heir battle for dry planke in the politicsl party plotforme, The mecting 18 1o be known as 1@ | Nationa' Legislative Conterence, amd Vinetudes ali principal dry orga | tioy b country, e by the ) the Anti Buloon League, and Methodist Bourd of Femperance, 1'ro Wibition and Public Morals The polley, secording (o announce witl b o meck defeat of sn Wwhe in “wet by ot " vy cnndidite ning upon @ st lorm which by eva uf the demue The | perinnce forces 3 de lermined (o show, Hhey tend that “pronfbitlon. instead of being theory, 1= a fuet.” Dectn Picket of the Methodist bhosra s cholrman of the commiliee on ur vangements - Meetings will be held at Ui Muytower Hotel, “Total duily net i verage dutly et s 8iiy mverare numims ol copies for Average nuwier of soies fur ey b e sl ion [ VW HERRON Advertinin Manuser ore mae Ubss Aversge Bundey net ol LrR Sutwiied sud o W day ol Janusry iheal ) LLMER ¥ YOI Butary NT Puilis, | | National Chamber of Com-' Minsissippl | ! COOLIDGE SHPPNG POLICY 1 GNORED Scnate Committee 0. K.'s Bill to Maintain Merchant Ma- rine Under Board. By the Associated Press. Disrogarding the policies of Presi- | dent Coolidge, the Senate commeree committee today approved the bill of Semator Jonex, Rapublican, Washing- ton, to huild up the merchant marine and kept it under Government super- | | vision tkroush the Shipping Doar | The measure would not only provide an extensive replicement prozram vessels, but would requirc the unanimous consent of the Shipping ed for the sale of any SKips esident Cooligge repeatedly has d for carly disposal of the mer- chant ficet into private hands, but the measure approved today written by one of the administration stal- | warts, Jones of Washingion, and won | the support of a substantial number of hoth Democrats and Republicans | on the committee Senator Copeland, Democrat, New York. reserved the | right to oppose it. ! Phe hill would “reaffi | policy of the United maintain permarently a M | vine_adequate for the pry of the foreign and comestic comm of the United Stases and for natior | defense. | While no specific sum was men- | joned it is understood by Ch of the committee that the Saip A hax mapped out a plan expenditures in building | | calle that the os | up the COOLIDGE TOHEAD CHARITY BALL LIST JAnnual Fete for Children’s Hospital Will Take Place at Wiliard Tonight. With the President and Mrs. Cool- ! idge expected to lead the list of those attending, the Charity Ball will be given tonight at the Willard | Hotel by the Board of Lady Visitors | [ for the benetit of Children's Hospital. Last vear the ball realized about | $20,000, but the committee, headed by | Mrs. Mary Roberts Reinhart, honor- | | man, and Mrs. James F. Cur- e b Women's Federaiicn Claims tis, ehairman, expects this vear to in- crease the amount. Out of every 35| Keicham Measure Ciscrimi- ticket sold, $4.96 is clear. | . * nates Against Home. The problem of meeting hospital ex- | annual PLANS T0 AMIEKD PENDING FARM BLL | | penses, which arc increasing with the | great gain in patiente treated each | vear. new is a scrious onc. For the | first nine months of 1%: total hospltal revenue from ali sourees yoow 1194 G0 and total disbursements $153000. & deficit of $24.000, Committee Members, | Amendment of the Ketel 1 bill to avoid reputed dis fni- I tion “azainst the development of the farm home and training of farm homemakers in fa | increasing the agricultural [ will br scught in a campaign befc the House agriculture committee, Mrs. John D president of the Gener 4 announced today, the meating of the orgenizat of directors Wednesday. The tors, she pointed out. will center their Other members of the ball committee this vear, in addition to the honorary chairman and chairman. nre: Mrx. Ogdep 1. Mills, Mr« EMridze Jordan. Mye. Richard Wilmer, Mrs. John F. Dryden. Mrs. Arthur O'Brien and Mrs Alan Kirk. The Speaker of the House. Nicholas | Longworth. heads the men's floor con mittee, and he will be 3 Attorney General John Secretary of Labor James J. g Senator Walter E. Edge, New Jersey: Renator Frederick Ha tor David A, Reed Representative Richard s ode Island, Repr. ve Robert Bacon, New York: Representative n Q. Tilson. Connecticut: Undersec- retary of the Treasury Ogden L. Mills, Assistant Attorney General William J. Donovan. Alexander Brition | Browne, Philip Coffin, K laday. wge . Gral chair man of the Children's Hospital busi- | nesk men’s committee: Coleman Jen- e 1and. Newhold Cleveland Perkins, Dr. Stanl Rinebart uno M Rudolph. president of the Children's Hospital. and Thomas Bell Sweeney. The Children's Hosp.tal ball has come to be known as Washington's Charity Ball. the only event of its kind attended hy the President and his wife. Since coming to the White House, the President nnd Mrs, Cool- idge have attended each v | Cares for 36,000, Founded in 1870. the Children’s Hos. pital, second oldest of its kind in the Unlted States, last year cared for wver 36 090 chidren of every race and creed. According to the annual port of Thomas Bell Sweeney. finance | director of the hourd of trustecs, c ering the first 10 months of 19 3401 citldren oceu beds In the | hospita 305 operntions were per. | turmed: 2430, patients were X-rayed: | 16,997 vixita were made to the dix 7 visits were made to the Department; 3,664 pre criptions were compounded. and th Al number of patients wing through all departments for the 10 months, was 31 an increnne of about 5,000 over the previous veur OF thewe only 161 resulted In deaths, Mr Rweeney estim ments. “Men farm agents or club leaders aie not trained in home econamic sub- jects, ro women and glrls under their leadeistip necessarily bave wrong o e tiaining.” Mrs. Sherman nd there is an inevitable 1on- to turn gir's away frem their sphere. o makers, to make them cxperts raising fat eiock ard field crops Citen Aldrich of Mail Ortor Business. Nelen Nerviee Gy eommittee to engage In 2 husinoss with members of Four-dl oluba Mis. Sherman charged, and catalozucs were recent!y members of theze clubs from Wd supply department of al committee en boys' and work. offerinz various kinds of handiss for sale, she Members of the ative e and the chairmen of the various de ation headquarters, | Presidents of the vari of the officers and already arrived for fy. Many leade the directors’ mee A reception will night ut the feder at which time M come the visiting members at the head of the recelving Invitations have been sent to prominent Govern- ment officlals and houses of ¢ i be held tomorrow tion headquarters, . v kerx of national pi ce sions, including Walsh, 8 Georgetown the School will #peuk and Miss Grac Children’s Burcau, who edueational programs s National Manufacture Association, Will Call at White Ha Roclal activities, in addition to the eption tomoriow night, will include ails upon the Prexddent at the ex- ative offices at noon Thursday, uy Mrn, Cooludge at the White House at noon Friday and upon wives of n Berw of the cabinet Wednesday after- noon. A ten will Kiven by Mixs Mabel Boardm tonal cretury of the dean Red Members alw Alexandiin and other f historle dnterest and will plice a’wieath on the grave of the Unknown Boldier at Arling o Hovernl of the members will remain Wishington untit nest week 1o the Conference on the Cause o for War BAND .ONCERT. Hand concert by the United Siaten Moldiers” Home Band Orchestra in Kranley Hall, 10 W oevening, ot 0:40 o'clock. Johin B, M, Zimmermann, bandmarte March, “The Hero of the Isthmu (@en, Gothaln. . ... Lampe Overture, “Vienna Jubll Buppe Entcacte ) “Adle’ M) “Coquetteris” Belection of Lrish songs Inle" ORI G Firget Me Naot* Walting for the Kpringtine Rack n v Edmund predident f University und dean of of Forcign Service, who on conditions in Russin ‘ ev. Wil discuss % ewill be npproximately r A nn IntereRting Ison in the difference in the the cont gy enpitn In 1477 waw 62 cents per day In 1927 4t was about 5446 T Amount compares most favorably with other hoxpitals in the city, the | cont_in wome of which runs an high ax 38 per day Efclency Inereased, My Hweeney's report siates “During the Iart mbers’ the norpital hix " me TORS, o Wil visit in At and Cul Uo (han This is tr the physical squip number of patlents Henlarly nn ree of practically i the previous ye only ax ax ment and the trented | gurds the every dey The remarkihle decrense in mortulity bn undoubtedly due to hetter technique wnd increassd o - clency of internes superyisors “The wtundard for the e of Internen has been yulsed the number Increased Mo o now have no gr nirse suprryisor on each foor, ing n tots) of 16 The above fi Aemonatrates ennclusively that i % M Kreater work g i beller ul w mmaller age of cost” Kills Self in Theate BUDAPEST, Mungary, Janiary A Whike an Ameckenn motion ph e Gl Tenturiog whooting of o fatthlews wife by the p heve wWins helng shown here st night, a yout " e abornoke shot himsell e iy, throwing the audience into i panic, When the Hghts were turned | land (o New York, hut wan fore on the dying youth explained. 1 have | down nt Corunna, Kpain, sid uon bl . tempt neat the . Kanrganoff . Mathews The Kmer Langey Moret MeKen Kox Waltx Finile “The Blar Hpmngled Banner Courtney Says He'll Try Again. TAONN New Bounswick ALY B Capt Prancis T Gt ey, Heltish aviator, who late last Hummer attempted to Ay from Nnu' | | & fulthless aweethenst, but | haven't | aveival here from o that the courage to shoot her, 50 | shot f would make wnother mysell.” Bummer, , 3| L swerp of th HEN attention on the Ketcham bill amend- | rmitting | | mittee | 1o orgunizations alw met n. | 1 . Sherman will wel- | poved up to the enemy’s right. thus 1 members of both { Corps, | : w will wpeak at Wednesday's sex: | | out by the Lo o e ' (Kept up a heavy, Friday i §F | l Lbott, chiet of the | e 1 & B o “PARAMOUNT NEWS ” | Upper—The U. 8. S. Texas, which will take to the pan-American conference at Havana from Key Wes deck {0 be used by the passengers as a prom R. DeFrees, i which on less farmal oceasions Is occupied by Admi- | out Lower left—Cap! to the presidential suit coramander of the U RYFORDTORLY 16 SOUTH AMERICA Sets No Daie for Flight and Is Reticent on Announcing Destination. By the Ascoiatad Prese NEW YOK January Ford, conducti of his own at Madison Square Gar- den, will go to South Ameriva this year by airplane, he said today He would set no date for jected fiight. but sald his trip would he to u rubber plantation the Ford Co. is developing “on the An " He declined to locate more specitically A husiness trip to Ireland also is on My, Ford's program for next Sum mer. 15 MARINES CITED FOR GALLANTRY IN NICARAGUA BATTLE (Continued_from_First_Page) s Henry ung their apparent plan to at- -om that direction. ut. William T. Minnick, Medical . exposed himse!f to fire caring for®he . e was slightly wounded Willlam E. Roberts, U S . showed “qualities of | the highest order, his personal courage being " Pyt irust tack L bel's adership of allantry and n example (o ox- to pack A, Harris, U7 8. M vy enemy from the John Nimselt to b » ammunition le. Pyt ckermann, fired wchine gun hand and axsisted in holding nition mule with the Pyt Vie U s M with one an ammu L Mde. e in face of enemy machine gun five from the front and rifle five from th " A the column under heavy fire to bring Iressings from the rear and render Arst nidd to the injured Pharmacist's Mato Hurry v, ol fient kil to the wounde face of heavy five, dis regnrding his personal safety Rinks Life to Ald Wounded. Pharmcist’s Mato George B Worth ington, U, K. N. went 1o the head of the column o vender first ald o the wounded ot the risk of his own e Pyt Glenn Smith, U B M C planted himself (o an open and dan us point to better rveturn five o v David played great oo munition from heavy five Lieut. Merton A Richal of Minne apolis, who was wounded January 2 when leading reinforcement to Quilall and s invalided here, wan pald high tribute by hin soldiers. With one eye out, he ted on. Hin soldiers il 1t wan one of the greateat actn of hevolam they had ever secn, CHUBBY CO-EDS BEST. a mule while under oy 8 st stud W of phas the University of vestenday e physical and Croshiman wivis, Miss Chuhiby Mina 1y vl education Avieona, declared Reporting v mental weltare o IS wald (e rocder ¢ popular socialiy . wid U frequently distractod from Pursuita, atudious ¢ an automobile show | the pro- ' the piantation | Nanks. | resident and Mre. Coolitlze This shows a de. ommander. Lower righi—¥ntrance S4 OFFGERS LAD TORESTASHERIE it 3 'Last Rites Held for Lieut. Comar. Jones and Lieut. McGinley. The bodiss of Lieut. Comdr. Roy K. commaading lcer of the il 4, and Lieut. Jossph McGinley, n officer on the submsrine— Jone: ated 8 mpa irst to be recovered from the tragic undersca’ tomb off Provin were transferred tenderly to final members of t amilies stood by, the N: tribute to the two v conferring upon them fu military honors accorded | Notion's herofe dea To the poignant firing of Kuns caskets the the maripers. “taps the removad and lowered into ach other. not far of the Unknown : from th i alongsid: the Toml Soldier. Services in Chapel Rrief relisions services were viously n the chapel at Fort Two ceremonies were held. a servico for Comdr. Jones holic service for Lieut. Me Capt. Curtis M. Dickens the Navy Chaplains’ Corps. at the former rites and Joseph Cisey avine base at Quantico, held . Myer Pro est. and a G Ginley head . at the es were borne to and from ns by Annapolis classmates nds of the dead officers. In the caxe of Comdr Jones these were Lieat. Comdrs Olivsr L Downos, )1 Ca C 1 Ceclh L T Swen son Jesse Kenworthy and H. B Broadfoot of whom w Naval Academy ehissmates. with the ex op Ttlen o Licut Comdr Downes The | Palbearers for Licut. McGinley were Lieats. R Brown. A, Soueke, D IW Lrerie, terns Machonald Eugene fMakosky and Oswald Colelouzh AL naval officers In o Washinston Wwhe have shen service on submarines [attended the services, in_addition to {4 group of high naval officers of the department. Arrangements were being made o day for the interment in Avlington of the bodies of Lisut. Comdr. William P Caltaway. Charles A Ford. civilian nptoye of the Navy Department, and Haaland, machinist mate, and ene Naaton quartermaster services for Comdr Callaway Who was a member of the hoant of Innection and survey at the Navy Department. will he hell tomormw afterneon at clock At Aviington Capt. ens ot . ! Chaplaing Corps will milltary honors wilt the interment The henorary pallbeavers tor Comdr, Callaway will - be Lieut wrwood Pleking, M. D Gllmove, P Foster, 8| Wolfe, O L. Downes and Rayvmond Hurhen Services for Ford will be helt at 3 p on Wednemlay, and by special srmission the interment will be in vt Nver section of the Avting Il Bodies Sent to Homes, The hodies of Haaland and Seaton Ao en rute o Washington. and ax Vangel made now far Ational comw o B Retchke Chiavles (NN eoft dehn Arthur R Modges, ) W and Maviane Teder have been sent to their WSmes . More than 2,000 students are taking work In the graduate division in the Viiversity of Calitwinia, S4 CRASH STORY TOLD BY BAYLISS Skipper oj Paulding Says Submarine Was Not Sight- ed Until Collision. By the Associatad Press. January 9. Bayliss, who com- the Coast Guard destrover Paulding when that vessel rammed and sank the submarine 8-4 off Prov- | idencetown last month, continued his | testimony today before the naval court of Inquiry investigating the S-4 dis- aster. Lieut. Comdr. Bayliss, who peared as a voluntary witness be. tere the court on Saturday. was for- maliy named as a defendant when he | admitted on the ‘stand that he com- | manded one of the vessels figuring in | the collision. i Comdr lLeroy Rainburg, head of Coast Guard Destroyer Division 3, who is acting as counsel for Comdr. | Bayliss. announced that he had con- |#ulied Rear Admiral Fred A. Billard. { head of the Coast Guard Service, and | had been instructed to assist the | court in every way, irrespective of the changed status of Comdr. Bay- iliss. The latter also announced that | would continut to testify as a vol- | antary witness, as when he first took ihe stand Submazrine Sighted. inz up his story at the poin where the Paulding rounded the t off Wood End lighthouse in approach inz Provincetown Harbor on Decem. | her 17. Comdr. Bayliss said he had | id the officer of the deck to steer a | allel course to the buoys as he in- tended to turn to the westward after examining two vesscls anchered off | | the harbor. H noted a bell buoy off Long Point | d a_spar buoy a little farther in-| | | t. | | 1ty GOVERNOR SILENT ON SNYDER PLEA Smith “Too Busy” to Discuss Case With Reporters - in'New York. By the Amociated Prese. NEW YORK, January 9.—Gov. “mith announced today that be had ““too many things on my mind” to talk about the Snyder-Gray case or any-. thing else with newspaper men. He did say, however. that he would not | make known his decision today on the clemency hearing last week for Mrs. Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray, who are scheduled to be exccuted recovering from an operation for acu appendicitin, was “progressing very nicely.” Her illness brought the ex- | ecutive from Albany today. The governor was ‘where his wife is jll. The governor’s attitude at the hear- ing last Thursday on the appeals was such as to convince Mrs. Snyder's mother that there was no hope for executive clemency. It was Intimated at that time that the governor would make a state- ment bearing on the case today. GUARD 1S DOUBLED. in New York, NEW YOF January 9 P —C ilment of her visiting privileges day left Mrs. Ruth Sny two occasions upon whicl see her mother before the time set for here execution at Sing ¥ing Thursday night. The restrictions were imposed Warden Lawes upon discovery that Mrs. Snyder had smuggled letters to her mother, Mrs. Josephine Brown, by hiding them in a washroom used by Mrs. Brown on visits-to the prison. | The notes subsequently appeared in shore. Comdr. Bavlis sald. “I stepped | T2, BOLen SO into the chartroom to look at the churt and see if we had plenty of sea | Warden Lawes at first suspected room. It was my intention to turn | members of Mra. Snyder's counsel and 4 and make for the” Piymouth shore, | forbade visits by them. Later he dis- “As 1 was coming out of the room | Co¥ered that Mrs. Brown was the mes- ! heard the officer of the deck sing out | Jnger- She will be permitted to visit rizht full’ Then I maw coming up | her daughter only®n regular visiting nnder our port bow what appearwl | 12¥S. Which are today and Wednes- (0 be somethinz resembling spars, fish | G2V takes or markers for nets. I saw | Henry Judd Gray. Mrs. Soyder's we would have te back at full speed ADaramour. who is under sentence tc o avoid striking it full and possibly | 4i® With her for the murder of the footing 1t 'wKD car screas ©7¥ | woman's husband. was not affected by “Then the officer of the da—k'lhe order. He received visits yester. rhouted, 'It's a submarine emerging.’ | 127 from his mother. Mrs. Margaret In a few seconds it was plain that the ©ray. and his siste.. Mrs. Harold E. cubmarine was emerging rapidly | [0%an. and her husband. under the port bow. The ship had | The start of the week during which begun to swing slowly to the right. | Poth prisoners are to die uniess ex. land a2 the time of the fmpact the ecutive clemency from Gov. Smith or engines were beginning to get a zood ' A lastminute le—1 move intervenes zrip on the water. But In spite of T*sulted in a dou™ng of their guard. etown— | andg Comdes. | the backing the submarine struck us | at about this time. As near as I| ~-uld fell it was struck forward of ' *he conning tower. At the time of | ! the collision I could sce the periscope a few feet above the conning tower. | Describes Crash. . “We hit with a terrible crash. gi¥- ing th? feeling of running up-on the toach over rocks. There was a ter- tible crinding and ripping of metal ! and the destroyer seemed to come up ! of the water. 1 immediately ordered the engines stopped. The submarine not visille on the starboard side then. As | 1 went over to the port side somehpdy | toid me the submarine had just xone | down in the wake of the port sun | They had seen it sliding under the Paulding listed at an angle of from 0 to 30 d'zrees.” Comdr. Bavliss said that at the time of the collision the seneral alarm was | given and the crew ardered m,ns | stations for “abanden ship.” A Soaf | was lowered and an anchor _buoy with a weicht attached was throw overboard to mark the spot as well as possible An urgent “H. C." six nal was hoisted to call out a boa 1 | | Warden Lawes said they would be under constant surveillance until the MOVED TO NEW CELL. OSSINING. N. Y.. January 9 UP — Mrx. Ruth Snyder today was moved to a new cell in the Sing Sing Prison deathhouse, while a minute examina- tion was made of her old quarters. The condemned woman was issued new bedding and clothing, and the move was made without previous warning to her. Warden Lawes said the change in celis was merely a pre cautionary measure to prevent the possible sxcreting of any instrument for self-destruction. Prison officials had discovered that Mrs. Snyder was ng with her mother. Mrs. Josephine Brown, firugh notes hidden in a washroom. and it was feared that something might have been smugxied to the con- demned woman through the same svs tem. They refused to say whether the search revealed anything. JEWS PRESENT PLAY. i from the shore Coast Guard station. | | The Pauidine remained at we e seen {and ssemed to pass under the de trover as the vessel drifted to the eastwand The destrover's lifehoat searched in the vieinity for sur vivers or marks of the identity of the sunmarine. as the witness said he had not known which vessel he had struck Heads for Harber. Firally the lak in the bow of the Paulhing toroml him o head for the haher The Paulding was sinkine by the head an inch at a time aud there was danger that a bulkhead might give wav Comdr. Bayliss sald he had at once | sent messages to Rear Admiral Philip | Andrews. commanding the 1st Naval District. and to the Coast Guard au thorities. He had learned of the iden | tity of the S4 from an officer who| {put off from the maval tug Wandank | in response to signals from the ! Paulding { “We have just been in collision with | that submarine amd sunk it." the wit. | ness said he had informed the officer. | The witness told of the arrival at/| the scene of practically +Guard destrovers of div Navy rescue eraft. Because of the inclement weather, he said. litle could he attempted. He said he had offered to =0 on baard the Navy salvage ship Faleon to discuss the collision with Rear Admiral Fraak H. Brumby. but the latter had not accepted the offer. The extent of the damage to the| Paulding was described. The keel was torn away at the Bow and the bottom at that point ripped as far back as me * Three membders of the strover's crew were injured. t most serious casualty being a cook, who was burned through the bursting ! of % steam line in the galley | The direct examination of Comdr. | Ravlise was concluded shortly after 1t o'clock and his counsel. as well (as Lieut. Comds T. J Doyle, repre senting the interasts of the S4 vie tms. waived crossexamination, DIVERS MAKE PROGRESS | Salvage Workers Hope fo Ralse S4 Soon. PROVINCETOW Mass. anuary | S (A - Divers assigned to the S4 sl vage fleet. ailded by nearly keal weather conditions, today sucoeeded in making what is reganted as extraontt | nary rapil progress (n preparing the isunken submavine for mising AL though 12 divers worked {n the enxine contral compartments. ne Al bodies were total | be renderad at | Help Washington | COM' Willard Far Tickets, Apply Northwest, or Telophone Main T418 CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY BALL Tonight Monday, January Nine $4.90 of Your 85 Goes to the Hosforal thre | Program and Reception for Pros- scene s'vera! minites No survivors Oil came to the surface! pective Members Held at Ceater. Two oneact plays and a reception for members and prospective members of ¥he Jewish Community Cecter |formed a “Stunt night” enterta ment at the center last might in con | mection with the erganiztion's am nual enrellment campaiso. | _Beity Leitsohn, Esther Eleirore Patien, Milton Korman Hilia Levy and Mrs. Anm Alpher perticipated in the plays A finel appeal fr new members was made by Louis K. Splegler #hair man of the enroilment council The anhual election of officers wi rrow Felddman nist organimtion. Woman leaders of vacious Jewish organizations will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mra Moerss :;.:tu'l to further the membership D ————————————— numbder recoverad thus far remaining ag 1t The greater part of the day was utilized in adjusting the valves in the motor and control compartments Prepartory to attaching air hoses te make the compartments buoyamt !h\" M?db Assisted by WU ltam Curr a oha Nicol, who com Posed the first group o viut the [ hull. sucvended in closing five valves in the contral room and in making mare sgrure the door detween the con- trol roein and the batterm room. They also cleered the passagewar to the battery In this, it was stated, more was accomplished during the Pour the Arst three divers were st work than in four days of simide: work during the maising of the S31 Diver Thomas Canpbell, assigned te the wirk of opening the motor room hateh. eaperienced difficulty. and was unable to move it Tomorrow. weathe: conditions permitting, efforts will W madeé to drill & hole through the dater | cover. Diver Nicol. who made Ms first divy, today, repartsd that the hull das mow sunken in the mud more than dat way The diving crew today had fts e case of “bends™ since the deginnimg of operations whem Diver Willaw Lurr was stricken. Whea e hauled to the surtace after his heu: Pelow he was sent Immediately to the decampreasion chambder as B cus tomary, dut whem he mte narmal alr pressure again he hnme dinmtely acquited & vielent rash and was sent dack © the dwoompressior roam for several additional hours ‘s Sick Children to the Hotel at 1M F Stceet AR S 491310004 AL 1 DAL 11101