Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1928, Page 2

- GROSS-FIRE FALS 10 SHAKE O'LEARY Prosecutor Clings to Story That He Did Not Intimidate Kidwell. Under a grueling cross-examination by counsel for the respondents, James J. O'Leary, assistant United States at- torney, on the witness stand in Jus- tice Siddons’ court today, repeatedly fusisted that he never had tried to in- timidate J. Kidwell, jr., for mer Fall-Sinclair juror, but had tried | to get only the truth from him in connection with the contempt charges. th special reference to his being 'ndowed” by Burns detectives. The court proceedings were enlivened by biting and sarcastic remarks handied back and forth by lawyers for the Government and for Harry F. Sinclair and his associates. o “Did you know before yvou put Kid- well on the stand that he would not fdentify Frank J. O'Reilly, Burns op. the man who taiked to sked Judge Dm‘l|l¢l Thew 1 hoped Kidwell that he could identify O'Reilly.” re- piied O'Leary truth out of him."” When Judge Wright asked O'Leary why he had requested 11 men (o s up in the cour'room so that they could be identified by Kidwell, O'Leary replied: “1 wanted to et Kidwell to identify as many as he could before he com pletely flopped. 1 wanted to get as much truth as 1 could out of him.” “Were vou afraid that Kidwel would denv what he had told you? asked Judge Wright. 1 wasn't afraid ©'Leary snapped back. Much “Hot Air" Heard. During cne colloquy Judge Wright asked O'Leary it he had not heard a discussion in court about the basis for impeaching a witness. “1 heard a lot of hot air here about it replied O'Leary. *Then he must have heard himself.” tnierjected George P. Hoover of coun el for Sinclair. In the midst of a discussion of whether Operative O'Reilly had iden tifled Kidwell “voluntarily,” O'Leary remarked impatiently He wasn't co- of anything,” erced, beaten or blackjacked on the | one hand. nor was he promised lady fingers and ice cream.” O'Leary admitted that when Kid- well and he went to the Mus:um grounds Kidwell wanted to change an aMdavit which he had given, in which he had szid there was more than one | i [ | bench at the place where he had talked to a strange man, supposed to bave been a Burns detective. O'Leary said at this time they found eonly one bench there. “1 told him he could testify to the fidavit would stand ‘as is. Sinclair Not Present. At one point O'Leary, looking around the courtroom from the wit- ness stand, called attention to the fact that Sinclair was not present. This brought Martin W. Littleton and Hoover, counsel for Sinclair, quickly to their feet. Mr. Littleton explained that Sinclair was absent by agreement between his counsel and Peyton Gor- don, United States attorney. Upholds Presentment. Justice Siddons refused late yester- day afterpoon to expunge from the records of the District Supreme Court the presentment of the last grand Sury against Harry F. Einclair, Wil- liam J. Burns and five associates, eharging them with conspiracy te ob- struct justice. Attorneys for the re- in urging the court to sus- tain the motion to expunge last week. argued that the grand jury had no righ: 1o bring in a presentment when ”n unsccompanied ty ao indict- ment 3 Pevton Gordon. Uniiel States at- torney. hes refused to bring in an in- dictment on the conspirecy charge while the present contempt proceed ings sre in progress. since they in- volve the same set of facts with re- gard 15 survelllance of the Fall-8in- clair jury by Burns deteclives in the employ of Sinclair. The grand jury was entirely within itz rights in making the formal pre- #-ntment. according to Justice Sid- 5. who said it was quite natural that the respondents should feel the sung of the accusstion, but the court explained that the presentment was nothing more than an sccusation, and they could rest on the presumption of innocence until the charge should ;' proved or disproved before a trial of the atiorneys for the respond ®rtx gave notice of an appeal from the court’s ruling. Besides Sinclair and Burne. the presentment cited Henry Mason Day, Sheldon k. Charies G Ruddy. Frank J. O'Reilly #nd W Enerman Burns, son of the he24 of 1he Burne Detective Agency. Mr. O'leary's testimony remained unshaken under an equally wevere eromexaminetion by Charles A, Douglas, counsel for Burns, Frequent- 1y the court had to interrupt the at- torney, who made ¢ " agalnst O'Leary's of Kidwell,” 1o bid him 1o “go along with your examination.” An explanation by O'Laeary that he had not hed zn opportunity to fully develop his previous examination of Kiawell snd O'Reilly led Douglas to mzke deliberate charges that this tatement was “falsely made.” On “the other occasions the attorney made stinging accusstions sgsinst the Gov- ernment prosecutor Involving his legal ethics and his integrity, These incidents finally caused Maf. ®eyton Gordon 10 protest to the court, DALE PLANS T0 OPPOSE RETIREMENT COMMISSION The ylan being econsidered in the House 10 creste 8 commisston for the purpose of sudying 1he question of | retisement of Government will meet wth oppomilion from e tor Dale of Vermont, ehaiin Fenate (vl mervice comen comen 1o the Aenate for action Beraton 1sle takep the position that Congrens 1n Oelegating 106 much of s AUty 10 Independent commissions 809 he believes thal the regular civi) e vloe commitloan of both houses 0 saremble whatever intormaiion further enlighten visability of enscling s sore Dibera) vetirement law e pending in the House ana & 10 fncresse retirement mnny Stiew, =00 Benstor Dale expects 1o hiold hewsings within & week or two, Con siferution war given recently 1n 20000 besring, DUl it hus been decided 16 holt 8 sepsrete e Dt ir 1he bill 1o wurm annuity §1.209 instesd of §1,000 FOLIO BRINGS $50,000. CEW YORK. Jenusry 17 () ~/S'he Meinld Tribune (o0sy seyn thul 8 re: cenily dimovered Hhakespesie frst 10hin the Mnest quality recently and hes be ollector for purchsser ot The nenie of war Lot Alyulged The foii known s the Wantage Creviora copy and wan locaied by $ir #aney lee in the Lbery of lady rniage. - “1 hoped to get the, nd | o0d faith in the handiing | b HURLEY AND PRESIDENT CONFER ON SHIP LINES Former Head of Board Favors Loan Fund to Aid in Maintain- Inx' Service. President Co Edward N. Hurley, former chairman of the Shipping Board, that in his opinion the people of the United States were in complete accord with his policy of seeking the sale of Gov- ernment merchant shins and opposing | the construction of additional vessels. Hu d the best way to handle the situation would be for the Gov- ernment to create a (und out of which loans could he made to shippers at a small rate of interest to help thom in muintaining transoceanic lines. The President nlso was told that with the proper legislation vailroads would be willing (o take over some of the shipping lines as auxiliavies to | | their own properti WILL ROGERS GIVES FLOOD AID VIEWS Tells House Committee Fed-| eral Government Should Assume Burden. By the Assocriated Press. Will Rogers. the comedian, appear- ms as a taxpayer, kept the House wd control committee in an uproar today. while he zave his views on what should he done to ecurb the waters of the Mississippi and other | {unruly streams | One of his recommendations was that | [if the Government cannot furnish ve- | lief in the next flood *it should have more airships” | “With some of the money which | Andy Mellon has skimped together.” he said, “it looks as though the Fed- Government should relieve the Mississippi Valley from floods. We should help them and not let them nalf drown as they have in the past.” Urges U. S. Take Full Bruden. | Rogers was Introduced by Chairman | [ Reid as “congressman at large,” | {title bestowed upon him by the Na- | | iional Press Club, He urzed that the | vernment assume the entire flood control hurden. “The flood came at an unfortunate time.” he said. “It didn’t get much publiclty. for it happened during the Snyder.Grav murder case, o most people in New York have not heard about it. “But while 1 went around raising Red Cross funds. 1 found people very generous—even in Vermont.” If the Mississippi Valley's flood con- trol project would be completed under the administration plan, the Valley States would spend “dollar for dollar” with the Federal Government. (iov John E. Martineau of Arkansas in a letter to the committee charged today. Plan Held Impossible. The Arkansas governor, who is chairman of the valley tri-State flood committee, characterized the admin- istration plan. which was drafted ny Ma). Gen. Jad cilef of Army Engineers, as “impossible and im- practicable in its economic gnd financ- ing proposais.” His letter said the engineer featurss were “in the main sound.” 4 “The problem is a responsibility of the Federal Government in its en- | trety,” his Jetter concluded. TWO NEW BUILDINGS MAY BE STARTED ‘ f IN SHORT TIME (Continued from First Page) and K street, and Is 3180 renting space in the Denrike Building acroas Ver- mont avenue, at a cost of $17,863.4% annually, ‘The Lubor Building will have an architectural connection with the 1n- terstate Commerce Building to be located along B street immediately to the west, the two being designed to present a harmonious and stately im- pression t) face the projected National Gallery of Art opposite them in the Mall, ‘The Department of Justice Is to face what is to be known as the axis of the Mall, an area to be developed into a vista of beauty with pools. foun- tains and monuments. The building according 1o the tentative sketches de- veloped will be built virtually to fill | the area between P’ennsylvania avenue, Be! with the exception that on the B front it would be indented in a cular facade with architectural - ing, to present a beautiful “end- to the Mall axis. Neven Projects Started. The seven projects already author- {lzed by name by Congress and on which some kind of work has been started in each cuse include Department of Commerce. for which excavation has started and for which la s nas rly ready for advertising ap { ing"™ Department of Agriculture, for which excavation has started, and which also is about ready to be put on the market for actual construction. Internal Revenue Building, for which excavation has started, and on which site the farmers’ market sheds, and one square of buildings shortly ure to he demolished. The Government FPrinting Office ad. dition, for which condemnation cecdings have been (nstituted, ‘The Hupreme Court of the United Btates, for which condemnation pro. ceedings have been jnstituted in the site bounded by Kast Capitol, First, Becond strects and Maryland avenue, ‘The Liberty Loan Rullding. two ad. ditional siories of which are almost complete The Archives Buildin, Davis to Tour South. Mecretary of Labor Davie in to Jesve the Caplitul tomorrow for & week's tour of the Mouth, which will him 10 Flo nil 8 itation 10 add ‘ng st Lakeland, [ there will go 1o Burexols, ve over Sundsy and Monday, 'A. ( Anaintant Berretary of Lanor, will ac eompany him Four to Le In spite of Fridsy, the 13th, an In fantry major and thiee Al Corps en listed mien have srranged 1o meke live patachule Jumnps from sn asero. plsne over Bolling ¥ield tomorrow, The mujor, Cary 1. Crockett, o stu. dent at the Avmy War Colleg, A eratond, will be his fret sally regarden uniue the thiee Boiling Field did. Maj Crockelt han hurning desice 1o Jump fron seropiane, fall 1hiough aps N ™ heing checked in the fall by the un. furling wilk. He has had an spplica Jivw on Dle witlh the Al Corps for & | dge was told today by THE EVENIN NOTE BRINGS NEWS OF MAN'S SUICIDE Mail and Then Turns Gun on Self. ' Writing a note to his twin daugh- lers, asking forgiveness, Henry F. Robertson, former employe of the Shipping Boa ended his life with a revolver early taday in his roon at 1812 Belmont road. | His body, with a bullet hole hehind the right ear and the gun still clutched in his hand, was discovered this morning when the daughters be- gan an investigation upon receipt of the letter, The duughters, M Ramuel A, Moore and Miss Mary F, Ro.ertson, both Government clerks, received the nate at their apartment in the Schuyler Arms Apartment House, a few blocks away, on Colum-: bia road, Spread Coat on Floor. Robertson had spread on the a raincoat, upon which he lai And fired the fatal shot. roner Nevitt issued a certificate of suicide. The note was written yesterday and its delivery was timed so that the Auughters would not receive it until this morning. Another note, written (o a brother. told of financial difficul- ties, but did not refer to his intention of taking his life. As soon as the daughters received the note they hurried to the Belmont voad house.” where Robertson rented A room from Mrs. lelen Sherman, and asked the maid if 1lohertson were in his room. The doors were closed he was there. “The maid offered to open the door," Mrs, Sherman told Coroner Nevitt, “hut the daughters told her not to do so, explaining that they had a note ich indicated that something ter- ible had happened to their father. They left the house and the maid telephoned me at the War Department. When 1 arrived home I opened the door and found the body." Maid Heard Report. The mald heard what she thought Was a tire blowout about 4 o'c this morning. It is believed the report was that of the one shot fired by the suicide. _Robertson was a widower, and was ¥ old. Prior to the World War he was proprietor of a groc store in Alexandria, Va. He went out of business when the war began und obtained emplovment with the Ship- ping Board. nce leaving the Gov- ernment vice, some months ago he had been planning to go into busi- ness again. He had rosmed at the Belmont road house for four months. Relatives 100k charge of the body. TRACTION PROFITS DECLINE IN 197 Busses Gain, but Net Rev- enues Are $95,408 Less Than in 1926. nd she presumed The annual report of the Capital Traction Co. for the year ending De- cember 31 was submitted to the direc- tors today, revealing a total net in- come for the yeur of 7,.434.28. which is & decreas: of 393,408.36, com pared with the 1926 figures. The summary of pperations for the vear shows totul vailway passenger revenues of $4.120.017.71. this fixure heing a decrease oyer 1926 of $19: 303.76. ssenger bus revenues, how- ever, revealed a good gain of $36,128. 13. 'Spectal bus revenues totaled $10 $3%, this being an increase of over $7.000 over the previous vear, The traction company’s Eross come for the year amounted to §1,052 26873, a_decreasa over the previous year of $88.00299 The summary of the profit and loss statement reports a credit balance at the close of the year of § 303.15, a decrease over 1926 of $183.338 The ever-increasing competition given as one of the main reasons for the falling off in revenues. elected for the coming year. FUNERAL HELD TODAY FOR A. H. McCORMICK, JR. Department of Justice Attorney, Who Died Monday, Is Buried in Arlington. of Alexander 1. Mc- who died suddenly at in the Rochambeau, held from St Matithew's 1 o'clock this morning. rge Harrington, brotherdn- MeCormick, officiat: s In Arlington N The funers Cormiek. Jr.. his residenc Monday, w h tional ¢ Mr. was A native of Washington. hiving been born here August 17, 1886, the son of the late Admiral A. H. McCormick and Isa- bella Howard MeCormick, He wi educated ut Rittenhouse Acudem and George Washington Uni FPrinceton n und helonged Columbu ninh-Americi @ War ick served us chief clerk ry to Admiral Dewey, At the thne of hia death he was em- ploved by the Department of Justie Ve in vived by hin wife, Mr Marie Hurrington McCormick, brother, Howard McCormick, who Is a o at the Naval A wna tw Fliza MeCor micl of wnd Mix Stanley Hadford of New Canaan, Conn, Pillbearern wt the funersl were Ttozier Dulnny, Jr: Robert K. eth, 1 Krank Little, George and 1. K. Dyar, ull asw McCormick nhin law ap From Plane at Local Field Tomorrow, Three Tempting Friday, 13th Jump whenever It could he The thies Bolling Kleld men, ¥ [l Neln V.. Nwanson, Corp. B. A, w and v, Kl Rastocny, all of the Operation Bquadion, having in mind that ¥Friday would he the 18th, applied yesterday for permission (o make (he Jump and their applications were approved The Jumps will he made from a pilowd by reku erning voluntary parachu man will carcy two chy A a Kapok vest, the luiter to k him aflout in avent the wind car view him inin the river, The fumps will he carried oul, provided wind and weathgr conditions are umnw Father Notifies Daughters by| ! 1 said that the G from privitely owned automobiles ix | The officers and directorn were re. | |2:30 a.m SNYDER STAY RULED ILLEGAL; JUDGE LEVY HOLDS HEARING TODAY (Continued from Firat Paj I'm young, and they're going to kill me. It don’t seem right, Lonardo. don’t want to die. Oh, T'll go all righ 1'l have to go. But I seem s0 young and so full of life. " Although _agreeing to the applic: tion for a Federal writ of habeas co n let it be known that he disappr since he had put him- self on record by his line of ar; when the case was appealed, as con ceding tha wias no Federal pplic in addition to the At the joint trial violated Mrs. onstitutional rights, aim that the or itiated by mob Snyder's the further trial was nan i oth these claims were argued he. fore the Appellate Court, which de- cided that the joint trial was consti- tutional and refused to take seriously the “moh dominance” plea. A final examination by Dr. Joseph W. Moo the State lunacy com- mission sulted in a report that the mental condition of the pair had not changed since they were examined last week by the entire commission. Chaplain Is Barred. Father Patrick Murphy. the Long Island City Prison chaplain, who converted Mrs. Snyder to Catholicism, went to Sing Sing with a court order ullowing him 1o see her, but was re. fused admittance by Warden Lawes under instructions from Commissioner of Correction Klieh. “When Dr, Kieb was asked to stats his reason for refusing me entranc Father Murphy said. “he said it was hecause of the conversion in the Queens County Jail. and he added, ‘publicity and religion do not mix." I have never sought any pu have given no newspaper on the subject.” muel Miller, attorney for ray, announced this morning he would apply today for a writ of habeas corpus in hehalf of Gray. . he said, was sizned by mother and set forth that condemned man's eonstitutio ights had been violated by a jc trial with Mis. Snvder. At the same time. Mr. Miller a nounced that he had asked G Smith for a stay of execution for Gray for as long a time as Mrs. Snvder is granted one “It would he feartully unfair permit any advantage to he & Mrs. Snyder.” his request read. “per- miiting _her to enjoy_the additional days’ of lfe which ¥ also enjoy.” ORDER HELD 1T to could not LEGAL. Attorney General Gives Decision at Albany. . N. Y, January 12 (®) General Albert Ottinger to- day announced that he ruled that ot executlon issued in behalf Ruth Brown Sayder last night preme Court Justice Levy was he said, does nol act as a stay ecution. The ruling was announced orally by the attorney general, who said that he could not give “exact quotes’ untit his formal written opinion was ready The text of the opinion. he said. prob- ably would be made public a half hour later. The Attorney General made his an. nouncement after a conference with Solicitor General Claude T. Dawes. It was indicated by Mr. Ottinger that he would point in his formal opinion, that the execution might be carried out any time before midnight Saturday, in accordance with the de- res of the Court of Appeals fixing he week beginning Monday. January 9" as the time for the execution of Mis. Snyder and Henry Judd Gray her companion in the murder of Mrs Snyder's huspand. Both Warden [Lawes and Gov Smi'h were in telephone communica tion with Mr. Ottinger this forenoon and it wis expected that the warden would arrive here by early afternoon. T tion of Justice Levy in grant Ing a stay Is not without precedent, according to officials at the Court of Appeals here. Court officials asserted that the pur- pose of a stay, whether it was asked on account of newly discovered evi- dence. or as In Mra. Snyder's case, in connection with a pending civi sult, had no legal bearing on the cane, Similar action was tuken in the case of Albert T. Patrick. convicted of the murder of Willlam M. Rice, an aged millionaire, in New York City, in 1900, Patrick’s execution was stayved by court order a short time before the date met for his death hy the Court of Appeals. Eventually Patrick's sentence was commuted LAWES DELAYS VERDICT, By the Associated Press OSSINING, N. Y., January 12.-Un certainty hung over Ring Sing Prison today as to the exnct status of the scheduled executions tonight of M Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray. Warden Lawes, who was served at with the order of Supr Court Jdustice Levy of New grenting a mtay of executl Snyder .until 10 1m. tomoirow. suid he would consult with “the proper authorities,” but gave no detalls, 1t was understood, however, that he would confer with Attorney General Outinger and Gov. Smith, among oth- ers, regarding the validity of Juatice term 1t sibility that the State might mo: mediately in the appeliate ¢ vacate the justice’s order. To Conwult Oficlal Warden Lawes, watd “1 am in aceepting service, imply an agent of the State and fts lnwn, to do the right thing. which will not prejudice ihe tights of the condemned, und T will act after consultation with the proper authoritics, “The vrder doem not affect wald the warden, “but the tl Gray," e of his ration.” Frank f Eduar Mrs. nerved lef counwel fu R opinions were numerous, hut it was held o K thoxe familinr ~ith the legul mac ¥ that, although Justice Levy's order did not affect Gray, hin execution would be deferred until Mrw. Mnvder's status s fixed Under the law the executions may tak rduy. Home legul authorities pointed It there in suMclent time eration of a motion 10 v the stuy, and If a rullng were delayed bevond the end of thin week, the executions could be halted only by u ruprieve fiom the governor, Warden Lawes, it wan helteved, fol. Towing: precedent, would honor u stay only 11U were gianted by the appel late court. It wam pointed out that he two Bupreme t mders rduy for permisston of vis [ Hnydei's cell, holding that the » were Invalld, Up to midforenoon, no authoritative word had come from the prison us (o whether My, Wnvder and Gray had been told of Justice Levy's stay, Hobert Klott, the executioner, tele phoned 10 the piiw fuy ashing whether his worv e needed ht Mo wa, “hold Wi 0 rveadine Warden o ither G Min e huid bran of Aciully notifed of the atay It was leayned from other aouices, however, that bmth had 1eud of Justice Levy's mandate In newapapers hiought into the deathhouse by guarda. blicity and | interviews [FRENCH DEBT ISSUE TOBEAIRED IN MAY Discussions Will Be Resumed After General Election, Mellon Holds. By the Associated Press. Secretary Mellon does not expect that any further international nego- tiations hetween the United States and France looking to settlement of the French war debt will be Initiated until May. Then a Krench national eicctlon will seftle the politfcal con- trol of that country and Amerlcan officials are inclined to believe that ona resvit will he the fixation of AUTO SALES WAR STIRS MAKERS OF LOW-PRICED U. S. MACHINES Gigantic Struggle for Supremacy Looms, W_ith More Than By Consuitate Prese, DETROIT, January 12.—Soft words and pillowed blows serve as public weapons in the good will “war” of bil- lion dollar economic giants, now being waged for supremacy in the low priced automobile fleld. | One of the vast— dramas of the world's Industrial history—a gxle for the patronage of the whole Na- tion—is being enacted, hut the two chief contestants, Henry Ford and General Motors, won't admit it. French policy toward the debt. At this time there are no diplomatic overtures in progress on the sublect. The matter has remained untouched for several months. France in the meantime has made remarkable progress, in the Secretary opinion, toward settling its own ternal currency dificulti He 18 in- clined to regard the Increased value of the franc as evidence of Frenc confidence {n their own country’'s economic structure, rather than a result of a movement toward stabiliz- ing currency in the formal fashion. SHIP 1S SILENT AFTER S 05 CALL Freighter With 25 Aboard in Distress in Area Swept by Storm. By the Associated Press. EATTLE, Wash, January 12.— that disaster had overtaken the steamship Griffco, reported in distreas presumably about 300 miles off the Washington coast, arose today as a dozen radio stations attempted to break through the wall of silence which seemingly had enveloped the Honolulu-bound eraft. The ship car- ried a crew of 24 and 1 passenger. & O N calls from the 1463-ton r were intercepted here twice last night. After the second distress message the radio of the steamer ap- parently went dead. Conjecture arose as to whether some mishap aboard the steamer might have prevented transmission of furthe: lls for help. The United States Weather Bureau reporied a storm in the approximate vicinity of the Griffco. In her two distress calls the Griffco failed to transmit her position and gave no indication of the nature of her trouble Before daybreak, the cutter Halda of the United States Coast Guard put out of Seattle under forced draught to search for the distressed steamer. The vessel left Port Townsend, Wash., early Tuesday morning for Honolulu to enter the interisland trade. | HARMONY EVIDENT AMONG DEMOCRATS AS PARLEY NEARS B tinued from_Itirst Page) a committee on resolutions. To this committes all rexolutions offered in the committee will be referred for consideration and report. Mr. Hull was named chairman of the com- mittee. Thix was regarded as a means of chocking off devate of any {Inflammatory resolutions that might be ‘ofte | A subcommittee on the application of cities for the national convention, conslsting of National Committeemen Barnett of Colorado, Mack of New York and Kremer of Montana, ap- pointed yesterday. submitted its re- port. A telezram from Cleveland, making Its offer, was presented by Mrs. Bernice Pyke after the commit- tee report had been submitted by Mr. Barnett. The Ohio city's offer wi given the mame status as that of the other five cities. to be voted on by the committee, after the arguments had been submitted. Saveral faces famillar at Demoeratic gatherings of the past were ahsent from the committee meeting toda Ramuel Amidon, for many vears na. tional committeeman from - Kansas, died since the last meeting of the com. mittee and his place has been taken by Dudley Doolittle. Thomas Love, national committeeman for Texas, hud resigned and Jed Thomas has ap pointed in his place. MeAdoo (o Speak. Among the prominent speakers at the Jackson day dinner tonight will be Willlam Gibbs McAdoo. Mr, Me- Adoo, the leading candidate for the presidential nomination at the national convention in 1 for many ballots, hus mnde no pledge, he said, not to talk of the wet and dry issue or the Smith candidacy. The hope has been expressed. how- ever, that he will not start a conflugra- tion by his remarks at the dinn Others who will be heard are Senator James A, Reed of Missourl, W. J, Bulow, the only Democratic governor South Dakota has ever had; Gov. Dan Representative Gar- rett Democratic floor leader louse; Representative Oldneld of Avkansas, chalrman of the Demociatic congressional commitiee; Gov, Ritchie of Maryland and Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Walsh of Montana, prosecutor of e Teapot Dome ol Investigatio anent chalrman of the 1924 will not deliver an ad thy n first Bouthern sentiment re ding Smith was volced by Walter nutlonal committeeman from Alspama, who would not say that he or Alabama wis for Bmith for the nomination, hut did assert vigorously that if the New York governor we nominated Al L Yet every hamlet and city of the country can feel the competitive ri- valry hetween these industrial titans growing up along its front, while from in the fleld John N. Willyw and W. C. Durant recognize the contest and pub- licly accept what they consider a chal- lenge (o battle with their own low- priced cars. 200,000 Are Participants. Over 200,000 men already are active participants on the front line. Among them are 25,000 dealers located in the outposts, and when the fully fighting array in the low-priced field finally is reached, nearly 300,000 men will be engaged. Gradually. as the effect of this situation seeps throughout the automobile world, nearly 4,000.000 workers connected with the industry, directly and indirectly, will be in- volved. i not war—not even industrial war— if by that it is meant that the par- ticipants intend to annihilate their opponents at any cost. On the other as they had scarcely hoped from pre. v unheard-of prices for high- grade products. The battling is expected to bring unprecedented prosperity to the suc- cessful in the industry. Workers are sure to benefit because of the wide employment at high wages. Manu- facturers conservatively estimate that a bumper sales year i3 ahead. They expect that at least 4,700.000 s will be sold. with a wholesale ue of over three billions of dollar: quire 3,000,000 cars this vear. New buyers are counted on to purchase 1,300,600, while at leagt 400,000 will go to owners adding to their automo- bile possession. Previously. the 4. | still 18 in the dir But this great contest for markets! Replacements are estimated to_re-| 200,000 Engaged. Production Is Test. of cars per year, and there is in cqual opportunity for General Motors give the public honest value at a higher price and likewise sell a very large number of cars per year.” Consumer Benefits. In fect, all hut the laggards may profit in the cauldron of competition which forces the very highest adapta- tion of machine ecomomy and dis- tributive efficiency. The driving force of mass produc- tion in the past few years has reduced the number of automobile manufac- turers from 330 to 30. The tendency n of greater vol- ume of production and fewe manufac- turing units. Hundreds of millions of doliars sre poured like water into giant plants which ecan bring the in- creased efficiency needed to reduce costs still furth As this process goes on, as it is doing with a ven- geance now, even though some manufacturers drop by the wayside. In the present battle, Ford's compet- tart off the year with an ad. duction. Because of difficulty in as- sembling the vast quantities of ma. terial needed. Ford is off at a falter- ing pace. He now Is making only 500 cars a day in a five-day week. By the 2nd of January he expects to have pro- duction at 1,000 a day. From then on one after another of the 3% Ford as- | sembling plants will come into opera- tion and by Midsummer production is expected. Chevrolet Now in Lead. | Chevrolet has taken advantage of hand, the buying public are to henefit | the present situation in the industry | to spring into the sales lead and it is expected to exceed that of Ford for :he first half of the year at least. After that the course cannot be foretold with any assurance. Mr. Willys expresses the psychology rfllfllhl competitors In the low-priced eld. “I think we can give Ford quite a run,” he says, “because we will be able to make deliveries and he will not. It is our big opportunity and we |are going to seize it." Ford is struggling to regain ground lost during the months just preceding and those which followed his abandon- ment of the old model T. He is fight- | ing for his old supremacy as the mas- ter exponent of mass production, and 428,000 cars sold in 1926 had been a record. Seek Established Markets. Down on the low-price battlefleld. General Motors says that it intends to sell 1,250,000 or more Chevrolets in 1928. The Ford Co. announces that it has orders for over 700,000 cars. AMr. Willys advises that the Overland Whippet will be in production of 20.- 000 this month and 50,000 a month by April. Mr. Durant expects the Star car to equal that production. Money is not the prize in this vas industrial struggle. is for established markets, for the permanence of an institution and the success of an idea. that he “doesn’t give a damn” how much he is worth. Always he has sald that “money doesn’t amount to anything. It has no real value wha ever. It is a mere transmitter like electricit: Likew he says: “A man can’t thing that hurts the other man is bound to hurt you in the end, the same wa. He doesn't count, pub- licly at least. on a price war with Chevrolet. “Refore reducing the price on my present car.” he explains, “I'll have o learn how to make it 4t that price. jeneral Motors, through Alfred P. Sloan, its president. also discounts “There {s plenty of opportunity i the world today for Mr. Ford to give the public honest value. which. of course, he will do, with the reault that he will sell an enormous number {$3,000,000,000 NAVAL PROGRAM PLANNED, WILBUR DISCLOSES inued_trom_First Pa aircraft carrlers, 9 destroyver leaders and 32 submarines. Wilbur said that annual expenditures would be as fol- lows: Beginning in 1929, $33.200.000, $110,400,000; 1931, $141,100,000; 1932 $141,500,000; 1933, $139.000,000; 1934 $93,800,000; 1935, $48.600,000, and 1335, $10.400.000. The Secretary said that eiiher just before completion of this program ot at its immediate conclusion the bat- tieship replacement program would begin. He also said that the Navy desired to huve the first program well under way hefore 1936, as it would he best to have w consistent, continuous “Is there a difference of opinion dbe tween the Navy General Board and | the administrative officers in the Navy about what should be done™' ! Inquired Representative Britten of | linols. ranking Republican on the | committee. i “I think the best way to find m.u; out ia to them,” Wilbur replied. | “1 will glve you my views. They can ive you theirs.” S ritten ‘sald he was interested in | preventing simply the authorization for construction without its being car- | vied out. “[ do not want a paper fleet,” he declared. | The propasad naval constructh could not be regarded as competitive | with other nations. he continued | He veplied to Britten that no signa tory nation to (he Wasnington pact | ould be eriticlzed 1€ 1L exceaded the | 3--3 ratle in ships not Hmied by the agreement At the close of the meeting Chatr- man Butler told Wilbur that upon his | veappearance next week he wished thv | would describe “what is a | clasa navy.” “You have made a statement bere a tov him. Senator Heflln to the contrary twithstanding Mrs. Chatles L. Donohoe, commit teewoman from California, was host oss to the other commitioewomen yes torday at o luncheon which was at ten led alvo by Mia, Woodvow Wilson Widow of the warv President, kach Buest wan preaented with a key the city of Ban Francleco, which was construed by An - Invitation 1o mond the e tion there. Rudio station WMAL will broadcast We leant @ portion the Juokson day din. ner proceedings, Plana have heen made (o atart the broadeasting at 10 tock, WMAL tva Ve h-n:::c LN metors Asbury Pni c; ino Vlnru ASHURY PARK. N, 0. Junumiy 12 ) The 20 yoar-old Casing, twa siory ny boardwalk con roved by frve this . which was located At the (ot avenus, was valued at l city ewned and of Ashury #500,000, that will shock the countiy when vou say that the United States has not o ~class Navy.” he said Gem Bandit Tries 1930, | [ for his_ideas of industrial manage- | ment. His personality dramatizes the | conflict and has centered world atten- | tion on the battle now being fought out quietly .but with hard-headed | astuteneas on the part of all the par. tcipants. | WARNS AGAINST SACRIFICE. General | Motors President Opposes | shing of Profit for Volume. | NEW YORK, January 12 UP.—The Rather the goal | manufacturer and merchant in every | | field will contribute to progress and prosperity only so long as he pro- Mr. Ford says duces and sells his products without | sacrificing profit to volume. Alfred | P. Sloan, jr.. president of General | Motors, today told the Merchants’ As- | ““The past year,” he said, “showed {a greater tendency to large volume | than in any previous year. but this afford to look out for himself at the | was reflected in a relatively smalier |y japging. expense of anyone else, becuuse any-| net profit. No business is on a | healthy and comstructive bas's unless | there is a net profit at the end of the | Year fairly proportionate to the amount of capital employed.™ The priociples of successfu! big | business apply equally to smaller | businesses, he sald. The ambition of | his company, he said, is to develop among its distributors an accounting stem that will enable each unit to now the facts of its business, so as | to provide means of predetermining | each vear's profit. Such an exampie, he said, would materially reduce the | number of business failures in every | Nne of industry. ELDRIDGE STARTS - AUTO BRAKE PROBE Assistant Director Making Survey of New Models | Received Here. An Inspection of the braking sys- tems on all new model sutemodiles on display in Washington was started to- 1 day by M. O. Eldridge, assistant [tor of trafic. to ascertain it they com piv With the District's regyations which require two {ently operated brakes An autemobile brake expert of the Rurvau of Stand program lanis ts assisting Mr. Elridge The fnapection was ordered by Traf- !fic Director William H. Harland to lowing reports to his office that cer- ain of the new models fail to have braking systems in compliance with the regulations. The new Ford models Ington for display in dealers’ sho rooms, Mr operated sets of brakes, but the Ford | representatives have assured him that | TOUSA Aell | modifications are being made n the braking svstem, and that all delivered in Washington would comply | with the regulations in every respect iy i LEAVES FOR AMERICA. | New German Envoy Starts for Washington From { RERLL erlin. | . January 12 (@ -Dr Friadeleh Wilhelm von Prittwits Gaf- the new German Ambassader w e United States. and Frau von Prittwite. left Rerlin today en route | to_Washington They Were given a farewell at the vallway station by Representitives Of (he foreign ofice and the Ameri can embassy They will embark tor | the United States on the steamship Albert Rallin on Friday icide in Court As Two Attempts in Cell Are Foiled Rober t king his head againat the bare of his vell, once at the first precinot police atation 1 n this morning in the PFolice Court, wheve he was awaiting v heaving on charges the robbery of a jewelry aht and vunning awntown Washing ton with a Mis attorneys. Mit ton K. Na Qaldle 8 Parvegol, walved & heartug and Evans wan held under §30.000 bond for actia of the grand jury, He was taken from the dock and sent te Galling Haapital for btk pivaical and mental (regtmeny and wental obses vatlel throush Evans was t this ho had been sent fullow ing his Atterpt on Ma life Jast night at the fvst we cinct. He was ludged (n & veil With A number of other prisvners Nud denly he Degan tunning at the dave | of the cell and tamming his head | Against them The United States | Marshal, Miltan Lee, and several of e prioners subducd hun. but ne | before he had wpened & waund tn his | head and was covered with blood he (hind suivkde attempt hy e Mondav wight Nhaly | et he loobed & chain of | Nin faliing bunk around his weck and | attempiod 1o xicangle Nlmselt. Since | then e has Deen uider almost ev nant whsesy ‘u | to | 1 the consumer benefits, maximum | sets of in@epend- | Harland discovered las | U week, do not have two independently | fea fanan the nhane. \ MARINES TAKE OFF ON NIGARAGUA TRIP {Maj. Bourne and Companions Will Deliver Plane to Fight- ing Forces. | Maj. Louls M. Bourne of Quantico, {Va., and twn Marine companies tnok off from Rolling Field at §25 o'clock this morning for a projected one-st: | flght to Nicaragua to deliver a thr enyined Fokker monoplane, which will be used for transport work by |Marine forces in their operations against Sandino and his followe Maj. Hourne said he expected tn reach Miam!, Fla.. befors nightfall and upon receipt of favorable weather information there he will depart to- morrow morning for Managua. The big monoplane carried 35 pounds of gasoline distributed amonz seven 39-gallon tanks and one m. tank of 135-gallon capacity. It also carried 24 gallons of oil. Others in Party. Unless Maj. Bourne encounters strong head winds throughout the itrip. he will have more than 109 gal- lons of gasoline aboard his sbip when it lands at Miami. Lieut. Jacob Plachta went as radio operator and assista pilot, and Adjt. Benjamin F. Belcher. as me- chaud® and assistant pilot. The cargo carried consisted of two machine guns for installation on rerat |three automatic pistois. 2 quantity {of ammunition, three life-preservers |a portable rubber boat to be inflated |in emergency, parachutes and fool |for the crew consisting of sand- | wiches and a goilon of water. | Owing to the northwest wind direc- | tion, the big plane taxied to the soutn east corner of Bolling Field, utilizing | every foot of ground in order to have {a sufficient runway in the event of emergency. The big, heavily loaded !plane. however, was in the air 23 | seconds after Maj. Bourne opened the throttle and had gained several hundred feet of altitude before it had passed over Bolling Field. Will Follow Airway. Making one circle to be sure tha: everything was functioning perfectly ‘Mlj, Bourne headed southward and disappeared in the darkness which had not vet been compietely elimi nated by the coming of dawn. Rear Admiral William A. Moffert, chief of the Bureau of Aeronauties Maj. Edwin H. Brainard. chief of Ma- rine Corps Aviation. and Lieut. Bar nette T. Talbott. officer of the day of the Naval Air Station officially dis- patched Maj. Bourne on his flight ilh}. Bourne will follow t airwa which was blazed by his cf . Mas Brainard. last November, when the |intter delivered a similar menopian | to the Marines at Managua and which | ow is in use there. !MARINE AVIATOR WHO SAVED WOUNDED DESCRIBES HIS FEAT (Continued from First Page) { | plane. wasp engine equipped. These |large tires were necessary to insure | Sreater safetv and prepare the piane | better to withstand the punishment ‘Ir. Was to get upon landing in Quilaii Cpon the completion of the runway Droceeded to Quilali and attempted The first attempt was a failure. | | tpproached for a landing in the mor. {mal way. but owing to the rough |:..,nl.h.:1n-u and narrowness of ' & mormal landi L | a0t be made. A Bounced 30 Feet. On my next attempt. I decided to rop the plane into the “fleld.” The @irst drop was about 19 feet. I rolled 1 short Jistance and bounced 39 fee:. Thea the plane hit the ground agan bounced 10 feet. and rolled up to the deep ditch at the end of the P 1 g0t out of the plane, expecting o 1y | [nd halt of it spread out oa I:l’oul\d But 1 was surprised 1o it intact. The first to greet m |landing was Lieut. Gould 1 words were. “My God, Schilt anan. [from heaven would be no more lmm' than you!" My next worry was to get the “field” and dack to semic tion through the heary machine fire the plane was under. | After taking adoard Lieut Richas Who had deen wounded in the hea. was ready to attempt a takeof | sturdy arines held each wing (-‘hlb 1 started the engine. As it w | sneaded up, the Marines turned levs | the wings simultaneously. Hit Ridge on TakeOS. | 1 was catapauMed forward { ridge. Which bounced me 10 feet. I | the plane was fast gathering spee | and on the nex: dounce we remained | afloat. and the plane was intac What a glorious feeling. Now. could | successtully dodge he ead, we were victua ne WaAS unarmed, dut Lamson Seridaer, who was above me n an escort plane, wis | fully armed. and 1 did not fear the | bandit guns. Capt. Livingston. whe had bdeen | shot through the eldow with a & dum duilel. was the next to evacuated, and then 16 enlistad mer | fn_a toral of 10 tripa The less seriously wounded wers arried out two each t e engt el the plane out of the Aol ad ike a Nelicopter. On the elshth anding the tail skeg assembdly carriad away. due to the Marines carvied the tal arcund. and 1 took of without & sieg Wnding on the rudder. Strut Is Beat. On the th Janding. an interniane stut was dent. TRis was Mraight- ened WIth an Ax. wWrapping the strut with woaden spitnts and safety wire 1 made the st trip inte Quilali with out aceide Al the wounded we Vacuated th Ovotal They were tal e (wm therg in a Fokher transpoit Managua. After the last man Ovotal we procestad natrel fizht over The woa Mg during the evacuatin W Was very unfaveradle. due SV Tains o At AW ol These made fving extiemely dad T mountaine. which potivde mte ciouds, doa't help Mying in shon A Reeat deal of my huck was uved up i I mission amd 1 oaw s sately over. I vamnet the Ne Tow highty It ook & vifle Deating. dut it is new Nk w:‘\‘x;\ml\\n 5 " £ ore eadl ndt t Quilad the Qell was -u.{'\-um":n':-:"u..w“ Armel with machine guns rifles ant Datals, ready to wand off an attacs . (Conmrind Ny Abnormal Weather Brings Sufte: tng tn Mexice Cuty. MENIOWD CLEY. Janvary 12 o Abnaral Weather Ras Dought des Rere Nine parseos Rave been found dead on the siree s W the st few days Thelr deaths WO AlDUIN 10 eapusuie The thermameias dropped (o 20 S Kreen WAKR in selivn legistecnd e Mexte Uny,