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to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes by The Sta:'s exclusive carrier service. Phone Main 5000 to start immediate delivery. THER. . her Bureau Forecast.) Rain today and probably tomorrow Slightly colder this afternoon or night Temperature—Highest. 1, at 4 pm: lowest. 28. at 6 pm. Full report on page 7 3 WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION he Swundy Star. * FIVE CENTS. (/) Means Associated Press. PRESIDENT URGES TRUTHFUL PRESS ATCLUB'S OPENING Newspaper Men's Organiza- 1928102 PAGES. as second clas Washing VAN DeLECATES PLEASED SOUTH CARDLINAS | INTERVENTION AS Majories of Pan-American Conferees SUPPORT PREDICTED MEANS OF HONOR = IF SMITH 1S l}H[lll}E; Cuban Envoy Backs U. S. al ' Party to Oppose Nomination, k No. L194—No. 30595 fanier D. SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY HINGTON, pect Six-Week Meeting to Close on Time With New Union Plan. Assaciated Press ! fix the date of adjournment, [/ During Havana Debate operar ‘ on Maurtua Report. HAVANA, February 4.—General satis- faction with the results achieved and optimism for the ultimate success and | speedy conclusion of the Sixth Pan-| | American Conference voiced by a| majority of delegates is summarized in | believe that. with the same co-opera- | tion shown so far, we shall finish our | deliberations on schedule.” Charles Evans Hughes expressed his | admiration for his colleagues in the following terms: “The most significant feature of this | but Shift Is Seen if Governor Wins. tion Dedicates New Quar- ters in Own Building. {FRANK B. NOYES GIVES TALK OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE DISCOUNTED a declaration made today to the Asso- conference is the admirable spirit of co HUGHES HOLDS PLAN | ciated Press by Dr. Antonio Sanchez | OPeration and fraternity that prevails. |s NEW MAGNA CHARTA‘B amente. chairman of the Cuban | The heads of other delegations ex- PAPERS’ APPRECIATION Delegates From Other Nations Bit- terly Assail Proposal Limit- ing Autonomy. B Ao HAVANA. February bassador to Washin Yerrara. in an cleventh hour on critics of the M Gamental principles of law and the defini es. defended the vention. He flayed critics’ of States policies who had nmaint barrage demning &ny intervent siate in the affairs of anoth: Dr. Ferrara declared that the tion of iutervention or non-i tion has no place in the pre cussion. and added t Cuba cannot somn other nations in expressions on in- tervention, because: “In the case of Cuba the word imtervention has been ne meanmg honor, glory and good-! ness.” He told his colleagues there is no use talking against history, asserting that intervention has been asked by all oppressed peoples. and even in mod- ern times the cases of the Syrians end Armenians are eloquent examples Matter One of Paternalism. “For the Syrians and Armenians. the word intervention has been a promisc of life itself and of a future,” he said The real issue, Dr. Ferrara continued. is not concerned with intervention, but whether there should or should not exist an international palernalism. which eventualiy will be eliminated Just as it works out in private life. A seri of internaiional princ prociaimed by the United States Jorming the basis of its policy in Western Hemisphere were criticized tacked and denounced at the confe ence today The attack which has been brewing ever since the report. prepared by D: Msurtua was published Thursday broke with stunaing suddenness as soon as Charles Evans Hughes. head of the American delegation. bad fin- | ished a speech givipg the Maurtua re- port the full mfi'wmx support of the American Government. Eight Join in Censure. Pollowing each other without delay in short speeches remarkable for a Tack of oratorical flourishes, speaker after speaker arose to pour a greater! or lesser measure of censure on the Maurtus proposal. Argentina, Mexico, Guatemala. Sai- wador, Santo Domingo, Honduras, Co- Jombia and Uruguay joined with vary- ing degrees of intensity in assalling the principies approved by the United E?Gm of Salvador. chairman of the comumittee on public interna- tional law where the discussion Lok place, sbandoned the chairmanship > as 10 be able Lo participate in the de- bate. Sounding the keynote of the re- mainder of the debate h: was on feet hardly before Mr Hughes was tnrough speaking and delivercd a speech in which he finally proposed t ! recommendations of the rence at Rio de Jan o for the Maurtua pr The jurists report uncond demns the intervention of one st he internal affairs of another wh the Maurtua report e cple that the independ tries ¥ corelated with interfere with or v other states” Dr. Maurtua Spraks. ctor Maurtua of Peru .- as 3 2de of the Gelegates on otner controversy ing that delegates regort ok, Dr. Maurtua fore presenting 1t he had exchanged, views on Jts contents with many of hi colleagues, including Dr Guerrero him Dr. Guerrero came to his feet as son 83 the Peruvian delegate ended and sald that he once had interrupted the veading of an article in th which Dr. Maurtua was 0 ok rearied Lrges Ironclad Kule Kiorduy of Mezico saGen in similer cony he had ! o that iter i [ £ Gelegstes would slwe e viesk SUOLY vl lawe upon Unac re wnoe el fronk yeul i and not of w Bgaln prec Guerrese torm plsss [ riely witer (Continued o1 rence wes o et ¢ L peert rand Page delegation and permanent president of | the conference “The conference is advancing in its labors with admirable rapidity.” said | Dr. Bustamente. “It is quite possible 1at the present meeting will establish | a record for Pan-American Conferences ot only in accomplishment, but also in swittness of procedure. “If all our work is completed. as I belicve it will be. within the six weeks allotted. 1t will be not only a direct tribute to the splendid efforts of the delegates. but also to the splendid prep- worked before the opening of the conference.” Hugzhes Praises Colleagues. lling that the congress already the haif-way mark of its weeks, Dr Bustamente | said -ather difficult accurately to ! pressed the following opinfons: Dr. Honorio Pueyrredon, Argentine Ambassador to Washington: “The conference has shown a marked | tendency to progress in matters not | strictly ot American imporiance. We | have gone forward rapidly in attacking | questions that might be <olved in an: international conference. but ha: lagged in satisfactorily solving prob- | lems ot purely American interest. It | is difficult to say what the outcome will be, but I am hopeful that we shall ar- rive at several important constructive conclusions ™ Conferees Making Progress. i Dr Jesus Salazar. Peru: | “1 believe the success of the confer- ence depends upon the will of the dele- | gales to follow a technical course in de- | bating problems connected with the re- organization of the Pan-American Union. We are proceeding along a line of accomplishment and are making defi- (Continued on Page 5, Column 3.) SCENES OVER HAIT PICTURED BY LINDY Writes of Views Beneath as Plane Idles Along Toward Santo Domingo. BY COL. CHARLES By Witrless (0 The Star and . ABOARD THE SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS. VIA SANTO DOMINGO. Feb- wary 4—My course between San Juan, Porto Rico, and Santo Domingo es over many distinct land marks, which make navigation comparatively simple. In addition. there is a tail wind and although 1 have been idling along at 75 miles an hour. 1 am far ahead of schedul Consequently, A. LINDBERGH. ew Yok T this article is being written on my hydrographic chart in | Jones, however. has been reluctant to the matter is. they haven't made up the Spirit of St. Louis over the eastern end of the Island of Haiti. The territory, 1,600 feet below. is completely covered with jungle. A few miles ahead are a number of fa™M calling Mr. Hoover because of political | cast next November for Gov. Smith. i | reasons” Semator Willis said, “or be- | Some of the leaders here say frankly | they do not believe that the delegation clearings and 15 to 20 miles the distance a small city is visible against the dark green background of the tropical mountains of the interior The ground is mottled by the shadows of a broken layer of thick, cumulous clouds, which are a few hun- dred feet above my present aititude, and a light rain squall appears on slightly hazy Southern horizon. A few minutes ago I crossed the 25 miles of water from the islands of Porto Rico and Santo Domingo. Far Ahead of Schedule. Previously, fiying low on the Porto Rican coast, 1 passed over a school of sharks, and later a large sea turtle, hich was floating on top of the water first. put quickly disappeared when lane approached. ng a modern plane under favor- je conaitions and off the air lines re- quires very little attention beyond navi- | and occasionally ehecking OVET | yor from Jadwin followed a statement | t truments, which record accu- rately the condition and performance of both ship and engine. I am still far ahead of my schedule, and in order o keep from arriving wo early. will make a trip up to the cioud layer above 1 am now an altitude of 1.400 feet, ; at 75 miles an hour, at an en- peed of slightly over 1.300 revolu- tions per minute The oil pressure is 52 pounds: ofl degrees centigrade: 2 degrees; cOmpAass s magnetic: 1:20 p.m ing the engine revolu- per minute 1o 1650 and the angle the wings w 8 degrees, air speed, s per hour. It is 1:31 pm m at an altitude of 2,100 feet. or nave climbed 700 feet in 2 minutes. The botwom of the cloud level is still 4 few hundred feet above. At 135 pm. 1 am at 4200 feet ghtly above the bottom of the cloud, in an open space. 1 vill take up rument niavigation in & few seconds. Passes Through Clouds, 6 pm. I have entered the first 4900 feet and passed into & space In a few seconds 1 am in the clouds again and current indicator have many consequently only during ssually them censary 1 am at 7200 feet In aler 1» streaming off the strut 1 am at 7600 feer 1 wut of the clouds and Wy irregular layer pm o changed from w the ground 10 & nearly 8000 feet necessary 1o Lurn on ) up the engine possible U change the hours by alr travel s car e governed nt by a chauge In ald- only & few minutes cluniing slowly after . ciouds. 1t 38 now 152 pm (Continued on Page 3, Column 2) Cards No Longer Fi x Fate of Prisoners | HOOVER RIVER DATA AGAN DEMANDED Willis Repeats Call for Ap- pearance Before Senate Committee. Leaders Hold State Will Stick to Houston Selection—Rift Looms in Ranks of Republicans. BY G. GOULD LINCOL SUT Correspondent of The St COLUMBIA, S. C. February 4.— South Carolina is a one-party State— the Democratic party. Such Republican party as there is has for years traveled around in the vest pocket of one man. Joseph W Tolbert, who is Republican national committee- man and State chairman. all rolled into | one. It does not figure in elections. though it does in Republican national conventions and the distribution of Fed- eral patronage. The Democrats of South Carolina can do what they want with the electoral vote for President and Vice President. | They face a different situation in the year 1928 than do the Democrats of North Carolina and Virginia. In those two States there is an appreciable num- ber of Republican voters. Here there is | not. No one even dreams that the State | would go Republican if Gov. Alfred E | Smith of New York were nominated for | President. It just couldn't be done. A | few thousand votes cast for the Demo- cratic presidential nominee would set- tle the matter. Now the Democrats of South Caro- | lina in large majority oppose the nom- | ination of Gov. Smith. They don't i | J. Fred Essary Points to Capitalt Growth as Nerve Center of Nation. A growing demand that the affairs of government and society o= conducted in accordance with the laws of truth is becoming increasingly evident in the consciousness of the American body politic and will lead to a moral explo- sion among those who neglect thas precept Publicity is not only the main agency of reform. main agency of prevention and | expression. It represe: the hope. the aspira VIRGINIA HIGHWA TOFALLS I URGED Citizens Start Movement to Have Toll Road Taken Into State System. Faced with a growing realization of | like his wetness. They don't like his | the utter inadequacy of Virginia's lone By the Associated Press The appearance of Secretary Hoover and Secretary Davis of the War Depart- ment before the Senate flood commit- tee was demanded again yesterday by Senator Willis. Republican, Ohio, al- though Maj. Gen. Jadwin, chief of Army engneers, assumed full respon- | sibility for the administration flood con- trol program. As acting chairman of the commit- tee, Senator Willis has twice demanded Mr. Hoover's appearance. Chairman | { ! call the Commerce Secretary, who served as personal representative -of President Coolidge in the flood district. “If there is any embarrassment in cause he and 1 may be opposing candi- dates in Ohio. 1 will be giad to with- | draw trom the hearing while he is here, | but I think he should be called.” Senator Jones has held the view that | one cabinet officer should not be called 10 testify about matters entirely under the supervision of another member of the cabinet. Hawes Brings Action. Gen. Jadwin yesterday denled any influence by Secretaries Hoover or | Davis in his flood control report after | the committee unanimously voted that he should answer questions about that phase of his program “] would not like to put into the record,” he said. “any conversations 1 had with them. They would make good witnc.ses themselves. ‘The committee action forcing an an- | by Senator Hawes, Democrat, Missouri, | that his State “not only will refuse to pay the $5.000.000 asked. but will re- fuse to pay even $5." “It is not altogether a question of the money involved.” the Missourtan said “It is the principle of the thing." Criticism of proposals for flood pro- tection of Cairo, Ill.. in the plan was voiced in reports of two I[llinols State officials submitted to the House flood control committee. Another officlal. L. D. Cornish. assistant chief engineer of the Illiinois waterway diviston, how- ever, held that the plan would provide isafety for Cairo and that the States should pay part of the cost I “Still in Danger.” The two officials, Willlam F. Mulvi- {hill and M. G. Barnes, supervisor and chief engineer, respectively, of the di- vision, sald that Cairo was still in “im- minent danger of inundation.” They | also disagreed with the Army chiet in his recommendation that the Valley | Blates should bear 20 per cent of the cost of the work 'he House committee adjourned yes- | terday unul February 8. After it re- | sumes its meetings, ‘the committee is expected o report it bill within two weeks President Coolidge discussed the flood probiem at a White House conference iate yesterday with Becretaries Mellon, Hoover and Davis of the War Depart- ment, but later it was sald that no conclusions had been reached as o means of speeding up consideration by Congiess of the administration’s con- trol plan. Gen. Jadwin also was pres- ent at the conference, which lasted two hoars Legislation of a “sensible character” 10 nap out & control plan must be en- acted by the present Congress in order . prevent another disaster, in the opinion of James M. Thomson, pub- tshier of the New Orleans Ttem and o member of the safe river committee Predicts New Flood. In a statement yesterday, the news- paper publishi emphasized that the situstion had been siudied exhsustively w House commillee, but the ques- (Continued on Page 4, Column 6. | As Kansas City Court Bars Jury Games KANERS CITY Femusry 4 | hinge on Ahe nor will Jurors while dealing the pastebonsds been posted 0 the COUNLY COUrtsuse winet card playing snd are enforcing the order 4 It has been the ors Jur wrn wrs kea for w socieble game 1 Btiaches say L i put on, however, when Justice turn of 8 Wiy for deliberation W of 1t was learned that some verdicts were he gpesult of card playlng In one re- cenf case secording W court officials, the Jury wes divided six o six the sentence of w mun chirged burglary The ';||"m|1n|‘ side chose » representative, and these Lwo Jurois played casino the difference in - theh scorer belig accepled wh the prison sen- tenee recommended for the “efendant. With the eliminution of card pl e means of killing time between stub- born arguments over a verdict, eourt oMeiuls also belleve the wheels of Jus- 118 will be quickened, | the with | church affiliation. The State is more strongly Protestant than any other in | Union. and the Baptist and the | Methodists predominate. Yet the Democrats here realize along with the Democrats in other States that the | New York' governor. if he remains in | the Houston convention next June, and | that he stands a good chance of nomi- | nation { Expect Electoral Support. What are the South Carolina Demo- crats going to do about it? The fact of | their minds If the delegation remains in the convention and does not boit after the nomination of Smith, if that occurs, the chances are that the elec- toral vote of South Carolina will be 3 the United States— their opinions in this matter. An in- | State. A third candidate would not will go Democratic in any event. | tent help the Republican nominee | opposition to the nomination of Smith | Gov. Smith, Gov. fe of Maryland |State which has a comparatively small | be no demand for him I do not be- Carolina_stands.” n Page " Column 2.) General News—Local, National Pages 12 and 13 and 23 | News of Art and Artsts—Page 4 Spanish War Veterans will bolt the convention if Smith is the party nominee. Others are less willing to express dependent dry Democratic candidate for President against Smith and the Republican nominee might carry the | split the Democracy and permit a Re- publican victory here as he might in North Carolina and Virginia. The State though under such conditions the ‘ekctonl vote of South Carolina might ! be lost to Gov. Smith, and to that ex- Gov. Richards, who is allied with the Senator Cole Blease faction of the | Demoeratic party, is outspoken in his He makes no bones about the matter Evans Opposes Smith. 1 am against s nomination of rha or any other wet.” {he governor told ime. “If Gov. Smit{ came from any | State other than New York. from a electoral vote. he would not now be considered as a candidate for the Democratic nomination. There would |lieve In swapping principles for votes | Gov. 8mith is opposed to the principles for which the democracy of South National Committeeman John Gary Evans also is opposing Smith strongly. tat. is ) 3 TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—28 PAGES. Forelgn. “Aces Up! age Political Burvey of Schools and Colleges - Pages 22 PART TWO—14 PAGEN. Editorials and Editorial Features Review of Winter Books—Page 4 Radio News- Pages 6 and 7 Boy Bcout News—-Page 8 Marine Corps News—Page Financial News—Pages 10 Veterans of the Great War Page 8§ i | Boctety News of the Clubs | Parent-Teacher Activities {D. 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Reg'lar Fell Mt & Mis, High Lighls of History, ¢ and 1 not held | and | Congress of the United States to cre- | approach to the Great Falls of the Potomac, legislators, park officials and citizens of northern Virginia have joined in a concerted movement to replace the present narrow toll road with a broad public highway overlooking the Potomac | the race, will have a great following in | palisades With the support of State Senator Frank L Ball and other leading Vir- | ginians. the Virginia Park and Planning Commission and the corporation which owns and maintains the toll road from Langley 1o Great Falls and Dranesville have carried an urgent appeal direct to Gov. Byrd. the State Highway Commis- sion and the General Assembly. All these interests have united in a determined effort to convince the authorities of the Old Dominion that its obligations to the national govern- ment demand that Virginia provide a | free, spacious, publicly-owned boule- vard from the National Capital along ! the Potomac gorge to the Falls. Toll Road Is Dangerous. | Virginia has promised to co-operate their park development program for nearby Virginia, it is polnted out, and such co-operation should least the provision of means for visiting the great parkways planned on the Park and Planning Commission Gov. citizens of Virginia and elsewhere who Falls from the Virginia side must use an extremely narrow. privately-owned ! road. the last mile of which into the Falls is virtually impassable in rainy weather, ! For the use of this hazardous road the motorists must pay a toll of 25 cents, which goes toward maintenance of the macadam _surface over an 1l-mile | stretch. The users of this inadequate jroad regard the toll as an “affront.’ Gov. Byrd has been advised by the company which collects the fees. Gov. Byrd has been informed by the ! State Highway Commission that the appeals for elimination of the toll-gate and improvement of the road are well founded, but the commission is re- luctant to take over the Dm‘)fl‘( at this time, In view of the necessity for im- proving the highway from Tyson's | Crossroads to Leesburg A bill [or inclusion of the road in the | State system has been prepared for in- troduction in the Legislature, and is now in the hands of its sponsois in Richmond. The Virginia Park Commission's plea for improvement of the road was contained in a recent letter to the gov- !'ernor, as follows ‘A bill has been introduced In the Ate a great park to embrace the gorge | of the Potomac River from Washington to Great Falls The creation of such a park would, undoubtedly, be of incalcu- uble value to the entire State of Vir- ginia Within the area mentioned na- ture has provided unrivaled beauty. which must be preserved for the benefit of the public Urges Co-operation. “The greater portion of the area pro- posed to be embraced in this Potomae gorge park. including the Great ialls, one of the beauty spots of our State 18 accessible only by means of the toll road from Langley to Drainesville, a section of the old Georgetown and Lees- burg pike “It 15 belleved that this road shouid | be promptly taken into the State high- way system and improved In view ot the plans ot the Federal Government and the importance of this road (which I8 the most direct route from Washin ton 1o Leesburg) . it should no longer main & tll road I "IU s clear that the utmost of co- operaticn should be given by the State | of Viiginia in the matter of providing adequate highways leading to and from the bridges ucross the Potomac and the State highway commissioner should be empowered to do whatever 1s neces- sary In this respect. “In conclusion, your commission can- not too strongly urge upon the mem- Hers of the Legislature of Virginia thy importance of (hese matters, and the serfous consequences Lhat are certain to result from delay. This commisalon [ has no funds whatever avatlable for its works. We can only repeat that there should be some affirmative aetion by | the Blate of Virginia. “Mere willingness 1o o r«mn- i, in our humble opinton, a totally insufiel lent reaponse (0 the proposals o the L United Btates, and it erection of great bridges over the Potomae ' ‘The commission inclosed to the gov- ernor & bill that would provide “for the setiing aside of a definite area within Virginla to conatitute the Virginia met - (Continued on Page 2, Columa 3) | with the Federal park commissions in | upper Potomac by the National Capital | Byrd has been advised that the wish to view the scenic splendors of the | seenic | 515 LOOPS IN 258 MINUTES IS NEW WORLD St By the Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn., February 4.—Gene Shank, the flying St. Paul law student, ' established a world record for airplane | looping when he made 515 joops in | 258 minutes over the St. Paul airport today. This number exceeds by 200 loops the record of 315 aerial somersaults turned in Prance by Belvin W Maynard. “the Flying Parson’ Taking off from the air fleld at 1205 pm. in the same plane he used in his attempt to beat Maynard's record Pri- day. when he was forced down by en- gine trouble after 137 loops. Shank climted to an altitude of 3.000 feet in five minutes and started his looping Dipping the nose of his plane down- ward. he starte¢ the swift plunge on the first great arc at 12:10 pm.. and thereafter with unceasing regularity he rolled off his loops at the rate of two a minute. At the 515th loop the plane’s supply ‘ot 38 s of gasoline was exhausted and S| was forced to descend. . Paul Flyer Exceeds Former Mark by 200 on Second Attempt. Averaging 1.8 Somersaults Each 60 Seconds. the first 318. but when the load of of the people With these prophetic words of a new relationship between the people. President Coolidge last night dedicated the new home of the National Press Club, speaking in t of the club before a distinguished audi- ence and to a larger unseen audience of millions who listened to his words | over a far-flung radio network which included nearly 30 broadcasting sta- tions of tne National Broadcasting Co. On the rostrum with the | President were Prank B. Noyes. presie dent of the Associated Press and The | Bva Newspaper Co. and He averaged 18 loops s minute 07| ; preq Essary. Washington correspond- ent of the Baltimore Sun, who Intro- duced the President The speech of Mr. Noyes followed that of President Coolidge. Started 22 Months Age. The new quarters of the tional Press Club were formally dedicated and thrown open to the nearly 2.000 mem- bers only a little less than 22 months to the day from the time of the laying of the corner stone of the towering structure at the corner of Fourieenth and F streets on April 8, 1926 Presi- dent Coobdge also tock part in the ceremony incident to the laying of the corner stone. wielding the trowel which cemented the stone to the foundation beneath it. on American newspapers o PLANE RECORD gasoline became lighter the plane picked up speed. Except for the cold wind in his face, Shank suffered no hardship from his grueling fight. He stepped briskly from his plane when it landed and. as the crowd surged about him. laughed at treir anxious inquiries as to how he telt. ‘1 feel fine.” he said. “Never felt betler in my life. If the gasoline had | not given out, I would have kept om| looping l Did 1 keep count of my loops? No. I was going to take up a watch so I} rould keep an approximate count, by the t/me. but I never thought about the | watch until 1 had done two loops and | then 1 figured that since I had started. 1 might as well keep on To pass the time uhe automobiles lined up by the | hav;:lj every time I was headed down- | foreign imierests a toleran! ward. the ny. & 30-mile wind was blot atf with the the altitude at which Shank I’t:‘a"ln‘ { lul'lnlmmu and SENATE WILL FIGHT STEWART IN COURT Special Counsel Authorized to Oppose Oil Magnate at | Hearing Tuesday. include at' By the Associated Press. The judicial arm of the Government reached into the Senate yesterday to remove Robert W. Stewart. outstanding Teapot Dome witness, from immediate Jeopardy for contempt Estopped by the District of Colum- bia Supreme Court from imposing in- stant sentence on the weaithy Chicago oll operator, the Senate turned at once to that court. asking that Stewart be imprisoned by judicial process for his refusal to answer questions as (o disposition of Continental Trading Liberty bonds. Under the writ issued by Justice Batley. the chatrman of the board of | the Standard Oil Co. of Indiana was | taken from the custody of the assist-! | ant sergeant-at-arms of the Senate and released under $1,000 bonds for appear- | ance 1n court Tuesday. § The writ was obtatned 15 minutes | before the Senate convened with gal- | lertes and floors jammed and with all ! arrangements made for receiving and | | sentencing Stewart it he denied to the | ’Senue ftsell the information he had twice deciined to furnish its oll com- mittee Trails $500,000 in Bonds. In the meantime that commitiee had uncovered the trall of an additional | $800.000 fn Continental Liberty donds, tracing them from James E. O'Neil missing withess in the Fall-Sinelair | conspiracy trial, to the treasury of the Prairie l;'l[\q‘ Line Co. of which he was Co | After the Continental Co's activities had be ought to light in the trial of the Teapot Dume civil suit at Chey- enne in 1925 O'Netl made & hasty trip from Parls to Montreal to make resti- tution of these bonds to the Prairie OIl | & Gas Co. which tn turt pald them wer in an ordinary business transaction 2. Column 7) | «Continued on Page Spectal Dispateh 10 The Stac CHICAGO, February 4 —Ghicago was given a Jolt today, a blow to its sensitive faculty —conceit. To all strangers the uppermost question “What do you think ob Chicago Without walling to be asked, Charles | H. Cheeny of Los Angeles, one of the | noted American architects, tells i the | Journal of the Amerfoan Institute of ' Arohitecta what he thinks of Chicago and other ottles. After working 20 years on its city beautiful plan, My Cheeny says Ohi- cago s now & per cent beautitul Washington. he selects as the most | beauliful of large American olties and | Washington is only 3 per cent beautss | Ml Los Angeles, he rates at 13 per’ cent. Paris, he vates as the most beau- tful ity 1n the world, 80 per oent | heputiiul - London is placed fust above | A‘N\';i AL ® por cent. Many contls jCapita] Given Beauty Rating of 25 In Architcct‘s Index of World Cities nental olties are listed at 3 and & HEARINGS ON (AR 8 MERGER PLANNED interests “the :.andxfnnl the s‘x!nnmu: would be greatly creased Public Will Be Given Oppor- tunity to Express | foreign connections were y dis- | Foreign interests, the President said. have the privilege of being represented in the United States. and their right | fair treatment is acknowledged. “But.” ne added, “when foreign governmenis are represented here. their agents are required to come publicly accredited and be publicly received.” The President reiterated his belief i that cne of the greatest safeguarcs of official integrity is pudlictty. and while this should nos e.v.egd 0 " A H of the personal and priv Views. Government oficials. it their pubdlic con Urges Discrimination. The press, Mr should not_only uct Assurapce that public opinion would be sought by the Public Utilities Com- mission on the agreement drawn up by the transportation companies under which it s proposed to bring about a voluntary financial and operating uni- fication. was given yesterday by Col Harrison Brand. jr. acting chairman. following an announcement that the document probably would be formally submitted to the commission for fts consideration next Saturday. Col. Brand explained the act of Con- gress authorizing a consolidation doss | force of not require the - commission to hold | public hearings on any agreement ar- rived at by the companies for that pur | Pose, but because of the intense pudlic interest i the merger. all persons con- cerned would be given an opportunity to express an opinion. The hearings, he said. prodahly will start about two weeks after the merger agreement is submitied to the commission. Requirements of Act. The public utilities act requires a notice of hearings shall be sent out 10 days in advance, s if | ical “standards ax document comes before. the comemmmn | Asoerican o 2 Saturday. arrangements could be mads | to Degin the heartngs February 2t this procedure is followed, Col. Brand | exeres said. 1t would enable the commission o | yournansm . he o reach a deviion and get the merger | armies of the crusaders had Agreement before Congress by March 1. | camp followers and ™ The board of directors Of the car | recoghise o | responss companies, it has been reported. do not | wrongdoing of thoee w Propase to subnut the merger agreement | as journalists. totally to the stockholders for ratification n | high code that gove Advance of its presentation to the com- | papermen ) mission {0 avoid reconsideration by the | ~Any owners should any of its detalls tv made by modified by the commission Cal | tices profttade Brand pointed out. however, (hat this wares © brocedure would de in conflict with the . merger act, which stipulates that at Expresses \ppreciation of Papers $ fOr the newapapers Lawrough- (Continued on Page 2 Column 6 oS : atry, My Noves vokoed theit of e whe oo rembership of the Nwtanal | WA 0E your great deals and | fne fulfitiment of those Keal of your courage and the high level of veur | ADLY and vour senve of farness. The growing tendency toward cetis traltsation of the Federal power and s contacts with dushiess @ Washington Nas made the Capiial the great nerve center af America Mr Ewary declared Washington has lkewse decoame he Sreat news center o America. perdaps the greatest news oenter D al the | world “There i soarvely & dasic ndusiry m the land that does Bt CONSCIOUNY OF UROMEACIMALY listedl f0r RS master's Wit I Wakhagion © he added (AL & (Rhole the ity bn Nevowl | |, A & iy vovweie ugly, and every architect knows i ) U O palltical S y Among the many reasas | think of | Affais i the Natonal Catal han (W0 OINARD. IS, We Dave o gones | T ol American newspapers and ol plan And 1o ordinances fo forbra | Hade Runial Sad B mmaortant o main- the erectian of AN WEly structuee | VAR Bureaus in Washingion R suppes Second. OUr largest business structures, | WeNt e activithe of the groat dews With five o aix exceptins, are mon. | SeAcks And (o remfve the heal styosities Press. All of Us Serving a8 1he wooin “Suburban hames are Dautifal and | dmdasadis of the Amertsan noale st faciories are eeiont® WContinued o Page & Oiluma 4 fa ] 4 ck upon the ad Rairs. the operation of temrises, the conduct of the fomenting of class | tealousies. he sad, dis {spirit of patrtotism As the National Press C the old bduliding at M the oid sad comme ocial A inctions aad tegrate the ud outgrew | portant, in fact ndisp business enterprise of |w to have lost power as a director of WSSOI voghi capture the dominant merly held as a distr { opinton. 1t ough unmiversities as an s tion and match the pu port of high moral s Te | tme. Nr per cent. All the leading architects indome the Paris rate and further assert that Paris has been Irving the beauty treatment for 800 years and Chicago may hope 10 catoh up in another 100 vears P K Davidsan, exponent of harmony n duikd g groups and for many years presi- dent of the Nlinols Soctety of Ared teols. told soame of the things wrons n Chicago