Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. (0 8. Weather Burean Forecast ) Partly cloudy, slightly colder tonight; tomorrow fair. Temperature—Highest, 70, at noon today; lowest, 55, at 5:50 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 @ ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ng Star. The only ev: service. ening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Saturday's Cireulation, 102,854 Sunday’s Circulation, 112,115 . 30,680, post office, BRITISH WARSHIPS Wa GIVENULTIMATUN England Demands Immediate Withdrawal of Bill Recog- nizing Public Meetings. | | | | | | CRISIS DECLARED GRAVE IF REPLY IS UNFAVORABLE Drastic Action Is Threatened—An- | swer Must Be Delivered by 7 | P. M. May 2. LONDON, April 30.—Several British | warships and cruisers sailed this morn- | ing from Malta for Egypt in connection with an Anglo-Egyptian crisis which s around the Egyptian public as- The admiralty announced today that the battleships Warspite and Valiant and the cruisers Ceres, Calypso and Caledon left Malta today for an un- known destination under command of Vice Admiral J. D. Kelly. Destination Given as Corinth. While early advices from Maita gave | ) as the destination of the British arships sailing from that place, their official destination was later given out from Malta as Corinth. | The admiraity announcement in Lon- | don left their destination undisclosed, | but the general assumption is that the | war vessels are making their way into the eastern Mediterranean as a precau- tionary measure, with a view to their | entering Egyptian waters in case of non-compliance by Egypt with the Brit- | tsh_demands | Press dispatches from Malta say that | other vessels of the fleet and a regi-| ment of troops are practically standing | by also to proceed to Egypt if necessary. TUltimatum Handed Last Night. The Egyptian government has until 7 pm. May 2 to comply with the Brit- ish demand that the bill for recognition of public meetings and demonstrations be withdrawn. Sir Austen Chamberlain. the foreign secretary. m making this announcement in the House of Com- mons today said that Lord Llovd. the British high commissioner, on instruc- tion from the British government, had handed to the Egyptian premier a final | warning last evening. | Bill Must Be Killed. ‘The British note requests the premier, #s head of the Egyptian government. | immediately to take the necessary sieps to prevent the public assemblies bil! from becoming a law, and also reguest- ing him to give categorical assurance in | writing that the measure would not be H { ‘would take such action as the situation might seem to % Comdr. worthy asked if there was any truth in the statement made this morning that vessels of the fleet had been ordered to Egypt from Malta. ‘The 1 secretary replied that he to add nothing to the should statement he had just made. Sitnation Declared Grave. ‘The situation today was grave end fraught with serious possibilities, aithough in official circles in London it was thought that the difficulties were not insurmountable and the sky might clear suddenly. There was no effort, however, to minimize the seri- ousness of the crisis. It was recalled today that in 1924 Great Britain applied heavy sanctions after the assassination of Sirdar Stack, inciuding @ large indemnity and oc- cupation of the customs houses in Alexandria. The parliamentary regime was suspended for 18 months. The Egyptian stand concerning the assemblies bill is regarded as another step in the Egyptian campaign for ab- solute independence. The assemblies bill in effect permits all sorts of pub- lic assemblies and prohibits the police from interfering unless disorders have dy started. Much bloodshed has led from assemblies in the past. including the deaths of foreigners. The PBritish attitude is that the proposed i1 should not be allowed passage. Sanctions Again Threatened. Tt was stated that the British did not mention sanctions in their note to Egypt as a penalty for Egypt's refusal to com- ply. but i well informed circles the opinion was expressed that sanctions would be applied if the Egyptians were obdurate It remained to be scen whether the sending of warships from Malta could be taken as a warning of such sanc- tions, originally part of the Turkish e, was declared a British protec- torate on December 18, 1914, as an out- growth of the World War. The protec- torate terminated in 1922 with a British declal setting forth the intention of the British government. This decla- tion, which has played an extremely t part in the relations between Egypt and Great Britain, briefly con- | tains the following provisions: Three Provisions. 1) The British protectorate over | Beypt wes terminated and Egypt ared 1o be an independent soverelg « Egyptian govern- s act of indemnity | proclafmed in 1914 was are abso- of | ent unttl such time ible by free discussion commodation of both | sents in regard najesty’s govern- roment of EgypL (8) the security of the communications | of the British empire in Egypt, (b) the | inst all forelgn ug- | nee direct of indi- () the protection of foreign resi- dents in Egypt &nd the protection of s, (d) the Budan. Pending the | of such sgreement the status these matters shall remain oone 10 tntect | Bince the fssusnce of this declars- 1 the Nationelists in Egypt have been working steadily Wwward removing Bridsh influence and Lo set up mheo- jute Egyptian sovereignty. Grest Brit- win, bowever, has resisted cvery tend- ency which appeared 1o her s weak- ening the protection of her ali-fmpor- route through the Suez Canal Mesnwhile negotiations were in prog- yess for @ treaty in mccordance with section 3 of the 1922 declaration After long discussions & draft tresty was drawn, but the Egyptian govern- us | committee on THOUSANDS CHEER | ‘maurice. and it was a welcome in which | | | r | T-year-0ld daughter Patsy, just landed Entered as second class matter shington, D. by Members of Democratic | Arrangements Group. | California Primary Interests | Committeemen at Meeting in Capital. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Functioning with entire harmony, the arrangements for the Democratic national convention in Hou- | ston on June 26 today elected Claude | G. Bowers of the editorial staff of the | New York Evening World as temporary chairman and keynote speaker of the | convention. Mr. Bowers, a student and a histo- rian, was one of the principal speakers at the Jackson day dinner given here in March at the time of the last meet- ing of the Democratic national commit- tee. He made a deep impression on the Democratic chieftains at that time, and his selection as the keynote speaker at the national convention has been pre- dicted for some time. Chairman Clem Shaver of the Democratic national com- mittee and of the committee on ar- rangements announced that the name of Senator Dill of Washington had fir;oflmscuamhmb‘tfirmuromunx hairman, it he h talked with Senator Dill in regard '&’: the matter and the Senator from Wash- ington was satisfied with the sel of Mr. Bowers. TR W |CLAUDE G. BOWERS SELECTED 'TO SOUND KEYNOTE SAIL AS EGYPT IS srit: nomntin Forescen UST! AT HOUSTON CLAUDE G. BOWERS. Members of the committee on ar- rangements for the convention attend- ing the meeting today in the national committee’s headquarters in the Na- tional Press Building for the most part took the nomination of Gov. Al Smith of New York for President as a fore- gone conclusion. Some of the commit- teemen from territory hostile to Smith or supporting favorite sons were among those who have reached the conclusion that Smith cannot be defeated at Hous- ton. They are hoping to make the con- vention an harmonious gathering. Norman E. Mack, national commit- teeman from New York, and George E. Brennan, national committeeman from " (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) FLYERS IN GOTHAM New York Gives Riotous Wel- | come to Bremen’s Crew. Troops Are Escort. By the Assoclated Press NEW YORK, April 30.—Three trans- atlantic fiyers from foreign shores were | taken to the city's heart today and| given a tumultuous welcome that left| them breathless. { The occasion was the official welcome to Baron Gunther von Huenefeld, Capt. Hermann Koehl and Maj. James Fitz- | all the city seemed to be participating. After a triumphal tour of the harbor, during which the Irish airman, lke a boy at play. amused himself by manipu- lating the city tug’s siren in answer to| the shrill salutes of a hundred flag-| the fiyers were led the deep canyons of the lower city by 10,000 troops for their official welcome by the mayor. | their sirens tied open for the of amenities. At the Battery, 10,000 troops walted to escort the foreign fiyers through the city n march- ing northward along Broadway. When the Macom docked, po{lu esti- mated the crowd in sight at 40,000 As the reception cars bearing the fiyers and city officials started up Broadway, rain began to fall, as it has at every reception to transatlantic fiyers except that for Lindbergh. Wives Await Twi ‘The impression made upon the fiyers by the reception was best shown b their exclamations when they first saw the crowd, estimated at 50,000, waiting for them at the Battery. “Ach, himmel” said the Baron. “Wonderful,” cried Capt. 4 “Marvelous, too marvelous,” said the Irish major, Waiting for their husbands at City Hall were the wives of Maj. Pitzmau- and Capt. Koehl and the major's from a liner from Europe. Both women expressed great Im- patience W see lhrg husbands, but in the meantime spoke with pride of their accomplishment. Both ssserted that they would gladly fiy back to Burope in the Bremen, but they felt quite sure thelr husbands wouldn't let them Patsy spent her time scanning the crowds for the face of her father. When the fiyers reached City Hall they were at once greeted by Mayor Walker. Mrs. Fitzmsurice and Patsy climbed onto a stenographer’s table and (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) | By the Associaten Press CHICAGO, April 30, — A marital tangle, with the “husband” carrying & secretly obtalned divorce decree for five years without srousing his “wife's” | suspicions, has been brought W the at- | tention of the Cireuit Court. Those | Involved are Mrs. Laurs Mix and Wel- fington B, Mix Mrs, Mix answeied a telephone call from Mix’s attorney last November, What she heard caused her to file a | cent rejected 3t This was followed " eoontiuued i Puge 2, Columu 6. bill for review, In which she seeks to sel wside the husbund's decres, v , | stresses the first power to answer Secretary Kel- way, | ended rope .!. to have become deeply interested again | pressed Lives W;th Divorccd Before She Learns SRTAN WELCONES .S ANTHYARPLAN Chamberlain Tells Commons Government Is Sympathetic to Kellogg Proposal. By the Associated Press LONDON, April 30.—The British government warmly welcomes the American proposals for a further joint effort to safeguard the peace of the world, Sir Austen Chamberlain told the House of Commons today, replying 1o a question as to when the Kellogg outlawry of war project would be dis- | cussed in the Commons. The British foreign secretary said that the British government is giving close and sympathetic attention to the text of the treaty proposed by Secre- tary of State Kellogg on this subject, together with the observations and the suggestions of the French The British government not doubt that this initiative would be brought to a successful issue, But time was needed for considerstion of the various issues raised by the tmm tant reservations and explana offered by the United States, the last of which was only reported in the newspapers this morning, as well as for consultation with the ions. make a further statement. GERMANY FIRST TO ANSWER. Desire to Create “Real Peace on Earth” Stressed by Newspaper. - BERLIN, Ag"rfl 29 (®).—The Tagliche Rundschau, lin newspaper, which frequently reflects the views of Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann, today fact that Germany is the logg's proposal for the outlawry of war. It said that the American and Germah mh‘ are governed by “the identical ':ldnlnlocrnhnuneweou earth.” The newspaper expressed the opin- fon, however, that whether the pact wiil prove one of the riously over, is shown by its aloofness from Eus and in “:hn fate of Europe,” the Rundschau sal The German reply to Secretary Kellogg's proposals will be published officially tomorrow. ‘The reply cordially welcomes the American initiative and expresses the conviction that such a universal pact outlawing war will bring the nations nearer the coveted goal. It states that the only other commitments to which Germany s now pl d are the cove- nant of the e of Nations and the Locarno past, which the German gov~ ernment believes will not conflict with and really should constitute part of the new pact, which should also contain indorsement of the German position on dh;'rlm-ml t. e reply 1s arded as stanchl supporting zo!h lfietm and spirit lh! American thesis, MAY WED THIS W—EEK. Spanish Premier's Marriage Re- ported Bot for Wednesday. PARIS, April 30 (#).—A Havas dis- patch from Hendaye, Pranco-Spanish fronter, today sald that according to [2 NATIONAL LABOR LEADERS SUPPORT HOOVER IN INDIANA Letter Signed by Chieftains Made Public Today in Cleveland. i EHEADS OF RAIL WORKERS’ UNIONS BARE SENTIMENT | Dawes, Declared for Lowden, Ex- pects Backing of Anti-Secretary ; Delegates, Statement Says. | By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, April 30.—A letter | signed by the heads of 12 national lapor organizations, supporting the candidacy of Secretary Herbert Hoover.in the In- diana primaries May 8, was made pub- lic here today by D. B. Robertson, presi- dent of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. The letter addressed to officers and members of railway labor organizations in Indiana was signed by Robertson and the following: L. E. Sheppard, president of the Or- Noonan, president International Broth- erhood Electrical Workers; Roy Horn, president International Brotherhood Blacksmiths, Drop Forgers and Help- ers: F. H. Fljozdal, president Brother- hood Maintenance of Way ployes; D. W. Helt, president Brotherhood of Railway Signalmen of America; A. Johnston, grand chief engineer, Brother- hood of Locomotive Engineers; W. F. Yates, president National Marine Engi- neers’ Beneficial Association; A. O. Wharton, president International Asso- ciation of Machinists; J. G. Luhrsen, president American Train Dispatchers’ 2w | of Association: E. H. Fitzgerald, presi Brotherhood Ra(lwayug:nd spulmg;l?nl Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employes, and J-"A. Franklin m:&::'l.lklmerxnluonll:l Brotherhood of ers, Iron S Bullde T el e T said that Vice President Charles G. Dawes, while announcing himself for former Gov. Prank Lowden, d:?el:ncx!:s theesl:pmt ofm all anti-Hoover o primaries.” v CALIFORNIA VOTES TOMORROW. i Reed, Smith and Walsh Face Real Test of Candidacies. SAN FRANCISCO, April 30 () —Cal- ifornla voters will cast their ballots in & presidential primary tomorrow, which many observers predict may prove the deciding factor in selection of the Democratic nominee at the national party convention in Houston. «‘Three Democrats are seeking the support of the State's 26 delegates. They are Senator James A. Reed of Missourl, Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York and Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana. The Republicans have only one can- didate, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover, to whom the State’s 20 dele- sates will be pledged. A prohibition candidate, Daniel A. Poling of New York, will be on -the ballot, although he asked that His name be n:::dnwn after_the ballots had been p e Prohibition Is Issue. Prohibition has been the princ) question involved ol cam| . Rel bt%‘ bltw le T 8 between wmum"“‘f) of the Secretary Smith for the at New York that took place McAdoo, former and Gov. nomination ity in 1924, has been ornia is suj the candidacy of Smith. m&m between the factions was expressed when Phelan declared he “was he nominated McAdoo in 1924." ‘Adoo leads the dry delegal to Walsh, who also is backed y Anti-Saloon League forces and the Woodrow Wilson Democrats. Reed Is the unknown factor. Doubt that the Missourl Senator can even hope to win the delegation has been ex- by political observers, but the into the vote polled by Reed, cutf ‘alsh, may ballots cast for Smith and prove the determining factor, Mrs. Ross Backs Smith. The Smith candidacy was ernor of Wyoming. In her California address Mrs. Ross sald opposition to the presidential candidacy of the New York Governor was founded on three considerations, all of which, she de- clared, were of little im) 3 The issues, Mrs. said, were Smith's Catholic religion, the fact that be is a reputed it of the pro- hibition law and the circumstances of his adherence to the organ- 1zation, An unusually heavy registration shows 1,254,614 Republican voters and 465,793 Democrats. Registration officials sald that many Republicans c! their rty afiiations to cast their ballots or & Democratic candidate. Smith supporters claim that the greatly increased Democratic reglstra- tion will offset the dry ballots and en- able their candidate to carry the State, He is expected to earry San Francisco and possibly the City of Los An and also San Diego. The northern California counties are also expected to give him a majority. Reglstration show- sources regarded as extremely reliable, Premier Primo de Rivera's marriage, announced for September, will be held quietly in Madrid Wednesday, The premier 1s to marry Mercedes Castelanos, an orphan of aristocratic Wife 5 Years of Separation ‘The bill sets forth she had filed & sult for separate malntenance against her husband in 1920 and that he fAled @ cross-bill in which he charged deser- ton and asked for a divorce. He per- susded her to drop prosecution of her bill, but contin with his own and received a divorce, she charges, Mrs. Mix added her hushand ad- mitted getting & divoree but he thought it would be all right to go on living with her unless he grew Lred of the parinership, at which time he would wroduce decres, & heavy increase In the wet countie: Walsh supporters claim his greatest strength lles in the 12 southern Cali- fornia counties, but feel that his chances of winning the nomination will be les- sened 1If the vote 1s light. SENATE GETS T AX BILL. $203,000,000 Reduction Measure Is || Ordered Reported. ‘The $203,000,000 tax reduction bill was oridered reported to the Benate to- day by its finance committee and Chair- man Bmoot expects it to be taken up on Thursday. The committee was unanimous in ordering the bill sent to the Senate but Democrats r notiee they would seek Adcz’t:m n the Benate of thelr $326,000( program in place of the $203,000,000 plan voted into the bill by the Republican majority. The House voted & $200,000,000 reduction, Radio Program iy der of Railway Conductors; James P. SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS MAKES LAST FLIGHT TODAY—TO D. C. Lindbergh Flying Famous Plane Here to Place It in_ Sniithsonian " Institution. jupported by Mrs. Nellle Tayloe Ross, former Gov- | el The Spirit of St. Louis today is mak- ing its last flight. The most famous airplane the world has known since the one that rose into the air at Kitty Hawk in 1903, is wing- ing its way to Washington this after- noon from the city whose name it bears, for eternal repose in the Smithsonian Institution. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, its famous master, took the ocean-crossing plane into the air over St. Louis at 10 o'clock this morning, Eastern standard time, and should he elect to make the last flight with his faithful partner in keep- ing with their custom-of the past—non stop—the two should reach Washing- ton some time between 4 and 5 o'clock this afternoon. to_deliver the mono) o plans i been known for several came as & surprise to the institution officials, SHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1928—FORTY PAGES. D WHAT = 1S IT THAT who, early this afternoon, had no offi- cial or ct information from the world’s greatest long-distance fiyer. Space Is Cleared. For several weeks a space has stood cleared in the aircraft buil , where the plane will be housed, in anticipation of Col. Lindbergh's determination to consign the ship to the American ple. In order to provide this space, two service-type at es, on exhibition as representing the advancement of aero- nlnuucn ;Ilzp by step, were removed p}ud storage. t may be several days or longer be- for the Spirit of St. Louis actually passes through byilding doors, never to be flown again. Upon its arrival at Bolling Pield, it is understood. it will be touched up with t on vital mmnnufl;tenm and then ;:l:&,dlu for transportation to In view of its historic value, consid- eration was being given to constructing (Continued on Page 4, Column 4. SENATE ORDERS |MADDENISBURIED Salt Creek Field Inquiry Au- thorized—Monopoly and Fraud Charged. By the Assoclated Pross. Investigation of the Salt Creek oll field leases was ordered today by the Senate. A resolution by Senator Norris, Re- publican of Nebrasks, directing the Senate lands committee to make the in- quiry was adopted without debate or roll call. ‘The audit committee reported the 80ITY | yesolution favorably earlier in the day with a limitation of $40,000 on the ex- . | Government for the to the Senate & special assistant to the Attorney Ge: eral during the last Democratic admin- istration, charging that the claims for leases in the Salt k fleld were based on fraud and that the Midwest Refin- ing Co., held & monopoly on the fleld and was In control of those | “THE PENALTY” | “Golden Rule” Film Produced by The Evening Star To further traffic safety is being shown today along with the regular program at The Central 425 Ninth St. N.W, Tomorrow the film will be shown at The York Ga. Ave. and Quebec 'W OF LEASES PROBE| - INLLINDIS TODAY Leaders of Government Pay Tribute to Legislator at House Rites. Following as impressive a state fu- neral service in the Capitol yesterday as this Nation ever gave an honored leader, the State of Illinois is this aft- ernoon reverently paying its last tribute to a truly favorite son—“Madden of Ilinois"—whaose fighting spirit and keen business judgment have been displayed in battles for the peopie for upward of a quarter of a century. While his body lay on a flower-draped catafalque in front of the Speaker's rostrum, under a floral blanket ‘!hk:h the long-time service of him who only two days ago was a power in affairs of the Nation The House, as usual. met at noon and Speaker Longworth rapped for order. Then, follow! the customary opening prayer, the ublican floor leader, Representative son of Con- necticut, moved a recess be taken for the funeral service. Justices Are Seated. A silence fell over the historic hall and the Senate and the justices of the Supreme Court were ushered to their seats on the front row only a few feet from the casket. The ts were the next to be seated followed by the chief of the Army general staff, the chief of naval operations and the com- mandant of the Marine Cor) The last to enter were dent Cool- idge and seven members of his cabinet. Mrs. Coolidge, accompanied Frank W. Stearns of Boston, ente! 1= dential section of the gallery at st the same time. Mr. Madden's widow and daughter, Mrs. Paul Henderson, took seats to the left of the Speaker's chair. ‘The service was gwned with a prayer Rev. James Shexa Montgomery, chaplain of the House. The male ugxu- tet of the Metropolitan Methodis! _gll- copal Church sang “Somé Day." The chaplain read the (wenty-third psalm. Two_addresses, one by Vice Presi- dent Dawes and the other by Repre- sentative Byrns of Tennessee, sentor Democratic member of the House :{p- proprintions committee, over which Mr. " (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) ence testified the ap) | SWOLLEN POTONAC CONTINUES TO RIGE Flood Stage Neared at Wil- liamsport—Much Dam- age Is Reported. Ped by melting snows on the moun- tains of four States—Marylard, Vir- gmnia, West Virginia and southern Penn- sylvania—and by water from innumer- | able streams swollen by recent torren- tial rains, the Potomac River continued e to rise along almost its whole course above Washington today. While still below the official flood and | stage and mot likely to reach that height, unless more rain falls in the mountains, the swiftly rushing high water is doing much damage at many points porthwest of Washington. The river 1s so full at Great Falls almost disappeared. suspended upon the Chain Bridge excavation on the Virginia side. At Hancock, Md. residents were moving out of the lower section of the town. At tide was | high this morning the level of the water was~4l; feet above the zero mark on the gauge and was still rising. The at this point is 8 feet, & | point which is not likely to be reached, according to the present outlook. be- dmly the river broadens out near the Dr. H. C. Frankenfield, in charge of the river and flood division of the | Weather Bureau, said the swift current was tearing loose small along the river in the vicinity of Cum- beriand, Harpers Ferry, Hancock and other sotnu in Maryland. Virginia and West Virginia. It was also interfering with the operations of sand and gravel companies and other business along the | river. Apparently, however, the water | has not risen high enough at any point | to interfere with railroad travel or en- bridges or em- reau received a report this morming that there was still 2 feet of snow on the high mountains in that vicinity. “All the water from this melting snow must run off through the Potomac River,” said Dr. Frankenfield, “but if the snow melts slowly and there are no more heavy rains in the next few days, there will be no of a flood. The river will probably continue to rise, however, for a day or two." Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, Assistant En- gineer Commissioner of the District. visited Chain Bridge this morning and reported “all safe” at that point, so far as work on the repairing of the bridge is concerned. He said that exca- vation had been nogptd for the present on account of the high water. “We do not look for much more ele- vation of the water at Chain Bridge. said Capt. Whitehurst. “We have been flooded out of the bottom of the hole for the new abutment at the Virginia or 3 feet to spare to the top of the old abutment. We have another 8 or 9 feet to the ‘A’ frame footing, so there is no danger.” Chain Bridge Mark. The water is between 15 and 16 feet above the zero mark on the gauge at Chain Bridge, but Capt. Whitehurst ex- plained that when it reaches 18 feet the water will begin to spread out over the great expanse of flats at this point and the subsequent rise will be very slow and much less than it would be at a narrower place in the river basin At Cumberland this morning the water was 315 feet above the zero mark. with 2%y feet stll to go before the flood stage is reached. At Hancock Md. where the flood stage is 85 feet the water has reached 18 feet. while at Harper's Ferry. where the flood stage Is 18 feet, it has reached 14 1-10 leet No official report was available as to but it was unafficially reported to the | Weather Bureau that it was from 20 to 35 feet above the sero mark | In the narrow gorges below Qreat Falls the water ts much higher at some | polnts, and the raging torrent is tear- | ing_away small boats and landings “(Continued op Page 2, Column 4) | Police Chief of Chicago Suburb, Target For Gangsters’ Guns, By the Awsociated Press CHICAGO, April 30.—~When a cop calls for help the situation must be serious, Riverside, the tranquil name of a turbulent suburb, has found itself in the backwash of Chicage orime. with l| | gangsters in automoblles volleying at those they don't like. When they began shooting at members of the police force, including the chief, Arthur Belts, that Individual called upon the county po- lice to help clean houss | Calls for Help OfMcelals of the suburb today were un- ) der armed guard to prevent the execu- | tion of death threats which every vil- | lage oficer has received. The guards were called u]!\uu following the attack Saturday night on Chief Belt2 and Of- ficer Fred Muolkentine by 10 armed gangsters, Belta escaped. but Molken- tine was shot through the head and | may die. i ‘The gangster uprising i attributed to the pall victory of a “reform” ticket Wwith which Chiel Belts & Prom Cumberland the Weather Bu- | end of the bridge, but there is still 2 the height of the water at Great Falls. | TWO CENTS. AIDTO COMMUNIST AGTIVITIES IS LAID TOCOAL COMPANY Labor Editor Charges Pitts- burgh Firm Gave Money to Agitators. | r |VERBAL CLASH FOLLOWS | TESTIMONY AT HEARING | Witness Attacks Lawyer, Who De- nies Charges Against His Charges that the Pitt: nad financially aided | tivities” among the miners, were made | before the Senate coal commitice today oy Louis McGrew, editor of the Labor World, Pittsburgh, and were immedi- iately described as maliciously false by Don Rose, counsel for the company. McGrew had outlined what he call- od a history of “red propaganda” among | the coal miners of Pennsylvania since 1900. In this connection he named the save the union committee,” and the | “Pennsylvania and Ohio Relief Society,” | whose late activities in that territory | have claimed the attention of the Sen- |ate investigation commiitee from time | to time. I Reads Prepared Statement. __Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, asked, “Who if anybody is financing this new movement in Pennsylvania?” The editor said he had not intended | to go into that. but would read a pre- pared statement in view of the ques- tion, adding that the Pennsylvania op- erators had backed supposedly seditious organizations. “We deny that,” said Rose. McGrew's statement precipitated a fiery series of personalities between him and Rose. “I don't think Mr. McGrew believes that there is anything to what he said,” shouted the attorney. “Listen here, Don,” retorted the wit- S’el:' “you've done rougher stu¥ than T “I'm not on trial,” Rose returned. | “Well, I'll put you on trial” said Me- Grew. “If I told all I know about you, this ceiling would fall down, and IR come down here in two weeks and do it. You've besn a ‘fixer’ ever since you be- came attorney for the Pittsburgh Coal iCo. You cant deny that ‘Butlsy Joyce is your jury fixer.’ 1 never fixed a jury in my life.” re- p;ieduficsc. “and there’s nothing 10 any of this” Says He Set “Trap.” McGrew said that a telephone call bad come erroneously to his office on March 10, 1925 asking for Joe Vitches- tain. editor of the National Labor Tribune. He quoted the caller as say- ing. “This is John Brophy. Say. Joe !:g;‘bahnee of that money is due The editor said that John B. Cooper was in his office at the time and that they “talked the matter over and de- cided to set a trap for this meeting * which the caller had arranged to take place between him and Vitchestain. The meeting place was set for the Seventh Avenue Hotel in Pitisburgh, said McGrew, and plans were so de- veloped that Vitchestain and John Bro- P! ppointed time. McGrew said that he foliowed Vitchestain, who carried “a small brown satchel” while another man had arranged to keep watch on the meeting place in the hotel corridor. The editor quoted Vitchestain as say- j g to Brophy Lesher have talked this over and wan! you to put this paragraph in the i cular.” The paragraph mentioned, Me Grew said, was “TDhis call is addressec | w all unorganized miners except those who have taken the jods of striking | miners.” i . E. Lesher, vice president of the | Pittsburgh Coal Co.. was sitting beside Rose in the committee room. | Calls Himself “Neutral” Previously Mr. McGrew had outlin to the coal committee all>ged effo radicals to permeate coal fields their philosophy. He was interrupted at one point by Senator’ Wheeler, Democrat. Montana, | who asked whether he had “checked up { to see if any of ihe radicals were in the | cmploy of the power mterests.” | Montanan referred to evidence earthed by the Federal Trade Comm! sion investigation of the power indus- y. but McGrew said he understood the icals were against power inter- ts in favoring Government ownership nd operation of ind The labor edi | " neutra! party situation.” 'He told | Emma Goldman a jin the Penns past, declaring t there was “mo | question that these fellows were trying (o build up a Soviet repudlic here and were backed by money Soviet Russia.™ McGrew said a “Red agent” had told him that the Russians were going to spend $20.000,000 in this country, add- ing 500 “Red agents® had been put In the mines of the Tri-State area prior to the strike of April, 1937, but that their efforts had been a “rank failure * The witness said the “Reds™ were lod by Foster. and were “out to get John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, There's no doubt of #t,* he went on, cause they want to get a hald on | the United Mine Workers and then wark into steel and the other industries | like they have in England. Oune-eighth | of the population I England is Come munistic.” “Where did you get your fgures™ asked Wheeler. “From Scotland Yard," replied Me- Qrew. He then said he had counted 4 whom he said were Communists on the platiorm from W the Mon- tanan had :gnken i Pittsdurgh. Wheeler laughy Throughout his testimony MoGrew laughed, as did the few persons it in the commitiee room. Sepator broke in ai one point to ask: “Lets get away from this levity and face this serious situation which you say & ex- sting.” The West Virginian said he wanted a suggestion for a remedy, and MoQrew said he conld flood the country with publicity to offsel “communistic propa- wanda® if Be had the money. “1 have had an unusual oppertunity to study these movements and expose them as & mere dream.” he 3 *MeQirew sald he had submitted some ol his facts to President Coolidge and that he knew the 1 would make Congress stay here until they settle this situation.” VS & SNATt lelmw,” D added 3 >