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i PROBES FLECTRIC BOND AND SHAR 'Trade Commission Brings Out 1906 and 1927 Com- parison of Assets. By the Associdted Press. 3 Exhibits to show. that. assefs of the Electric Bond & Share Co. had srown from $4,440,5990 In 1906 to $124,195442 in 1927. were introduced today in the Federal Trade Commission’s power in- vestigation. Information on details of the com- pany’s financial condition was obtained by commission experts from the com- pany prior to refusal of its officers iast week to testify or produce records con- cernipg its business. Numerous tables, showing assets, lia- bilities, .earnings, surpluses, etc., were submitted by the examiners and eco- nomists and entered for the record of Robert E. Healy, commission counsel. These said that assets had grown from'| $4,440,509 in 1906 to $124,195442 in 1927, while -expenses incre: from $48,232. to . $6,613,973 during the same period. * Comparison of Surplus. The surplus in 1906 was shown as $581,161, and the 1927 surplus was placed at $21,039,062. Total earnings for 1906 were placed at $306,513, and for 1927 at $18,513.299. The tables were presented by Samuel Meisels, commission ‘economist. These also said that the Bond & Share Co. had collected commissions from .the selling of stocks and bonds for subsid- jary companies amounting in 1906 to $32,487 and in 1927 to $1,288,216. In every instance the amounts under the various clluilmt:on? w;r; “l wn as well for the ening 3 e'I'I'Ae records said that profits from the sale of stocks and bonds had amounted in 1906 to $85348 and in 1927 to $288,080. tems tions from subsidiary . s rvices, such as wvarious se! e IOrid administrative services, nginee: Ve after 1909, Receipts from "t?m that y‘fn were put at $29,279, th 1927 at $8,084,956. mgelx; also introduced articles of in- corporation and by-laws of the Bond & Share Co. " Transfer Is Cited. otz | THE EVEi\'I:\;:(:r STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1928 | For Rail Wage Rise JAMES R. GARFIELD. —Wide World Photo. PRESIDENT HOPES of the witnesses, Smith W. Brook- One’r” a son of the Iowa Senator, who fi.mzplond in the economics division of o, P Sorpany ‘who in the hold.agm 1 per cent of the voting stock. This also included similar share- holders in one orm m&r: ;1:1:\“ or oper- nd group. s “H. Rogers, another commis- sion expert, produced a table Ah': proportion of interstate sales o sales made by TR A - ican Powt by o".b‘en A&?flm Power_ and tht oo?onmn the National Power Co. and the ; &uchoum b asked Me! Hulyd o] Bond and Share to ong of its sub- . Meisels sald - this 1925, and that the block Bond and | e urchased and had then been Power and that total profits from the d bends in 1925 .was 6,747,336, Healy the bulk of this profit transaction with De replied in the af- the. approx- fit made in he Electric Power ted it was about SWANTON PROGRAM: -FOR IMPROVEMENTS ! CAUSE OF FLURRY * (Continued Prom First Page.) Engineers, inclosing a statement which rqeth as follows: i ‘A- proposed construction program for the District of Columbia: £ “Public school building program for next 10 years, $20,000,000. *“Municipal center, land and buildings, ngi:oo 1 Capital Park and Planning program — Chain, . Calvert, ¢ 'fium"" m.a $5,100,000. - K and groumds, and buildings, $5,000.000. Pl! “Waterfront developments and im- provements, $4,000,000. “Street and avenue extensions and an ent sions and development, $2,400,000. $2,000,000 to Weitare: “Public welfare buildings and exten- donz" ‘lg'&%“gi i b\u.ldlnu and d *“Zool ] le- velopments, $1,500,000. “Afrport, land. .and bulldings, $1,- market. and cen- ‘incinerators (3)' for elty refuse, s "“Wprm'm. m'vuin‘ elimination (4). ‘wvenue, etc., $750,000. i *‘Grand at $10,000,000 per year, $100,000,000. have before me Mr. Swanton's uestions “I also “"u:"nu v’n.;wpoul.‘lmhd‘e: the three W] were e candidates - for president of the fed- eration. Mr. Swanton's’answer to ques- tion 11, ‘What will be i o 2 reads in 3 n of a 10- construct e b r the Dhl:l‘c‘: of Columbis. this plan is-provision for penter 10 -house the scat- tered activities of the District govern- ment; adeguate sewer- system, includ- ing means-of the natural park waterways, further improvement of the street lighting facl! and bal ) the elimination of the’ remaining grade crossings in the metropolitan areas. The failure to complete the five-year school plan demands the adoption of a new five-year schedule of construction.’ .. Sees Errors in Statement. l{q n:e v ';h_m;e nithn' b‘em.oge exror In ént. quo . Swanton n-iummc.m program is a $10,- 000,000 program covering a period of 10 grade crossings in the Metropolitan area. “I belleve that Mr, Swanton will in lities, ample parks, | P! thing beac T0 AVERTDEFT Counting Upon Prosperity of Country to Prevent Treas- -ury Depletion. President Coolidge is hopeful that existing prosperity of the country will prevent any deficit in the Treasury during the coming fiscal year. The President discussed the matter with his cabinet today and, according to his most recent advices, business throughout the country is generally L3S better today than it was at this time r . He has reason to feel that condition will continue. The President, while discussing the ‘healthy business situation, was great® impressed with the fact that the situa- tion has been in no wise interfered with by the national elections. On the contrary, he has information that de- spite the fact that national elections are assumed generally to affect busi- ness, there has been an increase in busi- ness on_the whole. ‘The President has been keeping in close touch with Brig. Gen. Lord,.di- recto rof the budget, with the view to doing what is possible in the way of ad-. ministra to avert a possible deficit not only during the current fiscal year during the year to begin July 1 next. 12 PHLADELPHA POLIEFAGE TRAL Mayor Suspends Officers Flayed by Jury Investi- gating Vice. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, October 30.-~Mayor Harry A. Mackey today ordered the suspension and the trial before the Civil Service Commission of the 3 po- lice inspectors, 18 captains and 1 City Hall detective declared by the special grand jury to be “unfit to hold office under the municipal government.” The inspectors and captains were ac- cused by the grand jury, which is in- vestigating bootlegging and police cor- ruption, of having given unsatisfactory explanations of the source of their large bank accounts, o Severe criticism was expressed by the grand jury in its presentment regarding the action of the Mackey administra- tion in wiping out the non-political dis- trict plan established by Gen. Smedley D. Butler, when he was director of pub- lic safety, and returning to the old system .of having police districts co- extensive with wards. Much corrup- tion, the jury declared appeared, to be due to this link-up of politics and police business. Nearly one-third of Philadelphia’s po- lice commanders have been declared by a special grand jury investigating boot- legging, gang murders and police cor- ruption to be “unfit to hold any mu- nicipal office.” The presentment, which came at ths beginning of the eleventh week of the inquiry, listed bank deposits of more than $800,000-as having been made by the 21 police officials within the last four years. The three inspectors, John J. Carlin, ‘William J. McFadden and John Struck- ert, were declared to have made total deposits of $336,794. Of this sum, $193,- 533 was credited to Carlin and $102,829 to McFadden. Deposits-of the captains ranged from $3,000 to $68,000. Monaghan Gives Views. District, Attorney Monaghan, who 15 directing the inquiry, said the present- ment had created a situation probably without a parallel in the history of American cities, while Judge Lewis de- clared that the “amazingly sordid re- cital” should make it clear to citizens of Philadelphia why gangsters, bootleggers and gunmen had been able to “operate with impunity.” Asserting ‘that the “commanders of our army of defense” had become allies of lawlessness, Judge Lewis told the district attorney and the grand jurors that i “politics won’t voluntarily ‘sepa- rate from the police force, some pressure must be brought.” The judge did not indicate what form this pressure would take. He suggested that a copy of the presentment be sent to Mayor Mackey, who had announced that he would suspend " forthwith any police official cited by the grand jury as unfit. . In a presentment on October 8 the and jury denounced political con- trol of the police force and declared that the alignment of police district lines to coincide with ward lines was the “root of the graft evil” 4,800 Men Shifted. Since then. nearly all of the 4,800 po- licemen, including captains, have been shifted to other districts by order of Mayor Mackey. At the same time Harry C. Davis, director of public safety, and Willlam Mills, superintendent of police, issued orders to the force to “get out of politics and stay out.” Four of the captains mentioned in the grand jury's presentment were already. under suspension. Two of them, Charles Schoenleber .and William C. Knoell, are awaiting ‘prison sentence. Schoenleber was convicted of conspiracy, extortion and bribery for taking money but While discussing the subject with friends today the President was repre- sented as pointing out that whether or The right side oF he Jedger I ety of ledger is greatly depurl‘gent upon businéss conditions. He e S S S ernment’s are keej uj expectations, which necegnrflypmlm {;.vemle,w and mube en‘a{am are m; up to_expectations. He apprec} t.lmat fact, however, that ntih-c;e 'Js' l:‘: 1:‘2- rect revenue from e: u - ter indicates that u’?e” business for the country is good and that substantial ts will accrue to American business, will receive its the wa; iy of taxes. of the President’s ad- the business conditions, hopeful that the revenue ’ in_January, and at the regular periods thereafter during the year, will be sufficiently to e carrying mail, as well as several other such items. Bandits Loot Office of $1,000. 30 . (#).—~Two ranch office of the Western and Southern Life Insur- ance Co. on the third floor of an office ilding here today, bound 29 men and 2 women together with a rope and es- caped in an automobile after gathering up _about $1,000 in cash and checks. appealed to you for support of a ‘pro- posed construction program for the District of Columbia’ in which he used the following: ‘Hope that you can sup- this proposition.’ ” port proj “I have noticed in the public press,” Swanton wrote, “statements by you that a plan of development advocated will result in increased taxation. “This criticiem is unjust. Everybody knows that as a city grows improve- ments are needed, and unless these are provided for in a sane and scientific manner, it is going to cost a great deal ‘more. “Past experience in the District of Columbia - proves this. . The taxes on many houses have been doubled in the last 10 years due to unscientific man- agement. “A p m in any city is helpful, but in the trict 1s absolutely necessary, because we have to go up before Con- gress and prove that the Federal Gov- ernment should help adequately to meet the needs of a growing city. The cut- ting down of Federal appropriations has been largely due to the lack of a rogram. “At the present the Government contributes but $9,000,000 in a total of nearly $40,000,000, a far . too small amount when the amount of Federal and exempt property is taken into con- sideration. Cites Past Proportion. “In 1920 the Federal -Government contributed over $10,000,000 toward the upkeep of the District, when the Dis- trict expenditures were much smaller than they are now. It is inconceivable that Congress would refuse to do its from saloonkeepers. Knoell pleaded guilty to similar charges. The others are Charles Cohen and william G. Wuest. Cohen was acquit- ted by a jury last week of charges of extortion and bribery. He had previ- ously been suspended by Director Davis. Wuest was suspended for elleged failure to clean ug his district after the drastic police shake-up. In addition to the higher officlals the d jury denounced George hwartzman, a detective, as unfit to hold ln{oclty position because he had refused to answer questions when called before the investigators. —_— CONSTITUTION HALL CORNER STONE LAID WITH IMPRESSIVE RITES e ‘~-~tinued From First Page.) _ The trowel is the p Lodge, No. 5, F. A. ‘The diplomatic corps was represented by the Ambassadors of France, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Bulgaria and the Ministers of many of the South Ameri- can republics. Members of the cabinet who accepted invitations included Secretary Mellon, Secretary Wilbur and Secretary Jardine. Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune of the Marine Corps, Admiral Stitt and Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries are representing the armed forces. Groups from congressional circles, the Commissioners of the District of Colum- bia and representatives from patriotic socleties also attended. A group of “Minute Men” in Colonial uniform under command of Col, M. V. A. Winter constituted the guard of honor for Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Alfred-J. Brosseau, president general of the D. A. R. These minute men were the same who acted as the escort for Mrs. Charles W. Fair- banks, president feneral. when Memorial Continental Hall was started, and car- ried the same flag which she presented to them. This flag has been saluted by many crowned heads of Europe of by- gone times when It was carried on a oreign tour by this company. The architecture of the new audi- torium building will conform to that of Memorial Continental Hall, which combines the Colonial and Grecian and is classed as one of the most beautiful in Washington. The plans are the gift of John Russell Pope, New York archi- tect, in memory of his mother. The financing of this building was done in 1'e(>ord-ln'eu.kmi1 time for an organization and it is hoped to have the structure completed by April 15, in time for the thirty-eighth Continental Congress. The new auditorium, in addition to space. for a library and museum, will seat 4,500 delegates. Today's corner .stone laying stands largely to the credit of Mrs. Brosseau, who was treasurer of the organization for the three years before her present incumbency as president general. Me- morial Continental Hall, built at a cost of less than $400,000, with its sur- rounding grounds, has increased so much in value that the holdings, when complete with the new auditorium, will roperty of Potomac A. M. E. [up of items totaling $395,760 for omis- construction, $9,330 for fire insurance e GAS FIRMS' COSTS HELD “IMAGINARY® Fleharty Protests Theoreti- cal Expenditures Amount- ing to $3,621,890. ‘Theoretical expenditures amounting to $3,621,890 are included in the valua- tion claim jof; thé! Washington and Georgetown Gas Light Cos., it was brought out today at the valuation hear- ing before the Public Utilities Commis- sion. This represents approximately 25 per cent of the $14,654,920 base of the company’s estimated cost of reproduc- ing the gas plant. ‘The $3,621,800 is listed in the com- pany's appraisal as undistributed gen- eral costs, exclusive of land. It is made sion and contingence, $615,240 for en?x- neering and maintenance, $15,690 for accident insurance and damages during during construction, $358,910 for perma- nent_organization during construction, $64,350 for taxes during construction, $2,155,000 for interest during construc- tion, and $7,610 for interest on taxes during construction. ‘These figures were put into the rec- ord by R. O. Luqueer, engineer of the gas company, who resumed the witness stand after an interruption to allow in- troduction of testimony of land values by members of the appraisal commit- tee of the Washington Real Estate Board, who made a survey of the com- pany's real estate holdings. Luqueer concluded his testimony last week as to tangible direct costs. ‘The detalls of how he arrived at these items of indirect costs, which People’s Counsel Ralph B. Fleherty described as “jmagniary_values,” were outlined by Luqueer. Each item was worked out by applying a percentage of “probable” outlay ~The percentage, Luqueer said, 1s intended to take care of possible omis- sions and contingencies, and to cover unforeseen delays in construction work. These items all go into the valuation claim for rate making purposes under reproduction theory in use. uqueer’s grand total does not differ radically from that of H. Carl Wolf the commission’s engineer. Wolf’s esti- mate -amounts to $3,192,332, but his ‘deductions for accrued depreciation bring the figure down to $2,816,115. Lu- . queer has allowed $122,810 for deprecia-; tion, or .$253,410 less than Wolf, with the result that Luqueer’s final estaimte of indirect costs after depreciation amounts to $3,499,080, compared with Wolf’s $2,816,115. | The commission is considering a/ recommendation of Earl V. Fisher, executive secretary, that the hearing be journed tomorrow to enable the | \commission to dispose of a number of matters awaiting action. The most im- portant of these are applications of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. for the establishment of a 2-cent transfer charge between street cars and motor busses at Fifteenth and H streets north- east, and the Capital Traction Co. ap- eal for a uniform transfer rate be- ween busses and cars at ‘Seventeenth and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. . Jewelry Salesman Robbed. NEW YORK, October 30 (#).—Two men_attacked Abner E. Blumfleld, a jewelry salesman, in the hallway of his Bronx home today, knocked him down with a blow on the head, and escaped with jewelry he told police was worlh] $17,000. Blumfield was taken to a hos- | pital with severe lacerations of the be worth approximately $5,000,000. roper share toward the development of this city into one of the great world capitals, i proposed development calls for many tl s sorely needed, including schools, playgrounds, grade crossing elimination, refuse di , & municipal center, water front development, branch libraries, extension of street and sewer systems, market. “The data to be compiled from re- the future make a correction of this nnt:hmn(u since it mvalvell mly one- tenth of ‘a proposed construction pro- for the District of columgh.' involving an' appropriation of $10,000, 000 a year for 10 years. Moreover, I recall distinctly that you showed me a letter recently in which Mr. Swanton for the use of organized citizenship, in- cluding the federation of the Citizens’ Advisory Council, in any way deemed necessary for forecasting the neighbor- hood’s broader needs, and the advocacy of such fiscal plans as may be deemed advisable by those bodies.” an airport, and a farmer's| plies’ of various citizens’ associations are ! “Three R's” Joined in Chicago Schools By "Rouging” Course in Make-Up Art By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, October 30.—To the three " there has been added a fourth, and it now is “reading, writing, 'rjth- metic and rouging.” The course in the art of make-up has been installed in Chicago continuation schools with the approval of the Board of Education. “Since the girls simply will make-up,” explained Miss Nellie Ryan, principal of the Norti Side continuatf schools, “we have decided to try to initiate them scalp, in the correct and artistic application of make-uf.” ‘The first lesson was given yesterday and it started off with soap and water. There was a facial massage, an ice rub, the laying of a cold cream powder base and then instructions on how properly Hesse Tells Police To Keep Streets Safe on Halloween Maj. Hesse again has warned the police to keep the streets safe for pedestrians tomorrow night— Halloween. The major is partial to innocents celebrations, but draws the line at destruction of property and kindred activities. Those indulging in the tradi- tional sports of throwing flour, ringing door bells and attaching “tick ~tacks” to windowpanes will find the bluecoats deaf to ex- cuses. Motor cycle and bicycle police- men will be ready to nab the un- wary offender. Culprits past the age of discretion "may expect a swift ride to the station house, while their younger celebrators will be returned home for domes- tic discipline. HOPES TORECOVR 1200 ROBBER 0T Turfman Refrains From Re- porting Hold-up—~Glad to Let Matter Drop. In the hope of recovering some of the $12,000 race track winnings of which he claims he was robbed early Sunday morning near his stables at Laurel, Md, F. H.’'Smith, Kentucky turfman and horse owner, was leaving with his string of horses this afternoon for Bowie, Md., none the worse phy- sically from his encounter with two masked highwaymen. Meanwhile, no arrests have been made and no clues have been discovered that would lead to a possible arrest of the highwaymen who are said to have beaten and robbed Smith of his wallet. Maryland State police at the Laurel station said this morning they had not been asked to look out for the supposed robbers who escaped after dummni Smith off on the road between Laurel and Bowle. They added that they knew nothing about the reported rob- bery except from talk circulated in Laurel. According to them the reputed loss has dwindled to $6,000. Smith, however, sticks to his story of the attack. He said this morning that . his loss amounted to about $12,000” and now claims that a third man was in- volved with the other two. “This third man evidently didn’t want to get mixed up in ‘the affair,” he explained, “and they forced him to come along.” “I dién't report the robbery to the police because threy promised they | wouldn't do me any more harm if I let the matter drop,” Smith added. “I was tickled to death not to be tied up in the woods as they threatened.” That part of the road near Laurel where the attack is said to have taken place is a lonely spot. 500 SMITH ADMIRERS DELAYED BY ACCIDENT Return Trip From Baltimore Dem- onstration Held Up by Breadkdown of Trolley Special. Almost 500 of the Washington Demo- crats who traveled to Baltimore last evening to hear the nominee of their party speak were delayed about an hour and a half on their return trip by a breakdown to the special seven-car train of the Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Railway Co., which was being run for their accommodation, The breakdown occurred about gz miles from Washington and repairmen had to be summoned from this city to repair the break in the trolley line, caused by a damaged trolley {ole. Although the members of the Earty were forced to sit in the car in darkness while the repair' work was going on, they were good-humored about the in- convenience, and not a complaint -was received by the railway company as a to_apply the powder. Use of the lipstick was discouraged, but rouge is sanctioned. More than 9,000 working girls and boys are enrolled in the continuation schools, result of the accident. .. Helen and Olive Parrish, 15-year-old twins, who completed Oglethorpe’s five- year course in three yeal have en- lered graduate school at Harvard. TAKOMA PARK CELEBRATES COMPLETION OF CAkROLL AVENUE Takoma Park, Md., made merry last night in_celebration of the completion of Carroll avenue and a new fire house. Above: Some of the participants in the “stunts.” Below: Lily Delowder and Ruth Howard, left to right, man the fire en- gine. —Star Staff Photos. TAKOMA RESIDENTS OPEN CELEBRATION Parade Two Miles Long Is Feature of First Night’s Civic Program. - Residents of Takoma Park, Md., last night opened their three-day celebra- tion of the completjon of the paving of Carroll avenue and the partial com- pletion of the new firehouse. A torchlight parade 2 miles long, with numerous decorated floats, was the principal feature of the opening night's program. Fire Chief J. Walter Dudley served as marshal of the parade, followed by a platoon of policemen from Washington and Montgomery County. Members of Takoma Park Post, Vet- erans of Foreign Wars, served as a color guard, and members of - Victory Post, American Legion, were represented by a bugle and drum corps. The Volunteer Fire Department members were in line. Following the parade exercises were held at the reviewing stand under the chairmanship of H. L. Thornton, presi- dent of the Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Ben H. Davis, Judge W. W. War- fleld and Gordon W. Bonnette were the principal speakers. The proceeds of the three-day car- nival will be used to complete the fire- house. Tonight a baby show will be held, with Dr. William A. Cannon in charge. Tomorrow night a popularity contest for girls will be the principal feature, with, Representative Zihlman as chair- JONK YARD BARRE Arlington Supervisors Act Without Waiting for For- mal Protests. Application for permission to operate a junk yard just south of the Highway Bridge, in Arlington County, met with a curt refusal from the Board of County Supervisors of Arlington County at a meeting in the county courthouse this morning. ‘The board did not even wait to hear the opposition to the project and voted its refusal, after H. Bruce Green, attor- ney for H. L. Hemminger of Washiny- ton, who planned to erect the junk yard, had presented the case of the ap- plicant. o Green pointed out that the site se- lected, up to about three months ago had been used for a junk yard without permission from the board of super- visors, on a license approved by the Arlington County Circuit Court. He said that Hemminger has a similar li- cense and planned to confine his Junking activities to the fleld of worn- out_automobiles. He also presented the board a letter from George D. Horning, proprietor of a pawn shop just over the bridge, whose progerty abuts the site of the proposed Jjunk yard, in which Horning stated he has no objection to the project. ‘Waving aside representatives of the opposition who arose to present their case, Edward Duncan, chairman of the board, said: “We don't care to hear the opposition. I have received a large number of protests against the estab- lishment of a junk yard at this site and I am ready to move against permission being granted Mr. Hemminger.” The motion was seconded and the| board unanimously voted to withhold the permit. Green gave notice of an appeal to the Arlington County Circuit Court. o Guise Confirms Betrothal. BRUSSELS, October 30 (#).—The + betrothal of Princess Francoise, daugh- ter of the Duke of Guise, pretender to the French throne, to Prince Christo- pher of Greece was officially confirmed at the Duke of Guise's house today. The ‘g:’r& gfo "{.k: x_finlrrlm will be decided ! nth. e ceremony will prob- rince ristopher has returned to jItaly, having obtained the duke’s con- j sent to the betrothal last Friday. AT END OF BRIDGE * EORENER' RETURN T0 B GAL VRN Home Town Will Exempt Him From Taxation—Planning Torchlight Parade. By the Associated Press. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, Oc- | tober 30.—Casting about for some new means of honoring Dr. Hugo Eck- ener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, on his return to his home town, citizens of RFriedshafen today decided to make | him an honorary citizen. This honor carries with it the delightful privileg2 of exemption from all local taxes. Despite prevailing weather conditions along_the North Atlantic steamship lane, Director' General Colsmann of the Zeppelin. works said today that h: counted on the arrival of the airship late Wednesday afternoon. | Picks Ideal Terminal. Herr Colsmann said that the vicinitz of Basel, Switzerland, was best ‘suited for a mid-European Zeppelin airdrome. | He pointed out that favorable meteor- ological conditions prevailed there the year round and that this suggested that spot in the Rhine Valley as an ideal point for the converging dirigible traffic of the future. The Zeppelin’s flight is viewed as an acid test to the dirigible’s claim to be ! received as a medium of océan air travel, which would definitely remove such craft from the realm of legend and experiment. The town fathers have decreed the erection of a rostrum on the airdrome. There Dr. Eckener and his chiefs of staff will be welcomed on their arrival. At night an enormous torchlight parade will be held in honor of thé néw con- | querors of the Atlantic. Message Tells Position. A radlo message received from the| Graf Zeppelin at 1:40 am. today sald: | “Position at 10 o’'clock last night,| Greenwich time (5 p.m. Eastern stand- | ard time), 42 degrees and 30 minutes northern latitude, 54 degrees and 50 minutes western longitude. Speed 120 | kilometers. Wind scale 8. | This would indicate that reports that the Graf Zeppelin had passed over Newfoundland shortly after 5 p.m. yes- terday were erroneous, since at that’ hour she was far to the south along the steamship lane. ZEPPELIN ALL 0. K., LINER MAURETANIA SAYS, IN. MIDOCEAN (Continued From First Page.) mated, at 100 miles an hour. Every hope existed that the return voyage would. be made in between 70 and 80 hours and that the Graf Zeppelin would reach Friedrichshafen, her home port, sometime tomorrow afternoon. At 5 pm., Eastern standard time, last night the Graf Zeppelin was re- ported at 42.30 north, 54.50 west, or about 750 miles east of Chatham, Mass. At this time she appeared on a course that would carry her over a southernly route toward the Azores. During the night, however, Dr. Hugo Eckener apparently found it advisable to change his course in order to take advantage of more favorable wind con- ditions, und at midnight, Eastern standard time, the Graf Zeppelin was reported about 250 miles northeast of | Cape Race, Newfoundland. The dirig- | ible reported that there was a south- ea.utdnlel but that all was well on; ard. May Reach Northern Europe. * At the time of the report the air liner waghéading jn'» southéast direc- tion, and German 'aviation circles. were of the opinion that Dr. Eckener was plahning to skirt the forty-sixth paral- lel of latitude, which would carry him to Northern Europe. At 9 o'clock this morning, Eastern standard time, the dirigible had been out of Lakehurst, N. J., slightly more than 30 hours, and German experts figured that she must have covered more than one-third of the 4,000 or so miles from Lakehurst to Pfiedrichs. hafen. The exact distance will vary, depending upon the course which the ship takes. favorable. The Graf Zeppelin driven most of the night with a gale howling behind her, and there was every likelihcod that the rough weather would continue throughout the ocean voyage, What apparently has mili- tated against this, however, has been the favoring winds, and there were no the stormy conditions were bothering her unduly. Berlin Gets Ready. Although the chances of the airship's landing at Berlin appeared to be slim, the German capital did not propose to be caught unawares. A special mooring mast was erected at the Staakén Air- drome outside of Berlin, but it was un- derstood that only in case of a strong wind blowing crosswise to the Fried- richsafen hangar would the airshiphead for Staaken. ‘Wherever the airship lands, there is one ‘petson aboard who will command almost as much attention as the Zep- pelin’s officers—the first aerial trans- atlantic stowaway. Clarence Terhune in hiding aboard the air liner has stir- red the imagination of Germans by evincing what they'term “schneid,” 'or what Americans would call “pep.” Indications of interest in the dirigi- (ble’s return were seen’ in the fact that enterprising firms, such as shipping companies, were distributing maps for charting her course. Government broadcasting stations have been interrupting their regular programs to give the radio audiences Zeppelin news whenever it is available. Daily newspapers have been forced to increase their staffs of telephone oper- ators so as to handle requests for in- formation about the flight. AIRSHIP WELL ON WAY, Arrival in Germany Tomorrow EmeJ in Normal Course. NEW YORK, .October 30 (#)—The glant air liner Graf Zeppelin today was Youthful Stowaway By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 30.—The Graf Zeppelin's stowaway, a 19-year-old St. Louis boy, who looks younger than his age, has been “crashing gates” the last two years from New York to Nome. His name is Clarence Tgrhune, but fellow caddies at the Rye, N. Y., Coun- try Club called him “St. Louis.” His parents are dead, his father, Charles Terhune, a St. Louis barber, having killed his wife and himself last July. He was born in St. Louis and at- tended school there until two years ago, his brother-in-law, M. Hall, re- vealed. His first wanderings carried him on a hitch-hiking trip from St. Louis to the Pacific Coast, from which he returned to crash the | Dempsey-Tunney fight at Soldier Field, Chicago. - Then followed more wandering about the .country, caddying when the need {for money" arose. He was a stowaway on a Government cruiser bound for Nome, Alaska, when his mother was killed. After his trip to Alaska he re- turned to St. Louis, where he remained Has Long Been a Victim of Wanderlust e gate at the | n 110 days and ‘again vanished. He appeared at the Rye Country Club on Graf Zeppelin three months ago and obtained a job as caddy and a room at the home of Mrs. Johin C. Donnelly in Rye. Paul Pellasco, the professional at the Country Club, said Terhune was a quiet chap who usually appeared at the links n ‘Weather reports today were none tco reports from the ship indicating that| a 90 miles southwest. of Cape Sable, Scotia. - Germany that her 43 north, longitude 58 . The 8] course southeast, ‘whiskin, HOOVER PREPARES TOEND CAMPAIGN Continues Quiét Afrange-. ‘ments for Final Swing Through the States. Content to yield the spotlight-to his. opponent and satisfied with the status of his own less spectacular campaign,’ Herbert Hoover quietly eontinued prep- arations today for “his final swing through the States. ¢ Hoover refuses to be disturbed by popular acclaim accorded Gov. Smith | In-his high-pressure drive in the East, He contends the voters cannot be stam- peded trom the course already set out— and he is confident that the course of | a majority of them is pointing the way for his own entry into the White House next March. The Republican nominee is too busy with his own plan of ‘closing the cam~ paign to give more than casual atten- tion to all the moves of the opposition. He is leaving the job of analyzing the heated political developments of the final drive to his corps of advisers. He has indicated that he sees no reason for any major change in the policy of cam«, paign strategy already promuigated. ‘Works on St. Louis Speech. Hoover was at his Massachusetts ave- nue office at an early hour today, and he_plunged immediately into an ac- cumulation of. pressing business that must be disposed of prior to his de- parture for California day after tomose row. He planned to spend much of the afternoon in the study of his home; working on the draft of his St. Louis speech, to be delivered Friday night at the Coliseum of the Missouri eity. He is giving great care to the prepa- ration of this speech, as it will deal with what he considers a paramount issue of the campaign—prosperity for the farm- ers. Utilizing a e’ of special in- terest to Mississippl er folk—inland waterways—he will ex) upon the value of cheaper transportation for farm products and seize the ' national opportunity to explain further hiS.gen- eral proposals for farm reliefs - His address Is awaited with particula? interest in the farm It because o Hoover’s recent annouricerfient in favor of a special session of Congress to con= sider the problems of agriculture, in the event the forth short session fails to meet. the. farm situation satis- factorily. He may ‘detail his ideas re: garding congressional action in th speech? x Nebraskans Disappointed. Nebraska supporters of the Republi® an nominee have evinced disappoint ment over his decision to cut thel State off his itinerary in his trip acros® the country to vote at Stanford Uni- versity. The switch in plans was mad: it a short speech in Puéblo Colo., e of ' Chairman Work of .th: Republie national committee. Con siderable pressure is being, bfought t- befl'k aln oolvet\;‘ w\reoon‘l "e‘;l. but it ’l‘: unlikely e en erary wi' be_altered fiu?nt.".g‘ n. Hoover's § " troity will leav Union Station at 5 o'clock Thursday aft ernoon with the nomince, Mrs. Hoover their son Allan, a personal staff of as sistants and a corps of newspaper cox respondents aboard. The return date, uncertain. | HELD IN $152,000°THEFT NEW_YORK; October. 30 (4).—Lov Tcmench, a bookkeeper employed & Hoyle & Sons, textile dealers of Man chester, England, and New York, wa arrested today fihm with. gomplicit- irxn the theft of $152; from_his e plogers. i ¥ *!fll.llm H. Wfl?mu mana- ger of the firm and allegedly the agtua’ thief, is pow in_ theyTombs awaiting sentence. . He - wa$ -br ‘back from British Columbia and guilty. . Detectives who arrested Lomench sai- he denied he had any knowledge ¢ Pilkington’s pecylations. apparently over the Northern Atlantic Ocean raci for her home port of len, Germany, with a gale ling behind her and increasins speed. It was estimated that she would be berthed in her hangar near Lake Constance ‘sometime after- French and Irish coasts. The British meteorological ent announced that there was a deep depression moving southward from Iceland. Carried 62 Persons. The airship carried 62 persons in- cluding a stowaway discovered when she was putting out to sea. There were.a , three United Bute:lmvl. efficers traveling as observers, pas- sengers making their first transatlantic flight and 10 other passengers complet- ing a journey from Priedrichshafen t Lakehurst and return. One of the nev passengers was a woman, 'Mrs. Clarc Adams of Tannersville, Pa. The stowaway, Clarence Terhune, 19- year-old caddy of the Rye Country Club, eluded hundreds of eyes, watchfu for just such an attempt and gained the distinction of being-the’ first per- son to steal a ride on a transatlantic ht. m%flun the airship left the coast of the United States at Chatham, Mass, on Cape Cod, at 6:15 a.m. Monday, shc had covered about 300 miles since leav- ing Lakehurst, N. J,, at 1:54 am., giv- ing her an average speed of 65 mile: an hour. She had followed a routc through the moonlit njght over New York City and Long and ther over Block Island, R. I, and over thc Elizabethan Islands of Massachusetts. Sighted by Trawler. g The steam trawler Widgeon sightec 75 miles northeast of the 0! Chatham ‘at 7:15 am. Graf Zeppelin was flying low at an estimated speed of 75 knots. The winds were favarable at that time and although the sky was overcast there were no evidences of an y starm. At 10:15 a.m. word came from the steamship Laconia that the dirigible had just passed over her at a ! g;lm ova At 2 pm. the airliner reported to position was latitude west. flying peed was given as 160 kilometers (about 100 miles) an hour and the A tall wind was ‘ her along at a much greater d she could have made in in the morning with a of cakes :’ll‘(li‘:h Pe'fi“ his 1:-!1;:: lunch. ol asco a few days ago that he had saved $50 and was going a be- cause he didn't like cold mthn'r’“ He took a bath Satur the rooming house, brush walked out, would be back S By s gol was H‘e had also told the boy Z:uld have liked to have been on the “I'm going to ki the boy comes bac! s tween 500 and 600 miles Chatham n':m Uniled Siates Wea 1 air. The position given was be- along the lane used by steamships Reports. iy reaching e Bureau indicated Statio, Balks conditions [