Evening Star Newspaper, November 2, 1928, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy, probably occasional rain to- night and tomorrow; colder tomorrow night and Sunday. Temperatures: Highest, 64, at 2:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 45, at 11:30 pm. @pesterday. Full report on page 9. The only evening paper Foening Slar, === i } l WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Yesterday’s Circulation, 107,129 Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 * No. .30,866. Fnterhes "Wa Entered_as second class matter shington, D. C. LOUISVILLE GREETS HOOVER AS CROWDS - BRAVE RAISTORW G. 0. P. Nominee Addresses Throng in Armory After Tour of Streets. REAL KENTUCKY CHEER GIVEN FOR MRS. HOOVER ' Candidate Stresses Prosperity in Short Address—Predicts 40,- 000,000 Will Vote. BY REX COLLIER. Staft Correspondent of The Star, LOUISVILLE, Ky, November 2.— ‘With the Hoover party here, making & final swing through the turbulent border States, Herbert Hoover has flung to the voters an eleventh-hour challenge as to their choice between what he believes to be an assurance of continued prosperity under Republi- can management and what he sees as a gamble with promises held out by his ¢Democratic opponents. He climaxed here today a series of impromptu speeches on the general prosperity theme with a vigorous pro- nouncement that he does not believe the American people, “in a time of such manifest evidence of progress, assur- ance of peace, advancement of prosper- | ity, advancement of education and | moral forces, would wish to change their policies of Government.” His statements were cheered wildly by a rain-soaked throng of loyal supporters gathered at the Jefferson County court- house. ‘The nominee was deeply im- pressed by the enthusiasm of the Ken- tuckians, who dared the rain in order to veic their approval of Hoover and his pledges. Auto Parade Precedes. iDemocratic National chair- man May Retire as Di- rector of Company. Differences With Other Mem- bers of Auto Concern Over Politics Rumored. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 2 (#).—The New York Times today says that ac- cording to reports in Wall Street, John J. Raskob, who resigned as chairman of the finance committee of General Motors, to accept the chairmanship of the Democratic national committee, does not intend to resume that post after the election. ‘Whether he intends to give up his post on the board of directors and his vice presidency could not be learned, the Times says. He retained those po- sitions when he retired from the finance chairmanship. The Times says it is re- ported that he intends to sever all con- nection with the company and his resignation will be submitted to the di- rectors next Thursday. When Mr. Raskob resigned from his position with General Motors Alfred P. Sloan, jr., the president, wrote him a cordial letter, which expressed the hope that when the campaign was over Mr. Raskob would return to his finance post. Many rumors had been spread that considerable differences had develo] between Mr. Raskob and other in- fluential members of General Motors CITY AND COUNTRY SPLIT IN NEW YORK State Emphasizes Hoover’s An automobile parade through the #slippery streets preceded the meeting at the courthouse. Factory and loco- motive whistles were tied down in one long blast as the special train crossed the Ohio River into the city. Hoover exhorted his supporters not to fail him in their fnal duties as citizens —the journey to the polls next Tuesday for the quaddrennial ballot—scratching formalities which decide the fate of President-to-be. The fact that more than forty million ple will cast their ‘ballots in the eomml election, he said, is “expressive of the seriousness of the issues and the earnestness and con- | | spectacle and government the world.Rhas ever wite nTki;;npfln - ity topic, the al i mmnmmmmm- ress and national government are in- terlocked, one ‘being dependent on'the other, Stressies Prosperity Issue. Strength Outside Wet Industrial Centers. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Staff Gorrespondent of The Star, NEW YORK, November 2—New York exemplifies to a greater extent than any other State of the Union the fact that the presidential election this year is a case of the cities against-the small towns and rural communities. Smith's strength lies particularly in the in every State which has large in- dustrial centers where the wet senti- ment prevails and were large foreign groups are found. It is the Democratic hope that not only will New York City give Gov. Smith a huge plurality on election day, but also that Smith will run ahedd of tional | Hoover in many.of the so-called up- theworh}u::m ace that America occupies in the worl « "U‘:xlder the administration of the last seven and a half years our country as a whole has made un| lleled profi ress. Not every p has marched the front rank, but no man can say that our country is not stronger, that ‘his hopes are not greater than they were seven years ago, The of the world has been solidified. We have gained in domestic peace and pros- rity. s~ “Prosperity is no idle expression. The continuation of prosperity is of vital interest to every worker's job and to the safety and safe-guarding of every business and every home. The issues before us are moral as well as economic. “They affect the welfare of every home. "The result of the election will affect the direction of our national thought and State cities. They be‘l-?u that the mt; cities will benefit Smith, lult“rs they believe that the incredsed regist in New York is strongly in his favor. Carried by One Vote. ‘What has Smith done in these cities outside of New York in the past? Run- ning for Governor in 1924, Smith car- ried 13 of the up-State cities. were Albany, Amsf Beach, , Oswego, Plattsburg, Sala- manca, Troy, Utica and Yonkers, So close was the vote, however, in Glens Falls that Smith carried the city by one vote, and the same was true of running against Ogden Mills, in the gubernatorial race, Smith carried 23 up-State cities, in- cluding those named in the 1924 elec- tion except Salamanca, plus the follow- ing: New Rochelle, Rochester, Rome, Saratoga, Syracuse, Watervliet, Auburn, Buffalo, Cohoes, Hudson and Mechanics- le. our national actions for many years to_come.” ‘Thousands of citizens were massed about the Seventh street station here ‘when the train arrived. Many had been standing for hours in the rain, to hold places of vantage. Heading the recep- tion committee were Gov. Flem Samp- mon and Senator Sackett. Visits Only for Hour. The whole visit here lasted but an hour. There was difficulty in getting Hoover and his party through the cheering jam at the station to their waiting_automobiles. The line march followed several downtown blocks, in- cluding Main street, where flags and banners dripped their message of wel- come. Hoover was surprised to find a “Hoover edition” of the Herald-Post being sold on the street corners, with flaring banner lines and a large like- ness of himself covering most of the front page. Beneath the picture, in « large type, was a stirring editorial of welcome and Support. The nominee delivered his speech from a colorfully draped improvised speaker’s stand in front of the court- house, Bunting, flags, posters and signs carried the name and picture of the Republican standard-bearers on every side. Extra amplifiers hung from the corner of Fifth and Jefferson streets, 50 that those who could not get near the platform could hear the address. Hoover approached the courthouse from the rear and entered through a back entrance. His appearance on the rostrum in front of the building was the signal for prolonged and vocif- erous cheering. u Hoover ~waved for silence and launched his address at once, because of the limited time available before the train was due to move on. Brief Stops Planned. After leaving Louisviile. 2n route to St. Louis for a formal address tonight ¢ on’ farm relief, the train was to make several brief stops in Indiana, so that the nominee could greet station crowds. The St. Louis speech will be the last formal address of Hoover's campaign. It will be delivered in the Coliseum of the Missouri city and will mark the Republican nominee’s final personal ap- pearance in the so-called border terri- tory. Since leaving Washington yes- terday afternoon he has appeared be- fore crowds in Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. The train passed through Indiana en route Louisville and theh retraced its path through - Indiana on the way to St. The Democrats insist that Gov. Smith will be able to repeat his victories in the up-State cities which he carried in 1926. They go further and say he will increase his lead in those cities and may pick up some others. All of which is earnestly denied by the Republicans. In Buffalo, for example, the Republi- cans now say that Hoover has a good chance to win by 5,000. Theodore Roosevelt, jr., in 1924, another presi- dential year, carried Buffalo over Smith in the race for Governor by 11,000. Two years later Smith had a lead in Buffalo over Ogden Mills of 3,000. Troy and Albany, the Republicans admit, will give Smith a lead this year over Hodver. The Republicans insist, however, that Hoover will have big gains in all the up-State counties except Clinton and Franklin. re are mi American Catholics in that region and they may swing over to Smith. They ; WASHINGTON, RASKOB REPORTED INTENDING TO LEAVE GENERAL MOTORS JOHN_J. RASKOB. over politics. Mr. Sloan and others of the directors have expressed their sup- port of Mr. Hoover. Unless he has already disposed of his interests, which Wall Street says he has not done,- Mr. Raskob is one of the heaviest stockholders in General Motors. Several years ago he was Instrumental any French- | W in reorganizing the company and in- terest the du Pont interests in it. ‘The es says there also is consid- erable conjecture as to whether Pierre 8. du Pont will resume his chairman- of_the board of directors from wl he was granted R: s‘k"h'e of .l&- sence shortly after Mr. ob resigned. He gave as his reason that he did not wish to embarrass the company by his assoclation with the association against the prohibition amendment. = Shortly afterward he indorsed Gov. Smith’s can- PRI GEORES * ZLES LEAERS Both Parties Claim County for National Tickets in Unusual Situation. Note—This is the twelfth of a series of articles discussing the po- litical situation in nearby Maryland and Virginia. BY DONALD A. CRAIG. Staft Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., November 2.—Under conditions that never before have been present in'a presidential cam- paign, Republicans and Democrats are i . in Prince Georges u flws}m is the coun- ty " seat. Both sides are making claims that they will carry the county —one for Hoover and the other for Smith—but, privately, they admit they are baffled by the new factors that are dominant in the struggle. have the aid of many anti-Smith Dem- ocrats. The regular Democratic organ- ization leaders are hopeful of g'lnlng of the county’s vof for their hoy y for the Democratic nominee. Republicans Usually Ahead. ‘That the Republicans normally have the “edge” in this county, a section which is of special interest to Wash- ingtonians because it borders the Di trict of Columbia on the northeast, and southeast, is the opinion of de- tached observers. Only election day will tell how the new factors, the chief of which, are religion and liquor, will affect the, result. A large part of this county is subur- ban to Washington. Another big sec- tion of it is rural. One sees some Southern Maryland farmers, in its southern tip, for instance, conducting their affairs in some respects as they did before the Civil War, Automobiles have-not entirely displaced the ox-team, one of which The Star observer observ- ed toiling along a road in the Aquasco district. In the other, or northern end of the county, there are more fine mod- ern fs ) Prince Geo County, one of the oldest in d, includes the town of Laurel, near its northern t, and extends to Swanson Creek, which flows into the Patuxent River, at the coun- ty's extreme southern limit. The coun- ty touches the Potomac River on one side and the Patuxent River on the other. Surrounding Washington, as it does, on two of the city’s four sides, many men and women who earn their liveli- hood in the Capital City have their homes across the line in Prince Georges County and vote there. Towns, so close together as almost to form a con- tinuous community cluster about the District of Columbia and form part of what has become known ‘as Greater Many® of these persons are Republi- can in their_sympathies, no matter (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) the eve of election. In addition, The Star’s Star’s political pages. You are sure to get a trends, Lous. At North Vernon, Ohio, the train was “(¢ontinued on Page 6, Column 1, How Is the Election Going? G. Gould Lincoln of The Star, the campaign’s out- standing political writer, will, next Sunday, give a survey of conditions over the United States as he finds them on spondents, conversant with conditions in their own States, - will give their final estimates of the situation ‘in The The Associated Press political correspondents in the four corners of the United States likewise will contribute in the general effort to present enlightening and concise information as to America’s ‘big question of the hoar. BE SURE AND ARRANGE FOR YOUR COPY OF THE SUNDAY STAR, FOR THERE WILL BE A TREMENDOUS 'DEMAND many special political corre- better viewpoint on general g B NEW YORK ROARS WELCOME AS SMITH ' WAVES “BRONZER” City Gives Tremendous Greeting to Candidate in Broadway Parade. FRIDAY, ROOSEVELT AND OLVANY ACCOMPANY NOMINEE Governor Will Speak Tonight in Brooklyn With Those on State Ticket. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, November 2.—Home from his campaign wars to await the verdict of the voters, Gov. Alfred E. Smith rode today over the parade route that the metropolis reserves for return- ing heroes. And the old home town of the Democracy’'s standard-bearer gave to its former citizen of the lower East Side one of those uproarious greetings that it bestows on Lindberghs, Byrds and Ederles. From the Battery to Central Park the governor traveled between cheering, roaring throngs—first up the narrow street called Broadway that worms its way between the skyscrapers and then up splendid Fifth avenue. Score of Bands Play. It was a dull, gray day, with a spat- ter or two of rain, as the presidential candidate sped in his motor from his headquarters at the Biltmore to the lower end of Manhattan Island to take parade. The cavalcade got under way just after noon, when the lunch hour crowd of the downtown business and financial districts were on the streets. A score of bands, sprinkled here and there in the procession, played merrily— not omitting that song about New York’s sidewalks—as the procession of cars entered the mouth of the Broad- way canyon for the long ride to Fifty- ninth street and Fifth avenue. Ticker tape tossed from the high buildings zigzagged upon the slowly moving motors. Tons of torn papers fluttered streetward until sidewalks and pavement were covered. 5,000 Police on Duty. People shouted lustily; the sirens of the motor cycle escort shrieked; blue- coats—there were 5,000 of them long | the line march—adopted foot ball tactics to keep the crowd in bounds. It -a typical re-enactment of New pageant of welcome, staged this time in honor of a native son. ‘The governor, riding with Mrs. Smith, Mayor Walker and George W. Olvany, head of Tammany Hall, irinned broadly and waved continuously a lustrous brown derby. Forty autos conveyed the official par- ty. In one was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who nominated Gov. Smith at Houston and is now running for governor of New York on the Democratic ticket. Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Walker and John H. McCoey, Democratic leader of Brook- lyn, were other well known figures. Behind the official cars rolled 25 ma- chines filled with reporters and two busses for the camera men. The bands rode in busses also. Long before the parade had left the battery standing room on the curbs along the route was unobtainable. The crowd overflower into the park at Madi- son Square, while the steps of the Pub- lic Library at Forty-second street and Pifth avenue were filled. A drizzling rain didn’t seem to matter. When the governor arrived at the Battery, just before noon, skippers of harbor craft tied down the whistles of their boats. Mr. Smith and those who were to ride with him stepped into his car at two minutes past the noon hour, and the parade was under way. Just Another Parade. It was just another parade for Smith, who has waved his brown derby in long automobile processions through a dozen other large cities of the country, but it was very apparent when he was ap- prised of the plans that he welcomed the opportunity to show the homefolks how he maneuvered the “bronzer,” as he calls it, in acknowledging the cheers he received in the West and other regions, The Broadway parade was only a starter on the nominee's program for the day. Tonight, in the Academy of Music in Brooklyn, he will go on the air at 10 o'clock for another hour’s campaign speech and on the platform with him will be Franklin D. Roose- velt, Democratic candidate for the office he now holds and the man who dubbed him the “Happy Warrior” in his nominating speech at Houston. The two men, long personal and po- litical associates, will co-operate in a twin assault on the Republican strong- holds in New York. State issues will be the main subjects of the argument and opposition leaders and candidates for various State offices are expected to come in for a lashing. Albert Ottinger, Attorney General in Smith’s cabinet and Republican can- didate for governor, and H. Edmund Machold, Republican State chairman, already have been targets for Gov. Smith” in one or two campaign talks, and it was regarded as a foregone con- clusion that these two again will be marks for the nominee's verbal darts, 200 Busses at Circle. At Columbus ‘Circle, 200 busses, each containing approximately 50 Smith enthusiasts were to join the -nominee’s motorcade for passage down Seventh avenue to Thirty-fourth street, there to break up and scatter their passen- gers to several theaters in downtown New York, where Smith-Roosevelt ral- lies were scheduled. Gov. Smith is not certain about his plans for next week or beyond his Mad- ison Square Garden speech tomorrow night. "He believes, however, that his radio talk election eve will be delivered from the National Broadcasting Co.'s new studio instead of from his suite in the Hotel Biltmore. The talk will be broadcast immediately after Herbert Hoover has delivered his final word to the electorate at 10 o'clock, Eastern standard $ime, from Palo Alto, Calif, The Democratic nominee reiterated his belief at a press conference yester- day that there was something “in the air” that could mean nothing but vic- tory. Asked for his reaction to the re- ceptions he had received over the coun- try, he said: “Just what I said the other day. Itis in the air. It means victory; that is what it means.” - adio Programs—Pages 44 & 45 vq NOVEMBER the place of honor in the automobile | 9 1928—FIFTY. DERBY DEMOCRATIC FUND REACHES $4088.332 Reports for October 23 to 31 Add $1,023,814 to List; Balance Is $92,094. By the Associated Press. The Democratic national committee reported today to the special House elections committee receipts of $1,023,- 894 from October 23 to 31, inclusive, and total expenditures during the same pe- riod of $1,056,991, leaving a balance on November 1 of $92,004. . The committee last week reported re- ceipts up to October 22 of $3,065,038 and today’s statement brought the total to $4,088,932. Brady Gives $25,000, ‘The report showed the fol con- tributions received between October 23 and 31: $25,000, Nicholas Brady, New York. $15,000, J. D. Ryan, New York. $11,000, James Gerard, New York. $10,000—John McCormack, London: W. F, Brown, Mrs. James C. Farrell and M. Farrell, all of New York City. $7,500—John Ritchie, Chicago. $6,500—Rogers Caldwell and 'Col. Luke Lea, both of Nashville, Tenn. $6,000—Nathan S. Jonas, Great Neck, Long Island, $5,000—Thomas F. Farrell, Wilkes- Barre, Pa.; James M. Cox, Dayton, Ohio; May L. Gaston, Boston; Matti Sullivan, San Prancisco; J. H. Mark- ham, jr., , Okla, F. T. Bell, Seattle, Wash.; Robert S. Clark, Coop- erstown, N. Y.; Westmore Wilcox, jr.; Wallace Falvey, M. L. and A. C. Schwartz, Ki Gould and Vitor Emanuel, all of New York City. $3,057—Collections from subscribers Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn. $3,000: Bernard M. Baruch, New York City; Willlam- C. Heppenheimer, Jersey City; International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Stablemen and Helpers. Four Give $2,500. $2,500: David H. Miller, New York City; C. F. Madden, New York City; George F. Christensen, Seattle; Willis E. Mahoney, Seattle. $2,000: 'P. J. Shouvlin, Springfield, Ohio; Louls Leavitt, Brooklyn; Alice N. Proskauer, New York City; Edith Geery, Warwick, R. L. Justice S. Wardwell, San Francisco; Mary D. Ger- ard, New York City. $1,743: Collection at Boston, Smith rally. $1,500: Senator L. D. Tyson, Knoxville, ‘Tenn.; Cordell Hull, Carthage, Tenn.; J. McP. Keresey, New York City. $1,000—Harold F. McCormick, Chi- cago; Jeremiah Donovan, Norwalk, Conn.; Joseph E. Davies, Washington, D. C.; Fred P. Holt, Hartford, Conn.; Mrs. Edward D. White, widow of the late Chief Justice, Washington, D. C.; W. T. McGinley, San Francisco; Marth: Seery, Brooklyn; John O. Reilly, Brook- lyn; John L. Long, Hartford; W. E. Norvell, Nashville; W. D. McCoy, Brook- lyn; James A. Parsor, Albany, N. Y.; J. Foster Warner, Rochester; Henry P. Downey, Hammond, Ind.; Edwai -EIGHT PAGES. * () Means Associated Press. Shaw’s Curt Reply . To Lecture Request Riles Scotch Cleric Author’s Suggestion That Society Keep Money Brings Retort. By the Associated Press. GLASGOW, Scotland, November 2.— George Bernard Shaw has stirred Rev. H. S. McLelland, president of the Literary Society of Trinity Church, to fur' 17 anger. It appears that the so- ciety asked the noted author to give them a lecture, and beneath his usual printed note announcing that he does not open exhibitions nor speak at public dinners or similar functions, his secre- tary wrote: “Mr. Shaw is inexorable, and he ad- vises you to keep the 40 guineas you offer for some young man who needs them.” Page STOCRHOLDERSD. NERGER OF BANS DAY ON THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK. OPTICIANS T0 PAY MICHELSON HONOR Scientist to Describe Latest Experiment in Measuring Velocity of Light. The American Optical Society this afternoon will pay honor to ome of Amcrica’s most distinguished scientists, Prof. Albert A. Michelson of the Uni- versity of Chicago, whose work is the basis of one of the great revolutions in modern thought. ‘The list of Prof. Michelson’s achieve- ments in the field of optics starts with his determination, 50 years ago, of a method for measuring exactly the veloc- ity of light. This was followed by the invention of the interferometer, the marvelous mechanism which has been one of the outstanding factors in ex- tending man’s knowledge of outer space, measurements of the rigidity of the earth-revealing earth tides, and the fa- mous Michelson-Morley experiment on ether drift, which was the basis of the Einstein theory. This afternoon Prof. Michelson will tell the society of the results of his repe- Consolidation of Riggs Na- tional and Farmers & Me- chanics’ Ratified. Stockholders of the Riggs National Bank and of the Farmers & Mechanics’ National Bank in Georgetown, today ratified the consolidation proposal ap- proved by the directors some time ago, thereby consolidating these two widely known financial institutions. At the conclusion of the special meet- ing of the sotckholders of*Riggs, Presi- dent Rovert V. Fleming announced that there was a very large representation present and that the largest percentage of shares in the history of the bank had been voted. It was also reported from the meeting at Farmers & Mechanics’ Bank in George town that the merger had been ratified by a very large vote, thus making the consclidation assured. All that remains is the completion of necessary details in connection with the payment of sub- sfirll&uam to the increased capital stock of Riggs. Warrants are now being issued to stockholders of both institutions repre- senting their rights to subscribe to the increased capital of Riggs. When this is accomplished Riggs National will have a capital of $3,000,000, surplus of $2,750,000 and undivided profits of about $500,000,000. Deposits Near $50,000,000. Since the first announcement of the plan to consolidate the two banks, the deposits of the Farmers & Mechanics, for the first time in its history, have passed the $4,000,000 mark. Filene, Boston; Julia O'C. Dunn, El- ira, N. Y; Peter A. Drury, Washing- C.; Francis K, Kernan, Utlca; | " (Continued on Page 6, Column 3) | BROTHER MISSING, GIRL IS NOT HEARD Chicago Prosecutors Close Case Without Hearing From Star Witness, By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 2.—While the girl who was to have been the State's star witness lay in her hotel rcom in a state of collapse, under the care of physicians and a police guard, ?roucu- tors of the 16 henchmen of City Col- lector Morris Eller wound up their case today and rested. The State had to end its presentation of evidence without the story of Mar- garet Welch, who had been expected to point out two of the defendants as Granady’s killers, Fearing for the life of her brother Laddie, who vanished Wednesday night, and with her own life threatened by an anonymous tele- phone call, the girl collapsed yesterday and was in a hysterical condition today. The prosecutors ascribed the threats and the brothey’s disappearance to ef- forts to intimidate their witness and ass| squads of detectives to search for the missing man. Harry Hockstein, one of the defendants, and Morris Eller issued denials that their friends were implicated in the supposed kidnaping and backed their denials with an offer of rewards totaling $2,000 for infor- mation that would prove their friends were involved in the alleged intimida- tion. deposits on the October 3 call were $45,818,560. The board of directors of the Farmers & Mechanics’ National have been asked by President Fleming of Riggs to act as an advisory capacity in connection with the Georgetown Bank, which now be- comes a branch. In the merger the Riggs National also takes over the branch at Friendship. As a result of the consolidation Riggs will have six branches, the others being at Fourteenth Riggs | Da; street and Park road, Dupont Circle, tition of this experiment in 1928. It was to prove the existence medium, the h; tical ether, through whizh the world and the entire universe moves. Two Light Beams Sent. it consisted in sending out two beams of light, reflecting both back to a com- mon source, and determining accurately the difference in time of the return. One beam was shot out in the direc- tion of the motion of the earth. On its return journey, it we= supposed, the earth would catch up th it so that its return journey would take less time than its outward journey. The other beam was shot simultaneously at right angles to the first. This beam, it was assumed, would have to cover two sides of a triangle’in returning to its starting point, the base of a triangle being the distance covered by the earth since the devarture of the beam. Thus the beam shot straight ahead should have re- turned a fraction of a second sooner Jhan the beam shot at right angles to it because it would not have so much space to cover. The result of the experiment was negative. Both light impulses returned at exactly the same time. This was one of the fundamental experiments in the history of physics, comparable in results with the falling apple of Sir Isaac Newton. The result was ap- parently unexplainable until Albert Einstein, a German professor, pro- pounded his famous theory, which did away with the need of a hypothetical ether altogether in explaining physical phenomena. Prof. Michelson was at first one of the foremost opponents of the Einstein theory. He has since come partly to accept it, although he believes that the ether conception still is necessary. Re- cently the results of the original experi- ment have been questioned by Prof. yton C. Miller of the Case School of ‘Applied Science at Cleveland, who repeated it under improved conditions. Result Is Awaited. Spurred by the work of Miller, Dr. Michelson last Winter repeated his ex- periment. The first announcement of the result will be made this afternoon and is awaited with intense interest by physicists. If the results are different from those of 40 years ago it will mean another serious ~ disturbance of the physicists’ ideas of the structure of the (Continued on Page 2, Column'7.) (Continued on Page 2, Column 6. Mail Plane Lands Here to Beat Gallows From Taking Life of Condemned Slayer An air mail plane from Mississippl landed at Bolling Field this mq after a flight which may enable a man charged with murder to escape the death penalty. The plane certi- fied records of the case of Robert Percy Lofton of Magnolia, Miss., who has been found guilty by the highest court in his native State of the murder of a police- man. Armed with the necessary records in the case, Lofton’s Washington attorney, S. Robert Young, is going before the United States Supreme Court to peti- tion a writ of certiorari. If the Supreme Court consents to review the case, Lof- | to it, ton_will be granted a stay of execution by Gov. Bilbo of Mississippi. Lofton had been sentenced to hang at 5 a.m. today, but when Gov. Bilbo was notified of the activity in behalf of the condemned man he granted a 10- day reprieve. ‘The decision to bring Lofton's case before the Supreme Court was reached at such a late hour yesterday that the necessary records, sent by air mail, failed to reach Washington before the office of the clerk of the court closed yesterday. Unable to formally file his application for a writ without the rec- ords in the case, Attorney Young suc- ceeded in having the case ‘“lodged” pending a formal application. The re- prieve was action was flashed to Gov. Bilbo. After the case has been docketed, ‘Young will be in a position to ask the chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court for a stay because reprieve granted by Gov. Bilbo will expire before the United States Supreme Court, now in recess, can have the case presented Noted Surgeon Dentist Dies. OTTAWA, Ontario, November 2 (). —Col. John Alexander Armstrong, C. B. E, C. M. G., who organized the Ca- nadian Army Dental Corps in 1915 and took it overseas. and one of the best known surgeon dentists in ) died here today. He was 65 years of age. nted when word of this | dro: TWO CENTS ECKENER DISCARDS ‘GRAF ZEPPELIN FOR TRANSOCEAN TRIPS Flight Convinces Him Pas- senger Service Must Await Stronger Airships. DIRIGIBLE FACED PERIL OF BURSTING IN STORM American Stowaway Turning His 2 Exploit Into Cash—U. 8. Officers Silent. By ' * Associated Press. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, No- vember 2.—Dr. Hugo Eckener, comman- der of the Graf Zeppelin, is convinced that faster and sturdier airships are needed for transatlantic flying and is planning to build them. “We have not conquered the ocean yet,” said the commander, who faced the possibility of having his ship burst asunder in a gale over the Atlantic. “All our energy and ability must be concentrated now on elaborating plans of the present Zeppelin to provide a more durable, powerful dirigible to in- sure really reliable transatlantic air service.” Passenger Service Ended. As for the air liner which he built and commanded during a trip of more than 10,000 miles to Lakehurst, N. J., and return, Dr. Eckener said, “this ship is finished for me as far as general reg- ular passenger traffic is concerned.” ‘Whether the Graf Zeppelin will undertake another journey to the United States this year is doubtful, Dr. Eckener stated. “It is quite possible,” he added, “that this question will be definitely settled in the course of November.” Reiterates His View. Dr. Eckener reiterated that the Graf Zeppelin was not adequate for regular transoceanic_service. Clarence Terhune, 19-year-old stow- away, was receiving almost as much at- tention in Germany today as Dr. Ecken- er. When he emerged from a confer- ence with John E. Kehl, American con- sul, cheering crowds raised him to their shoulders. He soon manifested a keen business sense and refused to say any- tp:!k‘)’z to newspaper men without being He has offers to write whatever he cept he has been silent. Dr. Eckener described the trip of the airship and gave his.conclusions at a banguet in honor of the crew, given by the Zep, Corporation, and laterata torchlight procession in their honor. On the eastward flight one gale was encountered which would have burst the airship asunder if he had continued at high , he said. Disaster was averted only when the motors were throttled down to a minimum, A second gale encountered off the coast of Europe was not much less fierce than the first storm over Newfoundland, Dr. Eckener said. “I did not sleep all that night,” he continued. “But the navigation of the ship never failed for an instant. Saw Ships Tossing Below. “Of course the airship rose somewhat, but you should have seen the ships be- low, tossing like corks and with their decks awash.” & How he had suddenly seen below him a “wicked looking object” was re- counted by Dr. Eckener. He first took this for a fog formation. Then he de- cided it was a'cloud. A moment later he was astonished to discover that the airship was over the cliffs of Newfound- land. This, he said, despite having taken a course several hundreds miles to the southeast. “When we saw those mountains of ice underneath us,” he continued, “we knew and recognized that the craft of the old ocean was still greater than we had imagined. “We must learn from our experience to build strong engines for our airships so that we are no longer playthings in the grip of the elements. We must build stronger airships which will en- able us to cross the ocean not solely by avoiding storm centers.” German Girls Fancy Terhune. German girls are a bit too plump to suit Terhur~ who captured the {apncy of many of > frauleins by ,stowing IW;’Iy on th: af Zeppelin. ‘German «:Is are nice enough and good Jooking,” he said, “but they are too b!gT!al: me. erhune left today for Stuttgart, where he hopes to obtain a '.empg:ry American passport which will enable him to proceed to Paris and catch the first boat for America. He said his plans in America were still unsettled. ’1;1:“::{;1“2: fid not _know until a few efore the airship'’s he would go un it. T et A Mrs. Clara Adams of Tannersville, Pa., the only woman to make the trip il‘;td::rd, leflz‘\kmokgommively today for on e Constance aff - clining to be interviewed. e Officers Keep Silent. The three United States naval of- ficers who made the flight, Comdr. M. R. Pierce, Lieut. Thomas G. W. Settle and Lieut. Charles Edward Bauch, st?ud i'.hl! l:lht'v had pledged them- selves in wri not to about the mp‘ng i Capt. Hans C. Flemming, s=cond of- l’t}n:ert of the o?r Zegpeun. said that e, too, was under orders not to speak about the trip. by When asked about Lakehurst, N. J., Capt. Flemming said it was beautifully located, but that the hangar was badly placed in that it was continually ex- to side winds. He also considered '.v::)yln‘wohuhmranidulllx- Use as Training Snm. Dr. Eckener hopes to ne 2 transportation company in conjunction with American interests to build a larger and stronger airship, capable of withstanding the heaviest storms. In that event the Graf Zeppelin will be used as a school ship for training Zep- pelin crews and also for other experi- ments. A new also must be built at a place to be determined later. In view of the fact that the Graf Zeppelin is the largest dirigible in ex- istence today, what monster wm- tions the new Zeppelins that Dr. B ener is ing of will assume can only be left to the imagination. ‘The transatlantic voyager will not long be in idleness. Her next voyage will (Continued on Page 7, Colum dy Y