Evening Star Newspaper, December 1, 1928, Page 2

AIR CORPS PRAISED AS BEST IN WORLD System Lauded in War Sec- retary’s Report—Marked Progress Shown, Claiming for the Army an aviation training “second to none in the world,"” *f iry of War Dwight F.| Davis in annual report submitted to the President.today points with gratifi- cation to the development of the Na- tion’s air defenses since the inaugura- tion of the five-year expansion program in July, 1927 ‘While boun vir¢ commissioned and en- listed strengths of the Ai; Torps are somewhat below that authorized for the first increment of the five-year programi, Secretary Davis said that aircraft con- struction has been going through a period of standardization and that im- provement in existing lines might b: anticipated in the future rather than changes in equipment. The numerical decrease in equipment, he said, had been offset by increase in quality. “Pursuit, observation, training and ca types of airplanes have attained a standardized position,” the report tat “attack and bombardment types, , require further development. Activities Increased. “The humber of aircraft-hours flown has increased from 150,319 in 1925 to 182,903 in 1928. This increase may be used as an index of the enlarged ac- Hvities of the Atr ] Pointing out that the Air Corps has been considerably handicapped by the necessity of using “P a large war-time stock of Liberty engines, for reasons ot strictest economy, the Secretary of War declares-it is planned, however, to dis- continue the procurement of planes equipped with Liberty engines. Pinal determination of the strength of the combatant branches of the Army, A solution of the promotion gquestion and completion of the housing program will give the United States, in the opin- fon of the Secretary, “a permanent mil- itary establishment unequaled in mo- rale and in professional effectiveness of & high ratio to its small numbers.” All Elements Progress. ‘The aim of a stabilization of policy during the last four years, Mr. Davis told the hulhgefnt.] has m“":vldchm ux':- interrupted rnal progress, grat- ifying h.m\llh. All elem::; U‘Prge Al ve markedly. - r;am’ has not been confined to the dis- tinctly military activities of the War Department, but has been quite general in all the varied non-military projects. ‘With an aggregate of 127,837 commis- sioned, warrant -officer and enlisted strength, exclusive of the Philippine Scouts, at the close of the year, Mr. Davis said the strength of the overseas garrisons could not be depleted to pro- vide increment for augmentation of the Alr Corps. If further reductions are necessary—and one probably will be during this year—they must continue to be made in the personnel branches within the United States. “It is with grave concern,” Mr. Davis said, “that the War Department con- tamplates further reductions in branches which within the United States total m 86,105 nldl]zu fordm area of u’om; square miles and a population of over 120,000,000 “There has been a distinct elevation of the standards of units and individ- uals,” he said. “Many hundreds of offi- cers of the permanent establishment courses in the splendid . More maneu- and extent have d. M:‘nw’l i~ 't:n befin conducted eflailfl‘ avy; practi- cally all have combined the use of air and ground treops.” Outstsnding Points. Outstanding points in Mr. Davis' re- port were: A"l'he e-en?: :'n;mm tne:d of tge rmy, from 'wpoint of e participation in war, is the develop- ment and improvement of and materiel—a continuous effort to assure, should emergency so demand, the availability for production of ma- teriel of tm of last-minute develop- existence of Jigs, gauges man howev of oflm have under ‘chfllntmuous I‘n- Vuw e means for the m’gmm of units and of materiel. Improvements in types have been nu-ak?nm‘mmerm:: n.uu Army keeps wel van on modern development. X G res\m & gradual but very satis- factory progress. Subsistence Increased. £ bnistea nen bas been recognised of enl men throughout the A as one of the outstanding moves of the last decade for the maintenance of a high state of morale. “The National Guard has attained the highest plane of military effective- ness in the peace-time history of this element of our national defense forces. ‘The National Guard now is more highly organized, more completely equipped and more thoroughly trained than at any period in the past. Its standards have never T on June 30, ‘The aggregate 1928, was 181,221, as compared with 177,428 on the same date four years ago. Expansion has been slight, but internal development has been steady and well rounded. As a result, the report points out, the National Guard today stands as a well balanced, well equipped and basically well trained force, capable of meeting any demands made upon it. “Further- more,” the Secretary adds, “it is pre- to take its place in the front ine of defense in any minor emer- gency. We .have every confidence in its future.” Attend Basic Schools. One of the most important factors in the upbuilding of the National uard, he says, is the fact that during | THE EVENING WINS He Would Be No. 1 in List for 1929. Wait of Five Weary Hours in D. C. Office Corridor Brings Its Reward. ‘The first set of 1929 automobile tags and a $20 bill were the reward today of William P. Storty, 817 Fourth street, for a wait of five hours in the cor-| ridors at the District Building. He | got tag number E-1. The money he | won on a bet that he would be first. Storty was the first arrival at the building, taking up his vigil at 3:30 o'clock. By 5 o'clock several more men were in line, but it was not until 5:30 that the first woman arrived. She was Miss Betty Whitfield, 1801 K street, and she outdistanced two of the men | in front of her after the gates were opened. William P. Storty Wagered; $20, GETS FIRST AUTO TAG IN BET ON LICENSE NUMBER The first arrivals at the District Build- ing this morning for early numbers in auto tags. William P. Storty (right), took up his vigil at 3:30 a.m. He sot tag number E-1. Miss Betty Whitefield | (fourth from right), arrived at 5:30 a.m. to get the first tag issued to a_woman. —Star Staft Photo. Hard luck last year assailed Storty. who is a chauffeur, and he lost the first tag as well as a bet. He was on the way to the District Building and be- came worried for fear some one else would get there first. The more he worried the harder he stepped on the accelerator, which resulted in his ar- rest by Detective A. E. Berry of the twelfth precinct. “I was going 65 miles an hour,” he said today. No such bard luck was experienced by him this year, however, as he started early and drove carefully. Storty says that he is a chauffeur for Mrs. James La Fontaine, - 470 Maryland avenue southwest. , BOYS SUSPECTED CHURCH VANDALS Depredations Reported to Police by Rector of Our Lady of Victory. Pive boys living in the vicinity of the Church of Our Lady of Victory, at Conduit and Reservoir .roads, are un- der suspicion of having broken into the church four times within two months and committed sacrileges. A week ago ‘Wednesday almost a gallon of -sacra- mental e was stolen and the same day the boys were observed by their parents and friends to be in what seemed, it was said, an intoxicated con- dition. As a result Rev. Francis Yingling, rector of the church, suggested to police of the seventh precinct that the boys be questioned. All have denied the charges and nothing definite has been proved. Not Blaming Enemies. Father Yingling today belittled a suggestion that the depredations might be due to members of an anti-Catholic organization, and said that of the boys suspected three are Catholics and two Protestants. Until the first time the church was broken into, about two months ago, it was left open during the day and often at night. Now Father Yingling has been forced to keep it locked. Father Yingling said the boys range in age from 14 to 16 years. Robbery is not the motive, he declared. Except for their last visit, when the wine was taken, the vandals contented themselves with minor acts of mischief, such as drawing on the walls and overturning benches. Threatened by Fire. Wednesday of last week they broke a crucifix, knocked down statues, stole the wine and almost set fire to the structure. ~ Sunday morning, whtn Father Yingling attempted to use the organ, he discovered that the keyboard | had been ruined by fire. The boys had evidently placed a candle on the organ, he declared, and when it overturned and set fire to the celluloid keys, they became frightened and ran. ~Father Yingling thinks their accidental knock- ing closed the organ lid, quenching the blaze, which saved the church from being burned. Seeing the dangerous nature the visits were taking, Father Yingling reported the matter to the police, who are in- vestigating. ‘Two years ago the church was burned, and the manner in which the fire start- ed was never discovered. ——— ORDER OF ELKS PLANS MEMORIAL SERVICES Past Grand Exalted Ruler Fred Har- per of Lynchburg, Va., will deliver the principal address tomorrow at the an- nual memorial services of Washington Lodge, No. 15, B. P. O. Elks, which will be held in the lodgeroom of the home at 8 pm. A program of instrumental G the last four years 1499 officers and 514 enlisted men of the Guard have attended basic * and advanced schools of .the Regular Army's educa- tionsl system. "The popular success of ‘the citizens' military training camps has far ex- ceeded the fondést expectations of those broad-visionied leaders who were 50 ur- gent fn their demands that the national defense act give full legal recognition to this project for the physical better- ment and military instruction of Amer- ies’s youth. “The subject of motorization has been studj from all angles with a view to ol mobility of troops. The organi- zation of an experimental mechanized force was instituted during the year. It has undergone a period of intensive experimentation from which may be deducted the capabilities and limita- ;lm-u of mechanization of military orces: Resignations Expected. “A protracted delay in the settlement of the promotion question will result in many resignations by officers who have recently entered the service and upon and vocal music has been arranged. The committee in charge follows: hion, vice chairman; Willlam S. Shelby, secretary. Committees on vocal and in- strumental music, John H. Marville, John J. O'Connell, Arthur M, Mec- Creight and John D. Powers; committee on speakers, Edwin S. Puller, P. J. Cal- lan, past exaited ruler, and Henry I. Quinn; erection of the cross, Michael G. McCormick, Sidney M. Wilder, Charles J. Montgomery, Lemuel Robey and Edward J. Krieg; stage arrange- ments and decorations, A. B. Evans, A. J. Schwartz, John D. Fitzgerald, David J. Barry, John C. Wood, Philip Little and Joseph Hegarty; printing and pro- grams, James L. Ward and William S. Shelby; reception committee, all past exalted rulers of the lodge; ushers, the drill team, Maj. C. Eugene Edwards, commanding, and publicity, A. A. Rie- mer. Past Exalted Ruler Edwin 8. Fuller of ‘Washington Lodge will deliver the main address at Atlantic City Lodge, Atlantic City, N. J., and Harry 1. Quinn, also a member of Washington Lodge, will speak before Baltimore Lodge at its me- whose professional education the Gov- ernment has e; ded a great sum of money. For a lifetime of service to the Government it is but just that officers who have foregone the manifest finan- clal and other advantages of a civil ca- reer be assured a reasonable reward. Certainty of promotion after definite terms of service appears to be the most Just reward.” 1In the matter of flood control, the re- port says that apportionment of funds aggregating $23488,000 has been made since approval of the act on May 15, 1928, for levee revetment, spillway, dvedging and survey purposes, and work morial services tomorrow. provided in the act has been started where the project and plan are not in conflict. Despite prolonged high water, the report said, the work of repairing levees and closing crevasses necessitated by the 1927 flood was completed before Winter. Respecting the Panama Canal, traffic for the fiscal year just ended exceeded John E. Lynch, chairman; D. R. Ni- i Injured in Fall SER N B ’»fivg‘w‘- fi, B & 2 CLARENCE ROGERS. FALL DOWN ELEVATOR SHAFT MAY BE FATAL Clarence Rogers, 36, Plunges Two Floors When He Fails to See Car Gone. Injuries that may prove fatal were suffered yesterday by Clarence Rogers, 36 years old, 1101 Florida avenue north- east, when he fell down the elevator shaft from the second floor to the basement of the Baker Building, 1320 F' street. He is in Emergency Hospital suffering from the fracture of several ribs and a possible fracture of the back. Rogers told first precinct police that he has been going daily to the Baker Building to deliver lithographing to a tenant there. Because of his frequent visits, he had become friendly with the elevator operator, and the latter was in the habit of waiting for him while he made his delivery. Yesterday he rode up on the eleva- tor, carried out his errand and walked back to the elevator. Thinking that the operator was waiting for him as usual, he opened the door and stepped into the shaft, falling two flights. The elevator had gone fo an upper floor. Rogers, who is married, is employed at 627 F street. SUZANNE ARRIVES INCOGNITO IN U. S. ON MYSTERY VISIT (Continued From First Page.) that of Baldwin Baldwin, grandson of E. J. (Lucky) Baldwin of California, and some observers here believed Win+ ters might have been acting for his brother Californian. Suzanne and Baldwin were much to- gether on the continent, and neither has ever denied a sentimental attachment. The only comment Suzanne would make on the marriage rumors this Fall was that “if I should ever contemplate such a step the statement will be given to the newspapers by my family in the ushal tashion.” ENGAGE! Baldwin's Mother Says Report of Nup- STAR, WASHINGTON, 2 RYAN CHLDREN HERE ET MILIONS Grandmother of Elinor and James to Shield Them From “Detriment of Riches.” Two youthful millionaires will be added to the list of Washington's wealthy set by the will of Thomas Fortune Ryan, New York capitalist, who died in New York November 23, last, it became known with the filing of the will for probate in the metropolis yesterday. They are Miss Elinor Ryan, 15 years old, and James Ryan, a year younger, who have been under the care of their grandmother, Mrs. Alexander P. Morse at Valley View Farm, on Ridge road, here since the death of their parents. Miss Ryan now is a student at the Convent of the Sacred Heart at 1719 Massachusetts avenue. Her brother, who, for a time attended the Georgetown Preparatory School on the Rockville Pike, 18 a student at the Benedictine Priory in Portsmouth, R. I. The chil- dren's father, Joseph James Ryan, was a student at Georgetown Prep at the ;}[me he eloped with Miss Nannie Clarke orse. Riches Seen as Harmful. Mrs. Morse, their grandmother, said that the inheritance of large sums of money is detrimental to the advance- ment of young people, and that “we are going to do everything in our power to shield them from its in- fluence,” The share which the two children here are to receive is to be held in trust until they reach the age of 30 years, according to the terms of the will, They are not to receive any of the income until they reach the age of 21 years. During the interim, until they reach ‘majority, only so. much of the income as in the judgment and discretion of the trustees is “necessary or proper to the education, support and maintenance of the children” is to be devoted to their use. During this period the surplus income, above the amount necessary to care for and edu- cate them, is to be allowed to accumu- late, to be pald them upon reaching their majority. Should the death of either child oc- cur prior to reaching 30 years, the fund is to be paid to the issue, if any, but if without issue, then to the issue of the other, if any. If both should die be- fore reaching 30, leaving no issue, then the fund is to be distributed among the issue then living of the testator's other four sons, Clendennin J, John B, William ind Allan A, Both Parents Dead. Joseph James Ryan, the father, died several years The death of the mother occu about two years ago. The children have an aunt, two uncles and a large number of other relatives living in the city. Dr. Ed- ward Clarke Morse of 2023 Massa- chusetts avenue and Walter Morse of the Highlands Apartments are uncles. Their aunt is Mrs. Carlos Grevemberg, who lives with her husband at Valley View Farm. Both the children began their eles mentary education under private tutors in , their mother having sought a climate beneficial to her health. It that they will continue their which they now are to receive between them five equal parts of the fortune, which s estimated at anywhere from $200,000,000 to . $500,000,000. - TREE TO BE PLANTED ‘IN COLUMBIA HEIGHTS Dougherty Will Speak at Ceremony Monday Under Auspices of Busi- ness Men's Association. At. publie exercises I(undl‘ at 2 m. the Columbia Heights Business en’s mmt:‘-u&n wlllkp nt an e:e;; green e space_wes Sixteenth street and north of Columbia road. B. A. Levitan, president of the association, will make a speech of pres- entation, followed by acceptances from District ~Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty and Maj, Carey H. Brown, assistant director of public buildings and grounds. Frank J. SobotRa, former president of the association, will preside. Rev. Dr. U. G. B. Pierce of All Souls’ Uni- tarian Church, is to deliver the invoca- tion. The committee in charge con- sists of Mr. Sobotka, Alton B. Carty and Dr. Lyman F. Kebler. In connection with the exercises the association is sponsoring an entertain- ment and dance Monday night in the Arcadia ballroom, Fourteenth street and Park road. A series of vaudeville stunts has been arranged for the affair. The committee in charge of the en- tertainment consists of Derwin Hart- stall, chairman, assisted by Lewis P. Collins, A. T. Androus and Mrs. Unetta Rapee Waters. . Austria 0. K.'s Kellogg Treaty. ‘The State rtment has been in- f:m';g :‘h'nted u‘lldt;tl H-lnwil;n of ust n e Kellogg anti-war treaty yesterday, and the instrument of adherence was being forwarded to Washington for deposit with the State Department. { tials Is Unfounded. PASADENA, Calif., December 1 (#).— If Suzanne Lenglen is coming here to visit Mrs. T. A. Winter her prospective hostess does not know it, she said last night. Mrs. Winter, recent]y divorced from Thaddeus Winter, added, however, that Miss Lenglen had a standing in- vitation to visit at her home. | The prospective visit of the French | tennis star recalled rumors that Miss | Lenglen was engaged to marry Baldwin i Baldwin of Los Angeles. Last night his ‘mother, Mrs. Anita Baldwin, denied the reported engagement. Baldwin, one of the heirs of the fa- mous “Lucky Baldwin" fortune, served as manager for Miss Lenglen after she turned professional. Baldwin and his wife, Nell Maxine Baldwin, are sep- arated by an interlocutory divorce de- cree. The divorce has mnot yet been made final. i ——— Prohibition Loses by 144,325. WELLINGTON, New Zealand, De- cember 1 (4).—Final figures of the vote lin the recent licensing referendum in New Zealand give a majority of 144,325, against prohibition. The vate was as that of any puor vear, the report de- clared. Tolls for the year amounted to $97,802,818, licensing system, 374.502; for State con- tro), 64,276; for prohibition, 294,453, follows: For continuance of the present | other cities? D. C, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, PRESIDENT TAKES CLAY PIGEON “HUNT' He and First Lady Will Motor Back to Capital Tomor- row Afternoon. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Staft Correspondent of The Star. SWANNANOA CLUB, Blue Ridge Mountains, Va., December 1.=It is quite evident that President Coolidge wants to make sure of his aim and more thoroughly familiarize himself with the two shotguns he brought with him on his Thanksgiving vacation in these mountains before going gun- ning for something actually alive. Instead of going after quail or rab- bits this morning, as had been partially planned and was expected by the mem- bers of his party, Mr. Coolidge went to the traps, to the rear of the Swannanoa clubhouse, and fired away at the clay pigeons for nearly an hour. He indi- cated, however that he might do some real shooting later in the day. He has tentatively accepted an invitation to ac- company A. R. Moorehead and Richard Clemmer, who live only a few miles from the clubhouse, on a quail hunt. Vacation Enjoyable, The President and Mrs. Coolidge are thoroughly enjoying themselves. Among the few callers yesterday was Repre- sentative Harry St. George Tucker, in whose district the Swannanoa Club is situated. True to the traditions of his State, Mr. Tucker brought a gift with him—a generous quantity of native pork sausage. This form of Virginia hospi- tality has been displayed by virtually every one with whom the President and Mrs. Coolidge have come in contact during their visit. The President indulged in a stroil over the mountain trails for about half an hour before breakfast this morning. Mrs. Coolidge confined her morning constitutional to the garden and grounds about the clubhouse. The President and Mrs. Coolidge have been keeping in touch with Washing- ton in order to be informed as to the condition of Mrs. Frank W. Stearns, who is {1l at the White House. Reports this morning were very comforting. Desk Is Clear. Mr. Coolidge’s desk back at the White House was virtually clean, so far as pressing business was concerned, when he left last Wednesday, and he came on this little vacation with the intention of doing no work unless some emer- gency should arise. He has lived up to this promise to himself fairly well. He has, however, dictated a few letters, and has signed several papers forwarded to him from the office back in Washing- ton. He has put aside some of the business referred to him until he refurns to his k Monday morning. The President and . Coolidge have planned to go to some church in the neighborhood tomorrow morning and then go for a motor ride. They will "start back for Washington in the after- noon. ok, MEMBERSHIP SOUGHT IN COMMUNITY CHEST }Episcopnl Eye, Ear and Throat So- ciety Sends Application, Bring- ing Total Up to §1. Application of the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Society for membership in the Washington Community Chest, re- celved at the chest headquarters late yesterday, brings the total number of applicants for membership to 51 agen- cles. Thirty-eight agencies previously have been admitted to e membership, leaving 13 to be considered by the chest committees. Applications also were received earlier yesterday from the Episcopal Home for Childrén and the Southern Relief So- clety, as announced in The Star yester- day. The membership committee will meet Monday to consider the of the 13 agencles not acted upon. Pointed out as another important step in the development of the chest in Washington was the organization yesterday of an “Executive Club” to help shape the policies of the chest. The club was formed at a luncheon of executives in the Y. W. C. A, Building, called and presided over by Elwood Street, director of the chest. It is com- posed of managing directors of the various social agencies. Miss Hettle P. Anderson of the Y. W. C. A, was chosen president and Mr. Street secretary. The club is to meet in the Y. W. C. A. each Friday. Prominent Textile Man Dies. NEW YORK, December 1 (#).—Ches- ter A. Braman, president of A. D. Juil- lard & Co., one of the largest textile manufacturing commission houses in the country, died at his home here Thursday after a long illness. He was 11 years old. Mr. Braman became president of the Juillard company in 1019, | The Community Chest! Ever have overlapping charities been a critical prob- lem for various organizations attempting to make Washington a better place to live in by alleviating the personal hardships of its citizens. 5 It now is proposed—and the proposal gives promise of becoming an actuality—that all funds for charitable activities be placed in the hands of a Community Chest. Such funds are to be asked for in Washington. Do you know of the Community Chest? How it is organized and operated successfully in Do you realize its manifold advantages? the facts. plished in Philadelhia. - The Star has dispatched one of its staff writers to other cities to see and write of how charity organiza- tions operate through Community Chests. Washingtonians should know and be interested in The First article of the series will appear in The Sunday Star It will tell of what the Community Chest has accom- 1928, AUTO AGAIN HITS POLICEMAN PURSUED BY Basil McCallister Is Beset by Eleventh-Month Biurred Windshields. Traffic Officer Escapes Se- rious Injury When Catapult- ed by Girl Driver. Policeman Basil McCallister, 32, of the third precinct, is firmly of the opinion that rainy November nights are inimical to his physical well being, and in expressing this belief today he made it clear that he did not have the pneu- monia risk in mind. Three years ago, while directing traf- fiv at Seventeenth street and Rhode Island avenue, McCallister was struck from the rear by a motorist, who sub- sequently explained that he did not see the officer because his windshield was blurred with rain. The impact knocked the policeman high, in the air and he came down under the wheels of the automobile. Last night he was directing traffic at Connecticut avenue and K strest, and reflecting bitterly on the evil lot of policemen who, perforce, must en- dure the cold rain of late November to keep Washington traffic in a sem- blance of order. + While in the midst of these gloomy reflections an automobile driven by Miss Marian A. Chester of Rye, N. Y., whose windshield was partly obscured by rain, struck the officer squarely from behind. Again McCallister rose several feet in the air and came down underneath the vehicle. He escaped serious injury, however, physicians at Emergency Hospital an- nonncing that he was suffering only from a sprained right hand and shock. Miss Chester, who is 23 years old. de- posited $100 collateral at the third precinct station for her appearance in Traffic Court. SHIP LEFT T0 SINK, CREW OF 40 SVED Chief Maquilla Abandoned in Mid-Pacific as Tow- ing Fails. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, December 1.—A wireless to David R. Girwood, Seattle manager of the Canadian-American Shipping Co., this morning reported the company's disabled freighter Chief Maquilla had been abandoned in midpacific and that her crew had been transferred to the Japanese steamer Yogen Maru. The message, whcih came from .the Yogen Maru, said that the ship was left to her ‘fate as water continued to rise in her holds and because of a lowering of the barometer. She carried 8 officers and about 32 Chinese as a crew. Heavy Seas Running. Another wireless intercepted by the Mackay Radio & Telegraph Co. - at Pol cated that a strong Southwest gale was pouring heavy seas over the-disabled vessel, making pum possible. The Portland mess: indicated that the Chief Maquilla was being towed by the Yogen Maru. The - Chief Maquilla, bound from British Columbia ports with a cargo of grain and lumber for Shanghai, sent out distress calls early Thursday morn- ing. The Yogen Maru arrived along- side yesterday. Cause of the troubl was not clearly determined here, but company officlals believe that rough seas caused her cargo to shift. Letter Forecast Disaster. A forewarning of distress, voiced in & letter written by the Chief Maquilla’s second engineer, Ernest McKeen, to his brother, Robert, in St. Catharines, On- tario, was made public yesterday. The letter said the Chief Maquilla was load- ed with lumber 10 feet above deck. “God help the deck load if we get some big seas,” it said. A. Melville Dollar, head of the Cana- dian-American Shipping Co., owner of the vessel, denied that overloading was the cause of her being disabled. His craft, he said, carried deck loads throughout the year, and all were passed by marine examiners. He suggested that a giant wave could have damaged her starboard side, car- rying away part of her deck cargo and lifeboats. ~The engine room of the 9,500-ton freighter was half flooded and the ship was listing badly when she was taken in tow. $500 REPORTED LOST IN SIX THEFTS HERE Man's Pocket Picked, Four Houses Entered, Goods Taken From Automobiles. Six. thefts in which more than $500 was stolen were reported to police yes- terday from various sections of the city. Henry Harding, of 1254 Columbia road, told police that he missed his gocketbook Wwhich contained $200 when le came out of a Ninth street theater last night. He thinks his pocket was picked. The home of Mrs. E. M. Canter at 35 U street northeast was entered in broad daylight yesterday during her absence and jewelry and clothing valued at about $200 was stolen. She said she suspected no one. Three other cases of housebreaking were reported. The first was into the restaurant of Bruno Fischer, at 1200 Water street southwest, last night. En- trance was gained by breaking a glass z)nnel in the rear door, police were Id, and $8¢ was taken from the cash register. Shortly afterward Miss Elsie Van Cleve of 5320 Eighth street noti- fled the police that her Apartment had been ransacked and a savings bank containing $7 stolen. The thieves vis- ited a second apartment in the build- ing, but took nothing, Mrs. Leafy Cook, the tenant, declared. A handbag containing clothing worth $10 was stolen from the automobile of | Thomas Waltman of 17 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, Pa., who is visiting this city. The car was parked at Fif- teenth and U streets. Dorothy Schweiker told police that a r&etbook containing a signet ring, a fountain pen and some pers was stolen from her automobile in front of the Smithsonian Institution. (———" PLAN GRAIN EXHIBITION. TORONTO, Ontarlo, December 1 (#).—Plans for an international grain exhibition and conference at. Regina, Baskatchewan, in 1932, were launched yesterday at a meeting of agriculturists drom the:Japanese ship indi- | fns Go also | Dature, api NOVEMBER JINX | BASIL McCALLISTER. Bossy Gillis Free, Will Go Home to Smite His Enemies By the Assoclated Press. SALEM, Mass.,, December 1.—An- drew J. (Bossy) Gillls, Newbury- port’s bad boy mayor, ended a two months’ term in the Essex County Jail today. His departure was in the nature of a gala event. Several hundred persons gathered in the jail yard to see the mayor leave. He told re- porters that he would “make it hot" for his political enemies in New- buryport. “Bossy” served his pris- on term for illegally conducting ‘a gasoline station and cutting down trees. The mayor managed the af- fairs of his city from his cell. To- night he will be welcomed back to Newburyport -with a reception, in which several thousand people are expected to take part. AGAINST U. 5. BEGIN Court of Claims Starts Liti- gation Involving 2,434 Trials. By the Associated Press. The United States Court of Claims begins its new term Monday, having before it claims- involving nearly $2,- 000,000,000 against the Government, most of them being tax cases and cases arising out of the United States partic- ipation in the World War. The docket of the court has increas- ed from 733 cases involving $197,316,447 on July 1, 1927, to 2,434 cases involving $1,959,693,308 on ‘Beéluljnbfl 22, 1928. They center almost every pos- sible claim that can be made against vernment; actions for requisition of ships and railroads, sportation of ' troops, contracts of it every riations of camp_ sites and naval and others widely di- versified in nature. Some of them raise novel and infer- esting questions. The petition of one inventor seeks $1,000,000 for the little pocket books of stamps sold at every post office. One test case was brought by a savings bank to determine the liability of the Government for stolen Government bonds and couj . One woman seeks to hold the Gov- ernment liable for permitting the sale of intoxicating liquor to her husband, thereby “alienating his affections from her and from his children and taking from her his support and enslaving her to the support of him and his children and the loss of her inherited estate.” In some of the suits the Government is not only successful in defeating the plaintiff’s claim but succeeds in recov- ering a counter claim. The United States Treasury has been augmented within a comparatively recent period by the collection of judgments of this character amounting to more than $2,000,000. CAPT. STOTT’S SON HELD IN RUM CASE Accused of Possession and Trans- portation of 380 Quarts of Corn Whisky. Charged with illegal possession and transporting approximately 380 quarts of corn whisky, Lindsey Spencer Stott, 24 years old, former employe of the In- ternal Revenue Bureau and son of Capt. William G. Stott, in command of | the third police precinct, was arrested at 1:20 o'clock this morning in an alley off the 2700 block of Connecticut ave- nue. The liquor and sedan in which it was transported were seized. In a garage in rear of a house on Garfield street, at the entrance to which the arrest and seizure were made, police reported finding a still. The still was not in operation, however, nor did it ap- pear to have ever been operated in the garage where it was found. Stott's apprehension was a chance arrest, made while Policemen John L. Preinkert and Jewell Carroll of the fourteenth precinct were in the alley in- vestigating a complaint of alleged dis- orders in a nearby house. The policemen were secreted in the alley when a sedan entered and stoj in front of a garage. Alighting from the car the driver entered and removed a truck in order to make room for his sedan, but before he had time to drive the machine into the garage the two policemen_investigated. When they found the car contained what they believed was liquor they placed Stott under arrest, made = search of the garage and uncovered the alleged still. Taken to the fourteenth precinct police station, Stott declined | to talk. The car was equipped with a Mary- land license, but Stott refused to dis- close its ownership. Held in the police station until about 8:30 o'clock this morning Stott was taken to police head- quarters, where he was measured and e he et line-up of T appeared at the -up of prisoners. A statement of his arrest Was made and he admitted his name, but it remained for one of the detec tives at roll call to volunteer the in. formation that he was the son of the P hacge of legal rtation and ranspo! mug of liquor and jon of sponsored by the Canadian government. W. R. Motherwell, Canadian minister of agriculture, who would be the first world exhibition and congress of its kind. It was announced a minimum of $250.000 would be dis- tributed for prize exhibits, possess| machinery designed for the manufacture of liquor were placed against Stott in States At R. F. Camalier recom- mended a d of $1,000, which was fixed when tt pleaded not guilty and demanded a jury trial 52000000000 SUTS JURORS QUESTION ROTHSTEIN WIDOW McManus Affidavit Extended. “Tough Willie” McCabe Being Held. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 1.—The grand jury investigating the Arnold Rothstein slaying had a breathing spell today, as it waited for District Attorney Banton's next move in the construction of what he described as “a beautiful case of circumstantial evidence.” Before the grand jury adjourned yes- terday it questioned severgl witnesses, including Mrs. Caroline Rothstein, widow of the slain gambler, and As- semblyman Maurice Cantor, Rothstein's attorney and one of the last persons to talk to him. McManus Remains Reticent. George A. McManus, the man who is believed to hold the key to the mystery, still sat tight-lipped in jail, refusing to talk about the slaying of his feliow gambler. Nevertheless, Mr. Banton said hc was determined to go before the grand jury early next week without the direct evi- dence McManus might give and ask for indictments on circumstantial ewi- dence alone. Unless McManus- changes his attitude in the meanwhile, the prosecutor indicated, he may be named in _the indictments. Indictments were expected yesterday, but McManus, held on an affidavit charging murder, smilingly consented when it expired yesterday to have It extended until next Wednesday. Where- upon McManus returned to jail and the grand jury, after questioning several ad- ditional witnesses, adjourned until Mon- ay. Mr. Banton had indicated that if Mc- Manus did not agree to the postpone- ment of his hearing on the murder charge he would ask the grand jury to hand down indictments immediat:ly in order t0 keep him under arrest. Woman Angle Eliminated. The circumstantial evidence case, Mr. , Banton asserted, is shaping up against | McManus and two others so far named anly as “Jane Doe” and “Richard Roe.” The “Jane Doe,” he said, is a man, not a woman, w had been reported. “Tough Willie” McCabe, Sam Bos- ton and Meyer Boston have joined the contingent of Broadway gamblers held in bail as material witnesses. They are said to have participated in a poker game some time prior to the shooting of Rothstein November 4 and out of which the motive of the shooting is believed to have come. Rothstein was said to have backed out on heavy debts contracted in the game. McCabg is ex- pected to go before the grand jury Monday. ‘The district attorney sald he still thinks it unlikely that Rothstein died without revealing to some one the name of the person who shot him in the Park Central Hotel. “I have found no person yei who will admit having been told the name of the slayer,” he said, “but the theory that persons of his type do not squeal al such times is not well founded, es- pecially in this case.” CLUE SEEN IN CAROLINA. Fingerprints of Quartet Held on Drug Charges Studied. GREENSBORO, N. C. December 1 Hers Tate. yeabering hfifiri:’?x"mm Pos- re lal L2 sessing illegal narcoti jour men giv- ing their names as G. H. Wilkes, J. E. McLemore, Leo J. Curley and R. M. Whirlow continued early today to re- fuyse to tell investigating officers of their mévle‘mmu during the past several ‘weeks. Thoughmce declined to reveal rea- sons_for belief that the quartet has knowledge of the slaying of Arnold Rothstein, New York gambler, they in- dicated that fingerprints were being studied closely and that they were in touch with New York police with such a ibility in mind. jpers found among theif . effects show, according to officers, that. they have traveled extensively in an_ auto- moblle bearing a Pennsylvania license found in their possession. In recent weeks, police sald, they are known to have been in New York City, Atlantic City and other New Jersey communities, as well as in Ohio and Georgia. They were arrested in a local board- ing house after having been shadowed by detectives for several days. A quan- tity of narcotics valued at between $500 and $1,000 was said to have been in their n. Letters in ‘Wilkes' pockets addressed to R. C. Davis in- dicated to police that he had at some time used that alias. KLAN CHIEF TURNS T0 WORLD AFFAIRS Warns That Europe's Peace Is Still Being Based on Force. Indication that the organization of the Ku Klux Klan is preparing to de- vote a part of its attention to inter- national affairs is given by Dr. H. W. Evans, emperor and imperial wizard of the order, who today issued a lengthy statement on the' Kellogg anti-war treaty, coupled with a warning that Europe is still maintaining peace on force. in agains in spite of the 0 tre: in spite of the disarma- ment treaty and in spite of the Kellogg tw:t the European nations are con- nl::q‘lg to pile up arms and to train While declaring that Secretary Kel- logg deserves the highest praise for the work he has done toward the establish- ment of peace, the Ku Klux Klan leader warns, however, that “if we are to give the Kellogg treaty its utmost force and permit it to accomplish the ped | most good, we must make clear in our acceptance of it that we will not do the things Europe wants us to do." Presi- dent Coolidge’s warning to Europe along this line and Kellogg’s declaration that the Monroe Doctrine is not involved, Dé. ‘Elvml ldl!d. flnre utterances not of official record an ently have no weight in lnumm'. iy “Our interpretation should be made official by the only body which has the legal power to make it, the Senate of the United States,” the wizard declared. DEBATE CHANGE. One Bell Wants Town Called Hoo- ver, Other Objects to Plll.’ SA , Calif,, Decemier 1 (#)—Gov. C. C. Young received a iet- ter from Bert Bell of Chicacs & f¢ days l&fluflnl that the nwiae Palo Alto, f., home town of Herher Hodver, be to Hoover in honw: of the President-elect. Yesterday the gvlmor received another letter from Tt Bell of Palo Alto, opposing the change. ‘The second Bell said the nams as resided, said it | Police Court today. Assistant United|changed once from University C Palo Alto and should stand nt tihat, The governor has about decid>d to let | the residents of the place decide the question for themselves.