Evening Star Newspaper, January 29, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Fair and continued cold tonight and tomorrow; lowest about 20 degrees. ‘Temperatures: Highest, 37, at 4:30 lowest, 20, at 6 a.m. to- p.m. yesterda: day. Full report Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. .-30,954. B ohee "Wa Bureau Forechst.) temperature tonight on page 3. Entered as second class matter shington, c D. ch WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1929—FORTY PAGES. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Fnening Slar. every city block an as fast as the paper: “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers d the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes s are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 109,420. * i?) Means Associated Press. TWO CE SHITHPAYS HOOVER FRIENDLY CALL AND WISHES H WL Victor and Vanquished Chat in Happy Fashion About Campaign Happenings. VISIT OF EX-GOVERNOR LASTS FOR 25 MINUTES Meeting Resulted From President- Elect's Expression of Desire That Former Opponent Should Call. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, S1aft Correspondent of The Star. BELLE ISLE, Miami Beach, Fla., January 29.—For the first time since the campaign, President-elect Hoover and former Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York met here today and sat for 25 minutes chatting in the friendliest and happiest sort of fashion. Their talk was principally about in- cidents of their respective campaigns that struck each as amusing and un- usual. Each seemed delighted at this opportunity to get together and each enjoyed the occasion. Mr. Hoover was reported afterward as seying that he was very happy that Mr. Smith called, and the latter said to newspaper men as he was leaving the Penney estate that he felt honored, and that he took the occasion person- ally to congratulate his opponent in the campaign and wish him “all the luck in the world.” “And I meant every word of it, too,” the “Happy Warrior” said to the cor- respondents. With Mr. Smith when he made this visit to the temporary home of the President-elect were John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic national committee, and William F. Kenny of New York, close friend of the former governor. ‘The engagement was made yesterday afternoon by Chairman Raskob when it was learned that Mr. Hoover had ex- pressed the hope that Gov. Smith would find time during his stay in this vicinity to call at Belle Isle. The journey from Coral Gables, where the Smith party is | quartered, to Belle Isle, a distance of | ©© several miles, was made in Mr. Kenny's car. The motor cycle escort which has been at the ex-governor’s disposal since his arrival Sunday morning was left behind. However, in honor of his call upon his former opponent, Gov. Smith wore his famous brown derby for the first time since coming to the Miami sec- tion. He wore a coat of the Die m\‘rnw:y type, wltm facing that lance suggested an evening coat, and pin-stripped trousers. Be- tween his teeth as he stepped from the big car at the doorway of the Hoover home was the familiar cigar. It was just a moment or so past 11 o'clock, the hour set for the engage- ment, when Gov., Smith and his party arrived. He remarked to some of the newspaper men that he had hurried to be on time, even to the extent of leav- ing his hotel without having first eaten breakfast. He remarked that he didn’t mind that, as there would be a good, :::km“l awaiting him when he got The visitors were met at the door by Lawrence Ritchey, Mr. Hoover's per- sonal representative on his Florida va- cation. As they were walking across the wide reception hallway Mr. Hoover appeared at a doorway and hurried for- ward to greet his guests. He shook hands in the most cordial manner, first with Gov. Smith and then the others. Then he escorted them to the sun par- lor at the south end of the Penney Mansion. Upon his departure the governor cut short his talk with the waiting news- paper correspondents with the reminder that he had not had breakfast. It was suggested to him that he go to thei press room on the Penney estate and submit to an_interview, but upon the suggestion of Mr, Raskob, he declined. It was Mr. Hoover's intention to put aside his work again and leave Belle Isle this afternoon. for some more fish- ing off the Florida Keys. He is still defermined to catch a sailfish, but a| semi-tropical rain set in last night and teward noon today the rain increased and a wind developed, causing arrange- ments to be canceled. If the weather calms, it is likely that Mr. Hoover and his party will go to- morrow. It is his intention to return to Belle Isle about Friday. Justice Stone of the United States Supreme Court and Mrs. Stone, who arrived at Belle Isle vesterday morning, are to be mem- I bers of the next fishing party. Among those received at Belle Isle taday were Albert D. Lasker of Chicago, former chairman of the Shipping Board, who has 2 palace on the ocean front at Miami Beach; W. T. Ellis of Swarth- more, Pa., educator and writer; R. L. McKenney, publisher of the Macon (Ga.) News, who supported Mr. Hoover during the recent campaign, and Hoff- man Nickerson of New York. Harvey Firestone, automobile tire manufacturer, who has a large estate at Miami Beach, and Mrs. Firestone were luncheon guests. e o ROUTE TO COAST CUT. Air Line Will Clip 18 Hours Off Los Angeles-St. Louis Time. LOS ANGELES, January 28 (/).—St. Louis will be brought approximately 13 hours nearer to Los Angeles through a combined air and rail service to be in- augurated Monday, it was announced here today. ‘The Standard Airlines, Inc., beginning Monday. will make available daily air- plane passenger service between Los Angeles and El Paso to connect with a Texas & Pacific train for St. Louis, the announcement said. Similar service wil be available to westbound passen- gers. AFGHAN FEUD CONTINUES. Situation Obscure, With Rivals Contending for Throne. PESHAWAR, India, January 29 (#). ~—The situation in Afghanistan is still obscure. There are strong rumers from Jalalabad that Sirdar Ali Ahmed Jan has declared himself Emir and has been accepted as such by Shinwaris, Khiganis and other tribal sections in the eastern province. It is helieved that former King Ama- nullah’s appeal for support in Kandahar do meeting with some response, SECRETS ON Explorer Sees Over Great Ice Field and Into Hinterlands. l Crisp Messages Describe Findings of Three Aboard Plane. RADIO TELLS STORY BY RUSSELL OWEN. By Radio to The Star and New York Times. | LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, Jan- uary 29.—Comdr. Byrd has done it again. While his second ship was com- ing in, while his men were working desperately at both the base and at| the edge of the bay ice, he took ad- vantage of a few hours of good weather yesterday and made his first long flight. It was full of accomplishment, plan- ned and executed perfectly, and all of the mountain ranges and other things hitherto unseen have been added to the map of this mysterious land. And, what is more, he managed to peep over the inaccessible ice field which hides a vast area east of the King Edward sector and catch a glimpse of a fascinating hinterland. Expedition Moves Methodically. Perhaps never did the various di- visions of an expedition move more methodically and accurately, for while the flight was on from the radio room of the bark City of New York could be heard the buzzing of the plane’s signals through a loud speaker. A sound that thrilled every one aboard until they laughed and yelled and urged the ship harder into the ice they were trying to break—the steamship Eleanor Bolling hove in sight from the north and came down to join us. Now she is anchored alongside the barrier, unloading as if at a dock, her winches rattling and with booms swing- ing while men rush the material taken off up a gentle slope to the firm top of the barrier. 's flight was undertaken as casually as a flight over Long Island. He was all ready for it, the plane was equipped and tanks filled and he was merely waiting for good weather which had deserted us for a few days. Night before 1ast it began to clear and yester- day morning a soft blue sky and bright sun shone down on the dazzling snow fields. Only a few tiny flecks of clouds were to be seen, a brisk wind was blow- ing from the southwest and everything indicated that the thick weather had gone out to sea for hundreds of miles the east. “Cyclone” Haines, our meteorologist, sent up a balloon at the camp and found winds of 20 to 30 miles an hour at varying altitudes up to a mile. This satisfied him that the’ weather had really moved away and he advised the commander that the flight might be undertaken in the afternoon. So after Sunday dinner in the Yore- castle, a dinner of chicken and mince as- well go. It looks good,” and climbed over the side into a sled driven by Jack Dursey to make the run out to the camp. ‘skl Runner Overtakes Dogs. He forgot some of the radio in- structions for the plane and they were discovered when he was about a mile away. Chris Braathen, a fast ski run- ner, put on his skis and chased the dog team nearly to the camp before he caught up with it. When the command- er arrived there, he found the motor of the plane already being warmed up, so anxious were Balchen and June to get away on this first historic flight. Balchen was pilot and June, who is a good radio operator as well as a pilot, was to work the radio. Byrd chuckled as he saw the motor running and saw the enthusiasm of the crew. He walked over to the plane, looked over his equip- ment, put his navigation instruments and charts aboard and then had a brief conference with Larry Gould, his chief lieutenant, on the ice. Together, they checked the chronometers and ad- justed the sun compass and fastened this invaluable little instrument in its place. Aides Wish Them Good Luck. Balchen was in the plane warming the motor, and when he nodded that it was all right June got in and settled himself at the rear of the cabin be- tween his radio instruments, with a radio helmet strapped on his head. Gould shook hands with the commander and then the others crowded around him and wished him good luck. He smiled and stepped inside, and every one at the camp tried to close the door. When it was finally shut and men backed out of the cold slipstream from the propeller Balchen gave her the gun and with the aid of those outside broke the skiis loose from the snow. He taxied far up on a hill toward the north to get a good run. There was never such a flying field as this. The camp is just on the edge of a slight de- pression which runs for 2 or 3 miles in one direction and at least a mile and a half in the other. A fairly smooth untouched snow desert, ideal for flying with skiis. The plane was heavily loaded. with a total load of nearly 5,700 pounds, but when Balchen opened up and headed down the slop toward the houses and the little group of anxiously watching men the skiis worked so per- fectly that in 30 seconds the plane was in the air and climbing rapidly toward the south. After gaining altitude he circled and Byrd put the plane on the course for Scott's Nunataks. Inciden- tally, he hit them right on the nose after a flight of 180 miles. There was not much wind on the ground, but as the plane got aloft and caught a stiff breeze on its tail, it shot off to the northeast at 120 miles an hour from the ship. It could be seen rising over the cape to the north. and those aboard the (Continued on Page 5, Column 1.) GIRL, 7, CLINGS TO LIFE AS DEATH HOVERS NEAR Topeka Firemen Work in 12-Hour Relays, Lungs in Desperate Battle. Pumping Oxygen Into By the Associated Press. PERRY, Kans, January 29.— Mar- garet Brown, 7-year-old school girl, suffering with pneumonia, still clung to life today, but by the narrow- 'est of margins, and fear was expressed that the tiny spark of life in her body might soon flicker out. Oxygen and blood transfusions have been used to keep the little girl alive for 11 days, but physicians today re- ported she was growing weaker, Yes- terday she was able to take nourish- ment for the first time since she be- came ill. Two Topeka firemen have worked continuous 12-hour relays to admin- ister the oxygen. Radio?rog&ms—l’age 32 Iy BYRD VIEWS ANTARCTIC LONG FLIGHT BERNT BALCHEN. COOLIDGE CTES | ECONOY AS VT Mounting Expense in Govern- ment Is Described by Presi- dent as “Red Flag.” Pointing to the benefit which his administration with its policies of econ- omy and efficiency had bestowed upon the nation, President Coolidge last night warned that the rapid mounting of State and local government costs constitute a “red flag.” The Chief Executive, addressing the heads of the business organization of | the government at Memorial Conti- nental Hall, laid down the policy that “further commitments by the National government for any new projects not absolutely necessary should be faith- fully resisted.” The President painted a word pic- ture of “this period of greatest prosper- ity,” but said the margin between pros- perity and depression was always so small that “a decrease of less than 10 per cent in the income of the nation ! would produce a deficit in our present ! bu&ge'.é‘oo . lidge characterized the period of budget control over govemxnex?ce ex- penditures as “a golden page in our| history.” Balanced Budget Held Needed. “In the short period of seven and one-half ” he.said, “the.J debt has been reduced $6,667,000,000, The total saving in interest alone from this and refunding operations is $963,- 000,000. Four reductions in taxes have returned to the people approximately $2,000,000,000 a year, which would have been required had the revenue act of 1918 remained in force. Two and a half million people have been entirely relieved of all Federal taxation.” Both President Coolidge and Direc- tor H. M. Lord of the Bureau of the Budget, who addressed the meeting, stressed the need of balancing the bud- get. Gen. Lord in discussing this point, declared that a deficit had been threat- | ened of about $37,000,000 for the cur- rent fiscal year, ending June 30 next. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930, Gen. Lord said the estimated sur- plus was only about $60,000,000, and this in itself was threatened by pend- ing legislation and possible court ac- tion. He emphasized that the govern- ment service was making a great “fight” to prevent a deficit. Of interest to government employes was the announcement by Gen. Lord of the formation of a new “Federal Casualty Club.” “To acquire member- ship,” he said, “you will from now on up to and including June 30 next, let all vacancies remain unfilled, thereby contributing toward a balanced budget the far from neglible sum of $12,500,000. This does not contemplate the with- holding of promotions. It directs itself only to the filling of vacancies by new appointments.” Coolidge Lauds Gen. Lord. President Coolidge, making his last address as President before the busi- ness meeting of the Government, paid high tribute to Gen Lord for his services as head of the Budget Bureau. Gen. Lord in concluding his address highly praised President Coolidge for his administration policies in the “interest of the taxpeyer and the well- being and happiness of more than 120,000,000 of people.” After enumerating the accomplish- ments of the last gight years. Mr. " (Continued on Page 6, Column 7.) MEETING IS POSTPONED. Tacna-Arica Commission Shifts Ses- sion to February 22. SANTIAGO, Chile, January 29 (#). —The scheduled meeting of the Tacna- Arica boundary commission in Wash- ington has been posiponed by common consent from February 9 to February 22. Diplomatic circles here believe that direct negotiations now under way are well directed and that postpone- ment was desirable to permit their furtherance. ~ There are indications that a satisfactory settlement of the territorial dispute between Peru and Chu;zmny be reached before Febru- ary 22, TRAIN REPORTED BOMBED Attack by Insurgents in Mexico Declared to Have Been Repulsed. MEXICO CITY, January 20 (&), — Dispatches from Ciudad Guzman, State of Jalisco, said today that insurgents had dynamited a mixed passenger and freight train between the stations of Coquimatlan and Jala. Three bombs were exploded when the engine passed over them and it was de- molished. An armored car on which the military escort was traveling was overturned, Soldiers drove off the in- surgents. It was not learned whether there were any casualties. The train was en route from Colima to Manzanillo. Pope and Il Duce Discuss Pact. ROME, January 29 (#).—Pope Pius and Premier Mussolini are now in direct contact for settlement of the | | Second Largest jlike methods represented in the cam- historic Roman question through Emesto Pacelli, advocate, who daily visite first one and then the other, BIFTS OF $538617 PLEDGED AS CHEST CAMPAIGN STARTS General Solicitation $1,343,348 Opened by 4,000 Workers. for FINAL IN-STRUCTIONS RECEIVED AT BANQUET Affair Ever Held at the Mayflower Attended by 1,462 Persons. With more than a third of the $1,- 343,348.93 needed for the forthcoming vear already in hand, 4.000 workers for the Washington Community Chest this morning launched the general so- licitation campaign to complete the fund. This intensive drive will end February 6. The total raised early today was $538,617, reported by the special gifts committee, Robert V. Fleming, chair- man, In what proved to be the second largest banquet ever held in the Hotel Mayflower, 1462 persons, including chest officers, divisional leaders, team captains and workers, gathered last night for final instructions on how to proceed in the actual soliciting of funds, and were encouraged to go forth to “put over successfully Wash- ington’s greatest welfare campaign.” Work Goes Forward. So, with “For Washington's Sake" as their slogan, the workers went for- ward today determined that little chil- dren in need of medical attention, those whose infirmities of age have rendered them poverty-stricken and others who have met with some of life's misfortunes, will be given proper care. This is only possible, the workers re- alize, with all 57 member agencies of the chest—representing a wide vari- ety of welfare work—functioning prop- erly. And, to function properly. they must have funds as named in the quotas apportioned by the chest budget committee. The unparalleled co-operation of the citizens of Washington to make the campaign a success was to be seen at the dinner last night, where all creeds gave expression to the worthiness of the cause as represented in the campaign, at the same time emphasizing business- paign. - Senator Couzens of Michigan, one of the principal speakers, declared: “Giv~ ientifically is ""’i proper way to [ ‘qu lnmfiy it is J:xecy of the workers in the campaign to “arouse the consciousness of the citizens” toward giving, adding, “We are not our broth- ers’ judges, but our brothers' keepers.” Says Washington Is Leader. Allen T. Burns, executive director of the Association of Community Chests and Councils, New York City, said the Nation is used to looking to Washing- ton for leadership and predicted that the success of the Community Chest in Washington will govern largely the suc- cess to be met by other Community Chests throughout the country. “The chest promotes a better community, a better unity of humanity and a great solidarity,” he said. Frederic A. Delano, president of the Washington Community Chest, in a brief address, declared that today is a time of standardization, but that there is no standardization in human nature. Because of this, he said, it becomes the duty of the more fortunate to help the | less fortunate. Bishop John McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, declared the cause of the chest is one that calls for the “noblest efforts.” Coming in some time after the speak- ing started, having been delayed be- cause of attending a meeting of his own group at the Phiyllis Wheatley Branch of the Y. W. C. A, Dr. Kelly Miller, chairman of the committee on colored co-ordination, was received enthusias- | tically by the group. In an address, he | placed people in three general classes— those who are able to give more than they receive, those who are able to pro- | ceed without aid, but give no aid, and those who have to receive more than they give. He then stressed the point that it is the duty of those able to give to the unfortunate to promote the gen- eral welfare of the community. Real Salesmanship Urged. Elwood Street, director of the chest, who has had wide experience with community chests in other cities, de- clared it was the largest Community Chest meeting he had ever seen. In giving final instructions to the workers he urged them to use “real salesman- ship.” Other speakers were C. Melvin Sharpe, chairman of the publicity unit, who told what his organization is doing to keep the public informed as to the objects and purposes of the chest; John Poole, chairman of the campaign, who presided at the meet- ing, and W. W. Spaid, chairman of the metropolitan unit, who introduced his regional chairmen, who, in turn, presented their team captains. Invoca- tion was delivered by Rabbi Louis J. Schwefel of the Sixth Street Syna- gogue, and benediction by Rev. Joseph R. Sizoo, pastor of the New York Ave- nue Presbyterian Church. Music was | furnished by the United States Ma- rine Band. Dr. Mordecai Johnson, president of Howard University, the principal speak- er at the meeting of the colored group in the Phyllis Wheatley Y. W. C. u he group to aid in every tinued on Page 2, Column 6.) el CAPT. GEORGE FRIED CALLED TO WASHINGTON Chief Officer Manning Replaces Him in Command America for Trip to Europe. of Liner By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Janua 29.—Capt. George Fried of the rescu® ship America has been called to Washington and when the liner sails for Europe tomorrow, she will be in command of Chief Officer Harry Manning, in charge of the life- boat that saved the Florida’s crew, it was learned today. Announcement of Capt. Fried's sum- mons, which came from the United States Shipping Board, was made at a luncheon given to him and to Manning by Charles V. Bob, sportsman. The eloumd for the summons was not dis- PAY BILL BARRIERS INHOUSE ARE SEEN Indications Are That G. 0. P. . Leaders Will Try to Block Early Action. With the House civil service commit- tee called into executive session tomor- row morning to discuss and probably favorably report the redrafted Goverr- ment employes’ pay bill, there are indi- cations today that efforts will be made by Republican leaders in the House to prevent early action upon this measure. ‘The intimation has been that the new bill meets the objections of President Coolidge and the Budget Bureau, and that its course in the House will be a matter of form. Careful investigation, however, shows that there are no real grounds for this. view. The House civil service committee is represented as ready to report out the measure, regardless of whether it is pleasing to the Budget Bureau, Friends of the Governmeni employes -in the House, including some members of the civil service committee, believe that it would be possible to pass the bill, even over the President's veto. The same House leaders who have persistently held up the Dale civil serv- ice retirement bill, even after a special rule had been ordered by the rules com- mittee, are now reported ready to place obstacles in the way of the salary in- crease bill. From a reliable authority today it was learned that the President has not indicated any reversal of his opinion, and that unless something more optimistic develops the White House will frown upon the new combination Lehibach-Celler Brookhart pay relief bill. It is definitely known that the pres- ent disposition of House leaders is to closely scrutinize this legislation before allowing it a chance to come up for consideration in the House. HANDS AND FEET FROZEN, MISSING MAN IS FOUND Fisherman Who Disappeared on Floe Walks Ten Miles Over Solid Ice. By the Associated Press. PETOSKEY, Mich., January 29.—His hands and feet frozen, Lewis Sweet, 54~ year-old fisherman, for whom aviators and others made a concerted search last week after his disappearance on an ice floe, early today was found stum- bling along a roadway on the north- ern edge of Cross Village. He had walked in 10 miles over solid ice from Skilligalee Island Lighthouse in Lake Michigan, where he had taken shelter since last Wednesday morning when the floe on which he became stranded piled up against the island. Reports reaching here from Cross Village said that, aside from the fact his feet and hands were frozen, Sweet's condition seemingly was not serious. WOMAN SLAYS MATE. Tells Police He Threatened to Kill Her With Butcher Knife. FORT SCOTT, Kans., January 29 (P). --Mrs. Maude Bruner shot and killed her husband of a few months as he {sat in a rocking chair in their down- town rooms here today. The woman told ‘police Bruner had threatened to! kill her and had “toyed with a butcher knife all night.” The knife was found beside the chair. Bruner served a term in the Mis- souri Penitentiary for a liquor law violation. His first wife, from whom ! Subzero Weather Is Fought by Pair | To Get Homestead Live in Piano Box for Part of Time and Then Nearly Lose Claim. By the Associated Press. PEACE RIVER, Alberta, January 29.— After a 10-day siege at the land office here in subzero weather, G. Turcotte of Falher today owned a homestead. ‘The homestead, located in the Falher district, had been under lease, but re- cently was thrown open to filing, to be | awarded the first applicant on the open- ing of the office yesterday. ‘Turcotte, who was assisted in his vigil by a partner named Ethier, almost lost the last minute, when Corpl. McDonald of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who had been sent to preserve order, | made him remove his hand from the knob so the door could be opened. As the door closed, a man named | Trudeau, who had been in possession of | a knob a week ago last Friday when the siege started, again grabbed the knob. At the opening of the office for business, however. Turcotte succeeded in squeez ing in first. Turcotte and Ethier took up their vigil when Trtifleau_temporarily aban- doned his post on his first day to <o down the street to get warm. With th temperature rangnig from 30 below zero | during the day to almost 50 below at | night, the partners paced, ran and stamped across the narrow confines of the land office building. The last several days they virtually lived in a big piano box, which they paced against the build- | ing and in which they yset up a small stove, HOUSE ADJOURNS AFTER HOT FIGHT Permits Rules Committee to| Decide Procedure on De- ficiency Measure. By the Associated Press. After a sharp wrangle over prohibi- tion and tax refunds, the House ad- journed today to permit its rules com- mittee to recommend procedure to be followed in considering the deficiency bill incorporating the two subjects. The adjournment was proposed by Representative Tilson of Connecticut. Republican leader, after heated debate | on the floor had failed to develop any argument on & method of considering the proposals. A standing vote re- vealed 195 for adjournment and 93 against it. The dispute followed a move by Rep- resentative Wood of Indiana, ranking Republican on the appropriations com- mittee, to send the bill to a confer- ence of House and Senate members. Several Democrats attempted to draw {rom him a ‘promise that even if the| Senate should recede from its posi- tion on the proposal to place $24,000,- 000 in the hands of the President for prohibition enforcement, the conferees | would bring the matter back to the| House for a vote. | Wood declined to promise and then Representative Garner of Texas, one‘ of the Democratic leaders, asked unan- imous consent to consider the matter under the House rules for dcbate, and | this was refused, Representative Den- | ison, Republican, of Illinois, objecting. Since the proposal was first intro- duced in the Senate by Senator Harris | of Georgia, it has been attended by controversy and even before it reach- ed the House, members there had an- nounced differences of opinion that promised a full sized row. Some wets | are supporting it; some drys are against | it, and party lines are muddled. i he was divorced, lives in Keyport, N. J. He is the fourth of four brothers to meet a violent death and the second to be slain. SEAMAN DIES OF INJURY. Struck by Base Blll,‘ Clarence Blackiston of Maryland Dies. Clarence Blackiston of Millington, Md., first class seaman, attached to the aircraft carrier Lexington, now in Panama waters for fleet maneuvers, died yesterday from injuries received when struck by a base ball. His father, John Blackiston, has re- quested the Navy Department to send the body to Millington for burial. Maryland and Virginia News Today on Pages 10 and 11. _Added to’ this is Secretary Mellon’s (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Strawberries Grown By Electric Light At Cost of $5 Each By the Associated Press. PARIS, January 29.—A light but expensive lunch of electrically ripened strawberries heartened the labors of the Academy of Science today. The berries were produced at a meeting as an illustration of the feasibility of making different plants grow rapidly by artificial light. Two research workers, Georges Truffaut and M. Thur- neyessen, took only 40 days to bring the berries to maturity, as against 80 required by Old Sol. ‘The strawberries came high, however, it costing $5 a berry to BLANTON ACELSES (AT BURINGANE Texan Says Police Officer Was Man Named by Paimist in Plea for Protection. Capt. Guy E. Burlingame of the sec- ond precinct publicly was named today by Representative Blanton of Texas as the police captain against whom charges had been preferred by Mrs. Helen F.| Blalock, Washington palmist. Mr. Blanton made the disclosure at a lively session of the Gibson subcom- mittee of the House, which had been called ostensibly to drag the Blalock case into the open. The hearing was frequentjy punctuated with sharp clashes between several members of the committee and police officials. Capt. Burlingame, the first and only witness called, created a stir at the out- t of the hearing by flatly refusing to answere Blanton’s questions. At another point in the hearing, Representative Bowman of West Virgini feet and objected strenuously to what he described as the “crucifixion” of Bur- ingame's character, and accused Blan- ton of dragging the case into the open for publicity purposes. Blanton Reads Affidavit. Blanton told the committee Mrs. Bla- lock had made a special trip to his home in Abilene, Tex., to acquaint him with the case and to seek his aid in protecting her property in Washington. In response to the woman's plea, the Texan said he had arranged an exten- sion on the trusts on her property. Mr. Blanton exhibited a number of checks drawn by Mrs. Blalock on Wash- ington banks and building and loan associations which had been indorsed by Burlingame, and then read into the record a long affidavit he said he pro- cured in Texas from the palmist. In this affidavit, the palmist said she left Washington to protect her life and would have lost all of her property if it had not been for Blanton's assistance. Blanton' said he was having made photostatic copies of the affidavit, as well as the collection of alleged love {eti‘ers turned over to him by Mrs. Bla- lock. Bowman Protests Continued Probe. Before Blanton began to read the affidavit, Mr. Bowman protested the committee’s continued investigation of the Blalock case, since the committee at a previous meeting had decided to turn over to the United States attor- ney's cffice all of the evidence in its possession. But Blanton continued, and when he finished reading the affidavit, Bowman rose and declared that it was “unfair to have such promiscuous state- ments presented here. I am asking for fair play,” he said, “I hate to see a man’s character crucified.” “He is not going to be crucified by this committee,” interposed Chairman Gibson. Mr. Bowman then turned to Mr. Blan- ton and asked him why he had come into the committee publicly to discuss | Tres the case. “You are doing it for pub- licity purposes,” he said. Blanton denied this and closed his statement With a declaration that he was only doing his duty to the committee and his country in making public the in- formation in his possession. Blanton also took this occasion to predict that he would be returned to Congress in two years. “I have been engaged in a lot of controversies here because I have fought fearlessly for the people,” he said. “I have a clear conscience and I am going back to my people happy.” Gives Ring to Committee. The ring which Bnr*lngame is alleged to have given the palmist was turned over to the commitice by Blanton, and Chairman Gibson passed it on to Wil- liam H. Collins, assistant United States | attorney, who is investigating the case. Collins asked Blanton where the palmist could be found. pointing out that his efforts to locate her had been futile. and that the in- vestigation could not proceed without her presence here. The Texan replied he had no knowledge of her where- abouts. A Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police, then announced that if the fear of her life is keeping Mrs. Blalock away from Washington, he would assign the whole police force to protect her if necessary. When Burlingame was called to the witness stand and Blanton started to interrogate him, the police captain de- clared bluntly that he did not intend to answer any of the Texan's questions. “You can save yourself a lot of trouble, Mr. Blanton,” Burlingame said, “by not asking me questions. I will not answer any of your questions. I'll answer the | question of any other member of the committee, but not yours.” Burlingame then started to outline his 33-year-old record on the police force, when Blanton broke in: “The duties of this committee are un- mosity against Capt. Burlingame or any roduce them. But the academ- icians found them noless delici~ ous for that reason. one else. I have information in my possession _th: d i (Continued ia rose to his | if he knew |y pa, NAVAL BILL DELAY 5 URCED PENDING ARMS CONFERENCE Suggestion Is Offered in Senate as Coolidge Plans Budget Recommendation. PRESIDENT WOULD ASK BUILDING BE SPEEDED Hoover “Warmly” Indorses Execu- tive's Views Regarding Construc- tion of 16 New Cruisers. A proposal that the cruiser con- struction program should be suspended in event of an agreement for an arms limitation conference being reached With Great Britain was placed before the Senate today simultaneously with word that President Coolidge planned to send a budget recommendation to yC_ongress for immediate building opera- |tions upon passage of a bill satis~ }ragxrgrypl'n x‘l‘;e adxgmmnunn. e President, however, still adheres fo the view that it would be unwise to | Include in the bill a time limit for con- struction of the proposed new naval vessels. |, It was stated on the President's be- | half at the White House md:‘;e?:a:tl:o | prospective disarmament conferences could have any bearing upon the pres- lgrfit 1??;?:1"5' n }'iew of the fact that ation in possessi gglnimd States indleat | that any on the nu | cruisers which might be flxednl.:;umg |an international conference would be | far beyond the number of cruisers in- | cluded in the present bill. The Norris proposal, offered as J Senate turned to anof day of debate on the bill for the construction of 16 auxiliary warships, would request the President to ask Great Britain to a conference limit cruiser construction. Suspension Authorized. Should an agreement President would be luthorlndbe ““hvf'smf pend such portion of the cruiser pro- gram as would be necessary to carry out the accord. amendment made The Norris no regard the pendin; e way conflictin, ment conference are ation with r It was stated emphaticall, of the President that he dld’nuotn l:l?:v‘: that any pending Proposals or sugges:. tlons for limitation of naval armament i’.',‘;“?.’.h“fih'{'.f effect. or interfere .in a y W e passag - ing cruiser bill. e Economy Plea Emphasized. Friends of the President declared White House today that he is jll:: as much opposed as ever to the enact- ment of large numbers of money bills except those that are absolutely neces- sary. In the class of necessary meas- ures he includes not only the regular supply bills of the Government, but whatever appropriation may be neces- sary to begin the cruiser building P he Bresia e President believes, howevi Congress should "be very careful o choosing what bills it intends to enact into law in order to avoid the pos- | sibility of a deficit at the end of the l_mesgnt ;Lsc;l. year, June 30. convinced that the present a Treasury deficit will %e wiped pop;:e:: the income tax receipts for the March fand June quarters, provided Congress | keeps a tight hold on the pursest: . He will do his part, it was stated at the iwhi!e House today, to see that no un- necessary money is appropriated before he leaves office, in order that Mr. Hoo~ ver may begin his administration with a au“rplu.s instead of a deficit in the ury. Hoover Indorses Coolidge Views. ng:ert_l-loov was on record today as indorsing “warmly” the o Pr;sldexl;{lsfioolldnr. ¥ sl pul ed statement by Chairm: Britten of the House naval )lfllll’l ccl;!: mittee, that he believed the retention lof the time limitation clause would be ::lensm?" ct‘o N}r. Hm;:rer. drew a mes- Sage yesterday from the President.s to“%r‘!side:lll Coolidge. o en the Hoover message had read, Senator Barkley, b‘e’mocn'-:heorll' Kentucky, asked if the President-elect had stated his position on the time- limitation clause and Senator Hale re- | blied that he would “leave that to the Jlldx‘;nt'nl of the hSenlte," “My attention has been called,” Hoover wired Mr. Goolidge, “to's stars: ment respecting pending cruiser legis- lation appearing in this morning’s press. ve made no public or private state- ment upon this question further than appeared during the campaign. I have stated universally to various callers that 'i; would bei improper for me to ex- Tess any views on current mat the administration. T regret it thic ye. (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) - . “GRACIOUS THING TO DO,” HE KILLS WIFE AND SELF By the Associated Press. BOULDER, Colo., January 29.— Leaving a note to the county coroner, in which he said, “It seems to me the gracious thing to do,” James E. Kirk- bridge, former deputy district attorney, shot and killed his sick wife and them ended his own life here. The frozen bodies of the cou found in their home. Apparen died last Sunday. “Frances pleads to be released from earthly bonds,” Kirkbridge wrote. T see not«hflal in the future but cares, worries, fallure and possible collapse. I have thought it over from every ingie, spiritual, moral, legal and sq- cial, it seems to me the gracious thing to do.” were they