Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureeu Porecast.) Rain beginning late tonight or tomor- row, with rising temperature; minimum temperature tonight about 33 degrees. Temperatures: Highest, 43, at 4:20 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 22, at 7:25 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. ch Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 o G s T Entered as second class matter shington, D. ( WASHINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed Yesterday’s Circulation, 109,529 D. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY g 1929 —FIFTY-TWO PAGES. * (#) Means Assoc d Press. WO CENTS. ENGLAND WILL ASK NAVAL ARMAMENT PARLEY SO0, SAIS S ESHE HOWARD Passage of 15-Cruiser Bill by | U.S. Paves Way for Limita- | tions Conference of Major Powers, Envoy Declares. LEAGUE CLAUSE CITED | AS CAUSE FOR ACTION; Satisfactory Session Foreseen by | Ambassador, Explaining That There Is a Better Understanding; of Needs of Respective Nntioml Than Existed at Geneva in 1927. | By the Associated Press. ! Sir Esme Howard, the British Ambassador, announced today ! that Great Britain soon would initiate efforts to bring about further limitation of naval arma- ments between the principal naval powers of the world. “There would seem to be every reason to believe that, now that the 15-cruiser bill has become law, a further effort before long wiil be made to reach an agreement between the principal naval pow- ers of the world for the limitation of naval armaments,” Sir Esme | said. “As long as that bill was under dis- cussion, any proposal to renew con- versations on this vital subject might heve been interpreted in the United States of America as an attempt to interfere with the passage of the bill. By its passage, the ground is cleared and any discussion that takes place cer- tainly will proceed on the assumption that these ships will be built. The English election which will take place this Summer may, however, postpone any discussion of this kind for some months Jonger. “The disarmament clause of the| covenant of the League (article 8) ! akes it practically imperative that all members of the League should make Hurther efforts toward the restriction of armament. ne&iw States has shown fdea of continuing sgreement in this sense. therefore seem that e 2 toward an_early resump! tions, and, with a far~ standing of the needs-of the respective parties than existed at Geneva in 1927, there should be a’very good' prospect of their being brought to a satisfac- tory conclusion.” Kellogg Gives U. S. Views. Secretary Kellogg said today he had received no intimation officially on the subject of disarmament, either from he British government or from Amer- an Ambassador Houghton in London. ‘Whatever move is made, Mr. Kellogg said, would be a question- for the con- sideration of the Secretary of State of the incoming Hoover administration. “The American attitude,” he reiterat- ed,” is that the United States is and always has been ready to participate in discussions for the further limitation of armament. In calling the 1931 con- ference to further consider the subject, Forecasts Arms Parley SIR ESME HOWARD. SLOVER MAY GET IARDINE PORTFOLI Farm Editor From Wisconsin Declared Selected by Hoover. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. President-elect Hoover, according to authentic information which has per- colated to Washington from Florida, has gone to Wisconsin for his Secretary of Agriculture, The name of Dr. Jardine's sucessor is A. J. Glover. He is a farm editor. He conducts Hoard'’s Dairyman, published at Fort Atkinson, Wis., by the sons of the late W. D. Hoard, who was governor of the Badger State for several terms. Farm organization leaders at the Capital whom the news has reached give it full credence. The influence of former Senator' Ir- vine L. Lenroot is seen in the choice of & Wisconsin man for the agricultural portfolio. Lenroot was one of Hoover's stanch pre-convention lieutenants and looked after his politico-legal interests at Kansas City. Mr. Glover's name has not hitherto figured in the cabinet gos- sip, nor does he seem to enjoy particu- lar prominence in the farm movement. If he turns out to be Secretary of Agri- NERGER PLAN CET FAVORLE REPORT FROM HOUS GROLP {Roll Call Is Not Taken as Disfirict Committee Ap- proves Resolution. FIGHT ON FLOOR SEEN BY OPPOSITION FORCE Chairman Zihlman Will Seek Spe- cial Rule for Consideration at Early Date. Without a roll call, the street car merger resolution was ordered favor- ably reported from the House District committee today. The report was ordered after surprisingly brief con- sideration with the resolution in the same form as previously placed before the Senate, that is, with the $50,000,- 000 valuation eliminated in conformity | with the Maltbie plan. Chairman Zihlman was directed by | the vote to obtain a special rule under which the merger resolution might be taken up in the House at the earliest opportunity. He announced after the meeting that he would confer, pos- sibly today, with Chairman Sngll of ithe rules committee and other House leaders, and if the special rule is un- obtainable now, he would consider call- ing the merger up under suspension. At the outset of a 15-minute hear- ing before the committee went into ex- ecutive session it was evident that it was the desire of a majority of the members to send the report through in the briefest possible time. The resolu- tion was ordered reported in a little less than half an hour. Blanton Opposes Plan. While no record vote was taken, Rep- resentative Blanton of Texas, who left the meeting after 10 minutes had elapsed, wished to be recorded as vot- ing in the negative. He reserved the right, he told Chairman Zihlman, to submit a minority merger report and likewise, with three other members of | the committee, he reserved the right to | offer amendments on the floor, as in the case of some members of the Senate committee, to provide more ample safe- guards for the protection of the public interests. The other three members who re- culture, the appointment will signifiy Hoover’s desire to promote the .move- ment now in full swing to bring Wis- consin_definitely back into the regular v would.be the secand Wisconsin r 4 man to nm secretaryship of agricul- ture. The department was really the creation of a badger—the late Gov. Jeremiah M. Rusk, who served through- out the Harrison administration from 1889 to 1893. The first secretary was Norman J. Coleman, appointed by Pres- ident Cleveland, but who served less than one month—from February 13 to March 4, 1889. “Uncle Jerry” Rusk was one of the characters of the Har- rison administration. He had been a Civil War comrade of the President and came out of the campaign with a bril- liant fighting record. ‘When Harrison, after leaving the presidency, went to Wisconsin to attend Rusk's funeral, the Indiana stateman told a story about “Uncle Jerry's” late arrival at a cabinet meeting. Every- body had turned up, but the Secretary of Agriculture. Finally Rusk put in an appearance. Thereupon Blaine, Secre- tary of State, remarked: “Well, Mr. President, I suppose we can begin now, the tail of the administration having arrived” Thereupon Rusk rejoined: a duty placed on the United States by the Washington treaty, the American Government,” he said, “is willing to edvance the date from August of that vear to as early as January or February, if a majority of the powers should ex- press a desire for such action.” DISCUSS CRUISER BILL GAP. Way to Close Breach Between Coolidge and Subcommittee Sought. By the Associated Press. Carrying $12,370,000 for the first two years program of the newly authorized cruiser construction, the Navy Depart- ment appropriation bill was reported to the Senate today by its appropriations committee. Steps were being taken meanwhile to straighten out an apparent difference be- tween President Coolidge and Congress over the amount of money to be appro- priated for the cruisers provided in the mew bill and the time when their con- struction shall begin. An unscheduled | conference was held this morning at the White House, in which Representative Tilson of Connecticut, Republican floor feader, and Gen. Lord, director of the budget, took part. “We will see that all the money that can property be spent this year will be provided,” said Mr. Tilson on leaving the White House, “but we will not throw the doors open too wide.” Mr. Tilson said that only Gen. Lord could furnish the exact amount that would be authorized for expenditures during the present fiscal year. The conference followed the sending to the Capitol yesterday the budget es- timate of $12,370,000 “for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1930." It was contend- ed by some that President Coolidge, by this method, was trying to prevent any actual construction of the cruisers during the remainder of the present fiscal year. ‘The committee upheld the decision of | the subcommittee to make $700,000 of | the funds available for an immedilwi start on five of the 15 cruisers. President Coolidge yesterday recom- mended that the first allotment of funds for the cruisers he used during the ap- proaching fiscal year, beginning July 1. The committee has decided, how- ever, to make $700,000 available during this current year. Of the $700,000, about $200,000 of it would be used toward the construction of the first five cruisers. The remainder would be employed in drafting plans for the second complement of five cruisers ‘The $12,370,000 is much less than was yecommended by the Navy Department, but the Senate leaders contend that the totzl is immaterial so long as work is actually begun during this and the next fiscal year. The Senate committee also added $400,000 to the bill for extension of dry dock No. 2 in the Navy Yard at Puget Sound, Wash. The Navy Department bill carried - - ~(Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) “Yes, Mr. President, and the tail's pretty busy these days keeping the flies off this administration.” Glover has been a consistent oppo- nent of McNary-Haugen legislation. He is well known to dairy farmers through- out the country. A two-fisted plat- form speaker, he has been much in de- mand for farmers’ meetings as a spokes- man of the dairy industry. The dairy farmers of the United States have been fortunate enough. to come under the protective tariff, so that they have not been so vociferous in the demand for agricultural relief as other branches of the rural world. Hoard’s Dairyman, which Mr. Glover edits, is looked upon as the leading organ in its branch of agriculture. It has specialized in encouraging cheaper production, better breeding and elimination of tuberculosis in cattle herds. Mr. Glover is also an apostle of co-operative marketing, and in other respects sees eye-to-eye with Hoover's agricultural policies. Glover, who is now in his 56th year, was born on a farm in Minnesota, and has been a “dirt farmer” in that State and North Dakota. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and was once professor of dairy husbandry in| the University of Illinois. He is mar- ried and has four children. {SUICIDE USES MIRROR | WHEN 2 SHOTS MISS Monson H. Hubbell, 72, Was Son of Late Treasurer and One of Founders of Adams Express Co. By the Associated Press. - BRIDGEPORT, Conn., February 15. —Monson H. Hubbell, 72, son of the late Monson Hubbell, treasurer and one of the founders of the Adams Express Co., committed suicide today by shooting himself in the right temple. He sat on the edge of his bed and took aim with the aid of a hand mirror, apparently de- ciding to use the mirror after he had twice failed to hit himself. One of the shots fired from the re- volver, a .32-caliber weapon, imbedded itself in the mortar of a chimney in the room. The other shot struck the stones of the chimney and ricocheted to the fioor. The third shot entered Mr. Hub- bell's brain, causing death. Radio Programs—Page 38 Maryland and Virginia News ¢ served the right to offer amendments were Representatives Gibson of Ver- mont, Lampett of Wisconsin and Hale of Indiana, Republicans. Mr. Gibson, commenting caustically on, the action of the committee, .de- clared it was “an-absurdity to pass on | a question involving ~$50,000,000 in about 15 minutes.” There ware 12 members present dur- ing consideration of the resolution: Representatives Zihlman, ~ Lampert, Hall, Beers of Pennsylvania, Underhill | of Massachusetts, Bowles of Massachu- setts, Bowman of West Virginia, Repub licans, and Blanton, Gilbert, Whitehe: of Virginia and Combs of Missouri, Democrats. ‘When the committee first met Chair- man_zihlman extended an opportunity to Wiiliam McK. Ciayton of the Fed- eration of Citizens' Associations to of- fer for its consideration a number of proposed amendments which he de- clared met the views of the various citi- zens' associations and would be offered upon the floor of the Senate. Clayton’s Time Limited. After about 5 minutes Mr. Underhill cut him off abruptly, protesting that if Clayton was gomng to enter into an argument on the merits of his various proposals, it would open the whelz merger question to discussion. He made a motion that Mr. Clayton be allowed only 10 minutes in which to complete his statement, a limitation to which the committee agreed. Clayton only had opportunity to offer three amendments. He asked the com- mittee to strike from section 16 of the resolution the provision declaring that the WBshlngwn Rapid Transit Co. be merged with the new company when and if the Public Utilities Commission shall so require. In place of this, Clay- ton declared, the bus line should be merged with the street car lines with- out leaving the determination to the utilities commission. “We have al- ways felt the bus line should be merged also and this is not actually a merger so far as the bus company is con- cerned,” Mr. Clayton said. “It should not be left outside.” The resolution as it now stands re- quires Harley P. Wilson to vest in the new company 21,237 shares of stock of the bus company out of a total out- standing of 21,612, the idea being that the remaining shares would be taken up later, Mr. Clayton protested that if the bus line is not taken completely into the merger, it would operate as an in- dependent company, and if it is merged, it would come under the same tax law as the busses of the street car lines. As a second amendment Mr. Clayton proposed free transfers between the bus line and the street car lines, instead of leaving a charge for bus transfers to be -approved later by the Utilities Commission. future extension of lines in Washington would be bus routes, and it was the duty of ‘the committée to provide free transfers now instead of leaving the matter open to the future. “The commission will do what it al- ways has done in the past—fix a charge of 1 or 2 cents for bus transfers,” he sald. Reduced Fares for Children. | Reduced fares for school children | should be authorized in the resolution, Clayton suggested as a third amend- ment, instead of authorizing the Public 1 Utilities Commission to reduce the rate. “For 13 years we have appeared un- successfully before the commission in advocacy of reduced fares for school children,” Mr. Clayton told the com- mittee, “and it may be another 13 years before the commission acts.” He estimated a maximum cost to the companies for such reduced rates at be- tween $35,000 and $40,000, reminding the committee that free textbooks are furnished school children at a cost to the taxpayers of about $250,000. Asked if the merger resolution as re- ported to the Senate met with his ap- proval, Mr. Clayton declared he ap- proved it only with the amendments he proposed and other amendments which will be offered in the Senate. He warned the committee that all | " MAINE MEMORIAL ia AR TROTSY BELEVD ON SOVET VESSL Craft Leaves Constantinople, Going Toward Port in Asia Minor. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 15.—The Com- munist organ, Volksville, which has been a supporter of Leon Trotsky against the Stalin policies in Russia, today published a telegram purport- ing to have come from the exiled opposition leader, confirming his arrival at Constantinople. The telegram read: “STAMBOUL, February 13.—Ar- rived safely with wife and son. Kindest regards. “LEON." By the Associated Press. _CONSTANTINOPLE, February 15— Departure of a Soviet steamer early this morning in the direction of Mu- dania, across the Sea of Marmara in Brusa, Asia Mitor, gave rise to the belief Leon Trotsky might be aboard. Under Turkish law, only Turkish boats are permitted to ply between Turkish ports. TURKEY KEEPS “HANDS OFF.” Government to Try to Keep Him in Country—Soviet Must Close Lips. CONSTANTINOPLE, February 15 (#).—Turkey has adopted strict meas- ures to forestall unpleasantness grow- ing out of the presence of its “white elephant” guest, Leon Trotsky. Increase in Communist sentiment is regarded as a primary danger in_the exile of the former Soviet war chief, and the government is not being caught napping. Passport restrictions, always stringent, have been tlght,ened to prevent follow- ers of Trotsky from Russia gathering about him. In the past the government has been so persistent in stamping out sporadic Communist agitation that no organized group of that faction exists anywhere in the country. Two arrests at Adrionople further evinced the official attitude. Both of those arrested were Turks, one a school teacher and the other an electrician. Meanwhile, another day’s train left Constantinople for Angora, capital of the country, without Trotsky aboard. The Soviet consulate, at which he is residing under the name of Seibroff, wds still heavily guarded, although some persons were allowed entrance there. Turkey is maintaining a hands-off policy. Turkish newspapers have been warned not to mention the exile’s name, and it is understood from usually re- liable sources that the only promise made by Turkey to the Soviet govern- ment is that she will exercise due pre- caution to see that Trotsky does not leave the country. -The job of closing his lips and hiding him from public view is delegated to Soviet officials. Trotsky is said to be haggard and wan from his misadventures in Rus- sian Turkestan, but newsgathers haunt- ing the vicinity of the consulate have been unable to get even so mucl as a glimpse of him through the win- dows. Woman Climbs Mountains. WELLINGTON, New Zealand (#).— “notable mountaineering feat has been accomplished by Miss K. Gardiner of Liverpool, England, who with a guide ascended Mount Cook in 15 hours 45 minutes, a record for a woman climber. . Duchess of York Recovering. LONDON, February 15 (#).—The Duchess of York, wife of the second son of King George, is convalescing satis- factorily from an attack of influenza. A bulletin issued today, however, added that it would not be advisable for her to fulfill engagements for the next week or two. U. S. to Print State Name on Stamps as Barrier to Bandits Plan Is Expected to Curb Sales of Post Office Robbery Loot. Names of States in which they are to be sold will be printed on all stamps ranging in denomination from 1 to 5 cents, if an experiment announced to- day by the Post Office Department to thwart organized “fences” in disposing of the loot of post-office robberies is successful. ‘The new procedure will go into effect about April 1, and will be tried as an experiment in Kansas and Nebraska. The plan to create an individual surcharge on retail stamps, has been discussed in every detail since 1902, the Postmaster General said, and a detailed study of its probable effect and its helpfulness to postal inspectors in running to earth the robbers of post offices and their “fences,” finally led u;:ndeputment to decide on the new PlaD. iy M L. As.an illustration of the usefulness to inspectors of the department in tracing the origin of stolen stamps, Postmaster General New referred to the recent post office hold-up in Rhode Island, where thieves made away with more than $200,000 worth of postage stamps. “Suppose,” said the Postmaster Gen- eral, “the stamps stolen in this instance (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) FAYOR OF HERI AND ADES UL Three Convicted of Conspir- ing With Charley Birger to Violate Dry Laws. By the Associated Press. EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill, February 15.— Mayor Marshal McCormick of Herrin, 11L.; his brother Elmer, a policeman, and | ¥ Chief of Police John Stamm were con- victed of conspiracy to violate the na- tional prohibition act in a verdict re- turned today in United States District Court. The case had been given to the jury last night and a sealed verdict was handed to Federal Judge Fred L. Wham this morning. The mayor, who headed the city gov- ernment during gang strife and rioting in Herrin, was accused of having been in collusion- with the Charlie Birger gang of gunmen in wholesale liquor traffic and to have kept the town “wide open” to bootleggers and saloonkeepers. His brother and Stamm, it was alleged, were his tools. Another city official accused in the h | conspiracy, Alvin Misker, water super- intendent, pleaded guilty at the outset of the trial and turned Government witness. Judge Wham gave the four men eight days of grace in which to return to Herrin, resign from their offices and close up their affairs. He set February 23 as the day for passing sentences. All four men are under bonds. LARRAZOLO IMPROVES. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., F‘ebrulry' 15 (#)—United States Senator O. A. Larrazolo of New Mexico, near death yesterday following an attack of ap- oplexy, was sald to have improved siightly early today. His physicians said he had a fair chance to recover. The Senator formerly was Governor of | New Mexico. Becoming confused in his legal ter- minology, the foreman of a Police Court jury today returned an incorrect ver- dict and forced his fellow jurors to reconsider their decision. After deliberating for 20 minutes, the jury filed into the courtroom, where the foreman was asked if the:jury had “I am very regretful I have not been given opportunity to offer some other amendments,” Mr, Clayton said. ‘The committee gave no consideration to the amendments which Senator Blaine proposes to offer to the merger resolution in the Senate, and there was Pages 10 and 11I. very little discussion of the bill in executive session. agreed on a verdict concerning Ralph Ruby, former deputy prohibition admin- istrator, charged with third-offense speeding. “We have agreed. The defendant is guilty as charged,” the foreman de- clared. He was immediately corrccted by a woman member of tge panel, who in- Foreman Reports Wrong Verdict: Jury Reconsiders and Frees Alleged Speeder| sisted that they had found the defend- ant “not _guilty.” Judge Isaac R. Hitt ordered them to return to their room to reconsider. Again they returned declared they were unanimous this time in agreeing that Ruby was not guilty. Ruby was arrested on Sixteenth street ‘on February 2 by Officer E. C. Moore, who charged that his machine was traveling 45 miles an hour. The officer said he had paced the speed of the car for several blocks. It wasshown that the instrument used by Moore had not been tested for accuracy within the last three months and Attorney Harry Whelan contended that the evidence was not strong enough to convict. 1.C. C. APPROVES PXPRESS NERGER Plans for One Corporation to Handle All Business In- dorsed in Full. By the Associated Press. Full approval of railroad plans ‘o consolidate virtually the entire express business of the country in the hands of a single corporation, the Railway Ex- press Agency, Inc., was given today by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Under contracts which the/commis- sion approved, the Railway EXpress Agency will issue 1,000 shares of cap- ital steck and $32,000,000 of 5 per cent bonds and will acquire all of the prop- erty of the American Railway Express Co. Profits from express service will be divided among railroads in propor- tion to the business which they con- tribute and the nominal issue of capi- tal will be -divi ‘among the 86 lines which are meml of the Association of Raflway Executives. ‘The new arangement takes effect on March 1, all property- acquisitions hav- ing been made tentatively by the rail- road representatives prior to submitting the issue to the commission In view of the early date for the es- tablishment of the new system, the com- | ‘mission hurried its consideration of the project. The facts were submitted on Fbruary 6, and the program was ap- | proved” February 11 by a vote of the commission, with no members dissent- ing, for announcement today. Prac- tically all of the express business has been handled by the American Rail- way Express Co. since 1920, but the contracts governing it expire March 1. ‘The new arrangement will take effect in time to supersede the old one. The Southeaster Express Co., operat- | ing in Southern territory, is not included in the consolidation. VIENNA POLICE RAID ARSENAL OF SOCIALISTS Arms Possibly Intended for Use in Coup Against Seipel's Regime Are Seized. v the Associated Press. VIENNA, February 15.—A small ar- senal possibly intended for use in a coup d'etat against the Christian So- cialist regime of Chancellor Seipel was in_the hands of police today. Three hundred rifles, some machine guns, army telephones and 30,000 rounds of ammunition were taken in a raid on the headquarters of the So- cialist organization for defense of the republic and Republican Workingmen'’s Union. The arsenal was hidden in un- deg:;o‘ufld chambers. lalist claims that a police permit allowed possession of the l’:'?ns fog self- defense was countered by police with the statement that permits did not pro- vide for such, an amount as was dis- closed. Forty Gypsies Drown. ZAGREB, Jugoslavia, February 15 (/). —Forty gypsies were drowned today in the Drave River, near Tolovetz ‘when they attempted to cross the ice in heavily laden caravans. Prince of Wales (As Told by an Intimate) | | | A plastic boy Prince— Ruled on one hand by his Mother with Victorian ideas and a sharp, firm will. Swayed on the other by the broad understanding and worldly the- ories of his Grandfather, the King. And from the conflict of influ- ences emerges the present Prince of Wales. An absorbing and intimate biog- raphy of this young man who will some day be King, and upon whom, with his Father's grave illness, sudden responsi- bilitles have fallen abruptly. Written in 15 chapters by a friend of the Prince, a man close to the British Royal Household. The Series Begins Sunday in The Sunday Star To Be Continued Daily in The Euvening Star Frail Woman Leaps Third-Story Gap in Effort to Save Man By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 15.—A frail woman hurled herself across a 7-foot gap three stories in the air in a futile attempt to save an aged man from burning to death. Mrs. Della Rooney saw her neighbor, Charles Bitter, 65, with his clothing afire in his apart- ment across the air shaft last night. Climbing out on the fire escape, she leaped across the opening, barely grasping the rail- ing of the opposite fire escape. Pulling herself up, she threw water on the victim and rolled him in blankets until the blaze was extinguished, but Bitter died within a few minutes. THRD BURLINGANE REPORTT0 B HADE New Document to Go More! Deeply Into Certain Phases of Case. Another report on the Departsent of Justice's investigation of the alleged relations between Capt. Guy E. Burl- ingame, suspended second precinct com- mander, and Mrs. Helen F. Blalock, missing Seventh street paimist, is under preparation at the department today for the information of the United States attorney’s office, where the case was referred for prosecution by the Gibson subcommittee of the House. 1 i others submitted to the United States attorney’s office several days ago, it is understood, will delve deeper into cer- tain phases of the case heretofore touched only vaguely. It also will con- tain the results of the efforts of the department’s agents to locate Mrs. Blalock, giving a rather comprehensive outline of her movements since she left Washington for Abilene, Tex., where she conferred with Representative Blanton and presented him with the affidavit containing the sensational charges against Burlingame. Caraway Information Studied. Aside from the preparation of the new report, the Department of Justice today turned its attention to the information relating to law-enforcement conditions in Washington sent to it yesterday afte ernoon by Senator Caraway, Democrat. of Arkansas, & recent critic of Capt. Burlingame, District officials and the Police Department. The nature of the “information” has not been disclosed, either by ‘Senator Caraway or the Department of Justice, but it is believed to have formed the basis for his recent attack on police and District officials. Senator Caraway originally intended to give the “infor- mation” to the Gibson subcommittee, but he later decided to turn the Department of Justice, believing it to be better equipped to make a thor- |ough investigation than the House | group, which drew the Burlingame- Blalock case into the public limelight and then referred it to the United { and prosecution. ‘Whether Senator Caraway's informa- tion justifies a sweeping investigation of 'Just(ce officials did not say, but much of it, according to reports, concerns gambling and liquor conditions which the Gibson subcommittee has been pry- ing into for some time. Corporation Counsel William w. Bride, who is to draw the charges on _which Burlingame is to be tried by an extraordinary trial board. received to- day from William H. Collins, assistant United States attorney, copies of the Department of Justice's first two reports declined to make them public. These are the reports dealing with the type- counts and cancelled checks, which Blenton introduced as “evidence” in the case. Shies From “Stampede.” Mr. Bride, however. has not taken definite steps to frame the charges, and announced that he did not propose to be “stampeded” into action. He said he i{had made only a cursory examination |of the two Department of Justice re- ports and was therefore unable to de- termine whether they contained any evidence on which he could base specific charges. Assistant United States Attorney Col- lins also announced that he would take ino further action until the special trial board disposes of the Burlingame case. This indicates that at least 10 days or two weeks will pass before Burlingame will be called on to answer the accusa- tions of the palmist as Mr. Bride has let it be known that it will be some time before he is ready to proceed with the prosecution. Besides, the Commis- sioners have not appointed the personnel of the special trial board, and apparently do not_propose to until the corporation counsel draws up the charges. The Commissioners, however, have given some consideration to the person- nel of the board. A number of names have been suggested, among them those of prominent business men and lawyers. 'STOCK PRICES DROP AS CREDIT TIGHTENS | Calling of $50,000,000 in Loans @ Is Factor in Depressing Market. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 15.—The New York Stock Exchange opened with a burst of strength today, as retention of the 5 per cent rediscount rate by the New York Federal Reserve Bank last night precipitated a flood of short cov- ering, but the movement soon spent it- self, and the market began to slip, a } wide assortment of issues showing net losses of $2 to 11 by early afternoon. The fact that the directors of the re- serve bank held a session of nearly five hours yesterday caused considerable uneasiness, traders interpreting it as indicating that sooner or later definite action will be agreed upon to carry out the Federal Reserve Board's admonition that excessive absorption of credit by speculation must stop. Credit showed definite signs of further tightening during the day, and there was a tendency to attribute this to the Federal Reserve Bank. Banks called $50,000,000 in call loans. Bankers a ceptance rates were raised for the sec- ond time this week, and time money rates were raised from 7'. to 73 per cent for some maturities, , 3 & The report, a supplement to two | it over to : States attorney for further investigation | the Police Department, Department of | on the Burlingame-Blalock case, but he | { written love letters and the bank ac-! POLICE MASSACRED 1 FOR CUTTING OFF PROTECTION MONEY RY AGENT THNKS Chicago Killings Blamed on Hijacking Six Weeks Ago. Moran Men Said to Have Accused Officers as Aides. COMMISSIONER BRANDS STATEMENT AS ‘ALL ROT’ Silloway Declares He Hopes to Learn Names of Actual Slayers by Tonight—Swanson Suspects Detroit Gang—Inquest Is Open- ed in Windy City. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 15.—Maj. Fred D. Silloway, assistant prohi- bition administrator, today ad- vanced the theory that police of- ficers themselves killed the seven gangsters shot to death in a North Side gang stronghold yesterday, 'and declared that he believed the i names of the actual slayers would be known before night. Maj. Silloway expressed the belief that the killings yesterday were the direct outgrowth of a hijacking job here six weeks ago, when 500 cases of whisky were taken from the Moran gang by a West Side liquor-running outfit. Maj. Silloway said he did not believe the theft of the liquor by one faction from the other could have been carried out {in broad daylight on a well traveled boulevard without police assistance. ‘The Moran gang, he said, apparently | got the same idea and cut off tribute that the prohibition officer said the . gang had paid the police. Maj. Silloway sald he believed the killings were in retaliation for stopping the protection money and declared he expected to gain information as to the actual killers during the day. : Evidently Known to Gang. He said some of the killers wore ' | police uniforms, that an automobile resembling a police squad car, with a gong on the side, was used by them and that the slayers evidently were well known to the Moran gang. as they were admitted without question.- After detailing the hijacking snd his belief that the police assisted in it, Maj. /| Silloway said: | “Leaders of the Moran gang told the police that they would no longer give them their regular donations for pro- tection because of this job. So the police probably selected the new method of murder in retaliation. The fact that a police squad car, with a gong on the side, which was seen by several wit- nesses, together with the faect that those in the garage apparently recog- nized two of the men in police uniform and admitted them without question, substantiates my theory that they were policemen. “The murderers went to the garage | with the intention of getting the Gusen- i berg brothers and Clark, Moran's brother-in-law, who accused the police of aiding in the hijacking job. When they entered the garage and saw four other men there, they impulsively shot all present.” Says Moran Is in Detroit. i, Moran, Maj. Silloway said, is in De- troit, where he has been for two weeks. He said he expected to obtain from an- | other man. Henry Winkelstein, describ- jed by him as the brains of Moran's | gang, the details that led up to the | shooting along with the names of the | slayers. i _Police Commissioner Russell and Deputy Commissioner John Stege, in charge of the detective bureau, had left their offices to go to the inquest for the seven slain men at the time Silloway made his announcement. | _ Commissioner Russell characterized | Maj. Silloway's theory and statement as “all rot,” but added that “no mat- ter who did it, I am out to get them and clean this case up.” He was attending the coroner's in- quest when he made the statement. Capt. James Gleason, Stege's assist- ant, however, said it was ridiculous to suppose police were involved in _the murders. A visored cap was picked up in the garage, he said, but it was thai of a doorman. Policemen, he would never have marched men out of the garage with their hands over their neads, unarmed, as witnesses described | the _exit of yesterday. ! “Those men were gangsters, mas- j querading as officers,” he declared em- | bhatically. “The only thing Frank Guesenberg, who died in the hospital later, would say, was that two of the men were wearing uniforms. So that has given the impression policemen were involved.” Russell was quoted as saying, “This will be the end of gang war In Chicago. The police will fight it out to the death with the gunmen.” He has ascribed most of the gang killings to the prohibi- tion laws. “Purple Gang” Blamed. Chief Russell said there were so many violators of the dry law that the result- jing flow of money for illicit liquor set the gangsters crazy for tainted money even to slaying each other to garner the luere. _ State’s Attorney Swanson said he be- | lieved the slayers were members of the “Purple gang” of Detroit, imported here for the purpose so that they would not i be known when they invaded the Moran stronghold. Police were uncertain whether Moran might have been kidnaped and slain oy the killers, although it was reported he was in-hiding. Meanwhile Detroit police had been asked to round up every known member of the Purple gang there and find out where every other member is. troit authorities said they would have the information before the day was over. Check on Old Squad Cars. Authorities also were checking on all old squad cars which had been sold recently after several witnesses sald the car used by the killers resembled a po- lice car and carried a gong similar to those used by such cars. The police had two theories as to how all the ganc happened to be gathered in the garage when they were shot down. One was that they had been “put on the spot”—lured there for purposes’ of asa tion: the other was that they i (Continued on Page 2, Column 39 | i | !