Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Cloudy tonight; much change in te: Temperatures: Highest, 52, at noon today; lowest, 40, a Full report on page 5. Bureau Forecast.) tomorrow rain; not mperature. t 7:35 a.m. today. ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Fpening Slar. Star's carrie city block and The ever tic as fast as the papers “From Press to Home Within the Hour” T system covers 1 the regular edi- is delivered to Washington homes are printed. Yesterday's Circulation, 109,603 Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 10 and 11 No. 30,983. Fat"Shnee Entered as second class matter Washington, C. D. WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESD '\\j. FE BRUARY HIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. * (/) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. ‘DONOVAN 1S OUT AS MITCHELL WINS PLAGE N GABINET Assistant Attorney General Declared Eliminated and Will Hold No Office. U. S. SOLICITOR GENERAL WILL SUCCEED SARGENT| New Yorker Believed to Have Be-} fused Hoover Offer to | Other Posts. By the Associated Press. ‘William D. Mitchell, solicitor general of the United States, has been selected by President-elect Hoover to be Attorney General in his cabinet, and simultane- y with this development today, ends of Willlam J. Donovan said he would not occupy any Federal office after March 4. With the selection of an Attorney General decided upon, Mr. Hoover was said to be in a position to complete his cabinet within a very short time. Although Mr. Mitchell is a Democrat, he was represented as having voted for Charles Evans Hughes in 1916, for President Coolidge and for Mr. Hoover. Declared Opposed by Drys. ‘The attorney generalship at one time was expected to go to Donovan, who was represented today as being an- noyed by the opposition raised against him for this post by certain dry forces and others. He was said to feel that he was be- ing looked upcn by these forces not as | an individual whose capacity for or- ganization and administration was to be taken into account. Mr. Donovan is returning as soon as possible to Santa Fe, N. Mex, to wind up his activities as chairman of the Boulder Dam Com- mission and as commissioner on the Rio Grande Commission. On the 4th of March he will retire to the practice of law and sever his connections with the Government. Other Posts Believed Refused. Mr. Donovan, who is Assistant to the Atlorney General, conferred briefly with Mr. Hoover this morning and was un- derstood to have informed the Presi- dent-elect of his unwillingness to accept.| the post of Secretary of War or the governor generalship of the Philippines. He was said to have told Mr. Hoover that he considered himself suited only | for certain Federal positions and that | Secretaryship of War was not | these. ‘The Assistant Attorney General was | said to have pointed out that he did not consider Mr. Hoover was under obli- gations to offer him,a post in his 2 n, He had worked for Mr. | Hoover in the last campaign out of | friendship for the Republican candidate | and because he believed in the issues | Mr. Hoover favored, it was explained. Native of Minnesota. Mr. Mitchell was born in Winona, | Minn., 55 years ago. His father was justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court for 20 years. He began the practice of law in St. Paul in 1901. He was regional counsel for the United States Railroad Administration in 1919 and chairman of the citizens’ charter committee of St. | Paul in 1922. He assumed the office of | solicitor general in June, 1925. The record of the newly-designated Attorney General shows him to have been active in Minnesota National Guard affairs over a period of - years. He is listed as a Presbyterian. The President-elect had a rather large number of caliers today, including Dante Pierce, Jowa publisher, whose name frequently has been heard in the speculations about the post of Secre- tary of Agriculture. C. Bascom Slemp, Republican national committeeman for | Virginia, has been invited to call llte! in the day. { CANVASES, ONCE VALUED AT $138,700, BRING $9.550 By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, February Seven | paintings attributed to old masters and which the owners in 1910 valued at $138,700 were sold at sherifl’s sale yes- terday for $9,550. The paintings at one time were owned by Arthur Philip Heinze, copper man, | who suffered financial reverses some 20 ( years ago. The paintings were part of 14 signed over to the Empire Trust Co. for a loan of $15000. A portrait of the Countess of Bedford attributed to Van Dyke, and for which Mr. Heinze was | reported to have paid $80,000, was soid | for $2,950. Others were sold as the| works of Gatnsborough, _Landseer, Romney, Bouguereau, Jules Breton and Denilly. 27.— | DIVORCE BILL BEATEN. Move to Re-establish Marital Courts | in Ontario Fails. OTTAWA, February 27 (#.—In a vote which split party lines, a measure for the re-establishment of divorce courts in Ontario was defeated in the House of Commons last night, 99 to 68. The majority of the rank gnd file of both Liberals and Conservatives voted against the proposal, while most Pro- gressives voted for it The bill was passed in the Senate two weeks ago. | Convent Mother Superior Slain. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, February (#). Mother Superior Maria Plane- match of Ostrog Convent near Damiio- grad, Montenegro,was stabbed to death vesterday by an unidentified man who escaped. The victim was a relative of the late King Nicholas of Montenegro. The attack has shocked the whole kingdom | Figure in Cabinet Talk | PR Upper: William D. Mitchell, Solicitor | General of the United States said | to have been chosen by Mr. Hoover as Attorney Grneral, and (lower) William J. Donovan, Assistant Attorney General, who is reported to have been eliminated for a cabinet position. COMMONS ASSURED OF TREATY FATH Undersecretary Pledges Brit- | ain to Observance of Locarno Pact. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 27--Godfrey Locker-Lampson, undersecretary of state | for foreign affairs, today assured the! House of Commons that Great Britain | would enter into no military agree- ment with other powers that would in any way be contrary to her obliga- | tions to Germany under the Locarno! security pact. s i He made this statement in answer- ing one of many questions propounded as a result of recent publication in Hol- land of an alleged military pact between | France and Belgium, the particular| question "being: “Can assurance be given that no| military discussion will be eld with| France or Belgium which would not! trary to the Locarno pact.” Volleys of questions regarding the al- leged Franco-Belgian military agree- ment and reports that Great Britain | | nished the escort to President Harding |lowing personnel from the Army will{ also include Germany, in order strictly; quite sure that we will do nothing con- | CO0LDGE PLANS TOLEAVE CAPTAL DURIG PARAE Outgoing Executive Not to Take Part in Ceremonies After Induction. POLICE PROTECTION MAPPED BY HESSE | Second Squadron, Third Cavalry, at Fort Myer, to Escort Hoover on Trips Along Avenue. While final details of the work of the inaugural committee were being cleared up today in preparation for the great quadrennial pageant Monday, it became plain that President Coolidge will not take part in any of the cere- mony incldent to the formal transfer of the presidency to Herbert Hoover, after the actual induction at the Capi- tol is concluded and the parade gets under way. At the same time, arrangements for protection to the public went forward with the admonition to members of the Police Department by Chief of Police Hesse that all members of the force must be “courteous to every one.” Mr. Coolidge, it was said at the White House, will ride with Mr. Hoover in an automobile from the White House to the Capitol, attend the ceremonies in the Senate chamber and on the east front of the Capitol, and then quietly take his departure for the Union Station, ac- companied by Mrs. Coolidge, to board a train leaving at 2:30 o'clock for his home in Northampton, Mass. The out- going President will not sit in the offi- cial reviewing stand in front of the White House, will not mk:”gart in the | parade, nor aitend the ite House luncheon. Hoover Escort Designated. Gen. Charles P, Summerall, grand marshal of the parade, has designated the 2d Squadron, 3d Cavalry, at Fort Myer, to escore the President from the White House to the inaugural cere- monies at the Capitol and return. The escort will be commanded by Maj. John T. McLane. The cavalry will receive the President and President-elect at the White House, escort them to the Capi- tol and after the inaugural address accompany President Hoover back to the White House. The same regiment fur- | in 1921 and to President Coolidge in | 1925. i In addition to the Regular Army of- | ficers already detailed as liaison agents with each State government, the fol- | be on duty with the second grand divi- | sion of the parade: Chief of staff, Col.| E. O. Peyton; assistants, chief of Lieut. Col. P. D, Glassford and Maxwell Murray. Agents, inaugur committee section, Capt. John W. Wi son and Capt. Hugh M. Herrick. Agents, zovernors’ section, Col. Daniel Van Voo his and Maj. C. W. Thomas. Agents, mili- tary colleges and schools section, Lieut. Col. George B. Comly, Lieut. Col. Hen- ry S. Merrick and Maj. Clyde A. Sel- leck. Agents, veterans’ organizations sections, Maj. E. J. Dawley, Mej. J. K. Boles, Capt. B. M. Sawbridge, Capt. M. A. Cowles. Agents, patriotic organi- zations secticn, Maj. Thompson Law- rence, Maj. Leland S. Hobbs, Capt. Paul E. Lelber, Capt. Walter G. Layman. Agents, marching clubs section, Maj. Harry A. Flint, Maj. R. E. McQuillin, Maj. Ralph I, Sasse, Maj. R. R. Allen. All" Regular Army officers detailed for duty with the second grand division of the parade, including those named as governors' aides, will meel Friday after- noon in the State, War and Navy Building, to receive instructions. Parade Start Postponed. Announcement yesterday that Mr. | Hoover’s inaugural address will be about 3.000 words long and the certainty that more than 30 new Senators will be sworn in after Vice President-elect Cur- | to maintain Brifish obligations under" the Locarno pact?” Pledges Treaty Observance. ‘The reply was: “The member may be | no agreement involving a military com- | day, will take a longer time than had | statements in recent days by had some connection with it were fired | tis calls the Senate in extraordinary at the government in the House of |session, has postponed the probable start Commons. (of the parade to 1:45 pm. The cere- “Apart from the treaty of Locarno,|monies at the Capitol, it developed to- mitment has been concluded between | been anticipated, and it was not consid- this country and Belgium since the war, i ered likely that the parade will get nor is any military agreement or under- | under way until shortly before 2 o'clock. standing in existence between the Brit- | Chief of Police Hesse has concluded ish general staff and that of any forelgn | arrangements with the Baltimore Po- country,” Locker-Lampson said. |lice Department to “borrow” 210 uni- He stasted his reply to the questions |formed policemen from Baltimore, to | by explaining that an indisposition kept | aid the Washington force in keeping Sir Austen Chamberlain, forcign secre- | order on Inauguration day. Maj. Hesse | tary, at home. |w\:m to Baltimore yesterday and made e - the arrangements with Police Commis- Text Registered With League. | sioner Gather of Baltimore, The men The government spokesman recalled | to come from Baltimore will be one in- to the House that the text of notes be- | spector, one captain, four lientenants, tween the French and Belgian gov- |eight sergeants and the remainder pa- ernments, recording their reciprocal ap- | trolmen. Each will be given a Wash- | proval of & mll&tary understanding. had | ington police badge and during Inau- ‘en registere with the League of| « P, 2, Y 5) Nations on September 7, 1920, Public| Cnunued on Page 2, Column 5.) the two TSt T governments have indicated that this| published in Utrecht, the latter having cen' denounced. as. 4 fosgers | CRUISING INTO ICE! “I have not seen the text of the registered agreement,” sald the under- Sese o | secretary. “It, of course, was not made | : - public, nor have I any knowledge of an | Eleanor Bolling Ordered Back to | alleged subsequent interpretation of that | : agregment.” New Zealand When 1,059 Miles From Taiaroa Head. WARSHIP ON INQUIRY. | | | i | | £ | By Wireless to TI e Ne | U. 8. Officials Go to. Chinese Ports| > W'Teless to The Star and the New York | | t Held by Rebel Troops. ON BOARD THE STEAMSHIP { . . ELEANOR BOLLING, AT SEA, Febru- | o0 Cg‘“fl"’-r:‘:&":fl';fl s @Y 26.—Orders were received from Admiral John R. Y, Blakely and United | Comdr. Bryd at noon yesterday for the States Consul Le Rob Webber shoard. | Eleanor Bolling not to attempt break- | left bere this moming for Tengchowfii | ing through the ice, but to return to | and Lungkow to investigate conditions | new zealand there. | = These ports are held by revolting Na-| At the time the commander was send- | tionalist troops reputedly under the|ing this message from his base, the leadersnip of the former Shantung war vessel was 1,059 miles southeast of lord, Chang Tsung Chang | Taiaroa Head, New Zealand. The ship Bur By the Associate CHICAGO. ngton’s home tords ers was being held. They w ed over fire hazards at the Barnard School. which their children mttend, and they were wondering what to do And as @i kind girl edgd Barnard met. a little eLgarien. m;d Ehiid Treated i)y Own Fa While Mother Discusses Fire Hazards: «hazards, had aqiourned. ———————— | was turned back, and today, at noon, |was 879 miles southeast of Taiaroa | Head. ther | ica ' i t. 1029. "~ the New York Times the St Louls Post-Dispatch. Al or publication reserved throughout ) The child, painfully burned, was car- | Bank Statements ried 1o the office of Dr. E. D. Hunting- | ton. Dr. Huntington gently pulled back the cloth in which the girl was wrapped | Washington clearing house, $4,073,- and looked down upon Ann, his 5-year. | 176,87, old daughter. Treasury balance, $85,268,088.26. He treated the burns and took the| Customs receipts, $2,026,554.84. child home. He arrived with Ann inj New York clearing house exchange, his arms, just a few m tier the | $1.700,000,000. mothers. worried over ihe hooi's firet New York clearing $182,000,00% hous2 balance, /\/Lxsf‘fl‘ / [ HE'S ALL “/ ‘xv\{vew(r' 3 v/ BY GOLLY' I'VE. GOT AN INKLING )OF WHAT ( \ / \ AGAINST ' / ~‘\ RAVA 0 ONT ) 'Sty 1) e i@ \\»ore oY HIM!, ISTEN M A REAL EXPERT THOUSANDS REACH AW FOR FGHT Sharkey-Stribling Encounter, Hewever, May Not Fill 35,000 Seats. BY ALAN J. GOULD, Associated Press Sports Editor. MIAMI BEACH, Fla.,, February 27.— In Roman holiday fashion, the new Winter capital of Fistiana today took on the enthusiasm and gala spirit of an old fight town. The roar of the crowd tonight will echo from Flamingo Park, where Young Stribling and Jack Sharkey fight for heavyweight su- premacy. By raiiroad, boat, airplane and auto- mobile thousands of fans poured into the metropolitan Miami district over- night and steadily throughout the l-morning. It was estimated-close fo 2,000 per- sons arrived by noon, with the biggest delegation coming from Palm Beach, Tampa and Havana, which sent fans by bt and train. Crowd Not Excessive, Despite the new arrivals, however, it was learned the attendance probably will fall short of the 35,000 capacity of the pine board arena. At noon there were 7,000 unsold seats, so that even with a last-minute rush it is not ex- pected the crowd will pass far beyond 30,000. At the same time, the ticket sale was reported to have reached $330,000 in actual cash, so that regardless of the final figures or failure of the bout to be a sell-out, Promoter Jack Dempsey and the Madison Square Garden Cor- | poration are assured a good profit. Both Appear Hearty. After a night of more or less wild rumors of fresh ailments to both fight- ers, Sharkey and Stribling appeared to- day to be in excellent condition. Prior to the weighing in, scheduled later in the afternoon, each took short walks and some calisthenics to loosen up their muscles. Indication that there has been some | basis for concern over Stribling’s con- ! dition following a rib injury was scen by “Pa” Stribling's statement that an | osteopath, Dr. Cecil Ferguson, former ball player, will be in the Southerner's corner tonight. It is understood Strib- ling’s side has been given daily atten- tion for the past week. Despite a strong influx of Stribling partisans there was comparatively lit- tle fluctuation in betting odds as well as apparently little actual wager'ng, cx- cept on a friendly basis. Brokmakers quoted not more than 7 o 5 on Sharkey to win, with chances of cither scoring | a knockout figured at 1 to 3 Activity at Arena. With pennants fluttering from poles around the inside and its pine hoard freshness sparkling in the warm sun, the arena at Flamingo Park became a scene of colorful activity early in the day. Shortly after noon seven ticket booths were opened, but there were few in line. Most of those vathered around the ringside had busincss there. Those outside were chiefly curiosity seekers, ! Wire companies were busy completing installations and testing 42 ringside wires, in addition to 62 others located in two rooms beneath the outer edge | of the $5 seals, Two special stands were erected to accommodate 43 photog- raphers. A corps of 400 ushers,, recruited from the University of Mizmi, from the American Legion and the Ringling Brothers clreus, was drilled for tonight's | job. | | Crowds Feel Warmth, With balmy weather, a temperature around 80, the crowds that crowded the hotels, beaches and pleasure grounds | perspired in shirt sleeves. Hotel space was at a premjum and most of the fans arriving today planned quick get- aways after the fight. Because of the slack ticket sales there were few reports of speculation except in the case of $5 tickets which had | been sold out. ‘They were offered at | $8 and $10 aplece. PEREZ TO ATTEND PARLEY. Cuban Attache in Washington Ap- pointed to Sugar Group. HAVANA, February 27 (#)—An- nouncement was made today that Luis Marino Perez, commercial attache in Washington, has been definitely ap- pointed to the Cuban commission which will attend the sugar conference at Geneva next June. Other Cuban ex- perts expected to sit in Cuba’s commis- sion are Col. Jose Tarafa, author of the international crop control plan, end Col. Eugenio Molinet, Cuban agricul- " Lural secrelary. 300 | Residents of Britain 48 Years, American Women Face Court By the Assoclated Press. ALTON, Hampshire, England, February 27.—After living in England for 48 years, two Amer- ican women, Miss Kate Coit and Miss Eliza Coit, residing in the village of Froyle, were summoned before a court here on a charge of failing to register as aliens. When they showed they were never aware of the necessity for so doing, the case against them was dismissed, but they had to pay the costs of the action. ARNYFLYERLANDS ATERRECORD Y | Johnson’s Altimeter Freezes | at 34,000-Foot Mark—Stin- son Take-Off Delayed. | By the Associated Press. DAYTON, Ohio, February 27—An |estimated and uncalibrated mark of 40,000 feet was reached by Lieut. Harry | Johnson, Selfridge Field fiyer, in his ; fourth attempt at a new altitude record | at Wright Field today. The exact height | reached by the fiyer will not be known | unti! the barographs in the plane are | checked by field engineers later today. Lieut. Johnson reported that when | his plane reached 34,000 feet the alti- | meter in the plane froze, making it impossible for him to tell to what fur- ther height he reached. He was in the air two hours and five | minutes, taking off at 10:45 a.mn. and | landing ‘at 12:50 p.m. | " Lieut. Johnson suffered no ill effects | on the flight, being protected from the cold by specially heated clothing and goggles, while the plane cockpit also was elecmca‘lly heated. STINSON’S PLANS CHANGED, Condition of Runway May Prevent Take-Off. DETROIT, February 27 (#).—Melt- ing ice and a sudden change in wind forced another alteration in the plans of Eddie Stinson and Randolph Page, veteran Detroit pilots, to take off from Saginaw Bay this morning in an effort to better the record for sustained air- plane flight without refueling. Fueled with approximately 1,000 gal- lons of gasoline, their plane, the “Sally Sovereign,” was poised on the original runway ready to taffe-off despite the | fact some 18 inches of water covered the runway, Stinson and Page had planned to take off at about 10 o'clock this morning regardless of the soggy condition of the ice. A cross wind blowing up when every- thing was in readiness to go, made it necessary to tow the big plane some three miles farther out into the bay. Whether the huge Stinson-Detroiter plane would get under way today was somewhat problematical, for to reach the new take-off spot it was necessary to cross a big snow embankment thrown up when the original runway was built, as well as a large ice pack. ZEPPELIN IS INVITED TO MANY COUNTRIES Egypt Only Eastern Mediterranean Area Not on Program of Coming Voyage. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, February 27.—The German foreign office announced today that it had recefved permission for the Graf i Zeppelin to fly over all forefgn coun- tries which it proposed to touch on its coming voyage around the eastern half of the Mediterranean. It was stated, lowever, that Egypt had been elimi- nated. This left the supposition that the dirigible would pass off the north coast of that country. The foreign office acted in behalf of Dr. Hugo Eckener, who will command the big airship on this journey. Earlier there had been intimations that Great Britain preferred that the Graf Zep- pelin should not pass over Palestine or Egypt, as it did not wish German pres- tige to be enhanced in those countries The flight is to start late next month. Maryland and Virginia News Pages 6 and 7. RADIO TO CARRY VOTELESSD. . HopE WRC and WMAL to Give Plea of District for Voice in Government. While the attention of the Nation is centered here in anticipation of the elevation to the presidency of the choice of the majority of franchised citizens of the country a series of ad- dresses setting forth the justice and hopes of the now voteless citizens of Washington for a voice in their Gov- ernment will be broadcast over two powerful local radio stations, WRC and WMAL. As part of the extensive educational | program to be staged during the inaug- ural perfod under the auspices of the Citizens' Joint Committee on National Representation, spokesmen for Wash- ingfon will deliver radio talks on the joint resolution now pending in Con- gress which would make possible the grantifig of representatives for the Dis- trict in the Senate and House. Gideon A. Lyon tomorrow evening at T pm. will make a 10-minute address over Station WRC on “The Voteless | Plight of the Washingtonian.” Sat- urday evening, March 2, at 8:25 o'clock, Theodore W. Noyes, chairman of the Citizens’ Joint Committee, will speak over WMAL, and Monday evening, March 4, at 7:45 o'clock over the same station, another address will be delivered | by _Jesse C. Suter. ‘Workmen today were engaged in pre- | paring the headquarters of the e¢om- mittee in the large corner office on the first floor of the National Press Building, Fourteenth and F streets, where the activities of the special sub- committee on inaugural activities will be_centered. ‘The headquarters office will be fully equipped for the reception of out-of- town visitors here for the inauguration of Herbert Hoover and to acquaint them with the condition of the disfranchised half million local citizens. Attractive slogans urging representation in Con- gress and the electoral college for the Distriet will be placed in windows and on the walls of the office and there will be a wealth of printed material on hand for distribution, Pamphlet Is Planned. Mr. Lyon Is chairman of a group in charge of preparation of literature for | distribution and among this material will be a specially prepared eight-page pamphlet, copies of hearings on the na- | tional representation petition, news- paper broadsides of news and editorials | and other informative matter. Special | copies of petitions for national repre- ! isentnflon also have been printed for use. | Mr. Suter is in charge of a grou which provided the numerous signs and slogans today being hung under the di- rection of an expert decorator provided through the courtesy of W. W. Everett of Woodward & Lothrop. Another local agency which is co-operating in the preparation of the headquarters is the ‘Wiilard Hotel, which has provided car- peting for the office, Mis. Louls Ottenberg, in charge of distribution of literature telling of the pational representation movement, has been asked for material for distribntion by the inaugural information burcau to be established by the Kiwanis Club in the Washington Hotel. An ample sup- ply has been allotted for this purpose. Through the co-operation of W. C. | Wood of the veterans' flag committee, the national representation headquar- ters will be lavishly decorated with Almsrlcan flags, provided for the occa- slon. | | Committee Personnel. Serving on the committee on prepara- tion of material are Frederic Willlam Wile, chairman of the special committee in charge of these activities in behalf of national representation; Dr. George F. Bowerman and Dorsey W. Hyde, jr. Slogans for use at the headquarters were arranged for by the committee consisting of Mr. Suter and Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. Equipment of the offices was arranged by a committee consisting of Judge Mary O'Toole, Washington Topham and Mr. Hyde. Distribution of literature is being arranged by Mrs. Ottenberg, Miss Frances F. Stiles, Mr. Topham, Mr. Hyde and John Clagett Proctor. ROOT LEAVES FOR MILAN. American Jurist Visits Historic| Sites at Genoa. GENOA, Ttaly, February 27 (# — Ehhu Root, noted American jurist, who will serve on a special committee of ex- perts for revision of the statutes of the World Court, arrived here today aboard the steamship Augustus. After visiting some of the historic sites of the city, Mr. Root entrained for | clarify the situation the bill's supporters | |RIVER ICE J BURLINGAME ADM SIGNING 3 TO PALMI ITS LETTERS ST ACCUSER Admission by Captain Before Trial Board Comes as Sur- prise to Court. “HEART-SORE DADDY”T\'()TE SIGNATURE IS 1 Officer Also Confes of Checks—Mrs. CLUDED ses 1o Indorsement Blalock, Denied Protection, Leaves Capital. A surprise was sprung at the this afternoon when the accused trial of Capt. Guy E. Burlingame officer, through his counsel, ad- mitted signing his name to the famous “heartsore daddy” letter and two other letters which had been introduced as evidence. The admission was made soon after the resumption of the trial when Harry M. Luckett, chief clerk and property officer of the Police Department, had failed to positivel letters as the handwriting of Capt. y identify the signatures on three Burlingame. Chief Defense Coun- sel William E. Leahy made the admissions to clear the record. The “heartsore daddy” letter, which has played a conspicuous part in the case, was addressed to Mrs. Helen F. Blalock, Burlingame's accuser, under date of September “My Dear Helen.” RETREMENTBILL SENT T0 PRESIDENT Amendment—Adopts It | Without Debate. The bill to liberalize the Government | employes' retirement law, which passed the House late yesterday, was com- pleted this afterncon when the Senate | agreed to a minor amendment made | by the House. The measure now goes to the Presi-| dent, whose signature is necessary bc-‘, fore it can become a law. A veto has been freely forecast. | ‘The Senate took the final step with-| out debate and witnout a record vote, when Senator Dale, Republican, of Vermont, explained that the Hou: amendment made no material change in the bill. The amendment was in- tended merely to make certain that the liberalized retirement terms would ap- | ply to those already on the retired roil. | ‘The bill raises the maximum annuity from $1,000 to $1,200 and rearranges the ages at which retirement is posl sible. CRUISER FUND BILL BLOCKED IN SENATE: Leaders Circulate Petition to In-j voke Cloture Rule as Adop- tion Is Prevented. i By the Associated Pross. Final adoption of the Navy Depart- ment appropriation bill carrying funds to start the cruiser program was pre- | vented today in the Senate, and leaders immediately circulated a petition to in- | voke the cloture rule limiting debate | on the measure. Senator Blaine, Republican, Wiscon- sin, heid the floor during the final min- utes of consideration, of the conference report adjusting differences between the | Senate and Hcuse on the Navy bill, and | it was forced aside by a previous order giving other business the right of wa The development upset the Senate’s legislative program, and .in an effort to | circulated the cloture petition. Be!nre" the petition can become effective, the | naval bill again must be brought before the Senate. Even then the cloture rule, | requiring a twolthirds vote, must await consideration for another day. AM WRECKS 200-FOOT STEEL BRIDGE By the Assoclated Press. | CHANDLERVILLE, IIL, February 2T. —One of the worst ice jams in recent | vears on the Sangamon River has torn away the +200-foot steel bridge which | spans the river at this point, connect- | ing Cass and Mason Counties. Squads of men had worked for two | days in an effort to save the bridge, | dynamiting the ice in all directions to | relieve the pressure. The Jacksonville & Havana Railroad bridge one mile east of the bridge which was destroyed today was found to be two feet out of line and a score of men i | viously testified she had. returne | Senate Accepts Minor House| 26, 1927. It bore the salutation, One of the other letters, signed “Guy E. Burlingame,” bore the date of Sep- tember 8, 1927, and contained the salu-~ tation “Dear Helen” It was a business letter. The third letter was addressed “Helen" and signed “Guy.” Admits Indorsing Checks. Capt. Burlingame, through his coun- sel, also admitted the indorsements on three of the checks for large sums of money, which Mrs. Blalock had pre- to Burlingame in return for deposits he had made to her bank account. Onme of these was for $8,700, another for $2,500 and the third for $540. ‘The admissions of Capt. Burlingame came as a distinct surprise to the | prosecution in view of the belief that he would emphatically deny having any ccnnection with the correspondence. ‘The unsigned love letters have not been discussed. Luckett appeared in the dual role as a prosecution and defense witness. When he concluded his identification of Burlingame's signatures for the prosecu- tion the defense used him as a char- acter witness and he paid high tribute to the officer’s record and activity as a law enforcement officer. Edwards Lauds Officer. Lieut. L. I A. Edwards. assistant parsonnel officer of the Police Depart- ment, also was used by both the prose- cution and the defense. He likewise lauded Capt. Burlingame's activities in rounding up liqucr and gambling vio- lators and produced his official record of 33 years’ service in the Police De- pariment, which Defense Counsel Leahy read into the record. It contained 18 commendations, 12 complaints, 4 reprimands and 2 cases where the of- ficer had been fined for minor viola- tions of the police regulations. ‘The trial proceeded today in the ab- | sence of Mrs. Blalock, who last night went back to Chicago, where she was | discovered by Federal agents. Few Spectators Present. In marked contrast to the first two days of the trial, there were only a few spectators present when the trial board resumed its proceedings. The palmist apparently had been the magnet which attracted the crowds, and with her out | 5f the picture interest in the case lagged. Leahy held a brief conference with Capt. Burlingame before the start of the trial. When they came into the trial boardroom at 1:02 o’clock, Chair- man Davison immediately called the board to order. Chief Clerk Luckett was summoned to the witness stand and Walter L. Fowler, assistant prosecutor, began his examination. In response to the prosecutor's ques- tions, Luckett said he knew Capt. Bur-~ lingame as a married man, and then proceeded to identify the accused of- ficer's signature on a number of official Police Department documents. Despite assurances to Corporation Counsel Willlam W. Bride, chief prose- cutor, to remain here to assist in the prosecution of Burlingame, Mrs. Blalock changed her plans after appearing be- fore the grand jury yesterday and left for Chicago, where she said she had ob- tained employment with the aid of a “message” from Representative Blan- ton of Texas, to whom she gave her aflidavit containing the charges against the oflicer. Bride intended to use her as a febuttal witness, but he said her present here is no longer essential. Mrs. Blalock decided to leave Wash- ington, it was said, when the Depart- ment of Justice informed her that it could no longer give her further extraor~ dinary protection she had asked since she lad told her story to the grand jury. Four operatives accompanied her to the Union Station, however, and re- mained with her until the train de- parted at 7:35 o'clock. Prosecutor Bride pointed out that he would have been unable to keep Mr:. Blalock in Washington against her wishes had her return to the witness stand in the rebuttal been regarded as important to the prosecution, as the trial board is without funds to pay its witnesses. Now that she is out of this jurisdiction it will be difficult to bring her back, he said, should it be decided later that her presence is necessary. After repeating her story to the grand jury yesterday. Mrs. Blalock went to were working to save it. (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) “Boycott Polls,” Chiéago Old-Timers Cry as “Beer for Vote” Rumor Is False By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 27.—Everybody, | it seemed like, wanted to vote in ‘hei “Free lunch!” gasped an old timer, and would have fallen had not a com- panion caught him. The officers pushed their way inside. second precinct of the twentleth ward | .ye Gound the beer kegs,” explatned yesterday. ‘nn election judge, “and we found the There was a report that beer was be- | steins. I guess the previous tenant, ing served with ballots. who operated a speakeasy, left in a rush. Voters with not even a tepid interest | The kegs make fairish stools, and the in the fate of the candidates suddenly | steins serve excellently for our liquid, began to display a keen desire to exer- | which, as you will rve, . cise their franchise. | =iyes? Go on,” sald the officer. Police heard about it, as they eventu- | “Coffee," said the election judge. ally do about everything. Poll investi-| When the word got around that the gators heard, too; and Federal dry|steins were being used for coffee some agents. of the die-hards of the precincts satd Voters, police and the rest gazed |they were a good mind to boycott the through the window. They saw election | place. officials sitting on beer kegs. They saw 3 Milan, whence he will continue toj Geneva, them drinking from steins. They saw . lhem eating sandwichies, .R%«llo Programs—Bage zl -