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1 THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C. MARCH 17, 1929—PART 1. SET FOR MONDAY Death of Washington Cham- ber of Commerce President Mourned by Friends. |.C.WELD FUNERAL | | Funeral services for Ivan C. Weld, president of the Washington Chamber | of Commerce and long prominent in civic and business circles here, who died in the Montgomery County Hospital, | Friday afternoon, will be conducted at | his residence at Sandy Spring, Md tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Rev. M. R. Lovell, pastor of the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church, will will be in Rock | The Brooke Amiss, Mr. Herman A. land Skinker, Mr. B v Thomas and Nathan Wafle. The honorary Mr. Leo B. Abernethy, be Ernest v, Mr. Cleve- ;I]AILY OIL CURTAIL - INOUTPUT URGED Level of 1928 Seen as Gauge i for Western Hemisphere ‘ Production. By the Associated Press. HOUSTON, Tex., March 16.—A move- | !ment to stem overproduction of crude {oil in the Western Hemisphere was in- | augurated here today by the general { conservation committee of the American | Petroleum Institute. It adopted a reso- | |lution recommending that beginning {April 1, the average daily production of the United States, Mexico and North- B|ern South America, should be held to the level of 1928. Action to curb the 1929 output was ‘(lken after oll men pointed out that the average daily production to date voting to limit production to the pre- | ceding year's flow, the committee had | concurred in the opinion held by the | Federal Board for scveral years. He expressed entire satisfaction with the | action of the conference. R. C. Holmes of New York, president of the Texas Co., was chairman of the | subcommittee which drafted the resolu- tion and also is chairman of the gen- eral committee. | TELEGRAPH TRADE FIGHT PREDICTED AS R. C. A. EXPANDS | (Continued From First Page.) to which the radio and electrical in- dustries of the country contributed so much, should develop independently of the manufacturing and sales interests of the Radio Corporation of America. “Today our world-wide wireless sys- | tem can stand on its own feet and should be allowed to develop as an en- tirely independent factor. As an in- stitution devoted to public service, with many international problems, R. C. A. Communications, Inc., will now oper- ate independently of the manufactur- ing and sales interests of the Radio| Corporation of America " | cently the most important American, | how the boys managed to overlook the | occupant of the other half of that now | 1s public property. NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR PROVIDES IDEAL INSULATION FOR COOLIDGE ‘Modest School Principal Occupies the Other Half of That Famed Frame chlling. BY BRADLEY W. TRENT. Special Dispatch to The Star NORTHAMPTON, Mass., March 16.— The fact that Calvin Coolidge, until re- Northampton High School, as just and stern a ruler in his own pedlfogm pre- cincts and as kind, as was Calvin Cool- idge, the taciturn and calm monarch of Washington's famed White House. 'Mr. Coolidge’s neighbor is a pedagogue of the old regime. Like Calvin Coolidge, he has taken part quietly in the com- munity affairs for many years, but, like the typical New Englander that he is, he moves easily and noiselessly about his own affairs. Ideal Insulator. Probably nowhere else, not even in the most remote sanctuaries of New England, would Calvin Coolidge have found a neighbor better fitted to serve as an insulator from a prying world. ‘The Plumbers’ residence, as that of has returned to his $42.50 a month frame dwelling in Northampton, Mass., has been bruited about the Nation for the past week with great glee, but some- world-famous semi-detached house. Well, the writer had to come to Northampton to find out, but now it 1t is a high school {this year had been climbing steadily | principal and his name is Frank Wil- liam Plumber. New England Democracy. Stock of the Radio Corporation made |a spectacular advance on the New | York Stock Exchange last week. The | old common stock, which is to be split r C. Balderston, Dr. Frank | Mr. Harry M. Bedell, Mr Brawner, jr.. Mr. Harold A. Mr. William J. Brown, Mr. Frederick Buchholz. Mr. Charles T Clagett, Mr. D. J. Cal n. Mr. Mer- | until it now is several hundred thousand arrels in excess of last year. Meeting March 27. ‘The resolution requested new record price at $549, which com- pares with a low of $368 in the preced- |ing week and a low of $85.25. Last regional | VAT the new stock reached $109.75. | When plans for the Communications | five shares for one, soared today to a| | true democracy of these Northern New | Could anything better illustrate the Englanders? | "Now Mr. Plumber achieves a certain fame because he, in humble fashion. happened to iive beside an equally their neighbor, plain Cal Coolidge, is typical of the home of thousands of middle class New Englanders. The address, ladies and gentlemen, should you ever need It, is 21 Massasoit street—the saame number will reach elther. But that is not how the aristocrats of Northampton live. Probably they should not be called aristocrats. They are the Titt O. Chance, Mr. Henry C. Cole, Mr. Travers J. Crocker, Mr. Charles W. Darr, Mr. Ralph A. Davis, Mr. George | S. DeNeale, Mr. Dorsey Downey, Mr Joseph D. Dreyfuss, Mr. Peter A. Drury, | Mr. John A. Eckert, Mr. W. W. Everett, Mr. Jerome Fanciulli, Mr. Frank P. Fenwick, Mr. G. Manson Foote, Mr.| Charles H. Frame, Mr. Isaac Gans. i William F. Gude, Mr. J. Edward Heberle, Mr. Robert N. Harper, Mr Dorsey W. Hyde, jr.; Mr. Rudolph Jose, Mr. Harry King, Mr. Charles H. Le- Fevre. Mr. Martin A. Leese. Mr. Thomas P. Littlepage. Mr. R. B. H. Lyon. Mr. | Robert L. McKeever, Mr. Arthur D.! , Mr. Edgar Morris, Mr. Radford Dr. Hugh Nutting, Mr. Norman | W. Oyster, Mr. Albert Schulteis, Mr. C. Melvin Sharpe. Mr. Arthur C. Smith. | 'Above: Magruder Drury, 24 years old, | committees to report at the institute's { meeting in New' York, March 27, as to whether production in the respective | oil sectors could be curbed to the 1928 | {average. The committee also recom- |mended that the institute set up per- manent machinery and appoint & num- ber of committees to study carefully all | phases of the conservation movement, {not only in the matter of production but in the manner of proper use of | petroleum products. * The entire world | vould be embraced in this study. Executives of major production com- | pantes of the United States, Mexico and Northern South America, attending the | conference, freely expressed the opinion | that the problem of conserving the world petroleum resources was nearer solution than ever before. Co. were made public, it was announced that the services would be made avail- | able to a number of inland cities. Ap- plications are pending for radio compe- tition with domestic telegraph service nd extension of {nland centers of R. C. A’s system of overseas radio cir- | cuits | | humble man who became President of | Coolidges in that they stood between meek of the earth. Incidentally, Mr. Plumber was de- lighted to hear, for the sake of his own peace and quiet, that Calvin Coolidge definitely severed himself from politics— or at least that is the belief of his own home town ople—when he did not attend last night the State reunion and banquet of Republican leaders at the United States. However, humble or not, Mr. Plumber, his wife and grown son have managed to become an invaluable bulwark to the that harassed family and an obtrusive world. X Mr. Plumber, sedate and methodical | RATIFI Northern New England citizen, occupies one-half of the two-family residence Which shelters the Coolidges. He has been besfeged for information of the doings of the Coolidges, thelr manner i ; of Iife, their friends, the books they Vi thonliieseryetion: ‘IPML the hours of recreation and other (STOCKHOLM. Sweden, March 16 | details of their family lite e emedih Riksdag today Tt “Iheir Life Is Their Business.” ned Sweden’s adherence to the Kellogg | renunciation of war pact without res- No information has been forthcoming, ES KELLOGG PACT. Swedish Riksdag Accepts Treaty Mr. Anton Stephan, Mr. Charles J. Stockman, Mr. W. McK. Stowell. Mr. Henry E. Stringer and Mr. Willlam O. ‘Tufts. Death Comes as Shock. Mr. Weld's death came as a_ distinct shock to his many friends and associ- Stricken with influenza last Tues- he remained at his“home until Thursday, when he was taken to the hospital after it became evident that his illness was serious. A blood trans- fusion Friday morning was futile. His activities as president of the Chamber of Commerce, which he help- ed found, were widely known and he was a leader in several civic move- ments, particularly for national repre- sentation for the District and for the establishment of a permanent equita- ble fiscal relation between the local and Federal Governments. Mr. Weld was_an executive of the Chestnut Farms Dairy, with which he had been associated about 16 years, and was regarded as an authority on dairy problems. Directors of the Chamber of Com-; merce, meeting yvesterday noon in spe-) cial session at the eall of Charles W. | Darr, vice president, decided to attend the funeral services in & body, meeting at the District line on Georgia avenue at 1:30 o'clock tomorrow. It was decided that the March meet- ing of the chamber, scheduled for Tues- day evening. be canceled out of respect. The directors yesterday received nu- merous letters from local organizations volcing regret at the death of Mr. Weld. Resolution Expresses Regret. The chamber directors adopted a resolution paying tribute to Mr. Wel and expressing regret at his death, ich reads, in part, as follows: Ivan C. Weld, scientist, business man, author, lover of Washington, it has pleased inscrutable Providence to take from us while at the height of his powers and while engaged in con- structive efforts for the advancement of the civic and business interests of the National Capital. 4.4 “He Joved Washington and he studied and planned for the advancement of the best interests of the city, giving without stint of his energies and of his time to put into practical effect those | betterments agreed upon by all civic leaders as both feasible and necessary. “In view of this splendid record of unselfish service, which stands as an | inspiration to District eitizens and to the members of the Washington Cham- | ber of Commerce, of which he was the | honored president, the chamber’s board of directors. in tribute to him and in! eomxmemoration of his work, do_hereby | ve: i “That in the untimely death of Ivan C. Weld the City of Washington has lost a citizen and leader of vision,| ability and broad human feeling, who | has set & high standard of accomplish- | ment and has earned the right to rank ‘with those who have rendered outstand- ing service to the National Capital.” U. S. WORLD COURT ENTRY EXPEDITED BY GENEVA EXPERTS (Continued From First Page.) minions is rapidly developing a distinct personalif He added that a’temporary judge would thus be necessary, knowing the viewpoint and psychology of his native | land. Nie Politis, the Greek furist argued that a British judge ought to but Sir Cecil Hurst advanced other | reasons for his contention and as an! example pointed out that where such | ® part of the empire as South Africa. | for instance was concerned. ‘t would be only right to have a South African judge cognizant of those elements of | old Dutch law still extant in the South | African code. Root Rotation Plan, ‘When the matter of quick procedure 923 North Carolina avenue, who lost his life vesterday when the truck on which he was delivering milk ran over him on Pennsylvania avenue near Twentieth street. His helper did not know how the accident occurred, but surmised that Drury fell beneath the rear wheels when he stumbled while boarding the truck. Below: William Jennings Crenshaw, 3 vears old, killed by a truck on Filteenth street northeast. COMMITTEES PLAN EARLY HEARINGS ON FARM RELIEF BILL (Continued From First Page) tion to farmers of each agricultural product having an exportable surplus for the five preceding years, and also the financial investment therein, and to report these data to the co-operative as the price basis for the current year. ‘The co-operative shall then offer to the farmers a price equal to this average cost of production, plus enough to yield 5 per cent upon the capital investment. ‘When the co-operative shall have ac- quired the exportable surplus, or as much of it as necessary to maintain the price level, it will sell the surplus to the best advantage, or hold it until | such time as it may be sold to the best, advantage. In the event of losses due to the sale of export commodities in the world markets at & lower price than the basic rice paid by the co-operative, these losses are to be paid, under the Brookhart bill, from the Treasury of the United States until they reach a | total of $600,000,000, “which is deemed to be equal to the subsidy paid the railroads the first six months after they were turned back to private own- ership under the transportation act, plus the profits of the Government in %e wheat corporation during the World ar.” Excise Tax Is Suggested. “Thereafter,” the bill continued, “they shall be paid by an equalization fee or excise tax, as Congress The McNary bill prov eral farm board with wide powers, a revolving fund of $250,000,000 to be |loaned to co-operatives to aid in the orderly marketing of the crops, but it does not attempt to fix any basic price for the commodities or to deal specific- ally with the exportable surplus, as does the Brookhart bill. Senator Brookhart was one of the strongest supporters of President Hoover during the campaign, when some of the farm leaders were lukewarm to the Republican nominee. He has con- ferred with the President several times with regard to farm legisiation, It is expected he will do all he can to have the plan he has outlined for farm re- lief adopted, if not as a whole, in some modified form. It is clear, however, that with the diverse views of what should be done for the farmer in the way of national legislation coming to the fore again before the congressional committees and in the Senate and House, the ad- ministration will be called upon to in- dicate definitely how far it is willing to go and along what lines. The House and Senate leaders in charge of farm legislation have indicated their willing- ness to go along with the President in the matter of framing and passing a farm bill. This is true of most of those who formerly supported the old Mc- Nary-Haugen farm bill, with its equali- zation fee principle, twice vetoed by former President Coolidge and to which Mr. Hoover was opposed. 1t is the hope of Republican leaders that a farm bill will be ready for intro- duction in. the House not later than April 20. In the House committee there is likely to be division of opinion re- garding the best plan to be reported out. But there, too, as in the Senate committee, it is expected that the limi- tations fixed by the administration will govern in the end. Senator McNary hopes to be able to wind up the hearings on farm legisla- i quard ervation. Definite Plan Seen. Foreign Minister Trygger said that Judge C. B. Ames, vice president of Sweden had no need to sign the pact the Texas Co., asserted he was quite | to demonstrate her desire for peace, but positive a definite plan of conservation | that she was happy to associate would be adopted soon. | with nearly all the other countries of Dr. George Otis Smith, chairman of | the world, which by adherence to the the advisory committee of the Fed®tal | pact had signified their assent to the Oil Conservation Board, said that in |principle that war should be condemned. in two-tone jac- velour covering, loose terior. The davenport is a two-in-one masterpiece—a bed at night and a regu- lation davenport at other times. 3-Piece Bed Davenport Suite Three pieces cushions with I 4 9 coil spring in- ! Domestic Cleaner FREE With This Suite This Graceful Occasional Table $4.95 A well-built and attractive table herself | against Mr. Plumber’s stern “Their lite {15 their business.” As a result, the Coolidges have found |the seclusion they desire in the affairs. The Plumbers have shown neither un- | seemly interest on their own account Inor the slighest inclination to gratify | the curlosity of a waiting Nation. | Mr. Plumber is the principal of the Springfleld. He May “Pick Up Something.” , standing at the diverging | let it be known that he | is open to an “executive position.” Old residents here predict that not even an offer of a dollar a word would keep Mr. Coolidge in the writing trade long, owing to the shortage of raw ma- terial. He usec words, sparingly and has a conscientious objection to working them. Along with other neighbors, Mr. Plumber is of the opinion that Mr. Coolidge is missing a good business op- portunity, but they feel sure that, with his fine reference from his last position, he will be able to “pick up something.” (Copyright, 1929.) over- OLVANY SUCGESS0 PUZZLES TAMMANY | Resignation Gives Rise to Belief “Anything May Hap- pen” Within Party. | By the Associated Press. | NEW YORK, March 16.—Warriors of | the powerful Tammany tribe gathered | informally around the council fire in the Union Square wigwam today to talk | {about the unexpected resignation of thelr big chief, George Washington Olvany. None of the political organization's spokesmen would offer an opinion as to the identity of the successor of the former New York City judge as head of the New York County Democratic organization, which is the more formal way of saying Tammany Hall. Tl Health Is Blamed. Olvany himself had nothing to add to his letter, submitted to his executive | committee yesterday, in which he said | he was retiring bccause of ill health, | Alfred E. Smith, a Tammany sachem | and the titular leader of the national | Democratic party by virtue of his can- | didacy for the presidency, would say only that the resignation had been news | to him and that he would favor no | particular candidate for the post. | Mayor James J. Walker, the man whose political fortunes are affects probably more directly by Olvany's decision than any one else’s, spoke just | five words. They were: 1 “I have nothing to say.” | Political writers of New York news- | papers, recalling that Olvany and most ‘ of the district leaders had favored the | renomination of Mayor Walker for an- other four-year term starting next| January 1. thought the leader’s resigna- tion did not augur well for Mr. Walker's chances. Smith Mentioned As Successor. The sentiment in some circles, in fact, was summed up in the belief that “anything can happen now” and it was pointed out that Walker might seize | the situation to his own advantage. Guesses as to the new leader of Tam- many named principally former Gov. Smith, United States Senator Robert F. Wagner, Surrogate James A. Foley | and former Supreme Court Justice | Jeremiah T. Mahoney. I FIVE HELD IN FORGERY. Three . Others Arrested in Berlin Released by Police. BERLIN, March 16 () —Eight fure ther arrests were made today in con- nection with the Orloff forgery case, in addition to the rounding up of two men by the police at the headquarters of & publication maintained by Russian emigres. Of the eight arrested three were later released for lack of evidence. Those held are .a former Russian lieutenant, an engineer and three news- paper writers. 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Both the con- The Hague would always be sitting, | gressional committees have held ex- while of the remainder those not on tensive hearings on the farm problem vacation would be preparing the cases in the past, and the plan is to avoid due to be heard | repetition of much that was presented ' All these questions were referred to 'at these former hearings, if possible. | a subcommittee which is to report on | 7 E Monday and on which M. Politis is to TWO ARE INDICTED | IN GANG SLAYING| serve. This arrangement left Mr. Root and Sir Cecil Hurst alone on the sub- Alleged Followers of Al Capone! committee dealing with American ad- | hesion to the World Court and they ex- | Are Implicated in St. Valen- tine Day Massacre. pect to have their findings in shape late | tomorrow evening. | (Copyright, 1925 JOHNSTOWN .MAYOR HELD | GUILTY OF 5 CHARGES Cauffiel Is Admitted to Bail Pend-| BY the Associated Press. | CHICAGO, March 16.—Seven indict- | ments, naming Jack McGurn and John Scanlise as killers of the seven George | Moran gangsters slain on St. Valentine's day, were returned by the grand jury EBENSBURG, Pa, March 16.—Jo-'Yesterday before Judge Harry B. Miller seph Cauffiel, mayor of Johnstown, Pa., in Criminal Court. Both men, alleged today was convicted of misdemeanor in followers of Al Capone, are being held. office, extortion, perjury, conspiracy| The indictments were -the first re- end keeping a gambiing house by a,turned by the grand jury in its investi- jury in Criminal Court here. He was gation of the massacre. The State acquitted on a charge of failing to prop- | guarded closely its evidence and its wit- eily file an election expense account. :nesses, among whom were several of the The defendant was admitted to beil | close relatives of the seven victims of pending disposition of a motion for a|the gang firing squad. One of the chief new trial and arrest of judgment. | witnesses was George A. Britchel, who Mayor Cauffiel's trial began last Tues- was reported to 'have identified the two day. The charges against him were the 'suspects as memhers of the murder bana outgrowth of his alleged protection of and to have heard one say, “Come on, «gembling in. Johnstown. 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