Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair tonight and tomorrow. colder to- night, with Jowest temperature about 42 degrees; Saturday probably showers. ‘Temperatures: Highest, 62, at 11 a.m. today; lowest, 45, at 5:30 a.m. today. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 No. 31,012, post office, Entered as second class matter Washington, 5 D ch ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. * WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1929—SIXTY PAGES. CAPITALISTS TURN DOWN CHANGE 0 GIVE FARM VIEWS Rockefeller, Schwab and Young Refuse Invitation of Senate Group. VARIETY OF AID PLANS OUTLINED BY EXPERTS Secretary Hyde Accepts Committee Request to Help in Studying Proposals. House By the Associated Press ; An almost unanimous refusal of invi- tations sent to capitalists and business 1eaders to appear before the Senate Ag- ! riculture committee to present their views on farm relief was recorded to- day with the announcement by Chair- man McNary that John D. Rockefeller, jr.. Charles M. Schwab and Owen D. Young would not appear. Onll_z\' Henry Ford remains to be heard from as J. P. Morgan’s inability to at- tend previously was reported. The House agriculture committee, en- tering its second day of farm relief hearings, heard a number of experts outline a variety of possible methods for_aiding agriculture. The Senate committee heard the bill of its chairman indorsed by Hallvard Kloster, who appeared on behalf of a! up of farm loan organizations of | owa, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wy- D"k“l‘gmr said he had supported the McNary-Haugen bill containing the equalization fee, but that he thought the present McNary bill would give the needed relief. ! i 1 | | | | i | | | | | | { | Above: Capt. Allen Buchanan, who | has been appointed chief naval aide to| President Hoover. —Underwood Photo. Below: Comdr. William R. Munroee, who will act 2s naval zide from April | | ends his 35-year career in the service POLICE SHAKE-LP NOW EXPECTED T0 AFFECT FULLY 20 Announcement of New Chief by Commissioners to Be Made Tomorrow. | | | | | HESSE TO COMPLETE DUTIES BEFORE GOING | Speculation Rife as to Pratt’s Suc- | cessor if He Is Made Superintendent. The impending reorganization of the | metrovolitan police force will be far | more sweeping than at first indicated, it | developed today at the District Build- ing. as the Commissioners prepared to make their long-awaited announcement of the successor to Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, the retiring superintendent, who | of the municipal government Sunday. The changes will follow the appoint- ment of the new police superintendent, who is expected to be named tomorrow by the Board of Commissioners. In- | spector Henry G. Pratt, chief of the | central detective bureau, is still re- garded as the probable choice of the | Commissioners. How many men will be involved in he reorganization is as yet undeter- | ined, but those in close touch with | affairs at police headquarters intimate | that the number may exceed 20. Six changes already have been approved and others are being considered. Would Complete Work. It s Maj. Hesse's intention to com- EARLY SPRING. CLEANING. LAGUARDIA ADMITS LOUOR N BAGGAE New Yorker Claims Whisky $25 Buys Dickens’ Desk, Where Most of Writing Was Done By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 28.—Charles | | Dickens' writing desk, on which he wrote all his greatest works from the age of 21 until his death, is worth only an infinites- STIMSON ASSUNES DUTIES TOMORROW Kellogg Relinquishes Post as. UP) Means Associated Press. Yesterday’s Circulation, $10,672 TWO CENTS. e Passengers Save Sleeping Man Whe Snubs Fire Warning By the Associated Press. EVANSTON, Ill, March 28— “Mister,” sald a lady on the street. car to Francis Bowman. who had fallen asleep there last night, “you are on fire.” Bowman opened his eyes, glanced up, said, “Oh, all right.” and closed his eyes again. Of a sudden, however, he yelled and leaped. The lady had been right. He was on fire. His pipe, stuck into his coat pocket, had done it Everybody in the car fell to, and among them the flames were extinguished without much harm resulting to Bowman. “Ordinarily,” he commented, ‘m not s0 hot.” INSISTS I'M ALONE N TZHLE UM [Coast Guard Headquarters Quote “Responsible Gov- ernment Officials.” By the Associated Press. Coast Guard headquarters announced today it had received information from “responsible Government officials at New Orleans,” who had investigated the sinking of the Canadian schooner I'm Alone, that she was within 12 miles of the American coast when first sighted by Coast Guard cutters. The statement said the I'm Alone “was squarely within treaty limits” when the chase. which was a hot, con- | tinuous and unbroken pursuit, was be- gun. The Coast Guard statement said: “Coast Guard headquarters today re- ceived information from responsible Government officials at New Orleans, not belonging to the Coast Guard, who | have thoroughly investigated the I'm Alone case, that there was no doubt whatever that the I'm Alone was within 12 miles of the American coast when TRAFFIG VIOLATORS MAY POST FORFENTS AT POLICE STATIONS ‘Minimum Collateral for Va- rious Infractions of Code Fixed by Commissioners. REGULATIONS WILL GO INTO EFFECT MAY 1 | New System Is Intended to Save Time for Motorists, Police and Courts. The District Commissioners today or- dered placed into effect May 1 a system hereby violators of minor traffic reg- | ulations may deposit specified amounts of collateral at police stations without the necessity of going to Police Court. The Commissioners drew up a list of all of the minor offenses and established {for each the minimum amount of col- i lateral which would be required by the | poice. ! They left the commanders of the in- \'di\'ldunl precincts free, however, to as- | sess greater sums than those set in the { regulations in cases of flagrant vio- ! lators or frequent repeaters. | Such offenses as reckless driving. speeding, drunken driving and colliding are not covered in the regulations. For those, the same procedure as now ob- tains will be followed. The most serious offenses dealt with in the new regula- tions are obtaining operators’ permits by misrepresentation, operating a ve- hicle with inadequate brakes and loan- ing an operator's permit to another, For these, the collateral required is $25. For other offenses the collateral scales Canadian Wheat Pool Idea' Urged. .xl?ll:nl‘;l Capt. Buchanan reports, about plete the reorganization before he steps | imal part of the value of the downward to $2, which is the lowest. Anson Marston of Ames, Iowa, presi- | dent of the American Association of} Land Grant Colleges, told the House in- quirers that he favored Federal aid to} continue search for new methods of | utilizing farm waste. G. W. Connell, secretary of the Minnesota Wheat Growers' Association, proposed an or- ganization patterned after the Ca- nadian wheat pool to handle marketins of wheat under a Federal farm board. The Canadian pool, he said, now owns 1,300 elevators and 12 terminals. ntative Jones, Democrat, of Texas, in questioning Connell, inquired if he saw any reason why the Farm Board should to close the commodity markets was found advisable. He said he believed that a stabiliza- | tion mn;‘nfi“d could maintain prices on a higher “The stabilization added. “would have on the market ex-| actly the same effect as a policeman on | the corner has in inducing law ob-| servance.” Floridan Adyances Plan. William H. Marshall, a Fort Lauder- dale, Fla., farmer, advocated establish- ment of regional distributing plants for ble crops, aided by co- operative marketing associations, with a view to mmlnlfinlu:%me of the mid- dlemen and facilital shipments of mixed carloads. The plants, he said, should be equipped for canning and pre- serving, if products were not immediate- 1y marketable. A Federal ferm board with broad wers to regulate production and mar- E:un( was advocated by S. J. Cotting- ton, president of the Farmers' Grain Dealers’ Association, before the Senate committee. He said his organization was opposed to an equalization fee or any other form of tax and also to the stabilization agencies unless they were empowered to deal with the produc- tion problem. No farm program. he said, would suc- ceed and, in fact, the farmer would be ruined unless the Government under- took to curtail production when the emergency demanded it. Hyde Will Appear. Acceptance by Secretary Hyde of the House agriculture committee’s invita- | tion to appear at its hearing on farm relief has revived hope among some | members that they may yet be able to get a more detailed statement of the administration’s views than President Hoover thus far has been willing to: advance. The Secretary. now in Missouri, noti- fied the committee yesterday that he expected to return to Washington about April 1 and would be willing to hy‘ before it any information from his department which it might want. He was informed that the committee planned to conclude its hearing, begun vesterday, on April 3, and was asked to appear at his convenience before that date. The House committee’s desire to hear from the Becretary was made known to | President Hoover several days ago by | Representative Dickinson, Republican, | Jowa. { Subsequently Chairman McNary of the Senate committee invited Mr. Hyde to appear before his group, which began its hearing Mondey, but he replied | that he had found it necessary to go | to Missouri on personal business. if it | | | | OKLAHOMA JUDGES FACE SENATE VOTE Action on Impeachment Charges Against Supreme Court Jus- | tices Ready for Today. B the Associated Prese OKLAHOMA CITY, March 28 Thirty-one articles of impeachment | against three members of the State Supreme Court were ready today for| presentation to a Senate court follow- ing their adoption by the House of Representatives. Chief Justice Charles W. Mason and | Justice J. W. Clark each face 11) charges and Justice Fletcher 9. | All three jurists are charged with incompetency and ‘“unethical, illegal, unlawful and terroristic acts of op- pression.” The majority of the articles deal with specific instances of alleged corruption in court opinions. PRISONER DIES IN FIRE. KETCHIKAN, Alaska, March 28 (#) —A. George Alexander, brother of C. J. Alexander of Seattle, general su- | curred shortly after 5 o'clock. Raliroad Alaska Pacific perintondent of the was burned to Salmon Corporation, of the Ketchikan City Jail. Alexander had beon nrrested on a charge of being not be given the power | without. lmrllnmgq%'#; Comdr. Munroe to Act Until| July 15, When New Ap- pointee Reports. Capt. Allen Buchanan, commander of the cruiser Omaha, has been appoint- | ed chief naval aide to President Hoover. ' Capt. Buchanan is at present aboard his ship in Pacific waters nd will not | reach Washington for some time; and, ! therefore, will not enter upon his new duties before July 15. i Between the time of Capt. Wilson | Brown, the present naval aide, whose | term expires April 15, and the time Capt. Buchanan assumes his duties, Comdr. William R. Munroe, who is at present assigned to the war plans division of naval operations at the Navy Department, will act temporarily as the | aide. With the appointment of Capt. Buchanan, President Hoover has com- pleted the task of selecting his principal Army and Navy aides, the former be- ing Col. Campbell Hodges, commander of the Cadet Corps at West Point Mili- tary Academy. President Hoover first met Capt. Buchanan when he was commander of the Army transport Henderson, which | carried President Harding's party to| Alaska. President Hoover was a mem- ber of that party, Cited for Distinguished Service. Capt. Buchanan was born in Evans- ville, Ind., December 22, 1876, and was appointed to the Naval Academy from Indiana Beptember 6. 1895. During the World War he was on duty with the destroyer force at Queenstown, Ireland, 1} jand commanded the U. §. §. Downes. For this duty he was given the Navy cross. He also holds the Medal of Honor l(;:rlgllitmgulshed conduct at Vera Cruz The Navy Cross reads: tinguished service in the line of his profession as commanding officer of the U. S. S. Downes, engaged in the important, exacting and hzzardous duty of patrolling the waters infested with enemy submarines and mines, in es- corting and protecting vitally important convoys of troops and supplies through these waters and in offensive and de- fensive action, vigorously and unremit- tingly prosecuting against all forms of enemy naval activity.” In 1920 Capt. Buchanan was recruit- ing inspector in Chicago. He served on the staff of the Naval War College at Newport, R. I, 1921-1923, and later commanded the U. S. S. Henderson. | He was attached to the office of naval | operations from 1924 to 1927 and then | | commanded the U. S. S. Omaha, the | | light cruiser which was the flagship | of the destroyer squadrons of the battle fleet. He is still on that duty. Capt. Buchanan was awarded the Medal of Honor with this citation: “Distinguished_conduct in battle, en- gagements of Vera Cruz, April 21 and 22, 1914; commanded first seaman regiment, was in both days' fighting and almost continually under fire from | soon after landing, about noon of the | 21, until we were in possession of the | | city, about noon of the 22. { required him to be at points of great ! His duties danger in directing his officers and men {and_he exhibited conspicuous courage, | “(Contil on Page 2, Column 2) 20 SHAKEN IN WRECK. Five “Owl” .Express ‘Cars Leave Rails on Boston & Maine Road. NORTH CHARLESTON, N. H, March 28 (#).—Twenty of the sixty passengers aboard “The Owl” express, bound from Montreal to New York over the Connecticut River division of the Boston & Main Railroad, were shaken cars of the train left the rails. Two of the cars, a sleeper and a coach, plunged down an embankment. The others tore across the tracks, {tying up the line. The accident oc- officials sald the couse was undefer- mined. The train and a milk car. intoxicated, Jail offieials expressed { be started the blaze Radio Progr HOOVER NAVAL AIDE 2 of Commissioners will not gather for an- “For _dis- up early today when five of the eight consisted of four de2th when fire destroyed the inside {day coaches, two sleeping. cars, a mail ams—Page 42 | out_of office, so that his successor can take over the helm of the Police De- partment Monday morning with a smooth-functioning force. The delay of the Commissioners in appointing the | new superintendent, however, may in- ! terfere with these plans unless the changes to be recommended by Maj. are acted upon Saturday. After tomorrow's meeting the board | BUCHANAN NAMED | other regular session until Tuesday, but if they regard the impending changes with as énuch hapormnce as Police De- r.nmen executives a special meeting ikely would be called Saturday to act on Maj. Hesse’s recommendations. The plan of reorganization now in | contemplation would not be carried out, however, if the Commissioners should | do the une: ted and select a candi- date outside the ranks of the Police De- partment to succeed Maj. Hesse. In such an event the changes under con- sideration would be held in abeyance ;x:m he takes office and passed on! em. I Pratt Successor Question. i Speculation is still rife within the department as to who would succeed Inspector Pratt as chief of the Detective Bureeu if he is promoted to the super- intendency. Reliable reports indicate that Inspector William S. Shelby, an assistant superintendent, and personnel officer, would be assigned to this post. This would make it unnecessary to create an additional assistant superin- tendency. as the police regulations require that the chief of the Detective Bureau should be an assistant superin- tendent. The transfer of Inspector Shelby would leave a vacancy in an inspector- ship which most likely would be filled by the promotion of a captain, SIX MEN CONVICTED OF ALCOHOL PLOT Found Guilty of Conspiracy in; Diversion of Eleven Cars of Liquid, { By the Associated Press. | BALTIMORE. March 28. — Six men ! were convicted in United States District | Court today of conspiracy in diversion of 11 cars of pure alcohol from the Curtis Bay plant of the United States Industrial Alcohol Co., declared by the district attorney to have valued at $2.- 500000 after going into illegitimate trade. After the verdict was given, Judge Morris A. Soper “suggested” to Sam- uel Greenfield, one of the defense at- torneys, that he bring into court $7,000 of the bribery money in the case which it had been reported to the court had been given to him as a fee by a sev- enth defendant who had turned State witness. The men convicted were Benjamin Nipont, George J. Moffett, Harry Clark, ! ‘ :g;:‘lph Volny, Felix Volny and Edward | s. | i i SHIP FIRE PROBED. Police Unable to Find Evidence of Malicious Incendiarism. HAMBURG, Germany. March 28 (#).—Hamburg police, who have been investigating yesterday's fire aboard the steamship Europa, have been unable to | discover any clues indicating malicious | | investigation, but are continuing their nvestigation as to whether it was caused through negligence. First reports that the fire started in several places have proved unfounded, it being definitely established that the fire broke out on “E" deck immediately | below the main deck. It spread so rap- idly that an erroneous impression was created that the fire had started at| several points simultaneously. DYNAMITE KILLS THREE. SALEM, Oreg, March 28 (P).— | Taking his two small daughters, { Charline, 4, and Gladys, 6, on his knees in the kitchen of their home at Grassy Pond, Oreg., Charles Stetter, 38, touched off nine sticks of dynamite he had placed bengath his chair, All three were instantiy killed. Ship Burns, Loss $65,000. MOBILE, Ala., March 28 (#).—The steamer Bay Queen of the Eastern Shore Transportation Co., laid up here for the Winter, burned to the water's edge early today with a loss of $65,000. The vessel formerly operated around Long Island, N. Y., and was 35 years old. She was engaged in the coast Was Bought in U. S. on Prescription. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 28.—Representa- tive F. H. La Guardia, who returned from a honeymoon in the Canal Zone on the liner Crstobal, said today that other congressmen on the ship were not on an official mission any more than he and so were not entitled to entry free of baggage search. His statement was a comment on a gage of one congressman, but when it was learned the courtesy of the port had been ordered for the congressmen, the baggage was closed again and noth- ing was done. La Guardia said that he had asked to have his own baggage expedited and that the request had been refused and his baggage searched. He said one pint f whisky was found in his effects, but hat he was allowed to keep it when he explained that he had obtained it on a prescription before he left this country. He said he took other liquor aboard the Cristobal, but used it up during the voyage home. He did this, he said, because of an experience he had last Summer on the Leviathan when he took no liquor, but discovered that he was the only one aboard who had none. He then decided, he said, that drinking aboard United States ships was proper :.ntt‘i“ something he would do in the future. One Accused of Bringing Rum Into U. S. ‘The Evening World said yesterday it had learned from reliable sources that one member of a congressional commit- tee of 15 arriving from Panama Mon- day admitted carrying liquor into the port with him and was allowed free entry. The Panama Railroad Steamship Co.’s liner Cristobal brought back the congressional party, which had been studying isthman affairs. Out of cour- tesy to them their baggage was under orders to be expedited and was entitled to free entry. ‘Through some error, however, the name of the congressman was not in- cluded on the free list and he was asked the usual perfunctory question " (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) SPANISH FLYERS HOP FROM BAHIA FOR RIO Aviators Hope to Leave Soon for New York to Imspect New Craft. By the Associated Press. BAHIA, Brazil, March 28.—The Span- ish aviators, Capts, Ignacio Jimenez and Prancisco Iglesias, took off at 8:30 am. (6:30 Eastern standard time) for Rio Janeiro to complete the flight from Seville, Spain, interrupted when they were forced down Tuesday morning. ‘The two aviators, prior to their de- parture, said they hoped soon to fly to New York, where they would inspect a Spanish army has acquired. From Bahia to Rio Janeiro the dis- tance is 800 miles south and west along the Atlantic coast. The Spaniards’ plane, the Jesus del Gran Poder, can make better than 100 miles an hour, which might put it into Rio Janeiro at 4:30 pm. (2:30 p.m. standard time) Completion of the flight would bring Seville to about 4,800. Rabindranath Tagore Sails. TOKIO, March 28 (#).—Joseph Avenol, deputy secretary general of the League of Nations, and Rabindranath Tagore, Indian poet, sailed aboard the Empress of Asia for Canada after visits in Japan. By the Associated Press. JERUSALEM, March 28.—Resump- tion of excavation work at -Tel Nasbes north of Jerusalem, by Prof. William . Bade of the Pacific School of Religion, already has resulted in the unearthing of a dozen Israclite houses built be- tween the years 1,100 and 1,200 B. C. The remains of a continuation of the Cansanite city wall on the north side, 18 feet broad and showing traces of an old tower which apparently pro- trade during the Summer months. The fire started in the engine room from an undetesmined causey tected the gate, were discovered. Finding of this of the wall showed that the wall was vared: report that liquor was found in the bag- | type of airplane, models of which lhci the plane's total mileage since it left | last |.ticed: ja- manuscripts written upon it. Just $25 was pald this morning for Dickens' desk at Sotheby's auction rooms, where a copy of the first edition of his novel, “A Tale of Two Cities” yesterday brought $6,500. The desk was given him when he was an ob- scure young man and he used it constantly until his death. JENSEN STILL UP: FLIGHT 1S BUMPY 0n Last Leg of Race to Get New Solo Endurance Record. | | { i i | By the Associated Press. ROOSEVELT FIELD, March 28— Though the air was rough as a ploughed field and the special gas he was using prevented his slowing down to take the bumps gently, Martin Jensen was in the third and last leg of his race to set a new solo endurance flight record today and still going strong. Jensen went up at 6:01:34 o'clock yesterday morning to beat the late Royal V. Thomas’ record of 35 hours and 33 minutes, which would keep him in the air until 6:35 this evening. Has Chance to Win. Through a miscaleulation early this morning he decided that he was going to lose his fight, but a later check showed that he still had a good chance to win. Between 6 and 7 o'clock, when he was circling Long Island no more than 80 feet from the ground in a sodden rain, he dropped a note saying he had only 60 gallons of gasoline left, enough for about five hours. He ex- plained that the automobile gasoline he was using would not permit idling his engine and that at full speed the cou- sumption was 12 gallons an hour. Emil Burgin, chief pilot for the oil company that is sponsoring the flight. went aloft in a plane on the fuselage of which- was painted advice to Jensen to test his tanks again, as observers would not believe there was so little fuel left. Shortly after 10 o'clock Jen- sen dropped a second note saying that he found he still had 70 gallons. Conditions Improve. The sun was then shining and con- ditions generally had improved and aviators estimated that the 70 gallons ought to last from eight to ten hours, or just about long enough to set a new record. In his 10 o'clock note Jensen said that the air was still rough, but that he was not tired yet. Ever since he went one bounce that threw him out of his crossbar. Jensen is flying a Bellanca cabin monoplane with a Whirlwind engine. COMDR. SCHAFFER DIES. Naval Officer Succumbs to Heart Attack at Dispensary. Comdr. John L. Schaffer, attached to the judge advocate general's office of the Navy Department, was stricken with a heart attack today while at the naval fl:spensary and died within a few min- utes. He was born in Reading, Pa., in 1886. During the war he was navigator of the U. 8. S. Salem and for most of the period since the war he has been at- tl'ihed to the judge advocate general's office. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Alicg L. Schaffer of Reading. Wine and Bobbed Hair of 1100 B. C. Among Canaanites Found by Scientists season on the east side encircled the | whole hill. ¢ Among the houses was found a wine press excellently preserved and a cistern containing much pottery in several stra- ta. This is expected to give evidence from the Canaanite period to the time of the city’s latest occupation. The pottery included two excellently fll’ crved astarte heads showing bobbed alr. Whole baskets of pottery are stiil awaiting examination. The representa- tion of bobbed hair was not unusual for Prof. Bade in June, 1926, found indications that that custom was prac- up he had been driving through a! bumpy sky, a note telling yesterday of | seat and bumped his head on a cabin | Secretary of State at 5 P.M. Today. | By the Associated Press, | Frank B. Kellogg came to the end | of more than four years of service as Secretary of State today, ready to re- linquish his post at the close of the day’s work to Henry L. Stimson, former governor general of the Philippines and close student of international affairs. Mr. Stimson arranged to take the oath of office at 5 o'clock this afternoon. When Mr. Stimson takes up his of- ficial duties tomorrow morning, it will be his second experience of the kind. | He was Secretary of War in the Taft cabinet, and, recalling that association, he was particularly pleased to be able to have the oath of his office in the Hoover cabinet administered by his former leader as Chief Justice of the United States. Kellogg Is Disappointed. Although looking forward to a vaca- tion in Europe, Secretary Kellogg is re- linquishing his office with some disap- pointment. He had hoped to see the Kellogz-Briand treaty to renounce war, on which he has worked for more than a year, put into force before his retire- ment. ‘The death of Marshal Foch delayed final action by Prance and Japanese ratification is not expected for several days. The 13 other original signatory governments have deposited their rati- fications with the State Department. Belgium acting yesterday, but the treaty cannot become effective until all have been filed. Three different aspects of the Gov- ernment’s international affairs will claim a large share of Mr. Stimson’s im- mediate attention when he goes to work tomorrow. Problems Include Mexican Revolt. They include developments incident to the Mexican revolution, preparations for the preliminary disarmament con- ference at Geneva and the problems | growing out of the sinking of the Ca- nadian schooner I'm Alone by a Coast Guard patrol boat in the Guif of Mex- ico. In addition, he had an engage- ment today with Chairman Borah of the Senate foreign relations committee to discuss the World Court and other questions. U. S. TOURISTS GET THRILL ON LINER Transylvania Grounded in Fog. Floated by Dumping 500 Tons of 0il. By the Associated Press. CHERBOURG, France, March 28— ‘The Cunard Anchor liner Transylvania, with American tourists aboard, came into Cherbourg shortly after 11 o'clock this morning listing sharply at her port i bow and well down after running aground near Urville-Hague. ‘The passengers debarked immediately, none the worse for their experience ex- cept for the shock of the sudden grounding, which threw some of them | out of their berths. | The accident took place in the midst | of a dense fog at 4:10 a.m., while the Transylvania was proceeding at very low speed. Capt. Robert Erskine finding her fast, immediately emptied a tank | containing 500 tons of fuel oil and was | able to get off without assistance, al- though three tugs stood by. Contrary to first reports the vessel | was not beached after getting clear and | proceeded to Cherbourg under her own power., The Transylvania, owned by the! Cunard Anchor Line, was returning! from a Mediterranean cruise. ‘The pumps were keeping abreast with the inflow of water this afternoon and it was expected that the vessel would be put*into dry dock late this evening. Seventy of her passengers leave to- night for New York aboard the Carin- | thia. One hundred and thirty left at | noon for Paris and others were planning | fo leave for England tomorrow on the | Zeythia, * i { | 1 | | Maryland and Virginia News Pages 10 and 11, | | first sighted by the Coast Guard cut- ter, and that there is no doubt what- ever that there was hot, continuous and unbroken pursuit of the smuggler from the time she was first sighted until she {was sunk. The master was repeatedly warned to heave to, but obstinately and arrogantly refused. “A statement has been obtained from the captain and crew of the I'm Alone clearly indicating that on two occasions during November last liquor had been unladen from the I'm Alone at about the same place where she was first sighted and pursued by the Coast Guard cutters on March 20 and that Capt. Randall and the same crew, with the exception of one man, were aboard the I'm Alone at the time of these unladings. “Not only was the I'm Alone within four leagues of the coast, but she was squarely within treaty limits.” INCIDENT IRKSOME TO CANADA. Adds Fresh Grievance to Long List Already Experienced. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Canada is to be allowed by Great Britain to bear the brunt of any diplo- matic controversy with the United States over the I'm Alone affair. After the full facts regarding the Coast Guard's sinking of the Montreal rum-runner have been ascertained, it will be for Ottawa, rather than London, to nego- tiate with Washington whatever settle- ‘ment is made. Canada since February, 1927, has en- ! joyed full and unrestricted diplomatic status in this country, with an acered- ited Minister of her own, the Hon. Vin- cent Massey, in our Capital. It goes without saying that the Canadian Min- ister wil lact in close co-operation with and rely strongly upon the experience and counsel of his British ambassadorial colleague, Sir Esme Howard. But there is no restraint upon Mr. Massey’s au- thority to deal with the State Depart- ment, and he is now doing so in con- nection with the I'm Alone case. United States Is Held Ruthless. The rum-runner incident off the Louisiana coast happens to be the latest of so-called American pin-pricks which Canada has been the victim dur- ing the past couple of years. going too far to say, as this writer does say on the authority of well informed | Canadian residents of Washington, that American stock in their country is lower than it has been in a long time. The United States nowadays is subjected to bitter criticism, and even violent attack, as a regular thing in either the Cana- dian Parliament or the Canadian press, or both. “Ruthless” is an adjective commonly applied to us. nconsiderate” is an- other. “Ungrateful” is still a third epithet hurled at us. Finally, the American Government and people are pilloried as “hypocritical,” that taunt being a reference to our official and popular protestations of friendship for “our great neighbor to fhe north” and to the inconsistent way the Canadians :hink we have of exhibiting brotherly love. fresh fuel to the fire of dissatisfaction which long has existed in Canada re- garding the American prohibition laws. There are already two Canadian- American liquor treaties in effect, one providing for the control of bootlegging in Canadian-American waters and the other covering smuggling operations along our far-flung border. Many Can- adians feel that the American Govern- ment expects Canada to do most of the policing provided for by these two con- ventions, especially along the frontier line. Recently the Ottawa government appointed an official commission to make an exhaustive survey of ways and means to tighten up liquor control at possible smuggling points on the border. The survey cost much money and time. Ottawa is not aware that the United States has taken the trouble to do lnf- thing of that sort in its own behalf, :pprrcn!ly being disposed to “let George do it.” Asks Canada to Do Work. At present the American prohibition authorities are seeking to have Canada do still more prohibition work for the United States, by refusing clearance to Great Lakes vessels suspected of carry- ing booze to American ports. There is great reluctance to take such steps. They could only be orderéd by action of the Dominion Parliament, in which Quebec predominates, and Quebec is wel. Moreover, many Canadians, both wet and dry, look askance at the idea of Canada deliberately, for the sake of “obliging” a friendly Nation, moving against an industry which is entirely legal under Canadian laws. viz, the manufacture and export of liquor. In- cidentally, Canada rather resents being asked to do these things by the Ameri- can prohibition authorities, instead of | by the United States diplomatic offi- cials. Indignation over prohibition matters in Canada is equaled only by the bit- terness aroused over proposed in- s (T a(; It is not | The I'm Alone affair episode nddxl Forfeiture Is Provided. Under the new system, a driv a ticket for one o(ythe offenses em in the regulation may report to the precinet in which the offense was com- mitted. There the station clerk asks him if he intends to forfeit collateral or if he will insist on a trial at court. If the driver is willing to forfeit, he is given a receipt for his money and is not required to report at court. Duplicate forms of the receipt are made out and sent to Pplice Court and to police headquarters. The collateral forfeiters under this plan will be called out in Police Court each morning, but, the corporation counsel at Police Court will not be required to make out in- formations and the arresting officer will not be required to go to eourt unless the driver has stated his intention of standing trial. This is intended to save time_for the police, the tion nsel’s ce, mo_‘q;‘r‘ut. . the court and the new regulations have a dating back to July 25, 1927, meflorym were recommended to the Commission- ers by the Bureau of ‘which of the had made an exhaust 2 e . Com s P e Col to the judges of Poflumnb.:h‘%? whom reported adversely uj ;::!n.er 7“ tl;en pigeon.] st session of Congress, iticism was made by ummemlm”&.c the Commissioners failed to act v of the bureau's aunemo;i. s Plan Was Amended. ‘The Commissioners a t matter and the mg;?nnwkmumv “l": office went over the Bureau of EM- clency’s plan and proposed several amendments. The amendments dealt in the main with the amounts of collateral Tequired and also omitted a few offenses from the list suggested by the bureau, The revised plan was sent to the judges 3{1 ;'(:hcé Ong{l; sledvenl weeks ago and us uldt on Ma - po;:d fla\éornbly. TR e judge’s approval, however, w: conditioned on the schedule in no mll’:f ner affecting the determination of any case that might come before the court. The judges reserved the right to get aside forfeitures and issue attachments :llil:}{‘:‘::etl;o in t.h:lA{ Jjudgment they believe s n right an m%:nu e jugnee. 'd proper and in the e exceptions were taken care of the draft of the order drawn up by th" Commissioners to tHe chief of police. After giving details as to the routine work required, the order rea “Nothing in this procedure will prevent the re- quiring of a higher collateral in flagrant cases nor in the cases of persistent vio- lators than that suggested nor is there anything in the plan to interfere with the Police Court judges Tequiring at- tendance of the particular offender.” Judge Schuldt in his letter also asked that before the blank forms necessary to_carry out the order be approved that (Continued on Page 4, Column 2) U. S. MONEY IS INVOLVED IN SAXON FORGERY PLOT | Dresden Police Arrest Nine Men on Charge of Counterfeiting American Securities. | | DRESDEN, Saxony, March 28 (). — ‘The local police have arrested nine men charged with engaging in the forgery of dollars and other currency. Investigation by the police indicated that the group was planning the whole- sale issuance of spurious dollar bills and American stock certificates from New York. where is is reported to have had a local agency. s ENGLISH REACH MOSCOW. Industrial Visitors to Study Econ- nomic Data in Russia. MOSCOW, March 28 (#).—An Eng- lish delegation representing various industrial and commercial ar- rived in Moscow today and was met at the station by representatives of the :o‘.r:ll;‘n office and the trade commis- iat. A number of receptions and special gala performances have been planned for the delegates. During its three weeks' stay the delegation will study economic data, particularly in matters of interest to Russo-British trade. Bank Statements Washington clearing house, $5421,- Treasury balance, $424,733,934.38. New York clearing house excha 0 $2.285,000,000. osie New York clearing house balance, 1o Ann AR,