Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1929, Page 2

THO PICTURESQUE OFFICERS RETIRED i yHe'-s‘ée's Badge as Police Head ¥ Given Pratt and Burke ¥ Succeeds Burlingame. _ The seclusion of private life today swallowed up Edwin B. Hesse and Guy E. Burlingame, who gave the best years of their life to the service of the Dis- trict Government in the Metropolitan Police Department. The official careers of these two picturesque police officers closed simultaneously at midnight, and both were put on a retired status. The badge of the major and super- Intendent of the force, which Hesse had worn three years, was turned over to Inspector Henry G. Pratt, his suc- cessor. Burlingame's command at the second precinct was taken over by Capt, Frank S. W. Burke, who only last week was elevated from a lieutenant. The ranking officers of the depart- ment paid their parting tribute to Hesse at a testimonial dinner Saturday night at the Mayflower "Hotel, and yesterday afternoon, the personnel of the second precinct gave Burlingame an impres- sive farewell. ‘The ceremonies at the second pre- cinct were marked by brief .speeches by Hesse. and Inspector Willlam S. Shelby, assistant superintendent and personnel officer, both of whom lauded Burlingame's record on the police force and recounted some of the outstanding events of his long career. Inspector Shelby also presented Bur- lingame, on behalf of the officers at- tached to the second precinct, a gold | watch and fob. Although overcome with emotion, the retiring captain ac- cepted the gift with a brief speech of thanks: “Well, boys,” he said, “I want to_thank you a lot for this.” Every policeman attached to the sec- ond precinct attended the ceremonies, in addition to a number of officers. who | have served under Burlingame and his successor, Capt. Burke, RN -GRAND JURY FREES DISTRICT POLICE OF ~ CHARGES OF GRAFT (Continued From First Page.) [+ vads e secured, it was recommended, to in- «crease the equipment for the shoe shop. !, Thirty-eight indictments, including + one for second degree murder and two for manslaughter growing out of traffic deaths, were reported by the grand jury. Carrie Staten, colored, is named in a cond degree murder indictment. She s charged with stabbing Robert E. Dow- ell with & paring knife the evening of # October 20 last. When police arrived 7 the man was dead in a chair inside the 1 house. 4 Robert D. Dixon and William A. Rol- 4 lins, both colored, are charged with 4 manslaughter in the death of John F. ¥ Luitich, 57, of 19-A Bates street, Jan- s uary 4. Luitich was knocked down by # their automobile at North Capitol and P | { Street. After a chase during which Po- liceman Willlam E. Schotter fired his 1 pistol several times at the car, Dixon =wu placed under arrest and his com- nion was caught by a bystander. Po- % Jiceman Schotter found 116 quarts of # slleged corn whisky in the car. Dixon, { Who was driving, was charged in Police Court with {llegal possession of liquor 4and reckless driving. Another manslaughter indictment was + returned against Calvin Richardson, col- J-ored, who is alleged to have knocked “down Frank Archie’near Massachusetts favenue and North Capito} street, Jan- vauary 24. Archie, whose address was 601 {New Jersey avenue, died the same day &t Casualty Hospital. {1_ Indictments were reported as follows: :wJames H. Hannan, housebreaking and {darceny; ~Charlotte Patterson, grand iJarceny; Granville Robert Simmons, mrobbery; Jessie Henry, assault with “dangerous weapon; - Willlam Donmore, joy-riding; Alice Hall, receiving stolen Lroperty; Julian Clifton Smith, Barney 7aRubin and David Samakon, handbook; i¥ack Bradley, George C. Haskins, Wal- «ster Peterson, Joseph D. Sandifer and ifwilllam Washington, _ violating of \igaming laws; Cleaver M. Lithart, em- | Roset! ill, Joseph A. Bailey, Rachael Steother, £:Morrill C. Lucas and Charles H. Stan- ey, forgery and uttering; Samuel H. t1tences; Ernest M. McCormick, perjury; 1 vHerman Valentine, embezzlement; John «T. Hersey, non-support of wife; Jessie *James Briscoe, Harrison narcotic act; “*Irvine R. Hale, forging and_uttering: orthern Lilly and Joseph E. Makal, ‘“opening United States mail, and Wil- imiam W. Simpson, libel. BOWIE ENTRIES FOR TOMORROW. ainbock . oon Struck. $4§Cnarioteer 1 i3, aB- W Carter'and bE. B. McLean entr = SBECOND RACE-Purse. $1,200; claiming; °%.year-olds and up; 6 furlongs Dear Lad: L *Friedjof bUptown Lad. The Top. Alvinglon Btable, y. Rockslide *Fair Anita. Maxiva .. = + . THIRD RACE—Purse, $1.200; the Bpring- itime, 3-year-olds; 5'5 furlongs. g 111 Searcher FOURTH RACE—Purse, 35,000 added: t naugural Hendicap; 3-vear-olds and he furlongs. 5 up; fReady . @Solace Sun Altos 08 Charmiten . dEdisto Contempiats eBon of John [ bW. cSagamore Stable entry. dBeagram Stable entry. eJ. Livingtone and Audley Farm entry. 15’ Ross entry. J. Henfling entry. FIFTH RACE—Purse. $1.400: ~Lway; 4-year-olds and up: 1/e y78unny Saint. 109 William T.. —Willie K. 107 Sun Persian. v—Tifin . 107 Gadalong . f {11 SIXTH RACE—Purse. 31:200; claiming; 4- i} bear-olds and up; 1, miles. the Park- tles. *Timn ... Gadalong *George Demar. PolvO ..... SEVENTH RACE—Purse, $1.200; claiming; ‘4-year-olds and up; 1. mile 102 bRhyme and | affairs. In the meantime, however, it| { executive committee and also chair- |here and in Albany, his courage and SKIRTS A TR By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 1.—The consensus of fashion experts who watched Easter parades is that modish skirts are just a trifle longer. Bowing to a recent de- cree from Paris, many of the fashion- able paraders along Fifth avenue wore dresses that came an inch or two below the knee. A few that were emphatical- ly longer were seen. Here and there were distinctly low hemlines showing a tendency to dip in uneven frills. There were also plenty of ultra short skirts. Shoes were so variegated that they often struck the eye before the other components of the costume. Purple, green, pink, beige and steel blue sucdes | were the rule. Lavender kid and polka- dotted footwear proved startling. Rep- tile skins were popular. Most of the women had costumes in which black, relieved by liberal dashes ‘THE IFLE LONGER Many Fifth Avenue Paraders Bow to Paris Decree for Below- the-Knee Lengths—Ultra Shorts in Evidence. of white, predominated. All shades of brown and the new steel blug found favor. 'Loosely woven twéed ensembles in browns and heather mixtures were among the smartest outfits. Hats took a distinct step toward the novel. Their variety of shape gud their brilliant colors, ranging from scarlet to a greenish yellow called absinthe, im- mediately caught the eye. Modish skull caps, showing nary a wisp of hair and making faces appear a trifle harsh, were popular. Novelty jewelry, such as heavy gold and silver chains and clanking bracelets, added a note of finality to most costumes. The men also made quite a showing. More than ever before one saw high silk toppers, some of them with crowns of black crepe de chine; striped trousers, cutaway coats, gray vests, black and white ties and stiff shirts. Gray gloves and snappy snake- wood canes were everywhere in evidence., SMITH ASKS DELAY INNAMING LEADER Power of Former Governor Grows in Quest of Tam- many Chief. - Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, April 1.—The fate of the new leadership of Tammany Hall, succeeding the resigned George W. Ol- vany, appears to have passed definitely into the hands of the big four—former Gov. Alfred E. Smith, Surrogate James | A. Foley, Mayor Walker and Senator Robert F. Wagner—in view of develop- ments yesterday and the prospects for today and Tuesday. The decision prob- ably will be another week away. Mr. Smith, in Atlantic City yesterday, in- dicated he hoped it would be possible | to postpone action until after his return | to New York, which is expected to be next Sunday. Mr. Cosgrove is expected to return to New York today. He will transmit the results of his conference with Mr. Smith to Senator Wagner, and Judge Foley and Mayor Walker also will be apprised. Foley May See Roosevelt. Judge Foley, who has been passing the last week at his country place on Long Island, is expected to return to the | city today. As soon as he learns of the reactions of Mr. Smith, Senator ‘Wagner and Mayor Walker, it is under- stood he will go to Albany for a talk with Gov. Roosevelt. Gov. Roosevelt has not been called formally into the councils of Tammany on the selection of a new leader. It was regarded that in view of his presi- dential potentialities four years hence it would be better politics not to involve him too intimately in the Wigwam's is anticipated he will run to succeed himself at Albany and that matters of | patronage will be in his hands. For| that reason he has come to be looked | upon almost as an ex officio member of the big four. ‘The conferences leading up to the final determination of Tumm:ny'si muddle beTnn yesterday with the pros- pects of lasting several days before contact is established with the embat- tled district leaders, who are. with more timidity than temerity, asserting thelr determination to have one of their own ranks succeed Mr. Olvany. Dock Commissioner Michael Cosgrove, a leader of the sixteenth assembly dis- trict, conferred with Mr. Smith at| Atlantic City yesterday and was ex- | pected to talk with him again this morning at Absecon regarding the situation here. Mr. Cosgrove, who is understood to be unpledged to any district leader as a successor to Mr. Olvany, was regarded as having gone to the Jersey shore as the spokesman of Senator Wagner. Regardless of the Democratic presi- dential nomination four years hence, Roosevelt's position as governor makes his immediate political importance, so | far as Tammany's decision upon & new chief is concerned, as imminent as that of Mayor Walker, who is a member of the big four. Governor's Views Held Powerful, Not until- Gov. Roosevelt's views are fully consulted is it. believed it will be advisable to move definitely toward the selections of & new chief. It will prob- ably require until Wednesday or Thurs- day to obtain his views and observe the reaction. Therefore, there seemed ample activities to occupy the time of | those guiding Tammany’s destinies for at least one more week, which would comply with Mr. Smith's wishes. hen the big four have arrived at their best judgment it is expected Peter J. Dooling, chairman of the Tammany man of the hall's committee of seven which is to confer with the big four, will call a meeting of the subcommit- tee for a conference. While that call may come the latter part of this week. the meeting probably will not be held until early next week. McCue’s Advantage Seen. None of the three leading contenders from among the district leaders—John F. Curry, Martin G. McCue and Edward J. Ahearn—seemed to have gained in voting strength over the week end. It appeared, however, that Mr. McCue had a slight advantage in the favor of the big four, because of his long experience frankness, his executive ability in such a campaign as may develop in the elec- tion of & mayor this Fall and in his general . popularity. Failing to select a district leader, it was understood the big four were still at loss to find a suitable outsider who possessed -desired requisites and would be willing to accept the job. S2533358 50 BOVS EAROL FORSHIM COURSE Classes Get First Instruction Under Star Auspices at “Y” Today. :: The intensive course of free swimming lessons offered to Washington boys by the Y. M. C. A. under auspices of The Star opened this morning in the pool of the boys’ department of the institu- tion, 1732 G street, with a series of splashes mingled with squeals of de- light as one large class alter another took to the water. The enrollment had mounted to un- anticipated numbers this morning, forcing James C. Ingram to arrange for additiona: classes and extra swim- ming coaches, with a line of late appli- cants still waiting at his desk to regis- ter. The number of boys between the ages of 10 and 18 who had enrolled this morning was computed at 550. Mr. Ingram announced then that no more applicants could be placed in the classes. As it was, classes of maximum size were litsed for each hour of the day from 8 am. to 9 pm. These will be continued through the week, the boys being given elementary instruction de- signed to prepare them to become ac- complished swimmers with additional | practice later. Carberry Directs Instruction. James Carberry, swimming instructor of the boys’ department of (?\e Y. M. C. A. is in immediate charge of the in- struction course, special swimming ex- perts provided through arrangement of Commodore Wilbur T, Lougiellow of the Red Cross being assigned to various classes to give the boys individual and group instruction in the essentials of the aquatic sport. ‘The special instructors include George Palmer, C. W. Wannan, Vincent Gomez, | Capt. Gus Braun, R. H. Mitchell, J. J. Hengstler, Mars DeGast, Melville Leech, Robert Morgan and Robert Burns. ‘The first day’s lesson was devoted to teaching the boys water confidence. They were taught that swimming is done “in the water” rather than on the water, and were put through exercises cf holding 'their breath while under water, to disped fears they might have had of ©being underwater. ‘To- morrow's lessions will be designed to teach the boys to float . face down in the water while mm:z wind- mill strokes with the arms holding their breath. Later the ‘Mitter” leg stroke will be added and the boys taught how to raise the head for needed breath- ing during swimming. It is hoped the majority of the classes will learn to swim from 25 to 50 feet by the end of the week. While there was much fun attached to the initial lessons today, the instruc- tors keep the boys more or less strictly to business as they were put through the exercises. The groups in the classes were restricted to the shallow end of the pool, while one or more guards kept watchiul eyes on all to see that none of the youngsters became frightened and tried to “drink the pool dry.” Buttons to Be Awarded. ‘The boys, however, non-swimmers as they are, took to the water in real American boy fashion and had a glori- ous splash while going through the sys- tematic course of exercises. ‘The “learn-to-swim” campaign of the Y. M. C. A and The Star is being staged as a means of minimizing the number of water accidents in Greater Wumanwn which each year takes a toll of lives here. Red Cross beginners’ buttons will be awarded to all those who are able to swim 50 feet by the end of the week. STREET CAR JOY-RIDER IS HELD FOR HEARING Man Accused of Stealing Trolley Coach and Dashing Through Streets of Pittsburgh. By the Assoclated Press. PITTSBURGH, April 1.—0. J. Coats, 28, of Carnegle was held today on a charge of stealing a trolley car. Police said he took it from the yards of the Pittsburgh Rallways Co. and went joy- riding Saturday night. Employes of the company said the car was driven out of the yards before they could halt it. As it sped away, with the gong clanging merrily, police were notified and gave chase. Officers found the trolley near West View Park, and Coats was wandering about nearby ‘While Coats denied he had taken the car, the police said he was identified as the unauthorized operator. He will be given a hearing tonight. ONE GROUP TAKING FIRST SWIMMING LESSON AT Y. M. C. A. ENGLAND EFFECTS WIRE-RADIO FUSION Details of Communications Merger and Bearing on U. S. . Outlined by Shoup. BY MARTIN CODEL. PHILADELPHIA, April 1.—Detzil of the much-discussed merger of Greal Britain's formerly competing state and private cable and radio facilities into a | $150,000,000 private holding and operat- | ing company are sketched by G. Stanley Shoup, chief of the communications. section of the Unlted States Depart-! ment of Commerce, in the special radio suppliement of the Annals of the Amer- ican Academy of Political and Socia Science, newly issued from the acac emy’s headquarters here. The Britis] merger is effective as of April 1, 1920 nl‘cDrdirg to Mr. Shoup. The British development is exceec- ingly important to American forei commerce and to the internationa: strategic position of the United States. It has been the-basis of much specula- tion concerning how United States In. terests—powerful technically and with a fast-expanding world radio system, but handicapped- by legal prohibitions of radio and cable combines—shall meet the international situation that is de- veloping. Mr. Shoup thus sums up the salient features of the fusion recently voted by the British Parliament as the result of the destructive competition that “beam,” or directional radio, was giv- ing the empire’s vast cable systems “The communications company will acquire the two imperial cables across the Atlantic, now operated by the Brit- ish post office at a defien the cables of the Pacific Cable Board connecting Canada with New Zealand and Awus- tralia, a route which, when linked with the two Atlantic cables mentioned and the Canadian land lines, provides an all-British system, no part of which passes through foreign territory; the West Indian cable and wireless system, operated by the Pacific Cable Board, and the lease for 25 years of the profit- able beam radio circuits of the post office at an annual rental of £250,000, in addition to other monetary consid- | erations. Net Revenue Fixed. “A standard net revenue of £1,865.000, exclusive of non-telegraphic investmen! revenue, will be fixed to the purposes of the communications company. Half of any excess revenue will go to the communications company and the other | half will be devoted to reduction of rates. The board of directors of the merger company, the communications company and the cable and Marconi companies will be the same, two of whom shall be approved by the gov-| ernment. “Provision is made for an advisory committee, composed of representatives of the governments which were parties to the wireless and cable conference. This committee shall be consulted by the communications company about all | questions of policy, including any al- teration in rates. ‘It is agreed that British control must be guaranteed. that the govern- ments may assume control of the cable and wireless systems during national | emergencies, and that the army and | navy are entitled to construct and | operate cable and wireless stations for | their own needs but not for commercial | | purposes.” | |, Thus the British are passing out of | the period of struggle between state- | |owned cables and State-owned wireless |and between private “beam” wireless and private cables to a regulated mo- nopoly, which, aceording to Mr. Shoup. insures the maintenance of both cable | and radio communication, and, most | Iimportant of &ll from the standpoint | of international communications, elimi- nates competition within the empire, provides & unified system for compet- {ing with foreign companies and con- celvably may reduce rates. Issue Forced in Britain, Cheaper operation of radio and the constantly increasing efliciency of di- rectional radio transmission forced the issue in Great Britain. Wireless has! not jeopardized American cable traffic| appreciably, but it certainly has cre- ated a problem as to the maintenance of American leadership in international communications. Similar combines in Germany and France, which also have well developed and expanding radio systems, are looked for by Mr. Shoup. ‘The Government expert says that there has probably been & tendency toward exaggeration regarding an im- pending ‘“‘communication war,” but he points out the need of co-operation and possible consolidation in this country. His statemenis are especially worth noting in view of the sentiment in Wall | Street, where the communication situa- tion has attracted much interest and | where the bellef seems to prevail that the prohibitive American statues on like mergers can be circumvented or changed to permit the Radio Corpora- tion of America to fuse its world-wide radio facilities with the vast cable and wire systems of the International Tele- phone & Telegraph Co. and its affill- ated companies. “Many believe,” he says, “that Con- gress may remove certain features of the present radio law and enact legis- lation permitting the merging of our wire and radio companies into one great consolidation, in which the public would be protected by probably both Government representation and regula- tion, partjcularly in the matter of Tates. “There are those who believe that existing cable and radio companies in the United States should all be con- solidated into one organization under Government regulation, on the theory that if there are several companies in this country with which a foreign com- munications company has to deal it will thus be in a position to play com- peting American companies against each other.” (Copyrisht, 1629, by North American News aper Alliance.) s | neighbors. | bled and rolled downhill themselves. APRIL. T, 1929 WITH THE EGG ROLLERS AT THE WHITE HOUS Above: Scene this morning on_ the rear White House grounds when thou- sands, both young and old, gathered for the annual Easter egg roll. Right: Mrs. Hoover is shown on the White House balcony, watching egg rollers, while around her are children of cabinet members. —Star Staff Photo. | CHILDREN THRONG WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS FOR EGG ROLLING | (Continued From Pirst Page.) Capper of Kansas was the one man seen | on the portico. Their parents, eager to catch a glimpse of Mrs. Hoover, crowded around | the sairways, and news camera men, | who had their sound-reproducing instru- ments ready to catch the laughs and shouts of the children, had difficulty in | preserving their positions. | Guests of First Lady. Among Mrs. Hoover's guests were | wives and children of the cabinet mem- bers, of heads of bureaus and her former Mrs. Hoover came out on the porch at 11:30 o'clock and her ap- pearance was the signal for applause and the waving of hands. She appeared o enjoy the occasion immensely, was solicitous of children who stood near her and waved repeatedly to those gathered beneath her. Just as she ap- peared, the sun became visible momen- tarily for the first time during the morning. An innovation was provided in the form ot music. Four Harvard Univer- sity students sang two selections of Easter music, and the Glee Club of Earlhan College sang a humorous num- ber about a man whose name was Alex- ander, and their Alma Mater. Mrs Hoover, wearing a handsome gray coat with fur collar and bare-headed. ap- plauded each number, She returned to the house after the singing. President Hoover did not put in an appearance in the morning. Numerous arrengements for the comfort of chil- céren were made by those in charge. The Red Cross maintained two tents for the attention of any children who might find egg Tolling hazardous. Shrubs and the smaller trees were pro- | tected by wire fencing, and fencing | also was set up along the street where | children might otherwise have stum- Public Admitted Later. ‘The occasion was distinctly for young children and not until 3 o'clock was the public admitted to the grounds. At that hour the gates were thrown open and all were privileged to gather to hear the U. S. Marine Band in concert. Reminiscent of other occasions, espe- clally that of last year, was the inclosed cage in which Rebecca, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge's pet reccoon, was houser. Last year Rebecca had a great time among the children, but this year Rebecca is at | the Washington Zoo. In her stead several of the President's dogs attract- ed the attention of the vistors, and one of them, a small salt-and-pepper ani- mal, was vigorous in his enthusiastic greetings to all he could get to. An at- tendant finally placed him behind the protecting hedge and even then the older children seemed to prefer calling him endearing names to investigaate the adventures in egg rolling., Thousands at Zoo Park. A threat of rain failed to halt the march of thousands of District school children today on the National Zoologi- cal Park, where the annual egg-rolling outing was in progress. The spaclous grounds, even at an early hour, presented a gay spectacie. Troops of shouting youngsters romped over the grass, now a bright green, and beneath trees and shrubbery showing early Spring buds. Although the number of children and their escorts was less this morning than on previous years, every indication pointed to a large attendance by mid- afternoon if rain does not come. A detail of police from the tenth pre- cinct was stationed early this morning at the various park entrances to ex- clude automobiles while the egg-rolling was in progress. Many visitors, bent on an all-day outing, carried lunch baskets on their arms. Eggs Carried by AlL Every child, in addition, bore con- tainers of vari-colored eggs. The youngsters quickly mingled in chat- tering groups on the greensward, “fighting” and exchanging or rolling eggs on the grassy slopes of the park. Capt. Ira Sheetz of the tenth pre- cinct was in charge of the traffic de- tail, several members of which were stationed to safeguard children alight- ing from street cars. The sloping lawn of the Capitol Grounds became one of the rallying points today for a part of Washing- ton's army of juvenile egg rollers. Early this morning thé youngsters be- gan to gather on the green spaces around the Capitol building and with | each passing hour reinforcements came with _baskets of fresh ammunition. By noon_the terraces extending down toward Peace Monument were alive with happy youngsters. ——— e PRATT TAKES OATH AS D. C. POLICE HEAD, SUCCEEDING HESSE (Continued From First P bureau sufficiently important to justify the rank of assistant superintendent for its commanding officer. Lieut. Davis was transferred to head- quarters last week to replace Lieut. Frank 8. W. Burke on the latter’s pro- motion to be captain of the second pre- cinct, vice Capt. Guy E. Burlingame, resigned. Hesse Wishes Good Luck. As Maj. Hesse pinned the badge office on_Maj.. Pratt’s lapel today, he made a brief speech, wishing for his successor “an easier path to tread than mine has been recently.” “I know that the_ department is in good hands,” Maj. Hesse said. “The people of Washington have a square man in charge of their police.” Com- 1 | | ! Marine Band Concert At the White House ‘The following concert will be given at 3:30 this afternoon at the White House: March, “On the Mall" “Les Preludes’ ....Liszt “Pasquinade” . .. Gottschalk Excerpts from “Bebes in Toyland” Herbert “Pan-Americana ...Herbert “A Hunting Scene’ .. Bucalossi Grand scenes from “Andrea Chenier” ..Gilordano “Carneval in Paris”....Svendsen Marines'’ hymn, “The Halls of Montezuma.” “The Star Spangled Banner.” MICHAELSON GIVES SELF UP IN CHICAGO ON LIQUOR CHARGE 2d From First Page) _ Goldman structed him to send to the Federal at- torney's office all customs inspectors, agents and other persons having any knowledge of the facts concerning the arrival of Mr. Morgan on the liner, Cristobal and the contents of his bag- gage. Refuses Additional Comment. Prior to questioning these men Mr Tuttle would not elaborate an earlier statement that }ll)‘e would investigate the reports thoroughly. ?}’ do not want to go any further than what knowledge I have of the facts in- dicates I should,” he told reporters, “and I know now just what you gentle- men know, that certain reports were made and contradicted. ~ Whatever transpires in the future will be the re- sult of investigation of those reports. Until he had questioned the customs men Mr. Tuttle said he could not tell whether he would request Mrs. Thomas Hall, widow of a Bismarck, N. Dak., member of Congress, to come before im. The reports about Representative Morgan included statements that Mrs. Hall, also a passenger on the Cristobal, had demanded free entry, and when this was refused, had been assured by Mr. Morgan that when he got back to Washington he would “attend to the matter.” May Present Case to Jurors. Tuttle said if sufficient evidence was obtained the case would be presented to the Federal grand jury. He would not say whether Mr. Morgan would be called before the grand jury. The first step in the investigation, Mr. Tuttle said, would be questioning of L. E. Crawford and James McCabe, customs inspectors, who asserted they found the liquor in Morgan's luggage. The customs inspectors said they Ifiundlzom' bonl;: llbeledl‘;'yw;‘;n r. Morgan's age R that he lrg::twd 15‘;&5 whisky; that he telephoned to the deputy surveyor of customs for free entry to the port, which was granted, and that they then permitted him to take the four bottles from the ship. Morgan Voted for Jones Act. Mr. Morgan, who has denied the charges, has been elected to Congress five times on a dry platform. He voted for the Jones act, under which he would be prosecuted if indicted. Joseph Goldstein, head of a group of Brooklyn lawyers who have volunteered to ald Jones law defendants, said he would offer to defend Mr. Morgan and Alfred Michaelson of Illinois; an- other member of Congress charged with importing liquor in violation of the pro- hibition law. of the Commissioners to Maj. Pratt in all of his problems. After the ceremonies Maj. Pratt went to the desk vacated by Maj. Hesse. It was banked with bouquets of flowers from his friends and admirers in the department and out of it. Burlingame Presented Gift. Capt. Guy E. Burlingame, who today ended his 33 years’ service with the police artment, was presented wit a pair diamond-studded silver links by members of the detective bu- reau in the detective squadroom at Ot | headquarters in the District Bullding. The retiring commander of the sec- ond precinet was lauded by his former chief, Maj. Hesse, in an informal pre- sentation talk in which Burlingame was pictured as “the most fearless man to serve on the Washington police force.” A president missioner Dougherty said that he had asked Maj. Pratt if he wished to make speech, but that Pratt had declined. Robert B. McLaughlin, 28, of the chicl&mw:ku ‘Taxi Co., was a cab driver than-threg 280, | | REBELS CLAIM 400 FEDERALS KILLED (Continued From Pirst Page.) ngaged the federal command abcut oon yesterday, fighting until nightfall. | Today a rebel detachment was reported to be pursuing fleeing federal troops toward Torreon. Gen. Escobar indicated | in "his report that he would remain in 2lon today, but would start south to- | marrow. on the heels of what he cha | acterized as “demoralized governmani | troops.” | Among the federal officers reported | killed in the encounter. described as | “the initial battle of the campaign,” was Gen. Eulogio Ortiz. Says He Took Active Part. Gen. Escobar related that he partic- | ipated in the engagement, operating a machine gun in two clashes. first he worked the gun from the top of a railroad car, and in the second, a counter attack by federals, he handled | weapon from the center of the | ratlroad tracks, facing the center of | the epproaching federal lines, he said. | Two surprises were accredited by the rebel commander with having brought | his trcops victory. Federal troops were said to have reached Corralitos, north of Escalon, yesterday. The rebel gen- eral said that his merch toward Escalon had not been expected and consequently the government troops were not pre- pared for it. The second surprise came | from the air, he reported, when 15 rebel | planes appeared over the battlefield in the midst of the fighting. Most of the planes were unsuitable to synchronized machine guns and the pieces were fixed |e ships flew over the battlefront they were reported to have dropped scores attempting to come up from the rear. Gen. Gustavo Salinas, commander of the rebel serial forces, directed the planes. He was said to have had 14 | other ships in the Escalon area and one at an airport near Juarez. Left Groups of Rebels. Gen. Escobar said that when he re- treated to Jimenez from Torreon, he left small groups of rebel soldiers posted at strategic points along the line of the federal advance. When he was ready to fight, these small groups of hidden men plunged into the battle from different sides and the federal troops had three fronts to defend. The counter attack durnig Sunday’s battle, begun at 6:30 p.m., the official rebel bulletin said, but the rebels held the ground they had taken in the first engagement. The bulletin related that “the loyal government troops fled in dis- order, throwing their arms aside,” and claimed that one regiment and half an- other was captured. ‘The 11th, 24th and 7th rebel battal- fons were reported to have participated in the engagement. The rebel cam- mander did not report the number of insurgents killed and wounded, if any. Gen. Armenta, former federal officer, who was reported to have joined the in- surgents at Chihuahua City recently, was in the second line of defense, Esc bar’s report said. It added: “Gen Ar- menta and his 300 men fought w“h great valor in the Escalon engagement. , The forces under Armenta deserted the federals with him, it was said. REBELS OCCUPY MESQUITE. Report Evacuation by Foe of Small ‘Town in Sornora. NOGALES, Ariz, April 1 (#).—Mex- fcan rebel troops again are in posses- sion of Mesquite, tiny Sonora, Mexico, town on the border south of Sasabe, . Last week it was taken, without firing & shot, by a small detachment of federals from Baja California. Yester- day the few soldiers holding the town evacuated as a company of 60 rebels approached. Announcement of the recapture was made at rebel headquarters at No- gales, Sonora, and confirmed by the | United States immigration office at Tucson. ¥ Rebel headquarters across the line also reported that protests had been made to American consuls by residents of La Cruz and Quila, Sinaloa, over a bombing n‘ld lug‘ Saturday by federal n'gg:qnu rommu-unn Tebels de was reported to have been kill defensive gunfire. Travelers arriving here yesterday from Southern Sonora reported that 500 rebel soldiers, who had been with- drawn from Sinaloa, were garrisoned at Sanlt, Ana, 100 miles south of here. The actfon was taken as a move to meet the threatened advance of federals re- en route to interjor Sonora from IN 10-HOUR FIGHT! In the | | to the floor, pointing downward. As the of bombs on the federal reinforcements | DEATH OF R, CREATESPROBLEN 1Selection of Successor to | Require Much Thought Be- cause of Difficult Dutles, * | | By the Assoclated Press. o | The death of Ambassador Myron T. | Herrick at Paris has forced upon Presi- dent Hoover and Becretary Btimson a number of problems in the selection | of a successor. | The Paris post is regarded as one of | the most important in the diplomatic { service, and the new administration had | considered it satisfactorily filled because |of Mr. Herrick's known desire to stay there, for a while longer at any rate, de- spite the unusual length of his distin- | guished service @s Ambassador to | France. Nejther President Hoover nor Secre- tary Stimson, who. was in New York when the news of Mr. Herrick's death shocked officlal Washington late yes- | terday, has had tim®€ to give the serious thought necessary to the selection of & successor. ‘They can be expected not to act hur- | riedly in making a decision, since the | new Ambassador will be confronted with |a number of importent and difficult problems. These problems include such matters | as the settlement of France's war debt to the United States, regularization of Franco-American commercial relations now conducted under a modus vivendi arrangement and the layi 3 groundwork with France, England, and Japan for the fi revision of the Wa | tations treaty in 1932. Dawes May Fill Post. The nature of the tasks which the new Ambassador will be called upon to perform has led to the suggestion that former Vice President Charles G. | Dawes, most prominently mentioned for | the highly prized London post, now may be asked to go to Paris instead His war and post-war activities in the field of international economic affairs, it is recalled, have been more defi nitely identified with Paris than w London. It has not been made kno however, whether he is willing at this time to add a diplomatic chapter to his varied career. At the same time, corn Dawes in connection with the assignment has led ihat former Secretary Fra might be asked to go to Paris He is now en route to the French capitel on a vacation he began with { Mrs. Kellogg after his release from the tate Department last week by Secre- tary Stimson. Another possibility this 72-year-old veteran is return to public service so soon after be offered the London post. held when appointed Secretary of State, and Dawes be given the Paris assign- ment. Both of these suggestions are based on the desirability of having men of equal distinction at the two capitals. Two other names appear on the diplo- matic list which are almost certain to be considered by President Hoover and his new Secretary of State before they finally select Mr. Herrick's suc- cessor. Gibson and Fletcher Possibilities. One is Ambassador Hugh Gibson at Brussels, Belgiuw and the other is Ambassador Henry P. Fletcher at Rome. The former has long been a personal friend of President Hoover and is regarded as eminently qualified for the Paris assignment. The expense of serving there, far is excess of salary and allowances, might cause him to decline such an appointment, however, since he is a career man in the diplomatic service and not possessed of a large private fortune. Ambassador Fletcher is known to have desired a transfer to Parls or London at one time, and to have made a most favorable impression on Presi- dent Hoover during his Latin American good will trip prior to his inaugura- |tion. Indications are, however, that t1f he is to be transferred from Rome, }it will be with the idea of advancing llh! Executive’s ideas for Latin Amer- ican rapprochement. |ican destroyers had anchored at Guay- | mas, Sonora, to proiect American lives | and’ property. The vessels were not | named. LA CRUZ ATTACK AWAITED. Flyers Report Foe Strongly Intrenched. Battle Expected Soon. MEXICO CITY, April 1 (#) —The rebel west coast army was_believed today to be intrenched at La Cruz, 64 miles north of Mazatlan, and to_be awaiting federal attack there. ‘This attack was forming and Gen. | Plutarco Elias Calles, from his fleld headquarters in Northern Mexico, noti- fled the government he believed it would take place either tomorrow or ‘Wednesday. Federal cavalry was in a position to strike at the rebel army's rear and cut off its retreat toward Culivan, cap- ital of the state. Federal generals were hopeful that the battle would take place, since they regarded the rebels, poorly equipped and with limited ammunition, as no match for themselves. Planes Fly Over La Cruz. Pirst disclosures of fortifications at La Cruz, which is a small station near the Pacific Ocean on the Southern Pacific Railway, came when airplanes flew over the town intending to drop bombs. The streets suddenly filled with soldlers, firing wildly. Machine guns nests were seen on the top of the houses and in the fire which raked the federal planes one observer, Capt. Manuel Robles Monterrubio, was killed. % Each of four planes partaking in the raid was hit by bullets, although Robles was the only one of the aviators who was struck. He died soon after landing at Mazatlan, the casuailty re- sulting in orders that federal aviators were henceforth to fly higher and out of range of rifle fire. The aviators reported La Cruz a ver- itable hornets’ nest, with machine guns stationed even on the walls about the tow emetery. There was every in- dication, they said, that they had made ready for battle with the slowly ad- vancing federal troops. A rebel cavalry advance guard was reported at Dimas, about 18 miles south of La Cruz. The federals, however, under the command of Gen. Lazaro Cardenas, and Gen, Jaime Carrillo, defender of Mazat- lan, by abandoning the railroad and choosing to advance by highway—such as Sinaloa has—had their advance guard past the rebel stronghold and were in a position to cut in from Coy- otitan and attack the rebels from the rear. Infantry in Forced Marches. Infantry was being rushed along the highways by forced marches to complete the attacking forces, while one cavalry contingent was ordered to cut in toward Dimas and attack the rebel outpost there, advancing toward the town up the railroad track. In Northern Mexico the government troops under Gen. Juan Andreu Alma- zan forsook the railroad yesterday and took to the highway so as te-guicken their advance. toward Jimenez, which federal planes continued to .fly, over during the day without sigRing any rebel troops. A No communications were--teceived from Gen. Almazan sinbe, the.descrip- tion Saturday night, relayed here by Gen. Calles, of the fight .Which resulted in the rebel abandonmeyt of Rellano s and 50 Zederals and and Corralitos. Nine federal rebels were killed, 4 13-Eshole