Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1929, Page 2

2. = TWO BIG HOOK-UPS TOGARRYD.C.PLE Nation to. Hear Prominent Speakers on Voteless City May 31 and June 11. The plea of the people of the District | ht to vote for | a for the end for representation in g ank e presi announced tod: t program, on Friday, May 31, at 9:30 o'clock, Eastern Senate Dis- nator Jones of | of the | as the o Senators will be! Iy prozram. | ministering oxygen could progress rapidly eno h the Senate.” | Hospital, within a half hour, the dead mounte:: One of the poorters of | resentation for in Congress is Senator Jones. | that t District should not to be deprived of proper rep- | has voiced the theory has v hand member of the Senate | 10 years prior 2 » House. A sent time he ader of Iy he was party wh On June 11 the addresses will go on {at 6 o'clock. Eastern standard time, and | fthe speakers will be William Green. | t of the American Federation I and Justice Wendell P.| Istafford of the Supreme Court of the # District of Columbia. Third Period Arranged. Tn addition to these four speakers. Mr. Russell announced that a third criod over WRC alone would carry | ages about the voteless District of The time sclected is tomor- | ow night from 7 to 7:30 a'clock, with | W. Darr, president of the | n Chamber of Commerce, | s J. Noonan, president of the ral Labor Union, as speakers. | three programs are sponsored by | * joint committee on national resentation for the District of umbia. The subjects of all of the epeakers will be connected with national | epresentation for Washington. each} er following a different line of ment. In announcing that the facilities of the National Broadcasting Co. were being mace available to the joint com- mittee, Mr. Russell declared that the i. B .C. was more than glad to co-op- rate. It is interesting to observe,” he said, the plea of the people of Wash- ingion for a vote is backed up by more | than 28 representative organizations in | the National Capital. The Nationali Eroadcasting Co. is glad at any time to offer its facilities toward the further- ance of projects which have the back- ing of groups of recognized, leading civie and business organizations. “I am very glad to announce that both on May 31 and June 11, the-Na-. i ntation program is Being: offered to virtually every member of the vast network of the National Broad- | casting Co. The speeches will be made in our Washington studios of the Na- tional Broadcasting Co.. and will be carried over telephone wires to statfons on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts and | irom the Canadian to the Mexican border.” - Program for May 31. The program of May 31 will be carried over the following stations: WEAF, New York City; WEEI Boston: WTIC, Hart ford, Conn.: WJAR, Providence, R. 1. WTAG, Worcester, Mass.. WCSH, Portland. Me.; WLIT, Philadelphia WRC. Weshington; WGY, Schenectady, N. Y.; WGR. Buffalo, N.”Y.: WCAE, Pittsburgh: KYW, Chicago; KSD. St. Louis; WIOD, Miami. ‘WHAS, | Louisville, Ky.; WMC, Memphis, Tenn.; WJAX, Jacksonville, Fla.. WFAA, Dallas, Tex.; WOAL San Antonio, Tex.; WKY, Oklahoma City, Okla.; KSL, Salt Lake City, Uteh: KPO, San Francisco; KGO, Oakland. Calif.; KHQ. Spokane, Wash.; KGW, Portland, Oreg.;: KPRC, | Houston, Tex.; WSAIL Cincinnati, Ohio: | ‘WOW, Omaha, Nebr.; WSMB, New Orleans, la.; WFJC, Akron, Ohio; ‘WSM. Nashville. Tenn. The program on June 11 will be car- ried over the following stations: WEAF, New York City; WTIC, Hartford, Conn.; WJAR, Providence, R. I; WTAG. Worcester, Mass.; WCSH, Portland, ; WFI. Philadelphia; WRC, Wash- r « H im Columbia, WGR, lo; ~Cincinnati: Kansas City: Louisville; ~WMC, Memphis Charlotte, N. C.; KSL, galt Lake City KOA, Denver; KPO, San Francisco: KGO, Oakland; KOMO, KGW. Portland, Oreg, and - KHQ Spokane. On the first talks there are 31 sta- tions connected with the network, and yon the second talks, June 11, 24 sta- i tions. All told. the talks on nationak # representation will be heard in 44 cities. So that the people of the cities in which the programs will be broadcast may know in advance about the talks, the National Broadcasting Co. is plan- ng to send to more than 1.500 news- ers throughout the country an an- nouncement of the two programs. It was pointed out today that the Citizens' Joint Committee on National | Representation, which is sponsoring the local and network broadcasts, has re- | ceived the indorsement of the following zations: Washington Chamber ce, Washington Board of Merchants and Manufacturers’ tion, the Federation of Citizens' Associations (comprising 38 sectional orgenizations), the Bar Association of the Distriet of Columbia, the Central Labor Union, the League of Women Voters, the Washington Real Estate Board, the Advertising Club of Wash- ington and others BLIND MAN ACQUITTED IN SHOOTING OF OFFICER| the 530 Edition of Yesterday's Star. H. Lawsol 60 years old. a red man, was acquitted this noon by a jury in Criminal Divi- of shooting Policeman Allan B. sixth precinct, February 12 last, the officer responded to a call supposed attack on the blind home, New Jersey ave- on, according to the testi- d been calling for police and ent to the station. When ed the room the man fired, ated Baker has not recov- the wound nd H. R. Stephenson claim- Joting was accidental, as no grudge against the The jury took only a few to return a verdict of not for the defendant claimed on’s mind is affected and he allinger Hospital for ob- ion fcllowing his acquittal. Norwegians to Celebrate. » Norwegian Soclety of Washing- ill commemorate the anniversary the national holiday of Norway, saturday evening at the Burlington otel. T! of the Nor- v legation, gler T. Sique- Jand, will address the members. and Bertrand Emerson, E. Rus- | ! ! l | | | by, the | Upon the explosion. bromine released in dense brown clouds, building. EXPLOSION Two Passers| The deadly bromine, which burns out the sensitive tissues of the | mouth, nose and lungs, caused the victims to bleed profusely at the eyes, nose and mouth. A call was sent out over the city an THE KILLS 88 IN EVENING CLEVELAND HOSPITAL «Continued From First Page.) heat, let go. adding to the intensity of the flames. gas, compounded in the films. was according "to a pharmacist at the | by Rescue 50. d State to rush all available STAR. Head of Clinic | i | | | oxygen tanks to the hospitals and clinics, fcr oxygen, it is said, is the | only 'thing that will save the victi Jack Sutherland. a truck driv ms. er, passing the building, grabbed a gas mask from firemen, rushed into the building and succeeded in | rescuing 20 before he himself was overcome. Louis Issabucca, a taxi driver, He was later revived. aided in the rescue of 30. The hospital is a four-story brick structure, which was rated as | semi-fireproof. It was built in 1924 by Dr. Crile, Dr. John Phillips, Dr. William | Charles F. Tw] and Edward C. Daoust, attorney, trustees. The victims were dying rapid Patrolman Ernest Staab, who rescuers in the building, may be doctors said. _Many of the bodies were taken to the county morgue. boen diserimi- | mained at hospitals, and scme were placed in a temporary morgue | senator | in the rear of the damaged building. not reveal the physician’s name. The scenes of the explosion a; patients screamed horribly with f jupon them while they lay in bed, Tragedy stared them in the f: of poison gas. dead to the floor. A number of were too weak to escape. the first few moments of the fire, gas masks dared to enter the deas Capper of | B, Lower and the late Dr. Frank E. Butts. In addition to the founders, hing, president emeritus of Western Reserv: , were members of the board of ! University, ly before the fevzrish work of ad- ugh. At Mount Sinai from 21 to 33. was on traffic duty near the Hos- rict of Co- ) pital when the explosion occurred, and who was one of the first dying from gas fumes he inhaled, Some re- Brain Specialist Reported Overcome. Dr. Crile, leading the rescue work, directed all available firemen | to go through the building searching for the missing. Among the niissing, Dr. Crile said, is a prominent Cleveland physician. He did Dr. Charles E. Lock, a brain specialist on the clinic staff was re- ported among those overcome by fumes. Helpless Patients Scream in Fear. nd fire were ghastly. Some of the right as they saw deadly gas creep helpless to move. ace and they were helpless. Some who were rescued broke into hysterical tears as they were carried from the building, but many screamed with the pain of awful burns. The agony of those stricken by the fire vied in aspect of horror with the convulsions of other patients and nurses, who clutched at their throats and gasped for breath as they suffered the torments Some of the gas victims were stricken suddenly and crumpled bodies were piled up by an inner doorway, where, with one body blocking the way, the other patients | Nurses and doctors were as heroic as firemen and police. After | however, only those equipped with dly interior of the building. Husband Appealed To Stimson to Ask Vife to Drop Trip State Department Explains Request That She Not Take Zeppelin Cruise. By the Alspeiated Press. _The urgent request sent to Mrs. Mary Plerce of New York City by the Secre- tary of State suggesting that she refrain from crossing the Atlantic to the United States aboard the airship Graf Zeppe- lin was inshired by her husband, Henry Plerce. State Department officials said today Mr. Plerce had informed them that dis- patches from Germany had said Mrs. Pierce had booked passage on the air liner and he was anxious that she should not cross the Atlantic in that way. He asked Secretary Stimson to do what he could through the American foreign service in Germany to dissuade her from fiying over the sea. of the Graf Zeppelin, Secretary Stim- son acceded to the request and yester- day sent a message to the American cmbassy in Berlin saying Mr. Plerce had requested that Mrs. Plerce abandon the air trip. Mr. Stimson authorized the embassy staff to use such influence as might be consistent with its official du- ties to induce her to comply with her husband’s request. Mr. Plerce-is a New York business man. CHURCH PLAY HALTED BY FEAR OF EPIDEMIC Prevalence of Children’s Diseases at Riverdale Causes Postpone- “Mother Goose.” Special Dispatch to The Star. RIVERDALE, Md., May 15.—The prevailence of scarlet fever and other children’s diseases caused postponement of the Mother Goose play at the local Presbyterian_Church Friday night and suspension of Sunday school and Junior Christian Endeavor meetings Sunday. The local school authorities yester- day reported an unusually large num- ber of absentees. Eleven cases of scar- let fever, thre~ of measles and one of whooping couth have been reported to the public health officers and every precaution is being taken to prevent an epidemic. ment of MORTON TO TAKE REST. Alexandria City Manager Planning for Post at Petersburg. ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 15 (Spe- cial) —City Manager Paul Morton will enjoy a week's respite from his official duties next week to rest before plung- ing into his preparations to leave July 1 to become city manager of Peters- | burg, Va. Morton, however, will not leave at this time. He expects to be called to Petersburg shortly to sit in at the meet- get for the next fiscal year is pre- sented. “Eddie the Immune” Makes Good Boast He Can’t Be Kept in Jail By the Associated Press CHIGAGO, May 15 —Eddie (the Immune) Jackson, for 35 years cne of the country’s most notorious pickpockets, has again made good his sobriquet. He has been released from Joliet Peni- tentiary by order of the board of pardons and paroles. Since 1895 “Eddie the Immune” has been arrested 650 times by his own figures, which police say are approximatcly correct. His boast, which has again been made good, has always been “You can't keep me locked up.” Eddie was sentenced in 1925 following _conviction on _ two charges. The sentences, each for from 1 to 10 years, Were to run consecutively, which would have prevented his release for at least six_years, according to Judge McGoorty, who imposed sentence. Records at the prison, however, Ethel Thorpe Kamm, mezzo-soprano of the Lovette Choral Club, will sing @ group of native {olk songa. O 0. Bt i e et A A St. wt s sn St oo A AR LA AL AR S5 AL L e A et show that the sentences were to run eoncurrently. In view of the spproaching departure | ing of the City Council, when the bud- i | OFFICIALS BALKED NPROBE OFDEATH | |Clues Yet Lacking, Despite | Intensive Search in Hunt- ington Case. By the Associated Press. WINDSOR, Conn., May 15.—A week after the body of Walter Treadway Huntington was discovered, shot to death, in a fleld 2 miles from his home here, authorities today admitted that the most intensive hunt for clues ever conducted in Hartford County had re- vealed nothing They apparently were willing to write 1t down as one of the State's unsolved mysteries. Edward J. Hickey, county detective, has consistently held to a theory of suicide. Two medical exam- iners have agreed the 21-year-old Har- vard College junior met death by homi- cide. { i | | Variance in Views Shown. Coroner W. G. Calhoun was of the opinion that the case might never be | solved. Dr. H. N. Costello, medical ex- aminer, said, “write it down as a homi- jcide; no slayer found.” Hickey, on the other hand, believed it could be “writ- ten down” as a definite suicide. State’s | Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn refused to| commit himself. Lacking any conclusive evidence with which to proceed, the authorities today were attempting to pick up the threads of the case, but were still without a clue as to the whereabouts of the pistol with which the murder or suicide was com- mitted. They also had failed to find any trace of the bullet which passed through the student’s head. Renew Search in Swamp. Yesterday Hickey began another search of the swamp where the body | was found for both. With shovels and picks he personally conducted the oper- | ations. ~ After digging a hole 3 feet deep and 3 feet in diameter he packed the earth into sacks to have it dried out aud sifted. Huntington,. who was in his third year at Harvard College, came home for a week end visit. He told his college roommate he would return Tuesday. Instead he stayed home, and that ev ning went for a ride with Burdett Wil- liams. & schoolboy chum, leaving him at his home at 10:30 o'clock. He then told his mother that he was going to a drug store. This was the last he was | known to have been alive. Laborers | discovered his body early next morning. | Commended i - NEIL BURKINSHAW, { The Assistant United States District At- | torney who aided in the prosecution of the jury-shadowing case against Harry F. Sinclair and other oil prosecutions, has received a letter of commendation from Atterney General William D. Mitchell, with an increase in compen- sation. ‘The letter recites that it is in “recognition of your efficient work and devotion to the public seryice.” PR GeuRGE H. CRILE, Head of the Cleveland Clinic in wiich the explosion occurred today. Dr. Crile, who escaped, aided in the rescue work. CROWDS HAIL KING: BACK AT WINDSOR George Returns Home Like Conquering Hero After Long lliness. By the Associated Press George came back to his own fireside in this ancient home of British sov- ereigns today like a conquering hero. All Windsor and the surrounding countryside were out to welcome their monarch back after his long fllness, which for many weary months had kept him from them. * The King, accompanied by Queen Mary, had a remarkable reception Bognor. trip from several where the Craigweil House, King_ had spent months of convalescence, but it re- mained for the “old home town" to outdo all the others as it welcomed again its most prominent resident. Thousands Line Streets. Thousands of cheering spectators, in- cluding 2,000 school children and 1.000 Eton boys in silk hats and quaint jackets, Imed the ancient thoroughfare. ‘As the royal car drove through bags of Tose petals were emptied from windows and fell in a crimson cascade about the machine. It was the first time most of the inhabitants of Windsor had seen the King since the beginning of his iliness late.last year, All along the line there were cries of: “God bless your maj- and “Welcome home,” while there were tears on many faces. The King and Queen were smiling happily as they bowed toward the white sea of fluttering handkerchiefs and once or twice the Queen brushed moisture from her eyes. . ‘Welcomed by Mayor. At the bottom of Castle Hill, which rises steeply up toward the ancient gray stone pile, were waiting the mavor in his golden chains of office with his aldermen. The royal car halted and the smiling face of the ruler appeared. He grasped the hand of the mayor as he said: . “Thank you very much. We are very pleased to be back in Windsor and I ;m very glad to see so many citizens ere.” The King shook hands with the rest of the delegation and the car then swung up the hill toward home. BOGNOR SAYS GOOD-BY. Cheering Crowds Are Greeted by Smiles of Departing King. BOGNOR, England, May 15 (#).— After a stay of 13!, weeks at Craigwell House, King George, accompanied by Queen Mary, left today for Windsor castle. The inhabitants of the district markea the occasion by & lavish display of flags and bunting along the promenade an.’ streets leading out of the town. They turned out In crowds to bid good-b, to the royal visitor with many cheers. King George appeared in good spirits and smiled and waved his hat contin- ually as the procession of three cars, containing Queen Mary and himself, his doctors and his nurses, moved slowly away. At the grandstand at Bognor a shert halt was made while a member of the town council made a short address wishing his majesty Godspeed and s complete restoration of health. The King replied to him briefly. Almost the last action of the King and Queen at Craigweil House was to distribute souvenirs to all the servants and marines who have attended them during their stay. Each man received either a pair of gold cuff links or & gold scarfpin with the royal monogram in blue enamel. Among those who bade the two majesties Godspeed was William King, 70-yéar-old seaman, wWho was a ship- mate of King George in the royal navy. 30.DAY SENATE RECESS PLANNED, SAYS WATSON Will Follow Receipt of Tariff Bill From House, It Is Announced After Talk With President. By the Associated Press. publican leader, said after a conference with President Hoover today that the Senate’s program as now drawn up | includes a 30-day recess to begin when the tariff bill is received from the House. In the nterim, he said, the Senate finance committee will be free to de- vote all its time to the measure. He estimated that with three weeks of hearings and one week spent in actually formulating the Senate bill the committee would be able to dispose of the work. throughout the two-and-a-quarter-hour' WINDSOR, Engiand, May 15—King | Senator Watson of Indiana, the Re- | WASHINGTON. D. €. Springs, 86; W. |86: W. G. Chase, 87. WEDNESDAY, DRENCHED COURSE \ | RUNS UP SCORES Pitt’s 75, in Chevy Chase Tournament, May Stand for Medalist Honor. A torrential downpour early this aft- ernoon. which transformed the Chevy Chase Club golf course into a series of small lakes, caused scores in the quali- fying round of the club’s annual invi- tation golf tournament to mount even higher than they were during the clear | weather of the morning. The club golf committee, as soon as the rain started, instructed those leav-| ing the first tee to observe temporary rules regarding casual water, which | were necessary for a time this after- noon to make play at all possible. Sev- eral of the putting greens were huge | Iakes of water for a short time after the rain ceased snd many of the fair- ways were covered in spots with water. Harry G. Pitt of the Manor Club, holder of the Middle Atlantic golf champlonship, finished the last hole in the rain for a score of 75, which led the early starters. Pitt's score was made under favorable conditions and it was thought it might stand up for the; medalist honor under the unfavorable conditions prevailing this afternoon, when several golf stars were to start. A few of the early scores follow: George F. Miller, Manor, 77; W, B. More, Beaver Dam, 81; Joseph A. Cox, Argyle, 81; J. J. Lynch, Argyle, 82; H.P. Cochran, Columbia, 82; Robert Stead, jr. Chevy Chase, 82; W. F. Hayes, Bannockburn, 93; W. C. Stoddard, Beaver Dam, 84; Capt. Warren Clear Chevy Chase, 84: Lieut. J. B. Patterson, Chevy Chase, 84: L. A. Fisher, Con- gressional, 85: W. B. Jefferess, Con- gressional, 85: S. H. Butts Indian W. Rapley, Columbia, Brantley, Jr., Chevy DR. ECKENER HOPES TO REACH AMERICA IN 65 OR 70 HOURS (Continued From First Page) y thereafter.” he hortl: was informed sl get nold of sald. “This was too late to the workmen, especially as I was total- Iy unprepared for the restriction to the hours from 7 {o 9 for fiying over rl*un;e. The gods' mills grind slowly, I sup- pose, and there is no telling why the perpit reached me so late.” Queried as for_the reason for the 7 to 9 restriction, Dr. Eckener answered with a chuckle: “I suppose we are to be honored by & squad of French military planes which will see to it that we do not hit Creusot or Toulon. These must naturally know when we leave, so they can form an hour cortege.” The French orders state that the Zep- peiin is forbidden to fiy over prohibited areas such as Creusot and Toulon, and notice of the exact time of the start must be given to the French ministries of war, navy and aviation. “We can't afford to start one minute later than 6 o'clock as I don't want to take chances on possibly striking ad- verse winds over France,” Dr. Eckener stated. Three “Stowaways” Found. During the morning, three additional would-be stowaways were discovered. One was a tanner Stuttgart suburb, the second was a machinist from Amsterdam and the third was a locksmith from Hamburg. All were caught before they had managed to climb aboard the Zeppelin and turned over to the police. Louis Ruhe, Hanover zoological dealer, sald today that the female gorilla Susi, who is to make the trip has become so famous that as soon as it became known she was to be the first ape to fly over the ocean, an American circus had of- fered $3.000 for her. Ruhe has made a contract to send 10,000 canaries on future voyages of the Zeppelin. He sald it was a sound business move because he always lost about 10 per cent of his birds when he shipped them by sea, the journey being too long. ‘Weather Conditions as Favorable. ‘The passengers were requested to have their heavy baggage at the Graf Zep- pelin by 6 o'clock tonight and to report for the take-off by 5:30 o'clock tomor- row morning. ‘The weather conditions, Dr. Eckener sald, were quite as good today as yes- terday. Passengers and crew took the delay of nearly 24 hours with good humor. Leuna gas will be used for fuel rather than the Blau gas, which is not vet b‘eln( manufactured in useable quanti- tes. FRANCE EXPLAINS DELAY. PARIS, May 15 (#.—The French foreign office today said that the delay in granting Dr. Hugo Eckener a permit to fly the Graf Zeppelin over France en route to the United States was really caused by the French desire to assist the Zeppelin in every way in mapping out the best possible course across France. The foreign office explained that permanent authority to fly over that part of France covered by the Graf Zeppelin on its flight in April was always standing and was immediately granted upon request, but the author- ity granted late yesterday covered three routes, necessitating the sending of additional advices to various points, hence causing a delay. It was insisted that the survey of the three routes was made in the spirit of doing everything possible to assist the Germans to take advantage of the itinerary having the most favorable ‘weather conditions. GERMAN PRESS COMMENTS. BERLIN, May 15 (#).—The delay in the arrival of the French permit for ge of the Graf Zeppelin over France was the subject of considerable comment in the German press today. Deutsche Zeitung, Nationalist organ, deseribed the incident as “another ex- ample of Herr Stresemann's vaunted solidarity.” ‘The Democratic Vossiche Zeitung and the Nationalist Lokal Anzeiger, how- ever, declared the French attitude un- doubtedly was Influenced by the fact ihat according to the protest of the French government to the German for- eign office, Dr. Ekener, on returning from the Mediterranean, left his speci- fled route and flew over the fortress at Besancon and the Creusot munition works. Even then, however, the papers said, “the delay was overlong for even “Freneh passive resistance.” Deprived for the first time in his business career of a secretarial force, Harry F. Sinclair, oll executive and jail pharmacist, is face to face with a cor- respondence problem that is threaten- ing to give him “writer's cramp.” Swamped with letters from friends and others In all parts of the country, Sinclair is having difficulty in finding time and wrist energy enough to answer all his mail. He has confided his troubles to Maj. William L. Peak, super- intendent of the District jail, who has been sympathetic but not very helpful. Typewriting is not one of the oll ' “Writer's Cramp” Threatens Sinclair ‘ As Mail Piles Up at District Jail| man's accomplishments and, anyway, he has no typewriter. With 75 letters awaiting acknowledgment, Sinclair has been forced to write out his replies tediously in longhand. There is no desk in his cell, 50 he writes on a table in the dispensary during lulls in his work as pharmacist, nurse and interne. Nearly all of the letters are from friends and are purely of a “social” na- ture, Sinclair told Maj. Peak. He is not prevented from recelving and an- swering business letters, however. Sinclair shares with other ‘“office prisoners” the privilege of receiving and sending mail unopened by jail “censars. ! de Ligne as & sign that the latter was MAY 15, . IFLEANSUES | QUAKERETYPAPER 1929." | 1 'Post Publisher Asks $1,000,- 000 for Article Reporting “Social Breach.” ¥ the Associeted Prers. An article published Monday by the Philadelphia Record was made the basis | of a $1,000000 libel suit filed against | that newspaper yesterday by Edward B ‘ Lean, publisher of the Washington | | B The article, a photostatic copy o which was included as a part of the McLean brief, had purported to de- seribe circumsiances of a social breach between McLean and Prince de Ligne, the Belgian Ambassador. It sald a| story was current that the publisher had been requested by the diplomat to leave the Belgian embassy after he had | dined there “not wiscly, but too well.” ! The Record article said that the next day McLean's Washington Post “began | printing outbursts against Prince de | Ligne,” and that the Belgian Ambassa- | dor had called at the State Department | “to find.if he really was persona non | |grata with the Government.” Stimson Cited by Record. “Secretary of State Stimson,” the article continued, “immediately wrote him a_public note expressing ‘sincere regret for (he editorial discourtesy.” “But it was President Hoover who completely stemmed the breach and put the publisher in his place. To the out- sider 1t was highly diplomatic, but to those in the know it was & blunt squelching of ‘McLean.’ The McLean brief declared the pub- lisher: “Did not attend a dinner at the Belgian embassy referred to: “Did not at such dinner dine ‘too well’; “Did not annoy any gusts at such a dinner nor shock sald guests; Did not subject the Belgian Ambas- sador to embarrassment by reason of his conduct.” and “was not requested to leave such dinner.” Denies Hoover “Squelching.” The brief asserted further that the Washington Post “did riot print any outbursis against Prince de Ligne at the instigation or request of the plain- tifl, nor as a result of any alleged con- duct of the plaintiff or action of the said Belgian Ambassador at sald al- teged dinner.” e brief said McLean “was not ‘squelched’ by President Hoover by rea~ son of any misconduct or any action on the part of the plaintiff and was not by any action of said President Hoover put in his place. " e Record was charged in the brief with “wickedly contriving and falsely and maliciously intending” to bring Me- Lean into public disrepute and to in- jure him as a publisher, and “to cause it to be suspected and believed that he attended a dinner at the Belgian em- bassy ih a disgraceful ‘and drunken condition and that at such a dinner he had annoyed and shocked guests of the Belgian Ambassador, and that the Bel- glan Ambacsador was perpléxed and or- dered the plaintiff to leave in order to save his other guests from further em- barrassment.” TEXT OF COMPLAINT. | { Counsel, in Declaration, Deny State- ments Regarding Mr. McLean. EDWARD BEALE McLEAN, Post Bullding, Plaintifr, s, PHILADELPHIA RECORD CO., A Corporation, Defendant. DECLARATION. ‘The plaintiff, Edward Beale McLean, sues the defendant, Philadelphia Rec- ord Co., a corporation, for that hereto- fore. to wit, on the thirteenth day ot May, AD, 1929, and for a long time prior thereto the plaintiff was and now is a resident of the City of Washington, District of Columbia, and was and al- ways therefore had been, a , true, honest and law abiding citizens of the United States, and until the committing by the defendant of the grievances hereinafter mentioned was and always theretofore had been a person of good name, fame and credit in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; and where- as the plaintiff, at the time aforesaid, was and theretofore had been engaged in the newspaper business as president and publisher of the Washington Post, a newspaper published in the District of Columbia, and also as trustee of the estate.of John R. McLean, actively par- ticipated. in the management of the Cincinnati Enquirer, a newspaper pub- lished in the City of Cincinnati, State f i intiff did not attend a dinner at the Belgian em- bassy referred to in the article herein- after complained of and did not at such & dinner dine “too well” and did not an- noy any guests at such dinner nor shock said guests and did not subject the Bel- glan Ambassador to embarrassment. by reason of his conduct and was not requested to leave such dinner; and :‘:erels the said Washington Post Prince de Ligne at the instigation result of any alleged conduct of the plaintiff or action of the sald Bel- glan Ambassador at sald dinner; and whercas the plaintiff was not “squelched” by President Hoover by reason of any misconduct or any action on the part of the plain- tiff and was not by any action of said President Hoover put “in his place”; yet the defendant on, to wit, the 13th day of May, A. D, 1929, well knowing the premises, but greatly envying the happy state and condition of the plain- tiff, and wickedly contriving and falsely and maliciously intending to bring him into public scandal, scorn, injury, in- famy, shame and disgrace, and to in- jure him in his good name, fame and credit, and to injure him in his pro- fession as the publisher of the news- papers aforesaid, and to cause it to be suspected and believed that he attended a dinner at the Belgian embassy in a disgraceful and drunk- en condition, and that at such a din- ner he hi nnoved and shocked guests of the Belgian Ambassador, arfd that the Belglan Ambassador was perplexed and ordered the plaintiff to leave in order to save his other guests from further embar- rassment, and that as a result of the action of the Belglan Ambassador at such an alieged dinner, the “plain- tiff as publisher and a party in interest of the Washington Post, & newspaper published in the District of Columbia, caused to be printed articles in said newspaper attacking the Prince de Ligne, and that as a result thereof the said Prince de Ligne became be- wildered and sought information from the State Depariment as to his status with the United States Government and that as a result of all of which President Hoover rebuked the plaintiff by giving & dinner to the said Prince persona grata with the President, and that the President of the United States, Herbert Hoover, had “squelched” the plaintiff in a biunt manner, and further to cause it to be suspected and believed that the plaintiff was guilty of disgraceful conduct, and to vex, harass and oppress the plaintiff, did at the time aforesald, falsely, malici- ously and wrongfully compose and pub- lish, and did then and there falsely, maliciously and wrongfully cause and procure to be composed and published of and concerning the plaintiff and of and concerning the conduct of the plaintiff in his said business and pro. fession, and of and concerning the plaintift's character and reputation in his said business and profession, in a certain daily newspaper called “The delphia Record,” published by the WIS COLLETTVIN. INTO FTH ROUND & not print any outbursts against | In or request of the plaintff nor as a|I o alleged ! Wales to Play Golf HAGEN HOLDS LEAD With Walter Hagen In Week End Match By the Assoctated Press. iEEDS, Engiand, May 15— The Yorkshire Evening News zay: today that the Prince of Wales will “play a golf match with Walter Hagen Saturday or Sun- day. The newspaper says that the Prince has expressed a desire to have a round with Hagen and it will be played on some southern course Sunday if Hagen reaches the finals in the thousand guineas tournament, which_are to be played Saturday. If Hagen is eliminated before Saturday at Moortown, the match will be played then. | | | | | American Champion Contin-| ues March to Finals by «Double Victory. By the Associated Press. ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, May 15 Miss Glenna Collett, American women's golf champlon, entered the fifth round of the 'British women's champlonship | today by defeating Mrs. F. J. Mulqueen, | Toronto, Canada, 7 up and 6 to play. Miss Collett holed a 10-foot putt at! the ninth to score a birdie 3 and turn | 1 homeward 5 up. Miss Marion_Hollins, New York and Del Monte, Calif., former women's| champion of the United States, was de- feated in the fourth round by. Mrs. Edith Leitch Guedalla, 4 up and 3 to play. Fourth Reund Cards Collett—out. . .. 533 Mulqueen—out. 5 3—4 34—4 Mulqueen—in. . 3 Miss Collett continued her march to the finals by defeating Beryl Brown of Formby, 4 and 2, in & third round match. It _was Miss Collett's third victory in the present championship. She eliminated Marjorie White of Roe- hampton, 5 and 3, in the first round on Monday, and Maude Bryant of Ash- ford Manor, 3 and 2, in the second yes- terday. Putting Also Improves. Despite the fact that the third match was played In a torrential rain, Miss Collett played much the best golf she has displayed in this championship. Observers took this as an indication that the American finally has learned how to combat Great Britain's capri- cious weather. Miss Collett’s ambition to become the first American to win the British title also were revived a bit when she found she had recovered her putting touch. Throughout her first two matches the American champion’s play on _the greens has been far below form. Miss Wethered, the principal Eng- lish hope, defeated Miss C. Shewan, 5 and 3 in the morning round. Miss Wethered did not play in her usual form against Miss Shewan. Miss Collett had the satisfaction of going out in 3 strokes better than Miss Wethered, the latter turning in a 42 to the American’s 39. The Wethered match ended and Miss Collett’s at the sixteenth. The American and English girls were level with 66 strokes each for 15 holes. British players won in the other morning rounds. Enid Wilson Wins Easily. Enid Wilson, Young English cham- pion, easily disposed- of Miss G. E. C Rudgard, 7 and 6. Doris Park, daughter of “Young” Willie Park, one-time famous Scottish pro, sprung & surprise by defeating Miss D. R. Fowler, former English champion, 1 up at the nineteenth. Another upset was the defeat of Miss Jean McCulloch, present Scot- tish champion, by Mrs. J. B. Watson, a veteran Edinburgh player and three times Scottish title holder. Mrs. Temple Dobell, another of the contending Britons, beat Cicely Lascel- les of the Royal Melbourne Club, Aus- tralia, 7 and 5. Miss Leslie Brown, Wimbledon, elim- inated Miss A. C. Firedrace, Royal Mid- Surrey Club, 6 and 5. Mrs. Herbert Guedalla, one of the Leitch family of golfing sisters. de- feated Dr. Marion Alexander, 1 up at the nineteenth. Marion Hollins Is Victorious. Marion Hollins, former American champion, eliminated her country- woman, Gertrude Boothby of Roches- ter. Minn., 6 and 5. Third round cards: Miss Collett— 5446643 3439 out 4441 Miss Collett— 4445644 - —— 5—47 3—43 x—2 out 5665645 Miss Boothby— In 4546xxX Miss Hollins— m 4345XXX XX~ hered: Miss Wet! el 4564556 4566655 444354x Miss Shewan— 444666 In defendant and widely circulated among the people of the United States, and particularly in the City of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania. and in_the City of Washington, District of Columbia, the false, witked, malicious, scandal- ous and defamatory libel, including a photograph of the plaintiff, in words and figures following. to wit: (Here the complaint inserted the Record’s news article with a photo- graph of McLean.) Claims $1,000,000 Damages. And the plaintiff says that by rea- son of the committing of the wrongs aforesaid. he has been and is greatly injured in his said good name, fame, reputation and credit and has been and is also greatly injured in his said profession and occupation of publish- ing newspapers and has been and is brought into public scandal, scorn, in- famy, shame and disgrace, and further plaintiff by means of the committing of the grievances aforesaid suffered and endured great mental pain and anguish and was and is thereby brought in con- tempt, ridicule and disgrace, and fur- ther by means of the premises was and is subjected to great humiliation and endured great injury in his feelings, and the plaintiff has otherwise been permanently damnified. ‘Wherefore, plaintiff brings this suit and claims the sum of one million dol- lars ($1,000,000) damages, besides costs. costs. WILTON J. LAMBERT, R. H. YEATMAN, GEORGE B, FRASER, Attorneys for plaintiff. Shalritalion ‘With the opening of the outdoor sea- son London has announced that today it has 60 putting greens. 5 lakes foi general boating, 6 for children’s bo: the fiteenth hole | € AS PUTTS WIN 10 Diegel, Watrous and Comp- ston Tie for Second ‘With 144 Scores. By the Asociated Press MOORTOWN, England, May 18— Still playing in brilliant form, Walter Hagen, American Ryder Cup team cap- tain and four tixes British open cham- plois, scored & %D today %o lake the lead among the qualifiers for iis Yorkshire Evening News thousand-guienea golf tournament. 's 70, combined with his 69 of gave him a 36-hole total of 139, five strokes ahead of two other Americans. Leo Diegei and Al Watrous, who were tied with 144, Holes 40-Foot Putts. Hagen was not nearly so consistently brilliant as he has been in recent weeks, but he constantly saved strokes by holing long putts. At the third hole, a 40-foot putt dropped in for an eagle 3. He danced with delight when he holed another 40-footer for 2 at tha thirteenth. Diegel added a 73 today to the 71 he scored in the first 18 holes of qualitying round play yesterday. Wairous, whose 70 of yesters outranked only by Hagen's 69, 74_today Back of this pair trailed Abe Mitchell with 71-74—145; and George Duncan, another veteran British pro, with 74-72—146. All these scores were considered to be well within the probable qualifying imit. The match play starts tomorrow. Horton Smith Gets 7 Coming home Hagen cut loose in real championship style. He played the last seven holes in 24. registering 3 birdies by marvelous putting. His final 34 equaled Duncan's homecoming as the best 9 of the day. A great throng encircled the eighteenth green to sce Hagen wind up his round with a birdfe 4. Ed Dudley, one of the American Ryder Cup players, had a 76 for a total of 149. Horton Smith, young American star, ((‘mlk’; 77, which gave him an aggregate of 152. Other scores were: J. J. Taylor, 77: total, 150; R. Bradbeer, 75; total, 150, and C. Grey, 76; total, 150. Archie Compston scored 73 today for a 36-hole total of 144, placing him in a tie with Watrous and Diegel for second. Jose Jurado added a 74 today to the same score vesterday and with a total of 148 will enter the match play to- morrow. Charles Whitcombe scored 72 today, giving him a two-day total of 148. Jimmie Ockenden, former French open champion, turned in the lowest score for nine holes today, 33, and he tied Hagen and Ernest Whitcombe for the low score of the day, 70. Ockenden, however, needed 83 yesterday and Whitcombe took 76 on the first round of qualifying play. First money in the championship is 200 pounds sterling. Hagen already ::: g:;?bed :l‘;ol prizes, 30 pounds for qualifying a ate and 20 pounds for the lomtm‘ Hagen's card: 55335453336 34443470139 44 44 ard: 444 5 . 442 3 POWER FIRM OWNS STOCK IN 3 PAPERS (Continued From First Page.) 4 4 | had been informed by officials of the International Co. early in the Winter of 1928 that the concern would be in- terested in “financing newspaper pur- chases, providing they could get a long- term newspaper contract.” Thomason, at the outset of his testi- mony, outlined his newspaper career and business partnership with Bryan. Mr. Bryan was a spectator in the com- mission hearing room. Tells of Florida Investment. Mr. Thomason testified he had been business manager and later vice presi- dent and general manager of the Chi- cago Tribune from June, 1918, to Feb- ruary, 1927. In February, 1927, he added, he became associated with Mr. Bryan and they “invested $650,000 in the Tampa, Fla., Tribune” He added that they signed the contract for the purchase of this newspaper in Februar: and took possession of it about March 13, Questioned “about his acquaintance with Joe Fearing, vice president and sales manager of the International Pa- per Co., Mr. Thomason said he came “to see me in Tampa in the early Win- ter of 1928. He told me that the In- ternational would be interested In financing any newspaper purchase I might be interested in, providing they could get & long-term newsprint paper contract.” The witness declared he became in- terested in the purchase of a newspaper in Chicago which culminated in the buying of the Chicago Journal by the Bryan-Thomason Newspapers, Inc., soon after the purchase of the Tampa Tri- bune. “1 wanted to get into the newspaper business in Chicago as I had lived there all my life,” Mr. Thomason said. He added thev purchased the Chicago Jour- nal in May, 1928. Under questioning, Mr. Thomason tes- tified he and Mr. Bryan owned all of the stock of the Tampa Tribune except 10 shares possessed by their attorney, and a small block owned by E. R. Goebel, a Chicago advertising man. BRYAN SUES FOR $500,000. Suit Is Outgrowth of Story on Com- mission Inquiry, RICHMIND. Va.. May 15 (#).—John Stewart Bryan, Richmond publisher. today filed suit for $500,000 in Law and Equity Court, part 1, against S. L. Slover, Charles P. Hasbrook, the Times- Dispatch Publishing Co., and Basil Manly. No_ declaration was filed with the suit, but it was authoritatively learned that the sult was the outgrowth of an article appearing in the Richmond Times Dispatch under Basil Manly's name commenting on the Federal Trade Commission inquiry into the financing of newspaper purchases by the Inter- national Paper & Power Co. Mr. Bryan is one of the owners.of the Bryan-Thomason Newspapers. Inc., publishing the Chicago Journal Tampa. Fla. Tribune, and the Greens- boro, N. C.' Record. He is also pnb- lisher of the Richmond News Leader. The suit is against Mr. Slover and Mr. Hasbrook as principal owners of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. —Basil Manly is named as a correspondent of the Times-Dispatch. DWELLING IS BURNED: Fire of undetermined origin partially consumed an unoccupled two-story frame dwelling at 2404 Alabama avenue southeast last night, and broke out again early today in the roof, necessitating two trips by firemen. The second blaze was thought to have resulted from a smoldering shingle, ing, 15 bathing lakes, § running tracks, a munici golf course and many other recreation genters, although members of No. 15 Engine Company were at a loss to account for the first,