Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Fair and warmer creasing cloudiness, showers tomorrow afternoon or night. Temperatures—Highest, today: lowest, 45 at 5 am. Full report on page 9. Bureau Forecast.) tonight, tomorrow in- 71 at noon today. b Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 WITH SUNDAY MORNI NG EDITION ¢ Foening Slar. Associated service. The only evening paper in Washington with the Press news Yesterday's Circulation, 109,957 - Entered as seco! post office, Wa, No. 31,068 nd class matter shington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. y THURSDAY, MAY 1929—FIFTY-SIX PAGES. *#¥ () Means Associated Pres: TWO CENTS. s LA FOLLETTE ASKS FLOOR PRIVILECES BEGVENTO PES Wisconsin Senator Requests Amendment of Rule Bar- ring Reporters. | | | | LENROOT “ROLL CALL” BRINGS DOWN BAN Purported Vote on Confirmation, Taken in Secret Sessiom, Called Inaccurate. Br the Associated Press | Amendment of the Senate rules to extend the privilege of the Senate floor to representatives of the press associa- tions was proposed today by Senator La | Fellette, Republican, of Wisconsin, who yesterday objected ‘to the use of the floor by any newspaper man after the rules committee had voted to deny the privilege to the United Press Assocla- tion. The action against the United Press Association was taken on the basis cf the publication of a purported roll call of a secret meeting of the Senaile by which Irvine L. Lenroot of Wisconsin was confirmed as a Federal judge. ‘The roll call has been described as in- accurate. Soon afterward Vice Presi- dent Curtis announced that the rules prohibited newspaper men from going on _the Senate floor in doing their work. Senator Norris, Republican, of Ne- braska, lodged a test today against the authority of the rules committee to report a resolution lskingethe Senate to condemn the Senator or Senate employe who divulged information on a secret session. He contended the committee was_without authority to propose such a resolution, which is now on the Sen- ate calendar. Criticism of Senate Read. At the request of Senator Barkley, Democrat, of Kentucky, a letter from the owner of the Capital Times of ison, Wis., was read, criticizing the Senate for holding secret sessions and praising all efforts to obtain secret roll . The letter said the Times would eum.).uul:s in t&lu ‘x‘;'mm"h tga obtain secret )iy N lem. p: uwr.mupleu, Democrat, of South Carolina, introduced an editorial from the same newspaper with the statement that “each of you Senators who like to be insulted ought to read it.” Mol onained.ahyihing insuin, editorial con! . it uq:lt to be submitted for examina- Senator . Carawayy - Democrat, ~6f Arkansas, , saying it was “an ed!to;l;l( from a paper nobody ever “This editor seems ‘to Tejoice that re are thieves and liars in the Senate he is in touch with them,” ‘The Associated Press prof Vice President Curtis today against his all b’ml association rep- The following letter was sent to Mr. by the chief of the Washington Assoclated Press: ‘The Hon. Charles Curtis, Vice President of the United States, Senate Chamber. Dear Mr. President: As a result of an announcement yes- terday by the President. of .ne Senate. the Associated Press finds itself de- prived, through no fault of its own. of the privilege of access to the Senate floor—a privilege which has been ac- corded it continuously for many years and which it never has abused. Naturally. the newspapers making up the Associated Press have recefved this announcement with surprise and regret. Many of them bave inquired by tele- phone and telegraph why ke Associat- ed Press should be penalized because of an incident in which it had no part whatever. Under the circumstances, I ¥now I voice the sentiment of *he As- iociated Press papers of the entire coun- try in making formal protest, end ask- ing that this protest be made a part of the Senate record. T am sure that most Senators already know that the information regarding a secret Senate session Tecently published by the United Press could have been ob- tained by us, but that no effort was ‘made to compile it for publication. We refrained from such publication be- cause we had reason to believe that the information available was likely, in the mature of the case, to be inaccurate, and we felt that under no circumstances ghould we publish a roll call which would misrepresent the position of any Senator. It now has appeared that this surmise was correct. 1 invite attention to the fact that accuracy was the compelling considera- tion, and that the Washington Bu- reau of the Associated Press never has and does not now subscribe to any theory that publication of secret pro- ceedings, if the publication is accurate, is in any wise beyond the legitimate ‘function of a free press. ‘What action the Senate may see fit to take against a press agency which describes Senate proceedings inaccu- rately, is. of course, a matter between the Senate and that particular.agency. The Associated Press, therefore, ex- presses no opinion on the merits of the case involving recent publication of a purported Senate roll call, but it does protest vigorously against sharing, even by implication, the blame for an incident in which it deliberately de- clined to have any part. Respectfully yours, BYRON PRICE, Chief of Bureau. |soared over Long Island during the JENSEN DARES DEATH TO FIX GAS TANK LEAK WHILE IN AIR “Three Musk | | | By the Associated Press. ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Y., May 23.| _Standing on the inches of space of | the catwalk outside the plane as it| night, Martin Jensen, one of the “Three | Musketeers” attempting to pilot the‘\ monoplane Three Musketeers to a new | | endurance flying record, repaired a gas tank leak and kept the machine in the air, The perilous task of Jensen, holder of the unofficial solo and non-refueling endurance record, was described in a note dropped this morning by Lieut. H. B. Clarke, who, with William Ulbich, is | Jensen's co-pilot. eteers” Take Off in Quest ofl Endurance Record—Texans Nearing 100 Hours of Continuous Flight. At 8 o'clock_this morning the plane picked up its first load of gasoline—50 allons—{rom a catapult_device which the “Three Musketeers" hope will en- able them fo break the refueling record of 150 hours, 40 minutes, 15 seconds es- tablished by the Army monoplane Ques- tion Mark. After obtaining the gasoline the “Three Musketeers” took on the fly a breakfast of soft boiled eggs and ast. The Three Muketeers took off at 7:48:50 p.m. Eastern daylight time yes- terday. A first attempt Tuesday ended after less than six hours’ flight when one of the plane's stabilizers was dam- aged in an effort to pick up fuel. The monoplane started out to set a refueling record of “200 hours or bust.” The take-off was the second attempt bv the flvers to break the record of 150 (Continued age 2. Column 8.) STOCKS IN UPTURN AFTER SHAKEOUT More Than Billion Dollars in Quoted Values Wiped Out by Reaction. By the Associaed Press. NEW YORK, May 23.—The bull party | rallied on the New York Stock Ex- change today and managed to repair some of the damage done in yester- day’s drastic break, before considerable nervous selling cropped out again in the early afternoon, when it was announced that the Federal Reserve Board had gone into session in Washington. ‘The upturn, which carried about a score of important issues up $3 to $8 from the low levels reached at yester- day's close, was based on the theory that the market had reached bottom and the view in some quarters that the [ increase in the New York Fed- eral Reserve 'S unt rate would not be made this afternono, as the Bank of England announced no change in its rate this morning. Allled Chemical and General Elec- tric were bid up $8 a share, Interna- tional Telephone, American Power & Light, American & Foreign Power and Packard about a New York Central, American Can, io, Anaconda, Ches- noon. St 2 new 1929 low at $74. teel, having moun above $170, slid back below that level. Early trading was still of a nervous character, with new soft spots eropping out as fright investors and specula- tors threw over their holdings. Case Threshing Machine broke $23 a' share to $327, which contrasts with the year's high of $509. Auburn Auto dropped $7 a: share, Ingersoll Rand and Burroughs Adding Machine $4 each and’ A. M. Byers, $3.50. Lowering of the call money renewal rate to 6 per cent, unofficial predictions that no change would be made in the New York Pederal Reserve rediscount rate after the close and estimates of a large decrease in brokers’ loans all had a cheerful effect on sentiment. Consid- erable stress also was laid on the fact that yesterday's sales fell below 5,000,000 shares, as against the series of 5,000 000 to 8,000,000 share sessions in Marc! which was construed as an indication that there had been no extensive liqui- dation of investment holdings. American Power & Light was marked up nearly 87 a share, New York Central, General Electric, Packard Motors, Amer- ican & Foreign Power and Curtiss Aeronautical each advanced $4 above yesterday's closlnkl quotations, Allied Chemical $3 and Radio, United Corpo- ration, American Can, Westinghouse Electric, National Cash Register, Gold Dust and other leaders climbed, $2 or imore. TAKES LEAP TO DEATH. Danish Engineer Is Drowned Aft- er 155-Foot Drop to River. NEW YORK, May 23 (#)—A man jumped 155 feet off the Manhattan Bridge over the East River and was drowned early today. A note in a travel- ing bag left on the bridge identified him as Paul Liqunce, an engineer for the New York Edison Co. At his Brooklyn boarding house it was said the man had been suffering from a nervous ailment for the last three months and had plan- ned to sail for his home in Denmark on Saturday. FRANK STRANAHAN DIES. Founder of First Trading Post in Broward County, Fla. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, May 23 (#)—Frank Stranahan, 63 years old, ploneer founder of the first trading post in Broward County, died today. President Grover Cleveland, Joseph Jefferson, the actor, and other distin- guished Americans fished and hunted at the Stranahan camp before a rail- road had penetrated this far South. Gold Rush in Australia. KALGOORLIE, Western Australia, May 23 (#).—A gold rush has begun Bulong Reef, near here. Prospectors who bored for only three feet found hematite quartz and ironstone, indicat- The Senate today stood divided not only on the long-standing issue over ntinued on Page 2, Column 6.) qg the presence of free gold. “Claims have been pegged for miles around the spot. Suitor Who Jilted Bride-to-Be at Altar Says Her Relative Bought Dog License By the Associated Press. FRANKFORT, Ky., May 23 —A rural romance that didn't end happily has given the Kentucky Court of Appeals something to work on. The case is up before the learned justices on several angles, which have to do with breach of promise, dog licenses and Sabbath observance. ‘The best an ordinary layman can get out, of the mass of briefs, petitions, etc., is this: Miss Kenova Damron and Wayne Hall of Flemingsburg were engaged to be married Sunday, February 17, 1929. Hall didn't show up for the wedding. Miss Damron- felt injured to the extent of $11,750 and sued for it. Hall says he doesn’t owe her any- thing. He says a relative of Miss Dam- | ron was delegated to buy the license and bought a dog license instead of a marriage license, showing it around to other relatives and friends of the girl, thereby exposing him to great ridicule. Moreover, he says, Sunday is a legal holiday on which no business can be in the neighborhood of the famous old | PLANES MAY HoP OVER SEA TOGETHER French Transfer Base to Old Orchard, Where Storms Delay Green Flash. By the Associsted Press. OLD ORCHARD BEACH. Me., May 23.—A simultaneous take-off of two planes on transatlantic flights, one bound for Rome and the other for Paris, appeared in prospect today with announcement that the French plane Bernard 191 would be brought here from Roosevelt Field, N. Y, for its flight to the French capital. Armano Lotti, jr, backer of the French flight, after an inspection of the hard sand beach here, said his plane would be flown here as soon as weather conditions permit. The plane, in which Lotti, Jean Assolent and Rene Leferve will be occupants, has been at Roosevelt Field for several days await- ing favorable weather conditions for its flight to Paris. Lotti said the beach here would permit a safer take-off than Roosevelt Field. Meanwhile, departure of the mono- plane Green Flash for Rome has been put over at least until tomorrow by stormy _conditions over the Atlantic. Roger Q. Willlams, pilot of the Rome- d e, and his navigator, Lewis said they would not permit ‘of the Frenchmen to stam- them into a hasty take-off in the lace of adverse weather reports. ZEP TO TAKE OFF FOR HOME TODAY| Departure From France Set for This Afternoon if Good Weather Prevails. By tie Associated Press. CUERS, France, May 23 —The hour for the "probable departure of the dirigible Graf Zeppelin for its home base at Priedrichshafen was fixed this morning for between 7 and 8 p.m. (1 or 2 p.m. Eastern standard time) today. Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the Zeppelin, was expected to arrive at 5 pm. irom Germany. The start will be made almost immediately, if the weather continues favorable. 3 The Zeppelin probably will go straight to Friedrichshafen via the Rhone Val- ley, without attempting to fly over Paris, Dr. Eckener will be obliged to| nurse along his new engines and to proceed at half speed, and it is not likely that he can afford the extra time of a visit over Paris. Five French technical experts and two French flying officers will make the trip as official guests of Dr. Eckener. French authorities at Cuers Field took every precaution today for the prospective departure of the dirigible. Seven hundred soldiers were encamped around the fleld, while a hundred | gendarmes guarded the nearby roads. GRAFT PROBE LEADS T0 34 INDICTMENTS Judge and Police Officials Among; Those Accused in San Francisco. By the Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO, May 23.—Thirty- four persons, including a police judge, a police captain and five sergeants and patrolmen, were indicted by a United States grand jury here last night on charges of complicity in an alleged Alameda County liquor and graft ring. United States Attorney George Hat- field indicated that other persons morc or less prominent might be linked with the case as the grand jury continues its investigation. Among those indicted last night were | Police Judge Edward J. Silver, Police | Capt. Thorvald Brown, five other po- licemen and John Filipelli, bail bond broker and asserted “brains” of a wide- spread payoff ring, and his partner. G. B. Ratto. Also implicated was John H. Claasen, jr., proprietor o#a San Fran- cisco brewery. Federal agents used dictaphones and undercover men to unearth evidence prior to a serles of raids last week end. With such secrecy were plans masked that even the raiding officers themselves were not aware of their destinations until they opened sealed orders just be- fore they started on 13 simultaneous forays in which some 39 persons, includ- ing Capt. Brown and other policemen, were trapped. Bank Statements o ‘\:v'g‘l.shmxlcn clearing house, $4,057,- 05.91. ” Treasury balance, $146,260,074.75. | them. {the inception of the conference, will | Hennessey Matched With Abe DR. VOEGLER QUITS AS REICH DELEGATE 10 DEBTS PARLEY Dissatisfied With Counter Proposal of Allies—Kast! to Succeed Him. SCHACHT STILL BELIEVES COMPROMISE POSSIBLE | Calls on Allied Experts—New Ar- rangement on Annuities Believed Discussed. By the Associated Press, 1 7 in Y < BERLIN, May 23—Dr. Albert Voe- | ler. colleague of Dr. Hialmar Schacht | on the German delegation to the ex-7 perts’ conference on reparations at Paris, | resigned today. ment will accept his resignation. | Dr. Voegler returned here Abruplly“ from Paris yesterday, preceded by re- | ports that he was dissatisfied with repa- rations proposals put forward by Owen D. Young, American chairman of the conference, and would refuse to affix his name to a settlement embodying Dr. Ludwig Kastl, who has worked with Drs. Schacht and Voegler since succeed to Dr. Voegler's place on the German delegation. Handed in Some Time Ago. It was understood Dr. Voegler's ten- | tative resignation was handed in some time ago, but only became positive and ir- revocable today when conditions of the allied experts’ counter proposals ‘Yo reservations of the German experts be- came known. Yielding to pressure from Rhenish and Ruhr Valley industrialists, Dr. Voegler informed the German govern- ment several days ago that he desired to be relieved from his reparations mis- sion, as he did not believe that the con- cessions which his colleague, Dr. Schacht, thought possible were accept- able to German business industry. This tentative resignation, however, was felt to reflect less his personal views than those of his superiors: namely, the owners of the United Steel ‘Works. of which he is director general, especially Fritz Thyssen. It is understood that his resignation then was couched in such terms that Chancellor Mueller and Foreign Minis- ter Stresemann, in a conference with President von Hindenberg - yesterday, thought he could be persuaded to re- main. Consequently a hurried govern- ment press communique was issued yes- terday denying his resignation. Yields Place to Kastl Overnight _the situation changed i tha 2 it the counter proposals of the allies became known. Dr. Voeg- ler then decided that under no circum- (Continued on Page 2, Column 8. " YOUTHEUL STARS FACE IAPANESE and Van Ryn Meets Ohta in Davis Cup Play. Before a gathering of 2,000 that in- | cluded the First Lady of the Land and | in the main composed of Washington society folk, America and Japan clashed at Chevy Chase this afternoon in the first two singles tilts of a semi-final round match of American zone Davis Cup play. John Hennessey, for Uncle Sam, op- posed Tamio Abe in the opening skir- mish, with a battle between the Jap- anese captain, Yoshiro Ohta, and John ! Ven Ryn to follow. One of the most interested spectators was the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Kat- suji Debuchi, who appeared doomed to see his countrymen defeated. The Yan- kees were overwhelming favorites, not only to win today, but tomorrow when a victory in the doubles would clinch for them the match and the right to meet Cuba in the final, to be played at De- troit May 30. Weather Conditions Ideal. A bright sun, tempered by a cool- ing breeze, made weather conditions ideal and the ‘court evoked the admi- ration of the players by its near per-| fection. The two stands of circus seats, one on the west and the other on the east | side, and the boxes fronting each were | well filled. Behind the west structure rose a press stand 50 feet long which ac- commodated a capacity line-up of camera men and reporters. These in- cluded several newspaper men from Japan. Sandwiches and other refreshments were served at booths presided over by | members of the Junior League. Special arrangements were made for traffic, with the entrance to the courts through Bradley lane at its intersection with Connecticut avenue. These conditions | will prevail throughout the series, which | will end with two singles matches Sat- urday, though they may not be needed | to determine the winner. NO MORE TO BE MARSHALS Highest French Military Title to Be Allowed to Pass Away. PARIS, May 23 (#).The council of ministers, meeting under the presi- dency of President Doumergue, today decided that the dignity of the title of Marshal of France will be allowed to disappear with those now bearing it. These include Marshal Joffre, Marshal Lyautey and Marshal Petain. 326-t0-251 Vote Given Poincare. PARIS, May 23 (#).—The Chamber of Deputies, reopening its sessions to- New York clearing house exchange, transacted legally and he can't see that he ought to be penalized for breaking the law in that respect. $1.352,000,000. New York clearing house balance, 155,000,008 day, gave the Poincare government a vote of confidence, 336 to 251, postpon- { runs. | {LINDY AND FIANCEE The German govern- | ANHA ) was FEARFULTHESE = _ = 1] M i MACKS BEAT NATS, 3706, IN PENR Both Teams Hit Ball Hard and Pitchers Have Bad | Day of It. BY JOHN B. KELLER. SHIBE PARK, Philadelphia, May 23. | —The Athletics won the first game of the double-header with the Nats here| today. The score was 9 to 8. FIRST INNI WASHINGTON—Myer walked. Ri singled to left center. sending Myer to | third base. Simmons lost Goslin's fly in the sun and it fell near the left fleld foul line for a double, Myer scoring. Rice stopping at third. Judge singled to left, Rice scoring and sending Gos- lin to third. A wild pitch let Goslin| score and Judge took second. Earn- shaw was taken out and replaced by Orwoll. West beat out a t to Or- woll, Judge taking third. Bluege drove. a homer into the left field stands, scor« ing Judge and West ahead of him. Or- woll was replaced by Bill Shores. Shores tossed out Tate. Shores knocked down Cronin's hot one and threw him out. Hale threw out Hadley. Six runs. PHILADELPHIA—Bishop flied to Goslin. Haas lined to Goslin in left center. Cochrane lined a single to cen- ter. Simmons hit the first ball pitched for a single to left, Cochrane stopping at second. Hale popped to Myer. No runs. SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON—Myer looped a sin- gle to short left center. Rice walked. | Goslin singled to right, Myer scoring | and Rice going to third. Judge flied to Miller against the right-field fence. | Rice scored after the catch, Goslin holding second. West flied to Simmons. Bluege was hit by a pitched ball. Tate popped to Dykes. Two runs. PHILADELPHIA—Foxx fanned. Mil- ler singled to left. Bluege went into short right for Dykes' high one. Shores | fanned. No runs. THIRD INNINIG. WASHINGTON—Perkins now catch- ing for Philadelphta. Cronin walked. Hadley was called out on strikes. Shores threw out Myer, Cronin pulling up at | second. Rice popped to Bishop. No | PHILADELPHIA—Myer made a fine stop, just above the ground, of Bishop's hot liner. back of second, and threw out Haas. Perkins fanned. No runs. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON — Hale lost Goslin's | foul in the sun. Goslin's long liner to | center was speared by Haas with his gloved hand. Judge went out, Shores to Bishop to Foxx. Bishop knocked down West's bounder and threw him out. No runs. PHILADELPHIA—Tate was charged with an error when he dropped Sim. mons’ foul on the first-base line. Sim mons walked. Hale walked. Foxx sin- gled to center, filling the bases. Miller singled to right, Simmons scoring. Dykes singled off Hadley's glove, Hale scoring. French batted for Shores and doubled to right center, scoring Foxx, Miller and Dykes. Burke replaced Had- ley. Bishop walked. A wild pitch let French take third. Haas dropped a double just back of first base, scoring " (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) REACH MORROW HOME Colonel Rejoins Party After Short Stop at Residence of H. F. Guggeheim. By the Associated Press NEW YORK, May 23.—Col. Charles A. | Lindbergh, his financee, Miss Anne Mor- row, and members of her family were at the Morrow home in Englewood, N. J., today after a flight from North Haven, Me., piloted by the famous fiyer. In addition to Col. Lindbergh and ! Miss Anne Morrow, the party consisted of Miss Constance Morrow, Miss Elisa- beth Morrow, Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow, their mother, and her secretary, Mrs. Josephine Graeme. Col. Lindbergh brought the amphibian plane down in Manhasset Bay about 8 pm., after he had landed his passen- gers on Hempstead Harbor in front of the nome of Harry F. Guggenheim. He secured his plane and was driven to the Guggenheim home, where he re- joined his party. From there they were driven through New York and across the ferry to the Morrow home at_Englewood. Col. Lindbergh landed en route from North Haven, at Portland, Me., where ing interpellations on the arrests made & he refueled and greased his plane in # beavy rain, Bluege made a good stop | Box Score FIRST GAME. WASHINGTON B Mgyer, 3b. 2 Rice, rf. Goslin, 1f. Judge. 1b. West, ef.. Bluege, 2b. Tate, e.. Ruel, c. Cronin, ss. Hadley, p. Burke, p Hopkins, p Barnes ... Campbell, p. :"HQN&NH#‘H&.‘; R L LY EEE R E O] SCoNUNRNSRBOR RomroONOONCmROONP o0co0cccoKsc20ce 1 1 0 0 1 SHRSOSRMNN French batted for Shores in the fourt] inning. SCORE BY INNINGS: 1234567 8 9~ Washington 6 2 0 0 0 0 ® 0 0. Phil'delphia 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 X~ Summaries: in—Goglin_ (2). Judge (2), Mille R. - 8 9 r (2), Dykes, Freneh (3)! ¥, s—Bluege, Mill udge. Runs batted Eluege ( Two-base Home_ run; Sacrific Do »i Perkins rnes. 3 in 4 innin inning; off Ory 1 She 2 in 4 innin; pitcher—By Shores (Bluege). itches—Earnshaw. Burki Gelsel, Owe: DEBENTURE ACCORD VERGES ON FAILURE Garner Declines to Move to Send Back Tariff Bill to Include Export Plan. By the Associated Press. The latest move of the farm relief conference committee to settle the ex- port debenture controversy between the House and Senate appeared today to be on the' verge of failure. ‘This was indicated when Representa- tive Garner of Texas, the Democratic leader, announced he had decided against moving to recommit the tariff bill to the ways and means committee with instructions to include the de- benture plan. Senate conferees had sought this ac- tion by Garner in the hope it would satisfy the Senate’s demand that the House vote on the debenture proposi- tion before it be asked to recede from its position favoring it. A number of Senators have insisted that the House be permitted to express itself on de- bentures as part of farm legislation. The Democratic House leader said he would have no objections to offerin the debenture section to the tariff bil as an amendment, but since the Re- publican majority was expected to limit amendments, one proposing debentures was considered unlikely to be au- thorized. Democratic leaders in the House have taken the view that inasmuch as they probably will have only one opportunity to recommit the tariff measure, the mo=~ tion for recommittal should be based upon a propostion on which they could muster a maximum of support. ‘The opinion is held in the House that the debenture section could not muster full Democratic strength and also would be unable to draw support from as many Republicans as other tariff provisions might be expected to do. The scheduled meeting of the farm relief conference committee was post- poned until tomorrow to give House conferees the opportunity of attending a Republican tariff caucus. | State News, Pages 10 and 11 l | DATA ON FOUNDING PAPER GIVEN PROBE |Alabama Power Officials at Mobile Press Parley, Lawyer Testifies. By the Associated Press. ‘Thomas M. Stevens, a Mobile, Al., | attorney, testified today before the Fed- | eral Trade Commission that the first discussion of the establishment of the Mobile with a conference between officials of the Alabama Power Co. and the Inter- national Paper Co. on industrial de- velopments in Mobile. Appearing in connection with the commission’s inquiry into reported in- vestments of power companies in Ala- | bams newspapers, Stevens outlined in his testimony the negotiations preced- ing the founding of the Mobile Press, which started publication last April 15. During the course of a conference between executives and engineers of the peper company and the Alabama Power Co. on an $8,000,000 industrial develop- ment program in Mobile, Stevens testi- fied that he had discussed the establish- ment of another newspaper in that city at luncheon with Thomas W. Martin, president of the Alabama Power Co. Tells of Conversations. “What about the continued raggin; of the Alabama Power Co. by the nuzsE papers?” Stevens said he had asked Martin during their conversation on the proposed industrial program. . “It is quite disagreeable and unfair.” the witness quoted Martin as replying, “but we cannot let it interfere with our business.” Martin then asked, according to Stevens, “How long are you people in g&bfle g&ln'g wx‘ptut_up!;«'elth the con- | ditions that exist in newspaper world there?” i Stevens testified that he had been “di ted for the past 20 years” with the newspapers published by Frederick L Thompson in Mobile and also haé successful attempts to establish a rival newspaper. Martin, he added. was “most decidedly not pleased” with the | Thompson papers. { Martin suggested, Stevens said, that if the attorney “got in touch with Vic- tor Hanson of the Birmingham News and the Age-Herald,” the latter could find a publisher for the Mobile paper. Started Negotiations. “Early in December or in January I had a call from Hanson,” Stevens con- tinued, “telling me that he had a man he was ready to recommend.” Later, Stevens added, he met R. B. Chandler, | now publisher of the Mobile Press, and ! Hanson in the latter's office in Birming- | ham and started the negotiations which | culminated in the establishment of the newspaper. | "During the luncheon with Martin, | Stevens testified the Alabama Pcwer Co. had declared that his concern ‘did not consider it wise or sound policy to in- vest money in newspapers.” There had been a suggestion at this meet'ng with Martin, Stevens said, that anson might be interested in taking over a Mobile newspaper, but the power com- pany head expressed the view that the Birmingham publisher did not wish to add any more newspaper properties to his present holdings. At his meeting with Hanson and Chandler in Birmingham, Stevens de- clared, Hanson assured him that Chandler would carry out any financial arrangements for the newspapers that was agreed upon and _recommended (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) Press occurred in connection | airpor been interested in several previous un- | | | 0.0, ARPORT BL AT THS SESSION |Emergency of Situation Rec- ognized by Leaders After Plea by Commission. \FORM OF LEGISLATION COMES UP TOMORROW Joint Body, Headed by Senator Bingham, Will Hold Meet- ing on Plans. Responding to an urgent plea from the Joint Congressional Airport Com- | mission, House leaders have agreed to | give consideration at this session to Elegislaunn now being drafted to make | & start on the establishment of adequate air terminal facilities for the National Capital. Accordingly. the commission, headed by Senator Bingham. Republican, of Connecticut, will meet tomorrow morn- ing to decide what form of legislation its will recommend. The commission | met several days ago for the purpose of ! drafting a measure, but decided it would | be better to find out first whether there was any chance of having the question taken up at this special session, ! Recognition of Emergency. The action of those in charge of tm House program in offering to con- sider any airport proposal is a recog- nition of the view taken by the com- mission that Washington's need for a municipal airport has become an emergency matter, because of the prog- ress other cities are making in this direction and the realization that it is important from a national standpoint that the seat of government should Souttty i meesing o Beaneporintin ry in met on | requirements. . o HMaving the co-operation of the Hous- leaders in obtaining a hearing for an rt bill at this session, the tacl now confronting the commission is t- endeavor to bring out a plan on whicl: ::llon can’mbe "g’.‘"&f" ‘without con- oversy. ‘Those han t] estio: pointed out that it will b neh:e;‘-‘ry i all those interested in the question tc | co-operate if a measure is to be en- | mcted at this special session. Members of the commission are rc- fraining from discussing the nature nf the recommendations they probably will make regarding the detail until afte: the meeting tomorrow. morning. Gratified by Results ‘They showed pla today their gratification over mifilmes: of the House leaders to permit consideration of the subject. It was pointed out to- day that if some legisiative authoriza- tion cannot be obtained at this session it would mean a delay of virtually year in making a start on the planning of the airport, since it probably would be next Spring before a bill could be steered through the regular session be- ginning in December. The belief ol members of the commission that the local airport situation constituted an emergency matter prompted them to seek consideration as early as possible Co-operation by House. It is understood the commission mem- bers conferred with Speaker Longworth and Chairman Snell of the House rules committee. In the Senate, all committees are or- ganized as usual and bills may be re- ported and placed on the calendar as in an ordinary session, the Senate it- self deciding whether it will act on bills thus reported. In the House only cer- tain ized | | | committees have been organi because of the desire to confine the ses- sion to the special program. The chance, therefore, of having the airport situa- tion considered hinged on obtaining the co-operation of the House leaders. | WHEELER RESIGNS DUTIES AS LOS ANGELES CHIEF Noted Detective Gives Up Office to Continue Development of Pri- vate Agency. By the Associated Press LOS ANGELES, May 23.—Lucian C. Wheeler, noted detective_and chief of the Los Angeles County Bureau of In- vestigation, has announced his resig- nation. g Wheeler said he had accepted the office at a great personal sacrifice at the request of District Attorney Burs Ton Pitts in December, 1928, when the district attorney took his post, and had agreed to remain only six months, in order to aid Fitts in the prosecution of former District Attorney Asa Keyes, who was convicted of bribery. Wheeler said he had resigned to con- tinue the development of a private de- tective agency. Before accepting the post of chief in- vestigator under Fitts, Wheeler had served as head of the Los Angeles office of the United States Department of Jus- tice. He also had engaged in detective work in Eastern cities. ‘The “lung,” famous submarine safety | device, was tried out in the diving tank at the Washington Navy Yard this week at pressures corresponding to a depth | of 302 feet, never before reached, and pronounced a success. The tests, con- ducted Monday and yesterday, were made on Lieut. Norman §. Ives, com- manding officer of the reconditioned S-4 that was once the center of a great disaster, and Lieut. C. B. Momsen, co- inventor of the noted device, and Chief Torpedomen Edward Kalinowski and P. T. Hoy. Lieut. Ives has had limited experfence in this particular phase of submarine work, while Lieut. Momsen is a ploneer !n it. Yesterday afternoon at 1:41 o'clock Lieuts. Ives and Momsen with Kalinow- ski and Hoy entered the diving tank, which contained about 8 feet of water. Pressure was built up to 133 pounds per | square inch, corresponding to a depth | of 302 feet, in 7 minutes. At 1:48 o'clock the release of the pressure was | begun. ‘“Lungs” charged with pure | oxygen were used and Lieut. Ives had the: new-style epparatus. | None of the men experienced ill Submarine “Lung” Proven in 6-Foot Tank At Pressure Representing 302 Feet effects from the experience, the Navy Department said today, in announcing the results (f the tests Gas analysis of the breathing bag of each man was taken following the tests. The tank was so arranged that it was not necessary to remain in the cramped position of the previous tests, by having more water in the tanks and having a platform about 18 inches higher than the bottom level of the tanks. Decompression in yesterday’s tests was taken at 80 feet for one minute; 70 feet, one minute; 60 feet. three minutes; 50 feet, four minutes; 40 feet, four minutes; 30 feet, three minutes; 20 feet, two minutes, and 10 feet, one minute. This | was calculated to imitate actual service conditions. , the men entered the diving tank at the diving school at 1:32 p.am.. the tank containing about four feet of water, and pressure was built up 111 pounds per square inch, correspond- ing to 250 feet depth, in about six minutes. Radio Programs—Page 36 .