Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1929, Page 2

COMMITTEE OPENS SUGAR LOBBY QUIZ Secretary of Association Asked of His Activities in Tariff Bill Hearings. _ (Continued From Pirst Page.) or not,” said Mr. Austin, referring to the members of Congress. “I hope they don't,” was the com- ment of Senator Caraway. He asked if it was sent to the members of the House ways and means committee and of the E2nate finance committee. “Not particularly,” was the reply of Mr. Austin, who.added that the service went only to those members of Congress who had shown an interest in it. Members of Association. Senator Walsh wanted to know how many beet sugar companies composed the Beet Sugar Association. The wit« ness said there were nineteen companies represented, located in Utah, Colorado, California and Michigan, for the most part. These companies, he said, have 90 per cent of the praduction of beet sugar in this country. He said there were 11 other companies who were not members. Senator Walsh questioned the witness about the ownership of the companies, seeking to ascertain whether they were owned by the so-called sugar trust. Senator Walsh then asked the wit. ness to give the sources of the associ tion’s revenue, its expenditures and de tails of the operations. Austin said that the association re- ceived annual contributions from the members at the rate of half a cent per bag of production and that for the last several years the amount collected ap- proximated $70,000 annually. In the period from January 1 last to October 1 the association had received about $61,- 800 and expended $56,232. Salaries accounted for $12,700; rent and office expenses, $5,062; the publica- DR. EDWIN E. SLOSSON, EE SLOSSON, STIENTIST, DIE Author of Scientific Books and Articles Succumbs to Heart.Trouble. m Dr. Willlam E. Slosson, well known author, editor and scientist, died at his home, 1739 Lanier place, last night of heart disease. 'He was 64 years old. Dr. Slosson was born at Albany, Kans., July 7, 1865, the son of Willlam B and Louise (Lilly) Slosson, and was grad- | Byrd of Virginia. | quest received tion and printing of trade journal, $8,000, and other items which the wit~ ness proceeded to discuss made up the balance. Asks About Journal. The trade journal, called Facts Abouj Sugar, was tl tions by Senator Walsh. from Austin two coples of the journal, | was an the Montana Senator read excerpts |versity School of Journalism. from editorials which commented on the low price of sugar and, in one in- stance, President Coolidge’s purported approval of certain sugar tariff rates.|1921 as director of the newly organized Senator Walsh asked, | Sclence Service and has remained in “After all,” “isn’t the purpose of this organ to in-|this cline the sugar producers to argue for | the high tariffs in the same manner as the | in science, power interests get out a catechism for | “Creative Chemistry,” published in 1819, which attained an enormous circulation Austin asserted he did not wish to|and the | Ame: “power trust” in that regard, but he did | “Great American Universities, Prophets of Today,” “Six Major on occasions the sugar tariff in relation |ets,” “Easy school children?™ compare the “sugar trust” with agree that the trade journal disc to prosperity in the industry. American The trade journal is published by & |and Personalities,” “Cha from Beet | and “Sermons of a Chemist.” corporation separate the Sugar Association, Austin testified. He said in reply to questions, however, that | magazine the association makes up an annualknown as a lectyrer. Dr.. Slosson deficit of about $12,000 from among the | nossessed a remarkable facility not only domestic sugar producers. Mr. Austin was questions clation. the newspapers, as well as to members of Congr:ss. He said that undoubtedly a lot of it went into the waste paper baskets in the newspaper offices, where it might be considered “bunk.” “Yqu don’t mean to say you are en- gaged in a game of bunk,” said Senator Cai The ‘yvltness said no. He said that association did not er:;lgy ug{ ne 5 o P owever, - thak " the " Domestic “Sugar _Producers’ Association, with which his association is connected and . has adjoining offices here, has employed a newspaper syndicate. to put out Te- leases. Sugar Men Here. Mr. Austin said that S. H. Love, president of the American Beet Sugar Association, had been in Washington for four or five months while the tarift bill was being prepared. Many other officials of beet sugar companies been here off and on, appearing before the congressional committee. He sald also that they undoubtedly saw the Sen- ators and members of the House from their own States. Senator Blaine of Wisconsin asked about a number of press releases which Mr. Austin had supervised, among them interviews with Representative Timber- lake of Colorado and Representative Haugen of Towa. The witness said that they were intended to influence public opinion and thereby to influence Con- gress in favor of sugar duties. g Senator Blaine asked if “leads” of these press releases were not an attempt to interpret for the newspapers. Mr. Austin defended the right of the sugar producers to send out such releases. At one point the witness declared that the National City Bank of New York had been broadcasting statements against increasing sugar duties because it had $100,000,000 invested in forei sugar production. Senator Blaine call- ed attention to a release of a statement made by a representative of the Farm Bureau Federation in favor of sugar duties. Mr. Austin said he believed the American Farm Bureau Federation was favorable to increased duties on sugar. “I do not believe that Washingtom racketeers represent the real sentiment of the American Farm Bureau Federa- tion,” said Senator Blaine. The Wisconsin Senator picked uj another release, a statement by W. M. Jardine. “Who is W. M. Jardine?” asked Sena- | tor Blaine. Thn witness replied that he is a for- mer Secretary of Agriculture. Tilt With Senators. A tilt between Willlam Burgess, former tariff commissioner, and sevs of the Senators over the committee's right to question him regarding what he receives from several industrial groups for representing them in customs mat- ters, in New York, enlivened the closing | moments of the hearing yesterday afternoon. After a verbal exchange lasting sev- eral minutes, the witness finally told the committee he recelved $1800 a year from the wool industry and $2,400 a year from the electrical Industry, but he emphasized that his services for these groups dealt entirely with customs work in New York. Mr. Burgess maintained he had mnot lobbied in any of these instances, The colloquy between the witness and the committee began when Benator Blaine asked him to state how much he has received annually for representing the wool industry since he left the com- mission Mr. Burgess said he did not think that was relevant because it bore no re- lation to the subject of the investiga- tion. He wanted to know if a commit- tee could go into all of a witness' per- sonal affairs. “Do_you decline to answer?” Chair- man Caraway pressed. The witness hesitated, saying he did not know just what his status was or what the consequences would be. Mem- bers of the committee told Mr. B the committee would determine wi er the questions and answers were reles vant. Mr, Burgess then answered a number of questions put by Senator laine. o Church to Give Card Party. ol L Shblect of ‘several ques: | {ha Independent, & position which he Obtaining | held until 1920. From 1912 to 1920 he for ed by Senator | popular form, but also for bringing out ‘Walsh about pamphlets and letters sent | the deeper philosophical principles in- out by the American Beet Sugar Asso- | volved, and during the closing years of The witness said that many | his life he was engaged of these letters and releases went 10| in this latter work. uated from the University of Kansas with an M. S. degree n 1892, He re- ceived the Ph. D. degree from the Uni- versity of Chicago in 1902. He was professor of chemistry at the University of Wyomlnf from 1891 to 1903, when he became literary editor of assoclate of the Columbia Uni- Sclence Service Director. Dr. Slosson came to Washington in ition ever since. He was one of t to recognize journalistic values His best known work is to become one of the n classics, Other works are: "Mljgr He also was the author of many articles and was widely ting scientific discoveries in more and more Member of Many Societies. Dr. Slosson was a fellow of the Amer- ican Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of Phi Beta ), Xi, Washington Academy o ces, the Authors’ Club of New York and the Cosmos Club here. H Wwas a member of the Mount Pleasa Congregational Church, and one of latest activities was in connection wit the life adjustment clinic_ establishe there in an effort to unite the resource: of sclence and religion to Solve the problems of. the individual. K Hemmnrrlpdlnl”lww-ug Preston, who survives him. He is a survived by one son, Preston Wil fessor of history at Michigan. of Slosson, & prof University of ITALY-PANAMA PACT Treaty of Friendship, Commérce and Nayigation Signed. ROME, October 16 (#).—A treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation between Italy and Panama was signed today by Minister of Foreign Affairs Grandl and Minister of Foreign Affairs Arosemena of Panama. The treaty establishes consular rela- tions between the two countries and grants the rights of residence, with the usual exceptions, to the citizens of each country. . commercial section establishes reciprocal relations as the most favored SCRIVENER CASE ! REPLY SENT BYRD Maj. Pratt Tells Virginia Gov- ernor That Police Are Checking Developments. ‘The Police Department has made an exhaustive investigation to establish the identity of the slayer of tHé late de- tective sergeant, Arthur B. Scrivener and will continue to check up thorough- 1y any new developments in the case, Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of | police, today ' advised Gov. Harry F. Pratt wrote B{rd in response to a re. rom him yesterday to furnish Mr. and Mrs. Turner A, Scriv- ener, Winchester, Va., parents of the dead detective, with any additional in- formation the Police Department mfi have with respect to their son's dea th gO. The Virginia governor became int: ested in the case through a telegraph- ic plea from Mr. Scrivener urging him to use his influence in having the in. vestigation of his son's mysterious death resumed. . Text of Pratt's Reply. . The text of Maj. Pratt's letter follows: \ “In reply to your letter of Oetober 14 quoting a telegram received by you from Mr. and Mrs. Scrivener of 342 Fairview avenue, Winchester, Va. the mother and father of the late De- tective Sergt. Arthus B. Scrivener, whose body was found in an alley alongside of premises 3128 N street northwest, between 1 and 2 o'clock in the early morning of October 13, 1926, you are advised that an exhaustive in- vestigation was conducted by this de- partment and that on November 16 and 17, 1926, a coroner’s inquest was held and the jury returned the follow- ing verdict: “‘Arthur B. Scrivener came to his death October 13, 1926, about 1 am.,, south of alley alongside of 8122 N street northwest, from a gunshot wound of heart due to a bullet fired from a pistol held in the hand or hands of some person or persons other than himself unknown to the jury’ thus cfficially declaring his death to have been a murder. “The investigation has been continued and all information received by the department has been carefully investi- ated, but to date no evidence has n uncovered which would estublish the identity of the murderer. “Case Still Is Pending.” “The case is still pending upon our records, being carried as a murder, and every attention has been and’ will be given by the department to the inves- tigation of any new developments Maj. al & pub- lished story to the effect that the Police Department had failed to make a check upon the tovements of a close friend of Scrivener, who was said to have married the detective's flancee shortly after his death. is man's possible connection with the case was t ghly investigated, Maj. Pratt declared, and it was learned to the satisfaction of the Police De- partment that he was in Miami, Fla., seven weeks prior - to the time that Scrivener’s body was found and re- mained there some time afterward. Upon returning from Florida, Maj. Pratt said, this man came to the Police De- partment and was questioned at length by headquarters detectives assigned to the Scrivener case. Four days after Scrivener’s death, Maj. Pratt explained, the Police De- partment received a telegram from this man from Miami, Fla., stating that he had heard that the Washington police for him in connection investigation of Serivener's ath. In the telegram he said he had been in Miami seven weeks prior to that time and gave the Police Department the name of a Miami police official he said could verify that statemenr. The Washington police, Maj. Pratt said, checked up on this statement and found it to be correct. PATRIARCH DIES IN RIOT. Edict Affecting Newcomer in Gyp- sy Camp Brings Disturbance. WICHITA, Kans, October 6 (P)— Injured in a riot at a Gypsy camp near here, Steve Marks, 60-year-old patriarch of the tribe, died early today. | Police said the riot started when the | patriarch ruled that Dewey Marks, who | . | d come into the Nomad camp from | Kansas City, must cease his advances | toward Mrs. John Uwanawitch. Twenty police quelled the disturbance, in which Mitchell Marks and the woman also were injured. Dewey Marks, Nido Marks, Steve Marks and Uwanawitch are held in the county jeil on charges of assault with intent to kill. The Markses held are nation. not related to the slain man. By the Associated Press. devastating truth about Santa Claus. It would be better, says the doctor- the distressing fact from the start. opinion with me on that point. “Well, if there must be the Santa Claus business, let it be conducted with discretion. Let the child be disillusioned before he leaves the nursery. And, above afl, let him hear the truth from his own parents and no one else.” It's of sonny's own sensibilities the doctor is thinking and in a purely altru- istic fashion. If sonny hears the truth from the other kids, he's going to realize that his parents are—well, not always quite truthful, And it's going to be an awful shock, Just think back yourself. And there that impression will re- main, says the doctor, in that mental stomach crammed with all sorts of un- d!filollbh stuff which is called “the subconscious mind.” Cites Mischievous Impressions. The anti-Santa Claus propaganda is set forth in a book which Dr. Sadler has just had published and on which he elaborated conversationally today. The book he describes as “an anti-neurotic Dr. Sadler bases his theory on the amount of mischief bad impressions given an infant can raise in its self- consclous mind as it grows up. id you know, for instance” asked, “that the first week of a baby's life can determine whether he's going to be a quitter or a ifl-lmr? “We are all born with & yellow streak. ‘That’s our primitive nature. And we're all born lazy—with an unconscious but firmly implanted desire to get things Special Dispatch to the Star. MOUNT RAINIER, Md., October 16. —=8t. Paul's Episcopal Church will give a card party at Odd Fellows' Hall Sat- wrday evening at 8 o'clock. without working for them and to go away from things we don’t like. “The first sensation a new-born baby he | way. DOCTOR WANTS BABY TO KNOW DADDY WEARS SANTA'S BEARD First Week of Life Will Detérmine Whether Child Is to Be Quitter or Go-getter, Declares Chicago Savant. NEW YORK, October 16—And how, with Décember in the offing and the reindeer all fattened up and raring to go, along comes Dr. Willlam 8, Sadler of Chicago sternly decreeing that all the 5-year-olds in America be told the —who is by vocation a surgeon and by avocation a writer about mental complexes and phobias—had the children known “However,” he said today with a smile, “I could hardly expect to have public “A few hours later his little stomach contracts. He's hungry. He lets out another yowl, He is fed. About that time in his little subconselous mind is born the idea: “‘So that's the way you get what you want in this strange world; just open your month e & npise. Well, it's not very comfortable here, and I don't lke it much, but 1 guess I've found the secret of gettin, A “And if they don't quit giving him what he wants whenever he yowls, he’s going to grow up with the idea that all he’s got to do to get by is to let out a yelp, and that no unpleasant sensation is ever to_be endured if he can get out of it. H"e‘;ll g:b‘ !flll"&gri 1 Well, if “Suppose the y is a girl. ell, she hEA a fine nervous breakdown affer she grows up, don't blame her, but her parents. xe got the idea in her subscopscious nd right there in the cry-baby act carried into cradle. “The nursery by adult life—that's all neurosis is.” World Is Not for Magicians. As to the Santa C “It's in all of us, “the desire to get what we want by some magic, But the world is not that “Some of us grow up, still clinging to the belief in magic. We become dreamers, drifters, loafers, sometimes criminals. ‘Therefore, the sooner we learn to face reality, the better for us. My own son never beligyed in Santa Claus. When he was at the 8anta Claus age I bought him a little red suit and had him come right in and help me Christmas tree. He was Santa experiences is one of discomfort. He's col He lets out a yowl. They wrap him in & warm blanket, r. "And‘ he had & whale of a zood time 1 at ity 100, *|since 1901, when he helped establish “| compromise accepted a E. H. Loftus Helped Estabh- lish Legation Here During - McKinley Regime. Plans to Enjoy Country Life, European Travel and Golf " and Motoring. Completing & unique service in the history of the diplomatic corps in. the Capital, an unbroken tour of duty here the Siamese legation in Washington, Edward H. Loftus, retired. from active duty as chancilor of the legation on September 30, and plans to devote the remainder of his days to enjoyment of | America country life, European travel and indulgence in his favorite diver- sions, golf and motoring. Phya Nides Virajakich, his Siamese title and name, were won by the re- tiring councilor as rewards for his service to the Siamese government in ‘Wash! n several years ago. The title “Phya” corresponds to the title of count, or the Turkish pasha. Service Unequaled. Mr. Loftus’ length of service here has not been approached in the history of the-diplomatic corps, according to the State artment. The veteran diplomat was born in ingapore, in 1869, of British parents. He entered the diplomatic service of the Siamese government in 1891 and served for 10 years in European capitals, hold- ing fiosa in London, Paris, Brussels, The Hague, Berlin and St. Petersburg. It was during President McKinley's administration that he c to Wash- ington as second secretaty of the Siamese legation and helped establish the legation here. Since that time, he has served in many capacities for the legation and has been his “country’s diplomatic representative at many im- portant councils. He also has served often as charge d'affaires of the lega- tion here. In this service he has met every Pres- ident and Secretary of State and has known intimately many United States 1SIAMESE DIPLOMAT RETIRES ] AFTER LONG WASHINGTON TOUR EDWARD H. LOFTUS. —gHarris-Ewing Photo. Government officials and members of the diplomatic corps from the McKinley administration to the Hoover adminis- tration. During his residence in the Capital he has gathered a wide circle of friends in official and social circles. ‘Takes House in Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Loftus have given up their apartment at the \Dresden, Con- necticut avenue and Kalorama road, wh.ch they occupled for 19 years, and have taken a house at Charlottesville, Vu, to be near their younger son, Reginald A, a senior at the University of Virginia, Reginald is manager of the University of Virginia golf team. His other son, Roderick E, is in business in Boston. Mr. Loftus is a member, in addition to,the Farmington Club, of Chevy Chase Club bere, and of Bass Rocks Country Club, Gloucester, Mass. Mr. Loftus is reported planning to leave Charlottesville when his son com- pletes his chemical engineering course next June, and take a suburban home near Washington. JAPAN MAKES FIVE POINTS IN AGREEING ° TO LONDON PARLEY (Continued From First Page.) the powers signatory to the Washington treaty are invited should be to elaborate a text to facilitate the task of the League of Nations preparatory com- | mission and of the subsequent general disarmament conference. “The views of the Italian government on the problem of disarmament in general and of naval disarmament in particular are too well known to the British government to require further declarations with regard thereto. These views have been clearly expressed on repeated occasions and ultimately in the note verbally addressed to the British embassy in Rome on October 6, 1928, in {‘e‘ply to the communication relative to e propose: Franco-British naval agreement of the past year. “Desirous as always of participating in any move whatsoever, that may be proposed for the elimination of the losses and dangers of excessive arma- ments, apd entertaining the hope that the general initiative may result in real progress toward the solution of the gen- 5 problem of disarmament, the Itallan government is happy to accept the invitation of the British govern- ment to participate in the London con- ference. “The Italian government takes due notice of the British government’s pro- posal to communicate to it the British views on the subjects to be discussed at the conference ‘and while waiting for thes: communications it is considering, in its turn, infor the British gov- ernment of its own"point of view on the matter.” FRENCH SEND ACCEPTANCE. Text of Note on Arms Conference to Be Published Tonight. PARIS, October 16.—The French government today forwll'gd its ac- ceptance to London of the British gov- ernment’s invitation to join in & naval conference in London in January. The text of the acceptance wjjl be released tonight fdr publication. Later it was learned that Frarce in the text of her acceptance will em- phasize her willingness to participaie in the conference use she belleves it will prepare and facilitate the work of the preparatory disarmament tom- mission at Geneva and lead to a gen- eral conference on all armaments. Attitude Made Clear. It is understood the text will add that France on various occasions maae clear the French attitude on questions which wmre likely to figure on agenda of the London conference. . It is understood that the implication in the French acceptance is that so far as France is concerned the Lon- don agreement, in order to possess im- mediate force, must be conditional upon the negotiation of & general treaty on sea, land and air armaments. The reference to prior presentations of the French naval position is under- stood to allude to the contention that France, while originally upholding the theory of fixation of a total torndge of all warships later in a spirit of proposal divide - warships into categories with some elasticity concerning right w transfer from one category to another. Finally France, it is said, will ad- here to article 8 of the League of Na- tions covenant declaring that the mainterance of peace requires the re- duction of armaments to the lowest point_consistent with national safety, uhfio into account the geographical situfftion and circumstances. of eacn country. 1t is understood that the of parity with Italy is not in the French text. . ACCEPTANCES RECEIVED. LONDON, October 16 (#).—Unofficial acceptance by all countries of the invi- tation issus Great Britain for a conference looking toward naval limi- tation to be held in London in Janu- ary had been yecelved last night. The fact that the initial difficulty in ar- ranging for the conference had been | this quickly surmounted gave general satisfaction here and great hopes were | expressed that some ‘of the inevitable | culties in reaching eventual agree- | ment may be smoothed away before the | conference actually assembles. HOUSTON AGAIN HEADS DELAWARE STATE GROUP Representative Robert G. Houston was unanimously re-elected president of the Delaware State Soclety for the third successive term, at a meeting of the so- clety held in the ball room of the Ra- leigh Hotel last night. ‘nator John G. elected to membership in the society and responded with a short speech on he history of the “Little Diamond tate.” A letter of regret at not being able' to be present, on account of an out-of-town engagement, was received {rom Senator Daniel O. Hastings, senior Senator from Delaware. Othey officers elected were: Mrs, Mary Mc@Bloskey, first Vice presidents James R. Karkland, second vice presi- dent; o rse. Gertru and Miss Elizal secretary. Raymond, treasurer; Miss beth R, Groves, executive Townsend was SPECULATION RIFE. ON LONDON PARLEY Personnel of Delegation to Arms Conference Causes Many Guesses. By the Assoclated Press. One of the longest lists of candi- dates that has confronted President Hoover is that of the prospects in the State Department for podts in the American delegation to the naval parley in London in January. Since the naval conference became a certainty, the important affairs han- dled by the State Department have been interspersed with the one question which appears to interest every one in the department: “Are you going to the arms con- ference?” While there have been no indica- tions from the White House regarding the composition of the American’ com- mission, the name of Secretary Stimson is the one most mentioned in connec- tion with the position of chief dele- gate. To assist him, of ctourse, there would be Ambassador Dawes, who con- ducted with Prime Minister Macdonald in London the initial negotiations which culminated in the calling of the con- ference, and Hugh S. Gibson, American Ambassador to Belgium, who has rep- resented the United States at previous arms conferences.. One of the most important members of such a delegation, yet one of whom little 1s heard or written, is the one who serves somewhat as a chief co- ordinator does in a large firm, holding the organization well together and see- ing to it that its functions are well carried out. Actually, this official is the working assistant of the chief delegate. ‘Two persons have been most promi- nently mentioned for this position, J. ‘Theodore Marriner, chief of the Western European division of the State Depart- ment, who has intimately followed the London negotiations, and Pierre Boal, assistant chief of the division, who has 8lso worked closely with Secretary Stim- Son and Joseph P. Cotton, the Under- the | secretary of State, in the London nego- tiations. Undersecretary Cotton is one of the few officials who have been dealipg with the negotiations who has held elf completely aloof from all speculation as to the membership of the commission. 1t is belleved that if President Hoover chooses Secretary Stimson to head the American commission he would E‘rehr that the Undersecretary remain in ‘Washington, for the long consultations which will be ne between the rtment, Navy Departmen House during the parley. o | For the same reason, it is doubted that the President would assign both Mar- riner and Boal to the delegation. Edward C. Wynne, assistant to the historical adviser, and Michael J. Mc- Dermott, ' chief of the Division of Current Informatfon, are also talked of as likely candidates. for posts, the former to deal with the collection of the historical data on the conference and the latter to organize and co-ordinate the relations of the delegation with the press. The delegation will also include an equally important contingent from the Navy Department. Rear Admiral uu.r‘;; P, Jones and Comdr. H. C. Train, bot! of whom were in cqnstant touch with the President during the London nego- tiations, are expected to be included. MACDONALD SENDS G0OD-BY TOHOOVER | President Exchanges Mes- sages With Premier as Latter Leaves U. S. An exchange of telegrams between President Hoover and Prime Minister Macdonald upon the occasion of the latter's leaving American soil and in which they exchanged mutual expres- sions of warm friendship werg made public at the White House today. The message from the prime minister was received at the White House last jnight and President Hoover's response was sent to the premier at noon today. Prime Minister ‘Macdonald's message to the President follows: “At the moment of leaving American soil I wish to send to you and to Mrs. Hoover and through you to the Amer- ican people my warm thanks for the welcome accorded to my daughter and myself. We shall never forget the kindness and hospitality with which we have been receivéed and we carry away with us the happlest memories of our visit. “RAMSAY MACDONALD." The President’s reply was as follows: “I thank you for your kind message sent asoyou crossed the frontier from the United States to Canada. I only express the feeling of the people of this country when I say that we were all grateful for the opportunity of manifesting our sincere appreciation of the spirit in which you came to us. The welcome you have received is an earnest expression of the gratification | felt in this country that the peoples of Great Britain and the United States have been brought even closer together by your visit. Mrs. Hoover also joins me in thanking you, and we both send you our best wishes for a pleasant visit in Canada and a good voyage home. HERBERT HOOVER. SPECTATOR IS KILLED WHEN STUNTER FALLS Two Lose Lives as Rope Slider Drops 20 Stories and Strikes Messenger. By the Assoclated Press, CHICAGO, October 16.—A 44-story slide for life ended in tragedy for the stunter and a spectator at the new Civic Opera Building on Wacker Drive yesterday. The rope slider, Préd Cimono, 23, of New York, lost his grip at the twentieth floor and fell to the pavement below, h's body striking Albert Deckman, 19- year-old messenger, who died a few hours later, Cimono shouted “Good-by, body,” into a radio microphone, smiled confidently at the clicking cameras of the newsreel men and swung awa down the rope. At about the t.wentm{ floor he attempted to throw his feet up behind, to descend the rest of the way head first. Several hundred spec- tators below observed he was having difficulty. ~The e: n apparently weakened him. His on the rope re- laxed and he fell, body striking the edge of an elevated railroad platform and caroming to the street. Deckman’s neck was broken. Another m John Caraher, 18, also was but will recover. HARRY K. THAW AGAIN FACING DAMAGE SUIT Woman Asks for $100,000 on Charge She Was Mistreated by Defendant. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 16.—Charging . Thaw beat her and bit st she after a 20-minute tussle and tried to jump from a window. Thaw then showed her the door and told her to gv. The trial was ‘continued until to- MOrrow. HOOVER’S ADDRESS TO HONOR MME. CURIE Noted Woman Scientist to Be Guest at Ceremony and Entertainment at White House. By the Associated Press. President Hoovers has consented to make a brief address October 30 at the time ‘Mme. Curle is presented with a gram of radium at the Academy of Sciences in Washington. ‘The famous Frenchwoman scientist will arrive in Washington on October 29, and will be a guest at the White House during her stay of two days. ‘There have been no formal functions Phllir:ned at the White House during her visit, . Ambassador Sails for U. §. BREMEN, Octaber 16 (#)—Friedrich W. von Prittwitz, German Ambassador to the United States, who has been on a visit to Germany, sailed for the United States today aboard the steamship Bre- men. He was accompanied by Frau von Prittwite. D The locomotive that will carry President Herbert Hoover from Dn“rhn, Mie! ere. con, recording secretary, | historical Henry Ford city, for the dedication of the Edisen traversed the Grand Trunk tracks when Port Hi Mich., and luron, 4 i worked has been restored for the occasion at Dearborn, the electrical a Upper: DR. CHARLES G. ABBOT. Lower: DR. E. C. CRITTENDEN. EDISON'S INVENTION 1S FORUM SUBJECT “The Sun and Life” Also to .Be Discussed in Radio Program. Dr. Charles G.-Abbot, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution,’ and Dr. E. C. Crittenden, chief of the electrical division of the Bureau of Standaras, will be the speakers in the Natioral Radio Forum, arranged by The Evening Star and sponsored by the Columbia Broadcasting System, tomorrow night, Dr. Crittenden will speak on Thomas Edison and the invention of the elec- tric light in connection with the forth- coming fiftieth anniversary of that in- veation. Dr. Abbot will speak on “The Sun and Life,” describing a new line of research work undertaken at the Smithsonian to determire the exact effects on growing plants of changes in the amount_and quality of light. He also will stress the importance of studying the sun as the source of all life and power, In his work at the Bureau of Stand- ards Dr. Crittender has been closely associated with the development of tne. electric light in recent years. The speeches, in the weekly series sponsored by the Columbia Broadcast- System over the national network, 1 go on the air through Station WMAL at 10:30 o'cléck. \ GARFIELD MAY GET LAND SURVEY POST —_— Hoover Expected to Name Former President’s Son Chairman of Prospective Commission. By the Associated Press, President Hoover is understood to have decided upon Dr. Harry A. Gar- field, president of Williams College, as chairman of the prospective commission to study the advisability of turning over surface rights of Federal lands to the several States. Garfield is a son of the former Presi- dent. He was United States fuel ad- ministrator under President Wilson at the same time that Mr. Hoover was food administrator. The _personnel of the commission is ly that the commission will include no members of Cofigress. ‘The work of the commission, as well as the men who will serve on it, was discussed in some detail last night by the President with a group of Western Representatives and officials from the Interior Department. The problem was talked over after a dinner to which Secretary Wilbar, Assistant Secretary Dixon and Elwood Mead, commissioner of reclamation, all of the Interior De- partment; Senators McNary of Oregon, Thomas of Idaho and Nye of North Dakota and ntatives Smith of Idaho, Colton of Utah and Leavitt of Montana were invited. Prisoners on Hunger Strike. TOKIO, October 16 (#).—A Rengo News ncy dispatch from Harbin, Manchuria, today said approximately 2,000 Soviet nationals held in the Sun- ben concentration camp near Harbin had begun a general hunger strike in protest at alleged unbearable conditions and inhuman treatment. HUSBAND-WITH AX Confesses, Saying She Could Endure Abuse No Longer. Wed 49 Years. By the Associated Press. SUMMIT, N. J, October 16.—Mrs. Laura Mathilda Titus, white-haired and wrinkled by 70 years of life, today killed her 78-year-old husband with an ax. The victim, James Titus, married her 49 years ago. Mrs. Titus confessed the killing to police after brief questioning. ‘The woman, weighing little more than 100 pounds and hard of hearing, sald she slew her husband because she couldn’t endure any longer his abuses, He drank heaVily, she said, and was in- toxicated this morning when she struck him twice with an ax. Pulled Cover Off Her. About 3:45 a.m., she said in her cop- fession to Police Chief John P. Murphy her husband got up and went into the yard. He returned about a half hour later and asked her when she was going to get up, pulled the bed covers off her and went downstairs. Shortly after, Mrs. Titus got up and went downstairs, where she found her husband 1lying on the floor of the living room. She sat down at a writing desk, where she could watch the prostrate form of her husband, and debated with herself whether she should kill the man whom she married in Milltown in 1880 “Will T or won't I?” she asked her- self. “God above, must I go through today what I have been through for the last week and four days?” she said in telling of the matter. “T will do it,” she concluded, “if T go i to jail for life for it.” Second Blow “To Make Sure.” Then she went into the yard and got the ax, the woman told. Upon her re- turn to the house she laid the weapon down and picked it up twice before she struck her husband. She struck the second blow, she stated, “to make sure 'he was not Hreathing.” Her next move was to call neighbors, who, in turn, notified a physician and police. Mrs. Titus had lived with her hus- band in Summit for more than 30 years. He had been employed by a local ice company until a few years ago, when he was pensioned. LEGION POST DENIES INTEREST IN PROBES Costello Veterans Pass Resolution to Take No Part in In- quiries. A resolution that the Vincent B. Cos- tello Post of the, American Legion would take no part in'the current public dis- cussions of investigations into mystery deaths here, revived by the McPherson case, was adopted by the post last night. ‘The meeting was the semi-monthly sessior: of the t and was held in the boardroom of the District Building. The resolution was made public by Richard A. O'Brien, senior com- mander, in denying a statement in a morning newspaper to the effect that the Costello Post had adopted a reso- lution calling upon Federal authorities to investigate the death of Capt, Pred- erick Kopper, millionaire ex- man and former member of the post, in April, 1927, . M'PHERSON PROBER’S HOME LOOTED OF $135 Foreman of Grand Jury Reports Theft of Clothing From Ridge Road House. Merritt O. Chance; former city post- master and foreman of the grand jury which irdicted Robert A. McPherson for the murder of his wife, reported to golu:e of the seventh precinct last night that thieves had gained entrance to his home on Ridge road yesterday n:ufiin;lde away with clothing valued a E q Mr. Chance told police that a rear window of his home had 'been forced open and the loot included two sufis and ar overcoat. POSTERS TO SHOW WORK OF AMERICAN RED CROSS Chamber of Commerce Exhibit Will Open at Washington Audi- torjum Monday. ‘The work of the American Red Cross and particularly that of the District of Columbia chapter will be portrayed at the fifth annual industrial exposition of the Washington Chamber of Com- merce, which will open at the Washing- ton Auditorium, Monday. Elaborate ex- hibits are being prepared. Among them will be cglored photographs of Red measures in recent disasters. There will be displays {llust-ating the work of the local Red Cross in Walter Reed, Mount Alto and St. Elizabeth Hospitals. These exhibits are being ar- ranged under the supervision of Mrs. William S. Spencer, Mrs. Reeve Lewis and Miss Cecelia G. Chapman, chief occupational therapist at St. Elizabeth's. A first aid room in charge of Mrs. Mary Margaret Commody, will round out the Red Cross exhibit. BAIN HITS FALL DEFENSE IN TRIAL ON BRIBERY CHARGE (Continued From First Page.) that effect before the cabinet oMcer had left Washington. o The Pan-American Co.’s bid was the ol one, he told the secretary, that they had any expectation of getting on the entire job. Favorable to Navy. Earlier in the day Mr. Hogan had gone extensively into the question of oil royalties in connection with the Pan- American lease. These royalties, as finally compromised, were considered by the witness as favorable to the Govern- ment’s interests and were approved by Rear Admiral J. G. Robison, at the time chief of Navy engineers, as entirely sste istactory to the Navy. The defense has actually just begun the presentation of its testimony and it was expected that perhaps two days would ela) before Mr. Doheny is fo the restored Menlo Park at the AL X T al p T TP & A Phota, h,, g called to the stand. Among the character witnesses which the defense has called are a number of pioneers from New Mexico. They include Robert Geromino, som of the famous Indian chief, who was & terror in the early days of the Southwest, and two sheriffs, long time friends of the defendant. One of the sheriffs, Felipc Lucero of Donna Anna County, knew Fall in the days of Billy the Kid, the notorius Texas bandif, who mixed up if the famous Lincoln County cattle war. The other sheriff is Albert c n Burdl of Ctero