Evening Star Newspaper, October 20, 1929, Page 18

* Robert R. Bennett’s Tour in! Yucatan More Tedious | Than Lindbergh’s. : o i ‘ he ense with which the Lindbergh | party flew to the seat of the Maya civilization on the Yucatan Peninsula | 18 in sharp contrast to the hardships| of a Washingtonian who made the trip | on muleback and afoot four years ago. Robert R, Bennett, an attorney, whose | hobby is exploring the Maya country, was forced to cut his way through the creepers into the jungle, painfully, and &t the rate of from 8 to 10 miles a day. Part, of the distance Mr. Bennett rode, but for the most part he and the mem- bers of his party proceeded on foot along an obscure trail that often led over asse: AT Bennett on that occasion was Jeading lus eighth expedition into the jungles of the vicinity. Off and on for 40 vears he has visited lower Mexico, each time prompted by an intense curiosity to learn of the early inhabit- ants, Trip Took Four Days. 1t took the Lindbergh party less than half an hour to accomplish a journey which cost Mr. Bennett four days of heart-breaking toil, and for this reason the explorer believes the seaplane even- tually will lead to the conquest of the jungle and to_ the revelation of the secrets it has hidden for almost 2,000 years. wuriously enough, the great Amer- !u‘l:l procllsvlty for chewing gum is one of the most important factors in bring- ing the Maya civilization to light, Mr. nnett said. Bt’rhe development, of the chewing gum industry is asserting a strong influence on Yucatan country. Buyers are mingling among the natives and pay- ing good prices for chicle gum. ‘Many inhabitants, heretofore reluctant to dis- cuss the mysteries of the back country with the white interlopers, are lending aid to explorers. The newcomers are | reopening ancient thoroughfares and es- tablishing contacts with remote sections country. o‘l:l:! Benneit's extensive explorations have convinced him that “the surface of the Maya country has not ‘been scratched.” He is sure that almost un- believable cities lie crumbling into ruin in great numbers amid the impentrable tropical foliage which covers the penin- sula. Lakes Afford Landings. Civilization typified by the airplane and chewing gum, however., must soon bring the cities to light. Mr. Benneft pointed out that nine large lakes within the interior afford landing areas fot seaplanes. The lakes, he sald, were formed by atolls- thrown up from the bed of the sea during a prehistoric dis- turbance from which the peninsula emerged. Near one of these lakes, Chinchank- anob, on which Lindbergh brought his seaplane to rest, is perhaps the oldest city yet discovered in the region—Coba. 1t “was this city, Mr. Bennett said, which Lindbergh was flying over sev- eral months ago when his curiosity was excited by what, he afterward reported, appeared to be “two green eyes.” This hint of mysterious things in the jungle expanse beneath led Lindbergh to un- dertake the expedition in conjunction with the Carnegie Institute. ‘The Carnegie Institute has been pre- pared to essay the expedition by the convietion, expressed by one of its ex- perts a few months previously, that a great chain of “Old Empire” Maya cities lay to the south of Cuba in the jungled country that streches toward Guatmala and Hondugas. "Frace “Appilan Way.” A primary aim of the flying expedi- tion, Mr. Bennett said, was to see if twining maze of tropical timber. Mr. Bennett said little has come to light of this great roadway, supposedly rivaled only by the famous Roman highway constructed before the fall of the empire. Such sections of the road as have been uncovered—all near Cuba—have been as wide as a lesser automobile highway and laid of great blocks of stone. . Although it is believed, Mr. Bennett said. that the roadway can be traced to the sites of unknown cities. the Lindbergh expedition was unable to get a glimpse of it through the roof of after lea Coba. treees ving Mr. Bennett and other students of the subject are convinced the greatest cities of the forgotten civilization lie to the south of Coba, and that they can be reached only through the air or after the growth of the chewing gum business has completely civilized the Yucatan country. TWO AGAIN FOUND GUILTY IN DEATH Verdict of Manslaughter Is Re:} turned for Second Time Against Colored Defendant. A verdict of manslaughter was re- turned yesterday for the second time against Robert D. Dixon and William A. Rollings, both colored, in connection with the death of John P. Luitich, a veteran employe of the Government Printing Office, while the men were be- ing pursued in an alleged rum chase January 4 last. Convicted several months ago, the men were granted a new trial on a technicality. ‘The testimony alleged that the au- tomobile in which the convicted men were riding was traveling at an exces- sive rate of speed on the wr side of the street while being pursued by Po- liceman W. A. Schotter. Attorney James Cunningham defended the men, while the Government was represented by Assistant United States Attorney James F. Hughes. Sentence will be lm-| posed next week. MODEL HOME SHOWS UP-TO-DATE LIGHTING Blectricity to Be Turned on To-| morrow as Part of Jub- | ilee Program. ' ‘The lights of a model electrically | lighted home, installed by the Electric League of Washington at 6203 Four- teenth street, in commemoration of the golden jubilee of the invention of the electric " light, will be turned on by James S. Taylor, chief of the division ' of building and housing of the De-| partment of Commerce, at 7 o'clock to- morrow evening. Following the ceremony. Mr. Taylor | will talk at 8 p.m. over an international | radio hook-up, paying tribute to Thomas A. Edison on the fiftieth anniversary | ;’l“ his invention of the incandescent . “The Electric League's model home | will be open to the public for two weeks. One room in the house is de- ture showing ‘modern equ with the most recent improvements in ligh fixtures., will be illuminated on the | D.C. ATTORNEY CUT WAYlNE]UNG[E f Gallaudet Enrolls University Graduate From Cal- cutta. Thousand Afflicted Natives Need Educating, De- clares Student. A young Brahman student has come to Washington to equip himself at Gallaudet College for his chosen life work—educating the deaf and dumb of | his native India. Kalidas Bhattacharjee, 26-year-old graduate of the University of Calcutta, enrolled last week at Gallaudet, where he belleves the worl tion in the art of 4nd dumb is available. The smiling but serious-minded young Indian came alone and a total stranger to this country two w ago. In ex- cellent English he told of his decision to dedicate his life to teaching among his countrymen. “I met 50 many deaf and dumb peo- ple back home that it started me think- ing seriously about my future life work. When I learned there are half a mil- lion sightless men, women and children in my country &nd 200,000 deaf mutes, only about 1,000 of whom are at present receiving any kind of education, my career was decided upon.” 212 Dialects in India. ‘The young _Brahman appeared amused when he was asked what language the deaf are taught in India. Explain! there is no such thing as a nation: anguage in India, he shed ht on the difficulties of teach- .phmm’ there are some 212 T8 in use in different localities throughout the land of the Himalayas. Eleven schools provide training-courses for deaf youths in India, he said, with the Calcutta school standing head above shoulders in the matter of furnishing superjor course. As a rule, a Hindu child begins his schooling, Battachar- Jee revealed, at 6 years of age and his education is continued up to his twelfth year. Sometimes he is permitted to stay in school a little longer but rarely beyond age I which policy is in marked contrast with the Occidental custom. According to Bhattacharjee, the Hindu uate generally enters into a trade he hed been taught. Among the vocational courses afforded the pupils z|;nny bl'ntli.‘:n(:d lt-l.nfltmn" smithy, o ntry, pal 3 , modeling .:‘?e few other Ilnu? Pbrmm.lrb. oflnz to caste system, the custom being “once a tailor alwa tailor,” and so on in the respecti alks of Hindu life was traditionally adhered to. As far as the silent children are concerned, this practice is not rigidly enforced. “I was originally interested.” Bhat- t'nachlrjeethtu\:med the u:read of his | ry on the turning point in his life. the welfare of the blind people, but into. the- teaching. depariaent of the & g dej t of the biind school in Calcutta.” Enters Training Class. Giving_in to the persuasions of his friends, he applied and was admitted into a training class at the Calcufta School for the Deaf, which singularly enough, has as its vice president, Mr. Jamini Nath Banerji, who graduated from the normal department of Gallau- | det College in 1923, Here Bhattachar- jee learned of the superior methods of | education obtainable at Gallaudet and upon the completion of his year's obser- THE SUNDAY STAR, YOUNG BRAHMAN STUDIES HERE TO AID DEAF MUTES OF INDIA - i WASHINGTON, IPANTAGES T0 TAKE | STAND TOMOROW Theatrical Magnate Will Tell % Own Story of Alleged At- ‘ tack on Dancer. By the Associated Press. | LO§ ANGELES, October 18.—Alex- | ander Pantages will take the witness |stand in his own defense Monday at the resumption of his trial on a charge |of assaulting Eunice Pringle, 17-year- old dancer, attorneys for the theatrical | magnate announced today. They said the defendant, who con- | tends the accusation against him is the | outgrowth of a blackmail attempt, would undergo two hours of direct ex- amination. District Attorney Buron Fitts sald He expected the case to reach the jury some time next week. He in- tends to conduct the cross-examina- rtion of Pantages. Tells of Alleged Plot. Charles Clary. coffee salesman. whose interest in the case has puzzled authorities, appeared voluntarily today at the office of the district attorney and offered an explanation of his as- KALIDAS BHATTACHARJEE. | & 5 | vation work under Mr. Banerji, his| tour to America was promoted and financed by close friends and several | wealthy admirers. | Before Bhattacharjee returns to his | native lJand he hopes to meet Helen | Keller and visit one or two deaf and| blind schools in this country. He has accepted an invitation of President | Hall of Gallaudet to lecture before the student body on Saturday, November | On that occassion he expects to| dwell on the caste system, the various | religions extant in India and the cus- | toms the-~. He refc:red to many of these discus- sions in talks with an interviewer. The native still pipe to cobras. Snake- charming is one of the customs that is not likely to change with the Emlng years. One out of 10,000 of the na- tives, he sald, generally goes into the profession of snake-taming. Owing to | the amazing number throughout the tropical country, he said, there was a | great need for those who can cast mu- sical spell over the snakes. Intelligence of India. | “There are more intelligent men in | India than the world has credited it | with,” he said. Besides Rabindra Nath | ‘Tagore, the celébrated Indian poet and | recent winner of a Nobel prize in poetry, | he mentioned many authors and scien- | tists who have contributed to the intel- | lect of India. agadish Bose, India's outstanding rticularly mentioned. xplained, “is the inventor of ‘Plant Life,’ that is, he has demon- strated that the blood circulation in the plant life has surprising corre- spondence to that flowing in the veinf) of human beings. Further, Bose has | proved that the shock from the elec- tric battery charge produces identical | effect on plants as it does on an ordi- ' nary man.” PILGRIMAGE MADE T0 VIRGINIA SHRINE Senator Fess at Wakefield, Tells Republican Women of Proposed Roads. Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio, ad- dressing the League of Republican| Women of the District, under whose auspices a patriotic pilgrimage was made yesterday to Wakefield, Va., birth- place of George Washington, pledged himself to secure Government construc- RALROAD REVENUE SHOWS INGREASE Figures for August Total‘ $586,563,357, 1. C.'C. Report States. By the Associated Press. Operating revenues for class 1 railways were reported yesterday by the Inter- state Commerce Commission to have totaled $586,563,357 during the month of August, an increase of $27,811,858 over the same month of 1928. tion of roads to the shrine and an ap- propriation -for the erection of a re-| production of the house in which the first President was born. | More than 100 local women visited | the shrine, now marked by a monu- | ment, on the first pilgrimage held under | auspices of the league. | In addition to the address by Senator | Pess, other speakers were Maj. Gen. Amos Fries, who spoke of Washington as a soldier, and Mrs. Helen Rust | president of the Wakefleld Memorial Association, who discussed the Nation- wide campaign, intended to arouse in- terest in Washington's birthplace. Rev. Willlam Morton of Christ Church, Alexandria, where Washington was a vestryman, pronounced the in- vocation and the benediction. Among the guests of the league were, Mrs. Edward Gann, sister of Vice Presi- the Secretary of Labor, and Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Republican com- mitteewoman for the District. Machado to Get Masonic Degree. By Cable to The Star. HAVANA, October 18.—President Geratdo Machado, one of the few Ma- sonic Presidents of Latin-American re- publics, received the thirty-third de- dent Curtis; Mrs. James Davis, wife of | For the eight months ended August | 31 operating revenues of the lines were | reported as $4,208,303408. This also| was an increase 1928, when the | total for the eight-month period was | $3,984.931,742. . Rallway operating expenses for the pest August were $395.686.102, as com- pared with $384,527.744 during the cor- | responding month of last year. Oper- | ating income increased to $152.231,610 from $138.727,527 in August, 1928, and | net operating income rose to $141,436,- 097 from $128,435,626. o $1,500 PAY ROLL TAKEN. | Two Masked, Armed Robbers Hold Up New Orleans Foreman. | . NEW ORLEANS, October 19 (P)— Two masked and armed robbers today drove up to a crew of men working on a job of the Globe Construction Co. Gartlin, foreman of the company, and rob him of the weekly pay roll of $1,500 in cash. ‘The concern had in charge the laying of a sewer line at the point and the foreman was preparing to pay off ‘his men when the bandits drove up. gree of the Scottish Rite Masons lest night. The exterior by decorative lamps and flood “rfi . Representatives of the league will be in attendance each day from 10 am. to 10 p.m. to explain the lighting a gram of radium as a gift from her American admirers. Oct “JL the past and present. ‘They took the money and fled in a | Shawnee here, just in time to halt Louis Mc- | sociation with the multi-millionaire theater man. The salesman asserted that Garland Biffle, defense witness under arrest on perjury charges, never was served with a subpoena in Stockton, Calif, as the witness testified. Biffie, who alleged he overheard a conversation shortly before the alleged attack last August 9 in which Miss Pringle hinted of a blackmail plot, named Clary in his testimony yesterday as the man who served a subpoena on him in Stockton for the defense. Denied Pantages Pay. Clary asserted he met Biffie in Stock- ton, but that Biffie returned here of his own accord and accepted the subpoena. Biffle was arrested for his testimony re- lating to the alleged blackmail scheme. The salesman, who was first men- tioned in the case by Leo Zlakel, & Garden Grove, Calif.. groceryman, said Pantages had paid him nothing and asked him to do nothing. Zlaket was | calied by the defense in an effort to cast suspicion on Miss Pringle's char- acter. Clary said Zlaket was one of his cus- tomers. When he learned of Zlaket's knowledge of certain particulars in the case, Clary sald he became interested and arranged a meeting of the grocery man and Pantages because he wanted to see “fair play.” He explained his meeting with Bif- fle by saying heh ad received a myste- rious wire signed “Cook™ and which, he believed, was sent 'by a private de- tective informing him that Biffie knew some facts about the case and was then #n Stockton. Clary said that again because he wanted to see “fair play” he paid his expenses and went to Stockton to see Biffle. T, $30,000 EXTORTION PLOT IS LAID TO OKLAHOMAN Wholesaler Is Denied Habeas Corpus Writ and Held in Default of Bail. BY the Associated Press. SHAWNEE, Okla, October 19.— Arthur F. Fauble, 40, Shawnee whole- saler, whose tale that he was the un- willing tool of a band of extortionists, has been branded a fabrication by in- vestigators, today was charged with at- tempting to extort $30,000 from H. Douglas, Shawnee banker. The complaint was filed by County Attorney Randall Pitman shortly be- fore Judge E. L. Welch denied Fauble his freedom on & writ of habeas corpu following a hearing in District Court. Fauble was remanded to_ the county jail in defgult of $3.000 bond, which his attorne¥ said would be perfected later in the day. Fauble will be next Tuesday. ‘given a sanity hearing INSURANCE FIRM JUDGED - SOLVENT AFTER HEARING Florida Lands Give Company Phos- phate Holdings to Add to Listed Assets. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 19—The Old Colony Life Insurance Co. today was found solvent by Judge Feinberg in Cir- cuit Court, and petition for an injunc- tion sought by the State to dissolve the assets was dismissed for want of equity. The company was founded in 1905 under the name of American Mutual Life Insurance Co. This was changed to Old Colony Life in 1912. Attorney General Oscar Carlstrom in petitioning for an injunction for disso- lution declared speculations in Florida real estate had wrecked the company financially. ‘Witnesses for the company testified that valuable phosphate deposits dis- covered on lands acquired by the com- pany through foreclosure since the fil- | ing of the petition in April, 1929, had boosted the assets far in advance of those llsbee in the audit. 20 Years for Slaying. ‘The minimum sentence of 20 years in the penitentiary for murder in the sec- ond degree was imposed yesterday by Justice Peyton Gordon on Lula Robin- son, colored, who stabbed to death her husband, Henry Robinson, May 25, at their home, 491 Missouri avenue. As- sistant United States Attorney Walter M. Shea prosecuted the case for the Government, while the woman was rep- resented by Attorneys Howard and small, battered touring car. Spivey. MME. CURIE TO RECEIVE GIFT FROM AMERICANS company on the allegation of impaired | D. C., OCTOBER 20 CUSTOMS DISPUTE | WITHFRANCE ADS Objection to American Way of Fixing Valuation Is Now Withdrawn. | By the Associated Press. The two years' controversy between France and the United States over the ! question of the valfiation of French ex- | ports to the United States has been | settled through diplomatic negotiations. Instructions were forwarded by the Treasury Department yesterday to Treasury officials in France to resume their evaluation of French exports for America. The agents of the department were removed two years ago after the French government had objected to i their operations. Objected to Practice. ‘They operated under American law, valueing goods before shipment, thus setting a value for duty upon arrival in American customs. In some cases the agents inspected the books of French firms to determine cost of production, in order to set a value, and a number of firms objected to this practice. After the agents were withdrawn and the practice of evaluation on the basis followed by them was abandoned the customs evaluations were made on the basis of American values in place of French values, due to the impossibility of securing information in France. The new method was found by the French to be more detrimental to their trade than the old system, and negotiations were entered into betweenr Ambassador Claudel of France and the State De- partment with a view to settling the controversy. Revert to Old System. The old system will be reverted to, with Treasury officials operating as they did two years ago before their withdrawal. A small staff of agents has been maintained in France pre- paratory to the resumption of the old system, but they have been inoperative. They will now resume their duties and additional men will be sent to France from the United Stztes. It is believed that the chief Treasury agent will be included in the staff of the American embassy in Paris. DISTRICT TO BUY CENTER SITE AREA Two Tracts to Be Added to 12 Already Purchased for Mu- nicipal Project. The District Commissioners yester- day authorized purchase of two addi- tional tracts of property within the site for the new municipal center. Twelve pieviously had been acquired. The sites to be bought are 485 C street and 458- 464 Louisiana avenue. The former con- tains 9,611 square feet snd will be I\ulred at a cost of $59,583 and the lat- ter 13,826 square feet and will be bought for $228,575. The second of the parcels mentioned represents the largest rchase to made for the municipal center site to date. The deal was made with the Capital City Life Insurance Co., owners of the property. The smaller &mpeny was bought through George . Lin- kins Co., real estate dealers, from the Continental Baking Corporation. The entire area bounded by Pennsyl- T.|vania avenue, Judiciary Square, Third and Sixth streets will be acquired as a site for the new group of to house District governmental activities. PERSIA PROTESTS TRADE PRACTICES Names Five U, §. Carpet Manu- facturers, Charging Un- * ethical Methods, By the Associated Press. The Persian government has pro- tested formally to the United States ‘partment g charges are unethical and detrimental to the interests of its rug- making industry. Mentioning some manufacturers by name, the note was handed to Secre- tary Stimson by Minister Meftah and turned over by him to the Federal Trade Commission for whatever action it sees fit to take. Extensive exhibits of advertising used by the firms ac- companied the note, which said these might erroneously give the impression that the products were made in Persia. The frank communication directed State Department attention to the “un- desirability” of practices and methods of the American companies and expressed the hope “such steps as may be necessary for its remedy will be taken.” Two concerns, each in New York and Philadelphia, and one whose ad- dress was not given, were complained of. THIRD ERUPTION ROCKS MONT PELEE NEIGHBORS Voleanic Action at Martinique Throws Out Gas, Ashes and Bursts of Steam. 1 By the Associated Press. FORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique, Oc- tober 19.—After a day of calm on Mont Pelee yesterday, @ third eruption, stronger than the two preceding ones, occurred early in the morning, the di- rector of the volcano observatory an- nounced. Gas and ashes were thrown out and flashes of light lasted for 10 minutes. Intermittent rumblings and bursts of white steam accompanied the eruption. The activity occurred on that rt of the cone which dominates the lava flows of the disastrous 1902 and 1903 eruptions. The village of Precheur already has been evacuated, and most of its in- habitants came to Fort-De-France re- cently, Saint Pierre, which was wiped out in the famous eruption of 1902 and Morne Rouge may be evacuated in their |turn. Ships have been sent to Saint Pierre to carry away the people, if necessary. “The governor has taken the necessary measures for the safety of all the in- habitants in the region of the volcano. The eruption today occurred in the very early hours of the morning. FLOODS +N HONDURAS. Heavy Rains Cause Extensive Dam- age as Rivers Overflow. TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, October 19 (#)—Heavy rains in Honduras re- cently have produced. great floods in the north and south of the country. The River Ulua has o San Manuel by_its inhabitants In the lowlands {’s'mtuy. nana flelds are taking ref ba fuge The Academy of Science in Washington, where Mme. Curie (right), co-discoverer of radium, will be presented with 'mountains. Communications between ceremony. y / 30. President Hoover will celiver an address at the -Associated Press Photo. Tegucigalpa and the Atlantic are in- terrupted. i 1929—PART ONE. Miss Gene Holt Wants to Be Dancef on Legitimate Stage. Would Spurn “Pull’”” of Father to Get Her Into Talk- ing Movies. To spurn any “pull” her father may have to get her into the falking movies or on the legitimate stage, and to get a place in the theatrical profession as | a damcer under an assumed name, if necessary, is the resolve of Miss Gene Holt, a Holton Arms School senfor here, and daughter of Jack Holt, motion pic- ture star. “As & matter of fact, I don't think much of the talking movies, and what little work I did in them last Summer has convinced me that I don’t want to take up the talkies after I finish school,” Miss Holt declared yesterday. She wants to dance on the legitimate stage, and to that end she is ‘paring herself. Her work in the talkies last Summer in Hollywood- was in small parts—chorus work and that sort of thing, and she says the sound stage of the motion picture industry at nt does not afford the most comfortable working conditions. The enforced in- closure of the stage to exclude all extraneous sounds produces heat which is well nigh unbearable, according to Miss Holt. Naturally she is enthusiastic over results of her father's first sound pic- tures. But for some of the other stars DAUGHTER OF ACTOR SEEKS SELF-EARNED STAG CAREER MISS GENE HOLT. —sStar Staff Photo. who have switched from the silent screen to the talkies, notably John Gil- bert, she has little praise. She says she, along with many of her sex, thought John Gilbert rather nice in the silent pictures, but now with the talkies here to stay—well, she'd rather not state her opinion. 2 Like her father, Miss Holt is hap- RIGIQ when astride a horse. She says er father has taught her and her younger brother, Tim, and her sister, Elizsabeth to ride constantly. She con- sequently has frequented the bridle | paths of Rock Creek Park during her attendance at Holton Arms School, which started two years ago. HOSPITAL REPORT GRATIFIES REED Senator Told by Secretary Good Walter Reed Con- ditions Corrected. Senator David A. Reed of Pennsyl- vania, chairman of the military affairs committee, expressed gratification yes- to him by Secretary of War Good, stat- ing that all of the irregularities com- plained of at Walter Reed Hospital during a recent investigation have been corrected. ‘The complaints had related princi- pally to the meals served at the insti- tution. Secretary Good told the Sena- tor in his letter yesterday that an in- specting officer visited the hospital al- most daily during September. This of- ficer interviewed all patients who were there at the time tl g:‘::io\u in- vestigation, ate at least 10 s in the ital, talked with Red Cross repre- sentatives, nurses and dieticians. ““This latest inspsction,” the Secretary of War wrote, “clearly indicates that the irregularities previously reported be | have been rectified, that a marked im- | provemient in mess conditions has taken | place and that all patients in the hos- pital are well satisfied, not only with the class of food furnished, but with its preparation.” Senator Reed sald it was gratifying to know that the War Department is willing to investigate and correct con- ditions brought to its attention by per- sons outside the military service. CHURCH BOXES ROBBED. Theft at St. Thomas’ Is Reported 1by Pastor. Offering boxes in St. Thomas’ Cath- olic Church, Twenty-seventh street an Woodley road, were broken open and their contents stolen some time between 8 o'clock yesterday morning and o'clock yesterday afiernoon, Rev. James ‘Walsh reportéd to police late yesterday. ‘The amount gontained in the boxes was unknown. mbe-u_lnned ; Bond Given. Roy Turner, who was being held at the Thirteenth precinct for tion in connection with the robbery of & street car conductor Thursday night, | was ordered released on a d of $500 yesterday by Justice Prederick L. 8iddons for a hearing next Wednesday. Through Attorney Albert D. Esher the prisoner sued out a writ of habeas corpus, ulen.l'nrf that his detention was illegal. The it was directed to Henry | police. 1 terday afternoon over the report sent | G. Pratt, major and superintendent cf | DRY LAW SUPPORT GAIN 15 CLAIMED ‘w Chairman of Committee Says Survey Shows Prohibition Status “Satisfying.” i | | | _Patrick H. Callahan of Louisville, Ky., chairman of the recently organ- | ized co-operative committee for prohi- | bition enforcement, said yesterday that a_survey made by the new dry group, | while incomplete, was “most satisfying | | as to the present status of yrohlm-; | tion.” | “The administrative committee of the | | co-operative committee had met to pre- | pare a pr m for a meeting here on November 15 of the entire committee of 20, which represents some 30 asso- ciations supporting the eighteenth amendment. “Contrary to a prevalling opinion,” said Callahan in a statement later, “the anti-liquor forces are not well or- ganized at all, as it has been a move- ment coming up from the people in every part of the country, and at times, in certain places, Tras been without leadership other than the common en- thusiasm of those enlisted in' a great cause. It is the purpose of this newly created committe to organize and em- | phasize the demand for enforcement | and aid the President in his program to this end.” Callahan said professional and com- mercial groups “and in some places the social circles” were taking more inter- est in hibition. He said the com- mittee found “this improvement began a year ago when this subject became overshado in the campaign and its importance was emphasized by the re- sults and likewise by the procedure of the present administration.” DORAN SAYS DRY RAIDS PARALYZED RUM TRAFFIC| | Commissioner Batisfied With Re-| | sults of Activities of Past | Week. By the Associated Press. 4 Prohibition Commissioner Doran yesterday sald that the series of dry| raids in New York and New Jersey in the past week had “paralysed” traf- fic in illicit liquor along the coast. keen satisfaction with- the result of the commissioner raids, said he believed the ring was broken to such an extent that it would be un- able to re-establish itself for many months. DAIRY SHOW PRIZE WINNERS NAMED Exposition Is Scheduled to End Tomorrow in Sweepstakes. | By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, October 19.—The Na- tion's ruling champions for 1929 in dairy eattle, with an array of be-rib- boned horses, fowls and pets, all prize winners in national competition, ‘Wwere the center of attraction today at the National Dairy Show. Judging had been completed and the prize-winning animals were ‘“dressed up” in their exhibit stalls to be viewed ioday and tomorrow, the closing day of the exposition. Attendance tonight had far eclipsed all previous records for the national e: ition, approaching the quarter of a million mark. The exposition officially will end to- morrow night with selection of a sweepstakes winner in the horse show from among the best five galted ani- mals in three classes. The owner of the winner will received $2,500. Six of ten grand chapionships in the cattle judging went to prize animals owned by Eastern breeders. New York and New Jersey each got two and Massachusetts and Rhode Island one aplece. The other grand champions came from Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas and Ohio. Last year the Eastern and Middle Western sections each won five grand championships. ‘Today was observed as Pacific Coast day in recognition of exhibitors and cattle enthusiasts who journeyed to St. Hul! from West of the Rocky Moun- ains. This year's dairy show drew a record entry list of more than 1,500 thorough- bred cattle. SUSPECT CONFESSES WRECKING TRAIN Grievance Against Road Given by Indiana Man, Former Employe, for Act. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, October 19.— ‘William Breese, 46, of Cumberland, east of here, late today confessed to wreck- ing a fast Pennsylvania express train 9 miles east of Indianapolis last Wed- nesday night because of a grievance against the railroad company. Brooding for two and a haif years over an in- jury suffered while an employe of the road, Breese determined to get even; he admitted. After his confession Breese was taken to the scene of the wreck and re-en- acted his method of loosening a 50-foot Ih'a creek by ‘the right of way. "Becse a creel y h2 0 o was trailed to hhlg.,-ne '.’l of bloodhounds and was day after the wreck. He had denied that he caused the in- “I didn’t do it, and I can sisting. rove it.” Questioned by detectives this mornin however, Breese became hopelessly en- tangled as the web of circumstantial evidence was tightened, and he finally made the con!.;:lrun, “T feel bette: a mail clerk were injured and damage of $25,000 was done when the train, traveling at a rate of 50 miles ah hour, hurtied tie = Was = now on_furlo the Central diana Hospital for the Insane, and- probable he either will be returned the hospital or to the hospital for. criminally insane at Michigan City. RADIO SET LICENSE FEE ACT HELD UNENFORCEIBLE Sault !te. Marie Move to Levy Is Brought to United States Com- mission’s Notice. By the Associated Press. A move by the city government of Sault Ste. 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