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WEATE HER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Foracast.) Partly cloudy, sligh tomorrow fair. Temperatures—Highest, pm. yesterday: lowest tly cooler tonight; 67, at 2:15 , 45, at 7 am. to- lay. Full report on page 9. New York Markets, Pages 13, 14 & 15 “From Press to Home Within~the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers block a vered to < every ci tion is de nd the regular edi- ‘Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 110,565 Entered as seco) 31 222 post office, No. Washington, nd class matter DG WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1929 —SIXTY-SIX PAGES. ### (/) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. PANIC IS AVERTED ON STOCK MARKET AS BANKERS ACT 10 HALT DECLINES Leading Issues Swept Down in Avalanche of Selling Volume of Sales Hits All- Time Record. BANKERS IN CONFERENCE AS DECLINE CONTINUES | Mitchell, Wiggin, Potter sndl Others Gather at Offices of J. P. | Morgan—Report - of Exchange| Closing Denied—Situation Be- comes Acute in Afternoon. Final Quotations in Stock Market in Sports Final Edition of The Star. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 24—A stock market panic appeared tc have been checked early~ thisi afternoon, as leading bankers is- sued reassurances, and prices of many leading stocks, after de- clining $10 to $40 a share, re- bounded sharply. United ‘States Steel common, after dropping $9.50 a share to $194.50, more than regained its loss, selling at 1:30 p.m. at $206. Johns Manville, which had drop- ped $40 to $140, jumped to $175 American Telephone, after tum- bling $21 to $251, snapped back to $268. Total sales on the New York Stock Exchange up to 1:30 p.m. were 10,171,900 shares, breaking all records, and comparing with a turnover of 8,246,740 shares for| the full session of the previous record day, March 26 last. Livermore Biiying Stocks. Jesse L. Livermore, colorful stock op- erator, who is reported to have made and lost several fortunes, told newspaper men that he had been a heavy buyer of stocks all during the morning. Mr. Livermore has of late years been ob- scured by the huge market operations of such men as Arthur W. Cutten of Chicago and William C. Durant, but his mname has been prominently mentioned in Wall Street gossip during the recent severe “bear” drive. Mr. Livermore, how- ever, denied that he had headed a “bear” pool. The situation became so acute by early afternoon that a report was scnt out over private wires that the stock market would be closed at 1 o'clock, but this was later denied by the New York Stock Exchange, which announced Jjust before 1 o'clock that no call had | been issued for a meeting of the board of governors to take action. Bankers continued to congregate at the low, formidable-appearing, gray- stone offices of J. P. Morgan & Co,, at the corner of Broad and Wall strects, directly across the street from the Stock Exchange. W. C. Potter, president of the Guaranty Trust Co., n joined the group. The bankers assembled repre- | sented the heads of ‘the largest public and private banking institutions in the United States, and had under their supervision resources totaling many bil- lions. Brokerage Houses Crowded. Customers’ rooms of brokerage | houses were crowded with pale and | harassed face: In contrast to the shrieking traders on the exchange floor, these men were ominously si'ent. few were confidently placing huge or- ders to buy, while many more were frantically placing orders to sell. During the early afternoon, the ticker quotations were an hour and 20 mi utes behind floor transaction, and d perate efforts were made by comm Sion house customers’ men to get quo tations from the floor. Members clerks on the floor were driven to desperation in a vain endeavor to supply informa- tion and handle the deluge of urders. Mary commission houses were repurt- ed to have dumped weakened marginal accounts overboard right and left with- | out waiting for responses to calls for | more margim. Hundreds of leading stocks were swept down to the lowest Jevels in mor2 than a year. Many sues lost from 5 te 50 per cent of their quoted values in & few hours, Bankers' Action Reassuring. The announcement of the meeting | of leading bankers in the early aftcr- noon appeared for a moment to nave checked the decline, and a few issucs rallied a little from their previous low Jevels. United States Steel, after touch- ing $195 a sharc, in contrast to the | year’s high of $261.75, sold soon after | 1 o'clock at $199. Thomas W. Lamont emerged from the pankers’ conference at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co. early this afternoon and | announced that in 5o far as the bankers | had been able to learn, no financial | houses were in difficulty. “So far as we can find, there are no houses in financial difficulty and re- ports from brokerage h indicate | that the margin position is satisfactory, said Mr. Lamont. i He added that the concensus of the conference had been that many quota- | tions “did not set forth the situation fairly because of the numerous air pockets found In many stocks where there were not many bids.” Asked whether he thought the Fed- eral Reserve Board would take any action, Mr. Lamont replied that he did not know, but thought there might be “some_consideration_given.” Trading during the first half hour totaled 1,676,300 shares, a new high rec- | ord for the period, and at the rate of | more than 16,700,000 shares a day. The record turnover was established on March 26, when approximately 8,200,000 shares were traded. Financial news tickers flashed un- official veports from Washington during the midmorning stating that Treasury 1 in men and money. Germans Transfer Mail Bags in Air To Ascending Plane By the Associated Press BERLIN, October 24.— The transference of mail bags in the air from mail planes to planes ascending to meet them at way stations is the newest develcp~ ment of the Lufthans: Experiments at Tempelhofer Airfield have been most success- ful. the mail being dropped and picked up by means of ‘a hang- ing cable with a forklike hook attachment., The cable is de- signed to break easily if caught, thereby preventing a crash. It is thought that the device also will be used on Zeppelins. FATE OF 100 CAUGHT ON LAKES IS HIDDEN AS 23 ARE RESCUED Coast Guard Cutter Braves, Pounding Sea to Save Stranded Crew. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 24—The region of the Great Lakes, storm-scarred and | wind whipped, taday counted its losses The fate of at least 100 persons,l caught on the lakes in the fury of the storm, remained uncertain early today. Hope that the car ferry, Milwaukee, of the Grand Trunk fleet with 52 aboard, had weathered the 48-hour storm on Lake Michigan faded today with a feport that wreckage from a boat had been picked up 10 miles off Wind Point, which is about 4 miles north of Racine, according to advices from Milwaukee. Capt. C. N. Bedell of the steamer Colonel told Gramd Trunk officials here that he sighted empty life boats, mat- tresses and the upper parts of a white cabin floating in the lake off Wind Point. The upper part of the Mil- waukee was painted white. Some of the wreckage was picked up by the Colonel, but none of it carried any markings to make identification certain, Capt. Bedell said. Marine men here interpreted the loca- tion of the wreckage to mean that the Milwaukee probably foundered not long after she left here Tuesday. She appar- ently got no further out in the lake than 25 miles when the 27 freight cars aboard perhaps were forn loose from their moorings, they said. Planes Are Asked. Not until today did Grand Trunk officials admit they were apprehensive regarding thé fate of the Milwaukee. The ship was commanded by Capt. Robert McKay of Grand Haven, a vet- eran skipper of the Grand Trunk fleet operating daily between Grand Haven and Milwaukee. Capt. Bedell told Capt. Charles E. McLaren, marine superintendent here, that in his opinion the wreckage was from the Milwaukee without doubt. Capt. McLaren appealed to the Kohler Aircraft Corporation to have one of their planes fly over the wreckage to see if the pilots could make out any- thing that would definitely establish that it was from the Milwaukee. Racine Coast Guardsmen were sent to the scene. 2 Fears were fclt for the steamer Wil- liam B. Pilkey and its crew of 32 men. The ship was aground on a reef off Gravel Island, east of Detour. The steel sandsucker C. A. Caldwell, with a crew of 16, was aground in Lake Erie off Leamington, Ontario. i Coal Freighter Reaches Port. The freighter Donaldson, loaded with coal and carrying a crew of 25 and pos- sibly 30 men, which was overdue at Su- perior, Wis., where it was scheduled to arrive Tuesday night, came into port to- day. It had put in at the Apostle Is- lands to weather the blow, Twenty-three seamen and officers of the stranded steamer, Maple Court, of the Canada steamship lines, were rescued by a Coast Guard cutter at 4:30 am. today from their vessel, which has been hard aground on Magnetic Reef, Cockburn Island, in Lake Huron, since 4 { am. Sunday, according to dispatches from Sault Ste. Marie. The Coast Guard cutter which res- cued the crew of the Maple Court set out after leaving the seamen at Detour for the William B. Pilkey. Officers of the Coast Guard boat said they passed the grounded freighter while bringing in the crew of the Maple Court. They reported seeing no_signs of life aboard the vessel and sald the fires apparently had been put out. They said it was not light enough to de- termine definitely whether any one was aboard or whether the vessel was badly damaged. The crew of 32 seamen and officers might have found some means of getting ashore on Gravel Island, they said. Rescue Attempts Hazardous. While the storm was reported abating scmewhat in the upper lakes, there is still a fairly rough sea running which makes rescue efforts hazardous, marine men said today. The Maple Court was reported to be in “very bad shape” by members of the crew, who reached Detour this morn-|( ing. _The ship, they said, is wedged on | (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) | FORUM TALK DEALS WITH PUBLIC LANDS! Senator Bratton to Discuss Prob- lems of Disposal Over Radio Tonight. The vast public domain lands of the | West, the problem of their disposal by the Federal Government, will be the subject of Senator Sam Gilbert Bratton | of New Mexico, speaker in the National Radio Forum, arranged by The Evening Star and sponsored by the Columbia Broadcasting System, this evening at 10:30 o’clock. Senator Bratton, from a State in whose boundaries there are many acres of public lands, long has made a study yof the problem before the Federal Gov- ernment of disposing of them. The question whether these lands | shall be ceded by the Federal to the | State governments wherein the lands lie, has been brought before the public by President Hoover, and it is to (his ques- tion that Senator Bratton will focus the forum audience. Senator Bratton entered the Senate 90,000,000 FIRE {Lund, who was found unconscious near | firemen reported that much of the film FALL'S INTENTION | IS SSUE. HITZSAYS, AS JURY GETS CASE Judge Declares That New Mexico Sunshine Should Play No Part. WANTS VERDICT GIVEN SOLELY ON EVIDENCE Explains in Charge That Former Secretary Is Not Accused of Conspiring With Doheny. The bribery case of Albert B. Fall,| former Secretary of the Interior, which | has been on trial since October 7 in Criminal Division 2 of the District Su- preme Court, went to the jury at 11:30} o'clock this morning. Immediately thereafter the four wom- en and eight men who comprise the jury retired to deliberate whether the former cabinet officer shall go to jail on the charge of accepting a bribe of $100,000 from Edward L. Doheny in connection with the leasing of the naval oil lands in California, or shall be ex- onerated from the sole remaining in- dictment against him. Justice William Hitz, in his charge to the jury, suggested in his closing re- marks that while the jury could bring in a verdict of guilty with a recom- mendation for mercy, that would not constitute a part of the verdict, but would stand as a matter of record Hitz Explains Duties. Justice Hitz commenced his charge to the jury when court convened at 10:15 o'clock. Warning the jury that it was concerned only with the question of the intention in Fall's mind when he re- ceived the money from Doheny on No- vember 30, 1921, Justice Hitz said: “Counsel has urged you to send_this man back to the sunshine of New Mex- jco. Neither you nor I have anything to do with sunshine. You are here 10 decide this case on the evidence, and nothing else. No matter what your ver- dict is, you cannot be called to account for jt by any one else. DESTROYS NS One Man Loses Life When Blast Wrecks Hollywood Laboratory. By the Associated Press. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., October 24.— An explosion and fire destroyed the lab- oratory of the Consolidated Film In- dustries here early today, causing a loss estimated as high as $50,000,000. Fifty persons in the building fled to safety during intervals between detona- tions which wrecked the place. One man was Killed. The laboratory was being used by about 75 per cent of the motion picture producers. Losses included the master films of several new screen produc- tions. Fire Department officials said the loss estimates were only tentative, how- ever, and that an accurate list of the expensive master films would have to be obtained before a better figure could be given. Only One Life Lost. The only death was that of Albert a film-polishing machine after firemen had quenched the blaze. He died while K iial. , who ran as the | first flash of flame spread through the building, said they saw the first ex- plosion occur in a pile of chemicals near one of the polishing machines in an assembly room. Lund was believed to have been knocked unconscious by the blast and to-have lain helpless as the fire swept over him. C. M. Lockwood, a film company ex- ecutive working in a projection room, said 35 women and 15 men were in the structure when the first explosion oc- curred and that he had accounted for them all except Lund. Ben Getz, president of the Consoli- dated Film Industries, declined to make any statement regarding the loss of films pending complete investigation. In the ccnfusion immediately follow- ing the explosion several persons known to have been in the building couid not be located, giving rise to fears that they had perished. Firemen later searched | the ruins for possible victims. | I Master Films Destroyed. | Among the master films known to have been in the building were “Hell's Angels,” valued at $60,000; “The Tam- ing of the Shrew,” produced by Doug- las Fairbanks, value not given; “Tres-| passers,” an all-talking production, and | “Rio Rita,” a talking-singing film, | Willlam Lebarron, vice president and general manager of Radio-Keith-Or- pheum productions, said he believed the first few days’ filming of one of his company s most costly productions had been in the building. The structure it- self was valued at $400,000. ‘That first estimates of the loss might be considerably reduced was indicated when employes of the laboratory and | had been stored in bottles and possibly was undamaged. Closing of several fire deors in the building also may have saved some of the productions. Film cutters told of many feet o { t | | film lying lcose on the floors of cutting rooms, which they had not time gather up. The fire spread through the structure rapidiy. Five minutes after the initial explosion had warned workers of dan- ger, a second occurred, which shot tlames through windows and ignited ! several automobiles parked in front of { the laboratory. The interior of the building was wrecked, partitions were blown down and some sections of the outer portion of the structure fell away, but the four main walls remained standing. Fire fighters succeeded in keeping the flames away from the Famous Players-Lasky officials do not consider that the ter- k prices in any in 1925, at the age of 36. He is recog- nized by his associates on Capifol Hiil as a forceful speaker, Studiq on one side and the studio of Radio-Keith-Orpheum Prodnetions nn the othef 7722 ATTEMPT ON HUMBERT'S LIFE FAILS AS BULLET GOES WILD | Assassin Is Overpowered as He Starts to Fire Second Shot. Police Protect Him From Crowd Threatening to Lynch Him. By the Assoclated Press. BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 24.— Crown Prince Humbert of Italy, affi- anced husband of Princess Marie Jose, narrowly escaped death today at the hands of an assassin, who fired a shot at the royal suitor as the prince was placing a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. ‘The quick work of one of the Italian embassy party, who knocked down the assassin’s arm, seized the gun and over- powered him, was believed to have saved the prince's life. The would-be assassin, who only es- caped lynching*through the protection of the police, later told the authorities CROWN PRINCE HUMBERT. that he was an Italian named Enrico Dirosa and sdid that he had only in- tended to fire in the air as a protest. The young prince, whose engagement to the Belgian princess was formally announced today, was one of the calmest of those present. He continued the (Continued on Page 11, Column 3.) PRESIDENT'S TRAIN MENAGED BY AUTO Obstruction Moved From Track Hour Before Hoover Special Arrives. By the Assoclated Press. NEW ALBANY, Ind, October 24.— An alleged plot which would have in- volved President Hoover's special train in a wreck with a heavy sedan 5 miles north cof here was thwarted last night by three men, who removed the obstruc- tion from the Baltimore & Ohio tracks about an hour before the train arrived. The train was halted for 18 minutes while secret service men and raflroad detectives started an investigation which resulted several hours later in the ar- rest of two colored men, who confessed, according to officers, that they placed the automobile on the tracks in a plot to collect damages for its destruction. Car Accidentally Found. The sedan was placed on the tracks {on a steep grade, and was discovered by Enoch Keller, colored, who had gone to the crossing in the hope of seeing the President as his train passed. Keller called Edward Hopson, a farm- er, and the two, with the assistance of a motorist George Weir of Jefferson- ville, Ind., removed the machine. First reports had it that the removal was done while the train was approaching, but later it was stated that more than an hour had elapsed. CONFIDENT OF SUPPORT. President Feels His Waterways Plyn Will Meet With Approval. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Staff Correspondent of The Star. ABOARD PRESIDENT HOOVER'S SPECIAL TRAIN en route to Wash- ington, October 24.—President Hoover is today hurrying back to Washington feeling confident that his bold and com- prehensive program for the future d velopment of the inland waterways of the Nation, which he so clearly set forth in an address last night at Louis- ville, Ky., will have the support of the country. The President appeared remarkably well and fresh today, considering the strain he has been ‘under during the more than four hard days of traveling, throughout which time it rained almost incessantly, and was cold during his rides through the streets in the citles he visited. He and Mrs. Hoover rode in an automobile, but they appear not {to have suTered in the least. | President, however, looked tired when | he went aboard his special train on the | Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at 9:30 | o'clock last night and headed back for | ihe White House. He talked with members of his party “(Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) Soviet Plane Hops Off. NORTH PLATTE, Nebr., October 24 (#).—The Russian airplane Land of the Soviets took oft from the municipal air field at 8:23 a.m. central time today bound for Chicago. The flyers hoped to reach Chicago about 5 p.m. Program —Page 46 Radio Program: "\ ‘The | TRADEHELD SOUAD N SPTE OF BREAS | Speculation, Not Actual Con- ditions, Seen Cause of Re- cent Market Declines. BY JOHN F. SINCLAIR. The business structure of the United States is stanch and sound. Condi- tions generally are as good, if not bet- ter, than a year ago, and the present stock market depression is not an indi- cation to the contrary. ‘This summarizes the opinions of the Nation's leaders in industry and finance, as expressed in statements made exclusively to The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance in re- sponse to a telerraphed request. The gyrations of the market are due to factors completely disassociated from the business outlook of the: country, and the readjustment of the market, if not permitted to go to extremes, will exert a beneficial influence, these leaders believe. Statements were made by such men as Walter C. Teagle, president of the Standard Oil Co. of New York; A. P. Giannini of the Bank of Italy, James Simpson, president of Marshall Field & Co.; Louis F. Swift, the packer; Lewis H. Brown, president of the'Johns- Manville Corporation; Willidm C. Pot- ter, president of the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York; Rudolph Spreckels, the sugar king, and Robert Dollar, ship- ping leader. Agree on Sound Basis. “Business is on a sound basis, in- suring a good year ahead,” said one. “The break in the market seems to have been caused largely by conditions inherent in the market situation, rather than by business,” is the view of another. “Business conditions sound and good, so could have had no clines,” said a third. ‘The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance, in seeking auth- (Continued on Page 12, Column 1.) MRS. D. W. MULVANE Special Dispatch to The Star TOPEKA, Kans, October 24.—Mrs. D. W. Mulvane, wife of the Republican national committeeman from Kansas and one of the best known women of Kansas, died at her home here last night from an acute heart attack. She had not been well for some time. Mon- day she returned from a visit to her old home at Omaha and was immedi- ately put under a physician's care. There have been few Kansas women who have held the high social position nationally that was enjoyed by Mrs. Mulvane. was frequently a guest at the While { House. Mr. and Mrs. Mulvane were I married in 1906, and have made their home in Topeka, except for brief periods when_they have lived in Washington land California. A brother, Hugh Mc- Kenna, resides in Topeka.. possible influence on recent stock de- 1 EXPIRES AT TOPEKA | ‘While in Washington she ; REPORT OF PLANE WRECKAGE DENIT Urban Diteman Still Missing on Atlantic as Hope for Life Fades. ST. JOHN'S, Newfoundland, October 24 (By the Canadian Press).—The report from Harbor Grace that the steamship Kyle had picked up a message reporting the finding of airplane wreckage by an unidentified ship was stated by the Newfound- land management to be without foundation. The management has had no message from the Kyle, which is at present on the Northern Coast. It is believed the rumor originated from the steamship Scy- thia’s message last night that no sign of the plane had been seen. This message was in code and the reports spread that Urban F. Diteman, missing in his flight to London, had been found. % CONSTANT SEARCH FAILS. Slight Hope Rests in Chance of Pick-Up by Ship. LONDON, October 24 (£).—An eager but fruitless watch was kept throughout the night on the Irish Coast and at Croydon for Urban F. Diteman, aviator who took off Tuesday from Harbor Grace, Newfoundland, on an attempted flight across the Atlantic to London. What little hope remained for Dite- man’s safety rested solely on the possi- bility the aviaotr had been picked up by some ship without radio. If cuch were the case davs might pass before there was word of him. Rain and a strong westerly wind pre- vailed along over the Eastern Atlantic and the British Isles, making ugly con- ditions for any small plane with a low store of gasoline, GREENLAND HOPE FADES. No Gasoline Depot Laid Out on Island, Says Governor. COPENHAGEN, October 24 ().—Dau- | gaard Jensen, Governor of Greenland, today informed the Associated Press | that” the Greenland trade nevar had | heard from Urban Diteman, missing Atlantic fiyer, and that no gasoline de- pots had been laid out at Julianchaab The missing aviator was said re- cently to have shipped gasoline to Greenland, giving rise to hopes he had flown there rather than directly | toward London. Argentine Airmail Brings Greeting to President of A. P. By the Associated Press. The first air mail to reach Washington over the newly es- ablished service between the United States and Argentina to- day brought to Frank B. Noyes, president of the Associated Press, a letter of greetings from Jorge Mitre, publisher of La Nacion, of Buenos Aires, who expressed gratification over this additional bond between the two western continents. “dt is my sincerest wish that it will serve in bringing togethcr in closer intercourse, both from a cultural and a_business point of view, the peoples of this new world, which, despite of racial differences have in common the same high ideals of two democ- racies desiring peaceful progress,” the letter said. GRUNDY DECLARES TARIFF AID BASED ONPARTY PLEDGES Came to Capital to See They Were Enacted Into Law, He Tells Senators. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Joseph R. Grundy, president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Associa- tion, testifying before the Senate lobby committee today, declared that he had come to Washington to “see that the Republican platform pledges were enacted into law” in connection with tariff legislation. Mr. Grundy told the committee that he had been in Washington, working in the interest of the protective tariff during the consideration of every tarift bill since the Dingley bill in 1897. Hz sald that he was himself a manufac- turer. “I pay my own expenses,” said Mr. Grundy. “No one ever paid any of my expenses.” In this connection he said that he had been in Washington during the last 10 months; that he maintained an office here in the Transportation gu:h:mz while he lived at the Mayflower otel. The witness estimated that it had cost him $2,000 a month to maintain his office here, or between $20,000 and $25,000 during the 10 months he has been here. All of it, he said, came out of his own pocket and he never e; to get any of it back from any one, Holds Election Was Mandate. “T feel T have obligations resting upon me.” sald Mr. Grundy, “and that I have |ing a right to see that the Republican plat- form is put into law.~ Chairman Cara suggested that as the manufacturers put up the money to win elections they should get the legis- lation that they want; that they should get their money back. Mr. Grundy said that the country had grown and prospered under the protective tariff theory, and that the Republican party had been put into power in the last election supporting that theory, and that he belleved the election was a mandate of the peopie to be carried out. “Did you think it was necessary to be here in Washington to watch your party, which is in control of both houses of Congress?” asked Senator Caraway. Mr. Grundy said that he did not think that there were enough of those interested in the protective tariff “down here” and in reply to further questions as to whether he was satisfled with the tariff bill, he said: “The bill is not passed yet and we do not count on chickens before they're hatched.” Seeks to Read Statement. Mr. Grundy said that there had been hundreds of persons in Washington be- sides himself interested in the tariff bill. Senator Caraway asked him to name some of those with whom he had co-operated or who had assisted him and Mr. Grundy mentioned William Burgess and Secretary Claudel of the American Tariff League. At this point, Mr. Grundy sought leave to read to the committee a long statement covering his activitles in ‘Washington. Senator Caraway, speaking for the committee, refused to allow Mr. Grundy to read the statement. Mr. Grundy said that the commit- tee had spent all day yesterday hearing a_ statement from President Lakin of (Continued on Page 11, Column 1.) 'HAN | KEY TO GET precinct early yesterday morning. This key is missing from the fifih precinct, although stories as to how long it has been missing are conflicting. One statement is that it has been miss- ing for 11 years and another that it has been missing 5 years. A third statement is that the key was in ths station house three weeks ago, with the handle broken off. At the same time Inspector Headley reported the finding of a dummy key made of soft lead and containing two hack saws inside the shank. This key was too large to fit into either lock, but it resembled the proper key closely. It was found in the automobile of Policeman L. A. Craig, late yesterday afternoon. Policeman Craig turned the key over to Inspector Headley. The police manual makes it the duty of station clerk to visit the cells every half hour. He may delegate this to another policeman, according to In- spector Headley, but the responsibility remains his. Visits Hour Apart. According to_the report a_visit was made to the cell at 4:30 a.m. by Police- man Crajg. A second visit was not made until 5:35 a.m., when Craig found *the two doors open and the prisoner A D. ESCAPED BANDIT. USED OUT OF HIS CELL Two Prisoners Watch Convicted Man Leave Prison—Station Clerk Cited Before Trial Board. Inspector Albert J. Headley today recommended that R. C. Speath, station clerk at No. 5 precinct, be cited before the trial board in connection with the escape of Wilbur W. Hand, alias Hennessy, from a cell at the fifth Inspector Headley's report, made to Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police. contained the information that two prisoners lodged in separate cells had seen Hand make his escape by unlocking the door to the cell and a second door to the cell room. He believes an official station key was used. vanished, The prisoner having the next cell to Hand's, Charles Edward James, told Inspector Headley that he had seen Hand put his hands through his cell door and unlock the door with a key. Holding .his fingers to his lips for silence, Hand then opened the door to the cell room with the same key, stuck the key in his pocket, pulled his over- coat up around his chin and went out. The prisoner in the next cell, Medio Mariarazzi, did not see Hand open the first door, but saw him open the outer door, and confirmed James’ story about the way Hand held his finger to his lips, stuck the key in his pocket and pulled the overcoat up around his throat. According to Headley there were four keys at_the station house for the cell block. Two of these were master keys which would open both inner and outer doors, and two would open only the outer door. It is one of the master keys that is now missing. Sylvester Murphy, who has been detailed to the fifth pre- cinct for 11 years, stated that he had never seen the second master key in all his time there. John C. Smith, who has been at the station for five stated he " (Continued on Page 3, Column 4.), R PRATT IS UNMOVED BY SENATE ATTACK AS SUSPENDED MEN PREPARE DEFENSE Doyle and Allen Receive Assistance of Many Attor- neys as Date Approaches to Go Before Trial Board. BLEASE RESOLUTION HELD UP BY DEBATE Effect of Act Would Not Bind Commissioners to Suspend Super- intendent. Regardless of Action of Upper House of Congress on Proposal. Unmoved by the bombardment in the Senate against the Police Department and the resolution which Senator Blease of South Carolina has drafted calling for his suspension unless Capt. Robert E. Doyle and Pvt. Robert J. Allen |are restored to duty, Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, today calmly continued plans for the prosecution of the two officers. In the meantime, Allen, whose driticism of the United States at- torney’s office for failure to prose- cute William L. Moffatt, an invest- ment brcker, indicted in 1928 and arrested last week on a new charge, led to his own suspension and the suspension of Capt. Doyle for defending him, announced that he proposed to furnish United States Attorney Leo A. Rover with “new and startling in formation” in another case in- volving an investment broker. Allen_ indicated that the information he intended to give Rover concerned the unusual action of a grand jury back in September, 1928, in failing to return an indictment against the broker, who had been charged with defrauding a woman out of $39,000, when the jury was told that the broker had promised to make restitution to the amount of . $10,000 if he was not prosecuted, and thus save the woman from the poverty which she faced. The grand jury re-. turned no indictment. ‘With Senator Blease, Democrat, of South Carolina, waiting for an oppor- tunity to introduce the resolution seek- to have Maj. Pratt, “Wil- lHam S. Shelby and Lieut. Edward J. ded, further developments the Capitol this aft- ernoon. In preparing this resolution yesterda Senator Blease explained that if Capt. Doyle and Policeman Allen are to be deprived of pay pending a trial, he thought these other officials should be placed on the same level until the sit- uation is settled. His position was that they should either all be kept on duty or all suspended pending final disposi- tion of the questions involved. Resolution Blocked. Inspector Shelby and Lieut. Kelly were the officers whose manner of in- vestigating the McPherson case formed the basis of charges of police inefi- ciency made by the grand jury. ‘When the Senate met this morning it to consider an amendment to the tariff bill, and Sen- ator Blease did not have an opportunity te bring in his resolution. With the return to Washington to- morrow of Chairman Sackett of the Senate subcommittee appointed to in- vestigate police conditions generally, mm::r developments in the inquiry are for. Senator Sackett is expected to call a meeting of the subcommittee within a few days. He already has a report from Supt. of Police Pratt containing the 2xplanation of the police chief regarding the first suspension of Policeman Allen, following his action in beginning = separate investigation into the McPher- son case several weeks ago. This report is not to be made public until the sub- committee meets. If the police situation is to be pre- sented in a form requiring action only by the Senate it would not be an act of Congress, but would be an expression of the opinion of the Senate. Friends Offer Aid. Aside from the support in the Senate. Doyle and Allen found themselves con- fronted with numerous offers of assist- ance today from countless friends, who rallled to their defense when th: an- nouncement of their suspension was made known. Several of these lawyers were Capt. Doyle's classmates at the National Uni- versity Law School from which he re- ceived the degrees of bachelor and mas- ter of laws. He indicated that he most likely could choose his counsel from his “alma mater,” as he put it. Capt. Doyle said he planned to make preparations for the trial just as soon as he selected his lawyer and that he had no fear of the outcome. The officer was in a jovial mood and declared that he did not know he had so many friends until he was suspended. Telephone Kept Busy. “My telephone has been ringing al- most incessantly, he said, “and letters of commendation for my stand and offers of assistance have come to me by the scores. Why some good Christian friend even sent me a beautiful basket of flowers.” Whether he will stand trial jointly with Allen or demand a separate trial is one problem Capt. Doyle intends to declde as soon as he chooses his counsel. It is likely, however, that Doyle and Allen will bé tried separately, since the latter has announced that he would object to being tried by the regular trial board composed of Inspector Louis J. Stoll and Capts. O. T. Burke and Wil- liam G. Stott. Capt. Doyle on the other hand said he was willing to stake his fate with the regular board. Allen likewise had not decided on the attorney that will represent him at the " (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) THREE JURISTS SLAIN. 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