Evening Star Newspaper, October 29, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy, continued cool; probably occa- slonal rain tonight and tomorrow. ‘Temperatures—Hig| p.m. yesterday; lowest, 42, at 6 am. to- day. Full report on Late N. Y. Markets, Pages 14 and 15 b No. « 31,227. post office. Wa; hest, 58, at 12:30 page 9. b Fntered as second class matte; shington, D. C. WASHINGTON, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. tion is delivered to “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- ‘Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 111,554 D. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1929 —FORTY-FOUR PAGES. ¥**» () Means Associ 15 B{LIEVED DEAD 1S 16 ARE SAVED OF; SNKIG SHP Many ¢f Maddened Survivors From jLake Vessel Raked by Géle Are Near Death. HOUSEJHIGH_WAVES DRVE BOATS T0 PORT | | | Captain Jloes Down With Steamer AftergValiant Fight Against Storm. By the Asc*riated Press. KENOSAIA, Wis,, October 29.—Be- tween 10 And 15 men went down with the lake fleamer Wisconsin in a severe storm off £he Kenosha shore early to- day. More tgan three-score were saved many of tdem maddened and some near death frold the horror and the exposure of hours § the wind-whipped sea. The three pasfngers aboard were rescued. Capt. Dyugal Morrison, bound to his duty and “ue to the tradition of the sea, remathed aboard his ship to the last and gvent down with a score of shipmatesBHis body was picked up later uard crews. 'azed Engineer Dies. gineer Judas Buschmann of Wis., clung to a life raft as r up-ended, rolled over and ers tried to haul him water, but, crazed by his ought them off and died. who clung to a life raft teamer were rescued by the Bros. fishing tug and were . Coast Guardsmen ptween 40 and 45 early this soon after the Wisconsin p | Smith Co., Washington investment firm, the boat. t Guard crews went out to in answer to the first S O 8 2 a.m. For two hours they 'get & line aboard the Wis- ‘was impossible to approach and one rescue boat was in the attempt: Five. life~ ly were launched and those re picked up from the small company since its the | Teport criticized severely the chilled by exposure, their at flrst_,. “Where's .t :tAnvz? igaref ‘Who'se got some- to drink?” Later, as they und a huge stove in the Guard Station, they re- Lake Michigan had proved for the passenger-freight had weathered many flercer minute after the Wisconsin nose out of Chicago harbor in the storm. Pitch- “a big swing,” one truggled up the Wis- toward Milwaukee. Then - | be prod .| ing an investigation in respect to ‘al- .|sons and corporations in connection 1 a.m. the water reached the tlr‘u stokers had to leave to Ives. ] r{ncflmly to Lower Boats. Above, Ahe radio operator clung to his post, senng first “We are in distress” and thenhhe § O 8, “We are in a sink- ing cond % thefdeck. in sharp relief from the red lightfof fiames, the captain, crew and passingers were calmly working to lower liffboats. The lifeboats rocked (Contified on Page 2, Column 1; o MISTRIAL IN CATTS COUNTERFEITING CASE Jury Discharged After 11 Hours | and §30 Minutes—Reported Divided 6 to 6. By the Adociated Press. October 29.—A mistrial was | declared #today in the case of Sidney J. Catts§ former Governor of Florida, ‘who hac n tried on a charge of aid- ing andf{ abetting counterfeiting. The Jury repirted in Federal Court that it | had beerf unable to agree. The fiy was discharged at 10:55 am. aft 11 hours and 30 minutes of deliberaon. The 67-year-old defendant left the @urtroom imediately after Fed- eral Jufige Alexander Akerman had dismisseg the jury. The jurors main- tained & locked vote of 6 to 6, it was learned. s ‘The @urtroom was crowded as the udge s, for the jury. Catls sat up in is chaiy expectantly. He had been ap- | parently*nervous through the morning. Lieut. Musil Revea absconder. secluded corner of the chicken yar Lieut. Musil has been held at the Navy Yard here since he was returned to Washington last Friday night. Only his attorney and his parents, advanced in years, have been permitted to see him. Newspaper reporters were denied the privilege of visiting the prisoner. It was explained that he is being held | pending a court-martial trial on charges now being prepared. All efforts to locate Lieut. Musil had proved futile until he became conscience stricken October 14 and voluntarily Approximately $47,000 was found concealed in a tin box. big rolls of greenbacks in both large and small denominations were carefully packed in the locked container. $47,000 MISSING CASH IS DUG UP IN YARD HERE; NAVAL PAYMASTER HELD Is Cache of Funds Gone When He Vanished From Charles- ton—Hunt Made at Night. . _An intriguing tale of a search under cover of darkness which disclosed $47,000 in cash buried in a chicken yard on the grounds of the District Home for the Aged at Blue Plains, in Southeast Wash- ington was revealed today by officials of the Navy Department in announcing the arrest of Lieut. Charles Musil, Navy paymaster at Charleston, S. C, charged with the embezzlement of $54,600. is under arrest at the navy yard here. Naval authorities wno conducted the hunt for the missing money were led to the spot where it was buried by Lieut. Musil, central figure in the fantastic series of events which caused naval authorities to comb the far corners of the world in their efforts to locate the Musi The The box was buried in a d. walked aboard the U. S. 8. Seattle, the receiving ship in New York City. He then sought out Capt. C. T. Owens, commanding officer of the vessel, made known his identity and surrendered. Immediately after surrendering, Lieut. Musil turned $1,500 in cash over l.ol Capt. Owens. He insisted at that time that he had spent the balance of the pay roll stolen, department officials said. Without making public_the_arrest of (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) SMITH CO. PETITION REFUSAL IS ASKED Government Requests Court to Sustain Subpuenas Call- ing for Records. Criticizing activities of the F. H. the Government today asked Justice Peyton Gordon to deny a petition filed recently by attorneys for the investment company to quash grand jury subpoenas to compel Smith Co. representatives to | place the records and accounis of-the firm at the disposal of the jury. ‘The Government's request was based on the report of a secret investigation of the activities of the P. H. Smith Co., conducted by Nugent Dodds, special as- sistant to the Attorney General. Dodds’ investigation probed the affairs of the inception, and his alleged sc- tivities of some of the firm's officials. ‘The revelations contained in the report, which allege widespread manipulations of securities and questionable practices of officials, were made public only as a result of the company's refusal to an- swer subpoenas to produce its records before the grand jury. Prominent Men Involved. ‘The report involves the names of sev- eral men of national prominence as having been connected in various ways with the F. H. Smith Co. and other corporations whose activities are dis- cussed in detail by Dodds. By way of introduction, the report says, that “all the books, papers, re- ports and so forth, designated in the grand jury’s subpoenas are required to luced for the examination of the grand jury, before which is now pend- leged criminal conduct’ of divers per- with the affairs of the F. H. Smith Co., and other corporations and concerning the conduct of the following named persons in respect to their dealings with the above named corporations, and with other persons and corporations: “Representative Frederick N. Zilh- man, Daniel R. Crissenger, former con- troller of the currency, Treasury De- partment; G. Bryan Pitts, Samuel J. Henry, C. Elbert Anadale, Henry C. Maddux, John H. Edwards, jr, and others.” When the affairs of the F. H. Smith Co. were first brought to the attention of the grand jury, that body ask=d for the books containing the records and accounts of the company. Subpoenas were issued to compel the company to furnish these records. On October 23, attorneys for the company filed a petition to quash the subpoenas, alleging that the grand jury in a John Doe proceeding had no right to force the company to surrender pos- session of books and records needed in the conduct of its business. The following are named with the F. H. Smith Co. as being among the cor- porations_investigated by the Depart- ment of Justice: | The F. H. Smith Investment Co., the Smith Selling Co., the F. H. Smith Co. of Virginia, the Columbia Trustee & Registrar Corporation and the Union Trustee Co. After reviewing the history of the F. H. Smith Co., which the report says was established in 1873 and which has subsequently undergone changes, Dodd's report sets forth the following charges: Citations Are Made. Evidence gathered by the Govern- ment conflicts with representations of the company as to its earnings. That high officers of the company have demanded gratuities running high as $30,000 in return for accept- ing bids on contracts involving prop- erties financed by the company. Anoti®r trial probably will be held in Februar?, it was stated. v | ury less money in taxes tha That after the company was refused! SENATORS ATTACK GRUNDY'S IDEAS Borah and Walsh Lead in| Scoring Pennsylvanian in Lobby Probe. The Senate lobby investigating com- mittee today drew from Joseph R. Grundy, veteran legislative representa- tive of Pennsylvania industrialists, his conception of what the American politi- cal system should be and then spent more than two hours attacking him on virtually every position he took. ‘With Senators Borah, Republican, of Idaho and Walsh, Democrat, of Mon- | tana leading the way, Grundy, president of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ As- sociation, was carried into an extensive discussion of the protective tariff as a policy, the .conduct -of Senators. in-- imical to the interests of industrialists and the responsibilities of the Republi- can party under the Kansas City plat- form. “I think it is a very great mis-| fortune,” Grundy said at one point, “that each State was given two Sen- ators.” He expressed the opinion that the smaller States should depend upon the industrial States for views on the tariff and that when Western Senators talked th2y should talk “darned small.” Blaine Scores With Sarcasm. “You would be satisfied with the present system if you could control all the Senators,” Senator Blaine, Repub- lican, of Wisconsin, remarked. Grundy did not answer directly. “You would have no objection to the system if the people sent here Representatives of the type of William 8. Vare,” Blaine pursued. “I don't care to get into personalities,” Grundy answered. “Well, then, of the type of C. L. Eyanson of the Connecticut Manu- facturers' Association?” Grundy again paused and asked that the question be repeated. Blaine Challenges Grundy. Blaine, half rising, shouted, “Look me squarely in the eye and answer if Grundy again demurred. 'd himself particularly to a table which Grundy had submitted in a previous appear- ance, showing the amount of taxes paid by seven of the smaller Western States and containing the assertion that the comparison of these figures with a ! State like Pennsylvania justified the opinion “that if volume of voice were proportionate to the population and productive power” of a State like Penn- sylvania, the people in these Western States “would need amplifiers to make their whispers heard.” In that state- | ment he said also that “the truth of the matter is that certain States,” such as Arizona, South Dakota, Idaho and Mississippi, pay into the Federal Treas- it _costs to_collect them. He referred to Penu- sylvania as being “hamstrung by ad- verse legislation” and described the State as supporting “these backward | Commonwealths.” “Have No Chips in Game.” Senators Walsh and Caraway ham- mered at Grundy and at one point the witness said that when one studies these Western States he finds that “when you come to analyze their part in the national life of the country they haven't any chips in the game.” “They found that out long ago,” Chajrman Caraway observed. Grundy, complacent and studied in his response to questions in the face of marked antagonism on the part of the committee, continued: “These people, it seems to me, are in effect trying to destroy the great reser- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) BOLD COPPER COMES A CROPPER ASg NAUGHTY NAG NIBBLES IN GLEE| voirs of income and it is a tragedy, to my mind, that these small States could destroy the protective tariff system.” “It's your view, then,” asked Caraway, “that wealth, and not States, ought to elect Senators.” “No,” sald Grundy, “I wouldn't go |Famous Pure Food Specialist Is STOCKS IN RALLY | AS SALES MOUNT 10 RECORD LEVEL Sharp Upturn Occurs in Early Afternoon—Leaders Show Substantial Gain. FRANTIC LIQUIDATION MARKS EARLY TRADING Bankers Ease Credit Conditions! in Effort to Stem Selling. BY STANLEY W. PRENOSIL. Associated Press Financial Editor. NEW YORK, October 29.—Stock prices turned sharply upward shortly before 1:30 p.m. this afternoon after a steady stream of liquidation in_the early trading had carried prices of active is- uses down $10 to $70 a share. U. S, Steel common rallled from $171 to $186, General Electric from $214 to $244 and American Can from $115 to $119 a share. ‘The early afternoon rebound reached impressive proportions in some of the speculative favorites. Westinghouse Elec- tric rallied from $100 to 124, Radio from $26 to $39, Johns-Manville from $109 to $121, International Telephone from $63, to $73, New York Central from $175 to $185, American Telephone from $207 to $216, and Atchison from $221 to $229.50. : Sales of stock up to 1 p.m. totaled 12,652,000 shares, which compares with the high record for a full session of 12,894,600 shares, recorded last Thurs- day. Margins Are Reduced. Tn an apparent effort to avert a com- plete demoralization of the market, J. P. Morgan & Co., announced shortly after 11 a.m,, that the firm, in associa- tion with other leading New York bank- ers, had reduced margin requirements to only 25 per cent margin on their street demand loans. Previous require- ments ranged as high as 40 per cent, so that the reduction will materially facili- tate the large commission houses in financing their requirements during the | current crisis by releasing a hug» volume of credit. Previous_to the bankers’ announce- ment, F. B. Keech & Co., one of the | large commission houses, announced that it had reduced the margin require- ments of its customers to 25 per cent. ‘This is the first decrease in margin re- | quirements since the “bull” market started on its wild rampage a few years ago. Leading commission houses, antici- pating a wild opening, started business much earlier than usual. Employes were seen flocking into the offices two hours before the market opened, many of thém having had only a few hours’ sleep after working far into the night to clean up yesterday's 9,000,000-share ses- | sion. Hundreds of customers, bearing checks, cash and stock certificates to sweeten up their collateral, also were seen in the large brokerage offices, Tele- phone facilities of the downtown ex- changes were swamped with calls. ‘The nervous character of the market is iliustrated by the fluctuation of United States Steel common, which opened fractionally lower at 185%, ral- lied to 192, dropped to 181%;, rebounded to 185 and then dropped back to 175. Other leading stocks acted in a similar manner. Despite the enormous volume of trad- ing, the tickers did not fall as far be- hind as they did last Thursday. due largely to the fact that the average vol- ume of individual quotations was much larger. The New York Stock Exchange ticker was 34 minutes late at 11:45 pm., and the curb ticker, which is slower in operation, was 47 minutes late. A fresh wave of selling around mid- day, which carried many of the leaders $5 a share or more below their opening quotations, indicated that the selling storm had not fully subsided, although it was cpparent that strenuous efforts were being made to maintain an orderly market and prevent a repetition of the big drops between sales which occurred in last Thursday's disheartening session. Record Sales Volume, The total stock sales in the first half hour were 3,259,800 shares, or larger than any previous full hour's sales on recor Hea selling at the opening was generally expected in banking circles. Bankers who attended the conference in the J. P. Morgan offices last evening intimated that such selling probably would represent the completion, at least temporarily, of necessitous liquida- tion. They pointed out that large in- vestment interests were prepared to enter the market with large buying orders, and this apparently is what happened after the first deluge of sell- ing had spent its force. ‘Wall Street has never witnessed such a wild opening as today's. Practically all of the leading issues opened with blocks of 10,000 to 50,000 shares, with the average declines running close to $5 a share. United States Steel common, after opening fractionally lower at 1853, (Continued on Page 3, Column 4.) DR. HARVEY WILEY IS SERIOUSLY ILL Stricken at Home Here at Age of 86. Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, famous pure food specialist who observed his 86th birthday October 18, is critically ill at his home, 2345 Ashmead place. He 1s Continued on Page 11, Column 2.) Ex- iw]:mm:her Policeman Becomes “Ex” Bronc Buster WRECK KILLS. FIREMAN; Wien Ruth, on Apple Spree, Takes Him for a Ride. 1 By the Ausoclated Press. EVA! 5TON, Il1,, October 29.—Police- man Pjil Reiman used to be a cow- hours of last night a horse §t large, nibbling grass from the swellest lawns in town. , Officers Bell and Bussean, would capture the horse in no sald, “I'll ride that bronc to on his ear. The nag continued to nib- ble the nice grass. “I am an old-time cowpuncher, Officer Reimen. “Leave if to me. He cut down a clothes line and made a lariat. He whistled it through the air. He pulled in, confidently. He found klre l:ld snagged ‘l‘)mm Bell. People began appearing. George hz%#:{:h who sells He approac! orse. p"Ryuth," he said, “she ver’ good lady, ye He sli) a halter over the willing m.i, the two started down the street. “But sometimes,” Boharas explained to the officers, “Ruth she eat too many apples,” a fruit. ‘There came | passes PASSENGERS INJURED Coaches on Alabama-Great South- ern Railroad Train Turn Over. By the Associated Press. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., October 29. —Forrest Aderholt, fireman on No. 43, nger train on the Alabama-Great Southern Line, was killed and several pas- sengers were injured when five cars and the engine of the train left the tracks at New England, Ga., 12 miles from here, shortly before 7 k this It was repol hl.uwpedulng: that four others turned T. over. ambulances were sent to the wreck and the injured were brought hese; sald to have been sinking rapidly in the last two or three days. Dr. Wiley was confined to his home with a bad cold about three weeks ago and after partially recovering suffered a relapse. In the past few days his condition has become aggravated by a weakened heart. Announcement of Dr. Wiley's dan- gerous condition cast gloom today over the delcgates attending the convention of the Association of Official Agricul- turdl Chemists. As honorary president of the association, Dr. Wiley was to be one of the principal speakers today. His absance was explained by Dr. B | B. Ross, chairman of a committee which called upon the distinguished chemist at his home yesterday. Fhey could not see him on account of €ritical iliness. is the As- ‘There was a subdued h Ross added that “it is very doubtful if Dr. Wiley will eyer live to attend CAPITAL MOURNS BURTON'S DEATH Senate and President Move Quickly to Honor Beloved Ohio Legislator. By the Associated Press. The Senate and President Hoover moved promptly today to honor the memory of Theodore E. Burton of Ohio, whose death last night ended an illus- trious public career. At a brief three-minute session the Senate adopted a resolution expressing “profound sorrow,” arranged for a State funeral in the Senate chamber at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon, and directed Vice President Curtis to appoint a commit- tee of 20 members to accompany the body to Ohio. ‘While this was taking place at the Capitol, announcement was made- &t} the White House that President Hoo- ver, long a friend of the late Senator, would attend the services in the Sen- ate chamber—the first state funeral accorded a Senator in recent years. Aside from the President, other high officials of the American Government also arranged to pay a last tribute to the late statesman, whose career of more than two-score years in public life came to a close at almost the hour when nations of the world are moving ftoward a goal for which he strove—in- ternational amity. Funeral Committee Named. ‘The committee of 12 Republicans and eight Democrats to have charge of the funeral follows: Republicans—Fess, Ohio; Watson, In. diana, the majority leade Jones, Washington; Smoot, Utah; Borah, Ida- ho; Moses, New Hampshire; Gillett. Massachusetts; Phipps, Colorado; De- neen, Illinois; Capper, Kansas; Warren, Wyoming, and Sackett, Kentucky. Democrats—Robinson, Arkansas, the minority leader; Simmons, North Caro- lina: Harrison, Mississippi; Harris, Georgi awes, Missouri; Sheppard, Texas; Walsh, Montana, and Bratton, New Mexico. After the services at the Capitol to- morrow the body will be taken to Cleveland, his late home, for burial. There the State which twice elected him to the Senate and the city which many times selected him as its presentative in the House will have op- portunity to pay their tribute. ‘The Senate today first adopted two resolutions; one of tribute and the oth- er to appoint the funeral committee. These were sponsored by Senator Fess of Ohio. Later the two were combind into one. President Hoover's attendance at the Senate service will be more than & mark of respect by the Chief Fx- ecutive for a Senator. The two were friends of long standing. during. Mr. Burton's protracted illress the Chief Executive visited the sick- room to talk with his old friend an< warm political supporter. In addition to Mr. Hoover and mem- bers of the House and Senate, the serv- ices will be attended by members of the cabinet, the Chief Justice of the United States, the justices of the Su- preme Court, foreign diplomats and other persons high in official life. Text of Resolution. ‘The resolution of respect follows: “Resolved, That the Senate has heard with deep regret and profound sorrow the announcement of the death of the Hon, Theodore E. Burton, late a Sena- tor from the State of Ohio. “Resolved, That a committee of 20 Senators be appointed by the Vice Pres- ident to take order for superintending the funeral of Mr. Burton, which shall take place in the Senate chamber at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, 1929, and that the Senate will attend the same. “Resolved, That as a further mark of respect his remains be removed from (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) Nearly Every One In about 9 out of 10 of the better homes of Washington The Star is read regularly by the different members of the family for worth-while, reliable news and informa- tion. 1f The Star is not being delivered regularly to your door every evening and Sun- day morning, telephone now National 5000, and service will start at once. The route agent will collect 60 cents per month (65 cents when five Sundays in the month). - | mountains which form the backbone of Frequently | “LOTS OF THINGS” CERTAINLY Do 'ENTER INTO_A TaRIFE: MAKIN'! = A Do You Mix Well?* And if So, What? Asks College “Ad” By the Assoclated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., October 29.—A stir was created today by an advertisement that appeared in the college magazine of humor, sold at the Dartmouth foot ball game Saturday. Heading the advertisement were the words, “Just because they have fags in London,” and the following ‘When an examination is over, do you feel at a loss? ‘While the waiter is speaking to others in French, do you go in a corner and hang your head? Or do you mix freely with your fel- low man (homo sapiens), and if so, what do you mix freely with him?” At the bottom of the ad was a name and a telephone number. / Matthew Luce, regent of Har- vard University, said he had no idea what action would be taken meme matter by college author- s. PERSONS MISSING IN EXPRESS PLANE Two Passengers and Crew of | _ Three Hidden Beneath Blanket of Winter. By the Associated Press. & ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex.,, October 29.—Winter, closing down over the the Continental Divide, today concealed beneath a blanket of lowering storm clouds and snow the fate of a Western Air Express liner lost with five pas- sengers aboard. ‘The giant tri-motored plane, with two passengers and a crew c’ three, disap; peared yesterday morning somewhere along the 180-mile stretch of the West- ern Air Express route between Navajo, Ariz,, and Albuquerque. It is believed to have been forced down by bitter weather which swept the Rocky Moun- tains yesterday, bringing snow and rain which caused Western Air Express to order all planes grounded. The order came too late to halt the missing plane at Kingman, Ariz, which it left yester- day at 8:24 am., Mountain time. Due in Albuquerque at noon, the ship was last sighted over Navajo at 10:30 am. At Pnto, Ariz, a few miles east of Navajo, a Santa Fe Railroad inspec- tor said he heard a plane in the clouds | at 11 am, but could not see it. Passengers on Board. The plane was bound from Alhambra, | éi suburb of Los Angeles, to Kansas | ity. ‘Those aboard were: Dr. A. W. Ward, San Francisco, na- tionally knowr. dental authority, en route to Fort Worth, Tex, to fill a speaking_engagement. W. E. Merz, Mount Vernon, N. Y., en route to iis home. James E. Doles, Los Angeles, chief pilot. flAn-n C. Barrie, Burbank, Calif., co- ot. B R. L. Britton, Los Angeles, formerly of Denver, steward. Officials of the company expressed hope that Doles had been able to fly over the Navajo Indian reservation, east of the point where he was last seen, before being forced to land. On the eastern side of the Arizona-New Mexico boundary, they said, they be- lieved Doles could find numerous emergency landing places. Search to Be Made. Despite hopes of officials that the plane was safe on some ted plateau, with one of the pilots or the steward making his way to means of communi- cation to notify headquarters, every means is planned to search the rough territory thoroughly. George Rice, Westerr Air pilot, who located the wreck of the City of San Francisco two months | ago, volunteered at Albuquerque to take 'thz first searching plane out to look for his fellow pilots and the passen- gers in the missing plane. 1$10,000 IN GEMS STOLEN. | plea. The hearing started at 1:30 | Tequest of the lawyers under advise- ALLEN'S REQUEST S GIVEN HEARING Comnmiissioners to Get More Details on Plea for Civilian Board. ‘The fight of Policeman Robert J. Allen for the creation of an extraordi- nary civilian trial board to hear the charges of insubordination preferred against him by Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, was carried directly before the Board of District Commissioners this afternoon by H. Ralph Burton and Tench T. Marye, counsel for the suspended officer. In response to the written request of the two lawyers for the appointment of a civilian trial board, the Commis- sioners granted them an oral hearing, ‘more fully to outline the reason for the o'clock, in the office of Proctor L. Dougherty, president of the Board of Commissioners. There was no indication in advance of the hearing of the attitude of the Commissioners, but there is & strong likelihood, it was said, that the request will be granted. Allen has expressed the opinion that in view of the many controversies in which he has been en- gaged with the Police Department, a trial board composed of police officers would not give him an impartial trial. Planning to Ask Delay. Allen's lawyers also are planning to ask for a delay in his trial, but intend to withhold the request pending the outcome of the oral hearing before the Commissioners. Should the Commis- sioners refuse to create a civilian trial | board, the attorneys will go before the | trial board when it convenes tomorrow to make a formal plea for continuance. The Allen case is on the trial board calendar tomorrow along with several others. The Commissioners, it was pointed | out, have a precedent on which to base | the appointment of an _extraordinary | trial board to hear the charges against Allen in the case of Capt. Guy E. Burl- ingame, retired commander of the sec- ond precinct who was acquited on the sensational charges of Mrs. Helen F. Blalock, former Seventh street palmist. The Burlingame trial board was com- posed of Maj. Donald A. Davison, As- sistant 'Engineer Commissioner; Wil- | liam P. Richards, District tax assessor, and Dr. Edgar A. Bocock, superintend- ent of Gallinger Municipal Hospital. Confer With Commissioners. Burton and Marye were closeted with the Commissioners for half an hour. The Commissioners announced after the hearing that they had taken the ment. Burton in presenting the plea for a civilian trial board extemporized from a prepared statement and pointed out that Allen “has become the center of a controversy in which impartial justice is now the prime factor.” “It lles within the powers of the Commissioners,” Burton declared, “to convince the public that they will go any fils!lnte to assure that justice be done. With the trial of Capt. Robert E. Doyle, suspended commander of the eighth precinct, continued to November 6, his attorneys, Chapman W. Fowler and T. Morris Wampler, made prepara- tions today to build up a strong defense for the veteran police officer. Since there is only one complaining witness, Maj. Pratt, who preferred charges of insubordination against Doyle because of his outspoken defense of Allen, the attorneys, it was indicated, plan to con- struct the defense on the reputation and good conduct of the veteran police officer in his 40 years of service in the Police Department. A score of more character witnesses, including some of (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) od Press. TWO CENTS. TAPPING OF WIRES LEADS T LIQUR QU INDITENTS Four Men and One Woman Named in Alleged Conspiracy to Smuggle Intoxicants. U. S. AGENTS “LISTEN IN” ON PHONE TRANSACTIONS Grand Jury Action Is First to Take Place Based on “Eavesdrop- ping” Methods. ‘The first indictment in the District of Columbia based on “wire-tapping” activities of Federal agenis was report- ed today by the grand jury in the form of a conspiracy charge to violate the tariff act by importing liquor without payment of customs duties. Those ac- cused are Michael Tilton, Julia Tilten, William W. Keeler, Walter Keener and David Taven. The liquor is said to have come “off the boat” from a schooner in the Atlantic. The indictment resulted from conver- sations “listened in” on by Government operatives and alleges that the defend- ants conspired, combined, confederated and agreed to “feloniously, knowingly and fraudulently import and bring into the United States certain merchandise contrary to law, to wit, whisky, cham- pagne, wine, gin and beer,” on which no duty had been paid. Eight Offenses Listed. The alleged conspiracy is said to have dated back to January 1, and in furtherance of it eight overt acts are alleged against the accused, as follows: On January 21, Michael Tilton is said to have telephoned from Washing- ton to Atlantic Highlands, N. J., and to have arranger with Keener for the purchase of 50 cases of champagne. On the following day Julia Tilton is alleged to have telephoned from Atlan- tic Highlands to Michael Tilton and to have stated she had purchased from Keener 16 cases of Scotch whisky and 5 cases of claret. January 24, Julia A Keeler :{'e alleged to have traveled from Washington to Atlantic Highlands for the purpose of intoxicants into the District of Calumbia. On the next day is said to have telephoned from Hyattsville, Md., to Michael Tilton in Washington that he had procured certain quantities of intoxicants which Tilton is alleged to have directed him to take to the home of David Taven. Told of Consignment. On the same date David Taven is alleged to have_telephoned to Frances Taven and to have advised her to pre- pare to receive certain intoxicants from Keeler. On January 26 Michael Tilton is al- leged to have telephoned to Julia Til- ton and directed her to telephone Keen- er and procure for him seven cases of champagne. On the same day Julia Tilton is said to have telephoned from Washington to Keener at Atlantic Highlands and to have arranged to purchase seven cases of champagne. ‘Two days later, it is asserted, Julia Tilton and Keeler are charged with transporting 72 bottles of champagne from Atlantic Highlands to Baltimore. Names Are Found. Three books of alleged customers’ names, scized in raids on the apartment of Roland K. Davis of the 1700 block of Twenty-first street, now under charges of violating the prohibition act, are in the hands of the district attor- ney. it was learned today. The books contain many names of Washingtonians. along with accounts, believed by Federal agents who <onfis- cated the books in the raid to be amounts due for purchase of liquor. In addition to the books of many names, understood to include several of prominence in Washington life, there was found another book, which gave not only a list of alleged customers, but the names of other persons who were listed as having vouched for the cus- tomers. 1t is known that attempts, by request, to get the books of alleged customers away from the Government have been unsuccessful and the list is still in the files of the District attorney. ‘The lists were seized on two different raids. During one of these Federal agents reported they remained in the Davis apartment and answered three telephones for about five hours while persons kept calling and giving_orders for the delivery of liquor. Federal agents taking names and addresses in this fashion and following them up are known to have obtained a mass of information. Yesterday in the same apartment house in which Davis lives agents were admitted to a vacant apartment and found and confiscated a quantity of alleged Scotch liquor, alcohol and bot~ tles of liquor labeled “Mt. Vernon” and “Overholt.” No arrests were made. and Willlam W. Hirohito Has Chill. TOKIO. October 29 (#).—Emperor Hirohito today was confined to the pal- ace by a slight chill. He has canceled engagements for the next few days, as he is anxious to be well enough to at- tend the Meiji Shrine athletic tourna- ment on November 1. ALLEN, OFF TO TRAFFIC COURT, FINDS HE’S “TICKETED” AGAIN Suspended Officer Loses $2 on Yesterday’s Charge. Going Back ‘When Pvt. Robert J. Allen, suspended Tomorrow. Allen nonchalantly shoved the pink Thiev CHICAGO, October 29 Roderick G. Stevenses sat { their living room last night while rob- bers pawed through Jewels in an upstairs room and escaped Ransack Room Whi Couple 8it Downstairs. quietly rs. with gems valued at $10,000. The Stevens caretaker saw two men slip from the house and ride away. Radi i? Programs—Page 31 d (#).—The Stevens’ policeman of the eighth precinct, started to climb into his car this morning to journey to Police Court to defend himself on a charge of double parking, he was greeted with the sight {of another police “ticket,” fastened (neatly under the windshield wiper of | his automobile. This slip charged Allen with parking his car in front of his home, 2807 Con- | necticut avenue, all night with no lizht on it ile in plece of paper into his overcoat and drove off to court, where he subse- quently lost his first in 15 battles with the police force. Judge Ralph Given fined him $2. He was arrested yes- terday afternoon at Pifteenth and H Walter ‘said” that e, parked hiocae er double for 12 minutes. o a5 Allen announced he would Police Court tomorrow on chay id he had posted $2 col- the fourteenth precinct, t (Continued on Page 3, Column 3