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.. WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Burcau Forecast.) Cloudy, probably occasional rain to- night and tomorrow; slowly rising tem- perature. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 56, at noon today: lowest, 49, at Full report on page 9. —_ New York Markets, Pages 13, 14 & 15 3 a.m. today. The To No.' 31,220, - Brirvabts Entered as second class matter ‘Washington, D. C. enin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION 1 g Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homeg as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 110,813 WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3], 1929 —SIXTY-TWO PAGES. *#*# ——— () Means Associated Press, TWO CENTS. HODVER REQUEST TARIF DL DRAF WTHITWO WEEKS Asks That Senate G. 0. P. Lead- ers Get Together. . JONES URGES COALITION TO HURRY WITH WORK ‘Watson Makes Plea for Harmony, * Urging Conciliatory Attitude on Measure. By the Associated Press. The desire of President Hoover that the Senate finish work on the tariff bill within two weeks was made known at the White House today and it was followed quickly by a statement from Senator Jones of Washington, acting Republican leader, urging that the coali- tion of Democrats and Western Repub- licans be allowed to proceed with the Writing of a measure. ‘The White House statement said Mr. Hoover had urged Republican leaders o get together and expedite sending the bill to conference with the House. The announcement asserted the Chief Ex- ecutive felt there should be tariff legis- lation to complete his program for the special session and that the legislation should include provision for a flexible clause. ‘Watson Makes Demand. Prior to its issuance, Senator Watson of Indiana, who temporarily is re- linquishing Republican leadership be- cause of ill health and who conferred with President Hoover last night, in- formed the Senate he thought a bill should be passed and would never con- zent to adjournment without this being lone Jones, whose remarks were made off the floor, said the coalition had demon- strated it had the votes to write the kind of bill it desired, and he believed they should be permitted to frame @ measure speedily, so that it could be sent to conference, where the differences over the measure could be adjusted. Tells of Conferences. ‘The President said that in conferencas he had had recently with Senate leaders regarding the tariff situation he in- formed them he could not believe, and therefore would not admit, that the Senate was unable to legislate and that the interests of the country requiicd in legislation should be completed in the special session. ‘This last expression of the Presi- dent’s was prompted by the view ex- pressed by Senators with whom he con- ferred late yesterday to the effect that some of the administration tors consider progress hopeless, as ap- peared to them, and that the Senate coalition intended to delay or defeat legislation. Mr. Hoover further declared that he had stated his position on the tariff, that campaign should be car- ried out, by which adequate protection should be given to agriculture and to the industries where the changes in finomtl: situation demanded their as- Statement in Full. ‘The President’s public statement in full follows: “The President was visited yesterday by a number of Senators, all of whom called at their own suggestions, and presented to him the grave situation that has arisen by delays in tariff legis- Jation. They called attention to the fact that the Senate has had the tariff bill since June, with 15 schedules to work out, and has not yet completed schedule one. It was pointed out that a large amount of important legislation must be undertaken at the regular ses- sion, which would be prevented by n‘-nymz the debate into the next ses- sion. “Some of the Senators considered pro- gress hopeless, as it appeared to them, that the coalition intended to delay or defeat legislation, or did not intend to ive adequate protection to industry. f)thers felt that some understanding should be attempted among some Senate leaders by which the bill could be sent into conference with the House @t an early date. “The President said, as he has uni- formly stated his position, that cam- aign promises should be carried out gy which adequate protection should be given to agriculture and to the industries where the changes in economic situa- tions demand their asistance. He stated that he could not believe, and there- fore, would not admit that the United States was unable to legislate and that the interests of the country required that legislation should be completed during the special session. Declined to Interfere. “The President has declined to inter- fere or to express any opinion on the details of rates or any compromise thereof, as it is obvious that, if for no other reason, he could not pretend to have the necessary information in re- pect to many thousands of different commodities which such determination yequires, but he pointed out that the in’ Public Statement| Large Stock Market Gains Are Reduced | Prices Bound Upward at Opening, But Many Initial Advances Lost. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October 31.—Heavy profit-taking halted a wild stampede of buying in today's stock market after scores of issues had been marked up $5 to $30 a share, and gains of $75 and $95 a share had been registered by a couple of high-priced specialties. Losses from the high levels ranged from $2 to $12 in most of the popular shares. Trading was conducted at a furious pace, sales from noon, when the market opened, to 1:30 pm. totaling 4,472,400 shares, Some of the large opening transactions were: 353 Commerctal Solvent 40,000 Consolidated Gas 30.000 Radio e 30,000 Nat. Dairy Prodicts. 25/000 General Foods 20,000 Westinghouse Eléci 15,000 Columbia _Graphophone . ‘Quotations and net changes pm. were: United States Steel, 188%;, up 4%; Standard of New Jersey, 674, up 1%; Atlantic Refining, 43, up 1;; Chrysler, 373, up 23%; General Motors, 5i, up 134; General electric, 2512, up 4%2; Packard Motors, 201, up 34: Cerro de Pasco, 80, up 6%; Texas Gulf Sulphur, 604, up 2’':: Kennecott, 763, up 2; Johns Manville, 146%2, up 10}z; Amer- ican & Foreign Power, 87, up 13; Elec- tric Power & Light, 46%s, up 5%; New York Central, 240, up 4'¢; Consolidated Gas, 109, up 9: Anaconda, 9872, up 3'2. Opening gains, in many cases, were even more spectacular than the declines in the bad reactions of the past week. So great was the accumulation of over- night orders, as a result of reports that America’s most powerful ~financial forces, headed by the J. P. Morgan and Rockefeller interests, had definitely checked the wave of hysterical selling, specialists on the floor were required to bunch them and wait several minutes (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) FUROPEAN TRADERS BLAMED FOR CRASH Theory Is Advanced Here in Quarters That Ought to Know. 1372 319, 8% at 12:40 BY DAVID LAWRENCE. ‘Who raided the American stock mar- ket? This question may never be answered conclusively and may prove one of the mysteries of the century, but the theory advanced here in quarters that ought to know is that European traders caught thier American brethern off their guard. Reports indicate that the first selling came from London and represented a feeling on the part of European holders of American securi- ties that the time had come to unload. When the call money market began to drop recently.and was not accom- panied by any rise in American stocks, European traders smelled a rat. They had noted that in the past 12 months whenever there was a decline in money rates the stock market made new highs. They observed how the broker loans mounted and money rates kept well over 7 per cent while the discount rate was below that figure. ‘Then suddenly call money dropped to 5 per cent without response from the stock market speculators. Europe de- cided that the bottom had been reached. that speculation had run its course and got out from under in such quick fash- jon that it caught American traders by surprise—this is the theory and it is backed up by opinions from those who gnve kept in touch with selling opera- ons. Difficult to Trace Theories. If there is to be a congressional inves- tigation it will be difficult, of course, Lo run down Such theories because it would be necessary to have a record of what happened when the big break in the market came last week. There is no guilt attaching to anybody who decided to sell out, so the only value of the in- quiry would be to satisfy the curiosity of the investigators. ‘The subject might become pertinent, however, 1f some of the operations of investment trusts are inquired into. What influences control modern money markets? Is there a concerted money power which can govern the specula- tive markets? The vain efforts made by the pools to steady the markets in the last few days may prove better than all the investigations here how feeble is any investment group in a market that is world wide. What may be dis- covered is that what has hitherto been regarded as a local matter is an in- ternational problem. For a long time American authorities have been nervous about the great quantities of gold kept on deposit in the United States by foreign central In Cashing of Profits| 20 FEARED DEAD AS 2 BOATS CRASH IN LAKE MICHIGAN Freighter Goes Down, While Other’s Fight Is Regarded as Hopeless. FOG CAUSES WRECK OFF PORT WASHINGTON GAR FARE DEMAND DECLARED BASED ONSTOCK DIVIDEND Counsel for Federation of Citizens’ Associations Files Vitriolic Brief in Utilities Case “BROTHER ACT” CHARGED BETWEEN 2 COMPANIES Three Survivors Are Picked Up by Ore Carrier—Remainder Are Unaccounted For. By the Associated Press. MILWAUKEE, October 31.—Colliding in Lake Michigan 20 miles off Port Washington, Wis,, in a dense fog, the freight steamer Senator sank almost immediately and the Marquette, an ore-carrier, badly damaged, was wag- ing what was regarded as a hopeless fight to make Port Washington. The Senator carried a crew of 28 and all but three taken aboard the Marquette were unaccounted for. The Marquette carried 30 men. A few minutes after the collision, both ships began sending S O S. After about 10 minutes the Senator wireless ceased to sputter, and the Marquette said she had sunk. The Marquette stood by and picked up three survivors. An hour later Capt. W. S. Ainsbery radioed he would at- tempt to beach his vessel at Port Wash- ington. At 12:06 pm. the Marquette sent S8 O S signals and requested boats in the vicinity to come and stand by. Capt. Ainsbery messaged he did not think the Marquette would remain afloat long enough to reach Port Wash- ington. Third Disaster Within Week. The collision of the Senator with the Marquette marked the third ship dis- aster on Lake Michigan within the last week with a total loss of 89 lives. Last Monday the steamer Wisconsin sank in a severe storm off Kenosha, Wis., with a loss of 16 lives. The Wis- consin carried three passengers, all of whom were saved, and a crew of 61 Many of them were injured. A few days previous the car ferry Milwaukee in another storm with a crew of 48, all of whom were lost. Shortly after 1 o'clock, Chicago time, the Radio Marine Corporation of Amer- ica sta received a message from the Governi t ship Lighthouse, saying it could not locate the Marquette because of the dense fog. . Capt. W. S. Ainsbery is in charge of the Marquette, which, with a tonnage of 7,200 has carried a crew of 27 men. The Senator was in charge of Capt. C. P. Sampson and had a tonnage of 4,048 tons. She was owned by the Nichalson gil:erul Steamship Company of De- The first S O S was picked up by the Wright Steamship Co. of Shebo] . It was sent by the Marquette at 10:45 am., Five minutes later Sheboygan coast guardsmen left for the wreck. Coast guardsmen, under Capt. Wil- liam Kincaide and four tugs left Mil- waukee harbor also. Four fishing tugs from Port Washing- ton also put out to join the rescue fleet. In view of the dense fog, one of the worst that has enveloped the lake in years, it was thought the various boats would have difficulty in locating the Marquette. An S O S message picked up by the Radio Corporation at 12:26 p.m. Chi- cago time, trom the Marquette, asked that Car Ferry No. 18 please stand by. The message said the Marquette was headed due west to Port Washington shore, but did not expect to reach it. Three members of the crew of the Senator were picked up by the Mar- quette, a wireless message said. They were Leonard Boss, William Filback and Ralph Ellis, the radio ope°rator. The Senator sank so quickly, the message said, that there was no time to lJaunch lifeboats. 5 The Senator carried a crew of 27. Three were taken aboard the Marquette, leaving 24 unaccounted for. It was be- lieved they were lost. CHINESE PRESIDENT i TO COMMAND ARMY Chiang Kai-Shek to Lead Nation-! alists Against Rebel | Troops. By the Associated Press. HANKOW, China, October 31— President Chiang Kai-Shek flrflved? here last night end this morning left | banks. The fear has been expressed ~(Continued on Page 2, Column 17.) (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) 'AMERICAN TOURISTS RUSHING ; HOME IN WAKE OF STOCK CRASH! Every First-Class Cabin on Three Liners Sailing for U. S. This Week Filled. BY JOHN GUNTHER. le to The Star and C! By Cable (owa"® Copyrights 1938, go Daily PARIS, October 31.—Every first-class cabin is full in the steamship George washington, sailing today, on the Il de France sailing Friday, and on the Aquitania sailing Saturday. Not a single berth is available on any of the three liners. One reason for this unprecedented yush of American travelers to get home §s the beginning of cheaper Winter rates this week end, but the crash of American stocks is also responsible for hundreds of badly hit Americans clam- oring for passage. Two groups of Americans here were especially crushed by the market crisis, despite Wednesday's rally. The first includes women of small income, whose capital was invested in the rapidly de- clining stocks and who are likely to find themselves penniless and unable 1> continue their comfortable life 20 The second group is made up | of wealthy travelers here on vacations as a result of their winnings in the recent bull market and who now find that their gains have disappeared. Many of them are flat broke. Brokerage offices here are opeen from 3 o'clock in the afternoon till 8 in the evening. This period corresponding with the market hours in America on account of the difference in time. Ex- cited scenes are taking place in all of |mem at about tea time, when a parade of fashionable, but desolate Americans crosses and recrosses in an unhappy pllgrimage from the Ritz and Crillon bars and lounges to the brokerage offi- | ces on the Rue Carbon across the way. | At 8 o'clock toward the close, dozens | of parties in evening dress peek at the boards for a dismal moment en route | ‘o depressed dinners, Wednesday's slightly encouraging re- ports have not done much to cheer by railway to command the Nationalist troops opposing the army of Mershal | Feng Yu-Hsiung. { It was generally believed here that ! the government forces have suffered a heavy reverse west of Suchow and that the situation is serious. e SHEPPARD TO TELL OF DRY PROPOSAL Texan Will Explain Move to Ex- tend Prosecution to Buyer of Liquors. His proposal to extend prosecution under the dry law to the buyer as well as the seller of whisky will be dis- cussed over the radio at 10:30 tonight by Senator Morris SHeppard of Texas, author of ure eighteenth amendment. ‘The address will be broadcast through the National Radio Forum, arranged by The Evening Star and sponsored by the Columbia Broadcasting System. Senator Sheppard has Introduced a bil} to make purchaser of whisky gullty and punishable under the law. He expects to press the measure for ac- the Americans here, who fear that their care free life abroad is cut off unless a miracle occurs. Many Americans also have invested in European securities | or play the Paris Bourse, which is also suffering a severe slump in sympathy J with the Wall Street del tion before the regular session of Con- gress in December. A stanch opponent of Senator Shep- Recent Losses in Revenue Traffic Held Motivating Cause, as Returns Are Endangered. Declaring that the real motive be- hind the demand for higher street car fares was to allow the Capital Traction Co. to continue 7 per cent dividends on its stock, Willilam McK. Clayton, counsel of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, today filed with the Public Utilities Commission a vitriolic brief in opposition to any increase in Washing- ton's street car fares. The time for filing briefs originally closed October 22, but Mr. Clayton obtained an extension of time to prepare his reply to the companies, which had claimed they needed the increase to allow them to obtain something more nearly approach= ing a failr return on their valuations than they say they have been earning of late. Mr. Clayton assailed all of the com- panies’ contentions and urged the commission not only not tq increase the fare, but promptly to cut fares for school children to half. Dividends Held Motive. The crux of Mr. Clayton’s positio was that the real reason behind the de- mand for higher fares was to allow the Capital Traction Co. to continue the 7 r cent dividends on its stock, which ave been regularly paid for many years. On account of recent losses in revenue traffic, the company has made up these dividends by drawing from a cash surplus accumulated during the prosperous war period. In order to do this, Mr. Clayton said, the commission is asked to grant the Washington Railway & Electric Co., do- ing the “brother act in the uniform fare circuit,” an additional $400,000 in higher fares, to be paid by the car-rid- ing public in order that dividends may not be reduced. The brief summarizes the position of the companies as follows: The Capital Traction Co. has for many years been paying 7 per cent dividends on its $12,000,000 stock issue while the Wash- ington Railway & Electric has been paying 5 per cent on its $8,500,000 pre- ferred stock and 7 per cent on its $6,500,000 common stock. . Combined Surplus Reserves. The companies have combined sur- pl depreciation reserves so full that the Capital Traction Co. two years ago had to turn some of the money into earn- ings to prevent them from overflowing: the two companies issue some 2,000,000 free annually, not counting the free rides given to policemen and fire- men in uniform, at a revenue cost to the company of something under $150,- 000 a year; salaries of certain officers of the Washin Co. have been increased while there has been no change in the wages paid the gl:stform men; no general officer’s sala been reduced; no additional sf or bond issues are “even remotely dis- cerned in the financial horizon of either company; no purchases of new cars or extension of trackage is contemplated by either company; no offer is made to lift the “vexations nuisance tax” of pay transfers between busses and cars of the same company. Reluctance Is Charged. Mr. Clayton says that there is a “seeming acquiescence” on the part of the Capital Traction Co. in the half- fare for school children proposition, but on the part of its competitor only the suggestion that high school stu- dents are old enough to pay the full fare and the other students young enough to walk. ot The Washington Rapid Transit Co., he pointed out, which is a party to the case, does not pay the 4 per cent tax on gross receipts paid by other utility corporations, and yet has public space exclusively assigned to it on the streets for parking. ‘Turning to the subject of valuation, much of the brief is devoted to an exposition of the importance of this subject, considered by Congress as of “absolute and supreme importance.” After laying this groundwork, the brief examines the valuations é)reuenu:d by the three companies and finds very little to commend. “The Capital Traction valuation,” it said, “weak from a recent judicial oper- ation for the removal of its depreciation appendix, dropsical from a badly gan- grened case of reproduction valuation, did manage to stand upon its feet, but with both arms clinging tenaciously to the Constitution of the United States. Repaying “Good Turns.” “The Washington Rallway & Electric valuation shuffied in supported on 14- year-old crutches, emaciated, wan and bale, apologizing that it didn’t really expect to appear in the case, but was forced in to obMge its old friend who, in years long gone, had don: it many a good turn when both did the brother act on the uniform fare circuit. “The valuaticn of the Washington Rapld Transit Co. was brought in on a stretcher, but when counsel turned to uestion, why it just wasn't there at all. “The valuation of the Capital Trac- tion Co., broken on the wheel of public opinion, discarded by the United States Senate commiitee in its report to the Senate on merger, sct aside by some of its principal proponents, stands dis- credited by these most competent to judge impartially from the viewpoint of the trained expert and analyst. Valuation 10 Years Old. “The Washington Railway & Electric valuation by the commission made in 1919 is 10 years old, “ Appeal to the Su- preme Court of the District was taken by the company the same year, and ‘his appeal is still pending. “The Washington Rapid Transit Co. ’ appeal after appeal to former commi stons for the luation of this company ;:u been made on behalf of the pub- le.” Speaking of the plea by the petition- ing company to be protected from com- petition by the Washington Railway & Electric Co., the brief says that this otection would cost the riders of the atter line $400,000 annually, and that the contention is “utterly indefensible in both law and morals, “There is not a line in either of the charters of the companies or in the public utilities act or any other statute of Congress locally applicable that pard’s bill, Senator Harry B. Hawes of Missouri, will give his views on the sub- ject over the National Radio Forum at 10:30 next Thursday. directs, permits or allows such an un- conscionable act on the part of the gton Railway & Electric |J has never been finally valued, nl'.hough in I i \ jit HALLOWEEN! 3 REPORTERS FREE ON HABEAS CORPUS I - |Writ Is Granted Men Who Refused to Testify for Grand Jury. Application for release from jall on habeas corpus proceedings of Gorman M. Hendricks, Linton Burkett and Jack E. Nevins, jr, the Washington Times reporters who were yesterday sentenced by Justice Gordon to serve 45 days in jail for refusing to give in- formatior: to the grand jury of liquor pnrchases, was approved this afternoon by Justice Frederick L. Siddons of the District Supreme Court after Justice Gordon had decided not to change his ruling denying bail to the three news- paper men pending their appeal from his decision. The three men were or- dered brought into court and it is un- dm:wdtheywulharemudonm n The petitions, one in the name of each of the three men, were filed by Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert, Rudolph H. Yeatman and George D. Horaning, Jr.,, set forth the proceedings before the grand jury, the refusal of the reporters to violate newspaper ethics and the ac- tion of Justice Gordon in holding them lni contempt and committing them to a. us reserves of $9,000,000 in cash and | p, ‘The, petitioners say there was not suf- ficlent warrant or authority for their commitment; that there was no con- tempt committed, as they were fully jusified in declining to answer the ques- tions, and that their reasons, assigned to the court, were sufficient in law and they should be discharged from custody. Attorneys Lambert and Horning, jr. submitted to Justice Gordon a decision of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals holding that bail is a matter of right in an ordinary criminal case both be- fore and after conviction. Have Other Plans. In the event that the applications are denled, it is expected, recourse would be had to one of the justices of the District Court of Appeals to release the prisoners. Like the postman who went for a hike on his day off, the three reporters seem to be experiencing considerable difficulty in dropping their professional activities during their involuntary va- cation, The three men were “interviewed” today by a reporter from The Star. ‘The latter’s principal difficulty was in finding the opportunity to get in a question on his own account, so numer- ous and varied were the queries with which the others plied him. Salaries Are Doubled. Another development in their case today was the announcement that their emplagr had doubled their salaries dur- ing . time they remain in confine- men The interview this morning was noth- ing to boast of from the stangpoint of the interviewer. Arriving at the jail about 9 o'clock, he, after some slight difficulty, was per- mitted to go back to the cell room Burkett received him. Inquiries as to the whegeabouts of the others revealed that Netin had not as yet finished a second helping of breakfast, while Hen- dricks was in the jail barber shop re- celving a shave and mustache trim. A few minutes later they were ushered in, apparently in high spirits. While the visitor was still trying to decide on a tactful approach to the matter in hand, the e subjects spurted about 12 questions into the lead. They wanted to know,” among other things, how the “other boys” felt about the’ position they had taken re- garding the grand jury's question, if the court had shown any indication of changing its mind, how Nevin's girl friends were getting along and how one, when in jail, goes about securing & set of chessmen. After these and additional queries had been satisfactorily answered interviewer had his inning. Men Treated Well. It seemed the three men had been put through the regular ‘“cleaning and polishing” procedure when they arrived at_the jail yesterday, but that Lieut. Col. Peake, superintendent of the jail, and the guards treated them with every courtesy and consideration. Since it is against prison rules to sleep the daytime, they have decided to devote themselves to mind-im ro\'hlxfl pursuits. Lacking chessmen, e Ji dominoes were selected as best. available medium, and a 45-day tour- nament has been started between Hen- idricks and Nevin. The latter was 50 points down this morning, but attrib- | uted this to the alleged fact that Hen- {dricks has had previous tournament ex- perience, All three men were warm in their praise of ihe prison food and sleeping quarters. ¥ They are permitted the freedom of their dormitory, which they Si‘ll;‘! 'ua'fllghom mhfl' pflloneul.”ln- cluding ves, leggers, gamblers and habitual drunkards. Hendricks said he spent most of yes- (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.), ) " (Continued on Page 3, Column 1.) Senate Extends Watson Godspeed On Journey South A wish of Godspeed for “Jim"” Watson, the Republican leader, who is about to depart for an or- dered rest, was applauded foday by the Senate. Senator Johnson of California wished Senator Watson a quick return to health with a hope that “he will soon return to us the same old Jim Watson we have known for so long.” Senator Harrison of Mississippi and Senator Fletcher of Florida joined in the wish from the Democratic side. Fletcher said he was sure the Florida sunshine and orange juice would have its effect on Watson, and Harrison invited the Indiana Senator to extend his visit from Florida to Mississippi. ‘Watson has been commanded to take a rest to avoid a nervous breakdown and will leave tomor- row for Florida on a motor trip. FRIENDS INTERVENE T0 SAVE BINGHAM Norris Withholds Move to Censure Senator Over Eyanson’s Acts. Friends of Senator Bingham, Repub- lican, of Connecticut, intervened today with Senator Norris, Republican, Ne- braska, in an effort to bring about an understanding which would make un- necessary the presentation of a pre- posed resolution of censure for Bing- ham. Senator Norris entered the chamber today prepared to offer a resolution condemning the employment by Bing- ham of an officer of the Connecticui Manufacturers’ Association to assist him in tariff legislation. Before he could act, Senator Reed, Republican, of Pensylvania was_seen to confer with the Nebraskan. Later it was understood that friends of Bing- ham were carrying to him a proposal that some manner of apology be made for his severe attack upon the Senate lobby committee which inquired intc his_ activities. Senator Norris withheld tion. Meanwhile John Henry Kirby, presi- dent of the Southerr Tariff Association, white-haired Texan, who has $30,000,~ 000 invested in the lumber business, furnished the Senate lobby investigat- ing committee a comprehensive verbal picture of politico-tariff maneuvers in Southern States. Ap) g at his own request, to de- fend himself against alleged maligning of his association, Kirby was affable and obviously amused at the outset. Chairman Caraway of Arkansas, whose colleague, Senator Joe T. Rob- inson, was the Democratic norinee for Vice President last Fall, soon turned the examination into a political in- quiry and Kirby became vexed and re- sentful before he gave way to J. A. fimold. manager of the variff associa- jon. Before going into the political aspects, Chairman Caraway developed that Kirby is president of the Southern Tariff Association and Arnold is vice president. and manager; Kirby is presi- dent of the National Council of State Legislatures, with Arnold his unofficial assistant; and Arnold is general man- ager of the American Tax Payers' League, with which Kirhy has no con- "the resolu- nection, but to which he contributes about $1,000 & vear. Kirby insisted that the tariff associa- is interested in a ‘“‘competitive” | tariff and the purport of his testimony | was that the connection between uhe| three organizations was based on sym- pathy of purpose, “the welfare of the . American people.” It was breught out! in subsequent testimony, both from | Kirby and from Arnold, that two of the | organizations, the Ta: Association | and the Taxpayers” League, cairied onl their activities in a manner of inter- relation. Arnold Bares Expenses. The association has headquarters here | and Arnold testified that he drew in salary $1,000 a month, "gruumbly" from both organizations. The tariff as- sociation's annual revenues and ex- penditures are about $50,000, Arnold said, and the revenues of the American Taxpayers' League, which Kirby said} was interested chiefly in protesting| against sales taxes, was from $150,000 to $250,000 annually. This money is collected “in various ways,” Arnold said, by solicitations and byt organizers, who go_into all the States. . Representatives of the league have appeared before congressional commit- tees in the interest of tariff matters, (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) o Radio Programs—Page 46 ¥ CLASS DISTINGTION IS ISSUE INVIRGINIA Coalition Candidate Appeal- ing to Workers to Vote Against Regulars. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Staft Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., October 31.—A new problem has arisen to confuse further the situation in the Virginia guberna- torial campaign, which closes with an election next Tuesday. It has to do with class feeling. It is outside the re- ligious and prohibition issues, which brought a political revolution in the Old Dominion last year. But there are regular Democrats who fear this new issue may be as dangerous to them and their organization unless it is checked. The fact of the matter is that the anti-Smith Democrats and the Republi- cans, joined in a coalition to support Dr. William Moseley. Brown _for mmr‘m. the doctrine it r.er:u!fl‘ I‘r:ll‘n‘:gnua wing of the party in Virginia is the party of the rich man, |fs o " The aristocrats, ALLEN'S REQUEST FOR TRIAL BEFORE CIVILIANS DENIED District Commissioners Re- fuse to Grant Exception in Accused Policeman’s Case. PRATT RETURNS LETTER CHALLENGING BOARD Similar Demand in Doyle’s Pend- ing Hearing Declared Improp- erly Addressed. The District Commissioners today flatly turned down the request of Police- man Robert J. Allen for the creation of an extraordinary civilian trial board :omtry him on charges of insubordina- n. Simultaneously it was announced at police headquarters that Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, had returned to attorneys for Capt. Robert E. Doyle, suspended commander of the eighth precinct, who backed Allen in his recent controversy with Maj. Pratt, communications addressed to him yes- terday requesting a similar trial board to try Capt. Doyle. Maj. Pratt also returned to Chapman W. Fowler and T. Morris Wampler, at- torneys for Capt. Doyle, a challenge o the lice trial board as now consti- tuted, as well as the alternates selected several days ago. The communications, it was beld, were improperly addressed, since the authority to appoint police trial boards rests with the District Commissioners, while challenges should be made to the chairman of the police trial board and m‘t‘;) the major and superintendent of police. Action Not Unexpected. ‘The action of the Commissicners in denying Allen’s request for a special fate with a police trial board. In rejecting Allen’s request the Com- missioners directed Daniel E. Garges, secretary of the Board of Commission- ers, to prepare a letter to be sent the policeman’s attorneys, H. Ralph Bur- ton and Tench T. Marye, stating that after careful consideration they knew of no reason why Allen could not have a fair and impartial trial before a ice trial board. The Commissioners, wever, did not consider Capt. Doyle’s request, as it has not yet come officially to their attention. organizatio) The coalition is making a bid for the poor man, on the the poor never got anything from the State government conducted by the regular Democratic organization except higher taxes. - Tt is common talk among the workers for thé coalition that “the aristocrats” are for John Garland Pollard. Indi- rectly they are seeking to convince the working men and women that to be a regular Democrat in Virginia today is to be an aristocrat. They are trying to make the workers believe that the coalition is the friend of the poor man. Recall Tillman Case. Students of political history in the regular camp recall the kind ot class revolution in_South Carolina politics which swept Tillman into power years ago. They are uneasy because they have not been able to nl&e the effect of the drive made by the coalition for the vote of the poorer men and women. It is in the sections of this city where the working classes more generally 1e- side that Brown is expecting to receive his largest vote, for example, and in the aristocratic residential section where he will find it most difficult to garner votes. The regular Democratic organization and its candidates for office are doing their best to offset this poor man drive of the coalition, picturing to the voters the prosperity which has come to the State in increasing degree in recent years, with much industrial development and many jobs for workers. But the coalition or anti-Smith Democrats de- clare in their platform, “We are op- posed to industrial development at the expense of our laboring population or ;hc exploitation of cheap labar in any orm.” In some Republican quarters the claim is made that there is also a re- volt of the younger people against the old order of political control in Virginia, and that many of the younger voters are turning away from the regular Democratic organization which has con- trolled for so long. ‘The situation is further complicated in Virginia by the effort of the coalition —especially the anti-Smith Democrats —to convince the voters that a con- tinuance of the regular Democratic or- ganization in power means retaining in power the men who last vezr supported Alfred E. Smith, a wet Democratic candidate for President, and that a victory by Pollard will be regarded as a vtlcl,ol’y for the wet element in the party. ..’ srtongly Effect of Race Issue. ‘The regular Democrats, on the other hand, are counting on the race issue to help pull the chestnuts out of the fire for them this year. They are not preaching this issue publicly. But it is_there, just the same. ‘They believe, ground that | public F-flment. He decided to tters. ef In one of the two letters which notice on Maj. Pratt that the of the present members of the trial Capt. Doyle would be’ challenged, the police superintendent in reply cited sec- tions 15 and 21 of the police manual to show that he had no jurisdiction over the police trial board. Procedure Laid Out. Section 15 points out that if a contin- uance of a hearing is desired the ac- cused shall make application to the chairman of the trial board prior to the time set for the hearing. Section 21 says that “a challenge 0 any member of the trial board shall be made to the chairman thereof at least 48 hours be- fore the date set for the hearing.” Maj. Pratt also explained that he had no thority to appoint a police trial board, referring to another section of the police manual which stipulates that “the Commissioners shall establish one or more trial boards to be composed of such persons as they may, irom time to time, designate and change, or abolish such boards as they may deem proper.” ‘The letter which Secretary Garges wrote to Allen’s attorneys, notifying them that the request for a special trial board had been rejectel, was signed by Commissioner Dougherty, as nicsident of the Board of Comaissioners. The text follows: Text of Leiter. “The Commissioners f the District of Columbia have given cureful considera- tion to your letters of October 28, 1929, as attorneys for and ¢n behalf of Pvt. R. J. Allen and in conpection with the pending charges agains, him as a mem- ber (')1 the Metropolitay, Police Depart- ment. “In your letter of Ocl.ber 28 you state that you object to tie Police Tria Board as at_present canstituted and request that Pvt. Allen be tried by a board composed entirels of persons not connected with the Pclice ‘partment on the ground that you think it impos- sible for any of the present meml of the present Police Uepartment to give Pvt. Allen an impejdal tial. You appeared before the Ccamissioners on October 29, 1929, ang submitted an oral argument in suppor of r writ- ten request. The Ccmmissioners have also given careful consigeration to the oral argument presented by you. Authority for Board. “Under the law and under the rules and regulations of the Metropolitan served (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) (Continued on Pageé 2, Column 3.) WHITING CITIZENS NEED FEAR PANTS BURGLAR NO LONGER Nocturnal Visitor Equipped With Keys and Sleeping Powders Taken After Gun Battle. By the Assoclated Press. WHITING, Ind, October 31.—To- night, at last, the citizenry of Whiting may lie down to sleep untrammeled by the dread that the night will take from them their trousers. The pants burglar, with a record prod- ably unmatched in the pants-removing line, has been captured. For three months a nocturnal visitor, equipped with a key to every situation, gl has looted the homes of Whiting. Silent as a panther, he would enter, gather up the visible cash and depart with the family pants over his arm. Police statis- ticians estimated he had added 50 pairs to his pantry since the last quarterly " k Petroff of South Chicago was captured today after a gun fight with ice. An outraged citizen identified im as the man who robbed him of $722 and his trousers. In Petroff’s pock- ets powders wer:“m‘km of sleeping