Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1929, Page 2

2..E DENISON RETAINS ATTORNEY BY WIRE Layne Denies Charge Count Against Dry lllinois House Member. Representative Edward Everett Deni- son, Republican, of Illinols, who was indicted yesterday by the grand jury on a charge of possession of liquor fol- lowing the discovery by prohibition agents at the Union Station of a leak- ing suit case, addressed to John Layne, care of E. E. Denison, 411 House Office Building, last January, today from his home at Marion, Ill, wired Attorney E. Hilton Jackson, well known local law- yer, to enter his appearance as counsei with United States Attorney Leo A Rover. The accused Representative is known as an ardent dry. Jackson visited Rover and obtained a copy of the indictment, saying that he is informed that it is the first “true bill” in this jurisdiction for a charge of mere possession of liquor. Such cases are usually heard in Police Court, he said, on information. The lawyer, when asked if he would also represent Layne, who was named in the indictment with Representative Denison, was not prepared to answer. Identification Question. Rover declared today that since Deni- £on, according to published statements, had sald that the suit case belonged to his nephew, Charles Lane of St. Louis, he would ask the prohibition officials to check up the question of whether there had been a mistake in identification be- tween John Layne, named in the indict- ment, and Charles Lane, the nephew, who it is understood, accompanied his uncle on the trip to Panama, whence the liquor in controversy is reported to have been shipped to New York and thence b yexpress to Washington. John Layne, several years ago secre- to Mr. Denison, and now _connected with the Internal Revenue Bureau, is emphatic in his declaration that there has been a mistake made in the intro- duction of his name into the case. Explaining that he had not been Mr. Denison's secretary for nine years, ai that he was not in Panama with Deni- son, he added that records of the Treas- ury Department “will show that I was not out of Washington in January.” Issues Flat Denial. “T flatly deny any connection with, the case,” he continued. “The first I heard of it was from the newspapers. I am going to investigate the indictment. It is a case of mistaken identity.” ‘The United States attorney admitted receiving a wire from Denison at Marioa last night in which he was informed that Denison was leaving Sunday to re- turn here. The entering of appearancc by Attorney Jackson puts to rest any question of whether the Representative .could be taken into custody as he is attending the present extra session of Congress. Rover sald Denison had asked for an early trial. The evidence presented yesterday to the grand jury included an express com- pany receipt for the trunk, which is said to have contained 18 bottles of - whisky and 6 bottles of gin, which was shipped from New York with the eaking suit case and which was found - by prohibition officers Denison’s room in the House Office Building. : The receipt for the trunk is signed “ - H. Layne per E. E. Denison.” Repre. sentative Denison claims, it is stated, that the express company had made a - mistake and sent him the wrong trunk, T.A.T. REWARDS FLYER WHO LOCATED PLANE Western Air Express Pilot to Divide $10,000 With Two With Him in Search. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, November 20.— George K. Rice, Western Alr Express pilot, who located the lost Transconti- nental Air Transport plane City of San Francisco, which crashed into Mount Taylor, New Mexico, with a loss of eight lives, yesterday received a $10,000 reward. The money will be divided equally between Rice, his co-pilot, A. W. Bleber, n{\d Chris Johnson, steward on Rice's plane. ‘The City of San FPrancisco struck the mountain during a snowstorm last September 3. soon as the plane failed to arrive at its destination. For several days planes toured the vicinity where the ship had been seen last, but without success. Rice, piloting a regular passenger liner, went off his course to Mount Taylor and found the lost ship. FIVE MEN INJURED IN $500,000 BLAZE Fire Destroys Engraving Plate Factory and Radio Company Plant in San Francisco. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCICO, November 20.— Five men, including Fire Chief Charles J. Brennan, were slightly injured in a fire which destroyed the plants of the American Engraving & Color Plate Co. and the Gary & Danielson Radio Co. in the industrial district here last night. Twelve men were known to have been in the building housing the plants anu all were believed to have escaped. A search of the ruins was ordered, how- ever, when firemen told of seeing two men trapped on the top floor plunge into the fire below. Chief Brennan estimated the loss at $350,000. Owners of the plants in- volved asserted, however, that their combined losses would approximate $500,000. JUDGE ASKS PROBE OF BRIBE CHARGES Report That Wires Into Chicago Court Had Been Tapped Also to Be Investigated. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, November 20.— Judge Joseph B. David has demanded grand { jury investigations after & witness in { the trial of nine men charged with ! slaying “Tctavius Granady, colored poli- "l tician, in last year's primary election, had testified that a State .nvestigator had offered $1,000 for an untrue ver- ision of his story and, after it was * charged that telephone wires had been ‘tapped to the judge’s chambers, the tjury room and the homes of defense and State’s attorneys. i The witness, Rev. Joseph McMillan of 2 Muskegon, Mich., colored, said that Mr. ¢ Brusseaux (Sheridan Brusseaux, former { State’s attorney’s investigator) said ¢ there would be $1,000 in it for him if + he would implicate one of three men— | were: * Harry Hockaiein, Johnny Armgndo or Vice president; * Sam Kaplan, .Schlosser and - Search was started as| Raj [ Forum Speaker \ SENATOR ROBERT F. WAGNER. ~—Underwood Photo. WAGNER T0 SPEAK ONBULDING PLAN Unemployment Relief to Be National Radio Forum Topic on WMAL. The availability of public construc- tion works as a safety valve in time of unemployment and business depression will be the subject of an address deli- ered by Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York in the National Radio Forum on station WMAL arranged by The Star and sponsored by the Columbia Broad- casting System, at 10:30 p.m. tomorrow. Senator Wagner has made a thorough study of employment and the so-called business cycle in this country. He is the author of a bill in the Senate to create a Federal Employment«Stabiliza- BYRD FORCED DOWN RETURNINGTOCAMP Lack of Fuel Makes Plane Land in Dangerous Ice Area. (Continued From First Page.) south and in a few minutes the plane was out of sight against the clear sky. Loud Speaker Buzzes. Inside the mess hall the loud speaker | was connected with the recelving set and from it came the steady buzz of |the plane's transmitter. It was soon |evident, however, that the unusual | blanketing effect which has played hob | with radio for three days was still in- terfering, for the signals sometimes faded altogether, and, although a few words of messages were picked up at times, nothing definite was heard until at the end of five hours a message came through that the plane had reached the mountains and was looking for a land- ing field. There were a few bumpy notes from the loud speaker and com- munication ceased. We knew then that the plane was probably down and could only hope that the landing had been a good one. Plane Again Reports. Nearly two hours went by and then the loud speaker again picked up the roar of the plane’s transmitter, and an hour later came word that it had passed the crevassed region about 200 miles out and that everything was going well. Another interval, and then in th midst of a message the transmitter suddenly stopped working and there was silence. The men at the camp looked at each other with startled expressions. Such a sudden cessation of communica- tion seemed ominous. It could be due to only two things—either the motors had gone dead or something had broken and the plane tumbled to earth. Unconsciously voices were lowered or men did not speak at all. They waited impatiently in hope that it was a forced landing. But there was no sound out of the silence of the barrier. Prepare Relief Plane. After waiting for half an hour prep- arations were begun to get the other plane ready. The plane was loaded with food and the tanks filled with gaso- line, and 50 gallons of gasoline in cans{ were placed in it for use in the Ford if lack of fuel had caused the landing. Then there was a wait for a radio signal. Howard Mason, who was oper- ating, thought he heard a faint sound tion Board, which would have among its members cabinet officers and men lem and big business men. Long Range Plea. He believes in the establishment, too, of a long range plan with regard to the construction of public works. Under such a plan, arrangements would be made for the construction of public works far in advance, so that in times of unemployment, the Government could tap this reserve work and give employ- ment to thousands. Makes Mark in Senate. ‘The New York Senator, who is serving his first term in the United States Sen- ate, has already made his mark in that body. He has a wide experience in pub- lic life before entering the Senate, serv- ing the New York Assembly, the and as justice of the Supreme Court of New York. He is a constructive thinker and a clear and able speaker. GETS LIFE SENTENCE FOR SLAYING INDIAN John Ramsey, Cowboy, of Osagel Valley, Convicted Second Time | by Jury for Murder, By the Associated Press. PAWHUSKA, Okla., November 20.— John Ramsey, cowboy, of the HIUL country, was convicted the second time today of the murder of Henry Roan, Osage Indian, and sentenced to g{)e“ ri;nprlmnment. by a jury in Federal Ramsey was accused of slaying the Indian at the instigation of William K. Hlle.v’m-cnued “cattle king of the Osage Hills,” so Hale might collect $25,000 insurance which he held on Roan'’s life. Ramsey has faced three juries on the charge. ° first disagreed. The second found him and Hale guilty, but Ramsey was granted a new trial. Hale, who is serving a life sentence for the murder, was brought from prison to testify for msey. . OKLAHOMA PENSION TO ALICE M. ROBERTSON Amount to Be Given Former Mem- ber of Congress Not Yet De- termined Definitely. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, November 20.— In recognition or her services to the State, the Oklahoma Memorial Asso- ciation has voted Miss Alice M. Rob- ertson of Muskogee, only woman ever elected to Congress from Oklahoma, a pension. The amount of the pension, to be paid monthly, has not been defi- nitely determined. In recent years, Miss Robertson has met with financial reverses. During the World War, soldiers were given free meals at a restaurant operated by her in Muskogee. LANDLUBBER COWBOYS LOSE STEER IN RIVER Police Make Capture When Animal Takes “Unfair Advantage” in Water. | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 20.—New York's cowboy’s are strickly landgoing fellows. When a huge black and brown steer escaped from the stock yards at the foot of Thirty-ninth street yesterday and plunged off the dock into North River, the cowbodys washed their hands of the affair. ‘The agile animal was far too elu- sive for their lassos and they vainly tried to encircle the steer's neck from the dock. Some one suggested the police, An emergency squad, with truck, crane, a small boat and several yards of rope, had the steer tied up and hauled back on the dock in no time at all. i ‘The cowboys refused to adntit de- eat. “The steer took unfair advantage of us,” they explained. “Who ever heard of a seagoing cowboy FOUR BANKERS ACCUSED. Additional Men Are Named in $3,- 592,000 Defalcation. FLINT, Mich,, November 20. (#).— its 1 e g . b_]by June, but was not sure. As 10 o'clock el verse« e employment prob- at night drew near, with the Ford two State Senate, as lieutenant governor, | o] on the wavelength that would be used hours overdue, the engine' of the Fair- child was warmed up and Haines, who had been left in charge of the camp, walted in the radio room in the hope that on the 10 o'clock emergency sched- ule some signal might come through. ‘Worry Hangs Over Men. ‘There was no word, and Haines and Bernt Balchen, who was to fly the Fair- child, came out to the field. Worry and a growing appreciation of what an accident would mean hung over the group of men like a shadow. Carl Petersen, the tall, blonde radio operator, who also is a pilot, climbed into the plane with Bernt and the Fairchild was taxied up the hill. It had a heavy load aboard. ‘When Bernt turned the plane he ned her wide and in a jouncing glide down the hill gathered speed. Al- most at the bottom the plane lifted and after gaining a few hundred feet altitude turned in a wide circle. It was thought that he merely intended to circle camp, but as he headed in again toward the fleld he slid into a landing. Motor Is Not Performing Well. ‘The motor was not performing well. was quickly checked over and warmed up again and seemed to perform per- fectly, so Balchen again took off. This time he climbed more rapidly and as he came over the camp waggled his wings that everything was all right and headed south. Anxious eyes followed him until the plane faded from sight, flying right into the midnight sun. The group at camp gathered outside the radio room, where Mason was keep- ing in touch with Petersen. Pete sent back word as he passed the 40-mile base and the snowmobile, and Mason, as he copled, repeated the words to the waiting men. Then he looked up sud- denly and sald, “They see the plane.” There was a dead silence. What would the next message bring—word that it ::‘:’cmhed or that every one seemed As soon as Balchen reached the spot, he dropped down and Pete quickly pulled in his antenna and signals ceased. That was the worst moment of the whole day. Had they seen the plane smashed and wanted to get down quickly to give help and did not wish to send back word until they were sure as to what had happened? drivers recalled that the position Balchen had reached, judging by the time elapsed since he left, was in the middle of a badly ridged area, where a landing was most difficult. Had Plane Rolled Over? The big Ford was light. Had she rolled over in landing, stumbling over one of those high ridges of snow? That moment meant everything to the expe- dition. The safety of the leader and the safety of the only long-distance plane were in doubt, as well as the fate of the other men in the crew. ‘The minutes became more than an hour, and we began to fear also for the safety of Balchen and Petersen, know- ing the rough ground they had for landing. The suspense had lasted so long that every one was willing to be- leve the worst. It was agonizing. There was no way of knowing that Petersen was sending from the ground, but that the eccentric radio would not come throuch. l-‘lirchl_ld Buzzes Again. ‘Then came the welcome buzz of the Falirchild again in the air on the way home and word that every one was safe. The Ford had landed safely, no- body had been injured, 100 gallons of fuel had been transferred to the tanks, and the crew were warming up the en- gines. Depression gave way to happi- ness. Balchen, in the Fairchild, landed some time ago and the Ford should have been back by this time, and we are agal: wondering why they have not returned. Probably some motor trou- ble, or a leak in the fuel line which must be repaired, but what a relief it will be to hear them again in the air. (Copyright. 1929, by the New York Times ©o. It . and the . uis Po: spatch. All O S Shication reserved throdshout | the world.) POPE IS EXPECTED 70 NAME CARDINALS Secret Consistory Is Set for Decem- ber 16—Many Places in College Are Vacant. By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, November 20.—Offi- clal announcement that the Pope would hold a secret consistory on December 16 and a Publu: consistory three days later has led to almost certain belief that a number of cardinals would be appointed to fill the many Warrants naming four more employes of the Union Industria Bank here as participants inethe $3,592,000 defalcations of the bank's funds were issued here today. The men charged Frank D. Montague, assistant J. W. Barron, A. J. . A, Plumb, tellers, now existing in the Sacred College. Of the maximum of 70 cardinals there now are only 58, owing to a serles of deaths. was erally believed today that It the United States woum:’eulvz [3 fifth cardinal at this . drowning. PROMISE SUP 'PORT OF e ] THE PRESIDENT’S PROS Executives of Eastern railroad systems and others prominent in the transportation world, who met with President Hoover yesterday and pledged co-operation in the campaign for the expaunsion of business activities. Left to right, front row: L. F. Loree, Hale Holden, Secretary of Treasury Mellon, Secretary of Commerce Lamont, R. H. Aishton and A. T. Dice. A. H. Shaw, Milbank. Back row, left to right: William Butterworth, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce; Julius Barnes, publisher of System magazine; F. W. Sargent, Fairfax Harrison, P. E. Crowley, J. J. Bernet and Jeremiah -Associated Press Phota. ‘| tral Silk Association, embracing raw U.S. STOCK BREAK HITS JAPAN'S SILK Production Is Curtailed to| Meet Depression in Raw Market. TOKIO. November 20 (#)—The executive committee of the Japan Cen- silk producers throughout the country, yesterday decided to curtail production | to remedy the depression in the raw silk market, for which the slump on the New York Stock Exchange was said to be partly responsible. Reelers will sus- pend operations for a fortnight, begin- ning December 15. Production will be reduced 20 per cent from February 1 to May 31, while storage required in the semi-official ‘warehouses will be increased from 30,000 bales to 50,000. ‘The rising value of the yen and an anticipated decline in American luxury consumption paralleling the loss in stock values were described as leading causes for the silk depression, which has drcpped the price from 1,290 yen per bale to 1,220 yen within a month. ‘The export of raw silk to the United States is the most important single factor in the foreign trade of Japan. NEWSREEL SHOWS ATLANTIG STORMS Hindu Christmas Headed by Maharajah, Also Is Pictured. Terrific storms that followed the earthquake along the North Atlantic coast are shown in The Evening Star- Universal Newsreel, which opens today in the Stanley-Crandall theaters, the Rialto and other theaters of the city. The earthquake caused enormous seas along the beach near Winthrop, Mass. Here the waves swept clear over the roadway, battering automobiles trying to make their way along the road. The sea even crossed the road and dashed against the houses which face the ocean, deluging them with spray. This spec- tacle was caught by The Evening Star- Universal Newsreel cameraman, who risked being swept into the ocean to get the pictures. Motion pictures of Secretary of War Good, taken just before his fatal iliness, are shown in the reel. Another per- sonage of world importance, the Maha- rajah Sir See Wadiyar, is shown head- ing a mammoth parade in the celebra- tion of the Hindu Christmas. He pa- rades before his 450,000 subjects on hi elephant. The festivities of the Indian yuletide, called the “Dusserah,” cost the country $60,000,000. Lord Mayor Heads Pageant. The lord mayor of London heads still another gorgeous pageant called “The Lord Mayor's Show,” which is held when the official is inducted into office. The new lord mayor, Sir William ‘Waterlow, rode in the same coach which was used by the famed Dick Whitting- ton. There is an interesting hockey con- test held on the ice in the Madison Square Garden, New York. This is be- tween the New York team, the Rangers, and the Detroit Cougars. The New Yorkers were picked to win, but the Detroiters surprised the fans by battling them to a 5-to-5 tie. There_are two breath-taking scenes, one in Washington, where a “human’ fly scales the walls of the Hotel Am- bassador, climbing up the sheer sides of the building, 12 stories, to the top. Great crowds gathered in the streets to watch the spectacle. The other dizzy sight is the painting of the Brooklyn Bridge, the workmen climbing far out on the cables to give the span its Win- ter overcoat. Girls Show Skill. California girls show their strength and skill in a race in whaleboats in San Francisco Bay. The girls are high school students, but are exceptionally muscular, for they swing the big oars with the expertness of regular sea dogs. From Berlin comes one of the most unusual “shots,” a gridiron battle be'- tween bulldogs. The dogs haven't learned how to play Rugby and do no kicking, but the ht out a strenuous | = Y %‘he ball is put into | game of soccer. action by the referee, and the dogs, lined up facing each other, try to knock it over the goal line with their noses. They are much quicker than the human player and manege to keep the ball in the air most of the time. SILVERWARE POLISH CAUSE OF POISONING Hunadreds of Recent Cases of Illness in Chicago Mistakenly Diag- nosed as Ptomaine. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 20.—The Chi- fcago Department of Health believes it has discovered the cause of several hun- dred cases of food poisoning, which in recent months have been mistakenly diagnosed as ptomaine. Seventeen persons were poisoned at & hotel banquet a month ago, Dr. Arnold Kegel, health commissioner, said, and the case supplied data on which the department made its investigation. The poisoning was traced to a chemical used for polishing silverware. “Dishwashers are usually none too careful about such things,” Dr. Kegel *| said. “Not knowing the polish was poi- sonous, they were probably not as par- ticular about removing it as they would have been.” As an emergency measure, Dr. Kegel said he would prohibit the use of the poison for silver polishing in public places. An effort later will be made to obtain legislation regulating its use. There have been no deaths from the poison, Dr. Kegel said, but many cases of serious fllness. {KING TO GIVE HUMBERT CHATEAU AT WEDDING Racconigi Fortress, Long a Sum- mer Residence of Royalty, to Be Marriage Gift. ROME, November 20.—The wedding gift of King Victor Emanuel to Prince Humbert and Princess Marle Jose of Belgium will be the chateau of Rac- conigi in Piedmont, birthplace of the crown prince, Popolo di Roma said to- day. The chateau was built as a fortress in 1004. It has a big park and lake and has been used as Summer residence by Italian royalties. Floods Menace Wales. CARDIFF, Wales, November 20 (&) —Southern Wales for the second time in recent weeks again Is suffering great distress from serious floods, which fol- lowed 24 hours of tremendous rainfall Only one death has been reported, but there have been narrow escapes from Parade, | White House Social Events Canceled for Month of December The White House today can- celled all social functions on the calendar for December out of re- spect for the memory of the late Secretary Good. Included were the diplomatic reception, usually one of the most brilliant of the season, which was to have been held on December 5, and the cabinet dinner, on the program for December 12, LINER OLYMPIC HIT BY QUAKE IN OCEAN Big Ship Shaken From Stem to Stern, Commander Reports. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 20.—The earthquake which was felt along the coast from New York to Halifax Mon- day shook the liner Olympic, 640 miles out at sea, from stem to stern, her com- mander reported today on arrival here from Southampton and Cherbourg. Officers of the Olympic did not know what had happened and for a time feared the ship had hit a submerged wreck and perhaps damaged her hull. Capt. W. H. Parker, the commander, said he was in the courtroom when the ship started to tremble. “I immediately went on the bridge,” he said. “Nothing had been sighted ahead and nothing seen astern. For a moment I thought we had cast a pro- peller blade. But the engines continued had struck a submerged wreck. When the vibration ceased I went aft to exam- ine the wake of the ship for signs of wreckage, but there was none.” NEW YORK, November 20.—Six cable repair ships were groping the bed of the North Atlantic off the coast of Nova Scotia today for cables broken on Mon- day by the earthquake along the sea- board. Ten or more of the connections be- tween America and Europe were severed by the upheaval among the hills and valleys of the ocean’s floor. BAZAAR FOR PEKING EXCHANGE TOMORRGW Mme. Wu to Introduce American Manager From the Orient at Sale. ‘The reception sale for the benefit of the Peking Exchange, which will open tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the Wardman Park Hotel under the patron- headed by Mme. Wu, wife of the Chinese Minister, will be personally managed by Miss Blanche Haley, manager of the exchange in China, who arrived in Washington yesterday afternoon. The Peking Exchange was started as a relief measure in 1919 by a number of forelgn women during the famine of that year, Organized by Mrs. Dwight Edwards, wife of the head of the Peiping Y. M. C. A, the exchange has grown women, given needlework for which they were paid a living wage by their for- elgn benefactor, to an institution of 200 Chinese women, who are given work in a building owned by the ex- change. The exchange conducts a de- partment which trains women to work in outside homes and also a day nursery to care for children of the women during working hours. Some of the finest needlework in the Orient is done by women of the Peking Exchange, and many pieces comprising table linen, bed linen and clothing will be exhibited at the bazaar tomorrow and Friday. Miss Haley has also brought many. other Chinese articles, the sale of which | she hopes will help to carry on the work in the Chinese capital. WED GIRL TO GET HER , INTO U. S., ASKS DlVORPE‘ Keeps Pledge to “Wife,” v&ho: Loves Another and Seeks Re- lease From Court. By the Assoclated Press. ! CHICAGO, November 20.—Abe Holz-: man is making good his pledge to di- | vorce the woman he loves. i Holzman’s wife, Helen, was a native of Poland and she desired to enter the | United States four years ago, although ; the Polish immigration quota had been | evhausted. Holzman, as a friend, offered to marry her, bring her in as| gls wife and then grant her her free- | ) dom. l But Holzman fell in love with his wife. Since then he has tried in vain to win} her love. | “I have never even kissed her,” Holz- | man told Judge Sabath. “She is in love with another man now, and I must keep my promise.” ! Judge Sabath indicated he would grant the decree. | Asks Bullfight Ban. MEXICO CITY, November 20 (#)— An appeal for prohibition of bull fAights and cock fights in Mexico as “horrible sr)ectac]tl‘ highly incongruous to a civi- lized nation” has been made to Presi- dent Emillo Portes Gil by Fernando Sotelo Regil, Deputy for Campeche. He added that he was drawing up a similar to work smoothly, so I began to fear we | Pr! age of a list of distinguished women, | from a small group of six Chinese | TEXAS MOB HANGS SANTA CLAUS THIEF First Rope Breaks—Captive Held While New One Is Obtained. By the Assoclated Press. EASTLAND, Tex., November 20.— Impatient at the law's delay and en- raged by the latest violent crime of Marshall Ratliff, condemned “Santa Claus” bank robber, a mob of approxi- mately 1,000 persons last night hanged the condemned man from a telephone cable 200 yards from the jail from whica he was dragged. For several hours the man's naked body dangled from the end of a grass rope in a bitter wind, while a crowd, which included many women and chil- dren, stood gazing upward in compara- tive silence until a justice of the peace ordered the body cut down. ‘Two years ago Ratliff, dressed as a Santa Claus, participated in a bank hold-up, in which two officers and one of his companions were killed. Monday, after feigning paralysis and winning the sympathy of his keepers, he attempted & jail break, shooting and seriously wounding Deputy Tom Jones, veteran peace officer. Last night 200 men over- powered his jailer, entered Ratliff's cell, dragged him, naked, to a well lighted business street and lynched him. Sanity Hearing Pending. Ratliff was held in the Eastland Jail pending a sanity hearing, asked for by his mother, who asserted her son had lost his mind while awaiting execution lnutohe death cell at Huntsville State n. Discovery by the townspeople of East- land, who remembered the deaths of Chief of Police G. E. Bedford and Officer Carmichael in the battle with the bandits &t the nearby town of Cisco two years before, that Ratliff was pre- tending and biding his time for a break brought their anger to a elimax. All yesterday afternoon they gathered in little groups about the town and muttered about Jones' shooting, which physiclans said might prove fatal. Last night a crowd in front of the jail swelled to nearly a thousand at 8:30 o'clock. Jailer Is Overpowered. At about 9 o'clock some 200 men slipped into a side door of the jail and asked for the man. Jailer Gilborn re- fused to give him up. Then they over- powered Gilborn, tock his keys and got Ratliff. The bandit had been stripped of his clothes when he was brought down- stairs. He was dragged in the direction of the public square, but the crowd would not wait to go those few blocks. Two hundred yards from the jail a strong telephone cable was pointed ofit, a rope flung across it, a noose was put | around Ratliff's neck, a dozen men on the other end of the rope bent their | weight and Ratliff was jerked from the ground. ‘The rope broke. Messengers were sent | for another, and again the mob set to |its task. Then some one remembered | that men about to die are usually given | a chance to say a last word. Strung Up Again, For another moment he was lowered to the ground, but, displeased at his mumbling, the crowd yelled, “String ! him up!” An inquest was ordered for today. Ratlifi’s death leaves but one of the four Cisco bank robbers alive. Robert Hill was sentenced to 99 years’ impris- onment and later escaped from the State Prison Farm. Henry Helms was electrocuted last Summer and L. E. Davis was fatally wounded in the bank robbery battle. Late last night District Judge George |L. Davenport indicated that a grand jury would be called to investigate the mob action, and County Attorney Joe H. Jones, nephew of the wounded dep- uty, said his office would prosecute in the event indictments were returned. Jones, at the hospital, was told of Ratcliff’s death. “That's fine,” he sald. ROCKNE IS ORDERED T0 REMAIN IN BED Doctor Bans Trip to Evanston, Where Notre Dame Will Play Purple Team Without Him. 'm glad of it.” By the Associated Press. SOUTH BEND, November 20.— Knute K. Rockne, Notre Dame foot ball coach, was informed today by his physician, Dr. R. L. Sensenich, that he must not accompany the team to Evan- ston, Ill., next Saturday for the North- western game. Rockne also was di- rected to remain in bed for another week, He has been afflicted with a blood clot on one of his legs. The physician’s orders preclude the possibility of Rockne having direct charge of the team in preparation for the Northwestern contest and the Army game, which is to be played in New York City November 30. Tom Lieb, assistant coach, will direct the remain- ing workouts. It is doubtful if Rockne will be able to accompany the squad to New York. Princeton Center Marries. NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. November 20 (#)—Matrimony is preferred to a degree by Willlam G. Caldwell, center on the Princeton foot ball team, which has_closed its season. His marriage petition to Congress. ks o » Gasoline was tly sold Japan, at 17 cents a gallon. et to Miss Mary Folk, which occurred during the height of the foot ball season, is announced. He has left the university to go into business, . NEW YORK BANK AIDED SUGAR FUND Official Admits Donation to Present Views of Cuban Producers on Tariff, By the Assoclated Press. Gordon S. Rentschler of the National City Bank of New York, testified before the Senate lobby committee today that the bank had contributed $10,000 to be used in helping present the views of Cuban producers to the congressional lco:linmmees handling the tariff legis- ation. Rentschler, one of several witnesses called before the committee to tell of ef- forts to raise or lower the sugar tariff, sald the money had been expended to obtain statistical information so that the views of the Cuban producers could be given to the House ways and means and Senate finance committees. ‘The money was turned over to H. C. Lakin, president of the Cuba Co., and Edwin P. Shattuck of the Hawailan Sugar Planters’ Association, he testified. The National City Bank, he added, had issued literature to present the facts regarding Cuban sugar production. Asked if it was done to influence Con- gress, the witness said he thought the company had a right to present its views on any economic problem. “I know nothing of any publicity that has not been open and above boarg,” he_asserted. . Before Rentschler appeared, J. C. Holton had told the commiftee that he became “suspicious” of the Southern Tariff Association after Senator Harri- son, Democrat, of Mississippi, wrote a letter to the Greenwood, Miss., Cham- ber of Commerce. The contents of the letter was not divulged. Holton, a Mississippi commissioner of agriculture, said, however, that the as- sociation paid his expenses to a meet- ing of agriculturists. Holton was asked by Chairman Cara- way why he took money from the tariff association to attend the meeting. “What do you think of dragging the dignity of a commonwealth around like that?” Caraway asked. Holton replied he did the same thing as the agriculture commissioners of Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. The witness sald J. M. Aldrich, Edgar Wil- son, Horace L. Stansel and P. H. Sanders also had been designated as Mississippi delegates to the Washing-| ton meeting and their expenses had| been paid. | PAN-AMERICAN PLANE FILLS EMERGENCY CALL Craft Is Pressed Into Service as Flying Ambulance Between West Indies Islands. By the Associated Press. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, November 20. | —A Pan-American plane was called into emergency ambulance service to- day between islands of the West In- dles when a request was received to send a plane to Trinidad to take two doctors to Antigua. Save that haste was requested details | were unknown here, but a plane was immedately dispatched to Trinidad, which is approximately 800 miles from San Juan. Pilot W. A. Brook planned INFLATION LINKED WITH TAX POLICY Stock Owners Believed to Have Held On to Avoid Excessive Charges. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. ‘When the flurry in the stock market has become past history and an in- vestigation of some of the causes of the speculative waves is completed, Treas- ury Department officlals believe that the tax policy of the Government will be found to have been a fundamental cause of inflation. Examination of the income tax re- turns of the last two years shows that the revenue from capital stock gains was considerable and there is every reason to bellieve that, rather than sell stocks at & normal profit, many indi- viduals and companies felt compelled to hold on and avoid what they considered excessive amounts that would be due the Government in the event of a sale. Surtax Rates Cited. Apart from the capital stock tax, the high surtax rates have also played a part in maintaining the high levels in the stock market. All of this, of course, now works the other way so far as the Government is concerned because heavy losses in the market can be deducted. In fact, the Treasury really post- poned a general revision of tax rates this year just as soon as it was learned stock market losses in the market can be deducted, substituting instead a flat reduction of corporation taxes and nor- mal taxes. Nobody in the Treasury is able to estimate at this time what the deduc- tions will be as the result of stock market losses, but it is felt that the demand for tax revision is not as in- tense, anyhow, and Congress, in view of the uncertainty of estimating the returns, will hardly press for any gen- eral revision. Rate Adjustments Anticipated. There is no reason, on the other hand, why a general readjustment of rates should not be attempted a year from this December, particularly as a surplus of Government revenues is ex- pected for the fiscal year ending next June 30, Every experience the Treasury has had with the surtax indicates that the lower the rate applied the greater is the return to the Government. Any tax rate which is so high as to preventa sale of property or the taking of & profit is considered a restraint upon the normal. exchange of goods and equities, It is this phase of the Gov- ernment's taxation policy which finds little sympathy in the Treasury Depart- ment, but which has been maintained because of the political difficulties in Congress. Analysis Is Proposed. It is, on the other hand, impracticable for the Treasury at this time to sug- gest any revision of tax rates. An analysis will be made, nevertheless, of the deductions for losses, which is likely to reveal the extent to which the penalties of a high tax policy have been imposed upon those who have been part and parcel of the inflation move- ment. In some quarters there is a dis- position to blame the tax policy for the frozen character of many of the stock holdings prior to the stock market break. (Copyright, 1929 'FRANCE PAYS HONOR TO AMERICAN DEAD Government Represented in Tribute to War Victims as Bodies Are Started Homeward. By the Associated Press. CHERBOURG, France, November 20. —The last military honors in Europe were paid last night to the bodies of 75 American soldiers who died in Rus- sia and are now homeward bound nbotard the steamship President Roose- veit. The French government was repre- sented by Plerre Berlandi, in behalf of the minister of pensions and officers of the French army. Samuel Wiley, Amer- ican consul, thanked the French gov- ernment for the courtesy it has shown. A squad of French sailors gave a fare- well salute as the President Roosevelt cleared away. A heavy sea was run- ning when the ship left. Eleven bodies of the 86 recovered and brought here from Russia will be buried in France in an American war dead cemetery, The 86 bodies recovered were those of Michigan soldiers who died during the Archangel campaign in Russia. The Veterans of Foreign Wars made the ar- to make one stop en route. Antigua is about 400 miles from Trinidad. rangements for the return of the bodies to the United States. —an adventuring Miss on the trip to Santa Land “A CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE” Kiddies — come, this happy fun. every day join party of A new adventure BEGINS MONDAY, NOV. 25th in @he Foening' Star. THE GREAT NEWSPAPER O F THE NATION'S CAPITAL