Evening Star Newspaper, November 26, 1929, Page 2

BRITISH WAR LOAN THREATS ARE SEEN Opposition Believez Snowden and Shaw Comments Imply Repudiation. By the Associated Press LONDON, November 26.—The parlia- mentary opposition today professed to séa threats against the British war loan securities in remarks yesterday of two ministers of the Labor government, Tom shaw of war, and Philip Snowde chancellor of the exchequer. The opposition press gave great prom- fnence to statements of the two men, made in Aifferent plass and under dif- ferent cfcumstances, and tacitly im- plied a renlly socialistic project might goon be broached by the Macdonald ministry. Certain financial circles were sald to huve been made nervous by the development, Shaw Speaks in Commons. Minister Shaw's remark was made in the Com:nons yesterday in reply to criticisms_of government expenditures in the préposed § ssurance measure. Mr. Shaw atficked che previous govern- ment's incurting of huge loans at “in- flated rates” ard sald: “We now are paying a hundred mil- lion sterling too much in interest to & people whe have not the smallest moral right to it and this fact has to be faced if ever the country is to get on its feet again.” The opjiosition members set up an {mmediate -clamor for Chancellor Snow- den to exp'ain whether this fore- shadowed « policy of confiscation or re- diation of the war loans securities, Bt Snowdon was absent and the ex- planation Was not obtained. Taken as Confirmation. At the time Mr., Snowden was mak- ing an addess at a banquet of a rich London corporation. He ackmowledged laudatory sieeches and then said it was, perhaps, w3ll they were honoring him then insteail of a few months later, as he might nct then have the same warm place in thiir affections. ‘This remsrk was taken in some quar- ters as confirming what was accepted as a hint by Mr. Shaw. Lobbies of the Commons = hummed with speculation after the House rose yesterday. but none | was able t0:d¥cover the real point in the speeches of either of the ministers. Macdondld Wins in House. Any fears that the Macdonald Labor government might encounter a debacle on the unemployment insurance bill to increase doles was dissipated last night when the Housz voted, 209 to 213, ap- proval of a second reading of the bill. The government majority was 86. The victory was not surprising, as it had been generally predicted that the Liberals would vote in approval, because defeat of the government is not now desired by the opposition, Since the Labor party has not a clear majority in the House, such Liberal support is necessary. The bill now goes to the committee, where it will be considered clause by clause and Yroblbly a number of amend- ments will be ‘added before final presentation to the Commons. It has been estimated that unemploy- ment insurance in the coming year will cost British taxpayers $610,000,000. MARYLAND PLANS BIG CONSTRUCTION THE EVEN STATE RESPONSE WIDENS More Governors Pledge Suppo Governors throughout the United States continue to assure President Hoover of their willingness to to-op- erate in his building program. Com- ment of State executives, other than those whose telegrams were printed yesterday in The Star, will be found herein. “The wires for the most part| are in reply to & canvass by The Star | 1and the New York Herald-Tribune. John G. Richards, Governor of South Carolina: The governor wired President Hoo- ver today: “I have your telegram of November 23 in which you out- lined the policy of absorption of any unemployment which might result from | the present disturbed conditions and | in which you request collective action | of industry in the expansion of con- struction activities and in stabilization | of wages. You give as your opinion | that one of the largest factors that can be brought to bear is that of the energetic yet prudent pursuit of public work by the Federal Government and State. munizipal and county authorities, I desiic to assure you that I am in hecriy accord with your position and will gladly co-opsrate in every way that I can to assist in carrying out this policy, which I regard as a wise one. “South Carolina already has taken steps along the lines indicated in your telegram. On November 22 we offered for sale $10,000,000 of State bonds for State highway construction, This is the first step for the completion of the State’s splendid system of highways. The Legislature at its last session au- thorized an expenditure of $65,000,000 for this purpose. We have in mind not only the great necessity for a completed | highway system, but the necessity for | relieving conditions of depression and | providing for those of our citizens who are now unemployed. It is estimated there will be expended during 1930 in South Carolina $20,000,000 for improved State highways, and in addition ap- proximately $10,000,000 by the counties and towns for street and road construc- tion. It is estimated that at least $3,000,000 will be spent in South Caro- lina next year for school buildings and other public construction. “‘The State's program is an estab- lished policy and will be carried out. Later I hope to be able to give you an estimate of the county, municipal and industrial development program for the coming year.'” ‘W. J. Bulow, Governor of Seuth Da- kota: “The le of South Dakota are not getting unduly alarmed with the pres- ent apparent disturbance of the eco- nomic equilibrium among speculators at financial centers. About 10 years ago we got our first jolt, disturbing agri- cultural economics. Our people have been battling this situation ever since and are getting used to it. We propose to continue the even tenor of our way, doing the best we can under any cir- cumstances that may arise. On Thurs- day of this week the people of South Dakota will give thanks to Almighty God for the blessings they enjoy and be especially thankful for their bread and butter upon wheat raised and cows milked on Wall Street. I can get Al Smith to move onto the mainland and bring just a memory of the sidewalks of New York with him. I will try to get Mr. Hoover to trade the Island of Manhattan off for some other foreign seaport and there settle all our finan- clal disturbances. Louis H. Emmerson, Governor of Illi- nols: “I today sent the following tele- m to President Hoover: “‘Colllective action by all branches of Government, as suggested by you, should result in continued prosperity for all sections of our country. You may dtrend upon the State of Illinois to do its Dll'r, Public_projects con- lated b) State for the coming $12,730,000 to Be Spent in 1930, Gov. Ritchie Tells Hoover. Approximately $12,730,000 will' be spent during 1950 for roads, bridges and other public works in Maryland, ac- cording to advices to President Hoover in a letter from Albert C. Ritchie, Gov~ ernor of Maryland. ‘This letter to the President was in nse to a request by President Hoo- ver to all governors that they make a survey of expenditures to be made in the respective States and advise him accordingly. Gov. Ritchie informed the President that his State has no standing fund for public works construction, but that the planned e?endlmres already have been authorized. Gov. Ritchie reported that he did not have the figures for the county and municipal construction programs, but he hopes to have this information shortly and sent it to the President, ‘The letter, in part, follows: ““1 1929 the Si expended nearly $9.500,000 on highway construction of all kinds, and this is nearly double the amount expended during the preceding year, g0 our State highway revenues from all sources for 1930 will far exceed those for any other year. They will ag- gregate nearly $13,000,000, of which nearly $3,500,000 will be for main- tenance. The remainder, over $9.- 500,000, will be available for highway and bridge .construction and for the re- moval of railroad grade crossings and will be expended for -these purposes during 1930 as rapidly as possible. “So far as State buildings and gen- eral construction work is concerned the Btate of Maryland has never had any general stand-by fund which could be expended for these purposes. “State construction work in Maryland has always been provided for by the issue of State bonds at the times and for the purposes specifically designated by the legislature. In accordance with this custom the legislature of 1929 au- thorized a general construction loan of $3,761,000 to be raised from the issue of State bonds during the years 1929 and 1930. On August 15, 1929, $531,000 of these bonds were issued under the terms of the law and the proceeds have either been used or are now being used in constructing the public works au- thorized by the law. On February 15, 1930, and on August 15, 1930, the re- mainder of these bonds, aggregating $3,230,000, will be issued and the pro- ceeds will be expended during 1930 in constructing as rapidly as possible the blic buildings and works authorized y the law. money cannot be realized until the leg- tslature meets again in January, 1930.” Diamond Firms Cut Hours. ‘BRUSSELS, November 26 (#).—After nearly an all-night sitting, the general meeting of various syndicates repre- senting the Belgian diamond industry today decided to reduce working hours in half. It was expected this would modify production to a point com- patible with changed financial condi- tions, Chile Ratifies Sanitary Code. Special Dispatch to Te Star Additional construction ! temp ¥ {‘:‘lr involve the expenditure of approx- tely $60,000,000. ‘Road construction and mainte- nance alone will require the spending of $39,000,000. Carrying out of this pro- gram is dependent on the favorable ter- mination of litigation brought by the oil companies questioning the validity of the State's gasoline tax law. I am also advised that Congress has been | asked to increase the appropriations for Federal aid rcads. If this is done the volume of road work in the State will be increased to some extent over the figure I have cited. “‘Contracts already have been let for State buildings in excess of $6,- 000,000 and plang are being completed for $3500,000 wofth of additional im- provements, which will be under way in six months. “‘We confidently expect that the latter half of the coming year will see several milllon dollars of additional bullding under construction. *‘Although the $20,000,000 State bond issue for the Illinois waterway has proved insufficlent to complete this work, the State will go as far as pos- sible with the system. We are hopeful that a way will be found to finance the remainder of the work, as the linking of the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico in one complete waterway means more to the prosperity of the Middle West than any other single con- struction project. “‘Your efforts at this time to en- | courage the business interests of our| country add a new note of optimism to the Thanksgiving season.’” George F. Shafer, Governor of North Dakota: \ “The President’s conferences with the business ieaders of the Nation have no doubt had a great effect upon the public mind. They have inspired confidence in the economic stability of the country, and this State will push public building programs in 1930 and will co-operate in every practical way to maintain normal conditions.” Frank C. Emerson, Wyoming: “Answering yours of the 24th, the following wire was sent today to the President: ‘Be assured of my hearty co- operation in the plan proposed for the expansion of construction activities and for attaining other objectives designed to keep the business of the country on a substantial basis as outlined in our wire of the 23d. Wyoming will endeavor to find means to increase construction pro- posed under next year's road program and otherwise provide increased employ- ment in a sound way upon public works. Additional Federal appropriations would be very helpful in matching State funds to carry through a larger road pro- gram.’ " iab “aves, Governor of Alabama: “meplying to your wire, I have an- swered the President's telegram outlin- ing his plans for strengthening the present economic situation. Any pub- licity is within his providence. However, I will make known the fact that by phone I have arranged a joint meeting for Wednesday next of the presidents and executive committees of the Ala- bama League of Municipal Officers and of the Alabama County Officers’ Asso- clation for the purpose of planning ef- fective action upon the lines outlined | by President Hoover.” i Flood Byrd, Governor of Vir- n Governor of | eplying to your telegram of No- rt to Hoover in Building Pro- gram—Many Suggest Additional Federal Road Aid. of city streets or country roads. I will take steps as requested in your tele- gram to ascertain the municipal and county programs for public works. I favor only the prudent expenditure of public funds when warranted first hy the ability of people to pay and by the necessity of public work, and in this I kaow you agree with me.’ " Clyde M. Reed, Governor of Kansas: relative to his suggestion of a public bullding program, analyzing the differ- ences in the economic situation in the industrial section and the agricultural States and also suggesting deferring the income tax reduction and applying the surplus to national construction, includ- ing iIncreased allowance for Federal aid of the national highway system to match State expenditures.” Arthur J. Weaver, Governor of Nebraska: “I have wired the following to the President today: ‘I regard your pro- gram for speeding up public work in time of unemployment as sound and commendable. I shall be pleased to co-operate in every way possible. The following State expenditures will be made: State buildings. $2.000,000, from the source of the gasoline tax and license fees the State and county will expend $12,000,000 for road construc- tion and maintenance. This will be supplemented by $2,500,000 Federal aid. The entire road program in the Nation would be alded and I believe it would meet the approval of the people if Fed- eral aid was materially increased. A detatled survey is being made and will be submitted as to probable expend tures in municipalities and countie: Expenditures for these purposes should be at least normal’” Morgan F. Larson, Governor of New | Jersey: “New Jersey will comply with the President’s request and speed up public work. The State will spend during | 1930 approximately $35,000,000 in high- way construction and in' its institu- tional building program.” William H. Adams, Colorado: “Replying to your telegram of No- vember 24, Colorado is always ready and willing to co-operate in any proper movement that will bring needed re- lief to our people. Colorado at the present time has in operation & public improvement program which provides for the construction of public highways, also new bulldings and other improve- ments at many of our State institu- tions, that calls for the expenditure of many millions of dollars during the coming year. It is our intention to continue public improvement as fast as the State finances will permit without placing any undue hardships or burden upon the taxpaying public.” J. E. Erickson, Governor of Montana: | “I have wired th> President that Montana will co-operate to the utmost in the present crisis. Our major State activities will be in highway and bridge construction, the 1930 program contem- plating the expenditure of about $6,- 000,000. Th: Ihterstate Commerce Commission has pending an applica- tion which maens the spending of from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 in rallroad construction in the State and the Fed- eral Power Commission is considering the application for a license to develop the, Flathead pow:r site, which will mean an ultimate expenditure of $8,- 000,000 to $10,000,000.” Fred B. Balzar, Governor of Nevada: “Replying to your inquiry as to Ne- vada's reaction “to President Hoover's appeal to all States for co-operation in stabiljzation of the economic program during the ensuing year, I have wired the President as follows: ‘Nevada will co-operate to the fullest extent possible in the national program. I am glad to report we have but litttle unemploy- ment. Our State highway program for 1930 contemplates an expenditure of approximately $1,500,000, but the actual amount will be governed by the Federal aid accorded. I feel assured that our Nevada counties and munici- palities will co-operate to the fullest extent possible in the expendituras for public works. If increased appro- priations by the Federal Government can be reasonably expected, Nevada's program on road building id recon- struction will be expanded accordingly and will ?lve employment to a large number of men. Economic conditions in Nevada at the present time are very favorable.' " Governor of Harvey Parnell, Governor of Arkan- sas: “Answering your wire of the 24th, I have replied to President Hoo- ver offering every posible _co-opera- tion and 'will expedite all State road and bullding projects. In addition thereto I am having the State Depart- ment of Labor make an immediate sur- vey of all iwork contemplated by county, municipal and private interests with a view to urging it be expedited.” G. C. Baldridge, Governor of Idaho. “I have wired the following response to President Hoover: 'I appreciate the effort you are making to stabilize in- dustry ‘and improve agricultural cond: | tions and assure you Idaho will co-op- erate whole-heartedly in your program for speeding up public improvements. Have wired the proper official in each | county for definite information regard- ing the anticipated volume of county | and municipal expenditures for new | public works during 1930. As soon as this information is assembled I will ad- vise Secretary Lamont. The extent of | new State highway construction will de- pend- upon the amount of Federal aid made available by Congress.’ " John Hammill, Governor of Towa: “I wired President Hoover as follows: ‘The State of Iowa will co-operate with you In meeting the present economic situation and will build- approximately 1,000 miles of paving in 1930, costing approximately $25,000,000, and 400 miles of grading, costing $4,000,000. The State Board of Education will spend ap- proximately $750,000. Our road pro- gram is one of the greatest of any State in the Union and when completed will give Towa a most comprehensive and complete system of highways. I will also urge the municipal, county and lo- cal officials to co-operate with you in this pregram.’” william J. Oklahoma: “His Excellency, Herbert Hoover: The people of Oklahoma are in full accord | with your effort to stabilize the eco- nomic and financial situation through- out the country. I wish to assure you of my full support and co-operation. Your suggestion for Federal, State. county and city governments to speed up all public works will go far toward relieving the unemployed. I shall be glad to comply with your request for a | survey and report of conditions in Ok- lahoma.” Doyle E. Carlton, Governor of Florida: “The President: You will receive my complete co-operation in your program Holloway, Governor of |for the expansion of constructive ac- tivities and for the stabilization of wages. I will call on State, county and municipal departments to carry on as vember 24, I have wired President Hoover .as follows: ‘Answering your | SANTIAGS, <Al November 26— whe Ckiean vongresé has ratified the pan-American sanitary code adopted at the Havana Pan-American Confer- ence. —_— Peruvian Ships to Visit Chile. Special Dispatch to The Star. SANTIAGO, Chile, November 26— During January and February the Pe- ruvian fleet will visit Chilean water, re- turning the visit made by the CI training ship General Baquedano. will be the first visit made to Chile vian warshil DS 1879. ‘hilean by since the War ol'o‘n'outsme telegram, I, of course, will be delighted | as Governor of Virginia to co-operate with you in every possible way in tne | program you outline, Our program of | state expenditures is definitely fixed by our lnpm‘;rhuon act, The General As- | sembly will meet in January and adopt | an appropriation act which will cover the ensuing two years. A substantial surplus now exists in the State Trea: ury, but, of course, the General Assem- | bly must determine the expenditure of this surplus. Virginia is planning to spend $18,000,000 during ensuing year road construction program ithout issuance of bonds, exclusive sistent all needful public works and at the same tirhe urge private enterprise to co-operate in the same manner. A canvass will be made of the programs of the varfous counties and cities and in- fonlnattun transmitted to you accord- ingly.” William T. Maine: “The President—Believe economic conditions in Maine will continue sat- wsfactory. I appreciate your action and will-be glad to co-operate.” o:x'uur T. Kohler, Governor of Wis- c “The President—Your telegram re- celved at midnight. Had already di- Gardiner, Governor of “Have wired President Hoover today | | the agony.” energetically as is prudent and con- |= STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1929. HATION'S BUSINESS Organization, More or Less; Permanent, First Ever Effected. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Business and Government have be- come partners, for the time being at {least, in the biggest effort et co-opera- I tion since the World War. Officials are | ;autious about saying that the organiza- tion now being forged will be perma- nent. . Certainly it is expected to bridge the gap of industrial transition. The movement thus far has been di- vided into four groups—business, which includes finance and transportation as well as production; second group, labor, which includes labor organizations whether affiliated with the American Federation or other bodies: third group, agriculture, which embraces all classes of farm organizations, and finally the Government group, which is subdivided 50 as to co-operate with each of the foregoing groups. Connecting Link. Thus the Department of Commerce 1s the link between the Government and the business group: the Depart- ment of Labor is working with the employe groups, while the Federal Farm Board and the Department of Agri- culture are joined with the farm organ- 1zatlons. Members of the Federal Reserve Board and the Treasury Department officials are to sit in with the business group. This general scheme has been made necessary by the fact that organizations like the American Bankers’ Assoclation exist separately from such institutions as the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. In fact, until the pres- ent groups were formed there were no direct links which could be said to em- brace all the activities in a given sphere. New Group Interests. These group interests are in a sense new. They always have existed, of course, in & general way, but never in a form that permitted extensive Govern- ment co-operation. Indeed, often owing to friction within a group of industry separate organizations have grown up. The Government is asking. each group ! to elect its own chairman and execu- tive committee so that the selections will be on & democratic basis and not on the theory of Government dictation or cholice. Already the wheels of the Govern- ment have begun to grind. The grouvs are to gtimulate activity within their own ranks and participate in the gen- eral plan of promoting confidence in the economic progress of the country. The Government group headed by the President_is_effecting an_organization with the State governors in the hope uf bringing about construction of public works on a large scale, Situation Is Canvassed. ‘The transportation interests and util- ity companies fall within the business group, and their situation already has been canvassed to determine possibil- ities of expansion. ‘The latest move in transportation is the annoi'ncement that the Govern- ment will award mail contracts which will permit the building of many new merchant ships, assuring a consumption of steel which will help effset any slack due to automobile decreases. Agriculture is embarking on a road building program, and the construction of warehouses and terminals. The Fed- eral Government and the States can add to road construction and the Fed- eral Farm Board is making loans avail- able for the building of storage plants and distributing facilities. Labor is co—ounlln[ on the basis of maintaining industrial peace and in the all-important task of assisting. in the flow of utiemployed labor to ‘centers needing skilled as well as unskilled help. On the whole. the Government's plans are proceeding steadily, and be- fore the end of the present month an organization of the four ups men- tioned is expected to have been peifect- | ed and working machinery provided for the drive to prevent business recession. (Copyrisht, 1929.) NATION'S RESPONSE TO PROGRESS PLEA HEARTENS HOOVER (Continued From First Page.) farm leaders had pledged Mr. Hoover their support and in addition had asked that the Federal credit agencies act to- gether immediately in making loans to farmers available at low interest rates. Conditions Held Propitious. Present conditions were felt to be propitious for such action, the state- ment continued, and the opinion was :xpressed that “the savings which might thus be made to agriculture by the lower interest rates would immediately be reflected back into the markets through the purchase of necessary equipment and supplies for the farm.” The farm leaders also approved Mr. Hoover's plan for increased road con- struction, but asked that this deal pri- marily with the establishment of “farm to market” highways, thus cutting down the farmers' transportation costs. Most of the meeting was devoted to a discussion of the proposed decrease in interest rates on loans to farmers, but whether the agricuitural represen- tatives had won their point and gained the approval of the President for this proposition, was not revealed. 22 Governors Respond. Messages were received from the gov- ernors of 22 States, who, with one ex- ception, assured the President of their hearty support and co-operation. Ten of the 22 forwarded estimates and pros- pective State building, totaling approx- imately $375,000,000, & figure consid- ered surprisingly large for less than one-fourth _of the country, _especially since the State of New York was not included. The one dissenting voice was that of Gov. Bulow of South Dakota, who said that the President’s proposal of ex- panded road construction would furnish only temporary relief and ‘“postpone TARDIEU ASKS BIG SUM. French Premier Would Appropri- ate $200,000,000 for Services. PARIS, November 26 (#).—Premier Andre Tardieu has introduced a bill in the French Parliament calling for the | exg:ndlmre of 5,000,000,000 francs (about $200,000,000) for the improve- fnem and perfecting of “national serv: ces.” The work will be distributed over a period of five years, with an appro- priation of 1,500,000,000 francs for 1930. The bill provides 1,530,000,000 francs for architecture during the period. rected a survey of State construction possible in 1930. Survey will be en- larged to include counties and muni- cipalities. Wiseonsin will co-operate to the fullest extent practicable to further employment and strengthen the eco- nomic situation.” Charles W. Tobey, Governor of New Hampshire: [GOVERNMENT LINKSISUGGESTS FEDERAL AID IN POLICE CASE Senator Overman Would Con- sult U. S. Investigators in Shelby-Kelly Probe. Senator Overman of North Carolina today suggested that municipal authori- { ties investigating charg-s of inefficiency | against Inspector Willlam S. Shelby and Lieut. Edward J. Kelly in_connection with their handling of the Mc¥ierson case confer with officials of the Depart- ment of Justice with a view to obtaining any information the Federal investi- gators may have obtained bearing on the accusations against the veteran police officers. Senator Overman made his suggestion in letters sent to Maj. Donald A. Davi- son, Assistant Engineer Commissioner, and W. W. Bride, corporation counsel, composing a committee assigned by the Commissioners to inquire into grand Jjury criticism of Shelby's and Kelly's activities in connection with the Park Lane strangling case. The Senator, of whose home State Mrs. Virginia McPherson was a native, told District authorities that in the i terest of the public he felt they should, before passing ori the Shelby-Kelly case, confer with J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Bureau of Investigation; Joha E. Lasky, special assistant to t tior- ney General, and Thomas F. Cullen, inspector in charge of the McPherson investigation. The letters suggested that the Fed- eral officials be asked to tell of any “discrepancies” uncovered during their investigation that might have a bear- ing on the present inquiry. Have Already Acted. Maj. Davison, when questioned about the matter, said that the move sug- gested by Senator Overman already had been taken. He sald the committee’s in- quiry should be completed before the end of this week, whereupon a report will be submitted to the Commissloners in connection with the joint demand of Shelby and Kelly that they be brought to trial before some legal body. In suggesting to Davison and Bride that they have a conference with the Federal _investigators, Senator Over- man is understood to have acted on reports that the Department of Jus tice had uncovered evidences of po- lice “bungling,” although the dtgnl’ - ment was concerned primarily witl attempt to solve the mystery of Mrs. McPherson's death. In instructing the Bureau of Investi: gation to conduct aa investigation into the strangling of the wife of Robert A. McPherson, jr. Attorney General Mitchell made it plain that coliateral controversies of & police administra- tion nature should, not be gone into. It is known that Laskey, Hoover and Cullen adhered clostly to these instruc- tions. They have refused consistently to divulge whether they had run across instances of inefficient handling of the case by the local authoriiies. ‘Will Guard Records. It is understood the Department of Justice would refuse any request by the District officlals fo?. permission to ex- amine the typewrittén transcript of tes- timony obtained during the course of the Government’s -investigation. All this testimony was 'aken behind closed doors, and many Witnesses consented to talk freely only with the understand- 1ng that their statements would be held in confidence, For fhis reason the Go ernment would not feel free in permit- ting an examination; of the confidential record. & ‘Whether officials s\/pervising the Fed- eral investigation wculd be wiliing to express personal opinions to the Bride- Davison committee i* a matter of con- jecture. The probalillity is they would have nothing to sa¥, in view of the specific instructions. by the Attorney General to steer clear of “collateral controversies.” IMPROVED SELLING URGED BY SPEAKER Merle Thorpe Gives Address to Members of. Advertising Club Here. “The need of the moment is sales- manship, more inteiligent selling,” be alded by -good advertising, declared Merle Thrope, editol. of Nation's Busi- ness, in an address :at a luncheon of the Advertising Club of Washington in the National Press Club Building today. in which he deplored stories of business depression. Declaring “we have reached our high state of prosperity fhrough the most advanced understanding of selling the . Thorpe urged intelligent selling as a means of eliminating waste. 2 Pointing out, in effect, that the busi- ness salvation of the country lles in advertising or the hands of the adver- tising men, Mr. Thcrpe declared, “I believe no group has ever had a greater opportunity for real results than have the advertising men of the country toda; Referring to rumors of business de- pression, the speaker expressed alarm that the rumors may come true if they are not stopped, and indicated that it.s up to the advertising men to stop them “The country is in ‘a state of mind,’ On every hand are rumors, rumors of unemployment, of failures, of expected failures, rumors of cancellation of or- ders, of a bad Christmas season. If we keep on peddling these rumors we'll make them come true. And if we do, the future historian will dip his pen in irony and headline the chapter dealing with this period, ‘They Talked Them- selves Out of Prosperity.’ " o— McCRORY EXPLOSION PROBERS WITHHOLD FINDINGS OF INQUIRY om First Page.) of the Cockrell family, all of whom died at Emergency Hospital. They were Mrs. Annie C. Cockrell, her 2-year-old daughter, Mary Ann, and her aunt. Miss Kittie Cullinan. The services at the home were followed by a mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church and in- terment in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mrs. Flora M. Darlington, the last to die, was buried in St. Mary's Ceme- tery after requiem mass was sung at St. Martin’s Church. Services were conducted at her late home, 63 W street. Officials at Emergency and Sibley Hospitals, where three persons injured in the explosion still are undergoing treatment, said today that all have made decided progress toward recov- ery. VATICAN MAY RESPOND. Negotiations Begun for Naming Papal Nuncio in Dublin. VATICAN CITY, November 26 ().— Negotiations have' advanced between the Irish Free State and the Holy Sec | for the appointment of a papal nuncio in Dublin. An Irish Minister to the Vatican already has been appointed. “Speaking in behalf of the people of New Hampshire, we shall do all in our power to co-operate with the Presi- dent in his efforts to stabilize condi tions. We commend his prompt initia- tive, and I am making & survey to determine just what we can do to Although England also has a Minis- ter accredited to the Holy See, there is no nuncio accredited to King George, since this is forbidden by British law. ‘The nuncio at Dublin nevertheless will be technically accredited to the British monarch, but will not reside on Eng- lish territory. to| verdict of the first court. NEW REPUBLICAN OFFICIALS Top: Joshua Evans, jr., secretary, and Claude W. Owen. Lower: Robert V. Fleming. —Harris-Ewing Photos. HENRY FORD QUITS BOARD UNDER FIRE Dearborn Educational Body| Resents Citizen’s Non-At- | tendance at Meetings. By the Assoclated Press. DEARBORN, Mich,, November 26.— Henry Ford, Dearborn's wealthiest citi- zen, resigned last night from the locel Board of Education because some citi- zens of this small city resented his non- attendance at board meetings. Mr. Ford had been a trustee of the school district for 18 years, and was regarded by many school electors as an honorary member of the board. He had not attended meetings for several years, but sent his personal representa- tive, who acted in an advisory capacity, not being allowed to vote. Pays Bulk of Taxes. ‘The Ford estate is largely in this school district, and Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Co. pay the bulk of school taxes. Recently members of the board learned that some citizens objected to having a trustee on the board who did not attend its sessions. .~ They ap- proached Ernest G. Liebold, Ford's sec- retary, to learn whether Mr. Ford would resign. Resignation Submitted. Last night a resolution was adopted calling upon the board to declare Ford's post vacant. William Gregory, an offi- clal of the Ford Motor Co., then pre- sented a written resignation, which was accepted with only one negative vote. One trustee held that Mr. Ford was understood to be an honorary member of the board and as such should not be required to attend meetings. The meeting at which the resigna- | tion was accepted was held in the Henry Ford School, dedicated to Mr. Ford last Thursday. SPAIN’S FORMER PREMIER AGAIN FACES CHARGES| Jose Sanchez Guerra Relensed From | Prison to Await Second Hear- ing for Treason. | By the Associated Press. | MADRID, November 26. — After months’ imprisonment aboard the gun- boat Dato at Valencia, Jose Sanchez ! Guerra, former Liberal premier of Spain, was at home Sunday night with his family awaiting trial before the supreme court-martial here. He recently was tried by a court- martial on a chnr%e of attempting to incite a military rebellion last January. | The authorities failed to approve the Smiling and seemingly in good health, Sanchez Guerra arrived here early yes- terday by automobile with his son Rafael. He went straight home and remained in_retirement most of the day. He received visits from close friends, but declined interviews. Guatemala Ratifies Gondra Pact. Special Dispatch to The Star. SANTIAGO, Chile, November 26.— The ministry of foreign affairs has re- celved zotice that Guatemala has rati- fied the general inter-American con- ciliation pact that grew out of the San- tiago Pan-American Conference. This treaty is considered of greater practical application than the Kellogg pact in settling disputes by amicable means. | | } Harold Bacon (left), ten-year-old School, with Albert Wilson of a truck. D. C. REPUBLICANS FILL VAGANCIES Joshua Evans, Jr., Has Been Elected Secretary of Executive Committee. Following a special meeting last nl&m of the executive committee of the Re- publican State committee in and for the District of Columblia, it was announced that Josuah Evans, jr., vice president of the District National Bank, had been elected secretary of the committee to fill the vacancy caused by the death of T. Linccln Townsend and that the fol- lowing had been elected to fill vacancies Lon_the executive committee: Robert V. Fleming, president of Riggs | to succeed the lat* National Bank, Charles J. Bell; L. Perry West, presi- dent of West Brothers Brick Co., to suc- ceed the Jate Willam T. Gailiher, and Claude Owen, president of E. G. Schafer Plumbing Supplies Co., to suseed the late Mr. Townsend. The meeting was presided over by Samuel J. Prescott, chal , and, sides the filling of these vacancies, other matters of importance regarding the future activities of the committee were discussed. CRASH BROUGHT GAIN, SAYS MANUFACTURER Industry Declared Assured More and Cheaper Capital. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, November 26.—Edward N. Hurley, wariime chairman of the Shipping Board and prominent Chicago manufacturer, today said the 1930 busi- ness outlook is distinctly encouraging. Mr. Hurley, in an address before the Tllinois Manufacturers’ Cost Associa- tion, pointed out that the recent defl: tion in stock market values actual represents a positive gain because it “insures to industry more and cheaper capital, relieving it of the pressure to earn extravagant profits.” “There is nothing Wrong with Amer- ican business,” Mr. Hurley said. “We have everything today that we had on September 1 of this year in the way of wealth, brains and earned income. Nothing has disappeared except some delusions as to the amount of profits which American industries might earn in years to come.” patrolman of the George Truesdale Jones, 8 years old, whom he pulled from the wheels ~—Star Staff Photo. g e of WARREN FUNERAL IN'HALL OF SENATE President Hoover and High Government Officials Pay Respects to Late Senator. By the Associated Press. In the chamber where Francis E. Warren as Senator from Wyoming was a familiar fizure for nearly twoscore years President Hoover and other high officials today attended funeral services for one who helped mold the pioneer West into the thriving America of the present. The ceremonies began at 2 pm. A | few minutes earlier the body had been brought from the home to the Capitol. The casket, placed in front of the ros- | trum, was draped in an American flag, symbolic of service under the Stars and Stripes when as a young man Warren won the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery in the Union Army. Beside the President, those gathered to pay final respect included members of the Cabinet, the justices of the Su- preme Court, members of the House and Senate, representatives of foreign pow- ers, personal friends and members of the family, including Gen. John J. Pershing, son-in-law of the late Senator. It was the second time within les than a month that a state funeral ha been held within the chamber, the other occassion being in_honor of the late Senator' Thecdore E. Burton of Ohio, who, llke Warren, had completed what to most men is a full life before the present generation was born ‘The flag on the Capitol already was at half staff before the services, having been lowered both for former Senator Burton and James W. Good, the late Secretary of War. President Hoover arrived a few min- utes before time for the funeral and Joined members of his cabinet in the President’s room off the Senate Cham- ber before going into the chamber for the services. As the casket was carried up the long steps on the east front of the Capitol and into the chamber, it was escorted by a delegation of Senators 2nd Repre- sentatives. INVESTIGATE CRASH OF NAVAL FLYER Board Interrogates Witnesses Seeking to Learn Cause of ~ Plane Accident. A -Navy board of investigation was' convened today at the Anacostia Naval Air Station as a result of the crash UL Eorge 'r” Gudainy, chlet of of . , Cl the “flight test section ltn{yhe station. Lieut. Cuddihy dove into the ground at terrific speed while making a test flight in a British Bristol Bulldog fight- ing F‘hne which been purchased by t“ f Navy Department for experi- men! Board s composed The rd is comj of Comdr. A. W. Rieger, Lieut. M. B. Gardner, operations’ officer at the Anacostia slation, and Lieut. C. F. Harper. The board this morning heard witnesses and examined all ilable evidence in an effort to determine the cause of the accident. A formal report will be sub- mitted to the Navy Department by the board upon the conclusion of its in- vestigation. Funeral services for Lieut. Cuddihy will be held in the chapel at Fort' Myer at 11 g'clock tomorrow morning, burial in Arlington National Cemetery immediately afterward. A former Navy chaplain, who knew him when he served aboard the U. S. S. Lexington, the air- { plane carrier, will officiate. Rev. Father GWT Murdoch, who resigned his na= val chaplaincy in January of this yea nd is now in New York, will conduct he funeral services. Lieut. Cuddihy and Father Murdoch were great friends aboard the Lexington \ &nd 2ach held the other in high regard, :fldlczrs who served with them said oday. Officers at the station who witnessed the crash believe that Lieut. Cuddihy, who was one of the Navy's outstandin: speed and test pilots, either was struc on the head by some portion of the plane which let go in the power dive which ended in the crash or that he was pinned in his cockpit by some broken structural part. The fact that he flew into the the ground with the throttle wide open and that he apparently made no effort to use his parachute are pointed out as evidence that he either was unconscious or was disabled. Lieut. Cuddihy had put the swift little all-metal fighting plane into a verticle power dive, with the motor wide open, at an altitude of 10,000 feet or more, and apparently never came out of the dive, though some observers say there was a fast, tight spiral at the end just before he struck the earth like a high-powered projectile and was buried 8 feet deep in the soft ground. It was recalled that Jimmy Collins, civilian test pilot, narrowly escaped in an almost identical crash at the Ana- costia station last year while testing a new type of diving bomber. Collins had put his plane in a power dive when one of the wings let go. Collins was struck on the head by a portion of the broken wing, and was unconscious while the plane spun down approxi- mately 3,000 feet. Then he recovered and took to his parachute, landing safe- Iy while the plane buried its nose deep- ly in the ground. s INSURGENTS CONFESS AND PROMISE LOYALTY Three Leaders of Opposition Party in Russia Renew Allegiance to Communist Government, | By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, United States Soviet Rus- November 26.—Nikolai Bucharin, leaders of the right wing opposition, yesterday handed to the central com- mittee of the Communist party a writ- ten declaration, admitting their politi- cal tactical mistakes, condemning their former oppositionary activities and promising the Communist party their full support in carrying out decisions of the central committee. About a week ago Bucharin was ex- pelled from the powerful political bureau of the central committee as the leader of the right wing opposition. Earlier this year he had been demoted as editor of Pravda, the official organ of the party. Little power remained to him of the prominent part he had take:n in Com- munist councils for more than 10 years. Rykov and Tomsky, also members of the political bureau, ie!ldes holding im- portant posts in the Soviet Union gov- ernment, were warned at the same time that continued opposition would resvit in similar measures agalost thes. o—n FILES DIVORCE SUIT. Suit for a limited divoree has been flled by Mrs. Alice W. Lindsay, 1601 Brentwood road northeast, against John C. Lindssy, 809 Fourteenth street, ar employe of the Internal Revenue Bu- imu. ‘The wife tells the court that for the past five vears her husbana has contributed little t> the support of herself and two children. charges he demtan&he; August 3. ?z- torneys Darr, Darr appear for theawite. ot |