Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. §. Weather Buresu Forecast.) Fair tonight and tomorrow; not much change in temperature; minimum tem- perature tonight about 33 degrees. Tem- peratures—Highest, 46, at noon today; lowest, 32, at 3 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Late N. Y. Markets, Pages 12 and 13 ' No. Entered as sec 31,289, FIVEMENARE SLAN, FOUR SHOT IN DRY RAIDS OF WEEK END Coast Guard Kill Three and Seize 5,000 Cases of Contraband Liquor. TWO VIRGINIA OFFICERS AMBUSHED NEAR STILL Entire Crew of Speedboat Taken ‘When They Refuse to Heave To on Signal. By the Associated Press. Week end drives by prohibition en- forcement authorities resulted in the death of three rum smugglers at the hands of the Coast Guard, two Virginia officers, the seizure of 5,000 cases of liquor and the critical wounding of another officer in California. A lone Coast Guardsman patrolling the beach below Ocean City, Md., to- day is reported to have captured 1,000 cases of liquor being transferred from small boats to a truck. It was reported that eight men were arrested and brought to Ocean City. In addition, a Federal jury at Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, returned verdicts of guilty against 24 of 29 officials of Mul- len, Idaho, and . others, who were charged with wholesale violations of the liquor law. The three smugglers were killed in an effort to run a consignment of 500 cases of liquor into Newport, in the speedboat Black Duck, of that city. The Coast Guard patrol boat CG-290, opened fire, its commanding officer said, after the Black Duck had refused to heed an order to stop. A fourth mex'l; post office, Washington, ond class matter D. C. "Chicagoan’s Opera Proves Too Much For Chicago Cast By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 30.—The opera “Camille” will not have its world premier - in Chicago—this season, at least. ' Sponsored by Mary Garden, “Camille” was written by Hamil- ton Forrest, a young Chicagoan. ‘The libretto offers many modern, dramatic and difficult roles. These, 1t is said, have caused a cessation of rehearsals by the Civic Opera Co. It was to have been sung late in January. Chicago opera lovers now listen with interest to reports that Miss Garden will sing “Camille” at the Opera Comique in Paris. LIQUOR ROW FAILS T0DISTURB HOOVER President Awaits Approval of Joint Committee Before Taking Action. Prohibition, which has turned the Christmas season of Washington into days of sizzling charges about the ad- ministration of the dry laws, failed to- day to disturb the traditional calm of the White House. Ears which were attuned to expected utterances by President Hoover in re- ply, mainly to the excoriation of pres- ent enforcement methods and personnel by Senator Borah of Idaho and the Trom et of onty from wet or dry leaders, heard ly that the first official move there in the controversy would come after the House had ved a resolution for a joint commit to study consolida- tion of dry law enforcement sgencies. ‘Then the White House will transmit to it recommendations the Law Enforcement Commission. ‘With word that President Hoover did not think that the present furor called for any White House action or state- ment, a temporary lull came today in the series of statements from Senators and members of the executive depart- ments. Representative Cochran of Missouri, & Wwet, did say that he intended to work (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) | AMUNDSEN RELICS raid took place in Mecklen Va. just across the State line from Ozford, N. C. Wounded in Raid. Raiding the home of John South, a wealthy rancher, near Yountville, Calif., Robert D. Freeman, a 3an Prancisco prohibition agent, received shot wounds in his chest which may prove fatal. ‘The wounded man said South shot him when he attempted to prevent the rancher from destroying - a bottle of liquor. South, however, asserted that Freeman pulled the trigger of a pistol over which they were struggling. Harry Jones, another dry agent, who accompanied Freeman, said Mrs. South fired a shotgun at him during the raid, but missed and was disarmed before &he could shoot again. The verdict at Coeur D’Alene was re- turned after 21 hours of deliberation, Among those convicted were Mayor Z£rthur Harwood of Mullen and Sheriff R. E. Weninger of Shoshone County. VIRGINIA MEN AMBUSHED. Officers Had Raided Still and Arrested Three Men When Wounded. &pecial Dispatch to The Star. DANVILLE, Va., December 30.—Vir- tually the whole constabulary of Meck- lenberg County was engaged today in hunting through the low lands between Clarksville and the North Carolina line "~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 5. $10,000,000 COLLEGE OF RADIO OPPOSED Broadcasters Say Nation Is Not Ready for Plan Urged by Advisory Committee. By the Associated Press. Recommendation for a radio umiver- sity of national education with an en- dowment of $10,000,000 was made to- day by the advisory committee on edu- cation by radio in a report to Secretary ' Wilbur. Representatives of commercial broad- casting who were present at the session seid that the country was not ready for such a move and the Columbia system offered a counter suggestion that a di- vision of education by radio be set up in the Federal Office of Education. The plan for the radio university of national education as outlined was that its educational and financial policies should be vested in a board of control to be composed of not more than 15 persons chosen to represent educational, scientific and other national organiza- tions. This board, the committee rec- ommended, should incorporate the radio university as an educational in- stitution, not operated for profit. It was further suggested this board should appoint an administrative staff. ‘The Nation-wide plan included use of all available broadcasting outlets. LINDBERGHS AGAIN IN AIR. DETROIT, Mich., December 30 (#).— am. today for an unannounced destina- tion, “The colonel headed the plane in the direction of Ohio, an airport of- ficial said. The couple arrived here Friday night for & v-n“w:'.h the flyer's mother, Mrs. L ¥ ARE T0 BE TAKEN Gould Bringing Note, Matches “and Rock From Cache He Reports to Base. Wireless to The Star and New York Times. LITTLE AMERICA, Anarctica, De- cember 30.—A message for Dr. Law- rence Gould, leader of the Byrd geo- logical party in the Queen Maud Moun- tains, indicates that the worst part of their jowrney is over and that, when they start back in a few days, they will be able to avold recrossing many crevasses which they went over on the ‘way south. So far none of them has gone into a crevasse while wearing skis, although the dogs have fallen through frequent- 1y. But most of the crevassed area is behind them and they know enough about the remaining crevasses to work around them. “Tell Martin Ronne I will bring him some matches from Amundsen’s cache,” Dr. Gould said in his message to Ad- miral Byrd. “Also bring back some small pieces of rocks from it. I had already taken the liberty of keeping Amundsen’s note. It is almost as precious to me as are my rock collec- ns. “After first excitement of finding -| for trial. b ¢ Foening Star, WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1929—THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. FOREIGN GOURT BAN BY CHINESE IS HELD “JUST A GESTURE” Move Is Believed Intended to Quiet Small Group of Po- litical Fanatics. TRADE CIRCLES REGARD ACTION WITH DISMAY U. 8. Stands Ready to Take Strin- gent Measures to Continue Tri- bunals for Nationals. By the Associated Press. TIENTSIN, China, December 30.— ‘The extraterritoriality decree issued by the Nationalist government at Nanking was the principal topic of conversation today among Chinese and foreigners alike. It was greeted by the latter with mingled feelings of dismay, levity and indignation. The general opinion was that the decree was more or less of a gesture intended to quiet a small but noisy group of young Nationalist fanatics who have been loud in their criticism of the regime headed by Chiang Kai- Shek. Move to Recover Prestige. Another school of thought held that the move was intended to recover some of the prestige lost through acceptance of all Russian demands in connection with the dispute over the Chinese East- ern Rallway in Manchuria. There was plenty of uneasiness in foreign business circles and this was reflected to some extent among re- sponsible Chinese business men. The principal banks, factories and mercan- tile establishments controlled by this Chinese element have been steadily moving of late years from the native city into the foreign concession in order to escape unjust taxation and the political maneuverings which put burdens upon business in the Chinese cache was over, and we seen what was in it, le Crockett said: ‘Gosh, he didn't leave any grub!’ If conven- ient, before we leave we may leave a cache on Mount Betty near Amund- sen’ “As I look back on our trip I can- not help telling you how splendidly all our equipment has worked. Czegka’s cooker has done its stuff, Tom Mulroy’s cans have all come through without a leak and Martin Ronne'’s tents and clothing are still keeping us comfort- able. “Our rations have been most excellent and every one is in superb condition. Eddie Godale is positively fat and, try as he will, Freddy Crockett cannot eat a whole day's food. “By far our best food has been oat- meal with powdered milk for breakfast. The old vacuum jug cooks it perfectly overnight and two bowls make a great breakfast to start the day’s work. “We shall nue: wfi“hw e:tpfcfk!‘-‘\; Glacier going out and hope our klu‘?lur, for we have crpssed few reglons this Summer as dangerous as the crevasses there. For the last 15 miles before the mountains we were crossing them continuously, al kinds of them. city. Delay Held Probable. Leaders among the foreign element said that immediate enforcement of the Nanking decree would not be prac- ticable. ey argued that the Na- tionalists could not wave away the American, English, French and Japa- nese troops stationed in Tientsin. They said that the most deplorable aspect of the decree was that it would encourage -continued apathy toward reforms in the judiciary, from which the Chinese would benefit equally with the nationals of other countries. - In this connection it was pointed out that one of the important prisoners um\ of . tion in_the kid- na) of Aaron mer, New York fur merchant, had been ordered Te- after u‘x’:’u:m‘:e bf official 13.‘.&’:‘ nrno-l sentatives that the man was held in jafl It was suspected that the Chinese authorities preferred to seize the bail funds for this prisoner rather than find the money necessary for the costs of $0 stppuiat oy Sy “by the are s ly meagerly local administration. U. S. TO CONTINUE COURTS. Government Ready to Assure Nation- alists Protection, By the Associated Press. State Department officials today re- iterated their belief that the privileges of Americans in China would not be affected by the order issued by the Nanking government for the abolish- ment of extraterritoriality privileges for foreigners after receiving a copy of | Boa: the Nanking mandate from the Ameri- can legation in Peiping. Undersecretary Cotton said that he | Am expected the conversations between the Nanking and Washington govern- ments, which have been conducted by Minister Wu of China and State De- (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) SAN DOMINGO PRESIDENT | READY TO LEAVE HOSPITAL Will Start Journey From Baltii- more to New York Tomorrow; Plans Aerial Hop Home. By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, December 30.—Gen. Horaclo Vasquez, President of the Do- minican Republic, will be able to leave Johns Hopkins Hospital tomorrow to start home, the hospital report said today. He walked about his room Satur- day for the first time since an opera- tion, December 10, for removal of the left kidney. Rapid Improvement in the health of Senora Vasquez, which had been un- dermined bi worry over her husband’s c?nmmn. was reported at the hos- pital. President Vasquez's plans, previously announced, are to go to New York to- morow_night and sail Thursday for Porto Rico on the steamship Coama. ‘The ship is due to arrive January 6 and the President plans to fly from Porto Rico to Santo Domingo. Dr. Hugh Young, who performed the operation, described President Vasquez's rapid improvement as an example of the value of air transportation in desperate cases. Coming to the hospi- tal in November President Vasquez and 3 ), by the New York Times Co. Copgpans, 1920 b N, York Tiee 8 rights for publication reserved throughout the world. his party flew from Santo Domingo to Miami. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, December 30.—Three men with pistols took Walter Nutnawinski's accordion from him last night. Nutnawinski had paid $650 for it. He could have gotten a piano for that money, but he preferred an accordion for some strange reason. ‘The robbers went down the street playing it and Nutnawinski pursued at a respectable distance. Each new plece they played wrenched Nutnawinski's musical soul more and more. Pirst, came “The Engineer's Child,” and then “The Letter ACCORDION USED TO “O SOLE MIO” DEBASED TO JAZZ BY BANDIT TRIO Nutnawinski, Robbed on Chicago Street, Writhes at Strains of “Piccolo Pete.” ally hit the right one, and the trio drifted into “The Wreck of Old Ninety- seven.” By this time Nutnawinski felt very bad that his accordion should lend itself to such musical drivel. Nutna- winski goes in more for “Poet and Peasant” overture and things like that. SACKETT T0 HAV QUICK APPROVAL Envoy to Germany Appoint- ment Will Relieve G. 0. P. Tension in Kentucky. By the Associated Press. President Hoover intends to submit to the Senate next Monday the nom- ination of Senator Frederic M. Sack. ett of Kentucky as Ambassador to Ger- many. The early resignation and de- parture of the Senator for Berlin is expected. Under senatorial custom a member of that body appointed to another position is given confirmation immediately, the nomination being called up out of order as a mark of courtesy to the appointee. Senator Backett would succeed Jacob Gould Schurman, resigned. Republican party leaders here look for Gov. Sampson of Kentueky to sp= point as Senator to succeed Mr. Sack- ett, Representative John M. Robsion, Republican, of the 11th Kentucky dis- trict, who was the governor's campaign manager in 1928. Relieves Party Tension. ‘The appointment of Senator Sack- ett to the diplomatic corps is regarded by some y leaders here as clearing up the publican political situation in_Kentucky. Representative Robsion and Senator Sackett have been in opposite camps for some time and it had been ex- pected ' that they would be the op- posing candidates for the Republican senatorial nomination next year, with a bitter contest in prospect. ‘There is a rumor that Edwin P. Morrow, former Governor of Kentucky and now a member of the Raliroad rd of Mediation, may enter the primaries. Inselecting Senator Sackett to be bassador to Germany, President Hoover has filled the three highest dip- lomatic posts and two of the assign- ments have gone to members of the Senate. Formal word from Germany of the acceptability of the new ap- pointee is awaited now, and it is un- derstood that Germany’s acceptance of the American Senator will be quickly lorthecoming. Walter E. Edge of New Jersey re- signed from the Senate early this month to take over the ambassadorship to France, left vacant by the death of Myron T. Herrick. In the early days of his administration the President named Charles G. Dawes, former Vice President, to the other prized diplo- matic post—at London, President Favors Senators. ‘Thus the three new Ambassadors to London, Paris and Berlin were all ac- tually from the Senate. A year ago Mr. Dawes was presiding over the Senate. There are rumors that the President has some other Senators in mind also for diplomatic appointments. Oddly enough, a present member of the diplomatic corps — Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow, to Mexico—will re- tire to take the place of one of the Sen- ators named to this service. Mr. Mor- row will succeed Mr. Edge as Senator from New Jersey. This will be late in the Spring, when the Ambassador to Mexico concludes his duties as a del- egate to the London Naval Arms Con- ference. La Follette Advance Expected. The resignation of Senator Sackett will leave a second vacancy on the im- portant Senate finance caommittee, over which there is now a contest for places in the impending Republican reorgani- zation. It is expec! to open the way to Senator La Follette of Wisconsin for a place on the committee. Senator La Follette has been’ ad- vanced for the finance committee by the Republican -independents, -of which he is g leader. This group now has no Tepresentation on the committee. Sen- ator Goff of West Virginia, who slight- ly outranks the Wisconsin Senator in seniority, had filed for the vacancy left by retirement of Senator Edge. But with two vacancies, the way now ap- finn clear for both Goff and La Fol- lette, CHICAGO MAN WOUNDED. Gang, Ejected From Dance Hall, Fire at Attendant. CHICAGO, December 30 () —A gang of toughs, one of whom had been tossed out of a taxi dance hall on the edge of Pinally the robbers swung around a corner and burst into: “In all my da-reems, Your fair face bee-ums; You're the eye-dul luv Sweet Ad-o-li-1-n-ne.” Nutnawinski fell down in ‘The last he heard from his was: he-a-r-r-r-t, the snow. accordion “Did you ‘ever hear Pets Go tweet-tweet-tweet On his piccolo? No?” e loop, fire on James Tor- torelli, fim‘é‘l"f.du attendant, early to- iill Tortorelli was wounded in the attackers, believed to have been members of the ‘42 llfl&-" fired from two automobiles. When friends put Tor- torelll in & car and started for a hos- pital the hoodlums followed & short distance, firing, and then drove away. Radio Progr:;ms—Page 20 ALLAN HOOVER STAGING DANCE AS CROWNING HOLIDAY FLING Debutantes BY SUE McNAMARA, Associated Press Staff Writer. Allan Hoover, the youngest son of the President, will reach the high point of, his holiday fling tonight with a brilliant dancing party at the White House. The affair was arranged hurriedly and verbal invitations are said to have been sent out to about 100. It is safe to say that the debutantes invited to the White House will sidetrack other affairs which have been scheduled for weeks, Peppy Orchestra Hired. Instead of the Marine Band, which us- uslly plays for all social affairs at the RAGKETEERS GIRD FOR DECISIVE WAR Battle for Supremacy in Ex- tortion ‘Industry’ Seen With Capone’s Release. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 30.—Rumblings of war in gangland had their echo to- day in the disclosure of widespread plots of preying racketeers. ‘The Herald and Examiner said pro- longed wire-tapping by police had dis- closed plots of racketeers to extort mil- lions of dollars from labor unions and business places. The newspaper said one gang alone had 22 labor organiza- tions on its list. Meanwhile gangland was said to be awaiting the release of “Scarface Al” Capone from a Philadelphia jail for the outbreak of a war on finality and su- premacy with the Moran-Alello clans. Added thereto, police said, is the thirst of revenge that George “Bugs” Moran seeks for the massacre of seven of his men last St. Valentine's day—and these alayings hate been charged to Capone rivalry. 50,000 Racketeers in New York. ‘The recent conference here. between Police Commissioner Grover A. Whalen of New York and Commissioner Willlam Russell of Chicago is understood to have dwelt at length on gang racketeering IR? methods to wipe it out in the two citfes. ‘The New York police commissioner, commenting on the activities of racket- eers, said there were 50,000 of them in New York alone, while the bureau of identification in Chicago classifies many thousands as such in this city. In their prey on legitimate business these rackets are sald by Gordon Hos- | oeioneio net $abo0000p o yeur- socf , to ne ,000,000 & year. A common form of extortion was the attempt last Friday to obtain $10,000 from the head of the Tire and Rubber Workers’ Union—an attempt that brought death three racketeers, snared in a police trap. The schemes of racket leaders for fu- ture easy money took on such important aspects that Loop offices were main- tained. One of these—operated as a construction company office by the, | Moran-Alello gangs—was raided Satur- | | day. Several alleged racketeers were ar- re Twin City Alliance Formed. Commissioner Whalen—presumably here for a study of traffic conditions— returned to New York yesterday, but be- fore leaving is sald to have pledged n‘penwm in forming the twin-city liance against crime. The intercity gangland entwinement is a result of the slaying of Frankie Yale and Frank Marlow, New York and killing also 3 g is charged to Capone rivalry. ‘To perfect the twin-city alliance—ex- to bring a solution to the Yale- Marlow killings and to other gangland activities of both cities—Police Commis- sioner Russell has been invited by Com- missioner Whalen to visit New York. | This he is expected to do. co- al- Cafe O;Vnsr Liable for Glasses. CHICAGO, December 30 (#).—The office of the United States District At- torney pointed out today that a cafe owner is liable to a year's imprisonment if a patron uses a cafe glass to drink liquor which the patron himself brought into the place. under the public tion, La Verne Noi attorney -sald. Sidetrack Prior Engagements to Accept Verbal Invitations to Unusual White House Party. Executive Mansion, & peppy hotel or- chestra has been engaged. The Christmas tree and holly wreaths and poinsettias used for the Christmas festivities, including the dinner to the President-elect of Mexico and his 'y were taken down Saturday. Today of fresh flowers from the White House conservatories pi rooms for tonight's dance. Likeable, full of spirit and enjoying dancing like any co! Allan, ertheless, forsook books Fall. He has concentrated strictly on X many t invitations for and dlnm dge and Tt will be the first time in years that (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) POPULATION GOUNT OF 122,000,000 SEEN Census Statistician Tells As- sociation Meeting of Hopes for 1930 Survey. ‘The invitations read for 10 o'clock. | Boston. The Census Bureau expects to count 122,000,000 persons in the United States in the decennial census, which starts April 1, next. This announcement, the first by an official of the bureau, as to the extent of the Nation’s population, was made today by Leon E. Truesdell, chief statistician, at a meeting of the American Statistical Association, at the ‘Washington Hotel. The official census of 1920 showed a population for the continental United States of more than 105,000,000, while that for the United States and posses- slons was about 117,000,000. The Na- tional Bureau of Economic Research today made public its estimate of pop- ulation for the United States, placing it at 119,306,000 as of July 1, 1928, ‘The question of whether the citles which showed a great increase in pop- (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) PLANE KILLS 3 BOYS. Fourth Injured in Crowd Hearne, Tex., by Girl Pilot. HEARNE, Tex, December 30 (#).— ‘Three colored boys were dead and an- other in a critical condition today as the result of the fall of an airplane into a crowd at the flying field here yester- day. Miss Dorothy Stocker, 17, Hous- ton stunt fiyer, said to have a private lot’s license and ble fyini e to her credit, was alone in the pl.m% when it swooped down upon the crowd. ‘The dead youths, two of whom were killed instantly, were Kelsey Hearne, 7, and James Hearne, 9, sons of Jol Hearne, and Jim Webster, 12, son of John Webster. The boy injured was Dock Wright. Attempting to land, Miss Stocker was unable to regain altitude when she saw the impending tragedy. at “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- % This ‘Baby’ Could Have Delivered Own Card Faster By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 30.—It was December 20. Mrs. Frank Barthen in Denver sent a Christ- mas card for her infant son Frank to his aunt, Miss Loretta Barthen, in Chicago. That was on December 20. cember 20, 1912. RAILROADS SHOW LARGE NET INCOME First Ten Months’ Reports Reveal Improvements. Exports Stronger. By the Associated Press. Net operating income of the country’s important rallroads for the past year, on the basis of preliminary reports given out for publication today by the American Railway Association, reached a total of $1,282,000,000, representing a return of 4.89 per cent, the highest in 10 _years. R. H. Aishton, president of the asso- ciation, in a formal statement, said this high figure was the result of one of the g:-un freight traffic volume years in tory and the “highest operating (#) Means Associated Press. tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are Circulation, 107,512 Circulalion, 115431 TWO CENTS. JUROR SURPRISES BOARD, TESTIFYING AT POLICE HEARING Two Others Stand Fast and Refuse to Take Oath in Shelby-Kelly Trial. ACTION OF WITNESSES PUZZLING TO COUNSEL Move Is Taken to End Presentation of Prosecution and Take Up Defense. Samuel P. Agnew, a member of the July grand jury who last week refused to testify before the special police trial board sifting the charges of inefficiency against Inspector Willlam 8. Shelby and Lieut. Edward J. Kelly in connection with their investigation of the McPher- son case, completely surprised the board today by unhesitatingly giving testi- mony. Agnew, with two other recalcitrant members of the jury—Baxter M. David- j son and Joseph H. Batt—appeared be- fore the trial board in response to a Police Court summons issued by Judge Gus A. Schuldt. Batt and Davidson, however, continued to refuse and even declined to'take the oath. The three former grand jurors were not specifically ordered to testily as was " | Merritt O. Chance, foreman of the July call expenditure of $1,050,000,000, of which $680,000,000 will be for roadway and nm?uru. and $370,000,000 for equip- ment. “It is estimated that the first six months of 1930 will absorb $480,000,000, or an increase of $140,000,000 over the first half of 1928,” he said. Figures Nearly Complete. Explaining that his figures were based on complete reports for the first 10 months of 1929, and estimates by the grand jury, the subpoenas merely di- recting their appearance before the trial board. Batt gave no reason for his action, but Davidson contended that he would be put in the tion of violating his oath as a meml keep its proceedings tlon left Robert E. Lynch, assistant cor- poration counsel, prosecuting Shelby and Kelly, in a dilemma. Whether further steps will be taken by Lynch to compel Batt and Davidson Bureau of Railway Economics for the A Aishton said the last two months, owuung Tevenues amounted to ap- proximately $6,357,000,000, an increase of 2.9 per cent over 1“:4 dye':r“:l;gm operating expenses amount 2 = ?m., only 1.4 per cent greater than Total loading of revenue freight is expected to reach 52,798,000 cars for the year, a reduction of 300,819 cars or six-tenths of 1 per cent under the record of 1926. Greatest Volume Year. “Measured in net ton miles, the volume of frelght handled the two '.mmpfboz; irt. !unn(mt:'atoluurowetof the trial board to force a witness to testify might lead to protracted litiga- tion and. interfere th the trial of Shelby and Kelly, the defense lawyers announced would wave cross-ex- amination of ce if the prosecution agreed. Chance has been ordered by Judge Schuldt to appear before the board Friday and complete his testi- mony. - Ready Later Today. Prosecutor Lynch indicated that he 5 | was favorably inclined toward the pro- posal, were slightly less, is due to the increase that has taken place durin,: the year in the average of haul, res from the fact that railway freight traffic consists to a larger extent of goods in bulk moving longer distances.” ¥ ite the heavy volume of freight traffic in 1929,” he continued, “demands for transportation have been promptly met except in a few isolated cases, and then only of a temporary nature. fact that rail carriers of this country have been able adequately to meet the ransportation situation has been due not only to the test maximum ever attain in uf ition of equipment, but also to improved o&enun‘ ‘methods that are constantly being placed in ef- (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) NAVAL ACADEMY HEAD DENIES NEWS STORIES Admiral Robinson Says Accounts of Absentees and Liquor Greatly Exaggerated. Special Dispatch to The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md.,, December 30.— When the attention of Rear Admiral . Robinson, superintendent of the Ngval Academy, was called today to newspaper accounts that 62 midshipmen were ab- sent without leave from the Naval Acad- emy on Saturday night, and that a num- ber of midshipmen had been arrested under the Influence of intoxicating liquors, he declared “that the particulars of this story were greatly exaggerated.” “Some midshipmen were found absent from their quarters after taps on Sat- urday night, but the number was con- siderably less than 62,” Admiral Robin- son said in a statement. “This is a military offense which will be dealt with in a routine manner. No liquor whatso- ever was discovered in the Naval Acad- | re, g | emy. hij Was a] under \nfluence " of intoxicating liquor on Christmas eve, but, in accord- ance with a long established policy at the Naval Academy, his name will not hn | be made public.” On Sunday morning two midshipmen, one intoxicated, were turned over to the Naval Academy authorities by the State police, after an altercation with a tax- icab driver. No charges had been pre- ferred against them by the police. “We Have Looked to the Sea for Liberty . . . We Must Look to the Sea for Peace” writes Edward Price Bell, discussin, tion of sea power in its relation to naval conference. the important ques- e forthcoming London Mr. Bell's powerful and dramatic articles on the problems underlying - the quest for the right formula in naval armament— “THE SEA ROADS TO PEACE” —valuable to the student, of absorbing interest to the gen- eral reader, will appear in THE EVENING STAR Beginning Thursday, January 2 hended | thys but.that he wanted to confer with. Corporation Counsel William W. Bride before making a_ final decision. He promised to have his decision when the Trial Board reconvenes. ‘The trial board was scheduled to re- convene at 2 o'clock this afternoon, but the session was deferred until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning because of the failure of Bride and Lnch to reach a definite decision over the precedure to glllow with respect to Chance, Batt and av 5 As Chance, Batt and Davidson are The | the three remaining prosecution wit- nesses, the prosecution will close its case if it decides to excuse them, and the defense will begin the presentation of its case when the board reconvenes Henry I. Quinn, one of Shelby’s at- torneys, announced to the board that the defense had summoned about 60 cl witnesses, 30 each for Shelby and Kelly. The Trial Board's mo) session was comparatively brief because of the refusal of Batt and Davidson to tes- tify. Agnew was on the stand for about 20 minutes, neither the prosecution nor the defense asking him many questions, confining their interrogations chiefly to the testimony of former Policeman Robert J. Allen and Mrs. Roy Heavrin of the Park Lane Apartments before the grand jury. ‘Won’t Take Oath. Batt, who appeared in response to & Police Court subpoena, was the first witness called by the trial board. When he faced the trial board, Maj. L. E. Atkins, chairman, asked him to raise 8. | his right hand and be sworn. He refused to do so, with an announcement that he would not testify. Atkins then asked if he knew that he would be cited to Police Court for refusing. “So I have read in the papers,” he answered. “In view of this, do you still refuse to testify?” Chairman Atkins asked. “Yes, sir,” Batt replied. Prosecutor Lynch moved iminediate~ ly that Batt be cited to Police Court for “proper action.” He then an- nounced that he had no other wit- nesses. He was advised, however, that both Davidson and Agnew were waite ing outside of the trial board room, in nse to Police Court subpeonas that ordered them to appear at 10 o'clock morning. Agnew Is Called. Prosecutor Lynch then called Agnew. Agnew _completely s the board and prosecution and defense counsel by taking the oath and sitting in the witness chair. So surprised was Lynch, in fact, that he asked Agnew at_the very outset if he was will (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) o CONVICTS STAB GUARD IN DASH FOR LIBERTY One Shot Down and Second Cap- tured After Short Chase From Prison. By the Associated Press. J! N CITY, Mo., December 30.—A tower guard was stabbed and a convict was shot when two inmates of the Missouri State Penitentiary here nuiie an ineffectual attempt to escape early today. John T. Bradly, guard, is in a local bdome! & slashed al ps. was stabbed when Davis and Clarence Hansen, another conviot, crawled over the prison wall in s des- B;rlhduhlor liberty. Davis was shot another tower guard and Hansen :r‘l:on?mm within a block of the ¥ ]