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« A2 SITH . SECURTY HOLOERS N FIAT Third Group Appears, Asking New York Supreme Court to Protect Company. L By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. NEW YORK, January 16. — The financial affairs of the F. H. Smith Co., several of whose officers are under in- dictments in Washington on charges iof using the mails to defraud, will be, ‘brought out here today when a hl!ler; internal fight among holders of the company’s stocks and bonds is aired | In the State Supreme Court. Escapes in Blast | This is the first time dissension has | Broken out in the ranks of the indi- Viduals owning Smith cofhpany securi- | fies. The situation which will be pre- kented today is that of one group of security holders banding together to “protect themselves against the com- pany,” while the other group is or- ganizing to protect the company sgainst the first group. Last week two committees formed. One was to protect the in-| terests of the preferred stockholders and the other to safeguard the inter- ests of the bondholders. ‘Both com- mittees have advertised over the coun- try for bondholders and stockholders | o cast in their lots with them. Third Group Appears. . <Yesterday, however, another group o security holders appeared on the scene and filed a petition for an injunction to restrain the first two committees from doing anything whatsoever which might react to the detriment of the company {tself. Arguments on this petition will be heard today. In the meantime, the Smith Co. has n idle. mltlb:leu learned yesterday that it has sent out a letter to every perscn holding any of its stock or bonds uklng each holder the direct guestion whether he | wants a receiver appointed for the company. Would Be Powerful Weapon. a substantial majority of M:\'Irlly holders answer that they do not want a receiver, this will be a powerful weapon in the hands of the company when it goes into court to contest the several receivership peti- tigns which have been filed against it. 31 on the other hand, however, the bulk of the holders indicate they do t a receiver, and if the petitioners can prove such to be the case, it is be- lieved likely the courts will give their ‘wishes serious consideration. ‘Another development yesterday was the turning over by the company to the Dej ent of Justice of a trunk filled with canceled checks. These checks, it is believed, may prove to constitute a substantial part of the records of the company which Nugent Dodds. s] lal assistant to the Attorney General, has abored so industriously for the past several weeks to obtain. Mr. Dodds and his assistants zre going over these checks. Working with him are Frank Powell, accountant and special assist- int to the Attorney- General; Louls Loebl and Aaron W. Jacobsen, special agents, and Charles ‘Malone, special accountant. Col. Landes Is Served. Col: Lewis Landes, who, with Sena- tor Hasting of Delaware, represents the bondholders’ committce, was served with formal notice of the injunction petition when he returned to New York from Was| lm terday. Senator Hastings o resent at the hearing . but will were, 1 the | in New York tomorrow to IWEH? (:emeeunl of the bondholders’ committee. Landes _announced yesterday that the names' of Herbert Davis and Rep- resentative Goldsborough of Maryland had been added te the committee. The plaintiffs in the injunction pe- tition by ht yesterday are Walter J. Pichert and Raymond M. Markley, both of New York City. Their attorney, Emanuel Morganlander, says several other securities holders will join with them toda fendants: Are Named. ‘Their petition names as defendants “Lewis Landes, Charles E. Newton, Arthur L. Malcolm, Eric Fisher Wood, Peter Miller and Edward A. Marshall.” hert states that he holds $2,500 of Co. bonds; that those which have been paid and that interest _payments have always been met when due. Markley says he owns 110 shares of Smith company preferred stock with a par value of $100 -a share and $5.000 in bonds. He also states that all inter- est payments have been met promptly by the company. Three Rulings Are Sought. ‘The court is requested to instruct the defendants to do three things: “1, To show cause why they should not be restrained from organizing com- mittees of bondholders or stockholders of the Smith company and from solicit- ing in any manner or otherwise induc- ! ing bond and stockholders to join and act in concert with the defendants to the detriment of the Smith company and its stock and bondholders. i “2. Why they should not be restrained from -publishing or causing to be pub- lished in the newspapers false and mis- leading information concerning the Smith company, or any injunction or other decree issued against it, or from advertising for security holders to join in a concerted action against the Smith company, or from doing anything which may be calculated to unjustly destroy the reputation of the Smith company, or to unjustly undermine the confidence | of the public in the company. 3. Why such other relief as the sees proper should not be granted. PENNS;LVANI.A ALUMNI TO BANQUET TOMORROW Occasion to Mark 224th Anniver- sary of Birth of Benjamin Fraunklin. Talks, songs of their alma mater and other entertainment will feature the annual banquet of the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Club of Washing- ton, in the National Press Cluh Build- ing at 6:30 o'clock tomorrow evening. ‘The club members arg to assemble at the banquet hall at 5:30. The occasion marks the 224th anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, founder of the university. Among speakers will be Dr. Karl Mil- ler, director of admissions at the uni- versity; Russell (Rusty) Callow, crew coach, and Horace Lippincott of the General Alumni Society. Howard Gottlieb is chairman of the general committee in charge of arrange- ments for the affair. Other members of the committee are W. A. Ro F. G. Munson, R. M. Clark, E. B. Mor- ris and James Stockley. W. Cochran Fisher, president of the club, will pre- side. court DR. DOUGLASS HONORED. Dr. A. E. Douglass, director of the Bteward Observatory at the University of Arizona, was guest of honor at & Juncheon given by the alumni of the university in the Carlton Hotel Tuesday. 3‘. Douglass recently delivered a lecture fore the National Geographic Society on the determination of accurate dates eof many Indian ruins throughout the Southwest by means of his calendar, tree-ring lambre and A. MORRIS ELLER. BOMB BLAST ROCKS BOSS’ ELLER HOME Leader of Chicago’s “Bloody Twentieth” Ward Escapes Injury. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January 16.—The home of “Boss” Eller—City Collector Morris Eller, political chief of the “bloody twentieth” ward—was bombed early today. Eller and Mrs. Eller were shaken, but | unhurt, as the black-power bomb tore at the rear entrance of the Eller apart- ment, 1n & three-story brick building. The maid, Anna Seaman, was cut and bruised by plaster that fell fiom her bed room. A section of the bed room door was flung across the room and imbedded in the wall above her head. The Eller chauffeur, asleep in the basement, was not injured. Son Is Given Guard. A garage at the rear was damaged. Windows in the. apartment building and in nearby piaces were shattered. Eller's son, Judge Emanuel Eller of Superior Court, who lives in_the Eller | homestead, in another part of the city, was given a police guard after he learned of the attempt against his father. Morris Eller told police he had no idea why the bomb was thrown. Police went back to April 10, 1928— primary election day—in their hunt for a possible motive. On that day Eller, seeking election as committeeman from the twentieth ward, was opposed by a colored lawyer, Octavius Roy Granady. Before the day was over Granady had been shot down by gunmen. Trial of police squadmen sccused in Granady's death wrote “finis” to a citizens-financed grand jury investiga- tion of “bloody twentieth” mnfl and crime. Indictments were ught the score, including the tment of Eller and his jurist som. Neither Has Faced Court. The Ellers, demanding separate trials from the others, were 'mever brought to_trial. Eller, who formerly was city sealer and also a sanitary district trustee, has been in Chicago politics since 1896. It -was the second bombing at the Eller home; the first was set off in September, 1926. An explosion, whether of a bomb police could not be certaln, was fol- lowed by fire in a two-story frame buflding on the West Side last night. CHINESE CAPTURED IN OPIUM DEN RAID LINKED TO KILLING (Continued From First Page) nalia were to be seen anywhere. The walls were luridly embellished by pic- tures of Chinese women. Board Is Pried Loose. Probing about the room, narcotic agents pried up a board directly under the door leading from the smoking room to the kitchen. Another small board was pried up and proved & trap door, giving entrance to an under- floor passageway. Strings had been at- tached to the cans and packages, as they had been pushed back under the floor, so they could be pulled out. The sgents extracted from under the floor smoking opium, pipes, scales for weigh- ing the mnarcotic, containers for retail- ing the opium, and a bunch of small instruments used iu handling the oplum, known as “yen hocks.” The opium’ was valued at about $5,000, ac- cording to official estimates. It has been turned over to customs officials as the arraignment is to be made under customs laws, in which the maximum penalty is higher than under the Har- rison act. "One large copper can held about four pounds of smoking opium and there was found also a so-called “five tael” can of genuine imported smoking opium, which at retail prices in “toy” tins would probably bring a total of $750. There were three fine pipes and a number of cheap ones. There was also a fine automatic pistol hidden in the packages. Opiate Beverage Seized. A feature of the seizure in addition to the oplum itself was & powerful Oriental drink, made by mixing ‘‘yen shee,” which is the burned smoking opium, containing about 12 per cent of morphine, with wine. This drink is sald to be highly potent and can be taken in drinks of only & few drops, | except by narcotic addicts. These addicts themselves never take more than a tablespoonful at a time. There was & quart bottle and another pint bottle of this powerful drink. So important was_the raid consid- ered that Col. L. G. Nuit, deputy com- missioner of prohibition in charge of narcotics, personally inspected the place shortly after the raid. He has shown a keen interest in the place for months and has personally directed the cam- | paign, especially since the murder of [ the Government’s Chinese informer. The raiding party, headed by Gree- son, included C. D. Fortner and J. W. McDonald, narcotic agents; D. B. Clark and E. G. May, customs officers, and Robert A. Sanders and Charles E. Mansfield of the police narcotic squad. Customs Law Invoked. ‘The search Wwar made out under the customs laws, tended to arraign the men under this provision, and was obtained from United States Commissioner Turnage. Two other es were also last night by an augmented sq\ disclosed no seizures. The Fede! n in these raids, at 340 and leP:el\n- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY .16, 1930. IFOG ON ICE DELAYS BYRD GEOLOGITS Party Passes Crevasses After Two-Day Wait Be- cause of Bad Weather. BY RUSSELL OWEN. By Radio to The Star and New York Times. LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, Jan- uary 15—The Byrd geological party, of which Dr. Lawrence M. Gould is leader, has passed the last dangerous crevasses [on its route and in a few days more will be back in camp. The men had a difficult time get- ting through the crevasses and were camped in the middle of them for two days because of fog which obscured the trail. They are now a little more than 100 miles from Little America. The party camped on the southern edge of the crevassed area at 81 de- grees 16 minutes 8., with deep snow over the trail and a thick fog. Two days later men and dogs had man- aged to work their way into the crevassed area, but because of poor vis- ibility were forced to halt. ‘They found that the area had changed considerably and that they could not follow their old trail because of the fallen snow bridges and danger- ous holes. The next day, Monday, they were still camped there in the fog play- ing hearts for chocolate, which, as Dr, Gould said, “takes on more serious aspect than when we were snowed up in_the mountains.” But this morning Rear Admiral Byrd got the following message from Dr. Gould: “Could not wait longer for better weather, so we left trail entirely and came north out of the crevasses in light fog with milky visibility, and picked up our trail again 12 miles iater. And here we are at 8 degrees 27 minutes south, with all going well. Little America does not seem very for away now.” They will get a royal welcome when they get in, for they have made one PLEAS FOR PEACE VOICED BY WOMEN Mrs. Catt Sees Foover. Capitol and Senate Of- fices Visited. With resolutions calling for United | States adherence to the World Court, pleas for further disarmament and | United States entry to the League of Nations, women here for the National Conference on the Cause and Cure of War this morning appeared at the | White House, the Capitol and the Sen- | ate Office Building to put their plans | for furthering peace up to the heads | of_the Government. Mrs, Carrie Chapman Catt led the | delegation at the White House and acted as spokesman for the women. She had carlier appeared with State delegations from every State in the Union at the Capitol and the Senate | Office Building, where the women visited Senators in their private offices and buttonholed them in the corridors of the Capitol and urged them to act upon the peace measures. In presenting a resolution calling for adherence to the Court at the White House, Mrs. Cati told the President that the conference is grateful for the advances toward peace that have been | made in the past 10 years. She said | that there is such an increasing senti- | ment throughout the country in favor | of the United States taking part in the peace machinery of the World | Court as to prompt those responsible for the future actions of this country | to_make that possible. More than 400 women, representing every State in the Union, arrived at the ‘Capitol at 11 o'clock and button- holed the Senators from their States, giving them copies of resolutions favor- ing United States adherence to the World Court and other information on the doings of the committee, which is made up of representatives of 11 out- of the best sledging journeys ever ac- complished down here and apparently are coming back in better condition than they were when they left. (Copyright, 1030, by th coCwn the BLois MEont Bisnaren A rights for publication reserved throughout the world.) DECISION EXPECTED “ON TRAFFIC CHANGE Commissioners to Consider Making Rock Creek Church Road One-Way Street. ‘The pected/to take action tomorrow on a roposed amendment to the traffic regu- one-way thoroughfare for eastbound traffic between Georgia avenue and ‘Warder street. The rofln!un was recommended by Traffic Director Willlam H. Harland as & solution to the traffic problem at the interesection of Georgia and New Hampshire avenues when the traffic lights there are in operation. These lights were turned on several months ago and cut off three days afterward Lecause of congestion caused by traffic pouring in the intersection from Geor- ock Creek Church road. Traffic Director Harland subsequently worked out a plan designed to relieve the congestion, which provided for the by |.designation of Rock Creek Church road lan l,bllt: ich was ®on- cerned because Rock Creek Church road is on a motor bus route. The commis- sion, however, opposed the scheme. The Commissioners have not indi- cated what action they likely will take in view of the objection of the Utilities Commission. Harland, however, does not propose to turn the lights on until his plan is approved. ALLAN FISHER HEADS BODY OF CITIZENS Connecticut Avenue Group Elects and Indorses Chest Drive. Allan Pisher, attorney, living at 3217 Connecticut avenue, was elected presi- dent of the Connecticut Avenue Citi- zens' Association, succeeding W. 8. Quinter, at the regular meeting of the association last night in All Souls’ Me- morial Church, Cathedral and Connec- ticut avenues. Other officers, including Arthur E. Dowell, vice president; Miss Elizabeth Groves, treasurer, and Mrs. J. M. Whit- man, secretary, were re-elected. Following a discussion of the Com- munity Chest campaign, the association went on record in favor of the move- ment. Another resolution was passed pledg- ing the association to join the District of Columbia School Association and to send two delegates to future meetings of that organizatio SENATE APPROVES EXISTING TARIFFS ON SUGAR, 48 TO 38 (Continued From First Page) Cuban people, economically they are united by the same interests.” Attaches of the embassy celebrated the occasion by drinking a toast to the United States Senate. ‘The sugar tariffs were raised by the finance committee Republicans to 2.20 and 2.75, respectively, while the House bill provided duties of 2.40 snd 3 cents. Four Democi.. : lined up with the other Republicans sgainst the measure to keep duties as tuey are. ‘The roll call on the Harrison amend- ment follow: For present sugar rate: Republicans: Allen, Blaine, Borah, Brookhart, Capper, Gillett, Goff, Jones, Keyes, La Follette, McMaster, Metcalf, Norbeck, Norris, Pine, Robinson of In- diana, Robsion and Schall—18. Democrats—Ashurst. Barkley, Black, Blease, Bratten, Brock, Caraway, Con- nally, Dill, George, Glass, Harris, Har- rison, Hawes, Hayden, Heflin, McKellar, Overman, Sheppard, Simmons, Smith, Steck, Swanson, Thomas of Oklahoma, ‘Trammell, Tydin, Wagner, Walsh of Massachusetts an heeler—29. Farmer Labor—Shipstead— Total, 48. Against present rate. Democrats— Broussard, Kendrick, King, Ransdell— Republicans — Baird, Bingham, ns, Dale, Deneen, Frazier, Gold: Gould, Greene, Grundy, Hale, Hasting: Hatfleld, Hebert, Howell, Johnson, Kean, McCulloch, McNary, Moses, Nye, Oddie, Patterson, Phipps, Shortridge, Smoot, Steiwer, Sullivan, ‘Thomas of Idaho, Townsend, Vanden- berg, Walcott, Waterman and Watson. League Sifts Rum-Running. GENEVA, January 16 (#).—The League of Nations is inquiring as to the 4. Couze! borough, sylvania avenue, were S. B. Phillips, J. W. Gauthier, 8. L. Rakusin, R. C. Hughes, narcof gents, and Jay M . Hamby, jr., customs officers. + extent of rum smuggling throughont the world and the m: are taking against it. possible international co-¢ Phlflct Commissioners are ex- | tions making Rock Creek Church road ! a and New Hampshire avenues and i standing national women’s organiza- tions. The visit of the women was orderly and they were courteously received by the Senators and shown about the | Capitol by the guides. The women were led in their visit by Mrs. Catt, chair- man of the committee. The State dele- gations arrived at the Capitol separate- ly and there was no parading or demon- stration, Conducts Round Table. After the visit the women returned to theyr sessions in the Hall of Nations of the®*Washington Hotel. There they en- gaged this afternoon in one of Mrs. Catt's innovations for such gatherings, an “interruptive round table,” wherein the women discussed the causes and cures of war in open forum against| broadsides of questions, heckling and | criticisms from their hearers. Raymond L. Buell, acting as “public inquirer,” was keeping the discussion fast and furious. The principal sub- Jjects under discussion, with Miss Belle Sherwin, president of the National League of Women Voters presiding, were: “Are the Great Powers Pledged to Disarm? Why, Then, Do They Not Do It?” *Are the Obstacles Re: the ‘Holdover’ Spirit of War Inc & Doubt of Peace?” “What Ca Done?w Speed International Disarma- ment?” LEAGUE OF NATIONS COUNCIL ADJOURNS All Delegates Anxious to Go to London for Coming Naval : Conference. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, January 16—The fifty- | eighth session of the Council of the | League of Nations adjourned today, shortly after the delegates convened for the morning meeting. Nearly all were in a hurry to leave Geneva, to attend the forthcoming naval conference at London. Throughout the session of the Coun- cll, which was one of the shortest in | its’ history, it was apparent that the members were preoccupled with the coming London conference and wished to avoid any subject which might give rise to conflict and delay adjournment. Accomplishments of the Council ses- sion were three: Selection of & committee of 11 to draft changes in the covenant of the League of Nations to bring it into conformity with the Kellogg pact and ban aggres- sive warfare altogether. Seconri—Voting of a conference Feb- ruary 17 to consider a customs truce, a stage in the League's campaign to re- duce restrictions to international trade. ‘Third—Agreement to appoint a spe- cial commission of three persons to de- termine rights and claims regarding the wailing wall of Jerusalem. ‘The Council also summoned an inter- national confertnce on buoyage and lighting coasts for next October. This will be held at Lisbon on invitation of the Portuguese government. All other maritime countries will have an oppor- tunity to participate. August - Zaleski, president of the Council, in his closing address pald tribute to Woodrow Wilson and to Quinones de Leon, who, he sald, was the only member of the first League Council who was a member of the one Just ending its sittings. President Zaleski contrasted the early struggles of the League with the task it faces today. “While some of us then hoped hope, we now believe because we know,” he sald. . LOW OF 20 FORECAST Fair and Colder Weather, With Moderate Winds, Is Predicted for Tomorrow. Fair and colder weather is the outlook for Washington, with a low temperature Weather Bureau forecast today. ‘The snow flurry that swept the city shortly after daylight left only a “trace” of precipitation at the Weather Bureau, although clouds overcast the vieinity throughout most of the day. Fair skies and continued cold are seen for tomorrow, attended by moderate FOR CAPITAL TONIGHT| — of 20 degrees predicted for tonight, the | northwest winds. SCHOOL RECEIVES MILLION DOLLARS FROM FORD some of the buildings and girl students of the Berry School, at Mount Berry, Ga., to which a gift of a| million dollars h: just been made by Henry Ford. The school was founded by Mi: Martha Rerry for the education and vocational training of deserving mountain boys and girls. The buildings are constructed of native granite. —Associated Press Photo. CUMMINGS CHOSEN ODDFELLONS CHEF Past Master of Metropolis Lodge Elected to Head District Organization. Elmer Cummings, past grand of Metropolis Lodge of Odd Fellows, was elected grand master of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the District of Columbia at the annual meeting last night in the auditorium of Odd Fellows' Temple, 419 Seventh street. He is the ninety-ninth grand master. ‘Willilam H. McConnell was elected | deputy grand master, Thomas C. Mett- ler grand warden, Harry L. Anderson grand secretary, James E. Chamberlain grand treasurer and W. W. Millan grand representative of the Sovereign Grand Lodge. Mr, Chamberlain also was elected representative of the board of trustees. Mr, Cummings became & member of the Odd Fellows when initiated into Brownstown Lodge, No. 488, Browns- town, Ind., on September 11, 1902. He transferred to Metropolis 'Lodge on March 5, 1920, and had been treasurer continuously since July 6, 1923. He received the Grand Lodge degree on January 17, 1923. oA He is & past chief patriarch of Fred D. Stuart Encampment, No. 7; & mem- ber of Canton Washington, No. 1, Patriarchs Militant, and of Esther Rebekah Lodge, No. 5, where at present his wife, Mrs. Mary A. Cummings, 3 the noble grand. X Mr. Cummings is also a past master of the Masonic fraternity, holding Blue Lodge membership in North Park, No. 646, Indianapolis, Ind.; chapter membership in Anacostia, No. 132, Anacostia, D. C., and is affiliated with the Ionic Club of Master Masons, made up, in part, of employes of the General Accounting Office, where he is a princi- pal auditor of sugplemental settlements. — WILLIAM F. LANDGRAF DIES AT AGE OF 57 ‘William Frederick Landgraf, 57 years old, supervisor of the motor repair de- partment of the local Buick factory branch, died this morning at Sibley Hospital following an illness of six weeks. A native of Washington, Mr. Landgraf, locally known as “Uncle Bill” was a ploneer in the local automobile busi- ness. Prior to the advent of the auto- mobile, he was a partner in the ca riage-making company of Landgri Fenton & Krug. Following his asso. clation with the old Federal Taxicab Co., he tentered the employ of the Buick Co., where he served continu- ously for nearly 20 years. Mr, Landgraf was an uncle of Her- bert J. Fahy, nationally known aviator. He 1s survived also by another nephew, Francls L. Fahy; a nlece, Miss Mar- garet L. Fahy, and a sister, Mrs. Bertl.1 Landgraf Fahy. Fureral services will be held at the FrOy residence, 4601 Ninth street, Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery. B. & O.-IS 6VRVDERED TO SELL HOLDINGS IN MARYLAND ROAD _(Continued From First Page) was shown to have acquired 144,798 shares of the 7 per cent cumulative first preferred stock of the Western Mary- land, 8,000 shares of non-cumulative convertible second preferred stock and 159,050 shares of common stock. During February the road also was shown to have obtained an option to purchase 19,070 additional shares of 7 per cent cumulative first preferred stock, this option being exercised in August, 928. Through these acquisitions the Baltimore & Ohio acquired about 42.8 per cent of the Western Maryland’s total outstanding capital stock. The re- mainder was said to be in numerously relatively small holdings. ‘The Western Maryland operates about 800 miles of line in Maryland, Pennsyl- vania and West Virginia, and has been much sought after by various major lines in the East in plans for unification, Rocco Balcastro Glad to See By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, January 16.—With a feel- ing of genuine relief Racco Balcastro, sought nearly a year for questioning in connection with the Valentine's day gang massacre, surrendered to police last night. Balcastro had been trailed to his home following a restaurant robbery. MASSACRE SUSPECT SURRENDERS AFTER EFFORT TO ESCAPE “RIDE” Police, Whom He Thought at First Were Gangsters. Police found him hiding in the attic. “Your're not going to take me for a ride,” he shouted, making a run for it. ‘Then he recognized one of the men as * P aad to he said. “T “I'm glag see you" he said. * thought some guys were going to take me for a ride, sure.” Balcastro was booked for robbery and turned over to detectives for quastion- ing eoncevning ks pas--aope, Heads Order | | | 1 ELMER CUMMINGS. 'WIDOW ACCIDENTALLY | KILLED BY GAS FUMES Mrs. Heart Lee Muser Found - Dead in Bed in Her Apartment. Mrs. Heart Lee Muser, 64-year-old | widew of Pritz Muser, New York lace wholesaler, was asphyxiated accidentally by gas today when a pot of coffee bolled over in her apartment at 2701 Fourteenth street, extinguished the burner and filling the apartment with deadly fumes. Her body was found in bed, where she had lald down to rest, :gpnranfiy. after placing the pot on the fire. Cor- oner J. Ramsay Nevitt issued a cer- tificate of accidental death. According to Mrs. J. H. Purdy of 2612 University place, a friend, Mrs. Muser is the mother of Mrs. J. A, B. Smith, wife of the secretary-treasurer of the Curtiss Airplans Co. Mrs. Smith has been notified of the death and is en route here to take charge of funeral arrangements. Mys. Purdy informed Dr. Nevitt that Mrs. Muser came here & month a from Middleborough, N. Y., where she had & home, intending to spend the Winter in a less severe climate. She had been suffering from neuritis. ‘The tragedy was discovered by Mar- garet Jenkins, maid in the apartment house, when she opened the door of Mrs. Muser’s apartment this morning on her rounds. The managemeni noti- fied the police. Paliceman C. N. House investigated and summoned the coroner. . HEARD BOMB PLAN,_ NEW WITNESS SAYS; BRADY FACES COURT ___(Continued From First Page person who delivered the bomb to con- ceal other tags. Leroy continued to maintain his air of confidence when brought into the court room from the Marlboro jail. where he has been held without bond for nearly two weeks. He took a seat at the defense counsel table beside his e. $95 IS ADDED TO FUND. Veterans’ Bureau Employes Send $60 to Hall Family. Employes of room 520 of the United States Veterans' Bureau today for- warded a contribution of $60 toward the fund sponsored by The Evenin Star Newspaper Co. for the rellef o John Hall and members of his family who_survived the bomb explosion in his Seat Pleasant home on New Year day. With this and other smaller con- tributions $95 was added to the sum, bringing it to a total of $1,694.70. Mrs. Norah Hall, the wife, and two young children, who narrowly escaped death in the blast that killed three other members of the (lmll{. still are in hospitals.” Being in straitened cir- cumstances, the money raised through | contributions to The Star will be used in ru"lnl the survivors on their feet again and in defraying the expenses of their partially wrecked residence. Contributions received by the cashier of The Star are as follow: Acknowledged w. B 1 g2t ary ‘Jane and’ James Gray ‘Thompson, Jr S mrmw o 8 8888 s \ orwed SCHACAT INDGATES HE MAY RESGN fDefeat at Hague Conference Cause of German Leadef’s Hinted Attitude. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, January 16.—The first di- rect that he may ‘resign as a consequence of his defeat at ‘The Hague on matters of Germany policy was given today to the correspondent of Rheinischwest- faelische Zeitung. After emphasizing that his attitude toward “adulteration” of the Young plan was absolutely unaltered, Dr. Schacht said the Reichsbank naturally will and must accommodate itself to the projected new statute making par- ticipation in the Young plan one of its functions. He added, however: “On the other hand, the Reichsbank president will have to decide for himself whether he can conf to statute or not— lorm to every | whether he should stay or go.” NEW REPARATIONS TANGLE. THE HAGUE, January 16 (#).—The Hague Reparations Conference, whicl has reached agreement on many of the important points at issue, encountered another obstacle today, when a solu- tion was sought for the conditions of commercialization of part of Germany's reparations debt. Premier Tardieu of France raised the question of other German loans that might interfere with marketing the reparations bonds. He asked the man government that no loans be floated in foreign markets until the first installment of reparations bonds had been disposed of. ‘The German delegation said it could not agreé to such an undertaking with- out consulting its experts. The experts have been sent for and will be con- sulted tomorrow, after which discussion will be resumed. HEAD OF WOMEN'S HOME IS HONORED BY BANQUET Miss Jennie M. Roberts Compli- mented for 25 Years’ Service in Charge of Institution. Miss Jennie M. Roberts, for the past 25 years superintendent of the Young ‘Women's Christian Home, 311 C street, was tendered a banquet and felicita- tions in token of her many years of service in the home last night. Miss K. E. M. Dumbell, in behalf of the board of directors of the home, ented Miss Roberts with a silver ovlnn cup. Miss Roberts also was the recipient of a fitted traveling case from the young women residing in the home. Miss Bessie J. Kibbey, donor of the home occupied by employed young women, expressed her appreciation of the services rendered by Miss Roberts and presented the latter with a bouquet of roses. Miss Elizabeth Sawtell, for- mer president of the board, also spoke. Mrs. John Young was toastmistress. Readings were given by Miss Edith Harbaugh and Miss Edith Moon, and Miss Elizabeth Oden, Miss Helen Bell, Miss Margaret Love and Miss Florence Moon acted in a skit, taken from James Whitcomb Riley's “That Old Sweetheart of Mine.” ‘The home is soon to be taken over by the government to make room for its building program. BUSINESS CONFERENCE TO APPRAISE PROGRESS Executive Committee Meeting Is Called by Julius H. for January 28. By the Associated Press. An appraisal of the Pl‘owrw toward overcoming the effects of the recent col- lapse of security values and keeping uj a normal flow of business activity will be made by the executive committee of the national business survey conference at & meeting at the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States on Janu- ary 23. The meeting was called yesterday by Jullus H. Barnes, chairman of the con- ference, to survey “the progress that has been made in marshaling the mer- cantile and industrial forces of the country for the stabilization of business and to determine what further steps may be feasible in the prosecution of its purpose. HOOVER LETTER READ. | NEW YORK, January 16 (#).—In a letter read yesterday at the eighteenth annual meeting of the Pan-American Soclety, President Hoover expressed ap- proval of a plan for the organization Barnes 388882 ‘Telephone lines are being introduced inty meny parts of rural Ireland. of branches of the societ; several of the larger cities of the United States John L. Merrill was elected president of the socied®. a intimation from Dr. Hjalmar | | Schacht, president of the Reichbank, AFTER THREE DAYS Findings in Case of Naval Officer Believed to Be Adverse. (¥rom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) The court-martial of Lieut. Charles Musil, naval paymaster charged with having embezzled $54,651.21 of Govern- ment funds, which have now been re- turned, came to an end at the Wash- ington Navy Yard today. The procedure of the court-martial board indicated at the close of the trial that its findings were adverse to the defendant. It is customary, naval officlals explained, that when a defendant is found not g‘umy by & general court-martial board, e is called before it and so notified. Lieut. Musil was not called before the board after it closed the trial. ‘The findings of the special general court-martial board that has been hear- ing the case of Lieut. Musil for the past three days will not likely be made public for about two weeks. After the record of the trial has been assembled by the judge advocate, First Lieut. Miller V. Parsons of the Marine Corps, it will be forwarded to the Navy De- partment for review and action. Rear Admiral David F. Sellers, thc judge advocate general, the Bureau of Navigation and the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, under which Lieut. Musil served when disbursing officer of Di- vision 40, Destroyer Squadron, Scouting Fleet, aboard the U. 8. 8. Gilmer, on which he was stationed when the al- leged offense was committed, will be given opportunity to make recommen- dations in the case. The Secretary of the Navy will then promuigate the findings and his recommendations. Offers Mental Defense. The trial came to an end after Lieut. Musil had taken the witness stand in his own defense and explained that he did not recall leaving his ship or where he went after he‘left the ship, due to mental derangement, incident to a long series of domestic troubles with his wife. When he “came to,” he said, he ‘was in Chicago. 5 Lieut. Parsons, the prosecutor, in making his closing argument, insisted that if there had been a lapse of memory, as claimed, the medical offi- cers who examined him last month found no trace of it. Lieut. Arthur P. Spencer, U. S. N, declared in his closing argument that the defense did not seek to dodge the issue, but called to the board’s atten- tion that Lieut. Musil had 19 years of faithful - service, with an unblemished record, and had saved the Government many hundreds of thousands of dollars when he was with the naval sales board. He was “coerced, harassed, hounded and taunted,” Lieut. Spencer said, by his wife. He dwelt on the defense of “irre- sistible impulse,” and pointed out that the Government and the bonding com- pany have sustained no loss, as every penny has been returned to them. Lieut. Spencer asked the court- martial board to grant Lieut. Musil the mitigation of sentence the defense felt was due him. Intent Essential. Alvin L. Newmyer, Washington at- torney, who was of defense counsel, called the board'’s attention to the | that intent is an essential part of the crime and that the defendant’s mental condition was probably much more | strained in September last, when he left the ship, than when he was ex- amined last month by the Naval Medl-~ cal Board. Lieut. Parsons, in closing his argu- ment, said that the burden of proof of ity was on the accused. FLETCHER TO DISCUSS SEA MAIL CONTRACTS Florida Senator to Give Expert Views in National Radio Forum Tonight. Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, Demo- tracts this evening the National Radio Forum, arranged by The Star and sponsored by the Columbia Broad- casting System. Representing a State whose port facilities and tonnage clearance at Jacksonville and Tampa rank with the greatest along the Atlantic seaboard, Senator Fletcher is regarded as an au- thority on shipping, and when marine legislation is before Congress his status is that of an expert. Senator Fletcher broadcast locally from station WMAL at 10:30 o’clock. LINDBERGH TO MAKE HIGH ALTITUDE TESTS TO LEARN OF WINDS (Continued From First Page) low-wing moflopl-ne ‘whether aviation advances and knowledge of high altitude currents may be utilized for more rapid transit. The service ceiling of his Lockheed Sirius racer is 25,000 feet and it may be possible to find ir the increased altitude general air currents that will speed the plane to the Atlantic coast. Surveys made by meteorologists with pilot balloons have established the existence of a preponderant number of westerly winds east of the Rockies, generally averaging 50 miles an hour between 20,000 and 25,000 feet altitude. In the Rocky Mountain region there have been few high altitude soundings, but in the East and Central parts of the country there is definite knowledge of prevailing westerlies, mostly sweep- ing in from the Northwest. ‘vnm high altitude soundings have generally been meager, advances in plane and motor designs have made of the upper air a new field for exploita- tion, and Col. Lindbergh's experiments may point to general high altitude fiy- ing for mail and passenger ships. Must Select Stretches. Meteorologists indicate that the rrt- vailing westerlies may be util to speed transportation about one day in four and it is not to be assumed that there is a daily wind with which to speed a plane. Moreover, since they are one-way currents, there would be no such’ aid in East-to-West flights. ‘The difficulty of high altitude flying will be the selection of stretches high enough where the strongest favorable currents may be utilized, but not so high that oxygen apparatus would have to be employed. In passenger service It would not be practical to employ oxygen apparatus, it is pointed out, or would it be possible to use it on flights of long duration with- out telling effects. Oxygen must gener- ally be employed beyond the 25,000-foot mark. . HOOVER HAS GUESTS. A dozen or more House leaders were. invited to dinner at the White House., last night. With Speaker Longworth and Repre- ¢ sentative Tilson, the Republican floor leader, heading the list of guests, the President had around his dinner table the chairmen of virtually all the other important House committees. House leaders brought their wives. # IMUSIL TRIALENDS » ’ $# . address will be *

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