Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1930, Page 2

BYRD DESCRIBES + PASSAGE IN ICE Compasses Are {Useless So F Near Magnetic Pole, So L Bark Follows Radio. BY REAR ADMIRAL R. E. BYRD, Commanding Byrd Antarctic Expedition. By Radio to The Star and New York Times. ABOARD THE BARK CITY OF NEW YORK, at Sea, Thursday, Febru- ary 27.—At last we are through the main ice pack, and nothing but open water between us and home. You may be sure that I am most thankful to be able to report to my men's families, those heroes back home, that their men are safely through the perils of the Antarctic. We are now heading for the great whaling factory, Kosmos, to put aboard | an appendicitis patient. The Kosmos lies about 100 miles west of the route we followed through the ice pack. ‘The sun has not been out for several days, so that it is impossible for any of the ships to know exactly where they are. The situation is further compli- cated because here over to the west- ward we are so near the magnetic pole that the compasses on all the ships have gvne bad at this particular time and the sun compass cannot be used without the sun, Radio Points Way. Tt may seem strange that I have said that without the sun and with our magnetic com| unreliable we are heading for the Kosmos, whose posi- tion is even more uncertain. The an- swer, however, is simple. With our radio direction-finding apparatus we are able to head exactly for the Kosmos no matter what the error of the com- pass may be. As T write this message I see some derise black smoke over the horizon, which is probably one of the small ‘whale chasers working out from her mother ship. Yesterday afternoon a northern spur of the ice pack barred our way to the Kosmos. . It was very thick. hard, un- derhung ice and as we fought our way through if, I could nn.u{ understand why nearly all the whaling factories were partially disabled this year and why for the first time in the history of their operations they have had to ‘whale porth of the ice pack, instead of south of it. Day before yesterday some of the ice we had to come through was tightly mkd together, with slush ice between floes. This slush ice had already t, York with her small power would have been unable to get through. ‘Wind Pushes Bark Through. Tn fact we were making very slow progress and at times were stuck, when a wind sprang up directly 3 ‘e hoisted sail and so added to the power of the City of ork so that she plowed her way the ice. y I received a radio that whaler that was in fit condi- come to our assistance - had injured when she got into the the pack ice that she would unable to render us any as- had got caught in the New York, with her 34- bers, has proved herself to very stanch ship, for she has stood terrific blows from jagged ice remarkable that a wooden shij in 1882 could be so well pr L ean certainly -m}:'ul .'rat ice pressure, and eomld!fll! low horse- power and very small , she has far exceeded our expectations. Two Long Arms of Ice. Last night, after we came out of the ‘main pack, two long arms of it stretch- ing far to the north were encountered. For several hours the ship rammed her way through one of the flelds, which was several miles wide. It was com- posed of very heavy ice, broken, how- ever, and ited, so that the City of New York was able to force her way hrough. - Occasionally the ship brought up with & crash that shook the masts. After leaving this stretch of pack the City of New York emerged into calm water covered with slush and newly formed pancake ice, but with a good wind her speed was not greatly re- duced and she soon ran out into the clear sea. That was the last ice to be encoun- tered and it is not likely that any more will be met. ‘The Eleanor Bolling probably will be reached some time this afternoon. (The Bolling, Admiral Byrd's sup- ply ship, was reported late Tuesday, New York time, about 100 miles west of the City of New York.) . 1930, by the New York Times CEBTARG "the ‘8. Touts Post-Dispateh Al Fignts for pubiicacion reserved throush- Su% the “world.) TIMES DENIES SHIPS HAVE MET. ] 14 g SRTEE . i r % Radio Operator Declares He Has Been Told That Two Are Together. NEW YORK, February 27 (#).—The New York Times said at 1 a.m. today that an announcement by & radio oper- ator at South Dartmouth, Mass., that the bark City of New York bearing the Byrd expedition, u e luvv?yfllhlp Eleanor Bolling in the Ant- arctic was incorrect. CONVERSE REGULARLY. Bark Safely Tied Up to Bolling Beyond Jee Pack, Radio Man Reports. SOUTH DARTMOUTH, Mass, Feb- Tuary 27 (#).—The radio operator at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology last night announced that the radio operator with Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Antarctic_expedition had told_him the City of New York, Admiral Byrd's ship, had been tied up safely to the supply ship Eleanor Boll- ing_yesterday. The operator sald that during the conversation he learned the City of New York and the Bolling were beyond pack. The two operators have been on a regular schedule since the expedition ‘went South, conversing several times daily. The station here also handles messages for the Byrd expedition. Everglades Honeymoon Delayed. MIAMI, Fla., February 27 (#)—Hav- ing been hurt at his specialty of wres- tling alligators for the entertainment of tourists, Henry Billy, Indian, has had to tpone his honeymoon. With his bride, the former Annie John, daughter THE EVENING CARTER PLANS TO TELL CONGRESS OF HIS DIFFICULTIES WITH POLICE —_(Continuéd Erom First Page) ‘was subsequently submitted to the grand Jjury, but again little or no_effort was made by the police or the District at- torney’s office to obtain an indictment against him. I have been informed that practically the only evidence pre- sented to the grand jury was that of the four employes of this office whose affdavits of gambling in ’s place I had transmitted to you. According to your own statement, that was sufficient evidence to justify & conviction. I have also been told that the principal effort of those who conducted the grand jury proceedings was to ascertain what in- terest I had taken in the case and whether I had threatened the four employes that they would lose their jobs if they did not testify. In fact, I seem to have been the one subjected to the grand jury inquiry instead of the de- fendant. It is not surprising, therefore, that the grand jury proceedings re- sulted in another whitewash for the Police Department, which seems more interested in proving that it cannot en- force the law than in protecting the public against such lawbreakers. “The police records show that —— has been arrested on numerous occa- slons for gambling and liquor charges. In every instance, however, he has been let off with either the forfeiture of small sums or a suspended jail sentence. In one case in which he re- celved a 60-day sentence he was placed on a year's probation. Within that time he was arrested again on other charges of gambling and bootlegging, for which he paid the usual small fine or was permitted to forfeit an inade- quate collateral. Notwithstanding these violations of law during his probation it does not seem that any ef- fort was made to execute the suspended jall sentence against him. Further- more, the recent case against him was nolle prossed, although the police could have obtained ample evidence of his continued gambling activities at —— street northwest, where he has been operating in violation of law for sev- eral years. “I believe I am justified therefore in asserting that —— has enjoyed special favor for & number of years, and that as yet you have failed in your duty to enforce the law against him. Forfeitures Held Trifling. “Minor forfeitures and fines are trifling items in’ the expense account of a gambling establishment such as —— and others have been operating in this city for many years. It may interest you to know in this connec- tion that a Mr. —— of the — Co., claiming to represent -—, owner of the building at —— street northwest, in which —— operated his gambling establishment, recently told me that he had seen hand money to a policeman on one occasion when he (——) went there to collect rent. I informed Inspector Bean of Mr. statement prior to the grand jury in- vestigation, “It may also be somewhat signifi- cant that one day last week a man rushed into the Government Printing Office claiming that he had been beaten by another man on the walk nearby and called the sixth precints for police protection. A patrol wagon responded and called the sixth precinct for police in charge. A subsequent phone call to precinct headquarters received the reply that they knew nothing of the matter or the young man’s name. I have been told that the young man claimed that he had been attacked by several men who had accused him of informing against neighborhood gamblers. This occurred while your pickets were re- ported to be on duty in the vicinity of the Government Printing Office, they seem to have been of more serv- ice to the lawbreakers than to a law- abiding citizen. “Pending a much needed change in the administration of the District gov- ernment, I had intended not to waste any more time in writing to you, but, in view of your effort to publish an alibi in the newspapers, I feel it my duty to submit this further complaint and to deny publicly your untruthful state- ment that I had requested you to place Ppolice pickets in the vicinity of the Gov- ernment Printing Office or anywhere else. I am convinced that you are either insincere or incompetent and that proper enforcement of law cannot be secured under present District officials charged with that duty.” Letter Is Cited. The exchange of correspondence be- tween Carter and Pratt began February 1, with a letter from the public printer. This communication follows in part: “In view of sworn statements in my possession, coples of which are trans- mitted herewith, it is amazing to me that the police could not have obtained sufficlent evidence long ago to secure conviction of those involved or at least put an end to gambling in the vicinity of the Government Printing Office. It is well known that gambling and boot- legging operations have been carried on in this locality for a number of years with little or no interference from the police, . “The room at the rear of — H street which was recently raided was evidently constructed and maintained for gambling purposes. The massive doors, heavily ironed and bolted, peep- holes in the walls, the cage telephone and cash booth, the gambling table, the concealed hallway exit, and the entire layout shows that the room was equipped solely for gambling purposes, which even a novice policeman ought to have reported for investigation many montbs ago. Yet, I am now told, the place has been in operation for a jong time without amy objection by the police. “The raid of January 4, was con- ducted in a bunglesome manner and without any apparent desire to secure evidence sufficient to convict the parties concerned. One of the policemen was heard to remark that they expected to find more Government Printing Office employes than were there at the time. However, the place was raided within & few minutes after the office closed for the day, which did not allow tirae for many employes to enter it, even if they had so intended, nor did it allow time for the games to get under way or race bets to be placed before the raid oc- curred. Therefore, the raid could not have been staged at a better time for the proprietors to have the charge against them nol prossed for insufficient evidence. Operator Escaped. “In fact, I have been told that by the time the police broke through the doors much of the evidence had been concealed, the race sheets torn down from the walls and burned, the table chairs upset and the gambling paraphernalia had vanished. At the same time, the man who operated the betting cage disappeared and was not apprehended by the police, who were supposed to have guarded all the exists. This man is described by witnesses as tall and slim, of middle age, white and clean-shaven. He is sald to have been a regular emloye of the place and the one with whom the racing bets were made. Undoubtedly, he could be lo- of a medicine man, he hopes to start a canoeing trip into the Everglades in few days. cated by the police if they s0 desired to apprehend him. “It is further reported to me that ANGELO’S FAITH BEGINS TO WANE, ROBBERS TAKE HIS DOG AND CHAIN Rabbits and Chickens Disappear—Perhaps His House Will Be Next to Go! KENOSHA, Wis,, February 27.—An- gelo Giacomin’s faith in human nature, together with several other items, rap- bt disappearing.. %hm an idea he would raise rab- bits, and started with four. Somebody took them. He had an ides he would rilfse chick- ens, and started with seven. Some- took them. iy R el fire ' 'ween his “’m teeth Angelo hissed “in- big cor- cend > He 8 watchdog. He got & chlln..o;s tethered ge dog to the the police suggested to one of those in charge of the place that if he would ‘stand for' the crowd arrested, the po- lice would not take any of them to the station. Witnesses also arrested stated that the police did not question them to any extent about what had been going on in the place at the time of the rald and that the police made little or no effort to obtain evidence for proper prosecution of the case.” Maj. Pratt Replies, Maj. Pratt's reply to the above let- ter follows in part: “In reply you are advised that, like you, I am at a loss to understand why this case should have been lost by the department, as from the evidence set forth in the four affidavits—even if no other were available—there should have been sufficient to secure a conviction. “I am forwarding the correspondence with the affidavits to Inspector T. R. Dean of this department, with instruc- tions to conduct a thorough investiga- tion as to the manner in which the case was handled and to submit his findings with the afdavits to the United States districi attorney, with the request that the case be reopened and submitted to the United States grand jury. “These headquarters have from time to time received numerous complaints of gambling in the vicinity of the print- ing office and have repeatedly directed not only the commanding offices of the sixth precinet but the special squad manded by Sergt. Letterman to pul every effort for the purpose of suppressing same and securing prosecu- tions of those responsible for conduct- ing such places.” The next communication from Carter to the police superintendent, dated Feb- ruary 4, follows, in T “l‘r";lnkly, Iam ng:rutufled with the conduct of Detective Boxwell, who was one of the licemen that mads the raid. Detective Boxwell was present when I examined several of the wit- nesses on January 31, and was advised of the facts as presented in the afidavits that were subsequently prepared for your consideration. I felt at the time of the examination of these wilnesses that Detective Boxwell appearéd more interested in convincing me of the lack of evidence against and than he did in obtaining evidence to coi t them. At the conclusion of the hearing, I told him that the case ought to be reopened, and he promised me to take the matter up with the proper authorities to ascertain whether further proceedings could be undertaken in the case. That was on Friday morn- ing, January 31, and I have heard noth- ing further from him since then. I would respectfully suggest, therefore, that some inquiry be made as to his activities in this case.” Expresses Surprise. After Maj. Pratt had assigned I spector Bean to investigate Carter's complaint and Reilly and Boxwell had called on the Public Printer, Carter on February 10 wrote the police superin- tendent expressing surprise that “Capt. Reilly and Detective Boxwell be called upon to make an investigation-of their own conduct.” ‘The letter in which this statement was contained follows in part: “In your letter of February 3 you tated that my communication and the companying affidavits were being for- warded by you to Inspector T. R. Bean, with instructions to conduct & thorough investigation as to the manner in which the case- was handled, and submit his findings, with the aMdavits, to the United States district attorney, with a request that the case be reopened and submitted to the United States grand Jury. “In view of your statement, I was surprised when Capt. Reilly and De- tective Boxwell came to my office on February 4, having in their possession the correspondence and afidavits which you advised me had been referred to Inspector Bean. It strikes me as an unusual proceeding for Capt. Reilly’'and Detective Boxwell to be called upon to make an investigation of their own con- dust as regards the raid which was the basis of my complaint to you. “In his conversation with me Capt. Rellly said that the affidavits sounded ‘fishy’ to him. I resent that statement. The affidavits were prepared as the re- sult of my personal investigation of the matter. I believe them to be true, and 50 far as I know there is no evidence contradicting any statement in them. ‘Therefore, it seems wholly out of place for Capt. Reilly to denounce the affi- davits as ‘fishy.” “During the conference, Detective Boxwell expressed the opinion that the description of the man who is said to have escaped during the rald, as given in the affidavits, was a frame-up on the part of the witnesses I examined and that they had evidently agreed in ad- vance to misrepresent this incident to me. I have good reason to believe that the witnesses were telling the truth and that, In fact, one of the principal em- ployes of the gambling house did es- cape from the room while the police were trying to break down the doors. “If the opinion of Assistant United States Attorney Adams is to be ac- cepted as the view of the Police Depart- ment, I shall proceed further with the investigation and call it to the atten- tion of those in authority who may be disposed to take proper action.” Again Directs Inquiry. Pratt replied the following day that he “was very much surprised to learn that Inspector T. R. Bean had turned the wrresrond!nce from you over to Capt. Rellly, and agree with you that it was certainly not the proper man- ner in which an iavestigation of that kind should have been handled. “Inspector Bean this date states that he left the papers at the station for the captain and the precinct detective to make reports to him on and that he had no idea that they would visit you with same. “However, I am again directing him to go personally into the matter and submit his findings to the Mr. Ieo A. Rover, United States attorney for the District of Columbia. “In the meantime, the complaint has been referred to Sergt. Letterman's squad with instructions to make every effort to abate the nuisances in the vicinity of the Government Printing Office caused by the establishment of such places.” “Protection” Is Charged. In a letter written February 13, Carter charged that an individual was enjoy- ing “the police protection that other places in the vicinity of the Govern- ment Printing Office have had for a long time.” Carter again demanded Pratt to inform him what action he intended to take. Carter wrote Pratt February 14 that since “police have utterly failed to pro- tect the employes of this office from the gambling and bootlegging joints that have infested this neighborhood during all the time of your adminis- tration, I believe it is my duty, not only as public printer but as a citizen, to take whatever steps are within my| power to combat such evils.” ‘The letter, written by Carter Febru- ary 14, brought a bristling reply from Pratt, which follows, in part: “With regard to your reference con- cerning my disposition to preserve law and order in this city, I think it is evident to all fair-minded persons that consistent effort has and will continue to be made by the department to ac- complish this. “I am of the opinion that you are prompted in such investigations as you have conducted with the desire to assist the department in ridding the com- munity of the undesirable element which not only operates but patronizes gambling establishments, and h,nvhl\s this thought in mind I am only too gl f of your co-operation. ctor Bean's explanation as to ce happened to n of Capt. ly has, vised, been given to you, which was to the effect that he, Inspector Bean, called upon the captain o1 an explanation, yet at the same tlme was eonducting his investigation independent of the precinct personnel” STAR, WASHINGTON KILE PAID $43.292 FOR SHOALS L0BBY Publicity Man Tells Commit-| tee of Activities Between 1926 and 1929, By the Associated Press. ©O. M. Kile, Washington publicity | L s ings—an attempt which would arouse lobby committee that he had been em- ployed to direct Muscle Shoals publicity for the American Cyanamid Co. at $600 a month from 1926 to March, 1929. ‘The Cyanamid Co. has proposed to lease the power and nitrate plant at Muscle Shoals and & bill is now before Congress which would accept the offer. Kile testified that in addition to his regular salary he was allowed an ex- pense account which included $400 or $500 a month for an assistant. Bills Sent Carbide Co. He said he was told to send bills to the advertising representative of the Union Carbide Co., but added he did not know the relationship between it and the Cyanamid Co. Questioned about the total amount of money he received from both com- panies, he estimated it at $43,292, of which he said about $18,000 represented his salary. Kile said he visited Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, several times. Norris has been a consistent opponent of private ownership of Muscle Shoals. The witness said, under questioning, that he did not tell Norris whom he represented. Aids in Preparing Speeches. Kile testified he had alded Senators Capper, Republican, Kansas; Thomas, Democrat, Oklahoma, and others in pre- paring speeches. He added he had given similar _assistance to Representatives Jones, Democrat, Texas; Ketcham, Re- publican, Michigan, and Dickinson, Re- publican, Iowa. W. B. Bell of New York, president of the American Cyanamid Co., told the committee his company had spent $168,706 in an effort to acquire the power and nitrate plant at Muscle Shoa MONARCH CLUB’S TRUSTEES GATHER Reconstruction Plans, Calling for National Expansion, Are Discussed. ‘The board of trustees of the National Monarch Club, representing business or- ganizations of 10 Eastern States, held its quarterly meeting yesterday in the Press Club Building, Fourteenth and F streets. At yesterday’s meeting & reconstruc- tion program, providing for the exten- sion of the club on & national scale, was projected. Washington was proposed as a permanent national headquarters. It was announced that the annual convention will be held at Scranton, Pa, on June 22, 23 and 24. Out-of-town trustees included A. G. Murray, Harrisburg, Pa.; R. A. Lewis, ‘Wilmington, Del.; Dr. R. A. Perry, Dur- ham, N. C.; Willlam Dunn, Martins- burg, W. Charles F. Phillips, Phil- adelphia; W. E. Harm, Baltimore, and Dr. Irving P. Eisenhower, Reading, Pa. ‘Washington was represented by C. R. Abalt, past president; A. M. Wickey, national councilor, and P. P. Wood- bridge, mational secretary of the Dis- WATER POWER THEME OF FORUM ADDRESS Senator Black Will Give Compre- ¢ hensive Discussion on 2 Muscle Shoals, Senator Hugo L. Black of Alabama this evening will discuss water power in the National Radio Forum. His address will mark his first presentation in the radio feature arranged by The Evening Star and sponsored by the Columbia Broadcasting System. ‘The State of Alabama is deeply con- cerned with the subject of water power largely because Muscle Shoals figures in any national consideration of the subject. Senator Black, a Democrat, will discuss it comprehensively. His address will go on the air at 10:30 o’clock for 30 minutes from station WMAL. D. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY " DU PONT IN FAVOR MITCHELL REPORTS AGAINST HOWELL BILL SEARCH CLAUSE (Continued From First Page.) lieve this discrimination would be justi- fled. It is true that in some States local State Legislatures have made more drastic provision for search of dwellings than has the Congress in the national prohibition act, but that does not seem to justify lack of uniformity in Federal legislation. Furthermore, in my judg- ment, effort to improve the enforcement of the national prohibition act may better be expended, at least for the present, in other directions than in an attempt to make more drastic the pro- visions for searching private dwell- controversy with doubtful results.” On Return of Liquor, In frowning on Senator Howell's other proposal not to return liquor un- less the lawful possession of it in the beginning could be proved, the Attorney General said: “A serious constitutional question arises as to the validity of a provision which attempts to put the Government in an advantageous position as the re- sult of & seizure in violation of consti- tutional guarantees; but aside from that, and as a matter of principle, the Government, by violating the constitu- tional rights of the citizen, should not be placed in a better position than it otherwise would be in. In the long run, nothing will be gained for the cause of law enforcement by such means, “In the other respects in which Sen- ator Howell's bill differs from that pre pared in this department, I see no rea- son to take any exception to what his bill contains.” ‘The remainder of the bill, to which no exception was taken, would extend the power to enforce prohibition to all District policemen, whereas only 38 men now have that authority, and would re- enact portions of the old Sheppard law, relating to intoxication, drinking in publie, furnishing liquor to minors and similar violations not covered by na- tional prohibition, ‘The Senate District committee has not decided when it will begin consid- eration of the Howell bill. CANADA TO PROBE U. . DRY ACTIVITIES Virtual History of Work Along Border Is Demanded by Parliament. BY CHARLES LYNCH. Special Dispatch to The Star. OTTAWA, Ontario, Pebruary 27— What will amount to a virtual history of the activities of American dry agents along the Canadian border, detailing killings, losses of vessels, alleged depre- dations and litigations, will be compiled by the Dominion government by parlia- mentary demand. Only the objection of Premier- Mac~ kenzie King that it “reflected upon a friendly government” prevents the sur- vey from extending into an investi; of “what steps the Canadian govern- ment has taken to put a stop to the shooting and murdering of Canadian citizens by American prohibition en- forcement officers.” Echoing the assaults on lives of Canadian citizens by river liquor patrols, Col. 8. C. Robinson, Liberal, submitted a motion in the House of Commons yesterday calling upon the government to furnish doguments describing the activities of the American dry force as they affected Canadians. American rohibition enforcement operations along the ternational border during the period from January 1, 1922, to December 31, 1929, will be covered in aceordance with Robinson's motlon, which demands a return giving the total number in each of the follow- ing items: INVESTIGATION IS ASKED IN LINEN FRAUD SALES Better Business Bureau Asks Aid of Detective Bureau in Fol- lowing Complaints. ‘The Washington Better Business Bureau today requested the Detective Bureau to investigate numerous com- plaints received recently from persons Wwho claim to have been sold laces and linens of inferlor quality, by a group of five women and two men, speaking with an Irish accent, who represent their goods as imported from Ireland. Yesterday four women, employed the Prohibition Bureau, complained that they were sold laces and linens by members of the band for prices far in excess of their true value. GROUP TO ENTER UNEXPLORED RECESSES OF CARLSBAD CAVERN Presence of New York Newspaper Men Stimulates Fresh Interest in Under- ground Wonderland. BY EDWARD F. NELSON, Associated Press Staft Writer. CARLSBAD CAVERN, N. Mex, February 27.—The presence of a party of New York newspaper men bent upon penetrating the unexplored recesses of the mighty Carlsbad Cavern has stimu- lated fresh interest in this underground wonderland. The lure of the unknown adds charm to this subterranean palace of natural marvels, While more than 20 miles of vast chambers and passaj of the cavern have been explored and charted, new tunnels are constantly being discovered leading to chanibers of crystalline love- liness even more spectacular than those already known. ‘The only known mouth of the cavern is at the top of one of the rolling foot- hills of the Guadalupe Range, which forms the southern end of the Rocky Mountain System. There is another opening somewhere, but it has never been discovered. A downward air cur- rent from the only discovered entrance moves through the underground passages to some vent yet to be found. Find Lake 75 Feet Deep. Just recently a remote chamber was discovered comtaining a lake 75 feet deep. Amomg other finds in the past year were some chambers adorned with & vast array of stalactites of lacelike delicacy. Another chamber in the same vicinity has a small lake with three islands resembling volcanic cones, Every day throughout the year a crowd of visilors is taken through this great underground show. They are treated to rare sights. There are colossal columns of exquisitely molded onyx and limestone and also some of the finest of lace-like traceries in stone filigree, A petrified menagerie of animal ezuru is scattered about in the cavern, ding touches of humor to the natural splendors. In the past five years the Government has made notable improvements for the comfort of visitors. Instead of a bucket life In which persons made the descent into the cavern & few years 8go, there is now a system of stairways an broad safe roadways of easy grade down )'hlfh tourists are taken to the 750-foot evel. Courteous rangers act as guides and explain the wonders of the caves. Elec- tric lights emphasize the beauties and make traveling easy. At one point in the tour a stop is made beside the “Rock of Ages,” mammoth spectacular column of stone which geologists esti- mate has been sixty million years in the making. From this rama of peaks and mounds is visible and gives the impression of a range of mountains seen from a commanding height. . The guide announces that lights will be turned off and after a few minutes of abyssmal darkness and silence, the most distant circults are turned on in succession until the chamber again is flooded with light. ~As the lights ap- proach from the distance the visitors, at the gulde’s suggestion, sing the old hymn, “Rock of Ages.” In the brief interval of pitch darkness an oppor- tunity is afforded to meditate on how fairy hands of nature have been build- ing and sculpturing in inky gloom and silence through millions of years of produce beautiful and fantastic forms that everywhere abound. Bottomless Pit Stirs Imagination. Beneath the 750-foot level of the “big room” of the cavern is another vast chain of caverns, 1,750 feet further be- low the surface of the ground. The bottomless pit, a yawning chasm that stirs the imagination; the king's palace, the devil's den, are only & few of the vast passages through which visitors are taken on a seven-hour trip. Recently a bill. was introduced in Congress to convert the cavern and surrounding territory into a national park. The cavern was made a national monument by. a proclamation of Presi- dent Coolidge in 1923. Many other caves of spectacular beauty are located in the Guadalupe Mountains near Carls- ‘bad Cavern. Him White, a Texas comboy, was given the credit for discovering the cavern in 1901, but old settlers in the region e since claimed they knew of the cavern before that time. White, ever, was the first to make extensive explorations and to take visitors to the cavern. ¥ point ‘& pano- | Pr! 27, i OF STATE CONTROL Delaware Capitalist Would Place Prohibition in Hands of Commissions. (Continued From First Page.) saying until its passage there had been little effort in the States to control alcohol. The records showed, he continued, that all votes for prohibition in the States were light and added that no popular vote was taken on the amend- ment itself. Four - prohibitory amendments, he went on, had been added to the Con- stitution, including those against slavery, suffrage of persons formerly in servitude, woman suffrage and the eighteenth amendment. He noted that with the exception of the eighteenth amendment, there had been no legisla- tion necessary to enforce them. He asked why this condition existed and, answering the question himself said the reason was because the first three met with the approval of the people and the eighteenth amendment did not. When the proposition of national prohibition was submifted, he contin- ued, nine States had absolute prohibi- tion, six others had indefinite prohibi- tion laws, and the remainder, in which 90 per cent of the population lived, per- mitted liquor through the laws. 131 Different Laws. In these States, however, he sald there were 131 different laws regarding liquor, adding: “There was very little evidence to show that the people in the States had decided to deprive themselves of liquor.” Du Pout described as deplorable the conditions of the past 10 years. ‘There was little liquor drinking in 1920, he said, because of the lack of means of obtaining liquor, but he added that liquor consumption was on the in- crease, especially since 1925, with the people developing & taste for strong drink instead of light wines and beer. He said he did not believe that the Volstead act could be modified to suit the people and asserted it was necessary to go farther and repeal or modify the eighteenth amendment. Du Pont rec- ommended . that a uniform law be adopted for the entire United States. Repeal More Simple. He asserted & uniform law that would suit all of the States would have to be a liberal law, but expressed doubt that the country was quite ready for such & statute. If the eighteenth amendment were repealed, he continued, the old State statutes then would become effec- tive and the States could modify their laws to suit their respective problems of State-wide control. He ued it would be more simple to repeal the amendment than to modify it. Continuing, he said, liquor control should be placed in good hands, while now “we have turned the liquor busi- ness over to criminals, the worst type.” Good men are needed, he went on, to handle the liquor business, and he then suggested that the Anti- League, churchmen and ministers undertake control of the business. ‘The only solution of the liquor prob- lem, Du Pont contended, was for the best people of the country to give it their attention, arguing that the United States had done everything to debdse liquor traffic when it should be raised to a respectable standard. Du Pont, under questioning, said he believed that a majority of the people of the country favored repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Ninety per cent of the 43,000 replies to & questionnaire sent out in Delaware, he said, favored repeal. He asserted he did not think that prohibition had added to the prosperity of the country in the past 10 years. Fallen Into Disrepute, “Fundamentally the liquor traffic should be turned over to good hands,” Du Pont insisted, saying that at first the tavern keeper was a respected citi- zen, but later had fallen into disrepute, and that finally a condition had arisen whereby & man was looked upon with suspicion for entering a saloon. Conditions now have arisen, he con- tinued, to require that our best citizens take control and put the liquor traffic into reputable hands, and treat those who won't agree and abide by the regulations as they should be treated. Du Pont sald “all that concerns” the country is the excessive use of liquor, reiterating that the percentage of ex- cessive users was small, and adding that the great majority of those who drank did not use liquor to their own bedily harm before prohibition. Replying to & question by Representa- tive Bachmann, Republican, West Vir- ginia, Du Pont said he believed the majority of the people of the country would be more likely “to be for repeal than against” if a referendum were put to_the count®y. Representative Moore, Republican, Ohio, questioned Du Pont about his statement that ministers should try to better the liquor traffic, and the witness replied the ministers previously had tried to stamp out the old saloon inste of trying to improve the conditions suf- rounding them, Admits Disagreement. Asked by Representative Michener, Republican, Michigan, if Alfred P. Sloan, president of General Motors, did not differ with him on prohibition, the witness replied in the affirmative. Until recently Du Pont was chairman of the board of that corporation. Michener said the point he wanted to bring out was that “great and intel- ligent industrial leaders may honestly differ on the question.” “I would like to attack the word ‘hon- estly,’” Du Pont answered, Du Pont said that many industrial leaders belleved prohibition was good for the working classes, but that they did not apply it to themselves. “Do you mean to imply that the gen- tleman I mentioned and other big in- dustrialists do not practice what they ach?” Michener asked. “They will have to speak for them- selves,” Du Pont answered. ‘The witness said he had attended a dinner with a man who advocated pro- hibition for the working classes, but when the whisky was passed took a coplous drink. Curran Takes Stand. ‘The next witness was H. H. Curran, president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, who said the research department of his organ- ization had proved the failure of the ry law. “We all know that this mistaken law is epposed, despised and cheerfully vio- lated by an overwhelming majority of the American people,” he asserted. “There never was a chance for a Na- tion-wide prohibitory law. It was defi- nitely doomed to failure from the day it was written on the books because it was a fundamental error in the first principles of government. It may well be called the great American mistake. The old, simple wisdom of the fathers who founded our Government seems sounder than ever in the light of this latter-day departure from the principles of 1787. “For this is not & question of liquor, but of liberty. Tyranny breeds rebel- lion. If ever such a forbidding rule may wisely be enacted, it must be en- liberty, the very genius of our American plan of government.” Publisher Expires GEORGE H. PUTNAM. GEORGE H. PUTNAM DIES IN NEW YORK Noted Publisher Fought Pi- rates of Literature to Pro- tect Authors’ Rights. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 27.—George Haven Putnam, president of G. P. Put- nam’s Sons, publishers, died today of pernicious anemia at his residence, No. 1 Sutton place. He was 85 years old and had been 1l for two weeks, Mr. Putnam was a Civil War veteran, having risen from the rank of private to that of major in the 176th New York Volunteers. Fought Literary Pirates. Fighting the pirates of literature was Mr. Putnam’s great work. Battling, sometimes Aln{h handed, against selfish interests of publishers, he gave the United States its interna- tional copyright system. ‘Taught by his father the evils of the parasitical practices which ignored roy- alty rights of literary men outside their own countries, Mr. Puitnam in 1886 re- vived the American Publishers' Copy- right League. As its secretary he prop- agandized for an international copy- right law, wrestled with Congress to put overy legislation, and when a Jaw was enacted in 1891, was rewarded by France with the cross of the Legion of Honor. The father, George Palmer Putnam, had been instrumental in acquainting England and the continent with the lit- tle known literature of the then young United States, a work carried on by his son. The latter saw that English lit- erature was borrowed at random in America—an , unfair practice in the opinion of the young publisher, and one requiring stringent regulation. Time and again this enthusiast was blocked by lawyers and congressional red tape, but persistence and a deep | seated belief in his ideal carried him to success over the strenuous protests of interests who found foreign literature toothsome food for their moneymak- ing schemes. Putnam was born in London, April 2, 1844, while his family was in Lon- don. While abroad for treatment to his eyes he attended the Sorbonne, Paris, and the University of Berlin, and enrolled later at Gottingen University, Prussia, to study forestry. The war in- terrupted his schooling, and he returned to_America to join the Union forces. In 1869 he married Rebecca Shepard Elected to Gomcher Fraternity. Miss Josephine Stanton and Miss Janet Delavan Fyost of Washington w.re among the 18 girls elected today to the Goucher Cgllege Chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Fsternity, of Boston, who died in 1895, His sec- ond wife was Emily James Smith, su- thor and educator, and one time dean of Barnard College, whom he married in 1899. He was one of the founders of the Knickerbocker Press. Flouted Tammany, Dabbling in politics as an avocation, he was allied as an independent with the civil service reformers, flouted Tam- many and the political bosses, and worked to obstruct the renomination of Gen. Grant for a third term as Presi- dent in 1880. He successfully directed the business of G. P, Putnam’s Sons, he took a hand in public affairs, without holding office, and made friendships with many of the leading public figures of the day. Among his friends whom he told and wrote about were Grover Cleveland, Carl Schurz, Henry Villard, Andrew Carnegle, Joseph H. Choate and Theo- dore Roosevelt. Roosevelt at one time became interested in publishing as a career and entered Putnam’s as an of- ficial. Putnam was a Democrat in senti- ment, and an ardent free trade advo- cate. His theory was, though, that the tariff on books should not be lowered without an accompanying reduction in the duty on publishers’ supplies, and this idea subsequently was incorporated in the Underwood tariff. ‘Worked to Name Wilson. An independent in politics, he helped found the New York City Club and the the Citizens' Union, two organizations devoted to civic welfare. He worked with a group -of Democrats to bring about the nomination of Woodrow Wil- son at the Democratic convention in Baltimore, 1912, and fought Tammany in its choice of Champ Clark. The work of George Haven Putnam as a publicist was recognized later in life. Bowdoin College made him an honorary master of arts in 1894 and de- grees of honorary doctor of letters were bestowed on him by the University of Pittsburgh, 1899, and Columbia Uni- versity, 1912. Mr.y Putnam wrote sehv‘ergl bot;ks og history and autobiographical works an ‘Was n’ contributor to the Encyclopedia Britannic: MASTER MASONS FROLIC. Dance Features Get-Together Meeting of Temple Club. A dance and entertainment featured the get-together meeting of the Temple Club of Master Masons of the Post Office Department held last night at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 417 Ninth street. Many entertainers, including Earl Carbauh, in a repertoire of funny songs and stories, took part on the program. E. W. Van Meter, president of the club, was master of ceremonies, and was assisted by P. H. Bartholow, first vice president; Lafayette Buehler, sec- ond vice president, and Walter Irey, secretary. OBSERVE LADIES’ NIGHT.. Gunton Temple Memorial Presby- terian Has Program. Ladies’ night was observed at the Gunton Temple Memorisl Presbyterian Church last night, when a_dinner was served, with Miss Lizzle Warman as ;ols;mlstrus. sl:n George T. Smge of- ered prayer. Songs were sung and sev- eral made addresses. ¥ The men of the church, under the direction of Willlam Mooney and Wil- liam R. Spilman, were the walters, Wil- liam ‘M. Terrell was chairman of the g!ne{nl mittee for the entertain- ment. DETROIT GANGSTERS MURDER ATTORNEY Defense Counsel in Thomp. son Case Shot as He Drove Along Street. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, February 27.—Underworld shotguns were turned last night on Alfonso Sirica, 31-year-old attorney, Wwho defended James Fernando in the Jackie Thompson kidnaping case and who appeared at police headquarters a few days ago as counsel for the estate of an Italian cafe owner who was shot to death on February 19, Forty slugs were poured into Sirica’s automobile and, a dozen or more of them tore away the lower part of his face. He was taken to Receiving Hos- pital in a dying condition while detec- tives sought the connection which they believe exists between the shooting and the killing of two other members of the local Italian colony, ‘Was Associate of Cafe Owner, A few hours before the lawyer was attacked detectives had established that the slain cafe owner, Arthur Califano, was an assoclate of Roy Gennaro, who was fatally shot last Monday night and died clinging to the undyerw"g-?d code of silence. They learned that Gennaro, of whom there no local record, often had been seen with Cali~ llg‘ln hlnhcl(e fore the attack on Sirica it had been believed by police and Federal authorities that the killing of Califano was connected with the . narcotic racket. He was lured to & room over & confectionery which had been watched by narcotic " agents and was shot through a window. The Gennaro kill~ ing strengthened this theory, ‘oday, however, detectives were giv- ing more serious consideration to a rumor that Califano was killed because he refused to contribute to a fund be- ing collected to finance an appeal for Fernando, who is serving a 30 to 80 year term for the kidnaping of the 5-year-old Thompson boy. ica_had . obtained from the State Supreme Court & writ which gave him right to appeal the conviction. Shooting in Gangster Fashion. The shooting of Sirica was in char- acteristic gangster fashion. The at- torney was driving on a comparatively quiet street. A small coupe drew along- side, and the volley was fired. e attorney slum over the wheel, and the uncontrolled car, powered by fuel fed by a dying man's foot, sped on half a block until stopped by collision with a parked machine. 4 ‘Two patrolmen, John Maher and Charles Melton, were near in the patrol car. They gave chase to the gangster's coupe, which quickly outdistanced them, Another patrolman, Walter Koehler, took up the chase in a commandeered automobile, but with no better success. The Thompson kidnaping case, in which Sirica’s client was convicted, was one of a number in which ransom was paid in Detroit. The boy was held for 20 days last Summer and was released after his father, Henry 8. Thompson, had paid $17,000. Fernando, who had $5,000 of the money in his possession, was one of several suspects arrested, but was the only one ever brought te | trial. He was convicted in December. McERLANE UNDER GUARD. | Chicago Gangster ondition Is Re- ported Worse Today. CHICAGO, February 27 (P).—A dozen policemen guarded Frank Me- Erlane, “the tough one,” last night, much against his wishes. “1 wish you fellows would go and protect the rest of Chicago,” he pro- tested. “I can take:care of myself.” ‘The condition of the wounded gang- ster, victim of & gun attack, as he lay in the seeming ‘safety of a hospital bed Monday night, was described as some- what worse early toddy. His tempera- ture went to 103, and the police were told that even if he survived it was likely he would be a cripple. One leg is in.a cast from a bullet wound mysteriously inflicted several weeks ago, and he is suffering severely !rum'.&.‘e wn\m:x that resulted from the hospital | attack. “Girl Angle” Develops, A ‘“girl angle” developed yesterday with the arresting of Marion Miller, who admitted having quarreled with McErlane over money. Police ques- tioned her to learn if the quarrel be- tween her and McErlane may not have been the cause of the original wound in the gangster’s knee—a wound which he insisted resulted from the careless handling of a pistol being cleaned. They also were curious as' to whether she may not have become so angry with him as to have tipped off his enemies, making possible the hos- pital attack. She visited him frequent- ly at the hospital, finally being ordered out by McErlane, ..The gangster, once allled with olack Joe” Saltis and now reputedly in the “Spike” O'Donnell fold, was under $100 bond today to answer dis- orderly conduct charges growing out of the shooting match in his hospital room. RABBI ROSENTHAL GUEST AT FOUNDRY CEREMONY, New Yorker Will Conduct Two Services at Sixth Street Synagogue. Rabbi Henry Rosenthal of New York will be a guest of the Adas Israel Con- gregation this week end for the celebra- tion of the sixtieth anniversary of the e, Dr. 1, graduate of the Stephen S. Wise Institute of Religion, will conduct the Friday night and Sat- urday mnmlns religlous services of the synagogue and participate in the cele- bration Sunday, which will bring to the city a number of Jewish leaders. The anniversary dinner, for members of the con tion, will be held at the synagogue Sunday night. the speakers will be Rabbli Samuel M. Cohen, executive®director of the United Synagogues of America, made up of 800 congregations. Announcement of the selection of a permanent rabbi for the Sixth Street Synagogue is to be made within a few weeks, according to Joseph A. Wilner, president of the congregation. Guest rabbis have been conducting the reli- glous services since last November, Blinded Painter Becomes Architect, PARIS, February 27 (#).—Jean Jullen Lemordant, painter, blinded in the war, has become a successful archi- tect, specializing in the designing of homes. He dictates the technical details to a draughtsman. Banker Acquires Stradivarius. NEW YORK, February 27 (#).—Al- fred O. Corbin, banker, who has played the violin since his in Holland, 717. “'"dlh.ctl.m !"i;‘-“i.mmu ‘i: collection of valued at more than $150,000. Ancient Knife Unearthed. KOENIGSBERG, Germany, Februar: 27 (P).—One thousand ym“:’m Norse. n knives that opened and closed like modern cl:g knives. One of them l_}m‘:een unearthed by archeologists at