Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1930, Page 1

Foening Star. WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not quite so cool tonight. Temperatures—Highest, 67, at 5 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 51, at 6 «%n. today. Full report on page 9. The only evening paper in Washington with the service. Closing N.Y.Markets, Pages 13,14 & 15 j WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Yesterday'’s Circulation, 118,085 — No. 31,410. Taierehnls e Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, HOOVER RECENVES OFFCIL COPY OF LONDON NAVY PACT Stimson Presents Historic Document to Executive at White House. PRESIDENT TO SPEED TREATY ON TO SENATE Message Setting Forth Merits and Request for Prompt Ratifica- tion to Be Drawn., By the Assoclated Press. President Hoover today received the United States official copy of the Lon- <don naval treaty. Secretary Stimson, who headed the American delegation to the conference, presented the document to the Presi- dent on the south grounds of the White House, The ceremony of presentation was brief and unostentatious. In the small audience were Secretary Adams and Senator Robinson, Democrat, Arkansas, members of the American delegation and operators of motion picture ma- chines. Original Remains in London, ‘The original of the treaty, signed by the delegates of the United States, Great Britain, Japan, France and Italy remains in London. After the ceremony, the Conference delegates were entertained by the Presi- dent at luncheon. Assistant Secretary Cotton of the State Department and Assistant Secretary Jahncke of the Navy, also were present. Presenting the treaty to President Hoover, Secretary Stimson said he was honored to hand the Chief Executive the treaty comcluded at the London Conference, and expressed regret that some other members of the delegation could not be present. He thanked the President for the privilege and honor of participating in :‘l‘:’e negotiations as head of the delega- n. Replying, the President expressed ap- preciation of the delegation’s accom- Pplishments, At the luncheon it was planned to discuss the selection of a date for send- ing the treaty to the Senate for ratifi- cation. It was regarded as likely that it would be transmitted to the Senate not earlier than next Monday, and probably will be accompanied by a spe- cial message or a letter of transmittal. Overnight the treaty reposed in a green steel safe at the State Depart- ment, no stronger than an ordinary filing case. It was brought to the city by William Beck, Mr. Stimson’s secre- Reception Is Untertain. An uncertain reception, however, @waits it on Capitol Hill. Only a few members of the Senate have expressed themselves as approving or disapprov- ing the pact, preferring to withhold judgment until after a more complete study of its provisions than has been possible heretofore. It will be referred officially to the for- ign relations committee, which plans public hearings. Two other congres- sional committees, the naval committees of both the House and Senate, also will hold hearings on the treaty. Chairman Borah of the foreign rela- tions committee has given the pact his conditional approval. He believes it is & real contribution to the cause of dis- ermament, and is particularly pl that it contains no political commit- suents. Chairman Hale of the Senate naval committee, however, believes that it em- bodies a departure from the American principle of building up the fleet of heavy cruisers. Congress has avthorized the construction of 23 vessels of this type, while the treaty limits America to 18. ITALY TO BUILD 29 NEW VESSELS TO ADD TO NAVY 2930 Program Includes One 10,000- Ton Cruiser and 22 Sub- marines. By the Assoclated Press. ROME, April 30.—The council of min- fsters decided today to lay down one 10,000-ton cruiser, two 5,100-ton scout cruisers, four 1,240-ton destroyers and 2 submarines in 1930. The construction program was decided upon after a detailed report from Ad- miral Sirianni, an Italian delegate at the London Naval Conference. Foreign Minister Grandi, chief Italian delegate, vas present. ‘Th’: 22 submarines will be divided thus: Four of the Balilla type of 1,390 gons, six of 810 tons and 12 of 610 tons. The 10,000-ton cruiser will be named the Pola, while the scout cruisers will be named Montecuccoll and Muzio At- tendolo. —_— U. S. SHIP IS BLAMED Admiralty Court Scores President Harding in Crash, HAMBURG, April 30 (#).—The Ad- miralty Court today held that the steamship President Harding was not entirely blameless in her collision with the British Collier Kirkwood last week, inasmuch as her speed was high con- sidering the situation and that she merely stopped her engines instead of reversing. The court said no criticism was at- tached to the skipper of the Kirkwood. The Kirkwood sank after all but one of the crew had been rescued by the President Harding. The President Hard- hoped to bring about the removal of ‘arden into the prison, guards went to the outside, leaving the soldiers in complete charge. ‘was fired by a convict. Warden Thomas said the guard, whose name was with- “Handout” on War Losses vs. Traffic Creates Mystery War Department Statistics Evidently Meant to Show Relative ‘Safety’ in Battle. While the naval limitation treaty, fresh from London and hailed as an- other step in accordance with the pur- pose of the Kellogg pact to outlaw war, was being brought to Washington today and started on its official journey to- ward the Senate, the War Department at the same time was making public in the District of Columbia and sending to all the States figures to show that the casualties of war are not nearly severe as those caused by automobiles in times of peace. A mimeographed pre:s release from the press branch of the War Depart- ment on this subject today resulted in considerable mystery. At first it was not apparent whether the Army was engaging in propaganda in favor of stricter traffic regulations or was trying to show that war was pot such a bad thing after all, Some facetious persons even went so far as to suggest that, in view of the INDIA BORDER PASS CLOSED AS BRITAIN FIGHTS SMUGGLING Foreign Power Is Seen Be- hind Plans for Rebellion . and Running Arms. NATIVE PRESS OPPOSES CENSORSHIP PROVISIONS Surprise Attack on Artillery Maga- zine Is Foiled—Cotton Ship- pers Face Boycott. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. By Cable to The Star and Chi all News. " Copyrients 1650 00 DAY LONDON, England, April 30.—News from India continues to be unsatisfac- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) PRISON IS QUIET AS MILITIA RULES ! Atmosphere of Tensity Still Evident, However, Follow- ing Hail of Bullets. By the Assoclated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 30.—The iron hand of the militia ruled Ohio Penitentiary today after more than a week of tumult, climaxed yesterday when National Guardsmen entered the prison to put down the mutiny that followed the death of 320 convicts in the fire a week ago Monday. ‘With nearly 1,000 National Guards- men, led by Col. Robert Haubrich, de- tailed to duty inside and outside the prison walls, the situation has been quiet since prison guards rained bullets into the prisoners’ ranks and ended an attack on the barred doors of “White City,” the idle house. An atmosphere of tensity still was evident, however, and the revolting con- victs, idle since the fire, apparently had not entirely abandoned their “passive resistance” movement by which they Preston E. mas. After Col. Haubrich had led his men the staff of prison A few of the guards returned today. Probe Start of Shooting. Prison officlals were investigating a guard’s statement that the first shot held, told him that no shooting oc- curred until a bullet came from the direction of the cell blocks. Two convicts were wounded, one seri- ously, as the bullets scattered their ranks. George Tonoff of Toledo was near death with a shot through the lung, groin and hips, while Jewell Joffa, Lucas County, was recovering from a leg injury. Pending repair of the idle house cell locks, broken during the disorders, the insurgents will be placed in a barbed wire stockade in the prison yard. Guards started erecting the stockade last night to have it ready for the convicts this morning. The prisoners will have to sleep in tents within the stockade until repalirs to the cell blocks are completed. Deadlines will be established and guarded by the troops. Troops to Remain on Duty. It was indicated the soldiers will re- main on duty until the mutineers return to the cell block and are brought under discipline. Milling about with other prisoners in ‘'White City” yesterday were four men under death sentence who were released by the revolters. All were rounded up, however, and today were in city jail. Three others who declined to leave death row also were taken to the jail. Belief that no further disorder would occur was expressed by Col. Haubrich and Warden Thomas. Attorney General Gilbert Bettman’s report on the investigation of the fire was in the hands of State Welfare Di- rector Hal H. Griswold today, following its completion last night. Griswold will study the report and’return it to Bett- man for submission to Gov. Myers Y. Cooper. The report is not expected to be made public until its receipt by the The g6 lled governor called a meeting toda: of his citizens’ committee nppolglted u}; make a survey of the State’s insti- tutional needs. Meanwhile, he was go- ing ahead with plans for immediate temporary facilities for relieving crowded conditions at the penitentiary. Avail- able for this work is $100,000 appro- priated by the State Board of Control. Construction will include a new roof over several cell blocks and a general fireproofing of the institution. YOUNG REDS SENTENCED Three Berlin Students and One Other Go to Prison. LEIPZIG, Germany, April 30 ().— Four young Communists, three of them Berlin students, were sentenced today to from 6 to 15 months in the fortress for “Incitement to high treason.” They were charged with pasting sub- ing now is in drydock undergoing in- spection. versive appeals to soldiers on the walls of the army barracks here last August. ALDERMAN’S FRIENDSHIP COSTS LIGHT BUCKER ADDITIONAL g5 *Cost of Nolle Prossing Is Seven Dollars and You May Pay Clerk,” Court Tells Motorist. By the Associated Press. EVANSTON, Il April 30.—The usual fine for running a stoplight in Evanston s $2, a point to be remembered in con- court might want to have in mind be- fore fixing the fine. “Ah, yes,” said the court. “I certainly do not want to fine a friend of the tory. The situation is admittedly bad in the whole peninsula, but the north- west frontier causes the British admin- istration the greatest worry. It seems that preparations for a wholesale rebellion have been carefully made by the extremists, undoubtedly ailded by a foreign government. The British officials are finding out now that the Indians are not as disarmed as they were supposed to be. There are two routes over which arms are arriving in India. One is from Afghanistan via the Khyber Pass; the other is from China via the Brahma- pootra River. Guns and bombs are arriving from Afghanistan, where there is now an official branch of the Indian National Congress, and find their way into various districts of Western India, including Bombay, while arms and ammunition, mostly German and some American, are arriving in Eastern India by the Brahmapootra and find their way to Chittagong and Calcutta. The Indian government decided to close Khyber Pass yesterday, though there are many other ways in which arms can be smuggled over that moun- tainous country. An important detachment of white troops has been sent from Calcutta to watch traffic on the Brahmapootra River and it is hoped that strict super- vision may put an end to arms smug- gling from China. SURPRISE ATTACK IS BEATEN. Native Press Opposition to Censorship Requirements Grows. LONDON, April 30 (#.—Unless all news of disturbances is being stopped at the source by British censors, two full days have passed without a serious breach of the peace in India. Closing to_visitors of Khyber Pass, outlet from India to Afghanistan, was unexplained, but was regarded as & pre- cautionary act adopted for the protec- :.’lfin of Peshawar, which is but 11 miles tant. A surprise attack was made Monday on the artillery magazine at Barrack- pore, which may have been intended as a repetition of the Chittagong incident, but it was unsuccessful. One Calcutta report said a sentry was shot in the leg by raiders, whose connection with the Indian Nationalist cause was uncertain. Press Opposition Grows. Growing opposition among the native press developed to the government's se- curity requirements for papers coming under the censorship. This amounted to 50,000 rupees, or about $18,000. Ma- hatma Gandhi, leader of the civil diso- bedience campaign, advised that the owners of the papers submit to confls- cation before they complied with the ordinance. A committee representing various Indian newspapers in Delhi de- cided that after tomorrow no papers would be published until further notice. News organizations were requested to discontinue their services. ‘Wedgewood Benn, secretary for India in the Labor government, told former Premier Baldwin, Conservative leader, in Commons yesterday that the British government approved reviving the press censorship laws of 1910. Merchants Warn Shippers. ‘There was a reflex of the anti-British agitation yesterday at_ Manchester, where the Chamber of Commerce re- ceived cables from Delhi and Bombay warning shippers and manufacturers of cotton against possible cancellation of orders or refusal to accept con- signments shipped. ‘The Bombay Native Plece Goods As- sociation, one of those sending cable- grams, warned the chamber that “a very serious and alarming crisis has arisen for the mercantile community in India” and he urged efforts to “bring about acceptance of national demands and effect amicable settlement.” ‘The Manchester chamber replied that it would be unable to interfere with political matters, but would insist upon the sanctity of contracts. The chamber advised the premier and other ministers concerned of the incident, GANDHI OUTLINES CODE. Women Tell Viceroy of Their Sympathy ‘With Campaign. BILIMORA, Gujerat, Bombay, April 30 (A).—Mahatma Gandhi, leader of the Indian Nationalist cause, today laid down a rigorous code for selection of those followers who will march with him to Dharasana to raid the salt deposits _here. _The requirements _in- (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) N ILLINOIS PRISONERS AROUSED BY BLAZE 2,000 in Bridewell Are Quiet After . Brief Excitement Caused by Carpenter Shop Fire. By the Assoclated Pres: CHICAGO, April 30.—Two thousand Bridewell prisoners, with the Ohio Peni- tentiary tragedy still fresh in mind, were aroused early today when fire broke out in the prison’s carpenter shop. ‘The flames were extinguished quickly and before any appreciable damage was done. Supt. James Curran said that except for a brief moment of excite- ment, the prisoners made no demon- stration. Several detective squads were sent to the prison to guard against any attempt at a wholesale jail delivery, but Supt. Curran was able to handle the gidering the case of Charles J. 'I‘hreshen‘ alderman’s. We'll nolle prosse the case.” | situation with his available force of Arraigned before Police Magistrate Barber, Mr, Thresher casually referred to his friendship for Alderman Claude ‘Wells. a circumstance he thought the Mr. Thresher expressed satisfaction. “The cost of nolle prossing,” the court added, “is $7, and you may pay the clerk.” ¢ guards. The carpenter shop is 150 feet from the cell blocks. Combustion in a pile of sawdust started the blaze, firemen saide -ir » TWO BURNED ALIVE INREFINERY BLAST Blazing 0il, Spread by Water, Does $160,000 Damage in Chicago. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, April 30.—Two men were burned alive in oil early today in an explosion at the refinery of the Dabros Products Corporation. Four others escaped unhurt, dragging with them a fifth, so severely burned he is not ex- pected to live. ‘The spread of the blazing oil, follow- ing the explosion, for a time threatened a large portion of the industrial dis- trict. Officials of the refinery placed the damage at $160,000, including the loss of oil. Tank Cars Moved. fize companies prevented the bl::a""g‘n g to two huge s ke ess (hin 100 feet, awty: conf thousands of gallons of high- ly inflammable crude oil, while on nearby tracks of the Outer Belt Rail- road switch engines pushed close to ‘the blazing refinery to save a number of oil cars. - Maintained at & refining temperature of 700 degrees Farenheit, one of the 500-gallon stills is believed to have be- come overheated while oil was being poured into it, causing the explosion which sent a column of oil through the metal roof and one side of the plant. James Fleming, foreman of the ex- ploding still, was one of those vurned to death. In a laboratory 20 feet away the body of Wallace Kitch, 22, recently a_ graduate student at the University of Chicago, was found. Kitch had en- tered the refinery’s employ only two days . He had been trap by the wall of fire. His home was in Canton, Ohio. Four Others Escape. Four others, working at the other sull!in the plant, fye“mhd n: g?orwly safely. They were Jose] cClure, a Xm'en{ln: Frank Jesslis, p-!ohl’\ McGuire and Edward Sikora. A fifth, Jerome Sukes, apparently was walking toward the exploding still and was burned by the shower of oil. He staggered toward the same doorway, fell and was dragged along by the others. Firemen found it iiapossible to check the blaze in the Lullding, as the water only spread the burning oil. For sev- eral hours, they turned their sireams of cold lake water onto the storage tanks to prevent them from exploding. Nearby was the plant of the Swan & Fitch Refinery, and for a time it, too, LAWRENCE REVOLT FEARED BY TURKS Famed British Asiatic Mystery Man Rumored to Be Near Frontier. By the Assoclated Press. MARDINE, Turkey, April 30.—A re- port that Col. Lawrence, famous British Asiatic undercover man is at Revanduz, a town near the Turkish frontier in the desert region between Iraq and Persia, has aroused considerable speculation in the Turkish press. “Is he planning an uprising in Persia or ‘Turkey?” scareheads demand, and the press goes on to assert that the Turkish government is carefully watch- ing the colonel's whereabouts and doings. The proximity of Revanduz to Tur- key's Kurdish Provinces, seat of Sheik Said’s revolt and home of still unruly tribes, explains ‘Turkish nervousness regarding the reported presence of the author of “Revolt in the Desert,” who, accor ‘Turkish opinion, is author of his subject in more than the literary sense, ——— TEACHER FACES TRIAL Charges Are Outgrowth of Whip- ping Administered to Child. ELYRIA, Ohio, April 30 (#).—Trial of Mrs. Myrta Bradley, 22, New Oberlin district school teacher, charged with as- sault and battery against 6-year-old Mary Gerhardinger, a pupil, began here today in Common Pleas Court. ‘The charges are the outgrowth of a whipping which the teacher admittedly gave to Mary and which the child’s par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. lgnlllus Gerhard- inger, alleged and might cause serious permanent in- juries. The parents said a e wooden paddle was used for the punishment. Mrs. Bradley has denied the beating was unnecessarily severe, and contended that she was justified in administering the punishment. { WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1930—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. WELCOME AnD ONGRATULATIONS (¢ BACK FROM LONDO: Woman’s First Air Trip Ends as Girl Lands Ship on Roof By the Associated Press. LE BOURGET, France, April 30.—Adrienne Bolland, French girl who flew over the Chilean Andes in 1923, today landed her plane on the roof of a big shed when telegraph wires tossed it out of its course &s she made a forced landing. Her motor failed during the air baptism of a woman passenger u::l she was unable to clear the wires. Meanwhile she threw her arm around the frightened woman beside her to prevent her falling or jumping out. The plane was wrecked but the pilot and pas- senger, uninjured, descended on a ladder. MESSENGER “L0ST" ONWAY TOLONDON Cairo Unable to Explain “Failure” of Envoy to Reach England. By Radlo to The Star and Chicago Dall. News. Copyright, 1930. v LONDON, England, April 30.—The Egyptian special messenger, who should have brought final instructions to Premier Nahas Pasha on Monday here in connection with the negotiations for & treaty with Great Britain, is lost ‘“somewhere in France.” When the motor car of the Egyptian delegation went to Croydon to pick up the special envoy, it was found that only a minor official had arrived. The explanation given was that the special messenger had landed in France under the impression that most of the Egyp- tian delegates were still at Vichy. Premier Nahas Pasha is alleged to have been much troubled, and to have asked Cairo for information. Cairo re- plied officially that the envoy had never left the city and that the young for- eign office official who had reached Croydon had not been sent on any spe- cial mission. According to reliable information, it appears that the special messenger sent with the Cairo cabinet’s reply to the British proposals had been ordered to delay his arrival in London, even at pri comic opera blunder. The Egyptian cabinet, following the advice of Premier Nahas and King Fuad, de- cided to leave out of the present treaty the question of the Sudan and accept tne British proposals with some minor changes. According to reports from Cairo, the extreme Nationalists, aided by students of Alhazar University and young grad- uates of European universities, are pressing the government to allow them to begin a riotous demonstration to intimidate the British government and thus render Premier Nahas' task in London easier, enabling hm to say to the British delegates, “I am willing to sign the agreement, but you see that E?puhr feeling in Egypt is running igh and that neither myself nor my government would be safe unless I re- turned to Cairo with a full agreement sharing the administration of the Sudan.” . FREIGHTER IS BREAKING UP AS SEA FOILS RESCUE Fishermen Strive in Vain to Take Japanese Crew From Rocks Near Cape Inubo. By the Assoclated Press. TOKIO, April 30.—The Japanese freighter Luzon Maru, which drifted on the rocks near Cape Inubo, Ibaraki Prefecture, was breaking up today under the pounding of high seas which foiled the attempts of rescue ships to remove her crew of 39. The wreck was only & quarter of a mile off shore and the disf signals di.srllyed men aboard the freighter were easily seen in nearby vil- lages. Fishermen tried in vain to ap- proach the wreck in small boats. A naval plane from the Kasumigaura base circled overhead, unable to help. The Luzon Maru, which ran aground | earlier in the day while en route from Otaru to Yokohama, has a net tonnage | of 2,869 and a length of 345 feet. Anti-Alcohol Group to Meet. WARSAW, Poland, April 30 (#)— The organization committee of the Twentieth International Anti-Alcoholic | Congress, meeting in Warsaw, has fix- | ed the date of the next congress for | September, 1931, in Warsaw. Radio Programs on Page D-3 FHE (#) Means Associated TWO CENTS. Press. LIBERALS BLAMED ON SENATE FLOOR HYDE ANSWERS FARN-AID CRITICS . FOR PARKER FIGHT| AT . OF €. SESSION SESSION 15 URGED TOPASS DRY BILLS Senator Jones Asks Hoover to Call Congress in Case Action Fails. President Hoover was urged today by Senator Jones of Washington, militant dry leader, to call a special session of Congress in event the Chief Executive’s law enforcement program is not acted on before adjournment of the present session. Following a lengthy conference with Mr. Hoover at the White House, Sena- tor Jones said the President should in- sist on action on his recommendations, which were re-emphasized in special message to Congress two days ago. The prohibition bills Senator Jones laced as most important in the list of W enforcement measures pending. He said that in his opinion both Houses should at least go on record concerning every one of the several bills which the administration has _proposed to strengthen the arm of the Government against lawlessness. Insists on Action. Regarding law enforcement legislation pending, Senator Jones said he was hopeful that Congress would back up the administration by enactment of these bills, but regardless of how the House or Senate feels concerning these enforcement measures, Mr. Jones was Insistent that they, at least, should handle their legisiative program so as fo take action one way or another be- fore adjournment. He was emphatic in asserting that he had urged the President to call a special session if the enforcement pro- gram fails of action this session, The President's five recommendations which he urged Congress to act uj in his recent message, and which twice before were transmitted in messages, include transfer of prohibition enforce- ment from the Treasury Department to the Department of Justice, measures to provide relief for congested court conditions, expansion: of the Federal prison system, reorganization of the border patrol to prevent :muggling and tective Drodinition. Jesisisban " e ive prol ion lon for the District of Columbia. The prohibition transfer bill is before the Senate, having been passed by the House. The other proposals all have been under study of congressional com- mittees. Federal Aid Given. Only yesterday it developed that the Federal Government has n_under- to co-operate with State and municipal authorities to break up rack- Secied agalat organized gansy of rect o gangs criminals. Violators of prohibition and all other laws are intended to feel the force of Federal authority. It was believed at the Capitol that President Hoover would give serious consideration to the suggestion of Sena- tor Jones for an extra session, in the event action was not had on the ad- ministration’s law enforcement program. The Washington Senator is assistant Republican leader of the Senate. The program on appropriation bills, Senator Jones said, was in better con- dition than at any time during his ex- perience. Only a few big appropria- tion measures remain, he explained. ‘The District of Columbia appropria- tion bill, Senator Jones thought, would encounter some opposition in view of the increase from $9,000,000 to $12,000,- 000 as the amount contributed by the Federal Government to the District government. He would not indicate what he thought would happen finally to this proposed increase. Both the tariff bill and the London naval treaty, Jones predicted, would be out of the way about June 1, leaving ample time, in his estimation, to act upon the law enforcement administra- tion measures. Regarding the tariff bill, the Senator said it would be a “poor reflection on Congress” if after a year of considera- tion !.Re legislative body failed to act upon it, Watson Opposed. Apprised of Senator Jones' views, Senator Watson of Indiana, the Re- publican leader, voiced opposition to an extra session. “I am against :‘r:dexm session for any purpose,’ j The Indianan said the Senators and Representatives were tired out after the special and regular sessions and that he favored adjournment at the earliest possible time. He added that he expected the pro- hibition transfer bill and the one to establish additional Federal prisons to go_through without delay. He said he was “not so sure” about the proposal to establish a unified bor- der patrol, which still is before the House. Chairman Norris of the judiciary committee, declined to comment on the extra session proposal, but said he thought the transfer, prison construc- tion and border patrol measures would be adopted at this session. He held out no hope for other legis- lation recommended by the President. Hastings Says Opposition Is “Opening Wedge” in Plans of Group. CONFIRMATION EXPECTED TO POLL CLOSE BALLOT Outcome Believed Dependent om Attitude of Doubtful Democrats. By the Assoclated Press. Opposition to Judge Parker of North Carolina, as a member of the Supreme Court was said in the Senate today by Senator Hastings, Republican, Delaware, to have been “stirred up by the Liberals as an opening wedge to their plans.” ‘The Delaware Senator’s remark fol- lowed a determined drive by Senate leaders for votes during the third day of debate on the nomination. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, upon whose action some believed the ultimate decision would turn, returned to the Capitol from the London naval parley. He was so busy with the naval treaty situation and readjusting himself, however, that he announced he would probably not reach a decision on Parker before tomorrow, Senator Wagner, Democrat, New York, was in line to carry on the attack against the nominee. Senator Watson of Indians, the Re- publican leader, who is sizing up the situation for the Parker friends called a conference of Republicans. A spiit in the administration ranks because of the opposition of the Asso- ciation for the Advancement of Colored People has clouded the outlook for Parker’s confirmation with considerable doi‘tb:ll conceded at the Capitol that the vote rests principally on the final decision of doubtful Democrats. Friends of Parker, including Senator Overman, Democrat, North Carolina, who is lead- ing the fight for him, were confident today that the trend was in his favor. Once more the action of Judge Park- er as Government counsel in war frauds cases was brought to the at: tention of the Senate today. Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, read part of the instructions of Judge Groner of the Virginia Federal Court in this trial. The judge ordered an acquittal of the defendants. Instructions Read. Senator Walsh read a h in the instructions in which Ji Gro- ner noted his “decided amazement” that the defense had tended to prove the innocence of the defendants by ;\lddenoe taken from the Government’s es. Senator Fess, Republican, Ohio, de- manded that Senator Walsh read that part of Judge Groner’s instructions re- the Government counsel. to say that the Montanan that part. Glass himself then quoted from Judge Groner's instruc- tions about the counsel: “Their conduct (Government counsel) has "'“wm""f&"’ fairness, and I think, great ability.” Senator Overman added that Judge POB | Groner has written a letter to the Sen- ate, characterizing Judge Parker's ac- tion in the war frauds case as “ad- mirable.” Hastings Defends Judge. Senator Hastings then began a de- fense of the nominee with the declara- tion “That this discussion indicates that much more is involved than the confirmation of Judge Parker.” He recalled the remark yesterday by Senator Fess of a socialistic drive against the Supreme Court. Coming to the defense of Ju Parker yesterday afternoon Senator Gil- lett of Massachusetts and Senator Fess of Ohio strongly urged the Senate to vote confirmation of Judge Parker’s ap- intment. posenntm Gillett followed Senator Borah, who concluded a long speech in opposition to the confirmation of Judge Parker. Senator Gillett undertook to show that Senator Borah presented a falacious argument when he argued that Mr. Parker had gone beyond the Supreme Court’s decision in the Hich- man case, involving the so-called yel- low dog contract. ‘Turning to the attack which has been made on Judge Parker by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, because Judge Parker, when a candidate for governor in North Carolina, said that the Negro should not take part in politics, Senator Gil- lett said: “On that issue I differ absolutely with Judge Parker. I regret that he holds such an opinion. But I recognize the different environments that occasion different opinions on that decision. I recognize that there are few men in the whole South whom the President might appoint and the Senate confirm as members of the Supreme Court who do not hold the same view as that held by Judge Parker.” Senator Fess charged that back of the fight on Judge Parker was the so- clalistic attack on the Supreme Court. He said that the same kind of a fight had been made against the nomination of Chiet Justice Hughes. Judge Parker, he sald, was a mere incident and the Supreme Court itself was the issue. o ht,” said Senator Fess, against the judiciary, against the inde- Secretary’s Vigorous Defense Climaxes Series of Attacks on U. S. Policies. LEGGE CHALLENGES MEMBERS OF GROUP Calls on Them to Join Him in Set- ting Up Private Agency to Provide Relief. A wholly unexpected and vigorous de- fense of the Federal Farm Board and the agricultural marketing act by Sec~ retary of Agriculture Hyde climaxed a series of attacks on governmental poli- cies in dealing with the farm situation today before the third general session of the United States Chamber of Com- merce. Referring to what he termed a vol- ume of misapprehension displayed by Daniel E. Millett, Denver banker, and other speakers, who accused the Gov- ernment of destroying private enter- prise through competition in farm prod- ucts, the administration spokesman in- dignantly disclaimed that the Farm Board policy involved any price fixing. “Some people must move over and let others sit down,” Secretary Hyde warned in declaring that the farm owners have the same right to control their affairs as the steel industry, the oil industry or the banking industry. Fails to Halt Attacks. Becre e's determined defense of the mhrv m Board, however, failed the attacks launched upon it by business leaders who urged the Cham- ber of Commerce to declare itself in opposition to the “unfair methods of eompeuum: &n e:::‘l:l;n :.hey charge the vernmen 3 1 o e 3 mmm%?o‘i the board, was raised in its defense. Mr. Hyde, who was not listed as a ;‘;‘ifl' arose after attacks upon the rd. He said much of the opposition to the board’s activities in behalf of the farmer was due to ‘“covetousness” and “the (lt-l;e;‘d:: ul!-safl!fle%:y desire to be _conten! things as are.” ‘The tary’s speech was directly discussions said the marketing ‘8ct had been misinterpreted before the chamber. Does Not Intend to Peg Prices. Hew to uupflm not _e: 3 "Th:l hondh’ m.e:.n 1;0 attempt to prices,” he said, Z'f.o part of its it does pro- pose, however, to and influence production.” Hyde President Hoover's activities behalf of the farmer, as- serting that he “thanked God he was serving a chief who sees through mis- takes to the welfare of 27,500,000 Americans.” “The Farm on wheat,” he sald, “made the mistake a banker makes when he too much. body believed last Fall that wheat would be se! to $1.50 this Spring. The certainly believed it because it bought two-thirds of the crop at proaching that price.” Hyde said the Farm Board believe the farmer had no part in the “Missis sippi bubble,” as he characterized the stock market crash of last Fall, and offered to make loans to farmers spite of the falling wheat market. Agriculture Secref said that the board did not expect to “extend any continuing paternalism.” Chairman said the chamber action to improve the farm situation.” In reply, Mr. Millett contended both the Farm Board and the agricultural marketing act which created it were part of “a fantastic dream of stabiliza- tion.” He urged that the act be re- pealed. Fort Replies to Attacks. Representative Fort, Republican, of New Jersey, a member of the House agriculture committee, which framed the marketing act, answered the criti- cisms of the board and its policies with the declaration that his committee and Congress would “stand by what we did.” “If the Chamber of Commerce wants ll:;ehw repe.uego or llmé:ldld' he “1:3{ & proper action of e organizat! is to suggest an alternative that will improve upon the work of our hands.” Fort sald the act was not adopted out of sympathy, but because Congress had “to protect both agriculture and industry against the dismissal of a :nulkm and a half men from agricul- ure.” “You cannot throw this number of men and 7,500,000 dependents on the lap of the Nation without disorganiz- ing the economic structure,” he as- serted. The attack and counter-attack threw into controversy the previously serene meeting. Middle-Western grain dealers, opposing the board, and others had pre- viously announced intention of speaking from the floor on board policies after Legge and Millett had concluded. At one point Legge departed from his prepared address to suggest that members of the chamber join with him in setting up a private organization to do work that the Farm Board is now doing. When there was no reply, he added that he would be glad to confer pendent, courageous men that sit on the bench.” (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) CURE FOR “GINGER PARALYSIS” BELIEVED FOUND IN KANSAS CITY Doctors Report Recovery of Victims Through Treatment for Metallic By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, April 30.—Treatment | b! for metallic poisoning, which already has proved effective in four cases here, today was hailed as a possible cure for “§-ke paralysis,” strange malady suf- fered by hundreds of persons after using Jamaica ginger as a beverage. Dr. D. M. Powell, an interne in the General Hospital, said four patients had benefited from treatment with sodium thiosulphate.. The remedy was used in Poisoning. y presence of metals Jamaica ginger. Since treatment with sodium thiosul- phate, one ntunt has of his limbs and three others were much improved, Dr. Powell said. B h ‘were ginger sam y proper distillation of alcohol for the extract was the direct cause of the disease reported in numerous sections of the country, but more prevalent in the Bouthwest. {