Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1930, Page 1

WEATHER. (0. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Showers tomorrow W _nigh est, 95, al and sl cooler ht; fair ;ndum)eru’ 3 mwgm" cooler t. Temperatures—High- 2:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 70, at 6:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 4. No. 31,559, post _office, . Clo;iuN.Y.Meh,P es13,14&15 Fntered as second class matte) Washington, D G B.0.P.OF NEW YORK ADOPTS PLATFORM ASKING DRY REPEAL State Convention Favors Wet Plank by Vote of 733 Y to Only 258. SUBSTITUTE PROVISION WOULD OUTLAW SALOON Charles H. Tuttle Conceded Nomi- 4 nation of Party for Governorship. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y., September 26.—By a | vote of 733 to 258 the New York Re- | publican State Convention incorporated in its party platform today a plank calling for the repeal of the eighteenth | v o (IN TARIFF BOARD tion. Members of the dry minority contented themselves with having their oppesition placed on the convention record. . The roll call on the repeal plank was taken under a special rule which per- mitted the convention to adopt unani- mously the rest of the platform before taking up the prohibition plank. After adoption of the platform the convention recessed until afternoon, | ‘when nomination of candidates for State | of was the order of business. Tuttle to Be Nominee. United States Attorney Charles H. Tuttle of New York was conceded the nomination for Governor on the first ballot. Gen, James H. Harbord was slated to make the nominating speech for Mr. Tuttle. Opposition to the declaration for re- peal came from two sources—party lead- ers eager to avoid variance between State and national Republican prohibi- tion planks and the organized reform groups. ‘The Anti-Saloon League, the Wom- en’s Christian Temperance Union and the New York Civic pted. An open hearing of the Platform Committee last night on the prohibition declaration was marked frequently by ingled hisses and applause. Former BSenator James W. Wads- worth led off for the advocates of re- Long | cam be The security and stability of society réquire that the Constitution and laws of our country shall, until legally changed, be supported by obedi- ence and enforcemnt. “The good in national prohibition lies in its outlawing of the saloon and the saloon system and in its grant to Con- gress of power to co-operate internally within States that maintain a prohibi- tion. system and to protect such States from importation of liquor from without. On the other hand, the evil in national prohibition Nes largely in the compulsion sought to be placed upon States which do not desire the prohibition system. ‘We favor the restoration to each Stal of the authority to deal with the liquor problem in accordance with the wishes of its citizens. “To this end, we favor the repeal of the eighteenth amendment, providing that simultaneously and as part of the new amendment a provision is adopted | ¢ne outlawing and forbidding everywhere in the United States the saloon system and its equivalent, the private traffic in in- toxicating beverages for private profit, and, further, guaranteeing Federal co- onglc‘lflnn and assistance to States part. h have prohibition in whole or in| ;0 ' State courts, however, sustained the na- —_— CAN'T VISIT BROWNSVILLE | Ortiz Rubio to Make Trip Through | Northern States of Mexico. MEXICO CITY, September 26 (4).— President Ortiz Rubio, announcing to- | day his itinerary for a trip to the | Northern States of Mexico between Sep- tember 30 and October 14, declared it would be impossible for him to go to Brownsville, Tex. It had been reported here that the President would visit the Texas city on the border, and Brownsville was look- | ing forward to his coming. . Drummond to Go.to Uruguay. GENEVA, September 26 (#)—Sir Eric Drummond, secretary general of the League of Nations, will go to Uruguay in December as the League's representative at Uruguay’s independ- ence celebration. he Fp ‘WITH SUNPAY MORNING EDITION ening Star. Associated service. The only evening in Washington wit per the Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 110,194 (#) Means Associated WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1930—FIFTY PAGES. Reappointed o B LINCOLN DIXON, Named today to retain his post on the new Tariff Commission. —Harris-Ewing Photo. DIXON RENAMED Reorganization of Commis- sion Under 1930 Act Com- pleted by President. Lincoln Dixon of Indiana, who has been a member of the United States Tariff Commission since 1927, was to- day reappointed by President Hoover. The reappointment of Mr. Dixon completes the personnel of the commis- sion, which has been reorganized under the terms of the tarifl act of 1930. Mr, Dixon is a Democrat and was a_Repre- sentative in from Indiana from 1905 to 1919. ‘The announcement of his reappoint- ment was made at the Whité House following a conference between the President and Henry P. Fletcher, re- cently appointed chairman of the com- mission. With the completion of the organization of this bi-partisan com- mission, all that remains for President Hoover to do is the designation of a vice chairman, which office will be given to one of the Democratic members of the body. Mr. Dixon was born in Indiana, 70 years ago, He was educated in that State and graduated from the Uni- versity of Indiana. At the time he was elected to Congress in 1905, he was LEAGUE REVISION PLAN IS REFERRED 10 SUBCOMMITTEE Proposal to Ban War Com- pletely May Cause Post- ponement of Assembly. NATIONS HAVE VARIED OPINIONS OF PROJECT New International Standard of Dealing Is Hope of League Members. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, September 26.—The Disarmament Committee of the League of Nations’ Assembly to- day declined to direct that a gen- eral disarmament conference be called in 1931, By the Associatea-Press. — GENEVA, September 26.—Threat- ened with postponement because of wide divergence of opinion, the proposal to revise the League covenant to forbid war completely was handed over today by the Leagué of Nations Assembly’s Judicial Committee to a small subcom- mittee, which will attempt to harmonize the conflicting views. 1t is the hope of League delegates that the subcommittee will bring in a solution of the vexing problem which will permit the Assembly during the present session to adjust the covenant to a new standard of international dealing set by the Kellogg pact. Limit of Sanction Puzsles. The chief difficulty in attempting to insert the principle of the Kellog pact into the covenant lies in determining if and how far the system of sanctions provided for in the covenant shall be extended to enforce this complete pro- hibition of private war which the Kel- logg pact contains. Friends of the idea of making the re- vision had their inning today. First, Eric Cobian of Spain, with many ex- pressions of regret, suggested that it appeared impossible to agree on the matter this year and that reference to a political committee would be neces- sary. Belief that the League was threatened with taking a backward step in the cause of peace by falling to enact amendments forbidding war was ex- pressed by the Danish delegate, Holger Andersen. He urged the committee to continue efforts to reach an agreement. The Austrian spokesman, Max Hoff- practicing law. During the presidential Chicago. He was ‘Tariff Commission by NATIONAL DRY LAW IS ATTACKED AGAIN Constitutionality Questioned Case Appealed by Attorney of Buffalo, N. Y. appointed to the President Coolidge. in By the Associated Press. The constitutionality of the national prohibition law was again assailed in the Supreme Court in a case filed today by YA Stanley Copeland of Buffalo, Appearing as his own counsel, Cope- lanc pointed out that in 1926 he failed | m his effort to have the highest court pass on the controversy. The present case was brought through the courts of New York State in the hope of obtain- ing a final ruling. former case resulted when he invited an audience to join him in drinking wine, which he offered. Asserting property rights, liberty and the sovereign power of a citizen, he brought suft in the present case against James W. Higgins, police commissioner at Buffalo, seeking to restrain him from enforcing the Volstead act. He would challenge the validity of eighteent amendment on the ground that it was never completely ratified. He also insisted the States had no right to delegate to the Federal Government powers conveyed in the amendment. He contended the handling of the liquor question properly belonged the States alone. The New York tional attacks. SIX ABOARD CRUISER ADRIFT IN NORTH SEA Breaking of Towrope Loses British Vessel and Warning Is Wire- lessed to Shipping. prohibition law against his ¢ By the ‘Associated Press. HULL, England, September 26— Somewhere in the North Sea the cruiser Conquest, which was being towed by a tug, presumably to be broken up, is drifting with six men aboard. ‘The Humber wireless station received a message from the towing tug, the King’s Cross, asking that a strict look- out be kept for the cruiser, which en- dangers other ships. The cruiser drifted out of control when the tow- rope broke. south of Flamboro Head. STEUART 6PPOSES ATLANTA PLEA FOR INCREASE IN CENSUS COUNT Director Says Other Southern Cities Hold Population Tabulation Demanded Would Be Unfair. W. M. Steuart, director of the census, today filed with the District Supreme Court his answer to the recently filed petition of the city of Atlanta, Ga., for sn official population of 360,691, in- stead of 270,366, Mr. Steuart, through United States Attorney Leo A. Rover, Assistant United States Attorney John W. Fihelly and E:nk Hall, assistant to the solicitor of Department of Commerce, disputes the claims of the petitioners and indi- ‘cates that he is prepared to fight the claims. 5 e gl of 1,233,561 3 a lation of 337&,{3?“:!‘,1’1& York with a ulation of 6, My Steuart says, however, that he de a careful survey of Atlanta’s d that he has decided in the next published census bulletin to record the population of the “municipalities of | Atlanta” at 360,691, This, he states, | will be a footnote. Mr. Steuart also says he has received protests from Congressmen, ta- tive citizens and chnal;‘elrm:ftn %"&".i lals in merce offic! oflm‘M s in 1924, he was in charge of tic headquarters in X It was last seen 25 miles inger, joined in the demand, saying that the tion covenant provides and hnl‘ lhn'hx:‘ Lt al W] pact means, bt Japan Expresses Doubt. !’Lfll; Baker of Britain said he rec- ogn the existence of several opin- ions, but thal was not bl lic expected p the war gap in the covenant and “at- tain the advanced stage of international opinion embodied in the Kellogg pact.” Japan was the only one to question the desirability of this revision, Baker declared, adding that he believed Nubomi Ito, who voiced that objection, would find no support for his conten- tion that the Kellogg pact had wrought no change in the substance of inter- national politics. RED SOX DEFEAT NATIONALS, 7 T0 1 {Bunch Enough Blows Off Hadley in in front of the court house in Buffalo | Seven Innings to Clinch Victory. BY JOHN B. KELLER. BOSTON, September 26.—The Red Sox bunched enough blows off Hadley in seven innings to give them a 7-to-1 victory over the Nationals here this afternoon. Hargrave batted for Had- ley in the seventh and Burke was sent to the mound for the Nats in the eighth. Boston took a one-run lead in the first on a double by Oliver and a single by Miller, only to have the Nats tie the going in the second on a single by Spencer and a double by Hadley. Todt's double and Heving’s single sent the Red Sox ahead again in the last half of the frame, Heving's double in the seventh clinched the game. Reeves and Warstler singled previously and scored on the blow. Gaston's single sent Heving home. Boston scored two more runs in the eighth. A Bigger Dollar The dollar of today can be used to purchase more than a dollar’s worth of goods. Present low prices mean greater usefulness from your money. But the dollar that is spent is the only one that can take advantage of the greater values offered at the present price level. Opportune offerings in today's Star include: Knitted Suits, Leather Handbags, Boys’ Sport Socks, Men’s Shirts, Children’s Shoes, And many others. Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display) Lines. ..71,942 2d Newspaper. . ....33,150 3d Newspaper...... 9,601 4th Newspaper..... 5,452 Sth Newspaper..... 4,972 Total KRS0, 53,175 The Evening Star TWO CENTS. Pre JONES ELIMINATES SWEETSER, 9 AND 8, 10 REACH FINALS Strong Finish Stops Rally of New Yorker After Atlan- tan’s Early Spurt. BOBBY’S ADVANTAGE CUT TO ONE HOLE AT TENTH Seaver Winds Up Morning Play of Other Semi-Final by Put- ting Homans 5 Down, MERION CRICKET CLUB, ARD- MORE, Pa, September 26 (#).— Bobby Jones crushed Jess Sweetser, 9 and 8, today in the semi-finals of the national amateur golf cham- plonship. By the Assoclated Press. MERION CRICKET CLUB, ARD- MORE, Pa., September 26.—After with- standing a great comeback by his rival, Bobby Jones was 4 up over Jess Sweet- ser of New York today after 18 holes of the 36-hole semi-final match in the national amateur golf championship. Jones finished strongly to regain a commanding lead after Charley Seaver, the 19-year-old Los Angeles youth, in the other semi-final match, swept into a lead of 5 up over Eugene V. Homans of Englewood, N. J. Jones won three of the last four holes after the big blonde New Yorker had spurted midway through the round and almost wiped out the Georgian’s earlier advantage. The battle of former American ama- teur champions started like a rout when Jones won four of the first five holes with golf that was 2 under par and machine-like in its accuracy. Big Jess meanwhile was all over the course, in two traps on one hole and in water hazards on another, but he suddenly braced and gave the gallery of 2,500 ul)e&uwn a thrill by making a fight o Sweetser Rallies Superbly. ‘Whether it was the return of his own touch or the influence of a drive out of bounds by Jones on the seventh, Sweetser rallied superbly to win three out of four holes, citting Bobby's lead to just one hole at the tenth. Jones putted badly to lose the ninth after landing just off the green with his tee shot. He three-putted the tenth and three-putted the twelfth after being lucky to win on the eleventh, which both played badly. A birdie 3 on the fifteenth, where he sank a 6-footer, started Jones off on another rampage. He narrowly missed birdies on both the seventeenth and eighteenth, but pars were good enough to beat the willing Sweetser. Seaver Misses Two-Footer, Homans' bad putting cost him four holes, but Seaver, too, failed several times with his putter in a pinch, no- tably when he missed a 2-footer at the fifteenth for what seemed to be a sure birdie 3. The Californian was con- sistently longer from the tee. ‘The Jersey boy’s putting lapses start- ed early in the day, when he took three putts on the second green. Seaver scored the only birdie of the round when he sent a niblick pitch 6 feet from the pin at the eighth and holed the putt for a 3. A partial stymie enabled the Los An- geles youth to win the sixteenth after both had reached the green with sec- ond shots over the deep quarry guard- ing the hole. Two bad tee shots at the short seventeenth and a home hole per- fectly played by each resulted in halves at the finishing holes. Play on Soggy Course. When Jones and Sweetser teed off the course was still soggy from yester- day's downpour. Jess sliced his first drive to a trap, exploded into another sand pit and then overshot the green. Bob was sf t down the middle and on in two, 18 feet from the pin. Sweetser came on with his fourth, but missed the putt. Bob sank his for a “bird” 3. Jones, 1 up. On the second. 523 yards, Sweetser again sliced his drive to a side hill le, but clouted a fine brassie to the edge of rough, 30 yards short. He then chipy 10 feet from the pin, while Bob, 10 yards off the edge in two, rolled his approach 8 feet short of the cup. Both missed. Jones partially stymied Jess, latter curled his ball around for a half in fives. Jones, 1 up. Bob fired his tee shot to the green, 30 feet to the right of the pin on the 195-yard third, while Jess put his ball on the side of a trap. He chipped out much too strong, going about 40 feet beyond the pin. His putt was off the line by 3 feet and Jess conceded the hole after Bob rolled dead for par 3. Jones, 2 up. Jones looked like the golfing machine again as he hammered two long woods down the middle of the 595-yard fourth. (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) FALSE FIRE ALARM CAUSES NEAR-PANIC Three Mothers of Pupils Faint and Others Trampled at Public School. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, September 26.—Fire engines responding to a false alarm at Public School 157 in Brooklyn today caused & near panic among the 2,500 students and mothers whose children attend the school. Some one phoned police headquarters that there has been an explosion in the school. Emergency squads and fire ap- gnrlm were rushed to the scene. About 00 mothers heard or saw the apparatus and dashed wildly about the building clamoring for their offspring. Three fainted. Some were trampled. ‘There had been no explosion. Deputy Fire Commissioner John A. Leach said the call had evidently been sent in by & man suffering & mania to see the fire run. traced to a public phone booth, The call was|and TR J AR N N T SUMMER TREE-SITTING SEASON IS ENDED! STORMS SWEEP FIVE STATES IN WEST Two Deaths, Many Injuries and Damage to Property and Crops Reported. By the Associated Press. KANSAS CITY, September 26.—A terrific windstorm, causing at least one death, several injuries and unestimated property damage struck widely-separat- ed parts of Missouri, Kansas and Okla- homa late yesterday. The storm was accompanied in places by lightning, hail and rain, A woman identified only as Mrs. Webster was killed at Metz, Mo., near the western border, when her home was demolished by the storm. Another was reported severely injured. At Richards nearby 15 freight cars “-ere flattened, a stretch of railroad track torn away and the Missouri Pacific station razed by the fury of the gale. All communication with the wind- swept area interrupted and railroad service was suspended. Miles of tele- phone and power lines were down. Nadine Cooper, one of a family of nine who took refuge in a basement, was injured when their home was blown in upon them at Leeton, northeast of Metz. At Postoak, near Leeton, R. H. Zinning, & farmer, was injured in the collapse of his home. No casualties were reported immediate- ly following the storm in Oklahoma and Kansas. A dozen or more towns in the three States reported visitation of the storm, including Wichita, Kans., where railroad property was damaged, and Lawrence, Kans., where the dome of the University of Kansas observatory was lifted. MAN IS KILLED IN IOWA. Storm of Tornadie Proportions Hits Mississippi Valley. CHICAGO, September 26 (#).—Snow in the Black Hills, destructive winds and lightning in the corn belt and a storm of tornadic proportions ripping across the Mississippi Valley—this was the weather picture the Middle West looked back upon today. Many persons were injured in the e W Ry will) vy g | the barrier was removed permitting her | intensity from as far West as Council Bluffs east to Keokuk on the Mississippi. Miles of wires were blown down. Farm homes were destroyed. Crops suffered. There were hailstorms and heavy rains. In Galesburg, I, streets were flooded and there was a fall of hail 80 heavy as to break many windows. A barn was torn apart by the wing at Summitville, Iowa, and J. T. Vermillon, seeking shelter there, was fatally injured by flying timbers. He died in a hospital. Miss Margaret Hise, a -University of Iowa student, was caught beneath a wind-tumbled tree at Jowa City. Injuries that may prove fatal befell O. L. Lawrence, who was in a barn struck by lightning at Council Bluffs, Iowa. ‘There was property and crop damage near Alba, Towa. The neighborhoods of Stuart, Atlantic, Casey and Guthrie Center, Iowa, were hard hit. ‘The most severe of the storms was at Summitville, which is just seven miles north of Keokuk, Houses were unroofed, windows shattered and trees torn out by their roots. Several orchards, heavy with apples, were destroyed. In Keokuk the ominous funnel-sha) clouds were visible, yet scarcely a breeze was felt. One of the worst hailstorms in years, however, occurred. Awnings of business places were cut to pleces and the tops of or more automobiles were perforated. Strong winds with rain, thunder and |1Thl.nln‘ were Eredlcud for today in Tlinois and Wisconsin, with a pro- ‘;:l‘lm“d drop in temperature by night- TWO ELECTROCUTED TRYING TO CUT WIRE Men Believed Attemptigg to Steal Section of Power Line in Kansas. By the Associated Press. MINERAL, Kans, September 26.— ‘What officers described as an attempt to steal a section of power line, brought death to Prancis Kern, 43, Pittsburg, Kans, and W. M. Smith, Joplin, Mo., last night. Officers sald Andrew Kern, 15, taken into custody near the place the two bodies were found, told them his father Smith attempted to cut away a of the copper wire under the had been dis- $50 Voted to Make “Bad Boy” Good by Gland Treatments By the Assoclated Pre: EDGEWATER, N. J., September 26.—In the hope of making & little gentleman out of this town's 12-year-old “bad boy,” the Board of Education has voted $50 worth of gland treatments for him, ‘The action was taken after Dr. Charles F. Buckley, school phy- sician, testified he was certain proper treatment of the pituitary gland would cure the child of his “sinful wickedness.” The direc- tors were told that since the start .of school he has been terrorizing other pupils and his teacher with his pranks. The boy’s parents live on a houseboat and are too poor to provide the medical treat- ment prescribed. GOUNTESS T0 WED MILLIONAIRE, 1 Vera of Cathcart, Barred by U. S. on ‘Turpitude’ Ground, but Later Admitted. By the Associated Press. LONDON, September 26. — Vera, Countess of Cathcart, it was announced today, will be married next week to Sir Rowland Hodge, millionaire baronet. ‘The Countess of Cathcart, who visited the United States in 1926 with her play “Ashes of Love,” is the widow of the Earl of Cathcart, by whose death in London in 1927 she inherited a trust fund of which her income was $2,500 a year, She was the former Vera Fraser of Cape Town, South Africa, and became the fifth Earl Cathcart's bride in 1919. Two years later he advertised that he would not be responsible for her debts and the next year obtained a divorce, the Earl of Craven being mentioned in the papers. Denied Admission to U. 8. The countess was denled admission to the United States in 1926, but later to_enter. ‘The United States Government ex- | cluded her on the ground of ‘“moral turpitude,” and there were serious ob- jections to the presentation of her play because of its alleged unsuitable nature for American audiences. In spite of all the publicity she gained here and the fact that she appeared in the play when it opened at Wash- ington, it failed disastrously. Sir Rowland Frederic William Hodge is 71 years old. He is chairman of a large shipbuilding industry, as was his father before him. His address is Gros- venor House, Park Lane, and Went- worth, Surrey. He is also Lord Wyfold and was created a baronet in 1921. Near Death In 1927, The countess has lived a disturbed existence for many years. She was taken critically ill in No- vember, 1927, at her London home. Physicians all but dispaired of bringing her through in her attack of heart disease. The Earl of Craven, mentioned in the Cathcart divorce, salled for South Africa in 1923, the countess being sub- sequently, in 1925, named as co-re- spondent by the earl's wife, suing him for divorce. TRIBES’ BATTLE RESULTS IN SERIOUS CASUALTIES One Group Attacks and Makes Of With 250 Head of Cattle in Transjordan Area. By the Assoclated Press. JERUSALEM, September 26.—Serious casualties in killed and wounded re~ sulted from a battle between a section ot the Elsharrat tribe from Nejd. and Howeitat tribesmen today. ‘The Uejd party attached the others on the transjordan side and made off with 250 head of cattle. The number killed was not known, but reports from Amman_mentioned casualties on both sides. These were increased when air- planes and armored cars pursued the raiders and recaptured much of the loot. WOMAN KILLS DAUGHTER Commits Suicide After Shooting Child 7 Years Old. HANNIBAL, Ohio, September 26 (#). Mrs. Edna Ritchie, 32, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pa., today shot and {lfi: 7-year-old dat n REVENUES SLONP ONW.R & E LI First Full Month of 10-Cent Fare Shows $19,768 Decrease. During August, 193( | month of the 10-cent fare, the Wash- ington Rallway & Electric Co. experi- | enced a decrease in operating revenues of $19,768.11, as compared to August, 1929, according to a statement today by A. G. Neal, vice president and con- troller of the company. This is made up, Mr. Neal's statement sald, of a loss in passenger revenue of $11,078.59; rentals, $3,960.86; sales of power, $4,- 902.90, with an increase of $174.24, and other items. At the tame time, it was stated by ‘monthl; of the Neal that the Utilities had the company. not received a $360,000 div- Cors ‘obedinry. s Augt. coeracines ., & sul 'y ns ve Tun m,m the lc::-llly would red” Expenses of Maintenance. Operating expenses and taxes: in- creased $11402.77, of which almost the entire amount consisted of increased expenditures for maintenance of way and structures and equipment, accord- ing to Neal's statement. Notwithstand- ing the falling off in revenues during the present year, the statement said, it has not been the policy of the company to curtail its expenditures for main- tenance. Of the loss in rating revenues $11,078.59 is represen by a decrease in passenger revenue, one half of which is due to the fact that there was one (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) NAVAL TREATY GIVEN APPROVAL IN TOKIO | Privy Council’s Committee, at Final Session, Reports It Favorably Without Qualification, By the Associated Press. TOKIO, September 26.—They Privy | Council's Examination Committee at its final session today adopted a report approving the London naval treaty without qualification of any kind. ‘The report now goes to the plenary session of the Privy Council scheduled for October 1, when in the presence of the Emperor, the council expected t'?e ltdvue the sovereign to ratify the aty. ‘The councilors’ approval, removing the last obstacle to Japan's ratification, is a foregone conclusion. The commit- tee session of September 17 revealed the government’s unyielding insistance had overridden the opposition. AMBASSADOR DAWES MAKES ULSTER VISIT Discusses Merits of Early Rising While Waiting for Official Reception. By the Associated Press. BELFAST, North Ireland, September 26—Ambassador Dawes and his pipe arrived . here early today for a brief Ulster visit. The Ambassador paced the deck of the Liverpool steamer for a half hour prior to an official re- ception, ‘discous with Irish journal- ists on the merits of rising early. Hugh M. Pollock, deputy prime minister, welcomed the Ambassador on behalf of the government of Northern Ireland. WITNESSES HIDDEN IN'SMITH C0. CASE, PROSECUTOR SAYS Government Believes Effort Being Made to Avoid Going to Trial. COURT, HOWEVER, AGREES TO DEFENSE DELAY PLEA Counsel for Real Estate Defendants Not Ready—October 8 Date Fixed. The charge that “persons interested in the F. H. Smith Co.” had enticed away and hidden some material wit- nesses whom the Government intends to use in the pending trial of four officials of the company on charges of embezzlement of company funds and a conspiracy to destroy reputedly in- criminating records, was made in the District Supreme Court today by Assistant United States Attorney Neil Burkinshaw. Mr. Burkinshaw told Justice Cox that “two of the most important witnesses in the case had been hidden away in Florida” and that the Government ex- perienced great difficulty in locating them for the purpose of serving them with subpeonas to appear in court here on October 8, the date set for the trial. Delay Is Granted. Burkinshaw's charges were made when defense counsel objected to going ahead today with arguments on 14 pleas in abatement to the conspiracy indict- ment which was returned last April by the grand jury against G. Bryan Pitts, Samuel J. Henry, C. Elbert Anadale and John H. Edwards, jr. Justice Cox agreed to postpone hear- the first full |ing of the pleas until October 6 after counsel for the defense had promised to come into court on that date pre- pared to go forward with the pleas and to have any demurrers they may intend to present ready for filing and argu- ment on that date. . “The whole Atlantic Seaboard is lit- tered with litigations against the Smith Co.” Mr. Burkinshaw told the court in objefl:t.!.n¥l to any further con= tinuance of the hearing on the pleas. ‘Tousands of persons have been de- frauded of their savings, and the gen- eral operations of the Smith Co. smell to the high heavens. I believe that the court should go forward with the hear- ing of these pleas at this time on its own initiative, Sees Obstructive Tactics. “The Government is satisfled - that the defendants have thrown every con- ceivable obstacle in the path of the prosecution of this case and that they intend to use every le means to *"Amplitvitg his charge that some in Amp! g charge some in- terests had hidden away material wit- nesses, Burkinshaw told the court that he did not believe this had been done with the knowledge or consent of de- fense counsel. He did not name the witnesses., = ‘Wilton J. Lambert, Rudolph Yeatman and Prank G. Raichle, who appeared for the defendants, told the court they were not ready to go forward with the hearing of arguments on the pleas in abatement. The court was told that Harry S. Barger had just entered his appearance as counsel for Henry and that neither he nor Mr. Raichle was sufficiently familiar with the ramifica- tions of the case to proceed at this ime, The indictment, under which the de- fendants were scheduled to go on trial, charged them with approximately 100 acts of embezzlement of company funds and further alleged that they had burned and otherwise destroyed records of the company in an endeavor to conceal the alleged thefts. It is known that the Government is anxious to go to trial at the earliest possible date on this indictment, ingsmuch as there are pending against some of the defendants two other indictments in- volving the Smith Co. — LONE SEAMAN HURT WHEN SHIPWRECKED Spanish Mariner With Year's Food and Water Is Stranded on Brit- ish Island With Dog. By the Associated Press. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, September 26. —Dr. Francisco Francesschi, caballero, who sailed alone in a small sloop from Cadiz, Spain, July 27, bound for Porto Rico, is shipwrecked on the British Is- land of Aguilla, about 200 miles east of his destination. v Reports reaching San Juan stated that Franceschi was slightly injured, but they did not tell of the fate of the 36-foot sloop Mary. ‘The lone mariner had a year's food and water .::me aboard his vessel. His only companion was a large ‘hound res’enud to him by a dog fancier in pain. —_— SEVERAL HURT AT MINE DUQUOIN, IIl, September 26 (#).— Several miners were injured, none seri- ously, at the United Coal & Electric Mine No. 11, near here, today in & clash between the Howat-Fishwick sym- pathizers and the regular wing of the United Mine Workers. “Out of reverence to the memory” of Policeman Frank J. ville, killed in an accident Wednesday, Judge Rob- ert E. Mattingly of Police Court, today caused the release from jail of the last man to be arrested by the Trafic Bu- reau officer. Charles Martin, 38, 3100 block of Warder street, was brought back to court from the District Jail today, where he was serving a 10-day sentence for drunk the remainder of his sentence was by the %wmmm ! JUDGE FREES DEAD OFFICER’S LAST PRISONER AS TRIBUTE Man Scoville Testified Against Before Fatal Accident Told to Show Appreciation by Conduct. morning that he was fatally in- Jjured in a collision with a District truck at Fifth and Q streets. Judge Mat- tingly heard the case and imposed sen- m‘la:g:. The man was arrested Tuesday night. I am going to release you,” the judge told Martin, “out of respect for the memory of the man who arrested you. 1 hope the stay in jail has been a les- Abpreciation for the Juspension-of Jour a) or the suspension of your sentence . by not in court lg:lg 85 & defendant as long as you