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he Fpening WASHINGTON, D. C, Star. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1930—FORTY-FOUR PAGES. “From Press to om Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printeg. ' Yesterday's Circulation, 115,872 TWO CENTS. DAVIS IS SEATED WEATHER. (D! 8. Weather Bureau Fair and not cold tonight, min- cloudiness and warmer. t 3:30 pm. 17, at 8:15 a.m. today. page _Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 31,626. PR BOOKKEEPER TELLS OF F. H. SMITH CO.') AS SENATE VOTES SUSPENSE ACCOUNT) 5827 AGAINSTNYE {Committee Head Makes Vain Effort to Delay Acceptance Pending Inquiry. Entered as second class miatter post office, Washington, D. C. RELIEF MEASURES GIVEN| FIRST PLACE IN HOOVER’S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS Funds Agsked| [President’s Annual Message to Aid Jo]bless Congress Warned Utmost Care Is Necessary to Avoid alld Farmers. Any Increase in Public Debt—People Must : Have Faith and Courage. ECONOMY URGED TO MEET DEFICIT Muscle Shoals and Bus Regulations Also Mentioned. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. President Hoover painted for Congress today a picture of the United States at grips with busi- ness depression and the drought. At the same time he laid before that body his recommendations for legislation to, relieve unem- ployment and the drought-strick- en areas, and gave an accounting of his stew'ardshlp during the last' (P Means Associated Press. ‘No. Tr-'ares Few ltems Were Removed to Fixed Charge Records of Firm. MANIPULATION ALLEGED IN HANDLING OF RECORDS DEMOCRAT GROUP GIVES AID TO EX-SECRETARY Pennsylvania’s Junior Senator { Wins Over Attempt to Keep Him Out for Several Days More. Defense Prevents Witness Calling Method “Temporary Dump- ing Ground.” ‘The text of the President’s annual message to Congress follows: To the Senate and House of Repre- sentatives: I have the honor to comply with the requirement of the Constitution that I should lay before the Con- gress information as to the state of the Union, and recommend consid- eration of such measures as are necessary and expedient. Substantial progress has been made during the year in national peace and security; the fundamental strength of the Nation’s econamic life is unimpaired; education and sclentific discovery have made ad- vances; our country is more alive to its problems of moral and spiritual ‘welfare. During_the past 12 months we have suffered with cther Nations from economic depression. ‘The origins of this depression lie to some extent within our own bor- CONGRESS IS READY FOR' SERIOUS WORK Formalities Over, Legislators ders through a speculative period which diverted capital and energy into speculation rather than con- structive enterprise. Had overspecu- lation in securities been the only force operating, we should have seen recovery many months ago, as these particular déslocations have generally readjusted themselves. ‘World-Wide Overproduction Strikes U. S. Industry. Other deep-seated causes have been in action, however, chiefly the world- wide overproduction beyond even the demand of prosperous times for such important basic commodities as wheat, rubber, coffee, sugar, copper, silver, zinc, to some extent cotton, and other raw materials. The cumu- lative effects of demoralizing price falls of these important commodities in the process of adjustment of pro- duction to world consumption have (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) BANDITABDUCTS | " I] E AU'”] I]RIVER' ustralian Aviatrix, Blown From Course| i by Terrific Gale, Says “Compass Went Haywire and Gas Ran Low.” BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. James J. Davis, for the last 10 years Secretary of Labor, today took the oath of office as Senator from Pennsylvania. An effort to prevent Senator Davis {from being sworn in was made by Sen- ator Nye of North Dakota, chairman of the Select Committee on Senatorial Campaign Expenditures. Senator Nye submitted a special report to the Sen- ate dealing with the expenditures in the Pennsylvania primary last Spring and urging that the committee be given more time to consider them. 27 Favor Delay, Senator Reed of Pennsylvania - manded that his colleague be nrmlg:d cl,{;]t‘l’ke the oath of office without further on' a motion made nator to refer the n-muu'?m.:mm'm” for further coi A sharp-featured young bookkeeper unfolded an intricate account of al- leged record juggling and manipulation to the jury in the F. H. Smith Co. conspiracy trial in District Supreme Court today. Tegtifying against the defendants, G. Bryan Pitts, C. Elbert Anadale and John H. Edwards, jr, the witness, Ed- ward Pierce, former Smith Co. book- keeper, charged an average of from $100,000 to $125,000 had been listed in a “suspense account” each month dur- ing the period of his employment. He sald these sums never were charged to any fixed account, except in a few isolated instances. ities, e removal from the files of numerous Canceled checks. He he had | “pulled” the checks and turned them over to Edwards at the instruction of the latter. Objection Is Upheld. At one point in the cross-examination of Pierce, however, Frank G. Raichle of defense counsel succeeded in drawing an affirmative answer to a query that _— THOSE LONG, LONG HOURS BEFORE THE ¢ MRS. KEITH-MILLER DESCRIBES FORCED LANDING IN BAHAMAS NATE ACTED. FISCAL RELATIONS HEARINGS WILL BE OPENED TOMORROW He advocated, in his annual message to the Congress, an in- crease in public construction as & safety valve to meet the unem- ployment situation. Concretely, th was then adminis- ::red‘. to Senator Davis by the Vice Pres- en 5 Captor Stages 3 Hold-ups, he asked for an added appropria- tion of from $100,000,000 to $150,- 000,000 “to provide such further employment in this emergency.” Department of Agriculture “to be loaned for the purpose of seed and feed for animals. Its application should as hith- erto in such loans be limited to gross smount to any individual, 'and secured the crop.” Red Cross can relieve the cases taide.of the p:m;:t:‘w h ou of e pro mmwmtolmmm- and the farmers. ent estimated that the face at the of the fiscal year next June will be $180,000,~ 000, . “f ghall make suggestions for hand- w‘lm M&;M the L message (1 will be sent to go'-;-gn- tomorrow), but {mdo not tory reduction of the public debt,” he " While the President did mot say so Soday. he cleatly impiied thet there Af ‘contifuance of the re- the fiscal year close June 30, 1932, he pre- surplus of $30,000,000, with try again out of the financial He added, however, that: “Most rigid economy is therefore Mecessary to avold increase in taxes.” ‘The Prumildl:r"xit'l reoo'r::nendnflom h{;arlt- le; on at present s! m—m of Congress are limited. Realiz- that the Congress would not have to put through a great deal of tion in the three months remain- to it, he enumerated Muscle Shoals, bus regulation, relief of congestion in courts, reorganization of border pa- (Continued on Page 4, Column 6.) —_— FRIENDS OF MOONEY - TO CONTINUE FIGHT iR | 12 Defense Undismayed by Denial of | | Pardon to Billings in Bomb Ca: By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Undismayed by the Court’s refusal to recommend a pardon for Warren K. Billings, defense forces prepared today to press their pleas for #» pardon for Thomas J. Mooney. Billings and Mooney were convicted of the San Francisco Preparedness day bombing in 1916 which resulted in the death of 10 persons and the injury of about 40. For more than a decade critics of the cate have inspired agita- tion throughout the country against their imprisonment on the ground th they were not fairly convicted. ‘The Supreme Court justices handed down their finding yesterday, climax:ng @ long rehearing of Witnciscs - an others connected with the o:iginal trial. In the case of B Tuling is December 2.— State Supreme final, unless they consent (G a rehear- | parcdon zpplication. ' petition was hudm rt the retraction by John lon- sta) original the accused men if & sult case at Steuart and Market strects 8 few min- utes_before the bomb exploded. The bomb had been transported in a suit case. court justices held that Mac- mm ‘!:‘hnfinu{lon “savored strongly of subornation of perjury.” S 'DANES ATTACK LEADERS stavu- | M r witness for the State in the | trial, of testimony that he saw | Clear Way for Business of New Session. By the Associated Press. Business was the order for Congress today, in contrast to yesterday'’s few minutes of opening ceremonies and re- union backslapping. The legislators looked to President Hoover for the formal signal to proceed, friend and foe both awaiting the Chief Executive’s recommendations, contained in his annual message. They lost no time, however, in draw- ing programs for the drive aimed at a clean sweep of essential legislation be- fore midnight of March 3, 1931. The unofficial Steering Committee of the House, under Majority Leader Tilson, was -nllgc ql‘l&: tentative calendar u’r employment legislation and KS annual supply bills. success of such a pro- g::. howeyer, will rest largely on the lopments at! the the numerous controversial are not far in wl Muscle Shoals in Fore. ]; thering of the Senate and An“&’:mwe Comnmf: on the ‘Was pro pag v sul The one fleld so far free of contro- verly—unem&olnymml and drought relief legislation—was expected to re- ceive further attention by the Senate today with introduction of & number th by Democrats and blicans. ith these activities on the surface, Senate Republican leaders were work- ing hard on World Court issue from breaking up the orderly progress of the session. feared President Hoover’s decision to submit the Court protocols for Senate ratification made it doubtful an extra session could be forestalled. Many Relief Plans. The opening of £aw unem- ployment and drought relief bilis of varied context, pre g the expendi- ture of billlons of dollars, either intro- duced or prepared for introduction. ‘The most' comprehensive plan for drought relief was proposed by Demo- cratic Leader Robinson, in the Senate, in a bill which would authorize Presi- dent Hoover to take control of the Wheat purchased by the Federal Farm Board and distribute it for seed and has for ear. Rebinson’s bill, own responsibility but after a confer- ence with the President Sunday, also | would authorize $60,000,000 for seed, feed and fertilizer loans to farmers; authorize loans of $5,000,000 to drought- stricken States for highways other than those aided by the the usual Fed- eral funds, and provide $3,500,000 for agricultural extension work in drought sections. Meanwhile, Senator Glenn, Republic- an, Illinols, was preparing to introduce unm&bymem situation. Glenn's bill ‘was drawn up at the request of admin- istration leaders. House Basket Crowded. It would authorize the immediate ap- propriation o: $150,000,000 for speed- ing up public construction work under the enlary; (Continy ¢ |PARIS FLOODS WORSE; SEINE AT HIGH MARK | TR |Invalides Railway Station Aban- dents Live in Old Forts. By the Assoctated Press. 3 inches above normal. on the east and west of the city re- mained in the grasp of the high waters, and many familles are living in tem- food necessary for making crops next | introduced on his | a companion measure, to deal with the | | Battles Maryland Police and Flees in Car. James Allen of Bethesda, Md., a driver for the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., was held up right out- side of Laurel this morning by an drmed man who forced him to drive over Baltimor:-Annapolls Highway, where his captor staged three hold-ups, engaged in a gun battle with the Mary- land police, and finally ordered Allen to take him into Baltimore, where the driver was forced out of the car, which was then taken over by the bandlt, who drove away in it. Police Get Few Detalls. Police had only m accounts of the affair early n, Allen left here this morning in a sedan to pick up C. A. - ‘prestdent, m‘a ? Telep} Co., in X him was when The next heard from police were advised of the hold-up and checking back on the tag numbers of the car used, found that it was a tele- phone company car. For more than pect | two hours Allen’s whereabouts were in doubt. Then the man showed up at the telephone offices in Baltimore. He reported there that he was just beyond Laurel when he was halted by & man with a in. 'Three miles beyond Laurel, at Savage, he was forced by his captor to turn off the main highway and then, swinging into the !B;Mnme-hnnlpolu Pike, the hold-ups Merchant First Vietim. A. F. Besecker, proprietor of a store and filling station at Arnolds Station, was the first victim. He reported the passenger in the machine held him up and rcbbed him of $5. A Western Maryland dairy wagon driver wa: the next to be held up. The pclice did not learn how much he lost. Continuing on toward Annapolis, the bandit next held up a filling station at Bells Cor- ner. The proprietor ran out with a shotgun and fired two shots at the machine as it sped down the road. He 1s sure he hit the target. By this time reports of the hold-ups had been fiashed to Annapolis and Of- ficers Linton and Zang set out to look for the machine. They caught sight of it just as it swung into Defense Highway toward Washington and began firing. The heavier machine used by the bandit pulled away from them and they were unable to continue the chase. e VANDALS RUIN FIXTURES IN ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH Unable to Find Money or Valua- bles, Intruders Break Furni- ture and Windows. Vandals, unable to find any money | or valuabies in St. Andrew's Episcopal | Church, New Hampshire avenue and V | street, late Sunday or early yesterday morning, broke up furniture ‘and win- dows, causing about $150 damage, the rector, Rev. J. J. Dimon, reported to police’ today. Numerous other petty robberies listed today by police included. Theft. of | clothing valued at $145 from the cpart- ments of Gladys Willis and John Kiag, at 732 Lamont street; theft of a coat | from Josephine ,Edwards, 1004 Euclid street, from her room at the Cook School; theft of $5 in cash from the cash register in the store of Elmer Jankins, 1517 U street; theft of four packages from a Woodward & Lothrop delivery truck at Pirst street and New York avenue northeast; theft of «lec- tricai appliances from the home of Willis L. Stephenson, 919 L street; “heft of the tags from the car of Theo. dened—Many Suburban Resi- | Jore Levy, 1110 Four-and-a-Half street | southwest, and ransacking of the Sani- tary store at 3712 Macomb street. GETS 15-YEAR TERM 1 e O Maryland Man Sentenced for Slay- ing Wife and Anothér Woman. CAMBRIDGE, Md.,, December 2 (#). ~Goman Booze, 35, contracting car- nter; “who pleaded guilty to slaying s wife and another woman, was taken to Baltimore to serving a today begin all | sentence of 15 years for manslaughter, pronounced last night. Booze \was convicted by . tivities in & tion: had caused them to separate.and that.she unfaithful. By the Associated Press. HAVANA, December 2—Mrs. J. M. Keith.Miller, who was forced down in the Bahamas during a flight from Ha- vana to New York, today wired the As- sociated Press the first story of her ad- venturous experience. “A terrific gale blew me off my course mainland,” she said. “Then my com- pass went haywire and I flew seven hours looking for a place to land. “The gas began to run low and I got panicky. I didn’'t know whether I was in the Gulf of Mexico or somewhere over the Atlantic. It was a fearful re- lief when I did see a spot of land. I thought it was Florida. “But it was this village called Kemps Bay on Andros Island. There was a somewhere between Havana and the| terrific wind, but I came in with full | motor, then stalled her and pancaked into the thick bushes. I looked the ship over and it was O. K. “I started out to walk and it was 16 miles to the first telegraph station I came to. I walked all night over the rockiest beach I ever saw. My feet were blistered and I was mighty tired. I am sorry I can't send you more.” Aviation Circles Puzzled. | . NASSAU, Bahamas, December 2 (/P).— | Mrs. J. M. Keith Miller, who failed to arrive in Miami, Fla, Friday on a flight from Havana, today told of being forced down on a remote link in the Bahamas island chain by adverse weather. The aviatrix said.she walked to Kemps Bay and was given pawpaws, a tropical fruit, and shelter by an aged colored (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) BANDIT QUARTET _|GENEVA SUPPORTS CONFESS HOLD-UPS i in Series of Store and Gas Station Robberies.’ A trio of young bandits and their self-confessed leader are to be arraigned in Police Court tomorrow morning on charges of having staged four daring hold-ups in the Capital during the past two weeks. s Detectives say the quartet broke down under questioning at police headquar- ters last night and admitted they had planned and executed the robbery of two grocery stores about 10 days ago, as wel las two gasoline station hold-ups last Priday night. Confession Is Claimed. ‘Two of the youths, Vincent Delcher, 18 years old, and Clyde Fisher, 20, both of Rochester, N. Y., and their alleged leader, John R. Martin, 30, of the 1600 block H street southeast, were arrested on Saturday, while the fourth, Joseph Andrew Cross, 18, of the 2900 block of Nichols avenue southeast, was taken into custody last night. Detective Sergt. Thomas Nally said this morning that Martin admitted last night that he had organized the hold- up “mob” and that he had purchased revolvers for the others and also planned the robberies. Robbery charges had Already been filed against Delcher and Fisher in connection with the hold-ups of two Lord Baltimore filling stations Friday night, while two additional charges were booked against them last night upon their identification in the grocery store thefts. Identified by Victims. . Mrs. Samuel Fillius of 3000 Nichols avenue southeast and Robert Croce of 1726 B street southeast told police that Fisher and Delcher robbed their stores of $44 and $125, respectively, during the past two weeks. Martin and 3 police say, were also char with rob- bery in the grocery store hold-ups, but were not participants in the gasoline station thefts, according to police. Detectives announced Saturday after the arrests of Fisher and Delcher that the two boys had confessed that they had held up the Lord Baltimore sta- tions, at Fifteenth and D strgets south- east and in the 2400 block of Pennsyl- vania avenue, Friday night, collecting $40 at the southeast station and $95 in the Pennsylvania avenue robbery. APPELLATE JUDGESHIP Justice William Hitz Expected to Be Appointed to District Tribunal at Some Later Date. In the batch of nominations to be sent. to the Senate tomorrow by Presi- Sedgestios for the Court of Appeais of Jjudgeships for the Court of Appeals of ;lndg’umct of Columbia will, not be in- cluded. ‘The two Court of Appeals places were created last year. It is understood that Justice William Hitz, at present an as- sociate justice of the Suj Court of the District of Columbia, will be ap- pointed to one of these places later. understood for this Pressott | Three Boys and Leader Held| WITHHELD BY HOOVER| R | i BAN ON POISON GAS Action on Chemical Warfare Is Delayed on Advice of U. S. Delegate. By the Associated Press. GENEVA, December 2.—Delegates to the League's Preparatory Disarmament Commission, with Hugh S. Gibson of the United States delegation taking an active part in the discussion, today reg- istered a concerted opposition to the use of poison gas in warfare. It was a spirited discussion, but defi- nite action on prohibitive measures was referred for final decision to the Gen- eral Disarmament Conference. On Ambassador Gibson's motion the Preparatory Commission invited all governments to set their experts to work on this issue and to come to the Gen- eral Conference ready to draft an agreement which would clarify the in- terpretation of restrictions on chemical warfare, German Proposal Defeated. By a vote of 6 to 5 the commission rejected budgetary limitation for air forces, with the American delegate not voting. Lord Cecil of England directed particular attention to the narrow mar- gin by which this measure was defeated. ‘The German proposal to prohibit use of tanks of all kinds and use of cannon above certain caliber—as imposed on Germany by the Versailles treaty—was defeated. Only the Soviet delegate sup- ported Count von Bernstorfl's proposal. The poison gas discussion began when Lord Cecil asserted that Britain inter- prets the Geneva protocol of 1925 as prohibiting tear gas, and he asked the delegates to consider embodiment of the :’nm-pre“ tation in a disarmament treaty raft. Gibson, however, pointed out that this matter is too profoundly technical for a wise decision now and suggested that :.’;kbe studied fully before any action be en. 5 Nearly all the states supported the British and American suggestion and further, urging prohibition of the man- ufacture of harmful gases. Canadian Amendment Tabled. Canada's dependence upon aircraft to patrol her vast forest areas and to maintain communication with remote parts of the dominion was set forth today by Walter Riddell, Canadian delegate. He objected to incorporation in the draft convention, which the commis- sion is drawing up, a provision prohibit- ing employment of military aviation and he proposed that material an sonnel used in civil matters be counted in the agreed military quotas. von Bernstorfl supported the amendment, but feared ‘that it would establish an inti- mate link between civil and military aviation which would result in in- creased war potentialities of civil craft and . M. Westman of Sweden that the Canadian en- courage #fl-flmfl civil aero- nautics. question was referred to & subcommittee. e T the Soviets and the Chinese went even | bY personnel ‘or craft for civil pu , | the per- | tri | and Simmons and Cramten First on List of Those to Testify. ‘The special House committee ap- pointed by the Speaker to make an intensive study of fiscal relations be- tween the Federal Government and the District taxpayers, of which Represent- ative Carl Mapes of Michigan is chair- man, will start hearings in the District of Columbia committee room tomorrow morning at 9:45 o’'clock. The committee held its first meeting today, with Representative Crisp, Dem- ocrat, of Georgla, sitting in, although he has emphasized his determination |not to serve with thé committee to which he was appointed by the Speaker. Many years ago Mr. Crisp introduced a resolution to abolish the then time- honored half-and-half prineiple of fi- nancing the District.appropriation bill. THe members of the committee ex- pressed regret today that Mr, Crisp will not serve. The Speaker is expected to announce Mr, Crisp’s successor some time today. Committee Accepts Rapp. Chairman Mapes announced that the committee has accepted the services of Herbert Rapp, an expert economist an research worker from the United States Bureau of Efficiency, who has previously made an extensive study of this subject. The hearings for the present will be of two hours’ duration and the commit- tee does not plan, as yet, to sit during sessions of the House. ‘The committee will first hear a state- ment from Rperesentative Simmons of Nebraska, chairman of the subcommit- tee on District appropriations, who is the father of the resolution providing for this fiscal relations study. ‘The second witness 's to be Repre- sentative Cramton, Republican, of Michigan;, who is father of the lump sum proposition, while he was serving temporarily as chairman of the sub- committee on District appropriations. D. C. Officials {o Be Heard. Following these the Mapeés commit- tee will hear the District Commission- ers, the District assessor, William P. Richards, and the District auditor, Maj. Danlel J. Donovan, and other District officials whom the Commissioners de- sire to present. The Mapes Committee will then re- celve a report from the Bureau of Ef- ficlency, presented by Thomas F. Mur- phy, covering the bureau’s study of Dis- trict finances and fiscal relations, as prepared several years ago, for the House Appropriations Commifgee, and brought to date for the Mapes Com- mittee. » Mr. Mapes said his committee will then be ready to throw the hearings open for testimony by -re) ntatives of the citizenship of the District. He said that the plan of the com- mittee is to hold public hearings to give the people of the District an opportunity to be heard fully. He expressed the hope that different interests, such as business, civic and other organizations would get together and select their representatives to present their opinions on District finunces without duplication and to avoid as much as possible, repe- tition of the mass of material that has reviously been presented at other hear- Ynx on this subject. ‘Tilson Favors $9,500,000. House Leader Tilson is fa continuing the $9,500,000 conl the Federal Government. “I belfeve that this was a clear com- promise for the present fiscal year, and if it has been used I believe it is a still further indication that it is a fair contribution from the Federal Gov- ernment,” said Mr. Tilson. “If the budget recommends $9,500,000, as has been puplished in the press, as a basis for the appropriations for the Dis- trict government, I believe that is still further evidence that this is a fair amount for a lump-sum contribution until we have determined, after careful study, what a more exact ratio between e -Federal Government and the Dis- rable to’) ibution Mr. - Gibson, Lord Cecil and Count | the le Canadian France and others | crease very bad time to increase tions,” he concluded. . Trooper Runs Amuck. MUDON, Lower Burma, 3 (@).—A Sepoy trooper through the c 3 five Programs. on Page C-3| z-nerl. where he . £o far as he knew the suspense account had been properly used. arms in an effort to silence thé witness Raichle jumped up and walved his g place for.” be stricken by Niel J. when Pierce declared the count was more or less a temporary dumping ground for items they had no Raichle shouted. Associate Justice Wil- | the liam Hitz sustained the objection. Another objection was voiced defense attorney when Pierce was asked Burkinshaw, United States attorney, to ac- | Hearings wi Vauclain of the Davis-Brown will be “Ieubjefl and demand that his state- | Weayer, a P) from the y-:m;u": claf ol second witness. “I think the needs a lot of by the an_assistant tell whether difficult task to bal- He said that the ext Philadelphia, the first wlmuhl o dmuenr[": ia , who 2 T will be the rganization voting on the floor toda; 3 aaded, PR et bnow ‘Wi 0 aks o S committee, he had found i} & upheld by Justice Hitz. Quit to Play Base Ball. “Is it not a fact,” Raichle demanded, “that you were discharged for steal ref the fact that he once cashed from per- sonal funds a coupon for a strange one morning when he reported for work. | He said the man complained he been manner so he might reimburse him- self. d | ™ Raichle attempted without success to force Plerce to admit he had been accused of stealing several coupons they already had been cashed onee. The witness insisted he never had been charged with any such thefts, and n one had even discussed the matter wit] him in any sense except Edwards. Raichle had sought to prove other of- ficlals of the company had questioned Pierce concerning the alleged thefts. Tells of Checks to “Cash.” Plerce said he was 25 years old. He testified the only bookkeeping experi- ment by the Smith company was with an Atlanta advertising concern. He had taken a correspondence school course in bookkeeping. Another former Smith company book- keeper, John S. Warrington, testified countless checks for sums ranging from “cash” had been written by officials. He said in some months there were “two such checks and in other months 102" He explained most of these chec{a were listed in the suspense ac- count. Meanwhile, the jurors glanced with curiosity at a strange device brought into the court room for the first time with the opening of the session, News- paper men were told the machine was owned by the Murray Hill Trust Co. of New York City. It was reported an effort would be made by the Government to have a witness from the trust company show motion pictures of checks of the de- fendants cashed by his bank through operation of the machine, Wilton J. Lambert of defense coun- sel declared he never had heard of the granting of authority for such an ex- hibition in a District court and would oppose any effort which might be made to carry out such plans. YOUTH, 17, IS SENTENCED FOR KILLING EMPLOYER Boy Given 18-Year Term for His Confessed Crime, Revealed by Spendthrift Career. By the Assoclated Press. BALTIMORE, December 2.—Convict- ed of killing his employer and hiding his body & month in a barrel, Kennard ‘Thompson, 17, was sentenced today to serve 18 years in the penitentiary. The boy testified he struck nd killed Herbert G. Wetter, 48, a chemist with whom Kennard made his home, the night of August 1. The body September 2, after Kennar pe: el o ‘Young Thompson was m&m for first-degree murder, but a jury returned & verdict of murder in the second de- m attacked him, firing from a pistol. ception, had approved the ance the company’s books. Raichle was | read on the floor. Borah, man who was in the Smith Co. offices | neen, Fess, Gillett, had | Hatfi waiting 30 minutes to have the |Kean, es, McMaster, coupon of & security converted into | Moses, Oddie, Pattersan, Phipps, Pine, cash. ' The witness declared he later | Reed, Robinson' of Indiana, !ch& cashed the coupon in the customary |Shortridge, Smoot, Steiwer, Thomas sard, Copeland, s after | Kendrick, King, McKellar, |smfi mm“ of Oklahoma, , Swanson, a8 0 | Tydings, Walsh of Massachusetts 1 WTolllh of Montana, 19. over for a day. moved that his resolution be taken up. On a viva voce vote the motion was lost and Senator Nye demanded a roll call of the Senate. the Senate, Senator Nye said in part: “Your: committee will within the next few days to special report covering the expenditures , with one Teport he Vote Is Tabulated. #mmmmmm For—] Capper, Glenn, , Gould, Gireene; Hale, xe';m Johnson, Jones, d, Vandenberg, Water. man and Wa 39. Democrats: Blease, Brock, Brous- Harrison, Overman, Arkansas, Smith, and tal, 58. ¢ Democrats Back Davis. Prior to the meeting of the Senate, the Demogratic Steering Committee of the Senate met to discuss the Davis case. After the meeting, the following ence he obtained prior to his employ- | statement was issued: $1,000 to $10,000 and made out to R because penditures) and that no justificaf g'eklers to deny Mr. Da ¢ office merely b‘uuum&emmemm 2 ttee may request further time to commi investigate the expenditurs.” Nye Offers Resolution. At the conclusion of the reading of Nye's special report, Senator Nye of- fored a resolution to have the Davis Senator Nye then In his report to be pared lwul:mltl (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) AGREEMENT ON PACT REVISION REPORTED Basel Hears Blethen Has Announc- ed- Decision of Hungary, Italy, Albania, Turkey and Bulgaria. By the Associated P after he testified the older man|ment has been reached between Hun- three shots | gary, Italy, All garia to