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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast). Generally fair and somewhat warmer today and tomorrow. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 85, at 4 p.m. yesterday. Lowest, 70, at 6 a.m. yes- terday. Full report on page 4. No. MEXICAN PRIESTS | KILLED IN CHURCH GOVERNOR IS SHOT Assassin of Vera Cruz Execu- tive Also Slain—Wor- shipers Wounded. 1,375—No. 31,862. FATALITIES ARE BLAMED ON NEW RELIGIOUS LAW Two Churchmen Put to Death by Unidentified Men While Conducting Services. By the Associated Press. VERA CRUZ, Mexico July 25.—-An{ attempt was made tonight to assassinate Gov. Adelberto Tejeda in Jalapa, the state capital, and two priests were shot to death in a church here. ‘The incidents occurred in the midst of the dispute between church authori- ties and the Vera Cruz state government over Gov. Tejeda’s recently enacted religious law. An unidentified youth emptied a pistol at Tejeda as he was leaving the gov- ernment palace in Jalapa this evening, wounding him in the ear. The would- be assassin was shot and killed by men accompanying the governor. Priests Shot Down. At almost the same hour a group of unidentified men entered the church at La Doctrina here and shot to death the two priests, Fathers Landa and Rosas Tejeda was taken to his home fol treatment, Heavy guards were thrown | about the government palace and the | governor's home tonight. A youth who was in the church at the time the priests were killed, shot and ‘wounded one of the attackers and was himself wounded and a young girl who ‘was attending the services also was wounded. A show-down throughout the state on the religious law is expected tomor- row. Priests have said they will re- main in their churches and attempt to conduct services in spite of the gover- nor's orders that only 13 priests could remain on duty in the entire state. Church authoritics have flatly refused to obey the law, which allows only one | priest for every 100,000 inhabitants. Fears Future Trouble. ‘Monsignor Pascual Diaz, Archbishop of Mexico, when notified at Mexico City o(mthe violence “in Vera Cruz, today, said: . “That is the sort of thing that leads to interminable trouble and grief. God help us. What are we in for now?” A dispatch from Mexico City said an immediate appeal to the federal courts will be made by the Catholic Church if authoritics of Vera Cruz put into effect the lay restricting the num- ber of priests, Bi‘hop Rafael Guizar of Vera Cruz, warned today. The bishop’s warning was contained in an open letter to Gov. Tejeda, which | was printed in th- Catholic weekly El Pais in the capital today before the fatal shootings. Bishop Guizar made a last-minute appeal to the governor not to apply the | law, requesting him to think of “the terrible consequences,” and he added an ultimatum in which he announced that neither he nor the priests would comply with the measure. Refuses to Obey Law. “If the law treated with things purely temporal or human,” Bishop Guizar said in his letter, “I would sacrifice all to avoid trouble, but when it in- 'vades the duty and love we owe to God and the eternal salvation of the people, I will never obey, although I should sacrifice my life a thousand times. “Your attitude is unjust in that it is in opposition to the holy will of God, attacks the sacred liberty of man and enslaves all the people. “Again I ask you not to apply the Jaw. If loving God and striving for the eternal salvation of our brothers is fa- naticism, I wish to be the most fanatic of all, d I hope all the people of Vera Cruz and of the world fill them- selves with this kind of holy and saintly fanaticism " Bishop to Frotest Deaths. MEXICO CITY, July 25 (#).—Mon- signor Rafael Guizar y Valencia, Bishop of Vera Cruz, tonight went to Chapul- tepec Castle to protest to President Ortiz Rubio against the attack on two! riests in their church at Vera Cruz| y. WEAKER ‘SIAMESE’ TWIN SUCCUMBS! Surviving Child to Have Second Operation—Mother Leaves Hospital. B the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, July 25.—One of the “Siamese twins” born to Mrs. Albert | Forster July 7, died today. The twins, girls, were reported to| have been gaining strength following | their separation by one of the few such operations on record, but the one whis: died today had been the weaker. Dr. Kyle W. Golley, the attenfing physician, and Dr. Albert Passagno, the surgeon who performed the scparation operation, were planning a second op- eration to restore the children to nor- maley. Golley said the surviving child would have the second operation as soon as it gained necessary strength. ‘When born, the twins were joined by & common intestinal track, which was severed in the separation. Otherwise the children were normal, the physicians said, and the second cperation was ned to restore the colon of each to its normal position. Mrs. Forster, mother of the twins, left the hospital several cays ago and ‘was reported in splendid condition. The | conjoined twins were her first children. | Each of the® children weighed 4!: pounds at birth and had gained consid- erably until death took the one today. R e, SIXTH DYING IN ATTACK MERCER, PA, July 25 (#).—One of the eight victims of a crazed man who slew five persons Thursday in s mining village near Leesburg was believed near death today while the slayer lgl.n was seized with the mania to kill his cell at the county jail. ‘The prisoner, Marco Demofonti, 38, | was shackled and under heavy guard following an outburst of violence last night. Tony Cecilian, 10, one of three Enum wounded by Demofonti, was ® critical condition from gunshot ‘wounds. ioff on our Arctic journey. Entered as second class matte; post office, Washington, D. C. Exile Ordered EX-AMBASSADOR 10 U. S. ONE OF FOUR ASKED TO LEAVE. > *® [ 'HONORIO PUEYRREDON. By the Associated Press. BUENOS AIRES, July 25.—The As- soclated Press was informed this morn: ing that police had sent communica- tions to four of the most prominent men in Argentina, saying it would be convenient for them to leave the country. The men named were: Ex-president Marcelo de Alvear, Honorlo Pueyrredon, former Argentine Ambassador to the United States and for many years one of the leading international personalities of the country; Carlos Noel, former mayor of Buenos Alres, and Jose Tam- borino. No definite time for departure was imed in the communications, as far as could be learned, but it was under- stood the inference was for the men to leave as soon as possible, ZEPPELIN TO HOP FROM LENINGRAD iGraf to Begin Most Difficult Stretch of Flight Into Arctic Region. By the Associated Press. LENINGRAD, U. 8. S. R., July 25— The glant dirigible Graf Zeppelin to- night was making preparations for a start at 7 oclock In the morning on the third and most difficult lap of its flight to the Arctic regions. ‘The dirigible arrived here late today from Berlin and began replenishing its fuel supply and laying in the stores on which it will depend during its Arctic cruise. ' Lose No Time. In spite of not quite satisfactory | meteorological news from the frozen reglons it will cover, Dr. Hugo Eckener, the scientist members of the expedi- tion and the crew decided to lose no time in getting away. Among the huge bundles of mail parcels which the ship took on were several addressed to Prof. Urvantzov. one of the hree members of the Soviet geological and meteorological group stationed in the Arctic, and contain- ing apples, strawberries. new potatoes and other delicacies. They were sent by the wife of Prof. Urvantzov. Will Drop Parcels. ‘The Zeppelin will drop these parcels at the point where Prof. Urvantzov and two companions have been since last year, when the Soviet ice-breaker Sebov landed them with four years’ supplies. Wishing to complete their scientific researches, the Soviet scientists do not intend to return for a while, and the arrival of the Zeppelin will be the first welcome they have had from the civilized world except by radio. The Zeppelin was given an enthusi- astic reception by Leningrad workers and scientific circles when at arrived from Berlin on the second lap of its flight. Arrive From Berlin. The huge ship, which is to keep a rendezvous with the Russian ice-breaker Maligin far to the north, appeared over the southern horizon in perfect weather soon after 8 pm. (1 Eastern Standard Time). She flew over the city and then landed safely at the Novaya Derenvi: Airdrome 45 minutes later. CROWDS BID GRAF FAREWELL. Weather is Perfect During Berlin- Leningrad Jump. BY ARTHUR KOESTLER. Special Dispatch to The Star. ABOARD GRAF _ZEPPELIN ROUTE TO LENINGRAD, July 25 (by radio via London) (N.AN.A).—We are this_morning at 4:30 am. for Lenin- (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) P | tion EN | Noel, 67. We started | he WASHINGTON, D. TAXI WAR ACTION BY UTILITY BOARD - AND OWNERS NEAR Commission, Watchful in Sit- uation, Undecided on Remedy for Fight. METER RATE FOR ALL IS HELD IMPROBABLE Peace Parley Tuesday Planned. Police Vigilant to Arrest Reckless Drivers. Definite steps to end the taxicab rate ’ war are to be taken tomorrow by the Public Utilities Commission and some of the taxl operators themselves. The Utilitles Commission regards the taxi situation of paramount importance and Intends to discuss it thoroughly in an effort to find a possible solution. At the same time several of the leaders in the rate war propose to get together and smoke the pipe of peace. But the commission is puzzled as how best to proceed, and among the taxi owners ! there are some recalcitrants who are not yet ready to consider peace over- tures. So the outcome of the dual ne- gotiations appears somewhat uncertain. Five Held for Speeding. The close watch being kept by po- lic€ on_the taxi drivers as a result of complaints of reckless driving on their part led yesterday to the arrest of five on charges of speeding. Two others | were picked up for parking off a desig- | nated hack stand. | Thirty-four to thirty-seven miles an [hour was the clip at which the cabs were going when stopped by motor cycle officers, according to the reports of the arresting officers. Those_arrested for | speeding were Charles R. Scandone, colored, 467 Roosevelt T. Brower, School street southwest: Edwin Borven, {829 Four-and-a-half street southwest: 14 Fourth street northeast; Howell J. | | Bell, colored, 2246 Twelfth street, and | | Joshua Durfee, 2120 G_street i |""Nathan H. Davis, colored, 125 Ran- | dolph place, and Thomas J. Lynch, 1101 | Fifty-first street northeast, were ar- rested on a charge of parking off a hack stand. | Commission Watchful. | Ever since the taxi rate war became | serious, the Utilities Commission has | watched the developments, obviously, !hoplng that it would end without offi- | cial action on its part. It realizes now.| however, that something must be done | to restore the taxi business to normalcy, but it is not yet prepared to prescribe | a remedy. Richmond B. Keech, people's counsel. | plans to participate in the commission's | discussion of the taxi situation and offer some suggestions for a solution He believes the situation can be reme- | died by the establishment of a fair| meter rate for cabs that want to oper- ate on that basis, and a reasonable flat | I rate for those who want to run on a| flat-rate basis. The commission has had under con- sideration for some time the adoption | of a regulation requiring all cabs tc | operate on a meter basis. Keech, how- ever, contends that this will not solve the problem, but on the contrary wil'| force many of the flat-rate operators out of business. He is opposed tc stifling competition in the taxicab busi- ness because it was the advent of thc flat-rate cabs and the competition they | offered the organized companies tha- forced taxi rates down in Washington | Five Groups to Meet. Representatives of five groups of taxi operators plan to meet in preliminary conference tomorrow and arrange for | 1 meeting Tuesday of officials of all com- panies engaged in the rate-slashing war. The object of the conference, it | was said. would be to get the warring groups to agree to a uniform flat rate. The Diamond operators, one of the largest group of independents, are mot expected to take part in the conference, chiefly because the truce negotiations were proposed by representatives of the firm which introduced the flat-rate service in Washington. The Diamond |cabs formerly operated on a meter | basis, but were forced to adopt the flat | rate because of competition of the flat- rate cabs. | Officials of the Protex-U Co., whlchl went on a 20-cent flat-rate basis several days ago, are going to attend the con- ference, but anounced last night that if no amicable agreement is reached | they propose to continue to cut rates to meet all competitipn. ~Several other | companies have taken the same posi- | ' DEATH BEATS AIRPLANE Towa Contractor Reaches Father in | «Ohio Half Hour Late. | _TIFFIN, Ohio, July 35—Harry Noel, Peterson, Iowa, contractor, today lost | by half an hour an sirplane dash from | Omaha to see his dying father, Samuel | 'He used three planes, the last one {landing him in a wheat field at the edge of Tiffin near his father's home. Before he arrived, however, the elder | Noel was dead. LINDBERGHS DELAY TAKE-OFF AT LEAST NEW BANK FORMED UNTIL TUESDAY Final Testing of Radio Necessary Before Start of Vacation Flight to Tokio. - By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 25.—There were definite indications today that the start of the Lindberghs' vacation flight to the Orient, scheduled for “some time: next week,” would not be made before Tuesday at the earliest, and possibly no_}_}:mtmn v tory step is e g preparatory s the long-distance testing of the plane's radio by the flying colonel and, more particularly, by his wife, who is to act as radio operator on the long jaunt into the northern wilds. Lindbergh has an intense dislike of announcing definite dates for departure and then not fulfilling his promises. He prefers to keep his exact plans to himself until the moment to act arrives. ‘This plan of campaign he will follow throughout the long flight. Deep-seated parations have meant months of work and, when the Flying Colonel and his wife strike the Tokio - trail, more will be in store for them. |, Few would consider a flight of more than 7,000 miles, over varying inhos- | pitable country, as a vacation; yet to the Lindberghs it -will mean the rest | that comes with a change. To Lindbergh himself it may bring a Ilesseninx of the wanderlust, which he isays grew into him: when his late Con- ! gressman father took the future world air hero on his many travels. | For the natural hazards of the trip | little preparation has been spared. Submersion in water will br! out. !a fully equipped emergency boat. -dlo‘ will be available to keep them in touch | with the outside world. Both Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh will pit their navigating | skill against foggy weather, and, except for refueling the glant monoplane, the pair will be nearly free of any de- pendence. Their plane has & range estimated " (Continued om Page 3, Column 5.) . . | Sundl WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION C., SUNDAY MORNI G, JULY Y Star, 26, 1931 —-NINETY-EIGHT PAGES. SQUASH CENTER COMMENTS ON THE MORATORIUM FORGERMANY'SAID !Institution Established to Re- store Unhampered Cur- rency Circulation. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, July 25—The swift course of developing events in Germany did not slacken with the arrival of Secre- tary of State Henry L. Stimson today and the homecomirg of Chancellor Bruening and Foreign Minister Julius Curtius from the seven-power confer- ence at London. While the Secretary of State, who especially announced he had come for “an urofficial friendly visit” was dining with Ambassador Frederick M Sackett and members of the German cabinet at the American Embassy tonight, the government made public the result of today's conference with the represent- atives of the Relchbank and other lead- ing bankers. It snnounced the estab- lishment of an acceptance and guaran- tee bank designed to restore unham- pered currency circulation and to put crippled Darmstaedter und National Bank back on its feet. Stimson Meets Groener. Secretary Stimson, himself, had a long conversation immediately after the dinner with the German defense min- ister, Wilhelm Groener, in which they discussed questi~ns of armament. Chancellor Bruening returned from the seven-power conference at London today and immediately took over the task of adjusting Germany's economic situation. All the members of his cabinet as. sembled at the chancellory to hear the reports of the chancellor and Foreign Minister Curtius on the Paris and Lon- don parleys of which the chancellor previously had given the main points to President von Hindenburg. “There is & way out of every situ- ation,” is the motto the chancellor has adopted for meeting difficulties, and this served as an answer to many anxious inquiries from friends as he alighted from the Nord Express this morning. Again “Under Fire.” As he sped homeward, scanning the landscape of Northern France and Belgium, he recalled to a fellow traveler that this was a region, where, as an officer during the World War, he often had been in a tight corner, but that except for a few scars he had come out unscathed. He added that he knew that once more he was “under fire," (Continued on Page 4, Column 2.) TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—16 PAGES. General News—Local, National Foreign. PART TWO—8 PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Features. The Home Gardener—Page 4. PART THREE—12 PAGES. Soclety Section. PART FOUR—10 PAGES. Amusement Section—Theater, dio. ln“t‘ge Rl&.iuptor W;ol‘ld—hle 3. v —Page 4. gerixflumnswryf “Moon of Delight"— G Veterans—Page 5 ar Ve 5 SD?:{HS:‘ ovt’ Columbia Naval Reserve— Page 5. Army and Navy News—Page 6. Public Library—Page 6. Marine Corps News—Page 6. Marine Corps Reserves—FRage 6. American Legion—Page 6. \ News of the Clubs—Page 7. Y. W. €. A. News—Page 7. Vete: of Foreign Wars—Page 7. District National Guard—Page 7. Fraternities—Page 8. Organized Reserves—Page 8. Radio—Page 9. PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Sports Section. RT SIX—12 PAGES. ll‘l.nnmrlA News and Classified Adver- tising. and Screen PART SEVEN—20 PAGES. Magazine Section. e Forum—Page 15. g;'s;xfdgm Music World—Page 16. Reviews of New -Page 17. %fioyl‘ and Girls' Pls:—‘i’ 9. Those Were the Happy Days—I 20. GRAPHIC SECTION—S PAGES. World Events in Pictures. RED SECTION—8 PAGES. ch.?h?uum; Mr. and Mrs.; the Timid B Fellers; Little Orphan ol Rt nts ot History; Tassan e 1 Annfe; Higl -nnimn {Cruising Speakeasy |Is Seized by Police, Ending Long Search Detectives Baker and Me- Vearry Report Buying Rum in Raid. A “eruising speakeasy” was captured in a series of raids, some of them war- rantless, in which members of the vice squad made six arrests and eonfiscated 225 bottles of beer ard 30 quarts of liquor yesterday. ‘The wandering bottleggery—a large automcbile—was not doing any moving about at the time it was raided, how- ever. Instead, members of the raiding party said, it was parked in the 300 block of Pennsylvania avenue, appar- ently waiting for business. Report Two Months Ago, Search for the vagabond speakeas: was begun about two months ago. when the vice squad received a report that liquor was being sold from a car which (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) 1476 CLAIMS FILED IN RHEEM FAILURE Referee to Accept Others To- day Following Last-Minute Rush Yesterday. ’ | Nearly 1,000 creditors of Swartzel], Rheem & Hensey Co., anxious to save what they can of the many thousands | of dollars they invested with Edmund | D. Rheem and lost, jammed the office | of the referee in bankruptcy yesterday :Ind Friday in a last-minute iush to file their claims. Shortly before noon veslerday Referee | Fred J. Eden had recorded 1,476 claims, | ranging from $100 to $10,000. A peculiar legal situation, which may add to the already confused state of the bankruptcy, was revealed yesterday. Time Expires Today. adjudged bankrupt January 26, and the court allowed creditors six months .n which to file their clains. | day under the court order being a Sun- creditors can still file iomorrow, mitted to the referee yesterday. Mr. Eden has expressed no opinion on the legal question involved, but has mitted tomorrow. It is known, how- ever, that several attorneys for creditors are of the opinion that ine deadline was reached yesterday, and they may take legal steps to bar any claims sub- mitted tomorrow. If they are success- ful, creditors who took taeir day of grace will, in the language cf the street, be “out of luck.” Judging from the number of claims filed, however, most of the creditors feel as did one elderly woman who bustled into the referee’s office Saturday and filed her claim. ‘Why Wait Till Monday? 'hat?” she asked, “Wait until Mon- day? No sir, Mr. Reporter, I've waited long enough already. If there's any money there I'm going to get mine while the getting's good.” Claims are being filed principally by persons holding notes secured by re- leased trusts, noteholders who delayed in bankruj t}cny hen the banks refused to ptcy when re: honor them, and several banks holding large Swartzell Rheem & Hensey Co. notes for large loans. Referee Eden that after the chmhawnnbm e&.&emmm;m proceed to liquidate the bankruj and pay off as many cents on the dollar as they can. One trustee estimated they would be able to pay.as high as 80 cents on each dollar invested. Oth- ers, however, have been less optimistic. bt ia ‘Waterspout Drowns Six. PARIS, July 25 (#).—Heavy squalls were reported off the Normandy coast tonight and a waterspout occurred off Honfleur. A fishing boat fouridered 3 miles off Etretat and five members of the crew and were The mortgage banking house was | The last | day, the question has arisen whether | or | whether all claims musc have been sub- | indicated he will accept claims sub- | .S, COURT ORDER DEFEDBY MURRAY Oklahoma Governor Takes Command in Blockade of Toll Bridge. By the Associated Press. DURANT. Okla, July 25—Gov W. H. (Alfaifa Bill) Murray, an ancient horse pistol in his valise, arrived here tonight from Oklahoma City and took personal command of Oklahoma Na- tional Guardsmen engaged in the Red River Bridge war. One of his aides, Lieut. Col. John A. MacDonald. gave verbal notice to Joe W. Balley, attorney for the Red River Bridge Co., that he would defy a Fed- | eral court order handed down today by Judge Colin C. Neblett of New Mex ico at Muskogee, Okla. restraining maintenance of barricades erected by Oklshoma ak the approach to Denison-Durant toll bridge. Gov. Murray departed from the State Capitol late today to take personal com- mand of operations in a martial law zone he had ordered at the Oklahoma end of the bridge. The south end of the structure is in Texas. Not Named in Writ. The temporary injunction named Adjt. Gen. Charles F. Barrett and other Oklahoma officials, but not the Gover- nor. United States Marshal Clark Wasson at Muskogee said no deputies would be sent to the bridge to carry out the re- | straining order. The bridge war turned to a clash of | authority between the Governor and Judge Neblett on the Oklahoma side of the Red River after “Alfalfa Bill” won his major objective when Texas Rang- | ers threw open to travel the Denison- Durant interstate free bridge, near the toll structure. | “As the Texas barrier came down | following the lifting of a Federal Court injunction at Houston, Tex. happy | motorists streamed acrass the span in | each direction without cost. But it rankled Murray to learn that | Judge Neblett had interfered with what the Governor considers to be the sov- | ereign rights of Oklahoma. He contends martial law takes pre- cedence over court orders and anything else except the executive order of the President of the United States. Valet Gets Pistol. The horse pistol was stuck into his | luggage on the inspiration of Jake. his (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) SPEEDING AUTO KILLS ONE AND INJURES THREE Car Overturns on Curve Near Win- chester—Two Survivors Badly Hurt. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va., July 25.—Clark Snapp, 32, was almost instantly killed and three other young men, all mem- bers of well known families, were in- jured tonight when their automobile overturned on North Frederick road near here. Other motorists said the machine was traveling at terrific speed and falled to take a sharp curve. Snapp'’s skull was fractured and he died in a hospital. C. J. Sloanaker, owner and driver of the car, had both legs fractured and crushed. Romie Lonas sustained a probable skull fracture and other injuries. French Theophilus escaped with scratches. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” ‘The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes by ‘The Star’s exclusive carrier service. Phone National 5000 to start immediate delivery. |S. T. Norris, Farm Hand, * (#) Means Associated Press. FIVE CENTS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS| 'TEN CENTS ELSEWHERE THREE DIE AS AUTO HITS B. & 0. TRAIN' - NEAR ROCKVILLE Wife and Daughter, 4, Victims in Collision. SISTER AND INFANT ARE SENT TO HOSPITAL Tragedy Following Shopping Trip Second Near D. C. Within Last Week. Special Disfatch to The Bt ROCKVILLE, Md, July 25.—Three persons were killed and two injured | late today when an automobile was in | collision with a westbound Baltimore & | Ohio train at the Derwood grade cross- ing, two and a half miles north of here. ‘The desd are Samuel T. Norris, 43 years old, 8 farm laborer, of Travilah, Md.; his . Mrs. Mamie A. Norris, 31, and ®Mir 4-year-old daughter, | Hazel, The injurea ste Mrs. Lottie Whalen, 21, sister of Mrs. Norris, and her 1- year-old daughter, Helen. Norris, who was driving, and his | daughter were killed instantly. Mrs. | Norris died shortly after being admit- ted to the Montgomery County General Hospital, where she was rushed in the | ambulance of W. Ruben Pumphrey. Mother and Daughter Victims. | Mrs. Whalen and her daughter were | taken to the hospital in the ambulance of Warner E. Pumphrey. Mrs. Wha- len suffered a possible fracture of one arm and lacerations on the back and legs, but her condition is not regarded as serious. Her daughter sustained serjous lacerations and brufses and is |in_an undetermined condition. Sergt. Roy Bodner and Corpl. Harry | Meron, who investigated the collision, said the automobile apparently ran into the train. striking it at some point back of the engine. The automobile was rolled | about 35 feet and demolished. The | officers sald there was no evidence of negligence on the part of the train crew and an inquest would not be necessary. Police said the Norrises had been shopping in Gaithersburg, where they picked up Mrs. Whalen and her daugh- ter. The car in which they were riding was a coupe recently purchased by Norris. | No Eyewitnesses Found. 0 eyewitnesses to the tragedy could be found. The Derwood crossing is regarded as dangerous because a | large mill near the tracks obstructs the | view of westbound trains. _Engineer G. M. Richerts and Conductor N. E. Reese were in charge of the train, a Hagerstown local due at Derwood at |6 o'clock | It was the second fatal erossing ac- | cident_involving a Baltimore & Ohio | train near Washington within a week, two engineers having been killed when | a stalled automobile was struck at | Berwyn Tuesday. VERDICT CALLED ABSURD. ‘B. & 0. Officials Score Coroner’s Jury and Exonerate Men. | The crew of the Baltimore & Ohio | passenger train which struck a stalled | automobile at_the Berwyn, Md., grade | crossing last Tuesday, resulting in_the | death of the engineer and his assistant and injury of the fireman, were com- pletely exonorated by officials of_the railroad company in a statement rhade | public yesterday afternoon. The findings of the coroner’s jury which placed the blame on the engineer of the train were characterized as glar- ingly inconsistent and “so absurd and | ridiculous that the unjust criticism of the engineer cannot go unchallenged.” in the statement which was made by Charles W. Gallowav, vice president in | charge of operation and maintenance | of the railroad. Leaped to Death. ‘The accident occurred after an auto- mobile driven by Miss Ethel Thomas | had stalled on the railroad tracks. Miss Thomas failed to get the car going again and abandoned it after two men were unsuccessful in an effort to push it from the tracks. When the train struck the vehicle the engine was enveloped in a sheet of | flame from the exploding gasoline tank and the engineer, J. Albert Ward, and his assistant, L. R. Walters, were killed as they jumped from the train to escape the flames. The fireman was also badly burned by the flames. The coroner’s jury, which met last Wednesday night in the railroad’s own station at Berwyn, which had been loaned for the purpose, brought in a verdict in which they declared the train crew “failed in using proper precaution in bringing the train under control, having a view of one-half mile gfl the automobile stalled on the cross- Brakes Applied Quickly. ‘The statement given out by Mr. Gal- loway on behalf of the railroad com- pany pays tribute to Mr. Ward, who had charge of the train, as an out- standing engineer. A sealed recorder on | | the engine, the report continues, shows |~ (Continued on Page 3, Column 6.) By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 25.—Henry Ford, in one of his infrequent interviews, to- night declared the world must recognize that hard work alone will bring back prosperity. 4 ‘The Detroit manufacturer was inter- viewed just before leaving for that city, after a three-day trip East to visit his old friend, Thomas A. ®dison, and to collect additional specimens for his museum at Dearborn, Mich. He was non-committal on the prob- ability of an economic recovery in the near future. Asked about the possi- | bility of a definite financial upturn next Spring or sooner, he replied: “I don't know anything about that, and neither does any one else.” d_he saw a “favorable sign,” He sal however, in the fact that people are “beginning to FORD DENIES ANYONE CAN PREDICT TIME OF BUSINESS RECOVERY Finds People Thinking and Says Hard Work Alone Will Restore Prosperity. SCHENCK IS CALLED FROM PRISON 10 TELL GRAFT STORY Grand Jury Probe Ordered by Rover on Charges Against Police Officials. STAPLES_MAY APPEAR AT HEARING AUGUST 10 Statement of Ex-Policeman Says He Was Sent to “Get” Latter and Took Shot at Him. The grand jury will investigate “cer- tain charges of malfeasance” made against “certain District and Federal officials” by Frederick A. Schenck, former Washington policeman, now serving a 20-year term for robbery, ac- eording to & formal statement issued last night by Leo A. Rover, United States attorney. Schenck, once & teammate of Orville Staples and, like Staples, credited with a hectic carecr on the local police force, will be brought here from Leavenwortn | penitentiary, in Kansas to testify before the grand jury, on August 10, Rover | announced. Rover Announces Probe. Mr. Rover's: statement follows: “Frecerick_A. Schenck. who is now serving a 20-year sentence in the Leavenworth penitentiary, as a result of his pleas of guilty to two cases of robbery, has made certain charges of malfeasance in office, naming certain District and Federal officials. These | charges will be presinted by me to the grand ji on August 10. Schenck will be brought from the penitentiary to testify and all persons who are in a position to shed any light on the mat- ters involved in the charges will be summoned as witnesses. “Agents of the Bureau of Investiga- tion of the Department of Justice, under the direction of J. Edgar Hoover director of the bureau, are actively sisting me in the preparation of t matter for presentation to the g jury.” Officials Unidentified. ‘The identity of the officials against whom Schenck has aimed his charges {and the specific nature of the cnarges were not made known. Rumors of an impending grand jury probe of reported charges by Schenck against high police and prosecuting officials here have been current for several weeks. It is known that Schenck has been in communication with Staples recently. It is understood Staples may be among other persons who will be summoned to appear be- fore the grand jury. Statement Held Two Years. A photostatic copy of a lengthy statement, supposedly written by Schenck while an inmate of the Dis- trict_Jail two years ago, has been in the files of the Department of Justice for many months, The Star learned from a reliable source. This statement was brought to the department by 2 local newspaper man, who desired an official investigation of sensational charges made against several police officials and of allega- tions of widespread police corruption. The statement was not signed. but on its face purported to be a “confession” by _Schenck. Because of the lack of signat: and the record of its reputed author, the document was not taken very seriously in official circles. At the time the De- partment of Justice declined to take any action on the ground of lack of Jurisdiction. Says Told “to Get” Staples. The 1929 statement was rather ram- bling and incoherent, officials said. It outlined its author's experiences as s policeman in Washington, including his difficulties in keeping “straight” in the face of general “corruption.” It contained a charge that the author and another policeman were called mto the office of one of his superiors and “instructed” to “get” Policeman Staples because he had done too much “squawking.” This was about the time that Staples was co-operating with Representative Blanton of Texas in the latter's campaign to ‘“‘clean up the po- lice department.” Tells of Firing at Staples. ‘The statement declared the police- man carried out the orders and he and a brother officer lay in wait at Staples’ home and that his companion shot at Staples as he entered his garage. One shot was fired and then, the statement declared, Schenck and his companion left hurriedly and threw the weapon they used into the Potomac at the foot of New Hampshire avenue, thus avoid- ing discovery when their service pis- tols subsequently were examined in the police station after Staples made s complaint that he had been fired upon The statement ascribed to Schenck also charged that an assistant district attorney received $700 for releasing an automobile which had been used by a bootlegger in a manslaughter case. In (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) DAWES BANK JOINS $250,000,000 UNION “People are doing a lot of thinking today,” he said. “They've got to get used to a new era. We are in a differ- ent era and we have got to face it and | recognize there is only one thing in the world that makes prosperity, and that is work.” Mr. Ford condemned financial s - lation as ‘“gambling” which Ile: to of inflation, which are alwa; ollowed by economic depressions. He said his factory in Detroit was operating “from 40 to 50 per cent off,” but declined to say whether this rep- resented either an increase or a de- crease as compared with recent months. Accompanied by his son, Edsel, Mr. Ford spent Thursday and Friday with Mr. Edison at Orange, N. J. Edsel Central Trust and National Bank of Republic Ratify Consoli- dation. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 25.—The Central Trust Company of Illinois, known s the “Dawes Bank,” and the National Bank of the Republic were merged to- day into the Central Republic Bank & Trust Company. Chicago’s third largest bank was formed by the consolidation, with $28.- 000,000 in capital, surplus and undi- vided profits and $250,000,000 in de- posits. Plans for the merger were an- nounced several weeks ago ana It Was ratified by the directorates today. Ambassador Chavles G. Dawes, hon- orary chairmam of the board of the Central Trust, retains the smats Twst in the new bank. Phillip R. Clarke is president, his post in the Central Trust, while John A. Lynch, chairman of the executive committee of the Republic Bank, will continue in that post in the Ford left with his father for Detroit tonight. i The elder Ford scouted reports that Mr. Edison was in ill health, but said (Continued on Page 3, Column 4.) merger. Investment affiliates of the banks, the Central Illinois Company and the National Republic Company, became the Central Republic Company in the eom?ld-uon. Y