Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1931, Page 2

o * TARRERS PROPOGE | - RAIL CREDIT GROUP Pian tc Administer Rate Pool Which 1. C. C. Sponsors |s Submitted Here. The railroads of the country today laid before the Interstate Commerce Commission their plan for administer- ing the wuttharge pool for the benefit of those carriers unavie 20 meet their obligations, which was offered Inst month by the commission as an alterna- tive when denying the 15 per cent horigontal freight rate increase. Through the Association of Railway Executives, the carriers proposed the formation of “the Railroad Oredit Corporation” to handle the pool which would be ¢reated by raising &he rates on certain commodities, and asked that any sssistance given from it should be in the form of a loan rather than.a gratuity to avoid otherwise “serious obstacles.” In their petition, the railroads point out that the commission did not ity whether the fund was to be di uted in loans or gifts, and add that the raflroads stand for the former as a ¥ iaciple, Loan Plan Is Advocated. o1t is respectfully submitted” the petition explains, “that to treat the amounts distributed as gratuities is in no sense & necessary part of the plan or essentlal io the accomplishment of the commission’s purpose. The com- mission’s essential purpose is to pre- vent, by means of the fund to be creat ed, defaults in fixed c! and con- financial disturbance and re- . ‘This THE EVENING STAR, WA “Man’s Most Savage Weapon” NEW ATTACK PLANE MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE. is the first published photograph of the new Cu ever devised for use against groi rtiss A-8 Army Air Corps attack plane, characterized as the und troops. Though its performance figures are carefully I most terrible wes) guarded secrets, n“l’: said to have a speed of nearly 200 miles per hour, its lines rmemblln’wfllue of racing planes. It carries six powerful machine guns and is shown with a bomb between its wheels. After passing rigid flight tests over a period of many weeks, the plane was approved and the Army has ordered five of them for service test with combat units. A squadron of 18 of these planes, combined artillery and machine gun fire power of & full infantry division of 30,000 men. PAINTERS CHARGE PAY WAS T00 LOW Claim Wages on U. S. Job Below $11 Scale Allowed by Ruling. Seven painters have protested to the Treasury Department that the Alliance the | Construction Co. of New York City, pay off and its indel - uin -m{.h;’ 1 to an amount exactly he 3 ived, It limply‘&‘:n‘u debtedness from an charging tha ry | $11 a day, which they were to ceived under e but which would not have any sub- stantial effect on the new rates, also is requested. Pool Participants Limited. All railroads the rates ':t which are be participants. However, no already in default as to its fixed charges or in recetvership, or which derives less than 50 per cent of its revenue from freight transportation, may either con- tribute to or receive any money from the 1. ‘These ex d classes keep what they earn from increases. Other carriers barred from get! which claimed to have paid them $11 & day, the “prevailing wage” under the Bacon-Davis law in the District of Columbia, never did receive that scale for their work in the new Internal Revenue Building. The Alllance company, which re- cently completed the paint job in the new Federal structure has asked the PFive painters have filed affidavits with the Treasury, it was learned, it they never received the havs Te- decision DRY AGENTS TRAP CAPITAL MOTORISTS AND SEIZE 9 AUTOS (Continued Prom Pirst Page.) Mariboro Jail and the nine automobiles in which they were traveling were taken from them and driven to the Federsl warehouse in Baltimore. Even the taxi was taken, although the driver vigor- ously protested that he did not know what his fare was carrying. 1In arresting the patrons of the estab- lishment, all Washingtonians, the agents set a precedent that had this community agog today. Many Wash- ingtonians have been in the habit of Kurehum‘ small quantities of liquor for ome consumption in nearby Maryland and bringing it back to town without carrier | believing they have violated the liquor laws, Take Car Numbers. Using fleld glasses, the men sta- tioned at the portable telephone outfit ohserved all cars as they drove into the establishment. Another group of agents were stationed near the intersection of the Walker Mill road and the Marlboro from | pike, about a mile from “The Pig Pen.” default. The tion will have 12 direc- tors, five from the Eastern district, in- e}uflm's!one from New England; three from the Western district and two from the Southern district, while one shall ‘be named by the board of directors of the American Shortline Railroad Asso- clation. The twelfth director will be a director at large and will be president. No compensation will be paid to any director. Administration offices would be maintained here TRAVELS TO STAY IN U. . @ount Begins 14th Semi-Annual Trip to Compiy With Law. BALTIMORE, November 19 (#).— Count, Aurelip Baldeschi Balleani yes- terday began his fourteenth trip scrpss the Atlantic Ocean to Europe so that he could come back to United BStates again. * Immigration laws have required him make regular Atlantic every six turning on another six-month visitors’ Teturn again shortly duties as American the International He expects to and resume his m%&vu of MARK LINCOLN SPEECH Civil War Veterans Observe Anni- versary at Gettysburg. Pa.,, November 19 | of the decication of the ‘The information gleaned by the offi- cers at the telephone was sent those near the pike, who then knew the make and tag number of every car that had visited the house. Without ex- ception, police say, all the cars stopped had a few quarts of liquor aboard. Upon being stopped the drivers were taken to the grounds of the Bradbury Heights School where another group of officers kept them until all had been corralled. This was done to prevent a “tip-off.” Inn Raided Later. After 16 patrons had been arrested, the officers raided the inn and arrested three men, alleged operators of the establishment, confiscating seven half- gallons of liquor. At the jail, the men arrested as pro- prietors of the house gave their names as James Gray, Leon Hagel and Willlam McDonald, ?““ v;ere charged with sale and possession of liquor, ‘The others, arrested on their way home, were chargsd with transportation and possession of liquor. They identi- fled themselves as Joseph P. Brooke, Gerald McCullough, J. C. Bayn, Gord G. Stewart, Ernest Y Eugene Barney Lee Crowley, Carroll Kelchildress, Lewis G. Goffarth, Wil- liam K. Ackerman, Ruth Rogers, How- ard E. Runkles, Charles Hyde and Frank Hagzelton. All gave Washington ad- Many Complaints Received. Police say they received many com- plaints about the establishment, and it ‘was declared today the inn has been raided in recent months by Prince Georges County officers. Several infiuential officials from ‘Washington were r rg_battlefleld, at which Abra- i3 Lincoln delivered his memorable Only elght veterans survive in Adams , and two of them are ill. The to place a wreath on & issioner J. Parran on De- cember 5 and the others on December 9. e mmmwumgw- ence in and ‘oumans, Estes, Claude A. Bailey, Clarence E.| W POLICEMEN DENY HEARING SCREAMS * AT FIRST PRECINCT (Continued From First Page.) roughs in arresting Harker in an alley near North Capitol and H streets, re- lated in detail how. the arrest was ef- fected while he and the policeman were investigating the robbery of a lunch room at 727 North Capitol street. He said that Harker was seen near the rear of the lunch room while he and Burroughs were walking through the alley; that Harker ran when accosted and that he was caught, questioned as to his reason for being in the vicinity at the early morning hour and taken to Sandy’s bakery, nearby, where he was identified as an employe. After Harker had been confronted with & man who identified the captive as the man he had seen in front of the lunch room on the morning of the robbery, the officers then took him to a patrol .box and thence to No. 1 police station. Says Face Was Swollen. At this time, Fitzgerald testified, Harker's face appeared red and swollen on the left side. At the station house, the jury was told, Burroughs quizzed Harker in con- nection with the fobbery and confronted him with Thomas Curtain, who identi- fied Harker as his companion in front of the lunch room on the morning in qu S United BStates Attorney Rover sub- jected Fitzgerald to a gruelling cross- examination, with particular reference W the sppearance of Harker's face at the time of his arrest and in Police Court later. Fitzgerald said, re- sponse to specific questions, that there were no scars, marks or discolorations on Harker's eyes or ears at the time of his arrest. When he saw him in Police Court, after the al beating lace, Fitzgerald said Har- lack mark under one eye. Rover &mloned the witness at length as to exact condition of this eye | Br could identify any of those who had joined in the marshals replied in the negative, whereupon the court warned that any further outburst would result in clear- ing of the court room of spectators. demonstration. ‘The | time, , fully armed with machine guns-and bombs, will have the —Army Air Corps Photo. REPUBLIGAN WETS “OPEN FESS ATTACK Britten, La Guardia and Shafer Start Fight to Oust Chairman. Led by three prominent anti-prohi- bitionists, a revolt threatened today within the Republican organization on the leadership of Senator Simeon D. Fess as chairman of the Republican National Committee. Senator Fess’ recent statement that he would use his influence “to prevent the party from committing a fatal blunder in asking for repeal of the eighteenth amendment” provides the chief incentive o the movement now afoot to bring about his resignation. Even before the wets got into action, a movement had started looking to in- stallation of a new chairman -at the forthcoming December meet of the committee. This movement, however, was led by some who belleved now was the time to reorganize rather than next June. Britten Reopens TIssue. Representative Britten of Illinois, however, reopened the issue and led the attack in a formal demand that Fess get out as the party leader or “resign from the directorship of the Anti-Saloon League.” Representatives La Guardia of New York and Schafer of Wisconsin picked up the warery.. Away from the furor, another move- ment was getting into swing to have @ new chairman installed st the De- cember meeting. This contemplates the selection of Postmaster General own. While Fess has agreed to stay on until the June convention, he would willingly step out next month.. How- ever, the anti-prohibition attack seems to have forestalled any change at this Also, Mr. Brown, another son of Ohio, has balked vigorously at going :gh& the chairmanship from the cab- ef The Britten statement said: ., “If Senator Fess wishes to obstinate- g and unreasonably attach himself to e losing cause of prohibition in the the | State of Ohio, that is his business, but & signed- statement secured o e sl . saying Harker's eye was badly dis- Jored. Rover repeatedly interrogated Fits- gerald as to why he had signed the statement to that effect. and the wit- ness sald it was due to a “misunder- standing” and that he had signed the ggfl without hax read it over care- y. During the height of this vig- orous cross-examination, Defense At- torney O'Shea entered an objection, which prompted Rover to efaculate, “I gnmumed you would object.” mediately protested to the court against Rover's remark and moved that one of the jurors be withdrawn “because of the misconduct of the district attor- ney,” which would have resulted in a mistrial. ‘The court denied the motion, but agreed to have the remark stricken from the record.’ On further questioning by Rover, Fitzgerald admitted he had initialed each of the three pages of the state- ment and when he was asked to ex- plain if he had done that to indicate that he had read the pages and vouched for their contents, the watchman sald he did not know “just what to say.” On redirect examination, Pitzgerald said he did not write the statement, but signed it after Department of Justice agents had written it during an inter- view with him. SCHOOL PRINCIPAL’S TRIAL NEARS CLOSE Morgantown Teacher Denies She Was in Principal’s Office as ‘Watchman Testified. By the Associated Press. MORGANTOWN, W. Va., November 19.—The “peep-hole” case of Principal J. 'T. West, 50, charged' with miscén- duet in his assoclations with Miss Es- ther Williams, 27, a teacher in the Morgantown High School, was expected to go to the jury today. ‘The defense rested its case yesterday. Miss Willlams was one of the last wit- nesses. She denied she ha of lmgfwfl‘ conduct in West's office, as testified bLnPercy H. Smith, night watchman, who said he watched the two in the room through a peep-hole cut in the floor of the room above. Miss Williams said she had been to dinner with John Phillips on the night specified by Smith, and Phillips cor- rohorated her statement. Earlier in the day West denied all cha t him and branded Smith’s s & “damnable lie.” Dr. Cl E. McCorkle, cailed in rebuttal by the State, was asked if est had ever complained, to him about Smith's work. McCorkle, whom the deferise accuses of “framing” the cl against West to, force him to resign, said he did not recall any such complaints. ——e- PARTY TO AID CHILDREN Distribution of Garments to Be Made at Bridge Benefit. A bridge party for the benefit of chil. dren of the unemployed will be held by the wflh and teachers of the Maret School, 218 Kalorama road, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. There will be & sale of candies, cakes and toys. The arents of the pupils are to co-operate y contributing articles for the sale and donating outworn garments to be distributed to the needy. Giant Puff Ball Found. ball measuring more [ A than g S e by -Harry w ® trapper, - | . - Wwhen he at he will use - fluential m ch-immmnhh‘: ge interests of a costly legislative fallure which is kept on the statute books only by false pr anda of those who for years have 'n making a living out of prohibition, then he is deliberately destroying the very object for whicn he has been elected chairman. “Show of Weakness.” “To oppose the wishes of millions of Americans who would give expression : their datslrndth‘:uugh the ballot box, arrogant and bigoted as well as show of weakness.” 5 Representative La . Guardia said: “Senator Fess is the best asset that the Democratic party has. * © * Benator Fess remains at the head of the Republican party with his provin- cial viewpoint and his stubborn fanati- cism, the party will find itself in a hopeless minority.” Here is the way Shafer put it: “If Senator Fess wants to be the physician at the death of and the lead- ing pallbearer at the burial of the Re- publican party, he should contiue his public demonstration of dry fanati- cism as exemplified in the letter he sent to Senator Wadsworth.” e CONTRACTOR HELD IN DEATH OF CHILD FROM GAS FIXTURE (Continued From First Page.) testified the baby suddenly became ill while she was feeding her in the living room of their apartment at 1016 Seven- | taj teenth place northeast. Mrs. Daniels said she called her husband, who had just turned off the gas heater in the itchen, and he took the child to the office of Dr. Thomas A. Crisp, 501 Eighth street northeast. The physician acoompanied the infant to Sibley Hos- pital, where she was pronou dead. ‘The jury held Broome responsible for the baby’s death after Samuel Tapp, District plumbing inspector, testified the heater was connected in such a way that there was no outlet for car- bon monoxide gas created by it. Such heaters, Tapp explained, usually have a small pipe through which the fumes are carried off. In this case, however, he said, the pipe led into a chimney, its end being placed against a terra cotta lining with no outlet. Although Mr, and Mrs. Daniels said they never suspected that the heater was ot connected properly, both de- clared they had been ill several times while the heater was turned on, but neither had any idea of the cause. Most of the llinesses, they told the jury, occurred on Monday, which is “washday.” Last Monday, Mrs. Daniels said, she had attacks of dizziness throughout the day. “It got so the baby seemed to know when it was washday,” Daniels asserted, “because she always got sick.” Broome testified the actual work was done by Curtin, whose duty it was | P to punch holes in the terra cotta chizmey lintng before inserting the vents. Although Broome examined the fila“mbm‘ after the work was completed, poihted out, he would not have de- tected Curtin's oversight without actually removing the ‘The B st S ct plumi 3 Before the case was placed in the hands of the jury, Daniels informed Coroner Joseph D. Rogers that a neigh- bor, checking over his heater connec- tions, after the infant's death, found that the plumber also had failed to “punch out” the terra cotta lining in his chimney. The coroner said he would ask the District building inspec- tor_to investigate. Curtin, who lived in the 400 block of F street southwest, died at Casualty Hospital of a fractured skull, said to have recelved when he fell while getting out of an automobile. The in- quest was ordered wit- nesses told manner in which he was D. C., THURSDAY nflfiflh;'l' i¢h | letter of the after several conflicting storles of the in ingured, IHUGE U. S, GARAGE PARKING PROPOSED W. A. Roberts Tells Federal Bar of Bill for $2,000,000 Capitalization. There is an acute need for a huge Government-owned parking-garage in the downtown area, William A. Roberts, member of the Executive Council, told the Federal Bar Association at a dinner last night in the T.ee House. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of pubiic bulldings and public parks, another speaker, stressed the need for adequate parking space in the new Gove ernment buildings under construction or_contemplated. - Mr. Roberts outlined a tentative ga- o LR already spproved by the Exec- utive Councll, Under this measure the ‘would be operated by private in- . The Government would sub- scribe all of its $2,000,000 capital stock. Seven directors of the ‘would be appointed by the sioners, Purchase of Site. ‘The directors would be empowered to purchase a site by condemnation pro- if necessary. The bullding would cover an area of not less than a eity block. The structure would be leased to private interests through com- petitive bids. The Public Utilitles Com- mission would fix rates to be charged on the basis of & 3 per cent yeturn on the investment. - Mr. Roberts declared the Govern- ment should profit by such a building because it probably would eliminate the necessity of huge outlays to widen streets that would arise unless such a wnn for the trafic problem could found. He added such a garage would enhance Washington's beauty by removing many cars from the streets for long periods. The speaker suggested a site should be carefully chosen with the view of preventing traffic congestion. He said ttreets leading from the garage should be made zharuu%mnres in order that the building might be loaded and un- loaded withgut unnecessary delay. wanted the garage to be for the use of the general public, with a slogan of “first come, first served.” Parking in Buildings. Col. Grant_sald the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, of which he is executive officer, recom- mended to the Treasury Department that each of the new Government bufldings be “self-contained” as to facilities. He said this action was taken four years ago. The com- mission, he vlpoinud out, favors parking within individual Government buildings, rather than one immense garage for all cars. One gigantic garage would create a major traffic lem, the colonel as- serted, as all cars pouring out about the ‘The commission believes, he said, tI the use of individual garages within the Government buildings themselves would lessen congestion on the streets. Col. Grant sustained Mr. Roberts in his program of getting the cars off the streets and properly housed. He con- sidered the economic value of having gara in the buildings rather than g places in the streets. ‘The g:]rk official requested & copy of Mr. Roberts’ bill for study. H. R. Sargent of the Geological Sur- vey gave an illustrated lecture ‘on Alaska, FAILURE TO SOLVE' PARKING ADMITTED - BY COMMISSIONERS (Continued From Pirst Page) Parks. As to cars parked on the streets, they said_that to prohibit the use of the” high?ays for this purbose w result in prohibiting tht.lg_ot the cars m'\mmeu and pleasure 10 a large ex- The text of the letter follows: “The Commissioners of the of Columbia have received and have iven prelimin consideration to your felsur of Nove:gur 17, inclosing a copy of the letter of the Commission of Fine A'm addressed to the vice chairman in commission on. the subject of the District of Columbia dur- g the Bicentennial year, in which you request that there be communicated to your commission information as to what plans, if any, have been formulated in regard to parks and parking during the Bicentennial year. Cite Division of Authority. “As far as the Commissioners are concerned the icular feature of the 'ommision of Fine Arts, which might be addressed to' the Com- the question of the use highways of the District of automobiles. As ydu , there is a division of authority over certain public space in the District of Columbia—the Commissioners have generally the control of the parking of automobiles on the highways with cer- tain exceptions, such as Pennsylvania avenue in front of the White House. e in charge of public build- ings and public parks of the Digtrict of Columbia, Col. U. S. Grant, has control avg the parks of th:lnhflc:. wil loners, is of the public for the ith cer- the | Title is still in the name of the bank as States Capitol “The question of parking automobiles on the public highways is one that has been given le attention and certain restrictive regulations have been made to parking. There has been no special regulation designed to handle the parking situation during the Bi- centennial year, Admit Vexing Problem. ‘There are approximately 100,000 mo- tor vehicles.in the District and it is practically certain there have not been sufficlent garages provided to take care of these automoblles, either during bus- iness hours or during the time of the day when many of them are parked on public highways. The problem is & vexing one and at 2!.wmp‘ruenm ':“'élmo the c«zmmi.uloner: 0f any proper solution of it. ‘There 15 no doubt n;’:{ the appear- ance of this city during the Bicenten- nial year would be improved if the streets were kept clear for moving traffic and not marred by the storage of automobiles, but the practical con- sideration is that to prohibit the use of the highways for plrklng cars would result in the prohibition of the use of these cars for business and pleasure urposes to a large extent. If ‘your commil gestions as to the :L lm:fl:oruttu on putblu: sioners during the ;9 the Commissioners will be given to any sugges- tion this ling - P Y MRS. HOOVER GUEST Mrs. Herbert Hoover w of horior at the first dinner- o%eri:neg: of the three-day session of the Mary- land Congress of Parents and Teachers Parents and Teachers . Beltiaore Fus. i m.g. TS imore Tues- Mrs. Hoover, who told the cordere; interest in went-umr‘uufi: California and child welfare work Capital, made the trip by auto- mobile, NOVE] same time would involve trouble. | buildings. t | announced soon. ould | north ling 193 Honored by Science Body THREE RECEIVE MEDALS FROM NATIONAL ACADEMY. Lett to right: Wallace Sclences, presenting the He astronomical physics) to Miss Annie J. woman to ever receive an award from Bryant Bigelow of the Museum of Com] dinner of the academy. NAVY HUNT HALTED, SHIP LANDS' DRUGS - Cargo and 206 Chinese Reach U. S. After Planes Are Withdrawn From Search. Carrying a cargo of 200 Chinese 6 Chinese women “slaves” and 3 tons opium, an Oriental vessel, the Mara- bella, masquerading under the flag of ¢ Central American republic, succeeded in smuggling into this country its load of narcotics following a refusal by thp Navy to continue & search for the al leged smuggler off the West Coast, it was learned today. What happened to the men ano | women “slaves”-remains a mystery. t of the m&‘_Mn e National Academy of Medal (for notable investigations in of Harvard University, the first the -cadzn? On the right is Hen: arative Zoology at levnu‘d Univznury'. who was presented with the Agassiz Medal for oceanography. - tions took place last night at the New Haven, Conn., 1:" gt e Al 'wn Club at the annual —Wide World Photo. ALEXANDRIA TRAGT: IS BOUGHT BY FORD Company Pays $57,500 for Five Acres—Distribution Plant May Be Erecied. Special Dispatch to The Star. along the Potomac River water front here from the George Wi Stone Corporation. The consideration was $57,500. Although it is generally understood that a tribution plant and mr:gu warehouse are to be located on the property, Ford Motor Co. officials made no announcement about plans for the . These are expected to be Offers Rail-Watér Transport, In keeping with an established policy, the compan! chased the property on account of its.location ‘on ‘water and rail, The Potomac River has a deep chapnel at the property, which will en- able large steamers owned and oper- ated by the combany to load and-un- load at this point. It’is also served by !the Southern Railway. e 0t y had gust 8, A e ¥old its building in Wuhflimm ted ::nhuhn Ma: u‘:u klhea and h’.l; avenue, e Gmm of Commerce dnd business ot '-hoI: ef- cement on Ali- city cenferred with represent the company jn Washington, in fort to have the plant ‘The many advantages offered andria and its strategic distribution of 3 Ford Motor Co. in favoring THES city over numerous others. Extends to Sea Wall. ™ rty purchased runs ‘ffom le of Union street to the of Pranklin street, to the United States Government sea wall on the east and extending to a ‘The the east by ington Stone Corporation in 1923. The deed urchase by the For Motor Co. by late yestetday. I Stagg, jr., and Brocken! receivers of the Geom Stone Corporation, to Ford Co. It was signed by Richard B. lish, manager of the Ford Motor Co. f this district, and John Barton Phillips, attorney. SPECULATION REVIVED, Purchase of a five-acre water front building site in Alexandria by the Ford dkatiny of tha prorerty st Bentsivania lestiny of property avenue and Thirteenth street, this city, which was purchased more than a year | of ago by a buyer whose identity since has been shrouded in mystery. The Washington pi , containing nearly 19,000 ayuare feet, and having frontages on the Avenue, Thirteenth and E streets was purchased in the name of the Riggs National Bank as %\‘uue l;vdr n::umundhcloud ‘gflnclgfl e considers! was sald to be $1,- 500,000 Sash. ‘Washington realty circles have “understood” for about a year that the downtown tract was bought for Ford, CURTIS BACK HOME, BUT STILL SILENT Belief Grows Vice President Will Stand for Office Again Next Year. Vice President Charles Curtis returned fiied | Yo Washington today from the West still withholding his promised statement re. garding his political plans for next year. ‘The belief grew in Washington today, however, that the Vice President would be a candidate for the vice-presidential nomination, notwithstanding the fact that he has been urged to run for the Senate next year in Kansas. ‘The Vice President said today that he would make an announcement of his plans within two or three weeks. He plans to go to Chicago the end of next week, and he may not issue a state- ment until his return to Washington rom that city. Met Kansas Leaders. The Vice President was accorded a warm reception on his Western trip, not only ifi California, but all along the route. His train was stopped repeatedly [while erowds gathered to pay their re- spects tg the Vice President in Colo- rado, New Mexico and other States though which he passed. His stop in , Kans, for & day, But Do pus n Eonbrens there with a number of Republican The Vice President has returned Washington with an impression !hr: matters are looking up for the G. O. P. in the West, although admittedly there is a hard T ahe iblicans 1, ;" zn:lh of the Republ les , in the event that Mr. Curtis sho decide to run for Senator in Kansas next year or should decide =ik office in”the ofl trader Among toens and a number 1t begins to look ag though these gen- tl had vice presidential tions, would have to abindon them, since it is likely that Mr. Curtis will seek to succeed "himself in office. No one belleves that the administra- tion would e & serious effort to de- prive Mr, of the nomination. Such an effort would only make for a serious split in the G. O. P. next year, at.a time when harmony is most de- sirable. Purthermore, it has been said at the White House that if Mr. Curtis but Richard B. English, local Ford resentative, disclaimed any knowledge | d of completion of such a transaction. trustee. Agents of the buyer last year l:; Just what the buyer of the Wash- ington site will do with the prop: LA BN e st ot e local rd concern still is in its building at Pennsylvania avenue and John Marshall place, which has been’ c?::ft:::‘n'td MI: part of the new muni er. can remain there, 1015 sad, until rext Summer. Lo JURY TO GET SOLOMON MURDER CASE TODAY Fate of Trio Charged in Slaying of Cab Driver May Know Fate Before Night. Leonard A. Layton, Charles E. Wash- required an e{mfinb&g i be plac re the jury. Assista U. 8. Attorney John J. Sirica for the Government decided to stand on the first and fifth counts, the first charg- ing a premeditated murder and the fifth alleging the killing while the de- fendants were engaged in an attempt to rob Sojomon. A conviction on either of the counts would require s death is to be a candidate for the vice presi- lential ition it will fac- tory to the lent. e SUMMERALL IS URGED O RUN FOR CONGRESS Florida Residents Ask Retired Chief of Staff to Seek New Seat at Large. 7 By the Associated Press. EUSTIS, Fla., Novem Friends of Gen. Charles P. -m:-"m. Who re- cently retired as chief bf staff of the Army, met here last night. and deeided wnihlmtomwth.nunkep- resentative at from Florida. ‘The will give Florida five instead of the present ‘The lature failed to redistrict State following the last census and etquh Representative will be named Speakers at the meeting sald they . Summerall accede become believed Gen. would to the wishes of the people and dldslu. ummerall now is serving the Citadel, chmm;" a can C., Military School. After his retire- Y the ment from the expressed desire to live m?zmfihh)fn try of m the lake DRYS PLAN MEETINGS airman of a local " ar- Tanging for the Vist of a so-called “fly paigners due to visit Wi month. Dr. Daniel A. Poling of New York is chairman of the Allied Forces. - in the International diplomacy and the Tt sources of the United States were mar- shaled in an effort to catch the ship, but just as the coglun seemed immi- nent the Navy, which Frevbully ha¢ agreed to help, withdret ‘ts aid. From the Central American power, ‘whose flag the ship was fi , author® ity was given through diplomatic channels to capture the vessel, regard- less of her flag, as she was sailing under false colors. Jahncke Orders Search. The Navy was asked to help, and Assistant Secretery Ernest Lee Jahncke issued orders to the Navy command in the Pacific to co-operate fully in the effort to apprehend the smuggler. The, order apparently was given pub- licity, as a news story printed in San Diego said “San Diego naval force: afloat and in the air hummed into ac tivity during the week end with reporte that the Marabella had been sightee in this vicinity The Navy cruiser Detroit, destroye force flagship, according to the same story, “was under orders at one time to proceed to a sea rendezvous fo~ further orders, and liberty was restrict- ed pending the departure. Later the liberty restrictions were relaxed. Nava; air forces are on ‘ready duty’ status b. begin sea patrols for the ship from China.’ Other papers in San Francisco gave ::f Navy credit for chasing the dope p. One San Francisco paper declared “Navy planes hunt slave dope ship on California Coast.” This story went on’ to explain that “Navy planes sent out from the plane carriers Lexington and Saratoga today sought a mystery ship which left China for San FPrancisco over a month ago.” This story also told of co-operation between the Navy and other forces, such as prohibition, customs and Coast Guard. But according to official information in Washington today, the Navy orders sent West by Assistant Secretary Jahncke were never executed and the planes never flew off their carriers to search for the Oriental smuggler. Naval officers in the l‘:m it is re- the use of some of its for the opium ship. and for lanes to search was_granted of a day naval planes - searched for the vessel, but apparently did not locate her. There was no sur- face naval vessel involved in the gxce:tu. as far as the cabinet officer could tary, the f? is ofmthemmn{i‘ m v avy T enforcement of the cfimau = States Navy withdrew its ‘ald. SHOALS’ OPERATION BY FARM GROUP IS URGED IN REPORT. (Continued Prom First Page.) the report, the Chjef Executive said: “Its mu:unlnn‘h} for themselves. transmit by Dr. H G. Knight, ureau o!"giembn’y and gn.ment of Agriculture; lon that the Muscle longer necessary jon of en for na- the indorsement it fepo: of Secretary rted also he be- s only mea- “r eeon:‘mg pc‘lbmt:s for m: pro- ction trogen resent con- ditions” ks Urges Use for Agriculture. He added he believed ntiél'nwm of ing squadron” of tempersnce cam- | has ‘ashington next