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2 ok EDWARD . M'QUADE KILLED IN PLUNGE Washington Banker’s Death Accidental, Baltimore Coro- ner Declares. Edward J. McQuade, president of the Liberty National Bank and the District of Columbia Bankers' Association, plunged 34 floors to his death from the top of a building in the downtown sec- tion of Baltimore, Md., yesterday after- noon. He was 60 years old. " The banker had been in New Yor! for two days attending a meeting of directors of the Mergenthaler Linotype Co. He left there on a train for ‘Wash- ington shortly before noon y!ste\‘d_ly: For some unknown reason, however, he left the train in Baltimore and reg- istered at the Emerson Hotel. Mr. Mco Quade checked his baggage ‘withou going to his room and went to the office of the Baltimore Trust Co., which towers | 405 feet in the air. | Went to Roof. o tered the building at 4:30 an wg{'n;nfleva(or to an observation tower on the roof. The elevator operator said Mr. McQuade chatted about the weath- @ i the trip up. Another party came gown in the elevator, leaving the banker sione on the roof top. At 4:40 o'clock, 10 minutes after he entered the build- ing, his body was seen falling through the air. It struck a window ledge on the third floor and bounced outward, crashing through the Top of an automo- bile belonging to Frank A. Woodhead, vice president of the Washington Gas Light Co., a friend of the banker. A felt hat, thought to have belonged to the banker, was found stuffed be- ! Dies in Plunge EDWARD J. McQUADE. KING ALFONSD HELD BULTY OF TREASON Third Great European Mon- arch to Be Banished rgoyle on the rooftop. The :gd l’a‘log:\l(g’r.y was marked with the initials J. H. B. Mr. McQuade's as- sociates here said they could not ac- count for the strange initials. Gives Accident Verdict. erdict of accidental death was re- tu‘:n:d today by Coroner James M. Fenton. ; The coroner issued this statement: «1 have investigated the past life of Mr. ‘McQuade and I find nothing that would indicate any motive for taking his own e. “I think he went up to the top of the Baltimore Trust Building to Joukl over the city and that when he got up there he climbed over the wire rail- ing and then looked dowa at the city. While in that position gravity got him and he lost his balance and fell “Such a thing happened to me when 1 was a young boy. I was riding in the back of a buggy and was looking down when suddenly I became dizzy and fell to the road. Lutklly" the wheels didn’t pass over my body. Banker Issues Statement. Michael F. Calnan, cashier of the Liberty Bank issued the following statement: “The Liberty National Bank has suf- fered a great loss through the death of its president, Edward J. McQuade. He had been associated with the bank for 15 years, serving as cashier, vice president and president. During those years he served the institution with untiring fidelity and was largely re- nsible for its growth and the posi- on in the banking fraternity which it now occupies. The strength and security of the Liberty National Bank were always his first thought. He leaves it in an enviable position and has set the highest standard of integrity for his successors. “In behalf of the directors and my- self 1 wish to express our apprecia- tion of the many messages of sympathy which have been received.” The bflnfir is mrvivefld:y garw\m. Mrs. Ada McQuade; a daughter, Mrs. George Fort, and a brother, Martin McQuade, all of Washington. Funeral Delegation Named. Vice President C. H. Pope of the Dis- trict Bankers’ Association today ap- pointed the same bankers to represent the asociation at the funeral of Mr. McQuade as were asked to serve at the funeral ot John B. Larner. They in- clude: Corcoran Thom, president American Security & Trust Co.; William D. Hoo- ver, president National Savings & Trust; George E. Fleming, vic: president, Union ‘Trust; John Poole, president Federal- American; Robert V. Fleming, presi- dent Riggs National Bank; H. H. Mc- Kee, president National Capital; George W. White, president National Metro- litan; Joshua Evans, jr., ®resident istrict National, Victor B. Deyber, resident Second National; Lanier P. cLachlen, president McLachlen Bank- ing Corp.; Frank J. Stryker, president Columbia National, and Prancis G. Ad- dison, jr., president Security Savings & Commercial. Mr. Pope will also attend. ‘The funeral will take place at St. ‘Thomas Apostle Roman Catholic Church on Woodley road, opposite ‘Wardman Park Hotel, at 10 o'clock to- morrow morning. Studied Law Late in Life. Mr. McQuade was elected president of the District Bankers' Association at the annual meeting held at Hot Springs, Va. last June. He had held all the leading offices in the association and served on many important committees. For years he had taken an intense in- terest in association affairs, and it is doubtful if any present member had done more than he had to expand the usefulness of the association to the banks and the community. He consid- ered his election as president of the organization a distinct honor and so expressed his views at the convention. Shortly after his return from Hot Springs he appointed his standing com- mittees for the year. Mr. McQuade was a native of the Capital, attended the graded schools and Central High School and after en- tering the banking field graduated from the National University Law School. That was on June 12, 1926, he being awarded the degree of LL. B Shortly after he went into bankng he dscovered that many promnent barkers ‘were alto lawyers, £0 he decded to take a law course and make up a special study of trusts. He became a member of the District of Columbia Bar and of the Sigma Nu Phi Legal Praternity. Only last April he was elected presi- dent of the Liberty National Bank, al- though he had been connected with the banking institution since its founda- tion. He was elected to the presidency to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George O. Walson, whose sudden de- mise was a great shock to the officers .and directors of the bank. Mr. Mc- Quade was moved up from the vice p;sld!ncy and the position of trust officer. Kept Busy by Many Dutles. His first banking experience was as one of the organizers, vice president and a director of the old Citizens’ Sav- ings Bank, which was founded in 1906, remaining with that institution up to the time of its consolidation with the District National Bank in 1913. He then became associated with Mr. Walson in the organization of the Liberly Sav- ings Bank, which began business on October 8, 1917, the institution being converted into a national bank in March, 1920. Early in his banking career Mr. Mc- ‘Quade became interested in Washing- Chapter, American Institute of king, being president of the bank- ing school in 1918 and 1919. He grad- uated the institute with high honors and served on the Board of Governors for four years, mlflnf in 1922. He never lost interest in the locai chapter, however, and for the past two years has been a member of the faculty, by Assembly. By the Associated Press. MADRID, November 20.—Don Al- fonso de Bourbon, former King: Alfonso XIII of Spain, was declared outlawed and banished by the Constituent As- sembly today and thus joined the long- dead Charles Stuart of England and Louis Capet of France as the third | powerful Western European monarch t> be decreed guilty of treason by & revolutionary government. Unlike the luckless Charles I and Louis XVI, however, Alfonso is not likely to face an executioner’s block or guillotine, He was safe in exile in the comfcrtable remoteness of neigh- boring France as the Assembly hand- ed down its decree. ‘The vote of the Assembly was by acclamation. It was delivered after a lone dramatic protest by the aged on of Spain’s wealthiest men, who, as a dashing young nobleman, 40 years ago, dandled the baby Alfonso on his knee at Escorial Palace. Trial Scene Impressive. It came after a five-hour debate in the Assembly chamber, packed with radiantly dressed women and fault- lessly attired men, many of them friends of the former royal family and of the aged count. The scene, inside the chamber and in the streets out- side, was more like the n'z‘genlng of the opera in the days of the monarchy than the setting for the trial of a de- pct:etg King for treason against the The session convened late last night. While the galleries flashed and buzzed Julian Besteiro, the Speaker, called the court to order. “Let the accusations proceed against Alfonso de Bourbon,” he said, and & clerk read the charges. The clerk sat down. “Alvaro erca y Torres!” he called in_& cle: 4 The aged, aristocratic old Count de Romanones, proud remnant of & mon- archy that once vied for the supremacy of half the world, stood up to defend his King. Alvaro Pigueroa y Torres is his family name. Nobility Not Recognized. The constituent Assembly recognizes no noble title, just as Cromwell’s judges faced a Charles Stuart instead of a Charles I and the French revolu- tionary tribunal looked upon a Louis Capet instead of Louis XVI. “I usually retire by 10 o’'clock, but I am wide awake now,” the count began. “I speak because it is my duty, without consulting any one. I have been three times premier and many times a cab- inet minister in my 40 years in public lile]. My silence now would be crimi- nal.” ‘The Assembly, he said, violated the first law of the criminal code by at- tempting to condemn the former King without a hearing. He denied Alfonso had usurped his power to convert Spain into an absolute monarchy, for Alfonso, {le :lc.?:d' had never forced a minister o King Is Defended. “Some of his ministers are here,” he said. “Ask them if Alfonso ever forced them to sign decrees.” Alfonso, he added, was powerless to stop the dic- tatorship, because the captains general and the public favored it. ‘The count sat down. Other deputies detailed the charges against the former King. When the vote came, in the early morning hours, there was no dissenting voice. The count, his cause defended, refrained from voting. matters, he was kept so busy that he took only a few days’ vacation during the Summer. Last Spring he took on added duties, when he was chairman of the Hotel Committee for the Bank Man- agement gonference, which was held in this city ‘and drew 700 bankers from eight Eastern States and the District of Columbia. Was Mergenthaler Director. For many years he had been a direc- tor in the Mergenthaler Linotype Co., New York, representing large local- hold- ings of that stock. He was always very proud of the business success attained by the company. Other corporations frequently ought his business advice. Among the organizations to which Mr. McQuade belonged at the time of his death were the University, Racquet, |Wuhlngton Golf and Country Clubs, the Columbia Historical Society and the | Washington Board of Trade. He was an excellent speaker and possessed a very fine veice, in his younger days having appeared regularly as a church scloist. Only a few days ago, as president of the Bankers’ Association, he appointed a committee of 12 financiers to repre- sent the association at the funeral of John B. Larner, president of the Wash- ington Loan & Trust Co., attending the funeral himself. The day after that funeral he was called upon to appoint another committee of bankers to repre- sent the association at the funeral of Joseph Schiavene, president of the In- ternational Exchange Bank. He also attended this funeral. Following custom, he also appointed special committees to prepare resolu- tions on the death of both of these bank officials and set a date for a spe- cial meeting of the District Bankers' Associetion for the adoption of the resolutions. teaching a class in credits. In looking after the affairs of his on his work as head of nkers' Association and instructor and aristocratic Count de Romanones, | * THE EVENING ILA FONTAINE DENIES WILLFUL VIOLATION Defense Says Self-Confessed Gambler Believed lllegal Income Exempt. (Continued From First Page.) some one told me to,” sald LaFontaine. When he bhad finished testifying, Judge Chesnut announced he would take the case under advisement and pass sentence later. He said he had “already given the case considerable attention” and will notify the attorneys when sentence would be passed. All during the hearing La Fontaine sat listlessly. hardly psying any at- tention to the proceedings, until his lawyers became confused in their argu- ments over the disposition of funds in the La Fontaine-Stamm account. Then he perked up, conferred with the lawyers and straightened them out with respect to his gambiing operations, and was placed on the stand to explain personally his financial operations. E. Barrett Prettyman of Washington, chief defense counsel, pointed out to Judge Chesnut that LaFontaine made no effort to conceal from Government agents the amounts and sources of his income from 1924 to 1929, the years in question. “In tact,” said Prettyman, “LaFon- taine showed the Government agents his books for those years. He told them he only paid $8,231.95 in income taxes over the years 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929.” Thought Profits Exempt. Morton P. Figher of Baltimore, as- soclate defense counsel, told the court his client “has not concealed anything.” He said LaFontaine was under the im- pression that no tax had to be paid‘on income derived illegally by gambling. “There has been a variance of laws regarding the taxability of illegal in- comes,” Fisher declared. “and La- Fontaine believed his gambling profits exempt under the law.” ‘The attorney cited two cases prior to 1925 to substantiate his defense of LaFontaine. He admitted, however, that under a United States Supreme Court ruling in 1925 illegal incomes were adjudged taxable, but insisted the defendant did not know of the decision. Prettyman, resuming his argument, declared La Fontaine “is of moderate circumstances and pays only $27.50 a month in rent.” “Then is La Fontaine a man to whom $200,000 would be immaterial?” Judge Chesnut asked. La Fontaine settled his civil indebtedness to the Govern- ment for $206,651.09, according to Dis- trict Attorney Sobeloff. ‘The question befuddled defense coun- 1 “I wanted to know,” Judge Chesnut cm"filnu!d, “s0 as to fix his degree of “Our client is getting along in years,” Prettyman answered, “and rather than gn through long contests in court he would prefer to pay the money now and settle the case.”, Attorney Made Return. One of the principal sources of La Fontaine's income was revealed by his attorneys as “the La Fontaine-Stamm establishment,” a business which Pretty- man sald was run by others with the financial backing of La Fontaine. He sald the funds were kept in a Prince Georges County bank and were divided “every so often” between La Fontaine and the operators. Prettyman, reputedly an income tax expert of more than a decade of experience, told the court that Crandall Mackey, former Commonwealth's attor- ney for Arlington County, Va., made out LaFontaine’s income tax returns on re- ports submitted by the defendant. He sald no returns on gambling prof- its were made in 1925 and 1926, but that in later years LaFontaine did pay taxes on this income, under the head- ing on the income tax blank, “other income.” 9 ‘The defense counsél told the ocourt LaFontaine had “16 or 18 bank ac- counts.” Besides gambling, LaFon- taine’s income was derived from rents and from stocks and bonds. Enters Plea of Guilty. La Fontaine went into the Baltimore court yesterday afternoon as soon as the indictment was returned against him and pleaded guilty to the second count, charging fallure to pay $11,- 622.62 in taxes in 1927 on his 1926 in- come. The first count, charging evasion of $1,349.97 in 1926 on his income for the previous year, was nolle prossed by Dis- trict Attorney Sobeloff, who told the court La Fontaine had pald the Gov- ernment $206,651.09 in back taxes and penalties on his income for the years 1924 to 1929, inclusive. This amount wiped out the civil in- debtedness to the Government, Sobeloff told Judge Chesnut, and there remained only a finding by the court of La Fon- :lne's criminal liability for evading the xes. La Fontaine’s failure to pay the taxes was explained by the district attorney as due to the fact he had made the money gambling. Sobeloff said the de- fendant admitted being a gambler “all his life.” “In fact,” the district attorney said, “it is part of the defense that La Fon- taine was a gambler and that he was not under obligation to report his in- come from illegal sources,” Sobeloff told the court. He also disclosed La Fontaine had made two offers to compromise the case without going to court, one for $100,000 and later for $180,000. Had Made Returns. Judge Chesnut asked the district at- torney to explain the difference between | La Fontaine's defense and that raised in “the recent Chicago case.” “La Fontaine is not that kind of citi- zen,” replied Sobeloff. The judge said he meant the legal ;i‘meunce, without involving personali- es. He was informed that whereas the Chicago defendant, Al Capone, had paid no taxes whatever, La Fontaine in each year had made a Teturn, paying $27.06 in 1926 and $73.50 in 1927. ‘The jurist then, asked Sobeloff whether any bargain had been made between the Government and the defendant as to the penalty if he pleaded guilty. Declaring none had been made, Sobe- loff read to thed court an agreement reached when La Fontaine settled his civil indebtedness, stipuiating he would gllekd guilty to the second count of the dictment and abide by the court’s de- cision as to the penalty. Judge Chesnut then adjourned court until 10 o'clock today after fixing bond at $10,000. Ended Investigation. ‘The indictment against La Fontaine culminated an intensive investigation into his affairs by special agents of the Internal Revenue Bureau. o Alleged to be the chief source of La Fontaine’s income was “Jimmy’s Place,” an _elaborate bling establishment operating on Bladensburg road, just across the District line, under the name of the Maryland Athletic Club. ‘While many Prince Georges County grand juries have investigated the,gam- bling house and La Fontaine's coffhec- tion with it, only one ever returned an indictment charging La Fontaine with its operation. That presentment was returned about five years ago when Alan Bowie, present State's attorney, was serving his first term as prosecutor. It was carried on the prosecutor’s docket for several years, but service was never obtained and La Fontaine was not brought to trial. It is widely reported here that the resort usually is closed whenever the Prince Georges County Grand Jur|y is in session. ‘The house, a rambiing, three-story brick and clapboard struc- ture surrounded by high green-board fences, also closes during most of the land racing season. La Fontains, always & man of mys- de. N STAR, W HINGTON D. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, .1931. CANNON DEFENSE FINDISPLAVD iCharles W. Warden Aids Committee Raising Money for Accused Bishop. With Charles W. Warden, first vice president of the Continental Trust Co., |acting as treasurer, five Virginia busi- ness men are conducting a mm to raise funds for the defense of B! James Cannon, jr., under indictment on a charge of violation of the Federal corrupt practices act through his ac- tivities in the 1028 presidential cam- aign. % ’I'ghnz drive, according to Warden, who conducts an investment office in the Tower Building, was started last Octo- ber 31, when the Virginians asked him ‘0 take charge of the money raised for e defense of the dignitary of the Methodist Episcopal ‘hurch South. Since then, Warden sald today, letters soliciting contributions have been sent to Methodist ministers and laymen in all parts of the country. Thus far, he added, the response has been generous. Acts as Treasurer. “I don’t know very much about the matter,” Warden declared, “except that the Virginia business men, all of whom are Methodists and friends of Bishop Cannon, asked me to acs as treasurer. I have had nothing to do with sending out the letters.” The letters bear the signatures of George P. Adams, Blackstone, Va.; Lucius Gregory, Chase City, Va.; A. C. Garnett, jr., Buckingham, Va.; Bennett T, Taylor, Prospect, Va., and George G. ‘Wilkinson, Cumberland, Va. Letter Is Quoted. Heaced “A Letter From Some of Bishop Cannon's Friends,” the epistles, which are multigraphed, say: “We -request the friends of Bishop Cannon, not only in Virginia, but throughout the country, to send to him contributions to help defray the ex- penses necessary to employ competent counsel and to meet court charges in the trial in the United States Court at Washington, D. C., of the case charging him with violation of the Federal corrupt practices act in re- ports made by him of funds received and used by him in his work in the presidential campaign in 1928 and to assist in meeting similar attacks upon him to destroy his influence as a pro- hibition worker.” ‘The letters request that recipients “send prompYly such amount as you may feel ab® to contribute” to Mr. rW-;den, to be deposited in “a special The Virginians, the letters explain, decided to raise the defense fund while attending the annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Lynch- burg, Va. Bishop Cannon, it is pointed out in the letters, has been an active or honorary member of the confer- ence since 1888 JOHNSON TO FIGHT DEBT MORATORIUM; HOOVER POLICY HIT (Continued From Pirst Page.) not believe in cancellation of these debts. The Dlan is to make our tax- payers pay an additional $250,000,000 the coming year and ultimately about $10,000,000,000. I figure it is. high time that somebody, even though he is of little- consequence, should speak of Americans and the tax burdens of this country rather than that we. should have all our people in office pay at- tention merely to the people abroad.” Senator Johnson said he supposed the World Court would be brought up early for consideration during the Senate session. “It ought to be defeated,” he said. “The decision of the court in the German-Austrian case is a clear in- dication that it is a political court. “I am convinced that the first thing we should do is to attempt at least to alleviate unemployment in this country. I realize that my views, putting this as the first thing to do, are likely to get scant recognition. The administration holds that it is the duty of the United States to alleviate suffering abroad. But my earnest hope is that we may take up the problems at home as early as :{mslhle in the coming session of Con- ess, Purpose of Moratoriums. “I recognize the importance of mora- toriums,” the Senator said with marked sarcasm, “and that the stabilization of the securities of the international bank- ers and the collection of their interest is the chief purpose of American states- manship today. However, it is a mat- ter of regret that in forgiving debts abroad we have to increase our taxes at home. Of course, this moratorium rovides for remitting a mere bagatelle like $250,000,000. We gladly add to our deficit that amount because the inter- national bankers require it and then we devote our gigantic energies to learn what new taxes we can levy here. “I wish I could impress upon every one the seriousness of the situation in this country and how here in the United States is cause for action. “I suppose that until we dispose of the moratorium and the World Court and our action in connection with the League of Nations no time will be found to alleviate suffering in this country. But I do pray heaven that we may devote ourselves for a very brief period to relieving distress in America.” Senator Johnson looked in the best g( health and sald he was “feeling ne.” “I expect to do as I please, even though T am a bioc of one,” said Sen- ator Johnson. . Represents Committee. ltM‘")i Ch':erl Onnong‘ '::uu':m of '.hl: city has been appo! represent | the Women's Joint Congressional, Gom- mittee for the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs. The announcement was made by Mrs. Geline MacDonald Bowman of Richmond, Va., president of the clubs. tery as far as his fnmbl are concerned, until recen in the 400 block of Maryland avenue. He is listed in the City Directory as a “broker,” although a meat and poul- try market at the New Center Market is operated under his name. G. Hodges Carr of Hyattsville, fore- man of the October grand jury in Prince Georges County, which' is still SRSt AT | o not_ necessary for n revenue on income _derived from gambling to convince residents of the county that he operates a gambling establishment within its borders. “The county’s residents already are convinced of that” he commented, “only they don't have the backbone to do anything about it. Tight to enter any suspected, but operations Hved l:‘r;onefi have n;lem. e place where gaml , b our officers don't exercise that right. | Willlam A. Duvall, former county commissioner and foreman of a grand jury which made a_comprehensive in- quiry into the gambling situation last April, expressed the opinion that, view of the facts brought to light by the Federal investigation, the next time a grand jury convenes it can hardly fail returning an indictment sgainst La Fontaine “The success of the Federal investi- gation proves we were on the right track,” he sald, he regret! it was im le for the county to share in the sums paid by La taine in settlement of his back taxes. “It is too bad we could not impose a Stiff penalty for operating without & license,” he said. in | those tri) Where Nations Will Compete in Winter Sports| RADDBODYBLOGKS STADIUM AT LAKE PLACID WILL SEAT 10,000. The new Olympic Stadium at Lake Placid, New York, seating 10,000, where the 1932 Olympic Winter sports events will be contested, as it appears under the season’s first snowfall. —Wide World Photo. DENIES FESS HOLDS DRY LEAGUE OFFICE McBride Answers Britten’s Attack—G. 0. P. Chief Keeps Helm. F. Scott McBride, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, replying to a charge of Representative Britten of Illi- nols, yesterday denied that Senator Fess, chairman of the Republican Na- tional Committee, is a director of the league. “Senator Fess is not now, and as far as I know, never has been, a director of the Anti-Saloon League,” McBride stated. “The wets will keep up their hubbub tnrougn the coming session, but Congress will . continue to vote more than two fo one dry in both House and Senate.” Fess Keeps Seat. Britten had demanded that Fess either resign as the Republican party leader or from “the directorship of the Anti-Saloon League and refrain from being its lPoleumln," Meanwhile the two groups opposed to the reign of Benator Fess as chairman of the committee appeared to have stalemated each other and left the Sen- ator in command. ‘The anti*prohibitionists apparently upset plans of some party leaders to bring about the installation of Post- master General Brown, also of Ohio, as chairman at the forthcoming December meeting of the National Committee. Because of the demands by the anti- prohibitionists fcr Fess' resignation it was generally agreed in high Republi- can councils yesterday that it would be bad strategy to force a change just now. Moreover, Senator Fess, holding the post against his wishes, made it clear to friends he would not get out under s . Opposes Watson’s Plan. Mr. Brown has had something to say about it, too. He didn’t take at all to the proposal advanced by Senator Wat- son of Indiana, the Republican leader, and others that he take over the chair- manship. Nevertheless, there still is a possi- bility that the chairmanship question may come up for discussion at next month’s meeting of the committee, Senator Fess himself is prepared to continue until the June convention, al- though he previously informed Mr, Hoover that he would like to be relieved when Congress meets. It seems definite that Brown is to take command of the next Republican T et ay ant chairmanship nc".'o B . LINDBERGH LEAVES ON NEW MAIL HOP Carries 33 Passengers on Flight to Cristobal, Canal Zone, in Giant Plane. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla., November 20.—Carry- ing passengers and mail over a new Caribbean route to Cristobal, Canal Zone, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh took Off at 11:13 am, Eastern standard time, today in the giant Pan-American amphibian, the American Clipper. Two hours to the south, across the blue waters of the Florida Straits, the first landing will be made at Cienfuegos, Cuba, where Cuban mail for South America and Central America will be taken aboard. Lunch will be served at Cienfuegos: Y From the Cuban city, a seven-hour water jump over the Caribbean will bring the huge plane into Kingston, Capital of Jamaica. Arrival there is expected to -be made after nightfall. ‘The pmg will spend the night there, taking off at 8 am. tomorrow for a seven-hour hop to Barranquilla, Co- lombia, At Barranquilla. Col. Lindbergh will leave the plane for a four-day business visit, rejoining the American Clipper Cristobal for the return flight to Miama. After a dflay caused by a broken ltlrtlnga motor, Col. Line th, with Basil Rowe as co-pilot, taxied the big plane out into Biscayne Bay at 11:08. After a run of about a mile, the American Clipper rose gracefully with its hm load of 33 passengers, 5 crew bers and 234 pounds of mail, made a Mgentle curve and was away southward. Before departing Col. Lindbergh ex- grmefl Ppleasure the way the plane ndled. He said he himself was feel- ing fine and he anticipated an enjoyable ’wmA'r!r,: into :ll':e tropics. ong the passengers Igor Sikorsky, designer of the crlft'.lu - Col. Lindbergh said here last n:flhfi he has no intention of seeking f er transcontinental or intercontinental honors, and indicated he will devote hlmaelfmsolea tobm:.t he termed the more ort nsport lvllflomp i i “Of course, it’s lots of fun ahead of time, be o very ‘ood. hands. and. T have 59 an ve no intention to seek it,” he said. o) Explosion Kills Three. DAYTON, Ohio, November 20 (#).— Three men employed in the plant of the Thomas & Hochwalt Chemical Lab- oratories were killed today when chem- icals in a I eunk'h!chth!y’m cleaning exploded. The dead ‘are ‘alter Besecker Conrad, Wi C Edward Puterbaugh. transcon! Midnight Shows Tomorrow to Aid " Fund for Relief Benefits for Unemployed Begin at 11:15 P.M. at Four Theaters. The second series of special mid- night shows to be given by the motion picture industry to help swell the Unemployment Relief Fund will be given tomorrow night at four of the downtown thea- ters, starting at 11:15 p.m. Theaters giving spcial perform- ances will be the Rialto, at Ninth and G streets, where the attraction will be the Universal production, “Frankenstein”; R-K-O. Keith’s Theater, Fifteenth and G streets, playing Seth Parker in “Way Back Home”; Warner's Metropolition, Tenth and F streets, with “Sher- lock Holmes' Fatal Hour” as the at- traction, and Loew’s Columbia, with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in “The Guardsman” as the screen feature. ‘The complete show will be given at each theater, including all short- reel subjects. Tickets are now on sale at the theaters mehtioned above and at the office of the Un- employment Relief Fund. OUSTS DRY AGENT IN SLAYING PROBE Woodcock Declares Stupidity in Colorado Tragedy Is Inexcusable. By the Assoclated Press. The suspension of Henry Dierks, dry agent at Englewodfl, Colo., for his part #n a scuffie which lted in the death of Milford G. Smith was ordered today by Prohibition Director ‘Woodcock. The prohibition enforcement director said Dierks had acted “like a stupid and brutal peace officer” and that steps will be taken to bring about his permanent dismissal. ‘Woodeock had received a report from Dierks which said he saw" Smith take & bottle of wine from his pocket and place it on a table in a sandwich stand. ‘Warns All Agents. Dierks attempted to seize the bottle and arrest Smith, who resisted, kicking the bottle away and striking Dierks. A bystander named Green is said to have | 10c! joined in the attack on Dierks. ‘The proprietor of the stand, named Carpenter, was about to do the same when Dierks struck both Green Smith twice with the side of his pistol, drawing considerable blood. Woodcock's statement said Smith, Green and Carpenter were jailed for the night. Smith was moved to the hospital the next morning and died that day. “I hope every agent who reads this will take solemn warning that we will not tolerate this type of activity,” the Justice Department official went on. Blames Local Officials. ‘Woodcock said he thought local au- thorities were “not without blame” in leaving Smith without medical atten- tion. He added: “The criminal responsibility of Dierks from this standpoint is slight, if any. Of course, he did not intend to kill Smith and the law gives an officer a rm::tw use necessary force making an arTe 3 ] “If charges are brought against’ him T trust for the honor of his State that he will have & just and impartial trial, “I am concerned now with his avail- ability as an agent. I find that he has disregarded all our training and teac! ing for a year. The offense for which he was endeavoring to arrest Smith was a pitiful, non-commercial one, “If he had succeeded, Smith would have paid a small fine and that would have been sll. He did not attempt to observe. He knows no more now than when he began of the source of the liquor of even whether the proprietor of the little stand was violating the law. Cites Lack of Brains. “It is just brute force and no brains. | pee; We are paying him and have been training him to be a skillful investiga- tor. Actually he was acting like a stupid and brutal peace officer. I will not have the energies of the bureau O odcock. exptesse his “despest Woodcock e: “ - sonal regret” to the family of Smufi" POPE WRITES PRAYERS FOR MOUNTAIN CLIMBER Puts New Blessing in Revised Ritual of Catholic Church Be- ing Printed in Rome. Special Cable Dispatch to The Star. ROME, November 20.—A new Roman Catholic ritual now be printed, it [ Al ed adal; POLICEMEN DENY BEATING HARKER Mostyn, Laflin and Grooms Testify Accuser Voluntarily Confessed Robbery. (Continued From Pirst Page.) ing the condition of Harker's back after the alleged beating, and asked: “Did you infliet those things marks shown in that picture?” “I did not.” The defendants were cross-examined but briefly by the Governnrent. United States Attorney Rover asked Mostyn whether any civilans were permitted to see Harker at the station house and the witness said he 't know. He pre- viously had denied responsibility for a notation on the precinct arrest book, “No messages in or out.” Rover asked Mostyn as to the exact appearance of Harker's eye when he saw the prisoner in Police Court two days after the alleged beating. The witness eonceded, in resoonse to a di- rect question, that the condition could be_described as a “black eye.” Policeman Grooms took the stand shortly before the luncheon recess and was to resume his testimony this after- neon. . Laflin Denies Beating. Policeman Laflin denied emphatically that Harker was given a “third de- gree” beating at the first precinct sta- tion house. The quizzing of the prisoner, La said, was done by Precinct Detective Mostyn and Policemen Grooms and Burroughs and 1. to _ques- The policeman, Tes] that Harker Tubber or tions by O'Shea, deni was beaten by Mostyn with a hose or was struck with the hand or in any other way subjected to mistreat- ment. In his direct testimony, Laflin said that Harker shed no blood while in the sergeant’s room, but under cross-ex- amination by Rover he said he had seen blood spots on Harker's shirt and un- dershirt when he examined the articles of clothing in the office of Capt. W. E. olmes, the day after the alleged at- He tack. Laflin asserted that Harker's eye- balls were bloodshot and his eyes were swollen, and that he had the appear- ance of one who was “very drunk.” He said the left eye appeared swollen slightly more than the right. When questioned by Rover, the witness said Hatker’s left eye was in worse condi- tion when he saw him a day or two later, the eye bel ‘more discolored— “between red and blue in color.” Desk Closed and Locked. Laflin denied Harker's statement that Mostyn sat on a desk when the ques- tioning began, the witness declaring the desk, of roll-top variety, was closed and ked, and that Mostyn merely leaned against it. He also denied he had stood behind Harker's chair, stating he spent most of the time back of the desk or near the door. Harker’s assertion that Mostyn forced him to remove his coat, Laflin declared, was untrue, because Harker's coat had mn taken away from him sometime ore, Laflin related that Harker allegedly told conflicting stories as to his move- ments on the night of the lunch room robbery, and regarding the source of money which had come into his posses- sion suddenly. ‘The witness sald Harker at first told the policemen he was asleep in a room on North Capitol street at the time of the burglary, but that, when confronted with a man named Curtin he admitted having lied about being home, and said that he and Curtin had gone to the Atlas Hotel early on the morning in question. Tells Conflicting Stories. When quizzed about his sudden wealth, Laflin said, Harker explained he had won heavily in a crap game with six or seven men in a vacant house on_the alle§ leading to the rear of the lunch room. When Mostyn pointed out that this was “an improb- able story,” Harker then declared he got the money in a “gambling joint” on New York avenue, where he was employed, the witness stated. “Harker was told that the place he mentioned on New York avenue had been closed for two months,” Laflin continued, “and he then said that the real fact was he had gotten the money in a gambling place at Newport, R. about a month ago. Mostyn out that couldn't be so, because 'n broke just a few days before.” Laflin then related how George G. Price was brought to the station house and how Harker finally admitted hav- adfiona1 i, ‘which oy Bartos wl & new sult find oflkl:: [2 lmy. g said Harl a few later was confronted with Curt’l:?mm" “When Curtin came in,” Lafiin told t.be_ court, “Harker said: 'ou squawk- iy don's you ake yous Tape "Sotod - ur raj taken it before. " e He sald Harker ted “BOOSTER" STATION Application of C. B. S. Reject- ed, 3 to 2, by Commission, Saving WMAL. Plans of the Columbia Broadcasting System to erect in Washington a boost- er broadcasting station to synchronize with WABC, its network “key” station in New York, were shattered today by the Federal Radio Commission. By a vote of 3 to 2, the commissicn denied Columbia’s application for au- thority to erect the “booster” station. The commission’s action was of far- reaching importance to Station WMAL, which would have been abandoned as Columbia’s outlet in Washington had the booster station been erected. Ru- mors were current that the National Broadcasting Co. was anxious to take over WMAL if Columbia drcpped it from the network. Columbia was anxious to erect the booster station in order to give Wash- ington the benefit of the complete net- work broadcasting schedule. At the %resem time Columbia complains 'MAL dces not carry several of its im- portant programs. Columbia’s existing contract with WMAL does not expire until November 11, 1932. It had, however, a mutuel option w cancel © three months’ notice after issuance of ::;?&xauuuon b); théi commission for ction of e experimental booster station e Th or ‘“repeater” e proposed booster station would have used the same wave channel (860 kilocycles) as WABC in New York. The WABC programs would be brought to Washington over tele- phone circuits and broadcast simul- taneously by the-booster station, thus rumng two stations on the same wave length with the same program. Similar synchronization has been used for some time by WEAF and WTIC, and WBAL and WJZ, all National B O talia, ational roadcasting JURY DISCHARGED IN ‘PEEPHOLE’ CASE Unable to Reach Verdict in Trial of School Principal at Morgantown. By the Assoclated Press. \ MORGANTOWN, W. Va.\ November 20.—The jury in the trial John T! West, Morgantown High School prin- cipal, accused of misconduct with Esther Willlams, a teacher, disagrew: today, and was discharged by Juddw Charles G. Baker. The case. was replaced on the court calendar, but Albert Shuman, county pro , said it would not be retried at this termmn( mn!nd.l A Three other ctments in connec- tion with alleged improprieties which the State charges West committed with Miss Willlams and Miss Blanche Gar- fleld, another teacher, are on the pres- ent calendar. One accuses West of mis- ofher ‘two. mame the two. seachers ‘o 0 e similar charges. = The principal was tried on flin | of misconduct with Miss Willlams in High his office in the Morgantown School. The prosecution introduced testimony of three *| ing” janitors, who said they watched the actions of the couple through a small hole “drilled in the uu"«'n.t“ .’sfl office. est, ., termed the allegations l“dnmuble lies” and charged his indiet- Iment was a plot of Dr. Charles E. McCorkle, superintendent of schools, to ‘get Tid” of him through a “frame-up.” — hind the desk or near the door,” Lafiin l'“"I)ld i tim ¥ you af e stand behin Harker's chlir?"‘ny ) 9 “No, sir.” » O’Shea Questions Laflin. A O'Shea then questioned Laflin about Harker's alleged confession of the rob- confession was made, the witness declared, after Mostyn had told Harker that ing he had said was a “nack of " “Didn’t you break into that lunch room?" Monykn" was quoted as demand- ing from I was ity drunk,* Lha:ltnu. quoted mkaynply k‘. en testified that Harker can- to having rifled the cash drawer and to ha thrown the cash register over a fence in the alley beside a tin garage. The cash drawer and monkey wrench later were found in the place enied Harker’s charge that Mostyn exclaimed during the question- ing: “Well, youw'll know something about the robbery before you leave here and about a couple other fobberies as well.” ‘Did Mostyn hit Harker?” O'Shea ked Laflin. “No, sir,” the witness answered with emphasis. “Did Mosf tell Harl Rt tyn ker to remove “No, sir, because Harker didn’t have his coat on at the time. The coat was not in the room at any time.” Hose Kept in Station House. . W. E. Holmes, commander of the precinct, and two of his men testified under cross-examination yes- my nmkrngoinn 'thh“ Hégee of rubber was ke] house ‘4 flush l‘lll‘l.lxuP . o oy Capt. Holmes indicated the hose about 2 or 3 f l. ¥t nad piec ance to that described, lay on the table in front of Rover auflnyn the cross- examination of the witnesses. Capt. Holmes said he nad noticed the swollen condition of Harker’s eye and had asked the officers mvestigating the case about it. They explained, he said, that the eye was in that condition when Harker was a 5 ‘The police captain denied mds any questioned. Under questioning by Rover, however, he said that a demonstration by Inspector Louis J. Stoll later showed that chairs could be thrown about in the next room without being heard in the captain’s office. Inspector Stoll, now retired, testified he was in Capt. Holmes' office and heard no screams in the sergeant’s room. He recalled the demonstration