Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1932, Page 1

WEATHER. (U, 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain this afternoon, ending early to- night; tomorrow fair and colder; lowest temperature tonight about 45 degrees. Temperatures—Highest, 51, at noon today; lowest, 43, at 12:30 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages13,14 & 15 ch WITH SUNDAY MORNI NG EDITION ¢ Foening Star. The Star's every city block ai tion is delivered to carri “From Press to Home Within the Hour” system covers nd the regular edi- Washington homes ier as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 118,892 == Entered as second class matter WASHINGTON, D. C, \\'EDXESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1932—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. #%# () Means Associated CENTS Pr 3 =t TWO office Washington, D. ( D. C. Leader Dies STIVSIN EYPECTED T0 RESTATE POLICY 0F LS. NFAREAST Secretary Quiet on Talks With French and British Ambassadors. DEPARTMENT CONCERNED IN DRIVE PAST CHINCHOW Chamberlain Statement by Tokio | Regarded as “Tantamou CUNO H. RUDOLPH. (UNO H. RUDOLPH DIES AT AGE OF 71 Former Head of District Commissioners Noted for Civic Work. to Apology."” By | It was indicated in hi tive circles today that an important statement of American policy toward the Far East may be made shortly by Secretary of State Stimson. The discussions between the Secretary @nd the French snd British Ambas- sadors regarding further joint action in the Far Eastern situation were linked by officials in predicting a statement on declined to com- he Ambassadors nent has received ly authorita- Cuno H. Rudolph, former president of the Board of District Commissioners e incident at Mukden |and long one of Washington's outstand- 1 said he considered fing citizens, died at 2:35 o'clock this f‘[‘;)lf&\_’;\’“g‘l‘* ““;'mcmmg at his home, in the Dresden Hee lapanese Apartments. at .he age of 71 years. ver B. Chambe Mr. Rudolph had been in failing health for some time, causing him to relinquish some of his many activities here, but had been seriously ll only a rt while. He had been suffering from a heart ailment. His activities in the National Capital were legion. Besides his official position president of the Board of Commis- | sioners, which office he held for more than two terms, in different periods, he was prominently identified here as a banker, business man and as the head numerous charitable organizations movements for the development and erment of Washington. Active in Politics. He also had long been active in Re- ublican politics, having formerly | ed as treasurer of the local Repub- lican State Committee. He had been & member of the Executive Committee of | yarious Inaugural Committees here since 1896. Mr. Rudolph served as president of the Board of District Commissioners from 1910 to 1913 and was reappointed | to the board by President Harding in | 1921 and elected president. He was| again appointed to the same office by | President Coolidge, serving until Oc- tober, 1926, when he tendered his| resignation When submitting his resignation to beyond Chinc action is looked e C for American lair How de action by TOKIO ANTICIPATES NOTE. Expects Statement From U. S., Britain | and France on Manchuria. TOKIO, January 6 (4. —Today's news- papers commented extensively on re- ports from Washington that Secretary a Stimson had conferred with the French | pett and B 1 Ambassadors, presumably with reference to the Manchurian em- broglio. Several of them speculated on | the possibility of a joint note by the| three powers calling Japan's attention | to_the nine-power pact i There was a surprise in official cir- | cles at reports from the American Cap- | ital that Mr, Stimson wes not entirely satisfied with Japan's expression of re- gret for the attack on Consul Culver B. | Chamberlain at Mukden Willing to Meet Situation. 1t was said thatghe Japanese govern- | ment is willing to take any further ac- tion which any self-respecting govern- ( ment would take under the circum- stances, but it was not clear here whether Washington wanted a written apology It was emphasized that Mr. Cham- berlain was not recognized as the Amer- ican consul when he was attacked and that no Japanese soldier would wit- | tingly offend an American official. A Rengo News Agency dispatch from 0ji, Japan, today quoted Gen. Minami, | 0 is returning from a tour of in-| spection in Manchuria. as favoring an | Independent government there “Rather Bold Assertion.” President Coolidge, Mr. Rudolph ex- plained he had been contemplating re- signing for some time. He had post- poned taking action, however, he said, when the District government and Board of Commissioners were under | attack by several members of the House | of Representatives [ Native of Baltimore. | He told President Coolidge he very quickly put out of his mind al thoughts of retiring when the Con- gressional assault was launched and even aiter Congress had adjourned and | his colleague, Frederick A. Fenning, With this condition, Mr. Ru-' Official circles took the view that the | resigned ‘general, who is a member of Japan's | supreme war council, may have been | misquoted. “That's a rather bold as gertion, even combing from a soldier, # civilian official said. “The Manchurian situation should | w be’ stabilized,” the dispatch quoted Sln Minami as saying, “under three §mportant princ The open door, equality of opportunity and autonomy “Japan need worry about what kind of gover will be born in Manchuria, b her Japan, the Chi- nese_gove third party should be a ere with the administr government. / the governmer Japanese trooy do with it protect legitimate bu treaty rights.” STOCK GAIN SENDS LIST UP $2 T0 $10 Sudden Burst of Buying Laid toj dolph said he felt it would have been | disloyal to quit | A native of Baltimore, Mr. Rudolph | was educated in private schools and at | business college there. He came to this | city in 1889 and engaged in the hard- ware business, and until 1906 was presi- dent of the hardware firm of Rudolph & West He entered the field of banking at an | early date and served as vice president | (Continued on Page 2, Column 4. | BANK ‘ROBBER SLAIN AFTER FLEEING VAULT | Holds Up 12 Employes of Detroit No Institution, but Gets ! Money. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, January 6.—A bandit was | shot to death by police today shortly | after he had been surprised in tt ply vault in a branch of the Pirst W. National Bank, on Grand River The man, identified from finge as Harry Bolton, former inm Kingston, Ontario, “Prison, wa 1 hiding in_the vault by Birkett D hier. When the cashier opened the man rushed out, gun in hand knocking Duty down the stairs On the main floor the band {12 employes, but rushed out t door without attempting 10 get | money Police, summoned by Duty, trapped the bandit bencath the porch of a house two blocks from the bank. d Encouraging Reports on a Legislation By the Asso NEW YOR an e tic outbur in the New ¥ ock market and prices of many industrial and rail- road leaders soared $2 to as much as | $10 a share | Steel stocks brushed aside the reports from industry, which in- | dicated Decem buying had proved somewhat more hesitant than had been expected. Investment attention was said by market analysts to be turned more on the prospects of early financial and business improvement than on “water that ha the dam.” Reports that C d take up legislation n of the proposed | poration attracted erest in Wall Street, par- | rashington advices, which in- a non-partisan approach | would be made to the subject | United States Steel advanced more | than $2 a share to around $39 in early | trading. Gains of $6 a share were re- corded in Allied Chemical, which ad vanced to $69, while American Tele phone ran up $3 to a price above $11 a share and American Tobacco B ad- vanced over $4 a share Gains of $2 a share or more occurred n Case, Consolidated Gas, du Pont International Business Machine, North ‘American, Woolworth and Loews. More encouraging railroad reports prompted buying in Union Pacific Santa Fe, New York Central, New Haven and Baltimore & Ohio, which ran up $1 to over $3 a share. Hear-| ings scheduled for today in Washington before Commissioner Porter of the In-|" ghelton and the Woerners landed terstate Commerce Commission enlisted | here yesterday to await in vain the ar- speculative interest in the possibilities(rival of Mrs. Stewart and her of unification of Eastern trunk lines. |companion The two planes had flown side by side from Pittsburgh until they reached Sterrett’s Gep, a deep cut In the mountain chain near the Southern ania line. There the Stewart sappeared in & cloud bank and was not seen again. t of ne trade | ticularl dicated t HARRISBURG, Pa., January 6 ( A lone plane, piloted by Gentry Shel- ton, St. Louis, today circled through rain and low hanging clouds over the Blue Ridge Mountains south of here seeking Mrs. Ruth Stewart, St. Louis and Mrs. Debbie Stanford, Toronto Canada, whose plane vanished “n the fog late yesterday. Shelton, who accompanied Mrs. Stew- art in a second plane carrying her parents, Mr. and Mrs, William Woerner, also of St. Louis, vesterday, took off alone from the local airport. Officials at the landing field said he faced an up and expressed the opinion he would not be able to get over the mountains Landslide Kills Two. ZAMORA, Spain, January 6 (P.— Two persons were killed and a third was seriously injured in a landslide in the town of Muelas del Pan yesterday. A impossible task until the weather clears: FEDERAL SALARY DATA COMPILED 10 FIGHT SLASHES Administration Acts to Get | Complete Comparative Fig- ures for Hearings. ISSUE IS DEBATED ON FLOUR OF SENATE Federation of Employes Prepares to Wage Fight When Meas- ures Come Up. ing more acute every day, the adminis- tration moved today to accumulate a comprehensive set of figures to show the exact status at present of Uncle sam’s army of workers around the world. ‘The Bureau of the Budget is sending out a questionnaire to the heads of Government departments and establish- ments to get these figures. It is expect- ed they will be returned within about 10 days. Figures on the exact number of Fed- eral employes and their salaries are not available in any one place in the volu- minous records of the Government at the present time. Especially is it true that the figures are not available show- ing the employes of the Government by pay groups, according to their range of salary. Compiling Big List. The Budget Bureau is compiling a list, it is understood, which, when final- ly analyzed, will show all the salaries in the Federal Government according to $100 ranges. It will include the em- ployes in the services, departmental, fleld, temporary, seasonal, commmis- sioned, enlisted and retired personnel, whether they work here in Washing- ton, throughout the country or abroad. Many requests have come in to the administration for such figures, since the agitation for a Federal pay cut, and nowhere was there a comprehensive set of statistics available. But it is expected the new figures will be avail- able before long, on which some exact computations can be made. To give some general idea of the size of Uncle Sam’s establishment, however, it is learned from the annual report of the Civil Service Commission that the Federal executive civil service at the end of last year had 300,575 employes, exclusive of the postal service. In the postal service were 316,259 more, mak- ing a total of these civilians of 616,837 This is exclusive of the military and armed forces of the Government. Contrary to the general notion that most of the Government workers are here in Washington, the Clvil Service figures show that here in the District of Columbia there were listed only 71,693 employes at the end of the fiscal year. Issue Debated in Senate. The advisability of cutting Govern- ment salaries was both advocated and opposed during a debate in the Senate this afternoon on the question of econ- omizing in governmental expenditures The salary discussion started during a speech by Senator Harrison, Demo- of Mississippi, in which, after urging a paring down of appropriations all along the line, the Mississipian added that, although he hated to do so, he would even be willing to vote to re- duce Government wages if necessary to balance the budget When he had finished Senator Brookhart, Republican, of Towa, charged that big corporations were making large incomes in the form of profits and | that as long as such profits are per- mitted he would not vote to reduce the salaries of Government employes. Personnel Slash Suggested. While Senator Harrison was speaking the discussion turned from salaries to the question of whether the number of employes in the Government service could be reduced. Senator Morrison Democrat, of North Carolina, asked Senator Harrison if he had considered the advisability or the possibility of get- ting along with fewer employes. Senator Harrison replied that he had letters from several informed persons contending that if the Government would cut out the 30 days’ annual leave, avoid too many holidays and issue an order under which vacancies would not be filled as they occur, these steps would result in tremendous savings. Senator Smoot, Republican, of Utah, joined in to observe that he had made similar statements in the past about Government expenses and the number of employes, but he added: I have learned that whenever a Government employe is let out, the first thing that employe does is go to his or her Congressman or Senator, and the member frequently writes or goes to the department to object to the dismissal Senator Harrison agreed that what (Continued on Page 2, Column 1. |SEARCHERS COMB BLUE RIDGE FOR 2 MISSING WOMAN FLYERS|» Plane on Way East Disappears During Heavy Fog Over Pennsylvania. A constant check on Central and Eastern airports throughout the night today failed to reveal a trace of missing women. Their _plane, ch left Pittsburgh ebout 11:30 a.m. erday, carried 150 gallons of gaso- in its main tanks and an emergency 1pply sufficlent to keep it aloft from 15 to 20 hours. At a local hotel, Mrs. Stewart’s pa- rents waited anxiously for word from their daughter or from Shelton. The aviator, a balloon observer in the World War and later a test and delivery for the Curtiss Factory at St was acting as the eyes for a group of ground searchers, led uty sheriffs. The latter were hrough the rain, mountain side. Mrs, Stewart, 23 years old, holds a | transport license and has_had three | vears of flying experience. She partici- Pated in the 1930 and 1931 Women's Air Derbles, but the greater part of her flying has been done west of Cleve- land. " The present trip was her first over the course she was following. Mrs. Stanford, who is 28 years old, is a licensed pilot also. by de struggling slowly over the muddy | With the Federal pay-cut issue grow- WHODPEE, —— ) —_ THIS IS¥. MNW 5 GOERVMNT | s vmfli_smpfci s IN THE OLD BRYAN ATTIC! LOAN . K. TO EASE RELATIONS BARED Commerce Chief Tells Probe How Bolivia Got Consent for $23,000.000 Bonds. By the Associated Press. How a government department gave its approval to a Bolivian loan because diplomatic relations with that country were “a little upset” was related today to the Senate Finance Committee. The bonds are now in default. Grosvenor Jones, head of the Fi- nance Division of the Commerce De- partment, told the story He said approval of the $23,000,000 loan had been given “reluctantly” be- cause of a feeling that Bolivia was overborrowing. Explains Reluctant Consent. Jones explained that he conferred with the economic adviser of the State Department over such matters. thoi :Huge Credit Bill ’ Is Delayed by ’ Blaine Objection Senator Charges $2,000.,-j' 000,000 Measure Is Be-: ing Rushed Too Rapidly. By the Associated Press. The plan to begin Senate considera- tion today of the $2,000,000,000 Re- construction Finance Corporation bill was blocked when Senator Blaine, Re- publican, of Wisconsin objected. Under | Senate rules, unanimous consent was | afternoon. Despite | the delay, administration | quarters saw a chance for the legisla- | Kob's statement that he believed prohi- | tion to be ready for presidential signa- bition is a social question and should | ture before the week end. In objecting, Senator Blaine pointed | | to the rapid consideration given the | | bill yesterday by the Banking Commit- | | g o | | | el DEMOCRATS SIFT RASKOB PROPOSAL Drys Hold Purpose Is to Amend Constitution by Pro- viding for “Home Rule.” BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Wet and dry Democrats today were mulling over Chairman John J. Ras- kobs proposed solution for the prohi- | necessary to bring the measure up. |bition wrangle, which has been going | Leaders had hoped to act on it this jon for years within the Democratic | has failed lamentably in making pro- party. Dry Democrats welcomed Mr. Ras- be taken out of politics. But they contended that this was mere lip serv- ice in the cause of prohibition and that Mr. Raskob’s real purpose was to amend the eighteenth amendment by provid- ing for his “home rule” plan. They had before them today a letter to members of the Democratic Na- GOV, PINCHOT SAYS U. S, SHOULD HELP ARMY OF JOBLESS Tells 10,000 Marchers They, Have “Right to a Chance to Work.” | PENNSYLVANIAN GREETED BY PROLONGED CHEERS | Unemployed Leave Harrisburg, Hoping to Reach Capital Some Time Tonight. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star, HARRISBURG, Pa., January 6 — Inspired by Gov. Gifford Pinchot, who spoke in a downpour of rain from the plaza of the State Capitol, “Cox's Army” of 10,000 unemployed left here this aft- ernoon, hoping to reach the outskirts of Washington tonight, The Governor told the marchers, led by Father James R. Cox of Pittsburgh, on their way to the Nation’s Capital in a thousand trucks and automobiles, that “you have a right to a chance to work,” and “ought to receive help from the Federal Government.” 2 In calling attention to the present crisis, the Governor said the marchers re “rendering a real service to the unemployed and the workers generally | throughout this Nation. You are doing | what is very much needed to be done.” | Greeted by Cheering. Load and prolonged cheering greeted him as he appeared on the Capitol | Plaza. Standing on top of a National Guard truck with a loud-speaking ap- paratus before him, the Governor posed for photographs before beginning his brief address. “There are four things I want to say to vou,” began the Governor “The first is that you have a right to a chance to work. Civilized govern- ment is a failure if men who are able |and willing to work to support their families cannot get the chance. “Next, you have a right to ask, and ought to receive, help from the Federal Government. Pennsylvania, led astray the Republican State organization, | visions both for work relief and direct relief. You are right in asking for Fed- eral relief. Well Within Rights. “Next, as peaceful, law-abiding Amer- ican citizens you are fully within your right in exercising the right of petition guaranteed to you by the Constitution of the United States. You are well within_your right in carrying your de- | mand for a chance to work to Congress | and the President. “Finally, I believe that in calling at- tention to the great calamity which has overtaken our country through un- s RSP and hawing and we reluctantly gave | our consent because our diplomatic | relations were a little upset.” | I. C. C. Engineer Is Believed Hoover’s First Choice to Succeed Hartman. ught Bolivia was borrowing money,” he added Jones said a pan-American confer- | ence was approaching and the State | Department said refusal of the loan might result ir embarrassment, Quizzed on Loan to Peru. Johnson questioned Jones also about a loan to Peru. “The President of Peru and his son | were charged with irregularities in con- | nection with that loan?” Johnson asked. | tional Committee, made. public by Mr. | employment and the depression you are | Raskob, which recommended a “ref-|rendering a real service to the unem- | erendum plank™ in the party's national | ployed and the workers generally paltform as a solution of the con-'throughout this Nation. You are doing troversy over prohibition. what is very mul;h needed to be done. “I wish I might offer you a drier Amentiment taiC welcome, Unfortunately, the only State This referendum, however, as Mr. | building in Harrisburg which can begin Raskob explained in an interview with |to accommodate you is the State Cap- | representatives of the press, amounts|itol. Come on in out of the wet.” to no more nor less than the submission | Shivering and hungry, the main body of his “home rule” plan as an amend- (of the nondescript army arrived in ment to the Constitution. Mr. Raskob | Harrisburg about 1 o'clock this after- contends that his “home rule” plan|noon and milled about in front of and would leave the eighteenth amendment | behind the Capitol. Upon orders of the in effect, but would make it possible for | Governor, they were admitted to the itution. “It was alleged,” Jones replied “It was charged they received money,” Johnson said. “We have never received substanti- ation of that,” Jones replied. Says League Arranged Loans. A banker told the Senate Finance Committee today some of the foreign ranged by the League of Nations. He was James Speyer, who said his | firm, Speyer & Co. of New York, had ! made gross profits of $1,806,640 since | the war in selling $276,000,000 of for- eign bonds. The company’s profits, Speyer said, represented two-thirds of 1 per cent. ¥ “That is very small, indeed, mented Senator Johnson. Part of Loans Sold in Europe. antee the loans it arranged. “The League didn't guarantee any- thing, not even peace,” Senator Couzens, Republican, of Michigan, remarked. The banker testified the total amount of the loans in which his firm par- ticipated were $568,000,000, of which a large part was sold in Europe The major part of a Hungarian loan in 1924 was sold in Europe, Speyer said, but Germany did not participate even though that country “Wwas not so poor as today.” The Hungarian loan was particularly ~ (Continued on Page 2, Column 3. “BOMB” IN EASTON ONLY ALARM CLOCK ackage Found on Professor’s Porch Soaked in Water When Tick- ing Sound Is Heard. By the Associated Press. EASTON, Pa., January 6—Easton police had another bomb scare today, but the package turned out to be a neatly wrapped alarm clock. Police, on two clerks were killed in the Easton post office last week, were called when 2 x 1 rcel was found on the front ;Trflclh (fisme home of Herbert A. Lorenz, professor of physical education at La- yet llege. ra{fl(;hl:nc‘: llgklng sound was heard the ackage was placed in water. Later it ans a(filutmusly opened and the time- piece revealed. %Y SKINNER OFF TO RIGA Starts for Latvia Post After Bid- ding Greek Officials Adieu. January 6 (#).—Robert P. Sk?:rEEN%thd States Minister here, Will leave tomorrow for his new post at Riga, Latvia. He bade farewell to government officials yesterday. Carl A. Pisher, first secretary of the legation, will act as chief until Mr. Skinner's succes§or arrives. com- | Speyer said the League did not guar- | the lookout for suspicious packages since |* Riley E. Elgen, valuation engineer of the Interstate Commerce Commission |and for more than 10 years a resident | of Washington, is known to be under serious consideration by President Hoo- ver for appointment as a member of | District, to fill the vacancy caused by | the recent resignation of Harleigh H Hartman. | More than a score of names have | been presented to President Hoover to | be taken under consideration in making a selection for this important local of- | fice, but the understanding is that the | President’s choice has virtually nar- rowed down to Elgen. The long experience of Mr. Elgen in [ his valuation work and as an engineer for the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion is believed to have singled him out as being eminently well qualified for the duties of this commission. It is thought that the President will reach a definite decision within the next 48 hours. 15 Years With 1. C. C. Mr. Elgen is 50 years old and a native of Maryland. He has been associated with the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion for 15 years in various capacities and for the past 10 years has been & valuation engineer. Immediately prior to that time he was engaged As an en- gineer in field work for the commission. He is married and owns his home at 2032 Klingle road i Mr. Elgen is a Republican and is un- derstood to have the indorsement of several prominent Mal " (Continued on Pag $100,000 MAIL POUCH MISSING AT BOSTON Postal Inspectors Checking Loss of Registered Matter on December 31. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, January 6—Postal In- spectors today were checking the dis- appearance of a registered mail pouch containing $100,000 in cash, checks and merchandise between Lowell and Boston The pouch dropped from sight on December 31. The contents of the pouch were being sent from the Union-Old Lowell Na- tional Bank at Lowell to the Federal Reserve Bank in Boston. /. bank employe, according to au- thorities, took the pouch from the bank to the Lowell post office. From there it was taken by a truckman to the Boston and Maine Railroad to be placed aboard a mail car. There the trail ended. James E. Donovan, railway mail clerk, told in- spectors he did not receive the pouch. Inspectors were working on the theory that the pouch may have been snatched from the truck or from the baggage room. those States in which wet sentiment prevails to legalize liquor traffic. Dry Democrats were unable to see today just how Mr. Raskob would take prohibition out of party politics by placing such a plank in the party plat- form. Senator Dill of Washington, who was elected as a dry, insisted today that loans handled by his firm were ar- the Public Utilities Commission of the | prohibition is not properly a party ques- tion; that it was put into the Consti- tution without party action. Senator Dill said he was in favor of working out a plank for the platform which would promise the people an oppor- tunity to express themselves on prohi- bition and other matters. But he added that it was distinctly undemocratic to attempt to tie up Democratic members of Congress to vote for the submission of the Raskob “home rule” plan. He said that mem- bers of Congress owed a duty to their constituents which they might not be able to perform if bound by such a pledge. Lewis Favors Plan. The Raskob “home rule” referendum plan would pledge Democratic mem- bers of Congress to vote for the sub- mission of the “home rule” plan to a vote of the people in constitutional conventions held in the various States. Senator James Hamilton Lewis of Tllinois, a_wet, on the other hand ex- (Continued on Page 4, Column 1) TROOPS FIGHT LOCUSTS and 1,000 Natives Join to Stop African Plague. DAR-ES-SALAAM, East Africa, Jan- uary 6 (#)—A detachment of the King's African Rifles, a fleet of airplanes and 1,000 natives were called out today to assist in Tanganyika's war against a plague of locusts which has been de- stroying_crops The director of agriculture said the locusts are moving in a southerly direc- tion, denuding the countryside and threatening Nyassaland and Northern Rhodesia. Planes Also | building and fed sandwiches and coffee supplied by Mr. Pinchot. Capitol Is Filled. | Hardly had the doors to the Capitol {n‘s!surant been thrown open before | the place was filled to capacity. Di- rected by State police, the overflow crowds were taken outside and fed from nearby buildings. National Guard trucks, commandeered by Gov. Pinchot scoured the city in search of sufficient food to feed the huge throng. It was not long before the sand- wiches ran out, and the bakeries and restaurants throughout the city were convassed for more food. Hundreds | upon hunareds of loaves of bread and | thousands of doughnuts were brought to | the Capitol and given the half-starved | marchers. Though apparently without any definite leaders, no disorder broke (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) MINER DEAD, ONE HURT IN MARYLAND BLAST Entire Mountainside Shaken by Explosion Near Frostburg—Man Crawls 2,800 Feet. | Special Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., January 6.— Henry Stafford, 34, was killed and Marshall Long, 31, is in Myers' Hos- | pital, Frostburg, with face and body | burns, the result of a gas explosion in | the Clarysville mine of the Sullivan Bros.' Coal Co. near Frostburg early today. The men were employed as cutters iand it is thought they entered the room with an open lamp. They were the only men in the mine. | Long crawled 2,800 feet from the bot- | tom of the mine. The body of Stafford was recovered in about two hours. The explosion shook the entire mountainside. Timber and trap doors were torn out. Officials of the United States Bureau of Mines were notified. CONVICTED OF GETTING CHARITY BY FRAUD, MAN IS SENT TO JAIL Alexandria Resident Said to Have Obtained Groceries for Two Years. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 6.—Con- victed in Police Court today of defraud- ing the Alexandria United Charities by obtaining groceries on false pretenses, William Lyles, 23, of 114 Wolfe street, was sentenced to six months in jail by Judge Willlam S. Snow. Judge Snow declared Lyles has been obtaining $3 weekly orders for groceries from the United Charities for a period of two years by stating the groceries were for the use of his mother and four hrontrs and sisters. Instead he has been using the groceries for him- self, the jurist said. Lyles was arrested yesterday as the | result of a remark he made recently in the grocery store of Frank Pullin, at ‘Queen and Royal streets, to the effect that there was no reason why he should | work when he was able to get $6 worth of groceries a week from the United | Charities. Lyles’ mother testified that she had not seen any of the groceries that her LOYAL TO HOOVER, ADAMS DECLARES ATHINT T0 RESIGN McClintic Makes Suggestion Because Naval Views Are “Not in Accord.” VOICE OF SECRETARY BREAKS AS HE REPLIES Resents Implication by Oklahoma Democrat That He Is Disloyal to President. By the Associated Press A Democratic suggestion that Secre- tary Adams resign because he is not in accord with President Hoover's naval policies drew a reply today from the Navy Department head that he was “absolutely loyal.” Representative McClintic of Okla- homa reminded the House Naval Com- mittee that Adams yesterday had ap- proved a bill for construction of $616,- 250,000 worth of new ships to bring the United States up to the London naval treaty allowance, although the Presi- dent recently directed the Navy to cut more than $40,000,000 from the budget. Then came the resignation mention, The Navy head asked permission to reply. With a quaver in his voice he said he knew “of no difference between what I've testified here and the Presi- dent’s attitude.” “T resent the implica- tion,” he added, “that I'm here in any q;s]oynlty to the President of the United States.” Adams explained he had indorsed the Vinson bill yesterday ‘“as a personal preference.” Pratt Gives Warning. Earlier Admiral Pratt, chief of naval operations, testified that the country’s safety might be endangered if a satis- factory naval program is not author- lzeghby Congress. e chief of naval operations con- tended the Vinson bill, which calls for construction of $616,250,000 worth of ships over a 10-year period, should be enacted. JeuVhat would be the effect if the 10- year program were not inaugurated?” Chairman Vinson asked. <X “I can remember the time when it became necessary for the country to embark on a tremendous program for battleships,” Pratt replied. _ “When we came to adjust the pictur in 1922, the net result was a $335,000, 000 o 350,000,000 Toes. “Unless we build up to treat; strength, T don't see how & Navy ofi. cer can say we have an adequate Navy.” Txi}en Vi n asked: o we don’t provide that treat; strength, we don't provide the countri Lh‘e security it demands?"” That seems rather evident,” Pratt said. Prefers 10-Year Plan. Vinson asked whether a system of year-by-year authorization and con- struction instead of a 10-year schedule would provide an efficient Navy from & military standpoint. “I should say by no means,” Pratt answered. The suggestion that Secretary Adams possibly should resign was p):'esemed by Representative McClintic while the committee was continuing its hearings, on the construction bill which would in- crease the fleet to treaty limits. Rep- resentative McClintic said: "Yesterday Secretary Adams, testi- fying before this committee, made the statement that the President of the United States had not been consulted l‘;’v.:'l’f‘dl respect tob hhe proposed naval ing program bill amountin; than $700,000,000. e _“President Hoover is the commander- in-chief of all our military forces. If he has not been consulted in regard to the military program, then, as I view it, it is the duty of all subordinates to ac- quaint him with any policy they desire to see put into effect. Resignation Suggested. “If Secretary Adams has not done this, then I cannot see how he can ap- pear- before this committee and act in good faith to the President. If Secre- tary Adams is not in accord with the President’s views on matters of vital interest to the Nation and the world, then, following the precedents estab- lished by William Jennings Bryan and others while serving in the cabinet, he should tender his resignation.” Adams, who was in the crowded com- mittee room listening to the testimony of Admiral Pratt, arose and asked to be heard in reply. “I am absolutely loyal to the Presi- dent,” the Navy Secretary said with a quaver in his voice. “I know of no dif- ference between what I've testified here and the President’s attitude. I resent the implication that I'm here in any disloyalty to the President of the United States.” Chairman Vinson assured Secretary Adams there was nothing in the record to show he was being disloyal, Britten Takes Hand. Representative Britten of Illinois, ranking Republican of the committee, asked the admiral about a_construction program the Navy General Board drew up in the Summer. It called for a much smaller program than the meas- ure Vinson is sponsoring, Pratt said, adding it “never got out of the Navy Department.” Pratt said he told Secretary Adams it might be “embarrassing” to present the bill to the Chief Executive. Mr. Hoover then was urging slashes in naval expenditures. “If that might have been embar- rassing, I wonder what Mr. Vinson's bill did to him yesterday?” Britten re- marked. — COAST GUARD SINKS RUM SHIP AND SAVES THREE By the Associated Press. son was supposed to have obtained for her and his brothers and sisters. He was arrested on complaint of Mrs. Net- tie Thompson, United Charities worker | of the first ward, B-12 NEW YORK, January 6.—The s launch Patri loaded high D:C‘g off Rockaway Beach early today after being fired upon by a Coast Guard The crew of three was rescued the Coast Guard before the liquor cr: When the Patricia sited the Coast Guard it attempted to outdistance its its motor and caused one of its gasoline tanks to explode. cargo from a mother ship anchored some miles out in the ocean. on P,u; > Canadian whisky, sank with its cargo boat. by aft went down in flames. pursuer, but a one-pound shell disabled It was believed the launch got its it ey Radio Programs