Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1935, Page 1

(U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy tonight; tomorrow showers; not much change in temperature, ‘Temperatures—Highest, 84, at 4:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 61, at Full report on page A-11. Closing N. Y. Markets, No. 33,357. :30 a.m. today. Pages 17,18, 19 Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, BELGIAN QUEEN KILLED IN SWITZERLAND AS KING LOSES CONTROL OF AUTO & Astrid Dies in! Arms of Her . Husband. | LEOPOLD ONLY SLIGHTLY HURT Car Jumps Curb,| Hits Tree, Rolls Into Lake. (Copyright, 1935, by the Associated Press.) | KUSSNACHT, Switzerland, August| 29 —Astrid, 29-year-old Queen of the | Belgians, was fatally injured today | when the automobile her husband, King Leopold, was driving, swerved off & country road,and hit a tree. She died within five minutes in her King’s arms and with his lips on hers The King was only slightly injured. The couple’s chavffeur, who was riding | in the rear seat while his master drove, suffered broken legs and possible in-| ternal injuries. Prysicians said he| may die. { King Explains Accident. The King told members of his en- | tourage that he had taken his eyes| off the road to glance at a map the | Queen was holding. She was sitting in the front seat beside him. | “T leaned over to look at the map,” the members of the party said the | King told them. “It lasted only a| second, and when I looked again at the road, the car was almost on top of a tree.” | The King said both he and the Queen were thrown out of the car at the first shock and that the Queen’s head struck a tree, fracturing her | skull. | At Berne the Swiss Federal Council ordered the country'’s flags half- staffed in mourning for Queen Astrid's death. The legations of foreign na- tions also lowered their flags to half- | staff. Mourning bands were draped on the colors. | Driving 55 Miles an Hour. Attendants, who followed in another car, said they saw their monarch turn his head an instant, as he drove, between 50 and 55 miles an hour | along the sunny road beside the lake | called “Vier Waldstatter See.” The touring car swung to the side of the road, hit an 8-inch curb, and rammed into a tree, then rolled into | the shallow lake 8 feet from the road. | thrown from the automobile. The Queen was thrown against an- other tree, fracturing her skull. The windshield. Momentarily stunned, he | picked himself up and went to the side | of the Swedish princess he married | nearly nine years ago. Leopold held Astrid in his arms and kissed her again and again. She bare- ly moved. It was impossible to de- termine whether she recognized him. Priest Arrives on Scene. The cure of a village church just | outside Kussnacht came to them. He | administered extreme unction. Then, | as the King still held her close, Astrid | died. The King himself straightened her body and smoothed her clothes. ‘The royal attendants and the chauf- | feur covered the still form with their coats. The accident occurred at 9:15 a.m. ‘The full extent of the King's in- Juries were not immediately deter- mined. A physician said he feared | Leopold's jaw might be fractured. | The 33-year-old King's grief over (See QUEEN, Page 3.) STATE’S WITNES IN SLAYING KILLED! Body Found Mangled in Machin-! ery—Was to Testify in Woman's Death. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, August 29.—The body of George Matussa, described by detectives as one of the State's most important witnesses in the slaying of Mrs. Martha Westwood, was found mangled in the machinery of a steel | forging mill today. Matussa, a 48-year-old workman who lived in an alley hut behind thei house where Mrs. Westwood was shot to death early on the morning of July 10, died of a fractured skull, Pphysicians said. Detectives hurried to the plant of the Pittsburgh Forging Co. at nearby Corapolis to investigate the circum- stances of his death. James J. Westwood, justice of the peace in suburban McKees Rocks, and Constable Tim Drexler are in jail charged with murder for Mrs. West- wood’s death. She was slain as she slept. | | | Royal Victim of Auto Crash QUEEN The WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Foening Stae WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1935—FIFTY PAGES. ®*#x* ASTRID. 1Belgium Stunr-wti{by Second Royal Tragedy in 19 Months News of Queen’s Death in Switzerland Auto Accident Like Wildfire. By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, Belgium, with the King for a holiday. King Albert, the beloved ruler who heroically led the nation through the King’s face was cut by the smashed | darkest days of the World War, was killed while mountain climbing at | ILo——— Marche Les 1934. Queen Astrid took the oath as Dames, February | Queen February 23, 1934. She was Princess Astrid of Sweden before she married Leopold, then crown prince, on November 10, 1926. When the time came Jor her en- thronement after King Albert’s death, she could not participate in the cere- mony because she was expecting her third child. She is survived by this baby, a son was named for King Albert, and by Princess Josephine Charlotte and Crown Prince Baudouin. ‘The Queen was born in Stockholm November 17, 1905. Her marriage to Leopold was acclaimed as a true love match. Princess Astrid, as she was then known, told after her betrothal how the had refused the Crown Prince Leopold three times in three weeks. “I love him,” said the Princess, “but I was just afraid to become a Queen.” King Leopold is 33, four years older than was his Queen. Queen Astrid was the daughter of | the Duke of Vaestergoetland. Before her engagement to Leopold was an- nounced in October, 1926, she had repeatedly been reported as about to become betrothed to the Prince of ‘Wales and Prince Olaf of Norway. Leopold courted her in the guise of a servant. Belgium greeted her with the great- est demonstration since the armistice ‘was announced. Princess Josephine Charlotte, eldest of her children, was born October 11, 1927. The heir-apparent was born three years later and Prince Albert a year ago June 6. King Leopold's sister, Marle Jose, is Crown Princess of Italy. What effect, if any, today’s accident might have on the Italo-Ethiopian situation re- mained to be seen. Often Aided Poor. Queen Astrid quickly won her way into the hearts of the Belgians. Her home life and her solicitude for the nation’s poor and distressed brought her the admiration from high and low of the little nation. Court attaches recounted recently how she spent many hours with her (See BELGIUM, Page 3.) King’s Silent Grief Described By First Gendarme on Scene BY HUGO RUCKESTUHL, Gendarme of Kussnacht. KUSSNACHT, Switzerland, August 29 (#)—The first person I noticed when I arrived first on the scene of the accident was a man standing with torn clothes near a tree by the road- side. I recognized immediately from photographs that he was the King of the Belgians. I addressed him, but he said nothing. I looked on the ground and saw the Queen lying dead. I had been called by a farmer on Lucerne road, a few miles away, who told me there had been a terrible accident on the highway. I jumped on the car with another gendarme and arrived at the scene where an automobile was submerged in the lake. The King was not crying. He seemed stunned by the blow and stared at his dead wife with his face drawn. A man and woman who were beside him said they were part of the en- tourage and introduced me to a doctor from my town who was already there, since the farmer who heard the crash telephoned for him first. The man and woman gave me the King’s and Queen's joint EW'»- (8ee KING, Page 5.) August 29.—Tiny Belgium was plunged into | All three of the occupants were deepest grief for the second time in less than two years by reports of the | | tragic death of Queen Astrid near Lucerne, Switzerland, where she had gone Sweeps Nation 3 IN BUS DROWN INRAIL UNDERPASS ‘Two More Believed Dead as' 8-Foot Wall of Water Strikes. | By the Assoclated Press. | DRAGOON, Ariz., August 29.— | Three persons were drowned near here late last night when an eight-foot wall of water trapped a bus at a railway | underpass. Two others were believed today to have perished. |‘ | The floodwater, caused by cloud-| | bursts, caught the bus as the driver | | waited for water to recede in the| | underpass. The bodies of the victims, a woman | about 25 years old, a 9-year-old girl and an elderly man, believed to be N. | Sevlin of Chicago, were brought here. | R. M. Rottman, mortician, said | there was nothing to identify the| woman and girl. Rottman said the bus had stopped on comparatively high ground to wait for swirling waters in the underpass to lower. Suddenly- the occupants saw the flood, 1% miles in width, surging down upon them. Terror-stricken, they began to rush to safety. The bus was turned over twice and half buried in the water and debris. s Rottman said he believed the three victims were trapped in the big ve- hicle as it was rolled over. He said it was reported two men were washed away in the swiftly moving current. COUZENS GIVEN BLOOD TO SPEED RECOVERY | Mayo Surgeons Admit Disap- pointment at Senator’s Re- cent Progress. BULLETIN, ROCHESTER, Minn.,, August 29 (#)—Senator James Couzens of Michigan was given a blood trans- fusion by Mayo Clinic physicians, today. Physicians said the Senavor had lost considerable blood in three operations, particularly in the final one, for re- moval of a kidney a week ago. ‘They admitted disappointment over the “progress he has made in the past two days.” The Senator's hemoglobin (blood pressure) was low, the physicians said, and ‘the transfusion was given “to further his recovery.” SIS Ontario Swim Delayed. TORONTO, August 29 (#).—The Canadian national exhibition’s five- mile swim for women was postponed today because of cold water. If con- ditions improve, §#t will be held to- morrows 1 HOLMES OR B0BO SLATED TO TAKE HEADLEY'S POST Strong Support Given Both Police Captains for In- spectorship. COMMISSIONERS DIFFER WITH HOUSE MEMBERS First Precinct Commander Has Friends at Capitol—City Officials Back Second Precinct Man. BY JAMES E. CHINN. Either Police Capt. William E. Holmes, first precinct, or Capt. James E. Bobo, second precinct, is slated to be promoted by the District Com- missioners to succeed Inspector Al- bert J. Headley, who will go on the retired list September 1 after 40 vears of service. Headley's post as assistant superintendent, however, is to remain vacant under present plans. ‘The uncertainty as to which captain will get the inspectorship, it was learned at the Capitol today, is due to a difference of opinion between certain District officials and a group of House members who are support- ing Capt. Holmes. Several District officlals, it was reported, believe Capt. Bobo should have the promotion, but whether their indorsement can out- weigh the political pressure that al- ready has been brought to bear on the Commissioners in favor of Capt: Holmes is a matter of conjecture. Other Changes Slated. Along with the selection of a suc- cessor to Headley, the Commissioners also are scheduled to make a number | of other changes in the Police Depart- ment personnel, one of which is ex- | pected to be the elevation of Lieut Harvey G. Callahan, first precinct, to | the rank of captain. All of these sm“si Members of Congress who have in- | dorsed the promotion of Capt. Holmes are understood to include several of |those who served on | Crime Investigating Subcommittee of the Epecial the House District Committee and who themselves deplored political interfer- ence with Police Department adminis- trative affairs. Crime Report Cited. ‘The report of the Special Crime In- vestigating Subcommittee as finally approved carried this suggestion: “Subscribing to the theory that the local police department should be ab- solutely free from politics ‘and with the view of eliminating the practice of political indorsements, which has & tendency to undermine the merit system, the subcommittee strongly suggests that the Commissioners of the District of Columbia adopt and insert in the police regulations a rule to the effect that it shall be the duty of the major and superintendent of police, when a political indorsement is received for any member of the force, | to make the fact and the substance o(i such indorsement public.” The suggestion was made chiefly as a result of the so-called “gentle- men's agreement” between Repre- sentative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas and Police Supt. Ernest W. Brown for the promotion of In- spector Headley to the rank of assist- ant superintendent on the retirement of Inspector Thaddeus R. Bean. “Agreement” Carried Out. Despite disclosure of that agree- IMPRACTICAL- BUT GREAT CAMPAIGN HAMILTON SLAIN, INQUEST DECIDES “G-Men” Think Dillinger Aide, Found in Hole, Wore Bullet Vest. | By the Associated Press. OSWEGO, Ill, August 29.—A coro- | | ner’s jury today decided that a moul- | dered” corpse dug up near here by “G-men” yesterday was that of John | (“Three-fingered Jack”) Hamilton, | but did not determine who killed the Dillinger lieutenant. | ‘The jury's verdict was that “Ham- ilton came to his death from gun- shot wounds from persons unknown, but we believe from the evidence given that the body is Hamilton's.” | Government agents at the inquest gave the first official version of Hamil- ton’s death. The “G-men” who recovered his body from a shallow grave in a gravel pit said confidential information at the Bureau of Investigation of the De- partment of Justice was that Hamil- | ton was fatally wounded in a flight from sheriffs at South St. Paul April 23 1934. ‘Ten days later, the agents testified, Hamilton died and his compamons\ on the flight during which he was| shot, John Dillinger and Homer Van Meter, buried him in the lonely gravel | pit and threw lye upon his face and | hands to make identification difficult. “Ghost” Effectually Laid. | The agents’ testimony and the jury’s verdict effectually laid the “Hamilton ghost.” For 18 months Hamilton had | been variously reported alive in many | parts of the country and burled in | others, rumors bobbing up repeatedly. | Four agents exhumed Hamilton's corpse, badly decomposed, after two | | ment by the Crime Subcommittee, | days of “prospecting.” They were in Headley was promoted at the in-|charge of E. J. Connelley of the Chi- stance of Blanton on Bean's retire- | cago office of the Justice Department’s ment July 1 with the understanding, | Bureau of Investigation. however, that he also would go on| Connelley testified three bullet frag- | ments and several pieces of steel were | found in the corpse, indicating, he | | said, Hamilton was wearing a “bullet- | proof” vest when wounded. | | The condition of the bullet frag- ments, he said, was such that the | caliber of the pellet could not be de- | termined. Corpse Same Height. The corpse answered Hamilton's de- scription, Connelley said, measuring the same height, and what few hairs | remained on the decomposed skull were of the same color as Hamilton's. Lye thrown on the body hastened de- composition. Unless Hamilton's relatives claim the corpse within three days, said Dr. F. M. Groner, Kendall County coro- ner, it will be turned over to the Government, destined for burial in an ignonimious grave in potter's field. The agents refused to disclose the movements of Dillinger and Van Me- ter during the 10 days they were ham- pered with the wounded Hamilton. R. D. Brown, one of the agents who found the corpse, indicated the trio had a “hideout” near Oswego, which is 52 miles southwest cf Chicago, and the Federal agents said arrests would be forthcoming. Tells Story of Search. Brown gave a comprehensive story of the Government’s long search. “Information at the Department of Justice was that Hamilton was buried | in a gravel pit on the property owned by Mrs. Augusta *Shoger, near here,” he said. “The location was given as in the farthest corner from a riding academy, near a Burlington Railroad underpass. “Qur information was that Dillinger and Van Meter buried Hamilton, and threw on the body the contents of a can of lye. “We dug for several hours, then my shovel turned up some bones. We un- covered the body. It was lying on the left side, doubled up. In the grave was a can that had contained lye.” The agents were given as means of identification a tattoo mark, contain- ing the initials “J. H.,” on Hamilon’s left arm. The coroner said neither the tattoo mark nor the other identifying feaure, Hamilton’s missing fore and middle fingers on the right hand, were of value. The flesh was gone from hands and arms. Fared Better Than Nelson. Hamilton, who would have been 35 years of age, fared slightly better in death than his comrade, George “Baby Face” Nelson. Nelson, slain November 27, 1934, by (See HAMILTON, 3} the retired list September 1. Head- ley's application for retirement has been in the hands of Maj. Brown for several weeks, but has not yet been forwarded to the District Building. Headley was the storm center of the crime investigation and was the only members of the Police Department singled out in the subcommittee re- port for censure. He was charged with laxity and the part he is alleged to have played in the so-called “gentle- men’s agreement” also was con- demned. Although the Commissioners will promote a captain to fill the inspector- ship to be vacated by Headley, it is| understood the new officer will not he given Headley's- rank as assistant su- perintendent. rank of assistant superintendent re- celves $500 a year additional com- pensation. Bobo Senior to Holmes. Capt. Holmes has been connected with the department since July 1, 1903, and in recent years, as com- mander of the first precinct, which embraces the downtown section, he has made s number of friends among influential business men. Capt. Bobo has been on the force five years longer than Holmes and at present commands one of the most troublesome precincts in the de- partment. Lieut. Callahan is a comparative newcomer to the department. He was appointed May 26, 1920, and made rapid strides toward the higher ranks. Until a few months ago, he was de- tailed at police headquarters. Readers’ Guide Page. mmat s -B-16-17 --C-7 --C-7 -A-10 A-17-18-19 Lost and Found..-—---- A-11 Washington Wayside Women’s Features....._C-5-6 An inspector with the | The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News (#) Means Associated Press. f GOV. LANDON, CURTIS DECLARES FORLANDON N3 Capper Also Backs Kansas Governor, Sees Solid Delegation. By the Associated Press. Former Vice President Curtis de- clared today for Gov. Landon of Kan- sas to be the 1936 Republican presi- dential nominee. Revelation of his position impel-| led Senator Capper of Kansas to as- sert his support of the Governor. Although his views had long been known to friends, it was the first public word. “I am glad that he makes that statement,” Capper said. “It is in line with the wishes of Republicans | of Kansas.” He predicted the State delegation would be solid for Landon in the | convention. Curtis’ position was given in an inter- view in which he denied published reports aligning him on the side of | Col. Frank Knox of Illinois. “I'm for Gov. Landon of Kansas, if he is a candidate,” said Curtis, himself a Kansan. “I have never joined up with the Knox movement, though I have a high regard fer him. I'll never commit my- self for any one else until I know whether Landon is a candidate.” Landon Has Not Announced. Although Gov. Landon never has declared he was a candidate, friends have kept active in his behalf. ‘There had been frequent reports in ‘Washington that Curtis and other old organization leaders in Republican cir- cles were joining the Knox movement. Former Senator Moses of New Hampshire has boosted his candidacy and the name of former Senator Wat- son of Indiana also has been men- tioned. Watson was reluctant to talk about it when seen recently. Robert H. Lucas, former chairman of the Republican Executive Commit- tee, also named in the published re- | ports as backing Knox, was out of the city. Borah Runs First in Poll. In the poll of Republican leaders be- ing conducted by him the latest re- turns showed Knox running second to Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, who has never permitted Limself to be considered as a candidate. Curtis’ support of Landon was not unexpected, as he has always worked closely with the Republican organiza- tion in his home State. He has never been regarded as one of the Hoover group in Republican circles, even though he was Vice President under Herbert Hoover. He was one of those most critical of the Hoover candidacy before Mr. Hoover was nominated by the 1928 convention. “About all I can is ditto,” comment- ed Representative Hope, another Kan- sas Republican, on hearing of the Curtis and Capper assertions. “Kansas is solidly behind Landon,” he added, “we're all for him.” Representative Carlson, who man- aged Landon’s first gubernatorial campaign, recently sald party leaders in the East had shown much interest in the Kansas Governor. TREASURY BONDS SEEK PHRCHASERS | {For First Time in History, U. S. Issue Fails to | Sell Out. 1 By the Associated Press ‘The Treasury today reported its first failure in history to sell an al- lotted amount of unconditionally guaranteed securities. Only $85.592,000 of tenders were re- | ceived for an offering of $100.000,000 of four-year 1!z per cent bonds for | the Federal Farm Mortgage Corp. | “It wasnt so good,” commented | | Secretary Morgenthau, declining to | discuss the possible causes. Declared Badly Timed. Other Treasury officials, who would not be quoted by name, said the issue was badly timed, coming in the mid- dle of a bearish Government market. | The bonds, offered last Monday, were sold on a competitive, or auction, basis to the highest bidder. Morgenthau said the auction basis | had nothing to do with the flotation's | | failure, in his opinion, adding this system would not be abandoned. He| refused, however, to disclose details| of future financing plans. | Officials contended the rate of 113 per cent for four years was not too low, pointing out that a recent issue | | of five-year 133 per cent bonds was | heavily oversubscribed. Without Parallel. Treasury officials could not recall a similar instance in the memory of career men when it failed to sell its | { series. While two of the series were oversubscribed, an offering of the bonds. The closest approach was said | to have occurred last August when an | issue of $150,000,000 of Home Owners’ | Loan Corp. bonds was floated in three | and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 121,725 Bome Returns Not Yet Received. TWO CENTS. FORCE 0 GOMBAT COERCION DECIDED ONLONGAGD, SAYS IL DUCE'S CABINET Communique Is Held to Have Put Situation Squarely Up to Britain—She May Choose War or Peace. ECONOMIC DECREES GIRD ITALY FOR FIGHT French Say They Cannot Let Sym- pathy for Ethiopia Endanger Europe, So Indicate Passivity. Selassie Loses Faith in League, Turns to Prayer. The Ethiopian Situation Today. BOLZANO, Italy.—A communique is- sued by the Italian cabinet says Mussolini has decided upon mili- tary measures against sanctions. This is considered by political cir- cles a warning to Great Britain. LONDON.—The British government looks upon the Kellogg pact as the last bulwark against war. ADDIS ABABA —Emperor Haile Se- lassie prays for victory in battle. PARIS.—French officials, fearing an Italo-Ethiopian war inevitable, hope Premier Laval can keep it frem reaching Europe. TOKIO.—A government spokesman denies Japanese munitions have been sent to Ethiopia. Great Britain Warned. By the Associated Press. WITH THE ITALIAN ARMY, BOL- ZANO, Italy, August 29.—Warning to Great Britain to “go slow” at the League of Nations Council session for consideration of the Italo-Ethiopian conflict next Wednesday was seen by political circles today in the com- munique of the Italian cabinet set- ting forth its case against Ethiopia After an extraordinary meeting here near the mimic battlefield, I1 Duce’s cabinet stood before the world with: (1) An admonition to Great Britain that sanctions mean serious trouble; (2) & determination to attack Ethi- opia at the Council session, and, (3) fundamental economic decrees to finance a war with the African em- pire. The cabinet gave assurance that British imperial rights would not be touched by the Italian program, but political circles found of great importance a paragraph disclosing that Italy had already decided upon the military measures it would take in case of sanctions. Might Send Fleet to Suez. “In any event,” said the com- munique, “the Fascist government fulfills its precise duty by making known to the Italian people that the problem of sanctions has been ex- amined by the highest military au- thorities of the regime under all aspects and that as regards eventual sanctions of a warlike nature, deci- sions and measures necessary to face them have been taken already some time ago.” What the military measures were was not disclosed here officially, out well-informed circles say they include sending a large portion of the Italian fleet to Suez Canal waters to keep that channel open. and powerful air concentration in Sicily and Southern Italy, facing Malta. The communique is regarded as hav- three-year series fell $2,000,000 shy of | the requested total of $50,000,000. The average price of the Farm | Mortgage Corp. bonds to be issued at this time is approximately 99. Based on the average price at which the bonds are to be issued, they will re- | | turn about 1.762 per cent to maturity. Of the submitted tenders, $85,262,- 000 was accepted. i The bonds bore the unconditicaal | guarantee of the Government both as to principal and interest. Auction Basis Blamed. NEW YORK, August 29 (#).—Wall Street bond circles today attributed the failure of the Treasury to sell its | full offering of $100,000,000 of Federal | farm mortgage bonds to the fact that | they were offered on the auction basis | to the highest bidder. | In this respect, Wall Street bond | men disagreed with Secretary Mor- genthau, who said in Washington | that he did not think the auction | method had anything to do with it. ‘Wall Street circles said that only $85,592,000 of the 1'2 per cent four- ing placed the situation squarely up to Great Britain. The cabinet in one hand holds out an olive branch by saying Italy will not infringe upon the British imperial rights, but the other hand holds a threat of “the gravest complications” if Britain insists on sanctions. Ten Main Points of Stand. The cabinet communique presented the world with the following 10 main ints: ;haly)\:xll gorm l}}e Le:fguevllm (See ETHIOPIA, Page 4.) 350 IS PREDICTED TOLL OF LABOR DAY CRASHES Insurance Statisticians Say 10,- 000 Probably Will Be Injured on Holiday. By the Associated Press. year bonds were sold because dealers| HARTFORD, Conn, August 29— could not make enough profit to make | Statisticlans of the Travelers' In- it worth while for them to bid, and | surance Co. estimated today that the | banks held off because they thought | probable death toll from automobile | the auction method was disturbing to | accidents in the United States would the market. In explaining how it was regarded | as disturbing, one expert pointed ouz‘ that when an average bid was found half a point or so off from the level at which corresponding issues were | selling, that tended to pull the market into line. | be between 350 and 400 persons dur- ing the Labor day week end. In addition they estimated from 10,- 000 to 12,000 would be injured. These figures, the company said, were based on the casualty trend this year and the experience of last Sep- tember. President and U Uncle Sam will buy about $6,000 worth of railroad accommodations on credit so the Marine Band may be able to participate next week in the Con- federate Veterans' reunion at Ama- rillo, Tex. It took the efforts of Presi- dent Roosevelt to settle the.problem after funds for the trip were lost in the third deficiency bill’s failure. Chairman Buchanan of the House Appropriations Committee and Repre- senattive Jones, Democrat, of Texas are said to have explained the band's predicament to the Chief Executive. Congress had authorized the trip in separate legislation, but it remained for the third deficlency measure to supply the funds. Senator Long’s fili- buster blocked passage of the bill. Today the way was paved for the band to leave Washington at 7:30 a.m. Sunday aboard a special train of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad to Mem- > .S.Credit Assure Marine Band of Trip to Reunion phis, Tenn., where the coaches will be attached to a regular train to Ama- rillo. In air-conditioned Pullmans, the musicians will stay in Amarillo during the convention and the Confederate veterans have agreed to feed and house the bandsmen for four days. There will be 75 members in the perty, under command of Capt. Tay- lor Branson, leader of the band. Both the Chesapeake & Ohio and the Pull- man Co. have agreed to wait for their money until Congress returns in Jan- uary to appropriate the necessary funds. Uncer the legislation authorizing the trip, $10,000 would have been spent, but the railroads were willing to give a convention rate and the veterans will be’responsible for their food. Three Pullman cars will be utilized, costing $1,296, and the rail- road transportation costs will total $3,832, it was learned. e