St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 21, 1928

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MIC PAGE SATURDAY, ‘OBER 20, 19298 Een dR, | REAL ESTATE. . ——— ee ty, ‘LL STEPP; RIMONIAL dae: EW THE Fir y WiLL POWER - WELL HE CE. WHy RY ABOUT CAN'T SWIM NG INTO THE MANCE. BN | E> t bare ty 42 stnefing Bh staff F wo t he dealt mmocratic ticket, favorable condition in Kentucky mma made doubtful States of Illi- "Hello, Tom,” he aed into the hospital room. “I » The veteran Indiana mahed the nominee Prernor looked down from = ° a vast flowen led, ® Char! Atic National Pesiden} ial ca ending below =~ 8 our 4 he Popular governor of Go eT S51N b lar Py vonate welcome.” " Uinued on Page 3. € > ao el Vn fe eye mae > 4 * aS . ts ofa Be ry ta 5 HELPS, SERVICE Classified Advertising : ia: i CY 8 -ves..PART 9 ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Sunday Post-Dispatch Today, 118 Pages FIRST SECTION SECOND SECTION THIRD SECTION FOURTH SECTION FIFTH SECTION SIXTH SECTION SEVENTH SECTION (RADIO). ESTATE SECTION, WANTS—HELPS—SERVICE, 6 PAGES, (NEWS), 18 PAGES. : (SPORT), 6 PAGES. F (NEWS). 14 PAGES : (NEWS). & PAGES, (AUTO)!, & PAGES. (NEWS), 6 PAGES. 8 PAGES, 18 PAGES ROTOGRAVURE, 8 PAGES. y ‘ MAGAZINE, 10) PAGES. 3 . COMIC SECTION, 8: PAGES. ] £ F FINANC'AL NEWS, Part 1. Pages 15, 16, 17 4 VOL. 81. No. 40. PART ONE. ST. LOUIS. SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1928. PAGES 1.18 PRICE 10 CENTS eo o WOHGETS NO ING ON BRE WUPOls VST ‘see Makes Two-Min- sihttie ’ ‘gte Talk to 30,000 Per- I sons Gathered in Monu- VouysHEISREADY "| FOR FIGHT IN EAST. 0 Way to Albany, Candi- T date Asserts He Is Well | “Satisfied With Results of Tour. By PAUL Y. ANDERSON Correspondent of the Post-Dispatch. B ABOARD GOV. SMITH’S SPE- MeAL TRAIN EN ROUTE TO AL- NY, Oct. 20.—A colorful recep- on in Indianapolis, where more an 30,000 persons gathered in p great Monument Circle to hear » make a two-minute speech hom a hotel balcony, today mrked the end of Gov. Alfred mith’s second trip of the. presi- Peotial campaign. Tonight he is ding toward Albany, where he i rest three days and prepare what he called the “battle of : th Atlantic seaboard.” ; He declared himself thoroughly isfied with the results of the mr, Which took him through Vir- ‘ North Carolina, Tennessee, “Peentucky, Missouri, fTillinois and Windiana . In the 10 days since ‘left New York, he has deliv- four prepared addresses in with tariff, farm lef, water power, economy = in ronment and the record of the ling and Coolidge administra- and has made a dozen per- Mtory speeches. He has been and cheered by several mil- Bpeople, and has addressed un- numbers over the radio. ts of Campaign. Trip. ‘The nominee and his campaign lanagers believe the trip accom- hed the following results: Se- red Virginia, North Carolina mnessee and Missouri for the improved an s and Indiana. Henceforth un- Nov. 6 the battle will be fought the populous East, with one ex- | rsion into Pennsylvania. Gov. Smith radiated good humor Satisfaction when he re- ded his train at Indianapolis, e, in the course of a crowded eur and a quarter he found time “visit a sick friend, Tom ‘Tag- | veteran Democratic boss of ana. Said as he P you get better soon.” Democrat the best of Pdust keep it up the way you're | Bing,” he said. ) @eether several minutes. 8m"), was accorded a mara Lion in The two chattec dem- the tsof a kind which, according local observers, nad not been h since the days of the war. of the most remarkable and sive spectacles of the caim- # Was that upon which the the My Of the Hotel English. ee enument Circle was compact = People from rim to rim. They ecupied al! Md forme the standing room, d a complete covering the base of the monument. profusion of colored hats gave Circle the appearance from ument for The : ormed a splendid- cen- biere. “Most Inspiring Figure.” es A. Greathouse, Demo- Commiltteenman “Mm Indiana and Secretary of the Onal Committee. introduced the ndidate to the crowd Ndiana rejoices today that we fleas ‘Suest a distinguished ‘ citizen, ireathouse Sed ode: most romantic e. =r eure in our national “en Of Vision and courage od. His is a background of con- ive ities ve political accomplishment to any man who has ever ' » Prominent in American poli- the oy State, the great Standard ; of the Democratic party, | oo president of this re- OV. Alfred E. Sn totgi smith of Senlth Makes Brief Talk. vs smith spok: briefly, ex- 8 his gratefulness for “such ¢ and, I might almost say, © called attention to the fact he ha d been calipaign) 7 Mont), ‘ Paligning for ne fro nid had consistenfly re- mM speaking in the open ee eee. ieee , Olumn 3. GREAT BRITAIN } downtown | Congressional Gold Medal And His Original Phonograph Presented to Thomas A. Edison AND IRELAND SWEPT BY VIOLENT STORM ~~ Wind Reaches Velocity of 60 100 Miles an Hour—War Memorial Blown Down. By the Associated Press. LONDON, Oct. 20.—Reports here from all parts of the British Isles testify to the violence of the storm which swept Great Britain and lreland last night and today. The gale reached a velocity of nearly 100 miles an hour in parts of Ire- land. Londoners, kept awake during the long Might, heard a 60-mile wind, interspersed with sheets of rain, rip tiles off their roofs and wreck their radio. aerials. Tele- phones and telegraphs were com- pletely crippled. The experiences of London were mild, however, compared with those of the north country and Ireland. Ireland still was virtu- ally isolated tonight, and commun- ications were only beginning to be established with the Northern counties. Property damage was particu- larly heavy along the Clyde, where, in addition to the havoc wrought by a 75-mile wind, large areas were inundated by heavy rains. All shipping had to be suspended. At Douglas Head on the isle of Man, “the war memorial was blown down. Communications with the continent were delayed _ seri- ously through the breakdown of many direct Anglo-European tele- graph lines, ‘STUDY OF THE COMMON COLD BY JOHNS HOPKINS SCHOOL _————.~ _ a | iexperience of Selected Baltimore Families to Be Observed for Two Years. By the Associated Press, BALTIMORE, Md,, Oct. 20.— Baltimere families, to be seleéted by physicians, are to be asked to undertake for two years to assist Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health in its study of colds, physicians aiding in the | Study announced today. Members of the families whose experience will be observed will he asked to notify thé school of each cold in the family group as it de- velops, to permit a representative to call at the home and obtain ex- act information about the cold. to réport by postcard each week the non-occurrence of colds in the household, and to arrange for 2 nose and throat examination of each member of the family by a member of the staff of Johns Hop- kins Hospital. The records are to be confiden- tial. and the study in no way deals with the treatment of colds. but is concerned only with collecting facts relative to clinical history and to circumstances under which the cold has occurred. The investigation is made possi- ble through the “John J. . Abe} Fund for Researh of the Common Cold,” made possibe by a gift of $195,000 from the Cheniical Foun- dation of New York. Dr. James A. Doull, associate professor of epidemology. has been granted jeave of absence to take charge of the research. "/REAR ADMIRAL GRAYSON APPLIES FOR RETIREMENT | Officer Who Attended Wilson Ex- pected to ‘Take Post With Gorgas Institute. By the Associated Press. “WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, who at- tended President Wilson through- out his illness in the White House and until his death, has made ap- plication for retirement from the Navy under a law providing for the retirement of permanent ad- mirals of the World War = period who have served 10 years. since 1918. Grayson is expected to accept a post with the Gorgas Memorial in- stitute at the Panama Canal. Con- gress appropriated $50,000 for the memorial. After President Wilson left the White House, the Navy Depart- ment allowed Grayson, who was White House Physician, to remain in Washington in charge of the naval dispensary in order that he might continue to watch his dis- tinguished patient. The admiral is owner of a racing stable and has for a long time been interested in breeding horses. MAYOR HELD FOR VOTE FRAUD Flint, Mich., Executive Charged With Theft of Ballots. By the Associated Press. FLINT, Mich., Oct. 20.—Mayor William H. McKeighan . of. Flint, was held for trial in Circuit Court when arraigned today on a charge of conspiracy to commit fraud in the primary election of Sept. 4 last. A grand jury investigation § re- sulted in charges that 1300 ballots had been stolen from the city hall, marked to favor Republican can- didates and stuffed into ballot boxes in seven election precincts. McKeighan’'s bail of continued. to $2000 was | U. S. and Britain Join in Honoring Inventor for Half Century of Achieve- ment; Ceremony Broad- cast by Radio. Ey the Associated Presse. WEST ORANGE, N. —Thomas A. Edison recalled night how more than 50 years ago J., Qct. 20. he stood before a flimsy little con- traption of his invention, re- cited “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” and heard the repeat his words, the world’s first phonographic reproduction. The occasion of his recollections was the presentation to him of a congressional gold medal at exer- cises at which the British Govern- ment returned to him that first phonograph. Award of the medal was the first official recognition accorded him by the United Stutes for what he has done to ijiluminate “the path of progress.” “It is indeed a soprce of much gratification to me,” speaking over a nationwide radio hookup over which laudatory re- marks about him had already been broadcast by President Coolidge and Secretary of the Treasury Mel- lon, “to regain possession of my first and original model of phonograph which I lent to the British Government some 45 years ago for exhibition in its patent of- fice museum at South Kensington, London. “This little machine, which was made from my sketch by my faith- ful associate, the late John Kruesi, more than 51 years ago, brings to} |inventory, is in assets in Armour’s | | But the! value. | of | my mind many pleasant memories, especially the remembrance of the | fact that it worked perfectly on the first trial when I shouted into it ‘Mary had a little lamb,’ and heard the reproduction of these words. Lamp to Remain in Museum, “I greatly appreciate the cour- tesy of the British government in | returning this first phonograph to my possession. My original elec- tric lamp is still in the museym at South Kensington but that will remain there as it was a present from me.” The original phonogriph was returned to Edison by Ronald Campbell, charge d’affairs of the British Embassy. , After Secretary Mellon had made the.address accompanying presen- tation of the medal and President Coolidge had spoken from Wash- ington of the inventor’s achieve- ments, Edison replied as follows: “Mr. President, Mr. Secretary and honored guests. In accepting the medal which has been award- ed to me I do so with a keen ap- preciation of the great honor that has been conferred upon me. To my mind there is a profound sig- nificance in this token of the es- teem and good will of my fellow countrymen as expressed by their representatives in congress. This medal will be a source of pride and. veneration to my family well as to myself and will be pre- served in my home with my choic- est possessions. Thank you.” “His greatest achievements were in the field of electricity,” Secre- tary Mellon said in his address of presentation, after listing Edison's part in perfecting the telephone, the typewriter and the telegraph, and inventing the phonograph. ‘1e mimeograph, the stock ticker, the alkaline storage battery and the motion picture camera. “And so vast and varied have been his contributions to its use that there are some men who even believe that electricity itself is merely another one of Edison's in- ventions.” The Secretary recalled that pe- riod a half a century ago vhen the eyes of the world were on the lab- oratory, where Edi: 2n was working on the incandescent lamp. “By Oct. 18, 1879,” he said, “he had succeeded in carbonizing a filament of cotton. It broke be- fore it could be connected with an electric current; but he kept at his task without stopping for sleep and for three days the battle went on. At last, on the morning of Oct. 21, just 49 years ago tomorrow, the lamp glowed and.a new light came into the world. Edison knew then that his patient struggle with na- ture had been rewarded; and the world knew that the new era of electricity had be, 1p.” Mellon considered it impossible to estimate the value to the world of Edison’s work. Americans like to think of his genius, essentially practical and utilitarian, as pecu- liarly American, he said, but in reality it is beyond nationality. “It has set him apart,’’ he said, “as One of the few men who have changer the current of modern life and set it flowing in new char.nels. Such men appear only at rare in- tervals in the world’s history. “hey belong to no nation, for their fame, no less than their achievements, Continued on Page 2, Column 2. to- HOW $200,000 000 ARMOUR FORTUNE SHRUNK 99 PCT Inventory of Chicago Meat Packer’s Estate Shows $2,000,000 Unincumber- ed. ‘OTHER ASSETS OF DOUBTFUL VALUE inanimate machine: led from to $2,000,000 siya ae Edison said,4 the’ Even the Family Home- ‘stead Was Pledged As Collateral in Plunging in » the Market. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—The last chapter of a tale of high finance in which one of the greatest for- tunes in American history dwin- | $200,000,000 written more than was today with the filing of the inventory of the estate of the late Jonathan Ogden Armour, millionaire meat packer. How the former head of Ar- mour & Co., who died in London, Aug. 16, 1927, had made unwise investments in hope of forestalling financial disaster, is bared in the inventory of the estate. ee as vestments, instead of recouping the losses that had, pared down his fortune to $60,000,000 includ- ‘ing pledges to two banks, at the time of death, had,. instead, whit- itled it down to $2,000,000. The $2,000,000, shown by . the own name and is clear. remainder is of doubtful There are $12,000,000 worth “desperate” and doubtful notes, $10,000,000 pledged to the Armour Packing Co., $30,000,000 pledged to the Continental and National Banks to cover indebtedness, at least $6,000,000 representing miscellaneous properties, both per- sonal and real, most. of which is pledged. Included in the property, which Armour used as collateral for plunges in the market and other investments was the old Armour homestead on Michigan avenue. he unpledged -<stocks consist chiefly of utilities, oils, mining and of Armour & Co. 10,000 BELGIANS MAINED IN WORLD WAR VISIT PARIS Ex-Soldiers Arrive in 10 Special Trains for Opeming ot Invalids’ Home. By the Associated Press. PARIS, Oct. 20.—Ten thousand war-maimed Belgian veterans rived in Paris today in i0 trains to take part in Franco-Bel- gian celebrations on the opening of a Paris home for Belgian war in- valids. The veterans all belonged to the class of badly maimed sol- diers. Many were transported in wheel chairs and others were limp- ing on canes or walking on crutches. For more than an hour thé procession defiled steadily through a great crowd in the station, which raised cries of “Long Live Bel- gium.”’ YOUTH FILES SUIT TO KEEP FROM GOING TO SCHOOL Chicago Boy, 16, Says Board Can't Make Him Quit $165 a are- Month Job. CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—A suit by a 16-year-old boy to Keep out of school has been filed by Russell Gilday against the Board of Edu- | vouth’s conten- board has no right his privilege to that its action eation. It is the tion that the to interfere with earn a living and is unconstitutional. Gilday gets $165 a month in the employ of an insurance company, and supports his mother. The school board had notified the boy’s employer that because he is not yet 17 years old he is required, under State law, to spend eight hours a week in continuation school. ' == iad eee - NORTH SIDE OF FRANKLIN AY. PAVED FROM THIRD TO NINTH Work on South Section Expected to Be Finished in Two Weeks; Cars Using New Tracks. Paving of the north side of wid- ened Franklin avenue has_ been completed between Third. and Ninth streets and this section is open for traffic. Work of paving the ‘south side well start at once, and should be finished in about two weeks. 7 The new pavement of the wid- ened street has been completed for about two weeks between Ninth and High streets. Street cars have been using the relocated tracks for several weeks, following of the controversy over the nue. Smooth granite blocks are the paving surface. | plane ee and | ee big disposal | loop | at Third street and Franklin ave- ilar supervision of ‘four vears hence “in order to FAIR AND WARMER TODAY; CLOUDY TOMORROW ees ae ee THE TEMPERATURES. oS eee 6L1 ee eS ve eR Male ee o3 ie Seid ois a 775) ee Wi ok ee a ae eae »t re Me ics. ala On eee ee et ¥55 @ D. Bh. ee. ess ee: ae Fi sb fe * D Dp RE eae 63. 3° midnight ....*a5 Se Se Aer ‘ C1 My Ms inh aie ks *39 “Indicates street reading. Yesterday's high, 66 (3:15 p. m.): low, 45 (7:1L5 &. ml). Official fore- CHINA WANTS | cast for St. Louis. TO BE ITS | and vicinity: AGE.. Fair and warmer today: tomorrow, ' cloudy, cooler by night. Missouri: Fair with increasing cloudiness today; warmer, east and south portions; showers tonight or tomorrow, fol- lowed by cooler. Illinois: Fair and warmer this morning; showers and cooler tonight Or tOmorrow. Sunset, 6:15; sunrise (tomor- row), 6:18. This Week's Weather Outlook. CHICAGO, Oct. 20.—Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday: Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys, mostly fair first of week, precipitation period with latter half; no marked departures from seasonable temperatures. FLYER TOO EXCITED TO USE PARACHUTE FALLS TO DEATH Lieut. Edward CC. Snell, Who Leaped from Leviathan on Girl's Dare, Killed at Detroit. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, Mich. Oct. 20\— Lieut. Edward C. Snell, Michigan National Guard officer who a few 7 « ae. reeks $ x ae = Py € 7 oY These in- tT ?veekKs ago leaped from an upper deck of the Leviathan in New York Harbor, at the dare of a girl, tell 1900 feet to his death in.an oair- here late today when he failed to use a parachute strapped to his back. <A _ fellow officer, Maj. Floyd E. Evans, pilot, escaped death by jumping from the falling plane. The accident occurred in the outskirts of Detroit while the two men were flying here from Ann Arbor, Mich., in a National Guard plane. According to Maj. Evans, they were flying at an altitude of about 1900 feet when the right wing of the plane suddenly collapsed.” As the plane started to fall, Maj. ' Evans shouted to Snell to jump, and himself prepared to leap. Both had parachutes strapped to their backs. Snell, apparently excited and stricken with fear, did not move from his seat, and Evans, after again warning him to jump, leaped to safety, his parachute opening in time to prevent injury. Snell's body was found in the wreckage of the plane. Lieut. Snell was a son of the late Lawrence Snell, former State Senator, wealthy ~ Detroit. dairy- man. ROBBERS MAKE FOUR RAIDS. TAKE $198, IN 35 MINUTES Bakery Drivér, Grocer and Two Kroger Stores Are Victims of Two Holdup Men. Feur robberies were perpetrated within 35 minutes yesterday by two men in an automobile, similarly described in each instance. The first robbery was at 5:35 and the last at 6:10 p.m. In all, $198 was stolen, Carroll P. Combs, a driver ‘for the White’ Pakery Co., surrendered $63 when the two robbers stopped his truck at Sarah and Papift streets. John Weider, grocer at 5049 Devonshire avenue, lost $090. The Kroger store at 4207 Hereford street was robbed of $35, and the Kroger store at 6476 Arsenal street of $50. THREE KILLED WHEN TRAIN STRIKES GASOLINE TRUCK Man and Two Grandchildren Were Riding on Machine When Explosion Occurred. Ly the Associated Press. GEARY, Ok., Oct. 20.—Three persons were killed at Hydro today when a Rock Island freight tmain struck a gasoline truck on which they were riding and the gasoline exploded. The dead are a man named Wil- son. driver of the truck, and two grandchildren. The engineer and fireman of the locomotive were burned seriously. WANTS SUPERVISION BY U. S. Nicaraguan Liberal Candidate Pro- poses Same Plan for 1932. ' Associated Press. My M AGUA, Niearagua, Oct. 29. —GeneJose Maria Moncada, Lib- eral candidate for president oi Nicaragua, has written a letter to his conservative opponent. Adolfo Benard, proposing that they goin in a request to the United States ev the to supervise the Nicaraguan presi- | dential election of 1932. Gen. Moneada states that the registration for this year’s election has been conducted with the ut- most fairness under American supervision and that he believes the election on Nov. 4 will be car-| 'day of leonard ried out in the manner. He tiakes the suggestion for the sim- of the election in- sure both parties equal and fair opportunities at the polls.” same OF BOOTLEG GRAFT TWO CONVICTED “WN PHILADELPHIA 7s Republican Legislator and Suspended Police Captain Found Guilty of Con- spiracy. JURORS COMMENDED | FOR THEIR VERDICT Maximum Sentences, if on All Counts, Could Total 661 Years Each; Both Men Seek New Trial. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 20.—Mat- tepublican ward and State and Charles W. Schoenleber, suspended today victed of conspiracy, bribery taking money from protec- thew Patterson, leader legislator, were con- and Police Captain, extortion in saloonkeepers for police tion. ‘The jury was out one hour and 47 minutes. : John R. K. Scott, counsel for Patterson, and Edward A. Kelly, who represented Schoenleber, asked for a new trial. Judge cames Gay Gordon Jr. set bail at $25,000 each, but informed Scott, who sought delay, that argument for a new trial must be made be- fore the end of the month. Judge Gordon commended jurors for their verdict. the indicted by the October jury on evidence uncovered by} the special grand jury which i; inves- tigatine gang murders, bootlegging and police corruption. They heard the verdict without any show of emotion. The two were convicted on 37 bills of indictment, charging they collected $12,195 in protection money. In the testimony of the trial, which began Tuesday, Jo- seph L. Ehrenreich, a lawyer, said Patterson hired him to get a sa- loonkeepers fund from William Peters, who ran a saloon. Peters iestified he got money from each of more than a score of saloon- keepers, who paid him $55 every two weeks “to keep the cops away.”’ When asked what maximum sentence could be imposed on the convicted men, Lemuel B. Scho- field,- Assistant District Attorney, who prosecuted their trial, said that, roughly speaking, if sen- tenced on all counts, each of them could be sentenced to 661 years. “But they are also subject © to fines,” he said. “Fines which run into such staggering figures that it would be absurd to calculate or to think of imposing such monetary penalties.” Another Captain Discharged. Before his arrest Schoenleber was declared by the special grand jury to be “unfit to hold any pub- lic office.’’ and today another cap- tain. who was placed in the same category by that body but was not arrested, was discharged from the police service by the Civil Service Commission. He was Charles C. Beckman, captain of detectives. He was tried by the Commission on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer, when the grand jury reported he waS vague concerning the source of his personal wealth. Beckman was tried according to the laws of the municipality, which direct that no policeman may be discharged without such a trial, but resigned while the trial was in progress. Hiis action was disregarded. The Commission was unanimous in its verdict. : District Attorney Monaghan has anounced that Beckman will be ar- restegg t the proper time.’’ 10 DAYS FOR WOMAN SPEEDER Miss Margaret O’Brien Appeals From Beck's Sentence. Miss Margaret #'Brien, who said she lived at 8129 Winfield avenue, St. Louis County, was sentenced to 10 days in the Workhouse on a charge of speeding by Police Judge Beck yesterday. A motorcycle policeman testi- fied he arrested Miss O’Brien Sept. 13 as she was driving at the rate of 40 miles an hour in Delmar boulevard, near Sarah street. Miss O'Brien denied going o fast, stat- ing the speedometer on her ma- chine registered only 22 miles an hour when she was hailed by the officer. She appealed. Shot Kills Boy Picknicker. By the Associated Press. FARGO, N. D.,. Oct. 20.—A _ bul- let fired into a group of boys and Sunday School teachers returning from Eaton, 11-year-old and Mrs. L. H. Eaton of Fargo. It was thought the shot was fired from the Moorhead, Minn., side of the Red River, while the group was on the Fargo side. son of Mr. Patterson and Schoenleber were | grand | — a pienic caueed the death to-| SAFETY GROUP MESSAGE 10 HIS WIFE ‘Never Give Up Hope,’ Wrote Com. MacDonald; ‘an English- man Can Do It.’ Special to the Post-Dispatch. LONDON, Oct. 20.—‘Never give up hopé” was the parting message which Commander H, C. Mac- Donald gave to his wife before he embarked on his venture of flying the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Ireland in a Moth plane. experts and the public have re- linquished virtuaiy every thought of seeing the aviator again, Mrs. MacDonald clings to the injunction left by her husband. The existence of the message was discloSed in an article by Mrs. MacDonald written for the London Sunday Express. She said it was contained in a letter which the Commander left with her before he sailed for Canada and which he told her not to open until two days after his flight began. Much of this letter, she said, was too in- timately sacred for publication, but the lonely woman quoted the fol- owing: “T Know that you are against the flight. I know that people will say that I ant a suicidal fool. But I do not think so. “T have enough petrol and if I do do go under it will be through engine trouble. The machine is a good one, and you know I have had considerable experience ‘in navigation. “After all, they called Lindbergh ‘the flying fool.’ If an American could do it, an Englishman ‘can do it. “IT Know you will look after lan (the small son of the couple). He has always been keen about soldiers If he wants to go into the army, let him. I think the business is all right. You know as much as I do about it. “After all, Harry Hawker was found after five days. Never give up hope. If I made a mistake, I am sorry. It will be’ terrible for you.”’ Falling Light 150 Miles Off Ire- land on Airman’s Course. by the Associated Press. LIVERPOOL, England, Oct. 20. -—~The passengers and crew of the, British liner Montclare. which ar- rived here this afternoon, reported | in the sky. | which dropped into the sea Thurs- | seeing a strange light day evening at 6:15 when the ship was 150 miles off the coast of Northern Ireland. The position of the light was ap- proximately along MacDonald's in- tended course and just a few hours behind the missing airman’'s esti- mated schedule. Chinese Swords for Plowshares. TAIYUAN, China., Oct. The arsenal at Taiyuan converted into an 29.— ‘tory, where swords are to be turned into plowshares. Various kinds of agricultural tools will be | manufactured, and in addition | there will be an experimental school in industrial edueation for several hundred discharged gol- diers. Although | ; on ~ seg ee eT eee Reo intiiec it ‘ * FECES. FN 2 ie BRIS BAP ONE AM OO Ng Ne sy rattle - v + hey “« x URGES END 10 FAST DRIVERS jf Law Enforcement Commit- tee, Headed by J. Hugo Grimm, Denounces Rose- can’s Policy in Report. , eno ~ HSPN | Need te NEED mrt Bes ST ” i +2 ag m “ Se - ee ent Serene eve ewer ot HEAVY AUTO TOLL ff. LAID TO LAXITY — Police Courts, Court of Criminal Correction and Circuit Attorney’s Office. Criticised. f a Police Judge Rosecan’s policy of paroling speeders, cureless driv- ers and intoxicated drivers on their promise to refrain from driving an automobile for a specific pertod, should be discontinued at %nce, in the opinion of the special Citi- zens’ Law Enforcement Commit- tee of the Safety Council, headed by former Circuit Judge J. Hugo Grimm, which yesterday made public the report of its survey of traffic law enforcement in the eity. The committee, in effect, 1e- ported that lax law enforcement in the Police Courts, the Courts of Criminal Correction and the Cir- cuit Attorney's office was respon- sible for the high traffle accident fatality total for the first nire months of this year, during Which 135 persons were killed as against | 147 during all of 1927. Judge Roseean, whose court practices are particularly criti- cised, withdrew from the bench after the primiary, under an ar- rangement with Mayor Miller, to devote his time to his cumpaign as Republican nominee for Circuit - Judge. He still holds his appoiat- ment and Meyer Blocher, as Pro- visional Judge in the court, is con- tinuing his: parole policy under the argument that it is the most ef- fective way to deal with traffic . violators. Summary of the Findings, Briefly, the Safety Council Com- mittee’s findings were: ; There is “a very direct rela tion between strict or lax en- forcement of the city traffic reg- ulations and the number of fa- at talities resulting from the opera- tion of high-powered vehicles | e upon the streets.” The certainty of arrest, the certainty of conviction and the certainty that the conviction will stand, will do more to reduce the traffic violations than anything that can be done or any law that can be passed. The Police Department has ef- ficiently discharged its duty in : : arresting 33,382 traffic ‘viola- es tors. during the first seven ae months of 1928. In Judge Rosecan’s court, dur- ae ing the first seven months of the ae year, the percentage of paroles ¢ coe and stays during good behavior Sea in speeding case# was 65 per cent : of the convictions, against 22 ; ae per cent in 1927, while in Judge | 2 Clyde C. Beck’s court the per- Pe centage was 31 during seven + ,aonths of 1928, against 13 per : 3 cent in 1927. From Jan. 1, 1927. to July 31, 1928, only 63 traffic violators served terms in the workhouse, the majority being paroled after a part of the sentence had been served. “Fronting”’ or the use of “pull” and influence to harass the po- 2 Z lice and the Judges into leniency. a aS is one of the pernicious obstacles “ & against propet law enforcement. 4 : Committee’s Recommendations. The committee's recommenda- tions: That. the Police be encour- aged to continue to strictly ap- pes hes . ; ee 2 ae Aci age ee ~ ae PO Ne ¥ BA Mey + a Pi Fe ie Neues: es ay ry 2 a a mee Pate si BSc ee he er Re %. PS ws ¢ ‘’ 7 a FES Ma oe Ey ied 7 BRI CIO Ce tea aa om ae Mee is being | implement fac- | ply the present traffic regula- tions. That the Safety Council assist in obtaining an increased per- sonnel for the Police Depart- ment. That the Police Court Judges, Circuit Attorney, and Judges of the Courts of Criminal Correc- tion strictly enforce the traffic regulations. That no fine or penalty should be assessed unless it is merited and if it is merited it should not be remitted except for reasons that can be and are made a part of the record. That the practice of paroling persons on their promise not to drive for a certain period be d@is- continued at once. That a law for the licenatng of drivers, containing a elayse empowering Judges to tempora- rily or sermanently revoke the Continued on Page Four. :