The Washington Post
May 7, 1929

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> > > » \ \ | i may -8 1823 t— morning The only newspaper in Washington with the Associated Press news every in the delivery call Main 4205. year. For home i. ~/\ j ™ . * The Washington Po — — ‘a NO. 19,318. / ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER POSTOFFICE, WASHINGTON, D. C. WASHINGTON! TUESDAY. MAY ¢. 1929. = POST-SCRIPTS GEORGE ROTHWELL BROWN “Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and out- ward flourishes, I will be brief.” The new tariff bill satishes no- body now, and will satisfy even fewer when they get through with it. A friendly word of advice to young Charles Evans Hughes, as he stands with his foot on the ladder of fame—when you get to the Su- preme Court bench don’t make the mistake of hopping off to run for something better, because there ien’t any such thing. * = I What Harry Sinclair can’t under- stand is why all the newspaper wise-crackers of the country aren’t in there for the same offense keep- ing him company. I - . . Member of the city council of Brockton demands the arrest of Senator Heflin—it seems they can’t find that empty beer bottle high nor low. Or maybe it was because he - didn’t get a permit to speak, which certainly gives the Senate a good tip on revising those rules. - ~ . * More money goes to jail in Our Town than has ever been under lock and key before except in a bank. As Mr. W. S. Gilbert would para- phrase the plight of No. 10520— Te sit in solemn silence in a jammed-up jail, A-thinking of the power of the long, green hale. It’s understood that Lawyer Heover will go down to the jail every day and tell Mr. Sinclair that they can’t put bios j is there for that. In the — —— — the new tariff bill doesn’t seem to have raised anything except the farmers’ Rapes. | s es ‘ . | If you want to hear a real loud bleat about the wicked secrecy in which the Republican tariff revision has eee framed, draw of te one The Boston Transcript on Friday said editorially that tornadoes don’t a Kansas twister dislocated Berlin, N. H., but wasn’t this lese majeste? Young Charlie Hughes is only forty, and we see by his photograph that he is a member of the law firm ef Colgate & Gillette. Maybe Mr. Hoover is farsighted, and would be able to see the New York State Republican organization better if he would go out te Cali- fornia and use the Lick Observatory telescope. ~ * a — President Hoover is reported to have turned down some Vare wets in Philadelphia, but as we under- stand it being dry was not an es- sential qualification in the Pennsyl- vania delegation at Kansas City last summer. “Who would have believed it possible,” complained Miss Cutie Flippet, az she rolled a bootleg cigarette of cornsilk and sassafras leaves, “that those reformers would have succeeded in taking away our tobacco!” Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, and a bargain at that. * « Perry Howard stands not upon the order of his going, but goes at ence. He was vaccinated with the Hoover virus at Kansas City, but it didn’t take. After spending the night in a jail ‘dermitory with 60 other prisoners — ha - Mr. Sinclair, for the first time in his life, will probably be only toe glad te get up this morning at 5:45. Jehnny Raskob outlines a plan whereby the “little fellow who can’t save very much” can buy an estate for his old age on the installment plan, but suppose it should wind up in a deficit! J Harry Sinclair is set to raking grass on the Municipal Hospital grounds we'll bet he rakes more of the _— green than anybedy in the — In the beginning of this Nation we permitted the Government to de things—now the Government doesn't porasit us te de anything. be fost deapping of to slocp at 6:45 OBSCURE GULT PAU TOPO FIELD INGRITTON OPEN Fred Jewell, Young Briton, Leads Stars With 72 in Qualifying. WIND AND RAIN BESET GOLFERS IN TOURNEY Scores Generally High With Yankees Well Up in First Day’s Play. CRUICKSHANK, DIEGEL VON ELM ARE SECOND Hagen Plays Steady Game With Card of 75; Dudley Un- likely to Gain a Place. By FRANK H. KING, (Associated Press Staff Writer). Gullane, Scotland, May 6 (A.P.).— Fred Jewell, a young British pro, this morning walked with diffident mien in the company of his elders as he went out with some of the world’s greatest golfers for the first qualifying round of the British open. Tonight he had a per- fect right to approach these great men of golf without apologies, for his 72 was good enough to lead the field for the first day. There may be trouble in store for the young long Ashton pro who barely missed selection for the British Ryder Cup Team, but for today at least there is no name above his. A stroke behind Jewell with scores of 73 were bracketed an American ama- teur and Scottish-American pro. George von Elm’s 73 was the best score for the 75 amateurs entered and Bobby Cruick- shank’s 73 was the best contribution of the professional contingent from the United States. Weather Termed “Widest.” “The first round was played in the T wildest weather experienced in a Brit- ‘ish open championship in half a cen- tury and most of the visiting Americans found it a trying experience. On the whole, however, they played no worse than the sturdy British natives. Scores meant little today and even the greatest of the assembled golfers were satisfied with. scores around 80 In the prechampionship play. Only Ed Dudley, of the American Ryder Cup Team, who took 85 strokes today, was regarded as in danger of failing to qualify. Johnny Farrell, open champion of the United States, with a 9 at the Seventeenth hole, turned in a card of 82, but Farrell's friends expected him to clip many strokes from that figure in the second qualifying round tomorrow. Gene Sarazen, who floundered around in 61, and Al Espinosa, with 80, shared Farrell's moments of disquiet, but they were expected to snap out of it to- morrow. Walter Hagen, the visiting team captain, who knows his British golf courses, scored 75 and took his place among the leaders, as did Leo Diegel, with 74. Morton Smith had a good 78 and Al Watrous, another Amer- ican who knows his way about in Brit- ain scored 77. Jimmie Thompson young pro from Knoxville, Tenn., had 737. as did Tommy Armour, playing in native Scotland. 79 Is Popular Score. The visitors from overseas ran heavi- ly to scores of 79. In this group were MacDonald Smith, Joe Turnesa, John Golden, Jim Barnes.and Bill Mehlhorn The opening eightéen holeg of the qualifying play today were played on two courses, 1 mile sapart—Muirfield, where the championship proper will be staged, and the Gullane Municipa! Course. Jewell, Yon Elm and Cruick- shank played at Gullane today and will move to Muirfield tomorrow with the others who tried the municipal course first. The best’ score for the Muirfield lay- out was made by another youngster, CONTINUED ON PAGE 13, COLUMN ? Raskob Plans Riches On Installment Basis Outlines Idea for Provid- ing Estates for Small Income Earners. | * New York, May 6 (A.P.).—John J. Raskob, chairman of the Democratic national committee and former chair- man of the finance committee of Gen- eral Motors Corporation, tonight out- lined an idea which he has had under consideration for several months whereby he believes persons with small incomes could systematically build up estates to care for themselves in their old age. His whole idea, as he explained it, is to give the “little fellow,” who can not save very much, a chance to make his savings count. Briefly, his plan is to enable the “little fellow” to buy himself an estate on the installment plan, as he now is buying his automobile. It is modeled somewhat after the investment trust idea combined with the General Motors Acceptance Cor- poration, which he organized ten years ago. His investment company would furnish the investment. His “accept- JOHN J. RASKOB. ance corporation” would advance the money for the purchase of the invest- ment, somewhat’as the General Motors | CONTINUED ON PAGE ‘5, COLUMN 4. EOUDBAR 10 CLAIM PROTECTION INU. o. Mexican Rebel Commander Flies Across Border, Rancher Says. TOPETE ACCOMPANIES HIM El Paso, Tex.. May 6 (A.P.).—John C. Uhriaub, a California rancher, de- clared here today that Gen. Jose Gon- zalo Escobar, cemmander in chief of the ill-fated Mexican revolutionary army, flew across the border into the United States last Thursday, with for- mer Gov. Topete of Sonora and con- ferred with Gow Rodriguez of- Baja, Calif.. at a ranch near Gila Bend. Ariz., Saturday. Ubriaub said he met Escobar after he crossed the border. “Escobar, accompanied by Topete and another rebel general, flew across the border, heavily armed, but not accom- panied by any bodyguard. to attend a conference with Rodriguez. which was arranged by an American mining engi- neer at his ranch near Gila Bend,” the rancher said. “When the conference ended, Esco- bar asked permission to recross the border into Baja, Calif., but was flatly refused by Rodriguez. Escobar became so angry I thought there was going to be trouble. “Escobar: later, however; appeared in the best of spirits, and, while he re- fused to reveal his ultimate destina- tion, said he would spend some time with a triend at a ranch in the South- west. He said he intended to leave Gila Bend after dark Saturday night.” The rebel leader told Uhrilaub he would claim the protection of the United States Government by “the same right the Kaiser of Germany claimed that of Holland at the close of the World War.” “We had plenty of money,” Escobar was quoted by Uhriaub as saying, “but the United States was against us. We tried repeatedly to get munitions across the border but failed because of the strict guard maintafned by the American border controls.” Escobar appeared to have Plenty of money when he arrived at Gila Bend, hriaub said. It was believed here that Escobar has taken refuge on a ranch between Gila Bend and Ajo, Ariz. Error in Death Penalty Bill Would Free Lifers Zansing, Mich. May 6 (U.P.).—The Michigan capital punishment bill, passed by the Senate recently, must be amended by both houses of the Legis- lature due to an error which would have freed a large number of mur- derers, it was learned today. The bill would repeal the old life penalty statute and not provide penalties for crimes committed while that. statute } was in force. Man, 100, Dies After Sons Build Coffin He Designed SUBSCRIBERS WILL DO THE WASHINGTON POST AND THEMSELVES A FA- VOR IF THEY WJLL CALL THE POST, MAIN 4205 ANY. MORNING. THAT THEIR PAPER IS NOT DE- LIVERED BY 7 A. M. Centenarian Chose the Tree From Which He Took Wood for Casket. Brevard, N. C., May 6 (A.P.).—The screws with which to fasten down the lid of the coffin made under his direc- tion from wood he personally selected several years ago, arrived in Brevard Saturday night, and Sunday rmerning et 12:15 o'clock E. B. (Uncle Dock) Clayton shook off the burden of his 100th year. For years Mr. Clayton had watched over a certain wild cherry tree on his property and about three years ago had it cut and sawed into lumber for his coffin. The lumber was stacked to sea- son and meanwhile the old man de- termined to live at least to the century mark. On last Christmas Day people from all over western North Carolina helped fore the commission reflects ARMS GROUP DEFERS ACTION ON U. 0. PLAN Consideration of Gibson Naval Formula Indefinitely Put Off by Experts. BRITISH MAKING STUDIES By ALBERT W. FOX. America’s formula for measuring pre- parative naval strength has, not been accepted by the preparatory commis- sion of the League of Nations and Am- bassador Gibson has not been given an opportunity even to explain the possi- bilities of the American suggéstion to the conference ‘at Geneva. Under the leadership of Great Britain and Japan it has been decided to postpone all eonsideration of the American idea un- til a later indefinite date. the American. formula have been ‘coma | municated to the State Departwient here and are found commented upon in Ambassador Gibson's final speech. a copy of which was made public here yesterday. It now develops that the British have been making studies them- selves with respect to a formula and feel that nothing would be gained by discussin™ the American formula ‘until there has been time for further study of the possibilities which* might be opened up as a result of the American idea. Apparently Japan, France and Italy all agreed that an indefinite time in the future would be be considered as the appropriate time to ascertain what the American formula would sig- nity. Under the circumstances, Ambassa- dor Gibson's concluding speech is con- sidered to be a graceful acceptance of the inevitable and calculated to pre- serve the spirit of harmony, although there is diszppointment refiected in the first few paragraphs because of the failure of the league conference even to discuss the American formula. Thus the _ sixth meeting of the League Commission adjourns without any .efinite accomplishment and with its efforts to ‘ure America into con- troversial European questions frau- strated by timely word from Washing- ton. The reports that President Hoover was understood to be absolutely against any and all of the committments and concessions which were attributed to Ambassador Gibson have been sent broadcast to every European capital and have perhaps hastened adjourn- ment of the Preparatory Commission. The formula which America proposed as a possible key to the solution of the naval limitation problem remains the feature of the Preparatory Commis- sion’s sixth session, despite the fact that the powers have declined to dis- cuss it at the present time. At least the formula has not been rejected and it may well serve its purpose at some future time unless Great Britain and Japan or France and Italy fear that the formula might be used in a man- ner disadvantageous to their interest. France and Italy already want changes in the formula, while Great Britain and Japan are for the present more interested in bringing about a long delay before consideration of the for- mula is to be taken up. The British and Japanese want a long hecess of the Preparatory Commission, while America alone would prefer a short recess 80 that the formula could at least be given a fair hearing. Ambassador Gibson's last speech be- the disap- pointment of Mr. Gibson over the action of the powers in not being will- ing to discuss the American formula before adjournment, especially as Mr. Gibson brought up thse formula at the opening session and thereby gave the league powers time to consider this matter if they Nad wished to do go. “I made my general statement as to a possible method of approach to the naval problem early in our present ses- sion,” said Mr. Gibson in his speec)) yesterday, “chiefly in order to afford other. delegations opportunity to con- sider it from evcry aspect and to deter- mine to what cegree they were in a po- sition to discuss it at tae present time After my statement we learned that ‘pcos other govcrmuments are’ making CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN 1.;} CONTINUED ON PAGE 3, COLUMN ‘5. SINGLE BALLOON a UNNEPORTED; AEGURD BROKEN Navy No. 1, Sets Distance Mark With Unofficial 900-Mile Flight. DETROIT TIMES BAG MAY BE STILL ALOFT Officials Doubt Entry Has Been Forced Down in Isolated District. VAN ORMAN HEADS OTHER CONTESTANTS: Distances Must Be Checked by Aeronautical Association Officials for Record. Pittsburgh, May 6 (A.P.)—With one of the twelve entrants in the national elimination balloon face still unre- ported, the winner was still in doubt tonight, although the Navy, No. 1. had apparently broken a distance record by landing near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, after a flight of some 900 miles. Determination of the ultimate victor must awaft a report from the Detroit Times entry. of which nothing had been heard since the take-off late Sat- urday afternoon. E. J. Hill. Detroit, is pilot of the Times bag, with arthur G. Schlosser. aid. Both are experienced balloonists, and race officials said they were well able to take care of them- selves. Record Appears Broken. | Lieut. Thomas W. G. Settle, pilot and Ensign Wiiford Bushnell, aid on the Navy 1, were in the air about 44 hours. to cover the 900 miles, according to unofficial computation... The existing record for the type of craft used in the elimination is 572 miles, set: by 8. A. v. Kaemuær⸗en. in 1927. Rasmussen wes of’ the. Detroit’ Balloon” Giub en- m this year’s race, landing at Cam- den, N. V. a distance of more eee 300 miles. The possibility that the Detroit Times had landed in an isolated dis- trict where means of communication were not available, was considered at headquarters. It was not believed, be- cause of winds prevailing smce the take-off that the Times had been taken out over the Atlantic Ocean. Settle’s distance must be checked by the Naitonal Aeronautical. Association before it becomes a part of the records of free ballooning. If at any time the bag dropped to earth only to drift back into the air. the great distance to Prince Edward Island will not be con- sided as the entry's total mileage, headquarters said. Records Are for Race. Hill and Schlosser are holders of the existing endurance record, which is seme 17 hours less than the 44 Settle and Bushnell took to reach Prince Ed- ward Island. The balloonists in the Detroit Times made their endurance record in 1927, and it was said by race officials that they might be out in an attempt to break that mark. The endurance record of Hill and Schlosser and the distance record of Rasmussen are for the national elimi- nation and not world records. Meanwhile, the pilots and aids of the ten other entries were packing up their craft, their efforts to win the right to enter the international race at an end On the basis of unofficial distances, the Goodyear VII, piloted by Ward T. Van Orman, seemingly had traveled the greatest distance of any of the balloons reported down. Van Orman brought his craft to the ground at Keeseville, N. Y., 405 miles away. Landings of Other Pilots. Army No. 1, Capt. W. J. Flood, pilot, landed at Warwarsing, N. Y., 297 miles. Army No. 2, Capt. E. W. Hill, pilot, landed near Branch, Ulster County, N Y., 294 miles. Army No. 3, Lieut. L. A. Lawson, pilot, landed near Roxbury, N. Y., 290 miles. The Pittsburgher, Dr. G. M. Legalee. pilot, came down near Utica, N. Y., 280 miles. H. E. Honeywell landed his St. Louis Chamber of Commerce entry at Middle- sex, N, Y, 245 miles. The Aircraft Development Corpora- tion bag of Detroit, W. A. Klikoff, De- troit, pilot, came down at Slate Rock. Pa., 160 miles. The Business Club of Akron entry, A. C. Palmer, pilot, made but J2 mui, landing at Mount Pleasant, Pa., ine Navy No. 2 bag, Lieut. Jack Richard- son. came to grief after floating 27 miles to Apollo, Pa. Peacemaker Is Slain By Bullet of Fighter Chicago, May 6 (A.P.).—Sam Galluci, 33, acted as peacemaker in a quarrel between four men last night and was killed for it. Gallucci ordered the men from his s.ore when they refused to quit fight- in>. Nick Gallucci, 6, the slain man's s0n, told police one of the men fired at Gallucci, killing him instantly. Low rate excursions—Florida, Mavana. Optional routes, stopovers Fiorida March 30 8 — 20. y 11, Mmit 15 = = Sea board, 714 14th St. ’ taken into the attempt to assassinate Premier Augus- Unas ⸗ — si —— eee — a ae — — — —w r &6— — — — — — — JOHNSON IS RUSHED TO WUGPITAL ERE Nats’ Manager, Stricken Ill in Cleveland, Wheeled to the Train. HIS KIDNEYS AFFECTED Cleveland, Ohio, May 6 (A.P.).—Wal- ter Johnson, manager of the Washing- ton American League baseball team, to- night was put aboard a train for Wash- ington, where he will be taken to Emer- gency Hospital for treatment. The Big Train, one of the pitching idols of baseball for twenty years, was Union Station in a wheel chair, but was able to pu!l him- self on the train with the assistance of friends. He was accompanied by Clark Griffith. owner of the Washington club Johnson, who last spring was kept under the care of physicians for three months by influenza, apparently was in good health when the Washington team arrived here last Friday for a :- ries with the Cleveland Indians, but Saturday caught a cold. which affected his kidneys. Dr. M. H. Castle, physician to the Cleveland club, had decided that John- son was too ill to be removed from his hotel here this morning, but considered it best to return him to his home city after a telephone conversation with — 43 PS aig? “xh eee fot ee Louls Harry F. Sinc!air, multimillionaire oil- ini, Jail last night to ogtn hie sentence of — United States Renate, 3 SONTINUED ON PAGE 15, COLUMN 8. < : * t * — 4 aa * « a F 4 » a . ak d es to : onus * Begins Hi + Winety-Day —— * * 5 | tatiy RISING Roun | FAlLs TO TO. DAUNT Hi a “as 4 ⸗ 34 — * ae a No. ; He 3 e * J J 4 ; *⁊ 2* * = — — MISES HE WILL BE MODEL PRIS | Brother and Lawyer W —— Si. oS 4 | to Routine of Prison. - | Jatt sentence for contempt of the U — — — * Starry P. sinciatt, ot magnate « * multimillionaire, sportsman, last ® surrendered himeelf:to Ms). | Peak, - superintendent of the Jail, and began the serving of.» piety ‘asttood. a the idk eal |e’elock. He was accompanied by / * Sinclair, his brother: G. T. & an attomey. and his chauffeur. ie party Grove up. to the fal Se ais = —— —— ent —— the } ot the ; TS i Sal * * FAKE MONEY HOLDS FORMER POLICEMAN G. W. Bayless, 30, Alleged to Have Confessed Passing Spurious $50 Bills. STORE EMPLOYE ACCUSER Gather Washington Bayless, 30 years old, a former District policeman, who was arrested yesterday for investiga- tion, confessed last night to passing three comnterfeit $50 bills, according to announcement by detective head- quarters. One of the spurious bills was passed on a grocery store at 637 Pennsylvania avenue southeast and the Others on Alexandria merchants, the detectives said. ‘Bayless’ confession came after.P. B. Mullen, a clerk in the Ridgely & Jones clothing store, at Alexandria, had iden- tified him as the man who gave a counterfeit 850 note in payment on a purchase of a suit, hat and shirt. Mul- len also identified Bayless’ suli_—hat and shirt as the articles purchased from him, although the labels in each. in- stance had been torn out or mutilated Bayless and a companion, Harry Lee Brooks, 26 years old, of North Olm- stead, Ohio, were arrested yesterday oy Detective Sergt. Frank M. Alligood. Bay- less, in his confession, implicated CONTINUED ON PAGE 3. COLUMN 3. prison card was made out. down over his eyes, was then into the private office of Maj. Peak arrival of his prisoner. companied by his brother ney. The chauffeur, smiled as he told the prison superin= tendent that he needn't expect any trouble from him as he — 9 be a model prisoner. Maj. Peak tifen acquainted Sinclair with some of the prison regulations. Sleeps in East Dormitory. “I don’t suppose you are used to ting up as early as we do here?” the — major asked. -" “What time?” Sinclair asked. “5:45.” “Oh, well, I guess I'll get accustomed to the routine in a couple of days,” 5 Sinclair replied. .Maj. Peak then told Sinclaiy oe would bé confined in the east wing with about 60 other short-term prige oners and the prisoner-clerks. The prisoners‘in the east wing of the jail sleep in one long room, Army style. -_ A prison clerk entered Maj. Peaks oZice at this juncture and Sinclair’s ~ The olf Lithuanian Premier Escapes As Assassins Kill His Aid Assailants Fire at Group in Kovno Theater. Kovno, Lithuania, May 6 (U.P.).—An “"aldermaras as he entered ‘he State Theater wag frustrated here to- night but the premier’s aid de camp was killed and two companions were woun ed in a volley of shots. Three undentified men fired on the premier and his companions as they entered the theater. The aid de camp, Maj. Gudinas, was mortally wounded Two othcr members of the party, Miss Jodinaite and Valdemaras’ foster wére seriously i:.jured. Seven shots were fired Valcemares. The premier had just stepped from his automobile end turpte to enter the theater. when the three men who at Promier “a ee Two Wounded When Three . son, . CONTINUED ON PAGE 8, COLUMN 8., Ss. — os * “ty ⁊ a ee a 2 4 . Le oe —_— Me Mg Se Eee ae Per —— — Index to Today’s Issue. Pages. 1—Sinclair Surrenders at Jail. Unknown Leads in Open Golf. One Balloon Is Unreported. Escobar Flies to U. S. Valdermaras Escapes Assassins. 2—Two Guilty in Rum Chase Death. Young Debt Plan Favored. Man Kills Four, Shoots Self. 3—Michaelson Fights Trial. Reparations Solution Waits. Pareut-Teacher Convention. 4—C. E. Hughes, jr.. Appointed. Hoover to Visit West Indies. 5—Berlin Police Raid Reds. Billboard “Trust” Is Hit. 6—Editorial. T—Soeiety.