The Washington Post
September 30, 1930
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— — — — — — she the handle of the hatchet as his writing. - the weapons was micro« scopically examined at detective , headquarters yesterday, but the only ’ markings found were bloodstains on the hatchet and other stains on the ‘+ hammer of the pistol where the col- , Onel had evidently touched it. "Lieut. Kelly, who made a cofnpre- 4” hensive investigation of the scene on ", Sunday, learned that the couple had registered September 9, had checkéd 4. Out September 16, and had reéntered ). September 23. Visited His Parents Saturday. * On Saturday night. the couple were ‘4; entertained at the home of the off- /* icer’s parents from 8 to 10:30 o'clock ‘in the Gordon Hotel. They were ap- % parently in the best of spirits at that ~; time, said the parents. »: Where Col. Creecy spent the time J: between the purchase of the weapons 4. an@ the entertainment at his parents, )phas not been ascertained. ») Saturday Col. Creecy had reserva- jy; tlons made for himself and wife on ia train that was to leave for New 1. York City at noon Sunday. In their fs personal effects was found a letter »,. from the Hotel McAlpin in New York 1, City notifying them that reservaticns .yhad been made for them for Septem- “ber 28. ", In the room were two handbags »,' which had been packed for traveling. on Saturday night, Col. Creecy had Jyleft a request to be called at 7:15 o'clock on the following morning. Evidence in the room appeared con- ‘selusive that no one could have en- i tered it. at Thumb Lock Was Fastened, %' The only key to a thumb lock on “ithe inside of the door is held by Motel officials. This was used when ‘the couple failed to respond to tele- , phone calls and the rapping of hotel jemployes on the door. \: The window to the room is 60 feet » above the kitchen of the hotel. One window is nearby. Screens in the win- ‘wow of the Creecy room had appar- ~ently been untouched. There were “fe prints on the white-painted sills *tnat would indicate that any one : uld have entered by that means. st Col. Edward W, Creecy, the 84-year- eld father of the dead man, said yes- S ferday that his son had an income sof approximately 820,000 a year and Sad no financial troubles. His son's eWife, he said, was also well to do. Marine Board of Inquiry. A Martine poara of inquiry will be —* all the evidence uncovered. by rato « S226 84 @ r lice. This board convened yester- “day. Maj. Gen. Ben H. Fuller, com- dmandant of the Marine Corps, select- — the following to make the inquiry: : 1. Louis McC. Little, Col. Thomas 4G. Turner and Liept. Comdr. George sR. Carr. 5 © This board reported yesterday that aits investigation had just begun and ,qpuld ascribe no reason for the trag- Gay. 2: Police have advanced the theory sthat the woman may have been reluc- Mant to return to the tropics with Co!. eecy, whose furlough to this coun- would have expired on October 9. Was assistant commandant of the arine Corps in Haiti. J Wife Is Operated On. | Dr. Daniel Borden performed an ration on Mrs. Creecy and re— oved several pieces of skull bone. ‘Fach blow of the hatchet cut through he? skull and imbedded fragments of bone in the brain tissues. In all there were three deep incisions in the right side of her head above the ear, each 6f which penetrated the bony tissue of the skull. “Not much hope is held for her re- eovery by, the physicians. She lost a large amount of blood during the twelve hours that she laid uncon- sCious on the floor of the bedroom. Since the attack on her she has not had a conscious moment. Authorities are in constant touch with the hospital in the remote hope that she may regain .consciousness and tell them the underlying motive for the attempted murder and suicide, + Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow. - Puneral services for Col. Creecy will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o‘tiock in the chapel at Fort Myer. Tame burial will be in Arlington Ceme- tety. Full military honors will mark the. funeral. The Rev. Sidney K. Evans, United States Navy chaplain, will officiate. Meanwhile the body is at Tabler’s undertaking establishment, 928 M street northwest. Pallbearers at the funeral] will in- clude Brig. Gen. Rufus Lane. Lieut. Col. Charles R. Sanderson, Lieut. Col. Walter Hill. Lieut. Col. David M. Ran- dall, Lieut. Col. E. A. Randall and Maj. William Bevan, all of the Ma- rine Corps. Humphries Loses On Habeas Corpus 2 Justice Adkins Denies Plea ; Filed by Counsel of Fraud Suspect. *When Justice Jesse C. Adkins in District of Columbia Supreme Court yesterday denied the petition for hg beas corpus filed on behalf of Wilj- i Mayo Humphreys, his attorney, Ty Morris Wampler, immediately noted @R appeal. Justice Jesse C. Adkins, fore whom the petition was heard, réfused to set an appeal bond, but it —* indicated that one would be set later when the attorney is prepared tq present his case to the District of Celumbia Court of Appeals. "Humphries, who was arrested here saveral weeks ago, has been in fail since his arrest despite the fact that JUstice Oscar R. Luhring in signing the original writ of habeas corpus re- dQced the bond of $20,000, assessed by the commissioner, to $15,000 “Humphries is under indictment in Néw York “City on a charge of using the mails to defraud in connection h his alleged act in collecting $186,000 from the Royal Bank of Mon- trpal on a false draft. He also: is ged to be affiliated with a huge “wire-tapping”’ outfit which is said to | have made its headquarters in Can- eda, but which unfortunately per- mitted part of its mail matter to cir- ciate as far south as New York City. Former Gridiron Star : To Wed Peggy Phipps New York, Sept. 29 (A.P.).—Miss Peggy Phipps. granddaughter of the late Henry Phipps. one-time partner of Andrew Carnegie, will be married Thursday in Garden City, N. Y., to J. Gérdon Douglas, jr.. former Harvard football player, it was announced to- day. The wedding was to have been an elaborate social event, but the death of Mr. Phipps last week led to the cancellation of such arrangements. Miss Phipps is the daughter of Mr. | and Mrs. John H. Phipps, of New York | and Westbury. ;Grousbeck—Swain Bethrothal. nville, Va., Sept. 29 (Special).— . George W. Swain announces the engagement of her daughter, Emily Haskins, to Harold Irving Grousbeck. wedding will take place October Ji.at the Mount Vernon Methodist Episcopal Church here. ‘Danville Couple Wed in June. Danville, Va., Sept. 29 (Special).— Mr, and Mrs. George Shell have an- nounced the marriage of their daugh- ter. Frances Ann to Thomas Jones Ed- wards on June 22. + Husband Seeks Missing Mate. Mrs. Elizabeth L. Covington, 28- year-old wife of G. H. Covington, of 5s street near K street south- west, disaypeared from her home yes- ter , ac ing to a report made to “Dy the husband. ~ ik 5 — aes ee — — — — — GALE OF ALEXANDRIA GAS PLANT FINISHED Council Appoints Committee to Handle $750,000 Received in Deal. —r — — — — THE WASHINGTON POST BuVREAD. 907 Prince St.. Alexandria, Va. Phone Alexandria 523. The city council, at a special meet- ing yesterday, cleared up the last de- tall in the sale of the city gas works ito the Alexandria Gas Co., prior to the actual turning over of the plant. This final action will be taken at another special meeting tomorrow. The action yesterday consisted in the appointment by council of five trustees to receive and disburse the $750,000 to be received for the plant. These trustees are Mayor Carroll Pierce, Councilmen Arthur Herbert and Edmund F. Ticer; L. H. Dudley, vice-president and cashier of the Alexandria National Bank, and |George E. Warfield, cashier of the |First National Bank. The five trus- tees as a body will furnish bond of $25 000. Of the purchase price of $750,000, seven-eighths, or $656,250, will be used for the redemption of Standing municipal bonds, and the remaining one-eighth, or $93,750, will be turned over by the trustees to the city treasurer, to be placed in a sep- arate account and to be used, for ithe present at least, as a reserve fund to be “loaned” to the general fund for current expenses of the city in anticipation of the collection of taxes, Or to meet emergencies, such lo-=s to be repaid to the reserve fund. The ordinance authorizing the sale provides that this one-eighth may be used for permanent improvements if the council should so decide, but s0 far it appears that the reserve is preferred by the council. A force of meter readers will start out at 7 o’clock this morning to read all meters for the city, preparatory to the taking over of the plant to- morrow. The work must be complet- ea by sunset today, and City Man- ager Wallace Lawrence has requested all users of gas to have their meters accessible so that there will be no delay to readers. The bills will be made out by the city in accord- ance with today’s reading, and all future bills will be rendered by the A:exandria Gas Co. The fourth annual Trade Exhibit and Style Show of Alexandria Post 24, American Legion, opened last night at 7:30 o'clock when ‘Mayor Carroll Pierce turned on the lights at the Armory. J. Birrell was master of ceremonies at the exhibit, and the armory was crowded to capacity for the opening. The exhibit and style show will be continued throughout the week. The Golden Castle orches- tra, of Fort Humphreys, furnished the music for the show,. ag well as for the entertainment and dancing which followed. One of the features is the booth of the American Legion Auxiliary, where a service sale is being held of articles made by disabled veterans in the various government hospitals. The entire proceeds of this sale will go to the men who made the articles, and in many instances the small sums which they will receive for their handiwork will constitute their en- tire income. The -26th semiannual meeting of the Piedmont Convocation will be held in St. Paul's Episcopal Church here today and tomorrow. The program for today will include Holy Communion at 11 o'clock, fol- lowed by the convocation sermon by the Rev. Robert Allan Castleman; at "12:30 p. m., organization of the con- vocation; 1 o'clock, lunch in the parish hall; 2 o'clock, business ses- sion; 3 o'clock, essay by the Rev. Alexander C. Zabrieskie; at 6:30 p. m., dinner will be served in the Grace Church parish hall, the clergy being invited guests. Laymen intending to attend hav@ been asked to notify the Rev. Percy Foster Hall, rector of St. Paul’s Church, so that reservations may be made for them. It is ex- pected that 100 men will attend the dinner. On Wedensday the program will be- gin with a quiet hour, conducted by the Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector of Grace Church; business session will be held at 11 o’clock; luncheon at 1 o'clock, and business session resumed at 2 o'clock; at 3 o’clock “advance work,” with the Rev. Charles W. Sheerin, speaker. Clerical members of the convoca- tion are the Right Rev. H. St. George Tucker, D. D., Bishop of Virginia; the Rev. A. C. Langston, Accotink; the Rev. Edgar Carpenter. the Rev. Percy F. Hall, the Rev. William J. Morton, D. D., the Rev. George Vest, the Rev. S. A. Wallis, D. D., of this city; the Rev. W. Francis Allison, Brandy; the Rev. Edwin s. Hinks, Casanova; the Rev. Charlies B. Sparks, Cherrydale; the Rev. C. C. Graves, M. D., Cherry- dale; the Rev. Henry J. Miller, Clar- endon; the Rev. Kensey J. Hammond, D. D., Culpeper; the Rev. Robert Allan Castleman, East Falls Church; ‘the Rev. Thomas S. Russel, Fairfax; the Rev. William F. Carpenter, Haymar- ket; the Rev. Alexander Galt, Hern- don; the Rev. A. Stuart Gibson, Manassas; the Rev. John G. Sadtler, McLean; the Rev. S. S. Ware, McLean; the Rev. Hugh McDonald Martin, Rapidan; the Rev. Berryman Green, D. D., Theological Seminary; the Rev. Thomas K. Nelson, D. D., Theological Seminary: the Rev. Alexander C. Za- briskie, Theological Seminary; the Rev. Paul D. Bowden, Warrenton; the | Rev. Henry Heaton, Widewater. The Rev. Paul D. Bowden is dean: the Rev. W. F. Allison is sceretary, |and the Rev. P. F. Hall is treasurer. Richard Burnett, in police court yesterday, was fined $10 and costs, to- tal $50.50, and sentenced to three |}months in jail on a charge of violat- ing the prohibition law. The arrest was made by Sergts. Sims and Pad- gett. who testified they found two bottles of champagne in Burnett’s place, at the corner of King and West streets, and also nine half-gallon jars of whisky in a woodshed in the rear of the property. Burnett claimed that he had possessed the champagne since before the enactment of the prohibition law and disclaimed own- ‘ership of the whisky. An appeal to | the corporation court was entered by nhis attorney and Burnett furnished $1,000 bond In the corporation court yesterday, Joseph Dudley, Negro, under indict- |ment for the killing of Ernest Lloyd, alias “Mutt” Grooms, Negro, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and was sentenced to one year in fail. George Coburn, indicted in the same court for the elleged stabbing of James Seagraves July 18, was acquitted by the jury after three minutes’ de- liberation. The case is understood to have been the outcome of a quar- rel over a pet rabbit. Coburn was represented by Attorney Frederick L. Flynn, while the prosecution was con- ducted by Commonwealth’s Attorney Albert V. Bryan, assisted by Attorney Robinson Moncure. Bodies of two unidentified men who were killeci while riding on top of a freight car which was brought into the Potomac freight yards the night of September 18, will be buried this morning in Alexandria's Potters Field ‘eae railroad authorities and police tbelieve that the men were stealing ‘LEGION EXHIBIT OPENS| THE WASHINGTON POST: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1930. LLL LLNS CN ES Ae TEE th ng mene em me ee a G0. P. HEADS CITED AS FOES OF HOOVER Preelection Statements of Leaders Are Quoted in Michelson Talk. CURTIS, WATSON NAMED — — — — — By CARLISLE BARGERON., The Democrats put their reputed véntriloquist, Charles Michelson, on the radio last night and, lo and be- hold! instead of putting slanderous words in the mouths of Democrats, as the Republicans have charged him with doing, he did tricks with by- gone utterances of such illustrious Republicans as Vice President Curtis, Senators Watson, Fess and Borah and Chairman Will Wood, of the congres- | sional campaign committee. It was one of the diversions of the 1930 political melodrama, but highly important to the general plot. Mr. Michelson is the one whom the Republicans charge was employed as the Democratic publicity director by Mr. Raskob to smear Mr. Hoover. All of those cunning statements which have been showered upon the Republicans the past year in the 3 gréatest Democratic publicity drive in history, and purportedly made by 'genators and members of the House were in reality just Mr. Michelson’s work, the Republicans have charged. Cites Senator Michelson described fiction, and, anyway, Democratic attack has been confined to the “President’s official sins of omission and commission. There has been no assault on his character.” “Perhaps you have seen doubt ex- pressed as to Mr. Hoover’s American- ism,” he said. “The utterance was not that of Democrat, but of Senator Fess, of Ohio, now the Republican national chairman. You have perhaps noted the statement that Mr, Hoover is the most expensive luxury” that was ever fastened upon this country. That was the estimate of Representative Will R. Wood, of Indiana, now chairman of the Republican congressional cam- paign committee. You may have read that Mr. Hoover’s indorsement of Woodrow Wilson’s plea for the elec- tion of a Democratic Congress should be sufficient to condemn him in the minds of all men as being unfit for responsible position of trust. That also came from Representative Wood, and is duly recorded on Page 1354 of Volume 57 of the Congressional Rec- ord. Held Ignorant of Taxpayer. “You may have noticed some com- ment on the President’s indecision and lack of definite views on great public questions. It was National Chairman Fess who said that' the Re- publican party will demand a leader whose Americanism is not in ques- tion and whose political views are not a matter of speculation. “Senator Borah, of Idaho, told the Senate one day back in 1919 that whatever may be the great ability of Mr. Hoover, there is one individual whom he does not know exists in this country, and that is the taxpayer. On this occasion Senator Borah referred to the scandalous extortions of some of the corporations during the war period under the administration of Mr. Hoover, and added: I do not want any man to operate a trust fund by vote who thinks that those. figures represent decency or honesty. “Of course, these quotations are from 2 to 10 years old. Some of them were made in 1920 when Mr. Hoover was not sure whether he was a Re- publican or a Democrat, whether he was wet or dry, or whether he was a high tariff or a low tariff man. Some of them represent the views of Re- publican statesmen who sought to ae Mr. Hoover's nomination in 1 . Fess, this as pure he said, the Statement by Goff. “I recall that at the Kansas City convention, Mrs. Ruth Hanna McCor- mick, now the Republican candidate for senator from Illinois, took charge of a sort of coalition press headquar- ters, which was devoted to showing the unwisdom of nominating Mr. Hoover, She made public a great many telegrams, among them one from Sen- ator Glenn, of Illinois svating that ‘it is felt that it would be suicidal to the party’s chances in the coming election to nominate Hoover as the leader.’ Another telegram was from Republican State Chairman of Indi- ana E. O. Rogers, in which he said that his people felt that the nomi- nation of Hoover would lose Indiana to the Republican party. It was at this same period that Senator Goff, of West Virginia, who decided not to be a candidate for reelection this year because Republican prospects in West Virginia are at such a low ebb, an- nounced relative to Mr. Hoover's can- didacy that ‘No man who lived for 25 years under the union jack can love the Stars and Stripes.’ And Senator Watson, the Republican leader in the upper House of Congress, who opened the campaign in his State the other day, was voicing equally unflattering views of the caliber and character of President Hoover. We have never as- sailed the personal integrity of the President—-the only intimation of anything of that sort is to be found in Representative Will Wood's speech- es in Congress of a decade ago. Mr. Hoover has many social virtues. I am quite sure that in his individual character he is quite incapable of the shifty obliquities of his political course, but it is with the political phase of his character that we are concerned.” Mr. Michelson said it was his obser- vation that Presidents did not change after assuming office, adding: “If Herbert Hoover was the kind of man ten years ago described by the words of Senator Fess, Senator Moses, Representative Wood, Senator Watson, Vice President Curtis, and various others high in Republican circles, the chances are he is stil] that kind of a man. “If he was not the reprehensible character described by these eminent Republicans then, how much atten- tion should we pay to their testimony of today?” a ride from Baltimore to Washington, and when the car on which they were riding passed under a low bridge at Savage, Md., they were struck in the head and both instantly killed. Strenuous efforts were made by Police Capt. Campbell to locate the relatives of the dead men, without success. He was assisted in this work by J. Herbert Taylor, chief of the identification bureau of the Navy De- partment, and by the Washington police. Edward Carter, Negro, living at 313 North Henry street, was fatally in- jured about 8 o’clock yesterday morn- ing while at work at the plant of the American Agricultural & Chemical Co., when lumps of acid phosphate fell on him, breaking his neck. He was taken to the Alexandria Hospital, but died withim an hour. “Dr. T. Mar- shall Jones, city coroner, issued a cer- tificate of accidental death. The work of widening Mount Ver- non avenue which has been in pro- gress for several months and which was delayed by the removal of the Hume Spring House, was completed yesterday, but not opened to traffic. The road within the city limits of Alexandria is 28 feet wide. a, | — Le —— ee ee a ~— DEMOCRAT CHIEFS AT CONVENTION | John W. Davis (left), Democratic presidential nominee in 1924, and Goy. Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York, photographed at the State convention at Syracuse, N. Y. Mr. Davis is the perma- nent chairman of the convention and delivered the party plat- form. Gov. Roosevelt is expected to be renominated today. BOTH PARTIES GLADh NO TEXTBOOK RIVALS Failure to Fulfill Promises Charged to Hoover; G.0.P. Alleges ‘“‘Maneuvers.” SAYS TARIFF CUT PRICES | (Associated Press.) The political campaign reached the handbook stage yesterday at Wash- ington with both the Republican and Democratic national committees is- suing textbooks for 1930. The Republican national committee published two pamphlets, one by Sen- ator Hebert, of Rhode Island, en- titled “Democrats Deliberately Ob- struct Relief Plans” and the other by Senator Hatfield, of West Virginia, headed “Prices Decrease Under Re- publican Tariff.” The Democratic national committee handbook was of 60 pages and was entitled “Democratic Summary of Campaign Issues of 1930.” It declared in the opening sentence, “The domi- nant issue in, the congressional cam- paign of 1930.is the failure of the Re- publican administration, now well on its second year, to fulfill the prom- ises On which it based its claim for election in 1928.” Lists Five Maneuvers. Senator Hebert’s. article charged “the Democratic high command un- dertook five definite manuevers to keep pessimism alive and prevent full recovery of the Nation before the No- vember elections.” He listed the “maneuvers” as fol- —* “1. Delay of the enactment of the tariff. “2. Systematic propaganda to make it appear that the Gevernment was helpless. “3. Holding up legislation to as- sist in relief program. “4. Instilling fear into the minds of the people as to the unemploy- ment extent, and “5. Claims that foreign trade would be destroyed and factories closed.” Indiana Democrats Confident. The Democratic handbook assert- ed in one of its suhtitles that “Dem- ocratic Federal Reserve Act Ends Re- publican Panics,” and it added that “prosperity was the watchword of the Republican campaign.” The Republicans offered to give their pamphlets to party workers, but the Democrats impose a charge of 25 cents each for theirs. The Democratic committee also made public today a statement from R. Earl Peters, chairman of the Dem- ocratic State committee of Indiana, expressing the opinion that Indiana would elect this year “a practically solid Democratic congressional dele- gation.” Rock Shelter Dedicated On Appalachian Trail A stone shelter on the Appalachian Trail, near Pricelands, Va., presented to the Potomac Appalachian Trail Club of Washington, was dedicated yesterday in the presence of approxi- mately 75 persons who visited the site on foot and horseback. The building, Known as Sexton Shelter, was donated by Dr. and Mrs. Roy Lyman Sexton and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hickman, all of Washington. It will serve as an overnight stopping place for hikers on the scenic trail. NEW TARIFF BOARD ADOPTS PROCEDURE Applicants Are Required to Submit Statements on Desired Changes. PAGE COMPLETES GROUP (Associated Press.) Preparing to expediate action on tariff revision application, the new Federal Tariff Commission yesterday adopted rules of procedure requiring applicants to submit statements of information on desired changes . be- fore investigations are undertaken. Chairman Henry P. Fietcher said that the new rules were expected to result in quick action by the com- mission. Under the procedure the burden of proof of needed revisions is expected to fall on applicants. Previously the commission investi- gated revision applications and in- cluded its preliminary findings in a statement of information before it undertook further action. The ap- plicants’ statements of information. which will include evidence of domes- tic and foreign costs of materials, production, and transportation and of competition, would give the com- mission a concrete basis on which to make its investigations. In addition, the new procedure calls for public notice of all revision ap- plications and dates for hearings, in order to give all proponents and op- ponents opportunity to present evi- dence. The six-member commission was completed yesterday when Lincoln Dixon, an Indiana Democrat, took the oath of office and President Hoover announced the selection of Thomas H. Page, of Virginia, as vice chairman. Leland Harrison, of New York, who recently resigned as Minister to Uruguay, was appointed chief of the international relations division of the commission, succeeding Benjamin B. Wallace, who resigned in January. Mr. Harrison has been in the diplo- matic service since 1907, serving in nearly all of the important European posts. JAMES FARRELL RITES. Funeral Service Will Be Held Today in Capital. Funeral services of James Rollins Farrell, formerly of Annapolis, Md.., who died after a brief illness Sunday at Garfield Hospital, will be conduct- ed at 9:20 o’clock this morning from St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. He is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Farrell, of Annapolis. Be- sides his widow he is survived by a son, John Rhea Farrell, and three sisters, Mrs. James A. Walton and Miss Helen Farrell, of Annapolis, and Miss Letitia C. Farrell, of New York City. CANNON IS RETICENT ON CHURCH CHARGES Continued From Page 1. against prohibition in cities, Bishop Cannon said: “Where you find the Roman Cath- olic element you find opposition to the prohibition amendment, because cardinals, archbishops and the Pope are against prohibition. Romanism, as a body, * * * hates prohibi- tion.” Doll House Will be Given Girl Scouts by First Lady Miniature Building Is Patterned After Home of John Howard Payne; Mrs. Hoover to Attend Con- vention in Indianapolis. (Associated Press.) A unique doll. house, the gift of Mrs. Herbert Hoover, will precede the President's wife to Indianapolis last night for the sixteenth annual con- vention of the National Girl Scouts, which opens here tomorrow. It is an exact reproduction of the Girl Scouts little house in Washing- ton and will be exhibited throughout the week. Mrs. Hooyer wil) spend two days at the convention, which lasts until Saturday. She probably will give an informal talk, although she is not on the program. The first lady will wear the cotton stockings, grey green uni- form and green felt hat of the Girl Scouts. It is the first time a President's wife has attended such a meeting. Mrs. Hoover, accompanied by Miss Mildred Hall, one of her secretaries, will travel in a drawing room on a regular train. The doll house, about 24 inches high, faithfully reproduces the lit- tle White House in ashington, even to the paper on the walls. It was made at national Girl Scout headquarters in New York, after a craftsman had visited the little house here. The dolls in it are dressed in scout uniform. After the Indianapolis convention the house will be sent over the coun- try to various Girl Scout camps. The little house is patterned after the old home of John Howard Payne, author of “Home, Sweet Home.” With its green shutters, white wood- work, shining brass knocker and har- monious furnishings, it has become nationally known. The President's wife often drops in for a cup of tea in the retsful colonial living room with its outlook * the rock garden which she helped plan. See 7o, . * ay SS ee: | { — aan — ae : oy nf ra ae ae eee Ry * aera? Sy Ne fee ‘ F Dae * STATE h FAVOR ORY REPEAL New York Convention Goes on Record to Fight Law as Slate Is Named. HOOVER RECORD SCORED Syracuse, N. Y., Sept. 20 (N.Y.W. NS.)—The Democratic party in New York tonight declared itself in favor of repeal of the eighteenth amend- ment and the Volstead act, without qualification. It brushéd aside the substitute amendments to the Federal Constitution advocated by Charles H. Tuttle, Republican candidate for gov- ernor and his platform, by Dwight W. Morrow, by Alfred E. Smith in 1926, and by Gov. Roosevelt himself in his expression of his personal views. It pledged its support in this Sttae to the legislation banishing the saloon, and insuring home rule for smaller localtiies and derided the Republican. prohibition plank as a “hypocritical disclaimer” of the party’s former principles. Prohibition and Republican “hard times” were thrust tothe front today as the issues of the fall campaign by speeches and a platform, which ob- xiously are directed not only to the national congressional elections this year, but to the presidential election of 1932. United States Senator Robert F. Wagner, the key noter, and John W. Davis, presidential candidate in 1924, who spoke as permanent chairman to- night, etook proper note of the ac- complishments of the Roosevelt ad- ministration but shot their heavy stuff at President Hoover. Tammany Corruption Scored. Senator Wagner took note of the Tammany corruption issue and aligned himself with Gov. Roosevelt by declaring that the Democratic party is “ruthless in its demands that the courts must be kept pure and undefiled,” and that every dishonest office holder and political leader must be driven from public life and the party. He said this over the pro- tests of many of the leaders of Tam- many Hall, who insisted that the present scandals in New York City be ignored. The full ticket, which will be nomi- nated tomorrow, is: For governor, Franklin D. Roose- velt, of Hyde Park. For lieutenant governor, Herbert H. Lehman, of New York. For comptroller, Morris maine, of uffalo. For attorney general, John J. Ben- nett, jr., of Brooklyn, For associate fudge, Court of Ap- peals, Cuthbert W. Pound (Republi- can), of Lockport. . The relationship between Gov. Roosevelt and Tammany is curiously mixed. Outwardly all is harmonious. Curry has been called into all the important conferences along. with the other leaders, but he is not making the decisions. They are being made by Roosevelt. Al Smith is at his right hand, though he, like the others, is not more than an adviser. Leaders Stew Inwardly. Beneath the surface the Tammony leaders are stewing with resentment against the governor. The prohibition plank follows: “The Democratic party in the State of New York demands the repeal of the eighteenth amendment and the Volstead act. “We advocate restoration to each Sovereign State of the fundamental right to dttermine for itself whether alcoholic: beverages may be manufac- tured, sold or transported within its borders. “Following the repeal of the eight- eenth amendment the Democratic party of the State of New York pledges the adoption of such regu- latory measures by an din our State as will promote temperance, definite- ly and effectively banish the saloon and recognize the principle of home rule in all localities. . “The Democracy of New York State has consistently opposed national pro- hibition as un-American, productive of widespread disrespect for law and a prolific source of corruption, hypoc- racy, crime and disorder. The Re- publican party, which is responsible for these deplorable conditions, now attempts at this late date to deceive the people by a hypocritical disclaim- er of its former principles.” WARNING SOUNDED BY NYE COMMITTEE Continued From Page 1. Ss. Tre- false. No member of this committee whose name is affixed hereto has been in any way responsible for such acts as have been committed. We have not at any time spied upon Mrs. Mc- Cormick. We have not tapped her wires. We have not read her corre- spondence, either private or. official. We did not rifie her files at Byron or elsewhere nor have we or any one of us or any agent for the committee directed, approved or had Knowledge of any such acts. “We dislike honoring these charges by repeating our denials, but Mrs. McCormick has the effrontery to con- tinue to make statements which are not only false in fact but which she herself must know to be false. “Newspapers which have been in- duced to print Mrs. McCormick’s libels are now expressly notified that any future repetition of them will be regarded as willful and malicious libel for publication of which they have no justification, but must assume indi- vidual responsibility, and this notifi- cation is given without waiving any right of the committee or any indi- vidual member of it or any employe of it to bring action for what has al- ready been said and published of a libelous or slanderous nature.” Chicago, Sept. 29 (A.P.).—Repre- sentative Ruth Hanna McCormick to- night offered no comment when told of a statement made in Washington today by the Senate campaign funds committee characterizing as “false and libelous” her charge that tele- phone wires in her home and office had been tapped and her private cor- respondence rified. Two Held, Beer Seized In North Capitol Raid Two men were arrested, and a quantity of beer and liquor confis- cated, yesterday When Sergt. J. M. Leach’s squad raided premises on North Capitol street near Randolph street. The men gave their names as Edward George Williams, of the North Capitol street address, and Willis Ab- bott, of V street near Third north- east. Both were held at the Second Precinct on charges of possession. Five hundred and thirty bottles of beer, 9 quarts of whisky, 12 quarts of gin and 60 gallons of mash were reported seized. ‘ Miss Josephine Bradner to Wed. Danville, Va., Sept. 29 (Special).— ‘Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bradner announce the marriage of their daughter, Jo- sephine Bradner, to George 8. Kruck- ho, of Newport News, on September. 21, the ceremony be ormed et C. Yanceyville, N. | CUSTOMIZED .CLOTHES Tweed Topconts Gentlemen of affairs favour tweed top- REFUSED BY WILBUR Offficial Who Wanted to Quit Ordered by Secretary — to File Data. CHARGES WILL BE AIRED Continued From Page 1. sideration in attempts to gain posses- sion of valuable oll lands. Wilbur said no leases for oil shale had been issued under his adminis- tration and that the majority of claims on shale land not invalidated by the coming into force of the gen- eral leasing act of 1920 were held in the name of “individuals or associa- tions of individuals, made up largely of local people in the immediate vicinity” of the deposits. “Whether so-called large oil com- panies purchased these claims after patent is a matter over which the department has no information or control,” the Secretary added. He said further that President Hoo- ver’s conservation policy did not ex- tend to claims located under the old mineral leasing act and that this law left intact such claims so long as they were maintained M accordance with ‘that law. , Prior to 1920, he added, several thousands of these claims had been located in Colorado, Utah and Wyom- ing, covering more than 3,000,000 acres. The department, under both Secre- tary Work and himself, he continued, has followed the policy of insisting on performance by claimants of $100 as- sessment work a year on penalty of defaulting their claim. While the de- partment lost recently in the Su- preme Court in a test case, Wilbur said the decision ieft open the ques- tion whether it had the right to for- feit claims if forfeiture were cemand- ed before the locator resumed assess- ment work. As a result, action was ‘taken against all claims in default upon which work had not been resiummed and 5,700 notices were posted during the past season. These claims are now awaiting adjudication. In addition, proceedings were di- rected against 3,081 other oil shale placer locations, Wilbur said, of which 2,078 have been adjudicated as null and void by the department. Wilbur said claims have been allow- ed to go to patent only in cases where the Supreme Court decision declared the rights of claimants still in good standing and “then only after care- ful field examination as to compliance with the law’s requirement of 8500 worth of development work.” Denver, Sept. 29 (A.P.).—Represen- tative Wilil4am R. Eaton declared to- day the proffered resignation of Ralph 8S. Kelley, as chief of the field division of the Federal Land Office in Den- ver, indicated Kelly’s inability to justify rulings he made in Denver on oil shale claims. “Mr. Kelley’s resignation is the log- ical outcome of the investigations started by the subcommittee of the public lands committee of the House of Representatives into the oil shale situation,” said Representative Eaton, who is chairman of the subcommittee. “Mr. Kelley never asked this sub- committee for a hearing after he made a complaint to the Secretary of the Interior about a report made by the supervisor of the General Land Office upon an _ investigation of Kelly’s office last April. The last meeting of the subcommittee was held June 17. Kelley was recalled to Washington early in July and no doubt was given an opportunity to justify the arbitrary rulings he made in his official position as chief of the field division of the inspection service of the General Land Office at Denver.” Wilbur Called to Show ' Cause in Permit Denial . Justice Wendall P. Stafford, in Dis- trict of Columbia Supreme Court, yes- terday signed an order requiring Sec- retary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wil- bur to show cause October 20 why he should not be compelled to issue an oil and gas prospecting permit to 8. C. Canary, of Tulsa, Okla. Canary states that under the act of February 25, 1920, he filed his appli- cation for a permit to prospect on land in Alfafa County, Okla. The commissioner of the. general land office rejected the application on July 10 and shortly afterward Secre- tary Wilbur sustained the rejection. 1 ‘Attorneys Manton M. Wyvell’ and T. S. Plowman, who filed the applica- tion for Canary, in a letter accom- panying it told the Department of the Interior that they were doing so be- cause the District Supreme Court re- cently held that the Secretary of the Interior could not refuse to issue prospecting permits despite the Hoo- ver conservation edict. In returning the application the department, ac- cording to an attached exhibit, ad- vised the attorneys that the decision was being appealed from and that no permits would be issued until after the appeal had been acted on, and re then if the action of the lower court is reversed. Ohio Legionaires Plan Unknown Soldier Honor: % Accordnig to annual custom, the Ohio Department of the American Legion will pay tribute to the Un- known Soldier today. At 2 o’¢lock cothe, Ohjo, vice commander of the Ohio Department of the Lefilon, will place a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Na- tional Cemetery, om behalf of the Buckeye State Legionnaires. — Mr. Laeger will be accompanied to the tomb by a Nr ee composed of members of the ct of Columbia ine of the Legion by Dr. B. Cc. Mi local department com- this afternoon, Louis Laeger, Chilli- ee coats because of their warmth without ~veight. Our extensive collection of tweed coats, customized by Hickey-Freeman, resents the newer colours and models. FIFTY-FIVE DOLLARS s 3 Goldheim’s Apparel for gentlemen—Established 1875 : 1409 H STREET — —— — FRANKLY ON LIQUOR Senatorial Candidate Not Expected to Soft-Pedal on Rum Issue. LUNCHES WITH HOOVER By EDWARD T. FOLLIARD. Contrary to reports, Dwight W. Morrow is not going to soft-pedal prohibition in his campaign for the United States Senate in New Jersey. Having taken a bold stand for repeal, he may be e ted to discuss pro- hibition fully and frankly when h goés out on the stump. | This was the impression gained yesterday when Mr. Morrow cante here to hand in his resignation as Ambassador to Mexico, preparatory to launching his senatorial campaign in New Jersey. He made it clear that he had authorized no statement to the effect that he would evade the prohibition question, and he left his interviewers to draw their own in- Terence as to what he planned to do. The inference generally drawn was that Mr. Morrow, having thought prohibition of sufficient importance to devote an entire speech to it in opening his campaign for the Repub- lican nomination last May, is hardly likely to ignore it when he goes into the hustings next month. Theory of Politicians, The theory of politicians like Charles H, Tuttle, Republican can- didate for Governor of New York, is that, inasmuch as both parties in the State are for repeal, there is no sense in discussing prohibition any further. But this does not satisfy rabid wets. They see in this kind of “strategy” an attempt to work both sides of the street, an attempt to win over the dry voters simply by trying to make them forget the candidate's wetness. Certainly it would be a disappoint- ment to wets if Mr. Morrow adopted such a course, not only the wets of New Jersey, but those throughout the land. For .by his bold declaration last May, Mr. Morrow attracted national interest to his candidacy. . Lunches With President. . Upon his arrival here yesterday Ambassador Morrow visited the State Department and later had luncheon with President Hoover at the White House. His letter .of resignation and the President’s letter of acceptance are expected to be made public in @ day or so. In his letter of acceptance Presi- dent Hoover is expected to pay a glowing tribute to the little banker and diplomat for the fine job he has done at Mexico ay ‘J. Reuben Clark, »f Salt Lake City, was being prominently mentioned last night as a probable successor to Mr. Morrow as Ambassador to Mex- ico. Clark was at one time Undersec- retary of State. More recently he has been assigned to do special work for Ambassador Morrow in Mexico City. Yesterday Ambassador Morrow talked for two hours with Secretary of State Stimson and Undersecretary Cotton. He is expected to renew his conference with them today. Complaints Bring Quiz Into Schall Campaign (Associated Press.) The Senate campaign funds com- mittee intends to investigate the many complaints which have been made against the conduct of Senator. Schall’s campaign in Minnesota. Sen- ator Schall is the Republican nomi- nee in Minnesota. Senator Nye said he did not know when the committee would have an opportunity to make the ‘ Minnesota investigation. “So many complaints have been made against the conduct of Senator Schall’s campaign,” said Mr. Nye, “that we must investigate it” Officials in Dry Bureau Must Buy Own Papers If officials of the recently reor~- ganized Prohibition Bureau want newspapers they-must buy them out of their own pockets, according to a ruling yesterday by Comptroller Gen- eral Charles McCarl. _ Attorney General Mitchell recently asked if Government money could be used to subscribe to some fifteen daily papers for the research and edu. cation division of the bureau. Mr. McCarl, however, decided that the law did not permit such expenditures. SPECIAL NOTICES. LONG-DISTANCB SPECIALISTS. Eull zor part loads moved anywhere; 50 padded vans; feturn: ions. rates. 0 Natl. 1460. Nation — 5328 ociation, 1317 New York ave. al moving also. I WILL NOT B debts other myself. 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