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fO’LEARY ACCUSED
BY MRS. KIDWELL
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fjuror’s Mother Upholds Son's
Charge That Oil Trial Af
* fidavits Were “Padded.”
Mrs. Mary Pearl Kidwell, mother of
Edward J. Kidwell, Jr., juror in the
Teapot Dome conspiracy trial, today
substantiated the charges of her son
that .lames J. dreary, assistant
United States attorney, had written
into her affidavits that Kidwell had
fold her he suspected llarry F. Sin
clair and Edward B. Fall were caus
ing him to bo followed for the pur
■pose of finding out if he was the
kind of man who would accept a
bribe. *
Called as a witness by O'Leary to
refute Kidwell's own version of what
took place at their home when the
Government prosecutor went there to
.obtain affidavits from her and her
husband concerning the jury shadow
ing, Mrs. Kidwell unexpectedly turn
ed into a witness for the six re
spondents in the contempt proceed*
ings. Earlier in her testimony she
had admitted the statements m the
affidavits »s prepared by O Leary
were substantially true. But on
cross-examination by George 1.
Hoover, counsel for Sinclair, she en
tered a sweeping denial of many por
tions. , „ ...
O’Leary is under inquiry for intimi
dating Kidwell as a witness in the
contempt proceedings and the juror,
while on the stand, charged the Gov
ernment attorney with putting state
ments into his mother s affidavit that
were untrue.
Says Son's Statement Rejected.
Mrs. Kidwell testified O'Leary had
not read the affidavit to her and that
she could not read it very welt her
self. She told the court further that
her son had not been allowed to put
in his own affidavit a statement that
he did not know the men following
him during the trial were Burns’ de
tectives.
Mr. Hoover, who questioned Mrs.
Kidwell with much consideration,
brought out the fact that the juror
in her presence never had said any
thing to O’Leary about Burns' detec
tives following him. She denied a.*so
that her son had said the incident in
the Museum ground, when a man ap
proached him and caused h;m to feel
that Sinclair and Fall were having
him followed to find out if he was the
kind of a man who would take a
bribe and that their purpose evidently
was to “bust up the trial.
It is the contention of the Got em
inent that Kidwell had made such a
statement expressing his feelings dur
ing the trial, but Mrs. Kidwell during
the course of her testimony brought
out that O’Leary on the occasion of
his visit had asked him how ne
about it now. He indicated that he
did not have any of these feelings
while he was a juror.
Concerning the visit of Detective
John J. O’Reilly to her home, where
he made inquiries concerning the
juror’s father. Mrs. Kidwell declared
the man had not asked about her son.
Denies “Shadowing'’ Story.
Mrs. Kidwell denied that her son,
the Juror, ever told her that he was
being “shadowed” or that he thought
that the “Sinclair people would offer
him a bribe if they thought he would
take it.” She also denied that she had
ever told Assistant United States
Attorney O'Leary any such thing.
Edward J. Kidwell, sr.. father of
the juror, was next called to the stand
by Government counsel. The court
recessed for 20 minutes while the
witness read over two affidavits which
he had signed in the presence of
O’Leary. He identified his signatures
•nd said that he had told the n//lary
public that he considered the fal*ts in
the affidavits correct when he digned
them. On cross examination 6y de
fense counsel, however, the Witness
denied a statement in one of the
affidavits to the effect that hi* son had
aaid anything about the possibility of
a bribe being offered to him. He ad
mitted that he had read this affidavit
hurriedly and he supposed that it was
ail right because he believed Mr.
O’Leary would not ask him to sign it
unless it was correct. Asked to read
over aloud in court a portion of the
affidavit. Kidwell had great difficulty
in getting the words correct, and
admitted that he could not read very
well.
After her husband was excused,
Mrs. Kidwell was recalled to the stand
and was asked by Mr. Douglas if she
understood all the contents in the
affidavit and replied that she did not
feel she understood it as well as she
abould.
This opened up a broad line of ques
tioning and Justice giddons asked her
what she meant.
“I meant I didn't understand the
meaning of an affidavit, what an
affidavit actually meant,” Mrs. Kid
well replied
Denies Burn• Prejudice.
Col. James 8 Easby-Hmith, who yes
terday testified for the Government,
devoted considerable time to an expla
nation of his functions as a member
of the committee appointed by Justice
Biddons to investigate possible con
tempt action growing out of the Tea
pot Dome mistrial.
“It has been stated lo me.” said Col.
Kaeby Kmitb. “that the* idea is pre
valent in certain quarters that I should
not nerve on the committee because
there was supposed to l*» a prejudice
on my part against. William J. Burns,”
This prejudice was supposed to have
grown out of a ease j r) which he ap
peared against Burns about 23 years
asm, Col, Easby-fSmit h stated, but he
has never talked with or »<sen the de
tective wince then until the contempt
proceedings started. Because of three
insinuations, 0,1 Easby Hmlth said he
took up the matter of his service on
*.h* committee with his associate, John
K. iasakey. They reached the conclu
sion that there was nothing quasi ju
dicial in the functions of the commit
tee. and consequently he prepared to
do the bidding of the court.
To Chari*-* a Douglas, attorney for
U,*s elder Burns and his son, Col.
Easby Hmith explained that whiie he
had opinions, he had “no feelings, no
prejudices against Bums.” if« also
assured the defense attorney that he
“haa no enmity against Burns” and
tAi La/ugJae appeared jAiifoiiy satis
fied with the statement.
COLD SNAP HERE BREAKS
AS TEMPERATURE MOUNTS
Belief from the cold wave which
awept. down on Washington Monday
oams today. In three and a. half
nours this morning, from 7 until
ill Vi o'clock, the mercury climbed
from 13 to 20 degrees ar.d the
Weather Bureau predicted p would
go even higher before night fall. A
minimum of about 20 degrees whs
promised for tonight.
Gradual relaxation of the grip of
the cold was reflected last night at
(he missions, where fewer applicant*
requested shelter, although they were
comfortably filled 217 men sleeping
*.» th* f’antra) Union Mission
tins accident w»» due Indirectly to
ihe «old shout J 20 o'clock this morn
ing when John Madigsn, 6), 307% H
©treat. northeast, watchman at houses
under construction at hlxlh ktied snd
<antral avenue northeast, numbed by
• old, feii ar.d *ul bis fare, Us was
treated at Freedman'* Hospital.
Blurting was permitted on the re
flating poo) by the Lincoln Memorial
yesterday end will be permitted today,
but no skating will be permitted to
£- jys-
LUMP PAYMENT IS
BAD SUBSTITUTE
FOR 60-40 SYSTEIV
i (Continued from First. Paged
guard against excessive and unjust
exaction of contributions for Capita!
• upbuilding by the national partner.
The definite proportion plan relate!
the contributions for Capital upbuild
ing by the national and local partner?
so that every increase of compulsory
contribution by the local partner in
volves a corresponding increase o(
contribution bv the national partner
while tinder the lumpsum payment
plan everv increase of compulsory
• and involuntary contribution by the
• local partner involves a corresponding
decrease of the amount of necessary
contribution by the national partner.
The naturai result of the removal
of the self-imposed restraint upon thr
exclusively-controlling national part
ner Is to cause him to collect more
and more of necessary District rev
enue from his br’pless partner ami
less and less, relatively, front his own
purse. Authorized by substantive law
of his own enacting to collect only
dO per cent of District appropriation
from his impotent associate the na
tional partner tinder the lump-sum
payment practice now exacts 75 pet
cent and the natural and actual tend
ency is toward a continuing lncreusr
of this percentage.
The lump-sum payment plan is un
sound in principle and unjust in prac
I ice when applied to the peculiar rela
lions of nnttonal and local partners
in the National Capital partnership.
2. Our contention that the lump
sum payment practice destroys the
unrepresented Capital’s safeguard
against excessive and unjust taxation
may with advantage bo elaborated.
Destroys Capital’s Safeguard.
The compromise law of 1922 cou
pled with the imposition of new' and
heavier tax burdens upon the Capital
the vitally important offsetting benefit
of retention of the principle of definite
proportionate contribution, the Dis
trict’s safeguard against excessive and
unjust taxation by a taxing body in
which it is not represented. The lump
sum payment practice deprives the
District of the only feature of the com
promise law of 1922 which is clearly
advantageous to the people of the
Capital.
Tho vital feature o» *th© act of 1922
carried over from th# act of 1878 is
that it fixes a definltX'equltable stand
ard of national participation in C«pi
ital making, related to the contribu
tion exacted In taxes from the Capital
community, and does not leave thii
standard to the shifting of caprice.
From 1800 to 1874-8 the national
and local Capital contributions were in
definite and unrelated. Each contrib
uted what it pleased toward Capital
upbuilding. The Nation measured Its
own obligation in terms of dollars as
next to nothing. The local community
raised and disbursed its own taxes at
its pleasure. It measured its
Capital obligation considerably beyond
the limits of its meager taxable re
sources and twice became practically
bankrupt in performing almost unaid
ed th© Nation’s task of Capital
building.
In 1878 the Nation confessed its vio
lation or gross neglect of Its Capital
obligations. It gave practical expres
sion to its revived sense of this obli
gation in its undertaking to pay one
half the accumulated funded indebt
edness of the District and one-half of
future expenses. It took from the
District the power of self-taxation and
assumed completely exercise of the
right to fix the local contribution as
well as its own. In thus exercising
taxation without representation over
the District the Nation safeguarded
the Capital community hy the volun
tary, self-imposed pledge that to every
dollar collected in taxes from the local
taxpayer* should be added a dollar
from the National Treasury and that
*he aggregate revenue should be ex
pended for Capital upbuilding. This
provision protected the District from
excessive taxation by causing a tax
gatherer, alien to the unrepresented
District, to appropriate from his own
Treasury for the District's benefit
every time he appropriated from the
District's tax revenue. Every dollar
he took under the tax power from th©
local community Increased correspond
ingly his own Capital contribution.
The law of 1922 retains the principle
of definite, related Capital contribu
tions in which the law of 1878 was
rooted. That the ratio of this relation
was changed from fifty-fifty to sixty
forty did not alter the basic principle
involved.
The lump-sum payment practice
destroys all relatkm between the
National and local contributions and,
leaving all taxing power in the hands
of tho t nitod State*, deprive* the un*
represented Capital of Its safeguard
against excessive taxation by a taxing
body in which ft Is not represented.
Under the lump-sum payment prac
tice additional dollars of tax exacted
from the District no longer Increase,
hut correspondingly reduce th© na
tional contribution, actually or rela
tively.
Teaches a False Theory.
3. It teaches a false theory concern
ing the relation of Nation to Capital.
It obtrudes annually upon the atten
tion of Congress the suggestion of a
iargs cash donation to the Capital, as
If the primary obligation of National
City upbuilding were upon the local
taxpayer’s and the Nation were only
an incidental contributor, a voluntary
and benevolent donor. Hinco th©
Nation in 1878 recognized and assumed
its National Capital power and obliga
tion. its responsibility in respect to the
Capital lias been primary and dominat
ing. As late as 1916 this relation of
Nation to Capital wns fully recog
nized and clearly set forth in the re
port of the Joint select commutes of
Congress, which made the most
thorough, exhaustive andmhle study of
the fiscal relations of Nation and Cap
ital that statesmen had given to tbs
subject since 1874 8. As long a* all
the assets and revenues of the national
and local Joint contributors toward
Capital upbuilding are in the hands of
the trational joint contributor, and as
long as all decisions concerning the
amount to b© paid by the Joint contrib
utors respectively and concerning th*
expenditure of the Joint revenue are to
be rnsdo by the national contributor,
the latter must. In equity, and will In
fact bear tho primary responsibility
of Capital upbuilding, and the local
taxpayers will be re*-ognixed In their
true relation ss merely incidental con
tributors of tax money, not fixed In
amount by themselves, but exacted at.
•he pleasure of the other Joint con
tributor. Hi no© all the taxing power
remains In the hands of the national
partner, no limitation upon the
amount of national payment is re
quired but the self imposed limitation
upon tho amount to be exacted from
the Impotent parttier is essential
Is not III* superlative ln« onsislency,
the ( Umax of topsy turvydom, lire
maximum of injtisfh* attained by a
financing plan which plane* n limit
upon tha amount of Ids own money
which may be spent by the omnlme
lent mmllouml partner, with ear luaive
t»«#w«*r of ItLion mkl *f»|#roi#fli«
Mon in Ids hands, snd removes nil
limit from the amount which the ns
lionsl banner may exsd tor I’npilal
upbuilding from tlie impotent locsl
partner, the llistrtet taxpayers? |*ro
laction against himself for the power
till pat I tier who needa no protection!
A denial of motet lion for the weak
narltier who Is shsnlulely helpless snd
Impotent smi who desperately needs
lo bo protected!
Another Medal for Lindbergh.
Bogota, Colombia, January I Of*)
'I ho Colombian fJarman Aviation do.
has decided to give a gold medal to
(Job Lindbergh when lie arrives in
Bu/iama, in recognition of Ida sorv
b *.-* toward development of < nunner
tint aviation between North and Houlh
Amorm*, Jw/il-sedtt t&AlfedSKk.
HTTI KVENTyn mff. T). C., TTHTKSTJ'AYy UTiKTrARV .7, T 9281
WHERE THE LONE EAGLE WILL LAND IN NICARAGUA
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l Th© flying field at Managua, Nicaragua, chosen by Col. Cluirie* A. Lindbergh for a landing place, when he visits
t that Central American republic. Inset: Adolfo Diaz, president, who will welcome IJndy.
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* LINDY QUITS PARTY TO INSPECT
• PLANE BEFORE NEXT TAKE-OFF
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2 Flying Colonel Given Warm Welcome at
Special Session of Honduran
» Liongress.
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BY COL. CHARLES A. LINDBKRGII
1
s Dy Tropical Radio.
s TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, January
7 C.—Aly second day In Honduras has
t brought to me many expressions of
s the friendship felt by the people of
1 Honduras for the United States and
- appreciation of my flight through On
r tral America in the Spirit of St. Louis.
Early yesterday morning the recep
-1 tion committee, which had arranged a
program here, called at the legation
i- to escort me to Congress, where, I was
i told, an extraordinary session was to
- he held to welcome me to the country.
* They presented a wreath to me, and
- then I walked .besldo "them through
* the streets, which had pine needles
f covering the cobblestones laid nearly
i 300 years ago. Minister Summerlin
1 was with us.
9 Band Forms Lines.
’ We walked between two lines, made
* by the National Hand, into the chum*
i her. which was Ailed with officials and
1 citizens of Honduras. The hand played
' the national hymn of Honduras. On
T . the platform were the President, the
* ministers and Gen. Cartas, the pres
[ ident of Congress, who welcomed me
* on behalf of Congress and the people.
* In his welcome, which was translated
* to me. ho was kind enough to say that
* my flight In thw Spirit of St. Louis
c strengthened tho bond of friendship
1 existing between the United States
5 and the republics of Central America.
I With the congressmen I went to tho
* Casino Hondurerto, where toasts were
r given. Immediately afterward the
> mayor of Tegucigalpa and a ropresen
* tative of the mayor of Coinayaguela,
which Is the adjoining city arro«n tho
> Choluteca River, welcomed me on be
- half of the two cjties.
i Shortly before noon, we went to a
: MER AWAITS
i FIXING OF BONO
! C. B. Gasch Held in Baltimore
Charged With $50,000 Ma
nipulations at Bank.
«
’ Faced with a Federal Indictment
t containing 14 counts, charging that
* he misused approximately $50,000 of
} fund* of tho First Nutlonal Hank of
, Hyattsvllle, Clarence Jj. Gasch, 28,
» former cashier of the bank, was await
* ing hearing in Baltimore today to
, determine the amount of his bond.
. Gasch w»* arrested late yesterday at
f Hyattsvllle,
. Hank officials said Gasch began Im
. proper manipulation of funds under Ids
f supervision shortly after being ap
t pointed cashier three years ago. Him
f pielon of the bank examiners was not
, aroused until last April, but within
i a month the young cashier was ton-
I fronted with such Information that hi-
I was permitted to resign May 25.
| Bank Paid in Full.
„ Directors of the hunk so id that
„ Gasch freely admitted his trurmaeiiotm
. were to finance real estate operations
„ In which he Was interested, saying
, he believed he could cover his short
ages, nod assigned his property to the
[ bank, including hla homo us College
t Park, ‘ r
I C. J. Parkinson, present cash hr, said
. the actual r ash shortage approximated
, $35,000 and that the hank has necn
, reimbursed in full, The sum was
, made up through a $25,000 n,,nd and
$•0,000 contributed by relatives ~f the
r farmer cashier. An audit last Maplem-
I b*»r shows the hank is sound, l'mkm
t son said.
Many of the counts in the indict
, mailt, Mr. Parkinson explained, have
, •" do with manipulations m which
the former cashier succeeded in , M
placing funds which he is said to
* have transferred from mm account
, to the other.
Two Day ‘'Loan* '’
. The cashier explained these traits
!, action* a« on a partly with those In
. whkh the money was not returned,
I since hank examiners and Depart*
, merit of Justice operatives found in
I isr vain, noma as short as two days,
I In which the money was being used
* to finance tlm real c-sluta deals, liufoie
hslnf replaced,
1 It wira disclosed by hunk officers
r that two operatives of the Depart
I merit of Justice lived in Dyultevllle
* for foitr months doting an under
cover In vest Iga t ion of Iha young
cashier. Directors said tlm accused
man hud worked his way up from
'hilt and (hut ha was receiving a
yearly salary of s3,{Pith
i House to Taka Up Probe.
i The Housh agreed today to tain* tip
Hat in day President Omildgs'a pm
Jemal to cleats a special commission
r of five lo investigate the Minkina of
. lira auhinailiiM h 4, ,A„ ... v , „
picnic at an inn In the country here.
Hero the people of Honduras again
showed in their hospitality that they
wanted me to feel at home. They gave
us all sandwiches made in the Ameri
can style.
Foreign Minister Davila made a
short talk in which he welcomed me
to Honduras. Later, while the other
guests were dancing. Mr. Summerlin
and 1 drove to Tonrontln Field to look
at the Fplrit of St. Louis. I found it in
good shape, but I shall inspect it
again today before my hop-off for
Nicaragua. Later in the afternoon,
delegates from the various depart
ments of Honduras called at the lega
tion to deliver individual welcomes
from the governors. All of ns then
went to the palace to a reception by
I’resident Paz Baraona.
Finance Minister Lozano gave me
a unique watch which was hidden in
side a United States S2O gold piece.
Last evening Mr. Summerlin gave
a dinner for me at the legation and
a dance at the Casino Hondurono,
md we ended the evening by attending
a torchlight itarade.
Enjoys His Visit.
Every one here !» extremely hospi
table and I have enjoyed my visit to
Honduras very much. I am convinced
that if I had com© to Honduras to ffy.
a* was at one time a po«#tblllty. I
would have enjoyed living in this
country.
I will takes off for Managua between
11 and 3 2 o'clock today, flying via
Leon. I expect to ffy over I,eon at
1:20 o'clock and to arrive at Managua
about 2 o’clock.
(Cepyrlrht. tO'JS. In the United States and
Cftiirelt Mei Mi. Cistia, Central and South
Aruerte.-i, Europe and the Itrttish Dominions
li>- the New Aork Times Co. All rights re
served »
LINDY TO VISIT HAITI.
No Dat© Set, However, State De
partment Learns.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh accepted
an invitation today to visit Haiti, the
State Department was informed by its
legation at Tegucigalpa.
The message satd that the dat© of
Lindbergh's visit would h© decided
later, thus giving no indication as to
whether the Haiti trip would he per
formed before or after Ids visit to
Havana on January 16 during the
Pan-American Congress.
The .State Department was still
without information today as to
whether Col. Lindbergh would visit
Colon4.in and Venezuela as had been
suggested.
LINDY’S PARIS PAL
PLANS FLIGHT HERE
Serict. De Troynt, Whole Air Stanti
Thrilled Amerienn, Await*
injf Weather.
liy the Associated Press,
VILLA CoUMLAY, Franco, January
s.—The first Frcta-h aviator to try
the westbound Atlantic flight in 1928
probably will l>© a pal of Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh. Mo In Hergt, He Troynt,
who la going all one t<* |«iy the Lone
Engle ft return vlult
Tin* wergeftnt met Lindbergh at L«
Bouigct Field uft*<r tha American’s
Now York to Pitrla flight. He accom
panied Lindbergh on the latter’s sur
prise flight over Paris a few days
later, atnl won Ltndhergh'a warm
compliments hy bln aerobatics,
Ito Troy•«('* plane, an all metallic
Avhneta, has a 2!to horse|io\ver air
cooled Hamson motor and has already
undergone test flights at Villa Con
blity, 1•« Troyat bclluven lie will he
jeady wiieri the first settled weather
comes The plane la tt single-seater
and resi’Otbles the famous Hplrlt of
Help Washington*# Sick Children
Com* to the
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CHARITY BALL
Willard Hotel
Monday, January Nine
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LINDBERGH STARTS
SHORT FLIGHT TO
NICARAGUA CAPITAL
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terpret the sentiments of th© Honduran
people and my government in tender
ing you the homnge of our admiration
and the assurance that your porten
tous flight across th© tropical skies
has created a new and stronger bond
of friendship between the noble Nation
of the United States and our beloved
Honduran fatherland.”
IJndltergh’s Reply.
In reply Lindbergh said:
“Gentlemen, I want to thank you
first for the enthusiastic welcome, and
second for the honors I have received
during my short stay in Honduras.
“I am sorry I must leave this
charming country, but, notwithstand
ing mv short stay, I will remember
forever my visit to Honduras. Thank
you!"
Julio Lozano, minister of finance,
presented the flyer with a gold watch
as a souvenir. Lindbergh looked at it
for several minutes, smiling as he
opened and closed it. as if he were
playing with a toy.
While Lindbergh was seated on the
right hand of tho president cham
pagne was served. Lindbergh took
the cup given hint by the president.
He raised the glass to those present
and slightly touched th© champagne
with his lips. He ate the olive that
tvag in the champagne.
Guest at Itnnquet.
The Honduran beauties were sur
prised when they learned that Lind
bergh did not dance, for all anticl
pnted dancing with him at the Ger
mania Country Club after a banquet
there in his honor. Lindbergh left
immediately after tho banquet while
the others stayed to dance to the
music of a native marimba band.
Th© Honduran girls, however, did
manage ,to shake th© flyer’s hand at
a reception at th© City Hall where
they fought ono another for the
privilege.
MANAGUA AWAITS FLYER.
Nicaraguans Prepare Gala Reception
Fur Undberglt.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, January 5
(A*). —A city lavishly decorated with
flags and hunting and Dinners bear
ing legends of trlbhte today awaited
the arrival of tho Lone Eagle.
Behind children, who have been
practicing tho national anthem of
Col. Charles A. IJndl*ergh's native
land, were ready to sing it at his com
ing. They prepared a carpet of flowers
for their favorite hero to tread as he
paascN through their lines with the re
ception committee.
Th© Managua Club has been dec
orated with hundred* of miniature
airplanes and lialloons in honor of the
airman who flies alone.
"Ambassador of Peao* and Good
Will," on© of the Dinners read. The
others said, "AH Nicaraguans Wel
come the Envoy of Progress and In
ternational Ambassador Without Port
folio" and “Tho Eagle of tho United
Btutes.”
Even Gen. Ktnlliano Chamorro,
whom the United Hiatus has fulled to
recognise aw a presidential aspirant,
has Joined lit tho welcomn to th© flyer.
H© will be host to him at a dinner
tomorrow night.
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BUILDING BILL OFFERED.
House Monsura Would Permit Con
trol of Structural Designs,
A duplicate of th© Hhipatead bill
giving the Fins Arta Commission au
thority to pitas upon any structure to
l>« erected on private Dud within the
vicinity of important Federal building
projects, wna introduced in the House
today hy Chairman Luce of th© House
committee on th© Library. This leg
(station was first proposed In Con
gress last year as a result of contro
versy over the character of hutldinga
being erected lit tho neighborhood of
Lafayette Hquare.
it wna emphasised at tha opening of
Congress this year that such legisla
tion la Imperative by the controversy
over the proposed erection of a
building at Fourteenth street and
Pennsylvania. avenue over the
protest of the Commission on Fine
Arts, The owners of this property
voluntarily acceded to the wishes of
lb© Fin© Arts Commission after the
matter had been explained carefully
to them.
U. S. INVESTMENTS
ABROAD AT PEAK
All Peace-Time Records for
Foreign Loans by U. S.
Capitalists Broken.
Ail peuce-tim* record* for foreign in
vestments by American capitalist*
wore broken during 1927.
The Commerce Department today
figured that American purchases of
foreign securities during the year
reached the total of $1,574,960,575, or
nearly 9 per cent above the previous
record, of $1,318,554,850 in 1926.
Much of the 1927 gain in foreign in
vestments was duo to the rush of for
eign borrowers during the last quarter
of the year to obtain American funds.
The total value of foreign securities
sold in the October-Decomber quarter
of 1927 In the United States was $528,-
373,500, which compared with $428,-
101,700 taken during the same period
last year.
In addition to the total announced
today for 1927 foreign investments,
the department estimated that consid
erable amounts had gone abroad in
various investments not publicly
noted. The entire record of capital
exports for the year was declared to
be an evidence of “the growth and ac
tivity of America."
Canadian corporations and political
subdivisions continued to he promi
nent figures in the American money
market throughout 1927.
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, SWEEPING CHANGES
IN CONDEMNATION
PROCEDURE LOOM
fContinued from First Page.l
, system would relieve, partially at
least, this situation.
Final enactment of the present tri
. angle bill will not allow the Treasury
to go ahead now with a sweeping pro
-1 gram of condemnation. Additional ap
• propriations under the new authoriza
• tlon must be made, it was explained
■ at the Treasury and a program work
-1 ed out in conjunction with the Depart
-1 ment of Justice, which represents the
| Government in the courts.
Blanket Commission.
Secretary Mellon said today it ap
peared that condemnation of the en
tire triangle would be necessary. At
■ tempts have been made in the past
f to purchase property direct from the
1 owners without going through court.
• hut they have failed in every instance.
1 The owners wanted more than the
\ Government was willing to pay.
Many factors must be cleared up
' before a definite program of condem
nation can be determined upon by
■ the Treasury, it was explained. The
, capacity of facilities of the Depart
; ment of Justice for handling such
( cases will be one of the determining
factors. Already this department has
, several condemnation proceedings, in
cluding the Supreme Court of the
I United States, the Department of
Agriculture and Government Printing
; Office.
; The Treasury now has in hard,
however, appropriations for the Fed
eral building program in "Washington,
and can proceed to ask the Depart
ment of Justice for acquisition of new
. sites in the trlAngie for condemnation
for specific buildings, already author
ized by Congress, such, for instance,
a* the Archives Building.
Action Is Delayed.
i Completion of legislative action on
, the bill authorizing purchase of the
triangle was delayed today by Repre-
I sensentatlve Blanton, Democrat, of
Texas.
The MU contains an amendment pro
, posed by Chairman Smoot of the pub
lic buildings commission providing for
•he demolition of dilapidated structures
in this area and the grading and park
ing of the triangle to make way for
the Federal building program. Chair
man Hiliott of the house committee on
public buildings and grounds, today
asked unanimous consent of the House
to concur in this Senate amendment.
Chairman Snell of the rules com
mittee asked for an explanation of
the amendment, which was given by
Mr. EUiott. Representative latnham
(ts Texas, ranking Democratic mem
!>er of the committee, supplemented
Mr. Elliott's statement by saying that
the amendment was not only proper,
but necessary, and emphasized that
the public interest was safeguarded
t adequately by the fact that any work
undertaken tinder authority in this
amendment, must he approved by the
Dublin Buildings Commission, which
Is in charge of the entire Federal
building project and development of
the triangle area.
Mr. Blanton then registered a point
of order on the ground that the
amendment, provided for payment of
such demolition and grading contracts
out of the appropriation, but did not
specifically limit such contrary to be
within the amount of the appropria
tion.
Awaiting Report
When the House District committee
meets next Wednesday, Chairman
Zihlman hopes to have a favorable
report from the Deers subcommittee
"ANGEL" OF "FLOP" REVEALED
AS $6,000,000 GRUBSTAKER
Edgar B. Davis. Once Broke,
Became Rich Through
Seiberling.
i
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Magnate in Gratitude for
$57,000 Loan.
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limit'll a not tnoitt of *t SAti (01 end
• few day* *go Wetbet bn* took nt>
on hlfl hill, permitting the old Pension
Office Building In Judiciary Square to
ho used as an armory by the District
National Guard, with quarter# also
available for other patriotic organiza
tions.
The Zlhlman hill provides that, when
the general accounting office vacates
the old Pension Building, which was
originally erected as a memorial to
the soldiers In the? Civil War,
the structure ho turned over by the
Public Puddings Commission for use
as on armor y and place of assemblage
for patriotic organization*. He points
out that Congress has for more than
10 year* recognized the need for an
armory .for the District National
Guard, which has a notable record of
service, hut has been postponing mak
ing appropriations for the structure,
which would also serve the militia
from other States.
With the erection of a. new munici
pal group of buildings imperative, it
aeerns Improbable, Mr. Zlhlman said
that any considerable amount would
he appropriated for some time for a
new armory In the meantime, us*
of the Pension Office Building by the
National Guard would really he a
saving to the Government, which now
pays the rent annually for an armory
for the Guard, and Its location would
fit In with the proposed municipal
group between Judiciary Square and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Mr. Zihlman expects also that ae
tlon will be taken at the meeting Wed
nesday clearing away any legal tech
nicalities that may prevent location
of the Farmers’ Market temporarily
on the Mall, south of Center Market.
Building Is Issue.
In the brief debate preceding pas*
sage of the measure In the Henate
yesterday, there was discussion of the
probable use of the Southern Kailway
Building, which Is In the area to be
acquired by the Government. Sena
tor Willis, Republican, of Ohio, want
ed to know if It was proposed to de
molish the structure as soon as it is
taken over by the United States.
Senator Keyes, chairman of the
Senate public buildings and grounds
committee, replied:
“I think not, at least not for a great
many years. The Southern Railway
Building is a modern building. I think
when we passed a similar bill at the
last session it was rather expected
that the District of Columbia would
want to acquire that building for use
of the District government. Since
last Winter, however, the District
government apparently has adopted
a different program which It hopes
to carry out and which will greatly
benefit the appearance of the north
side of Pennsylvania avenue, and that
is to erect a group of District build
ings in the vicinity of John Marshall
place. For that reason I believe the
District would have no real use for
the Southern Railway Building; hut
the Federal Government certainly will
have. That building will be used
without doubt for a great many years
as an office building to house many
of the Federal activities which are
now scattered over the city of Wash
ington. It will be a very useful build
ing and w ill save a great deal of rent
to the Federal Government, and I
have not the slightest idea that the
building will be taken dow n for years
to come.”
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SUN STROKE BASIS
OF SNYDER APPEAL
TO STAY EXECUTION
(Continued from First PageJ
then request commutation of the sen
tence.
Samuel Miller, counsel for Henry
Judd Gray, who was convicted with
Mrs. Snyder of the murder of her
husband said that he would also ask
for a 30-day stay as his first move.
If that should be refused, however, he
said he would then request commuta
tion of the sentence.
Hazel ton gave newspaper men what
he said was, in brief, the plea he
would make to the governor. It
was said at the Capitol that the
governor would reserve decision after
hearing the pleas of counsel and would
not render his decision until Monday.
*’No question as to the innocence
or guilt of Mrs. Snyder is involved in
this appeal.
“Nor is there any question of her
sanity—as sanity Is now Judged by
the outmoded standards employed by
lunacy commissions.
“But there has been a revolution in
science since these standards were
established. A new light has been
thrown into the shadowed rev-eases of
the human mind and new standards
have been erected.
“This new light should be allowed
to search every crevice of the mind
of the convicted criminal.
Not Seeking t'lemeiß-y.
* We do not ask for clemency for
Mrs. Snyder, but we do ask most
earnestly for a stay of execution, dur
ing which her mental abnormalities
may be studied in the light of the new
psychiatry.
“Because it must te remembered
that It is only within the last St) years
that psychoanalyst* has given man
the ability to penerate the mysteries
of the mind. It Is thi* 1 mean when
I speak of the change which has come
in our ability to Judge and weigh the
intricacies of mental Impulse.
"It I* commonly recognised that
many, if not all. of us have, at times,
evil impulses, even. I may say. the
Impulse to kill. What checks such
impulses is strength of will. Mrs.
Snyder, by her abnormality, did not
possess this.”
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i FRENCH CABINET ■
■ TAKES UP TREATY
>
* World-Wide Comment Heard
>
! on Kellogg's Anti-War
} Proposal.
i Hr the Associated Press.
PARIS, January s.—The French
i- cabinet today undertook consideration
l of the negotiations between Franc*
!' and the United State* for a pa't to
\ outlaw war when Foreign Minis’*?
„ Briand presented Secretary of Btate
e Kellogg's proposed treaty t<xt and in
i formed his colleagues of the B‘ate of
v the negotiations.
V In the opinion of official circles, ti e
1 pact as It is now being elaborated will
In no way affect, the obligations of
5 France as a member of the league of
~ Nations. The understanding la that a ,
I resolution to outlaw war will he inebr
i- porated in the preamble to the treaty
a of arbitration being negotiated sep
V arately between France and the United
•• States and that similar agreement* *
will be made between the United
States and other countries with an ar
bitration treaty attached to give Jud.
8 cial form to the anti-war resolution.
* Similar Pacts Exist.
i Such treaties are being made be
tween mem leers of the League at var.
* ous times and have teen declared with
■ in the spirit of the covenant by tfc*
. League Assembly.
I The Kellogg pan Is making a grea
*tir h»re, as it has at last brought
* pacifism to the forefront in the pubh.
i rnind.
This morning's papers give the pro
t posal great prominence and wide!
r comment on It, their main objection
c being that the scheme seems to run
; counter to the League of Nations.
1 The foreign editor of Le Journal
l remarks: “Indirectly the Ame Gear
» plan leads to the torpedoing of tte
» Geneva League, since the powers sub
t scribing to the Kellogg declaration
I could not keep the obligation involved
j in article 18 of the League pact.
Hope Held for World Peace.
l (Article 15 of the League covenare
1 lays down the military and econom.-
I procedure to be adopted in case a
, member of the League resorts to a:
* unauthorized war )
l ‘The French plan Is aimed at ir. ,
1 directly bringing America beck to the
I Geneva fold. ’ he continues.
; All such points are understood t>
r have be-m brought out In the instru
5 tion sent by Foreign Minister Briar.a
. to Ambassador Claudel at Washing
. ton.
t LONDON COMMENT FAVORABLE
' British Press Sees Hope for World
Peace in Proposed Pact.
j LONDON, January S OP).—After
j yesterday's evening papers had de
] voted most of their attention to a
| discussion of American policy in Nic
j aragua. the morning papers today
I! took up the Kellogg proposal to abol
ish war.
The opinions expressed, although
none is condemnatory, cannot bode
scribed ae altogether enthusiastic.
The Daily Mail was an exception.
It describes the Kellogg note as hav
*mg the advantage of bringing for
s' ward a definite and concrete plan,
- which makes it a culminating point of
: a great campaign against war.
Proposal Is Welcomed.
[ The Daily Chronicle gives the Amer
ican proposal a favorable welcome It
urges the British government to give
1 it all possible support, but says that
; the American scheme will add nothing
‘ to the bonds already existing between
. the members of the League of N*
. tions.
1 The Daily News, while expressing
‘ pleasure at the United States "talking
' so straightforwardly in the language
5 >f peace.” thinks “the Invitation comes
rather unlortur.ately at the moment
r America is waging a cot very credits- *
", ble war in Nicaragua.”
The Dally Telegram says: "Kellogg
America's objective 43 noble and the
, proposal is based on a genuine desire
' for peace, but advises the maintaining
.! of an open mind cn it.
* I The Daily Telegram says “K#*”ogg
j has certainly outdone Briand in bold
. i ress of conception. Whether he equaled
. I him in appreciation of what is prac- *
tics Me is another question.”
The Morning Post, which is avowed
ly skeptical of peace pacts, asserts i
is unable to hope for much of a re
, suit from the proposal.
Regarded “With Charity.“
1 The afternoon newspapers todav
• display Secretary Kellogg's proposal
j prominently. The News says that Fu
i | rv'pe should welcome and make every
ij effort to fall in with it. while -.hr
Standard regards the proposal "at
i least with hope ami charity.
The Star says that the N tear a
-1 guan war** Is an unfortunate event
and asks why the principle of outlaw
ing war should not also apply to Nk
aragua.
The British foreign office announced
today that the text of Secretary of
State Kellogg a proposal* tor treaties
to outlaw war had teen received here
It was stated that Great Britain
merely has teen informed of the pro
post’s! treaties and not asked for any
expression of opinion.
Downing Street officials say that the
American Government has associated
j itself by the proposal* with a move
j ment w hlch has long been part of
! British policy.
MOONEY RENAMED
AS D. C. POSTMASTER
W*s Originally Appointed to OSka
i* 1953 by Prrmdent
Hudtif.
William M Mienrv was today te
\ appointed b> J'resident vVolsdji* Ivm
another term a* p<etlftast*r of the
District of tVthunbia. Mr. Mooney
was or tgt natty appointed as the head
of the local tewt .afive by IheskWnt
Harding in DfS
j In the list of nomination* hv s>,v»<
masters sent to the Senate todav the
j follow mg were foe Mm land h'vwte
; Spring, J*«»c* J Sh.vntaker, t pp*r
Marlboro, Guy V! v\eV. VNnxtevn.
Walter A. karouson, Ookt*bor\\ toe
ther Bennett; Hebron. James v\ W\l '
son, Hughesvtlle, WilUam J ly on;
l twttvttlng. WtUlam Macahail, and
lathe Jesse 1* Smittr.
HAND CONCJJtT.
Wv the I'nlted States Soldier*' Horne
Baud vbvbcstiw at Stanley Hall at 14*
o'clock John S. M UUiuiueiwiau
bandmaster
Maivh, ’\\d JauteeS. Petit, l*. A *
, gnnmerwvauu
j Overture, “t o Wrsa vtel tVsttwo”
v Force of tVsttnv). Y*r\t
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