WEATHER.
(O. 8. Weather Bureau Por«ca*t.)
Pair and cooler, with lowest tempera
ture about.4s degrees tonight; tomorrow
fair and continued cool.
Temperatures—Highest, 75. at 3:30 p.m.
yesterday; lowest, 55. at 2 a.m. today.
Pull report on page 9.
Closing N.Y. Markets, Page* 13,14 & 15
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GERMANY WARNED
COUP MAY FOLLOW
FORCE ON BUDGET
Statement in Hitler News
paper Is Taken as Threat
as Fascist Putsch.
NEW PROGRAM ORDERS
WIDE SALARY SLASHES
Officials From President Down to
Take Cuts—Halt in Upward
Tax Trend Promised.
MUNICH, Bavaria. September 30 UP).
—Adolf Hitler's newcpaper, Woelkischer
Beobachter, today published a warning
to the government that if Chancellor
Bruening resorts to extraparliamentary
means to force his program of financial
reform “his government will become il
legal and thereby summon the people to
Similar illegality.”
The newspaper referred to reports
that the Hindenburg-Bruening govern
ment proposed to see its reform policies
through even if exercise of the powers
of a dictator and adjournment of the
forthcoming Reichstag should be
necessary.
The newspaper statement was taken
tn government circles to mean that
Hitler was ready for another putsch in
aplte of his promise of peace if the
government leaders should sufficiently
irritate him.
The Hitler newspaper publishes a
reminder to President von Hindenburg
that ‘‘the constitution contains an article
providing for impeachment of the Pres
ident. We warn Herr von Hindenburg
against opposing Germany in the in
terest of the Centrist party and certain
bankrupt politicians.”
The Hitler newspaper also says:
"We will watch the situation and take
eare that the electorate at 70,000 meet
ings Is enlightened as to what's up.”
Salaries to Be Slashed.
Drastic slashing of government ex
penditures, involving salary cuts for
public officials and employes, beginning
with President von Hindenberg himself,
a halt to the upward march of taxes
weighing on industry, and a clear cut
determination to restore German and
foreign confidence in the nation's finan
cial future were the outstanding fea
tures of Chancellor Bruening's new
financial program.
ChanoeUor Bruening indicated tt
would be put through even if a dictator
ship were required for its enactment.
The reform program stresses the
urgent necessity in view of the existing
economic depression and steadily in
creasing unemployment of putting the
Reich’s finances in order "to reawaken
•anfidence in economic enterprise.”
On the assumption that relief for the
Unemployed is only a makeshift meas
ure, the government proposes sweeping
simplification of Germany's financial
administration, especially in regard to
taxation.
Plan to Keep Taxes Down.
The fundamental idea of the govern
ment's reform program is alleviation of
financial embarrassment by means of
economy, but at no Increased
elimination of the property tax on
all estates valued at less than $5,000 is
an important step to be taken. This is
expected to help the farmers, without
Increasing the Reich budget.
Details of Germany’s newest financial
program have been awaited for many
days. Interest in the Bruening an
nouncement bad grown especially keen
since last week when Adolf Hitler,
Fascist leader, has made statements at
Lelpsic which had revealed his revolu
tionary Intentions toward the republican
government.
The Von Hindenburg regime had
pressed to a conclusion the drafting of
Its program to be presented to the
Reichstag. Because the National So
cialists secured 107 . delegates to the
forthcoming Reichstag session, and be
cause of possibility of a coalition by
which the Fascists might gain control
(Continued on Page 2, Column 3.)
BARTENDER WOUNDED
DEFENDING OFFICER
Policeman Had Been Struck Down
When Bobber Victim Goei
to His Bescne.
By the Associated Pres*.
NEW YORK, September 30. —A bar
••nder in an alleged speakeasy on the
upper west side was shot and seriously
wounded today when he picked up the
pistol of a wounded policeman and at
tempted ter save him from further at
tack by four robbers.
The policeman, George Rouse, while
e trolling h.s beat at 120th street and
ghth avenue, glanced through the
Window of the resort and saw several
men standing against the wall with
their hands raised. He sounded the
buzzer at the door and was felled by a
blow on the head. As he regained his
feet he drew his pistol and fired two
shots before he fell again with a bullet
in his right hand and two in his right
leg
As the robbers advanced upon the
prostrate policeman, Tony Bastone. 40
years old, picked up the pistol and
opened fire on the robbers. He in turn
was shot In the abdomen. The four
men escaped. Their loot amounted to
$8 from Bastone, the only man they
had searched when the policeman
arrived on the scene.
THUMB-WAGGER HAILS OWN CAR
SEEKING RIDE AFTER IT IS STOLEN
Forced to Become Pedestrian* Chicagoan Sits as Passenger
Until Policeman Is Reached.
tba Associated Preac.
CHICAGO, September 30.—A thumb-
Wagger, to coin a word, to a person who
Stands in the road and yanks his thumb
at passing motorists in the hope that
(Hie of them will stop and give him a
t lift.
Harry W. Olson became a thumb
wagger yesterday, not through choice,
but by necessity.
Some one had stolen his automobile.
He decided to stand out in the road
and be a thumb-wagger.
After a while a ear came along. The
seemed different than the net—<
i
World Series
f Highlights
First game at Philadelphia to
morrow. beginning at 1:30 o’clock,
Eastern standard time.
Probable batteries—First game.
Grove and Cochrane for Phila
delphia. Grimes and Mancuso for
St. Louis.
Probable attendance (capacity
of parks)—Philadelphia, 33,000;
• St. Louis. 39,000.
Division of receipts—Players to
get receipts of first four games,
owners to divide remainder.
Division of games—First two
games to be played in Philadel
pliia on successive days; next
three to be played In St. Louis,
with ohe day’s interim provided
for traveling, and remainder of
, seven-game series, if necessary,
> to be played in Philadelphia, with
one day out for traveling.
Award —World championship.
, to be won by first team to gain
four victories.
Time of games—All games at
Philadelphia to begin at 1:30
o'clock. Eastern standard time;
| all games at St. Louis to begin
at 2:30 o’clock, Eastern standard
time.
Betting odds—Philadelphia Ath
letics rule favorites at 3-to-2
; odds.
Further details on sport page.
TICKET LINE GROWS
I
FOR WORLD SERIES
No. 1 Man, First to Begin
Waiting, Has Been at Gate
Since Friday.
By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, September 30.—The
endurance line at Shibe Park is in
creasing.
* With the allottment of 30,000 strips
of tickets for grandstand seats for the
world series in this city almost all taken
up by the holders of ticket orders is
sued by the Athletics, the line is waiting
for the general admission ticket win
dows to open tomorrow morning.
Sullivan StUI First.
William Sullivan, Philadelphia. Ro.
1, In line since last Friday night,
and Frank Yacovone, No. 2, were
Philadelphia’s standard bearers.
Third and fourth In line gave their
names as Byron R. Anderson and his
wife, Esther, 717 Warrent street, Bel
videre. 111.
Fifth was Wilmer Houser of Tremont,
Pa. The next pair were Harold Bill
man and Harvey Yazell of Columbus,
Ohio. Jack Cramer of Pittsburgh came
next.
* A youth who said he was William
Bowers, 23, Kent, lowa, got In line, but
lost tt when he stepped out. He said
be would try to get a grandstand ticket.
Despite the chill In the air, Bowers
warmed up to a eulogy of Bing Miller.
"Miller Is the greatest player on
either team and the most dependable in
a pinch,” he said. His enthusiasm for
Bing will be understood when tt Is re
called that Bing is a native of lowa.
Clear and Cool Forecast.
Clear and cool weather is promised
for the games to be played tomorrow
and Thursday.
"Fair and cool tonight and Wednes
day,” is the official forecast for tomor
row. "And,” the weather man added,
"it will be clear Thursday, too, and
there will not be much change in tem
perature.”
NANCY HOPKINS CRASHES
Washington Pilot Uninjured When
Plane Is “Pancaked.”
AKRON. Ohio, September 30 UP). —
Miss Nancy Hopkins, Washington so
ciety aviatrix. who completed the re
cent Ford reliability tour without mis
hap, damaged her plane in landing here
last night, but resumed her flight to
Washington today.
Forced down by darkness, Miss Hop
kins "pancaked” the plane at Akron
Municipal Airport, blowing out a tire
and damaging a landing strut. Bhe and
her co-pilot, E. C. Mummart, Ham
monds port, N. Y., were uninjured.
GETS 3-MONTH SENTENCE
Former Councilman Also Pined
S6OO in Dry Law Plot.
CLEVELAND. September 30 UP). —
Arthur B. Drukenbrod, former Canton
(Ohio) councilman, was sentenced to
three months in Canton Workhouse and
was fined S6OO In Federal court here
• today.
Drukenbrod pleaded guilty to a
charge of conspiracy against Federal
' prohibition laWs, and turned Qovem
• ment witness against E. E. Curtis, for
mer Canton safety director, who was
, found guilty on a similar charge at a
; recent trial here. Curtis now is under
{ sentence of two years In Atlanta.
; RARE SPECIMENS LOST
i
s ROCHESTER, N. Y„ September 30
> UP)- —Priceless geological and anatomical
t specimens, the accumulation of more
t than 60 years were lost today In a fire
which swept Ward’s Natural Science
; Museum. The damage was estimated
) at $200,000 by Frank Ward, director of
1 the establishment.
l Ward’s Museum was famous through
r out the world for Its rare collections.
> Many of the most famous animal groups
/ were mounted here and many scientific
l expeditions turned over their trophies
to the museum for preparation.
a cheery aoul and kindhearted. He
stopped the ear and Olson got In.
Olson dropped Into the seat and be
gan twiddling hto thumbs abstractedly.
A thumb-wagger will do that absent
mindedly 9 times out of 10. He glanced
down at the instrument board. He was
amazed.
As soon as they reached an intersec
tion where there was a policeman Ol
son summoned the officer.
“Arrest this man,” he said, pointing
to the driver, one Ralph KUngenmaier.
Mr. Olson, It seams, had thumb
wagged his own stolen automobile.
'• * {
©he Wtimim ifef.
V V J % V V WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION \^/
WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1930—FIFTY PAGES. ***
ATTACK BY CREECY
IS LAID TO INSANITY
BY MARINE SOARD
Witnesses Describe Officer
“Either Drunk or Crazy”
on Sunday Morning.
MENTAL TREATMENTS
DESCRIBED BY DOCTOR
Formal Report of Findings Awaits
Outcome of Mrs. Creecy’g
Wounds.
It was a fit of insanity that led Lieut.
Col. Richard Bennett Creecy, wealthy
Marine Corps officer, to attack his wife
with a hand ax and then turn a re
volver on himself, the Marine Corps
board of inquest, investigating the
officer’s death, concluded today. '
Col. Creecy brutally hacked his wife’s
head with a hatchet and then “killed
himself with a pistol some time Satur
day night or Sunday morning In a
room at the Mayflower Hotel.
The board. It was announced this
afternoon by Col. Louis M. Little, chair
man, heard testimony of two persons
who sav Col. Creecy early Sunday
morning and described him as being at
that time either drunk or crazy.
A third witness. Col. Little said, was
a doctor, who testified he had treated
Col. Creecy for years for complaints
tending to Insanity.
No Liquor Is Found.
Members of the board are certain
these complaints for which Col. Creecy
had been treated culminated in a fit
of insanity which caused him to attack
his wife with the ax and to shoot
himself in the heart. No evidence of
liquor has been found in the case, mem
bers of the board stated.
Col. Little stated this afternoon the
board would make no formal report
at present. If Mrs. Creecy recovers
from the wounds in her head and is
able to make a statement, he said, the
board will include her statement in a
report.
Mrs. Creecy today was reported hold
ing her own In a fight with death, her
skull crushed by the ax blows. She
has not regained consciousness since
she was found on the floor of the fifth
floor room of the Mayflower Hotel Sun
day afternoon. Doctors give her a bare
chance to recover.
Testimony offered the Marine board
today revealed for the first time that
Col. Creecy was seen after he retired
to his room at the Mayflower after
visiting his parents with his wife Sat
urday night.
Col. Little said the two witnesses
who saw Col. Creecy Sunday morning
were employes of the hotel. They were
shown group pictures in which Col.
Creecy was shown in his uniform, and
In every Instance they picked the Ma
rine officer from his associates.
Had a “Wild” Look.
One of the witnesses, a colored man,
Col. Little reported, said when he saw
Col. Creecy Sunday morning the officer
had looked "wild” and bad "scared”
him.
The testimony before the Marine
board, however, does not clear up the
details of the tragedy. It is not yet
known what happened in the room
when Mrs. Creecy received the ax
wounds on her head, nor what hap
pened before Col. Creecy leveled the
new pistol at his heart and pulled the
trigger.
Lieut. Edward J. Kelly, chief of the
Homicide Squad of the Detective
Bureau, was one of the witnesses before
the board. He told the Marine officers
the findings of the police and Deputy
Coroner Joseph D. Rodgers in the case,
in both Instances, were "attempted
murder and suicide.”
In no phase, tlje board chairman de
clared, did the boStd find any evidence
that would lead them to differ from
the findings of the police and the
coroner.
Police have discovered that Col.
Creecy last Saturday morning bought
an ax and pistol.
Weapons Traced Easily.
Because of their newness they
were traced easily and quickly yes
terday, Late yesterday Inspector
William S. Shelby, chief of the Detective
Bureau, announced that Col. Creecy had
been Identified as the man who pur
chased them early Saturday morning at
two downtown stores.
The revolver, according to police,.was
purchased at the Sport Mart, 914 F
street, between 9 and 9:30 o’clock Sat
urday morning. Numbers on the gun
were in sequence with those In stock
at the store, and Edgar Thomas Grigs
by a clerk at the store. Identified Col.
Creecy as the man who bought the
weapon. Grigsby told police Col.
Creecy remarked, upon purchasing the
pistol, that he wanted “to take this pis
tol with me to the tropics.” He added
that he needed "something heavy to
stop those fellows.”
The ax, a short-handled affair, it
was discovered, was purchased by a jnan
answering the description of Col. Creecy
some time Saturday at the hardware
stbre of Barber & Ross, Eleventh and
G streets. The ax, it was found, was
made by a West Virginia concern of
which the local hardware store is sole
agent here. Paul Helster, clerk in the
store, said he sold the ax to a man
answering Col. Creecy’s description.
The ax also bore a mark, store offi
cials said, showing that It was sold
at the local store.
CoL Creecy will be buried with full
military honors tomorrow morning at
11 o’clock from the chapel at Fort Myer,
Va„ with Interment In Arlington Na
tional Cemetery. Gen. Fuller, Brig.
Gen. John T. Myers, assistant com
mandant, and other high-ranking offi
cials are to attend the funeral.
The honorary pallbearers will be Brig.
Gen. Rufus H. Lane, adjutant inspector;
Lieut. Cols. Walter N. Hill, David M.
Randell, Charles R. Sanderson, Albert
E. Randell and Maj. William F. Bevan.
Capt. Sydney K. Evans, chief of the
Navy’s Chaplain Corps, an Episcopa
lian, will officiate at the funeral.
NEIGHBORS PLANT WHEAT
HUTCHINSON. Kuu.. smtonter SO
. UP). Will Doherty, Barton County
farmer, will have a wheat crop next
. Spring despite an attack of infantile
I paralysis he suffered three weeks ago
i when the planting season had barely
begun.
Nineteen neighbors with 13 tractors
. and other equipment worked two days
and drilled 240 acres of wheat on the
t Doherty farm.
* Radio Program* «a Pag* C 4
News Note: Gov. Roosevelt urges Mayor Walker of New York to require Tammany office
holders to waive immunity and appear before the special grand jury investigating the judicial
appointment scandal.
PLANS BLOC TO CUT
U. $. COMPETITION
English Business Men at
Parley Will Try to Line
Up Dominions.
By the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 30. English
business men, alarmed at the rapidly
expandlng export trade of the United
States, are going to try to weld the
British Empire into one solid economic
bloc at the Imperial conference, which
starts here tomorrow.
Representatives of the various domin
ions, mainly the political head 6 of the
various states within the British com
monwealth. like Gen. Hertxog, prime
minister of the Union of South Africa;
Prime Minister Scull in of Australia, and
Patrick McGilllgan. minister for ex
ternal affairs of the Irish Free State,
are assembling for the conclave.
Committee Drafts Report.
They had available today a report
drawn up by the Imperial Conference
Preparatory Committee, which explains
the purposes and desires of the confer
ees. It says;
“At present the United States exports
only g per cent of her total production.
If she were to increase this by only 1
per cent this would represent an in
creased export of $350,000,000, which is
equivalent to 10 per cent of the total
of British exports, and would mean ad
ditional heavy competition for British
industry in the markets of the world.”
The report urges this upon the
imperial conference delegates as one of
the reasons for the “urgent necessity
which exists for this country to take all
possible steps to Increase trade with the
dominions.
England’s main difficulty in the past
has been to make obstreperous young
dominions like South Africa and the
Irish Free State, which lately have been
showing evidences of intense national
istic feeling, believe that British pro
posals were not entirely a one-sided
proposition—that is, mainly for the
benefit of English business men.
Linked With Immigration.
It is pointed out for the delegates'
consideration that the dominion as a
market for British goods is bound up
with the question of Immigration.
"In particular,” the report sets forth,
“the large per capita purchase of Brit
ish goods by such countries as Australia,
New Zealand. Canada and South Africa
shows that if the population of these
countries could be Increased by new set
tlers of British origin, this would in
evitably detail a large Increased demand
for British goods.”
The Federation of British Industries,
which drew up the preparatory report,
admits that “it is fatal to fall Into the
error of believing that the dominions
are prepared to serve as a dumping
ground for the unemployed of this coun
try.” State aided schemes of emigra
tion have largely failed, they say. Brit
ain must now turn its attention to de
veloping the prosperity of the Individual
dominions as the best way to stimulate
empire emigration.
Style and Quality
The stocks of merchandise
in Washington stores are
nearing their peak for the
Fall season. A great va
riety of styles, quality and
sizes can now be found.
And these goods are being
advertised at prices that
add anothfk advantage to
making your purchases at
the present time.
Desirable offerings in to
day’s Star include:
Sports Coats,
Rayon Underthings,
Topcoats for Men,
All-silk Hose,
Hardy Evergreens,
And many others.
Yesterday’s Advertising
(Local Display)
Lines.
The Evening Star. . . 30,451
2d Newspaper: 21,618
3d Newspaper 17,314
4th Newspaper 8,050
sth Newspaper 4,063
Total 51,045
*
Statesman Dies
- f
EARL OF BIRKENHEAD.
LORD BIRKENHEAD
EXPIRES IN LONDON
Brilliant British Statesman
and Lawyer Succumbs
at Age of 58.
Br the Associated Press.
LONDON, September 30.—Frederick
Edwin Smith, the first Earl of Birken
head, statesman, died Just before noon
today after an extended illness with a
bronchial ailment. He was 58 years old.
His crowded political life Included a
role as prosecutor of Sir Roger Case
ment, Irish leader, who was hanged after
conviction for treason; lord high chan
cellor, and secretary of state lor India.
He had been ill for several months of
a lung congestion and several times
recently had been near death. He suf
fered a serious relapse and recurrence
of the lung trouble Sunday and after a
troubled night last night his life ebbed
quickly. ,
Was Born Poor.
A bulletin issued by his physicians to
day gave notice of his death. It said:
“The Earl of Birkenhead passed peace
fully away at a quarter past 11 this
morning."
Although bom a poor boy. Smith rose
rapidly, secured a scholarship at Oxford
and after a meteoric rise was created a
baron in 1919, with appointment as
lord high chancellor in his majesty’s
government.
He was an active opponent of Irish
home rule, and in 1913 held a post in
the Ulster Army. He was made secre
tary of state for India upon the break
up of the first MacDonald government
in 1924 and held it until MacDonald’s’
return to power In 1929.
Lord Birkenhead was taken ill last
August when a chill developed into
bronchial pneumonia. After a hard,
struggle with his malady he seemed to
have conquered and was pronounced on
the road to recovery, although it was
expected he would take some time to
regain his strength.
Lord Birkenhead had not been a very
well man since last April, when he
broke a blood vessel while spending a
golfing holiday at Biarritz. Lady Bir
kenhead and her daughter, Eleanor
Smith, were summoned from London to
Biarritz, but Lord Birkenhead shortly
recovered sufficiently to return home.
Noted for Brilliance.
In the death of the Earl of Birken
head England loses not only one of her
most picturesque personalities, but a
man who by common consent possessed
one of the most brilliant minds in the
country.
Brilliance was the keynote of his ca
reer. It was not that he could not work
as hard as any six normal men when
he felt inclined—for long years during
his early struggles at the bar his in
dustry was proverbial—but there was
nothing of the steady plodder about
him. He had the ability of a genius to
(Continued oq Page 5, Column S.)
STUDENTS HURT IN CLASH
HAVANA, September SO OP).—A
number of university students were re
ported wounded, some seriously, in a
dash with police today. The students
were attempting to bold Kpoiltlotf dem
moi in*— ».k*is
ROOSEVELT NAMED
BY N.Y. DEMOCRATS
Smith, in Nominating Speech,
Hits Both State and
National G. 0. P.
Br the Associated Press.
SYRACUSE. N. Y., September SO.—
Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt was unani
mously renominated by voice vote at
the Democratic State convention here
today.
Lieut. Oov. Herbert H. Lehman also
was renominated in the same manner.
Former Oov. Alfred E. Smith in his
speech renominating Roosevelt, declared
office holders unfaithful to their trust
should not only be removed from their
posts, but should be driven from the
ranks of the Democratic party and be
prosecuted in the courts.
The declaration waa an amplification
of the plank incorporated in the party
platform adopted by the convention last
night.
Hits O. O. F. Platform.
The former governor’s statement re
garding corruption came in the course
of his criticism of the platform adopted
by the Republican State convention at
Albany last week.
“The Republican platform,” he said,
"speaks of corruption in the government
of the cities of New York and Albany
and stresses Improper and corrupt prac
tices with respect to the judiciary. Cer
tainly that plank cannot be aimed
against the Democratic party as a whole
or against Oov. Roosevelt or his asso
ciates in the State administration.”
Appearance of the former Governor
waa the signal for an ovation, the
crowds on the floor and in the gallery
applauding and cheering while the
band played "Sidewalks of New York."
Turning to national affairs, he said
he wanted “to give the Republicans all
the sympathy they can get from the
administration of President Hoover.”
He derided the Republican platform
declaration on unemployment and said
that a friend gave him a pocket piece,
on one side of which was the inscrip
tion, “Hoover’s Lucky Piece,” and on
the other side, "Four Years of Pros
perity.” He told his friend, he said,
that he could not accept it, because if
he ever tried to deposit it in a bank
he might go to Jail.
Laughs at Prohibition.
The unemployment plank in the Re
publican platform of last week was the
same as the one they adopted two
years ago, the former Governor de
clared.
When Mr. Smith announced his next
topic as "Prohibition,” the audience
laughed. The Republican plank would
“knock the spots ofT the leopard,” he
said.
“Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde haven’t got
a thing on them,” he said.
“The Republican platform provides
(Continued on Page 4, Column 4.}
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
PROBES CRATER CASE
Disappearance of Judge May Be
Linked With Ewald Mall
Fraud Chargee.
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 30.—Federal
Interest In the disappearance of Joseph
Force Crater, New York Supreme Court
Justice, who dropped from sight on Au
gust 6, was indicated today.
Mr. and Mrs. Garret Hiers, intimates
of the jurist and his wife, were ques
tioned yesterday by assistant United
States attorneys, who admitted today
they were looking into the case.
The Government’s Interest in Crater’s
whereabouts grows out of his possible
connection with the affairs of George
F. Ewald, resigned city magistrate,
charged with mall fraud in Federal
Court and with office-buying in a State
indictment.
Crater’s disappearance is already un
der the exhaustive scrutiny of a county
grand Jury.
MORROW GOES TO JERSEY
Definite Announcement on Cam
paign Due in Few Days.
By the Associated Press.
Dwight W. Marrow, Ambassador to
Mexico, left Washington early today for
his home in Englewood, N. J.
Mr. Morrow completed his conferences
with President Hoover and State De
partment officials yesterday. He said
definite announcement regarding his
campaign for the Senate from New Jer
sey would be forthcoming within a few
days.
No information was available either
at the White- House or the State De
partment ae to when Mr. Morrow*
resignation from «bfi some
“
“From Pres» to Homo
Within the Hour*
The Star’s carrier system covers
every, city block and the regular edi
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Yesterday’s Circulation, 110,657
OP) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTEL
PROBEBYCONGRESS
SEEN IN OIL CHARGE
AIMED AT WILBUR
Accuser of Secretary De
clares He Is Ready to Ap
pear Before Committee.
KELLY ORDERED TO FILE
NAMES OF FIRMS FAVORED
Accusation Hinges on Disposal of
Lands Containing $40,000,000,000
in Petroleum.
By the Associated Press.
A congressional airing appeared likely
today for the charges of favoritism to
large oil companies brought against Sec
retary Wilbur by Ralph S. Kelley in
resigning as chief of the field division
of the Federal Land Office in Denver.
The Interior Secretary refused to ac
cept Kelley’s resignation, but announced
the latter’s suspension from office, wel
coming a fun investigation. Kelley In
New York said last night he did not
regard himself any longer an employe
of the Interior Department and re
stated the charges made In his letter
of resignation, which he made public
Sunday.
The former Land Office man added he
would be prepared to amplify his
charges later arid would be ready to
appear before a congressional commit
tee should the suggestion of Chairman
Nye of the Senate Lands Committee for
an investigation be approved. The lat
ter termed the charges amazing and
said, “Kelley will have to be heard In
Congress.”
Wilbur Defends Policy.
Secretary Wilbur made a vigorous de
fense of his oil land policy and said he
had directed Kelley to file immediately
the names of companies he claimed had
been favored, with specific details of
each case.
The charges hinged on the disposal
of public lands in Colorado which, Kel
ley asserted, contained petroleum de
posits in the form of oil shale which,
even at present low prices, would exceed
$40,000,000,000 in value. He asserted
that through political pressure on the
office of the Interior Secretary the large
oil companies had received favorable
consideration for Illegal claims to some
of these lands.
Wilbur said no leases for oil shale had
been Issued under his administration
and further that action had been
brought to forfeit all claims to such
lands on which the required assessment
work of SIOO a year had not been done.
Something more than 3,000,000 acres of
such lands In Colorado, Utah and
Wyoming, he said, had been covered by
claims filed prior to 1920, the majority
of these being held in the name of "in
dividuals or associations of Individuals,
made up largely of local people In the
Immediate vicinity.”
Out of Department Control.
Whether any of these had passed
into the hands of the larger oil con
cerns after patent, he said, was not
known to the department and was be
yond its control.
Kelley had been connected with the
Land Office for 25 years, holding vari
ous posts at Salt Lake City and Denver.
His resignation, Wilbur said, occasioned
surprise because the official had been
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PILOTJMAKES OFF
FROM ST. LOUIS PORT
Robert Buck Leaves for Wichita
in Quest of Gross-Country
Record.
By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, September 30.—Robert
Buck, 16-year-old Elizabeth, N. J„
aviator, attempting to set a new Junior
transcontinental flight record, landed
here at 9:50 a.m„ completing a flight
from Indianapolis in two hours. After
refueling he took off at 10:45 a.m., for
Wichita, Kans., his next stop.
Leaves Indianapolis at 7:50.
INDIANAPOLIS. September 30 OF).—
Robert Buck, 16-year-old Elizabeth,
N. J., aviator, who is attempting to set
a junior transcontinental speed record,
took off today from the Mars Hill Air
port at 7:50 a.m. (central standard
time) In resumption of his Westward
flight.
Buck said he planned to land at St.
Louis to refuel and hoped to reach
Albuquerque, N. Mex., for a night stop.-
The young aviator is seeking to break
the record set a few weeks ago by Eddie
Schneider of Jersey City. Schneider’s
time for his cross-country flight was 29
hours 40 minutes.
When Buck left here he calculated he
was approximately one hour ahead of
the Jersey boy’s record. He said he had
made good time despite head-winds met
yesterday while crossing the Alleghanles.
Bucking these head-winds necessitated
a stop at Martins Ferw, Ohio, for fuel.
He stopped again at wolumbus, Ohio,
and reached here at 5:20 p.m.
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Apple Tree Half Barren.
STOCKTON, lowa, September 30 (JP).
—An apple tree in the orchard of H. P.
Bohnsack, near here, is bending under*
the weight of fruit on one side, while ]
the other side is in full bloom.
FROST IS FORECAST TONIGHT
IN AREAS AROUND DISTRICT
Temperature Expected to Drop in Washington to
45 Degrees.
With an anticipated minimum tem
perature of 45 degrees, tonight will be
the coolest Washington has experienced
since June 1, according to an announce
ment made today by the Weather
Bureau.
At the same time, the bureau de
clared light frosts may be found in the
extreme west and north portions of
Maryland and Virginia. The fore
casters, however, do not''expect frost
for the District, although they said It
la improbable that taotatetl
DRASTIC ACTION
TAKEN TO RID D. C.
OF “SPEAKEASIES"
District Attorney’s Office
Files 8 Padlock Injunction
Suits in Supreme Court.
600 PROPERTY OWNERS
ADVISED OF VIOLATIONS
Premises Involved Are Said to Be
Assessed for Taxation in Ex
cess of SIOO,OOO.
The United States attorney’s office
today took drastic action toward driv
ing speakeasies out of Washington.
Coupled with the filing of eight pad
lock Injunction suits In the District Su
preme Court, United States Attorney
Leo A. Rover and John B, Williams, one
of his assistants, announced that since
January 1 more than 600 property own
ers had been warned that the prohibi
tion law was being violated on their
premises.
In only one of the Injunction suits In
stituted today, however, did the Gov
ernment attempt to show that the prop
erty owner had been previously warned.
The eight proceedings started today
represent the most drastic action the
United States attorney’s office has ever
taken against prohibition law violators
in this city. The properties Involved
are said to be assessed for taxation at
more than $150,000.
“The great majority of the 600 prop
erty owners to whom we sent warnings
went the limit In co-operating with us,”
Mr. Williams said, “and most of the
bootleggers were ejected without it be
coming necessary for this office to pro
ceed against the properties In court.
Law Flagrantly Violated.
“In the cases where we have resorted
to padlock proceedings, the law haa
been flagrantly violated on the premises
over a period of many months. We
feel that the owners of the properties
did, or should have known, what was
taking place.
“Our action today is not to be viewed
&a crusade, but merely as evidence -
t the United States attorney’s of
fice does not propose to tolerate con
tinued violations of the law after the
owners of the property have received
due notice. We realize the padlocking
is a most drastic proceeding, but It Is
also highly effective.”
Immediately after the filing of the
petitions, Justice Oscar R. Luhring
signed temporary restraining orders
against the use of the properties in
volved for purposes of violating the na
tional prohibition act, and In two In
stances signed temporary orders re
straining tenants of two of the prem
ises involved from violating the prohi
bition law anywhere In the District.
It was pointed out that the restrain
ing orders against the two Individuals
would operate to send them to jail Im
mediately for contempt of court should
they be apprehended In another liquor
law violation.
Properties Involved in Salta.
Premises involved in the eight suits
are the two-story frame building at 45
F street, the two-story brick building
and basement at 506 First street, the
two-story brick building and woodshed
at 236 Second street northeast, the two-'
story frame structure at 2450 Nichols
avenue southeast, the two-story brick
building and basement at 131 F street,
the two-story brick building at 26 Ding
man’s place, the two-story brick build
ing at 1923 Seventeenth street and 1017
Seventh street southeast. •
Defendants named are: Howard Rob
inson and Nancy Wheeler as tenants of
1923 Seventeenth street and William
Hannan as owner, Lawrence Edward
White and Cora White as tenants of
26 Dingman’s place and William P.
Lockwood as owner, Anna Simrel, Al
bert Gaylord Smith, Wilhelmenla Mon
tague and George Wooten as tenants
of 131 F street and Zelda Klatz
kin as owner, David Weathers,
George Patrick Harley and Ada R.
Proctor as tenants of 2450 Nichols ave
nue southeast and Harry B. Sperling as
owner, Abraham Zimberg, Fred Haw
kins and Louis Katz as tenants of 236
Second street northeast and Francis P.
Sheehy as owner; Winnie Carrington
and Emma Hollivee as tenants of 506
First street and Charles S. Cuney and
William A. Bowie as owners, Samuel
Contee and Elizabeth Contee as tenants x
of 45 F street and John A. Dore and
Margaret M. Dore as owners, Jesse Rob
ert Spriggs as tenant of 1017 Seventh
street southeast and Robert Levin, A.
Wallace Levin. Maurice J. Teitelbaum
and Mary Stoddart as owners.
Each of the petitions was accom
panied by affidavits from police and
{irohibltion agents that the prohibition
aw had been violated numerous times ,
at the premises.
FRENCH ENVOY RETURNS
Ambassador Reaches New York
After Five-Month Leave.
NEW YORK, September 30 OP).—
M. Paul Claudel, French Ambassador
to the United States, returned today on
the lie de France to resume his duties
in Washington after a five-month ab
sence abroad.
He made a trip to Berlin to attend
the presentation of his opera, “Chris
topher Columbus,” which he said was
well received.
“America is the logical place for its
presentation,” he said. “I have not
as yet made plans for its American
premiere.”
He would not discuss political affairs.
of frost will put in thir appear
ance in exposed or low places “pretty
close to us.”
The Weather Bureau issued statistics
on the drought today also, making it
known that the District rainfall so far
this calendar year is only 55 per cent
normal. Actually, the recorded rain
fall here has been 18.55 inches, com
pared with the normal fall of 33.63
Inches for the same nine months. The
lactual fall, then, Js 16.08 inches below
the normal Eft'll *_ ,