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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
FIRE TRAPS MINERS AFTER EXPLOSION
aADoheny Attorneys Require
5 Hours to Outline Big Case

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 lP-Occa-
sional flashes Of oratory by opposing
counsel served to lift out of the hum
drum the second day of tVe trial
here Of Albert Is. Falf and Edward
L. Doheny on charges of conspiracy
TO loot the naval oil reserves in Elk
Hills, Calf.
For five hours, counsel for the
government ard the defense drew
pictures of the SIS year old former
cabinet officer and the II year ola
nulti-millionaire oil man that were
in sharp contrast as to the vIgor and
fire of presentation.
Addressing the jury calmly ana
dispassionately, owen J. Roberts re-
quired just an hour to outline the
case, as the government expects TO
present it by oral testimony and a
great raft of official documents, the
Identification cf which began pe
fore court recessed until tomorrow.
Frank J. Hogan, counsel for Doheny,
traced the history of all of tne
transactions involved in the oii
leases and contracts step by step,
spending four hours in a vigorous
and at times impassioned statement
CT what the defense contends the ev:-
dence will prove.
Instead of a 100000 bribe giver to
Albert b. Fall as the government
represented him. Doheny was describ-
ed by Hogan as a patriotic citizen
who acted in the national interest
when he required his company TO
enter into the contract for the Peari
Harbor naval storage.
Fall was declared to be a man
who had given his life in the public
service and one who throughout al;
of the oil reserve negotiations actec
III the best interests or vne country
and only with and by the consent of
Secretary DENLY and other high Of
ficfals of the navy department..
The 100000 transaction between
Doheny and Fall doomed large in the
statement of both counsel. Roberts
said the loan was made after negotia-
tions had been opened between Fall
and Doheny for the Pearl Harbor
contract and that, when the senate
OIL committee found out that Fall
had spent this sum Improving his
New Mexico ranch holdings, the for
iner secretary did not tell the truth
about it, but tried in n'ievery way TO
conceal it,
Calling attention that nearly
month after the loan was made Do
heny had advised the government his
firm would not undertake the Pear1
Harbor development, Hogan insisted
there had been no secrecy; that Fall
had given his demand note; had
used the money. to buy ranch property,
paying $4,000 in cash in the presence |!
of witnesses and making the otneN
payments in the usual way by cnecNs (!
and drafts. W
Hogan insisted that the PROJECT ror
the storing of 15o,OO0ouo gallons or
fuel oil for the navy at Pearl Harbor /
had originated with high naval ov-
ficers after reports had come tnar tae
Japanese were planning omooii;zc
war vessels for attacks on the PhiMp.
pines and the Hawaiian islands
Government counsel emphasized the
secrecy attending the awarding of |
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
WIDELY FOLLOWED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 P)-Indus-
trial, commercial and labor trades have
followed the Chicago mill WORKS case
with close attention.
The government contended that In
terstate commerce in mill work, ms
ending sash, doors and other interfor
trim for buildings was being re-
strained as the result of an agree
ment under which the Illinois manu-
facturers promised to employ only
union carpenters in their mills pro-
vided union carpenters refused to in
stall within the state any mill work
made by outside concerns employing
non-union labor. the conspiracy be
ing completed by the contractors
consenting to the arrangement upon
receiving a liberal discount from the
manufacturers.
The defendants insisted that the
agreement had no relation whatever
to interstate commerce, and was
merely a wage or working contract
between building contractors and the
union carpenters under which the lat.
ter asserted a policy, long funda-
mental feature of their organization,
TO refuse TO install non-union made
trim.
The government indicted 6S Ge-
PENDANTS, including manufacturers,
contractors and officers of tradc
unions, and convicted Al in the fed
eral district court at Chicago. Or
these, 26 appealed to the circuit court
which reversed the district court, hold.
ing that the evidence produced oy
the government merely showed an
aeremer- between defendants under
which the union carpenters were not
to work upon non-union made mill
work, and did not involve con-
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
REvoLrrIoNIsr HELD

NOGALES, Nov. 23 P)-A man CIV
ing the name of Francisco Ibarra, OIL
the state of Jalisco, Mexico, was ar,
rested by Mexican military authorlt-
les last night in Nogales, state OF
Sonora, in the act of handing out
what is alleged to be revo1ut:onarY
.manifestos signed by General Nicolas
Fernandez, of the state of Chihuahua.
Ibarra was removed from the city
Jail to military headquarters, pre-,
sumably for military trial.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
SECOND EXPLOSION

COLEMAN. Alta. Nov. 2S 0P--A Sec
ond explosian late today rocked the
McGillivray Coal and Coke company
mine near here, while rescue crews
were toiling to determine the fate OF
eight men entombed in the mine this
morning after a gas and dust ex-
plosion Ten men were entombed
but two bodies were recovered short
" after noon. The second explosion
was slight but it held up further
rescue work.
The two miners brought out deao
were A. Leitchand, r. Fairfull. They
appeared to have been fleeing TO
the surface when overcome by after
damp.
The eight men missing are B. w.
White, fire boss; T. Young, VI. Yuril~
sky w. Piyk, j. Ul1rainmetz, Alex
ander Moore, D. Meek and c. Jonn-
stone,
Slight hope that they were tsill
alive was held out as, in addition 10
the heavy gas clouds in the work
ings, several small explosions oc-
CURED during the morning as well as
this afternoons explosion.
.Todays accident marks the second
serious mine tragedy this season IN
the Crows Nest Pass bituminous field
On September 49, last, an explosion
i'll the Hill Crest colliery killed a
fire boss and a pumrman. This same
mine was the scene of an explosion
on June 10, 1914, which took a toll
of 1Sq
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
German Mark Is German
Mark, Supreme Court Of
U. S. Holds In Decision

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23. (D - A
German mark is "a German mark. the
supreme court held today, and debts
contracted In marks before this
country entere dthe World war can
be repaid by handing over the same
number of marks as were borrowed.
regardless of the rate of exchange.
The court also decided that debts
owed citizens OF this country by
German subjects and payable in
Germany before the United states
entered the war, he collected out of
the proceeds of German alien prop
erty seized by the American gov
ernment. The decision was handed
down in the ease of the Die Densche
Bank Filiale. involving debt
owed by 1t to Charles f. Humphrey
of California.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
PLANES REPORT

CHARLESTON, s. c., Nov %. P9-
The naval radio station here reported
tonight that it had communicated with
the PN-10 seaplanes flying from Nor
folk to Colon, Panama, at o'clock to-
night but that the planes had not re-
ported their position.
NORFOLK, Va, Nov 23. (P) - The
Panama flight planes were off jack
sonVille at 10 p. m. tonight, said a
radio message from one of the planes,
picked up here.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
SEIZED nY POLICE

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. QP)-AnotheI
phase of the endless legal battle over
prohibition and it's enforcement was
brought before the supreme court by
the owners of the motor boat Ray OF
Block Island.
The Providence, r. l., police, in the
absence of the federal agents, hat
seized the boat, laden with liquor. The
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
GREENWAY LEGION POST
FORMED IN PHOENIA

PHOENIX, Nov. % R-PJhoenix
American Legion post No. so, here
after will be known as the John
Greenway post, No. so, in honor of
one of the states outstanding fig
ures in the World war, according to
action taken by the posts executive
committee tonight.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
3 DEAD IN cAL1FoRNIA

NAPA, Calf, Nov 2S R1-Three
men We're known to be dead and an
undetermined number of others were
believed to have been trapped when
cave-n occurred in a shaft in the
Corona silver mine, 15 miles east or
Mount st. Helena, near here.
Reports indicated the, cavern was
caused by a missed hole" of dynamite
which exploded when a drill was
driven into it.
Physicians and rescue parties were
being rushed from Calistoga. ana
ether communities near the mine.
The dead:
Henry Campbell, 81, miner. ana
two other unidentified miners.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
EXPLOSION IN ILLINOIS

sPRINGFIEUD. Ills, Nov 2S tF-
OF 151 men in mine B., of the Citi-
zens Coal company, near here at the
time Of an explosion lave socay, all
except one escaped. William Gun
ningham, 90, a shot firer, is sought
by a state rescue crew.
CONTINUED on Page Ten.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-24
NAVY STARTS
TWO PLANES
ON TEST TRIP

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. 23
(AP)-The navy's all-metal
seaplanes PN-10 No. / and
PN-10 No. 2 tonight were
soaring southwark in their
attempted 2,17O-mile non-
stop flight from Hampton
Roads to Colon, Panama.
Heavily laned with gaso-
line and supplies and four
men each, the planes took
off here within eight min
utes Of each other, No. l at
4:18 p. m. and No. 2 at 4:26.
D. m, and headed eastward
to Cape Henry, whence they
turned for the straig h tt
way course down the
south Atlantic.
AT 6:2O p m. naval radio messages
placed the planes 35 miles off Cape
Hatteras, having flown 135 miles az
g4.5 miles an hour.
Because of their neaEy loads both
machines had considerably difficuit5
III getting off the water anG each
made three attempts before it finally
took the air. The first up, piloted by
Lit. Byron j. Connell and 1t. Law
renee w Curtin, circled around until
number plane, piloted by 1t. Coms
mander II. T. Bartlett, flight ocm-
Inander, got off. Then both planes
moved off and We're flying close
together when they disappeared from
view. fF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-26
VIRGINIA DRY ACT
AUTHOR EXONERATED
Senator Layman, Accused of Fall
ing Into Own Net. Fully Cleared
by House Vote.

BY the Associated Press
RICHMOND. Va. January 26.-The
General Assembly Yesterday expressed
its confidence In Senator George w.
Layman in Il House Joint resolution
expressing disbelief in charges that
he had been a party to infraction of
the prohibition law.
Senator Iayman, author Of the Lay
man act in Nirginias prohibition law
was charged on the floor OF the House
last week with being caught in the
mesheS Of his own law in a recent
case in Craig County. Explaining the
incident in a speech before the SEN
ate, Mr.. Layman said his part in the
Incident had been portrayed incor-
rectly and that he had acted only to
remove liquor from his premises.
Delegate Albert O. BoSchen who
made the charge in an address urging
of the resolution memorable
ing Congress to modify the prohibit
ton law yesterday, declared he was
not expressing his own opinion of Mr.
Layman when he made the speech.
Information had been furnished him.
he said by three newspaper report
erS. He seconded the motion in the
House yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-26
SEEK AGREEMENT
ON JEWISH RELIEF
Leaders of European and
Zionist Projects to Meet To-
morrow for Discussion.

solution OF the problem of conflict
OF two distinct campaigns for funds
Tor aid OF Jews in Palestine and in
Russia and Poland, which are to be
launched here next month, is expect
eu 10 be reached at meeting OF Zion
ISL representatives with Jewish le0d-
efs here interested in the European
PROJECT, to be held at the office of
rudolph Il. Behrend, American Bank
building, at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow aft
ernoon
Cancellation and cooperative pro
poSalS for conducting the two drives
nave been under consideration since
the organization meeting last week
OF the United Jewish Campaign fui
european Relief. which ended III an
nhpasSe over the ALLEGATION of funds
between the two funds and over the
erection OF a permanent chairman.
While 1t is hoped by Jewish leaders
mat cooperative scheme can be
agreed upon. they declined today TO
discuss proposals prior to the meet
ing. y prominent Jewish leader. who
VIII have the united support of the
community In directing the European
relief campaign. has agreed to take
The responsibility if he is selected
ii was said today. The name of the
man was not diyulEed.
me. drive for funds for European
relief is under the auspices of the
united distribution committee. which
has set $1,000. 200 as the nations
quota. Washington's goal is 500, 000
The campaign for rehabilitation work
In Palestine, to be conducted by the
Zionists, is for $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-26
CONFERENCE CALLED
ON JUGOSLAV DEBT
American and Belgrade Commits
sions to Hold First Formal
Session.

War debt negotiations will swing
into the active phase again tomorrow
morning, with formal session of the
American and Jugoslav debt commits
sions at the Treasury for considera-
ton of the Jugoslav obligation of
$66 900 900 to this Government.
Several informal conferences have
been held between the principal
figures of the two commissions, but
the session tomorrow will be the
first formal meeting between the two
bodies.
It is understood that Jugoslavia is
hoping for terms which may ap-
proximate those accorded Italy or Ru-
mania. Comprehensive studies of
the economic and fiscal situation in
Jugoslavia have already been furnish
ed experts of the American commits
sion.
The French will elaborate on their
present situation before opening up
formal negotiations for payment of
their $4,000 100000 debt, which Ger
laux failed to fund. At the Treasury
it was learned French Ambassador
Berenger, who made his first brief
call on Secretary Mellon Saturday. de-
Sires to present considerable addition
al matter before proceeding with ac-
tual conversations with the Ameri-
can Debt Commission. 1t is expected
this may be presented soon, though
so far as could be learned, no date
has been set for the next conference
between the Amba ssador and Treas
ury officials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-26
STREET CAR TIE-UP
DELAYS HUNDREDS
Broken Feed Wire Hats Traffic on
Two Lines for More Than
Half an Hour.

Hundreds OF Government employees
store clerks and other cogs in the
wheels of public and private business
of the Capital struggled into their Of
fees late this morning and gave their
bosses that old excuse about the cars
being tied up.
This time they had regular tie-up
to fall back on. however. 1t occurred
from S:3S to 9:0S am. just at the
height of the rush period. and affected
the Mount Pleasant and Georgetown
lines of the Washington Railway and
Electric Co.
According to officials of the com
pdny the trouble arose from a break
down in a high tension feeder cable
connecting the BenninG power plant
with subStation 10, located off Four
teenth street. between II and | streets.
An emergency crew of workmen was
put to work to remedy the difficulty.
and IN half an hour they We're able to
start the cars i'll operation through
employment of another power source.
The defect in the main feeder had
not been located at a late hour this
afternoon, il was learned.
Despite the authenticity Of their ey-
cuSes, employees of the. Treasury De
partment We're advised that they. and
not Uncle Sam. would have to bear
the burden of their hardness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-26
PRINCE BISMARCK. NON-DRlNKER,
THINKS u. S. DRY LAW FAILURE
Believes Dry Legislation
Is Wrong After Ameri-
can Tour.
Found Use of Liquor Al.
most a Duty i'll Social
Circles Here.
BY EDGAK\ANSEL MOWRER.

Ey Cable TO The Star and Chicago Daily News.
BERLIN. january 26.-.America
has cured me of all belief in prohibi-
ton, said Prince and Deputy Otto
Won Bismarck. grandson of the iron
chancellor" who has just returned
from the United States. when the
writer met him today i'll the reichStag.
Il had been anti-alcoholic before GO
ing to your country" said Bismarck.
''Nh | saw there conVinceS me that
prohibition is not the way to handle
the problem. | have personally never
drunk So much and drinking, unlike in
Europe. seems to be regarded not as
a pleasure. but as Il duty.
My general impression of your
country was infinitely more favorable
than l had expected. Your hospital
ity, Your pleasant and informal social
manners are known in Europe, but
the depth of American culture. power,
American ways of thought and pos
Sfbilities of developments along Amer
lean lineS. are far greater than most
Europeans understand.
Our people speak with horror of
the possibility of America niZation. hut
really Americanism * far more pleas
ant and more important than they
understand. During the many weeks
| spent in Washington. New York and
Cincinnati, | endeavored to study the
people | met in as many circles as pos
sibie and l was infinitely pleased with
what l found.
Perhaps il would be well if we
Germans and you Americans should
at least take the trouble to visit each
others country and attempt to I'M
derStand the social and political sys-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-26
GIVES HOSPITAL $4,000.
Will of Mrs. L. T. Baird Aids Other
Local institutions

The will of Mrs. Lyle r. Baird. wife
OF admiral Admiral George w. Baird. U. S.
~. retlred. has been filed for pro-
bate. She gives to the Episcopal Eve
Ear and Throat Hospital $1,000 in
bonds. and premises 429 M street and
426-2S Ridge street to endow a room
to be known as the Baird-Prather
room. The Episcopal Home for Chi.
dren IN Anacostia is to have bonds.
The property at 4OS-10-12 Ridge street
is to be sold and out Of the proceeds
$500 each goes to Aid Association for
the Blind and Columbia Polytechnic
Institute. The balance is to be de-
voted to charity.
Admiral Baird is to have his wtfe's
interest in house 1906 Rhode Island
avenue and Cosmos Club bonds. cash
and Treasury certificates are given to
her sister, Josephine E. Prather. who
also is to have any balance left after
payment of legacies.
Bette Slupperson, a maid, is given
$4,000 in bonds to build . home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-26
WILL GIVE VIEWS
ONGERRY MEASURE
Public Welfare Commission
Officers to Appear Before
Senate Body.

Officers Of the commission on public
welfare Legislation are expected to at
tend meeting of the Senate District
committee tomorrow morning to give
their. views on the bill offered by Sen
ator Gerry Of Rhode Island, which
would lodge in the District Commits
sioners the authority to act as Il board
of public welfare for the District.
The welfare commission has Il care.
fully prepared measure of its own,
known as the CaDper bill, which has
been supported by practically all local
organizations. The Capper bill would
create Il public welfare board of nine
members to take over and coordinate
the functions now performed by va
rlous different boards in the District
government. Under Senator Gerry's
bill there would be no board but two
administrative executives, one to han
die charitable work and the other to
direct criminal institutions, with the
Board of Commissioners exercising
supervisory powers.
The Capper bill passed the House
last year. but failed to be acted on by
the Senate in the closing days of the
session. 1t is possible the committee
may decide tomorrow what form of
legislation 1t may recommend to the
Senate.
senator Copeland. chairman Of tn.
subcommittee IN charge of the two
billS providing for Il system OF moth
ers' allowances in Washington, stated
today he would not be ready 10 make a
report at the fun committee meeting
tomorrow. Senator Copeland said
that he wanted to call his subcomlnit-
tee together first. On this question.
the people Of the District are practi-
cally unanimous in support of the
,,l "a
place mothers aid administration un-
der the proposed board of public vel
fore. The other pending bill. support
ed by New York social workers. would
create separate agency 20 handle
mothers pensions alone
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-26
TAX BILLS ARE GIVEN
TO VIRGINIA SENATE
One Measure Would Remove State
Levy ON Lands in Favor of
Counties and Towns.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND. Va, January 90
Tax and kindred measures, an
nounced 10y Governor elect Byrd in
his campaign for Governor, came to
the fore in the Senate yesterday
when they We're laid, in part, before
that body for reference to the finance
committee. The bill first offered is
the one which segregates real estate
to the counties and cities. the State
wholly abandoning any tax on lands,
and the same bill provides for taking
over intangibles for State tax pur-
poses.
Among the other features of the
several similar bills is one that pro-
vides for the removal of all commits
sioners of the revenue save one for
each county and city. The creation
of a tax commission or board--tho
governor and auditor and one
full time member-to be charged
with the enforcement of the tax laws
for the State and acting in advisory
way for the counties and cities.
Another directs that the State as
sessing boards shall be abolished and
makes the commissioners of revenue
the assessing officers, under the direc-
ton of supervisors and councils.
The gasoline tax is fixed at 4 cents
and the basis for automobile licenses
is to be 20 cents for each 100 pounds
manufacturers weight, in lieu of the
present horsepower tax.
The new governor fayors repeal
of the constitutional amendment
which provides for the assessing Of
real estate every five years, giving
to the legislature the right TO say
when assessments shall be made
One of the bills makes machinery
and equipment personal property and
allowing the counties and cities to
fix the value thereon, and empowers
them to relieve such property wholly
from taxation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-26
CHAMBER WILL HOLD
BANQUET TOMORROW
Representative Moore and Rev. J.
S. Montgomery to Speak at
Annual Dinner.

The Washington Chamber of Com
merce viii hold its annual MidWinter
dinner at the New Willard Hotel to-
morrow night AT $50. approximate
" 500 members ana guests are eX-
pected IL attend.
Representative Moore of Virginia
and Rev James Shera Montgomery,
chaplain of the House. will he the
speakers of the evening.
Under the craftsmanship of Harry
:. Evans the entertainment commit
tee has arranged large program.
which Will include the Washington
Male Quartet, the George MacCaulev
Banjo Trio. the Key sisters, F.. y.
Snider, mirimba soloist of the United
States Army Band. and others
Martin \. LeeSe. newly elected presi-
dent of the chamber, will preside as
POSTMASTER.
The committee in charge Of the
banquet is: W. c. Kendall, chairman
of the house committee: f. A. Smith
chairman of the menu committees:
II. c. Cole. chairman of the seating
committee: II. S. Evans, chairman of
the entertainment committee, and
o. A. c. Oehmler. chairman OF the
music committee.