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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-20
Senate Democrats
Back Robinson In
Fight With Hefzin


WASHINGTON Jan 10 yR-Ac-
cepting the challenge hurled at them
yesterday by Heflin, of Alabama,
democrats of the senate today with
but a single dissenting voice expressed
their confidence in Robinson, OF
Arkansas, both as their leader and
as member of the special Mexican
investigating committee. II
The vote was "a to ] and came
after nearly an hour of debate during
which three senators from the south
insisted that the conference action
should not be interpretative of a
decision in any way on the questions
involved in the row between Heflin
church and Governor Alfred E. Smith,
of New York.
The Alabama senator, who alb
sented himself from the party gather
ing, was alternately defiant and con,
ciliatory. After the conference broke
up he declared that it was sin bad
taste and improper" to bring up a
vote of confidence in the party leader
in his absence.
Subsequently en- the floor of the
senate Heflin gave notice that he
would continue his attacks on the
Roman Catholic political machine"
and the New York governor, but
explained that the party conference
had taken the precise action which
he would have expected it to take
81 endorse his (Robinson's) leader
ship myself, in the main," ne said.
"I differ from him on some things
could not expect them to remove
him. But it was sort of white
wash arrangement; they expressed
confidence in him and were willing
for him to remain on the committee" ;"
The democrats refrained from again
locking horns with the portly senator
from Alabama, but for the first time
a voice was raised from the repub
lican side. 1t was that cf Senator
Moses, of New Hampshire.
st am surprised" he said, "to
confront the complete and abject sur
render which the senator from Ala
bama has made since yesterday after
noon, when be breathed out fire and
slaughter here, defied the. leader of
his party, barred his breast to the
harbs of any ecclesiastical combina-
ton which might be brought together,
admitted his willingness to submit
himself to the dagger or the poison
cup and now this morning rccants
everything"
81 have recanted nothing" Heflin
protested "When the senator from.
New Hampshire says I have recanted
he states that which he knows is
not true"
Senators who stood out in the
democratic conference against even
having it appear that the conference
went on record on the merits of the
controversy were Simmons, of North
Carolina; Harris, Of Georgia, and
Continued on Page TenO
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-20
ILLINOIS NAM
is BARRED BY
81 TO g VOTE
Repub lican Leader And
Whip Join Democrats in
Barring IllinOisan
FRAUD CHARGED
Only Staunchest Of Old
Guard Stick BY Smiths
Cause to Finish

WASHINGTON, Jan 10 (H The
senate late today declared vacant the
seat to which the people of Illinois
elected Frank l.. Smith.
BY "a vote of 81 to 23--more than
two-thirds majority = his credentials
were declared to be tainted with fraud
and corruption" and it was decreed
that he was not entitled to seat
Before finally barring it's doors
against the former chairman of the
Illinois Commerce commission on ac-
count of contributions to and expendi-
lures in the primary campaign in 1926,
the senate voted 56 to q, against Civ
ing him the oath of office.
This was the second time this ses-
sion that the oath had been denied
and by excluding Smith without first
permitting him to take the oath, the
senate established a precedent in a
case unique in its more than century
Of history.
Only the staunchest members of the
republican old guard stuck to, Smiths
cause to the finish. They were Joined
by two democrats, one from the south,
the fiery Blease Of South Carolina,
and one from the northwest, Steck, OF
Iowa.
Curtis, of Kansas, the republican
leader, and Jones, of Washington, the
majority whip" were among the II
who joined forces with SO
democrats and the one farmer-labor,
Shipstead, Of Minnesota, in excluding
the Illinois republican senator-elect.
BY the language of its resolution de-
claring that "a vacancy exists in the
representation of the state of Illinois
in the United States senate" senators
said the senate put Governor Small on
notice that it was ready to consider
the credentials of an appointee to fill
the vacancy.
Some of the leading constitutional
lawyers among the senators declared
that this action of the senate vitiated
the Illinois election and that the gov
ernor could appoint forthwith. Legal
advisers of Smith disputed this con-
tent4on, however, holding that Cover
nor Small could not act until Smith
formally rendered his resignation.
While the senator -elect has made
no formal pronouncement as to his
future course, intimate friends have
stated time and again that he would
not resign, but would wait until the
of the seventy-first congress
in December, 1929, and then present
his credentials again and ask for a
seat. Meantime, one third of the pres
ent senate will be up for reelection.
The exclusion of Smith was based
primarily upon his acceptance at the
time he still was chairman Of the
Illinois commission of more than $780,
600 in campaign contributions to his
primary fund by Samuel insult, of Chi
cago, and other officials of, Illinois
public utilities, some of whom were
not even residents of that state.
Debate on the Smith question today
afforded an opportunity for Senator
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-20
RUBBER MONOPOLY COSTS
AMERICANS MILLIONS - HOOVER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 Ho -
The Americanconsumer of tires has
lost millions of dollars annually as
a re@uIt of the British rubber
monopoly, Secretary Hoover today
told the house Judiciary committee,
in indOrsing a bill to permit the
formation of American trade as
sOciationS to make collective pur
chaSes of raw materials controlled
by foreign nations.
The reduction in rubber prOduc-
tion by the British keeps the world
dangerously near buying panic,
the commerce secretary declared.
and at times has lifted the price of
the product beyond reason.
Mr.. Hoover appeared before the
committee in connection with the
bill introduced by Representative
Newton, republican, Minnesota,
which amends the Webb POmerene
export trading act and is designed
especially to permit collective pur-
chasing by American combines of
rubber, potash and sisaI, which are
under monopoly control by foreign
countries.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-20

Three leaders in the automobile
industry, including Harvey Fire
stone, president of the Firestone
Tire company; Charles b. Segar,
president of the United Rubber
company, and John ]. RaskOr,
chairman of the finance commit
tee of the General Motors corpora
ton, also advocated enactment of
the measure as essentially needed
to aid the American tire consumer.
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine
in a letter to. the committee added
his support declaring that the for
eign mOnOpOlies constituted a
constantly growing menace, espe-
cially in the three products in
question. He said that such leg
islatiOn would greatly benefit
American farmers who as group
constitute the cOuntry's largest
consumer of the three cOmmOdit
les.
At the close of the hearing,
Chairman Dyer indicated that the
committee would report the meas
ure favOrabIy "as the evidence ap-
peared convincing and further
statements we're unnecessary.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-20
SPIRIT OF CALIFORNIA FAILS
TO BREAK ENDURANCE RECORD

flight that the plane performed
excellentIy and that under normal
weather conditions the flight could
easily have gone beyond the record
of 81 hours, 22 minutes and 81 sec
Onds. Enough lubricating oil was
left to last 40 more hours. The
1900 gallons of gasoline taken up
would have carried the fliers well
beyond their goal, they said, except
for the fact that unusually cold
weather was encountered all over
the central and coast region of
California, forcing them to over
work the engines and open the
throttle frequently which hastens
gas consumption.
Fifty more gallons of gasoline
would have carried us through"
said Lieutenant Pond, "but it is
doubtful whether we could have
taken off with the load increased
that much. With warmer weather
we could have gone several hours
more"
The plane was flown at an averae
altitude of 1900 to 1000 feet. keepin
Is close as possible to the earth to avoi
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-20
Senator Attacks Court In Oil Contempt Case
Little Red Notebook
Lands Six BOotIeggers
And FiUe Automobiles

+ LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 GA
= little red notebook fell to the
!. sidewalk yesterday afternoon and
Y as a result thereof, before the
Glendale sun had set, six men
+ had been jailed and five expen-
+ sive automobiles confiscated.
+ Bert Hastings found the book.
Hastings is a deputy sheriff at
+ tached to the county liquor squad.
+ Together with R. I. Morris, also
+ deputy sheriff, Hastings hast
+ ened to Glendale where, within
+ 80 minutes, they rented and oc-
+ cupied small house.
Then they began calling tele-
+ phone numbers from the little
( red book. In a very short time an
( expensive roadster drew up in
+ front of the house The cars
: driver entered with package OF
+ liquor and was promptly arrested
: on charge of violating the state
+ prohibition law. He was showed
+ into a rear room and his roadster
: parked out of sight.
( Five other similar scenes fol-
s lowed, and six men will be ar
: raigned tomorrow as bootleggers.
Il y y * r. r. y * y y # * y *
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-20
SENATOR BlEASE
CHALLENGES MANY
SOLONS TO FIGHT
Offers to Combat Anywhere
And Anytime in Any
Style Preferred

WASHINGTON Jan. 19 CP) - An
other democratic gauge of battle was
hurled into the senate today, this
time by Cole Blease, of South Caro-
lima.
The senator, catching almost the
entire membership on the floor just
before the vote to bar Frank L. Smith,
of Illinois, challenged Reed, of Penn
sylvania, republican, and Walsh, of
Montana, democrat, to combat "any-
where, any time, anyhow" and in any
style they preferred.
The South Carolinian said he de-
layed the speech he will make in an
swer to those two senators only to per-
NIT vote on Smith Walsh, he said,
in the course of his speech yesterday
on the Smith case, had characterized
as guilty of treason" the men who
fought under the Confederate flag,
while Reed had cast aspersions on the
south because of the partial diSfran-
chisenlent of the negroes.
Blease said that he would be re-
sponsible to the senate and to the peo-
pie of South Carolina only for what he
had TO say. He knew no leader save
himself, he added, and attended no
political caucuses either at home or in
Washington. He did not speak for
the democratic party, but only "for
the men and women of South Carolina
who sent me here"
And in the light of these statements
he proposed to answer his fellow sena-
tors in full at the earliest opportunity.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-20
PEOPLE BLUSH.
WITH SHAME.
SAYS NORRIS
Charge Judge Is Trying
Prosecutor Rather Than !.
Defendants
SEES JUDGMENT
Senator Says Court Will
Free Defendants, Con-
vict Prosecutor

WASHINGTON Jan 10 P-While
the government was receiving another
setback in its criminal contempt pro-
ceedings against Harry F. Sinclair,
William j. Burns and their four as
sociates in the supreme court of the
District of Columbia today, two new
angles of the Fall-Sinclair Oil con-
spiracy charges flared up.
Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska,
attacked in the senate the conduct of
the contempt case as ian abuse of
power" that must make the people of
the country blush with shame
AT the same time Martin W. Lit
Teton, Sinclair's counsel, commenting
on the summoning Of Sinclair to ap-
pear before the senate public lands
committee in its investigation of the
Continental Trading company, Ltd,
which was announced today, declared
the action a ruse designed to prejudice
him and his case before the country"
Sinclair, he said, could not testify.
Calling John P. Kern, juror in the
oil case, the government in the con-
tempt proceedings sought to show he
was conscious of being sfladowed
through having him tell of conversa-
ton with another juror on the sub
ject.
Justice Frederick Il. Siddons held
that rules of evidence would not permit
the fact to be established in this man
ner or through description of anony-
nous telephone calls
The court instructed the prosecution
that if any of the jurors were aware
of being shadowed they should be
called and permitted to testify that
they knew they were under surveil-
lance
During his remarks in the senate
Senator Norris charged that it appear
ed the "judge is trying the prosecu-
ton rather than the defendants and
that he is going to find the prosecutor
guilty and free the defendants" He
said he considered such action an
abuse of power that must make the
good people Of the country blush with
shame"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-20
MELLON SAYS
BANK
IS SIAB|LRER
Says System Is Doing For
The World Now What 1t
Has Done For u. S.
NO PRICE FIXER
Reserve Banks Given Full
Credit For Preventing
Postwar Panic

CHARLOTTE, N. c., Jan. 10 (P)-
Declaring that the federal reserve syS-
tenn is playing an important role in
the plans for world financial stabiliza-
ton. Secretary Mellon gave a warning
here tonight that the system should
not be endangered ''by loading it down
with extraneous or impossible tasks,
''What the federal reserve system has
been able to do for this country" the
treasury head said in an address be-
fore the Charlotte Chamber of Com
merce celebrating the establishment of
branch here of the Richmond fed
eral reserve bank, sit is now doing to
a lesser degree for the world at large.
1t is today one of the important factors
in the effort which is being made to
achieve world stabilization.
s"The work which the federal re-
serve system is doing is along sound,
constructive lines. But the greatest
mistake would be to expect the impos-
sible. 1t is not a panacea for all the
financial and economic ills which be-
fall the country neither the federal
reserve system nor any other system
can control prices. The most that sys-
tenn can do is to influence to a limited
extent, from time to time, the total
volume of credit and it's cost.
while credit is one factor in in
fluencing prices, it is neither the only
factor nor the controlling one; and it
would be asking the federal reserve
system to perform the impossible if 1t
is to be charged with the responsibility
for controlling prices merely because
it can exercise a limited control over
the amount of credit available
Full credit for preventing panic
given the reserve system by the treas
ury secretary.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 Up = For
the first time in several weeks, the
federal reserve boards weekly report,
made public today, on loans by its New
York City members to brokers on stock
market collateral, showed slight de-
crease
Concern has been indicated in finan-
cial and congressional circles by rea-
son of the steady increase in stock
market loans which recently resulted
in their total figure running to a point
about $1,000 100000 above the total Of
the year previous.
While it was said at the White House
that President Coolidge saw nothing
alarming in the situation, the huge
total called forth comment at the cap
itol and a measure was introduced
designed to curb loans of this char
Continued on Page Ten)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-01-20
,GovERNoR IS DEFEATED

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 10 (R-Al-
though there was slim chance that
belated returns and the official count
might give Governor O. H. Simpson
chance to nose out Congressman
Riley j. Wilson for second place in
the democratic gubernatorla1 primary
of last Tuesday, indications tonight
were that Huey P Long and Mr..
Wilson would be opponents in the
run off contest February %.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
TAFT SCH00! DRIVE
 INTERESTS ALUMNI.
Elisha H. Cooper Chairman Of
 Campaign in This City

Taft school old boys and former students in New Britain are inter- cstcd in the progress that is being made by the Taft school $2,0O0, 900 fund campaign which is now in pro- gross through the country New Haven, Hartford Waterbury. Bridge port and Watertown started their campaigns several weeks ago, and have reported substantial totals. Elisha II. Cooper is local chair man of the campaign, and he ex- poets to get his committee 10 work shortly. There are several Taft old boys in the vicinity, and they are anxious to do their part to help es- tabIish a solid financial foundation tor their school. and 10 perpetuate the work that Wa, founded by Hor- acc D. Taft, headmaster of Taft school throughout its history.
 | Subscriptions to the fund have come from all over the country, pushing the grand total close to the S1,3oo.0o0 mark. In 45 cities there are Taft school chairman and con- mittees are hard at work to sec that the local alumni have the chance to do their share for the school
 A year ago, Mir. Taft and his as- soclatc Harley r. Roberts, owned the ! latt School-a property valued at Sl,5ho.ooo. In order that the school
 might be pcrpctuatel and that it might belong 10 the public they gave it away. turning it over to d board of trustees and making it q ron-protit- making educational cor poration.
 | The money now being raised is | for new buildings and an cndoW- mcnt that will provide for an en- ] larged faculty. honor classes for the more brilliant boys, a pension sys- tenn for retired masters. and sChol- arships for needy students.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

and everyone treated justly" said Alexander F. l;eichmann, attorney for Mrs. Armour
 Mrs. Armour has taken every l possible step to see to 1t that her husbands debt were settled to the satisfaction Of all his creditors" Settlement of the remaining in- debtedness of J. Ogden Armour to Armour & Company was completed in a manner satisfactory to the company. said Edson White. presi- dent. There will be available pres entity in cash and rketable securi- ties approximately sl5.0O0.000 and in addition the company receives other securities representing the bal ance of the indebtedness"
 The bondholders protective com mittee of the Suttcr Basin company announced plans for reorganiza- ton of the company soon after the settlement was signed.
 Authorship of the final chapter in the career of the late MT. Armour, one of Chicago's most picturesque financial figures, was credited to his
 widow and daughter, Mrs. John J. | Mitchell.
 The terms of settlement included | surrender of the beautiful Melody | Farm estate, for years the pride of
 the family. The valuation was placed at s2,5Oo,ooo.
 In addition. Mrs. Armour waived claim to $6,00o,00o of land warrants | held against the Sutter Basin com- | pany, and she and her daughter gave moro than $500, 900 of their
 personal fortune to complete the
 settlements.
 l Liquidation of the debt of about
 S,0O0,0oo to Armour & Company,
 packers. was made through the
 transfer of the securities that Mir. Armour and his relatives had
 pledged. At one time this debt was
 said to exceed s5o.ooo,oOo and was , incurred by Mir, Armour in pro-
 noting various vast enterprises.
 Final settlement was made pos
 sible by the bondholders of the Sut-
 ter Basin company accepting the
 plan of reorganization proposed
 when interest on inc $7,1o3. o0o
 bonds was defaulted Feb. l. These bonds had been guaranteed as 10
 principal and interest by Mir. Ar
 nour and therefore, the bondhold-
 CTS had a claim against his estate. ia hough the estate consisted prin- Cjnallv of securities pledged with Armour X, Company.
 By the Sutter Basin reorganiza- ton, the estate. Mrs. Armour. her daughter, and Armour & Company, arc relieved of any obligation. Mir. Armour's estate practically was wiped out. In fact, his heirs and relatives were called on to make considerable financial sacrifices. Be- fore the World war, Mir. Armour owned about 70 per cent of the s1oo, o,ooo,oo0 common stock of Ar mour & Company. These holders, to- eethor with other securities and properties, led to Mir, Armour s for tune being estimated at more than S15O, 000, 900.
 At that time he was one of the stocks. with securities of market value of $5.000,000. But those in- Nestments and pra ctically all others except his stock in Armour X; Con-
 pany, were lquidated and used in reducing his debts.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
ARMOUR ESTATE IS NOW ALL SETTLED
S18,000,000 Cash Involved in Payment of Debts

Chicago. May 2 tPl-C'laims against estate of the late J. ogden Armour. Chicago packer who once said he had lost million dollars a day for more than 100 days during the World war, today were settled in full.
 His debt to Armour <; Company Chicago packers and claims of bond holders of the Sutter Basin con- pany. a California land reclamation project, were wiped off the books last night in 3. transaction which involv- cd cash and bonds 10 the value of pproxlmately S1S,0oo,00o.
 The books have been wiped clean
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
SEA TAKES LIFE,

Genoa, Italy, May Rt-Heavy seas encountered by the Italian liner Duilio in its voyage here from New York took one life.
 The body of a kitchen helper who died after being hit by flying glass when the seas broke in five port holes was landed here and turned over to relatives.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
Holy Cross to Play
 Harvard Team Today

Cambridge. Mass. May !? (uTD- Two of the strongest baseball nine in New England will meet here this afternoon when Harvard and Holy Cross play the first game of their annual series.
 The Crimson has won eight straight games. having lost only to the intercollegiate QuanticO marines and the Crusaders also had won eight straight games up to last Sat urday, when they were beaten by Fordham in 10 innings.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
BATHING REALITY SHOW

Chicago. May 3 [R The bath ing beauty pageant which for the past eight years has been held at Atlantic City has moved west to Chicago. for this year at least. ho- tel men. railroad representatives nounced today.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

Y-Eatted for FenEe in 6'lI.
 7y-Batted for Ferguson tn eth.
 5zz-Ran for Wilson ,n 'th.
 z-Estted for Thevenow tr 6th
 ,z-Rat.ed fof FranShouse in 9th ehi1sdelrhis ........ ono hn3 pl0- Et Jouis .,.. ono oei 1ax-1' Two base .-Rottomlev, Blades :. Sand High. Frisch. Home run-lilgh. Winning pitcher Farmhouse. Losing cltcher-Renge. I-mpires-- Eeardon, Will con and Moran. Time-2.S5.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
Standing
Games Today

Games Today Waterbury at New Haven Pittstield at Hartford. Springfield at Albany. Providence at Bridgeport.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
Games Tomorrow

Detroit at Washington. St. Louis at Phila delphia. Cleveland at New York. Chicago at Boston.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
OFF HARVARD CREW
Infected Left Hand Has Eliminated Charles Mason from Crimson Crew for Saturday.

Cambridge. Mass. May 2 NP)-- An infected left hand has eliminated Charles Mason. No. 4, in Harvard's varsity crew, from the squad which will represent the Crimson in the triangular regatta with Cornell and Technology Saturday.
 As result, Coach Brown has ad- yanced Mc1<im Norton, No. in the junior varsity crew, 10 the varsity squad, and shifted Don Greer. junior class crew stroke. to junior varsity No. 1.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
Standing
Games Today

Jersey City at Montreal. Newark at Buffalo.
 Baltimore at Toronto. 2. Reading at Rochester.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09

In olden days & runner would carry flaming torch. and as he fell out of the race would hand 1t on to another to carry farther.
New Britain herald., 1928-05-09
Games Tomorrow

Boston at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at st, Louis. Brooklyn at Chicago. New York at Pittsburgh.