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WILL ROGERS GIVES
FLOOD AID VIEWS
Tells House Committee Fed.
eraI Government Should
Assume Burden.

BY the Associated Press.
VIII Rogers. the comedian, appear
ing as a taxpayer, kept the House
food control committee in an uproar
today, while he gave his views on
what should he done to curb the
waters OF the Mississippi and other
unruly streams.
One Of his recommends tons was that
If the Government cannot furnish re-
lief in the next food 1T should have
more airships."
With some Of the money which
Andy Mellon has skimped together"
he said, "it looks az though the Fed.
sral Government should relieve the
Mississippi Valley from floods. We
should help them and not let them
nalf drown as they have in the past. j"
Urges q. 8. Take Full Bruden.
Rogers was introduced by Chairman
Reid as congressman at large" a
title bestowed upon him by the Ma
tional Press Club. He urged that the
Government assume the entire food
control burden.
The food came at an unfortunate
time" he said. 1T didn't get much
publcltE. Tor II happened during the
Snyder GRAY murder case. so most
people in New York have not heard
about it.
But while ! went around raising
Red Cross funds. found people very
Senerous-even in Vermont"
II the Mississippi Valleys flood con.
troll project would be completed under
the administration plan. the Valley
States would spend dollar for dollar
with the Federal Government. Gov.
John f. Martineau of Arkansas in a
letter to the committee charged today.
Plan Held Impossible.
The Arkansas governor. who is
chairman OF the valley tri-State flood
committee, characterized the admin
istration plan. which was drafted ny
Maj. Gen. Jadwln. chief OF Army
Engineers. as impossible and i'm.
practicable in its economic and financ.
ing proposals."
His letter said the engineer features
were in the main sound"
The problem in responsibility Of
the Federal Government in ita en-.
ti.ety," his letter concluded.
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NOTE BRINGS NEWS
OF MANS SU|C|DE
Father Notifies Daughters by
Mail and Then Turns
Gun on Self.

Writing a note to his twin daugh.
ters. asking forgiveness. Henry F..
Robertson, former employee OF the
Shipping Board. ended his life with
revolver early today In his re oEa at
1912 Belmont road.
His body. with bullet hole behind
the right ear and the gun still
clutched in his hand. was discovered
this morning when the daughters be.
gan an investiga ton upon receipt OF
the letter. The daughters. Mrs.
Samuel A. Moore and Miss Mary f.
ROBERTSON, both Government clerks,
received the note at their apartment
in the Schuyler Arms Apartment
House. few blocks away, on Column.
bia road.
Spread Coat on Floor.
Robertson had spread on the foor
raincoat. upon which he laid down
and fired the fatal shot. Coroner
Nevitt issued a certificate of suicide.
The note was written yesterday and
Its delivery was timed so that the
daughters would not receive it until
this morning. Another note, written
To brother, told Of financial difYicul.
ties. but did not refer To his intention
Of taking his life
AS soon as the daughters received
the note they hurried to the Belmont
road house. where Robertson rented
room from Mrs. Helen Sherman,
and asked the maid II Robertson were
In his room. The maid sale that the
doors We're closed and she presumed
he was there
The maid offered to open the door, -
Mrs. Sherman told Coroner hewitt.
hut the daughters told her not to
do SO, explaining that they had a note
which indicated that something ter.
rible had happened to their father.
They left the house and the maid
teiephoned me at the War Department
When j arrived home ] opened the
door and found the body"
Maid Heard Report.
The maid heard what she thought
was tire blowout about 4 O'Clock
this morning. 1t is believed the report
was that Of the one shot fired by the
suicide.
Robertson was widower, and was
GO years old. Prior to the World
War he was proprietor OF grocery
store in Alexandria. Va. He went out
OF business when the war began and
obtained employment with the Ship
ping Beard. Since leaving the Gov
eminent service. some months ago
he had been planning to go into bust.
ness again.
He had roomed at the Belmont road
house for four months. Relatives
took charge OF the body.
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and X street, and 10 also renting space
in the Denrike Building across Yer.
mont avenue. at a cost OF $i7,Ss3.4t
annually.
The Labor Building will have an
architectural connection with the In.
tersiate Commerce Building TO be
located along b street Immediately TO
the west. the two being designed to
present a harmonious and stately i'm.
preston I, face the projected National
Gallery Of Art opposite them in the
Mall.
The Department OF Justice 10 tn face
what In to be known az the axis Of
the Mall. an area TO be developed into
vista OF beauty with pools. fOun.
tains and monuments. The building
according 10 the tentative sketches de-
veioped will he built virtually 10 fill
the area between I'ennsyIvsn mia avenue.
Seventh and Ninth streets 10 p street.
with the exception that on the h street
culsr facade with architectural land
caping. 10 present a beautiful END.
ing" 10 the Mall axis
seven Projects Started.
The seven projects already author.
izsd by name by Congress and on
which some kind OF work has been
started In each case include:
Department OF Commerce. for which
excavation has started and for whirh
oils ns are nearly ready for Advertising
for more bids.
Department OF Agriculture, for
which excavation has started. and
which also In about ready TO he put
on the market for actual construction.
Internal Revenue Building, for
which excavation has started. and on
which site the farmers market sheds.
and one square OF buildings shortly
are TO he demolished.
The Government Printing Once sd.
dition. for which condemnation pro.
ceedings have been instituted.
The supreme Court Of the United
Etstes. for which condemnation pro.
cssdings have been instituted IN the
site bounded by East Capitol. First.
Second streets and Maryland avenue.
The Liberty Loan Building. two ad'
diti1nai stories IT which are almost
complete.
The Archives Building.
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MARINES TAKE0FF
ON NICARAGUA TRIP
Maj. Bourne and Companions
Will Deliver Plane to Fight
ing Forces.

MAI. Louis II. Bourne Of ouantico.
Va. and two Marine companies took
on from Boiling Field ut s15 o'clock
this morning for a projected one-stop
Night TO Nicaragua to deliver a three
enkined Fokker monoplsne. which
will Be used for transport work by
Marine forces in their operations
against sandino and his followers.
Maj. Bourne said he expected 10
reach Miami, Fla. before nightfalI
and upon receipt OF favorable weather
information there he will depart 70.
morrow morning for Managua.
The big monoplane carried ASA
pounds Of gasoline distributed among
tank OF ls5-gallon capacity. 1t also
carried "a gallons Of oil.
Others In Party.
Unless Mai. Bourne encounters
strong head winds throughout the
trip. he will have more than 100 gal.
Ions OF gasoline aboard his ship when
il lands at Miami.
Lieut. Jacob Plachta went as radio
operator and assistan, pilot, and
Adjt. BENJAMIN Z. Belcher. az ne
chaaiD and assistant pilot. The cargo
carried consisted OF two machine
guns for installation on aircraft.
three automatic pistols. a quantity
Of ammunition. three life-preservers.
a portable rubber boat 10 be inflated
in emergency. parachutes and food
for the crew consisting OF sand
witches and a goilon OF water.
Owing to the northwest wind d.rec-
ton. the big plane TAXED to the south
east corner OF Boiling Field. utilizing
every foot OF ground In order to have
sufficient runway in the event az
emergency. The big, heavily loaded
plane. however, was in the air "a
seconds after Maj Bourne opened
the throttle and had gained several
hundred feet OF altitude before 10 had
passed over Boiling Field.
VIII Follow Airway.
Making one circle TO be sure tina.
everything was functioning perfectly
Maj. Bourne headed southwark and
disappeared In the darkness which
had not vet been completely eiini
mated by the coming Of dawn.
Rear Admiral William A MoRett.
chief Of the Bureau Of AeronautieS
Maj. Edwin II. Rrsinard. chief Of Ma
rine Corps Aviation. and Lieut.. Bar
nette T. Talbot. officer Of the day Of
the Naval Air Station officially dis
patched Mai Bourne on his iighi
Mai Bourne will follow the air-Wav
which was blazed by his chief. Ma,
Brainard, last November. when :hs
latter delivered a similar mcropaan~
10 the Marines at Managua and EfscA
now is in use there.
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AUTO SALES WAR STIRS MAKERS
OF LOW-PRICED u. S. MACHINES
Gigantic Struggle for Supremacy Looms,
With More Than 100000 Engaged.
Production Is Test.

OF cars per year, and there is IN squa
for General Motors to
give the public honest value at
higher price and likewise sell very
large number Of cars per year.
Consumer Benefits.
In fact. all hut the laggards may
profit in the cauldrOn OF competition
which forces the very highest adapta.
ton of machine economy and dis
tributive efficiency.
The driving force OF mass produc-
ton In the past few years has reduced
the number of automobile manufac'
tlrers from $50 to 80. The tendency
still In in the direction OF greater VOL
ume Of production and fewe nanufac.
turing units. Hundreds Of millions OF
dollars are poured like water into
giant plants which can bring the in
creased efficiency needed to reduce
costs still further. AS this process
goes on, as II Ii doing with a ven.
geance now. the consumer Dement'S.
even though some manufacturers drop
by the wayside.
In the present battle. Ford's compel.
itors start off the year with an ad.
vantage due to their established pro.
duction. Because Of dihiculty in as.
sembling the vast quantities Of ma.
terial needed. Ford In off At a falter'
ing pace He now Is making only 500
cars a day in a fve-day week. By the
end Of January he expects to have pro-
duction at ] 900 a day. From then on
one after another of the 80 Ford as
sembling plants will come into opera.
ton and BY Midsummer ma Ximum
production in expected.
Chevrolet Now In Lead.
Chevrolet has taken advantage of
the present situation in the industry
to spring into the sales lead and IL is
expected to exceed that OF Ford for
he first half Of the year at least. After
that the course cannot be foretold
with any assurance.
Mr.. WHY'S expresses the psychology
Of the competitors In the low.priced
field.
II think we can give Ford quite
a run" he says. because we will be
able to make deliveries and he will
not. II il our big opportunity and We
are going to seize it,"
Ford is struggling TO regain ground
lost during the months just preceding
and those which followed his aba ndon
ment OF the old model T. He is fight
ing for his old supremacy AZ the mas
ter exponent Of mass production. and
for his ideas Of industrial manage
ment. His personality dramatizes the
conflict and has centered world atten
ton on the battle now being fought
out quietly hut with hard.headed
astuteness on the part Of all the par
Elephants.
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sertstsry Ut I.sb or Davis IN IN leave
the Capital tomorrow for o weeks
tour III tho South, which will tsts
him 10 Florida and Kew Orleans 10
Nil several speaking engagements lie
has scnsptsd sn invitation 10 sddress
municipal gathering ~ Lakeland.
Fla. saturday afternoon snd from
there viii 80 10 EsrsEots, remaining
over sunday and Mondsy. A. q. cook
Assistant seere,sry ~ AMOR. will &C.
company him.
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a committee on resolutions. To this
committee all resolutions offered In
the committee will he referred for
consideration and report. Mr.. Hull
was named chairman Of the com.
mittee. This was regarded AZ
means OF checking of debate Of any
infiammatory resolutions that might
be offered.
A subcommittee on the application
Of cities for the national convention.
consisting OF National Committeeman
Barnett OF Colorado. Mack Of New
York and kremer Of Montana. ap.
pointed yesterday. submitted its re-
port. 4 telegram from Cleveland.
making Its offer. VAS presented by
Mrs. Bernice pyke after the commit.
tee report had been submitted by Mr..
Barnett. The Ohio city's offer was
given the same status AZ that Of the
other Ave cities. to be voted on by
the committee. after the arguments
had been submitted,
Several faces familiar at Democratic
gatherings OF the past were absent
from the committee meeting today.
Samuel Amidon. for many years ma.
tional committeeman from Kansas.
died since the last meeting Of the com.
mittee and his place has been taken
by Dudley Doolittie. Thomas Love.
national committeeman for Texas, had
resigned and Jed Thomas has been alp.
pointed In his place.
McAdoo 10 Speak.
Among the prominent speakers at
the Jackson day dinner tonight will
he william Gibbs McAdoo. Mr.. Nc.
Adoo. the leading candidate for the
presidential nomination at the nutiona,
convention In 1924 for many ballots.
has made no pledge. he said, not 10
talk OF the wet and dry issue or the
Smith candidacy.
The hope has been expressed. how.
ever. that he viii not start a confiagra.
ton by his remarks at the dinner.
Others who viii be heard are Senator
James A. Reed OF Missouri. W. ].
Buiow. the only Democratic governor
South Dakota has ever had: Gov. Dan
Moody Of Texas. Representative Oar.
rett OF Tennessee. Democratic floor
leader OF the House. Representative
Oldncld or Arkansas. chairman Of the
Democratic congressional committee.
Gov. Richie Of Maryland aud Senator
Robinson OF Arkansas.
Walsh ef Montana, prosecution af
the Teapot Dome oil Investigation
and permanent chairman OF the issa
convention. will not deliver an ad,
dress.
III. first Southern sentiment RI.
.atdink Smith was voiced by Walter
Moore. national committeeman from
Aiabama. who would not aay that he
or Alabama WAS for Smith for the
nomination. but did ASSERT vigorously
thar II tho New York governor were
nominated Alabama would go for
him. Senator iicnin 10 the contrary
notwithstan ding.
Mrs, Charles l.. ponohoe. commits,
teewoman from California. was host.
ess To the other commit eewo omen YES.
tetday A. luncheon which was N.
ten led also by Mrs Wooirow WIxon
widow of the war President. Each
gueht Was presented with "A key ia
the city Of San Francisco, which was
construed by many AZ an invitation
to ~ nd the convention there.
Radio station WMAi. will broadcast
at least q portion the jackson day din.
nsr proceedings, rlana have hsen
made 10 start the broadea stins At 10
O'cioek. hut station officials said Il il
likely that arrangements can he made
20 hekin the program at $50 o'clock,
WMAL transmits on n wave Iva nd Of
siis meters,
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FRENCH DEBT ISSUE.
TO Be AIRED IN MAY.
Discussions Will Be Resumed
After General Election,
Mellon Holds.


Secretary Mellon does not expect
that any further international nego-
tiations between the United States
and France looking to settlement Of
the French war debt will he initiated
until May. Then a French national
election will settle the political con.
troll Of that country and American
officials are inclined to believe that
one result Will be the hxation of
French policy toward the debt.
AT this time there are no diplomatic
overtures In progress on the subject.
The matter has remained untouched
for several months.
France in the meantime has made
remarkable progress. in the Secretary's
opinion. toward settling It's own in.
ternal currency difficulties. He In In.
clined to regard the increased value
OF the franc as evidence Of French
confidence In their own country's
economic structure. rather than A
result Of movement toward stabiliz
ing currency In the formal fashion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12
FOLIO BRINGS $50 900.

hEW YORK. January IL ~. --ffhs
Here Ia Tribune todsy ss5s that D re-
fsntiy disCoysfsd EhskSspssTs flrs.
follo ~ tbs npss, qualify recently
reached tbs country and hiss been
soio " New JoFk boob collector for
t5",eoe. The nsns Of tho purchaser
ssk not hiyuigso
The folio 10 known 80 The Vantage
Ire u foFG "npy sHd WA ioestsd by siT
*'nnst Lea Ia ths library VI Lazy
fsniass.
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Four to Leap From Plane at Local Field
Tomorrow, Three Tempting Friday. 18th

IN spite ~ Friday. The i3th, an In,
fsn'fy major sDd three All corps en-,
listed men have arranged 10 make
i've parachute Jumps from On aero.
pisna over Boiling tisid tomorrow.
The ma toF. Cary I. Crockett. . stu.
dsLt 81 the Army War College. did not
deliberately Disn tina jump. which. 4,
IL understood, viii he his f,rst, on the
universally regarded unjueky day. bat
the three Boiling Field enlisted men
hld. MAI. iaoeksti has had . Ions
burning desire 10 jump fran = moving
ssfaplsHs, fsii through spHcs ma ihsh
experience The delightful ssHsst ioB ef
being ebsrked IN ihs fsii by the IN,
furDinF sill Hs has hsd sH spplIns.
lloa on Me wiik ths All Corps for 4
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jump whenever II could be arranged.
The three Boiling Field men, htsn
sefgt. Nets Il. swanson. Corp. u, A.
Walsh sHd J'yt. Emit Hsstoany. all 0f
ths Operation Squadron, having In
MIND that Friday would he the 18th,
applied yesterday for permission 10
make The jump ana their applications
were approved,
The jumps viii he made fi0m n
Douglass transport plane pti0sd by
Lieut.. II. T. Haven. Under The rekn'
tations governing voluntary parachute
Jumps each man viii carry Two chutss
ana d kap1k vest, The latter tn keen
him snost IN the event the wind gar
riss him into the river, The juntps
viii he carried out. provided wind 4 M
wsathst conditions are fsyof@kts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12
HURLEY AND PRESIDENT
CONFER ON SHIP LINES
Former Head of Board Tavors Loan
Fund to Aid in Maintain
ing Service.

President Coolidge was told today by
Edward \. Hurley. former chairman
OF the Shipping BOARD. that in his
opinion the people Of the United
States were In complete accord with
his policy Of seeking the sale OF Gov
ernment merchant ships and opposing
the construction Of additional vessels.
Hurley said the hest way to handle
the situation would he for the Gov.
eminent to create fund out of which
loans could he made to shippers at a
small rate OF interest to help them in
maintaining tranSnceanic lines.
The President also was told that
with the proper legislation railroads
would he willing to take over some Of
he shipping lines as auXiliarles to
their own properties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12
LEAVES FOR AMERICA.
New German Envoy Starts for
Washington From Berlin,

BERLIN. january - To- De.
Friedrich Wilhelm ven irlstwiVx CAT,
mon, tho new German AmAa SSaSi<s
tc the United States, and FRAU vNn
rrittwitr, lett Rsrlia to-day en- route
10 Washington
They we're given a farewell At the
railway sIattcn ny Representatives.
ef the foreign offsce and the An,eyi>
can embassy, They vii, embark Tor
the United States ga the steamship
Albert Rsllin on Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12
NINE DIE OF COLO.
Abnormal Weather Nsiass SaksI
Tag In Mexts>s CITY.

ME\ltN CRY, January ~ 80
Ae1NaAsS weather Ass Ny~ssAt As>N,s
aaa sWNeaaS here Mae psgsSo>
have teen found dead ~ TIE ssFss'>
IN ,as last few asSS rAelg deaths
w~Es at,ytsoteA - sSg'>SesN
fas Thermometer AgyAsNssi ~ - ~
ss~es, WANA ~ s<AsVsn ISss1ss~d VA
MeNES~ CuS,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12

AshuRY PARK, n, J., January n
tAi The 20 searold casino, twn atary
frame alta af many haa rdWalk con.
tsssIons, was destra,sd hy are this
morning. The building, whteh was
city owned and located Al the taet
~ Ashury avenue wss valued a.
ta00.o 900, l.
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To Consult OMcials.

Warden Lawes. in accepting service.
said:
II am simply an agent OF the State
and It's laws, ! desire 10 do the right
thing. which win not prejudice The
rights vi the condemned. and I viii
act after consultation with the proper
authorities.
1.-The order does not affect Gray"
said the warden. hut the time Of his
execution will he given considered ion "
The order was served hs Frank
I'm fnbara. n clerk In the ONCE Of Edgar
r. iiazieton. chief counsel for Mrs
snydef
Conflicting opinions were numerous,
but II was held among those familiar
With the legal machinery that, although
Justice Levy's order did not affect
Gray. hts execution would he deferred
until Mrs, Envder's status IL fixed.
Under the law the executions may take
piscs AT any time up to midnight Sat,
utdsy.
Home legal authorities pointed out
that II there In not sufYicieni time for
proper consideration of motion 10
vacute the stay. and II a ruiing we're
delayed beyond the end of th.s week
the executions could lie halted only by
a reprtevs from the governor.
Warden I.awes, II was believed. fol.
lowing. precedent. would honor "a aias
only II II were granted by the appel.
late court. IL was pointed out that he
ignored TWO Supreme Court ~ dets
yesterday Tor permission Ut visitors 10
Mrs, ahydsr's cell. holding that the
orders we're invalid
Up 10 mtdforenoon, no authoritative
word had come from the prison an to
whether Mrs. SNYDER and Gray had
been told nf Justice t.evy's stay.
Robert Elliott. the sAecutianef. teles
phohsd Ia The prison to,iay ASK ins
whether his services would hs needed
tonight lie was told 10 hold him
self IN readiness
Warden i.awes said that neither
Gray nor Airs Snyder hsd bean af.
neislis notined NJ The stay. II Was
learned f,om nihrr sources, hoWesst,
that both had read NJ Justise t,svs's
mandate IN newspapers Thought inta
ihs deatAbonss by guards.
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MARINE AVIATOR
WHO SAVED WOUNDED
DESCRIBES HIS FEAT

CONTINUED from FRS, Pare.
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HARMONY EVIDENT
AMONG DEMOCRATS
AS FARLEY NEARS

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I.AwEs DELAYS VERDICT.

ny the Associated Press
OSSINING. y. Y. January Eth.
certainty hung over Sing Sing Prison
today as 10 the exact status OF the
scheduled executions tonight Of Mrs.
Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray.
Warden I.awes who was served at
s:3o am. with the order OF supreme
Court Justice Levy OF New York
granting stay OF execution to Mr..
Snyder until 10 an. tomo, row. Sa,d
he would consult with the proper
authorities" but gave no details.
II was understood. however. that he
would confer with Attorney General
oitinser and Gov Smith. among 9th.
srs. regarding the validity of Justice
Levy's stay. In we'll Informed quar-.
tiers II was said there was the pos.
ability that the state might move i'm.
mediately In the appellate court to
yacate the Justices order.
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So, 900, 600, 900 NAVAL
PROGRAM PLANNED,
WILBUR DlSCL0SES

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