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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-07
DENTISTS OPEN
C0NFAB HERE

The seventy-first annual conven.
ton Of the American Dental Asso.
citation got underway this morning
with the registration Of over $4,000
members and delegates at the
Washington Auditorium. This in-
cludes dentists and assistants from
every State in this country as well
as from the principal countries in
the world.
The more significant phases Of
the meeting will begin tomorrow
morning with an address Of well
come by Proctor L. Dougherty.
District Commissioner. and hay L.
Wilbur, Secretary Of the Interior.
The main business of the con.
ference, which is being held at the
Mayflower Hotel. Is q survey Of
the growth Of the science. and ad.,.
dresses will be illustrated by clinics
and motion pictures.
Vice President Charles Curtis will
make a short address OF greeting at
the second session tomorrow eve
ming at the Memorial Continental
Hall, which will be followed by q :
display of fireworks at the foot Of
the Washington Monument. =
Activities today. other than regis
tration, included a meeting OF the
house Of delegates. motion pictures
and luncheons. The day will close
with an informal dancing party at
the Mayflower.
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TALK
WORLD PEACE
"NhUI Hill g.
IN CAMP
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log fire in the main room Of the
Hoover lodge they sat Herbert Hoo.
yer, with his quaker background OF
human kinship and Ramsay Mac
Donald, leader of the working man
and ardent fighter against war.
In marked contrast to the in
formally and isolation of their week
end 10 the mountains, the days
program will plunge the prime min
lister and his daughter into the Capt.
tai whirl of social and official pomp
and ceremony.
The prime minister's party will
nay their first visit to Congress,
lunch at the White House and at
night will be the guests of honor at
a gala dinner to be given by Presi-
dent and Mrs. Hoover.
This latter function will be the
first state dinner OF the Hoover
Administration and will be the most
shining social event of the season
in the Capital. 1t will be the first
opportunity for the members OF the
social life OF the Capital to NEST
the distinguished guests.
Considerable curiosity Is being
shown over the names of the 70.odd
guests invited for the function. The
list Ii being kept secret until just
before the banquet.
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HEAVY DEMAND
k FOR COPPER
BY w. 8. COUSINS

NEW YORK. Oct. Q.N.So.-New
uses for copper metal and an snor-
mously swollen demand for the metal
in home and foreign industrial and
utility projects, insures a continued
broadening Of the American copper
industry and increasing prosperity
for the leading producers. In ols-
cussing conditions in the copper In
dustry with the heads OF a rev
giant corporations, the writer FOUND
no traces of uncertainty or appre-
hension over the future.
On the other hand, copper nrodu'
GERS are laying their plans for con-
siderable broadening OF production
facilities in the immediate future,
relying upon an increasing demand
for the metal in home and foreign
industry.
So many uses have been developed
for copper since the close of the war
that the industry has been revolu-
tionized in mining and fabrication
processes, in distribution and mar
keting, and in dozen and one
other processes connected with the
production and consumption OF cop
per.
World copper production in 1923
was estimated at 1900, 900, 900 pounds
bv one prominent producer. This
compares with $500, 900, 900 in 1926
and a little over 5000. 100000 pounds
in 1927. A better idea of the growth
of the industry in the last three
years will be given by the following
comparisons:
Monthly production 1929, 36,000,-
600 pounds. 1925, 26O, OoO, 600 pounds.
Monthly increase in three years
100, 000, 900 pounds.
There Is no reason for a market
recession in copper buying this fall,
even if the demand from the automo-
bile and industries falls off as much
as the most unfavorable surveys
and forecasts indicate. That is the
attitude of the copper trade, which
sees in the enormous expansion OF
the utility, lighting and power pro-
iects a bigger avenue of copper con-
sumption than the world has ever
previously known.
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Special Inquiry Board Ends
With Probable Police ChanQe

The inquiry Of a special board
named to investigate the methods
employed by Inspector William s..
Shelby and Lieut.. Edward J. Kelly
in their investigation of the mys-
FERROUS death Of Mrs. Virginia Nc
Pherson, probably will end this
afternoon, it was indicated at the
District Building,
While neither member of the
board would indicate just what his
action will be, it is understood that
charges are being drawn up against
the two officers and that the board
will recommend that the officials
be taken before the trial board fol-
lowing the trial Of Robert A. Nc
Pherson, jr., charged with the STAY
ing of his. wife.
AS usual, when the board met this
morning the call for witnesses was
met in silence, none of the four who
were asked to appear at 10 o'clock
having put in an appearance at noon.
Merritt o. Chance. foreman Of the
Grand Jury which recommended
that Shelby and Kelly be disciplined
for their inefficient and unbusiness-
like" investigation, was closeted
with the Corporation Counsel and
Major D. A. Dawson, assistant en-
gineer commissioner. for more than
an hour.
It is understood that the Grand
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Jury foreman was asked to sign the
complaint against Shelby and Kelly
Chance and J. H. Bait, a member
Of the Grand Jury, left the District
Building ostensibly to inquire from
their attorneys IL signing charges
against the two officers would make
them in any way liable.
This conference was followed by
others. one with Commissioner Sid
ney Taliaferro and another With
Commissioner Dougherty.
It was after the board had been
closeted with Commissioner Dough-
erty that Major Henry G. Pratt.
superintendent Of police, was called
to the Commissioners office for an
extended conference.
Three witnesses had been sum-
moned by the board for 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon. They were Charles
E. Nichols, George M. Hall and
Charles L. Hosch. The four who
were to have appeared this morning
were John L. Alcorn. Charles w.
Young. Sophie e. Brandon and
John L. Kearney.
When Foreman Chance was leav-
ing the District Building he was
met on the basement floor by In.
spector Shelby, who greeted him
cordially and. taking him by the
arm, walked with him to the en-
trance
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Allen Back Pounding Beat
Glad TO Be WOrkin0 A0nin

Policeman Robert. j.. Allen, sus-
pended from the force for conducting
a one-man investigation into the
mysterious death of Mrs Virginia
Mcpherson. in her apartment in the
Park Lane Apartments, September
II, is back pounding a beat in the
Eighth precinct.
Allen, whose investigation upset
the theories of the detective bureau
and resulted in the removal of Inspec.
tor William s. Shelby and Lieut.. Ed
ward J. Kelly to other details, was
restored to duty on recommendation
of Major Henry G. Pratt, superinten-
dent Of police, and detailed to the
Eighth.
Glad to Be Back
When he reported for duty yester.
day afternoon on the to II shift,
Allen was warmly greeted by the
men Of the precinct. He announced
that he was glad to be back on the
job and that it would take a most
tempting offer to make him leave.
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NAVAL FARLEY
BIDS ON WAY
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did not approve of this. and 1t was
this difference in opinion that has
held up the actual issuance OF the
invitations for several weeks.
In the idyllic setting chosen by
Mr.. Hoover for his conference with
Mr.. Macdonald the difference was
speedily resolved, with the American
view prevailing.
Parity Is Agreed Upon
With the invitations to the parley
actually on the cables, discussion to-
day naturally turned to the pros
poets of its success. g..
The degree of imitation to be
achieved must inevitably depend
upon the attitude Of the other pow
ers, Japan. France and Italy.
Great Britain and the United
States are substantially in accord
on all classes of navy fighting ships,
and the basis Is parity as between
themselves. The actual tonnage to,
be maintained by both countries will
go up or down, depending upon the
tonnage the smaller powers insist
upon for themselves.
II France and Italy insist upon
big establishments, the British and
American navies will automatically
60 up, and vice versa. The present
ratio is to be maintained irrespective
Of the results Of the conference.
Stimson to Go
It is taken for granted that
Secretary of State Stimson will
head the American delegation. Am
bassador Dawes naturally will be
included because he is on the
ground and is conversant with the
whole undertaking. 1t is also ex-
pected that Rear Admiral Hilary
Jones, chief naval delegate at the
ill.starred Geneva conference, will
be named.
Concerning the rest of the Amer
lean delegation there is considerable
speculation. The belief is general
that President Hoover will profit
Wilson and have senatorial repre-
ScildlIOI OIl Tie uClSSdLIol.
Senator Borah (R) of Idaho, and
Senator Swanson CD of Virginia,
would be the logical selections, if
there Is to be senatorial represen-
tation. Borah Is chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee and
Swanson/'is the ranking Democrat
on the committee.
There is considerable doubt, how
ever, whether Borah would take
the assignment. Borah has his own
ideas of what should be accom-
plished-or discussed-at the con.
ference, and they are not entirely
in accord with the "Hoover-Mac-
Donald IDEAS"
Davis q Probability
John w. Davis, with his fine
background Of international law, his
prominence as the Democratic
candidate for the Presidency in
1924, and his experience as Am
bassador to Great Britain. is con-
sidered a very probable selection.
The Hoover-MacDon converse
tons virtually come to a close to-
night. Tomorrow, the British Wis.
itor concludes his visit to the
White House and goes back to the
British Embassy to stay until
Thursday. Tomorrow and Wednes-
day, Macdonald will have an oppor-
tunity to meet and talk with other
officials of the Administration, and
with members Of Congress-includ-
.lRS Of a0nEsA SAnAnAR 60zAh
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INQUIRY INTO DETECTIVES ALLEGED LIGENCE FALLS FLAT
ILL, TAKEN
INTO COURT :
IN CHAIR
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later as an officer in the Harding
Cabinet, his full frame has shrunk
noticeably, and there is droop to
his rnustache that Ia expressive Of
the decline in his fortunes.
His face is colorless and his hair
has noticeably thinned and whit
ened in the six years that have
elapsed since, as Secretary Of the
Interior, he negotiated the leases
of the naval oil reserves which
landed Harry F. Sinclair in prison,
and himself and e. L. Doheny In
almost endless criminal litigation.
Old Story Retold
The governments yase against
Fail, the familiar recital OF the
800 900, carried and delivered to
Fall Gin a little black bag" by
Doheny's son, was recited to the
prospective jurors by owen D. Rob-
erts, who with former Senator Atlee
Pomerene of Ohio, constitute the
forefront Of the prosecution. =
At IL o'clock, when 1t appeared,
that an additional panel would be
necessary to complete the jury. JUS.
tice Hitz ordered the noon recess. >:
The entire panel assigned to.
Criminal Court No. has been ex-
hausted and the government has one
challenge remaining while the de-
Tense has been able to keep eight
challenges in reserve.
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His beat runs from Seventh to
Fourteenth and s to Euclid Streets.
While far removed from the
scene Of his triumph and the dis.
comfiture of members of the
homicide squad. Allen expressed his
satisfaction with the new order of
things and reiterated that he felt
his action in the Mcpherson case
was entirely proper, particularly in
view of the fact ne upset the
suicide theory of the homicide
squad.
Praised by Preacher
The Rev. E. Hez Sven, of the
Centennial Baptist Church, Seventh
and Streets Northeast, in a SER
mon last night, warmly congratu-
lated Policeman Robert J. Allen for
his work in the Mcpherson case
and expressed his sympathy for
the Police Department.
He expressed his confidence in
the integrity Of members of the
force.
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cannot speak with any degree of
certainty for Connie Mack, who is
acting as Duenna for his ball club
somewhere in Indiana at this hour,
but the Chicago choice has been
made. It will be Charley Root in
the second. If each pitches a nine
ball game.
Guy Bush will start the third
game in Philadelphia and Hal Carl.
son the fourth, provided all goes
we'll in the first two here. II all
does not, Bush will decently inter
the remains of the ball game that
Root Or Malone doesn't finish and
Carlson will be moved up to No. 8
in the batting order.
However, there are three kinds Of
speculation-mental, financial and
ticket, as far as the latter has
been concerned, speculation Is
neither rife nor profitable. This ball
club here has coldly repulsed all at
tempts to corner the ticket market
and some of the indignant scalpers
are said to be thinking Of appealing
to the Department Of Labor, it
being their idea that anybody who
has anything to do with real labor
must be q sap at heart.
Anyhow, significant signs in the
windows of downtown ticket brokers
read, world series tickets bought"
Originally, in q spirit of natural
optimism, there had been two addi-
tional words, reading "and sold"
But these now have been tactfully
obliterated, largely because that is
what happened to most of the
tickets that went out of the cub
office.
Beat Ticket Racket
The latter apparently has beaten
the ticket racket for the first time
in world series history. There were
few orphan pasteboards on the
streets today, quoted at $S5 apiece
for a single game and $3.50 for a set
of two for the full series here. but
for once SO per cent of the house
has fallen into the unworthy hands
of those who prefer to pay only once
for their seats.
The racket was beaten by two de-
cisions in the Cub office. The first
called for a public sale only by sub
scription and, in this way, each
ticket left a trail as broad as pa
trolman's instep. The second de-
cision permitted each purchaser but
two tickets and business firms that
tried to stuff the ballot box with APP
rlications from dummy" employees
succeeded only in getting the two
tickets they would have COTTON In
the first place. For some extraordi-
nary reason, the Chicago ball club
determined to conduct this world
series for the people Of Chicago.
Build Extra Seats
incidentally, the club sponsored a
nice gesture in building 5000 extra
seats out over the streets, bringing
the estimated capacity of Wrigley
Field up to 1000. These will sell
for a dollar apiece and even If four
games are played here, they won't
pay for the cost of the timekeeper s
whistle. The cost, in fact, still Will
be mounting when the series is over.
for the extra seats will have to come
down the next day.
Something less than $4,000 seats
have been reserved. at that This
means that $4,000 hleachsr seats
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WITNESSES REFUSE To
ANSWER SUMMONS

outside running down "spot" clues.
1t was pointed out that the large
number Of sensational and ill.found
rumors are delaying the progress Of
the investigation. One Of these, 1t
was pointed out, was the report on
Saturday night, that Garnett M.
Frye, the important taxi-driver wit.
ness, had left the city. This proved
to be absolutely unfounded, but new
ertheless 1t was necessary to dis.
patch agents to check up on the
report.
Laskey Listens In
John e. Laskey, the special as
sistant to the Attorney General,
appointed to handle the prosecution
of young Mcpherson, sat In with
Department Of Justice agents today
while they were questioning wit
nesses.
He declined to discuss the prog
ress of the inquiry in detail, but
announced that every detail is being
gone into thoroughly with the idea
of preparing the case for trial at
the earliest possible moment.
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McPhersOn's Friends Give
500 TOluard His Defense

Friends Of Bob Mcpherson, jr.,
facing trial for the murder of his
wife, are standing by him financially
as well as in their belief of his
innocence.
Two checks, for $50 each, have
been received at The Washington
Loan and Trust Co., where his old
position as bookkeeper has temper.
arily, at least, been filled. it was
learned today.
Unconfirmed rumors were that
contributions to defray the legal
expenses of the young husband Of
the strangled nurse had reached
$500, most Of which already has
been turned over to Mrs. Robert A.
Mcpherson, ST., his mother.
While the stories could not he
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Bodies of u. S. Soldiers
Brought From Russia

The bodies Of 100 American SOL
diers, who died in Russia during the
World War, are being brought home
for burial in American cemeteries,
Senator Vandenberg R.) Of Michigan
announced today.
He said the bodies had been re.
covered from isolated graves in the
frozen country around Archangel.
He added that most Of the dead
were MICHIGAN sol6isrA a.
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Kelly, who was removed from the
detective bureau after the Grand
Jury indicted Robert A. Mcpherson,
Jr., on a charge Of slayink his young
wife, was called to the Department
earlytoday and was questioned for
several hours by Federal agents in.
vestigating the mysterious strang.
ling.
Many Testify
It is understood that Kelly went
over the entire case with the
agents, explaining the basis or his
suicide theory. Following his state
ment he is understood to have been
asked to go over in detail the con-
ditions which he found at the Park
Lane apartment when he arrived
there shortly after noon on Sep
TENDER IA, when the body was
found.
Scores Of other witnesses were
being examined today by the Fed
eral agents. In addition to the
questioning of the department a
corps Of men was kept busy on the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-07
German Vessel, Going
To Others Aid Grounds

LONDON, Oct. Z Q.N.SD.-Two
German vessels are aground and in
serious straits near Ceylon. an Ex-
change Telegraph disptach from
Colombo stated today.
The German liner Hochst went
aground on reef off Minicoy
Island. The steamship Lauterfels,
speeding to the others assistance,
fouled another reef and went firmly
aground.
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Bar Ticket Scalpers
At World Series

row for the vigilants who are form
ing at the gates even at this UNI
seemly hours Some $500 grand.
stand admissions also will be dis.
posed of tomorrow morning. These
are we'll named. They will repre-
ent a grand stand-of about three
hours.
The only thing that has broken
for these earnest souls to date, bar
ring an arch or two, is the weather,
which has been mild and clear. The
forecaster says probably fair" for
tomorrow's game, but maybe he's
only one of the guys who picked
Loughran
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A. E. T. Men in France
Honor Unknown Soldier

PARIS, Oct. z Q.N.S)-Led by
General Edwards. 200 veterans of
the Twenty-sixth Division Of the
A. E. F. marched down the Champs
Elysees today and placed a bronze
wreath on the Tomb of the I'm
known Soldier.
The veterans win visit Belleau
Wood on Thursday to dedicate a
memorial church for the comrades
who fell in that sector.
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Civil Service Commission
Offers Census Positions

In conjunction with the coming
fifteenth decennial census, the
United States Civil Service Com
mission today announced that it
will receive applications for three
temporary positions up to Novem.
Der 2.
The positions open are junior
clerk, junior calculating machine
operator and junior tabulating ms
chine operator, with entrance sal.
airy Of $1,400 a year. and under
card puncher with an entrance sal.
airy of $1,260 a year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-07
Public Schools Teach
Guard Against Fires

Fires, their causes and proven
tons, will be added to the curricu-
lum OF the District schools as
part OF the activities Of Fire Pre-
vention Week.
Pamphlets dealing with informa-
ton regarding fires have been is.
sued to teachers by Chief George
Watson. head of the District fire
fighters. and the teachers will be
expected to stress the loss to Amer.
lean citizens annually through fires.
No committee has been appointed
this year to handle the work
throughout the city, the chief said.
The lack of funds has considerably
hammered the work.
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confirmed at the bank, and Mrs.
Mcpherson could not be reached, 1t
was said that the mother Of the
indicted youth was too overcome
with emotion to speak, when the
gift was presented, and could only
sob her thanks.
Some employees who worked with
Mcpherson at the trust company
are said to have visited him at the
District Jail, where he greeted them
singing 1.-THE Prisoners Song" and
a letter also is said to have been
received from him by his friends,
declaring that whatever came of
the case( although he was sure Of
acquittal, his conscience was clear.
A postscrip, it is said, added his
hope that the wife Of one of his
investigators ate crackers in bed.
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Three Arlington Building
Permits Call for S22. 900

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT.
HOUSE,, Oct. 7.-According to
records in the office of County Com
missioner Of Revenue Harry K.
Green, there were three applications
for permits for new buildings issued
during the past week, representing
an expenditure Of $4,000.
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Largest Kelly Field
Class Will Graduate

Members Of the largest class Of
flying students to graduate from
the advanced flying school at
Kelly Field, Tex, since the close
Of the World War will receive
their wings on Saturday. accord
ing to a War Department an
nouncement today.
There are 119 men In the class.
This 10 II more than the number
in that class thst graduated in
June
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Garden Club to Hear
How to Grow Dahlias

LYON PARK. Oct. 7.-J. B. s.
Norton, of the University of Mary.
land, will speak at the meeting of
the Lyon Park Garden Club Wed
nesday night in the community
house.
Norton will tell how to grow
dahlias.
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MRS. TUNNEY BETTER

BERLIN, Oct. Z Q.N.S).-Mrs.
James ]. tGene) Tunney, wife Of the
former heavyweight champion. who
underwent an appendicitis operation
here last week, was reported PRO
mna6ztn@ EaMnxaAaR AndaA
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CARD PARTY PLANNED

A card party for the bentfit OF
the home board of Bethany Chapter.
o. E. S., will be given at the home
of Mrs. Amy All, 5911 Fourth st.
N. W., Wednesday afternoon from
2 to 4 o'clock.