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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-04-27

An electric cart which he uses
to travel about the city streets sits
near his work bench in diSuSe. 1t
needs new batteries.
The firm of William Herman &
Son, wood carving contractors on
the temp e. employed Noller to aid
them in carving designs on the oak
woodwork of the temple His wood
is brought to him. He uses over
500 different tools in his work as a
carver.
Books. a radio. his friends, keep
the crippled carver from being one
some.
Likes Air Ride
Work is the best way Tor a
cripple to forget that he's crippled. "
Noller says, 'that-and wanting
something
What do I want? Well, I took
an airplane ride last year,
wouldn't mind getting out again and
taking another one-it's great
sport" said the man who could
never use his legs to control the
rudder of a plane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
MARION STRIKERS
ARE HELD GUILTY
Jury Convicts Labor Organizer
With Three Workers on
Rioting Charge.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MARION, N. c., November 30.-Al-
fred Hoffman, United Textile Workers
of America organizer, and Lawrence
Hogan, Del Lewis and Wes Fowler,
strikers from local cotton mills, today
were convicted by jury in Mcdowell
Superior Court of rioting. They were
acquitted of charges of resisting officers.
Hoffman was fined $1,000 and sem
fenced to one month in Jail, and Fow-
Ter, Hogan and Lewis each was given
six months on the chain gang.
The jury's verdict carried recon-
mendation of mercy.
Judge G. v. Cowper, presiding, over
ruled motions of the defense that the
verdict be set aside, asserting that he
thought that the evidence fully sus-
tanned the verdict"
Attorney Thomas M. Jones, for the
defense, pointing out the jury recon-
mendation, suggested only fines. He
said Hoffman was in i'll health and thai
Fowler was crippled and in i'll health
Lewis, he said, formerly was an inmate
of the State Hospital for the Insane.
Judge Cowper said that the govern
mental policy of North Carolina was as
favorable to labor as any in the coun.
try. He also cited Chief Justice Taft'c
opinion that there could be no sucf
thing as peaceful picketing."
The defense gave notice of an appeal
and bonds were fixed at $4,000 each.
The jury was drawn from Burke
County on petition of the defendants
that a fair trial could not be obtained
from a Mcdowell County jury.
The case of the defendants was
given to the jury at the conclusion o.
six daYs of testimony and arguments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
Geographic Society
Thanked by Byrd
For Financial Aid
Appreciation of Help and
Encouragement Is Ex-
pressed in Message.

BY the Associated Press.
Comdr. Richard E. Byrd today sent
a radio message to DR.. Gilbert Gros-
venor, president of the National GSo-
graphic Society, thanking him and the
society for aid and encouragement given
toward the South Pole expedition.
"At a crucial period of our prepara-
ton for this expedition" the Byrd mes
sage, transmitted through the New
York Times, said: "The National Geo.
graphic Society came to our assistance
with encouragement and a substantial
grant and so helped in a big way to
make our expedition possible"
Now in the midst of our most dim
cult operations" it continued, when
there still is a financial deficit back
home the National Geographic comes
again to our assistance by duplicating
its original grant of $25,0 900 and so
encouraging greatly every man in camp.
Your confidence also means great deal
to US. You have made us all feel that
the several years We have put into this
effort and the hardshipS and hazards
we have undergone have not been
wasted. You, DR.. Grosvenor, DR.. La
Gorce and the trustees and research
committee and the more than a million
members of your society have our
deepest gratitude.
RICHARD BYRD"
Comdr Byrd's reference to the dupli-
cate grant was to $25, 900 awarded 10
his expedition during the past week,
supplementing an original grant Of
$25,000 for the scientific work of the
expedition. The news of this reached
Comdr. Byrd just before he started his
flight to the South Pole.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
HOOVER COMPLETES.
CONGRESS MESSAGE.
President Takes 10000
Words to Express His
Thoughts to Lawmakers.

1t required $4,000 words for Presi-
dent Hoover to express his thoughts
upon the state of the Union and to
make known his wants in the matter
of legislation, in the message he has
just completed and which will be sub
mitted to Congress when it convenes
in regular session December 2.
While at first glance this number of
words sounds unusually large for such
a message, research into presidential
messages since Roosevelt's administra-
ton shows that Mr.. Hoover's effort
actually is little below the average.
Average Is Around 15,0O0.
This research. which was made by
White House attaches at the suggestion
of the President, shows that the Average
annual message at the opening of Con-
gress was from 5000 to 10000 words.
President Roosevelt was a lengthy
writer, his documents running from
10000 to 1000 words. But the record
for length is held by William Howard
Taft, who once submitted a message to
Congress containing $4,000 words
Calvin Coolidge holds the record for
the shortest message during that period
which is 5000 words. He wrote some
longer ones, but during his occupancy
OF the White House, his average was
1900.
It is understood President Hoover had
this research made before putting the
final touches on his own message. He
discovered that his document was grow
ing lengthy and that he had not COW
cred all the subjects he wished, and in
order to satisfy himself regarding the
number of words used by his predeces-
sors, he asked for the information.
Being Brief Is Difficult.
Those familiar with the preparation
OF presidential messages know that to
cover the ground completely and to
touch upon the various subjects which
are of Importance and to include his
recommendations for legislation, Pres
ident finds 1t difficult to be brief.
President Hoover'S message, which
was in process of writing and rewriting
for nearly month, last night was given
to the press to hold for release until
it is delivered to Congress. The Presi-
dent made many changes in his orig
inal draft, and even made a number
of alterations after his copy was put in
type at the Government Printing Office.
These changes, however, are under
stood to have been merely a revision
of phraseology.
The President has announced that he
will not go to the Capitol to read his
message, but will send it and have it
read by clerks of the Senate and House
The message will be delivered on De-
cember 3, the day following the formal
opening of Congress, but the President S
budget message will not be delivered
until December 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
NOVEMBER RECORD
BROKEN BY COLD
Washington Temperature Is
11.3 at $50 A.M., as II
Die in Midwest.

Washington experienced the coolest
November weather on record today as
the general cold wave spread to most
of the United States, inflicting IL
deaths in the Middle West, another in
New York and driving thousands of the
destitute to places of refuge.
The official temperature reading here
at $3.50 this morning was 11.3, the low
est since the Weather Bureau was es-
tablished, in 1871. The outlook, how
ever, is for minimum of Is degrees to-
night, followed tomorrow by a gradual
abatement of the intense cold.
Some 500 unemployed men found
lodging last night in four welfara
houses, all of which were jammed to
capacity. Two of the lodging places
had to turn away applicants, since
The Gospel Mission at 214 John
Marshal place. which sheltered almost
200 of the unemployed last night, is
sued an appeal for warm clothing OF
any sort. All of the MISSIONS 179 beds
were filled, and an overflow was ac-
commodated on the benches of the
chapel.
Motorists Have Trouble.
The intense cold brought incon-
venience as well as suffering to the Ma
tional Capital, particularly among un-
wary motorists who had neglected to
protect their radiators.
Some 160 repair men were on emer-
gency duty for the local branch of the
American Automobile Association this
morning, answering some $50 hurry calls
from all parts of the District.
In about one-fifth of the cases the
motor cooling systems were found to
have frozen. The others were due ID
batteries too weak to turn over engines
in which the lubricants had concealed
The calls for assistance began to pour
into garages and to the association
here shortly after the theater closing
hour last night. Many agencies have
abandoned attempts to tow disabled
cars to garages, and are servicing them
where found. Some 20 operators were
busy with the calls at the Automobile
Association today.
OF the itinerantS driven indoors by
the biting northwest wind, which
ranged from 20 to 33 miles an hour
velocity, some $50 found accommoda-
ton at the Reliance Hotel, maintained
by the Salvation Army at 119 Penn
sylvania avenue. Numerous others had
to be refused.
Over 120 obtained shelter at the Cen
CONTINUED on Page 8, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
Unofficial Sources at Mukden
and Marking Say Negotia-
tions Are Proceeding.
ONLY ONE DIFFICULTY
BELIEVED TO BE IN WAY
Manchuria Taking Lead, but Ma.
tionalists May Be Final
Authority on Terms.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, November 30.-Despite
ienials from Marking that conversations
between Moscow and Mukden for set
tlement of the Chinese Eastern Railway
controversy are proceeding independ-
emily, both Marking and Mukden un-
official sources today strongly affirmed
that such negotiations were proceeding
Notwithstanding Moscow reports thai
the Mukden authorities have ac-
cepted the Soviet demands in their en-.
tirety these sources declared that Muk-
den had declined to accept the condi-
tions as outlined, refusing one of the
three specifications.
M0scow's Proposals.
The Mukden information states that
Moscow proposed that the Manchurian
authorities agree to settlement &C
knowledgtng MoscoW's demands for re-
turn Of the status quo in the railway
zone, the reinstatement of the Russian
manager and vice manager of the rail-
way and the release of Russian pris-
oners in China.
1t appears that Mukden indicated its
willingness to accept the first and thirC
conditions, but refused the second
pleading that if it accepted the second
such an action would defeat the en-
tire purpose of the Chinese seizure OF
the railway, namely, the stoppage oi
Russian Communist propaganda in
China, especially in Manchuria.
From what can be determined here
it is upon this one condition that the
reported MoScow-Mukden negotiations
now hang. Moscow as yet has not in
dicated either acceptance or refusal OF
Mukden'S contention that this condition
be erased from Moscow'S three prelim-
mary proposals.
In Touch With Marking.
Although Mukden is taking the major
role in these conversations as far as the
Chinese are concerned, it was further
learned that the Manchurian authori.
ties are referring matters as they de.
yelop to Marking with the apparent in
tention Of maintaining the appearance
OF unity between Marking and Mukder
az the same time making possible Nan.
kings avoidance Of being placed in thu
position Of having to admit that Man.
churia is conducting independent nego-
tiationS with Moscow.
Such an arrangement, 1t was said ir
well advised quarters, permitted Muk.
den unhampered freedom of action anC
at the same time made possible Nan.
kings denials that the Manchurian.
were acting independently.
1t Is expected now that the Mukden.
Moscow conversations will develop into
Continued on Page 3, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
TWO ARE ARRESTED
IN BUREAU GAMING
Pair Taken in Custody After
Secret Service and Police
Investigation.

Charges of widespread gambling ac-
tivitieS among the personnel of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing and
investigation by the United States secret
service and local police into conditions
in this department as well as several
others were revealed today with the
arrest Of two persons charged with
violations Of section S65 of the District
code covering gaming, and two per-
sons who were held on bond as Gov
ernment witnesses.
Police said that more arrests will
follow as they delve deeper into the
situation.
Otto Boswell, colored, 1900 block OF
TWenty-eighth street, an empIoye of
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
was arrested today by Detectives Rich
ard Cox and G. C. McCarron of the
vice squad, along with George Walker
colored, also of the 1900 block Of
Twenty-eighth street.
Held As Witnesses.
Leroy Toliver and Elijah White, both
colored employees of the bureau, werl
held under bond as Government wit
neSses. A secret service agent assisted
the vice squad in the work.
According to Detective Cox, Boswell
has been collecting bets on the numbers
game from employees of the bureau
and taking them outside to Walker, who
Is alleged to be the backer of the
games.
The vice squad, under orders from
Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent
of police, have confined themselves
almost entirely to these investigations
during the past several weeks. Police
say that they received complaints from
Government officials.
Agent in Court.
A secret service agent accompanied
the arrested ment to Police Court where
assistant United States attorneys were
informed Of the facts under which the
arrests were made.
Police report that they have reason
to believe that a large amount OF
gambling is going on in other Govern
ment departments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
VARE CASE DELAY
AGAIN PROPOSED
Senator Watson Favors Ac-
tion on Contest Before That
on Denying Seat.
BY the Associated Press.


Another poStponement of the Ware
case in the Senate was proposed today
by Senator Watson of Indiana, the Re
publican leader, in mapping out the
program for the regular session, be-
ginning Monday.
Senator Watson would have the Sen
ate act on the contest brought against
William S. Ware, Senator-elect from
Pennsylvania, by William B. Wilson, his
Democratic opponent, before acting on
the resolution denying Ware seat OH
account of his expenditures in the pri-
mary campaign.
The Senate election subcommittee
which has investigated the Wilson-Vare
contest has never reported. It will meet
Monday, but it still has before it a re-
quest by Ware for a recount in 81 ad-
ditional counties.
The resolution of Senator Norris, Re-
publican, of Nebraska, to deny Ware his
Senate seat on account of his expendi-
lures in the 1926 primary comes up
automatically in the Senate Tuesday
Senator Watson said today he would
propose a postponement and would ask
that report on the election contest
be made first. There is some doubt as
to whether a postponement will be
agreed to.
If the Ware case is laid aside Watson
| proposes to go ahead with the tariff bill
on Tuesday.
There are other questions, however, to
be dealt with before the holidays. The
joint resolution authorizing a $50, 0,00O,-
900 income tax reduction is expected to
come over from the House before the
end of the week.
The legislative course in the House
has been we'll laid. Income tax reduc-
| ton, ratification of the agreement or
the $400, 100000 French debt and the
annual departmental supply bills stanc
| at the top of the program.
/ Watson in Conferences.
In the Senate, however, Senator Wat
son of Indiana, the Republican leader
/ is conducting a series of conferences
with regulars in an effort to bring about
a realignment that can meet success.
fully the powerful Democratic-inde.
pendent Republican coalition.
An interesting contest is expected ir
| the reorganization of the majority men,
| berShip on the Senate committees
| Representation on the finance COM
mittee is being demanded by the West.
| ern independents, who urge the selec.
| ton of Senator La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin. This probably will come up after
the settlement of the contest over Sena-
tor-elect Wares seat.
One problem that loomed for the
| Senate Republicans has been solved
Senator Smoot of Utah expressed a de-
| sire to continue as chairman of the
finance committee rather than become
chairman of the appropriations commit
tee, a post to which he became eligible
tn tsrOHgh Sysa1,tas the death qs Senator Warren
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
| Z|HLMAN GIVES
|. TESTIMONY IN SUIT
Says He Was Given 5000
Shares of F. H. Smith Co.
Common Stock.

Representative Frederick N. Zihlman
chairman of the House District commit
tee, and a director in the F. H. Smith
Co., which is under an examination by
the District grand jury, testified at q
hearing before a notary public yester-
day that he was the recipient of 5000
shares of common stock in the invest
ment firm, given gratis. In addition t.
these shares of common, he also testi-
fed that he had bought $4,000 worth OF
preferred stock.
Mr.. Zihlman appeared at hearing
conducted by Alexander H. Gait of the
woodward Building, with a commission
from a Philadelphia court of common
pleas to take depositions for testimony
in a pending civil suit in which the
F. H. Smith Co. is defendant. Until
its removal to New York last week, th7
investment company had its principal
Office here.
Asks Balance on Contract.
The case concerns the financing of d
Philadelphia apartment house on which
the Smith company, it was stated, han
died a first mortgage. The plaintiff
dSkS pdyuucAI OA S1toou dlC6SNAJ NuS "
as balance on a contract for the in
stallation of electric equipment in the
apartment house.
Mr.. zihlman, explaining his owner
ship of stock, and adding he had re-
ceiVed the 9,0O0-odd shares of the com.
mon stock and paid nothing for 1t, de-
clared also that 100000 shares Of thi;
stock were issued to the directors and
to employees of that company, none oi
whom paid anything for 1t.
This stock was issued, 1t was ex-
planned, in the case of the directors tc
the holders of preferred stock. OF the
total, $50, 900 shares were issued to such
preferred stockholders and $4,000 shares
to employees, it was added.
This common stock has no value ex-
<ept in so far as it has earning capacity
he explained.
Crissinger Also Testifles.
Other witnesses appearing at the
hearing were Daniel r. CriSSinger, for
mer controller of the currency, q di-
rector of the company; r. Golden Don
aldSon, president of the Commercial
National Bank. attorney for the COM
pany, and Samuel j. Henry, president
of the Smith Co. President Henry de-
clined to give the value of the COM
mon stock when asked about it on the
ground that it was immaterial to the
case.
The N. E. Henderson & Co., Phila-
delphia, brought suit against the Smith
Co. in connection with the construc-
tion of the Royalton Apartments. In
the financing of this Philadelphia
apartment house the Smith Co. is said
to have handled a first mortgage OF
100000
Henderson & Co. sued the Smith Co.
as "undiSclosed principals" after fail
ing to collect from the contractor, Jo-
seph Rabinowitz of Philadelphia. The
plaintiff alleged that the Highland
alton Apartments was q subsidiary of
the F. H. Smith Co.
The case of the Royalton, 1t was
said, will be heard in the Philadelphia
court on December s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
Burglar Puts Boy
To Bed, Then RObs
House of Jewels
By the Associated Press.


LOS ANGELES, November 3d.
Amos Jones debated with himself
"a hours before reporting this
burglary.
Jones lost his 5-year-old son in
a crowd watching a toyland pa
rade in the downtown shopping
district. While the father searched
frantically the boy found his way
home, and went to sleep on the
front porch. Passersby saw him
there, and asked him why he
didn't go inside.
"All the doors are locked" he
answered.
When Jones came home the boy
was tucked safely in bed, a win
dow was jimmied and $500 worth
of jewelry and clothing gone.
Yesterday Jones made up his
mind that it was thoughtful of
the burglar to put the boy to bed,
but that one good deed was
hardly worth the cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
BY COMDR. RICHARD E. BYRD.


ABOARD AIRPLANE FLOYD BENNETT, in Flight 1:55 AM
Greenwich Mean Time Time) Friday
Der 2My calculations indicate that
of the South Pole flying high for The apane
shape all we'll Will
iteSs polar plateau Our departure from the Pole
The difference in the times mentioned in dspatch-tat
between 155 in the date line and 125 given
ander that his departure the South Pos
counted writing
its coding wireless operator
old l. June
sentence evidently
began fly away the the part
parture.
1879 & ] ] Lou
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
90 PER CENT MOTORIZED

Evanston, Ill, Custodian Says Some
of Vehicles Parked at Building
Are Queer. but They Are Autos.
BY the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, ILL.,, November 3O.-
If figures don't lie, 80 per cent of Evan
ston's high school boys and girls drive
to school in automobiles.
The word automobile is used by Jacob
Stadtler, custodian of the high school
in its broadest meaning. Some of the
vehicles, he admits, operate erratically,
and many Of them are antiques. Still, in
a general way, they are automobiles.
Five years ago." said Stadtler, ''the
method of transportation was bicycles.
Now the young folks drive. On an aver
age day there are $50 cars parked out
side the high school"
Stadtler stated with a show Of pride
that several Of the gasoline vehicles hit
on four cylinders frequently.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
SALE OF GUNS TO RUM
SMUGGLERS CHARGED
Former Canadian Officer Faces Ex'
tradition for Alleged Disposal
of Army Property.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED FIeSs.
LOS ANGELES. November 30.-W. r.
Mckay, former captain in the ordnance
Corps of the Canadian army, was de-
tanned here today by Sergt. L. j. Samp-
son of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police and Deputy United States Mar
shall Kenneth Mclean.
Mckay was charge with the theft
from the Canadian government of a
Lewis machine gun, which, it is alleged,
he sold to rum runners operating on
the United States border. The Cana
dian officer said that Mckay. who was
Stationed at the army post at Vancou-
yer, was suspected of selling other gov
ernment supplies and weapons to rum
runners.
United States agents said weapons
captured from rum runners along the
Western Canadian border bore Cana
dian government identification marks.
Mckay said he would have plenty
to tell in court" and would not be made
a goat.
Extradition hearings before United
States Commissioner d. David were set
$cr December Ia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
LOVES PENITENTIARIES
AFTER So YEARS INSIDE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 30.-There Is
nothing quite like nice, warm peni-
tentiary, says George Ferguson, who has
spent So of his 80 years in first one,
then another.
Advised that he was to be released
from Joliet Penitentiary, Ferguson wrote
to the warden at the Auburn, N. Y,
Prison stating that while serving a term
there under an assumed name he vio-
lated his parole. Auburn officers met
him at the Joliet Prison gates yesterday.
and Ferguson expressed genuine pleas
ure at seeing them.
"Ive lost contact with life outside"
he said. IT wouldn't know what to do
If were free. You've a nice place at
Auburn, but won't knock Joliet. It's
nice, too"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30
FLYER LOSES COURSE WHEN FLOODS
WIPE OUT ENGLISH LANDMARKS
Compass Used to Steer Cologne-to-Croydon Plane as
Rain Breaks Record.

The Upper Thames, on which vast
sums have been spent to prevent food
ing, has overflowed its banks: the Sew
ern In some places is IL feet above
Summer level, and all rivers of the
Middle and Southwest of England are
rolling to the sea in similar volume.
Many villages are isolated with roads
impossible Railway traffic has been
partially interrupted, and farming
building and other outdoor work
stopped, while hundreds Of occupants
of houses have been driven to residence
in upper stories.
Rain continued to fall today.