The Burlington Free Press from Burlington, Vermont • Page 1

VOL. 93. NO. 6. BURLINGTON, VERMONT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1927.

WEATHER FORECASTS FAIR I SLIGHTLY COLDER PRICE THREE CENTS 24 U. S. WARSHIPS SlTi HANKOW SEEMS BORAH ADVISES DORIS DUKE INHERITS $17,421 "CELLAR' TWs MorniliS Ne" York Calls Up London On Phone, Inaugurating Overseas Service NEW YORK, Jan. 6. VP).

New York race opened at 8:30 a. m. yesterday will talk to London over the telephone will take the wire, the duly "historic tomorrow inaugurating not only the first person to talk over the trans-first trans-Atlantic commercial tele- Atlantic commercial telephones phone service in the world, but utlllz- The new service Is the baby of ing as an emergency ace In the hole American communication development an auxiliary air line capable of trans- being based on the first successful two mining without the use of landllnes way conversations' exactly ten months the human voice from Deal Beach, N. ago. Ten years of experiments, direct to London on the much-dis-; ever, preceded those conversations, cussed short wave frequency.

It Is only 13 years since the first Reticence still prevailed at the tele-! long distance call between New Yorfc phone office here concerning the names and San Francisco" during which Presi- dent Wilson listened In of the persons who have booked the wire, for the first day's four and a half hours of talk at $23 a minute, with a three minute minimum required for each caller. The official opening oT the wire will be simple, President Gifford of the A. T. and T. Company will talk for a few minutes to the secretary of the British general post office.

Sir Gevelyn P. Murray. This will be at 8:30 a. m. New Tork time or 1:30 p.

m. London time. After that whoever was recorded as the first applicant when the stopwatch WOODS HAS RAIL Coolidge's Nominee to I. C. Admits Holdings of $200,000 Says He'll Get Rid of Them If Confirmed WASHINGTON, Jan.

6. VP) Cyrus E. Woods, nominated by President Cool-idge for the Interstate Commerce Commission, told a Senate committee today that he has- holdings of nearly $200,000 in railroad and coal companies. Replying to Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, Woods listed the following bond holdings: Pennsylvania railroad, $25,000: Nor folk and Western. $25,000: Atchison.

$25,000: Union Pacific, Northern iacinc, He said he also held 500 shares of Pennsylvania railroad stock, of a par value of $30 per share, 107 shares or the Pittsburgh Coal Company, and about the same number in the West Moreland Coal Company, which has holdings in West Virginia. "Of course, I shall divert myself of all of these bond and stock holdings as requested by law if I. go on the commission," Woods said. Previously, under questioning by Senator Go IT, Republican, West Virginia. Mr.

Woods hai told the committee that he was attorney years ago for the Pittsburgh Coal Company and in one Instance had been an "attorney record" for the company In a proceed ing before the Interstate Commerce Commission. "Who owned the Pittsburgh Coal Company?" Goff asked. 'Oh, there mas a diversity of ownership." "Tell us some of them." Woods hesitated, and then said it was difficult to recall, but did not think "the Mellons had any substantial interest." He explained amid laughter that he mentioned the Mellons because he assumed the question was directed at them. "Let's Jump to the question of rat making?" said Senator Goff. "Have you had any experience in that?" "No I have not," -was the reply, Vtmt I have no preconceived notions; my mind is open." EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY OF ROOSEVELT'S DEATH WASHINGTON.

Jan. 6. VP) Tribute was paid to Theodore Roos4velt in the House today, the eighth anniversary of b.is death, by Representative Hamilton FisTi of New York, who referred to the position of the late president on three subjects now before Congress, the strength of the navy, prohibition. and the primary elections. He quoted Roosevelt as having said in his annual message to Congress in 1902 that there should be no halt in the work of building up the navy, as having believed In the 18th amendment, and advocated the direct primary in 1909.

The proposal to repeal the direct primary, as advocated by Vice-President Dawes, "would not have made much headway In the life time of Roosevelt," he said. "Theodore Roosevelt, if he had ben alive." Fish added, "would certainly have aroused public opinion in behalf ot civic righteousness against the wholesale corruption in the recent primary elections, regardless whose head was hurt." 10 1 in L. AS STATE'S MTHJMHNOR Immediately After Taking Oath, the New Vermont Ex-ecutive Offers Prayer, Then Proceeds to Read His Inaugural Message 11 I. II JOH.V E. WEBKS Sworn in as Governor of Vermont yesterday (BY VERMONT PRESS BlREll) MONTPELIER, Jan.

6 Directly after he had taken the oath, as 64th Governor of Vermont this afternoon, John E. Weeks of Middlebury stood at the rostrum in the Hall of Representatives and asked A he members of the Legislature and the large gathering of prominent Vermonters who had filled all available space in the hall to bow their heads while he offered prayer. This first official act of Governor Weeks was an innovation as a prelude to the inaugural address and the Governor so recognized it by his first words as he stood before the assembly: "contrary to custom, let, us look to God in prayer." Having offered, a brief invocation in, which he asked the guidance of Almighty God in his administration, he began the reading of his inaugural message. Kunl J'orm Follonrd With the exception of this Invocation by the newly inaugurated governor, FRANKLIN S. BILLINGS Retiring; Governor of Vermont the usual forms were followed in the change of administration at the State House today and everything proceeded like clock work.

Governor Frnklin S. Billings appeared before the joint assembly of the Senate and House of Representatives at 10:30 this morning and gave his retiring message, which Jtlll be found in part in another column. He was very well received and his concise recommendations on State policies appeared to please the legislators, who applauded at some length at the close of his address. Governor Billings is leaving public life today after having been closely connected with the affairs of the State government for six years consecutively. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives In 1921, became lieutenant-governor in 1923 and "governor in 1925.

Previous to this service, he served as repre sentatlve from Woodstock in the Legislatures of 1910 and 1912. Billing Says He's Glad to Retire The retiring governor stated to a representative of fhe press that while he had enjoyed his work for the State of Vermont, he would be glad to- retire from public life and rest from the rather arduous duties which the office of chief executive of the State had imposed upon him. Governor-elect John E. Weeks of Middlebury delivered his inaugural address before the Joint assembly of the Senate and House at 2:30 this afternoon. Gov.

Weeks' Inaugural message (Got. Week's Innngnral message and an abstract of Gov. retiring: message are printed on page 3- Immediately after the inaugural address the Senate returned to the Senate Chamber, where Lieutenant Governor-elect Hollister Jackson of Barre received -the oath of office, administered by Mill ward Taft, secretary of the Senate. Thus was the change In admlnatratlon completed. Continued on pajge 8) Laboratory tests at John Hopkins show that women can do more work In a given time than men, but men display superior Judgment.

Cormorants are eating 1,000,000 fish every hour of the day in Minnesota's 10,000 1 UULL SWORN 1 lJk A O. 7 A Vi MIHFFI FR hm ON SE KELLOGG Wants to Find Out If State Dept. Was Source of A. P. Dispatch About "Spectre of Mexican-Fostered Bolshevist Hegemony" WASHINGTON, Jan.

6. (F). Renewing his attack on Secretary Kellogg, Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana today urged the foreign relations committee to investigate whether the State department was the source of the Associated Press dispatch of November 17 saying that "the spectre of a Mexican-fostered Bolshevist hegemony intervening between the United States and the Panama Canal has thrust itself Into American-Mexican relations." Reading to the Senate the recent statement of Secretary Kellogg on the subject, the Montana senator asked the committee to call before it the secre tary of state and then to summon theJ represenatives of the Associated Press, the International News Service and the United Press "to get their versions of the story." "If it is true," Senator Wheeler Said, "that Kellogg has been giving out, or the department of state has been giving out loose statements and asking that that kind of statements be circulated throughout the length and breadth of this country for the purpose of stirring up the people of this country to a point where they would want to break relations with a friendly country, then the people of this country are entitled to know it, and ought to know it and if it is true, Mr. Kellogg" should not remain as secretary of state." Kflloeg Replied Ao" to Questions Secretary Kellogg's statement to which Senator Wheeler referred was transmitted last Monday to the House foreign affairs committee in response to a resolution by Representative La-Guardla, Republican, of New Tork, asking these questions: "Did the state department through any of its officials on or about the 16th ISth day of November, 1D26, request or suggest to the representatives of the Associated Press, United Press and the International News Service to send a statement or news item to their respective members concerning international conditions in Mexico and allegeo. relations between Mexico and "Did the department of state, through any of its officials on or about the 16 day of November, make any state ment to the representatives of the Associated Press, United Press and International News Service ooncernlng Mexico and request said news associations not to reveal sources of information." In reply Mr.

Kellogg combined these two questions In one and answered In the negative, that the state department or any of its officers had "on or about the J6th day of November, 1926 sought to use rhe various news agencies to put out information or conclusions In regard to Mexico without assuming official responsibility therefor." Wheeler Quotes Papers In bringing the affair to the attention of the Senate. Senator Wheeler said a controversy had arisen between some of the leading newspaper correspondents and associations of the country and Secretary Kellogg on the subject. He then quoted from various news dispatches and editorials. The Montanan recalled that on November 27, 1926, the St. Louis Post Dispatch published an article written by Paul Y.

Anderson in which if was stated that Assistant Secretary Olds. of the state department had called in representatives of the three press asso ciations, pledged them not to quote him and then told them among other things that "a steady stream of Bolshevist propaganda has been filtering from Mexico down through Cen tral America." "If this statement published In the St. Louis Post Dispatch is correct." Senator Wheeler said, "it is. to say the least, reprehensible on the part of the state department or any member of the state department to give out a story to which he refuses to sign his name and ask the great press association of this country to circulate false propaganda or any propaganda against a country with which we are on friendly terms." BI-PARTISAN FARM RELIEF BILL APPEARS WASHINGTON. Jan.

6. VP) A bipartisan farm relief bill sponsored by Senator Curtis of Kansas', the Republican floor leader, and Representative Crisp, Democrat, of Georgia. was presented to Congress today in an effort to break the long deadlock on agricultural legislation. It was presented in the Senate and House coincident, with the resumption of consideration of farm legislation by the House agriculture committee, which voted to sidetrack discussion of the McNary-Haugen bill, until next Tuesday and to take up in the meantime the Aswell bill, a measure which omits the provision for an equalization fee on agricultural products with which to handle the surplus crop problem. Both Senator Curtis and Representa- live crisp aescripea meir measures as aesignea to meet oujecuons raisea against pending proposals, it would provide for a federal farm board and i an appropriation of The duty of the board would be to insure, reasonable profit over cost of production on farm commodities by declaring an emergency for any crop, when one existed, and permitting co-operatives to buy vt the surplus and hold it.

i Senator Curtis said the plan embodied proposals which in formal conferences with various senators had convinced him embodies the best features of all the bills 1 efore the agricultural committees. He added, however, that he had not consulted administration officials concerning 4t The House agriculture committee, in deciding to -put aside the McNary Hau-gen bill temporarily, agreed to listen at future hearings only to views of its own members, others in Congress who have drafted farm bills and Secretary Jaxdlna. IN CHINESE WATERS WASHIXGTOX, Jan. 6. VP) Twenty-four American warships are in Chinese waters, six of them at Hankow, where recent disturbances have caused requests for protection, an official navy announcement said tonight.

Two destroyers, the Truxton and Popa are at Hankow, with the Isabella, converted yacht; the Palos and the Villalalobos River gunboats and the Minesweeper Pigeon. The greatest force is at Shanghai, where, according to the ship's movement bulletin today there are seven destrovers. two gunboats and two destroyer mine layers. The destroyers are the Par-rott, Edsall McLeish, Simpson, Bulmer, McCorralck and Peary. The gunboats Ashvllle and Sacramento and the mine layer Risal and Hart complete this detail.

0. s. tJES Six Additional U. S. War Vessels Are Proceeding or Pre-paring to Sail at Once to Reinforce Latimer MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan.

VP)- It was disclosed after the arival of the American marines from Corlnto today than 200 feet of railroad track on the line to that port had been blown up by dynamite. Repairs were made, however, before the train bearing the Americans was due. -MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 6. American bluejackets and marines are back again in Managua.

They came. today 160 men from the cruiser Galveston under command of Lieutenant-Commander w. N. Richardson, and will act as a legation guard. All Managua is breathing easy for the first time In many months.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 6P5-SIx ad ditional American war vessels were proceeding tonight or preparing to sail at once to reinforce the squadron already In Nlcaraguan waters under command of Rear Admiral Latimer. They carry an. expeditionary force of 400 marines and consist of two cruisers, three destroyers and a submarine tender. Orders for dispatching of this complement of ships and men to Nicaragua were issued by the navy department today without.

It was said, any request having been made by Admiral Lati mer for reinforcements. The 400 mar ines are to constitute the legation guard at Managua, the capital where it was explained they will relieve men from tba cruiser Galveston At the state department Secretary Kellogg was quoted as understanding the steps which the government Is taking, including the permission accorded the Diaz government In Nicaragua to buy arms in the United States as not constituting any change In the policy of the administration towards its southern neighbor Some "Mlsht Call It Intervention" 4 Some people. It was pointed out, at the department might call it Intervention, but It was made clear that while the government had a very vital interest In the civil war in progress in Nicaragua because it Jeopardized American interests, there was no Intention to depart from the settled policy of seeking to stabilize conditions tn Latin America. Not to have afforded the Diaz government an opportunity to secure arms for its defense while permitting its adversaries, the Sacasa liberals to do so, it was said, would be to reverse the policy of years standing. All told Rear Admiral Latimer vill have under his command upon arrival of the reinforcements ordered, 215 officers, 3,900 men and 564 marines.

The navy's ship movement schedule shows that two American war vessels already are Puerto Cabe-zas. which has been the Sacasa factions headquarters, one at Bluefields. two at Corinto, and two on the east coast of Nicaragua. The two ships at Puerto Cabezas are the cruisers Rochester, Admiral Latimer's flagship, under Captain B. C.

Allen, with 33 officers, 10 warrant officers, 545 men 73 marines aboard and the Cleveland, commanded by Captain J. D. Walnwright with 14 officers, 2S8 men and thirty marines. A similar force is aboard the bruiser Denver, under Captain H. L.

Wyman at Bluefields, the cruiser Galveston with Captain J. G. Towns-end in command at Corinto. The other vessel at Corinto Is the Quail, a mine sweeper, with four of ficers and 54 men. Two destroyers, the Brooks and the Barry, each with eight officers and 106 men are off the east coast of Nicaragua.

The former is commanded by Lieutenant Command Denfeld, and the Barny by Lieutenant Commander J. II. Holt, Jr. FLUSHES OF LIFE LIVERPOOL Jan. 6.

VP) Miss Edith Gertrude Knight has not worn skirts for 11 years because they interfere with her work. When receiving the degree of bachelor of veterinary science from Liverpool University, she wore knickers be neath her academic gown. NEW TORK, Jan. 6. CThe "thrill of a Hfe-Ume" has Just been experienced by two London girls.

Misses Ida and Louise Cook saved up for two years in order to come to New Tork and hear Galll-Curci in opgera. And it was "heavenly." NEW TORK, Jan. 6. VP) That rare Ovis Foil, made- famous by the Roose-velts. seems to be abundant.

A member of an expedition of the American Museum of Natural History to Tibet and Turkestan cables that he 33 In one afternoon and that Poll horns and skulls are everywhere, the natives slaughterine them for ifioA. MR SLIPPING AWAY F1JAJ0ITISII All English Women and Children in the City Are Taken Aboard Vessels for Shang-h a i Chinese Nationalists Are Taking Upper Hand Jan. 6. W) For the first time since its creation as a little English city on the, Yangtze river, in ISfil. Hankow appears to be sapping from British control into the grip of the Chinese nationalists.

After a night of unrelated tension, the outgrowth of the anti-Eritish activities in trie Yangtze river region, all the British women and children in Hankow were taen aboard vessels for Shanghai, while the men of the British concession were concentrated In two buildings. Late dispatches from the Hankow district indicate that the- situation conSn-ues most grave, with the local British naval and civil authorities straining every effort to avert clashes and yielding to the Chinese to an extent which a few years ago would not have been dreamed of-all because It is realized that the smallest provocative spark m'ght start a blaze of uncontrollable nationalistic disorder. VolnntM-r Police DlMnurt Following upon the action of the British in withdrawing their marines on Tuesday, all the volunteer police forces have been disarmed and the Chinese population left free to circulate at will In the British quarter. The British are relying on the pledge of Kugene Chen, the Cantonese foreign minister of full responsibility for la and ordr within the concession. Chen has Insisted that the Cantonese military forces will be able to xnainta.ii or-dtr in the district which the Brfush policed until a few days ago provided the Chinese are not antagonized AH business in Hankow is at a stanet- stlll the voluntary munary lB.

-tions of the British community have been taken aboard British warships In the river, and British subjects haye been warned not to venture in the streets. Meanwhile the nationalists are tightening their control. British flags on the municipal building have been replaced by the Cantonese emblem and all other Union Jacks have been hauled down. Other reports reaching London are that the streets are placarded with signs exhorting the natives to "crush British imperialism." "Will Try to Avoid Fighting The whole British effort at Hankow, as Interpreted here. Is aimed at avoiding fighting with the Chinese such as occurred in Canton in 1325 and in Wanhsien in 1328.

British officials declare they have not the slightest Intention of completely surrendering British rights in the concession disfrict. which were granted In perpetuity, Dut in view of the recently declared policy of conciliation toward China local British Interests In Hankow must be sacrificed temporarily until some recognized unified authority asserts Itself in China and settles all the outstanding problems with the foreign powers. THE DAY IN WASHINGTON Naval reinforcements were ordered to Nicaragua. Consideration of the Lausanne treaty was resumed by the Senate. Federal financial of national poll- tlcal campaigns was Senator Borah.

proposed by The House voted to give the navy another dirigible but refused to Increase the appropriation for airplanes. Senators Sheppard and Borah Joined in an appeal for law observance before the citizens committee of one thousand. Cyrus W. Woods appeared before the Senate committee considering his nomination of the interstate commerce commission. The independent offices appropriation bill was reported to the House, the Interior department supply bill went to the President.

Decision to go through with an investigation of bribery charges against Senator Gould, of Maine, was reached by a Senate eub-committee. There are 1800 species of snakes. The rattlesnake is among the most poisonous. The Needle Always Points North Sailors on the high seas surely would be "at sea" without the compass to guide them. The stars are uncertain because fog and cloud obscure them from view.

But the seafaring man knows the compass needle ALWAYS points north and in fair weather and foul he can steer his course accurately and safely. It is for a similar reason that people with dogs and other animals for sale employ the classified section of The Free Press. They know they will get results. Dr. K.

M. Kerfhedy of Water-bury, recently advertised Eab-bit Hounds, Collie pups and Beagles for sale in the Live Stock columns and within ten days he had sold all the dogs. Results: Have you anything to sell? WelL then, just call 'phone 3000 and ask for an ad-taker. j. I i WETS TO IIIZE POLITICAL PARTY Who Fa-of ISth Suggests to Those vor Nullification Amendment That They "Put Forth Their Platform and Name a Candidate" WASHINGTON.

Jan. 6. VP) A rallying cry for law observlunc coupled with a challenge to all political parties to deviate at their own peril from the pathway of prohibition, was sounded today and tonight by speakers before the annual meeting of the Citizens' Committee of One Thousand. Senator Borah, Idaho, of the Republican leaders of the Senate advised those who believe In "nullification" of the ISth amendment to "put forth their platform and name their candidate." Declaring prohibition a fixture In the national household. Senator Sheppard, Democrat, of Texas, asserted that "this fact no political party may disregard without seriously impairing its influence in the nation." No national party, said Raymond Robins of Chicago "dares to put a wet plank In Its platform." The two senators spoke at a banquet tonight bringing to a close the one day annual session of the committee, and Robins was the cnly speaker at a mid-day luncheon.

During the afternoon a business meeting behind closed doors was attended by many prominent men snd women who hold memberships in th committee but there was no announcement of the action taken. It was Indicated that the members merely talked over ways and means of continuing during 1927 their campaign for general law aP nl "IJi-j Vic" Of the three speakers Robins alorie named any wets and drys among the leading political figures of the nation. He alluded to President Coolidge as "silent Cal. supposed to be dry," denominated Gov. Donahey of Ohio as "Dry Vic" Don-ahey, and said that neither Nicholas Murray Butler.

Gov. Smith of New York. nr Gov. Ritchie of Maryland tried to influence the lat national conventions of their respective parties to adopt wet pronouncements because thev knew would be useless. I am not here to criticise tb sin cerity of Governor Smith," he added.

ne is a product of the sidewalk of New York and speaks the, language of the sidewalks. I don't think it wise to extend the moral attitude of the sidewalks of New York Into American homes." Senator Borah put aside entirely the question of the "wisdom of prohibition, declaring that, point had been settled under the, American theory of government when' prohibition was written Into the Constitution. "So long as this remains a government of law, said the Idaho senator, "there are only two things to do, enforce it or repeal it. Those who urge its repeal are acting within their undisputed rights. "Repeal" Rather Than -DUreKnard" "But there is a different program proposed, and to that I direct attention.

It is proposed by political leaders and educators to build up public opinion so as to make the constitution a dead letter not repeal it, but disregard it. "Break the law in the name or patriotism. The American system Is repeal the law in the name of patriotism. If you love the principles upon which this blessed republic is founded, you will seek to obey the law until according to the processes of government the people in their wisdom ee fit to repeal it." Purchasers and drinkers of illicit liquor were described by the Texas senator as "guiltier than the professional criminals with whom they Indirectly or directly deal." Senator Sheppard praised both Stat and national officials wJO have had to do with prohibition enforcement, mentioning particularly General Andrews. Assistant Attorney-General Willebranrtt and Admiral Dillard of the coast guard.

At the end of his address he asked the committee members to stand In honor of the fifty federal and State prohibition officers "who had been killed in enforcement work since prohibition had become effective. A train leaves Thurso, the northern most British station, for London daily carrying boxes in which live lobsters travel In seaweed. They have been taken from beds off the Orkney Islet on the morning of dispatch. Flaterite Is the substance forming the base of a remarkable new paint. Mi' terials coated with it are said to proof against acid, alkali, water, oxygen and nitrogen.

"I Rich Richard A GOOD friend is better than gold. And making friends with the money-saving Classified Ads is like finding credit at the bank. Read them today! Copyright, 1925 by Basil I Smith 1 SOMERVILLE, N. The $5300.000 Jan. 6.

P) ed by 15 year old Doris Duke includes quarts and pints of choice champagne valued at $3 to $9 perj unit. The wine and other liquors are appraised in an accounting! at $17,421, but the lot would bring much more than that If it coul4 be sold to Broadway night clubjs. County authorities expect taxjss on the estate to defray the expenses of the Hall-Mills case. "BIG NAVY" MEN IlEJHEIB IA Force Through House Appro-priatiort for a Rigid Airship Three Times Size of the Los Angeles WASHINGTON, 6. "Big navy" men of the House today forced through an appropriation for another huge dirigible for the navy but were unsuccessful In two other attempts to override th.e wishes of the President and the buaget bureau.

After the House, by a vote of 122 to 69 had adopted an. amendment to the naval supply bill to provide $300,000 for initial construction of a rigid airship thrice the size of the j-os Angeles, it defeated two other amendments wljich would have Increased the navy's airplane strength. One of the proposals, which were sponsored by Representative Vinson, of Georgia, ranking Deino crat, on the naval committee, woulS have increased by more than the fund for purchase of new airplanes. It was voted down 65 to 80, while the other "Vinson amendment to appropriate more than. to provide seventy-five planes for the new carriers Lexington and Saratoga, was lost without a record vote.

Lone Fijsht Over Dirigible The fight over the -dirigible, on an amendment by Representative Begg, Republican of Ohio, waged for more than two hours and produced first test of strength on the measure. In adopting it, the House disregarded the Preside it's wish, expressed In his budget message, that appropriations for ths two dirigibles authorized last year be held up' pending experiments with all-metal airships. Handlers of the bill reached an agreement under which another impending battle over tfie navy's cruiser strength was postponed until tomorrow. The conflict will (renter about determination of several members to override the desire of Mr. Ooolidge that no appropriations be made now for construction of three cruiserjs already authorized by Congress The ships iiji dispute are part of eight light cruiser voted in 1926.

Two of them are nearing completion and ap proprlations have been made to start three more. In addition. Chairman Butler of thd naval committee has in- troduced a bill for authorization of ten additlona I cruisers. The debate today crowded the gal- lerie8 and brought more members to the floor than at any time sirlce the open ing of the session. A number of naval officers and their wives, and Assistant Secretary Douglas Robinson of the navy remainejl in the galleries fhrough- out tne discussion.

Govt. Might Finance Political Campaigns WASHINGTON, Jan. 6. (P)-Federal financing of national prolitical campaigns was sjggested here tonight by Senator oBra Republican, Idaho, as necessary to ihe perpetuation of a free government In this country. "A gentleman in Chicago Interested in certain lines of business contributes heavily to a friend's campaign who Is ina public position to serve his inter-rsts," he said.

"This is fundamentally the basis of all these large campaign contributions. Jt was and is ho different, bad as it is. and indefensible as it is, from accepting contributions of those vitally concerned with tariff duties, the reduction of income taxes, the enforcement of trust laws, and like matters, as we are constantly doing In every campaign. continue to tolerate this practice becau. during the past thirty years we have feen Inured to the program.

But it is an insu to the intelligence and a challenge to the eence of decency of the American people to tell them that suchliractiee does not in the end bend their government in the direction of and to the service of selfish and special interest bend it to the benefit of the few and to the injury and disparagement of the many. -It will be infinitely better for the people of this country and it would come back to them a thousand times In the benefits of a clean public service to have political rarties created as quasi-governmental institutions to the extent at least of the government taking care of the actual legitimate cost of a campaign rather than to encounter the evils of private financing." AVIATORS, HUNTING LOST MAN, LOSE THEMSELVES PORTLAND. Jan. 6 VP) The Icy fastness of Mt. Hood today held three missing persons where beforel there had been but one: I More than 100 persons including army men, poined In the hunt for Lieut.

Oakley G. Kelly, noted cross-country non-stop flier, and his companion, Capt. John M. Stanley, who were reported i.t loot- nltrht after they had flown over the mountain in search of Leslie Brownlee, 20, who has been missing In the snowy heights since last Sat urday. Late Into the night the search xor Kelly and Stanley, who are attached to the aviation field at Vancouver.

Washington, was continued by telephone, but in vain. Outlying towns were canvassed by wire for word of the filers In the hope that they had flown across the mountain and landed. Their plane was last seen about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and at that time was flying low over a lorest. Telephone Only SO Tears Old It is only fifty years since -the first telephone communication when in 1576 Alexander Graham Bell In Boston talked over a wire to his friend Thomas Watson, a man of 70 living now at New Haven, Conn. Tomorrow the lord mayor of London, said to have booked a call with Mayor Walker of New Tork will hear a voice 3,500 miles away more clearly than Watson heard the voice of Bell fifty feet across a Boston street.

SENATOR GOULD LOSES FIGHT Senate Disregards. Motion to Dismiss Case and Investigation Is Ordered to Begin Today WASHINGTON. Jan. 6. (JP) Senator Gould, Republican, of Maine, lost his fight to prevent an investigation of bribery charges against him today when a Senate elections sub-committee decided to go forward with an inquiry.

The committee disregarded the motion to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction, offered by counsel for the Maine senator but declined to pass formally on the merits of the motion. Both sides were to be prepared to present evidence tomorrow the committee hopes to com- plete its hearing, as only a few wit nesses have been summoned. At the conclusion of the inquiry the sub committee plans to play all of the evidence and the motion to dismiss before the full committee for action. The past two days have been spent in argument by Gould's counsel and Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Montana, who proposed the inqwffy. on the constitutional authority of the Senale to expel or exclude anyone for an alleged offense committed a long time prior to his election.

The defense attorneys took the Position that even if Senator Gould were 1 mler of New Brunswick. Canada, to obtain a railroad contract as has been charged the Senate was without authority to expei him Senator Walsh, however, contended that the Senate could expel a member or exclude an applicant any offense committed at any time if it felt such procedure justified. While the Gould argument was being heard, demand for investigation of another senatjor was. renewed in a letter to Senator IcKcllar, Democrat, of Tennessee, from John R. Neal of Knox- vllle, Tenn.

Neal reiterated his charges that Senator Tyson, Democrat, of Tennessee, spent $1,600,000 In his campaign two years ago. Senator Tyson said he would welcome an Investigation by the Senate if it felt he "absurd charges" of Neal Justifiedl one. Frederick W. Hinckley, chief counsel for Senator Gould, who intimated yesterday before the sub committee, that if his client lost his case it might be appealed to the supreme court, was ad mitted today to practice in that court. 130 SWIMMERS ENTER THE CATALINA RACE LOS ANGELES, Jan.

6. VP). One hundred and thirty swimmers, representatives of 13 States and Canada, have entered for William AVrlg-ley's $40,000 Marathon channel swim, at the end of which lies a "pot of gold" and glory for the first to officially swim the icy and turbulent passage lying between Santa Catalina' Island and the California mainland. This was, revealed in the official entry list which closed at midnight and woa announced early today by officials In charge of the forthcoming event. The swim is set for January 15.

Fifteen of'the entrants are women. The entrants included the following: Massachusetts: Robert Elliott, Gloucester; Mra. Bella Sullivan, Holyoke; Henry F. Sullivan, Lowell; Charles Tbth, Boston; Louis TImson, Lynn. "Class 2.

Town roads; to include all roads not included In the first two classes." The recommendations referred to in the printed report mentioned above are as follows: "We recommend the continuation of the present methods of maintenance and an annual appropriation' for the next biennial term of $500,000 for patrol; $200,000 for resurfacing; $200,000 for dust-laying; $100,000 for surface treatment; $75,000 for extra work; making the to-1 tal appropriation for maintenance 075,000. This is the same amount ap- ZVll Mature of 1926. We recommend an annual arnroDrl- atlon of $200,090 State aid to towns for improvement of selected highways, and that the present list of selected high- ways provided for by Sec. 4586 of th General Laws be revised and that both the selected and unselected highways of each town be measured; $250,000 State aid to towns on unselected highways; $100,000 State aid on bridges; $125,000 for supervision and engineering, "This is, an increase of $25,000 for su- pervlsion and engineering which will be needed If funds are made available for an extended road program." Vt Highway Board Recommends $1,600,000 Appropriation For Use With Federal Funds (BY VERMONT PRESS BIHEAl) MONTPELIER, Jan. 6.

The follow- ing statement signed by the members State highway board. Chnrleai W. i Gates of Franklin, George Z. Thortinson of Troctor and Fmerv A. Meiehdy of Londonderry, was issued to lay; Vepoift of the Vermont Traffic Survey, "M1" which is now being carefully checked and Completed in the office of the Bu reau of Public Roads, Washington, D.

wte, without waiting for its release. make the following recommendations report. We recommend an annual appro- prlation of $1,600,000 to be used in con- nection with federal funds for the con- struction of roads and bridges on Ver- mont's federal aid road system. '2. We recommend that the roads of the State be officially classified as fol- lows: "Class 1.

State roads; to include the entire federal system of L043 miles. "Class 2- State aid roads; to include all selected roads other than State roads. i.