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MORNING HERALD Weather Report Maryland: Generally fair Friday Mid probably Saturday; not quite so warm Friday, iVOL. XXXV, NO. 213. Ymlcrdij'i Prtif Hun. IU20.

HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND FRIDAY, JULY 111, J.9;)1. )--Means Associated Prei SINGLE COPY, 2 CENTS. FLIERS HEAD FOR MOSCOW ON WORLD TOUR Capone Asks To Withdraw Plea Of Guilty COURT TO RULE ON MOTION OF CAPONETODAY Dramatic Move Comes at Opening of Afternoon Session PURPORTED BARGAIN WILL BE STUDIED Court Wants to Hear Evi- i dence to. Determine Degree of Guilt Chicago, July 30 'face Al" Capone, dreading 1 a stiffeDprison sentence than had been anticipated, begged leave in Federal District Court today to change his'mind and stand trial on twin charges of income tax dodging arid violation of Jiqiior laws. Tim more to change Its previous h.lea ot "guilty" "not guilty" wnq made dramatically nt tile opening ot the afternoon session of Judge James H.

Wilkerson's court, Attorney Michael Aliern jittering a protest that Capone had assurance the government would'recommend leniency it lie pleaded guilty to the 'three indictments. To. Rule Today In doubt as to the propriety of a change at this point, Judge wilker- son called upon government and de- lense to explain such a purported bargain, warned that the court could condone no Its Judgment and adjourned tile session iih- tii tomorrow, promising, to rule on the motion to withdraw tile plea at J2 P. M. The heavy-set gangster, heads of sweat rolling down his swarthy facie, stood nervously twitching his hands (Continued On Pace id) 'Joseph Colbert Tells of Bej ing Burned at Mountain Home Indications that Joseph Colbert, 59, 111 the County Hospital with serious body, burns, was the victim of a boyish prank that i proved very serious, was revealed in an interview-with Colbert last night by attaches ot the State's Attorney's ouTce and newspaper men.

Coltjrt stated that friends of his gathered at his home, near Yarrowsburg, Sunday and that toward evening he fell asleep on the floor of ills home. As had been for years Jhy men in the Yarrowsburg section, near where Colbert resided, when one of their mini- fell asleep another would wot cigarette paper, place It on the victim's arm and then light It. When. tfie paper burned to the flesh the sleeper would soon awaken. Colbert said he believed such were the conditions In' his case, but this time the paper caught to his clothing and burned his inner and outer shirts before he coulnSsummon help In the meantime, he said, his friends had disappeared.

Colbert was hot found until Monday morning in a semi conscious con, dilton, and wns taken to the hospital by, a passer-by, PROGRESS MADE IN HUNTING GUNMEN New 5 i lulv 10 id mission of Anthony Buzzone, a.book- maker "Big Tee," that ho was the intended target of the gang 1 sters who sprayed death Into ranks ot on'Tuos- day, was regarded tonlgh't by. police 'as ithelr "big clue" in the search for the ruthless killers. also was declared to have furnished 1 dctectivei with a list of men ho thought wpro In the automo bile from which ivas fired a leaden liatii wounding five children, of them futnllv Squads of detectives tonight to round up the underworld Characters named. Lloyd George Better David Lloyd George, Great Britain's war premier, is recovering from an operation for haeriiaturia, performed by King George's personal physician, Lord Daws of Penri. The operation was performed at Lloyd George's home in London.

Congressman Kelly and Governor Ritchie to Speak Aug. 19 The date for the annual Urma Club picnic to be held, at Row's'Park has been changed from August, 12 lo August 19 by reason of a conflict with the. Elks convention iii Cumberland which would take a large membership from Plans are rapidly taking shape for the picnic and Congressman'Clyde Kelly, of Pennsylvania, has been secured 'as the speaker. 'Congressman Kelly is a well known orator. Governor Albert C.

Ritchie will attend thVpionie in the afternoon, en route to the American Legion convention at -Frostburg. The Qiiihcy Orphanage, Myersvillc and have been secured to furnish music. One of the big features ot the picnic will be the mammoth fireworks display in the evening. One of the most spectacular and unusual finales ever shown will bring the picnic to a afternoon-will be. devoted to games -and contests.

Among the prizes to awarded will be a radio, two electric washers and eighty- two dollars worth of grocery orders. Thousands ot persons are expected to attend the picnic. which ot late years a been one ot the biggest gatherings in -Wasliington Coiinty. YOUTH SHOT NEAR CAMP IN MOUNTAIN Hershel Deardorff, 23, In Critical Condition-fit Hospital In Gettysburg Gettysburg, July 30. (P)--Hershel Dearcloff, 23, was brought to a Gettysburg hospital tonight in a critical condition after he Had been chest near' his camp.ih the mountains 12 niiles -west of here, i Deardoff, weak from loss, of blood, physicians he was walking from his camp' to a spring wjien suddenly he felt a sharp pain in hfe chest and, looking down saw blood, soaking his said he had, not.

heard a shot He (hen made Iita miles to 'the Lincoln Highway, fainting several times along the way. Attendants at a refreshment stand along the found him unconscious, and summoned an anibu lance. Physicians said the -wound probably was made by a 22 calibre rifle bullet. St. Louis, July 30 (fl)--Fred Shepard, 35, ot Chicago, flying a sniall monoplane, lell near Plqrrlsant, In St.

Loiil" thin afternoon nhorlly afler he left Tjimbcrl Louis thing flcld for City, and killed. COL. LIIBE1H LANDS PLANEAT Noted Flier and His Wife Complete Hop of 380 Miles GROUP ON HAND TO APPLAUD AVIATORS Next Leg Will Carry Travelers to Moose Factory Ottawi, July 30 for the. Orient via the Arctic, Col. and Mrs.

Charles A. Lindbergh brought their monoplane down oil the wind- ruffled waters of the Ottawa River late today after a hop of ISO miles from North Haven, Mass. A group of Canadian Royal All- Force fliers applauded crowd ot 1.500 onlookers cheered as the Lindberghs descended gracefully to the water and drew their iip beside the. Rockliffe Airport at 4:36 M. (BST).

the big machine traveled. slowly over the airport minutes while Mrs. Lindbergh flashed the hews of their arrival by wireless to New York. Leaving North Haven at 1:06 -P. after bidding good-bye to their young son and to Mra.

Lindbergh's parents, the couple covered the 380 miles in three and one-half hours for an average of 10B.B miles an hour. The were brought ashore in a yacht alter Colonel Lindbergh had made fast his plane. Then they entered the automobile ot United States Minister Hanford MacNider. Mid-evening dinner was. nerved at the MacNider home and a number of air force men who have flown the sparsely settled route the Lind- berghs will traverse on the north- ernly legs ot their flight were present.

An Inducement In stopping at Ottawa was that Col. Lindbergh could have the opportunity ot gaining from government officials much information that will be valuable on bis flight. The next leg ot their Journey will carry them to Moose Factory, 461 miles away, but the time ot their lake-oH for that place was not immediately announced. Section. May Get Part of Cool Wave From Northwest Believe it or not, the temperature was two degrees lower yesterday than on Wednesday, it the official thermometer of J.

A. Miller at Kcedysvillo Js still Mr. Miller a i ot yesterday iii contrast to tho 97 the betoie Tlnmdershowers last night about o'clock reduced the temperature a lew degrees but the humidity le malned high. Calls over the county revealed that no damage was done. A heavy rain fell at Sheriherdstown esterday afternoon about 1 clock Even though the mercury has flirting w.ith the high nineties for the past few days, the weather man predicts a decided change in the' temperature tor ibis area'within the next twenty-four hours.

According to theh way ot figuring the east will get the tail end cool, snap Which bit the northwest a few days ago, sending the mercury to the thirties in some sections; Biltimorp sweltered in a tempera ture of Six persons were overcome by the nnd one plant closed down operation several i employes were made 111 by the KILLED Atlantic City, July 30 Forrest, 10, ot Weatherflold a parachute Jumper, was killed tonight In- an exhibition jump ovir the ocean end of a steel pier Ho Jumped from a plane st an Itude 1 pt .1,100 feet and his parachute failed to open. PRINCE OF WALES IN AUTO ACCIDENT London, July 30. The Princ9 of Wales, returning from game of golf this afternoon, badly shaken when his car collided With another machine, In which three women occupants suffered minor bruises and one young woman lost several teeth. Tho Injured women were taken to the hospital in one of the Prince's cars, which summoned immediately, and he himself departed In another ear. The accident occurred when the Prince'a car turned out of ths club driveway and smashed Into the other machine.

Judge O'Dunne and State's Attorney 6'Conrier Are Principals Baltimore, July 30, (JP). Open warfare flared in Baltimore's criminal proceedings circles today in the battle betwen Judge Eugene O'Dunne of criminal court and State's Attorney Herbert R. O'Cohor over assignment of gambling cases to the former's court. Judge O'Dunne early precipitated the -war when he arbitrarily ordered all handbook, lottery" and gambling cases assigned 'to his coiirt, "regardless of orders from anyone to the contrary." The order, sent from his summer home at Blue Ridge Summit, was filed with the clerk of. court.

Not two hours after it a received, an official of the State's attorney's office assigned for trial next week in another court two gambling cases. They were held oft the docket. The difficulty started last week when the jurist, an a letter to the State's attorney, asked that all such cases be assigned to his court as he had made a specialty of them, and that a definite policy had been formed. He offered to return from his summer home at any time to sit at the trials. Mr.

O'Conor replied that he could not comply with the request on, the ground that it would be discourteous to.the other Judges on the supreme bench. Judge replied with an- other'note which the State's attorney Interpreted as alleging a "hidden iiand" dictated the assignments. The order placed by Judge O'Dunne today declared that the right of assignment rested with the judges and that the State's attorney had been allowed that privilege only to'facilitate, the -work ot his office. Zeppelin is Back From Arctic Trip Widely-Traveled Dirigible Landt at Berlin Airport and Later Leaves for Home Hangar 'Berlin, July 30, The Oral Zeppelin, Germany's widely traveled dirigible, landed at Tompelhof Airdrome at 6:38 p. m.

today (12:38 I), m. EST), from its Arctic cruise amid the lusty'Cheers ot thousands ot Berliners flocked to the airdrome instead ot going home from work. The big ship hail been away six days. 'It was a splendid and highly successful cruise," said Dr. Hugo Eclte- ner, the ship's commander.

"Some people may have thought we were out in a a region ot ice and extreme cold, but from the very he- ginning we never doubted for a. moment that this would he a relatively trip. As a matter ot It was the most pleasant Journey Imaginable. Often we enjoyed skies ot Italian blue and we never were hothoreil by the discomforts ot the Arctic." So intent was the crowd on -watching the Graf land that tho red monoplane of the transatlantic fliers, Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon, slipped down into the airdrome, a short time afterward, almost nn- noticed. A newspaperman and one police officer the plane (Irst and ran out to moot ranghorn and Herndon.

Tho Graf rosft Into the a i short time later and headed for her home port at i Col. Markey and Col. Woodcock Enjoy Horseback Riding Cascade, July 30 will be Veterans' Day at Camp Ritchie here and the officers and members of the First Regiment, Maryland National made preparations to entertain 10,000 visitors. There will be delegations from the American Legion, G. A.

Spanish-American War Veterans, and Veterans of 1'preign Wars. The Legion, it was announced, will appear n-ith three drum corps to provide special music and thn entire regiment will parade before their giiests. The commissioners ot Montgomery county tomorrow will be entertained by the Service Company ot Silver Springs and the Howitzer Company of Kensington. The Service Company Is commanded by Captain W. Cadlngton, who received his two bars this week, and the Howitzer Company Is commanded by Captain Clarence Sayer.

On the machine gun range today Private .1. S. Norris, of Laurel, shot 330 out of a'possible ,400, qualifying as an expert marksman. Colonel D. John Markey pt Frederick, Regimental a and Lieutenant Colonel Amos W.

W. Woodcock, who outside the regiment is Fe.Teral Prohibition Director, today gave an exhibition of horsemanship, taking their mounts over high fences. The, exhibition was watched by a number ot enlisted men and their officers. MANY EXPECTED AT GUARD CAMP VETEWDAY Special Music to Be Provided by Legion Drum Corps SOLDIERS AGAIN GO ON THE RANGE 1 Production Schedule for New Monoplane Here is Announced A production schedule of ten F-22 planes per month has gone Into effect at the local plant of the Fairchild Aviation Sherman P. Falrchild, president, announced yesterday from New York.

This plane is one ot two ot the monoplanes designed and constructed here and has been approved by the Department ot Commerce. Just iiow long this schedule will be maintained Is not. know, but the present demand for this particular plane will warrant at least ten planes a month for some time. Henry Reisner, an official ot the local plant, stated last night that the schedule will not necessitate the employment of more men, since experimental, repair and outside work has ept an average ot 75 employes busy since May. The monoplane is an open cockpit two place plane and has won high at recent air shows.

WHEAT THRESHING GETS UNDER WAY An average 30 bushels of wheat to the acre- was reported yestenlny by farmers. This is considered an excellent average. Although rnlris no.ccssllai.eci delay in hauling wheat to the barn which ultimately caused a little rot, the percentage of loss will affect the production a very little. ANOTHER HOP MADE Moscow; July 30. Johnson, British avtatrlx, who is on her from England to Tokyo, landed at Kurgan, Siberia, tonight after night from Sverdlovsk, according to reports received here.

She expects to lake off tomorrow for Omsk and hopes In arrive In Tokyo August 2 or August 3. Complete Great Aerial Trip AIRMEN REACH BERLIN ON HOP AROUND WORLD Boardman and Polando Land in Istanbul, Turkey ONE OF GREATEST TRIPS IN HISTORY Russell Boardman, left and John Polaudo with their plane, the Cape Cod. The fliers reached Istanbul, Turkey In one ot the greatest flights in aviation history. The flight ot 5,000 miles was non-stop. Flight To Turkey One Of Greatest In Air History Russell Boardman and John Polando Greeted on Completion of Long Trip--May Have Set World's Record Istanbul, Turkey, July 30 (fP)--One of the greatest flights in the history of aviation ended here today when the American fliers Russell Boardman and John Polando gently eased their plane, Cape Cod, down on Turkish soil at 1:20 P.

a nonstop flight from New York. The fliers traveled a distance they calculated at 4,986 miles in 49 hours and 20 minutes. When they arrived their gas tanks were nearly dry. It is extremely probable they established a world's record for long distance flight by distancing that ot Dieudonne Coste, who (lew from Paris lo Manchuria to set, up the previous record. They were greeted at the aid- drome by United States Ambassador Joseph C.

Grew, by Turkish aviation heads an dother officials, as well as by the French aviator, Coste, himself, who Is in Istanbul.on ah air tour. "It was a fine trip," Boardman said, "and naturally we are very happy at having accomplished our purpose ot beating the world's nonstop record. The hardest part of the journey was last- night's flying over the Alps. "The i the Atlantic was fine. We had no storms or bad winds, hut we did encounter a great deal ot fog.

As a matter ot fact, we saw the water onlly once, near New Foundland, but alter that we just floated along in a sea ot fog which totally obscured the ocean." Polando sketched the route.from New York. "It was over New York, Newfoundland, Ireland, London, Paris, and the Alps," he said. "Between tho Alps and Istanbul we crossed, during the night, a lot ot places which we ourselves could not distinguish, ot which may have hoen Belgrade and Sofia, "O.ur first sight of land after crossing the Atlantic was Ireland, which we sighted yesterday at 1 P. Greenwich Mean Time (S A. E.

At the airdrome they ate drank punch, in which they were toasted by Turkish officials. The modesty and friendliness ot the aviators so appealed to the Turkish crowd that the remark "what nice men!" in Turkish was frequently heard. "Siamese Twin" is Dead in Baltimore Second Child of Dorothy Forster Expires In Hospital In Baltimore Baltimore, July 30 of the rarest occurrences' of medical science came to an end with the death at the Mercy Hospital ot Dorothy Forster, the only surviving i of the "Siamese Twins" horn July 1 to Mrs. Albert Forster. Death of the second twin followed that of her sister, Mary, who.

sue- combed on Saturday. Always, since birth, the weaker of the two, Mary's death'was not unexpected, but physicians had hoped lo save the life ot her sister. Up to two days ago the surviving twin was reported as gaining tlio strength necessary before physicians were to ijerlorm second operation needed In restore her to complete normalcy. She gradually weakened, however, and died. The conjoined twins, which occur only one In 50,000 births, according to Baltimore savants, were horn lolned at the stomach by a common Intestinal tract.

This was severed in a delicate operation performed by I5r. Daniel J. Passagno, assisted by Dr. Kyle W. Galley, Mrs.

Fbrstcr's family physician. Mrs. Forster, mother of thn twlns was taken to her homo (rom.lhe hos- i a they fmvoral days ago, and i In "splendid" condition. Tho twins were her first children. PEACHES USED IN MAKING OF LIQUOR That peaches are rapidly coming In season evidenced yesterday afternoon when Federal Prohibition Agents Lightburn and Poore confiscated 700 gallons of peach and rye rnash in a raid in the Red Hill section.

Another raid nearby netted the agents 400-gallon still and about 500 gallons of whiskey mash. No arrests were made. BIO RALLY HELD Crlsfleld, July 30 ot the largest assemblages ot Odd Fellows ever held on the Eastern Shore was staged here today in afternoon and night sessions, when members ot the fraternal order from Worcester, Wicomlco and Somerset counties gathered fnr their annual rally. Several members ot thn various lodges ot the throe county area, with their families, attended the sessions at which the Crlsfleld lodge, was host. CORN I SAME Chicago, July 30 (fl)--After another dny ot violent prko fluctuations, corn, the current market leader In the Chicago pits, finally closed nt (IS to BS 1-1 for the delivery, nearly even with the previous day's close.

The session saw July corn price bouncing at times between fif 'id 72 1-2 bushel. Journey of 5,000 Miles a i 4 9 Hours (By The Associated Press) Audacious airmen traced a series of spectacular performances across the sky paths cf the world yesterday in the reatest day of flying since Col Iharles A. crossed the Atlantic from New York to Paris. With a degree oE precision s'eldoiii. ever, equalled in the air, Russell Boardman and John Polando set their monoplane down in Istanbul, Turkey, 49 hours and 20 minutes after leaving New York for what apparently was a new long-distance non-stop record.

They calculated the distance miles or 85 miles more than the former mark established from Paris to Manchuria by the French flier, Skimming around the globe in an effort to better the Post-Gatty time, Hugh Herndon, and Cljde Pang born reached Berlin and then set out for Moscow at 10:49 P. M. (4:49 BST). When they left Berlin they were 13 hours and 49 minutes behind Post and Gatty. Colonel and Mrs.

Lindbergh, bound for the Orient, flew the 370 miles between North Haven, Maine, and Ottawa, In three and a half hours. Amy Johnston, British' en route from England to Tokyo, left Svordlovsk, Russia, for Kurgan iihd the Graf Zeppeliu returned to Berlin, after a six-day Arctic cruise Start For Moscow Berlin, July 30 (IP)--Clyde Paiig boi'n and Hugil Herndon, Americans Who hope to fly around the world in their red monoplane, took oft from Templehot Airdrome here at. 10:48 P. M. (4:49 P.

M. B. for Moscow on the third leg ot their journey. The fliers, who landed in AVales yesterday and hopped here from London this morning, expected to get away for Moscow nearly two (Continued on Page 10) Seekford Also Given Freedom by Governor James Wilson, the Washington County. Court to 10 years in the Penitentiary, for second degree murder, was yesterday granted a parole by Governor Albert C.

Ritchie. One year and nine months ot his term remain. Wilson, according to the parole note, became involved in a brawl while drinking with several companions and discharged a pistol. The bullet struck and killed a young, friend on the porch of a neighboring house. Wilson had been a good prisoner, the report said, and Is now working on tho prison farm at Roxbury.

Dewey Seekford, sentenced from the local court to seven years tor robbery and Claude W. Darnell, sentenced to one and a halt years from the same court wore also paroled. The former was convicted ot operating a badger game and; the latter ot drawing bad checks. Seekford will not come hack to Washington county terms of the parole GIVEN 90 DAYS FOR RESISTING Convicted ot resisting and assault on Officer Russell Lanohart, ot cock, Thomas.Robertson, giving his home as Frostburg was yesterday sentenced. to ninety days In tho Washington County Jail by Justice Flto at Hancock.

Robertson wns arrested on -Wednesday' lilght by Oflloor Lanoliarl on a charge of disorderly In a to tlm linn- cock jail, he resisted and'fought, with the officer until persons nearby to dm assistance of thn olfli-nr a subdued prisoner..