Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1926, Page 2

TILE STAR, WASHINGTON FRIDAY STUDY OF TRAFFIC ™ 'REAU OF STANDARDS ASKED - | TO FIX UNIVERSAL FAIR PRICES! Engineering Council to Con- sider Subject From Pro- fessional Viewpoint. Pescrihe ' problem. the Amerk Council tod ol tion trafic mittee and pledged A Secretar street that Dear nell I'niver jent of the ce £ highw e zes Couneil Support « st pubiic This Annonnes “u n Washinzie Mi. plndze enzineers ne the traftic ference The 1rafhic the eport ina Chevs DR Wark and nachinery and he Inter e pih Will Offer Nervices. the highway safeiy cerin v improve traftic car neer renort dec te the any ar A thet o efforts 1 nittee e ffe V o rings volving metiom traf nd grade v il ni the - thic take np pronlems genera Fity strees anAlvols enter ne intn the The responsible nfficers RS where and the rause win Reveal Causes, ind by the heeping districts due or of such are notorions aceldents verhaps other matrers will reves and hring hy reducs 1 conditions and he study of such the sccidents \teration. there. 5 niarcn houlevards ttrention chou 1 as muc to freignt 1 he paid houlevards. There are cer affic larzeiy are. as ahd 10 Special ilevards signed through nese districis the hand freicht b ar ph has incr forward what they movement s ht rreers markets shou hese distric in he de and in acilitate volumes of This particu ansportation should nee of doing axpediie truck arder nz mato of freizht ased. and the sienifies Kk so-called safsty zone nadeqguate. ing Pas Ty surface of rule seng cars wh ampar the he cheapes marking a e, Thers whe i provided pedest from shnrt the Problem of Street stap a1 man: street tion anld to no srumbie it two “I"nfor heen speeded amouni thes opt they 4 nnatel ve not like the have no develop other TR sheed ush nd periods street cars will be fo zo very auiete ronr alons highwa anicl, ha Arative he da A they will it ansed b chit stvoeis. 1, hev sh es Williams Mo Tex Towir heen chosen viee Ros \ Officers cotine Arins Mich H. Ke Ferresford administrative hoard vecammended that giant power he poned un fu consideration could he giver eil support Government e ficld « satisfact meni ¢ ness than private $5.000 FIRE LOSS. House on 0ld D. C. Estate, Used by Burned. A frame accupied ers amployed hy 1. B. Lat vAting contractor. al Secor son streeis. bur terday with a £5.000 fire cained headway hofor ceuld ger it under control One lahorer. who w hevise when the fire He made his way i e ather trop on W action nrzed that the coun ation thai the trespass upon unless it can he the Govern in th Vst < decla 11d ng ty <h nen an vetter en; Laborers, by labor per, exca- and Mad- around ves \pproximately origin apparatus houee when of unknown as il was in the wis disrovered € 7ety nnassist The men were ahsent at work The vicimity deniva ettnte when thickly rural honse was heing known sures of the ¢ It was built many \ the surrounding terr populated. was Al of the one of the -ars ago v, now practically Snowplow Used in London. LONDON, January 15 (®) first time in more than a zeneration \ snowhlow was aparated in London tnday. 1t was nsed in the West End push paths through the several inches of snow which fell duvinz the night. The snaw was eontinuing 1r all todar and tafie moved with cat Aifficulty. The storm waz gen ernl throuzhout the country. L3 !enactac of ali| | chown ! v e veen | FOUR ARE INJURED | Reports Show Another Decline in | 1odax lohn Ray | & l termine Relative Value of Everything in Terms of PRollars and Cents for Benefit of Public Daily. | all the Ropresen Vaile of Coly made Vesterduy Introduced in the House a | Other % minimum or altogther AN . s e e bl provides, f t SN rena and the onse D[ whjely the resolution e ;‘ shall mive Dr. N miversul s wndothe or the burden i of unity 1 b reduced t that | commitien 1o, Wik referred | Wazner ol tive ado for revenue Purposes. may Jdne <in iy o il e o poleon Student st distribution <hall affer studies celative valn th i fo Whitever o < establish of to | i amoun everythin posteniial Fesderal e possibilities of in the KR g their e rove Bireau's selection na neesent oratly or subm o nownting that which they helieve Vould he helpful in the solutien of the wiant question of rela. | the oo i W tions o attenti he apparentl « of the resolut was enlled " innocent hill Wagne: Denver thoranginly slation ha Lest he 4 <cholirly he inst i if world-wide im it the hresent peleon entleman of d 2one 1o stabilizing and stand iy purchosing power zold dolly or medium the value in money of 1ties™ would he deter the present statistical o ed <ctentific Foderal index nnm the basis of the natursl 1se | profiteerins. speculative or | artiticially foreed nse) of | i based on the actual il Supply and demand therefor 1 that the f cach com wan e publicly daily declared | Shinzton. D, for universal | <nid i not the | wonld ent that if It re icefixing scheme by he I not push i which refe committ dled for oy avernmen The resolution o the House hts and Whereas the termining sult coing ge measures that of uniformity in de velptive valne re 1 confusion and the temporary T eneh ¢ it ity of Standards duty and ol valu seientific with taxation burden should neq it W vestigation of I ind relative v nd practical st <pecial hiect s in making v i veport on the sul ments sl A< now phe d EnEIsE do 1 Is sald, the the task worth of < human e Fuhher sereen niti ind comprehensive to 1 In addition recommendinz ind relutive value of all thi determined hill contintes in which it helieved the davd i determined upon ma made of uni | what wwm application in the several States | Vaile ind the lesser political subdivisions the ol e he end that n valuations | tleman FRANK L. WAGNER DIES AT AGE OF 35, ind to sugzesting smobites. kit stages e hard liguem <uhmarines Jdan whereby " shull the noer <hal i vhenstats Kkne hith stu don‘t Al My inat inequalities ek home Heads En, neers Prominent Builder Succumbs | After an lliness of Sev- eral Months. Frank 1 buildes denc Waszner vy Cathe of 1% of age er was born in Washing d been enzaged in the con business here for hix witice Iocated 1330 avenue. Bxcept three the emplovment of 4 con firm in New York City, he ! has spent his entire husiness in Washington, hisx first in the buailding husiness with the firm Rich prominent toduy at his vl avenue seversl months tocul died e L afier an illness e was b ve MW ton and h tracting prese New York vears in tracting heins " X fon career connection her ng « DEXTER S, KIMBALI == Wasr vidow, Mrs Frank | Mrs 1 Washi Amanz ' the er is survived Wazne and all his ~on daughter, vesiding in lavuise Wagner H. Nunn for prominent which Mr. Wagner WA contractor sre the Army and Naiy Club and the Commercial Na- tional Bank Ruilding AT the time of his ner was commander on Commandery He was buildings AS AUTO HITS POLE Two Women Hurt When Auto Crashes on Con- Two Men and death of of M Wag the Washing the Knixhis A member of La Lodge. No. 19, Almas Temple held membership in the Club. Kiwanis Club and the A of Trade Arranzemenis for not completed fie wil held necticut Avenue. Teaplu Fivette minor in-f (- the aute riding | N Four sustained jur mobile persons tod fes euriy when n (2D they ¥ - but Mo funeral have the services lay 'CITY PLANNING BOARD HEARINGS NEXT WEEK District Commissioners, Highway and Parks Bodies to Be Witnesses at Bill's Discussion crashe 150 A pole on cut | Chevy | been cvenne. some distance northoo ‘hase Circle “They Hospital dall of 1420 bl be Fiaersency Ralph Tyn sustainad whose sirect ddress is listed as 8200 Ninth streer ahont the et the tid Treat twe mentioned veceivinz fir The RUSSIA WILL NOT JOIN| SWITZERLAND PARLEY Will Accept League Arms Invita- tion Only if Meeting Is Held in Another Country. The District Commissioners, the com. mission in charge of permanent high- vav plans for the District of Colym- bia. and the National Capital Parks Commission are to be invited 1o be witness at a hearing early next veeh before a subcommitiee of the House District committee on the bill v enlarge the powsrs of the National K Commission to include i planning bonrd umiittee, hesded b fhson. republican resentatives Repre \ermont Bowmin, West irzini and Gasque. South Caroling, | present, discussed this bill for than an hour toduy. Tn order complete information on the s ject they decided to call these local and Federal authorities before them The subcammittee has received a re port from the Distriet Commission opposing the appointment of three citi 7éns to membership on the anlarged | Park and planning commission on the | ground that thex are not technically | familisnr with the problems to bhe con- sidered and would noi have the neces. sary sense of responsibility. The Com. | missioners favored other features of the legiskation | Br the Assuviated Press MOSCOW it s reply Jian 1o ic Gy 15 of The Lea ipate in the work commission for je's disaimament conference overnment will 1hat only if the meeting is held autside Swiss territory. 1t was learned authoritativeiy today that the Russian veply will he handed \ the leazue secvetaini hout the middle af next week, and that the re. fusal to take part In a meeting on wiss soil will he made cle; he ions 10 pat Tory Charleston Marathon Short. WINONA. Minn. January i5 (8) Winona todiy timed the warld | champion Chavleston marathon dancer in Rudolph Peterson. proprietor of «l furniture store, who kst night danced continuously for 1 hour and 46 min. | utes before e sank exhiusted i SEVEN FEWER CASES OF PNEUMONIA TODAY Disease. With Ouly Three Deaths Anunounced. triking Tenants Face Jail Unless Defiance Is Ended | Another decline in the number of pneumonin cases wasx shown todav in the records of physicians submitted to the District Health Department Eight new cases were reported, seven less than vesterday. Three deaths from the disease also were rveporied bringing the total for the eur- rent month to 54 Between 15 and 20 new orted to the Health daily when pneumonia height, and the decline of few davs ha werved 1o optimism of Health Officer Willlam €. Fowler, who predicted t the disense 11d not reach the epidemic stage. The nvestigation of ventilating sys tems= in the m ing picture the nd mercantile tablishments, vied on for the last three davs the sanitary foree of the llealth 1 nent. revealed only two cases where the apparalus was not function ing properly-—both were in industrial establishments. By the Associated Pre: | VBRA CRUZ, Mexico. January 15, The municipal authorities who recently expelled Heron Proal, ieader of the rent-striking tenants are continuing their campalgn to end the strike. They have served notice o all the tenants who for an four vears have paid no ur taxes that they will be if they continue the move- cases were Department | was at its the last buoy the ore 1 vent jatled mient. Proal, who was sent away on the steamer Villahermosa, wax not per- mitted to land at Krontera. and dis- | patches say he will be deported | as A pernicious foreigner to temala, of which he Is a citizen. The Vera Cruz municipality has | informed Proal's secretary. Maria | Luisa Marin, that he must sever | connections with the tenants’ svndi cate within 4§ hours or face ex- pulsion. $1.000.000 Tobacco Destroyed. January 15 (). To- hacen valued at ahout $1.000.000 was | burned in a fire which destroyed ai warehouse here today, b POLA, laly, feiples in | Lonis fstinets tand | obligation Loceurrence Is of A addressed by | und vive president: | editors. are, in addition to the officers: DECLARES CRIME NATION'S SHAME Head of Newspaper Edilors‘COnstitulionality of Mapes’ Urges Care in Handling i Proposal Questioned in of News Details. \ House Hearing. ‘REORGANIZING PLA LEGALITY DOUBTED erime Wl dise prevalence of States a4 natio R Yost, president of the ! ietv of Newspaper Iadi nual session at the Willard that the mem which inclides lurgest papers | wdopt and ade of prin ews Declaving th the United Proposal g ministrative W ment through upon specilic recomn i ion hoard twoS membees of the Senue of the House and T b appointed westlc sturted hefore € the Huonse 1. Mapes Michigan Witness Mr. Mapes was u member foint commities on reorg Dointed nearly five vea passed out af exisience after making of Congress nibus ciflenlly lof the todiy tntion ny of th Proposed hers of the editors of throughout the country voluntarily conform to a the handling of crime in sn endeavor to reduce that destrie tive element in eivilization. M. Yost. wha Is ed Glohe Demacrat. hawever. that it wonld nor practicable for the society Lo at tempt ta enforce a code of ethic which would muke of the organization reform society.” and declared that wiblieation of crime news ta he 4+ part of the public responsibilities of e new spape More than o0 editors vigorousiy of Mi. Yost. The ss this afternoon hear #n ime News of the Des mposed two el the “n of memt e President, was hearing mittee e Oy m < P i iy the riles com with Repreenta Republican of of the =1 emphasized neither wise of nization ago an which hoth hon<e< by an A report 1e ACCOMpan i reorganization hill which veassigned the varions Government <ervice in I formity with & general plan | Mro M 1d the ru ihat his awn experien fnce with those have given closest stdY for vears to the problem Lol reergunization h him [that this is the onls W way in [ which rearzanizan lexislation can | B put thraugh Congrexs o spe nnits con present at the applanded res 1 session s< committen the declarailo and confer- will “Regregating ¢ ham. edl tecisterTribu which tried an unusual experiment in suppression of vicions crime news Points Out Difficulties. | €@ My foint <ociation wha [Tt Mo ently ntroversial Subect. t considered hy cither honse in the recognized highly contyo- fposid for a new department of edica mittee. <aid he helieved the hill con'yg ous thought helieve that th overn ment service shonld he y ized Fepresents Burton. Republican hio. acting chalrman of the jules commilitee, vuised the question of con ported by Hepresentative Fansey nder government crnment ed in Aiffeu) - Methed out the difficulty of ewtat ! that the svatem for suppressing the pandering vielous in the publication of crime Yost declived the question I= one of sducational and from an ought 10 that con Pointing lishing a deliberate in news. Mr. inevitablx spiritnal i e to prinei e progress. moving eption of what alization of tie enr vard v caption Enforcement les: hie inte warring er than ~irens is sociery terment of severally encroschment press h or vezulate Her We condemn consorship in an form. We contend that it s owr in | Wliengble right 1o condiet wen fit not feasible It would split destroving rath the influence for the het lectively Al i s ctions hening should journaiism. ¢ we are opposed to any wpon the ftreedom messures designed i e spa e suid mes and ite platform our news pApers as we Matter of Kthics, He Save, of ethics of matter Suppression news vicions crime s oA moraliny s e and & that hy law York whether in units of the Gov o different departments this of reorzanization would not f <ub<tantive law creating It was poined out that this wax a provision existing laws in conflict. and was pointed out that such provision could not be written until it was known by Congress what to happen fo esch bureau ngence. moral and anid, & create he cannot be there fe no task whether political sovernment as effor antward conformity actment applying duet But we cun mike effe Kkin praciice ur canons ethice of journalism v has formulated) “The prevalence of crime in Amer fonal disgrace. A= news anty is to denl in and tter in which and in ve the units offset to rep then to Live progress ite specific upon prinei. | wstem of the so based the which by undert or of of wther ples o Mi. Burton uiso raised the qu of the right of members of « to serve in such wn office as orgunization hoard, where they have final action subject oniy proval of the President without ref erence ugain th Congress. Mr. Gar reft said that hix first impression was that members of Congress could thus serve Mi. Mupes 1old the commities that far ax he knows the question of constitutionality has not heen raised in considering this matter of reor zanizaifon. which he meets the Approval of the President ecrerary Hoover. with Senator Smoot and My Mapes. discussed this proposed Ingis stion Rress the would i u men public this Whose it afla et with editorinl we are gard 1o s news e Pt deeply concerned. Which have a defin exercise our influence for the bettermeni of these conditions But it i« elaimed hy many that the newspapers are. fo <ome extent responsihle for o crimipal situation and thev are heing urged by many 1o cease the publication of crime news or 1o make such news as hrief and incanspicuous as possible b 1o Idea Not Indorsed. “In response to this demand some | MA7 i r of our mewapapers have been axperi. 1Atlon with President Coolidge D ee " ane 1| MI. Mapes emphasized thi not only menting &long . dces his bill eliminate the proposed do not agree with that iden at all. [ 40 O e L e e puh. Cr€ation of u new department of edu gatiildn) uotiisiEve fhin dike cation and welfare. but that he it ot e et it "t Which will xpecifically prohibic the a1 it g | creation of any new government de i e o f e, | PATtMEDt by the rrorganization hoard i / e ol ™% | In reply to u question. he xaid that paper el | thix measure does nor seek Indirectly y 1o accomplish what it was found im they wh ot criminal possible 10 do directly last vear. M nature to warrant | e heann | Mupes said it was impossiile 10 make page, DeGAUST any estimate of the possible s vings jorest M under reorganization or in regard to it aug the number of Government employes {that might be eliminated. He theught the economy feutures had been exag kerated in the public mind. but argued that efclency wouid he sreatl moted by reorganization. that news o publication on the first the degree of public the first page is where Suggests & Commission. My, Yost then recommended that the soclety appoint & commission o draft sveiem of fundamental principles be veluntarily followed by members of the societv. Advancemeni of the pro. fession zlong this line also could he | and is being made. he said. in the de velopment of schools of fournalism in | ny of the colleges and nniversities | of the Nation, This afternoon the society Wilmott Harsant | shingion correspondent of the Lon. | imes. on “The Polltical lob of | the Old World Newspapers and How | They Do 11 and by Willism Hard Washington newspaperman. who will | speak on CAve American Newspapers Doing Their olit] Tob and What Is It FOUL-PLAY VICTIM IN HOSPITAL HERE CLAIMS MILLIONS Wontinued from First Page.) will he Lewis W, don ping at a smail oming house. duving which time Downs. according to Karle visited hix attornevs, who assorved him evervihing wax going smoothly bt whe advised 10 keep out of | sight. becanse rght be called conference” and that would 1 he proble . Perry Howing un open forum Will b discussad by publisher and editor of the Advian Telegram, and the matter of crime news again will come up with the address hy Mr. Ingham of the Des Moines Register-Tribune. wire into Stuart never S tirst they went 1o Baltimore and later they went to Harrishurg. Pa.. to zet far enough out of the w At i Harvishurg, Earles said, he was given a glass of wine at 10 o'clock Wednes {day night, after which he fell asleep. Robbed in Sleep. Z When he awonke hiz money helr. which contained the $2,000 in cash and # copy of the contract for 25 per cent of the award, had been ripped open. The ('ash and the contract were gone. Effort to destroy evidences of his identity were made, Farles said, but the one taking the cash and contract and other papers overlooked a few papers in his valise. Earles was lef( With $52, with which he mude his way o Washington and wired in Hudson, Mich.. for mere funds since e was very sick at the time. “The reply tu thut wire came (v po headquarters addvessed: “W. 11, . police station, Washington, D. That started the hunt for karles detectives, which ended in his dis- covery at the hotel and his transfer o Kmergency Hospital for treaiment. “I know that this money was taken and the contract was taken In an effort 1o destroy my identity so that 1 could not get my share of the claim.” Earles said today. “Some- times I think an attempt on my lite was made. “But what the one who took my money overlooked was the fact that 1 had sent one of my two copies of the agreement to my sister and she's got the evidence of my claim. So who- ever tried to defeat my claim in this respect failed.” COL. HERO SUCCEEDS COE. Speakers Listed for Tomorrow. Tomorrow up with adda Barton Cutten. president University. who will speak on “The Modern Reaction to the Modern Newspaper™: George B. Armstead. managing editor of the Hartford | Courant. on “Covering the City—the State” and Walter M. Harrison, man- aging editor of the bally Oklahoman on ““The Editorial Advertising Spac Problem.” ection of officers und olher Lusk ness will conclude the convention to- morrow afternoon. The present offi cers of the soclely are: Mr. Yost, presi dent: George B Miller of the Detrolt News, first vice president: Edgar B. Piper of the Portland Oregonfan, sec > Beck of the | by Chicago Tribune, treasurer, and K. C. Hopwood of the Cleveland Plain Denler, secretary. The directors of the society. which has 8 membership of 174 newspaper hy Dr. George of Colgate Arther M. Howe of the Brooklyn Eagle: Ralph E. Stont of the Kansas City Star, Willis J. Abbott of the Christian Science Monitor. Charles H Dennix of the Chicago Daily News. | Joseph Pulfizer. St. Louis Post-Dia- patch. and T. 1. Dillon of the Minne- apolis Tribune. RADIO VS. COLD TYPE. CHICAGO. January 15 (®).—Readers and llateners have been asked (o de. cide whether a story of actual adven- ture as told over the radio by the adventurer fs more Interesting than the same incident related by the same adventurer In cold type in the news. paper, The Chicago Tribune today asks its readers whether an article by Floyd Gibhons. which It printed today. held their attention more closely than did the volce of the writer when he gave [D. Leitch, jr. them the same story over the radlo.|of Infantry, Col. Andrew Hevo, jr. today was nominated by President Coolidge to he chief of the Coast Artillery with a rank of major general, to succeed Maj. Gen. Frank W. Coe, retired. | At the same time the President sub- | mitted the nomination of Col. J. M Kennedy to he assistant to the sur- of brigadier general. and Col. Joseph to be brigadier general 1 JANUARY 1926, 'PONZI SHOWS WIZARDRY, SELLING' his futher | ®eon general of the Army with rank | $15 FLORIDA Plot, “Near Jacksonville,” ACRES FOR $230, Is 65 Miles Away, wered With Serub Oak and Palmetto—Makes Money Paying 200 Per Ry the Associated Pr JACKSONVILLE, Fla ~Charles intends to demonstrate his ability selling $15 an acre Iand for $230 an ac et of Caledonto Alviti nager in Boston January 15, Ponzi to continue as a finan clal wizard by lumbia County despite the his branch office on Blue sky law violatlon charges. Ponzi is using as 4 base for hix op crations in Florida «ix tracts of land in Columbia County, comprising a tolal of 1.000 ncres The land in question. described in Ponzi's advertising as being “near Jacksonville.” fe, roughly <peaking “ome 65 miles wast of this citv. 11 {= what i€ commoniy known as “scrib vk and palmetto” land, covered with A thick growth of palmetio and other weads At deast one firm of Ja vealiors has land of the same caliber in Columbia on sale in 10-acre tracis S T re Improvements. The processes hy which Ponzi financed his real estate operations an by which he made his 1and into a sub division are simple work consfsted of making the property and driving the ground <o that pirchasers who might vist the tract mayv find theiy lote. 1o frankly states there ave improvements on the properts Atlantic Coast Line Railroad near Ponzi's property, althonugh thece i~ no siation there. Ponzl's Bnancial scheme. so far withatond the acld tesi given by 4gencies ax the State Chamber of Commerce. the Jdacksonville Real Fs 1ate Hoard. ciiy anthorities and Siate and Government investigators Hie scheme apparently has porarily solved the prohlem VIRGINIANS T0 PUSH DRIVE FOR PARK Presentation of Shenandoah Tract to Nation During Con- gress Session Aim. BY HAROLD K. PHILIPS, 1AMl Carrespondent of The Star RICHMOND. Va lanuary 13 Vir zinia intends 1o buy the site of the proposed Shenandoah National Park in the historic Blue Ridge Mountains ind make the Federal vernment x present of It hefore the present (‘on ess adjonrns This was decided vas described by Gov. as the most notable gathering of leading business men ever held fn on- place in all the history of Virginia, when leaders in finance. indusiry usiness and ation assembled in the Jefferson Hotel here 1o adopt & plan to make the Shenandosh N onal P'ark « reality hefore the coming Sum- iner The meaiing stance of both Gov elect Harry F. Byrd. both of whom nresided at alternating times. From Washingion thers were presant Ste phen T. Mather, director of the Na tional Parks Service. members of the Southern Appalachian National Park Commission and officials of the Na tional Capital’s business life. Many ather communities autside of Virginia weie represent too. but the bulk of the cathering was composed of the leading men from evers part of the Ol Dominion <ia ksonville plats of stakes in s has such rem £ oem vesterday at what E. Lee Trinkle was called nt the in Trinkle and Gov Campalgn for Fund wil the Park for park possible the sqnare miles of primeval thut was selected by Appalach 2 ional Commission as “the logical site the East's first gr Cational it was decided that a simultaneous Arive for $2,500.000 shoukd be inaugn rated throughout Virginia. in the Dis. riet r Columbi and in pavis of Marviand and West Virginia The The ecampalgn will he short hut in- tensive. occupving the week from Feb. ruary 28 ro March 5 Private donations toward the pur chase of the park have already rotaled nearly $500.000. <o that it becomes necessary te raise only ahout $2.000 000 during the week. Gov. Trinkle 10ld (he assembied business men. how ever. that in the Shenandoah National Park “Virginia has been offered an opportunity never before equaled to place the State before the eves of the whole world. But it's just waiting for Virzinia 1o do her part,” he added. and although it will be no small job we are going 1o find the energy, vision and nnselfishness to put It over” Dr. Alderman Adherent. Edward A University wsed park To miake purchase the 70 derness Sauthern Aldermian, president of Virginia. giving ind campaign his indorsement, declared: “Tt advaniages that hewilder the imagination. Winning this park putting across this campaign is, to my mind. the supreme, criicial. almost savage fest of this commonwealth This i& vour hour. Historic justice Asmands that Virginia ha-s this park even if the State has to bhuy it itself Dr. Alderman and other speaker showed. however, that the purchase price of $2.500.000 would he wiped out the first vear the park was opened by the flood of gold from touriste’ purses and that from then on the park would be one of the State's richest sources of revenue. At least 2,000,000 persons will visit the park every vear, it was stuted, and statis- ' would show that each would spend al least $10. Such figures were cited by Mather, Maj. William A Welch, manager of the Palisades Interstate Park: H. J. Benchofl, presi- dent of the Shenandoah National Park Aswociation. incorporated, and vihers. Senator Guulrick of Fredericksburg solemnly warned the meeting that if Virginia falls (o accept the oportunity thus offered “the sun will have set for the Old Dominion for many vears to come.” Faflure will be to undying shame.” he added. W. br of the the pi complete offers yon Harahan, president of the Chesapeake | and Ohio Rallway Co.. declared that the rallroads of Virginia would do their share. and In this he was sup ported by the officers of other roads. All Aided by Donations. The meeting was told that the Gov- ernment has never violated the prece- dent which prohibits the purchuse of lands for national park Most of the existing parks have been carved from the public domain, but those sections which had to be bought, Mr. Mather said. were obtained through private donations of money. If the people of Virginia, it was as. serted. can raise the money to buy site, there is no doubt but that ( gress will accept it. deaignate it the Shenandoah National Park and fur- nish the appropriations necessary to developing it as a national park and forever maintaining it. The Suwannee River, famous in S0Ng. may soon be harnessed for elec- tric powae, The suhdividing | purposes. | Cent Dividends. barking on real estate operations without capital. His firsi step was 1o issue unit certificates of Indehtedness at $10 each. promising » 200 per cent dividend in two months’ time. He then ted trusiee for the syndicate thus formed. and asx bhe sald v chused the bext land obtainabie for the least, amonnt of money. In o« statement (o the public he suid that his subdivision. including the vost of the Jand subdividing. advertisi office e wnd sularies. cost $40 un acr Then the acreage was sinked ont in lots 23 hy each. or 73 lots 1o the | re. These were offered to the gen eral public «t $10 each. or a tail price for the acra of $730 3000 Tots Sold. Then follows the matter of the per cent dividend 1o the unit certif ate holders. If the cash ix avallable nd Ponzi fl wax when the first dividend paid recently. the holders of the $10 unli certificate re eive $30 for esch $10 certificate hey mav. it they wish. accept [hre $10 lotx in lieu of cash. If there is cash. Ponzi provides that the cer tificate holders receive three $10 1 for each $10 certificate. thus dispos of the dividend problem PPonzi then further announced where the profit is made: Totnl of land. 340 per acre including pemses: nei vetadl value of the lots on ¢ | Thus dends him claime just lex 0 for divi zeix $10 ave of by Ponzi's praofin P'onzi claims 1o have sold T WIFEHELDINDEATH - WIDOW THRD TINE Former Husband’s Decease Probed After Poisoning of Ohio Minister. if th 1 ixtad Press FAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio Mre Lanra Christy, 45 widow in thiee of five marriages held in the connty jail a1 Lishon 1o v charged with the first.degree of her fifth hushand. Iev Chrisiy. 3% whom she first vied less than two weeks Jannary left murder William met and r + Vil | was a rep Mi; Mr. Christy esentative of the Christian the Unite arguns of who jonary Association ¢ have heen sent 1o te chem to he analyzed It stoa mbns o ces of puison The charge of erred against Mre Police MeDermott woman had confesaed Prosecuting Attarnev R. M. Bronkes that she had ziven her husband polean. Mr Christy died Wednesdas night in a hospital Mre in h sion. according 1o Chief McDermott sald her hushand had suffered from indigestion and that she administered the poison “hecause he asked for it | Mrs. Christy pleaded not guilty was held for nd jury. Mrs. Chrisiy band January next day Her fourth dled at Newell. W. Vi, lasi No- vember . Loeal officials sald his body might he eshumed deter- mine the cuuse uf his death. Offi- |cials xald he supposed hive heen the vieum of lur stion and wumps. bt at the time of hi deatin his physician had not seen him for ave. having pronounced him well on the road to recovery The hodv of Mr. Christy was derad raken to Akron. Headauariers of the organization he represented are at Bast Akron murd Christy who hy pre- «hief snid the him s#nd Christy wigned confes- sxid «he met her hus- 4 and married him the husband Today in Congress Senate. Consideration of the World Court was resumed on the foor when the Senate met today. The aluminum investigation was continued before the judiciary com mittee. T'he further je e be finance commities progress on the duction bl which will ready Le reported The Interstate commerce co tee held further hearings on the bill for & new railvoad Iabor board The interstate commerce commit tee will resume *consfderation this afierncon of the nomination of Thomas F. Woodlock for member ship on the Interstate Commerce Commissfon. Hou The Italian debt agreement was atill under discussion in the Honse chamber. Hearings on measures o liberal ize clvil gervice retirement act con tinues before joint committee of House #nd Renate on the civil service. Hearing starts hefore House rules commiiiee on the Mupes bill W revrganig® the wdministiaiive branch of the Government Uurvey Firestone witness hearing un rubber fnvestigation he fore commitiee of Louse commitiee on interstate and forelgn com merce. Admival Moffetc witness at heat ing on Butler bill (v replace the Shenaudoah before naval affairs committee. Subcommittees of House appro priations commitiee considering de- ficiency appropriations and those for State and .Justice Departments and the Army appropriation bill. Watson Miller and Tom Kirby witnesses hefore the commitiee an World War veterans leglislation. Hearings continued hefore the committee on agriculture. Hearing on California project he- fore rivers and harbors committee Radio manufacturers witnesses at hearing on White radio bill be fore merchant marine committee. i tux =on it e. Succeeds Detective Vermillion. Private Frank A. Varney of the fifth police precinct has been pre moted o a detective sergeant and {assigned to the detective bureau to fill the vacancy created by the death [of Howard M. Vermillion. The pro- motion was approved today by the District Commissioners on recom- mendation of Maj. Hdwin R. Hesse. superintendent of police. - Britain’s two hest customers are India and the Ulnited States. . [ Federation of Women's toral re. | ! was i vietim WOMEN INFAVOR OF PRISON BOARD Club Federation Passes Kes- olution Backing Federal Industries Body. A resclution the putting ner behind Jesislat estahlish o ed f of a Federal prop the ment Prison Industri Bonrd wasx passed at vesterday's ses sion of the board meeting of the fed 1734 eration at its headquarters N Miss Julia honrd Institn Jaffray, 1 advisers of 1 the of ederal for Women naw W. va heing ereet of the | quest epartment Tistice presented the resalution ard shall pr The duties of the h under conditions nesy as hie paralleling those in outside dustries Every industy w L of maintenance of 4 wwial and sienlly of work in- st cover the iude the cost workers. indus and worker. prison as many lines as possi ble T e fres mininiim industry to the lowest possible euch prisoner. There ine about 3000 Federal prisaners idle Mrs. R V. Berry, ch fine imittee members of with and ask that a iona the Fed t the Natic such touch representativ building 1 . A wovide an pict heca 1 appropriation of that pur Tt the I s of 24 lery, she said. and the 1'n States he vorld . A nation in only cf the lacking lers iliz an ade nationa The « ican Red Cross Nationl Museum The meeting when the report on the American Eates are visiting Ame the the headquarters and this afternoorn the ame eq night departme Hpment s 'CAROLINIAN, AMUCK, SHOOTS UP VILLAGE Police Chief and Bystander Are Wounded as Man Sends Town to Cover Br he A ™ CHERRYVILLE, 5 —Jeese Dvke X. Ta <hat the residens street 1 town last wha ¢ Monn alor South ht his ziven cover. was near had his pistal Chlef af T fell hefora the in ifter he wife A, T unfire Lincalnton lice Painter. who of the veurt Hospital tod tion, A Rl ehead. Anothe Farnswarth, will the ahde enterad his Horace & from a men. phis Police dec Arinkinz* when in the ! law. Mrs. Lester Delli et came after citement in this little Dyke. swagsering down Se Mountain tk the nrir street. sccording + wistol from his wirling it in the time culled he fiving he ground and tow somen. Chief P he attempted march of the man. \ tinued in the direction « in-law's home and there he was sur rounded by Sheriff G. T. Rhyne Gaston County and a posse of who later took him inte cn his wife secured the pistal Farnsworth was shot on the sirest during the “march” of Van Dyke PERSONNEL SYSTEM ATTACKED BY CIVIL SERVICE LEAGUE First et ane said ved thes the 2d hes od 1 motherin effect zer. The ar 1o witnesses nd hegar tions ious direc had bee the alr. at ~ing nter wis shot nto a when to ha Dyke oo (Continned from Page ) be heid at the Women's Club. 1633 1 street Charges of “little | spiracy tolerabie duress of thousands dollirs. vmission of the Civil Commission from conferences White House when the represented. and wholes the seneral program of handling per sonnel matiers nnder three separate hodies were included In the brisiling | document presented 1o the President The will of Congress Iiseif had vir [tnalle been fonted. the league {charged. In that there had heen {adopted practices contrary the | written 1aw Further. it was sald, the sought the aid of the President cause the experience of the past sion of Congress resuited in a fiasen The House committee on civil serv ice.” it added. “had conductel thorough investigation and had ex amined in detail the minutes of the Personnel Classification Board and questioned al length «il members of the bosrd. In conclusion the civil ice commitiee unanimousiy rec ommended the abolition of the Per | sonnel Classitication Board and the | trausfer of {3 functions to the Cixil | Service Commission. The bill 1o give {effect to this provision was passed Ly the House by an overwhelming I majority. [t was favorable reported | by the civil service commitiee of the Senate. and it comman heljer ! that it would be erwhelm | ingly by the Senate could he | brought to & vote mant s | objections prevented that vote.” will sity Univer than « con condition “waste ol Service the ppposition was ale critlcism of leagne he passed it Senatar Non-Partisan Body. | 1t was pointed out to the | that the Civil Service Leazue was “a | non-partisan organization of disin terested public-spirited citizens not in Government employ.” Charges that the classification board was “not impartial” and that its or ganie act had been “disregarded” were xupported by references to specific in- stances, said to prove the board had not followed ihe dictates of Congress, and fn its work “had shown x degree of technical incompetence and inepti tude that ix Inexcusable.”” In regard to fleld services the hoard was charged with acting “under the domi nation of Senator Smoot and the Bu rean of Efficiency. h AS to refuse “ro make the tvpe of report called for hy the act.” The President was asked (n aid in putting to an end “the present, nn economical, ineMectual and ateaped-in. politics system.” Presidant