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rg * BORAH COMMITTE MAY CONFER SO0N Authority Found for Foreign Relations Group to Func- tion During Recess. Br the Associated Press. The Senate foreign relations com- mittee may function this Summer, after all, investigating the Mexican, Nicaraguan and perhaps Chinese situations. Senators delving of Senate rules have come across an almost-forgotten resolution adopted in 1921 and providing that the regular standing committees “shall continue and have power to act until their sucressors appointed.” On the basis of this authority Chair- man Borah, unsuccessfully sought at the last session to obtain author or the committee to go to Mexico and Central America, is ex- pected to issue an early call for a meeting of the committee with a view to authorizing a subcommittee to act. Doubt Concerning Funds. With the retirement of Senators Pepper, Republican, Pennsylvania, and Lenroot, Republican, Wisconsin, those favoring inquiries into the Mexican and Nicaraguan situations would be in control. Whether a majority of the committee would come to Washington in response to a call is an open question. There also is doubt as to whether the committee could obtain funds to pay traveling and other expenses, since all vouchers would have to be approved by Chairman Keyes of the Senate audit committee, who already has declined to approve expenses of the Senate campaign funds committee. There is a difference in the status of the two committees, however, the one being a standing committee and the other an especially appointed one to perform a specific purpose, the in- vestigation of senatorial primaries and elections held last year. Resolution Was Amended. Just before Congress adjourned, Chairman Borah offered a resolution proposing that his committee hold in- vestigations into the Mexican and Nicaraguan situations and to visit those countries if it deemed that course advisable. This resolution failed to meet with the full approval of the administra- tion, and before the committee acted upon it, several State Department of- ficials appeared and gave additional information regarding the adminis- tration’s course in Central America. Administration Senators then had the resolution so amended as to re- quire the committee when sitting dur- ing the recess to remain within the continental United States. Lost in Filibuster. The measure in this form was re. ported favorably to the Senate, but like many other pieces of legislation, failed in the filibuster of the closing days of the session. M ost , Chairman Borah among them, thought that ended the matter, but an examination today of the Senate rules disclosed that author- ity existed for the committee to func- tion until its successor is appointed with the convening of the nmew Con- into the volume vho conferring such in 1921 at the had rolled up a large Senate majority in the Harding tidal wave of 1920. CITIZENS’ FEDERATION DECLINES TO CENSURE ADVISORY COUNCIL (Continued from First Page) sumed implied duties which the fed- eration had approved, and there had been no repudiation of such acts based on such implied powers in the past. Findings of Committee. The summary of the committee's findings follows: “Your committee does mnot belleve that the action of the council in re- cording itself as believing that one al- ready appointed by the President was qualified to occupy the position to which he had been appointed, and, in stating that it was the opinion of the council that early confirmation by the Senate would be in the interest of the people of the District of Columbia, constitutes a censurable act.” Adjournment Defeated. Final action on the committee’s re- port came at the close of an hour and 2 half of debate, which waxed warm sporadically, and was frequently punctuated by parliamentary maneu- vers. Once an effort was made to prevent consideration of the report, ‘when a motion for adjournment was made at the conclusion of the special order of business, which concerned a report of the education committee, The motion was lost by a vote of 52 to 12. William G. Henderson, delegate from the North Capitol Citizens' As- sociation, opened the discussion by de- ploring the council's co-called *im- plied powers.” “There's a question In my mind as to just where the council got these implied powers,” he declared. “I am certain they are not pr;wxdod for n the council’s organic Implied Powers Criticized. Delegate Clayton also added a criti- cism of the council's implied powers and declared that its lust for power has resulted in a upercouncil.” “The council,” he said, “is on the high seas under full sail. Our move at this time, is to say, ‘We believe in the coun- cil, but to get any power other than the expressed power authorized in the anic act should come from us.’ he situation has come to a point where either the council or the feder. | &tien is unnecessary, and if one Is to 90, 1 prefer the latter.” Mr. Clayton prefaced these remarks With an explanation of the action of the Brightwood Association in recom- mending a censure for the council. “One of the questions that has plagued my association,” he said, “is why the council, instead of asking the * to confirm the appointments /f the two members of the commis. sion as well as Mr. Fleharty, singled out the people’s counsel and thereby cast a reflection on the other two. While the Brightwood association was opposed to all three nominees, it be- lieves in fair play.” Stull Defends Indorsement. Harry N. Stull, recorder of the council and author of the resolution which indorsed Mr. Fleharty, answer- ed Mr. Clayton with a statement that he had known the appointee for 25 wears and he was the real representa- tive of the people among the three appointees, as he would serve as the American Planes In Nicaragua Will Bomb Attackers By the Associated Press. MANAGUA, Nicaragua, March 26.—As a result of the firing on an American plane yesterday, the Marine aviators here will be sup- plied with bombs and machine guns and instructed to return such fire in the future. Rumors received here that the Liberals were planning an attempt to take the city of Leon, where American Marines have éstablished a neutral zone, tonight resuited in orders to a force of 300 Marines to be prepared to proceed at any time to preserve order there. ST COAL MINERS WIN IN'TWO DISTRICTS Independent Operators in lowa and Central Pennsyl- vania Agree to Old Scale. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 26.— The policy committee of the United Mine Workers of America will at least have developments favorable to the miners in two isolated districts, Jowa and central Pennsylvania, to consider when it meets here Monday to determine the union’s progress upon expiration of the present wage agreement, March 31. The situation surrounding negotia- tion of a new wage agreement for the central competitive field of the bitu- minous industry, comprising Illinols, Indiana, Ohlo and western Pennsyl- vania, was lent a more favorable tinge from the miners' viewpoint to- day with announcement at Des Moines that 30 independent operators have agreed to continue the present wage scale after March 31. Agreement Announced March 11. On March 11 executives of the As- sociation of Bituminous Coal Opera- tors of Central Pennsylvania an- nounced at Altoona that proposals of the mine workers to continue opera- tions at the present scale after ex- piration of the Jacksonville agreement had been accepted. On the other hand, the policy com- mittee will have to consider collapse of efforts to negotiate similar tem- porary settlements recently in Ohio and again today in northern West Virginia. In the present situation the miners wish to continue the present scale of $7.50 a day for day men and $1.08 for tonnage men negotiated at Jackson- ville in 1924, The central field opera- tors of union mines wish wage reduc- tions in the form of a scale on a competitive basis with non-unin mines of Kentucky, West Virginia and Ten- nessee. Former Tactics May Be Used. The Jowa and central Pennsylvania advices indicated that tactics employ- ed successfully by the union to termi- nate the 1922 strike in the bituminous fields may be a this year. The 1922 strike ended when the miners “pinched out” the operators in the central oomp:m::: through negotiations of iporary settlements in outlying fields with op- erators producing 60,000,000 tons. By thus disregarding the precedent of the bituminous industry being set by the central competitive field, the miners left the operators in the position of choosing between meeting the miners’ demands or losing their business to their competitors. tormuonutomntnuloonhom the council, who turned the chair over to former President Jesse C. Suter dur- ing the debate on the report, warned the federation to be careful of its ac- tion in view of reports that ‘“‘three organizations are seeking to kill the council and to control the election Sat- urday.” The council, Mr. Yaden said, has ex- ceeded its expressed powers inany times during his administratio:: and that he was “proud of it.” “If the council had only taken ac- tion on matters referred to it by the 's,” he added, “no action would have been taken and no meet- ings would have been held since last November, when I became chairman.” The report of the education com- mittee urging certain changes in the course of instruction at the Wilson and Miner Normal Schools was adopt- ed by the federation with several amendments after an animated discus- sion over several recommendations. The report was based on recommenda- tions of the Federal bureau of educa- tion, compiled after a survey of the two normal schools. School Recommendations Voted. As approved by the federation, the recommendzations follow: That a three-year course in home economics be introduced in the normal schools. That the physical training course be extended to two periods a week. That libraries in the normal schools be reconditioned and equipped with up-to-date books and periodicals in sufficient numbers to constitute a suit- able professional library. That the normal school course be extended to three years, and that an elective four-year course be establish- ed with a provision by law for the award of a degree upon graduation. That at least one supervisor of prac- tice teaching be appointed for each normal school. That all new appointees to academic teaching positions be required to have a master's’ degree, including at least 30 semester hours of professional work in addition to two or more years of successful teaching experience, and that practice teachers have special training. That a practice teacher training course be opened to practice teachers and those who wish to qualify as such. Appointments Qutside District. That if a sufficlent number of prop- erly qualified eligibles cannot be found in the District, a certain pro- portion of the supervisors and prin- cipals hereafter needed may be ap- pointed from outside the District. That non-resident students should be required to pay a tuition fee equal to at least to the pupil per capita cost of maintaining the normal schools. That both normal schools should offer extension work for teachers al- ready in the service. That frequent conferences should be held between the instructors in the normal schools and city school super- visors in order that instruction in the normal schools may be co-ordinated closely with the standards of practice in the city schools. The federation accepted from Dr. D. N. Shoemaker a gift consisti of a gavel and block, made from the old Morse elm which stood at Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue. peoples’ representative before the commission, and he thought the coun- cll, as an organization representing the people, should single him out for indorsement after his fitness for of- fico had been determined. Moreover, 2Mr. Btull sald the council had no in- a Hull Recovering. Commissioner General of Immigra- tion Hull, who recently underwent an operation at Garfleld Hospital, ported to be recovering. ¥ 1d | ing passed on the right never needs to THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C PASSING TO RIGHT CALLED SAFETY AID Critics Declared to Be Un- familiar With Success of Plan Elsewhere. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. Obvious misunderstanding of the purpose and certain effect of the pro- posed amendment to the District traf- fic code which would permit passing a vehicle on either the right or léft is attributed to those who criticize such a modification of the local regulations. Unfamillarity with the beneficial re- sults that have followed adoption of this driving practice in other large cities is thought by sponsors of the change to be the only explanation of the belief in some quarters that the proposed amendment will cause con- fusion on the streets of Washington. Ready and emphatic answer to critics of the proposal which has been submitted to the District Commission- ers is declared to be found in the ex- perience of New York, Chicago, Phila- delphia, Detroit and other large cities where the practice of passing on either the right or left is considered to be a splendid factor in making traffic safer and moving it with far greater dispatch. Advantages Pointed Out. Utilization of the full width of the street, keeping traffic always in its proper lane, permitting vehicles to turn with a minimum of delay to others and elimination of the ever- dangerous “wobble” have been found to be the certain effects of either-side passing in America’'s largest cities. That it would do the same for the National Capital is the firm conviction of far-sighted observers who have glven their hearty indorsement to the amendment offered by Traffic Director Eldridge after approval by the Dis- trict Traffic Council. In substantia- tion of their position, the experience of metropolitan centers which permit right or left side passing is cited. In New York and Chicago, for in- stance, traffic officlals found that the system was the largest factor in abating congestion and bringing a summary end to the dangers result- ing from it. By no other means, it was found, could the great volume of street traffic be moved. With every driver acquainted with the advan- tages of the practice, the vehicular stream moves with rapidity and ac- cidents have been reduced to a mini- mum, particularly during the hours of peak travel. Driver Holds Remedy. It is pointed out by proponents of right-hand passing that the critic of the proposed amendment to the regu- lations has in his own hands a cer- tain preventative for the dangers he professes to see. ‘I do not want to be passed on the right” is the chief note in the critdelsm now being voiced. Under the suggested change, any driver can prevént this by driv- ing to the right, which will permit left passing. And in driving over toward the right curb, he will be giv- ing to the amendment its primary objective —that of using the vast strest space now wasted because thousands of drivers are ‘‘middle-of- the-roaders.” Thus the driver who objects to be- be if he merely will pay attention to his proper position on the street. Selfishness and a desire to perpetu- ate one of the oldest of driving buga- boos are attributed to opponents of the measure. The middie-of-the-road driver is the chief obstruction to cel- eritous traffic movement in the National Capital, traffic surveys have revealed, and if it is true that fear has forced him into the center of the street, it is argued that the same emotion may well be used to drive him back to the lane in which he belongs. The fear that drives many into the middle of the street—that a car sud- denly may swerve out from the curb or a pedestrian walk in front of s car—has been proved to be ground- less, particularly on the arterial high- ways of the city. Curbs Kept Clear. Curbs on the more important of these and other streets are kept clear of parked cars, particularly during the rush hours, and one may see for blocks ahead. The new fear voiced by this type of car owner is declared to be equally groundless, for driving over toward the right curb, it is pointed out, will make right passing not only impossible but altogether unnecessary. This 18 the point emphasized in re- ply to opponents of the proposed change in the regulations. The large effect will be psychologic. It will drive traffic out of the middle of the street, making, as one observer de- clares, “right-hand passing unneces- sary by making it legal.” Leaders in automotive and traffic thought in the National Capital heart- ily are in favor of the amendment. Pyke Johnson of the National Auto- mobile Chamber of Commerce, long identified with the motor industry and thoroughly acquainted with traffic conditions throughout the Nation, fore- sees the creation of “many additional traffic lanes by driving the road hog out of his stronghold.” “If traffic is to move safely and swiftly,” Mr. Johnson is convinced, “‘Washington should learn to use the full width of its broad arteries. The city's street system can be made to fit conditions nearly {deally. It is squarely up (o the driver, and right or left hand passing will help him to solve the problem.” Smith’s Views Coincide. The views of Ernest N. Smith, gen- eral manager of the American Auto- mobile Association, coincide, in the main, with others who back the change. “Right or left hand passing has worked out ‘with real success wherever it_has been tried,” Mr. Smith said. “Chicago, Detroit, New York and Philadelphia traffic authorities have found it a real boon in untangling their vehicular snarls. The driver who is afraid of being passed on the right should realize that he need never be if he keeps over toward the curb or the side of the read.” “When this proposal was before the Trafic Councll it was developed that its effect on local traffic would be decidely salutary,” says Stanley H. Horner, president of the Wash- ington Automotive Trade Associa- tion and a member of the council. “Much of the delay and danger that confront local drivers is traceable to the fact that thousands of motorists refuse to budge from the center of the street, regardless of the pace at which they are traveling. It is ab- surd to permit a slow driver to block perhaps hundreds of cars and com- pletely defeat the purpose of the high- er speed limits being created in the interest of safety. The right or left side passing, I believe, provides the remedy.” ‘The best results of the new system will be felt on the arterial highways where improvement {s especially need- ed, in the opinion of Rudolph Jose, MARCH 27 GOVERNMENT GOLD HOLDINGS REACH $4.585.787.000 RECORD More Than $3.000,000,000 of U. 8. Treasure Stored in One Building, Guarded by the Utmost Secrccy. While the United States still forges ahead as the richest nation, collecting ®old in truly fabulous fashion despite dire warnings by certain economists that an overbalance of precious metal here is bad for the economic heaith f the nation, there has been garnered into the United States Treasury. the Federal Reserve Banks and their agents the world-record value of $4,- 585,787,000 in gold, more than $3,000,- 000,000 of which is stored within the walls of one bullding. Where this gorgeous treasure is lo- cated, the greatest the world knows, or ever has known, Government of- ficials discretely veil from the public for obvious reasons of added protec- tion. The gold is safely ensconced, however, in what is believed to be the greatest protection ever thrown about a treasure. The most fantastic tales of ancient monarchs with all their fabled wealth, the tradition of Croesus, onée the alpha and omega of worldly wealth, fade into insignificance as compared to the gigantic, very unro- mantie, businesslike plle of gold which this Government and its people has been producing and collecting, a shining token of the immense wealth country. at'l“hhi.n first time that $1,000,000,000 wns ever gathered together in one place was during the World War, when Ray T. Baker, then Director of the Mint, brought the amount in one famous vault, whose location is still unknown to the public, up to the total value of $1,000,000,000. Since then the amount has grown, and despite the warnings of many sincere economists who hope for the continued prosperity of this nation, but fear for the effects of too much gold, the amount still continues to grow. Recently the increase in gold hold- ings of the United States send the total over the top of the highest previous record, $4,570,067,000, which had been established in December, 1924. One-Third of Army Officers Formerly Were Enlisted Men By the Associated Press. More than 32 per cent of the 11,814 commissioned officers of the Regular Army served as enlisted men before they obtained commis- sions. The total of former enlisted men is 3,796, of whom 1,643 were once Regular Army privates, and 2,064 served in Federalized National Guard, volunteer forces In the Spanish-American War, or the Na- tional Army during the World War. The tabulation published yester- day also shows 89 former sailors and Marines now commissioned in the Army. Two of the ex-privates in the regulars are now major genarals and four brigadier generals, while 20 per cent of the colonels, 47 per cent of the lieutenant colonels, 14 per cent of the majors, 33 per cent of the captains, 51 per cent of the first lieutenagts and 20 per cent of the second lieutenants also were former enlisted men. Thers are 223 former enlisted men who ore now officr graduates of the Mili- tary Academy. ment would be of great value,” says Mr. Jose. “It will not create any new hazards. Knowing that vehicles may pass on either side will make every driver cautious about changing his course, In this, it will eliminate one of the greatest hazards of driving. “Those who drive in the center of the street most frequently explain their action by saying they are afrald of a car pulling out from the curb or of a pedestrian stepping in their path. This, however, does not explain why the same driver takes the same posi- tion when on Sixteenth street, where the curb is kept clear during rnsh hours of traffic, permitting one to see for blocks ahead. ““This fear is groundless. So is that now voiced that the right or left hand passing will prove confusing and dan- gerous. I believe after it has been effective for one week the proposed regulation will prove its worth even to those who now criticize it.” Similar views are expressed by other prominent traffic observers who have rallled behind the proposed amendment. Among these fis Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan, who, earlier in the discussion of the proposal, wrote to Commissioner Dougherty urging its approval. Merchants of the city, said Gen. Stephan, who is president of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Asso- clation, would reap great benefits from such a law. One of the problems confronting every retail house is the more rapid delivery of its goods, he says, and the right or left hand passing, in speeding up traffic generally, would prove ex- ceptionally beneficial in its solution. 27 MEN BELIEVED LOST. Crews of Two Fishing Vessels Missing After Collision. REYKJEVIK, Iceland, March 26 (®).—Twenty-seven lives are belleved to have been lost in the collislon of two fishing boats today. One vessel sank after the collision, carrying with it seven members of the crew. The other boat is missing and is belleved to have gone down with 20 members of its crew. Do You Buy Cream and if possible has it for a number of months. caused by infected butter. veteran motorist and automobile dealer. Sees End of “Wobbling. “If it did not mo; han to D the dangerous ‘wobbling’ from one traffic lane to another that is to be seen con- stantly on the boulevards, the amend- ‘The new high total gold stock of more than four and a half billion in this country as registéred in the latest Treasury figures, comes close to being half the gold holdings of the world, according to the latest calculation, al- though the world figures are for the end of the calendar year 1926. The figuras for the end of 1926 will not be available from the world reports until about the last of this calendar year. Following the peak reached in 1924 there started In a recession, which, it was thought, would continue, in a fashion to bring the United States stock down more on a parity with some of the other nations of the world, but the upward sweep of the curve has again started, and is being watched with intense interest here. The United States is so far in ad- vance of the other leading countries of the world in gold stock that of- ficials here are reticent to discuss the matter for fear of appearing to boast. Other Nations’ Holdings. According to the latest authentic fig- ures, however, Great Britaia had $712,- 000,000, France, $711,000,00; Japan, $576,000,000; Spain, $480,000,000; Ar- gentina, $435,000,000; Turkey, $346,- 000,000; Germany, $265,000,000; Hol- land, $178,000,000; Italy, $138,000,000; Switzerland, $135,000,000, and Au- stralia, $128,000,000. Holdings of monetary gold in this country stood at $214,000,000 in 1860. They reached their lowest level in 1876, when they fell to $121,000,000. It was not until 1900 that we accum- ulated our first $1,000,000,000, and at the outbreak of the World War we boasted $1,890,657,000. The two-billion- dollar mark was crossed in 1916, the three-billion mark in 1917 and the four-billion in 1923. This country's total money supply today stands at $8,538,130,498, more than half of which is represented by gold coin and bullion. Gold certifi- cates amount to $1,662,793,699, the rest being made up of the miscellany of note issues and subsidiary coins which have grown up with our bank- ing system. WICKINS ARRIVES AT POINT BARROW Flies Over Endicott Range From Fairbanks in Seven- Hour Hop. BY CAPT. GEORGE H. WILKINS. By Cable to_The Star and North American g Newspaper Alliance. POINT BARROW, Alaska, March 26.—The Detroit News-Wilkins expe- dition was established at Point Bar- row today after a seven-hour flight from Fairbanks and is awaiting favorable weather to push into the Arctic’s blind spot in search of un- discovered land. The Detroit News No. 1 and No. 2 accomplished the long and difficult flight over the Endicott range in ad- mirable fashion. Both are Stinson- Detroiter planes. Plane Forced Down. The expedition's third plane, con- taining the pilot and A. M. Smith, correspondent for the Detroit News and North American Newspaper Al liance, was forced down at Wiseman with a frozen radiator. It is expected that this plane will join us immedi- ately. Carl B. Eielson and I were in one of the planes, and Alger Crahem and Howard Mason, radio operator for the North American Newspaper Alliance, who will transmit this message, were In the second. Fly Near Peaks. ‘We avoided cloudy weather over the Endicotts by flying near the peaks, within half a mile of the surface of the earth, where we could see the ground through the haze. Splendid landing conditions were found here, and the inhabitants of Barrow began a demon- stration when they first sighted us, which lasted long after we had landed. Copyright. 1027. United States. Great Brit- ain_and all other countries, by De- troit News and North American Newspaver Alliance. TWO SOLDIERS SLAIN. Fight Over Pistol Results Deaths at Fort Scott, Calif. SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 26 #).—A fight over possession of an automatic pistol at Fort Scott today resulted in the death of two enlisted men. Priv. Perry Holmes of In- dianapolis died of wounds shortly after the encounter, and Willlam O. Escue of Lynnville, Tenn., private in the 63d Coast Artillery, died later at a hospital, Holmes had received an honorable discharge last week and re-enlisted. Army investigators were of the opinion that the fatal shooting was caused bv “bad blood” between the two men over a love affair. in Snowstorm in New York. NEW YORK, March 26 (#).New York City was treated to a Spring snowstorm this afternoon, which the Weather Bureau said might possibly continue Sunday. Safe Butter? The Milk Law of the District of Columbia insures a first-class supply, in this city, of Milk and Cream, but it does not guard against infected Butter made of tn- pasteurized Cream. We advise householders when buy- ing Butter to ask for such which is made of pasteurized so marked on the container. The Department of Agriculture has positive proofs that when Butter is made of raw cream from infected Milk containing disease germs, like typhoid or tubercu- losis, these germs remain alive and virulent in the butter Such butter is dangerous for children, invalids and all those whose resistance is reduced by lack of proper care. Nobody knows how much disease has in the past been Association for the Prevention of Tuberculo Telephone Main 992 1022 11th Street N.W. Who have paid for the above bulletin (legel notice). 1927—-PART 1 REED AIMS T0 TRIM EVIDENGE OF FORD Will Insist Magnate’s Testi- mony Be Confined to Issues of Case. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, March 26.—Henry Ford's appearance as a witness in Aaron Sapiro's $1,000,000 libel suit against him threatened tonight to provide lit tle more of a sensation than his me presence in the courtroom. Every effort of which the defense legally is capable will be exerted to! prevent the motor manufacturer from belng required to give testimony upon anything but the one issue the bril- llant array of defense counsel recog- nizes—Sapiro, the individual, against Ford “We will try to hold Mr. Ford's tes- timony strictly to the issues of the case,” Senator James A. Reed of Mis. souri, chief of Ford counsel, said to- night. “I do not know what scope plaintiff's counsel will be given in questioning him, but certainly we will try to have it limited to the issues. May Be Gagged. That was interpreted as meaning that Ford probably would be gagged as efficiently as was William J. Cameron, editor of the Ford-owned Dearborn Independent, who in six days answered hardly half a dozen questions excepting after strenuous objection and argument over the legality of the interrogation. Just when the automobile manufac- turer would be called remained a mat- ter of conjecture tonight. It had been intended to call him during the past week, but the progress of the trial was 8o slow that it got far off sched- ule. Next Wednesday was suggested by Willlam Henry Gallagher, counsel for Sapiro, as possibly the day of the great event in the trial. Coming Before Ford. Fred L. Black, business manager of the Dearborn Independent, in which were printed articles Sapori alleged were libellous, a quire or 80 of deposi- tions and Sapiro himself stood ahead of the appearance of Ford, who in the two weeks of the trial has not visited the Federal Building. Black was on the witness stand when court adjourned yesterdday, and his exami- nation just had been started. He was being asked about a visit to him by Walton Peteet and Robin Hood, farm- ers’ co-operative organzation leaders, when he is alleged to have admitted that a Dearborn Independent article shown him by Peteet was “bad” and to have expressed dubiousness if oth. ers relating to Sapiro were no better. Just before the week end hiatus was ordered, a surprise witness, James Martin Miller, author of “The Amazing Story of Henry Ford,” con- nected Ford for the first time with the Dearborn Independent's attack upon Sapiro. Quotes Ford Dictum. He testified that Ford had sald to him that he understood Sapiro and other Jews were organizing the farm- ers and that he thought Sapiro would be exposed and “his apple cart” upset. The fag end of the second week of the trial produced a reiteration by Cameron of his earlier testimony that Ford had delegated to him full and entire responsibility for the policy of the Dearborn Independent and the articles it printed by application of the “formula”: “You're the editor.” That held good, Cameron testified, even after Sapiro demanded a retrac- tion, about which Ford was informed. Cameron also revealed that he wrote the “Ford page” in the Inde- pendent after absorbing the motor manufacturer's philosophy and opin- ions on national matters. LARGE AREA FLOODED, LEVEES ARE BROKEN Francis River, in Missouri, Overflows for Second Time This Year. By the Associated Press. KENNETT, Mo., March 26.—Water of the St. Francis Rlver tonight is pouring through several breaks in the levee north and south of here. Belief is expressed here that the crest will be reached tonight. A large area is inundated by the flood waters, but most of the land covered is not in cultivation. Reports reaching here from Marked Tree and Truman, Ark., are to the effect that the river has broken through the levee at several places and is spreading over a wide area, Many persons are reported homeless in that section. This is the second flood from the St. Francis this year. The last rise oc- curred about seven weeks ago, cutting several holes in the levee in Dunklin County. Only one break was repaired Mol:c the present flood halted the work. FACES MURDER C;ARGE. Common Law Husband Accused in Teacher’s Death. PROVIDENCE, R. March 26 (). —Harold F. Farnham, 48, was formal- 1y charged tonight with the murder of Miss Lillle I. Browne, 58-year-old retired school teacher, with whom, it is said, he had lived for three years as common law husband. Farnham persisted in his contention that the woman lost her life in a fall downstairs during a dizzy spell. Police say examination revealed that finger marks were left on the woman's left arm and face, indicating, they believe, the application of great pressure. ‘arnham will be arraigned Monday morning. Miss Browne'’s will, leaves the whole estate to Farnham. BANDITS GET $4,000. Two Unmasked Men Rob Bank and Escape. ABILENE, Tex., March 26 (#).— Two unmasked men today robbed the First State Bank of Ovalo, this county, of $4,000 and escaped in a sedan. The men forced 1. N. Wilkinson, cashier, and Joe Harrison, bookkeep- er, into the bank vault and shut the door. It did not lock, however. The robbers overlooked $12,500 of Govern- ment bonds and $40 in small change was scattered about the sidewalk as they fled. 8t. e BOYS FOUND DEAD IN CAVE JEUE — | Noted Lawyer Dead HENRY E. DAVIS. HENRY E.DAVIS EAPRES AT HOME Influenza Attack Is Fatal. Noted Lawyer Had Dis- tinguished Career. Henry Edgar Davis, a prominent member of the District bar for nearly haif a century, died at his home, 1931 Nineteenth street, at 8:55 o'clock last night. He had just passed his seventy- second birthday. Mr. Davis’ death followed the re- currence of an attack of influenza, a relapse taking place three weeks ago, and confining him to his home, after he had insisted on making a trip to Prince Frederick, Md., to conduct a case while he was recuperating from an _earlier {liness. Funeral arrangements will be made today. 0Old Maryland Family. “Harry” Davis, as he was best known, was the son of Henry 8. Davis and Mary Eliza Galt, both members of pioneer Maryland fam- flies. business man. At the paternal resi- dence on Ninth street between E and F streets, Mr. Davis was born March 15, 1855. He was educated in the local schools and academies, including Young's School, preparatory to entering Pair Suffocated in Opening They Had Dug in Canyon. CHILDRESS, Tex., March 26 (#).. Suffocated in a cave of their own dig- ng, Calvin Kent, 15, and Harvey ing, 11, were found dead by their grandmother, Mrs. James Woodward, on a farm two miles north of Childress today. The boys at play had dug back under th@ ground several feet when the top gf the little cave in the side of a can wall fell in. % Princeton University, from which he received his A. B. dgree together with highest class honors in 1876. The fol- lowing year he entered Harvard Law School, but was compelled to return home during the school year because of {liness, and resumed the study of law at the old Columbian Law School, where he received the LL. M. degree in 1879. The same year Princeton University conferred on him the master of arts degree. While pursuing his studies at Co- lumbian Law School Mr. Davis also was reading law in the offices of Wal- ter D. Davidge, an acknowledged lead- er of the local bar, and he was admitted to the District of Columbia and Mary- land bars in the Fall of 1879, after which time he engaged in the active practice with the late Albert Gallatin Riddle; a member from Ohio of the war Congress, and considered one of the greatest orators bgfore the courts in that period. Wed Partner’s Daughter. January 17, 1882, Mr. Davis married Harriet Williams Riddle, daughter of his partner, who, with a sister, Miss Josephine Davis, survives him. Mr. Davis from the very outset enjoyed a large and varied practice. He served as Assistant Corporation Counsel for the District of Colymbia from 1885 to 1889, and as United States District Attorney for the Dis- trict of Columbia from 1897 to 1889, at which time he resigned to re-enter private practice. During the period from 1888 to 1906, in addition te prac- ticing his profession, Mr. Davis de- voted himself to teaching, being pro- fessor of common law practice and lecturer on_history of the law. at Columbian University, and professor of evidence, pleading, mercantile law and history of the law at National Uni- versity, which latter university in 1898 bestowed on him the honorary degree of LL. D. From the time of his resignation as District attorney until his death, Mr. Davis devoted himself exclusively to the practice of his profession and public affairs. In the criminal branches of the courts during the last half century he has been considered the dean, having tried upward of 40 first degree murder cases in addition to innumerable other important crim- inal trials. Assoclates recall that he ‘was never so much interested as when engaged in an exceedingly difficult and technical case and his attention was being employed almost continu- ously by what are known as test cases, in both the criminal and civil branches of the law. Was Leading Authority. He was recognized as a leading authority on the history of the law in the District of Columbia and the history of local courts, and had ac- cumulated one of the largest and most complete collections of books and pamphlets on this subject in the city, which he recently donated to the Pub- Uc Library. At the same time he donated to Howard University library about 3,000 volumes on the history of the English law and all the Eng- lish law and equity reports. Mr. Davis was a former president of the District Bar Assoclation, was one of the oldest members of the American Bar Association, and a member of the bars of Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Ken- tucky, as well as the United States Supreme Court, before which he fre- quently appeared. He was a member of the Cosmos, Metropolitan and Chevy Chase Clubs of this city, and the Princeton Clubs of New York and New Jersey, the Columbia Historical Society, the Association of Oldest In- habitants of the District of Columbia and Society of Natives and many other local organizations. Mr. Davis was president of the class of '76, Princeton University, and was one of its most loyal and devoted alumni. He never missed a re-union or a foot ball game between Princeton and Yale. One of his outstanding characteristics was his love for Wash- ington. ‘When urged by a fabulous offer to remove to New York City, Mr. Davis said, “I was born here when it was a village, I am a villager, and I want to live and die In my village.” Eretiumiie e Mo, BOMB NEAR U. S. OFFICES. Unexploded Device Found in Build- ing Housing Chilean Newspaper. SANTIAGO, Chile, March 26 (#).— An_unexploded bomb was found last night near the offices of the news- paper La Patria, on the eighth floor of the %;“:.‘A.;lflh Building. The tates embassy and the commercial .attache have offices on the same floor, but some distance away, His father was a well known: ARLINGTON ZONNG County Incorporation May Have Hard Sledding in Virginia Legislature. BY REX COLLIER. Staff Correspondent of The Star RICHMOND, Va., March 26.— Legis. which will vitally influence the ment of Arlington t of the metropolitan ional Capital will be enacted or considered here the com. ing week by the special Legislature now in session Of outstanding importance in thig connection are bills to zone the coun. ty in accordance with recommenda~ . tions of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission, to provide for a referendum on the question of in. corporating the county as a ‘“city of the first class,” to clothe the Virginia Park and Planning Commission with | administrative powers and to author- ize the county to levy sidewalk and sewer assessments. Three of these measures-—those on zoning. the park commission and as- sessments—are almost certain of final enactment by the General Assembly, The incorporation bill. howaver, may find some hard sledding from present indications. Two ot bills of importance are expected to pass through the legisla- tive mill early in the week. They are the administration bill calling for de- the Ball bill to afford financial relief for volunteer firemen of Arlington, | Fairfax and Prince Willlam Countles and Alexandria City. Zoning Bill Prospects. The drastic zoning bill, fostered by State Senator Frank L. Ball of Arling- ton County, and backed by the inani- mous indorsement of virtually every clvic and trade body In that jurisdic- tion, not to mention the Virginia Park and Planning Commission and Uncle Sam’s park body, should become law on Tuesday, Senator Ball asserts. It passed the Senate without dissent last Wednesday, and has been favorably reported to the House by the commit. tee on counties, cities and towns. It will give to Arlington County full powers to control the use and occupancy of any building or prop- erty in the county and to regulate and restrict the construction and lo- cation of buildings and other struc- tures. The bill is fashioned after the model zoning law drawn up by Secre- tary Hoover’s advisory committee on zoning and city planning. Powers for Park Board, The park commission bill is being drafted for introduction Monday or Tuesday. Those preparing the meas- ure are Senator Ball, House Floor Leader Charles Henry Smith of Alex- andria and Delegate H. Eariton Hanes of Fairfax County, all of whom are members of the commission. Under such a law, the Virginia Park and Planning Commission would be vested with legal authority to spend money, employ help, and exercise other ex- ecutive functions now denied it. Such authority is declared to be absolutely essential, if Virginia is to demonstrate her sincerity in co-oper- ating with the National Capital in the regional beautification of Arlington County. Maryland has taken similar action in behalf of its park body, it is pointed out. The assessment bill will give Arling- ton County the same right to assess abutting property owners. for side- walk, sewer and alley improvements as is now enjoyed by municipalities throughout the State. A movement is on foot here to permit of such levies for street improvements, also. The referendum proposal for “Ar- lington City” will be introdwced In the Senate, probably Monday, by Sen- ator Ball. It is advocated by the better local government committee appointed by the Arlington County Civic Federation and by the Arling- ton County Chamber of Commerce. Opposed by Mr. Jesse. Opposition to the measure will be voiced by Delegate Charles T. Jesse of Arlington County, it developed today. Mr. Jesse, on learning of the action of the Chamber of Commerce in join- ing with civic interests in support of the referendum, had previously indi- cated that he might not oppose it. “I had thought,” Mr. Jesse declared before leaving for his home over the week end, “that maybe I was wrong in my views against incorporation, in view of the fact that such a respon- sible body as the Chamber of Com- merce had seen fit to approve a refer- endum on the subject, but now I learn that the chamber was not fully ad- vised of all the facts, and, in fact, was laboring under a wrong premise when it approved the report of the better local government committee. I under- stand that the chamber was under the Impression that Alexandria was mak- ing a move to annex a portion of the county, whereas such is not the case. “I believe the people have lost sight of some important matters in this con- nection. To begin with, the county stands to lose at least $120,000 by in- corporation—$60,000 a year from the gasoline tax and an equal amount for the upkeep and repair of the several highways. Furthermore, to make the county into a city means higher taxes, more officials and increased expenses. “T take the position that the county will get all it needs at this time by vesting it with the right to impose taxes on abutting property owners for public improvements. The county already has made provision for water and lights, and the supervisors will have the right to provide sewers and :; levy assessments for paying for em. Homes, Not Industries. “Arlington County has few indus- tries. It is, in fact, the home of many hundreds of persons who live in Wash- ington. The county is not sufficiently populated to require a city govern- ment, which would mean an enormous increase in operating expenses. The county is increasing in population, but I canno: ':vl‘t.lin need for a city gov- ernment, large police and fire departments. 5 “I am opposed to imj larger taxes on the people when there is no occasion for it, and I have decided definitely to fight in the legislature against passage of any bill providing for a referendum on incorporation. Delegato Jesse's announcement is a severe blow to proponents of the bill. Being Arlington County's delegate in the House, his stand on such a meas- ure is scarcely likely to be overridden b{l the delegates from other counties ;Ju‘:“e no special interest in the B. F. KEITH'S THEATER 12:30 to 1 0'Clock ‘ talled county budgets annually, and / ‘ LAV NEARPASSAGE ‘ ‘ 4 )