Evening Star Newspaper, June 26, 1927, Page 2

2L W GIVIG VIEWS VARY ON SERVICE GROUP Leaders’ Opinions of Law and Order Program Not in Harmony. ‘While civic and trade organt: of the National Capital appear gen- erally to have adopted a hands-off pol- icy with regard to agitation over the Citizens’ Service Association for Law and Order, civic leaders last night were divided in their opinions as to propriety of the organization's activi- thes. Meanwhile, wets and d claiming to have public support in their campaigns for or against the unique citizens' movement to drive bootleggers and other law violators from the District of Columbia. Dr. E. M. Ellison, secretary of the association and himself a prominent figure in Washington's civic and pro- fessional circles, expressed the bel that the majority of Washington's civic interests are wholeheartedly be- hind the association in its intensive crusade for prohibition. He said that the association is the crystallization of a sentiment that has been developing for some time among the Capital's better citizens and that these persons | know the good that can be accom- plished by such a body. | Organizations Keep Silent. The Association Against the Pro- hibition Amendment at the same time | is of the opinion that public sentiment is opposed to what it terms “snnop- ing by self-appointed law enforcers,” and to prove its contention it is pre- paring to canvass the leading business and civic groups to ascertain their attitude. Inquiries by The Star last night in- dicate that none of the olcal trade bodies or citizens' associations has gone on record in this connection, and it appears that few if any of them are irlulclined to join in the controversy at e vs alike are E. C. Graham, president of the ‘Washington Board of Trade, declared he didn't think the matter was one for discussion by the board and that it the anti-prohibitionists write for the opinion of his organization the| letter probably will be ignored. Personally, however, Mr. Graham | ‘was willing to be quoted to some ex- tent. He said he did not approve of any agitation looking toward enforce- ment of one law more rigidly than another; that he did not belong to the Citizens’ Service Association and ‘wouldn’t join if asked; that he could not see the reason for concentrating on bootleggers when highway robbers and other dangerous criminals are to be reckoned with, and that he is in favor of strict enforcement of all laws, without favor. Chamber Has No Stand. M. A. Leese, president of the Wash- ington Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber had received no letter from the Association Against the Pro- hibition Amendment, but that if one is received it will be referred to the board of directors for consideration of its July meeting. The chamber has taken no stand in the controversy, he added. Speaking as an individual, Mr. Leese came out strongly against the tions | 133 Bars Taxed $200 by Mayor in Liquor Sale Probe By the Associated Press. EAST ST. LOUIS, IIL, June 25. —Declaring a_poHce survey show- ed 133 out of 179 saloons here sold whisky and home brew, Mayor ¥rank Doyle today ordered the 133 places to pay $200 annual license as ‘“dispensers of malt beverages.” The mayor said the tax was im- posed to increase the city's rev- enues and was in no sense a li- cense to violate the prohibition law. He explained it was difficult to obtain evidence on which to base convictions. Among the saloon keepers list- ed reporters found 30, including an ex-policeman, who have been fined in Federal court for bootlegging within the last 18 mont MRS, Z. A CHESLEY KILLED BY FALL Husband Finds Her Body at Foot of Stairs in Their Home. Mrs. Zaluma Archer Chesley, 47 years old, ot 1749 Kilbourne place, was killed in a fall downstairs in her home yesterday afternoon. John T. Chesley, her husband. a real estate agent, found the prostrate form of his wife on the linding at the foot of the steps about o'clock when he returned after 2 twe-hour absence. A pitcher used for ice water was near by, and it is believed she fell when descending the stairs for ice water. Mr. Chesley applied ice packs to his wife’s_head and summoned Dr. Frank S. Mason of 3207 Seventeenth street. When Dr. Mason arrived he pronounced Mrs, Chesley dead, stat- ing that death evidently had occurred some time previous to his ar- rival. She had struck her head in falling. Deputy Coroner Joseph D, Rogers examined the body and issued a cer- tificate of accidental death. Mrs. Chesley resided in Washing- ton for the greater part of her life. Funeral arrangements have not beer: completed. ELKTON MINISTER DEFENDS STATUS; WEDS TWO MORE (Continued from First Page.) Westren's orders were canceled upon his conviction by a jury of clergymen in 1921 on charges of “high impudence and commercializing the solemn office of marriage.” Legality of the 500 or more mar- riages Mr. Westren has performed since he established his home here last January is questioned. State’s Attorney Constable declared that since under the Maryland code law and order group and its pro- " am o udge “I am no ju of my neighbors’ . morals,” he stated. “I don't believe that any man can set himself up in ‘such a capacity. Let those who have no guilt throw stones at others. I am in favor of enforcing the . eighteenth amendment and all other ‘ilaws on the statute books, but leave ! the enforcement work to the properly ‘constituted authorities—the police and the courts.” Gen. Anton Stephan, president of :jthe Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ | Association, said that the attitude of _&tho merchants toward Dr. Ellison's | organization must be decided by the members of the merchants’ associa- tion themselves. No consideration ‘{has been given the matter, and he 1dou not anticipate that any will. If a letter is received from the wets it ‘ywill be referred to the board of gov- jernors for any disposition they may :'wish to make of it, he said. Gen. ! Stephan said he “‘would rather not be ! quoted” as to just what he thinks of . the Citizens’ Service Association. 3y Yaden Lauds Move. . _James G. Yaden, president of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations -and of the Citizens’ Advisory Council, said that so far as he knew the law - and order movement had not come up + for discussion in any citizens’ associa- ‘ tlon. Personally, he said, he heartily approved of the law observance cam- paign, and he attended one of the meetings at which policies of the mervice assoclation were formulated. “I believe a great deal of good can be done by the Citizens' Service Asso- clation, and I see no justification for criticism that has been leveled at it. ‘The association is undertaking to make the Capital a better place in ‘which to live and in which to bring up our children, and I am for it,” Mr. Yaden declared. Business Club Approves. Dr. Ellison pointed out that he Is president of one business men’s club, the Knights of the Round Table, and that he belleves the entire member- ship of that club is sympathetic to the aims of the law and order crusaders. He said the activities of the service association had been dis- cussed informally at a recent meeting -of the Kiwanis Club “over the lunch- ‘eon table,” and that staunch defense ad been made by some club mem- bers to criticism voiced by fellow - members. None of the other business men's clubs has gone on record one way or the other, so far as could be learned. ‘Wil Everett, president of the Rotary Club, is out of the city, and no spokes- men could be reached for other clubs. The survey disclosed, in general, that the newly formed law-observance body is on the tongues of most of Washington's citizenry, but few or- ganizations would be willing to let the matter come to a vote, were such action proposed. . Speaking g of Prohibition It's the topic of the times. And who is better fitted to discuss its effects, whether for better or for worse, than America’s wives and mothers? ‘This was the thought when twenty-four nationally promi- nent women were asked to dis- cuss the subject pro and con. Twelve are wet; twelve are dry. Their intelligent observa- tions, based on experience, will be presented by The Star in a series of authorized inter- views. Fresh viewpoints on a vital question. The Debate Starts in Tomorrow's Issue of The Evenind Star marriages can be performed by “min- isters of the gospel,” the legality of the ceremonies performed by Western will depend on the definition of that term. “Whether. these ' qualifications can be conferred and revoked only by the church organization is not ‘clear,” he said. oy Admitting he was no longer’con- nected with the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mr. Western asserted he was performing marriages under his right as a “minister of the gospel.” He said the conference which expelled him had no power to interfere with his ac- tivities. DROPPED 8Y MONTANA CHURCH. HELENA, Mont., June 25 (#).— Records of the Montana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church show that the Rev. Richard P, West- ren, said to have performed many marriages without authority in Elk- ton, Md., was ordained in Iowa and dropped by the conference. He was assigned to the Laurel Church, near Billings, in 1915. The record indicates that he did not report. He was asked to “locate,” and upon his failure to do so was “located by the conference.” 1In the language of the church location means withdrawal from the ministry, and an enforced location deprives the person of ministerial powers, it was explained at the conference headquar- ters. His name appears on the roll of the %‘;Ig‘mna Church for the last time in —_——— . ADEQUATE AIRPORT SITE HELD NEEDED TO AVERT MISTAKE (Continued from First Page.) could be used by civilian planes as well as service planes without inter- ferenec to either. Bolling Field at present, it was said, is ideally situ- ated with regard to Glesboro Point to make this practicable as well as inexpensive, From a health point of view, it has long been held desirable in Army avia- tion circles to get rid of the rat- infested barracks on Bolling Field and move the officers’ quarters to the higher ground bordering the steel plant at Giesboro Point. At present there are no housing facilitics at the fleld for non-commissioned officers, who are compelled to quarter them- selves elsewhere. By granting the air mail the use of one of the hangars at Bolling Field at the present time, 1t was sald, the re- moval to Giesboro Point could be un- dertaken gradually without any inter- ference to military operations on the aviation site. Meanwhile, ag the future needs of expansion become im- perative, Gravelly Point could be filied and that area across the Potomac could be used. Declared Costly Decision. For the Government to ignore the possibilities of developing the Bolling Field and Giesboro Point areas as a unified airport and to concentrate its efforts on developing Gravelly Point, it was declared, would prove a costly as well as unwise decision. _Situated on the water with all the advantages of windage that it entails, minimizing hazard, Bolling Fleld and the adjoin- ing area was sald to present possibili- ties for development practically un- equaled on the Atlantic Coast. Aside from the objections of varl- ous sites proposed here on the ground of their inadequate size to meet future conditions of aviation progress, further objections were hased on the extreme hazards involved in a small fleld. It was said that fully 75 per cent of the accidents occur on or near a fleld, either in landing or fn taking off. Only about 25 per cent of the accidents are due, it was explained, to bad weather conditions, motor failures or wrong compass bearings. Selection of any site for a perma- nent airport here, it was felt, should and for this reason, the Benning truct and similar sites suggested,’ offer ob- stacles that are considered serious ones in aviation circles. Rather than run the risk of making a mistake such as some otheg cities have done, it was felt in cmel@ Ircles that the advice give the utmost consideration to safety | THE SUNDAY S TAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. JUNE 26, 1927—PART T. AERIAL VIEWS OF SITES CONSIDERED FOR NATIONAL AIRPORT Above: G Cente ment of C making it haz: Below: Boiling Field, with the adjol g nos ation on the water is regarded as favorable for flying conditions. It is proposed to erect a han Point from Bolling Field, now used jointly cal landing place for mail planes uni ravelly Peint, center of the airport controvel 1y covered with shallow water, necessitating filling and objections have been rais years to establish a fally equipped aviation field the Benning (ract, the site of the old Be: ¢ Postmaster William M. Mooney, is regarded by airmen as a da rdous in either landing or taking-off. ning race track is situated about five gerous field owing to sur at Geishoro Point, is desired as a temporary landing p With its night lighting facilities, by the Ar ired. v and Na permanent site c: n be o for air mail pla r near the steel plant, lettingthe mail planes :axi to Glesboro Bolling Field is regarded by District officials as the logi- , is situated on the Virginia side of the Potomac about a mile below Highway Bridge. Tt is most- d azainst it on the ground that it would take anywhere from five to tem iles from the heart of the city. This site, which has the indorse- punding smokestacks, high trees amd structures, by District sMclals. Its situ- of flier: be sou: reached. Expert Air Mail Privilege. ‘Washingtonians who are making an earnest effort to smooth over dif- ferences that have arisen over the airport ques belleve the Army will grant permisgjon for mail planes to land at Bolling Field for a temporary period, at any rate, two y most _experionced executly ny and Navy should any final decision is the yes of the air mail at Quinc; . the Army Field in San Francisco. Erection of a hangar at the expense of the District, it is believed, would remove the chief ob- jection now held by War Department officials to the temporary use of Boll- ing I It was pointed out that San Francisco did this. Meanwhile, Assistant Postmaster General Warren I Glover let it be known that a tentative schedule is being drawn up with Baltimore as the stopping point on the New York-At- lanta air mail route, He already has given warning that unless an ea agreement is reached with regard to an airport site, he will entrain air mail here for Baltimore Anxious to avoid further disagree- ment, Chamber of Commerce offi 8 are doing their utmost to iron out dif- ferences and meet the situation squarely by showing that the public is earnestly desirous of hayng Wash- ington retalned on "the it offico could taxi to and from onto Bolling Fleld Objections of City ia Mooney Point, iedule. Lieut. Donald Duke, Army r Corps, Who tviser to the D 1 temporary or perman 3 it would cc necessary equipment at Point for use of the air m: ot the iesboro which which Lieut. clared by him yesterday to be v School Ventilation This difficult subject, and its bearing on the health of the.children, will be discussed Monday, June 27th, at 8 p.m., by Mrs. Ethel M. Hendriksen of New York at our head- quarters, 1022 11th Street N.W, Mrs. Hendriksen, in collaboration with Professor Thomas D. Wood of Columbia University, is the co- author of a book, “Ventilation and Health,” which is a standard work in hygiene, and the result of years of scientific study and investigation. All Are Invited Association for the Preventiom of Tuberculosis Telephone Main 992 1022 11th Street N.W. Who Aave paid Jor the above Pulietin (legal notice)s g the hangar Postmaster Wil- to the distance of Duke permanent site, were de- rtual- Iy invalid. The Potomac site is 2 miles ncarer the heart of the city than the Benning tract, which Mr. Mooney urges, and there is only half mile difference between the two sites :ln‘tl the post office, Lieut. Duke lared. Washington is far better situated with regard to the expeditious handling of mail at any of the pro- posed sites, he eclaims, than almost any other city in the country that handles air mail, Practically every site now being considered ~seriously, he claims, I8 within 5 miles of the post office, a condition not equaled at Baltimore, New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas, Salt Lake City and other offi- cial air mail designations. Proparatory to compiling a report to the District Commissioners on the selection of an airport site, Lieut. E. W. Litch, naval adviser, will go to Benning tract tomorrow, it was said, to inspect that site from the viewpoint of availability for seaplan: Logan Field at Baltimore, where air mail would be landed in event the Post Office Department abondons the idea of using Washington, was said to be considerably farther away from ;lhe post office than any site considered ere, While recognizing the necessity of settling immediately the question of a temporary field for the air mail until Congress can thresh out the policy to be followed permanently, Lieut. Duke ‘Bridesmaids Fly i Hundreds of Miles To Attend Rites By the Associated Press. PRINCETON, N. J., June 25.— Miss Elizabeth G. Siliman and Miss Barbara Schieffelin of New York, having the honor of being brides- maid at two weddings only three hours apart, but separated by a distance of several hundred miles, nonchalantly stepped with ail their finery into an airplane today and flew from one ceremony to the other. They were attendants at *he wed- ding this afternoon of Miss Marion Smith, daughter of Alexander Smith. executive secretarv of Princeton University, to Kenneth Twitchell of Brooklyn. About 2 o'clock the giris seated themselves in a monoplane, called from Curtiss Field, N. Y., and started for South Manchester, Conn., where the marriage of Miss Jane Cheney took place at § o'clock. e et S PLAN DRIVE 10 GET BOOTLEGGERS' TAX Revenue Agents to Search Out Liquor Dealers to Assess Incomes. By the Associated Press, A renewed effort on the part of in- ternal revenue collectors to ferret out bootleggers to impose taxes on their income is expected by the Bureau of Internal Revenue the result of a Treasury announcement yesterday calling attention to a recent ruling of the Supreme Court on the right to tax such persons. The court held that gain resulting from illegal traffic in ligour was sub- ject to income tax, and the protection against self-incrimination afforded by the Constitution was not infringed by the requirement of return for “income derived from crime.” The bootlegging or run-running tax- payer may claim immunity from an- sweriag in det_il questionsas to source of income on the return, but this claim will be passed upon by the Govern- ment. It is pointed out that several broa classifications of source of in- come would permit of evasion of a di- rect statement of the manner in which the income was obtained. A substantial increase in tax col- lections is anticipated as a result of the court's decision. The special in- telligence service of the Revenue Bu- reau will make every effort to locate BROKER ARRESTED IN LARCENY CASE James Rudolph Walsh Re- leased on Bail—Woman Charges $4,500 Loss. Charged with larceny after trust in a case involving $4,500, James Rudolph ‘Walsh, 1707 S street, a broker, 34 years old, was arrested last night by Detective Fowler and Flaherty of Police Headquarters. Mrs. Jimmie Henderson, 1701 Massachuset{s ave- nue, was listed as complainant in the cas Police were called into the case by a detective agency, which had been retained by Mrs. Henderson to in- vestigate the transaction. Mrs. Henderson's Statement According to Mrs. Henderson's ac- count, she met Walsh several weeks ago, when he sought to sell her stock in a corporation, which she said, was represented to her to be a sort of a go-hetween company which linked banks and insurance companies in campaigns to boost deposits by offer- ing insurance policies as inducements to prospetcive deposito: She declined to buy the stock, she said, but on June 15 Walsh again ap- proached her, telling her he needed money for a real estate deal, and offer- ing her an opportunity to share in the profits if she would advance part of the funds needed. She said she gave a note for $2.800 and $2,000 in collateral to secure it as her contribution in the enterprise, She said. Walsh gave her. as collat- eral, some shares of stock in the Bankers' Service Corporation. Called in Detectives. A stipulation, she said, was that Walsh was to redeem some of the col- lateral she had advanced on June 22, When this condition was rot ful- filled, she said, she called in the pri- vate detective agency. The case was placed befors As- sistant United States Attorney Joseph Bruce in Police Court, and a warrant was issued on which Fowler and Flah- erty made the arrest. Walsh was released on $2,500 bond, furnished by Milton Kronheim later last night. BUDGET ESTIMATE READY WEDNESDAY dealers in liquor. This service for- merly operated extensive' in locating violators of the prohibition. and nar- cotic laws and has been instrumental in building up a number of conspiracy cases. Undcr the reorganization act passed at the last session of Congress, how- ever, this service has no connection with the Prohibition Bureau. Infor- mation gathered In the course of ui covering unwilling taxpayers who de- probably will be turned over to the Prohibition Bureau in some cases. These usually will be left tu the dis- cretion of the collector of internal revenue for the district in which it should have been filed. i WASHINGTON LEADS IN VIRGINIA' TENNI T. J. Mangan and Miss Frazier Win Singles, Misses Frazier and Wakefield Women's Doubles. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va. June 25.—T. J. Mangan of Washington today won the Virginia State tennis champion- ship title for 1927 by defeating Al- phonse Smith of Baltimore in straight sets, 7—5. 6—3 and 6—2. Miss Co- rinne Frazier, also of Washington, won the woman's singles champion- ship by defeating Miss Mildred Ogden of Norfolk in straight sets. The men’s doubles went to Smith and Ernest Kugn, the latter of New York, who defeated Gwynne King and Dooley Mitchell, both of Washington, in five sets. Miss Frazier and Miss Mary Will ‘Wakeford, also of Washington, won the women's doubles championshin by defeating Miss Helen Sinclair and Miss Frances Bethel, other Washing- ton entries, in straight sets. ALBANIA ACEEPTS TERMS. TIRANA, Albania, June 25 (®).— The Albanian government has notified France, England, Germany and Italy of its assent to their proposals for settlement of the difficulty with Jugo- slavia arising from the arrest by the Albanian authorities of a dragoman of the Jugoslavian legation here. the other hand Jugoslavia will re- call its recent note to Albania. "16 Hurt in Train Crash. EAST ST. LOUIS, IN., June 25 (P).—Sixteen persons were injured, four seriously, when a limited train of the East St. Louis and Suburban Railway Co. sideswiped a special car of the same line on the Oak Hill, 1L, siding late today. The seriously ;‘njured were brought to a hospital ere. believes that no permanent selection should be made without due regard to the part that seaplanes will play in the future. Lieut. Litch, the adviser in such matters, will consider all sites contemplated, with a view to the feasibility, practicabllity and safety of seaplane traffic. Flying School Planned. ‘With Washington taking active steps to secure a municipal airport to insure retention of its place on the New York-to-Atlanta route, it was learned that the Pitcairn Aviation, Inc., of Philadelphia, which will oper- ate the service, is considering the question of maintaining in the Capital @ flying school for the public. This, of eourse, hinges on the final selection of Washington by the Post Office De- partment. Pitcairn Aviation, Inc., now con- duets four flying services and schools, at Hallowell, Pa.; at-New Brunswick, N. J., adjoining Hadley Field, the This assent in effect provides for | the release of the dragoman, while on Commissioners Busy Paring Figures Submitted by Departments. Preparation of the tentative budget- ary estimates of the District for the 1928-1929 flscal year probably will be rive their income from law violations |completed Wednesday; at least that is the alm of the Commissioners, who are wo king assiduously in daily meet- ings pruning carefully the appropri- ations requested by the department heads in order to scale them down to a total which is expected to range be- tween $42,000,000 and $43,000,000. ‘The estimates of al_the engineering departments of the District Govern- ment, as well as those or the Palice and Fire Departments, already have u Tergone the cutting process. Tomor- row morning at 10 e'clock the Com- missioners plan to tackle the budget submitted by the Board of Education, which, incidentally, is the largest of any individual department. School Cuts Up to Board. The reduction of the school board’s estimates, however, will be left entira- ly to the school authorities. as the Commissioners feel that Dr, Frank W. Ballou and his co-worker- are more competent to determine the items that can be eliminated without jeopardizing the educational system. This policy has been followed for several years. Therefore when the school representa- tives confer with the Commissioners tomorrow morning they will be told the maximum amount that will be al- located the public schools in the 1923- 1929 budget and directed to do the nec- essary cutting. The Commissioners also plan to consider tomorrow the estimates of the Health Department and the Board of Public Welfare. This will leave those of the courts, the National Capi- tal Park and Planning Commission and miscellaneous items for consid- eration Tuesday and Wednesday. Slashes Not Revealed. Just how much the Commissioners have slashed alreidy from the appro- priations recommended by the depart- ment heads has not been revealed. The reductions, it was empbhasized. are being made only after careful de- 'llher‘lluns and after consultation with the head of the department af- fected. ' The recommendations of t Citizens' Advisory Council, which sub- mitted a detailed report on the va- rious items urged by the depart- ment heads, also are being followed s far as is practicahle. The trade bodies. which also sub- mitted budget recommendations to the Commissioners. did not allot desi. nite amounts t- the various depart. ments as did the council, but urged & budget not in excess of §43,500,000. The council's recommended budget to- taled about $42,000,000, and a figure between these two amounts is believed to be the goal of the Commissioners in drafting the tentative budgetary estimates for the Bureau of the Budget. FOUR HELD IN $90,000 AS DRUG RING AGENTS New York Arrests Belleved to Have Uncovered Mail Order Syndicate. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 25.—Four men said by Ralph Oyeler, divisional ¢hief of narcotic agents, to be members of a nation-wide “‘mail order drug ring, were held in bail aggregating $90,000 today after their rrest by three agents recently brought from Chicago. In the One-hundred-and-tenth street home of Benjamin Dorfman, reputed leader of the syndicate, the agents said, were found thousands of dollars in money orders sent from all parts of the country for drugs. Besides Dorfman, the men held are Louis Wallenstein, Samuel Lowey and John Hope. The agents who tracked them down and finally, they said, suc- :;':‘?‘:Mn of th'u t:mfistlnenul air ystem; at the ity Alrport, Friendship, N. C., and I{ Cl'l?:l,ler Field, Atlanta, Ga. It is considered likely that in event the company is established in Washington through making the Capital a port of call, it will establish one of its flying schools here, where the public may learn to fly. Ten hours of training in the air, it was sald, would enable the average student to pass the Department of Commerce examination for a license as a private pilot. As proof the general public to learn to fi; oumrny offt- clals pointed out that a week ago 419 passengers were carried at the com- Dlfl{.l main in a fi.fllflw week at fleld at Haljowell day and that the present record |a 1,500 passengers a.'! ceeding in purchasing $2,500 worth of narcotics from them, are W, H. Conk- lin, A. B. Bowman and Ray Convert. 80, Year’s Highest in Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., June 25 (#).— Kansas City experienced its hottest day of the year today when the mer- cury climbed to 90 degrees at 2 o'clock. The previous high this year was 89.4 degrees, June 11. . Cathedral to Get Big Orgen. ST. LOUIS, Jun: 25 (#).—More than 10,000 solés and .:l ‘here