Evening Star Newspaper, July 20, 1927, Page 2

Do RESOLUTION ISSUE HALTS LABOR MEET Pan-American Group Waits on Committee Framing Nicaragua Dictum. fThe work of the fifth Pan-American Lahor Congress came to an abrupt halt today as a result of the failure of the resolutions committee to reach a decisl 1 to prote: ainst Ameri- locked over the resoiution, w submitted to it early yesterday af being in noon, the congres: fter session djourned | until tomorro mittee con- tinued its deliberations behind closed doors. Report of Battle. When the committee up yesterday members said that as rve of the or a result of the f: resolution to pa: compromise reso Jution would be drawn up and offered to the cong: . however, ef- forts to a a comprom were equally di gh it was be- lieved some & could be reached the day is Tranquilin <, would el \ in their country and “any interfer- ence on the part of the United States the Government in the affairs of Nicaraguan people.” While it was being considered Navy Department received its detailed report of the battle at C between the Marines and irresuls under Gen. Sandino. Admiral Scll commanding the naval detachments in Nicaragua, reported that the Ma- rines had avised him that Gen. San- dino, with about 400 men, had attacked the Marines and Nicaraguan National Guard and-had been repulsed, with losses of about 200 dead. Members of Committee. Members of the committee would not divulge whether objection to the resolution was raised on the ground that its language was too immoderate. The resolution declared that there could be *no permanent peace in Nicaragpa while American interven- Yon_lasts. g “wSuch intervention as the United Jtates has been carrying on in Nica- Tagua,” it said, ‘“resulting in most deplorable incidents, cannot be cre- ative of a state of mind among the pecple of Latin America that is con- ducive to friendship and good will toward the United States and the American pecple who are in no way responsible for such incidents.” The committee includes Matthew ‘Woll, American delegate, chairman; Canuto . Vargas and Luis N. Morones of Mexico, Andres H. Morales of Guatemala, Enrique ¥. Perez of Cuba and Selva of Nicaragua. While the Nicaraguan resolution re- ceived preferential consideration by the committee, there are halt a dozen other resolutions before - it dealing with the Latin American relations of the United _States. * The committee will probably remain in session throughout tomorrow, reporting the resolutions to the congress one by one. The delegate$ this afternoon are visiting Mount Vernon as guests of the Central Labor Union and the American Federation of Labor. To- morrow night the same organizations will be hosts at & banquet at the ‘Willard Hotel. =y, PUBLIC CALLED ON. T0 HONOR FLYERS i HERE TOMORROW : (Continued from First Page.) ings to the flyers from the Navy by Secretary Wilbur; address of apprecia- tlon on behalf of the airmen in the War, Navy and commercial aviation by Mr. Davison, Edward P. Warner and William P. MacCracken, jr., the latter two heading the “air” assistant secretaryships of the Navy and Com- merce departments; address by God- frey L. Cabot.of Boston, Mass., former president of the National Aeronautic Association; Rear Admiral William A. Moffett, chiet of the Bureau of Aero- nautics; Charles L. Lawrence, presi- dent of the Wright Aeronautical Cor- poration; Porter Adams, president of the National Aeronautic Association, and Gen. Patrick. Each of the fore- going speakers will be limited to three minutes, but Lieuts. Maitland end Hegenberger, who will close the speak- ing program, will be given unlimited time, Mr. Victory said. Club Members Tnvited, The dinner committee chairman to- day said that the Rotary, Lions und Soroptimists’ Clubs at thelr meetings today were invited by the National Aeronautic Association, under whose auspices the testimonial is being ar- ranged, to be present. The trade bodies previously had been invited and other clvic organizations would be asked to attend. ““We want this dinner to be given to Lieuts. Maitland and Hegenberger by the citizens of Washington,” Mr. Vic: tory said. obody is at the head of the arrangements and everybody should play host, It is not limited strictly to membership in the Na- tional Aeronautic Association. as pre- *vious testimonials have been.” Reservations now are being made at headquarters of the association, 1623 H street, telephone Main 6263. WELCOMED IN DAYTON. DAYTON, July 20 (P).—Dayton today greets Lieuts. Lester J. Malt- land and Aibert J. Ilegenberger, United States Army flyers, who made the first successful flight from Amer- ica to Hawaii. - ‘The airmen, fresh from triumphs at Milwaukee and C; e scheduled 10 land at McCook t 2 o'clock this afternoon, there to be greeted by thelr wives, Gen. Willlam E. Gille- more, Mayor Allen C. McDonald and Congressman Roy G. Fltzgerald. MAITLAND IN TEARS. MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 20 (&).— cred into the darkness ne winged the civ fi night at Milwaukee to ative son, Lieut. his compan zenberg Overcomo with emotion as upon honor was bestowed upon him, Lieut. Maitland smiled, wep Shook his head, unable to speak as that throng that greeted him at the close of the 's festivities continued the cheering that had resounded in the alr hero's ears throughout the cel ebration. *I am proud to be a citizen of Wis- consin, and Milwaukee,” sald Mait- d at a reception preceeding the dinner. “If I hs added in any way to glory of my city and State I am proud of having done so.” Among the honors showered on the native Milwaukeean was a colonelcy in the Wisconsin National Guard. He received a silver service set from the eity, a silver traveling set from the Asgoclation of Commerce and many other gifts. Liout. Hegenberger like- ‘wise was honored. Milwaukee bade the aviators fare. %ol today as they resumed their jour- oy eastward, Firemen on Picnic Extinguish Blaze In Maryland Town By the Associated Press CHURCH HILL, Md., July 20.— A firemen’s carnival at Centerville, a few miles away, last night saved this town from being destroyed by a fire which swept one side of a Dblock in the business loss estimated at § The firemen were parading when word of the blaze was reported and they hastened here to_find the town hall, the Church Hiil Bank of Maryland and several stores and dwellings in the Dblock ~ablaze. Pumpirs water from a mill stream some dist: away the fighters confined the fire to one side of the Dlock. Money and papers of the bank were found intact in the vaults. CORONER PROBES SLAYING OF SMITH Mystery Surrounds Death of Man Found Beaten at Camp Meigs. An inquest into the thus far un- solved murder of Charles Leon Smith, vear-old iron worker of 234 Tenth street southeast, being held to- ay by Coroner Ramsey Nevitt at he District Morgue. More than 15 witnesses had been mmoned to testify, among them ng Mr: znes Garvin, 38 years old of Quincy place north- € who was with Smith when he was beaten to death by a blunt instru- ment wielded on his head, last Wed- sday night near the New York Ave- Sridge. Struck Three Times. Deputy Coroner Joseph D. Rogers was one of the first to take the wit- ness stand. He testified that Mrs. in and Smith were brought to ualty Hospital shortly after mid- night Thursday morning. Smith died soon after arrival, he said. Wounds on his head showed that he had been struck at least three times with a blunt instrument, Dr. Rogers testified. Mrs, Garvin, Dr. Rogers said, de- clared that a large colored man had attacked Smith and her and had cut her about the abdomen. Dr. Rogers said he smelled alcohol on the breath Garvin at that time, and upon xamination by Attorney James A. O'Shea, representing Mrs. Garvin, Dr. Rogers stated she was dazed and not normal when she made the state- ment that the large colored man at- tacked her. Police Are Puzaled. Other witnesses reviewed the de- tails of the finding of the fatally in- jured man and Mrs. Garvin in a patch of weeds near the New York Avenue Bridge about the point where the projected lines of Third street and New York avenue northeast would converge. At 1 o'clock today a dozen witnesses were still to be heard. The inquest will endeavor to produce a verdict as to the manner in which Smith met his death and who was responsible for it. The Police Department, after six days of investigation, virtually admitted the case to be as much a mystery at present as it was when it was first brought to their attention. JOHNSON COMMITTEE T0 CONVENE TONIGHT Daughter of Former Representative Mae E. Nolan Sends $10 to Aid Testimonial. The Walter Johnson anniversary testimonial fund was augmented today by a telegraphic order for $10 from Corliss Nolan, 14-year-old daughter of the former Representative, Mae E. Nolan, of San Francisco. Miss Nolan wired the committee as follows: “Am sending $10 to Walter Johnson fund. When he quits Wash- ington—if he ever does—we want him to come to California to finish the base ball career he started here as a high school boy. Tell him we would like to hear him say, ‘California, here 1 come.’” A meeting of the general committee in charge of the anniversary testi- monial will be held at & o'clock to- night at the City Club, where further plans for honoring the big pitcher of the Natlonals will be made. I: has been definitely decided to award to Johnson on August 2 a medal for dis- tinguished service to the American League and at the same tima give him the architect’s drawing of a statuo to be erected to him later at the entrince to Clark Griffith Stadium. The com- mittee in charge of the testimonial and celebration, to be observed at the base ball park on August 2, the day on which Waler Johnson pitched his first big league game 20 years ago, is headed by Becretary of Commerce Hoover as honorary chairman, with Gen. Anton Stephan acting as active rman. By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, July 20.—The Alimony Club, refuge of the solace-seeking male, meets tonight and portends ill for the gold-digging erstwhile wife. Stories of women putting poison in their husbands' coffee and then run- ning awnay, or filing sult for divorce whila the victim Jg in the hospital, will be related at the dinner for those daring enough to appear. From each other and from letters written by men who are shy about THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, QUOTA LAW BASIS MAY BE EXTENDED Entire Western Hemisphere May Find U. S. Immi- grants Reduced. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. Restriction of Mexican immigration, which now has been formally ap- proved by Harry Hull, the commis- sioner general of immigration, may mean the beginning of legislation to ly the quota law to the entire rn Hemisphere. Hull points out that it is incol gruous to limit all the rest of the world, including such countries as Great Britain, in the number that may be admitted to the United States and to allow at the same time un- restricted immigration from Mexico. 1,600 From Mexico. Actually, if Congress approves the recommendation, Mexico would be permitted to send about 1,600 persons n year, calculated on a percentage of the number of persons of a given nationality resident here when the census of 1890 was taken, Approxi- mately 68,000 came in last year. Mr. Hull thinks that the quota system might be applied to Canada as a pro- tection to that country, which at pres- ent can send as many as it pleases nacross the border. While 20,000 would be eligible for admission, Canada doesn't use what would be a full quota anyhow. He thinks that Canada is the victim of too much mi- gration, which would be prevented to some extent by the quota system set up _here. But if Mexico is to be restricted, the chances are Congress will want to take up the whole problem of the Western Hemisphere. Just at this time, when relations between the United States and nations south of the Rio Grande are none too pleasant, the discussion may be thought unwise by the Department of State and Presi- dent Coolidge may even be asked to postpone the decision for another year. Cheap Labor Factor. Western railroads and various in- dustries in the Southwest may feel inclined to oppose the legislation, as at present Maxican labor is cheap and serviceable. For this very reason, however, some of the American labor leaders are anxlous to set up a bar- rier. The labor problem in Texas and in other parts of the South would be affected somewhat by restriction of Mexican immigration, and while a large number of Mexicans, relatively speaking, come into the United States each year, still a large number go back, too. Apart from the merits of Mexican {mmigration which the Bureau of Im- migration here belleves should be on a quota basis if for no other reason than to put Europe on a footing of equality with Mexico, the chances are that the Mexican problem would not be acted on alone. Difficulties on Border. One of the difficulties in handling Mexican immigration is that thou- sands annually slip across the border even now without going through the usual immigration inspection system. As for Canada, the difficulties of policing the northern border are equally great. Some day when a method of registration for all aliens is devised, those who have entered unlawfully may be checked up. Re- striction by law will reduce much of the Mexican immigration, but whether the bars can ever be effectively set up on account of the long boundary line 48 a practical aspect which Con- gress undoubtedly will consider. The situation on the morthern bor- der is somewhat different as the class of immigration is deemed desirable and in the last five-year period only one-fifth of what would be a quota for Canada and New Foundland has applied for admission. (Copyright. 1027.) HERRICK MAY GO UNDER KNIFE AGAIN By the Assoclated Press. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 20.— Myron T. Herrick, 73-year-old United States Ambassador to France, who underwent a minor operation here Sunday, may be forced to submit to a second operation soon, it was in- dicated today by his son, Parmely Herrick. The son said he “hoped a second operation would be unnecessary,” but admitted the possibility that one will be_necessary. The Ambassador was stricken Sun- day at his estate at Chagrin Falls, near here, and brought at once to a Cleveland hospital, where the opera- tion for a_ bladder ailment was per- formed. The operation was declared minor in nature, but it was indicated that it a second is necessary it will be more serious. “My father’s principal need now is rest,” Herrick sald. He came back from abroad very tired after a strenu- ous year, and it may take some time for him to recuperate.” He sald he found his father com- fortable and very cheerful at the hos. pital today. Official “reports from the hospital were that the Ambassador had spent a “falrly good night and was resting comfortably toda: Members of Alimony Club to Relate Stories of Wives' Ways at Meeting hanging their family troubles on a public line they will hear of horrors hard to believe, says Dr. Vernon P. Cooley, who organized the club while fighting alimony demands of his wife. Dr. Cooley was relieved of paying alimony when his wife revealed she had married another man months ago. “One of our members who will be at the dinner,” said the doctor, “is paying alimony under a court order to a higamous woman who already has had him thrown in jail once when he fell behind in his contributions.” By the Associated Prese. NEW YORK, July 20.—The Herald- Tribune says that scientists experi- menting o1 rubber plantations in Dutch East Indies have developed a system of bud; fting through which the yield of rubher trees can be in- creased four fold. Through application of the new dis- covery, says the newspaper, which comes just at the time when Thomas A. Edison hoped to give the market a rubber substitute, the price of cruds rubber will be cut from 25 to 10 cents a pound. “The iew discovery is tremendous,” Frank R. Henderson, president of the New York Rubber Exchange, is quoted 18 saying. “It means that th ber industry has jaeen able to sol problems from inside and it is wonly a guestion of time when compe- Rubber Tree Grafting Process to Increase Yield Four Fold, Newspaper Announces titlon will necessitate the supplanting of all existing areas with new planta- tions employing the new method.” The principles of bud.grafting_es- tablished by the late Luther Bur- bank, naturalist, form_ the basis for the new discovery, the Herald-Tribune says. Spreading of the new process wil ultimately result in a reduction in the cost of ‘production of tires, surgical supplies and flooring material, Mr. Henderson is further quoted as say- ing, and will mean the doom of the present reclaiming process, through which old tires and scraps produce 34 per cent of “crude” rubber used in this country at present. Citing one instance of the new dis. covery, the Herald-Tribune says that sclentists in the Dutch East Indles have produced 5,000 pounds of rubber per acre annually where only. 800 pounds had been grown over & pre- ceding similar period, D. €., WEDNESDAY, OCOTAL, SCENE OF This photograph, taken by Lieut, vation plane recen! Nicaraguan “front.” 1t is an oblique BATTLE BETWEEN Hayne D. Boyden of Brown Field, v FLYER HERO OF KNOWN TO BUDDIES AS “RUSTY" Maj. Rowell Has Tropics, Is 43 and Native of Iowa, With Home in Idaho. By the Associated Press. Over the face of the globe where American Marines are scattered, the 43-year-old commander of the Iittle bombing squadron that caused voc in the ranks of the Nicaraguans com- manded by Sandino, is known affec- tionately by his comrades as just “Rusty” Rowell. Official Marine Corps records, how- ever, know him as Maj. Ross Erastus Rowell, a flyer of some four years’ standing who has “ferried” 10 planes from Quantico, Va., and Pensacola to the Marine base at San Diego has made three continental f Born In Towa. His friends here say that “Rusty” always has looked and lived the part traditional to an officer of Uncle Sam’s soldlers of the sea and no surprise was forthcoming that his work in line of duty brought him to the point where he has been recommended for the Dis- tinguished Flying Cross. This recommendation has come from “Rusty’s” superior, Brig. Gen. Logan Feland, for the gallant conduct oi his five-plane squadron at Octotal, whe a small detachment of Marines en- GREAT FALLS POWER PLANT IS OPPOSED BY PLANNING BOARD (Continued from First Page.) the Upper Potomac was definitely rec- ommended by a former Senate com- mission as long ago as 1901. It recalls how distinguished visitors from other lands have admired the natural beau- tles of the Great Falls area. To emphasize the scienti tions, the commission wrote: “The gorge of the Potomac is un- usual from the biological viewpoint and has a continuous naturk labora- tory record of unusual length in the United States. In the cool shade be- low the steep cliffs on the south bank are to be found animals, insects and plants 1n_unusual variety. Here the fauna and flora of the upland moun- tain regions meet and hobnob with those of the coastal plane. The river has brought the seeds and small an- imals from the hills and cut a cool gorge for them to develop in. Capt- John Smith found in this vicinity ‘bears, deere and other beasts’; and Argoll deecribes an animal which pre- sumably was a bisen.” Potomac Recreational Features. Calling attention to the increasing congestion of cities as making it more necessary than ever to secure and de- velop suitable areas within easy reach for the recreation and open air ex- ercise of young and old, the commis- slon discusses next the recreational use of the upper Potomac: “The local playground for small children, excellent and indispensable as it has become in Washington, is not sufficient. open-air exercise; the amenities of fam- ily life among those not rich enough in the world’s goods to provide trans- portation and take time for distant require nearby plenic pligrimages, grounds and the relief from the city monotony and oppression, which only a bit of country can give; and last but not least, all recent investigations of erime show conclusively that youth generally turns to criminal practices for the lack of readily accessiblo use- ful and beneficlal means of working oft its superfluous physical enersy. The duty of the municipal authorities to preserve considerable arens of country for such uses is generally rec- ognized ay essential to the preserva. tion of public health and the future prevention of crime. “The fact that the banks of the Po- tomac Gorge are so steep and are ac- cessible by automobile at only a few points, accounts for the wonderful pos- sibilities of this area not being known and appreciated hy a large part of the public as are Rock Creek and Potomac Parks. Nevertheless and in spite of this present inaccessibility, which is to them itself a precious characteristic, the dangers, “‘excursions and alarms” of the city streets—still a con- siderable number of persons get great relief from and other insuring smells, enjoyment out of viewing the scenery, shooting the rapids in canoes, hiking and camping, fishing, swimming, and boating. The crowds at Great Falls on a pleasant Sunday afternoon in Sum- mer are sufficient testimony as to the recreational value placed on the Falls by the people of Washington and its vicinity.” Proposal Analyzed. After thus dwelling at length on the reasons why It believes Great Falls and the banks of the upper Potomac should be saved for park purposes, the commission goes into a discussion of the pending power project, as follows: “The proposal of the Potomac River Corporation is understood to follow closely the plans outlined in the Lang- fitt and Tyler reports made, in accord- ance with instructions of Congress, in 1018 and 1921, respectively, These re- ports by eminent Army Engineers dealt with the question of water sup- ply. for the District of Columbia as well as with water-power projects. The chief features of these projects, to which objection is now made, are: (1) & dam and power house at Chain > impor- tance of the gorge of the Upper Po- tomae, aside from its scenic attrac- Grown people also need OCOTAL BATTLE Extensive Duty in 1 | countered a superior force in what | has been described as one of the blood: | iest battles in Nicaraguan history. a, September | 24, 1884, “Rusty” was appointed to the Marine Corps as a second lieutenant August 7, 1906, from Idaho, now his | home State. His wife, Marguerita I.| Rowell, lives at Bo! | Nicaragua Stamping Ground. During his 21 years of duty to date | he has seen service in Cuba, Nicara- | gua, the Philippines and other foreign ground, however, he having with the American logation guard at Managua for two 3 before the expeditionary force reiurned to that country eariy this year. He left the States” with the first group in Feb- ruary. Besides a wearer of the Cuban, Hal- tian, Nicaraguan and Victory medals, nonindividual fons, “Rusty holds letters of commendation for the high state of efficiency of his com- mand at Pensacolx and for the target practice record of Observation Squad- ron 1 for the year 192425 Bridge creating a lake up to the foot of Great Falls, and (2) a dam and power house just above Great Falls, which would utilize elsewhere the water now passing over the falls and return it to the river below, leaving the falls practically dry. “These works would do away with the Great Falls, Little Ialls and rapids, and would entirely change the character of the gorge, repeating artificially wide quiet bodies of water and relatively low banks of the lower river. The picturesque value and special rough and torrential interest of the gorge as nature produced it, with its special vegetation and animal life, would be destroyed. “Lake Washington, or Lake Meigs as it is called in the reports, would have a water surface of about 2,200 acres and would stretch upstream 9 miles to a point opposite the pavilion on the Virginia bank overlooking the Great Falls. Some idea of the effect of the flooding of the gorge may be gained by realization that only the highest points on High Island, Her- zog, Cupid’s Bower and Plummer Is- lands would remain visible and that water would flood the valley of Cabin John Creek close under the highest point of the arch of the famous bridge and upstream to Gibson Grove Church on the Seven Lock road. A draw-down of the lake to provide water for the power plant during dry seasons must be kept in mind as a possibility. Beauty of Gorge Mentioned. “The Tyler report differs from the Langfitt report in recommending the use of the lake by canal boats to avold complete relocation of the canal. New locks will, of course, have to be pro- vided. While the lake might be used for boating as a recreational pastime, the scenery of the cliffs would be de- stroyed. The possible attractiveness of such a large lake is not denied, but the value of the gorge in its present state as a contrast in scenic, biologic and geologic character to the broad valley of the Potomac below cannot be too strongly emphasized as one of the chiet natural assets of the location of Washington. The dam at Great Falls, m-«-?nsed by Maj, Tyler, would extend “from the rock bluff 600 feet below the Aqueduct Dam on the Maryland side to the rock bluff 3,500 feet below the end of the Acqueduct Dam on the Virginia side.” The point mentioned on the Maryland side is approximate- iy the location of lock 19—the next lock below the one at the Lock Tav- ern. It is proposed “to fix this pool clevation at 215 feet above sea level,” which means a dam 60 feet high above the present towpath. The pow- er plant would be located near the Maryland bank and, “in order to minimize the back-water effect of freshet flows, a diverslon means the drying up of Great Falls and would leave, on an island, the canal locks said to have been built under the personal direction of George Wash- ington. “A city, especially set aside for the seat of government of a great and en- lightened country, in the building of which millions of the national treasure have been expended, on which the best thought and efforts of its greatest citizens have been lavished, and in which are archives, State mementoes and works of art, both irreplaceable and of inestimable administrative and historic value—such a city surely seems to deserve specinl solicitude and pro- tection against every avoidabl A Capital like this need hard posed to even such an unlik danger, as might be gladly and perhaps wise 1y accepied by a city dependent upon promptly grasping every economic ad- vantage to survive in the competition for existence with its rivals.” The letter was prepared by Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 8d, executive of the Park Commission. WRHF Wants More Power. Le Roy Mark, operator of radio sta- tion 'WRHF, broadcasting for the Washington Radio Hospital Fund, to- day applied to the Iederal Radio Commission for authority to increase Quantico, V: was received at Marine Headquarters last night, along with official mail dispatches from the w of Ocotal, which was attacked by the rebels who were finally defeated the timely arrival of five Marine Corps “attack” planes. Circle shows the municipal park, which was attacked from directions of the city and where the heaviest fighting took place. stations. Nlcaragua is his stamping @ served | B8 20, 1927, waraves o weses | BRIDGEABUTMENT POND TOBEDRAINED JULY from a Marine Corps obser- - Ocotal Commander CAPT. G._D. HATFIELD, U. 8. M. C,, who commanded the 39 arines who held the town of Ocotal, Ilc-ragna, when bandits attacked the place. GEORGE ASSAILS U. S. POLICY IN NICARAGUA Senator Says Definition of Presi- dent’s Powers Is Made Necessary. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, Ga., July 20.—The re- cent clash between Nicaraguans and American troops reveals the neces sity of more clearly defining the power of the President “to employ large numbers of troops in forelgn coun- tries,” United States Senator Walter F. George of Georgla declared here last night in elaborating on earlier remarks on the Nicaraguan situation during an address to the State Legis- lature. “The use of American troops in Nicaragua is endangering American good will in South America,” he said. “Considerable numbers of Latin Americans will conclude that we are taking sides with one political or rev- olutionary faction as against another. “It is an extremely delicate ques- tion and presents serious need for a clear definition of the powers of the President of the United States, We can rely upon public opinion to con- trol the exercise of this power within the boundaries of the United States, but outside the United States public opinion is ineffectual to control its exercise. It presents a situation that certainly is not satisfactory to Ameri- cans, anxious as all are that the Gov- ernment protect lives and property of its citizens wherever they may be.” Touching briefly gn the question in his address, Senator George said that Democracy —must see the necessity of absolute neutrality, not only betwen steates, but also be- tween factions within nations.’ o JUDGE LEADS RAIDS IN VICE CRUSADE 20 Policemen Follow Magistrate and Arrest 100 as Cam- paign Opens. By the Associated Press CHICAGO, July 20.—A municipal Jjudge opened a vico crusade against Chicago's near North Side last night, and personally led a detail of 20 po- licemen in a series of surprise raids which ended with 100 men and women under arrest. The judge, John A. Sbarbaro, insti- tuted the clean-up campaign following conferences with the district’s busi- ness men's association, which had re- ported that conditions were so bad a business depression had set in be- cause customers evaded the area. A dozen places were ralded last night, t Judge Sharbaro said the campaigh would continue nightly un- til the district had been cleaned. He will occupy the bench when the prison- ers are arraigned. Executioner’s By the Associated Press. SAN JUAN, P. R., July 20.—Ramon Rios, a burglar known as the “Guinea Hen,” who {8 now serving a five-year term in prison, this morning acted as executioner for two of his fellow prisoners. Carlos Arocho and Jacinto Clemente, convicted of assaulting and murdering the power of the station from 50 watts to 150 watts. In application he says crystal set ‘have difficulty picking up the Lt sighals’ when it broadcasts at ngen each day, a girl, were hung shortly after mid- night. The “Guinea Hen" received $1,000 each for the hangings, and he plans BEYOND REPAIR Capt. Whitehurst Reports New Structure Should Be Considered. Repairs to ths deteriorated abut- ments on the Virginia side of Chain Bridge are impractical from either an enginecring or economical stand- point, Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, As- gistant Engineer Commissioner, re- ported today to Engineer Commis- sloner William B. Ladue. Instead of attempting to repair the abutment, Capt. Whitehurst suggested that a definite plan for replacing the entire bridge be decided upon, and outlined several for consideration of the Commissioners. One contem- plates a monumental structure cost- ing several millions of dollars, which would be constructed in the vicinity of the old structure, while the other proposes a less pretentious span, which would use the existing piers of the present bridge and would cost about §350,000. Should the Commissioners decide on a monumental bridge Capt. White- hurst said steps should be taken immediately to begin the work and bids sought for the construction of a new abutment on the Virginia side. Report to Ladue. Capt. Whitehurst's recommenda- tions were contained in a report which he prepared at the request of the Engineer Commissioner, following the closing of Chain Bridge to vehi- cular traffic. The report follow: “Numerous inspections of the Vir- ginia abutment have led us to believe that its construction is of a face wall of varying thickness with a possible maximum of 20 inches. The largest stones were dowled together at the time of construction with —metal dowls, approximately 1 inch in dia- meter. Many of the smaller stones not so dowled have slipped out and practically all of the joint mortar has disappeared and the dowels where visible show considerable rust and de- terioration. “The face wall was apparently con- structed directly on large and sloping boulders, the bottom course being doweled to the same. Some of these boulders have, through the action of the waters, slipped from thelr orig- inal positions and left portions of the face wall suspended or caught upon dowels. Large cracks have appcared in the face and wing walls at various points. “From all that is known and can be ascertained there is a loose rock and the dirt fill behind the weakened face wall containing many large cavities. Observations have shown the face wall to have moved toward the river at various points, and many of the foundation stones show considerable movement in the same direction. The rock foundation under this abutment slopes off gradually to the channel, which is adjacent to the abutment face at several places and at others there is practically a vertical drop to the 35~or 40 foot deep channel. Expense of Repair. “To repair the existing abutment would require an expensive coffer dam in order to reach the most vital part of the structure, the foundation. I am of the opinion after fairly inspect- ing this structure that it is not prac- tical from either an engineering stand- point or an economical one to attempt any repair to the Virginia abutment that would be short of entire replace- ment upon a stable and adequate foundation. “Replacement of the Virginia abut- ment in its present location is feasible. The cost of such replacement would be in excess of that given for a new abutment further south, as, added to the masonry and excavating cost in- cluded in that estimate, would be the cost of temporarily supporting the river span, a probable coffer dam and the probability of rock removal with- out the use of explosives. It is esti- mated that such replacement would cost approximately $40,000 plus the complete redecking of the bridge or the installation of traffic treads and minor redecking. Such an amount would require the available balance of the entire bridge repair appropria- tion. “YWhile very little has been obligated from this $50,000 fund the expenditure of such an amount would necessarily defer many other urgent bridge re- pair operations under consideration. “Consideration has been given and an estimate prepared for construction of a new Virginia abutment and a new river span based upon such work, be- ing in accordance with the projected plans for the entire replacement of Chain Bridge. “This cost amounts to $77,000 plus the cost of complete redecking or the installation of traffic treads and minor redecking. This procedure is per- haps the most logical of the projected plans for replacement if Chain Bridge are satisfactoy. The cost of this, how- ever, is such as to prohibit eur un- dertaking the work without a specific appropriation. Personally, I am not in accord with the projected plans for replacement. However, I do not at this time desire to enter into this phase of the question. Other Plans Discarded. “Consideration also has been given to two or three other plans, such as the building of a new abutment in the proposed location with wings for car- rying the present span, the building of an abutment behind the present face wall to cantilever out to catch the present span and others. How- ever, all have been discarded, due to the cost, which in all cases has been estimated to exceed §40,000. “Estimates have also been prepared for removal of the present structure as requested. 1. To remove the entire structure, excepting the District abut- ment, which is necessary as a retain- ing wall, the material to become the property of the contractor, would cost approximately $36,000. 2. To remove the superstructure and the Virginia abutment would cost approximately $25,000, the material to become the property of the contractor. 3. To re- move the river span and Virginia abutment would cost approximately $12,600. In this estimate nothing is allowed for salvage value in view of the small amount of material. “Until such time as the projected plans are discarded 1 recommend the present structure be left in position, If the Virginia abutment continues to move without the stress and strain of traffic, whether cracks develop or other face stones loosen, consideration must then be given, together with the river span. The removal of this por- tion would require some means of sup- Failure of Clemency Pleas Fulfills Hope of Earning Fee to use the money to establish himself in business when his term expires. He 18 reported by the local press to have expressed the hops that petitions for clemency for .the condéemned men would not prevent him from earning his fees. o Aroco and Clemente showed no emotion as they went to the gallows, accompanied by two and & priest who performied the final church IN MILLS SEARCH Detective to Drain Water on Farm Near Murder Scene for Clues. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md., July 20.—Drain- ing of an ice pond on the Tschiffel farm, which lies near the farm of t late Edward 1.. Mills of Hunting | who was murdered at dawn on Jul\ 7. was started today by Edward Beard, a volunteer detective on t murder Investigation. Mr. Beard after making his intention known first attempted to borrow a pumjp from the coun‘y authorities, but was advised how he could drain it more effectively. Beard today volced the convietion that after the pond is drained, he will be able to find ecither the type- writer which wrote the sensational “confession” pinned to the Miils body, or the weapon used to murde him, or both. He says that he will rake the bottom of the pond thor- oughly before giving up the search, 40 Homes Visited. Forty homes were visited vesterday by four Montgomery County offic who are engaged in a house-to-house canvas of all dwellings and farms within a flve-mile radius of the murder scens. They reported that they ob tained no information of value. Having spent their first day on th~ canvass which is hoped to develop new clues in the murder investigation, the officers predicted that it would take them from a week to 10 days to com- plete the work, on the estimate that lf‘l"l\; still have about 360 farms to visit. Anxious to Co-operate. The officers reported that the per- sons they visited yesterday anxious to co-operate and frealy swered all the questions asked them. William Shuster was arre: night on a hquor eharge, it v nounced today by State’s Attorney Robert Peter, jr. Mr. Peter admitted that Shuster was questioned for more than two hours regarding possible liquor transactions of Mr. Mills, but without result. Mr. Peter made 1t plain that Shuster was in no sense a suspect and would merely be held pending the outcome of the liquor charge placed against him last night. PASTOR 1S SHADOWED. Rev. H. H. Nicholl Says Persons in Mills Murder Follow Him. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICK, Md., July 20.—Rev. H. H. Nieoll, Baptist minister of Cedar Grove and Travilah, M a prominent figure in the investigations into the murder of Edward L. Mills, Hunting Hill dairyman, 7 ore than a week ago, told local newspaper reporters yester- day, that he 1s being shadowed by per- sons whom he feels certain were con- nected with the Montgomery County murder. Rev. Mr. Nicoll, who is attending a Baptist convention s Braddock Heights, stated that he was “trailed for more than 20 miles by two men recently.” He ewed his assertions that he intends “to fight the bootleg- ge;s of Montgomery County to the end.” BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Marine Band, at the United States Capitol, ut 7:30 o'clock tonight: March, “National Fencibles”...Sousa Overture, “Mountains of the North,” Tregina Characteristic, “Japanese Patrol,” E bau Clarinet solo, “Concertino,” opus 26 " Weber Emil Rada. “Second Polonaise Vibraphone solo, “W van Has Rested”..... ‘Wilbur D. Kieffer “Invitation to the Dince” Weber-Welngartnef “Reminiscences of Ire 4", .Godfrey “The Star Spangled Banner.” Liszt ' Lobe Program by the United States Navy Band at the band stand, Navy Yard, at 7:30 o'clock tonight. March, “Punjaub”.. Overture, “Joan of Arc”. Solo_for alto saxophone, nette” . Musician E. Waulters. “Entry of the Gods into Valhall from the “Rhinegold”....\Wagner Grand scenes from the opera fan- tastique, “Tales of Hoffma Offenbach se, “Souvenir de Baden-Buden,” .Payne Excerpts from “The Student P’ Romberg First movement from the “Unfin- ished Symphony”.... chubert “The Star Spangled Banner.” Tomorrow. By the Unfted States Soldiers’ Home Band, at_the upper bandstand, 5:46 o’cloc John S. M. Zimmermann, leader. Theft Suspects Face Trial. Thgmas Willis, James Daniel Wii Iis and Archie Lanier Page, alleged colored bandits, arrested several days ago for the alleged staging of about a dozen hold-ups in stores, will be ar- raigned in Police Court tomorrow. Eight charges of robbery have been preferred against James Daniel Wil- iis, seven against his brother, Thomas Willis, and six against Page. porting the Arlington County water mains if the service is to be utilized. “It appears in attempting to reach a satisfactory or logical conclusion with the handling of this proposition, that the first question as to the future plans must be decided. In other words, if the plans as now -rojected by the bridge department, upon which es- timates have been presented to Con- gress for the replacement of Chain Bridge by a steel structure utilizing the present piers, are to be advocated, and an appropriation of $350,000 for such work requested, I recommend the bullding of a new Virginia abutment and a new river span in accordance with those projected plans. “The work must necessarily be de ferred until such a time as a Spesaic appropriation can be secured. On <7 other hand if the Commissioners i\ cided to abandon these plans in 0« of a more moderate and adequ bridge at one of the several locations that have been suggested, then T recommend the replacement of the Virginia abutment in approximately its present location as soon as funds can be secured or made available. 1f a monumental structure costing sev- eral millions is to be considered as 2 feature project the replacement of the Virginia abutment and the balance of the present structure would serve for the period of preparation and con struction of the new bridge “In the event the latter course is adopted, I turther recommend the im mediate advertisement for bids fo. the replacement of the Virginia abut- ment.” inspection of the bridge was y afternoon by Com Whitehurst - said. told | im _after the inspection t¥ip. that it ision was” under his supervi Temoved