Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1927, Page 4

PETITION DEMANDS OKLAHOMA INQUIRY Governor Under Fire in Plea for Special Session to Probe Affairs. the Associated Pre OKLAHOMA CI fgation tioy several could pass between them and the water, the shore has been extended further out by the continued process of dumping the city’s ashes. And in this manner miles upon miles of beautiful shore line eventually have been constructed. In addition, Boston's reclamation of marsh lands has added acres of prop- erty to the city upon which are built some of its finest residences, parks and industrial establishments, plus the treatment of the present Charles River Basin, highly valuable both from a utilitarlan and artistic stand point. Creates Commission. About four years ago the Legis- lature, swamped with numberless bills providing for future planning in the metropolitan district, created the metropolitan planning division of the Metropolitan ~ District ~Commission. This planning division already has ed far into the future and ipated the changes which the vears will bring. It has delivered lengthy reports to the Legislature on specific torminal facilities, rapid and a plan for financ. £ the Boston elevated system when zners of the ary to cail al word amp of the aries, Sought. ! he Oklahoma | v advo-| the gov- | his au- | | ns | <pe- | an | | towns . would r did not ap- | ¥ ] received mo in- | tained | sion when the petitio fore him, the members will meet at their own call, sald"Thomas Kight, an | er o the movement for a ! are asking'my impeachment,” Gov. Johnston® declared 8o not intend to 1 the special ssion, as my decision now stands.” DOUGHERTY SPEAK TO CIVIC CONGRESS, MEETING IN BOSTON (Continued fr rst Page.) their ability to pay and the extent to which they benefit, and, put into effect a common sewerage system. Sewage disposal naturally was fol- lowed by water supply, and later still the communities affected, having united their interests in water and sewerage, began the development of | parks and playsrounds. Later still came the advisability of joining these parks by parkways, and still later the construction of arteries of boulevards to take care of through traffic, all contributing to the health, comfort and happiness of the people living within the metropolitan district. It was natural in this development that in some of the smaller communi- ties the property could not be taxed as highly as the property in some of the larger and 2wealthier communities. The Legislature was given the task of apportioning the expense, and Bos- ton bears Sgme, §0, Per cent of the cost of developimy i‘w ‘netropolitan area. ‘The expense is born by assessing cost on the basis of what property in the various . munigipalities will bear, and on the resulting benefit from improve- ments made. Many Advantages. Boston today shows many examples | of the disadvantages, as well as the advantages, of failure to have had a plan in advance for conditions as they are today. When the nced for play- grounds has arisen, for instance, build- ings have had to be condemned and razed to provide the sites, for there were no other sites available. When congested traffic brought the necessity for wideried streets, there has been no alternative but to cut into build- ings, instead of narrowing the side- walks as has been done in Washing- ton. This has been an expensive proc- But, on the other hand, there been some advantage in this lack of foresight on the part of the Pilgrim Fathers, whose idea was not that a straight line is the shortest distance between two points. As ilustrated particularly in Boston, the course of the streets seems to fol- low the aimless wanderings of a cow, or of some other of the s of the region given to aimless wanderings. So instead of a street system laid out as a checket- board, the streets proceeding directly north and th or and west, meeting at r ngles, the streets in Boston and neighboring cities are traditionally crooked at this fact is cause for some pride on the part of the pres ents, who see in effect” which would been ruined by an orthodox but non. Bostonian street system. Another advantage put down by those who reverently thank the Pil- grim Fathers foritheir failures in city planning, is the resulting development of shore drives and municipal beaches where only marsh land existed before. built their L) the water that cs voung and promising Bos- tonians either fell into the water or were afflicted with various and sundry things common to_those who live too near the water. Where houses were £0_close_to_the that_nothing The Bank that makes you a Loan with a Easy to Pay Monthty Deposit For 12 Months Loan $120 $10.00 $180 $240 $300 $360 $540 $45,00 $1,200 $100.00 $6,000 $500.00 THE MORRIS PLAN BANK |its planning i me expires for private control. It has looked thoroughly into traffic ne as they are today and has omducted numberless traffic counts to forecast what they will be tomorrpw. In’this latter connection it has work- ed out a highway scheme based on | the trafic needs of the future, so that when these needs arise the plan will be bhefore the Legislature for enact- megt. That is the principle which lies hehind the formation of the plan- ning division, to make plans for fu- ture needs, but not to put them into effect until the needs justify them. The Legislature is the controlling agency in all these steps, past. present and fugure, for the metropolitan dis- tr But in addition, the city of and the other cities and hin the municipal area have the eparate park commissions and the planning commissions, put- ting into effect the! own improve- ments and plans for development. The I fature, with the help of the Metropolitan District Commission and om, is the correla- tive and executive agency. Following “urther trips of inspec- tion and discission today, the visit. or- will go to Providence tomorrow, and on Thuralay afterncon will go to Springfield for a tour of the Con- necticut Valley, which will close the Boston w \ meeting, In addition to Commissioner Dough- erty Washingtamians attending the meeting include Frederic A. Delano, president of the American Civic Asso: ciation; Miss Haglean James, execu- tive secretary; Kdwin C. Graham, president of the 130ard of Trade; Dr. {John M. Gries, chief of the Division of Building and Housing of the De- partment of Comigerce; John Dela- mater. secretary of the Committee of One Hundred on the Federal City; Maj. Carey H. Brown, engineer of the National Capital® Park and_Plan- ning Commission; Mss Sybil Baker, director recreational wenter work in the public schools, arMd A. N. Miller, Washington reaitor. e FORMER BOOKKEEPER CONFESSES SHORTAGE West Virginian Admi¢s $30,000 Discrepency and Gets 11 Months in Prison. Special Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Vi October 25.—Raymond B. Dailey , former bookkeeper in Citizens’ National Bank here, pleaded guilty in Federal Court at Wheeling vesterday, to a shortage of approximately $30,000 in his ac- counts and was sentenced to 11 months_in the Federal Pen¥entiary. Judge ‘Baker sald he would extend leniency in view of the Government statement that full restitution of the shortage had been made by directors and stockholders of the bank, Dailey being unable to make restitutian him- self, and in view of requests fram the bank directors and some stockholders for leniency for the young banker. , Daliley confessed” his peculations to an assistant bank examiner here Au- gust 29, when the examiner asked him to help check up the books. He was taken to the Jefferson County, W. Va,, jail the same day and remained there until taken by automobile Sunday to Wheeling to plead to the indictment returned last Thursday. He steadfast- 1y declined to ask for bail before the tflséflev never disclosed what he did with the money he took, the with- drawals extending over a period of eight years. He was a member of the banking force here from the time he was graduated from high school until he confessed to the shortage. He hasa wife and one child. o English Potato Crop Short. Correspondence of the Associated Press. LONDON.—Cold, rainy weather has cut England’s potato crop very short. Excessive moisture has produced much disease in potatoes and it is estimated that the average yield the country over will be 5.8 tons per acre, or a quarter of a_ton below the 10- year average. Although the total acreage is in excess of 500,000, the ministry of agriculture describes the shortage as serious. GROSNER’S THE NEW SUITS IN “STRIPED OXFORDS” FEATURE SUBDUED STRIPINGS OF BLUE AND RED. THEY BREAK UP THE MONOTONY, Under Supervision U. S.Treasury 1408 H STREET N. W. m EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1927 ADVERTISING HELD PROSPERITY BASIS SIX HEROES DEFY DEATH DAILY TO TEST U. S. PLANES (Continued from First Page.) | determining how four new type bomb- City Club Speaker Stressesli Attributes of Success- | ful Man. l The tremendous development of American industry would never have been without the ment of modern methods of adver ing, James O'Shaughnessy, executive | secr of the American Association | of Advertising Agencies, today 200 Washington business men attend ing the second observance of the City Club. possible 2 , preside: Washingten Chamber of Commerc presided and introduced the speaker amber and other local organ- | the club in t} of Management week, held in Washington this year for the | first time, | Taking_as his topic “Advertising | It Plays in Maintaining | Prosperity,” Mr. O'Shaughnessy ed cut that production in Ame business today is a dependent thing: one that can neither grow nor exist | commercially without distribution. | Methods_ of grow old or | too weak or ow to meet with | on, which is based | < ring methods of d tribution, d makes necessary for the A n business man to make the greatest possible use of advertising in er to keep up | distribution. | After a general discussion of the activities of a modern advertising agency, the speaker declared that the | American business man who succeeds | today is he who is most diligent, best | informed, highest in courage, honest and most eager to render the most 2ood to his fellows. Prosperity, he said, now general to the widest extent in this country, does not extend to the indolent, the timorous or complacent man. Moral guidance, he concluded, is the assurance of success with ade- quate reward. Too much of the da work in this age, he pointed out exposed to the public view to permit a dishonest success in modern busi- ness. Chester Leasure of the Nation's Business will speak tomorrow. FISCAL RELATIONS | REPORT PLANNED| Richards Announces Plan Will Embody Reforms in Tax System Here. A report embodying recommenda- tions for a revision of the fiscal rela- tions between the Federal and District governments and certain reforms in the local tax system will be submitted to the Commissioners in the near future by the committee which repre- sented Washington at the recent con- ference of the National Tax Associ tion in Toronto, it was announced today by Tax Assessor William P. Richards, who acted as secretary of the delegation. A tentative outline of the report already has been drafted by a sub- committee, Mr. Richards said, and soon as the full group meets and com- pletes the final revision, it will be sent to the District Building. While none of the details of the tentative report was revealed, it is certain that a readjustment of the Oxford Grays—are new—but here’s still a newer one— Gresners fiscal relations on a more equitable and permanent basis would be recom- mended. Commissioner Sidney F. Taliaferro has indicated that the committee's recommendations would be used as the basis for an energetic campaign to be waged by the Commissioners at the forthcoming session of Congress to bring about a reform in the fiscal relations and the present tax system. The support of all clvic, trade and all other organizations in the District concerned with tax matters will be sought in the meantime. RITES FOR IEI.?ANK GERACI. Funeral services for Frank Geraci, 72 years old, for many years in the custom shoe business here, who died at his home, 1530 U street, yesterday, will be conducted in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock. Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Until about six years ago, Mr. Geract conducted his business at 1419 G street. Of more than 2,700 miles of rail- ways in Finland only 117 miles are double-tracked. 1825 F STREET Striped Oxfords Last season , , , we showed “oxford-grays” «» « we said they were ahead . . . they were . they're new in most places now. NOW ,,, we're showing “striped- « . just about 6 months ahead of the erowd, TAKE A LOOK AT THEM! 45 develop- | § | e it | | tubes for night ers can perform. A while back it was pursuit planes. Their job is made up of hair-raising thriils. Maybe it is to test the strength of wings or to see what a plane will do in a nose dive, or one of a hundred things that might ;'mmwn to a pilot engaged in an air attle. One little job called for taking a pursuit ship 10,000 feet into the air. Then, turning its nose straight down to earth, the pilot put on ail power and, with the engine wide open, dove head-on for the ground. When 2,000 up, the plane was switched abruptly up again, with the power still on full blast. It had heen figured that the plane could stand the strain, bt mes the guess is wrong it is a testimonial to the pres- progress in flying that no test ot has lost his life in 18 months. Lieut. Barksdale was the last to die, ing to find out why a certain pur- ne was difficult to get out of a . Since his death, months of have been spent on that prob- lem, and the pilots now think they e it solved. For all their heroism nd their risks, they earn no more than other pilots and get no more glory, but they earn the satisfaction of ploneering in aviation. Crashes Studied. Recent experiments here are be- lieved to have eliminated one of the principal causes for airplane fires that follow crashes. shed against a concrete wall, while low motion pictures were made. It vas discovered that most of the re- sulting fires started at the exhaus So now an air-cooled exhaust pipe been developed and fc All the wife needs is an &1di telephone set and inary lio set. She gets the conversation from the air over the radio and can talk with the pilot over the telephone, The laboratory is suggesting that telephone companies can perfo.m valuable service by consider establishment of exchanges for conversation. Commercial pilots with simple equipment could then keep in direct touch with the ground. The Germans recently announced that they had developed meon light flying, which were to penetrate fog. The Air laborato here had experi- claimed Corps | mented with these tubes for some time and found them less to the liking of pilots than the revolving light bea- cons. But radio beams are the latest thing keeping pilots on their cous scheme for radie direction, wh enables perfect flying even through the densest fog, is one more of the developments of the Government lab- oratories. It was used stccessfully in the Army Hawaifan flight. Dozens of experimerits are uander But fying an airplane has de- oped to a point where most «f the changes are minor. Most of the im- portant work lies in the fleld of com- munication with planes in flight, and that is belng carried forward, with important results expected. (Copvright, 1927.) —e In one day recently $3,650 was col- lected in Fdinburgh streets for the lifeboat men along the coast of Scot- Thi W A dozen planes were | NURSE GOES ON TRIAL IN SLAYING CASE Accused of Shooting Landlord, She Pleads Self-Defense in Cumberland. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, October 25—Miss Mable Swan, 43 years old, a nurse, was placed on trial before a jury here this morning charged with the murder of Daniel Nosser, her landlord, who lived at Keyser, W. Va. After being in session about an hour the court ad- journed, due to the iliness of a witness. Her plea is self-defense. She said last May Nosser came to the farm at Swan- ton, Md., a few miles west of Keyser, that she had leased, and when he was refused admission attempted to force the door and threw a brick at her. Then she shot. She lived alone and there were no witnesses. Miss Swan, who is a graduate of Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, and who did nursing in that city, came to thée mountains several years ago to regain her health. She is of an old Mary- land family She won the sobriquet around Oakland, near where she lived, before she leased Nosser's place, of “Breeches” because she wore men's clothes and did men's work, such as heavy hauling. The tragedy occurred in Garrett County and as removed to this county for trial on motion of the de- fense. Miss Swan is defended by for- mer State's Attorney William R. Of- futt of Oakland, former State's Attor- ney David A. Robb, former State's Attorney Fuller Barnard, jr., and for- mer Chief Judge William C. Walsh of Cumberland. Mr. Offutt, in the opening statement before the jury, which was quickly secured from the regular panel, said the defensee would ask for a verdict of not guilty on the grounds of self-defense, State's At- torney Julius C. Renninger of Gar- rett County, who is conducting the prosecution, asked for a verdict of murder in the first degree. He is as- sisted in the prosecution by State’s Attorney William A. Huster of this county and former State's Attorney E. R. Jones of Garrett County, The defense has 18 witnesses and the State 32. The widow of the slain man is also a witness. Judges D. Lindley Sloan and Albert A. Doub are occupying the bench. The prisoner, who had been in jail at Oakland since the tragedy, was brought to the local jail last week, where she is being visited by her only sister, Mrs. Nellie Bussey of Balti- more. The State, it is understood, will at- tempt to show animus on the part of the prisoner because of a raid con- ducted by officers at her farm near| Swanton a week before the shooting, resulting in finding alleged moonshine whisky. The raid, it was said, was instigated by Nosser. His mission at the time he was shot, according to the prosecution, was to collect rent. State's Attorney Renninger, in ask- ing for a verdict of first-degree mur- der, sald the State would show pre- meditation in threats made by the woman against Nosser in the presenos of four or flve men about a month before. Add Nature’s Wonders. From the Boston Transcript. Ad in St. Paul Pioneer Press— “Lost—A liberal reward will be paid for the return of a female pet bull.” REPUBLICAN HOPES IN MASSACHUSETTS TURN TO FULLER (Continued from First Page.) lieve that the national prohibition law could be enforced, and for that reason the only remedy was the repeal of the eighteenth amendment, and the sub- stitution of an amendment which would grant Congress the power con- currently with the states of seeing that the liquor traffic was regulated. Showdown to Be Interesting. A showdown on the wet and dry issue in Massachusetts, which the prospective referendum promises to give, will prove interesting. The issue ‘was stressed in 1926, when the Demo- cratic candidate for governor, Col. Gaston, ran on a wringing wet plat- form, and Senator David I. Walsh, the Democratio candidate for the Senate, also was a wet. Senator Walsh was elected over former Senator Willlam M. Butler, and Col. Gaston was de- feated by Gov. Fuller. It was a di- vided victory on the wey and dry issue, for both Mr. Butler and Gov. Fuller were acceptable to the drys and had dry support. But the liquor question is credited with having had a good deal to do with the defeat of Mr. But- ler. Mr. Butler is expected by many of his friends to enter the campaign for the Senate next year against Sen- ator Walsh, although Mr. Butler has so far made no public announcement of his plans, The Hoover boom for President is making headway in New Hampshire. But that State, like its sister States of New England, has a mental reser- vation regarding any Republican presidential candidate. That reserva- tion is personified by President Cool- idge. If there is any chance of nomi- nating the President, New Hampshire will be found in the Coolidg2 ~olumn. New Hampshire haz tha distinction of being the firat State to hold a presi- dential preferential primary. The delegates to the national convention are to be selected on second Tnesday in March. Candidates ror the celegate Jjob are to file their names 60 days lLe- fore the primary. This will put the time of filing in Janaary, little more than two months away. Alrealy there is no little activity over the matter. There are at least two groups and two schools of thought on the best method of selecting the delegation. One group would go uninstrusted, though some of its proposed candidates are distinctly favorable to Mr. Hoo- ver. The other group will go in- structed for Hoover. If President Coolidge should announce definitely before the primary that he would not permit himself to be drafted for the nomination, one reason for sending an uninstructed delegation would be re- moved, The group which is considering egending an uninstructed delegation, though favorable to Mr. Hoover, has among its candidates for delegates Gov. Spaulding, Senator Moses, Fred W. Estabrook, Republican national committeeman, and Thomas P. Che- ney, State chairman. The other group may be headed by former Gov. John G. Winant. 1t is possible it waay put a slate In the fleld pledged to Mr. Hoover. Porto Rico Appeal Dismissed. The Supreme Court yesterday or- dered dismisséd the appeal in contro- versy between the Santini Fertilizer Co. and the treasurer of Porto Rico, over assessment of property taxes, holding that the trial court was with- out jurisdiction to entertain the suit originally. 23RD STREET N. W. Below Washington Circle REV. A. A. McCALLUM Rector WE EXTEND A CORDIAL INVITATION, TO ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED, TO ATTEND OUR 'ADULT BIBLE CLAS i eviky WEDNESDAY Eevening at Eight o’clock TEACHER AND LEADER: THE REV. W. E. ROLLINS, D. D. Professor of Church History Virginia Theological Seminary An unusual opportunity to learn, from one who is so eminently qualified to teach, more about the Greatest Book of Books-- THE HOLY BIBLE BALTIMORE DOGS WIN FALL QUAIL MEET All-Age Derby of National Capital Association Being Run in Virginia Today. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., October 25.—A gal- lery of interested spectators watched the prowess of the dogs entered in the annual Fall meet for quail of the National Capital Field Trials Associ: tion, which started yesterday morn- ing about 7 o'clock on the run at Cen- terville, in Fairfax County. At least 75 are expected to be present today, which marks the finish of the all-age derby. According to Matthew Trimble, secretary-treasurer of the association, this has been one of the most su cessful runs ever staged by the asso- ciation, with every factor perfect. He pronounced the Fairfax County course one of the best grounds in the coun- try, with a natural course and plenty of natural birds. Every brace yester. day started birds. The only dmwhack has been the difficulty in obtaining a sufficient numbsar of saddle horses for all who wish to follow the dogs. The members’ derby for young dogs, which was completed yesterday, was won by Dauntless Lucky, the pointer owned by Jack Dunn of Baltimore. Mr. Dunn, who has six dogs in the meet, won second place also with his Jane Pace. Third place went to Great Alexander, owned by A. M. Pullen of Richmond, Va. The prizes for the three winners were steriing silver tea sets, the first prize including a silver tray as well. Four braces of the allage derby were also run yesterday, the remain. ing nine braces to be run today. The three winners in this second contest for the older dogs will be given silver bowls with a chance at one leg on the ‘W. Frank Burrows' Master Ben B. trophy, which must be won three years for permanent possession. Two Fairfax County dogs are competing today, both of which have won prizes in previous meets, Ferris Jake's Jim, owned by H. B. Mitchell of Herrdon, and Capt. Herndon, owned by H. Earl- ton Hanes of Herndon. ¢ Needs a Pilot. From Farm and Fireside. “Bill Bittles is a strikin’ personal- ity,” chuckled old Pat Nelson, “but all he ever strikes is snag: ADOLPR EABN President PETWORTH MASONS ‘OFFICIALLY VISITED Grand Master, With Other Officers, Make Ceremonial Call on Sub. ordinate Lodges. Petworth was the objestive lad: evening of the grand master of Masons in the District of Columbia, accompanied by the officers of the Grand Lodge, who resumad the series of grand visitations of 1927 to the constituent lodges. An official cere- monial call was made on Joppa Lodge, No. 35, and later on Petworth lLodge, 47, in the same lodgeroom, in the building owned by Joppa Lodge, at 4209 Ninth street. The members of Petworth Lodge were guests of Joppa Lodge, the former being the “baby"” of the latter, having been instituted last Spring, under a charter granted last December, Joppa Lodge having stood eponsor for Petworth Lodge. Grand Master Gratz E. Dunkum was received by Willlam J. Beuhm, master of Joppa Lodge. Later, Her- mon H. Hill, master of Petwoeth Lodge, added his welcome. The offi- cers of the two lodges visited were commended for the efforts and eff- clency, not only by the grand master, but also by the grand secretary and the grand treasurer. The grand mas- ter delivered an address of speecial Masonic interest. The junior past grand master, Sydney R. Jacobs, wio, during his term of office, had granted the dispensation for the organization of Petworth Lodge and who presided when it was instituted, also spoke. An interesting incident of the eve- ning occurred when the grand secre- tary usurped the power of the grand master and directed that the latter's son, who s visiting in this city, be escorted to a seat alongside the presid- ing officer's chair, occupled by his father. The next visitations of the series are scheduled for tomorrow evening, when visits will be made to Bright- wood Lodge, No. 43, and to Stansbury Lodge, No. 24. The lodges named meet in Masonic Hall, Brightwood, Candidates to Speak. Special Dispatch to Ths Star, POTOMAC, Va., October 25.—Candi- dates for commonwealth’s attorney and county clerk of Arlington County, will speak at a meet: in the audi- torium of the Town Hall Building here Saturday night, at 8 o'clock. uf'fl’,l. 'yfllv’ DIAMONDS Other Precious Stones Members of Amaterdam Diamond Ezchange o .ofiahin oJne. T hirty-five Tears oz 935 F Street PLATINUMSMITES After Generations of - Blue Suits Came the Renowned Saks Blue! THE idea of new; a Blue Suit is not exactly, your grandfather wore one. BUT Blue Suit Value as expressed in the Saks Blue Cheviots, Serges and Un- finished Worsted, with Two Trousers, at $37.50—that IS new! AFTER a moment of inspection or a month of comparison, you.will arrive at the same conclusion: $37.50, are $45 tailoring! That here, at fabrics, $45 style and $45 A size for every type or build of man. WITH TWO TROUSERS $37(0