Evening Star Newspaper, November 3, 1927, Page 5

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 3 0. P. WOMEN |RAIL RATES HELD METHOD TO BETTER Aoy byt Lok i LATIMER HONOR GUEST BIG ITEM IN FARM CALIBER OF JURORS right selection of probationers, he said, OF WEST VIRGINIANS AID DIFFICULTIES PROPOSED BY TAFT is the most important factor in suc- s Admiral Tells of Reception Given I(‘M\Hnlv'd_{l‘nnlfl b ———— DHTIZENS TOPASS ON SUTER'S POST Federation Will Discuss Pro- priety of Delegate qudinq. for the contract labor system in keep- ing prisoners occupied. was urged by Sam Lewisohn. who presided at last night's session. Under the former plan, articles made prisoners are used by the State. instead of going into private hands under special con- cts. Organized labor and capital VIRGINIA G. TO CALL AT WHITE HOUSE Newly Formed Arlington County Body Will Be Received by Presi- dent Saturday. Y. W.C. A. Questions and Answers {and returning them to court when | they fail.” Sound judicial discretion, aided by a competent probation staff, | | is essential. he added Studies made ara in favor of this system, Lewisohn | of the results of probation treatment | said. | |after a period of years indicate, he | | declared, that between 60 and 70 per | Approved by A. F. of L. | cent of aduits placed on probation “go| Faward F. McGrady, legislative | straight.” | representative of the American Fed- | eration of Labor, stated that organized labor not only is advocating proper training of the prisoner and the right marketing of products of his labor, cessful probation. next to “thorough supervision after they are released Him by Nicaragua Lib- eral Party. 1. How many women are emploved in Government service in Washing ton? Answer—More than 27,000; dustry, more than 10,000. 2. How many women are employed within a radius of three blocks of the new administration and activi- ties building, at Seventeenth and K streets? Answer — Approximately 10,000 in In-} who can apprehena bring them to justice We newd more policemen in m cities, and v = need more constables in the rural regions of the States. We need legislatior (o secure prompter information or nlict- ment and prompter trial. We need legislation to veduce as much ae pos Moines Register of October 29 for No. criminals and Members of the newly organized |1 Northern wheat are §I League of Republican Women of Ar- nneapolis. _On the same page lington County will be received by |is quoted at Winnipeg. in Canada, at President Coolidge Saturday at the [$1.411 Thus it will be seen rhat White House. This leagu which | wheat is selling at from 15 to 20 cents was organized ‘less than two weeks|a bushel higher in Canada than in the ago, under the auspices of the League | United States. The farmers of the Rear Admiral Julian C. Latiper guest of honor of the West Virgin Society and told of the reception ten- dered him by the Liberal party in Nicaragua the night before he left there, at the November meeting of the society in the Washington Club, Sev- Youth is Defended. Prof. E. H. Sutherland of Minnesota | State University told the conference | that there is no evidence to show that Merger Berth, The employment of Jesse C. Suter, former president of the Federation of Citizens' Associations and now a dele- gate to it, to assist in the promotion of the plan of Harley P. Wilson for of Republican Women of the Distriet of Columbia. is the first permanent women’s Republican organization in Virginia, and expects to take an ac- tive part in local and national politics. Mrs. Virginia White Speel, president of the District League, will make the introductions. Officers of the new or- United States have been compelled to take an average of abont 15 cents a bushel less for the present wheat crop in the United States than the price received by the Canadian farm- ers. And this is the fact in spite of a tarifl of 42 cents a bushel on wheat. “The causes of this discrimination tion women. How many eity Y. W. C. A.?7 What are they wher Answer—Activities and administra- building, Seventeenth and K streets northwest; downtown center, 614 E street northwest; recreation center, Twentieth and B streets north. has the and sible the opportunities of counsel for convicted men to delay a veview and f Aisposition of the cases. ‘We need legislation that shall ren- | der impossible new trials except | for | real injustice in a trial. We need | judges to guide the t the jury in understanding the evi- which community a legislation to enlarge the power of the | 1 and to help | § ung people are comparatively more criminal than a generation ago. “Criminality is a type of culture develops in a person or in a result of a series of factors,” Prof. Imt_members of organized lahor ars ready to give this training and assist in the development of prison indus- tries on the right basis Maj. Leltoy Hodges, director of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce, pointed out (hat proper prison em- ployment is essential to rehabilitation of the criminal. A. F. Allison, execu- enteenth and K streets, last night. Ad- nl‘i?l Latimer is a member of the so- ciety. Six members of the Kennedy School of Dancing entertained at the meeting with several dance numbers, while the remainder of the program was devoted to soclal dancing. Announcement was made that the are, first, that the price of all wh in both Canada and the United Sta is fixed the sale of the surplus in ganization are: Mrs. Louis A. Mac- Mahon, president: Mrs. A. H. Green- wood, first vice president: Mrs. Grace conditioned in a process ion and develops in a zone of integration. in the person uch, but { west, and the Elizabeth Somers, 1104 | ; of social infe M street northwest dence and in reaching its conclusions annual “cider and apple socal” upon the evidence. This means that oAl of Wi society will be held in the Washington tive secretary of the International ssociation of Garment Manufactur- consolidating_the transportation s tems of the District. is expected to be vacation camps has discussed at the annual meeting of the federation Satur night in boardroom of the District Building. Mr. Suter has heen employed with the law firm headed by William G. McAdoo, which acts as counsel for Mr. Wilson, since October 1. His tenure is understood to be for the perind of the merger discussion. His duties, it was said, are to collect information or to do any thing else that may be desired in con- nection with the merger, a question in which he has long been interested. Would Refrain From Vote. Mr. Suter has sald that he saw no fmpropriety in remaining as a dele- gate to the federation because of his connection with the McAdoo firm as long as he does nmot vote on public utility matters, except when sne- cifically instructed to do so by his as- sociation. Surprised at Action. Mr. Suter gave out the following statement toda “I am surprised that it is a matter of any public importance that 1 have been employed recently in connection | with the preparation of a streer rail- way merger plan for the District of Columbia, particularly since I hold no office in the non-governmental Fed- eration of Citizens' Associations and months ago informed my friends that I would not be a candidate for. tne presidency of the federation, and am Tot a member of any committee deal- ing with public utility matters, but 1 am only chairman of the committee on national representation and am not now interested in any way in the yolitical side of the federation or of ¢ citizens' association, but am. as interested in matters affecting the public welfare of Washington. 1 have been particularly scrupulous in that every time I have discussed the merger with any one I h stated that 1 had been employed in connec- tion with the preparation of a merger plan. “This, of course, can be readily con- firmed by numerous persons, including newspaper editors and reporters. Be. fore emplovment was even suggested 10 me 1 thoroughly studied the plan recently submitted to the Public Utili- ties Commission and approved it, with the exception of some suggestions which were later adopted ‘and which 1 believed were very much in the public interest. 1 also informed prominent members of my own asso- ciation of my employment and have been generally congratulated, because this seemed to be an opportunity to render & Very real public sefvice. e Sees No Impropriety. “When I was emploved by Mr. Clagett of the firm of McAdoo, Neb- lett, O'Connor & Clagett to assist in the preparation of the plan. he asked me whether 1 thought 1 should re- sign as a delegate to the federation, but after being advised against that ‘eourse_ by several of: my triends. whom T consulted, 1 decided mot to do o, particularly because 1 am deeply interested in the question of 1epre- sentation for the District of Columbia, the | 8. White, Mrs, dgar W Mrs. F. Mrs. M ton, executive secretary of the Re- publican State committee of the Dis. rict. who has assisted in organizing the women of Arlington, will accom- pany them to the White House. \FEMINISM GAINS IN NAVY. British Senior Nurse Assigned to New Post. LONDON, November 3 (#).—Fem inism hay made Its first step toward the quarter-deck th Alexandra | Nu termed r-in- " and she will interview all the candidat the nursing service at .the admiralty. She will also inspect the naval hos- pitals periodically Pumphrev, Sanderson, tr 4 Ordered to Hospital. Maj. Thomas A. Lynch, Philippine Scouts, stationed in this c ordered to the Gene Springs, A treatmen and equally becauss 1 saw no impro- priety in my cemaining as a delegate to the federation as long as I did not vote on public utility matters, ex- cept when spectically instructed to so by my assoxiation. “F 10 line up dele- gates of the federation in favor of any particular merger plan, almost my entire activicy has been confined to gathering fac's as to the k |of efforts to bhring about a merger in the District o* Columbia, and giv- ing my best julgment on public sen timent in che District as to what should be embadied in the plan. Those who huve been framing the plan have shown what to we is a very laudable and_unusual dispositin (o consult | Washington pubiic sentiment in this | matter. Public Service Cited. “Certainly nothing that I have done could stir up factions in the Federa- tion of Citizens' Associations, because, as far as I know. the same informa- tion regarding the proposed consolida- tion plan has been made available as widely as possible to civic leaders gen- erally, including all who might be con- sidered as belonging to different fac- tions of the federation. With a num- ber of these civic leaders I have had nothing at all to do with the outlining of the plan to them. “As is natural in a matter of such vital concern to the people of the District of Columbia, some of the first reports have been extremely erroneous, but 1 believe very strongly that when { this question has been examined more thoroughly publiely it will be realized what has been done is in the public interest, and that at last Washington really has an opportunity of realizing its Jong ambition” to bring about a merger or conselidation of thc trans. portation facilities of the District.” city, has been | 1 Hospital, Hot | the worid market at Liverpool, and it is costing the American farmers | about 15 cents a bushel more to get their surplus wheat to the Liverpool market in railroad freight rates than the Canadian farmer. This is true in spite of the fact that the Canadian farmer must ship his wheat farther | over the railroads than the American farmer. Therefore, the American farmer is compelled to pay a transpor- tation tax of 15 cents per bushel on wheat to the railroads in the United States for their so-called efficient pri- | vate management, from which the Cunadian farmer is relieved by the government operated roads in this country. Other Products Affected. “The farmers of the United States are paying a like excess discrimina- ticn on all tarm products. This dis crimination cannot be removed by merely passing a farm bill. It will require a railroad bill also, and one of far-reaching effectiveness to remove this excess transportation charge. The railroad proposition is a better business proposition in the United ate. than in Canada. The rail- roa” of the United States ouzht to 1 operated at Jower rates and with u better service than the Canadian roads. There are several reasons why this is not a e, “First, valuation of the rail- roads i At the moment sion fixed the tentative value of 18 “illion 900 million dollare, th ° value as shown by the quota: tions off their stocks and bonds was considerably less than 12 billion. Thus by la s the United States gave rail- roads a legalized value of over seven billion dollars more than their mar- ket value, as the farms are always alued. Even : ace the biz stock booms in railroads, their market value is still many billions less than the tentative value of the commission. The law then gives them a return of 53, per cent upon this entire valua- |tion,” water and all. The farmers must contribute in excess freight rates | to pay this return, as we have seen upon wheat. “Another item is the capitalization of unearned increment in the proper- ty values of the railroads which does not occur in the government-owned roads of Canada. This amounts to two or three hundred million dollars a year that goes into capital costs and its earnings must be paid in ex cess rates. Waste Is Big Item. ““Another gigantic item is the waste of competition. Edward Dudley Kenna of the Santa Fe said in his book over 10 years ago that this amounted to over $300.000,000 a year. This goes into operating expenses and must be paid_in excess freight rates. “The excess profits of the ‘nside, or subsidiary corporations «hat furnish the suppiles to the railroads is another item. These profite amount to $200,- 000,000 or $300,000,000 a year. “Another item is the return on tke bonded portion of the capital. The railroads_have always secured fheir bonds. about 10 billion of them, at { luncheon ahout 415 per cent on an average, and 4. How many the Y. W. C. A.? located? Answer—Two vaeation camps, lo- cated at Vacation Lodge. Cherrydale. \a., and Kamp Kahlert, West River. Md. 5 How many women and girls at- nded these two camps last Summer? Answer—2,680 women and girls. .. Y.W.C.A. WORKERS HEAR DR. BALLOU Teams Report in $60,000 Drive. Professional Groups to Gath- er Tonight. Where are they te Dr. Frank W. Ballou. superintend- ent of District schools, was the ])rln; cipal speaker at the first “report" meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association cam- paign for $60.000 as a maintenance fund, held today at Barker Hall in the new huilding at Seventeenth and K streets. Mrs. Wallace Radeliffe presided. The teams will make their second report tomorrow. The six teams of business and pro- fessional women organized by Mrs Ruth Jeffers Saunders will make their reports this evening at 6:30 o'clock. Members of the hoard ot directors will be in charge of tomior row's luncheon meeting. Mrs. Wil- liam Chapin Huntington_will preside and Mrs. William D. Mitchell will apeak. . . Dr. Lewis to Speak Here. William Mather Lewis, former pres- dent of George Washington University, will address the Lafayette College Alunini Association at their luncheon to be held Saturday. 12:15 o'clock, at the Ta Fayette Hotel preceding the Georgetown-Lafayette foot ball game. — under the law they get a return of 5% per cent upon this capital invest- ment, and this amounts to a honus of about $100,000.000 per vear. ““These items. added together are making up the 15 cents per bushel tax on wheat the farmers must pay, and a similar tax on the consumers of the country or a similar reduction in the wages of railroad labor. ““The Canadians have pointed us the way, and it is a success without a question of doubt. Even the Govern- ment operation of our own railroads during the war was a success in com- parison with private operation. Dur- ing the first yvear after the roads were turned back to their private owners, the operating expenses were increased by $1.485,000,000, nearly a billion and a half of dollars. 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Asks Clear R “The procedure and rules of evi. dence should not be such that the lawyers can weave a web to trip the | trial judge, which an upper court by | reason of fechnical rules would have | 0 set aside. Neither the knglish judges nor the judges of the Kederal Court are restricted in the aid which ‘hey can give the jury, to enable it to understand the real issues and to weigh evidence intelligently. t judges are more restricted in other courts, | “The truth Is that the American people in many States have distrusted the judges and preferred to let the juries wander about through a wilder ness of evidence without judicial sug gestion or guide and often to become subject to an unfair and perverted presentation by counsel of the evi. | dence, leading to a defeat of justice. | The chance of conviction of innocent | persons hy a jury of 12 men by ju-| diclal conduct and tyranny must he minimized by fair review on appeal “But the danger iz not sufficiently great to require that the reins should be thrown on the back of the jurors to tollow their own sweet will in their conclusions. They constitute the tri- bunal to pass on the facts, and they are the ultimate judge of the facts. But the judge is there, and it should be his sworn duty with his experience to help the jury to consider and ana- lyze the evidence and weligh it with common sense. Mrs. Sherman Speaks. Justice Taft was introduced by Mrs, John D. Sherman, president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, who presided at the morning session. The general subject of the session was “Pardon and Mrs. Sherma of the active in- terest in crime reform work of the federation and declared that her or- ganization believes that “honest work is the cure for crime. “We are not interested in maudlin | sentiment which provides pardon, pro- | bation and parole with the only op- portunity offered that of becoming a bootlegger,” Mrs. Sherman said. “We want the training of th: individual prisoner stressed and opportunity of- tered for honest work upon release. Herbert C. Parsons, deputy commis- sioner And secretary of the Massachu- setts Commission on Probation, urged caution in the exercise of probationary measures. Probation is “a delicate in- strument,” he stated. requiring under- standing and discrimination in its proper employment. Charles L. Chute, secretary of the and vision of the trial, and that somebody | " enssed by Hinton G. | Caleh | original National Probation Association, stress- ed the need for more adequate and in the community. Crime in| modern society is the result of mobil ity which ha broken traditions multiplied contacts, introduced variety | and conflict in culture and resulted in | segregating people in different culture chere they support each other Administration of parole was dis- Clabaugh, super- visor of paroles of Illinois. Secretary Work of the. Interior s scheduled to preside at the session this afternoon. when the topic will be he Substitution of Scientific Mental Examination of Prisoners for the Present System of Paid Expert Testi mony."” Drive on “Fence” Urged. xtermination of the “fence,” receiver of stolen goods, was the sub- ject yesterday afternoon, while the topic last night was prison labor. Speakers pointed out that by cut- ting off all avenues of disposal for stolen articles the criminal will be balked. Various means were advo- cated for dealing with this problem. H. Raumes, chairman of { ew York State Crime Commission, uggested amendment of laws so that receivers of stolen goods may be con- victed on the uncorroborated testi- mony of the robher. Charles H. Tut- tie, U ed States attorney for the soutkern district of New York, de- clared ihe interstate commerce law might he used against traffic in stolen goods between the States. The United States Mint s inad- vertently one of the largest receivers of stolen gold in the country, Robert Appleton. presicent of the Association of Grand Jurors of New York County, told the commission. Smelters and re- finers, he declared, receive more stolen metals than any other industry. Asks Probe by Buyers. To combat “fences,” he urged strict scrutiny of all metals and their sources when they are offered for sale. There is nmo accountability at present, he said, the refiners merely requiring that the seller give his name and ad- dress when he offers gold for sale. He suggested that no precious metals he hought in a rough state and that tooth fillings, watches and other <ources of gold be bought only in their form. This would preient sellers from melting down watches and other precious articles which are often received from “fences.” Amendment of the mint’s regula tions to this end and extension of the present laws in New York and other States fo make it compulsory on deal- rs in jewelry to investigate the source of jewels and gold offered for sale were urged by Mr. Appleton as remedies for this situation, Joah H. Banton, district attorney of New York, denounced not only the “fence” but th gin"—the person who teaches crime to boys and starts them on criminal careers. Former Gov. Charles A. Whitman concurred in_these views, Substitution of the “State use” plan Largest Because Best—Not Best Because Largest | labor system. or | the | ers, strongly denounced the contract n. J. Weston Allen, former at- torney general of Massachusetts, was toastmaster at a luncheon to the dele- Rates yesterday afternoon. Various Dhases of the crime problem were dis- sed by a number of speakers, in- cluding Prof. Raymond Moley of Co- lumbia Unive: » William M. Stewart, director of the census: Maj. Richard Sylvester, formerly chiet of police here and now honorary presi- dent of the International Policemen's Assoclation, and former Gov. Whit- man of New York. The need for more adequate crime statistics was emphasized by several of the speak- ers. | DUVALL BEFORE JURY. j ilelppelrl Before Body in Probe of Graft Charges. | | INDIANAPOLIS, November 3 (#).— {Jobn L. Duvall, who resigned as In. | dianapolis mavor last Thursday, was before the Marion County grand jury again today, his third appearance of the week. The grand jury was believed to continuing its probe of activities | the city council majority faction connection with its investigation political corruption charges. 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