Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1928, Page 7

. L3 THE - EVENTNG STAR. WASHINGTON. D. .. MONDAY. JANUARY 23. 1928, UPINIONS DIVIDED | - BEFORE OIL BOARD. | l Dies Suddenly l Committee Opens Hearings! on Conservation of | Petroleum. ) Sharply controversial opinions as to competition and monopoly in the oil production in California were presented today. as the special committee of nine. | appointed at the sugacsiton of Scer tary Work. chairman of the Federal Oil” Conservation Board. began public hrarings to go into the question of over production and climination of waste in the petroleum industry. The | hearings, Chairman Henry M. Bates of Michigan said, will continue until all available data have been collected. and | the committee then will draft a tenta- tive bill, designed. it is understood. to give_greater authority to the Federal ©Oil Board. A statement by Charles A. Son of | Los Angeles. representing independent oil operators in California. that eight Jarge o:l companics in that State con rol 80 per cent of the ou . a virtual monopoly. S ar challenged by Thomas A. O'Donnell of| las Angeles. chairman of the boar of the California. Petroleum Corpora- FRANK W. TROTH. | Fairfax County Justice of the Peace, whose practice of trying arrested mo- orists on the roadside gave him wide publicity. “HOT DOG” JUDGE "LAIMED BY DEATH assing of Frank W. Troth,| 71, Follows Reversal of Roadside Fine. Jal Dispateh 1o The Star ALEXANDRIA, Va, January 23.- At his home near here in Fairfa County last night, Justice of the Peace o W. Troih, known as the “hot " judge becaus: of the fact that notorists charged with violating the State license laws were tried.at a sand- wich stand or other convenient road- side places, died last night of heart trouble. He was 71 years old. Lest Friday Judge Troth was re od in the case of Dr. W. A, Frank- land of Washington, D. C.. who ap- praled to the Fairfax Circuit Court !when fined $1 on a charge of ‘llegally cperating_an automobile in Virginia | under a District of Columbia tag. Dr. | Frankland was first tried at a sandwich i stand. but demanded that three justices ! hear his case, as his legal right. Two !other justices were called upon by | Judge Troth to preside with him. and | when the defendant and his attorney peared the propristor of the sand- $700 Found Buried 700 Found Beried | ARMY FLOOD PLAN Of Virginia Hermit Q[}[]RH] WMS[NME Siecial Dispateh to The Star i | LURAY. Va. January 23.—More o it ‘v Thomne cr. | HAWeS Calls Scheme “Mur- derous”—House Group l Hears Engineer. \l | Man, this county, who was found dead Friday, has been discovered buried in fhe vard of the home. Corbin never banked his savinge Search revealed nothing of value mn the honse. DENIAL OF CHARGE | FILEDBY LOWMAN bin, 75-yearold reclise of Stony By the Associated Press While the administration's flood con- [ trol plan was being euplained to the | House flood control committee today by | !iis author, Maj. Gen. Jadwin, its provi- | slons came under severe attack at a | Senate hea: ng. i | Gen. Jadwin, who formulated the | plan as chief of Army Engineers. de-' tniled to the House committee seven | - | trips he made through last year's flood | district, and told the considerations | Trecasury Post Appointee De- which ied to his conclusions. | v A | Critics of the project launched their | nounces Accusation Which | attack at the opening of hearings by the Senate commerce committee, Scna- i ‘ 4 3 tor Hawes. Democrat, Missouri, leading Blocks His Confirmation. |ofr with the assertion that the Jadwin lan was the “most murderous engi- — lr:;m:mg thing I ever have read in m- . : a . | As onc instance, Senator Hawes sald |~ scvmour Lowman. whose nomination | 1% G¢ (REREE. Berater, Hawes sald as Assistant Sccretary of the Treasury | U ] in charge of prohibition and customs | ;‘,i‘_\'{;f;),“r:’llwf;"’gm“;';m'z“"‘,‘:;w‘;:l ;‘;;pmf{; has been held up in the Senate finance | tion. Asks State Legislation. | Mr. Son read a lengthy statrmyen! sdvocating - State legislation to catail petroleum productica. and pradicted | that conditions are now arenming | thamselves in the mid~ontinent Micld to | produce A similar mononolv t'wre un- | Joss some stop is put to the, growing | situation. He supgested an ‘arganiza- | tion of produc State nd Nation | wide. to Teach Pn agreement to control utwut snd refuse to bring in weils | until the market has passod the satura- | tion point | Questioned br Mr. O'Dyannell. the three members of the committee representing the petroleum industry. | San declined to admit there was com- petition between the eht large com- panies 1 do not admit anv monopolv in the industry in California.” O'Donnell “Tn fact. we have the keenest! jon of anv industrv in the vy and as a result. our industry is ering from overexpansion and | overeampetition. These eight com- panies ta which vou refer are in deadlv petition and 1o sinele interest con- trols anv two of them ¥ vefining, mar- keting or transportation.” Son declared that “the eight com- panies do not have any competition in price™ and cited statements of some other comnanies that had lowered or | reduced mrices “to meet comnetition.” | Legislation that would eurtail prodc- | tion on a percentsge nlan. and tha. | would force use of the unit plan of | eneration. to bring in methors of nro- dneinz a hicher nereentane of oil than has hitherta hoan possible was advo- cated by Mr Son. H Waste of Gas Cited. ! Waste of natural gas used as pres- sure to foree oil from the sands into | the wells is one of the problems that goes along with overproduction and market saturation. accordine to Chair- man Bates. Whatever legislation is de- | cided upon by the committee. Mr. Bates said. 1t must not egntrol production in order that the price of petroleum can be forced’ uo. and must not conflict with the sntistrust laws. This subject was also’ 1 unon by Mr. Son | ‘The committee represents the Ameri- | can Bar Association. the Government | and the petroleum industrv. Besides | Mr Bates the Bar Association repre- rentatives are James A. Veasev of Tu'ra. Okla. and Warren Olney, jr. of San Prancisco.' The industry is ren- | 1esented by Mr O'Donnell. Edgar Pew of the Sun Oil Co. of Dalias and W E.' FPar<h of Houston. Tex | The, t is reprecented by E C Finhev. Assistant Secreta=v of the | interior: Walter F. Brown. Assistant | Secretary of Commerce. and Abram P. | Mvers. a member of the Pederal Trade Commission | PLANE CARRIER SAILS. | Saratoga to Take on Torpedoes at Newport Before:Going to Pacific. | NORFOLK. Va. January 23 (#. The giant airplane carrier Saratog: which has been_at anchor in Hamp- | ton Roads since Tuesday, taking eboard supplies, ammunition and alrplanes. sailed yesterday for Newport, R. I.' where she is 1o load torpedoes before proceeding 1o the Pacific Coast 1 join the United States figet. It was planned | to test oM her facilities for launching | and landing planes on the trip up the | coast and some of the fiyers taken sboard here will get their first taste of taking off and landing on a ship's deck. The destroyer Billingsly is ac- companying the ship o0 act as tender | in event any of the airmen come to| gri#f during the maneuvers, ne of | of! BOTH LEGS FRACTURED. | Injury of Modnt Rainier Man Fol- lowed by Driver's Arrest. Bpecial Dispateh 1o The Star MOUNT RAINIER. Md. January 23.--Harry Wells, 25 years old. eolored of 2117 Pifth street. Washington, was beld under 5 $500 bond by Justice of the Peace Hugh burg last ni driving had run down Joseph 7 old of 3517 street, Mount Rain rth street and Rhode I oW war lagen 10 Gariel yashington. Both were G Machen of the © Georges County Police Couft ar- /1 He will be given a hesre in the County P hu—‘ ille by Judge J. Chew KILLED BY GAS BLAST. Alleged West Virginia Moonshiner Vietim in Becret Room FAIRMONT W Va. Junusry 23 8 | . 4 moonshiner was killea st near here yesterday when cxpioded sr ne struck ¢ 8 seerel mom his farm ietim a a how VYarn natural gas one Do Aiscont plements Bootlegger Heavily Fined ANDRIA fler 44 50 Asaph stree! day when & res Vi Yitiuary vesrs ol uf 311 North neked Police wiwn Hitaf e neanuuErers Bowth Capt W o ger! w I e be fuied § * e n nen it this morning R “r Frederick Woman Dies ut 98 FEEDEIICK Md 3 Mis Basab Aawi Buckey 96 ' mother of Mis Laug Killien wnd John PBuckey of Wil died here Bal Grex Flunssil will hela here Loy wei ey [z | interest throughout the country. letters to other Republican candidates. THREE IN Aumwioslts; | 3 vears old. died shortly after she had ! | wich stand Yefused to spare room for the hearings, which were conducted on | the roadside i Dr. Frankland Appeals. | Upon the grounds that he is a resi- | dent of Washington and that the cot- | tage rented by his wife near Fort Hum- i phreys, to which he was driving when | arrested. had nothing to do with his { 2utomobile. which he claimed he main- tained at his Washington residence. Dr. Frankland appealed the case when the three judges imposed a nominal tine of $1. The charge was dismissed by Judze Samuel G. Brent in Circuit Court at Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, | Fairfax. but a stay was granted pend- who has bacome one of the leading de- | ing the filing of a writ of error bv the fenders of prohibition, today put a | prosecuting officers. and this leaves the series of questions to Senator Curtis, | €ase in abeyance. Republican, of Kansas, secking to de-| What effect the death of Judge Troth velop the views of the Senate majority | may_have upon the final outcome of leader on the wet and dry question in | Dr. Frankland's case is uncertain. the event Curtis should be the Repub- | SihariiDlsease Wilatiee. Joan uninee MoriE gl | Although a victim of heart disease “Your friends have placed vou in line | . s o - | Judge Troth was injured several mcn*hs for the nomination for the Presidency ago by a fall down the stairs of his ihat fact to ask your views upon & mat- | {¢“berieved this injury had an effect ter in which there is a wide and deep | Lo jis peann 3 ! I'am THe was born in Vir many " v i = ginia and for many ST g0 el be frce 10 EXDIESS SOUT- | years lived at Accotink. where he con- i ot e | ducted a general store and also a grist Quizzed on Plank. | mill, Besides his wife, who is an inva- o= hid. he is survived by two daughters. First. do you favor incorporating in Funeral services will be held at 3 the next national Republican platform o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the resi- a plank specifically referring to the 'dence. burial to be in Woodlawn Ceme- cighteenth “amendmsnt and pledging . tery. orous and faithful enforcement of the VIRGINIA TO EN A CT SEA FOOD LAWS SOON CURT DRYSTAN Asks Kansas Senator for Statement in Presidential Campaign. amendment and the laws enacted to | carry into effect the constitutional amendments? | “What is vour attitude and what | would be your attitude toward the | amendment and its cnforcement in | case you are nominated and elected?” ! State's Decision. “Do you favor the enactment into law of the principle embodied in the New York referendum that the Congress | should modify the Federal act to en- force the eighteenth amendment so that the same shall not prohibit the manu- | % facture. sale. transportation. impo Soncis) DS Ih o The Bia, | :lrn'n nnr( P.‘:p’;n.l'()onl 01. Ix;vrr-grs ;‘l ch BALTIMORE, January 23.—Vir-! 0t in fact intoxicating. as deter- f ) vs | mined_in accordance with the laws of | fn Wil enact conssrvation | laws the respective States? In other words, similar to those now in effect in Mary-| do you favor a program of legislation | land. Swepson Earle, conservation com- which wili enable every State to deter- | missioner, has been informed by me'f mine for itself the alcoholic content nf heries ! beverages to be manufactured, sold and | v Houston. commissioner of fisheries of the Old Dominion State. transported throughout the country? In a letter to Mr. Farle, the Virginia Do you favor the repeal of the eight- ; centh amendment or the repeal of th- | commissioner said that the proposed ! Volstead act?" ! legisiation protecting s food products | is meeting indorscment all over the ! State. servation Methods Will Be Senator Borah will address similar | E One of the principal sections of the | i proposed law is the 3-inch cull ovster law which went into effect in Mary- land last year The 3-inch law provides that no ovster may Le taken from the beds in | the Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries | unless it mersures at least 3 inches | from tip to tip of its shell. The coné servation commissioner is also em- powered to set off certain oyster- producing areas and forbid tonging or dredging activitics in those arezs until { he is assured the supply is sufficient KILLED AT CROSSING Man, Wife and Grandchild Are| Victims of Accident Near Richmond, Va. Tax Protest Meeting Called. Special Dispateh o The Star RIVERDALE. Md. January 23 mass meeting of citizens of the River- dale District in protest agatnst al- leged overassessment of taxes on real esiate will be held at 8 o'clock tonight at the council chamber, By the Associated Prese RICHMOND, Va, January 23— Three persons met death at a grade | crossing near here vesterday when the | automobile in which they were riding | was struck by a westbound freight train of the Chesapezke & Ohio Raflway. Jules Mayeur. 48, and his wife, Mrs. Juliette Mayeur, 47. hurled 40 feet from the tracks, were instantly killed, . Policeman's ; while their grandchild, Majorie Clark, Auto Burns An automobile of Policeman C F been rushed to a local hospital. All were of this city ously reported as stolen. was found de- There beinz no obstructions on either | £troyed by fire on a road near Hans side of the crossing. it was belleved by | boro's home in Lyon Village, Va, yex- county officers who investigated the | terday. Hansboro knew nothing of th accident that the machine stalled on | destruction of his car. he said. until no- the tracks, tified by Policeman Julius Moller that i :m lx!lll'r h?}?'mw';l' & 1:] Ihl‘lF driv- TWO BAPTIST CHURCHES | sides'in Virginia. 0 0 ™ BURN ON SAME DAY | Among the rosal sewels tram Russ sides in Virginia 115 a figure of | inches tall carved from the known emerald in_existence CATIONAL, Isle of Wight, Va.. Pires, Causing largest $25,000 Loss. Laid to Sparks and Overheated Furnace, By the Awswrated Fies NORFOLK. Va. January 23.--Two, Baptist Churches located in Inle of Wight County were destroyed by fire yesterday. The Mill Bwamp Church. said 1 be the oldest in the denomination In | Virginia and one of the first established in America, was burned with a loss of | wbout 815000 The original church, | known as the Burlelgh Baptist Church of wood 1l troyed was the Central near Isle of Wight Court House one of the Jarg st in the covnty. The loss is about $12.000. The | Mii Ewsmp Chureh was said o 'm\ri been set on fire by sparks falling on the goof A overheated furnuee was | ., blamed 1 truetion of the | o Central Hll structure 1 3 vonre: Muvaiiousol, MRS. EMMA F. EVANS DIES. fetinn Beience George Washineton University ng School oo b ' e e students 300 1 6 Second Semester Begine January 30- Stockton Hall T Twentinth Mreel Wi [N George Washington University Vounded 1421 Graduate School Columbian College School of Fngineering School of Education School of Medicine Law School School of Pharmacy Divition of the Fing Arts Divition of Library Science Practitioner fue- | cumbs at Age of #1 | Mrs ¥mme Frederics Evans, § 14 toy many sears a Christlan Sclence prectitioner of this Oty mnd the widow | of Col Eeth Gilbest Evans. died at her evidence. 520 Eehteenth street early wfter wn dlness of shoul thre Col Evans died n April. 1§ survived by a s of Bloomficld, N ) 1, Conant of Brook- st Bmith of Kast wna u hrother | Funeral ervices will e conducted | al W W Chambors taners) parlors LAO0 Chipin sireet. Oomorrow after oo #1 2 0 Clock Interment will be in Artingon Cometery Woman's Auto Hits Policeman " [ LYNCHBURG. Va. Jupuary Patrolman £ M Hemiuon of the volice L pariaent heve was painfully i ured » i b Auty lute Baturday by san sutln mobile driven by Mis Ann Davis 80 fvermont pnd Columbia wvenne No were prelered pgainst Mis | at of H1n Summer Scsions Day and Late Afternaon * Cla Second Semester Beging January 30, 1928 Far Cataloguss and Othes Information, Apply to The Recordar, 2013 G Stras Charges Davia, L] | Commissioner Says Maryland Con- | | ! Adopted in Dominion. }, S [ ; hizh and to withstand reaping. | Hansboro of the Trafie Bureau. previ- | goddess over seven committee, has written Senator Curtis o denying the truth of com- at he has permitted two brew: eries to operate illegally_in aressional district in New York in which he lives Lowman, who is serving under a re- cess appointment. said one of the breweries in question was closed and that the other was now a grain alcohol | disiillery. operating under a regular per- mit from the prohibition unit issued i before he took office. ! Senator Curtis said the reply was | satisfactory to him. but that before making his report to the committee he would confer with Senator Willls of Ohio, one of the leaders of the Senate drys, who has asked to be consulted {on the nomination. Details as to the complaint will be withheld by Senator Curtis pending his report. et . \CAPT. D. J. MOYNIHAN | DIES AT WALTER REED | Retired Officer Succumbs at Age of 61—Funeral to Be Held | | | on Thursday. | capt. Danicl J. Moynihan, U. §. A.. | retired. years old, died at Walter Reed General Hospital this morning fol- lowing a short iliness. | “He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Helen S. Moynihan. 1850 North Fiftn street, Miami, Fla.. who has been resid- |ing at the Service Club at Walter Reed | during her husband’s confinement. A | brother also survives Funeral services will be held Thurs- | dny morning. with mass at the Knights of Columbus hut at {10 o'clock. Interment will be in Arling- ton National Cemetery wih military honor: Capt. Moynihan was born at Sunder. land, Mass. November 19. 1867. He was_commissioned a ‘second lieutenant m the Massachusetts Infantry May 9, 1898, and assigned to the United States | Infantry as a first lictiicnant the fol- | lowing year. He served in the Philippines and vari- ous posts in the Umted States. During the World War he was commissioned a major and retired as a captain, Feb- uary 19, 1920, College to Erect Statues. Spectal Dispateh tir The Star WILLIAMSBURG. Jaijiuary 23.--Two statues of the English sovereigns Wil lam and Mary, each nearly 5 feet made of lead. are in the library of the Coliege of Willlam and | Mary" here, awaiting erection at the new college gates. They are the gift of Mrs. B B. Munford of Richmond. Va. whose husband was an alumnus of_the college. _EDUCATIONAL. 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