Evening Star Newspaper, February 17, 1928, Page 4

GUNLACH WIDOW AGAIN ON STAND Box That Figured in Dry Raid Identified in Trial of Agent. Special Dienateh to The Star BALTIMORE, February 17.-Mrs Fannie Gunlach was called to the stand today as & rebuttal witness in the il of Joscph Randolph Brewer. indicied, for first degrce murder in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles V Gunlach. her husband. a St. Marys County farmer, by prohibition agents September 16 last. She identified a bov ae the one which was behind the house at the time of the shooting Robert D. Ford of the Washington pro- hibition division also Was recalled. and admitted test previously that he gave no memorandum to Brewer. who Jed the raid. but later stated that the memorandum was given to Brewer by t Tutt in his presence A‘é:m’fvflfl her, assistant attorney eneral of Marvland. who. with Philip !‘4 cv. St s attorney of St. Marys ~j& conducting the prosecut ring out the name of the information about Gunlach's property that the information out the still was given him by a resi- ;:1\ of St Marys County, whom h did not know by name but lieved o live at Great M This man. Ford said. drew the map of the location of the still while in Ford's office. Archer wuestioned Ford closely and stre . poiat that alth Ford had seen the man twice he co stand why Ford did :L: . ame of the informant. :ns not the policy of the prohibition force to obtain name of persons who gave U formation Farm Pictures Explained. 2! F. Hodges. prohibition agent nhr:\:::rapht‘r. testified that he mul_( pictures of the Gunlach farm. which Ford stified and the were introduced as evidence by the de- | se. on Jaruary 3, 1928. Hodges said g::?nnthu time, Mrs. Gunlach told him that two beer cases had been on top of the large box the day of the ting. ::1:)? ‘lng the big box as he "nnfkd 10 get that in the photograph. but fhP told him it had been cut up for kindling wood. rs excused until 2 o'clock, when it l’;":x'pecwd they wiil be given the case. After the jury had been excused, attor- nevs presented their pleas to Judge Coleman. Archer contended that Brew- er couid be found guilty of manslaugh- ter by the jury, although being tried rst degree murder. XorMfinr: wg“&oodcocl. United States jstrict attorney, Brewer, held that the court should in- struct the jury to find Brewer guilty or: murder in the first degree or else acquit | | him. “There is no middle ground,” he deciared. Upon the decision of the jury today may rest the disposition of the fndictment against those jointly indicted | with Brewer for first degree murder Should Brewer be acquitted. it is prob- | able the other agents will not h. brought to trial. | Rebuttal Evidence Begun. After putting John T. Fisher, jr. and Dano M. Jackiey. prohibition agents. in- dicted with Brewer, and Robert E. Cor- nett on the stand, 2nd calling & nur;l-; ber of character witnesses from Marys and Charles Counties, the de- fense closed its case late vesterday and evidence in rebuttal started. 1 Robert H. Archer, assistant attorney | ral of Maryland. who, with Philip gn l;nrfiy. State’s atiorney of St. Marys County. is conducting the prosecution, charged unfairness when United States | district attorney, chief defense counsel produced a map, which he was refused | the use of when the prosecution was Presenting its case. Agent Fisher, who is a native ot{ Prince Georges County. testified that he | was the first o return the fire after| being shot in the knee by Gunlach.| Pisher said that all three of the other sgents helped him to the car after he ! was shot, but could not state exactly the extent of Brewer's aid. ‘This testimony is in direct contradic- tion of that of Mrs. Gunlach, widow of the slain. farmer, who testified that Cornett and Jackley were carrying Fisher w the car while Brewer rushed up and shot her husband as he was lying wounded on the ground near the back door of their home. 4 Jackley testified that when 2t Pisher er Fisher n the knee and was lying on tihe ground, he (Jackley) shot at Guniach. Sure of Brewer's Position. Jackiey was emphatic in his state- ment that Brewer heiped to carry Fish- er back to the car. Under cross-ex- sminstion by Archer. Jackley said he saw Gunlach fire at Fisher, but did not ice whether Pisher returned the fire Archer asked Jackiey if he had not 10l 8 Washing'on nevspapcer man that he would not nhave gone on the raid had known of any bad feeling between niach and Brewer. but Jackicy de- ed having made such a statement A 5z been excluded in direct 2 day belore. Archer agaln lace Charles Aronstein. a cop- of Washington. an the stand hat ne mad i1l for Brewe: 1 the fatal shooting & p D & farm DeAr Leonaréwown Avworney Wobork who is defending Brewer, sgain objected o the introcuce tion of the testimony. and Judge Cole- e objection his argument W admit the nony of Aroustein. said he could wer had the still made a woodisnd near Gund- larin's form i1 was th of th which led W the betwoeen Brewer and Gund- oduced in the ratd on several 7o gton came n and met Gund iseh whe conducted them & sl which wer Gestroyes Gunalscn later. soenr@ing o Ascher bossted thst he had gol even with Brever for breaking all hie home brew €rors #nd b P2 Ropert €. Ford narge of the time of the 2nd BANK WINS SUIT. Action by Accuser $105.000 Apninst Rigur Lust Nutionsl Bank 100y won £100 006 dams, brought Fred Pastor Y Keeter for wlleged false nrrest wid slan the Aefenosnt viss Dumnge vergict for renGered Ly B Jury B efore Justice Beft Throsgh Aonne Crmpiwii Hovird fthe pieinuft sRyr Pe Wit & ot Jorgery o1 oon epirecy Febroary 1626 snd detsined i1 A& 1000 0f Lie s 1503 Penneylvania Bvenue Later ne wer pleced under s yest and weken W police Leadguurters he steled wiere Le wer held more than 2 bours In the slender chaige the plaintf asserted that a vice prer Cent and carhier of e banik 10 a loud VOICe 1806 GerogilOry Bl ments Aol Bim i tie presence of ober persons The chaiges vere Genied by 1he bank which wee represnted Altorney l‘u J Hogen 6 by He said he asked Mrs. Gun- | The case was then closed and the who is defending | | next Monday. VIETSCH IS FREED | IN CONTEMPT CASE | Justice Siddons Holds Burns: i Manager's Guilt Was Not ’ Established. | | Ry the Associated Pie | Criminal contempt charges against C. | L. Victsch. Baltimore manager for the R Burns Detective Agency, were dismussed 8 today by Justice Frederick L. Siddons | in the Supreme Court of the District | of Columbia. The Government opposed | the action. but the court held his guilt | had not been established “beyond & rea- sonable doubt.” Vistsch was one of the six respond- ents cited as the result of the shadow- ing of the Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy | trial by Burns detectives employed by Sinclair. Vietsch's only part in the affair was to bring $1.500 from Baltimore to Washington with which to pay the sur- | vellance squad. The Government’s tes- timony developed that he knew nothing of the shadowing and took no part in ! t. He brought the money here on or- | ders from the Burns New York office “The end of the eriminal contempt pro- ceedings agamnst Sinclair, Burns and otners for shadowing the Fall-Sinclair oil conspiracy jury came nearer today. when the defense resied its case. The proceedings started last Decem- ber 5. a little more than a month after the oil case ended in a mistrial, when it was learned Sinclair had Burns de. tectives shadowing the ju which wa decide his fate on charges of con- spiracy with Albert B. Fall to defraud the Government. l The Government offered no rebuital | testimony and motions to strike out | portions of the Government testimony were renewed by defense counsel. JURY CHOICE DRAGS "IN HICKMAN TRIAL Flectric Co. laboratory, which wiil prod: PASSAGE OF FLOOD BILL 1S DOUBTED | Sneil Tells President Plan to | Raid Treasury May Block i Aid Measures. l e | Defense Attorneys Tacitly Admit ":,}::,r:“:, T;,:r‘l,r::;n:n- :; n{:virr::nl Defeat in Hearing on Drug- ion At this s~ssion becaus e of the aititude on the part of men gist's Murder. | members of Congicss to use this {incton as the meas of masing taud on the ] LOS ANGELES. February 1 neys defending William Ed man and Welby Hunt went slowly for- of the rules committee of the Houre | ward today in their admittedly hopeless | Representative Snell, who is one !fight to obtain an acquittal of the two | the group of leaders in the House, of the murder of C. Ivy Toms. suburban | clared that it is appare ! drugaist. { termined effort 2| | Seven woman and five man Jurors | through a flood-conirol uill | were tentatively seated. {only provide for the so The examination of jurors must drag | sippi Basn. but will viriual along until the defense has exhausted | every nat 2ll its rights of challenge. Jerome | giqris Walsh and Richard Cantilion, defense | hiine (he ay part of membe lawyers. announced they w~.!d use ali ot Congress to take advantege of th of their 30 challenges in order to make | gy 2tk He <aid that as things stand the best possible showing in the Ap- now it looks like these members are | pellate Court. This statement was trying to get the stage st for one grand },Al;enhl! lhtl(‘l( ;dml.\flol;dnfb’lh('u' :1;; N‘\"l el that the verdict wou e “If these members are successful the {them. They have used 13 challenges n,4 control legislation will turn out to Attorneys estimated the case would | D¢ the mMOSt glzaniic pork barrel cver o - made possible by Congress” He added Dot reach the testimony stage before | ) river and hatbor pork barrels of the old days would be insiznificant in size compared to this one. Mr. Sueli said it would be a nationai crume if such a bill is passed. He informed the President. however. that he doubted if | these raiders would be sucgessful, be- {cause he is inclined to thiy! the grab biil as it is being du now will be <0 heavy and menacMg that it will sink to defeat from ite own weight. sentainie Snell of N York. chy 0! Missis- take in United e is no mis- ed so far. 'HONOR FOR LIGGETT SOUGHT IN SENATE | Bill Would Give Retired World War Hero Rank of Lieu- fensat General. ership is_anxious to ggt through the House a bill along the s suggested by the administration which would call {for the effected States to pay some- d the toth] cost of improve- ments to be cnter to. He person- ally does not be tes shanld Ve emiirely reliesed of ail financial re- spou #bility. e realizes that there 15 a fastic " hy | Srong sentiment smong_ the House fendesed the et Sshed ofcer O | membership favoring the Pederal Wond ‘wars most sgnal service In the | ornment shouldering the whole expaise, “Gen Liggett commanded the ‘erg- A0 bocauce of this he was not dispored est army ever defending the cause of | (9 Make a prediction as to the outcome | the United States. His was the 1espon- | Of this impottant Iegisiation. sibility in the remarkable Argonne cam- | ,_MT. 8neil stated that there is no cer- Palgn. and that. great. triamon was w | tainty of & tax reduction bill being iarge measure due to s Atility ang PAssed by both houses at this session IEH‘“‘J." = . o | He pointed out thet at the rate appro- priations are being souzht and conrstde ering the extraragant mood Congiess seems 10 be in at this tme thers is more reason to expect a deficit rather than another slash in the tax burden He stated that at the rate appropri tions are ng made there will not onl be nothing left for a tax reduction, but Congress may find it necessary ' pro- | vide the means of increased revenue 'COLUMBIA HEIGHTS BUSINESS MEN DINE Covell Addresses Bznquet on Dis- advantages of Zoning Changes. By the Asmociated Press The rank of lieutenant gencral. r tired, would be conferred upon Ma Gen. Hunter Liggett, one of licutenant generals in the Werid War, | {under a bill introquced ioday Ly tor Johnson. Republican, Californ “This. in my opinion, is but tardy | GREAT FALLS HEARINGS MAY BE ENDED TODAY Proponents of Power Project Will Be Given Chance to Be Heard This Afternocon. The Senate District committee ex- pcts to complete hearings this afie noon on the bills relating to Great Falls, one providing for its preserva- | tion as a-park area and the other to authorize development of electric power by the Government The first hearing. Wednesday. veloped strong support for the Ca bill. authorizing the park project. Any persons desirous of supporting the Norris bill, for & Governmant power de- | | velopment, will be heard this after. | {noon. O. M. Kyle. a resident of nearby Marvland, has fied the committer d today i the committes concludes Great Falls testimony in tm conzider other local iegislation, CAPTAIN IN TECH CADET | CORPS REGAINS RANK Youth to Be Reinstated as Quar- 1 de- poer | | The disadvantages of changing the zoning of a community from residential to first commercial and the progress of the District government in carrying out the present street lighting program were the topics of an . ddress by Assist- ant Engineer Commissioner W. E. R Covell to the 125 guests at the third Midvinter dinner for the members familics and friends of the Columbia Helghts Business Men's Assoclation last night in the Kenesaw apartment cafe enth and Irving streets. The other guests were Ben T, Webster of the Washington Board of and Traffic Director William {H. Hariang Of the 1 the may termaxter After Losing Command. Prederick C. Belzer. jr, who was suspended from the cadet corps of Me. Kinley Technical High School, with the | loss of his command of Gompany C. December 1, following his conviction by & board of school ofelals on charges of “insubordination” will be reinstated in the Tech mibtary organization this sflernoon As regimen'al quartermaster with the rank of capiain. it was an-| nouneed yestrdny by Stephen Eo g mer Orat assistant supe ndent schools, in charge of high schools cadet aetivities A trial board found bim guilty and he was suspended from the corps until February 1o when, iU vas specificd, he would become elgible for reinctatement i the corps, bt without command of s furmer company. PLAN NARCOTICS WEEK. | Federal and Civie Groups 16 Be Asked Join “The co-operation of Government ojic and soclal agencles in the second mi sl obeervance of Karcote Education | weck Februnry 2229 will be sought by | the World Conference on Nercotie Kdu- | cation Laxt year lemders cald 21000 programs discussing Guestion were conducte week ELECTRICITY AID TO FARMERS, BT LOUIS, Pebrusry 11 Apprist mstely 6006 farmng in Missourt are naw | being served Wit electrioity from cen- tral stations Fhe extension of electri wervice o farms geneislly promises 1o be one of the Important de- elopments of the Midgie West in the yeass. s but a few are granted The arguments that vefore him for a change, he stated. are. first, that the strect is a bustuess streel and his Litavy automobtle and strect car traflie coondly, that business property is so near by as to lower the value of resi- dential property, and, thirdly, that the City needr more first commercigl zonen ’fo these he deciared the Answers to be that 4f wll business and heavy tifhe strects were changsd Lo first comnier= cinl there would be 10 tUmes o many of that purticular kind of zone: that | the fowering in the value of property by najacent bushy eatablishimients s de- plorable but unavoidable, and that lustly, the city does not need more tirst comm-reial Wy dL now has more than It will ever need Frank J Sobotks ton, wus tous PLANES TO .OPEN PORT. reial | Maj. Covell sald nre usually urged of and president of the mauster to Obrervarnice, Here to Tampa Field, One naval and seven Marine Hghting aliph will fly from the Naval Au Biation here and e Marine Alr Bla ton wt Quantico (o Tempa, Fla, for e opening neat Wednesday of the alr- port there Col. Willlam € Harllee Tampa, wnd Cupt Frank O the Mares were sched W leave Quantico 1oduy, while the olher seven plancs will take' off Monday, 1t was an- nounced at the Navy Departiment Lieat. Comdr H. C Wick. comm next 10 'dant of the Naval Alr Blatlon &t Ana- costis, will pilot the Navy plln‘ more than L narcolic during the u native of Rogers of of radium. of which there is but a pound in existence. Lower: Dr. Co Mr. Snell said the Republican load- | merous requests received 10 | change zonings from yesidentinl to first | Eight Service Craft Will Fly From | Upper: New superpower cathode ray tube perfected by Dr. W. D. Coolldge with the aid of Chester Moore (left), and L. D. Dempster (right). at the General uce as many electrons a second as a ton idge. JURY SLACKERS HIT BY OIL PROSECUTOR Roberts Tells Barristers Duty Is Obligatory—Sees New Era of Justice. 3 much a part of the business as chouldering a mus- lared Owen J. Roberts of Phil- special counsel for the Gov nment in the oll pro--cutions. who ered the prinzipal specch last ¢ g at the fourth annual dinner of the s’ Club to the District judges, i the Carlion !Hotel All i istices of the Cour s were t as well as mo ° members District Su t. Court oms Appeals, Munieipal and Po- Courts Mr. Roberts was speaking on the evils of the administration of criminal jus- tice in_Ame! and criticized the ace tion of business men in secking to evade Jury a pablic busine aut silil the prople’s bus nd should be looked upon as a public duiy. Rob- erts do the action of some news- papers in writing epics on the front | 2 bout the sordid details of crime ainting a halo about the head of He admitird. however, ANCWCTINE & pub- d the adminisiration be improved it demand and s of criminal jusiice only when the p s wned to require a change. is coming. he said. and son. ke told the Bi their busin to hasien 1t Roberts asserted that both the bench and bar to blame lor the s rictuies on the administration of criminal sustice. The lawyers put forward 100 many objections and often conduct their cascs so that the pubdlic attends as i at a show to sce which is the | oetter lawyer. The bar, he said. should not take part in such a hippodrome The judges are oo lax. he said. in per- mitting such leeway to counsel and in excusing prominent men from jury ecrvice Lucian H. Vandoren. president of the Barristers. was the toastmasier and the dinner igements were handied by Frederick Stohlman, Jerome F. Barnard, Greorge D. Horning. jr. and Eugene B Hivan "ILLS TRIAL ENDS IN DISAGREEMENT Jury Discharged After Failure to Reach Verdict in 70 Hours. OTTAWA, I, February 17—The ury, which for four days deliberated the fate of Harry Hill, charged with killing his mother, was discharged to- | dav after it reported a disagreement | Twice before the jurors had reported they were unable 1o agree upon A ver- dict, but cach time were sent back by Judge Joe A Davis for further delibern- tion They had been out approximatel 70 hours. The men received the cas Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock Despite the reports from the jury hat it was hopelessly deadlocked. Judge Davis has kept the 12 men together th hope that they finally could agree and | thereby save the La Salle Gounty tax- payers the expense of many thousands w trinl the faces of the men as they returned to the Ju from the hotel to resume delib soemed 1o be grimly set and observers | velieved they indicated no hope for an aK rnt | The deadlock vas reported unofficial- Iy to persist at 8 to 4 in favor of con- vietion | The 12 men received the case of | young Hill with the plea of State's At- torney H_ C. Hanson for punishment #hort of the extreme penalty still ring- g in_ thelr ear Perststent reports were that the maximum punishment considered by the Jurors since they went mto tetirement was 14 years Young Hill was alleged to have shot his elderly mother, Mis. Eliza A Hill, | #nd 1o have burled the body in a shal- low grave scooped out of the hard clay n basement of thelr home In Hireator Assigned to Reserves, Ma| Francis B. Wilby, Corps of En- wineers, on duty with the general staff il the War Department. has been as- signed to additional duty with the Orgnnized Reserves in Washington and dicinity .Lindbcrflh Medals to By the Aswociated Pess | The minting of 10,000,000 Lindbergh commemorative medals, o be sold for fund to buy the early home of Chatles A Lindbeigh at Litte Falls, | Minn, and to erect & museum st 8t | Lowis, for souventrs of his sl travels, | would be provided under & bill duced by Hepresentative Kvale, Farn Lahorite, Minn, yesterday aftern he proposal would eveat tergh commisston of (wa Be Representative and the mavors of Bt Paul and Bt Louis. which would supe vise sale of the medals. The balance | | | | | penetrating SCIENCE EXPECTS ~ TORVAL RADIUM Developmant of 900 000-Voit Cathode Ray Tube May Lead to Great Advance. The pos- apparatus mma forth by Dr 28 irector of h laboratory of the General Electric Co. in announcing develop- ment of a tube operating previous limit of power ha 000 volts. annot th of The d been 300,- s made at a Institute of Dr. Coolidge received the Edison medal for his con- tribuiions to incandescent lighting and the X-ray. Speed Ts Fastest Ever Made. The new tube in-ons ar rangament of th volt ca’hode ray tube ade arrangemeont ex pels electrons at the rate of 173000 miles & second. which is the fastest min-made speed ever atial It is 300.000 times fasier than the speed of a bullct shot {rom a standard Army rifle “This opens & vista of alluring scien- tific possibifities.” sald Dr. Coolidge in explaining the muliisectional principle upon which the new tube is built. It has tantalized us for vears to fhink that we couldnt produce in the labora- tory just as high sy electrons as the higin st velocity beta rays of radium Just as pencirating radiavons as the shortest wave lengih gamma rays from radium. According to Sir Ernest Rutherford, we need only e more twice the voltage wh aave cady employed to prod as as as the most penetrating mma rays from radium and :bo: 4,000,000 volts to produce s high-speed Leia rays” ses to Salids., ‘The 300,000 tube which Dr. Cool- ldg demonstrated in 1926 produced enormous streams of high-speed « lec trons which changed gases into solids, caused many ierals to glow with phosphorescer for hours and caused profound alt in living cel's The experimer the new tub. have just started Chestor Moors and L. H. Dempster alded him in his development of the e, Dr. Coolidge said hn J. Carty. vice president of the tean Telephone <& Telegraph Co received the John Frite medal for achievements in telephone engineering SENATOR HEADS ALUMNI. Waterman Is Named President by Turns Vermonters. Senator Waterman of Colorado has been elected president of the University of Vermont Association of Washington It was announced today The Senator Is n graduste of the university Senator Waterman has aiso Asked to preside at the annual banquet meeting of the alumni association to be hald i March INVITE MAYOR WALKER. The appointment of D. E. Grier as chaiman of a membership committee ol 12 to start a drive for members of the Al Smith Democratic the DIstrict of Columbin and the ex- trnding of an invitation to Mavor Walker of New York (o address Smith supporters hete on his return from his Southern tour were the features of the club’s mecting Iast night at the Hurlington H A large merease fn membership was teported Buy Bocly Mane And St. Louis Museum Proposed in Bill of the fund, atter purchase of the memortals. would be applied 10 vesearch commerclal aviation and for fying afety Datance by the Postmaster ¢ of a sl of 13 Lindbergh sta memorating the achiev en flyer would be authorised by a troduced by Representative: Ackerman Republican, New Jersey The series Which represents (he num- Ber of countiies viated by the fiver and the number of (he ovighial States of the United Btates. would 1ange in denomi- ation from nue»ml(( cent to 81, neral m of the by been | Club of | bl - | IBALLOU EXPLAINS | PORTABLE SCHOOLS Report of Funds Hearing, Made Public, Tells Status of District System. | { The status of the Distriet public school system, including the phases which have resulted in much criticism, has been placed before the subcom- imittee of the House appropriations com- | | mittee by school officials, headed by Dr. | {Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of | Eschooll, ‘The subcommittee is consid- iering the District appropriation bill for | the fiscal year 1929. Among the items discussed in a re port of the hearings made public today | {were the number of portable school nildings and part-time classes now be- | !inz operated. The present status of | the five-year building program also w. |treated. Dr. Ballou had testified that ! | there were now 130 classes on part-time, and he expressed the opinion that port ables would be used until the part-time | : makeshift we know." and said it seemed | | class system can be relieved. He char- acterized the building as he best to him “almost inevitable that v ‘some of them until we can adju. i situation.” ald thev would con- ‘tinue to be used even though the items requested in the appropriation bill were allowed, | Funds Not Appropriated. | In answer to Representative Casey. Democrat, Pennsvlvania, who wanted to know how much additional money it uld take to discard all the portables, Dr. Ballou declared that if the five-year | building prcgram had been carried out and appropriated for ycar by svery portable would have bsen elimi- nated bv June 30. 1930 or the next vear “In plain Engli Mr. Casoy asied. the | “Congress is responsible for this condi- tion?™ “I am not ready to say tha lou replied; I am prepared to s: Dr. Bal- of the regular bill and deficiency The standard sets in the first year has not | heen attained in any year since that time. This bill comes the necarest to it of any bill presanted.” The siparintendent sald the reques ed appropriation was insufficient to complete the program by June 39, 1930, Representative Simmons. Republican. Nebraska, criticized the length of time ! that elapses in the District between the occupancy. It was shown in the heoar- ing that 187. months is the average time elapsing between the two dates and Maj. L. E ins. assistant to the Engineer Commissionear, declared ne be- tieved this a fair time. A. L. Harris. municipal architect. was asked about the division of the 18 months and he said that it requires about four months to draw the plan: ne month to advertise for bids and an 1dditional two or three weeks before the jcontract actually is sizned. or six months after the building is authorized These figures were for an eight-room bullding. junior high schools requiring omre time, or six months for the draw- ng of the plans. No Blame for Congress. [} in carrving out a proj- ct under the five-year building pro- rem - Mr | plied | “Either on the part of Congress or {on the part of the Commissioners. or anybody e'se? Do not spare anvbody « there is any criticism—and we are not sensitive—if we.have been wrong Ae want to correct 1t,” Mr. Weich urged Mr_Harns replied “1 am of the opinion that Congress is not to blame for any delay e vears butlding nrogram. * * * Asthe schools must necessarily suffer with other projects and. as the total is fix- ed. only a certam amount of school building is possible within the total al- lowed. As the total budget is fixed by | taxes recetved. 1 sce no way of increas- ing the amount of school building with- lout an increase in the tax rate in the | District of Colum! % Mr. Simmons wanted to know what percentage of the municipal archiect’s work was for school projects and M Harris answered 75 per cent 1y cmergency buildings. such as t tion to the Gallinger Hospital, | was critically needed. are given priority | over the school construction. he added Among the specific reasons for ine crease In the school budget Dr. Ballou named the reclassification tion {law. which went into efl 1923. providing for an i for the schools’ ¢ 6 per cent over their basic salaries and 5.6 per cent increase in salary over the | total compensation they received at that time. Janitors’ salaries were increased 439 per cent over their basic salaties as of that date and the toial compen- sation was increased 98 per ceni by that legislation. In round numbers this legislation increased the school budget of the District by about $175000, the superintendent told the subcommit~ tee should say no.” Harris re- Lities existed in M; have | Additional school facilities are neces- vear | y that | there has not been appropriated $4.000.- | 1000 for buildings and grounds in any . one year except the first year, consisting | \tion introduced date on which the building funds be- !sions come available and that on which the | Amer completed building actually is readv for | wlpr- enrolied in the Takoma Bchml‘ alone, Mr. Holaday declared he considered | it not “a proper thing to deny the chil- | dren of the District full-time classes, | Or whatever is necessary, in order to| accommodate the children from with- | out the District.” He wanted to know it two-thirds of the portable schools could not be abandoned if Maryland ANTHNUNCTION iy BLLRHIG 2:;‘:::; ot he was unwil- | Rajlway Executives’ Counsel i | Holds Measure Is Uncon- constitutional. Mr. Simmons later asked what would be the effect if. beginning next Fall, State children were not permitted to enter District schools. Dr. Ballou said | it would be difticult for him to answer | that question and further that he could not say whether sufficient schooi facil- | vland and Virginia By the Associated Press tochsE ot et e | Opponents of the Shipstead anti-in- In presenting the 1929 npyropm,,mhilxnczunn bill made a surprize fronta; bill Dr. Ballou said the budget cov-|attack on the measure before the Sen- ering buildings and grounds provides | ate judiciary committes toda the largest amount of permanent con- | ing that Congress lacked eon: struction that has been carried in any | authority to enact such a law budget presented to Congress since the | Alfred P. Thom. general counsel of enactment of the five-year building pro- ' the Association of Railway Executive gram of 1925. He called attention to|led the drive. In a brisf he ascer-ed the fact that it contains only two items |that the determination of what proserts for the purchase of land and ‘declared |is under the fifth amendment tn the that every effort had been made to Contitution is a judicial, not a legisia- reduce the lump-sum appropriations for | ive question. That &mg true. he added salaries to the actual amount of money | the effort of the Shipstead bill in which will be needed during the school strict use of injunctions to -tanginie year 1928-9. | and transferrable” property was a iegis- “The school system of Washington | iative attempt to desiroy an es: 1 is a growing. developing and expand. | art of the co-ordinate judicial power ing organization.” Dr. Ballou said: “its; visualized by the Constitution. growth Is indicated by an average in-| The railvay lawyer's contention p crease in enroliment from 1200 to cipitated a thres-cornered argum 1500 pupils per vear. For these ad- in which Chairman Norris and Sena* ditional puplls additional teachers and | Walsh of Mon‘ana took part. CRITIC CALLS SHAW “PHILOSOPHIC JESTER” Dr. Louis K. Anspacher Lectures on English Author at Home of Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. Describing George Bernard Shaw as & “philosophic jester.” Dr. Louis K. An- Dacher. noted critic. cary.” ARGENTINE ENVOY IMPERILS HAVANA PACT BY RESIGNING __(Continued from First Page) of modifying the report presented by Ricardo Alfaro of Panama along the lines suggested in the debate in which ! Charles Evans Hughes of the United States played a prominent part. The whole weight of the United States was thrown behind the proposal to outlaw all aggressive warfare in this hemisphere by Mr. Hughes. His coun- try. he sald. is “opposed to any acts of aggression. desirous of seeing force abolished from this hemisphere, and seeks nothing but the prosperity. inde- pendence and friendship of all’ Ameri- can siates.” H Mr. Hugnes fully supported a resolu- vy Fernando Gonzalez Roa of Mexiro. which declared all ag- ressive war illezal and providad inter- national disputes should be settled by pacific_means. g Mr. Hughes suggested the establish- ment of joint international commis- patterned on the lines of the ican-Canadian Boundary Commis- sion. by conclusion of pecuniary claims conveniions. ana by establishing firmly th= principle of arbitration. This would be subject only to the limitation which sovereignty of countries required. As means to th> pacific disputes he urged periodical conferences for candid exchange of views on contro- versial sudjects. measures of conciliation and judicial settlement The means of pacific settlement disputes is regardad as a subject too fa: reaching for conclusion by the present conference which ends Monday. hoped. howey hat & leton plan may be outlined and thus the lahore some nzxre conference on the ma: mous Eng¥sh iivered at t Dimock. at Scott Circle. und 2u- spices of the George Washington Me- morial Foundation. Dr. Anspacher told the gathering that { Shaw is a difficult author to analyze be- j cause he is a curious person, and al- though he is in earnes: about many of the ideas he presents. he does not seem 0 Contradiction deminates in the worke of Shaw. he said. and it is difficult’ to take him seriousiy. Shaw has alwass been a step ahead of ics. according to Dr. Anspacher, that h* s the deadliest critic of his own writings. Shaw scorns audiences. surprises ny- pocrisies and always attacks ideas or themes instead of attempting 0 per suade. as is the usual method of drama- tists, sald Dr. Anspather. Several of Shaw’s books were review- ed by the speaker. The next of Dr. Anspacher's lectures. whizh will close the series of four. will be at the same place next Thurday. MAJ. MOSELEY HOPS OFF. Former Army Pilot Leaves Here on Trip West. Carrying his the Aceririat Pros Eventual entrance of Canada into the Pan-American Union was prodicied vesterday by John Barrett. former ci- rector of the organization. in a tele- gram sent to the president of the conference now in progress at Havana He said a canvass of public opinion in both Canada and the Unitsd Siates had made him hopeful that the Domin- fon government would be represented *t the next pan-American conference thus making ‘the union actualls pan- American for the first time in history.” Mr Barrett’s message said that a ma- jority of nearly 100 Canadian staicse men, s and business men t: en- is makxing delivers of the ch was turnsd over to am Tussday at Hasbmuck Heigh! N J. headguar plane stern Alr Express Ang=les and Salt Lake Cite NEW SEABOARD OFFICIAL. Operating A ident Is Created NORFOLK. Va. Febr Creation of the office of sistant w0 the vice pres: nounced today at the doard Air Line Raiway Was appo *as announced stant to HOOVER AND LOWDEN INDORSED BY DRYS =5t ristian Temperance sives Herbert Hoover. Secretary of merce. and Frank O. Lowden Illinois governor. “dry” r Both Hoover and Lowden have s their willingness to mes entered tn Republican pres: sl primaries. In letters to JTowa W. C. T U o who sought information for p: soon to be held in Jowa, Mrs Marden de Yo. secretary of the perance organimtion. wrote of Hoover In an interview at Washington Mr. Hoover said ‘there is no question i mv opinion that prohibttien America more productive There no doudbt of the economic bene prohibition. T think increased er | Ance over the land is responsid; 250 Non-Residents. Dr. Ballou named alo the teachers' salary act of July 1. 1924, which pro- vid ncreased comp fon educational employes of the and the five-year building act Was e timated 1o cost $20.185.000. Dr. Bailou told Mr Welch there was no way of protecting the District against the influx of children from outs side. He told the committeemen that there were between 2,500 and 2.600 non- dent puplls i the local schools tos tor all, Distriet, which ds “About 50 or 60 of them pay tuition and the rest come i tree” Dr Bale | lou sald. “With the law on the statute | books which gives them free (miton, we do not feel we have any lesal right to ‘:flep them out or any moral right to o S0, Asked If the non-resident puptls dise placed District childten require them to go on part time. D Balloa | | satd that In some instances they do. | but nc. generally 1 “We have added portables and put | children on part-time where those chil- | dren are to be found fn such schoals | 'as the E_ V. Brown. in Chevy Chase, or | the Takoma School, 1 Takoma Park,” I e added { | Limit Classes to 42 Dr Ballou explatned that the school system had a rule specitving that when A class reaches 42 no more Marviand children are admitted i that butlding but are transfe d ¢ other school When a class veaches 48, he explained, Marviand children are elime | nated entirely, o be provided for else~ | Where. He explained that the genera! flaw savs tuttion shall be charged. but | that & long series of modifications pers | mit most of the Marviand childien s {enter District schools witrout charge Dr Ballow explained (hat Virginia has reduced quite rapidly the number of its children attending Distriet sehoals by providing elementary and high whools In Arlington County A few Virginta children, he said. sull attend | 10eal schools by preference [ 1o mnswer to w query by Representas | tive Holaday, Hnols, concerning Mary- land’s efforts (o take cave of fta chil. dren, (he superintendent testified that high schoal work -had been undertaken [ at Takoma Park Md I e Ballon sald also that some of OVt were belng made 1o accommodat ihe Maryland schools' elementary ehi! dren. UL that many parents prefer o Lenter thelr children n Diatriet achools He said that 200 Maryland children o | | 200d share of the ¢ ~Miciency in production. w tics gathered by the Depa Commerce show to have followsd pas- sags of the dr; w. VETERANS ARE GUESTS. Disabled World War veterans from Massachusetts who are patients at ter Reed Hospital were g last night at a meet chusetis State So of the Natlona! Attorney Qeneral Georse R Fa president of the society. weloomed the visitors. Moving pictures of the Yankee divi- sion I Acton overseas were shown and enthusiastically received A shor cention was followed by & dance. ANout 300 persons participated Whenever you feel the urge to try 8 new cigarette, ask for a pack of Yorktowns We could eall this “the rette with the million-dollar flavor.” But, boasting being unnecessay in this case, we're con- tent to let you try Yorktown, then write vour own slogan. Just for fun, why don’t youswiteh over to Yorktown for a day? Twenty for 13¢. 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