Evening Star Newspaper, March 8, 1928, Page 2

o F¥ _THE _EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON D. €. THURSDAY. MARCH 8. 1928, Colored Vote Would Hold Bal- arce of Power, House Body Is Told. Grover W. Ayers, chiof opponent of ©f th: Dyer resolution granting national ropresentation to the voteless residents | of the Capital, through a constitutional | smendment, made his principal argu- | ment bafore the Jlouse judiciary com- mittee today on the colorew vote hold- ing a balance of power if suffrage was | granted. { He also argred that as between u: tional represant=tion and local suffrage. | he and many others who do not want ) cither form of franchise for residents | of the Capital would prefer local Jrage. He pointed out that the deration of Ciiiz:ns' Associations is | in favor of local suffrage as well as national reprecentation. Representetive Dyer. sponsor of the resolution. who is acting chairman of the judiclary committee, owing to the fliness of Depresentative Graham of Penasyl announced that the final hearing w b> held Marc preponents of the measure. 'ment Challenged. Mr. Ayers saild that h: had been working against the proposed icgisia- tion for seven years. He feels that what is proposed is unnecessary, and that if the resolution is adopted by Con- gress and ratified by the States. thus bocoming part of the Constitution. a mistake will bs made which it wil be hard to rectify. Mr. Ayers gave the committee his | opinion that the citizens in Washington G0 not want national representation or need it. This statement was chal- lengad by Jesse C. Suter, former presi- dent of the Federation of Citizens’ As- s>cistions, and by James G. Yaden, the prosent president of that association. | Mr. Ayers said that the citizenship ©of the District is divided into three sioups. one of which is in favor of na- | Uonal representation, another for local | sullrage, and the third group, which is th> largest, would rather not have any kind o1 sulfrage. Asked by members ol the co=mittee on what grounds he b this statement, Mr. Ayers said of the five newspapers here, while ‘Tho Star devotes columns of space to the campaign for national representa- ion. the other newspapers hardly men- tion il ! Mr. Ayrs explained that he also ibas>s his conviction on impressions he thas received in visiting a number of jcitizens’ associations. The West Eni Citizens, he said, which he considers a Tepresentative membership, at a special ‘meeting called for the purpose of voting ‘upon the question. with a total mem- ‘birship of 400, showed 30 voting for it, '3 opposed, including himself. and 6 who .did not vote. Denies Approval. He was questioned by members of the commitiee as to whether the fact that others, who were not present at that | ‘meeting when they, did not later re- | Pudiate this action. indicated that they | are in favor of the resolution rather than, as Mr. Avers drew the inference, | opposed to it. “No, indeed.” he replied. He also recalled that some years ago, ' when the City Club voted on this proposition. only about 500 members were present, which was about one- third of the membership. H There has never been a referendum and never a house-to-house canvass to find out how the people feel, Mr. Ayers #aid. A little later in the hearing, Miss Eli: Reiss, 1806 Belmont road, suggested that such a referendum should be taken. | Ms. Ayers quoted the census figures for 1920 to show that there were then 437,000 persons in the District. of whom | $26.000 were white and 109,000 colored. The police census, five years later, he said. showed 472,000 persons, of whom | 3¢5,000 were white and 127.000 colored. | He cited these figures as an argument that the colored population is increas- inz four times as fast as the white pop- ulation. He also present=d figures in answer to ' the argument of proponents of the reso- | lutior that the race question will not be a paramount issue. Mr. Ayers pointed out that nearly every white citizens' association is trying to keep eolored residents out of its section of ! the city. He renewed the old argument that such legisiation would create a political in Washington. Mr Avers argued that there were more col- ored women in the city than men, as indicating that the District might ex- pect o see a colored woman elected to the United Btates Senate, and it would then be possible for this colored woman Benator 1o attend White House recep- tions Those in favor of national repre- sentation and opposed to local suffrage are afraid of th> colored vote, Mr Avers declared. The Government as now constituted here, he said, calls for | sacrifice in giving up the right to vote. but said that he and others are willing to make this sacrificc in the nterest of good government, He denied that the District is being negiected, saying thet the 535 member: of Congres; do take an interest in Dis- trict affairs, pointing out thet some of them have lived here up o 30 years. Mr. Ayers cited the case of Western Mzrket 1o prove the interest that is be- L ; taken in Gongress on Distiict mat- Treatment Praised. When it was proposed to close this market he led a delegation to the Capi- Wi, where they received the best possi- ble treatment from Benator Capper and oiher % He declered he had no patience with persons who say that Washingwn is not represented and calied attenion that Washington is represented at the national conventions, with six delegates 15 the Democratic conventon and two the Republican. Mrs. C. stated that she does not belong Lo any league or mssociation, but as & resident is perfectly satisfied with the form of overnment now in operation in Wash- ngton, Mr. Ayers ld the commiltee that ff Lae people here mre so eager w vole 1his territory might be ceded buck W Maryland ss had been done in the cise of that part of Virginia which was once part of the District. The Federal Goy- «rnment eouid Lake what are it needed here for public bulldings end cede the 1ot back 0 Marylsnd Admirel W, L. Rodgers, retired, of the Dugont Circle Citizens' Aswoetation 2230 ne would Btke t know what pro- ponens of the Dyer resolution think B et suggestion, but his request weit unancwered BORAH WILL SPEAK. nevor Boreh Republican, of 1daho will be the principsl spesies sl the ennvel Terriwrial day celebration of the 1gaho Blate Bociety of the District V) be held Beturday night at Meridisn | Mensions, 2400 Blrteenths streel Oth members of the Jdaho delegation will aeiiver brief sddresses wnd Secretary @erdine Lss been invited Lo perticipste The banguet, which will start e Ik, will festure 186ho potatses snd les rnipped here especially for e carlon Musical numbers card pley W #nd Genciug sre on Ui evening s progrem » Pey Bill Hesrings March 19. Mearing on the Welch bl which proposes sn incresse of shout $300 e year for ali clesses of employes Uhrongh wut the Federsl service, are b he on March 19 before the House civil service commitiee, Chairmsn Lehibach ’w..‘.,un yesterdsy. Ihis messure sries the indorsement of meny mei- woss I Congress | sough D. Langhorne, 1904 R street, | Upper: Mrs. Gloth, who is alleged to have shot her husband. Commonwealth Attor:y Wiliam C. Gloth, at her home last night. is shown leaving tas Ar- Ington County Courthouse, accom- panied_by L. C. McNemar. attorney. Mrs. Gloth's mother is shown in the | backgronnd. Lower: William C. Gloth. OFFIGE BULDING BOUGHT BY HIMES Old Shepherd Home at Con- necticut Avenue and K Brings $500,000. The four-story office and apartment building on the northeast corner of Connecticut avenue and K street, an old landmark standing in the heart of what once was a social center of Wash- ington. which has been subject to a' number of realty transactions in the past several years, again has been sold, it was announced today by John Maury, realtor, who handled the trans action. ‘The property. containing 8.468 square feet of land. has been purchased by Joseph M. Himes, the owner of the Transportation Building, from Mr. Maury and R. Golden Donaldson. presi: dent of the Commercial National Bank, the consideration being $500.000. Mr. Himes plans to hold it as an invest- ment, with & view eventually of im- proving the propert; with a new de- velopment. ‘Was Shepherd Home. Built originally as a palatial residence for Alext‘:tlier R. Shepherd, the last governor of Washington, and the scene of many memorable social events, the buildinz is one of the most interesting historic structures in the District which have not been eradicated with the prog- ress of new developments. *Boss’ Shepherd made his home there for a number of years and later. in 1885, it was used as the home of Baron Roscn of the Russian legation and still later was used for a period as the Chinese legation. Senator Don Cameron once resided there, and in 1899 it was the residence of Mrs. Washington McLean and there, also, Admiral Dewey was en- tertained at the time of his return o Washington from his naval triumph at Manila. The property adjoins the present residence of Charles C. Glover. The property several years ago Was acquired by the Acacia Mutual LHE. Association and later was purchased by Mr. Maury and Mr. Donaldson, v\hq remodeled it for use as shops, offices and epartments. It has a frontage of 109 1c-t on Connecticut avenue, is 100 feet deep on the north, adjoining Stone- leigh Court Apartments, has a ]rqnla:fl of 43 feet on K street and is 142 feet deep on the east side. Ballroom Named for Wedding. On the Connecticut avenue side of the property, where the Club St. Marks now is located, is the famous old Draper fallroom, s0 named because of the lavish Draper wedding which was held there In the ballroom is a remarkable old chandeller, and around this the present realty transaction was built. The story of this sale, leatned today from Mr Himes, gives an interesting insight into how big real estate transeetiions some- times develop. Mrs. Himes wished to purchase the historic chandelier and Mr out Mr. Maury for that purpose. de an offer for the chandeller out the ow placed a higher valua- tion on it, because of its historie vaine “Why not buy the whole bullding” suggested Mr. Maury. “All right, then, I'll do that" coun- tered Mr. Himes, and yesterday the transaction was completed —e SAYS REFORMATION LIES THROUGH HEART He Himes LINDBERGH LEAVES, HEADED FOR WEST Lanphier Accompaniss Flyer on Ancther “Mysterious™ Trip. Col. Charles A. Lindbergh started West again today. Continuing to move with such speed that he has managed to keep his whereabouts a mystery most {of the time, the famous flyer appeared !at Bolling Field shortly before noon to- day, ordered the Ryan monoplane he has been flying recently brought out. and was in the air at 1 minute past 12_o'clock. He was accompanied by Maj. Thomas | | G. Lanphier, commandant at Selfridge | Field, Mich.. and Henry Breckinridge. | i his counsel, Both Lindbergh and Lan- phier have refused to 'diszuss the nature of their business in Washington and neither would say where they were ! golng from here, but the facts that the plane was headed West and Lindbergh was presumably heaged for St. Louis ! Monday, when he doubled in his tracks at Scott Ficld. Ill., indicated that his destination was the Missouri ecity. | Since his mysterious return here carly Tuesday morning. Lindb>rgh has | been more evasive than ever. Monday he flew from here to Scott Field, leav- ing there in the night and arriving at iBulan Field again carly the next day. | From Bolling Field he vanished and {all attempts to keep track of him failed, although it was learned that he was stopping at the Racquet Club on Sixteenth street. Yesterday afternoon he called on Secretary Kellogg at the Stats Department, and Gen. Lord, director of the Bureau of the Budget | Some significance was attached to the fact that Lindbergh and Lanphler left here together, although it was be- {lleved that possibly Lindbergh merely had given Lanphler a “lift” back to Selfridge Field. Lanphler has refused to discuss the purpose of his visit to | Washington and rumors that he In- tended to resign from the Army to enter the commercial aviation fleld | were answered at the War Department with the statement that he had not resigned. 'MELLON DENIES HEARST TAX REFUND| Letter Read by Smoot Says Heflin's Charge Is Wrong—Latter Plans Action. Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes Closes By the Associated Freas Week's Beries of Lenten Talks. wisy 1o reform a man iy through heart, Dr. Anson Phelps Slokes canon of Washington Cathedral, said tday s the finsl address of his se- In reply to charges by Senator Hef- Iin of Alabama, w letter from Secre- tary Meilon was read In the Senate to- day in which the Treasury executive dended that any tax refunds had been | made W Willlam Randolph Hearst The Alsbama Scnator had charged | that a warm friendship eslsted between es at the Lenten services at Keith's Secretary Mellon and the publisher and of heater under the auspices Churches Washington Federation of His subject e Christian ach society 13 through | 8dd Dr, Blokes declared handful, Mis message hus vied throughout the world.” Jtey ¥, C. Jteynolds, chalrman of the commitiee on public tederution. presided and o ered prayer Uhere will e o more servi weer, Bishop Willlam P the Methodist Episcops) Church services nexl week ek wt the Lite 'though Chrts, reached only been car- MeDowell of | tor will | Benator sald he | that & Lax refund of more than $600,000 t had been mude Lo the Hearst dnte The Mellon letter was read by Seno (Bmoot of Utah, to whom It was essed with the request that he | eorrect the erroncous “statements of Heflin.” Atter rending of the letter, the Aln- [ bamna Henator said he intended “lo | address another letter o Mellon arking mectings of the | 8bout tax refunds | “He hus retunded over $1,000,000,000 | this | sinee he hax been In office and 'l ask | detailed Information” the “IE T can't get it Tl ask the Senate (o pass another resolution.” more C|1incsc RC(]S Turturc pr()spcroua Families and Burn Them in Homes [ Avviioted LHIEOW, March & H I giving details of the recent mussacre wt delyang loduy suld fut sl th penned inside with women wnd chlldies und burned o death Everybody who sppeared W be pros perous w dered in the Bouther Hunen ity funlly the vietims w wrtured firel, (el eyes being g0 Chinese sources | so treated Communtsts o6y and aishanded soldiers fred the houses well-to-do citizens who were | the Lelyang area al the Uine and thel thelr ears cut off Whole families were parents belng compelled to watch thelr children being mutilated and children 1o wateh the trturing urents Heveral forelgn misstonaries were in 3! fute was nob known | AnU-Communist troops from Man- - kow have occupled Lelyang shice the ussicre and the marauders have gone 0 Kwangt where they are report L led o b continuing (el ouwegcs, SAYS REPUBLIGAS HELD PRESS CHAN | New Yorker Testifies Foreign Language Papers Were Acquired in 1919. By the Associated Press The Scnate Tcapot Dome committee | today again stalked the Liberty bonds of the Continental Trading Co., and, whilz uncovering no startling new use | to which these bonds were put, it devel- 1919 had paid out or assumed obliga. tions amounting to $600,000 for an or ganization of foreign language news pers. James A. Patten, retired Chicago grain operator: Willlam V. Hodges. treasurer of the Republican national committee, and M. J. Pessin of New York were the principal From Patten the committee learned that $25,000 of the Continental “onas glven to the committee by Horry F. Sin- clair had been turned over to him to be disposed of. : Hodges furnished names of contribu- tors to the party campaign chest, in- cluding a small contribution by Robert Senate questions about the Continental bonds. organization purchase was given by Pessin, who said Senator du Pont of Delaware, Willlam Boyce Thompson of New York were the purchasers. He understood the deal was for political purposes. Two hundred thousand dol- lars was paid and obligations of twice that amount were assumed. “How could it help politically?" “It was supposed to have great in- fluence with the foreign language news- | pay = l‘:: n then explained the organiza- ion placed advertising with the foreign language newspapers in New York and clsewhere. Patten revealed that he dispored of $25,000 of the Continental Trading Co. bor.ds, which were tinea over to the Republican natimal comuittee in 1922 | by Harry F. Sinclair. ‘These bonds were a part of the $60,- 000 which Will H. Hays, former chair- man of the Republican national com- mittee, forwarded to the late Fred W. | Upham, treasurer of the Republican na- | tional committee, during and after the 1920 presidential campaign. Patten said on December 5, 1923, Up- ham called on him and told him that there was a large deficit coming over {rom the 1920 campaicn “and that a & | lot of United States bonds had been put | up as collateral to secure the loans of the national committee.” Used “Bad” Language.” “He wanted me to put up $25,000 and sell the amount in bonds,” Patten said. “1 was indignant and mad at the size “I'm afraid I ot the deficit,” he said. used bad language.” | “That will be overlooked here,” said | Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana. “Can I repeat the language?” Patten asked, as the crowd laughed. “I saw the necessity for paying off | the deficit,” he continued. “I went to my secretary and had him send a check. I was mad. I hate to give up money {to pay for a dead horse. I wondered vhy Upham gave the bonds to me in- stead of selling them in New York. the best market in the world.” Patten said he pondered over what to do with the bonds, and finally de- |cided to give them to the Jefferson Hospital, to which he had promised a contribution of $25,000. “1 had no idea of the origin of the bonds at the time.” he said. “After all of this came out I had an idc: where they came from.” Names Contributors. Asked by Senator Walsh as to the Chicago people who were the heaviest ! contributors to the Republican cam- paign funds, the grain dealer named William Wrigley, jr.. E. B. Eckhart, A. Miller, Arthur Cutting and the Mc- Cormicks. Walsh suggested that Cyrus E. Mc- Cormick was a Democrat, but Patten | 8aid he would contribute to the Repub- | Mean war chest. “Did you ever contribute Democratic fund?” to the asked Chairman | Nye. “I would In the local campaign,” was the reply. “I had friends running for office and they would come around and tap me.” Patten sald he did not own a share of stock “In any ofl company in the world.” He presented to the committee a statement and canceled checks, show- ing that from 1920 to 1924 he contrib< uted a total of $91,000 to Republican campaigns, local, State and national. Inzluded in the total were contribu« tions of $6,200 to the 1923 primary cam- paign of Frank O. Lowden, and $2,000 to the primary campaign of the late Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood and $500 to the Hoover campaign in the same year. The Hoover donation was paid to F. H. Rawson. Hodges said that when he took office In 1924, Upsham turned jover to him a check for $6,780.95, rep- resenting the balance to the account of the national committee. fi:::’lldne had been nominated at Cleve- testifed that Upham did memoranda as to con- Among the Chicago contributions during 1921, 1922 and 1923 reaa from this memoranda by Senator Walsh were from J. Ogden | Armour, $10,000; Samuel Insull, $5,000; Albert D. Lasker, $5,000; Edward F. | Carey, $8,000; B. A. Eckhart. $6,000; | James A. Patten, $36,000; George Gets, | 811,000: George' M. Reynolds, $1,000; | E. M. Rosenthal, $25,000; Julius Rosc wald, $1000; Silas H. Strawn, $1.000; Fred W. Upham, $8,750; Willlam Wrig- ley, $10,000, and W, A. Warner, $4,000. Hodge's examination was interrupted while Patten was recalled for question- g as to a contribution of $37.85 ap- pearing on the Upham memo. “Fred came to me and sald, “Jim, there 15 a balance due of $37.85 and [ want your check for it Patten said. 1 thought that cleared it all up and so I gave him my check.” 1 see that after that you gave $5,000," observed Chalrman Nye, “Well, that was for the succeeding | campaign.” Patten replied. “You know they need money every year." “Yes, I know that,” Nye replied “You asked about Democratie contri- | buttons,” Patten volunteered; “tnat Iast £2,500 on the list to Frank 8, Peabody was for the Democratlc party” | "I was for the State's attorney cam- | paign?” asked Senator Walsh | "Yes." Patten replied New York Donatlons, Recalled to the stand, Hodges handed the committee n book showing the New York contributions to the Republican party ‘This record was for the yeais 1010, 1020, 1921, 1922 and 1024, Hodges explalned that the records for 1923 were missing “Ihese are not the officlal records” Hodges nald — “Some one Just took them off w card Index and there may be er- vors " 1 ‘The lists showed a contribution of S2.000 by Sinclair in 1019 and a aonie Gon of 81,000 from Mis Harry ¥ 8in- claly In 1920 | Where ulso was Disted & contvibuti m cof £1L000 from Roberl W, fitewart i | 1019, wnd Henator Walsh assumed that this was the chal n of the bourd of the Standard Ol of Indluna, now under Indictment for contempt of the Henate 1 refusing to answer certain quentions in the ofl inqui Walter . Malatesta, formerly asso- clated with Upham in the Consumers’' Co ot Chloago. testified (hat he knew suthing of the Continental bonds, {oped that prominent Republicans in | witnesses. | | This was on Junc 28, after President | The testimony as to the newspaper ¢100) and a forfeiture of offize. i | | Baby, Left in Care 11-Year-Old Sister, Vietim of Poison By the Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 8.—The attempt of an 11-year-old girl to take care of her baby brother during her mother's absence resulted fatally today for the baby, Bllly Rochelle, 15 months old, who died of food poi- soning. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Rochelle of Parkin, Ark. Mrs. Rochelle went to her hus- band'’s store Tuesday afternoon, leav- ing her daughter to watch the baby. When it began to cry the sister gave if beef steak, peas and butt-rmilk, the hospital report showed. Eilly was taken sick Wednesday and brought to a Memphis hospital, but died a few hours after arrival. DoUT AIMS HITT CLAIMS HESSE RADICAL ON DRY ENFORCEMENT (Continued _from First Page.) a second offense, and a two-year sen- tence for all subscquent offenses. Commissioners Responsible. It places responsibility for enforce- ment on the District Commissioners, he satd. Any officer or person responsible W. Stewart, who refused to answer; for enforcement of provisions of the act who shall fail to comply with the pro- visions would be fined from $300 lll: holds that these cases of officers derelict in their duty b> handled in the Supreme Court by ihe United States district at- Chicago and the late John T. Pratt of | torney. Prosecutions in other cases would be filed in the Police Court by the corporae tion counsel of the District. The cor- poration counsel and the superintendent of police would be given the right to ssue search warrants which s now done by the United States commissioner. ‘The proposed bill makes mandatory on the corporation counsel to notify the owners of property where a man fis arrested for violations, and if he is arrcsted a sccond time on the same property (h> place would be padlocked for one year. search warrant would be guilty of ald- ing and abetting in the sale of liquor and fined $25 under this bill. Mr. Hammer protested that the pres- ent law is drastic enough, but said,| “You can't enforce it with policemen who are paid to protect the bootleggers, but you can do it with honest-to- goodness policemen. Mr. Douthitt in- siste you can't do it without a war- rant.” Another tense period in today's hearing was reached at this point. Never Smelled Liquor. Mr. Hammer leaned forward with unusual deliberation and sait “I'm not going to ask you about the personal habits of anybody, but there have been two witnesses here who have testified about the chief of police. One has said that he has seen him intoxi- cated. Another has said that he has smelled liquor on his breath when he was on duty. You say you have seen him practically every day?” r. Douthitt answered, “Yes, sir.” ve you come in close contact with es. sir.” “You have talked to him face’to face —near to him?" “Yes, sir.” “Observed him?" “¥es. o “You have been a prohibition en- forcement officer?” “Yes, sir.” “And you are an observer, of course, | of men?” “Yes, sir.” “I want to ask you if he is a man who is intoxicated every day?” “I never saw him “It has been stated before the com- mittee,” continued Mr. Hammer, “that Maj. Hesse has been drunk every day since he has been in ,ffice—not by any witng but that assertion has beer made. “I have heard it." said Mr. Douthitt. “I have never seen the man more than three or four times,” sald Mr. Ham- mer; “never had private conversation, only twice. and that only for a few minutes 1 have never discussed with him whether he drinks or not,” sald Mr. Hammer “I have, and he says ‘no.’ " sald Mr Douthitt. May Call Mrs. Willebrandt. Representative Gilbert asked Mr Hammer to draft a memorandum for the committee on decisions regarding prohibition enforcement. Chairman Gibson suggested that Mrs, Mabel Willebrandt, assistant to the At- torney General In prohibition enforce- ment, should be invited to testify be- fore the committee to give authoritative information regarding the need for ad- ditional legislation in the District to make prohibition enforcement feasible Mr. Glibert stated “it would bs inter- esting to have her testimony, but not at ell conclusive.” Mr. Douthitt put into the record a statement regarding the number of prohibition enforcement cases in the District during May and the disposi- tion of these cases. At the opening of the hearing today the subcommittee had before 1t the brother-in-law of one of the alleged bootleggers, whose liquor, it is claimed b’ Mr. Blanton, was hi-jacked by two local policemen r the bootleggers had been assured protestion. The witness had a very poor mem- ory and the subcommittee was.entirely dissatisfied, but Rmmlmd him a later hearing, with other witnesses to con- front him who might refresh his memory. ‘The hearing will be resumed tomor- row morning at 10 o'clock. City Action Delayed. Carrying out their previously an- nounced intention of delaying the in- vestigation of Representative Blanton's charges against the Police Department and Maj. Hesse, the District Commis~ sloners today took no action whatever with respect to the case. Proctor L. Dougherty, chatrman ot the board of Commissioners, reiterated that the probe would not be started until the "Gibson subcommittee com- Yh'h'x its hearings with vespect to Blanton’s charges and all datn bear- ing on the cnse have been submitted to the Commissioners. Commisstoner Dougherty also sald that no declston has yet been reached s to the procedure to be followed In Investigating the nccusations of Blan- ton. Sentiment Is strong for a public trial of Maj. Hesse before the board of Commisstoners, but Mr suld the Commissioners would deter~ mine whether this procedure should be adopted after the testimony before the Qibson body 1s studied and analyzed. Ma). Hesse would make no further ,comment on the case, but his friends | n h the Police Department state that 15 confident of exoneration. TWO HELD FOR THEFTS. Fatr Aosiinst o RaDBY B Btorevasm of Merchandise. Arvested yestevday by Pollceman R. A Burton of the second precinet, Pors ter Lowls and Chavles Johnson, both colored, were arraigned today before Judge Isanc R HIt in Pollce Court on a oharge of housebreaking. Each was held for the grand jury under §2,000 bond ‘They wre alleged (o have broken tuto atoreroom No. 1 of Convention Hall on the night of March 3§ and to have stolen $41 worth of merchandise. John- son 15 also charged with atealing a coat valued at $5 from Morris Cohen ves. terday. He was given 60 daya on this charge, |.C.C.RESIGNATIONS REPORTED LIKELY Senate’s Failure to Confirm Commissioner Esch Stirs Resentment. Resignation of “two or three" mem-. I bers of the Interstate Commerce Com- | mission as a result of failure of con- firmation by the Senate of Commis- sioner John J. Esch was freely pre- dicted today In political circles, At least one member of the commission is known to have declared within an Hour after the Senate interstate committee | had acted unfavorably on Mr, Esch's renomination that he and the other 10 members of the commission should resign in a body in protest against what is declared the unfair attitude of the Senate. Nevertheless, it was declared on high Asks to Be Retired Any person found in a | room where liquor is found under a intoxicated nor | | never smelled liquor on his breath.” Dougherty | authority at the commission today that resentment against the Senate for its declared unfalr action is spreading { among members of the commission and that several resignations among its membership may be looked for shortly. Mr. Esch’s vote in the coal rate case coincided with those of the majority members of the commission, and other members were rej nted to feel that their integrity as well as that of their unconfirmed assoclate had been at- tacked by the negative vote of the Scn- VIRGINIA TAG GOES T0 GOVERNOR procity for D. C. Motors in State. BY REX COLLIER, Staft Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, March 8.—Gov. Byrd to- day received for signature the so-callca District of Columbia guota reciprocity bill, designed to end tae coistantly re- curring controversies between Molor Vehicle Commissioner Hayes and Wash- ington business interests over the regis- tration iaws. ‘The mcasure hes already received the approval of the governor. It empowers Gov. Byrd to affor 1 complete reciprocity to the District of Columbia in the mat- ter of Washington-owned commercial vehicles. As introduced criginally vy Senator Prank L, 3all of Arlington County, and Delegate C. Wilbur Hall »f Loudoun | County, it sought to eliminate entirely the section of the motor vehicle law com- pelling out-of-town firms to equip their commercial vehicles with Virginia tags, while regularly operatin them in Vir- ginia on business. Objecticn v.as raised ! to this proposal, however, and as a rom- promise it was amended 0 as w0 leave this section in th2 bill in {he law, but to clothe the <overnor with authority to exempt Washington and cther outside Jurisdictions whenever he deemed it to |the best interests of interstate reci- | procity. | Will Seek Agreement. Senator Ball said today that the |amended bill should end for all time {the fill-feeling and misunderstandings | which have arisen. He indicated that ld seek reciprocity Motor Vehicle Commissioner Hayes. who has led the fight against Distric! of Columbia tags on certain classes of Washington commercial vehicles, said today that this proposed include some tag situation in Arlington County.” with special reference to the sale of District of Columbia license plates to bona fide Virginia residents. The controversial section, which the governor, it is understood, will make non-applicable to the District of Colum- bla, reads as follows: All “Forelgn” | “Every non-resident, including any foreign corporation, carrying on business within this State and owning and regu- larly operating in such business any motor vehicle, trailer or semi-trailer within this State shall be required to register each such vehicle and pay t! | Vehicles. residents of this State.” It was under a construction of the mearing of this law by Commissioner Hayts t the many “tag wars” have been carried on in Arlington and Fair- fax Counties against District of Colum« bla trucks. The movement to change the law grew out of a conference several months ago with the governor by rep- resentatives of the Washington Board of Trade and Chamber of erce. Qov. Byrd indicated his intention at that time of bringing the matter of reciprocity to the attention of the Legis- lature, with a view to correcting the situation. | Gets New England Dry Post, Jonathan 8. Lewis today was appoint- ed prohibition administrator for ti New England district, with headquar- ters In Boston, to succeed George A. been serving Boston as assistant to the administrator. TIPS FOR TAXPAYERS No. 25, Depreciation is defined as “a rea- wear and tear of property, used in the trade or business, including a reason- able allowance for obsolescence.” Depreciation of a horie or property used for pleasure or convenience, such as an au obile, cannot be claimed. Depreciation due to changes in the soclal or business conditions of a nelgh- borhood, or changes of street grade, or Quotuations of market values cannoi be clalmed. Depreciation of land. whether im- proved or unimproved, cannot be claimed, When In owner of property has claimed ve auowed. ‘ NOONDAY | LENTEN SERVICES KEITH'S THEATER 12:20 to 1 O'Clock Auspleos Washington FEDERATION OF CHURCHES * SPEAKER THIS WEEK Dr. Anson Phelps Stokes Canon of Washington Cathedral ALL CORDIALLY INVITED i Measure Would Permit Reci- | he same fees theretore as are required with l reference to light vehicles owned by: Parker, who has resigned. Lewis has | sonable allowance for the exhaustion, ! the course of years the | s cost | as dgpreciation, ne further claim will, INSPECTORSHELBY | SEEKS RETREMENT Presents Application to& Hesse, Saying He Is Phy- sically Disabled. Inspector William S. Shelby, assistant superintendent of police, made applica- tion today for retirement for physical disabllities incurred in line of duty. His | application was filed with Maj. Edwin | B. Hesse, superintendent. i Coming as it did in the midst of Rep- | resentative Blanton's attack on the Po: lice Department, Inspector Shelby’s ac- | tion created a distinct surprise nmongi | many of his friends. The inspettor said he haa contemplated retiring for some time because of his impaired physical condition, but that he had confided hu| plans only to members of his immediate family and Maj. Hesse. Has Served 26 Years. For the past year Inspector said he has suffered from a of heart and sinus trouble and that his physician has repeatedly advised to retire from the strenuous duties he performs as assistant superintendent of lice. mlmpecwr Shelby's service with the Police Department covers a period ot 26 years during which he has cerformed many and varied duti>s and has ad- vanced from the rank of a vrivate to the second l:lxhesl ‘puluon &ne the l:- partment. Tecent years, - tor has devoted his Llcllvldda:’chk‘fidy“ ;3 the police personnel, an cre wnhp?he authorship of the police mane ual now in use. Born in_Thompsonville, Conx., Jan- uary 8, 1874, Inspector Shelby came to Washington in 1902 and was appointed a private in the Police Department and assigned to the second precinct. After serving in several different precincis, he to the Police Court as a remained there from No- 1917. Sub- to the rank Shelby | tion | was law clerk and vember 1. 1913 to July 9. sequently, he was advanced of a sergeant, and two years laier he rank was given to him permanen'ly fice of the Police t | has remained ever since. 1922 he was made an acting inspector, which rank he held untfl July 1. 1924, P “cleaning up the District of Columbia | spec sistant superintendent. Speculation already is rife i members of the department as to who | likely will succeed Inspector Shelby it | the Police and Fire Retirement Board | determine that he is pacitated and the Commissioners ap- | prove his retirement. In addition to | Shelby, there are five other police in-! | spectors—Pratt, Stoll, Harrison, Head- ley and Brown. The last named., who is now iy command of the Trafic Bu- | rean, tv regarded as the most likely suc- | cessor. H MODEL SPANISH DRESS. American U. Co-Eds Will Wear| True Costumes at Affair Tonight. Co-eds of American University will| as models in genuine costumes of in this evening at a lecture to be iven by Senora Isabel de Palencia of ipain, author and lecturer, at Hurst Hall, on the university campus, at 8 o'clock tonight. Senora de Palencia's | subject will be ‘“Spanish Regional | Costumes.” Many beautiful costumes from va- rious sections of her country are brought by Senora de Palencia to il- lustrate her address. The affair will be open to the public without charge. BAND CONCERT. ‘TODAY. By the United States Marine Band | at the Marine Barracks at 7 o'clock,! Taylor Branson, leader. | March, “Coronation 2 ‘Tschatko | Overture, "Russland and Ludmila.” i | “Orfentale” ... Cui Cornet solo, “None But the Weary ! Heart" ... ... Tschatkowsky | Two preludes (a) “Ureiude tn C Sharp | Minor,” (d “Prelude in C Minor," Rachmaninot Prince and the Young herasda,” “Schel Rimsky Korsakow “Procession of the Sardar,” “Cau- casian Sketches” T Marines' hymn, “The Halls of M vanow onte- led Banner.” | | “The Young Princess,” from | | | Overture, “Triumphal” Sulte, “Randanna Sketches". .. Excerpts fram musical comedy, “The Love Song™ oo JKunneke Crad! Booker Arms Where Santley | Kuwg | i | | By the United States Marme Band| | Orchestra at the Marine 8 At 3:30 o'clock, Taykr Rranson, leader. | March characteristie, “The Cavaleade," Santoed | | Overture, “Palyeucte Dukas “Canvonetta™ \ Herbert | | Flute solo, accompanied by atrings, | “Sulte n B M Y . B Symphonie poe Mava" “Moldau™y from “Ma V MY Couniry ™y Smetana | “Estudianting. " Waldteutel | Rhapsody, “Virginta* Haydn Wood | Marines' hymun, “The Halls of Moate- | suma “The Star Spangled Banner* | D Turkey i Afi'lm 10 s begin tm- | Provem 't o teast part of its 30,000 Wiles uf oada y asi’ Valse de concert, iSunclay,‘l 11,312 | conies ot the mape "% le of Happi- | | COAL PRICECUTS CITEDATHEARING Miners’ Head Holds Railroads Lead Movement to De- press Wages. By the Associated Press. Continuing his scorching indictment of the bituminous coal industry, John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, today attributed conditions in the coal fields to a conspiracy among the rallroads to depress miners’ wages. ‘Testifying before the Senate interstate commerce committee, he said, “The wails and the lamentations that .rise from the women and children of the flelds scem to have no effect on the leaders who direct the policy of - the raflroads.” Lewis submitted to Chairman Wat- son, for the Record, an original copy of the Jacksonville wage agreement be- tween -miners and operators, =aying: “This is the contract which was violated. abrogated and trampled upon by the Pittsburgh Coal Co. and others in that region.” Cites Coal Price Cuts. The union leader-also entered statis- tics on declines in coal prices paid by raflroads, which he said was a result of the “railroads’ campaign to depress wages at will.” “The story of their success is written in the degradation in the coal flelds of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia,” he declared. Answering Senator Wheeler, Demo- tana, the miners’ mentioned Becretary Mellon as & “for- mer director” of the company and said that he understood interests were also held by R. B. Mellon, the Mellon Na- tional Bank and the Union Trust Co. the latter “Mellon concerns.” Lewis told Senator Gooding, Repub- lican, Idaho, that the methods of mtin- ig in America were wasteful and con- stitute a great handicap to the in- dustry. He painted a picture of “pauperized conditions” among miners in Pennsyl- vania and West Virginia flelds, citing the “company stores” as places where miners’ wives often spend the money earned by their husbands as fast as it is made. Wait te Get Credit. In the West Virginia fleld. he said. wives have stood beside the place whers coal is hoisted to wait until a load mined by their husbands or sons comes i | o so that credit for the work might b2 entered on the record. “They then go to the store and spend those wages for beans and bacon and coffee,” he added. g Lewis said that W. G. Warden, chair- man of the board of 2 Pittsburgh Coal Co., had 1925 that h: waated to record in his position to do it wiuld be to get a tion, which action. Lewis was made an acting lieutenant. That |ask September 10, 1919, and January 16, |Said was board duct | was opened. | now operating, he said. companies’ mines, he said, always had been non-union. DR. EMIL L. SCHARF, 73, EDUCATOR, DIES Dr. Emil Ludwig Scharf. noted Ger man educator, died suddenly yesterd. afternocon: at his home. 2603 Moz place. at the age of T3 years Boro in Etlingen. Baden, Germany. the son of Theodore Scharf, director of | education of the Imperial School of Southern Germany, Dr. Schearf himself became widely known in education cir- cles of his country. He assisted his father in introducing the German sys tem of education in the schools of sace-Lorraine when that territory was taken from the French during the Franco-Prussian War. Coming to the United States 50 years ago, After having studied under Henri Herbst, musician, of Paris, Dr. Schart taught Subsequently he decame instructor in ages, modern his- tory and at Catholic Uni- veruity, Holy Cross Academy and other institutions n this city. Twenty-five ycars ago Dr. Scharf be- came active in palitics, assoclating with such lecders as Rovsevelr, Mark Hanna of Ohio. Jacod H. Gallin- 2or of New Hampshure, Nelson W. Al drich of Rhode Island and liemry du Pont of Delaware. Dr. Schart is survived dy his wife Mrs. Mary L. Scharf of this city, and his son. Bdward Q. Scharf of Baltimore. 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