Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1928, Page 2

.2,. GAS VALUATION HEARINGS HALTED Delay Ordered to Allow En- gineers to Co-ordinate Ap- praisals of Property.- Hearings on the valuation of the Washington and Georgetown Gas Light | Companies were halted abruptly today by the Public Utilities Commission to allow the engineers of both partiés time to completely co-ordinate their apprais- als.” Testimony wil not be resumed un~ til Monday, October 22, This move, the commission believes, will have the effect of expediting the hearings, which in the early stages this week gave indications of dragging along almost indefinitely. The procedure was drawn out primarily because the com- mission’s engineer, Harry Carl Wolf, and R. O. Luqueer, the company's en- gineer, had used entirely different meth- ods of .listing inventory items before ap- plying prices. & Technical Data Studied. ‘The commission instructed the en- gineers to prepare exhibits that will permit a closer comparison of prlcel has been ible under the nal procedure. With these comparat! ve exhibits attaches of the commission believe that the gas companies will be in a position to complete the deferred presentation of their case within five or six days after the hearings are re- sumed. After the adjournment ‘attaches of the commission began to @elve into the mass of technical data submitted them during the week and discovered several conspicuous claims in the appraisal of Lugueer upon which- they. Intend to a careful check. One of these is an ftem of $9,300 for a coke separator which is to be listed in the inventory at $7,000 when the engineer adds the 28 per cent for overhead. This separa- tor was purchased second-hand by the mm&nn y about & year ago at a cost of $6,6 The r-vhesment valued upon it, ore, 18 -almost double the originai cost. ul . Excavation Price Differs. An item of excavation also was found to be widely at variance with the pre- vailing price paid for such work by the District government. Luqueer listed the cost of excavation at $3.50 a cubic m& whereas the highest price the Distris government is said to have 1s $1.50. Pnee-mnl h: numbg: of I“r:m- uuquoud uring the hearings have been the topic of considerable discussion among those concerned with the valuation case, but no attempt likely will be made to make them a matter of record until People's Counsel Ralph - B. Fleharty begins his examination of the company’s engineer. y that he has his croll-enm until Luqueer completes his testimony. “We believe that this will be more Mhnmmnbrw‘z sald. mnbum.tm wnmwnu fundar nuh of the GEORGE E. CHOSBY CLAIMED BY DEATH Succumbs Following Illness Oon- tracted While Attending Insur- ance Conference Here. Crosby, 82 years ott.hblzcl M% George Ell¢ former mld:n:{ according | Of Hotel here last week. Mr. Crosby had 288001~ George E. Crosby. indsor Historical So- b ciety and had served as its president § | had been 1ll for 10 weeks. Fate of Giant Oak Put Up to Heads OfD.C.Government Lanham Recommends Re-| moval, Regretfully, But Suggests Others’ 0.K. The fate of the glant oak tree near the home of 8. E. Cochran, 2049 New- ark street, was placed in the hands of the District Commissioners today, when Clifford Lanham, superintendent of trees and parkings, recommended ite re- moval, but with a request that the city hud.l look at the tree or name a dis- interested committee to do so before they take final action. Supt. Lanham said he arrived at his | recornmendation * fully," but de- clared that the tree, which is four feet in diameter, leans in such a way that if it fell it would be sure to topple in the direction of the residence near it. “The fall of this tree would undoubt- edly demolish the entire house,” the recommendation continued. Mr. Lanham referred to the beauty, health and soundness of the tree, em- phasized by advocates of its retention, but he expressed the belief that its rootage is doubtful and its underground condition problematical. Trimming, as suggested by Commis- | sloner Dougherty, would so mar the symmetry that even advocates of its retention would want it removed, in Mr. Lanham's opinion. “It is seldom this department recom- mends removal of such a fine tree,” Mr. Lanham concluded. “But when prop- erty is in danger and, infinitely more, ll!e luall we can follow no other MRS A E STETSON DIES AT AGE OF 87 Former Chrlshan Science Church Leader 1Il for Ten Weeks. By the Associated Press. ROCHESTER, N. Y. October 12.— Mrs. Augusta E. Stetson, at one time a leader in the Christian Science Church, died here today at the age of 87. She Mrs. Stetson has been staying with her nephew, Maj. Hareld W. Stimpson, at the Hotel Sagamore here since her return from his oomn in Canada in August. Maj. Stimpson and nu mother, Mrs, E. W. Stimpson, a sister of Mrs. Stetson, survive. Reports several wecks ago that Mrs. Stetson was seriously ill at her = relatives. Privaté be held here and in New York, mm mm-tmmmmm.u uhnd te mmn church, in Bos- sent to New York City and became one charter. members lundlg”l.n the by Mrs. izers preached regularly in the church mmlmmu'ruupu tor, which in 1895 to first reader. in v.h:;. office 32@0 the was -inauguraf - three years. Her totsl fflu as pastor and first l?w York om-umn Sof- chlm llil con! ted by Mrs, Stetson and her students. Amrh.nulotuborlnmltol friction _arose be: elected to that office | In the since. He was the night before he came to Washing~ ton to attend the Insurance Advertising | h Conference. He enrolled Vice President Dawes and other persons of prominence as members. ‘Mr. cmlby wn married here two 88 Daisy Oordon sunm and Mrl is widely known in this city, | came the niece of the late Alonso Hopkins, who was owner and editor of Le X Matin or Paris, Orosby was a member of the Nn.loml Preu Club of this efty, the Advertising Club of Hartford and was pdmmr and part owner of the Wind- uy erald. S HUNDREDS SEEK DRY - LAW INFORMATION Oontestants for Durant Prize Flood Prohibition Bureau With Inquiries. Hundreds of letters have been receiv- ed by the Prohibition Buresu from per- sons throughout the country who are contesting for the W. C. Durant prize of $25,000 for the “best and most practica- eighteenth amendment more cflntlve." ‘The bureau has prepared a circular to send to such inquiries because of - the number writing in and the impractica- Bility of giving individual replies. Some of the contestants apparently P Have thought their plans should be sent the bureau, for a number have been Sadressed to It e These have been for- 24 X warded to Durant contest headquarters '.h i New York City. The contest was announced to end December 1 and the must be typewritten and under words. 3The letters to the bureau seek in- formation on the present organization of the enforcement unit and some ask the bureau to outline any recommenda- tions they would make for improving the service, evidently mundlnl w em- any such -unuuom be submitted for the Nuu 3 the bureau takes a st uy ‘neutral atti- tude toward the contest and gives in- quirers only the information that is available the time to any citisen. No limit upon those who may compete ‘was announced and it is d some members of the prohibition en- forcement taree in the Nation may have submitted or lnunfl to submit them, doubrlo- ‘makin, tions for improved enforcement upon their observations and experiences. . To supply leather in the present styles, 8 lar Earce of men in the East lnulea I-Lr:; ing great numbers of snakes and 7prds, . tween the Bosto: 1 bullt the edifice. ble plan to make the énforcement of the | t| preliminary which e known as “the spite wall” luu. Mn muon bm‘ht the action to re- strain the trustees from building a 17- foot-stone wall between the church ndx- fice, on West Ninety-sixth street, and Stetson’s home, which adjoined Mrs. bhe nl\ itigation grew out of differences hlohhnnln 1009, when Mrs. Stetson Boston by ed to the - Iul mm board of dln\flnn for tioning by them as to the co! ol'm Stetson’s teaching of cnrllthn Science. Eddy sanoln. Mrs. Stetson, who had been = ally taught by Mary Baker as & class student and hld been gu! by Mrs. Eddy in her New York work for more than 25 years, by llmr and by personal conferences, refused to recant or compromise with the directors on the doctrinal ‘issue and was dropped by them from membership in the Boston hmh organization. Stetson then resigned her posi- tion ln the church in New York to still factional strife within the church be- n directors’ adherents | fel and Mrs. Stetson’s students, who had Mrs. Stetson's co-trus- mn of First Church, then in office, u ld with her, and newcomers athy with the Boston directors -nd e to Mrs, Stetson gained possession ot her church edifice on January 1, 1910, The project to bulld the 17-foot wall, hich the trustees claimed was to be way” to the in 1011, imed that rt of & “covered pass rear door of the church, Counsel for Mrs. Stetson er property to the extent of m. that it was a case of “Shylock dlmlndln( & pound of flesh,” lnd thlt the wall was useless to the church. Counsel for the trustees Introduced no evidence or witnesses, conceding the physical facts in the ‘case, but clal the legal right. to erect the wall, and denied that the agreement in the deed prevented the church corporation from Yo | buflding the wall. Witnesses who appeared in court for Mrs. Stetson included - her archi Richard Howland Hunt, and several of her former co-trustees, Willlam H. Tay- lor, Joseph B. Whitney and Dr. John Franklin Crowell. The outcome of the suit was in favor of Mrs. Stetson, uu\. the litigation continued | elec tor 13 years thereafter. appellate division of the Su- mm- Court n'New York then uj lower court injunction agains -rm "decision decréed that no con- struction of any- “%immmmmms ,|ness men of that oounuz‘ THE EVENING APPROVE POLICE DISMISSAL VERDICT District Commissioners Back Trial Board in J. E. Carroll Intoxication Charge. The District Commissioners today ap- gl;yflved the verdict of the Police Trial rd recommending removal from the force of Policeman J. E. Carroll of the fitth precinct, who was found guilty by the trial board of being under the in- fluence of intoxicants. The chll’f! against Policeman Carroll | ew out of an incident that occurred in the downtown section on the evening of August 26, when, according to the | specifications, Carroll took two citizens into_custody without jurisdiction. After arriving at the first precinct the two citizens, one of whom was a member of the Fire Department, were released without any charges havin; been placed against them, and Carrol was cited to appear before the trial board. ‘The removal from the force of Police- man M. J. Myers of the eighth precinct was today recommended to the Com- missioners by the Police Trial Board. According to the bestlmony resented in the cese against Myers, the officer went off duty at 4 o'clock in the after- noon on October 2 and just beton that time visited a house on Cha in street for the purpose of finding whom he had a warrant. One witness said that while there he snatched $3 (8] from another colored man's hand and refused to return it to him. The colored man, James Watkins of Hyattsville, Md., went to the station with his complaint. He told Capt. Robert E. Doyle that he saw Myers in the place with his cap off, sitting at a table drinking a bottle of * When Myers reached the emhm pre- cinet he was interviewed by Capt. Doyle, who testified that the officer first denied being in the house, but later admitted it. Dr. C. Brandenburg, police sutgeon, was summoned. The physician told the board that he examined Myers and that he was under the influence of liquor. Policeman W. 8. Brown of the fifth prectnct was ordered by the board to fa in three installments - debt of 26.97 to the Chesapeake & Co. The case of Policeman Thomas E. Garrison of the tenth pre- cinet, also charged with mlure to pay his debts, was partly hear h&m continued until next week. m cau of Policeman M. James of the ninth precinet, who was alleged to have hit Archie Hynson, colored, 33 years old, of s oieTi, St omhenst, on the with aton ut justifica- tion was started, but continued. 1 Emlous Barnett of the eighth inct was exonerated of opera &" chine recklessly and of al 8 cm- zen. The, charges were brought by J. Leo Sugrue, automobile cdlm of the ‘Washin, Times. The case had pre- viously been heard in Police Court u.nd Barnett convicted of reckless driving. The charges resulted from a collision at Fourteenth and T streets September 8 between Sugrue's automobile and a street car. S aimed tha ficer block: accident CLUB IS HONORED Allegemeiner Deutscher Auto- mobil Party Guests of A.A.A. at Luncheon. In greeting officers of the Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil Club, the largest motoring organization in Germany, who | dress, are at the head of a party of 120 mem- he | bers now touring the Eastern United States, under the auspices of the Amer- M fean Automobile Association, Theodore P, Noyes, irman of the advisory board of the Distrrict of Oolumbll division of the A. A. A, who acted as toastmaster at & dinner tendered thnm by the association at the Willard Hotel Iast night, dluluefl flut their visit will far in promoting international motor uring. d Kroth, sport pnlldont of the Al.lnmlmr Alub. uld. rupnnu that members of My have d with_their mpunn at g‘thl Un! States. In behalf of his club, Herr Kroth with a silver uop the A. D. A {01 ‘ashington olvlc leaders welmme the German moto! were Gen. Anton Stephan, pres! dent of the Merchants and Manufac- turers’ Association; E. J. Murphy of the Board of Trade, Wiilism A, Harland, District traffic director; Noyes, chairman of the ad board of Dhtmt of Columbia division of the A. A. Inspector Brown of the Police mpmm and David Babp, ess | secretary of zhe Federation of Citisens’ Auoclmom party ‘of German _motorists, tnv ln. in eight special parlor car buses, arrived in the Capital yesterday afternoon and are stopping at the ‘Hamilton Hotel. ‘This morning they were taken for & sightseeing mp which included a stop at the 'l‘omb of the Unlnown Soldier, where & wreath was heM of the German people, md . vun to Mount Vernon. M noon today officers of -the unonu idas by tatvia of the German T ves e embassy. They presented the President with an llbum a8 a token of the friendly tions between Germany and the is the first of a series to pro- ote ~ international ~motor tourin rough the 23 fore! affillations of the A. A. A. and to bring to the atten- tion v.l;’ 'motfi’rll‘d lelffl&l abroad Ghl"l: simpl regulations govern uring under the International Touring Alliance, of which the national motor- Ing body is the American member. Members of. the German party include prominent bankers, journalists and busi- They will leave Washington Saturday mornlru. and will visit a score of Eastern cif before returning abroad on October 25, terminating the trip at New York, where they arrived on,October 7. WOMAN RAPS SMITH. Special Dispaten to The Btar. ALEXANDRIA, Va., October 12.— Mrs. Willlam A. Du_ Puy of Chevy Chase, Md,, a former Democratic com= mitteewoman, meeting held at George Hotel. More than mumnn lmnM Mrs. Du Puy, who was writing for the New"\;ork World when Gov. Smith was mln for | P&l STAR, WASHINGTON, TENNESSEE GIVES ROUSING WELCOME TO SMITH AT RALLY _(Continued from First Page.) the governor, brown derby in hand, was escorted in by Gov. Hogton and other State leaders, Prior to the governor's entry, which touched off a demonstration; announce- ment was made that he would deliver a campaign speech in Nashville tonight. Judge M. M. Allison announced that the governor, in order to conserve his voice, would make only an impromptu speech of greeting. And added that his position on all questions is well known. “We know that the Tennegsee 0~ crats,” Judge Allison continued, “who despise bigotry and hypocrisy, will rise in their might and nrry the Demo- cratic candidate to residency.” Gov. Smith then wdg the platform nnd sald: “I do not know how Benator Joe Robinson is making out, but I am having a great time out of it. “This is the first time I have been in Tennessee. I shall let you in on a secret. I was a full-grown man with a family before I went out of the city of New York. I did not have the time and have had but few vacations.” “The office of Governor of New York prevented him from traveling,” the can- didate explained, and added, “If it were not for the Democratic national convention I doubt if I would have seen so much of the country.” He added that he had never had an opportunity even to see the Canadian border in his State until July, 1926, Gov. Smith declared that he felt that in limiting his speeches he was conserving his strength for the final push in the last few days of the cam- 1 . discuss important subjects in ches of an hour or more,” he added. don't hear anything of my opponent; he only speaks every two weeks,” the overnor said, referring to Herbert loover. o “And then you cannot find ‘anything to argue with him when he does speak,” the nominee said, and concluded with a aord of thanks for his Tennessee recep- on. Gov. Smith spent nearly an hour and & half in Chattanooga, his auditorium speech taking more time than he had planned to devote to his informal re- marks there. His special train pulled out for Nash- ville shortly before-noon, Central time, CHEERED BY RECEPTION, By the Associated Press. GOV. SMITH'S TRAIN, EN ROUTE TO NASHVILLE, Tenn. October 12.— Cheered by the enthusiasm of thou- sands of Virginians and North Caro- linfans, who greeted him with noisy demonstrations as his train cut thrau'h those normally Democratic stron hl’dl{n and lnt n ht, Gov. Sum.h came In tate of Tennu- see today lur molher round of tions and flying rear-platform cam- paigning. Before heading for Loulsville, lx where tomorrow night he will deliver the first formal address of his second cam- paign tour, the Democratic presidential nominee (u.-sd & big rmgnon in Chat- tanooga bef noon another late today in Nnhville Between these two D. €, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1928, | anoreron waistwer visrs oeocras | VIGTIM OF THUGS COAST CLARD BT oo s v s T O THLES SIGNALS DISTRESS Vessel 30 Miles Off Point Arena, Calif., Calls for Help. 13 Men Aboard. By the Associated Press. BAN FRANCISCO, October 12.— Coast Guard officers announced here today that their vessels in northern California waters had been asked to go to the aid of the Coast Guard cutter Bmith, which was reported in distress 30 miles off Point Arena, Calif., about 100 miles north of here. 2 ‘The Smith, which had been used for harbor detail here, but which had been assigned to patrol duty, was said to have encountered high seas off the northern California coast. Whether she was in great danger was not known here. The 8mith, a wooden vessel, rar- ried & crew of 13 men and was com- manded by Boatswain Nielsen. The Coast Guard cutter Cahokia at- tempted to put out from Eureka to go to the Smith's aid, but was prevented from doing so by heavy seas. The distress calls from the boat were received here at 9:40 o'clock last night, and had ceased well before midnight. Contributors to Hurricane Felief Fund The following contributions to the relief fund were received today by Vic- tor B. Deyber, chairman of the District relief committee: Cash .. Mount }“Iemon Place M. E. mnlonu Bakaries of Washington, Billy H. Bailey Harriet Balley o (Mdlt.lonll) Cerens Christ Church Episcopal, Sout! heast Trmry Department ' (addi- Through the Liberty Nationai Bethlshem Baptist Church of Anacostia .. cities, the governor's special train was | Mrs, north routed into ern Alabama for a brief stop or two. Touched by the warmth of his nm In c:ronn:“tm‘ymmlnu an {llustra- Toute, a8 lon that sectionalism no lou.r existed | Miss Stal Ooll in the United “We all belong to the one of states that make greatest Nation in the world,” m told a large and demonstrative audience in the Raleigh Auditorium, “and we are all the same, no matter where we are to be lmlnd. provided we are still well inten- toned and we have our minds on the single objective of what is best for the greatest number.” um -of the Raleigh tition of his im) pmo h after nt the last minute that the New Yorker was to be officially wels Carolina there, was moment Jnuphul Gov. Smith and Mrs. Smith unt.u nominee had concluded his brie No one, not even the go “. vernor, knew in advance mlm in mm for him | Mrs, at the audif fact, it was learned later that he wu to have been requested to make his talk at a hotel. oonsequenuy the crowds that had been ;:’sr:gln o'l' "';Ih: ho‘ul umnl being in- switch like wildfire to, the -ndr T lflbt- nnhofl it jundt a8 the lnvernor wn rted—almost carried- tha ill“ The place was filled in five m‘?“::o‘é ced by th ntrodu y _the former Becr of the Navy as the “next Pnsldux:?g the United States,” the nominee brought his first big response when he made ,otm reference to the tunes of “Dixie” An?el Glfle'llktl‘ ol! New York." am entirel tisfled the cordial lnd. pight. tionate ing of this he sald n one pof t the two tunu blended sher.” ke Leavin e auditor the noi at the head of a long \nmobfl‘ln‘:fc- taken h cheering tour which led past the ed to l(onh Dr, ve from the Daniels introduced | Mr. 2888 T 8888888888888 '8'88 8'8'8'8 s§§§§§§§§§““"“ —into | Mr. B. Th‘l"mn chapter ol the Red Oross received donations today from the fol- 100 trip. Dr. 30t TEXAS TOMMY, Champion: whistler of Canada, and born and raised in Texas, is touring the coun- try in the interest and favor of Gov. Al Smith. He has been twice around the world, and now this is his second tour of the country. Here he is showing Mrs. | Charles F. Taylor of North Carolina, and president of women’s Smith-Robinson committee (lef quarters, just how he can whistle. t), and Miss Frances Miller (right), also at the Democratic head- —Star Stafl' Photo. = AIRSHIP WILL MAKEI QUICK RETURN TRIP % Zeppelin Probably Will Carry Several Passengers—New Voyage Planned. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, October i2.—The Graf Zeppelin, now on the way to Lakehurst, N. J., will make a quick return trip to Germany and probably will carry several passengers. ‘This was announced today by Dr. Karl Arnstein, vice president, in charge of construction of the Good- year Zeppelin Co., of Akron, Ohio, upon his arrival here, en route to Lakehurst. Dr. Arnstein, who designed the Los Angeles, said he had been in corre- spondence with Dr. Hugo Eckener, com- mander of the Graf Zeppelin, and knew he intends to make a quick return Eckener, he added, also hopes e e S re| as e Dr. Eckener make an inland tour with naval and other officials as pas- sengers before embarking upon the re- turn flight. Several tnqulm- have bel‘l"l‘. mzsde c‘l’:x\; emun. return passage on the Zeppelin, g those who made inquiries, ac- rdl.n‘ to Dr. Arnstein, are Mr. and Mrs. John M. Crawford and Mrs. Otis Hower of Akry Price of return pas- sage, he said, will have to be fixed by Dr. Eckener. Dr. Arnstein, who was with the par- ent_ Zeppelin Co. in oerm-ns for 12 years and was consulted by Dr. Eck- ener in the cohstruction of the Graf Zeppelin, said that ship had been so eonn.rucud the dnnnr of travel aboard had been minimized to a degree ximating absolute safety. Use of h. lum instead of hydrogen as a lifting g:l would make it more “fool proof,” declared. FIRE RESCUE SQUAD FINDS THREE STABBED Fourth Man Is Arrested After|has Hurry Call for {Serious Gas Case.” Summoned over the teiephone by a volce that sald there was a ‘“serious gas oase” at 235 PFirst street southwest, members of the Fire Department res- 00 cut lqlnd and police of the faunhzu terday speeded to the ad gel hree colored persons had been :ut by a fourth. Several hours later, Detective R. J. Barrett arrested Charles Ransome, col- ored, 21 years old of the First street cufi.‘r!;g"' as the one responsible for the Ransome was charged with assault 00| with a dangerous weapon and two !;.nu glpiwl and three miles out of the | Dey ity lace called Method, his upochl train had been lwlm during the haur-and-a-half stay in the . Here, before wn an( hands with scores who climbed all over the car. Once out of Raleigh, another. series of stops was made for mr-phuonn o) bore hnv tgu .a. his lbuil'll e would not auolou tho topic inconaluding his mlel.h remarks hn requested hl.l {et busy on the radio !n\lrdly nhhc, or he would talk “on a very in- teresting subject.” Durham, Greensboro, !nl.uhury and Charlotte were ted in named, crowds of the lpoohl ushing and (or 3 olnp of he New Yorke '8 ) ing the throngs, while Mrs. John A. ‘Warner and Mrs. Francis J. mul dlulhurl of the nominee, also appearances on the platform and distribute cam bul At Greensboro V. th detrained gr a brief automobile of the down- cheered Ade 10 8 [procession ted so M oould shake the hands of Maria Pope, an invalid, 96 geln old, who had been taken from t. l&outh?-plbll: where m hu‘m & patient for years, to gree! nominee from an unbulm ce. He made another brief auto tour in Charlotte, where a large crowd greeted him with a torchlig) addressed the Hoover- | train m"} Curtis Democratic club last nllhc at l kind should be erected | of han to shut off “light, alr, view ana access” bet: Mrs. Stetson’s $75,000 ‘home and the church. presideds and and for a btter | O fltlnw cases of simple assault. He pleaded not muny and demanded jury trials on all them when arraigned before Judge 00 S B M e, e 2 Augusta Mordecal. Qertrude W. Holinger. Federal Trade Comm! = Bowo 2833833 = 225 S5 SSuSe = 3 mx Theta Pi Sororit: . mhtwood Park M. E. Church, 8t. Thomas Parish Herman W. Smith Maude L. Lewis The cashier of The Star has repo the tollowlnz mmbu lons. Acknnw 833888 omnda 23 388 gi S8onslie muk Charles Sthafer. Caroline Cohen... E. Allen.. 38883838 888 $7.80 [ 4 8 S Ingram Rites Today. Special Dispateh to The Star. OLARENDON, Va., October 11.—Fu- neral services wihn J. Ingram of Aurora m!hu. former county super- umon ‘hospital yesterday as the um.li injuries re- accident Sat- day. His bond was fixed at $2,000. ‘The complainants are George Lee, Nellie Nash and Florence Bronson, all colored. Was cut across the stomach so badly 20 stitches were re- quired to close the wound. The women were less seriously wounded. N Seek Wage Increase. PROVIDENCE, R. I, October 12 (#). —Members of the nmur?ncy board of the United Textile Workers of Amer- ica today voted to start a movement for the restoration of a 5}, per cent wage increase in all New England tex- tile mills where a 10 per cent reduction was put into effect during the year. Japan Withdraws T;aopl. TOKIO, October 12 (#).—Evacuation of 6,000 Japanese troops, mainly re- servists of the 3d Division, from Shan- tung province, China, was ordered to- The withdrawal will begin late in October and will be completed about the middle of November. The division flu: will be reorganized on & peace SURGEON REMOVES OWN APPENDIX; SAYS HE FEELS FINE (Continued from First Page.) would b' no publicity given tha hospital. Dr, Meais ‘waa_ sasisted by . frien Dr. J. !(orm Nichols, who hflm lo- cate the appendix, which was in an unusual posi and to loosen 1t from wwmm&mmm‘mm Dr. Meals took his on the oper- ating table with nurses, internes and Dr. Nichols present. His back and 's Speech in Albany Declined b Lurlls; Against His Rules By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, October 12.—A pro- posed appearance of Senator Curtls, the Republican vice presidential nominee, in Albany, N. Y., the resi- dence of Gov. Smith, was vetoed to- day by the Republican candidate. “I never have campaigned in the home city of an opponent,” he de- clared, “and I am not going to start now. I don't play the game that way."” A noon meeting in Albany in about ten days had been tentatively arranged by the Eastern speakers’ bureau of the Republican national committee for Senator Curtls. PERSONNEL BOARD PLANS OWN FUND Operations Hampered by System Dependent on Other Departments. Hampered by the lack of its own ap- propriations and the fact that it must 80 to other departments and establish- ments not only for most of its equip- ment but for its personnel ‘as well, the Psmmul Classification Board is seri- considering asking Congress to r& as an 1nde dzm establish- rnenl with appropriations of its own. The board as now established draws | its three principal members from the Bureau of the Budget, the Bureau of | Efficlency and the vil Service Com- mission. These three executive officers, | who represent the heads of their respec- tive outfits, carry on the work of the board in its headquarters, at Nineteenth and inia avenue, with a force of employes who are paid by various Gov- ernment pay rolls scattered all over the | cit} 1th classification board for some time n chafing under the restrictions and dlmeumes impoaed upon it by this method and is studying the question of just how best to present the matter when Congress convenes in December. ‘The first direct appropriation. to the classification board in all of its history was made at the last session of Con- ress in the form of a few thousands lollars to conduct an investigation and make a report upon comparative sal- arfes in private business and in Govern- ment offices outside of Washington. This big job is under way and a report will be ready when Congress convenes. It is understood to be the position taken by some officials that the first appropriation constituted a precedent | | under which the board might submit estimates to Congress through the Bu- reau of the Budget for its own mone; in the forthcoming fiscal year, 1930. Director Lord of the Bureau of the B‘udzet, however, who is titular head of the classification board, upon which fin he is represented by a budget officer, Carlos Van Leer, has put his foot down upon any estimate proposal. Gen. mrd holds, it is understood, that there is not now sufficient lemflulve authority w lubmlt Ielmmlm in the name of the Aceordlnu to present indications the problem has not yet been solved, but it is known to be receiving the most seri- ous consideration. DR. DEVINE SPEAKS IN FAVOR OF SMITH American U. Dean Gives Radio cg Talk on “Tolerance” Over WMAL. In a speech over Radio Station WMAL this afternoon, Dr. Edward T. Devine, dean of the graduate school of Ameri- can’ University, a Methodist, dry and heretofore a Republican, took the lep for Gov, Alfred E. Smith. The title of his speech was “Tolerance.” Dr. Devine in his speech! attacked what he termed as bigotry, unworthy | Ty prejudice and intolerance as the major issue of the present presidential campaign. He lauded Gov. Smith’s stand on farm relief, national defense, workers' welfare, education and praised his ad- ministrative record as Governor of New York. He attacked the record of the Republican party during the pnsl, seven and a half years and especially scored the Baptist and Methodist ministers who he says are “risking * * * their religious authority and influence in an attempt to coerce their followers to vote '0' L lar party and candidate.” le sald: “I do not believe for an Imnnt that the Western farmers * * ¢ confused by the red monl and nul!mu issue, by the cry that this Nation is in danger of being Romanized and mrn ridden. ld. by Imhotep, MAY BE VETERAN Man Found Beaten in' Colo- - rado Believed to Be One ‘ Reported Dead in War. By the Associated Press. PUEBLO, Colo, October 12.—Au- thorities here have begun investigating the possibility that a man found un- | consclous beside a road near here last | Sunday is Harry Devlin, 33-year-old | Toronto, Canada, soldier, reported | killed in France in 1916. { The man claimed S. L. Devlin of ;Tomnw is his father. A telegram re-" ceived from Mr. Devlin yesterday said his son was reported killed in France, | but that the body never was recovered. | It is believed the former soldier, if | he is Devlin, suffered shell shock and { lost his memory, whith may have been i restored by the blow that rendered” | him unconscious. He presumably had been beaten and robbed. The man told a hazy story of hav- | ing accepted a ride from Denver ta | Colorado Springs with a motorist about October 2. He said the motorist stop- ped at a Mexican resort along the road, and that was' the last he remembered. Although he said he wore a good suit of clothes and had $500 when he left Denver, the man was attired in ragged clothes when found. Near him was a pair of crutches which he said he had used since the war. FIRE CHEFS VIS CAPITAL ON_TOUR Pacific Coast Omcnals Stop- Here on Way to Phila- ~ delphia Meet. The National Capital, which has been proposed as the appropriate place to bufld a permanent memorial to the country’s firefighting heroes, ‘was visit- ed today by a delegation of Pacific Coast fire officials, who are en route to the convention to be held in Philadei- phia next week by the International Association of Fire Chiefs. The visitors’ trip, however, was not directly connected with the memoriai project. It is estimated that $600,000 would be_the ultimate goal. Following a sightseeing tour this morning the West Coast chiefs were taken to the White House at noon and were scheduled to go to Arlington Na- tional Cemetery and Mount Vernon this afternoon. They will leave tonight for the convention cityy The local wmmlme escorting the visitors during their stay here is com- posed of Henry C. Stein, Battalion Chief Thomas O'Connor and Capt. O. R. Moxley. Members of the visiting delegation: Chief T. R. Graham and wife, presi- dent Pacific Coast: Association of Fire Chiefs, Corvallis, ‘Oreg.; Chief Jay W. Stevens, executive secretary, Interna- tional Association of Fire Chiefs, San Prancisco, Calif.; Chief John Maxwell and F. A, B‘rfl&l and P. J. Agnew, San Francisco, Call Chle( wuu-m Lutkey and wife, Oakland, Calif.; Lieut. O'Con~ nor, Oakland, Calif.; Chief M. J. Dune (phy‘ Sacramento, Calif.; Henry Dar- ringer, Sacramento, Calif.; Chief Mark | Ryan, Redwood City, Calif.; Chief Claude Hirschey and wife, Hillsborough, Calif.; Chief W. P. Cooper, Richmond, Chief Edward Greenfell, Port- land, Oreg., and Chief Joe Wood, Ren- ton, Wash. INTOXICATION CHARGE MADE ERRONEOUSLY Star Headline Reports Patrolman J. E. Lowry as Wrongly Accused. In a headline above the account of | the proceedings of the Police Trial Board in yesterday's Star it was inad- vertantly stated that Policeman James E. Lowry, a former headquarters detec- tive, was cha with making a false | statement and with intoxication. This Was an ‘error as was evidenced by the text of the story, in which it was assert- ed that the officer was charged with | conduct unbecoming an officer, and with | being in an automobile when he should have been patroling his beat. Lowry was convicted on the charge of bet?zg temporarily off his beat and LAUREL ENTRIES l FOR TOMORROW. FIRST RACE-Purse. $1.300: maiden- 3- year-olds: 6 furlon; Frank Crowley Okenf Lion Hea R NAnastaia S e e pirsi-1ls Rubicon M. L. Schwarts and Goodestone Stable. SECOND RACE-Purse. 41.300; claiming 3-year-olds and up: 1% mil om sy Wheatsd Wheatstick e lou D118 SPivcky “Ju erly Sonny Golden: . 108 deonven RAGE—Purse. $1.300: ds ang 1 mite. 300 THIR! . JHIR claiming 9:! st 4 oo lex Wooalifte: ‘é‘fin‘.%t: RN n _A .&"mn L n!er diiai -uu ¥ )lnk and J. B. 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