Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1928, Page 1

\ WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Mostly cloudy today; tomorrow fair, with rising temperature. ‘Temperature—Highest, 49, at 3 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 33, at 3 am. yes- terday. Full report on page 12. Entered as second class mattel post office, Washington, D. C. D.C.Stations Take New Allocations in Radio Shake-Up Local radio changes as result of No. HOOVER ATTEND 1,234—No. 30,875. he Sundiny WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION Star, “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes by The Star’s exclusive carrier service. Phone Main 5000 to start immediate delivery. WASHINGTON, . 10 SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 1928 —108 PAGES. (#) Means Associated Press. FIVE CENTS TS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS TEN CED ELSEWHERE DEMOCRACY'S ROLE ROTHSTEIN VAULTS GRID GAME, WHILE TRIP PLANS WAIT Will Leave for South Amer- jca Latter Part of Week Under Present Program. WILL ATTEND SERVICES AT MEMORIAL CHURCH Battleship Maryland to Be In- spected by Akerson at San Francisco. BY REX COLLIER. Staff Correspondent of The Star. PALO ALTO, Calif,, November 10.— Unruffied by feverish preparations being made for his quasi-official voyage to South America, President-elect Herbert Hoover turned his thoughts to foot ball this afternoon and later mapped out & program of devotion and relaxation for the sabbath. His departure from his sunny Cali- fornia home on a epochal mission of good will to the land of the pampas and the Andes is set tentatively for next Thursday or Friday, but this did not prevent the President-to-be from journeying to the huge Stanford Sta- dium to see the gridiron warriors of his Alma Mater whitewash their old rivals, Santa Clara. Plans Auto Ride. ?ew allocations effective today fol- low: WRC—National Broadcasting Co. Change from wave length of 468.5 meters to 316, or 640 kilocycles to 950 kilocycles, formerly assigned to KDKA. Time of broadcast unre- stricted. ‘WMAL—Washington Radio Forum. Change from wave length of 241.8 meters to 475.9, or 1,240 kilocycles to 630. Station joins Columbia Broadcasting System. Time of broadcast unrestricted. WRHF—American Broadcasting Co. Call letters changed to WOL. Change from wave length of 3224 meters to 228.9, or 930 kilocycles to 1,310. Station given permission to operate evenings. ‘WTFF—The Independent Pub- lishing Co., was formerly operated by the Fellowship Forum. Call letters changed to WJSV. Change from 202.6 meters to 205 and from 1.480 kilocycles to 1,460. Broadcasts four nights weekly in addition to daily program to conclude at 7 e e RADIOCHANGES PUT NTO EFEY TODAY Allocation of Wave Lengths Is Expected to Vastly Improve Service. By the Associated Press. ‘When radio fans through the United States tune their sets today they will miss an annoying companion of the last few years—the heterodyne—if pre- dictions of radio experts are borne out. Nor will the hasty plans prevent him from observing his usual day of rest on Sunday. He will leave his home on San Juan Hill only long enough to attend services in the Stanford Me- morial Church and to take an automo- bile ride in the afternoon over the smooth, beautifully landscaped boule- vards leading out of the campus. At church he will hear a s sermon by Rev, W. E. Barton, father of Bruce Barton, the writer, and a re- tired minister_of the Congregational Church. Dr. Barton is a visitor here from Massachusetts. There is Quaker meeting house in this vicinity, although meetings of Friends are held sometimes at_homes of members of the faith about the campus. The battleshiv Maryland, suggested for the honor of carrying Mr. Hoover to the Latin countries far to 1he south, 1s due to steam into the Golden Gate Francisco tomorrow. George assistant to. the “President- the and make other ecessary arrange- ments with representatives of the Navy. Plans Held Up, Pending completion of this inquiry, detailed plans for the pretentious journey are being held in abeyance. It is not even certain yet that Mrs. Hoover will uenmfmy her husband, because of lack of facilities for woman passengers on Uncle Sam's dread- naughts. Allan, their younger son, was rejoicing today over thc knowledge that he will be taken along. A limited number of newspaper. cor- respondents and photographers have been invited. If the Maryland does not suit the purpose of the Hoover party, it is said the U. S. S. Pennsylvania may be used instead. ‘The Maryland is flagship of the Pacific Fleet, but the Pennsylvania isa ent ship, too. Rear Admiral Thomas Washington, commandant of the 12th Naval District, is co-operatin; with Mr. Hoover in planning the voyage. Because of the necessity for making adequate preparations at a naval b the port of embarkation probably will be San Diego, rather than San cisco. If the Maryland is chosen to- morrow, she will proceed at once to San Diego and get outfitted to accommodate her unusual passenger list, May Inspect Canal. The President-elect has virtually ambandoned his original idea of going through the Panama Canal but the warship may stop at Balboa long enough to give Mr. Hoover an oppor- tunity to inspect the big ditch. 'his will be “the Chief's™ first visit to the South American continent. That con- tinent is about the only one on the globe upon which he has not set foot. From Europe to the antipodes he has cut a swath of friendship in the past. It is said he can walk into any large city in nearly any part of the ‘world eand meet acquaintances, dating back as far as his engineering days. But Bouth America never crossed his path. On the forthcoming trip, he will make up for lost time. An itinerary is being mapped out for him, with the help of the State Department, that will take him to most of the larger Cemtral and Bouth American nations from coast to coast. He probably will leave the battleship at Valparaiso and make an extended railroad tour of the continent, ending at, an Atlantic seaport, where another battleship will be awaiting him. Havana undoubtedly will be another port of call, and a visit to Mexico also is possible. There is a report here that the whole trip may have been sug- gested by Ambassador Dwight Mor- row at Mexico City, who arranged Lindbergh's good - will flight some months ago. May Go Fishing. Such a schedule would put the Presi- dent-elect back in American waters about the first of the year. Since he ic desirous to keep out of the lime- light 25 much as possible before his inauguration he may leave the ship in Florida and go on a nice long fish- ing expedition in quest of the elusive tarpon. He may not arrive back in Washington until a few days before inauguration. ‘The ocean trip will afford the new Chief Executive ample opportunity to muse upon approaching problems de- manding_his attention, He must se- lect 2 cabinet for one thing and there is every indication that he will take his own good time about it. He won't be bothered by office seekers while con- sidering the appointments, either. ‘Then there are policies of administra- tion to be discussed with his advisors, inauguration plans to be made and a thousand and one other things to be attended to before he enters the White Effective at 3 o'clock this morning stations throughout the country under- went an almost complete readjustment of wave lengths and power, and listen- ers-in will find for the first time eight cleared channels in each of the five zones and a larger number of regional and local bands minus their usual squeal. The changes, brought about by orders of the Federal Radio Com- mission, were required by the Davis amendment to the radio law and were designed to give more perfect recep- tion and more equitable distribution e | of stations. More Listeners Served. ‘The powerful stations operating tlige cleared channels should be able to reach throughout the country, while rural listeners, especially, should find, the co that the air is waves of the different stations. The prev b (mtl‘:m fadmlzu"tesl;nusufl 2 prevent g of ! 4 ‘The reallocation plan has been under preparation for more than a year and principally is the work of Dr. J. H. Dellinger, chief engineer of the com- mission, who formerly was in charge of radio experiments at the Bureau of Standards. He said he believed it would end interference on 80 per cent of the listeners’ dials. ‘The full effect of the changes on the more than 600 stations will not be apparent immediately as not all cleared transmitters are equipped to use their new power allotments. Others may have some difficulty maintaining their new frequencies without, interfering with stations on adjacent bands. One Restraining Order. Some minor changes have been made since the first announcement of the reallocation, and Station WGY, Sche- nectady, N. Y., has obtained a restrain- ing order from the District of Columbia Court of Afpel]s against the commis- sion’s decision that it limit its night- time operation. Experience may prove that interfer- ence will result on some ehannels be- cause of inadequate geographical separation, Commissioner Sykes said today. He expressed the opinion. that additional stations may be squeezed into the broadcasting spectrum. Commissioner Caldwell asked the “pa- tience of the public” for the reallocation, “with the knowledge that through the new plan there will eventually be re- stored to the American public broad- casting service without parallel in the ‘history of the art.” CHANGES IN CHAINS. Three of Four Key Stations Take New Wave Lengths. NEW YORK, November 10 (#)— Three of the four key stations of the two national chains take new wave lengths under the broadcast reallocation effective tomorrow. Both WEAF and WJZ of the National Broadcasting Co. will have places lower on the dial than heretofore. WEAF will move down to 454.3, or 660 kilocycles, formerly occupied by WJZ. The shift puts WJZ on 394.5 meters, or 760 cycles. WEAF’s former wave was 491.5, Of the Columbia Broadcasting System key stations WOR will retain its posi- tion at 422.3 meters, or 710 kilocycles. ‘WABC, the other key, will move up to 348.6 meters, or 860 kilocycles, from 309.1 meters. The listener, tuning down from the high wave lengths, will find the chain group on this order on the dial: WEAF, ‘WOR, WJZ and WABC. Under the reallocation stations as- signed to clear channels will be found between 468.5 meters and 252 meters, with an occasional band for regional channels scattered in between. At the two ends of the dial are regional chan- nels, and in six places in the low wave lengths are local stations. Successor to Curtis Urged. EMPORIA, Kans, November 10 (®) —Resolutions urging the appoint- ment of Representative Homer Hoch to succeed Senator Charles Curtis were adopted by newspaper editors of the fourth district at a meeting here today. For Treatment By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 10.—Health Commissioner Wynne announced today that a serum “of great value” in the treatment of lobar pneumonia had been House. With oceans of deep blue water | perfected in the research laboratory between him and annoying distractions | of the city’s Department of Health. he will be free to go about the tackling ‘The research, he said, had been car- of these problems in easy, deliberate|ried on during the last seven years fashion, it is pointed out. under supervision of Dr. William H. In the meantime, the newspapermen | park, the last two years with financial are’ hustling about this little college | aid trom Lucius N, Littauer, glove town as though frantic None_ came | manufacturer. here prepared for a long sea_vovage | pmoduced in quantity & DEPENDS ON AGTION REVEAL LOOT FROM mmission engineers A Seated of conficts between the |5 OF NEXT 4 YEN Party Sees Lapse in Pros- perity as One Hope for Success Later On. DISCIPLINE OF BOLTERS IS BELIEVED UNWISE Many Leaders Hope to Win Back Anti-Smith Group in South. Roosevelt Outstanding. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. What has the next four years in store for the Democratic party? The party has just gone through a terrific defeat at the polls. It is true that the national ticket, headed by Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, has polled probably 15,000,000 votes, more votes than were ever before cast for a Democratic candidate for Presi- dent. But it is equally true that the Hoover-Curtis Republican ticket re- ceived more than 21,000,000 votes, or far in excess of the popular vote ever cast for any President, Republican or Democrat, and some 6,000,000 in excess of the Democratic vote this year. This is a sizable plurality. Further, the Democrats won only 87 votes in the electoral college which names the President and Vice President, while the Republicans took 444. Future Depends on Conduct. What happens to the Democratic party in the next few years will de- pend upon two things: How the Demo- crats conduct themselves and what the Republicans do. The fate of the Demo- cratic party, so far as success at the polls is concerned, is beyond doubt bound up also with fhe economic con- ditions which will prevail in this coun- try in these coming years. Some Demo- cratic leaders have about reached the conclusion that only hard times can give them victory; that the country is not going to rock the boat by chang- ing to a Democratic administration when prices are good and labor is well n | employed. For many years there have been conflicting elements in the Democratic party. Generally speaking they have fallen recently into two groups—the outhern group, dry and rather con- servative, and the Northern and East- ern group, inclined to be wet and pro- gressive in the sense that Smith is progressive. In 1924 these two groups fought it out at Madison Square Garden the Democratic national convention of that year. The religious issue was raised in that convention also which has lived to plague the party. For in the North and East there has been a strong Catholic element in the party, while in the South the party has been Protestant. Four years ago, these two elements in the convention fought a draw and a compromise candidate, John W. Davis of West Virginia and New York, was nominated for Presi- dent. Mr. Davis was decisively beaten in the ensuing election by President Coolidge. Four States Switch. ‘This year at Houston, the North and the East, aided and abetted by a skeleton party in the West, were in the saddle. Gov. Smith, Tammany man, wet and a Catholic, was nominated. The rest is too recent history to de- mand retelling. Probably the Demo- cratic party would have been better off now if it could have had its recent experience four years ago. What's the party going to do now? Is the strong group of Democrats in the North and the East going to bow to the Southern group when it comes to writing a_platform and nominating a candidate four years from now? Four of the 10 Southern States which have consistently gone Democratic since re- construction days, flop&ed over to the Republican column this election, Vir- ginia, North Carolina, Florida and Texas. The Democrats carried the other six, plus Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the sole contribution of the North and the East to the national ticket. When it comes to fixing the blame for failure in this election, the North and East wing of the Democrat- ic party has no more cause to criticize the Southern wing of the party than the latter has to criticize that of the North and East. If all the Southern States had remained in line for Gov. Smith, with only Massachusetts and Rhode Island to aid them, the Demo- cratic ticket would have lost just as decisively. When the Democrats of the North and East failed to deliver New York, Smith’s own State, they left themselves no grounds on which to criticize their colleagues of the South. It seems quite clear that the Demo- crats will get nowhere by fighting among themselves, or by recriminations. The attitude of some of the most astute of their leaders is to bind up their wounds as best they can and adopt a policy of watchful waiting. These leaders believe that the best chance of the Democrats is so to conduct them- selves in Congress and in the State ad- ministrations where the Democrats are in control that the country will be will- ing to turn to the Democratic party in the event that the Republicans fail, or that hard times come upon the country. Party Not Likely to Die, 1t does not seem on the cards that the Democratic party is to die. Any party which can muster 15,000,000 or more votes in a national election seems to have some life left in it, notwith- standing its defeat at the hands of its rival. There is talk of a realignment ‘The serum, now being S . B e jcient to sup- (Continued on Page 2, Column 2) iy three New York hoff3tals, probably (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) Serum “of Great Value" Is Perfected OE Lobar Pneumonia would be available to physicians in sev- eral months, he said. “The germs producing lobar pneu- monia,” the commissioner explained, “are not all of the same variety, and bacteriologists therefore designate them as types one, two, three and four. Our serum is very efficient for types one and two, but thus far the production of a serum against type three has not been possible. However, Dr. Park’s studies indicate that an effective serum can be produced against some of the germs heretofore classed under type four, so that the serum now being made represents a distinct step forward,” FAMOUS ROBBERIES Stolen Wall Street Bonds and Long Island Jewels Reported Found. WILL STRANGELY SILENT ON SIZE OF HIS ESTATE Made Public in Case of Contest. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 10.—The Evening World says today that in the estate of Arnold Rothstein, slain gambler, and presumably included among the assets are the plunder of world-famed burglaries and robberies. In several safe deposit boxes, the World says, were found “a great part of the $5,000,000 in bonds stolen in wholesale robberies of Wall Street messengers sev~ eral years ago, and jewels supposed to be loot from one of the Long Island millionaire country homes robbed in the same period. The bonds were found bound to- gether with a rubber band, the World says, and with them was a letter of transmission indicating they might have been used as collateral in ob- taining a large retainer for counsel in a sensational criminal action. The keys and other authority to open these boxes are now in the possession of the executors of Rothstein’s estate as named in his will, filed today. Not all of the beneficiaries under the will have given written consent to its probate. If there is a contest the contents of all of Rothstein’s boxes of deposit may be put under control of the Surrogate’s Court and thus become public. Will Is Secretive. Rothstein was as secretive in death as in life. His will failed to show any of the things it had been expected to_reveal. 1t was signed on the gambler’s death- bed, when he was able only to make 2 cross in place of his signature. It didn’t tell the size of his estate, whether 1t was_$10,000,000, as rumored in some bright light quarters, or shrunk by a run of bad luck, to less than $1,000,000, as rumored in other underworld hang- outs, It didn't tell whether he knew in his last days that he was a marked man, that death lurked around every corner, and that at last he was in a situation that he could neither laugh off nor snarl his way out of with the effrontery that had made him famous wherever shaded lights glowed on green cloth. 1t didn’t tell anything at all except that His widow was to have a life in- terest in one-third of his estate, that a woman {riend was to have the tem- porary income from one-sixth, and that his_three closest men friends were to divide among them all but the widow’s third after a few specific bequests and after other people had had the use of part of it for 10 years. Ex-Show Girl Remembered. The woman friend to whom the in- come of one-sixth the residuary estate was given for 10 years was Miss Inez Norton, a former show girl who lives in Rothstein’s Hotel Fairfield and who was_divorced last Summer. The three men named as executors and to whom the bulk of the estate goes outright after 10 years, are Assembly- man Maurice Cantor, who was Roth- stein’s attorney; Willlam Weliman and Samuel Brown. Brown and Wellman, in the meantime, are to have the in- come of 5 per cent of the estate each. Rothstein_left his brothers, Edgar and Jack, $50,000 each and the income for 10 years of 20 per cent of the es- tate. The gambler’s parents were not mentioned in the will, but associates said he had provided for them before death. A negro servant he used as con- fidential agent was given $15,000. VAULTS CLOSELY GUARDED. No One to Be Permitted to Touch Con- tents Pending Investigation. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, November 10.—The plunder of a dozen of the boldest strokes of New York's most ruthless! (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—36 PAGES. General News—Local, National Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Page 10. Radio News—Pages 27, 28 and 20. D. A. R. Activities—Page 32. Clubwomen of the Nation—Page 32. Around the City—Page 33. Civilian Army News—Page 33. Financial News—Pages 33, 34 and 35. Y. W. C. A. Activities—Page 36. PART TWO—8 PAGES. Editorial Section—Editorials and Edi- torial Features. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4. At Community Centers—Page 5. PART THREE—18 PAGES. Society. Parent-Teacher Activities—Page 9. News of the Clubs—Pages 13 and 14. PART FOUR—14 PAGES. Amusement Section—Theater, Screen and Music. News of the Motor World—Pages 6, 7 and 8. Col. Lindbergh's Story—Page 9. Aviation Activities—Pages 9 and 10. Serial Story, “The Tule Marsh Mur- der"—Page 11. Cross-word Puzzle—Page 11, Fraternal News—Page 12. District of Columbia Naval Reserve— Page 12. District National Guard—Page 13. Veterans of Great War—Page 13. Army and Navy News—Page 13. Marine Corps Notes—Page 13. Spanish War Veterans—Page 13. PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Pink Sports Section. PART SIX—8 PAGES. and Classified Advertising. W. C. T. U. Activities—Page 8. PART SEVEN—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Humor, GRAPHIC SECTION—8 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. i tfolfi)g flstgglloN}-l PAGES. utt and Jeff; ller Fellers; Mr. and Mrs.; High lehfl‘ of History, RAIL LINES SWEPT BY FLOW OF LAVA Molten Mass, With Crest of 30 Feet, Destroys Italian Bridge. ROME, November 10.—Sweeping re- lentlessly down toward the sea, a molten current of lava tonight was still pouring down the eastern slope of Mount Etna, spreading devastation everywhere that it touched and cutting direct communi- cations by rail between Catania and Messina. The flery onsweep, at some points moving in a solid mass more than 30 feet high at its crest, has swept over the railway bridge at Mascali and is begin- uing its work of destruction in the neighboring village of Nunziata. With Catania cut off from Messina, steamship service between the two places was inaugurated, four ships mak- ing four trips daily. Prof. G. Ponte, director of the Etna Vulcanological Institute, who has been making airplane reconnaissances over the great caldron, estimated today that the lava was flowing toward the sea along a valley with a speed of 17 feet an hour. The village of Mascali itself completely ruined, while Carrabba was cleared of its inhabitants and factories and mills in the region were being dismantled. Deaths Are Unconfirmed. Although reports stated that the eruption has cost at least five lives .in Mascali, no confirmation has been re- ceived. Destruction of some of the richest land in Sicily is causing grief. Praise is being showered upon the soldiers and military in the district, most of whom have had hardly a wink of sleep for the past five days. Many of the thousands of homeless in the region are returned laborers from North amd Latin America, who invested their savings in small farms and groves. BECK WINS SEAT, TABULATION SHOWS Official Count Gives Him Margin of 73 Over Rooney, Democrat. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, November 10. —James M. Beck, Republican, ap- parently had been re-elected to Con- gress from the first congressional dis- trict by a majority or 73 votes over his Democratic opponent, William L. Rooney, it was announced tonight when the official count had been completed in the seven wards making up the dis- trict. Beck’s total was given as 45,715, Rooney's, 45,642. ‘These figures have not been certified by the judges of election, nor will Beck’s election be declared until the tabulation of all votes cast in the city last Tuesday for every candidate has been completed. ‘Tabulations completed tonight showed that Beck carried only two of the seven wards, but his majorities in those two were sufficient to overcome Rooney's majorities in the other five. During the official count the election court di- rected that 31 ballot boxes be opened to permit a recount of the vote cast for candidates for Congress. There was no intimation tonight that Rooney would contest the election. On the assumption that Beck has been elected, the Pennsylvania delega- tion in the next Congress will be made up of 35 Republicans and one Demo- crat, (Casey of Luzerne County). The Pennsylvania representation in the present Congress is 3¢ Republicans and two Democrats. HELD IN WIDOW’S DEATH. Man Confesses Slaying Rich Wom- an After Robbery, Police Say. DETROIT, Mich.,, November 10 (#).— An hour after his arrest in a hotel here late today, Jack Blair, alias Walters, 47, confessed, police announced, that he beat Mrs, Jane Lantz, wealthy widow, to death in her home here Thursday altergoon after robbing her. NOVEMBER 11, 1928 Maryland Trounces Yale 6-0 to Furnish Big Gridiron Upset University of Maryland figured in the biggest upset in the foot ball realm yesterday when the Old Liners outplayed Yale in the New Haven Bowl to carry off a 6-to-0 victory. It not only was the most startling surprise of the day, but of the season thus far. A surprise also occurred when Notre Dame defeated Army, 12 to_6. In other big games of the day, Carnegie Tech spoiled George- town's clean record by winning at Albany, N.,Y., 13 to 0; Navy and Michigan, meeting in Balti- more, tied at 6 all; Georgia Tech beat Vanderbilt, 19 to 7; Florida trimmed Georgia, 26 to 6; Penn downed Harvard, 7 fo 0, and Towa won over Ohio State, 14 to 7. Carnegle Tech’s victory left it and Boston College the only teams in the East unbeaten and untied, while Towa alone is un- defegted in the Western Con- ference. 1In other games in which Wash- ington teams played, Catholic University downed Loyola of Bal- timore, 21 to 13; Gallaudet bowed to Dejaware, 24 to 0, and George Washington was routed by Penn State, 50 fo 0. HINT ST PAD N WPHERSONGSE Data Declared Placed Before Grand Jury Probing Charge Dismissal. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, November 10.—The Examiner will say in its Sunday edition it has learned from authentic sources that documentary evidence which will prove that at least $100,000 was in- volved in the dismissal of the Aimee Semple McPherson case now is in the hands of the county grand jury. The evidence is reported to the Ex- aminer to include both telegrams and letters, which are in the possession of the investigating body, which were ex- changed between persons vitally inter- ested in the evangelist's case. Bank books, canceled checks, receipts and other financial data also are in the possession of the grand jury. Yesterday two Los Angeles news- paper men went before the grand jury as witnesses, carrying large portfolios of documentary evidence. Much of this was obtained some weeks ago from Mrs. Minnie Kennedy, mother of Mrs. McPherson, who left here following a split with her daughter several months ago. It was learned that in this evidence submitted to the grand jury were sev- eral canceled cashier's checks made payable to persons in the case. The amounts of the checks were reported to run from $1,000 to $10,000. Saen EXTRA SESSION ON TARIFF ADVOCATED BY BORAH Declares Move Necessary in View of Party Pledges on Relief Legislation. By the Associated Press. Senator Borah yesterday advocated an extra session of Congress for gen- eral tariff revision. The Senator said that already there was need of the extra session to pass a farm relief measure, which he does not believe can be_passed at the coming short session. In urging that tariff revision be con- sidered at the special session the Sena- tor declared that he regarded it as highly important in view of party pledges that some relief through the readjustment of agricultural schedules should be given the farmers. He said that it was his opinion that should tariff revision be undertaken it would be general in character and could not be restricted to the agricultural schedule. Boy Accused of Setting Fire to House To Get Chance to Talk to Sweetheart Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CUMBERLAND, Md., November 10.— Arrested after he is said to have made a_confession to police, David P. Lewis, 18 years old, is in jail here tonight on a charge of attempted arson. Lewls, authorities declare, confessed that he attempted to set fire to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Screen on r 28, in order to scare Ber- netta his sweetheart, who was SCHOOL PROGRAM - DELAY 5 CHARGED CITY PAYS TRIBUTE ON ARMISTICE DAY President and Patriotic So- cieties Celebrate War’s End- ing—Wilson Honored. Ten years ago today, at exactly 11 o'clock this morning, every gun ceased firing along the battle fronts of the World War and the most devastating struggle in the history of the world came to an end. Today Washington and the world are rejoicing over the 10 years of peace that have reigned since the signing of the memorable document that broke the death holds of nations locked in war. The Capital today, however, was not the place of revelry and rejoicing of 10 years ago. It was taking time to mourn for the thousands who gave their lives on foreign battle fields. ‘Tonight President Coolidge, Paul V. McNutt, newly elected national com- mander of the American Legion, and Gen. John J. Pershing will make Armistice day addresses over a nation- wide radio hook-up from the Wash- ington Auditorium. Gen. Pershing will speak from Omaha, Nebr., where he is at the bedside of his sister, who is ill At every church in the District, Armistice day was the most prominent note in the morning services. From early this morning until late this afternoon the Tomb of the Un- known Soldier at the Arlington Na- tional Cemetery will be the mecca of thousands who will come to pay their respects to America's war dead. Hardly a half hour in the day has not some ceremony over the tomb of him who is the symbol of the lives sacrificed for the honor of the nation. Periods of time have been alloted by the War Department for these cere- monies. To Honor Wilson. Another tomb, that of America's be paid great honor. At 3 o'clock this afternoon, in the presence of the widow of the man who held the destiny of the Nation in his hands during the war, will be held an informal service of tribute. Right Rev. James E. Free- man, Bishop of Washington, will con- duct the service at the crypt on Mount St. Albans, where lie the remains of Woodrow Wilson. by Rev. James H. Taylor. pastor of Central Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Wilson was a_member. The oc- (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) TWO POLICE INFORMERS SENTENCED TO PRISON Perjury and Affidavit Charges Bring Five and Three Year Terms. George Houston, colored, employed as an informer by police, was sentenced yesterday by Chief Justice McCoy to serve five years in the penitentiary. Houston was on probation of one year in a case of larceny after trust. This probation was revoked, and he will have to serve the additional 12 months. The prisoner swore fo an aftidavit before United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage that he bought whisky at 904 Tenth street June 5 iast. The affi- davit was shown to be fal ‘Warren Gross, also colored, will serve three years in the penitentiary. Gross, False also a police informer, was convicted of making a false affidavit before Commis- sioner Turnage that he had bought liquor at the old Benning Hotel on Ben- ning road last July. Two policemen Dl‘eu{m at the time said hs bought gin- ger ale. Assistant United States Attorney Wal- ter M. Shea conducted the prosecutions of both informers. :n ;Ihe house, outside so he could talk 0 her. Lewis was arrested on_information furnished by Mrs. Eva Wilson, who lives with the Screen family, and who reported hearing a noise late on the night of the fire. She went to a window and saw a_ familiar War President, Woodrow Wilson, will; He will be assisted | I 10 SITE PRICE LAW 125 Per Cent Limit Often Leads to Jury Action and Excessive Prices. STATUTE’S APPLICATION RAISES DOUBT AS TO GOOD Wide Discussion Among Citizens' Bodies Follows District's Two- Year Experience With Rule. The 125 per cent limitation on pur- chase of school sites was decided upon to save the District tazpayers' money. Hes it fulfilled its purpose? The follot ing article contains interesting informa- tion of how the law works in practice. ‘When, under a law designed to pro- tect it against exorbitant prices, the Government pavs more for a plece of property than the owner demands, con- siderable doubt as to the merits of that law rises in the minds of persons con- versant with it, even though definite instances of this particular sort of transaction are comparatively few. Again, when a sum totaling $400,000 cannot be spent for sadly needed school sites because of that law’s provisions, despite the fact that Congress appro- priated the money for that specific pur- pose, the certainty of the legislation's value is further challenged. On the other hand, when proven at- tempts of land owners to charge the Government extremely high prices for their properties are considered, the ne- cessity for some restrictive measure is apparent and conservative residents and taxpayers of the District of Columbia— the ultimate beneficiaries or sufferers under any expenditure of public funds —become thoughtful. Provisions of Law. The law in question is the 125 per cent restriction which Congress has seen fit to rlnce on District of Colum- bia school site appropriations and which specifies that the District shall not pay more than 25 per cent above the as- se’ssed ;lll;e for the lands it purchases “for school purposes.” The 125 per cent restriction is one of the debatable civic topics. It has been condemned and will continue to be condemned by citizens' associations and Parent-Teacher associations throughout the District of Columl discussed pro and con by officials who attempt to carry out their duties. It is blamed by some for the admitted pll’:'tllll m’xT!%‘i‘;e of the m ulsr school program credited by others with having saved the Government from bel.n‘ “held up” by land owners with whom it has done business. Any impartial consideration of the act of 1927 which imposed the restric- tion upon school land appropriations must take into account the background which produced the legislation as well as the processes by which land is pur- chased for the District schools. Features of Hearings. The hearings before the District sub- committee of the House committee on appropriations on the 1927 estimates were noteworthy, not only because in those sessions the 125 per cent restric- tion on school sites was forecast, but because the second five-year building program, which the Board of Educa- tion is preparing at the present time, was grophesied in the testimony of Dr Frank W. Ballou, superintendent of schools. On March 3, 1926, Robert G. Sim- mons, Representative from Nebraska, then a member of the District subcom- mittee of the House committee on ap- propriations and now its chairman, called atention to the fact that the land bought in regular furch‘se for the | site of the new McKinley High School at Second and T streets northeast cost the Government 181 per cent of its assessed_value, and that the land ob- tained through condemnations proceed- ings in order to complete the required parcel was purchased at 302 per cent of its assessed value. In his examina- tion of Dr. Ballou, Representative Sim- mons wanted to know whether or not the people of Washington knew “that tho;e prices were being paid for this and.” ‘When Dr. Ballou answered that he had no way of knowing if the citizens were acquainted with the facts con- cerning the prices of land, Representa- tive Simmons said: “You know the people of Washington. If this committee should take rather drastic steps to force a situation where the District can buy its property at a reasonable price, would public opinion support or condemn us?” K “It will support you absolutely, sir,” Dr. Ballou replied, “in anything that saves the District money or which ulti- mately assists in carrying out this (the first five-year) building program.” Drastic Steps Taken. The “rather drastic steps” which Rep- resentative Simmons mentioned that March day in 1926 took effect July 1 of the same year in the form of the 125 per cent restriction, and ever since that time the District'’s organized citizens and its thinking indvduals have been attemptng to determine whether or not the Government has been able to buy m‘ school property at ‘a reasonable rice.” Ly Maj. L. E. Atkins, U. S. A, Assistant Engineer Commissioner of the District, who purchases property for the District’s various- uses, believes it ias not, if the lowest obtainable price tonstitutes a “reasonable price.” The chefl by which - lands are bought for school purposes {s somewhat involved and tedious, since Maj. Atkins, like any other asing official for a large organization, is requiféd to bar- gain closely for the properties he buys. Briefly, ‘the process is something like this: A suitable site for a school build- ing is recommended for purchase by the Board of Education and Maj. Atkins’ efforts to make the purchase center on that particular site. The owner sets a price, invariably, the records show, far above 125 per cent of the property’s as- sessed value. A od of bargaining ensues, in which the District “waits out™ for a better E:l:e Finally, w] it is conceded at the District Building that the owner has reached his Iowest price and that price still is above the limit, Maj. Atkins recommends condemnation proceedings, which, to be entered into, must be authorized by the District Comm!