Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1929, Page 23

—--:- MEXICAN INFLUX DENIED BY DAVIS Charges in Connection With Harris Bill Are Branded as “Unwarranted.” By the Associated Press. Secretary of Labor Davis, in a letter lald before the Senate yesterday, re- plied to a charge by opponents of the Harris bill that if the Mexican border were “adequately” guarded no change would be necessary in the present law. he measure proposes that Mexico be placed under quota restrictions of the immigration act, Asserting that the charge was “un- varranted,” and implying that the “Bu- reau of Immigration and the depart- ment are neglecting to enforce the im- migration laws as far as the Mexican border is concerned,” the Secretary said that “during recent years we have suc- ceeded in enforcing the law so far as applicants for regular admission are ncerned to an extent which I think irly comparable with such enforce- ment at seaports of entry and on the Canadian border.” Letter Answers Harris Inquiry. The letter was written in answer to an inquiry made by Senator Harris. Democrat, of Georgia, sponsor of the bill, who asked for a reply to the charge, which, he said, was the “big objection” raised to the measure. The Secretary said figures for the fiscal year ending June 30 show there was no “importané difference between the visas issued and the immigrants admitted.” The Secretary declared, however, that “the problem of aliens who are admit- ted to the United States as temporary visitors for business or pleasure and who fail to depart within a stipulated time, of course, exists on the Mexican border, just as it exists at Canadian border orts. r Figures he included in the letter showed that from 1921 to 1928 a total of 397,753 Mexican immigrants have been admitted, an annual average of 49,719. Senator Harris' bill would per- mit only about 1,500 to enter yearly. “Tiliteracy Law No Barrier.” Explaining a “marked increase” in 1923 and 1924, the Secretary declared that the “increased immigration in those years is simply another indication of the fact that the provisions of the law relative to illiteracy and physical condition afford no adequate barriers as far as numbers is concerned.” o CONFISCATED RUM BOAT SUNK BY COAST GUARD | Sound of Firing Causes Fears of Encounter at Sea—Shots Put Holes in Hull By the Associated Press. PALM BEACH, Fla, January 5— Heavy firing heard at sea near Jack- sonville and the failure of Coast Guard vessel 294 to report to its base at Fort Lauderdale caused fears that the ves- sel had got the worst of it in an en= counter with Trum runners, but, it turned out that the 294 was merely sinking a confiscated rum runner. Heavy weather had delayed the Government boat's ar- rival at its base. Boatswain Johnson, in charge of the 294, brought her into Palm Beach to-| day shortly after search had been start- ed and reported that all was well. He had started out from Jacksonville with a confiscated liquor boat, but reported that it had sprung a ieak and that he had to sink it to prevent it becoming a menace to navigation. PROGRESS THREATENS VOLTAIRE’S OLD HOME Geneva Haven of French Author as Refugee Now Used as Apartment. GENEVA (#).—Heroic efforts are be- ing made to preserve the house at Ge- neva occupied by Voltaire, the great French philosopher and historian. This house, called “The Delight” (Les Delices) and situated in the heart of old Geneva, was Voltaire’s home for many years. The writer had lost faver with King Louis XV and had takén refuge in Prussia. Dissatisfied there, he came to Geneva in 1754, seeking, as he said, a land of liberty. Later Voltaire abandoned “The De- light” and moved to Ferney, just across the French border, where he lived for 20 years. The famous house is now used for apartments, and the owners want to replace it with a modern struc- ture. Voltaire’s friends wish to buy it and hand it down to posterity as a his- toric monument. FAVORS DRY ELECTIONS. Czech President Refuses to Sign Bill Repealing Law. | Investigation to Be First Act| on Program of the | Legislature. | Inocmpetency Is Charged. Mrs. Hammonds, Secretary, Is Storm Center. Special Dispatch to The Star. OKLAHOMA CITY, January §.— Oklahoma is about to enter upon the ! throes of another attempt to impeach | a governor. Of the seven governors of the State, Jack Walton was impeached and at- tempts were made to impeach all others except one, R. L. Williams. ‘The Twelfth Legislature of this 21- year-old State assembles January 8 with an investigation of State depart- ments to be the first act on the pro- gram, especially the administsation of | Gov. Henry S. Johnston. ‘The political enemies of the governor declare their turn has arrived, and the impeachment program started last Winter in the attempted session on in- | herent rights will be carried out. Incompetency Charged. The principal charges brought against | the governor in political circles are in- competency and conspiracy in that| graft has been called to his attention and he failed to act. The troubles of the governor arisc | out of the State Highway Department | and his persistence in keeping Mrs. O. | O. Hammonds, confldential secretary to | the governor, in his office in spite of | the advice of political advisers and the threats of his opponents. Mrs. Hammonds' position of power caused the attempt of legislators to convene without executive call to be termed the “ewe lamb rebellion,” as| Gov. Johnston likened her to the “ewe Jamb” and the legislators to the pack attempting to throw him out of office and destroy her power. the State by calling out the militia to | prevent the assembly. Half dressed, the House members met in a hotel room in the small hours of the morning, while Guardsmen patroled the capital, and voted alleged articles of impeachment against the governor. The same session brought alleged im- | peachment charges against Fred P.| Branson, chief justice of the State Su- preme Court, and Harry B. Cordell, president of the board of agriculture. The Democratic Senators, with 32 members to 12 Republicans, have or- ganized against Gov. Johnston, who is | a Democrat. Most political observers | believe charges voted by the House will be equivalent to impeachment of the governor. Added to that is the appar- ent willingness of W.'J. Holloway, lleu- tenant governor and president of the Senate, to step into the executive chair. Senate Secretary Ousted. In making its powerful move against Gov. Johnston, the Senate ousted W. C. McAlister, secretary of the Senate and secretary of the State election board in the Democratic caucus held recently. As_secretary of the election board, McAlister was the most powerful poli- ticlan in the State. The control of the election machinery was in his hands. That served as a weight on Senators and means of bringing pressure from their districts. ’ McAlister was allied with Johnston. He was credited with being the most clever strategist in this State, where politics, moves swiftly. So with the Senate having taken a stand against Johnston, the battle les | in the House. Allen Street of Okla-| homa City, neutral between the anti- | administration and administration | factions of Democratic House members, | has sufficlent pledges to become speaker of the House. Satisfactory to Administration. He is satisfactory to the administra- tion and disliked by the anti-adminis- tration block of Democratic House Optometrist Wanted —Optometrist to take charge of| Optical depart-| ment. | Must be experi- enced, wide-awake and a live wire. Excellent oppor- tunity for some one now serving in similar capacity At_that time Gov. Johnston stirred | § THE SUNDAY OKLAHOMA GTVERNOR'S FOES TO SEEK IMPEACHMENT ANEW GOV. members. So the “irreconcilable Democrats” have threatened to join with the, Republican House members and take ‘the power away from Street | by naming a committee on committees. The committee on committees would name the committees of the House in violation of the House rule which gives the speaker that power. The main ob- jective is the investigating committee and appropriations committee. The in- vestigating committee will have the power of directing the investigation of Johnston’s administration, and the ap- propriation committee would be a power to force Representatives with State in- stitutions in their counties into line. Of the 104 House members, 57 are Democrats and 47 are Republicans. The Republican members have bound them- selves as a unit and are attempting to stay clear of the Democratic fight so far possible, with the view of turning the State Republican in 1930. 5 Gov. Johnston declares he is not worried over the outcome of the legis- | lative session. He stated that a thor- ough and fair investigation should be made of all departments. Blames Opinions of Few. He attrlbuted the attacks made against him to the opinions of a few who serve as a “poison squad, hibernat- STAR, WASHINGTON. ing in the hotel lobbies of this city.” Apparently he has no intention of dismissing Mrs. Hammonds and she does not expect to resign. Mrs. Ham- monds is known to be a power in the executive office. She moves in and out of the office ahd sits in on im- portant conferences. “With the fire directed on her she will not talk for publication. Politi- cal opponents of the governor assert she is the “woman governor.” Gov. Johnston declared she was a faithful employe who can be depended upon. Political enemies assert she a liaison officer, serving between the gov- ernor and a ring of political manipu- lators of which her uncle, Judge James R. Armstrong, is the chief adviser of the governor. The governor’s friends declare she serves as a watch dog to keep the grafters from the executive office. The State Highway Commission has favored asphalt contractors, with asphalt roads costing about $7,000 a mile more than concrete. Consequent- ly, asphalt and concrete are mixed up in the political fight. The anti-administration forces con- tend it is patronage for the asphalt contractors with few miles of paving for the public. The governor's friends assert the “cement trust” has lost its hold on the State and, naturally, it wants Rim ousted. Board to Be Reorganized. Regardless of the outcome of the attempt to impeach, the State Highway Commission will be reorganized, in the | opinion of most politicians. The hard- surfacing of the State's 6,000-mile highway system has been done in patches. There is a demand for more 1mud work and agitation for a bond issue. The anti-administration Legislators plan to rewrite the highway law and create a three-man commission in place of the present five-man com- mission. The commission functions by ap- pointment of the governor and con- firmation of the Senate. The oppon- ents of Johnston plan to take the | commission _entirely away from the governor if Johnston is not impeached. 000 or more is in the making, to be introduced, but it is believed the pub- lic_will not vote a bond issue until sufficient confldence is established in the highway commission to assure pub- | lic trust in the administration of the funds. % s John and Richard Webber, twins, of Swansea, Wales, were 73 recently. RE-EDGED, 3¢ & 4¢ Used Blades Bought Razors Honed Genuine Gillettes, Gem and Other Makes Sold for . for sc Why Pay More? Bring or Mail VELVET-EDGE (CO. Insurance Building 15th and Eye Sts. N.W. A Truly Remarkable Domestic Coal Great Valley Anthracite Mines in Virginia Prepared in All Sizes for Household Use—Contains No Mixtures Those interested in materially reducing the cost of their fuel bills this Winter should try this unusual coal, and can obtain same at the following prices: Great Valley Egg....$12.75 Great Valley Stove .. Great Valley Nut .... 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The portraits of the Pulitzer collection and the whole of the Gould collection were put on exhibi- tion yesterday morning at the Ameri- can Art Galleries, and the contents of the Pulitzer house can be seen today and tomorrow at the house. The portrait exhibition includes the famous Titlan painting of Antonio Grimani, Doge of Venice, which has passed through the collections of the Palazzo Grimani, Venice; Countess Mathilde Berchtold-Strahan, Chevalier Friederich von Rosenberg, Frishoff, Charles Sedelmeyer, F. O. Matthiessen and others. The portrait shows the 1929—PART 1. |stern old figure of the Doge sitting lcn’ct, and looking slightly to the right. Beside the Grimani Titian, which | acme from the Pulitzer collection, there |is a small portrait of a Senator fro | the Edith Kingdon Gould collection, | attributed to Titlan. | Noted Portraits in Guild Group. | Prom the Guild collection are four | excellent full-length portraits of the | golden age of English portraiture, nota- i bly Hoppner’s “Georgiana, Duchess of | Bedford,” formerly known as the “Por- | trait of Lady Georgiana Gordon.” It is a brilliant painting of an 18-year- old girl, with curly brown hair, fresh | complexion and full red lips, painted against a landscape background with green foliage. It was painted about 1799, at the period of Hoppner's full maturity, and was formerly in the col- lection of the Duke of Berwick. The portrait of Caroline, Duchess of Marlborough, painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in 1767 and 1768, is a viva- clous picture of the Duchess. It is from the collection of Lord Churchill, Cornbury Park, Oxfordshire. George Romney is represented with a portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, tlhe Irish playwright, painted about 788. The last of the four examples of the great English painters is a portrait of Miss Gibbon as Miranda in “The Tem- pest,” by Sir Thomas Lawrence, show- ing the famous actress in her late twenties. Lawrence Portrait Included. Another Lawrence portrait in the ex- hibition, from the Pulitzer collection, is one of the famous oval portraits of Sir Walter Scott, painted in 1815. A self-portrait by Hogarth, a portrait of Pourbus, and a portrait of Charles Lamb by Sir John Watson Gordon are also shown. Other artists represented are Jan de Baen, Millet, Vibert, Au- m | gustus John, Bonnat and von Lenbach. The furnishings of the Pulitzer home include a number of old hangings and | Oriental rugs, old French furniture and salon suites of silk brocade and eighteenth-century Aubusson tapestry, as well as European porcelains, and Chinese and Japanese mineral carvings, several mounted as lamps. ‘The miniatures of the Gould collec- tlon of art objects include examples by Nicholas and Lawrence Hilliard, the two- Olivers, John Hoskins and three miniature portraits attributed to Hans Holbein. There are also several small paintings by the -eighteenth-century artists, Englehart, Cosway, Plimer and Ozias Humphrey. UNIDENTIFIED MAN HELD. Atlanta Authérities Arrest Suspect in Murder Inquiry. ATLANTA, January 5 (#).—An un- identified man was taken into custody by detectives today for questioning in connection with the' slaying a month ago of Robert M. Brandon, junior partner in a firm of Atlanta morticians. 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