Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1929, Page 2

- Aeronautic Body Wants Ad- . 2 . FOR THIRD TERM iiral Retained as Avia- tion Bureau Chief. 'The appointment of Rear Admiral ‘Wiiliam A. Moffett, U. S. N, for the third ceonsecutive term as chicf of the | Bureau of Acronautics, was recom- mended today by the board of gove of the ‘Natfonal Acronautic Assoc in a resolution adopted at its annual; meeting. Citing Rear Admiral Mof- & fett’s administration during the past | eight years as one in which has been developed “the best acronautical organi- | zation in the world,” the association asks the Secretary of the Navy to con- tinue the officer in his present position s0 that the current five-year aircraft | building program may be completed un- | der his guidance. ‘The resolution follows: “Whereas the term of office of Rear ‘Admiral William A. Moffett, chief of the Bureali of Acronautics, expires March 13, 1929; “Whereas the Navy Department, dur- ing his eight years of administration, has developed the best naval aero- nautical organization in the world; and “Whereas the Navy Department is in the midst of the five-year aircraft build- ing program and needs the continued | wise, efficient and valuable administra-* . tion of Admiral Moffett; “Be it resolved by the board of gov- ernors of the National Acronautic Asso- ciation in annual meeting at Washin; ton, D. C., this fifteenth day of Janu- ary, that the board recommends to the Secretary of the Navy the reappoint- ment of Admiral MofTett as chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics for a third term.” PLAZA BILL WINS COMMITTEE’S 0. K. AFTER ONE CHANGE (Continued From First Page.) straight line from the station to the Capitol. David Lynn, architeet of the Capitol, has on hand carefully worked out plans for the landscape changes in the Capitol area. SIX BILLS FAVORABLY REPORTED. Measure Dealing With Inauguration Permits Get Approval. Five District bills were ordered favor- ably reported by the House District committee today, and one Senate bill ‘was reported in order to expedite enact- ment by substituting the Senate bill for the House bill which is already on the calendar. The joint resolution authorizing the granting of permits during inauguration ®exercises was reported. A Senate amend- ment, concyrred in by the House com- mittee, “authorizes the District Col missioners to permit telegraph, tele- hone and radio broadcasting wires to ‘extended along the line of parade, ADMIRAL W. A. MOFFETT. LAUDS COMBAUNITY F. A. Delano Regairds Star’s Prize Contest as Great Aid in Campaign. “It's a great idea, this e¢ssay contest, for the Community Chest, for 'it is get- ting the children interested| in the plan, and where we can get chfldren inter- ested we'll find the grow n-ups inter- ested in and supporting the .project,” Frederick A. Delano, presildenit of the Community Chest, declareid today in discussing the Star-sponscred contest, in which prizes of $100, $50 ami $25 are offered for the three best essays on the advantages of the Community Chest in Washington submitt¢d to the Community Chest essay contest editor, Star Building, before Wedresday, Jan- vary 23. With the scores of entries coming in to the essay contest editesr are many letters asking for informaticn on the chest, Full details of the c'yest's opera- tion as it is planned in ‘Washington and as it has been worked otit in other cities which have had thisi imethod of distributing benevolences for' A, year or more can be obtained by writiing ‘or call- ing at the Community Che:t/ headquar- ters, 1418 I street, 2 . 57 Charities Represented. ‘There are so many poinfis;, one each almost for the 57 charities yrepresented in the chest, that the chest executives have suggested only the g=neral ad- vantages—the matter of eioncmy in administration, the.eliminagion of the never-ending appeals of diffé rent chari- ties throughout the year and! the insti- tution of one drive for furds to take care of them all, and the all-embracing character of the chesf, helpiiig Jew and Gentile, Catholic and Protes tant, white &5 approved by the chief marshal. ‘The bill to regulate the sale, purchase d transportation of dangerous weap- ‘ons, ‘as approved by the corporation founsel’s office and introduced at re- ‘quest of the Police ent, was re- as was the condemnation bill for small sites in the District for police and fire stations, school sitss end right of way for sewers, as recom- mended by the Commissioners and cor- poration counsel. The bill authorizing the taking of United States properiy by the District for widening of streets, as passed by the Benate, and approved by the corpora- tion counsel and District Commission- ers, was reported, together, with a bill, L2 by the Commissioners and last April by the Senate, author- the Commissioners to abans part of the 15-foot public alley in Bquare 1083, was reported. Bills Are Sent Back. The Pish bill, providing for registra- tion of nurses and maintenance of a nurses’ registry, was referred back to the subcomumittee to hear certain ob- jections.’ Dr. Clara S. Waters appeared fore the committee, representing 250 yegistered nurses, approximately one- eighth of all the registered nurses in the District, who object, she said, to being forced into the Graduate Nurses’ Association. The committee also referred back to subcommittee the bill introduced at re- quest of the register of deeds, which would permit incorporation of stock ‘companies when all of the capital stock had been subscribed and 10 per cent of the capital stock paid in. R. W. Dutton, ideputy recorder of deeds, appeared to explain the bill. Corporation Counsel Bride stated. to the committee that a committee headed by former Chief Justice Covington is making a study of changes needed in corporation laws for the District, #and will recommend to Congress corrective Jegislation. ‘The committee also referred to sub- committee for further consideration a bill drafted by William Tyler Page, clerk of the House, which proposed exempticn from taxation of certain property of the National Soclety of Sons of the American Revolution in ‘Washington. ¥l ‘The committee also reported the bik, Which has passed the Senate, for in- creasing to $6,000 the salaries of the gssistants to the Engineer Commission- er. An identical House bill is now await- ing action on the calendar. GIANT WAVE KILLS COOK AS IT CRASHES OVER LINER’S BOW (Continued From First Page.) rs below it were twisted as thougi were made of rubber. Engineers could not estimate how much water had been shipped, but the pumps had been steadily at work since the wave struck. Half of the 10,384 sacks of mail car- ried were stowed around the first hatch that brecke. Under the wreckage of the hatch cover and girders could be scen two smashed automobiles and below Ahat was sodden cargo. ‘There were 148 men, 25 women and 46 children in the third class. The Majestic was steaming at 22 knots in an attempt to reach port by Jast night when the great wave drop- ped on her. Speed was reduced and the ship proceeded with tarpaulins ptretched over the broken hatches. ! Passengers in the smoking room aft, 92 feet above the water. said they had been watching the high waves and ad- miring the way in which the ship cleaved them when there was a “fter- rific concussion” as the monster wave lifted above the deck and crashed ‘They said the ship trembled under the blow from stem to stern. Symphony Concert. By the United States Marine Band Orchestra at 8 o'clock tonight, audito- rium, Marine Barracks. Taylor Bran- son, leader; Arthyr S. Witcomb, second leader. Program: “Sympho F Clarinet solo, “Concerto for Clarinet Soloist, Musician Lugaresi Terzo. n D-minor”. .Cesar Franck and colored alike—for the fessayists to ‘write upon. | Another advantage of theichest is the elimination of those parasili>s of char- ity—the persons who have keen known to have been getting help frcm as many as four or five charities at: the same time. Under the Community Chest the work has been equally proptrtioned to the 57 charities and there ywill be no overlapping of effort. Needs Carefully Studed. ‘Then, too, the needs of ea.ch of the 57 charities of the city have| been care- fully studied and their but'get made out, so that with the work at hand and that in prospect, each will have enough to take care of those unfortunales don | under its care, or to help upbuild young womanhood and manhood. = The hos- pitals will be paid in full for the charity cases they take, whereas heretofore they have been forced to pay out of their treasuries part of the expenses of their charity cases, and in, many in- stances this has proved a buirden upon these institutions. « In the orphan asylums little mouths will be fed with the proceeds of an average vear and the officfals of these institutions will not be faced with the possibility of a lean year when tneir individual appeal does not come up to expectations or the needs of the budget. APARTMENT iMNAGER BURNED SUBDUING FIRE Home on Chain Bridge Road De- stroyed by Blaze Caused by Child With Matches. Mrs. K. P. Whitehorn, resident mana- ger of the apartment house at 713 | Nineteenth street, sustained slight burns to her hands, last evening, when she attempted to smother a fire in the janitor's quarters. Damage to the building was estimated at $300. Firemen used more than 2,600 feet of hose and poured water onto the srouldering embers of the home of 24rs. Catherine Gray, on Chain Bridge road, west of Forty-sixth street, for two and a half hours last night after the blaze, started by a neighbor’s child gll]émg with matches, had been sub- ued. A little five-year-old girl is said by polica to have set fire to the shed be- hind the house, while playing with matches. The sparks set fire to the house, which is a two-story frame structure. for Communit Washington’s Community co-ordinated. Greater good is expected effort. effort. To further interest in the to be written by Washingtoni Star, are eligible to awards. uary 23. Star. 'astoral d’Ete” ‘Carnival in Paris “The Star Spangled B .Svey -Honegger n CHEST ESSAY PLAN -THE EVENING STAR., WASHINGTON, D. HOFFETT URGED PLANTOQUTLNE _ [POWER PANPHLET FOCHAND“TGER” WORK OF CHARITY City to Have Broadside of Posters on Scope of Com- munity Chest. ‘Washington is due for a broadside of | posters on the Community Chest’s work and aims, it was announced today by C. Melvin Sharpe, chairman of the public- |ity unit of the chest. Designs for the | posters are being studied by Mr. | Sharpe’s unit, and shortly they will be | placed all over the city. The publicity unit also is arranging | for the showing of motion pictures of | the work of local charities in the city in | the movie houses of the city before and during the chest campaign. Other publicity features for the campaign are being worked out by the unit. Motion picture houses have already agreed to show these films of the work of the local benevolent organizations and the stores of the city will take huge numbers of the posters for display be- fore and during the campaign. Police and Firemen O. K. Chest. ‘The Community Chest has received the indorsement of the two safety groups of the city, the fire and police iepartments, which, meeting last night, appropriated $50 and $25, respectively, from their treasuries for the chest fund. Most Rev. Michael J. Curley, Arch- bishop of Baltimore, last night, at the annual banquet of the Home and Foreign Mission Society for the Propaga- |tion of the Faith, at the Mayofiwer {;0((‘1. lauded the Community Chest ea, “Sveaking as the archbishop, the spiritual head of this archdiacese, I am whole-heartedly with the work of the Community Chest as a splendid work of organized charity, and I call upon the Catholics of this city to aid in every way possible, not alone by their work, but by their contributions as well,” he declared. Archbishop Curley’s address went out over the radio and reached a large number of local listeners-in. ‘The archbishop praised the practical idea of saving overhead administrative expenses, MARYLAND HOUSE UPRISING ON ROADS (Contin om First Page.) .tion. The clerk read the first paragraph and Speaker Lee ordered it to the grand inquest committee. Coburn appealed from the decision of the chair. Speaker Lee surrendered the chair to Delegaie Milton Tolle of Baltimore County, when ;:uhum began his attack on the regu- ars. “I am speaking directly to the Demo- cratic members of this Ijouse,” he said. “These are dark days for the Demo- cratic party of this State. No matter what the differences have been in the past or may be in the future, we must meet now on common grounds for the preservation of the paity. Those Demo- crats who are opposed to the matters in controversy believe that they are serving the best interests of the part, and I earnestly hope that the Demo- cratic members will do credit enough to believe that we are for the preservation of the party. “It is folly to close our eyes to the events that are passing around us; it is folly to close our eyes to the manifest unrest in the State over the roads situa- tion. Only a complete, full and gpen disclosure of the affairs of the road com- mission will satisfy the people of this State. We may become so immersed in differences that we might become un- ‘conscious to the facts so close around Speaker Lee, from his seat with the \Montgomery County Delegates, here calied to the attention of the House | that Coburn was out of order. He con- !tended that he was not speaking to the imatter before the House—the appeal \from the chair’s ruling. Charges Use of Influence. “It is common knowledge,” continued {Coburn, “that the influence of the jchairman of the Montgomery County ldelegll,\an. who is Speaker of this House, is being used to keep me from |speaking. But he can't keep the truth \from coming out. If I cannot get it out Yin order, than I will use some of the ‘tactics of the Speaker of this House.” Here the chair admonished Coburn fthat he was out of order, but Coburn mald: “T am talking about an ostrich; any objection to me talking about an trich?” and continued: “We are the supreme power of the State and we must use that power for ithe people. We must put our house in frorder.” | Speaker Lee here again jumped to (his feet, and said that Coburn was out lof order, to which the Delegate from [Harford County replied: i “The motion I desired to make was in order, but the Speaker, in the face iof a plain request and by arbitrary land dominating action, prevented me ifrom bringing this up. The only way jhe could stop it was by sending it to committee. I am speaking to that, and it is pertinent and proper. I suppose ;that this has got to happen throughout {the whole session. Everybody who idoesn’t agree with the majority must ffight, and I accept that challenge. If /that is the way this House is to be (conducted, then there is no hope for ithe Democratic party of this State.” ‘There were a series of efforts to make Coburn sit down, but without avail. “The gentleman who is now making this point of order (Speaker Lee,”) con- tinued Coburn, “stood here several days ago and explained how fair he had been in his past decisions on the floor and in his committee assignments. Every act was fair, according to the Speaker, Yet one of the very first Prizes of $175 cAre Offered y Chest Essays Chest drive is near. Through it the city’s giving to charitable projects will be to be achieved with organized Citizens everywhere are uniting for the great fund-raising | These funds are to be distributed to 57 organized charities of the District during the course of the coming year. coming campaign The Evening Star today is offering prizes totaling $175 for the best essays ians on the advantages of the Community Chest in the National Capital. These essays must be under three hundred words in length. All persons in Washington, except employes of The Manuscripts must be submitted to the Community Chest Essays Contest Editor of The Star before Wednesday, Jan- Their merits will be judged by a board of editors of The That essay deemed best will be awarded a prize of $100. Sccond best, $50, and third best, $25. Be sure and enter your essay early. Do not delay. ISSUE IS QUELLED| TRACED TO WYER | Electrical World Editor Tells Commission Utilities Oppose Municipal Ownership. By the Associated Press. History of a pamphlet dealing with the Canadian government-owned power project in Ontario, previously identified as published by the Smithsonian Insti- | it, occupied today's renewal of the Fed- {eral Trade Commission’s investigation { of public utility power interests, of the Electrical World, New York, wio was asked concerning carlier testimony by another witness that the pamohlet | {the instance of the National Electric ’Lmht Association. Onkerr related today }lhat Wyer had submitted the manu- seript to him for checking as to state- ments of fact, and that he had gone over it with the author before publica- tion. A request for such action had been made to him by M. H. Ayleswor:h, then managing director of the N. E. L. A., and now president of the National Broadcasting Co., he said, adding that his_activities regarding the pamphilet had been confined to an hour’s scan- ning of the copy. Onken said he did not know whether Wyer had received $3,000 from the N. E. L. A. for the work. Robert E. Healy, commission counsel, questioned Onken briefly about the Electrical World. The editor said about one-third of his publication’s 20,000 circulation was in utilities circles, and that it had opposed municipal owner- ship and operation of utilities “by and large., Henry C. Spurr, editor of Public Utilities Reports, Rochester, N. Y., tes- tified about that and other utility pub- lications with which he is connected, several of which were entered for the record by Mr. Healy. Spurr said the Utilities Reports was a medium for cir- culating various data of interest to the industry, and on being questioned identified various excerpts about Gov- ! ernment ownership signaled out by the commission counsel. These included some statements in opposition to Gov- ernment ownership. acts after his election to the presiding chair was to disfranchise 15 members of this House by not putting them on committees. The only thing we have ever done was to oppose the chairman of the Montgomery County delegation. The Speaker by this broke another precedent, and do you expect that the grand inquest committee which he has appointed to do anything but white- wasli everybody?” Again Speaker Lee was on his feet to say that Coburn had no right to attack his honesty in the matter of the selection of members of com- mittees. Coburn said that he had no personal quarrel with any of. the members of the Grand inquest committee or did he attack their integrity, but, he added: “They are put there because of their ability to say ‘yes’ when the speaker nods.” Rules Called Discarded. Another effort was here made by Speaker Lee to have Coburn sit down, but’ it was unsuccessful. When Lee “Those rules have gone into the discard.” He said his order offered & direct challenge to the Democratic party, and 'sought then to read his order, which had been prevented by reference to committee. Lee sought to prevent it by another point of order, saying that it was impertinent, and Coburn said that if there was any lawyer in the House who had practiced more than 30 days who would say that the reading of the order was impert! nent, he would sit down without further comment. There were no challenges. Coburn’s order, for wnich he sought immediate consideration, was directed to Gov. Ritchie and asked specifically if during the past five years any State road funds had been used in any pub- lic celebration, and if so, where, when and in what amount and to whom the disbursements were made. - It asked specifically about the opening of the Severn River Bridge and. the removal of the tolls from the Havre de Grace Bridge, details as to authority for the expenditure and the accounts to which they were charged. “Is there anything to be lost by the passage of that order?” Coburn asked. “If there is nothing wrong with those expenditures, then let the governor tell it to the people of Maryland. The good road mess is our mess. We are re- sponsible. We must cure it. Let me sound a warning to the Democratic members of this House—" Here he was interrupted by Lee and the chair to say he was out of order, but despite objections continued: “A warning that if you sidestep or evade the plain challenge of this order, you sound the death knell of yours and ::,‘yinp?ny forever. Well, I got most of Speaker Lee then pointed out that the rules provide for the sending of all resolutions and orders to committee, In the judgment of the chair there was no reason why this could not go tc com. mittee so that members would kno what they were voting on. He con- tended that there was no way to choke any one off in the House, and that if a member desired to get a particular plece of legislation on the floor he could do so by getting‘a petition signed by 15 members. He said that Coburn wanted it considered before the mem- bers understood it. He said that only Coburn’s friends were familiar with the order. plied: Refers to Reservation, Delegate Daniel C. Josep, Baltimore City insurgent, supported Coburn, point- ing out that when Coburn sent up the order he made a distinct reservation that he would make a motion as sion as the order was read, but was prevent- ed by the speaker’s action. Joseph said that he had a right to make a reserva= ton and a right to make a motion. The point involved, said Joseph, is: Is this House to be run fairly or not? Minority Floor Leader James J. Lind- say of Baltimore County, then moved :l;feytxnghm; xAzuesthm, and on the final Ve e chair was sustai T e tained by a vote Delegate Gray from Baltimore City then protested “against the committee assignments, pointing out that there were 12 members who were not on any committee, and therefore could not serve their constituents, and that in some instances there were individual delegates who had eight committee as- signments. He insisted that no man could efficlently act on so many com- mittees, and that the business of the State would suffer, After these skirmishes, the grand in- quest committee resolution was received. 1t said that it was the purpose of the committee to conduct a complete and competent investigation of the affairs of the Maryland State Roads Commis- slon, and that as the committee regard the naming of counsel as the most im- portant part of the conduct of such an investigation, that Charles McHenry Howard and Joseph C. France of Bal- timore, and Alexander Armstrong of Hagerstown were appointed counsel. The resolution then said that “the committee wil hold as many meetings of the committee as necessary to con- duct an investigation of the affairs of the Maryland State Road Commission, and will take all necessary steps to secure financial support for the vigorous conduct of the work both of the coun- sel appointed by the committee and of the eommittee.” i After the introduction of several bills, including the State-wide prohibi- tion law, the product of the Maryland Anti-Saloon League, the House ad- Jowrned until poon today, 1 tution and subsequently repudiated by | The subject was revived with testi-| {mony of William H. Onken, jr., editor | was prepared in 1924 by S. S. Wyer at | brought forth the rules, Coburn re- WEDNESDAY, TANUARY 16, 19293V The Federal Bar Association, in session” at the Interior Department Building last night for a discussion of pzy leg- islation. Seated at the table, from left to right, are: Edwin A David Cornell, secretary; Henry P. Alden, financial secretary; Thomas J. Fr: Vallance, president; George A. Warren; Thomas G. Shearman, past pr and Perkens Neagle, past president, SNELL ASSAILED FOR RULE'S DELAY Celler Holds Chairman Is De- laying Action on Retire- ment Measure. Charging that it is “a sad com- mentary upon justice,” Representative Celler, Democrat, of New York, told the League of the American Civil Serv- ice last night, meeting in the Interior Department auditorium, that Chairman Snell of the House rules committee is still holding a rule in his pocket, in defiance of Senate and House senti- ment, concerning legislation to liber- alize clvil service retirement, which the Senate has already passed. Mr. Snell, Mr. Celler asserted, “is probably acting that way under orders from the gen- tleman on the other end of Pennsyl- vania avenue.” Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell, pres- ident of the league, is urging all mem- bers possible to attend the hearings before the House ‘civil service commit- tee today and indorse the Brookhart- Celler salary bill for Government em- ployes, said that' the organization is oposed to the Lehlbach measure. Lawyers Back Bill. Indorsement of the Brookhart-Celler bill also was given by another group of Government workers — the executive council of the’ Federal Bar Association —which met in_the conference room of the Interior Department last night. Doubtful constitutionality was the ground upon which the executive coun- cil opposed any extension of power to the Personnel Classification Board as proposed in pending pay legislation. ‘The Brookhart-Celler bill was urged as the measure giving the Civil Service Commission the needed adequate au- thority. . Appofntment of a committee was autLorized to appeal before the House civil service committee tomorrow at the time accorded it by Chairman Lehl- bach to present any arguments testimony representing the views of t Federal Bar Association ‘toward ' ti vatious pay roll bills, : The Personnel Classification Board also was rapped by Mr. Celler. Haviny refused to carry out the mandates t’ Congress, he declared, the board should have been haled before the House and Senate and cited for contempt. > “I will not support any measure that gives the Personnel Classification Board such wide Powers as proposed in the Lehlbach bill,” Mr. Celler asserted. The New York Representative ex- plained that his measure is_designed to give relief to Government workers in the lower grades. Retirement System Held Joke. “The present retirement system in the Government is a joke,” Mr. Celler asserted. “You have-to die to win.” Mr. Celler was given an ovation when he entered the auditorium, and at the close of his address the audience ggve him a rising vote of thanks. Hendley Smoot, a worker for labor interests, told the league it should have 40,000 workers, and that only for or- ganization the Government workers would not have compensation, retire- ment facilities, an eight-hour day law and leave arrangements. There has not been an equitable adjustment in Gov- ernment salaries for 58 years, he de- clared. Mrs. Worrell told the gathering that Representative Sirovitch, Democrat, of New York, was unable to address the meeting, owing to the press of privace business. She repeated her previous charge that women are being driven io asylums by “the dreadful pools” existing in the Government stenographic service. ‘The full membership of the Federal Bar Association will meet at the In- terior Department auditorium on Janu- ary 28 to hear Judge Lurtin R. Ginn, assistant controller geperal of the United States, speak on the topic, “The Controller General.” Glenn A. Smith and Jack B. Tate, State Departnient attorneys, were ad- mitted to membership in the associa- tion, sl il Quake Shakes Manila. ‘MANILA, January 16 (/).—An earth- quake shook Manila and the northern part of Luzon Island today. No dam- age was reported. ent D. Caldwell, past president; Ralph G. Baggarly, past president; William R. ; Charles W. Freeman, J. Ernest Downin ~—Star Staff Photo. $116,000 Allotted White House Upkeep .For Coming Year The cost of keeping up the ‘White House during the coming fiscal year has been set at $116.- 000 by Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of the office cf pub- lic buildings and public parks, at hearings on the independent of- fices appropriation bill, presented to the House today. This repre- sents an increase of $14,000 over the present appropriation, Col. Grant explained, due to an item of $7,530 to cover the increase in salaries, to put salaries .on the basis of the Welch act, and an increase of $6470 epproved by the Budget Bureau for the usual biennial repainting of the outside of the White House and repair work inside. Col. Grant expects the Govern- ment will spend $16,276 for re- pairs and alterations and paint- ing, both interior and exterior, at the White House during the fiscal year which opens on July 1 next. SERATORS DELAY NERGER NEETH Subcommittee Postpones Ac- tion on Consideration of Final Draft of Plan. ‘The Senate subcommittee handling the street postponed the meeting it expected to hold this afternoon to go over the final draft of the unification plan as rewrit- ten by Dr. Milo R. Maltbie, the sub- committee expert. Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wis- | consin, is still studying the revised merger resolution to determine whether to suggest other changes. 4 The changes made by Dr. Maltbie have all been made known, but the sub- committee has not yet taken formal ac- tion in reporting the revised resolution to the full committee. & Although several members of the sub- committee have finished their study of the rewritten plan, it was explained to- day that it is still possible for any mem- ber of the subcommittee to suggest other changes until the report is made. The principal features of the revised plan are elimination of all reference to fixed valuation, provision for a revalu- ation of the properties to be made within two years and a clause continu- ing present rates of fare pending the revaluation, except that free transfers between the two street car systems would begin following the merger. If Congress should approve the new plan, 150 | it would still have to be ratified by the stockholders before merger could take place. WISNER FUNERAL SET FOR 3 P.M. TOMORROW Long-Time Resident of Washing- ton, Active in Church and Char- ity Work, Died Sunday. Final rites for Mrs. Jennie E. Wisner, 84, for many years active in church and charity work here, who died Sunday night at her residence, 2024 F street, will be held at 3 o'clock tomorrow after- noon at the Vermont Avenue Christian Church. Elders of the church, of which Mrs. Wisner had been a member since she came to Washington 25 years ago. will serve as pallbearers, and interment will be at Jefferson Barracks, in Na- tional Cemetery, St. Louis. Mrs. Wisner, a native of Illinois, was the widow of Capt. James E. Wisner of the Union Army during the Civil War. She was a member of the Relief Corps of the Grand Army of the Republic. Mrs. Wisner is survived by several nieces and nephew: Liner to Go to Dry Dock. PANAMA, January 16 (#).—The Dol- lar Liner President Adams, which was refloated after running oground at the entrance to the Panama Canal, will be placed in the dry-dock on Friday. - rallway merger question | STATE ENDS HARSH TRIAL PROSECATION “Thrill Slayer” Accused of Murdering Owner of Drug Store in Robbery. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, January 16.—The State rested its case today shortly after the opening of the second day of the trial of George Harsh, former Oglethorpe University student, and a member of a prominent Milwaukee family, accused of the murder of Willard Smith during the hold-up of a drug store of which Smith was manager. The abrupt closing of the State's Dbresentation of witnesses took the de- fense by surprise, and the court allowed 10-minute recess before introduction lence in behalf of the defendant. Solicitor General John A. Boykin, heading the prosecution, wound up his case with brief testimony from two wit- nesses after having failed because of defense objections to introduce into evi- dence statements made by Smith after he had been fatally shot. T. N. Kirkpatrick, a clerk in the drug store, was recalled to the stand to complete his detailed account of the shooting, which was begun yesterday. At that time he positively identified Marsh as the man who entered the | stcre with the announcement that he was there to hold it up, and who shot and mortally wounded Smith when the latter resisted, shooting the hold-up man in the hip. Harsh listened calmly yesterday while details of the-case were presented be- fore th jury. Throughout the day he gave no evidence of animation. Just what trend the testimony would take today neither the State nor de- |fense intimated. Several of the State's | more important witnesses had passed through the witness stand, but the ex- pert medical testimony as to the de- fendant’s sanity, which was expected to play a major part in the trial, was yet to come, The trial, which has attracted unusual attention due to the social prominence of Harsh, got under way swiftly, the jury being ccmpleted by neon of the opening day. There followed testimony that Harsh had entered the drug store, told Smith he was there to hold him up and then mortally wounded him when he attempted to resist. . A bullet in the hip from Smith’s pistol resulted in the arrest of Harsh and the naming of Richard Gray Gallogly, also of a prom- inent family, as an accomplice. Gal- logly is scheduled to go on trial for murder on January 29. SCHOOL BOARD GROUP STUDIES CHEST PART Student Activities Committee Dis- cusses Participation in Charity Drive, Consideration of the kind and extent of participation which the public schools will undertake in the Community Chest drive is being made by the Board of Education’s committe¢ on student activ- ities this afternoon, prior to the regu- lar meeting of the board at the Frankiin | Administration Building, at which the | committee planned to report. | At the same executive session, the student activities committee planned to consider the advisability of permitting the Gorgas memorial essay contest to be conducted in the schoo Although declaring he was not familiar with the nature of the proposal the Community Chest administrators WOIXM‘ make to the committee, Rev. F. I. A. Bennett, chairman, gaid today he would not agree to any active participation in the chest drive by school children. “The Community Chest drive is a man’'s job and school children shéutd not be called upon to give their time; and energy to it,” Dr. Bennett said. Toledo Plane Pilot Dies. TOLEDO, Ohio, January ‘16 (®).— Pilot Ted Hay of Toledo was killed this morning when a wing on the ma- chine tore as he was coming into the field. His plane fell about 100 feet. CONFESSED THRILL SLAYER AT OPENING OF TRIAL of jury begins (RS WO, 21 T ted in the foreground MAKING ADVANCE Marshal: and Clemenceau Show Gains in Fight Against Disease. By the Assoclated Press. * PARIS, January 16.—The con of Marshal Ferdinand Foch, it was learned on unimpeachable authority late today, is much improved and the marshal was feeling better and stronger this afternoon than at any time since his heart attack on Monday. Georges Clemenceau, former premier, stffering Trom a bad attack of Grippe, is expected to resume his work before the end of the week unless his 87 years tell too heavily on him. During the morning Marshal Foch suffered a slight weakness, but this was stated not to be necessarily alarming. Brother Called to Paris. Dr. Davenieres, the marshal’s army physician, called at intervals of every two hours and at noon Dr. Hertz-Boyer made a brief call. ‘The wartime generalissimo is battling for his life, there.being intermittent weakness of the heart and then reac- tions- during which he is somewhat stronger. The fact that his brother, Rev. Father Foch, has been summoned to Paris from Montpellier is interpreted as indicating that the doctors feel the marshal’s condition is most serious. A priest arrived at Marshal Fech's home this afternoon and stayed for 20 minutes. He gave no indication of his mission when be left. No one except the marshal's wife and two daughters will be permitted to sce him. Marshal Foch remains in good spirits. He usually has a joke or pleas- antry ready for his doctars. | Constitution Strong. Not only are the soldier's spirits strong, but his constitution is standing up well, the physicians said, indicating that hopes wefe high for his recovery. A bright Winter sun had not risen high enough to shine upon.the mar- shal’'s courtyard when the first of the day’s callers stopped to inquire re- garding his condition. Of the first 12 visitors to sign the register at the Janitor’s Lodge six were generals. Gen. Weygand, a great per- sonal friend of Foch and his right- hand man in military matters, was the only caller admitted to the house itself. Prof. Andre, a specialist in kidney diseases, whe attended Foch throughout the war, was summoned yesterday when uremia developed from a kidney infect- ed after the marshal’s heart attack. His view was that there was no immediate | danger from the kidney infection, and | he returned to the university at Nancy ay. The marshal has suffered from func- | tional kidney trouble for years, and re- quired constant care. For this reason !Prot Andre was attached to his stad | during the war. U. S. OFFICIALLY TOLD OF DIPLOMATIC CHANGE | Tytus Filipowicz Will Succeed Jan Ciechanowski as Polish Minis- ter to Washington. ‘The Secretary of State has been offi- cially advised of the appointment of Tytus Filipowlcz, as the Polish Minister to the United States, to succeed Jan Ciechanowski, diplomatic representative of Poland here since December, 1925, who resigned recently to attend to pri- vate business requiring his presence at_home. During his sfay here, M. Ciechanow- ski negotiated the copyright law agree- ment between Poland and the United States, and the arbitration and concilia- tion treaty between the two countries, and also collaborated in negotiations for issuance of the Polish stabilization loan and the negotiations for the ad- herence of Poland in the Kellogg anti- war treaty. M. Filipowicz, a prominent member of the Polish diplomatic corps, has serv- ed as Minister to Belgium since Scp- tember, 1927. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR WILLIAW A. YOUNG Masonic and Patriotic Have Programs at Grave in Arlington. Societies Funeral services for William A. Young, 52, who died at his residence, 501 Twelfth street northeast, Sunday. were held this afternoon at Zurhorst chapel, Third and East Capitol streeis. Mr. Young was born at Winchester, Ky., February 23, 1876, and has been a resident of the District for 20 years. For many years he has been employed as an official guide at the United States Capitol. He was a member of The New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 9, P. A. A M., Scottish Rite organizations of Washing- ton and of Almas Temple. He also was a member of the Spanish War Veterans and other veteran organizations. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Georgia Young, and a daughter. In addition to the religious services, the services were participated in by the Scottish Rite, The New Jerusalem Lodg and the Spanish War Veterans. Inter- ment was in Arlington Cemetery witin military honors. . MOTHER-IN-LAW PRAISED BY MAN IN POLICE COURT Colored Defendant, Accused by Wife of Threatening Her, Freed on Personal Bond. A man who avers he has “the, finest mother-in-law in the world,” was re- vealed in Police Court today. He was the defendant in a threat case preferred by his- wife, who ac- cused him of threatening to “slap her down.” The defendant, Preston Harris, col- ored, was questioned by Gus A. Schuldt when, after admitting he had slapped his wife, added he had “the finest mother-in-law in the world.” “Do you mean mother or mother-in- law?” inquired the judge. ‘When he insisted he meant his wife's mother, Mrs. Helen Lee, the latter was called to the stand and testified in the defendant’s behalf. The ‘court took Harris' personal bond. MAN FOUND DEAD. Rescue Squad Called Four Hours After He Expires—Autopsy Set. Responding to a call for aid this morning, the rescue squad discovered when they arrived at 1416 Eleventh street that their patient had expired four hours earlier. Ernest Butler, 41 years old, colored, died at 4 o'clock, but the squad was not summoned until 8. During the interim the Emergency Hos- 5:‘6} ambulance had responded twice to The cause of death was undetormined and the body was removed to the 3 b University ‘student and scion of a wealthy Milwaukee family, shown as selection | beside the tanding. | man_sf 3 ol - AS50C! morgue, where Coroner J. Ramsey g‘e"vml expected to perform an autopsy a ternoon. Butler is survived by his widow,