Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1929, Page 4

FoxTrot by Ben Bernie and his Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra Other Side: “Glad Rag Doll” No. 4168 Fox Trot. Vocal by Nick Lucas— “The Crooning Troubadour.” Other Side: “HOW ABOUT ME” No. 4156 ALSO HEAR: “Some Rainy Day,” “A Jazz Holiday”~fox trots. Abe Lyman's California Orchestra. No. 4155 2 Good Selections on Every Brunswick Record —2 Panatrope-Radiolas The Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co, Chicago « New York BALTIMORE BRANCH 410-418 W. Lombard St. Phone Plaza 8112 | serve the Associated Press.” SEEK AGREEMENT Street Car Company Officials Cite Conflict of Regu- lations at Parley. The old problem of the conflict of regulations of the Public Utilities Com- mission and the police regulations ap-; proved by the District Commissioners was discussed at a conference today be- tween Col. Harrisen Brand, jr., vice president of the Public Utilities Com- | mission, and representatives of the | street car companies and officials of the | commission. The conference was called at the re- quest of S. R. Bowen, vice president of the Washington Railway & Electric Co., {to discuss several recent arrcsts of street car motormen for violating tmmc{ regulations. The car companies claimed statutory preference giving street cars right of way at intersections which sometimes conflicts with the traffic reg- ulation on the question. Some of the arrests discussed were for speed, in which the motormen claimed that they were endeavoring to maintain sched- ules set up by the Public Utilities Com- mission. Although no solution of the problem was reached, it was decided that when motormen are arrested in future for al- leged traffic law violations, the com- plaints be referred to the Public Utili- ties Commission, subject to the approval of the corporation counsel, instead of directly to court as now. the Capital Traction C¢ engineer, and E. V. Fisher, executive secretary of the Public Utilities Com- mission. HEARST COUNSEL HITS RADIO PLEA Declares American Publish- | ers’ Request for 20 Fre- quencies Is- Selfish. By the Assoclated Press. . ‘The Radio Commission today made public a protest by John Francis Neylan, counsel for the Hearst newspaper Or- ganization, which charged that the pro- posed allotment by the American pub- lishers’ committee of 20 short wave radio frequencies set aside for press use “is designed for the selfish interest, con- venience and private profit of the Chi- cago Tribune and a few assoclate news- papers.” The protest referred to a report by Joseph Pierson, chairman of the Amer- ican publishers’ committee, suggesting | that the wave lengths be turned over | to an organization known as the Amer- ican News Traffic Corporation, which | was formed on January 18 by a num-| ber of interested newspapers. The Pierson report has not been made public by the commission, nor has any action been taken concerning it. Mr. Neylan's protest denied that the “so-called American publishers’ com- mittee on cable and radio communi- cation represents the American press or any considerable portion thereof,” and also denfed that “the alleged report of the said Plerson of January 18, 1929, is a truthful or correct report of the proceedings of the so-called American | publishers’ committee.” Doubt Good Faith. ‘The proposed allocation, the protest said, was not in good faith “with the conditions laid down by your honorable commission.” “On the contrary,” Neylan said, “I! charge that the proposed plan is de- signed to thwart and set at naught the purposes of the Federal Radio Com- mission to protect the entire American public and the American press.” The document further denies that | the proposed allocation was agreed upon “after an honest consideration of the | facts,” and charged that it “was arrived | at on a basis of manipulation and trickery without regard for the rights of the public or the American press.” It asserted that the allocation, “taken in conjunction with the allocation of transoceanic waves heretofore made by the said publishers’ committee would give to one newspaper, the Chicago Tribune, and three of its associates direct or indirect control of 17 of the total of 40 transoceanic and dometsic waves allocated to the press of the United States.” “I herewith charge,” Neyland con- tinued, “that wave lengths have been allocated to single newspapers not be- | cause of their importance to the public, | but for the sole reason that they have | contractual and working agreements with the Chicago Tribune.” Charges Tribune Control. ‘The protest said that the American News Traffic Corporation was a “mere instrument of the Chicago Tribune,” adding that its president was “Josephl Pierson, a subordinate editor of the Chi- cago Tribune.” “The secretary,” Neylan said, “is one John P. Gallagher, representative of the San Francisco Chronicle and Los An- geles Times, associates of the Chicago Tribune with offices in the building of the Chicago Tribune.” “I direct the attention of the com- mittee further,” he continued, “to the fact that the executive committee com- posed of five members consists of Joseph Pierson of the Chicago Tribune, chair- man, and four gentlemen located in the city of New York.” . Neylan declared he wished to direct:| the attention of the commission to that part of the Plerson report “which, as a matter of justification for the exist- ence of the American News Traffic Cor- poration, said Pierson alleges that this corporation is holding itself ready to| “I deny,” Neylan said, “that sald Plerson has any warrant of any kind or character to set up a guardianship for the Associated Press.” He sald he was informed “and believe and therefore assert that said Plerson had itive knowledge that said Associated Press would not be involved in the proposed scheme, and I further charge that the inclusion of the name of the Associated Press was for the purpose of mislead- ing_the commission.” “I herewith charge,” the protest con- tinued, “that in the allocation of the waves Pierson and his coadjutors ab solutely ignored the rights of the Asso~ clated Press, the greatest news-gather- ing organization in the United States or in the world.” TELLS OF HbOVER TRIP. James L. Wright, Correspondent, Addresses Lions Club, James L. Wright, Washington news- aper correspondent, who accompanied esident-elect Hoover on his good-will tour of South America, spoke about the trip at a luncheon meeting of the Lions Club yesterday at the Mayflower Hotel. Personal contacts made by the Presi- dent-elect in all the South American countries would do much to allay fears that this country was planning a mili- tary dictatorship over their domains, []N IRAFHG RU'.[S‘Vermont Senator’s Wife Suc- -{ Association, with & camera. THE EVENING NSTAR, WASHINGTON. D. €. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 197" CONGRESS ceeds Mrs. Peter Goe- let Gerry. Mrs. C. William Ramseyer of lowa Is Named First Vice President. Mrs, Porter H. Dale, wife of Senator | Dale of Vermont, was elected president | of the Congressional Club yesterday. She succeeds Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, wife of Senator Gerry of Rhode Island. | Mrs. Dale served for many years as an officer of numerous organizations. She has been a member of the Con- gressional Club for 14 years, has served | as @ chairman of the hostess commit- tee for the past three years and on the club board for two years. She is also vice president of the Senate Ladies’ Luncheon Club, of which Mrs. George H. Moses has just been elected presi- dent. Mrs. Dale also has been actively in- terested in the Neighborhood House here for many years, and is chairman of the pre-school committee here. In her early girlhood, while living with her parents in Boston, she taught in a kindergarten. Although having passed most of her childhood and girlhood in Boston, Mrs. Dale emphatically states that she is a renl “Vermonter,” the State of her fa- ther, and most of her vacations and holi- days were spent in visits to Vermont. During the recent floods, which dev- astated a great part of the State, Mrs. Dale worked actively in the interest of the flood sufferers, lending her beautiful home on Capitol Hill to the Vermont MRS. PORTER DALE ELECTED CLUB PRESIDENT MRS. PORTER H. DALE. —Harris-Ewing Photo. | Soclety to assist in raising funds for the sufferers. The balloting yesterday afternoon was quite long drawn-out, the results of the election, which started before noon, not being known until nearly 6 o'clock. The vice presidents elected were: First, Mrs. C. William Ramseyer of Iowa; second, | Mrs, Clarence F. Lea of California; third, Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey of New York: fourth, Mrs. Louis T. McFadden of Pennsylvan and fifth, Mrs. Tom Connolly of Texas. Mrs. Dan Reed of New York is re- cording secretal Mrs. Joe Crafl nl'l California corresponding secretary, and | Mrs. Clay Stone Briggs of Texas is treasurer. Don't be surprised if Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mrs. Herbert Hoover and Mrs. Harry S. New step out of their official role on Inauguration day and join the host of news photographers in taking scenes of the events at the White House picturing the formal exchange of the official lease for the next four years. As newly elected honorary members of the White House News Photographers they can exercise the privileges of their membership if they desire and get an even “break” with the cameramen who comprise the asso- ciation. Both Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Hoover are ardent camera fans and have fre- quently taken pictures of their dis- tinguished husbands. Mrs. Coolidge uses .her own movie camera and she likes to take pictures of the cameramen while they “shoot” the President. On the recent South American tour, Mrs. Hoover was presented with a hand movie camera by the photographers who made the trip with the President- elect. So it is to be expected after March 4 she will exercise the privilege of taking “movies” of the “movie” men as her husband goes through his routine of posing with various notables. No other person would have that privilege, as the practice is barred at the White House, Mrs. New is an experienced hand L 2T 2 T2 1 13lh_$[..N. W. And What it Washington successful business To hold that patronage, we OFFER THIS QUALITY AT And when we say “FUL! just that. ¢ Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs. Hoover and Mrs. New Become Members of Photographers‘ Body Two Stores in Washington st ANNIVERSARY SALE February 10th sees the completion of our first year of in Washington. course, is the direct result of your appreciated patronage. give you better values and better service. Until the open- ing of our stores, Washington women were mot always able to obtain full-fashioned hose of PERFECT QUALITY —and SILK FROM TOP TO TOE for $1.00 per pair. WE QUALITY, ALL SILK FROM TOP TO TOE,” we mean “I did my first camera work in the; early 90s and have been a fan ever | since,” she said. “I always feel that I| am on the wrong side of the lens when | your batteries are in action during pub- | | of Joseph Hardy, James E. Crawford, | | last Saturday and entered pleas of not LAWYERS ATTACK GRAND JURY OF 22 Validity Questioned in Plea of| Abatement in District Supreme Court. Th® question of the validity of a| grand jury composed of only 22 persons has been called to the attention of the | District Supreme Court in a plea in abatement filed by Attorneys Willlam ! R. Ives and R. E. Lambert on behalf | Carl E. Terry and Benjamin Branson, | colored defendants to an indictment charging murder in the first degree in connection with the death of Philbert J. Bittner, an attendant at a filling | station at’ Sixth street and Rhode Is- | land avenue, last Thanksgiving night. The lawyers point out that the law requires 23 persons to fill a grand jury. This practice has been followed in this jurisdiction for more than 50 years. United States Attorney Leo A. Rover | . W00 ®00 20 : o and Assistant United States Attorney | {imber taken from the cld roof af the | Willilam H. Collins will oppose the | White House, which was replaced last | g}r‘:r‘l!;e‘\gr; é‘l:;‘ l]’;e;l :rg“\;lvgljsg;n‘e‘};g Summer, was presented officially to mei composed of not less than 16 nor more | :X;fi]c‘mfiga““fcfigpfih:" E}llxsgxee‘rs ‘J:t; than 23 persons, and that in the absence | Gotmoc” Club. Tho gavel and. block. | of any statute in this jurisdiction a | Giich will be the oficial symbol of | grand jury of less than 23 may properly | omco in the association for the future, | function; provided there are more than {are the gift of Col. U. S. Grant, 3d. ! Leotatlion el ’ | who is & member of the soclety. = | The four colored men were arralgned | progident Starr Truccott tnsed the | new symbol for the last night’s meel W. Emiey, W. A. WIMSATT. guilty. The lawyers today withdrew those pleas and substituted the plea in abatement. to order. jand fi us material division of the st g 3 | Bureau of Standards, presented a paper : [on the recent development in the Mothers’ Club Plans Party. | 00, o C ik for the masie The Mathis Club will hold its annual | facture of paper products, which card party and dance tonight at 8 | brought forth some lively discussion in | o'clock in the ballroom of the Mayflower | the, informal round table which | Hotel. | tollowed. Proceeds are for the benefit of the forelgn misison work carried on by this | Tmm———————————— | organization of/Catholic women. M John Morris is president of the club, | She is being assisted by the following: Mrs. William Ahein, Mrs. Philip R. | Vernier, Mrs. Hilary Offutt, jr., and | Mrs. Thomas Gorman. | Accuracy in Fitting CLAFLIN [Coumberman vesi_] W, A, WIMATT. 1S TAKEN BY DEATH Lumber Dealer, Operated on, president of the firm of Johnson, Wim- ! satt, Inc., wholesale lumber dealel southwest today. |GAVEL AND BLOCK GIVEN. } A gavel and blu(:.;:.r-fushlonpd ol: st time in calling | § °f of the organic |§ for some time an.d underwent an opera- tion in Garfleld Hospital three weeks 280, Mr. Wimsatt was a native of this city, and was widely known, among the older Washingtoni . He started in the lumber business here 50 years ago. He also was a director of the Metropolitan National Bank and was a frequent contributor to charity. Mr. Wimsatt was the son of the late Richard and Sarah Harris Wimsatt. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Flor- ence Josephine Wimsatt; 2 sons, Wil- liam K. 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