Evening Star Newspaper, February 15, 1929, Page 2

g'ap HOOVERTS TOURING " EVERGLADES AREA Florida Seeks ot Enfist His Aid in Reclaiming 4,- 000,000 Acres. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG, Btaff Correspondent of The Star. WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT HOOVER EN ROUTE THROUGH EVERGLADES, February 15.— President-elect Hoover today is glving his personal attention to Florida’s biggest problem—the Ever- glades. Shortly after 8 o'clock this morning he headed a long motorcade that left Belle Isle for an inspection tour of what is known as the Lake Okeechobee district, which suffered so severely from floods following the hurri- cane of last Fall. Before returning to his vacation home on Belle Isle late tomorrow afternoon, Mr. Hoover will have covered more than 400 miles, according to the schedul mapped out for him when he entered upon this inspection trip this morning. ‘With him in the automoble at the head of the long caravan of cars is Gov. Doyle Carlton of Florida, who from his knowledge of the region to be toured will make it possible for him to answer Mr. Hoover's inquiries and to | point out to the latter the various ob- Jects of interest. Also in the party are Maj. Gen. Ed- gar Jadwin, chief of Army Engineers; . Representative Frank B. Reid of Illi- nois, who has been in charge of ths flood relief legislation in the House; Lawrence Richey, personal representa- tive of Mr. Hoover: Walter Lineberger, former Representative in the House from | California; Glenn B. Skipper, Repub- | lican national committeeman from Flor- ida; Fred Davis, attorney general for Floride, and Ernest Amos, State con- troller, besides & number of minor State officials and citizens interested in the | development of the Everglades region | ‘nd the obtaining of Federal aid in pro- viding safeguards from future floods, and a score of newspaper correspond- ents, news photographers and secret service men. Wiil Learn of Conditions. The primary object in showing Mr. Hoover the Lake Okeechobee flood area is for the purpose of acquainting him with the conditions that exist and the possibilities for development with the hope of enlisting his support of Flor- ida’s plea for substantial Federal aid i reclaiming the 4,000,000 acres of | overfiow land and preventing another ! disaster. » i It is hoped by the State officials ting him through this area that he view the reclamation project ugh the eyes of a trained engineer that what he learns from the trip serve him to a good purpose when e becomes President. It is hoped by ose who are describing the region to him as his car speeds along that when he completes the tour he will have & better understanding of what Florida heeds in dealing with this great problem snd that he will be sympathetic in recommending Federal aid. The Everglades present a problem that has long intrigued the best engi- eering brains of the country, and Mr. oover is first of all an engineer. It was plain to be seen that the State officials accompanying him today are happy over the interest Mr. Hoover is king in this problem. His consent to this tour, they say, is very hearten- Luncheon at Brighton, ‘The schedule calls for luncheon at hton, which the party was expected reach shortly after 1 o'clock thjs .fternoons The - day's tour will be THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, CURTIS PRESENTED ANOTHER SILK HAT Vice President-Elect Is Asked to Wear Bowler in Parade. Vice President-elect Curtis was pre- sented today with another of the suc- cession of hats the Hoover-Curtis Club of New York has been distributing to | Republican officials in Washington. The hat given to Mr. Curtis today was a | slik h hat, and the Vice President- elect was asked to wear it in the in- | augural parade. Maj. Robert S. O. Daw- son of New York, and Matthew Quay Glasser, president of the club, made the | presentation in the office of Senator | Curtis in the Senate Office Building. The case in which the hat came, is | inseribed, “Hon. Charles Curtis, Vice { President of the United States, from | his friends the original Curtis boys, Matthew Quay Glaser and Robert S. O. e | Lawsen.” There will be no dearth of singing {and instrumental talent during the in- augural, for the inaugural committec 2s been offered more such talent than can possibly be used. A special music | subcommittce, headed by Miss Sybil Baker, in association with Sidney Lusk and Percy Foster, working in conjunc- tion with Washington civic interests, is | concentrating on the Washington ex- hibit to be held at the Rialto Theater the night of March 2. Hazel Arth on Program. Hazel Arth, winner of the Atwater- Kent voeal competition, has already ac- | cepted & place on the program. Others | who have volunteered, but who have | not been definitely accepted, are the Re- | publican Glee Club of Columbus, Ohio, an organization with a 72-year history; the Indian Reserve Orchestra, the Ham- | ilton Glee Club of Chicago and the | Media Grotto Chanters of Topeka, Kans. Col. Guy E. Henry, commanding offi- cer at Fort Myer, has arranged with the entertainment committee for a spe- cial Cavalry and Field Artillery exhibi- tion at the riding hall on Saturday, March 2, at 3:20 o'clock. Admission will be by ticket only. A partial list of governors and their staffs who will be in the inaugural pa- rade was announced by the inaugural committee as follows: Alabama, escorted by staff, band of 34 pieces and two com- panies of National Guard; Connecticut, Foot Guard and National Guard; Dela- ware, staff, 52 members of State As- sembly, band and artillery of 198th Coast Artillery, National Guard; Florida, 20 personal aides; Georgia, official staff; Lllinois, staff and State officials; Iowa, personal staff; Maine, personal staff; Massachusetts, personal staff; Michigan, personal staff; Minnesota, escort of three persons; Mississippi, 20 staff colonels and adjutant general; Missouri, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, ‘Wyoming, personal staffs; New Jersey, 14 members of the Legislature, Essex Troop, 102nd Cavalry, National Guerd; New York, two representatives of Gov. Rcosevelt; Ohio, cabinet members and other State officers; Pennsylvania, State Assembly, State officers and cabinet, general officers, colonels and colors of National Guard; Virginia, 550 members of historic military units and fife and drum corps; Wisconsin, 148 cadets and band, members of St. John's Military Academy, Veterans to March. Thirty-five members each of s>veral veterans’ organizations will iaarch, among them the following: Military Order Loyal Legion, United Spanish War Veterans, National Yeomen, V. P. W, Women's Oversees Leglon, Dis- lialted late this‘afternoon at Clewiston kfter a 233-mile journey by the cara- van. The party will spend the night at that remote little metropolis of the iverglades, which is attempting an am» tious industrial development and where very recently a suggr mill for the grinding of cane grown'in the glades tegion was started. On the return journey to Belle Isle fomorrow a stop will be made at Palm h, where Mr. Hoover and members & his party will be guests at luncheon &t the Palm Beach Bath and Tennis ENGLAND WILL ASK NAVAL ARMAMENT PARLEY, SAYS ENVOY ___(Continued F First Paj & total of $360,712,517, as it went to e Senate today, compared with the 7,750,448 voted by the House. Second Time His Wishes Flouted. It was the second timz that the President’s wishes with regard to the cruiser bill have been disregarded. He tirst sought the removal of the time clause requiring that work on the 15 kruisers and one aircraft begin before July 1, 1931, but both houses left the time clause in when they passed the measure, and now he has lost the first skirmish to have the inauguration of the construction program delayed until the next fiscal year. The program sent to Congress yes- terday by the President could have pro- vided for only five cruisers up to June 80, 1930, whereas the course voted by the Senate subcommittee sticks by the terms of the bill to start 10 cruisers during that period. While the Senators were busily en- £agad voting funds to get an immediate #art on the cruiser program reports trickled out from the capitals of the 'other maritime nations yesterday of new efforts for another gisarmament conference. Coolidge Suggestions Unheeded. The budget recommendetion submit- ted yeosterday by President Coolidge ‘made no reference to this fiscal year eand was taken by congressional leaders to mean that he considers the whole program deferred one year, However, the naval advocates refused to accade. Led by Chairman Hale of the Scnate naval committee, and Senator 8wanson of Virginia, ranking Democrat on the committee, the navy forces gained an appropriation for “an im- mediate start on the cruisers. There have been rumors of a fight 1o block the appropriations for starting svork on the crulsers when the Navy Department supply bill comes before the Senate, but leaders believe they have the votes to halt such a move. Will Rogers Says: NEW YORK, N. Y.—They are al- resdy claiming it's against “prece- dent,” and that Hoover shouldn't enter Washington while Coolidge was “head man.” Well, I am with Hoover. Fished all the way to South America and all the way back. Now they want him to fish till March. Any guy that cen fish over a week and be satisfled is not the ene we want for President. This busy man's vacation is a lot of “baloney,” anyhow. The bigger he is the less he enjoys a vacation. It's always a bird that never does any- abled American Veterans of the World ‘War, United Confederate Veterans and Auxiliary, Jewish Veterans, Wars of the Republic. The unit of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will include the Boys' Band of Warren, Ohio. The Army and Navy Union delegations has a drum corps of 20 pieces, and the American Legion will have delegates from six iutes and the prize band from Wichita, ans. The following patriotic organizations will march: Daughters of Union Vet- erans of the Civil War, Sons of the American _Revolution, American War Mothers, Boy Scouts of America with fife and drum corfs. Military Order of Foreign Wars, Military Order of the World War with Victory Post Drum Corps, National Sojourners, marching clubs from Iowa, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Mississippi, Ohio, Virginia, Kansas and Pennsylvania. The second division. which, according to the wish of Mr. Hoover, will reflect the life and work of the people, will include cowboys and cowgirls from the | | West, a number of Indians, and many | other colorful units. At the head of | the division will ride Commissioners Dougherty, Tallaferro and Ladue. The division will have as its marshal, Hubert Work, chairman of the Re- publican national committee. Mrs. Virginia White Speel held a meeting of her committee on housing and hospitality last night and outlined the work which has already been ac- complished toward caring for thousands of visitors to Washington during the inaugural. She was presented with a | basket of flowers after the meeting by | her committee members. Herbert Hoover’s school teacher will ride in the parade with the Iowa dele- gation, along with others of the old- time friends of the President-elect from the tall corn State. She is Mrs. Mollie Carran, who taught the future Presi- dent of the United States in a little school in Towa nearly half a century ago. POLICE FUND GRANTED. Inaugural Money Made Available to esse. The District Commissioners today au- | thorized Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superin- tendent of police, to proceed spending the $27,000 expected to be appropriated in the second deficlency act for the payment of expenses arising on account of the inaugural ceremonies, as though { the money had alrcady been appro- priated. In a report to the Commissioners, Daniel J. Donovan, District auditor, ex- plained that the second deflciency acy (’\'.nu!d probably not be passed before March 4, but that expenses arising in connection with the inauguration must be met considerably before that date. The Commissioners are ‘prohibned by the anti-deficiency act from creating obligations in anticipation of a ppropria- tions. Son Fasts to Drive Devil From Father; Given Week to Live By the Associated Press. LIMA, Ohio, February 15.— Fred Conrad, 27, today entered the last week of lfl'; l.llottedul‘lklm if he continues a hunger strike, now in its twenty-third day, aimed at “driving the devil” from his father, George Conrad, who stands at the bedside for hours begging his son to take food in the hope of saving his life., Conrad’s_father blamed the Rev. Ray Dodson, revivalist, for his son's fast. He has despaired of inducing his son to eat, and declared he believed the minister the only person capable of ob- taining his consent to take food. Conrad weighs 145 pounds, 55 pounds less than he weighed when he took up the fast. Phy- sielans have given him not more than a week to live if he con- tinu POLICE EXECUTED J, DRY AGENT THINKS Blames Chicago Massacre on Stopping of Protection Payments. had gathered to discuss a new liquor foray and their plans had become known to their enemics. The coroner’s jury, with Bert A. . manufacturer, as foreman. mfxivd at a police station and viewed the bodies, then went to the garage to view the scene of the executions. Upon their return to the police station, Dr. Herman N, Bundesen, coroner, ordered all curious persons to leave. Dr. Bun- desen said that an autopsy revealed that each one bore from 25 to 30 bullet vounds. “?I‘herl were no witnesses when the assassins entered the S. M. C. Cartage Co. garage at 2122 North Clark street about 10:45 am. vesterday, lined up their victims against a brick wall and shot them down. A woman saw four men, two dressed as policemen, and carrying guns, emerge from the garage, M squad car, and drive rapidly away. But nfl-m was the most definite story the police had. Code Keeps Him Silent. One of the victims, Prank Gusenberg, survived his wounds a short time, and was conscious. He was the only hope of authorities for an eye-witness ac- count. B“xtl the code of the gunman kept him silent. R police sergeant leaned over the gangster, who lay dying at Alexian Brothers Hospital. “Who shot you, Frank?” he asked. “Shot me?” sald Frank Gusenberg, “why, nobody—shot—me.” But early today, when they com- leted an examination, coroner’s phy- sicians found 10 bullets in Gusenberg's Tsk'\e “massacre,” as it was being called today, resulted in the virtual annihila- tion of the gang that took up Dion O’Banion’s beer-and blood stained toga when he was slain in his flower shop, November 10, 1924. It is from O'Banion’s death that police date the gang wars, 2 Six Hunbr“ol'ou b A Six of yesterday cgm mem- bers of the gang of North Side booze racketeers and hijackers, of which, po- lice say George_ (Bugs) Moran is the head. It was Moran who finally suc- ceeded to O'Banion’s leadership in the wake of others who, taking up where O’Banion left off, were shot down in one way or another. Of the seven killed, only Dr. R. H. Schwimmer, an optometrist, was known to police records. Dr. Schwi mer, they believe, dropped into the ga- rage to chat with Frank and Peter Gusenberg, both of whom were killed. The Gusenbergs were long-time friends of Dr. Schwimmer, the police learned. Peter Gusenberg was indicted with Big Tim Murphy (himself an assassin’s victim) in the $100,000 Polk street sta- tion mail robbery, and a three- year scntence in the Federal Peniten tiary at Leavenworth. He became af- filiated with the Moran gang three vears ago, at the suggestion of his rother, a licutenant in the Moran forces. James Clark, another of yesterday's dead, was a brother-in-law of Moran, with a reputation as a crack marksman with a rifle. He is listed by police as a member of the “punishing squad” of the gang. Recently Joined Gang. Alfred Weinshank was a North Side cafe owner, whose affiliation with Moran took place comparatively recently. Johi May, at first believed to have been onl: an automobile mechanic and an inno- cent victim, was known to police as a safe blower before joining Moran, Adam Heyers, the other dead man, was the “front” for the gang, taking care of the legitimate activities such as renting “plants” and buildings re- quired in conducting the gang “busi- ness.” $500,000 IN LIQUOR SEIZED BY RAIDERS By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 15.—Prohibi- tion authorities had in their possession today a list of wealthy persons who they believe were patrons of a raided firm of bootleggers. Ralding the premises of the Monroe Lamp & Equipment Co. in Manhattan and the International Postal Supply Co. in Brooklyn, the agents said they not only found the customer list, but 500,000 in high grade liquors and docu- ments indicating the firms supplied the bulk of the liquor for big dinners and social affairs. Five men and one woman were ar- rested on charges of conspiracy and released under $7,500 ball each. Assist~ ant United States Attorney Watts said evidence in the hands of the Govern- ment proved the existence of a conspir- acy to violate the prohibition law, the teriff act and to conceal imported ‘gcf;gls on which tariff had not been peid. By the Assocated Press. NEW YORK, February 15—A spirit who insisted speiling “Aaron” when he was sugpoaed to spell “puppet” failed to win for Aaron Storch, a combination taxi driver and spiritualistic medium, a $21,000 ?zrlze offered by a magazine for proof of spirit phenomena sufficient to establish the power of spiritualism. Storch, with the aid of “Azrial” a 6,000-year-cld spirit, and some intricate ceremony, had sought to win the prize. Seated with three assistants around a table, he ate a pear, mumble@ a few words ih Hebrew, lit seven candles made each of his assistants cat half an apple and sipped water from one of seven full glasses, thing that enjoys a vacation. There is nothing in the world as hard as B playing whan you <lon’t want to, With the preliminaries completed, he called upon “Azrial” to spell through the teble-tapping method & word that Table~Tapping Spirit, 6,000 Years Old, Errs, Spells Wrong Word, Loses $21,000 had been secreted in an envelope and placed in an elcctric light bracket al- most directly over his head. The table raised one leg and tapped once for “a” then again for another “a.” Convinced that something was wrong, Storch waited eight minutes and asked “Azrial” and the table to start all over again, But again came the single tap, fol- lowed a moment later by another tap jand, letting the table or “Azrial” com- {plete the word, Storch found it haa spelled “Aaron.” “That's funny.” said Storch. “That's my first name, maybe you want to talk to_me?” But “Azrial” had said all it cared to say for the evening. Storch blamed his failure on the opening of window, which he said changed the \‘gu.uom. enter what she thought was a police | VISITORS 10 HEAR OF D.C. VOTE FIGHT City’s Guests for Inaugural Wil Be Given Pamphlets Explaining Plea. Visitors from many sections of the| country who will come to Washington for the inauguration of President-elect Hoover next month. will have an oppor- I tunity to hear nnt-h’nd of the move-{ ment to give voting representation in the Houses of Congress to the citizens of the District of Columbia. Members of the executive committee of the Citizens' Joint Committee on National Representation, meeting yester- day afternoon in the Board of Trade offices in The Star Building, laid plans for the opening of a national representa- tion headquarters in the downtown sec- tion for the time of the inauguration, from which to carry on educational work in support of the movement. The committee, of which Theodore W. Noyes is chairman, discussed plans for distribution of anphlm and other printed matter tel Hnm( the justice and hopes of Washingtonians for representa- tion in their governing body and of progress in legisiation now pending in Congress which would pave the way for an amendment to the Constitution providing for election of District mem- bers of the House, Senate and electoral college. The inaugural program appeal was placed in the hands of the same sub- committee which in November was in charge of the spestacular demonstra- tion of the plight of voteless Washing- ton on the day when full-fledged citi- | zens of the Nation were indicating their choice for President and Vice Presi- dent. The pending joint resolution de- sired by Washingtonians also would make it possible for local citizens to vote in presidential elections. Frederic Willlam Wile, chairman of this subcommittee, and Mrs. Edna John- ston and Mrs. Louls Ottenberg made detailed reports on the November 6 demonstration. The executive com- mittee extended to the committee a vote of thanks. Reports also were made of progress in the pending national representation legislation. Representative local citi- zens have appeared before the judiciary committee of the House and E. C. Bran- denburg of the legislation committee ennounced the committee was ready to appear before the Senate committee on judiciary during the approaching special session of Congress. Among those attending yesterday's meeting, in addition to Mr. Noyes as chairman, were John .oy Edson, Evan H. Tucker, Washington Topham, George A. Ricker, John B. Dickman. John | Clagett Proctor, William McK. Clayton, Jesse C. Suter, Mrs, Ella Spencer Mus- tey, E. C. Brandenburg, Grahame H. Powell, Mrs. Louis Ottenberg, Miss Flor- ence F. Stiles, Mrs. Edna Johnston, Frederic William Wile, A. Leftwich Sinclair, Mrs. Anna E. Hendley and Dorsey W. Hyde, jr. l DOUGHERTY GREETS RETAIL DRUGGISTS Seventh Annual Banquet of As- sociation Is Addressed by Dr. Marvin, Members of the District of Columbia Retail Druggists’ Associatio; given ation were a salutation of welcome sioner Proctor ‘L. Doughe; at their seventh annual banquet at the Raleigh Hotel last night. « In a short talk Dr. Cloyd Marvin of George Washington University outlined the progress of the university’s School of Pharmacy., Dr. Marvin ascribed much of the success and progress which the ghnrmlcy school has attained to the elpful assistance rendered by druggists of the city. Besides Commissioner Dougherty and Dr. Marvin, the following were guests of honor: Dr. E. F. Kelly, secretary of the Pharmaceutical Association = of the United States; Dr. R. L. Swain of Balti- more, R. E. Lee Willlamson of Cleve- land, Ohlo; E. C. Brokmeyer, general attorney of the National = Association of Retall Druggists; Representative Free of California, Dr. A. Talbot, Dr.| | Edgar Snowden, Dr. Carl Henning, Dr. C. Taylor, W. H. Bradbury and | Comdr. Lee C. Thyson, U. S. N., all of | this city. i Delegates from Maryland, Delaware iand Pennsylvania also were guests. i . {AMARAL MAY BE SPECIAL BRAZIL INAUGURAL ENVOY Ambassador Expected to Represent Country When Hoover Takes Office March 4. By the Associated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO, February 15.—§. Gurgel do Amaral, Brazilian Aymbu_ns- dor to the United States, probably will be named as special representative of this government at the Hoover inaugu- ral ceremonies in Washington on March 4. The foreign office, in giving out this information today, also took occasion to deny reports that were current in diplo- matic circles on February 8 that Presi- dent Washington Luis might make a trip to the United States in September g:mréltum the visit of Mr. Hoover to It was officially stated that this re- port started in political circles that are hostile to the present administration laing !htl;lt the l}-utx;:or was given wide pub- icity throug e efforts of o newspapers, ki BELGIUM IS ANXIOUS. Fears Reduction of Dawes Plan Payments. BRUSSELS (#).—Public opinion in Belgium, as well as official quarters, ap- pears to face with unconcealed anxiety the meeting of the reparations experts |mmmlsalon whose findings may reduce the present reparation. GeAr:nmy P! payments from present the Dawes plan payments not only enable Belgium to pug the in- terest on her $635,000,000 debt due the m!bnat:]g‘taust but leaves $228,000,000 in an treasury, or approximatel; one-third of the n:l;myuunt n‘;‘e’de’é nnl:mu! ally for domostic war debts, pens and other expenses. ot “THE RAGGED PRINCESS” An amazing mystery story BY EDGAR WALLACE Author of the “Terror,” “The Green Archer,” etc., whose books have taken Great Brit- ain by storm BEGINS TOMORROW and will run daily in The Evening Star and The Sunday Star GLASSIE S0 FAR NOT PROTESTED Opposition to Chevy Chase Man for Associate Jus- tice Uncertain. Although it is regarded as probable that the nomination of Henry H. Glas- sie of Chevy Chase, Md., to be an as-i sociate justice of the District Supreme Court will meet with some opposition at the Capltol, no protests had been filed | with the Senate judiclary committee today, and indications were not very definite as to the possible extent of op- position. " . H The judiclary committee will meet | Monday morning, at which time the | Glassie appointment probably will be referred to & subcommittee, Whether there will be hearings will depend on what communications the committee re- ceives regarding the nomination. If hearings should be found necessary there would not be much time left for consideration of the nomination by the Senate, in view of the short time re- maining before adjournment of this ses- sion. Reports that Mr. Glassie's nomina- tion 3%“1« encounter difficulty are based partly on the fact that he was the sub- ject of senatorial controversey several | years ago while a member of the Tariff Commission. Mr. Glassie was criticized in Congress at that time for participat- ing in the commission's sugar invenl-’ gation, while his wife was financially interested in a sugar plantation in Louisiana. One of the Senators who followed | closely the discussions regarding Mr. Glassie in connection with the Tariff Commission indicated today, however, that he has not made up his mind what his attitude will be toward con- firmation of Mr. Glassie for the judg- ship. This Senator said he wanted to study the question before deciding what his position would be regarding this appointment. It is likely that after the nomination has been pending for a few days there will be more definite signs as to whether or not the nomination will be seriously opposed. LEVIATHAN ON NEW CHAPTER AS LINER Sale With Ten Other Ships WMakes Her Flagship of Private- Owned Fleet. By the Associated Press. The sale by the Shipping Board of the Leviathan and 10 other ships yes- terday to P. W. Chapman, Inc, for $16,300,000 marks the beginning of an- other chapter in the already colorful history of the famous liner. Built by a German firm and seized by this Government shortly after the United States entered the World War, the glant craft was used in transport- Ing troops to and from France until after the signing of the armistice. Then she was remodeled into a palatial passenger ship and turned over to the Shipping Board for operation. With her sale to the Chapman in- terests, she now becomes the flagship of the first privately owned American fleet to compete for the lucrgtive North Atlantic peSsenger trade. 'he Levia- than is still the largest steamer afloat, although a bigger vessel is now being bullt in England. Final action in the transfer by the Shipping Board of the United States Lines, of which the Leviathan is a part, and the five passengef-cargo ships of the American Merchant Line was taken yesterday shortly after the Senate commerce committee announced that it would not interfere with the sale. Transfer of the physical properties involved in the sale probably will be mnc}; to the Chapman firm within two waeks. WINSLOW INQUIRY ACTION IS SPEEDED House Subcommittee Will Confer With Sargent on Investi- gation of Judge. By the Assoclated Press. The House judiclary committee ap- pointed a subcommittee today to con- fer with Attorney General Sargent to learn what action he intends to take in the investigation of Federal Judge Francis A. Winslow of the Southern district of New York. Oppose Tuttle as Prober. The subcommittee includes Repre- sentatives Stobbs, Republican, of Massa- chusetts; La Guardia, Republican,of New York, and Sumners, Democrat, of Texas. They were authorized to ascer- tain whom the Attorney General in- tends to appoint to conduct the inquiry into charges presented in La Guardia’s resolution calling for either the im- peachment or the exoneration of the judge. The resolution recites reports that Judge Winslow had displayed favoritism in handling bankruptcy cases. The subcommittee arranged to see Mr. Sargent later in the day. The subcommittee was reported to have planned to ask the Attorney Gen- eral not to permit District Attorney Tuttle of New York to conduct the in- vestigation. It was understood that the subcommittee would make specific rec- ommendations as to whom the commit- tee as a whole desired to make the in- quiry, but it could not be learned who these proposed investigators were to be. The judiciary committee also in- structed the subcommittee to demand that the Attorney General conduct the inquiry at once and make a report as soon as possible. La Guardia Is Pleased. The special committee meeting was presided over by Representative Dyer, Republican, of Missouri, who at first refused to make a statement in the ab- sence of Chairman Graham of Penn- sylvania. La Guardia, who finally gave out the committee's statement, said that he expected action on his resolu- tion at this session, and that the ap- pointment of the group of three was an indication that the committee was anxious to begin hearings on the reso- lution, P PERSHING AND GILBERT RECOVERING FROM ‘FLU’ General Able to Get Around Room in Paris, and Reparations Expert Is Improved. By the Associated Press. PARIS, February 15.—Two prominent Americans were definitely on the road to recovery after influenza attacks today. E Gen. John J. Pershing was able to get around his room in a dressing gown. So far, however, he is receiving no visitors. 8. Parker Gilbert, agent general for reparations, is keeping indoors merely as & precautionary measure and has seen some friendy, He+ plans to leave for Berlin Mondefv or Tuesday. 1929, * SUSAN B. ANTHONY HONORED Members of the National Council of the Woman's Party placing a wreath on the statue of Susan B. Anthony, in the Capitol. Left to right: Miss Louise ‘Wier, Mrs. Jane H. Smith and Miss Constance Carpenter. —Associated Press Photo. SUSAN B. ANTHONY SUBJECT OF EULOGY Wreath Placed on Statue of Pioneer Suffragist During Exercises at Capitol. Susan B. Anthony, pioneer suffragist, was eulogized for the work she did toward obtaining the vote for women by Mrs, Jane Norman Smith of New York, national chairman of the National Woman's Party, at exercises under auspices of the latter organization in commemoration of the 109th birthday anniversary of the famous woman leader, at the Anthony statue in the Capitol today. Mrs. Smith also placed a wreath on the statue in behalf of the National Woman's Party. A poem was read at the exercises by Miss Dora Ogle of Baltimore. Members of the national council of the National ‘Woman's Party marched to the Capitol from their headquarters here. This afternoon leading citizens, friends and relatives of Miss Anthony will gather in the First Congregational Church to hold a general celebration in commemoration of the 109th anniver- sary of her birth. Clinton N. Howard, chairman of the United Committee for Law ent, and Senator Copeland of New York, will deliver addresses at the latter exercises. Representative Daniel Anthony, jr., of Kansas, a nephew of Miss Anthony, and Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey are to be. among the guests of honor. The _meef will be opened by Mrs. Anna E. Hendley, with a gavel formerly used by Miss Anthony. The program Wil be In charge of Mrs, Frances How- lett-Wright. An elaborate program of music has been arranged for. e DRIVER CAPTURED AFTER COLLISION Roy E. Shipman's Auto Found to Contain §4 Gallons of Al- leged Whisky. After colliding with an automobile at Benning road and Seventeenth street northeast late last night, Roy E. Ship- man, 27 years old, of the 1300 block of E street southeast, falled to stop and was captured by Policeman B. Lancas- ter of the ninth precinct, after a three- block chase in a commandeered car. Police allege that 54 gallons of corn whisky was found in his machine. He was taken to the station house and charged with illegal possession and transportation of liquor, reckless driv- ing and leaving after colliding. He was to appear in Police Court today. The other car was driven by Louls H. ‘Walker, colored, 33 years old, of 1014 Forty-fourth street northeast. Marie E. Walker, colored, 24 years old, of the scre address, a passenger, sustained lzcerations to her neck. She was re- moved to Casualty Hospital. Policeman Lancaster was half a block away when the collision occurred. He ran to the spot in time to see Ship- man’s machine speeding down Benning road. Jumping on the running board of @ passing automobile, he directed the driver to give chase. After three blocks thebpurauers crowded Shipman into the curb. Joseph Pape, 65 years, of 244 First street southwest, is in & serious condi- tion at Casualty Hospitel, after being struck last evening on Pennsylvania avenue at Peace Monument by an aul mobile, which then ran upon the side- walk and crashed into an electric light pole. It was driven by Miss Amy A. Rosson, 34 years old, of 702 North Caro- lina avenue southeast, who escaped in- Jury. APPROVES U. S. FILMS. Lone Irish Censor Passes on Amer- ican Movies. DUBLIN (#).—Ireland’s lone film censor, James Montgomery, saw a thou- sand miles of film last year, nearly all from the United States. He had to ban but few stretches of it. Irish film censorship is very strict, but picture theaters are increasing in pularity. There are 150 theaters in he Free State, compared with 4,000 in England. NAVY DIVER GIVEN CONGRESS MEDAL Chief Gunner’'s Mate Crilley Is Honored by President. On the breast of Chief Gunner's Mate Frank Willlam Crilley President Cool- idge today pinned the Congressional Medal of Honor at a brief ceremony in the grounds back of the White House executive offices. Crilley is a member of the United States Naval Reserve, and his home is Verona, N. J. This high honor was paid him for saving the life of a comrade diver who had descended 304 feet into the sea off Honolulu, April 17, 1915, during the salvage opera= ions for the sunken submarine F-4, Present at_the impressive ceremony today were Secretary of Navy Wilbur, Admiral Charles F. Hughes, chief of naval operations, and the man_whose life Crilley saved—Willlam F. Lough- wm. also chief gunner's mate in the avy. Loughman had descended to the wreck of the P-4 and examined one of the wire hawsers attached to it. His life }ine and air hose became so badly fouled that he was unable to free him- self and rise to the surface. Crilley, realizing the desperate situation of hi comrade, volunteered to go to his aid. ‘He immediately donned a diving suit and descended. After two hours and 11 minutes Crilley was brought to the sur- face, having untangled the lines of his comrade and saved his life, The U. S. S. Crilley, diving school boat at the Washington Navy Yard, is named in honor of the famous diver. He was recalled to active duty from in- active status in the Naval Reserve force to assist in the rescue work on the sub- marine S-4, for which he received the Naval Cross. Crilley flew froln New York to this city yesterday afterncon with his two children, Mary, 14 years old, and Frank, 10 years old, in a Ryan brougham moncplane of the Washington-New York Airline. He was met at the Weshington Airport by Chief Gunner W. F. Loughman, who was rescued by Crilley when both were engaged in diving to refloat the F-4 at Honolulu. Crilley and his children made the flight from the new municipal airport at Newark, N. J, which will become the New York airmail base Sunday by order of the Postmaster General. U. S. TO PRINT STATE NAME ON STAMPS AS BARRIER TO BANDITS (Continued From' First Page.) bore the name of a §* ~ particu- lar State from wh' . waey \. > taken. The robbers would take their i.:t to a ‘fence,’ as we refer to persons who deal in stolen stamps, end try to ‘unload’ their haul. The ‘fence,’ as soon as he saw the name of a State marked on the stamp, surely would hesitate to take the loot or any part of it and if ho did, would leave himself in a position to be easily traced by our inspectors, “As soon as the department was notified of & post office robbery,” the Postmaster General continued, “our in- spectators would have a clue, which, al- though not conclusive, would be very valuable in tracing the ‘fence’ and eventually, through the ‘fence,’ prob- ably would be able to more easily locate the thieves.” If the plan works out to the satisfac- tion of the department in the two States in which the experiment is being tried, Mr. New said, it will be adopted for use in all States. ACCUSED AS RUM-RUNNER. Overtaking an alleged rum car at ‘Twenty-eighth street and Rhode Is- land avenue northeast yesterday, mem- bers of Sergt. George Little’s flying equad searched the machine and dis- covered 240 quarts of liquor. The driver, Frank Addison Ricks, 32 years old, of the 200 block of Crom- well Terrace northeast, was arrested and charged with falling to change the address on his permit, and both transportation and possession of liquor. Sergt. Little, accompanied by Officers Murray, Montgomery and Deyoe, made the arrest. ‘Death Valley Scotty,” King of Spenders, Is Building $3.800,000 Desert palgce By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, February 15.—“Death Valley Scotty,” mysterious figure of wealth, whose pearance in Los Angeles always creates attention, was in town again today telling about the man= sion he is building on the desert, of which he is uncrowned king. “It will only take another millon dol- lars and four more years to finish the shack,” he told reporters. “We've only spent $2,800,000 so far, Of course, I can shift along in it now, but you couldn't say as how I was really living in it “Scotty,” whose real name is Walter Scott, wearing the usual garb of the ‘desert rat,” registered st one of the largest hotels. The source of “Scotty’s” income has been a mystery for years. Whenever he appears he spends money lavishly. Several years ago he chartered a spe- clal train to take him to Chicago on a pleasure jaunt. There are many storles as to the source of his wealth. One is that he has a gold mine in the desert and that he alone knows its location. Death Valley is near the Nevada-California border. On a previous trip to Los Angeles he announced that he had spent $75,000 to build a telephone line to his desert castle. This tgme he gave no reason for his visit, . o MANY BACK JUDEE INFICHT ONRACKS Commend Stand Against Use of Newspaper “Honor” System Boxes. Judge Kathryn Sellers of the Juvenile Court, in a statement today, declared she has received letters from many Washington citizens commending her for the stand she has taken against the “honor” newspaper box system, on the ground that it furnishes an ever-ready :nd unnecessary temptation to chile ren. Recent statistics, it is pointed out, show that about $1,500 is deposited dally in the boxes by persons buying papers through the honor system. This sum scattered in boxes throughout the city, contends Judge Sellers, is a source of temptation to many boys who pere haps would in no other way be gullty of dishonesty. One citizen writes Judge Sellers: “T do hope for the sake of our youth this evil will be removed.” Another says: “Allow me to express my admiration and appreciation of the stand you have taken in behalf of the children, in re- gard to the use of.streets for the sale of city papers.” Other letters say: “Your attitude must appeal to the judgment of all fair-minded, thinking people. If the opinion of any one per- son can help, will be glad to have you use mine.” One quoting from the Scriptures. “I read in last night’s Star where you dis- approved of the paper racks. I have na_small chiidren, but have raised one to a man. The Bible tells us to put temptation behind us. Sincerely wish you success in ridding the streets of this menace.” In answer to the contention of some that the news racks are of great con- venience to the public, Judge Sellers has replied that it is better to incon- venience 30,000 citizens than to force the taxpayers of the District to bear the expense of supporting in the ine dustrial homes the small boys, already on probation, after having been con- :lcud“ at uwtn from the - lTlx;.: emptation of so many pennies ly: unguarded proves “too great for them to resist helping themselves,” Judge Sellers concluded. WARD MEMORIA CIRCLE IS PLANNED D. C. Officials May Establish It at Nebraska and Massachu- setts Avenues. District government officials have un= der consideration the feasibility of es- tablishing & circle at the junction of Nebraska and Massachusetts avenues, Rtk . iace o the pruposed. thule & 00! e e circle memorial to Gen. Artemas Ward, lutionary hero, Congress has granted authority to construct this memorial by public resolution of May 21, 1928, the site to be selected by the director of Public Buildings and Public Parks. ‘The president and fellows of Harvard College will erect this statue in honor OG’eo the vlv-lnrvlrd man ‘Im m rge Washington's gene: n New Engiand area in the fight for free- dom by the Thirteen Colonies. tions are now going forward te e the the Shrewsbury, Mass., N¢ 'l:‘:l'fl’ll'lfl"}l wsbury, . Novem| , . ted from Harvard Col- and was graduat lege in 1748. He took command of the troops before Boston and was second in command to Wa: . He became oF Saajor. Senerais n the Revotutionary of major genel volul Army. He was elected as a Federalist to the Second and Third Congresses and died in Shrewsbury, Mass., October —e 27, 1800. WOMAN NEAR DEATH FROM BURNS IN HOME Coal 0il Torch Ignites Clothing of Mrs. Daisy J. Redway, 60. Pedestrian First to Aid. Burned almost over the entire surface of her body shortly before noon today when her clothing caught fire from a coal ol torch with which she was clean- ing a on the second floor of her home at 1612 A street northeast, Mr: Daisy J. Redway, 60 years old, is ne death at Casualty Hospital. Members of her family turned in a fire alarm and when the firemen ar- rived, they found her in the rear yard with the remnants of her clothing still smauldefln% B::Ynnt C. L. Byron turned a chemi extinguisher on her and then uugmma her to the hospital. Attracted by the woman's screams R. B. Jones of Balkhan, Va, who was walking by the house, saw her run out the back door. He followed and threw his heavy overcoat about her trying to smother the flames. He had almost succeeded when the firemen reached the scene. Members of Mrs. Redway's family said the first they knew she was on fire was when they heard her scream and saw her rushing down the stairs enveloped in flames. STYLE NOW GERMAN. Follies Bergere Imporilu; Chorus Girls From Rhine. PARIS (#).—The manager of the Fol- I lies Bergere says that fashions in chorus gir'. change. He is replacing English girls by German dancers. ‘The move, which will send 24 girls back to London at the end of February, reveals the first break in the predomi- nance of English dancers in French music halls, which has lasted for a half century. YOUR INCOME TAX. No. 12, Salaries pald employes consti- tutes one of the largest items of business expenses, which are de- ductible from gross income. To be allowed such claims must con- form closely to the words of the revenue act of 1928, which pro- vides for the deduction of * reasonable allowance for per- sonal services actually rendered.” The test of deductibility Is whether the amounts paid are reasonable and whether they are, in fact, purely for personal serv- ices. Money paid an officer of a corporation for which no ser- vices, or services insdequate to the compensation are rendered, is not deductible as salary. sonable. compensation is held to be an amount that ordinarily is pald by like enterprises in like circumstances for like services. Far example, an officer of a cor- poration received in 1928 com- pensation in excess of the amount ordinarily pald for ser- vices such as he rendered, -ad which bore a relationship to the amount of his stock holdings. The excess would not be treated as salary, but as a distribution of earnings of the corporation and the amount of such excess would not be considered & deductible item.