Evening Star Newspaper, February 21, 1929, Page 2

. PERIL CONFRONTS BORDER PATROLS Courageous Handful of Men Brave Death in Constant Smuggling Battle. 10.000.000-a-year conspiracy to dump 200900 aliens Wicoally into” the United BY NORMAN KLEIN, Hollywood has passed up a good thing | in the United States Immigration Border | Patrol. For real melodrama of the bing-bang- T've-got-you-Jack Dalton variety, the' border patrol’s daily reports make the Canadian Northwest Mounted Police {;ok like a bunch of Broadway chorus s instead of “I've got you, Jack ," the border patrol man is more likely to say, “I've got you, Lung Sing,” -~ you Stephen Wojcieschow- " or “T've got you, Pheldippides Pap- paconstantinou.” Refugees from the poverty-embittered provinces of Europe and the Far East— 2t least 1,300,000 of them—have suc- cessfully slipped across the American borders and are now dodging de- portation * Their kinsmen today are streaming toward these same borders. It is the duty of the 747 men of the border patrol, a pitifully small band, protact- ing this beleaguered land, to apprehend the aliens crossing the 3,989 miles of Canadian border and the 1,74¢ miles along the Mexican line, Jobs Crowded With Adventure, | ‘The job is crowded with blood-and- | thunder adventure. Six border patrol men have been murdered. Others have engaged in run- ning gun fights with the smugglers. All must endure night watch on lonely beats in mountains and deserts, in frozen marshes and sweltering semi- tropics, trailing smuggled aliens, regard- less of the threat of ambush at the next turn of the trail. Patrol Guard Charles Gardiner, watching a mountain pass in the South- ‘west, encountered a suspicious character with a burro load that proved to be liquor, not aliens. Although the men of the patrols daily face the worst breeds of border outlaws they are under orders not to shoot except in self-defense. As Gardiner stopped the man with the burro another smuggler shot him from behind some sagebrush. Gardiner, one of the bravest of the Mexican border guardsmen, had been threatened often with death for his activity against the smuggler syndicates. * This time they got him, Although fatally wounded, Gardiner drew his revolver and killed the decoy | smuggler, and killed the burro. It was the only way he had to leave evidence behind for his fellows. Slouching weal on his horse he Tode a mile and a toward a ranch | Representation on Commis- sion to Study Prohibition to Be Sought. By the Assoclated Press. MIAMI, Fla, February 21.—Repre- sentation on a commission to be ap- pointed by President-elect Hoover to study the prohibition situation will be asked by the American Federation of Labor, it was indicated yesterday when the executive council of the organization epproved the request of Albert Kulger of Cincinnati that President Willlam nition, session here, has considered legislation for the inauguration of a ‘clearing house” for the prevention of unemploy- ment and for restriction of immigration. Among protests to wage cuts already taken by the council was one voted yesterday deploring the recent action of the American Sheet & Tin Plate Co. of Elwood, Ind., which reduced wages of its employes 7 to 10 per cent. Suspension of immigration for a period of 10 years and inauguration by the Government of a surplus public building fund of $15,000,000 for the | alleviation of unemployment in periods | of industrial depression were discussed yesterday by the council. | Immigration suspension, ‘council | members said, scemed the most logical | means of relieving unemployment re- sulting from a 40 to 45 year age “dead line” for workers seeking to gain new positions. Regulation of working hours through the day and week also was given con- sideration by the council as a means of decreasing unempioyment to some extent. RETURNS BONDS FOUND. Taxi Driver Delivers $22,000 in Securities to Police for Owner. NEW YORK, February 21 (#).—A bag containing $22,000 in negotiable bonds was returned to its owner today because of the honesty of a taxicab chauffeur. Louis M. Bogen of Riverside Drive told police he had left the bag in a cab, but had no idea of the chauffeur's identity. A few hours later Henry Griffo, the chauffeur, turned the bag over to the police. quota law in 1924. It is composed largely of young Americans who saw service in France during the World War, and time and again their Army train-, ing has aided them in warring on the smugglers along the border. ‘Their commanding officer is George J. Harris, who has the title of assist. ant loner general of A= house. Forced to dismount to open a wire fence, Gardiner slumped to the ground, weak from loss of blosd. He | nobody at home. When the ranchman returned he found Gardiner dead. Guardsman Run Down, Killed. tion. Mr. Harris is a veteran of border | campaigns against smugglers. He has spent more than 20 years on the Mexi- can border. “Most of the smuggled aliens cap- tured recently have been Mexicans,"” Mr. Harris said. “There gl’ ; Boa : Eééig i § 8F BEEES 13 i 85 _g g ! E‘E a2 i FEE 4 g8 SEl. B ‘The worst type of allen smugglers tormenting the patrol flourish on the Rio Grande border. They induce aliens from Europe to pay them $150 to $1,000 frequently desert the bewildered in some empty mountain can; in Sonora, or else lead their charges into the Shallow Rio Grande and there con- front them with revolvers and take away all the money the aliens still possess. Since much of this territory on the border, in Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and California is desert waste, or un- ending miles of lonely ranch country, or ‘mountainous, the alien smugglers easily can defy u&: small numbers of border patrol guards. Nevertheless, the patrol men, werkh-:fi in hg:.ln—ror one must follow the tri w) his _mate travels on the alert watching for the enemy in ambush— manage to trail the smugglers through the Arizona hills and New Mexican desert. Sometimes their peasant captives are sent to prison, sometimes they are de- ported. Last year the patrol captured 18,000 smuggled allens, 330 smugglers, patrolled over 5,000,000 miles, questioned 1,345~ 000 border travelers. In another year the border patrol captured 12,000 smuggled aliens, caught | 800 smugglers of aliens and patrolled | 4500000 miles by rail, foot, motor cycle, horse, airplane, dog sled and boat. | They also turned back 1447 aliens and | ‘handed over more than 17,000 men and women for investigation. Lonely Trails Guarded. | Often the best chance to catch these | alien undesirables being led into the United States by smugglers' agents at| a price of $250 to $1,000 a head, is by patrolling lonly border territory afoot, watching the trails, spending nights at fords and in mountain p year these guardsmen o The border patrol was organized fol lowing the passage of the immigratio The Private Life of the i Prince of Wales This, intimate biography of Great Britain's future ruler will be published in 15 chapters, beginning in The Sunday Star of fishing parties of men who speak little or no n fishing g Airplane Smuggling. of the newest problems of the .is smugglers who Asiatic undesirables g £ =} 558 EE Eg - 3 two airplanes which they said had been used in the border traffic. More than Chinese, who paid $250,000 to get into the United States, were smuggled from Mexico into Cali- fornia in the last quarter of 1928, the Federal they had for a time, at least, broken “fl the largest of the airplane smug- glers’ outfits. Although the border patrol concen- trates much of its energy in looking out for allens, it pursues, too, the smugglers of dope, liquor and mer- chandise. No frontler guards in other parts of the world have the difficult task of these American immigration men. For instance, they must watch 2,000 miles of prairle, mountains and woods be- tween Puget Sound and Lake Superior. Exactly 94 men watch this long “Rand-McNally fence,” scouting night and day for the smugglers who shun the highways, who use modernized technique developed by countrymen who have learned many tricks on the bal'filu’l of the Balkans, Italy and Port- ugal For instance, the patrols broke up a conspiracy organization by & Winnipeg, Manitoba, taxi driver. Allens wishing to get into the United States were forced to pay heavily to this organiza- tion, which took them to the border, where American confederates were waiting. Sixty Stranded Aliens Caught. “Those aliens who refused to “kick in" again—usually with what was left of their savings—were deserted on the in- ternational boundary. Sixty of these stranded aliens were overhauled by im- migration patrols before the ring was put out of business. Handicapped by the fact that neither Canadian nor Mexican laws make smug- gling of aliens into the United States an extraditable offense, the border | smugglers. The government once pald fees to persons who “tipped off” alien smug- gling activities, as it still does tipsters | aiding in the apprehension of diamond men must use their own means to catch the syndicates, which have contracts in many cities in Mexico, Canada and Eu ope and which, immigration men esti- nate, collect $7,500,000 to $10,000,000 annually from their alien customers, The border patrol does what it can on its $2,000,000 annual appropriation, | But vigilance, hard work and personal | bravery do not compensate in the strug- | gle of ‘800 men on the first line of de- | fense against the 100,000 to 175,000 allens sneaking surreptitiously Into the country every day. Article TI tomorrow tells of the alien rush through Detroit’s gates, BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra, at Stanley Hall, Thurs- | day, February 31, at 5:30 o'clock: “Freedom and Glory' .Kern Fel)ruary 24 Jerom> “Marie" . . Berlin Polly” . . Richmoned “The Star Spangled Banner,” LABOR TO ASK PART INU. . RY SURVEY Green ask Mr. Hoover for such recog- | Besides discussing such representa- | tion the council, meeting in extended | sleuths are often required to use con- | siderable ingenuity in trapping the | | 1 A. L. SCHEINMANN, chairman of the board of dire the Soviet State Bank of Ru: who is in Washington to confer with the Federal Reserve Board. —Associated Press Photo. TANCH SNOWFALL BLANKETS DISTRICT Depth Is Greatest Since 10- Inch Record of January, Last Year. (Continued from First Page). Coast were expected to develop into a gale this afternoon. ‘The Weather Bureau announced this morning that the worst of the storm has passed, so far as Washington is concerned. The snow is gradually thin- ning out, and is expected to cease fall. ing this afternoon. Remain Several Days. A minimum temperature of 17 de. grees is anticipated for tonight, with Friday foreseen as partly cloudy with little change in temperature. This was taken to mean that the snow already here will remain for several days. The heaviest snow in the vicinity of ‘Washington was reported this morning at Purcellville, Va., in the Ble Ridge Mountain region, where an 18-inch fall was recorded. Late reports this morn- ing indicated that it was snowing hard- er there this morning than last night. Frederick, Md., was virtually snow- bound, & 10-inch snowfall there having paralyzed the city's electric railway traf- fic and forcing other transportation lines to run far behind schedule. ‘Twenty-one snow plows left Frederick this morning to clear the main roads of heavy snowdrifts reported in the Al- legeany foothills. Mall service between Frederick and Thurmont was halted when trains of the Hagerstown & Frederick Railway were unable to operate. Rural mail de- lvery was also halted. A report from Danville, Va., stated that the entire Piedmont Plateau was covered with 2 inches of snow after a fall lasting most of the night. Sleet this morni forming on top of the snow had practically halted vehicular travel, A 5-inch snow mantle blankeled Richmond, Va,, today, and fleecy clouds hanging low over the capital of the old Confederacy gave rise to the belief that more snow would reach the city today. Adropolwdegreeslnmnm ure at Roanoke was followed by 5 i of snow. Yynchburg reported “21.6 de- grees, with nearly 4 inches of snow and sleet. Norfolk turned in a report today of rain, with no snow, and a tempera- ture 2 degrees above the freezing mark. Trunk highways out of Washington in all directions were being prepared to handle fast traffic not later than noon today, as road crews and emergency workers labored to free them of the sea- son’s heaviest snowfall, repdrted at a depth of 15 inches in some localities, according to American Automobile As- sociation data made known this morn- Snow Plows at Work. State and county snow plows were in operation on virtually highways communication with Washington from Maryland and Virginia. Patrol cars of the Virginia State Roads Commission reported this morn- ing that the Washington-Richmond and Richmond-Danville highway would be open for the usual traffic before noon men declared, and added that | 0d8Y. Motorists were advised to use chains on the road over the national trails to Frederick, Hagerstown, Cumberland and thence across the mountains. The Washigton-Baltimore highway is being cleared rapidly and will be ready to accommodate fast traffic be- fore noon. Roads communicating with Norfolk from the South are reported compara- tively free of snow, as slight rains have been falling in that section. A snowfall of 15 inches is reported along the Shenandoah Valley. route through Tennessee, with snow removal work proceeding slowly. ‘The road south of Raleigh, N. C., to Columbia, 8. C., is in bad condition, the A. A. A. headquarters here was ad- vised, and motorists were warned to avoid the section temporarily. Highways passing through Harrisburg, Pa., are under 11 inches of snow, but are passable all along the route. SNOW 12 INCHES DEEP. | Charlestown, W. Va., Gets Heav- iest Fall of Winter. CHARLESTON, W. Va,, February 21 () —Charleston waded ~through 12 inches of snow today. The heaviest snowfall of the Winter impaired street forced to trudge through snow banks to get to their places of employment, Railroads and bus lines reported practi- | cally normal service and communica- tions were not affected. The heavy fall of snow was general throughout South- ern West Virginia, = S | DIXIE SHIVERS |N<COLD. . In one | smugglers, but now the border patrol | Relief Expected in South From Un- ed almost | 400.000 miles by walking. | seasonable Weather. | ATLANTA, February 21 (#)—After shivering in the grip of a cold wave | that resulted in one death and covered ! many portions of the South with a | blanket of snow, Dixie today looked for- |ward to rising temperatures and relief | from unseasonable weather. | Nashville, Tenn, reported 14 Inches | of snow, but rain’ fell in Georgla. A | slippery pavement caused the automo- bile of C. E. Lyons to go over an em- bankment, killing him. Florida and other Gulf States are expected to escape low temperatures, which have ranged from 15 degrees upward. ACTION ON PACT PLANNED. French Cabinet to Ask Discussion by Deputies February 26. PARIS, February 21 (#).—The cab- | et today decided that it will ask the | Chamber” of Deputiss to d'scuss ratifi- 1 ration of France's signature to tha Kel- logg _renunciation War pact Febru- ary 26, ¢ | statement of any kind since a year or car service and many workers were | AMERICANS SENT THANKS OF POPE Pontiff’s First Communique in U. S. as Sovereign i Is Issued. l BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Pope Pius XTI has just issued his first | official message to the people of the United States in his newly achieved | capacity of an independent sovereign, | 1t comes through the apostolic delegate |in Washington, Archbishop Pietro { Fumasoni-Biondi, acting on behalf of | Cardinal Gasparri, secretary of state of the papal state of the Vatican City. | The communique reads as follows: | “His excellency, the Most Rev. Pletro Fumasoni-Blondi, apostolic delegate in the United States, today issued the fol- lowing statement to the press: “The vast number of congratulatory messages from individuals in the United States received by the holy father on the restoration of his independent sov- ereignty has made it impossible for his holiness to answer them individually as he would wish. “‘His eminence, Cardinal Gasparri, secretary of state, has authorized me to extend the gratitude of the holy father to all who sent such messages, and in the name of the supreme pontiff to communicate to them the apostolic benediction.’ " Precedent Established. It is believed to be the first occasion on record that the apostolic delegate has ever stepped out of his purely ec- clestastical role in this country. No one | can recall that the Pope's representa- tive in Washington has made a public two ago he took occasion to explain that L'Osservatore Romano, the famous Rome daily newspaper, is not an of- ficial Vatican organ, though frequently used for Vatican announcements. This writer has been exploring the possible conditions under which the Holy See, as an independent state, might seek diplomatic relations with the United States, or under which this country might find such relations de- sirable. It appears that Haiti is the bridge that might lead to relations. The island republic has had a concordat with the Vatican for a hundred years. It was negotiated by Bishop England of South Carolina, a famous Roman Cath- olic prelate, not many years after the Haitians attained their independence from France early in the nineteenth century. As Haiti since 1916 by treaty has submitted to supervision of iis government by American “advisers,” all of the politico-religious relations be- tween the country and the Vatican are more or less subject to American con- trol. ‘This applies in particular to cer- tain financial questions in connection with the maintenance of both churches and schools. As recently as the middle of last year the Roman Catholic authorities at Haiti sent a bishop to Washington to negotiate with the State Department for the 4 creation of two dioceses. Under Haitian lew these dioceses could not be estab- lished before some financial formalities were settled. One provision of the American-Haitian treaty binds Haiti not to increase its public debt without the consent of the United States. The American authorities arranged that the “financial adviser” at Port au Prince should acquiesce in the expenditure re- quired to bring the two desired dioceses into existence. The American advisers at Port au Prince are =150 ! pract control of the island's educational system. The ancient Haitian-Vatican 'ment re- quires Haiti to give Catholic religious instruction in all primary schools. This rule has been enforced under general American supervision of affairs, al- though other denominations which have wanted children given religious instruc- tion of their own sort are afforded every opportunity for that purpose. The Episcopalians are understood to be a strong element in Haiti, and there are other Protestant sects which are hav- ing their respective religious doctrines taught in the public schools. It would also seem ble that the existence of millions of Roman Catho- lic Filipinos might some day suggest ' the usefulness of a Vatican diplomat in Washington. At present Roman Cath- olic affairs in the Philippines are very satisfactorily handled by the church au- | thorities in the islands in dealings with the vice governor general, an American | official. But in the emergency of a| conflict, the time might come when di- rect negotiation between the State De- rtment and a papal legation at Wash- n would facilitate adjustments. eral of the Central American re- publics are believed to have concordats | with the Holy See. If the United States ! should ever come into relationship with any of them, such as now prevails with Haitl, the Roman Catholic issue would | become equally important. Haitian- American matters of a purely religious | character in the past have been at- | tended to in Washington through the | unofficial medium of the National Cath- | olic Welfare Conference. ! (Copyright, 1929.) . NEW YORK CLEANED UP. Thousands Toil to Clean Streets | After Heavy Snowfall. 1: NEW YORK, February 21 (/).—Sev- | eral thousand extra men were put to | work today with the regular street | cleaning force of 1,500 to clear away the | heaviest snowfall of the Winter in New | n, ork. Surface lines operated plows over their | lines soon after the storm began. No | delays in transportation were reported | by rapid transit lines. WILKINS LEAVES FOR U. S.. | VALPARAISO, Chile, February 21| | (P).—Capt. Sir Hubert Wilkins was en | route to the United States today after | several months spent in Antarctic ex | ploration work. "He left here yester- | day kaboard the steamship Ebro for New York. YOUR INCOME TAX, No. 18. Increase in the value of prop- erty accruing before March 1, 1913, is not taxable, even though it was realized after that date The reason is that the constitu- tional amendment authorizing Congress to tax incomes of in- dividuals became effective as of March 1, 1913. The revenue act of 1928 contains provisions for determining the gain or loss on the sale or other disposition of property acquired by purchase before March 1, 1913. The basis provided is the cost of such prop- erty or the fair market value as of March 1, 1913, whichever is greater. For example, a tax- payer bought in 1910 property for which he pald $10,000. The value on March 1, 1913, was | $12,000. He sold it in 1928 for $14,000. The March 1, 1913, val- ue being greater than the cost of the property, the taxable gain is figured on that basis and amounts to $2,000. A taxpayer bought in 1910 property for which he paid $5,000. Its value on March 1 1913, was $5,500, and in 1928 he sold it for $4,000. In this ex- ample the taxpayer bases his los: on the March 1, 1913, value, which was greater than the cost, and the deductible loss is $1,500. Will Rogers Says: NEW YORK CITY.—It seems to be the Nation's pastime now to offer Mr. Coolidge a job. I see today where the Denver Post offered him $75,000. I wonder if Mr. Coolidge wired back, “Is that to read it?" It looks like he will become a syndicate writer. ‘Then all he will know is just what he reads in the papers. He will then become a “trained seal.” That's what they call a special writer covering an event. Well, us old-time newspaper men will give him a great welcome among us— Dempsey, Babe Ruth and myself. 1 would like to sit in the press stand by Mr. Coolidge’s side, covering this next farm relief session of Congress. I bet he would get more laughs out of it than anybody there. PALMIST EXPECTED HERE IN TIME TO TESTIFY AT TRIAL (Continued from First Page). partment of Justice was immediately flashed by bank officials and the agents then discovered the place where she had been living. Night and day the agents kept her under surveillance. She apparently was not employed, for she went on_ several shopping expeditions during the, day and the agents were with her, but she did not know it. While in Chicago Mrs, Blalock also kept in close touch with the develop- ments in the Burlingame case in Wash- ington through the newspapers. She was often observed by the Department of Justice agents buying the Washing- ton newspapers and scanning the front pages with nervous anxiety. ‘When Mrs. Blalock returns to Wash- ington she will be accompanied by at least two agents of the Department of Justice, for the headquarters office has promised to give her all the protection she needs. In her affidavit she said she was afraid that an aftempt would be made on her life if she came back to face Burlingame, No effort will be made to take Mrs, Blalock into custody upon her return. She will be permitted to go wherever she chooses, and it is believed she will go to the home of one of her friends or relatives here. She has one son 21 years of age living here, and the police think she will make her first visit to his home, since all of the furnishings at her former residence on upper Seventh street were moved away several weel ago. . Board Members Meet. The three members and three alter- nates of the Burlingame trial board met today in the office of Maj. Donald A. Davison, chairman, and discussed in detail the procedure to be followed at the trial. After the conference Maj. Davison said that the board will not ask for any legal assistance in conduct- ing the trial. When legal questions come up, he said, such as the propescd exclusion of certain lines of testimony, the board will confer and rule on the question forthwith. If the question is a “border line” one, the board will order the room cleared and then decide whether to allow it or not. Then it will summon the specta- tors back and announce the decision. “This is a fact-finding board,” Ma}. Davison said, “and we do not expect to be tied up much with legal difficulties. None of the members of the board is a lawyer or a man of legal training, but we do not believe that it will handicap us in the work we have to do. It ought not to be difficult to develop the facts in such a case as this, The members of the board agreed to report in the trial room in the sixth precinct station at 8:45 o'clock Satur- day morning, as Maj, Davison explained it “so as to be able to get to our seats before the crowd is too dense.” Corporation Counsel Bride also con- ferred today with Assistant Corporation Counsel Walter L. Fowler and the regu- lar trial board prosecutor, who will assist him at the Burlingame trial. Except for a few minor details yet to be worked out, those charged with the police of- flC‘e‘Ii's prosecution are prepared for the trial, Payne Better After Operation. Improvement was reported in the con- dition of Judge John Barton Payne, chairman of the American Red Cross, who underwent a serious operation at Garfield Hospital yesterday. Physicians i say he maintained “remarkable strength” | during the operation and expect a speedy recovery. | inaccessible places and hear public men CAPITAL LEADERS PRAISE NATIONAL RADIO FORUM PLAN (Continued from First Page). questions, the value and effect of which cannot be overestimated. it “The idea is striking that one can 5it in his home in the remotest’and most present the various phases of public questions, is calculated to pro-| mote such an understanding of what government is and whas it is all about | as will be of inestimable value to the citizen.” Curtis D. Wilbar, Secretary of the Navy. “I cannot think of anything of| greater educational value and of greater interest to the public than the discus- sion by radio of the problems of gov- ernment by men well posted on these problems and actually engaged in their solution. I think The Evening Slm" should be congratulated upon its idea of broadcasting such talks in a Nation- wide hook-up. Such a plan is a dis- tinct public service that ought to be! encouraged in every way. James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor. “Such a plan as The Star has worked out in co-operation with the Columbia Broadcasting system should have salu- tary effect in acquainting the Nation with the methods of conducting the national business and in giving com- plete information on such business. “The entire country will benefit from such a wide dissemination of informa- tion on national issues and the business of the Government. “It has my complete indprsement.” John G. Sargent, Attorney General. “It will have a great educational value. Its usefulness will depend on brevity and the interesting way in which thé talks are framed.” Senator Claude A. Swanson of Virginia. “The plan of The Star to have pub- lic questions discussed by public men from Washington, the seat of the Gov- ernment, is excellent. I commend it highly and The Star is to be congratu- lated upon such an undertaking.” Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana. “Not only will the national forum projected by The Star have a high educational value, but it will arouse public interest ih questions in which enlightenment is much needed. People will listen to a talk on questions by a speaker of whom they have heard in a national way, who would never take the trouble to read about them. There is a painful indifference to profoundly important public matters reflected in the figures showing the relatively few persons who exercise the sacred right of suffrage. “The percentage of those voting was gratifyingly high in the last election. But for some years prior it was so steadily diminishing as to cause alarm.” YS!{ABWX’ Royal S. Copeland of New ork: “The Star's National Forum will be a fine thing. The discussions of public questions broadcast in the proposed National Forum will be listened to by millions of people, who will be eager to hear such discussions by men qualified to deal with them. The National Forum will be of a great educational value to the country.” Senator Reed Smoot of Utah: “The radio is a great educational in- stitution, and when utilized for a legiti- mate purpose can accomplish great good. The plan wntml:kd by The | Star of having men f: r with pub- | lic questions present them through the medium of broadcasting should prove enlightening and informative. There is no other way by which so many people can be reached.” | Senator Wesley L. Jones ! of Washington. 3 “The plan is a splendid one. It will| give Americans throughout the country | greater knowledge of their Governmen® | and its problems. It should stimulat: interest in questions of legislation.” Senator Arthur Capper i of Kansas. 1 “In the Capital here, there is a need for such a program. I am sure the | people throughout the country will wel- | come this feature. It is appropriate that a pajer in the National Capital ertaking.” | should sponsor such an und A royal decree recently issued in Spain, making it compulsory for all Spaniards to celebrate the ~armistice every year by a minute's silence, stated that the motive for the decision is a desire for the ideal peace. e Washington’s Birthday 4/2 Regular $30 SUITS pencil Won&e“’ gsimeres: ’s an ative styles: to 42 Stripess and C2 Young conserV Sizes 35 Men’s Spring HATS All New Shapes and Shades *3 Sizes 14 to 17 910 Seventh HOUR Greatest Bargain Day of the Year 8:30 A.M.to1P.M.,FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd Maryland $2 and $250 SHIRTS Street N.W. We request the return of anything that can be bouoht for less elsewhere | Senate, was a lun] Journalists Must Be Gentlemen First, A. P. President Says By the Associated Press. PALM BEACH, Fla., February 21.—Changing ideals in the news- paper world, a process he has ob- served over nearly half a century, were discussed here by Frank B. Noyes, for 30 years pres- ident of the Associated Press and president of the Washington Eve- ning Star Newspaper Co., who is spending a vacation here. A newspaper man, in Mr. Noyes' eyes, is first a gentleman before he is a newspaper man, and “if SUSPECT IS JALED | IN GANG MASSACRE |“Nosey Joe Lewis, Afrested | in Detroit, Has “Murdgr | Map” in His Pocket. ! i By thé Assoclated P: CHICAGO, February 21.—“Nosey the two conflict he should r nounce his journalistic activities.” Mr. Noyes pointed out that it is on this basis that he has en- deavored to_carry on with the Associated Press and his own newspaper. Independence rather than neu- trality, he declared, is an excel- lent policy for any newspaper. BORAH WILL NOT BE IN CABINET, AUTHORITY ASSERTS (Continued from First Page) been obtained, the belief is growing here today that Charles Francis Adams of Boston, treasurer of Harvard Uni- versity and a widely known yachtsman, has been offered the office of Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Hoover Understood to Have Con- ferred on Selection. President-elect Hoover is known to have devoted the greater part of the forenoon today to consideration of the appointment of a Secretary of Labor, Although the President-elect had noth- ing to say regarding this, it was learned that he was in conference for more than two hours with Henry M. Robin- son of Los Angeles, one of his most intimate and trusted friends, to whom he delegated some time ago the deli- cate task of making a close study of the available material around the coun- try with the view to finding the exact sort of individual he wants to head the Labor Department during his admin- istration. Vice President-elect Curtis, who 1s continuing on as majority leader in the eon guest at the Hoover home today and Senator Walter Edge of New Jersey was a guest for Joe" Lewis, with prison records in , Tllinols and Leavenworth, has been ar- ed in Detroit in connection With ago’s gang massac Chi X rder map” was found in his It diagrammed territory along | the Lake Michigan shore contiguous to | the North Clark street garage tn which l the seven gangsters were executed just a ‘week ago. | The arrest was made last night after | “Nosey Jo or George A, Lewis a8 he identified himself, was overheard to say he had “bumped off & party in Chi- cago.” A murder charge was placed against him at the request of Chicago | authorities. Detrolt police, however, ! would mot discuss the arrest mor say for what murder Lewis was held. New Witn An assistant State’s attorney and a Chicago police lieutenant left im- mediately for” Detroit. Besides Lewis, they planned to question Philip Keywell, “purple” gangster, who was picked up yester by the Michigan police. A shotographed of Keywell has been partly identified as being of one of the “spot- ers” who spied upon the garage for several days preceding the mass murder. “Nosey Joe” Lewis was arrested in a Detroit hotel just after he had tossed a blackjack from a window and as he was preparing to escape down a fire escape. All marks of identification had been removed from his eclothing. Business and civic leaders, aTouse by a crime without precedent in Chicagc gang assassinations, niet yesterday and named a committee of five to co-oper- ate with authorities in running down the killers. A $20,000 reward was offered by State's Attorney John A. Swanson. Found. breakfast. Mr. Hoover is understood to have invited Senator Curtis not only for the purpose of disucssing legislative matters, but certain details concerning the inauguration. 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