Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1929, Page 2

2 » CREAGER CLASHES WITH BROOKHART Texas Republican and Sena- tor Argue at Hearing of Patronage Group. By the Associated Pre Chairman Brookhart of the Senate Atronage committee and R. B. Creager, | publican national committesman for | Texas, engaged today at a committee | hesring in a spirited argument over the | merits of the latter's organization | methods in Texas. Brookhart charac- | THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1929." terized the Creager Republican crgani- zation as the “most autocratic” system he ever had heard of. i Creager, who had been explaining a method of accepting contributions from party workers on a promissory note basis, declared that Brookhart was “prejudiced.” t's not your part to pass on our or- ganization,” he shouted. “It is,” Brookhart retorte Just what T am gmnf to do." | “You are not going to interfere in | my Btate,” Creager declared, and | Brookhart replied that “You won't run any bluff on me.” { T'm not Creager said At another point in Creager's read- ing of a prepared statement he paused, while attempting to refute testimony given by Representative Wurzbach, the only Republican member of Congress from Texas, to say, “There are a num- ber of men in Congress who ought not | to be there." and he placed Wurzbach | in that category. Creager began his statement by pro- | testing against the “character of testi- mnn{ which this committee has been | admitting and which, because of its | g;ivue;ed nature, has been broadcast the press of the country.” | | | d, “and it's | trying to run a biuff," ONED BY FEDERAL JURY IN GANG MASSACRE i (Continued From First Page.) | | | | Wwill set up an alibi, using as his wit- ness the young woman with whom he was arrested. But the alibl will not stand. All we want now is five more men. We shall have them soon.” The prisoner did little talking, he did deny having had an: the orime. Hs sald he could establish through the hotel that on the day of the sevenfold murders he did not leave his room until after 1:30 p.m.—three hours after the crime. “We have been living at the hotel for two weeks” he sald. “We rarely left the hotel and seldom arose before noon. I don't knew a thing about this murder.” Police said McGurn had “plenty of Teason” for wanting at least two of the slain gangsters out of the way. ‘The Gusenberg brothers, killed, are believed to have been the | ones who twice last year sought to kill McGurn, and once ly succeed- he_rode was raked ine gun fire, but he escaped harm. Escaped Jail by Technicality. On md. 1928, m entered a | MeGurn there, a machine u:\‘ Iw:‘c.l' X on wd-m.mwnfi“finm Top row, left to right: Henry L, iter row, loft to right: William Brown, Postmaster Gener: Lower left to right: Ray L Davis, Secretary of Labor. Mellon, Secretary of the Treasury: James W. Good, Charles Francis Adams, yman Wilbur, Secretary of the In ORY ACQUTAL Stimson, Secretary of State; Andrew W, | , Secretary of D. Mitchell, Attorney Generai; Walter F. | Sfl‘lflfllnflnl the Nl\"“ or; James J. | tausn | LINDBERGH RETURNS TO AIR WITH ANNE —_(Continued From Firs Dr. Sydney Unfelder discovered the shoulder was dislocated. An effort was made to adminiaster an anesthetic at the Morrow home, but when this failed 4 | the aviator was taken to the Lady id | with Miss Morrow and her sister Eliga~ | Blames Police for Slayings. MeGurn from his cell told reporters today ne one had identified him as the alayers as the police had | thi said, -and that he could prove he waa in & hotel room at the time of the ul"l’ln robably some poli ad “It was me u Nucdv them,” he sald. "%hey had some dealings with the Moran gang, I guess, quarreled over the split, “i‘"’m went in there and wiped them Petitions for a writ of habeas ecarpus in behalf of McGurn and the waman | found with him were filed before the chief justice of the Criminal Court, who assigned them to another judge for| ‘DISTRICT LIBRARY BILL FAVORABLY REPORTED ‘The Senate Distriet committee toda; mado a faverable report on the biil | pasied by the House a few dl{l lga authorizing a $2.000,000 program for the mprohumh’e development of the free \;‘h fo library ayate: chance for enactment into I the Session ends Monday. The bill sets forth that the funds au- | tharised are for expanding the public library facilities of the Distriet to cover both existing needs and future growth by the purchase of new sites, erection of bulldings, alteration of exiating library building nd the construetion | of winr or other extensions to publie | scheei bufldings for branch lbrary pur- | poses. | he measure, if finally enacted. would | T become effective July 1, 1920, In the time of Henry VIII the well | dressed woman wore a costume that welghed 35 pounds. In contrast with | this, we have the modern costume weighing 3 pounds or less, shoes and all YOUR INCOME TAX. No. 25, Amounta paid or acerued within the taxable year 1028 as interest on indebtedness are deductible, with certain exceptions, from gross income in determining net in. come. Such items include inter- eat on money borrowed to defray peraonal expenses and money bor- rowed for the purchase of real estate. If a person owes money secured by a llen or mortgage on his home, the amount of interest id on such indebtedness may deducted. Intereat, however, need not be evidenced by lien, judgment or mortgage 1o make the interest thereon deductible Frequently indebtedness s evi- denced enly by note without ad- ditional security. Interest patd on behalf of a friend or relative where there is no legal obligation on the part of the payer eannot be dedycted | four-pas Cowdray Hospital for the operation. Within two hours he. emerged, his right arm and ahoulder bandaged heav- ily and shrouded in a gray overcoat, and inaisted on driving an automobile beth to Valbuena Field to inspect hia plane and the damage done to it. He used his left hand in driving. The aight of the plane, propeller twisted, one wing smashed and ing gear gone, brought a frown te his . Then he smiled, gave some in- ctions looking to its repair, lnd\ brushing aside would-be questioners; went back to the ll“hlll‘y. ‘The evening he apent in the bosom of e Morrow family with Anne and friends of the Ambassador. Col, Lind+ bergh expressed & desire to see Hal Mangum, owner of a ranch in Chihua- hua, where he once hunted. Mangum with his wife was registered at the Rogis Hotel here and visited the aviator when he learned he was wanted. What was learned of the accident did not come frem Col. Lindbergh or his flancee. 'To reporters, friends, Army officers alike after the erash he made only his sphynx-like remark, “I have nothing to say," when they asked him where he had been, and where he had lost the wheel to his plane. “Not Accident; Just Mishap.” He did broaden his remarks a little as he left the fleld to go to the embassy. He ia understood to have told friends Also that Anne bore up bravely through- out their ordeal and did not hamper bring the plane down, ‘Throughout he would not indicate . | whers the two went for their pienie, The plane which crashed was the senger Travelair monoplape City of Wichita, horrowed last week by the aviator for his flight here to visit his flancee. At the fleld it waa believed repairs could-be made without too great difficulty, although these are likely to take several days It waa not known ,what effect the erash would have upon the plans of Col. Lindbergh and Miss Marrow IN SPITE OF INJURY | and- | “This is not an aceident; it's just a, mishap." him in any way in his maneuvering to | n DFFENGY B~ PASSES SEWATE Second Supply Measure Sen to Conference With House by Changes. By \he Assoclated Press | The second deficiency appropriation | bill, the last of the necessary supply | measures, was passed today by the Senate and sent to conference with the House, Thé Segate struck from the bill all of ita provimaens which had been in the abandoned first deficlency measure, thus forcing a revival of the first bill | with its controversial $24,000,000 in- erease in prohibitlon funds. The first bill is technicaily before the Benate, and the second now goes to conference between the Senate and | Houte. The second bill carries an increase of $2,700,000 in prohibition funds as | recommended by President Coolidge, and leaders hope to obtain elimination of the $24,000,000 increase voted by the 8enate previously on motion of Sen- | ator Harrls, Democrat, Georgia. The following additions to the bill, | proposed by the Senate appropriations committee, also were approved: Six million dallars for loa: purchases in the hurricane a ginia, North Carolina, South Geo Florida and Alabama: 848,000 for odeling the Mount Weather, | Va, weather siation as Summer White | House; 8100,000 for Mount Rushmore, | | 8. D, Memorial Commission; 825,000 for dry land field station, Tucumeari, . Mex.; $10,000 for Coast Guard Academy ' Building. New London, Conn.; | $50.000 for Federal building, Salisbury, | N. C.; $30,000 for International street, | Nogales, Ariz.: $150,000 for survey of | Nicaraguan Oanal, $351,941 for storaga | of ammunition in Hawall, and §1,103,000 | for the Army housing program. | The Senate also added $12,000,000 | for the modernization of the battleshipa | | Pennsylvania and Arizona, as recently authorized by Congress. | lee | | | arolina, | | | All of the cas | the new bill. Friends, however, seemed to think he| would await repairing of his plane here, | |of Washington or possibly borrow another plane for the flight back to the United States There has as yet been no announcement as to the date or place of their marriage VOTELESS C.APITAL- SLOGANS DISPLAYED FOR MARCH 4 GUESTS ____(Continued From First Page.) tion of Washingtonians and their hopes for personal representatives in the Sen- ate and House and the right to partici- pate in the election of future Presidents which visitors to the national repre- sentation headquarters will see are. Law-Abiding But Voteless, “Falr play demands a vote for Presi- dent and voting-repressntation in the Senate and House of Repressntatives for the half million veteless Americans D C ‘We must obey the laws, “We must pay taxes “We must fight for our eountry. “But we cannot vote. ‘There cannot bs free cpvernmen without elections.” Lineain. | "Governments Drive Their Just P ers from the Consent of the Governe In such ecases the payments smeunt to a loan or gift. Hb;fll ‘ation of Indspendence. " TaxI Tyranny." "J&u As True in Washing- and these plana remain as much a mys- | [ tery as ever. jon Witheut Representation is OF LENTEN SERMON| ‘D'un Emeritus of Yale Divinilyi‘ School Urges Spirit of Neighborline “Main Street,” running through every city in the world Infested with down- trodden sinners who wander aimlessly |amid the scorn and contempt of their | fellowmen, was the subject chosen to- day by Dr. Charles R. Brown, dean emerities of the Yale Divinity School, at the noonday lenten services in the First Congregational Church, Tenth and G streets | Dr. Brown urged the practice of that | kindly, sympathetic and helpful spirit | toward one's neighbor which Chriat set by His example when on earth, and 1 | | pointed out that this would go far to-| | ward eliminating the widespread prac- { tice of self-destruction. ) The Rev. F. C. Reynolds, pastor of | | the Wesley M. E. Church, Connecticut | avenue and Jocelyn street, delivered the i invocation, | | [ton, D. ©, tn 1920, as in the Colonies ' {In 1776, | ashingtonlans —The Only Ameri- s Denied Voting Repressntation in 1S 83" “We Help Nominate and We Help Inaugurate, But Are Not Permitted to Help Elect the President.” “Voteless Washingtonians—The Un- finished Americans,” [} EIGHT MEN BELIEVED CERTAIN FOR HOOVER CABINET 4 . MCLOSKEY WINS Verdict |s Returned After First Ballot in Election Fraud Trial. By the Associated Press AUSTIN, Tex., February 28.—A jury in the District Criminal Court here early today acquitted Augustus J. Mec- Closkey, Democratic Representative-elect | from the fourteenth district, of charges of fraud at the November election. The jury took the case at 1:45 am. and returned its verdict, reached on the first ballot, 45 minutes Tater. The jurors explained that 40 minutes were required |to read the judge's instructions and some documentary evidence before the ballot was taken. The Btate charged that McCloskey had conspired to change election re- turns in g&nr County (San Antonio) to defeat Representative Harry M. Wurgbach, independent Republican, Wurgbach has filed notice of intention to contest McCloskey's victory before the National House of Representatives, McCloskey still faces four indictments charging fraud at the clection, which | | his attorneys announced they would ask court to for immediate trial. epresenta- tive-elect were brought here from Bexar | County on change of venue. McCloskey said he would leave for Washington Monday to arrange details incident to presentation of his creden- tials to the House BROOKHART'S MOVE T INCREASE PAY IS ADOPTED BY SENATE (Continued Prom Pirst Page) whieh Congress did not intend to give them, to keep these salary increases, which In many cases run up to $2,000 per person. Chairman Lehlbach has drafted these lons In the form of a new bill. recelves soms assurance from and Senate leaders that an hon- est effort will be made to pass such a bill, he then either will call the House civil service committee to consider this redrafted bill, or he will move to sus- | spend the rules in the House to take up the pending Lehlbach-Brookhart- Celler pay relief bill with an amend- ment, the amendment being to strike out the first scction of that measure now on the calendar and to substitute Coneessions Listed. In effect the proposed fconcullanu are: Making it plain and defifite that the Personnel 1Cassifieation Bogrd had the and final authority to depide alloca- tions to salary schedules. Second, granting the Personnel Clas- sification Board the power on its own motion to change allocations from time to time, provided that such revision and change be made only after confarence with the heads of the department con- cerned and a hearing of all inmates of poaitions desiring to be heard. Third. To allay the fears of the Fed- eral Bar Association and others that the reallocation would take away the increases in salary allowed under the MeCarl ruling to the “higher ups," he provides that no reduction in salary Ty 1 shall 1t 1 y one through enact« vn home and then turned over to the MAIN STREET” SUBJECT | ment of thin legiiation Siereias abiatoy't oics, This the eolon-‘ FOX PURCHASES LOEW INTEREST IN STUDIOS Decisive Control of Metro-Gold- wyn-Mayer Expected to Be Gained Soon. Br the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, February 28.—The DEFENSE INDIGATES SPECIAL SESSION BURLINGAME PLANS ~ APRIL 10, PLAN ;Dcnial of Authorship of Love‘ House Republican Leaders| Letters to Palmist Inform President-Elect | . Loew heirs the Loew interests in Metro- Is Expected. | Way is Clear. Goldwyn-Mayer studios. The Loew in- terest, the newspaper declared, amounts vk ‘ — to about half of the assets of Metro- Goldw; nization. By the Associated Press. -Mayer orj | House Republican leaders have in-| L o «he documents because he said some formed President-elect Hoover that lhflli{::zm;’mfi:; fniion tave veople might draw from his Slatements |y pe ready to transact business at & 'to give the Fox a conclusion as to who wrote the letters, | control,” the newspaper said. Pinally Leahy produced the type- special session about April 10. | d e Laiaiionas writer and asked Dr. Souder to give a| Previously April 15 had been the date - & practical demonstration of how it would generally mentioned. BATTLE IS EXPECTED function under operation by different' Representative Tiison of Connectieut, * typists. The discussion that the Republican floor leader, announced &2 S was highly technical. that he had suggested this date to Mr.| Mexican Troops Close on Trail of Hoover, who had expressed a willing- | ness to abide by the judgment of the His testimony was temporarily in- congressional leaders. ~Mr. Tilson said terrupted when Dr. Souder appealed | the farm relief bill would be ready ' " to the board for protection from pho- about April 10 and that the tariff re. | T1® military commander of the State of Iugrnph@r&r I;ho were ma]klnk 'Luuol ex- | vision measure probably would be com- | Guanajuato informed the department posures of him examining the e- | pleted for House consideration 10 days ! today that troops are el tl il writer. He had previously reque later. of u{p bandit .x;:’m ufium.\;r:::n that no pletures be taken while he was Therefore, he said, the prospects are mining engineers, J. M. Underwood and on the stand, and the board decided | that farm relief will be considered ahead (G. C. Ale: A battle between that his wishes in this matter should | of the tariff. the troops a bandits is expected be respected. Tilson said the iculture measure | within a day or so. | The prosecution had established two| would require only about a week's con- of iis main contentions as the hearing| sideration in the House. The tariff _(Continued Prom Pirst Page.) followed Testimony Interrupted. Americans’ Slayers. MEXICO CITY, Pebruary 28 (P.— Examiner today said the Fox Pilm Cor- | poration had purchased from the Marcus “Sufficlent” additional shares in_the | or soon will be tion decisive | | was adjourned yesterday afternoon. | “"Atter testimony which left the ques- tion in some doubt, the defense prised its opponents by adimitting that the signature on the widely discussed “heartsore caddy” letter was that of Capt. Guy E. Burlingame, The second victory for the prosect- me when Dr. Wilmer Souder, of Standards expert, testified that the typewriter taken from Capt. Burlingame’s office at the second pre- cinct was “the only one in billions” with which the ardent love letters to Mrs. | Blalock could have been written, This testimony is believed to have oncluded the prosecution’s case in so far as the love letters are concerned. There has been no direct evidnce that Capt. Burlingame wrote these letters, the case | against the police officer resting on the Inferences to be drawn from Mrs. Bla- lock’s testimony that she discussed with him matters brought out in the letters which were known only to her and the captain, and the established facts that they were written on the typewriter in Burlingame's office and that they bore his signature. Leahy Makes Announcement. ‘The biggest surprise of the trial—the admission of the authenticity of the signature on the “heartsore daddy"” letter—came after Harry M. Luckett, chief clerk and property officer of the police department, had failed to identify it positively as that of Capt. Burlin- ame. Chief of Defense Counsel William | E. Leahy then announced he would | admit the signature in order “to clear the record.” The defense also admitted that Capt. Burlingame’s signature was attached to two other letters which figure prominently in the case. | _One of the other latters, signed “Guy E. Burlingame,” bore the date of Sep- tember 8, 1027, and contained the salu- | tation “Dear Helen " letter. “Helen” and signed “Guy.” Admits Indorsing Checks. It was a business | s¢l, also admitted the indorsements on | three of the checks for large sums of money, which Mrs. Blalock had pre- viously testified she had returned to Burlingame for deposits he had made to her bank account.’ One of these was for 88,700, another for $2,500 and the third for $540. Luckett appeared in the dual role as |a prosecution and defense witness. When he concluded his identification of Burlingame's signatures for the prosecu- | tion the defense used him as a char- | fo the officer's record and activity as a law enforcement officer. Edwards Lauds Officer. Lieut. L. I. A, Edwards, assistant personnel officer of the Police Depart- ment, also was used by both the prose- |cution and the defense, He likewise lauded Capt. Burlingame's activities in rounding up liquer and gambling vio- lators and produced his official record of 33 years' service in the Police De- E:rxm!m, which Defense Counsel ahy read into the record. It contained 18 commendations, 12 complaints, 4 ficer had been fined for minor viola- tions of the police regulations. Indieating some misunderstanding, the text of the "heartsore daddy” let- ters, which Burlingame bore his signa- ture, contained protestations of love and said: “After what we have been to each other, that you should have such unfair and unkind thoughts and suspicions is unbelievable, "'I have never done anythi such thoughts or suspicions. | efforts have been to honestly help you |in every way possible. To relieve you |of worry and in the only way possible to me to assist you to carry the load | that you had upon your shoulders." Edwards Praises Acousd Man. | Lieut. Edwards characterized Burlin- game as “one of the very best men in the department” and said he knew no g to justify exhibited a statistical report showing | that 18,000 arrests were made in the aecond precinct under Burlingame's command in 1928. A 45-minute vecess was fakem when Edwards completed his testimony, at the request of Chief Prosecutor Bride, who said he wanted to confer with the de- fense counsel before calling the next witness. Dr. Wilmer Souder. typewriter expert of the Bureau of Standards, called by the prosecution after the recess, testi- fled that the typewritten messages in- troduced as evidence were written on the typewriter found in Burlingame's |office”"at No. 2 precinct, police station. By an agreement between counsels it was admitted that the typewriter in question was the one in the precinet | station which Burlingame took to his sur- | The third letter was addressed | Capt. Burlingame, through his coun- | acter witness and he pald high tribute | reprimands and 2 cases where the of- | Alba; All of my | Hi hours in his devotion to duty, He then g measure probably would require from three weeks to a month, he said. The Republican leader would not pre- [ dict the possibile length of the special | sessfon. Tilson said he thought the Senate at | the opening of the special session might | go ahead with an agricultural bill, but he believed the House should originate | the measure, carefully drawn,” he added. “We are | have been trying to make the people believe. I have heard of no disposition on the part of any members of the ways and means committee to do this." THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Rain this after- | noon and early tonight: tomorrow partly cloudy and slightly colder, fresh south- | west shifting to west winds. Maryland—Rain this afternoon and | early tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy, followed by rain in extreme west r{nf- tion, slightly colder in west portion, fresh strong east winds shifting to southwest tonight. Virginja—Cloudy and slightly colder, preceded by rain in east and north por- tions tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy, colder in east portion, fresh south shif- ing to west winds. ‘est Virginia—Rain tonight and probably tomorrow morning: slightly colder tomorrow and in east portion tonight. Record for 24 Hours. | Thermometer—4 p.m., §5; 8 p.m., 50; 12 midnight, 46; 4 am., 40; 8 am., 41; noon, 40. Barometer—4 p.m. 94; 20.94; 12 midnight, 29. 8. 8 am., 20.67; noon, 29.6: Highest temperature, 56, occurred at 5 r‘.,m. yest 8 pm., 5 am. today. ‘Temperature same date last year— Highest, 45; lowest, 33. | Tide Tables. | Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. ‘Today—Low tide, 5:490 am. and 6:21 pm.; high ti 11:3¢ am. and 11:57 p.m. ‘Tomorrow—Low tide, 6133 a. 7:07 p.m.; high tide, 12:18:pim. The Sun and Moop. - Today--SUn rose 6:43 am.; sun sety . Tow—8un rises 6:41 am.; sun sots 8 pm. ° Moon rises 11:18 a.m.; sets 9:17 p. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Condition of the Water. Great Falls—Very muddy. Weather in Various Cities. Buffalo, N. Y arleston, 8.C. ehtRatOnlo: ,Ohio Clevelan: ghl(\. Columbia, §. C. | Denver, @olo Detroit, Mich.. El Paso, Tex Galveston, X Helena, Mont... 30.21 uron € Dak 20,68 n Jacksonville,Fla. gkfl Kansas City.Mo 29 88 48 Los Angeles. ... 30.10 Louisyille, * Ky, Indianapolis, : Cloudy 4 Raining 0.30 Clear FOREIGN. (1 a.m., Greenwich time, today) Tem) rature. Weather. ndon, Ensland 18 Part cloudy arls, France.... v Germany or focktiolm: Swederi Olhr:hl (N T, Clear Clear New Zealand has spent more than “I think the tariff bill will be very | | not going to run wild on this as some | terday. west temperature, 39, occurred at 0. | sponsored the bill CUBA REVOLT PLOT BELIEVED CRUSHED AS 73 ARE ACCUSED | | | __(Continued From Firs Page.) countries for the purpose of raising money to finance the revolt.” It was reported police had in their possession a document ostensibly ad- dressed to President-elect Hoover ask- ing for intervention by the United States on the ground that “Cuba is un- able to govern herself.” President Indorsed by Major Parties. The men arrested here last night were: Dr. Alejandro Vergara Leonard, Francisco Vilal Corderos, Dr. Jose A. Inclan, Dcrm;l'.o.mu Gelabert, Dr. Edu- . , Enrique Cerrat, Angel Ortiz Cabanas, Fernando Vergara, Dan- fel Vera Villareal and Augustin’ Perez Alvonerez. rardo Machado y Morales was re- elected November for a six-year term as Cuban President after having received the indorsement of all of Cuba’s three major J;ouuul tles, the Liberal, Conservative and Popular, There was no opposing candidate. Col. Mendez Penate, former leader of the Natonalist party, hastened from his sick bed last night to Principe Fortress to be of any possible aid to those arrested. He characterized the charges as “pure fantasy.” The police said that no further ar- Tests had been made in the early morn- ing hours. They reiterated that what- ever conspiracy may have been afoot d evaporated with the arrests, the anticipated detention of others and the m?‘];dh‘:s by“tdhe m‘vernment of the ou - Machadistas. i —_—— SENATE FILIBUSTER CONDUCTED BY DILL ENDED AT 2:40 A.M. (Continued From Pirst Page.) of Louisiana showed up and ik “,::,"l“;‘“d p the quorum Earl; the evening, however, s] words had been exc! ) ed i the light banter of t, Aroused by articles by Senato: by long-drawn-out exp! = tor Edge, Mpublh:nnr. N:hw .;'eiuey, who for the Nicaraguan Canal survey, shouted at the w'-‘:n- Izg':m Senator that he was carrying on most ridiculous filibuster ever con- ducted in the Senate.” When Senator .!meo;.‘ Republican, Ufi‘ tried to mooth things over, e retorted: “Oh, let him talk all night.” Dill charged that Edge was being a3 “a puppet” to put the canal survey proposition through, a declara- tion which the New Jersey Senator heatedly denied, and countered with a charge that Dill was talking nothing | “but a lot of innuendo.” | UCharge something,” he flung at Dill. “I charge," Dill came back, “that | some ssure is being exerted from | somewhere, I don’t know where, to rush this through.” The only assistance Dill was given throughout the long session was a short speech by Senator Norris. The Wash- | Ington Senator took advantage of the Senate rules to call for frequent roll calls and quorum calls to tide him over. Throughout his filibuster Mrs. Dill looked on from the members' gallery, The Coening an March 3, 4 B%gbt and e Sunda; Nation may obtqu t .| walked was kn aining these three issues of The Evenin, Star readers of the Capital an exceptional ceremonies which will surround Her! tion into office as President of the United States. On Sunday, March 3, interesting stories of past in- augurations will be presented, acco: - FOREIGN POTASH - TRUST IS BROKE Franco-German Monopoly Is Beaten by U. S. After Two- Year Court Tilt. o~ | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 28.—Govern- ment counsel announced today that af:- er almost two years of litigation, the fight of the United States to break up | operation of the so-called Pranco-Ger- man potash trust in this country had ended, and all relief sought had been obtained. Although the dispute did not get into | the courts until April, 1927, differences developed between forelgn producers and American cogsumers of potash two years before when charges were made in Congress that a foreign monopoly was preparing to add several dollars to the cost of potash to the American farmer. Ninety per cent of 1,000,000 tons of potash used in this country an- nually is imported from France and Germany. ‘When suit for an injunction was filed in 1927, the Government charged tha the German and French firms were di- viding the sale of potash in this coun- try, fixing prices, and had agreed to se- | lect a singls exclusive selling agency for their product in the United States. Sixteen defendanfs were named In the | suit, which was the first growing out, in part. from the provisions of the Wilson tariff act. This act was aimed to ex- tend the prohibitions of the Sherman anti-trust law to activitles in the United States of agents of foreign com- | panies. “LINCOLN PEN” BRINGS $2,300 AT AUCTION SALE Authenticity Is Doubted, Claims of Three Others Being Offered. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Pebruary 28.—Although Its authenticity was questioned, a pen with which it is sald President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation was sold at auction for $2,300. Aflidavits accom| ing the pen said it was given by Lincoin to Louis Burg- dorf, White House messenger, who held the Pmclnmnncn while Lincoln signed it. It was sold by W. B. Tucker, Burg- dorf’s grandson. The purchaser was G-Abrlel &z“" - prot against sale of the as that used by Lincoln was reeel!flp?mm Mrs. Stuart Pritchard of Battle Creek, Mich. She said the pen used by Lincoln Wwas given her grandfather by Mrs. Lin- coln and is now in her other pens, also called to exist. With . Two genuine, are sald WOMAN HURT IN CRASH. View of Street Car Was Obstructed by Umbrella. Her view of a street car obstructed by an umbgelia which she carried while crossing at the Intersection of Right- eenth street and Columbia raad shortly before noon , Miss Hannah Wein- berg, 60 years old, of 2415 Twentleth street, is reported by the police to have against the side of the car and ocked down. Miss Weinberg, unconscious, was picked up and taken to Emergency Hos- pital by J. H. Hunter of 1404 Monroe street, where Dr. Walter Gladding gave first aid. Miss Weinberg is said to be :‘;fi’;‘:r' ”hnvn a f;nfiun of the skull dition is reported as serious. 8he had not regained consclousness this afternoon. 80 Die in Shipwreck. l:waDo')l!'l h:r}:uc? 28 change ‘elegraj 3 Hongkong today sald the Chinese steamer Shunan had been wrecked, with the loss of 80 lives, 28 miles above Ichang, on the Yangtze Kiang. o Crowded Prison Gains 16. JOLIET, IIl, February 28 (#).—The housing problem at Joilet Penitentiary Wwas more acute than ever today. 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