Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast) Mostly cloudy, probably occasional rain tonight and tomorrow; mild tempera- ture, followed by colder tomorrow after- noon or night. Temperatures: Highest, 66, at noon tod: p.m. yesterday. Closing N. Y. Mark : lowest, 57, at 7:30 Full report on page 2. ets, Pages 14 and 15 T ¢ Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION v Star. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news service. e el Yesterday’s Circulation, 109,814 No. 30,998. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, 10 R0 THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1929 —SIXTY-TWO PAGES. #* ®) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. 4000 ARE SEIZED ON REBEL TRAING; -FOE REPORTS 100 TAKEN AT ORTEGA Agua Prieta Authorities in Clash—Return to Federal Fold Uncertain—Almazan Continues West. CALLES, PRESSING NORTH, SHIFTS HEADQUARTERS Powerful Loyal Armies Are Clos- ing In on Torreon—Insurgents on West Coast Are Declared Demoralized and Ready to Bolt. Outposts in Skirmishes, Br the Associated Press. As powerful federal armies con- | tinued to close in on the rebel stronghold at Torreon, the revolu- tionary ranks along the northern border today gave signs of begin- ning to falter. Coming closely on the heels of the action of Naco in returning to government allegiance, a breach between the authorities took place in Agua Prieta and it was uncertain whether the town had returned to the government fold. Gen. Olachea, who took Naco in the name of the government with 1,200 Mayo and Yaqui Indians, is firmly in- trenched and has been in touch with Gen. Calles, the federal commander-in- He is expecting reinforcements. Claim Capture of 700. The rebels claimed the capture of 700 federal soldiers in an encounter at Artega day, but this was offset by Teports from Gen. Almazan, who is lead- ing one of the main federal armies against Torreon, that he had capiured 4,000 revolutionists on four troop trains. Gen. Almazan is continuing his drive westward from Monterey and Saltilio on “Torreon. At the same time Gen. Calles is press- ing northward through the state of Zacatecas and has shifted his headquar- ters from Rio Grande to Frio, bringing him more closely in touch with events in Durango. Insurgents Ready to Bolt. Desultory fighting between federal and rebel outposts were reported, in one skirmish 14 Tebels being rep " many wounded and somé captured. m:ed. 7 were court-martialed and exe- cul The its on the west coast were ‘The government reported and ready to bolt northward at the first sign of collapse ©f the rebel movement. DRIVE GATHERS MOMENTUM. 14 Rebels Killed in Clash Between Canitas and Durango City. e oot e e A lexican govern- ment to break the backbone of the rev- clution in the North gathered momen- tum today. Three federal columns moved from Eastern Coahulla relentlessly uj ‘Tor- reon, held by the principal rebel army under Gen. J. Gonzalo Escobar, Retreating rebels resorted to skirmish- ing and desultory fighting to harass their attackers and some casualties were reported. Generally speaking, | their principal concern was to reach the comparative safety at Torreon, how- ever. Calles Moves Headquarters. One hundred and fifty miles to the | south of Torreon, Gen. Calles moved his headquarters to Frio, Zacatecas, near the Durango border, to direct from there concentration of the huge feder- al army which he relied upon to take ‘Torreon and smash the rebellion with & decisive blow. There were indications that if the! rebels chose to defend their strong- | hold, its capture may be more difficult | than some of the more optimistic have anticipated. The city is in the center | of a hilly region affording fine natural | fortifications, and if properly defended, :lmmcht resist a strong assault for some e. Forces of Gen. Calles engaged in sub- { { | (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) WIFE SUES FOR DIVORCE; SOLDIER TAKES OWN LIFE Body of Lieutenant Being Brought to Arlington Cemetery From Panama. B the Associated Press. PANAMA CITY, Panama, March| 14.—Worries of an unhappy married life | are believed to have motivated the sui- cide of Lieut. Henry L. McCord of Fort Clayton, near here. He shot himself through the head Monday morning. Mrs. McCord some time ago filed suit or divorce against Lieut. McCord charg- ing extreme cruelty. He had been sum- maned to appear in court March 20 to enswer his wife's charges. s Sudy, accompanied by his widow, i< being shipped aboard the U. S. S. | Chateau Thierry for burial at Arlingtgon | Cemetery. | ‘The Army Register lists Lieut. Mc- second lieutenant of Infantry, ssioned in 1924 from his native e of Kansas. o Charges Baby Made Drunk. | LOS ANGELES, March 14 (P)— | that her husband, Noah! y. plied their 3-year-old son with uor until he was drunk, and taught | e infant to smoke cigars and cigar- | s, Mrs, Verna Huskey obtained a rce here yesterday. Washington clearing house, $4,929,- 526.31. Treasury balance, $16403,052.96. New York clearing house exchange, | | { Good Time to Buy Sound Bonds, Says Head of Treasury | Now is a good time for the “prudent _investor” to buy bonds, in the opinion of Secretary of the ‘Treasury Mellon, who is account- ed as somewhat of a financ expert. Discussing _ investments this morning, the Treasury head point- ed out that generally prices of bonds were low, and that it was a logical time now to invest in this type of security. Secretary Mellon said that this advice could not be interpreted, however, as any kind of a warn- ing against purchase of stocks, as he said many stocks were in sound condition and all right s to price. Some stocks, he thought, were too high. Generslly speaking, the Secre- t t at the present d er to pick out d bo | | | | { | | ERA, DUCE ASSERTS Report Hints Vatican City Will Not Seek Entry in League of Nations. By the Asrociated Press. ROME, March 14.—Political, religious and moral aspects of the Lateran treaty between the Italian government and the Vatican were set forth at length by Premier Mussolini in a report published ; today. | ‘The report is that which will be pre- sented the new parliament April 20, when it convenes to deliberate ratifica- tion of the treaty which was signed February 11. It propounds in consid- erable detail the events and circum- stances leading to the birth of the “Roman question,” details of its exist- ence through 60 years, and of its final solution as represented by the treaty. One of the most striking points in the report is the veiled hint that the new Vatican City state will not apply for membership in the League of Na- tions since, the premier points out, the Vatican City is recognized as a neutral. This, he says, involves inviolability and remaining alcof from “temporal compe- tions” among states. Treaty In Two Parts. ‘The treaty is described by the premier as containing two parts, the first es- tablishing peace between two powers, civil and ecclesiastical, and the second, or concordat, regulating collaboration between them. collaboration between church and state is carried through its various phases, the larly marriage. 1e when marriage wa by religious cere- mony. The premier says he considers the financial settlement between the gov- ernment and the Vatican as extremely advaniageous to the state and he lauds the Pontiff for his faith in Italian gov- ernment securities. New State of Mind. Fascism is credited with having created a new state of mind through which a formula for reconciliation was more easily found than in the time of Camillo Cayour, whose motto was £ “free church in a free state.” The pre- ‘mier says that the rigid principle of separation of church and state has un- dergone numerous temperings and ex- ceptions. Long before the signing of the treaty February 11 the premier says Facism made of Italy an essentially Catholic state, the crucifix being restored to schoolhouse walls and courtrooms, and TREATY OPENS NEW| iin reaching a conclusion as to the per- ! HOOVER T0 DISCUSS | | i | | LAW ENFORGEMENT STUDYWITHRUGHES {Speculation Increases as to| Whether New Yorker Will Head Commission. {COMING TO WHITE HOUSE ; % AT PRESIDENT’S REQUEST Chief Executive Has .Nnt Yet Taken Up Matter of Selection of | Special Group's Personnel. The fact that Charles Evans Hughes, former Secretary of State and former associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, is to be an overnight guest at the White House has given rise to increased speculation concerning the probability of his being named by Presi- dent Hoover to head the special com- mission to find out what is wrong with | the law-enforcement system, Mr. Hughes is coming to the whflC(’ House in response to a request from President Hoover and it is felt by some | of those close to the latter that he| would be very happy to have this out- standing lawyer and national figure at the head of the commission. It is un- derstood, however, that the White House already has received intimations that | Mr. Hughes is not in a position to lay aside his personal interests to take up this task. At any rate, there is every reason to assume that President Hoover is anx- ious to confer with Mr. Hughes, not only regarding the scope of the proposed investigation into the entire jurispru- dence system, but regarding the matter of personnel. It is thought that Mr. Hoover would appreciate suggestions from Mr. Hughes regarding certain in- dividuals who might be available to serve on the commission. It is learned from an authoritative source that while | Mr. Hoover has given . considerable thought to this investigation he has not yet taken up the matter of selecting the men who will compose the commission. Of course, he has any number of names before him, most of them having been suggested by others, but he has not yet reached that point where he is to do his | actual picking. To Make Haste Slowly. Considering the fact that the work to be done by this commission is to be of such vital importance and in all likeli- hood will serve as one of the outstand- ing accomplishments of his administra- tion, President Hoover will be in no rush sonnel of the commission. has in- that he will move slowly and te in a most studious manner. The impression is that the commission will probably’ number not more than nine and that it will be selected within the next few weeks. There is reason to know that in selecting this commission the President has no intention of ap- pointing persons of known radical views, either for or against prohibition. He has indicated that he is desirous of hlvlnfehh commission composed of per- sons- learned in the law and familiar with the operations of the courts in the country and who have a capacity for intelligent investigation. ‘The feeling is also that during his ‘White House visit Mr. Hughes’ views on the proposal made by Elihu Root to the foreign powers looking to American entrance into the World Cour with the restrictions laid down by the Senate will be sought by President Hoover. Mr. Hughes has just returned to this coun- try from Europe, where he is understood to have talked with numbers of officials and others regarding this subject. Confers With Educators. civil holidays being made to coincide with those of the church. Dertes Suppression. ‘The premier denies that the treaty seeks to revive institutions of other times incompatible with the spirit of modern civilization which the church itself “has demonstrated itself able to understand its admirable spirit of adap- tation.” He denies also that there will be any suppression of other sects or of the re- ligious liberties of Protestants or ag- nostics. ‘The report concludes with the state- ment; that the treaty and concordat open & new era of history for the church and Italy, which will be fecund | in its benefits for the moral elevation of the Italian people. “The Italian government in power in 1870,” Mussolini continued, “did not intend to remove the Pope from Rome: indeed, it offered to give Pope Leo IX the city, but the Holy See refused, while in the present negotiations the Vatican territory was reduced to a minimum by express desire of the Pontiff. Request Not Granted. “During negotiations conducted from 1926 to 1929 the Holy See never asked an outlet to the sea, corridors or other complicated _territorial amplifications. At first the Vatican asked for the Villa Doria Pamphill, with territory between the Vatican gardens and hat villa, totaling 810 acres, but this request was not granted or was granted only in case the Vatican should recognize the sovereignity of the Italian states oy paying one lira yearly rent. “The Holy See did not insist, limit- ing itself to sking sovereignty of the Vatican as it is constituted at present.” Italy, the premier said, was guided during these negotiations by the prin- ciple of not admitting cessions of even a minimum 2zone of Italian territory except that already possessed by tha Holy Sce. Fortunately the Holy See entered into this order of ideas, helpful to a final happy result in the negotia- tions. The Pope being “justly convinced that independence or splendor of the papacy was not necessarily bound to a larger or smaller extension of territory, the seven- new atmosphere whereby the Roman question was possible of solution through “reciprocal acknowledgment jure situation which had al- me the immutable de facto Shows Independence. ‘The Lateran treaty shows, according to the premier, “the explicit and perfect mdependence of the Holy See,” consid- ering the nature of the soverelgnty of the Holy See and, above all, the pas- toral mission of the Supreme Pontiff, a | special measure had to be adopted re- garding citizenship of the inmates of the Vaticen, right of extradition, adminis- $1.490,000.000. New York clearing house balance, | $157,000,000. wetion, penal laws and other ‘minor pe- (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) vear-old Fascist government created a | President Hoover today learned from Robert M. Hutchins, dean of the Yale Law School, and Charies E. Clark, mem- ber of the legal faculty of Yale, just what they have been doing for the past two years in the matter of investigating law enforcement in several of the New England States and New York. Mr. Clark is director of a special com- issfon of the Yale faculty which has fund for the Rockefeller Foundation for the purpcse of carrying on an in- tensive investigation of law enforce- ment. These callers, besides discussing the work they have been . doing, left with the President a quantity of papers containing facts and figures explana- tory of their work. Among the latter was a copy of “Fact Research in Law Administration,” in which is set forth, among many other facts, that the dis- posal of suits in the courts has been slow. One table showed that out of 1,026 cases in one court more than one- half of them required more than a year to get through the court. SAM JONES SIGNS CONTRACT TO PITCH Grifith Statement Announces Iron- ing Out of Differences, but Fails to Reveal Terms. mi a Special Dispatch to The Star. TAMPA, Fla,, March 14.—Sam Jones today signed with the Washington Ball Club. The veteran, who last year topped all | the Nationals' pitchers in winning per- | centage with & record of 17 games won | as against 7 lost, had been at odds with | the club over salary matters and it was feared for a time his services would be lost. It was reported Jones had been of- fered an increase of $1,000 over the $10,000 he is said to have received last season, but demanded a bigger boost. On what terms his signature was ob- tained this morning by President Clark Griffith at the last of several confer- | ences between them was not made | known. | In a statement announcing that all | differcnces had been ironed out, Griffith today sald: “Jones is perfectly satisfied and is going to work with a will to get in shape and give the very best serv- ices he can render to the ball club.” The signing of Jones leaves only one player not legally bound to the club, Outfielder Goose Goslin. The 1928 champion batsman of the league is working out daily with the squad, how- ever, gnd little difficulty is anticipated in lining him up. As yet no date has ) /i, U. 5. TAX REFUNDS OPENED 0 PUBLIC Hoover Orders Publicity Be Given to Sums in Excess of $20,000. | | | | By the Associated Press. Publicity for refunds, credits or abatements of income, war profits, ex- cess profits. estate or gift taxes in excess of $207000 is provided in an executive order issued today by President Hoover. ‘The regulations, issued by Secretary Melon and approved by the President, provide that the Commissioner of In- ternal Revenue shall have prepared a written decision in every case in which over assessment of an income, war | profits, excess profits, estate or gift tax i is allowed in excess of $20,000, and | such decision shall _be considered a | public record and shall be open to in- spection during regular hours of busi- ness. " | Summary to Accompany Report. “Such decision shall give the amount of the over assessment,” the regula- tions said, “and shall be accompanied by a brief summary of the relevant facts and a citation of the authorities applicable thereto, or in & case in which | a decision of a court or of the Board of Tax Repeals has become final, by a citation of the court or board decision. “Under no circumstances shall the provisions of this paragraph be con- strued as making any return, or any part thereof, open to inspection, or as authorizing the source of any income, gains. or profits, or the specific trans- actions resulting in losses or expendi- tures, to be made public; nor shall any of the information contained in any return or relating thereto be made public except in accordance with, and to the extent necessary in carrying out, these regulations.” Order Follows Long Fight. “The issuing of the executive order and | the accompanying Treasury regulations | follow a long fight in Congress for | publicity in such cases. Senator Mc- Keller, Democrat, of Tennessce led the fight in the Senate. In submitting the executive order and regulations top the President for his ap- proval, Secretary Mellon wrote that Congress had adopted as an amend- ment to the first deficiency appropria- tion act a provision which, as a matter of legal interpretation, would require no material change in the procedure or practices of the Bureau of Internal Revenue. “However, ipon_the assumption that this provision reflects an_ unexpressed congressional policy,” he added, “and in order that the public generally may know that there is nothing mysterious about tax refunds and that there is nothing which the Treasury desires to hide, I am recommending your Appm‘\!ll of the proposals submitted herewith.’ BLAST WRECKS BUILDING. Italian Section of Madison, Wis., Rocked by Supposed Bomb. MADISON, Wis, March 14 (#).—A blast, as though of dynamite, rocked Madison'’s Italian section early today, wrecked a two-story building and start- ed a fire in which Natalie Troia was seriously burned. The building was destroyed in the fire which followed the explosion. Police believed it was caused by a bomb and were working on the theory that a liquor war was responsible. . 21 Try Suicide. VIENNA, March 14 ().—Twenty-one persons attempted to commit suicide in this eity yesterday because of poverty, unemployment, or blighted love. Nine of them succeeded, the others are in a critical condition. | B the Associated Press. 500 Horsemen Fail To Find Child Lost In 6 Feet of Snow Fear Boy Met Death in Blizzard Marooning Men in Drifts. GORDON, Nebr., March 14.— Five hundred men, riding horscback, had failed today to find any trace of 6- year-old Willle Reeves, lost in the blinding storm which has covered this section with between six and eight feet of snow. It is feared he has perished. The boy went to a pasture yesterday morning to hunt a pair of mittens. It was misting. The mist turned to snow and soon into a raging storm. ‘When the boy failed to return the alarmed parents communicated with neighbors and a posse was formed. As the storm’s intensity continued, a gen- eral alarm was sounded, bringing re- cruits from miles around. The country is rough. There are ra- vines and canyons into which the boy may have tumbled. There are sheltered nooks into which he may have crawled. The Reeves place is about 12 miles northeast of Gordon. More than 20 auto loads of men were marooned at the ranch today, unable to get away be- cause of the deep drifted snow. Twenty-five miles of territory was covered by the posse yesterday. Enough men are available to spread over 45 miles. Food for the marooned men has be- come a problem. One cargo reached the ranch last night after a battle against huge drifts of snow which blocked the road. LINDY LEAVES ANNE FOR HOP O TEXAS Starts for Brownsville With Ten Passengers and Load of Mail. MEXICO CITY, March 14 (&) — ‘The Western Union was informed that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, pilot- ing an air mail plane to Brownsville on his homeward bound flight, lahd- ed at Tampico at 12:02 pm. (1:02 p.m. Eastern Standard time.) By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, March 14.—Col. Charles A. Lindbergh, ending his three- week visit to his finace, Miss Anne Mor- row, hopped off for Brownsville at 9:37 o'clock this morning (10:37 a.m., East- ern standard time). The ocolonel, whose visit was marked by a “mishap” when he lost a wheel of his plane and turned over on landing at Valbuena Flying Field February 27, was delayed an hour this morning by engine trouble. He used the regular air mail plane of the new service which he recently inaugurated between Mexico City and Brownsville. The American airman carried 10 passengers and considerable mail. He was accompanied by Co-pilot R. V. Kent, one of the regular pilots in the service. Anne Morrow was not at the field, nor were there any members of the Morrow family. The colonel’s farewells were in the privacy of the embassy resi- dence. Only a.small group of the usual field force was on hand to wit- ness the departure. The colonel and the co-pilot expect- ed to alternate at the controls. Einstein Deserts Berl Felicitations By the Associated Press. BERLIN, March friends and well-wishers of Prof. Al- bert Einstein, the famous scientist, | called at his home today to pay their personal respects on the occasion of his fiftieth birthday—but he was no- where to be found. To all, his secreiary had the same answer: “He stole out of town quietly two days ago with his wife and daughter to es- cape possible ovation.” Pressed to reveal where the professor went, she said: “I have strict orders not to tell anybody. The professor 14 —Innumerable | been fixed for a conference between Goslin and the ¢lub prexy. doesn't want to be bothered by any- body.” ’ | savant’s study. | in to Escape on Fiftieth Birthday Meanwhile the Einstein apartment be- gan to look more like a bazaar than a Heaps of telegrams and bundles of letters, floral tributes of all | shapes and sizes, individual gifts vary ing from the original score of one of Mozart's quartets to ancient mathe- matical work from the sixteenth cen- tury, made the secretary wonder where to put them all. “It will take me weeks to go through all that mail properly, to sort and to classify it. Alone to read all the poems composed in the professor’s honor is an enormous task. It seems everybody who ever composed verse felt himseif called upon to vent his poetic effusions upon the herr professor.” A POSSIBLE DAWES DILEMMA IF HE GOES TO COURT OF ST. JAMES. STIMSON SHAKE-UP OF ENVOYS IS SEEN {Arrival May Mark Diplo- matic and State Depart- ment Changes. | By the Associated Press. | Sweeping changes in the diplomatic (corps and a slight shake-up of State Department officials are to follow the arrival here of Henry L. Stimson, newly appointed Secretary of State, who is due home from the Philippines the last part of this month. President Hoover now holds the resig- nations of all of the American diplo- matic representatives and the high offi- cers of the department, but he is with- holding action upon them until after he can hold a series of conferences with his Secretary of State. However, it is known that he will have a number of highly important sug- gestions. to_make to Mr. Stimson, and the general expectation is that these will be put into effect next month, or as soon thereafter as may be prac- ticable, - Information now is that William R. Castle, jr., Assistant Secretary of State, will succeed J. Reuben Clark, jr., as Un- dersecretary, Mr. Clark having signified his urgent desire to retire to private life. The resignations of some of the other higher officers of the department also probably will be accepted as soon as their successors can be chosen. Hoover Realignment Seen. Mr. Hoover carried to the White House some very definite ideas about a realignment of the diplomatic corps, based not alone upon his observations during his good will tour of Latin Amer- ica but also upon a thorough-going study of the whole foreign service situ- ation. As a result, changes affecting the American diplomatic representatives around the globe are anticipated. A new Ambassador is to be sent to the most important of all the posts, that at the Court of St. James. Alanson B. Houghton of New York soon is to retire as’ Ambassador to Great Britain, and while his successor has not yet been se- lected it is known that President Hoover is hopeful that he can obtain the serv- ices of former Vice President Charles G. Dawes. ‘There also are likely to be new faces at a number of European posts, but the present representatives to the larger countries on the continent may be re- tained. Hugh S. Gibson, who is to head the American delegation to the prelimi- nary Arms Conference at Geneva, desires to ]relturn ‘;ge h:upub ‘1:! Ambunmdnr o Belgium T special ass] ent at Geneva has been concluded. Myron T. Herrick, veteran diplomat from Ohio, probably will remain at | Paris_despite his advancing vears. In common with the other diplomats, he has tendered his resignation, but infor- mation in high official circles is that he desires to remain at the French ng(l- tal and the administration would like to }"mve him continue in his present work, Speculation About Fletcher. ‘There is speculation, but no official information as to whether Henry P. Fletcher will remain as Ambassador to Rome or be transferred to some other country. He accompanied Mr. Hoover on the Latin American mission and perhngs is better versed in Latin Ameri- can affairs than any other of the diplo- mats, having served as Ambassador to | Mexico and Chile and also as American representative at practically all of the pan-American conferences. One suggested change in the Far East—and a number are expected in that section—is the transfer of John Van A. MacMurray, now Minister to China, to Tokio, with the rank of Am- bassador, succeeding Charles MacVeagh, who is expected to retire. While there are some fixtures in the i Latin American service, many of the representatives in the Southern repub- dics are expected to go, with their places taken by career men so far as that may be practicable. Dwight W. Mortow is (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) STOCK PRICES SOAR. Bull Party Regains Control of Mar- ket in Lively Session. NEW YORK, March 14 (#).—The “bull” party was fearless and sent prices soaring on the New York Stock Ex- change today in the face of the New York Federal Reserve Bank directors’ meeting after the close of the day’s ses- sion. About a score of issues were boosted to record high levels, many gains run- ning from $5 to about $25 per share. ‘The volume of trading was sharply ac- celerated from the recent quiet sessions. Radio Progra'ms—Pflge 57. ~ 1 CARFARE INCREASE | PLEA APPROVED BY CAPITAL DRECTORS Traction Company Officials| Leave Action Up to Exec- utive Committee. MERGER PLAN HALTED ONE PETITION FOR RAISE| Request Expected to Be Made Again Soon, Probably Before April 11. ‘The board of directors of the Capital Traction Co. today authorized its exec- utive committee to make an applica- tion for increased car fare on the Capi- | tal Traction cars at any time it Saw fit. | ‘The company applied for an increase | last Summer while merger negotlauonsi were pending. After public hearings on the case, the Public Utilities Com- mission last October dismissed the pe- tition for higher fares without preju- dice to the company’s right to renew it after March 5, 1929, with the idea in mind that if merger legislation were enacted, it would be unnecessary to con- sider the petition. Congress went through its session, however, without passing the legislation and it now is in order for the company to renew its petition. President John H. Hanna of the company. said after the meeting ended that the executive committee did not intend to do anything immediaely. | “Of course,” he added, “we still have | a petition pending and do not intend | to recede from it, not for a moment.” Delegation of Power Cited. Although no hint could be obtained as to when the petition is to be expected, there is a strong probability that it will be made before April 11, which is the day for the next meeting of the board of directors. If the intention had been not to act before that day, there would have been no pressing reason for the 1 board to have delegated its power in the matter to the executive committee. The members of the committee, other than President Hanna, are George E. Hamilton, chairman of the board of di- Tectors; G. Thomas Dunlop, the com- pany’s counsel, and E. J. Stellwagen. The Capitol Traction Co.’s original petition for higher fares, based on the ground that the company was earning less than a fair rate of return on its valuation of $26,000,000 as fixed by the District Court of Appeals, asked for fares at 8 cents flat rate, with no token rate, or else 10 cents cash, 4 tokens for 30 cents. During the hearings the company representatives said that they would prefer the 10 cent fare with the token rate if possible. Status of Commission Given. If the application should be made soon, it would find the Public Utilities Commission with only two members, the term of the third, Col. Harrison Brand, Jr., having expired March 4, when the Sznate failed to act on his nomination for a new term by President Coolidge. The remaining two members both have said that if the application should be made, it would be considered but whether the case would be gone through with until the third member is appoint- ed, is in doubt. In case of a tie vote on any major question there would be no precedent to fall back upon to settle | in the question. The law gives any one t.aol:’\ml.“lnrnk er po;zerr“w htelrtthe case and makes a majority vote of two out of .three binding. During the hearing of the last ap- plication, the Washington Raflway & Electric Co. was ordered by the com- mission to be made party to the peti- tion, with the understanding that any Increase given to one company should apply equally to both. SHOOTING OF SAILOR IS HELD JUSTIFIED Owrer of Truck Youth Helped Repossess Exonerated at Hearing Before Hitt. Charged with assault with a danger- ous weapon, James A. Tatum, colored, 200 block of Massachusetts avenue, who shot and seriously wounded Edward Bishop, 28-year-old Naval Air Station attache, on February 14, was exonerated today in a preliminary hearing before Judge Isaac R. Hitt. According fo testimony, Bishop, in the company of Herbert A. Ridgeley of the 200 block Thirteenth street south- east, an employe of a motor finance company, went to Tatum’s home to as- sist in repossessing an automobile truck. Aroused from sleep by an improvised burglar alarm, which warned him that an attempt was being made to remove the vehicle, Tatum opened the window and fired several shots at the sailor. | ‘Two bullets from the rifle struck Bishop in_the hip. Informed that a decision of the Mu- nicipal Court rendered .yesterday pro- vided for the return of the truck to Tatum, Judge Hitt declared that the men had no legal right on the premises when_the shooting occurred. Tatum's act, Judge Hitt said. when dismissing the charge, had been justified, as the man was defending his property rights. FLIGHT TO U. S. PLANNED. Rumanian Round-Trip Project War Anniversary Event. BUCHAREST, Rumania, March 14 (®)—A round-trip flight to America, sta from Bucharest on April 10, the tenth anniversary of the annexation of the war-won provinces, was decided upon last night by the council of min- isters. The route would be to Paris, Dakar, Africa; Rio de Janeiro, Clev land, New York and back to Paris and | Bucharest. The plane would be flowh by Capt. Burdalou, a Rumanian mili- tary pilot. Maryland and Virginia News INFORMERS SLAN S PLOTT0 “CET” DETECTIVE FALS e Two Police Aides Shot to Death From Car as Third, With Them, Escapes. INTENDED VICTIM WAS WITH WIFE AT HOSPITAL R. J. Barrett of Fourth Precinct Marked for Murder Over War on Colored Gamblers. Open warfare between colored gam= blers in Southwest Washington and the police. broke out last night when two colored police informers were shot to death by a party of men in an auto- mobile who are believed to have been searching for Detective R. J. Barrett of the fourth preeinct to kill him, The men killed were Clarence Harvey and Edward Smith, both of 224 V street, A third informer, known to the police as “Jessie,” was with them when the car slowed up at the curb and the volley of shots was fired, but escaped un- scathed. The shooting occurred short- ly after a raid on an alleged gambling establishment. Following the murders, the police im- mediately began a round-up of all col= ored persons known to be connected with running of ‘“numbers” games, based on the dally clearing house re- turns. At noon today, 16 prisoners were being held in six precincts. One of them, William Bradley, 25 years old, 4406 Dix street northeast, has a flesh wound in his left shoulder. He told the police that Harvey, one of the slain men, had shot him about 10 o'clock last night, but refused to divulge what they had quarreled about. A revolver was found beside his bed when he was arrested this morning. * Rauns Block Before Falling. At the time of the shooting, which occurred at G street and Bear’s Gap at about 11 o'clock, Barrett was at Providence Hospital with his wife, to whom a daughter was born. Later in of police te Bead- the night he joined a detail of the fourth precinct-and tI quarters homicide squad and assisted them in rounding up the 16 prisoners. Although -shot through the heart Harvey ran a block before collapsing. He was found lying face downward at H street and Bear’s Gap with revolv- er clutched in his hand. Three of the five shells had been exploded but po- lice are not certain’ whether he fired at his assailants or whether the gun was rged earlier in the night. to Emergency "'mpm' He died about three hours later. Each was struck but once. The bullet entered the upper portion of Smith's chest & A went downward through his lungs. “Going Out to Get Barrett.” Police obtained their information that the killers were looking for Barrett through Merle Taylor, colored, of 213 I street southwest. Taylor said he was in a poolroom at 84 M street southwest last night when three colored men, whose names he does not know, came . While there, they said they “were going out right now and get Barrett.” “You better leave him alone,” they were cautioned by a friend, but they went out, got_into a car and drove away. It is one of these three men, ploice think, who fired the five shots that resulted in the death of the informers. Several witnesses to the shooting have been found, but their stories differ. One account is that a car, con three men was passing the entrance of Bear's Gap on G street when they saw_the three men. They slowed down. Five shot were fired and they sped away The other version of the affair is that the slayers swflped their car and one got out and called Harvey over to him. Then the shooting began. Charges Must Be Dropped. The three informers had been em- ployed almost exclusively recently in obtaining evidence in cases of violations of the lottery la wby runing the “num- ber” game, which police say is played by 9 out of 10 colored men in the southwest section of the city. Harvey and Smith have gathered evi- dence in more than 50 per cent of the liquor cases among colored residents here, and Harvey in the majority of gaming charges. Now, all these cl pending in Police Court will be dropped. A party of fourth precinct police had just arrived at the station house last night after raiding an alleged gambling establishment when the news of the murder reached them. The place raided was on the first block of M street south- west. Earlier in the evening they made a similar raid in the first block of E street and arrested two colored women and a man. After the first raid Barrett was called to Providence Hospital. The night be- fore a lunchroom in the 600 block of third street southwest was raided. De- tective Barrett led all three raids. ‘The fourth precinct officers working on the case include Lieut. F. M. Dent, recently promoted from a sergeant; Bar- rett, W. C. Curtis, M. G. Thayer and F. A. Truscott. The headquarters homicide squad was under the leader- ship of Lieut. Edward J. Kelly. Eldridge L. Davis, colored, who was held recently for grand jury action for sale .and possession of liquor, was arrested on a warrant issued on Har- vey’s affidavit. The charges will be dropped, Hart said. A large number of cases charging vio- lations of the lottery law whicn are pending also will be dismissec. o BRAZILIANS CAPTURE PARAGUAYAN POST By the Associated Press. ASUNCION, Paraguay, March 14— Brazilian soldiers from Puerto Maz- | tinho have attacked the Paraguayan garrison at Isla Margarita, opposite that place, obliging the Paraguayans to_abandon their post. The foreign office made representa- tions to the Brazilian government, de manding immediate evacuation of th- territory. Isla Margarita is 4 on the Para- Pages 10 and 11. 1 guay River, in the Chaco Boreal terri- g”l’x"'/ which Paraguay disputed with ol A