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2 ® IRS. GANN VIGTOR INSTATUS DISPUTE Diplomats Gallantly Award| Her Customary Position of Precedence. (Continued From First Page.) can officlals nor on general soclal prec- edence here. “While the State Department,” Mr. Stimson advised the Vice President, “has the responsibility of determining «precedence among foreign representa- tives themselves, as it is the custodian of the records establishing the dates on which they were accredited to this Gov- ernment and, therefore, of their re- spective seniority, it has no authority to determine questions of precedence among ' American officials, nor of gen- eral social precedence in Washington; and it is my belief that it should no longer assist in such questions. “I am, therefore, instructing the de- partment to give no further advice or suggestions in such matters.” Mr. Stimson added that he had no doubt that “this matter will work out with the fullest courtesy to you and your | official hostess.” Prompt Decision Asked. Secretary Stimson acted yesterday immediately following the visit from the British Ambassador, who pointed out that while the controversy originated outside the corps, it was essential that the diplomats know definitely Mrs. Gann'’s status. An early decision was deemed nec- essary in view of the fact that the Vice President and Mrs. Gann are to be guests of the Chilean Ambassador at a dinner in the Pan-American Building tomorrow evening. An awkward situa- tion was presented to the corps and it ‘wished assistance. Secretary Stimson lost no time in reparing his opinion and in forward- g it to the corps and to Mr. Curtis. The Stimson decisin which will take away from Washington hostesses the helpful offices of the protocol division to the State Department is likely to be a severe blow to them. For most, it not | all Washington hostesses have depend- ed n this departmntal arbiter to rescue them from many social dilemmas grow- ing out of conflicting or doubtful ques- tions of precedence, and out of its responses a semi-official order has grown up which has been more or less closely observed. Through its diplo- | matic suggestionsr many a social catas. trophe has been averted, several grateful hostesses agree. Object of Division. The division was originally created to | be of assistance to the White House; staff in arranging social functions, but its ministrations were soon sought by lesser officials. ‘There has never been anything of- ficial about any of its rulings, howeve James Dunn, the chief, and other Gov- ernment officials declare. Nevertheless, the diplomatic corps is the only Wash- ington social group that recognizes its rulings as final; they have been general- ly accepted. The letter of Secretary Stimson to the British Ambassador follows: “I have received from you this after- noon the memorandum of the heads of diplomatie missions in respect to the question of precedence covered by the letter of my predecessor, Mr. Kellogg, written March 22, which was referred to me recently by the Vice President with the request that I should review it. Says Kellogg Letter Correct. “As I have written to the Vice Presi- dent, T belleve that while Mr. Kellogg's letter correctly states the custom which has prevailed during recent years, neither Mr. Kellogg nor any other Sec- retary of State has intended to make any official ruling as to the precedence in which American officlals and their wives should be received within the homes of the members of the diplomatic corps, but that such decision rests wholly within the discussion of the members of that corps themselves. “I should be glad, therefore, if you would kindly convey to your colleagues in reply to their memorandum that any course which they take in reference to such matters will meet with no objec- tion on the part of the State Depart- ment, and that any courtesy which they may choose to show the Vice President an Gann will be most agreeable to me. Letter to Curtis. Becretary Stimson’s letter to the Vice President follows: ~*You have asked me to examine and feview a letter written to you by my ! predecessor, Mr. Kellogg, on March 22, in response to your letter of March 19 stating that you had designated your sister, Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, as your official hostess and expressing your | desire that she be accorded recognition as such. “I think that Mr. Kellogg's letter correctly stated the custom which has prevailed during recent years, but my thought rather runs in &nother direc- tion in the whole matter. While the State Department has the responsibili- ty of determining precedence among foreign representatives themselves, as it is the custodian of the records es- tablishing the dates on which they were accredited to this - Government, and, therefore, of their respective seni- orities, it has no authority to determine questions of precedence among Ameri- can officials nor of general social prece- dence in wuhu‘:fwn; and it is my be- lief that it should no longer assist in such questions. partment to give no further advice or “I am, therefore, instructing the de- suggestions in such matters. “I realizs from what you mnow tell me that in your original letter of March 19 you did not intend to ask for any official ruling, but merely to record your designation of Mrs. Gann as your host- ess, and we both agree that for the de- partment to enter into such questions at all is inconsistent with the impor- tant governmental duties which it has to perform and that it is much better for social questions to be settled by the social community itself. “I have received a pleasant call from the dean of the diplomatic corps, who has ex?hlned to me the personal atti- tude of himself and his colleagues on juestion, and I have no doubt that | way and by such unofficial ace this matter will work out with t| fullest courtesy to you and your offi- cial hostess.” Sir Esme's Message. ‘The memorandum of the diplomatic corps to the Secretary, which was de- livered by Sir Esme at the request of the corps, follows: “The heads of diplomatic missions residing in Wi have noted with much that a question of 'enne. ‘which m never r':ludm of them and regard to whicl =y re) ntations heay ve the honor g:. entertaining University, Dr. * Broadus o st 'FLORIDA ATTORNEY bg sions will feature the Maryland State an Indian silver necklace studded with HOP!INDIANS ASK CURTI FORHELP Vice President Pledges Aid in Move to Fence Tribal Lands for Protection. In halting, broken English, Chief Kol- Chov-Te-Wa, spokesman for his four | fellow members of the Hopi tribe, who | have traveled in full native regalia from their Arizona reservation to Washing- ton, pleaded this morning with Vice President Curtis, himself of Indian dc- scent, to fence the tribal.cattle lands and protect them from encroachments of the Navajos. ‘The Vice President replied that he would send a letter to the Secretary of Interior approving their requests and asking that they be granted. In their picturesque native costume, with war bonnets and painted bows and shields, the five Indians passed through | marble halls of the Senate Office Build- ing to the Vice President’s office. They motored from Baltimore, where they | spent last night, and upon arrival in | ‘Washington were met by Senator Hay- den of Arizona, who presented them to Vice President Curtis. Love Token Is Presented. After their conference, Chief Kol- Chov-Te-Wa gave the Vice President a symbolic necklace, hammered out by Ho?l silversmiths, the highest symbol of love and esteem a Hopl can bestow. The Indians are being conducted on & visual educational tour of the coun- try by Milo W, Billingsley, representa- tive of the El Zaribah Temple of the Mystic Shrine of Phoenix, Ariz, which is financing the expedition. Return to Baltimore, | Besides Chief Kol-Chov-Te-Wa, | whose name translated into English | means Rope-out-of-a-bear's-hide, the party was composed of Sol-Lof-To- Chee, or Evergreen Shoes, chief of the snake priests; Cash-Wa-Zra, The Fleet One; Na-Quo-I-Ma, Beautiful Star at Morning, and Pol-Lip-Quo-I-Ma, The Designer. The Indians returned to_ Baltimore shortly after leaving the office of the Vice President. From Baltimore they will go to New York to observe the public schools there. Then they will| continue their tour, making a large circuit and swinging back toward their reservation. QUITS U. S. OFFICE Justice Department Refuses to Say if Michaelson Case Is Involved. By the Associated Press. The Department of Justice announced today that Willlam M. Gober, United States attorney at Jacksonville, Fla, has tendered his resignation to the At- torney General. No date was set by Gober as to when he would leave office | “nd this will be determined later. It was in Gober's district that Rep- resentative Michaelson of Iillinois was indicted last September, on charges of vidlating the prohibition law. No one at. the department would say that the Michaelson affair had anything to do with Gober's resignation. However, it was ' known that the department sent a srecm assistant to the Attorney Gen- eral from Washington to Jacksonville to present the Michaelson charges to the Federal grand jury. This action resulted in Michaelson’s indictment. The department declined to make public Gober's reason for leaving the Federal service, saying that any an- nouncement concerning the cause must come from the district attorney. SOCIAL WORKERS CALLED TO STATE CONFERENCE! Hagerstown Expects Approximately R00 Delegates April 14—En- tertainment Planned. By & Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., April 10. ——Addresses by speakers of nation: prominence and round table discus. conference of social workers, to be held in Hagerstown April 14, 15 and 16, a cording to a program received by Miss Agnes Duvall, Prince Georges County ) soclal worker, today. About 200 dele- gates are expected. Paul Kellog, editor and author and former director in the department of civil affairs of the American Red Cross; Dr. A. W, Freeman of Johns Hopkins Mitchell of the same itution and Dr. Mollie Ray Carroll Goucher College are in- cluded in the list of speakers. Bixty automobiles have been secured to take the delegates on sightseeing trips and social functions. —— Retaliatory Tariff Urged. SYDNEY, New South Wales, April 10 (®)—A conference of delegates to the Graziers' Assoclation of New South Australian wool and butter, the com- moawealth government should be asxea ive duties on Ameri- Photo shows Chief Kol-Chov-Te-Wa presenting Vice President Curtis with PP THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1929. 1 ! turquoise. Detective, Touched By Pickpocket’s Plea, [ Is Touched Indeed By the Associated Press. EVANSTON, Ill, April 10 (®). —Detective Sergeant Ben Hanke was out scouting around and saw ickpocket. “I know you,” he sald. “Come along, now.” “Aw, sergeant, please don't run me in,” pleaded the pickpocket. “I'm reformed. Been on the level for a year. Gotta sweet little wife, and working regular.” ‘The sergeant was touched, and he let him go. He could not get rid of the idea, however, that the man was a pickpocket. He felt certain of it when, upon reaching the police station, he discovered his watch and chain gone. EXPERTS TRIMMING GERMAN PAYMENTS Reparations Sum for First Few Years to Be Under $500,000,000. By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 10—~Whatever may be the outcome of the present negotiations of the experts on reparations concern- ing a total amount to be paid by Ger- many to the creditor nations, it is now fairly well established that the annui- ties of the first few years will be under 2,000,000,000 gold marks ($500,000,000). This development is understood to have occurred as a consequence of a concession by France by which that country agreed to accept between seven and eight hundred miliion marks out | of each annuity in compensation for the devastated areas and pensions, One of Chief Obstacles. One of the greatest obstacles the allied delegates met in their attempt to | scale down their claims to meet approx- imately German offers was the French demand for 50,000,000,000 francs (about | $2,000,000,000) as compensation for the devastated arcas and pensions. This, they insisted, should be paid at the rate of 1,000,000,000 marks (about $250,000,- 000) annuaily. ‘Thus, France's concession to scale down its expected remittance on this account to between seven and eight hundred million marks seems to insure the Belgian demand for compensation for worthless German currency left in that country after the war, and the Italian claim to share in the repara- tions proper. Of the annuities of probably less than 2,000,000,000 gold marks, about $1,000,- | 000,000 will be conditionally subject to protection by the transfer clause, and will be applied to the account for devas- tated regions end pensions. The re- mainder probably will be paid uncondi- tionally and devoted to settlement of the war debts. Germans Hold Aloof. Meanwhile Dr. Hjalmar Schacht and | his German confreres have not so much as appeared at the Hotel George V during the attempts of the allied ex- | perts to scale their claims down. Coincident with the French conces- slons and the concillatory attitude of | ‘France’s delegates, there has been a de- cided stiffening in the comments of the | French press. One newspaper pub- lished criticism of Owen D, Young, tak- | ing the American chairman of the com- mittee to task for not having insisted that Dr. Schacht should make a definite offer to the allies. The paper &I d | upon Young the blame for lost of initia- tive by the allled delegation and for “waste of eight weeks.” KING RECEIVES AMERICAN. Italian Monarch and Former U. 8. Ambassador Visit. ROME, April 10 (#).—Ki Vietor Emanuel recelved Thomas O'Brien of Grand Rapids, Mich,, former Ambas- sador to Italy, today and had a long and cordial * conversation with him. They recalled events when O'Brien was stationed here. The former Ambassador told the monarch he found him today, after 17 years, younger than when he saw him the first time. The King laughed his appreciation. —Star Staff Photo. Woman Emerges After 6 Days Under House While Hunted By the Associated Press. | propase STUDENT DRINKING ROWNEAR DECISION Conference Being Held in New York Over U. of V. Fraternity Case. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 10.— ‘The outcome of the fight being waged by the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity members at the University of Virginia for the privilege of working out their own solution to the problem of drink- ing in fraternity houses will hinge upon the result of a conference being held in New York today between representatives of the local chapter of the fraternity and members of the Arch Chapter, gov- erning body of Delta Tau Delta. After a special meeting in the chap- ter house and a long-distance telephone conversation last night, C. E. Cuddy, president of Beta Iota Chapter, and Hamilton Sherrier, one of the oldest members of the fraternity chapter at the university, left for New York on & midnight tra . ‘The conference between the two mem- bers from Beta Iota Chapter and the Arch Chapter will be confined, it is unders , to the difference of opinion over the liquor question between the lo- cal chapter and the natlonal body and will not concern the University of Vir- ginla In any way. Dispute Held Limited. Friends of the fraternity and repre- sentatives of the university made it clear today that there is no breach be- tween school officials and the fraternity men and that in all probability there will be none. The whole dispute, it was sald, is within the fraternity apd is one which must be settled by the fra- ternity, the position of the university being merely that of a neutral observer. The attitude of the university on the “student. drlnklnf‘ question was stated in unmistakable language this morning by Dr. Edward A. Alderman, president of the institution. “The faculty of the University of Virginia,” he said, “is not responsible for the enforcement of the prohibition laws. We are not policemen, sples or detectives, and we will never become such, “‘Our work is to run the University of Virginia in the best possible manner— in accordance with the tradition and the high standard of education which has prevailed here for many years. We intend to do this. Position Is Defined. “When, in the course of our adminis- trative duties, it becomes necessary to deal with the problem of drinking by students we will seek a solution. We have no intention of tolerating drinking at this university, but we are going to solve the problem in our own way. We will not permit ourselves to be stamped- ed into making silly gestures. “Every now and then some one sug- gests that we pass a rule to the effect that drinking at the University of Virginia must stop. Let us assume that we are going to pass such a rule. Is it then to be supposed that merely because the rule has been passed the students will stop drinking? By way of answering this question, I ‘might point to the fact that an amendment to our Federal Constitution prohibits the use of liquor. “When a student comes to the Uni- versity of Virginia. he is accepted as a man. His good moral character, his honesty and his determination to do the right thing because it is right are taken for nted. If he does not have these qualities. he will not remain long. Coercion Is Barred. “However, his own shortcomings must lead to his own downfall. The universi- ty has no system of esplonage for dis- covering them and never will have. Coercion is repulsive to us and to the students. Consequently, it is not used here. “We believe that the members of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity here are honorable men and we believe that they will solve the drinking blem satis- factorily among themselves. We are content to let them do so. At present the university is satisfled with the prog- ress they have made toward this end.” Dr. Alderman said that he now has before him a proposal for dealing with the question of drinking in fraternity houses which was submitted by 18 fra- ternities at the university, who refused some time ago to sign an agreement drawn up by the university to the effect that drinking in fraternity houses would no longer be tolerated. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity is one of the group which has submitted this substitute lge!m!nl for consideration by school officials, HOOVER CONFIRMS DAWES SELECTION FOR AMBASSADOR (Continued From First Page.) ernment when it was informally asked if Gen. Dawes would be acceptable, is sald to have been glowing in its compli- mentary nature. On all other sides, the d_appointment was received in the happiest sort of fashion, all of which caused the White House to feel confident that the selection of Gen. Dawes was a good o In selecting Gen. Hoover is sending a man to be the of- ficlal representative to a foreign coun- try who has held the highest position in the United States ever held by any man appointed to diplomatic service. President Moved Carefully. Mr. Hoover has moved slowly in con- sidering the appointments to the major diplomatic posts, it being his desire to obtain' the services of the best qualified men. It is understood that he had in mind ‘the sending of Gen. Dawes to London for some time, It was merely a question of getting the latter to accept. ‘The general was extremely anxious to return to Chicago when he retired as Vice President on March 4 and -to give his full .attention to his Lusiness in- terests. When the general fin agreed to accept the President's offer to go to Kn , he did ?g ;velth ‘h"fl'fldfi?"“' “that he wou permil carry au‘c the agreement he made with the Santo Domingo government to work out 4 new fiscal arrangement. Gen. Dawes will have the distinction of being probably the best known as well as the most picturesque American to represent this country in . He became well known abroad because of his work as director of service and sup- plies during the World War and through his plan for the German rep- arations. BRITAIN ASSURES WELCOME. Foreign Officer Considers Dnm’mt A Fitted for U. S. Ambassador. LONDON, April 10 (#).—Gen. Charles | &! G. Dawes today was assured a hearty welcome from the British people and British government officials in carrying out the functions of his ambassadorship. No American in public life could be ebtter fitted for the rtant post to which Gen. Dawes has m appointed, in the opinion of mempess of the {oreign ffice staff, who him the earnest co-operation of the foreign office. By appointment of Gen. Dawes, offi- clals g\ere consider that President Hoover has maintained the ter and tradition of a long 1 tinguished American Ambassadors that started with Thomas Bayard and in- cludes the famcis nam:s of John Hay. Joseph Choate, Whiizlaw Reld, Wall Page, John W. Daiis, CGeorgs Haty Frank B, Keilogg nd Alenson Houghton. ne. Dawes President | Lassa . | is Above: Clerk of Louisiana House of Representatives reading before the bar of the Senate the impeachment indictment | against Gov. Huey P. Long. Below: Members of the House of Representatives impeachment_trial. Charles B. R8berts, Left to right: Representatives J. Y. Sanders, Cecil Morgan, Lavinius L. Wi A. P. Frymire, L. Mason Spender, George K. Perrault and Paul E. Chasez. N S e e e e WHITEHURST SEES STRETZONEEED District Engineer Declares Traffic to Cause-Radical of managers, appointed to conduct the ms, George Ginsberg, MERIDIANESE WINS IST FROM VIDLETA P. H. Faulkner’s Filly, Under J. McTaggart, Pays $20.50 in Opener. BOWIE RACE TRACK, Md., April 10. —Miserable racing conditions accom- panied the running of today's race pro- gram. It was raining and when the field went to the post for the first race the track was fairly muddy. The change in track conditions brought about the withdrawal of two entrants from The Midway, the feature event of the card. They were Tiffin and Comet, leaving only five of the original entry list to start. The card was a fair one. In addi- tion to The Midway there was another outstanding event in the Clifton Forge, A sprint of 6 furlongs for 4-year-olds and upward, which attracted a fleld of eight. The Aspirant, a race of 7 fur- longs for 3-year-olds, also drew an at- tractive field, seven having been entered in this sprint, Meridianese Scores. Meridianese was much the best in the first race, a sprint of 4 furlongs for 2- year-old fillles. Breaking fast, Merid- ianese opened up a lead of four lengths by the time the fleld had reached the stretch and was never threatened. Violeta, one who was well backed, placed, and Play Well was third. Inci- dentally the defeat of Violeta was her first in four starts. The fleld was away none too well and as they reached the three-eighths pole, | Andra lost her rider, R. Leischman. He was able to get to his feet and walked un“n‘lneigllmm the trllck. eridianese was lightly regarded by the betters and patd $20.50 tg win, ’ BOWIE RESULTS First race—2-year-olds: 4 furl Meridianese, $20.50, $9.10, $1.60, won. Violeta, $4.70, $4.20, second. Pay Well, $23.80, third. Anei]m srln—t-v;‘:?der anu‘ 3 ra, Swee s, Peace - ados, Branch. i b Second race—3-year-olds and up; 6 furlongs: Santorio, $3.80, $2.70, $2.40, won. Cabellsdale, $3.50, $3.00, second. fi?;mr. ”i?o' third. 0 ran—New Guinea, Jacksonville, Tried and True, Money Moon, Billy Bozo, Hope Hampton. BOWIE ENTRIES FOR TOMORROW. RACE—Pur: ,200; HE year-olds ‘and up; § Turlongs, O n TN & *Rendezvous Master Sweep’ T Also e *Darco . skirmistier Kentucky Col Pondy Runanel’ Supersede “Marga: Pl Rife SECOND RACE—Puree. $1.200; : 3-5e07-0lax and up; & Furlongh e o mIne Fire Watch Guide Ligibl Kaffa ... Hanky Rice . Henry Hortoj gommand ighland Fiing.. SHRESE5320s sttt Real Artist THIRD RACE—| year-oids and up; Star Paicon . *Lady Allumeu: # Yachtsman. Parchesi *Red Spi Kg. Sol *Hesitation *Ella M. . *Erin Go # C. R. Flelschmann entry. 'H RACE-—Purse, $2,500 added: ti X! 1 bwid e ared o E. B. McLean entry. BR. W. Carter and Mis. E. Truman entry. FIFTH RACE—Purse, $h400; the White Marsh; 3-year-olds; 6 furlongs. Our Sally Ann... 100 Essare . J. A, Weil 11105 Donn Bon... Stupendous '..}.} 105 Donnay SIXTH RACE—Purse, $1,200; claimin year-olds and up: 1 miles, Lucky Pl *Lewis 7 Sk, *Drawi) eligibl Also Leyland . sWillie K. Anaconda’ Q;.m“"o esian *Aversion SEVENTR RACE Purse: $1.200; claiming; | the 4-year-olds & ind up; mile and a furlong. ail‘rsz Mate s eligible— *Waflles ., 1ba; d a Rosins. Golden King, Cater’ \ rehead ... (o Mrs. Virsinia Irwin and M. E. Irwin en- ry. allowance claimed. *Apprentice eather cloudy; track muddy. PRI ‘What is believed to be a world's rec- crd for long service is claimed for Miss i Gadby, who has worked as an elastic Leicester, England, Louis B,| | Republican of 05 | both. ASK FOR FOOD AND CASH. 250 Wives of Federal Boldiers Say They Are Starving. MEXICO CITY, Aprii 10 (®).—Two hundred and fifty wives of Mexican federal soldiers appealed to the gov- ernor of the state of Tamaulipas at Ciudad Victoria yesterday for food and money, alleging they were starving. ‘The governor '-ued each two pesos Gen. Calles in an effort to locate their husbands, who are supposed to be with Federal Gen. Eulogio Ortiz near Chihua- hua City. It was feared many of them had been killed in battle, DEPOT IS PLANNED - BYBUS OPERATORS !Large Terminal at Tenth and G Streets Is Contem- plated. A group of operators of the country's largest interstate motor bus transporta: | tion lines are planning to solve the bus | terminal problem in Washington by ereciing a large depot to provide fa- cilities for their own busses as well as those of other companies, according to information given John W. Childress, chairman of the Public Utilities Com- mission. The real estate firm of Ellerson & ‘Wemple, Wumnfwn representatives of the bus companies, advised Mr. Chil- dress that the concerns plan to acquire the site of the First Congregational Church, at Tenth and G streets, for the terminal. The site, it was said, con- tains 20,000 square feet, having front- age on both Tenth street and G street, l;ld running back as far as Grant place. Space for Other Lines. The terminal would be so arranged, it was said, that a section would be re- served for the busses of the owners of the bullding, and remaining space leas- ed to other bus lines operating into Washington. A waiting room, lunch- room, ticket office, information bureau and other facilities would be provided. The plans, however, are only in the tentative state, and no definite action to develop them further will be made, it was explained, until Mr. Childress returns from a bus terminal inspection trip in other cities where he will study the types of bus depot construction, financing and regulation. Earl V. Fish- er, executive secretary of the commis- slon, will accompany Mr. Childress. Definite Offers Made. Definite offers to erect a bus terminal on two other downtown sites also have been made to the commission. In ad- dition, real estate firms have informed the commission of other sites that are available for such a project. One of the offers to build the terminal came from a New York real estate firm which is planning to develop a public market in the vicinity of Eleventh street and New York avenue. A local construction company announced it would provide terminal facilities in a new office bullding it is planning to erect on the site of the old Hudson Hotel on H street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth stréets. NEW LIQUOR LAW DEFENDED BY JONES Senator, in Radio Talk, Hits Argu- ments Against Prohibition Legislation. Special Dispatch to The Star. CLE , April 10.—A defense of the Jones-Stalker law and the charge that opponent use deceptive arguments against i, sounded here last night in a radio ad by Senator Jones, ashington, co-author of the measure. Referring to those who criticize the law and stress its severity Senator Jones pointed out that the act deals only with the manufacture, sale, transportation, importation and exportation of liquor for beverage ?n'pouc and does not pre- scribe a penalty for mere possession. “This act,” sald the dry legislator, "tlm[p':v amends the Volstead by the maximum penalty a $10,000 fine, or five years in the penitentiary, or The penalty actually inflicted under {t” he said, “may be $1 or one day in jafl” Senator Jones declared that the friends of prohibition law enforce- ment have more ground to complain of lenlency of the act and the large given to the courts. s s MAKES OUTSIDE LOOP. Minneapolis Aviator, in Biplane, - One of Few to Succeed. (7 (less than a dollar) and telegraphed | TORREARRAHED PLEAZSNOTGULTY :Unexpectedly Brought Before Court in Green Gables Roadhouse Case. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, April 10.—Ar- raigned before Judge Joseph C. Mat- | tingly in Prince Georges County Circuit Court this morning on an indictment charging assault with intent to kill, Fmillo Torre, Washington restaurant proprietor, entered a plea of not guilty. | The indictment, which was returned ! Monday afternoon by the grand jury after an extensive investigation into the fatal shooting at the Green Gables roadhouse on March 21, accuses Torre of making the assault on Louis Beh- rens, 1600 block of S street. | was severely injured by a blow over the head. Joe Hause was shot and Charles Wesley Poutra fatally wounded during the affray. Torre, brought before the court un- | expectedly with the other prisoners held at the Marlboro jail, when a civil case set for today was postponed, had no counsel to advise him when ar- rajgned. Although Attorney Harry Grant of Washington has made efforts to secure his release on bond and was understood to be his attorney, Torre told Judge Mattingly he was repre- sented by “Mr. Hall,” presumably re- ferring to Attorney Frank Hall of Mariboro. Three Fnter Guilty Pleas. State's Attorney J. Frank Parran in- formed the court that the case against Torre was ready for trial. Three of the 11 prisoners arraigned with Torre entered pleas of guilty. They were: Joseph Meadows of Maryland Park, Benjamin Russell of Capitol Helghts. and Newland Blackstone, col- ored. Meadows and Russell are jointly charged with larceny and regemn} stolen goods, it being alleged that they took $63 worth of goods from the store of Benjamin Noel, in Capitol Heights, on February 8. Blackstone also faces a charge of larceny and stolen goods in connection leth the theft of an automobile tire | and battery. Pleads Not Guilty. _John T. Hopkins of Hyattsville, in- dicted for passing a bad check, pleaded not guilty. Eleven of the final group of indict- ments returned by the grand jury were placed on the court docket this morn- ing as follows: Harrison Benson, alias Harrison Cook, colored, murder, in connection with the killing of an un- identified colored man nesr the Bowie race track last Saturde- son, assault with inten’ (; 1 1illegal sale of liquor; Thcmas Mathi~s, jr., assault with intent to kill; Joseph Dud- ley, larceny; Arthur Harper, larceny; Carroll Jones, housebreaking; Hillery dBui'on‘ hacu:y: 33",';' wilm disor- lerly conduct, an er) Lewis Theodore Beach, larceny. gy ST S0 Australia Bars Animal Trade. CANBERRA, Australia, April 10 (P), customs, announced today that no fur- ther permits would be granted for ex- rt of Australian bi; and animals or droflt‘. ge tlgged kme decision would not affect the exc! of speci- mens between zoological -3~ Australia and overseas. White House Phone Service Halts Hour As Ax Misses Mark ‘The White House was isolated for more than an hour today so far as telephonic communication with the outside world was con- cerned. t This inconvenient situation was brought .about by a heavy blov“tht;x lnkax delivered by one e workmen engaged in mi ready the cellar of the executive office for its lor= m_‘n_;lonhaw office rooms. e rer swung a little wide of his mark and crashed through the main cable into the telephone room. ‘Work was started immediately to repair the damage, but in the meantime the telephones in the various offices and in the White House were “dead.” It is understood that prepara- tions are being made to string wires from the main trunk line the vicinity of Shenandoah National Park to the remote spot along the headwaters of the Rap- idan River selected for Mr. Hoo- ver's fishing camp. Behrens | —H. S. Gullett, dominion minister of | poli Change in Program. - The umet Wm;!ngrwhen the District government orced to adopt a radical change in its street paving and replacement program, due to changed traffic conditions, under which all streets would be zoned for specific of traffic and roadways laid to carry traffic loads under such restrictions. This was the prediction made by Capt H. C. Whitehurst, co-ordinator and chief engineer of the District, in an ad- dress last night before the Washington Real Estate Board, in which he gave & summary of highway improvement problems now before the city. The plan now is applied here only to certain ar- terial highways. Capt. Whitehurst also called attention to the operation of the existing system of assessing 50 per cent of the cost of paving streets against abutting prop- erty owners; under the Borland law, and urged the realty organization to make 8 study of such assessments for street improvements. Heavier Base Need Discussed. In discussing the necessity of build- ing heavier base highways to carry maximum traffic loads now being-gper- ated, Capt. Whitehurst declared, “The time is coming when streeis must be zoned for specific types of traffic. This must come because the city cannot af- ford to continue to pave all streets to take care of maximum traffic condi- tions. We will have to classify streets r&x;;lhg type of traffic to be allowed on Capt. Whitehurst also foresaw the time when the District must rule off the streets trucks havipg solid tires le declared that experience showed b solid-tired vehicles do about five the damage to streets as those P c tires. Capt. tehurst pointed out that the value of ‘resurfaced streets in the District now amotnts to about $55,000,- 000,. and that this-yesurfacing work costs dbout $2,500,000 annually, Explains Purposes of Co-ordination. Capt. Whitehurst explained that one of the chief purposes of the office of co- | ordinator of the District would be to jtime the work of various phases. of | street improvements to avoid the simul- { taneous closing of a number of parallel or intersecting streets, and thus tying up traffic, and to avoid the cutting of newly laid streets unnecessarily for the installation of sewers, water mains, electric power conduits, etc. The meeting of the realty board also Wwas in the nature of a tribute to Ben | T. Webster, president. W. W. Everett, | president of the Washington Board of Trade, a guest speaker, paid a tribute to the public services of the realty board president, and Luther Linkins of the Tealty organization formally presented to Mr. Webster letters from 19 members of the membership committee of the Board of Trade and the real estate board lauding the work of Mr. Webster in the interest of the city as an execu- tive of the two bodies. Mr. Webster is secretary of the Board of Trade. Approves Tribute to Washington. On motion by Harry K. Boss, the | real estate board went on record ap- | proving the plan of the Wakefield | Memorial Association for the rebuilding of the birthplace of George Washington in Westmoreland County, Va. The proj- ect has been designed by Edward W. Donn, Washington architect, and has the approval of the Pine Arts Commis- sion. The matter was presented to the realty board at the instance of Mrs. H. L. Rust, sr. During his address, President Everett of the Board of Trade told of the survey of Washington being planned by his or- ganization, and urged the realtors to support the project, which is designed o formulate a plan for proper develop- ment of the District for a predicted population of 1,000,000 or more. | | . BOY AMONG THREE " INJURED IN TRAFFIC | 'Temes Stansbury, 8, Struck by | Busand May Have Sustained E Skull Fracture. | 'Three pedestrians were injured by | automobiles last night, and one of them, an 8-year-old bo?'. is_thought to_have {a fractured skull. The latter, James | Stansbury, 1366 C street northeast, was ito undergo an X-ray examination at | Causalty Hospital today. The boy was hit by a Washington %Rlflwly & Electric Co. bus yesterday |evening while crossing Pifteenth street between East Capito) and A streets northeast. The vehicle was operated by Robert Hall, 1008 V street southeast. Charles Connor, 50 years old, 1408 Merldian street, was slightly injured last night when struck while crossing ‘Twelfth street at Florida avenue north- east, by an automobile operated, police were told, by James D. Mackey, 2020 Sixteenth street. The injured man was treated at Casualty Hospital. Minor bruises and lacerations were sustained by Lester L. Hilliery, 32 years old, 914 Madison street, when hit by an automobile as he was crossing Georgla avenue near Illinois avenue, The machine was driven by Pear] E. Shepp, 547 Delafield street, according to ce, Cardinal Gasquet's Funeral Held. ROME, April 10 (#)—Funeral serv- ices for Cardinal Gasquet at his titular gardens in | chi urch, Santa Maria in Portico, today were attended by many of his high dignitaries of the church. March Circulation Daily... 110,636 Sunday, 118,338 District of Columbia, ss.: of EVENING AND SUNDA' of Copies o1 ‘e paper amed ol {ributed during the m 1929, was as follows: numper ed s0ld and dis- “month of March, A.D. ..c..... SSEEEIEEE S P Less adjustments ......... Total daily net circulation . . Daily aversge net circulation .. SUNDAY. w Days. L 1nsm 116,925 Days. 2 Less adjustments ....... Total Suuday net eircul Average net paid S Average lation a7 circil Subscribed and bl o B F. YOUNT. ‘Notary Public.