Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1929, Page 12

DRILLING PERMITS USED BY OIL MEN _THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTO _ TRADE BOARD HEADS NAMED: T e DATA TO BE SOUGHT {IN'EUROPEAN CITIES SATURDAY, "APRIT 13, 1020, FACULTIES FINDING TASK FATHOMING [FOR LOCAL AIRPORT - TOLUREINVESTORS Letters on U. S. Files Reveal How Prospects Are Im- posed Upon. 34,000 APPLICATIONS DEVELOP 56 LEASES TFigures Result in Enthusiastic Re- ception of Hoover's Con- servation Policy. During the past 10 years the Gov- ernment issued 34,000 permits to in- dividuals to prospect for oil and gas on the public domain. From this host of permits 56 leases have developed. ‘The significance of these figures, which might escape the average per- son, has become increasingly apparent to Government officials and has re- sulted in an enthusiastic reception for President " Hoover's oil conservation policy by the Department of the In- terior, the governmental bureau direct- ly in charge of public lands. Many letters are on file at the De- partment of the Interior which reveal the methods by which individuals have been imposed upon in the matter of these oil lands. *“I subscribed for 25 acres of oil land,” one enlisted Army man wrote, “to be filed on at $2 an acre. I have already paid $10 and will pay $10 more this pay day. The land is supposed to be United States Gov- ernment land.” Asks Steps for Refund. Another man, who had become sus- | f an oil development scheme, | hat steps would I take to get my money back? My wife and I have paid $120 and we cannot lose it. As the association claimed the Government had granted it ‘the permit to develop I cannot see why the Government is not liable for the refund of my money. ; As it has been some time since the filing possibly the association has be- gun operations, and if so, all is well. However, I can get no communication from them.” Hundreds of letters of this nature make it obvious, department officials say, that the name of the United Smtes Government has been used as a lure to dupe prospective buvers of oil rights into investing their life savings into| wildcat schemes. The total of their lo will, in all probability, never bs n. An oil and gas application is the holder’s claim to the right to prospect on 2,560 acres of the public land. This is filed in the local land office with a description of the land. A permit is his right to prospect, growing out of the applicaton. The law requires that drilling be done progressively within time limits. Upon discovery of oil, the permittee is entitled to a lease, paying the Government a royalty on all oil produced. Thousands in Wildcat Territory. The department admits that many permits have been acquired by legiti- mate develdpers and the Gevernment has received millions of dollars in roy- alties from their efforts. It is an un- deniable fact, however, that thousands upon thousands of applications for per- mits were filed for land mn wildcat territory, or, in other words, land that has no visible evidence of containing gas or oil. It a permit is lapsed for non-develop- | ment, a friend or partner of the original | holder in many instances has renpwed‘ it. This enables unscrupulous persons to hold land for an indefinite period 1o reap a rich harvest from a guilible public, blinded by the vision of tabulous wealth in oil and the suggestion of gev= ernmental indorsement of the land. The department has tried numerous methods for frustrating these oil-land swindlers, but lnune of them has proved very successful. lI—{ is pointed out, however, that the exploitation of the public through these ‘permits to prospect will be automatical- 'y stopped by the epplication of Presi- iem Hoover's oil-conservation policy. Under that policy permits to prospect are not to be granted. One element 05 speculation that is likely to be a part of the development of oil and mining areas will have been. removed. LLOYD GEORGE TALKS T0 100,000 AUDIENCE Telephone Radio Carries Political Address From Manchester to 28 Towns and Villages. By the Associated Press. LONDON, April 13.—More than 100,- 000 persons said to be the largest po- litical audience ever to listen to one speaker in England, were estimated to hx;ve heard David Lloyd George at _the second mass demonstration of the Lib- eral campaign held in Manchester last night. Besides the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, which was crowded to the doors, audiences in 28 towns were able to hear the Liberal leader by an elab- orate telephroxl\xh: relay system using 1,500 miles of line. Lloyd George said that the Liberals were putting forward their unemploy- ment plan as a_united party. “The re- markable speech by Lord Grey at an essembly, not of my special admirers, bears testimony to that fact,” he said. . MISS LEISHEAR IS DEAD. ZLifelong Washington Resident to Be Buried Monday. %fiss Mary Alice Leishear, 69 years old, lifelong resident of this city and daughter of the late William M. and Catherine V. Leishear, died at her resi- dence, 3033 P street, yesterday. She had been in failing health for some time, Miss Leishear's father was a widely known business man of this city. goualns are her nearest surviving rela- ves. Miss Leishear had long been a mem- ber of Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Upper, left to rlrhl: Edward J. Mur- phy, elected president yesterday, and George Plitt, first vice president. Lower: George W. Offutt, second vice president. MURPHY NEW HEAD OF TRADE BOARD Is Named First and Offut Second Vice President. Plitt Edward J. Murphy, for 25 years a member of the Washington Board of Trade and for much of that time a leader in its activities, was elected presi- dent of the organization at a meeting of the directors yesterday afternoon. He succeeds W. W. Everett. Mr. Murphy is a native of Wash- ington and head of the E. J. Murphy Co., paint dealers, at 710 Twelfth street. He has long been identified with the clvic activities of the trade body and for a period of about 15 years has served as a member of its board of directors. The new president during the past year served as first vice president under Mr. Everett, who was not a candidate for re-election. George Plitt, econd vice president, was elevated to the post vacated by M Murphy and George W. Offutt, for number of years chairman of the spe- cial traffic committee and a member of the board of directors, was elected sec- ond vice president. Ben T. Webster was re-elected secre- tary for another term, J. Harry Cun- ningham was re-elected treasurer, Rob- ert J. Cotirell executive secretary, E. C. Brandenburg general counsel and | Frank R. Strunk sergeant-at-arms. Mr. Murphy plans shortly to call all | officers, directors and committee chais men of the organization together to map out a program of activities during the ensuing year. One of the first projects will be consideration of the tentative budget for the fiscal year 1930-31, now being prepared by the department heads of the District. MRS, TILLMAN CASE 1S NOLLE PROSSED Narcotic Charges Dropped by Assistant U. S. Attorney Collins. Assistant United States Attorney Wil- liam H. Collins announced today he had nolle prossed the narcotic charges against Mrs. Vivian Tillman, sister of Mrs. Lorraine Horner, who was acquit- ted about two weeks ago in Criminal Division 1 of the District Supreme Court on charges of forging and utter- ing narcotic prescriptions. Mrs. Tillman had been jointly in- dicted with her sister on the same | charges, but had been granted a sep- arate trial. In the case of Mrs. Horner, wife of Stanley Horner, local auto dealer, Chief Justice McCoy directed the jury to ac- quit her. It was shown that the pre- seriptions she was accused of forging were invalid because none of them bore a date when the prescription had been made out. This was in violation of the Harrison narcotic act, so the Chief Justice held the defendant could not be guilty of forging a void instrument. Since Mrs. Tillman was involved in the same case Collins saw the futility of prosecution. Consequently he had the charges nolle prossed. - JAPANESE AMBASSADOR AIDS STRANDED AUTOISTS Directs “Rescue” of Motorists Whose Cars Stalled in Rock Creek Ford. While preparations were going for- ward to entertain 15 of his fellow- countrymen at dinner, Dr. Katsuji Debuchi, the Japanese Am| jor, per- sonally directed the rescue of two motorists whose automobiles had stalled at the Rock Creek Park ford near Six- teenth street, late yesterday afternoon. The Ambassador directed his chauffeur, Thomas Miller, to drive behind one of the cars and push it out and then re- turn and push the other car out of the swirling waters. ‘Taking a tip from the democratic Oriental envoy, other motorists assisted other stalled cars. One of the cars “rescuied” by the Ambassador bore a New York license tag, while the other was a local machine. Irving M. Grey, secretary of the Divi- sion of Publications of the Carnegie In- stitution, who resides at 1538 Monroe street, was one of the motorists rescued. —_— TORRE IS RELEASED. Suspect in Green Gables Case Out Funeral services will be conducted in Holy Trinity Church Monday morn- ing at 9 o'clock. Interment will be in Holy Rood Cemetery. ' BOYS ARE INJURED. !One Falls From Tree, Other Hurt | by Bricks. Eight-year-old Edward Merryman, P11 F street northeast, broke his right the face, wsulp -:m body s aftel several bricks, w] top- led";gg; a loose pile, stacked near his jome. PSR Agricultural implements exported ) from the United States in 1928 were wvalued at $116,000,000, which broke | previous records, .| under $5,000 bond. all . Under $5,000 Bond. By & Staft Correspondent of The Star. by the Prince Georges grand jury for as- sault with attempt to kill Louis Beh- rens at the Green Gables roadhouse March 21, today obtained his liberty { ‘Torre has been held in the Marlboro Jajl nearly two weeks. Bond was fur- having Grant, ‘Would Delay Lifting Embargo. eh’{oxlo. Arv;l‘l 13 (#).—Chuzo ‘“:‘,‘,‘, that the : . the desirability of early es cons ing o CLARK GIVES TALK T0 DRAMA GUILD One of Most Spirited Sessions of Current Conference Is Held. Barrett’ Clark, widely known critic and dramatic historian, was the prin- cipal speaker last night at one of the Community Drama Guild’s most spirited sessions in its current annual confer- ence at McKinley High School. Gideon A. Lyon was chairman of the evening. Addison Pitt, director of the National Theater Players, was the second speak- er on the program, and Harold Snyder of the Community Center Department gave a demonstration lecture on “Mod- | ern Stage Lighting.” Dwelling briefly on the difficulties of producing amateur drama in Washing- ton in past years, with special refer- ence to the financial responsibilities in- volved, Mr. Lyon introduced Barrett Clark, who, as literary adviser to Samuel French, Inc., was ably qualified to dis- cuss “the right pley and the right pay” in connection with his subject, “Plays and Royalties.” Pointing out that a considerable mis- understanding as to the exact operation of the royalty system seemed to exist in the public mind, Mr. Clark said that royalty was no more than legiti- mate rent for the use of a playwright's work. If there were no royalties, sald, there would be an immediate | diminution in both the quantity and quality of plays available for amateur presentation. Scores of playwrights, in precarious financial circumstances, had ! been sustained through their worst periods by royalties from amateur pro- ductions, Mr. Clark declared, and thus enatled to continue writing, The speaker cited, as one example, the case of Lady Gregory, the subsistence of whose family during the trying years of the war had virtually depended upon the royalties from her cne-act plays. Cases Are Cited. | There are fully 500 cases a day of | persons, such as school teachers and church benefit leaders, who plead that the royalties are beyond their resources. | P! In some instances reductions could be arranged, Mr. Clark said, each case resting aunder its own particular circum- stances, but the matter of reductions was entirely with the authors. One-act plays are dead, Mr. Clark said. Of fifteerr or twenty thousand one-act pieces available, only a dozen or so are worth the paper they are printed on. More copies of a good three- act play are sold in a day than of a one-act play in a year, he declared. Scoring the little theaters and com- munity groups as “the worst sheep imaginable,” Mr. Clark declared that they shouid seckiless of the Broadway flavor and success and write original plays dealing as much as possible with material to this country. Addison Pitt opened his remarks with a tribute to the work of the players and directress who put on the guild tournament’s prize-winning play, “The Monkey’s Paw,” as a curtain-raiser to a recent National Theater production. As elements of the present decline of spoken drama, Mr. Pitt cited the loss of mystery in the theater, saying that people knew too much about the tech- nique and operation of plays, the fact that today people do not talk about plays at home as they used to, giving more discussion to the movies and, finally, the rise of the star system which supplanted actual dramatic talent with personality and the ability to wear clothes. 2 Stage Ligating Traced. ‘Tracing the development of stage lighting from the early Greek sta; through the Roman, medieval, the El abethan and nineteenth century phases, Hsrold Snyder presented a talk, illus- trated by lantern slides, concerning modern stage lighting. { the gasoline tax for Washington from ‘Tonight's session of the conference will be in the nature of a summing-up of the preceding discussions. el Souiiid CHIEF ENGINEER NAMED. ‘Will Be Responsible for Police ‘Fleet’s’ Condition. Pvt. C. C. Humphries of the harbor precinct was designated by Maj. G. Pratt, superintendent of police, as the chief engineer of the Police Depart- be | Merchants & his | she broke the glass of a fire Testimony of Some One Who Has Studied Foreign Ter- minals Recently Wanted. COMMISSION MAY ASK . LINDBERGH FOR ADVICE Merchants and Manufacturers’ Gov- ernors’ Board Favors Gravelly Point for Site. When the Afrport Commission re- ! sumes its study of where to locate Washington’s air terminal it will seek the 'latest available data on how the principal European capitals are meet- lt'im this modern phase of transporta- lon, The commission has obtained from the Department of Commerce some | statistics as to the size and method of | financing_the main airports in Paris, London, Berlin and Rome, but Senator Bingham, Republican of Connecticut, chairman, said he wants to get the testimony of some student of aviation | who has seen these foreign develop- ments recently. Although Col. Charles A. Lindbergh did not stop Tong enough in Washington | yesterday for the Airport Commission |to consult with him regarding estab- {lishment of the Washington air term- | inal, Senator Bingham may seck his | views on a later occasion before recom- mendations are ready to be made to Congress. Members of the Alrport Com- mission knew that Col. Lindbergh was in a hurry to get to New York for the arrival of the body of Ambassador Herrick from France and were not sur~ 5:1.:«‘1mt2:t ut,hemdugnguished airman s unable to sf er few mifiites, P ‘e more than a Data on Sites Awaited. Senator Bingham, who returned yes- terday from a trip to Connecticut, led the Airport Commission would not meet again until the Government engineers | are ready to submit detailed estimates | and data on the several inland sites that have been suggested in the suburban area to the north and east of the District. Two of these inland locations, one at Chillum, Md., and the other near Cagnp Springs, Md., were given considerable attention at the hearings. The commission has exact cost figures for the development of an urpog“:!, | Gravelly Point, on the banks of the Potomac, south of Hains Point. It is waiting now to get comparable statistics ! regarding the inland sites. It has been made clear that the com- mission has come to no conclusion on | the question of location, but wants to compare the length of time it would take to prepare an air field at one of the inland sites, what the fog condi- tlons would be, how the cost would | compare with Gravelly Point and how long it would take to get to the center of the city. The commission is known to be thor- oughly convinced that the National Capital needs an airport without delay, and questions asked during the heal ings indicated that the members are looking ahead with a view to estab- lishing an air terminal that will make provision for the rapid growth in air travel which all witnesses agreed will occur in Washington once an airport is available. Senator Bingham said yesterday that some of the inland sites suggested to| the commission are wooded areas -t{ present, and the report now being awaited from the engineers is expected to show more. in detail how available | the topography of the land would be for landing field purposes. Development of a municipal airport on the Gravelly Point site, with the cost to be divided equally between the Jocal and Federal Governments, was urged in a resolution adopted by the board of governors of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association meeting yesterday afternoon. The board also went on record vigor- ously opposing the proposed increase in 2 to 3 cents per gallon, as has been suggested by Representative Zihlman of Maryland, chairman of the House District committee, for the announced urpose of extending the parks system of the National Capital. Gravelly Point Favored. The merchants’ governors reiterated its former approval of the Gravelly Point site for the projected municipal airport, members believing that it was the most advantageous site, due to the pessibility of future expansion of the port there by filling in additional land along the Potcmac River and because the site on the river would have facil- ities for both land and water planes. An additional "suggestion, that the Washington airport be developed in the nature of a memorial for those out- standing leaders of aviation. its pioneers and present aces, including those who gave their lives in further- ance of the new method of transporta- tion, was made and approved by the a{rectora of the merchants’ organiza- jon. ‘The airport thus would commemorate the achievements of such aviation lead~ ers as Dr. Langley. the Wright brothers, Col. Lindbergh, Walter Hinton, Floyd Bennett, Comdr. Richard E. Byrd and many others. The board felt that | ernoon. Washington should have an airport that would be a model for the rest of the country and that in creating this fleld it would be well to give it the nature of a memorial to those who deserve spe- cial recognition for their services for aviation. Holds Tax Boost Unnecessary. 1In opposing the proposed boost in the gasoline tax the board was of the opinion that such an increase was un- as well as being of a dis- g nature. It was pointed out that such an increase in gasoline tax would be an additional burden on one class of citizens, automobile own- ers and operators, for the benefit of the National Capital as a whole, in the extension of the park system. It was bmlfll;t out also that the increased gasoline tax would redound to the financial benefit of the gasoline station operators_in nurbf. land, where wtg: line tax higher than in as] L ‘The also went on record urg- ing that provision be made in the five- District budget now be repared i;‘{he District gfimr for m;enuon te uard. Gen. Anton Stephan, president of the M. & M, 'Mfl:m the o fon, also M‘x’-nh‘ cussed the possibili combina~ tion of the proposed u terminal for Washington with the projected new armory. J Gen. Stephan ing of the entire membership of the Manufacturers’ Associa- tion, the first in several years, weuld be held April 25. Woman Hurt Sounding Alarm. W. H. Rowland sustained minor her right hand last when of the nion announced that a meet- | 1, Mrs. cuts to partment found smoke 1322 Twelfth street, Severai familes 13 t damage box | the SPEAKERS PRAISE Gives Welcoming Address. Concert Planned Tonight. An address of welcome by Mrs. Bon- nie Busch, national president of the National League of American Pen Women, followed by reports of national officers, state vice presidents, branch presidents and the chairman of the clubhouse committee. was heard this morning in the opening business session WOMAN WRTERS | President of Pen Women| of the fifth annual authors’ chnzr:ssi of the league at the Willard Hotel. General discussion from the floor fol- | lowed the reports before the morning meeting was_adjourned. Dr. Mary Meek Atkeson, first national | vice president, was to preside this aft- Reports from chairmen of committees on organiaation, ways and means, membership, printing, pablicity and the bulletin were to be heard in addition to the reports of Dr. Mary M. A. Moore, chairman of the manu- script service bureau, and Mrs. Ida Don- nelly Peters, editor, on markets. Concert Planned Tonight. All members and their guests are in- vited to attend a concert at the Ameri- can Red Cross Auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock. A number of notable artists and speakers, including Rafaelo Diaz. Metro- politan opera star; Lieut. Col. E. Alex- ander Powell, adventurer and writer: Angela. Morgan and Caroline Giltinan, poets, and a group of authors appeared on the program of the authors’ break- fast, which opened the congress yes- terday noon at the Willard Hotel. Mrs. Busch entertained members and dele- gates at a reception last night. Opening the breakfast program with an address of welcome, Mrs. Busch turned it over to Mrs. Grace Duffie Feldert, toastmistress, after outlining a few “traffic rules for speakers.” which | were good-naturedly followed by those on the program. ‘Women Explorers Praised. Following a solo group by Senor Diaz, Col. Powell spoke on the invasicn of women writers into the fields of travel | and adventure once monopolized by men, where, he says, the fair sex equal their brothers in daring and energy, often bringing back amazing stories as a result of their excursions into some unknown country. Mrs. Grace Thompson Seton's brief talk on “Women Writers of the Orient” was followed by the sparkling humor of Miss Elizabeth Collister, who answered | the query “Are writers people?” in a highly amusing fashion. Miss Giltinan read a group of original poems and Miss Morgan responded to her toast with her poem “Today.” Mrs. Mary V. Charlton, editor of the People’s Home Journal, also responded to a toast with a five-minute talk, as did Mrs. Henry M, Atkeson Moore, who, concluding the program, discoursed on “Being Last.” Art Exhibit Arranged. At the speaker’s table also were Mrs. Carolina Van H. Bean, Mrs. J. Walker McSpadden, Representative Ruth Han- na McCormick, Represntative Ruth Baker Pratt, Mrs. Grace Zaring Stone, Mrs. Theodore J. Pickett and Mrs. Prederic William Wile. An art exhibit, arranged by Gordon Dunthorne, local artist, occupled a plat- form olzgoal'e the speaker’s table at the breakfast, Among the works ex- hibited were a recently completed por- trait of Mrs. Busch, natidnal president, which will be presented to the league by Miss Caroline Bean, artist, and a bust of Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth, the work of Caroline Maxwell. PRATT IS NOT SEEKING SCIENTIFIC BUREAU NOW Superintendent of Police Says He Had Proposed Something Like It in 1927, Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, today said that printed reports that he is seeking a scientific bureau in the Police Department to aid in solving of crimes were evidently d on a recommendation he made in 1927, as chief of the Detective Bureau, but which he is not agitating at present. He said idea two years ago was that a bureau should be established for work on such matters as.analyzing blood stains, examining bullets and firearms and measuring fingerprints. The recom- mendation was sent to Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, then superintendent of police, but no further action was taken. PHONE COMPANY POST IS GIVEN VANDEGRIFT . C. & P. Employe lfnea 1908, and ‘War Veteran, Appointed As- sistant Vice President. John L. Vandegrift, Washington man, as been named assistant vice president of the Chesapeake & Potomac Tele- phone Co. mfid his education in an engineering World War he served as & _capt in 341st Field Artillery in France and later with the army of occupation in Germany. Mfilfllhmmmem it supervisor for the peake & Potomac system, with head- MISS H. IDA CUERY. LEGION'S AIDASKED INCHILD CAMPAIGN Opportunities Described by Head of Bureau—Gen. Har- ris Also Speaks. ‘The ways in which the American Legion can .co-operate with the various Government agencies in their child yelfare work was pointed out this lorning by Miss Grace Abbott, chief of the United States Children's Bureau, | speaking at the final session of the American Legion Child Welfare Confer- ence, area B division, being held at the Cairo Hotel. Miss Abbott told the Legionnaires of the opportunities for them disclosed by her work in the eight States covered by area Of particular importance, she said, was home care for children rather than the placing of them in institu- tions. General Is Speaker. Maj. Gen. Peter C. Harris, retired, chief of the education committee of the Legion, spoke cn “Education of War Orphans.” He advocated that the Legion sponsor vocational and educa- tional scholarships for unfortunate children. Home care of orphang and other needy children and expansion of the program of the Legion to include yearly medical and dental - examination of every child in the community, so far as practicable, were advocated last night by Miss H. Ida Curry of New York at a dinner given at the Cairo by the conference. Miss Curry, who formerly was a wel- fare worker here, is an assistant secre- tary of the New York State Charities Ald Associaticn, and head of its de- partment of county agencies for depen- dent children. Recreation Is Stressed. Miss Curry also presented the need for organized recreation in towns and &ulaxe and placed emphasis on educa- jon. Other speakers last night included Dr. H. E. Kleinschmidt, director of the health education service of the- Na- tional Tuberculesis Association, and Prentice Murphy, head of the Philadel- phia Children’s Bureau, who told of the work of their respective organizations. Yesterday afterncon Mrs. Elizabeth Wyatt of the New Jersey Department of Institutions and Agencies, gave and ad- dress on “Home Finding, Child Plate- ment and Supervision.” SENATE CHAPLAIN ILL. Dr. Z. B. Phillips Confined tp Home by Breakdown. Dr. Z. B. Phillips, chaplain of the United States Senate and rector of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany, has suffered a physical breakdown and is confined to his home, at 2224 R street. 1t was stated at his office today Ris condition is slightly improved. Dr. Phillips has been granted a leave of absence of six months to regain health. He had planned a two-month trip to the Holy d, but it was de- cided by his physician it would be too strenuous. He will leave within a short time, however, for a trip to Europe. s inis. POWER INCREASE SOUGHT. ‘WOL Petitions-for Better Assign- ment for Broadcasts. Radio Station WOL, operated by the American Broadcasting Co., 1111 H street, today filed with the Federal Radio Co an application for an increase in its broadcasting power and a better assignment on the air, The station requests an increase in power from 100 watts to 250 watts, which would enable it to serve a larger area with better program strength. It also asks for a change in frequency from 1,310 to 1,270 kilocycles. Fish Demands Damages. NEW ¢ April 13 (P).—Stuyve- sant. Fish, weslthy. brober and man, whose searchsd for the Statue of signed the ‘him S et 1 S i —Associated Press Photo. FEES 1S SENTENCED TOTERM IN PRISON ‘Had Changed Plea to Guilty | of Embezzling $3,713 Gov- ernment Funds. Under indictment since June 25 last | | for embezziing $2,713.47 of Government | funds, Don Clare Fees, former disburs- | ing clerk for the Department of Justice, | was sentenced to three years in prison | {today by Chief Justice Walter I. Mc-| Coy, in Criminal Division 1 of the Dis- | triet Supreme Court. Formerly pleading | not guilty, Fees changed his plea to cne of guilty early this Spring. Fecs was arrested May 28 by Depart- | ment of Justice Agent John M. Keith | after a Police Court judge had fined | | him for a traffic violation. Assistent | | which has run through history. STUDENT PROBLEM Two Intensive Studies Under Way, Deans and Advisers of Men Disclose. EFFECTS OF WAR SEEN BY KANSAS SPEAKER Meeting Here Told Knowledge Penetrating Forbidden Fields Also Influence. College faculties ate trying to under- | stand their students and are finding it a hard job. Two inténsive studies with this ob- jective now are under way, it was an- | nounced at the meeting of the Associ- Some of the preity pages who served at the opening of the convention of the National League of American Pen Wom- cn yesterday. Left to right: Suzane Mullet, Eleanor Chambers, Dorothy Dunlap, Mrs. Clarice Burger, Dorothy Nicholson, i Bernice Green, Carmel Hoyt, Dorothy Shaffer and Elizabeth Hohoff. ation of Deans Advisers of Men at the Mayflower this morning. One is being formulated by the State universities and the other by the Bureau of Education for the Land Grant Colleges. In the midst of a great shift of moral standards, Chancellor E. K. Lind- ley of the University of Kansas told the educators, there is the problem of deciding whether there will be a com- plete collapse of standards or “whether the plant is just shut down for a time preparatory fo turning out a mew ma- chine.” “Some say,” he continued, “that youth has repudiated the rather rigid, legislatic, puritanical standards on the way to better. "Theyzrcat war had something to do with it. Another factor is the marvelous growth of knowledge whnich has pene- trated forbidden fields quite persistently. Yet with the astonishing candor we seem to have among our young woman students what seems to be a moral fas- tidiousn#ss as marked as that of their grandmothers. Another factor is the spread of democratic ideals. The in- ferfority complex has come to be de- spised. Most important of all is the ancient feud between youth and ag: Every age has praised its mothers and crit- icized its dagghters. Youth is the age of action and experience, and age of re- flection and regret. Change in Few Years. “Up to a few years colleges was forced ¥ standards of age. They have & rigl United States Attorney Walter M. Shea vrocured the indictments against the | former disbursing clerk under five spe- | | cific charges. i | _The first two counts in the indictment | | charged him with taking $500 on Sep- | tember 19, 1927. He was charged with | taking $100 on October 11, 1927:| |$2,418.47 on April 24 last, and on May | |18 last the sums involved were $500 and $100. A five-year prison term was imposed | by Justice Frederick L. Siddons in | Criminal Division 2 upon Sherman Cox, ! colored, on a housebreaking charge. | Cox had pleaded guilty in court to an | attempt to rob a safe in premises at | 609 New York avenue occupied by Wil- liam J. Holtman. The offense occurred February 19 last, Two 15-Year Sentences Given. Fiiteen years in prision for robbery was the sentence imposed today upon | Underhill on November 17, 1928, robbing | him of cash, a watch and a quantity of clothing. Under hill pleaded with the man not to take the watch, because of its sentimental -vaiv» and Frederick- son told him he woulé %llow him to buy it back for $10 if he "Yould meet him the following day at & certain place. Underhill kept the engagement, ac- companied by detectives. Another sentence of 15 years was im- posed by Chief Justice McCoy upon William A. Johnson, colored, charged with attempting to asphyxiate the in- mates of the Friendship House in order to rob it. January 1 last. He obtained a coat from a young woman which was later recovered, Johnson also was charged with entering the house 10 days later. He had turned on the g: to make the inmates “sleep soundly, when some of them were aroused. Herbert Robertson was given a 5-year sentence by Justice Siddons on a house- breaking and larceny charge, and Heze- kiah Randolph, colored, was sentenced to 15 years for an attempted criminal assault on a colored girl. PREMIER IN DRIVE | ON SPAIN ‘MICROBES’ Dictator Reported as Declaring He Will Rid Country of Strife Be- fore He “Disappears.” By the Associated Press. PARIS, April 13.—A dispatch to Le Figaro from Madrid today ascribed to the Spanish dictator, Primo de Rivera, the metaphor of Spain, the sick man and himself the physician. The par- ticular reference was to recent internal strife in that country. “I have only driven out the bad mi- crobes,” the premier was quoted. “I am now helping Spain on to convalescence. Soon she will have recovered fuil and complete health and then I will disap- pcal'-{ But until then I shall continue to work.” The dispatch said the dictator, al- though modest, was willing to discuss every phase of his work and added that he said he was “not moved by the fears of certain persons who see Madrid growing more and more like Chicago.” He was asked where modern trends of industrialism might lead peasant Spain and he answered: “We are a great agri- cultural country. Yes, I know that and lucky we are to be. “The great overpopulated cities do not promote the tranquility of the his | masses; their inhabitants would be hap- pler on the land. You see I am perfect- ly aware of where we are going and where we ought to go.” The dictator, acco: to the dis- patch, has little sympathy for bull fights or prize fights. He recalled he had de- nied children under 14 the right to at- tend them. “As much foot ball as they like,” he said. “But children must not be given a taste for bloodshed.” ——— ALUMNI HEAD NAMED. I. F. Hand Is Made President of D. C. Union College Association. Irving P. Hand was elected president of the District of Columbia Union Col- lege Alumni Association at a banquet last night in the Cosmos Club. Rev. ;:‘:l? %md fim :‘s.. éluefiy ke en war sec- retary-treasurer. The d::ner was in honor of Dr. Kay Frederickson, who held up Thomas | to revolt and we must help them finc their own standards. Adolescense mus be lived out, like the tadpole stage o' a frog. You can't change a tadpol into a frog by cutting off its tail. Thr only way is to feed it and the tail wil be absorbed. “Youth itself must discover the dis- cipline of liberty. It will not come from authority. There is a great ignorance of the subjects with which we deal. W' can't change the fundamental instincts of adolescence.” To reach a clearer understanding | Dr. Lindley said, the State universitics hope to enlist the eid of college fra- ternities and other campus organizatioas | to answer such questions as ways 1o lessen irregularities of conduct by pro- | moting scholarship, the proper cost of fraternity houses, and whether th fraternity should be delegated th° i power to discipline its members for { infractions cf college rules. In formu- lating a program for dealing with youth he said, it is important not to curb indivuality, thus increasing the ‘yes- | yes” men. “It remains for the next five years, he said, to decide whether the almost fanatical faith of the public in higher education is justified. In my mind the future of higher education is by no means secure.” The other study is being made by means of a 160-page questionnaire | which is being distribtued to all the | land-grant colleges covering almost every detail of student life. Another | year will be required befcre sufficient | answers have been received to work out any correlations. n Henry Grattan Doyle of George { Washington University explained the sults of a recent guestionnaire on the ‘collegiate” type to which answers were received from nearly 300 institutions of higher learning. Wilbur Lauds Students. College students of today were termed “as fine a group as the wo'ld has ever seen” by Secretary of the Irterior Ray Lyman Wilbur, former president of Leland Stanford University, at the ses- sion yesterday afternoon. There has been such a change in standards and environment, he said, that it is almost impossible for alumni of other generations to understand the present student bodies. Control of intercollegiate athletics and the migration of student bodies to games were discussed at the session. Use of automobiles was stressed by Dean J. W. Armstrong of Northwestern University as the worst feature of such migrations because of the many acci- dents and because there is no way to control the students. He urged the | chartering of special trains by colleges, | which can be accompanied by faculty supervisors. Dean S. H. Goodnight of the Uni- versity of Wisconsin said that there are growing evils in the athletic relations between colleges. Home-coming teams disrupt the lite of the college for days, he said. He condemned the activities of “sporty” alumni “who think they are doing something big for Alma Mater” by recruiting and financinz athletes. Some of these evils, he pointed out, have been grew~’v modified by the conference boards, buc tae policy of leaving each college as much autonomy as possible in managing its athleti~ affairs has left much to be done, Deans of Eastern universities attend- ing the session last night voted in organize an Easterm Association of Deans and Advisers of Men. In the tentative association Dean Henry Grat- tan Doyle of George Washington Un. versity was elected president; vice presi- dent, Harry P. Stone, dean of West Virginia University; secretary and treasurer, Dean Kenneth O. Mason of Brown University. Licenses. Marriage Charles Edward Staples, 21, and Sylvia ‘!;,I‘her elnne. 18; Rev. Thomas J. Turking- Williams, 21, Seat Pleasant, ie E. Spencer, 16, Seat Pleas- M. L. Gunbleton. sh skins, 38 and Carrie Harris, Sroan Kot 23, and Senia Goldma, 24 Ry . Mi'an Hughes, 25, 18: Rev. A|ll|ll‘|\lt"?. Cflz= e Ghten, S Eanine it Okis, ‘45, Merohan™y , 47, Marshall, . L Pattizon. s B