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10 AD RATE DISPUTE NEARS DECISION Federal Hears Arguments in Case Pending Several Years. ‘Whoiher newspaper publishers of the country should favor direct the adver- tiser on advertising rates, and allow him the benefit of all or a part of the commission. generally 15 per cent, col- lected by the agent when advertising is handled by an accredited advertising agency, was finally argued before the Federal Trade Commission yesterday and the case, which has been before the commission for several years, Was Trade Commission’ Lindbergh Medal taken under consideration for decision. | An examiner’s case against five or- | ganizations composed of advertising | agencics, publishers and special news- | paper representatives charged them | with combining and agreeing upon the | 15 per cent rate for the agencies on rational advertising the latter handled, | and with coercion to prevent any sgency from “rebating” all or part of their commissions either to publishers | or_advertisers. The commission’s examiner alleged that the defendants thus were stifiing price competition. The firms against which the action was taken were: The American Asso- ciation of Advertising Agencies, the American Newspaper Publishers’ Asso- | ciation, the Southern Newspaper Pub- | lichers’ Association, the Six Point | League of New York and the American | Press Association. Claims Interstate Trade. In rebuttal argument, which closed the case yesterday afternoon, Eugene W. Burr sought to nullify argument of the respondents that the Federal Trade Commission did not have jurisdiction in the case for the reason that con- tracts made for advertising do not con- titute interstate trade. He also charged that in their refusal to give the direct edvertiser, the client who did not use the services of the advertising agency, 8 rate for space less the 15 per cent | paid the agency, and in the agencies’ refusal to split commissions there was unfair competition in restraint of trade. | By reason of the wide circulation of | newspapers carrying the salesmanlike | advertisements of the advertisers, and | by reason of the interstate shipment of the type parts for advertisements, such as matrixes, cuts and such material, Burr charged the agents and publishers were engaging in interstate trade with Tespect to their contracts. ‘The American Association of Adver- tising Agencies, through its attorney, Clark McKercher, argued that the agency commission practice, and the campaign of education of both publish- ers and agents against the practice of agents rebating part or all .of their commission, have been accepted as in- volving the best interests of the pub- lishers and agents for the past 30 years. He said that these practices had been in use before the Association of Adver- | tising Agencies was formed in 1920, and | were adopted by the agents’ organiza- tion as sound and ethical. He said the business gathered, the advertisements prepared and the serv- ices rendered the publishers by the agencies constituted real service for which the publishers pay on the basis of value received. He maintained that the agents have spent millions of dol- lars in building up this service to the newspapers. He charged that a mere handful of advertisers were trying to “get in at the back door” on the pub- lishers and reap the agents' profits without supplying commensurate service, Denies Combination Exists. J. F. Finlay, attorney for the South- ern Newspaper Publishers’ Association, argued that there is no combination be- | tween the publisher and agency groups, and that the actual making of an ad- vertising contract, without reference to the advertisement's circulation in in- terstate trade, does not constitute trade between the States. Robert C. Beatty, counsel for the American Newspaper Publishers’ Asso- ciation and the Six Point League of New York, attacked the practice of agents rebating all or part of their com- missions in etforts to secure business. He sald that rebating always leads o bankruptcy for the agent, and cited the commission’s own efforts to have such practices discarded in other lines of business. He also cited State laws which forbid the rebating by an insurance agent of any part of the commission he receives for writing a policy, drawing a parallel case. Elisha Hanson, also representing the publishers, denied that any newspapers have been coerced by his organization to adhere to the organization’s stated principles on .the subject of rebating all or part of the commission generally paid agents to advertisers who spurn the “middleman” agent, and come direct to the publisher seeking all or part of the agents' commission. Mr. Hanson charged that a big ad- vertiser, one of those seeking direct re- lations with the publishers and a rebate on the commission which would have been paid the agent, would not sell to a publisher one of the tires he manufac- tures at retail at a price less his own dealer-middleman’s commission. The publishers, he declared, have one price for all in national advertising. This rate, he said, is called the “card” rate, and is available to the person who seeks direct contact with the publisher as well as to the agent. ‘The railroads of Siam are better First photographs of the design of the medal authorized by act of Congress “in commemoration of the achievements of Col. Charles A. Lindbergh.” The medal is to be made at the Philadelphia Mint and one of solid gold is to be pre- sented to Lindbergh at appropriate ceremonies. Bronze duplicates of the | original will be sold to the public at about $1 each at the mint early next year. The sculptor is Mrs. Laura Gardin Fraser. The design was made | public by the report of the Fine Arts Commission today. YOUNG PLAN WINS INREIGHSTAG VOTE | Nationalist Bill Defeated and | Measure Will Go Before People December 22. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, November 30.—The Na- tionalist bill for rejection of the Young plan was defeated in the Reichstag to- day and the measure will now be re- ferred to a referendum by the German people on December 22, By the Associated Press. BERLIN, November 30.—Surprising even his friends by his aggressiveness, Dr. Julius Curtius, Germany's new for- eign minister, threw the weight of the German government behind the Young plan yesterday in his first speech to the Reichstag since he succeeded the | late Gustav Stresemann. Dr. Curtfus, affirming that the Young plan was a great improvement over the | Dawes plan, opposed on behalf of the | cabinet the of the so-called “law_against the enslavement of the | German people,” which came up for its first reading today. He asked the ReicHstag to reject the proposed law, which was introduced by the Nationalists, and declared the re- cent plebiscite against the Young plan was an attack on the authority of the state, Plebiscite Is Scored. After reviewing the efforts of post- revolutionary cabinets to explain to the world that” Germany was not alone gullty of the war, he said the Natio ist proposal for renouncing the Germ confession of guilt “attempts to ram operi doors, and is based on senseless assertions that Germany's foreign pol- icy has been hitherto built on the recognition of her guilt in the war. “The whole plebiscite demand is based on . obvious dishonesty.” Dr. Curtius accused the Nationalisis of rousing false hopes in the German people “as though international treaties could be abro- gated and reparations burdens shaken Off by a piebiscite. “It is nonsense to determine by a| plebiscite that a people doesn't want to| pay. Of course, it doesn't want to pay. The only question is whether it must! pay or not. A plebiscite on this ques- | tion is sheer nonsense.” Ten Questions Asked. Dr. Curtius played on what he called the demagogy of Alfred Hugenburg nndi his Nationalist followers, asking Hugen- | 10 burg 10 questions about how Germany's foreign political situation would be im- proved by the passage of the law. One question read: “You feel certain that upon Germany's declining to ac- cept the Young plan the people of the United States will join you in recog-| nizing that the only road toward real| pacification of the world is wiping out the war debts. Whence do you gain this certainty? Can it be that your let- ter last Spring made the United States willing to cancel the debts?” There was loud laughter at this ref- equipped than any other in that part of the world, and the attendants all speak English. erence to the vain appeal of the Na-| tionalists for American support last| & Revolutionary Scientific Free Lectures SO SPECIAL A complete course will be given to all purchasers of Madame Hyde’s famous Physi- cal and Mental Re- juvenation Book. 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Good, whose cabinet career was cut short by death, was imprinted on the annual re- port of the War Department submitted today to President Hoovér, who still wears a mourning band for his friend and counselor. Departing from the stereotyped and cold arrays of facts and figures which usually make up Government sum- maries of the year's activitjes, Mr. Good found place in the document, completed just as he was seized with the illness from which he died. to insert some telling phrases describing his own con- ception of the needs of soldiers and armies. “The ability to instruct is second only to the ability to command,” he said, and then he referred readers of the document to the “detailed analysis of the extensive Army educational system in Appendix F.” Going down the line of War Depart- ment activities, he of the mechanizing of the armed forces, d claring, however, that “when we in-| crease the soldier's mobility we should not accomplish it at the expense of his protection or his striking power.” Then in two short sentences he| summed up the excitement on the Mex- | fcan border during recent troubles in| the southern republic. “A critical situation arose on the border of Mexico at the time of the| disturbed conditions in that country,” he said. “The troops of the 8th Corps Area met the situation in a highly cred- itable and efficient manner.” Next came a section under the head- | ing of “Religion,” devoted to the duties fort to reach the high standard of ‘These_qualities are essential to suc- | cess in peace or war” he continued. | “Moral training. in its simplest and broadest definition, is the instruction of the soldier in right thinking, right feel- ing and right acting. It is character building in the highest sense. Not only does it make for a strong, virile char- ization of Mis obligations and duties to | self, to his comrades, to country and to God. - Mr. Good placed the strength of the | Regular Army at 130,937 men on June | 30 last. There were 10.890 men in the | Alr Corps and Army pilots flew 288_542‘ hours during the year, an increase of 89,648 hours over the previous year. The National Guard, with a strength of 176,988, was in a “most gru!lfymg”l condition, he sald. There were 112,757 | names on the Officers’ Reserve Corps | list while Reserve Officers’ Training | Corps had a total of 112,424 students Fifty-two citizens' training camps had | been accepted by the country as a de- sirable contribution to good citizen- ship. A section of the report dealt with the work of rescue and assistance per- formed by the Army during the year, which included large expenditures from Army stores for tornado victims and sufferers from other disasters in many parts of the world. Supplies valued at $953,766 were furnished to the Porto Rican hurricane sufferers alone. “A record of its service to suffering humanity during the past 50 years would include corresponding instances throughout those years amounting to large sums of money and extensive serv- ices of military personnel,” the report said. Mr. Good made complimentary ref- erences to Dwight F. Davis, his pre-| decessor in office, and to Secretary Stimson, former Governor General of the Philippines. President Hoover was fortunate, he said, in securing Mr. | Davis to succeed Mr. Stimson in the is- | lands, and Mr. Stimson’s program there | had been favorably received by Filipino leaders. | -Speaking of waterways, Secretary Good reported progress in their de- velopment through the year. He de- clared there could be no reasonable | doubt that the Inland Waterways Cor- | poration had been of incalculable bene- fit to the people at large and that it | was continually increasing in effective- | ness. A survey had proved, he said, the | value a system of waterways would have in time of national emergency. | The funds appropriated for flood con- trol for the fiscal year 1930, amounting | to $30,000,000, he said, have been sched- | uled for expenditure under the adopted | project for levees, revetments, dredging, | Of the Missouri River, he said improve- | ment from its mouth to Kansas City was being prosecuted on a scale hither- “unequaled in any part of the world.” It was expected that a 400- | mile usable channel to Kansas Cityl would be secured by the close of 1930. | Briton, 91, Realizes Wish to Die at Home As Wife, 82, Mourns Slab in Front Yard Gives Way, Hurling Him Into Well. By the Assoclated Press. WILMINGTON, Kent, England, No- vember 30.—Willlam Sales, 91, app: ently has realized his wish to die on the homestead he and his wife, 82, in- habited through so many decades. Police today were sure he was dead and saw no hope of rescuing him from the well in his front yard, into which he fell yesterday when a stone slab at its mouth gave way. Digging had to be suspended over night because of lack of artificial light in the little Kent village, and as it was resumed today it was feared from two to three days would be needed to remove the debris which covers his body. A ton or more earth from the crumbling sides of the well caved in when Sales fell. Throughout last night Mrs. Sales and their son, Jim Sales, 62, watched at the side of the well, but watched in vain, for a sign of life. Shaking with sobs, the little old woman recalled how they had lived in the little ivy-clad cottage since their marriage, and how every year at his birthday she had made herself a new bonnet, which she wore during the suc- ceeding year. CARE FOR CHILDREN URGED IN DISTRICT Washington Lags in Provid- ing Medical Attention, Flynn Tells C. of C. Group. ‘Washington lags behind other cities in providing for medical care of its school children, it was declared at a meeting of the public health commit- tee of the Washington Chamber of Commerce yesterday in the Homer Building. Dr. James A. Flynn, chairman, who presided, called particular attention to the need for more care for defects in hearing among the children. A recent survey in Fort Worth, Tex, he de- clared, showed more than 21 per cent suffering in some degree from impaired hearing. This survey was made pos- sible through the use of an audiometer, and he recommended that a similar in- strument be purchased for use here. Consideration was given Senate bills for increased facilities for medical in- spection of school children and for the transfer of the jurisdiction from the Health Department to the Board of Education. Action on both measures was deferred. It was decided to take up with the National Capital Park and Planning Commission the matter of the abolition of alley dwellings and a conimittee was appointed for this task. It is com- posed of Dr. S. B. Muncaster, chair- man; Fred W. Horton and Dr. L, H. Kraskin, —_— Berlin will hold an international leather fair next Fall. SPAGHETTI with tomato, or chicken liver dressing, is seasoned with LEA & PERRINS’ SAUCE 0 CHICAGO Trip Saturday, December 7 Returning Sunday, December 8 SPECIAL TRAIN Lv. Washington.. Lv. Baltimore (Pen : L1OPM. al) 2:12 PM. Returning, leaves Chicago 6:45 P.) Englewood 7:01 P.M., Central Tims Coach Lunch Service by Pennsylvania Railroad Attendants ALL STEEL EQUIPMENT Pennsylvania Railroad —But not on the inside of any “Black and White” or “Yellow” Taxicab! It’s just as comfortable as putting your own living room chair on wheels. HEATED CABS are not just a cab window sign promise, but an every-day reality if you always— Insist on using “BLACK & WHITE” and “YELLOW?” taxicabs BECAUSE The “Black and White” and “Yellow” Taxicabs are operated by a financially responsible Washington organization. St. N.W. 1,218 8 PM. ements Y first night. Ce i Organized Responsibility BLACK and WHITE CABS NATIONAL 0051 YELLOW CABS METROPOLITAN 1212 Owned and Operated by Brown Bros. LOESCH RESIGNS AS CRIME PROBER Special Chicago Prosecutor Says Trial Is Impossible Without Co-operation. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, November 30.—Discour- aged, apparently, by the collapse of his recent murder case against five detec- tives ‘and four hoodlums, Frank J. Loesch, 76-year-old prosecutor, yester- day resigned as special prosecutor on the staff of State's Attorney John A. Swanson. Recognized as a leader in Chicago's civic reform forces, Loesch announced he would give his time to the broader work of President Moover's crime com- mission, of which he is a member. “A criminal trial in Cook County is impossible without full co-operation,” he said, in turning in his resignation. Leaves Work to Younger Men. “I have done all I possibly could. In spite of the collapse of the Granady case, I belleve we have accomplished much in the way of exposing rotten conditions in Cook County, but I feel now that the job is for new and younger leaders.” ‘The man who led the investigation of political terrorism in the twentieth ward, who delved into stories of pay- roll padding and corruption in the sanitary district of Chicago and who guided the inquiry into reputed alliances between crime and politics began his role of an investigator in 1908, when, as an assistant attorney general, he in- vestigated election irregularities. After the election of State's Attorney Swanson Loesch was assigned to inves- tigate the terrorism of the primary elec- tion. His first inquiry resulted in the indictment of Morris Eller, his son, Emmanuel Eller, and a score of their political aides. Eller, a power in the ward and city collector, was the oppo- nent of Octavius Granady, colored poli- ticlan, who was slain as the climax to a day of rioting in the ward. Of the group of indictments, however, Loesch obtained but a few convictions against the minor defendants, the Ellers never coming to trial. Judge Suggests Dismissal. After months of investigating the Granady slaying Loesch secured the in- dictments of a police lieutenant and five members of his detective squad. From the outset of the trial a turmoil of bitter bickering was developed be- tween defense counsel, the prosecution and Judge Joseph David. ‘The court asked Loesch to nolle prosse the case. vising the prosecutor that the bench would reverse a guilty verdict should the jury bring it in. Later Loesch assailed the court’s attitude and asked that a nolle prosse be entered. Judge David admitted he spoke hur- riedly and asked the State to continue, but the nolle prosse was entered and | the defendants were freed. An inquiry into the conduct of the case is being planned by the judiciary committee of the Chicago Bar Association. The appearance dence that this of Washington. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929. MAGNATE KILLS SELF. John B. Sidebottom Takes Own Life at Philadelphia Home. PHILADELPHIA, November 30 (P)— John B. Sidebottom, 54, prominent manufacturer and philanthropist, com- mitted suicide at his home Thursday, it became known last night. He shot himself through the head in his bath- room while preparations for a Thanks- giving dinner and a family reunion were under way, Members of his family said he had been in poor health for some time and that he had grieved over the recent death of his brother. Mr. Sidebottom was head of the firm of John B. Sidebottom, Inc., one of the country’s largest manufacturers of tapes and bindings. He was a director in several banks. PREMIER TARDIEU HIT BY OPPOSITION Policy as Minister of Interior Relating to Police Methods Vigorously Attacked. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, November 30.—Premler Andre Tardleu yesterday, in his capacity of minister of the interior, withstood & vigorous attack in Parliament on al- leged third-degree methods by police against Michel Almazoff, a Bulgarian national charged with the murder of Henri Rigaudin, Opposition speakers thundered in de- fense of the rights of men, and charged that Almazoff was cross-examined for 53 hours by police working in relays, and had been so severely beaten as to recelve many bruises and scars. M. ‘Tardleu replied that an investigation was now in progress, and promised that if the police were found guilty of cruelty, severe penalties would be meted them. 'He made it & question of confi- dence, and Parliament upheld him, 335 votes against 254. ‘The body of Rigaudin was found in a wicker basket trunk which has been shipped from Paris to the railroad sta- tion of Lille. Almazoff was the last person reported seen in the company of the victim. After having been held 45 hours or more as a witness, he dis- played black and blue marks on his body and a large lump behind his ear, and accused the police of €andbagging him and putting his thumbs in screws. Dr. Paul, official physician of the city of Paris, examined Almazoff and re- ported the presence of bruises and scars. Although arrested as a witness, Alme- zoff the next day was charged with murder, * . Crews of Chinese ships believe that the “Wind God” follows all vessels and attempts to sink them whenever pos- sible. A favorite practice is to hang out long scrolls of paper covered with fan- tastic designs calculated to mislead this god as to the direction the ship will| follow. SUPPLY BILL SEEN DELAYED INHOUSE Enforcement Hearings and, Building Program Expected to Bar Way Until After Holidays. By the Assoclated Press. Extensive hearings on prohibition en- forcement and the public building pro- | gram are expected by members of the House appropriations committee to de- lay the report of the annual Treasury- Post Office Departments supply bill until after the Christmas holidays. It has been customary to report the measure soon after the regular Decem- ber session begins. Although hearings were begun about 10 days ago, it is in- dicated by Chairman Wood that the report on the measure would be de- layed until the- holiday recess ends in January, This measure, usually one of the largest, in recent years has authorized the expenditure of a billion dollars an- nually, Prohibition Commissioner Doran al- ready has presented prohibition en- forcement needs before the subcommite tee and Rear Admiral Bullard, com- mandant of the Coast Guard, appeared yesterday. Chairman Wood told ecommittee members the Interior and Agriculture Departments supply bills would be the first to be submitted to the House. §heubflléor the Depaatmenu of State, ustice, Commerce and Labor prob: will be the third. povy Hearings are being held on the War Department measure. Some delay in its being reported is expected in view of President Hoover's desire to effect reorganization in some branches with & view to reducing expendittires. PRAY FOR ITALIANS. Pleas for Emigrants Suggested by Vatican Paper. VATICAN CITY, November 29 (#).— The -Osservatore Romano suggests that prayers for the safety and prosperity of Italians outside the motherland should ?:a’oflerezd Sllp dm all tl{;l churches of y.next Sunday, on “The Day of e Emigrants.” oo The newspaper recalls the efforts of the Popes since Leo XIII to look after the spiritual and moral welfare of 10,- 000,000 Italian Catholics abroad and to provide them with a clergy of their own nationality. It asks for funds to continue the work of missions among emigrants. Hunday Meetings The Secular League Mausicians’ Hall, 1006 E St. N.W. [ atemarionitbPessal | Prof. Stanwood Cobb. | Admission Free, Dis ' For Oil Heating ‘ i COMFORT CONVENIENCE ECONOMY Be sure to see the Super Oil Heator WALLACE ENGINEERING CO. 904-12th Street National 0183 PERPETUAL BUILDING ASSOCIATION PAYS 5% Compounded Semi-Annually Assets Over $20,000,000 Surplus $1,000,000 Cor. 11th & E Sts. N.W. JAMES BERRY, President JOSHUA W. CARR, Sec'y A MESSAGE —to the man who buys motor cars priced between $1,800 and $2,000. I have just traded a Frank- lin Airman Limited de luxe sedan that has not yet reached 10,000 miles; the car is finished in cobalt blue with six black wire wheels. The interior a soft gray of English laidlaw with pil- lows and foot rests to match; the hardware is of hammered sil- ver and the appointments in general are the finest; the motor, of course, is the famous Frank- lin air cooled, which contributes to the pleasure of driving because it removes all Winter worries. Now sir, this car cost $3,050.00. I offer it and recommend it as an outstanding bargain in high- grade transportation at $1,800.00. Philip P. Maloney, Mgr. Southern Motor Sales Franklin Distributors 346-348 Pa. Av Met. 0967 The Last Check-Up Missing, 7,000 Bert died suddenly. He left a wife and two chil- dren, and, as he believed, an estate. At various times during his 47 years he had bought $2,500 in life in- surance and “invested” $7,000 more. His administrator “marshaled the assets,” as the law says, and here was the check-up: Life insurance, $2,500—paid and in the bank. . Twenty-five shares 15% cumulative preferred “X” Min- ing Company, par $100—value nothing. NOTE—Cannot locate company of this name anywhere. . Two $1,000 Gold Serial Bonds of Good Hope Oil Com- pany. Value, probably nothing. NOTE—Company’s promoters prosecuted by Govern- ment, now in jail, but can locate no assets for bond or stock! holders. . Two hundred shares common “B” Carburetor Company. Par $10. Value unknown. NOTE—$3,000,000 this stock ‘sold public, but no factory dividends or traceable assets. Fifty shares, $10 par, “Z” Tractor Company. Value doubtful. NOTE—Promoter indicted, fugitive from justice, and only assets bare excavation for factory building. Bert did not get the facts before he bought. He was the victim of far-flung speculation, suave pro- moters an d fraud. Had he really invested, his life insurance would not now be the sole financial survivor of his esta te. Missing: $7,000. 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