Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1929, Page 2

2 ¥ THE 'EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 5. 1929 WORK IS ELD KEY T0U.S PROSPERTY Hoover Makes Opening Talk at National Business Sur- vey Conference. (Continued From First Page.) “are convinced of the economic stability cZ the country’s business, and it is our duty to justify that confidence. immediate practical problem is to get to_work.” Thanks to the banks, he said, the Nation has come safely through “one of the most colossal shifts of credit in its history.” There should be no hesi- tation about buying at present price levels, he asserted. Analyzing the ‘causes probably contributing to the | stock collapse, the Commerce Secretary expressed the opinion that in the midst of general prosperity the American people overlooked a falling off in some industries at the expense of others. Overproduction must be controlled to meet such exigencies and prevent com- Pplications later, he said. No Reason for Delay. “We must continue normal, Teason- able buying,” Mr. Lamont pointed @s. “Prices are low at the present time $3I there is no reason to delay purchasing. He ratvocated increased home build- ing afél home improvement work and told o' etimulated activities of oads and shipbuilders. Thefigccrelan‘ disclosed that Presi- dent Hoover instructed him as early as last March to make a survey of Federal, State and municipal construc- tion projects throughout the country, with the ultimate view of co-ordinat- ing these works to stabilize industry. ‘The fnal report of this survey shows that ¢wo and a half billions of dollars worth of construction is under way or planned. calling for the employment of 600,000 persons. fSecrc:ary Lamont expressed doubt that tariff difficulties would seriously affeci foreign trade and he sald he saw no good reason why our exports should not keep up. The biggest factor in maintaining prosperity, he declared, is the main- tenance of wages and employment. Business interests are co-operating whaleheartedly in this connection, he said. Notice Taken Down. “I have heard of only one instance of an industry posting notices that ‘wages would be reduced and personnel curtailed as a result of the stock mar- ket crash,” Mr. Lamont said in con- clusion. “In that instance, however, the notices were taken down after a certain White House conference.” The “brass-tacks stage of the present business problem” has arrivéd, As- sistant _Secretary Klein of the Com- merce Department told the conference this morning. The only sound which really counts now is “the clang of shov- els and of cash register bells,” he said. Mr. Klein warned of a skepticism as to the value of “committees and reso- lutions and badges and all the para- phernalia_of conference” and asserted that the Nation is looking to industry and commerce for action. He called for frank consideration of the business needs of the Nation, de- termination of where unsound spots in the general economic organization of the country are, if any exist, and prompt action to set up reserves which will readjust the industrial and com- mercial balance. He urged an extension of the field of business research as a means of renewed vitalization and acceleration of business currents, a wise and consid- ered expansion of export trade which should by no means take on the aspect of “a dumping campaign,” and action to cure some of the inherent ills of the American distribution system by the elimination of waste. Some Could Improve. Summing up present conditions, Klein #aid that “admittedly” the situation in some industries is not as satisfactory as it should be, although he declared the general economic structure of the Nation to be sound and substantial. “Agriculture, our basis industry, is, broadly speaking, sound,” he sald. “Transportation, both on land and water, is active and efficient. Mining ; aind most of our major manufacturing industries are likewise predominantly heaithy. Our fiscal and banking situa- tion is sound and money is now avail- able at reasonable rates. “Prices continue to be steady with a little downward trend and inventories are likewise low and without any in- dication of any serious congestion, ex- cept in"one or two lines where the situation is worthy of some careful study. Finally, management and labor were never before upon such a high plane of efficiency. “Without belittling the many tragic aspects of the losses of both profes- sional and amateur speculators in the recent break—and each of these groups has suffered heavily—there are numer- ous reassuring elements in the outlook for the coming months. Dividend and interest payments in December will total almost $700,000,000, an increase of more than 20 per cent over Decem- ber of last year, an impressive evidence of the power of our earning capacity. “Unquestionably a large proportion of this vast fund will find its way into prudent reproductive investments—not speculative ventures. Then, too, the amazing total of Christmas savings, not less than $600,000,000 and probably more, means that our Christmas trees will have about the usual share of tinsel and electric lights and little crepe.” Cites Figures. Among his suggestions of means of improving the distributive system was to convince many small retailers that they should devote themselves to other lines of activity. To support this con- tention he called attention to statistics showing that in one city an average of 30 grocery stores fail each month and 32 new ones are opened and that iry another 551 restaurants went out of business in a year and almost exactly the same number of new ones were started. That expansion of business activities requires only a confident faith in the future continued growth of American industry, was the message given the con- ference by Mr. Barnes, who is chairman of the board of the United States Cham- ber of Commerce. Explanatory of the emphasis laid on construction _and maintenance as the expansion valve of any business hesita- tion, Mr. Barfes said “the stimulative effect of sustained construction would reach alna'st the whole gamut of other industry. p Swinging into his subject, Mr. Barnes said “it will at once be appreciated that if construction and maintenance can * '+ take up any slack in general busi- ness acuvity, we can hope to maintain the level of business stability. “Business stability means the con- tinued, orderly, every-day conduct of business and individual living, which sustains steady pulsation in the arteries of commerce,” he said. “That stability is strengthened by the elimination of all removable uncertainties that affect the every-day conduct of business. Reassurance Strengthened. “This is the reassurance which fol- lows a declaration of policy on the part of individual large employers that wages will be maintained and employment furthered in every possible way, and that reassurance is strengthened when labor leaders individually declare for a policy of wuce during this period of co-opera- tive efrort for business stability. “Farm leaders testify that agricul- ture not only marches now in step with other industry but has regained the self-reliance and industry morale which was its sturdy tradition. ‘It is, now, rea- sonable to = expect that our | the * great (Continued From First Page.) of the future of the United States, ‘would cure it instantly. The cure for such storms is action; the cure for unemployment is to find jobs. Revenue System Effective. We have, fortunately, since our previous crashes established the Fed- eral Reserve System. The first step in recovering confidence was made by the powerful effectiveness of that and the strong position of nks, the result of which has been steadily diminishing interest rates, with a smooth and rapid re- turn 'to the channels of business of the money previously absorbed in the speculative market. This is a re- versal of our historic experience and is a magnificent tribute to the sys- tem. Capital is becoming more abundant in all parts of the country, the bond market, is growing stronger each day and already public issues held back for months have begun to appear, The second action necessary to maintam progress was the standard set by leading employers that so fak as they were concerned there would be no movement to reduce wages, and a corresponding assurance from the leaders of labor that not only would they use their utmost influence to allay labor conflict, but would also co-operate with the employers in the bresent situation. These assurances have been given and thereby we not only assure the consuming power of the country, but we remove fear from millions of homes. The third line of action has been to undertake through voluntary or- ganization of industry the continuity and expansion of the construction and maintenance work of the coun- try, so as to take up any slack in employment which arises in other directions. The extension and or- ganization of this work are the pur- pose of this meeting. The greatest tool which our economic system af- fords for the establishment of stabil- ity is the construction and mainte- nance work, the improvements and betterments, and general clean-up of plants in preparation for cheaper production and the increased de- mand of the future. It has long been agreed by both business men and economists that this great fleld of expenditure could, by its accelera= tion in time of need, be made into a great balance wheel of stability. It is agreed that its temporary speeding up to absorb otherwise idle labor brings great subsequent benefits and no liabilities. A very considerable part of our wage earners are em- ployed directly and indirectly in con- struction and the preparation and transportation of its materials. In the inevitable periods when the de- mand for consumable goods increases and labor is fully employed, the con- struction and maintenance can slack- en and we actually again gain in sta- bility. No one would advocate the production of consumable goods be- Hoover Aims to Stabilize Industry Tells Business Conference Administration Has Concentrated Efforts in Order to Assure Employment. yond the daily demand; that in itself only stirs up future difficulty. Program Approved. I am glad to report that such a program has met with universal ap- proval of all those in responsible positions. Our railways and utilities and many of our larger manufac- turers have shown a most distin- guished spirit in undertaking to maintain and even to expand their construction and betterment pro- grams. The State, county and mu- nicipal governments are responding in the most gratifying way to the re- quests to co-operate with the Federal Government in every prudent ex- pansion of public works. Much con- struction work has been postpaned during the past few months by rea- son of the shortage of mortgage money due to the diversion of capi- tal to speculative purposes, which should soon be released. 1t is to make this movement sys- tematic in all branches of the in- dustrial world that we are here— that is the task. I beblieve that | with the great back logs which are already assured by the public service institutions and the governmental works you will be able to biuld up the construction and maintenance activities for 1930 to a higher level than that of 1929, and that is what ‘we require. Another’ of the great balance wheels of stability is our foreign trade. But in stimulating our ex= ports we should be mainly interested in development work aboard, such as Toads and ufllities, which increase the standards of living of peoples and thus the increased demand for goods from every nation, for we gain in prosperity by & prosperous world, not by displacing others. All of these eflorts have one end— to assure employment and to remove the fear of unemployment. Business Co-operation. ‘The very fact that you gentlemen come together for these broad pur- poses Tepresents an advance in the whole conception of the relation~ ship of business to public welfare, You represent the business of the United States, undertaking through your own voluntary action to con- tribute something very definite to the advancement of stability and progress in our economic life. This is a far cry from the arbitrary and dog-eat-dog attitude of the business world of some 30 or 40 years ago. And this is not dictation or interfer- ence by the Government with blsi- ness. It is a request from the Gov- ernment that you co-operate in pru- dent measures to solve a national problem. A great responsibility and a great opportunity rests upon the :}151{}11855 Bm‘lt economic organization e country. The task is one gitzféed to its fine initiative and cour- Beyond this, a great responsibilit; for stability and prospellz?ty rcstg With the whole people. I have no desire to preach. I may, however, mention one good old word—work, to resume their old place as buyers of lumber, farm equipment, automobiles and the thousand articles of industry which would thus be aided by a more secure farm market.” The “big business” parley was called to order by President Butterworth, who aid high tribute to President Hoover for _his leadership in the business problem. “At a time when men were pausing to see if others were pausing,” he said, “the President assembled at the White House leaders in the several fields of American economic life and voiced con- fidence that through co-ordinated planning unfounded rumors could be made to give way to facts, and fears to calm judgment, so that confidence might further vitalize the creative spirit and high courage, which characterize American business in. its mood of achievement.” Mr. Butterworth explained how to- day's meeting resulted from the White House conferences, and he asked the business leaders to continue their co- operation “in the public interest.” Many Delegates Spoke. Following the addresses this morning and the selection of Mr. Barnes as permanent chairman, the conference developed into an open forum, in which many of the delegates spoke optimist- ically of the prospects in various fields of endeavor. John G. Lonsdale of St. Louis, presi- dent of the American Bankers' Asso- ciation, and Will Hays, so-called “czar of the movies,” were among those who reported encouraging trends in busi- ness. “The beneficial effect of President Hoover’s conference and the increase in initiative growing out of them,” Mr. Lonsdale stated, “‘already are noticeable in the Middle West and in other sec- ions of the Nation that I have visited in the last few days. Public confidence in the future is being rapidly restored. Business is becoming more stabilized. Facing 1acts and discounting unfounded Tumors, the Nation apparently is setting to work with increasing energy and optimism.” Mr. Hays disclosed that the attend- ance in motion picture theaters today as compared with one year ago has increased 15,000,000 persons per week, or approximately 15 per cent. He told of great expansion planned by the movie industry and predicted a still further increase in theater attendance during the next six months, due to “in- creased production of the quality sound pictures.” Utilities Healthy. Matthew S. Sloan, president of the National Electric Light Association, as- serted the utilitles of the country were in a healthy condition and reiterated that the estimated expenditures for this group would amount in the next year to_$2,100,000,000, He told of the growth of the industry, saying that over 800,000 new domestic customers were added during 1929 and that during the last three years 250,000 farms have been -reached py electric energy. A “Speaking conservatively,” Mr, Sloan said, “no business with a more bril- liant future can be seen.” The conference was told by R. H. Aishton, chairman of the executive committee of the Association of Rail- way Executives, that the present finan- cial program of the class 1 railroads of the country for 1930 called for ex- penditures of $1,050,000,000 for new equipment and betterments to property. He said that $370,000,000 of this would be spent for equipment and $680,000,000 for roadways and struc- tures. He estimated that $490,000,000 would be spent during the first six months of 1930 as compared to $350,- 000,000 in the corresponding period of 1929. Mexico Shuns League Entry. MEXICO CITY, December 5 (A)— ‘The foreign office today officially de- clared Mexico is not seeking admission to the League of Nations, as its estab- lishment of a special office at Geneva has led some of the European press to believe. It was said the special office was required because of Mexican par- ticipation in various special activities of the League and to gain reliable in- formation of its actions. av; stretches of our Western country will bave bath the ability and the courage SOVEREIGNS OF ITALY MAKE HISTORIC VISIT TO POPE AT VATICAN (Continued From First Page.) whispers or did not speak at all. could not hear even the sound murmur from inside. They could visualize the relative posl- tion of the three personages within, Beside the papal throne two chairs had been placed, one on each side. The King sat on the right, th the left., - pEomig Pope Presented to Minister. ‘The door opened. The little group outside marched in. The King pre- sented to the Pope the minister of for- elgn affairs, Grandi, and then - the members of his court. . The audience over, the Pope walked part of the way to the door with the King and the Queen. The royal pair| carried precious religious gifts presented by the pontiff. After leaving the pontifical apart- ments, their majesties went with their party, always escorted by a group of ecclesiastics, to the office of Cardinal Gasparri, papal secretary of state, who, with Mussolini, was given most credit for bringing about the settlement of the Roman gquestion. Cardinal Gasparri, dressed In his pur- ple robes, met them in the first room of his apartments. The greetings between the royal pair and the cardinal were simpler than those between the sov- ereigns and the Pope. With Secretary Short Time. ‘The cardinal escorted the royal party to his reception room, where took place the various presentations and introduc- tions of the respective staffs. Flanking Cardinal Gasparri were Mgr. Pizzardo, secretary for extraordinary ecclesiastical affairs, and Mgr. Ottaviani, Pizzardo's assistant. The meeting with Gasparri did not last so long or involve so much cere- mony as that with the Pope. The sov- ereigns left the secretary of state's apartments after some minutes and de- scended to the basilica of St. Peter's, passing through the ducal hall and the royal hall. Cardinal Merry Del Val, high priest of the basilica, met the party on the threshold of the great church and of- fered the sovereigns the holy water. Then the vrocession went to the altar of the sacrament, to the papal altar and to the grotto. Before the baldachino altar, in practically the center of the cathedral, the sovereigns and their party knelt and worshiped at the tomb of the apostles, where St. Peter, prede- cessor of the Pope they hac 15 buried. 'y had just visited, Ceremony on Return, The sovereigns left the basilica through the sacristy. Their carriages and the royal bodyguard of cuirassiers were awaiting them. They were es- corted to the boundaiy of the Vatican City by the papal dignitaries with the same ceremony with which they had becn recelved. The return journey to the Quirinal followed the same route, lhereo?l?e cheering their King and ‘Queen again to the echo. At the Quirinal Palace the sovereigns dismounted and artillery- men gave them a final salute, | Cardinal Gasparri returned the visit of the sovereigns, going to the Quirinal Palace shortly after the arrival of the King and Queen from the Vatican. H At this morning’s historic visit the Pope gave the King a box of precious wood in a case of white leather contain- | ing four illustrated volumes of the Vati- can collection of coins, King Victor Emmanuel being an _enthusiastic nu- mismatist; and a leather case contain- ing three medals of gold, silver and bronze commemorating the visit. The Pontiff gave the Queen a mosaic re- production of a picture of the Madonna | Della Sedia copled from Raphael’s Ma- | donna in the Chigi Palace and also & rosary of precious stones set in gold. Wished Each Other Well. They of a INTERIOR FUND BILL 1S GIVEN T0 HOUSE First of Appropriations Measures Is Reported' to Lower Body. Carrying an increase of $639.000 above the budget estimates for Howard Uni- versity and increases above current ap- propriations of $163,820 for Freedmen's Hospital, $83,248 for St. Elizabeth'’s Hos- pital and $5,000 for Columbia Institu- tion for the Deaf, the first of the big ap- propriation bills with a total of $2e3, 189,973.74 for all activities of the In- terior Department was reported to the House today by Representative Cramton, Republican, Michigan. For St. Elizabeth’s Hospital the total recommended is $1,513,248. This in- cludes $300,000 to 'begin construction and equipment of a male receiving oullding, the total cost of which is to be 1,050,000, and $120,000 for construction and equiwment of a’tubercular building. For Howard University the _total recommended is $1,249,000, which in- cludes an increase 'of $100,000 in the Federal contribution toward mainte- nance of the university, $50,000 for salaries, to be used entirely in the em- ployment of additional personnel, and $50,000 for general expenses. = The House _appropriations committee alse recommends the appropriation of $300,000, as recommended by the Budget, to be immediately available, for the construction of a classroom building, the total cost of which is not to exceed $460,000. There also is rec- cmmended an appropriation of $539,000, to be immediately available, for the construction and equipment of two doi- mitories for girls. Plan Hospital Addition. For Freedmen's Hospital a total of $424,000 is recommended. Of this amount $269,000 is for salaries and op- erating expenses and $155,000 for a hospital addition for obstetrical pa- tients. For Columbia Institution for the Deaf the total recommended is $1,513,248. An increase of $5,000 in the contribution for the maintenance of this institution is recommended. ‘The hearings on this bill, which were made public today, disclose that Dr. Mordecal W. Johinson, president of Howard University, emphasizes a very urgent need for full-time teachers and assistants. Dr. Emmett J. Scott, secre- tary-treasurer of the institution, called attention that the total amount paid for the year ended June 30, 1929, for per- sonal servioes of officers, instructors and other regular employes of Howard Uni- versity was $381,134.78, and that toward this sum the Federal Government ap- propriated $160,000, leaving a balance of $221,134.78 to be paid for other serv- ices. Dr. Johnson said that 79 part- time teachers at the university repre- sented less than the equivalent of 20 full-time teachers, and that the actual need of the institution is for 199 to 214 full-time teachers or their equivalent, which means an addition of from 93 to 108 new teachers. $2,444,102.04 Less. The grand total of the Interior De- partment’s appropriation bill is $2,444,- 102,04 less than current appopriations and $148,674 less than the budget esti- mate. The bill provides salaries of $9,000 each for the First Assistant Secrefary and the Assistant Secretary instead of $10.000 each as proposed by the Budget and permits the appointment of a Second Executive Assistant to the Sec- retary at $6,500. ‘The committee recommends an addi- tion of $20,000 above the Budget figure to make effective an increase from $40,- 000 to $60,000 for prevention and fight- ing of forest fires on the public lands. ‘The appropriation from the Federal Treasury for the Bureau of Indian Af- fairs shows a striking increase, the Budget figure being $3,112,913.96 above the appropriation for the current year, and substantially this increase is rec- ommended by the committee, bringing the total expenditure for the care of these wards of the Nation as recom- mended by the committee up to $19,~ 786,129.74. At the same time the ap- propriation of tribal funds is reduced from $4,714,820.60 in 1930 to $3,226,- 630.96 in the bill as recommended by the committee. In other words the ex- penditures for the benefit of the Indians are increased by nearly one-fifth as from the Federal Treasury and de- creased by nearly one-third as concerns tribal funds of the Indians. This in crease in the proposed expenditure of Federal funds for this bureau is chiefly to be found in the increase of $340,000 for industrial assistance, $431,586.59 for irrigation and drainage, $1,432,500 for education and $443,400 for conservation of health. Increase Health Fund. ‘The bill as presented proposes an in- crease of $443,400 for 1931 for conserva- tion of health. For the Bureau of Reclamation a to- tal expenditure of $8,321,000 is recom- mended, together with a reappropriation of unexpended amounts heretofore ap- propriated. These appropriations and reappropriations from the reclamation fund will, it is estimated, if fully ex- pended, reduce the cash balance in the reclamation fund from $5,400,000 July 1, 1930, to $1,250,000 July 1, 1981. The bill does not provide for the commence- ment of consiruction of any new proj- ects. The bill proposes an increase of $696,000 above the current year for the Geological Survey, which is $360,000 above the Budget estimate. The prin- cipal increases involved are $101,000 for topographic surveys to match the con- stantly increasing funds offered by the States for co-operation in this work, as well as to take care of purely Federal King Victor Emmanuel gave the Pope a pectoral cross studded with jewels and | also a little crucifix, which is believed to have belonged to the venerable Clotilde ' of the House of Savoy. Their majesties and his holiness in their conversation, it was learned, wished each other well and congratu- lated each other over settlement of the difficulties between the church and the Ttalian state. Both the King and the Pontiff sald they were certain the set- tlement would be mutually advan- tageous. ‘The party entered the Vatican city at 10:39 a.m,, and left at 12:14 pm. They ce: School Holidays To Start Monday Before Christmas Having gotten herself “in bad"” with Tom, Bill and Mary when she proposed the so-called and now abandoned “dirty neck rule,” Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith, mem- ber of the Board of Education, staged a ‘“come-back” in the graces of Washington school youngsters yesterday, when she suggested that the Christmas holidays begin with Monday, December 23, instead of Tuesday, December 24, as the formal school calendar required. ‘The board, anxious to ride Mrs. Smith's band-wagon in the favor of some 76,000 school children, accepted her suggestion unani- mously, and now, instead of having to go to school for that one day of Christmas week, Tt Bill and Mary can put their books Friday, Decembe 5 and not take them up again until glesdly, the day after New ear. projects; $50,000 for geological surveys, 1$100,000° for ‘fundamental research, for { the first time provided for in a separate item, and $235,000 for gauging streams and water supply investigations. The inerease recommended by the committee is in part accounted for by the trans- fer of $150,000 for printing from the general department printing appropri- ation. The committee does recommend, however, an increase of $210,000 above the Budget estimate, which was itself $25,000 above the current year for water supply investigation, in order that the Federal Government may be in a posi- tion to properly match funds offered by the States and municipalities for co- operation in this work. Of $8,070,935 for the National Park Service, which is an increase of $474, 995 above the appropriation for the cur- Tent year, the constant expansion of fa- cilities and operation costs by reason of & constant increase in attendance at the parks is responsible. The bill is $318420 above the Budget estimate; $4,200 of the increase in the salaries for the director’s office is due to the reclas- sification of the bureau since the salary estimates went to the Budget; $8,000 of the increase in this salary item and the $5.000 increase above the Budget in the general expense item are proposed in order to make it possible for the Na- tlonal Park Service to make careful study of areas proposed for national parks or national monuments and of proposed changes in boundaries of such parks and monuments. The commit- tee proposes an increase of $243,500 for the Hot Springs National Park to be used for the construction of a water- storage reservoir system: $15,000 for construction of a telephone line from the headquarters to Copper Mountain, in_the MeKinley National Park, and $85,000 for installation of an exit ele- vator in Carlsbad Caverns. $5,000,000 for Highways. The committee recommends tha $200,000 of the amount heretofore ap- propriated and unexpended for pur. chase of privately owned lands in the national parks be authorized to be used for the payment in full of the purchase price of any of said lands, such amount to be matched by subsequent donations. The fiscal year 1931, under the terms of the bill as recommended by the com- mittee, will see for the first time in ef- fective operation the program of $5,000,- 000 per year for construction of roads and tralls in the national parks. The committee recommends an ap- propriation of $10,000 for construction of the Sinnott Memorial Rest at Crater Lake National Park, honoring the mem- ory of the late Nicholas J. Sinnott, for many years chairman of the com- mittee on public lands of the House and a noted champion of the preservation and development of national parks. The bill as reported proposes an in- crease of $474,191 for the Bureau of Education. This increase is caused by an increase of $50,000 in the appropri- ation for investigation of secondary edu- cation and a new item of $50,000 for investigation of teacher training, as well as material increases in the items for education and medical rellef of the na- tives of Alaska. The budget reco mends an increase of $243,290 for edu- cation of the natives of Alaska and the committee recommends in addition to this an appropriation of $99,965 for new construction and additional facilities for this purpose. For medical relief for the natives of Alaska the budget recom- mends an increase of $96,981 and the committee recommends an additional increase of $75,361. The decrease of $124,600 for govern- ment in the Territories, as compared with the fiscal year 1931, is caused by a decrease of $200,000 in the appropria- tion for operating deficit for the Alaska Railroad and $10,000 in the appropria- tion for care of Alaska insane. This decrease is in part offset by the appre priation of $50,000 for legislative ex- penses for Alaska and 000 for legis- lative expenses of Hawaii, appropria- tions which only appear biennially. SENATE MAY RULE ON VARE SEAT PLEA AT SESSION TODAY (Continued Prom First Page.) question of the Wilson-Vare contesy, it could easily do so by submitting an amendment to the Norris resolution saying that Vare had received a ma- Jority of the votes and that Wilson had not been elected. “And a child can see that this could be done,” said Senator Robinson. Senator Waterman of Colorado, chairman of the subcommittee of the privileges and elections committee which handled the Wilson-Vare con- test, took the floor and explained to the Senate the course which had been followed by the subcomittee, eventually arriving at the conclusion that Wilson HOSPITAL BUILDING HERE IS DEDIGATED dress at New Structure Completed at Gallinger. Declaring that the opening of a 300 bed hospital for the poor in any city Senator Royal S. Copeland of New York congratulated the people of Washington upon the completion of the first of a group of buildings at Gallinger Munici- pal Hospital when the new structure was formally dedicated Another member of Congress, District officials and civic leaders of the city attended the formal dedicatory exercises at which Commissioner Sydney S. Tal- liaferro presided. District officials and members of the Board of Public Welfare upon their suc- cessful _efforts in bringing to the National Capital a model institution for the care of the city’s poor. In lauding the institution’s facilities and modern cquipment, Senator Copeland, himself a physician and former health’ commis- sioner of the City of New York, added that it was his hope that the time will will soon come when Gallinger will have a 1,000 and maybe a 2,000 bed hospital. He pledged his ald in Congress to this end Commissioner Talliaferro in his open- ing address, outlined the history of Gallinger Hospital and pointed out the improvement over the present methods employed in the care and treatment of patients in contrast with the conditions and inconveniences patients were formerly subjected to in the old frame structures, which had been in use for Tospital purposes since shortly after the Civil War. Representative Simmons of Nebraska, chairman of the District appropriation subcommittee of the House, also spoke and wished the hospital success. ‘The invocation was delivered by Rev. G. Freeland Peter, canon of Washington Cathedral, and Very Rev. James H. Ryan, rector of the Catholic University of America, pronounced the benedie- tion. Several hundred persons were on hand for the dedicatory exercises and most of them inspected the institution from top to bottom, Senator Copeland and Dr. Willlam C. Fowler, District health of- ficer, made a personal inspection of the new bullding a short time befors the exercises and expressed themselves as being particularly impressed with the modern equipment and new facilities of the institution, ' PUMPHREY INQUEST . IS SET TOMORROW Father Who Killed Two Children Will Tell Coroner’s Jury of Tragedy. Albert Thomas Pumphrey, 37-year-old bread wrapper, slayer of his two chil- dren, will appear before a coroner’s jury at the District morgue at 11:30 o'clock tomorrow morning, where an inquest will be held. Pumphrey shot the children in the front room of their home at 1207 B street southeast Tues- day evening. Pumphrey, under police guard in the psychopathi¢ ward at Gallinger Hos- pital, has recovered somewhat from the semi-stupor which has marked his condition since the tragedy to permit his leaving bed, and hoflt)".al physicians said this morning his mind had cleared to the full realization of the tragic act which resulted in the death of his 4- year-old_son, James Thomas, and his G-year-old daughter, Doris Theresa. With a murder charge against him Pumphrey has steadfastly maintained his act was brought about through fear of having the children taken away from his custody by the courts in a divorce action. Pumphrey told hospital at- taches and interviewers that he re- members nothing about the shooting or of events immediately preceding or following it. Mrs. Beulah Pumphrey, his estranged wife, still grief stricken in her rooming house at 135 Eleventh street southeast, is said to have told police of her ef- forts to effect a reconciliation. The two little children will be buried at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon fol- lowing services at the funeral home of James T. Ryan at 317 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. —_— had not been elected and that Vare had received a majority of the votes. Late yesterday the Senate privileges and elections committee decided by a strictly party division, 7 to 4, that Vare had been elected in 1926. ‘The committee was unanimous in de- claring that Wilsons had not been elected. The Democratic minority, however, will submit a supplementary report declaring Wilson was not elected, but that Vare's election was void be- cause of fraud. The following seven Republicans ap- proved the report submitted to the committee by the subcommittee: Short- ridge, California; Watson, Indiana; ‘Waterman, Colorado; Moses, New Hampshire; Steiwer, Oregon; Glenn, Illinols, and Hastings, Delaware. The following four Democrats voted against the report declaring Vare tlected: Caraway,' Arkansas; George, Georgia; Bratton, New Mexico, and Connally, Texas. g nicipal Hospital yesterday when the first of a new group of buildings there formally was dedicated. Left !::"r{fl::: "ll’:ml:vl':r l..pollhefly. chairman of the Board of Commissioners; John Joy Edson, chairman of the Board District subcommittee on appropriations; A. P. Pilkerton. started earlier than had been expected | of Public Welfare; Senator Copeland, Dr. Edgar A. Bocock,superintendent of Gallinger; George L. Wilson, director of and were whisked through the streets so ;ubllcblvlvcrlll:e,"czommluloner Sidney F. Taliaferro, William W. Millan, Board of Public Welfare; William Atkinson, the fast many did not recognize the pro- contractor; Mrs, Charles Goldsmith, Board of Public Welfare; Representative Simmons of Nebraska, chairman of the —Star Staff- Photo. Senator Copeland Makes Ad-! should be an occasion for a holiday, | Senator Copeland congraulated the | 1 i | yesterday. | { | | | Heir to $1,000,000 INEZ CHARGING HAWK, Eighteen-year-old daughter of the late Sioux chief, Charging Hawk, who was left one-half of her father's estate of 2,000,000, representing holdings in Oklahoma oil fields. The other ha was bequeathed to his wife, W OF SUBPOENA IS REPORTED BY JURY (Continued From First Page.) a subpoena in the case of the United States against John Doe, I told the young man to tell whoever sent him that I would not be there.” Subpoena Follows Letter. The subpoena came two days after District Attorney Rover had written a letter to the South Carolina Senator, inviting him to send to the District Attorney's office any information he might have that would be helpful in clearing up the Scrivener death mystery. Mr. Rover stated in that letter he had been advised the Senator might have some helpful information. 1In reply to that letter, Senator Blease ‘wrote to Mr. Rover Tuesday, saying that in view of the outcome of the present grand jury’s inquiry in the McPherson case, he thought it would be “nonsensi- cal” to submit ahy matter to them for consideration where “an unbiased and unprejudiced result would be expected.” After telling the Senate today that he would not comply with the subpoena, Senator Blease told his colleagues that the senatorial subcommittee designated to investigate local police affairs decided unanimously at a meeting on November 13 that it would be “unwise and likely to defeat the purposes of the investiga- tion to give out the names of any wit- nesses or to disclose any facts which have been presented to the subcom- mittee.” He said the subcommittee has not met since that time. Senator Blease also included in his remarks a quotation from section 6 of article 1 of the Constitution, which reads as follows: “The Senators and Representatives shall receive a compensation for their services, to be ascertained by law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all cases, except treason, felony, and breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during their attendance at the sessions of their re: spective houses, and in going to and re- turning from the same; and for any speech or debate in either house, they sl;ull not be questioned in any other place.” Puts Clippings in Record. Senator Blease also placed in the Congressional Record another stack of clippings from local newspapers telling | of various police happenings of recent weeks, including raids. robberies and other investigations. He called atten- tion to one editorial which stated that members of the District committees in Congress are not chosen because of any qualifications for handling problems of the District. “I want to show them the nice com- pliment that is pald to them,” Senator Blease added. Senator Sackett, Republican, of Ken- tucky, chairman of the subcommittee appointed to handle the local investiga- tion sponsored by Senator Blease, sald today that the subcommittee would re- sume its work as soon as possible, con- sidering the other duties of the members, Chairman Sackett said the subcom- mittee was instructed to inquire whether there is any corruption in the District government, and that the aim would be to carry on the investigation in a con- structive rather than a sensational way. “If there is anything we can do in & constructive manner to improve con- ditions in the District, we want to find out what it is and do it.” Burlingame Questioned. Capt. Guy E. Burlingame, the first witness before the grand jury today, was questioned about 15 minutes. “I know absolutely nothing about the Scrivener case,” the former commander of the second police precinct told newspaper Teporters after being excused. Prior to the opening of the investi- gation, United States Attorney Leo A. Rover announced that Burlingame and other present and former officials of the Police Department would be questioned in connection with rumors that Scriv- ener was investigating an alleged liquor ring at the time of his death. Burlingame declined, however, to dis- cuss this phase of the situation today. Another reluctant witness was Mrs. George W. Dow of the Episcopal City Mission. She sald she knew nothing which had any bearing on the detec- tive's death. Pratt Refuses to Talk. “You're just wasting your breath” Maj. Henry G. Pratt, chief of police, told newspaper men after spending nearly an hour in the grand jury room. Maj. Pratt was in charge of the Detec- tive Bureau when Scrivener met his death and directed the investigation which followed. Miss Katherine Kendrick, of 1361 Harvard street, the fourth witness of the morning, declined to discuss the case other than to say that she had known Scrivener since childhood. ‘Thomas Sweeney, veteran headquar- ters detective and former friend of Scrivener, also was a witness. Before entering the grand jury room, Sweeney explained he participated in tae in- vestigation which followed the finding of the detective's body. Peak Will Testify. Another witness, Col. William L. Peak, superintendent of the District Jail, said he expected to tell the grand jury that Henry Miller Moore, Leaven- worth convict, ‘a witness of yesterday, was unable to identify the pistol with which Scrivener was killed as his own shortly after the murder. Joseph Waldron, a headquarters de- tective, is believed to have told the grand jury of his participation in the gvo&unnon which followed Scrivener's leath. Another detective, George Darnall, was understood to have planned to tell the grand jury the pistol found be- tween Bcrivener's feet was similar to one he gave Scrivener shortly before his death. Other witnesses included C. P. Cox, a headquarters detective; Capt. Maurice Collins of the seventh precinct, Henry Jett, & headquarters detective; Lieut. Walter Embrey of the Detective Bu- reau, and F. M. Alligood, & headquar- ters detective,. JUSTICES FAVOR ADDING 70 BENCH - Capper Bill for Two New Judges to Relieve Congestion in District Is Approved. BY THOMAS M. HARVEY. President Hoover's recognition of the congested condition of litigation in the District Supreme Court and the action of Senator Arthur Capper, chairman of the Senate District committeg, in promptly introducing & bill for twa aa- ditional justices have met with the gen- eral approval of Chief Justice McOoy and the assoclate justices of the court, as well as United States Attorney Leo A. Rover, All these court officials are unanimous in their view that it is by additional justices only that any appreciable in- roads may be made into the congestion daily piling up, which tends to throttle justice, and in many cases amounts to A denial of justice to local liiigants, Directors of the Bar Association and individual lawyers are also in hearty accord. With 5,000 civil cases standing on the dockets, including lawsuits, marital dif- ficultles and other equity cases, and with 756 indictments undisposed of, there is presented for seven justices a task of herculean proportions. With the addition of two justices a third criminal division might be established and the other new justice might take over the task of signing all ex parte orders and hearing all contested: mo- tions and other ~preliminary stages through which suits must pass before reaching the calendar for hearing. Hard Task for One Man. This Ilatter assignment, of course, would be a stupendous task for one juse tice, if required to stay on that assigne ment for any appreciable term, but by & switching of justices this work would be made less irksome. The method suggested would increase by 25 per cent the ability of the four trial justices to make inroads into the congestion by giving them five court days for tri Under the present regime they have only four days each week, being re- quired to give all of Friday and often Saturday in the hearing of motions, to say nothing of the hours of study at ?}:g?trwk\hern knoni‘i1 qluesuuns develop equire examination of - thorities. ol Nearly three years ago Justice Fred- erick L. Siddons, who had been a local practitioner before his elevation to the bench, recognized the condition now existent and which then was beginning to be displayed. Writing in the Na- tlonal University Law Review of January 1, 1927, he described the strug- gle of the justices at that time to bring cases to trial before the witnesses and litigants had died or had been lost sight of. The justice declared “the struggle is a vain one and relief to liti- gants and to those subject to judicial action should be given by increasing the number of justices of the court.” Points Out Congressional Acts. The justice pointed out in that article that it was by act of Febraury 25, 1879, that Congress added an additional Jjus= tice to the District Supreme Court, making a_total of six—one chief jus- tice and five associates—and the num=- ber of justices has continued for a pe- riod of nearly 50 years, until the recent addition of Justice Alfred A. Wheat, making a seventh member of the bench, From the time when the court became composed of six justices until the es= tablishment of the Court of Appeals, in 1893, there were three justices usually available for trial work and three sit= ting in the general term, who heard' appeals from the three other justices. “Long before the establishment of the Court of Appeals,” wrote Justice Sid- dons, “the increase in the volume of Jjudicial business, with the limited num- ber of justices holding trial or special sesslons, necessarily produced delays in the disposition of cases ready-for trial, and by the time the Court of Appeals was established the period elapsing be= tween the time when a case was ready for trial and when called for trial grad- ually lengthened, until in 1893 this pe- riod averaged between 15 and 18 months. ~ The establishment of the Court of Appeals released three more Justices from appellate duties and added them to the number of trial justices, in substance and effect doubling the num- ber of trial courts. Time Overcomes Relief. “This brought relief for a time, but more than 33 years have passed since the Court of “Appeals was established (now 36 years), and the growth of pop= ulation in the District, the great ine crease in litigation and, sadly enough, the increase in the commission of crime, together with many new acts of Con= gress to be interpreted, construed and [enforced in this court, has resulted in & constant struggle on the part of the Justices to keep up with the work of the court without such delays of justice that too often amount to a denial of justice. In the opinion of the writer, the struggle is a vain one, and relief to litigants and to_ those_subject to judie cial action should be given by increas- ing the number of justices of the court.” Pending indictments are more than four years behind in many cases, and some even as much as six years. In the civil courts, cases heard in October had been on the trial calendar for an aver age of two years and one was begun in 1914, while in Equity Court there now is Dgz Dthe trial calendar a suit begun in Attorney General Mitchell soon will transmit to Chairman Capper of the Senate District committee a comprehen= sive set of suggestions for the improve- ment of law enforcement in the Dis trict of Columbia. ‘The Attorney General was busy today with a consideration of the problems of law enforcement in the District, which President Hoover recently declared in his annual message to Congress “should be the medel city law enforcément in the Nation.” ‘The Attorney General's reply, it was learned today, will be a frank and specific answer to the request of Sen= ator Capper for recommendations. / Paid $8.25 a Pound for Beef. CHICAGO, December 5 (#)—A new world record price of $8.25 a pound was paid today for Lucky Strike, the grand champion steer of the 1929 international live stock show. Elliott Brown, the 20~ year-old farm boy of Rose Hill, Tow: whose steer won the premier of the ex- position, wil receive nearly $7,700 for his 930-pound animal. v ¢ . } / 1 SHATS. TS +AMOERN HEAL A RS hbe"? as Seals e in S¢ a hools