Evening Star Newspaper, February 14, 1930, Page 2

THE EVENING DILL CONTINUES ATTACK ON COURT Warns People Will Find Way to Change Constitution and Upset Judiciary. (Continued From First Page.) Hughes Will Swear To Do Equal Right To Poor and Rich By the Associated Press. Here is the oath Charles Evans Hughes will take as Chief Justice of the United States: “I do solemnly swear that I will administer justice without Tespect to persons, and do equal Tight to the poor and to the rich, and that 1 will faithfully and im- partially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as Chief Justice of the United States according to the best of my abilities and_understanding, :‘:’lgn.;‘ his service for powerful corpor- Senator La Follette declared the is- sue over the nomination “goes to the heart, of the question of the power which the Federal judiclary ~has usurped.” He said that some of the greatest minds of the country, includ- ing Thomas Jefferson, had challenged the power of the Federal judiciary to declare acts of Congress unconstitu- tional, and added that only in the last few decades a majority of the court had adopted the policy of declaring acts of Congress invalid, not only when they were contrary to the Constitution, but when disagreeing with the sound- ness of the social or economic end of the legislation. Senator Norris followed with his two- hour attack on the nomination. ~To my mind,” Senator Norris said, “the Senate is soon going to vote upon STAR, WASHINGTON BUILDERS OPPOSE NEW LICENSE PLAN Say Waste Would Follow Re- quiring Engineers for Re- frigerator Systems. “Sheer economic waste” for no prac- tical good would result from adoption of D. C Miss Dell to Speak On Representation Over Station WMAL Miss Jessie Dell, a member of the United States Civil Service Commission, will speak on “Na- tional Representation for the District” over WMAL tomorrow night from 8 to 8:15 o'clock. Miss Dell's talk will be under the Citizens' Joint Committee on National Representation for the District. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1930 BRIGE FOR PPER, POTOMAC 1 URGED l Federal Construction of Proj- ect to Cost $1,500,000 Is Senator’s Proposal. Construction by the Federal Govern- ment of a new bridge across the Poto- | Former Senator Dead | MARK LANSBURGH - HEADS MERCHANTS Succeeds Gen. Stephan, Who Has Served as President Five Years. Mark Lansburgh, secretary of the agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States: that I will support and defend the Con- stitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and I will bear true | Lansburgh & Bro. Department Store, | was elected president of the Merchants | and Manufacturers’ Association for the | ensuing year at the first meeting of | a regulation demanded by union station- | ary engineers, requiring employment of | a licensed engineer for small, automatic j electrical machines, Rufus S. Lusk, sec- retary of the Operative Builders' Asso- the proposition that has more to do in the end in the upbuilding of the human race, with the advancement of civilization, " with the happiness and tion, even if it means rewriting the Constitution. *“This s not said in threat,” said Sen. ator Dill, “but in warning. The Su MCARL CRITICIZED | mac River near Great Falls at a cost | of $1,500,000 was proposed today by, Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia as an amendment to the Cramton Park | preme Court will be in politics depend- ing upon the judges themselves. This thing has started and nobody can stop it.” He pointed out that a constitu- tional convention to rewrite the Consti- tution or to write a new Constitution could be called through action of two- thirds of the States, and he added that No one knew what would be done to American institutions if such a con- vention were called. Senator Vandenburg announced & *counter-philosophy of far greater im- portance” to the philosophy of those Senators including Senator Dill who have sought to impose upon the judici- ary the opinions of the legislature. Nothing New About Issue. “The Senator from Washington speaks { as though the issue were new,” said Senator Vandenburg. “There is not ing new about it. It is the same at- tack which has been made upon the | divided powers of our Government in the United States for 140 years. It is only a new phase of an old question; the effort to force the judgment of the legislature on the judiciary. The Sen- ator from Washington referred to_the Dred Scott decision. Abraham Lin- coln, although he did not believe in that decision, said it was better to yield to it than to resort to revolution. The independence of the judiciary is far more important than any transient question which may arise.” The Michigan Senator said that the Federal courts had stood in the daysi of reconstruction as a }ulwark against | the establishment of complete mili- tarism in the South. He said that when the majority in Congress had been unable to gain its end in those days it had sought to pack the Supreme Court by increasing the number of members of the court. He sald that it had also sought to reduc; the number of judges to that end. ""I'ho'se Sen':l‘t:}; who believe in the independence of the judiciary and who have taken the position that the Senate must pass its judgment onto -the Supreme Court in economic questions are not consistant,” he raid. Dill Quotes Lincoln. Replying to Senator Vandenberg Sen- ator Dill insisted that Lincoln had said, *“We can change the judges of the preme Court,” in order to get a proper opinion in connection with the Dred Scott decision. Senator Walsh of Mon- tana denled that the Supreme Court had stood against military rule in the South during reconstruction days and said that Georgia had appealed in vain | to the court for rellef at that time.| Senator Vandenberg replied, however, he was confident he could find instances where the Federal courts had helped the South during reconstruction days. Senator Norris of Nebraska insisted that the issue which has been raised in connection with the debate cn the Hughes nomination will not down. “This ghost will be like Banquo's ghost,” said Senator Norris, “and will return until the people get absolute justice. This tendency of the courts domestic; that faith and _allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely without any mental reser- vation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully dis- charge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.” had received from all parts of the Na- tion. By whom the oath of office will be administered today was undetermined. For many years it was customary that the clerk of the Supreme Court give the oath to incoming Chief Justices. Wil- liam Howard Tait, who resigned a week and a half ago as head of the Nation's judiciary, however, departed from this tradition in taking office. He was sworn in by the senior Associ: .Yul.ltlce. then Joseph McKenna of California. Tlge question will probably be settled by Mr. Hughes' personal preference. When President Hoover submitted the nomination of Mr. Hughes, it seemed probable that his appointment would be approved by the Senate without opposi- tion. The determined objection that arose came as one of the most surprising developments of the present congres- sional sesslon. Its first manifestation was in the vote of the judiciary commiltee on the nomi- nation. All the Democrats and admin- istration Republicans voted for ap- proval, but Chairman Norris and Sena- tor 3laine of Wisconsin, allied with the independent Republican faction, cast their ballots for rejection. Norris then began what was admit- tedly & hopeless battle, but one that toward the end gave promise of vic- tory. Quickly he was joined by other ‘members of the independent group, and one by one Democratic members took their stand with him. Late in the d: yesterday, Walsh of Montana, the act- ing Democratic leader, after indicating he would vote for confirmation changed his attitude and let it be known that he would cast his ballot for rejection. ‘The attack was centered upon Hughes’ economic views. He was assailed as a champion of the Nation's corporate in- terests and of the rights of property. Norris declared him “not fit to sit in judgment in a contest between organized wealth and those who toil.” Several Democratic members went back to his authorship of the Shreve- port” decision, when he was an Asso- ciate Justice of the Supreme Court, and contended the decision had deprived the States of control over commerce within their borders. ‘There were frequent references to the ! fact that Hughes resigned from the | Supreme bench in 1916 to become presi- | dential nominee of the Republican party. To promote him to the chief Jjusticeship after he had once left the court to enter the political fleld was asserted to be setting a dangerous precedent. Hughes’ record as a lawyer was thor- oughly reviewed in the course of the de- bate, his opponents pointing out em- | to write law is a living thing. Manv a r laboring man today is behind the | fs, sent there by judges and without | a jury trial. It is the tendency of the Supreme Court to legislate that has ked on the fl‘o:r of b::le Sen- - lor ere been open criticism 5! m:l&! Court. We idols of smembers of the . A man who eriticized the Su- preme Court was himself subjected to criticism. No one on this side has tried to make this a personal issue. The Presidents of the United States, in mak- ing appointments to the Supreme Court have considered the economic views of their appointees.” Should Consider Views of Man. Senator Norris said there was every reason why the Senate of the United States in passing upon these appoint- | ments should give consideration to the economic views of the men appointed. Senator Norris next declared that there is a nomination pending now of “a railroad attorney to be a member of the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion.” The Nebraska Senator said “that man may turn out to be absolutely perfect on that commission.” but the Senator said he did not believe in selecting railroad attorneys to pass on Tailroad matters. Senator Fess, Republican, of Ohio, interrupted to suggest that it should be considered that when a man assumes a public office he may have an entirely a&mm attitude than when he was an advocate. A discussion of the earnings of some of the public utility companies in. the | District of Columbia was injected into the debate in connection with what had been said previously ‘about court decisions on rate of return. D. C. Traction Firms Cited. Senator McKellar, Democrat of Ten- nessee, asserted that the street railway companies in Washington, after begin- ning in a small way, have gradually increased their rates and their incomes. He declared that they have placed some of their income in the capital account, which, he said. goes into the rate ba Mr. Hughes will take office on Mon- day, February 24, becoming the eleventh Chief Justice of the United States. A flery, four-day denunciation of the distinguished statesman and jurist as the very personification of the spirit of | “big business” ended last night in a vote | of 52 to 26 for confirmation of his nom- ination. The roll call follows: FOR CONFIRMATION—52. Republicans—38. Grundy Pine Hale Schall Shortridge oot nsens Vandenberg ott Waterman Watson Goidsborough & Ashurst Oddie Patterson Phipps Democrats—11. Harrison Kendrick Ransdel] Awanson Trammell mer tec Walsh., Mass. Fletcber tephens AGAINST CONFIRMATION—26, Republicans—11. MecMaster Norris Blaine Boran Brookhart Couzens Hekehier Pairs. FOR_Robinson of Indiana. Reed. calf, Republicans, and Robinson of A¥ R GAINSTHowell. * Republican: Thomas . Smith and Tydings. Demo- stead. Farmer-Labor—S, n raway, Cut- yden and Pittman. ‘Taney Nomination Recalled. Opposition, steady growing and recall- ing in its intensity the battle that de- veloped in the Senate when Andrew Jackson nominated Roger B. Taney, famed author of the Dred Scott decision, for the chief justiceship, proved numer- phatically his frequent association with vast’ corporations as an argument for the rejection of his nomination. Senator Walsh recalled the ofl scandal of the Harding administration, and as- sailed what he termed Hughes' silence as & membersof, the cabinet while the disclosures of the leasing of the naval oil reserves were being made. Court Itself Criticized. Several times the Supreme Court it- self was criticized, particularly for its recent decislon permitting the Balti- more Street Railway Co. to increase its rate. Mr. Hughes was denounced as an exponent of the same view. ‘Their strength increasing, the oppo- sition moved first of all to carry the debate over until today. A motion by Senator Norris to recess overnight was defeated, 45 to 35. Then a motion to send the nomination back to the judici- ary committee was lost, 49 to 31. ‘The breaking down of the plan to recess, followed by defeat of the motion to recommit, virtually ended the fight. Senator Watson, Republican leader, in a sharp clash with Senator Norris, re- fused to permit the Senate to recess, and when the Nebraskan's motion to that end was defeated an all-night ses- sion was threatened if the fight con- tinued. In the face of this it was brought to a speedly conclusion. ‘The debate began shortly after 11 am. and lasted for nearly eight hours. In that time Mr. Hughes' nomination was assailed by Senators Carter Glass, Democrat, of Virginia; Gerald P. Nye, insurgent Republican, of North Dakota; Robert M. La Follette, jr., insurgent Re- publican, of Wisconsin: Walter F. George, Democrat, of Georgia; Thomas J. Walsh, Democrat. of Montana, and Kenneth McKellar, Democrat, of Ten- nessee. Senator Norris, who assailed him Tuesday, made another lengthy speech against him. Senator Joseph E. Ransdell of Louisiana, Democrat, alone spoke out in his support. The speech against confirmation by Senator Walsh of Montana, who had voted in the judiciary committee to report the nomination, came as a sur- prise. He said he had been led to change his mind for a number of rea- sons and scored the action of Mr. Hughes in descending from the bench to run for President and his silence after the oil scandal disclosures while Secretary of State in the Harding cabinet. ‘Though it was generally agreed that was clear indication yesterday that pol- itics was playing a part, Strong pres- sure was exerted on the Democratid side to get Senators tg line up against Mr. Hughes for party reasons, and, while it was not so avowed, Repub. lican leaders felt the fight on Mr. Hughes was, in part, aimed at the ad- ministration. Intense interest was displayed in the struggle yesterday. The galleries were crowded, ‘and many who sought admis- sion were turned away. The interest felt in Supreme Court circles was indi- cated by the presence of several court officials and attaches. Muscle Shoals Issue Raised. An effort was made yesterday to in- ject into the Senate situation a new factor, the disclosure in the lobby com- mittee hearing that Mr. Hughes, as counsel of the American Cyanamid Co., had prepared a proposed contract for Muscle Shoals, which, it was said, would have prevented Government recapture had it been approved by Congress. This, however, appeared not to affect the situation in the Senate. The most extended speech of the afternoon was made by Senator Norris. “Are we going to consider nothing but ability?” he asked. “If that is all, then it is possible to go to Sing Sing and get candidates to fill the bill. It is possible to go to any State or Fed- eral prison in the United States and find men who are able lawyers, and if they are not found there, that is no reason why some of them should not be there.” George Sees Answer at Polls. Senator George declared an issue was being raised that would be “answered ically incapable of refusing confirma- tion. Frankly gratified, Mr. Hughes, in New York, bespoke his appreciation of* the high honor and vast responsibility that had come to him and added a public acknowledgment of his thanks for “the generous expressions” that heisald he ~ - in the campaign of 1930 and again in 1932” Senator Nye read from a history of the Supreme Court by Gustave Myers, which set forth the record of .Mr, Hughes, prior-to 1912, as a lawyer, and the debate was of a high order, there| contentment of our people than any question that has been for years pre-! sented to it. “Some of us think that in the progress of the world we have reached the time when some of our sacred fundamental institutions of government are sadly in need of relief, that there is danger, that there are danger signs now along the government pathway, and unless we heed them our children and the genera- tions who follow will greatly suffer for the mistakes we make here. “We are fearful against the encroach- ment of organized wealth upon our civilization, We are fearful of combina- tions and monopolies and mergers which have almost taken possession of the entire world. It is going on in all human activities. We believe that it will lead us to danger, that our insti- tutions of liberty and freedom are liable to suffer. “There are those who do not agree with us. They are those who feel that there is no danger in combinations. in} aggregations of wealth, They make a plausible argument along that line. “There are very few communities in the United States where local people have not come in one way or another, directly or indirectly, in contact with the power trust over some litte locul plant, which has been put out vf busi- ness, or some little local election in somé community where the money of the power trust of Wall Street has been brought across the continent to centrol local elections. The trust wins very often, perhaps most of the time. At any rate, they think they have won and, because the people were silent, that they have forgotten about it, but in every community there is a slumbering protest in the hearts of honest men and women. “When this opposition started in re- gard to the chief justiceship of the Supreme Court of the United States the people knew what it meant. They knew . that in one of these contests, when some community, some munici- pality, some county, some State, some organization of people wanted to do something, perhaps apply themselves with water, with gas, with electricity or with power, what did they find? They ran up against a_decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. “They know what Mr. Hughes stands for. They have nothln{ against Mr. Hughes any more than I have. They respect him; but they know that he stands with that other crowd, with that organized wealth crowd, and they do not want representatives of that group on the bench of the Supreme Court of the United States. “The Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. Gillett) said the other day that Mr. Hughes is the greatest lawyer in the United States. “Nobody has denied the ability of Mr. Hughes, although he is not a superman; he has many attributes that the common individual has. “But admitting, for the sake of argument, he is the greatest lawyer in the United States, should we, for that reason alone, put him on the Supreme bench? Are we going to consider nothing but ability? . . . “I do not believe a man is fit to go on the Supreme bench who has never had any opportunity to sympathize or to associate with those who toil and those who labor. The man who has always lived a life of luxury—and since Mr. Hughes went off the Supreme bench and the answer he got through running for President he has lived with those of wealth; he has been surrounded by the luxury of combined wealth.” Two Historical Parallels. ‘The attack upon the Hughes nomi- nation has two notable parallels in the history of the Senate. The first was the opposition to Chief Justice Taney, and the second, that which developed when Associate Justice Louls D. Brandeis was nominated. For nearly four months the Taney battle raged in the Senate. ney was denounced, as was Hughes, for his economic views. With the slavery ques- tion lying dormant behind the Missouri compromise, but constantly threatening to raise its head, Northern Senators found objection in the fact that Taney | was a Maryland Democrat. There was objection, too, for the reason that he was a Catholic. Finaily his nomination was confirmed by a narrow margin and later he be- came the author of the Dred Scott de- cision, which dissolved the Missouri compromise and brought the slavery question again to the floors of Congress. Brandeis, nominated in 1916 by President Wilson, was attacked, too, for his economic beliefs, but for son quite opposite to that raised Hughes. His views were considered too liberal. He, too, was confirmed, and since assuming office his views have proved widely different from the body of opinion of the court. “Holmes and Brandeis dissenting” has become a familiar phrase when decisions are an- nounced. Gifted Statesman. Hughes is known to the public as a stern, hardworking, studious and gifted statesman and jurist. His career began in New York. In 1907 he became governor of the State. He resigned in 1910 to accept ap- pointment from President Taft to the Supreme bench. This he relinquished in 1916 to run for the presidency. Defeated at the polls, he returned to his pr practice, entering public life again as Secretary of State under Harding. He served after the Chief Executive’s death and left the cabinet when Coolidge began his second term. In 1928 he was elected by the Council and Assembly of the League of Nations to an asso- ciate justiceship on the bench of the World Court, a post he is relinquishing in becoming the Nation's Chief Justice. BIG HOTEL PADLOCK POLICY DISCLAIMED Doran Says Usual Procedure Is to Get Definite Proof of Manage- ment’s Guilt. By the Associated Press. Prohibition Commissioner Doran said today ‘that the announcement by Pro- hibition Administrator Campbell in New York City that. he intended to seek a padlock injunction against the Manger Hotel, where agents alleged they pur- chased liquor, was not an indication of & national policy in prohibition enforce- ment. ‘The commissioner said that the bu- reau’s procedure was never to seek pad- lock injunctions against any hotel un less it had been definitely proved thi the hotel management was participating in the law violations. He said it had been found that boot- lemns within a hotel generally was carried on by minor employes and with- out knowledge of the management. Of- | outstanding ciation, declares in a brief filed today with the District Commissioners, Upholding the position taken by the city heads following enactment of the law in 1825, that such engineers were not required, Lusk tells the Commis- sioners that nis association believes they are acting according to the spirit of the law and urges them to refuse the demands of the union engineers, Wwho were represented at a recent hrar- lns by John H. Lorsch, f the strict letter of the law is fol- lowed, as demanded by the union lead- er in the case of central electrical re- frigerator machines in apartment houses, Lusk contends, “then it will be necessary to go the whole way and re- quire an engineer for an automobile, oil b;.lnr:grl. elevators and every other en- gine.” Singing of Act Brought Up. The reason why former Presidert | Coolidge signed the enabling act, which caused debate at the hearing, again was | bmufln into the argument, Lusk ron- | tending that whereas the Commission- ers urged Mr. Coolidge to veto the bill because of its all-inclusive wording. the former President signed the bill after the then corporation counsel, Fran:is Stephens, rendered an opinion that the law Was not intended to affect “small” engineers, wutomobiles and tlie like. President. Coolidge signed the new steam engineering act March 3, 1925, “We understand at the time,” the brief of the Operative Builders’ Associa- tion states, “that the President had sent for the then Corporation Counsel Ste- phens, who told the President tnat the law was not Intended to apply to that class of engines which obviously can be operated by anybody. On the basis of this statement by Mr., Stephens, President Coolidge signed the bill even though the Commissioners had re- quested that he veto it.” Cost Cited by Lusk. “It could not have been the intention of Congress to require an engineer for the operation of an automatic small compressor such as is used on the aver- age multiple refrigerating system in apartment _houses,” Lusk contends. “If the law is enforced the way the engineers insist, it will require the em- ployment of three licensed engineers at bout $2,000 a year each, or $6,000 a year additional for the service of men who would have nothing to do since these machines operate automatically. “If an engineer is required for a re- frigerating machine of such a charac- ter one is certainly required on a small concrete mixer, of which the District government owns many and docs not employ licensed engineers to operate.” NEW PRIVILEGE GRANTED HIGH OFFICERS IN NAVY Acting Secretary Jahncke Au- thorizes Authority in Promo- tions and Appointments. Acting Secretary Ernest Lee Jahncke today granted authority to certain high- ranking officers of the Navy who enjoy commands to appoint boards of medical examiners, as well as boards of three officers, to supervise the written professional examinations of candidates authorized to report for ex- amination preliminary to promotion or appointment in the Regular Navy. Naval officers explained today that the new method, which supersedes that in vogue since March, 1925, under which a statutory board is maintained at ‘Washington, with other similar boards in certain sections of the country, will make for economy and better efficiency in the examinations. Among the officers clothed with this authority are the superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.: the commanding general of the Marine Barracks, at Quantico, Va.; the inspec: tor of ordnance in charge, naval pow- der factory, Indian Head, Md., and the | Republicans, for rulings by his office | and Schafer, who questioned his right | ability to manufacture fertilizer. inspector of ordnance in charge at the naval proving ground, Dahlgren, Va. NAVY MEN OFF DUTY MUST PAY CIVILIAN DOCTORS Practice of Turning Over Bills for U. S. té Settle Draws Of- ficial Complaint. Naval personnel utilizing civilian medical treatment and then turning over the bills to “Uncle Sam" to pay today drew complaint from the Navy Department. Rear Admiral Richard H. Leigh, chief of the Bureau of Navigation, quoted for the information of the whole naval service, in an official letter, the observa- tions made by Capt. Holton C. Curl, as- sistant to the chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery of the depart- ment. The medical officials have com- plained that there are “numerous bills forwarded to this bureau that are not corporated charges against the Goy- ernment.” The bureau pointed out that “an of. ficer is not on duty within the pur- view of section 1586, Revised Statutes, when he is absent from his post of duty for his own pleasure or convenience, regardless of the time for which he is absent: nor can an officer while so ab- sent be placed in a duty status by ac- tion of his superior officers for the pur- pose of having his medical bills de- frayed by the Government.” The bu- reau explained that in the absence of naval medical facilities, officers are en- titled to civilian medical treatment at G':\tremment expense when in a duty status. PARASITES TO BE SEEN. Movie Will Illustrate Causes of Illness in Man and Stock. Moving picture films illustrating the habits and life histories of various parasites which produce serious diseases in human beings and in live stock will be shown in the auditorium of the Na- tional Museum at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. The Helminthological Society of Washington, arranging the event, has obtained a loan of the films from the International Health Board and from Government agencies. There will be no admission charge. BOARD IS REORGANIZED. Questions Affecting Classification of Officers Is Discussed. ‘The Army Board, in session in this city considering questions affecting the classification of officers under the act of Congress approved June 4, 1920, has been reorganized with the following named members: Maj. Gens. Fred W. ficials of the large hotels, he continued, always co-operated with the Prohibition Bureau in preventing violations of the law on their premises. More bananas we) than in Jamaica last season in seve years, Sladen, Dennis E. Nolan and Frank R. McCoy and Brig. Gens. Lucius R. Hol- brook, Abraham G. Lott, Casper H. Conrad, jr., and William E. Cole, with Lieut. Col. Clark Lynn, Adjutant Gen- eral's Department, as recorder, without vote, BY TWO IN HOUSE Swing and Schafer Hit Re- versal of Veterans’ Bureau Awards. By the Associated Press. Controller General McCarl was crit- icized today by Representatives Swing of California and Schafer of Wisconsin, reversing compensation awards deter- mined by the Veterans’ Bureau, Appearing at the request of the House expenditures committee at its hearing of the Shreve bill to increase the salaries of the assistant heads of Government departments, McCarl was immediately drawn into an interchange with swing to reverse Veterans' Bureau awards bas- ed on medical records of the ex-soldiers involved. Chairman Williamson of the commit- | tee objected to the line of questioning as having no bearing on the salary in- crease measure. The Wisconsin member ’ took lssue with him and the chairman banged his gavel and asserted, “You are not going to run over the chair in this matter.” McCarl, under questioning by the Californian, explained that his office did not reverse the decisions of the various departments unless they were “flagrant- ly wrong.” Swing insisted the controller general was setting himself up as a court of last resort on findings of fact by the departments, but McCarl contended he was only carrying out the duties of his office and “protecting the right of Con- gress to control governmental expendi- tures.” SHOALS QUIZ CALLS CYANAMID CO. HEAD; RECESS IS TAKEN (Continued From First Page.) Evans Hughes, confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States yesterday, drew up the Cyanamid bid for the Shoals and that Claudius H. Huston, chairman of the Republican national committee, was a former president of the Improvement Association. Chairman Caraway asked Waldo why the Farm Bureau Federation had confidence in the Government to market farm products, but no confidence in its Waldo started off with a history of Muscle Shoals, but was stopped by Caraway after a brief exchange during which the witness accused the com- mittee of not permitting him to explain. Offers to Buy Senator Hat. “There are “ve first-class prosecuting attorneys on the committee and there lslno attorney for the defense,” Waldo said. “And no witness so far,” Caraway retorted. Waldo then offered to buy Caraway a new hat “if the Government could produce fertilizer as cheap as the| American Cyanamid Co." “You'll need a new hat as badly as| I will when you get through this, Caraway said. “I'll buy my own h: Caraway asked the witness if he had read an editorial recently in the Hunts- ville (Ala.) Dally Times, which he de- scribed as a “scurrilous attack” on Sen- ator Norris, Republican, of Nebraska and Representative Almon, Democrat, of Alabama. ‘Waldo said he had not heard of the editorial, but told the committee that a Mr. Plerce, the editor of the paper, | should be allowed to reply to Caraway's statement. Caraway told Waldo to inform Plerce that he would be heard at any time he TRACTION MERGER PLAN SUBMITTED, Public Utilities Commission Sends Proposal to House and Senate Bodies. ‘The Public Utilities Commission today sent to the House and Senate District committee coples of their plan to merge the Washington Railway & | Electric and Capital Traction Com- panies, leaving out the amendment re- stricting the power of the courts to re- view facts found by the commission in valuation cases. ‘This was in conformity with the re- cent action of the Senate District com- mittee in deciding that the court amendent should be passed as sep- arate legislation before the merger bill is taken up. ‘There are no other changes in the 18- page draft of the merger plan. It still calls for a continuance of the present rates of street car fare for two years fol- lowing the accomplishment of the mer- ger, the clause to which the presidents of the two companies objected most vig- orously at the recent hearings before | the Senate District committee. ARGENTINE FLIGHT BEGUN NEWARK, N. February 14 (P).— Lieuts. Wil W. White and Clement McMullen took off at 7:30 a.m., Eastern standard time, today from the munic- gul airport for Miami, Fla., on the rst leg ot a flight to Buenos Aires. The flyers, both Army pilots, are seeking to set a new speed record for the flight between Newark and Buenos Aires. They are flying a single-motored Lockheed-Vega monoplane. No stops are planned between here and Miami. Jug Owner Jailed As Attempt to Hide It Blows Up Stove By the Associated Press. JACKSON, Mich., February 14. —William L. Phillips had a jug. Five policemen went to his house on Raflroad street last night, and somehow Phlll;pu got. the idea they wouldn't be friend- 1y about the jug. So he threw the jug in the stove. The stove exploded and the house caught fire. they had Eut the fire out they jugged Phillips and made a writ- ten statement that such dealings with a jug amounted to disorder- conduct. - €evelopment_bill. | Senator Glass introduced the amend- ment and will seek its adoption when | the Senate District committee takes up | the Cramton bill in the near future. | When the House was considering the | Cramton bill it adopted an amendment | repealing authority previously gran‘ed to a private bridge company to con- struct_a toll bridge below Great Falls | ‘The Glass amendment is intended to| make definite provision for the building | of a free bridge in that vicinity. At a | meeting of the District committee a | few days ago Senator Glass said he thought the Cramton bill should be amended so as not to leave the regions along the upper Potomac without a bridge. Under his amendment offered today the director of public buildings and grounds would be directed to build a free bridge as early as possible at or near the falls, with adequate approaches both on the Maryland and Virginia sides. It contains authority to use any land already owned by the Government and also to acquire any additional land that might be needed. The necessary appropriation would be taken from any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. The amendment declares that when completed the bridge *shall be and remain free for the use of the rict committee is public.” Dist, Id a public hearing on The Senate planning to ho the Cramton bill at an early date. oy HOOVER ANNOUNCES / DECISION TO cuT FLORIDA VACATION (Continued From First Page.) sea fisherman along the Southern Flor- ida Coast. The President will not return to his base off Long Key until late tonight, for he proposes to put in a full day's fishing. He set out with a determina- tion to catch several sailfish. He has caught but one sailfish, and that was of merely medium size and weight. Mrs. Hoover not only caught a fair sized sail fish yesterday, but ate part of it for dinner last night. After the fish had been sent to the Long Key dock to be measured and weighed a seaman from the Saunterer came ashore with instructions to have a iarge slice of the fish prepared for cooking. Fishermen and seamen about the dock were amazed to learn that the President’s wife proposed to include the fish as a dinner course. RECEIVES FRENCH DEMAND, President Also Informed of Senate Confirmation of Hughes. Information regarding the demands of the Prench regarding naval tonnage, as well as that relating to the vote in the Senate yesterday confirming the nomination of Charles Evans Hughes as Chief Justice of the United States, was received by the President imme- diately upon his return from the fishing grounds. The French demands had been anticipated, but the actual figures presented by M. Tardieu at London were somewhat higher than the gener- ous estimates supplied the President in advance by his naval experts. The President last evening also received the Japanese proposals and they are re- garded here as distinctly helpful to the general progress of the naval reduction movement. Mr. Hoover was highly gratified at the confirmation of Mr. Hughes. He made no other comment, however, al- though he is known to have studied very carefully the report of the Senate vote on this appointment. One of Mr. Hoover’s first acts when he gets back to the White House will be to appoint & successor to Charles Evans Hughes, jr. son of the new Chief Justice, as Solicitor General of the United States. Also he must name a radio commission before February 23, as the terms of the present commissioners ex‘plre on that date. Mr. Hoover has given virtually no thought to appointments on this outing and he has no idea when he will reach a decision regarding a successor to Justice Walter I. McCoy, who recently retired as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, How- ever, he will give this matter his at- tention soon after he gets back. . MANSLAUGHTER PLEA PERMITTED MRS. DREW Confessed Husband Slayer for Whom Father Was Jailed to Be Sentenced. By the Assoclated Press. ASHLAND, Miss,, February 14.—Mrs. Pearl Drew, who con(essedy she shot and killed her husband after her father had been convicted of the crime, today awaited sentence after pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge. She was indicted for murder yester- day, but Judge Tom Pegram permitted her to plead guilty to the lesser charge. He directed her to appear oo 1o sentencing. Shortly after the birth of her fourth child Mrs. Drew confessed and the gov- ernor suspended a_ five-year sentence which her father had received. She said she had remained silent because she was an expectant mother. o Vatican Instructs Bishops Regarding Immodest Dress Note Says Insufficiently Dressed Women Should Not Be Admitted. By the Associated Press. | the new board of governors of the asso- FRED T. DUBOIS. Harris-Ewing Photos. EX-SENATOR DIEOIS DIES OF PNEUMONIA AT RESIDENCE HERE! (Continued From First Page.) beth Cannon and Miss Toussaint Du- bois. He was of the third generation of an {llustrious line in this country. His grandfather, Toussaint Dubois, ame to this country under Lafayette to help Gen, Washington win the Kevo- lutionary War. Toussaint Dubols served as a captain of scouts in_the Revolu- tion. Former Senator Dlibois' father was active for many years in Illinols and national politics, serving as Illinols State auditor and as campaign manager for Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln’s first presidential campaign. The Dubois family lived across the street from Lin- coln in Springfield, Ill, and Fred T. Dufi;ols knew the Great Emancipator well. Native of Illinois. Mr. Dubcis was born in Crawford County, Illinois, May 29, 1851, the son of Jesse K. Dubois, Illinois State auditor, and Adelia Dubois. He was graduated from Yale University with the degree of bachelor of arts in 1872. He went to Idaho in 1880, and was United States marshal for the Territory of Idaho from 1882 to 1886. He was politically active at that time in the anti-Mormon agitation in that section of the country. Completing his term as marshal, he was a delegate to the Fiftieth and Fifty-first Congresses from the Ter- ritory of Idaho, 1887 to 1891. In 1890 he was married to Miss Edna M. Whited of Chicago. ‘While serving as a Delegate to Con- gress he was instrumental in securing the admission of Idaho to Statehood and he was elected the first Senator {;flm Idaho for the term from 1891 to Delegate Three Times. He was a delegate to the Republican national conventi 1896, withdrawing from the latter con- vention when the gold standard platform of the Republican party was adopted. He ran as a silver Republican candidate for the Senate in 1896. e re-elected to the Sen: 1901 as a Republican, but shortly after- ward he deserted the Republican ranks ind became a Democrat, and was a dele~ gate to the Democratic national conven- tions of 1904 and 1908. He directed Champ Clark’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomi- nation in 1912. As a civilian member of the Board of Ordnance and Fortifications, War De- partment, former Senator Dubois was active in war work in the Capitai. He was appointed to the International Joint Commission in 1924 by President Cool- idge, although he remained a stanch Democrat. NEW POWER BOARD SET-UP IS ASKED IN COUZENS MEASURE (Continued From First ge.) Samuel Insull, to generate power at Cumberland Falls, Ky. Annual reports and other public ex- pressions of former members of the commission have declared a need for more personnel. One report asserted that the commission, under its present set-up, was faced with two alternatives —of restrictin~ development of water power or allowing it without adequate r’;ellmlmry investigation and regula- n. The bill proposing general regulation of interstate sale and distribution, Sen- later, probably durlni’ this session. . Among the regulations it would seek to establish probably will be one to con- trol the rates at which a generator of power in one State sells to a distributor in another. At present, it is explained authoritatively, there is no law regulat- ing interstate transmission. States now may regulate sale of power direct to consumers, even though it is transmitted from anothet State; but if the generator sells to a _transmitter or distributor in another State, he may charge the receiver any rate he sees fit. On the rates paid to the generator are based the distributor’s rate to the con- sumer. The reorganization bill would amend the first and second sections of the Federal water power act, providing ro- tating terms of six years for the mem- bers, with yearly salaries at $10,000 each. As now drafted the measure would prohibit appointment of any one pe- cuniarily interested in or connected with any corporation engaged in power generation, sale, distribution or trans- mission—even by possession of stocks or bonds. It would allow the commission to employ all needed engineers and technical advisers, holding sessions regularly in the Capital, but going to any part of the country when occasion demanded. At present the technical staff of the commission is drafted from executive departments. | ‘MODEL’ ANSWERING AD PROVES POLICEWOMAN Charge of Assault Placed Against George Arone Following Al- VATICAN CITY, February 14.—The sacred congregation of the council to- day issued instructions to all Roman Catholic bishops of the world regard- ing the campaign against immodest dress of women. Theé note of instruction enjoins not only bishops but parish priests, fathers and mothers, directors of schools and Institutes and nuns conducting schools to remember their serious duty in giv- ing all necessary instruction and in- ait:lln. in favor of modesty in feminine attire, The instructions say that insuffi- iently dressed women should not be ad- mitted to the sacrament of communion, to congregation rules, or to act as m:mthen at the sacraments of con- ation and baptism, and if necessary should be sent away from churches. All clergy and all teaching nuns and monks are directed to give special instructions on this subject on all prin- cipal feasts of the church, particularly that of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, Diocesan vigilance councils are or- dered to consider at least once a year the best means for banishing immod- est modes, leged Complaints. George Arone, 55 years old, repre- senting himself as president of the Buckard Blacking & Oil Co., today was arrested by Policewoman Mary M. Schnader on a charge of assault after he is alleged to have made improper advances to her when she responded to an advertisement for a “model.” ! Arone, who had an office on the upper floor of 1319 P street, had been under investigation by Headquarters Detec- tives Weber and Ogle, following com- plaints from young women who said theyt had applied to Arone for employ- ment. Representing herself as an applicant for a position as model, the police- ‘woman she was subjected to advances such as had been reported by the complainants. Arone, taken to po- lice headquarters, is said by police to have admitted he had no need for models at this time, although he de- clared he had made use of them in the past as a fitter of silk lingerie for a silk mill in New Jersey. Arone resides in the 3500 block of Rit- tenhouse steeet. | past three being successive years, ns of 1888, 1892 and | ator Couzens said, will be introduced | ciation, held this afternoon at the headquarters in The Star Building, Mr. Lansburgh succeeds Maj. Gen. Anton stefhnn. who has served 85 president of the body for five terms, the Gen. Stephan declined nomination for re- election. Mr. Lansburgh has served as vice president of the association for several years and has been active in the man- | agement of the organization. James E. Colliflower was elevated to the post of first vice president, Ford E. Young was clected second vice presi- dent, Gen. Stephan third vice president, Louis Levay treasurer, Edward D, Shaw executive secretary and M. D. Rosen- berg general counsel. Under the plan of organization of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion the various affiliated trade groups elected their representatives on e board of governors, which selects the executive officers, MICROSCOPE TURNED ON ST. VALENTINE’S DAY GANG MURDERS (Continued From First Page.) sworn in, I was able to bring Col. Calvin Goddard of New York City, an internationally known ballistics expert, to _Chicago. In the meantime, my investigators located one Peter von Frantsius, an obscure dealer in sporting goods, in- cluding arms, who testified that he h sold several machine guns to a man by the name of Frank Thompson. My investigators and the Chicago police later located Thompson, who admitted having sold several machine guns to Chicago gangsters, including one James (Bozo) Shupe. Then came the killing of & traffic policeman in St. Joseph, Mich., by & motorist. Pingerprint evidence showed, threw suspicion on Fred Burke, & notorious gangster, photographs of whom were partially identified by per~ sons who saw the men coming out of the North Clark street garage. They sald he was the man who wore the Ppoliceman’s uniform. Police Found Burke Arsenal. St. Joseph policemen, raiding the | home of Burke, found an arsenal of revolvers, machine guns and detective story magazines. Burke had escaped nn&x;l the killing. . Goddard took the stand an | testified that the bullets taken from lhde bodies of the seven Moran gangsters were the same type of bullets as fired | through the two machine guns found in Fred Burke’s home in St. Joseph, Fur- ther testimony from other witnesses showed that the two machine guns in in | question were sold by Peter von Frant- 2ius. One was bought by the afore- mentioned Frank Thompson, who sold it to James (“Bozo") Shupe. It is easy to conjecture that Shupe transferred it to Burke throuih underworld channels, | The other machine gun was sold to a man representing himself to be a sheriff of Williamson County, Ill, but who later turned out to be a member of the notorious “Egan’s Rats” gang of St. Louis. Fred Burke was also known to have been a member of the same gang, In the meantime, “Bozo” Shupe was shot to death in a street battle. Also, two other Chicago gangsters, Albert Anselmi and John Scalise, mem- bers of the Capone gang (the gang said to have sought revenge on the seven m)rnn gangsters), were “taken for a 1 Science Indicts Burke, But Burke was the leader of the firing squad that killed the seven men that snowy St. Valentine's day in Chicago. Science proved this conclusively, Burke is still at large, but he is the ;most widely hunted criminal in the United States today. ‘The usefulness of science in solving murders having effectively been shown in this case, Mr. Massce and Mr. Olson raised funds among business leaders of the city and today we have the endowed scientific crime detection laboratory, operated in conjunction with North- western University and under the lead- ership of Col. Goddard. This is the first of its kind in the United States. MURDER RETALIATION DUE. Gang World Grapevine Hums With Sinister Hints. CHICAGO, February 14 (#).—A sin- ister report hummed along the gang world grapevine today, hinting bloody revenge for what happened last St. Valentine's day. Weeks ago word went to the four corners of the Nation for the friends of the George (Bugs) Moran g to come here, with their guns oiled and ready to shoot. There was to be reprisal, a “revenge party” for the sl ing just a year ago of the seven Moran gangsters. There was nothing to indicate what way the reprisal, if really planned, was to be made. Detectives pointed out, however, that gangsters have a high sense of drama, and that the execution of a spectacular crime on the first an- niversary of gangland's bloodiest attack would be in keeping with gangster no- tions of the fitness of such things, TWO ROBBERS DIE IN DRIVE ON CRIME Chicago Police Shoot One in Hold- up, Tradesman Kills Another. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 14 (#).—Two robbers were killed last night, attesting the growing carnestness of the present drive to clean cut the criminals, Police killed one man as he was in the act of holding up a cab driver. A tradesman slew another who had entered the store with & gun in his hand. It was a satisfactory ending, from the police standpoint, of the first five days of ‘;hflr city-wide foray against crimi- nals. During the day only 12 robberles were reported, all minor ones, and there were no shootings excepting those in which the forces of the law pulled the triggers. 3,000 POUNDS OF CHURCH GOLD SEIZED BY SOVIET NOVOSIBIRSK, U. 8. 8. R., Febru- ary 14 (#).—Nearly 3,000 pounds of gold and silver ecclesiastical articles were removed by the Russian authorities yes- terday from the cathedral of the town of Blisk, which had been converted into a club house for government employes. The bells, weighing 34 tons, were turned over to the state us- trialization fund. The movement for the destruction and disman churches is spreading