Evening Star Newspaper, February 19, 1930, Page 1

WEATHER. (U S Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair, slowly rising temperature tonight and tomorrow: minimum temperature tonight about 44 degrees. Temperatures hest, 53, at 4:30 pm. vesterday; lowest, 36, at 6 a.m. today. Pull report on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 b WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star, The Star's carri tion 1s delivered 10 as fast as the papes “From Press to Home Within the Hour” system covers er every city block and the regular edi- Washington homes rs are printed. Yesterday’s Circalation, 115,00(1 No. 31,340. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington. D. WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, ]iEBRUARY FHF () Means Asscciated Pres: CENTS. TWO 1930—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. Husband’s / Boils as Wife Fails To Fry Eggs on Ice BYRD WILL START | RETURNTRPFROM ANTARET TODAY City of New York Ties Up at Little America After 44-Day Voyage. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. February 19.—Mrs. Catherine Torpey, 56. could not fry eggs on ice. and this made her hushand William exceedingly angry The idea, Mrs. Torpey ex- plained in her bill for separate maintenance, Was o save gas. She said William became cruel at her failure, because he knew it could be done, having seen the feat performed by a magician. STAND ON SECURITY | i ‘r LOADING IS RUSHED TO SPEED DEPARTURE BY ” S Adolph Ochs Radio Station Is Dis- ; mantled as Relief Ship Draws Near Camp. | America Regarded as Holding Key to Solve Problem of BY RUSSELL OWEN. French Demands. | | | | By Radio to The Star an1 to the New York | Times. B e BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Staff Correspondent of The Star. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, February 19.—While the Naval Conference marks time awaiting the outcome of the French cabinet crisis, eyes continue turned in the direction of America. Naturally no official spokesman of any delegation gives open expression to these longings, but it is everybody's LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, Feb- ruary 18.—The bark City of New York arrived here at 8 pm. (3 a.m. Wednes- day, Eastern standard time) and bega: loading immediately to set sail for home with the expedition tomorrow afternoon. The relief ship pulled into the Bay of Whales sheathed in ice. Men had gathered at the edge of the. ice on the western side and scanned the water seaward, where clouds of {frost smoke hid the horizon. At about secret that hope for success of the con- 6:45 the topmasts showed above the ference is now pinned mainly on the shifting mist and the men on shore prospect of inducing the United States + showed their joy in every movement. i Whg;: g!rtlfior%l:n "secu1m.y" knot into First Ship in a Year! :Itlutlnn. ince s contrived to tie the The first ship in a year! Mail and| One London paper blurts out the touch with the world! | truth this morning and declares in so Now the ship is lying alongside the K many words, “everything depends on the dce. It will be loaded in a few hours | attitude of America.” Relief appears and probably will be ready to leave soon | to be seen only in our direction because after. | no change in the French position is an- The City of New York had a good | ticipated. Whether Tardieu returns to passage along the face of the barrier and at 3 o'clock this morning passed Dis- | Bives way to some one else, the price of covery Inlet. | Peace at the conmference remains the She met with some ice on the way Same so far as France is concerned. She east during the past 24 hours, but mat Will either stick to her big navy pro- enough to impede her Progress. In a |8r&m or she will have to be bought off message at noon Capt. Melville had re- | ¥ith some kind of political guarantees. ported that he was meeting more pack | Yhis puts things coarsely, but puts them ice, apparently drifting from the east. |COFrectly. No scrap of evidence is forth- and at that time was 40 miles off. | Coming that the British are willing to | go beyond the League Covenant, the 44 Days From Dunedin. | Locarno treaty and the Kellogg pact in i The City of New h:{urk had been 44 | Providing France with guarantees. ays on the way , e ot e ey, Jistance 18 2300 calling, amid the encircling g miles, but the bark S wait for at the edge of the. lee | Beviots security pact sought by Freree, P B L 0%, S 5 vt Sl B i B Jeads to permit penetzation and, atter | £5d Woodfow Wikon the Same day the | . e, $truggling dhrough in 37 hours, she was | )g7o ¥, 1 "HEL E TRE SIERCL, made | tification. blown by a terrific gale far west of her | gid Ut . SN The Sendfe failed to ratify it and the pact DPecame déad. Only st -optimists here believe the temper of the American people, par- ticularly the temper of the Senate, has so changed in the intervening 11 years that what was denied France then would be given her now. It goes with- out saying that Stimson and his col- leagues are lending no encouragement to the suggestions and blandishments The can be estimated | [ mmdm!w'lmpo(l.he‘ of New York back through the ice | SHENVITAL the conference as his own successor or | | the five powers to make formal publi- | PARLEY RECESSES INTIL FEBRUARY 26 TO AWAIT FRENCH Cabinet Crisis Leaves Nation Without Official Standing in London. | AMERICANS SUSPEND PRESS CONFERENCES | Experts to Continue Work Unda!| ‘Way Despite Halt of Main E | Delegates. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 19.—The Five- Power Naval Conference today ad- Journed until next Wednesday. The following communique on the week-long recess was issued this after- { noon | “As a result of consultation between the heads of all delegations now in Lon- don, it has been decided that the Naval Conference stand adjourned until Wed- nesday, February 26: Meanwhile the | experts committee will continue work | upon which it is now engaged.” Confererces Suspended. i SOMETIMES | WONDER WHAT THOSE BONNERIS CALLED | PRESIDENT TFAORS AS KING ASSAILS RETIREMENT BILL, - POWER COMPANIES LEHLBACH ASSERTS r. The American delegation this morn- | ing suspended press conferences tempo- rarily, this action being -interpreted | unofficially as indicating the Amer- | icans were in favor of briet suspension | of the conference itself. | Some doubt was expressed whether | | the French would approve such a sus- pension since they would have to bear | the blame for the delay, although every | one is cognizant that the present slack- ness is due to the French political | crisis. ‘The Prench naval experts were pres- | ent as observers whien the subcommittee | | which is discussing special and exempt | vessels assembled at St. James' Palace | this morning. Dino Grandi, Italian foreign mlnh%; and delegation head, this mq 14 circulated Italy's eagerly awaited state- ment of naval policy and-Tequirements | to the other dels He planned | to give the ment to the press later this a#térnoon. .+~ " Statement Outlined. In a conference with Secretary Stim- son and Premier Macdonald yesterday Grandi outiined the principal points in the statement. Italy will be the last of cation ot its conterube;'poucy. ") It was understood prlnenlruy e Italian statement, besides reiterating | the Rome contention for parity with any other continental power, upholds the thesis that naval needs are not ab- solute, as France claims, but are rela- tive, and that no level of tonnage is too low providing other countries re- duce proportionally. ‘While there were some conflicts in | late advices from Paris regarding the NOBLE FILES SUI AGAINST CALHOUNS Sculptor Asks Inju Against Disposition-of Moth- erhood Metfiorial Funds. it |-~W. Clark Noble, well known local | ! sculptor, today filed suit in the District Supreme Court against Capt. and Mrs. Clarence C. Calhoun, the Universal Al liance, formerly known as the Woman's Universal Alllance, and the Mothers' Memorial Foundation for . injunction, discovery and accounting in reference to furds alleged to have been collected for the establishment of a memorial to motherhood. ‘ — e 'SECOND BOOTLEGGER SUSPECT D ON CAPITOL HILL | | | gt AR Sexy&{ Wh While Senator Wheeler of Montana was issuing a statement today citing the arrest near the Senate Office Build- ing yesterday morning of George L. Cassidv. “the man in the green hat," as another reason why the Senate should investigate prohibition enforce- ment and its enforceability, special undercover agents of the Prohibition Bureau appeared in Police Court with another man suspected of being a boot- legger who had been arrested near the east end of the Senate Office Building Noble, his wife, Emilie, and three | later in the day. others are under indictment for an al- leged conspiracy to blackmail the Cal-| gents is William David Goldberg of houns in & case céntering afound the memorial and have filed pleas in abate- ment ntuck%hthe validity of the grand jury wi indicted them. Noble charges that the Calhouns, sing the trust funds raised as afore- said, purchased property in Maryland. known as Braemer Forest near Chevy ‘The second victim of the prohibition eeler Uses “Man in Green! Hat" Incident as Argument for Prohibition Probe. | the 1200 block of Irving street. Police | Court Judge John P. McMahon held | him for action of the grand jury with- | | out a preliminary hearing and released | him under $2,000 bond. | Goldberg was charged with transpor- tation and possession. According to | the agents. who have been secretly working for some time in the vicinity of the Capitol. Goldberg got out of an automobile in the vicinity of the Sen- ate Office Building with a package under his arm, but when they ap- proached him he threw it on the side- walk, breaking the bottles it contained. The agents, however, claim they saved about a gill of gin. Cassidy, taken in custody with Thomas _Gately of Baltimore at_First (Continued on Page 3, Column | GROSBY FOES WAIT WITNESS ATTACKS | committe had said he understood that | mission’s affairs. | Commission Secretary Sum-: moned After Attack on His Methods by Accountant. COUZENS WILL DEMAND ‘COMPLETE STATEMENT “Irregularities” Chm’e‘d to Firms. | Lohbying‘,l'imd Described Befofe Senate Probers. ssoclated Press. ~¥ E. Bonner, executive secretary of the Federal Power Commission, today was summoned to appear before the | enate interctate commerce commit- tee tomorrow to answer charges against | him after Chairman Couzens of the | By fe affairs in the commission showed one of the “rottenest exhibitions of gov-| ernment I have ever heard of.” | Attacks on Bonner and methods used by the utilities groups were continued today in testimony before the commit- tee by Willlam King, chief accountant | of the commission, who reiterated charges by Charles Russell, commis- sion solicitor, that power groups in- cluded lobbying expenses in valuations | and that Bonner favored the “power in- terests.” King also said that he knew of many cases of “illegitimate expenses” and other irregularities in the com- Sponsor Intimates Hoover Prefers His Proposal to Dale’s Plan. STEWARD SUPPORTS MEASURE AT HEARING Committeemen Grill Federal Em- ployes’ Leader Regarding Speed of Legislation. Chairman Lehlbach of the House civil service committee declared at the public hearing today on the new re- tirement bill for Federal employes, | which he recently introduced and which has become a storm center for dif- fering groups of Government workers, that President Hoover favors his bill, and strongly intimated that the Presi- dent preferred it to the Dale bill al- ready passed by the Senate. “I have no hesitancy in saying.” de- clared Mr. Lehlbach, “that the Presi- dent favors the principle of the Lehl- bach bill rather than a-mere extension of the present retirement system, which I think nobody will deny is unsound.” This statement was made by Mr. Lehlbach while members of the eivil service committee were grilling Luther C. Steward, president of the National Federation of Federal Employes, who | favors the new Lehlbach bill. Several of the members of the committee indi- | cated that in their opinion the more | certain way of getting retirement legis- Bonner Replies to Charges. Bonner today issued a statement ln reply to Russell's testimony, in which he said that Russell did not know any- thing about the water power business and that it was clear that his charges were made “either through ignorance or_political or self-seeking motives.” In summoning the secretary, Couzens announced that he would demand a “complete statement” of irregularities, including “fictitious claims” of power companies allowed in reports to ths | commission and ‘“inexcusable delays {over pending business. The interstate commerce committee began a general investigation of the power commission yesterday. The com- mission is composed of the Secretaries of the Interior, War and Agriculture, but King said today that Bonner, the commission secretary, virtually admin- istered the Federal water power act. 1In his statement in reply to testimony by Russell, Bonrier asserted the admi) | | n- “istration of the power act “as to its main objective had been a singular suc- cess, largely through the arrangement. which juires its activities to be car- ried out through the splendid technica! staffs of the war, Interior and Agri- lation at this session was to pass the Dale bill which has already been passed by the Senate. | Steward Favors Measure. | After Steward had told the commit~ te: that he was “unqualifiedly” in favor of the Lehlbach bill, members wanted to know why would not the more cer- tain way of obtaining increased retire- ment :enenu at this session of Cor.- gress be passage by the House of the | Dale bill, already passed by the Senate, Mr. Steward fell back upon a veiled suggestion that President Hoover was in favor of the new Lehlbach bill. Im- | mediately, several members of the com- | mittee pounced upon this suggestion :n an-attempt fo find out what basis Mr Steward had for making it. y “We have had several indications of Mr. Hoover's attitude as favorable to lwfion when he was Sec- " declared Mr. This did not satisfy Representative Jeffers of Alabama or Ramspeck of Georgia. While Mt. Steward was try- ing to id a more definite statement, Chairman Lehlbach of the eivil | culture Departments.” Tells of Lobby Fraud. Asked if -he could make out a written statement_regarding the irregularities, WHITE HOUSE MOVE: WICKERSHAM VIEW Commercial and Labor Lead- H.B.Joy Says He “Shudders’” |z tas," because “there have been so ¢ ‘mnrayl';‘ and so* many are in cases still pen Chase, and erected thereon an expensive, | attractive and artistic residence” known | u, where the Calhouns now | reside. They pretended, he asserts, to promote the erection of the memorial of this property. Asks Check on Donations. committee, author of the new bill, in- terrupted the testimony to give what he said are the President's views. Mr. Lehlbach then asked Mr. Stew- ard whether he thought the men who contrel thc House would ling to permit consideration of a bill dmitted to be a stop-gap” rather than | of which America is at the moment the | Political situation there none of the in- | target. Our delegation not only c;‘r}- formation reaching here today tended | tains two United States Senators, who,m relieve the gloomy forebodings of know whereof they speak, but happens some of the conferees. M. Tardieu, to be headed by the Secretary of State. | Poincare and Briand all were men- h?n: of ;n’e important documents gon;d as_possibly belnl'de'a:ln:.':d“::; which the del tion has brought to|head a new government; i side s believed there would be a material Dismaritle Radio Station. Dismantling of the wireless station, | which had-kept Admiral Byrd in touch with the worid for more than a year and flashed guidance to men on the Barrier, started soon after the ship re- ported she was within 40 mil The last message sent Tollows: TITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica, February 18. Adolph S. Ochs, Publisher, New York Times. Dear Mr. Ochs: As we are about to mission the Adolph Ocl 1 want to let you know how much joy and happiness this station has given and how it has added very t] the efficiency of the e!pedftrl?n and thereby saved lives. In short, it has been indispensable from many stand- points, and in this the last message sent from the station we give you the t out of com- Radio Station E.n:hnd is President Hoover's Armistice change 1n French policy here no mat- ‘The plaintiff wants the court to find ers Meet Again to Discuss ,day speech. It might have been writ- | ten with the precise situation in mind which now has arisen at the Naval Con- ference. . Americans are bringing it in- formally to the attention of all in Lon- |don whom it may concern. Attention | |is_directed particularly to the pm:e‘ herein President Hoover discussed what he called “two roads there are ter who actually is named. French Without Standing. Georges Leygues, French minister of marine and last of the French delega- tion here except Ambassador de Fleu- riau, hurried back to Paris yesterday leaving experts and advisers of the out whc has contributed to the memo- rial and the amounts of such contri- butions. He also wishes to learn what amounts the Calhouns used as expenses or in the purchase of the Maryland property. Who authorized the change | of the proposed site from Washingtap | to Maryland is another question for | Military Appointment. Feeling that President Hoover may not carry out his announced intention of making Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Cros- today” for peaceful seftlement of in- ternational disputes and to bring about disarmament. One of them is marked out by the League of Nations, Hoover said, and this road, he added, “we have lYtfllncl to travel.” The President then | enunciated the Hoover doctrine. “We are confident,” he said, “that at least |in the Western Henisphere . public | ‘warmest regards and good wishes from every one nere. | RIGHARD BYRo" |opinion will suffice to check violence Financier to Succeed Charles Evans Hughes. Difficult Job of Packing. D i B Opton. and materials so that they would not | govern the American: delogations rop: houde, 83 is very likely. tour from the “road” the President laid interesting jobs of packing has been | por i R e e film ever before trans and at the President’s camp on the peratures ranging far_below zero, lnd)he“d ot a3y i e Boat the y are de- | - i veloped. | is to put its faith in “the sanc. existing_security guarantees like the worked for days soldering them in boxes, concrete avowal _of _this_policy _was more than 100,000 feet, and about 40,- | of the expedition, and for that ruson‘SENATE NAMES STONE of which were_taped, but these tins, each | then placed in wooden boxes lined with aimost as carefully, although® greater The Senate passed a resolution to- me. One of the most difficult operations Th ’y of the last few days was Packing Tecords | 1o state very ‘Semaons et (b gove be injured by water in the ship should | §hen anq: if . 2 | y proposal is forthcom- meet with rough weather on the Way |ing that the United States should de- The ~scientific records o oo A ates e y. Nobody in Lon- packed carefully and one of the most | don is clearer informed as to this than that of the movie films. These have | : point was Hoover clearer during_their been through mare *;rflufg! than any | Rictoric confabs at the White House They were brought down here through | Rapidan River. 5 sl hoard th the tropics, kept a year in Varying tem- | Erigiden say i once Be Mt have now have to go back through dampness | 2 and the tropic heat before the; foreign policy of the Hoover administra. . tions of public opinion,” rather than Films Soldered in Metal Casing. the sanctions of force contemplated by oro Piotect them against this, MeD | covenant of the League of Nations. gafh of which contained 2.400 feet, | Hoover persmally saw to it that the ‘There are more than of 50 of them, — 4 (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) 000 feet went back last year. - These films contain a complete record have been carefully safeguarded. only were they wrapped in separate tins, | TO SMITHSONIAN BODY containing 200 feet, were put in special —————— zinc boxes, which were soldered and | New York Electrical Engineer and insulating material. Most of the other records were packed care had to be exercised to keep the del- | icate emulsion from damage on the way clectrical engineer and financier, of New York, to be a member of the board of regents of the Smithsonian i e Institution. ~He flls the vacancy left : : y the resignation from the board of Great Falls Bishop Quits. | Charles Evans Hughes, confirmed to be VATICAN CITY, February 19 ().— | Chief Justice of the United States. Right Rev. Mathias C. Lenahan, Bishop | The resolution for the appointment of Great Falls, Mont., has resigned and | of Mr. Stone was introduced by Senator has been named titular Archbishop of | Smoot, Republican, of Utah. It now “Preslavo. goes to the House for action. PISTOL AND REVOLVER SALES GAIN TREMENDOUSLY OVER LAST YEAR < By the New York Times | a .. Louis Post-Dispatch. All Tights for ‘publication reserved throughout | the world.) Revenue Figures Show Three Times as Many Weapons Being Sold Now as Year Ago. Associated Press. July 1, 1929, and January 31, 1930, as oty o the. United | Ollectons. umpea. $176544 The total col ns jum) ,544. o the United | oy ciod was $272,585. Bureau officials could not say what portion of the weapons were sold in the United States. The increase came in spite of cam- paigns conducted in various States for laws intended to prevent the sale of such weapon This is the road we propose to travel.” | day appointing Charles Augustus Stone, | delegation behind him without any offi- cial standing whatever. Ambassador Fleuriau formally notified the other delegations that the work of the French had been suspended completely. In the event there 15 considerable delay in forming a new French govern- ment—and private reports received “y one delegation predicted some time | would elapse before a settlement—a serious question before the conference ! would arise in just what procedure to | follow. | Chief Delegates Silent. It was belleved generally that noth- | ing could be done without French par- | ticipation, but not one of the chief dele- | gates would utter even an unofficial forecast. The experts expected to have plenty of technical work to occupy their time, even though the French are not present, but it was realized that this cannot proceed for very long. BRITISH AMBASSADOR LEAVES CITY" TODAY Sir Esme Howard Ends Six Years'| Residence Here; Soon Will Retire. | { After six years' residence in Wash- ington as the Ambassador of Great Britain, Sir Esme Howard, accom- panied by Lady Isabella Howard, are leaving at 4 o'clock this afternoon for New York prior ‘to returning to Lon- don and retirement from a long and distinguished career in the service of his_country. ‘There will be no formality in the Ambassador’s leave taking, although many friends and diplomats will be at Union Station to say good by to the retiring envoy. The Ambassador made his official call at the White House last week in bidding farewell to President Hoover. In New York he apd Lady Isabella will be the guests of an old friend, John Gadde, and have a number of engage- ments before sailing Saturday at 1 a.m. on the 8. S. Majestic. Tomorrow night, the Ambassador will make an address at the annual dinner of the Pilgrims Soclety in New York and the follow- ing day, with Sir John Broderick, com- mercial counselor of the embassy, he will be a luncheon guest of the British Empire Chamber of Commerce. - cause of the early sailing of the Ma- Jestic, he will board the vessel at 10 o'clock Friday evening. In addition to the commercial coun- selor, the Ambassador is being accom- panied on the trip to New York by the first secretary of the embassy, T. A. Shone, and Michael Wright, the third secretary, who are to attend the ™il grims’_dinner, Sir Esme callec at the White House today to say good-by to President Hoover. He had a pleasant chat for 10 or 15 minutes when the British dip- lomat took his departure. . Radio Programs on Page A-11 which he seeks an answer. Sale of the Maryland property is asked and the use of the proceeds to pay his claim for a balance of $38,000 for work which he appraises at $40,000, of which he has received only $2,000 he declares. The sculptor tells the court that 25| years ago he conceived the idea of erecting a memorial to the “Mothers of Men,” not only as a fitting’ tribute to his own mother, but as a lasting memorial to all those great women who have sacrificed so much for the welfare of their countries. In furtherance of this plan, he states, he prepared draw- ings, models and designs which he had | copyrighted, and reached the decision that the National Capital was the proper place for the memorial, Shortly afterward he opened a studio here. Declares Plans Were Approved. In May, 1924, Noble says, Mrs. Cal- houn, learning of his efforts to erect the memorial, called at his studio and inspected the plans that he had formu- lated. permit_the executive committee of her organization, then known as the Wom- an’s Universal Alliance, to take charge of the promotion and construction of the memorial. Noble says he granted permission with the understanding that he should be paid for his work. June 8 1924, he asserts, the executive com- mittee of the alliance accepted his de- signs for a mothers’ memorial and Mrs. Calhoun began her efforts to raise the necessary money. Noble declares he prepared scale drawings and a scale model of his de- signs for use in raising the funds. A formal contract was to be drawn, he informs the court, but “because of objections, bickerings and delays” none was prepared until the Fall of 1924 or early part of 1925. This contract, the sculptor says, for no reason was re- jected. Noble declares his services were worth more than $40,000, but with the exception of $2,000 he has received nothing. He wants an injunction against the disposition of any funds collected for the memorial for mother- The suit came right after the issuance of a statement by Noble, in which he denied the blackmail charge, which he (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) FLYER IS BELIEVED DROWNED IN CRASH Army Aviator Thought to Have Met Death in Plunge Into Gravel Pit. By the Associated Press. MONTGOMERY, Ala., February 19.— Second Lieut. Willard R. Whitmore of the Army Air Reserve Corps is believed to have been drowned this morning when his plane nose dived into a gravel plluwhlch was partially filled with ‘water. Two hours after the accident authori- ties of Maxwell Field, Government air- port to which Whitmore was lflhfl‘ said there was little Tibfllty t he survived, She asked him, he asserts, to| | i by a member of the Board of District Commissioners, in view of the statutes cited to show that the appointment would be in violation of the District's organic act, Washington's commercial and labor leaders are getting together for a second time this afternoon to dis- cuss the situation. The conference will be held in the | offices of the Washington Chamber of Commerce at 4 o'clock, and indications are that definite action on the proposed plans for a concerted protest against the appointment will be held in abey- |ance pending developments at the ‘White House. Same Group to Be Present. The same group that participated in the initial discussion at the Board of | Trade last Wednesday will attend the second meeting. It is composed of E. J. Murphy, president of the Board of de; Charles W. Darr, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Mark Lans- burgh, president of the Merchants & | Manufacturers’ Association; John B. Colpoys, editor of the Trade Unionist, and a representative of the Central La- bor_Union, and representatives of the __(Continued on Page 2, Column 3. _ Hand in Hand Circulation and advertising go hand in hand. Twenty years ago The Star’s circula- tion was 56,000. Yesterday it was 115,000, During the year 1910 The Star printed 10,736,640 lines of advertising. Last year 26,621,881 lines. Twenty years ago The Star printed 39% of the newspaper advertising in Washington. Last year it printed over 51% and the other four papers combined 19%. Yesterday’s Advertising (Local Display) The Evening Star, 32,394 . 9,238 . 8,105 . 3,696 . 2438 Total other 4 papers, 23,377 2nd Newspaper. 3rd Newspaper. 4th Newspaper. 5th Newspaper. The Star is not the best be- cause it is the biggest, but fhe biggest because it is the best. at Possibilities of Chair- | man’s Recommendations. | By the Associated Press. | The eighteenth amendment, what was | termed the “Protestant church lobby™ | and Chairman Wickersham of the Hoo- ver Law Enforcement Commission drew | fire today from persons advocating re- | peal of the dry laws in the current dis- cussion of the subject at the Capitol. Although he had not gotten all of his testimony into the record of the | | | __The accountant -testified that O. Merrill, former secretary of the Power Commission, had delayed numerous ap- plications for development permits be- cause he believed court proceedings might be involved which might eventu- ally go to the “Supreme Court.” He amplified his tharges that money | spent in an attempt to influence legis- | lation was put down in valuation sum- | maries, naming several power concerns. | King sald the Northern Connecticut | of $1,05(,000 as ‘“capital investment,” and that later the company refused to the ground that it was “fictitious.” The item, King charged, represented the House judiciary committee hearing on prohibition, Henry B. Joy of Detroit, former head of the Packard Motor Co., | charged Mr. Wickersham with “pre- | concelved bias” on the subject | “I shudder at the thought,” he said, “of the consequences in case the rec- | ommendation of Mr. Wickersham should be enacted into law.”. Recalls Taft Expression. Joy sald he hoped the committee might find it “wise to report out such a bill as will be in exact accord with the opinions expressed by ex-President Taft 12 years ago, namely, that the eighteenth amendment be repealed and the control of alchoholic beverages be left to the individual States.” In an address prepared for delivery to the committee, Joy declared “it seems obviously not possible tI Presi- dent Hoover could have been aware of Mr. Wickersham's long alliance with and activities in the allied church lobby organization which have brought on us our dire troubles over prohibition en- forcement. “It is entirely possible that Mr. Wickersham was not fully frank with the President,” he continued. Didn't Know Ford. Before Joy took the stand, Grayson M. P. Murphy of New York, a director of several )large business corporations, | had told the committee that he did not |know a leading financier, banker, in- dustrialist or manufacturer who would not break the dry laws. Amid much laughter from the audience and in an- swer to a question, he said he did not know Henry Ford. Outright repeal of the prohibition amendment and regulation of liquor (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) . “ANGEL OF BROADWAY” TO MARRY SPORTSMAN Popular Salvation Army Lass' An- npuncement Follows Divorce From Crippled Veteran. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, February 19.— Rheba Crawford, who several years ago won public notice as_the Salvation Army's “Angel of Broadwa! nounced today that she would marry Ray Splivalo, wealthy San Francisco clubman and’ poloist. The announcement closely followed the granting of a divorce in St. Peters- burg, Fla, to J. Harold Sommers, first husband of Miss Crawford. Sommers |alleged his wife was more devoted to her evangelistic work than to him. Splivalo was divorced in 1928, his that he was devoted more d convivial companions” wife charging to “sport an thian to her. Miss -Crawford married Sommers, a | crippled war veteran, in Florida in 1924. * tin She met here four years ago. | uses.” | The assertion by King that “illégiti- panies’ report, included “fees for lob- bying” led members of the committee to inquire whether criminal proceed- | ings could be brought against the com- panies submitting reports.” Senator Wheeler asserted that they could. Flynn Named as Lobbyist. King named the El Dorado Power Co. California, as including “lobbying fees as items of expense. an item of $26,479 on their books. “Investigatior disclosed,” he contin- ued, “that this was paid to D. T. Flynn, or the firm of Cummins, Roemer & Flynn, Chicago.” Further inquiry developed, King said, that the same firm received $137,560.08 from the Bylesby interests, “for salaries and expenses from January, 1917, to March 2L” Flynn during this period received $1,950, King testified, and the work of the firm he charged was on “national legislation.” Senator Couzens asked King for fur- ther information on “fictitious claims.” King repeated Russell's charge that the Niagara Power Co. included about $32,- 5 as a “vested right” estimate in & valuation report. Going into the question -of rate reg- ulation, Couzens asked what had been done by the commission. When King answered “nothing,” Couzens turned to Russell, who was present, and asked | him to explain why. Russell said the commission now has authority to regulate rates where no State commission does, but that it could never accomplish anything cven (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) C.| Power Syndicate had submitted an item | pay income taxes on that amount, on | syndicate valuation of the “vested right | the Government gave it for power | | mate” items of expense in power com- | ng fie said he found | a bill which, “to some dégree at least, :rl::‘l take care of the situation for some ““The latter presents the most favora- ble prospect,” declared Mr. Steward. “But,” declared Mr. Jeffers, “the House has once already passed the Dale bill at a former session and the Senate hu‘?ulsequ::mthhnulon. As a practical proposition hasn't it a much better chance of enactment than a bill with which members are less familiar?" “Only in so far as getting something is better than getting nothing at all,” answered Mr. Steward. “But we should | not " assume 'too narrow possibilities— should not be too timid.” Pinned down to the, definite question as to whether the Dale bill, carrying some Increases for retired employes, and | already passed by the Senate, did not stand a better chance of becoming a law than the new Lehlbach bill, Mr. Steward finally admitted that there :vu some possibility that this might be rue. “That would not prevent us from taking up the larger question of remod- eling the annuity system at a later date, would it?" asked Mr. Jeffers. “Well, I think we should pick retire. | ment legislation out of the piece-meal class,” said Mr. Steward. Mr. Jeffers suggested that it could be | taken out of the plecemeal class later " (Continued on Page 2, Column. 7.) 'NINE DIE IN BLAST AT MUNITIONS DEPOT Many Are Injured as Explosion and Fire Destroy Grecian Pow- By the Associated Press. ATHENS, Greece, February 19.—Nine persons were killed and many others injured in an explosion and fire, which today destroyed the powder and muni- tions depot at Liosia, suburb of Athens. The depot contained 200,000 hand genldu. all of which were destroyed. plete detalls were not immediately available, but authorities saw no reason to suspect incendiarism. “MISSING” WILLEBRANDT PAPERS FOUND IN COURT CLERK’S OFFICE Speeding Charge Information Against Former Assistant Attorney General Ready ‘The “lLaissing” papers in the speed- ing charge against Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt, former Assistant Attorney General, were located this morning in the clerk’s office at Police Court. An assistant clerk, who yesterday sald that he did not know where the information document was, today re- ported that the papers wvere in the court files, to be brought out when the defendant is arraigned Friday. The case has never come up before Judge Ralph Given in court to be con- ued, and no record f the papers having entéred the clerk's office was for Arraignment Friday. i‘r‘n.dlen ;an th:h Trafic Court docket, when le information papers were brought in. Prank A. Sebring, the clerk, after quiring among his chief assistants, Was unable ,to gain knowledge of the information's ~ whereabouts yesterday. The papers had been sent out of the corporation counsel’s office on Monday. When Corporation Counsel W. W. ’Brlde";:l informed ui:: the first in- format Papérs were lost, he said that g“thmwuldbsmldewlbyu - Mrs. Willebrandt was arrested lnst Friday night when Policeman W. B. ot T2, 2 precinct reported paced her f Hilcs § be xur five blocks n_ 3