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A—2 22 NAVAL DELEGATES RETAIN OPTIMISM Americans Are Especially Confident of Ultimate Success. BY FREDERICK WILLIAM WILE. afl Correspondent of The Star. By_Radio to The Star. LONDON, February 25.—“The storm before the calm” is not an inaccurate description of the status of the Naval Conference at this hour. The storm which the conference is weathering is a squall of doubts and uncertainties, heav- ily charged with the lighting of pes- simism. But there is hardly a delegate of any of the powers who doesn’t believe the conference will ride the storm. That confidence is visible in a special degree among the Americans. One thing, however, is assured; the American delegation is not going back to ‘Washington empty-handed. It may not bring a_five-power pact, but it will be three, if possible, or an Anglo-American limitation treaty if necessary. Americans Are Set on This Scoere. It is impossible to exaggerate the delegation’s fixity of purpose on this score. The jaws of every American on the spot are dead set and will remain 8o _until the bitter end. President Hoover’s spokesmen here counsel the American people to have patience. If their patience is waning, they are asked to recall the history of the Washington Conference. There in one forenoon, following the explosion of the celebrated Hughes bombshell, the conference accomplished three weeks of ordinary naval negotiations in as many hours. The London Conference is five weeks old today. On all sides it is comprehended that the key to the situation lies with Prance. The French, henceforth, will be represented at St. James’ Palace by two veterans of the Washington Con- ference—Briand and Saviaut. The lat- ter is the new minister of marine in Chautemp’s cabinet. Briand to Mould Policy. Briand, however, will be intrusted with the moulding of the French policy in London. He is not expected by states- men who ow him bent.l to ".uh:le hl: country’s program here along oA I'hlt;ryleld.l to certaln isolation if the French prove unylelding. Briand is co-author o® the pact to renounce war. Britain, America and Japan have publicly proclaimed at Lon- don that the pact is a shield behind ‘which all their efforts to end war causes in naval competition are being exerted. If Briand arrives in London with the deflant slogan “Security or Ships” at his masthead, he is exceedingly likely to subject himself to some plain speak- ing. It will be forthcoming from both British and American quarters. Its burden will be that Prance is risking T T —— THE EVEXNING FEMININE WASHINGTON PAYS RESPECTS TO CROONING RUDY Jazz King Entertains at Luncheon and Later Will Be g Guest of Press Club. ‘This is ladics’ day, and if you think| the coming to town of Rudy Vallee, ra- dio land's crooning troubadour, is not an event you simply don't know the debutantes, high school pupils, soclety matrons, plain and fancy housewives and others, if there are others. Traveling in style, as befits one of his | eminence in the kingdom of fazz, the fair Vallee arrived at Union Station at 7 o'clock this morning from New York. The master crooner himself, displaying rare presence of mind and great forti- tude, slept late within the privacy of his car. He breakfasted at 10:31 o'clock. At 10:58 o'cleck he departed for the | Willard Hotel Pirst and foremost among the pop- | ular entertainer’s engagements was a | meeung with the Congressional Club, | which at noon entertained at luncheon | in the Pan-American Building in honor | of Mrs. Herbert Hoover, the wife of the | President. The distinguished group, made up of the wives and daughters of Senators and Representatives, heard the famed radio and screen star sing and play with his orchestra, Five hundred women, attired for {k most’ part in smart tailor-made co: tumes, arrived promptly at 12 o'clock At the table with Mrs. Hoover plates were set for Mrs. Edward Everett Gann, sister of the Vice President: Mrs. Charles Evans Hughes, wife of the new Chief Justige of the United Statess Mrs, Ray Lyman Wilbur, wife of the Secre- tary of the Interior, and three ex- presidents of Congressional Club, Mrs. Ernest W. Roberts of Massachu- setts. Mrs. Lindley Hadley of Washing- ton State, and Mrs. Irvine L. Lenroot of Wisconsin, ‘The entertainment by Vallee and his orchestra was arranged by Mrs. Porter H. Dale, wife of the Senator from Vermont and president of the club. ‘The other outstanding event on Val- lee’s program will be staged this evening. He and his band will be guests of the board of governors of the National Press Club in the club rooms at 6:30 o'clock, and later, from 9 until 12 o'clock, the crooner and his playfellows will render music for dancing in the ball room President Coolidge officially and formally opened in 1927. Here, again, Vallee's popularity with the women was made evident. Antici- pating a rush for tickets, the club officers limited each active member to one ticket. Eight hundred had been given out at 1 p.m. last Saturday and the standing-room-only sign went up. Vallee returns to New York tonight. HOOVER ABOLISHES OLD BUDGET PLAN Preliminary Estimates De-| clared Unnecessary Under Strict Economy Policy. Abolishing “preliminary estimates,” President Hoover, through his Burea of the Budget, has notified all depart- ments and establishments of the Gov- ernment that in planning for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1932, he empha- sizes the “need for the strictest economy in Federal expenditures.” Notice to the Government heads has been sent out at an unusually early time of year by J. Clawson Roop, di- rector of the Bureau of the Budget. He announces that the official call for estimates will be furnished soon. “Pre- liminary estimates will not be required,” declares Director Roop. It is a big change from past procedure. ‘This move by the administration is in line with the policy discussed at the loss of prestige in this country and the United States. Watch Tokio’s Spokesmen. In the meantime, almost as many conference eyes are anxiously turned toward Japan's direction as across the Channel toward France. All concerned are glad that the Japanese elections are over. From the conference’s standpoint, the swee) vic of the government party.is ntly satisfactory. With a landslidé 'vote of confidence in the Minseito ministry now received it is taken for granted that the government has a freedom of action which it hitherto was felt it would be unwise to_indulge. ‘The Star’s correspondent asked an American delegate this morning what e would say if some of the exhalted per- This is what he said: “I would say first that no impediment whatever stands between us and agreement with Britain; second, that the solution to our difficulties with Japan is just around the corner; third, that Italy would assent informally to any three- power treaty Britain, America and Japan might conclude; and fourth, we are not ready yet to believe that the French are ready to shoulder the blame for dashing the whole world’s hopes for the success of the London Conference.” American delegates scout the theory that the A Jones’ quitting scene ‘was not so much on account of illness as disgust. CHAUTEMPS GIVES POLICY TO HASTEN ARMS DELEGATION (Continued From First Page.) of Premier Chautemps that the new French delegates would arrive tomor- row ready to take up the work where it was left off last week by the down- fall of the Tardieu ministry. It was understood the conversation was general and did not touch on questions of policy. Paris Reports Are Pessimistic. At the same time, news reports reach- ing London from Paris made it appear doubtful whether Chautemps would gain a vote of confidence tonight and these cast a new gloom over conference circles. Prime Minister Macdonald, assuming that the French delegation will arrive here tomorrow, has proposed a meeting of the heads of de itions Thursday morning. The British spokesman today said that a three-power pact—that is, the United States, Great Britain and Japan —has never been considered as a way out of the difficulty arising from the French political crisis. He said such a pact would not be considered construc- tive inasmuch as it was recognized that an effective disarmament agreement must include France. Indeed, he said, such a fact would be a drawback when the disarmament %m“’“ finally comes up at Geneva. e spokesman added that the dele~ gates were so hopeful and confident & five-power agreement would be reached in London that reports of other treaties could be considered only as casual talk. Mediterranean Pact Outside Scope. Regarding a Mediterranean pact, he #aid, no formal proposal for such had ever been made. He said, however, there had been vague references to the political background of the disarma- ment situation. He emphasized that the only place where a Mediterranean pact could be formally discussed was at a conference attended by all Medi- terranean countries. Therefore Mediterranean security pact was defi- nitely outside the scope of the London Conference. ‘The spokesman also stated there was no intention of engaging the scope of the London Conference to include the freedom of the seas, neutral rights and related questions. experts sub-committee was again in session at St. James’ Palace today. It was understood to have reached a virtual agreement on all points arising from the question of special ships not included in specified categories, Final touches were being put upon its re- this afternoon for presentation to first committee. — Walter H. Beech Weds. ‘WICHITA, Kans., February 25 (#).— ‘Walter H. Beech, who twice won the White House by the Government fiscal chieftains, yesterday. No Specific Limitations. “The President asks me to say that, while he desires to emphasize the need for the strictest economy in Federal expenditures,” sald Director Roop, “he does not wish to indicate any specific limit upon the total amount within which the estimates of appropriations for any department or establishment will be submitted, but rather to invite attention to the increased responsibility whicke this procedure places on the heads of departments and establish- ments to co-operate with him in realiz- ing this economy by giving the most careful scrutiny to each item in the estimates.” “It is contemplated,” said Col. Roop, “that the estimates of appropriations will be accompanied by explanations and justifications of each item, and statements showing increases requested over the lggmpflluonx for the fiscal year 1931, the order of priority for such increases, and probable supplemental | estimates for the fiscal year 1931. De- | tailed instructions concerning the prep- aration of the estimates and accom- panying papers will be furnished at an early date.” ‘The biggest change effected by this early pronouncement to Government heads is that it abolishes the time-hon- ored Prewdent of “preliminary _esti- mates” which heretofore have been submitted. Bureau Made “Allocations.” Under the procedure used by previous directors of the Bureau of the Budget, departments and establishments have been asked to submit preliminary estimates. These went to the Bureau of the Budget, which put them all together, and resubmitted them to the departments, with what was known as “allocations.” The departments were supposed to bring their final estimates down these allocations, which were always several million dollars short of the preliminaries. BLEASE TO FIGHT POLICE PAY RAISE Against Increase as Long as Pratt Heads Department, He Tells Robsion. ‘With Senator Cole Blease, Democrat, of South Carolina, on record against raising the pay of the police as long as Maj. Pratt is at the head of that department, the Robsion subcommittee is scheduled to convene at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon to give further consid-y eration to the policemen and firemen | salary bill Senator Blease, who has attacked Maj. Pratt a number of times while discussing local aflairs in the Senate, made known his position toward police salaries yesterday afternoon in talking over the salary bill with Senator Rob- sion, Although he is willing to agree to a raise for the firemen, Senator Blea: declared he would fight increases for the police both in committee and on the floor while Maj. Pratt is superin- tendent, ‘The proposed increase will be in- dorsed at the hearing by Mark Lans- burgh, spokesman for the Merchants & Manufacturers’ Association, of which he is president. The merchants’ body recently went on record in favor of increased pay, con- | tending that salaries should be raised to ! be more in keeping with salgries paid | similar public employes of ofher large | cities of the country. It was declared also that higher sala- ries would attract men of higher char- acter to the service. SONG COLLECTOR DIES. | Man Who Wrote “Let Her Go, Gal- lagher” Expires in Brooklyn, NEW YORK, February 25 ().—The man who wrote “Let Her Go, lagher,” William W. Delaney, died Sa urday night at his home in Brooklyn. He was 65 years old. He was a collector and author of | the old “ragtime” songs. The title of his best known song, “Let Her Go, Gal- lagher,” became a popular byword. He closed his song shop in Park Row in 1924 and since had been em- ployed as a proofreader on the New York World, / | Ford air reliability trophy, and Miss Olive Ann Mellor, executive at the ‘Travel Air Co. here, of which Beech is president, were married yesterday. BYRD'S SHIP BUCKS CEPACK VANGUARD Bark Smashes Through Floes, Reached Before Ex- pected, in Favorable Wind. BY RUSSELL OWEN. By Radio to The Star and the New York Times. ON BOARD THE BARK CITY OF NEW YORK, IN ROSS SEA, Tuesday, February 25.—Last evening the City of New York began to encounter scattéred pack ice, much sooner than it had been expected, and all last night the ship was running before a favorable wind, dodg- ing in and out between broken floes and large pieces of pack. This morning a strong wind from the southeast is driving up north through heavy masses of ice around which the ship works its way easily, although occasionally bringing up against one with force that would smash an unprotected steel ship. There is a long swell, showing that the storm would kick up a sea if it were not for the jce blanket which holds it down. Our position at noon today was about latitude 70 degrees, longitude 178 de- grees east. (This indicates that the ship, which was at latitude 72:30 degrees at noon the day before, had progressed about 120 miles northward in the 20 hours to a point about 404 miles north- west of Discovery Inlet.) Loose Pack Ice Field Widened. ‘The ice was encountered so much fur- ther south than had been expected, at least two degrees lower than it was when the City of New York came out of the pack on the way to the Barrier, that probably a lot of ice has been blown from the ice fields to the east. If this is so, this loose pack is prob- ably about 75 miles wider than it was before, although there is the possibility { than the northerly winds of a few days ago opened up the pack and blew part of it south. But it seems more likely that this ice came from the east. The whalers on the northern edge of the pack should be reached early day alter tomorrow if the pack is not too heavy, and, if it is possible, the dogs will be placed on one of them which is returning in a short time to New Zea- and. Reason for Leaving Planes Behind. It was because of lack of deck room that the smaller plane could not be brought back. It was, of course, im- possible to get the big plane aboard the City of New York, which is a small it was found that the steamship Eleanor Bolling could not come through to the Barrier because of the heavy ice this year, all hope of returning the Ford plane to the United States had to be abandoned. It was hoped for a time that the Fairchild plane might be brought back on the City of New York, but it is so late in the season that even if room could have been found on deck for it, with all the other gear, it would have been wrecked by seas before reaching New Zealand. Little America Ready for Guests. It was more necessary to get the men out quickly than to try to bring the planes. But the two planes are stowed carefully on-a hill back of Lit- tle America and it may be possible to get them at some time. They are safe, 50 long as the Barrier stays in its pres- ent condition at that spot. 3 The camp itself was left much as it was when it was being used. The radlo towers are standing and the four houses with their bunks in place. There 15 also a large quantity of stores which may be available at some time. As this story is written the pack is getting heavier and the ship is moving more slowly between larger and heavier cakes. It is also colder because of the southerly wind. (Copyright, 1 By the New York Times Co. and uis Post-Dispatch. Al rights publication reserved through- t the world.) WITNESS DECLARES HUSTON HELPED IN PLATFORM DRAFTS (Continued From First Page.) the . 8t. for the week following and urged O'Neal to “come at once if possible.” Questioned about the telegram, Gray said they were fearful that Senators Ransdell and Broussard, Loulsiana, Democrats, would not support the Farm Bureau Federation gosmon. He added that he thought O'Neal :‘-‘me to Washington, but he wasn't cer- ain. ‘The Muscle Shoals resolution, he said, was one by Representative Snell pro- Vldm? for a joint committee to receive bids for Muscle Shoals in place of the Henry Ford offer which had been with- drawn, He said President Coolidge was great- ly interested in the matter and had made the suggestion at a White House conference. .. STIMSON HAS COLD. Remains at Office in Morning but Plans to Rest. LONDON, February 25 (#).—Col. Henry L. Stimson, American Secretary forced to seek the advice of a physician for treatment of a cold, such as many of the American delegation are suffering Passenger automobiles imported into Ceylon from the United States last year numbered 147, from, He remained at his office this morn- ing but planned to rest ghis afternoon, i ship with little stowage space, and when | of State and delegation head, today was | STAR, Wadbilbhuiul, LULODAT, FiBRUARY 29, 1930. HOOVER ATTACKED ON APPROPRIATIONS Glass of Virginia Calls State- ment “Cheap Exhibition of Partisan Politics.” (Continued From First Page.) dulged in waste and extravagance. And now the White House finds itself in the embarrassing position of learning that the congressional committees have | reduced appropriations by more than { $28 000,000 below the budget figures.” | , Senator Watson promptly rose in de- fense of the President when the Vir- ginia Senator had concluded. from Virginia is a sound legislator and that he rarely induiges in flights of imagination,” began Senator Watson “Yet he has seen it to do so today. There has been absolutely no intimation from the White House today that any- thing Congress has done in regard to the appropriation bills so far handled has been wrong. Indeed, the sugges- tion from the White House has been to the effect that the budget should be carried out. Leaders Alarmed. “The meeting at the White House yesterday, for which I am as much It sponsible 'as any one, came about be- cause leaders in the House have been alarmed over the situation there.” Senator Watson said that some of the House leaders had come to him weeks ago and expressed grave concern lest they be unable to stem the tariff and hold down excessive uppropriations. He sald that the House leaders had asked him what could be done on the Senate side to prevent too great appropria- tions, “Why did the chairman of the House appropriations committee go to the White House?” demanded Senator Glass. “Was it because he was afraid of what the Senate would do? Was it to berate the Senate?” Senator Watson ridiculed the idea and declared that the House leaders had come to him and not gone to the White House. He said that they were apprehensive that many of the bills in- troduced to authorize new appropria- tions might be passed. “The Senator from Indiana appar- ently is as innocent as the White House,” sneered Senator Glass. Watson Sticks to Guns. Senator Watson stuck to his guns, declaring that the House leaders were apprehensive lest excessive appropria- tions be made. “Doesn’t the Senator know,” inter- rupted Senator Blaine of Wisconsin, Re- publican progressive and anti-adminis- trationist, “that the President can veto any bills that may be sent to him?” “Certainly I know that,” replied Sena- tor Watson. The Indiana Senator con- tinued that the Republican leaders cof the Senate and House had met with the President yesterday to discuss the finan- clal situation, just as they have always met to discuss such questions in the past. He pointed out that a law nas recently been passed cutting $160,000,- 000 from the Federal income taxes which the Government will collect this year. He said, too, that returns from the income tax may fall off 10 per cent be- cause of the depression which followed the stock markel crash. Customs duties also were decreasing, he said, because importers were waiting to see what the tariff bill would be. He added that House members are “right up against a primary election,” and that there was great pressure on them for the passage of many bills for new projects. The real truth, he said, was that many of the bills pending in the House might be passed. “Yet the Senator from Virginia is berating the President because he called a meeting of the party leaders and issued this warning,” said Senator Wat- son. “I maintain that it was his duty to do so. I know that the President has authority to veto bills that are sent to him. But I would not put it up to the President to veto these bills, I am too loyally a party man to do that.” Anti-Administration Drive. Senator Watson said that all Sena- tors ¥now there would be no limit to the amount spent on flood control, on pensions and other subjects if all of the bills that are introduced should pass, and he added: “What is the use in put- ting up a blind in order to attack the President of the United States?” Senator La Follette, Republican, of Wisconsin _told Senator Watson ~ he ought to point out that if there is any | difficulty in the Treasury “as a result of the '$160,000,000 tax cut that was passed to peg the stock market, the Tesponsibility would be on the Execu- tive for recommending the reduction, and not on Congress.” Senator Watson, in reply, declared that the discussion going on was “an anti-administration drive.” The Sena- tor added that the President recom- mended a tax reduction and an in- crease in public buildings in order to help business conditions. Senator La Follette took the view that members of Congress in introduc- suggested that as one step in helping business. Senator Watson said the President was willing to have funds for public buildings increased, but that there were many other bills not related to public buildings on the list referred to. Senator Glass entered the discussion again to say that he resented the sug- gestion that he had started the debate with a desire to raise a partisan attack on the administration, but he declared he did not “propose to sit supinely by and see an effort made to arouse public sentiment against this body and not say something about it.” |, Senator Glass said it was generally known that there has not been any bills referred to involving large expendi- tures, and that if the President had the idea that these bills were likely to pass he should have addressed a message to Congress on the subject. Senator Watson, concluding, empha- sized that his statement of yesterday was not intended as applying to projects already authorized, but only as a check on_new ones. Hoover leadership was the target of an overnight attack from Democratic spokesmen based partially upon the President’s conference with congres- sional and departmental leaders and his warning against excessive appro- priations. Representative Garner of Texas, the Democratic leader, termed the confer- ence “a move to divert the attention of the public from the chaotic economic and unemployment conditions brought on by lack of leadership of the Presi- dent.” Called “Poppycock.” “It is simply the setting up of a straw man to be knocked down,” said Senator McKellar, a Democratic' mem- ber of the appropriations committee. “Bills for large appropriations are al- ways introduced, but Congress doesn't appropriate more than we can afford. IU's an attempted scare. It's all poppy- cock.” Speaking at Kansas City, Jouett Shouse, the chairman of the Democratic national executive committee, asserted that during the tariff debate the only “pertinent utterance” of President Hoo- ver “was a wail of displeasure because the Senate sought to take away from him authority to alter tariff rates and to restore that revenue-raising provision to the full dominion of Congress, where | it originally reposed.” Garner asserted that Mr. Hoover was attempting “to restore himself in the | confidence of some of his Republican . leaders.” Referring to proposed appro- priations outlined in a statement from the White House, the Democratic leader sald that “Congress never had the ing bills calling for public work have | done so because the administration has | chance for the passage of many of the | 3 | | gress by intimating that we have in- | “W& all recognize that the Senator | | | A telephoto showing wreckage after a five-car Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee interurban passenger train struck an automobile at the north city limits of Kenosha, Wis., and tossed it in the path of a freight train, both trains being | e Eleven persons were killed in the wreck and there has beem & mounting death list among the more than 60 railed, injured. ~~Wide World Photos. GANGSTER IS SHOT LYING IN HOSPITAL Frank McErlane, Known as Chicago’s “Toughest,” Fights From Cot. | BY the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 25.—Frank Mc- Erlane, whom gangland knows as its “toughest,” was shot three times, prob- ably fatally, by enemies last night as ne lay already wounded on his bed m a private hospital room. With his right leg in a cast and swung high with pulleys and weights, McErlane grabbed a revolver from be- neath his pillow and fired back at his assailants as they fled into the cor- rider. One of the assailants’ bullets pierced a third lodged in the right thigh. As “Charles Miller,” McErlane gained entrance to the hospital January 28, for treatment of a bullet wound, which he {said he accidentally inflicted. Maintains He Is Miller. ‘While the nurse was out of the room | iast night, the assailants quietly slipped in. A fussillade broke the quietness, followed by screams of patients, -Mc- Erlane’s nurse, returning hurriedly | down the corridor, found the door open and her patient groaning on the bed. Police were called, but McErlane maintained he was “Mlller,” until recognized by detectives. A search revealed the gangster’s re- volver under the pillow. It had been emptied, and bullet pits on the wall of the corridor opposite the door to McErlane’s room indicated the battle he waged -with his attackers. Although once a partner in the flourishing South Side beer business of Joe Saltis, McErlane has been known of late as an ally of “Spike” O'Donnell and his gang. Believed Cause of Shooting. ‘This change of associates, police be- lieve, was responsible for what they believe was an attempt on his life Jan- uary 28. Failing then, the rivals ap- parently believed they had McErlane at their mercy in his hospital room, but they did not reckon with the revolver McErlane had hidden beneath his pillow, Questioned in numerous slayings, Mc- Erlane was tried only once for murder in 1927, and then was acquitted of killing Thaddeus Fancher, a Crown Point, Ind., attorney, in a road house brawl. ‘The same year while still allied with Saltis, McErlane was dismissed on charges involving the slaying of three members of the O'Donnell gang. Gangland custom always has decreed a private room when hospital care is needed, a room far away from strat- egic aids to enemies such as fire escapes. McErlane’s room was one of such. . In the past, the late Hymie Weiss and the Genna Brothers, in the hos- pital for treatment of gangland wounds, insisted on rooms out of the range of rival guns. Weiss so feared an attack that he first asked hospital authorities for a room without windows, Earlier in the night Joseph Fallon, gunman and thief, died from wounds suffered in a gun.fight with police, in which he shot and killed Patrolman John J. Ryan. SCHOOLGIRLS’ QUARREL STIRS ARKANSAS TOWN Deputy Sheriffs Patrol Streets After School Head's Life Is Threatened. By the Associated Press. WEST HELENA, Ark., February 25.— Sherift's deputies, summoned after a schoolgirls' quarrel had aroused this town of 3,500, patrolled the streets of West Helena today. Residents attending a mass meeting yesterday protested the resignation of George Cromwell as superintendent of schools, which Cromwell said had been caused by threats upon. his life by Lawrence Brown, father of two young girls who were disciplined after a dis- pute with another girl, Brown, according to Sheriff J. C. Barlow, threatened Cromwell's life un- less the latter disciplined the third girl. Cromwell declined to act against the other pupil, | WIFE OF OFFICER DEAD. PEIPING, China, February 25 (#).— Mrs, Margaret Gorman Rupertus of Albany, N. Y., wife of Maj. Willlam Rupertus, second in command of the American Marine legation guard, died late today, 10 hours after the death of | her 11-year-old son Willlam, jr. Both deaths were from scarlet fever, ‘Today's deaths marked the third in the Rupertus family since its coming to Pelping last Fall. A daughter, Rod- ney, aged 4, died of scarlet fever in December. slightest thought authorizing them"” or of “doing anything that would cre- ate a deficiency in the National Treas- ury.” Asks Raise in Pay For Santa Claus P.M. Due to Heavy Mail By the Associated Press. Something should be done for Santa Claus, and particularly for the Santa postman. That was the purport of a bill introduced yesterday by Repre- sentative Rowbottom, Republican, in whose district the tiny town of Santa Claus, Ind., lies. Rowbottom said that children write to Santa Claus all the year around and their letters flood James Martin, fourth class post- master at Santa Claus, Ind, to such an extent that he has to be a first class postmaster to keep up. So Rowbottom wants Congress, by law, to raise his pay. SUSPECT ESCAPES BALTIMORE POLICE AFTER LONG CHASE (Continued From First Page.) ran down Traffic Patrolman William Tilghman, Tilghman blew his whistle to attract the attention of Patrolman August Breitenbach, stationed at the next corner. With upraised hand Breitenbach stepped into the street and then jumped aside with only a fraction of a second to spare as the red car sped over the spot where he had been standing. A Dblast from Breitenbach’s whistle warned Sergt. Harry Schminkey at the next corner, who mounted his\ horse and galloped after the car. As the ma- chine sped west on Baltimore street, Patrolman Joseph A. McLaughlin, an- other mounted officer, spurred his horse into action and joined the futile chase. As the pursuit swung into the financial section of the city Policemen Wihliam Clayton and Walter Elliott commandeered the automobile of a former police magistrate and fell in be- hind the galloping horses and the flee- ing coupe. To the dine of screaming whistles and sirens the Jfugitive, at a speed of | from 60 to 70 miles an hour, sped | through the city’s outskirts and onto | the Baltimore Boulevard. Here the pace became too fast for the mounted po- licemen and they fell out of line, their places being taken by Policemen Ad- miral Mostley and Marion Smith in a +| police car. At Halethorpe several motor cycle officers joined the chase. Escapes Laurel Police. Meanwhile the State police at Laurel had been called by telephone by the Baltimore officers, who lost sight of the coupe when it increased its speed bc- yond Halethorpe. A -squad of motorcycle men from Laurel blocked the road with their machines at Savage Hill and waited for the coupe. At it approached the crest of the hill the driver of the coupe sighted the officers and stopped. Cautiously the officers started their machines and approached the car. As they drew alongside, the driver threw the car into gear and sped through the group of policemen toward Laurel. Swinging “their motorcycles around, the officers gave chase at & speed of 75 miles an hour, but lost sight of the red car before passing Laurel, three miles away. They estimated the fugitive was driving more than 80 miles an hour when he went through Laurel. Couldn’t Find Auto. ‘The Laurel officers, without again sighting the red car, continued the chase to the District line, where they met police from Washington, who had been notified by telephone. The local police did not see the coupe at all, and expressed the belief it followed some little used route into the city if it did come to Washington. ‘Washington police from headquarters and the precincts and local prohibition agents took up a systematic search of the city and Maryland roads leading | into it,\but were ‘unable to find any | trace of the red coupe or its driver, Trotsky Is Slighted. MOSCOW, February 25 (#).—The district of Trotsky has been renamed Chapaevsk, honoring a commander killed in the war instead of the exiled leader. WRECK IS BLAMED ON SPEEDING YOUTH Race to Crossing Caused Kenosha Trains to Crash, Killing 11. By the Assoclated Press. KENOSHA, Wis,, February 25.—The reckless driving of a youth hurrying home from a “date” was blamed today | by railroad officials for the North Shore Interurban wreck that killed 11 persons and injured more than 100 others Sun- day night. Car Ground Under Wheels. Edward R. Egger, Chicago, chief in- | vestigator for the railway, placed the responsibility upon Norman Shinners, 21, Milwaukee, who, he said, tried to beat the five-car, Chicago-bound train to a highway crossing. Shinners’ car was demolished as the speeding train struck it, killing :*im and his companion. Frank Tomczak. The wreckage of the | automobile, ground under the wheels of the passenger train, threw it from the track and shunted it into a northbound freight. In addition to the North Shore m- vestigation, Kenosha County and State authorities today attempted to find causes for the wreck. Coroner Anthony B. Schmitz impaneled a jury and an- | nounced an inquest would be held, but | set no date for the hearing. Members ;al the Legislative Interim Commissicn on Traffic began an investigation for the State., Hurrying to Milwaukee. | Shinners was hurrying home to Mil- | waukee after a visit at the home of his | flancee, Jeanette Bohanan, 19, who lives near here. Speeding, according to wit- nesses, Shinners swung his car around | another automobile waiting at the | crossing for the trains to pass. There | was a crash as the train smashed into | the car. The car hurtled to the north- | bound tracks as the passenger train | left the rails. A freight speeded north. | The passenger, derailed by the automo- bile, sideswiped the freight. Passenger coaches careened and telescoped as Ireight cars, the automobile, rails and high-tension electric wires twisted into cross-patched debris. | Hundreds of passengers were buried beneath the mass. MRS. ELEAN6R GOULD WINS RENO DIVORCE Wife of Capital Bank President Is Granted Decree on Ground of Incompatability. Special Dispatch to The Star. RENO, Nev., February 25.—Mrs. Elea- nor Gould, wife of Ezra Gould, presi- dent of the Washington Mechanics Sav- ings Bank of Washington, was granted a | divorce here yesterday. She charged incompatibility. _ In her petition, Mrs. Gould stated that r husband was of a jealous disposi- tion and dictatorial; that he left her in their home in Bethesda, Md., alone, and | that when they went to parties, he ig- | nored her. She quoted him as having s3id on one occasion, “I didn't know what trouble was until T got married.” A property settlement was made out | of ‘court, providing for a cash payment of $3,500 and $275 a month for life, Texas Bank Closes Doors. HENDERSON, Tex., February 25 (#) | =—The Farmers and Merchants' National | Bank of this city failed to open its | door yesterday. ~Officials said they thought it possible the bank would re- open within a few days. In its last statement, December 21, 1929, the bank'’s resources were listed as over $1,000,000, | with deposits of nearly $700,000. ‘W. E. Norvell, president, is in a Dallas hospital suffering a fractured shoulder received in an automobile accident two weeks ago. Arrests Are Threatened as Orders to arrest every street car mo-, torman caught crossing an intersection against a yellow light have gone out to| Washington police following the receipt by the Traffic Bureau of scores of com- plaints from motorists and pedestrians that the street car operators have been guilty of disregard of the traffic lights, Inspector E. W, Brown of the Traffic| Bureau declared today. ‘The order followed the passing of| correspondence hetween the Traffic Bu- reau and the operating heads of both traction companies, in which the com-| panies were informed of the complaints and promised full co-operation. Issuance of tle order was disclosed | by Inspector Brown today when the| complaint of Mr{\ Della Dellavalle, 1207 | E street, that shy was the victim of an accident at Elev¢gth and G streets this morning in whiclj Qhe alleged, a street| STREET CAR MOTORMEN WARNED TO OBEY YELLOW TRAFFIC LIGHTS Motorists and Pedestrians Complain of Flagrant Violations. car started a turn from G street into Eleventh street against a yellow light, was brought to his attention. “The order is that the Traffic Bureau men and street beat officers shall deal with street car operators just as they would motorists in cases of disregard of traffic lights,” Inspector Brown de- clared. Mrs. Dellavalle's automobile was in collision with a one-man car at Elev- enth and G streets at about 9:30 o'clock this morning. She told a Trafic Bu- reau policeman she was going north on G street with a green lkh'. when the amber light went on. The street car, operated, she said, by Elmer C. Insley, was goinig around the corner into Elev- | enth street while the yellow light was on. It caught the left fender of her | machine and dragged it around mc' turn, Damage to Mrs. Dellavalle's machine was estimated at $59 in the rep- .t given the Traffic Bureau. . MKELLAR ATTACKS HOOVER DRY RECORD * President Must Take Stand on Prohibition for Success, He Asserts. Prom the 5:30 Edjt ; { By tne Adtogiated Breas, °f Yesterdav's star. | The statement that the dry laws would never be enforced until President Hoover “takes a stand in the matter” was made in the Senate yesterday by Senator McKeler, Democrat, Tennessee, McKellar's assertion was made dur~ ing an attack on an article in The Sun- day Star, which reviewed the first year's work of the Hoover administration, Commission Called a “Fizzle.” Regarding that portion of the article dealing with law enforcement, McKel- lar said it Mr. Hoover had “made one ngle advance in law enforcement” he llenged any one to show what it was. | “Ihe law was never so flagrantly | violated and the reason is because the j President won't take a stand for en- forcement,” he asserted, | _ Speaking of the Law FEnforcement Commission, McKellar said: “If ever | there was a fizzle, it was that commis- | sion.” ‘Mr. Hoover,” he went on, “can't jeven get the House, which he i sup- posed to_control, to_ratify all that com- mission has done. Its recommendations | were practically inocuous and meant | nothing in the world. The best -that can be said of it is that it is a notable example of Mr, Hoover's commission form of government.” Hits Industrial Conditions, McKellar sald “every important step, in my judgment, that the administra- tion has taken since it came into power has been to injure the country and there are absolutely no accomplishments to the credit of Mr. Hoover,” ' “Whatever the causes,” asserted Mc« Kellar, “during the first year of Mr. Hoover's administration- we have had the greatest panic we have had in many years."” “We have had the greatest industrial depression. “We have had innumerable bank fallures. “We have had the greatest numbers of unemployed. “The farmers are still in the worst plight of their history. “More than that, another accom- plishment of Mr. Hoover is that he has split his own party into smithereens, and nobody as yet has been able to find out which side the President is on. Some of the reactionaries say that he is on their side, and some of the progressives say that he is on their side. The most of the reactionaries believe that he is with the reactionaries. Mr. Grundy says that he is opposed to industry and Mr. Borah seems to think that he is opposed to the farmers. And there you are.” . . {GLASSMAN GARAGES WILL BE PADLOCKED { Judge Stafford Rules Nuisance Ex~ isted Which Owners Could . Have Seen. From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star. Justice Stafford of the District Su~ preme Court today ruled that there | existed a nuisance within the meaning of the national prohibiticn act at the two garages conducted bf Herbert Glassman at 2101 Fourteenth street and 1309 L street and said he would order the padlocking of both places for one year. M The court held that Prancis W. Hill and Henry Sherby, owners of the two properties, even if they did not have actual knowledge of the use being made | of the properties, were liable under the law when they had reasonable’ cause to believe that the law was being violated and did not take the trouble to make a personal . investigation. “A watch of one week,” sald the court, “would have disclosed that great truckloads of whisky were being brought into the garages at all hours of the night. This was not a case of a few bottles of whisky being found in a premises. When landlords learn they are liable for failure to make thorough investigation after reasonable ca: to believe the law has been violated y will not trust to an inquiry by an agent Who accepts the word of “the lessee that there are no law violations.” Injunctions will be granted against Herbert Glassman, the proprietor; and his brother, David Glassman, and 13 other defendants who are said to have been employed at the two garages. United States Attorney Leo A. Rover and Assistant United States Attorney Harold W. Orcutt represented the Gov- ernment, while Attorney Alvin L. New- rx_l'll}'e:'_y lgge-;ed !«:lr Au-; Glassmans and en: erby an ttorney Prancis W. Hill, jr,, for his father, o 2t CITIZENS ARE TOLD OF DISTRICT TAXES North Capitol Association Ad- dressed by W. P. Richards, Assessor. Brief talks on civic matters by Wil- liam P. Richard, assessor for the D trict, and Frank C. Daniel, principal of McKinley High Schoal, featured a meeting last night of the North Capitol Citizens' Association. In discussing real estate and taxa- tion problems in the District, Mr, Rich- ards pointed out that 50 per cent of the city property tax is drawn from the Northwest section, a condition in< dicative of the unprecedented property development in that territory during the past decade. Mr. Richards further pointed out that 30,000 taxpayers dur~ ing last year were delinquent in making tax returns. In concluding, Mr. Richards stressed the need of more space for the as- sessor’s ofiice, stating that crowded working conditions lessen efficiency. Discussing ' the development of high school courses in recent years, based upon practical training, Mr. Daniel said that the vocational school is a successful result of this new educa- tional trend. This type of school, he said, since it stresses practice rather than theory, gives the student a positive working ability. A resolution, condemning police lax- ity in enforcing parking regulations at street car stops in the community, con- cluded the meeting. Turns Gift Over to School. NEW YORK, February 25 (#).—Mrs, Emilie V. Moore has refused & gift of $1,145,531 in order that it may be avail- able for a school. She was bequeathed most of the residuary estate of her sis- ter, Miss Annie Clarkson, for life. U:on Mrs. Moore’s death, the will led, the money should go to the Thomas 8. Clarkson ~ Memorial College of Teche nology at Potsdam, N. Y., founded by aunts of the sisters in memary of a brother. Mrs. Moore renounced the be= wn 50 that the college could have the money at once for new buildings.