Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1930, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair, slightly colder tonight; minimum tempefature about 32 degrees: tomorrow increasing cloudiness, probably followed by rain at night. Temperatures—High- est, 57, at noon yesterday: lowest, 40, at 7 am. today. Closing N.Y. Markets, Full report on page 9. Pages11,12&13 — Entered as seco; post office, " No. 31,348, ‘Washington. nd class matter s tter he Foening Star. FEBRUARY WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, CARTER T0 DEMAND POLICE PROBE BY SENATE AND HOUSE Public Printer Says Enforce- ment of Law Is Impossible Under Present Bfficials. HOLDS 2 POLICE ORDERED | TO INVESTIGATE SELVES AWill Lay Charges of “Flagrant” | Gambling Conditions Before Con- gressional Committees. Charging that Maj. Henry @. Pratt, puperintendent of police, bas failed in y and that propet enforcement | nnot be secured under pres- | ent District offigiefs,” George H. Carter, | public printef, announced today his (Intention ~“of protesting to Congress ‘tnlnn' what he terms “flagrant con- glitions.” “ The public printer, aroused over | {#gambling violations in the vicinity of the Government Printing Office, made public correspondence which had passed between himself and Maj. Pratt, in which Carter hints at police corruption, charges police inefficiency and stupidity i | | and excoriates Maj. Pratt and the Com: {nissioners for official “laxity.” 'Will Request Probe. Carter declared all the charges grow- | ing out of his controversy with the po- | lice over existence of an alleged gam. bling house patronized by printing of- | fice employes will be laid before the! ~Benate and House committees on the District of Columbia, with a request that the municipal law enforcement | system be thoroughly investigated. Carter severed “diplomatic relations” with Maj. Pratt in a stinging letter anailed to the latter yesterday in repu- diation of Pratt's reported statement that picketing of suspected gaming es- tablishments near the printing office was adopted at Carter’s suggestion. Branding as “utterly untrue” the re- port that he had suggested the picks Carter declared the picketing pl: serve no other purpose than gamblers an tlegge) spend operations fop-the present,” adding his belief that I%:rhln suspect- ed gambling h proprietor on H street “has znég’e special favor for a number of years.” SaysPoliceman Got Money, The gflnfim office head gave the police’ chief the name of a real estate | man who. it was asserted, told Carter of having seen money handed to ‘policeman by the proprietor in question, and intimated his cuspicion that a detective of the sixth precinct was guilty of improper actions in connection with investigation of gambling viola- tions. Carter's ire was particularly stirred When he learned that the -com-~ glllnmg against the precinct detective been turned over to the detective by Inspector Bean, whom Pratt had | assigned to investigate the charge. The public printer declared there could bel Do excuse for such “bungling,” and Maj. \Pratt wrote Carter tha r Bean had made a “mistaks letting the dztective have the Informed of ter's plans, Maj. red-the Police Department “is honestly” enforcing all laws and turning ail information obtained over to the proper authorities and tri- bunalf.” = He declined to comment further on the matter. The letter which Carter sent to Pratt ‘yesterday summarizes events which have led him to arrive at the conclusion that | the police superintendent is “either | insincere or incompetent.” The letter (with names and addresses ;:t suspects deleted for publication) fol- lows: Denies Asking Pickets. “Dear Sir: “The newspapers are quoting you as having sald I requested you to picket certain places suspected of gambling in !ha vicinity of the Government Printing ce. ““Your statement is utterly untrue. I have never requested or even-suggested that the police picket any place sus- pected of gambling or Dmflreggmg in the vicinity of this office. Your an- mouncement of such picketing can serve no other purpose than to act as | a ‘tip-off’ for gamblers and bootleggers to suspend operations for the przsent[ or to place on me the odium of your self-inspired picketing order. | “My only request of you has been | and is to enforce the law and to pro- | tect the employes of the Government | Printing Office from the gamblers and ‘bootleggers who have infested this neighborhood for many years. That you have failed to do during your ad- | ministration as superintendent of the ‘Washington Police Department except for the few spasmodic responses to re- quests for law enforcement such as I | recently submited to you. | “A conspicuous example of the failure | bf law enforcement by District officials ‘was revealed in the case of — —, who had been operating a notorious gambling place under the nose of the police nearby the Government Printing Office for several years. As I have al- teady complained to you, the recent raid| on ——'s place was, in my opinion, €on- | gucted with customary police siipidity or indifference, which afforded the chief gamblers time to escape apd to destroy evidence of their violat of law. As far as I can Sscertain.s ttle or no effort has been made by police to appre- | bend these mepn, although theéy can be ¥eadily identified. Little effort was made | to present proper and available evidence mgainst. —— to the Police Court and the case against him was nolle prossed gor the usual ‘lack of sufficient evi- dénce.’ “At_my_insis | (Continued on = MAGDONALD FACES | General Opinion Is That Gov- | to the eventual disappearance of bat- Maj. Henry G. Pratt (above), who was attacked loday by George H. Car- ter, pub] printer (below), foer what he 4 was failure to enforce the w. MINES BILL CRISIS TAFTS DEATH R, PHYSCANSASSERT, ABANOONING HOPES “Question of Days, Perhaps Only of Hours,” Hagner Announces. PRESIDENT CANCELS RECEPTION FOR HOUSE Former Chief Justice Shows Many Signs of Final Weakening, Doctors Reveal. By the Associated Press. Broken by weeks of illness, William Howard Taft had lost so much ground in nis fight for life today that his physicians sald there remained 1o hope for recovery. Confirming for the first time the fears of the family and friends of the for- mer President and Chief Justice, Dr. Francis R. Hagner said, after a morn- ing call at the Wyoming avenue home, that it now was a question of days and perhaps only of hours. “Mr. Taft is in a critical conditicn,” said the physician. “There is no hope of his recovery. Any improvement will only be temporary.” A general breakdown had followed upon the combined inroads of the sev- eral ailments which early in February forced Mr. Taft to resign as Chief Jus- tice, and since have kept him in bed under the anxious eyes of family and physicians. Battle Has Been Losing One. All along the battle had been a los- ing one. He had almost held his own for short periods; sometimes there were signs which gave his attendants some slight hope, aithough their official bul- letins never reflected a confidence in his recovery. His active life, tl.e exertions and vi- cissitudes of which kept him a national figure for a generation, had levied heav- ily on his reserve strength and left him with less than the normal fighting pow- er of a man of his age, He was 72 last September. News of his condition today spread sadness throughout Washington. Im- mediately after Dr. Hagner's bulletin was received at the White House the President and Mrs. Hoover canceled the reception which was to have been held tonight for members of the House of Representatives. ernment Will Win by Small Margin. By the Associated Press. LONDON, February 27.—The Mac- donald government today was facing a critical vote in the House of Commons on the pending coal mines bill and there was some perturbation in political circles, where it was predicted a defeat might cause resignation of the govern- | ment and precipitate a general election. The situation was somewhat the same as last December on the second read- ing of this controversial measure, when the government just slid through with a majority of eight. Now there is the added complication of the question arising in the midst of the Naval Dis- armament Conference, which already has been crippled by the political un- certainty in France. Veote Expected Tonight. So far as could be determined, no- body wants a British political crisis at this juncture, but it was recognized that circumstances conceivably might produce one. A vote on the bill is expected to- night, The issue between the government and its critics is the scheme contained in the coal mines bill for the compul- sory regulation and limitation of out- put, which is opposed by both the Con- servative and Liberal parties, except| for a few dissidents in each camp. The Laborites regard this scheme as the! heart of the measure, which is designed to improve the condition of the coal u’]ldufi!try, which long has been in bad plight. Some See Government Victory. There were some factors which sug- gested that the government would be able to defeat whatever combined oppo- sition is mustered against the bill. The Conservatives are proverbially plagued in divisions by absences aniong their members. It also is understood that a number of Conservatives ‘are known to be sympathetic to limitation of output and therefore likely will abstain from voting deliberately.. A few Liberals who wish to avoid ipfury to the government, it is reporteds“either will vote with the Labor papty or abstain. .~ Certain of Success. ByThe Associated Press. LONDON, February 27.—Prime Min- ister Macdonald, questioned in the House of Commons whether he expect. ed to arrive at any international agr ment for naval disarmament. today re- plied emphaticall “Certainly.” The prime minister told questioners that the policy of the British govern- ment at the Naval Conference looked tleships. The premier, in his reiteration of the | British stand, added, however, that this | aim would have to be attained by inter- | national agreement. “We cannot go one pound of avoirdupois beyond what | the other powers are prepared to do,” id. MADE TO WEAR MAGNIFYING GLASS| AT TABLE, WIFE ASKS DIVORCE Tells Judge Scotch Husband’s Idea Was to Make Feed Look Like More, . By the Associated Press. 3 CHICAGO, February 37.—The credu- lity of Judge H A. Lewis was taxed by the case of n ve. Johnson, di- worce. Mrs. Hélen Grace Johnson testified her hufband, Arthur, was a Scotchman; that he refused her permission to use a wacuum cleaner because it was too severe on the rugs; that he bought all the food—very carefully—and that he forced v her to wear w““y‘n' glasses at the table so the f ‘would look like more. “Surely,” interposed the court at this point, credulity.” “I am under oath,” said Mrs. John- ‘and I swear it.” there was one alarm clock for the whole family. When it rang in the morning she had to rewind and reset it for other members of the family. It is superfluous to state that no ali- ! mony was asked or offered. son, . ere is a limit, you know, to| the ‘Suffered Severely This Morning. ‘The statement issued by the White House canceling the reception read as fol 3 view of the physicians’ statement as to the critical condition of former President Taft. President and Mrs. Hoover ‘regretfully -have canceled the reception which was to have been given members of the House of Representa- tives this evening.” It was disclosed that Mr. Taft had suffered a severe sinking spell about 9 o'clock today. Both Dr. Hagner and Dr. Thomas A. Claytor were summoned. By 11 o'clock some improvement had been noted, but the physicians did not regard it as indicative. His condition showed signs of a final weakening in many ways. Heart trou- ble and hardening of the arteries had combined with the bladder trouble which first caused him serious difficulty & month ago. Thickening of the arte- rial walls added a heavy burden to his overtaxed heart. News Spreads Swiftly. Announcing to the House that to- night’s White House reception had been canceled, Republican Leader Tilson read to his colleagues the statement of Mr. Taft's physician that there was no hope of recovery. News of the announcement spread rapidly in other parts of the Capitol. President Hoover was among those who kept in close touch with the Taft resi- dence by telephone. The only members of the family at the bedside were Mrs. Taft and a daughter, Mrs. Helen Manning. The two sons are in Ohio. o SHARKEY WEIGHS 197 FOR TONIGHT’S FIGHT American, in Good Condition, Is 5-to-1 Favorite to Win From Scott. 1o “In By the Assoclated Press. MIAMI, Fla, February 27.—Jack Sharkey, the first of the principals in tonight's heavyweight fight carnival to weigh in, scaled exactly 197 pounds at the offices of the Miami Boxing Com- mission shortly after noon. Sharkey, ruling a strong favorite at odds of 5 to 1 to whip his British op- ponent, Fhil Scott, in the 15-round fea- ture bout tonight, appeared in perfect trim as he arrived promptly for the weighing-in ceremonies in the city hall. There was some debate between Sharkey and the photographers, with the fighter scoring a decision as to how he would pose for them. When the box- er's manager, Johnny Buckley, accused one of the cameramen of being nervous, Sharkey turned quickly and said to Buckley: “You are the only nervous one in this party.” The official examination verified Sharkey's remarkable condition. There | was not the least indication of stale- ness or excess weight, though at 197, he was a pound or so heavier than he has been for any of his previous big fights. To avoid possible clashes, the boxers were weighed at five and ten minute intervals, starting at 12:30 p.m. Johnny Risko of Cleveland weighed 195 for his 10-round semi-final with Victorio Campolo of the Argentine. ‘Three Washington radio stations will broadcast a description tonight of the Sharkey-Scott fight in Miami. ‘WMAL, tied in with the Columbia Broadcasting System, has scheduled a telegraphic report on the bout be- tween 10 and 10:30. WRC in conjunc- tion with other National Broadcasting Co. stations plans to inject bulletins on the progress of the scrap during R. C. A-Victor hour between 10 and 11 o'clock. A telegraphic descrip- tion also will be cast by WJSV from 9 to 10:15 o'clock. . Deposed Shah Dies. PARIS, February 27 P).—Ahmed, deposed Shah of Persia, died today in tne American Hospital after a yoar's iliness. W\\i | Vil 217, A ~= 7 T il \1 ="\ DOMINICAN HEADS SEEK AGREEMENT {Insurgent and Government Leaders Confer—Vasquez Calls Assembly. By the Associated Press. SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Re- public, February 27.—With the City of Santo Domingo and most of fhe coun- try in the hands of insurgent forces, leading figures, both in the insurgent movement and in the government, were gathered here today to reach some kind of an agreement. President Horacio Vasquez, whose resignation has been demanded by the insurgents, summoned a national as- sembly at which he planned to present a presidential message. He invited the diplomats and consuls in Santo Domingo | to be present at the assembly. During the night Gen. Rafael Es- trella Urena and Desiderio rias, chiefs of the movement against the govern- ment, arrived in the capital, which is | being held by a force of 2,000 of their followers. Lone Fort Holds Out. A lone fort held out against the vic- torious ragged army. Gen. Trujillo, chief of the government army, with a small garrison, withstood a bombard- ment in Fort Aleza Ozama, and re- fused to surrender, pending negotiations between the administration and the in- surgents. Charles B, Curtis, American Minister, acted as intermediary between the gov- ernment and the rebels, attempting to obtain their agreement to a pact which would insure solution of the situation without bloodshed and without damage to_property. Predictions were made that some time today a provisional president would be selected and a non-partisan govern- ment set up to insure free vo*ing at the presidential election May 15. Resigna- tion of President Vasquez, when it is tendered. it was said probably would effect his complete removal from the political arena. Establish New Police Force. ‘The insurgents established a new police force. All other public employes were told not to worry about losing their jobs. The insurgent leaders prom- ised to respect all lives and property. It is doubted if a single life has been lost in the movement, although reports early in the week, never confirmed, and later denied, sald three men had been killed in the north of the republic. The insurgents entered the city yesterday to the cheers of the populace, and al- though several hundred shots were fired all were into the air. HALL DISMISSED BY U. S. Non-Career Vice Consul Left Serv- ice on February 15. Harry H. Hall of McDonald, Pa., sald in dispatches from Warsaw to be wanted there in connection with mis- applied visos, was dismissed from the service of the United States February 15. He was a non-career vice consul and clerk. The Smart Shopper. Comfortably at home with The Star as her guide, she knows all about what is going on in the best stores and shops in town. Style and quality and price are what interest her. That is why advertising in The Star is so important to her. Yesterday’'s Advertising (Local Display) LINES. The Evening Star. .31,995 2d Newspaper..... 7,404 3d Newspaper..... 5989 4th Newspaper. ... 3,687 5th Newspaper.... 2,686 Total .. 19,766 The Star is not the best be- cause it is the biggest, but the biggest because it is the best. her 4 ewspapers First Aid Model Left Bound While Mates Put Out Fire By the Assoclated Press. EVANSTON, IiL, February 27. —The fire alarm went “ding- ding-ding” yesterday, but Fire- man Oritt Jarvis did not an- swer it. He couldn’t. He was bound— hands, arms, legs—and was flat on his back. His buddies answered the alarm, leaving him that way for half an hour. ‘They had been using him as a model in the practice of bandag- ing broken limbs. ENDS LIFE IN LEAP N FRONT OF TRAIN |Virginian Dies in Hospital | After Being Rushed Here From Bluemont. Hurling himself beneath the whirling wheels of a speeding electric train of the Washington & Old Dominion Rail- way Co., Henry Bennett, about 60 years old, of R. F. D. 5, Alexandria, Va., was injured so badly early this morning near Cowden - Station, in Arlington County, that he died at'Emergency hos- pital about two hours later. The train was speeding eastward to- ward Alexandria on a run from Blue- mont, Bennett was struck. Railway officlals said the ‘motorman in charge. of the train reported that Bennett was walk- ing beside the tracks and flung himself in front of the lead car as it reached him. The crumpled form of the man was picked from the tracks by the train crew and a hurried run was made to South Barcroft, Va., where Bennett was transferred to an automobile driven by A. Paturzo of Arlington County and taken to Emergency Hospital. Bennett died at 8:40 o'clock without regaining consciousness. The crew master of the railway re- fused to tell the names of the crew in charge of the train, stating that he would “turn that information over to the coroner.” Hospital authorities notified the Ar- lington County coroner, who is investi- gating the case. SNOOK PINS HOPES ON 11TH-HOUR FIGHT Seeks Executive Clemency as Death in Electric Chair Looms for Tomorrow. By the Assoclated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, February 27.— The end of the trail drew near today for Dr. James Howard Snook, former Ohio State University professor, who slew his co-ed mistress, Theora Hix, last June and is under sentence to die in the electric chair in Ohio Peniten- tiary tomorrow. ‘The last of three reprieves given Snook since he was originally sentenced November 29 will expire at midnight. Unless Gov. Cooper should act favo ably today following a final hearing be- fore him and the State Board of Clem- lency. Warden P. E. Thomas of Ohio ceed with the electrocution tomorrow. If denied executive clemency, De- fense Attorney E. O. Ricketts said he would ask the Federal District Court here for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that Snook did not receive a fair trial. DISTURBANCE IN BRAZIL. Report Friction Over Election in State of Rio Grande Do Sul. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, February 27 (®).—Advices received here from the Brazilian frontier tell of considerable political agitation and friction in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, growing out of the campaign for election of a Brazilian President March 1. A clash occurred near Bage between followers of the candidates, Julio Pres- tes, actual President of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, and Getulio Vargas. Nine of the combatants were wounded [ 1930—-FIFTY Va., about 6:30 o'clock when | Penitentiary will be empowered to pl‘o-' “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The. Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the-papers zre‘primed. Yesterday's Circulation, 115,064 PAGES. FH¥ (® Means Associated TWO CENTS. Press. LN > //O 6l A e P il Sl SSRGS TET NIGHT SESSIONS TO'BEGIN ON TARIFF Jones to Call Up Amendment to Place Duty on All Im- ported Lumber. | | | | By the Associated Press. Senate leaders today undertook to in- sure a speedy conclusion of the tariff debate by forcing a series of night ses- slons, to continue until the final vote is reached. The chieftains of all factions were in agreement that enough votes could be obtained to bring about the overtime work, although efforts to limit debate by unanimous consent failed. The plan is that the Senate be in continuous session from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. every day but Saturday. A renewal of the Senate's old con- troversy on whether lumber is to be rospect Jones, ublican, as to whether the shingles schedule should be consid- ered as a part of the Jones amendment or taken up separately. The Senate has already voted, by a comfortable margin, to keep shingles on the free list, as opposed to & duty of 25 per cent approved by the House. said he would not demand a separate vote on shingles, but’ added he hoped a duty llflshmri to his section be agreed upon when the tariff bill goes to conference. Chairman Smoot of the finance com- mittee, in charge of the bill, is actively behind the move for night sessions, and he has the support of leaders of the D&gmcrltlc-lndependent Republican co- alition. Numerous efforts were made to speed action by unanimous consent agree- ments, but in each case some Senator | found cause for objection. Senator Simmons, Democrat, North Carolina, proposed that debate be limited to 10 minutes for each Senator on each amendment. This was blocked by Sen- ator Copeland, Democrat, New York, who argued that his State had not been given an opportunity to present its tariff needs and views fully. MRS. RITCHEY REPORTED IN GRAVE CONDITION Case Diagnosed as Streptococcic In- fection With Secondary Meningitis. Mrs. Lawrence Richey, wife of Law- ‘%ence Richey, one of President Hoover's secretaries, who underwent a blood transfusion at Emergency Hospital last night, was reported today to be in a very grave condition. The case was diagnosed as streptococcic infection, with a secondary meningitis. Mrs. Richey accompanied the presi- dential party to Key, Fla., and it was not until the day or so before the party left for Washington that she felt any {ll effects. Soon after her arrival in Washington a fever developed and her condition grew more serious. She has been under the attendance of Dr. C. C. Marbury and other specialists, among_the latter being Dr. Barker of Jg:m Hopkins University Hospital, Bal- timore. Secretary Richey has been in almost :;)dn!hnt attendance at his wife's bed- e, OFFER PRAYER FOR TAFT. Service' Led by Bishop Freeman ‘Will Be Broadcast Today. A special service of prayer and in- tercession for the recovery of William Howard Taft, lying at the point of death at his home here, will be con- ducted at 4 o'clock’ this afternoon by the Right Rev. James E. Freeman, iscopal Bishop of Washington, who 11 lead the Nation in the service over the coast-to-coast network of the Co- lumbia Broadcasting System. A brief musical service will accom- pany the offering of prayer. Bishop Freeman will speak from the Bethlehem Chapel in the crypt of the National Cathedral at Mount St. Alban, where lie the remains of Woodrow Wil- son, Admiral Dewey, Melville Stone and other great Americans. STOLE TURKEYS,GETS LIFE Chicago Thief' Sentenced Under seriously. In Santa Ana federal troops arrested four sergeants in Prestes forces, and in Santa Marla nine persons were accused of open revolutionary propaganda. on i’_lge cs! Radio Prognn; Habitual Criminal Act. CHICAGO, February 27 (#)—The turkeys he stole last October have sent Frank Carr to prison for life. Carr, 40 years old, was convicted yesterday and sentenced to life im- gmonmem by Judge Trude under the abitual criminal act. t Jones ‘would | has AGAINST HOWELL BILL SEARCH CLAUSE District Committee Told More | Effective Means of Enforce- | } ment Here Possible. QUESTION IS RAISED ON RETURN OF LIQUOR Attorney General Notes Difference | in Measure and Previous Draft. Renewing his opposition to the search-warrant provision in the Howell prohibition bill for the District of Co- lumbia, Attorney General Mitchell told Senator Capper, chairman of the Dis- trict committee, today that_efforts to improve prohibition enforcement at this time could be better expended in other ways than by permitting more drastic searching of private dwellings. Under - existing law warrants to search private dwellings are issued only upon evidence of a sale. In a letter to Chairman Capper the Attorney General also raises a serious Question regarding another section of the Howell bill, which provides that if the Government should make an illegal selzure of liquor it would not be re- turned to the owner unless proof could be submitted that it was lawfully possessed. Grounds for Warrant. The Howell bill, as now pending in the District committee, would permit the issuance of warrants to search pri- | vate dwellings upon information of the | unlawful presence of a still or that| liquor had been taken to or from a dwelling. The Attorney General, before | Christmas, expressed his belief that such a law would be unwise, but Senator Howell decided to retain the proposal in the final draft of the bill he intro- duced. The District committee referred | the Howell bill in its final form to Mr. Mitchell for comment, and his letter of today emphasizing again his opposition to the search warrant clause was in re- ply to the request for a report, The Attorney General recailed that | last November Senator Howell submitted to the Department of Justice a tentative draft of the bill he had in mind. With that draft as a basis, the department drew up a proposed local enforcement act._for Washington and submitted it to the District committee the latter part of December. The Attorney General ex- plained that Senator Howell's first draft was used in drawing up the bill “in order to avoid confusion and to bring about co-operation between those hav- ing the same purpose—that is, to im- prove enforcement in the District.” The Attorney General has' transmit- ted to Senator Capper a memorandum showing just how Senator Howell’s bill differs.in its provision from the- draft previously submitted by the Depart- ment of Justice, but he said there were only two points of difference he desires to emphasize. ferring to these two points, the Attorney General wrote Sen- ator Capper as follows: “First. In his bill, Senator Howell added a provision to section 10, which' allows search warrants to muel the District of Columbia to enter dwellings if a still is unlawfully set up or used therein, or if liquor is unlaw- fully delivered thereto or removed there- from. The national prohibition act now allows senrnhln's“o( dwellings only if there be proof it liquor is being sold therein. The' effect of Senate 3344 (Howell bill) would be to subject the |abuse dwellings of persons residing in the District of Columbia to more drastic searches than Congress has authorized in the United States, Alaska and some of the insular possessions. I do not be- (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) WOMAN FLIES TO MEXICO. Mrs. Barnes First to Attempt Long Trip From California. NOGALES, Ariz., February 27 (®)— The first woman to attempt a Califor- nia-to-Mexico City flight, Mrs. Florence Lowe Barnes, flew across the Mexican border yesterday, heading for Mazatlan, Sinaloa. She flew here from Los geles Tuesday. After clearing her plane and baggage thmu%h the Mexican customs station, Mrs, Barnes took off from the Nogales Airport. She said she expected to make Matazlan by nightfall. She was ac- companied by Mariano Samaneigo, Mex- ican student aviator, as mechanic and interpreter. Mrs. Barnes, who will return from Mexico City by flying up the East coast, participated in last year's women's aeri- al derby race from Los Angeles to Cleveland. French Prosecutor Aids Morris PARIS, February 27 (#).—The attor- ney general today rendered an opinion favoring Nelson Morris in the Chi- cagoan's appeal from the verdiét of a Versailles court, which awarded $1,000 monthly temporary alimony to his | from the roof, French actress wife, Jane Aubert. A bed is a bed and a baby carriage Is much better than a park bench for sleep, opines Willlam Gordon, although he is 35 years past his baby days and i not especially adapted physically to repose in one. It seems that for the past several ‘weeks police of the third precinct have been recelving complaints from an apartment house at 917 Eighteenth street that some rather large gentle- man and bold was occupying the baby carriages in the basement of the build- ing every night. Police went to the apartment e morning for a week to a| "E fellow, but he would always !et the jump on them, arise and shove Oft before they arrived. No one knew how. he got in or out. Yesterday Gordon overslept, for he was snoring loudly when Polfccmln w. i man colled around the sides of the MITCHELL REPORTS DU PONT TESTIFIES INFAVOR OF STATE CONTROL OF LIQUOR Capitalist Would Put “Min- isters and Anti-Saloon League” in Charge. WANTS “BEST CITIZENS” TO HEAD ENFORCEMENT Does Not Believe Volstead Act Can Be Amended With Success- ful Result. By the Associated Press. Repeal of the eighteenth amendment and establishment of State control com= missions composed of Anti-Saloon League members, ministers and “our best citizens” was urged today at the House judiciary committee’s prohibi- tion hearing by Pierre §. du Pont, the Delaware capitalist, as a means of putting liquor control “in good hands” rather than in the hands of criminals. Du Pont, a power in the financial world and chairman of the board of E. I du Pont de Nemours & Co., ex- pressed doubt if the dry statute had added to prosperity, and said the only solution of the liquor problem lay in the best people of the Nation directing their attention to it. He sald' it was questionable whether the' Volstead act could be “honestly amended to satisfy the American people,” and asserted “by all means we sh do nothing that requires a dishonest purpose.” He argued that State commissions, somewhat on the order of State rail- road commissions, might prove & means of placing liquor under satisf: control. . aa First Witness of Day. In this way, he continued, States could control liquor to meet their re- spective needs. Du Pont was the first witness at the concluding session of the six days’ hear- ings allotted to opponents of prohibi- tion. The friends of the dry v st have to be heard. Du Pont opened with the terse state- ment: “I am for repeal of the eighteenth amendment.” As he spoke in the crowded commite tee room, where a, decade ago the eight- centh amendment and the Volstead act Were framed, Raymond Pictcairn of Philadelphia, director of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co., and Henry H. Curran of New York City, president of the As~ gainst the Prol sociation g t, saf ewaiting their turns voice objection to Qhehd-'rry statutes. " - Su o c"\“k":' Atter] o e nt picked up the thread the: amendment -4 against. i ‘where W. W. Atterbury, president of the Penn- sylvania Reilroad and Republican na- tional commitiesman from vania, had left off yesterday. Coming to Washington by special train to testify before the committee lAltze;bury hulddurg;d that the Volstead W be repealed and authorit; to the States to determine ylm selves what is intoxicating liquor and whether they should enact legislation to enforce the eighteenth amendment, He expressed the opinion that Fa) great advance in the real cause of tem- perance” would be made by properly Tegulated manufacture and sale of liquor under State and national super- vision, simliar to the Canadian and Swedish systems, with these modified sult_conditions fecul.hr to America. e The heart of the prohibition prob- lem. Atterbury said, is to “minimize the of aleoholic: beverages and re- store that respect for law which is now seriously jeopardized.” Temperance, he asserted, “has lost ground in the last 10 years.” . Beginning his testimony, du Pont sald he favored the repeal of the eighteenth amendment, asserted that excessive users of alcohol were few and added that it was impossible to say how much alcohol was used. He declared the prohibitio: cighteenth amendment were (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) CHIMNEY SWEEP TRAPPED IN STACK FOR 3 HOURS Firemen Rescue Chicagoan, Dazed but Unhurt, After Enforced Im- prisonment in 150-Foot Pipe. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 27.—William ‘Thorne, a chimney sweep, was stuck in a 150-foot stack for three hours today before firemen could rescue him. He wll;rremn;ela dl!db. ml;z unhurt. opped down by block and tackle from the top of the stack, Thorne was cleaning at about the third floor. After an hour the sound of his work ceased. Efforts of his employer, Paul Bres- nik, to haul Thorne to the top failed and firemen were called. It was neces- sary to rig a hose roller, balanced on the chimney edge, with firemen hauling feet below the chim- ney top. A BABY BUGGY, A SLEEPING MALE, AN IRATE JUDGE, A COT IN JAIL *““All Night in Carriage? Shame,” Court Said—*"Take the Next Thirty in Full-Length Bed.” . Piper walked into his bedroom 10:30." "According to the officer fi:: had his 5 feet and 10 inches rather like & conf 3 Piper gave the sleeper a shake and Wwas rewarded with a and I;ma words, wm A4 it were far from comj — S