Evening Star Newspaper, March 3, 1930, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and not quite so cold, with low- est_temperature about 25 degrees to- night; tomorrow fair temperature. Temperatures—! at 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 21, at 7 a.m. Full report on page 9. today. Closing N.Y.Markets, with slowl est, 39, Pages 13,14 & 15 b ¢ Foening Sta ‘WITH SUNPAY MORNING EDITION — No. 31,352. post Entered as second class matter ofMce, Washington, C. D. WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, HUNAIARY ARPOR ASKED I REPORY OF CORMISSION Purchase of High Site Away, From River Proposed to Congress. $2,500,000 U. S. LOAN PLAN RECOMMENDED | Would Be Repaid in Ten Annual| Installments During Develop- ments Near Bridge. Purchase of land on high ground away | from the river for an auxiliary airport to be used when weather conditions are unfavorable on the river was included | in the report of the Joint Congressional | Airport Commission, submitted to Con- | gress this afternoon, in addition to im- | mediate development of the airport at the south end of Highway Bridge. Another disclosure contained in the report was the recommendation that the $2,500,000 which would be advanced by the Federal Treasury to establish the first airport near the Highway Bridge would have to be repaid by the District government without interest in 10 annual installments of $250,000 each. Reasons Are Explained. Explaining the reason for this recom- mendation, the report of the commis- sion stated: “In considering any property border- ing on the Potomac River for airport purposes, the factor of l'lnocnhel’e and weather conditions, particularly fog, although not a controlling element, must be reckoned with and duly weighed. It is believed that in view of the oc- casional, though relatively infrequent occurrence of fog in sufficient volume to render hazardous the use of the suggested tract for airport purposes, additional gmpefly situated at a ma- terially higher altitude and some dis- tance from tidewater, although as con- venient as ble to the center of the city should be acquired and de- veloped as an auxiliary airport.” Gravelly Point Comment. ‘With reference to Gravelly Point the report had this to say: “During all of its deliberations the Joint commission has not been unmind- ful of the airport possibilities latent in that tract bordering on the Potomac known as Gravelly Point, located about one-half mile below Highway Bridge on the Virginia side. In the considera- tion of this possible site, however, the commission was forced to take into account the evidence given by Arm: engmm to the effect that if Gravelly Point were developed only the of filling with material dredged er channel it would take 40 years to provide land for an airport that might be available to_the next generation. “Testimony from engineering experts (Continued on Page 3, Column 5.) 814 TAKEN IN CHICAGO | WEEK END ROUND-UP|& Nearly 5,000 Now Total Arrests in Drive, Including Many Gang Leaders and Aliens. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, March 3.—Night clubs, streety corners, gangster dives and pool halls were scoured over the week end by police continuing their clean-up campaign, and 814 arrests were made. Eight of those arrested carried fire- arms. and they will be added to the list now numbering more than 50 persons | for whom police will seek prison sen- tences. Many of the mm}t&? were aliens against whom pro- ceedings are to be taken, and 185 of the total number arrested were found to_have police records. i ‘Three names familiar in gang affairs were listed: Mike De Pike Heitler, whom police often have charged was | involved in organized vice; James Bel- | castro, once questioned concerning his | reputed connection with the trust,” and Louis Clemente, whose name was brought into the Octavius Granady murder investigation In the month during which the po- lice campaign has been continuous, nearly 5,000 arrests have been made. WOMAN 1S CLEARED IN OBSCENITY CASE Conviction of Mrs. Dennett Unani-| mously Reversed by Court | of Appeals. | | | | By the Associated Press. / NEW YORK, March 3.—The United Btates Circult Court of Appeals today unanimously reversed the conviction of Mrs. Mary Ware Dennett of Brooklyn on charges of sending alleged obscene | matter through the malls to Mrs. C. A Miles. in Grottoes, Va. No retrial was ordered and under the terms of the decision Mrs. Dennett is freed from the charge, which grew out of the mailing of a copy of her| brochure, “The Sex Side of Life,” to Mrs. Miles. | Judge Augustus N. Hand. in ex- pressing the opinion of the Circuit Court, wrote that “no case was made for submission to the jury and th an ing of the wor e, lewd and “lascivious,” as contained in the| criminal code, it was for the “trial court to determine whether the pamph- let could reasonably be thought of such character before the submission of the case to the G The pamphlet which Mrs. Bennett sent through the mails was one che wrote 15 years ago for the guidance of her two sons, now grown. The pamph.- let has been distributed by churches and social organizations for the last 10 years. THACHER VOTE DELAYED, A vote on the nomination of Judge ‘Thomas D. Thacher of New York to be of the United ferred today until nexy judiciary commit- discussion, |OF SHARK! COMPANION OF HAND IS SLAIN Watchman, Dying of Wound, Kills Man Who Was Released Here. Had Been Taken With Bank | Bandit Who Fled Fifth Precinct Cell. [ | A night watchman in Toledo, Ohlo, who last night killed a safe robber as | he was dying from a yeggman’s bullet, | may help solve the mystery of the es- cape of Wilbur Hand, convicted bank bandit, who apparently walked out of the fifth precinct station on October 23 after his cell had been unlocked. Dispatches from Toledo today dis- closed that George Clark, 37 years old had been killed by a Standard Ol Co. watchman when a gang of robbers armed ‘with a machine gun, attempted to blow a safe. Mortally wounded, the watchman managed to turn his revolver on the gang. Clark was arrested here on October 122 with Hand at Ninth and F streets when a detective recognized Hand from | IN OHIO MACHINE-GUN HOLD-UP GEORGE CLARK. a description broadcast by the Bucyrus, Ohlo, police, where he was wanted for | forfeiting his bond after conviction for | a $30,000 bank robbery. Both men were taken to No. 1 precinct where Hand, who insisted he was William James Hennessey, was identified as the fugitive (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) EDGE S SUMMONED 10 NAVAL PARLEY, Ambassador to Be Asked for, Report on French Po- litical Situation. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE, Staff Correspondent of The Star. By Radio to The Star. LONDON, England, March 3.—Col. Henr~ L. Stimson, leader of the Ameri- can delegation, to the London Naval Conference, has summoned Ambassador | Edge from Paris for consultation with | the delegation on conference matters affecting France. The American Am- | bassador to France is expected here to- morrow. His arrival will precede by severa. days Andre Tardieu's return to the conference at the head of the new French cabinet, Col. Stimson and his colleagues de- | sire the benefit of first-hand knowl- edge of the Paris political situation as | | viewed by the United States Ambassador. The tortuous and laborious conditions | unde. which the latest French ministry was forged into existence are not clear even to the most expert students of | French politics in England. They are xerl a del amu Edge hl:flfi‘ ican _delegation. sent for to turn on the lights. M. Tardieu is certain to resume his place at the Naval Conference table in an unylelding mood, especially at the outset. Col. Stimson hopes to learn from Ambassador Edge 14 just how tena- | tlo\:z tg: French attitude can be expect- Occasion at the same time will be | taken to acquaint him with the real | feelings of the American delegation .to- | COMMission here, has excited the entire. ward the Impasse which the French will | create if they persist in the position | hitherto maintained. There is little | secret as to what these feelings are. Tb;y are a combination of ice ane 3 - Americans are almost wholly whsym- pathetic with the thesis that France | cannot reduce her total naval tonmage to, say, 600,000, or balf the respeetive British and American totals, without nal -ec . With a of such size alongside the Kellogg treaty covenant, Locarno and France's crn’mfl military al- liances plus her supreme army:@and air force, Americans at London simply cannot comprehend how Tardieu can stubbornly continue to stall the con- ference engine. Edge will discover—and he will pos- sibly be directed to let France know— that the United States looks upon such tactics as gratifying' the French lust for prestige pure and simple, and not as springing from any genuine or demonstrable defensive necessities, There are two factors in connection (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) SNOWSTORM CLAIMS TWO IN PITTSBURGH Icy Blizzard Sweeps District for | 20 Hours—Wind Forces Pilot Down. By the Associated Pres: PITTSBURGH, March 3—Two per- | sons were found frozen to death today following the most severe storm that| has visited the Pittsburgh district this Winter, A blizzard swept the district | for more than %0 hours during which | five inches of snow fell and was drifted in some sections by high winds. The victims of the storm were Martin Madden, 50, of North Braddock, and ;‘:fi's Bertha Short, 54, colored, of Pitts- urgh. Harry Sievers, airmail pilot, reported that he made a forced landing near Cleveland while fiying from ~McKees- port. near here, to Cleveland. He sald he landed near Cleveland's lake front because of a high wind. | constitution says that Pick-Up in Business To Come With Spring, Commerce Head Says By the Associated Pre: A prediction that American business activity would speed up to a normal rate within two months was made today by Secre- tary of Commerce Lamont, who said that a slowing down in the last three months had not been as extensive as had been feared and that the approach of Spring and warm weather would increase employment. “My own opinion is that during the forepart of this year Ameri- can industrial ent rise has had inevitably to slow down,” he as- serted. “That slowing down seems to be passing over, and with the usual increase 'of out-of-door work in the Northern States as weather conditions moderate we are likely té find the country as a whole enjoying its wonted state of prosperity.” WHITE KISSES HAND OF HAITIAN NATIVE Kansas _Publisher - Deeply Moved by Women’s “Save Haiti” Ceremony. By the Associated Press. PORT-AU-PRINCE, _ Haiti, "Mareh . —William Allen White, publisher of Emporia, Kans., ant mem- ber of President Hoover's investigation populace of this of his last night. L While a parade of Haitian women passed before White, who was stamls ing at the gate of the Hotel Excelsior, where the commission is residing, ope of the women, an aged negress, dressed in black, stepped in front of him' and said: “Please, commissioner, deliver us.” ‘White capital with an-set b As she spoke she bowed. grasped her hand, bowed himself and then kissed her hand. For a moment: every one was quiet. Then there was & roar of wild cheers. Cries of “Long live the commission” and “Long live President Hoover” were heard on all sides. Woman leaders cried with happiness and said the Emporia man's act was one of the eatest gestures of friendship the loover group could have made toward Haiti. Previously members of the investiga- tion commission had prevented an in- terruption by the Natlonel Gardes of & demonstration which the Haitians wished to stage in protest at the Amer- ican occupation and in expression of the hope for restoration of self-govern- ment. More than 15,000 citizens of the re- public gathered around the monument to the Negro revolutionist, Jean Jacques Dessalines, in the square of Champs de Mars. The demonstration was pre- ceded by a religious service at the Church of the Sacred Heart, a “Save Haiti” organized by the women of Port- au-Prince. Mr. White, as the representative of the commission, sat among a thousand women during the ceremony, which brought tears to the eyes of many American visitors, He sald afterward he was deeply moved. Dictatorship Charged. Charges that Brig. Gen. John H. Russell. American high commissioner in Haiti, was a virtual dictator were made before the Hoover commission today by Antoine Rigal, president of a group of seven organizations represent- ing several thousand persons. Rl’:l claimed that President Borno was holding office illegally because his father is French, while the Haitian only persons having a Haitian father are eligible for lhefimtdency. “All officials from the President down, even judges, are nominated and put in office by the executive power which is in the high commissioner,” said Rigal in his statement to the commission, Movie Company Wants Pub By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 3.—Declaring that the British public wants to see the com- plete film of the Sharkey-Scott fight, Wardour Films, Ltd., who have the ex- clusive rights for the film in this coun- try, announced today they had taken legal advice and had insisted that every foot of film taken shall be sent over from the United States. “We realize how great is the desire of the public to see the whole of the fight so that they may judge for them- selves whiether the fght Has fair and |BRITONS TO SEE COMPLETE FILM EY-SCOTT BOUT AT MIAMI lic to Judge for Themselves Whether Fight Was Fair. the strict rules of boxing observed. They will see the complete picture,” sald Arthur Bent, managing director. Lord Lomsdale, head of the British boxing board of control, said: “I cannot express any opinion until I have seen certain people in London. If I sald anything at this stage it might be misleading, I received a short le from Miami telling me the result of the fight and something about foul blows, but shall want to know more.” It is assumed he is waiting a report of Lionel Bettison, prominent member of the British board of control, who wenu to o ses ¥ X LA FOLLETTE HITS AT “RED SCARE” IN ATTACK ONHOOVER Urges Organization to Meet “Unemployment Problem.” ATTEMPTS TO DIVERT Johnson Invites Debaters to Ap- pear Before Committee Thursday to Study Legislation. By the Associated Press, meet the ‘“unemployment problem,” | Senator La Follette, Republican, Wisconsin said he deplored “alarms on Red scares and Communist dsmonstra- tions,” asserting they were attempts to of unemployment.” La Follette said Matthew Woll, a vice president of the American Federa- tion of Labor, had circularized mem- bers of Congress with a story from an alleged Communist paper telling of | plans for a demonstration next Thurs- ig;yi presumed to be financed by the viet. Protests “Red” Scare. He asserted the number and Influ- | ence of Communists in this country was | “negligible” and protested as a ‘great iin)usflce to the millions of men and | women who through no fault of their |own are out of work to drag across their trail the dead herring of another red scare.” He added that Attorney General Mitchell has announced in- formally that there was no information of a Communist outbreak Thursday. Senator Wagner had demanded action on his bills to provide for the collec- tion of accurate employment statistics and to set up a long-time stabiliza- tion program. Responding to the appeals of Wag- ner and La Follette cn this legislation, | Senator Johnson, Republican, of Cali- | fornia, the new chairman of the com- ! merce committee, invited the Genators day, when he | legislation. | Administration Senators struck back | when the Hoover policies were attacked. | dianas, insisted the responsibility so far ‘:me Government was concerned rest- up to tion, and to_its business.” Senator Johnson ! White House siatements Senator La Foll dent to make et ONE DEAD, 13 INJURED | New Orleans Wharf, 100,000 Bales of Cotton and Steamship Are Damaged. By the Associated Press. NEW ORLEANS, March 3.—A river front fire of undetermined origin, which burned to death 1 man and injured 13 others, was brought under control early today after damaging a wharf, two warehouses and a steamship. Leon- ard Smith, warehouse supervisor, esti- mated the loss at $3,000,000. The charred body of Joseph Ryan, 46, messman, of New Orleans, was found aboard the steamship Scantia of the Dixie Mediterranean Steamship Co, which drifted into midstream after the flames had severed its moorings. ‘The injured, all of whom were mem- bers of the crew or visitors from New Orleans, were trapped aboard the ship, Mrs. Elizabeth Battam, 57, the only person seriously burned, was taken from the craft by Seaman Charles Lunn, who gaehered her in his arms, jumped over- board and swam to safety, Approximately 20,000 bales of cotton were destrcyed and 100,000 damaged. Half of the damage was accounted for in the loss of the cotton, which was to be shipped this week to Italy aboard the Scantia. The latter, a 7,825-ton ship, valued at $200,000, was estimated damaged to the extent of $75,000. —_ % SHIP WITH CREW OF 30 GOES DOWN OFF JAPAN Steamer Strikes Rocks During Blinding Snowstorm—No Trace of Seamen Found. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, March 3.—A telephone mes- coast of Aomori Prefecture during a blinding snowstorm and sank this mm'nla. Steamers answering her dis- tress call reported ihey were unable to find a trace of the crew, which num- bered more than 30. ) Gen. Weyler Seriously Il MADRID, March 3 (#).—Gen. Val- We, of the Cuban grave this morning. Senator Wagner, Democrat, | ATTENTION CHARGED! After Senator Wagner, Democrat, of | | New York had urged in the Senate to- | |day that the Government organize to | of | divert attention from the “real issue | | IN $3,000,000 BLAZE | | i 1 1 | | | A [Dn(.nsinnal Reto d . The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated service. * Press news Saturday's Circulation, 113,396 Sunday’s Circulation, 119,830 MARCH 3, 1930—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. (#) Means Associated TWO CENTS. Press. FREE SPEECH 1S ALL RIGHT MOAN OF THE MAN BACK YONDER! 'HOLIDAY RUM PARTY BLAMED IN DEATH OF FEDERAL WORKER Drinking Is Held Contrihuting| Cause to Fatal Plunge by W. H. Weible. Man Leaped From Apartment Window After Quarrel With Fiancee. A New Year eve drinking party in to appear before the committee Thurs.|® fashionable Washington hotel pre- promised to consider such | ceded and was a contributing cause | of the death of William Harty Weible, 30, moving picture director of the De- Senator Robinson, Republican of In- | Partment of Agriculture, who died in Walter Reed Hospital yesterday from a fractured skull and other injuries sus- | tained on January 1, a coroner’s jury decided today. | ““After hearing the testimony of‘police | officials and members of the group. i sttended the party the jury mfl & verdict of accidental death. [ ‘The substance of the testimony given the jury was that Weible and his flancee, Miss Lou Purvis of Cleveland, | b, With four friends, went to the $here. %fim Park Hotel shortly - before | -W and en & _room. They had several cock! and then went downstairs for dinner and a dance.| After the dance they went back to the | room and had more drinks, | ' ¢ Ordlered Fiancee From Room. d Weible became angry at Miss Purvis | and mendhhar to leave g room, | 'h'llwn she returned to a) t- ment, at the Park Central, 1900 P street, | } we the tragedy occurred. A few min- ploymen, had Jater Weible followed her. They some words in the apartment and (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) | CARTERBODYGUARD IS DISCONTINUED Public Printer Renews Fire on Police by Scoring Raid Report. IHEARING DATE SET - BY HIGH COURT IN RUM BUYER CASE |Government Granted Review to Test Status of Person Placing Order. |CONSPIRACY ISSUE IS RAISED IN DISPUTE Wets Will End Presentation of Campaign Against Prohibition Before Committee Tomorrow. By the Associated Press. The Government was granted a .re- view today by the Supreme Court, to test whether the purchaser of liquor, who gives an order for its delivery knowing that the order involves illegal | transporation, is guilty of conspiracy with the bootlegger to violate the Fed- eral prohibition law. The case was set for hearing April 14. ‘The Government, in requesting the review, said it did not involve whether & purchaser of liquor was equally guilty with the bootlegger, but did raise the question of whether the man who placed the order had conspired with the seller. The importance of the controversy | was emphasized by the Government in | requesting the review. Banker Is Involved. It raised the question in the case of { Alfred E. Norris, a New York banker, | who, it was alleged, placed orders with Joel D. Kerper of Philadelphia. The Government contended that Norris knew that in so doing the question of illegal transportation would be involved. At the same time, Chairman Graham of the House judiciary committes said | it had been definitely decided to end | tomorrow wet presentation of their case * against prohibition. Those o Detectives assigned to guard Georg: | the eighteenth amendment were to have H. Carter, public printer, as a result closed their testimony last week, but an extension of time was allowed because | of anonymous threats he received afte: | of tne number desiring to be heard. | making an attack on the police have ‘The drys have not made public their MISS LOU PURVIS. “ TAFT IMPROVES AFTER GOOD NIGHT May Linger Indefinitely Un-‘ less Sudden Heart Change Oceurs, Say Doctors. | By the Associated Press. William Howard Taft, regarded on | the verge of death for days, may linger | indefinitely unless a sudden change re- | sults from heart trouble, which is one | of the complications of his illness. His physicians after a visit early today said he continued to take some nourishment; that his condition has | improved slightly, and that unless a change developed from arteriosclerosis that his “span of life is undetermined.” Despite this encouraging word, the | first for some time, the doctors still felt the former President and Chief Justice was waging & hopeless fight that could end in but one way. May See Anniversary. In view of the doctors’ bulletin, is- sued shortly before 10 a.m, probable that Mr. Taft would live until tomorrow—the twenty-first anniversary of his inauguration as President of the United States, when he was acclaimed by thousands who had gathered to watch him take the oath of high office and his journey as the first citizen from the Capitol to the White House. Today there was but little reminder of the pomp and splendor of that day more than a score of years ago. A lone policeman paced back and forth in front of the large mansion on Wyoming ave- nue. A chilly breeze from the Potomac swept over the lawn, bending the tall cedars. But few passed the house and there were but few callers. Doctors First Callers. Except for the arrival of the day nurse, the d had a good night. He continued to take some nourishment. A few days ago his con- dition was very critical, but he has slightly improved and unless some further sudden change oceurs due to m mt :‘:l:;:h h:h:p;n of life for leterminate.” m“mn was signed by Dr. Thomas A. Olaytor and Dr. Prancis R. Hagner. Radio | Programs on Page B-7 it seemed | the; By the Associated Press. STUDENTS STRIKE AGAIN. Demand Reinstatement of Four Expelled Classmates. MANILA, March 3 (#)—Demanding reinstatement of four of their class- mates who were expelled for leading the recent strike at Manila North High School, students of that institution walked out again today. Only about 500 out of the student body of 2,700 | refused to join the walkout. The first strike resulted from a con- troversy over Miss Mabel Brummitt, American teacher, who was accused by the students of insulting the Filipino complimentary. terms. FIVE ABOARD LAUNCH ARE MISSING IN GALE Fears Are Felt for Safety of Four Men and Boy on San Francisco Bay. By the Assoclated Press. race and of referring to them in un- SAN FRANCISCO. March 3.—Four | men and a 6-year-old boy in a small launch wdtg were being sought on San Francisco Bay by Coast Guard and ?ollce while grave fears were held for heir safety. The party left the Oakland estuary yesterday intending to land .at the Pacific city by 3 pm. Shortly after 'y began their cruise, a heavy gale arose and lashed the waters of the bay into rough swells. Those in the boat were J. V. Broman, San Mateo School Department employe., owner of the craft; his son,'Bruce, his two brothers, G. B. and L. S. Broman, and Edward McMullen. been removed, it was announced today. Carter declaréd today that he had asked for the discontinuance of pro- tection because he thought such pre- cautions were unnecessary. He pointed out that the bodyguards had been fur- nished “on the initiative of police and not at my request.” Asks About Jail Sentences. tended & Ial report showing 730 turday Pfllt.l superinte; ha lic printer added i report wuldwlook absurd had the xmmhe?0 of in some cases. present uw;n!l:yrhc;- iding Washing- police protection.” are made, but ‘ew gamblers are convicted in court because there is little or no evidence against them. The police are either inefficient they don't want to obtain convic- tions.” he asserted. Referring to two alleged operators of ng:-u ted near the Goy- it iting ice, Carter said had hmm lflu‘ ted "(hll’tyd-(g‘d . past few years, and the vidence was so meager that one of ‘Dever has served a day in jail and other one, arrested more than a times, has only been imprisoned for one term of 30 days.” The public printer’ declared he had received countless letters commending | him on his attitude. He added he felt | sure his campaign “is getting resulis and conditions will show improvement. I notice that the chief of police and the district attorney already have | started a drive to padloek bootlegging establishments since one of my letters complained that owners of buildings| used for illicit purposes were being per- | mitted undue privileges.” | the Distriet committees of the Senate | and House on complaints of Carter that | police_had been_inactive in suppress- (Conti on Page 2, Column 7.) | TWO TAKE OWN LIVES; ONE RECENT DIVORCEE Young Girl Throws Herself Under | Train Despite Frantic Efforts | of Conductor. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 3.—Two women, | girl of 17, took their lives today. | The body of Mrs. Louise Rysc{mk. 45, |was found on the roof of the North | German Lloyd Building, to which she had lelged during the night from a twentieth-floor room in the Sherman Hotel. A note left in the room sald she was divorced a week a Miss Catherine Pe) from the platform of an elevated rail- way station and was crushed by a train despite the frantic efforts of Bert Wil- kinson, a conductor, to signal an on- coming train. ilkinson, unable to reach the girl, jumped to the track and waved at the motorman, leaping aside as the train rushed past. “WE PUT OUT FIRES, NOT FIRED HUSBANDS,” FIREMEN TELL WOMAN Smoking Spouse EVANSTON, Ill, March 3.—The fire- men rushed to Mrs. John W. Dahl- strom’s apartment, for she had called them. They had their funny hats on and they carried axes and uummmn.‘ They stomped into the presence of Mr. and Mrs. Dahlstrom, ready to do or die, | if need be, for dear old E. F. D. | o you,” inquired Mrs, Dahlstrom, | “put out o l “Yes," said firemen. “Put out,” she said, pointing to | Mr, Danl, who sat. qulesly. tn® e ’Wife Heatedly Tries to Arouse Spark of Energy to Have “Extinguished.” corner. A corncob pipe hung desultori pe lly from his mouth. !g:munuwflmnhz inhaled deeply and then permitted the smoke to slip in lazy spi: from a cor- ner of his lips. “He's no fire,” emen. said the lady, “but I'm firing him now. He sits around all day Sunday just smoking. If you have a spark of energy ‘Il extinguish him from my ‘presence.” in his chair inhaled deep- ly, He seemed in deep thought. The firemen gave Mrs. Dahlstrom a hurt look and st away. “We do not put eut h ds,” said the firemen ™ mmmmu-g No_action has been taken as vet by | one a recent divorcee and the other a | ey, 17, fumped | ! Mrs. Wurts is the widow of list of witnesses, saying they preferred to announce them after the “wets had | had their fling.” ) Testimony by wet witnesses before | the committee was assailed today in a statement of the Board of Tem; , Prohibition and Public Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church. “Extravagant” Charges Made, The stalement asserted that the drys n;uht show be&lar jl{dmul if, hnl'l“d of answering e wel m they quest the Anti-Prohibitionists “to make | use of the time granted to thp support- | ers of the law.” “The statements made op- “Bave 5 reckloss so sensationl, tha they ate | 80 reckless, so sensa | caleulated to cause a distinet reaction against the wet movement.” Statements made by Walter Liggett, agazine writer, on the number of peakeasies” in Wasl was de- clared to be a typical example of “ex- | travagance.” | After assailing testimony of other witnesses, the Methodist , board | ‘the business interests of this country | to step to the front and have their say. | The anti-prohibitionist movement is | not only a war against Bethlehem; it is & war against prosperity.” The Senate judiclary committee also decided today to postpone from next Monday until March 17 the hearing of (Attorney General Mitchell and the Hoover Law Enforcement Commission on the advisability of the proposal of Senator Norris, Republican, of Ne- braska, for a Senate investigation of en- forcement of the dry law. & Chairman Wickersham requested the delay saying the law commission would not reassemble here until next week. DEMPSEY'S RETURN ' HINGES ON TWO ‘IFS" Will Fight if Sharkey Loses and if He Can Get in Trim. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, March 3.—Jack Demp- sey, former world heavyeight champion, announced definitely here today he would fight again for the champlonship in the event that Max Schmeling should defeat Jack Sharkey in June, and pro- vided Dempsey can reach fighting con- dition again. The former “tiger of the {ring” was in Cleveland to act as mas- | ter of ceremonies at the Ohilo imefi? i id he bell Schmeling mpsey said he believes e {18 over'r‘:eud d that Sharkey can de- ! feat the German. If this belief proves true. Dempsey sald his “comeback” plans would be abandoned. |TWO SAFE ROBBERS DIE IN BATTLE WITH POLICE Theater in Detroit Scene of Shoot: ing When Officers Discover Intruders at 4 AM. DETROIT, March 3.—Two men rob- bing the safe in the Harper Theater. 7723 Harper avenue, shot " and killed at 4 am. today by two patyel- men during a gun battle on the secopd floor of the theater bullding. The robbers were identified as Phillip J. Towmey, 30. and Leo Garbada, both of Detroit. Garbada died in VILLA IS GIFT TO ROME. Mrs. Wurts of Philadelphia Puts $50,000 With Offer to Mussolini. ROME, March 3 (#).~The titul Villa Sciarra, on Janiculum E'.u o il P el for Henrietta Tower Wurts of 5 - Wurts, once secretary of ‘the