Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1930, Page 2

READY FOR SENATE|NEAR BRADY HOME #Amended Measure Passed by {Expert Hurries to Maryland House by Vote of 235 to 17. Voting 235 to 17, the House late yes- the rules and auto- promise Joint Conference on Retirement Legis- laticn, the next step is either for Sena- tor Dale to move for Senate concur- Tence on the House amendments or to have the bill sent to conference be- tween the two houses. During debate in the House as ‘to awhether the rules should be suspended to pass the bill, Representative Clancy of Michigan, & Republican member of the civil service commm:;., sald: as Coolidge did. We were assured that Senator Dale is in favor of this bill as we reported it out.” ‘Methods Opposed. Opposition in the House from the Pemocratic side was not aimed at the legislation itself, as several of the speakers declared they are strongly in favor of certain . features of the bill, ‘but against what they called the “steam Toller” and “gag Tule” methods b which it was being forced througl without an opportunity for debate on the merits of the provisions or an op- ity to offer amendments. Those Wwho spoke along this line were Repre- sentatives Jeffers, Alabama: Ramseyer, Jowa; Ranspeck, Georgia; Moore, Vir- ginia; Fuller, Arkansas, and McCor- ick, Mass. Much of the dfinhhcfl:ntwflh&he bill is regarding the new feature & tontine fund. This authorizes taking $1 a month from the retirement con- tribution of each employe for building up a separate fund which would be the basic reservoir for annuities. This remains in Tepresenting vy yard and employes, and the official representa- tives of the various branches of postal terest te-odmdnymueumnc'gruumcl e House 0f | gndoubtedly since the employe recelves back the to his credit in the fund as shown by the books. In every other case where an employe is not retired, either because of death before reaching retirement age or involuntary separation from the service not for cause, the em- ploye receives back not only the amount 1o his credit, but also the dollars deduct- ed monthly from his contribution and placed in the the interest thereon. In the event of death of an annuitant before the pay- ments of that portion of the annuity wvided by an employe’s contributions g:‘:e been exhausted the balance to Scene to Examine Can of Powder. A second “bomb,” found a few days ago in the neighborhood of Mitchell- ville, Md., has been the subject of a thorough examination by suthorities investigating the Seat Pleasant bomb explosion. Mitchellville is the home of Herman Brady, whose wife was one of the three victims of the explosion at Seat Pleasant, and whose brother, Lawrence Le Roy Brady, is charged with first degree murder in connection with the crime. ‘The newly discovered device is said to consist of a can of powder and some wire. It was found by a farmer, who immediately notified police. Evidence that the authorities attached considerable significance to the new bomb, as least when it was first dis- covered, was indicated by the fact that Lieut. Joseph Itzel of timore was immediately called and made a hur- ried early morning trip to Marlboro. Lieut. , with County Officer Frank Prlx':ee. brought the bomb to the county seal According to J. Wilson Ryon, special prosecutor in the case, both of these officers. say the device is a bomb, al- though he considers it more than a can of J::wdn Ryon says it the bomb does not resemble the one use in the explosion ‘which killed three members of the Hall family on New Year day. ‘The authorities at first worked on the theory that the new bomb might have been an experimental one similar to a bomb said to have been set off experi- mentally in Southern Maryland a short time before the Seat Pleasant explosion. RUM VESSEL CURB Bill Proposes to Refuse Clearance to Ships Carrying Liquor to United States. By the Associated Press. OTTAWA, March 5.—A bill to refuse clearances to vessels carrying liquor to the United States was pending before the House of Commons toda Sponsored by Premier W. zie King, the measure, which also would prohibit _the release liquors by ), bonded warehouses for export to the United States, was given its first read- fer yesterday. On_introducing the bill the . offi- sald its &l'rpu. was “to aul clals of mkzwmmfi hay- 1ing charge of liquor d and of the g:'nnn( of clearances to vessels to re- such liquor or to refuse to grant such clearances where the granting of such release of clearance in ‘would facilitate the introduction of in- toxicating liquors into & country where. g:e lmpofl.ll.thn of such liquor is for- " idden 5 Political observers in Parliament pro- the measure passing both Commons and the Senate. Debate on the bill is expected to be- gin Priday when it comes up for second Teading. Seek to Dispose of Stocks. ‘WINDSOR, March § (#).—] to| men are purchasing a much beti being | a5 formerly it was nt —_— SUNDLUN GIVEN POST. Is Appointed Chairman of M. & M. Police Committee. polnied chairman of the potios and Tre chairman e an protection committee of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association, it was announced today by Mark Lansburgh, president. Other members of the group are John i Dewey Zirkn. John H. Barry, 56, Dies. ST. LOUIS, March 5 (#).—John H. ,” 56, t of the Building ‘Trat Council and local representativs of the International Union of Structural and Ornamental ‘Workers, died today of septic poisoning resulting from a cahbuncle. leave. They are very flagrant, and, al- though ‘t.he have bee& thzh‘l\lb]ect of frequen m, they have never been corrected and will and until the direction. not e unless committee exerte itself in . I introduced a bill in & his | previous Congress providing that em- e credit is paid fo his legal representa- tives. An annuitant, however, is given - provide for himself an ing the right ly provided g;ovmom should be less than under provisions of s. '3151.‘:!!:; latter shall be substituted. ployes of the Agricultural Department serving at Mai nd and virginia sta- tions just outside the District of Co- lumbia should receive the same leave of 30 days granted employes of the Agri- cultural Department serving within the District of Columbia and doing precise- ly the same kind of work. The bill was referred to the committee on agricul- ture, which gave it sympathetic consid- eration but apparently reached the con- will | clusion that such discriminations per- for the purpose of tions under the system. ty ? comparable 1o the money he has paid in for that purpose.” Recommends Changes. ‘While voting for the bill as the best measure obtainable under existing con- ditions in the House, Representative R. Walton Moore of Virginia declared it should be amended to take care of the per diem employes of the District gov- ernment, and recommended other changes, in part, as follows: “The bill should be amended 8o as to give per diem employes of the District of Columbia, of whom there are more than 300, the same right to retirement allowances enjoyed by Federal g:l‘ diem . It may be argued that such r(ét is accorded the former class by what seems to me and others a pretty plain vision of the existing law, but, * nevei the District hl;a enml:ruefl] t.h::w pr’v’vmou and accordingly istrict employes are denied an advant which there is no sound reason for withholding "nmuh;r-mumwmnuum ent <ot the sead] of thé St *“I would like to draw discriminations In mal ©f annual leaves of absence and sick [2 vade the entire field and should be dealt with not plecemeal, but compre- hensively, and this is certainly a task for the Civil Service committee. ‘Would Transfer Duty. “A few years ago the Personnel Classification Board was created and intrusted with duties which I then be- duty of determining who are eligible for employment by the Government and certifies to the various departments the names of those who should be employed. Having that responsibility, in my opin- fon, it should have the responsibility ‘which is devolved by the present law on the Classification Board. It should be enabled to follow up its selection of the persons employed by supervising their allocation to the various grades and determining whether their promotion or retention is justified by the record which they make in the actual performance of their work. “The present system, with two agen- cles functioning, is not a duplication of activities, but it involves a wholly unnecessary maintenance of two activi- ties when one would suffice. The change would make for coherence. It would be to the interest not only of Emglnyel but of the Government itselt and avoid much of the criticism and complaint which is now so prevalent reat deal of which is ‘well and a Chairman Lehibach closed debate on the question of suspending the rules to the bill by saying: o There is not wl:.ktm lmtiud States any respons esman for a of Federal employes anywhere -E”'E ::z' Snxious to have this bill passed any case | i e . CANADA CONSIDERS | THE . EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY,. MARCH 5, 1930, RECITAL (Continued From Pirst Page) that the sane never see it rej modification.” Makes Prosperity Claim. le of the Nation will or any dangerous prosperous as a direct result of the pro- hibition amendment. m;!nxet:und«}." r:‘lh autment said, “th;t iversion of spending brought about by pmhlbmgn-—g.ehn |‘l. money which now goes into good savings in- stead of over saloon bars—amounts 10 between two and six billion dollars a year, and that at the smallest estimate the country has diverted around $15,- 000,000,000 since the amendment went into effect. “This diversion is of double impor- tance, for it has occurred in the lower income group, where formerly the per- centage expenditure for liquor was the largest. Therefore, of the many factors which have contributed to the T~ ity of country e past decade prohibition, b; liverting of n, perhaps, the spending money, has % state at the very begin- ning,” Crowther said, “in order that my position may be fully understood, that I am not & member of and have no connection of any kind with any organization, either in favor of or op- posed to the eighteenth amendment. For many years I have been writing upon economic and business subjects. Beécause of that background, I was asked last Summer by Mr. Loring A. Schuler, the editor of the Ladies Home Journal, to make a survey of the economic ef- fects of prohibition. Limits of Articles Narrow. “The limits of my articles, and of my testimony, which is based upon them, are very narrow. I am not concerned with any moral phase of the tion and neither am I concerned with any legal phase or with any interpretation of liberty other than economic. “I undertook the investigation solely in an effort impartially to answer the question: Is this country more prosper- ous as & direct result of the eighteenth amendment, or is it not, taking things exactly as they are and not as they ‘Thight be? “The answer which I arrived at is positively in the afirmative.” he had arrived at his.con- clusion ly by for an answer to question of whether or not the working men of the country were today spend! more or spending less for drink than they did before pro- lll;\;uhn. he said he sent tel to ntage. either did not answer or wired that they did not care to e any opinion. In 87 instances I lies which were more or less complete. They showed a considerable divergence of opinion on the whole subject of the partent potnt s that only ‘one.corre pol at only one - spondent said that men were spen n? s much for liquor as'they formerly did. In a large majority of the answers it was said that the men were spending practically nothing for drink. are several typical replies: Steel Head Gives Views. E. J. Buffington, president of the Illinois Steel Corporation, wrote: “Evidences of the economic value of prohibition are found in records of e e T planes of conditions g men in general. * * * Improve- ment in the economic condition of em- ' families is evidenced by the traces of distress among employ- es reported from time to time. * ¢ ¢ gxomnmon became effective, many ‘working men brew al- coholic beverages, pnnccig:'uy wines, in their homes. This pra , of eougle. results in some expense to those who in- dulge in it. But certainly $uch expense is less than former expenditures in saloons by working men. “Merchants in Gary, . our largest steel mills are located, re- port that since prohibition 'flrkint: grade of wearing apparel of all kinds and that, as a general rule, payments are made at time of purchases, where- in many cases to extend credit * * *. He then ited what he sald was “ " account conditions in West, V! from J Keely, pres- g::‘l' of the Cabin Creek Consolidated Co.: “My observation and experience cov- er only a n of. some 5,000 or 6,000 on Cabin Creek, but I am more or less familiar with economic life in the Kanawha Valley generally, which would number a many more thou- sand. I live right miners and know personally scores of hard drink- ers that have almost quit drinking. should say, even at the present price, not half as much money is being spent for liquor as before * * *. The pay day ‘lay-off’ when the saloons were here was a rather serious interruption of business, both on account of the ab- sence and on account of the ‘day after’ headaches. We still have con- siderable absenteeism after pay day, but most of it is ‘Aivvering,’ hunting and shopping, and they come back in fairly good condition. * * * Our pegg: are undoubtedly enjoying a pe! of greater spending—for auto- mobiles, radios, washing machines, electric refrigerators, phonographs, etc. * * * Formerly, the pay day earnings were frequently spent in one night away from the mines (there were no saloons on Cabin Creek), and family destitution on” that account was com- mon. Money is still spent unwisely, but most of the family participate in one way or other. In the old days some public drunkards were hardly known to have families, but now the family car, with all piled in, visits distant friends, or just burns up gas and sees the sights as they go by. There is simply so much difference in favor of prohibition that those of us who our liquor have to admit it.” Spending More on Famlilies. “The General Electric Co.,” Crowther continued, “sent out for me a question- nafre to 10 of their principal supervisors of labor, all of whom had a number of years of experience in their positions, and although the answers diverged on many points, all the answers agreed that the men were spending much less for m)zr. A supervisor in one of the large L estimated that $200,000 a week ' was now being taken home, that for- merly went into the saloons. b answers from everywhere in the country are the same—the workingmen are spending little or nothing for drink and a great deal on their families. One of the great rallway systems covering the countr{l west of Chicago made & survey of their men on my behalf and also asked for opinions as to spending for drink in géneral. The answer they got was unanimous on the point that the amount of money being laid out for liquor did not amount to anything. “The evidence gathered seems to be from a fair cross-section of the whole wage-earning population of the coun- try. It definitely shows that working men are not buying the high-priced bootleg ligquor. means that there has been a diverting of spénding -&:{ money that formerly. went for is going elsewhere.” Production Has Increased. “Let us see what all this means. The production of the country has increased within 10 years by between 25 and 30 per cent instead of at the normal rate of about 15 rr cent. We have had a clear %l: of between 10 and 15 per cent. mar between ‘bad tim and ‘good times’ is rarely as much as 15 per cent. In 10 years we have ot only increased by more than the margin between good and times, but have 'OPEN DEFENSE OF LAW ‘RETREMENT BLL | NEWBONB FOUNDI°RYS, es’ | His stand, OF ITS BENEFITS added another 15 per cent. It is in this extra percentage that we find the cause of our abundant prosperity. “The one great and fundamental change that has taken place in this country during the past 10 years has been the coming into force of the pro- hibition amendment. We talk so muéh about this law as a great moral crusade having as its end the defeat of Old | Demon Rum, or as an assault upon the | right to personal liberty, that we are apt to forget that this jaw has other than a moral background. “This added prosperity has come in spite of bad farm conditions, through most of the period and depressions in the textile and coal trades. Also we have had in the same period bank fajlures amounting to more than a billion and a half dolla.s. “The total realized income of the Nation, as found by the President’s committee, stood at not quite $66,000,~ 000,000 for 1919. It dropped to & low pomnt of $63,000,000,000 in 1921. Since then it has been steadily mounting, and for 1928 is estimated at $89,000,- 000,000. In 10 years the income of the country has increased at a very much higher rate than ever before, and we are today, as a Nation, much wealthier than ever before. The use of ordinary common sense and observation brings one to the. same conclusion. One can+ not go here in this country and not note es of staggering magni- tude.” Increase in Insurance Policies. ‘Turni to life insurance, he said the policy holders had increased from 13- 000,000 in 1919 to 27,000,000 in 1927. “Now, how does all this come about,” e asked. “What, if any, part has pro- hibition played in it? The striking fact to be drawn from the statistics the enormous consuming power of our people.” “If the head of a family had wages of $100 a month and spent $20 for drink, he would not,” the witness said, “‘going back to pre-prohibition days, absolutely waste his money, in so far as the pros- perity of the country is concerned. We shall entirely disregard, for the moment, any possible effect of the liquor on him and think of it only as a way of spend- ing money. But a purchase of liquor sets into motion a very small chain of purchasers, while, if the family of the man has that $20 to sgend. they will put it out into goods which require a deal of labor and start many chains of purchas- ing. Or the same effect will be had if they save part of the money. The dif- ference in the effect on the country of a man laying out $20 a month over a bar and'a wife laying out the same sum over a store counter is so great that giving the money to the wife amounts to an increase of family bu power of nearly $20 a month. To all intents and purposes, money diverted from drink to goods can be counted as new money."” Can Now Buy Automobile. Crowther said the amount which a moderate, steady drinker spent in pre- grombmcn days over the bar will now uy an automobile on the installment plan. A very great part of the pros- perity which the automobile has brought is directly traceable to the diversion of expenditure caused by pro- ‘hibition, m.’x;ha ne,vldenu ’h conclusive,” he said, " e workingmen are spending less for liquor; the evidence is equally conclusive that the people with higher incomes are spending money for liquor. ‘That on the whole they aré spending more is greatly to be doubted. Many choose to regard the situation as alarming. “That, however, is quite aside from the main question, which has to do with the actual amount spent for drink to- day as com ‘with pre-phohibition days. If only the people of larger in comes are drinking bootleg stuff, it is of course, unfortunate in & way, but it is best for the country that those who can afford it rather than thote who cannot afford it should do the drinking. If the people of means cannot look after themselves and their children, why then they cannot look after them. And that is all there is to it. I am here concerned with the mass of the population and not with the few.” Country Was Drinking More. Crowther asserted it was often said that the consumption of alcohol was at the time of the eighteenth amendment, and that “we were then on our way to achieve a real temper- ance. The Government figures do not say so. Take the three periods: 1900 to 1904, 1905 to 1909 and 1910 to 1914. The per capita consumption—which is the real test of distilled spirits, wines and beer in the first period was 18.77 gallons; in the second period it was 2146; and in the third, 22.43. The largest increase was in beer, but there were substantial increases in spirits and in wines. The country was steadily drinking more and not less.” “The cost to the consumer before &mhiblwm can only be estimated. of. Fisher, taking the average of the three years 1914 to 1916, in order to get away from the war conditions, estimates that with beer at 5 cents glass and whiskey at 10 cents, the Ni tion spent 3!, billion dollars a year for drink. Hi sestimate ma; ‘The American Grocer, for the same three years as sl more than a billion and That may be too small probably somewhere between. Figures Impossible Today. “To get at the actual figures of pres- ent-day consumption of bootleg and home brew is utterly impossible, al- though plain common sense’ teaches that it is harder to get a drink today than before prohibition. Very few speakeasies sell whisky for less than 50 cents an ounce, whereas, before prohibi- tion a saloon of the grade of the 50- cent speakeasy would have sold whisky at 10 cents and the average customer in such places would have helped him- self to at least two ounces. The com- petition among speakeasies and among bootleggers is keen and if it were as easy to obtain supplies of liquor today as it was before prohibition, there would be some evidence of this in the prices charged. “The actual amount spent for liquor today can hardly amount to more t) half a billion dollars, but whether it bs half ‘a billion or a billion, the amount is paid for a volume of liquor certainly not exceeding 20 per cent of that old in the pre-war trade. Not Getting Much to Drink. “The country is still paying a large amount of money for drink—but it is not really geeting much to drink. Even if we are today spending a billion dol- lars—and we may be paying only half that much—there is a high saving over the pre-war average percentage, for keeping that percentage we should to- day be spending at least around $3,000,- 000,000, and the most around $7,000,000,000. “The minimum sums which are being diverted from the saloons into the huy- ing of goods or Into savings accounts are enough to account for a large meas- ure of our prosperity. They are, in ef~ fect, new purchasing power. And since buying begets production, and produc- tions begets wages and profits, and these wages and profits beget more buying, we have an explanation of at least a part of the remarkable increase in buy- ing which has taken place since pro- ‘hibition.” Graham Denounces Prohibition. A dozen anti-prohibitionists, includ- ing three aristocratic and c wom- en, occupied the seventh and last day of appeal before the committee with ac- counts e young and crowded courts in arguing that the dry laws have failed. 503 Graham of the committee, :llmmdtlmdnhbyl e e day lenounc hibition as an inhumanity 'hmm never been and would never be enforced, , an amplification of that he took on the ning of the hearings, mitise m;““!m'&?’.i”& slenced by the mitte 3 le) U pounding of the gavel. of equammnmwrtnf. that. [CHAPLINWILL HEAD SILENT FILM FIRN % Comedian Will Be Star, With Four or Five of Screen- _ | land’s Notables. By the Associated Press. - . HOLLYWOOD, Calif, March 5— Tentative plans for formation of & new film company to bear his name for pro- duction of silent motion pictures. were announced today by Charles Chaplin; screen comedian ‘and producer. The tompany, CHaplin said, would ‘spend between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 an- 'nually .on production programs and will be known as the Chatles Chaplin Plc- ture Productions, Inc. Chaplin said the company would. star, in addition to himself, four or five of the foremost players in the industry, He declined to discldse- the- identity of players he has under consideration, but | admitted that he had “discusseq the project with John Gilbert.” snyh:llpln!am:me‘ was k:wc‘g clt’: eatest forms of expression, Chapi gllerlhd that he never would appear in a talking picture role after complet- ing his current production. The come- dian plans & fo : months’ tour of the world before proceeding with his oiient pleture project. - ROVER CALLS PARLEY OF POLICE HEADS ON GAMING LAWS (Continued From First Page.) prima facle evidence of an intent to use the building for criminal purposes. Senator Robsion also announced he would have another meeting of the sub- committee within a day or two to de- velop further the constructive side of the question, including discussion of new ‘leltmn. Maj. Pratt, District Attorney Rover and Corporation Coun- sel Bride are expected to attend the next hearing. Referred to Collaterals. Senator Robsion explained today that when he referred to “playing with criminals” at the hearing yesterday he had in mind the testimony relative to the depositing ‘of small collaterals in cases that arose in t years, and that he did not believe that was a criticism of Maj. Pratt. The Senator stated that it there was criticism of the small col- lateral, it was in the sixth precinct, commanded by Capt. Martin Rellly. The Senator said t he understood the small collateral policy was prior to Maj. Pratt’s appointment as suj - tendent and that it was not followed now. Senator Robsion also said today that the testimony of Public Printer Carter was to the effect that the conditioms complained of in the vicinity of the Printing Office have been going on for several years. The Senator made the n _that Mr. Carter did not make complaints until recently. The Public Printer testified, however, that since he has been in charge of the office he has removed a number of employes and suspended others for gambling or liquor charges. After listening to charges of gross police inefficiency made by Carter, public printer, yesterday, which were re- sponsible for the hearing, Robsion up- braided United States Attorney Leo A. Rover, his assistant, Frank Adams, col ored, and . O. J. Letterman, head Pratt. Carter and Pratt also indulged in sharp exchanges. Senator Copeland, Democrat, of New York, the other member of the While present he made several caustic remarks indicating he believe ggl‘l. were being criticized without jusf - tion. Utter confusion resulted when Rob- sion began hammering his fist on the committee table shortly after Pratt took the stand. The of the uj was reached when Robsion his right hand almost into the police chief’s face and shouted: “I think. that is just playing with the criminals.” - c‘hnm Draws Applause. This charge drew applause from & portion of the large crowd jammed about the committee table and caused Pratt’s face to turn crimson. The pol chief then made several attempts to take issue with the chairman only to be interrupted each time by the Ken- tuckian, “Don’t you think that in four years EBout A Dl pambLing Bouss operating opera Robsion demanded of Pratt. The Senator had reference to an establishment formerly at 25 H street, where Louis Hurwitz and Joseph Fitz- ,enld were arrested in a police rald anuary 4, last, but where it was later brought out Hurwitz no longer is lo- cated. Previous testimony had bro out that the place showed signs of g & gambling house after the policemen broke in, but the men accused as opera- tors were not indicted by a grand jury. «‘We have found out about that place and we have harassed the operator,” the police chief countered. “It doesn’t look to me like he's been rassed very much,” Robsion declared. “It looks like he's har: the citizens instead of the police harassing him. Do you need a warship to get into his place and close him up?” Robsion opened fire on Rover when witnesses testified a grand jury had failed to indict Hurwitz and PFitagerald after Adams had nolle gl'nl!ed es of permiting gaming which police had placed against the pair. Referring to Hurwitz, Robsion said: “Evidently this fellow went along for years without being bothered much by n | police. You'll never put that fellow out of business if you wait years to get him, and if when you do get him you take a trivial $25 or $50 in collaterai and then release him. Here's a fellow barricaded in a building in defiance of the laws of the United States. Then you get him and treat it as a minor offense. We can't treat anything like that. You ought to require & bond and a heavy one.” f Rover explained that the laws of the District were such that it was necessary to accept collateral in numerous cases. He added it was difficult to make out cases against operators of gambling houses because persons found in them ?L rlmllce seldom were willing to testify y. In response to a question by Senator Robsion as to how enforcement of the laws against gambling could be made effective Rover urged passage of a pad- lock law and also said the Police De- | nes partment should have more men. He said if the force was larger' Maj. Pratt could, use new men, who are unknown, to work their way into suspected places :Snll!h!r evidence that would hold in Physical Evidence Required. Assistant District Attorney Adams temen told Senator Robsion the stal :fnwlm-u in & The Senator Robsion asked Mr. Rover [ 1t th:‘mmnry‘r?mmgh ceeded against une existing law. district attorney said he did not believe owners of be convicted llfltll:’tr.eeor‘ for sea lmu:lm' pounds). He flew to a height of 19,! in the seaplane in which “l‘;l:fll load of 2,000 kilograms (3,409.24 I broke the world's —Associated’ Press Photo. POLICEMAN ISHELD |SLEMP AND REECE ON DRIVING CHARGE| ARE NAMED IN SUIT - Luther E. Cline Accused of Speeding at 50 Miles in Georgetown. Arrested after a chase of nearly two miles through Georgetown Monday night, at a speed estimated at 50 miles an hour, Luther E. Cline, 29-year-old patrolman of the second precinct, was brought into Police Court today on a charge of reckless driving. The case was continued until tomorrow and the defendant allowed to go back on duty without posting collateral. Motor Cycle Policeman Miles Zname- nacek of Traffic Bureau endeavored to halt Cline on Wisconsin avenue near Mount Alto Hospital, but the police- man is said to have “ste] on the gas” and continued down avenue at & speed a little short of a mile-a- minute pace. Ordered to Court. Znamenacek told Inspector E. W. Brown of the Traffic Bureau that he !:n chase, little suspecting that the gitive was a fellow officer. Cline's automobile is said to have turned down Thirty-fifth street n;ld wnuna:d a nu{; zag_course through Georgetown, anuu officer stopping it at Thirty- fourth and M streets. Sergt. of the police vice squad, as well as |tor | morrow, in which case he will be suspended and lain his actions to the Police Retains Attorney. Cline, who has been a member of the police force for five years, said this morn! ing he knew little of the until today and meededwumln in court. tor Brown declared that Cline to_ex- Trial attorney to help was wraned several months ago about|as . On this occasion, the offi- said, a citizen reported 'that the of had a red light at Fifth Ano! car af of the intersection: T e his chlmm iice| MANILA SCHOOL STRIKE ATTRACTS MORE PUPILS Students Attending Classes Arm Belvés With Knives, Clubs “ and Whips. By the Associated Press. MANILA, March 5.—Manila's school strike spread today when severy’ aun- dred more students joined ths 10,000 already out. Many non-striking stu- dents, fearing violence, remained away from classes. More than a score of non-striking students were attacked during the day. Many of those who attended classes in spite of the strike armed themselves with knives, clubs and whips. The ice confiscated most of the weapons prevent possible bloodshed. ‘The position of both the strikers and the school authorities remained un- changed. Gov. Gen. Dwight F. Davis summoned Alejandro Albert, acting sec- retary of public instruction, and Luther B. Bewley, director of education, to the executive offices this morning, but the results of this conference were not an- nounced. Maj. Pratt that if they would work out the kind of law they believe necessary to prevent gambling in the District he would try to have it passed. Senator Copeland, at the outset of the hearing, Imrleened again his belief that the complaints of Mr. Carter should have been taken to the district ateorney and to the President before being brought to, coném Mr, Carter, however, replied that the Printing Office is a part of the - lative establishment, that the public rinter reports to Congress, and that he d made the complaints as public printer and as & public official. Carter Refers to Resolution. Senator Copeland said in that case he supposed the subcommittee should hear the matter. Mr. Carter also referred to the resolution passed by the Senate last September, authérizing an investigation of police affairs, as & for inquiring into the - conditions he complained of C: p{mum'fitufi' Seli; 3 , Sel Maloney % Do Boxwell, all of the sixth precinct, were a\;utloned by Senator Robsion to detajled steps they took in investi- . John C. ting conditions near the printing of- | 7 As the ‘fimm agreed er table if it was that Hurwits is no longer at the H treet address. Detective Boxwell an- swered that was correct. | Senator also if it was that small are no ted B favor indi- Stock Sale Misrepresenta- tions Are Charged Against Seven in Tennessee. By the Associated Press. L, Tenn.,, March 5.—C. Bas- com Blemfi former secretary dent Coolidge and now ublican national committeeman from Virginia, and Representative B. Oarroll Reece of the first Tennessee district were among seven defendants named in a suit filed yesterday in Chancery Court here al- let:‘cnk‘ misrepresenttation in the sale of L A . W. M. Kay, the intift, seeks recover $2,700, whicl paid for stock in the. named as the princi) charges mfine of the con- his of the ‘his purchase stock were statements by Slemp, Reece and other defendants. ' le also alleges that the charter of the Aud Corporation, issued by the State of Virginia, ‘authorized of only $400,000 worth of stock, that at the time he purchased the stock at least $800,000 worth had had contracts with- the ummur:omlonw Government, . held patents.. on the safety suit and that the suit had been adopted - by v com- panies. These . represental Kay charges, were unfounded. SLEMP CALLS ACTION “OUTRAGE.” Representative Reece, Absent, Declared Innocent by Ex-Partner. the Senate. In the | ou ‘an outrage.” “I know nothing about the ‘Aud cor- poration,” he said . I have never nd Precinct Detective John 1 the life-saving suit which the com; manufactures. The aemvnntntlflnp‘vlz given here and Mr. Reece happened to attend it. So far as I know he has not been interested in the company.” PHANTOM “PANTHER” LOSES PRESTIGE BY RULING OF OFFICIALS (Continued From First Page.) itain lon . Wild cat experts of the Blue nodded their heads knowingly and vowed them to be those of a for- est feline. Government authorities on predatory prowlers corroborated the contention that s mysterious mangling marauder was it. Game war- poli to Presi-| o0 ATTORNEY DENIES OIL DUTY LOBBYING Ex-Representative Campbell “of Kansas Testifies Before . Senate Committee. Phifip ‘P. Campbell, former Repre- from Representative Sproul, Republi- can, Kansas, o Wirt Franklin, president of the Ametican Independent Petroleum Producers’ Assoclation, which said Campbell is “one of the lobbyists for the ofl company.” Franklin testified before the commit- yesterday that some of the inde- dependent ofl producers were fearful that the big importing companies would attempt to intimidate them if they ad- vocated an ofl tariff. He added, how- ever, he could present no proof of his statement. 43 s Denies Lahhying., Franklin also said he understood Campbell was looking after the interests of the Standard Oil Company. \ “I do not look after legislative matters and I do mnot lobby,” Campbell ‘said. “I have not talked with a Senator of Representative with the view of in- fluencing legislation during the seven years I have been attorney for the Standard Ol Company of New Jersey.” The witness said Sproul was a candi- date for United States Senator from Kansas against Senator Allen, Repub- lican incumbent. “‘He thinks I am running for the Sen- gainst Campbell asserted, “He is a candidate, and for lack of clearness of what is g on he thinks T Tetereed 15 me o lobbyss for-tns e me As & or Standard Oll Co.” o Examinztion Brief. Examination of Campbell, who was a Republican Representative from Kansas from 1903 to 1923, lasted only a few minutes, ‘and the committee then re- sumed its inquiry into Muscle Shoals, Charles A. Price, clerk of the River Improvement Chairman Caraway, of the lobby committee announced late yesterday that Claudius H. Huston, chairman of the Republican national committee, would testify before the committee next He resigned as mmlnmnpo‘l“ Republican na- TS —— RADIO FORUM PLANS PROGRAM TO MARK IT FIRST BIRTHDAY, (Continued From Pirst Page) as governor of Missourl, and the record he made in that capacity attracted Nation-wide attention. He is a native of Princeton, Mo., and after gradua from the University of the State University of ticed law in Princeton Later he Princeton, ton, Mo. there. Walsh Is Eloquent Debater. Senator Walsh also has a reputation as a public speaker, and 1s looked upon as one of the most eloquent debaters in Jowa, he prace for 15 years. one" term as mayor of d in 1915 moved to Tren- has since made his home Ppolif g is as unbeatable, because of - ': 926 to lflufl‘fiw P campaigns of E Senator wd‘m enjoys a large follow ing among the independent and pro- gressive voters .of Massachusetts, and Rls0 receives many Republican votes ;-h‘e‘nl‘:;e.ummlm-nehcfimeun- the cause of progress and suj humanitarian measures wmm have come up for consideration either in the Senate or in his State. Senator ‘Walsh is regarded as one of the finest radio speakers in the country. Indisputably Representative Beck is one g :ih ablest lnd‘ best men ther branch of Congress with :hlon broad . national and international basic constitutional, organic and substantive law of the land and of its S3en expert of ‘worid-wide Tecegic an ex of worid-wide recognition. He has recelved the degree of doctor of laws from seven colleges and uni- versities and has been given distinction by some of the most important profes- sional societies throughout the world. Great Experience in Law. In the profession of law, he has had extensive exgefluwe. He was admitted to the bar of Phfllde!rhh 46 years ago in 1884; to the bar of New York more than a quarter of a century ago, in 1903; to the bar of England, eight years ‘ago; he was United States district at- torney in Pennsylvania, 1896-1900; as- sistant attorney general of the United ‘States, 1900-1903; solicitor general of the United States, 1921-1925. The various organizations that are md of his membership include the ch Legion of Honor; Belgian Order of “the Crown; Polish Order of the Polonia Restituta; Pennsylvania $o0- clety, Sons of the Revolution; Societe de Gens de Letters, of France; the Royal Historical Society, London; hon- orary bencher of Gray's Inn, England; fellow of the American P] cal Soclety; past president and gold medal- | ist, Pennsylvania Society of New Yor movie cameras and re, books and vivid im: the spectacular offensive, ;':ml‘n?i‘red to track the elusive animal to At the outset Harry Fowler was ported to be one of the outstanding aq. vocates of theé panther A - raphers clambered into his rklty and “shot” his slaughtered hogs from every conceivable angle. Reporters fe - ly took down reams of colorful “ > in interviews with Fowler and 't Before long the road leading to Fow- E utomo- drew to a close Sen- mmgmmmm- Lo and dogs. o S cided to let the %mmwwmm-ehum Tt 15 tald the terals by the police following | the l!nn-mwmdinv.he president of the Archeological Socisty of Washington; president of the District of Columbia Chapter of the Sons of the Revolution. He is the author of many standard works, some of them of international ad- | “Wi dom,’ States,” and “Vanishing Rights of ] Btate: ‘The program will be heard in Wash- ington through- station WMAL, BAND CONCERT. By the United States Marine Band Orchestra this evening at 8:15 o'clock at the auditorium, Marine ‘Taylor Branson, leader; Arthur 8, Wit comb, second leader. Arthur 8. Witcomb.) ymplmny_nPcllb- Tachal Marines' hymn, “The Halls of Montes suma." “The Star Spangled Banner,” ..'