Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1930, Page 18

D. C, MARCH 16, 1930—PART , ONE. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, AIDING IN RELIGIOUS SURVEY OF THE D. C. ‘BIGDAYFORD.C. ANCOME TAX OFFICE fficials Report 3,832 Per- i sons Filed Returns Here i on Final Day. “Check and double check!” ¢ With these famous words and a sigh relief, George Planthaler moxped his rspiring brow last night, and as the jlock on the wall pointed to midnight ed his name to the corporation in- me tax return of the W. T. Powell ., plumbers, 2525 Pennsylvania ave- ue, the last legal return to be filed ‘Washington. The scene was at 1422 Pennsylvania venue, where for days long lines of xpayers had filed through the little | @ffice of the deputy collector of internal revenue for this city to pay their annual | fribute to Uncle Sam. 1 Planthaler Last to File. | Planthaler was the last of & few stragglers who came in person to the office just before the time limit expired | 8t midnight. With & big blue income | fax blank for corporations in one hand, | and a sheaf of papers on which were any computations in pencil marks, Janthaler rushed to a table and rapid- inserted the figures in ink in their proper places, swore to their accuracy, nd signed his name, at midnight. The r was locked. It was & big day for the local office. e tiny counter with which a watch- man and officials counted the callers inted to 3,832 persons who had made :@lr returns the lll;l g:fy' About 2,000 these had come fore noon. ?The returns were for the entire ¢alendar year 1929, but the tax was due Jast midnight on only the first arter. !uAmon the last taxpayers were some ‘womet fn evening clothes, and a few Barassed looking and weary men, who Jooked as though they had been strug- ‘n‘sg for some time with last-minute ring. : Market Collapse Figures. { Keenest interest is attached to results of the income tax returns due last mid- ight in Washington and throughout country for the year 1920. The stock market collapse last Fall dealt Beavy blows to business, which already n been reflected in many quarters. jow much it will affect the Govern- Ment’s revenue through income tax re- turns remains to be seen, as soon as the geturns can be totaled. : Many optismistic reparts for g the near future continue t: rth from several quarters, and Presi- dent Hoover himself récently ‘gmdlchd & sustantial recovery within 60 days. H Bu% the |net1|?’e2 g-xdm'wm g: endar year , during which 5‘:: louiu of the stock market took The administration boldly recom- ended a reduction in taxes virtually in ae teeth of the stock market crash, and ess responded by making it ef- 929. an increase in the total revenues ting to Uncle Sam. What will hap- this time, however, in the wake of th the cut in tax rate and the col- pse of the market is a question which ly the actual figures can answer. blic announcement of the re- Sy Tepartments put 1 e un: ! n- . legraphic advices will Wuhlnaam from all col- le, to give early tes on the situation. In all like- 0od these will not be made public. may be several days before any fig- wres are disclosed by the Treasury. Figures Not Issued. i'l'he Treasury Department has issued | the figures in anticipation of its March come tax receipts since last Fall, when an estimate of $550,000,000 to cover the total was laid down in the e-up of the Government budget. is allowed for the reduction of $160,- 000,000 in the corporation and personal ifcome levy which Congress made at President Hoover’s sugges Last year's Mareh ent of te and personal income tax ran $601,000,000. In view of the fact corporation profits of 1929 are nerally estimated at somewhat greater g-.n those of 1928, this month's pay- | thing expected ments are reflect that in- qrease. { The effect of the speculative recession has aroused con- of even . There are no the result, Pu of the first 13 days of the month—for which actual figures are now available—the income and corporation tax has been coming in at a rate 20 per cent below the same period last year. * Collectors of revenue, whose offices are always jammed at this penodlwtxll ef- cials. Upon th ly'nment will hinge the ques- n_of ther the Government can @et through mai%flnw year with- fiscal year 1930, ends next July, at $4,249,263,434, and ex- penditures, including the sinking fund, were estimated at $4,023,681,000. That left an anticipated surplus of $225,000,- , but it was reduced $80,000,000 by e income and corporate tax decrease allowed for the full year. This allow- ance left the possible 1930 fiscal year surplus at $145,000,000, but to bring it mbout the estimate placed income tax receipts for the year at $150,000,- 000 in excess of those of the preceding fiscal year. DRAW JAIL SENTENCES FOR MANY MARRIAGES Cates Gets Seven Years in Leaven- worth and Son Is Sent to Reformatory. Hy the Associated Press. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., March 15.— William D. Cates and his son Richard, Who between them married 10 women in various parts of the country, were sentenced in Federal Court today for violating the Mann act. ‘The elder Cates, who married seven women, drew a sentence of seven years in the Federal Penitentiary at Leaven- worth, Kans. The son, who was ac- cused of three marriages, was sentenced to three years in the Federal reforma- tory at Chillicothe, Ohio. The father and son were alleged to have married the women for ir money and deserted them when it was Bone. Earlier in the week Cates changed his E.n to guilty from not guilty after arning that Richard and another son probably would testify against him. NEW PART;ORGANIZING. Socialists and Labor Leaders at Milwaukee Reported Active. MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 15 (#).— The Milwaukee Journal said today that a new political party to amalgamate trades and labor organizations with a revamped Socialist group was under or- l‘fl‘hflem‘)fl by ist and Labor lead- e Jthe Journal said, the Sociallst movement: sad ephasis hamed officlally mm'!’mp-lm", ve” Charch. Left to Vernon Place Church. BUILDING PERMIT VIOLATORS WARNED Planning Commission Ready to-Enforce Law Within Its Jurisdiction. BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY, Staff Correspondent of the Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., March 156.— Failure of building inspectors of in- corporated towns and special taxing areas in Montgomery County to co- operate with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commis- sion in the issuance of permits for the buildings is developing sending courts for violation of the park and planning act, it was learned today. Keeping Close Check. Officials of the park and planning commission are keeping & close check on buildings in the corporations and taxing areas included within the metro- politan district, and it was indicated that the matter would be brought to a head within a short time. The park and planning act was intended to pro- vide for an orderly development of the metropolitan district, including the towns and taxing areas within its boundaries, and in the last legislature commission received ' specific au- thority to control the construction of buildings as to zoning, set backs, yard 8] , etc., even in the areas where mewly adopted building code does not apply. Without such s provision, it was p‘:ll'nhd m‘;‘“' %‘eoxl-a would be only partial zoning control. ‘Phose 1n charge of the development of the county would like to see these special taxing areas and incorporated towns adopt the metropolitan district building code in its entirety. This code governs the use of construction, ma- terials, wiring, pipe lines, in fact every- which goes into home construc- L mdm:i'fdln belnufl"e’cwd !tfi modern gs g 3 patterned somewhat after the District of Columbia code, and provides for the of plans and specifica- tions by the bu’fic‘lllend( inspectors before the it s L It seems to have been the practice in the offending areas to issue approvals of permits and then send them direct to Rockville where a regular county permit is issued as a matter of course, without any examination as to whether the buildings comply with any of the metropolitan district_laws, particularly the code. These permits are merely required for the purpose of getting a record of construction for the Use of the assessors in valuing the property for tax purposes. Violating Code. It has been found in some instances that buildings for which permits have been issued are being erected in viola- tion of the zoning code, as to set backs, yard space, etc. Officials now are study- ing particular instances, and the two building inspectors, J. Fred Imirie for the western metropolitan district, and Martin F. Iverson of the northern met- ropolitan district, have been caused no end of trouble by the failure of the town and taxing area authorities to co-oper- ate. Unless co: ration can be ob- tained, it was explained, the metropoli- tan district proper outside of the cor- porations and taxing areas will be strictly according to zoning, while in those sections there will be a hodge- podge development which the pl act was designed to avoid. The park and planning act makes it a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $100 or 30 days in jail, or both, for the {ssuance of a permit in violation of the zoning code, including these special areas. Each day is made a separate offense. It was sald at the planning commisison headquarters that it is the officials’ understanding of the law that such violations would be charged against the one who issued the permit, and it is the plan now to enforce com- pliance with the law by taking specific cases into court. The first step in the direction of co- operation with the planning officials was taken last week by Takoma Park, when the council at a special meeting adopt- ed the metropolitan district building code in its entirety. This action was taken as a result of a plea made before the council by Mr. Iverson, the bufld- ing inspector of the metropolitan dis- trict, who also is a member of the town | council. ITALIAN NOVELIST DIES. Antonio Beltramelli Was Member of Royal Academy. ROME, March 15 (#).—Antonio Beltra- melli, noted novelist and member of the Royal Academy of Italy, died today, aged 55. In addition to his novels, Beltramelll wrote reviews on literary subjects and also on political matters. He was the author of a life of Premier Mussolini. MEXICANS PLAN FLIGHT. MEXICO CITY, March 15 (#).—The Mexican Army aviators, J. Perez Al- lende and José Leon left here early this morning for Merida, whence they plan a non-stop flight to Havana. The fiyers p ly will leave Merida tomorrow moi if the weather is Leavenworth Loses Best Entertainer; Sentenced in D. C. |Colored Comedian, Con- |victed of Manslaughter {Here, Released on Parole. By the Associated Press. LEAVENWORTH, Kans., March 15.— The Federal Penitentiary here lost its best entertainer today when James Earl, colored comedian, was released on parole. Thousands of visitors at the Sunday afternoon concerts had applauded his songs and dances. Earl and his wife were on an Eastern vaudeville circuit, and while playing in Washington he engaged a fight with another colored man. Each was armed with a knife, and Earl’s adversary was fatally stabbed. Convicted of manslaughter, he was sentenced by a District of Columbia jury to seven years in the Federal i- tentiary. - His parole expires in July. LOS ANGELES TORNADO UNROOFS 150 HOUSES Two Persons Reported Injured as Suburbs and Industrial Distriet Are Swept. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, March 15.—A tornado swept through suburbs south of Los Angeles today, continuing northeast into the industrial district of Los Angeles. About 150 houses were un- roofed or damaged in Lawndale, Haw- thorne, Lennox and the Los Angeles industrial district. Two persons were reported injured. [} ting in Lawndale, south of Hawthorne, the twister swept through the section of small frame ) demolishing one and tossing private garages about and lifting roofs by the score. Into the Hawthorne business district the freak wind roared, the roof from the fire station an damaging y business places. In the thern industrial district telephone poles and power lines were torn down and demolishing a frame | building at Twenty-fourth and Minerva streets. It whippéd tops off freight cars and shoved strings of seven and eight cars about like toys. Prompt action of the Fire and Police Depart- ments of Hawthorne prevented fires from torn down power lines and broken gas pipes. Hallstones fell for 20 minutes shortly before noon. The continued rain and heavily soaked athletic flelds, forced the postponement of outdoor sports events. WIFE OF SECRETARY DIES AT U. S. EMBASSY Mrs. Harold L. Williamson, Former Margaret Withmar of New Haven, Conn., Expires. By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 15—Mrs. Harold L. Williamson, wife of the second secre- tary of the American embassy, died here today. She was born Margaret Virginia Withmar of New Haven, Conn. Appointed From Tilinois. Records of the State Department here show that Mr. Williamson was appointed from Illinois. —————— 50 ESCAPE FLAMES. Girls in Exclusive School Are Threatened by Fire. LANDRUM, 8. C., March 16 (#)— | The 50 students of Hillcrest Institute, an exclusive girls’ boarding school here, narrowly escaped death early today when the school was destroyed by fire. One girl, forced to jump from a second- story window, received a broken arm. Fireman’s House Burns as Station Fails to Answer By the Associsted Press. ATLANTA, Ga, March 15— L. H. Flurry, veteran fireman, stood on guard duty at Engine Company No. 1 headquarters early today, keeping on the alert to help speed fire apparatus to any homes that might catch on fire. The gong rang for Con- federate and Woodland avenues, but the company at station No. 1 did not respond, because the fire was out of their district. A short time later the phone rang for Flurry. He was told that his home on, Confederate avenue, had burned. Firemen from two other station houses reached the residence, only to find it a roaring furnace. Flurry was permitted to go to the fire He found him home a mass of Mrs. Flurry and thelr daughter were out of the city. Prominent congressional matrons, assisting in the Kernahan sarvey being made to determine the religious strength of the District of Columbis, and men leaders of the drive, leaving the right Roscoe H. Brane, second district director; Mrs. Morris Sheppard, Mrs. Sam D. Mc] Tom Connally, Mrs. William E. Brock and Dr. W. A. Lambeth, president of the Ministerial Union and pastor ef Mount district headquarters at Mount Vernon Place Mrs. hoto. COUNTIES TO GET DISTRICT WATER Connections to Be Made With Montgomery and Prince Georges Lines. By & 8tafl Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md, March 15.— Connections between the water systems of the District of Columbia and the Washington Suburban Sanitary District of Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties will be made this Spring and Summer. They are to be made only for Serma T Ll emergencies, such as drouth or & large fire, when a heavy demand might be made on the Maryland system. The Maryland system will be for service at all times. Cost of Service. ‘The Maryland service now costs about 30 cents a thousand galions, and the rice at which the District wi will served when the connections are made is 6% cents. The 30 cents, it was explained by Robert B. Morse, chief engineer of the commission in Mary- land, is for the water distribution, and does not. include the overhead on the capital invested in the plants and the lines. Mr. Morse said that there was urgent desire last Summer to put in the connection with the District mains at Island avenue northeast, and all of the material, including the meter, had been purchased, but cold weather arrived before the work could be start- ed, and nothing more was done be- cause there is no urgent need during the Winter months. However. he sai that plans now are being made for this connection to be made this Spring. Chevy Chase Connection. Another connection planned is at Chevy Chase, but this been held in abeyance because the Maryland officials want the connection to be made with what is termed the fourth third . Mr. Morse explained that the fourth high service is the only one which would do them any good in the Chevy Chase section, unless another pumping station was put in. He said that this was not desirable. because of the additional expense in- volved, and the fact that it would necessitate the construction of a new building in that area to house the pump. He sald that he was going to confer with officials of the District water de- partment in a few days, with a view to getting their approval of the connection with the fourth high service, and when thdl is done the connection will made. GINGER DRINK BLAMED FOR 100 STRICKEN 12 Counties in Mississippi Report Peralysis Epidemic, But No Fatal Cases. By the Assoclated Press. JACKSON, Miss., March 15.—Reports by mall, telegraph and telephone to the State Board of Health tonight, indicated that about 100 cases of paralysis, result- ing supposedly from drinking Jamal gtn{:r existed fn 12 counties of the tate. Thus far no fatalities have been lcorn County Saturday reported 20 cases, and the following counties listed one or more: Winston, Forrest and Smith. Counties previously r ing were Hinds, Holmes, Noxubee, Kemper, Newton, Lauderdale, Jefferson Davis, Wayne. Dr. H. C. Ricks, e emloln,tn of the State board in direct charge of the study of the mysterious epidemic, attended a clinic of Lauderdale physicians last night at Meridian when a prominent New Orleans neurologist made spinal mnctum on several tients, taking spinal fluld for future study. Dr. Ricks spent all day yesterday and today in the field. Dr. Felix J. Underwood, State health officer, stated Saturday morning no evi. dence has been uncovered to iIndicate the malady was a new disease of epi- demic form, and said all present show- ll:fl;“tend to indicate “it is directly at- tributable _to something chzm‘ully wrong in Jamaica ger. However, no definite decision has been reached by the Mississippi officials, Dr. Underwood declared, and careful studies would be continued. Dr. T. W. Kem- merer, in charge of the State laboratory, was awaiting enough samples of the ginger to begin laboratory experiments on guinea pigs and rabbits. State chem- ists also will examine the drink in an effort to discover the chemical contents believed to be responsible for the partial paralysis. Tourists Lower Rum Price. VICTORIA, British Columbia, March 15 (#)—H. R. Pooley, attorney general, told members of the Legislature last night that tourists from United the British Columbia government liquor stores that the price is going to be cut. ption of. liquor consum| has not increased, Pooley said. | next Sunday. be | boost when W. Bladen Lowndes, RITCHIE WILL RUN | FOR FOURTH TERM Support of “Grand Old Man” Said to Have Induced Governor to Act. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 15.—Gov. Albert C. Ritchie will be a candidate for a | fourth term as Governor of Maryland and will make his formal announcement | This was authoritatively learned to- | day and follows the governor's indorses | ment for re-election yesterday by Frank A. Furst, who has backed Gov. Ritchie each time he has run and whose in- dorsement, it is said, has delayed the governor from formerly announcing his candidacy. Mr. Purst, who is known as the “grand old man” of the Demo- | cratic party in Maryland, has been be- sieged by both the Ritchie adherents and the backers of David G. McIntosh, State Senator from Baltimore County, ever since the latter announced his candidacy last Fall, and not until yes- terday, when he signed a petition for the renomination and re-election of Gov. Ritchie, was either side sure who COWARD WIDOW REMARRIES the 84-year-old Nester of the Maryland | E Democracy would back for the governor- | ship. | Same Ticket to Run. { ‘This means that the Ritchie Mcketl will be the same as it was in 1922 and | 1926, his running mates being William 8. Gordy, jr., of Salisbury, for control- ler; Thomas H. Robinson of Belair for attorney general and James A. Young of Cumberland for clerk of the Court of Appeals. This, it is understood, was insisted upon by Mr. Furst before he would agree again to back Gov. Ritchie, as he is said to have stated that he did not believe in “breaking up a win- ning ticket.” Considerable influence has been brought to bear on Mr. Furst by the followers of both Gov. Ritchie and Mr. McIntosh and his indorsement of the governor for a fourth term is undoubt- edly a serious blow to the McIntosh chances, as Mr. Furst has a large fol- lowing not only in Baltimore, but throughout the State and has the repu- tation of never having backed a loser in his "';'{f political career. Gov. tchie already has been in- dorsed by & number of the leading political clubs of Baltimore, while with one exception no club here has so far come out in favor of Mr. McIntosh. Text of Petition. The petition, which is being circu- lated in Baltimore now and will prob- ably be followed by similar ones throughout the States, is as follows: “The undersigned citizens of Mary- land urge you to announce your candi- dacy for renomination as governor. We believe you will be convincingly chosen in the Democratic primary and over- whelmingly elected in November. The basic reason for this request is our in- terest in clean politics and ov- ernment for the State in which we live. Your administration of its affairs since 1920 has increased our pride in being Marylanders. “You have made this an outstanding State. It is today the best governed commonwealth in the country. The g:mclpln and policies for which you ve steadfastly stood have added to the prestige and reputation of Mary- land in the Nation and have made of yourself a national figure. "We!,hed against the great advan- tages of returning your services for an- other four years the arguments ad- vanced by your political opponents are without substance or strength. Nor do we believe they have the least appeal to the people generally. Sentiment for Re-Election. “The best evidence of this is the con- ceded sentiment favoring your re-elec- tion in all sections of the State, made manifest in many ways in the last few months. “It s our conviction that when the State has a man of your attainments and experience, who combine compe- tence with character and has besides & concrete record of achievements, it is to the distinct inierest of the State to hold on to that man in his sphere of greatest usefulness. It would be foolish not to. We think you are the kind of man needed in public life. We think the State of Maryland can ill afford to let you leave the governorship. “Therefore, we urge you to put aside any reasons you might have for hesita- tion and again submit yourself as a candidate. The people will respond.” Republican Candidate. Although no one on the Republican side has yet announced his candidacy for the gubernatorial nomination, the choice probably lies between Mayor William F. Broening of Baltimore and former State Senator David A. Robb of Allegany County, with the chances to- day favoring Mayor Broening. It is re- ported, however, that leaders of the party are holding a series of conferences with the object of agreeing upon a can- didate to obviate the necessity of a primary contest. Broening's candidacy was given & Prw. dent of the Fidelity Trust Co. of this city and prominent in State circles as well as at his home in Howard County, indorsed the mayor's candidacy and is now wearing a Broening button. With Lowndes taking this stand, it is now believed by politicians that United States Senator Philips Lee Golds- borough, Galen L. Tait, chairman of the State central committee, and other leaders of the party will follow suit. ‘There is one “fly in the ointment,” however, in connection with Broening's candidacy, and_that is former Senator O. E. Weller. Weller and Lowndes have been on opposite sides of the Republi- can ty in Maryland for years, and it is felt that Lowndes’ indorsement may be the means of causing Senator Weller to throw his interest to Mr. Robb. De- spite his defeat by Senator Tydings, Senator Weller still has a large follow- ing in Maryland, especially among the Federal employes in the State, and ef- forts are now being made to placate “the old men,” as he is known, and get him to espouse the Broening candidacy. ‘Wet and Dry Issue. One project which has been put for- ward by & Republican politician here is that the nomination be given to Mr. Robb, who is an out-and-out dry, and, with Gov. Ritchie, an avowed wet, 10 have the campaign fought out on a strictly wet-and-dry basis for the first time in the history of the State since rohibition has been adopted. This, wever, does not meet with the ap- proval of the leaders of the party, who appear to be favorable to Broening, who 18 also classed as being opposed to pro- hibition, although he has never defl- nitely announced himself as Gov. Ritchie has done on every possible occasion. Mr. MclIntosh returned yesterday from an Eastern Shore trip to tell his followers here that he is confldent of victory in that section in his &flmfiy skirmish with Gov. Ritchie in Septem- ber and to launch plans for his or- ganization here to get down to the task of winning uway Mr. Ritchie’s support in Baltimore. His first act was to order from the board of supervisors of election, at & cost of more than $1,768, a list of all th registered Democral voters 1in Ialtimore as shown by the revised reg- istration list. There are at present 176,~ 865 voters registered as Democrats in ths 28 wards of the city. For nn?hn.n these the board of supervisors of elec. tion fixes & charge of 1 cent a name, Bhips Crash in Canal Locks. PANAMA, March 15 (#).—The lumber ship General Sherman and the cargo ship Silver Yew continued their Jjourneys today after the Silver Yew had rammed the other_in the Miraflores Lock of the Pantdin Canal. Neither was damaged seriously, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wingate Carroll leaving St. Bartholomew's Chapel, New | Morton, York City, after their wedding ceremony. Audrey Loder Coward, widow of J. Mortimer Coward, who was head of the Carroll is a descendant of Charles Carroll of Carroliton, | signer of the Declaration of Independence. Coward Shoe Stores. mooning in New York. Mrs. Carroll was the former Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll are honey- —Associated Press Photo. | thousand 'S0NS homeless. So far | FLOODS IN SPAIN DESTROY | JiPees PSS 2 oeen epoited. but HOUSES AND LIVESTOCK 21 Feet and Fears of Disaster Arouse Officials to Action. SARAGOSSA, Spain, March 15 (#).— Floods along the Ebro and Gallega riv- ers tonight assumed alarming propor- tions, the Ebro having risen 21 feet above its normal level. Five hundred houses have been flooded or washed & and about a One Stream R | the losses in livestock, crops and build- ings are heavy. | The authoritics have taken precau- tions to prevent a disaster, but it is be- lieved that the Ebro will continue to rise. It overflowed its banks in some places to a width of 2 kilometers. ‘The governor of the provinee is tour- ing the flooded region in & boat. and the government in Madrid has promised military aid. S The Netherlands is slowly recovering from its stock market crash last Fall. Miss Edna Sprkman 's Radio Institute, of the Women ?VI a:c}“ |8, from 2:30 will be the feature store Tuesday, Miss Sparkman, who Tuesday mornin our store on all agement. You - SIMMONS Beauty Rest Lounge Upholstered and finished to harmonize with the richest ol furnishings. 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Va,, March 16.— The city council here was under man- damus from the Supreme Court today to show cause on March 18 why it should not approve the list of Repub- lican primary officials submitted to it Monday night by the Republican execu- tive committee. The mandamus was se- |cured for Ben S. Lyeth, chairman of the committee, in Charleston. Wednes- day. "The court action is the outgrowth of a Republican cleavage within the city council, which is composed of four Re- | publicans and one Democrat. Three of the four Republicans, Chris Dailey, can- didate for the nomination for mayor; A. B. Irwin and Emory Kline, are open ly opposing the plans of Mayor George W. Appleby, candidate for renomina- tion, who is said to have the backing of City Solicitor John C. Henson. Lyeth's committee on Monday night submitted a list of election officials, which was approved by council, but with “some changes.” The reviesd list has not been made public. Counsel for Lyeth in applying for the mandamus explained that the minutes of the meet- ing had not been opened to him, nor had he seen the list. The opposition will be represented on March 18, when the mandamus proceedings is answer- ,able in Charleston, but has not yet named counsel Two woman members of the Repub- lican committee told the council they had not received their notices of the meeting, at which the officials were named, in time to attend. They there- fore questioned the legality of the list. At the same meeting charges were made that the city police car was being used to campai against Candidate | Dailey and his friends. Mayor Appleby | promised to try to stop the practice if there was any. | ‘The two Democratic mayoraity can- didates now in the field are William C. former _superintendent of | schools, and C, P. Howell, an insurance | man. MFhe primary comes in March and the election in April. The terms are for | two years. 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