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Washington News ERUD”[ MYSIERY | I TEACHING NEW PHONE DIAL OF EINSTEINISH SCORED BY DRAPER Astronomer Doubts Need of Introducing Fourth Dimension Into Relativity Formula. OWN THEORY OF CREATION IS BAFFLING TO LAYMAN | Contends Universe Has Energy, Matter, Time and Space as Primary Elements. BY 1HOMAS R. HENRY. A vigorous protest against the mys- tery cult of Einsteinism was sounded today by Glenn H. Draper, assistant astronomer of the United States Naval Obscrvdtory, one of the three or four men in Washington who really under- stand the Einstein theory. At the same time he presented a new mathematical formula which he be- lieves overcomes certain obvious shorf comings of the Newtonian law of grav- ity in explaining the structure and me- chanics of all creation without intro- ducing elements which transcend the human senses. The Einstemn theory sought to ac- complish this by_introducing the con- cept of a space of four or more dimen- slons, Draper said, adding that this is a purely mathematical abstraction, of which, even if it exists in reality, 8 hu- man being never can have any actual conception. It has given rise, says Draper, “to more mystery in the human mind than the superstitions of a barbarous reli- gion, because crude mystery can be sat- isfactorily explained in terms of human behavior, whereas erudite mystery leaves many of us inarticulate.” Claims 3-Dimensional Explanation. Everything can be explained, Draper 4nsists, without going outside the three- dimensional universe which is actually evident to man, whereas several natural phenomena, in which the Newtonian Jaws seem to fail, are not explained by instein EHHY although Draper's malh!‘r_nmk‘nl formulae invoive no concepts which ac- tually transcend the human sensory equipment. they do demand the giving up of various orthodox ideas in science for which, he claims, there is no ob- jective evidence. One of these is that a star. like the sun, for countless mil- Tlons of vears pouring its own substance into space in the form of heat and light, eventually will become cold and greatly reduced in size. According to Draper’s Tersoning. it will romain forever ap- proximately 2s it is now. P eating the 1aw of gravity, Draper savs. Siv Iseac Nowton apparently ex- piained to the satisfaction of every one but a few mathematical astronomers the mechanics of the univarse. but there was cne flaw which Newton himself rec- oznized and could not overcome. The Planetary system was held together, as if by chains, by a certain attractive force inherent in matter which oper- ated between two bodies, such as the earth and the sun, with a force directly proportional to their masses and in- versely proportional to their distance apart. S But, <ays Draper. the application of this principle involved the inconceivable assumption _that this force acted in- stantaneou: upon the bodies involved | in the gravitational pattern, regardless | of their distance apart. Thus, the force of gravity must come approxi- mately 90,000,000 miles from the sun to the earth in no time at all, although it requires light, representing the fastest movement known in the universe, sev- eral minutes to make the journey. Einstein attempetd to solve this par- adox by denying the existence of grav- ity as a force inherent in bodies and explaining the apparent manifestations of such a force as the natural move- ments of masses in_an incomprehensi- ble kind of space. Draper continues to regard gravity as an actuality. but with | a time element introduced which, he claims, solves the whole difficulty. Claims Four Primary Elements. He lays down the premise that the universe consists of four primary ele- ments which can be stated only in terms of each other. The first is energy. ‘The second is matter, “a special mani- festation of energy demonstrable to the human senses.” ~The others are time and space, which, he says, can_exist only as measures between different manifestations of energy. Space is the distance between masses. If there are no masses, there can be no distance between them and hence no space. ‘Time is the interval between events. If there are no events. there can be no time. Consequently, since they can be stated only in terms of each other, they can be only different forms of the same thing. One great difficulty with all theories up to the present, according to Draper, is that gravity, because of its peculiar- ity in appearing not to have a time ele- ment, has been left out of considera- tion in explaining the relations of mat- ter and energy. Thus, it is recognized that such forms of energy as light and heat are transformations of matter. For every bit of light and heat the sun radiates into space it loses a bit of its own “matter.” This light and heat may be transformed into matter again somewhere in the universe in a way not yet understood. But if the sun is act- ing in this way it might be expected to dissipate all its mass in the course of countless billlons of years. Yet this does not seem to be taking place and various theories have been advanced to_explain it. By considering gravity as any other form of energy, says Draper, the diffi- culty disappears. For energy, being a form of the cosmic material of which matter is another form, is interchange. able with matter. Gravity is “flowing | into the sun” as light and heat are flowing out. What the earth receives of the latter it gives back in the form of gravity. Layman Baffled by Draper. ‘To the layman Draper's effort to re- store the universe to sanity by intro- ducing a time element in the action of gravity involves about as complicated mathematics as relativity itself, for he partially adopts from Einstein the con- cept of the moving field of force, al- though with a somewhat different meaning. Newton considered space as it appears to ordinary observation, self-sufficient and independent. Masses like the earth and the sun existed in space. Space itself would exist whether they were there or not. Time also he considered as existing in itself. A certain amount of time has elapsed since the earth be- gan, but the same time would have elapsed even if the earth had not be« | of the operators a few pointers. Varney and Audrey Trowbridge. The Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1930. HEADS OF DISTRICT (TRIANGLE FIREMIEN | SYSTEM _ Miss Nellie Beavers, one of the instructors in the new dial system which will soon be adopted by the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., giving some Standing, left to right: Dorothy Burns, Gladys —Star Staff Photo. Pigs so bewitched that they could j neither live nor die. A 560-pound wcman reduced to 150 pounds. Bleeding stopped by Divine healing | and repetition of part of the Lord's Prayer. A bucketful of milk taken ocut of a hand towel. | Four mules “spclibound” so they | could not pull a load of wood on level | road until the spell was broken by | threat of an ax. Relates Other Phenomena. These and many other strange phe- nomena cf the witcheraft and “hex” region of York County, Pa., were re- lated to an amazed ciass at the Grad- uate School of American University last night by Samuel Zeller, hex doc- tor, of York, Pa, who admitted ke esses strange powers to drive out evil spells, but not to inflict evil. His powers are hcaling, he claimed. and those of witches evil and destructive. Among his startling statements was one that in the course oi his driving the “hex,” or evil spirit, out'ocf be- witched people, he had known cf five “witches,” who had suffered the su- preme penalty of death, when the evil | spirit they had inflicted upon others returned with overpowering strength upon them. “I know of five that I killed,” said | Zeller, “but I figure that they killed | themselves when ths evil came back | on them,” ‘The whole trouble of witchcraft Zel-| ler blamed on the sixth and seventh | Books of Most which now are not | parts of the Bible. When Moses brought | the Israelites cut of Egypt, Zeller related from the Bible, Moses smote a rock and water gushed forth; he split the | Red Sea so the Israelites could cross over to safety; he waited until the Egyptians were crossing in the midst of | th: sea and then closed the sea on| them, drowning the enemies of the Israelites. Few Men Are Witches. “Moses used the power of the sixth | and seventh 0voxs of Moses for the good | of the Israelites,” said Zeller, “but when other people got hold of it they | used it for evil instead of good. That’s the whole thing about witchcraft in a nutshell.” Nearly all witche sare women, he said, | but there are a few men witches. | Zeller, a sturdy little Pennsylvanian, of German ancestry, with flashing eyes, | a decided accent and dynamic person- | ality, fascinated his audience for nearly three hours. He came to Washington from his home in York at the invitation of the seminar class in “The Philosophy of Human Institutions,” which is con- ducted by Dr. Walton Colcord John, adjunct professor of education of the Graduate School of the American Uni- versity. Dr. John also is an official of the Government, being specialist in| graduate and professional education in the Office of Education, Department of the Interior. So Zeller had a serious and a learned audience, which at times, however, was convulsed with mirth, as Zeller said he thought they would be. Good-natured and full of humor him- self, he went farther in explanation of witcheraft and “hexing”, he said, than had ever been gone into. before in public by one who knew all about it from per- sonal experience. To his knowledge nere had never been a lecture before on the subject by a “hex” doctor or “divine” healer. But he would not reveal all his “secrecy.” That, he sald, would take away some of his power. Relation o Ancients Shown. ‘The purpose of inviting Zeller to ap- pear, Dr. John Explained, was to show “the striking similarity between the practices of pow-wowing and witch- craft doctors o the present time and those of ancient magic and witcheraft— the old Babylonian priests who lived centuries before Christ.” In comparing the religion of Babylon and that of other Oriental nations be- fore the time of Christ, with some pres- ent-day practices, Edwin R. Danner of Spring Grove, Pa., a member of the lass and personal acquaintance of the ‘pow-wow doctor pointed out that of force centers at the canter of the earth’s mass. But it extéhds only in the three observable dimensions com- prehensible to the human mind. In the same way the sun and every other heavenly body has its own space; or fleld of force. These spaces intrude upon each other, so that their phenom- ena are intermingled. Diaper next considers this space ?el'!llmng to bodies in which mani- estations of force, of which matter is one, take place as ftself, moving with the velocity of light toward the center of mass of the manifestation of force which is responsible for the existence of the space itself. The space would not exist If there were no gravitational force acting through it. ~Hence pre- sumably it becomes nothing in the path of the manifestation of force, moving with the velocity of light. Or, it moves, as time, toward its own center. “To give meaning to the physical gun, only there wouid have been no earthly creatures to observe its pas- sage. Draper's formula considers space existirg only as it pertains to a mass. ‘The existence of the earth makes earth space. It would not exist if the earth did not exist. It is the field of force of the earth in which operates the grav- dtational forces of the earth. This field universe as we are able to perceive it,” says Draper, “it must be accepted that space, time, force and matter are in- separable from one another. When we | attach meaning to any one of the four terms certain concepts with regard to the three others must be ted ane “HEX DOCTOR" DESCRIBES ART OF WEIRD “MAGIC” IN SPEECH :Bewitched Pigs That Could Neither Live Nor Die Were Saved From Spell by Fire, He Says. ‘“‘pow-wowing represents the manifesta- tion of ‘good’ influence and witchcraft the manifestation of ‘evil’ influence. Pow-wowing is an art,” he said, “to re- lieve a patient of certain kinds of men- tal and physical suffering, while witch- craft is always assoclated with ‘secret’ dark and evil influences. Witchcraft signifies the projection of intense hatred from one organ'sm to another and may be directed toward people, or even to- ward their live stock.” Relating numerous instances of how he had driven spells out of people and cured them of ailments, one of the strangest stories Zeller told was about the *pigs who could neither live nor die,” and the death of a woman. This was the story of a man who raised hogs. “Another man wanted to buy some hogs from him, but he wouldn't sell,” said Zeller, “and from then on he couldn't raise hogs. The time came when the last he had was only one litter of nne little pigs. They couldn’t die and they couldn't live.” Builds Pyre for Pigs. ‘When the perplexed farmer came to him for help Zeller said he told the farmer to make a big brush pile, and with straw to make nine b-ds in the pile. These pigs that ‘“couldn't live and couldn't die” were carried to their beds in the brush pile. The farmer lighted the fire. It blazed fiercely. Eight of the pigs ran out, but the ninth stayed in and was burning to death. “A neighbor woman ran out” said Zeller, “crying ‘My God! I'm in that fire/ ‘and "dropped dead.” The other eight pigs lived, siid Zeller, and from th n onl the farmer had no trouble rais- ing pigs. “If the ninth pig also had run out of the fire,” Zeller explained, “the woman wouldn’t have done that, and the spell would not have been broken.” “How do you do this?” sume one asked Zeller. “I don’t know,” he replied, “It's to me. I have a son 24 years old, but I g«]a;\ know whether I'll be able to teach “It makes the biggest friends the big- gest enemies,” said Zeller, describing the “hex.” or evil spell cast by witches. | ‘You can get rid of typhoid fevcr easier than you can it.” Zeller emphasized seriously that -he never charged a cent for any of his services to the bewitched people of his country, nor for relieving them from ordinary illness by “powwowing.” The State of Pennsylvania forbids the prac- tice of driving out hexes, Zellet said, but he had never charged for his services and so had never been troubled by the authorities. The Story of the Mules. How he had removed the evil spell cast by a mother-in-law on a young wife and the s?ell of a grandmother on her grandchild were related by the fiery little German. The spellbound mules’ yarn was weird. A farmer, known as “Ben,” with two span of mules hitched to a wagon, could not get his mules to pull on level ground. “I told him,” said Zeller, “that he was bewitched.” The mules pulled as hard as they could and could not budge the load, he said. Th°n the farmer went and got an ax. He was just about to chop a spoke out of a rear wheel of the wagon when an old man behind a tree nearby cried out in a loud voice. “Ben, don't cut!” ‘The spell was removed and the mules easily pulled the wagon, Zeller said. Cutting off a spcke from the wheel, Zeller said, would have cut one of the legs of the old man behind the tree, but if the farmer had slashed into the front of the wagon with his ax it would more than likely have killed the old man hiding behind the tree. That old man, Zeller explained, had “spell- bound” the mules, but the threat of the ax broke the spell, One member of the class last night submitted to treatment for removal of & wart from the back of his neck. Zeller sald the wart would disappear soon, but not immediately, He claimed by magic and powwow t have removed 78 warts from one man’s hands. CHORALES TO BE PLAYED! Quintet to Present Program at Church of Covenant. An unusual program of medieval chorales will be presented by a brass quintet tonight at 8 o'clock preceding the midweek meeting at the Church of the Covenant, Eighteenth and N streets. These chorales were instrumentated by Edward C. Potter, a member of the Washington Compesers’ Club, They will be played by Niciolas Cicchese, and infred_Jemp, trumpeters, and Robert Clark, Albert B:nert and Edward Gum- mel, trombonists. Many of the numbers were written by Martin Luther. B A Luncheon Honors Snyder. Joh . H. Snyder, cashier and special agent of the Mutual Benefit Life In- surnméle" Co. u;! New .Y:;l;.v. was X?‘nored upon the completion years of con- tin service with the at accep! d the significance attaching to each of the four terms will be centered in some material FAVOR GAPPER BILL ON SALE OF STOCKS Believe Measure Better Than Proposal of Senator Blaine on Securities. ADMINISTRATION PLAN BASIS FOR OPPOSITION Commissioners Against Proposal to Submit Financial Paper for Official Approval. The District Commissioners came out today in favor of the Capper plan for regulating the sale of stocks and bonds in Washington and against the Blaine bill, which would place the sale of se- curities under the regulation of the Public Utilities Commission. In reporting to the Senate District committee today, the city heads ex- pressed the belief that there is need for better regulation of securities, and feel that Senator Capper's bill will ac- complish the desired result with one | minor amendment. ‘The chief objections the Commis- sloners see in the Blaine bill are that it would place the Government in the position of having approved securities offered for sale, and that it also would lead to delay and expense in handling sound securities. ‘The Capper bill would provide for the registration of dealers and salesmen engaged in the sale of securities and a requirement that they give a bond when they obtain a license. The amend- ment suggested by the Commissioners would authorize the necessary appro- priation for the employment of per- sonnel to carry out the regulation. Re- ferring to the Capper bill, the report See Need for Law. “The Commissioners believe there is a necessity for passage of legislation regulating the sale of securities in the District. Existing laws under which prosecutions are brought for the sale of fraudulent_securities are not adequate to meet the situation. This bill has received careful scrutiny of the corpora- tion counsel, and it is believed will ac- complish the desired result, if amended as recommended. In going on record against the other measure, the Commissioners reported as follows: “The fundamental difference between the two measures is that S-1332 (Capper bill) does not require the submission of securities for official approval before they are offered to the public, whereas, | Senate 3491 (the Blaine bill), does re- quire such approval. The Commission- ers feel that the practice of cfficially ap- proving securities under this bill would | convey’ a substantial apprcval by the Government that the securties offered represented substantial value and merit. They believe that the practical effect of this bill would be to create difficulties, delay and expense in connection with the distribution of sound securities. These objections would not apply to Senate 1332. They believe that the latter bill provides a better and more effective method in preventing fraud and misrepresentation. They further believe | that taking into account local conditions in the District of Columbia, Scnate 1332, if enacted, would prove an adequate and effective measure of protection. Limited to Compact City. “They would invite attention to the fact that in the case of the District of ‘:Zoll:l:nbh Congr;ss I.S!?eeaflnfi, not with ge area and scattered population, but simply with one com':)';pct city, where conditions are favorable for making the administration of a law such as is proposed by Senate 1332, simple, direct and positive. “A further objection to Senate 3491 is that it places the administration of i the proposed law under the Public Utilities Commission, instead of the Commissioners. The Public Utilities | the supervision of public service com- panies, and its administrative work has no relation to such functions as | the administration of a securities act would involve. The Commissioners be- lieve it unwise to place a securi law under the utilities commission.” . DISCUSS RETIREMENT Conferees Fail to Reach Decision on Measure. Senate and House conferees held their first meeting today on the Government employes retirement bill but did not reach a decision. Deliberation will be resumed early next week.. The conferees are: Senators Dale, Republican, of Vermont; Couzens, Re- publican, of Michigan, and McKeilar Democrat, of Tennessee; Representa- tives Lehlbach, Republican, of New Jersey: Smith, Republican, of Idaho and Jeffers, Democrat, of Alabama. JOINT HEARING FAVORED Blease Wants Action on Commis- sioner Appointments at Same Time. At the request of Senator Blease, Democrat, of South Carolina the nomi- nation of Dr. Luthcr H. Reichelderfer to be one of the new District Commis- sioners will be taken up in the Senate at the same time that the nomination of Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby is con- sidered for the other commissionership. Senator Blease told the Senate yester- day afternoon he wanted the two ap- pointments considered together. The District committee is expected to take a:-tlI'nn tomorrow on the Crosby nomi- nation. HOMEOPATHIC GETS 0.K. Hospital One of 38 Here Approved by American Medical Association. ‘The National Homeopathic Hospital was inadvertently omitted from pmz list of local hospitals approved by the American Medical tion, as pub- lished in The Star Saturday. 'his institution is one of 38 here upon which the association set its stamp of approval after the annual survey. HOOVER IS INVITED President Asked to Attend Shen- andoah Blossom Fete. An invitation to attend the annual Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Fes- tival at Winchester, Va., was extended to President Hoover today by Repre- :‘enluuve Garber, Republican, of Vir- nia. ‘The date will be regulated by the blossoms are in their Commission is especially charged with | 10 BE REMOVED T0 QUARTERS ON K ST. Truck and Engine Companies to Be Housed Together in New Building. BARRACKS ARE PLANNED TO ACCOMMODATE 22 MEN Four Tracks for Apparatus to Be Provided in Proposed Station. Fire companies forced out of the gram will be housed in the same build- ing to be located in the vicinity of { Thirteenth and K streets, ib was dis- closed today by Fire Chief George S: ‘Watson. The new fire house will contain quarters for Truck Company No. 3, at Fourteenth street and Ohio avenue, and | Engine Company No. 16, on D street jnear Twelfth street. It will be the argest fire house in the District pro- viding accommodations for five pieces of apparatus and the automobile of a deputy chief. The engine company has two pieces of apparatus which will share one track in the new building. A fire truck and water tower, which consists of No. 3 truck company's equipment, will occupy separate tracks. A fourth track will carry a reserve truck. Quarters for 22 Men. The building also will have a dormi- tory with accommodations for at least 22 ‘men. The present personnel of the two companies is 44, but under the two platoon system only one-half are on_duty at one time. 1931 fiscal year carries an item of $150.- 000 for the purchase of a site for the new building. An appropriation for construction of the building probably will be included in the 1932 bill. Location of the two companies upon their removal from the triangle area had been under_consideration for more than a year. Fire Chief Watson d sired to keep them as close to the new Government. buildings as possible and recommended some time ago that quar- ters be provided in one of the new buildings for a company. When this suggestion was disapproved, he recom- mended a site near Fifteenth and E streets in close proximity to the White House, Treasury and new Department of Commerce Building. This plan also was turned down. Although the new fire house at Thir- teentn and K streets will be farther removed from the White House, Treas- ury and new Government buildings than desired, Fire Chief Watson be- lieves the new location will place the apparatus at a more central point in the congested area. Awaits Court Removal. Fire Chief Watson's plans for rear- ranging the fire apparatus also con- templates the removal of No. 14 Engine Company from its present quarters on Eighth street between D and E streets to the present site of the Police Court Building, at Sixth and D streets. This plan cannot be carried out, however, until the Police Court is moved into the municipal center. Traffic conditions in the vicinity of No. 14 engine house, Fire Chief Wat- son said, are a decided handicap to the company when it responds to an alarm of fire, and there is little likelihood of improvement in the future. He point- ed out that hoth Eighth street and D street are narrow, and, in' addtion, ! Eighth street is blocked on the north at F street by the Patent Office, which makes it necessa:y for the apparatus to use congested Ninth street when run- ning north. The site of the Police Court Building. Pire Chief Watson believes, would an ideal location for the engine com- pany. A new fire house erected there, he said, should contain quarters for the various meetings of firemen's organi- les | zations and the women’s auxiliaries. “REGULARS” SCORE IN TAXICAB FIGHT “Thirty-Five-Cent” Driver Fined for Picking Up Passenger on Street. The “regular” fare taxicabs won a victory at Police Court today in their fight against the “35 centers,” when George E. Hale, a driver for the City Cab Co., operating his machine on “L,” or livery, tags was convicted and fined $25 for unlicensed hacking after he nad picked up a passenger on the street upon the completion of a call. Miss Lena Darling of the Women's Bureau told Judge Gus A. Schuldt, in Traffic Court, that she hailed the City cab at Twenty-second street and Penn- sylvania avenue, and ordered Hale to take her to the Episcopal Eye, Ear ar.G Throat Hospital. Upon arriving at her destination, she told the driver that he was _under arrest. They continued to the Traflic Bureau, where collateral was posted for Hale's appearance in court. Hale pleaded guilty to the charge to- day and there was very little testi- mony or argument in the case. ‘The court room was filled with offi- clals and. attorneys for various cab companies, who watched with obvious interest the entire trial. One of the charges made by the older cab companies against their new rivals is that the drivers of the “thirty-five centers” have been taking advantage of the privileges granted them by the District with the issuance of the “L” license tags. MARCH 4 PAY APPROVED Resolution Covers $24,000 Due Navy Yard Employes. ‘The Senate naval affairs committee has approved a resolution to Sy the wages of employes in the Washington Navy Yard who were not paid for the inaugural holiday, March 4, 1929. The amount due the men is more than go‘.m, the Navy Department informed ngress. ‘The resolution, sponsored by Senator Oddie, Republican, of Nevada, also would cover any employes of the Dis- trict government who may not have been paid for Inauguration day. ‘Woman Reports Theft. e Yl 2 0 S sl knife and silk underwear, Pennsylvania avenue-Mall triangle by | | the Federal Government’s building pro- | The District appropriation bill for the | b | hresent them at yesterday's meeting. blossoms in Potomac Park. z Mme. and Takako Debuchi, wife and daughter of the Japanese Ambassador, get a view that is reminiscent of Springtime in Japan from the Japanese cherry —Associated Press Photo. THREE STUDENTS TELL"RED" AGTIVITY §School Board Hears Boys Kindergarten Reorganiza- tion Discussed. | Three high school students, the star | witnesses of a group of patriotic and civic organization representatives who were present to give facts concerning| Communism in the public schools, tes- | tified before the Board of Education late | yesterday that they had found Com- munistic literature on school property and that they had been invited to join a young Communists’ organization. Besides the testimony of these three boys. two of whom expressed contempt for the Communist movement, evidence | of Communism in the schools was pre- |sented by four adults. who submitted jtracts and pamphlets which they said were being placed in the schools here and elsewhere by Communists ambitious to spread thelr doctrine. At the same protracted meeting Mrs. | |Giles Scott Rafter, president of the District of Columbia Congress of Par- ent-Teacher Associations, whose resig- nation from that office becomes ef- fective April 24, protested against the school board’s failure to oppose the House legislative provision calling for reorganization of the kindergarten sys- tem. In response to the direct inquiry | of Dr. Charles F, Carusi, president of | |the board, Mrs. Rafter, however, de-| | clared in the public meeting that, de- | | spite rumors to the contrary, in her | { opinion_the reorganization was not in-| spired by the school authorities. She appealed to the board to seck the | elimination of that provision from the | | 1931 appropriation bill, but Henry Gil-| {ligan’s motion to send a school board | committee to the Senate seeking that end was lost in a tie vote. Evidence Invited by Board. The evidence against Communism was presented to the board in response to its invitation of two weeks ago that per- sons or organizations having knowl- edge of facts in connection with Com- munistic activities in District Schools Harry N. Stull, representative of the i Stanton Park Citizens' Association, IP-\ | peared as general consul for the anti- Communist forces and presented his wit- nesses in orderly and effective fashion. He decalred he and his associates were not concerned over the effects of Com- munism on adult American minds, but that they did fear the consequences of the appeal to youthful imagination. That there could be no doubt as to what he meant by Communists and the litera- ture in support of it which he and his friends were presenting to the board, Mr. Stull declared: “I mean this damnable doctrine that has been brought here from Russia that abolishes home life and substitutes an internationalism for nationalism.” He declared there is a popular belief that some Washington public school teachers are Communists and atheists, which, he contended. is an integral part of Communism. Mr. Stull introduced Mrs. Albert Baggs, representing the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Parent-Teacher movement. Mrs. Baggs presented literature which , she said had been put into Washington schools and introduced the three high school students. The first youngster, a student of Central High School, with- held his name because his mother feared bodily harm for him at the hands of Communist youths. He de- clared he found in Central High School tracts denouncing the Kellogg peace pact and said that he was asked yester- day morning by a high school youth if 'he was interested in Communism. He said he had seen the same hoy at a Communist meeting he attended out of curiosity. Tells of Meetings. Miner Buell of Western High School was the second student to testify. He said that no communistic talk or litera- ture ever had made its appearance at Western and added that if any disciples of Communism did act there, they would be taken out and thrashed. He said he had attended communistic meetings at 1605 M street and at 1337 Seventh street. At the latter establishment he sald he saw 100 persons “from 15 to 50" years of age. He presented tracts he had found at the meeting place. David Oliver of Central was the third student to talk. He said he had seen boys of high scholl age distributing literature outside of Central and he presented a copy of this communistic literature to the board. Others who testified included Mrs. H. B. Mayhew, vice president of Co- lumbia Junior High School Parent- Teacher Assocaition, and Mrs. Winston Holt of the D. A, R. When this testi- mony was presented Mr. Stull proposed a secret meeting of the board so that more detailed evidence against Com- munism could be presented. Such & session will be called later. Mrs. Rafter's appeal to the board for its opposition to the kindergarten preceds reo; ization was led by the rea of a statement by Dr. Carusi, which made the board’s position plain. He ited out. that the hearings on subcommitf FIREMAN SOUGHT ON RUM WARRANT Uniform Found in Raided House May Lead to Arraignment. A warrant for the arrest of William Capps, a fireman attached to No. 9 Engine Co. charging manufacture of whisky, was issued at Police Court to- day in connection with a raid by eighth precinet police yesterday in which 4 stills and 15 gallons of liquor | were seized. Policeman W. R. Laflin and Willlam McEwen reported finding a fireman's uniform_with the number correspond- ing to Capps in the raided premises in the 2300 block of Eighteenth street, in which Charles Welch, giving his address in the 300 block of D street, was ar. rested. Welch was charged with pos- session of whisky. possession of property | designed for whisky manufacture and maintaining a nuisance by Assistant District Attorney David A. Hart. He demanded a jury trial and was held under $2,000 bond. Had Warrant for Raid. Laflin's report to Hart stated that his squad procured a warrant for the search of the Eighteenth strect house after watching two of the 25-gallon stills in operation ‘hreugh the basement window. They entered yesterday and found only Welch presen: at the time. ‘Welch told police that he was there on a visit to Fireman Capps, who was the real operator of the premises. Hart announced today that upon Capps’ arraignment in court he will face the same charges to which Welch entered pleas of not guilty today. Seeks Owner of Premises. ‘The chief prosecutor of prohibition cases also announced that he would find the name of the man who leased the premises and issue a warrant for his arrest. Besides the stills and whisky. police reported finding 350 gallons of fruit mash, coils, vats, huge barrels and crocks, FOREIGN SERVICE MEN REWARDED BY HOOVER Work in Affecting Bloodless Peace in Dominican Republic Brings Promotions to Two. ‘Two young foreign service officers who displayed marked courage in bringing about peace without blocdshed during the recent uprising in the Do- minican Republic have been rewarded by Presdent Hoover in nominations s°nt to the Senate. John M. Cabot of Cambridge, Mass., attached to the legation at Santo Do- mingo as a secretary, has been nomi- nated by the President for promotion from a foreign service officer, unclassi- fled, to be a secretary in the diplomatic service. The other, Culpsper, Va., consul at Puerto Plata, was promoted from a fereign service officer, unclassified, to be a foreign service officer of class 8. a desire to save money to the tax- payers of the District and that it originated with members of the House subcommittee on appropriations for the District of Columbia.” Continuing he sald: Possibilities of Saving. “The record shows that the subcom- mittee considered that there could be a saving in class rooms and in teachers, with a possible ultimate elimination of some part-time classes and even of some portable school buildings if an entirely different system of kinder- ten teaching was carried out.” Carusi further contended that the reorganization had its origin in the recommendation of the Bureau of Effi- clency a year ago that two classes be assigried to each teacher and that each kindergarten have only one teacher. Rev. F. I. A, Bennett, board member, brought out that in turn the Bureau of Eglclency investigation of the schools resulted from testimony made in 1927 before the subcommittee of the House by Mrs. William T. Bannerman and Mrs. Rafter that Washington schools were “cover-teachered.” Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, board member, declared that she has con- sistently opposed the reorganization ot the kindergarten because, while every city is striving to reach better standards in its schools and have, in fact, at- tempted to reach the very standard which Washington had been able to reach in its kindergartens, the District, through this reorganization, is forced to take a backward step. Mr. Gilligan agreed with Mrs. Doyle and added that Congress had no right “to tell us how to administer our own schools.” He that a committee call on the ttee aski pro- ‘This ing that the vision be stricken from the the before the House tee tion of the inspired by “show thli the schools was motion was defeated when the vote was ted. William A. Bickers of | PAGE B-1 SACHS, ATTACKED FOR SECOND TIME, SEEKS PROTECTION | Repair Shop Owner Tells Po- lice He Was Forced to Drive From City by Bandit. ASSAILANT LEAPED INTO CAR HERE, HE SAYS Threat to Kill Him if He Does Not Close Glass Department Is Repeated, He Asserts. Frank J. Sachs, 40-year-old automoe bile repair shop owner, who reported | that he was attacked on Defense Highe way recently and warned to get out of the automobile glass repair business, was taken for another “ride” last night. Forced at the point of a gun to drive into Virginia, Sachs says he was robbed of $14 and his automobile and thrown into the roadway by the same thug who assaulted kim on the Maryland highway on March 13, The car was recovered early this morning by Detective Sergt. Frank M. Alligood in the Arlington National Cemetery, a short distance from where Sachs was thrown from his machine. | Demands Protection. | Sachs walked into police headquar- ters this morning and reported the rob- bery and assault to members of the | Detective Bur=au, declaring that he was | going to “call their bluff” and ask for protection. He told detectives that he stopped for a traffic light at Seventh and E streets about 7:30 o'clock last night | shortly after leaving his place of busi- | ness, at 609 K street, and whilc waiting | for the “go” signal a man hopped on |the running hoard and took the place beside him on the front seat. I Sticking a revolver into Sachs’ ribs, he ordered Sachs to drive to Virginia avenue and Seventh street southwest and from there commanded him to go to Fourteenth street, across Highway Bridge and into Virginia. The man, Sachs said, was the same who first beat him up on Defense High- way and threatened to kill him if he did not close out the glass repair de- partment of his garage immediately. He escaped after taking $43 from Sachs' pocketbook. Warned to Avoid Police. |, A short distance after crossing ove: | the bridge. the man made him bring the machine to a halt near the Federal Experimental Farms, in Arlingtor County. “Are game?’ poking side. “Yes. I will” the repair man said he replied. “You'd _better. cu going to quit this glase Sachs said the racketeer asked the gun still deeper into his s the last " the other our next ride will be your finish and you better not go to the police for help.” The man then struck him across the face and pushed him into the road. taking his pocketbook, containing $14 and driving away in Sachs' sedan. Sachs walked mor2 than a mile to Highway Bricge and picked up a ride to Washington. This morning he de- cided to report the incident to police, despite the racketeer's warning. “I'm going through with this, no mat- ter what happens,” Sachs told rzporters police headquarters, “They can threaten all they want, but I'm going - to stick in this glass business.” Car Is Found in Cemetery, Sergt. Alligood of the automobile squad began a search for the machine at once and came upon it a short while later in the cemetery. He said that a thorough search of the car failed to reveal any clues that might lead to establishing the identity of Sachs’ attacker. The car was in good condition, with the ignition key in place in the lock, Alligood said. The motor was still warm, indicating that it had been abandoned only a few moments before. The clucs ended there, however, for lligood failed to find any one who had seen the racketeer leave the car, SENATORS T67NSPECT MUNICIPAL PROJECTS Subcommittee to Visit Schools, In- stitutions and Other Work Af- fected by District Bill. With the executive hearings virtually completed, the Senate subcommittee handling the District appropriation bill is planning a tour of inspection within the next few days to view at first hand street improvements, school projects and other municipal institutions before tak- ing final action on proposed changes in the bill. The subcommittee, headed by Senator Bingham, Republican of Connecticut, yesterday afternoon heard the objections 1 of school teachers to the House amend- ment to reduce the number of kinder- zarten teachers by making those instruc- tors available for assignment to the first four elementary grades. The subcom- mittee also heard several groups of citi- zens from communities interested in specific items. One of the requests that have been made to the subcommittee is that the proposed widening of H street downtown be extended east from Seventh street to Massachusetts avenue northwest. The extension was favored by A. J. Driscoll of the Mid-City Citizens’ Association. HOLD-UP NETS $10 Youth Attacked by Colored Ban- dit in Lincoln Park. Attacked by an unidentified colored man in Lincoln Park early last night while walking to Providence Hospital to keep an engagement with a friend, Willilam E. Slye, 20, of 1419 Ames place northeast was robbed of $10. Slye, after the attack, staggered to a taxicab and asked to be driven to Providence Hospital, where he received first aid treatment. The hold-up man overlooked $25, which he had in his coat pocket, Siye told police. i, CLAIMS BIGGEST MAYOR New Mexican Town Elects 356- Pounder to Office. CLAYTON, N. Mex., April 3 (P).— Clayton believes it has elected the big- gest mayor in the United States. Ira L. Pennington, overwhelming vic- tor in the municipal election Tuesday, weighs 356 pounds, measures 5 feet around the waist anc. is 5 fest 10 inches tall. A Republican, Pennington de. feated the taxpayers’