Evening Star Newspaper, April 17, 1930, Page 24

. SYIPPING PLAN ¢ RULED ILEGAL McCarl Disapproves Lump- Sum Agreement for Oper- ating U. S. Vessels. Proposal of the United States Ship- fes for operating Government-owned e eis, amounting in effect to a ship subsidy,” was held today by Controller General McCarl to be illegal The board had submitted the plan to McCar! prior to putting it into opera- jon. ‘The agreement would have paid to shipping companies a fixed amount in advance for each voyage and ‘would have replaced the present practice of the Shipping Board operating its own vessels through the Emergency Fleet ration. °°5‘33:.r the law, McCarl said there were three courses open to the board— to sell, to charter, or mlopentfia ln% the proposed lump-sum plan could nof be e?)nstru!d under the law as falling under a nermissible plan. The proposed “lumg-sum” agreement was explained briefly . It delivers to an operator vessels of the United States and stipulates that such operator shall “collect all monies and shall pay all ex- penses incident to the management and operation of the line, the maintenance and operation of the vessels, and all other business activities pertaining thereto,” and the operator agvees “to assume for his own account all losses incurred in the operation of the said line. “Any profits that may be derived therefrom shall be the property of the managing operator, subject to his per- formance of all the conditions and stipulations of this agreement.” Also, it is explained, in consideration of the services rendered the United States, the plan agrees “to pay to said managing operator a certain sum per round voyage.” “It can be seen from these provi- sions,” said the McCarl decision, “that there is a complete delivering over of public property to a private party, arily for the use and benefit of such private party, and that in ad- dition thereto such private party is to receive from the public moneys of the United States Treasury a lump sum.” ALLEGED DIFFERENCES IN BOOKS SETTLED Justice at Hyattsville and Council Reconcile Supposed Discrep- encies in Accounts. By & Btaft Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md., April 17.—Al- leged discrepencies between the ac- eounts of Mrs. Retta Morris, only woman justice of peace of Maryland, and the town's books were studied by the mayor and council during a three- hour executive session last night which resulted in a statement by Mayor H. T. Willis this morning that Mrs. Morris agreed the town's docket was correct and would settle on that basis. Mayor Willls said the matter was discussed in executive session because 1t was not intended for publication. He said the question arose as to whether or not the council had a right h;nkcep p] Yyealed in by J. W. Bradley at the request of the town, is said to be slightly in excess of $100 sad to cover a period from February, 1928, to September, 1929. NAMED ADMINISTRATOR J. Chew Sheriff to Settle His Mother’s Estate. By a Btaff Correspondent of The Star. MARLBORO, Md., April 17.— fanship of Thomas E. Underwood, & minor, while letters of administration were ordered issued to Samuel T. Scho- fleld in the estate of John G. Schofield, for the purpose of filing the necessary tent applications in the United States tent Office. Arthur cu';dnnd s:;::: Ato Pl.;mumm ‘were appoin app! e real estate of the estate of Louis Lambelet, PRESBYTERY MEETS Lexington District Organization Gathers in Historic Church, Special Dispateh to The Star. STAUNTON, Va., of Lexin, '3 gusta, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Bath and Highland Counties in Virginia and Pendleton County in West Virginia, with & membership of 71 ministers and 65 churches and having 9 candidates for the ministry, met in the historic New Providence Church in Rockbridge Coun- ty, near here, Tuesday, and was opened with a sermon by the moderator, Rev. J. E. Wayland of Staunton. ‘There were 40 ministers and 32 elders present. Rev. S. B. Hoyt, pastor of Sinking Spring Church, in Bath County, was unanimously elected moderator and Rev. A. E. Johnson of Monterey and Rev. W. L. Latham of Staunton were elected clerks. RS PRIEST RETURNS Rev. H. Priestly Brock Back From Visit to England. ACCOKEEK, Md., April 17—Rev. H. Priestly Brock, former priest in charge of Bt. John's parish, Accokeek and Po- monkey, Md., will return from a visit to his home in England to preach in Christ Church, Accokeek, on Easter Sunday at 11 am. Mr. Brock was educated at Cam- bridge University, where he obtained degrees in arts and theology. He en- listed in the English army in 1914, served throughout the World War and was twice decorated by the King of England. After the war he went as a missionary to trappers and Indians of the Northwest Territory, Canada, where he remained eight years. e Modern ships built of iron and steel are not so long-lived as the old timber- built_vessels. rd to put into effect a “lump- | sum form of agreement with ship com- | Navy Flyers Cut Crash Death Toll Per Hours in Air Naval aviators have more than doubled the hours of flying be- tween fatal accidents during the past year, according to accident figures for the first six months of the current fiscal year, it was reported yesterday by the Navy Department. During the six-month period for each person killed in a Navy airplane 14,340 hours were regis- tered by Navy planes. This is believed to bs a record for any military branch, according to the Navy announcement. The num- ber of hours per fatality last year was 6,558, ICOUNCIL TO TAKE UP ASSESSMENT BIDS Alexandria Body Has Three Pro- posals From Firms at About $20,000. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, April 17.—City council this afternoon will consider | officially the three bids of firms seeking to make the proposed scientific assess- ment of real estate here in conjunction with the three official assessors ap- pointed yesterday. The bids, which are understood to be in the neighborhood of $20,000 each, and Philadelphia. The first two of these firms plan mapping by air, while the Philadelphia concern works on the ground. It 15 expected that the contract will be let today and work started at once. The first thing the assessors will be | required to do will be to remap the entire city and this work will take a large part of the cost of the scientific assessment, Council will also receive the regular financial report today. Sixty-six million tons of iron ore were shipped from Duluth during 1929. Suits of a anJ with are from firms in Chicago, Cleveland | . THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, HIGHER POSTAGE URGED BY BROWN Airmail Situation Particularly Discussed Before House Committee. Increased postage rates on regular | letters and airmail are regarded as necessary to meet the postal deficit, Postmaster General Walter F. Brown told the House committee on post offices yesterday afternoon. The Postmaster General did not go into details, the hearing being devoted to the airmail lllilalflnn. i " r. Brown urge e early passage by Congress of the Watres bill to change the basis of payment to con- tract airmail carriers from a poundage to & weight-space-mileage basis and to change the method of awarding con- tracts so that the airmail business might be used as a means of building up air transport in general. If the Watres bill is enacted, the Postmaster General said, the airmail postage rate will be raised from 5 to probably 7 or 8 cents an ounce. He 5 Screen Paint Prevents rust, and lengthens the life of screems. Will not clog the mesh. 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C, THURSDAY, LYWN EXONERATED OF SHOKE LAV Capitol Nuisance Charge Against Architect Held Wrongly Preferred by Hitt. been sald that President Hoover I;e rate has rging for nearly a year that the increased. ‘The postal head revealed the neces- sity for an increase in the general postage rate in_response to questions guv. to him by Representative William . Bankhead of Alabama. Bankhead asked the Postmaster General why, if he planned to increase the airmail rate to cover a deficit in that branch of the service, he did not recom- mend that Congress raise the regular postage rate of 2 cents to cover the annual deficit in general postal rev- enues, which amounts to more than $75,000,000 a year. Mr. Brown replied that he recently suggested in a speech in New York that an increase from 2 to 2, cents would net a $55.000,000 revenue. He said that the postal deficit this year would amount to nearly $100,000,000 because | of aid given the merchant marine and | alrmail services. Airmail legislation of | the provided in the Watres bill is needed urgently, Postmaster General Brown said, due to the expiration, May ?l.nnf contracts with six ploneer airmail es. David Lynn, Capitol architect, was held not responsible for violation of the | smoke law at the Capitol by Judge| Isaac R. Hitt yesterday, after a legal| battle between the United States attor- | ney’s office, defending, and the office of | the corporation counsel, prosecuting. In_exonerating Mr. Lynn of charges The Watres bill was reintroduced in | which have been pending since March the House yesterday afternoon, with |1 Judge Hitt, in his decision, agreed an amendment eliminating a provision | with the contention of Assistant Dis- which would have authorized the Post- | trict Attorney Neil Burkinshaw that the master General to award contracts for | heating plant at the Capitol, the of- {in his building. He said that both were descril | the statute books as the superintendent carrying the airmail to individual com- | fending building, was under direct con- panies without asking for bids. trol of the House Office Building. He APRIL 17, 1930. held that Nicholas Longworth, Speaker of the House, and two other Represent- atives, composing the House Office Build- ing commission, were the ones to have been charged. Edward Thomas, assistant corporation counsel, brought into his argument two cases which he held as precedents. One was the Public Printer, who was con- victed of a smoke violation at the Gov- ernment Printing Office, and the other was the chief clerk of the Post Office, who was held liable for the same charge described as the superintendents of the buildings, and Lynn was lbed in unds. of the Capitol building and if he When asked after the would charge Speaker Longworth and his commission if another violation was reported at the Capitol, Mr. Thomas replied, “No, sir; I would charge Mr. Lynn.” Thomas declared that it was his be- llef that Lynn was the legal occupant of the Capitol and the agent of the United States Government to care for the Capitol and its attendant build- ings. Burkinshaw argued that Lynn is not the agent of the Government, but the servant of his country. ‘The nerve centers that react to musio are in the feet. This explains why we tap time to music with our feet. 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