Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1930, Page 2

“WASHINGTON."” G. O. P. PAPER. IFOUR FISCAL PLANS IPAINTING EXHIBIT | 3 SO . O PAPER, GIVEN: COMMITTEE OPEN THIS EVENING .1 tcucion Backed by National Come IPRESIDENT ASKS . §150,000,000: FUND . g;;i_i ‘Box Seat Sale . Heavy—Fans Urged to Be on Hand Early. All indications today pointed to a capacity crowd attending the foot ball game between the Marines and the Coast Guards at Griffith Stadium Sat- ‘urday afterncon for the benefit of the unemployed of the District and for the President’s Cup, emblematic of service gridiron supremacy. Ticket sales and box seat sales thus far have been heavy. The city firemen, who have been conducting a house-f house canvass of the city, today re- portea hey have just about disposed of the 8,000 tickets they were asked to sell and the policenen, who have | been disposing of pasteboards on the streets and in the precinct ~tations, re- port a steady demand for both general admission and reserved seats. Expect 25,000 Crowd. It was estimated that upwards of | 25,000 persons. would attend the game. ‘The Game Committee, headed by New- bold Noyes, was unable to estimate at this stage' what the prebable receipts of the game will be, but expect a good sum to be on hand at game timc for the relief of the city's unemployed. ‘Tickets for the boxholders were being sent out today by Mr. Noyes’ committee, and additional box subscriptions were being listed throughout the day. Sandwich men, bearing large placards advertising the game, continued to walk along the downtown streets today. The men were recruited from the ranks of the unemployed and are being paid out of the funds of the Commissioners’ Commitiee on Employment to do the work. More than a score of these men ve furnished employment the last two The game committee today urged that all who intend to see the game be on hand by 1:45 o'clock Saturday after- noon, ‘at. the latest, for a long list of pre-game “entertainments. The game will start promptly at 2 o'clock. Nick Altrock to Perform. Before the game, Nick Altrock, fa- mous base ball comedian of the Wash- ington Nationals, will put on a one- man act. The 1.2 Marines from Quantico, who will attend the game, will march on the field, salute Presi- dent Hoover and.the host of other dig- nitaries who will be in attendarice, and execute some intricate drills for the crowd. £ The Coast. irds, about 600 strong, also will pre entertainment for the crowd before game and between the balves. Musle will be furnished by the crack Ve ‘of Foreign Wars Band, made up of peprésentatives of the eight V. posts.in the District; by the lofl at the Army-Navy charity game. President Hoover yesterday autographed a foot ball which will be auctioned ‘The players of both the Army and Navy On the left is Capt. Henry D. Cook, director teams also autographed the ball. of athletics of the United States Naval Charles R. Train, Navy aide to President Academy, while on the right is Capt. Hoover. ~—P. and A, Photo. FEDERAL SALARY INCREASE TABOD House Committee Against| Practice Until After Depres- sion Is Cleared Up. Government employes must not ex- pect any increases in salary in the big appropriation bills for the fiscal year beginning next July 1, the passage of which is the special job of the present session of Congress. The House Appropriations Commit- tee has adopted a general policy, Chair- man Wood said today, against any in- t Guard Bands and by tions. Junior League Alds Sale. The Junior Teague today was added may be obtained at unior League headquarters, 1529 Connecticut avenue; the Readquarters of the American Au- ftomobile ~Association, Spalding's, “the’ e and -firemen have a small supply of choice reserved seats and general admission tickets.” Isaac Gans, chairman of the com- Mount Alto and Navy Hospitals who want to attend th: game, today announced he needs more tickets if all the disabled veterans sre to be taken All who buy_ tickets to unemployed but w] the game may over to Mr. Gans, ittee on Employment, ing, and they will be by the committce for ~disabled. Vveterans. Busses will be provided by the -to- ‘get the disabled The following has bscribed to boxes for the game: i ve 3 'l‘uuur‘; Mgu. gnder-ec;tluy 3 . imont on, A Stone, Hugh Browne, D. Auchinclgss, ', Woodbury Blair, Pred H. , Comdr. Paul H. do, Mrs. Sidney A. Clomann, James F. Curtis, J. P. Amherst Cecil, Walter D, Denegre, Col. William B. Donovan, C. Mathews Dick, John F. Dryden, Fred- Brit! Prank C. Letts, Mrs. Paul S. , Randall Hagner, Edgar B. Brossard, the Ambassador of Japan, Katsuji Debuchi; the Ambassador cf Cubz, Don Orestes Ferrara; the Ambassador of Turkey, Ahmet Muhtar; the Minister of China, Choo-Chu Wu; the Minister of Bolivia, Don Eduardp Diez de Medina, guest of Mme. Luis O. Abelli; George H. Myers, Vice President Charles Curtis, the Min- ister of Hungary, Cocunt Loozle Szechenyi; Associate Supreme Court . C. McReynolds, Albert H. Jefferson Hyers, Assistant tary of War F. Trubee Davison, Mrs. John FP. Wilkins, Mrs. Borden Harriman, Miss Jessie Dell !h}e{ Min- . Paul | Claudel; | Minister of Nicaragua, Don Juan B. Bacasa; the British Ambassador, Sir Ronald Lindsay; Assistant Sccretary of Commerce Clarence M. Young, Repre- sentative George H. Tinkham, John Newbold, jr.; Representative Robert Bacon, Bond Cochran, Mrs. Frederick Atherton, Frank Elis, John Hinchiey, Joseph Leiter, Adolph C. Miller, George Marehall, Frank B. Noyes, Theodore Noyes, Mrs. Guy Norman, Fleming Newbold, Newbcld Noyes, Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, Mrs. Herbert J. Slocum, Henry B. Spencer, Mrs. E, H. G. T, Mrs. John R. Williams, Lee P. Warren, Donald Woodward, E. Lee Jones, Mrs. Demarest Lloyd, Leland Harrison, ‘Thomas B. Swceney, Marshall Lang- me, Dr. William Mason, Mrs. Bryce Allen, Assistant Secretary - of State Wilbur J, Carr, Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson, Secrctary of the Navy Charles Prancis Adams, Charles G. Abbott, William C. Deming, Charles E. Hughes, Maj. E. Brooke Le?, Sena- tors Hale, Capper Phipps, Cutting, ‘Walcott and Couzens; Henry P. Fletcher and Frederic Willlam Wile, STATE DEPARTMENT POST TO BE FILLED ‘The office of Assistant Secrctary of State, vacated a year ago by the ap- pointment of Nelson T. Johnson of this city as United States Minister to China, probably will be filled by the President within the next few d&l There has been considerable spe e e R elay - ant office, in view of the large and ing business of the Department State and u::mmaw for an S| cresses untll the present business de- pression and resultant unemployment situation has been -cleared up. Chairman- Wood emphasized that this is the policy for all bills and that employes throughout the entire Govern- ment service will all be treated alike. He pointed out that the amendment adopted by the committee before report. ing the Treasury-Post Office bill to the House yesterday was inserted particu- larly for the purpose of preventing “big um‘“wha might be favored by their o eral run of employes ti hout the departmental service. “Many. en the outside are suffering,” ir. ‘Wood; “milligns are out of it who have ‘no safary. It yould be a travesty on justice to salaries at this time for those who, we mfi&t consider, are already wonde: fully wel ‘l{:m g records show that Government zl!l;p:,ayu h"l:at re‘celved increases in sal - few years amounting to “&% ‘There may be inequali- t e always will be—but now is no time to correct them. The salary weie allowed principally be- cause of the high cost of living. That is constantly coming down, but still there is a constant demand upon us for further salary increases. “It would be the best of psychology for organizations of Government em- ployes not to press any claims for in- creases at this time, but to bide their tpi;lnwt ux;ul mzrh:“ :l g:u general pro y throug] country,” con- cluded Mr. Wocd. 44 4,860,000 LISTED AS OUT OF WORK BY LABOR GROUP (Continued From Pirst Page.) vote for appropriation of $100,000,000 to $150,000,000 asked by the President if he knew how the money would be | used. “You'll kncw,” Wood interposed. Blanton quoted from a Congressional Record of January 13, 1919, to show that Wood upgosed a lump-sum appro- | priation of $10,000,000 to the Secretary of Commerce when Herbert Hoover held that office. Democrafs in debate made clear that they did .mot protest the expenditure, but that their objections were to grant- ing the request without specification as to the use the President and a Cabinet Committee wculd make of the money. Holds Request “Amazing.” Representative Byrns of Tennessee, Democrat on the Appropria- ticns Committee, amplified his state- ment that the President’s request was ":‘::nr‘numg” and unprecedented in peace e. “I'm not willing to let even the Presi- dent of the United States spend $100,- 000,000 to $150,000,000 where, when and how he wants to,” Byrns said. He added there was “nothing to" contentions the money would relieve unemployment this Winter becsuse of routine work necessary before it could be_spent. Shortly afterward Representative la Guardia, Republican, New York, said he believed that “at the proper time” the President would furnish the in- formation. “The money all would be spent on authorized projects,” La Guardia said, “and I believe the President will pro- vide us with ‘a specific and itemized statement.” But La Guardia, too, expressed the opinion that the $100,000, would not relieve unemployment. in the President “It would be only a drop bucket,” he said. “If the wants to up public construction for unemployment he had better look into the “Tr Department archi- tect’s office and get somebody in there to supply him with blue prints."” ——— FIVE GO ON TRIAL ON GAMING CHARGE Harry Conn, Benny Lewis, Kirk Cal- Henry Tuck d ) table 1310 G street between November 1, 1920, and June 4, 1930, where bets could be on the result of horse .0 SMITH TO HEAD POWER COMMISSION Nomination Comes as Sur- prise and Is Not Expected to Be Opposed. George Otis Smith, director of the Geological Survey and member of the Advisory Board of the Federal Conser- vation Board, has been named by Presi- dent Hoover to head the reorganized Federal Power Commission. Dr. Smith's nomination, along with four others chosen by the President for the new power body, was sent to the Senate late yesterday afternoon for con- firmation. Dr. 8mifh was named for a term on the commission ending in 1935. The others nominated are Frank R. Mc- Nineh of North Carolina, for the term ending in 1934; Ralph D. Williamson of Washington, for the term ending in 1933; Marcel Garsaud of Louisiana, for the term ending in 1932, and Claude L. Draper of Wyoming, for the term end- ing in 1931. The last three had previ- onsly received recess appointments. Dr. Smith's selection to head this commission came as & complete sur- prise. It is thought that he will meet with no opposition and that the Senate will readily confirm him. He is a na- tive of Maine, but has been a resident of Washington for nearly 30 years. Opposition Is Expected. In the case of other appointments to this commission, the impression is that there will be opposition to some. All will be re(emg to the Interstate Com- merce Committee, of which Senator Couzens, Republican, of Michigan, is chairman. It is expected that this committee will make a rough inves- tigation of the records of these nomi- nees, especlally as to their ability and fitness for the work they will be called upon to perform, before making a re- port to the Senate. The indications now are that the appointee whe likely will receive the eatest amount of scrutiny is Mr. Mc- inch, a practicing attorney of Char- lotte, N. C., and formerly mayor of that city. He is classified as a Hoover Democrat, and an Associated Press dis- patch says he was the recognized leader of the anti-Smith Democrats who helped Mr. Hoover carry the State in the 1928 election. He has bzen chosen as a Democrat for the Power Com- mission and in view of this it will not be unexpected some Democratic members take exception to this and question his regularity when the time comes for his confirmation. Senator Overman, Democrat, of North Carolina is seeking to determine if McNinch is a Democrat. The Sen- ator sald he understood the nominee supported Mr. Hoover in the 1928 cam- “{ favor Mr. McNinch, if he is a Democrat,” sald Overman. “I. also want to make certain Mr. McNinch and other appointees have no connection with the power trust.” Chair- man Couzens of the Interstate Com- merce Committee intends to call an early meeting for consideration of the five nominees. ‘Tariff Commission nominations made yesterday also are due for exiensive serutiny. Contest on Meyer Threatened. A contest also has been threatened against Eugene Meyer, jr., of New York, whose nomination as governor of the Pederal Reserve Board was received in the Senate yesterday, but his friends were confident of early ccnfirmation. ‘Three of the six members of the Tariff Commission were mentioned in private discussions in the Senate for jrate of § particular study by the Finance Com- mittee—Henry P. Fletcher of Pennsyl- vania, the chairman; Edgar B. Bros- sard, Republican, Utah, and Alfred P. Dennis, Democr: two were on the cld commission. The other three members are; Thomas W. Page of Virginia and Lincoln Dixon of Indiana, Democrats, and John Lee Coulter of North Dakota, Republican. DIVORCE WON BY WIFE OF RICHARD W. CHILD No Mention of Alimony Is Made in Suit Against Diplomat and Author. By the Associated Press. NEWPORT, R. I, December 4.—Mrs. Eva Sanderson Child was today granted a divorce from Richard Washburn Child, diplomat and author. Two other wives had previously divorced him. The decree was on a cruelty com- t. “No alimony was mentioned, but it was understood a private agrce- ment been reached. There were no children of the marriage. AND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home 'Band Orchestra in Stanley Hall at 5:30 o'clock this evening. John 8. M. Zim- mermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistan himes of Liberty”...Goldman “Prau Luna” Lincke ‘Don Quixote” 8| Village. A, e - “Duulnelf' i Soenes from light opera, “The Bohe- mian Girl” (requested).........Balfe “An Armchair with an Ar:‘:l- .Silver Dr. Reichelderfer, However, Wants Congress to Choose the Best of Them. (Continued From First-P: scheme advanced of having Congress fix a tax rate for the District and the United States, making up the balance needed to support the municipal budget. Difficulties of Tax Plan. Discussing the taxing of Federal property, Mr. Cramton said difficulty would arise in determining what prop- erty should be taxed. The United States, he sald, owns a lot of :ropeny in Washington which is used exclu- sively for municipal purposes, while it also holds other proreny. such as the Lincoln Memorial, Library of Congress and the museums, which serve a local use in such a great degree that it would be unfair to tax it. Mr, Cramton said that property in Pr!vne ownership in the District had ncreased in value to such a marked ditional police and fire protection. The new Federal buildings, he declared, do not throw such a burden on the Treasury as they take care, to a large extent, of their own fire and police needs. “There is a further objection to re- sorting to a definite tax proposition on Federal property,” he declared. “Fed- eral property all over the country is tax exempt and if Congress should adopt the pclicy of paying real estate tax on Federal property in Washington, the establishment of that precedent would cost the United States hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.” Wouldn't End Agitation. ‘The proposal to have Congress es- tablish the tax rate for the District and the Federal Government make up the additional funds needed to care for the annual budget, Mr. Cramton said, does not have merit because it will not eliminate the agitation over the fiscal relations question. “Even when the District had a tax 20 the tax payers protested,” he said. “So if $1.20 would cause dis- cord, I cannot imagine Congress fixing a lower rate. Every member of Con- gress knows that the rate would be higher than the existing $1.70, so it would not be wise or practical to resort to that plan.” Turning to the lump-sum plan, Mr. Cramton pointed out that it has had the effect of preventing citizens' asso- clations from asking for greater appro- priations because in doing so they would be urging that their own tax money be spent for improvements. This plan, he said, also is advantageous to the taxpayers, because Congress gives greater weight to their request for im- provements, since they are asking that | their own money be appropriated. Commendable Features. Mr Cramton declared that the pro- posal for segregating the Federal and District expenses had ,'a great deal to commend it in theory,” but that it would not do away with the recurring controversy over the fiscal relations ," he declared, “it would be difficult to determine the relationship between Federal and District projects, and controversies would . The second objection is a sentimental one— it would ignore the desire of the people of the Nation that the Capital City be made attractive.” Mr. Cramton insisted that since the | lump-sum plan had been in effect there had been less bitter feeling toward Congress ‘and less controversy. “There is certainly very little basis for complaint now,” he said. “I don’t be- lieve any one can say the Federal Gov- ernment is paying less than a proper proportion of the expenses of the Dis- trict and that $1.70 is a high tax rate. “The expenditures of the Federal Gov- ermnment in the District are so great it is difficult for me to understand how men of intelligence and vision can have the nerve to say that the United States is parsimonious in its treatment of the District when it gives $9,500,000 a year. ‘The- Federal building program in the Mall is so important to the financial welfare of the District, I cannot un- derstand why any agitation should con- tinue at this time.” Richards Testifies. Tax Assessor William P. Richards was the only other witness heard by the committee. At the cutset of his testimony, he introductd a sketch and chart showing the various sources of District revenues and the distribution of expenses in the last fiscal year end then went into a detailed explanation of tax collections graphically showing their growth over a pericd of years, Mr. Richards defended before the committee the policies of his office and declared that based on a large amount of research, assessments were being made in Washington on rea] estate at a figure somewhere between 90 and- 100 r cent of the real value. He cited, owever, some instances of big .office bujldings downtown where the assess- ment was much more than the sale. For instance, the Riggs Bank Building. In discussing the difficulty experienced by his office in obtaining infermation as to exact sale prices, Mr. Richards ad- mitted on & question by Representative Patman that it would be a good thing to have the real consideration written into deeds. Mr. Richards explained, however, that efforts to obtain legisla- tion to this affect had met with such opposition ‘that they had failed of enactment. He said he knew of no good reason why the full consideration should not be inciuded on the deed of record. Representative Patman at this point brought up the question of the differ- ence between the real value of property and the sale price. He charged that in some instances first trusts were placed upon property in excess of its actual value. “In such cases,” he declared, “that first trust, then, is watered. It is loaded.” 40 Per Cent Added. Mr. Richards, continuing the discus- slon on this point, said: “For instance, if & man came, into my office and said he could buy & second trust of $70,000 for $30,000, it could not have repre- sented money. There are a few such Mr. Richards charged that in some building operations “‘overhead” of about 40 per cent was added to the real cost price of the ground and the cost price of thé building before the property was offered for sale. For instance, point- ed out ‘ builder might pay $2,000 for @ lot, $8,000 for the house, and sell it for- $14,000 or $16,000. On a resale, he thought it would probably not bring so_much. Defending further his contention that assessments are being made between 90 and 100 per cent of actual value, Mr. Richards said he had made a sharp in- quiry into 427 sales of 558 properties. In this investigation, he said, the as- sessments stood at $32,000,000 and the sales were $37,223,000, making the as- sessments about 90 per cent of the sales. Several specific instances of big build- ings downtown were quoted by the as- sessor. He sald the sale of the Wash- ington Building at $4,005,000 was typ- lcal. The assessment placed on this bullding a long time prior to this sale had been about 90 per cent of that figure. Sold .Under Assesmenst. from the City Club Tribune, sald, showed an attempt ade to finance this bullding at & value of $1,400,000, that it is now assessed at $800,000 and that it brought at an auction hs ‘Build- ing, recently sold at $30,000 less than Special Night Showing Ar- ranged for Those Unable to See Art Works During Day. By & co-operative arrangement be- tween the Washington Society of the Fine Arts and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the Twelfth Biennial Exhibibtion of Contemporary American Oil Paintings the Corcoran Gallery will be given special public night showing tonight, from 8 to 10:30 o'cloek. ‘The joint arrangement was made in order to afford an inspection opportu- nity to persons unable to visit the ex- hibition during the regular daytime hours, according to C. Powell Minni- gerode, director of the !nl‘ll!l'y, There will be no admission charge. The general public is urged to take ad- vantage of the special night showing. Similar night openings ave been planned for December 11 and 18 and January 8. In the meantime, visitors continue to Stream in and out of the gallery during the day periods of inspection. The ex- hibition is on public view every week day, except Monday, from 9 to 4:30 o'clock, and on Mondays from noon to 5 o'clock. The Sunday hours are .from 2 to 5 o'clock, including New Year day. The gallery will be closed on Christmas day, however. The exhibition will close after January 11 next. 11,008 FROM D. C. GET U. S. JOBS SINCE 1918 Virginia, Maryland and Vermont Also Have More Appointees Than Their Quotas. (From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) Over a period of nearly 12 years from November, 1918, to June, 1930, the number of persons appointed to the classified service from the District of Columbia was 11,008, according to a report of the Civil Service Commission filed in the Senate today. The report is in response to a resolution adopted at the last session on motion of Senator Heflin, Democrat, of Alabama, which called for the names of all employes appointed since November, 1918, from the District and States having more than their quota under the apportion- ment law in the service. The report shows that besides the District of Co- lumbia, the States of Maryland, Vir- ginia and Vermont are in ®xcess of their apportionment quota. Of the 11,008 District appointments in that period, 1,609 came under the | heading of military preference. Of the remainder, 4,180 were from the eligible register, 1,672 by reinstatement, 1,265 by transfer, 2,274 by executive order and ‘eight by acts of Congress. The total number appointed to the classified service in Washington from the three States were: Virginia, 2,106, Maryland, 1964, and Vermont, 100. These also were divided up under vari- ous headings, including a considerable | number from military preference. PHILLIES PRESIDENT DIES IN MONTREAL Head of National League Club Ex- pires From Heart Attack in Hotel Room. By the Associated Press. MONTREAL, December 4.—William F. Baker, Kusident of the Philadelphia, National e, Base Ball Club, died here early today of a heart attack. Mr. Baker arrived here yesterday to attend the annual convention of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Leagues. He was taken il | during the night in his sulte ,at the | Ritz Carlton Hotel and died at 5:30 am. Death Comes as Shock. PHILADELPHIA, December 4 (#).— The death of William F. Baker, presi- dent of the Philadelphia National League Club, came as a great shock to his friends. At the office of the club here it was said Mr. Baker had not complained of illness, although it was known that he suffered from heart trouble, Mr. Baker, who was a police commis- ing identified with the Phillies, was 64 years old. He came here in 1912, when the controlling interest in the club was sold by Charles E. Murphy of Chicago. T M e JUDGE OVERRULES SMITH CO. DEFENSE ON EVIDENCE ISSUE (Continued Prom First Page.) ond time yesterday when Herbert Plas- ter of. Berryville, Va., former vice presi- dent of ‘the Southern Maryland Trust Co. at Seat Pleasant, testified he had removed the ledger sheets of Pitt's per- sonal account from the bank records at the request of Henry. Plaster declared Henry told him Pitts wanted the records for use in preparing his income tax and would return them. He added he gave them to Howard and they never were sent back. This incident occurred in Octo- ber, 1929. Defense attorneys brought out on cross-examination that all the infor. mation contained in the missing ledger sneets was available in the firm's daily settlement sheets. The prosecution in- timated, however, that it would be shown Pitts had intended to remove all records of his dealings with the bank when he obtained the ledger sheets. Strepuous efforts were made by the defense to prevent Government attor- neys from questioning Carl Wertheim, a New York tobacco dealer, concern- ing transactions with Pitts on the g;oundu that such examination would “toeatrical” and would have no bearing on the case. Wertheim was permitted to tell, how- ever, of selling Pitts 4,00 cigars at 41% cents each and 2,000 at 55! cents, or a total of $2,770. The sale was made | January 28, 1929. AR, ANTI-RED REVOLT SEEN BUCHAREST, Rumania, December 4 (#)—Russian fugitives arriving at Kish- ineff say that an anti-bolshevist con- spiracy been discovered at Charkov and several hundred persons arrested. The object of the plot was under- stood to be to proclaim the Ukraine as independent republic with the help of red army. The government sent a large force of cavalry, led by Gen, Bud- Jenny. to Charkov as a precautionary measure. the city assessment. The Capital G rage, at H street and New Yori Mr. Richards said, had been carried & book value of $1,700,000, but on a had been re-assessed at $1,400, is was sold, he sald, at about $1,200,- sioner in New York City bzfore becom- mittee Fails to Receive Suffi- BY FREDERIC. WILLIAM WILE. ‘This is the short, sad story of “Wash- ington,” a “Journal of Information and Opinion Concerning the Operations of Our National Government,” born in oh(:nb;r and dl’pd in Novnnlor‘;’r It fsn't the obituary of any common or garden variety lodical. It's the tale of a newspaper that was “published with the co-operafion of the Repub Committee,” was edited by one of the President’s relatives and his official pher, - and yet succombed. “Washington's flight across the journal- itic beavens was at least meteoric in its velocity. It survived but three issues. “Washington” gave up the ghost on November 15, but, in the ex- citement of events following election and attendant upon the opening of Congress, its demise has goné unnoticed. ‘Washington burst upan the National Capital in early October. Its creator was David Hinshaw, an Iowan and a fervent admirer of his cousin, the Pres- ident. In 1928 Mr. Hinshaw turned up at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington and was given a desk and a sort of roving com- mission in the party offices. Nothing much was heard of him, or & brothe; George M. Hinshaw, again until they turned up in Washington this Fall with a scheme to publish_a new national weekly. ‘Messrs. Hinshaw presently an- nounced that &fll Irwin, the President’s roommate at Stanford University and one of his official biographers, and Wil- liam Allen White of the Emporia Garzette would with them constitute Washington's editorial board. The fa. mous “Ding” (J. N. Darling) woul draw its cartoons. Used “Democratic” Shop. No. 1, Volume 1, duly appeared about three weeks before election. The White House sald it had nothing to do with “Washington.” Somehow or other the weekly's printing contract was let to E. Brooke Lee, who owns a job printing business at Silver Spring, Md., just over the District of Columbia line.” Now it happens that State Senator Lee is one of Maryland’s “big shot” Democrats— next to Gov. “Bert” Ritchle, probably the biggest. This provoked the Balti- more Sun, Democratic, to take a gleeful dig at “Washington” and its Hoover- Republican owners and editors for hav- ing their paper printed in a Democratic shop, with the result that No. 2, Volume ton’ ¢ | vealed that the cient -Support. 1, was struck off in another printery. But Il luck sl “Washing- footsteps, for 1t was presently Te- it which employed out in an establ nfon e d issue qui mmu the absence ?{1 the “bug, l.hl; familiar emblem of e orfinnl.d printing trades. particular tion—51% tons of paper, filled with “powerful word estroyed—pronto. Thereupon, the dead of night, trucks drove up to the -Sixteenth street hotel, where the publishing offices of the “American | Commonwealth Corporation” were lo- cated, and carted the non-union issue in its entirety to the Barr Building, headquarters of the Republican Ni tional Committee. Then No. 2, Vol. 1, of “Washington” was consigned to the yawning furnaces of that skyscraper and turned into ashes. A substitute edition, unionized, duly ensued. Committee Gave $3,500. 3, dated November 15, sang “Washington's” swan song. ‘Wash- ington,” an unsigned editorial said, “is" probably bowing good-by to you with this issue. We contend that our idea in establishing it is a good one, even though enough support in the form of annual subscriptions hasn't been indi- cated as yet to justify trying to per- petuate it. Perhaps our execution of the idea—continuously to widen the circle of informed public opinion—has not been good enough; perhaps the time is out of joint; perhaps, and * * * we hope we choke before the sentence is finished * * * perhaps, after all, the idea isn't too good. But we know No. and we believe that it was worth while.” The G. O. P. National Committee is understood to have underwritten “Washington” to the extent of a $2,000 contribution and another $1,500 for payment of postage on the huge free- copy edition which was circulated while “Washington” survived. Where: its other sinews originated is not of record. (Copyright. 1930.) f - WARDMAN REFUSES TO PRODUCE FIRMS’ BOOKS AT HEARING (Continued From First Page.) K. Parrish Wood, jr, and J. Floyd Cissell, his associates in the wnrdlxun‘7y Corporation, all of whom said they had no knowledge as to possession of books which the committee had sub- poenaed. Lot Purchasers Are Heard. ‘The committee spent most of the morning delving in detail into affairs of this subdivision, being sold by the County Club_Properties Co., Inc., of which N. B. Clark is the promoter, and heard from several lot buyers stories of how they were led to buy unimproved lots in the suburban section by the free lunches given by the organization, the talks on psychology and real estate by Mr. Clark, the low down payments for their purchases and “promises” that their lots would be quickly resold at a big profit for them. Four such lot buyers told the committee they later found, however, that the promotion concern either could not or would not IT:;“ their lots-as they had been prom- | i After the meeting adjourned at 1 o'clock, to meet again next Wednesday, it was reported in informal discussion that the district attorney’s office, as well as the Senate Committee had sub- poenaed and obtained possession of the records of this concern for the purpose of investigation. Maj. E. Brooke Lee, prominent po- litical leader of Montgomery County and real estate operator and builder, and Frank L. Hewitt, Silver Spring operator, both were called to the stand and testified that as part owners of the large acreage they had sold the property in a sales contract transaction to the Country Club Properties, Inc, $110,000 Named As Price. Maj. Lee, in response to questions, explained that he had no connection with the organization of Mr. Clark other tHan the sale contract agreement. He said he was to receive a total con- sideration of $110,000 for the sale of 133 acres. He was given a down-pay- ! ment of $4,400, and since has recsived payments amounting to $12,200, he said. He added that Mr. Clark per- sonally had guaranteed 12 payments on each lot included in the 33-acre purchase. Maj. Lee presented to the committee an appraisal of the value of the prop- erty, made by two members of the ap- praisal committee of the Washington Real Estate Board, in which the value of the land :‘I: ‘m';'l;ld to be ‘z;n‘cenm per square foot. e appraisal was made by Harold E. Doyle and Charles A. Jones, it was reported. Maj. Lee said that the land was sold at a figure below that of the appraiser by these two real estate men. He said he had received a number of calls from lot buyers regarding the value of the lots they purchased and that he believed they had acquired well located lands at a “fair value.” The committee heard several buyers, who described how they were: led into signing sales contracts. Mrs. Eleanor C. Burns, 4006 Seventh street, 60 years old, said she went to the free lunch and free lecture at the sales office on the property because a woman gave her ‘tickets to the events and said that she would make a com- mission if she got Mrs. Burns to at- tend. She sald she paid $50 down on a lot priced at $1,375 and that the $50 “was all I had with me.” When mem- bers of the committee inquired as to what her complaint was, she became exceedingly excited and shouted that she wanted her money back. After quict had been restored, it was brought out that she felt aggrieved because she had been ‘“promised” that the com- pany would resell her property and make her a quick profit. When this was not done, she said, she told her Misband cf the investment and added that “he went up into the air and the family has been in that condition since.” Mrs. E. T. Stevenson, 208 Maryland avenue northeast, told the committee a similar story of how a salesman for the comglny had led her to buy a lot, for which she made a down payment of $262.50, on his premise that he would resell the lot almost immediately at an advanced figure. M:s. Stevenson said she did not tell her husband of the purchase because she wanted to make a good deal all of her own, but was forced to tell him when the property was not resold and when an agent of the company made demands for additional payments. She said the agent told her it would be easier for him to resell the lot if she E«‘:M him more money. The husband, wever, refused to make more than two installment payments. Mrs. Steven- son brought out that the sales cont was in a tiny booth on the sub- unity The Riggs Building, Mr. Richards said, sold in 1020 for 6.‘ later offered at $1,800.000. assessed, he said, at $2,097,000. The International Bulldu}l. street, he said, had sold for about $600,000 and the assessment in 1928 was $700,000. division where there was no for her to have a witness present re- garidng the promises of a quick resale. TImpressed by Lecture. lecture given by Mr. Clark and bought a $1,500 lot with a down payment of $472. The psychology lecture, she sald, was “so mice and so wonderful” she couldn't resist the temptation to at- tempt to make a quick profit. She later found, she said, she could not make any additional payments and she went to the sales office to demand that her down payment be returned, as she needed it 1or a major surgical operation. A similar story of a purchase made on premises of a quick resale of three un- Jmproved lots in the section, which did not materialize, was told by Virginia | Brown, resident of Stoneleigh Courts. She said she did succeed in getting a retund ot the down payment on two lots, amounting to $445, but that she was unsuccessful in an attempt to re- gain a cash payment of $202. Hewitt was the first witness called by Senator Blaine as he began questioning into the affairs of the Coun- try Club Park Subdivision. Hewitt answered many questions, de- the site, had contr: the Country Club rties Co., Inc. He explained that he held a sale con- tract covering each lot in the section for its sale to up for sale. After some dispute Sena- tor Blaine obtained from duplicate of the original contract cov- ering the entire sales transaction. Hewitt told the committee he was to receive a total consideration of $116,911 for the acreage purchased by the pro- motion concern. As Senaf Blaine filed the original sales contract with the committee secretary, Hewitt rather sharply told Senator Blaine he would have to have it back. Senator Blaine coolly remarked that “We will return it to you” and left the document in the secretary's hands. Further questioning by Senator Blaine brought out that Hewitt received a down payment amounting to $500 for the land sold and was to receive 2 per cent a month of the value of each lot sold, except where full cash payment was made. A heated colloquy ensued when Senator Blaine asked Hewitt if he get the full value of the acreage when he sold it to the promotion con- | cern. Asked Reason for Sale. Hewitt said that he did not and Sen- ator Blaine wanted to know then why | he did so. | _ “Were you pressed for money?” the Senator asked. %, | ess all real estate men are pressed for money,” Hewitt answered. “If you didn't get the full market value of the property, did you get cheated in the deal?” the Senator asked. When the witness retorted that he did not, and had explained that he sold at a cheap price because he needed money, Senator Blaine wanted to know i the $500 down payment was sufficient Lo relieve his financial embarrassment. Mr. Hewitt then did some figuring to show that with the monthly payments he was getting about $2,000 a month and said “That helps a lot.” “I suppose some very beautiful houses have been bullt on this tract,” Senator Blaine remarked. “Not yet,” said Mr. Hewitt. Senator Blaine then produced a pic- ture of a house which was published several months ago, announcing that it was to be built at once by the promo- tion concern. Mr. Hewitt explained that the house was now under con- struction, and when Senator Blaine brought out that it was the only house that been st , the witness said excavations were under way for a couple more. Tells of Investigation. Louis Rothschild, director of the Better Business Bureau, told of an in- vestigation he had made as a result of numerous complaints forwarded to the bureau. by persons who had dealt with couniry club propefties. The Better Business Bureaus of Sai Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Oreg. Seattle, Wash., and Houston, Tex., re- Rothschild declared, one of the vice ‘high salesman. The Better Business Bureau director sald the method Clarke had used in promoting the Country Club enterprise, located in Montgomery County, Md., 9 miles from the heart of the trict, had involved employment of women who would meet other women and in- vite them to attend lectures on “psy- chy " at a country club luncheon. He or each pros, cbtained. ers of these sollcm. the witness declared, were offered a straight salary of $3 a day, and complained they had failed to receive their remuneration. spective customers,” Roths- id, “would be given an auto- mobile ride to the club, where they would listen to a lecture by Clarke on pqcholo(&dwhlch. as & matter of fact, was devoted largely to a discussion of means of getting rich by buying real estate. “They then would be taken into a tiny booth in which there were but two “At this polat 80 called fnancial man- ive high presst account pro‘u to be made by investing e was a Tessurs ‘Maria Gasser, private servant, em- |had told {:’u'..fl at mxuwmmm. told she was impressed by the in the how that the undertaking was interesting | Supplemental . Building Esti~ mate Embodied in Bill In- troduced by Woods. this time was turned | By the Associated Press. President Hoover today have been the eagle | House Appropriations Committee im- eye of President Hoover himself, which, | mediately introduced th le of “Wash- | thorize the expenditure, & bill to au- The President’s message read: “I have the honor to transmit here- ‘ongress As this [ with for the consideration of Cx issue was ready for distribu- | an estimate of appropriations for the Perfutly good white | fiscal year 1931, amounting to $150,~ " leces” by | 000,000, for an emergency construction Will Irwin, William Allen White, et al— | fund to enable the Chief Executive to from some exalted quarter was | exhilerate work on construction projects forthcoming that, the whole edition must | already authorized by law so as to in- be at | crease employment. Avoids Long Delays. “In my annua! message to the Con- gress, I requestcd that an appropriation of from $100,000,000 to $150,000,000 be granted for tMls purpose and this estie mate is in furtheranc: of that request. As I stated in that message, the appli= cation of this money to work already authorized by the Congress not only limits its application to work already directed by Congress but assures its use in directicns the economic importane of which has already been determined by Congress. “This plan also.avoids the long de- lays incident to selections of new proj= ects by Congress and the further long delays in technical preparation which new projects would require, both of which would render such action of no purpose in emergency relief of unem- ployment. Wage Payment Is Test, I suggested in my message that the allocation of the moneys between the different aythorized projects should be made upon 'recommendation of a com- mittee of the cabinet. Such a commit- tee should comprise the Secretaries of . the Treasury, War, Navy, Commerce and Agriculture and may be established in the terms of the appropriation ‘or ap- pointed by me. “The test of the yalue of such relief is the ability to pay wages between now and the end of the fiscal year, and I therefore urge that this estimate be given .early consideration. “The details concerning these estie mates are set forth in the letter of the director of the Bureau of the Budget, transmitted herewith.” GIRL TELLS POLICE SHE SHOT HERSELF TO END POVERTY (Continued From First Page. went off. The nature of the wound, a downward slant of the bullet and the abscnce of powder stains, led police to investigate the theory that Miss Clark may be shielding some one. Miss Clarl k i said to be an shot' with the rifle, but even nc.m almost ¢ lice say, it would have been possible for her to have shot herself unassisted. William Barker, 20-year-old em- ploye of an ice company, of 1915 K street, and Henry Turvey, 78 years which the promotion concern has had | sured Park tailing how he, as majority owner of | father, were the men arrested. found nearby when the shooting discovered, it the ginl's mother Policeman W. E. Rile; note was not penned in her daughtet’s Hewitt & | handwriting. Barker was arrested because, as far as police have been able to- learn, - they blood ed ment of the girl's aboard his craft. Both denied any knowledge of shooting. Tunvey explained that the girl sometimes ~entertained friends aboard his boat. Corp. J. A. 8 Mason vestigation with the assistance of Put. C. Huu.kmg and Sergt. Roy W. Jen- kins of the Police. of persons who have had no business experience,” (.hmtbe ild - murd ;hem situation m reme o1 e passage of a law to license all estate dealers or by enactment of legislation govern- the sale of securities, including real e:a;u sold purely as investment prop- erties. Another witness, John A. Petty, se retary of the Washington Real Estal Board, said he had made an investiga- tion of Clarke's record and was satisfied he was a “smooth operator.” 4 He said that for all practical pur- poses Clarke’s company operated within the District, because most of his custo- mers were Washington people and & majority of its transactions = were actually consummated here. Loss to,the People. “It is my firm opinion that these high-pressure met! always result in a loss to the people,” Petty declared, Mrs. Florence Easterbrook, a widow of advanced years, who purchased four lots from Country Club concern, told how she had been called re) and invited to att>nd one of the lece tures. She sald she was asked what ;rog:rty she possessed, and she informed Robert W. Farmer, a vice president, that she owned c:rtain railroad bonds. “He told me,” Mrs, Easterbrook testi- fied, “rallroad bonds were going down' very fast, and I should buy some of their lots because I could resell them within 3 months at a big profit. I foolishly agreed to do it.” The witness said she gave two bonds of the Great Northern Railroad and a $500 real estate mortgage, with a total value of $2,895, in exchange for the lots. She said that in the process another mortgage for $500 disappeared, - ing it had been in an envel with :‘he mortgage involved in the transac- on, SPEED RECORD CLAIMED ROME, December 4 (#).—The newest Italian cruiser, Alberico da Barbiano, established yesterday what Italian ex- rts considered to be a speed record r & warship of that character by :;enjln' 42.048 miles an hour over a