Evening Star Newspaper, December 4, 1930, Page 4

—— WOMAN ACQUTTED NORRIS PROPOSES | HAWLEY PROMISES. IN SLAYING CASE STEEL PRICE PROBE MINING TAX STUDY - URGECOZPERATON ' copal Church, speaking from the floor, entirely new .the history Recommendations to Be Pre- sented to-Convention Here . Tomorrow. Recommendations made in group re- to consider various items pertain- g to co-operation and the lack of it in general church and missionary work are being temtatively considered today by the North American Home Missions , in Calvary Baptist Church. ‘The reports go finally to the Official Findings Committee, which will make a list of recommendations to be presented formally before the congress tomorrow morning for action. The city church came in for criti- cism during discussions on a report on “City and New Americars,” when it ‘was charged that the vast majority of city churches are inadequately meeting the situation—pertaining to co-opera- tion in having a city properly churched. In this connection it was pointed out that many city churches continue to struggle along with small congregatio: ot perhaps not more than 150, instead of taking means to combine possibly with other small &Songregations and work with them. General Promotion Report. In & report on “General Promotion™ it was urged that each church organiza- tion or missionary group should make a list of the number of centers of 1,000 population or less in which the par- ticular organization is in competitive work with other organizations, Bishop H. Lester Smith of the Methodist Epis- I I id to at strides have been made co-operation. Exception was taken to part of the rt on “The General Field of Home fons,” which referred to home mis- sion work ase being in two general classes, “strategic and liability,” and in- dicated that mission work among the Indians is in the latter class. It was declared from the floor that great prog- ress has been made in mission work among the Indians. It was charged during discussion on the report that all home missionaries are underpaid, and it was recommended that a mini- mum salary of $1,800 a year and a house be provided for a married home missionary, and a minimum salary of $1.500 a year, without a house, be pro- vided for the single ones. City Conditions Considered, Ol es of conditions in cities and tue influence of the large metropolis on life in this country were considered fby the e, e congress today inf an effort to te plans for more co-operation in general church and missionary work. ‘The data book compiled by various com- mittses brought out that: “The city become a new frontier of tx Nation. Life in the city has becos exceedingly complex. Men and women are ing out. While the length of life of children and the young is being extended, that of ‘the middls-egsd and o'd pe:-ple is ing shortened. “Industrial unrest and extreme radi- not always of a wholesome character—are features of city life Unemploym:nt and hunger create riots. The chasm between classes grows Other observations made in the re- are: “There are 2,000,000 more males in this country than females, but there are more females in our cities. This creales serious industrial and social “The city has_a larger percentage of mkbetmm-mscynnotm the country—the age of virility. For this reason, life in the city is more and more impulsive generally. Like a great whirlpool, the city has drawn to itself Emy element which | constitutes the, life #f a nation—the | combination of which has creat:d some unheard of in of the world.” Three Evening Speakers. ‘Three speakers ad a meeting of the in the ciurch last night. They were Mrs. F. C. Reynolds, trustee of the Woman's Home Missionary _Society, Methodist Episcopal Church, who spoke. on “The West Indies,” describing as “amazing” the development of churches, Bunday schools and day schools in Cuba; Mrs. Ruth Muskrat Bronson, as- sistant guidance and placement uflh:crl of the Indian Field Service, Department ! of the Interior, who spoke on “The In- | dian,” and Dr. Mordecal n, pres- ident of Howard University, whose sub- Ject was “Christian Missions and the American Negro.” Music was rendered at the meeting by students of Howard University. | e } | U. D. C. CONVENTION WILL BE HELD FRIDAY Distriot Division Will Elect 0f- ficers and Hold Memorial Serv- ice for Departed. ‘The Twenty-seventh Annual Con- vention of the District of Columbia Division, United Daughters of the Con- federacy, will be held at Confederate | Memorial Hall, 1322 Vermont avenue, Friday. ‘The session will be called to order by Mrs. Walter E. Hutton, president The morning session will open at 10| o'clock and will be devoted to memorial | services for departed members, veterans and sons of veterans. . Miss Ora Smith is chairman of Cre- €entials and Mrs. Maud Howell Smith | is chairman of Program. Eva Whitford | Lovette, Ethel Lynn Fast and Elsie | Cranmer will be the participants in the | musical program. The ‘evening session will open at 7:30 o'clock. Reports of officers and com- mittees on work accomplished during 1230 will be heard, as will also a re-| on the general convention recently d in Asheville. Election of officers end presentation of ribbons to former division presidents will take place. LEGION TRIBUTE PAID I. G. Fraser, Retiring as Command- / er of Sergt. Jasper Post. Elcquent tribute was paid Ferdinand G. Fraser, retiring commander of Ser- geant Jasper Pcst, Ne 5, the Amer- ican Le~‘on, by speakers among the more than 150 Legicnnaires attending the testimonial dinner in his honor at | the La Fayette Hotel last night. Prin- cipal addresses were made by Willlam P. Holaday, Illinois Representative, and Col. George E. Ijams, director of the Veterans' Bureau. Other speakers were Capt. Watson B. Miller, chairman of the National Rehabiliation Cimmittee of the Amer- ican n; Dr. B. C. MacNeil, com- mander of the District of Columbia de- partment, and Capt. J. V. Byrne, grande chef de gare of District Fort; Marion E. Syndergaard, 15, of Grun sition, Chicago. dy County, Towa, and William R. Boden- hamer, 20, of Jobnson County, Mo., were named the healthiest farm girl and boy by the 4-H clubs. The awards were made at the International Live Stock Expo- —Associated Press Photo. BAY STATE SPORTSMEN HUNT Special Dispatch to The Star. : | BOSTON, December ¥ (NANA).—| How many deer in Massachusetts this/ year are going to be bowled over by, bow and arrow? * For the first time in the history of Massachusetts it will be permissibie to| ghoot deer with this ancient implement | of destruction. The season began yes-| terday. In certain sections of the State | it lasts a week and in others two weeks. | At the State House, where reports of | the killing of deer must be filed, they! are waiting to learn how large & bow | and arrow record will be noted for the deer killing season of 1930. | Up to dat. State officials can testify to the cestruction of one telephone book. It came about this way: At a| legislative committee hearing propo- | nents of the bow and arrow idea dem-| onstrated how effective a, Weapon the bow and arrow is and what force lies| behind it. | Expert Makes Demonstration. | The man who demonstrated stood off in the manner of an expert after hav- | ing set-up a telcphonc book and released | the bow. Wh-r-r-r, whizz and barg!| The big fat telephone book had been ! completely punctured. | “There, you see, gentlemen, how the bow and arrow works!" said he. J ‘That was jn 1929, and the Legislature turned down the petition to make legal | the hunting of deer with bow and| arrow. When the matter was laid be-| fore a special commission on the revi- sion of inland fish and game laws, how- ever, the commission could see no rci-! fon why this method of hunting deer should not be legalized, and it was. \} Develops Finicky Notions. | Bow and arrow hunters, it now ap-| pears, are as finicky as those who use | vifies, These hunters must have their arrow heads, which are made of steel.| just so many inches long and so wide | and of a certain weight. Three inch DEER WITH BOW AND ARROW Demonstration of Weapon's Power Shows Efficiency—Use Authorized in Specified 3 Arcas—Sl\ooting Season Now Open, urement, but that, of course, depends upon the hunter. ! As interprcted by State cfficlals, the estimony of those who expect to use bows and arrows in killing deer indi- cated that they must have a reason-| ably good opportunity; that is, they, must get pretty close to the deer. Some | thought a matt<r of 10 yards would be advantageous, but, of course, the dis- tance will depend upon the vigilance or wildness cf the deer. It is barely possible that the bow and arrow law is going to set up a new fashion in hunting. Along with that would naturally come a new fashion in | togs to be worn on such an occasion. | Robin Hood, as brought before us in operatic form by Reginald de Koven | and Harry B. Smith, was handy enough | with bow and arrow. He wore a green| costume, including full-length tights, and a cap of much-the same shape as| those made at home out of raper bags. On the top stuck out a red feather. Robin Hood Rig Recommended. Nothing more picturesque coull be asked than the Robin Hood rig for both | sexes. A bit chilly for this time of year, some inventive tailor might add a bit of clothing to keep out the ccld. ‘The Indian costume fcr bow and arrow hunting was even simpler, but; no less light and airy for December in| New England. How much a blanket| encumbered an Indian on the hunt is| & matter of speculation, but he may! bave tossed it aside at the sight of a deer, for naturally one gets a bit ex- cited and heated up under such cir- cumstances. The bow and arrow equipment neces- | sary for slaying deer is not the primi-| tive sort of thing that the Indians and the bowmen manipulated in the good old da: ‘The sponsors of the new idea made rertain of their ground, and ap- parently the General Court has bzen convinced they know what they are| talking about. | (Copyrjsht, 1930. by North American News- paper Alliance.) HOOVER NAMES BUTTE AS PHILIPPINE AIDE| Nomination of Texan for Post of | Vice Governor Is Sent to Senate. George C. Butte of Texas, now a special assistant to the Attorney Gen- erzl at Washington, has been named by President Hoover to be Vice Gov- ernor of the Philippine Islands. Senate today. It was to this place that President Hoover several months ago appointed Nichclas Roosevelt of New York, but later namea Mr. Rooscvelt Minister to Hungary Mr. Butte was dean of the Law School of the University of Texas and at one time was Repubilcan nomines for Gov- | ernor of that State. President Hard- | ing appcinted him attorney general of | Porto Rico, where he served until two years ago, when he was appointed spe- clal assistant to the Attorney General heré, Secretary Mellon reminded people pleces to give fo: Christmas. Congress discontinued that coinage last April because the pleces were in demand almost exclusively for use at Christmas. generally were returned to the Treasury or disappeared from circu- ‘This nomination was sent to the | COINS NOT NOW MINTED | today why they can't get new $2.50 gold | CONSIDER REPORTING | DEADLOCK ON SHOALS House Conferees Then Would A Instructions Clearing Way for Norris Plan Vote. The House conferees on Muscle Shoals, advised yesterday that the Senate con- ferees would not recede from the Nor- | ris amendment resolution for Govern- | ment operation, today had under con- sideration a suggestion that they re- port a deadloek and ask instructions which would clear the way for a vote on the Ncrris plan, The House, which approved leasing Muscle Shoals to private interests, has | never voted on the Norris plan. The | suggestion advanced by the Senate conferces will be disposed of next week, | when two absentees, Wurzbach, Re- | publican, of Texas and Quin, Demo- | crat, of Mis«issipp! return to the Cap- itol Senator Norris, independent Re- | publican, of Nebraska, the author of | the resolution for Government opera- | tion, is insistent that a vote be taken on the plan as a part of the short- | session program. BIG MONEY STILL OUT Remember that big money? Well, there's a lot still going the | rounds, although the Treasury has been | scrapping it as fast as received for| almost & year. Secretary Mellon re- iwflld today $1,056,000,000 of the old- size currency was outstanding in June, ‘This had been reduced to $860,000,000 lation and served no business need, but caused much difficulty in the making. TOKEEP HEALTH y-and- ug:lt. Society. tertainment was provided by em- es of the Veterans’ Bureau, from ‘h most of the Sergeant Jasper Post is drawn. Novelty dnfim: y Pin- es Ricar- dl and songs by Edna Moreland and Kirstein. Rabbi Metz to Speak. “Why Are We Unhappy” will be dis- by Rabbi Solomon H. Mets at ces ) A Synagogue, 4 g . Q By the Associated Press. Pedigreed rabbits and high-priced guinea pigs—not to mention $16 mon- keys, white rats and pigeons—have pro- duced a problem in home sanitation in the very laboratory of the Public Health ice, Surg. Gen. Cumming and other high offict told a House committee g‘l & pretty close-filsted Scotehm: not keep the National Health clean last year with the money po had that partot disease RABBITS AND PIGS MAKE IT HARD INSTITUTE CLEAN House C-ommittee Allows Large Sanitation Fund When High Officials Tell of Problem. by November, | mittee is its work going“on there a little over a year | ago, i oy general had a_board examine into the 1uu1.|on of why the lisease was spreading among the em- ployes in the laboratory, and they rec- ommended that we p the place cleaner.” Chairman Wood of the Appropria- tions Committee had to be shown. “If those people had not died we ;'ould not have had this item in here,” erce 3 “Yes; 1 suppose you would have lived in filth for if it had not been that somenody and called your attention was fifth that killed them?” i od | " Tn the end the Public Healih Service ! got the item. Mrs. Myrtle L. Williams Was Accused of Killing Husband in Quarrel. It required less than an hour for a jury in District Supreme Court yester- day afternoon to acquit on a charge of second degree murder Mrs. Myrtle L. Willlems, 55 years old, who shot and killed her husband, Claude C. Williams, in the course of a quarrel which oc- cured during a record-breaking heat wave last July. The defense contended that Mrs. ‘Williams had been temporarily dement- ed by the heat and continued quarrel ing with her husband over money mat- ters and his alleged drinking. The shooting occured in attic rocms which the Williams were occupying at 3541 Tenth street. Mrs. Willlams told the court she was vaguely suprised when she saw her hus- band sink mortally wounded. Although the heat wave, she said, was most op- pressive her husband refused to provide more comfortable quarters. She told the jury how she pleaded with him for money and how his only reply was to “‘get out in the street.” Before Mrs. Williams testified to her unfamiliarity with inability to remember how she got the gun from th> bureau drawer two of her children by a former marriage told the court their mother had been acting “peculiarly” for several days before the shooting. Dr. Raymond R. Foxwell and Dr. Albert Smith, local alienists, expr.ssed tive view on behalf of the defense that the woman was irresponsible at the time. Dr. D. Percy Hickling, called in rebuttal by th» prosecutor, declared Mrs. Willlams %o be of sound mind and legally responsible for her acts, Attorneys Welch, Daily & Welch ap- peared for the defendant. ROTARY IS LAUDED FOR CHARITY WORK Director Street Praises Club at Luncheon Given by Frank M. Lowe. Discussion of the work of the Com- munity Chest and also the charitable work of the Rol:flz Club marked the weekly luncheon 'ting of the organi- zation yesterday, when the club was the guest of Frank M. Lowe, president of the Parker-Bridget Co., at’ the new ! store of the firm in the Washington Building. During the charity work discussion, Elwood Street, director of the Com- munity Chest, lauded the work of the Rotary Club’s committee on & com- munity service fund, which s to raise $10,000 during the ensuing year for charity work. He explained that one outstanding function of the com- glln to purchase an auto- mobile for the Visiting Nurse Soclety and maintain it for a period of one year. Arthur May, past president of the club, announced that a new committee had been formed on the community service fund, with DeWitt McKinstry as its chairman. The club also heard a ‘talk by E. Paul Behles, architect for the new Parker-Bridget store, in which he de- scribed the outstanding features of the building. Following the luncheon the members of the club were escorted to the store on the first floor, where indi- vidual prizes were presented from the men'’s clothing department. Henry N. Brawner, jr., president of the club, presided over the meeting. DR. PARHAM INSTALLED AS LEGION COMMANDER Ceremonies Are Held by Kenneth Nash Post—Auxiliary Also Has New Officers. Dr. Albert H. Parham was installed as commander of the Kenneth Nash Post of the American Legion last night at the installation ceremonies of the post and its auxiliary at the Aster Restaurant. Other officers installed were: Clyde B. Stovall, senior vice commander; J. R. Zaontz, junior vice commander; How- ard F. Bresee, judge advocate; Guy U. Cogswell, adjutant, and Charles D. Al- len, finance officer. The auxiliary officers elected were: Mrs. F. Carl Werthner, president; Mrs. Rita E. Callahan, first vice president Mrs. Bob E. dent; k E. 3 lin P. Nash, chaplain. Brief addresses were made by J. Mil- ler Kenyon, past department col mander, tee. District Dej MacNeil presided. rtment Comdr. B. C. W. L. STUDLEY, MISSING SINCE NOV. 23, RETURNS Loss of Memory, Due to Nervous- ness, Blamed for Disappearance After 'Attending Grid Game. William L. Studley of 1302 Eight- eenth street, for whom an intensive | do search was conducted following his dis- appearance after attending a foot ball game in New York November 23, was returned to his residence here several days ago and today was under the care of a physician. His disappearance was attributed by his family to loss of memory, caused by nervousness. Friends located Mr. Studley in New York last Sunday, trac- ing him from Boston, where he had stopped at a hotel. A search was in- stituted when he failed to arrive here the night of November 23, after wiring his family that he was leaving New York for Washington. Mr. Studley is a retired business man from Providence, R. I. It was said at | his residence today that he had left | the city for a few days. Proposes New Medal. Representative Fitzgerald, Republican, Ohlo, yesterday sponsored a bill for preparation of a medal to commemo- rate the 150th anniversary of the sur- render of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown. weapons and her | iNebraska Senator Says Ad- vance of $1 Per Ton May Violate Anti-Trust Laws. | B the Associated Press. Investigation by the Justice Depart- ment of an increase of more than $1 a ton in the price of stesl announced yesterday by steel companies was de- manded in the Senate today by Senator Norris,* Republican, Nebraska. Norris said he believed the price in- crease involved a violation of the anti- | trust laws. He called attention to the vast amount of stecl to be used in the | public buildings program being speeded tq_provide employment. | “In the face of this patriotic move- | ment we are faced with the announce- | ment thet the great steel companies, including the United States Steel Cor- poration, have agreed upon announc- ing an increase that amounts to more than $1 a ton,” he said “It looks to me like a violation of the anti-trust laws. I hope the Department of Justice will take notice of it.” Opens First Debate. Norris’ speech started the first unem- pxloymsnt debate in the Senate this ses- sion. Senator Walsh, Democerat, Massachu- | satts, read newspaper dispatches to the effect that Youngstown and Chicago steel prices were expected to ‘“follow suit,” and declared “this seems to me to make out a strong suspicious case of conspiracy.” Senator King, Democrat, Utah, pro- posed an inquiry by the Judiciary Com- mittee into the necessity for modifying the anti-trust law. Rift Is Widened. A rift in the House Agriculture Com- mittee widened today in the considera- tion of proposals to authorize funds for loans to farmers for seed, fertilizer and feed to rehabilitate the drought-stricken areas, Dr. C. W. Warburton, secretary of the Federal Drought Relief Committee, testified in favor of the $25,000,000 fund, as proposed in a resolution by Chairman Haugen of the committee. Representative Aswell of Louistana, ranking minority member, charged Warburton “controlled Secretary Hyde" on seed and fertilizer loan matters. He declared Warburton had arbitrarily placed the relief figure at $25,000,000 when, he said, State Drought Com mittees had estimated $60,000, s miees 360,000,000 was The Louisianan is author of a reso- lution to provide $60,000,000. ‘The witness rejoined that Aswell ‘“‘pays me a great compliment when he says I control Secretary Hyde, for you men know Secretary Hyde is controlled by no one.” Nominations to Committees, ‘The bulky sheaf of presidential nomi- nations were referred without debate to the various Senate committees, most of them facing an unobstructed passage. William N. Doak, chosen Labor Secre- tary, appeared I 1o weather Senate consideration easily. Even the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, which had opposed him before appointment, sajd it would sanction no effort to have him barred. Closer scrutiny, however, is awaiting the appointees to both Tariff and Power Commissions. Yet no definite opposi- tion to any of the 11 men on the two groups has been announced. Meanwhile, the Republican Steering Committee of the Senate had denied priority to the Shipstead anti-labor in- Junction bill. But Senator Norris, in- dependent Republican of Nebraska, who had demanded action on the measure, pledged himself to do all possible to get the resolution before the Senate, New instructions by the House to fts conferees on Muscle Shoals were in pros- peet. The Senate representatives in the conference refused to recede from the Norrls Government operation plan; the House members awaited the return of two absent associates before deciding to report the disagreement and ask what to do. The Senate objective is to ob- tain a House vote upon the Norris res- olution, which never has been before the Representatives. PRESIDENT CONSIDERS SAN ANTONIO INVITATION Asked to Attend Celebration of 200th Anniversary of Span- ish Government’s Palace. President Hoover has taken under advisement an invitation to attend a celebration to be held in San Antonio, Tex., March 5, 6 and 7, commemorat- ing the 200th anniversary of the con- struction of the Spanish government's palace and the founding of the Span- h Missions in that city. This invitation was personally pre- sented to the President today by Mrs. Henry Drought, who is head of the committee arranging for the celebra- tion. Mrs. Drought was accompanied to the White House by Senator Shep- pard of Texas and Mrs. Sheppard. ‘The President was reminded also | that this celebration will also recognize the landing of the Spanish settlers from the Canary Island in San Antonio, more than 200 years ago. The Presi- dent was represented as expressing in- terest in the forthcoming event and said he hoped he would be able to at- tend, but if he found it impossible to 30 he would assign some member of his cabinet to represent him. , |VETERANS’ BUREAU POST IS GIVEN C. J. PAINTER | Appointed Special Representative of Administrator for Philip- pine Islands. C. J. Painter of 2700 Q street, of the | Veterans’ Bureau, has bsen appointed | special representative of the adminis- trator of veterans' affairs for.the Philip- | pine Islands, and will leave about the middle of this month for Manila. Mr. Painter is' a veteran of -the World War, having served more than a year in the Quartermaster Corps. He came to the Veterans’ Bureau shortly after his discharge from the service in 1919 and has held different administrative and executive positions with the bureau since that date. FRIEND OF TREES STRIKES BACK AT THOSE WHO DIG ABOUT ROOTS Lanham Wishes Underground Work Could Be Done on 'Surface to Save His Pets. Clifford Lanham, District superin- tendent of trees and parkings, whose trees have often been the victims of rograms of the street wideners, the :ewer diggers and others who burrow into the streets for “improvement” pur- poses, struck a w in self-defense yes- terday with a whimsical recommenda- tion to his superiors that in future “un- derground” work be done above ground 50_as to give the tree roots a chance. ‘The recommendation was by v of an ipdorsement en a letter from “iree Lover,” inquiring whether Mr. Lanham could not, ‘haps, persuade his trees to grow wit it roots. “This department” Mr. Lanham wrote, “adheres to the theory that roots are essential to tree growth, although they can thrive without sewers or dis- turbances to their roots by rodents, moles, or other underground operators. “The plan to study the advantage of locating underground structures above approved. lic interest would be enhanced by ing this work done where it can be in- | spected and its value or necessity veri- | fied.” PR 18; | ber 23. MR. AND MRS. ALBERT ZARETSKY, 38 Seventh street, who celebrated their fiftieth wedding anmiversary Novem- —Harris-Ewing Photo. IEOY, 13, HAS ROBOT OF S OWN MAKE iMechanical Man Obeys Lad, Who Has Been Experiment- | ing for Six Years. COLUMBIA, 8. C., December 4.—In the center of a tiny workshop here stands a wcoden robot, almost as tall ;: its master, 13-year-old Bobby Lawm- rt, Its arm is slowly raised to the accom- g:fiimem of whirring noises from its ow chest. “Stop,” shouts Bobby, and the arm halts instantly. Bobby explains that it's just a shop toy he built. An ordinary dial tele- phone starts it. Bobby has been experimenting since | he was 7 years old. He is hunting a | cheap substitute for gasoline. | “People think I'm crazy to do that,” | he says, “but they all laughed when 1 told them I was building a robot.” One of his achievements is a home- made radio broadcasting station from | which he transmits programs for the | children of the neighborhood. He also has built an electric fire alarm system, a burglar alarm, a pro- tective system of charged barbed-wire, | a lighting system for the shop and back yard, and private telephone lines. | He is making a motion picture camera to produce his own reels. 5 Outside the shop is his railroad, a| miniature line that starts 10 feet from | the ground, takes a sharp decline and then goes up & steep artificial grade. C‘L\g:ren of the neighborhood pay for r Boylike, he has named his handi- work- for his , “Bugs.” The shop bears the sign “Bugs River Power and Light Company.” His railroad is “The Bugsville & Northern.” e SHOUSE URGES AID FOR HOOVER JOB PLAN| Says President Should Have Acted Long Ago, but Time Is Main Element Now. Chairman Jouett Shouse of the Dem- ocratic National Committee said in a statement last night that President Hoover’s suggestions for relief would have been inaugurated six months ago but for Mr. Hoover's, “procrastination,” but that everybody must applaud the Executive’s recommendations for meas- ures “to assist the unemployed and ex- tend what assistance may be given to distressed industry, whether commercial or industrial.” “It 'may be.” Shouse said, “that these measures should not be scrutinized too critically, for time is the essential ele- ment in the eflectiveness of what is to be done. It is, perhaps, less important that something should be wasted than that further delay should intervene to halt the relief so desperately needed. “Even so,” Shouse added, “it is in- evitable that the question should be asked why these presidential sugges- tlons were nmot proposed for Congress many months ago. * * * Had it not been for his procrastination the ex- dients he now suggests would have n inaugurated six months ago.” COAST PHOI.IE PLANNED Line Would Link Guard Stations in Rum War. By the Assoclated Press. ‘To facilitate reporting of rum-run- | ning activities along the coast, as well las to be useful in reporting the passage of commercial airplanes and assist in safeguarding shipping, the Coast Guard expects to begin soon the construction of a two-way telephone system connect- ing all Coast Guard stations from Mon- tauk Point, Long Island, to Morehead City, N. C. The first link in this telephone wiring system is provided for under a $15,000 item in the Treasury Department appro- priation bill now before Congress. — Pipe bands of Scotland have just formed their first national organization, Andiron and Fireplace Fixtures At Prices That Save You Money Fries, Beall & Sharp 734 10th St. NW. 964 Telephone National 5000 For immediate delivery of The the Scottish Pipe Band Association. i DISORDERS SPREAD T0 REDS N BERLIN 2 Deaths Recorded in Other| German Cities—Reichstag | | More Hopeful. | By the Associated Press. . BERLIN, December 4.—Communist | disorders in various parts-of Germany | which already have resulted in two | deaths were in full swing in Berlin this afternoon in continuation of unemploy- ment demonstrations. Developments in the Reichstag today relieved in some measure the tension resulting from expectations that the opposition might muster enough strength to interfere with Chancellor Bruen- ing's drastic measures of financial re- form. - Pledges Are Given. At the outset of the session, which began at noon, a spokesman for the Social Democrats gave virtual assur- ance that his party would decline to join the opposition, and leaders of the Peoples’ party, who had certain reser- vations concerning some features of the Breuning program, announced that they also would support the govern- ment’s stand. Communist rioting over Germany last night, in which two persons were killed, many injured and upward of 150 arrested, had injected an ominous note into the political atmosphere. The subjects for discussion are Dietrich 1931 dget, presented Reichstag yes y, and Nationalist and Fascist motions to repeal the finance reform measures made laws Tuesday by decree of President von Hindenburg. + Nine Radieals Hurt. . In Leipzig nine Communists were in- jured in a clash with police in the course of a “hunger march.” One of the injured died. In Hamburg a mob stabbed one policeman to death and wounded two others with knives. Dres- den also reported rioting. The Reichstag itself had a rema'rkably eaceful day, even the Communists and scists listening to Dietrich’s presenta- | ¢ tion of the budget without noticeable heckling. This morning, however, the Communist newspaper Rote Fahne headlingd the Leipsic riot, “Demon- grn:lng Unemployed Shot Down Like attle,” A long lst of party orators is sched- uled to begin speaking on the budget today, and debate probably will continue at least through tomorrow. It is, be- lieved Chancelior Bruening will not in- Ject himself into the debate unless he finds it necessary to stave off defeat. ‘Tolls paid on ships passing through the Catholic University, has been appointed e | incial of the Bominlogs Fethors o Tells Industry’s Leaders Doubt Exists as to Equity of Depletion System. A promise that Congress would con- sider more equitable mining taxation was given to the American Mining Con- gress at its annual meeting lay at the Mayflower Hotel by Representative William C. Hawley of Oregon, chairman of the joint committee of the House and Senate on internal revenue taxes, Who expressed doubt as to the equity of the present mine depletion system. A series of group conferences opened the s, taking the place of the usual annual convention of the Ameri- can Mining Congress. About 200 lead- ing coal and metal mine executives and operating officials were in attendance. Dr. L. E. Young of the Pittsburgh Coal Co. presided at the morning con- ference on mechanization, sponsored by the National Committee on Mechanized Mining of the congress, of which he is chairman. Delegates from the great coal-producing States considered at this session economies of mining operation and questions affecting future develop- ment of the coal fields and mine mechanism, Discussions Are Extended.. ‘The discussions were extended at a luncheon at which experts went into more detail regarding questions of mining operations, economies and the relief of burdensome labor by the sub- stitution of machinery. While this would c¢liminate many of the ordinary pick and shovel men in the mines, it was pointed out that would create a grealer demand for highly skilled labor with better pay. Following the luncheon, the mineral taxation \ conference of the Mining Congress et with Paul Armita of New York, general chairman of the ‘Taxation Committee, as the presiding officer. This conference was attends by a score of tax experts, who have given years of study to questions ine volving the taxing of mine properties, They are co-operating with the pro- am of the American Mining Congress looking to the development of equip- able mine taxation. Talks of Tax Situation. Representative Hawley, the grlncl speaker, told of the work of his joint committee, in this respect and “also discussed the general tax situation. In referring to the activities of the Congressional Committee, Chairman Hawley said a preliminary report of its investigating staff indicates ‘that the equity of the present mine depletion system is doubtful. He further assured the listeners that his committee at & hearing on December 9 on this subject would study methods which “give some promise of securing a better distribu- tion of depletion with greater sim- plicity.” Robert E. Tally of New York, presi- dent of the United Verde Copper Co., operating in Arizona, is the president of the American Mining Congress and J. F. Callbreath of Washington is its national secretary, Sessions of the congress will con- clude Saturday at noon. Officers will be elected for the ensuing year at to- morrow's meeting, FR. McDERMOTT CHOSEN FOR NEW YORK POST Appointed Provincial of Dominican Fathers of St. Joseph’s Province in United States. Very Rev. T. 8. McDermott, prior of the Dominican House of Studies at Bh;;: J?e h's Province in the United 3 annpuncement was made last night, In his new office Father McDermott vill have jurisdiction over several Do~ minican institutions of learning and 750 members of the order. He will leave the Capital for New York at an early date tn order to establish his new headquar- ers, Father McDermott was ordained to the priesthood in.June, 1913. His eivil education was begun in Cedar Rapids, ITowa, and after joining the Dominicans he pursued his phuawg(hiul and theo= logical studies in Ohio, Kentucky and at he Catholic University here. From- 1915 to 1917 Father McDermott taught B};flmphy and church history lt“gn minican House of Studies here, OIL FIELD TWO YEARS OLD OKLAHOMA CITY, December 4 (#). —The Oklahoma City gil field, one of the world’s most prolific, is two years old today. December 4, 1928, the Indian Terri- tory Tlluminating Oil Co. completed its No. 1 Oklahoma City well, six miles wu:’hent of the city, as a 5,000-barrel gusher. the Panama Canal In a recent month | totaled more than $2,000,000. A Bank —doing Today the field has a potential daily production of nearly 3,000,000 barrels. SMALL things “OnTime” Loans It is not difiicult to obtain a loan on The Morris Plan and— It is not difficultito:repay a loanv on The We take folfts Morris Plan. of character “at their word” and we give them an orderly and organ- ized method of paying back. what they borrow. Come’In Morris Plan Bank Under Supervision U. S. Treasury