Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1930, Page 2

A2 s ORCORAN DISPLAY ON VIEW TONIGHT Special Art Showings Benefit Visitors Unable to Attend During Day. n N ‘The third of a series of four special . hight openings for the benefit of visitors unable to attend during the day will be held tonight at the Corcoran Gal- “lery of Art, where the Twelfth Biennial bition of Contemporary American Paintings is on public view. Arrangererts for the special evening oweng of the widely heralded exhibi- on were macy ia co-operation with ‘e ‘Washington Society of the Fine . Hundreds of persons have taken ntage of the night hours heretofore ounced. @ The gallery will be open tonight from 8 to 10:30 o'clock. There will be no ad- ission charge. The regular daylight hedule will continue through January 1. The exhibition is on free public lew each week day from 9 to 4:30 'clock, except Mondays, when the hours e from noon to 4:30 o'clock. Sundays xe hours are from 2 to 5 o’'clock, and e Sunday hours also will prevail on ew Year day. The gallery will é\osed Christmas day. “ Liberal Praise Received. #» Director C. Powell Minnigerode of ®$he gallery continues to receive highly wdaudatory expressions from many ex- t sources. The New York, Boston d Philadelphia press critics have £fln liberal with their prajse of the ex- bition. Dorothy Grafly, who reviewed the ‘s'xhlblflng for the Philadelphia PubU5 wledger, reported that the “biennial SEndicates that “chaos” is “in retreat” fore a “new poise in art expression. “A comprebensive exhibition of erican art,” she wrote, “such as the ennial at the Corcoran Gnlle:y b‘;’o:ln hington, may gerve as - e eat Oho Tiss or fall of creativa Sonditions, or it may give a picture of “TAmerican art as painted by the com= Lposite art intelligence of the jury of @gelection. w General Shift Is Noted. ) 4% “Of the entire 395 canvases shown his year, d?nlly two or three could be = 'x‘.'a“finfi'm" column of her paper she “said: ‘ “The biennial all-American exhibi- tlon o? paintings at the Corcoran Gal- Jery, Washington, not only shows greater tolerance of the two opposing a camps to e 3 t of emphasis of the art mind from f;‘é‘dmo p; upld still-life to figure paint- ing.” REFORM IN EXPERT TESTIMONY SOUGHT; PSYCHIATRISTS CITED (Continued From First Page.) e (Continued From =72 o= fon also will consider the problem :(”’Exx‘;ert medical testimony. ‘Heading the subcommittee which sub- mitted. the report was Mrs. Richard Derby. Other members of the com- mittee _were: le;s'c E&tu‘iud'::wnunlg, . Cabot, Frank- e e Hooker, John M. “This report on the medical aspects of the most important of crime is one oen by ITALIAN AIR ARMADA FLIGHT IS DELAYED Six Planes Forced Down by Storm Expected to Join Others Today. By the Associated Press. CARTAGENA, Spain, December 18. —Bad weather probably will delay the start of the Italian air armada, bound from Italy to Rio de Janeiro, for Kunitra, Morocco, its next stop, until tomorrow. The six scaplanes which yesterday were separated from the principal flight in a storm and had to come down in the Balearic Isles are expected to arrive here today to join the eight planes which_successfuily completed the hop from Orbetello, Italy. Two of the six planes at Iviza, Balearic Isles, are the relief planes which have been taken along to com- plete the contingent, of 12 ships for the trip across the Atlantic should anything g0 wrong with any of those originally chosen for the flight. NEW SENATOR AIDS MNINCH APPROVAL Morrison of North Carolina Goes to Bat for Nominee Before Committee. By the Assoclated Press. Frank R. McNinch of North Caro- lina bore committee approval today as a nominee to the Federal Power Com- mission, largely through the efforts of a member of the Senate so new that he (had scarcely had ‘time to warm his chair. Cemeron Morrison, sworn in yester- day as Senator from North Carolina to succeed the late Lee S. Overman, immediately went to bat for McNinch before the Interstate Commerce Com- mittee. It voted, 10 to 5, for approval, with the smaller figure representing Democratic_votes. Josiah Bailey, who will join Morrison after March —to give the Tar Heel State a complete new senatorial team for the first time in rt | 30 years—had done his utmost to have McNinch rejected. The latter's name joined those of the four other nominees to the commis- sion, previously approved. For McNinch and one or two others final approval is not assured. Opposed on Two Grounds. ‘The Carolinian, nominated as a Dem- ocrat, has been opposed on two grounds —one, that he left the party to lead a Hoover campaign in 1928 and again to vote for a Republican congressional candidate in 1930; two, that he ‘was suspected by some of having connec- tion with water power interests. This he denied. Addressing the committee yesterday, Morrison conceded that McNinch was a “mighty sorry Democrat.” while Btullfly argued he was no Democrat at all. Of the nominee'’s. fitness, Morrison said he was & man of unquestionable character, who would fill the position with “fidelity and great intelligence.” He denied the power connec unless, he said, it was through himself, a sub- s'c:ntill stockholder in the Duke Power Balley said: & “I couldn’t say anything in favor of his fitness. He+is.a- plain, urdm.fi by | citizen, a man of good cl leading psychiatrists penologists associated with her in the work of ths committee. Asked Judges’ Dplnlon’: ot “The first subject treated ‘ex] testimony’ as to the sanity of persons accused of crime, which subject has attracted wide interest since the m(u of the cases of Loeb and Leopold in Chicago and the Remus in Cin- cinnati aroused the ire of the pub- lic and brought expert testimony by psychiatrists into disrepute. The first survey ever attempted of this difficult oblem was conducted by the commit- by means of questionnaires to 2,194 judges and 401 penal institutions. “But of equal if not greater impor- tance are the studies, which have been made by the committee, of psychiatric advice to the courts in making = tion of cases and the employment of psychiatric services in &eml and cor- rectional institutions determining the treatment of dr_fiminn{'l& :{;d as o rerequisite to pardon or E v "'Igge value of the report and the conclusions reached by the committec are greatly enhanced by reason of the fact that the committee has had the ‘co-operation of special committees ap- pointed by the American Psychiatric Association, the American Medical As- sociation and the American Bar Asso- ciation to study the psychiatric aspects of crime. “The report treats of the separate oblems of commitability, responsibil- Kry. triability and disposition of persons charged with crime, and is of special value in that the committee has suc- ceeded in. discussing technical subjects and presenting thelr conclusions - in such clear and simple language as to be easily understood by the reading public.” POST SUPPORTS FISH COMPENSATION BILL Legionnaires Approve Part Pay- ment of Certificates After Talk by Representative. Following an address by Represent- ative Hamilton Fish of New York, at the Cairo Hotel, Tuesday evening, Vin- cent B. Costello Post, No. 15, of the American Legion, adopted a resolution approving the legislation introduced by Mr. Fish to provide for payment in cash of 25 per cent of the face value of ad- Justed compensation_certificates. The resolution_further provided that the department Executive Committee be directed to present the resolution to the department Executive Committee and urge its passage by all posts of the Dis- trict of Columbia. It was also pro- B ‘haracter, there are millions of ‘the same kind.” Called Sorry Democrat. Later Senator Morrison said he esti- mated McNinch's appointment would place “three and a fraction” Republi- cans on the commission. “When it comes to politics, McNinch is net & Republican and a mighty sorry Democrat,” he said. “He was a Bryan Democrat_until Smith was nominated in 1928. I don't know what that makes now. “I don’t. think much of a Democrat who would have an office under Mr. Hoover. There is not much life in a Democrat who wants an office under a Republican President.” DEFEAT FORECAST FOR STEEG CABINET Minister of Pensions and Two Undersecretaries of State Give Up Posts. By the Associated Press. PARIS, December 18.—Premier Theo- dore Steeg took his newly formed cab- inet before a sharply divided Chamber of Deputies today and asked for a vote of confidence to enable him to carry on with his gevernment. His position weakened by the resigna- tion, a short time before he ascended the rostrum to read his ministerial declaration, of one minister and two undersecretaries of state, he was nevertheless greeted with a burst of ap- plause from the Left, while the Right groups accorded him a respectful si- lence. In his declaration he assured the Deputies that the foreign policies of Aristide Briand would be carried on and that France would continue to strive for “peace in security.” Laical Schools Chief Issue. ‘The most controversial point in his declaration was a reiteration of - the demand of the Radical Socialists for predominance of the laical schools. This had already aroused opposition of the Center and Right groups and was direceiy responsible for the withdrawal today of Minister of Pensions Robert Thoumyre and two undersecretaries of state, Rene Coty and Camille Cautru. ‘There was a distinct air of pessimism in the lobbies and tightly packed gal- leries of th: Chamber and even friends of the government doubted if it could obtain a majority. posed that a special meeting of all the post commanders in the District be called to hear Representative Fish ex- plain his bill, The meeting also was addressed by Past Comdr. Harlan Wood. ‘The following were admitted to mem- bership: James P. Cruckard, Charles E. Kane, G. H. Rowdybush, John P. Lynch, J. 8. Marks, B. H. Hern, Wilson C. Law> son, Phil Bobys, John E. Mason, Charles N. Hampton, William A. Henderson, H. J. Harvey and Hugh E. Reid. SCHOOL HOUSE BLOWN UP The three who resigned belonged to the Republicans of the Left and Mod- erate Center groups. They considered a paragraph of the ministerial declara- tion, which referred to the continuance of laical scl as a direct attack upon their groups. Vote of Confidence Doubted. Thoumyre, Coty and Cautru were present at the meeting at which the declaration of the new ministry was approved and, it was sald, objected to the insertion of the reference to the laical schools. Their groups met after luncheon and instructed them to leave the ministry or be read out of their parties. ‘The ministerial declaration, although fatory in tone and drafted with an idea of avolding controversy, em- phasized that above all the new gov- ernment must carry out the work of “moral house cleaning.” is was un- derstood to refer to the recently uncovered and the Oustric CITIZENS ASK 6040 | PLANFORD. C. FUND Return to Substantive Law! Provision Urged at Fiscal Relations Hearing. (Continued From First Page.) solely by the current taxes.” Mr. Colladay told the committee that the underlying thought of the House resolution authorizing its crea- tion seemed to_ be that a property owner of the District should pay a fair tax. This been expressed sometimes, he declared, as a tax com- parable to the tax paid by a citizen of another city of substantially like size, and at other times expressed as a tax which should be neither higher nor lower than taxpayers of other cities ay. p“‘A number of tests havs been sug- gested and discussed,” he declared, “by which it has been thought the answer to the question ‘what is such a fair tax' might be arrived at, some of which are as follows: “1. Include Federal Government property and tax it. “2. Exclude industrial property in comparable cities from total assessment and compute per capita on remainder, and make the District of Columbia per capita accord therewith. “3. Exclude State and county taxes from other cities and compare the re- mainder with the District. “4. Tax District of Columbia property sufficiently to pay ordinary running expenses of a comparable city and have Federal Government pay all else. “These and other tests or methods have been discussed from time to time in Congress and during the hearings before this committee, but apparently none of them will work out to even a substantially, much less a precisely, ac- curate amount, as apparently contem- plated by the resolution. “When Congress enacted the law of 1878, providing that the g#ntribution of the Federal Government should be in a fixed and definite proportion and that proportion one-half, they con- si;liered these various tests and rejected them.” “It has been a desirable thing that these tests and methods should be con- sidered again at this time, but as they will not produce the answer in the form of a definite amount, I respectfully sug- gest that the committee should recom- mend the return to the method which worked satisfactorily through so many years of the contribution by the Gov- emment of a fixed proportionate amount.” Mr. Colladay said he believed and that it is generally conceded by mem- bers of Congress and citizens of Wash- ington that the cost of the municipal government for the District is greater than it is in other cities that are con- sidered comparable because this is the National Capital. There are various reasons for these increased costs, he declared, and they should not be charged to extravagance or inefficiency in the administration of municipal affairs. “Your Select Committee on Fiscal Relations,” sald Mr. Colladay, “is trying to determine the amount that the Fed- eral Government should contribute. Nu- merous formulas have been submitted for the determining of this amount. One of these formulas (Bureau of Efficiency) was on the basis that the amount that the Federal Government should contrib- ute should be based on the value of property owned by the Federal Govern- ment in Washington that is free from taxation. This method was agreed to by Representative Griffin of New York when appearing before the committee. “Another method of presenting the question is to determine whether the tax burder on the tux?nyer in Wash- ington is equal to that imposéd on tax- payers in comparable cities and this subject has been featured by witnesses before the committee.” Reviews City Valuations. At this point, Mr. Colladay submitted a tabular statement on per capita as- sessed valuation of taxable property on the assessed value and also on the esti- mated true value for Washington, and | for all cities with a population of over 500,000, for cities between 300,000 and 500,000 population, cities between 100,- 000 and 300,000, cities of 50,000 to 100,~ 000, and cities with a population of 30,000 to 50,000, and for all cities in the five groups, totaling 250 cities. This statement, he said, was prepared for him by L. A. Carruthers of the Census Bureau. Mr. Colladay called attention to the per capita assessed valuation and also the per capita estimated true valuation for Washington given in the statement, pointing out that it is far in excess of any group of cities and for all cities. This statement, he said, also contains information on the per capita tax levy any the per capita receipts from all revenues which would assist the com- mittee in determining whether the tax burden in Washington is «air. The statement also contained a presentation of governmental cost pay- ments of maintenance and operation of all general departments for Washing- ton. He called the committee’s attention particularly to the per capita cost of general government for Washington which includes the Commissioners, auditor, assessor, collection of taxes, maintenance of Municipal Building and so forth, as being commendably low, whereas the per capita costs for protec- tion to property, sanitation, highways, charities, hospitals, correction and eduction’ are higher than for any group of cities and for all the cities. Cites. Coolidge Address. Mr. Colladay then referred to former President Coolidge's address tc th> business organizations of the United States on June 11, 1928, in which he declared that students of business trend, experts in economic conditions. view with alarm the continued advance in the cost of government and declared that this steady increase in govern- mental cost on -the part of States and municipalities is a “menace to pros- perity.” “The Government of the District of Columbia,” declared Mr. Colladay, “is subject to the same agencies having to do largely with national Government economy. I have in mind the Budget | Bureau, established by Congress to hold | appropriations within the available re- { sources; the Bureau of Efficiency which makes its surveys to see if appropria- tions are wisely spent; and the control- ler general's office, that determines whether or not the expenditures are within the appropriations. “Consequently, our District expendi- tures should share the same praise as given the Federal expenditure. I do not believe there is a doubt in the mind of this committee but that District appro- priations are as wisely and properly spent gs are those of the Federal Gov- ernment. 1f, therefore, the District taxpayers are to bear the same tax burden as comparable cities, I join with the former President of the United States in agitating ‘wiser spending’ by the other municipalities.” Questioned on Schools. At the very outset of his argument for equitable fiscal treatment of the District, Mr. Colladay was interrupted by Representative Holaday of Illinois and questioned about the Federal con- muwuuon to lhA.Dhtflct public school system. Mr. Colladay said it is his idea that the Federal Government should con- tribute to the best school system in the country and that school system should be right here in the District. “It is my idea also,” he declared, “that the Federal Government should contribute to all other activities.” presenting the arguments for a larger Federal contribution, Mr. - laday submitted in evidence a pamphlet containing. arguments agvanced for an . District taxpayers from CHURCHES TO SPREAD CHEER AMONG HOSPITAL PATIENTS Stockings filled with Christmas cheer will be distributed Christmas morning to 4,000 patients in about 10 Washing- ton hospitals through the efforts of the Washington Federation of Churches. direction of Mrs. Murray, has been busy all week filling the stockings with candy and verses. trude Brain, Ruth Rodier, David Myers, Hazel Beeler, John T. Miller, Dr. W, L. Tresselt, Eugene Scheele and Mary Dolvin. A committee of young people, under the In the group are Ger- Darby, Barbara Jane Murray, Annie equitable fiscal year policy made by Theodore W. Noyes before the joint Congressional Fiscal Committee in 1915 and other briefs dealing with testi- mony at hearings before that com- mittee. . Submits Bank Report. Chairman Carl Mapes then fired at Mr. Colladay the same question he has asked of all other witnesses, whether he thought the residents of the Dis- trict should pay a tax burden compar- able with the tax burden of residents in other cities of like size. “I think they should and I think they do,” replied Mr. Colladay. “You don't think the residents of the District can rightfully complain if the tax burden is not greater than the tax burden in other cities of comparakle size?” asked Mr. Mapes. “No, sir; I do not,” answered Mr. Colladay. The witness then submitted as evi- dence a pamphlet containing a report on tHe result of a survey of bank taxa- tion in the United States issued by the American Bankers' Association. He said it showed that assessments throughout the United States vary from 10 to 100 per cent of the true value of property. Likes Intangible Tax. Discussing the proposed income tax as a substitute for intangible tax, Mr. Colladay declared that the District has in operation “the best imtangible tax in America.” “The tax assessor,” he said, “gets on his assessment- rolls a larger amount than in any other city. “You would simply be casting a hook into a strange sea to repeal the tax on intangibles, and sybstitute an income tax Representative Frear of Wisconsin next questioned Mr. Colladay about the proposed increase in the gasoline tax and automoblle registration fee. Mr. Frear asked him why the automobile owners in the District paid only $1 for & licerise tag, whereas in his State the average cost of a tag was about $16. Mr, Colladay said he couldn’t answer that question. “There s no reason why the residents of Washington should get an automo- bile license tag for $1 when residents in other communities pay more,” con- tinued Mr. Frear. “That would depend entirely,” re- marked Mr. Colladay, “on the amount of other taxes he pays. I see no reason why the people in Washington should not pay a fair tax burden in comparison with other cities of comparable size.” Resume Hearing Tomorrow. In answer to Mr. Frear's question as to why the automobile owners in the District should not pay an increased gasoline tax, Mr. Colladay said: “There is only one answer. The people through- out the country get a large amount of money spent on public roads through Federal aid.” Mr. Colladay closed his testimony by declaring that he believed Congress an the special Committee on Fiscal Rela- tions is “honestly seeking a solution to the fiscal relations problem.” “I have given you the best con- clusions I can give,” he said, “and I have the unanimous backing of the or- ganized people of Washington.” Mr. Colladay was the only witness heard by the committee. The hearing will be resumed at 9:45 o'clock tomor- row morning and Maj. Daniel J. Dono- van, District auditor and budget officer, will be recalled to complete his testi- mony. { Gose, & nurse at Miss Mt foundling left on . Children’s doorsiep on Jacksop place last Smile of Foundling Gets for Her Name Of Grace Lafayette Chauffeur Finds 2-Week- Old Girl in Doorway on Jackson Place. Grace Lafayette has winning ways. She won the attention of a chauffeur, on his way out at 12 Jackson place last night to take the dog for a walk, by howling coquettishly. Surprised as he was, the chauffeur, Edward Danner, felt pleased. Grace was in the vestibule, wrapped in a great black overcoat; only her nose was visible. Danner took her into the home of Mrs. Violet Blair Janin, his employer. There Grace worked her personality smile on Mrs Janin. She worked it again on the two po- licemen Mrs. Janin summgned. Also at No. 3 precinct where she stopped en route to Children’s Hospital. A the hospital she won her name. The nurses gave it to her because she was found on a doorstep fronting La- fayette Park, and because they felt that a girl with personality shouldn't go nameless. Police found no clue to the identity of Grace's parents. No one at 12 Jack- son place suspected her presence until Danner crossed the threashold at 9:30. Inside the overcoat, she was wrapped in a fresh, pink baby's blanket. She was appropriately dressed for a two- week-old infant, a circumstance which saved her from the cold. A healthy, normal child of 7 pounds, she was none the worse today from being left in the vestibule. In ‘fact, the nurses sald Grace was more cheer- ful than most, a present, waiting for some one. ~ W00D’S FARM BOARD BILL PASSES HOUSE Measure Providing Additional $150,000,000, Adopted Without ' Opposition, Goes to Senate. By the Assoclated Press. ‘The House today passed the Wood bill to provide an additional $150,000,~ 000 for the Federal Farm Board. The measure now goes to the Sen- ate. It without opposition. Chairman Wood of the House Ap- propriations Committee explained that the board had advised the committee d | fully on its plans to use the 3 Representative Cochran, Democrat, Missouri, at first objected to bringing up the measure under unanimous con- sent, but upon Wood's explanation with- drew his objection. A V. S. Buys Canadian Gold. December 18 (#).—The yesterday contracted to send $3,000,000 in gold to the United States. With New York funds at a pre- mium, a like amount was shipped ‘Tuesday. with “Grace Lafayette,” CONFEREES DELAY PAY-RAISE DECISION Treasury-P. 0. Fund Bill Par- ley May Be Resumed Dur- ing Afternoon. Senate and House conferees met for more than an hour this morning with- out reaching a flnal decision on the Treasury-Post Office appropriation bill, in which the most important issue is whether Government employes in un- deraverage grades are goifig to receive increases next year. ‘The House omitted the money neces- sary for these increases, but the Senate allowed it and the issue must e settled in conference. Although this bill pro- vides the money only for these two de- partments, the same principle is in- volved in the other appropriation bilds and it is expected that the volicy to be followed for next year will be fought out on this, the first of the supply bills to go to conference. No indication was given following the meeting as to the discussion in con- ference, beyond a statement by one of the conferees that progress was made. ‘The conferees may get together again at 4 o'clock this afternoon, if the House members can be present at that time. ‘The House conferees are headed by Chairman Wood of the House Appro- priations Committee, and _Senator Phipps, Republican, of Colorado, heads the Senate group. conferees on the Treasury-Post Office bill also must decide the fate of the Wood amendment, which is sepa- rate from the salary increase money, and which would prohibit use of next year’s appropriations to grant any increases within grades. If sustained, this amendment would prevent use of unexpended balances re- sulting from deaths or resignations to increase other salaries. Since putting this amendment in the Treasury-Post Office bill, the House has reversed itself gyflLrefustnx to place it In the Interior —_— —— REPORTS STRIKERS READY FOR WORK Adjutant General Declares Dan- ville Employes Only Ask Assurance of Safety. By the Assoclated Press. RICHMOND, Va., December 18.—Gen. Samuel G. Waller, acting adjutant gen- eral, said here today that he had learn- ed authoritatively that a large percent- age of Danville cotton mill strikers would return immediately to work if they “could be given assurance of pro- tection after the troops leave.” The general's statement was made this morning upon his return from the strike area where he made a personal inspection of the National Guard gegi- ment®now on duty there, and mqlslred into the prevailing strike situatign. When the troops were sent to School- fleld on the day before Thanksgiving, Gen, Waller said, there were 600 per- sons working in the mills. Today, he sald, the number is approximately 2,000. Counsel for the mills, he said, assert- ed that the mills management was ready to re-employ practically all of the strikers, with the exception of between Eg and 100 whom they termed “agita- rs.” The general indicated that the spo- radic amiting episodes, and .thgr ing disorders had instilled fear in th wanted to return to work. sl BRITISH LABORITES IN TIGHT POSITION House of Lords Insists on Retain- ing Amendment Prolonging. Dyestuffs Act. By the Associated Press. LONDON, December 18.—The House of Lords, without even the formality of a divison, today insisted upon retaining | its amendment prolonging the dye- stuffs act for a further year, thus plac- ing the MasDonald government in a difficult position between the Lords and the Commons. ‘The bill now goes back to the House of Commons, where the MacDonald administration is faced with the de- cision of whether it shall bow to the lords and accept the amendment, pro- pose some compromise or reject the amendment, which automatically entails the loss of the expiring laws bill in which the dyestuffs acts is included. As this bill contains several pieces of legislation which the government is most_anxious to have approved, the | SO MacDonald ministry placed in a gravely embarrassing position. ‘The House of Lords desires to retain its amendment prolonging the dyestuffs act, but the House of Commons, by the narrow margin of only six votes, last night supported the government, which wants the dyestuffs protection to lapse. It is likely that the House of Com- mons will consider the lords' d _.—G!-B Staft. Photo. |.tonig] ht, ISPAIN IN TIGHT GRIP/REBUTTAL STARTS OF LOYAL SOLDIERS Foreign Legion Patrolling Northern Cities—People Seen Ready for Peace. By the Associated Press. MADRID, Decembgr 18.—Spain's Foreign Legion, patrolling the cold streets of the Northern cities, where strikes continued today, have reache@ back across the years and found a slogan for themselves. “Out of the trenches by Christmas,” they are saying to each other, remind- ing themselves that with the declara- tion of martial law last week all fur- loughs were canceled. Nobody knows how long martial law is to continue, although the government maintains that the danger is definitely over, and the soldiers are beginning to worry about their holidays. Atfitude Is Typical Their attitude is typical of that of the man in the street. The general strike appeared to be breaking down, and thousands of workmen had returned to their jobs this morning. Spain was still unsettled and business was pretty bad generally, but the authorities were confident that the worst was over. NORTHERN SPAIN CALMER. Tour Shows Popular Feeling in Favor of Peace. ~ BY MELVIN K. WHITELEATHER. HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish Frontier, December 18 (#).—Spain’s Northwestern sea coast provinces, where revolution flared on Monday, had sunk today into the surface calm which came with de- feat at the hands of' troops loyal to their King. The phrase “In memoriam” adequate- ly describes the atmosphere, for the people and their leaders seem to feel that their day of revolution is over. A 200-mile automobile trip by an Assoclated Press correspondent through the sections which saw not a little bloodshed, and whose people still harbor | g the will to revolt, revealed that those who took part in a concerted effort to overthrow the monarchy are now tak- ing stock of their apparent failure and asking themselves why they failed. Union labor throughout the section visited carried through its share of the insurrection by responding to the order for a general strike. _San Sebastian Calm. But today the town of San Sebastian was calm, although still under the spell of the si:ikers. At Bilbao, where the strike was 99 per cent effective, trolley service was functioning again, but. the cars carried crews of civil guardsmen. ‘The streets of both towns and of their indutrial suburbs were filled with mill- ing crowds of idle workmen, who seemed & constant threat to the soldiers. Mounted troopers with rifles slung in holsters occasionally charged and dispersed street corner groups, but there has been no serious fighting at Bilbao since Tuesday and none at San Sebas. y N SHPAD D Defense Rests After Doctors Voice Doubt Wife Died of ' Mercurial Poisoning. By the Assoclated Press. KANSAS CITY, Kans., December 18.— The defense rested its case today in the trial of Maj. Charles A. Shepard for the alleged poison murder of his wife after calling several medical witnesses who cast doubt on the prosecution’s contention that Mrs. Shepard died of mercurial poisoning. Testimony was rapidly drawing to a close as the Governmentybegan to pre- sent witnesses in rebuttal. Prosecution attorneys indicated they would complete the rebuttal evidence late today or tomorrow morning. Dr. J. Wesley Faust, general prac- titioner, and Dr. Charles M. Stemen, surgeon, both of Kansas City, Kans., testified for the defense that in the absence of a complete autopsy they would not care to give any opinion as to the cause of Mrs, Shepard’s death. Declares Case Not Typical Dr. Faust, who served as an Army physician six months in the World War, testified in response to a hypothetical defense question that “this is not a typical case of mercurial poisoning.” Dr. Faust testitied mercury is ab- sorbable when taken into the mouth as a mouth wash. The defense previously had established that an Army dentist prescribed a mouth wash containing bi- chloride of mercury for Mrs. Shepard in treatment of trench mouth during her fatal illness. «On cross-examination, Dr. Faust said the discovery of two or “three grains of mercury found in the viscera, as Gov- ernment witnesses testified, tended to indicate considerably more than that amount of mercury had been in the body. “The presence of mercury was presumptive evidence of mercurial poi- soning,” he , adding that he could not be certain without a complete au- topsy. Associates and others with whom Mrs. Shepard had frequent contact testified Lmerdny that she drank boot! unusual quantities, that “gf ring drunk” the da; i1, that she had sroken of using nar- cotics and frequently pre:lcmd that her Shepard Leaves Stand. ‘Their appearance followed dismissal from the stand of Maj. through two days of examination remained firm denial of the Government's allegation that he poisoned his wife to be free to wed Miss Grace Brandon, young San Antonio, Tex., stenographer. Before leaving the stand Maj. Shep- ard explained in answer to prosecution questioning that he did not luaxpen poison was the cause of his wife's fatal illness, and therefore took no precau- e il Turn er, beauty she - prietor_at Junction City, lz.lmo,p ml‘ Fort Riley, yesterday ' testified Mrs, Shepard was “staggering drunk” at 11 a.m. May 20, 1929, when she called to have her hair dressed. That was the day she was seized with the fatal illness, Mrs. Veda Snyder, another Junction City beauty shop opemr,szuufled that tian since the bloody encounter of last Monday morning. From time to time, as this “tour” moved through the strike-ridden area, a rifle shot cracked out, and each time there came the rumor that another man had died. But usually the shots were traced to soldiers, who had fired into the air to scatter crowds. Bilbao is a hotbed of revolution and the home grounds of the Republicans. Here if anywhere a new insurrection might rise, but today the townsmen, with army rifles under their noses, were not talking much above a whisper, and they were not even whispering about revolution. Leaders Have Fled. ‘The Socialist and Republican leaders have taken to their heels and their fol- lowers don't even know where they have gone. Some of them, of course, are in Jjail. Others got across the frontier somehow and are living here in Hen- e e i iRt e o n the e whic! ng the sides of the pyrenees just the other side of the frontier in Spain, the peas- ants didn't even know there had been a revolution. The word itself meant nothing to them and they led their little donkeys through the mountain provinces of Biscay and Guipuzcoa as though nothing had happened. Their women were carrying their wares to market in the good old-fashioned way, on their heads. All in all, a first-hand observer— and there have been few passing through this vicinity in recent weeks —could not but feel that the people are, fed up with revolution and eager only for the return of peace which will give them back their business and their livelithood. GUATEMALA QUIET AFTER BRIEF REVOLT, WITH 57 CASUALTIES (Continued From First Page.) President Lazaro Chacon became il last week with a cerebral hemorrhage. Baudillo Palma, who previously had been named second designate in a group of alternates eligible to assume the presidency in event of a vacancy, e ahireed” oppeeiion ama prough s opposition an it about the brief revolt. With a vacancy in the ministry of war because of the death of Gen. Leon, that portfolio has been given to Gen. Luis Leonardo, an engineer. U. S. STUDIES GOVERNMENT. By the Assoclated Press. " For the fourth time within a few months the State Department was con- fronted today with the prospect of rec- ognizing a Latin-American regime set up by force of arms. Officlals were studying today whether the new Guate- malan government could be considered the ruling faction in that country. Pbl!owlnsome overthrow of adminis- tration in Bolivia, Peru, Argentina and Brazil, the Guatemalan coup d'etat added another lively chapter to the hectic history of Latin-American politics for 1930. Besides these successful lfibye- ments, the State Department has had' to give close attention to the political un- rest in Cuba, an abortive revolt in Chile and student demonstrations in Ecuador. ci: e f the Central American powers in considering the new Guatemalan regime would adhere to terms of their treaty of 1923. The United shop.” Mrs. Snyder said she asked the major's wife why she was transferring her patronage and received the reply, “no, that isn't what I mean at all” Orderly Is Questioned. The witness sald she was called b Mrs. Shepard during her illness. “Shg asked me to dress her hair after: her ::‘;§~ I told her she musn't talk that Pvt. Robert L. Crawford, colored or- derly for the Shepards, testified Mrs. Shepard drank two bottles of beer and three-fourths of a water glass of whisky before 8 a.m. the day she was stricken. ‘Three-fourths of a tumbler of whisky was her ‘“customary” drink, he said. He testified he purchased liquor from & bootlegger almost daily for the ma- o awiord also said that pard for Mrs. She] talked to him of death and said he had heard her mention possible di- vorce and marriage to another man. Once when she was alarmed by a storm, *he said, “I asked her why she was afraid of lightning when she said she was going to die anyway. She said she wanted to die, but not that way.” Called Solitary Drinker. The wives of two [ Ruth Winchester and Mrs Bon oty cross, told of remarks by Mrs. Shepard X oy Mrs. Holycross sald she heard - ard urge his wife to “take md‘hmep of yourself; when you get smuxwunueamym!t,bututo recognition of Cen! American admin- istrations set up by revolts, has usually adhered to its sglrlt. ‘The treaty pro- vides such an inistration shall not be recognized until in office by virtue of assent by elected representatives of the people. To meet this provision the new Guatemalan provisional president, or any permanent officer must be in office with the consent and approval of the Guatemalan Congress, now in ses- Extensive commercial interests of the United States in Guatemala made it that the United States on repared to Mgl inter- ations and in comggol by of the people. American legation and ‘gor in Guatemala City 'y e State Dg:nmem that eigners appél A I am going to send you for ; cm;u;;lexte mt.'; es, am going back in a box,” ;hl;l :simm quoted Mrg. Smnd.u re- Mrs. Winchester testified Mrs. Shep- :gifl;hlm mgicand to her she was using ic and narcotics complexion. = T Mrs. Elizabeth Strickler, Fort Riley surgeon, chn"m:“xadw g Shepard as a “solitary drinker.” FORD PLANTS CLOSED DETROIT, December 18 (&)- duction was suspended in the Co’s plants here today. A statement by the company said the suspension “is in line with the policy of closing at this season of the year in order that an in- ventory may be taken.” The statement did not indicate how long the plants would be closed. Here- tofore the year-end inven period has been two weeks. The Ford Co. has been operating on a three days a week schedule for approximatel three months. BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra this evening, at Stanley Hall, at 5:30 o'clock; John 8. M. Zim- mermann, bandmaster; Anton ner, assistant. , “A Hunting Scene,” Jossi Bucals Scenes from musical comedy “The ‘Widow"” . Lel