Evening Star Newspaper, January 11, 1931, Page 2

16 STATES FACING m e e wrrveses ] POLCE N DETROT - PROHIBITION ISSUE «14 Legislatures to Act on Definite Measures for Repeal or Change. By the Assoolated Press. NEW YORK, January 10—The pro- hibition issue is knocking this year at the doors of 16 State legislatures. i In most of them the effort of repeal fofices to win & hearing for their cause : 18 In a nebulous stage, but in 14 of 44 ¥ legislatures meeting this month atten- tion will be sought for measures looking either to repeal of State enforcement laws or the memorializing of the Fed- eral Government and in all these States the drys are preparing to defend gains won. Situation Outlined. The situation in the States where prohibition is an issue this year: Clllfornh—A resolution by Senator bbs, San Prln]ci::o. l'llle:l';):htl}; 1zing Oon ‘ess to repeal e eigl n Amendment as a violation of State Tights has been referred tor the Senate Com- mittee on Federal Relations, Connecticut—Gov.. Cross has sug- gested memorials to Congress for repeal o( the Volstead act and action wnh| other States in asking for a congtitu-! tional convention to repeal the elght- eenth amendment. Bilis to repeal the | State prohibition laws are contemplated .. by _sati-prohibition groups. lorado—Bills to repell State Hqum’l law -nuelpnud laware—Two bills affecting Du K.h.lr law (State enforcement act) are expected to be introduced Monday. One would repeal the statute. The other would. amend {6 to lighten restrictions on ns prescribing liquor and ts dispensing it. is—Joint resolution No. the Senate asks Congress to call a convention to proj this amendment Congre would, repeal the Illinois liquor laws. Twe Bills in Indiana. alcoholic beverage in any form, includ- | !lll medicinal whisky, is forbidden. calls for a referendum on the r w and a third seeks to legalize the sale of medicinal whisky. Massachusetts—Gov. Ely, elected on a “wet” platform, address that the Legislature ask for modification of the Vol- stead act. A petition hn been offered 40 have the Legislature ask Congress end national control of the liquor fie and restore to the States the power Tegulate manufacture and sale. ‘Missouri—Representative ER % 85 i i ? *iii 13 1 LA GUARDIA CONTENDS APPLE VENDERS JOBLESS Protests Classification of Men by Census Bureau as Employed, | Saying Work Is Temporary. do not expect lnd do not want to stand on the corner selling for the rest of their lives,” me lew Yorker wrote. “That is not their ealling. They want work.” WOULD CUT PUBLIC JOBS FOR MARRIED WOMEN North Carolinan Prepares Bill Against Employes Whose Hus- bands Get $100 Monthly. By the Assoolated Press. RALEIGH, N. C, Jan. 10.—Married women whose husbands have incomes of 3100 & month or more would be publlc employment in North under terms of a bill an- m today by Senator Walter H. Powell of Columbus County as ready enaios ‘Povail said b well said his bill was in- tended “to relieve to some extent the mmmem condition now existing It 'ould apply to positions in State, .nunsy city governments and their lubd:vulom AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WINS OPENING DEBATE Maverford College Defeated Argument on Federal Liquor | Dispensaries. American University opened its de- bating season last night by defeating Haverford College of Haverford, Pa., at Hurst Hall, on the Jocal campus, by a | 8-to-1 vote of the judges. American University took the affirm- ative of the question, “Resolved, that | & Federal dis) system of liquor be by the United itors took the nega- Américan U, team consisted of <Marcus, James Calola and E. Swan, while the visitors were Prederick G. Pudge, Above: Mrs. Julia Bywaters, sister at the Below: Mrs. Dora Limerick, Beulah’s mother, on the stand. STRICTER ELECTION LAW URGED BY NYE IN RADIO ADDRESS (Oontinued From Pirst Page.) of Beulah Limerick, testifying yesterday tar Staff Photos. SLAIN GIRL’S SISTER TO BE RE-QUIZZED IN LIMERICK PROBE (Continued Prom First Page.) Blates in influencing the result of elec- Without mentioning the States by name, Senator Nye referred caustically to the n-uu of his committee’s inquiry into the in Nebraska and Ii- n_nou as to the activities in Nel of Raben H. Lucas, execu- tive director of the Republican National Committee. Referring to Lucas he said that his committee had found “a man entrusted with the directorship of the affairs of a great national party, enter- ing propaganda into the campaign in such & manner as to conceal who was truly responsible for the vicious and unwarranted kind of literature dis- tributed.” Refers to Grocer Case. ‘Testimony before the Nye committee was that Lucas circulated literature against Senator Norris, Republican inde- pendenL Nye also referred to the effect lace George W. Norris, Broken Bow | r, on the primary ticket to oppose nator Gecl"z ‘W. Norris. of these things—the deceit, the | eonmvma and the shameful work—done | | because money was avallable to defeat a candidate who hadn’t pleased would- | be bosses,” he added. Discussing the Illinois Republican | , in which Ruth Hanna McCor~ mk:k won over Benator Deneen, Mr. | Nye sald that this was the case of a | man “defeated before a ballot was dropped in the box, defeated because in the public mind he couldn't hope to| compete in the matter of expenditures of money; a very clear example of how near we are to that day when it must be concluded that a man without means is a plain waster to entertain even the ambition to represent the people of his | State in the United States Senate.” Sees Favors Bought. Contending that campaign contribu- tions buy political favors, Senator Nye cited as “an example” the 1924 elec- tions, when, he faid, John D. Rocke feller, Andrew W. Mellon, Payne Whit- ney, the Marshall Field estate, George P. Baker, sr.; George F. Baker, ir.; Vincent 'Astor, J. B. Duke, Fleischmann, Cyrus Curtis and Joseph E. Widener, “to name only a few men,” made contributions to party campaign funds ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. “In 1926," he asserted, “the partie to which they contributed became 3po; sors of a tax-reduction bill which was whipped through Congress by party leaders and which saved to these men each and every year sums ranging from $200,000 to nearly $3,000,000.” The full test of Senator Nye's speech will be found in the Editorial Section of | today’s Star—Page 5, STATE DEFICIT $4,884,774 Ex- Part Two, South Carolina pected to Consider Problem. COLUMBIA, 8. C., January 10 (#)— Legislature A deficit of $4,884,774.90 for the State of South Carolina as of January 1 was reported today by A. J. Beattle, controller general. Mr. Beattie said the sum represented an increase of $1,036,- 050.42 over the previous year. Appropriations in excess of revenue ‘was given by the controller general as the explanation of the situation. The State Legislature, which mecets Tuesday in annual session, is expected to consider the problem created by the cit. OPIUM SE!ZED IN RAID Police and Federal Agents Arrest Two Chinese. One pound of oplum and two men | were seized by police and Federal agents late yesterday in a raid at 315 Pennsyl- Four gallons of Chinese vania avenue. drink also were seized. Loy Lee and Lee Chung, both 45 years old, were being hela at the sixth had e i, Teported thas narcotic sq MW seized was of poor grade. Juitus | Sanders, chief 0[:}: inside g ¢ . sugcess same campaign vestignied.” by Capt. Kelly, made an examination of the home on the night of December 31, shortly after an undertaker found the bullet in Miss Limerick's head. At that time they found an exploded shell in Miss Limerick’s room. Flaherty testified yesterday a careful examination at that time disclosed neither the second shell nor bullet. It was explained, however, that the floor was dirty and the bullet hole which Langdon reported showed only a minute perforation. The mother of the slain girl, Mrs. Mrs. Dora E. Limerick, assured the coroner’s jury yesterday she washed all coffee cups in the house shortly after her daughter was pronounced dead. Bhe felt sure that had the shell been in a cup she would have found it. Says Body Not Disturbed. Mrs. Limerick corroberated previous testimony by a daughter, Mrs. Julia Bywaters, to thé effect that, so far as was known, no one of the dead girl's family or acquaintances disturbed her body between the time she was pro- nounced dead and the arrival of the | undertakers several hours later. | In addition both women insisted that | Miss Limerick's head rested on sofa pil- lows and that there were no clean sheets (on her bed. | Green, in his testimony Priday, was | equally ‘as positive that the body ap- peared to have been “Iaid out” on “im- muculate sheets and pillow slips” so freshly pressed and laundered he could | see the creases where they had come out from under an iron. Two .25 caliber automatics taken from a bandit pair captured yesterday, after one of them turned his gun on himself, will be subjected to ballistic tests to | determine if either could have exploded | the shells found in the home at 18 | Nineteenth street southeast, where Miss Limerick was discovered dying on the | morning of New Year's eve. Police ad- | mitted, however, that they have no m(ormnnnn to connect either bandit with the Limerick death, and merely {would make the tests because both |guns_were of the caliber which fired | the fatal slug. Fowler to Make Tests, Capt. Edward J. Kelly, assistant chief | of detectives, said last night the two | guns would be turned over to the de- partment’s firearms expert—Lieut. John Fowler of No. 10 precinct, who made tests of guns owned by Langdon, and of two bullets and two exploded cartridges held as evidence in the case. Fowler found the death bullet Te- moved from Miss Limerick’s brain too battered to be identified by ballistic | tests. Beyond the fact that it was steel { jacketed and came from a .25 auto- | matic, the slug defied identification. “MONTANAG 0. P HEAD INVITES PROBE BY NYE ‘iSLn(e Chairman Asks Senator to | Get Into Real Action in View of Rumors. January 10.—Jo- s'ph D. Scanlan, chairman of the Re publican State Committee for Montana, d telegraphed Senator Gerald P. { Nve, urging a Senate Campaign Funds C"mmluec investigation of Montana campalgn expsnditures. Scanla; message follow. “Persistent and recurring “Yumors of the intention of your special committee to conduct an investigation of the re- cent senatorial tampaign in Montana makes us wond:r when you propose to conclude talking and get into real | action as your activities have already done all the damage possible to the Republican party in Montana. That appears to have been your major motive, We not only invite but urge you and your committee to come to Montana and sift the activities of campai n to the bottom, with the that factors that led the Wlllh be zealously in | opinion that in view of the action of its | 3 $3,000 Jewelry Taken From Home ARE FACING PR[]BEI Grand Jury Widens Gang Inquiry to Include State Officers. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, January 10.—After four and one-half months of investigation into gang killings, racketeering, and other crime in Detroit and Wayne County, a special grand jury of 22 men has headed off on another trail which ileads to the doors of city, county and State law enforcement offices. The grand jury, which came into being late in August, primarily to in- vestigate the slaying on July 23 of Jerry Buckley, radio orator—a killing which climaxed a series of underworld outrages—has decided to find out what the police were doing while the shoot- ing and racketeering were going on. is decision to carry on for several more weeks and scrutinize closely the city police department, the State police force, and the Wayne County sheriff’s office, came just as the public expected the jury to wind up its aetivities with & final report. A hint that the jury's activities might | spread out considerably came several weeks ago when it summarily ordered the removal of three high ranking police officers. Prosecutor States Objectives. Harry 8. Toy, Wayne Ceunty prose- cuting “attorney, stated the jury's ob- | Jectives this week. He said: “The kill- ing of Buckley, the attempted assassi- nation of Inspector Henry J. Garvin, and a number of other shootings re- sulted from a close alliance between the gangsters and those in the police department who were responsible for controlling these gangsters. * * * We are seeking—and finding—the influ- ences that kept the responsible officers from doing their duty. We also are learning who put and kept them in positions that were so valuable to the underworld.” Paul W. Voorheis, State attorney general since January 1 and before that a aspecial assistant attached to the nmd Jui followed with a statement that the l?ury also is interested in the State police and the sheriff’s office. [O’NEIL REITERATES { LEGION BONUS STAND Points to Action at Boston Conven- tion in Letter to Patman, Texas. | [ By the Associated Press. Ralph T. O'Nell, national commander | of the American Legion, has written Representative Patman of Texas the Boston convention “the Legion should not initiate or sponsor any legislation™ for cash payment of compensation cer- tificates. Patman, & Democrat, attempting to force consideration of proposals to con- vert the veterans' certificates, made the letter public yesterday. In a formal statement the Texan as- | serted “it is now incumbent upon the | rank and file of the American Legion and the individual posts of the Ameri- can Legion to let their members of Con- know that this legislation is needed and expected.” The Legion commander said 10 de- partments believe the national ory lnl- zation should sponsor conversion lation, while 22 others heard from in & survey believe the organization should not join actively in the movement. The organization's national judge ad- vocate has declared the Boston conven- tion “gave a direct mandate,” O'Neil said, adding this could not be ignored. ‘The commander observed, however, that he did not interpret the conven- tion’s action as a mandate of owoamnn. STIMSON NEW YORK RESIDENCE ROBBED Occupied by Mr. and Mrs. W. H. L. Edwards. By the Associated Pre NEW YORK, January 10.—A $3,000 jewelry robbery in the East Thirty- sixth street residence of Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson two days before hristmas was revealed today. The home is occupied by Mr. and Mrs, William H. Leonard Edwards, the latter a sister of Mrs. Stimson and the daughter of the late Charles A. White of New Haven, Conn. The jewelry con- sisted of rings, & necklue and a brooch. LIBERIA IMPOSES SLAVERY BY WHIP, SAYS U. S. REPORT| (Continued From First Page.) throughout the report. Town after town where happy populations of several hun- | dreds had been depleted to a mere | bandful, with far more women than | men, was listed in the report. There | were instances of chiefs being flogged in the presence of their people because they refused to yield men and boys for seryjtude. e commission made a long list of recommendations, including educational extension, adoption of “the open door” policy to clear the way for interor de- velopment, reconstruction of the na- tive police, complete reorganization of administration of the interior, removal of present district commissioners and substitution of European or American commissioners with assistant commis- sioners, institution of some form of civil service and illegalization of pawning and_domestic slavery as preliminary to total abolition. U. §. Has Aided Republie. Liberia was established a little more than 100 years ago by a colonization corporation formed by Americans. The first citizens were slaves who had been freed in this country and one of the first articles of its constitution provided that no slavery should exist there. Since its establishment the United States, both formally and informally, on several occasions has aided the country in financial and other difficulties. i S GOVERNOR-ELECT DROPS | OIL INHERITANCE SUIT By the Associated Press. QKLAHOMA CITY, January 10.—The suit of Gov.-elect W. rray, charg: ing an llle{ edly frauduient contract ex- isted ¢o settle ti e inheritance tax on the ) estate of the late Tom B. Slick, oll oper- ator, was dismissed today on motion of Murray's attorneys The action first was dismissed against tm original defendapts, State Atattor A. 8. Bhaw, Auditor-elect Frank Carter and executors and trustees of the estate. Later it was likewise dismissed Anl.nn Attorney General J. Berry King, wi yesterday had intervened In benall. or the | State alleged the State would be dz!r'uded of 85,570,000 by the pur- ported eontract. Gordon Hooff tralled a street car bearing two bandits from the scene of a chain store robbery yesterday until they left the right, Theodore Roosevelt Brewer (leff Below, left to right: Policemen C. the bandits. Uprer left. Ge- J. Stewart, F, OPTIMISM DESERTS MAYOR ON FAILURE OF ENFORCEMEN’I iBreakdown of City Governments Will vaI] APP RUVA'. Lcad tg Natlon. Says Y‘oungstc o Executive. By the Associated Press. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, January 10. Turmoil and trouble accompanying rflud fallures of his spectacular orts for law enforcement have col vinced one American mayor that law enforcement in cities is\hopeless, and brought from him the prediction today that “governmental collapse in the cities will lead to the Nation.” Mayor Joseph L. Heffernan of Youngstown, author of the prediction, entered office three years ago “a happy optimist and ardent idealist,” but today admitted problems of law enforcement have made him “s convertéd pessimis and s convinced cynic.” Dismissals of two police chiefs, three vice squad leaders and innumerable civilian raiders mark the path traveled by Mayor Heffernan in his three-year effort to make Youngstown “walk the straight and narrow.” His life has been threatened repeatedly. Once a was discovered near his home. Mclll petitions have been threatened many times, but he .always has weathered the storm. Regime of Ups and Downs. The Youngstown mayor's regime has been as filled with ups and downs as probably any municipal executive in the country. He has been very much in the public eye, not only in his own city, but in the State and Nation. Expanding his prediction of govern- mmm eolf: }!eflemn sald: “I :: futility to municipal ovsmmznt and & cynicism on zhe pln of the people which presages gloomy future. To me the Hendwritng is on the wall, and unless the American people jerk themselves up shortly, we are going down in any abyss suoh as ylwned before great nlflonl at other iods of world history.” A"zmpu to enforce the Drohlhltlm laws have been one of Mlyar Heffer- nan's greatest sources of discourage- ment. Time after time he hu swept the hootleuenk out, but always they ve come bacl thha mayor has shifted authority apd orders to suppress law violation from one police official to another, with tem porary succ:ss each time, but with fail- ure in the end. He repeatedly has been threatened with violence, but has refused to be intimidated. Hits “Sloppy Hypocrisy.” come to the conclusion that “law en- forcement will never be a reality until the American people cease ther sloppy hypocrisy. I am sick and disgusted with the futility of trying to make po- licemen enforce laws to govern people who refuse to obey their own laws.” Recently the problem has been com- plicated by a municipal financial deficit. With characteristic decisiveness, when faced with the necessity, the mayor ordered all policemen and firemen to work half time only. Six fire stations were closed snd turmoil in general re! z fter 72 hours the county repre- sentatives in the Legislature promised the means to remedy the situation and regular police and fire department routine was restored. Regarding the difficulties of law en- forcement, Mayor Heffernan be] evu the American people do not real seriousness of the situation. ‘“We now think we can ride along in our welter of lawlessness and not pay the conse- quences. Well, we can't. “Cause and effect are still an im- mutable law. We are going to pay, and pay dearly for our sins. The breakdown of government will spread.” rom “‘corrupt cynical cities” grows our national ideal, “the execuuve said. “Governmental collapse in cities will lead to the Nation. Thl! effect is so clearly foreshadowed that it 1s hardly necessary to call attention to it. Still the ople drift on the turgid stream of lawlessness and cor- ruption with thelr eyes closed to the rapids ahead. ‘o change’ the situation, Mayor Hef- fernan holds, we must go ahead to new ethical standards or to the basis of old- time religlous ideals. ‘“Today we are dominated by materialism. The only criterion of success is wealth.” KING'S PROPOSED VISIT TO U. S. SURPRISES SPAIN| American Playwright's Announce- ment of Intended Trip Causes Stir in Madrid. By the Associated Pri MADRID, January 10.—Dispatches from the United States quoting John Steven McGroarty as saying the King and Queen of Spain would visit Cali- fornia next year caused great surprise in Spain today. ‘The government made no anounce- t Tef -rdh:s the report, but private :l‘:ael l‘! 11 that Mr. McGroarty, who is l playwright, recently visited Madrid invite the royal couple to Los A l- ‘The monarch was said to have told the Californian he would be pleased to accept if the trip should be possible. 1930 VOTE MILLIONS UNDER THAT OF 1928 By the Associated Press. About 11,000,000 fewer votes were cast for House members in the last elec- 1 flliam Tyler Page, House clerk, said yuurdsy 24,776,838 votes were cast this r, as compared with over 35,000,000 1928. ‘There were 13,070,980 votes ocast Republican candidates, 11,018,643 (or Democratic candidates, 277,540 hm-l“:fl' 238, 7" lor Socllllltl. 110,~ 851 for others While but & flllrd of I.he m mh were to be filled for I term: Democratic cas@idates polled 0.57 1!4 Republicans, 183,609; Farm-Labor, 181,827; lists, 37,133; all others, 186,540, making & total of 13,01 for | ght WESTERN RECLAMATION WORK TO BE CURTAILED Request by Mead for $5,000,000, a Cut of $3,000,000, After Talks | ‘With Congressmen. By the Associated Press. Commissioner of Reclamation Mead | | yesterday said construction work of the lburuu in Western States would be cur- ufled oximately $3,000,000 this lyr unless’ conditions improved tho ‘reduction Would continue into next year. The construction program of the bu- reau averages from $7,000,000 to $8,- | 000,000 per year in money spent from its income, aside from special expendi- | tures for varlous projects, which usu- | ally add about $4,000,000. Commiasioner Mead's announcement followed conference during the week with members of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees, in which he sought approximately $5,000,000. He sald the additional amount couid not be obtained. {REPORT WEATHER HOURLY | Broadcasts Sent Pilots Between Capital and Cleveland. Weather re being broadcast along the n-Cleveland air- way, recently completed by the Depart- ment of Commerce, at five minutes past each hour, for the benefit of pilots following the airway -over the Alle- This broadcast schedule now is tem- porary and will be increased to three times per hour in the near future, the ent of Commerce announced. Frequent weather information service Jon Tiooff, who trailed the two. Now, however, Mayor Heffernan has| and summoned policemen, who eaptured one of the men just as the other shot himself through the head after his gun, pointed at the policemen, had failed to fire. t), one of the bandits in the custody of pol G. Pllkerten and P. W. Nichoison of No. 5 precinct, who captured U lice. ke —Star Staff Photos. SIENBO/AD DRIVE Mount Pleasant Citizens In- dorse Proposed Sewer | ‘Construction. | | A resolution commending groups, the press and various other agencies in their efforts to curb the use of sign- boards along highways asa method of advertising was adopted by the Mount Pleasant Citizens’ Assoclation at a meeting in the Mount Pleasant Branch of the Public Library last night. The resolution also condemned the use of the signboards from several different viewpoints. Among those praised for endeavoring to curb the evil were the American Civic Associa- tion, the District Commissioners and officials of Maryland and Virginia. The motion declared the association hurtfl commends them “in seeking l!utb and control a condition wmeh has become a nuisance.” The resolution, which was intro- | duced by Charles F. Consaul, former president of the association, was unan- mmously adopted. Indorse Trunk Sewer Proposal. ‘The association adopted a resolution indorsing the proposed construction of & trunk sewer along Piney Branch, following the reading of an article be- fore the association on the subject,|the written by James E. Chinn in The Eve- ning Star of yesterday. It was voted to send & copy of the resolution to Chairman Simmons of the House sub- committee on appropriations, and to send a resolution to the District Com- missioners and the National Clp!fill Park and Planning Commission ing them for their efforts. to m the sewer development. a number of oomphlnh by the tion ~members: regarding alleged irregularity in the time of mail deliveries and collections, as well as complaints at their being too few of each, the association adopted & resolu- tion to refer the matter to a committee headed by Maj. A. M. Holcombe for study. An address on the Washin €om- munity Chest was delivered at the meet- ing by J. A. x-merow. m-mm of the speakers’ unit of the che: Librarian Sv&kl. An address also was delivered by Ralph Thompson, librarian of the Mount Pleasant Branch of the Public Library, who told of the work of the library. He announced uut. Miss !vl Swift, readers’ adviser history the District of Columbia Pnbllc ubnry. will speak on the book lumanity Uprooted” and other books on Russia at the Mount Pleasant Branch of the Public Library on the evening of Jan- uary 22 at 8:05 o'clock. Earl E. Dillon, president of the association, presided at the meeting. WILL CHECK FIRE CALLS Seattle Firemen Employ Device to “Witness” Wrong Numbers. SEATTLE, Wash., January 10 (#).— Irate citizens who nve wrong addresses and then blame the Seattle Fire Depart- ment for the mistake are to be con- fronted with proof of their errors. A recording_machine, like that used in business offices, has been connected to the fire department switchboard When & fire alarm call is received the operator will fiip & lever, and the con- versation will be copled on' a phono- graph record. iR Destroying of Dredge ;eporud. dredge was_destroyed today by It WHSWQL known if any CITIZENS ORGANIZE INBILLBOARD FIGHT Fairfax and Loudoun Groups to Campaign Actively for Roadside Beauty. historical areas, progressive citizens of tourist-traveled Fairfax and Loundoun Countles are organizing, as are other Virginia sections, for active campaign- ing against unsightly roadside busi- nesses that clutter long stretches of scenic highways in their midst. With nearly every mile of Fairfax Oounty associated with memories of Washington and Mount Ver- non luel( attracting tourists by the tens of thousands during the entire year, many business men and cham- bers of commerce are awakening to & realization that it is to their com- mercial advantage to keep these his- toric approaches in an orderly and” decent manner. Loudoun County Women Organize. Up in Loudoun County, a group of energetic women last month decided that these forms of nulsances Had become unendurable and proceeded to uxe matters into their own hands. as the Loudoun County Connrvnlon Commission, they have proceeded nct only to do wonderful work in cleaning up the highways, get- ting rid of illegal signs and trash heaps, but are planning to go further with constructive work in beautification. They are mapping out plans for saving trees and shrubs, replanting when necessary, as well as conducting a gen- eral educational campaign. ‘The memberl of the commission in- clude Mrs. D, C. S8ands of Middleburg, as chllrmln " Mrs. Moncure Lyon, Mrs. Nannie Fred, Miss Charlotte Noland and Mrs. Henry Fairfax. These women have actually removed 1,500 signs in the past month. They found in their canvass that at least 1,000 of these signs had been placed without permiis- sion of property owners. mission has decided to prosecute all In Fairfax County campaigning not yet advanced in organized form, but the Garden Club of Fairfax recently voted unanimously to devote its best interests during the year in an active fight against billboards and other road- side business of a type unnecessary to travel, At the 1930 session of the Vi Legislature a bill was introduced under the sponsorship of the Virginia Garden 1 @lub and the Federation of Women's Clubs, imposing restrictions by means of taxation on outdoor advertising. Powerful lobbies succeeded in killing the greater portion of the bill. The only part that came out unscathed was that section regulating the erection of signs near railroad crossings and at road intersections where traffic safety is threatened. Ball and Freeman Back Bill. ‘The legislation nsored in the last Leg{slnure received the support of both Senator Frank Ball and Delegate Leon L Freeman. It was favo also by Fairfax County Chamber of Com- mem be:lfiu the Groveton Community Club, the Falls Churcii Women'’s Club, the Fairfax Garden Club and other energetic citizens’ associations. ‘While a firm supporter of the bill on the floor of the Senate, .Senator Ball is of the opinion that local boards of supervisors and town councils hold the key to the knotty problem through their power to withhold rmits r the erecunnwof bflnon" ds & m‘h their T to levy taxes on PO pairtax County as yet has no ordi- naces controll or taxing billboard erection. No ing permits have ever been required in the omln!y to date, al- though the Board of Supervisors at & recent meeting indicated that it would soon adopt a suggestion of County Engineer F. N. Larkin to require that permits be issued through his office for all_construction exceeding $100. ‘The Star's camera man recently paid a visit to Fairfax County, and photo- graphs showing billboard conditions on some of the main roads are to be !uund in the graphic section of The Sunday Star. ADMR. USHER’S FUNERAL TO BE HELD HERE TODAY Former Torpedo Boat Commander Captured First Ppize in Spanish- American War. Funeral services for Rear Admiral Nathaniel Reilly Usher, U. B. died at his hcme in Potsds Friday, will be held here at this afternoon in the fune of J. Willlam Lee's Sons, 332 Pennsyl- v;nh avenue. Persons in charge of said they did not know what arrangements had been made for burial. Admiral Usher was 75 years old. He commanded the torpedo boat Erics- son at Key West on the day the Maine was blown up in Havana Harbor, and was credited with the mpture of the fll'l! prize in the Spanish-American Nnvnl authorities said a sister vesid- ing in New York would come here with the body. Al Cnponu Brother Anuhd MIAMI, Fla., January 10 (#).—John Capone, identified by police as a brrnher of Al Capone, was arrested on & rancy cham here today. Felix Cicere! Miami store owner, was arrested with c-wne ‘The arrest was made as a result of a nund.\ns order to pick up any member of the Capone family, police said. December Circulation Daily...110,391 Sunday, 118,188 Digtrict of Oolumbla; as.: . . TLEMIN usiness Manager ¢ THE EVENING AND-BUNDAY STAR. daes Solemniy swear that the sctusl mumber copies of the paver named sgld and d uted during the montn of Decem 1930, was as follow: Less adjustments Total daily net circulation. . aily et paid circiilat Tage number of cop! Total Sunday net Sirculation... imber of of ooJ Tor sery . n'z“' gnizes” Guptemala. nuary 10 (#). nany | over this "mu is regarded especially | today gran because of rtnfld"md m‘z t of the ber over the tion to the new Republic of Quate- ) Average Dum oo, " ete. Average Sunday net elrculation.. PLEMIN oo, NEWROLD, ors Aklm ibscribed nh sy of abtaes