Evening Star Newspaper, January 26, 1931, Page 2

SENATE RESUMES DRY BILL DEBATE Howell Makes Vigorous De- fense of Search Warrant Section of Measure. The Senate this afternoon resumed debats on the prohibition enforcement bill for the istrict, with Senator Howell of Nebraska, its author, vigor- ously defending the provision to give | local officials additional authority in obtaining search warrants for dwellings. te on the bill was begun after | Benator Howell had declined to agree to lay aside his measure temporarily to enable the Senate to complete the call of routine.calendar bills, which were started earlier in the day. Senator Blaine of Wisconsin has a motion pending to strike the additional search warrant authority from the bill. Senator Howell took the floor to op- ! pose such action. He emphasized again that the search warrant clause is in- tended to enable the police to reach bootleggers who use private dwellings as storage places. He declared tnat 29 States have State laws with search war- Tant provisions more severe than the national prohibition law. He saia the search warrant section in his bill is not a new departure, but is in accord with practice in many localities. Meanwhile, other District legislation #pending on the calendar will have a chance for consideration at a special meeting of the Semate called for 7:30 o'clock tonight. Many Loeal Bills Pending. The District Committee has a doz:n or more local measures on the calen- dar to be considered tonight, but only those measures to which no objection is made are likely to get through at the night session. Among the local measures that may be reached on the call of the calendar tonight are: The House bill to e wer the Utilitles Commission to establ 3 reduced fare for children, & bill recom- mended by the Attorney General to up condemnation of several areas of land for Government buildings and leral improvements, a House bill to promote m(hwnfllu!ety by re- quiring motorists who have been con- victed of serious traffic offenses to fur- nish proof of their financial responsi- bility before driving again, the Commis- sioners' new traffic bill to create a de- partment of vehicles and traffic, the merger of the gas light com- , the resolution to authorize street Tailway mergers and a number of other local problems. BLAZE WIPES 0UT CTIY’S BUSINESS AREA Buenaventura, Colombia, Important Pacific Coast Port, Suffers Heavy Loss. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 26.—The All America Cable Co. today received ad- vices from Buenaventura, Colombia, stating that the business section was destroyed by fire today. The section swept by the fire was about half & mile long, running from the water front along one street consti- tuting the main business section. The fire began early this morning and ‘was reported under control at 9:45 a.m. SR stroyed. Buenaventura is the Pacific Coast m for Colombia. While its popula- is small, it is important as a ship- ping point. 3 FLORIST IS SLAIN Racketeers Blamed Murder in Chicago. CHICAGO, January 26 (#).—Flower Tacketeers. ‘were suspected, police said today, 6f being responsible for a slaying. to mihvmx: '111::' g A amo: sweet peas and carnations fl:{ filled his flower shop. Detectives said Denas had complained that he had bten threatened by other flower merchants who accused him of on their sales territory. “They also recalled that one of his shops had been destroyed by fire of unknown origin last December. COMMITTEE VOTES POWER ISSUE TRIAL OVER NOMINATIONS /(Oontinued From First Page. lette of Massachusetts and Hastings of Delaware. Senator Hastings sought delay in the consideration of the resolution for a week. The resolution provides that the United States Attorney for the Distriot in hfln;ln{omau proceedings shall be requested associate with counsel for the Senate, and authorizes the expendi- ture of $2,500 to pay such counsel for the Senate. BSenator Hastings argued that the resolution also ought to authorize & similar liture for counsel for the three Power Commissioners. His proposal, however, was turned down. * ‘The resolution “requests” the United BStates Attorney for the District to in- Flower for queet of the Benate, if it acts favoraply on the resolution, would be acceeded to by the District Attorney. However, the Attorney General, the superior officer of the rict attorney, Das already given an opinion that the three Federal power commissione: ‘whose right to hold office is now chal- Jenged have been promptly confirmed by the Benate and appointed. by the President and that the Senate has noth- ing more to do with the matter. Under those circumstances, it is possible that the Department of Justice may set down on the request of the Senate to begin proceedings. Others Might Act. Senator Walsh explained that the law under which he seeks to have these proceedings ins! he missioners provides “interested parties” may start quo war- CATHOLIC PASTOR LAUDS CHEST AS BENEFIT TO WHOLE CITY Mgr. Thomas Says Concert- ed Drive Cares for All Adequately. Inequalities of Old Order | Abolished With United Ef- forts for Success. BY RIGHT REV. MGR. C. F. THOMAS, Pastor St. Patrick’s Church. | As a citizen of Washington inter- ested in the weifare of our community, I have been deeply gratified to observe the successful operation of the Com- munity Chest achieved during the first two years of its existence. i am, of course, primarily interested in the | Catholic institutions that are partici- { pating 1n this great undertaking and I }am most familiar with the advantages !l‘hi(‘h they and the Catholic public have derived, but I think their experi- ence has been quite typical of all in- terested parties. The nine Catholic organizations in the Community Chest are among the principal agencies of our creed that are doing welfare work on a city-wide basis. They cover a great part of the fleld of social work. To those of us who are actively interested, it is a source of real relief to know that all these organiza- tions are now adequately cared for in one concerted financial drive. Inequalities in Old Order. 1In the old order of things there were almost necessarily certain inequalities. In our own group some organizations had been in the fleld for a long time and had acquired many friends. Others, by the very character of the work they were doing, had a strong popular ap- peal. These naturally had not much trouble in obtaining support. Others, however, whose origin was more re- cent, or whose work though very im- portant, had not the same public ap- peal, had a real struggle to get along. They were constantly hampered in their work by a lack of funds and by the distractions necessitated by their constant struggle to obtain financial support. Now, with a common drive and with support determined not by sentiment, but by the importance and extent of the work done, many of the inequalities of the old system have been eliminated. Opportunity to Unite. It is not often that the citizens of ‘Washington have an opportunity to unite on some great &ro]act. The Chest has supplied us with such an apportunity. If the people of Washington properly estimate that opportunity and grasp it in the right spirit, this undertaking can be of jmmense and enduring value to the whole community. Upon the drive, that we are soon to launch, our welfare agencies will de- pend to carry on their important work during the present difficult times. Every interested and responsible citizen has a duty to do his utmost to bring success to the effort that means so much to our eptire community. EMERGENCY RELIEF LOAN MONEY READY Hyde Testifies Before House Group on Red Cross Funds Appropriation, By the Associated Press. Secretary Hyde declared today the Agriculture Department was prepared to begin making loans under emergency relief measures to ald employment and relieve drought-stricken farmers. Called before the House Appropria- tions Committee to testify on the Sen- ate's $25,000,000 Red Cross relief fund, Hyde said that to his knowledge no actt loans under the $45,000,000 drought fund for loans for seed, feed and fertilizer have been made. Of the $116,000,000 unemployment re- lief fund appropriated by Congress early in the session, $80,000,000 went to the States for highway building, while con- tracts for roads and trails in national forests already have been let, he said. Hyde testified that the actual, area affected by the drought in which crop production was less than 30 per cent of normal could be considered twice as large as Arkansas. As far as the Nation as a whole was effected by the drought, he said only the corn and hay crops, along with pasture, suffered. FIND NEW BULLETS EMBEDDED IN SHED AT LIMERICK HOME (Continued From First Page.) eral letters in connection with the case which have been sent to the homicide | squad. Investigators said the informa- tion contained in the letters “means | little or nothing,” but said they had | 1o othet alternative but to inquire into their impertt. of the most recent witnesses is | Boyer, & milkman, who will tell | the jury he heard two shots fired on the morning of the girl's death and watched & blue roadster disappear down | the little lane which skirts the mystery dwelling. He said he heard the shots between 4:30 and 5 a.m. His story is corroborated to a cer- tain degree by a woman residing in the neighborhood, who is expected to tell the jury she heard five or six shots fired about 5:30 o'clock on the morning ying. Dr. A. McGruder MacDonald, who rformed the autopsy and removed the ullet from the Limerick girl's head, will be the first witness to take the stand this oon. hers were J. Lyman aftern ‘The eight otl Greene, Casualty Hospital interne, who | pronounced life extinct; Lieut. Alben C. | Kefauver and Pvt. Sherwood Perry of the fire rescue squad, Police P"We‘é her Gullickson, Detective Sergt. dburg and R. L. Eubanks, J. D. Bennett and B. R. White, fifth precinct patrolmen. MGR. C. F. THOMAS. CHEST WILL START CAMPAIGN TONIGHT 7,500 Workers to Get Final Inspiration at Rally—Goal Is $1,950,000. (Continued From First Page.) work in our own way under the guid- soooi andiinepiration of Catholic teach- ng. “Under the Community Chest we still have the same opportunity of exercising the virtue of Christian charity. If any- thing, the Chest has enlarged our op- portunity for charitable service. Through its extensive organization we can reach & greater number of our people than ever before. It has enabled those who care for our poor to.do their work more effectively, and it has relieved them of much of their anxiety. If you desire to become acquainted with the benefits of the Chest, go to the good Sisters who conduct our institutions. Give for their sake, for the sake of tne little ones under their care and [or the sake of God’s poor, regardless of every consider- ation except their poverty. You will re- ceive a reward immeasurably great.” Among other spirited messages deliv- ered in behalf of the Chest was that of Dr. A. J. McCartney, pastor of the Church of the Covenant. “The spirit of the Good Samaritan.” he declared, “must baptize this whole community afresh as we go forth to answer the annual appeal for the Com- munity Chest and the exigent one of the Red Cross. Human sympathy has | organized itself into various groups to answer the cries of thos: who make some special appeal, and common sense has organi; itself into the Com- munity Chest so0 that the whole needs of the whole community may be an- swered by the whole citizenry at one | and the same time. 62 Separate Agencies. “The claims of 62 separate and dis- tinct eelmsynary and social institu- tions are presented you this week. As /X read over the long and interesting list I am impressed at the great variety of angles from which a common problem is approached. In that list I find the names of many organizations with which I am unfamiliar and some which seem to me to have no just claim to my individual philanthropic responses. “Others seem to haveln shnr:"’;fl '.l"lz budget altogether out of proportion the fleld in which they operate, and I might be inclined to ask the question of the lawyer in the text, ‘And who is my neighbor?’ I might be inclined to hide behind religious prejudices and say that I am not interested in the Roman Catholic charities or Jewish charities or purely secular charities, but upon second thought I would reslly be hiding behind a theological questiony or a practical technicality. The bigger way to look at this thing is for the whole community to meet the flfi: needs for the whole citizenry at and the same time.” Called Battle of Peace. The Chest appeal was characterized as a battle of peace in the sermon of Rev. J. L. 8. Holloman, pastor of the Second Baptist Church. “The Community Chest,” he said, “is organized to fight a battle of peace. It mobilizes all the resources-and every one of our citizens to overcome all the ills of society. It is giving the finest opportunity for co-operation in the realization of the greatest good. During the campaign every citizen is privileged to contribute service or goods for the greatest happiness for our city as a ;ld'hole and for the realization of an eal.” Broadcasting an appeal for the Chest yesterday over radio station WMAL from. the Washington Gathedral, Bishop Freeman termed the campaign goal “a paltry sum when we consider the re- sources of the people in the Capital of the Nation.” Bishop Cites Aid Given. “One of our hospitals, of which I happen to be president,” he added, “gave free treatment last year to 41,218 people, or approximately one-tenth of the population of the District of Colum- bia. These ministrations were given freely to Catholic and Protestant, Pagan and Christian, with not & question asked. “Is it worth it? Do you want us to continue this sort of service, or would you prefer to have hospitals such as these close their doors? I personally would be willing to stana on every street corner in Washington and appeal for the Community Chest before I would see this free service to our needy people discontinued.” Plane Strikes Tombstone. BURNET, Tex, January 26 (#).— Knocking over a tombstone as it struck, an elght-passenger cabin plane crashed in a cemetery here late yesterday, after “over-shooting” the landing field. Four passengers and the pilot, George Lowers, escaped unhurt. PRETTY GIRL TO MARRY PRINCE IN REGULAR FAIRY-TALE ROMANCE Grandson of Swedish King Must Renounce Throne| Rights to Wed Industrialist’s Daughter. ranto proceedings in the event & request to the District attorney is turned down. alsh that - tory that of the pretty girl who marries a opinion that the commi m favorably. He hopes to get it be- , portunity, certainly this week. Senator Steiwer at the committee today also sought to postpone meeting sction on the Walsh resolution. ted to whose marriage to Prince Willlam was earning the Senate at the earliest op- By the Associated Press. STOCKHOLM, January 26.—One of the s book’s mcst appealing tales, prince, appeared today about to come | true in Sweden, The mnclnlh in the romance are | Prince nert, grandson of King Gus- tave and son of the monarch's second son, lliam, and Karin Nisswandt, daughter of a prominent industrialist of | Stockholm, who Js of Dutch descent. | Court circles feny that stories of im- pending snnouncement cf the engag:- | ment of the two are correct, but the newspaper Degblad says, apparently with some authority, that an official announcement will be made shortly. Prince Linnert's mother is the O‘m.d ‘Duthess Marle Paviovna of R 3 | her living as a stylist in a New York d nt store. The prince, her son, is 21 rs old. Prince Linnert has just finished his military service and has been engaged in farming in Southern Sweden. The girl, who is not yet 20, has been with him tbere and it is unierstood that they { will come to Stockholm shortly to ob- ! tain royal assent to their wedding. ‘This assent will involve the prince's | renunciation of his rights to the throne, but since his uncle, the crown prince, has five children these rights are not re- garded as of great imporiance. Another uncle, Prince ernadotte, father of Count Folke Bernadotte, who mar- Hed' Miss Estelle Manville eod( Nl:l‘l’ York WO YEAIs 8go, renoung own rrlno&y rights to marry out of Toyalts aking aristocratic Ebba ! dissolved in 1914, She is now A the Munck as a ,, STAR, WASHINGT( INEW BRADY TRIAL OPEN IN ANNAPOLIS Brothers Face Jury for Sec- ond Time in Connection With Fatal Bombing. _ By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., January 26.—The | second trial of Leroy Brady, one of two : brothers charged with murder in the Seat Pleasant bombing of January 1, 1930, which resulted in three deaths, moved swiftly today, a jury being chosen in less than an hour. The court room was crowded long before 10 o'clock, when the trial was scheduled to begin. Leroy and his brother, Merman, who also is charged with the crime, were brought intp the court room a few minutes after 10 o'clock, Thelr chief attorney, J. Hamp- ton Magruder, asked that they be tried separately and that Leroy be tried first. 45 Talesmen Called. Only 45 talesmen were called, and of this number only 25 were challenged. The jury, of which Thomas W. Wil- liams is foreman, follows: Willlam H. Moog, Robert Pumphrey, Clifford Bassford, Alfred H. Watters, Charles Taylor, Walter McNew, Fer- nando Weems, Gilbert H. Clark, Wi liam L. Gook, John E. Ellison and Mal- colm M. Stewart. The case is being prosecuted by Allen Bowle, State’s attorney for Prince Georges County; A. T. Brady, Anne Arundel County State’s attorney, as- sisted by J. Wilson Ryan of Washing- ton, a special prosecutor and J. Frank Parran, former Prince Georges County State's attorney. Describes Victim's Life. In his opening statement to the jury, Ryan described the early life of Mrs. Naomi Hall Brady, 18-year-old secret bride of Herman and one of the three persons killed by the bomb. When Naomi was a child, Ryan related, she lived at Mitchellsville. The house, Ryan said, was rented from Clarence Brady, an uncle of Leroy and Herman. As a result, Naomi and the Brady boys were schoolmates, and it-was at this time that the romance between Herman and Naomi began. Expert in Ignition Work. As for Leroy, Ryan went on, he, too, was well acquainted with Naomi. After taking a course in automobile repair- ing and ignition work in a Western school, Leroy obtained a job in ‘Wash- ington, where he went to live. At his place of employment, Ryan declared, Leroy was known as something of & battery and ignition expert. He worked fm a private room, doing virtually all | of the concern’s battery and ignition work. He also was familiar with the use of dynamite, having used the ex- plosive on his uncle’s farm at Mitch- ellsville, Ryan asserted. ‘Meanwhile, the romance between Her- man and Naomi had continued as they grew older, Ryan said, and in 1929. Her- man proposed to the girl. At that time, Ryan added, Naomli was txg:cu w} become a mother. In November 0! the same year, Ryan continued, Herman and Naomi were secretly married in Vir- ginia. They returned to their respective homes, however. Later in the week Herman and Leroy went duck hunting in St. Mary’s County, about 80 miles from Mitchellville, Ryan said. At this time, he added, Herman told Leroy of his marriage to Naomi. Moved to Seat Pleasant. The Hall family, at this time, lived in Seat Pleasant. No one in Seat Pleasant knew the Halls, Ryan de- clared, but Herman told Leroy the exact location of the howse. Meanwhile, Emmett Brady, a brother of Herman and Leroy, had obtained a “St. Louis fur gun,” which he gave to Leroy. The latter, according to Ryan, took the weapon to the garage in which he was employed. Ryan told the jury that the State would prove not only all the statements | he had made, but also that dynamite | was kept in a granary on Clarence Brady's farm. It was in this granary that a can of blasting powder and a quantity of gun caps later were found, Ryan pointed out. Mrs. Buckley Testifies. The first witness was Mrs. Anna Buckley, who lived in Seat Pleasant, across from the Hall home at the time | | | of the bombing. Under questioning by J. Prank Parran, former State's attor- ney for Prince Georges County, Mrs. Buckley, who now lives in Washington, told of finding the bomb on her front porch on the morning of December 29. She had retired late the previous night, she testified, and the bomb was not on_her porch at that time. The package, wrapped in brown paper and addressed to “Miss Naomi Hall,” looked like a Christmas gift, Mrs. Buckley said. She did not know the Hall family, the witness continued, and consequently kept the package until New Year day. Meanwhile, however, her son had made the acquaintance of Naomi's brother, Leslle, Mrs. Buckley said. The package was given to Leslie, and he took it to his home, just a short distance from the Buckley road on Car- mody road near Chapel road. Package Is Described. After questioning Mrs. Buckley as to the!character of the soil along Carmody road, Parran asked the witness to de- scribe the package. “It looked like a Christmas package,” Mrs. Buckley replied. J. Hampton Magruder of counsel for Leroy Brady objected to Mrs. Buckley's statement on the ground she was merely expressing an opinion. “I see no hatm in that,” Judge Robert Moss, before whom Leroy is being tried in the Cir- cuit Court here, decided. . The explosion, Mrs. Buckley said, occurred & short time after she had given the package to Leslie. She de- scribed the blast as “a loud noise, like a gun—a bang.” Two Children Killed. Besides Naomi, those killed by the blast were her sister, Dorothy, 4 years { old, and her brother, Samuel. 18 months lold, Their mother, Mrs. Nora Hall, lost an eye and several teeth in-the explo- sion, which occurred in the kitchen of | her_home. g | The bomb, addressed to Naomi, was delivered to the Hall home on New Year day. Naomi, thinking it a belated Christmas gift, opened the package. As she lifted the lid of the “present” the bomb exploded. Leroy and Herman were charged with the crime after an intensive investiga- tion. Leroy was tried at Rockville, Md.. last June, but the case resulted in & deadlocked jury. The trial had heen removed to Rock- ville after the defense had asked a change of venue from Prince Georges County. When the trial resulted in a hung Jury, the prosecution asked that the case be tried at Annapolis. Judge Robert Moss of the judicial circuit is hearing the case. OPERA GOES ON TOUR Chicago Artists Will Be Heard in Twelve Cities. CHICAGO, January 26 (#).—The i Chicago Civic Opera Co. left yester- day on its nineteenth national tour and wiil visit 12 cities until March 18, The 300 persons in two special trains will eppear in ton, 'Pittsburgh, Louisville, Memphis, Tulsa, Okla.; Dallas and San Antonio, Tex.; .Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seal - land, Oreg., and Lincoln, Nebr. . ‘The repertory includes- 33 MONDAY The Mayflower, famous as the presidential yacht of five American Presidents, photographed JANUARY 26, 1981 \ as she lay, half sub- IFIRMS COOPERATE - INBILLBOARD FIGHT Toledo, 0., Company Assures District None of Offending Signs Are Maintained. ‘While many users of billboards & the Washington territory have signi their intention of abandoning them before the 1932 Bicentennial, a number of out-of-town concerns, including the Champlon Spark Plug Co. of Toledo, Ohio, have expressed interest in the movement to rid highway approaches to the Capital City of this form ‘of advertising. The Champion Spark Plug . in- formed Representative Bloom, associate director of the Bicentennial Commis- sion, that it is “in accord with the merged, at her pier at the Philadelphia, Pa., Navy Yard. The proud ship, whose career includes that of millionaire’s pleasure yacht, gunboat, flagship, patrol boat and presidential yacht, was swept by fire January 24 and tons of water 'r:r: it bl i 1o poured into the ship until she settled on the river bottom at her dock. tide. The higher ship, shown here, is tl he U. S. S. Niagara. Her bow is but a few feet above water at’high —A. P. Photo. RUM BOAT DEATH INQUIRY 1S BEGUN Coast Guard Fire on Nova| Scotia Vessel Results in Captain’s Death. (Continued From First Page.) erning Coast Guard activities when he ordered his gun crew to fire on the fleeing rum-runner. Capt. Ridgley refused to disclose the name of the commander of the 145, declaring he believed it would be better that his name be brought out at the official hearing. COAST GUARD UPHELD. Secretary Lowman Says Officers Per- formed Statutory Duty. By the Assoclated Press. After a White House conference As- sistant Secretary Lowman of the Treas- ury issued a statement today, saying the Coast Guard “was performing its | statutory duty in prevention of smug- | gling” in the capture of the Josephine | K off the New Jersey coast Saturday. Loss of Life Regretted. _ “It is regrettable the captain lost his life, but it was simply an incident to the transaction.” he continued. “I feel sure the Coast Guard did not fire with intention of taking life, but to prevent | the rum-runner escaping, “Apparently the Canddian rum-run- ner was violating the laws of the United States, which it is the duty of the Coast Guard to enforce under mandates from the Congress of the United States.” Lowman said a Coast Guard cutter caught the rum-runner transferring a cargo of liquor to & scow and a small | motor boat well within the 12-mile | limit and just outside New York Har- | bor. He saild the cutter hoisted her | pennant, whereupon the rum-runner | tried to escape. Vessel Sought Long Time. ‘The rum-funner was not only well | within the 12-mile limit, but was mak- | ing direct contact with. American boats from the shore, including a scow, on| which was found part of a cargo tug that had the scow in tow, lng also a motor boat which was alongside,” Lowman said. “The motor boat es- caped, but the rum-runner, scow and tug were seized.” He saild the Josephine K, which hailed from Nova Scotia, was a notori- ous rum-runner and had been sought for a long time. No request for infor- mation has been received from the Ca- nadian government regarding the cap- ture. BRITISH BOAT SEIZED. Shot From Coast Guard Ship Rips Hole in Fuel Tank. NEW LONDON, Conn., January 26 ) —With a full load of liquor, the British motor vessel Temiscodua from St. John's, Newfoundland, was captured today in Fort Pond Bay by a Coast Guard patrol boat. A one-pound shell from the patrol boat tore through a fuel tank aboard the rum vessel and caused the engine room to be flooded with gasoline. When captured she was found to carry a load of 1,000 cases of choice liquors, valued at approximately $75,000. Six men comprised her crew, although Coast Guard officers found a seventh listed in her manifest. The seventh man, the captain reported, was the cook, left at St. Plerre. However, Coast Guard officials said the British con- sulate would be asked to investigate the possibility that he had been lost at sea. ADMR. PRATT'BEG|N—S TRIP TO WITNESS MANEUVERS Naval Secretary Unable to Leave Pending Measures in Congress Needing Attention. Admiral William V. Pratt, chief of naval operations, and his aide, Lieut. C. W. A. Campbell, left Washington yesterday on the first leg of a trip that Will take them to the war maneuvers in the Panama Canal Zone area. The two officers are going by train to San Pedro, Calif., and plan to sail from there on February 5, aboard the U. S. 8. California, for the South. Secretary Adams and Rear Admiral Willlam A. Moffet, chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy Department, who propose to view the fleet concentration and air_maneuvers, are still in Wash- ington, held here by the closing up of congressional business in_conjunction with naval legislation. Naval offcials explained today that it is possible 'that they will sail, following the close of Congress, aboard the light cruiser U. S. 8. Chester. TWO SUSPECTS GUARDED Brothers Held for Sherift's Death. One Slain Escaping. BUCYRUS, Ohio, January 26 (#).— Extra guards were maintained today at the Crawford County Jail, where two colored brothers were held for the slay- ing of Sheriff George Davenport Fri- day night, but fears of mob violence had abated. ‘The city was quiet after a tense Sat- urday night, following the killing of the sheriff and the fatal wounding of the third of the brothers charged with his death as he tried to escape. Officials early yesterday dispersed sev- eral hundred Permm who had gath- ered at the jail. CAPT COOK ASSIGNED Capt. Arthur B. Cook will become the new assistant chief of the Bureau of HINES TESTIFIES BONUS COST WOULD BE $3,528,022,000 (Continued From First Page.) run $20,000,000 a month instead of $8.000,000. Hines sald the demand for loans is general and is not restricted to any section of the country. Many New Requests. The request for loans are coming from veterans who have never borrowed be- fore as well as those who have, he said. Loans in 1929 and 1930 averaged be- tween 5 and 7 million dollars a month, while so far this month they have totaled $17,000,000. ‘The bill introduced by Senator Barke- ley, Democrat, Kentucky, proposing to pay face value of the certificates, would cost the Government $3,412,000,000 and increase the bonus by $1,670,000,000, Hines said. “As this would increase the bonus, every veteran would take advantage of it, wouldn’t he?” Senator Watson asked. “It wculd not be did not,” Hines repjed. Dill Bill Discussed. Hines said the Dill bill to pay the present value of the certificates would coet $1,707,500,000, and “this is the only bill that contemp! paying simply the present worth.” Senator Connally, Democrat, Texas, protested the Dill bill did not include business if he the 25 per cent additional credit con- | templated by Congress. Hines estimated that only about half the veterans would take advantage of this plan, which would make the imme- diate cost to the Government $800,- 000,000. Connally announced he would propose an amendment to provide for paying the 25 per cent credit as proposed by Rep- resentative Garner. Measures Are Compared. In that case, Hines estimated about 80 per cent of the veterans would take advantage of the measure, and it would cost $2,120,000,000 if all did. Hines said the bills introduced by Senators Caraway, Democrat, Arkansas, and Brookhart, Republican, Towa, would cost the same as the Barkley measure. The veterans' administrator was not prepared to estimate the cost of the bill introduced by Senator Vandenberg, Re- publican, Michigan, to permit veterans & to borrow up to 50 per cent of the face | value of the certificates. He said it would allow an average loan of $300 to each veteran, which v;:uleld" “meet the greatest need at this t “One advantage of this measure,” he said, “is that it does allow the veteran to retain for the present an equity in the certificate and protect his family.in case of his death.” BREADLINE RELIEF METHOD GIVES WAY Creation of Jobs and Correlation of Social Work Are Welfare Group Aims. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, January 26.—A survey of unemployment relief in 35 States shows that 120 out of 149 cities included have abandoned breadlines and soup kitchens for other forms of relief, the Family Welfare Association of America reported yesterday. Ninety-two cities reported commit- tees working to relieve distress through creation of jobs and to encourage cor- relation of social welfare work to pre- clude duplication of effort. Engine Designer Dead. NEWCASTLE, England, January 26 (#)—Andrew Laing, designer of the engines which won a transatlantic speed t‘l)t;e for the liner Mauretania, died here today. Mrs. Matilda Huffer Dead. UPPER MARLBORO, Md. January 26 (Special).—Mrs. Matilda F. Huffer, 73 years old, a sister of the Iate Mrs. Arnold of Mitchellville, and who w known to residents of t neighbor- hood through her visits, died a few days ago at her home, at Fairview Town- ship, Pa. . DRY REPORT PROBE MOVE IS DEFEATED {Norris Opposes Resolution by Tydings to Run Down Wickersham “Gossip.” By the Assoclated Press. The Tydings resolution proposing & Senate inquiry into the “contradictory recommendations” of the Wickersham Commission was laid aside today by the Senate after it had encountered out- spoken opposition. Senator Tydings, Democrat, Mary- land, and Senator Bingham, Republic- an, Connecticut, questioned whether there were last minute changes in the Wickersham recommendations and urged inquiry into such “gossip.” Norris Opposes Resolution. | . However, Chairman Norris of the ! Judiciary Committee, which would | have been called upon to inquire into |the commission, opposed the resolu- |tion as ‘“useless” and expressed the | view it might be “offensive.” The resolution was put aside for fu- ture consideration after a brief debate. Senator Norris did urge that the Senate request the commission to make Eubllc the evidence it took in its pro- ibition inquiry. Tydings sald he would offer a resolution to that effect. Senator Bingham said, “The two dry members of the commission,” in their individual reports, “called attention to the fact that it was agreed to recom- mend immediate revision” of the eighteenth amendment. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leader, asked Bingham if he was “insinuating” that the commis- sion changed its report. Bingham replled he was making no insinuations but “simply reading the individual reports.” House Legislation. In the House, meanwhile, legislation to suspend enforcement in States that do not contribute money to enforce- ment was introduced by Representative Celler, Democrat, New York. “The Crusaders have renderéd a dis- tinct service in pointing out that only 10 States voted their own dry funds and that 100,000,000 people live in non- enforcement States,” Celler sald off the floor. CONDITION OF STATE OFFICIAL IS SERIOUS Undersecretary Joseph P. Cotton Undergoes Spine Operation in Baltimore Hospital. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, January : 26.—Joseph P. Cotton, Undersecretary of State, was reported today to be in & serious condi- tion, but “doing as well as could be expected” at the Johns Hopkins Hospi- tal, where he underwent an operation for removal of a tumor of the spine. The operation was performed by Dr. ‘Walter dy, noted brain specialist, and was described as a success. Mr. Cotton, one of the most color- ful figures of the State Department, is one of the few non-career men who holds a high ranking position: He was appointed 1929 and is 55 years old. FEATHERS CAUSE ARREST Anderson Follows Trail to Home of Colored Man. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. HYATTSVILLE, Md, January 26— Following & trail of feathers from the hen house of Howard Severe to the home of Arthur White, colored, Chief of Police Harry Anderson yesterday ar- rested the colored man on_a larceny count. Before Justice of Peace Her- bert J. Moffat, White was formally charged with the theft of 18 chickens from Severe. The prisoner was committed to the Bladensburg jail to await hearing in Police Court Wednesday. GOLFERS TENDING BACK TO PANTS AS PLUS FOURS LOSE POPULARITY Stylists Also Forecast Larger Vogue for Caps ‘and Flannel Trousers for Summer, By the Assoclated Prass NEW YORK, January 26.—Knickers, if the Fifth avenue stylists know their pants trends, are slipping out of the golfer’s wardrobe. Long trousers are due to come back to the country’s links. That is to say, on the legs of the man who likes to be different. Plus-fours, of course, best for the timid soul. The whole iden (the stylist's idea) is that the mashie wielders don't really need knick- ers now. ‘The rough, for which they were de- signed on most courses, no longer is so rough that trouser legs are ly to emei g ot 50 boggy Irea Jus-fours are not so as they used to be, and last Fall no lesser light on the links than Maurice J. McCarthy, jr. former intercollegiate golf champlon, braved the galleries in long pants —and lost his match to Jesse Sweetser. Robert T. Jones, jr, won, wearing still are the Aeronautics of the Navy Department about May 1. Capt. John H. Towers, incumbent, will likely -leave Washing- ton, but his orders have not as yet bgen published. milpt. Cook 1s a native of Evansville, FN a white polo shirt, white flannel knick- ers, pleated, and without a belt; blue hose and black and white moccasins. But that's just & bi haberdashers’ hope for Spring. and I you really want to know what's wi increasing in rse with shinguards of thistle burrs | ¢, Iry especially in white or natural linen. Berets are what they call a limited fashion. White flannel trousers are by long odds the current Hnflql resort fashion. Here there’s a 'neat distinction. Most white flannel pants wearers prob- ably will appear in the striped variety— the hotel trade, as one Fifth avenue clothier called it. The really well dressed man (meaning, presumably, the chap who has a villa) will wear 'em pristine plain. Panama hats are first in popularity, chiefly in the optimo shape with plain black bands. White felts are limited, but smart as contract bridge. Sennits, it you can stand to think about them in ‘this weather, will remain perennial ndard am straw _hats. Men’s Spring suits, Amos Parish, fashion counselor, 2 Coats—Two-button, plain full back, from 29 to 31 inches long, with notch lapels; the same, in three-button style, worn by many with only the middle button "at the waist buttoned; six- double-bi with ong , SaYyS out- it of sartorial | stan sightly outdcor advertising.” The com- pany is not advertising on the land- scape -at this time, Vice President M. C. Dewitt said, other than through the use of “high light houses” which are installed at raliroad crossings. A Washington lumber firm, W.A. H. Church, Ind, has pledged that the firm will not renew contract for such ad- vertising (at entrances to the city), which expires on March 1, 1831." A bill empowering the District Commis- sioners to promulgate regulations un- der which outdoor signs within the City of Washington may be further restrict- ed is now on the House calendar. In the meantime, The Star has re- cefved numerous communications about conditions in Washington. Bernard H. Lane of 5327 Conduit road has written that on the west side of Thirteenth street near K “there is a huge signl board that amounts to an admission by the signboard people themselves that their boards constitute an impertinent blot on the landscape. The sign shows a view of a highway, river and moun- tains, crudely painted, of course, but still attractive, but almost the entire right-hand half of the board is occu- pled by a picture of a signboard that would effectively conceal the continua- tion of the mountain scenery shown at the left.” Billboards are not the only offenders against rural landscaping. T. Mason has written Representative Bloom, pro- testing unsightly structures on the high- way approaches near Washington, the removal of which is sought also by the civic forces supporting the local cam- paign. HOUSE STANDS PAT> IN PAY-RAISE ROW WITH SENATE GROUP (Continued From First Page.) the surplus from lapses, deaths or resig- nations to make any promotions during the coming fiscal year, Chairman Snell of the Rules Com- mittee emphasized that the Wood amendments prohibited the use of any lapses and that the bill as it comes back from the Senate carries definite appropriations for salary increases in addition to ‘the amount available as a result of Representative Swing of California stressed the fact that these increases in appropriation are necessary to. carry out the mandate of substantive law. . Lehlbach’s View Given. oS it 2 S Vi declared: | “It is absolutely unfair to call these increases in salary. The lon is to pay what we promised when we lmdmend f‘.lhe cmmunuumn act in 1923 as ed subsequen! the Ich ln:lehln acts.” b bk point, proceedings were in- terrupted by a point of no quorum made by Representative Sproul, Re- publican of Illinois. ‘hairman Wood made an excited ap- peal to his colleagues that when “mil- lions are idle, it is & time to in- crease the salaries of those who are on a steady Government job here and al- ready well paid.” He claimed that by two pieces of legisiation . salaries of Government employes have been in- creased in the last two years and that these salary increases were received by some 56,000 employes. Representative Bucnanan, Democrat, of Texas, a member of the House Ap- propriations Committee, sought to make the record clear that “every depart- ment” will have a chance to make the ordinary promotions for efficiency through the use of money from lapses, deaths and resignations. Mr. Wood said that such funds would amount to $3,- 500,000 and that in the Treasury De- partment alone there would be $811,000 avallable for promotions. Beedy Enters Debate. Representative Beedy, Republican, of j Maine also sought to make clear that funds would be available for making ordinary promotions within grades. In reply to questions, Mr. Wood sald that the Senate amendments called for 84,250,000 for salary increases beyond $3,500,000 in lapses during the coming fiscal year and that the program in three years’ time would call for an additional $18,000,000. Representative Stafford, Republican, | of Wisconsin, called out that “these girls by the thousands are wearing fur {.;?llu and driving their own automo- es.” Millions Without Jobs:. Representative O’Connor again_in- sisted that there are millions who have no imlu at all, while a Government employe can resign his job if he has a chance to get a better one. Representative Connery of Massachu- setts stressed the fact that the increases are to_carry out the Hoover program to take care of underpaid Government employes. BRANCH LIBRARY OFFICE IS OPENED IN CHURCH Plan Relieves Pressure on Main Building—Three Departments Shifted to Edifice. ‘The transformation of a church into the branch offics of the Public Library was almost complete today as the em> ployes of three departments of the ll::r&;y ;c&efllmnuwmmg new desks a e ethodist Episcopal Cth\zch. Jom Marshal Dlll:e‘plnd c street. The departments ‘were moved to pro-s* vide mor> space in the cramped qui ters in the gment library building. Although no branch library has been established at the church, one may be installed there at a later date. At ent only the order, catalogue Adery dd‘:lviflownsnhlve been moved. ccording r. George F. Bower- ibrarian Abrary now ‘more than 40,000 volumes annually and re- ]blndl more than 13,000 volumes annual- ly. Gen. Edwards Is Better. BOSTON, January 26 (#).—Physicians attending Maj. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards said that he was slightly im- proved today, although his name was still on the 71-year- old general underwen intestinal operation Jahuary 15, - it an ' ’ \ \