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A—2 wEx 'MORTGAGE GROUP RECEIVERS NAMED H. P.Blair and J. I. Peyser Appointed for Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey. Justice Willlam Hitz of the District Supreme Court today appointed Henry P. Blair and Julius I. Peyser as re- ceivers for Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co., which yesterday filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy. =The recelvers are to cunserve the assets pending the appointment of a trustee in bankryptcy whe the creditors of the company have | held a meeting. Bond of the receivers | was fixed at $100,000. i Through Attorney Leon Tobriner, the | company in its application for a re-| cetver tells the court that there are now | outstanding notes aggregating $18,000,- | 000 which have been sold from time; to time to some 5,000 clients of thl: company in sums running from small | to large amounts. | Under the provisions of the various | deeds of trust securing these notes the principal as well as the interest has always been payable at the company's office and it has been the custom that. the proceeds be distributed or creditea to the various customers either in cash | proceeds or upcn the books of the com- pany. Collected Rents. In addition to its investment busi- ness, the company tells the court, it has been engaged in the collection of rents of various properties including apartments, private residences and busi- ness properties for clients and in the fire insurance business. There is now pending for settlement in the District Title Co.'s office a cer- tain deed of trust on premises 1445 Park road in the sum of $175,000, this fund being applicable to the payment of notes secured by the deed of trust at_the office of the petitioner for dis- tribution among tHe note holders. Interest is to be corrected from day to day on the $18,000,000 of notes, the court is told, and the makers of these notes have no other means or place of meeting their payments except at the office of the company. Holds Notes of Customers. **As an additional reason for the re- celvership, the company points out that it haw in its custody and in its vaults for safe keeping notes representing many thousands of dollars which are the prop- erty of its various clients and also other notes which are held for collection be- Jonging to clients, and to whom remit- tance has to be made at various interest In the office of the company are a great number of books of account and records n(] its various transactions, the_court is told. The volume of business transacted by the company has been large, the court is told, and its assets as well as its business records apd the conduct of its business cannot & this time be aban- doned or its office ‘losed without serious loss and injury net only to its creditors but to the inves publie. The attention of the court is called to the fact that the election of a trustee, considering the great labor necessary. to the preparation of the schedules of assets and liabilities to be filed in this case, cannot be had for at least 30 days in the ordinary course of procedure. It would be unfair to all parties in interest, counsel asserts, whether creditors or otherwise, that the business of this com- be discontinued for that period. receivers are authorized to con- course of have been. They have authority T the order to employ and pay such clerks, agents and assistants as they may find nece: sary to properly perform their duties as recetvers. D. C. HEADS APPROV BUS ROUTE HEARING Consent Is Compromise With Utili- ties Group in Difference Over Jurisdiction. Asother jurisdictional dispute be- twesn the District Commissioners: and the Public Utilities Commission ended iz & compromise today when the Com- missioners ylelded to the utilities body in the matter of holding a public hear- g on barring interstate busses out of e downtown area. The city heads reserve to themselves the right to take any action that might result from the public hearing in the way of a municipal ordinance. ‘This issue came up on_ November 7, when People's Counsel Richmond B. Keech asked the District Commission- ers to do something to get the heavy busses out of the center of the city. Shortly after, the Public Utilities Com- mission put the matter up to Corpora- tion Counsel William W. Bride, and he returned a lengthy opinion upon the subject, which said, in part: “A possible difficulty as to jurisdiction will be avoided if the Public Utilities Commis- sion abandons for the present regula- tion of the routes of interstate car- riers.” JAMES P. COTTON IN GRAVE CONDITION VUndersecretary of State’s Daughter Is Summoned to Hospital Bedside. t Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 27.—Physi- eians reported today that James P. Cotton, undersecretary of State, still was in a grave condition here. He underwent an operation last Wednesday at Johns Hopkins Hospital for an in- fection of the spinal cord. Miss Isabel Cotton, daughter of the patient, was summoned to his bedside. Mrs. Cotton, an invalid, was repotred to be sPending the Winter in California. Mr. Cotton has been in poor health more than six months. He underwent an operation cn his tonsils several months ago in an unsuccessful effort to regain his strength. His heavy duties during the extended absence of Secre- tary Stimson at the London Naval Con- ference were said to have contributed to his run-down condition. Appointed by Mr. Hoover in May, 1929, the under secretary is 56 years old. He is & member of a New York law firm and well known in Eastern business circles. ILDE COUNT NEARS END THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, ONLY 6 LEFT OF 200 MARCHERS ON CAPITAL These six foot-sore men were all who were left today ef the 200 war veterans who left Philadelphia Saturday to walk to Washington to ask for immediate cash payment of the sol diers’ bonus. ridge. Left to right, they are: H. Wenz, Norman Letwin, Jo seph Law, Howard Sears and Terry Thortor. John Alferi. They REGENER IS NAMED FOR, B.&ALNE Subsidiary Company Also Is| Taken Over by Order of U. S. Court. (Continued From First Page.) the W. B. & A. Electric Railroad Co., | which owns all the stock of the power | company. “This power company receivership will not prejudice but will conserve the security of the power company's bonds. The power company is earning interest, not only on its bonds, but on jts larger junior indebtedness to the Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. of Baltimore, on loans for | construction. This junior indebtedness, | which itself is fully covered by cor- responding equity in the property, has best provided additional equity and se- curity for the bonds. The receivership need not prevent or delay payment of bond interest and in any reorganization of the power company or sale subject to 1;5 bon?!. fi;e md-sb:flldgsww the tion of underlying bonds. p(".I'I'Ae District Court of Baltimore was ed to appoint the receiver to make rlmnmm for the defendnt's sev- eral creditors to institute separate pro- ceedings and to guard against “unfair references or advantages of one cred- Ror over another o conflicting pro- cet " The‘company operates electric cars running from this city to Annapolis and Baltimore, carrying both passengers and freight. It was understood that the proceedings rted today will not in- terfere with the operation of the cof- 's lines. DORYM to ‘the De{ltmni ll}i com- is sul to & lien in the na- m’o{ a d‘:e‘: of trust executed be- tween the defendant and the Cleveland Trust Co. to secure an issue of $7,500,- 000 of first mortgage bonds, of which $7,308,000 have been issued and are still outstanding. It is further alleged that the defendant’s short line railroad, from Annapolis to Shipley, and its short line terminal at Annapolis are subject to the underlying prior liens of two trusts, one for $1,000,000 and the other for $732,000. All of the first trust bonds and $587,000 of the second have been issued and are outstanding, the petition states. Other Liabilities. Other labilities described in the suit include $222,000 owed the J. G. Brill Co. for 10 two-section motor trains and $175,000 due the Baltimore Corporation of Maryland, to which the Brill Co. as- signed ‘its interest, for nine combina- tion nger and smoking trains. The defendant is said to be indebted also to the Consolidated Gas, Electric Light & Power Co. of Baltimore in the sum of $700,000 for money loaned to e railroad company. m’l‘he oul.lt.lndu?g capital stock of the defendant is said to consist of 60,000 shares of common stock and 35221 shares of preferred stock, all of a par value of 850 each. It is alleged that a majority of the stock of both classes is owned by the Baltimore Corporation of Maryland. The assets of the company, listed in the petition, are described as inade- quate to balance its obligations. “The defendant is insolvent in the sense that it is unable to pay either the principal of or the interest on its indebtedness,” the petition states, “as ths same becomes due and payable. also in the sense that the amount of its indebtedness, secured and unse- cured, exceeds the value of all its prop- (n‘.‘}:rhe defendant’s individual creditors, secured and unsecured, unless restrained by injunction, may, and unless protected by appointment of a receiver, must in- stitute separate proceedings at law or in equity for the enforcement of th rights and the collection of their debt “The court is asked to appoint the re- celver and instruct him to “manage and operate the company’s raiflroads and discharge its public duties.” The petition states that the company owns two terminals in Washington and operates its cars here under contract with the Washington Railway & Elec- tric Co. MEAL TICKET SCHEME ADOPTED FOR MOOCHERS Citizens’ Group Sells Books Con- taining Six ‘Meals” at Co-oper- ating Los Angeles Restaurants. By the Assoctated Press. LOS ANGELES, January 27.—Meal tickets, not money, for moochers. This plan was adopted today by the Citizens’ Committee for Relief of Un- employment, which estimated beggars were cbtaining $150,000 a week in Lcs Unemployment Census of Twenty Cities Almost Completed. Pleld work on the ummplofi\m& census in 20 cities probably will be completed this week. . A. Gosny”. of the Census Bureau sald today the scl are coming into Washington raf . All announce- ments of the new unemployment tally. with isons _ with - Smployment, wil be made ¥ Angelcs Books containing six tickets good for substantial meals at any number of restaurants are being printed for sale the citizens who othe ‘would ONLY SiX JOBLESS VETERANS CONTINUE MARCH TO CAPITAL (Continued From First Page.) Hoover for immediate payment of the bonus. Mile by mile the size of the .eriginal marchers stopped in Elkridge today for a noon lunch of bread and water, only six were left, including John Alferi, the leader, who is still clinging to the American ' flag presented to him in Philadelphia. The bedraggled little band left Balti- more about 5 o'clock this morning on | the final lap of the trek to Washingtcn, | but sore joints, muscular aches and | blistered feet impeded progress, and at noon the men had coverad only about | 10 miles, with about 30 miles of con- crete roadway stretching ahead to their goal. Despite their condition, the weary vetetans declared they would continue | their tramp to Washington, hoping to arrive late today. The rapidly diminishing army reached Baltimore late last night and this morn- ing 20 men fell in line to continue to Washington. = Fourteen of them, how- ever, dropped out a few miles outside of Baltimore and Jeaped cn & Washing- | ton-bourid motor bus. The aches, blisters and pains, how- ever, have not dampened the enthusi- | asm of Alfegi, Who sald he is determined | to finish the: trip if he s forced to march into Washington alone. Alferi made the mistake of starting the 138- mile tramp. in a pair.of new choes and they have served only to multiply his blisters and bunions. Will Stick to Hike. Alferi, however, sald he would be re- paid for all his suffering, if Congress will but authorize the cash payment of the bonus certificates. Personally, he declared, he would benefit to the extent of about $1,500, and that would 80 a long way to stave off his hunger. Although most of the marchers de- serted along the route, because of sick- ness or sore feet. Alferi sald he ex- pects many of them to rejoin his loyal band in Washington for the ceremonies at the White House and the Capitol. Alferi holds no brief against the de- serters, and admits himself that he would never again attempt such a long jaunt. Secretly, Alferi would like to finish the trip in a comfortable car. “But I'm the leader,” he declared, “and like the captain of a ship, I'll stick by my men until the last one drops out, and then I'll finish the trip afoot if I have to use crutches.” ‘The five men who with Alferi com- pose the remnants of the once strong unemployed veterans army, are H. Wenz, Norman Netwin, Joseph Law, Howard Beers and Terry Thorter, all of Phila- delphia. Seers is carrying a banner in- scribed, “War Veterans—Philadelphia to Washington to Get Bonus.” Slept in County Jail. Alferi pointed out that the trials and tribulations of a hiker, are not all that they are “cracked up to be.” “Everyone has been fine to us,” he ‘and we haven't starved to death, even though bread s been our principdl diet. If the Barbecue stands hold out, we'll get enough to eat before reaching Washington, but I've found that a constant diet of barbecued meat is not good for the digestion.” Alferi said it has not been difficult to get sleeping accommodations for his army, but, like the food, it is not al- ways of the best and not conducive to sound sleeping. For instance, he de- clared, the only accommodations his band could find in Elkton, Md., Monday night were the vacant cells in the county said, jall. . “We didn't get any sleep at all that night,” said Alferi. “The men spent the night fighting rats. I've seen some rats in my time, but none to compars with those monsters. And they must have been as hungry as some of my men.” Plans Are Uncertain. The unemployed army went from Philadelphia to Chester, Pa, on the fist day of its march, and reached Elkton Sunday night. The “men said they spent last night in a “flop house” on Frederick avenue in Baltimoje. They said they would make their headquar- ters in Washington on lower Pennsyl- vania avenue. Alferi’s plans of activity in Washing- ton are not definite. He is not certain whether he will take his followers to the White House or the Capitol first And he also is uncertain about the time of the calls. MISTAKE PROVES FATAL TO MRS. BEULAH HOTTLE A poison taken by mistake late yes- krd.l?'ouused the death early today of Mrs. Beulah Hottle, 45 years old, of 209 Varnum street, at Garfield Hospital. Mrs. Hottle went to her medicine chest about 5:30 p.m. and swallowed the poison instead of a harmless medi- cine of similar appearance, she told police of the tenth precinct station. The error was quickly discovered and she was taken to Garfield Hospital, where antidotes were administered in an effort to save her life. The wom- to hand out dimes or quarters. ‘The action followed & test,” by Allen G. Thurman, two. downtown cafes. He shabby suit and, under the plea he could obtain no work, collected $3.30 in change in an hour and-20 minutes. an’s condition steadily grew worse, how- and =he died shortly after 2 o'clock g Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt was con- ducting an investigation of the case to- day. It was expected that a certificate of accidental death 'lwll“h issued. A army diminished, and when the loyal | posed for The Star cameraman at Elk- In the rear is —Star Staff Photd. ENGIEER DIRETS CANPAGN NSNS {Removes Virginia Rights-of- Way Advertising Along Fair- fax County Roads. Under the direction of the county engineer of Fairfax County, Va., F. Norvell Larkin, & special drive is to be made with a view to the removal of ad- vertising signs from the right of way on all highways in that county. “Within the next two or three weeks,” assured Mr. Larkin, “I hope to have them all removed.” Writing to the American Civic Asso- clation about this special drive, Mr. Larkin said it is unlawful to erect a sign within the limits of either State or county highway rights of way in Virginis and declared such signs as were put on the highways in violation of this regulation were rémoved When discovered. Under the Virginia Jaws the depart- ment has no jurisdiction over on private property with the exception of those that are dangerous to travel by obstructing the view on curves or at road intersections. With respect to these signs, the authorities have the right to move them back a safe dis- tance from the road. Approximately 1,500 small signs in Fairfax County have already been taken down. A meeting of the Prince Georges County Federation of Women's Clubs will be held tomorrow morning in Mount Rainier, Md, at which Miss Harlean James, executive secretary of the Amer- ican Civic Association, will outine what has been accomplished to date to im- prove the highway approaches to Wash- ngton. The County Federatioa is par- ticularly interested in the situation at the intersection of the Dladensburg and Annapols highways, where a cluster of billboards surround the Mcmorial Peace Cross. Miss James also will speak at a meet- ing of the Randall Heigh's Citizens’ Association tomorrow evening in the Orr School. D. C, WORKERS PLEDGE SUPPORT T0 CHEST Giant Rally in Constitution Hall Opens Drive for Funds. (Continued From Pirst Page.) they would be taxed for the same pur- Eose as wel) should they make contri- utions to the fund. Judge Payne said there was no foun- dation to reports that the Red Cross was without funds. He added the or- ganization always would be ready to meet any emergency which might arise. He said he 1ooked upon the proposal for the Red Cross to administer the sug- gested Government fund as a compli- ment. Citing an appeal by Archbishop Michael J. Curley for all Catholics to aid the Chest, Right Rev. John M. Mc- Namara, Auxiliary Bishop of the Catho- lic Diocese of Baltimore, characterized support of the organization as a ques- tion of duty rather than choice. Instead of amounting to the giving of a pittance or a dole, Bishop McNamara insisted, charity is an expression of “love for your fellowman.” He said the Chest not only pointed out an obliga- tion, but offered an opportunity. He said this had been ignored by some, but there still was time to remedy such a course. “The record of the Community Chest is good,” he sald. “Its workers are dedi- cated to a noble task, and I hope that every person in Washington will give as much as they can to this cause.” Speeches Are Optimistic. Unpregedented success for the Chest this year was predicted by John Poole, president. . “I believe the drive will go over the top,” he declared, “and I stand ready now to join in with the great mass of people who are behind the Chest and belleve, in it. I want to al- ways be ready to join in any community activity for my home town.” Belief that the Chest is an enter- prise in practical Christianity was ex- pressed by Dr. Kelly Miller of Howard University. “It is a laboratory,” he said, “in which all creeds and all the classifications of humanity are united to apply succor wherever needed. It operates on the double principle that it blesses him who gives and him who receives, and the humblest contributor whose heart is in his gift, however small, may receive the greatest reward. “The Chest this year appeals to the children and for the first time brings them lessons in civic duty. It offers each citizen of Washington, in whatever sphere he moves, opportunity to save his soul by serving his fellow man; it has frustrated all differences and leveled all inequalities by the common denomina- tor of human service.” Dr. Sizoo Speaks. “What,” asked Rev. Joseph Sizoo, pastor of the New York Avenue Presby- terian Church, “is so compelling about this enterprise called the Chest? What ::J 1.0‘,’) appeal and why are we obligated “Fist, it is an enterprise of organized good will. It proves that the city has a heart and nobody can say that suf- fering has been ignored or neglected. “Second, its comprehensiveness touch- es the whole of life, from the very be- ginning, through adolescence, through youth, through the prime and in the old age. “Third, if all this is true, we have three fundamental obligations—one for the honor of the city, another for the maintenance of democracy for the greatest danger of charity today is that the need of many shall be supplied by the few, thus becoming a benevolent autocracy; and last of all, for the love of God. I beseech you to carry this message home with yon tonight, that with all the strife, discontent and dis- tress now rampant in the world, each of you may have an opportunity to help by your own efforts to further the cause of the fellowship of man.” Edward P. Colladay, chairman, gave final instructions to the workers. . .l::nc 1;“ mded bby 3e Marine 3 e a was bro radio station WOL. e Aid Requests Spurred. Officials reported today that the opening of the drive had caused Chest organizations to be besieged with ap- plications for aid. “Each day brii us many new ap- plicants, persons who have never lou!?lt aid before,” Walter 8. Ufford, execu- tive secretary of the Associated Charl- tles, said. “Undoubtedly the realiza- tion that the Community Chest is rais- ing money for relief ~purposes has spurred those in need to apply for aid.” Similar conditions were reported by Rev. Laurence Shehan, assistant di- rector of the Catholic Charities; Maj. James Asher of the Salvation Army and Oscar Leonard, executive director of the Jewish Welfare Federation. Frank R. Jellef has been named chairman of a nominating committee to select individuals to represent con- tributors on the Board of Trustees. “We sincerely hope,” Mr. Poole said, “that contributors to the Community Chest will take an active interest in the selection of a Board of Trustees and will submit nominations for mem- bership to Mr. Jelleff or to Community Chest headquarters in time for the board to act upon them at the annual meeting. . Need Best Possible Personnel. “With conditions as they are in Washington today, it behooves the Chest to obtain the best possible per- sonnel for its Board of Trustees, and this can only be accomplished by the contributors taking an active interest in this supreme body of the organiza- tion and nominating equally interested citizens for membership on the board.” Joseph D. Kaufman, chairman of the speakers’ unit, announced Mr, Calladay would talk at 7:30 tonight during the “Radio Joe” hour over station WMAL. Other speakers will appeal for funds over WOL, WRC, WMAL and WJSV. First reports revealed the goyern- mental unit had raised $19,090.10. Sev- eral sections already had far exceeded their quotas. The fund of the Special Gifts Com- mittee stood today at $735,543.24. Gifts of $500 and More. Gifts of $500 and more reported yes- terday were the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., $12,500; Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln M $1,500; Morris Cafritz, $1,500; Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Griffith, $1,400; Mrs. Chandler Hale, $1,250; the Great At- lantic & Pacific Tea Co. $1,000; Mrs. Edward C. Walker, $1,000; Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Edmonds, $800; Woodbury Blair, $8%9; John H. Wilkins Co., $700; Potomac_Savings Bank, $648.51; Ter- minal Refrigerating & Warehousing $625; Lewis Hotel Training Louis K. . Rogers Milling Co., Inc., $500; Mr. Mrs. Howard R. Norton, $500; Mr. and Mrs. M 8. Golonamer, $500; Mrs. John R. Williams, $500; Mr. E. H. Droop, $500; Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Droop, $500; Jefferson Patterson, $500; Mr. an rs. Fred Drew, $500; N. L..Burchell, $200 in addition to hi previous gift of $300, making $500 in all. Influenza Strikes Belgium. BRUSSELS, January 27 (#).—A mild type of influenza is prevailing through- out Belgium. Premier Jaspar, Paul Hymans, foreign minister, and M. Jan- son, minister of justice, are confined to their rooms with the disease. Several thousand soldiers are suffering from it ¥ nd Mrs. | Farm TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 193%. | WITNESSES IN BRADY BOMBING CASE Upper: Mrs. Ella R. Brady, mother of Leroy and Leroy Brady Lower: (right) on their way to court in Annapolis yesterday. (Left) Mrs. John S. Hall, mother of the slain girl, and her son Thomas. Both were present in the kitchen of the Hall home in Seat Pleasant, Md., January 1, 1930, when the explosion occurred. They were badly injured. —Star Staff Photos. CANDH ANNOUNCES HE WILL CARRY ON Nationalist Leader Says Dis- obedience Campaign Will Not Hait. By the Assoclated Press. BOMBAY, India, January 27.—Ma- hatma Gandhi served notice on Great Britain today that regardless of prog- ress in the establishment of self-gov- ernment in India the activities of the Congress party, including its campaign of civil disobedience, will continue un- abated. The Nationalist boycott of foreign cloth, the party’s refusal to pay taxes and its picketing of liquor, drug and cloth shops will go on. The Mahatma, idol of millions, is- sued this first concrete statement of the policy of his party as he sat Hindu fashion on a stone floor here, surround- ed by newspaper men. It was the first statement of the kind since his release from the prison at Poona last night. Gandhi emphatically indorsed imme- diate measures for India's full inde- pendence as outlined in a resolution by the Congress party last year. “We can suspend judgment on Prime Minister Mac Donald’s statement of pol- icy at the round table conference in London.” he said. “but we cannot sus- pend the activities of the Congress party.” DELAY IN RELIEF CHARGED BY BLACK; BROWN TESTIFIES (Continued From First Page.) surgeon general of the Public Health Service, told the committee, “some out- side help is needed,” particularly where children are undernourished. He expressed fear that through mal- nutrition, the future health of the chil- dren in the drought areas would be a worse result than the existing acute condition. Danger of disease existed among the underfed, he said, because it made them susceptible to tuberculosis, pellagra and other disease. About 45,000 men, Gen. Brown said, would be employed on the emergency work by March 1. These, he said, would be employed strictly in accordance with the needs of the contractors. Brown said .the $3,000,000 allowed for emergency flood control work on the Mississippl River was being used as rapidly as possible to give employment. ‘The bulk of the work, he explained, would be completed by July 1. Under the $3,000,000 flood control fund, the Vicksburg, Miss., and Memphis, Tenn., districts received $1,000,000 each. About half of each sum is to be used on the Arkansas side, he said, while Louisiana ‘would receive some. Representative Byrns of Tenuessee, ranking minority member, asked Brown whether the labor for the work would be taken from the ranks of the unem- E]oyed. Brown said contractors would eep their key men, but pointed out it would require men to carry on the work regardless of whether they were from employed or unemployed ranks ‘The House Agriculture Committee to- Mxs. | morrow will take up the grain distribu- tion proposal. Announcing the decision, Chairman Haugen today registered opposition to any bill for relief “at the expense of the farmers.” “That bill defeats the purposes of the Board because by turning this wheat loose it breaks the price which the board has been trying to stabilize,” he said. Melba Reported Improved. SYDNEY, New South Wales, January 27 (#)—Dame Nellie Melba, famous opera singer, who was taken a hospital here last Thursday seriously 111, was stated today to be improving. A rest and strict diet have been pres d for her. S i ‘Three Papua airmall stamps were sold in London recently fox $276 SENATE DISPLACES HOWELL MEASURE WITH WAR PROJECT (Continyed From First Page.) vision Senator Borah declared it is not necessary to invade the home in order to get at law violations here. After which he said local police face in pro- hibition enforcement, Senator Borah replied: “The Senator knows perfectly well that if those officers really wanted to enforce the law there are notorious vio- lations of the law, clearly separate and apart from any invasion of the home, of which they could take hold. There is no need of making rules which invade the home and violate the most sacred principles of American constitutional government in order to try to cover up the dereliction officers who are not doing their duty.” Fault Not With Law. Senator George of Georgia. declared the fault is not with the search war- rant law, but with the “lack of diligence on the part .of the officers.” The Georglan added that “if the C does not exercise common sense we will do more to destroy the prohibition law than all the enemies of the law.” Senator Brookhart of Iowa inter- rupted to declare that in Georgla a dwelling can be searched for unlawful possession. Senator George replied that that law in Georgia was passed by men who live in the State and who were elected by the people of Georgia. “I know,” Senator George continued, “that no citizen of Washington has the right to vote upon my election to this body, and I would not dare put a law upon the citizen of Washington, who has not the right to vote, that I would not put upon the people of Iowa, or of Georgia. I therefore asked if it was proposed to amend the general pro- vision of the Volstead act, and I under- stand the provision is not general, but is confined to the District.” Senator Brookhart replied the Geor- gian was not willing to give the District the same protection from bootlegging that is provided in his own State. Senator George responded by saying he did not believe the cause of prohibi- tion is advanced by searching homes. Holds Bill Essential. Senator Sheppard of Texas said the bill as proposed by Senator Howell is essential to enforcement there, declaring that a home ceases to be a. home when it is used for the violation of law. During the debate Senator Sheppard was questioned by Senator Blaine as to his attitude toward grapejuice and wine concentrates. Senator Sheppard replied that the Volstead law is not definite on that subject, but added that he favored placing grapejuice along with all other liquors under the limit of one-half of 1 per_cent. “Has the Senator made any effort to bring wine-grape concentrates under the category of other liquor?” Senator Blaine asked. Senator Sheppard replied he could not do everything at once, but that he intended to introduce a bill on the subject, Senator Hawes offered a new amend- ment to the bill late yesterday to allow physicians in Washington more discre- tion in prescribing for patients. JOE JUDGE- SIGNS UP FOR SEVENTEENTH YEAR Veteran’s Amot Contract Completes Nationals’ Infield for Coming Season. morning signed a contract to with the Washington base ball club for the seventeenth consecutive season. He reached an agreement with President Clark Griffith of the Nationals after a brief conference at club headquarters, ‘Terms were not announced. Last year the veteran was honored by fans of the Capital on “Judge day.” He was showered with gifts, among them a substantial check representing the greater part of the gate receipts for the day’s game between the Washington and Joe Cronin, tstop, termg some time ago. and Detroit clubs. With the signing, Judge the regu- lar Naf al infield in line for the 1931 champlonship c in the American League. Ossi baseman; Buddy Myushb:e HALL DEATH BON PARTS IDENTIFED Youth Who Found Fragments Testifiefi_ ‘at Trial of Leroy Brady. By & Staft Correspondent of The Stgr. ANNAPOLIS, Md., Janu 27— Fragments of the bomb which caused the death of Mrs. Naomi Hall Brady, 18; her sister, Dorothy, 4, and brother, Samuel, aged 18 months, were intro- duced in evidence here today at the sec- ond trial of Leroy Brady, a Washington automobile mechanic, who is charged with the triple murder. Leroy and his brother, Herman Brady, husband of Naomi, are held on murder indictments growing out of the explosion of a bomb in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John 8. Hall, in Seat tasant, Md. January 1, 1930. The husband will be tried later. _eroy was tried last year in Rockville, resulting in a dndl’:dmd jury, The trial was shifted here on a change of venue, in- stigated by the State. Bomb Fragments Shown. Herman Smith, the last witness at yesterday's session, resumed the stand for cross-examination by Attorney L. Sasscer. Smith told how he and Senator Howell had described handicaps | f two other boys—Henry Edelen of Maryland Park and Martin Wear of Capitol Heights—had found several pleces of the bomb in the Hall home. In all five fragments were found, of which the witness said he had discov- ered three. He informed Ivan Johnson, an em- loye of the circulation department of g’h. ‘Washington Star of the discovery, he related, and Johnson, in turn, noti- fied the editorial department of the newspaper. Harold Rogers, a reporter, and Augustus Chinn, a photographer, ‘The other boys, Edelen and Wear, corroborated Smith's statements. Others Who Testified ‘The principal witnesses at yes! s mnpnf’lnm trial were Mrs. Nora Hall, ’s mother, who lost an eye and E teeth in the explosion; her son, Leslle, 17, who also was injured; Leo Augtstine, a new witness, and Mrs. Anng, Buckley, on whose front porch the bomb was found on the morning of De- cember 29, 1929. Naomi's father was also called as & witness, and testified that he was at work at the time of the explosion. The prosecution is in the hands of Alan Bowie, State's attorney: for Prince Georges County; J. Prank Parran, who held that position at the time of the bombing; A. Theodore Brady, State’s at- torney for Anne Arundel County, and Ryan. Le Roy and Herman are repre- sented by J. Hampton , Frank M. Hall, Nicholas H. Green, former Arundel BUTLER’S REMARKS DENIED EMPHATICALLY BY DUCE’S MESSAGE (Continued From First ). “mad dogs are about to break loose in Europe and Mussolini is one of those fellows ‘waiting to start another war." The Italian Ambassador in his offici: denial did not discuss Gen. Butler's Mussolini is preparing Mussolini in a ent radio speech emphatically de; uch intentions, it was pointed out at the embassy. It was further ited out that Italy in confronted with such diffi- cult economic problems that it would be maddness on the part of Il Duse to even contemplate any war-like venture. Meanwhile, Gen. Butler, at Quantico, had nothing to say. Positive orders were issued to operators at the post tele- phone exchange that no telephone oalls were to be put through to the general's phone, it was stated. Ambassador Issues Statement, In a formal statement issued today Ambassador- de Martina cl d Gen. Butler’s remarks regarding Mussolini as “untrue and slanderous.” He _demands adequate redress. “In an address delivered before the contemporary club of Philadelphia on January 19, Maj. Gen. Smedley D. But- ler stated,” the Ambassador’s state- ment said: “As it appears from the Philadelphia papers, that Senor Mus- solini had invited a friend of the gen- eral's (whose name, however, he did not mention), to accompany him in a tour around Italy in an armored auto- mobile; that during this tour Signor Mussolini ran over a child without stop- ping when the child was hit and that when the general's friend screamed when the accident occurred, Mussolini uttered these words: ‘What is one life in the affairs of a state?" “The royal Itallan embassy can state categorically that Signor Mussolini has never invited any American to accom- pany him on any trip around Italy. That the premier has never run over any child, man or woman. That, if any accident of this sort had happened, Signor Mussolini would have done what is the duty of every one—he would have stopped and brought help. “The Italian Ambassador has pro- tested to the Dapartment of State against such untrue, and slanderous allegations, expressed by a general in active service.” ‘The Navy Department asked Gen. Butler in 1929 to explain a speech he made in Pittsburgh about the Marines in Nicaragua, but decided finally re- marks attributed to him had been mis- represented. SCHALL AND MITCHELL * CLASH ON NOMINATION OF U. S. DISTRICT JUDGE (Continued From Pirst Page.) 4 have good ability, plus common sense and sound judgment. It goes without saying that his character and integrity should be beyond question. “I have been told that I might help President Hoover politically in Minne- sota if I should recommend this ap- pointment. President Hoover has raised a standard of~judicial appointment in which political ‘usefulness’ does not en- ter. He has refused repeatedly $0 be bent by such motives.” Joe Judge, veteran first baseman, this N e It was the reference by Mitchell to the payment of “political debts” that drew from Senator Schall the reply of “less than good taste.” Schall n&: Inferential Insult. “It is an inferential insult to the peo- ple of our State to even intimate that they would consider political, ir choice of a judicial Replying to a statement by Mitchell that “no man should aspire to appoint- R e S i ave in of those conduct” “rlflhb-t.htnhnfi he yet lr'o,f anything “in the to record of Mr. Mitchel which woyld eliminate him from being clasiwa wits the most ethical of his profeuws The Senator asserted Mutcne! fis& :e?n ht-l‘dorsg: byu“thed:;x(clre Mlnnawbul lelegation, Senate and House,”, and by e’ua of that State as well. 1