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CHARGES N BUTLER CASEKEP SECRET Navy Department Declines ! to Reveal Specifications Against General. By the Associated Press. The Navy Department does not in- tend to meke public charges against Maj. Gen. Smediey D. Butler. The Butler court-martial will be held beginning February 16 in Phila- delphia. The charges, served on him vester- day, were baced on a Philadelphin speech in which he referred to Premier Mustolinl in uncomplimentary terms. The State Department apologlzed ‘to Mussolini Maj. Henry Leonard. defense counsel, said last night Butler neither desired publication of the charges nor did he desire to withhoid their publication. “It is a matter for determination wholly by the Navy Department,” he said. *‘“The Navy Department will follow fhe- usual pracedure,” Secretary -Adams said. “In the teguiar course of events the charges and specifications are made public when the aéeused is arraigned in open session before the court-martial sitting in his case.” BLAINE LINKS G. 0. P. CAMPAIGNS WITH POSTAL LEASE QUIZ (Continued ¥rom First Page) building was complet:d, and had op- portunity to know what & steal it ‘was against. the Government. Yet it was under his administastion that the Post- office Department moved in, and the lease was signed calling for $120,775 per year for 20 years, There ia doubt the bullding ever cost $200,000." Mots went to Chicago to see the own- er and “there he solicit:d and recelved the insurance for his own (insurance) firm,” Maas added. More than $1,000,000 insurance Was negotiated, Mass charged, on the building, which. a Federal court has since valucd at $344,000, including the lease. Maag also charged that after a ga- rage had been built for the Govern- ment by men “who happened to be oconnected with an-insuranté Agericy of their own,” the lease was cancelled and a new bullding put up by “men who didn’'t have any insurance connections— at least, the new owners who are get ting a non-cancellable lease, gave Mr. Moos their insurance.” Recently’ Moos demoted & number 6f postmaster department” heads for “al- leged disloyalty” and *fdilure to co- operate,” Moos said. “They failed to co-operate by ing to violate 1 y ging in politics,” he continued. “They a:cnned to circulate petitions demand- n;‘. reappointment of the postmaster; tl C . refus- by en~ i t a fraction of the time required vériment service and the far greater of time in private business.” -1y ent,” Unifalr, Infamous.” “This last damnable ou of un- warranted demotion of faithful public service by a faithless public official is indecent, unfair and infamous” Maas asserted, adding “an administration that countenances such action surely forfeits the confidence and respect of the public.” Maas asked the House {3 thvestigate “wholesale violation” of ‘postal laws re- Totion of OV servgh empioves, . - jon of Civil Service employes. m“l want this quéstion as to whether I am to be col & part of the Republican organization answered,” Maas declared,: "before Republicans in the House caucus.” Former Assistant Postmaster Oeneral Bartlett testified his signature to the second lease’ for the St. Paul commer- cial station was affixed by a subor- dinate He said’ this was done by Charles P. Trotter, deputy firkt assistant, crders from Postmaster General New. He signed the original 8t. Paul lease himse'f, he added, as a “matter of form,” when he first entered the de- partment The_second lease, which was more favorable, he sald, was signed while he wes #away from the department, New calling Trotter into his office and tell- ing him to _make the lease “and make it today.” Trotter affixed Bartlett's sig- nature and put & “T" under it Bartlett recommended that the Gov- ernment build its own post office quar- ters instead of leasing them ““There 15 no question,” he sald, “that the Government would be better off to build and own the bulldings in the larger cities where it 5 established that nator Hayden, Democrat, Aritona. asked how these men could finance so ieces. incorporated each large project ey developed a few large financ- ng concerns, which co-operated with them Chalrman Blaihe introduced in the record statistics showing the Govern- ment is now paying $16,641,000 anhually on 6,526 postal buildings. PR SAYS AGENTS SOUGHT TO DAMAGE J. J. DAVIS Witness Declares Investigators Wanted Evidence Detrimental to Senator. By the Assoclated Press. The charge that agents of the Senate Campaign Funds Committee were seek- isg information detrimental to Senator Jemes J. Davis was made before the comumittee today by Judge J. Frank Grafl of Armstrong County, Judge Graf stariled the hearing wigh the statement that one of the com- mfttee’s investigators told him he was “anxious to secure testimony against Senator Davis.” The agent, who was sitting in the hearing room, was pointed to by the judge and named by Chairman Nye as Edward M. Daniel. ‘Together with another agent of the commitiee, Danlel said the judge sought Him out while he was sifting on the :in Pittsburgh. The question was jught out by Charles J. Marglotti of counsel for Davis. Judge Graff was an independent can- didate for the State Superior Court at the Pennsylvania primary and was de. feated by Judge James B. Drew of Pittsburgh, & member of the Davis- Hrown ticket. 1On a further question by Margiotti ring the hearin gof the committee of Davis' nomination and election, Judge i Graff replied: i“From the questions they (the agents) afked me I drew the conclusion they whnted Statmeénts t7 counteract the téstimony of another witness.” - was that witness?” n'_ on| | Il HAGERMAN SLARY NOT 10 B STOPPED Conferees Agree to Elimi- nate Amendment—Wheeler Scores Official. By the Associated Press. House and Senate conferees have agreed to eliminate from the Interior Department bill the amen which “Would have stopped the of Herbert-J. Hagerman, Indian com- in | missioner. Representative Cramton, Republican, Michigan, in making the announcement said a speech he made yesterday that evidence developed by the Senate In- dian Committee had exonerated Hager- man had been based on the decision of the conferees. Cramton s one of that group, Sponsored by Frazier, ‘The amendment was red by Senator Frazier, Republican, North Dakota, after charges of maladminis- tration had been made against the Indian eommissioner for the Bouthe . It concerned specifically his ac- tivities with Navajo Indians. Cramton said the Frasier amend- ment and the investigation were “ y‘;- ical of the status of Indian affairs in another branch of Congress.” Hagerman was described today 2s “in- efficient and incompetent” by Senator Wheeler. Called Entirely Inefficient, While the Montana Democrat whs questioning Hagerman at the commite tee hearing on his activities at a mém- ber of the Pueblo Lands Board, As- #'stant Commissioner Scattergood of the Indian Bureau intervened to nsk Wheeler whether he believed the pre- vious testimony had shown the former territorial governor of New Mexico 1o be inefficient. 1t want my judgment,” Wheeler replied, “I'd say he was entirely in- efficient. Any one who would conduct these hearings as he has conducted ;:iem !1- not only inefficient, but incom- nt." U. 5. DREDGING UNDERBID Philadelphia Firm Takes River Job at 17 Cents a Cubic Yard. For the first time in about 15 years a private contractor has been able to under bid the Government on a dred, ing job in the Washington area of the United States engineer office. ‘The Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Dred, ing Oo. of Philadeiphia is dredging on the Rappahannock River in Virginia for 17 cents a cubic yard on a job which the Government engineers said should take 26 cents per cubic yard. On the Rappahannosk River A Diesel electric hydraulic dredge with a 2 inch pipe line has been at work. It is nr-rufl to finish about the middle of this month, o Wheat Bonus Loan Asked. Pebruary $ government decided today to propose to the loan council flotation of & loan of between $25,000,000 and $30,000,000 for payment of & bonué to Australian wheat growers. F. CARUSL. HE~ EVENING STAR. WA CHARLESCF. GARUSI |AKERSON LEAVES | EXPIRES IN FLORIDA Head of Board of Education Succumbs to Influenza and Pneumonia. Dr. Chatles Francis Carusi, prekident of the District of Columbia Board of | Education and chancellér ‘of National University, died &t 3 o'clock this morn- ing in & Jacksonville, Ma., hospital, & vietim of pnéumonia and influensa, Dr, Carusi left the Capital with Mrs. Carusi two weeks ago today, having delayed his annual Southern trip in order to attend the hearings on the 1932 appropriation bill. On their mo- tor trip through Fiorida . the Oarusis | had completed & tour of the west coast of that state And Wwere en route to the estate of Mr. and Mrs, W. Liv- ingston, near Jones, Ga. when the Capital educator was stricken with in. fluenza Baturday. Dr. Oarusi entered the hospital expecting to recuperate for a week before proceeding with their visit to the Livi ns, intimat friends. ‘The influenza, however, di veloped into pneumonia, whioh, to- gether with a ehfonic heart allment, resulted in death early today. Telephoned Daughter. Mrs. Carusl, the former Marie Aber- nathy Castin, of Washington, was with her husband when death came. Bhe had teiephoned her daughter, Mme. Emmanuel K. Lombatd, wife of the mili- tary attache of the French embassy here, vesterday, to advise her daughter that Dr. Carusi was quite ill. Without walting for further nottfication, Col. Lombard, son-in-law of the stricken School Board president, left the Capi- 1Al for Jacksonville & midnight train | Iast night. Plans for the return of Dr. Carusi's body to his home eity are awaiting Col. Lombard’s arrival in the Flotida city. A member of the Board of Education since October 1, 1825, . Oatusl, through his energy and intérest in the schools, was active in the interest of public education in the Distriet, con- ttibuting largely to the advances which the school system has made in the last | five years. He was responsible for the public interest in increased appropria- tions for school buildings, having in- troduced that subject when he asked the citizens whether they would sup- port his contention that $3,000,000 should be appropriated each year for school buildings if the total expenditure did nct exceed one-third of the total | District budget. ¥ He was responsible also for the de- | velopment of higher education in the publie school system, pushing to com- pletion the tranaition of the two-year normal schools to_teacher colleges of uhiversity grde. This project was the first st¢p, Dr. Carusl had made it plain, in & more intensive program, which was to make each of the teacher colleges into é\‘mxor colleges, where residents of the Capltal would recelve two years in college without cost. Had Laws Compiled. Dr. Carusi took Wwith him to the Board | of Bducation not only aeA@emic train- ing but & legal background, which he | called upon frequently in board sessions to clarify the powers, duties and respon- | sibilities of the school board in what | became virtully “a reformation” of the | old Board of Bducation. He ordered | compiled every la ining to c | e A the board’s secretary, became a working | manual of the board imalt its deMb- | erations of the last few years. Ancther of his contributions to the!| School Board's efficient -cso was gm! determination -6f the board under Dr. Carusi’s guidance to stand by its esti- mates once it had transmitted them to the Commissioners for forwarding to the Bureau of the Budget. Dr. Carusi consistently refused to permit the su- perintendent or any school officer to modify the board's estimates once the board had acted on them. It was his contention ‘that it 1s the responsibility of the Board of Education to make known its own needs, and when, as in the past, these estimates have been altered by the District Commissioners, in conference with the school officials, the estimates wereé not those of the School Board at all. A very evident Air of grief settled over thé Franklin Administration Build- ing today after news of the School Board head's death had become known ‘The school officials went into a specis metting at 8 o'clock with Dr, Frank Ballou, superintendent of schools. Sim. ilarly & special meeting of the Board of Education was held at 11:30 o'clock. In the latter session, at which board members voiced their expression of grief, the following statement was adopted: Statement of Colleagues. “The announcemént of the death in 'n:rm: tlnya?y of Dr, chnl: », c;:r\m. (O near jour years president the Board of Education, s & ohuse for regret on the part of all his colleagues. Ever since his appointment to the board on July 1, 1925, he has taken & most vi- tal interest in the welfare of our public |achoolsvwlk:hlul of every interest in- volving pupils, parents and the general | public. e quickly identified himself | with his colleagues in their efforts ta maintain and _{o promote the ‘highest standards of eficiency on the part of all | officers and teachers; he did much to | promote the increase of new bullding | projects; he was peculiarly fitted to |interpret all the laws and regu- |lations which had & bearing on the work | of the board and was always eager to | give a hearing to anyone, citizen, teach- | er, official or other employe, whe for | any reason desired to heard with | reference to any complaint or element dissatiefaction whether large or small. His far-sighted vision, his 1ib- | eral attitude toward those with whom | he disagreed, and his sturdy stand on | matters about which he had made up | hls mind, nevef left a moment of doubt as to his desire to be fair. The board 18 & unit in its admiration for 'his work aud accomplishments over a | flerhd of nearly six years during which | he served so generously the city of | Washington which he loved. No one | has ever left a finer memory for un- iulmn clvic effort in a position of such responsibilit; His place will be | most diffcult to f1i.” | Copies of this statement, which & made a part of the official record of | the Sehool Board, will be sent to mem- | bers of the Carusi family. | Dr. carusi was born in Washington May 19, 1873, the son of Eugene and Frances Stanford Carusl. He was edu. | catéd at Oeorgetown University and ‘NIHJHM University, the institution | of which his father headed for so many years. He married Miss Marie Abers r'a; hy c?:;:,n of Washington in Sep- ‘Was War Veteran. Besides Mre, Carusi and his daughter, ;{nme. Lombal l\lflll:'el n‘ son bat, years ago of influensa. Dr. Carusi began the practice of law in New York in 1806, and after five years returned to Washington t5 con- tinue his practice. He served with the Uni‘ed States Volunteers in Porto Rico during the Spanish-American War. He was & member of the American Bar As- | the achievements of WHITE HOUSE POST President Far From Decision on Whom to Name as New Secretary. George Akerson, who tendered his resignation as one of President Hoover's secretaries more than a month ago to become An executive of the Paramount- Publix Corporation, laid down his White House @uties at noon today and after shaking hands with his associates and his chief departed immediately for New York to. take up his new duties. It was éaid at the White House today that Mr. Hoover is far from making up his mind in the matter of a successor to Mr. Akerson and that it is likely that his position will remaln vacant f6f two or three weeks longer. Any number of names have been suggested to the Presi- dent for consideration, but either those ted felt compelied to have them- gf.v s drnxree from cohsideration or a’ e they did not appeal to the Presi- nt. With Mr. Akerson's departure today, President Hoover finds himself for the first time since becoming President functioning with only two secretaries. Until the post has been filled these two secretaries—Walter Newton and Lawrenice Richey—will take turns in carrying on the work formerly @one by Mr. " Aketson. Mr. Newton, who has charge of the Presidential business classified as being of a political ot pa- tfonage nature, will be the press con- tact geeretary until the President filis Mt, Akerson's place. Mr. Richey, who attends to the President's more per- sofial business, and who is in charge of the Executive Office personnel, will oc- cupy Mr. Akerson's office, which adjoins that of the President, during the fore- noons for the purpose of making en- gagements and receivihg callers. In the afternoons Rudolph Foster, execu- tive clerk of the White House, will oc- cupy Mr. Akerson's desk. Mr, Akerson has been associated with M. Hoover officlally since 1923 when the President was Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Akerson held his last conference with newspaper. corréspondents at 10 o'clock this mcraing and shook hands with the group of men who have cov- ered the White House ularly and with whom he had been closely asso- cinted both as secretary to the Presi- dent and formerly as a Washington correspondent himself. CHEST LACKS ONLY $73,470.36 REACHING GOAL SET IN DRIVE (Continued Prom Pirst Prge) Mrs. J. T. Schaaff, $275; William P. Metcalf, $280; Clarence A. O'Brien, $250; John L. Proctor, $250; Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. Joerissen, $200; Mr. and Mrs. L. B. F. Prince, $200; E. Crane Chadburne, $200; L. R. Bakin, $200; Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Taylot, ;. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hanson, $200; Bertram Foster, $2000 Mr. and Mrs., Harty Wolf, $200; Walter Johnson, $200; Mrs. Prank Bolgiano, $150; W. A. Distter, $150; Mr. and Mrs. Nelson E. Perin, $180; M. J. Kehne, $150; National Cathedral School, $150; Trinity Callege, $150; Mr. and Mrs, Michael J. Gormley, $150; the ¢ & McCambric Co. ‘Mrs. $130; E. B. rper, $125; ¥ $126; Right Rev. P. C. Gaven, $125; Mr. and Mrs. Leon M, Betts, $115; Ru- dolph Foster, $110; Dr. John O'Grady, $110; Bdward C. Wells, $100; Sholis’ Cafe, $100; Q. 8. Ward, $100; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Salmon, $100;Mrs. Edward H. Ghenn, $100; Willlam N. Doak, $100; Miss Eli2abeth Scott, $100; Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorotity, $100; Mr. and Mrs. Evans, $100; Miss Mary Louise Strong, $100; James V. Divver, $100; Dr. Fowler, $100; Frank H. Barto, $100; W. C. Kendall, §100; W. H. Hessick & Son, Inc., $100; Marvin Wesley, $100; Bishop Satterlee, $100; Philip Milstone, $100; M. A. Leese, $100; Miss Rose Lees Hardy, $100; W. P. Bor- ]..lrad. $100, and Mrs. Helen Brylawski, 100. NOYES TELLS RESPONSE. Specinl Gifts Unit ‘Keeps in Field of “Wealthy.” In tonnection with the work of the special gifts unit in the Community Chest campaigh Newbold Noyes, the chairman, today said: “‘One thing should be clearly under- stood by the Washington public. This is that the special gifts unit, in its effort to rajse 950,000 odd thousand dol or As much as all the other units in the camph) - e signed to it, and that the wealthy of ‘Washington, and those who suffer under the popular misapprehension that they should be classified a8 wealthy, have responded admmirably to our Appeal. “As has been pointed out, the avers) gift involved in the total of $822,609.88 subscribed by 767 individuais through this unit 1 well over 81,000, or more than 100 times the average gift turned in_through other units. “Whereas last year our unit obtained its goal. it did so by invading other | fields and upward of 1,800 subscriptions were involved in our total to the disad- vantage of other units. This year we have confined ourselves metiéulously to the' cards assigned to us, and of Jmej cards scores Have been reported through other units. As close an estimate as our figures now permit shows that upward of 850,000 of what we were expected to collect has been reported through group, ulnvpmmtmll and metropolitan solieita- tion “We have only one regret for this faet. Our fundamental concern is that the total quota of the Chest be over- subscribed, and from this viewpolnt it seems now fairly certain that the Chest will this year prove a splendid succese, But we thould regret the erroneous cons clusion, based upon our failure to reach our full quota, that soscalied “wealthy Washington,” whather commercial or individual, had fallen down on the job. “They have not.. They have, in the main, done admirably. And while I believe that with tact, perseverance enthusiasm and perslstence, we shall in s few years persuadé a thousahd Washingtonians to subseribe annuslly 81,000,000 to the chest, I want the com- | munity to feel assured that the effort of and the response to our special gift anpeal this year is fully on a par with | the other units, | which have dons a fine job under un- usually difficult, circumstances.”” CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH LEECHBURG, Pa., February 5 (£).— Two children were burned 'to deaf and their mother was burned seriously while trying to rescue in a fire that destroyed the home of Paul Faulk near here y. ‘The children were Paul, Theodore, two sons of Faulk. PFaulk, 23, was taken to a hospital. The Carusi home here s at 1766 Tighteenth street. Dr. Carusi probably will be burled in sociation. the Forelgn Law Association | the Internatisnal Law Association. the Board of 'n»'-a: and th~ of~ Arlington National Cometery. Following its special meeti today the Bchodl Board announced that the flag on the Franklin Administration Building will b* placed at half staff for 30 days and that the flags on all public school buildings will bé at half I until after the lwl. ‘The and the ofelal will be on the day of the funeral. i, | Treasury Department officlals And ! | ter with its officers. In this group weré John Poole, president of the Federal-American Bank, as he addressed depositors of the Perpetual Building Association yesterday in an effort to chetk the run on the institution started by a false rumor which spread through the UNLINITED CASH DIVINSHES RUN New Accounts and Number of Renewals Reported by Perpetual. (Continued From First Page.) 000 included the 800,000 which Rovert | a V. Fleming, president of Riges, sent to the assoeiation yesterday afternoon, and returned last night when it was not needed. Association officials &nnounced that | $800,000 was withdrawn yesterday and $80,000 deposited or redeposited. Tht association’s asSets as of December 31 1930, it was explained, amounted to | 824,716,521, 21 New Accounts Opened. Officials of the association also de- clared that in spite of the excitement yesterday 21 new accounts were opened | and 600 deposits were made, which closely approached the Average of a normal day's business. | Among the first of the new accounts opened today was that of Micharl Kap- | neck, an electrical dealer of 736 | Bleventh street, who deposited $2,193.06. | Isaac Gans, former president of the | Washington Chamber of Commerce and a prominent eivic leader, opened an account saying he had wanted to do so | for some time and thought the pres- ent was the most opportune time. | Another large account réportéd by the assoclation amounted to $12,500. is money was arawn out yesterday by a business man, whose confidence in the | assoclation was rastored by the assur- | anctes from Washington's financial in- | stitutions that the organization Was oh | a solld foundation. Bankers Hold Conference, Soon after the run started mwu:‘y. 512 dents of prominent banking mm&fx!m hurried to the association’s office to con= John W. ‘Pole, controller of curréncy; Robert V. Fleming, president of mgs Bank; John Poole, president of the Pederal-American National Bank & Trust Co.,, and United Statcs Bank Bx- aminers Chorpenning and Stewart. After this conference the bank presi- dents announced that the- assoclation was sound and that there was no reason for fear. In support of this Mr. Flem- ing opened a satchel coritaining $600,000 fr‘n“ isplayed the contents to the crowd the lobby of the building. Radio Also has been used to restore ublic confidence in the assoclation. nk G. Addison, jr.. president of the Security Bavings & Commercial Bank, | 188t night broadcast & message in which he emphasised the soundness of the institution’s condition, At 11 o'clock this morning & similar message was | broadcast over WOL by A. Milton Bod- | flsh, executive manager of the United | & Loan ~—Star Btaft Phota. ently trying to make up their mlndx‘ whether to withdraw, { Meanwhile a line of taxicabs was pulling up in front of the building, most of them occupied by anxious wom- en, who jumped out with deposit books in hand and joined the line. | BY 3 o'clock there was no doubt that | a run was on. Poiise from the first | precinet were summcensd and tried to hold the crowd in line. By 4 o'clock the large lobby was filled and the cash- | iers were paying oft as fast as they could handle the money. | It was an orderly gathering, with an | occasional anxious woman, bordering on tears, nmflnl nervously her de- posit._book, the yellow witharawal slip protruding. Detectives were in the ;:\rov&?d and from time u; time cooler- ea TEONS Y, reassuring the s ot Tt Anancialstabiticy t the institution. Bome of these were depositors in the association, who evi- denced their faith in the soundness of the firm by luvm[‘ their money undis- | turbed in the vaulls. Among those who reassured the crowd was Capt. F. E. W. Burke of the first precinct, who| said he did not intend to withdraw his ccount. | Meaniwhile, Edward C. Baitz, secte- | tary of the association, had called on the controller of the curteficy and local bankers for advice. The controllef, who | has supervision of all building and loan | assoclations in the District, advised Mr. Baltz not to make a statement, but lat- er when the situation became increas- ingly serious there was a hurtied meet- | ing of the bank presidents. John W.| Pole, the controller, attended the meet ing, accompanied by & bank examiner. When the meeting terminated, they flled solemnly down the stairway, ac- companied by Mr. Balts. After & brief consultation, Mr. Addison mounted & one of the desks and faced the erowd, lined up at the counter & few feet away. “I have a certain definite message r, for you. have just been in & meetin; and have examined in detall the af- fairs 6f the Perpetual Building Asso- clation, which, s you know, i§ super- vised by the United States Government and the controller of the curfency. The controller’s examination as of Baturday, January 10, less than a month ago, showed that this institution had 81, 800,000 in cash on hand. “This morning the Association had that much ahd more. There has ot I want you o know that we been one thing to occasion the loss of | Opi confidence in the Perpetual Bullding lon. e say to you, eandidly, Al examination of the books of this eoneern, that there is not one thing J e upsetting of public feniée in this inatitution. “The Perpetual Bullding Association confines its investments to two things | —to eath and to firet mortgeges orly, | and ‘to those on small homes.” Mr, Addison also squelched one ru- mor, that probably was & major cause for alarm among customers of the in- stitution, by declaring that and 2brolutely there had not been any connection between the Perpetual busi- ness and the affairs of the bankrupt mortgage bond house of Swartzell, Ridem & Hensey. Mr. Addison eited reports he had re- celved that false rumors about the con- dition of the Perpetual were of Com- munistie origin and declared that depositors of the association, whether they “withdraw their savings or not, would be doing a great publie service if they could futnish any clue as to the identity of the person or pereons | in States Building and League. The depositors seeking to close out | their accounts beg:n to gather around | the association’s uilfllnf at Eleventh | and E streets about o'clock this | morning and the cfowd was augmented | tlowly until the doors were opened at P o'clock. Police from the first pre- cinet formed the crowd into a single line, ‘and_the depositors were permit- ted to enter the building two, three and four at & time, as othérs came out. No Evidence of Disorder. At no time was thére any evidence of disorder. An improvised frame bar- ricade had m erected I the center of the building which guided the de- positors to the counter t6 recelve their | funds. They left on the other side f the barritade and caused no con- usion with those entering. ‘The crowd In line Appcared to be in good humor, and enly in a few in- stances were there expressions on con- cern ovef thelr accounts, Near the head of the liné was a colored, woman who had been there since 6 o'clock this mormnr, who was outspoken in her denunciation of the perpetrator of the false rumor of the association's con- dition. “Peopls who start rumors like " she declared, “ought to be put Directors Offer Rewards. Directors of the bullding association, as individuals, have offéted rewards | totaling $1,000 fot information leading to_the source of the false reports. Thus far, however, no definite infor- mation has been received as to the ac- tual perpeétrator, although the Secret Service men, it was said, have been given severai tangible leads. One of the reports was to the éffect that the story was circulated by an applicent for & loan who had been turned down. Police headquarters reported that three telephone calls were received theré from Wworhen yésterday who par- ticipated in the spread of the false re- mwiltlon officers feel confident that the report did not originate among any of its borrowing cutomers. Ou of 6,100 customérs who obtained loans | on hcuses they contrActed to purchase, | they eln!llne?. only the negligible number of 12 failed 1ast year to main- tain regular instaliment payments. The 12 properties affected, it was said, were resold or rentéd, so that the money loaned is being returned to the associa- tion treasury. Line Forms Before Doors. The rumor which led the run ap- Reports y lieated an employe of the Post Office Depart- ment Was one of the Who ex- ressed doubt concerning the affairs of 1 oclock The Star switchboard was swamped with calls from persons aski whether the in- stitution had closed. A Star reporter consulted with officials of the company, o him that there was no rumor. It was de- ve dut & statement. But indod and by 2 o'clock #iine Was DeginAIng o form before the doors of the institution, at Eleventh o others milled outside, appar- ntly started just before nooh m; :h who started the ¢hain or rumors that resulted in the “run.” The old saying that “money tal also was demonstrated when Mr. Flem- ing held up to view bulky bun@les of cusreney of large denominations, which the Riges bank had placed At the dise Ei‘:“ of the building and loan associas | te, n. ’ These bundles of bills constituted a sum of A half million @ollars, which whs made immediately available for dise bursemént to the customers of the Per- petual. This act-and announcement that other large banks of Washington stood R“fi'& it needed, to add other huge sums the cash reserves of the inatitution brought definite indications of & turn of sentiment am~ng the erowd, And some cried, “Lét's go home.” Sirive to Re-open Accounts. Bome customers of the association mu‘!glzd forward through the crowd in the banking rooms, striving to re-open their accounts. Mr. Fleming said the Perpetual and the Riggs National Bank had main- tained “very valued" relations over & long period of years and that study of the affairs of the building association of current date show “no need for any concern.” It was then that he held ug to view the $500,000 in currency whicl his_institution had piaced at the dis- posal of the association. Mr. Poole, who was recognized by the crowd as president of the Federal- American National Bank, declared he had implieit faith in the integrity of the officials of the Perpetual, the sound- ness of its business and added: “I know of no place wheré investors could deposit their savings with greatér degree of safety than this institus tion. There 18 no reason for & single person have any apprehension.” He pointed out that the bulkun{ and loan organization, the third largest pri- vate financial institution in hing= ton, had about $22,000,000 invested in conservative first trusts on District property—on privately owned dweéllings —on which the home purchasérs were makirg regular installméent payments. Explaining indirectly the reason. why other local banking institutions had acted to place edditional éash sums at the disposdl of the Pefpetual, MF. Poole said that such an institution must in- vest its funds amtl therefore does not have its total capital lying idle in its vaulte, In additlon to the $500,000 brought from the Rl Bank, Mr. Poole sald he had pl as available for the use of the Perpetusl a sum of approximately $300,000 from his bank, this constituting e full available legal.limit placed on ational bank. “You ought to go home with & feel. mhol absolute safety” he coreluded. r. Baltz, the secretary of the Pers Retunl sald he had been recelving calls om Washington bankers all during the day, pledging help, if needed, to ascure all the cash that could possibly be re- quired if all depositors saw fit to with- draw thelr savings. Mr, Fleming, after addressing the throng in the association building, climbed to a window ledge outside the building and repeated tatements of abcolute confidence in the Perpetual to the crowds which blocked the side- walks nesr builaing During the upstairs | ) SCHALL RESUMES MITCHELL ATTACK Senator Says Attorney Gen-| eral Defiant in Stand on Michel Indorsement. By the Assosiated Preas. Benator Behall, Republican, Minne- sota, today resumed his Attack on At- torney Geneéral Mitchell for the latter’s refusal to indoree Ernest Michel as Fed- udge for Minnesota. Schall, in & formal statement, said Mitchell was “defying” the constitu- tional injunction ‘that nominations be made “with the advice and consent” of the Senate. He cited a letter written by Mitehell in eonnection with the ap- pointment of John J. Parker af Norih Carolina to the Supreme Court. Charges Parly Sabotage. “The whole purpose of the letter,” Schall eaid, “was to show that the Parket nomination originated entirel with Mitehell. Well it it to be hopei that he Il,:tl.!‘l’ p.r‘oud of ft, for no one else 4 ised now that the “It is well recogni nomination, by alienating the labor and the loss of several colored vote, caused States from the Republican party in e recent election. Of course, that Srhottat B Gountices Taigne to pime ughs to him- nlmnme way he has b'een able to xnl\z’z:n the Republitans from the Criticises Testimony. Schall also renewed his criticism of Mitehell for his part in the Govern- ment's attempt to collec: $1,000,000 from the estate of Mrs. J: J. Hil. Mitchell, Behall said, appeared & & witness in the case before the Cireult Court, and Mitchell's testimony, he eald, constituted about a third of the judge's AR ordinary sense of decency,” Senator, “would have prechided the ] e ded Mitehell from betore :ucr- ’fl had m;’g‘%g' feel fu ion de- pended upoA’ hit." < . ROBERT W. DARR, 76, DIES FROM PNEUMONIA Contractor, Active jn Church Cir- cles, Was Ill A Year—Funeral Tomorrow. Robert William Darr, 76, a bricklay- ing contractor, member of the firm of R. W. Darr & Bro, who had been a resident of Washington all his life, died yesterday at his home, 805 Maryland Avenue northeast, from ecomplications resulting from pneumonia. He had been | i1l health for over a y?ar. Mr. Darr was _active in Catholic Church circles. Funeral services will( b2 held at Bt. Joseph's Church, Becond | and s'reets northeast, tomorrow | morning &t 0:30 o'clock, the funeral party 12aving the residence at 9 o'clock. Interment will be In St. Mary's Céme- ry. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs, Mary Qatharine Darr; two sons, R. Wil- dbiRniErs Mrs Wo I Bembrows snd s, Mrs. W. em| Charfes and Phil 1, and one 3 Miss Ross Darr. Al of Washingtan process halted temporarily and em- ployes of the association, hard worked infough the afternooh by the insistent | demanas of anxious depositors, sat down for a well-earned test. The associa- | tion’s telephone operator stood by valk | iantly to transmit reassuring messag:s | 10 petplexed depositors. | ftetnoon nmnp-:ern. with headlines | blaging forth the tidings that the asso- ciation's finances were in ship-shape, Were distribuged to the erowd inside the building in an effort to allay Any fears the people entertained about the firm. Newsboys outside D*l & thriving busi- T L N o Almost sidewalk, outside Lhnc.buuum'. -~ Stays Open Extra Hour, Many of the pérsons on hand were those desiring to deposit money with the association, and they & thair ground and waited their turn. | 'I:heo&uuhuon remained open until 6 o'clofk, An hour later than the usual| closing hour, to pay off depositors. | Added to' the riassurance given by ! the bankets was the following state- ment lm:n night by the Clearing House e WaW‘ngton, D. ©, Clearing| Ho“;?n!fl‘”g::k‘i‘g:' represel;nng mg com! pow:r of all the| Banks of Washi ,tonferre: of erpetual Building Association and | extmined the condition of said associa- tioh. It 18 the opinion of the Clearing House that the Perpetual Building As- sociation is one of the strongest build- ing associations in Washington. It has latge cash teservés and all of its loahs ars gecured b¥| firet deeds of trust on improved Washington real estate based on a fair and conservative valuation. There 1§ évery reason why this strong TABMESE e Anoid Sommean s , show mand the compleéte eonfidence of its customers.” Business Byreau Statement. ‘The Business Bureau also is- sued the statement: “During the last 24 hours the Befter Business Bureau has had numefous | juests for information As a result of | Fumors concérning the Perpetual | Building Association. An inquiry mi by the bureau confirms all previous re- | ports that this institution is to be re- garded as entirely sound and that there is no foun to mors, some of which 1 at2 malleiol gundat'on. ‘Partieblar attention is Deipg ealied cts that the institutitm 18 un. t Government supervisi t the ds Are only invés'ed 8t on homes, and that is fion lon between this 0 morigage Rouse - the pay-off has been criticized.” BLLBOARD STAND ASKED DELEGATES Prince Georges County Wom- en Request Statement From State Legislators. By A Staft Osrrespondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIB, Md., February 5.—Evi- %enc: cg the sincetity ‘or u'mm n resi- lents of nearby Marylan uek% billboard restriction, and of the use business-like methods to obtain their objective was given the Prince Oounty legislators yeSterday when Progress Club of College Park not only advised the delegates of its sentiment but requested a statement from the legislators themselves on the subject. A copy of a resolution recently Adofilt- ed by the club declaring “advertising billboards have become an intolérable nuisance.” and announcing the inten- tion of the members. to “refain from the purchase of articles so advertised when practicable,” was sent Delegate William F. Keys by Mrs. W. E. Hunt, corresponding secretary. One Bill Pending. Apparently unwiiling to have the ac- tion of lhzugmnm‘gfub be given mere perfunctory _attention, the = secretary asked an acknowledgement of receipt of the resolution, together with the view of the legislators on the subject to be reported to the club. The General Assembly already has one anti-billboard measure before it while a second, sponsored by some of the leading Democratic delegates, is be- ing drafted. th bills will seek to regulate bill boards by licensing the advertising com panies whieh erect and maintain thes and taxing the individual boards. bill already before the Assembly was ine troduced several weeks ago by Delegate Oliver Metserott of Prince Georges County, minority floor leader. It has not been reported out of the Ways and Means Committee. Miss Lavinia Engle, delegate from Montgomery County, ahd Kent R. Mul- likin, chairman of the Prince County delegation have taken an active interest in the bill drawn the Democratic delegates. Several he nical points, such as whether sighboards should come under the jurisdietion. ot the State Roads Commission or the commissioner of motor vehicles, ate be- ing studied by experts before being ine corporated in the bill, it was learned. Fight Already Begun. In anticipation of the majority party's bill, the signboard interests have already started Aghting it. . No effort will be made to have the zohing lations applying to billboards in the suburban section of Man\.mr‘ County extended outside the Park an Planning Commission zone, officials of the commission said. NATHAN STRAUS’ WiLL OMITS CHARITY GIFTS Philanthropist Gave Millions Away in Lifetime—Estate Valued at $1,000,000. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, PFebruary 5.—ine will of Nathan Straus, Jewish - thropist, who gave away R estate et to be 1, and not a cent went-to eharity. omission was explairied in the doeu« mént in this language: m:unu of W"X hn;’ad .}"fi.m d:efll]m y an ewish proverb Wi g ‘What give for the cause of .m ive use. in health is goid; what you fok: ilver, ha I-enulhlvl:“'lnd' b death is Mrs. Léhman, wife of Ju Irving of the Oourt of Ang:h. COURT TEST VOTED BY SENATE IN ROW OVER POWER BODY __(Continued From First Page.) :m, challenging Dr. Smith's appoint« ent. The vote adopting the W tion came immediately after the Sens ate met today and without further bate. Late yesterday afternooh Benator Ransdell, Democrat, of Louisiana “and Senator Shortridge, Republican, _of Californin both declared in addresses to thé Senate that the proceeding was nos_legal. The controversy between the Preal- dent and the Senate over the nominae tion and appointment of Dr. Smith i8 without eéxact paraliel in the past. Never before has the Senate sought to reconsider & vote of confirmation of an appointee to Federal office after it has notified the President and the President has actually made the ap- point and issued the commission. Dr. Smith made the following states ment toda; “It is highly satisfactory to me to have the Senate fotus the ‘recall’ issue. The interest of economy and efficiency is served by having only one of the five commissloners under fireit improves l:ie load factor of the Power Commis- sion.” INCOME TAX FACTS. No. 4. If husband and wife should each have a net income in éx- cess of 84,000, but néither a- net income in excess of $8,000, it is to their interest, in filing separate income tax returns for the year 1930, to divide the personal ex- emption of $3,500 between them, a8 shown by the following ilius- tration, 1 which the husband claims 83,000 and the wife $500: . . ErhoBS e ble |‘l & per ef o8 Theome, " wife rsonal exémption Taxable at 11 STLY e Total for husband and wife.. $120 ‘The niormal tax rate being 1'% r cent on the first $4,000 of nét come in excess of the personal exemption and othér credits, 8 per cent on the next $4,000 and 5 per cent on the balance, any other division of the personal ex- emption would have subjected art of the husband’s or wife’s come to the 3 per cent rate. The computations do not include the 25 per cent eredit on earned e trom diviaing the e per- sohal exemption, hi and Wife often furtner decrease naly subject to the surtax, which ap- plies to net incomes in excess of “g‘i‘m%lnd ife elect us| and wife may each year whef to K‘:‘.‘ Joint. réturn or separaté returns. Where, however, a ioint l‘e!urnal' lffl- Arate reéturns have been filed. for year, neithéf hus- may afterward, file i that yeAr. band nar an & different