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SWANSON 70 URGE RAIL CONTINUANCE In Play Contest VETERANS WILL BE GUESTS AT BETHESDA SCHOOL. Senator Says He Will Take o Up Virginia Lines’'Case Immediately. By 8 Stat Correspondent of The Sta) ARLINGTON COUNTY_ COURT HOUSE, Va., February 21.—Encourage- ment in the efforts of the board of county supervisors to have the service of the Arlington-Fairfax Railway into ‘Washington continued was received to- day by wealth's Attorney Wil- liam C. Gloth, who is acting for the board, from two different sources. Letter from Semator Swanson. One of these was a letter from Senator Claude A. Swanson of Virginia, in which he promised to immediately take the matter up with the Public Utilities Commission of the District of Columbia and to do all in his power to aid the many persons dependent uj the line, and the other was in the form of a letter from the commis- promising that nothing further be done toward abandonment until the board of supervisors and citisens are heard and at a time con- venient to them, Both of these letters were in reply to communications addressed to the writers by Gloth. The letter from the commission goes into detail as to the reason for refusing permission to the Mount Vernon, Alexandria and Wash- ington Railway Co. to cross Pennsyl- vania avenue.. During the rush period, it was said, 175 street cars now pass the intersection between the hours of 8:30 and 9 o'clock in the morning and to grant the petition of the Virginia company would be to add 26 large interurban cars to the existing con- gestion. Glad to Afford Hearing. The letter, which was signed by Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chairman, states that the commission “will be glad to afford an opportunity convenient to you for the hearing.” The predicament of the railroad will ‘be the principal business to come be- fore the meeting on next Tuesday night of the board of directors of the Arling- ton County Chamber of Commerce, ‘Three of the members of the board are also members of the board of directors of the Arlington-Fairfax Rallway Co., and are expected to be in a position to explain every phase of the case. These three members are Ashton C. Jones, Guy N. Church and Harris Levy. According to Louis C. Carl, presi- dent of the chamber, the board will bring the matter to a definite head at this meeting and will decide just what action is to be taken. Carl says that he has been informed that there is a sub-committee of the Transportation Committee of the Wash- ington Chamber of Commerce also mak- ing & study of the problem and it is that the report of this committee I be available during the coming week. Determined to Push Campaign. ‘The board of directors of the Arling- ton-Fairfax line has stated that it will make no further efforts to prevent abandenment of the tracks in Washing- ton but the Arlington board of super- visors and many of the citizens have determined to carry on a campaign to insure a direct connection with down- town Wi n. Commonwealth’s Attorney Gloth and Carl Budwesky, Alexandria City at- torney, were n y for 8 series of conferences with - ment officials on the matter. FLOW OF WILD GAS WELL GETS LARGER 75,000,000 Cubic Feet Daily Es- caping From Deposit at Tioga, Pa. night near Tioga, Pa., 12 miles south of here, had in- creased today to a flow of more than 75.000.000 cubic feet a day. While guards patrolled the country- side to warn of the danger of fire and keep the curious at a distance of sev- miles, experts conferred on the best way to curb the pressure of gas that left the mouth of the well with a roar that had constantly increased until 1t could be heard four miles away. A “low ceiling” sent the gas swirl- ing over the countryside for miles and an open flame was almost sure to cause 8 terrific explosion, geologists warned. ‘The stream of gas was escaping under pressure so great that it showed as 8 white eolumn for several feet above e well was said by geclogists to be was geol the largest ever brought in in this territory. PLAN DEVELOPMENT OF SUPER-UNIVERSITY Co-ordination of Research at Penn- slyvania Is Expected to Aid Education. | I B the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, February 21— Development of the so-called “super- university” at the University of Penn- sylvania through co-ordination of restarch work was announced today by Dr. Josiah H. Penniman, provost of the institution. ‘The university's graduate school will be made a separate school with fac- ulty and budget apart. ‘The school, Dr. Penniman said, will devote {tself entirely to research work. ‘With the reorganization of the university placing Thomas S. Gates a8 president, I have now the opportunity to direct my efforts for the develop- ment of a super-university which not only concerns itself in the dissemi- nation of knowledge, but in the increase of knowledge and the making of this new knowledge accessible for publica- tion.” he said. His snnual meeting of the General Alumni Boclety of the university. THREE DIE IN DOCK WAR Vera Cruz Battle Gives Rise to Re- | never dreamed that a third appe would be nec:ssary to take care of the | ports of Uprising. Mexico, Pebruary 21 'k workers were killed | MISS LOUISE MASSEY. —Underwood & Underwood Photo. Veterans at the Walter Reed Hospital be guests Friday evening at the presentation of three plays in the cur- rent Montgomery County one-act play tournament which will be given at the Bethesda High School auditorium at 8:20. Cars will be gul at their dis) 1 for transportation by members of the ‘Women's Club of Bethesda, under the direction of Mrs. Oliver O. Kuhn and Mrs. Roland Marshall, who are asking for_volunteers. ‘The cast for the three plays has just been announced as follows: Doris D. Day of the Montgomery County Phgfll. and Florence Stohlman, in “For Dis- tinguished Service,” directed by Jane Plummer Rice for the Somerset Wom- en's Club; Ida Garrett Mattingly, for- merly of the National Players; Lou! Massey, popular Bethesda High School teacher, and Marie C. Willis, in “Four- teen,” by Olive Gertsenberg, under the direction of Katherine Tennent Mar- shall, for the Women’s Club of Be- thesda. The judges for these compet- ing glun will be Mrs. R. H. Rice, Mrs. Edith Sears and Mrs. H. 8. Walcott. Maurice Jarvis, Jane Plummer Rice and Katherine Tennent Marshall will be presented in Canfield’s historical play, “The Duchess Says Her Prayers,” by Mrs. W. J. Peters, -l \n of the State and county federations. RADID STAR MAKES REALITY OF CAMP “Seth Parker” Turns Mission Plan From Mere Hope to Realization. A woman’s intuition that caused Mrs. her wago! makes possible the realization of a hope of many years—the establishment of & Summer camp at some nearby wa place for the: 40 little children con- stantly under her wing. It was because Phillips H. Lord, ere- ator of “Seth Parker,” and Homer Rodeheaver, an old friend, knew of this longing which scemed hopeless of fill- ing, that they volunteered to appear in last Monday's benefit program at Con- stitution Hall lv*r b, s” at- tached to their f. Mr, ahd Mrs. Bennett had often met “Seth Parker” at mission meetings in New York and elsewhere and the young radio evan- gelist had become intensely interested in the work of the Children’s Emer- gency Home and particularly in the two young girls the mission is sending through college at Blackstone, Va. Third Performance,. Back again in Washington, Mrs. Ben- nett had such faith in her intuition as “Seth Parker’s” appeal to ths public that she ‘with the usual or- ganization of committees and simply sat in her office to wait for the orders for seats to come. They poured in and in a few days she realized the necessity of having a second perform- ance. But in all her confidence, she nce “overflow.” When it was announced Monday night that “An Evening at Seth Pank- er’s” would be staged on March 2, with the entire troup as they appear before the microphone, the 4,000 seats and 50 boxes in Constitution Hall for that performance had been completely sold out by the following evening. With many faithful patrons of the mission begging for a chance to see BSeth Parker in real life st some other time, Mrs. Bennett communicated with him in New York yesterday and he en- thusiastically agreed to come down again with Mr. Rodeheaver on March 16 for a third performance. 8o that every one will have an equal oppor- tunity, she announced that the seats will not be placed on sale at the mis- sion until Tuesday of this week. For both performances the stage set- be the “sittin’ room” in Seth home at Jonesport. There will " and “Cephus,” the quartet, Parker, who is really three persons in one before the micro- phone, “Lizzie Peters” and other fa vorites, For the old-fashioned stage setting, Mrs. Bennett has been scour- ing Washington for antique horsehair chairs and sofa, a list of furnishings having been supplied so that every- thing will appear just so, including the melodeon. P Volstead Operated On. MINNEAPOLIS, February 21 (A).— Andrew J. Volstead, dry law author, left Fairview Hospital here today for {his home in St. Paul to convalesce from an appendicitis operation per- formed February 5. 18 | mained here, and ‘most #HdE SUNDAY (OFFICIALS DEFEND | ARLINGTON CAMP Sheriff Fields and Supervisor Hedrick Laud Guarded Convict Group. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP, Staft Correspondent of The Star. ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., February 21.—Coming to the defense of the Virginia State High- way Commission in its decision to es- tablish a prison camp here for 100 con- victs to be used on the grading of the Lee sBoulevard, Sheriff Howard B. Flelds today declared that Arlington County has had some sad experiences as a result of the importation of cheap labor for large comstruction jobs, and that he, as chief of the law enforce- ment division of the county, would rather see 1,000 convicts, under com- petent guards, employed on the job than 100 laborers recruited by contractors from other places. Model of Efficiency. The modern prison camp, Fields de- clared, is a_model of ciency and cleanliness. The convicts are constantly under supervision, are made to keep regular hours and are confined to the camp at all times when not employed on the work to which they are desig- nated. If it were possible to recruit locally the type of labor to be replaced by the convicts, he said, he would take a dif- ferent view of the matter, but Arling- ton County has never had a great sup- p)g of cheap labor, and on every large Jjob done by contractors here there have been brought in a number of men who have constantly been in trouble d who have been not only an annoyance to the local police department, but to the citizens as well. A number of laborers from one job, he declared, re- of them have m:l Xme greater part of the last year Another advantage seen by the sheriff in the establishment of the prison camp here is the moral effect that it will have on the criminal element, especially the violators of the prohibition laws. He believes that the sight of the convicts under ard will a long way toward del g would-be law ators. viol: . The stand of the Highway Commis- sion is also supported by Supervisor B. M. Hedrick, who declares t the grading of the road is but & small part of the project, and that upon comple- tlon of the grading large sums of money will be spent upon this project, for which work convict labor will not be suitable. “Furthermore,” he says, “with the de- velopment of this highway will follow the building of homes, the extension of water lines, the installation of public utilities, the paving of connecting streets, the extension of bus lines, and all of the complex activities that fol- low the development of new territory. These activities will furnish work, not for hundreds, but for thousands of men, and not for weeks, but for years to come. Hedrick believes that the starting of the project is the important thing, and that no impediment should be placed in the Fn.h of its progress. Despite a dispatch from Richmond which quotes Commissioner H. G. Shir- ley as flecum. that the Lee Boulevard is not an emergency relief project, and that rnwn labor will positively be used on it, the Associated General Con- traetors of America, by whom the pro- test against the use of convicts was lodged, continued in their efforts today to forestall the move. Shirley stated that there are certain other projects in Virginia, near Washington, on which convict labor will not be used. Plans Mass Meeting. Maj. W. R. Richards, an officlal of the Associated General Contractors, was today making arrangements with Thomas R. Mechem, chairman of the Relief ' Committee of the Arlington County Civic Pederation, and repre- sentative of organized labor in Arling- ton County, for the calling of a mass meeting of citizens to protest the con- vict labor move. Mechem has called a meeting at his home for Tues- day night, at which plans for the mass meeting will be laid. Through the Richmond office of the contractors’ body & protest was yester- day filed with Gov. John Garland Pol- lard. The protest was made through Henry Taylor, president of the Virginia branch, and wa3 supported by Lee Paschall, past State president of the | organization, and P. E. W. Goodwin, State secretary. Officials of the Associated General | Contractors stated today that they are not discouraged as to the ultimate re- |sult of their fight for free labor and | that the campaign would continue. SEN. BRATTON TALKS T0 LAW STUDENTS Annual Banquet of College, Held at Mayflower, Honors New Mexican. Senator 8am G. Bratton of New Mexico, was l?t‘kef and guest of honor at the annual banquet of the Wash- ington College of Law held at the May- flower Hotel last night. Senator Bratton's address was cen- tered upon “The Contribution of the Legal Profession to Mankind.” Reviewing the part law has had in advancement of the world, he cited many acts in history to illustrate the pace Government keeps with develop- ment. He urged students to a fuller understanding of the history of the pro- fession in order that upon entering practice they might do their part in “keep the law of the land abreast with the times.” The affair was in celebration of the thirty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the insgitution, and was - presided over by Dean Grace Hays Riley. The toastmistress was Mrs. Gertrude H. Smith, president of the junior class, sponsors of the banquet. BILL WASHINGTON PAID AS HOST AT BALTIMORE announcement was made at the | Party of Eight and Servants for Food By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE. February 21.—A re- ceipt mags out o George Washington for the overnight entertainment at a Baltimore inn in 1781 of a party of eight, including himself, disclosed today that the first President paid more for ed as rival | grog, punch and wines than for food. stevedores battled in the cen- ers Cruz. ‘warriors. ‘The 8 revol London-Paris Record Set. LE BOURGET, France, February 21 (®).—London and Paris are now only 20 minutes apart by air. , | telry, S St e guests as punch valued at 3| tance” a'fix‘zdnm gave rise'to rumors that | and six French and Colonial officers It broken out. ‘The m",';, W‘I‘l found ll’r:‘ the Library t Congress atthew Page Andrews, j? historian, and made public with birthday. ‘Washington, Count De Rochambeau were overnight guests September 8, 1781, at the Fountain Inn here, when on their way to the seige of Yorktown, final major engagement of the War of Independence. The following day, the receipt shows, Daniel Grant, proprietor of the hos- ted a bill to the command- of &.he American forces INN FOUND HERE Overnight Spent About $65 and Drink. pounds, 10 shillings: wine to the extent of 1 pound, 10 shillings, and grog which cost 12 shillings, 6 pence. Tne dinners for the party were charged at a total of 1 pound, 4 shill- ings. The total bill, including the stabling and feed of the party's 16 horses and the lodging and food of seven servants, was 13 pounds, 3 shill- ings, 3 pence. ‘The Fountain Inn, Mr. Andrews said, was one of the famous hostelries Colonial days, and it welcomed Wash- ington on five separate occasions. A modern hotel now occuples its site in downtown Baltimore. In honor of the visit of Washington and Count De Rochambeau, th Maryland Journal reported at the time, “‘every part of the town was brilliantly illuminated.” “Very early the next morning,” that periodical continued, “His Excellency (with his hi STAR, WASHINGTON ot | ing Warrant Officers, Lacking Sea Service, Fail to Be Promoted Sailors should go to ses, the Navy Department believes, and for this reason, a number of warrant officers who success passed their mental and physical examination for promotion to the grade of chief warrant officer were flunked. The reason was that “they were sadly lacking in experience at sea.” This was made known yester- day in the Bureau of Navigation bulletin, which keeps the service advised of current happenings of interest. One candidate, the bureau found, had served but one year at sea, since obtaining war- rant rank. “The bureau regrets the neces- sity of denying promotion to such officers, but feels that their best interests and undoubtedly the best interests of the Navy are served if all warrant officers are required to serve a reasonable amount of time at sea before be: the bureau former enlisted men who win pro- motion because of exceptional service. NEARBY CLEAN-UP FOR 1932 PLANNED Virginia Realtors Move to Diess Counties for Bi- centennial. By a Staft Correspondent of The Bta: ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE, Va., February 21.—Meeting last night, the Alexandria-Arlington- Fairfax Real Estate Board appointed the following bicentennial committee to get in touch with every civic organiza- tion in the city and two counties for the purpose of soliciting their interest in a clean-up campaign for the North- ern Virginia area: Henry C. Morris, chairman; Keith A. Brumback and Mrs. Ruby Lee Minar, all of Arlington county; Gardner L. Boothe, 2d, and George Reynolds of Alexandria, and Guy N. Church of Fairfax county. This committee will meet at Windsor Arms, on Glebe road, at noon Tuesday to plan their method of proceedure, one of which will be the calling of a large meeting at which representatives of all of the civic organizations, churches and any other bodies desiring to co-operate in preparation for the bicentennial will be invited to appear. It is hoped at this meeting that it will be possible to form a definite plan_for proceeding with the cleaning up. Em- phasis was placed upon the fact that if a clean-up campa! 1s to be sored by the real estate board it is up to the members to set a good example :x}-'t lsumn' first with their own prop- es. A special committee appointed to de- termine how the properties along the main highways can be made more pre- :’c:';ehk r!lpofledr thll'hJ. ‘l;l l’ f land- engineer for the inia State Highway Commission, had l;l‘(drm!d the committee that he had no funds for the purchase of shrubbery for planting along State highways but that if shrub- is purchased by citizens he will furnish the llbc;;u{lt:; p’llnflnl and will assume respons for plants in condition. Ui NEW SPANISH REGIME DIVIDES LABOR GROUP Socialist and Union Leaders Meet to Discuss Advisability of Proposed Strike. By the Associated Press. tonight were divided as to their attitude toward the new government of Premier Juan Bau- tista Aznar and the advisability of a general strike as & protest against the monarchy. Executive committees of the Soclalist party and the General Labor Union, unable to reach a decision at an early session, met again tonight. In the opinion of many a general strike at this time was unlikely in view of the popular attitude, the “‘watchful waiting” efforts of the government and the opposition of some of the radical left group to a walkout. decision was expected Sunday. During the interval between sessions today members of the committees went to the Madrid Jail, where they inter- viewed a number of radicals incar- cerated there since the revolts of last December. Meanwhile Premier Aznar and mem- bers of his cabinet prepared for a week end rest after the first strenuous week of their new dutles. ‘Tranquility throughout the country appeared unbroken, and business circles reported improving conditions because of the clearing political atmosphere. Count Promises Republic. MADRID, February 21 (#).—A prom- ise that Spain will become a republic if the Republicans win in the forth- coming elections was made today by the Count of Romanones, foreign min- ister in the new government of Juan Bautista Aznar. Political circles were not surprised by the announcement, saying it merely was another form of the King's ap- proval of the Aznar fim and de- cision to abide by the parliamentary elections. It is also considered that there is little chance of such an event taking place, despite the considerable Republi- can agitation, for the party would have to elect 207 deputies to obtain a ma- jority, and it never has had more than 18 in'the past. WOOLEN STRIKERS SEEK TO INCREASE WALKOUT Police Are Summoned Following Suspension of Work in Two Mills With Disturbance. By the Associated Press. LAWRENCE, Mass., February 21.—An attempt by striking employes of the American Woolen Co. to induce other workers to leave their tasks y re- sulted in disturbance, suspension of work in two mills and the summoning of police squads. Mill officials estimated the number of strikers at 150, while the strikers said several hundred workers were on strike. About 8,000 workers are employed the Wood and Washi. the disturl occurred. - The sion of the plants resulted in their clos- earlier than "whfil usual l';‘?ll‘dl noon hour. They esday morning after the hom“mek end. An overture was made by emtnrgny officials offering to take back strikers without prejudice upon the basis that existed before the so-called “cost study program” was undertaken. The strike committee of the National Textile Workers’ Union replied that it would_consider only statements ded D C, FEBRUARY 22, PARK LEGISLATION | GIVEN APPROVAL Development in Montgomery and Prince Georges Pro- vided in Draft. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md., February 21.— Legislation to permit Maryland to take advantage of the terms of the Cramton bill for rl’k development in Montgom- ery and Prince Georges Counties is nearly ready for introduction it was said today, officials of the Maryland-Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Col mission having conferred yesterday with the National Capital Park and Planning Com fon on the terms of the pro- posed bill. Commissions Reported in Accord. ‘The two commissions, which will have to work together to co-ordinate the parkways of the District of Columbia and nearby Maryland, were reported in accord on the inciples of the bill which will be submitted to the highest legal authorities for approval before being introduced. As drafted, the bill calls for the is- suance in 1939 of $1,200,000 in bonds on the metropolitan district of Mont- gomery County, and authorizes the commissioners of Prince Georges Coun- ty to issue the necessary borids if they decide to take advantage of the Cram- act. The enabling clause, leaving the participation of Prince Georges County to the discretion of the county com- missioners, is in accordance with the sentiments of the county's political leaders, some of whom believe Prince Georges should join Montgomery in the establishment of parks, but fear the present is an unfavorable time to com- mit themselves to the additional tax which accompanies a bond issue, even though it would not become operative for eight years. Park Tax Might Pay. Anticipating a marked increase in the assessable basis of the metropolitan area of both counties, it is estimated that the bonds could be paid for out of the 7-cent park tax, now in effect in Montgomery County, and authorized, but not imposed, in Prince Georges. Under the M:m"gcmery County plan the Legislature 1l be requested to commit the State to the repayment of one-third of the amount which the county expects to borrow. The Cramton act makes available $4,500,000 for the purchase of park lands in the two counties. Of this amount, $1,500,000 would be a gift from the Pederal Government, the remaining $3.000,000 & non-interest-bearing loan. The funds would be apportioned be- tween the two counties, in case Prince Georges takes advantage of the loan, on a ratio of approximately three-fifths to Montgomery and two-fifths w Prince Georges. This ratio was decided upon by comparison of the assessed valuation of the metropolitan districts of the two counties. Share in Montgomery. ‘The amount chargeable agairst Mont- gomery County for repayment under the Pederal legislation would be approxi- mately $1,800,000, applying the three- fifths ratio to the total $3,000,000 loan, The $1,200,000 figure of the proposed bond issue assumes that the State of Maryland will repay the Federal Gov- :mmtoga&oo?n crwor;;-thtrd of the e loan expended in Montgomery County. = In addition to the $1,800,000 of the loan, Montgomery County would be eligible to receive approximately $900,- 000 as its share of $1,500,000 “gift” authorized in the Cramton act to with the loan. The remainder would 8o to Prince Georges if it took full ad- “m.f of the loan provision. Under the provisions of the bill, as 1l.u'e)m'ed by J. Bond Smith, attorney or the Maryland Planning Commission, the bonds would be issued for a period :l:t.: "c:edhfoh“"i‘dmd would be in ount which could be repayed with interest during the 50-year g:rlod. Counties Held Liable, Although the bonds would be in the name of the Planning co‘l:lfl;lé‘i sion, the bill provides that the two counties on which they are issued must :nrx’l::‘:t:ie the payment of interest and The measure authorizes the com- mission to borrow a sum not to exceed $200,000 on its promissory note for the purposes of policing such parks as are now in existence and of providing play- grounds and other recreational facilities, These notes would be repayed from the 33:.53 tax before the issuance of the Under the plan of the commission bonds, if issued at once, would not be- {.m blearlm;dlntr?z r{or eight years. It calculated that the $200,0 refunded during this time . Co" P ‘The proposed act also would - 12e the commission to disposs 8¢ tand held by it when not needed. STORES ARE GUARDED FROM UNEMPLOYED Soldiers on Duty Against Roam- ing Mexicans at Mexicali. Two Shot. By the Assoclated Pres MEXICALA, Lower California, Mexi- co, February 21 —Hundreds of Mexi- cans in this border city of 15,000, un- nerved by hunger and lack of work, roamed uneasily through the streets today under the watchful eyes of Fed- eral soldiers who stood guard over stores in fear of mob violence. ‘The situation became tense almost overnight. Heavy rains in the past week threw hundreds out of work in the agricultural sections. Without money to buy food, the crowds became a g\feol‘l’lnu to lo'?m. i " their establishments would be stormed. handed out food without charge until the crowds became so large that soldiers were called to disperse thera. An American, 30, sus- pected of attempting to st food, re- fused to obey a police command to halt and was shot. A Mexican, standing nearby was wounded. Both will re- cover. Gov. De Tejada issued a blanket order to discharge all Americans em- ployed in Mexicall and replace them with Mexican labo: He departed last night for Ti Juana, on the coast, pre- lugl:‘bly to l‘r,el.l !urt.r'\:r rellef. loons, mills, ranches and all places of business were affected by Go“,a De Tejada’s ultimatum. Several veteran American cotton ranch foremen, employed below the bor- der, were ordered to leave ‘The situation at Hechicera, 35 miles east, was reported acute. A camp of 250 men, police said, had lived for a week solely on milo maize. — ‘The ministry of agriculture of North- in | ern Ireland will shortl; three years, of the & er Ereatment, of Satté against. tunercilosts Regular Delivery Over 100,000 families read The Star every dn'; The great ma- Jority have the p;g:r delivered regularly every evening and Sun- day mo! at a cost of 1% u:’u daily and § cents Sunday you are not taking advan- of this lar service at 1931—PART ON 9 “Miss Europe’ JEANNE JUILLA OF FRANCE Who was seiected by an international jury of artists as Europe’s candidate for the supreme beauty title of “Miss Uni- verse” at the International Beauty Pageant to be held at Galveston, Tex., June 12-17. —Underwod Photo. SEIZED; SIX MEN HELD Counterfeiting Ring Is Believed Broken by Chicago Raids; Money Passed in Various Citles. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 21.—Capt. Thomas J. Callaghan, chief of the United States Secret Service, sald today that a gang of counterfeiters with head- quarters in New York had been broken up by the arrest of six men in Chicago and another in New Jersey, Arrests followed raids on three Chicago apartments in which Secret Service men said they found 200 counterfeit $20 bills. The men arrested here were Vincenzo del Pinto, sald to be the leader; Dean Cramer, Leo Cor- , Paul Kardulas, Gus Kolas and Frank Dello. Joe Ostromencki was held in New York for Chicago authorities. Callaghan said the counterfeit Treas- ury notes, clever imitations, had been passed recently in New York, Chicago, Milwaukee and other cities and that several of the defendants had been identified by business men. MOTORIST IS FREED IN'WOMAN'S DEATH M. E. Scaggs Acquitted of Manslaughter Charge in Kill- ing Mrs. L. A. Appel. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md,, February 21.—The charge of manslaughter against Melvin E. Scaggs of Laurel, Md., which was preferred as a result of fatal injuries sustained by Mrs. Lalilia M. Appel of 6408 Georgia street, Chevy Chase, Md., Wwhen struck by an automobile the young man is said to have been operating at the corner of Brookeville road and Tay- lor street, Chevy Chase, on January 31, were dismissed “without prejudice” by Judge Charles W. Woodward in the Police Court here today. ‘The action of the court was taken at the suggestion of State's Attorney Sted- man Prescott, who explained that he did not consider the evidence so far available sufficient to substantiate a charge of manslaughter, but stated that he felt it his duty to refer the case to the grand jury, which convenes here in March, Mrs. Appel was struck as she was crossing the street toward her automo- bile, and the accident was witnessed by her children, who were waiting for her in the auto. County Policeman Wind- sor Poole, who investigated, e the opinion that the accident was un- avoidable and that the only negligence on the part of Scaggs was possible de- fective brakes on his car. 28 REPORTED KILLED Dispatches Say Burmese Villagers Die in Clashes With Police. RANGOON, Burma, February 21 (#). —Twenty-five Burmese villagers were killed Thursday in a clash between 40 military police and 400 villagers at Zaingthwe, near Tharawaddy, accord- ing to dispatches received here today. Another report said that three vil- lagers had been killed in the Henzada district when a party of 50 made an attack upon an official accom led by armed policemen. Several other clashes have been reported from various points in_Burma during the last fortnight. |of ‘Tharawaddy was the center of an in- surrection which was put down by the British authorities at the beginning of January. The disaffected area is about 80 miles northwest of Rangoon. 400 GET FREEDOM INPICKETING GASE ‘ Court Warns Philadelphians to Be Orderly in Hosiery Mills Strike. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, February 21— More than 400 men and women, strike sympathizers arrested in the vicinity of hosiery mills which they were alleged to have been picketing, were given their freedom today. ‘The defendants were arrested during the week as a result of orders to police by the director of public safety, Lemuel B. Schofleld. He is said to have ordered police to break up picketing on the ground that the present state of unem- ployment did not justify attempts to dissuade men from working who wanted to_work. Magistrate Atkinson Costello, who discharged the men and women, warned them against “non-peaceful” picketing. He said he would have “no mercy” for . “I want it understood that you are disobeying orders of your own union by acting disorderly.” he said. ‘The American Federation of Pull- fashioned Hoslery Workers called the strike last Monday, and claims more than 3,000 workers in nearly 40 mills have joined the movement. The pur- E('n! of the strike was announced as ing to establish uniform hours, wages and conditions in all full-fashioned hosfery mills. There are about 80 mills in this vicinity, the strike being directed only at the non-union mills, numbering about 40. At other hearings today one youth was sent to jall, seven others were held in $1,000 bail each for further hearin and 18 men and women were dis- charged. Stephen Gallin was sentenced to five days in the county prison on the that he became abusive to a policeman while picketing near a mill. CAFE LOOTED OF $3,800 Five Armed Chicago Bandits Herd Patrons and Employes in Kitchen. 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