Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1931, Page 28

B—12 = CLUBMEN SCORED INLIQUOR RAIDS Philadelphia Official Charges Burden of Blame Shifted to Emiployes. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, February 27.—Lem- uel B. Schofield, director of public WILL EXHIBIT DOLLS ‘Exhibition of a number of Japanese dolls, including one formerly owned by Viscountess Ishii of Japan, will feature Monday night's meeting of the Book- lovers of Washington at the Y. W. C. A Miss Alice Hutchins Drake will tell uf the “dolls’ festival” held in Japan each year. A musical program will be presented by Miss Margaret Jeannette Bittner, soprano, and Mrs, Raymond Dickey, violinist, with Mrs. Chester Adair and Mrs, C. W. Freitag at the piano. Chosen May Queen. GLEBEWOOD, Va., February 27 (Special). — Miss Nancy Atlee, vice president of the senior class of the Arlington Hall College for Girls, has becn chosen by the students body as THE TOWN MUST VOTE ON COUNCIL PAY Conference on Mount Rainier Project Decides Referen- dum Is Necessary. By a Staff Correspondent of Tha Star. ANNAPOLIS, Md, February 27.—If the town officials of Mount Rainier mit the question to a referendum in the next town election. ‘This was decided late yesterday fol- lowing a three-hour conference between Councilman Floyd B. Mathias, Corpora- tion Counsel Bird H. Dolby and the Prince Georges County delegates when a proposed bill authorizing payment of a yearly salary of $200 to the mayor and $125 to each councilman, but con- taining no provision for a referendum, was submitted by the town officials. Three other proposed bills affecting the town were approved by the dele- gates and will probably be introduced today, while a fourth was taken under advisement and will be given a hear- ing before a decision is reached. In regard to the referendum, the legislators took the position that, be- cause of the large number of incor- porated towns in the county, and the | precedent involved in paying salaries to | the mayor and councilmen, they were EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, the Brentwood town officials, introduced yesterday, carries a double. referendum clause, The bill on which a hearing will be granted is one to extend the limits of the town between Twenty-ninth and Thirtieth streets from Grape street to Bunker Hill road. The hearing is for the purpose of learning the sentiment of the property owners involved con- cerning payment of potential assess- me:t for street improvements already made. RS NS Banquet Group to Meet. CLARENDON, Va, February 2T. (Special). — The committee having charge of the arrangements for the annual banquet of the Arlington Coun- ty Civic Federation will meet in the new headquarters of the Chamber of | tonight. | residents of the District, in the welfare Commerce, Kelley Building, 1931. CHEST SPEAKER CUP WON BY MRS. NELIGH Neighborhood House Head Resi- dent Awarded Honor at Cam- paign “Victory Meeting.” Mrs. Clara D. Neligh, head resident of the Neighborhood House, was award- ed the Speakers' Cup at last night's “victory meeting” of the speakers’ unit of the Community Chest, held at the Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Neligh's theme dealt with the importance of enlisting the aid of the wives of Senators and Repre- sentatives, as well as other temporary unit, extended his personal thanks to every member of the unit for their work during the recent campaign. Leonard De Gast, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A, also spoke, telling of the growth of the association internationally. The Community Chest is at present $40,000 over its goal of $1,950,154.40, | Elwood Street, director, reported at the meeting. of the speakers’ achieve this result. The unit voted to meet twice monthly, holding a “clinic” at one meeting and visiting & Chest institution at the other. —_— bureau in helping Six Killed in Rioting. CIUDAD GUZMAN, Jalisco, Mexico, | that six persons were killed there yes- Mr. Street lauded the work | | February 27 (#).—A report received here | from the town of Ejutla today said HEADS FAIR ASSOCIATION Special Dispatch to The Star. PETERSBURG, W. Va. February 27, —James E. Willlams was elected presi- dent of the Tri-County Fair Assoclation at its annual meeting here. Other officers named: Richard Wel- ton, vice president; H. J. Dahmer, vice president; J. Justin Barger, secretary; T. J. Grove, treasurer; P. W. Inskeep, Jr., and Foster Dyer, members of board. Glasses Fitted Eyes Examined DR. CLAUDE S SEMONES Eyesight Special Phone National Graduate MecCormick Medleal College terday in a battle between the police | and a group which tried to stage a | street political meeting. | safety, today criticized “highly respact- able members of prominent Philadel- phia clubs who violate the liquor law in these places and then permit club employes to take the punishment.” The director made this criticism while | testifying at the hearing of John Trie- bel, steward of the exclusive Philadel- phia_Club, raided yesterday. was held in $600 bail for court. alleged more than 400 bottles of liquor were found in the club. The raid fol- lowed that on the wealthy Manufac- turers’ Club earlier in the day when | 255 bottles of wines and liquors were | seized in lockers. | The hearing was brief and no mem- | bers of the Philadelphia Club were present. The policeman who led the raiders into the Philadelphia Club, testified he saw a man whom he knew to be & bootlegger, enter the club with a suit case, and also observed members car- Tying satchels in and out of the place. “We found one cocktail on th> bar when we entered,” he said, “all the in- gredients and utensils for mixing drinks.” The witness said they found lquor in 155 of 185 lockers on the third floor of the club. “The Police Departraent realizes that this liquor did not belong to_the defendant,” sald Director Schofield. “It is a club of renowned prominence, the members occupying high positions. Obviously these men are allowing this man, an employe, to come and assume téhe Tesponsibility in this flagrant viola- on, “It is a pure case of unsportsman- ship, and the Police Department ex- pects to ascertain who owned the; liquor in these lockers and ask for ‘warrants. “The law must be enforced against! such establishments just as well as it is against a speakeasy on a corner. It is a sad condition of affairs when emi- nent, respectable men hide behind an !e'mploye to carry on violations of the aw.” WOULD AMEND GAS TRANSMISSION LAW Annapolis Hearing Discloses Com-j pany Not Subject to Public Service Board. want the charter amended to provide | unwilling to authorize such a step Mrs. *‘Ruby G. Simpson, chairman of for the payment of salaries to the without a referendum. They pointed the committee, urges a full attendance of its members. work being conducted by the organiza- tions affiliated with the Chest. Joseph D. Kaufman, chairman of the the “May Queen” for their annual fes- | tival, to be held in the early part of | May. 409-410 McLachle 10th and G Sts. mayor and councilmen they must sub- 'out that a similar measure affecting Al HUB BUY NOW /| PAY I.Ailily | | | | | { I Designed with artistic me tal standard and decorated glace shade with bead fringe, cord and socket included. New Console Set Mahogany-finished console and mirror frame 52.98 to match. Special for tomorrow only Special Dispatch to The Star. | ANNAPOLIS, February 27.—Testify- ing before the Senate Committee on Ju- dicial Proceedings, People’s Counsel | John H. Lewin admitted yesterday that | no legislation enacted at this session | of the Legislature can hinder the Mary- | land Gas Transmission Corporation in | condemning properties for its pipe line through the State. ! The right of eminent domain was given to the corporation under the ex- isting law. Mr. Lewin pointed out, and the company was spared from the super- vision of the Public Service Commission by a ruling of William Cabell Bruce, the commission’s general counsel, who held that the corporation was engaged | solely in interstate commerce and not in the local sale of gas. Mr. Lewin, with Senator David G. McIntosh of Baltimore County and for- mer People’s Counsel Thomas J. Tingley, advocated a change in the law to re- quire all such companies in the future to submit to Public Service Commission regulation before they can gain the right to condemnation. Several amendments to by Senator McIntosh to a bill he intro- duced earlier in the session along this line were submitted by Mr. Lewin. No action was taken by the committee, however, but a favorable report at a later date was indicated by several of the members. ‘The company is engaged in piping | natural gas from the West Virginia flelds to the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania, it was said. In addition, Mr, Lewin contended that it is pre- pared to sell natural gas to persons along the right of way in Howard, Baltimore and Harford Counties through | independent distributing companies set up by the transmission corporation. | This expedient, Mr. Lewin said, resulted | in the Bruce decisions that the company | is legally engaged in an inte:state, wholesale and national business, and | Dot local. 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