Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1931, Page 2

- KENSINGTON SENDS - GASFIRM PROTEST Cost of Service Connections Reported Higher Than for Rockville Patrons. Spacial Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 6—Discrimi- nation in charges for service connection between the town of Rockville and Light Company of/ Montgomery County by Frederick W. Brown, mayor of Kensington, a cury of which has been received by the Public Service Commission: Mayor Brown in his letter of com- plaint to the company, says, in part: “At the time of the negotiations be- tween the representatives of your com- pany and the town officials concerning the laying of gas mains in Kensington, we were told that property holders would be assessed the actual cost of laying the service connections from the mains to the meter, such cost having been found in other communities where the work had already been done, to 47 cents per foot. Plan of Making Charge. “We were also told that the regular and recognized practice in making such connections was to charge the property holder for the entire distance from the main to the meter, although it was recognized that this penalized some of the users, since the mains are only rarely in the center of Town Council agreed to these conditions only because assured by your repre- sentatives that this was the uniform practice in all communities served by your company and that no discrimi- nation could be made in favor of our town. “Recently we note in the public pr«ss that the agreement reached by jfur company with the officials of the f#¥n of Rockville provides (1) that the charge for making service connections shsli be 45 cents & foot and (2) that the pfop- erty holder shall be assessed only that portion of the cost of the connection which covers the cost between the property line and the meter, the com- pany assuming the expenses of the portion lying in the street between the main and the property line. Discrimination Is Seen. “If these_statements as to this Rock- ville eethent are correct, the Town Council and the citizens of Kensington feel very strongly that they have been discriminated against. ‘We canmot be- lieve that there is any less expense in making service connections in Rockville than Kensington or that there is any sound reason for assessing the entire cost of such connections on the resi- Gonts ot Hensington, while the residents o!mu:lml.hr u‘:cn:“ndww‘mlyl portion of suc! 3 “I cannot emphasize too 1]0{&!:}{ 'tgn our citizens_at present ‘eel | ey have been treated unfairly in' the mat- ter of these service connection charges. —e- COMMISSION GIVES GAS CO. TEN DAYS TO OBEY ORDERS {Continued From First Page.) consiimers’ equipment, your letter hdi- cates that you are making none except on installations and as a result of complaints. This does not ace cord with the spirit or the un‘umot our directions to you. It is not in | with statements made by the offi- ' of your company that such ad- ts were being at the rate A |end P streets southwest; Chevy Chase “¥ou are again directed b;o submit the. ess of reports, above men- tlnnog,' ?n or_before the 10th instant, whith will show the number of ad justments made by you up to and in- cluding the 7th thereafter every 10 “days similar re- be made, showing the rumber of adjustments mide durirg each such 10-da; iod. mz’;rfflm sufficient evidence befcre this commission to convince it that where the necessary adjustments have not been made, the higher pressures are Tesponsible for greater amounts of gas passing through the meters in a given time, and that, as a consquence, tke bills of many of your consumers have been unduly increased.” The commission’s letter was signt Maj. Gen, Mason M. Patrick, chairman. The 1!1?‘";:'“‘ dissu‘ed“ by People's Counsel Keech read as follows: “I am amazed that the statement of the gas company to the effect that it feels that the expenditure of 50 cents is too great to protect human life, as well as to protect excessive charges to persons exceeding in large sums that which would be entailed in correcting congditions, especially when it has been brought about by the affirmative adtion of the company itself. Had Received Notice. “The company has been put defi- nitely on notice by the chief engineer of the commision—now a member of its own staff—that a lack of adjustment of appliances to meet higher pressure pos- sibly would result in the generation of carbon monoxide, which is poisonous, and the inefficiency of gas consumption. “As the investigation has gone on, it has been disclosed in reports to the commission and more or less an admis- sion on the part of the company that the increase in pressure does have substantial effect on gas consumption. “An analysis of pressure reports in the commission’s files show that there has been an increase in pressure especially from November, 1930, which is strikingly significart in view of the faet that the areas in which increased pressure has been greatest are those 1rom which most complaints have come. Holds Life Involyed.® “It would be bad enough if the only thing involved in this situation were dollars and cents. But for the company to walt for complaints to come before taking action where there is a possi- bility of life involved cannot be under- by any reasonable perscn. it situation is in direct | , [ enth and E streets instant and that | AR LINES REQUEST REVENUE INCREAS Want Offset to Loss Expect- ed From Reduced Fare to Pupils. (Continued From First Page.) tive, might take steps for providing this company with additional net revenue.” ‘Three-cent street car tickets will be sold school children at 22 established agencles ant the 3-cent bus fares will be distributed from some 20 similar sia- tions following the inauguration of the new fares next Tuesday, it was an- nounced by Dr. Frank W, Ballou, super- intendent of schools, in a circular sent to all school offices today. Method of Sales. The fares will be sold in strips of 10 tickets, or.in books of 40, at the option of the pupil, at the rate of 3 cents each. They will be distributed in the schoel buildings only on next Mon- day, in preparation for the first day of the 3-cent rate. According to the pluns announced by Dr. Ballou following consultation be- tween school officers and the represen- tatives of the transportation companies, | the tickets will be sold to pupils oni presentation of an application signed by the pupil and by his teacher. These applications will be furnished by the traction companies and supplied to the schools in time to be used for the first purchases, ‘The street car lines and the busses will have distinctive tickets. However, the street car tickets will be good on the cars of either line and on busses operated by the street railway compa- nies, Bus tickets will be d only on the bus lines. All reduced fare tickets sold under the 3-cent fare law will have space on each strip or ticket book for identification of the holder, and these must be filled out, Transfer Regulations. Free transfers will b2 issued on the reduced fare rate wherever transfers are fssued on adult fares between street railway companies. Free trans- fers also will be issued under the re- duced fares between the Capito] Trac- tion Lines and the Washington Rapid Transit Line at Colorado avenue and Fourteenth street. No transfers will be issued between transportation systems where transfer arrangement does not already exist. ‘The reduced fares will be good only on school days between the hours of 7:30 am. and 7 p.m. on routes to school. The reduced fares will not be flod on Saturdays, Sundays or holi- ys. Will Sell Tickets Monday. Representatives of the traction com- panies will visit the high, junior h After Monday, all purchases of street car and bus tickets must be made at the 42 designated agencies. These are: | Brightwood Phas 5916 Georgia avenue; O'Donnell's Pharmacy, Four- teenth street and Colorado ~avenue; Shoemaker’s Drug Store, Georgia ave- nue and Ingraham street; Washingtcn Shipherd. Driig Co.. Georgia. svemie epher . avenue and Shepherd street; Armstrong Phar- macy, Eleventh street and Park road; American Security & Trust Co., Eiphth and H streets northeast; Capitol Trac- Gor cax bams. Fourieenth snd ecatus . car 5 and Decatur streets; Capital Traction Co. Navy Yard car barn, Eighth and M streets south- east: O'Donnell's drug store, Wisconsin avenue and ; Potomac_Electric sylvania avenue, and the Pharmacy, 2134 New York avenue. Regular Sales Places. Street car tickets will be sold regu- larly at the following places: Security & Trust Co., Sev- southwest; - tia Bank, Nichols avenue and U street southeast; Capitol Traction Co., bus of- fice, 1416 P street; Capitol Traction Co., Seventh street car barns, Water Savings Bank, Connecticut avenue and Morrison street: H 3 el rug store, Thirty-fifth stréet and Reservoir roed: Riggs National Bank, Wisconsi; avenue and Warren street; Riges National Bank, Eighteenth street and Columbia road; Riggs .Nai Bank, Dupont Circle; Seventh strest! Savings = Bank, Seventh and streets; Dr. W. B, Spite’s drug store, Twelfth and Monroe streets; northeast; Washington Railway & Elec. tric Co., Fourteenth and C strests; ‘Washington Railway & Electric Co., Brightwood Car Barns, Georgia avenue and Military road; Washington Rall- way & Electric Co., Thirty-sixth and Prospects strects; Washington Railway & Flectric Co., car barns, Four-and-a- half end O streets southwest; United States Savings Bank, Fourteentn and U strects; Washington Mechanics Savings Bank, Eighth and G streets southeast; ‘Washington Railway & Electric Co., bus ofice, Georgia avenue and V Streets Wash'ngton Rallway & Electric Co. car barns, Pifteenth and H streets north- east; Washington Rallway & Electric Co., Eckington car barns, Fourth and T streets northeast; Washington Rail- y & Electric Co., East Capitol street { car barn, Fourteenth and East Capitol | streets northeast, and Chevy Chase car | barn, Chevy Chase, Md. DAUGHTER OF SUICIDE street cars and bustes operated by the | Dec » COMING HERE FOR BODY Miss Rita Shire Expected to Reach D. C. Today Following Death of Father. Miss Rita Shire, 15-year-old daughter of Leo D. Shire, the latter who died in Emergency Hospital yesterday from self- inflicted bullet wounds, was expected to arrive in Washington today to claim her father’s bocy. Mr. Shire shot him- self while in his room in the Hamilton Hotel Wednesday. Miss Shire 15 understood to have left Sherman, tending a college, Wednesday night en route to this city, immediately after hearing of her father's act. No word has been received from her since. Mr. Shire's body is at the funeral home of Bernard Danzansky, 3501 Fourteenth street, awaiting the arrival of the daughter. RETURNS TO CAPITAL Hlf Gen, Stephen O. Puqua, chief of Infantry, who has bzen uncer treat- ment for hial pneumonis at the General Hospital at Hot Springs, Ark., for several weeks, retw this city today and probably will resum= his offi- clal :um at the Wa ibits that Tevery | Forum Sgefiker WILL TALK OF AIMS OF PROGRESSIVES. SENATOR LA FOLLETTE. The coming conference of profreulve leaders, irrespective of political party llegian called by s committte of tors for March 11 and 12, in n, will be discussed by Sen- 1t M. La Follette, jr., National Radio For arranged by The Washington Star anll broadcast over the national network of the :Columbia Broadcasting Co. tomorrow night at 9:30 o'clock. The speech will be heard locally through WMAL. Scnator La Follette, one of the Pro- gressive group . in the Senatz and a member of the committee sending out the call for the conference, is expected to d-al generally with the need of pro- gressive legislation.’ The announced purpose of the meeting is to formulate a ‘ogram of progressive legislation to advanced in the Seventy - szcond Congress when that body meets next ember. In addition, members of the Senate and House, invited Governors of five States have been asked to attend, in- cluding Pranklin D. Roosevelt of New York and Philip La Follette of Wis- consin, and several economists. Al- though it is spzeifically announced that there is mo purpos: to form a new party, the conference ,of the Progres- sives is expected to serve as a warn- ing to both the old political that they must give placs i their grams to Progressive measures if are to succeed at the. polls. rties ro- hey Kelleher Is Freed As Paro!,e Reduces Term to 20 Months Became Fingerprint Ex- pert While Serving Gambling Sentence. (Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) The District Jail lost a valuable finger-print - expert today in John B. Kelleher, well-to-do real estate man, who was paroled w! an eight- year senterce. % In the 20 monthsjof imprisonment which followed Kellel e 's conviction on a gambling charge he first became in- terested and later enthuslastic about the study of the science ‘,%' ufl%hm he was released, Elellelur had charge of fingerprinting an gzri';r‘nuflutbn marks of prisoners at e jail. & H: spent innuméfable hours poring over such works as were available on the subject, and for the last two months devoted most of his time to training a successor. JUDGE DENOUNCES 60 WAR VETERANS TRIED AS DRUNKS (Continued Prom Pirst Page.) ‘Today Judge Given decided he had had fair chance. Stolen Money Buried, Police locked up four colored men on robbery charges today and recov- Niered $425 “bonus” money which had by nd and been stolen from a veteran, devious routes from hand to house to house and finally buried be- neath the floor of a dwelling in the 1000 block of Seventh street northeas! Owen Cox of 512 Fifth street report- ed to the second police precinct Wed- nesday that he had been robbed and accused Charles Bolden of the 1300 block of Wylie street northeast. An in- vestigation led to the arrest of Bolden, Sterling Reed of the 1600 block of New Jersey avenue and Preston Henry of the first block of D street southwest and George Buck. Buck police say, buried the money beneath a trap door concealed in the floor ot his home. He pointed out the spot to the officers this morning, they reported, and the money was dug up. Robbery charges were booked against Bolden, Reed, Henry and Buck, all of whom, police say, have made partial confessions. BURGLARS ROB PLANT Unlocked Window Gives Access. Apartment Is Entered. Galning entrance fhrough an un- locked window, burglars last night stole five suits and four top coats from the plant of the Spindiers Cleaning & Dye- ing Co., at 415 Neal place. Arthur C. Gorbach, 6304 Ninth street, owner of the company, rcported the robbery to pclice of the second pre- cinet, and placed a valuation of $200 on_the stolen articles. Jewelry, silverware and other articles valued at $150 were reported stolen from the home of Marthena D. Moon, it 3431 Sixteenth street, by “jimmy” thieves last night. The apartment of Shafer, at the same address, was also entered and articles valued at $150 were stolen. SENT TO GALLINGER Suspect in Theft Faces Ten-Day Mental Observation. Alleged to have stdlen $4 from the desks of four employes of & local de- t_store, Scott, 24 years old, of 412 D street heast, was com- mitted to Ga ital for 10 days’ mental observal n arraigned in Michael F. itinued to ob- - EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO. Governor’s Full Course Unre- vealed—Rope Gives Clues in Strangling. By the Associated Pre NEW YORK, March 6.—Gov. Frank- lin D. Roosevelt's interest in the strangling of Vivian Gordon, vice graft informant, infused new life into the hunt for her slayers today. ‘The Covernor revealed that District Attorney Charles B. McLaughlin sent & report on the case a week ago, adding that he had not requested it. When he arrived in New York today to fulfill a series of speaking engagements he would not comment on the Gordon case beyond saying that he had no in- tention of superceding the Bronx dis- trict attorney in the investigation. Rope Furnishes Clues. Analysis by Columbia = University sclentists of the rope which was found around Miss Gordon's neck produced new leads. The rope was of the type 'commonly used for clotheslines, it was found, and the knot was one -usually employed in Cavalry stables to tie horses. The man who used it was left- handed, exceptionally strong and pos- sibly colored, it was theorized. Aware that Miss Gordon was an en- thusiastic horsewoman, the district at- torney sent detectives to all riding academies in the hope of uncovering a sumilar strand of rope or a suspect. Fifteen witnesses were heard by the grand jury and most of them were eliminated as unimportant. Prominent Men Quizzed. Some 50 men whose names were found in Miss Gordon's seven diaries and who' authorities said were finan- clally and socially prominent were in- terviewed privately by the district at- torney's staff. ey were prospective victims of extortion, it was said, and might provide new angles on the wom- an’s life. Patrolman Andrew B. McLaughlin, against whom Miss Gordon was seeking proof that she had been framed on a vice charge when she was slain, was transferred from the vice squad to patrol duty, supposedly at his own re- quest, He was in Bermuda on vacation when her body was found in Van Cort- landt Park more than a week ago. The World-Telegram said today that @ commercial detective agency had been retained to push the investigation into the murder. Officials of the agency refused to divulge who hired them. Already, it was reported, the private detectives had obtained information the police failed to get. They questioned employes of a midtown hotel which Miss Gordon is believed to have visited & few hours before she was killed. Police, 1t was said, did not talk to the hotel workers, BENITA BISCHOFF BURIED. Vivian Gordon's Daughter Laid to Rest " After Suicide. PHILADELPHIA, March 6 (#).— Benita Bischoff, whose mother was slain in New York more than a week ago, was laid to rest today. ‘The 16-year-old girl, who ended her own life when the nature of the career ot her mother, Vivian Gordon, and her tragic end were revealed to her, was buried in Upper Darby on the Western fringe of Philadelphia. Benita, a high school gir], fearing to face the world, turned on the gas in the kitchen stove of her home in Au- dubon, N. J,, last Tuesday. [ ——— Y ELLIOTT WILL GET OFFICE IN RECESS classifying | President Expected to Name Him Assistant Controller Gen- eral Today. Former Representative Richard N. Elliott of Indiana, whose nomination to be assistant controller general of the Uhited States failed to be confirmed in the Senate during the last hours of the Seventy-first Congress, is expected to receive shortly a recess appointment to be assistant controller general. President Hoover, who is known to have been disappointed at the Senate's failure 'to give approval of Mr. Elliott's nomination, is expected to announce, probably late today, his intentions re- garding Mr. Elllott. Mr. Elliott would be prevented by law from receiving any of the $8,000-a- year salary until his nomination has been resubmitted to the Senate and confirmed. This is unlikely until the Senate meets next December. Mr. Elliott may serve without pay in the meantime, and if finally confirmed he will receive back pay. Mr. Hoover has made it evident that he holds Mr. Elliott in the highest esteem and is known to have considered the Government fortunate when he ob- tained Mr. Elliott's consent to accept the appointment as assistant controlier general. Mr. Elllott was defeated in the November elections for re-election to_the House, Mr_Hoover became acquainted with the subsequent development of the ad- ministration’s public building program. SHIP MODERIJIZING PROGRAM WILL SAVE JOBS AT NAVY YARD (Continued Prom Pirst Page) ment to return to San Pedro, Calif., with the Battle Fleet, acting as a gun- nery school ship during the Summer. When a navy yard is designated to take over the work of modernizing this ship, October 1. Modernizing Detalled. Navy Department officials said that the modernizing of the three battle- ships will include: Additional defense against submarine and air attacks, including installation 'of “blisters” and additional ermore: deck protection. Improvements in ofl burning equip- ment and main propulsion machinery. Increasing_elevation of turret guns from 15 to 30 degrees. Installation of latest-type tripod masts and fire-control tops. Installation of latest improved type of main and secondary fine con- trol systems. Installaton of latest-type airplane launching and handling facilities, Installation of eight 5-inch anti-air- craft guns and accompanying new fire- control system. Miscellaneous alteration and repairs. Will Inerease Tonnage. ‘The Dej nt has estimated that 3,000 tons will be added to the dis- placement (zll_h:lch vessel mmhll.lsh ’-h:l program. departmen esii- mated the time for completion of mod- ernization at 24 months from the com- mencement of the work, ‘The deficlency act carries an item afi?&mm o ‘modernizal for starting the tion, which will cost a total of $30,000,000 for the three vessels. Work the w:::lnzmn Navy Yard Cin & will ‘e measure H. by the rate at which Congress appro- She priates the remaining funds for this program. Mr. Elliott during the formulation and | the Idaho will preceed there, prior to | d | ing _prohibition D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH ‘6, 1931 ROOSEVELT SPURS | [ Comment on Raskob Plan | {GALIFORNIA SEEKS DEMOCRATS PLAN GORDON DEATH QUIZ { mechie i ¢+—Pollard Thinks It Aids Enenmy—Mec- Bride Declares Idea Would Restore Conditians Prevailing 15 Years By the Assoclated Press. Before Prohibition. of the National Committee to commit Democratic rohibition Governors of the 48 States were un- | the willing for M;h’zn most D‘:: hsl:. '2"1!1:: to pass an o upon the uor. control plan of Chairman. Raskob of the Democratic Nationa] Committee, Gov. L. G. Hardman of Georgia re- marked that “we have laws against murder and they are violatéd. The only way to stop the violation of laws is to stop making laws.” Gov. Roosevelt of New York, whose name has been mentioned frequertly as a possible Democratic presidential nom- inee in 1932, and Gov. Pinchot of Penn- party on pi would be unwise and contrary to party principles.” In Montana Gov.,J. E. Erickson, Dem- ocrat, said the State control of or plan advocated by John J. cob, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, seemingly would lead to “48 different prohibition laws, or 48 ‘noble experiments’ instead of one.” Gov. William H. Murray of Oklahoma, a Democrat, said he was opposed to “making either side” of the prohibition quesugp “an issue in' the next cam- sylvania, an outstanding Republican | paign. dry, were among those who declined to comment. Gov. C. Douglass Buck, Re- publican, of Delaware, said he would ‘wait until he had a chance to study the Raskob proposal. “I do, however, place great import- ance in State rights,” he added. Ritchie Has Nothing to Say. Gov, Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland, also spoken of in connection with the 1932 Democratic presidential nomina- tion, had nothing to say. He has long advocated return to the States of the liquor control system. At Richmond, however, Gov. Pollard, a Democrat and a dry, ex- pressed the opinion that “Mr. Raskob does not seem to know what the na- tional committee is for.” “Mr. Raskob, in his wet zeal, has vio- lated all precedent and has given ald and comfort to the enemy,” Gov. Pol- lard said. Gov. Joseph B. Ely, Democrat, of Massachusetts saw in the Raskob plan a similarity to his own suggestion of several months ago. Gov. Ely favors giving the States the right to regulate the manufacture and sale of liquor for beverage purposes. Bryan Dislikes Idea. Gov. Charles W, Bryan, Democrat, of Nebraska, brother of the late William Jennings Bryan, said the Raskob pro- posal would not find support in two- thirds of the States. No comment was forthcoming from members of the Wickersham Committee. Senator James Hamilton Lewis, Demo- crat, of Illinols, suggested that there is no need of any amendment to the eighteenth amendment such as Mr. Raskob suggested. “The second section of the amend- ment, written by me when I was in the Senate before, obviates the necessity for further amendment,” he said. ‘The Arizona governor, George W. P. Hunt, Democrat, said: “I am against such a plan. I per- sonally am for prohibition, but I belleve the ‘eighteenth amendment should be resubmitted to the people. From my observation the eighteenth amendment has been a failure.” Unwise, Says Seligman. Gov. Harry H. Woodring, Kansas Democrat, sald “Kansas is dry and will remain so, and is against any declara- tion for the weakening of the prohib- itory principle.” * Gov. Arthur Seligman, Demiocrat, New | Mexico. said he believed “any attempt Murray also would oppose a prohibi- tion issue in the campaign, he said, be- cause “it but disturbs the public mind. which is seeking llrht for solution of our economic difficulties.” Gov. Stanley C. Wilson of Vermont, Republican, said: “Vermont has a pro- ’g::b“m;{ law of its own and will en- ree it.” Gov. White Silent. Gov. George White, Democrat, of Ohio declined to express his views on the proposal, contending that he is too busy with State affairs to be par- ticularly interested in it at this time. “Not having seen the text of the Raskob proposal, I am not disposed to pass judgment on it.” g Gov. Warren Green, Republican, South Dakota, said he was opposed to the Raskob proposal. ‘“‘Under prohi- bition general conditions have been better and the Republican party would do well to ®emain dry,” he added. Other comment follows: F, Scott McBride, general superin- tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, in an address at Columbia, S. las! night, sharply criticized the rule plan” for prohibition outlined by Raskob. “It would simply mean that the' liquor situation would be put back 15 years before there was any such thing as_prohibition,” MecBride said. Asserting the eighteenth amendment must be maintained, he contended “we should uphold constitutional prohibition because it was regularly adopted and declared by the highest courts to be a valid part of the supreme law of the Nation which every citizen and every official 1s under obligation to maintain.” Dire Consequences Forecast. Dire consequences for the Democratic party if it adopts Chairman Reskol ideas were prophesied by D. Leigh Col- vin, chairman of the National Commit- tee of the Prohibition party. ‘Chairman Raskob's scheme means that the distillery and brewing corpora- tions would regain the legal foothold now denied them,” .Mr. Colvin said. “They would entrench themselves in certain States and debauch the entire country. “Mr. Raskob seems to be more inter- ested in the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, to which he contributes so largely, than he is in the welfare of his party. He learned no lesson. If the party scheme no lovers of country can sup- port it. His appeal would be to lovers of liquor.” IDEMOCRATIC ACTION ON RASKOB PLANS NOW ARE TO HANG FIRE (Continued From First Page.) bition and the row in the committee yesterday. Some held that the raising of the question was a great mistake, precipitating a “crisis” in party affairs; others that it was well to “clear the atmosphere.” “It might have been worse, decidedly worse,” was the way some of the Demo~ cratic leaders commented upon the row in the meeting over prohibition yester- day. They predicted that the National Committee would at its next session lay aside the prohibition issue, if Mr. Ras- kob insisted upon bringing it up again, along with all other issues, and leave them to the national convention. A motion to lay aside or table a resolution on prohibition, they insisted, would carry. Financing Pian Adopted. These same leaders declared that a great deal of trouble had been - vented yesterday by the decision to postpone any action on policies. Had a resolution been &fl!rtfl proposing to place the committe on record in favor of the Raskob liquor control pla: vu::ld have been “real trouble, said. there they Senator David I. Walsh of Massachu- setis, a wet, declared himself in accord with the plan for liquor control ad- vanced by Mr. Raskob. He said, how- ever, that it was not cusf for the national committee to discuss issues. Senator Carter Glass of Virginia, a dry, insisted that prohibition was not a party matter and that any party that attempted to make it a party issue would make a fatal mistake. Despite the fact that the meeting at | times grew turbulent and showed evi- dent passion on the part of the speak- ers, it ended quietly enough with the adoption of a plan for financing the national Democratic organization up to and through the next national cam- paign. This plan, advanced by Chair- man Raskob and prepared by a New York concern, contemplates raising a total of $6,000,000 and paying off the deficit coming over from the last cam- paign and meeting the expenses of the next. Chairman Raskob has been criticized as ‘“owning the Democratic party” because of his large advances of money to mect the deficit and carry on the work of the organization since the clcse of the 1928 campaign. Tense Moments at Session. ‘There were tense moments during the | session of the committée yesterday, | ! when it looked as though the meeting | might even get out of hand. But| Chairman Raskob handled the situation | calmly and his appeal to let all those :\h& wished to speak be heard was ef- ective. Wets and drys went at each other in | hammer-and-tengs fashion. | At times the uproar in the meeting room drowned out the speakers’ words. Hisses and catcalls were heard. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, the Democratic leadér of the Senate and running mate of Al Smith in the last | national campaign, declared that Chair- man Raskcb had “precipitated a crisis” in the affairs of the Democratic party. He attacked the chairman for bring- into the committee meeting and for suggesting that the Na- tional Committee recommenti policies to the next Democratic National Conven- t'on. Senator Morrison of North Caro- lina roared his opposition to the Raskob plan and when he was interrupted by hisses. Senator Morrison declared that “ring methods” were being used to pre- vent his completing his speech, and called on the sergeant-at-arms and other officers of the committee to see that he was permitted to proceed, Disturbance Called “Riot.” Patrick Quinn, Democratic national committeeman from Rhode Island, | pointing out that there was no question before the committee, asked the chair- man to bring an end to Senator Morri-, son's speech. Quinn’s reply to Senator Morrison when the latter asked if Quinn was to prevent him (Morrison) from spea! 3 Chairman kob called for or ant to stifle this riot, was Mr. |iained in the er and got it. He said that the questions brought up in his address to the com- mittee were before the committee for discussion and that he proposed to see that any member of the committee who desired had a chance to express his views. é | Before the debate over prohibition had concluded, former Gov. Alfred 1 Smith of New York had been drawn into the discussion. He took the flcor at the request of Maury Hu of Dallas, Tex. Go Smith declared that Senator speech, criticizing Raskob, ‘would certainly give to the Re- publicans and President ver. Smith Makes Address. “No one said anything about the re- peal of the éighteenth amendment,” $ald Gov. Smith, “except the men who dan't want 1it-repealed. Chairman - Raskob didn't suggest that the eighteenth amendment be repealed. If the chair- man of this committee is to be dragged | around because he expresses his opinion, we'd better give up the idea of being Democrats.” Gov. Smith sald: “I got a brand-new conception of democracy today. I had a very different idea of Jefferson from what I have heard here today. I didn't think that any Democrat would be jumped on for saying what he thought. “It seems to me that our national legislators,” continued Gov. Smith, re- ferring to. Senator m, Senator Morrison and Senatdr-elect Hull of Ten- nessee, “have been up all night for the last three or four nights attending to their legislative duties and must have gotten the ideas they expressed here to- day from the stories in a Republican press. All this talk about luencing the Democratic National Convention is just bunk. I sald so in Raleigh the other day.” Mrs, Norton, New Jersey, an ardent wet, replied pointly to Senator Robinson's eriticism of Chairman Raskob. Drys Attacked by Norton. “Who 1s it,” sald Mrs. Norton, “who has injected trouble into the delibera- tions of this committee except Senator Robinson? Chairman Raskob intended to proceed in a Democratic manner, and to discuss policies properly. I have never ‘been prouder to be a Democrat or prouder of our chairman than I am today. ‘Senator Robinson asked if we will | get the woman vote by having the party g0 wet.” Turning to Senator Robinson, Mrs. Norton said: “I say to you, Senator Robinson, that the womanhood of America will lead in the repeal of the eighteenth amendment. We women know the im- morality and corruption which pro- hibition has brought and we want to protect our children” Loud applause Norton. “I remember,” continued Mrs. Norton, “when Senator Robinson ran on the ticket with the great Governor of New York in 1928. We didn't hear any speeches from Senator Robinson then, such as we have beard from him today. I would like to ask him what has changed him.” There were howls of approval from the spectators and from some of the committeemen. ‘Watt Brown Speaks. ‘Watt Brown, Democratic national committeeman from Georgia, told the committee that he had come to Wash- ington prepared to offer resolutions de- nouncing any attempt to recommend to the Democratic National Convention that it place a wet plank in its plat- form next year. He said that he had been assured by Chairman Raskob and others that no effort would be made to get action by the committee on any policy at this meeting, o he would not offer his resolution. ‘When Gov. Smith rose to speak there was loud applause. With a. twinkle in his eye, he said: ‘This 15 the first National Committee ning caused & wave of laughter. He went on (o say that he was profoundly grateful for the loyal and- vigorous support given him by the Democratic leaders, Na- tional, State and county, during the last campaign. Former Gov. Cox of Ohio said he was not concerned over the controversy that had arisen at the meeting, but that he admired the sincerity of Chairman Ras- #ag ZEI the wrge 1o express tnamer and fel urge to express X Referring to, his proposal for State indorses _his | € s | lem, still would be in Representative from : interrupted Mrs. | PARTY CONCLAVES Los Angeles Wants- Demo- cratic Convention—G. 0. P. Asked by San Francisco. By the Assoclated Press. ‘Two' California cities+-San Francisco and Los Angeles—have made overtures for the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in 1932. Although the convention cities will be selected by ‘the natignal committees almost a year hence, it is understood that San Francisco is strongly favored for the Republican meeting. Isidore B. Dockweiler of Los Angeles, national committeeman, Kas proposed his home town for the Democratic Convention. San Francisco ran a close_second Kansas City in 1928 for the Republican gon;rentlon, Because President Hoover forecast by Republicans. The Republican party has never failed to renominate a presidential incumbent fcrI a second term. n view of the strength gained in ghln lnmd llllino:l in th'c}i:l,"mm elec- ons, Cleveland and appear likely prospects for the “lgeommpufic convention. The 1928 convention was lnwfimhulwn. ;l'ex. b le no formal bids have beea sub- mitted to the headquarters of eRher party here, proposals are expected from Boston, New York Sinciamsts e 3 ork, Cincinna and St. Louls. Rt The Democratic National Committee t |is expected to be called next December or January by Chairman Raskob to select ifs convention city, while the Re- publican. National Committee probably will be assembled in January or early February, - . SINCLAIR COMPLAINS OF 2 FALSE ALARMS Motor Cycle Policeman Is Victim of Prankster Reporting Fires at His Home. Irked by the pranks of some practical Joker, Motor Cycle Policeman Raymond V. Sinclair appealed to detectives last night to try to apprehend the person who twice within 10 days has turned in false fire alarms at his home, 5218 Illinois avenue. Shrieking whistles and clanging bells of fire apparatus are not especially con- ducive to sleep and are very annoying when an officer of the law is resting for his next “trick” of duty, so Sin- clair called detective headquarters after the second alarm last night and lodged a complaint with Lieut. Clement P. X, It is believed that some of Sinclair's auto who are 3 of their own at victims, are having a little fun the expense of the policeman. control of liquor, Mr. Raskob said in his speech yesterday: “Under this plan if the State of New | HUGE FUNDS Raising of 36,000_,@0_ Would Include Nation-Wide So- liciting Campaign. A comprehensive plan for financing the Democratic national organimation before and during the 1932 campaign’ was approved by the Democratic Na- tional Committec ct its meeting here yesterday in the Mavflower Hotel. It was lald before the committee by Chairman John J. Raskob after it had been prepared by the John Price Jones Corporation of New York City. In brief, the plan is to raise $6,000,~ 000, of which the present National Committee will undertake to raise the first $1,500,000, as this would serve to pay off the existing deficit of $625,000, - | which is owed to Chairman Raskob. It is estimated that $375,000 more is needed to finance the national head- quarters up to the time of the next National Convention. On top of this, $500,000 is the esti- mated sum needed to provide the next National Committee with money to launch campaign efforts immediately after the convention and before it can Taise its own funds. These three sums make up the $1,500,000. Beyond this rding to the elaborate pro- gram mapped out by the funfl-nhl.ns experts, it is proposed to develop a fiel of prospective contributors from whom the next National Ccmmittee may raise any amount it needs up to $4,500,000. Drive to Be Nation-Wide. ‘The plan comprehends a scheme of organization for a great Natlon-wide drive for money, to be conducted by an army of scekers for funds under tee, ind especially the Finance Commit- , AN ance It proposes to obtain: the sinews of Jos Brom bt bie ghvers: St Bl ones. " £y purpuee 258 cl from now until November, 3 The financial needs of the party are thus summarized in the plan: I—Immediate Needs. “(A) Paying off the deficit, $625,000. “(B) National headquarters precon- vention expenses, $375,000. “2. Preliminary needs, $500,000. “3. Balance of 1932 cam needs 0 charge of "t 1083 campalgey, cha: of camj ). Bsnet 5 '(‘J“aul,t:l:.m,m." ' nder heading of “general specifi- cations,” the author of the plan de- scribes it as follows: “The goal which we recommend ealls for an effort to lay the foundation for raising $6,000,000, of which the present National Cormittee will undertake to raise the first $1,500,000. The total ob- ;“fi‘:“ breaks down into three goals, as ollows: York worked out a liquor control plan | pro similar to the Swedish system and that plan was submitted to, and approved by a referendum of the people of the State of New York, then New York State would handle its own liquor prob- but the eighteenth amen full force and effect to the other 47 States. If with res| later, , thereafter that common- wealth would be handling its own or ing liqu “This_plan squares absolutely with the Jeflersonian " principle of State’s mhtl. and as previously stated, er ‘streng factor in its favos is that it guarantees that the saloon cannot return, for the reason that it will be impossible to induce a majority of the people in any State to vote in favor of a liquor-control plan fcr their State that permits the return of the saloon. Discusses Need of Morality. Leaving the prohibition issue, 3 Raskob declared “there is entirely too little understanding of the value of a liberal form ef government as a guar- antee of liberty against a life of tyran- ny, such as our forefathers endured.” “We are living in a dollar age and in our desire to succeed financially most people have given little atention to our political history,” he declared. ": xa;‘w? mo':m t\lr:\ to our law makers for laws to prevent wrongdoin instead of demanding that our ohurches he id schools instill a true hearts of our people. There seems to be too little thought of the Golden Rule, ‘As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them lkewise, with the result that we hear on every hand there should be a law against this, or there should be a law against that. which results in entirely too many sumptuary laws. Man-made liw' can- not force the will, and where it tries (to do it you have jails and prisons |filled. Every law thai tends to curtail or deny liberty to the many in order | to prevent the license of a few is bound to fail. . “We should endeavor to instill in society a true sense of right and wrong jand a desire to do right for right's | sake, and all members of that society should frown on those who violate these principles. 1f society condemns wron; d in no uncertain terms, those vio- | lating that code incur the enmity of society to @ degree that makes life much more unendurable than prison. Opposes Sumptuary Laws. “Laws that are not respected b; honest; honorable men ate not respecy | table. and any government persisting ig enacting and refusing to repeal such |laws as the so-called blue laws, can | not command respect or expect to endure. “The Democratic party in both State and Nation should frown on every ai tempt to enact sumptuary lawr, such as making it a misdemearor {o ride on a trolley ¢ar on Sunday, closing expensive swimming pools, bullt with public money at great cost, to the men and | Women and ch:ldren of a community on a sweltering hot Sunday because some believe that by so doing these people will ' be driven into the churches and thus into heaven. I “Let those of us carrying the banner of the great Democratic party dedicate ourselves to ~bringing these United | States back to a government that will guarantee to our children and to all posterity the righs to live and to enjoy that liberty and pursult of happivess that the founders of this Government | endeavored to secure for us.” Has “Greatest Opportunity.” Mr. Raskob declared that “the Dem- ocratic party has the greatest opportun- ity of service in its history to make it- self the advocate of a sérong, liberal form of government which will deserve d - secure permm anent victory instead i weekly wage. country was ! wealthy enough 20 years ago to nmt a gaturday, it - nitely m® ble to a full Satur- day holiday now. Let gonside econogitics of & five-day ‘The only way 0 increase production afid provide work'ds to jncrease consumptign ~ & N '3—Ultimate goal, to prospective givers from w next National Committee may raise any additional amount it deems best up to $4,500,000. ple P St W] vance of the la o ously according to “Personal solicitation is the founda- tion of most successful fund-raising ef- forts. ' The basic object of the paign should be to bring together th-~ prospective giv fitted to hi “1. Control of the solicitation of large gifts should be kept under the national organization to as great an extent as possible. “2. General solicitation should be or- ganized and conducted primarily by the State and local organizations. m“& It :holtlld be cl:elnly l':lhd that e Democratic party itself is going to raise the money. Professional fund- raising advice and aid may be retained, but actual solicitation should be by vol- unteer workers. VII—Other Details. “(1) We suggest as the name of the effort ‘the 1932 preparedness fund’ or ‘the 1932 victory fund,’ with a slogan based on such ideas. records of the party's previous fund- raising efforts are available.” MAN IS ELECTROCUTED WITH. BIBLE IN HAND With only a handful of newspaper men and others as witnesses, Cordcza Bell, colored, 24 years cld, was elec- trocuted today at the District Jail. He drew the death penalty for slaying Alice Metz, colored, 25, August 16; 1929, ‘The condemned man was strapped in tl";‘e Ide:!tunc ch:h’ at tfl:ol am. A single rge of current, lasting two minutes, snuffed out his life. He was pronounced dead at 10:08 am. by Dr. A. M. MacDonald, deputy coroner. peared calm as he was :‘utl:h.vxlhwmfl';dl;i. grasped in e e left hand. It was fourteenth chapter of John: E. W. lored minister of - . Message, col the | the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church. the current was ap- sang & hymn as y was sentenced to die November 14, last, but chtained two stays of execution. He confessed the murder several weeks ago. mmmlywldlfimm‘fi Bell