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WEATHER. (U, 8.Weather Buresu Forecast.) TFair and continued cold, with lowest temperature about 25 degrees tonight; to~ morrow fair, with slowly rising tempera- ture. m. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 38, at 3:30 yesterday; lowest, 26, at 1:30 am. y. Full report on page 9. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 13,14 & 15 No. 31,725. post office, GONDITIONS SCORED BY SENATOR NORRIS Nebraskan Paints Dark Pic- ture in Opening Conference of Progressives Here. DESCRIBES STARVATION AND SLAVERY IN NATION Use -of Money in Corrupting Offi- cials and New Tariff Rapped in Address. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska, in a keynote speech at the opening of the two-day Progressive conference at thie Carlton Hotel today, painted a dark picture of conditions in the United States and called upon the Progressives to find remedies.. ‘The Nebraska Senator said that while millions’ of people “are suffering from hunger, an apparent oversupply of food has been produced by the tolling farmers, who are unable to obtain a financial return sufficient to compensate them for the cost of production.” He described a condition of “slavery” in this country Wwith labor 1aanacled by means of judicial decrees. He pic- tured the *power trust” with its “slimy fingers” enmeshed in the “warp and woef of human life.” Regulation, he id, has failed because the “regulators g regulated by this monopolistic Scores Use of Money, % tions during the last few yfln.m"’-"- Norris said, “have ahown that money is the great cor- rupting influence of our ‘political life. influences which mtdu&mn:: corrupt, al : ‘l'“:leefinn to frustrate the | Walker was under bombardment today nINE | magistrates. The district attorney is e | etectea. { Ef £ is the subject the con- discuss 8t its afterncon at 1:45 o’ under Senator Borah of proponent in Con 'n-cl.fln “m."%"fl turn to & !&flflhfl'. Gove! will oceupy attention of ference, with Senator Cufting of New exico, s Republican, in the chair. Questioned by Watson. Senator On the eve of the erence 13 g ives | to crystallize public opinion, to aid the Entered as second clags matter Washington, D. C. SENATOR NORRIS. Opening the conference of Republic- an and Democratic independents here today to fash'on a legislative program Senator George W. Norris, Republican, of Nebraska, the chairman, warned that “partisanship is one of the greatest evils of a democratic form of government.” —A. P. Phcto. he Zb WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1931—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. ###% NAVAL PACT TERMS SHOW FULL ACCORD OF PARIS AND ROME London Digest Gives France Superior Tonnage, but Ends Rival Building. DATE NOT ANNOUNCED FOR SIGNING AGREEMENT Substitution of Co-operation for Distrust Considered Vital Factor in European Affairs. By the Associated Press. LONDON, March 11.—The terms of the naval agreement between Great Britain, France and Italy covering cap- ital ships, aircraft carriers, cruisers and submarines, and bringing France and Italy into harmony with the London naval treaty, were issued today. They were included in a memoran< dum prepared by Arthur Henderson, foreign secretary, and A. V. Alexander, first lord of the admiralty, for Parlia- ment. An annex to the memorandum, glving the “bases of agreement,” was PROBE OF WALKER REGIME DEMANDED Citizens Seek Sweeping In- vestigation Aimed at Re- moval of Mayor. BY the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 11.— Mayor by citizens demanding that his official acts be investigated. Already magistrates’ courts and the county district attorney are under offi: cial scrutiny. The mayor appoints In a letter drafted for submittance to the Legislature, the Society for the Prevention of Crime asks that Samuel Scabury, already conducting two in- quiries for Gov. Roosevelt, be empow- ered to inaugurate a sweeping investi- gation of th: municipality, siming at the removal of Mayor Walker, who is on the way to California on a vacation. Non-Feasance Charge Hinted. ‘While Samuel Marcus, ccunsel for the society, refused to divulge the charges, newspapers understood they accused the mayor of non-feasance in office without reflecting on his personal integrity. A citizens’ committee of 1,000 to sup- port such a cause as proposed e anti-crime society is being formed by the Citizens’ Union, headed by Its objects would be spotlighting of official corruption and to inspire confidence in timorous citizens who might furnish evidence. f| The New York City Congregational Church Association, represenmz 42 congregations, has adopted a resolu- urging Gov. Roosevelt to take further steps to correct evils at City Hall. The association asked the Great- er New York Federation of Churches to marshal religious sentiment “in demand for honesty throughout all de- partments of the city goevernment.” Crain to Fight Cbarges. As a commissioner designated by the Governor, Seabury. is about to start in- _ | vestigating charges that Thomas C. T. Senator Tepeat ment made by the committee in c} of the conference that there is no pur- pose to establish a new political party or to further the candidacy of any man m or set of men D'l:k;fll u;‘nnu the inter- ent‘."'«;e( d.:{rep.?uhe Sald, “only to Telieve the distress of our fellow men and do what we can to place our Government in all its branches on s higher and & more efficient plane of operation. “While millions of our people are suf- fering from hunger, an apparent over- supply of food has been produced by the toiling farmers, who are unable to obtain a financial return sufficient to te them for the cost of pro- In the midst of this alleged uction of food produced at a of our toiling masses. The farmer too lttle and yet the consumer has pay too much. Hits New Tariff. “with many of our textile mills idle for the want of a market for their products, uncounted thousands of little children do not have clothing sufficient to keep them warm. “American agriculture, already suffer- ing from a tariff which was too high on most of the products the farmer had to buy, was given a tariff by those who had to bring relief which was still r and still more burdensome. ‘American labor, suffering from the grinding evils of injunctive process, was romised relief in the last national cam- (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) OIL STATE LEADERS PLAN TO CONFER HERE Gov. Murray's Cousin Sets March 23 as Date for Parley of - Governors. By the Associated Press. OKLAHOMA CITY, March 11. — Cicero: Murray, chairman of a contact group representing several oil States, an- nounced todsy a national conference will be held within two weeks, prob- ably in Washington. uun:y.m?wn of Gov. W. I-Ll Mur- TBY AN Governor's personal rep- ru’enhun at the Oil Relief Confer- ence Monday at Texarkana, Ark., set March 23 as a» tentative date for the meeting. - Governors or their representativesof , Kansas. Louisiana, Arkansas, Wyoming and New Mexico 7l be azked to attend. Crain, district attorney of New York County, has been guilty of misfeasance. “No friend of mine will even sug- to me that I should resign,” Crain said. “I intend to fight these charges to the end.” As a referee of the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court, Seabury has been investigating magistrates’ courts and has developed evidence of grafting and framing of women. Magis- trate H. Stanley Renaud and Patrol- man Andrew J. McLaughlin will face further questioning this week. Various policemen are having depart- mental trials as a result of reveiations in the magistrates’ inquiry. The mys- tery of the slaying of Vivian Gordon, | Broadway and vice graft informant, continues unsolved. COMPL_ICATIONS SEEN IN ARCHBISHOP’S VISIT Vatican Reported to Have Made|the Representations to Britain Regard- ing Trip to Jerusalem. By the Associated Press. VATICAN CITY, March 11.—Vatican circles have learned unofficially that the Holy See has made representations to the British government regarding the situation which might be created in Jerusalem by the proposed visit of the Archbishop of ‘Canterbury on J. P. Morgan's yacht. The Vatican, it is understood, s not directly opposed to the visit, but pointed out that the visit might be interpreted in Palestine as an Anglican bid for part possession of the holy sepulchre now by four religions—the Roman Catholic, the Greek, the Armenian and the Copt. 4 It was said that if the archbishop visited the sepulchre it would be necesy sary to receive him with full honors, thus creating a precedent. Several years ago the archbishop can- celed a visit to Jerusalem when similar objections arose. . DENIES HAMMER SLAYING School Boy Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of Widow Lharge. HAVERHILL, 1 , today-pleaded not gullty of the murder” of Mrs. Clara E. C. Ellis~wealthy widow. Mrs. Ellis was Ily beaten by a midnight intruder in the boudoir of her mansion two weeks ago. Radio Programs on Page: B-5 2 understood to be virtually the text of the pact which smooths out the trou- bled European naval situation. After achieving agreement at Paris and Rome, the British delegates re- turned to London, so the terms could be submitted to the United States, Japan and the British dominions. Accord.to Be Signed. / When the accord is signed—a cere- mony for which the aate has not yet been fixed—the official text will be published, as in the case of all such documents relative to world disarma- ment; and will thus be available for use in connection with the Geneva Dizarmament Conference next year. The essence of the Frarco-Italian agreement is tenance of the status quo in tonnage ratios, France retaining an estimated superiority of 150,000 tons. More important than its technical ufi‘cu, however, may be the rapid substitution of political cordiality and co-operation A g European naval powers for the Suspicion and uncer- tainty which have existed since France and Italy withheld full agrecment to the London pact. Eliminates Naval Race. Their threatened naval race never got started, but often it seemed imminent. The ncw situation definitely eliminates the possibility of ‘such compet.tion. .. The agreement was published as a “me on_the Mr, llenderson The memorandum states agreement has been reached by the thres nations on all points, Terms of the settlement are dependent upon the approval of all signatories to th: London pact, includ- ing the United States and Japan. Basis of “Agreement. ‘The basis of the Franco-Italian agree- ment, as outlined in the memorandum, is the detailing of ths limits of both the French and Italian b pror grams in all fleet categories until 1936. It is estimated by naval experts Prance will dontinue to hold a s rlority of about 157,000 tons over Italian Acet, although this is not stated explicitly in the memorandum: Under the new accord, France and Italy accept all provisions of part three of the London naval treaty which they declined to approve last Spring. The building provisions give both France and Italy the right to com‘glem before December, 1936, two capital ships, whos> displacement shall not exceed 123,333 tons and whose gun caliber shall not exceed 12 inches. Aircraft Carriér Tonnage. Each nation may build 34,000 tons of aircraft carriers. These two categories, capital ships and afrcraft carriers, are regulated by the Washington treaty. As for vessels whose tonnage is regu- lated by the Londcn treaty, the Hender- son memorandum says that neither France nor Italy will build any more submarines other than for completion of their 1930 programs and for replace- ment of over-age tonnage. As regards cruisers, France and Italy agree that after completion of the 1930 class they will build no more big' cruts- ers—those carrying armament larger than six-inch guns. This. clause is ef- fective during the life of the present agreement. In the small cruiser category the two nations agree that tonnage of new con- struction to be completed shall nct ex- ceed the tonnage which is replaceable ir;j:hh category before December 31, Capital Ship Provision. By the new capital ship agreement the Washington treaty tonns basis is increased for France and Italy, respec- tively, from 175,000 to 181,000 tons, but Henderson memorandum explains that this slight increase of total ton- nage will not in itself give rise to any new construction during the period of the agreement. . Also the gun caliber of projected cap- ital ships will be reduced from 13 inches to 12 inches. "The whole agreement looks forward to_general revision of the naval ques- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) POWER DISPUTE ENDED American Subsidiary and Chilean Officials Sign Concession. SANTIAGO, Chile, March 11 (P).— The Chilean government and Santiago's municipal OJC‘II.I today signed a new concession with the Chilean Electric Co., subsidiary of the American & Foreign Power Co., ending several years of disputes between the city and the company. . The concessfon, which runs to 1975, settles the company’s claim of 19,000,- 000 pesos (abbut $2,280,000) for about 8,000,000 pesos. BAND FIRES HOME Gang Shoots at Colored Farmer as He Leads Family to Safety. FA’ VILLE, N. C, March 11 (#).—A band of men early today set fire to the home of Bill S8impson, col- ored farmer, living several miles from here, and then fired several him as he led his wife and child the burning dwelling. unharmed. Officers “moonshine whisky disputes” blamed for the occurrence. that | gimi) shots at | started from. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ening Sfar. PANTAGES DENIES | NEW GIRL CHARGE Now in Mexico With Wife, He Says “Enemies” Trying to Balk Appeal. By the Associated Press. SAN DIEGO, March 11.—A whirlpool of charges growing out of the investi- ga of a “love bazaar,” in which schoolgirls allegedly were procured at high prices for men of wealth, today engulfed Alexander Pantages, theater magnate, who still is fighting a con- viction of having attacked Eunice Prin- g'e, young dancer, in August, 1929, Jesse H. Shreve, prominent San Diego business man; John P. Mills, Los Ange- les and San Diego real estate million- aire; William Jobelmann, former pub- licity agent, and Olive Clark Day were named with Pantages in a complaint issued jet Attorney Thomas mfimnt and another, charging ), Jt ann and the wom- four ints involving a the outgrowth of an investigation activities a;n of an m mart” recent exposed Angeles with the arrest of Mills, Jobel- mann and Mrs. Day. Shreve Surrenders. ‘Whelan charged Jobelmann and Mrs. Day, alleged operators of the “girl mart,” brought Helen Livingston, 17, here from Los Angeles October 30 last with, the assistance of Mills and that Shreve paid the girl for acting as Pan- tages' companion at a hotel. The sec- ond complaint charged that Lydia Nitto. 16, another purported “market girl"” larly was brought here by Mills, Shreve, Jobelmann and the woman, Shreve surrendered and posted $25,000 bond in Justice Court. He denied all the allegations and said he “would like to see the girls named.” Pantages, who was in Agua Caliente, Mexico, with Mrs. Pantages when the charges were filed, said over the tele- phone that he was innocent. “The charges are just dirt dug up by (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) SINGER KILLS SELF AFTER WIFE QUITS William Gustafson of Metropoli- tan Opera Co. Ends Life as ~. She Prepares to Go. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 11.—William Gustafson, 6-fcot Metropolitan Opera basso, shot himself to death in his apartment last night. The police said that following a quar- | P rel with her busband, after he re- welved a telephone call Mrs. Mary Wells Gustafson threatened to take the children to the home of her mother in Boston and he vowed he would kill him- self. As she phoned for Pullman reser- vations, she heard & shot and found him lying on the floor with a wound in the temple. He was dead when a doctor arrived. Gustafson, 42, created the role of Maccus in “The King's Henchman” and. had acted the Viking in Rimsky- Korsakoff's “Sadko.” Some of his other roles were the major-domo in the Metropolitan’s first offering of “Boc- caccio,” Fafner in “Siegfried,” King Henry in “Lohengrin,” and the land- grave in “Tannbauser. He sang in four languages. He was born in Arlington, Mass., and made his first professional appearance in Boston in 1915. He was a second lieutenant of Infantry during the World War. Among his clubs were the Players and the Dutch Treat. Mrs. Gustafson is a planist. They had two children, Elizabeth, 7, and ‘Willlam, 6. MRS. MARY E.'DULANEY. WESTERN COMPANY GETS DAR AWARD $48,890,995 Bid on Boulder, Canyon Job Acgepted—Must Be Finished by 1938. By the Associated Pres 3 Secretary Wilbur ‘today accepted the $48,890,995 bid of £he Six Companies, Inc., of San Frangfsco for building the Hoover Dam, po house and appurte- nant works at Boulder Canyon project. Recognition of the company's offer as the low bid was tantamount to award- ing ‘the contract %and cleared the way for starting com‘:mtlon on one of the greatest peace-time engineering feats ever attempted. Estimated cost of the dam, power system and appurtenances, such as the intake towers, spillways and diversion tunnels, totals $109,000,000, but approx- imately half of this wili be supplied by the Government in materials. $5,000,000 Bond Required. ‘The company will be notified imme- diately that it§ bid was accepted and instructed to start work when ready. ‘The contract will be delayed several days, as it musk be accepted by the com- any, a surety bond of $5,000,000 posted and approved by Secretary Wilbur. ‘The specifications require that work be started within 30 days after the builder is glven notice to proceed, and the dam must he completed within six and one-half years, with a penalty of $3,000 daily for each day longer. P. T. Crowe, chief of construction operations for the Six Companies, Inc., a former construction engineer for the Reclamation Bureau, and his company have notified the department work could be started within a few days. Congress Leaders Present. Senator gchnson and Representative Swing of Californis, co-authors of the bill under which the $165,000,000 proj- (Continued o e 2, Column 5.) Formey German Chancellor Ill. BERLIN, March 11 (#).—Former Chancellor Hermann Mueller is seri- ously ill with a recurrence of a gall- stone aflment for which he underwent an operation in 1929. His doctors have not. led whether another opera- tion wilf be necessary. HARVARD PUBLICATION TO FIGHT NEW CHAPEL AS WAR MEMORIAL Student Editors Declare Building' Would Stand as *‘a Tribute to the Poverty of Religion” on Campus. By the Associated Press. CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 11.— Because it would stand as “a tribute to the poverty of religion at Harvard,” the Crimson, un ate dally, is circulate a the ere tion of a $1,000( memorial chapel in the ‘The Crimson, which yesterday report that this Summer on the cha said it had learned authoritatively that $305,998 already had been contributed, mostly by alumni, and that room would be made for the edifice by tearing down Appleton Chapel. &:per commented: ¢ e function of a memorial is to equsl its symbolic significance a new chapel is the last type of edifice to erect on ard ground. ““The new chapel may be filled three times a year, notably when the Christ- mas carol services are held. the remainder of the year it will stand even more flagrantly than Memorial Hall (Civil War Memorial) and Appleton now stand, as a tribute to the poverty of Tr;u:lon at Hmud)'uu' . e paper suggested e money be used instead to build an infirmary or an athletic center. GRAND JURY GETS CASE OF DULANEY Slayer of Man Found With His Wife Appears After Inquest Verdict. ‘The wheels of justice moved Ilwlffls‘l today in the case of Hurtha Ira Du- lsney, 34 years old, who was taken be- fore the grand jury this afternoon, shortly after a coroner’s jury had or- dered him held for that body's action on a charge of murdering William L. Huff, 25, when he found the man visit- ing his wife in their apartment, at 1317 H street northeast, Monday night. ‘The coroner’s jury, after viewing the bullet-pierced body of the 25-year-old Virginian at the Morgue and listening to & tragic story of a broken home and & husband’s shattered illusions, made its decision and. surprised aspectators, who had thought that in view of the wite’s written corfession of unfaithful- ness thé coroner’s jury would free Du- laney under an unwritten code of “justi- flable homicide.” Love Letters Bared. Although neither Dulaney nor his 27-year-old wife Mary testified at the inquest, there was read to the jury a statement signed by Mrs. Dulaney in which she sought to assume the blame for the tragedy. The wife’s statement, however, was modified in the last paragraph by a remark that while her husband been ‘“generally a good one” she thought he had had “affairs with sev- eral women.” A distinct sensation at the inquiry was the introduction of half a dozen al- leged love letters written by Mrs. Du- laney to Huff during a brief period pre- ceding his death. The letters, which were not read aloud by the jury, were found in a bureau drawer at Huff’s home, in Hume Springs, Va., after Fred Schwartzman, the deceased, had told police of & ysterious” re- mark which Huff had made to him about a letter. . Huff Wanted Expose. Schwartzman was put on the stand and testified that. on the morning of the tragedy Huff had told him that if “anything happens to me” he wanted Schwartzman to “expose to the world” a letter in a bureau drawer at his home. No letter signed by Huff was found in the drawer, but the bundle of missives from Mrs. Dulaney were found in a box in the same location. ‘The last letter received by Huff was dated March 9, the day of the shoot- ing, and was signed, “Mary (Huff).” Mrs. Dulaney was called to the stand and advised by Assistant District Attor- ney James J. Wilson that she need not testify unless she cared to, under Dis- trict laws affording wives immunity from testifying against their husbands. She was dressed in a fashionable brown coat over a green flowered dress, with a brown hat to match. Twisting_a _handkerchief in her fin- gers, Mrs. Dulaney stated: “I don't know whether to testify or not. Which do you think is best?” Mr. Wilson and James J. O'Shea, counsel for Dulaney, advised her the question was one for her to decide her- self, and Mr. Wilson finally suggested that she ask Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt, Ppresiding, for advice. Huff Visit Described. ‘The coroner hesitated and a member of the jury solved the dilemma by an- nouncing that the jury did not need her testimony. In the statement signed by Mrs. Dulaney, the young wife, mother of four young children, admitted she had been “intimate” with Huff on several (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) LIFELONG COUNSELLOR OF OWEN D. YOUNG DIES Rev. Dr. Alpheus Baker Hervey ‘Was Former President and Old- est Alumnus of 8t. Lawrence U. By the Associated Pr BALDWIN, N. Y., March 11.—Rev. Dr. Alphcus Baker Hervey, lifelong counselor of Owen D. Young and for- mer college president, died last night. He was 92. Stricken with lingering illness, Dr. Hervey was visited week by Mr. Young, chai; of the General Elec tric Co., and’ they chatted briefly of the times when the former was lent of St. Lawrence University the latter the uni- was his chosen student. Dr. Hervey was called to versity in 1888, and served six years, of {ll heauth. - California and Bermuda. oldest alumnus of St. Lawrence, gradu- ating with the first class in 1861, | & “From Pre The Star's ca P Means Ass GAS MANAGEMENT TRANSFER WILL BE SUBJECT OF PROBE Commission Wants to Know if Laws Were Violated in Making Change. CORPORATION AT CHICAGO TAKES OVER LOCAL FIRM Bride Told to Ascertain All That Has Been Done in Washing- ton Utility Case. ‘The scope of the Public Utilities Com- mission’s investigation into the gas sit- uation was broadened today to take in the latest of a series of developments— the transfer of the management of the ‘Washington Gas Light Co. and its sub- sidiaries to the Central Public Service Corporation of Chicago, a gigantic pub- lic utility holding eoncern. Announcement that the Central Pub- lic Service Corporation had extended its %33 interests to Washington followed d Press. Within the Hour™ rier system covers every city block and the regular edi tion 15 delivered to Washington fvwes as fast as the papers are printed. “Yesterday’s Circulation, 118,265 TWO CENTS. IUENIS[]N LIQUOR TRIAL OPENS WITH - SELECTION OF JURY 45 Minutes Required to Se- lect Panel of 8 Men and 4 Women. DEFENSE CHALLENGES 3, PROSECUTION ONLY ONE: Leahy Enters Objection After ' Judge Overrules Motion for Exclusion of Gin. A jury was chosen in District Su- preme Court today to try former Rep~ resentative Edward E. Denison of Ili- nois on a charge of violating the ns- tional prohibition act. Denison, who was defeated in the last election while serving his eighth term in Congress, was in the court room as the trial opened. : Less than 45 minutes was required | for completion of the jury. As finally constituted it was composed of eight closely the shift in the control of the|mMmen and four women. All were ques- Washington gas properties from the | tloned concerning their possible ai- had | Seaboard Investment Trust to the Wash- ington and suburban companies. The rapidity of the changes and their sig- nificance have puzzled the commission. Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick, chair- | man of the commission, declared the commission would go to the very bot- tom of the situation to develop the | underlying reasons for the changes to determine whether there is any basis for action under the provisions of the La Follette anti-merger act, and the Public Utilities n act. Y Situation Is Confused. Confusion was added to the situation this afternoon, when Wilton J. Lam! iation with organizations either favoring or opposing the eighteenth amendment, Defense Challenges Three. The defense challenger three venire- men including one who said he had contributed to an organization interested in enforcement of the prohibif 3 The Government exercised ':n.s‘ ! one peremptory challenge, fl-_‘flg from the jury box & man who said had associal 8] tributed to an organization advoca modzlnuuon of the eighteenth & bert, counsel for the Washington Gas Light | men Co., announced he had received a tele- gram from Donald McPherson, general counsel of the Central Public Service | Justice Corporation, declaring that the corpora- tion had no management contract with any of the companies controlled by the Washington Suburban Companies. ‘The read: message 3 “The Central Public Service Corpor- ation desires to correct an inaccurate the Corporation and the New ¥t & Richmond Gas Co, distributes. not now, either directly indirectly, own companies. Bride to Make Inguiry. Corporation Counsel William W. Bride, the commission’s general coun- sel, who had previously directed by Gen. Patrick to inquire into the change in control of the gas proj in gation will show whether there is a basis for action by the commission.” In the meantime, W. H. Wildes, ex- ecutive vice president of the Central Public Service Corporation, in a long- distance telephone conversation with a representative of The Star, said that no changes in the management of the ‘Washington Gas Light Co. are contem- plated “at the moment.” ‘Will Direct Policies. Mr. Wildes said that George A. G. Wood would continue as president of the Washington Gas Light Co., and ex- plained that the principal difference in the method of operation would be the injection of the Central system’s poli- cles as to engineering and accounting. “We will direct the policies of the gas company and supervise all en- gineering which in the past has been done by miscellaneous concerns,” he declared. In an Associated Press dis- patch Mr. Wildes was quoted as saying: “We will be able to supply talent which the companies are not in a position to buy. Large savings will accrue to Wash- ington and the allied companies be- cause of the huge buying power of the Central system and the fact that it supplies its own insurance.” Albert Pierce, president of the Cen- tral system, pointed out, according to Associated Press dispatches, ownership was involved and the Cen- tral system would merely manage the Eastern utilities. He said the Central (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) Stuart to Aid Rail Study. NEW YORK, March 11 (#).—Fran- cis Lee Stuart, formerly chiet ieer of the Baltimore & Ohio Rallroad, will head a committee to assemble data on engineering_possibilities in Russia, the American Soclety of Civil Engineers announces, With Mr. Stuart, who is president of the soclety, will be associated leading engineers of the country. Decision was not reached whether to send a repre- sentative to Russia, but information will be obtained from engineers and unp-m conversant with the possibili- les. Half Million Americans Moving Up for ST. MIHIEL Pershing's Own Story of Plans For Big Offensive .'T - f.f;t Evening Sga Wm_, ow in any stock in any of these b Express Agents Testify. . the. Aoek epmaea e ‘prosecution was ess. llou(h; to question him ths. told of delivering company employe, T n!.he!mueoleelum the trunk to &h;ngyewudbwovewmn‘l- ice. Basil N. Quinn, a prohibition agent from New York, testified he was present when the trunk was forced o%en in Denison’s . He was unable to podu'el{’ldenu(y the numerous bottles of whisky which Government counsel sought to introduce in evidence. Personnel of Jury. The personnel of the jury is: E. Albrecht of 1710 B street northe insurance -agent; Samuel B. Allen of 1401 Columbia road, shipping clerk; Dorsey B. Beane of 3808 Alton ), a m ; Howard Haynes, 1700 Law~ rence street nort! ition listed; Mrs. Anna Penn, 1263 Irving street, housewife; J. Charles Callahan, 4507 Pifteenth street, jeweler; George T. Collins, 4124 Fessenden 2 manager; Frank S. Collman, 1811 Law~ rence street, a clerk; Mrs. Cecelia Fitz- gerald, 3007 P street, housewife; Mra. Anna Gannon, 710 Alabama avenue southeast, housewife; Miss Margaret A, Graham, 619 Webster street, bookkeep- er, and Andrew W. Kimmell, 1418 W ster street, a secretary. JOISRISSIN Skl S - POPULATION GROWING Decrease in Death Rate in England Cited as Cause. LONDON, March 11 (#).—Figures of the English registrar general today reveal the population and Wales as increasing ever. Last year had the lowest death rate on record in the two countries and the increase in population by births over deaths was 194,033, f England I:M\lun excess of It was the decrease in the death rate rather than an increase in the birth rate which made for increase in population, the birth rate being the same as in_ 1929, 16.3 per thousand, which was the lowest ever recorded. ‘The death rate was 11.4 or two below 1929, and .2 below 1923 and 1926, which represented the previous lowest figures. Cnmxnufin Dies. NEW WORK, March 11 (#).—Col. William S. Conrow, 68, chief of the in< division of the - ice for the Port of New York and for- mer comman officer of the 102d En- gineers, died King Zog Leaves Vienna. VIENNA, March 11 ) —1 ¥ of Alhnl:: who had m’n ul el medical treatment here, left for o' e the time" of his 40 on .and route were kept secret. e ’