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NORRIS HITS POWER TRUST IN-POLITICS Nebraskan Paints Dark Pic- ture in Opening Conference of Progressives Here. (Continued From Pirst Page.) . But those who were victorious pn;u.:l-"l! t, 4 Mr‘uu e!ec"‘i g N'}lh orgot, _after on, the pledges which they had made and not only ignored them but frustrated every attempt which was made by the Pro- gressives in the United States Senate to Yedeem the pledge and give relief to “We very properly boast of our free- dom and point with pride. to that re- cent period in our history when we struck the shackles of slavery from hu- man limbs But organized wealth has invented a new form of slavery by which the hands of labor are man- acled in & new kind of involuntary servitude by means of judicial decree. Chiarges Corruption, “Recent investigations by the Federal Trade Commission have shown that those who in the main control the sup- ply of electricity have organized them- selves into the most gigantic, far- feaching and comprehensive monopoly which has ever been devised by the mind of man. From one end of the country to the other, from the humble e in the country to the organized mts of society in the towns and ties, this gigantic trust has secretly . ‘enmeshed its slimy fingers into the ‘warp and woof of human life, and these natural resources which ought to be Teid for all the people are rapidly get- ting under the control of mnnlu.dd u- man greed. The peop! ex- orbi priges for electricity which is manufactured and comes from the nat- ural resources which were intended to _be and which ought to be the common ““solirce of happiness for men and women ’ here, whether it be at the low- le are cha: everywi “1y fireside, lying the needs and the c{’mlom cm: individual family, or mammoth factory kept in ‘miraculous - !w« elements of humanity and have :yindertaken to and in many cases have $ucceeded in corrupting public officials. They have secretly and unfair and dishonest means attempted to build up # public sentiment all over the country “4n favor of their peculiar ideas of Gov- ernment, ‘The evidence shows that they have continuously and unremit- tingly watered the stock of their nu- tions, paying no atten- to their investments, but 'alse capital- ac- counting. They have taken part in uu“c:‘m the ‘school distriet direc- “Yor all the way up through the chan- e g gie° =§§EEE HHEH E : 2 £ ; E 3 i T ] gEi i it, it te in the minds of spirit, which will y untll the interests of e second to the in- is one of the greatest vils of & mmme form ho.( m:cl:- ment. While are perhaps neces- sary limited degree of party spirit to good government, yet fires of party spirit are kin- increased g:yond reason & con- may result and, as indicated ell address of George Wash- , e the very fundamental eiples of government which it was tent rm wnd keep alive. . “Enormous cembxnmuxlu 10:1 ’ w:fl(h . ere rapldly gaining control o of our mn.p. institutions and, through the wer of money, are dangerously near g the control of our lglcllr.u:-l parties and through them of the Government itself, The individual is not only losing hig injtiative but is rapidly becoming a Foed for the overgrown corpora- tion. The use of large sums of money . in oun elections, unless restrained, will : engraft the dollar sign upon our Nafon's Capital. The perpetuity of ! our wstitutions and the preservation of ' our w/ilization demand that the power of vealth shall be curbed in its selfish and unholy ambition. The truth, how- ever unpleasant, must be taken to the people, and ‘when they know the truth * the truth will set them free.’ . “These are some of the questions and some of the difficuities which present themselves 1o a patriotic people. It is . with the hope that this conference may “%# of assistance in meeting these diffi- i-eulties and solving these problems that ““we have extended to you an invitation " 10 be present, We want your advice. * The ecountry wants your judgment. With these ideas, so weakly expressed, gace the matter in your hands, with nope, with the bellef, and with the 4rs eonviction that by dispassionate, jcal and intelligent consideration and * discussion this conference may take a - "great step forward in the solution of " these troublesome problems which now * beset and surround us.” Costigan Discusses Tariff. Benator Costigan opened the discus- sion of the tariff, the subject fo the first session of the conference. He - offered eight suggestions for legislation dealing with the tariff for the con- _sideration of the conference, as follows: “That legisiative steps be taken de- signed to bring about the prompt % reduction of all important tariff duties, especially on manufactured articles, . which are higher than are required by the competitive standard laid down in “'the fiexible provisions of the present tariff law. “That the reduction of excessive tariff rates be particularly pressed with re- spect to the &mducu of manufacturing industries which are monopolistic r and in which price-fixing in {New Zealand Promises An artist’s sketch of former Representative Edward E. Denison of Illinois, who was placed on trial in District Supreme Court today on & charge of violating the prohibition law. —~8ketched by James T. Berryman, Jr. mentalities have been used to subsidize industrial development. “That the impartiality of the Tariff Commission be rigorously maintained: & people's counsel be authorized by law to represent the public interest in Tariff | Commission investigations; the law be amended so that the Tariff Commis- sion shall report its findings and recom- ‘mendations for action by Congress; and Congress, in acting on such findings avold the 1'tfalls of log-rolling by statu- tory restrictions limiting legislation on Tariff Commisson reports to the par- ticular subjects separately reported on by the commission. “That, if practicable, the law be amended 30 as to provide the machinery for promoting economic disarmament, here and with a view to the reduction, so far as possible, of foreign hostile and retaliatory tariffs, simul- taneously with the reduction of our own excessive tariff dutles. “That special steps be taken to re- quire reports from the Tariff Commis- sion directed toward lower tariffs in certin cases, for example, on articles not manufactured in the United States; and on those which are exported to foreign countries in amounts and values exceed- those of similar articles imported into the United States; also to require the Tariff Commission to disregard competitive costs data due to inefficient fogutre ‘ito and report on e por Go and rej on meager do- Tesources and abnormal or ex- ction conditions. , our mational Tariff Laws Blamed. Senator Costigan many of pres- ent ills of the country to the door of the assumption that higher wages ordinarily result from !l\ln(her "‘t:{llfl," sald !cfll::l’ Costigan. “Inves ons support the conclusion that higher wages, for the most part, rest on larger production, which in the United States has its foundation alike under high tariffs, low tariffs and no tariffs.” Senator Costigan said there was an increasing conviction among economists and historians that excessive and dis- criminatory tariffs are “a frequent source of international Il will and hos- tility and should be more and more regarded as war-provoking. “It should be clear, being equal, that America, at the pres- ent stage of its agricultural and indus- trial development, should in the main prefer lower rather than higher tariffs,” he continued. Senator Costigan pointed out that the leading political rties have been drawing closer together in recent years in their respective tariff policies.” Historically, he said, the Dem- ocratic party has been s lower tariff party than the Republican, but for ap- proximately 20 years both parties have allke emphasized in their public plat- forms the merits of competition under tariffs as a means of protecting the public from the unrestrained exactions of tariff monopolies. Tend Toward Higher Rates. Senator Costigan said, however, that the tendency had been toward higher and higher tariffs. He said that when the results have been estimated the higher tariffs will be found to have had their part in lost foreign markets, in increasing farm distress and in en- larged unemployment. The tariff, he sald, had had its full part in the past year of panic and verty. He sald ihat the Smoot-Hawley .tariff act of 1930 was the highest tariff law enacted ia the history of this country. Orig- inally claimed as an ald to agriculture, | he maid it has greatly burdened that | stricken industry. WEDS FINANCIER’S SON | Miss )hllli’l_‘llll'crth l-rflu: Clarence D. Dillon in Boston. BOSTON, March 11 (#).—Miss Phil- lis Ellsworsh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Chess Ellsworth of Boston, was married to Clarence Douglas Dillon, son of Clarence Dillon, New York finan- cler, s Emmanuel Church yesterday afternoon. ‘The bride made her debut two seasons ago, snd is a member of the Junior League and the Vincent Club. Dillon was manager of the Harvard foot ball team during the past season, and will | be graduated in ‘June. The couple will make their home in New York City. QUAKE A aevmdogeios ID GIVEN Fund of $7,500,000 for Rehabilitation. tends to eliminate the wholesome ef- feots of desirable competition. “That future tariff legislation be dic- tated by our manifest national inter- est and tested by proven benefits to distress, in one form or another, to stimulate more rous farm conditions, as WELLINGTON, New Zealand, March 11 (#)—The government yesterday an- | ig] nounced that it will make approximately $7,500,000 available for rebabilitation in the Hawkes Bay region, which was re- cently badly damaged by an earthquake. A number of lives were lost. ‘The announcement said that to cover the expense of a bullding fund for use in possible future disasters, & surtax of NORRIS RIDICULES WATSON QUESTIONS Senator Suggests ‘Little Jim’ Should Find a Place in Kindergarten. Referring to Senator Watson of In- diana, Republican leader of the Senate, as “Little Jimmy Watson” and as & “lobbyist” before he became a Senator, Senator Norris of Nebraska, presiding over the Progressive conference at the Carlton Hotel, today suggested that Senator Watson might propound bis questionnaire “to his own political ma- chine” instead of sending it to the Progressives. ‘The Nebraska Senator was referring, he said, to published accounts of a questionnaire which Senator Watson had sent to him from New York. The ‘Watson letter called upon Senator Nor- ris and the Progressive conference to say where they stood on prohibition, an oil embargo, immigration, Government ownership of rallroads and many other controversial subjects. Reply fo Watson. After completing his opening address to the conference, Senator Norris said: “There appesred in the morning papers a letter directed to me by Sen- ator James E. Watson. I think I ought to make just brief reference to it. In the first place, Mr. Watson does not appear to realize that we are not pre- tending to be a political party. This is not a political party. We are not here for the purpose of organizing s political party. The questions he s is own political machine. “Mr. Watson, as you all know, is a Senator from the State of Indiana. He use to be, before he became a Sena- tor, a lobbyist representing some of the ,'rnt corporations seeking legislature avors at the hands of the National Congress. 1 presume his former mas- ters are better satisfied with his work in, than the were with his side of Congress. Says He Is Out of Place. “The people of Indiana are as fine a people as live anywhere, but they sometimes do comical, funny things and they ceftainly perpetrated a gigan- tic joke upon the country at large when they elected little Jimmie Watson to the United States Senate. He has really no place here. “He is out of place if he should at- tempt to be here. We can’'t waste our time with men that are as far behind the march of clyilization as he is and far backward. This is not a kinder; ten. Moreover, little Jimmie Watson ought to, to be in his proper sphere and in his real class, :ltl':r together his marbles, go out and hunt up that boy Lucas, and ther they could have a fine game in backyard of the White House.” The statement of Senator Norris was greeted with laughter and applause.. In a letter to Senator Norris Senator Watson sald: “The entire country is interested in the meeting of those who are pleased to call themselves Progressives that will be held in Washington tomorrow, of which, according to the reports of the press, you are to be the chairman, and for that reason I am addressing this communication to you. Wants Explicit Answers. “In order that your position may be clearly defined and that the people of the country may know to just what ex- tent they will be able to coincide with your views, and believing that those assembled will be pleased to fearlessly atate their position on all public ques- tions, I am taking the liberty of ad- dressing the following queries to you hoping that the honorable men as- sembled will see fit to give explicit and unequivocal answers to them in the interest of clarity: “Should the eighteenth amendment be repealed? “If mot, then should the Federal Gov- ernment take over the enforcement re- sponsibility of the State? “Should Russia be recognized? “Shonld the Government undertake the ownership and operation of the railways? “Should the Government take over and operate the electrical power busi- ness of the country? “Should the Constitution be amended to give Congress power to override de- cisions of the SBupreme Court? “Should the Constitution be amended to deprive the President,of his veto power b."‘mmd ,'.n tariff on farm products "!l';ou)d the Farm Board be abol- hed! “Should it cease its loans to farmers? “Should the country adopt the dole system? h"a’hould we liberalize our immigration ws “Should we place an embargo on the importation of oils? “Should we piace s tariff on olls? work out- about 36 ts per $500 value will be levied on mnlunbh property. ‘These interrogatories addressed | to you not in any con! rsial spirit. propounded he had best wel take home - to STAR, WASHINGTON, NAVAL PACT TERMS |FORCED LANDING | SHOW FULL ACCORD London Digest Gives France Superior Tonnage, but Ends Rivalry With Italy. (Continued From First Page.) tion in the course of the Disarmament Conference at Genevs next year. Great Britain is a vital third party to the Franco-Italian agreement, to- ward which secret negotiations among British, Prench and Italian experts went on for months before Henderson and Alexander hurried to Paris and Rome and brought them to successful termination. Get Full Co-Operation. The British delegates received the full co-operation of the French and Italian governments. ‘The necessity for national economy in the present period of world depres- sion probably was a contributing factor in the success of the negotiations. Discussing capital ships, the Hen- derson memorandum said: “The slight nc; proposed in total tonnage corded to France and Italy Treaty. of Washington will not in itself ve rite to any new construction du:- the period of the agreement.” Mr. Hendergon went into considerable de- tail to: explan how the capital ship allocations were reached. “It i anticipated,” he wrote of the cruiser eategory, “that France in 1936 will posSess a large overage six-inch- gun tonnage. It was made clear dur- ing the m’utunqnl that temporary retention of this tonnage conferred upon France no claim to its ultimate mllument. and reservations fully leguard the position.” Accord on Submarines. Of submarines he wrote: “Prance has 81,989 tons built and _building which will be underage on December 31 this year, and the French govern- ment is willing to rest on a lower fig- ure. Both France and Italy, however, have not to include any sub- marines in the 1931 program and not to lay down any further submarine tonnage before 1933. “The submarine question will be be- fore the 1932 Disarmament Conference, but to take account of the contingency that a satisfactory solution may not prove possible then, the right of Great Britain to increase her destroyer figure under an article of the London Naval Treaty is fully reserved.” In an annex to his memorandum, outlining the bases of the agreement, Mr, Henderson went into detail regard- ing the various technical phases aceord. ‘Will Notify Each Other, “The French and Italian govern- ments,” he wrote, “will give one another as long notice as ible of their in- tention to seek parilamentary authority for construction of any ships in either the capital ship or aircraft-carrier cate- i gories. For the purpose of this arrangement, the annex read, “members of the Brit- ish Commonwealth of Nations, France and Italy do not intend to undertake replacement before December 31, 1936, of any destroyer which will be under 16 years of age on that date. “At the same time, it is understood that if the present agreement is brought to an end as a result of deliberations of the General Disarmament Conference of 1932 the right of replacement under the rules of the London naval treaty remains intact.” - NAVAL POWERS HARMONY Guarantee of Suceess of Disarmament Parley Seen. PARIS, March 11 (#).—Renewsl of harmony among the five naval powers of the world is regarded in France as the most important achievement of the Franco-British-Italian naval accord. A spokesman for the foreign office said todey that the agreemenit among these three nationa is the sole guaran- tee for the success of the 1932 disarma- ment_conference uflm which the world has staked so muc! Aristide Briand’s next move will be to submit to the French Parliament the London naval treaty of 1930, which, it e , now will be ratified almost unanimously. The French Ambassador Beaumarchais arrived here from Rome this morning, ostensibly to confer with Briand. Im- mediate steps are to be taken, it was said, to consolidate good feeling and to instruct the Ambassador regarding set- tlement of the status of Italians in Tunis and concerning rectification of the Libyan frontier issue. It was remarked here that the tri- partite accord raises the battleship ton- nage allotted to France and Italy in the Washington treaty from 175,000 to 181,000, but this alteration was not deemed to necessitate the calling of a new conference. Officials said the same view was held by the Washington and Toklo governments, The French dele- gation at the Washi n conference was severely criticized for accepting the tonnage of 175,000. The impression in Paris was that the accord hinges, as to permanency, more on the 1932 Disarmament Conference than was anticipated. With Japan ex- pected to refer to the French sub-| g, marine tonnage 81,989, significance was attached to the fact that the terms given out today, restricted to “bases of accord,” indicates the British Empire believes the French submarine total is too high compared to the destroyer tonnage of 150,000 aliotted to Britain under the London Treaty. ROME SEES PEACE AIDED. Effect On World of Naval Accord Is Acclaimed. ROME March 11 (#).—Government and press alike in Italy view the France- British Italian naval accord as & great political achievement destined to exert a favorable influence upon disarmament, economlca rehlhlllti&!lon of the world, peace and prosperity. The Govéernment is especially happy over the settlement because it feels that the Italian policy has been fully justi- fied. The four principal points of Dino Grandi’'s thesis at the time of the Lon- don_pact, the Government believes, are exemplified in the new accord. These points were reduction of arma- ments, naval parity and a practical so- lution and attitude toward over-age craft. ‘They constituted thé Italian program from the start. ‘There are economic advantages in the accord, too, Italy believes, for she had pledged herself to bulld ton for ton with France, and under the terms of the new agreement she will save something like $100,000,000 in naval expenditures. but because, in my judgment, it is & duty of all persons who are assuming to define their position on public questions, to whatever um or group they may belong, to fearlessly state their views on ali_the problems that today confront and perplex us as a people. Therefore, in common with all your fellow citizens, 1 shall be very happy if you and associated with you will make as full a response {o these questions as those aa- nm?:._-_! may deem fitting and appro- . Dr. Moylan Dies at 70. pRATELTIL M 1 . Moylan, prominen! and Oatholic layman, died yesterday after a long iliness, He was 70. Dr. Moylan was decorated by the with der of Pope the or tht Com- mu;t;?'—' of the Knights of St. Gregory in . She | D. WEDNESDAY, ENDS EAKER'S HOP Flyer Sustains Soratches as Plane Is Wrecked in Marshes. By the Associate TOLU, Ky., March 11.—The wreckage of a swift Lockheed-Vega monoplane, capable of flying more than 235 miles an hour, lay in the marshes of the Ohio River bottoms today, marking the end of & projected transcontinental flight planned to break existing speed records. Capt. Ira Eaker, Army pilot, who left Long Beach, Calif,, early yesterday on a non-stop flight to New York in an attempt to better the record held by Capt. Prank Hawks, had covered ap- proximately 1,725 miles, when the fuel pressure of the plane fafled. He scratched and bruised his face and hands in the forced landing, made early yesterday afternoon, and could not ex- tricate himself from the plane for a half hour. He said he was traveling at an altitude of 12,000 feet and at & rate of 235 miles an hour when the trouble occurred. ‘The fiyer walked five miles to & farm house, obtained transportation money to the nearest town, and spent the night at Cave in Rock, Illinois, across the ver. Eaker's flight was announced as an experiment in an Army search for a transport ship capable of keeping up with pursuit planes. Army o&h{l at New York, with whom Eaker talked by long-distance telephone last night, said at the rate he was flying at the time of the trouble he would have reached New York from Long Beach in 10 hours and broken the record. WESTERN COMPANY GETS DAM CONTRACT ON $48,890,995 BID (Continued From Pirst Page.) ect is being built, were present for the signing. ‘Wilbur used an old, heavy personal pen, which he refers to as his “im- portant pen,” to sign the “award of bid,” the technical term applied to accepting the low offer, With the same pen he signed the agreement putting the rich Kettleman Hills oil fleld of California on the unit plan of operation and other important contracts of the Interior Department. Reclamation Commissioner ~ Mead, whose bureau will supervise the con- struction of the dam and other parts of the profect, and other officials of the Interior Department also were present. Central Part of Project. Opening the way for actual construc- tion of the great dam, which will rear its credt 727 feet above the bottom of the Colorado River in Black Canyon, near Las Vegas, Nev., signalizes the beginning of the central part of the Boulder Canyon project. ‘The dam, which will be 1,180 feet long, spanning the river between Ne- vada and Arizona, will be the largest in the world. It will be 650 feet thick at the base, of the arch gravity type, or curving between the two ends, and 45 teet, thick at the top. Between 2,000 and 3,000 men will be employed in building it when work gets into full stride. Most of them will live in Boulder City, the model town to be constructed 8 miles from the dam site and connected with the dam by a raliroad sdd highway, now being built. From the city inhabitants will be able to see the huge reservoir backed dam, which will create a up by the jlake 110 miles and ranging from 600 feet deep downward to around 100 in the channels of the various small trib- utary canyons. Town to Cost $2,000,000. ‘The model town will cost about $2,- 000,000 and be ready for occupancy within a few months. ‘The power house and appurtenant to cost an estimated $38,300,- 000 of the $109,000,000 for the dam and power system, will generate up- ward of 1,000,000 horsepower. From the sale of this power the Government will be repaid for the project within 50_years. The power will be divided among the lower Colorado Basin States and for the time being it will go to the South- ern California Edison Co,, the City of Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Water District and other California centers. Ugwcrd of $25,000,000 will be spent as the result of construction of the dam in addition to the Government's share. Los Angeles will spend a huge amount in building an aqueduct for her muni- cipal water 'ul’sl!; other millions will be spent in industrial and power de- velopment. Canal Final Link, The final link in the Government's program will be construction of the All-American Canal, to pour water for reclamation into the Imperial and Coa- chella Valleys of California. This will cost approximately $38,500,000. Millions of gallons of water will be supplied for irrigation purposes in the desert country along the Colorado, in addition to that made available as water supply for the cities and towns of e Southwest. Power for constructing the dam will be supplied for & time by the Southern Sierras Power Co. of California, is nearing completion of a 240-mile transmission line from Los Angeles to the dam site. By 1936, engineers esti- mate, power from the dam itself will be in use. The Government will start generat current before the dam is completed. Huge Cranes Required. Instaliation af the power generating machinery will require larger cranes i than ever have been used in similar Eo ects, and other mechanical aids will it for placing the machinery in the power house. Coffer dams above and below the dam site will hold back the river and turn it aside into four great diversion tunnels, each 50 feet in diameter and approximately 3,000 feet long, while the dam is being constructed. Approx- imately 4,500,000 barrels of cement will g0 _into the dam and power house. Two of the diversion tunnels will be used for power channels when the dam is completed, while two will be parts of the spillway system. Two of the tunnels will be on each side of the river. Construction of these will be started first, with other parts to be started immediately after. FIGHT IN OHIO HOUSE Charge of “Liar” Is Made During Loan Hearing. COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 11 (#).—A fist fight occurred today when the wors “liar” was passed while the House Labor Committee of the Ohlo General Assem- bly was conducting & hearing cn a bill late small loans and provide in- terest charges or not more tharn 1145 per cent per month. R. E. Willing of Ashtabula, re| - ing small loan interests, called A. W. Geissinger, head of the State division of securities, a “llar” during an argu- ment which followed mention of & lution for an investigation of the securi- ties division. Gel stepped toward Willing, and the lat! struck him in the face. Geissinger returned the blow, and in 3 moment the combatants were ted by rs in the roem. e committee killed the bill by vot- m;bto«not‘wreeommmutorm- cage, . Which | wrashin Tes0- [ N MARCH_ 11, 1931. In “Love Mart” Inquiry nd William Jobelmann (right), former publicity director for Pantages, who a OFFGALS EAVE FORVIRGNISANDS Entire Party Will Sail From| New York Tomorrow to Set Up Government. John H. Edwards, Assistant Secretary | of the Interior, accompanied by Herbert D. Brown, chief of the United States Bureau of Efficiency, left Washington today for the Virgin Islands to set up the new civil government there by direction of President Hoover, following the recommendations made by Mr. Brown in a comprehensive report after six months of intensive study on the islands. ‘They will be met in New York by Dr. Paul M, Pearson of Swarthmore, Pa., recently appointed by President Hoover | to be governor of the islands, and by | nine others who are to hold official | positions as the nucleus of the new government, and will sail tomorrow noon for the islands. List of Official Party, The other officials are: Lieutenant governor, Lawrence N. Cramer; com- missioner of finance, Boyd J. Brown; chief of finance at St. Croix, Wallace Denny; commissioner of public works, Andrew Simpson; his secretary, Ann Sullivan; commissioner of industry, Harry E. Taylor; assistant community director, Ralph M. Dunbar; handcraft supervisor, Miss Ruth Morton, and home economics agent, apj by the United States Department of Agricul- ture, Miss Helen Cawley. On the return trip from the Virgin Islands, in about five weeks, Mr. Brown will stop off at Porto Rico by request of Gov. Theodore Roosevelt and at the Panama Canal Zone by request of Col. Harry Burgess, governor, to make local surveys for them in the interests of economy and efficiency in tration. % Congress Provides Funds. The new government in the Virgin Islands is being set up under appro- priations made by totaling $763,000, which includes $120,000 re- appropriated as an unexpended balance. is will cover the establishment of home industries to help the Virgin Islanders to help themselves and to it them on a sound economic basis. r. Brown today said that Congress had been most sympathetic in this ect. w&mfln the past year Mr. Brown has spent six months on the islands with s force of specialists from the Bureau of Efficlency. He first went there in December and January of last year with four assistants and returned last June with three assistants and re- mained there during June, July, August, September and October. His report is comprehensive and occupies four volumes. His present frip is to attend the ceremonies of inaugurating the new government and to stay long enough to see how it works. GEORGE W. LEWIS DIES FOLLOWING OPERATION Legislative Representative of the United Mine Workers Fails to Recover. By the Associated Pre; George W. Lewis, legislative repre- sentative of the United Mine Worl of America, died today at Emergency Hospital, following an operation for appendicitis performed about two weeks ag0. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers and a brother of the legislative representative, is now in Arrangements were made to conduct the funeral at the family home in 8, gfleld, Tll. He was survived by widow and several brothers. J. L. EZEKIEL DIES ‘Was Prominent in Richmond Busi- ness World for Many Years. Jacob Levy Ezekiel, 74 years old, of Landover, Md., died yesterday at 1507 M street after a brief illness. Mr. Ezekiel, prominent in business af- fairs at Richmond, Va., was a resident of that city for 50 years. For the past 20 years he had lived at Landover. Interment will be in the Hebrew Cemetery at Richmond, Friday after- noon, 3:15 o'clock. gt e S ) Prisoner Hangs Himself. JACKSON, Mich., March 11 (P).— William Caszuck, 37, inma gan State Prison, last night hanging himself with his belt in his cell.. His body was discov by a guard. Cazuck was serving two and one-half to five years. T Lenten Service' New York Avenue Presbyterian Church 12:20 to 1:00 O’Clock Speaker This Week Dr. C. R. Brown of Vale University N N N N N N \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ N N \ \ \ N N N \ \ \ \ N N \ N Auspices Federation of Churches Open to All You Are Invited to Attend involved in the investigation of alleged activities of a “syndicate” supplying young girls as companions to wealthy men for and week end trips in Hollywood and Los Angeles. —A. P. Fhotos. PANTAGES DENIES NEW CHARGE LINKING HIM WITH “LOVE MART” (Continued From First Page.) my enemies in an effort to balk my in the Pringle girl case,” he said. others were not t. Jobel- mann was held in jail in Los An while Mills and Mrs. Day were rel after posting $25,000 and $5,000 bonds, respectively. | \ KIRKLAND, GUILTY, GIVEN LIFE TERM Youthful Prisoner Unmoved at Verdict in Slaying of Arlene Draves. By the Associated Press. VALPARAISO, Ind., March 11.—Life b:hlfl? h'ih;: ncusl o& the State Prison Al c] in City faced by Virgil Kirkland, 30-year-old steel worker of Gary, Ind., today. The former high school gridiron star was convicted last night by a Porter jury of murdering Arlene drinkirlg party” sy pmacure. Gary y at an ol e home 1’m r{;vuhn o The jury of nine farmers, a railroad telegrapher, bricklayer and a grocer finished 12’ days’ work by finding him mny of first-degree murder and fixing sentence at life imprisonment. This was an alternative from death in the electric chair which the State had de- manded as punishment for the murder and attack on the girl. Sentence Due Monday. Judge Grant Crumpacker will for- mally sentence Kirkland next Monday. Kirkland, soon after, will y Draves, ings, or future executive clemency is evoked to liberate him. The jury deliberated only thrc hours. With their verdict the tense waiting of the first of the five iths. charged with Miss Draves’ death was over. Leon Stanford, second of the five, was brought here from Crown Point late Investigators-said Miss Nitto and Miss | to Livingston had made complete state- ments renrdln‘l the trips to San Diego and that they had obtained corrobora- tive evidence from hotel employes, who sald & party October 30 was so noisy they investigated and when they dis- covered what was hl?penm‘ they re- quested the group to leave. Pantages’ attorney rushed here from son and Henry Shirk, are confined at Crown Point. Thompson Next on Trial. Kirkland and Stanford had Los Angeles last night and made = | tried rations to arrange the vaudevil . resario’s bond, but Mr. and Mrs. ntages did not return from Mexico. The attorneys said the theater magnate would come to San Diego and surrender at 10 am. today. Assault Also Charged. Conspiracy to violate and actual vio- lation of the Juvenile Court laws were c?lurud ?‘Pl:.nt'.:;: entire nho“u::‘dvh.gc all excep! were ¢ - ditionally with econspiracy to assault and actual assault against Miss Nitto. Miss Nitto, Miss Livingston and Clarice Tauber, the latter listed as com- plaining witness against Mills, Jobel mann and the Day woman in sault charge filed against them in Los Angeles, were held in technical custody there with several other girls of the purported market. Jobelmann and Mrs. Day sllegedl operated an agency through whi wealthy men obtained companions for fees ranging from $175 to $1,000. Pringle Case Pending. Pantages was convicted late in 1929 of assaulting Miss Pringle, a student of a Los Angeles university, and was sentenced to from 1 to 50 years in San Quentin Penitentiary. He - led on the ground that he was innocent victim of a frame-up. The AL, but. the tion petitioned Jor 3 prosecu a rehearing. A decision is expected W‘M‘h ‘P’:l; ;e“;:lned Pal t. gle cl nf at- tacked her in a tuwy-hohm- in his downtown theater building while she was lntervie'm’ him in an effort to obtain booking of her dlm:l%m She since has sued him for $1,000,000. GAS MANAGEMENT TRANSFER WILL BE SUBJECT OF PROBE (Continued From First Page.) would not directly or indirectly lflfig‘ any stock of the Washington and Subur- ban Companies included in the deal. The mu&u! gas utilities in and sur- rounding , now controlled by the Washington & Suburban Com- &n‘nlu and to be man; by the Cen- 1 system, are the uhl%mn and Georgetown Companies, the Alexandna Gas Co. and the Washington Suburban Gas Co. Harris,Forbes & Co. has an important interest in the Washington & Suburban Companies as well as the which it controls Pierce & Co. of Central Public Service, Jointly with A. E. Chicago. ‘The Central Public Service Corpora- tion 1s a $400,000,000 concern, selling gas and electricity to 683 communities and connected with a number of street car systems and interurban railways. It was formed November 1, 1923, as the Southern: Gas & Power Corporation, which title was changed to the present one in March, 1927. ‘When outside interests acquired con- trol of the Washington more than s year ago. ports that the Central system was to be the manager. There were denials at the time by Mr. Pierce, Har~ ris Forbes & Co. and the H. M. Byllesby 4 Co. of Chicago, which had been iden- tifed durlr:i'hh investigation of the legality of sale of the gas company stock, Sued for Commission. About six months after the denials had been issued, George Bowie Chip- man, Washington broker, filed suit for 2 $78,000 commission for inaugurating and aiding in the purchase of the gas atock and alleged that the gas compan: was bought for Albert E. Pierce of Chi- cago, or the Central Public Service Cor- poration of Chicago. Mr. Chipman also alleged that the Seaboard Investment Trust, the osten- sible owner of the controlling interest, merely served as the “straw man” in the transaction. The suit was dismissed in October, The defendants claimed that when they learned that the La Follette anti-merger Jaw forbade the purchase of the stock by a foreign corporation, they abandoned the original proposition. New Stock Issued. Officials of the Public Utilities Com- mission examined today the prospectus advertising the new $6,500,000 bon issue of the Washington and Surbur- ban Companies, which reveals that not only were these bonds issued March 1. but that there also have been issued 70,000 shares of $6 cumulative preferred shares of no par value, and As,llll new common shares of no par value. Describing the purpose of the issue, the prospectus says: “These bonds, ther with 46,188 common sharcs and 70,000 $6 cumulative preferred will be issued in connection with the acquisition of certain assets. and the retirement of $10,500,000 and g.:oomoqy of bank loans of Alexandria 17,325 APPLIANCES FIXED. Gas Company Reports Adjustments Made Since January 22. ht Co, re- Commis- d | run out mor quats defense for Virgil. In the chamber was the bent father of Arlene. Three of Arlene’s four broth- ers were sitting by his side. The three sisters, two of whom had fainted during the trial, were absent. the 8s- | The DEATH QUIZ HOLDS DULANEY FOR JURY IN SHOOTING CA e (Continued - g E 4 | s § 8 ¢ | L § g8 R % e a i g i g . : £ § 715 ‘:"Eggfifi 8 i5E T said: ‘Hurtha, why did sSivot, ? Why didn't you lhao{q::e! deserved it!' " Took Own Residence. of the statement was ‘with apartment. Dulaney after her and induced her to ufi';':' her statement continued. there were o | B8 statem ‘women.’ Mrs. Dulaney scarcel anced in thi mdk.efiou of her hushu" \‘vxlna ah:fl 'aok! stand. Dulane; plainly hag- gard from the -u" he has - through and his ‘weeping. Seated beside the defendant were father-in-law and mother-in-law, and Mrs. Edward H. Johnson. At in. tervals, one or the of them would lean over to whisper something to Du- laney or to grip his hand. The wife's parents have said they will stand by their son-in-law to the limit. Policeman Testifles. tAdll‘:‘dpm wwunt';: incidents im- m ly_preceding shooting was given by Policeman Walter L. Dant of the ninth precinct, who responded to an emergency call which Dulaney tele- phoned to the precinct station Monda; night. Dant said he met Dulangy as the corner of Thirteenth and H smeews northeast and that Dulaney told him there was a man in his home. “Dulaney told me the man might e back way and suggested d to guard the rear,” “He left me and went his hand and a man lying and a woman g beside him. “Why did you do this?” Dant asked Dulaney. “This man broke my home up,” the policeman quoted as replying. Shot Three Times. ‘The conductor had found his en Huff, while the younger ¢! , Edward, 3 years, and George, 6 months old, h; asleep in en , whereupon he reached under a mattress, grabbed a revolver and fired . Huff sank to the floor with g8 i z i A