Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1931, Page 4

BRIDE T PRESENT COPINION ON COAL Legality of Sale of 2,000- Pound Units to Be Received b« by D. C. Heads. The District Commissioners will be furnished sometime today with an opin- jon from Corporation Counsel Willlam ‘W. Bride as to the legality of the sale of coal in 2000-pound units. This opinion was asked for on April 18. Mr. Bride said today that it was ready last Saturday but that he has delayed 1t in order to give the coal merchants and Representative Robert Crosser of Ohlo, & chance to debate the opinion before it | is filed. Mr. Crosser called upon Principal As- sistant Corporation Counsel Vernon L.! West this morning and after ' being closeted with him for a short while he was followed by Mark Lansburgh, pres- ident of the Merchants and Manufac- turers’ Association; Maurice Rosenberg, its counsel, and a small committee, Opinion May B& Changed. The task of writing the opinion had {call at 11 0 been turned over to Mr. West and Mr. Bride said today that if the arguments | either for or against the legality of | selling coal by 2,000-pound units were persuasive enough, the opinion writ- | ten Saturday might be changed before being transmitted to the Commission- | ers. It was Mr. West who conferred | with the coal men on the proposal to | adopt the 2,000-pound unit before it was announced. ures act passed in 1921 [ #old by the long ton, consisting of 2.240 pounds avoirdupois™ (D. C. Code, Title 28, Chapter 1, Section 8). Since 1921 this has been understood to mean that coal shall be sold by the long ton and not by the short ton, but on April 1 the local coal merchants advertised change from the sale by long tons to the sale by 2,000-pound units. Probe of Change Ordered. On April 2 George M. Roberts, super- Intendent of weights, measures and markets, was instructed by the Com- missioners to investigate this proposed change, and on April 18 Mr. Bride's| legal opinion was requested. Representative Crcsser was one of those influential in securing passage of the weights and measures act when he ‘was a_member of the House D! Committee in 1921, Since the present controversy came up he has made « public statement to the effect that the sale of 2,000-pound units is a violation | of the law and he requested permissicn | from Mr. Bride to urge this view before | the opinicn was subniitted. The text of the opinion will not be made public until after it is transmitted to the Commissioners, which is exp:cted to be done somotime late today or to- morrow. | Meanwhile Mr, Robsrts’ investigation | has vecred off into the question into the | K:tce at which coal is being sold, an has been making inquiry to see if has been any price-fixing by wholesalers in an eJort to maintain price levels. O RSN S B Sy | ENTRIES ANNOUNCED _ FOR GOLD CUP 'CHASE| Soissons, Previous Winner, Will | Seek to Repeat in Race Set for Saturday. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. WARRENTON, Va., April 28.—Sols. sons, of Flying Horse Farm, Mass. Simon Pingree, owner; winner of the Virginia Gold Cup for 1930 and of the Maryland Gold Cup for 1931, heads the list of entries for the Cup race of Warrenton, booked for Sat- | urday, May 2. The cup event is over & | course of 4’; miles on the property of | Baldwin D. Spilman, jr., and others. | The two races to follow, the Canter- bury Cup and the Warrenton Hunt Cup, will be 2, miles cn Clovelly, the estate | of Robert C. Winmill. In each of these races a large silver cup is given outright. | Following _are the eniries for the Gold Cup: Soissons, owner, Fiying Horse Farm: rider, Jack Skinner. Bulgold, Mrs. H R. Bishop; rider, Mr. Bishop. | Seray s. John Hay Whitney: rider, | ‘Willias eet. Hennegouwen, Mrs, John Hay Whitney; rider, Willism B. | Street. Drummer Boy, Mrs. T. H. Som- | erville; rider, Noel Laing. Rachateer, | Mrs. T. H. Somerville; rider, Noel Laing Menelaus, Rolling Plains Stable: rider. Crawford Burton. Primero, T. H. Sym- | iny rider, B. Bond. So Dear. Vine Hill Stables; ‘rider, Harry J. Dufty, jr. | Bky Scraper, George Sloane; rider, Wil- | Yam Almy, jr. Sun Set. Harry D. Kirk- | over; rider, Thomas Waller, and Red | Indian, J. T. Skinner; rider, Jack Skin- ner, | IRIS IS DISCUSSED | Bpecial Dispatch to The St TAKOMA PARK, Md. April 88— Regular meeting of the Takoma Horti- cultural Club was featured last ‘night with an illustrated lecture on “The Iris” by J. M. R. Adams. As an iris grower of long experience and a past president of the Americen Iris SBoclety Mr. Adams gave his audience much valusble information- on a subject to which he has given considerable stu The meeting was held in the Takoma Park Branch of the Washington Public Library. Announcement was made that the next flower show, under the auspices of the club, will be for tulips and mem- bers were urged to prepare for the ap- proaching exhibition, which will be held in the Takcma Park Branch of the Washington Public Liizary. Dates will be announced late | Washington University, | James E. Freemen, Bishop o | voca ROYALTY OF SIAM DUE HERE TONIGHT Busy Program Set for King and Queen, Who. Are Due at 6 P.M. (Continued From First Page.) g0 to the White House, and the Presi- dent and Mr: ocl.ioour will return the At 11:15 o'clock their majesties will receive Vice President Curtis and Mr: Edward Everett Gann, his official hos ess; the chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Charles Evans Hughes, and Mrs. Hughes, and the associate justices and their wives. At 11:30 o'clock they will receive the cabinet members and their wives, the presiderit pro tempore ci the Senate nd his wife; the chief of staff, the hief of naval operations and his wife, and the commandant of the Marine Corps and his wife. At 12:15 the foreign diplomatic heads accredited to this country will call. Will Visit U. S. Shrines. ‘Their majesties will have luncheon in private, and then at 2 o'clock, ac- companied by Secretary and Mrs. Stim- son, the Siamese Minister and Mr. Southgate, the royal visitors will set out for the two foremost American shrines. ‘They will be met at the Fort Myer gate &t 2:30 o'clock by a trocp of Cavalry, while the 16th Field Artillery will fire a salute to mark their progress. Gen. Colins and his staff will receive the visitors at the Amphitheater, and & guard of honor will stand at atten- tion as Prajadhipok places a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. ‘Wreath for Washington. Proceeding then to Mount Vernon, his majesty will place & wreath at the tomb of Washington, and the entire party then will stand in silent tribute. A".et::!fl ,‘lhtyt v‘m inspect the unds at Mount Vernon. I’r?l‘ht return trip.is to be completed at 6 o'clock, and at 7:45 o'clock the King and Queen, accompanied by their alds and the Siamese Minister, will go to the White House for the state dinne which will be followed by a musicale. On Thursday morn.ng, at 9:45 o'clock, the King will go to the Pan-American Union Building to receive the degree of LLD. from George Washington Univergity at & special convocation, which Will be marked by the presence of the hcads of diplomatic missions, high Government officlals and educa- tors representing not only Georgs Wash- ingion, but other institutions, who will bring greetings. Marvin to Open Rites. The convocation will open with the entrance of the academic procession. with President Cloyd Heck Marvin of Geoige Washington University heading the piocession with the King, followed by Secretary of State Stimson with the Queen, Dr. John Bell Larner, chairman of the board of trustees of George with _Prince ht Rev. Wash- ington, with Princess Svasti; her mother; Dr. William Allen Wilbur, pro- vost of George Washington University, with the Siamese Minister: Dr. Charles R. Mann, director of the American Council on Education, with Hen W. Frazier, representing the United States Office of Education, and representatives of the participa educational insti- tutions—Harvard University, Yale Uni- versity, Princeton University, Columbia University, the “University of Virginia, Johns Hopkins University and the Uni- versity of Chicago. Additional members of the King' official party, and. the deans, directors, trustees and faculty of George Wash- ington' University . will follow. His majesty’s entrance upon the platform be heralded by a flourish of trumpets and ruffie of drums, and when the King has reached his place the Siamese national anthem will be played by the United States Marine Band. Provost Wilbur will announce the as- sembling of a -special university con- tion and will call upon Bishop Freeman, who will offer the invocation. Will Present Scrolls. Following the invocation the provost will call, in the order of their founding, the names of the participating univer- ities, and their respective representa- tives will present to his majesty scrolls bearing messages of greeting as follows: Harvard University, Courtney Crocker, formerly foreign adviser at the court of Siam:; Yale University, Henry Bar- rett Learned, president of the Board of Education of the District of Colum- bia; Princeton University, William Kelly Prentice. professor of Greek at Prince- ton; Columbia University, Marcus Ben- jamin of the Smithsonian Institution the University of Virginia, Hugh Obear; Johns Hopkins University, Willlam Walter Corl; the University of Chicago, Richard Norman Owens, 8 member of the faculty of George Washington Uni- versity. After the presentation of the greet- ing scrolls, Dr. Mann and Mr. Frazier each will speak a few words of felici tion in behalf of the educational in- stitutions of the country. President Marvin will then proceed to the conferring of the honorary de- gree of doctor of Jaws, reading the ci- tation, presenting the diploma and in- vesting his majesty with the academic hood. The King will respgnd in ac- knowledgement and will deliver a mes- sage, In English, to the academic in terests of America on the subject of higher education. The with the benediction and the playing of the “Ster Spangled Banne:r.” Will Leave Friday. Immediately after the ceremonies there, the King will go to Baltimore to consult Dr. Wi'mer, and will be his guest at luncheon. At 8 o'ck that Svasti, the Queen's father; In 1941 THE BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION Will Be History! In ten mor yvour children w opportunity to equipment o the story of the from the men whe m see the exposit ng ave been th ing Le young men and women 1 with adventu to be read in books! Tn 1941 Don't miss this their own cves the ship and n; to hear with their own ears ire to the bottom of the world, ere. 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ADMIRAL BYRD’S ANTARCTIC SHIP “City of New York” ceremonies will be rcnr‘ludtdl | residence. | i Prajadhipok of Siam to Get State Honors and Have : Busy Program ‘The following program will be ob- scrved by King Prajadhipok of Siam | and the royal party during their first| days here: | Today. 6 pm.—Arrive at Union Station and proceed under motorcycle escort to Larz Anderson home, 2118 Massa- chusetts avenue, where they will be in ‘Tomorrow. 10:15 s.m.—Arrive at White House for official call, 11 am.—The President and Mrs. Hoover will Teturn the official call on their majesties at their Massachusetts avenue residence. i esties will receive the Vice President and his cficlal hostess, the members of the Supreme Court and their wives, | the members of th: cabinet and their| wives, the President pro tempore of the Senate and his wife, the heads of the military and naval establishments of the United States and their wives and the chiefs of the foreign diplomatic missions in Washington. 1:45 pm.—King jadhipok will speak over the Columbia and National Broadcasting Circuit network for 15 minutes. 2 pm.—Leave residence for Arling- ton to visit Tomb of Unknown. 2:30 p.m.—Reception at north en- trance to Fort Myer. 3 pm.—Leave for Mount Vernon from south entrance of Arlington. 4 pm.—At Mount Vernon. 5 p.m—Leave Mount Vernon. 7:45 p.m.—Leave residence for state | dinner at White House. dent and Mrs. Hoover will have tea with | their Majesties, bringing to an end the exchange of amenities. Their departure has been set for 10 o'clock Friday morning. KING STUDIES FRANCHISE. Will Suspend Mourning During Visit| to Capital. By the Associated Press. PURCHASE, N. Y, April 28.—King ! Prajadhipok of Siam, an absolute monarch who Intends voluntarily to, give the right of suffrage to his p:ople, | tomorrow will ‘visit the Chief Executive | of & Government which he admires. | The King and bis suite will reach | Washington this evening. | The King's half-brother, the Prince of Chandaburi, died yesterday in Paris of a throat affliction. A statement issued on behalf of the King at Ophir Hall said: Mourning Suspended. “Court mourning will, of course, be cbserved.in Eangkok, but his majesty— | as is customary in c:ses of functions of | st.te—hes ordered the suspension of mourning for his vilit to Washington and on the occasions of subsequent en- | gagements now constituting the King's schedule.” The King, whose grandf:zther was to | be approached only on hands and knees, met newspaper reporters in a sack suit of tweed yesterday and discussed his plans for government reform in Siam, Charlie Chaplin, Babe Ruth, motion pictures and New York's skyline. ‘Will Study Franchise. “During my visit to this country” he said, "I shall be interested in study- ing the form of franchise and whether voting really expresses the will of the majority. I want to find out about the American form of voting and how the campaigns are conducted. Those things interest me & great deal “Later on we are planning & new municipal law by which, perhaps, the people will be permitted to select their own eouncilors. The matter is- being studied now. My idea is to begin with suffrage in local matters and then work up.” His ambition, he added. is to achieve happiness for the greatest number of people possible. seegess | 2 g 6:30 to 7:00 CHANGE CARS!! | well in_hand.” Marine Flyer Repotts Find on Body of Blandon, Insur- gent’s Aide. ., & By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, April 28.—Papers found on the body of Pedro Blandon, one of the most trusted,generals of the in- surgent leader Augusto Sandino, who has disturbed the Nicaraguan govern- ment since the earthquake, may lead to the capture of the guerilla chieftain himself. A description of the killing of the insurgent's chief aide was zeceived took part in the engagement and has since been reCommended for the tinguished Service Flying Cross. Blandon was killed by two troopeas of the Guardia Nacionale as he fled from cover of & shed in the hope of' escaping across the railroad tracks at Logtown, Lieut. Young said. Lieut. Young wrote the facts of this dispatch and transmitted them himsel via amateur radio to Fred H. Schnell, chief of staff of the Radio and Tele- vision Institute here at the request of the Associated Press. A recent report sald Blandon was killed, but one of Sandino's agents made a denfal. Fight Is Described. Lieut. Young sets forth the following description of the fight: One of the most recent and strikin examples of Marine Corps effectivenes: 81ys Lieut. Young, whose home is in Raleigh, N. C., “was the capture and death of Pedro Blandon, one of San- dino's most cruel and feroclous gen- ertls.” Lieut. Jack took off and searched the area on both sides of the railroad to & junction called Logtown. He found a group of insurgents loading their horses with loot. He came down so suddenly they hadn't time to hide. Lieut. Jack dropped bombs and sprayed them with machine gun fire, then returned to Lieut. Young, who was circling about and lad the return to Logtown. ‘“Meeding co-operation of ground troops, Young returned to Capt. Wood and urged haste. Wood hiked his pa. trol seven miles in record time, Youn, meantime returning to take up guard duty while Lieut. Jack, whose b:ml and ammunition was cxhausted, cir cled over Lieut. Wood. 3 “Reaching Logtown the Guardia de- ployed and began firing. GOL. ROBERT EWING DIES AT AGE OF 71 .|Heart Attack Fatal to One of | here today via radio from Lieut. Johm } | S. E. Young, Marine Corps aviator, who | ‘ COL. ROBERT EWING. j—! BURKE IS EN ROUTE + TO BEGIN SENTENCE Michigan Gangster May Get Parole After He Spends 25 Years in Prison. | By the Associated Pres ST. JOSEPH, Mich., April 28 —Fred Burke, notorious gangster, who was sen‘enced to life imprisonment after he had pieaded guilty yesterday to the killing of Patrolman Charles Skelly here. on December 14, 1929, was moved swiftly and under heavy guard from Berrien County Jail at 4:37 this morn- ing, accompanied by two automobiles, for Merquette, where he will begin serving his sentence there Wednesday. The departure was quiet and with- out ynuch ado, there being few spec- tators around the jall at that early hour. Sheriff Fred J. Cutler, with three of his deputies and four State policemen, formed the bodyguard. Shot Down by Twe Guardia. Lieut. Young circled mbove the | Before he had gone 15 feet iwo Guardia shot him’ simultaneously and he top- pled over, to all appearances dead. but it was learned later that he lived for two hou This man was Pedro Blllndun, Sandino’s most trusted gen- eral, = | Papers were found on his person which it is hoped will still lead to the capture of more of Sandino's chiefs and p!']lihlps to the capture of Sandino him- | self. “Sandino is still on the east coast, but his ardor and that of his followers has been considerably cooled in the past two weeks. The protection of the east coast is now in the hands of the Guardia Nacional, but should any emergency | arise the Marines and their aviation unit will be on hand to put everything Special jurney Refrigorators. . fee eapacity. the RUDOLPN & WEST 0. 1332 N. Y. Ave. N. W. 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