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A2 =x HAWAIIANS AWAIT ASSAULT TRIALS Several on Docket With Mas- sie Attackers Holding Center of Interest. By the Associated Press. HONOLULU, May 3.—With a boy- cott seeping through Honolulu's eco- nomic life as the only apparent reac- tion here to last Friday's conviction of four Americans for lynching a Ha- walian, attention today turned to cases of assault upon women pending on the criminal calendar, The first of these is the charge against Joseph Young, 22-year-old Korean, sccused of attacking a young Chinese girl. His trial begins today. Interest, however, focused on the forthcoming retrial of four men of mixed races accused of assaulting Mrs. Thalia Massie, whose husband and mother were convicted of manslaughter for lynching the fifth defendant in the first attack trial. Move to Prevent Acquittal. Legislation to prevent acquittal of the a ed men by a second mis- trial was pending before both Congress and Gov. Lawrence M. Judd of Hawail. The Senate speedily passed such a bill in Washington yesterday and sent it to the House. A similar measure was passed by the territorial Legislature last Saturday and now awaits the Gov- ernor’s signature. Attention also was given the expected request for a new trial of Lieut. Thomas H. Massie, Mrs. Granville Fortescue and two naval enlisted men from the manslaughter conviction. The veteran defense attorney, Clarence Darrow, is expected to seek Tetrial when the quar- tet comes up for sentence Friday. The lynching was admittedly an aftermath of the jury disagreement last November in the trial of the men accused of brutally attacking Mrs. Massie last September 12. The four men who face retrial are Horace Ida, Japanese; Henry Chang, Chinese; Davis Takal, Japanese, and Ben Aha- kuelo, Hewailan. The fifth defendant, Joseph Kahahawal, was slain Jan- vary 8. The retrial is generally expected to be within two weeks. Evidences of Boycott. ‘While the boycott was hard to trace, it was unmistakeable. Walter Napoleon, meat cutter and Hawaiian member of the manslaughter jury, applied for police protection after e said he was threatened by telephone. His employer, John O'Loughlin, said he would disregard threats of custom- ers to boycott his stores unless Na- poleon was discharged. . Willy Beyer, a juror and leading po- tato chip manufacturer, admitted he had recetved no orders from the Navy since the conviction, but attributed lit- tle_significance to it. The Matson line, employer of John P. Stone, white foreman of the jury, denied steamship bookings were being canceled. Sales of Army and Navy commis- saries, which are open only to service men, were reported on the increase. While resentment in Navy circles was admitted, leaves of sailors from nearby Pearl Harbor naval base have n curtailed. 1 "’X”fi\‘a! officer, who asked that his name not be used, said service men would do their bit to keep the peace and the same was expected of Honolulu residents. Serious Results Feared. said that while the Navy ex- Hzi its men to control their feelings, g:cmn with “grave concern” the sit- ustion if the four men accused of assaulting Mrs. Massie are not con- it cted. “We have instructed our men that uphold the law," he ex- plained, “and we believe they will do s0. What may happen if there is an- other mistrial remains to be seen, of course.” Meanwhile Lieut. Massie and the two enlisted men convicted with him—E. J. Lord and A. O. Jones—were relieved of their duties at the naval base. Mrs. Fortescue and her daughter, Mrs. Massie, were Teported to have re- covered from the shock of the verdict. e SENTENCE UNFAIR, AL CAPONE WHINES IN CHICAGO PRISON (Continued From First Page.) tieally certain the gang chief would be mkeny to Leavenworth and not to At- lanta and that it was probable the trip would be started early tonight. Meanwhile, the notorious Capone ke his mind 'pgn's not fair,” he is reported to have said in his cell when news of the Su- preme Court's action was received. “I'm the victim of public clamor. My sen- tence should have been 2', years, but just because I went to a few base ball games théy made it 11 years. I'm still willing to fight it if my lawyers are with me.” The short sentence Capone referred to was reported to have been recom- mended by Federal prosecutors in con- sideration” of Capone's plea of guilty, which he subsequently withdrew when Judge James H. Wilkerson declined to be bound by any agreement. That was last Summer. In October Capone went i was convicted. Ever since been held in the county jall, wh! his attorneys have fought thfough the courts all the way to the highest in the land in an effort to set aside the conviction. Capone's mother was with him when the news came from Washington. He refused to see newspaper men, but jail attaches said he was furious. Cohorts in Leavenworth. If Capone goes to Leavenworth, he will be he same prison with his reputed “business manager,” Jake Guzik, | who is “doing time" also as an income tax law violator. Records of financial transactions Capone is alleged to have had with Guzik were brought into Ca- pone's trial and helped bring about his | conviction. Domenico Roberts, liquor dealer and Capone ally, convicted of violating the immigration laws, was sen- tenced to Leavenworth vesterday. Frank Nittl, reputed “enforcer” of the Capone gang, recently finished his sen- tence for income tax violation and re- turned to Chicago. Federal officlals said there wou no special favors for Capone either priscn or en route. With him they planned to take 17 other Federal pris- oners convicted of various offenses— narcotic smuggiing, bootlegging, coun- terfeiting, Mann act violations and others, The Appellate Court vacated its su- persedeas writ after it had received a certified copy of the United States Su- preme. Court’s decision yesterday, Te- fusing to review Capone's case A mittimus ordering Capone to pris- on was then made out, and it was ex- pected that he would be started for Leavenworth, Kans, within 24 hours. Marshal Laubenheimer kept his plans for the prison trip secret, saying he wanted no crowds or interference. —_— JOMELLI TO SING AGAIN SAN FRANCISCO, May 3 (#).—Mme. Jeanne Jomelli, former opera singer, confined to a wheel chair as the result of an arthritis attack which interrupted her professional career, announced yes- terday she would seek to make & “comeback.” |have been a better and more logical Poison Victim AMERICAN SINGER FOUND DEAD IN BERLIN. LUCILLE CHALFANT, Well known American singer, known professionally in Berlin as Annie Lind, | who was found dead, apparently by poison, in a Berlin, Germany, rooming house. No motive for the woman's death had been assigned. It was learned that she apparently was at the end of her resources. She started as a singer in New York and had played in many operas. —A. P. Photo. THOMPSON AIDE PLACED ON TRIAL Former Chicago Building Of- ficial Accused of Evading Income Taxes. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 3—Christian P. Paschen, building commissioner under former Mayor Willlam Hale Thompson and reputed millionaire owner of a country estate along the Wisconsin line, was placed on trial today for evasion of Federal income taxes. ‘The indictment, returned 14 months ago, alleged that he tried to dodge pay- ment of $113,487 to the Government. His income for 1927 and 1928 was esti- mated at $567,926. Delay Is Refused. Federal Judge John P. Barnes refused defense motions to delay the trial until after June 5 and to discharge the panel called for jury service. Col. Cassius Poust, in the defendant’s behalf, plead- ed that newspaper articles prejudicial and inflammatory had been published, quoting Government officials concern- ing evidence to be submitted. Samuel G. Claswon, for the Govern- ment, answered that no Government officer had given out any such state- ment and that the amounts stated were “substantially incorrect.” Judge Barnes ordered the jury impaneled. Johnson Is Present. District Attorney George E. Q. John- son, who has prosecuted and convicted several leading public officials as well as gangsters on income tax charges, was in court for the opening of the trial, with Willlam J. Frolich, repre- senting the Department of Justice, and Dwight H. Green, Johnson's assistant in tax matters. Judge Barnes granted a Government g\fnlmn to lock up the jury during the al. Paschen paid income taxes during the two years in question, but the Gov- emnment contended he was not en- titled to reductions he claimed for losses sustained in operating his Illi- nois and Wisconsin farms. GEORGETOWN BANK SUES DUNCAN ON $2,150 NOTE Former Arlington County Court Clerk Is Named in Suit in Alexandria Court. Special Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 3—Suit against Willam H. Duncan, former clerk of the court of Arlington County, for $2.150 has been entered in the Corporation Court here by Attorneys Prank L. Ball and John C. McCarthy for the Potomac Savings Bank of Georgetown, D. C. The suit claims that Duncan has not paid a 30-day note dated March 8, 1932, for $2.150. The case has been set for hearing before Judge William P. Woolls on May 17. . COMMITTEE T0 ACT ON MASSIE PARDON AND JURY BILLS (Continued From First Page.) the pardoning power rests at this time with the Governor. HOOVER APPEALED TO. OAKLAND, Calif, May 3 (#).—Tele- graphic requests to President Hoover, Senator Hiram Johnson and Represent- ative Albert E. Carter urging a pardon for Lieut. Thomas H. Massie and the other three persons convicted of man- slaughter in the lynching of Joseph Kahahawal in Honolulu were sent last night by Mrs, C. L. Harris, president of the Oakland Civic Center. Dr. Joseph Catton, alienist, who testi- fied for the prosecution that Massie was sane, arrived home in San Francisco rda. He sald he had expected a vy disagreement in the case. Refet to the insanity defense set If of Massie, Dr. Catton said T believe justifiable homicide would defense.” Dr. Catton said he went to Honolulu with no preconceived testimony and that his opinion on Massle's sanity had been reached after an examination of the record. He said he had not been a prosecution witness in the strictest sense, having appeared there at the re- quest of the attorney general of Hawaii. DIES IN CAR PLUNGE Man Trapped Inside When Sedan Falls Into River. NEW YORK, May 3 (#)—Howard D. Bickerton, 38, former resident of Chi- cago, was drowned yesterday after a large sedan he was driving plunged over a ferry slip into the North River and trapped him inside. George Marock, 36, owner of the car. fought his way to the surface. Marock was unable to explain the accident. He was arTested on a technical charge of homicide. e FEDERAL AGENT KILLED WAVERLY, Tenn, May 3 (#—D. P. Wheeler, 46, financial agent of the Federal Government at Hot Springs, Ark., was injured fatally and his wife Mme. Jomelli, who had sung in grand opera here and in New York, said she nglt consider radio singing. will sing again; from my wheel ehair if necessary,” she uM.J » : was seriously hurt near here today in a collision of their automobile and a truck. Virgil Donohue, driver of the truck, was charged with manslaughter. THE EVENIN ORK ON TAYBL NEARS COMPLETN Senate Committee Begins Modification of Levy on Bond Sales. By the Assoclated Plesa Modification of the controversial stock and bond sales tax voted by the House was undertaken today in the Senate Finance Committee. The end of the committee's work on the billion dollar revenue measure was near, with leaders confident it would be done tomorrow night. Two alternatives to the one-fourth of 1 per cent tax imposed by the House, and vigorously protested by the stock exchange, are perding. One is the ad- ministration proposal for a flat 4 cents a share tax. The other is a suggestion by Senator Couzens (Republican, of Michigan), for a graduated levy apply- ing according to the value of the stock. Views of Postmaster General Brown al were sought today on the House increase of 1 cent in postal rates. Ap- proval of this provision was in prospect. Committee Speeds Up Work. The committee is working five hours a day in a determined effort to get the vital bill to the Senate before the end of the week and in a d 'mination to raise the more than billion dollars necessary to balance the 1933 budget. The tariff now is due for another round before the bill gets out of com- mittee. Senator Jones, Republican, ‘Washington, intends to offer an amend- ment increasing the rate on lumber imperts. This s expected to revive the whole dispute, with the oil, coal and copper advocates coming back Into action. The committee added gasoline to the 8 per cent tax applying to oil transported by pipe line late yesterday. It ‘;eunned the 8 per cent tax on a tie vote. Lessees, rather than lessors, were sub- jected by the committee to the 10 per cent tax on safety deposit boxes voted by the House. The time limit for this tax of July 1, 1934, also was removed. Import statistics on rubber, coffee, tea and cocoa beans were studied by the Senate Finance Committee for sources of new revenues in completing the tax measure. The committee rejected a motion to eliminate the fur tax and another to restore the levy on pari-mutuel race tickets. Senator Bingham, Republican, Con- necticut, proposed a 4 per cent tax on pari-mutuel tickets and an elimina- tion of the admissions duty for race tracks. He lost. The committee yes- terday cut out the 10 per cent pari- N 1 tax and made the admissions tax per ‘cent for race tracks instead of the regular 10 per cent The import levies on rubber, coffee, tea and cocoa will be considered after the committee has finished the bill and finds out how much more revenue must be 1aised. Rates ranging from 1 to 5 cents a pound are in prospect on these. It was estimated on the basis of fig- ures submitted by the Commerce De- partment that a 5-cents-a-pound tax on rubber would net about $56.000,000. The committee also understood that the industry in this country did not serious- ly object. No rubber is grown here. Revenue Need Emphasized. Need for revenue was emphasized to- day as the Treasury statement showed | the deficit at the end of the first 10 months of this fiscal year to stand at $2,334,000,000. Meanwhile hopes for great economles | to help the revenue bill balance the 1933 budget were fading before the ruinous attack by the House upon the omnibus economy measure. Postmaster General Heard. A decision on postal rate increases was put over for the later session after the committe examined Postmaster General Brown. The Postmaster General estimated the 1-cent increase in first-class postage would yield about $134,000,000. He voiced no opposition to the boost in this rate. Asked about second-class postage in- creases, Brown estimated that a return to the 1825 schedule would yield $2,500,- 000 additional. The 1925 schedule provided rates of 2 cents on the first and second zones, 3 cents on the third, 4 cents on the fourth, fifth and sixth zones, and 9 cents on the seventh and eighth zones. The committee accepted the House provision on depletion allowances for oil and gas wells, but removed metal and sulphur mines to another para- graph for separate treatment. Sulphur mines were voted a 23 per cent deple- uonc allowance and metal mines 15 per cent. HERRIOT’S VICTORY HAILED AS HELPFUL TO WORLD RECOVERY (Continue rightful claims on reparations from Ger- many. But, it is said in well informed ciplomatic circles, if Mr. Herriot shows & much good will to examine Ger- many’s capacity to pay, in the light of the present international economic sit- vation, as he showed in London in 1924, the possibilities of an agreement are much more likely than they were a few weel's ago, when it was believed the European nations would have to deal either with Mr. Tardieu or Laval. Might Clear Up Situation. The limitation of arms conference is expected to remain in session until late this Fall. If the Lausanne con- ference yield some positive results these undoubtedly will have an eflect on the spirit gathered at Geneva. A successful end of the Lausanne meeting probably would clear up the political situation on the European continent, thus mak- ing possible an effective reduction of arms Herriot knows this. He also knows the American Government and the American Congress would look upon the question of substantially - scaling down foreign debts in the light of what can be achieved at Geneva. If the world nations actually reach an agree- ment to cut down drastically their ex- penditures on armaments, it will not be difficult to induce the people of this country to make some substantial sac- rifices in connection with the allied war debts. of the nations VETERANS BACK BONUS AFTER PATMAN SPEAKS Beveral Thousand at Nashville Take Stand—Texan Denies Dan- ger to Nation's Credit. By the Associated Press. NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 3.— Sev- eral thousand World War veterans, assembled here Sunday, heard resentative Wright Patman of Texas explain his plan for immediate pay- ment of their adjusted compensation certificates and then voted unanimous- ly to memorialize Tennessee's delega- tion in Congress to support his bill. . Patman denied that the veterans are trying to wreck the Treasury," or that his plan for payment of the certificates would impair the Nation's credit. He said Both these claims had been advanced by opponents of his bill. Distribution of the money among the masses, he contended, would cause ;‘the_wheeho!lndunnwmm ore."” important | G WASHINGTON, D. C., TUESDAY, STAR, l 1BOY, 17,15 CAUGHT | AFTER GUN BATTLE Suspected Hit-and-Run Driv- er Fires at Police in Chase » Half-Way to Alexandria. A running battle between a 17- year-old youth, thought by police to | be a hit-and-run driver, and three po- | liceman, ended with his capture half | way between Washington and Alexan- dria early this morning. ‘The young man, Oliver Hardy of the 1300 block of Emerson street, is being held for investigation at the fifth pre- cinct, where police sald he admitted striking a parked car on Florida ave- nue northeast. Hardy was pursued by Policeman Thomas V. Slominski of the fifth pre- cinct from Florida and New York ave- nues northeast across the city to the Highway Bridge, where the shooting commenced. Slominski was joined as he pursued the speeding automobile south on Fourteenth street toward the bridge by Policemen J. W. Sheedy and J. F. Groves of the United States park force. Near the center of the bridge, Hardy is said to have fired through the rear window of his car at the officers, who in return shot at the rear tires of the car in front. After repeated attempts to draw up alongside the fugitive car, the officers succeeded in forcing It to the side of the highway on the lower road to Alexandria. The policemen searched Hardy and said they found a .22-caliber pistol. FORMER LEGISLATOR ADDRESSES W.C.T. U. E. M. Lawrence of Maine Talks Before Session of Loudoun County Units. Special Dispatch to The Star, PURCELLVILLE, Va.,, May 3—E. M. Lawrence, former member of the Legis- lature of Maine, was the principal speaker at the quarterly convention and Institute of the County Women's Chris- tian Temperance Union, which was held at the Baptist Church in Purcellville. Mr. Lawrence spoke on ‘“Prohibition From a Business Standpoint.” Mrs. Lawrence also gave a talk. Other speak- ers included Rev. J. A. Bowman of the Waterford Presbyterian Church, Rev. {C. T. Taylor of Hamilton, Mrs. J. H. Emerick of Purcellville, Rev. H. B. Jen- nings of Leesburg, Miss Caroline T. Pancoast, H. M. Hoge and Rev. George Hasel. The convention was largely attended by representatives from the six unions in the county, Leesburg, Lovettsville, Lincoln, Union-Bloomfield, Purcellville and Hillsboro. A silver medal contest was con- ducted by the Lincoln Union. The medal was awarded to Ester Nefl and was presented by Mrs. E. M. Lawrence. The Leesburg Union gave a playlet and musical numbers were furnished by M!fiaes Ruth Emerick and Muriel Corn- well. ALEXANDRIA LACKS FUNDS FOR CLEAN-UP Campaign Is Abandoned After Four Wards of City Are Completed. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 3—With four wards of the city proper having been exposed to a general cleaning by several city gangs under the direction of Fire Chief James M. Duncan, jr., further participation in Alexandria’s clean-up campaign has been aban- doned because of lack of funds. A total of 160 truckloads of dirt, trash and rubbish of all kinds was re- moved from yards, alleys, courts and vacant lots during the campaign. As a protective measure against fires and in order to improve the appear- ance of the city 15 old houses already have been torn down and Chief Dun- can has permission from owners to tear down 16 more. Wood from these demolished houses is given to colored people of the city for the price of carrying it away. BOY, 5, STRUCK BY CAR, SUCCUMBS AT HOSPITAL Vienna Man Is Held on $300 Bond to Face Reckless Driving Charge. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. GLEN ECHO, Md., May 3.—Injuries suffered when struck by an automobile on Conduit road early Sunday night proved fatal last night to Arthur Craw- ford, colored, 5, of Rock Springs when | he died at Georgetown University Hos- | pital in Washington. The boy was the son of Irene Crawford. ‘The boy, according to Special Officer | L. R. Ferguson, ran into the path of a machine driven by Ashby M. Wyant, 50 years old, of Vienna, Va. He was taken to the Washington hospital with a frac- tured skull. Wyant was arrested by Gfficer Ferguson on a charge of reckless driving and was released under $300 bond for his appearance on May 12 in | Pederal Court, Conduit road coming | under the supervision of PFederal au- | thorities. |STUDENTS MODERNIZE SHAKESPEARE COMEDY | Fredericksburg Teachers’ College Club to Give “Taming of the Shrew.” | Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va, May 3.— The Dramatic Club of the ~State Teachers' College at Fredericksburg, Va., will present “The Taming of the Shrew," one of Shakespeare's comedies, tomorrow night at 8:15 o'clock. The play will be presented in about one and one-half hours, and will be a modern version. The cast will wear modern dress and is making use of an automo- bile. The music department of the college will present a musical prologue. The cast includes a number of stu- dents who are making their debut in the dramatic activities of the college. Those taking part are: Betty Nelms, Roanoke; Isabel Page, Blackstone; Edna Chappell, Disputanta; Virginia Thomas, Bedford; Frances Hamm, Charlottesville; Joan Caron, Accotink; Frances Tillery, Roanoke; Alice Early, Clarkesville, Catherine Coffman, Ivy Depot: Thelma Walker, Hampton; Polly Daniel, Hopewell Marjon Ratner, East Orange, N. Lorna Drowne, Albany, N. Y. Rosen, Middletown, N. Y. J.; Ida Medical Society Auxiliary Meets. Auxiliary to the Medical Soclety of the District of Columbia will be held at Mrs. Christie's home, 4535 Cathedral avenue, tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. The revised constitution and by-laws will be considered and voted on. There will also be an election of officers for the ensuing year. The annual meeting of the Woman's | | | | example of correspondence during the year. MAY 3, 1932. Left, top, Henry F. Pringle, awarded $1,000 for his American blography, “Theodore Roosevelt.” George Dillon, $1,000 for “The Flowering Stone,” a volume of verse. Center, Pearl 8. Buck, $1,000 for the best novel by an American author, “The Good Earth.” She is shown with her child. Right, top, Walter Duranty, $500 for the best | Right, bottom, George S. Kaufman, co-winner with Morrie Ryskind and Ira Hershwin of the $1,000 prize for the best original American play of the year, “Of Thee I Sing." Winners of Pulitzer Literary Prizes Left, bottom, —A. P. Photos. F THEE| NG W PLAY WARD Pulitzer Prize Goes to Politi- cal Satire—‘Good Earth’ Called Best Novel. By the Associated Press. decorous company, the Pulitzer prize plays of other years, was invaded today by a rollicking newcomer, “Of Thee 1 Sing," whose barbed minstrelsy is aimed at_the folbles of American politics. Its authors, George A. Kaufman, among the 16 individuals and one news- paper designated for the 1932 Pulitzer awards for outstanding achievement in the flelds of drama, journalism, litera- ture, art and music. Called Biting Satire. This is the first time a musical comedy has been chosen, and in an- nouncing the award the trustees of Columbia University said: “This award may seem unusual, but the play is unusual. Not only is it coherent and well knit enough to be classed as a play, aside from the music, but it is a biting and true satire of American politics and the public attitude toward them.” Other prize winners were: The Indianapolis News—$300 gold medal for the most disinterested and meritorious public service oy an Ameri- can newspaper during the year. Walter Duranty of the New York Times and Charles G. Ross of the St. Louis Post Dispatch—$500 each for the best example for correspondence. John T. McCutcheon of the Chicago Tribune—$500 for the best cartoon pub- lished in an American newspaper. Pershing Book Wins. Gen. John J. Pershing—$2,000 for his book, “May Experiences in the World War,"” for the best book on American history. Pear] 8. Buck—$1,000 for her novel. | “The Good Earth,” for the best novel i by an American suthor. Henry F. Pringle—$1,000 for his book, “Theodore Roosevelt,” for the best American biography. George Dillon—$1,000, awarded his book of poems, “The Flowering Stone,” as_the best volume of verse. Ernst Bacon, San Francisco—$1,800 annual scholarship awarded to the American music student deemed most talented and deserving. Francesco Roggeri, New York—$1,800 annual scholarship given the most promising and deserving American art student. Reporter's Award Withheld. Frank R. Kelly, Brooklyn, Hautzik, New York, Selma traveling scholarship each, awarded to honor students at Columbia School of Journalism. Alternates are Michael J. Caplan, New York; Betty Ballantine, Berkeley. Calif, and Willlam Harrison, New York. Prizes for the best editorial pub- lished in an American newspaper and the best work of a reporter during the year were not awarded. The awards, which total $17,000, were founded in the will of Joseph Pulitzer. ROSS’ FEATURE WINS. St. Sunday Story. A Sunday feature, “The Plight of the Country,” in which the writer attempted a diagnosis of the Nation's ills, was the story for which Charles G. Ross of the St. Louis Post Dispatch won the Pulitzer prize of $500 for the best example of newspaper correspondence during the year. Ross, who has headed the Washing- ton bureau of his paper since 1918, is the second member of the Post Dis- patch’s Capital staff to win a Pulitzer prize. Paul Y. Anderson was honored on the basis of his stories in connection with the reopening of the oil scandals investigation during President Harding's incumbency. A graduate of the University of Missouri in 1905, Ross returned to that institution in 1908 as a member of the faculty in the journalism school. He remained there until 1918, with the exception of one year, 1916-1917, when tralia, as a sub-editor on the Melbourne Herald. Besides the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Ross has served on the Columbia, Mo., Herald, the Victor, Colorado, Record and the old St. Louis Republic. Since assuming his post here as chief of the Post-Dispatch office, he has cov- ered national political conventions in 1920, 1924 and 1928. He also reported the London Naval Conference in 1930. He is a vice president of the Gridiron Club, nationally known newspaper or- ganization, and a former member of the Standing Committee of Con- gressional Correspondents. He was born in Independence, Mo., in 1885, is mar- ried and has two children. PARK BILL SIGNED President Hoover today signed an act creating what will be known as the “‘Waterton-Glacler International Peace | Park,” jolning parts of Montana and | Alberta, British Columbia. ‘The new park will comprise two parks already _established—the Glacler Na- tional Park in Montana and the Water- ton Nultlo!:ll Park in uA‘:bem The in- ternational boundary line runs through Waterton Lake, . \l NEW YORK, May 3.—That staid and | Morrie Ryskind and Ira Gershwin, were | and Jonathan | Springer, Port Chester, N. Y.—$1,800 | Louis Correspondent Honored For | his he was employed in Melbourne, Aus-| |LONG RESIGNATION FROM COMMITTEES ACCEPTED IN SENATE (Continued Prom First Page.) in the Senate to attack Robinson’s party | leadership. | Robinson immediately challenged the insurgent Senator to a contest over party leadership and offered to call a conference of Democrats to consider | selection of a new party chieftain any | time Long wanted him to. | Robinson announced the action of | the Steering Committee today in the | following words: “By order of the Steering Committee the resignation of Mr. Long from com- Committee must be approved by the e ittee assignm | ng's committee ents were distributed as follows: { Commerce, Senator Caraway of Ar- kansas; Navy, Senator Morrison of | North Carolina; manufacturers, Sena- | tor Cohen of Georgia; interoceanic | canals, Senator Hawes of Missouri. The committee also assigned Sena- tor Bailey of North Carolina, to the vacancy left on the Military Affairs Committee by the death of Senator Harrls of Georgla. | " Senator George of Georgia, was as- signed to the vacancy on the Steering Committee which decides party poli- | cles. LEWIS N CLASH AT COALHEARG Union Official and Operator | Exchange Charges of Con- tract Violations. By the Associated Press. Charges of contract violations were exchanged today in a clash between John L. Lewis, president of the United | Mine Workers of America, and the head of one of Pennsylvania's biggest mining companies at a Senate hearing. The flare-up came during testimony by B. M. Clark of Indiana, Pa., presi- dent of the Rochester-Pittsburgh Coal Co, and two smaller companies, all operating in Central Pennsylvania. Opposing the Davis-Kelly bill for | Federal regulation of the bituminous industry, he asserted it would compel his companies to “go back to dealing with the United Mine Workers of America.” He charged that organization with having violated contract obligations by calling strikes. | Lewis promptly protested against “going into ancient records” and allow- ing his organization to be “baited here Davis-Kelly bill.” He said Clark in his own testimony | had said the operators themselves vio- | lated an agreement with the mine workers. “We have repudiated no contracts,” replied Clark blantly. “The gentleman states something that isn't a fact.” Chairman Hatfield (Republican, West Virginia) allowed Clark to go on with | statement. Senator Davis (Republican, Pennsyl- | vania), co-author of the bill, said it provided only for collective bargaining. DEPARTMENTS STUDY | NEW TARIFF BILL President Refers Democratic Meas- ure to Three Units for De- tailed Inquiry. | BY the Assoctated Press. | The Democratic tariff bill, giving | Congress the last word in matters of | import duties, was referred by President | | Hoover today to the State, Treasury and | ESCOmmd;neree Departments for detailed The bill passed by the ouse last week Over strong opposition by the adminis- tration was received at the White House | late Saturday. It has been predicted | freely that the President would veto the | measure. | It calls upon the President to move for an international economic confer- | ence with a view to lowering excessive | tariff duties and eliminating discrimi- | | natory and unfair trade practices. | _'The bill would take frora the Chief | | Executive his rate-changing: power and | lodge it with Congress. | WIDOW FIGHTS WILL contest the will in | of his $2,600,000 | newspay ul yesterday mm disposed rovisions were made for Which he estate. No N e, dated June 4, 's wi af une 4, 1928, two ya.nmu;c’;‘r: he married her. It led that two sisters, Alice Can- field and Harriet Canfleld, should re- ceive the bulk of the estate and, pend- ";l :&hu, should receive $500 month- under the cloak of testifylng on the mg BONUS PROPOSAL - HEARINGS CLOSED House Committee WiII'Begin Consideration of New Money Plan Thursday. (Continued From First Page.) mittee assignments is to be accepted.” brought on Leglon posts to prevent | The recommendations of the Steering | them from favoring cash redemption of i Bourse members cannot deal per- the bonus certificates. “I do not see how any one consistently can vote for the Goldsborough stabiliza- tion bill and then vote against this plan,” Patman said. The House passed the Goldsborough bill (!’0 stabilize prices by a vote of 289 to 60. Patman Hits at Experts. Patman said “the same experts who have had charge of our financial and economic systems the past few years have appeared against this bill.” “The fact that our country is in the condition it is in is the best evidence that they are not capable of giving sound advice or that they have not acted upon sound advice,” he said. Patman suggested a change in his bill for paying the certificates in Treasury notes, so that 20-year, 3% per cent bonds would be issued. “These bonds could then be sold to | control the expansion which the oppo- nents have attacked as dangerous,” Patman said. “Mr. Mills,” the Texgn said, “has | charged the proponents of this meas- ure and all who are supporting it with attempting to make a raid upon the Treasury; that we have a dishonest de- vice, which, of course, can only conceived by dishonest people. “SBuch a charge comes with poor grace from Mr. Mills, the Secretary of the Treasury. Makes Counter Charge. “If we are attempting to rdid the Treasury, which we deny, we are dom{ it in the broad daylight by laying al of our cards on the table face up and by getting legislative, approval backed by public support, after all the facts are known, “Let us see if the Secretary of the ‘Treasury has been as frank and honest as we have been.” Patman said not one of the committee knew what he disclosed “or the tax bill would not have passed the house in the form that it did.” “Mr. Mills," he continued, “was con- stantly advising with the committee during the consideration of the recent tax measure. Not only was he person- ally and in an officlal capacity exert- | ing influence with the committee, but he also had his personal attorney per- mitted to appear in secret executive sessions of the committee.” Rankin Takes Stand. Representative Rankin, Democrat, Mississippi, followed Patman on the stand, drawing applause with the state- ‘Though a radical Southerner, I should be glad if we could swap Mr. Mills for Abraham Lincoln.” Crisp warned the spectators who crowded the room that applause was in violation of the rules but had to repeat the warning almost immediately when Rankin said: “I want to stop this depression, for which Mr. Ogden Mills is as much re- | responsible as any man on earth.” Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma. a for- mer chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, said the Patman amend- ment to the new-money bill for a de- posit of Government bonds to be sold if the purchasing power of the dollar fell too low, answered the objections of Mills and Meyer, to an uncontrolled currency expansion. Owen said the payment of adjusted compensation in cash would raise com- modity values above the cost of produs tion and give a reasonable profit, en- couraging production and employrsent and restoring normal industry and commercial activity. Senator Logan to Speak. Senator M. M. Logan of Kentucky in the Women's National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire avenue. FRANCE HAS FIRM GRIP ON BOURSE |Watches Trading Closer Than Any Other Major Power. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, May 3.—Critics of the Stock Exchange, who urge more rigid control of dealings in listed securities,’ find an interesting example of strict governmental regulation in the Paris Bourse. The French government, international bankers explain, probably has a firmer grip on security trading than the gov- ernment of any other major power. In fact, some banker say that, because of the intimacy of this control, it is diffi- cult to judge whether all French finan- cial operations are based entirely upon economic conditions or are tinctured with political purpose. It is also pointed out that compari- sons between the Paris and New York markets are difficult, because in the French capital sales amount to only a fraction of those on the big American board. Members of the Bourse number only 70, whereas on the New York Ex- change they total more than 1,350. Agency Regulates Trading. The Bourse members have an asso- clation known as the Chambre Syndi- cale des Agents de Change, and ever sale or purchase of securities passe through its hands. It regulates trading and determines prices at which securi- ties may be transferred. If the mem- bers feel short selling is getting out of hand, they stop it. If they feel a for- eign government should not receive the benefit of French credit, they may re- | fuse to permit trading in the bonds of that government. ‘The Paris Bourse is the third largest financial mechanism in ‘he world. Un- like otner similar markets, however, official stock brokers are appointed by the President of France and have the status of public officials. The Bourse Association is closely supervised by the French government and all its members are responsible for the liabilities of each member. Requirements for membership are un- usually strict. Must Serve Probation Period. All must serve a period of probation and take cath as public officials. They must also post a bond of 250,000 gold francs. They may have silent partners who participate in all profits, but these are subject to losses up to the amount of their capital investments. The mem- ber himself, however, must always own at least one-fourth of the amount rep- resenting the price of his membership and of his bond. sonally in securities or have any cap- ital invested in outside business ven- | tures. Neither are they allowed fo give advice on buying or selling, nor ean they establish branch offices. | The Bourse Association can order that certain securities be dealt in for cash only, although the normal margin rate is 25 per cent of the quoted price. In addition, the bourse has a 15-day settlement rule, which compels transactions to be cleaned up twice a month. Under this regulation short sellers are obliged to go into the mar- ket and purchase for delivery once every 15 days. WALKER IS INVOLVED IN BUS TESTIMONY BY SEABURY WITNESS (Continued From First Page.) | involved attempt to get a franchise he | went to see John J. Curtin, who was ' Mayor Walker's campaign manager in | Brooklyn when Walker was first running for mayor, to find out what the pros- pects were of getting a franchise, Denies Interest in Franchise. He said Curtin assured him the | Equitable “had the best proposition | then before the board and that the best proposition would win.” | O'Neil contended that he became in- terested in the project only because Fageol, president of Fageol Motors Co. |and one of his “good customers,” was | interested. “I intended to sell tires and to help | out Fageol because he was a good customer,” O'Neil said, “but I wasn't interested in the franchise.” | The witness said he had contributed $40,000 to the Equitable project, which he put on the books of his' concern | as sales expense, | Hastings yesterday told newspaper men he was on the pay roll of the E‘fi‘;‘,‘;&’“ Co. and was to have received a block of its common stock. Criticizes Seabury. He was to have received 70,000 shares, he said, which he was to have |shared with Fred F. van Zane Lane, | engineer for the company, who died 18 | months ago. His salary was $1,000 & | month, he said, and he drew almost as | much more for expenses. Hastings' |appearance as a witness before the com- | mittee was again deferred yesterday. In his talk with reporters he sharply criticized Samuel Seabury, committee counsel, for deferring his examination until May 9, and charged “the whole thing is a criminal conspiracy to destroy me politically.” An attempt to halt Seabury in his efforts to gather testimony in private hearings affecting Mayor Walker was promised by Assemblyman Louis A. | Cuvillier, Democratic member of the committee. | _He said he would appear in Supreme Court to ask a writ of mandamus, com- | pelling Seabury to turn over to the | Democratic minority minutes of the | private hearings so they may inspect the testimony. This question was raised | by Democratic members in a filibuster against the hearings last Priday. Permit to Build 01d Building. Permits to construct a hydroelectric plant at Marborough, New Zealand, and a side road nearby have just beem granted by the Atwater County Coun=- cil. The formality of granting the per- | mits was carried through as a regular | part of the meeting until it became known that the plant was constructed | will address the Young Democrats Club | 10 years ago and the road had been in | of Washington tomorrow night at 8:15 | use 36 years. “Some one just forgot | about it,” finally declared the coune | cllors. Are Your Shoes Rather Worn? New shoes are cheaper than they have been in a long time. They look better, make you look better, feel better and are better. Why not b uy a new pair today and give your old ones to some one less fortunate than you—some one out of a job? Your purchase will help keep the wheels of industry going faster and make Wash- ington prosperous and enable you to KEEP THAT JOB OF YOURS