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U.5. TO DEPORT " WHITE SLAVERS Hoover Taking Steps to Rid Country cf Convioted Aliens. B7 the Associated Press. ‘The Justice Department and immi- gration authorities wheeled a new plece of heavy artillery into action against white slavery yesterday—s threat of wholesale deportations. “Already steps are being taken to bring about deportation of 16 con- victed white alavers” said J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bu- reau of Inyestigation. Federal authorities also are acting, he said, to arrange deportation of material witnesses who appeared in recent white slave cases. 201 Convictions. The Government’s new move against interstate rings shipping women across State lines for immoral purposes was described first by Hoover in a recent summary of white slave cases prose- cuted by the Justice Department. In the survey, which showed 201 convic- tions for violation of the Mann act between last July 1 and November 30, Hoover called attention to the depart- ment's successful smashing of a white slave ring operating in Connecticut and New York. At the ensuing trial 37 persons pleaded guilty and one other, Joseph Saledonis, was convicted after a six- day jury trial, officials here said. Aliens Are Guilty. Hoover added that immigration au- thorities were taking steps to deport Saledonis and 15 other prisoners on expiration of their sentences. The 16 ‘were found to be aliens. The same treatment probably will be meted out to four aliens sentenced recently at Elkins, W. Va., for vio- lating the white slave traffic act, Hoo- ver said. ‘The Justice Department’s increased activity against white slave rings sup- plying prostitutes to Eastern and Southern Winter resorts meantime has netted the Government a new high in fines. Between last July 1 and November 30 fines totaled $77,800, as contrasted to $73,296 imposed between July 1, 1982, and June 30, 1936. — “GEN. SHERMAN” TREE FORMERLY “KARL MARX” Days When Socialist Colony Oc- eupied What Is Now Sequoia Park Recalled. By the Associated Press. BANTA CRUZ, Calif., December 26. =The vacation trip of Charles F. Kellar of this city recalled the days ‘when a Socialist colony occupied much of what is now Sequoia National Park. The 90-year-old ex-soldier went back to where he established the Kaweah colony in 1886 and built the first road to the giant redwoods. What is now the Gen. Sherman tree, often styled the oldest and larg- est of living things, was originally named the Karl Marx tree by Kellar. The Kaweah colony disbanded after 8 long struggle with the Government over whether the land should become » national park. THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Mostly cloudy and continued mild today, followed by occasional rain tonight and tomorrow; colder tomorrow night; moderate southwest winds today. Maryland and Virginia—Partly cloudy and continued mild today, fol- lowed by occasional rain at night and tomorrow; colder in west portions to- morrow. ‘West Virginia—Mostly cloudy to- day, followed by occasional rain at night; snow flurries and colder to- marrow. River Report. Potomac clear; Shenandoah slight- ly cloudy late yesterday afternoon. Repert Until 10 P.M. Saturday. Midnight '_42' 12 noon : weit, 34, at 7:15 a.m. Yesterdsy. 250, 4 Record Temperatures This Year. fll'h't.lt 105, on July 10. t, 3ero0, 02 Janusry 23. Monthly precipitation in inches in the Ospital (current month to date): Sy fotno st m e S s B R RS S e Bt R R 14 S This ordinary two-seater airplane, designed by the Soviet aviator and designer Col. P. I. Grok- hovasky, with eight compartments or berths under the wings, opens up vast possibilities for use in commercial or war-time flytng; hing compartments and gas, weigl hour. JUDGE EXPLAINS SEX” PARTIALITY Women Given Lighter Sen- tences “Because They Suffer Most.” Editor’s note—Judge Michael A. Musmanno of Pittsburgh has an- nounced & policy of giving woman prisoners sentences only two-thirds as long as those given to men. In the following article, written by Judge Musmanno jor the Asso- ciated Press, the jurist ezplains his views on the subject. BY M. A. MUSMANNO, Presiding judge of Criminal Courts of Alle- sheny County, Pa. PITTSBURGH, December 26.—Not long ago I reduced a woman's sentence from 30 days to 20 days, declaring that & woman suffered as much in 20 days a8 & man does in 30 days. This pro- voked comment both favorable and un- favorable. I think that those who dis- approved of my decision will change their minds when they know the rea- son behind it. If woman’s nature is not a little more exaited than man, then the literature of the last 5,000 years, with its peetic and lyric en- comiums to womankind, is all wrong. In making a woman's sentence light- er than man’s, I was not, however, swayed necessarily by poetic and chiv- alrous impulse. I was concerned with the abstract justice of it. If we as- sume that & woman reacts more sen- sitively to s jail sentence than does man, and that her agony, humiliation and shame, are, let us say, twice as poignant as that suffered by her brother, it would be unjust to give her the same length of imprisonment as that imposed on the male because in | against that case, the woman, in effect, would receive twice as long a sentence as the man. More Delicate Fabric, And can there be any doubt that woman is made of a finer and more delicate fabric than man? Our labor statutes make a distinction between men and women and have established & certain maximum number of hours for those of the female sex. Many safeguards are thrown around women and children by law that does not ap- ply to men. Jurisprudence recog- nizes what nature has demonstrated, namely, that woman is physically frailer than man and thus reacts more sensitively to hardship and distress. In a lifetime the average woman suf- fers considerably more pain than the average man. This is true biolog- ically, emotionally, mentally and spir- itually. Their capacity for feeling pain is s0 much greater; their reaction to imprisonment and humiliation is so much more acute; their suffering is 50 much more profound and intense, that it is unfair to impose the same penalty upon them as is visited upon :An for the same transgression of the W, If woman thus reacts more keenly than man to embarrassment and hu- miliation, affliction and adversity, de- privation and distress—and there is no doubt she does—then any penalty visited upon her for an infraction of the law should be so measured that the sum total of the pain experienced by her should not exceed that felt by & man sentenced for a similar offense. If during two days in jail a woman undergoes as much agony of spirit and discomfort of body as s man might suffer in three days in the same piace, then her sentence for the same in- fraction of law should not be more than two-thirds of that imposed on the man. We should not presume fo state In a recent test flight the plane carried two pilots, 14 men in the in all about 4,400 pounds, and attained a speed of 111 miles per During a flight, the hanging structure beneath the faces of the wings swing shut. —Wide World Photo. . with mathematical precision just what is the relativity of pain of woman as man, but we are certain that we do not err when we conclude that 20 days’ imprisonment for women is equal to 30 days for men. Practice Among Judges. Practically all judges make a dis- tinction between men and women in their sentences, although they do not openly declare it. Every judge worthy of the name of judge instinctively abhors committing a woman to prison. There is something about it that 1s contrary to his emotional experience. His suboonscious mind tells him that throughout the ages woman has ele- vated man's morals and inspired him to achievement. And if the woman before him has fallen from grace, her sisters by countless sacrifices have al- ready partially expiated her crime. If woman ocollectively is not less anti-social than man, how can we account for the fact that of the total number who are arrested and stand trial in criminal court omly from 10 to 15 per cent are of the female sex. Of course, if I say that everything else being equal, woman's punishment should be something less than that meted out to man, some one may ask how about the electric chair. How can woman be less executed than man? My answer is that I believe all capital punishment is barbarous. And if it is barberic for the State to execute a man, it is nothing short of monstrous to cold-bloodedly kil a ‘woman, Man expects tenderness, mercy and sympathy from woman. Why not occasionally reverse the process? Buried Toad Found Alive. BLAIRSVILLE, Pa., December 26 (#)—W. P. A. workers raszed a con- cretg wall built in 1924 and found a live toad inside. James Bennett and Daid McClelland said they knocked off four feet of the 18-foot-thick block and saw it in a little pocket. Bennett dropped it to the ground. It blinked and hopped away. TOSCANINI GIVEN GREAT OVATION Leaves Palestine Stage in Rage When Picture Is Taken. B the Associsted Press. TEL AVIV, Palestine, December 36. Toscanini tonight received & tremendous ovation as he conducted The musiclans played the music of Nasi-despised Mendelssohn, of Brahms, of Frans Schubert. 8ir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope, the British high commissioner for Pales- tine, and acores of other notables were among the 3,000 persons attending the opening performance. ‘Will Go en Tour. ‘Toscanini will take the orchestra to Jerusalem on December 30 and to Haifs on December 31. Later the musicians and their conductor will present concerts at Cairo and Alex- andria. Bronislaw Huberman, noted German violinist, formed the orchestra the medium of the Palestine Orchestra Association, which was financed in part by funds which Huberman ob- tained on a trip to the United States last February. Hundreds of Applicants. Huberman, whose invitation was re- sponsible for Toscanini’s agreement to conduct the opening concerts, selected the musicians from among hundreds of applicants. Rehearsals were begun early in November under the batons of Hans W. Steinburg, formerly of the Frankfort Orchestra; Issay Dobrowen, formerly of the San Francisco Sym- phony and the New York Philharmonic Orchestras, and Michael Taube, the three permanent conductors. There will be ten concerts here each season and eight each year in Jeru- salem and Haifs, with additional spe- A slight incline in a Baltimore street and a heavy load of coal hoisted in the air for delivery upended this truck yesterday. Besides scattering the cargo, the truck presented a problem for its crew—how to get it down without damage. clal appearances for the benefit of workers'and children. ‘The program for tonight and for the year end, Jerusalem and Haifa con- certs included Rossini's “Scala De Peta”; Von Weber's overture to the open “Oberon,” Brahms' “Second Symphony,” Mendelssohn’s nocturne and scherzo of the music for “A Mid- summer Night's Dream” and Schu- bert’s “Unfinished Symphony.” PIANIST, 6, TO PLAY ‘Will Feature Entertainment. 3,000 Are Expected. Piano solos by a 6-year-old classic pianist and an exhibition by an 81- year-old chess wizard will feature the entertainment program arranged for the New Year day celebration at the Central Y. M. C. A, 1736 G street. Dr. Carson P. Prailey, chairman of the Committee on Arrangements, is making preparations to accommodate more than 3,000 guests at this annual social event. friends have been invited. Preble Earle Donoho, the young pianist, is well known in Washington musical circles. He has played local theaters and radio stations for the past two years and is said to be the youngest artist to play classical musio All members and their | —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto. 1 at Radio City. He will play several numbers at 2:45 pm. in the lobby of the “Y" Building. ‘The chess wizard, W. B. Mundelle, was checker champion of the Districs for years. He will meet all comers simultaneously in a contest set for 5 pm. Playing 41 opponents at the same time last year, he won all but five games. The Y. M. C. A. Glee Club, direct- ‘| ed by J. Nelson Anderson, will give a concert at 2:15 p.m. Another con- cert by Justin Lawrie, tenor soloist and director of the vested choir of ‘Polmdry Methodist Episcopal Church, NEW YEARATY. M. 81-Year-0ld Chess Wizard Also, assisted by other artists, will be given at 3 o'clock. A New Year night musicale will be given from 8 to 9:30 p.m., with the following artists participating: Mrs. Dorothy Wilson Halbach, alto solo- ist of the Pirst Congregational Church; Robert Frederick Freund, baritone, director of the Department of Agri- culture chorus; Sophocles Papas, guitar soloist; Bernard Slebos, violin- ist, and Mrs. Adelaide Hibbard, one of America’s best known character actresses, who will give readings. German Auto Deaths Increase. BERLIN, December 26 (#).—Acci- dents on the new auto highways and | country roads of Germany increased 28 per cent in the year ending in October. Eight thousand accidental deaths occurred, and 170,000 persons were injured in a total of 263,000 ac- cidents, mostly- involving motor-car crashes. HINRICHS' DEATH . TERMED SUICIDE Coroner Says He Bought Gun, Then Wrote Wires to Notify Friends. By the Associated Press. HUTCHINSON, Minn, December 26.—A coroner’s verdict of suicide to- day ended the mystery over the dis appearance of Prof. Arnold F. Hine richs, 39, of the Rhode Island State College. Hinrichs was last seen by friends in Washington, D. C., Tuesday after- noon, ostensibly preparing to return tc his Kingston, R. I, home for Christmas. Police of eight Eastern States were asked to search for him yesterday when he failed to reach home, where his widow said he had telephoned he would arrive Wednesday. Coroner W. R. Schmidt of McLeod County said Hinrichs “committed sui- cide Thursday night” and no inquest would be necessary. The teacher’s body was found in & hotel room. Nearby, Schmidt said, was a “long list of telegrams” an- nouncing his death to relatives and friends and $25 to pay for their trans- mission. Schmidt said indications were Hin- richs came to Hutchinson “for the purpose of committing suicide,” reg- istered at the hotel, then bought a shotgun and returned to his room. Burial will be at Hutchinson, Schmidt said, but funeral arrange- word from the widow. Hinrichs attended a soil conservation conference in Washington Tuesday. Friends said he obtained a Govern- ment transportation order to return ')o Kingston. _ Hinrichs was a member of the facul- ties of the University of Minnesota and Purdue University and served with the A. A. A. in Washington be- fore going to Rhode Island State College. Associates said he had been worke ing hard recently. FREAKISH WEATHER STRIKES NORTHWEST Dakotas Have Snow and Bleet, While St. Paul Reports ‘Warmest Dec. 26. BY the Associated Press. | ST. PAUL, December 26.—A freak- “‘h weather melange gave the North- | west today snow, sleet, rain, fog and | new high temperatures for the season. Valley City, N. Dak, was virtually | cut off from wire communication with | other cities as ice and snow blanketed |the area. A railroad telegraph line | was its only wire connection. 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