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EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, APRIL' 17, 1930.

WORLD-WIDE RADIOTRUST HELD AIM

Senator Dill Charges Owen

D. Young Behind Proposed

R. C. A. Transaction.

©wen D. Young, chairman of theboard of the General Electric Co., wmcharged In the Senate today by Sen- 1ator Dill. Democrat, Washington, withpeeking to form a “world-wide radiotrust" through :he proposed businessaffiliation of the General Electric, the *Westlnghouse Electric and the RadioCorporation of America.

Senator Dill said the proposed ar-rangement would permit the GeneralElectric to dominate the Radio Cor-poration of America and all its sub-sidiaries.

He called attention to the relationof Mr. Young to the newly formedWorld Bank. "Only one more step

is needed to complete the wrold-wideradio trust that Young is building,"he continued.

“He is in a position to connect up theWorld Bank and to use the exclusivecontracts which the Radio Corporationhas with the other nations of the worldexcept Russia."

DEAL RAISES NEW LEGAL ISSUE. |

Justice Department Fuzxled by Move jInvolving R. C. A.

BY DAVID LAWRENCE.The newest legal problem in CQr- I

porate law has been developed by the 1latest move of the Radio Corporationof America, and while the lawyers at Ithe Department of Justice, at the behest jof members of Congress, are studying !It* ramifications, they are frankly puz- jsled as to whether they have any right

of interference.In a nutshell, the question is unlike

any ever presented since the Shermananti-trust law and the Clayton lawwere enacted. It transcends the holding

company idea and is something new in

the field of patents. Can an owner ofone grqup of patents sell his rights tothe owner of another group of patentswhen the combination of the two meansan outright monopoly in the manufac-ture of devices or articles of merchan-dise? That's the point involved and ittakes into consideration that singly anindividual may have an absolutemonopoly by virtue of patent rights.

The radio corporation under itsexpansion plan has bought out theradio manufacturing facilities of theWestlnghouse and the General ElectricCo. together with their patent rightsrelative to the making of radio appara-tus, sets and tubes. No new companyhas been formed —no holding companyhas been erected merely to hold the istock of those units or companies whichhave hitherto owned the manufacturing iplants in question. The radio corpora- Itlon has purchased the plants and owns ithem, as it does other property. If cash jhad been paid, there probably wouldn’thave been any question raised at all.

Stock Payment.The issue now is whether the pay-

ment in stock makes any difference.For the Radio Corporation now pro-poses to pay the General Electric andWestinghouse for their property by giv-ing them stock in the radio corpora-tion. in which they already hold asubstantial amount. The radio cor-poration has bought all General Elec-tric and Westlnghouse stock in all sub-eidiaries. so that the latter now are 100

rr cent owned by R. C. A. TheC. A., therefore, bears to the Gen-

eral Electric and Westinghouse thetame relationship hereafter that anyi»«”"iny does to a simple stockholder.On the corporate side it is not believedhere there is any basts of attack, unlessthe payment by stock on the one handis construed as buying up of a compet-itor by an exchange of stock, and un-less the grouping of patent rights undera single ownership is a restraint oftrade.

The Department of Justice can onlydetermine these points finally by courtaction, but it will not proceed unless itfeels absolutely sure of its ground andthere are no precedents to indicate itscourse. The courts have decided in theoil cracking case that a cross licens-ing of patents is illegal and that's theonly chart the Government lawyershave That, however, involves a phaseof patents not covered by the present jset-up which eliminates cross licensing jand involves purchase of patent rights, iIndeed, the Radio Corporation contends :the new move is a simplification whichtends to conform to the demands ofopponents that patents be definitelytraced to their responsible owners sothat the individual alleged to be in-fringing can know whose patent lie issupposed to be violating.

Litigation Possibilities.If the case ever gets into the courts

It can go all the way to the SupremeCourt of the United States under thebroad statutes governing restraints oftrade rather than under the patentlaws alone, which do not as a rule per-mit of any appeal beyond the CircuitCourt. It has not been unexpectedthat there would be discussion of thecase in Congress, as It brings to a headthe claims that have hitherto been ex-pressed by manufacturers who objectto paying a license fee to the ownersof patent* when they group themselvestogether. The other side argues that,while it is a large manufacturing enter-prise. it is entitled to a* much protec-tion for the inventions it has developedor owns as any individual.

Ultimately Congress could of coursehave the final say in forbidding agrouping of patents under any singleowner, but this would embrace manyother things besides radio set* andprobably would provoke a good deal ofcontroversy In which all companieswhose main business is the patentedarticles would have much to say.

The case opens wide the whole prob-lem of grouping of patents under cor-porated ownership, and the Depart-ment of Justice will not announce itsfindings until after a thorough investi-gation. The Radio Corporation gave allthe facts to the Department of Justice,but did not ask for any formal or in-formal opinion, so that the initiativemust come from the department in theusual course if any further steps areto be taken.

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TOWN HAS ONE MORE

VOTER THAN OFFICIALSBy the Associated Press.

TETERBORO, N. J., April 17.—Here’sa town with more officials than voters.

The census, completed today, showedTeterboro’s official family numbered 12,including mayor, magistrate, cleric anda council of five. The voting popula-tion totaled 11. Twenty-six is theborough’s total population.

Clarence Chamberlin formerly wasjustice of the peace here, but quit theJob to fly over the Atlantic,

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BAND CONCERT.By the United States Soldiers' Home

Band Orchestra, John S. M. Zimmer- 1mann bandmaster ant Ar.«on Polntner |assistant leader, this evening at Stanley ,Hall at 5:30 o’clock:March, "On the Farm” Goldman ;Overture, "The Impressarue”... .Mozart JEntr’acte—-

"Ye Who Have Yearned Alone.”Tachalkowsky

“A Song of India,”Rimsky-Kersakow j

Scenes from musical comedy "A Con-necticut Yankee Rodgers,

Pox-trot, “Congratulations” Stept jValse de concert, "Tenderness,”

Waldteufel IFinale. “Just, Just Me” Greer

"Tha Star Spangled Ba#ner.”

PUTS INDICTED AGAIN

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G. Bryan Pitts, former rhairman of the board of director* of the F. H.Smith Co., and his attorneys leaving the District Supreme Court, where the

fourth indictment growing out of the Department of Justice's investigation of

the concern was returned against him today. Left to right, Pitts, Frank G.Raichle of New York, and Rudolph Yeatman. —Star Staff Photo.

MAY CALL PARKERTD FACE PROTESTS

|Movement Begun in Senate,

and Informal ConferencesAre Held.

A movement began in the Senate to-day to have Judge John Parker of NorthCarolina, the nominee of PresidentHoover for the Supreme Court, calledbefore the judiciary committee to an-

swer protests made against him.Determined opposition to Parker by

colored people, who have attributedracial prejudice to him because of a

speech in ID2O, has caused consider-able concern In the Senate Republicanranks.

Informal conferences were held to-day by Senate Republicans and it ap-peared that Judge Parker would be

j asked to come before the Senate judici-j ary committee to answer the complaints

i lodged against him.i Some of the Republican Senatorsi who urged the Parker nomination

j strongest‘

upon President Hoover areamong those now classed in the doubt-ful column. Representations have beenmade to the President and he is stand-ing pat pending developments. Thenomination is still before the Judiciarycommittee, which will meet again Mon-day.

MAN GIVEN 24 YEARSFOR SHOOTING POLICE

George Wharton Also Convictedof Taking Part in Store

Hold-up.

George Wharton, colored, 19 year?old, was sentenced today by JusticePeyton Gordon, in Criminal Division 1,to serve 24 years in the penitentiary.The prisoner was on crutches from theeffects of being shot in the leg by

Policeman Van D. Hughes after he hadshot the officer four times as Hughesapproached him in an alley followinga statement by Wharton that he wouldsurrender. As Hughes got near him,Wharton shot point blank at the officer

For the assault on the policeman, towhich he pleaded guilty, the court im-

i posed a sentence of 14 years. The ad-; dit tonal 10 years were given for the| hold-up of the store of Ixmis Rosen- Ij berg, 1415 Tenth street, where S2B was j! taken frdm the cash register. Wharr I

ton denied this charge, but uTas con- jvlcted with Henry A Jacobs and James ;I. Stansbury. both colored. Jacobs andStansbury were given sentences of 15years each in the penitentiary.

The three men were in an automo- !bile speediiig away from the Rosenberg

store when observed by Hughes, whocalled to them for driving without !lights. Wharton ran and was pursuedby the officer

Assistant United States AttorneysKirkland and Goldstein appeared forthe Government.

CLAIMS NEW SUB RECORDItalian Vessel Reported to Have

Descended 400 Feet.

SPEZIA, Italy, April 17 OP).—'TheItalian submarine Ammiraglio BelGeneys made what is claimed here asa world record, descending 400 feet be-low the surface during trials today.The craft is one of a new type of amedium cruising radius. It has a dis-placement of 830 tons on the surfaceand 1,500 tons submerged.

150 ADULT PUPILSBRING HOMESPUNS

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Hoover’s new dresses are of white andblue.

In addition, two books have been pre-pared by the mountaineers for presen-tation to the President. One is canedthe ’ Community Night School pilgrimsand their children.” It is filled withpictures of the men and women on thepilgrimage and their children, who wereleft behind in the mountain homes.

The other book contains the signa-tures of the 150 adult pupils. JohnHelms, middle-aged mountaineer, saton the running board of an automobilelast night by the roadside when thecar became stalled and laboriously mas-tered the writing of "Charlotte, N. C.,”as his contribution to the book.

When It was proposed to writenames and addresses of all in thePresident's book, Helms looked disap-pointed. He had learned to write hisname, but not his city. After severalhours labor he wound up with a tri-umphant flourish.

The delegation spent this morningviewing the Capitol. Mrs. F. G. Wil-son, middle-aged mountain woman,clasped her hands when she saw the

| goal of her dreams in the early mom-I ing light and said:

• Why to think that anything could! be even prettier than you had hoped!”

Frank Wright, aged 48, stood beneath! the great dome and told how he had| been able to acquire a SIOO-a-month

j job since he got some "book lamin’ ”.

; He has been eight years going throughseven grades of night school. He had

i to drop out at times on account of wotk: requiring him at night.

The pupils who have arranged topresent the gifts to President Hoover

| today are A. C. King, Ben Butler, Mrs.| Lue Meadows, mother of 6 children;

I Mrs. Elmer Gillespie, Silas Hensley, W.J. Smith, Mrs. Viniarski, Mra. C. N.Rash and Burgess Davis.

PLOT TO CONCEALSMITH CO. BOOKS

CHARGED TO FOURfContinued From First Page.)

sum of money belonging to the Smithcompany.

“In each instance these sums werewrongfully and fraudulently charged to

a credit account with one of those othercorporations that then had a credit ac-count with the said Smith company.

“That the defendants did unlawfullyconspire, In an endeavor to conceal em-

bezzlement and misuse by them of a

total of $5,000,000 of the company’sfunds, to remove from their proper placeand destroy certain books and account*of the Smith company.”

The articles allegedly concealed ordestroyed by the defendants were de-scribed in the Indictment as 20 booksof account. 100 debit slip*. 100 canceledchecks. 20 files and 100 Journalvouchers.

Lists 10 Alleged Overt Acts.The indictment then set* forth 10

alleged overt acts, each of which is de-scribed as an attempt to further theconspiracy to conceal the books. Theyare in part:

That Anndale. on March 6. 1928. or-dered removed from the Smith Build-ing, 815 Fifteenth street, to the Jeffer-son Apartment House, four boxes ofbooks and papers.

That Anadale, on April 1, 1928, burn-ed in the furnace of the Smith Build-ing four boxes of papers and books.

That Pitta, on August 1, 1928, directedAnadale to charge $15,000 to the creditaccount of the Pittsburgh Insurance Ex-change, Inc.

That Henry, on May 4, 1929. arrangedfor storage of records on the farm ofJ. Rucker Porter, near Brookville, Md.

That on May 6, 1929. the defendantscaused a number of records to be re-moved to the farm. It is charged theywere packed in 50 trunks.

That on June 14, 1929, tile defendantstook 50 more trunks filled with records

| to the farm of Arthur H. Chapman,j near Falls Church, Va.

That Henry, on September 6. 1929,i had delivered to Pitts, at Washington,

the Individual ledger sheet* coveringthe checking account of Pitt* with theSouthern Maryland Trust Co.

Willful Concealment Charged.The second count of the indictment

charges the four defendants with “un-| lawfully, willfullyand feloniously” tak-

ing away and concealing an accountbook of the Smith company with intentto defraud the Smith company, its pre-ferred stockholders and the purchasersof bonds issued on buildings financedby the company.

The third count charges the fraudu-lent concealment of “50 checks drawnpayable to corporations and personswho have no just claims to the sumsfor which the checks were drawn, andalso 50 checks made payable to ’cash’.”

The fourth count alleges that thedefendants wilfully and fraudulently

I concealed the general journal of the! Smith Co.

Tile indictment charges the four de-! fendant* with intent to defraud the

Smith Co., its preferred stockholders,! owners 6f bonds sold by the company,

the creditors of the company, theHamilton {lotel Corporation, the Koch-

I ester Corporation, the Fifth AvenueI Apartment Corporation, the Fairfax.

Inc., of Pittsburgh; the Hilltop ManorCo., the Cavalier Corporation, the Bev-erly Building Co., the latw and FinanceBuilding Corporation, the PembertonBuilding Co., the Fairfax ApartmentCorporation of Buffalo, the Pittsburgh

! Insurance Exchange. Inc.; the Welling-tori Building Corporation, the Marti-niuue. Inc., and others.uiquc, hu,., Aiiuübiins,

ACTION OF BORNOAPPROVED BY U. S.

Revising Membership of Council ofState Intended to Bring

Roy’s Election.

By the Associated Press.

Acting Secretary Cotton today saidhe approved the action of PresidentBomo of Haiti in revising the member-ship of bis council of state, if the ac-tion resulted in the election of EugeneRoy as provisional president of therepublic.

The acting Secretary of State saidthe United States Government wasexercising a decree of persuasion inthe selection of the next president,acting on the recommendations of theForbes Haitian Commission.

Port au Prince dispatches have toldof Borno discharging 12 members ofhis council of 21, apparently in aneffort to replace recalcitrant councilorswith those who would carry out theUnited States suggestion of electingRoy. It is understood the State De-partment expects the election will beheld next Monday.

EDITORS WILL VISITMELVILLE STONE TOMB

Directors of American Society Voteto Pay Tribute to Associated

Press Founder.

The board of directors of the Ameri-can Society of Newspaper Editors, ata session preliminary to the openingof the annual conference today, votedto go In a body to the WashingtonCathedral Saturday morning to paytheir respects before the crypt contain-ing the ashes of Melville E. Stonefounder and former general managerof the Associated Press.

Hie editors will be accompanied byH. Wickham Steed, formerly of theI-ondon Times, and Andro Geraud, po-litical editor of the Echo de Paris.

Lea Amis Club Elects.The les Amis Club elected officers

Tuesday evening at the Jewish Com-munity Center. They are: Isie MSiegel, president: Henry Cohen, vicepresident: Saul 8. Sober, treasurer, ancIrving King, secretary.

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PRESS FIGHT URGEDON “GAG” STATUTE

Minnesota Law Attacked inAddress as Editors Open

Meeting.

Urging editors of the Nation to op-

pose aggressively any law designed togive courts power to censor news-papers, Walter M. Harrison, president

of the American Society of Newpaper

Editors, opened its annual meeting todayurging support of the Chicago Tribunecampaign against the Minnesota "gag"law.

The Minnesota statute. Harrison said,

holds that any newspaper or publica-tion which regularly publLshes mali-cious, scandalous or defamatory matterto' be a nuisance. Under the law, hecontinued, the Saturday Press, a smallweekly publication of Minneapolis, wasrestrained from publication.

The Injunction was sustained by thehigher State courts and the ChicagoTribune, Harrison continued, plannedto carry on to the Supreme Court. TheAmerican Society of Newspaper Editorshad offered to Join the fight against thelaw.

Holds Public Amply Protected.“Here is a club in the hands of

crooked office holders which the presscannot accept with folded hands if itvalues its freedom," Harrison said."Without a jury, this summary pro-ceeding may be used in a campaign todestroy property.

“The rules of law governing libel,slander and privileged publications areample protection of the public.”

Harrison said there was danger if theMinnesota law went unchallenged thatsimilar statutes might be passed in otherStates.

He urged support of the Capper-I,aGuardia bill designed to protect re-porters in their refusal to divulge con-

fidential Information In any Federalcourt.

Harrison, representing the OklahomaCity Oklahoman and Oklahoma CityTimes, deplored the “flood of publicityand propaganda” and the growing useof press agents.

Harrison, discussing crime news, saidhe believed press associations put moreof this matter on their wires than theaverage subscriber wants.

Broadcasting Advocated.Harrison advocated that newspapers

get into the bioadcasting field and pre-pare for u*e of television. He deploredwhat he termed the attempt of aviationinterests to prevent the publication ofaccidents and said progress In this fieldwas due to free publicity given theactivity.

The society president asked supportfor the movement to prevent the cus-toms service from censoring booksbrought into this country, and praisedthe Cleveland press for its fight againstcontempt sentences imposed on news-paper men.

Support for a bill by Senator Van-denberg of Michigan designed to pre-vent a judge sitting in contempt pro-ceedings In which he is challenger wasuiged by him.

Capper Bill Indorsed.The society * committee on legisla-

tion and freedom of the press listedfive “outstanding matters” in its an-nual report. The committee indorsedthe pending Capper bill, which wouldprotect newspaper men from attemptsto lorce them to reveal the sources ofconfidential information, and the Van-denbyrg bill.

The Minnesota gag law trial, theCleveland Press contempt of court case.In the course of which the editor andchief editorial writer were sent to Jail,and a California case Ut which a news-paper editor criticized a Judge and was

later vindicated, were described in thereport as “typical of a tendency on thepart of courts and legislative bodies

l which must ever be watched.”Commenting on the Capper bill, the

set forth its views as follows:j "The mvlolability of confidential

sources of news is fully established intradition, if not in law, and seldom

' have courts attempted to disregard it.It is one of the fundamentals of news-

-1 I paper service and most Important, ifnot absolutely essential, to the servicewhich the newspaper is bound to give

. the public.”The Vandenberg bill was described as

, "perhaps the most hopeful outgrowthof the year's activities in our line.”The report was submitted by GrovePatterson of the Toledo Blade, chair-man of the committee.

Directors of the society met at the’ Willard Hotel this morning, prelimi-

nary to the opening meeting. The editors| were welcomed to Washington by Norman

Baxter, president of the National Press,' Club, who greeted the organization on

behalf of the Washington correspond-’ ents. Mr. Baxter is managing editor

j of the Washington Post,

L The meeting will continue through, Saturday and will close that night with

a banquet, at which President Hoover,. H. Wickham Steed, formerly of the

London Times, and Andre Gereaud,political editor of the Echo de Paris,known widely as Pertinax, will speak.

The address of President Hoover willbe only to the editors and the usualcustom of not publishing his remarkswill be followed.

Subjects Are Varied.A variety of subjects touching on the

social as well as the professionalaspects of newspaper work will engagethe editors during their meeting. Chiefamong the matters scheduled for ex-tended discussion is the relation of thepress and the courts, a subject whichhas grown in importance to newspapereditors in recent years.

Virtually all phases of journalism willbe studied by the editors, who annuallyregard their meeting in the Capital asa pilgrimage to the fountain head ofnational news. A large number of theeditors have served here as correspond-ents for the papers they now control.

Dinner to Honor Visitors.Among the speakers on the three-

day program will be Edward H. But-ler, editor and publisher of the BuffaloEvening Times; Marlen E. Pew, editorof Editor and Publisher: Senator Van-denberg of Michigan, who publishes anewspaper; Justice Ernest I. Edgecombof the appellate division of the SupremeCourt of New York. George W. Wicker-sham, chairman of the National LawCommission; Andrew R. Sheriff of theAmerican Bar Association; Dr. RobertM. Hutchins, president of the Univer-sity of Chicago: Secretary of the In-terior Wilbur, M. If. Aylesworth, presi-dent. of the National Broadcasting Co.;Frank E. Gannett, president of theGannett newspapers; David Lawrence,president of the United States Daily;George Gallup, director of journalism of

1 Drake University; A. R. Holcumbe,managing editor of the New YorkHerald-Tribune, and W. G. Corpe, Sun-day and feature editor of the ClevelandPlain Dealer.

A buffet dinner and entertainmentprogram will be given in the quartersof the National Press Club this eve-ning in honor of the visitors, by themembership of the club.

NAMES WERE CONFUSEDParty Was Not Given at Home of

J. E. Bennett.

A news story published in The Starof April 6 stated that John Sliyraansky,

charged with impersonating an officer,had left a party in the home of FifthPrecinct Pvt. J. E. Bennett.

Later it developed that the testimonyin Police Court referred to another .po-liceman with a similar name and notJ. E. Bennett, who is attached to pre-cinct No. 11. The Star makes this cor-rection In justice to Policeman Bennett.

STATES IN REVOLT,CURRAN TESTIFIES

Tells Lobby Probers FiveAre Openly Against

Prohibition Law.

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what action would be taken in Montana.

He said yesterday his organizationwould not support a dry.

Curran said he obtained his informa-tion about Montana from the 1926 and1928 election returns.

In 1928, he added, the associationappropriated SIO,OOO for the prohibition

referendum.Senator Robinson. Republican, In-

diana, remarked that the associationhad collected $182,000 during the firsttwo months of this year and $152,000had been contributed from Delaware,New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois.

Curran said the five States he men-tioned had repealed State enforcementlaws.

Foolish to Lobby in Washington.

Curran reiterated that his organiza-tion did no “lobbying” in Washington

"Does that mean you do lobbyingoutside of Washington?” Walsh asked.

Curran said the organization some-

times sent men to State capitols toInquire into prohibition legislation.

"I think it would be foolish to lobbyin Washington,” lie asserted.

Curran said the association main-tained two offices in Washington—onefor the secretary and another for Wil-liam H. Stayton. chairman of the boaid.

Curran said pamphlets and literatureof the association were sent to membersof Congress and there was a little cor-respondence with them, but that it wasnot, initiated by the organization.

Caraway read a memorandum of theassociation which quoted Representa-

tive I* Guardia. Republican. New York,as saving that Curran should not ap-

pear before a House committee investi-gating prohibition because “he isn't bigenough.”

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"That goes for Stayton, too, thememorandum added.

Cnrran Say* He Grew.When the reference to Curran was

read part of the large audience burstinto applause.

"Did you appear." Caraway asked.“Yes. I grew and grew.” Curran re-

marked smilingly as the audiencelaughed.

Senator Walsh read some corre-spondence concerning a recent anti-pro-

nlbltion speech delivered in the Senateby Senator Tydings of Maryland. Itsaid the association was aiding in ob-taining publicity for the speech.

“Are you going to distribute it, ’ ,Walsh demanded.

"I don't know,” Curran said.Asked if the association supported

any candidates other than members ofCongress, Curran said this action was

taken “occasionally.”Senator Walsh rend a letter sent by

Curran to Nicholas Murray Butler,president of Columbia University, a wet,

asking him to send a telegram toRepresentative John W. Reamer of NewYork urging him to support prohibitionlegislation before the New York Legis-lature.

Holds “This Is Turning Point.”

Curran said that the prople werethree to one against prohibition andCongress was three to one for prohibi-tion.

"This is the dryest Congrest we haveever had,” Curran continued. “This isthe bottom of the hill—this is the turn-ing point.”

Questioned about reports made byCarter Field, who was not further

i identified, Curran said he had beenpaid $625 a month for the last five orsix months to make political investiga-tions.

Reading from reports of the associa-tion, Robinson said 53 contributors lastyear had given $321,260, or more than75 per cent of the total amount.

“The revolution you were talkingabout doesn’t extend to the pocket-books,” Robinson said.

“Revolution in Ballot Box.”“The revolution is in the ballot box,”

Curran replied.Robinson read a report made by Field

on Maryland, which said:"Personally, I would be inclined to put

the re-election of Gov. Ritchie, includ-ing the renomination, first.

"Second, hold Cole in the second dis-trict.

“Mr. Beck in the first district himselfregards the district as dry, so I am notexcited about that.

i “In tire sixth district, in the fight onZihlman, I am told by Mr. Shanberger

that the probable Democratic nominee.Fuller Barnard, has not stated his posi-tion. but is wet.

i “Now if a primary fight betweenBarnard and David J. Lewis should en-sue it might be a good Idea to sup-port Barnard, providing he gives theproper assurances.

“But unless he is willingto do thisopenly It seems to me very little wouldbe gained. It is an up-hill fight any-how. for Davy Lewis has always been

I very strong in the District.”I

Cites Prohibition Slayings.

Curran started his testimony with thecharge that some of the reports by Gov-ernment agents of prohibition slayingsdid not fullv represent the facts.

He added that the agents reportedkillings to ‘‘save their own skins” andsaid Assistant Secretary Lawman, incharge of prohibition enforcement for

the Treasury, accepted the reports.Appearing for the second day, Cur-

ran said ti»e principal activity of hisassociation was assembling and distri-bution of prohibition informaton.

Questioned by Senator Walsh, hetestified there was "no concealment offacts that come to our knowledge.”

Walsh asked if the association com-piled statistics concerning the numberof persons killed by prohibition Trents.

‘‘We do, and it seems to us a consid-erable number,” Curran replied.

‘‘Have you ever reported that theperson killed was shot while engaged inviolating the law and endeavoring toresist arrest,” Walsh demanded.

Curran said Government reports hadbeen used and “we have faithfully fol-lowed those reports,” he added, sayingGovernment agents usually reportedthat persons killed were engaged inviolating the law and in resisting arrest.

Scans Pamphlet of Association.

Curran looked through a pamphletcalled "Reforming America With a Shot-gun." Issued by his association, butwas unable Immediately to find any

i case where it was reported by the or-ganization that the killing was justi-fied.

Pressed by Chairman Caraway to1 state whether the association reportedprohibition agents killed by bootleggers,

j Curran said he would have to lookthrough the literature of the organiza-

j tion.j “I don’t think you know anything,”Caraway commented.

“I might compare favorably withyou.” Curran shot back.

Caraway, pacing the floor, continuedto demand that the witness answer thequestion and Curran interjected:

, ‘‘lf you'll compose yourself and sttdown. I’ll try to answer the question.”

"No, I’ll stand up," Caraway asserted.Questioned by Walsh, the witness said

he was under the impression that thefacts were reported on both sides of the

, question, but he wanted to be certain ofi his answers

"We try to give the truth, the whole¦ truth and nothing but the truth," he• asserted, adding that that was not true

; of the Anti-Saloon League and the¦ Methodist Board of Temperance, Pro-• hibltion and Public Morals... "We’ll get to thfcn later,” Walsh said.

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DONOVAN DECLARES $9,000,000FROM U. S. IS INADEQUATE SUM

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tion increasing salaries of policemenand firemen.

"It is our experience that annualbudgets do not go down; they increaseyear by year. For example, the 1930appropriations amounted to $3,000,000

more than the 1929 appropriations.

Forecasts Larger Budget.

"The bill before this committee car-ries appropriations for $3,000,000 morethan the 1930 appropriations. That, itappears, is bound to be the case. Ourneeds are growing: the demands on

our revenues are increasing, and for1932 the very strong probability is thatwe shall have to submit a budget thatwill be several million dollars higher

than the present one. That additionalamount of money, under existing law,

will have to be met out of current rev-enues, and this means an increase intaxes.

“If the present budget had to befinanced entirely out of current rev-

enues. it would mean a tax rate of $1.90.

against our present tax rates of $1,70,

and if there be included the increasein policemen and firemen’s salaries we

would have to have a $2 tax rate tocarry this bill. It may not be necessary

to go above $1.70, because we will be

able to use our surplus revenues, butin 1932 the surplus revenue will begone and the Commissioners will beconfronted with the necessity of raising

the tax rates to $1.90 or more, unlessCongress agrees to and appropriates alarger amount than the present lumpsum of $9,000,000 as the Federal par-ticipation in District appropriations.

“I do not believe the present $9,-000,000 is an equitable participation by

the United States in appropriationstotaling $42,000,000, exclusive or ap-propriations payable from the gaso-line tax fund and the water fund. The$9,000,000 lump sum contribution com-menced with the fiscal year 1925. Onthe basis of the total appropriationsat that time, this sum represented a

more equitable participation by theUnited States in District appropria-tions than is the case now, when thevery material increase in total appro-priations is taken into consideration.For the fiscal year 1925. the divisibleappropriations (which excludes thosepaid from the gas tax funds, the wr aterfunds and from special and trustfunds) amounted to $31,183,000. Osthis amount the contribution of theUnited States was 29.33 per cent, andallowing credit for miscellaneous rev-enues released to the District of Co-lumbia. 30.87 per cent. For the fiscalyear 1931, the bill pending before thiscommittee provides for approximately$42,000,000 in appropriations, exclusiveof gas and w'ater funds, and trust andspecial fund items.

21.5 Per Cent of Total.

“The contribution of $9,000,000 by

the United States is 21.5 per cent of this

total, and giving the United Statescredit for the release of miscellaneousrevenues to the District, the lump sumrepresents 24.5 per cent of proposed

j 1931 appropriations. If the test ofequitable contributions by the United¦ States is to be determined on the basisof the proportion that the lump sumcontribution represented to the total ap-propriations in 1925. it must be obviousthat the amount of the lump sum doesnot meet the test when set up againstthe amount of the District bill for 1931,

which carries $12,000,000 more (in di-visible appropriations) than the appro-priations for 1925.”

At this point, Senator Bingham toldthe auditor he was wondering whetherit would not be possible to arrange toborrow from the Federal Governmentthe money needed for the municipalcenter and pay such interest as theFederal Government would have to pay

for the money “and provide for spread-ing thia payment over a period ofyears.”

Senator Bingham asked whether ad-ditional legislation separate from theappropriation bill would be needed.The auditor expressed the belief itwould require legislation.

Later, the auditor submitted a pro-posed amendment to be added to theitem in the appropriation bill for con-tinuing the purchase of land for themunicipal center, in compliance withthe suggestion Senator Bingham hadmade.

This amendment would provide for a

loan of $3,000,000, which is the amountthe House appropriated toward con-tinuing the municipal center projectduring the coming fiscal year. The billwhich Senator Capper Introduced yes-terday would call for a loan of $15,000,-000. to cover not only purchase of theremainder of the municipal center area,but also the first two buildings.

Against Paying Interest.

After he had presented the suggestedamendment to make the $3,000,000 loan,Maj. Donovan explained:

“It will be noted that the aboveamendment proposed an interest chargeto be paid by the District on the useof this $3,000,000. For the reasonswhich I will indicate in a moment. Ido not believe that the District shouldbe required to pay interest on thismoney.

"Should your committee decide thatany loans made to the District by theTreasury in connection with the de-velopment of the municipal center proj-ect should be considered on the samebasis as the bills now pending in Con-gress for the acquisition of park landand for the establishment of an air-port, which propose reimbursements tobe made to the United States out ofthe revenues of the District of Colum-bia over a period of years without anyinterest charge, it Is suggested that theforegoing amendment be modified bystriking out the words "with interest atthe rate of 3>i per cent per annum onannual balances.’ ”

The hearings show that the interestrate of 3*4 per cent was fixed as theresult of information given informallyto the auditor by the Treasury Depart-ment.

“You will recall,” Donovan told Sen-ator Bingham, “that the Cramton Parkbill spreads the reimbursements over aperiod of 16 years, and does not requireinterest to be paid by the District ofColumbia: and I believe the airport billmakes the reimbursement period 10years and does not require the Districtto pay interest ”

“That is true.” Senator Bingham re-plied. "The difference there is thatboth of those measures are measureswhich concern the National Capital asa National Capital.”

Adornments to Capital.

“Is not that also true. Senator, con-cerning the development of the fourblocks here at the foot of the Capitolinto a magnificent series of structures,adornments to the National Capital?”Donovan continued. “The NationalCapital idea appeals to me as beingjust as much involved in the municipalcenter development as in the airport \and park development schemes.”

“I do not think so, quite as much,”Senator Bingham responded. “How-1ever. I do not want to go into thatquestion now.”

The discussion turned at this pointto assessments in the District, withSenator Kendrick, Democrat, of Wyo-ming, inquiring if they were based onfull value of the property. Donovansaid the law required full value assess-ments and that the assessor takes theview that real estate throughout theDistrict, taken as a whole, is assessedat slightly more than 90 per cent.

"It is necessary, of course, to main-tain equalization in the assessment ofproperty,” the auditor explained.

“Itwould hardly be possible to assessall real property at a full 100 per centand maintain equalization."

Senator Kendrick suggested that inmany cases property is overvalued forthe assessment of taxes because of thefluctuations.

"That is the allegation in some quar-ters," Donovan said. “I believe it isprettv generally recognized that prop-erty in the District of Columbia is as-sessed Just about as high as it shouldgo.”

Senator Bingham added that “the

record of the House hearings showsthat our assessment is higher, relativeto the real value of the property thanthat of almost any city In the UnitedStates."

Does Not Understand.In discussing the proposed loan to

take care of the municipal center. Sen-ator Bingham said he did not under-stand “why the District taxpayers

should have to buy this year $3,000,000

worth of real estate to be used for amagnificent municipal center that isgoing to last for 100 years; why thetaxpayer of the current day should beasked to go without things which hethinks he needs, like additional schoolteachers for his children, and additionalschool houses and assembly rooms andgymnasiums and books in his library

and improvements to the roads whichhe is going to use and get the benefitfrom, and should be asked to carry intwo years the burden of $6,000,000 forthe purchase of land that is going tobe used by his children and grand-

children and great-grandchildren andgreat-great-grandchildren.”

Senator Kendrick—" Mr. Chairman,may I ask whether the burden of thisappropriation is to fall upon the tax-payers of the District or upon the Fed-eral Government?”

Senator Bingham—" This bill calls forabout $45,000,000. more or less, of whichthe Government bears about $9,000,000;

but it is fair to say that this $3,000,000(for the municipal center) will practi-cally all come out of the pockets of thetaxpayers of the coming 12 months. Anyother city in the United States thatcontemplated building a municipal cen-ter at a cost of many millions of dollarsmould issue bonds for it, which would beamortized over a period of years.”

C ompares Mall Project.

Senator Kendrick—"l desire to askthe chairman if he does not believe thatthis particular appropriation should beas directly chargeable to the FederalGovernment as to any of the purchaseswe have made for governmental build-ing on the Mall?”

Senator Phipps. Republican, of Colo-rado—“ There is another element thatenters in there, if I may interpose. Thisproposal, as I recall it. involves the de-livery to the Federal Government of thepresent municipal building.”

Senator Phipps brought out that theprice agreed upon for turning the pres-ent District Building over to the FederalGovernment will be a credit to the Dis-trict, but that against that the Districtwill have to put up a new municipalbuilding.

MISS MARY BAKER’SLETTERS SEARCHED

FOR MURDER CLUE(Continued From First Page.)

theory advanced several days ago thatthe clerk may have been murdered withher owm weapon. It was thought thatif Miss Baker carried a gun in thecar she undoubtedly reached for it todefend herself against the man whocriminally assaulted her and that hewrested it away and shot her after theattack.

The Investigators are particularlyanxious to locate the gun, but an ex-haustive survey of the supposed scene

of the crime and the irrigation pondon the Arlington experimental farmsof the Department of Agriculture hasfailed to locate it. The weapon is con-sidered one of the important missinglinks, for if it is found the detectivesare confident it would not be difficultto trace its owner.

The detectives also are still search-ing for the missing coat, hat andpocketbook of Miss Baker. At first itwas believed that the two colored menwho were arrested last Saturday nightin Arlington County for removing asmall coin purse and a scarf from theslain woman's abandoned car may have

| taken the clothes, but the authoritiesi are now satisfied apparently that the

two men had nothing to do with theremoval of these articles.

Missing Clothing Pussies.The fact that the clothing cannot

be found is one of the most puzzlingquestions confronting the investigators,

i They cannot account for the missingarticles in any of their theories. Be-cause the coin purse which she carried

; in her large pocketbook together withj the keys to the car were found in the

: Arlington Experimental Farm grounds,j the detectives are satisfied that she

! was not choked and assaulted in ahouse and carried into Arlington Coun-ty and shot to death. If the slayerhad followed this course, It was said,it would account possibly for the mlss-

j ing clothing. But they contend that j} the murderer would not have taken

the trouble to gather up Miss Baker'spocketbook and shawl and put theminto the car and left them there forthe authorities to find.

Like all other leads that the in-vestigators have followed the trail which !took two of them Into the northern jneck of Virginia to question several of!Miss Baker’s friends there failed to jproduce any information which will be ,of assistance in finding the murderer.The two investigators returned thismorning and reported to CommonwealthAttorney William C. Gloth of ArlingtonCounty that they had been on a fruit-less trail.

Not Suspected.

The names of Miss Baker's friends inthe northern neck of Virginia were ob-tained from some of the correspondencethe authorities found in the slain clerk'shome. These friends, however, were inno way suspected of having anything todo with the crime, but the investigatorsfelt that she may have confided certainthings in them which could throw somelight on the motive for the slaying.

The procedure to be followed in theinvestigation now, was not disclosed byInspector Shelby, but there are indica-tions that the officials are still depend-ing almost entirely on the letters writ-ten to Miss Baker for even a meagerclue.

Only two members of the homic*desquad were away from headquarters thismorning conducting an investigation ofthe case. These were Detectives Fowlerand Fleharty. The others spent most

jof the morning with Lieut. Kelly ar.di Inspector Shelby examining the corre-spondence and other personal belongings

! of Miss Baker.I Gloth and two Department of Justicei agents, however, were not seen at head-

, quarters? They were reported to beinvestigating rumors that some of MissBaker’s correspondence and photographshad been removed from her desk priorto the visit at the Navy DepartmentMonday by the Arlington County com-monwealth attorney and the two agents.

A new theory that grew out of thei unending flow of rumors into police| headquarters was that Miss Baker mayI have been secretly married and thatJ this probably had some connection with| the crime. A check-up of the marriage

j license records in Washington and othernearby cities and towns, however, failed

| to disclose a license issued to any Miss. Baker who would correspond in age to

the murdered woman.

TWO HOOVER SPEECHESTO BE ON HOOK-UP

By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 17.—The voice ofPresident Hoover will be heard in twoNation-wide broadcasts early nextmonth over the National and the Co-lumbia chains.

The first will be the President’s ad-dress at the annual meeting of theChamber of Commerce of the UnitedStates from Washington at 9:30 p m..Eastern standard time. May 1. Fourdays later when the President speaksto the annual convention of the Amer-ican Red Cross at Washington, he alsowill face the microphones of the twonetworks. He will talk during the open-ing sesston at 10:30 a.m. Monday.May 5,

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QUIET IS RESTOREDAFTER INDIA RIOTS

Further Clashes Feared Be-

tween Salt Strike Leadersand Troops.

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By the Associated Press.

KARACHI, India, April 17.—Thiscity was quiet today after bitter fight-

ing yesterday in which British troops

fired on a mob of thousands gathered

outside the court house in protestagainst arrest snd trial of six of thecivil disobedience campaign leaders.

A check showed that 1 was killed. 11seriously injured and 46 others injured

so as to seek treatment. These In-cluded 17 police.

The government health laboratory,with apparatus valued at thousands ofpounds, was destroyed, while both thetreasury office and another government

office were seriously damaged.Considerable criticism of government

handling of the mob way. heard. It wassaid that the impending demonstrationwas a matter of common knowledge, butthat authorities, in pursuance of thegovernment's conciliatory policy, didnothing to forestall possible trouble.

Reports here were that Calcutta wasquiet yesterday, after sanguinary riot-ing Tuesday. Poona also was quiet.Anxiety, however, continues that troopasoon may have to be employed inearnest.

At New Delhi today MahatmaGandhis son, Davi Das Gandhi, andShanker Lai, arrested April 9. weresentenced to three months’ simple im-prisonment for violation of the saltlaws. Ten others arrested at the sametime were sentenced to three months’rigorous Imprisonment. ,

TARIFF CONFEREESAGREE ON RATES

Only Eight Schedules How Unfin-ished—Will Be Reserved

for Later Vote.

By the Associated Pres*.

The conferees on the tariff bill todaycompleted the adjustment of differencesbetween the Senate and House over allrates but eight In the Hawley-Smootmeasure.

The eight rate disputes reserved ft*later decision affect sugar, cement,casein, lumber, shingles, silver, narrowlaces and cigarette papers and books.

Agree on Leather.

The conferees yesterday agreed toplace hides, leathers and shoes on tta«protective list and to increase the dutieson leather gloves of all descriptions.

Despite four adverse votes on hides,leathers and shoes in the Senate, theRepublican Senate conferees yesterdayvoted along with the majority of theHouse conferees for the House duties of10 per cent on hides, from 12 Vi to 30per cent on leathers and 20 per cent onboots and shoes.

Garner Sees Burden.

Men’s leather gloves were given anIncrease in duty of $1 a dozen pairs;women's and children’s, an Increase at$1.50.

Representative Gamer of Texas,House minority leader, and one of theconferees, predicted the duties on hidesand leather products w-ould add "mil-lions of dollars to the burden this tariffbill will Impose upon the American peo-ple.”

SENATE PASSESAIRPORT MEASURE

AFTER BRIEF DEBATj(Continued From First Page.)

within 10 years from the date of «•

pendlture, but without interest.Senator Bingham urged prompt, ac-

tion because he said the airport, site la, so situated that it ties in with tha

plans for completing the George Wash-ington Memorial Highway to MountVernon and the Arlington MemorialBridge.

Senator Dill, Democrat of Washing-ton, said the only objection he hadheard was that the site is directly in

l front of Arlington National Cemetery,| and inquired if there was any otherj place available not so close to the1 cemetery.| Senator Bingham said the nearest

possible location would be GravellyPoint, about half a mile distant. TheConnecticut Senator said very fewplanes actually fly over the cemetery,and he did not think this could beprevented even if the District airportis not located there.

Senator McKellar, Democrat, of Ten- ’

nessee asked what effect the airportwould have on the Memorial Highway.Senator Bingham replied it was hopedto develop it in an attractive way sothat it would improve the view fromthe highway at that point.

In response to another question.Senator Bingham stated that it was theexpectation of those who have studiedthe matter that the $2,500,000 providedfor would cover development of the air-port as well as purchase of land.

HAVRE DE GRACE ENTRIESFOR TOMORROW.

FIRST RACE—JI.2OO. claiming; 2-year-olris, 4V> furlongs.Petabit 113 'Brighton 107Scotch Lassie ... 109 'Broad A 104Black Lula 10S Lauhala 108a Abduction .... 105 Erse .. 108Gay Caballero lie Also eligible—-•Gertrude Reade. 104 Pretty Boy 110a Scarlet ... 105 Running Girl 111

Caracalla 116 Tuckahoe 117'Balnbrtdse ... 107 Tryon 108Arev 114 Jolly King 118The Fives 105

a Dlxiana and H. E. Talbott entry.

SECOND race $1,200; claiming; 3-yaar-olds: 6 furlongs.

•Theo Rochester.. 113 Guide Right .... 11*King Kelly 115 'Rodrack USCalome 115 'Chattering 107'Kitty Marie Mia

THIRD RACE—Purse. 31.200; claiming; 4-year-olds and up; 6 iurlongs.'Equation 113 'Montferrat 116’’Juki ion 'Gold Mint 11l•Cloudy ill Lomern 118Virado 113 'Bramablau 11l'Hypnotism 11l 'Gerard 11#

FOURTH RACE Purse. $1,300: the Adora-ble; 2-year-oid fillies; S'* furlongs.

Snappy Snub 113 Irish Polly USVenarock 110 Billie N 110Betty BrHU .... 113 Polnciana 113Red Cross Sister no Merry Mack ... 113

FIFTH RACE—The Mayflower; *1.500 ; 3-year-olds and up, 1 mile and 70 yards.Expedite 107 Snelboc 112Chattering ...... 100 Woodcraft JOSChatterwood !... leu Sun Vir 113Black Patricia .. 107

SIXTH RACE—Claiming: 11.300 , 3-year-oids. 1 mile and 70 yards.

Brother Johnson. 110 'Star 103W lld Fowl 105 Bag Smasher .... 107•Justa Flapper .. 100 'Fair Folly . ... 100Broker 107 My Scoop 110'Chippewa 102 'Full Cloud 102Tricky Colonel... 110 Boote 10*'Sea Myrtle 100 Also eligible—-'Trudgeon 105 'Brown Mouse .. 100'Gnome Boy 102 'Baked Apple 100

SEVENTH RACE—Purse. 11.200: claiming:4-year-olds and up, l,1, miles.?Folamile 10* 'Chattahoochee.. 100'West Wind .... 106 Bounding Deep

..114

Ruby Keller 10# Viniont 114Biasing Cinch .. 114 Frank Fullen ... 114'Bill Seth 105 'Mary McNeil .... 102Danger Signal ..

105 Friars Hope ... 114Aregal no 'Eager Play 109?Rejuvenation ... 107

'Apprentice allowance claimed.Weather, raining; track, sloppy.

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