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Evening star., 1928-11-01
DISMISS W|TTNER,
HESSE REQUESTS
Clerk Who Defied Political
Gag Rule" Accused of
Negligent Work.

Dismissal of Loren H. Wittner, Traffic
Bureau clerk, who recently defied the
Civil Service Commission and District
authorities to apply the gag rule" to
his political activities in behalf of Gov
Alfred E. Smith, was recommended to
the District Commissioners today by
Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of
police, who charged inefficient and neg
hgent performance of Office duties.
While the Commissioners have not
had opportunity as yet to pass upon the
recommendation of Wittner's superior
Commissioner Dougherty indicated to-
day that the insurgent clerk would be
dropped from the rolls if his political
activities were found to have interfered
with the efficient performance of du-
ties" or whether his work was not up to
all requirements
Both Maj. Hesse and Commissioner
Dougherty were reluctant to discuss the
case of Wittner, who declared his in
tentions to demand a public hearing
before any summary action is taken.
Unable to bring charges against Wittner
on the grounds of political activity
when he learned from the Civil Service
Commission that it has no jurisdiction
over municipal employees, Maj. Hesse
brought matters to a head early this
morning by seeking the clerks dis
missal for failure to give satisfaction in
his work.
Commissioner Dougherty likewise
took the same position. There is moth
ing in Wittner'S letter to the Commits
sionerS for us to take any action against
so long as he performs his duties sat-
isfactorily and does not permit his DO
litical activities to interfere with his
duties" the Commissioner told Star
reporter.
"For Good of Service"
While Maj. Hesses recommendation
was not made public, it was learned
that Wittner's dismissal is sought ''for
the good of the service"
THE rule against political activities
applies only to the uniformed members
of the Police and Fire Departments, -
Maj. Hesse said, land not to civilian
clerks"
The issue was brought to head late
yesterday, it was learned, when Maj
HesSe is said to have found in Wittner's
typewriter copy of a political speech
the clerk was preparing instead of GUS
tomary sheets of Traffic Bureau figures
and reports. Inquiry developed that
Wittner had used Office time in which
to lyepare other political speeches and
on several occasions had absented him
self from duties All of this Wittner
generally admits il was said
The clerk explained he had completed
his duties before closing hour at the
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star., 1928-11-01
Air Mail Races
Against Time, With
Mans Life at Stake
Papers Which May Save
Him From GallOWs
Rushed Here.

BY the Associated Press.
An air mail race against time, with
the life of man condemned to be
hanged at stake, is being closely
watched today at the Supreme Court.
Robert Percy Lotion is the con-
demned man, under sentence to be
hanged at Magnolia, Miss, tomorrow
for killing an officer. His counsel here
has obtained assurances from the chief
justice of the Mississippi Supreme
Court that he will stay the execution
upon a showing that the United States
Supreme Court has been requested to
review the case.
This request cannot be made until
all the proceedings in the lower courts
constituting the record" in the case
has reached Washington, and these pa
pers are now in the air mail.
Should the papers not arrive by clos
ing time of the clerks Office today
counsel for Lotion will lodge a petit
ton for review. but will be unable to
docket" the case until all the papers
are in hand. 1t is a question here
whether inability to docket the petition
because of the absence of the record
will operate to prevent the chief justice
of the Mississippi Supreme Court from
staying the execution until the United
States Supreme Court can pass upon
the case.
1t is thought he may insist upon the
formal docketing of the case and may
be unwilling to accept the lodging of
the papers now in hand as sufficient to
show that the matter has passed into
the custody of the highest tribunal.
The governor of the State has denied
clemency.
Evening star., 1928-11-01
SMITH DECLARES
REPUBLICANS TRY
TO FOOL PEOPLE
Newark Speech Hits G. O. p,
Labor, Prohibition and
Prosperity Issues.
HUGHES STATEMENTS
DRAW GOVERNORS FIRE
Candidate to Confne Rest of
Speeches to Own State-Will
Have Last Word.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, November with a
dash into New Jersey, where he criti-
cized his Republican opposition for
what he characterized as "fooling OF
the people" on all the big questions of
the day, Gov. Smith has wound up
his campaign away from home.
From now until election day, he will
concentrate his efforts. on his home
State of New York, with its As electoral
votes.
Speeches in Brooklyn tomorrow night
on State issues and in New York City
Saturday night will conclude the gov
ernors appearances before large cam
paign audiences. He will make a radio
appeal from his suite in the Hotel Bilt-
more on election eve after Herbert
Hoover has had his final say to the
voters from Palo Alto, Calf.
Attack Is Sarcastic.
Last night Smith spoke at the 18th
Regiment Armory, Newark, after hav-
ing been acclaimed by thousands OF
torch-bearing wellwishers during his
trip by automobile through Hoboken
Jersey City and other points en- route
He tore into the Republican cam
paignerS in sarcastic fashion, partic-
ularly as to their arguments on labor
and farm relief.
He attacked Hoover'S speech made in
the same armory several weeks ago and
asaSiled Charles Evans Hughes and Sen
ator Borah, the mention of whose names
brought boos from the audience.
Hughes, he said, amid laughter
should have been the Republican candi-
date instead of Hoover because he was
doing more to elect the Republican
President than the nominee himself"
He said Hoover had made an "exag-
gerated statement" when he declared in
Newark that real wages and standards
of living of our labor have improved
during the past seven and a half years
of Republican rule than during any
similar period in the history of our
country" Credit for such conditions
was given to Woodrow Wilson by the
Democratic nominee.
After challenging figures from the op-
position camp on unemployment and as
sailing the Republican. plank on labor
injanctions, Smith said his own pro-
gram called for the necessary appro-
priation to the Department of Labor" to
enable it to make adequate surveys on
unemployment so this question of We
racity as between officials" will never
arise again.
lie said he was satisfied the American
people were mot welded to policy of
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
Evening star., 1928-11-01
TELEWS|ON ENTERS
OUTDOOR FIELD
DR.. Gray Reports to Optical
Society on Latest Expert
ments With Wireless.

Television, which two years ago was
confined to transmitting over wire a
human face, now has advanced to the
point where it is experimentally pos
sible to transmit outdoor scenes, DR..
Frank Gray of the Bell Telephone Co.
told the American Optical Society meet
ing at the Bureau of Standards this
morning.
Dr. Gray was describing experiments
conducted by himself and DR.. Herbert
E. Ives, the inventor of the original
television apparatus.
Transmitting of outdoor scenes differs
from the transmission of individuals in
that in the latter light plays directly
over the features to be transmitted,
while in outdoor scenes the image OF
the scene is first formed by lens on
a rotating disc, and the light plays over
the image and not over the object.
Must Have Sunlight.
Transmission of outdoor scenes, DR..
Gray said, requires reasonably bright
sunlight, but the best results are OBJ
tanned when the sky is overcast with
f1eecy clouds.
BY this method, he said, it might be
possible to transmit a prize fight, but
figures of the two fighters would be
quite small and it probably would not
be practicable to transmit much of
the room. In foot ball game it would
be possible to follow the scrimmage,
but here also the figures of the players
would be quite small.
DR.. Gray emphasized that the work
was still entirely experimental
Machine Matches COIOrs.
A machine which will match any color
at any time and which eliminated hu-
man judgment entirely was described at
the opening meeting of the Society
this morning by its inventor. Prof.
Continued ON Page 4. Column %
Evening star., 1928-11-01
COOLIDGE UNLIKELY
TO BREAK SILENCE
Hope for Political Utterance
Fades During Visit
of Hoover.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.

All hope on the part of the Republican
leaders who have been managing Her.
bert Hoover's campaign for public
utterance from President Coolidge in
behalf of the Republican national ticket
apparently had vanished today.
1t is though very doubtful if Mr.
Coolidge at this late stage will break
his silence.
Those who have been holding the
thought that President Coolidge would
make an address or make public a
paper of some sort in behalf of the
ticket made it evident today that they
have given up hope. At the White
House there is not the slightest indica-
ton that the President is contemplat-
ing saying anything or doing anything
that might be interpreted as an appeal
or gesture in support of his partyS can
didateS for President and Vice Pres
ident
The fact that President Coolidge die
not utilize the opportunity offered him
today when Herbert Hoover called al
the White House before starting for his
California home. has prompted Repub-
licans identified with the national head
quarters here to express themselves as
no longer anticipating anything from
the President. 1t was thought by some
that if the President had been waiting
until the eleventh hour to say some
thing effective today's opportunity would
have been just the ideal one for the
President to say what he thought would
be beneficial.
Poses With Hoover.
Following a long conference in the
White House the President and the
Republican nominee went TO the rear
grounds to be photographed. They
posed for the stills and the motion pic
lures and finally for the "talkies. y
Newspaper men had crowded about the
microphone in anticipation of speech
from the President, but they were dis
appointed.
The President merely wished the
nominee a pleasant journey, a safe re-
turn and good luck. No mention was
made of the Forthcoming election. They
shook hands for the cameras and then
returned in the direction of the White
House.
High Regard for Hoover.
1t is known that the President not
only has the highest regard for Mr.
Hoover's ability and fitness as an ad-
miniStrator, but that he personally Is
very fond of him. 1t is explained also
that the President has followed his
course because he did not think that
Continued on Page 2. Column -
Evening star., 1928-11-01
HAVENNER DEGREES
CAMPAIGN ROW"
Candidate Wants Citizens
Federation Contest Free
From Petty Politics.

George c. Havenner of the Anacostia
Citizens Association and one of the
three candidates for the presidency of
the Federation of Citizens Associations,
which James G. Yaden will relinquish
at the election Saturday night, today
announced that he would not take part
in the hot local political campaign fight
now in progress, despite the apparent
efforts of his opponents to force him
to do so.
The campaign committee of Walter
I. Swanton, another candidate, made
an attempt to get Havenner in the
controversy yesterday by adopting a
resolution containing yelled attack
on him and charging him with attempt-
ing to "becloud the true issue" in the
campaign.
Wants Fair Contest.
II am going along attending to my
knitting" Havenner said today. "Hege
and Swanton are very fine gentlemen
and don't see why I should get into
a squabble with them. am conduct
ing my campaign in a gentlemanly
manner. don't mean to infer, how
ever, that the other candidates are not
doing the same
IF I am elected I hope to have
peace and harmony in the federation
and the rule of the majority of the
delegates will guide its policies. I am
sure I will be guided entirely by the
wishes of the majority "
Inquiry Is Requested.
The outstanding development in the
election campaign today was provided
by E. j. Brennan of the Michigan Park
Citizens Association, who is active in
federation politics. Brennan wrote to
President Yaden requesting the ap-
pointment of special committee of
five delegates to investigate published
reports that he had promised to swing
the votes of the delegates from the
eastern associations into the column of
Havenner in return for several political
plums.
The letter follows:
There appeared in a local newspaper
on october %, 1928, an article under
the heading, Brennan Stirs Row in
Citizens Groups by Offers of Votes to
Brennan Is understood to have tenta-
lively promised support to Havenner fol-
lowing conference at which Havenner
is said to have offered several plums. >
This entire article is falsehood from
start to finish. It Is a reflection upon
both Dr. Havenner and myself.
Last Meeting in June.
"The truth of the matter is that,
with the exception of a short and
whispering campaign, I had not seen
June meeting of the federation, at which
of the federation.
licious article I have decided to sup
fered to deliver to him any vote other
than my own, nor have I extracted nor
received any. promise OF any kind from
him.
I'm view of the malicious character
of this article I request that you ap-
point special committee consisting of
five delegates to the federation to in
vestigate this entire matter and to re-
port its findings to the Federation of
Citizens Associations at the earliest
possible date"
President Yaden said he had not yet
received the letter.
Havenner, however, corroborated
Brennen'S statement that he had not
conferred with him and had not prom
ised any of the federation's so-called
plums to any delegate If he is elected.
Evening star., 1928-11-01
Honest Advertising

For the protection of its readers and advertisers
The STAR for years. has carefully censored all adver
tsing submitted for publication and barred false and
misleading statements.
Readers are requested to assist The Star in pro-
tecting the public and all legitimate advertisers by
bringing the attention of the paper any statements
that they might find to be untrue or misleading in any
advertisement at any time
Evening star., 1928-11-01
Ruse Disperses Rowdy Celebrants
Fast Getting Beyond Police Control

Using a ruse to arouse the curiosity
of a large number of Halloween cele-
brants during the height of the fes-
tivities last night, two police succeeded
in breaking up crowd that was fast
getting out of control at Ninth and E
streets.
The, officers had received a report that
a bunch of college boys" were going
to storm" the Strand Theater. When
they reached Ninth street police claim
they found the college boys" to be a
group of men. Police kept them from
rushing the doors Of the theater, but .
Evening star., 1928-11-01
FIRST DRIVER ARRESTED.
Maryland's Pioneer Woman Motor
ist Faces Parking Charge.

Arrested today for the first time
after % years of driving, Mrs. E. A.
Harmed of the Clifton Terrace Apart
mentS was praised for her fine record
by Police Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt,
who accepted her personal bond for
parking at hack stand.
Policeman G. A. Williams of the
sixth police precinct testified that Mrs.
Harmed had parked in a space reserved
for taxicabs on F street between Sixth
and Seventh streets. The defendant
declared that the sign announcing the
space was for taxicabs must have been
turned sidewise, for she did not see it.
In a routine manner Judge Schuldt
asked Mrs. Harmed how long she had
been driving and was startled to hear
her answer, Twenty-Five years"
II was the first woman driver in the
State of Maryland" Mrs. Harmed ex-
planned.
THAT is a pretty good record" the
court remarked, accepting her personal
bond
Evening star., 1928-11-01

crowd of such proportions gathered on
the sidewalk that the officers were un-
able to handle it,
After few minutes futile effort two
policemen crossed to the far corner of
E street. and looking up at window
of hotel shouted. ''Oh, look at her.
believe she's going to jump from the
ninth floor"
The crowd, eager for a thrill, desert
ed the college boys" rushed across
the street. scanned the hotel windows
without success. realized they had been
duped and broke up In diSgusA
Evening star., 1928-11-01
Canadian Flyer Weds Tonight.

DETROIT, November / CP).-C. N.
Duke) Schiller, noted Canadian avia-
tor. who piloted the first plane to reach
the Bremen flyers last April when they
landed on Greenly Island, will be mar
ried in Detroit tonight to Miss Ada p.
Greer of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, he
announced today.
Evening star., 1928-11-01
BANDIT SLAIN IN HOLD-UP
Policeman at Dinner in Cafe Fires

at Trio in Chicago.
CHICAGO, November l O4).-Police-
man John Kelly's dinner was interrupt
ed last night when three youths entered
Barney Kessels restaurant and ordered
him to "Stick 'em up"
AS the restaurant keeper raised his
hands, Kelly fired. One of the robbers
fell dead The other two ran.
Evening star., 1928-11-01

Radio ProgramsPage 64
Evening star., 1928-11-01

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1928-11-01
WEATHER.

fU s. weather Bureau ForecastJ
Cloudy and slightly warmer with low
est temperature about 40 degrees To-
night; tomorrow rain. Temperature:
Highest, SO, at AIS pm yesterday; low
est, "a, at $50 am today.
Full report on page 4.
Evening star., 1928-01-20
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II Child Doesnt Laugh and Play
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