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Evening star., 1928-12-12
POWER SUBMETER
!. CHARGE IS DEBATED
Procedure WrangIes Pro-
duced at Hearing by UtiI-
tiles Commission.
Wide World Photos.

The public hearing called by the Pub
lie Utilities Commission to consider the
advisability of discontinuing the prac-
tice of submetering of electric power
by owners of large apartment houses
and Office buildings to their tenants
produced little except wrangles among
lawyers as to procedure at the morn
ing session today.
Among the lawyers who were present
in behalf of buildings to uphold con-
tinuance of the practice of submetering
were j. Wilmer Latimer, Guy Mason
and Charles F. Diggs They charged that
the power company not only had been
a party to Submetering for 20 years,
but that it had actually induced cli-
entS to enter the Submetering business.
They claimed that the commission had
no jurisdiction to interfere
S. r. Bowen, vice president and
counsel of the power company, denied
the charges and read legal authorities
to prove the commissions Jurisdiction.
Mr.. Bowen said that as soon as the
company became aware that the prac-
tice of Submetering was going on it
caused new form of contract to be
drawn up, which it had signed by Gus
toners, binding them not to resell elec-
tricity. He said that any profit taken
by the landlords by submetering which
otherwise would have accrued to the
power company was a rebate and,
therefore, illegal and further served to
increase the burden on the consumers.
Peoples Counsel Ralph B. Fleharty
Joined Mr.. Bowen in his attack on the
practice of submetering.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
Theory Gem Lost
In Turkey Dressing
Releases Suspect

Because Assistant United States
Attorney Joseph G. Bruce conceded
there was possibility that the 5000
diamond ring which Mrs. Margaret
Fitzpatrick, 921 Fifth street, lost, be-
came mixed with the stuffing of her
Thanksgiving turkey, no papers were
issued today against Edward Arthur
Dimler, 20-year-old aviation me-
chanic of Boiling Field, who has
been held three days for investiga-
ton in connection with the missing
ring, and he was dismissed from
custody.
At the hearing before Bruce, it
was testified Mrs. Fitzpatrick took
the ring off while stuff1ng the turkey.
Shortly thereafter she left the room
and has not seen the ring since. AS
the woman claimed Dimler left her
house about the same time the ring
disappeared, he was arrested.
George Boden, attorney for Dimler,
contended there were other men in
the room at the time, and that there
was possibility of the. ring having
been accidentally placed in the turkey
or the refuse.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
NECK OF BOTTLE LEADS
TO ARREST OF WOMAN
Policemen See Glass and Begin
Search-Victim Demands
Jury Trial.

The question whether policemen who
said they saw the neck of bottle pro-
truding from the coat of young
woman had sufficient grounds to search
her for liquor is raised by the arrest
yesterday of Miss Lillian Ethel O'Brien,
"a years old, of the 5000 block of Sligo
Mill road by Sergt. j. r. Hood and
Detective Thomas Bragg Of the thir-
teenth precinct.
Miss O'Brien was arrested by the
police as she was entering an apart
ment building at Ninth and Kennedy
streets after they claim to have OBJ
served she was carrying a package
under her coat and saw the neck of the
bottle The officers say she had three
pints of liquor in the package.
Anticipating plea of not guilty and
demand for jury trial, Assistant
United States Attorney Walter M. Shea
today set her bond at $500 after charg-
ing her with Illegal transportation and
possession of liquor.
Harry T. Whelan, attorney for the
accused. indicated he would ask the
case be dismissed on the ground Of
illegal search and seizure.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
RADIO INDORSED
AS SCHOOL UTILITY
Receiving Sets for Use Dur
ing Instruction Hours Re-
garded as Possibility.

The possibility of utilizing radio re-
ceiving sets in schoolhouses of the
Nation during the day in the instruc-
ton of children and in the evenings
as a community center Stimulant for
grown-ups, was pointed out today by
s. NJ N. Mars, State superintendent of
public instruction, of Austin, Tex, in
q brief address at the second days
session of the National Council OF State
SuperintendentS and Commissioners OF
Education, meeting in the Interior De-
partment Auditorium.
Test Made in Texas.
A broadcasting station in county
courthouse in Texas has been in opera
ton the past two months to distribute
information to the county'S schools,
Mr.. Mars explained, adding that it is
planned to ask the Legislature to place
a broadcasting station in the capital
SO that information from the various
State departments can be broadcast
from Austin.
publicity" was the general topic of
the morning session, and w. M. Bond,
State superintendent of education OF
Mississippi, told the conference OF the
program in his State, with the aid
of motion pictures, cooperation with
forestry and wild life preservation,
health agencies and personal contacts.
Mr.. Bond took occasion to thank the
people of the Nation for their assist
ance in flood relief work, particularly
In the rehabilitation of schools
Education System Discussed.
The prevailing impression that the
present-day education is matter OF
fads and frills should be offset by
demonstrations of reading, writing and
arithmetic for the edif1cation of parents
and visitors at schools, paper read on
behalf of Ernest w. Butterfield, COM
missioner of education of New Hamp-
shire, declared. Mr.. Butterfield was
unable to attend the conference, due
to the press of other business.
The conference. which will close to-
night with dinner at the Grace Dodge
Hotel, is being presided over by A. T.
Allen, superintendent of public instruc-
ton of North Carolina, president of
the council.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
POST INSTALLS OFFICERS.
E. E. Almond Takes Office as Le-
gion Commander.

Under direction of Department Comdr.
Harlan Wood, the James Reese Europe
Post, District of Columbia Department
of the American Legion. installed off,
GERS at the Twelfth Street Branch,
Young Mems Christian Association, last
night.
The following were installed: E. E.
Almond, post commander; S. B. Miller,
senior vice commander; Past Comdr.
Alexander Mann, historian; E. L. Pear
son, adjutant, and j. H. Graham,
finance officer.
Following the meeting banquet was
held and addresses were made by Past
Comdr Col. j. Miller Kenyon, DEPART
ment Membership officer Austin Imirie,
Charles NJ Thomas, Rev. D. E. Wise
man and Rev. Leon S. Wormley.
Miss Mary L. Europe, sister of James
Reese Europe, furnished the musical
features Of the evening, assisted by the
organization glee club.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
SAILORS WIFE DENIES
CHARGE OF BlGAMY

Accused of mdrrying Thomas LIE
Rorde, Mayflower yacht sailor, without
having procured a divorce from her
husband in Orange, Va, Mrs Katherine
Binns Hepner LIE Rorde today pleaded
not guilty to charge of bigamy when
arraigned before Judge Ralph Given in
Police Court. She waived examination
and was bound over to the grand jury
under $500.
The girl was taken into custody at
her home in the 100 block of Sixth
street by headquarters detectives after
Clarence Hepner, the first hubsand,
said she became dissatisfied with her
dull existence in Orange and came
here some months ago and married LIE
Borde.
Her lest wedding is said to have
taken place November IL.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
Girl Wants to Become Air Mail Pilot;
Instructions Sent by Secretary New

the Post Office Department does not
actually operate the air mail service but
contracts for it, and warned that the
pilots position is a very hazardous one
and taxes to the utmost the strength
and ability of men of long experience in
flying"
Mr.. New then told of the existing
aviation instruction schools. the neces-
sary Department of Commerce tests to
be passed, and finally informed Miss
Meyer that her next step would be to
secure employment with one of the air
mail contractors"
Evening star., 1928-12-12
CHAS. G. WOODWORTH
DEAD IN CALIFORNIA
Native Of Washington Contracted
Tularemia While Handling
Rabbits.

Charles c. Woodworth, % years old,
native of this city and son of Clarence
A. and the late Florence Lincoln Wood
worth, 1852 Talbert street. Anacostia,
died of tularemia in Coronado, Calf,
last Friday, according to word received
here. He contracted the fever while
handling rabbits several weeks before
his death.
Young Woodworth was educated In
the public schools of Washington and
at Charlotte Hall Military Academy.
He accepted a position with the Cali
fornia Light & Power Co., Coronado,
Calf, and made his home with his sis
ter, Mrs. Ruth w. Creveling, there. He
is survived by his father, two sisters,
Mrs. Creveling and Mrs. Florence
Woodworth Shipley; a niece and three
nephews.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
WRIT TO VACATE SALE
OF HOTEL is REFUSED
Failure to State Inclusion of
Equipment Claimed in An
napoIis Company Plea.

Justice Bailey of the District Supreme
Court has dismissed a suit for iniunc-
ton brought by the Annapolis Co. to
vacate the sale of the hotel to Harry
Wardman under foreclosure proceed
ings few weeks ago. Mr.. Wardman,
through Attorneys Daniel Thew Wright
and Philip Ershler, asked the dismissal,
Attorneys Mason, Spalding & McAtee
for the company noted an appeal to
the Court of Appeals.
The company had claimed that the
trustees in advertising the property for
sale failed to state that the furniture
and equipment of the hotel was in
cluded, and this announcement was not
made until the time of the sale. The
company also asserted that he had put
new furniture into the hotel after the
trust was executed and said this was
not covered by the trust.
Wardman's counsel claimed that the
company admitted it's indebtedness to
Wardman and had failed to make ten
der of payment in its petition for an
injunction. 1t had also stood by and
let the furniture be sold by the trustees,
it was pointed out.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
COMMITTEE GETS TIME.

The Senate committee which held
hearings last Summer on the resolu-
ton Of Senator Heflin, Democrat. of
Alabama, on the subject of alleged IL
legal appointments and dismissals in
the Civil Service today was granted
further time in which to conclude its
work and make report to the Senate
not later than March A.
One of the questions raised in the
inquiry was whether the District of
Evening star., 1928-12-12
TIGHE AGAIN LOSES
APPEAL FOR RELEASE
Law School. Student Fails to Win
Freedom From st. Elizabeth's
a Hospital.

Joseph M. Tighe. law school graduate
embassy. failed again yesterday in his
effort to be released from st. Elizabeth's
Hospital. Tighe was charged with kill
ing his neighbor, James A. Curran, Sep
tember 80, 1922, but was found to be
of unsound mind and was sent to the
hospital
He told Justice Hitz, who heard the
application in habeas corpus. that he
had been held insane on perjured testi-
mony. He was represented by Attorney
George F.. Curtis, while Assistant United
States Attorney william Gallagher op-
posed the release Of the prisoner.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
RALPH GIVEN CONFIRMED
AS POLICE COURT JUDGE
Senate Approves Nomination Fol-
lowing Favorable Report by
Judiciary Committee.

The Senate, in executive session late
yesterday, confirmed the appointment of
Ralph Given as judge Of the District
Police Court. Favorable action by the
Senate came promptly following ap-
proval of the nomination by the Senate
Judiciary committee.
Judge Given has had long expert
ence in Police Court, having served for
many years as assistant United States
attorney in charge of prosecutions there
He was given recess appointment to
succeed the late Judge George Mac
Donald, and when Congress reconvened
his name was submitted to the Senate.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
Plan Installation
Of Soundproofing
In Engineers Office

Contract has been awarded and
work will begin shortly on the
installation of a Soundproofing
material in the Office of John w.
Ginder, superintendent of the
architectural engineering divi-
sion of the supervising architects
Office at the Treasury.
The noise of typewriters and
other Office machinery was ac-
centuated in the long room to
such an extent that difficulty
was experienced In hearing per-
sons in conference in Mr.. Gin
der's Office. The soundproofing
material will be installed on the
walls and ceiling.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
Dry Informer Slain.

CHICAGO, December IL (P).--An exc
bootlegger who turned informer for
the prohibition department to win his
freedom was found shot to death in q
prairie on the far South Side today.
His death was the fourth within q
week attributed to the feuds OF liquor
runners The victim was Frank BASIL
IS, chauffeur for the prohibition de.
partment, the father of three children.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Miss c. N. Meyer of New Orleans
wants to become an air mail pilot and
Postmaster General New has sent her
instructions how to go about 1t.
She applied to the War Department,
and the letter was referred to Mr.. New.
He found she did not state she pos
sessed the qualifications necessary
before one is appointed an air mail
pilot, and had probably overlooked the
hazardous undertaking surrounding the
duties of such pilot.
So he explained to her by letter that
Evening star., 1928-12-12
SAVED BY PARACHUTES.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, Decem-
ber IL LP.-Use of parachutes probably
saved the lives of Lieuts. William L.
Doolittle and Robert Schoenlin, Sell
fridge Field pilots today. While flying
in formation the propeller of Schoen-
Inns plane sheared the tail from Doo-
Titles plane. Both made parachute
leaps and landed safely about mile
from SelfridGe Field.
Evening star., 1928-12-12
Hold Giving Service Friday:

The annual Christmas Giving Service
of the Central Presbyterian Church,
at which gifts of clothing. food and
money are collected and forwarded to
the mountain schools and orphanges
connected with the Southern Presby-
terian Church, will be held in the Sun
day school room of the church Friday
evening, it was announced today.
Evening star., 1928-12-12

John Bolton, Crimean War veteran,
who fought ata Sebastopol died recently
at Clayton. England.
Evening star., 1928-12-12

Columbia, Maryland and Virginia had
more persons In the Civil Service than
they should have under the quota law.
Evening star., 1928-12-12

Ignorance In caring for goldfish has
caused the deaths Of 95 Of every 100
taken into England. declares sa,ezpeE1
Evening star., 1928-12-12

Japan has now more than 10000 au-
tomobiles, or nearly 70 times as many
as in 1914.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
NO BILL FOR
Org. ". WENTz
Grand Jury Renders
Report After "a
Hour Session

"No bill" was the report of the
Cameron county grand jury late Sat-
urday afternoon after devoting over
"a hours to an investigation Of the
murder charge filed against DR.. G.
W. Wentz Of Harlingen in connec-
tion with the death of Mrs. w. r.
Hanson at the Valley Baptist hos
pital Thursday night.
An order for the release OF Or
Wentz, who was placed under arrest
Friday noon and lodged in the coun-
ty Jail, was issued Immediately upon
the report of the grand jury.
The grand jury began its investi-
cation Friday afternoon. and several
witnesses were summoned from Har-
lingen and Kingsville, the latter ar
irving late Saturday afternoon. The
report Of three physicians who made
the autopsy Thursday night was also
received by the grand jury.
II is understood the "no bill' bill
report received the unanimous vote
of the grand jury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
WILSON WET
SPEAKER SAYS
Claims Opposition to
Smith Shows Lack
OF Consistency

ARLINGTON, Tex, Oct. 13.-(Pl-
James w. Swayne, chairman OF the
state industrial accident board, saic
in a speech here today that "any man
who says he supported Woodrow
Wilson and his policies but now op-
poses Governor AL Smith because he
is wet, deceives no one except him.
self-he opposes Smith because he is
a Catholic. for Wilson was wet"
Judge Swayne appealed 10 the
democratic voters not to desert the
party in the November election.
"If every woman who does not get
drunk and who never did and yet
drinks more than either of the can
didates should vote for AL Smith for
president. then his election would
be assured" he said. IF all the men
who drink more than either candidate
should vote for Smith, it is doubtful
il the republican candidate should
carry a single state in the union.
al Smith will carry this state by
in my opinion, not less than 100000
votes. but IL he carries ii by 100000
tion will be wet. / appeal to all pro.
tion will be wet. appeal to al pro
democrats not TO leave the party. II
you do, you cannot vote at the next
election.
II married the daughter Of Bap-
tist preacher eminent in his day and
the grand d-daughter of an eminent
Baptist divine, who was president OF
Columbia College, now George Wash
ington university. IL is enough Il
make them turn over in their graves
to see the Baptist church making OF
itself a political society"
He defended Tammany hall al
length.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14

San Antonio, scene of the tenth an
nual national convention of the
American Legion.
They detrained at Edinburg early
Saturday morning and. after n break
fast at the McColl Club House IN
McAllen. were whisked through the
upper Valley and brought down 90
Mercedes for lunch at the American
Legion headquarters in that city.
Twelve Brownsville automobiles,
augmented by some from San Benito.
Harlingen and La Fcria. met the Lc-
gionnaires in Mercedes and brought
them through the Lower Valley to
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
Denies Charge
Minister Made
Against Smith

SAN ANGELO. Tex. Oct. 13.-(Pl-
Jouett Shouse, former assistant sec
retary 10 the treasury under Wilson
and now one of the five members of
the advisory committee to the demo-
cratic national committee, today tele-
graphed the San Angelo Standard
Times denouncing rs false state
ment made there by the Rev. Bob
Shuler. Los Angeles Methodist min
lister, that Governor Alfred +. Smith
ever appointed negro as head Of
the civil service commission Of New
York.
In an address here. Shuler. touring
the state in behalf Of the anti-Smith
movement. said that Smith had ap-
pointed negro TO this post and "ev-
ery white woman working for the
state Of New York has to meet his
approval
Shouse's wire said: Statement abb
soluteIy false. Governor Smith has
never appointed negro either as head
of civil service commission or as
member Of civil service commission
or to any other important office in
state OF New York"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
Dem LEADER
SAYS FARMER
UNPROTECTED
Claims Equalization of
Schedules to Bene-
fit All Interests of
Nation

LOUISVILLE. KY, Oct. l3.-lRl---
The republican party was accused
tonight by Governor Smith IN an
address prepared for his one and
only speech in Kentucky, with hav-
ing grossly misrepresented" the
democratic attitude on the question
Of tariff. He said in his manuscript
he had predicted at the outset OF
the campaign that this would be at
tempted and that he had lived to
see his prediction realized.
The democratic presidential nom
inee at the same time outlined in
his prepared address what he de-
scribed as a prescription" which
to his mind for all time would
meet the situation on this issue.
He argued that under this pre-
scription nothing would be done to
"embarrass or interfere in any way
with the legitimate progress OF
business" whether it be big or small
Tariff in Politics
Emphasizing belief that the
tariff should be taken out of
politics" the governor declared that
Continued on page five)
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
Communists Claim
Candidate IS Held
ByLegi0n dKldn

NEW YORK, Oct. l3.-tPl-Na-
tional headquarters OF the workers
party announced tonight that II had
received a telegram from the COM
munist gubernatorial candidate in
Arizona saying he had authentic in
formation that Benjamin Gitlow. the
party's vice presidential candidate, Is
a prisoner in Nogales, Ariz.
William O'Brien, the Arizona can
didate, wired the party headquarters
as follows:
Authentic information Gitlow kept
from train going from California 70
Arizona morning OF October 10.
Taken 10 FL Paso and placed in jail
that night. Then taken TO Nogales
morning Of October IL. We have
authentic information that he is
there. Attorney working in Nogales.'
Gitlow disappeared en- route from
San Diego, Calf. where he had
spoken. "a Phoenix. Ariz.. where he
was to have delivered another ad-
dress.
Communist headquarters here said
that the Ku Klux Klan and the Amer
lean Legion in Phoenix, and Tucson,
Continued on page tWo.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
CITY WITHOUT
GOVERNMENT
Court Holds Town of
Wink Has No Elect
ed Officials

KERMIT. Tex. Oct. 13.-(Pt-Wink
an oil field town Of about 5000 in
habitants. in Winkler county. is un-
incorporated and without city gov
ernment as the result Of decision
given by Judge Charles Klapproth, OF
district court today.
An election May 2S was TO incorpor-
ate the city and elect n mayor and
commissioner. Judge Klapproth held
the election invalid because notice
Of il was not published 90 days
before as required by law. Mayor
Ostrom and Commissioner Tidwell
were elected TO office in the May
election.
NJ. II. Briggs. defeated candidate
for mayor. through his attorney. filed
a petition with the district attorney
who brought suit TO test the validity
of the election. As result of Judge
Klapproth's decision, citizens of Wink
must depend on county and precinct
officers and state rangers for Law
enforcement.
After the courts decision. rangers
served motive on Wink police 70 dis
arm. The federal grand jury in +
Paso will investigate conditions II
the county.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
STATE TOILET
BIG CONTRACT
Highway, Text b ook
Bids To Be Dispos-
ed of This Week

AUSTIN. Oct. 13.-tPD-Two agen-
cies Of the state government Will
meet here next week 70 dispose Of
preliminaries incident TO expendI-
ture OF about S4,000,000.
The state highway commission will
let contracts for some S2.0OO,OOO
worth Of road and bridge work IN
at least Is counties. and will hear
l3 county delegations seeking state
aid on future road projects.
The state textbook commission
which met early this week and open
ed bids on new public school text
books. costing about $2,000,000, will
reconvene also Monday 10 consider
the bids and make adoptions cover
in- supplies for the next few years.
Some sort of showdown In the
dispute of the highway department;
and the board Of control over
whether the board has the right 70
determine the particular brands OF
road machinery sought in the PRO-
posed 100000 buy, is expected after
the highway commission gets here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-14
Gets Divorce to
Marry Film Star

. RENO, New, Oct. 13.-tPp-George
Peabody Converse, grandson Of the
late Edmund Cogswell Converse, who
was organizer of the Bankers Trust
company of New York and was
former president of the T. $. Steel
company, was divorced today from
Olivia +. Converse Of Santa Barba-
ra. Calf.
The granting Of the decree. Con-
verse admitted that he was engaged
to marry Anita Stewart, motion pic
ture star. who several months ago
obtained a divorce from Rudolph
Cameron in Los Angeles.