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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

TO MS 1nnnlte surprise ne one Gay
not long ago received from an official
in the Treasury Department a COM
munication to the following general,
but also exact, effect:
"A book on mathematics has arrived
in the custom house assigned to you,
This book, however, is in the same
package with some copies of poems en-
titled The MetamorphoSes.' written by
the ancient Roman poet, Ovid. These
poems have been declared by the Gus
toms authorities to be obscene. Your
book has arrived in their company,
packed into the same box with them
Accordingly your book cannot be de-
livered to you. Very sorry"
An examination of the law shows that
the Treasury Department was justified.
The only improvement in the law
that could be suggested now would be
that the whole Of any ship bringing
over an obscene book should be de-
tanned at a virtuous American port and
padlocked for year.
X II
It will be a long time before the
great industrialists of this country will
again be happy in accepting an invi-
tation to q business conference at the
White House, II they know that Henry
Ford is to be one of the party Last
Wednesday owen D. Young of the
General Electric Co. and Myron Taylor
of the United States Steel Corporation
and Walter Clifford Of the American
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

the turn of events. In a few minutes
an attorney came in. He sat down IN
the chair, but did not remain seated.
Policeman Murray said nothing. why
bother, the man who left the liquor
there must know It, and certainly the
culprit wouldn't sit in his own liquor II
Murray was watching for a man to
avoid chair, not sit in It,
Perhaps he is still waiting. AT any
rate, the chair is still there, though,
fading.
And. while on the subject Of the chair
it is che Of those reserved for members
of the local bar. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

Telephone e. Telegraph Co. and nu-
merous others Of similar standing came
to the White House and went away
quietly and peaceably. with their
mouths shut. leaving all communica-
lions with the press to the President.
Mr.. Ford arrived with his publicity
agent and grabbed of the whole scenery
and the whole step-up OF the White
House surroundings, where he was a
guest, for two personal communications
of his own to the newspapers of the
world, giving forth his own individual
views and his own individual intentions
regarding the industrial situation.
RemonstranceS were addressed to
him. It was pointed out to him, for
instance, that his announcement of his
intention to raise wages In his plants
would be an unfortunate and unde-
served reflection upon his less fortunate
business fellow guests who might not
have, as he has, $500, 200, 900 in the
bank. The remonstranceS were in vain
Mr. Ford saw the light. calcium light,
and followed it and took it. The other
great industrialists departed from the
White House calculating, That's
Henry"
Copyright. 1927
Mexico expects to complete next year
through railway from Mexico City to
the United States border
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
HOME OF MRS. PITNEY
is REPORTED ENTERED
Police Say Loss Will Not Be Known
Until Return to City of For
mer Justices Widow.

A report that the home of Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney, widow of the former
associate justice of the Supreme Court.
at 1863 r street had been broken into
sometime in the last two months was
made to police yesterday by Caroline
Kellner, said to be an employe of Mrs.
Pitney.
Police said she reported that entrance
to the house had been gained by break
ing a glass in the front door.
Headquarters Detectives Oscar Mans
field and H. K. Wilson, who have been
assigned to the case, said last night they
would be unable to determine just what,
If anything, was missing until Mrs.
Pitney, who has been out of the city
for some time, returns Tuesday.
Railways in China, which were badly
crippled during the military activities.
are slowly returning to normal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
AUSTRALIAN OFFICIALS
PROPOSE HIGHER TARIFF
New Government Seeks Revenue
Measure and Protection for
Home Products.
BY the Associated Press.
x~~nw~R wR~~VR No..

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 23.-An up
ward tariff revision, to provide new
revenue and stimulate markets for home
products, has been proposed by the new
government which took ONCE In
Australia on october 20, Herbert
Brookes, commissioner-general for
Australia in the United States, an
nounced today.
Tariffs will be increased in some
cases, the announcement said. The new
schedule to be introduced covers 221
items and sub-items of the customs
tariff and Is items In the excise tariff
In the amended duties" the state
ment said, special attention has been
paid to agricultural products, groceries
and textiles, including such lines as
wooden piece goods, apparel, hats, caps
socks, stockings and metals. and manu-
features thereof, including wireless ap-
planes"
Increased duties will be imposed on
leather and rubber manufactures, and
amended duties will be provided on
dressed timber. and manufactures OF
wood and furniture, in the new
schedule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
COMMUNITY TREE
LIGHTING PLANNED
Special Arrangements Ex-
pected to BE Made for
Christmas Event.

Special arrangements are expected to
be made this Christmas for lighting the
community Christmas tree in Sherman
Square, just south of the Treasury De-
partment, near the White House. Lieut..
Col u. S. Grant, Sd, director Of public
buildings and public parks Of the Ma
tional Capital, proposes to confer in a
few days with a special committee from
the community organizations which
have been studying this subject.
A new community Christmas tree was
planted earlier In the year in Sherman
Square, the previous tree having died
The demise of the old tree was attributed
to the weight of the electrical illumina-
ton and the heat from the bulbs. The
new arrangement for lighting the tree
this year contemplates avoiding this
difhculty.
| Wilbur Heads Committee.
Secretary of the Interior Wilbur has
accepted thu. position OF chairman Of
| the national committee, which will
| sponsor the annual Yuletide ceremonies
at the tree
The committee on organization, which
includes Col. Grant, e. c. Graham, Ovid
M. Butler, executive secretary of the
American Forestry Association; l.. T.
Day of the Electric League of Wash
| ington and Miss Sibyl Baker, director
of the community center department
of the District of Columbia, has sent
invitations to representatives of out
standing national organizations and a
group of officials to become members
Of the national committee for 1929.
Invitations have gone to Senator
Capper and Representative Zihlman
chairmen of the District committees;
Charles F. Carusi, president of the
Board of Education of the District of
Columbia; Frderic A. Delano, chairman
of the National Park and Planning
Commission; Proctor L. Dougherty, pres
ident of the board of Commissioners of
the District of Columbia; w. w. Free
man, president of the Society for Elec-
trical Development, New York City: E.
c. Graham, chairman of the Communi-
ty Center Council; Mrs. william H.
Hoffman, president of the Girl Scouts
Of America; Joseph Lee, president of
the Playground and Recreation ASso-
citation of America; Mrs. William Lock-
wood, president of the Garden Club of
America; Mrs. Elmer j. Getaway, Ma
tional Federation of Music Clubs;
George d. Pratt, president of the
American Forestry Association; Miss E.
Ruth Pyrtle, president of the National
Education Association; Mrs. John f.
Sippel. president of the General FEEDER
Stuart, chief of the Forestry Service of
! the United States; James e. West, chief
Scout executive OF the Boy Scouts of
America, and Representative r. N.
Zihlman.
In Charge of Ceremonies.
Miss Sibyl Baker, director of the
Community Center department, has &C.
cepted the Craftsmanship of the execu-
tive committee for the ceremonies
| around the tree on Christmas eve. Tt
has been the custom for a number Of
years for the community center de-
partment Of the city to have charge of
the details of the program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
Cork Came Out, and Telltale Chair
In Police Court Waits to Trap Cul prit

Strong and forbidden odors pervaded
the air of the United States branch OF
Police Court, presided over by Judge
Isaac r, Hit, yesterday morning. The
magistrate shifted the air. So did
Policeman Leo Murray. It was the
trained nose of the latter that located
the source of the smell.
In chair directly In front of the
collected. Murray examined It, With
out question IL was whisky. for the
varnish on the chair was beginning 10
fade.
Policeman Murray decided to wait on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
In Charge of Ceremonies.
CAPITAL MAN JAILED
FOR THEFT IN VIRGINIA
c. E. King Sentenced to Is Months
on Charge of Stealing Mill
Equipment.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, November 23.-
G. E. King of N street northwest, Wash
ington, D. c., was sentenced to q Is
month penitentiary term on a charge
of grand larceny in Circuit Court at
Harrisonburg, Va. by Judge H. w
Bertram. King pleaded guilty to the
theft of betting, screens and other -four
milling equipment from the r. S. Shank
Co, Tinberville, last September, to the
value of $500.
Kink had been operating the Shank
mill under lease for the past year. Part
of the loot was recovered at Kings
home in Washington, and the remain.
der In Baltimore, where he had sold 1t
King gave no reason for his act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
II States concerned was presented
its commissioner. 8
Scope Of Work Suggested.

Scope Of Work Suggested.
President Hoover told the commits
sion to study the whole question of the
public domain, particularly those phases
having to do with the unreserved lands.
He outlined three outstanding questions
on which he asked the commission to
obtain information.
First of the problems concerned over
grazing on the unreserved lands. The
Chief Executive pointed out that value
of ranges have diminished as much as
80 per cent in some localities, and that
destruction of natural cover Is major
disaster, imperiling water supply.
The second problem was to determine
the best method of applying q recla-
nation service to the West in order to
gain real and enlarged conservation.
A third study would be TO consider
the question of conservation of oil, coal
and other problems that arise in con-
nection with the public domain. Chair
man Garfield estimated the work of the
commission would be completed by Mid
winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
MacRory Is Congratulated

DUBLIN, Irish Free State, November
% R.-Archbishop MacRory tonight
was already receiving many kilograms
and congratulations on his forthcom-
ing elevation to the cardinalate, re-
sponsible quarters here regarded as on
cial the announcement in the OsServa-
tore Romano today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24
ONE OBSCENE BOOK PREVENTS
ENTRY OF ALL IN BOX, u. S. RULES
Federal Official Is Innocent Victim of Law
as Higher Mathematics Treatise Is
Barred by Contamination"
BY WILLIAM HARD

the of the
victim revealed
a leisure time passion
he to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-24

Mexico expects to complete next year
a through railway from Mexico City to
the United States border
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-28
|. A. EXCHANGE
SALES FEATURED
BY IRRECULARITY

Los ANGELES, Dee. % U.P)-Ir-
regularity characterized the short
session on the Los Angeles stock and
curb exchanges today with a down
trend noticeable in most issres.
Movement was in narrow margins
Pacific Clay Products sold 100 at
2S, no net change. 1t was tho only
active industrial
Southern California Edison, conf,
mon, was off 13 at - "a with 500
shares trading.
Security First National in the
banks traded $50 shares at 40, off
1T.
Oils attracted most activity. Rio
'irande sold 300 at 10 II, off II.
Richfield Volume continued to
shrink after the heavy selling that
lad marked it earlier in the week,
and was off Ii at 24 Il with 60G
shares trading. Standard of Cali
tornia lost | ii at 2i Il with GOO
shares tarding. Union Associates
traded 1900 shares at 43 3-S off
is. Union led the division with 1900
sales at A 3-S, off 3-S.
Pacific Finance sold l,200 at 81,
off II. Trans America was down
3'S with 900 shares going at Al H.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-28
FRANCE VOTES
CREDITS FOR
NAVY PROGRAM

PARIS, Dee. 26 U.P)-The cham
her of deputies voted approval today
of the governments naval building
program which will be started i'm
mediately despite the forthcoming
five power conference at London.
The chamber, without extended
debate, voted credits of l,4G7, ,000,-
900 francs (about $50,000,000) for
construction of $4,000 tons of war
vessels from 1890 to 1884, inclLd-
ing one 10,000-ton cruiser and six
destroyers of $500 tons each.
The program also includes six first
class high seas submarines of | 800
tons each, one mine laying submar-
inc, one surface mine layer, two
dispatch boats for the colonial fleet
and one surface net layer, in addi-
tion to replenishment of stocks If
ammunition and torpedoes.
The four-year building program
will be known as the 1880 portion
of the entire naval building pro
gram which is scheduled to rejuvcn-
?te the French naval forces of pre-
war date.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-28
COAST CUARDSMEN
TO Be ARRESTED
IN DEATH CASE

BUFFALO, Dee. oS. U.P)-Judge
Frank w. STANDARD today Issued an
order for warrants charging Asa
Ennis, Rudolph Thompson and Or
Vile La Grant, coast guardsmen ac-
oused of fatally wounding Eugene F..
Downey Jr., 81 year old suspected
ium smuggfer, with second degree
manslaughtcr.
The order was isuscd at the com
plction of an inquest into Downey's
death.
The court announced he would
sign the warrants Monday.
The men, who have been under
military arrest since the shooting
Wednesday night, will remain in Gus
tody of coast guard officials until
Monday.
Federal Attorney Templeton, in
charge of the case for the govern
mcnt, announced that he would not
interfere with local authorities and
would permit them to arrest the
youthful trio when the warrants are
signed by Judge STANDARD.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-28
Indicted Pair
Not Officials

LOS ANGELES, Dee. 2S U.P -
Harold Parks and Jack Allen, in
dicted of grand theft in alleged
evasion ol s:ate gasoline tax pay
ments, were trusted employees of
the Western Oil and Refining nm-
pany but not officials, T. l.. Park,
director of finance for the concern,
declared today.
"No official of Western Oil and
Refining company has been charged
With attempts To defraud the state
of gasoline taxes" Park explained.
"As a matter of fact, our preside w.,
Richard Florian, was largely instru-
mental in unearthing evidence
against the offenders who have been
indicted"
Parks and Allen, according to
lhe director of finance, misdirected
thousands of dollars worth of gaSo-
line from the company'S plant at
Wilmington without knowledge Of
Officers of the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-28
REMOVE BANDIT
AS MOB MAKES
LYNCH THREATS

BOWLING GREEN, Ky, Dec. 2s.
Captured III rooming house here
early today, Elmer Grayson. Indian
apoiis, Ind, admitted to Sheriff /.
G. Ferguson, that he was one of the
bandits who held up bank at Oak.
land Thursday. The holdup resulted
in killing of Robert Kirby, Smiths
Grove bank president, when he tried
tc waylay the bandits.
Seventeen minutes after his arrest
Grayson, heavily manacled, was en-
route to Nashville, Tenn, 10 miles
distant, for safekeeping.
Grayson readily admitted the rob
berry but denied he participated il
the killing of Kirby, Sheriff Fer
guson said.
Grayson refused to name his com
panion but three other occupants of
the rooming house were taken into
custody. They were Warner Elrod,
~, his son, French, and Baline Duff.
Kirby was shot to death as the
dcsperadocs sped through Smiths
Grove where the banker and group
Of citizens had laid in wait.
The fugitivcs were pursued to Il
woods near Hays where they vanish
ed. Meantime, a citizen army, mum
hering nearly 1000, spread out
through the hills in search of the
men.
Three airplanes, one from Louis
willie and two from Nashville, joined
the hunt and n score of state troop
crs volunteered.
AS the news of Grayson's capture
spread, scores of possemcn deserted
the roads and swarmcd into the city.
An angry crowd gathered about the
Jail with cries Of "burn him, burn
mimi" but Grayson had been spirited
away.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-28
LABOR TROUBLE
CAUSES MARTIAL
LAW AT TIJUANA

Aqua CALIENTE, Mexico, Dec.
IS U.P)-Martial law prevailed here
and in Tijuana today as some 10000
fans flocked to the opening program
of the s1-day racing reason of the
new Aqua Ca:.e,.te Jockey club.
The entire Mexican garrison at
Tijuana, consisting of some 500 sol
diers, was called out to prevent any
serious trouble arising from the
strike of laborcYs at the Aqua Cali
cnte track.
Race track officials and Mexican
officers said that the measure mere
iv was a precautionary one. No dis
ourbance of any nature was reported
and none was expected, it was said.
The difficulty started yesterday
when 500 Mexican laborers quit
work because they objected to the
use ,of so many United States lab
orers in putting the finishing
touches on the new $o,000,000 rae
ing plant.
The action did not seriously at
feet the jockey club since the work
was almost complete. Almost 100 Of
the Mexican laborers returned and
the track was groomed by them ard
additional American workers.
To-day, however, the trouble
spread to Tijuana, the former site
of the race track and still Il noted
resort.
Union bartenders and union musi-
clans joined the laborers in a SYM
pathy strike.
The saloons in Tijuana, already
closed because of the bartenders'
strike, were ordered closed by Mex
lean officials.
Soldiers patrolled all the vantage
points in both cities today. Possible
threats to race track visitors were
said to have led officials to call out
the soldiers.
Visitors began arriving at Aqua
Caliente early this morning and the
crowd increased by hundreds hour
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-28
OFFICER SHOOTS
AS MAN REFUSES
TO DROP PISTOL

LOS ANGELES. Dee. 2S. W.P)-
Arthur ]. Naismith, 25, engineer,
was in the prison ward of General
hospital with chest and hand
wounds today.
Detective Lieutenant Richafd
Clark shot Naismith last night
when assertedly he refused to drop
q pistol as he mounted dark stair
way in the home of Mrs. Helen
Cooper.
Clark went to the Cooper home
to investigate the asserted theft of
1926 worth of clothing belonging
to Miss Iantha r. Gooch. Mrs.
Cooper s sister.
While interviewing Miss Gooch,
Mrs. Cooper rushed into the room
and warned the officer that man
was down stairs with gun in his
hand.
Clark summoned reserves from
the Hollywood sub-station.
Going to the head Of the stairs
he saw Naismith starting up. He or
dered him to drop the gun. Naismith
failed to heed the order, but con-
tinued to climb the stairs.
Clark shot twice the first bullet
entering Naismith's chest, and the
second tearing into the hand which
held the firearm.
Naismith declared that the two
women are friends whom he had
known for several months.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-28
BOARDS
REPORT
AWAITED
Law Enforcement Recon-
mendatiOns Have Been
Ready A Month.
CHAIRMAN TALKS
Findings Will Be Given
To Joint Committee OF
Congress If Desired.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.Wn)-
Recommendation regarding urgent
questions of law enforcement have
been completed by the presidents
commission on law enforcement,
Chairman George w. Wickersham
announced today.
He made no reference to prohibit
tion specifically, but it is known
that the recommendation deal chief
ly with reorganization of enforce
mcnt machinery and with speeding
up court procedure to handle liquor
eases.
These recommendation are to be
submitted to congress just as soon az
a joint congressional committee, pro-
posed by President Hoover, is ap-
pointed, Wickersham said.
He said the recommendation had
been ready "for some time"
Wickcrsham's statement said:
"The chairman of the national
commission on law observance and
enforcement stated to the press to-
day that the commission has had
ready for some time past certain
material and its conclusions respect
ing administration, reorganization
and relief to the courts in regard to
certain of the most urgent questions
of law enforcement which may be
useful to the joint committee pro-
posed to be created by congress to
consider legislation to strengthen
law enforcement. The commission
hopes to cooperate with the joint
committee Of congress when it is ap-
pointed"
Ends Silence
In issuing this statement Wicker
sham broke long standing silence
which has existed almost from the
time the commission was appointed
more than six months ago. 1t fol-
lows closely upon a wave of criticism
i'll congress over the commissions
silence. This criticism, climaxed by
statement from Senator Borah,
leading dry that there never would
be satisfactory enforcement with the
preSent personnel "from top to bot
tom", caused concern at the White
House.
President Hoover called Borah in
to lunch to discuss the situation and
Attorney General Mitchell and Pro.
hibition Commissioner Doran prompt
ly issued statements defending pro-
/ hibition enforcement personnel but
urging additional help for the over
worked prohibition machinery.
The major recommendation which
| the law enforcement commission con-
templates were made known here
confidentially to the press from /.
generally authoritative source, last
night. But thus far the information
has not ben released for publica-
tion.
Previously it had been learned
the administration viii recommend
unification of border patrols, trans
fer of all prohibition enforcement
activities to the department of just
ice, and additional court facilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-28
Artists Models
Appeal Decision

LOS ANGELES, Dee. %. U.P-
Nancy Lee and her half-sister Janice
Hill, artists models, were free today
on 800 bail each pending hearing
of an appeal from fines of $75 each
imposed by Municipal Judge MacCoy
for liquor possession.
The girls were arrested by Dis
trict Attorney Buron Fits when he
iaided their apartment as part of
the "routine" in clearing up alleged
"framing" Of witnesses in the Alex
ander Pantagcs trial
From the witness stand, Fits de-
clared he believed Miss Lee had
been "planted" by Pantagcs to
"frame" Nick Dunaev, prosecution
witness.
In the course of the raid Fits
found small quantity Of liquor
which led to the conviction.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-28
Citizens Praise
Brave Policeman

SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. 2S U.P)-
Policeman George b. Marshman was
today receiving the plaudits of
police officials and citizens for his
bravery in killing an armed bandit
and capturing another, despite the
tact that he himself was wounded
during a gun duel.
Marshman drove into the garage
of Fred G. Armstrong. He found two
men about to leave after holding up
;he proprietor,
One man covered Marshman with
revolver Marshman .jcrked his re
yolver out of its holster and shout
ed, "You're under arrest"
The bandit fired twice at the Of
ficer, one bullet striking in the leg,
lut the policeman returned the fire,
his bullet striking the bandit in he
heart, killing him instantly.
The other holdup man surrendered
The dead bandit was identified hs
Neil Storm. 25. His companion was
Leo Potts, a sailor in the naval re-
serve.