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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
BROOKHART FAV0RS
DRAFTING CAPITAL
Senator Reed Declares Next War
Must See No Profteering
Like in Last One
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Reed. Republican, OF Penn
sylVania declared in the Senate yeSter-
day that he hoped that body soon would
have an opportunity to act upon bill
providing for CONSUMPTION of capital as
we'll as men in time of war.
Reed, who is chairman of the military
affairs committee, was asked by Senator
Borah If the bill he introduced several
DAYS ago on behalf of the War Depart
ment provided for such consumption.
Reed said he had not yet had oppor-
tunity to examine the measure.
Senator Brookhart said he was OPP
posed to the War Department bill which
would give the President the right au-
tomatically to invoke tic selective draft
system when war is declared. He said
the bill was desired by the Army gen.
eral staff, but not by the citizen soldiery
ut Is a Mussolini measure" he said
"The American Legion had Endorsed q
bill which would draft capital as well as
men, and am for that. But am OPP
posed to this sort Of Mussolini conscrip-
ton proposition like the War Depart
ment bill would make possible"
Reed declared that the last war
showed the unfairness Of drafting men
without calling upon war material
manufacturers to do their part.
1.-The next war must see no profiteer-
ing as went on in the last one" he said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
SENATE LEADERS
|. HOPE FOR DECISION
Nomination of Lenroot to
Court of Custom Appeals
Before Body.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The nomination of Irvine Lenroot,
former Republican Senator from Wis
consin, to be a member of the Court
of Customs Appeals was again before
the Senate today with leaders hopeful
of obtaining a decision before adjourn
ment.
BY a vote of 80 to "a yesterday, the
Senate rejected the motion Of Senator
Black, Democrat, Alabama, to open the
doors for consideration of the nomina-
ton. A motion was pending today to
make public the roll call on that vote.
Senator Norris, Republican. Nebraska,
with the support Of most Of the Repub-
lican independent group, has been fight
ing the Lenroot nomination. Leaders
conceded that should the Democrats
line I'D solidly against the former Sena-
tor his confirmation would be in doubt
but that contingency was not expected
In a long speech yesterday, Norris
assailed Lenroot on his record as chair
man of the Senate lands committee and
his service as an attorney in Washing
ton since he retlfeu from TIE SelaIe
two years ago.
The Nebraskan complained that
while chairman of lands committee
during the early days OF the investlga-
ton into the Teapot Dome naval oil
reserve lease, Lenroot called on Albert
Fall. former Secretary of the Interior
and the man under inquiry by the
committee.
At a hearing before the judiciary
committee, Lenroot declared he hac
called on his former colleague, Fall
merely to arrange for his appearance
before the committee.
Norris also objected to Lenroot ap'
pearing as attorney before the Senate
Interstate commerce committee 1r
opposition to the resolution of Senator
walsh. Democrat, Montana, for ar
inquiry of the power companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
LIEUT.. WILLIAMS
TO RECEIVE HONOR
Distinguished Flying Cross
Will Be Pinned on GAL
liant Flyer.

The Naval Air Station at Anacostia,
from which he has taken off on numer-
Gus occasions on thrilling flights, was
the setting today for Secretary Adams
to pin the, Distinguished Flying Cross
on the dauhtleSS airman, Lieut.. Afford
j. Williams, for his outstanding work
in making planes safer for aviation
The official citation briefly tells story
behind which runs unceasing effort on
the part of the gallant flyer to discover
the cause of fatal air accidents and over
come them, for Lieut.. williams has faced
death time after time in his experiments
for which the sky was his laboratory.
Appropriate ceremonies to honor the
popular naval flyer, who is known to
his fellows as al" we're arranged and
the presentation was scheduled to begin
at 230 O'Clock.
While the Navy was arranging to
bestow high honor on this, its chosen
son. aviation circles in the National
Capital were predicting new honors for
Lieut.. Williams. Shrouded in much
mystery is the new airplane that is
being built for him and he has been
mentioned as Americas representative
in the Schneider Cup airplane races
this Fall.
Acting on behalf of President Hoover,
Secretary Adams made this announce
ment at the department. The citation
accompanying the decoration for Lieut..
williams follows:
For extraordinary achievements while
participating in duly authorized aerial
flight during the month of March, 1928,
in which he made study of the action
and best methods of control OF Vio-
lently unanswered airplane in inverted
fight These and many other flights
made by Lieut. Williams in the inter-
estS Of the advancement of the state
Of the art Of airplane design and control
were attended by exceedingly great per-
sonal risk of life, but, nevertheless, they
were voluntarily and willingly under
taken by him even though he was well
aware of the danger involved. AS a
result Of his flights and studies he was
able to evolve certain principles and
to the end that aerial maneuverS have
been made safer and methods have been
developed for more fully and accurately
testing the capabilities of various types
of airplanes. Lieut. Williams has been
one of the pioneers of high-speed flight
and his distinguished feats in the air
development work, study and technical
articles have all contributed to the
knowledge and safety of aviation and
have aided in keeping the United States
well to the fore in the realm OF the
worlds aviation"
Lieut.. williams entered the Navy
September 8. 1917. and was qualified as
q naval aviator on November 10, 1918
He has served in the aeronautic organ
ization of the Navy since. In April
1919, he made the first inverted flight
tests in an NR-9 seaplane. He has
participated In numerous air raids and
gossip in aviation circles has 1t thai
he is to be the American participant In
the Schneider Cup races in the Fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17

Cantonese navy also is three times as
large as the attacking fleet. Besides
four modern gunboats there are 26
armed launches.
The attacking Kwangsi army ad-
vancing down the West and North
Rivers had 100000 soldiers equally well
equipped, except for air and water
fighting Since their task Is to take
the offensive. their greater number does
not constitute an overwhelming adj
vantage.
1t was reported that the Kwangsi
authorities at Samshui had refused to
accept surrender Of several units of the
defenders. They were said to have
granted only the alternatives of fighting
or fleeing.
Uneasiness increased in the city dur
ing the day as word of the battles was
received and additional stores of treas
ure were moved into the foreign quar-
ter to prevent seizure, should the city
fall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
ELKS' PLANE TO LAND
HERE TODAY ON TOUR
Grand Lodge Goodwill Pilot and
Magazine Manager to Be Guests
of Capital Brothers.

The purple and white passenger air.
plane of the Grand Lodge, B. P. o.
Elks, is due to arrive in the Capital late
this afternoon. piloted by Lieut.. Edgar
C. Schmid and bearing Charles S. Hart,
business manager of the Elks' Magazine.
The plane Is en- route to the Elks' con-
vention in Los Angeles and is follow
ing the fleet of four cars in which FAX
dignitarieS are making a goodwill tour
en- route to the Pacific Coast.
Schmid and Hart will be guests while
in the Capital of the Washington Lodge,
No. IS, and will be greeted on their
arrival today by Exalted Ruler John d.
Fitzgerald, Past Deputy Exalted Ruler
James l.. Ward and Past Grand Ex-
allied Ruler Rush l.. Holland. A pro-
gram of entertainment for the visitors
has been arranged by Arthur A. Riemer,
chairman of special reception COM
mittee. The plane will leave the Capt.
tai tomorrow for Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
Pearls for Indians.

The prehistoric Americans, the In
dams. gathered the pearls which they
probably found in great numbers along
the Ohio Valley. There were dia-
monds also, but they evidently were I'M
acquainted with the cutting process by
which these gems are made to sparkle.
The Mayan aborigines were far behind
those of Africa and Eurasia in the
working of metals and precious stones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
CHINESE ARMIES
FIGHT FOR CANTON
Defenders Given Advantage,
With 20 Planes and
Stronger Navy.
BY the Associated Press.

BY Int ASSOCIaCtu
CANTON, China, May 1.-Two we'll
equipped armies, totaling 10000 men,
engaged in serious battle last night on
two fronts with this rich commercial
city as the prize. The fighting went on
both east and west of Canton, but the
reports trickling back did not indicate
with whom the advantage lay.
The defending Kwangtung forces con-
sisted of 10000 men we'll equipped with
modern rifles, hand grenades light field
artillery, Thompson submachine guns,
German machine guns and automatic
pistols. They had a tremendous adj
vantage In possession of 20 airplanes of
which their opponents have none. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
Saws We Are Living
Split-Second World
In Times Flashes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A split-second world was des-
cribed by Maj. Gen. George o.
Souier. retired. former chief of
the Army Signal Corps, in his
testimony before the Senate in
terstate commerce committee
yesterday.
Were living in a fourteenth
OLA second world" he said. The
man in the farthest corner of
the earth, even in the Antipodes,
never is more than that far away
by radio communication from the
rest of the world"
He added he was "astounded"
recently to watch three girls in
a new Baltimore exchange super
vising connections of thousands
of telephone calls through an
automatic switchboard.
Gen. Squier is the inventor
of a device which made posi-
BILE transmission of telephone
conversations and 20 telegraph
messages over one wire at the
same time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
Cow on Highway
Without Tail Light
Gets Owner $40 Fine

BY the Associated Press.
PESCARDERO, Calf, May IT.
Because his COW crossed a
highway after dark without
tail light. j. C. Peters. rancher.
was fined $40 in Justice Court
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17

To raise funds for the King Edward
Hospital In London 10000 postcards of
the first photographs Of King George
after his illness have been sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
BADGER STATE
VOTERS TANCLE
ON DRY RULING

MADISON, Wis, April 2.UH -
With repeal of the state prohibition
as an issue, Wisconsin went to the
polls today.
Drys called the special vote g
question of whether Wisconsin will
"secede from the union" over the
prohibition law.
Vets said it was an expression of
eentiment-a joining with Nevada,
New York, Montana and Maryland
in a movement to end prohibition.
On the ballot, the question on
which voters of the state will decide,
read:
"Shall the Stage prohibition en-
'orcement act, generally known rs
the Severson act, be repealed"
Result of the voting neither will
repeal nor save the law. 1t merely
is for the guidance of the legisla-
ture now in session here.
A second question on the ballot,
overshadowed by the repeal fight
and largely ignored by both sides,
was that of amendment, the state
dry act to remove penalties for
making and selling beer.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
Diamond Thief
Admits Mistake

TOPEKA, Kan, April .. U.P)-
" Black Mike Marino, one of Kan
sas City's "Twelfth street boys,'
who aspired to riches through dia-
monds and "took shot" at $780,
600 worth of them in San Francisco,
lounged in cell here today wishing
he hadn t tried.
Marino, said by Kansas City police
to be member of ," Muscleman -
gangs in Kansas City, whereby he
made $l5 a day through extortion,
confessed to detectives that he par
ticipated in the 100000 diamond
robbery of Harry Amols, New York
Jewel salesman, in San Francisco
last Tuesday.
1t would have come out all right,
Marino claimed, if his get away
partner, John Schopen, hadn't been
afraid of airplanes and chose a train
instead of hurried flight from
Reno, New, their first stopover.
The pair was arrested on the train
just west of here last Saturday.
Police recovered most of the loot
from the two.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
COURT UPHOLDS
DEMURRER IN
SHULER CASE

Los ANGELES, April 3. U.P)-A
new complaint charging the Rev. r.
P. Shuler with criminally libeling
Mayor George f. Cryer, may be filed
today as the result of legal victory
yesterday by the minister s attor-
neyS.
Following the ruling of Municipal
Judge James H. Pope, sustaining a
demurrer to one count of the original
complaint, Deputy City Prosecutor
Paul Hornaday, gave oral notice of
appeal and said he would not file
an amended complaint.
AS the result of the action on the
demurrer made to the first count in
the complaint. which charged libel
by innuendo, Shuler will not 90 to
trial until a decision on the appeal
has been made by the superior court.
Hornaday was to decide today
whether he would file new com
plant, which would result in an inn
mediate trial, or wait until a deci-
sion is rendered on his appeal to the
supreme court.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
BY PAUL r. MALLON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April 2. U.P-Tn
view of widespread dispute over pro.
visions of the Jones act and the an
nounced intention of vets to seek
Qualification in the new congress, the
author of the act, Senator Wesley
Jones of Washington, gave today to
the United Press a detailed explana-
tion Of what it intended to do.
Its maximum penalties up to five
years imprisonment and up to $l0,-
600 fines are expected to be applied
only to maximum violators' Of the
law,-habitual bootleggers to whom
the old penalties of $1,000 and a
few months Imprisonment would
mean no hardship, Jones said.
The act cannot be applied to those
arrested for possession or any of the
minor infractions Of the prohibition
act, he explained, but can only be
enforced against those arrested for
manufacture, sale, transportation,
expectation or importation of in
toxicating beverages, particularly
and specifically mentioned in the
constitutional amendment.
cat first | had a specific state
ment in my bill to have it apply to
bootleggers,' Jones said. "Senator
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
PROVISIONS OF JONES LAW
EXPLAINED BY ITS AUTHOR

; Reed of Pennsylvania objected to
the use of this word, which some
senators believed has no legal status.
81 therefore changed the bill so
as to define bootleggers stating 1T
is the intent of congress that the
court in imposing sentence should
discriminate between casual or
slight violations and habitual sales
Of intoxicating liquor, or attempts to
commcrcializc violations of the
law'.'
Jones pointed out his bill is not
technically an individual law, that
it makes no new crimes under the
Volstead act and that it's sole pur-
pose is to increase the maximum
penalties so big bootleggers can be
made to feel the law.
1.-The chances are the maximum
penalties will not be invoked except
in cases like the $5,O00,O0O bootleg
ging syndicate uncovered recently in
Chicago he added. "Those big
syndicates are the ones we want to
reach. -
The popular fallacy the law might
apply to boy with half pint of
liquor on his hip is ridiculous, Jones
asserted, pointing out possession was
not included in the list of applicab BILE
crimes.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
HOOVER MAY Be
IN CALIF0R MA
THIS s U M M E R

WASHINGTON, April 2. U.H-
President Hoover is looking for.
ward to a few weeks in California
before the regular session of con-
gress convenes next December.
If the special session finishes its
business early in the summer, the
President would like to 90 to his
Palo Alto home for four five weeks
in August or September.
Heretofore there always has been
an unwritten law about the capital
which has kept the President from
venturing too far from the White
House. This argument carries little
weight with President Hoover. He
regards the trip lightly. Even should
an emergency arise which demanded
his presence in Washington i'm.
mediately, he has suggested to
friehds, he could return in 20 hours
by airplane.
Mrs. Hoover is an eager booster
for the California jaunt. The Presi-
dent favors the idea, first because
he enjoys his home on San Juan
Hill, ON the Stanford Campus, at
Palo Alto, and secondly because he
does not wish to break the record
he has maintained for moro than
20 years of having visited his Cali
fOrnia home at least once every
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
This FELLOW IN
A BIG HURRY TO
SEE HIS GIRL

VAL BUENA FLYING FIELD,
MEXICO CITY, April ,. U.H-
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh land
ed here at l: 30 p. m. today after
flight from Brownsville, Tex. He
came here to pay another visit to
his fiancee, Miss Anne Spencer
Morrow.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex, April 2.
U.P)-After a night flight from Ell
Paso via San Antonio, Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh was feeling
fit when he landed his plane at the
international airport here at 7:45
a. m. today. He refueled his ship,
ate breakfast with airport atten.
dants and took off at S:45 for
Mexico City.
The flying colonel was in high
spirits despite the fact that he had
been in the air almost continuously
for "a hours. He left Santa Bar
bara, Cal, Monday morning and
arrived AT III 1aSO late IN tile after
noon.
After refueling his plane and
studying air maps he took off for
San Antonio, arriving there at 1870
a. m. today. He departed for
Brownsville 40 minutes later.
The colonel said he was on his
way to Mexico City to see his
finance, Miss Anne Spencer Nor
row.
MEXICO CITY, April .. W.P)-
The Western Unions Tampico of
flee reported that an airplane be-
lieved to be that of Col. Charles A..
Lindbergh had passed over Tampico
at Has a. m. today, headed towards
Mexico City.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
JONES LAW not
EFFECTIVE FOR
STATE COURTS
Attorney General Webb
Upholds Opinion Made
By Judge Allen.

SAN FRANCISCO, April .. U.P)-
The Jones act is imperative in Cali
fornia today under the highest legal
opinion of the state, and "big'
bootleggers prosecuted in the state
courts will get off comparatively
easily for the same offenses that
bring heavy penalties in federal
courts.
State Attorney General U. S.
Webb, here after issuing a l5 page
opinion on the application of the
Jones act in California, told the
United Press he believed state
courts would continue to infict the
heaviest sentences possible under the
state law, the Wright act.
81 do not look for any lessening
of prosecution because Of this opin-
ion, - he said.
Webb's opinion was delivered in
response to request for q ruling
from District Attorney Il. b. West
Jr., Of Orange county, the same coun-
ty in which few days ago Superior
Judge James l.. Allen refused to ap-
ply the Jones act provisions to the
state enforcement act.
Unconstitutional
Webb holds that a provision of the
Wright act "whenever congress
shall amend or repeal the Volstead
act, or enact any other law to en-
force the eighteenth amendment to
the constitution of the United States,
then the provisions Of section one
and two of this act shall apply
thereto, is unconstitutional.
This unconstitutionality, however,
does not affect the remainder of the
California statute, Webb believes.
Legal authorities say that the only
way the Jones law could be made
operative in California state courts
would be through the adoption of an
entirely new state enforcement act
which would quote the same provi-
sions as those of the new federal
enforcement weapon.
In the meantime, prohibition Of
Tenders of the same degree, prosecut
ed in state and federal courts, will
receive entirely different sorts OF
sent2nces for the same crimes.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
CHAMBER WILL
HEAR TALK BY
EX-GOVERNOR

Much interest is being shown in
the visit of Friend w. Richardson,
ex-governor of California, who ar.
rived in Ell Centre today and will
be the speaker at tomorrow 5 cham
ber of commerce luncheon. Govern
or Richardson, who has recently
made tour of the far east, will
speak on "India and the Orient -
and his talk will undoubtedly be of
interest because of his own obser-
vatiOns on his recent trip.
Because of the difficulty in seat
ing arrangements for a luncheon of
this kind, Secretary Hays, of the
chamber of commerce, requests that
all those who plan to attend get in
touch with the chamber as carly as
possible.
Tomorrow morning will be
ladies day at the Junior Di-
vision breakfast and President n.
Il. Christian promises an entertain
ing meeting for all ladies attend
ing. The last ladies breakfast was
voted huge success and it has been
ueclueu TO n0ld them at regular IN
torvals. Reports will be made ON the
results of the egg hunt, sponsored
by the Junior chamber last Satur-
day, and other matters pertaining
to that body's activities will be
taken up.
Tomorrow evening the board of
directors will meet in executive
session and. because of the impor-
tance of matters pending, Leo
Hctzel, president asks that all di-
rectors make a special effort to be
present. Final arrangements for
the special Imperial Valley car,
which is to join the San Diego good
will tour into Arizona, will also
be discussed at this meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-02
MORROW FLAYED
IN STATEMENT OF
REBEL CHIEFTAIN

Ell PASO, Texas, April ,. U.P)-
That Ambassador Dwight w. Nor
row, "seems to care more for his
own personal financial standing than
for Loyalty representing his great
country was the charge made to-
day by Gen. J. G. Escobar, supreme
chief of the Mexican revolutionists,
through the rebel consulate here.
In Gen. Escobar's message, Am
bassador Morrow is presented as a
representative of 'the powerful
house of Morgan and Gen. P. E.
Gales as a Bolshevist'' who re-
spects the rights of foreigners only
when his own interests are advanced.
"The Mexican people wonder,
the rebel chief said, eff the finan-
cial interests Of banking organiza-
tion can carry more weight in the
mind of the President of the United
States, whose country is the classic
land of liberty, than the freedom
and welfare of friendly nation.
"'MeXico has lived under the
Gales rule without any laws or
standards other than the whimsical
will of despdt who was not salts
fled with having accumulated enor-
nous wealth by means of despoila.
tion, but sought to prolong his rule
through puppets such as Emilio
Portes Gill;" Gen. EscObar said.
"Nevertheless,' the generalissi-
mos message continued, "it is pub
licly proclaimed that Gales receives
all kinds of assistance from the
United States government in the
way of war material taken from the
surplus stock of the United States
army, the amplest authority to pur-
chase and take into Mexico all arms,
ammunition, airplanes, implements
and foodstuffs Gales may need, and
even permission to transport his
troops across American territory, by
this last a violation of states SOW
creignty ITSELF