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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
70 SEEK POSITION
AS SCHOOL CHIEF
BaIIou Asks Candidates for
Office as Manager for
Qualifications.

Seventy applications for the new po-
sition of business manager In the public
school system have been received by
school officials during the past three
weeks and each candidate has received
letter from DR.. Frank w. Ballou, SUI
perintendent OF schools, asking detailed
information about his qualifications for
the position, the superintendent an
nounced today.
Three questions are incorporated In
the letters which were sent to the can
didates this morning. The first asks
that the applicant set forth the extent
of his systematic education: the sec
ond seeks q chronological statement Of
the applicants experience and the third
asks for q list Of persons who would
testify as to his success In the practical
field.
The school officials will study the re-
plies. gradually eliminating all but the
most likely prospects. The survivors will
then be submitted to the Board of Ed
ucation for final consideration and SUBJ
sequent appointment
The new business manager will have
the rank of first assistant superin-
tendent in charge of business affairs
and the salary Of $1,000 appropriated
during the last session Of Congress will
become available July J..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
FORESTRY EXPERT
PLANS MATURE WALK"
DR.. William Gould Vinal Invites
Public to Attend
Lecture.

DR.. William Gould vinal, expert on
forestry and nature study, will conduct
q nature walk" under auspices of six
local organizations, leaving the south
end of the Connecticut Avenue Bridge
tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock. The
public is invited. He will give lecture
in the Y. w. c. A. Building, Seventeenth
and X streets, tomorrow night at 8
O'Clock.
The walk and lecture are under
auspices OF the Boy Scouts. Girl Scouts,
Young Women's Christian Association,
Young Mems Christian Association,
Salvation Army and the Christ Child
Society.
DR.. Vinal is the author OF several
books and was formerly professor Of
nature study In the Rhode Island Col
lege of Education and later was pro-
fessor of the New York State College
of Forestry at Syracuse. He Is at pres
ent connected with Western Reserve
University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
FARM RELIEF LAW
. PASSAGE DOUBTED
CaIifornian's Pessimism Fails
to Reflect Views of Sen
ate Committee.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A pessimistic note was injected into
the farm relief hearings of the Senate
agriculture committee today by C. Glenn
ems Horst of San Francisco, who ex-
pressed doubt that any general farm
relief law would be enacted during the
coming special session of Congress. The
committee members, however, made it
clear that they did not share this view.
Chairman McNary read a telegram
from Secretary Hyde, which expressed
doubt that he would be able to reach
Washington by Monday when the COM
mittee hoped to hear his views on farm
relief. McNary said. however, that he
would arrange to give the cabinet men,
mer an opportunity to testify when he
does return.
The House agriculture committee
heard John Vesecky of the Kansas
ton. urge legislation which would make
1t Of advantage to farmers to organize.
Cites Too Many Plans.
Horst told the Senate committee that
1t was difficult for any witness to talk
before the committee because neither
the President nor Congress seemed to
know just what relief plan was wanted.
Too many plans are being advocated
Horst said. and most of them ARE no
good"
II am not at all hopeful we are going
to get anything" he declared.
You are alone in that view" replied
Senator Norbeck of North Dakota.
Horst said that all the farm relief
that was needed was tariff high
enough to shut out one-half of the
amount of farm products now imported
Shut out 100000 acres of COM
petitive farm products" he said, land
we won't need any other relief"
Farm Board Proposal.
Speaking of the proposal for a farm
board, Horst said, Deliver the farmers
from farm board If it is not made up
of real farmers"
Vesecky told the House committee
that he favored creation of a Federal
farm board. If sterilization corpora
tons were formed, he said, they should
be controlled by the corporation groups.
II the bill were SO formed as to make
1t OF benefit to the farmers to organize,
he said, 1t would be fairly easy for the
cooperative group to gain control OF
large volume of farm products. This, he
added, would enable them to influence
the price.
Discusses Freight Rates.
Vesecky said that there also should
be changes in freight rates that would
give farm products bound for ports for
export the same reduction as Is given
industrial products that are shipped out
of the Country.
He suggested changes in the McNary
bill to give cooperative organizations
the right to suggest the names of men,
bers OF commodity councils. and to pro-
vide one sterilization corporation for
each commodity. the stock to be owned
by the co-operatives and the profits to
be divided on patronage basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
AssAILs MITCHELL ACTION.
Glass Says Directors Resignation
Should Have Been Asked.

Glass Says Directors Resignation
Should Have Been Asked.
BY the Associated Press.
Senator Glass Of Virginia. yesterday
assailed the action Of Charles z.
Mitchell. president Of the National City
Bank of New York and a member Of
directors of the New York Federal
Reserve Bank, for his action in loaning
millions Of dollars on Wall Street We'd
nesday to break the call money emer-
genry.
The former Secretary of the Treas
ury, who is drafting legislation designed
TO put curb on speculative STOCK
transactions by clearly defining the at
titude of the Federal Reserve system
toward such dealings, declared that the
resignation Of Mr.. Mitchell as director
should have been asked within "a hours
after his actions on the market.
Mr.. Glass expressed Indignation at
the "insolence of Mr.. Mitchell, while
holding a position on the Federal Re-
serve Board, in attempting to thwart
the policy and will Of the board"
After call money had started its ad-
vance this week, Mr.. Mitchell had let
it be known that his bank had $25,-
600. 900 for the call money market, and
Mr.. Glass said that this was direct DIS
regard of the attempt Of the Federal
Reserve Board TO curb speculation by
hating loans for this purpose.
Senator King, Democrat. Utah, Is
preparing a bill TO authorize the Federal
Reserve Banks to forbid loans to be
used in marginal trading operations on
the stock exchanges.
However, there is a general DISPOSE
ton at the Capitol TO leave the situa-
ton, for the present at least. in the
hands of the Federal Reserve Board
Chairman Norbeck of the Senate
banking committee declared today that
he would leave things to the Federal
Reserve Board for the present."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
INDICTMENT KNOWN
TO OFFICIALS HERE.
LoWman Declares He Does
Not Know What Caused De-
lay in Action on Charge.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Department Of Justice today said
nothing was known here of the details
Of the indictment Of Representative
Michaelson of Illinois on charges of
violating the prohibition law at jack
sonville.
1t was said department officials had
heard that Michaelson had been in
dicted, but that such matters were left
entirely in the hands of the district
attorney and 1t was not known why
he had not caused Michaelsons arrest.
Members of the department said they
assumed the district attorney had waited
for Michaelson to appear either in jack
sonville or at Chicago for arraignment
and that he had not pressed the charge
because of desire not to interfere with
Michaelson's congressional duties.
Prohibition officials said they had
known of the indictment which was re-
turned after Michaelson arrived from
Cuba and liquor was found In his
trunks.
Assistant Secretary Lowman said he
did nto know what had caused the
delay in arresting Michaelson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
SEEK
CUSTER Of BROOKS
Missourians Urge Dismissal
of University Head for Stand
on Sex Quiz SnarI.

by Tue hSSOCtateo TFeSS.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, March 20
Twenty-Five members Of the Missouri
House OF Representatives have written a
letter to James Goodrich. president of
the board of curatorS of the University
of Missouri urging dismissal Of Presi-
dent Stratton d. Books of the university
because of the manner in which he
handled the recent sex QUESTIONABLE
controversy.
The group. headed by Carl Werner,
Kansas City Representative and chair
man of the House clerical committee,
included most of the st. Louis delega-
ton.
The letter charges Brooks showed
Incompetence IN handling the sex ques-
tionnaire and asked the reinstatement
Of the two professors and student
assistant professor ousted by the uni
verSity board of curators as a result of
circulation of the QUESTIONABLE. asking
university students intimate questions.
Their dismissal was informally ap-
proved by various Legislative leaders
and eliminated talk that the university
appropriations might suffer because of
the QUESTIONABLE controversy.
Chairman Kirk Jones of the House
appropriations committee today said
the committee had not seriously con-
Sidered the QUESTIONABLE and that the
committee would recommend a larger
appropriation for the university than 1t
received two years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
OPPOSES REVIEW
IN INSURANCE CASE.
Widow of Former Federal
Judge Files Brief Against
Company.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Mrs. Sarah II. Ross, widow of former
Federal Judge John w. Ross of the
Western district of Tennessee, as adj
ministratrix of his estate filed in the
Supreme Court today brief op.'osing
the review asked by the New York Life
insurance Co. which was held by the
lower Federal courts liable for double
indemnity on life insurance policy
carried by the Judge.
Judge Ross body was found in. July
1925, under a overturned automobile
in canal near Parkham, Tenn. Under
his insurance policy the company wa:
liable for double indemnity provided
death was due to accident and not to
suicide. The company. in asking the
highest court to pass on the case, assert
ed that the decision of the lower Federal
courts should be set aside because the
beneficiaries under the policy had failed
to establish by evidence that death was
accidental.
Mrs. Ross claimed in her reply that
where the circumstances surrounding
the death were equally consistent with
accident or suicide there is q preSump-
ton against suicide, and that the lower
courts had In deciding the case con-
sistently followed prior decisions on the
subject including one by the Supreme
Court. She states her case would have
failed in the absence of such a pre-
sumption, but declared the law raised
the presumption under the evidence
presented. and came to her aid in
carrying the burden of proof which was
on her.
Asserting that her late husband "had
incurred the luminosity of the local
newspapers" which. she declared, were
bounding him with false charges" Mrs.
Ross declared the insurance company
had sought to base its case on rews-
paper publications" These were "un-
fair and misleading" she added, in
sisting that the insurance company had
failed to present any proof OF single
act on the part Of Judge Ross "indicat-
ing disposition to suicide" The proof
without dissenting voice." she stated,
showed that he was vigorously denied
all these charges Of false and malicious,
declaring his purpose to show them to
be so and avowing his confidence in his
triumphant vindication"
The insurance company would not
escape the liability for double indem-
nifty by a new trial, she declared, as
serting that its only object was to OBJ
tain from the highest court ruling on
the question of presumption which
would "profit It in its large insurance
business in the future"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
STIMS0N ATTENDS FIRST
MEETING OF CABINET
Recognizing New State Secretary,
Postmaster General Brown In
PRODUCES Himself.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Stimson today attended his
first meeting of the Hoover Cabinet.
President Hoover, however, has yet TO
preside at full meeting Of his Official
group. as Secretary Hyde of the Agri-
culture Department was absent today.
He is at his home in Missouri.
Mr.. StimSon and Postmaster General
Brown, who had not met previously,
got acquainted in the lobby Of the
White House executive Offices. Both
entered at approximately the same
time, and Mr.. Brown. recognizing the
new Secretary Of State. introduced
himself.
I'm Walter Brown, Mr.. Stimson,"
he said.
I'm very much pleased to meet you,"
the Secretary Of State responded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
DATA ON I'M ALONE
BEFORE LEGATION
Coast Guard and British Con-
sui Reports Given Cana
dian Minister.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Canadian legation now has be-
fore it the Coast Guards preliminary
report on the sinking of the rum run
ner I'm Alone for Its consideration with
that of the British consul at New Or
leans in shaping course to pursue in
connection with the incident.
Whether it will consider this informa-
ton sufficient to lay before the Ottawa
government or will wait for more COM
plete official reports before asking for
instructions has not been indicated.
but the latter is thought to be the more
likely procedure.
The Coast Guard report, which sup
ports its position that the pursuit and
sinking of the Canadian schooner was
legal and justified under American law
and the rum-smuggling treaty OF 1924
with Great Britain, was forwarded to
the Canadian Minister. Vincent Massey,
late yesterday by the State Department.
Hot and Continuous
This action, complying with request
for information from Mr.. Massey, fol-
lowed the announcement by the Coast
Guard that it had new evidence from
responsible officials at New Orleans
not connected with the service corrobo-
rating the statements of officers con-
cerned that the pursuit began within
IL miles of the American coast and was
hot. continuous and unbroken."
The preliminary report did not salts
fy the State Department when received
several days ago from the Treasury, and
was held up pending further study. Al
though it has been forwarded to the
legation, it is not regarded as complete.
since the American investigation of the
incident is continuing. and is expected
to produce more of the details which
also will be furnished to the Canadian
Minister.
No Reply From Paris.
The French embassy, which is inter-
ested In the case because Of the drown
ing of a French seaman when the I'm
Alone was sunk. had received no reply
from the Paris foreign Office last night
to its request for instructions.
If the French government should de-
eide to press the case, its most likely
course, in the opinion of diplomatic cir
cles here, would be to demand moral
reparations in the form OF an apology
or expression Of regret by the American
Government for the loss Of the sea-
mans life, and possibly material repa-
rations for relatives he might have lett.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
KIDNAPPING SUSPECTED
AS BOY, 9, IS SOUGHT
Kent, Ohio, School Children, Free
for Good Friday, Take Up
Hunt for Chum.

BY the Associated Press.
KENT, Ohio, March 29.--School chill
dren, excused from classes for Good
Friday, took up the search today for
9-year-old Edwin Cox, missing from
school here since Wednesday. No trace
of the child was found.
Police Chief James Moors said he
had clue which might reveal a mo-
tive for a possible kidnapping. He said
an enemy of the father, J. B. Cox, was
being sought. ~
Dragging Of ponds and searching of
woods in the vicinity o. the school.
where the boy attended the third grade
proved fruitless last night and this
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
cHICAG0AN is KILLED
BY MYSTERY ASSAlLANT
Adversary in Gun Battle in Base
ment of Home Is Believed
Wounded.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 29.-Settimio Cont,
a blacksmith, was shot and killed today
in a pistol duel with an unidentified
assailant in the basement Of his home,
His wife told police she heard several
shots. She found her husband dead, a
rear door to the basement open and two
pistols on the floor. Blood spots were
found outside the door, leading police
to believe the other person also was
wounded.
Police could advance no motive. al
though they pointed out that Cont ap-
parently feared an attack, since he was
carrying gun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
Stuck in Franklin School Elevator,
Commissioner Dougherty Makes Lift Work

Commissioner Dougherty proved to
school officials today that the business
of running a District government need
not make a man forget his old trade.
Mr.. Dougherty visited the Franklin
Administration Building on business
today, and when he was returning from
the third floor to the first. in the Struc-
lures recently installed automatic ele-
vator, the lift halted between the first
and second floors.
Musing a moment as he studied the
situation, the Commissioner, who be-
fore his appointment in the District
government Was an official Of an ele.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
LEJEUNE TO BE GUEST
AT RICHMOND DINNER
v. N. I. Club Invitation Accepted
by New Superintendent of Insti-
tute for April 16.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va, March 29.-Ac-
ceptance Of the invitation of the Rich
mond v. M. !. Club to dinner in his
honor. April Is, was received today
from Maj. Gen. John Archer Lejeune,
newly elected superintendent Of the
Virginia Military Institute.
Gov. Harry Flood Byrd will be invited
to attend the affair, with a number of
State officials and prominent business
men Of Richmond and other parts of
Virginia. The entire v. M. /. board OF
visitors, officials from the institute, and
members of the v. M. I. clubs through
out Virginia and the District of Co
lumbia, will also be invited President
Robert w. Williams of the Richmond
club said today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
STRIKE ORDER TAKES
EFFECT TOMORROW
Texas & Pacific Farley in Dallas
Seeks to Prevent
Walk.out. =:
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TEXARKANA, Ark, March 29.-Lo-
cal heads Of the four big railroad
brotherhoods had orders today to &c
out on strike tomorrow at am against
the Texas e. Pacific Railroad.
Texarkana members Of the four
brotherhoods understood their leaders
ard officers of the Texas 81 Pacific
were in session In Dallas today, seeking
to prevent the strike order going into
effect. The trouble started over the
removal of the railroad yards from Long
View and Mineola and gained addition
al items as the matter was put to. dis
cussion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
NAVAL MEN CATCH FISH
BAREHANDED AT NORFOLK
Croakers Are So Plentiful Hooks
and Lines Are Found
Unnecessary.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, March 29.-Fishine
without hook, line or bait, in the last
three days has supplied the beach
crew" and their friends at the Nava
Air Station at Hampton Roads with
more croakers than they can eat.
Members of the beach crew, whose
duty 1t is to bring ashore at the flight
landing the seaplanes Of the station
said they found so many croakers ir
the water around them that they were
able at times TO pick up the fish with
their bare hands and throw then
ashore
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29

italian Craft Descends to $685.
Feet Below Surface.
SPEzIA, italy, March 20 LAO.-The
new italian submarine Mameli has
made what is claimed to be the world s
depth record for immersion. It de-
scended yesterday to 1887 feet below
the sea level. The old record was
344 SO feet.
The Mameli is an 820-ton boat of
the Cavallini class, with length of
212.26 feet. The test was made In
the Gulf of Spezia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29

vator company, fingered the automatic
stop buttons as he bounced the car up
and down inside the shaft. First he
took the car back to the top floor. then
he brought it to the basement. finally
making perfect landing on the first
floor
AS he quit the elevator, Mr.. Dough-
erty regarded it with considerable dis
trician came to the Franklin and made
the minor adjustment which the Com
missioner had found as the source OF
the difnculty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
Aphrodite Statue Discovered.

RHODES, Island OF Rhodes, March
20 lPJ.-An ancient Greek statue of
Aphrodite has been discovered In the
sea during explorations near here. The
head of the statue was brought to the
surface and the rest will be raised as
soon as equipment can be taken to the
spot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
SOLICITORS REPUDIATED.
Star Declares Itself Unconnectet
With Canvassing Ball Team.

Word has reached The Star of a
public canvass for funds by several
youths in the interest Of an organiza-
ton called 1.-THE Young Mems Star Base
Ball Team"
1t is announced, in response to in
quiries, that The Star is In no way
connected with the organization, nor
has 1t sanctioned in any way the use
Of the name Of this newspaper in any
soliciting for funds. One contributor
who has written to The Star was
evidently under the impression that the
base ball team was sponsored by this
newspaper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
GIVE FOCH HONOR THANKS
French Officials Call on Gen. Sum-
merall and Secretary Good.

Secretary of War Good and Gen.
Charles p. Summerall. chief of staff,
were thanked yesterday by the French
Ambassador for the honors recently &C
corded by the United States Army TO
the memory of Marshal Foch.
Ambassador Paul Claudel. accom-
panied by the military attache to the
French embassy. made personal call
at the War Department to express their
appreciation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
DETAILS ARE WITHHELD.
Florida Officials Refuse to Comment on
Michaelson Indictment.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, March 20 up.
A warrant for the arrest Of Repre-
sentative M. Alfred Michaelson OF the
seventh Illinois congressional district,
charging violation Of the national pro-
hibition law, apparently has been in
the hands of Federal officers here since
last October. -,
The nature of the six-month-old
charge was revealed last night by E. X.
williams, clerk of the Federal DiStrlct
Court here, who said Michaelson mao
been indicted by Federal grand jury
for attempting to smusgle liquor INTO
Florida from Cuba.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
LIQUOR SMUGGLING
LAID TO LAWMAKER
IN U. S. INDICTMENT
Continued From First Page. }

He had served two terms as city alder
man.
Born in Norway, in 1878, Michaelson
came to this country at the age of Z.
He was educated in Chicago and taught
in public schools here from 1898 to 1914.
Representative Michaelson's name was
mentioned several times In the investi-
CATION of real estate expert fee cases
and during his campaign OF 1924,
though nothing came Of it.
The Representative could not be
found last night. Inquirers at his home
here were told first that he was In
Washington and later that he had gone
to Springfield, Ill.
George E. 0. johnson, district attor-
ney, refused to make any comment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-29
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra in Stanley Hall, tomor-
row evening at $50 o'clock. John
S. M. Zimmerman. bandmaster; Anton
Pointner, assistant leader.
March. Miss Mardi Gras". .Stoughten
Overture, Life a Dream. Elenberg
CHARACTERISTIC. "A Night on the Prado
in Havana. Lake
Excerpts from See Saw. ..... Hirsch
Fox trot, Polly" .Zamecnik
valsette, ''Dreamily Drifting. .Rolfe
Finale, "Pepita". .Ascher
The Star Spangled Banner"