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Evening star., 1929-06-24
MRS. E. L. FLATTERY
is GRANTED DIVORCE
1nterlocutory Decree Is Won on
Charge Husband Rewed
without Right.

Justice Wheat in Equity Division, No.
B, today signed an interlocutory decree
of divorce in favor of Mrs. Emma L.
Flattery, 703 Eye street southeast, who
sued John Francis Flattery of Chelsea,
Mass. on statutory grounds, naming q
correspondent. The decree awards the
permanent custody to Mrs. Flattery of
the 5-year-old son of the couple.
According to the wife's bill, the parties
were married in this city June 20, 1921,
and F1attery is alleged to have deserted
his wife July /, 1924. Mrs. Flattery
further charged that December "a,
1924. Flattery married in Boston,
Mass, Margaret Macdonald without
having first obtained a divorce from
her. Subsequently. the wife charged,
Flattery and his bride lived in Dor
chester, Mass. Attorneys Raymond
Neudecker and william C. Ashford ap-
peared on behalf Of Mrs. Flattery.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
TWO HELD ON CHARGE
OF DRY LAW VIOLATION

Wagon Closely Resembling Under
takers Vehicle Found to Con-
tain 100 Quarts of Liquor.
Charges Of transportation and pos
session Of liquor were lodged against
James Caporatta, TOO block of Eighth
street southeast, and Leo Berele, 100
block of Fifteenth street southeast,
today The men were arrested Satur-
day by Sergt. George Little, Leo Muir
ray, T. o. Montgomery and G. C. Deyoe
of the liquor squad at Eleventh and c
streets southeast.
Sergt. Little passed a black truck
which he believed to be an undertaker's
wagon. Later deciding to 'look 1t over"
he stopped the truck and demanded
that Caporatta exhibit his permit and
registration card. He was unable to
do so and police searched the truck.
Police say 120 quarts of alleged liquor
were discovered.
Evening star., 1929-06-24

craft, paying no attention to the steam
er Charles Manchester, after approach
ed with whistle blowing. He declined
to turn aside to make way for an old
vessel like the old river steamer, and
continued on his course, forcing the
pilot of the Charles Manchester to
swing the wheel and turn the steamer
from the channel so that the Harris
yacht might float past.
Today the Harris yacht rests at
anchor. Her owner and master rests
in the Police Court dock, charged with
disorderly conduct for his failure to
give the right Of way. The disorderly
conduct charge was lodged by Har-
Dor Police after q serach of maritime
laws failed TO reveal more suitable
charge.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
ARRESTED FOR SPEEDING;
WINS SYMPATHY OF COURT
$40 Collateral Refunded to Father
Of Ten Children at Rate
of $l Per.

william Frank Cannon, 400 block Of
Ninth street southwest, father of 10
children, appeared In Police Court to-
day before Judge Ralph Given on q
charge Of speeding.
Policeman C. r. Cummins Of the
ninth precinct declared that he fol-
lowed Cannon's automobile on Bladens-
burg road northeast Saturday night at
an excessive rate of speed. The police
man said when he halted the car. Can
non had eight Of his children with him
and they all looked out to see what the
dihiculty was.
Cannon informed the court that he
needed his money TO support his large
family which led Judge Given to return
"a dollar child" totaling $40 which
Cannon had deposited a. collateral
following his arrest.
He was released on his personal bond.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
NEW FARM BOARD
AROUSES INTEREST
Letters Reveal Country Is
Anxious to Examine Re-
lief Structure.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

What the Federal Farm Board Is
going to do to solve the farm problem,
exactly what method 1t will apply, has
aroused Nationwide curiosity, judging
by the number of letters pouring In
here from all parts Of the country.
There are, of course, literally dozens Of
suggestions and plans offered for the
consideration of the board, but the fact
that no members have as yet been ap-
pointed centralizes this. avalanche OF
ideas on the Department OF Agriculture.
The entire problem seems to turn,
Judging from the correspondence, on
what is meant by orderly marketing"
The man who knows most about the
underlying principles Of the new legis-
lation is the former Secretary of Agri-
culture, william M. Jardine, who is
expected either to be directly connected
with the board or to be one Of its
informal advisers. It was he who
helped to draft the Republican platform
pledge on farm relief and it Is known
that he has had throughout the sup
port of Herbert Hoover.
Made Investigation.
Mr.. Jardine's idea embodied in the
new legislation Is that the Govern
uicuto principal AiAuShSS WAAA oc SNSA
cised to stabilize rather than to pur-
chase the surplus of agriculture prod
ucts. The best illustration OF how the
new legislation is expected to work Is
taken from the actual operation Of the
Presidents cotton committee two years
ago.
When the prices Of cotton began to
tumble, due to various factors, among
them alleged information as to the size
Of the cotton crop, the President sent
Eugene Myer to the cotton belt to form
organizations which stood ready to pur-
chase cotton and carry 1t over at base
price. The immediate effect Of the
Governments action was to set prices
upward to somewhere near the level 1t
was thought they logically should have
attained. The presence of large pur-
chasers ready to buy at q particular
Evening star., 1929-06-24
r. m. PIERCE HoNoRED.

Frank M. Pierce. SSH Thirty-ninth
street, member Of the Washington OPP
timist Club, has been elected as vice
president of Optimist international,
which held its annual convention at
Tulsa, Okla, according to Q dispatch
from that city. Nicholas Nolon Of Day
ton, Ohio, was elected president.
Members of the local club attending
the convention requested that the an
nual meeting Of Optimist International
be held In Washington in lo32.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
LIEUT.. COL. A. F. CASSELS
DIES AT WAL TER REED
Rites Held for Retired Army OFF,
Ger, With Burial in Arlington
National Cemetery.

Lieut.. Col. Arthur F. Cassels, United
States Army, retired, died at Walter
Reed General Hospital Saturday after a
short illness. Funeral services were
held at the family residence, 21O6 r
street, this afternoon and were followed
by interment in the Arlington National
Cemetery. He is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Margaret Sloan Cassels; a brother,
J. Donald Cassels, and two sisters, Mrs.
Robert Boiler and Miss Elsie Cassels,
all Of this city.
Col. Cassels was born in this city
February 2, 1875, and began his mill
tary service as volunteer in the Span
ish War of 1893. In July of that year
he was commissioned a second lieuten-
ant of Artillery in the Regular Army
and subsequently served In the office of
the Chief of Artillery at the War De-
partment. Because of physical disabil-
ity incident to the service he was trans
ferred to the retired list in the grade
of major In July, 1915 and was advanced
to the grade of lieutenant colonel in
December, 1918. He was q member of
the Metropolitan and Chevy Chase
Clubs.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
River Steamer Turns to Prevent Crash
With Iron Yacht Whose Owner Is Held

Under the guiding hand Of Carl Har-
ris, colored, Q new yacht slid OF the
ways yesterday afternoon to float ma
jestically in the cool waters of the Po-
tomac Capt" Harris was In COM
mand Of the new craft and was at her
helm as she started on her journey
down the river.
Aged residents Of river bank cabins
never before had seen such a vessel
and gathered to see her start OH her
maiden cruise. She was sturdy and
seaworthy. An old iron boiler, four
feet in length, and with one-foot
beam. had been used as q null. Rags
and other packing had been stuffed at
either end to keep back the waters
which swirled around her.
Capt" Harris proudly navigAted his
Evening star., 1929-06-24
SAFE AND SANE FOURTH
URGED TO CURB MiSHAPS
Carris Warns of Danger to Chill
dren From Display Of Fire
works During Celebration.

In anticipation Of the usual toll Of
casualties which occur during the
July 4 week, Lewis H. Carris, man
aging director Of the National Society
for the Prevention Of Blindness. warns
of the danger accompanying the pro-
miscuous display Of. fireworks.
Hundreds Of children are said to
suffer painful eye injuries or become to-
tally blind as result of the enthus-
iasm, which leads Americans to con-
tinue the celebration over q period Of
weeks.
Mr.. Carris says: "A good way to show
ones genuine patriotism is to work
for a rational safe and sane holiday
which will conserve the limbs and
sight Of Americans, young and old
alike"
Evening star., 1929-06-24
TRUCK DRIVER FINED $40.

Bruce L. wallen, driver of q truck
which distributes chocolate-coated ice
cream, appeared in Police Court before
Judge Gus A. Schuldt today and was
fined $40.
It was said that Wallen halted too
long in the vicinity of the Congressional
Library while making a sale of ice
cream. Judge Schuldt warned him to
keep moving to new territory and not
tarry too long at one spot while selling
Evening star., 1929-06-24
Temple Outing Ends.

Forty-four members Of the Temple
Brotherhood, Washington Hebrew Con-
gregation, returned today from q two
day outing on the Potomac River at
Rock Point, st. Marys County. Md.
The committee In charge of the out
ing comprised Irving Diener, chairman;
Norman C. Kal, Leon Pretzfelder, Nor
timer King and Mr.. De Ford.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
KL0Tz's JOB is SOUGHT.

Two applications have already been
made for the job of engineer to the
Public Utilities Commission, to be va
Gated June 80 by r. G. Klotz. Capt.
Klotz's resignation was requested by the
commission following letter he wrote
to Peoples Counsel Ralph b. Fleharty,
suggesting a 10-cent fare for the Capt.
tai Traction Co., which had recently
petitioned for an increase in fare.
The salary attached is $3.400 per
annum,
Evening star., 1929-06-24
VICE CONSUL PROMOTED.
William G. Byse of d. C. Enters
$1,000 Grade at Havana.

William G. Vyse of the District of
Columbia, United States vice consul at
Havana, has been promoted from the
unclaSsified grade at $2,750 to the $3, 900
grade, in the foreign service.
Mannix Walker Of the District of
Clumbia, recently attached to the For
eign Service School, State Department;
Ernest B. Price of New York, United
States consul at Nanking, China, and
Conner Howell of Georgia, consul at the
Foreign Service School, have resigned.
Other recent changes in the foreign
service include the assignment to duty
at the State Department Of Richard M.
de Lambert of New Mexico, third sec
retary at San Salvador; Harry M. Lalxin
Of Pennsylvania, consul at Montreal,
and John +. Martin Of Florida, first
secretary at La Paz, Bolivia, and the
transfer Of r. d. K LeClercq Of South
Carolina, second secretary, from the
State Department to San Salvador.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
TRAINS ARE DELAYED.
Buckling of Freight Cars Inter
rupts Rail Traffic.

Traffic between Baltimore and WASH
ington on the Pennsylvania Railroad was
tied up yesterday afternoon when two
cars Of freight train "buckled" in the
Union Tunnel at Baltimore.
Two passengers trains from New
York were delayed IS minutes and 1t
was found necessary to detour the Con-
gressional Limited and No. $50, regular
day train to New York, over the B. &
o. tracks.
No passenger trains were approaching
the tunnel at the time of the accident
and no one was endangered. A draw
pin In one Of the freight cars was pull
ed and the cars buckled, but did not
leave the tracks. The track was cleared
within an hour, ofiicials of the road said.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
Marriage Is Announced.

CUMBERLAND, Md, June "a (Spe-
ciaD D.-Announcement Is made of the
marriage Of Rev. Frederick r. Seibel, jr.,
and Miss Katherine e. Griest, for sew
eral years teacher in the commercial
department Of Bedford High School, in
st. Paul's Lutheran Church at Bigler-
vile, Pa, June 10.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
Annual Outing Tomorrow.

Headed by william Montgomery,
president, and other officials and di-
rectors Of the organization, more than
400 employees of the home Office Of
the Acacia Mutual Life Association
tomorrow will attend the annual OUT
ing to be held at the Manor Club,
Norbeck, Md.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
SOON OPEN TO PUBLIC.
Repairs to Bingham Drive Nearing
Completion.

Completion.
Bingham Drive, in Rock Greek Park.
from Beach Drive to Daniels road,
which has been under repair for some
time, will be ofiicially opened to trafic
in q day or two. In making this an
nouncement today, the ONCE of Pub
lie buildings and public parks, ex-
planned that grading on the sides re-
manned to be done and the lower end
shoulders win have to be put In.
While the road has not yet been
opened officially, some trafic has been
going over it in the past few days. An
appropriation of $40 900
enaoled the office to go forward with
the work, which was made necessary by
the wear and tear occasioned by Bing-
ham Drive being used as q detour
point at the time Military road was
closed as the new bridge there was
being built.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
BURIED IN ARLINGTON.
Col. Perrin L. Smith Is Given Mill
tary Honors.

Military honors attended the burial
in the Arlington National Cemetery this
afternoon of Col Perrin L. Smith,
finance officer Of the I'd Corps Area,
who died at Hastings, N. Y, last Friday.
Chaplain John K. Bedell at Fort
Myer conducted the religious services.
The honorary pallbearers were Maj.
Gen. Kenzie W. Walker, retired; Maj.
Gen. Edward A. Kreger, judge advO-
cate general; Col. John B. Bennett, re-
tired: Lieut. Col. William H. Clopton,
IT., Finance Department. and Coils Fred
ertck A. Fenning and Edward Clifford,
u 3. Reserves.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
WIN inspect Winter Uniforms.

Dates for inspections of Winter uni
forms at the various precincts were an
nounced at police headquarters today.
8 to 10, inclusive, two precincts being
inspected each day. Headquarters
force will be inspected July 10.
Evening star., 1929-06-24
Plans for Bridge Approved.

The War Department has approved
plans Of the Virginia department of
highways for the construction Of q
bridge, having a 35-foot draw opening,
across the Pagan River at Smithfield,
Va. The new bridge will replace an ex-
isting bridge, which Is beyond repair.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-17

of Government was not sought. He replied that the Territory was not ready for it, and in 1913 and later the local Legislature agree with him.
 Dishwater and Dynamite
 The present bill as amended by the House, MT Murray pointed out, provided for the creation of office of Auditor or Secretary Of State, for his election by popular vote and for the election, also, of the Treas urer. It is a workable measure and step in the right direction, but the bill as it came from the Senate to the House was a mixture of "dishwater and dynamite" he declared.
 The measure as passed by the House was expected to reach the Senate today. It is conceded that there is no chance for the Senate to concur in the House amendments and it is believed that conferences on the differences will last over several days.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-17
JUNEAU BAND IN CONCERT
 LAST NIGHT
U n if o m ed Organization Appears in Surprise
 Open-Air Concert

Making a surprise appearance on the streets last night, to pep up the spring crowd, the Juneau City Band, in their new uniforms, gave the first open-air concert Of the season. Marching from the band headquarters, the Garnick Grocery, the band paraded to in front of the Nugget Shop where the first short concert of six num- bers was given. The next stand was in front of Ludwig Nelson's jewelry store where eight snappy selections were played. AS dusk fell, the street lights were switched on ahead of time for the band, and Manager w. s. Pullen, of the Alas ka Electric Light and Power Com pany, had also obligingly placed one of the large globes used recent ly in street lighting, over the loca- ton where the band was assembl- ed to furnish additional light.
 Throngs were on the street, at tracted by the music and long be- fore the last selection was played residents from all parts of the city were going down to take ir the music. Applause was giver liberally at the end of the vari- ous numbers.
 Representative Joe McDonald, Q. the Fourth Division, as is the GUS. tom in many Alaska towns, de posted coin of the realm on tht cymbal of the bass drummer, II appreciation for the music.
 Passengers from the Admira Rogers, in port last evening, de
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-17

SAN ANTONIO, April 17.-A "helioplane," whose inventor claims it will double present airplane speeds, has been built by A. L. Hackenberger of San Antonio.
 The craft, designed to operate on the principles of flight employed by swallow, embodies the develop ment of an idea many years old In test flights Hackenberger hope to demonstrate the machines abil- ity to take off and land without runways. Unlike orthodox airplane designs, the helioplane's top sur face resembles a huge heart, meas uring 14 feet from wing tip to wing tip, and 19 feet from nose to tail. It will be propelled by two 25-horsc power engines of French design.
 A gondola-s shaped cockpit is coll structed under the top wing for pilot and passenger.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-17

f Murray. No mention has been made anywhere of the amendment to the Organic Act, but the inhi- bitions which it removed have been stressed to give the impression that such officers have been function ing against the express provisions of law and that Legislators have thrown away powers given by Con- gress to the Territory.
 | MT Murray pointed out that the Delegate to Congress, lively championing the Controller Bill, was member of the Legislatures ,of 1913, 1915, 1917 and 1919 and on no occasion raised his voice against putting duties on Federal offices in the Territory. It was not until after he moved to Wash ington that he discovered the evils portrayed as existing here and which the Controller bill was ex- pected to cure.
 Both he and MT. Shattuck stress ed the fact that no law the Legis- lature could enact would give the people of Alaska additional power MT. Murray said in 1911 or 1912 when the House Committee on Ter ritories was studying the bill giving Alaska a Territorial Government, the tion was asked Judge Wickersham why a full county form
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-17
HOUSE PASSES STEEL'S BILL
 WITH CHANGES
Controller less Controller Bill Is Passed by House
 By Vote II to ,

The House yesterday afternoon passed it's own version of Senate Bill No. 35, known as the Steel Controller Bill, but with all the Control eliminated from it. The 7ote on the measure was Il to 5, Messrs. Fisher, Mccain, McCor- nick, Nylen and Vim votin g against passage.
 MT. Fisher, at least, had no ob- ection to the amendments of the House. He declared, after session hat he didn't propose to vote for my measure that ever had been connected with Controller Bill.
 Little Debate Staged
 The passage of the measure was marked by little discussion, Messrs. 5hattuck and Murray, giving their reasons for opposing the original measure and for supporting the amendments, were the only mem oers to speak. The former pointed put the difference in ideas of those responsible for the Controller Bill, and it's opponents, the one advocat- ng an entire separation of Terri torial and Federal government and agencies and the other believing in co-ordinating the two as the most economic and most efficient gov- ernment obtainable.
 He diverted his remarks to com nent on Delegate Sutherland's lat est attacks on Juneau and Federal officers here, declaring that Alas xa's representative in Congress has lone the Territory immeasurable harm by statements that had been circulated throughout the coun- try. He pointed out specific in- | stances of the Delegates recently circulated pamphlet of misstate- ments, designed for political effect ne charged.
 The Controller Bill, MT. Shattuck
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-17

asserted, was a political measure. It was an effort to try out an ex- pertinent in government that had never been undertaken before by any State or Territory of the na- tion. It sought to establish execu- tive authority in the shape of a board to replace one-man executive authority, to divide that authority so that no individual might be held responsible for any failure thSc might occur.
 Gives Legislative History
 MT. Murray recited Legislative history, beginning with the first session of the Alaska Legislature in 1913. At that time, when the Or ganic Act was new, the body met without any past experience to guide them and lacking full knowl- edge of what they could or could not do in the way of enacting laws. At the Legislatures invitation, the then delegate to Congress, Judge Wickersham addressed a joint ses- sion on March 10, 1913, informing members on this subject, describ- ing the Legislatures powers.
 It was realized then that it was without authority to impose duties on offices already in existence un- der Federal grants. But it was faced with the necessity of creating duplicate offices entailing consid- erable expenditures for adminis- trative purposes or of putting du- ties on existing offices without legal sanction. It chose the latter pro- cedure and, the following year, Congress validated it's choice by amending the Organic Act to pro- vide that duties not inconsistent with those already performed by the Governor, Federal Judges, Mar shals and deputies, and U. s. Com missioners, etc, might be given to them by the Legislature.
 This Is Ignored
 In all the literature, brochures of propaganda and publicity poured out over the Territory by the Con- troller Bill advocates, this fact has been entirely ignored, declared MT.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-17

schoolhouse, or $2 800 for it's pur- chase, at Tenakee, and the other imposes a tax of $50 on one-line nonresident trollers and $50 on boats using more than one line.
 A motion to reconsider the Dia- mond measure putting m arrie d women on an equality with men in the ownership of personal prop erty and in their pecuniary rights, was lost by a tie vote, Senators Dimond, Dunn, Frame and Hess voting for it and Senators Ander- son, Sundquist, Benjamin and Steel against.
 Change Pensions Again
 The Senate considered at length the measure revising and codifying laws relating to old age allowances. indigent funds and dependent chil- dren. As introduced it incorporated provisions relating to old age all lowances identical with those of the Rothenburg blll recently passed by the House. In Committee of the Whole. an amendment was adopted making 20 years continu- ous residence a necessary qualifi- cation instead of the arrival in Alaska prior to December 31, 1905.
 This, in effect, makes the bill a straight old age pension proposi- tion although need for assistance remains a necessary requisite. in passing the Rothenburg bill the House sought to avoid this. The measure was still in consideration when the Senate adjourned late yesterday.