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Evening star., 1930-05-22
SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION
TO REMOVE DIAL TELEPHONES
Senator Glass Demand
Meets With Approval
of Colleagues.
Company Given 80 Days to
Put 0Id-StyIe Instru-
ments Back.

The Senate today passed the resolu-
ton Of Senator Glass, Democrat, Of
Virginia, ordering removal within 80
days Of the newly installed dial tele-
phones from the Senate wing Of the
Capitol and from the Senate once
Building.
During the debate on the resolution,
Senator Dill, Democrat OF Washington,
suggested that steps should be taken
to have the use of the dial telephone
discontinued in Washington.
Senator Dill said he was IN sympathy
with the Glass resolution as far as 1t
went, but wanted to know why the
Senator from Virginia did not go fur
ther and seek to eliminate the new type
telephone throughout the District Of Co
Mmbia.
Senator Glass replied that he enter
tanned the hope that the telephone
company would follow that course, to
which Senator Dill added that he also
hoped the company would take them
all out. He said If this was not done
he thought bill should be introduced.
In calling UP his resolution for con-
sideration Senator Glass said all the
Senators he had talked with were in
favor Of it. The Virginian described
the dial telephone as "a perfect
nuisance"
Senator Robinson. Democrat. of
Evening star., 1930-05-22
PARK BILL CHANGES
ACCEPTED BY HOUSE
Action on Senate Amendments
Follows Elliott's Unanimous
Consent Request.

The House by unanimous consent TO-
day concurred in the Senate amend
ments to the Cramton bill providing
for the acquisition, establishment and
development Of the George Washing
ton Memorial Parkway along the Po-
tomac from Mount Vernon and Fort
Washington to Great Falls and pro-
viding for acquisition of land in the
District and In the States of Mary
land and Virginia requisite to the COM
prehensive park, parkway and play
ground system of the Capital.
Chairman Elliott of the House COM
mittee on public buildings and grounds
made the unanimous consent request.
Representative McDuffie, Democrat, Of
Washington, emphasized that the bill
now is in many respects far different
from the bill as 1t originally passed the
House and carries an authorization of
appropriation 'for over S10,000,000, Of
which 100000 is to be charged
against the District"
MIR. Elliott explained that $4,000, 900
was added because the House directed
that free bridge be built at Great
Falls, but did not carry additional
authorization for that purpose.
Evening star., 1930-05-22
FINISH FIGHT SEEN
OVER PROHIBITION
Mcbride Regards Battle as
''Good Thing" If Agitated
by Vets.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A finish fight between those for and
against prohibition was heralded before
the Senate lobby committee today by
F. Scott Mcbride.
Questioned. by Chairman Caraway,
the witness said it was probably q
good thing" for the issue to be agitated
by the vets.
II think 1t will have to be fought
out and settled for all time by q con-
test of that kind" he asserted.
The discussion followed testimony that
the league was attempting to raise q
fund Of 100000 year to make. q
campaign In favor of the eighteenth
amendment similar to the one before
prohibition was adopted.
Sees Pennsylvania Victory.
Mcbride said the Pennsylvania Re-
publican primary results was "the big
gest body blow to the vets that has yet
come"
Asked If he was glad vets were run
ming for the Senate from New Jersey,
he said smilinsly he was glad there
We're two vets and one dry.
The witness said the league had In
dorsed Secretary Davis and Senator
Grundy in the Pennsylvania primary.
Caraway asked Mcbride II he knew
what President Hoovers prohibition
views were and was told Secretary
Davis ought to know. since he was q
cabinet member.
Asked If the leagues campaign had
not dropped of" since prohibition was
adopted, Mcbride said 1t had never
let up IN its educational work."
He added that q campaign would be
more effective when the tissue Is keen"
The league superintendent said he
mad hoped the vets would be good
sports" and give up their campaign.
Mcbride told the Senate committee
that the Hoover administration is '.rnak-
In good on prohibition enforcement" ="
Dry League Records Examined.
At the outset of today's session Anti
Saloon League records were examined
Dy the committee. It was revealed that
ture contributions of 18,705, ,922.
Mcbride informed the Senators that
his organization collected an average
Of about 10 per cent Of its pledges. He
said those listed ran over various
periods Of time, in some cases for or
10 years.
The league superintendent, examining
the records, said 1t would not be fair
to say the amount pledged represented
assets Of the league, since part of the
funds represented assessments which
might not be paid.
Senator Blaine read from records
that the cost of obtaining and collect
ing pledges and distributing literature
was 90 cents per dollar. The cost Of
getting pledges, he read, was 1852
cents per dollar.
Mcbride said there might have been
one fund of which that was true, but
added that the average, total cost Of
collections was between 10 and IS cents
per dollar collected.
The superintendent expressed opposi-
ton to the views of Dwight w. Nor
row, candidate for the Republican sena-
torial nomination In New Jersey, who
has advocated repeal of prohibition.
He contended such a move would
"cause us to go back to where we were
before prohibition"
Senator Blaine read q letter sub
mitted by the legislative committee of
the league in 1914, signed by Bishop
James Cannon. tr.: Arthur J. Barton
Evening star., 1930-05-22
MACDONALD TO ASK
CONFIDENCE VOTE
: ON LABOR POLICIES
Resignation of UnempIoy-
ment Minister Forces Issue
in Party to Head.
FAILURE WILL MEAN
NEW GENERAL ELECTION
Present Government in Tight Posi-
tion as Dissatisfaction
Increases.
ny the Associated Press.

~ the Associated PreSS.
LONDON, May 22.-The ministry Of
J. Ramsay Macdonald, second Labor
government In the history Of Great
Britain, girded itself today for q battle
for its existence.
It was expected that at meeting OF
the parliamentary Labor party this eve
ming the. prime minister will ask for
a vote of confidence in the ministry's
unemployment program. Failing to
achieve it, he probably will ask King
George to dissolve Parliament and then
will take the question to the country.
The situation is the outgrowth OF
the resignation of Sir Oswald Mosley,
Labor convert from Conservative and
Independent ranks, as chancellor OF
the Duchy Of Lancaster, after Mr.. Mac
donald and the ministry had failed to
tndorse plans put forward by Sir oswald
for handling of unemployment.
Dissatisfaction Grows.
The resignation has brought to q
head the long forming dissatisfaction
with the governments failure to de-
crease the number Of men without JOBS
and materially to better conditions
among them. AS strong as is this
dissatisfaction among the ranks OF the
opposition 1t has reached something
like mutiny among the Left wing menu
bers of the Labor party itself.
It was believed in government circles
that the parliamentarians meeting to-
night would give Mr.. Macdonald the
vote of confidence he will request, since
going to the country in general elec-
ton under the cloud of the unemploy-
ment, discussion would greatly lessen
the party's chances at the polls.
But, assuming that the government
gets safely over tonight's hurdle, 1t has
another big fence to clear next Wednes-
day when the unemployment problem
Is discussed on . Conservative motion
to reduce the salary of j. H. Thomas,
lord privy seal and minister for un-
employment, this being the traditional
method Of calling to account OF a de-
partmental head.
In Tight Position.
In this discussion the usual liberal
support may be lacking since David
Lloyd George, Liberal leader, has made
Labor q pledge for electoral reform
and proportional representation. Mr..
Lloyd George conferred with Mr.. Mac
donald last evening and It was under
stood that he was most insistent that
his demands be granted.
The Daily Herald, Labor paper, said
& was quite certain the government
would not agree to proportional repre-
sanitation.
In the event the Liberals and the
labor "mutineers" withhold support
the ministry will 60 down In defeat.
Even friends of the government admit
ted today that it is in very tight
position.
Evening star., 1930-05-22
JUDGE SAYS WASHINGTON WOMEN
BETTER AUTO DRIVERS THAN MEN
Magistrate Takes Girls Personal Bond for Taking Lessons
Without Permit.

for her first lesson, with her father as
instructor.
Miss Harnderson only blushed when
asked by the officer for her permit, 80
Heide escorted father and daughter to
precinct IL, when $25 was demanded for
appearance at court.
'T don't believe this deliberate vio-
lation Of the law" smiled Judge Hit at
the girl in court today. you can go
to the Traffic Bureau and get O learn
er's permit and eventually Will, no doubt,
be O splendid driver. You know women
In Washington are much more capable
drivers than men,"
Miss Henderson put up her right
hand and promised to get permit be-
fore lesson two. smiled back at the
Judge, collected $25 and went home.
Evening star., 1930-05-22
WOMAN is POISONED
i IN CREAGER'S ROOM
Delegate to Church Meeting Swal-
lows Disinfectant After Being
Taken Ill at Dinner.
~ the Associated Press.

DALLAS, Tex, May 22.-Mrs. r. L.
WORKS, IS, wife of prominent physi-
clan of Brownsville, Tex, was removed
to a hospital in serious condition early
today after she had swallowed a liquid
disinfectant in the hotel suite here of
r. B. Creager of Brownsville, Repub-
ncan national committeeman from
Texas.
In statement Creager said Mrs.
Works was one Of a party of guests he
entertained last night at dinner on the
roof of the hotel. He said she became
tndisposed and at the suggestion of one
Of the ether women guests went to his
suite to rest.
Later members of the party went to
the suite to ascertain how Mrs. Works
was feeling. In some manner unknown
Creager said. Mrs. Works had obtained
a small bottle Of the disinfectant and,
in the belief of other members of the
party, swallowed some Of the liquid by
mistake In attempting to gargle her
throat.
According to police Mrs. Works, ac-
companied by two other women, came
to Dallas to attend church conven-
ton. Creager said he was here on po-
Nttcal business.
Evening star., 1930-05-22
Stop at Pernambuco Not
Certain in Spite of
Preparations.
BIG CRAFT MAY PROCEED
DIRECTLY TO RIO JANEIR0
Late Messages Indicate Zeppelin
Has Already Crossed
Equator.

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, May %
R.-The dirigible Graf Zeppelin,
bound for Pernambuco and Rio de
Janeiro, crossed the equator this
morning and made its first appear
ance in the Southern Hemisphere.
BY the Associated Press.
PERNAMBUCO, Brazil. May a.
Northeastern Brazil and this most
northeasterly section of the South
American continent was prepared today
to welcome the Graf Zeppelin, reported
steadily approaching the coast from
Seville, Spain.
1t was not certain yet whether the
Zeppelin would stop here before pro-
ceeding on to Rio Janeiro, or would
wait until returning and stop as 1t pro-
ceeded north to Havana and Lakehurst.
An amateur radio operator at Natal
intercepted a message from the craft
which said:
After dinner DR.. Eckener talked to
the passengers and said he was not yet
sure of stopping at Recife (Pernambuco)
for water, or sailing on directly to Rio
Janeiro. The day has been overcast,
but the Cape Verde Islands frequently
broke into view through the clouds-a
wonderful panorama"
Short Stop Expected.
Previously DR.. Eckener had radioed
that he expected to land at Pernambuco
and take on additional water, remaining
there about three hours. He then would
continue on to Rio Janeiro, q distance
Of about 1850 miles, arriving Friday
morning. The stop at Rio Janeiro Is
expected to be very short.
Position of the Zeppelin as reported
at / am. G., M. T. g pm. E. s. T..
longitude 1880 west, or about 400 miles
northeast Of st. Pauls Rocks, barren
uninhabited group northeast Of Fer
nando do Noranha and this city.
At the lime the Zeppelin was pro-
crossing at the rate Of about q degree
an hour toward the equator, which had
been expected to provide the craft with
It's greatest test. The only difficulty
thus far reported was in consumption
of water due to the heat, which placed
the passengers on a restricted basis Tor
personal use.
A radio message received at Natal
said that DR.. Mejias, personal physician
to the King Of Spain and passenger
aboard the ship, had been called upon
to give medical aid to one of the crew
who was LII. DR.. Mejias said that this
proved the necessity Of having doctor
aboard the ship on every trip, since
many passengers never had been able
to adapt themselves to travel by air.
Painted Red and White.
The mooring mast constructed here
for the Zeppelin has been painted red
and white for greatest visibility, and a
watchman has been stationed at the
highest nearby point to get the first
glimpse of the visitor from over the sea.
Grandstands have been erected and
provisions have been made for parking
of motor cars to accommodate visitors.
People have gathered from all over
the surrounding country, to witness
arrival of the Graf. Entrance fees to
the field for those who wished to see
Continued on Page ., Column 81
Evening star., 1930-05-22
MOTORIST ROBBED
ON STREET AT NOON
Forced to Drive to Curb by Two
Armed Colored Men in An
other Car.

Forced at the point Of a pistol 70
drive his automobile to the curb at
Third street and Virginia avenue south
east by two colored men in another au.
tomobile. Tarlofi Cuff, 40 years oio, OF
Laurel, Md, was robbed OF $29 shortly
before noon today.
Cuff told police he was driving along
Virginia avenue when the two men
drove alongside Of him. One, ne saio'
leaped from the automobile ano, point-
ing the revolver at him, ordered MN
to park his car.
Cuff, who is employed as a me-
chanic at Hill q Tibbitt's garage, Four
teenth street and Ohio avenue, sald ne
was forced to hand over his wallet
containing the money. The pair then
sped away. Cuff was unable 10 give
police the tag numbers OF the auto
mobile.
Evening star., 1930-05-22

Women of Washington are much
better drivers than the men, In the
opinion Of Judge Isaac r. Hit, now
presiding in the TRAFFIC Court.
The magistrate told Doris Harnden-
son. pretty l7-year-old girl, of 224 AS
colt place northeast, this when she was
arraigned before him for operating an
automobile without a permit. The
magistrate took Miss Harndenson's per-
sonal bond.
Policeman Thomas Heide Of the
twelfth precinct. perceived an automo-
bile taking snake-like course along
Bunker Hin road yesterday. He or
dered the driver to ''pull over" and dis
covered 1t was Miss Harndenson out
Evening star., 1930-05-22
DAVIS SUMMONED
TO APPEAR MONDAY
Other Candidates in Primary
in Pennsylvania Also
Called to Testify.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Investigation of the senatorial pri-
mary in Pennsylvania will be opened
formally by the Senate slush fund
committee Monday morning at 10
o'clock.
Secretary Davis of the Department Of
Labor, winner in the Republican sena-
torial primary Senator Grundy and
Francis H. Bohlen, the other candidates
in the Republican primary, have been
asked by Senator Nye, chairman Of the
Senate committee. to appear at that
time. The Democratic nominee for the
Senate, Stanley Keswick, also has been
asked to appear.
The candidates have been requested
by Senator Nye to have their campaign
managers, or any other person who can
give the committee full information In
regard to campaign expenditures, ap-
pear on Monday, too. These are the
only witnesses to be heard at this time.
the testimony inspected on Monday will
determine what other witnesses, If any,
1t desires to hear.
Election Was Orderly.
Senator Nye said that the observers
sent to Philadelphia by the Senate COM
mittee to report on any irregularities
in che election in that city had in
formed him that the procedure in Phila-
delphia on election day had been abso-
lutely orderly and above board. The OBJ
servers, he said, did not find any out
standing causes to complain about In
the conduct of the elections. There had
been no ballot box stufnng and no "re-
r,n0fare ananrdfro fA the FaY10ft made
to Senator Nye.
The observers sent to Pittsburgh SO
far have made no report, Senator Nye
said. He added, however, that he had
received number of letters from dif-
ferent parts of the State criticizing the
conduct of the elections, but that none
of the criticisms had appeared to be
particularly serious.
Senator Nye said he had received the
following telegram from Andrew T
Clark, the district attorney in Alleghe-
ny County, dated 3 pm. yesterday:
Attorneys Telegram.
"Pluralities indicate no attempt will
be made to alter senatorial tabulations.
am sending by mail latest available
returns. Will send report tomorrow
covering any district in which return
Is not made by pm. this evening. ="
Senator Nye had telegraphed the dis
trict attorney in Pittsburgh, Philadel-
phia and other places requesting them
to inform him of any attempt to hold
up the final return in the senatorial
election, saying that 1t had been
brought to his attention an effort was
to be made to count out one Of the
senatorial candidates. He has not
heard yet from other district attorneys.
Evening star., 1930-05-22
SENATE VOTES INCREASED
PAY FOR COMMISSIONERS
Capper Bill, Calling for $1,000 a
Year, Still Requires House
Approval.

The Senate today passed the Capper
bill raising the salaries of the District
Commissioners to $4,000 year. The
bill still requires approval by the House.
Because of the classification law, the
two new civilian Commissioners, DR..
Reichelderfer and Gen. Crosby, began
their service at $1,000 year, the mini
mum Of the grade to which their posi-
tions have been allocated. This meant
that they had to begin at a lower salary
than was received by their predecessors.
During discussion of the bill several
days ago 1t was pointed out in the Sen
ate that they could receive $500 un-
der existing law, but in order to get
that amount they would have to raise
their own salaries. AS originally intro
duced the bill would have fixed the
salaries at $4,000 year, but this was
modified to $4,000 before the bill passed.
Evening star., 1930-05-22
CANNON
WINS REELECTION
General Conference Renames
Capital Man to Temperance
and Morals Board.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Tex, May 22.-The General
Conference Of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, today voted 257 to 124,
not to substitute Bishop A. Frank Smith
If Houston, Tex, for Bishop James Can
non of Washington, D. c., on the Board
OF Temperance and Social Service.
w. A. Newell Of Greensboro, N. c.,
had moved the substitution.
Immediately thereafter the conference
by viva voce vote elected Bishop Can
non and the other members of the board
nominated by a majority of the COM
mittee on temperance and social service.
Lacked Only Reelection.
Complete vindication for Bishop Cam
non, storm center of the Conference to-
day lacked only his reelection as chair
man of the church board of temperance
and social service.
Strength of the temperance bishop,
who was successfully accused OF un-
Christian actions in participating ac-
lively in the 1928 presidential campaign
and In gambling on the stock market,
was shown yesterday in an unexpected
fight on the conference floor and in to-
days vote. The conference overruled
Bishop Collins Denny, presiding ofhcer,
in ordtr to extend q vote Of confidence.
Bishop Denny, second In seniority IN
the college and oldest in years, had
ruled that G.. T. 'Fitzhugh Of Memphis,
Josephus Daniels of Raleigh, N. c., and
otf r lay leaders who brought the stock
market accusations might formally pro-
test Cannon's exoneration by the COM
mittee on episcopacy.
Protest Returned to Framers.
The conference thought otherwise,
denied the privilege Of printing the pro-
test In church records and ordered 1t
returned to It's trainers.
A short time before Fitzhugh's defeat
the anti-Cannonites had been decisively
whipped when they protested the word
ing Of resolution placing the church
on record as opposed to stock market
gambling. They had opposed the res0-
luton on the grounds that 1t was o
generalized statement, failing TO deal
with the case at band. 49,
Evening star., 1930-05-22
WIFE, SORRY SHE JAILED HUSBAND,
, FACES TRIAL ON PERJURY COUNT
Judge Tells Pentent Spouse It's Time to Call Halt on
Changing Mind After Arrests.

husband. In fact, he Is quite a good
husband. Well just drop the action
and let him out of jail"
The magistrate became stern.
'All right. Well let him out of iail.
but. madam, 1t is about time you
wives called halt to the practice of
blaming your husbands every time
something goes wrong. You had him
arrested. you Inundated and degraded
him. Then you change your mind and
say you were wrong"
Very well, you were wrong. Your
husband Is hereby released. You take
his place. The charge Is perjury. It
will probably be next week before we
can get around 10 your case"
Evening star., 1930-05-22
P|NCHOT'S LEAD
GROWS GRADUALLY
Unofficial Returns, With So
Districts Missing, Show
1929 Plurality.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22.-With So
districts missing, in unoficial returns
from Tuesdays primary Clifford Pinchot
had a lead of l2,27o over Francis
Skunk Brown for the Republican nomi-
nation for Governor of Pennsylvania.
As q result of tabulation of all but
seven districts of Allegheny County,
which includes the city Of Pittsburgh,
a reduction of few hundred In the
Pinchot plurality was shown.
The total for 8.638 districts out Of
8,701 in the State gave Pinchot 627,-
7ss, Brown sl5.51s and Thomas w.
Phillips, jr. wet candidate, 26a.650.
Remaining unreported districts are
mostly in isolated rural territory.
Announcement that coalition lib-
eral candidate" for governor would take
the field at the November election In
opposition to Pinchot was made today
by Robert K. Cassatt, chairman OF the
Pennsylvania division Of the Associa-
ton Against the Prohibition Amend
ment.
The unofficial vote from s,so7 districts
for Senator gave Secretary Davis 7l5,+
asa; Senator Grundy 476,806, and
Francis H. Bohlen, wet, 235,574.
Boxes Reported Impounded.
p. 8. Sthlnecker, manager Of the Pin
chot campaign, said that he had been
informed "a ballot boxes in Lackawanna
County had been impounded at the in
stance of Pinchot supporters. He said In
one Lackawanna County district 615
votes had been reported for Brown and
9 for Pinchot.
Lackawanna, of which Scranton Is the
center of population, was one of the six
counties carried by Brown, according to
unofficial returns.
A point of principal interest today In
the close fight for governor was Alle-
gheny County, where 30 districts are
missing. Forty-f1ve of these districts are
in the City of Pittsburgh, where the
Brown vote was heavier than In most of
tthe rest of the State except Philadel-
phia.
The Allegheny ballots, which, with 80
districts unreported, gave Pinchot q
lead Of approximately 10000 over
Brown. were guarded throughout the
night at the court house.
Light burned all night In the room
from which window shades had been
removed. ......
Vote in Excess Of 100000.
More than 1,500,0 900 votes were cast
in the Republican primary in the State
or approximately half a million less than
the total rolled up for President Hoover
in the 1928 election.
Twenty-six districts were unreported
today in Lackawanna County and the
blame was placed partly on voting ma
chimes, used for the first time in a few
districts in the State. In several voting
machine districts the returns were
sealed up before the results had beer
obtained by the unofiicial tabulators.
Additional returns from Allegheny
reducing the number of missing dis
tricts In that county to IS, failed to
change the gubernatorial standing ap-
preciably.
Managers of the Davis Brown cam
paign declined to concede defeat In the
gubernatorial fight. They said their
reports from chairmen In missing dis
tricts indicated that Brown might pull
through.
Pinchot supporters gleefully claimed
victory.
Under Pennsylvania law the official
count will start at noon tomorrow in
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