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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
WITNESS CHARGES
WICKERSHAM WITH
BIAS ON. DRY LAWS
fcontinued Prom First pare.l


by the States was asked by William
H. Stayton, chairman of the board Of
directors of the Association Against the
Prohibition Amendment. Stayton ar
gued that the people had lost respect
for the Government because of the
dry laws and that the Government
had employed thugs and defended
murderers in enforcing them.
At the outset today Kitchener put in
the record statements from Gov. Green
of Michigan and four circuit judges
Of Michigan, issued Saturday, chal-
longing Liggetts testimony that they
had attended wild party at a road
house outside of Detroit on the night
of November S, 1929.
Stayton recommended return to the
States of the powers of local option and
expressed a belief that each State could
deal with its own local liquor situation
II the eighteenth amendment were re-
pealed.
Stayton said he testified as a repre-
sentative of the directors Of the asso-
citation, explaining the board was COM
posed of 232 members engaged in nearly
every kind Of business. He asserted it
had conducted IN exhaustive investiga-
ton into conditions resulting from pro-
hibition and had reached q conclusion
that all was not well under national
prohibition laws"
Michener asked If the association ia
vored the return Of the legalized saloon
Stayton answered in the negative. Con-
tinuing, Kitchener then asked If the
eighteenth amendment had not done
away with saloons, and Stayton said:
mo. There are three now where one
blade grew before"
AS the witness concluded there was
applause. Chairman Graham raped
smartly for order and reprimanded the
audience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
PULSE RATE DECLARED CAUSE
OF DISTRESS ON WARM DAYS
Life Insurance Tests Reveal Possibility of
Combating Heat Prostitution and Re-
ducing Personal Discomfort.

They became very thirsty. They noticed
q metallic taste and spoke only with
effort"
At 100 beats floating on air" feel
ing came on with discomfort so unbear-
able that tests stopped for fear Of heat
stroke.
THE experimental evidence acquired
in these studies" DR.. Mcconnell said
has many practical applications. 1t is
possible to predict just how human
beings will respond to certain tempera-
ture. conditions, and to suggest the most
efficient. system of combating certain
exigencies of environment"
Body Resists Temperature Rise.
The pulse rate is connected with
physical changes and with disturbances
in the circulation that begin at certain
heats because of the body's effort to
resist rise in its own temperature. These
top temperatures, beyond which the
bodily changes begin, vary with humid
ity. breezes and physical work.
Ninety degrees is the upper limit for
a person at rest in still air and high
humidity. A breeze Of only two or
three miles an hour raises this limit
to 95. But If muscular work Is at
tempted, the temperature limit is On
degrees. Above that the body may work
at handicap.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
TEN DEAD, 81 HURT
IN NAPHTHA BLAST
Score of Injured in Critical
Condition-Many Doomed
to Blindness.
BY the Associated Press.


ELIZABETH, N. j.. February l9-
Long rows of hospital cots occupied by
bandage-swathed workmen today attest
ed to the horror of flame which took
10 lives and injured 81 in naptha
explosion at the Bayway refinery Of the
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey.
Nearly score of the injured were in
critical condition with little hope fol
their recovery, while surgeons said many
Of those who survive their burns were
doomed to blindness.
Broken Gas Line Blamed.
The dead are: Dominick Bioni, Will
liam F. Casey, Joseph Lukasicwicz,
Arthur LukaSiswicz, John LUCAS and
John Sullivan, all of Elizabeth; Will
liam s. Duffy, Howard A. Holiday and
Clarence Croft of Bayonne; Arthur
Croft of Union and George Robertson
Of Roselle.
The explosion yesterday afternoon in
the alcohol plant of the refinery, accord
ing to j. Raymond Carringer, general
manager of the plant, was caused by the
breaking of a naphtha gas line, fumes
from which were ignited by portable
forges used by workmen constructing a
new building near the one-story Struc-
ture housing the alcohol plant.
The night shift of 1,l00 men en-
ployed on the 100-acre reservation occu-
pied by the plant in Linden, suburb
had been on duty SIS minutes when there
was q terrific explosion followed imme-
dlately by two lesser blasts.
Long tongues Of blue flame from alco-
hol fumes shot from the windows and
doors OF the building and from gap
ing holes torn in the roof and walls.
Workers Hurled to Ground.
About 20 feet from the alcohol plant
force OF masons, carpenters and labor
ers was working on the new building
The force of the explosion threw them
from scaffolds while flames set their
clothing aflre.
Workmen employed in the alcohol
plant rushed out, their clothing afiame
and many cropping their way, blinded by
the fire. They left four Of their fell
low workmen dead in the plant.
Prosecutor Abe J. David said TODAY
he learned that naphtha gas fumes
were detected escaping from the distiI-
lery a half hour before the explosion.
workers telephoned the supply house
half a mile away, he said, but the blast
occurred before the supply was cut of.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
BAND CONCERT.

- the United States Marine Band
0 ,aestra this evening at the audito-
rum, Marine Barracks. Taylor Bran
son, leader; Arthur s. Witcomb, sec
ond leader.
Program:
ride of the Valkyries". Wagner
Overture, ''Leonore," No. 3. Beethoven
Virginia." Southern rhapsody
Haydn Wood
"Barcarole" (June), from "The Sea-
sons" ................T schaikowsly
Excerpts from "Sari" (zigeuner-
primas) Kalman
Cornet solo, willow Echoes" -. Simon
Second Leader Arthur S. Witcomb.
Trombone solo, ION the Wings of
Song" ............,,..M endelsSohn
Principal Musician Robert z. Clark.
Sextet from Lucia. ......... Donizetti
Marines hymn, 1.-THE Halls of Monte
The Star kpangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
BUILDING PROGRAM
TO Be FORUM TOPIC
Heath to Explain to U. S.
How Government Is
Pushing Projects.

How the Federal Government is push
ing forward It's great Nationwide public
building program will be explained ia
the American people direct by Assistant
Secretary Of the Treasury Ferry K
Heath, in charge of this huge program
when he speaks tomorrow night in the
National Radio Forum arranged by The
Evening Star and sponsored by the Co.
lumbia Broadcasting System. The speech
will be heard locally through WMAL.
The Federal Government is spending
scores Of millions of dollars in erect
ing public buildings, mostly post ofices
and court houses in every State Of the
Union, at time when President Hoover
has called upon both public and private
enterprise TO throw every shoulder be-
hind the wheel OF industrial progress to
counteract the effects OF the recent Wall
Street crash.
Plans of the Government for using its
own construction program to help in
this matter will be discussed by Mr..
Heath. who will speak from intimate
personal knowledge of the building
plans.
Mr.. Heath is expecting to discuss not
only the ideals which the administra-
ton has for meeting needs for more
facilities in the field, but also the plans
for providing long delayed public build
ings to house the departments of gov
eminent, where many of which have
been struggling along for years in rented
quarters.
Not only future plans, but present and
past actual accomplishment, can be dis
closed to the American taxpayers, who
are paying the bill, because the Treas
ury Department, charged with the enor-
nous responsibility Of carrying out the
building plans, is now well underway In
the stupendous task of providing long
delayed housing. Congress not only has
authorized the spending of millions Of
dollars, but has pending before it now
legislation for further expansion of the
public building program, in order to
further satisfy the great demand in this
country, where population and business
has far outstripped the Federal housing
facilities for carrying on the rapidly ex-
panding Federal activities!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19

Continued From First Page.)
If it tried, until it was able to enforce
rules of valuation and accounting rules
In order to arrive at met costs Of in
veStmentS," and until 1t could investi-
gate the companies securities.
Chairman Couzens asked King to
elaborate Russell's contention that
power companies in reports to the COM
mission on valuation had included large
sums actually spent for lobbying.
King responded with a list Of COM
panies and sums he said were paid for
lobbying and included in valuation.
He listed them as a subsidiary OF
the Alabama Power Co.. $1,000; Niagara
Falls Power Co.. $500; Washington
Irrigation & Development Co., $24, 800,
all paid, the witness said, to H. j. Pierce
who was in Washington for several
years before 1920 in connection with
power legislation. All those items, King
said, were charged in reports, to fixed
capital accounts"
The White-haired accountant corrobo-
rated testimony by Russell that there
was dissension in the commission.
May Call Russell Again.
Russell, who has sided with King
throughout the controversy with F. E.
Bonner, executive secretary, sat be-
hind King waiting to be called to testify
again.
Chairman Couzens and other sena-
tors conducting the investigation allow
ed King to complete what he called "a
general picture" of the controversy
without interruption.
Then the committee members went
into questioning to develop more COM
pletely charges that the commissions
personnel was inadequate.
But Bonner has said that no addi-
tlonal personnel is needed" interposed
Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Of Montana.
The witness said this was true. He
said Bonner had testified no help was
needed in a hearing before House
committee.
1.-TWO weeks earlier" said King, ian
original letter and recommendation had
been sent to that committee giving In
stances of need of additional funds"
This memorandum, King asserted
was withdrawn q few hours after the
power companies" learned of it.
The memorandum, King said, was
prepared by o. c. Merrill, predecessor
of Bonner as executive secretary. King
added it contained examples of "irreg-
ularities."
Couzens then ordered an original
copy Of the memorandum placed in the
record.
do you know why it was with
drawn?" asked Senator Hastings, Re-
publican, Delaware. t.'
King repeated 1t was at the instance.
of the power companies.
Senator Couzens objected that power
companies covers a wide field"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
SAYS HOOVER TRIED
SHOALS SOLUTION
Witness Tells Lobby Commit
tee of Attempt to Get In
tereSts Together.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Testimony that President Hoover,
while Secretary Of Commerce. had at
tempted to aid in solving the long
standing problem of Muscle Shoals by
an effort to reconcile the divergent
views of the power and chemical groups.
was heard today before the Senate
lobby committee.
The information was received in the
form of a letter written to Claudius H.
Huston, now chairman of the Republi-
can national committee by j. w. Worth
ington, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the Tennessee River Improve
ment Association. on July IS, 1927.
The letter said Huston and Worth
ington in the Fall of 1925 did our
utmost to bring the power and chem
ical group together, and we made q
dismal failure"
Tells OF Hoover Effort.
1t added that Huston, a former pres
ident of the Tennessee River Improve
ment Association, along with Mr.
Hoover, attempted to do so later and
that Mr.. Hoover even undertook tc
bring these interests together through
owen D. Young and failed"
Young is q former chairman of the
Radio Corporation of America.
w. @. Waldo, consulting engineer OF
the improvement association, was or
the stand today He testified that the
Nashville Railway & Light Co. hac
contributed 5000 to the association in
1918. or 1917 and that the Knoxville
Railway & Light Co. might have made
a contribution
A clash took place between Waldo
and Chairman Caraway of the COM
mittee after a reference was made to
Worthington.
Hes the man who is Ill, isn't hep
Caraway inquired
Waldo Makes Retort.
Springing to his feet, Waldo re-
torted angrily
"As an American citizen want to
say that I don't like the way you gen.
tlemen talk about sick people"
IF you had been candid in your
testimony there would be no question OF
being fair" Caraway replied
Caraway had charged that Worthing-
ton, who is at Tate Springs, Tenn, was
feigning illness in an effort to dodge
the lobby committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
.DOUMERCUE HALTS
CABINET SELECTION
Tardieu Remains Dominant
Figure in Attempts to
Form Government.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, February 1e.-President
Doumergue has decided to wait until
$50 am. tomorrow before calling upon
a statesman to form a ministry which
VIII succeed the defeated cabinet OF
Andre Tardieu. Camille Chautemps,
Aristide BRAND and Tardieu are most
prominently mentioned for the job.
Tardieu, Frances energetic former
premier, was still the dominant figure
in President Doumergue's search to-
day, but there was a likelihood that
even if asked to succeed himself he
would refuse until some of the OPPOSE
ton had tried and failed.
The resident went on with his po-
liticaI consultations and this afternoon
talked things over with the active party
leaders of the Chamber of Deputies and
the Senate.
Leon Blum, the Socialist chief, and
other leaders of the Left parties were
summoned to the Elysee Palace this
morning and all afternoon representa-
tives of the various groups had appoint
mentS to see the President.
Chautemps, leader of the Radical So
cialists, the most important party OF
the Left and despite its name less ex-
treme than the Socialists, was frequent
ly mentioned as most likely to be asked
to form cabinet.
"COme Back" Is Talked OF.
Many political observers, however,
thought that President Doumergue first
might ask Tardieu as a matter of form
to reorganize his ministry and quite
probably to ask him again should the
Left leader fail. Tardieu in any case
was talked of as coming back" wheth-
err in few days or a few months.
The former premier, who was III
from an attack Of grip when his min
istry fell, was improved today.
Precedent for disappointment.
There is a recent precedent for M.
Tardieu's reappointment, going back
only to March, 1924, when M. Lasteyrie,
minister of finance in the Poincare
cabinet of that year, was defeated in
the absence of the premier. President
Doumergue held that M. Poincare had
not been overthrown personally. He
asked M. Poincare to reform the min
istry.
Once the budget is disposed Of M.
Tardieu might return to Lon ION.
1t appeared doubtful that Chautemps
would be able to command q majority
in the Chamber and there were indica-
tons that France would be without a
government several days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
SOVIET RELIGIOUS
BAR IS ASSA|LED
Christian and Jewish 0rgani-
cations Unite in: Protest
Against Prosecutions
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February ie.-The
religious policy Of the Russian Soviet
government was the subject of protest
today by Christian and Jewish organiza-
tions and defended by friends Of the
| Soviet.
Developments in the movement Of
protest included:
An appeal to President Hoover by the
American committee on religious rights
and minorities to withhold recognition
Of the Soviet government until the re-
ligious prosecutions cease.
Designation of March 2 by the
Lutheran World Convention as a day
of prayer in the interests of the Chris
tan churches Of Russia. This was in
line with similar action by Pope Plus
XII, the Archbishops of Canterbury and
York in England, the chief rabbi IN
London and Bishop william T. Man
ming Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in New York.
A statement by the American Jewish
Congress denouncing "the unspeakable
repressions" of religion in Soviet Russia
and pledging cooperation with all other
faiths to put an end to 1t.
Adoption Of q resolution by the Ma
tional Council Of the Episcopal Church
directing its acting president, Bishop
James de Wolf Perry Of Rhode Island,
70 perpare and issue for use in the
church prayer for the sufferers IN
Russia.
Communists Deny Stories.
Adoption of a resolution Of sympathy
for the Christians in Russia by the
New York State Assembly.
Meanwhile the Communist party
issued a statement denying the accu-
racy OF reports Of religious prosecutions
emanating from Russia and declaring
the stories were propaganda inspired
py the fear OF the capitalistic world of
the rapid strides Soviet Russia Is maxi
ing In Communistic production.
Preparations also were being made lv
the Communists. members of radical
unions and friends OF the Soviet Union
TO hold q mass meeting on March ie
the day designated by Bishop Manninr
tians.
Friends Of the Soviet Union said theil
proposed meeting was backed BY the
. Needle Trades Industrial Union, the
National Textile Workers Union. the
Independent Shoe Workers Union. the
! Hotel. Restaurant and Cafeteria Work.
ers' Union. the Building Maintenance
Workers Union, the Trade Union UNITY
League, the Communist party, the Inter.
national Labor Defense, the Workers
International Relief and the Labor
Sports Union. All of these or1anizs.
tons are left wing groups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19

edited into the Joint statement issued
at Washington at the end of the con-
versationS with Macdonald. The impaSse
at the present conference was clearly
foreseen in washington long before the
conference convened.
Stimson came here with instructions
to yield ground in many directions so
long as it involved no sacrifice of
American defensive needs. But his or
ders also we're to go the limit in at
tempting to reconcile divergent view
points which don't include any conces-
sions which would carry political i'm
plications like security guarantees. No
american, not even the hardeSt-boiled
irreconcilable on Capitol Hill, need lose
any sleep on that score. But no mat
ter how much cold water rolls against
an Atlantic security pact from our side
of the ocean, London is going to rever-
berate more or less continuously with
this query:
You Americans demand parity with
British sea power All right. You can
have it. but how about parity of re-
sponsibnity for maintenance Of world
peace?
Regarded as Gold Brick.
Unless and until that question is an
swered. Great Britain will feel that
brick. Britons tell American friends
with unrestraiped frankness that the
United States gave the world a baby
called the League of Nations to be
nursed, reared and maintained. AL
ready signs are multiplying that an
Anglo American. naval parity pact
which leaves the United States as
heart-whole and fancy-free as the
League covenant leaves her is going also
-
WINGED that America is 100 per cent for
world peace provided she is obligated to
do nothing to preserve it.
These things aren't being cried from
the London housetops, but they're being
said In numerous quarters that count.
Settlement Seen Possible.
When the full text of Senator Robin
sons address today at noon before the
American Correspondents Association
comes to the attention of the confer
ence, it is bound to revive hopes of al
least. limited American adherence to 8
guarantee pact.
Senator Robinson conspicuously re.
Trained from saying the United State.
would not associate itself in a purely
consultative pact.
AS the address was punctiliously pre-
pared and Worded, observers now ar
inclined TO believe that as a possibl
way out of the French impaSses, tn
delegation might assent to an arrange
ment strictly combining Americas par
ticipation to readiness to consult tn
cosignatories in the event their peac
Is threatened.
Senator Robinson is privately quote,
as believing the Senate would rejec
even q consultative pact Senate
Reed, on the contrary, is understood t
hold 1t would be able to command tn
requisite two-thirds vote for ratifica
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 1s.-Discovery
that the real index of distress on q
sweltering day is neither the heat nor
the humidity, but the pulse rate, was
reported to the American Institute of
Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
today.
The discovery can be used to reduce
danger of heat prostration. 1t may
even help relieve personal discomfort.
At any rate the temperamental can
learn exactly how close they are to
Sitting" and why some folks remain
so cool.
Human Beings Tested.
The report was made by DR.. W. ].
Mcconnell o. 80 Metropolitan Life
Insuranc- He told how human
beings :; .tarily we're tried out in a
special, cork-lined heat chamber built
by the United States Bureau Of Mines
and operated jointly with the American
Society of Heating and Ventilating
Engineers.
THE observations indicate" he said.
that when the pulse rate exceeded 1876
pulsationS per minute, the subjects
complained Of discomfort. They became
restless and irritable and acquired a
headache and palpitation OF the heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
Imperial Parley Date Is Set.

MELBOURNE, Australia, February 70
P1.-Ofncial announcement was made
here today that the imperial confer
ence will open September 80 in London.
The conference, usually held every
three years, was postponed a year ago
in view Of the then unsettled state Of
British politics and the British Labor
governments endeavors TO arrange the
present Naval Conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
PERSECUTION is DENIED.
Head Of Synod Attacks Recent PauaI
Encyclical

MOSCOW. February 10 R.-The
answer Of the Russian Orthodox Church
70 movement rapidly spreading over
most OF Christendom protesting 'perse-
cution" Of religion in the Soviet Union
mas been voiced by the Holy Synod's
acting head, Metropolitan Sergius.
That answer Is an attack on Pone
Plus recent encyclical against "perse-
cutionS OF Christians in Russia" and a
denial that such persecution" exists,
The metropolitan censured the Pope's
encyclical In uncompromising terms.
He also assailed Bishop Harry Sherman
Longley of Iowa, of the Episcopal
Church, declaring that Bishop LonEley
not only had identified himself with
the views of the Pope. but also mad
urged crusaders against the Soviets''
not to stop even at "Sanguinary con-
dicts" in attempting 10 rescue the
Russian Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
HUSBAND LEARNS WIFE'S DIVORCE
PLAN BY LOAFING IN COURT ROOM
Casual Visit to Kill Time Gives Mate Surprise, Then
Continuance of Case.

MY name is Harriet Catherine Stin-
son." she said, land / was married
october 81, 1928. A month later he
started going on sprees. He kicked
me-beat me-beat me once so that
police came to my rescue"
Back among the spectators Thomas
England Stinson stood up. He came
forward and stood before Judge Lynch.
II did not know" he said. that my
have had differences, but believed
them settled This action has come
as a surprise and would ask a con-
tinuance."
Next Tuesday y. stinson going to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-19
NEWSPAPER TO SUSPEND

MANILA, February 19 P).-An-
nouncement was made today by the
Manila Times, the Oldest American
daily in the Philippines, that it would
suspend publication March Is.
One of the reasons given by stock
holders for the action was the unfavor-
able outlook for the future in view of
the uncertain political situation. With
the Times gone, only one American
daily, the Manila Daily Bulletin, will be
left in the islands The Times was
founded March ID. 1898.