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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
FRENCH-JAPANESE
REPLIES EXPECTED
WITHIN NEXT WEEK
Statements Anticipated to
Explain Stand in View of
AngIo-U. S. Remarks.
BY FRANK H. KING
Associated Press Stan Writer.

LONDON, February 8 (P.-Now that
the American and the British views
of naval armament have been set forth,
the French and the Japanese express
sions are expected in some quarters as
Developments next week in the Five
Rover Naval Conference.
Premier Andre Tardieu of France is
reported to be considering a similar
announcement of the French view
point. Reijiro WakatSuki, head Of the
japanese delegation, also may voice the
general views of his country, although
having done this in Washington and
again upon arrival in London with par
tlcular emphasis on the demand for
loted the greatest power, he says rep
etition Is not necessary. With a jap
anese, compromise believed in the offing
this point in WakatSuki's statement
may not be made.
Next week also likely will bring Italy
more into the open and develop the
full meaning of reservations which
Dino Grandi has been making re-
peatedly as work progresses on the COM
promise plan for measuring and limiting
feet tonnage. Continuation of this
work constituted todays conference
program.
Await American Comment.
American comment on the conference
has been eagerly awaited in London.
Senator Hale'S criticism, Directing to
Surrendering the right to build large
cruisers in exchange for the privilege
of building small ones, has brought no
rejOinder from Col. Henry L. Stimson,
but the general opinion of the delega-
ton is Stimson's statement -Ttat the
American delegation is uniteT in
opinion will cover the possibility or 10
jections. "a
Prime Minister Macdonald will sub
NIT himself to questioning in the House
of Commons Monday on his statement
of British policy, and the criticism
which so far has been heard from the
United States will not likely be a drop
in the bucket to that of the British
big navy" die-hardS when they chal-
lenge Mr. Macdonald on what he pro-
poses to do with Brittania's navy.
The battleship still has stout de-
tenders in Britain, while Mr.. Mac
donald will have to be both eloquent
and persuasive to convince some of his
opponents that the British are not
running a grave risk in accepting only
so cruisers, when 20 heretofore were
considered the minimum needed.
Could Reach Agreement.
AS to the future of London agree
ment, if it were a question only of a
treaty between Great Britain and the
United States, a pact could be sealed
within a short time.
Under the proposals made Britain
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
RIOT IN GALVESTON JAIL.

GALVESTON, Tex, February up.
Prisoners in the main cell block on
the fourth floor of Galveston County
Jail rioted today. burning mattresses
and other combustibleS and defying
jatlers and deputy sheriffs. One pris-
oner was cut by another inmate.
The riot began at about l o'clock
this morning, when mattresses were set
abiaze. Sheriff r. e. Kirk and his
deputies quenched the fire but were
unable to quiet the inmates of the
Iron house." where felony prisoners
are confined. The situation went out
of hand again shortly after noon, when
rioting began for the second time.
Order later was restored. but prisoners
were sullen and refused food. Forty
windows were broken and floors were
flooded during the riots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
NEVER BLUFFED IN LIFE,
SAYS WARE ON CANDIDACY
Philadelphia G. o. P. Leader Re-
fuses Comment Regarding
Retirement Report.

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, February "a dis
patch from st. Lucie. Fla, to the Phila-
delphia Evening Bulletin today quotes
William S. Ware, Philadelphia Republi-
can leader, as saying that he "never
pulled bluff" in his life in COMMENT
ing on his candidacy for United States
Senator.
Mr.. Ware, after he was unseated by
the Senate, announced that he was a
candidate for the Senate Ito the finish"
Since then it has been reported in DO
litical circles that he would withdraw
as an opponent to Senator Joseph r,
Grundy, who is a candidate for election
to the seat. If the Republican State
leaders would favor former State At
torney General Francis Skunk Brown
of Philadelphia for governor. Phila-
delphia lieutenants of Ware favor
Browns candidacy.
When he was asked about these re-
tirement reports, Mr.. Ware said that
people who know him realize that he
had never tried to bluff in his political
life. He refused to discuss the subject
further.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
Lincoln and a Pair of Socks
Newly Found Letter Reveals Him as "Graciously
Political" and ''Politically Gracious" in Thanking
Woman for Gift-Lost Speech Discovered.

ing the receipt of your letter of Nov.
70; and in thanking you for the present
by which it was accompanied. A pair
OF socks so fine, and soft, and warm,
could hardly have been manufactured
in any other way than the old Ken
lucky fashion. Your letter informs me
that your maiden name was Crume, and
that you were raised in Washington
County. Kentucky. by which I infer
that an uncle of mine by marriage was
a relative of yours. Nearly or quite
sixty years ago, Ralph Crume married
Mary Lincoln, sister of my father, In
washington County, Kentucky.
Accept my thanks, and believe me
Very truly,
Yours forever,
"a LINCOLN"
Mrs. Susannah Weathers,
"Rossville, Clinton County, Ind"
Gracious and Political.
When this letter was shown to a
woman who was a baby when Lincoln
was inaugurated she remarked: ON
what occasion in history was any man
ever more graciously political or more
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
MORSE SAILORS RETRACING ROUTE
OF COLUMBUS IN SAILING CRAFT
CARRIED in Costumes of 1892 Grew Sets Out for Cuba,
Brazil and Argentina.

The Roald Amundsen's crew is dressed
in the garb that early Morse art shows
was the fashion among sailors in Lief
EricSon's day. Unlike the steamers of
the mechanical twentieth century, its
power comes from the wind and the
arms Of Norwegians who know how to
handle oars after the manner of their
ancestors a thousand years ago.
Water for quenching the thirst of
these mariners from the North on their
voyage through semi-tropical seas was
drawn from the same well where CO.
lumbus made similar provision for his
crew.
The Roald Amundsen will land in
Havana and South America. 1t carries
messages from the municipal authorities
of this port to the Presidents of Cuba,
Brazil and Argentina. En- route the
Roald Amundsen will make scientific
observations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
CHEST VOLUNTEERS
TO EXTEND DRIVE
THROUGH TUESDAY
More Time Is Needed to Get
Report From Cards Given
to U. S. Employees.

Facing the necessity of raising $685.
835.15 to overcome the shortage in the
Community Chest budget that still re-
mains after a report of 32,076.34 in
additional gifts, Chest workers yester-
day volunteered another day of cam
paigning to make certain Of final VIC
tory by Tuesday night.
The decision to extend the campaign
another day was influenced mainly by
the statement of E. w. Libbey, chief
clerk of the Department of Commerce
and chairman of the Association Of
Chief Clerks Of the Executive Depart
ments, that it would be impossible to
render report Monday night on the
10000 pledge cards distributed among
the Government employees.
'The Government employees in the
District of Columbia are just as human
as any other group, and I know well
that a large proportion of those who
have not been solicited during this
campaign will contribute to the Chest
through the means of these pledge
cards." Mr.. Libbey said.
Meeting to Be Open.
Put to a vote of the workers by John
Poole, campaign chairman, the decision
was almost unanimous to meet at 8
O'Clock in Constitution Hall on Tuesday
instead OF tomorrow, as planned origi-
nally. It was decided to throw the
doors OF the meeting open to the pub
lie, and Capt. Taylor BranSon, leader
OF the Marine Band, volunteered the
services OF the musicians for the meet
ing.
Gen. John j. Pershing, an unexpected
guest speaker yesterday, made a vigor-
GUS appeal for the Chest in the face of
the existing emergency. He was en-
countered in the lobby of the Mayflower
Hotel by Newbold NoyeS, chairman Of
the special gifts committee, and readily
agreed to speak to the 1000 or more
workers present. His appearance on
the platform brought a rising ovation.
II you will put the same enthusiasm
that you display just now into your
work, am sure that the campaign viii
be a success" Gen. Pershing said,
1T is inconceivable to me that the
people of Washington should deliberate
~ nix certain sum for its charities and
then fail to raise 1t. Other cities reach
their quotas. Washington should. 1t
mconceivable that the people Of
Washington don't see the necessity of
putting this campaign across.
Wants Capital to Be Model.
81 feel an interest in Washington +"
Gen. Pershing added, land I feel that
Washington should be a model city in
every respect"
Gen. Pershing said that pat on the
back" for the campaign workers
wouldn't hurt them, and concluded by
wishing them 1.-The utmost success in
this campaign"
DR.. Jason Noble Pierce, pastor of the
First Congregational Church, who had
Continued on Page 8, Column II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
FEDERATION 0. KS
RETIREMENT BILL
LehIbach Measure offers Ad-
ditionaI Benefits, En-
pIoyes Head Ayers.

The new civil service retirement bill,
introduced in the House yesterday by
Chairman Lehlbach of the House civil
service committee, provides all that the
Dale bill offers and additional benefits
that will substantially increase as time
goes on" according to a statement is
used last night by Luther C. Steward,
president of the National Federation Of
Federal Employees.
He disclosed that the federation is
sponsoring the bill and believes it will
be particularly advantageous to en-
ployes in the lower salary ratings"
Chairman Lehlbach discussed the
provisions of the bill with President
Hoover before introducing 1t, and says
he is confident 1t will be passed, be-
cause there Is no serious opposition
from any quarter to legislation to lib
eralize the retirement law" He viii
call the full committee together early
this week to discuss the bill.
Minimum $3.50 q Year.
Mr.. Steward, in analysing the Lehl-
bach bill, emphasizes that mo fllll-time
employe will receive an annuity less
than $3.50 year, and every employee
within the purview of the bill will Sc
cure an additional annuity for each
year Of service over 80 years, which is
the present maximum number of years
allowed in computing annuities. The
bill provides that in addition to the
$50 allowed for each year Of service, an
amount, determined by actuarial tables,
will further increase the annuities re-
ceived by the employees. There is no
asserts that the annuities will in some
instances reach $4,000 a year. II the
annuity of $50 for each year, plus the
purchase value of the amount in the
employees individual account, does not
reach a sum equal to the average an
nual basic salary, not to exceed 81 500
a year. received by the employees during
any five consecutive years of service,
multiplied by the number of years serv-
ice, not to exceed 80, and divided by
40. then this latter computation Is
used"
He explained that "the advantage of
the 40 divisor is that it increases the
annuity approximately 1872 per cent.
The increase in the annuity can easily
be aScertained by simply adding one
eighth to the present annuity and that
will be the new rate under the proposed
law. Under the present law with the
divisor As. an average salary of 81 500
is required to obtain the present maxi
mum annuity of $1,000 and an average
salary of 81 300 will be necessary to Sc
cure the proposed maximum $1,000;
while with the 40 divisor a salary Of
$l,333,33 entities the employee to the
present maximum annuity of $1,000, and
an average salary Of 81 800 to the pro-
posed maximum annuity of $1,000.
Additional Benefits Provided.
Employees having an average salary
in excess of $1,000 will be entitled to
an additional benefit up to and includ-
ing $1,000. This additional benefit can
be computed by multiplying 2l2 per
cent of the excess of the salary over
$1,000 mot exceeding $1,000 by the
years of service. and adding this sum
CONTINUED on Page S, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
Prohibition Enforcement Is
Transferred to Department
of Justice, but Treasury
Keeps Control of Alcohol.
THOROUGH PROBE OF RUM
SITUATION TO BE ASKED
Wheeler to Demand Investigation
in Resolution to Be Offered in
Senate Tomorrow, Seeking In
quiry by Judiciary Committee as
House Prepares for Hearings.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The first bill to carry ont in
part the Hoover program for
strengthening enforcement of the
prohibition laws was passed YES
terday by the House. Under its
terms the enforcement of pro-
hlbition is transferred from the
Treasury Department to the De-
partment of Justice. The bill now
goes to the Senate for consider
alton.
The issuance of permits for in
duStrial alcohol is left in the
hands of the Treasury Depart
ment, although it is provided that
the Attorney General shall act
Jointly with the Secretary of the
Treasury in prescribing regula-
lions relating to the issue of per-
mitS.
It is further provided that the
Attorney General may, if he con-
SlderS it advisable, act jointly
with the Secretary of the Treas
ury in passing upon any applica-
ton for a permit or for a renewal
OF q permit. In such cases, no
permit shall be granted without
their joint approval. This, in eff
feet, places a veto power in the
hands of the Attorney General
over all permits, if he desires to
exercise it.
For approximately nine years the
present Secretary of the Treasury, An
drew w. Mellon, has bsen at the head
OF the department which has to do with
prohibition enforcement. He has been
attacked on several occasions as the
head and forefront of prohibition en-
forcement by those who charged he was
not in sympathy with the dry laws and
who recited the fact that he once
owned stock in distillery.
Mellon ignored Attacks.
Mr. Mellon, however. has gone about
his business without paying attention to
such attacks. He is entirely in SYM
pathy with the proposal contained in
the bill passed by the House yesterday
to transfer prohibition enforcement to
the Department of Justice, whose duty
1t also is to prosecute offenses against
the dry laws.
A thorough investigation of prohibi-
ton enforcement, however, is to be de-
manded by Senator Burton K. Wheeler
OF Montana, Democrat. Senat or
"4fSC4CI p4dIlS 10 OiIST IeSOIuLlOn In
the Senate tomorrow providing for such
an inquiry by the Senate judiciary COM
mittee.
The House committee on judiciary
already has made plans for open hear
ings on bills and resolutions offered by
opponents of prohibition, including
both repeal and modification proposals.
These hearings are to begin Wednes-
day. officials of anti-prohibition or
carnations will be among the first wit
nesSes heard.
Croker to Be Heard.
Chairman Graham of the House
judiciary committee has notified Conrad
Croker, counsel for the "wets" in Bos-
ton, that his committee will be glad to
give hearing to a delegation which
Mr.. Croker plans to bring from Bos-
ton to Washington on Wednesday. In
a letter to Mr.. Croker, replying to a
telegram from Croker, Mr.. Graham
SAID the committee had no power to
Continued on Page 5, Column -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
Brown U. Student Found Suicide.

BOSTON, February (P)-Arthur P.
Mellish, rs, graduate student and part
time instructor in mathematics at
Brown University, was found dead at
the Hotel Statler today. suicide. He
had cut his left arm above the elbow
and then hanged himself with a towel
to the rim of shower bath. He reg
istered at the hotel yesterday. Authori-
ties attributed his act to discourage
ment. They notified his father, A. ].
B. Mellish Of Vancouver, B. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
BY CARL SANDBURG.
\ NE day shortly after Abraham

~ NE day shortly after Abraham
Lincoln had been elected Presi-
dent of the United States, in
~ November, 1860, he received a
gift from a woman, Mrs. Mar
garet Alderman of Dayton, Ohio. It
was probably a piece Of knitted goods
she sent him, possibly a scarf. Her
letter to Lincoln read in part:
Permit me, woman who could not
contribute by my vote, to express my
appreciation of that (your) election by
asking you to accept the accompanying
garment. Made with my own hand.
If agreeable to you, it would please me
much if you'd wear it on the occasion
of your inauguration. May wisdom and
Justice signalize your administration"
And while we do not know what Lin
coin replied to this, We do have at hand
letter he wrote about year later to
a woman who had sent him pair OF
socks she had knitted. The letter fol-
lows:
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
Washington, Dec. 4, 1861.
MY Dear Madam:
Il take great pleasure in acknowledge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
TESTS CUTOFF
OUT OF CIVIL SERVICE POSITIONS
Commissioner Would Make Examination of Applicants
For u. S. Jobs Compulsory.

Having learned that out Of every
10 applicants flngerprinted last year as
part of the civil service examinations
had a police record, william c. DEM
ing. civil service commissioner, has
recommended to Congress that finger
printing be made a compulsory feature
in the future of all civil service examin-
ations for positions Of trust or law en-
forcement posts.
Some Of the startling results of the
character Investigations made of appli-
cants last year were disclosed by Mr..
Deming in q statement yesterday.
"Of the thousands of persons who
competed in the examination for pro-
hibition agents and who met the pre-
liminary standards. but, nevertheless,
failed to obtain eligible ratings, IS per
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around in odd spaces at the school
waiting for some place to go, while two
nice Stag roofs and whole lot of out
of-doors occupy the space where the
rooms ought to be.
This merry little riddle, involving
nearly everything and everybody from
blue-prints and pupils to divided Dis
trict government responsibilities and
appropria tions, came to light yester-
day when Rev. F. /. A. Bennett, men,
Der of the school boards committee on
buildings, grounds and equipment, told
The Star that the school was not built
Continued on Page S, Column ID
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
BY the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
PALoS, Spain, February S.-Norse
sailors, whom Sagas credits with dis
covery of the American mainland five
centuries before Christopher Columbus
found an island of the West Indies, are
literally following in his nautical foot
steps after an elapse of another 500
years since his historic voyage of 1892.
The Norwegian ship Road Amund-
sen, built like the small but sturdy
craft in which Lief Ericsson and his men
are supposed to have reached Labrador,
sailed from Palos today for the West
Indies and South America. 1t was from
Palos that Columbus set out with his
three little ships to find a westward
route to India and the ROAD Amundsen
will follow the ocean trail blazed by the
xinta, the Nina and the Santa Maria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

cent failed solely because Of informaa
ton secured in the character investis
CATION" he declared.
so Per Cent Ineligible.
THE commission applied the chars
acter test to 1,l03 competitors for cuss
toms patrol inspector. Slightly more
than so per cent of the competitors
who had met all the antecedent re-
quirements, were declared ineligible
after the character Investigation.
One in every IS applicants finger.
printed last year was found to have
police record.
"The Civil Service Commission Il
deeply impressed with the danger in
emitting the character Investigation,
especially In examinations for positions
OF trust. 1t Is obvious that the worst
crook may sometimes be able 10. giIW
Continued on Page ., Column S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
FOUR ROOMS FOUND missing"
FROM NEW PAUL JUNIOR HIGH
Structure Not Built in Accordance With
Original Design, Board Member De-
clares-"Alternate" Plan Employed.

A new schoolhouse has lost four
rooms and doesn't know where to find
them.
Which is another way Of saying that
somewhere between the signing of the
plans by school board members and the
opening last week of the new Paul
Junior High School, two class rooms
and couple of drawing rooms have
vanished into thin air.
Some $l,400 worth Of furniture,
bought for the missing rooms, is sitting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

BUCHAREST. Rumania, February 3
R1.-The newspaper, Universal, re-
ported today that nine persons had
been killed and So hurt In the course
of the district elections just concluded
throughout the country. Communal
elections begin tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
TODAY'S STAR
PART ONE-26 PAGES.

General News-Local, National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges-Pages B-4 and
BIS.
D. A. r. Activities-Page Bio.
Parent-Teacher Activities-Page ca.
Clubwomen of the Nation-Page ca.
At Community Centers-Page c..
Spanish War VeteranS-Page ca.
Serial Story, THE Romantic Prince
Page C-3.
Organized Reserves-Page ca.
Financial News-Page CA, C-5, C-6
and CT
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
TWO KILLED IN CRASH.

Christiana, Tenn, Woman and Son
Are Victims-Seven Are Hurt.
MURFREESBORo, Tenn, February
8 CP)-Mrs. Eva Woodfin Miller, 40, of
Christiana, and her son, Woodfin Miller,
Is, were killed and seven others, in
Guiding Richard M. Atkinson, district
attorney general, we're injured in an
automobile collision near here today.
Atkinson and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
James E. Fly Of Nashville, Miss Jenize
Simms, Mrs Palmer insult and Mrs.
Tracy Miller, all of Christiana, were
injured none SeriOlISlV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

Classified Advertising.
w. c. T. u. Notes-Page 8.
Girl Scouts-Page 6.
Veterans of Great War-Pages Z and 8.
Marine Corps NoteS-Page 8.
Y. w. C. A. Notes-Page 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

Moon Mullins; Mutt and JEFF; Regular
Fellers; Mr.. and Mrs; Little
Orphan Annie; Brutus: Somebody's
Stenog; High Lights of History.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
PART TWO-s PAGES.

Editorial observation-disclosures and Edi-
torial Features.
Notes of Art and ArtiStS-Page 4.
Review Of New BookS-Page 4.
Army and Navy News-Page 6.
District of Columbia Naval Reserves
Page g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
PART SEVEN-24 PAGES.

Magazine Section.
Crossword Puzzle-Page 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
COLOR SECTIONS PAGES.

GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events In Pictures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

Amusement Section-Theater, Screen
and Music.
In the Motor WORKPLACES 5 and 6.
Aviation ActiVities-Pages and 8.
News of the ClubS-Pages 8 and IL,
Fraternities-Pages 10 and IL.
District National Guard-Page IL.
Radio News-Pages IL and IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
PART SIX-R PAGES.

PART FIVE PAGES.
Shorts Caafi0YA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

The Star Is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes By
The Stars exclusive carrier service. Phone
National 5000 to start immediate delivery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
WEATHER.

Fair with rising temperature today,
warmer tonight; probably light rains to-
morrow: colder tomorrow afternoon.
Highest, 40 at 3 pm.
yesterday: lowest, % at 8 am. yesterday.
Full report on page z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
Nine Killed in Elections.

CONTINUED on Page 5, Column a.
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CONTINUED on Page 2, Column Sd