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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
DAWES PAYS VISIT
/. TO JOFFRE BEDSIDE
Envoy Finds Marshal "Cour-
ageousIy Fighting" Death.
Doctors See Little Hope.
~ the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 30.-Ambassador
Charles @. Dawes, who visited Marshal
Joffre today and was admitted to the
bedside, found his old wartime friend
fighting courageouSly," he said. He
expressed warm admiration for the old
warriors battle against death.
Mr. Dawes came from his post in
London with his family to attend the
formal taking over today of the Amer
lean site at the French Colonial Expo
sition. Bascom Slemp, American COM
missioner to the exposition, arrived here
some time ago for that purpose.
A bulletin issued by Marshal Joffre's
physicians at 8:15 this morning read:
THE patient spent a calm night and
did not again sink into coma. He was
able to take some nourishment and to
say few words.
Situation Stin Grave.
Nevertheless his lungs are filing up
and respiration remains irregular. The
situation continues very grave"
One Of the doctors In more informal
statement said the end was imminent,
but that the marshals unconquerable
will and vigorous constitution might
Stave it of for several days.
Since recovery from the coma into
which he sank yesterday the marshal
has continued conscious. This morning
his surgeons dressed his leg, which was
amputated above the knee 10 days ago,
and the patient endured the operation
without apparent weakness
Gen. 1ssaly. who has visited his old
chief several times, saw him again this
morning and left the hospital shaking
his head in amaZement.
Its extraordinary, the energy he
shows" the general said. What will,
what power"
Gouraud Visits Chief.
Gen. Gouraud, who lost an arm in
the World War, told a touching story
Of brief visit with the marshal this
morning.
Marshal" he said, bending over his
old chiefs bed, do you remember Tim
buctoo? ! was at your side. I am your
soldier"
The marshal looked up at him with
sad eyes.
"Je men vais," the sick man said
II am going"
Marshal Joffre's leg was cut of while
he looked calmly on, refusing to take
ether and allowing use of only a local
anesthetic. He told his doctors, 1t was
revealed today, that he wished to see
what they were going to do to him.
Cut OF at Midthigh.
The left leg was cut of at midthigh.
Ten minutes after the operation the
marshal received Gen. Issaly, who to-
day related:
when the marshal saw me his face
lighted up in a bright smile. He
seemed TRANSPORTED and suddenly re-
vived by the operation. His condition
gave us great hope and the operation
seemed entirely successful until last
Friday"
While the marshal lay at deaths
door the government announced his
denomination to the Supreme War
Council, of which he has been a men,
Der since 1920. He has given all Of his
time and efforts to this council since
the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
SETTLES BATTERED
AUTO INVESTIGATED
IN DEATH INQUIRY
Continued From First Page.)

NOOuLlIlueQ fTOLu c1ISG EdSS.J
legal aspects Of the lieutenant's death.
The Bureau Of Navigation will also be
called upon to make its comments upon
the fatality, and then Secretary Adams
will study the reports of these various
naval agencies and will likely make any
report public around the middle Of the
coming week.
Lieut.. Settle, his associates said, was
found lying on the floor of the interior
communications electrical school at the
Washington Navy Yard, Of which he
was the head, shortly after noon yes
terday. Lieut. James N. McTwiggan,
U. s. NJ, who found Lieut.. Settle short
ly after he was supposed to have been
injured in a fall from the mezzanine
floor Of the school down to the main
floor, had him rushed to the dispensary
at the yard. There 1t was found that
Lieut.. Settle was dead.
At the Naval Hospital late yesterday
afternoon an autopsy was performed,
but officials declined today to reveal the
findings of the naval physicians, ex-
planning that this information was for
the Board of Inquest.
His fellow officers said that Lieut..
Settle was apparently in good health
and spirits and they were at q loss to
account for his sudden death.
The Board of Inquest, examining the
circumstances of the death and all
relative information, consists of Lieut..
Comdr. L. B. Green, I'd, and Lieut..
Comdr. L. N. Hart, who Is an officer in
the Medical Corps, in addition to Capt.
Foote Z
Lieut.. Settle came to Washington last
| September and was assigned as one Of
the aides at the White House. Naval
officials explain that he was not the
aide to President Hoover, as that post Is
held by Capt. Allen Buchanan. A ma
tive of GainSboro, Tenn, where he was
born in 1898, Lieut.. Settle was named to
| the Naval Academy in 1917 and was
graduated four years later. He was
popularity known in the service as TEX. "
Following his graduation, he was as
signed to destroyer on the West Coast,
completed postgraduate couse in en-
| cheering at Columbia University and
The lieutenant made his home here
at the Broadmoor Apartment, 1901
Connecticut avenue, and lived with
Lieut.. Jerome Francis Donovan, 1r.
who Is on duty at the naval gun fac
tory at the Washington Navy Yard, and
Is also an aide at the White House
Lieut.. Donovan was out of the city or
leave, but has been recalled by nava
authorities in the hope that he may
contribute valuable information to the
circumstances preceding the death Of
Lieut. Settle.
Lieut.. Settles body is to be taken tc
Double Springs, Tenn, for burial, al
the request of his mother, Mrs. Mary Y
Settle, who, with a brother, Everett
survives him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Marine Band
this evening at pm, at the Audito-
rum, Marine Barracks. Taylor Bran
son, leader. Arthur Whitcomb, sec
ond leader.
THE Ride of the Valkyries."
Overture, Flying Dutchman."
Cornet solo, walters Prize Song" from
die Meistersinger."
Prelude to "Lohengrin."
Overture, ode Meistersinger."
"Isolde's Love Death" from Tristan
and Isolde"
Overture and bachanale, "Tannhauser. II
Marines hymn, 1.-The Halls Of Monte
yuma"
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at Stanley Hall al
$50 o'clock; John s. M. Zimmerman
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant
March, Clown Capers". Bal
Overture, 1.-THE Hermits Bell" .Maillarl
Ent'r Acte-
"a Cloister Meditation. -. .Spilak
cathedral Chimes. ...... Arnold
Excerpts from musical comedy 1.-THE
Rise of Rosie O'Reilly" George Col
Fox trot, Cant just be Bothered,
Waltz, "My Lady Laughter. Blar:e
Finale, 'Florentiner" ..........F ucit
THE Star spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
VOTELESS CITIZENS
CAST ART BALLOTS
Corcoran'S Referendum on
Biennial Exhibit Brings
Quick Public Response.

Voteless Washington has responded
quickly to the opportunity given its
citizens to cast their ballots in the
Corcoran Art Gallery's referendum to
determine the most popular picture
in the Twelfth Biennial Exhibition Of
Contemporary American Oil Paintings.
The public referendum, which began
yesterday, will continue through this
week. Each visitor to the exhibition will
be given the~privlege of casting a vote
for the picture he likes best, and when
the votes are counted q special prize of
5000 will be awarded the artist whose
work is most favored by the general
public.
Attracts National Attention.
The public invariably chooses a good
picture, but one which has been passed
over by the Official Jury of artists in Sc
lecting the four paintings for the Wit
liam A. Clark and Corcoran awards, 1t
has been found.
Ballots may be cast tomorrow, Fri
day and Saturday between the hours of
8 and 4:30 o'clock and New Year day
and Sunday from 2 to 5 O'Clock.
The exhibition continues to attract
national attention in art circles. One
Of the more recent published reviews Of
the display was that of Royal Cortis-
soz, art critic Of the New York Herald
Tribune. An excerpt from his article
follows:
Referring to the Corcoran biennials,
he writes:
Always these shows put the artist
on his mettle. Their character from
the beginning has been such as to build
up certain prestige. The rooms are
spacious and we'll lighted. The hanging
is judiciously looked after. Every
thing, IN short, conspires to make the
Corcoran biennial an important occa-
sion.
Important Because Representative.
ut is important because it is about
as representative an exhibition as we
have. The extremists of the modern
istic wing would probably deny this.
Their productions are, indeed, conspic-
uously absent. But this is not by any
means to say that conservatism prevails
to the arrogant exclusion of all else.
"On the contrary, the walls disclose
pronounced tincture of liberalism, and
the point Is emphasized by the nature
of the awards. There is nothing radical
about a jury composed of Daniel Gar
Der, Childe Hassam, Charles Hopkinson,
Leon Knoll and w. Elmer Schofield, II
one may Judge by their works. Yet
that on the whole conservative jury
gave the first prize of $4,000 to a still
life by Maurice Sterne, who is hardly
of an academic habit, and the second
prize of $500 went to Clifford Beal for
his Circus Girl, similarly free from
the supposedly deadly faint Edmund
Archer and Joseph NJ Plavcan, win
ners Of the remaining prizes, are equal
ly 'emancipated'
THE truth is that the spirit of in
dividuality and freedom Is far more
widespread in American art than is adj
mitted by those who think that modern
painting began with PicaSso and Mar
tisse, and this jury has found that it
could function more or less adventur-
ously without bouncing on the latest
Partisan formula.
by the same token the show in It's
entirety indicates that it is possible to
be conservative-if we must use labels
without any loss of vitality"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
CHARGES CovER-UP.

~ the Assoeiated Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, December 30
Senator Nye, Republican, North Dakota,
last night discounted q charge of Jo-
seph r. Mutt, treasurer Of the Repub-
lican National Committee, that he was
conducting a headline hunting investi-
CATION against the Republican party.
1T Is very apparent" Senator Nye
said, that certain parties are deter
mined to cover up the real issue IN
volved In the work done by Lucas in
conducting the campaign in Nebraska
against Senator Norris.
His statement completed the second
cycle Of interchanges between the two
men in regard to the Senator's refer
ence to what he said was "slush fund
conducted by Robert H. Lucas, execu-
tive director of the committee, toward
the defeat of Senator Norris, Repubh-
can, Nebraska, in the last election.
I'VE have Subpoenaed the account,
Nye said in referring to the fund. THE
fact that the account was used as Sc
curity for a loan of money for the pur-
pose Of financing an INSCRIPTIONS pro-
gram of propaganda seems ample evt.
dence that the funds were, at least
available for slush purposes"
There should be no discount of tn.
actual thing done by Lucas in making
it appear as a mere effort on his part
with the aid Of the Republican Nationa
Committee TO defeat Norris, a Repub
lican," Senator Nye said. 1.-The un
justifable thing about Lucas work wa!
the nature Of the propaganda circulated
and the concealed manner in which thu
work was done"
Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana
who is here with Nye and other Sena
tors on an inspection OF a proposed
tropic national park, added comment II
the discussion and drew in recent actor
of the Federal Power Commission IL
discharginga William " King, chief &C
countant, and Charles r. Russell
solicitor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
TEACHERS DISCUSS
FREEDOM OF PRESS
Minnesota Statute Allowing
Paper Suppression Is
Considered.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, December 30.-A growing
tendency toward restricting freedom of
the press and abuses the press makes
Of its freedom were discussed today by
Prof. Ralph L. Gresham of the Univer-
sity of Colorado before the American
Association of Teachers of Journalism.
Prof. Crosman listed as chief among
the outstanding developments of 1880
that affected the freedom CT the press
the Minnesota statute permitting sup
preston Of newspapers by injunction.
The constitutionality of the Minnesota
statute Is to be settled about January is,
he said, by the United States Supreme
Court.
President Hoover Quoted.
Significant" Prof. Crosman said
though not legal or legislative, have
been the utterances of President Hoover
regarding the right of newspapers to
criticize Government officers and the
threat of the Nye Investigating Com
mittee to bring libel actions against all
newspapers publishing the charges OF
Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick, the clear
purpose of which was to throttle the
press by means of intimidation.
Mr.. Hoover, in attempting to define
proper criticism in connection with
charges brought by Ralph S. Kelley
against the Department of Interior, is
taking unto himself function that is
the province of no individual, be he
mental or be he President"
Abuses Of Privilege Cited.
The injury of innocent persons by
newspaper publications" was listed by
Prof. CroSman as one of the abuses by
the press of its freedom.
Newspapers may have progressed
in so-called enterprise during the past
100 years" he said, "but they have not
progressed in their intelligence in their
exercise of their legal rights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30

light of then existing conditions. The
court recognized the fact that the en-
tering Of this decree did not wipe out
the public utility act nor remove the
commission or the power company from
its Jurisdiction. It is self-evident that
the commission at no stage has been
Invested of its ratemaking power.
Therefore its duty has been at all times.
Notwithstanding the decree, to see that
the rates charged are reasonable under
existing facts.
Calls Return Excessive.
1.-THE Commission should not adopt
the schedule submitted by the company.
The rates proposed are not reasonable
nor just, for they insure the company
a return which is excessive"
The course for the commission to
follow, Mr.. Keech submitted, was to
estimate a valuation as of December 81,
1881; give due consideration to any
reasonably expected increase in con-
sumption and operating expenses and
then work out a schedule on this basis
instead of using It's present method of
declining to look to any future increases
in the company's business.
He pointed out that his first motion
for public hearing had been filed No
vember II, and that the delay in calling
the public hearing is the commissions
own fault. The whole matter could
have been adjusted by now, he said, had
the commission acted upon his motion
when it was first introduced.
Then Mr.. Nicholson introduced his
testimony in the shape of the exhibits,
and Mr.. Bowen made an attempt to
have them all stricken from the records.
Assistant Corporation Counsel William
A. Roberts then began to examine the
witness on the details of the figures con-
tanned in the exhibits.
1t is expected that night session will
be held tonight in order to complete the
hearing. If possible, before the close of
the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
BAN ON R-K-O-PATHE
MITIGATION ASKED
-a5
Holder of Exchange Debenture
Bonds Seeks Injunction
Against Absorption.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
\ NEW YORK, December 30.-The
Federal Courts yesterday were asked
to restrain the Radio-Keith-O rpheun
organization from absorbing properties
Of the Pathe Exchange
The A. B. c. Corporation, as a holder
of debenture bonds of Pathe, instituted
action. Both R-K-O and Pathe are
named defendants in the petition for
an injunction, the action being taken
under the Sherman antitrust act.
The Chase National Bank, as trustee
under the debenture agreement, also
is named defendant.
The court was told a stockholders
meeting has been called for January 5
for ratifying a proposed agreement
under which Pathe Exchange would sell
its properties to R-K-O, liquidate its
inventories through a distributing con-
tract and become primarily a holder
Of the capital stock of the du Pont Film
Manufacturing Co., Pathe subsidiary.
The agreement, the bill sets forth,
provides for payment Of $4,637,7 89 by
R-K-O to Pathe-$500,000 in cash and
the rest in per cent notes maturing
in five equal installments, beginning
January /, 1882.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
HEADLINE HUNTING
CHARGED TO NyE
Mutt ReneWs Criticism Fol-
lowing Senator's Interview
Given in Florida.

Joseph r. Mutt, treasurer of the
Republican National Committee, yes
terday renewed his criticism of Sena-
tor Nye, chairman Of the Senate
Campaign Investigating Committee
charging that Senator Nye was con-
Quoting a Notwithstanding investiga-
ton of the Republican party.
Mr.. Mutt took cognizance of an in
terview given by Senator Nye In
Florida, after Mutt had demanded an
apology from Senator Nye because Of
his charge that the National Com
mittee had "slush fund" to be used
against Republican progressives seek
ing reelection to the Senate
AS was to have been expected" Mutt
said, Chairman Nye Of the Senate Elec-
tons Investigating Committee, declines
to apologize for his unwarIanted aSser-
ton that set up a 'Sliish fund In
washington for the use Of the Republi-
can National Committee during the last
campaign, but he grudgingly states that
it is barely possible that further in
vestigation may reveal that the $40, 00o
was not slush fund"
Mutt said he had given an accounting
OF the expenditures from the fund and
this accounting was available to Nye
when he made his unfounded asser-
ton"
1.-THE chairman Of Senate Commit
tee conducting an impartial investiga-
ton Of elections would be presumed to
acquaint himself with all the facts be-
fore rushing into print with charges
that could not be substantiated," he
said. "A failure to do so lays Senator
Nye open to the suspicion both of in
sincerity and Of a desire to have the
case prejudged by the country before
all Of the evidence was in.
But Senator Nye's tactics all make
for newspaper headlines, and this ap.
pears to be mostly q headline hunting
, investigation, with the Republican
party, its officers and some Of its can
dtdates as the particular targets"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
SUPPLANTS 1. C. c. PLAN.
Lengthy Conference Held by Rail
Leaders in New York City.

NEW YORK, December 80 (P.-Re-
ports that heads of the four largest rail-
roads in the East had signed an agree
ment providing for four major trunk
line systems, as an alternative to the
f1ve-system consolidation plan of the
Interstate Commerce Commission were
published by the New York Herald
Tribune today.
w. w. Atterbury, president of the
Pennsylvania Railroad; Patrick E.
Crowley, president of the New York
Central; Daniel willard, president Of
the Baltimore & Ohio, and o. P. and
M. j. Van Sweringen, owners Of the
Chesapeake & Ohio nickel Plate) were
among those in attendance at lengthy
conference yesterday.
BY the terms of the plan, the paper
said, the New York Central would &C
quire the Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western; the Baltimore & Ohio would
acquire the Reading and the Jersey
Central; the Chesapeake & Ohio would
acquire the Lehigh Valley, and the
Pennsylvania would acquire trackage
rights over the Nickel Plate along the
southern shore of Lake Erie into Buff
falo. N. Y.
The commission proposed five systems
EsaWen the Atlantic seaboard and Chi
cago. with the fifth system to be COM
- of the Wabash and q number Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
WORLD FAIR TO DEPICT
PROGRESS OF SCIENCE
Harvey w. Corbett, in Address,
Predicts Marvellous Display at
Chicago Exposition in 1888.

Progress made by science in the past
century will be expressed by the 1888
World Fair in Chicago, Harvey Wiley
Corbett, chairman of the Architectural
Commission Of the enterprise, declared
ast night In speech at Central Com
munlty Center.
Corbett said efforts would be made to
enable visitors to the fair to see every
thing possible without exertion. He ex-
planned there would be moving stair
ways and lorries to aid the public in
viewing exhibits from the air. Ground
level transportation, he added, viii be
by boats.
The Chicago Fair Of 1e93," Corhett
said, turned the eyes Of America on
Europe and European styles Of archi-
lecture. The Chicago Fair Of 1888 will
focus the eyes Of Europe on America,
the great building center Of the world. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
ASSOCIATES PAY HONOR
TO RETIRING EMPLOYE
Farewell Tribute Accorded George
g. Anderson Who Ends 30-Year
Service in Forestry Bureau.

On the occasion Of his retirement at
the age Of 10, after 80 years employ
ment with the Forest Service. Depart
mert Of Agriculture, George @. Ander-
son Of 1908 Ingomar street, Chevy
Chase, was paid tribute at q farewell
ceremony yesterday by several branch
chiefs and by Maj r. Y. Stuart, chief
forester.
After being a school teacher, news
paper man and railroad employee, Mr..
Anderson entered the Government
service In 1901. Later, as the per-
sonnet oficer for the service, he be-
came widely known throughout the
field organization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
POLICE TOLD TO BAR
NEW YEAR EVE ROWDYISM
Ban Applies Particularly to Bell
Ringing, Whistle-B1owing and
Discharge of Firearms.

Captains of the several police pre-
cincts have been told by Maj. Henry
G. Pratt, chief of police, to instruct
members of their commands to be on
the alert tomorrow night to prevent
acts of rowdyism in connection with
the New Year eve celebration.
This applies particularly to the
ringing Of bells, blowing of whistles
and discharging of firearms" Maj.
Pratt pointed out" all of which are
in violation Of the regulations.
"a great many persons are apparently
of the opinion that such things are
permitted on New Year eve and where
the violation is not a serious one, persons
should be advised as to the law, and
If the violation is persisted in arrests
should be made.
I'm all cases of persons discharging
firearms. prosecution should be insti-
tuted, as this is most dangerous
practice and will not be tolerated"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
City Forsakes Age
Of Machines to Use
JObless Hand Labor
BY the Associated Press.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Decem-
Der 30.-The City of Montgomery
forsook the ways of the machine
age and went back to work by
hand yesterday for the benefit Of
the unemployed.
The Municipal Commission
awarded contracts for construc-
ton Of sewerage lines with the
provision that bitches be dug by
hand instead of entrenching ma
chimes in order that more work
might be furnished men out of
jobs.
The commissioners estimated
hand dug bitches would cost a
great deal more, but would afford
rs per cent more employment
than would the machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
Cab Driver Routs Bandit.

A would-be bandit last night was
routed by Joseph Carnaggio, taxicab
driver, of sos F street northeast, with
q single blow with his fist. When the
man held him UP with pistol the
driver quickly dealt him the single
blow which was followed by the former
beating hasty retreat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30

the smaller lines. The alternative plan
Is expected to be submitted to the COM
mission. at once.
Of1cials in attendance refused to say
whether an accord had been reached,
and several said further conferences
would be necessary before an announce
ment could be made.
ASHTON SEES PRESIDENT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
CAPITALIST DIES
Matthew Elser Made Fortune From
Money for Sandwiches.

MIAMI, Fla, December 80 fP).-
Matthew Elser, reputed to have multi
piled small saving gained in Buffalo,
N. Y, from the sale Of sandwiches into
a fortune IN oil stock, Is dead here at
the age Of "a.
He came to Miami many years ago
and built the Elser Pier, the principal
amusement center here for a long time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-30
Baptist Leader Dies.

DOVER, Del, December 80 (P.-Rev.
DR.. Charles A. Walker, 81, pastor of the
First Baptist Church and statistical Sec
rotary of the Northern Baptist Associa.
ton, died here today.