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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
OAKTON GIRL WINS
FAIRFAX CONTEST
Virginia Carr, II, Is Best
Among Orators of Five
High Schools.

Competing with orators representing
five high schools, Virginia Carr, II years
old, of Oakton, Va, won the Fairfax
County championship last night and
the right to represent her county in
the Virginia State finals Of the Nation
al Oratorical Contest.
The subject chosen by the Oakton
High School speaker was The ConSt1-
tuition and Its Guarantee to the Indi-
vidual." Her speech was outstanding
for its logical continuity Of thought as
well as the pOise with which 1t was
delivered.
AS a unique feature a check for $25,
donated by a citeZen of the county
who specified that his name must not
be disclosed, was presented to the Win
ner. who also will be given a gold medal
by The Star at the State finals.
HerndOn Boy Alternate.
Robert Bready. II years old, of the
Herndon High School, speaking OH THE
Citizen: His Privileges and Duties IN
der the Constitution" was chosen as
alternate.
The other orators and the titles of
their orationS follow NictO: N. White,
II years old, of the jefferson High
School, The Constitution, a Guarantee
Of Liberty 10 the Individual, Leo Miller,
Is years old, Of Franklin Sherman High
School, The, American Constitution and
the People; Doris Fullerton. l6 years
old. OF Clifton High School. The Con-
Stitution; a Guarantee of Liberty to the
Individual" and Madeline Clark, l8
years old, OF the Lee-JackSon High
School, Lincoln and the Constitution"
Miss Carr is the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. c. Carr. Mr.. Carr is secretary of
the Fairfax County Chamber of Com
merce. Following her graduation in
June, the winner intends to enter BUSH
ness college. She is editor Of the school
paper.
Held at Falls Church.
The meeting last night was held in
the auditorium Of the Madison School,
Falls Church, Va. A capacity audience
attended. Presiding was Wilbert T.
WOOdson, superintendent of Fairfax
County schools. who made a brief in
troductory address, in which he out
lined the aims and history of the Ma
tional Oratorical Contest, which Is
sponsored in this region by The Star.
The judges we've Representative j. A.
CARRIER Of Virginia, DR.. George Morton
Churchill, professor of-hiStory at George
Washington University, and DR.. Wesley
M. Gewehr, professor Of history at
American University.
Music was furnished by the Falls
Church Community Orchestra.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05

ecutive council of the federation, in
which he explained his previous express
sions of objection to Judge Parker's con-
firmation.
"Our action in opposing the con-
firmation of the appointment of Judge
Parker is based" the letter said, upon
a study of his qualifications, his life
environment, his point of view regard
ing human relations in modern indus
economic ind industrial problems"
Decision Is Attacked.
A detailed discussion of the Red
Jacket case and the subject of injunc-
tions- in labor disputes followed, in
which it was asserted that Judge Par
ker's decision forced q condition APP
proximating industrial servitude" upon
the miners of West Virginia. The in
junction Is still in effect, the letter con-
tinued, and has SERVED to make serfs
Of the miners" with wages below q
subsistence level" and conditions of
employment which are "un-American
and intolerable."
The communication went on to say
that "there has never been a more glar-
ing example of judicial disregard of
human rights and corresponding re-
gard of property rights as transcendent
over human rights than is shown in
the judicial attitude of Judge Parker
as expressed in the written opinion he
rendered in the Red Jacket coal and
coke case"
Disclaiming any intention of question
ing 1.-THE integrity, the honor or the
academic qualifications of Judge Par
kerr" the letter asserted that labor holds
"he has shown a. Judicial state of mind
which betrays judicial and mental
bias In favor Of corporations and
against the masses Of the people"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05

correspond to $2,4P 100000 under the
old rates.
ION the other hand there has been
a substantial falling OF in customs
duties, the estimated revenue from this
source amounting to $6OO,0OO,OO
whereas present indications are that not
more than $3.50, 900 900 may be expected
this fiscal year.
From these estimates and the cur
rent rate of expenditure, it appears that
we should be; able to close the fiscal
year ending the 3Oth OF next June with
a very moderate surplus.
ut is impossible at this early date
to estimate with accuracy the situation
IN the next fiscal year chat ending
June 30, 1880.
"The budget indicated. after the tax
reduction, which has since been en-
acted, surplus of SAT 100000 for the
next fiscal year.
"On the revenue side the Treasury
sees no occasion to make any substan-
tial revision Of its estimates. Since
the budget figures were submitted, leg
iSlation enacted at the present session
OF Congress has imposed burden Of
additional expenditures amounting to
$4,000, 900 during the next fiscal year.
"The major difficulty in prospect,
however, arises from the fact that bills
already favorably reported by congress
sional committees, II enacted into law,
would entail an additional expenditure
of nearly $500, 100000 next fiscal year
and, as far as we can see today, in
evitably results In q deficit.
1.-THE situation clearly calls for most
rigid economy and deferment Of even
otherwise justifiable expenditures by
both the Legislative and executive de-
partments." e-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
CROSBY DECISION
EXPECTED MONDAY
Senate District Committee
Asks Data as to Eligibility
Ruling in 1924.

Before voting Monday on the nomi-
nation of Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby,
retired, for District Commissioner the
Senate District committee will ask the
Department Of Justice for information
as to whether a former Attorney Gen.
eral held five or six years ago that
retired Army officers would be ineligible
for this Office.
When the committee met yesterday
afternoon to act on the Crosby appoint
ment Senator Glass, Democrat, OF Vir-
ginia, requested postponement until
he could study the question Of eligibility
raised at the hearings. Senator Glass
said he had been told that in 1924 or
1925 former President Coolidge was
considering Gen. William Black for
appointment as Commissioner and that
the then Attorney General ruled such
an appointee would not be eligible.
When Gen. Crosby's appointment was
submitted 1t was accompanied by q
lengthy opinion from the Attorney Cen
erals Office upholding the eligibility Of
retired Army officers.
Early Action Is Urged.
Other members of the committee who
favor Gen. Crosby did not object to
poStponing action until Monday, but
urged early action. Chairman Capper
was authorized to make the nomination
the special order Of business before the
committee at 2 pm. Monday, which
means vote probably will be taken
at that time.
Senator Vanderberg, Republican OF
Michigan, supporter of the nominal
ton, said the District government is
in "a state of suspended animation"
awaiting action on the nominees.
Senator Glass said his only purpose
was to follow the law. He said that
If he had to vote yesterday he would
be against confirmation. After exam
lining the question of eligibility further,
he might change his mind. he indicated.
Senator kean, Republican of New
Jersey, and BleaSe, Democrat of South
Carolina, said they could not be pres
ent on Monday and asked that they
be recorded in favor of Gen. Crosby.
2 Asks for Information.
Senator Capper directed James Ring,
clerk to the committee, to get IN touch
with the Department Of Justice for in
formation regarding the precedent Sem
ator Glass referred to.
The nomination OF DR.. Luther II.
Reichelderfer for the other civilian COM
miSsionerShip is on the Senate calendar
with a favorable report. but Senator
Blease has asked that both appoint
ments be taken up in the Senate at
the same time. The South Carolina
Senator favors both nominees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05


tionary side of the court with this
nominee"
Green continued that labor did not
oppose the use of the injunction for
the protection of property, but it did
oppose its use for the purpose of pre-
venting the workers from exercising
their rights to join unions.
The labor leader said that in the de-
cision by Judge Parker in the Red
Jacket case the United Mine Workers
were restrained from giving financial
assistance to the employees of the Red
Jacket Co. in the event that they joined
the union.
There has never been more glaring
example of judicial disregard OF hui
man rights and a corresponding regard
Of property rights as transcendent over
human rights than is shown in the jul
dicial attitude of Judge Parker as ex-
pressed in the written opinion he rem
dered in the Red Jacket Consolidated
Coal & Coke Co. case," Green said.
Washington Woman to Appear.
other witnesses on the list drawn up
by the committee to appear at the
hearing included Thomas Townsend of
West Virginia, AN attorney in the Red
Jacket case, and Walter White of New
York, representing the Association for
the Advancement of Colored People,
who is protesting the Parker appoint-
ment because of reference to colored
people that he says the nominee made
In a political speech. Mrs. Mary F.
Speers of Washington, who wrote the
committee long letter objecting to
Judge Parker, was asked to appear, also
+; Green today made public q letter to
Chairman Norris of the Senate judiciary
oanmittee written in behalf of the ex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
RECORD ATTEMPT
ENDS IN Fl. WAYNE
Albert W. Mooney Falls Short
of Goal in CoaSt-to-Coast
Effort.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WICHITA, Kans., April 5.-Albert w.
Mooney, Wichita airplane n1anufac-
turer, who was attempting to set cross
country flight record for light planes
! in a low-wing monoplane of his own
design, landed at Fort Wayne, Ind, he
advised officials of the Mooney Aircraft
Co. in telegram today.
The message said: Established rec
| ord to Fort Wayne. Be home tomor-
1OW."
Mooney. who took off secretly from
Los Angeles at 6:43 m. Pacific Coast
time yesterday morning, was reported
over Kansas City at 2:05 am.
Previously, at 1890 am, the ship
passed over its home hangar, at Wichita,
Kans. Attendants there, who said they
plainly recognized the plane, reported
the pilot circled the field at an eleva-
ton of about 200 feet.
Due at 3 O'clock.
The pilot did not drop a flare at
Wichita. as he had expected to do.
After circling the field he continued his
flight toward the Northeast. In be-
lated announcement of his nonstop
attempt Mooney was quoted as saying
he hoped to make the trip to New York
in % hours.
At Wichita, the Designer was bucking
a slight head wind which undoubtedly
had retarded his progress. Attendants
at the airport there computed his
average flying time since leaving Los
Angeles as about SO miles "a hour. He
had hoped to fly at rate of about 100
miles an hour
A telegram from the Kinner Aircraft
Co. of Los Angeles, manufacturer Of
the 100-horSepower motor with which
the craft was equipped, said the plane
passed over Albuquerque, N. Mex,
at 1870 am. yesterday. This was the
monoplane previous to its arrival at
Wichita
The monoplane carried 1856 gallons Of
gasoline. Its fuselage is painted dark
brown and the wings are grayish vel.
low. 1t carried experimental license
No. X-463N.
Hawks Holds Record.
The present record for a nonstop
Los Angeles-New York flight is II hours
SO minutes. Capt. Frank Hawks, at
present making a glider-train trip
across the continent, is holder of the
record. 1t was established with q
heavier. more powerful ship than
Moneys small monoplane.
Mooney became interested in aviation
when a l0-year-old school boy in Den
yer. His model airplane, built then,
captured first prize in school contest
After completing his high school work
he became designer for a Denver air.
craft firm. He is said to hold seven
approved type certificates and organized
the Wichita company which he now
heads about year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
FISCAL RELATIONS
GROUP ENDORSED
C. of c. Finance Committee
Takes Action on Moore
Proposal.

The bill of Representative r. Walton
Moore of Virginia for the establish
ment of a fiscal relations committee
for the District of Columbia was in
dOrsed yesterday at meeting of the
finance committee of the Washington
Chamber of Commerce.
Stressing their faith that District
citizens are ready and willing to do
their fair part toward the maintenance
and upbuilding of -the National Capt.
tai, the committee members urged that
the ratio of contribution should be
based on facts rather than guesswork
and that the only way to secure these
facts is by means of a properly au-
thorized inveStigative agency created
by act of Congress.
The adoption at the earliest possible
moment of several projects supported
by the chamber was urged. These in
Guided public hearings on the District
budget, further improvements in ae-
counting procedure and in levying taxes
and a five-year public improvement
program. as already tentatively drawn
up by the District auditor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
DANIELS TO APPEAR
AT LOBBY INQUIRY.
Informs Senator Robinson He
Accepts Invitation to Ex-
plain Criticism of RaSkob.

Senator Robinson of Indiana, today
received telegram from JOSephus DAN
iels, Secretary of the Navy in the Will
son cabinet, announcing the acceptance
of the request that he testified before
the Senate lobby committee on Tuesday
concerning a recent editorial in which
he declared that John j. Rascob
should pay his debt to the Demo-
cratic party and resign as chairman
Of the national committee"
Mr.. Robinson requested the North
Carolinian to testify after he had read
the editorial before the committee yes
terday while Mr.. RaSkob was appearing
as a witness. The editorial appeared
In Mr.. Daniels newspaper in Raleigh.
Hits RaskOb's Wet Application.
1t called attention TO Mr.. Raskob's
contribution to the association against
the prohibition amendment and added
that the relation was 80 injurious to
the Democratic party as to put its
future in jeopardy"
at the head Of the committee whose
action and money constitute a party
peril"
The editorial further commended that
Mr.. Raskob was more interested in
breaking down the eighteenth amend
ment than In the Democratic party"
and that as long as he was affiliated
with the Democratic party millions of
voters would look on 1t as wet party"
Mr.. RaSkob testified that he had not
seen the editorial.
Admits His Contribution.
The party chairman told the COM
mittee he has been a member of the
association for about five years, and
has contributed between $4,000 and
100000 to the organization. He said
he has taken no active part in the
direction of the affairs of the aSSocia-
ton. He emphasized, however, that he
has made no effort to commit the
Democratic party to the wet cause.
1t was indicated late yesterday that
the committee plans also to summon
Henry r. Curran, president Of the
Association Against the Eighteenth
Amendment; Pierre S. du Point, chair
man OF the executive committee: W.
II. Stayton, chairman of the board of
directors, and Charles H. Sabin, treas
urer, for questioning next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
DENIES KIGHBALL REPORT.
Mrs. Wells Root Says She Was With
Miles at End.


LOS ANGELES, April CP).-Mrs.
Wells Root of Paris, Boston and Wash
ington, who is Wintering here, said
last night that she had made a state
ment to Department of Justice agents
concerning the death of Basil Miles,
diplomat and former husband of Mrs.
H. H. Rogers, which is under inveSti-
cation in the Capital.
Mrs. Root said she long had been a
friend of Mrs. Rogers, wife of the
Standard Oil millionaire, and that be-
fore the death of Miles she was in
Washington.
In fact" Mrs. Root said, when
Mr.. Miles died in 1928, Mrs. Rogers,
then Mrs. Miles, and 1 were the only
persons in the hospital room"
The woman said the story of James
Hicks, colored valet to Mr.. Miles, that
he was in the room and that Miles
was given "highball" shortly before
his sudden death was incorrect.
Denies Highball Story.
81 have stated to the agent of the
Department of Justice, A Mr.. Emmett
DAILY, 1 believe, that the story widely
printed that Mr.. Miles was given a
highball few moments before he
'mySteriously' died in the Washington
Hospital two years ago is prepoSterous, i"
she declared.
mo drink of any kind, not even water,
was served Mr. Miles. He was i'll of
pulmonary embolism. He had made
excellent progress toward recovery and
his own physician had gone on fish
ing trip, so satisfied was he with Mr..
Miles condition.
II had known Mrs. Miles for years
in Paris before she married Mr.. Miles
had come to Washington to see her.
We went together to see Mr.. Miles.
I'VE were the only persons alone with
him in his room. Suddenly he suf-
fered a seizure not uncommon in the
illness. I called the resident physician.
who administered oxygen. He saw
from the first, however, that the attack
would end fatally, and it was only out
of regard for Mrs. Miles that he con-
tinued to administer the gas after he
knew 1t was no use."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
PROPOSED LINE DIsAPPROvED.
Report to I. C. C. Holds Road Across
Pennsylvania Unnecessary.

BY the Associated Press.
Plans of L. F. Loree, Veteran presi-
dent of the Delaware g. Hudson Co.. to
construct new line across Pennsylva-
mia under the name of the New York,
Pittsburgh & Chicago Railroad. would
be rejected under recommendations sub
mitted to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission today by one of its examiners.
&. V. Burnside, assistant finance di-
rector of the commission, held that
public convenience did not neceSsitate
construction of the new 344-mile road
across Pennsylvania, which would have
been in direct competition with ex-
listing routes between New York and
Chicago.
The New York Central, the Pennsyl-
vania and the Baltimore & Ohio all
opposed the proposed route on the
grounds that it would take traffic from
them and would develop no new traffic
along its route.
The proposed routes would have cost
more than $200,000,000.
Plans of the Baltimore & Ohio for
opening a shorter route between Pitts
burgh and New York through acquisi-
ton of the Buffalo. Rochester & Pitts
burgh and the Buffalo & Susquehanna
were involved in the hearing on the
proposed Loree route, the New York,
Pittsburgh & Chicago opposing the Bal
timore 81 Ohio'S road while the latter
company was opposing its route.
Director Burnside said that consider
ing the record as whole, 1t must be
held that the applicant has failed to
establish such degrees of necessity for
It's proposed line as would justify the
commission in granting a certificate
for it's construction,
Notwithstanding the conditions which
have tended to check the growth of rail
traffic in Eastern territory and may
continue to do So" the director said,
there can be no doubt that there will
be an increasing demand for adequate
and expeditions freight service to and
from the Eastern seaboard, and the
supplemental evidence now before the
commission again raises the question,
with renewed force, as to the best meth
cd Of supplying the future needs of
transportation, between the Middle West
and New York harbor." II
ITO accomplish the greatest benefit
to carriers and public alike,% he added,
"the facilities should be provided under
such auspices as will enlist the sup
port and cooperation OF the present
carriers and this condition may best be
met by such arrangements as will give
all direct financial interest in its
success" a-.-
The Loree line would have extended
from Allegheny City to Easton, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
SUES STORE FOR $4,000
Woman Says She Touched Electric
Fan While Trying on Dress.

Mrs. Lena Chernikoff, SIG Four-and-
a-half street southwest, has filed suit
for $4,000 damages against the Paiais
Royal, Inc, for injuries alleged to have
been sustained July last at the store
of the company. While trying on
dress, she says, her hand came in con-
tact with an electric fan, which so
shocked her as to bring about a serious
illness. She is represented by Attorney
Alvin y. Newmyer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
MEMBER OF |. C. c.
SAYS RAILS UNIFIED
DESPITE DECISIONS
Continued From First Page)


shares of Pittsburgh & West Virginia
stock owned by the Pennroad Corpora
ton is held in the name of Frank E.
Taplin of Pittsburgh" Commissioner
Eastman added. There is an agree
ment that the Pennroad Corporation
will not interfere with the Taplin man.
agement of the Pittsburgh g. West Vir-
ginia unless its interests require it."
Other holdings OF the Pennroad Cor
poration. he said, included 4.485 shares
OF the Raritan River Railroad, about As
per cent of the voting power: 402,119
shares of the Seaboard Air Line, about
is per cent of the voting power, and
10000 shares of the Southern Railway,
less than l per cent.
Eastman then said the figures he
submitted on the Pennroad Corporation
and the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
holdings were as of January 81, 1880,
and not 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
KAPPA SIGMA DINERS
HEAR TWO ADDRESSES
Representative Cannon and James
E. Pixlee Speak at Annual
Gathering of Fraternity.

Representative Clarence Cannon Of
Missouri and James e. Pixlee director
of athletics of George Washington Uni
versity, addressed SO members and
alumni of Kappa Sigma Fraternity last
night at their annual banquet at the
Raleigh Hotel.
The gathering included Representa-.
william Eaton Of Colorado. The
spokesman for the local chapter, Alpha
Eta of George Washington University,
was Malcolm MacGregor, grand mas
ter of the chapter.
John Carney was chairman of the
committee on arrangements. The To-
cal chapter was founded in 1892.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
DANCE G. w. u. FEATURE.
Philippinesian Club Event Tonight
One of Most Brilliant of Year.

The annual dance of the Philip
University will be held tonight at 8
o'clock in Corcoran Hall. Twenty-first
and II streets.
The traditional dance Is one of the
most brilliant affair of George Wash
ington University. Among those who
are expected to attend it are high Of
ficials of the Philippine government.
James G.. Wingo. president of the
club, is in charge of the affair He is
assisted by John G. BARRIERS, Felix
Piniera and Pastor Vallesteros.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
PLAY WILL PICTURE
DESIRE FOR WORK
Community Drama Guild to Pre-
sent Gas" in Mckinley High
Auditorium Tonight.

A play expressing the thought that
what workmen want most in the age
Of mechanism is work will be presented
by the Community Drama Guild at
8:15 o'clock tonight in the Mckinley
High School Auditorium. The play,
Gas" will be the third full-length
production of the guilds season.
Parts will be taken by Wallace
Wright, Eldred Wilson, Leslie Waudby,
Aaron Rosenthal, George Finger, Har-
old Mccoy, Charlotte Patterson, Mar
garuite Paul, Olga Helms, Sue Short
er. Yvonne Rapeer and Edith Sears.
William F.. Baker Is the director.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
BYRD SHIP STILL
IN GRIP OF STORM

Wireless to The Star and the New York
Times.
BARQUE CITY OF NEW YORK,
April 5.-Still in the grip of cyclonic
storm common to these regions, City
of New York is scudding before the
wind somewhere about 800 miles south
of the Cook Islands. Occasional ulls
when the hurricane dies down to a
mere heavy gale have given us little
hope of the storm abating, for the
barometer continues to fall, the sky re-
mains menacingly overcast and heavy
seas continue to make life miserable
aboard the ship.
The ship is rolling so much it Is diff
cult to send this dispatch.