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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
sTIRs UP CONTROVERSY.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Entirely apart from the merits of pro-
hibition, Chairman Raskob's proposal
that the Democratic national commit
teemen and committeewomen shall ex-
press their personal views on the next
national platform is stirring up con-
troversy as to the function of party
leaders.
Mr. Raskob has a naive approach to
party politics which may be the means
of focusing attention on the absence
of party responsibility and party disci-
pline, which is giving the minority
groups and blocs so much power in
Congress nowadays.
Mr.. Raskob has never been practi-
cal politician and has viewed with
anaZement the power assumed by ma
tional conventions every four years, not
only in drafting party politics, but in
recognizing just who are entitled to
represent the various States as bona fide
delegates
What is a national committeeman
anyway? Mr. RaSkob has asked this
question. Of those older in political ex
perience than himself. Who are the
Democratic leaders? Certainly the
members of Congress and the national
committeeman and commttteewomen.
This group is supposed to be responsible
for party affairs
Democratic parties have proceeded in
very much the same way, leaving it to
the individual members of the National
Committee to act more or less as party
bosses in their respective States, with
a voice ss to appointments and the dis
bursement OF party funds in their To-
calfties.
Mr. Raskob thinks the National Com
Inittee members should also be spokes-
men of public sentiment in their States.
This is by no means a new concept, but
it is decidedly novel to see anybody
trying to elevate the Importance of Ma
tional Committee members in party
councils, especially since members of
Congress have usually awaited them
selves Of the privilege of speaking for
their constituencies on party matters.
Mr.. Raskob's effort to poll the Demo-
cratic National Committee has led to
varied comments and differences of
opinion as to the true place of the ma
t'oacl committeeman in the making OF
party policies,
Some members hold the National Com
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
v. B. DANIELS DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
Insurance Man Falls UnCon-
SCiouS at Soda Fountain.
Had Been IndiSpoSed.

A heart attack was fatal late yester-
day to william B. Daniels, SO, as he
stood at soda fountain in the st.
Adams Towers Pharmacy, 300 Massa-
chusettS ave. He was general agent
here for the Pacific Mutual Life Insur-
ance Co.
According to relatives, Mr. Daniels
previously had complained of feeling i'll,
and had asked clerk at the soda foun-
tain for a dose of sodium bicarbonate.
Before it was prepared, he slumped to
the floor, unconscious. He was taken
to Georgetown Hospital, but was pro-
nounced dead on arrival.
Mr.. Daniels was born in Jefferson
County, w. Va, and had lived in Wash
ington about seven years, residing at
st. Adams Towers.
Mrs. Robert Lee Thomas, 5036 Mas
sachusetts avenue, a cousin, was noti-
fed, and she in turn notified Mrs. Dam
iels, who was visiting at Harpers
Ferry. Mr.. Daniels was to have met
his wife at the Union Station later in
the evening.
Besides his widow and cousin, he is
survived by brother, Hendricks DAN
ielS of Shepherdstown. w. Va, and an
other cousin, also of Washington.
Funeral services and burial probably
will be held at ShepherdStown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
LEADER OF VETERANS
EXPIRES AT AGE OF so
Francis c. HUM, Native of New
York, Was Head of Two Service
Mems Organizations.

Francis c. HUM, CO. department
commander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and commander of Richard j.
Harden Camp, No. 2, United Spanish
War Veterans, died Sunday at the
United States Naval Hospital after a
short illness.
Funeral services will be held Thurs
day afternoon at 1870 o'clock at the
United Brethren Church, North Capitol
and r streets, with burial in Arlington
National Cemetery.
Born in New York City, Mr.. HUM
had lived in Washington for the past
30 years. He joined Company H of the
1st New York Volunteer Infantry in
1898 and was sent to the Hawaiian
Islands in that year, serving there fer
several years.
Coming to Washington, he became a
plate printer at the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing, and continued in that
position until his death. He resided at
~ T street. He was a member of Hope
Lodge, No. 20, F. A. A. NJ
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cath
crime E. HUM; three children, Francis
c., jr.; Helen and Richard; two
brothers, Henry HUM of Jacksonville,
Fla, and Fred HUM of Long Island,
N. Y, and two sisters, Mrs. Daisy Gull
foyle and Mrs. Minnie Crawford of
New York City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
H. w. newman DIES
IN CAROLINA HOSPITAL
Former Advertising Manager of
the Bulletin, War Veteran,
Succumbs at 0teen.

Harrie Weber Newman, 80 years
old, World War veteran and widely
known in this city, died in the Veterans
Hospital at Oteen, N. c., yesterday after
long illness.
Mr.. Newman was formerly advertising
manager of the Bulletin here. He was
a member of Mount Hermon Lodge of
Masons, at Hyattsville, Md; member
and former vice president of the Edo
RADIO Club, member of the j. Morgan
Read Council Junior Order of United
American Mechanics, and the Schneider
Farmer Post, American Legion. Mr..
Newman resided at 3415 Bunker Hill
road, Mount Rainier, Md
The body is being brought to this city.
The services will be conducted at the
residence Thursday afternoon at lis
o'clock. Interment will be in Arlington
Cemetery.
Mr. Newman served in the Navy dur
ing the war.
He is survived by four sisters, Mrs.
Hildur E. Reeves. Mrs. Lima Crown and
Mrs. Annie H. Brigham of Mount Rain
Ter, and Mrs. Louise F. Thompson of
this city.
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Way IS SEEN CLEAR
FOR NAVAL FARLEY
italian Ambassador Reported
Satisfying BRAND on Gus
toms Union Stand.

The prospects for an early resump-
ton of the Italian British
naval negotiations appear again ia
vorable, according to news received
here in well informed quarters.
Conte Manzoni, Italian Ambassador
at Paris, has visited French Foreign
Minister AriStide BRAND and informed
him that the Italian government has
in no way approved the Austro-Ge
man customs union and that it was
glad to hear from the German govern
ment that the whole matter will be
submitted to the League of Nations
Council. This, he is stated to have
said, void give Italy a good chance
to examine the matter thoroughly and
in an impartial and unprecedented spirit.
M. BRAND is reported to have de-
clared himself amply satisfied with the
Italian official declaration and it is
believed here that the drafting of the
naval treaty, which has been suspend
ed since the French government sus-
pected Italy to be unduly friendly to
the idea of the Austro- German GUS
toms union, will be resumed in the
course of this week.
1t is believed here that the question
of the $1,000 tons requirements, which
was the technical cause of the break
down of the naval negotiations, will be
settled, the French government agree
ing to leave the whole matter in sus-
pense until the end of the naval treaty,
in December, 1886.
(Copyright, 1917
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tConunCed FROM FIRST Page.)
who had been held for investigation, at
o'clock yesterday unless specific
charges were placed against him. The
liquor charges are based on the alleged
discovery of quantity of home brew
and whisky in Selbicky's home following
his arrest.
Selbicky, who is As years old, was
visited at the Jail yesterday by his
estranged wife. Mrs Beulah Selbicky.
Washington and Prince Georges Coun-
ty authorities last night questioned a
25-year-old employe Of the Potomac
Electric Power Co. who is a former
Marine. His name entered the investi-
gation when Marine Corps records dis
closed he had served a jail sentence
ana had been dishonorably discharged
from the service on the strength of
testimony offered by Thorne.
Convinced of Innocence.
After questioning the man for about
three hours the investigators released
him, explaining he had convinced
them he was not implicated in the
murder.
The machine held by the investi-
gators was found Abandoned on Crystal
Spring road. about two blocks from the
woods in which Thornes body was
found. It bore dead license tags, but
a eheck-up Of the engine number re-
vealed it had been stolen here. The
automobile, sealed until an examina-
ton can be made for fngerprints, is
held at garage in Capitol Heights.
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SUSPECT MURDER RING
OF INSURANCE PLOT
Probers Seek to Link Staying of
japanese in Vancouver With
90 Other Killings.
a. the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April
with three of his countrymen in
jail accused of Staying Naskichi Wata-
nabe. Japanese, police strove today
to learn whether the killing was re-
lated to the mysterious deaths of 90
other members of the Japanese colony
as the work Of murder syndicate.
watanabe was slain with an ak,
which police said they had recovered
at the bottom of a water hole in which
they were directed by one of the Sus-
poets.
The authorities are working on the
theory that the suspected murder ring
operated to collect insurance on the
lives Of its victims Insurance COM
pany representatives are taking part
In the Investigation.
Among the deaths to be investigated
are several which occurred in a private
hospital. Three of the deaths occurred
in enc family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.
TO-DAY.


Meeting, North Cleveland Park Citi-
Zens' Association, 1928 Window place,
Q pm.
Card party, Waneta Council, No. 6,
500, 1912 Ninth street.
Dance, Capitol Lodge, No. 3, o. S. of
B., e08 1 street, pm.
Lecture, DR.. T. S. Ketchum, Business
Women's Council, Church of the Cove
nant pm.
Meeting, Alpha Chi Delta, 17o5 P
street, 1880 pm.
Meeting, Botanical Society of Wash
ington, administration building, Depart
ment Of Agriculture. 8 pm.
Meeting, Writers Rendezvous Thomp-
son School.
Bowling party, Red Triangle outing
Club, Lucky Strike Alleys, 7;45 pm.
Concert, Princeton Glee Club, May
flower Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Loesch,
Chinese room, Mayf1ower Hotel
Dinner, Chevrolet Motor Co., May
flower Hotel, $50 pm.
Lecture, Teachers Aid and Parent
Guide Talking Pictures, Mayfower
Hotel, 8 pm.
Card party, Esther Chapter, Eastern
Star, Willard Hotel, pm.
Meeting. Southern Cross Chapter so4,
U. D. c., Willard Hotel, 9 pm.
Rehearsal, Rubinstein Club, willard
Tiotel, 7:45 pm.
Dance, Dixie Chapter, U. D. c., Will
lard Hotel. pm.
Buffet supper, Womens National
Press Club, Willard Hotel, $50 pm.
Meeting. Admiral Coontz Chapter,
American War Mothers, willard Hotel,
8 pm.
National Oil Conference, willard
Hotel. all day.
Meeting, New York State Society.
Willard Hotel, pm.
FUTURE.
Dance, Landa Zeta Gamma Sorority,
Gamma Chapter, Beaver Dam Country
Club, April II, 10 pm.
Luncheon, Rotary Club, Willard Hotel,
tomorrow, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, District of Columbia Bank
ers Association, Willard Hotel, tomor-
row, 12:45 pm.
Rehearsal, Gridiron Club, Willard
Hotel, tomorrow, pm.
Card Party, Women's Relief Corps
Department of the Potomac, auxiliary
to the Grand Army of the Republic,
1915 street, tomorrow.
Luncheon, Washington Lions Club,
Mayf1ower Hotel, 1890 pm, tomorrow.
Card party, Ways and Means Club Of
Martha Washington, 2l46 Georgia ave-
nue., tomorrow.
Operetta, Peter Rabbit" Sunday
school choir of ST. Marks Church,
Third and A streets southeast Thurs
DAY, 8 pm.
Luncheon, Exchange Club of Wash
ington, Carlton Hotel, tomorrow, 1890
pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
RAIN REDUCES LAWN TRAMPLING
WHITE HOUSE GARDENER PLEASED
Reeves Chuckles Size of EggRoling Crowd Prevents
Additional Damage.

In the gardeners behalf, it might be
said that he saw some hope of saving
the tender young grass he has been
nursing SO carefully and which suffers
terribly under thousands of romping
feet each Easter Monday. Besides the
injury to the grass, his esthetic soul
shrinks from the general messsd-up
appearance OF those grounds in which
he takes such pride.
For hours following. an egg-rolling,
when the day is bright and sunny,
small army of laborers is acquired to
clean away the debris of broken shells,
paper boxes and nc'spapers. Not only
was the grass saved yesterday, Dat there
was little debNE to clean up afterWard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
MISSING EDITORS
BODY IDENTIFIED
Widow Says Suicide, Known as
Lee, Was Her Husband,
Hutton Bellah.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
YUMA. Ariz, April Mrs Hutton
Bellah of Los Angeles today identified
the body of a man known here as Will
liam A. Lee, publisher-editor of the
Yuma Sentinel. as that of her missing
husband. Hutton Bellah, who disap-
peared from Altus, Okla, more than a
year ago. Bellah committed suicide by
sending bullet through his brain yes
terday
Relatives and friends of Bellah said
they believed from the circumstances
surrounding the suicide yesterday and
from Lees description that he was the
missing Bellah.
Mrs. Bellah agreed to view the body
to verify or disprove the belief she
held with Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Bellah
of Hollis, Okla, her husbands parents;
Lew WentZ, Ponca City, Okla, oil man,
and Harrington Wimberly, now editor
of the Altus paper.
Lee came here from Madison, Wis,
last Summer and bought the Sentinel.
Bellah disappeared shortly after he
had sold his interest in the Altus news
paper to Eugene Pulliam of Lebanon,
Ind. and moved, with his wife and two
children, to Los Angeles. Oklahoma
friends said he lost heavily in the stock
market crash of 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
SOC FROM EUROPE
ITO TALK BUSINESS
Large Delegations to Cross
Atlantic for Chamber of
Commerce Congress.
BY A. r. DECKER.

BY Gable to The Star.
PARIS, France. April About 1000
representative business men are ex-
pccted to attend the Washington Con-
gress Of the International Chamber of
Commerce III May, the first congress
to be held in the United States. Great
Britain will send abount go delegates,
Germany 30 or SO and France and Italy
also will be represented by large dele
cations.
There will be about 200 or 300
Europeans making the trip. More bust
ness leaders would cross the Atlantic
to establish contacts with Americans
and discuss world trade problems, but
the business situation requires that the
heads OF industries watch affairs and
many feel that they cannot leave at
this time even to take short vacations.
Tomorrow officials of the Interna-
tional Chamber of Commerce sail on
the Lafayette for New York to complete
arrangements for the congress. Among
those in the group are H. c. Mclean,
head of the American section and
American administrative commissioner;
Edouard Dolleans. secretary general;
Pierre Vasseur, director Of the trade
and industry group: Virgilio del Rio,
QuHCbOI VI iile lllld4lSG SIOups ENciAG
Arnaud director of the legal group;
Willard Hill of the information service,
Harold King. manager of World Trade,
the chambers quarterly publication, and
joseph Zoitowski, Polish administrative
commissioner
Although protectionism is now at its
peak, with each country trying to be
self-sufficing. Chamber Of Commerce
leaders say there are signs that business
men feel all countries and peoples are
interdependent, so that tendency away
from trade restrictions might be well
come, and the Chamber of Commerce
should lead the van in starting the
movement.
The chamber investigation on rela-
tons between the United States and
Europe shows that there is no clash of
vital interests between the two CONT
nents-that, indeed, each needs the
other 1t is hoped that the Washington
congress win bring frank discussions
leading to better trade relations.
Copyright. 1919
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
SUSPECT THIEVES
IN SCHOOL BLAZE
Authorities Trace Origin OF
Saturday Night Fire
to IncendiarieS.

Evidence that the fire which threat
ened the Carbery School late Saturday
night was Of incendiary origin was
found by school and Fire Department
authorities in their official investigation
late yesterday.
According to Robert L. Haycock,
assistant superintendent Of schools, two
cans of shellac had been poured on
the floor of the school in a snake line"
leading from the cloak room Of the
kindergarten, through the kindergarten
class room and out into the main corri-
dor. The shellac had been contained in
two of three cans which were delivered
to the school on the last class day be-
fore the Easter holidays.
One Can Found.
Miss r. L. Dick, senior teacher Of the
building, accepted the three cans Of
Shellac Thursday afternoon and in
structed that they be placed on a pupils
desk in her room, where the janttor
could get them at his leisure and stow
them in the paint locker of the manual
training room in the building.
After the fire. investigating authori-
ties found one of the three cans still on
the desk Beside it were the caps Of
the other two. Evidence of the poured
shellac was found across the hall in the
kindergarten cloak room, its route out
lined by the progress of the fame
authorities believe the fire was started
autohrities believe the fire was started
by the thieves who, since Thursday.
stole the automatic savings bank teller
from its place in the Carbery School
corridor. Yesterdays investigation, he
said, resulted in the finding of q roll
OF the savings stamps which children
buy in making their banking deposits,
on rear lot adjoining the school
house. The teller itself, an instrument
resembling q chewing gum slot ma
chine, has not yet been located.
Entered Through window.
School authorities believe the thieves
set fire to the building in a crude at
tempt to cover their theft.
They added that the machine prob-
ably contained a small amount of
money in nickels and pennies, although
no estimate of the actual amount has
yet been made.
Firemen said entrance to the build
ing had been gained through q MAIN
floor window leading of a fire escape.
They were Of the opinion too. that the
thieves had left the building by way Of
a basement window leading from play
room. The Carbery School is on Fifth
street northeast near e street. The
fire was discovered about IL 80 o'clock
Saturday night and after two alarms
were turned in it was quickly brought
under control and confined to the kim
dergarten room and its adjoining cloak
room where kindergarten supplies are
stored.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
MOTHER, 70, AND SON
DEMAND JURY TRIAL

A 70-yesr-old woman, Mrs Mary
Anna Seabright, and her son, Clarence
w: Seahright, IS years old. OF the 1900
block of II street northeast. were today
charged in Police Court with possession
OF 100 bottles OF home Draw.
They demanded a jury trial. the
mother being released on $500 bond and
ere son under 81 600 bond, as he was
charged with second ofTense possession.
They were arrested Yesterday on a vice
aduad raid after policeman said he
..4.s1 made buy" in the home
--- defendants were represented by
Attorney Louis Whitestone
Barney Goldman. Benjamin Goldman
and Evelyn Cochran also arrested by
the vice squad requested jury trials
on q charge Of maintaining nuisance
in the $500 block of Fourteenth street.
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mittee merely executes party policies in
matters Of selecting delegates and cam
paign management, but that the COM
mittee is no more entitled to speak for
the party than former campaign man
ager or any other organization officer
when once the campaign is over.
Keep Machinery Going.
Most members of the committee have
held to the theory that in between cleo
lions they simply keep the machinery
of the party going and that until can
didate is selected they have no right to
enunciate policies.
Mr.. Raskob's point, however, is that
each national committeeman should
enunciate his personal recommended
TONS" but with subject as contro-
verslal as prohibition there is apt to
be very little personal or official eX
preston until the party convention has
assembled and concrete platform pro-
posals are up for consideration,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
CAPITALS QUAKE
SURVIVORS LISTED
Washington Residents to Sail
This Week From Nicaragua
on Transports.

A number of Washingtonians are
bound for the National Capital from
the Managua earthquake zone, and the
Navy Department today made public
the list of persons who will be on the
ship designated to return them to the
United States. Seventy-five of these
members of families of officers and en-
listed men of the Navy and Marine
Corps on duty in Nicaragua will be
transported on the u. S. S. Chaumont,
naval transport that is scheduled to
leave the Canal Zone tomorrow and is
due at Hampton Roads, Va, next Mon
day. Aboard the U. S. Army transport
Grant, due to leave the Canal Zone Sat-
urday and arrive in New York April II,
will be so persons. The u. S. Army
transport Somme, sailing from the
Canal zone Friday and due to arrive
at San Francisco April 20. will carry
passengers being returned to the West
Coast.
Mrs A. E. Buckner and her daughter,
the family of Gunnery Sergt. Buckner
of the Marine Corps, are returning to
their home, 10 Seventh street north
east.
Mrs. J. D. Erwin and two children,
the family of the chief pay clerk of that
name in the Marine Corps, are return
ing to their home, 1919 G street.
Mrs H H. Fleming and son, the
family of the Marine Corps captain, are
coming to the National Capital, but
no street address is given for them.
Mrs. T. j. McQuade and two children
the family of the first lieutenant in the
Marine Corps, are coming here.
Mrs. B. o. Salley and son, the family
of Chief Pharmacists Mate Salley of
the Navy, will make their home at 1876
B street southeast.
Mrs. E. j. Donnelly. wife of the chief
pay clerk in the Marine Corps, is COM
ing here.
Mrs. F. E. Stack and son, the family
of Capt. Stack of the Marine Corps, are
coming here.
ALI these people are scheduled to
come to the East coast aboard the
U. s. S. Chaumont except Mrs. Dom
nelly, who Is to embark on the trans
port Grant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07

Henry Clay preferred to be right
than be President but william Reeves,
head gardener at the White House, who
has his own opinion about the matter,
would rather keep those grounds beauti-
full than be President.
Which explains why Reeves is ac-
cused of actually chuckling with glee
when the rain yesterday reduced the
size of the egg-rolling crowd and conse-
quently saved his precious lawns from
additional trampling.
All day yesterday when mothers and
their children stood around the rear
grounds of the White House, looking
sad as the rain beat down upon what
otherwise would have been a beautiful
pnd happy Easter festivity, Reeves dis
played very contented look.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-07
RUMANIAN CABINET SEEN
HINGING ON PARLIAMENT
King Carol and Liberals Want Gen
era1 Elections, but Peasants
Insist Upon Control.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
VIENNA, April THE opinion was
expressed IN circles here in close touch
with the cabinet situation In Bucharest
that the formation of new cabinet
hangs largely on the question of the
maintenance of the peasant partys con-
troll of the Rumanian Parliament.
The peasants now hold a five-siXths
majority in the Chamber of Mandates
and two-thirds majority in the Sen
ate. Party leaders, it is believed here,
have declared themselves TO be willing
to sanction a new cabinet only on con-
dition that the complexion of Parlia-
incnt remains as it now stands.
King Carol and the Liberals, however.
it is believed, are determined to insist
on general election.
King Carol. Vienna hears, has been
comforting with party leaders from
morning to night with little progress
thus far.