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The Washington times., 1931-03-28
FOR MALL
|SPROv|DED

Arrangements have been made
by Lieut.. Col u. S. Grant, Sd, di-
rector of public parks, and David
Lynn, Architect of the Capitol,
for the transfer of dirt from the
foundation of the new Supreme
Court Building to low areas in
the Mall.
The Arlington Memorial Bridge
Plaza will have to be raised many
feet, requiring thousands of cubic
yards Of earth for that purpose
alone.
One side of the Mall is low and
the other high, and the building
program calls for the filling in
Of the low side and the grading
off of the highest area.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
FIREMAN ERRS,
LOSES JOB

The District Commissioners yes
terday discharged Pvt. L. c. Ken
gla, of No. 10 truck company, from
the fire department after he had
rendered his resignation.
Private Kengla had served in
the department for II years and
had been cited for meritorious
service in the Knickerbocker dis
aster and the Kann's warehouse
fire. On February 16 he rendered
his resignation in order to join
his father, who was i'll in Florida.
He was ordered to report be-
fore the board of surgeons, but
he apparently had left for Flor.
ida. He was then charged with
withdrawal from the service, and
disobedience to an order. He was
absent at the Fire Department
Trial Board hearing and his dis
miSSal was voted.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
GU|DE|SSOUGHT
BY RHEEM CO.
CREDITORS.
Committee Studying TangIe
Expected to Adopt Policy
For Lawyers Next Week

A policy to guide attorneys rep.
resenting creditors of Swartzell
Rheem & Hensey Co. in pushing
claims against the bankrupt bank.
ing house probably will be recon-.
mended early next week by mem
bers of special committee study.
ing the problem.
Conclusions were expected to
be reached this week but sched.
uled conferences were not held
because of the death of the
mother of Louis Gutenberg, chair.
man of the group.
Problems Brought Out
Hints Of some Of the questions
which will have to be answered
through court action were given
yesterday at a hearing in Equity
Court before Justice Adkins who
had been petitiOned to grant
trustees of the defunct firm the
right to return to customers
property left in the vaults for
safekeeping.
One of the problems is the
designation of persons or places
to whom and where payments of
interest and principle on notes
now due, or which fall due, are
to be made.
In the agreements with the
company it was specified that
the office Of that firm be the
depository.
Since these agreements were
made the company has gone into
bankruptcy and no persons nave
been designated as qualified to
receive payments.
Many Claims Not Filed
Representatives of the makers
of notes contend that SwartzeII,
Rheem and Hensey acted as their
agents in the transactions and
customer holders of these notes
claim that tk" firm was their
agent in the deals.
Many creditors have not filed
their claims with the courts as
they are convinced that their
notes are still secured and that
to file the claims would mean
throwing aside the security and
placing all their chances for
recovery Of invested money in
the liquidation of the company's
assets.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
DATA SOUGHT
IN ADJUSTING
I. D.C.FUNDS
Committee Soon to Assemble
to Work Out New Plan for
Governments Capital Finance

Figures on taxes being paid by
residents of every city in the
United States are being gathered
by the House select committee on
fiscal relations, better known as
the Mapes committee.
George Long, taxation expert,
said data on most of the cities al.
ready have been received and that
within few weeks he expects to
know just how the tax bills of
citizens of every large community
are computed.
Canvass Due in June
Encouraged by the progress
which has been made in as
sembling the figures, Representa-
tive Carl E. Mapes (R) of Michi-
gan, chairman, said he plans to
call meeting in the near future
to resume consideration of the
complex problem of ascertaining
an equitable financial relation
ship between the Federal and Dis
trict governments.
AEs 1dVCS SdAA uC DClACVcS L1AC
committee will be able to get to-
gether not later than June to can.
vass the figures.
Assembling the mass of data,
combining it and computing the
taxation burden of other cities Is
tremendous task, it is pointed
out. This arises largely from the
different systems of taxation in
various cities.
Many Hearings Held
The fact that the committee is
gathering data on taxes in other
cities, it is pointed out, should not
be taken as an indication that
that fact alone will be considered
in reaching its conclusions.
The committee during the last
session held extensive hearings
and went into many phases of
the problem.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
Police Give Blood
To Save COLLeaqUe

Stanley Gingell, former Mont,
gomery county policeman, who
is in Emergency Hospital suffer.
ing from the effect of burns re.
ceived about ten days ago. today
will undergo a second blood trans
fusion. Montgomery County
Policeman Charles T. Barnes will
give the blood.
Gingell was given trans
fusion Thursday, the blood being
given by Policem In Bobsrs
Howes, of Montgomery county,
Gingell was burned when a can
of kerosene exploded as he was
trying to light a fire at Pooles-
vile, Md,
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
G. u. Wins Debate
For LiQuOr Control

Maintaining that the Ontario
system of liquor control would
be beneficial to the United
States, members Of the George
town University debating team
won a three-to-two decision last
night over a team from Rutgers
University.
The winning team was COM
posed of John Hayes, Chicago,
ILL.,; William Sullivan, New York
city. and William McEvitt, New
York city. all of the class of
1881. Judges we're Hon. James
Bailey, District Supreme Court;
Howard Sutherland, ex-senator
from West Virginia; Harry Ridge
ly, Department of Justice; Eu-
gene Leggett, president, National
Press Club, and Morton Lucs.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
ROVER BATTLES
FOR PADDOCK

Within "a hours after Mrs.
ATIilda Wise, owner of premises
1246 Wisconsin Ave. N. W., filed
application in the Court of Ap-
peals for writ Of mandamus to
compel Justice Oscar r. Luhring
to allow her to post a supersedas
bond to stay a decree padlocking
her premises for four months,
United States Attorney Rover
filed the Governments answer,
declaring that the evidence in the
paddock hearing was uncontra-
dicted.
Mrs. Wise asserted that the
court, in denying her application
for permission to furnish a super
sedas bond, practically denied her
o right to appeal from the pad
lock Injunction, as the Appellate
Court could not hear the case be-
fore the time in which the pad
lock decree would be DISCHARGED,
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
PAYROLL THEFT
CONFESSED

Walter o. Jones, 30, former en-
ploye of the Children's Hospital,
today pleaded guilty to participa-
ton in the robbery of the hospital
payroll last July and had his case
referred to Probation Officer
Amos Steele for investigation by
Justice Peyton Gordon.
Jones and Earl Roberts, with a
man whose name he does not
know, planned the robbery, but
for fear of being identified by
Miss Eleanor Page, payroll clerk,
he did not participate in the actual
hold-up.
He says that Roberts later gave
him $3.50 as his part of the $3,289
which was taken,
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
Thrift Congress Can
Ban Raise in Taxes

An increase in Federal taxes
will be avoided if he next Con-
gress reduces excessive appropria-
tions, Senator David A. Reed (RJ
Of Pennsylvania said today.
He claimed the 100000, 900
Treasury deficit would not have
occurred if the veterans COM
pensation loans and the wheat.
buying campaign of the Federal
Farm Board had not been au.
thorized by the last Congress.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
Alert Teller Bnlks
HOIduD in NeU York

NEW YORK, March % G.N.SD.
Four bandits attempted to hold up
the National City Bank branch
at Seventy-ninth Street and Am
sterdam Avenue today, but were
frustrated by an alert teller who
pressed an alarm button with his
foot.
When the alarm gong sounded
the bandits started shooting their
way to the street. One of them
stumbled and was captured. The
other three got away in a sedan
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
G. W. u. and Cornell
Orators Hold Debate

Women debaters of George
Washington and Cornell univer-
stiles last night debated the ad-
visibility of adoption of a system
of compulsory unemployment in
surance. in Stockton Hall, at
George Washington. No decision
was rendered.
Bertha Kaufman, Genevieve
Wimsatt and Louise Feinstein rep
resented the local school. The
visiting debaters were Margaret
Ellis, Helen Budd and Helen Nc.
Curdy. Mrs. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
wife of the president of George
Washington, presided.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
Hospital Official
GiUen Commission

A commission as captain of in
fantry in the Reserve Corps was
issued yesterday to Webster Sewell.
of F'reedman's Hospital, the War
Department announced. Charles
Clifford Vogt, also of Washing
ton, was appointed a second lieu
tenant.
The following officers n Mary
land received commissions: Capt.
James F. Howard, Mt. Winans;
First LieutenantS Lawrence r.
Brown of Perry Point, and Harry
! q. Lipp, Of Manchester, Md.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
NAVY WORKERS
. To SHARE IN
HOLIDAY
Their Annual and Sick Leaves
Now on a Different Basis
From Other U. S. Employees

Federal employees in navy yards
and arsenals probably will be
placed on an equal footing with
other Government workers in a
ruling to, be promulgated by At
torney General Mitchell in the
near future, with reference to the
Saturday half-holiday act.
Under the present statute, their
annual and sick leave rights and
privileges are on an entirely diff
ferent basis than those given the
rank and file Of civil service en-
ployes. The legal precedents
covering the new half-holiday pro-
gram are entirely different from
those relating to departmental
workers.
Attorney General Mitchell will
rule, however, that the Navy Yard
and arsenal workers are entitled
to the same general privileges
under the act as are their fellow
workers. Those who desire to take
an entire Saturday off will have
a halliday substracted from their
annual leave or a full day taken
from their sick leave allotment,
as the case may be.
Secretary of the Navy Adams
referred the matter to the De-
partment of Justice yesterday at
the request of the Judge Advo-
cate Generals office, which de-
sires to make the leave regula-
tions affecting navy workers as
uniform as possible.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
IVernaOnters Urged
To Elect Democrat

An appeal to Vermont voters to
make possible Democratic organi-
cation of the next Senate by elect
ing Stephen M. Driscoll was made
in a radio address last night by
Senator Royal S. Copeland DD
of New York, broadcast by sta.
tion WGY, at Schenectady. Yer.
mont will hold a special election
on March 81.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
Police Dogs Guard
II. s. DiStiLLerieS

Police dogs are being used to
prevent high-jackers from raiding
the distilleries authorized to pro-
duce medicinal whisky, DR.. James
M. Doran, commissioner of in
dustrial alcohol, revealed today.
He just returned from an in
spection trip to the Overholt and
Schenley distillerieS in Pennsyl-
vania.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
KiIUanians Guests
Of Manassas Club

Sixteen members of the Wash
ington Kiwanis Club, headed by
Edwin F. Hill. vice president,
we're dinner guests at the inter-
club meeting held with the Man
assas Kiwanis Club at Manassas,
Va, last night.
Mr.. Hill. on behalf of the local
organization, presented the Man
assas Club with a speakers gong
and gavel.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28
DEAN POUND TALKS

Dean Roscoe Pound, of the
Harvard University Law School,
Cambridge. Mass, spoke at the
Howard University Law School
today. Dean Pound is a member
of the Wickersham committee on
law enforcement.
The Washington times., 1931-03-28

Times Staff Photo
OFFICIALS of the Office of
Public Buildings and Parks
have announced that the Japa-
nese cherry blossoms will be
in bloom early next week. c.
L. Dennis, chef at the Shore
ham Hotel. prepared a pastry
reproduction of the blossoms
in bloom which he is showing
to Miss Olivia Murphy, 100
Sixth st. S. W., while Miss
Loretta Lynch, 1927 Irving st.
N. E., is shown looking at the
buds on a tree in Potomac
Park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-24

, of it's details" Lucas said. Under this characterization it is assumed that what the author of the phrase had in mind was the uplifting of the morals of this country as re-. suit of the elimination of the saloon and intoxicating liquor. Yet. after 13 years of prohibition we find business men, professional men, laboring men, men in high counsel of politics, young boys and girls openly and f1agrantly violat. ing and defying this amendment, if not in the letter at least in spirit.
 We are confronted with sawed off shotguns, machine guns, poison alcohol, gang murders, armed au- tomobiles, high powered rifles and stills by the thousands, all of which were unknown before the Eigh- teenth Amendment" Lucas con. tinued.
 "The time is fast approaching when decisive and definite action must be taken. Tn my humble judg- ment the great mass of people who devotedly believe the American Le. zion is dedicated for God. and country, are looking to the legion to lead them out of the pitiable morass of legal, moral and econ. omic complication which have aris- en under this amendment. They are asking someone to lead us out of the wilderness of misunder. standings, hypocrisy and sham ex- isting under his law. They want an opportunity to exercise their right of franchise, and if we give to the people of each state the opportun. ity to vote upon this question you will find the great majority prefer temperance to fanaticism and mod eration to excess"
 Minority Cried Down
 Lloyd Kain. Lexington, Neb, in- troduced the minority report of the resolution committee but he was drowned out.
 A mighty roar swept oyer the floor--"We want to votel We want to vote!" Cries of ''roll-eali" min- gled in.
 Vincent Carroll, Philadelphia, took the platform after Lucas and urged passage of the resolution "to end gang rule"
 ROLL CALL VOTE
 Detroit, Sept 24.-(UP1-The roll call of the American Legion
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-24

Riverside, Calif.. will reopen oc- tober 1, employing between 200 and 300 men. E. I. Du Pont De Nemours < Co., Buffalo plant is working full time on big cellulose wrapping material order.
 Kansas City reported business conditions on the uptrend for Sep tember.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-24

claimed exemptions which resulted in . net tax of only $243.19. The government claims his taxable iri- come was $S00,660 above the fig- ure he submitted, and that his tax should have been $66,397.54.
 So the arrest with the revela- ton that q comparatively unknown figure was "blg boss of Brooklyn, ''the only man in Greater New York who can successfully break 6 strike at any time," according to United States Attorney Howard w. Ame1i.
 Devito's chief source of income, as revealed in his income reports has been the standard oil Co of New York and several other c6h- cerns involved in strikes. He re- eeived s250,o00 from the Standard Oil in 1929, he revealed.
 He employs from 5000 to 4,OO0 men and operates TOO trucks.
 He served the James Butler Go. the H. C. BobaeN Co, and Anteri- can Can. co, and the Great Atlantic 1899.
 That year. the oil com pa f,ies "OAO ChGSsCu Uy 5tfAhc 0I EtUVV truck drivers. Drivers were beaten, trucks were destroyed, and deiiv- cries were irregular If at 6ll.
 Devito offered Standard his trucking services. They were ae. cepted. The strike ended, investi. gators said.
 Yesterday the federal marshsls and detectives wefit to the Devito home. and entered when admitted by Mrs Deyito.
 They entered. Devite's bedroom with drawn revolvers.
 Devito dressed and left with them. cautiohihg them against en. tering liis home unidehtified as they might be shot as rivals about to take him for c ride."
 The arresting officers found the guns and canes, and in the cellar observed a .well-furnished raths. kellar, | 15-fo0t bar with beer on tap "fpr Guests."
 A billiard room and library also we're well euutpped and tasteftiiiy furnished on the same floor of the home.
 ,The New York underworld knew Deyito. Investigators said, as a truekman who museled in On .'1it. tie Augie", Pisano's business before the latter was taken for . ride in 1928.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-24
Referendum Voted
 By The Delegates
(Continued from Page 1.)

intuition in the various states.
 Prolonged cheering followed reading of the prohibition resolu- ton.
 After nearly a minute of ap- plause and shouting, Massachusetts officially seconded it.
 Perfectly Legal
 A western delegate shouted that he rose to a point of order.
 This is a political question and out of order" he said.
 Cries of "sit down, sit down." drowned his last words.
 Commander O'Neil ruled the question was in order.
 "A point of order has been taken that this subject may not be brought before the convention with propriety because it's consideration would be in violation of the consti- tuition of the American Legion" {" O'Neil said, (which bars the use of the organization. for the dissimina- tion of partisan principles
 Anticipating that question, have asked the national judge ad- vocate to advise me whether in his opinion the introduction of this subject would be in violation of our constitution. He advises that it ie not. I agree"
 Keynote Speech
 They keynote speech of the ''wets'' was delivered by Scott W. Lucas, of Havana, III, past nation al advocate of the legion, while his factfonal followers interrupted from time to time with prolonged cheers.
 "The Eighteenth Amendment has been characterized as an 'ex- pertinent noble in motive,' yet it has proven to thousands and thous- an0s of American citizens in all walks of life to. be an experiment lamentable and loathsome in many
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-24
Only One Could
 Have Killed
tContinusd from Paae il

tSVuuHa0Q rom rage U
 said Gallo and not he killed Fan. tasia. As result Gallo also was tried on a murder charge, and lie too, was found guilty.
 Opposing defense counsel argued successfully that both men couldn't be guilty of the same murder, sine !. witnesses reported having seen but one man flee from the scene of the shooting. So Gafgi and Galio were given a joint new trial. Gallo was convicted and Gangi freed.
 Gallo was scheduled to pay the extreme penalty next week, but evi. dence siven Qovefnor Ely yester. day in an appeal for executive clemeney was believed likely to gain him at least communication of his sentence to life imprisoh. ment. ..I
 William scharton, former coun- sel for Gansi. conferred IS min. tites with the governor after an. nouncing he had information ks thought he should reveal ito save an innocent man from the electric chair"
 seharton indicated before the conference that he was in doubt As to whether 1t would be ethical for him to reveal condolences sivsri him by his former client to save an innocent man" from death.
 Belief that Ely would commute Gallo's sentence was based largely 0n the govefn6r's attitude toward imposition of the death penalty. Three convicted murdtrers have appealed 10 the sovsrnor fer elem ency. and two were granted com mutations. Paul V. Hurley, the only fntirderer to die in the electric chair since Ely took once. fired four shots at policeman who stopped him for questioiiit1g con. cerfiing q stolen autornobii6.
 Governor Acts.
 Boston, Sept 24-(UPJ-Q0vef- nor Ely viii recommended to the executive council today that. an ad- ditionaf e0.dAy respite De granted to Samuel Gallo of Revere, eche- duled to die in the electric chair next week for the murder of Jo- seph Fantasia June II, 1927.
 The governor said this morning he would take this action 50 the case might be studied further.
 Nearly three months ago the governor srahted oaiio q so.day respite.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-24

 in this trend, authorities agree, yet the present psychology points at the moment to 6 greater cheer than in many months. Many busi- ness men believe that wage read justments sHill have the effect of making business better. though lA- Dor inclines to disagree with this viewpoint.
 Ths clothing industry heads the list of those business making progress. Clothing factories are adding men daily in several uen- tere; matters are working overtifnej shoe plants report 6 substantial Gaifl; wooden mills end some cot. ton textile plants are picking tip.
 A distinctly more optimistic trend ef thought was noted tf1 messages from various sections of the 6otf1- try. Hfforts are being made to re- lieve unemployment, which stiii is A bis problem, by increasing pub-
 Ths hat industry takes the lead in the industries which are 0perats ine above last year. Dafibury, (Cefiii.) matters are producing 10,. 600 deaef Empress Eugenie hats daily and are opefatins night and day.
 fnefit of zoo additional tailors and continuous work for 800 others ordinarily on part time during the winter as a. result of one of the large firms going into quantity pro- duction of summer and sports wear clothing. Hercules Clothing coni- paf1y Of Columbus, Ohio, anfouiic@ ed immediate expansion Of its plant from additional production of trousers with resultant employment of 500 additional men. Associated Apparel factory at Gary, Indiana, is employing 700 workers and ar- tioipates payroll tota1ing 1000 be- fore the end Of the year. Harris burgh, Pa., reports shirt factories working overtime in central Perri-
 Word from Detroit is that in- dustrial employment there in the showed a sharp increase oyer the end of August and is at the high est point since June 30.
 Many workmen have been call ed back on the night force of the MIL yotCk ab 4NSW S0oSASs 4h- diana, to work on the eompany's ffeewheefing unit. Murray wood Products company, huge Memphis, Ten, automobile body manufac- tufers. announced plans to resume full time operation, employing B. 900 men as result of a contract with the Ford company to furnish wood parts for cars. Officials of the Murray cofdpahy said further ad- ditions to the force were to be con- tingent on output of automobiles.
 Tn the textile group, bright spot is the American Woo1efi company's mills in Fulton. N. r., which are running at top speed. According to one authority the index of wool production has risen since the first of the year from 65 to 150, the latter figure 4 new high for five years.
 risen from 70 last November to H.. the highest since 1928. St. Louis, Mo, reports the principal shoe companies there operating on | large volume. According to Frank c, Rand. chairman of Information | Shoe, his, company Is fnanufactur- ing between fS0,000 and 184,000 pairs of shoes day or 10000 pairs | daily above the corresponding | period of q year ago. Standard Statistics company to. day stated the carpet and rug trade is making considerable headway. in | emerging from the acute depression | which prevailed during 1880. Earnings in this industry, accord