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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
New Workers Join Other Party
Elements in Opposing
Liquor Arguments.
FINANCIAL DISCUSSION
MAY RULE SESSIONS
Leaders Hope to Keep Out All Eff
forts to Commit Party to
Policies for Next Year.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Any attempt to bring up prohibition
or any other controversial issue at to-
morrow's meeting Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee will be opposed by
both New York Representatives, who,
like the Southerners, feel that harmony
should be the watchword.
Norman e. Mack, national commit
teeman from New York, today added
his plea for avoidance of friction to
those Of the New York State Committee,
Southern party leaders in Congress and
others from the East and West.
Farley Gets Proxy.
James A. Farley, New York State
chairman, whose committee went on
record at Albany Monday against ef-
forts to commit the party to any policies
for 1882, has obtained the proxy Of Miss
Elizabeth Marbury, national committee
woman.
Meanwhile, Chairman Raskob-around
whom have centered reports move
might be made to place the party on
record against prohibition-and Alfred
e. Smith, presidential candidate in 1928,
remained silent as to whether such a
move would be made.
81 am opposed to the committee do
ing anything that would create friction
or trouble" Mr.. Mack said. There are
plenty of things to talk about, such as
finances, that would not create any
difficulties, and hope nothing that win
cause trouble will take place. Every
body wants harmony"
Raskob Is Silent.
Mr.. Mack said he did not know what
Raskob would suggest or recommend
I'VE hear all sorts of talk, but he
hasn't told me what he will do" he
added.
Replying to Smiths criticism of the
New York State Committees action as
haSty, Mr.. Mack said the committee
acted only in the interest Of harmony
and did nothing that any one can find
fault with"
Commenting on the announcement
by Watt T. Brown, national committee
man from Alabama, that he would offer
resolution seeking the resignation Of
MIR. Raskob, Mr.. Mack said he took no
stock in that.
Nobody is thinking about Raskob
resigning," he said.
Byrd Would Avoid Issues.
Former Gov. Byrd of Virginia. q vice
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, was one of the early ar
rivals today for the meeting.
Mr.. Byrd made it clear that he would
be strongly opposed to any attempt to
place the Democratic National Commit
tee on record in opposition to national
prohibition. He said that he did not
know what the program for the meet
ing tomorrow would be, but that in his
opinion the National Committee should
not attempt to adopt policy on pro-
hibitlon or any other issue for the
party. That was a matter, he said,
which should be left to the national
convention.
Mr.. Byrd said that issues could be
discussed, including prohibition, at the
committee meeting, but that he was OPP
posed to action on them.
MRS. ROSS TO TALK ON RUM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
PRACTICE DOESN'T MAKE PERFECT
AND OLD DOGS DO LEARN TRICKS
Psychologist Upsets Axoms He Says Are Implicitly But
Harmfuly Accepted.

j cious steps and shots they have prac-
ticed."
VIII cher "early to bed and early to
rise" tends toward health and wealth
depends upon whether you are morn
ing sleeper or an evening sleeper. The
morning sleeper spends most Of the
night getting to sleep and obtains his
greatest rest shortly before awakening
while the picture for the evening sleeper
is just the reverse.
"You can't teach an old dog new
tricks" recently has begun to slip.
"For," says Prof. jenkins, cit has
been shown that a person well past
middle age can learn given skill al
most as rapidly as he could have at
any time in earlier life. It is such
vicious proverbs 40 he last that re-
quire destruction for the gocd of society,
and the attack is made, not to show
that all old sayings are false, but to
show that experimental verification
must be regarded as the final test OF
their truth"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
BANK OF u. S. CLOSER
ACCUSED OF NEGLECT
steuer Charges New York Super
intendent Should Have Act
ed Sooner.
BY the Associated Press.

BY Inc ASSOclhtSu FTtbb
NEW YORK, March 4.-Joseph A.
Broderick, State banking superintend-
ent, today stood accused of neglect of
duty in his jurisdiction over the sus-
pended bank of United States.
Max D. Steuer, special deputy attor-
ney general investigating the reason for
Il banks collapse, said at a public
hearing yesterday that Broderick should
have closed the institution months be-
fore ne did on December IL, 1880; that
he should have informed the directors
of its precarious condition, and that
he should not have allowed an entire
year to pass between its examination in
1929 and 1880.
Broderick, in reply to the first charge,
commended that he hoped to stabilize the
bank through merger. requested until
Friday TO answer the second and ex-
cused the third on the ground that the
department was Short-handed.
In spirited clash over definitions
Steuer at length forced the witness To
admit that the transaction by which the
bark Is alleged TO have paid itself debt
of $4,000 900 owed by two OF its affliates
was dishonest" though not violation
of the law In his opinion. Eight officers
of the bank are under indictment as a
result Of this deal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
PLEA FOR CAR FARE
|. BOOST IS EXPECTED
Attempt to Offset Losses
From Pupils Three-Cent
Rate Is Indicated.

Indications that the street car COM
panies would not oppose the lower fares
for school children, but would seek to
overcome the loss in revenue through
the establishment Of higher fare rates
for adults, were seen at the District
Building today.
1t was definitely announced by Pres
ident John H. Hanna Of the Capital
Traction Co. that his concern would
not oppose the lower rates, which be-
come effective Tuesday.
Meeting This Afternoon.
President William F. Ham Of the
Washington Railway & Electric Co. said
an announcement of his company's at
titude on this point would be made
after a meeting of the board of direc-
tors this afternoon.
The position of both companies, as
reflected in their correspondence with
the Public Utilities Commission, and
their stand at the public hearing on
school fares on January 20, Is that the
expected losses must be made up. 1t is
generally expected that the only meth
cd win be through an increase Of the
adult fare. although this has not yet
been specifically mentioned.
Move to OFFSET Loss.
Mr.. Hanna said today that his COM
pany would take steps to combat its ex-
pected losses promptly. He said that
he was quite sure the reduction in car
fare for school children would reduce
his company's earnings. Had he not
been sure, he would not have resisted
it, nor would he have warned about the
impending move of the company to
seek some way Of recoupment. Just
what stems the conpany would take he
said he was not ready to say.
I'VE haven't exactly come to that
bridge yet" he parted. 1T Is still a
block or two away. We can see it, and
we know that we are coming to 1t. But
we really can't cross it until we come
to it."
Mr.. Ham, in answer to questions, ex-
hibited copies of the correspondence be-
tween his company and the commits
sion, in which the company clearly and
repeatedly stated that If the introduce
ton of the lower fares for school chill
dren would mean a revenue loss, the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
D. C. COURT MAY TRY
DENISON NEXT WEEK
Case Charging Representative Hac
Liquor in His Office Is Set
for Monday.

Edward E. Denison, "lame-duck"
Representative from Illinois, may be
called for trial next Monday in the
District Supreme Court to answer an
indictment charging him with possess
sion of a quantity of liquor in his Office
in the House once Building in Janu-
airy, 1929 United States Attorney Leo
A. Rover has scheduled the case for
that date.
District Supreme Court Justice Pey-
ton Gordon today granted Denison a
bill of particulars in accordance with
recent ruling by the District Court
of Appeals, but denied the request OF
counsel for DeniSon that the Govern
ment be required to advise him OF
the character of the containers, which
held the alleged liquor.
Rover will meet the requirements
Of the courts order as to the contents
of the trunk, which was seized by pro-
hibition agents in January, 1929, but
no complaint in the case reached Rover
until November 1929
Attorneys Everett Sanders, E. Hilton
jackson and William E. Leahy repre-
sent the accused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
PERU REORGANIZATION
is SOUGHT BY JUNTA
Liberty, Justice and Decentraliza.
ton Stressed as Need in Cable
gram to Star.

The southern junta of Peru, at Are
quipa, was declared, in a cablegram re.
ceived today by The Washington Star
and signed by half a dozen men de-
scribing themselves as members of the
junta government" to be seeking "a
national reorganization based upon
liberty, justice and decentralization"
"The civil government junta," said
the cablegram, sis leading the people
and army of Southern Peru as result
of finding itself confronted by tyranni-
cal Sanchez Cerro troops. At the same
time it is resisting any attempted
lie GuiaiStic reaction.
"All that is sought is a national re-
organization based upon liberty, justics
and decentralization, with members OF
the iunta and army renouncing all po-
Etical motives and preparing to fight
for their principles. Arequipa, heading
Southern Peru, will not cease to hold
Sanchez Cerro responsible for the hor-
rors of civil war by his obstinacy in
not freeing the country from his auto
cracy."
The message was signed: David
Samanez Ocampo, Manuel BuStamante
de la Fuenta, Guillermo Lira Luis z.
Olazaval, Luis Alfredo Gilardi, Carlos
J. Belon and Eduardo Bustamante,
members Of the Junta Government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
us. AND D.C.FORCES
OFF AT | SATURDAY
Holiday Closing Law Will Be
Effective Alike in Most
Departments.

With few exceptions, all departments
of the Federal and District governments
and independent Offices will close at
o'clock Saturday and thereafter, until
further notice, under the new Saturday
half-holiday closing law.
The law merely states that four hours
shall constitute days work on Satur-
days, leaving it to each executive de-
partment to fix the hour for the release
of employees on that day, it was stated
today.
The exceptions, know thus far, are
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
and the navy yard. At both these plants
the closing hour will be at IL noon. At
the former it was said some employees
great majority would be released at IL
o'clock.
Printery to Take OF.
The Government Printing ONCE,
buried now under great mass OF work
in connection with the closing of Con-
gress, had not determined at what hour
it would close next Saturday, If at all.
Thereafter, however, the big plant will
take advantage of the Saturday half
holiday the same as other governmental
agencies.
All regular employees of the Veterans
Bureau will be given their first Satur-
day half-holiday next Saturday, but to
continue work on the soldiers bonus
the night force Of temporary workers
will be on duty during the afternoon to
receive applications and mail out checks
This arrangement was completed to-
day Col. George E. Ijams, director of
the bureau, who desired to give the
regular workers their half holiday and
still keep the bonus work going for
ward at the same time.
Effect on Night Force.
The night force which has been reg
ularly on duty from until II, will
work from Saturday afternoon from 5
o'clock to 9 o'clock.
The bureau will be open to receive
applications for loans until o'clock
and the complicated business of COM
putting loans and making out checks
will also continue until that hour.
There will be no night work after 5
o'clock on Saturday night.
A total of GOAL checks had been
mailed out by the bureau at the closing
hour last night. These checks amounted
to $2,323,9 85.45. The business yeSter-
day included the issue of 2,180 checks
totaling 1907, 488. A total, 1924 apph-
cations came in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
GANG ACTIVITIES, CORRUPTION
AND RUM VIOLATIONS REVEALED
Senate Learns of Conditions in Five States
In Testimony Drawn From Files of
Wickersham Committee Report.

"racketeers," 113 Of them now dead,
with each listed under such headings
as "dynamiter" and bomb thrower" or
booze and beer"
The reported discovery of large
quantities of poison dipped bullets" in
the reputed headquarters of "the Al
Capone outfit"
Reports of gambling operations in
New Orleans so widespread as to make
bootlegging there 'piker racket"
Figures designed to show violations Of
the prohibition laws throughout much
of New York State so fragrant that SO
per cent of the criminal cases came
under these laws.
A description of New York "cafe-
terra court"
A report that present-day liquor IN
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
FRENCH NAVY GIVEN
15O,ODO-TON MARGIN
lover ITALY TO 1886
Naval Holiday Established by
Pact-EaCh May Build
23,0OO-To Cruisers.
OTHER CATEGORIES HELD
| WITHIN SPECIFIED LIMITS
Outstanding Feature of Accord Is
Better Feeling Created, Says
British Minister.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ROME, March At was learned or
good authority today that the British
Franco-Italian naval accord give:
France a global tonnage of $4,000 anc
italy AL 900 as of 1886. The French
quota includes $4,000 tons of obsolete
ships and the Italians 5000 tons.
This gives France an efficient ton.
mage Of $4,000 and Italy 100000, leav'
ing France a superiority OF 10000 tons
1t Is pointed out here, however, thai
the italian claim to parity has not beer
sacrificed since the accord is only tenn.
porary measure.
1t does not hold Italy to agreement
beyond 1896.
Creates Naval Holiday.
1t was learned also that the accord
establishes naval holiday and until
the end Of 1891 no new units are to be
laid down, although units under con-
struction may be completed.
The accord gives Italy and France
the right to build two heavy cruisers,
each Of $4,000 tons, before 1886. Lighter
cruisers and destroyers are to be built
only to replace obsolete units.
In such categories France may build
$1,000 tons and Italy $1,000.
France may build 4,441 tons of sub
marines and Italy 2,79l, Italy hating
her building when she has $1,000 tons,
which is her parity with the United
States, Great Britain and Japan.
In aircraft carriers France and Italy
each may have $4,000 tons.
1t was said that France now has
$1,000 tons of average ships while
Itaiy has 5000. Including the over
age ships, the accord gives France, in
1886, a superiority of $4,000 tons.
However, in 1886 France will have 19,-
600 more average tons than Italy.
Program Until 1886.
Between today and 1896 Italy will
construct or complete 10000 tons and
France 10000 tons, which will mean a
difference Of 1000 tons yearly.
The annual program OF construction
of the two countries, which had risen
to more than 10000 tons, Is reduced to
little more than from II 900 10 $4,000
tons.
It was understood that the accord
means the relative position OF France
and Italy will remain virtually I'M
changed in 1896, as compared with to-
day.
With regard to the total tonnage, the
Italians say the accord gives them GER
tain gains due to the fact that their
present average tonnage decreases from
$4,000 to 5000 tons, while the French
increases from $500 70 $4,000 tons.
HENDERSON SEES GAINS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ITHACA, N. Y, March 4.-The adage
Practice makes perfect" is disproved in
the Cornell University department Of
psychology.
So are other old saws like Early to
bed and early to rise" and "You can't
teach an old dog new tricks"
Folks trust the old rhymes so i'm
plicitly, says Prof. J. G. jenkins, ex-
perimental psychologist, that sometimes
real harm is done.
For one thing, belief that practice
makes perfect" is responsible for flock
of dub golfers. It is not the amount
Of practice but the quality which counts,
says the psychologist. He holds that
the adage should read you learn what
you practice" and he adds:
1.-THE poor dancer and the dub golfer
alike, after years OF patient effort, be.
come expert only in making the afro
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
Toxic Awaits Full Details.

TOXIC, March 4 (P.-AIthough full
details of the Franco-Italian naval &C
cord apparently have not been received
by the Japanese government, it was
learned today that the British charge
d'affaires had asked the governmen. TO
express an opinion regarding tonnage
figures and a reply IS expected soon.
Pending receipt of full details, off,
cIal circles are reticent about expressing
definite opinions, but there is a general
belief that Japan will acquiesce in the
agreement, though possibly making
reservations in the field of the subma-
rine tonnage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR
TO FIGHT ACCUSATION
Crump Seeks to Drive Men Charged
With Dereliction in Duties
From Office.
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March As
the statement of Edward H. Crump,
powerful politician, echoed over the
State today, sources close to Gov. Henry
H. Horton let it be known that he
would not resign his gubernatorial seat
but would fight to the bitter end TO
clear himself of accusations against his
administration brought out in testimony
before the Legislative Committee In
yestigating State affairs.
The Memphis political leader offered
in his statement last night to join the
people of Tennessee, in driving from
once, officials, including Gov. Horton.
whom. he said, have been proven dere-
lict in their duties and to prosecute
others charged with law violations in
eoypeNtie.a ,s.iti4 c1~t~ e-~-~~-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A story of open-faced gangster activ-
tiles, far-hung governmental corruption
and wholesale liquor law violations was
unrolled today before the Senate.
Drawn from the files of the Wicker
sham commission by Senate resolu-
ton, the testimony spread through sur
veys of prohibition conditions in Illi-
nois, New York, New Jersey, Louisiana
and Colorado. Only in the latter State
was dry law enforcement termed "satis-
factory"
Some high lights in the mass of data
were:
A gangster map of Chicago.
The names OF $50 alleged Chicago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
SUBMARINE HITCH POSSIBLE.
Japan May Find New Terms Distaste-
full, Says Paper.

PARIS, March 4 LP).-Warning that
adoption by Japan and the United
States of notifications to the London
naval treaty involved in the new
Franco British Italian accord may not
be as easy as anticipated was printed
today in lie Journal, which follows naval
affairs closely.
The writer expressed the opinion that
Japan particularly may find it difficult
to accept the ALLEGATION of submarine
tonnage to France, which newspapers
generally consider may be roughly 3d.
900 tons. japanese submarine tonnage
under the naval treaty is 52,700 tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
Fireworks on Liquor Question Expected
at Party Session.

Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross. former Gov
ernor Of wyoming, will speak plainly
and fearlessly" on the prohibition issue
tomorrow when she addresses the
Democratic National Committee meet
ing here as vice chairman. This was
the prediction made by her friends here
today, although Mrs Ross declined to
commit herself before tomorrows meet
ing.
Mrs. Ross has been an ardent dry
for years, but that there has been a
gradual change in her views has been
noticeable to her followers.
Women Differ on Subject.
The prohibition issue is a subject OF
bitter controversy among the women OF
the Democratic party, as it is with the
men. The outspoken views of Mrs.
Emily Newell Blair on the wet and dry
question when she was vice chairman
of the party was the principal cause OF
disagreement between herself and the
men on the committee.
She was an uncompromising dry, as
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
FALLS 1925 FEET;
THEN OPENS 'CHUTE
E. S. Manning, 20, Claims New
Record for Delayed Jump After
Leap ON Coast.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 4.-E. S
"Spud" Manning, %, today claimed a
new record for delayed parachute
jumps after official celebration of the
Paragraph he carried on a leap last
Sunday showed he fell 1925 feet be-
fore opening his chute.
The previous record was $500 feet,
set by Rex Harker over Cincinnati
Ohio, August 4, 1929.
w. p. Balderston, secretary of the
Los Angeles chapter OF the National
Aeronautic Association, said Manning's
jump demonstrated that flier could
fall any distance without fear of death
from air pressure.
81 got the worst jerk of my life when
I finally did pull the ring to open my
parachute" Manning said, but it
wasn't hard to do"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04
TRUCE PACT SIGNED
IN INDIA BY GANDH|
Nationalist Leader and Vice
roy Irwin End Civil Dis
obedience Campaign.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, India, March A.
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian Nationalist
leader, and Viceroy Lord Irwin at high
noon today signed truce which ends
the Nationalist civil disobedience cam
paign and secures Nationalist cooper
alton in working out a qualified do
minion status for India.
The signing ceremony, which took
only minutes, conceded with the most
important of all Hindu national reli-
gious festivals, that signifying the adj
vent of Spring and the dawn of peace.
On this day the entire Hindu world
forgets the rancor and evils and enmity
of the past and pledges itself to con-
Citation, friendship and harmony with
all mankind.
After approving the document con-
tanning the truce Gandhi agreed that
certain technical verbal alterations may
be made in it later when it has been
cabled to Wedgwood Benn, secretary of
state for India, for the information of
the London government. Its text was
understood to contain 5000 words. 1t
probably will be published tomorrow,
the exact terms embodied not to be
made public until that time.
Called Historic Document.
ut is a memorable and historic docu-
ment which may alter the entire history
of the British Empire and india" said
Sir Tel Bahador Sapru, Indian mod
crate VINO was instrumental in finally
bringing Gandhi and Lord Irwin
together.
The truce eliminated negotiations of
weeks which reachsd fulfillment in an
agreement at 1880 am. Shortly after
ward Gandhi left the viceregal palace
in drenching rain to inform the
Nationalist Working Committee at old
, Delhi
While the committee voted unani-
nous approval of the terms Gandhi
curled up on a straw mat at the side of
the room and went to sleep. After he
, awakened he had his head and face
shaved, donned a spotless white home
spun chaddar and loin cloth and set
out for his meeting with the viceroy.
Terms of Truce.
In return for Abandonment of the
civil disobedience campaign, which the
Nationalist inaugurated year ago in
an effort to gain indep2 ndence from
Great Britain, Gandhi wrested from
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-04

Seldom in the history of these tradi-
tional closing festivities has the Capitol
witnessed such scenes of jubilation as
marked the adjournment of the House
at noon today.
With an orchestra and the male
chorus Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to lead the singing, Representa-
tives Woodrum of Virginia and Clarke
of New York assumed charge of the
demonstration, and led, their comrades
in such songs as America, /" way Down
Upon the Swanee River" and "Old
Folks At Home"
Representative Connery of Massachu-
sets, who used to entertain the dough-
boys in their environments during the
World War, stepped forward and Of