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Evening star., 1933-02-27
D, C, CHAIRMANSHIP
DELAYED IN SENATE
Successor to Bingham to Be Sc
lected by Appropriations
Subcommittee.

The question of who will be chairman
of the District subcommittee of the
Senate Appropriations Committee after
The Democrats take Senate control prob
ably will not be settled for week OF
two. Senator Hiram Bingham. Repub-
lican, Of Connecticut. who has had
charge of District supply bills for sew
eral years, completes his term Of serv-
ice March 4.
The Appropriations Committee is di-
vided into 10 subcommittee to handle
the various appropriation bills, and the
makeup of these subcommittee is like
ly to await the induction into office OF
new Senators and the filling of vacan-
cies on the full committee.
The Democratic members Of the Dis
trict appropriations subcommittee are
Senators Glass of Virginia, Kendrick
of wyoming. Copeland of New York,
Bratton of New Mexico, Thomas OF
Oklahoma and ByrneS OF South Caro-
lima. Senator Glass however, is slated
for the important post of chairman OF
the Appropriations Committee.
Senator Kendrick, who would be next
in line, expressed a deep interest in
the work of the District subcommittee
but said he would like to see Senator
Copeland become subcommittee chair
man. Senator Copeland said he also
expected to continue to work on the
subcommittee, but he did not believe
his other duties would make it possible
for him to assume the Craftsmanship
Senator Bratton of New Mexico Is the
next in line on the subcommittee.
Evening star., 1933-02-27
CAPT. HARING HERE
TO BEGIN DUTIES
Assistant to Col. Grant Was in
Similar Service in Capital Be-
tween 1924 and 1926.

Capt. Ellis E. Haring, Corps of Engi-
neers, United States Army, today re-
ported for duty as assistant to Lieut.
Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, director of Public
Buildings and Public Parks. Following
a tour of service at Denver, Colo, he
reached New York City from San
Francisco aboard the transport Republic
last Tuesday.
The captain served previously In the
Office of Public Buildings and Public
Parks, coming to Washington in July
1924, and being appointed executive
assistant to Lieut.. Col. C. o. Sheriff.
Col Grants predecessor. Later Capt
Haring became assistant director and
laid the ground work for the construc-
ton of the Arlington Memorial Bridge
He was in Washington until December
1926, when he went to Denver and
there was on duty with the 103d divis-
ion and worked with the organized re-
serves in the 9Th Corps Area.
Col. Grant said today that while he
has not settled on the exact duties to
be performed by Capt. Haring, he will
likely be associated with the National
Capital Park and Planning Commission
as well as duties in the park system.
Evening star., 1933-02-27
400 GALLONS TAKEN
IN MARYLAND RAID
One of % Defendants in Bal
timore Case, Among Four
Jailed at La Plata.
BY staf Correspondent of The Star.

BY Sta1 Correspondent Of The Star.
LA PLATA, Md, February 27.-Fed-
eral agents made simultaneous raids
here and in Waldorf yesterday, arrest
ing four persons. More than 400 gal
Ions of alleged whisky were seized.
Among those arrested was ]. Lewis
Groves Of Waldorf, one of % defend
ants on trial in Baltimore. He was at
liberty under $4,000 bond at the time
the agents swooped down on his place
seizing 100 gallons of alleged liquor
Sidney Thomas. colored, said to be one
of the less important Of the % alleged
conspirators on trial, was arrested at
the same place.
At the same time another group OF
agents conducted raid in La Plata
and arrested Sam Wolfe and A. Dent
Gamble, leading horse dealers OF
Charles County, where they confiscated
800 gallons of alleged whisky. Tom
Bailey, chief Of the Southern Maryland
agents, assisted by others from Balti-
more, made the raids.
Taken before United States Commis-
sioner j. Frank Parran, in Upper Marl-
boro. Groves was released under S2,50C
bond, while bail for the others was
fixed at 81 900 each. They will be
given hearings March 6.
Evening star., 1933-02-27
.ECkLUND CASE SOON
WILL GO TO JURY
Final Arguments to Save Four
Decentralization to Per-
NIT Second Degree Verdict.

Final arguments to save the four
youths being tried for the killing of
Elmer H. Ecklund in pay roll robbery
at the new House Office Building from
the electric chair were presented in
District Supreme Court this morning
and the case appeared certain to go to
the jury this afternoon.
Instructions will be given by Justice
Daniel w. O'Donoghue to permit ver-
diets of either first or second degree
murder
This morning Louis Whitestone. at
torney for Fewel Workman. colored, and
James A. O'Shea, counsel for Albert
Ernest Cash, alleged instigator of the
hold-up, were heard. After O'Shea
made the closing argument, Assistant
United States Attorney william H. Col
Inns spoke in rebuttal Justice ODOno-
ghue will deliver his instructions this
afternoon before the jury begins to
deliberate.
Evening star., 1933-02-27
BONDSMAN BILL PLACED
UPON HOUSE CALENDAR

The bill to regulate professional
bondsmen In the District was placed
on the House calendar today after a
favorable report from the House Dis
trict Committee.
Specifically the measure is designed
to give the courts Of the District power
to weed out undesirables engaged in
the business of executing criminal bends
and to punish unethical collusion be-
tween bondsmen, lawyers and police.
The report on the bill was filed by
Representative Gilbert, Democrat, Ken
lucky, member of the House District
Committee. His report is similar to one
filed in the Senate by Senator King Of
Utah, which declared that under exist
ing conditions bondsmen conduct their
business with virtually no restraint by
the courts and are responsible for their
conduct to no responsible public off,
cial.
The bill has been passed by the
Senate and House action is expected
before the adjournment Of Congress.
Evening star., 1933-02-27
REFUSE IMPEACHMENT
OF LET'S AND ROVER
Members of House Committee De.
clare Washington Attorneys
Charges Groundless.

The House Judiciary Committee re-
fused today to recommend impeach-
ment proceedings against Associate
Justice F. Dickinson Let's of the Dis
trict Supreme Court and United States
Attorney Leo A. Rover on the charges
OF Jesse C. Duke, Washington attorney.
The committee held Dukes charges
were without foundation and warrant
ed no further investigation.
Duke made his allegations against
Justice Let's and Mr.. Rover in a let
ter to Speaker Garner December S. He
urged that these two officials, both of
whom are presidential appointees. be
impeached on charges of high crimes
and misdemeanors requiring imposition
OF the constitutional powers of the
House of Representatives.
The charges arose out of the Zim-
berg liquor conspiracy case in which
Duke appeared as attorney for Adolph
Rudy Moder and others. Moder and
the other defendants represented by
Duke are now appealing from a sem
tence imposed by Justice Let's.
Duke in his letter to Speaker Garner
said he would appear before the Ju-
dietary Committee when his charges
were considered. No witnesses were
present. however, when the committee
reached its decision to drop the lawyers
charges.
Evening star., 1933-02-27
HIGH WINDS CEASE;
DAMAGES SLIGHT
56-Mi|e. e.an-Hour Gale Causes
No Serious
Results.

High winds which reached gale
force of Sc miles an hour yesterday
afternoon subsidized before any serious
damage could result The blow uprooted
number of trees, however, toppled a
chimney, caved in several show windows
and caused at least one minor injury.
The outlook tonight is for fair and
somewhat colder weather, with min
imum of about "a degrees, followed to-
morrow by increasing cloudiness and
slowly rising temperatures.
Today's 25-mile wind was expected
to abate.
The lone casualty reported to police
occurred when Pinkney Puggs, colored,
712 Morton place, was struck by "a
flying trap door" yesterday afternoon
while driving a truck along Walbridge
place. The wind had torn the door
from nearby residence.
Show windows were shattered at
Eighth and Kennedy streets and at
Thirteenth and G streets. A large
shade tree was blown down near Du-
pont Circle.
The wind toppled chimney through
the roof of a dwelling in the 1900
block of Wisconsin avenue. No one
was injured.
High waves running ahead of the
which two Georgetown law students
were sailing off Hains Point. The
students, Jack O'Connell, %. of 1927
L street, and Edward Gaul, 81, of
3117 N street, escaped with drenching.
Passers-by noticed their plight and
summoned harbor police and an ambu-
lance from Emergency Hospital. While
aid was on the way, however, the STU
dents maneuvered their water-filled
craft inshore. They then jumped into
shallow water and bailed out their
canoe, securing it to the seawall and
hurrying home for a dry change of
clothes before police arrived in their
patrol boat.
The gale reached its peak shortly
before l p.m., abating in a few min
utes to a velocity of some 40 miles
an hour, not unusual at this season.
The minimum last night was % de-
grees and the maximum yesterday 40
degrees at 1870 pm.
Evening star., 1933-02-27
Plea on Rate Basis Barred as
Death and Illness Hold
Up Case.
COMMISSION TO RESUME
INVESTIGATION APRIL 3
Maryland Chairman Attends Ses-
sion; Clayton Deplores Proceed
ings Behind Closed Doors.

The Washington and Georgetown Gas
Light Co.'S will claim a joint val
uation of approximately $30,000,000 on
which gas rates are to be fixed, ac-
cording to a statement Of their at
torney at the start of valuation pro-
ceedings at open hearings before the
Public Utilities Commission today.
Their present value, as carried on the
books of the commission, Is approx
mately $20,000,O0O, based on a valua-
ton made in 1914 with net additions
to date.
No testimony was introduced at the
hearing today, and the companies asked
and obtained a postponement 'on &C
count of the death of one Of their wit
nesses and the serious illness OF an
other The case will go on again at 10
o'clock Monday, April 3.
Maryland Head Present.
Harold F. West, chairman of the
sat with members of the District COM
mission, as the value of properties of
the two companies in Montgomery
County, Md, also will be considered at
the hearings. Residents of that Sec
ton are endeavoring to secure rate
reduction. There Is no rate question
before the District commission at this
time.
At the opening session of the hearing
today Stoddard M. Stevens. a member
of the firm of Sullivan & Cromwell, at
torneys, of 48 Wall street, New York,
advised the commission that 1t would
be impossible for his clients to proceed.
He said that william H. Blood. jr, vice
president of the Stone g. Webster En-
gineering Corporation, retained by the
capital companies to direct their valua-
ton work for the present case, had died
two weeks ago. making it necessary to
appoint another engineer to familiarize
himself with all of the material pre-
pared by Mr. Blood. Another witness,
Joseph I. Weller, retained to testify on
real estate values is seriously Ill. Mr..
Stevens said, and it is doubtful If he
will be able to testify. Mr.. Stevens and
Wilton j. Lambert, Washington attor-
ney, are appearing for the gas COM
panies.
Suggests Conferences.
Chairman Mason NJ Patrick of the
commission then set April as the date
for the hearing. and suggested that
engineers and accountants for the COM
panies and the commission meanwhile
confer on prices and on reproduction
values so as to reduce the number Of
eoAtioselSAdi ASSucS W VIC MI1oouCeo ~
the public hearing
William NICK. Clayton, representing
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions, reminded the commission that
at conferences such as these, behind
closed doors, the public often gathered
the impression that witnesses for the
commission had been unduly impressed
with the companies viewpoint on the
facts. He served notice that he would
move to make all of the out-of-town
owners of the majority interest in the
stock of the Washington Gas Light Co.
parties to the case.
Gen. Patrick said that the confer
ences would take place under rules laid
down by the Commission, and that the
Commission would not be bound by any
agreements made by its engineers or
accountants.
Evening star., 1933-02-27
$1,000 EMBEZZLEMENT
CHARGED TO SIX MEN
Defendants Plead Not Guilty in
Washington Tobacco Co.

Six men charged with embezzlement
of about $4,000 from the Washington
Tobacco Co., 600 block of Massa-
chusetts avenue, were held for the
grand jury under $500 bond each
when arraigned before Police Court
Judge John P. Mcmahon today. They
pleaded not guilty.
Thos held are Adoph Dietz. 26, of the
1900 block of K street southeast; Clar-
ence H. Gillespie, "a, of the HOO block
Of Massachusetts, avenue; George M.
Downs, 26, Seat Pleasant, Md; Malcolm
c. Miller, 26. of the 500 block Of Eighth
street southeast: George E. De Chard,
81, of the 1900 block of Sixth street.
and Floyd j. Stoner. 20, Of the 400
block of B street northeast.
Evening star., 1933-02-27
Heroic Captain Now Mail Clerk
ALLENBY STAFF OFFICER TOLLS FOR ,ss7s A MONTH

TINE paths Of glory have led to q
cubbyhole under the steps OF
the District Building, where he
Il serves as a mail clerk at $99.75
month, for Capt. James
D'Orsay Murray, hero Of two wars and
member of the stats Of five British gen.
erals. including Field Marshal the Wis.,
count Allenby, leader Of the campaign
In the Holy Land.
Capt. Murray is regarded as one OF
the worlds most colorful soldiers Of for
tune. He holds the most priced medals
Of valor Of the United States, Great
Britain, France and Italy and is q
cavalier Of the Order of the Crown OF
Italy. He holds the friendship Of the
great men of number Of nations. Yet
by one Of the freaks Of the depression
he himself finds himself reduced to q
basement bed room at AL Fourth street
and $1,200-a-year job which keeps
him on duty 10 hours a day.
Hopes for Better Times.
II hope there will be better things in
sight" Capt. Murray said, but right
now a man can only be thankful for
any sort Of work. Life must have its
low places as well as its heights, and we
can only do the best we can wherever
we find ourselves and be content with
what we have"
Capt. Murray is the great-great-
grandson Of Joseph Murray, militiaman
who was killed by the Hessians at Mid
dletown, N. j. His father was q con-
sui to Canada. He is a college gradu-
ate. engineer, architect, lecturer and
artist. He has soldiered. adventured
and prospected in half the countries OF
the globe. He served for the United
SfQfnc IN, hn init ~,
decorated twice by this Government for
gallantry.
When the World War began he was
living quietly in Rome. He went tc
France and enlisted. He drove ambu-
lanceS for while but didn't care much
f.: French Army life and SO went tC
London, applied for a commission and
was assigned as lieutenant to the IA
nous Canadian 25th Division.
Appointed to Staff.
He SO distinguished himself that he
was appointed to the divisional staff
He served as a staff officer with Gen
Bethel Of the artillery, in Flanders; with
Gen. Kerwin on the Somme and with
Gen. Hamilton at other positions on the
western front.
When the Egyptian Expeditionary
Force was organized for the campaign
in Palestine, Capt. Murray was selected
as staff captain and liaison officer fol-
Gen. Allenby, after going to Palestine
as staff officer for Gen. Burney, a
brother of the dminral-commander OF
the British fleet. His transport was
torpedoed and sunk in the Mediter-
ranean, but he was rescued by a de-
stroyer crew.
He served with Allenby throughout
the long campaign in the Holy Land
which resulted in the deliverance OF
Jerusalem. Among his relics he has the
original copy Of the radio message an
nouncing signing Of the armist!ce
which he, as liaison ofdcer. delivered to
the troops In the Holy Land.
He was personally mentioned by Al
Evening star., 1933-02-27

lenby for gallant and distinguished serv-
ice and was awarded three British med
ais for gallantry, one French medal and
one Italian medal. in addition to the
Italian Order Of the Crown.
One of the factors which led to his
selection for the Palestine campaign
was his brilliant work in France. He
developed a new and simplif1ed method
for speedily plotting and co-ordinating
field positions which went into general
practice and his personal records are
full of original charts OF enemy front
line sectors which are regarded as
unique and valuable relics. He also de-
veloped several types of lookout posts
which were adopted for general use.
For a year after the armistice Capt.
Murray remained in Palestine and
Assyria. He then went to Italy, to
Monteo Circeo, on the shores of the
Mediterranean. where he settled down
as a peaceful vineyardist. BY 1928.
however, he was back in the United
States and went into the brokerage busi-
ness in Wall Street.
Returns to Italy.
Signs of the coming financial collapse
however led him to give up his financial
career and he returned to Italy. The
depression began to pinch him and he
used his reserve capital to provide a
home there for his Italian wife and son
while he returned to America to find
whether the American brand of depres-
sion was as bad as that in Italy.
He found the accounts OF bad times
in America fully up to report and, when
no work turned up, he took civil
service examination. which he passed
with rating Of 1925 per cent. Because
of his exceptional rating he was given
first available opening. which proved to
be In the mail department at the Dis
trict Building
Evening star., 1933-02-27
OPENS DRY CAMPAIGN
Clinton N. Howard Addresses
Presbyterian Ministers.

Clinton N. Howard, chairman of the
National United Committee for Law
Enforcement, who opened campaign
yesterday in Washington churches in
defense of the eighteenth amendment.
addressed ministers Of Washington City
Presbytery and vicinity at New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church this morn
ing on Americas One Hope"
Speaking at Eastern Presbyterian
Church last night on "The First Com
mandment of the Commonwealth" Mr..
Howard said:
"The Herods and Pilates of American
politics, representing both of the major
political parties, are making common
cause to cruelty the Constitution and
blast the eighteenth amendment, the
greatest moral enactment in the his
tory of the world. from the organic law
of the Nation"
Evening star., 1933-02-27
POLICE SEIZE WHISKY,
MASH, STILLS AND AUTO
Two Colored Men Arrested in
Series Of Raids Conducted
Yesterday.

Two stills, 118 quarts of whisky, q
quantity of mash and an automobile
were conf1scated by police yesterday.
Two men were arrested.
The two liquor manufacturing plants
were uncovered in raid on a house in
the 1900 block Of Third street, where
the mash and 116 quarts Of rye were
seized. Federal Agent j. E. Beckett and
George c. Deyoe and william McEwen
Of the police liquor squad, who con-
Quoted the raid, arrested Hilton Henry
Noon, colored. %, for possession Of the
liquor and equipment.
Prior to the raid the three officers
stopped the automobile. of Frederick
Douglas Mason, colored, IS, and ar
rested him for transportation and pos
session of two quarts of whisky and
driving without a permit. Mason, who
lives on Nineteenth street northeast,
was halted at Sixth and F streets. His
automobile was taken.
Evening star., 1933-02-27
SGT. BARRETT GETS
|RETR|AL ON CHARGE
| OF THIRD DEGREE
Appeals Court Decides Po-
Iiceman Had Right to Use
Force in Arrest.
CONVICTION OF MOSTYN
AND OTHERS is UPHELD
Beating of James H. Harper Led
to Widespread Federal
Inquiry Here.

The conviction of former Detective
Sergt. Robert j. Barrett, following a
trial on third degree" charges, was set
aside by the District Court of Appeals
on the theory that Barrett, if he had
reasonable cause to believe he was ar
resting murderer, was justified in
using enough force to protect himself
from unnecessary risk.
1t was pointed out that any other
rule would discourage policemen and
encourage criminals to resist arrest.
Three Convictions Upheld.
The appellate court. however. upheld
the convictions of Policemen James A.
Mostyn. William R. Lain and Vivian II.
landrum, all of whom were convicted
IN District Supreme Court on similar
charges.
The new trial for Barrett, who had
oeen sentenced to one year in jail for
simple assault, was ordered in an opin-
ION by Justice Charles H. Robb
justices William HitZ and D. Lawrence
Groner olssented, the latter adding that
the injuries arising out of the alleged
assault were trif1ing and a moderate
nne would have better met the ends
of justice
The charges against Barrett grew out
OF his arrest of George Baber upon
suspicion OF having been involved in a
murder. Baber testified at the trial
tnat Barrett waited for him in hi,
apartment, which was dark, and struck
iiiia aS ne walked through the door.
Finds Prejudicial Error.
In reversing the conviction. Justice
Robb declared the charge of the trial
justice constituted prejudicial error be-
cause II restricted the jury to considera-
ton OF the arrest itself and ignored
preceding circumstances.
II the officer had reasonable cause
justice Robb said. Ito believe and did
honestly believe that Baber was guilty.
OF murder. he had the right to resort
40 sucn measures as would effectuate
tne arrest without unnecessary risk to
nnnsen. ANY other rule would discour-
Sge omcers In the performance of their
duty and encourage criminals in resist
ing apprehension.
Face Fine and Jail Term.
Mostyn and Latin, convicted of a
simple assault on James Henry Harker
| must pay fine of $500 each and serve
one year in Jail under the Court of
appeals decision. Harker testified at
the trial that he was beaten with a
rubber hose in the old first precinct
station house until he confessed a crime.
Complaints by Harker resulted in an
exhaustive investigation of charges that
third degree" methods were used ex-
tensively by Washington police. The
Department of Justice took an active
part in this investigation. After the
inquiry and trials were over Henry G.
Pratt, then major and superintendent
OF police, resigned.
Landrum had appealed from con-
viction OF simple assault and a sentence
TO pay $100 fine, without a Jail term.
| He was accused of using a club in
| erecting an arrest. His conviction was
upheld in a majority opinion. Justices
! Robb and Van Orsdel dissenting.
Evening star., 1933-02-27
GAS RATE HEARING
MAY REVEAL COST
Difference in Rate to RossIyn
Concern and Manufac-
ture Held Wide.
BY Stan Correspondent of The Star.

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
February 27.-One of the principal
questions to be decided In the forth
coming hearing before the State Cor
poration Commission on the rates Of
the Rosslyn Gas Co. is the actual cost
Of the manufacture of the gas, which is
sold wholesale to the Rosslyn Gas Co.
by the washington Gas Light Co. The
Public Utilities Commission of Airing
ton County expects to show that there
is wide difference between this and
the wholesale rate charged to the vir-
ginia subsidiary, it was said today.
For Domestic Reduction.
In presenting its case, the local COM
mission contemplates showing that the
wholesale rate alone should be Suffi-
ciently lowered to permit a substantial
reduction in the domestic rates here,
even If there had been no changes in
valuation and costs of distribution
since the present rates were authorized
by the State commission. The present
wholesale rate is 60 cents.
Another matter that is being investi-
gated Dy the local commission Is why
the rates in Arlington County should
be higher than those in Montgomery
County, Md. when there is a much
less distance between the Arlington
County mains and the manufacturing
plant than there is between Montgom-
cry County and the plant.
Question Of Population.
Still another angle that the commits
sion wishes to straighten out is why the
Arlington County rates should be higher
when the density of population is said
to be greater in Arlington County than
In the Montgomery County area served
by the gas company. A study of this
situation, in an effort to get definite
population figures, is being made by a
member of the commission and a de-
tailed report is expected to be ready in
time for presentation to the State Cor
poration Commission when the case
comes before 1t next Friday.
It will be pointed out to the State
commission that Arlington County is
still paying wartime rates, while the
District of Columbia and Maryland
have enjoyed two reductions in the past
few years.