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The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-29
NEBRASKA'S DECISION
Cincinnati Enquirer.

Cincinnati Enquirer.)
 One of the important decisions made in the cleo tons that of the voters of Nebraska to establish chamber Legislature While it overshadoWed in the by the toppng of Senatorial giants and the sweeping Democratic throughout the country, the Nebraska poll authorizes very drastic departures from Amercan practice in field where inefcency will not become effective until 1937 but its definite approval may meantime stimulate the for the single chamber Legislature in Ohio and other States.
 As approved by majority of 85OOO votes the Nebras- ka plan calls for State Legislature of chamber of 30 to 50 members elected from districts partisan tick
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-29

the South 30 feet of Lot 37 and all of Lots S9, AZ, A, 45, 49. 50, and 51 in Block 30; the East 65 feet of the South 37 feet of Lot and the East 65 feet of Lot 6, and the ice house thereon, in Block 90. Dated this 28th day of December, 1884.
 GEO. S. MAYNARD,
 Administrator Leroy M Sullivan, Attorney for Administrator Publish-Dec. 29, 1884, Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26, 1885.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
ENGINEERS APPEAL
TO MRS. NORTON
Seek Aid in Kidding Public
Schools of Alleged Inefficiency
in Mechanical Management.

A joint committee of white and
colored locals of the International
Union Of Operating Engineers today
appealed to Chairman Norton of the
House District Committee to aid them
in a move to rid the public schools
system of alleged inefficiency in the
management of mechanical equipment.
The two locals charged the Board
of Education had failed to grant them
a hearing on a protest against condi-
tions in the schools. The committee
sent to Mrs. Norton a copy of the
protest filed with the Board of Edu-
cation in December, which set forth
that the existing conditions not only
resulted in excessive costs but sub
jected the schools to the daily hazard
of a boiler explosion.
The petition declared engineers are
ordered from their posts in the boiler
and engine rooms at the whims of
principals, custodians and oftentimes
teachers to perform tasks which often
ocupy more than an hour of time
without giving them opportunity to
regulate their work in connection with
the work ordered done by superior
officers"
Evening star., 1934-05-11
VICTIM OF SHOOTING
is EXPECTED TO Die
Little Hope Held for Woman
Shot by Husband Who
Attempted Suicide.

Mrs. Margaret Alcorn, "a, clung to
life at Casualty Hospital today, but
physicians said they held little hope
for her recovery from the bullet wound
inflicted yesterday by her husband
Jack. 43, who also attempted to kill
himself
The shooting occurred in a lodging
house in the 600 block of North
Carolina avenue southeast. After
shooting his wife in the abdomen.
Alcorn turned his 32-caliber revolver
upon himself. but the bullet glanced
off button and inflicted only a slight
wound on his wrist. After surrender
ing to police. he was taken to Gal
linger Hospital.
Alcorn, World War veteran, shot
his wife, police said, because she re-
fused to live with him. Until recently
1t was said, he was confined to North
Carolina tuberculosis sanatorium.
Evening star., 1934-05-11

Mihiel, France Col Williams had
issued certain orders for the Artillery
to fire a barrage upon certain desig-
mated rocket signals. Maj. Rogers
Immediately noted the extreme danger
that such an order would be to our
own Infantry. The enemy. close at
hand, were constantly sending up
rocket signals and flares, with the
result that had our Artillery followed
Col Williams orders, it very likely
would have fired upon our own troops
1t would have concentrated upon an
area where some 10000 American SOL
diers were stationed.
Orders Batteries Not to Fire.
upon learning of this order, Mai
Rogers attempted to find Col. Will
liams, and being unable to do so, he,
Rogers, ordered the batteries not to
fire as directed in the Williams order
This incident started the trouble
for Maj. Rogers. Col. Williams sue
ceeded in getting him not only re-
moved from his regiment in the fol-
lowing two days, but had him sent
back for observation as to his mental
condition.
While Maj. Rogers was gone, and
without his knowledge, and without
the matter in any way being called
to his attention, Col. Williams pre-
ferred long series Of charges against
this officer who so recently before had
been the object Of his strong recon-
mendations"
The barrage ordered by Col. Will
liams was designed to cover the pos
sible retreat Of American troops and
was to be fired only If and when they
fell back The signal was to be
large white stars-siX white stars.
Maj. Rogers did not remain long in
the rear, but obtained assignment to
the 18th Field Artillery in the Argonne
Evening star., 1934-05-11
MRS. FONTAINE KEPT
IN SECRET PLAC:
Police Fear Another Attempt {
Life of Woman Wounded
in Gang Shooting.

Fearing another attempt might t
made on her life, police today con-
cealed the whereabouts of Mrs. Lenora
Fontaine, 81, who was brought here
yesterday from Upper Darby, Pa.
where she was severely wounded in
recent gang shooting.
Mrs. Fontaine is reported to have
been the sweetheart of william B.
Phillips, gangster, who was killed by
Policeman John C. Cation in a gun
battle at Adams Mill road and On
tario place several weeks ago.
The woman, an attractive brunette.
was in. a nearby apartment when
Phillips was shot. Later she was
said to have been kidnapped here by
members Of Phillips gang and taken
to Upper Darby, where she was shot.
The attempt on her life was believed
to have been made to keep her from
giving authorities information Of the
activities Of the gang.
When she RECEIVERS sufficiently police
plan to question her further about
the gang.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
EWDEA[ SCORED
ASCREAT|NGFEAR
Ex-Assistant Labor Secre-
tary Addresses G. O. P.
School of Politics.

The new deal is doing everything
it can to create fear and uncertainty,
Peter F. Snyder, former assistant to
the Secretary of Labor, told the Re-
publican School of Politics at the
Mayf1ower Hotel this afternoon.
He charged the administration re-
fuses to promote the first essential
Of sound government, namely, the
certainty that the National Treasury
can and will meet its obligations
without recourse to ruinous imitation, ~
and that instead of instilling conf
dence in the people by guaranteeing
the security of property, ''it is talking
in fine phrases of social control,
planned economy and the more
abundant things in life"
G. o. P. Women's Endeavor.
The political school is under the
direction of the League Of Republi-
can Women. Its first meeting was
held yesterday morning in the
leagues headquarters, Sixteenth
street at Scott Circle. Greetings
were extended by Representative
Bolton of Ohio, Edward F. Colladay,
Republican national committeeman
from the District, and former Repre-
sentative Frank Mondell of Wyoming
Dickinson Chief Speaker.
Senator Dickinson of Iowa, stanch
foe of the administration, delivered
the principal address, discussing ECO
nomic legislation" At the afternoon
sessions in the Mayflower, Represent
ative Plumley Of Vermont and Repre-
sentative McGugin of Kansas spoke
Last night Charles M. Blackwell and
Senator Hastings Of Delaware made
speeches.
William Tyler Page, Mrs. Ellis A.
Yost and Representative Treadway of
Massachusetts, spoke this morning,
with Snyder and Randolph Leigh on
the afternoon program.
Tomorrow Representative Clark OF
New York will discuss "Reorganiza-
ton of the Republican Party" and
Pearl Mccall, former assistant United
States attorney. will talk about
"Women and Politics."
Evening star., 1934-05-11
LAFLIN AND M0STYN
SEEK POLICE JOBS
Bill Would Restore to Force Two
0usted in Third. Degree
Cases.

A bill authorizing the District Com
missioners to reappoint to the police
force William r. Latin and James A.
Mostyn, central figures in the third
degree cases three years ago, was in
troduced today by Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia.
Latin and Mostyn were recently
released from the District Jail after
serving a years sentence each for an
assault on William Henry Harker in
a police precinct station.
The Commissioners ordered their
dismissal from the force October "a
last.
The bill specifically stipulates that
should the Commissioners reappoint
the two men, no compensation should
be paid them from the date Of their
dismissal to the date of reappoint-
ment.
Evening star., 1934-05-11

A N ACT Of Congress, just signed
~ by the President, has given to
" Maj; Wilbur Rogers. lsss
4 \ Newton street, a long-sought
"vindication" for a deliberate
disobedience Of orders which may
have saved the lives of hundreds of
American soldiers in the dark days Of
August, 1918.
His "offense" was correcting" a
barrage order, which, according to a
congressional subcommittee report,
very likely" would have resulted in
his artillery regiment pouring con-
centrated fire into the backs of more
than 10000 American infantrymen.
Because Of it, the subcommittee
found, charges we're preferred against
him and he was placed in "class B,
the status Of those officers deemed
unfit to hold commissions in the ac-
tive service. In 1921 he was retired
with this classification.
The congressional action, unprece-
dented In military annals. takes him
out of class B, but does not affect his
retirement.
Fought for IA Years.
For IA years Maj. Rogers has fought
in the courts to upset the War De-
partment's action. even carrying the
battle to the Supreme Court, but the
tribunals all refused to interfere.
Meanwhile he has established him.
self in the insurance business here
and Is little interested in returning
to military life, even If it were pos
sible
What I want mostly" he said
today, "is to show up the star cham
Der proceedings which make possible
a wrong such as was done to me-"
Maj. Rogers had been a commits
stoned officer in the Regular Army for
nine years when he went to France
as a captain. His record admittedly
was excellent. OF his worth as a
soldier. Senator Duffy of Wisconsin
said in a report to the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee:
Maj. Rogers was an efficient, GAL
liant soldier, who incurred the enmity
Of his superior officer by correcting
an order which would have cost the
uNeS Oh many OF our soldiers. Tnere
Is nothing else substantial against him
in the entire record"
Was Rated Near Superior.
1t also was brought out at the
hearing at the time his regiment, the
320th Field Artillery, moved into. the
st. Mihiel sector just before the great
battle there, even the superior officer
whose order he corrected and who
later preferred the charges against
him, rated him as ION the border
line Of superior in all points"
Maj. Rogers had been advanced
from captain to the rank of lieutenant
colonel and was second in command
of the regiment. The regimental
commander was Col. H. C. Williams,
now retired.
What occurred is told succinctly in
the official report by Senator Duffy.
He wrote:
THE so-called Williams incident
occurred on August 25, 1918, at ST.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
WINS l4-YEAR BATTLE.

and served through that offensive, be-
ing cited for distinguished conduct.
When the war ended, Maj. Rogers
reverted to his pre-war rank OF cap
tain. It was not until two years after
the charges were fled, that Mai. Rog-
ers heard of the accusation against
him.
The War Department Classification
Board placed him tentatively in Class
B and called q board Of inquiry,
headed by Mai. Gen. Bandholtz, now
dead. This board made brief in
vestigation and after refusing to hear
seven witnesses offered by Maj. Rog-
ers, reported he should be returned
to Glass A.
Nevertheless. the officer was placed
permanently to Glass B and retired as
a major January 26, 1921.
Maj. Rogers at first was stunned by
what had happened to him, then an
gered and finally determined to do all
in his power to get a reversal.
He sought a mandamus order from
the District Supreme Court, which was
refused. An attempt in the Court of
Claims to collect the difference be-
tween his salary as a retired officer
and what it would have been had he
been in the active service also failed
He appealed to the United States Su-
preme Court, but again was turned
down.
Three successive national command
ers of the American Legion took up
his fight. and finally Representative
Morton D. Hull of Illinois introduced
bill at the last session Of Congress
to change his status. 1t was not voted
upon and was reintroduced at this ses-
sion by Representative Kvale Of Mime
sofa.
Action Is Held Proper.
Hearings were held in both House
and Senate. Col. Williams was called
before a House subcommittee and ad-
mitted that Maj. Rogers had exercised
good Judgment in changing the bar
rage order. An artillery expert, Maj
J. K. Boles, who represented the War
Department, also testified Maj. Rogers
acted properly.
During the House hearing. a letter
signed by former Secretary of War
Hurley recommended unfavorable con-
sideration of the bill as discriminatory
The measure finally was passed
however, the committee holding that
rank injustice" had been done Maj
Rogers.
The committee warmly commended
the officer and said Maj Rogers
military record is replete with mag
nificant service patriotically rendered
his country"
The bill approximately doubles Maj.
Rogers retirement pay by changing
his classification, but the officer ap-
peared principally interested today in
calling attention to what he charac-
terized as vicious system" for fore
ing the retirement of officers.
Concerning the system, Senator
Duffy said in his report: LAS system
whereby the board that gave a pro-
visional rating should also act as the
final board made the hearing before
the court of inquiry mere farce"
Evening star., 1934-05-11
HOLDS HIGH COURT
PHONE TALK WAS
IN GENERAL TERMS.
George P. Hoover Argues
Rate Case Before JUS
tice Adkins.
D. c. HEARING REOPENED
BY ILLINOIS DECISION
How Much to Lop Off From Cost
of Reproduction Is
Studied.

The United States Supreme Court
was talking "in general terms" when
it decided the Illinois Bell Telephone
Co. case recently, George P. Hoover
told Justice Jesse c. Adkins in Dis
trict Supreme Court in a reargument
on the local telephone rate case today
Hoover, representing the Chesa-
peake & Potomac Telephone Co.,
claimed no new law was decided in
the case, which compelled the Illinois
company to refund 20,000,O00 to its
subscribers.
In that case" he said, "all that
was decided was question OF fact"
He said Justice Adkins must settle
the local case as if the Illinois case
had never even been tried.
Answer to Justice.
Hoover's statement that the highest
court was talking only in generalities
came in answer to specific question
by Justice Adkins. One of the prin-
cipal issues in the present case is how
much to lop off from the cost of re-
production of the telephone COM
pany's properties to represent depreci-
alton The commission claims Sc ,900,-
600 should be deducted and the COM
any says the deduction should be only
100000.
Part of this wide difference IS due
to the commissions inSistence that
much of the companys property be-
gins to lose value through made
quacy" as soon as it is put into serv-
ice and continues to lose value at a
uniform rate until it is retired. The
company contends that SO long as the
property is well maintained it retains
most of its value up to the very mo-
ment it is taken out Of service.
Justice Adkins read from the ma
jority decision of Chief Justice Hughes
on this point and asked if Mr.. Hughes
was not saying substantially what the
commission had claimed. Hoover said
he was not, but Justice Adkins replied
that he had difficulty in reading Mr.
Hughes language in any other way.
Explains Hughes Talk.
Hoover said Mr.. Hughes was talk
ing about generalities. Justice Adkins
asked on the contrary if this were not
the very heart of the case" Hoover
replied that it was not.
The reason for reopening the District
rate case is that the Illinois decision
was handed down by the highest court
few days after arguments had been
completed in the local case. William
A. Roberts, counsel for the Public
Utilities Commission. who had argued
the local case before Justice Adkins
filed certified copies of the Illinois de-
cision with the court on the ground il
sustained many of his contentious
The telephone company then asked fol
a reargument.
The commission ordered telephone
bills here cut 10 per cent in October
1892, and the company appealed. The
company has given bond to pay the
difference in rates to the subscribers
should the decision go against it. II
is estimated that the order represents
a cut of approximately s35O,0O0 pei
annum.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
PLAY TO BE REPEATED

A musical play entitled "Our Min
listers Honeymoon" which was success
fully presented at Calvary Baptist
Church Wednesday night by the Sun
day Evening Christian Endeavor So
ciety, will be repeated on Tuesday and
Friday of next week.
On Tuesday, it will be given at the
Cleveland Park Congregational Church
and on Friday at the Sherwood Pres
byterian Church.
The play is directed by Miss Ruby
Strickland, with Miss Aurelia N. Beck
directing the musical portion. Miss
Beck wrote the words and music OF
its theme song, "You Have Me and
I'll Have You" It is sung in the play
by Miss Beck and Ray Quinn.
Evening star., 1934-05-11

to Emergency Hospital for flrst-aid
treatment. His injuries were not
serious.
Otto McNey, 81, of 1918 D street
southeast, was treated at Emergency
Hospital for injuries to his left leg,
which were received when his truck
collided with an auto at Pennsylvania
avenue and Thirteenth street south
east.
A collision of street cars at Calvert
and Nineteenth street resulted In
minor injuries to Motorman Thomas
H. Richards, 80, Of 1121 Sixth street.
Eugene Martin, 81. of the first block
of I street also was slightly injured.
The accident delayed tradic for .
short time.
Evening star., 1934-05-11

pairing the picnic supper when little
Andrew wandered away to the banks
OF the creek with some of the older
children He slipped off steep bank.
pumped into the deep water, one of
the other children screamed and Mrs.
McCallum and her brother-in-law ran
to the rescue.
When we got to the bank We spied
little Andrew threshing around with
his arms and legs as though he were
trying to SWIM" Mrs. McCallum said.
H, already was out in the middle of
the creek We both jumped in and
went after him. 1t was all over In a
minute and, except for wet clothes. no
harm was done"
Evening star., 1934-05-11

ing usually becomes the worst sort of
case. The end effect for the man Is
most often delirium tremens-bad
enough, but soon over. The woman
more often goes into the state known
as Korsakoff's psychosis-like delirium
tremens. but milder and long con-
tinued.
The answers, DR.. Karpman believes,
are in the depths Of the subconscious
levels Of the mind.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
The True Dipsomaniac
Goes Back Again.

Dipsomania often is cyclic in char
acter, DR.. Karpman said, correspond
ing with the cycles of depression.
A man will swear of and apparently
keep on the water wagon" for months.
or even years. But in a true case of
dipsomania he is almost certain to
go back again, however good his in
tentions or strong his will. He is
able to stay away from liquor simply
because he doesn't need it in the in
tervals between his intense depres-
sions.
When one Of these comes upon him
the results are out of his conscious
control. He may, said DR.. Karpman,
slide of the water wagon, not as his
ordinary self, but as his secondary
personality Such cases are what is
known as the "dipsomaniac fugues" "
The man has no memory of how it
all happened. He doesn't know
how he got the first drink, or what
took place between that and his be-
coming sober again.
The Cured Victim
May Take to Drugs.
Dipsomania, DR.. Karpman insisted,
can not be explained as purely
organic craving of the body tissues
for the stimulant. 1t is almost al
ways one of syndrome Of symptoms
of some underlying neurosis. If the
alcoholism is specifically cured the
most likely result will be its replace
ment with other. and perhaps more
serious, symptoms. The victim may
take to drugs, or he may become a
kleptomaniac, or a pyromaniac.
The underlying cause, he insisted
must be gotten out of the alcoholics
makeup before there can be much
hope of permanent cure-and nobody
knows what this underlying cause is
There are some hints of it.
DR.. Karpman has one patient, for
instance, who started to drink every
year on April II, stayed drunk ex-
actly one week, then quit and stayed
sober for another year. All he knew
was that an irresistible craving came
over him on that particular date. that
he couldn't stop for certain number
of days, and that thenceforth liquor
became repulsive to him.
When DR.. Karpman went into his
past history he uncovered an event
which the man himself hardly re-
membered any longer. He had op-
posed bitterly his sisters marriage.
She had married in spite Of him,
on April II. She had been away a
week on her honeymoon. In some
way, DR.. Karpman is confident, the
two events are associated.
Another was ordinarily a kindly.
gentle man. Once year or SO. he got
drunk and almost beat his aged
mother to death. He repeated 1t time
and time again. On all other occa-
sions he stayed sober.
While such cases are not exactly
typical, DR.. Karpman believes they
may point the way to an ultimate
solution.
Questions on Alcoholism
Science Can't Answer.
There are still many questions about
alcoholism, he said, to which science
has no answer.
Why do some races have more
drunkenness than others?
Why can a drug addict find relief
in alcohol while 1t Is very dificult for
an alcoholic to turn to drugs?
Why are there fewer women alco-
holics?
As to the last, DR.. Karpman says,
the woman who does 60 In for drink
Evening star., 1934-05-11
H. G. WELLS TO BE GUEST
Overseas Writers Will Entertain
Noted Author.

The Overseas Writers Association
will be host to H. G. Wells, noted
Englishman of letters, at a luncheon
TO be held in the sun parlor of the
washington Hotel at pm. tomorrow.
Guests Of members on this occasion
need not be confined to the press, it
was announced.
Acceptances are to be telephoned to
National 4046 before II am. tomor-
row,
Evening star., 1934-05-11
0xon Hill Dance Tonight.

OXON HILL. Md, May II (Spe-
ciaD The senior class benefit dance
will be given tonight in the Oxon
Hill School auditorium from 9 until
IL o'clock.
Evening star., 1934-05-11
THE impromptu "ducking" In five

|THE impromptu "ducking" in five
and a half feet of water in
Rock Creek yesterday of A.
L year-old Andrew McCallum, jr.,
122 Twelfth street northeast.
failed to break up a picnic party at
tended by his brother, five cousins and
their parents.
I'VE just fished him out. dried him
off and went on with the picnic" ex-
planned the youngsters mother, Mrs.
Andrew McCallum. He loves the
water and didn't seem to mind his ex-
perience in the least. He went right
or playing"
Mrs. McCallum and her brother-in-
law, Daniel w. McCallum. were pre-
Evening star., 1934-05-11
Hit-and-Run Driver.

A hit-and-run driver struck Bernie
Stewart. IS, of the 400 block Of Sixth
street, at Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventh street. Stewart was taken
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-08-11
STRIKERS SIGN AGREEMENT WITH
 CH|CH AC0FE co.
Walkout Over 10-Minute Work Periiad Ends Last
 Night in 30-Day Truce

The strike of the employees of the Chichagoff Gold Mining Com pany was ended last night when an agreement was signed by James l.. Freeburn, Vice e-President and General Manager of the company, and officers of the Alaska Mine Workers Union No. 2, composed of company employees, calling a 30- days truce The settlement was reached after negotiations were started yesterday afternoon by United States Marshal w. T. Ma honey who went there by plane.
 A 10-minute work period, put on one shift by the mine foreman, caused the mems walkout, it was said. Demands for six-day and 85 cents per day raise, made sev- eral days previous had been with drawn by the union.
 The agreement as signed by both both sides provides the 10 minutes which had been added to the shift by the foreman would be suspend ed for 30 days. No provision is made after that time.
 There had been no trouble over the strike of any kind, said Mar shal Mahoney today. After the agreement was signed he returned to town by plane, arriving about 8 D. m. yesterday.