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4 LEGION MEMBERS TO PARADE TONIGHT Costello and Washington Posts Unite for Entertain ment and Initiation. A pared®, under the auspices of Costello Post, No 15, American I■ pion, in which representatives from all Legion posts in the District are in vited to participate, an initiation cere mony of the post and entertainment In the headquarters of th« George "Washington Post, No. 1, Nineteenth and I streets, at which members of the latter post will be hosts, are to be features tonight of the first his "get-together meeting"' of the Legion naires in the District since the Paris convent ion. Oen. John -I Pershing. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans" Bureau; Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries, chief of chemical warfare service, and Capt. Watson I’.. Miller, chairman of site national rehabil at inn committee, sre expected to attend hn'li the parade and initiation ceremony. The parade will form at tDo District Building at 7:15 o'clock, headed by Maj. L. K. Atkins, senior \ ice com mender of Costello Post. From the District "Building the parade is to head Up Pennsylvania avenue to Nineteenth Street and itp the latter thoroughfare to 1 street, where the paraders will disband and join in the get-together meeting in the George Washington Post headquarters, beginning at S o’clock. Norman Grant, secretary to Post master General New. has 12 new mem bers for the Costello Post, who are to he initiated with about 20 other members brought in by the post members. Maj. Guy Withers of George Wash ington Post is chairman of the en tertainment committee in charge of arrangements for the meeting. SINCLAIR AND FALL ASSAILED BY NORRIS Nebraska Senator Scores Silences of Defendants in Oil Jury Scandal. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 15.—The silence of Harry F. Sinclair and Al bert B. Fall in the face of the allega tions against them in the oil con spiracy trial was criticized yesterday by Senator George W. Norris, Repub lican, of Nebraska, chairman of the committee on judiciary, in a letter to the Brooklyn Eagle. Senator Norris expressed the opin ion that the American judicial sys tem was breaking down and declared that what had happened in the oil trial was merely illustrative of gen •ral procedure. "Crying aloud that they were inno cent,” the Senator wrote, ‘‘Sinclair and Fall still remained silent and re fused to testify upon matters, where, under the circumstances, they must have had definite and direct knowl edge, while preventing, to the best of their ability, the introduction of any evidence on points on which they must have been fully in&ormed and could easily have refuted any testi mony that was either erroneous or false.’* The letter declared that "the ordi nary person is beginning to be im pressed with the idea that a different rule is applied to the millionaire than Is applied to the ordinary citizen." OIL CHARGES CAUSE SIDDONS TO START CONTEMPT INQUIRY (Continue.! front First Page.) president and secietary-treasurer of the agency, whether they go before the grand jury to answer charges made by their former employe. Neither one of the Burnses had put in an early appearance today, although it was expected they would testify be fore the grand jury in accordance with ihe permission granted them yes terday. Government attorneys made no concealment of the fact that Burns would be limited in the statements v hichj he w ill give to the jurors. There was no intention to let him make a "soap-box speech,” Burkinshaw said. In this the Government is entirely within its rights, he declared. Releases Operatives. Ruddv came out of the grand jury room about 12:30 and positively re fused to make a statement of any kind concerning his testimony bearing on the McMullin charges. At 2 o'clock this afternoon William ,J Burns, founder of the agency, and his son, Sherman Burns, were ready to appear and give* testimony. B> an agreement entered into between the Burns agency and Burkinshaw. the dozen operatives were released from further attendance on the grand jury proceedings to return to their respective stations in New York, Bal timore and Philadelphia, subject to call from the United States attorney, i This step was taken, Burkinshaw ex- j plained, to save Government expense i incident to keeping them here and j also to carry out duties in their respec tive offices which have been neglected since the jury tampering scandal broke. When asked how much longer this j action would keep the grand jury on the investigation Burkinshaw was of the opinion that this afternoon's ses sion would tell whether the inquiry would come to a close or not. Maj. Gordon announced today that the new "mystery man” brought here by McMullin yesterday had not re vealed any information of any impor tance in connection wi'h the case. No explanation was forthcoming from either Gordop or Burkinshaw relative to the man other than the meager facts previously given. He was not called before the grand jury today at any rate. 16 JACKSON PLACE (On Lafayette Square) j New Office Building j Will Be Ready for Occupancy January Ist 'I One-half block from White House and State-War-Navy | Building. Overlooks Lafayette Square, the Mall and Potomac River. Offices admirably ar ranged in half-floor suites. Quiet and dignified location for law firm* and organizations. | ; H. GUY HERRING 26 Jackson Place j | Main 8940 SONS OF REVOLUTION HONOR VON STEUBEN IwBisBtSMBKtAw . Kinds! - HL TiLaTililp? NjOffmaHlHvWw ■‘tfto ■ ■FJ& ' . ■ 'a..'?"' ' - ■gaSaS. jogjß) av" . g-Slp';, . jg» a, is • j. -,. ; 13m iHIHB Col ( . 11. ( onr.td, jr., placing wreath at the foot of the Von Steuben statue iu Lafayette Park on the occasion of (he 197th anniversary of his birth. JADWIN TO SEEK INCREASED FEDERAL AID FOR FLOOD AREA (Continiied from First Paged not l>o considered a success unless use is made of it commensurate with its cost and importance. "Our waterway systems, as a w hole, are paying better than a bond rate of inteiest.” Repair of levees damaged by the last Spring flood in the valley will be completed before another Spring water menace, Jadwin told delegates. Senator Hawes raid any plan which does not give the flood situation lirst consideration will be unsatisfactory, “but any plan which does not, at the same time, provide for navigation will be equally unsatisfactory.” Describing the "Missouri plan.” Hawes declared among other things it does, are: ‘ It places control of floods and navi gation upon the Federal Government in this language: “ ‘lt is hereby decuared to be the policy of the Congress that the Fed eral Government shall assume charge of the entire subject of flood control, protection and improvement of navi gation dnd conservation upon and along the Mississippi River, and its tributaries, inlets and outlets shall he administered as connected and cor related subjects under tlie jurisdiction of one Federal agency.’ "It creates a fund, for a 10-year program with annual expenditure of $100,000,000. "It prevents ‘log-rolling,’ ‘trading’ and ‘pork-barrel’ legislation for special projects by placing ail projects be fore a commission composed of two Army engineers, two civilian engi neers and one man selected for his experienced executive ability. , , “It gives Immediate preference to flood control in engineering efforts and money. "It provides a plan of financing which will not interfere with proposed reduction of taxes or farm relief legis lation.” In the proposed issue of bonds for obtaining the billion-dollar fund the first annual payment of interest and retirement would be approximately $5,000,000, Hawes said. The highest payment in peak years would be $50,- 000,000. "Thus the one-billion-jlollar program will not at any time bear heavily upon the taxpayer,” Hawes declared. Completion of a route through the Great Lakes and from the lakes to the Gulf of Mexico was urged by Gen. John J. Pershing in an address last night. Inland waterways and na tional defense go hand in hand, he said. “After every war it lias been our practice as a people to fail back into a state of complete neglect of the lessons taught by experience. But we cannot afford to lose sight of the re sulting heavy cost of such an atti tude.” Development of foreign ship ping, under the American flag, he said. Keep a Lookout for the Lucky Cap A Pair of Skates Went to Philadelphia Little Marguerite Kreuse was visiting at 815 Mary land Ave.—and kept eyes open for the lucky Caps—found one—and we sent her the skates. The Specially Stamped Caps are not hard to find if you’ll look sharp on the Quart bottles of Green Meadow Dairy Milk for G. ML D. Stamping Fairfax Farms Dairy Milk for F. F. D. Stamping | J When you go to the store to buy milk, insist on either Green Meadow Dairy or Fairfax Farms Dairy Milk. You’ll not only get the PUREST and RICHEST MlLK—but you are likely to get one of the lucky Caps—and if you do there’s a Pair of Ball-bearing Rcller pvppf Skates waiting here for you * * Here Are 23 Other Lucky Youngsters: Lorraine Isaac—Ml. Kainier. Robert Hicks—sl2 M St. Mary Elizabeth Hunt—V\V. .illi SI. S.K, Edward Itoache—l3ll U St. ('mlis I.re 4 ales—Maryland S.K. I’ark, Md. Shirley (iray—lllo sth St. Marmn-rite K reuse Bl5 \.K. Maryland Axe. Virginia England—l23l slef- Klls worth Miller—llol K St. I'crson St. N.VV. N L. Adda id Ha/.e11—52.3 11th St. j Iconise (Virman—22B E St. S.K. L . James Simpson—22o7 Bth St. I | Edmond Kaennel—l42 K St. N'.W. . . Katherine Staton—s4 You .Joseph Maieeron—64ft Or- St. NAV. i leans Place. Douglas Furr 2«B 14th Davis Crooke—3lft 13th St. Plaee N E N-K- . .. Dorothy L.‘ Butler—l3l S. Earl Henry—l 736 Bay St. Fairfax St.. Alexandria, Va. I . , Emmet Taylor—lß2s Duke diaries Kwlier-209 Ken- St., Alexandria. Va. tacky Axe. S.K. Joseph Adams—ll 9 3rd St. \ ictor ( olien—22l I* Capitol N.K. li your dealer doexn t sell Dreen Meadow Dairy or Fair- * fax f arms Dairy Milk-Phone us, l’ot. s<aso— and we'll di rect you to one who does. Md.-Va. Milk Products Co. 1620 First St. N.W. Pot. 5630 THE EVENING- STAR. WASHINGTON. P. "C.,~ TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 15. 192 T. must take in provisions for carrying our products to the seaports. “The fullest development of water ways within our own boundaries wotlld have a very direct bearing upon the problems of defense. The main arteries should run eastward through the Great Lakes, by an all-American route, to the Atlantic seaboard and | southward from the Lakes to the Gulf, j 13. v the Associated l’ress, A modern inland waterway system that would solve the transportation problem and give aid to farmers by reducing grain shipment costs was vis ualized here yesterday by Secretary Hoover of the Department of Com merce. in an address before the associ ation. , “I believe that the statement that by the modernization of the Mississippi mil Great Lakes systems of waterways we shall decrease freight on grain to world markets by 10 cents a bushel is not far wrong.” declared Secretary Hoover. "And by so doing, we should in crease the price of all grain to the farmer by 10 cents a bushel, and this 10 cents is tiie profit end of the price,” he continued. "One single year of such increase to Midwest farmers,” he added, "would ntoie than equal the entire capital outlav which we propose.” Secretary Hoover characterized the Spring flood in the Mississippi Valley as "the most important event in our national life during the past year and one which bears directly upon the de velopment and control of our great rivers.” “I believe," be said, "the whole of the United States is unanimous In that \xe must undertake such engi neering works its will give security.” Secretary Hoover said the necessity to remake and energetically construct flood-control works as will guarantee protection must not overshadow "our march to the improvement of inland waterways,” “That is as important to people in the flood States as elsewhere,” be added. “We should deepen our rivers to permit modern barge transporta tion, deepen the outlet to the Great Lakes to permit ocean-going shipping and to connect them all together into a definite transportation system. "The plan can be simply stated: "it is to deepen the 9.000 miles of the Mississippi and its tributaries to minimum depths of <’> to 9 feet so as to permit barge -service—that is the Mississippi system. "The construction of the St. Law rence shipway from tHe lakes to the Atlantic, thus opening every lake port to the vessels of the world over 3,000 miles of deep waterways—the Great Lakes system, "There are also other important waterway improvements of less size which bear directly and indirectly upon the Midwest,” Hoover declared, Hoover advocated establishment of HONOR TO MEMORY OF GEN. VON STEUBEN Sons of Revolution Hold Services Commemorating 197th Anniver sary of His Birth. Services commemorating the 197th 'anniversary of the birth of Gen. Fred j crick Von Steuben were held this morning at the foot of tlie statue on the northwest corner of Lafayette Dark by the Sons of the Revolution. Col. Casper Conrad, senior assistant to the inspector general of the Army, laid the wreath. (Jen. Von Steuben once was inspector general. The French embassy was represent ed by U. F. Dussol, secretary. O. K. Kipp, charge d’affaires of the German embassy, was present. The committee of the Sons of the Revolution in charge of the ceremonies included: Maj- Charles T. Tittmann, chairman; Clarence C. Calhoun. John W. Childress, Walter C. Clephane, J. Miller Kenyon, Le Roy O. King, George Hewitt Myers, D. Goldsmith Shanks and William F. Thyson. The members of the board of managers, headed by the president, Dr. Marcus Benjamin, were present at the exer cises. advisory commissions similar to the St. Lawrence anil Mississippi River < 'onuuissions on about a half dozen of the greater drainages. The commis sions, separately ■ established, would have no administrative authority— “their only task should he to present the plane they formulateto Congress, to the States and to the public at large. "Once our legislative bodies have taken action, then the task of con struction and operation should he left to responsible departmental agencies or private enterprises and not to boards and commissions.” A flood control plan lias been drawn | up by the Government engineering I staff and Secretary of War Davis will present it to Congress, Hoover said. “1 am confident,” continued Secre tary Hoover, "that we shall as a Na tion, within the next few months, take such definite action as will not only give assurance of safety to the whole of our fellow citizens in the flood ter ritory, but that will give such secu rity as will guarantee continued de velopment of this great region.” r-Trr—minwiiii mmmmmmmmimmm—mm'mummmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmm ORO S N KR’S 13 2 5 F STREET Special Fall Purchase of HO, *45 & *SO § O’COATS allows them to be sold at ‘34” ° 0 ffi. \ It isn’t always that at the beginning of the season you are offered A LOWERED PRICE! We never miss a “bet,” and when the oppor tunity to buy these coats came along ... we snapped them up . . . look in our windows, we want you to see them . . • try them on if you i TTTTT ” l,; ' 'I Blues . . . Browns . . . Greys Plaids . . . and so forth & No Alteration Charge FAIR PLAY IS URGED BY LIVE STOCK MEN Jardine Asked to Prohibit Sales by Packers Within Public Market Zone. By thn Associated Tre*#. KANSAS CITY, November 15.—Is suance of an order by the Secretary of Agriculture prohibiting packers from making direct purchases of live stock within the switching zone of a public [market was urged at Hie opening ses sion of the American Farm Congress here today by ,T. H. Mercer, secretary of the Kansas Live Stock Association. Mr. Mercer also declared tiiat the interests of the producers would be promoted by reducing the number of commission firms now operating at various public stockyards to one-third the present totai. Free Competition Stressed, "The underlying principle upon which which our open markets operate is free and open competition,” he said, "and any influence which tends to in terfere with this principle is injurious to the producers of live stock.” Costs of marketing live stock, including transportation, feeding, yardage and commission charges, are excessive and should he reduced.” Direct marketing of live stock must be decreased. Mr. Mercer asserted, if the public markets are to determine prices. "There can he no question but what direct buying by the packers does in terfere with competition at the mar kets. See Relief Probable. "We believe live stock organizations and live stock producers should urge the Secretary of Agriculture to issue an order forbidding the price fixing of live stock at private unloading pens or killing establishments located within the switching zone of a public market. If by chance, the courts should not sustain tiie Secretary in this action, we are confident that Congress will come forward with whatever legisla tion is necessary to govern the situa tion, to tiie end that our marketing system may be protected for tiie per manent good of the live stock indus try.” Vestry Dinner at Church. The vestry of the Church of tiie Advent will have the entire congrega tion as guests at a dinner in the parish Hail tomorrow evening at 6:30 o'clock. Ogle J. Singletifn will speak on Ihe necessity of personal contact in church work, and W. L. McCutch eon will take as his topic “Business Methods in tiie Church’s Program.” f FOOD I SHOW 2:00 to 5:00—7:30 to 10:00 THIS WEEK, WASHINGTON AUDITORIUM I BATHING BEAUTY CONTEST I 11/cn MIPI4T An y r,irl Mav Enter Contest— “ INIVin I Dressing Room Will Be Provided THIS COUPON AND 10c Contest £ach ADMITS ONE LADY Afternoon, 4 P.M. ANY AFTERNOON Admission, 25c Champion Corn Husters of Eight States Meet to Compete for National Title By the Assoriated PreM. WINNEBAGO, Minn., November IS.—Glorifying a familiar farm task, champions and near-champions of eight Midwest States today sought the national corn husking title in competition at the "Y\ alter Springer farm. . „ ~ Wet weather left the field soggy, with husks and ears lacking the brit tleness necessary for fast work bj the 14 contestants. Fred Stanck. defending champion, was after his third title in the four vears the national competition has been held. Stanek won the champion ship in 1f»24. and last year at Fremont. Nebr.. had a net of 30.3 bushels for A. F. OF L. TO SET PROGRAM IN COAL MINE WALKOUT (Continued from First rage.) resigned all his business interests, and has “no connections, financially, personal or otherwise' with the Clearfield concern or any other min ing company in Pennsylvania or out side the State. Complains <o Fisher. Murray, in his speech, told of mak ing a. complaint to Gov. Fisher against activity of State police, and declared that the governor accepted the report of a State police investi gator, placing the blame for the spe cific incident upon the striking miners, as against affidavits of dis interested citizens that the miners had violated no law. Murray sub mitted 218 affidavits to the confer ence containing reports of ill-treat ment to striking miners or their families at the hands of coal and iron police. Sheriffs of the various counties, Murray said, named deputy sheriffs , to augment State police and the coal and iron police forces on duty at the mining camps. The deputies, he said, are paid by the coal companies, and it was his understanding that the op erators also paid some of the sheriffs from $2 to $5 per day for each man ' assigned to their plants. President Green, in addition to de nouncing the activities of the coal and iron police as “reprehensible,'’ de clared the miners were “victims of government by injunction.” He said the federation must seek a legal rem edy for that problem, and that "labor must find the way because labor will never weakly submit to government by injunction." ‘ The labor federation president also ■ served notice that “the political pow -1 ers of this commonwealth will know * we are going to enter into political af c fairs in accordance with our non par t tisnn policy.” John L. Lewis, president of the ? miners’ union, and Murray both ' charged the railroads, declaring the the prescribed 80 minutes to repeat his triumph. Entrants came from Minnesota. South Dakota. Nebraka, Kansas, lowa. Illinois. Indiana and Missouri. Old-fashioned picking devices pre dominated among the buskers, with thumb hooks, palm hooks, an occa sional peg and even the bare hand to rip the husks from the ears of the standing stalks. Six rows of corn, each 80 rods in length, were allotted each contestant. The rules provide that a man shall walk behind each husker to pluck ears overlooked or dropped, with a penalty of three pounds for every bound the gleaners find. Pennsylvania, Baltimore & Ohio and the New York Central were engaged in a conspiracy to depress the price of coal and “destroy the union.” Mur ray declared the conspiracy among ' big business interests against the union had reached the point where pressure was brought to bear on com panies to break off relations with the union. He named John H. .Tones, president of the Bertha Consumers Mining Co., as having been warned by the Gen -1 eral Motors Corporation and Pitts burgh and Philadelphia banks not to sign an agreement with the union. His assertion brought a prompt denial from Jones. • - —— WINS FIRST LAW CASE. Woman Secretary to Representa tive Gets Dismissal of Divorce Case. Mrs. May T. Peacock, secretary to ‘ Representative George Welsh of Penn sylvania, who was admitted to the bal last month, won her first ease in the ! District Supreme Court yesterday, when Justice William Hitz dismissed a ■ suit for a limited divorce brought by i Mrs. Grace A. Wetzel, 1451 N street, against Gustave A. Wetzel, 1447 Mas sachusetts avenue, an employe of the I Interstate Commerce Commission. Mrs. Peacock represented the hus , band. I i ! % JOHNSTON & MURPHY ; c. M&b cPtr this season, a man’s wardrobe usually I requires new patent leathers, new walking shoes, new sports oxfords. Always a pleasure to favor the J. 6PM. Shoe, made from choice leathers... with refinement of line and detail. The patent Coltskin oxford for formal dress, illustrated, is distinctive. We feature John ston 6P Murphy styles. M TWELFTH**'F STS. Powder, Perfume, PEARLS To mere man these are magic words, visualizing dainty femininity in all its subtle elusiveness. To clever women they symbolize the elements that transform the ordinary into the sublime. There are myriads of Powders and Perfumes but only two kinds of Pearls, GENUINE ORIENTAL m f GENUINE TECLA precisely alike in service and appearance. The first and only replacement A Tecla Necklace $25 AND UP Never before sold under SIOO OTHER TECLA SPECIALTIES: Ring* Sftida, Scarf Pin?, Earringa and Bracelet^__ C r fated in Only Gold, Plathnm, the Teels Paris and Genuine Diamonds Lab n ratories. Used in Tecla Settings. \ All this week a representative of the Terla Fifth Avenue Shop will he here for consultation. Talk wth him in regard to Tecla Pearls for yourself—for gifts. 4etleffs s A FASHION INSTITUTION f \ , jWll A «Tb i : JURY WILL CONDUCT •• OWEN DEATH INQUEST Coroner's Juror* Sworn to Probe Auto Crash, Fatal to Lawyer. Justice of the Peace H. I. Anderson of Meadows. Prince Georges County, Md., this morning swore a coroner's Jury over the body of Richard Biake lock Owen, 38 years old. local patent lawyer, who died at Providence Hospi tal yesterday morning as a result of injuries sustained Sunday right when a motor truck crashed into his auto- ' mobile on Strawberry Hill, between Upper Marlboro and Forestville, Md. it is probable that Justice Anderson will conduct an inquest the latter part of this week or the first of next week in order that a jury might determine the question of responsibility for the accident. Mrs. Owen, who accom panied iter husband at the time of the accident, will be an important witness at the inquest. Charles Herbert, colored, 37 years old. residing in southeast Washington, alleged to have been the driver of the • truck that figured in th» accident, is ' stii! under treatment in Casualty Hos pital. a policeman being on guard un , til the Maryland authorities have an opportunity to get him. 118 LOST IN SINKING. BOMBAY, India, November 15 C A 3 ). —One hundred and eighteen lives » are estimated to have been lost in the sinking of the 2!)0-ton steamer . Tukaram, plying between Bombay and coastal ports. The steamer Jay* * i anti, owned by the Bombay Co-opera -1 tive Novigation Co., owners of the . j Tukaram, is three days overdue. The Tukaram, carrying 82 pas* 5 sengers and a crew of 54, sank with* , in three minutes during a sudden , storm Saturday when seven miles off the west coast- of India. One vessel returned today with 18 sur , vivors who had managed to reach • Janjira, about 50 miles south of > here, where two more of the survi . vors are in a hospital. A number of bodies were picked up, including that of the captain.