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MOFFATT FACES FOURTH WARRANT J. A. Rudolph Charges Broker Took SIB,OOO From Stock Sale for Own Use. A fourth criminal case against Wil liam L. MofTatt. local investment broker, was started today when United States Attorney Leo A. Rover swore out an em bezzlement. warrant before United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage for the broker’s arrest. Deputy United States Marshal John J. Clarkson went to the broker's home to look for him, as he was reported ill yesterday when the trial of one of the cases against him dating back to February. 1927. was called before Justice Hitz in Criminal Division 2. The court deferred the trial until next Monday. There were two charges against Mot fatt of larceny after trust reported in 1927 and when the broker was arrested recently by Former Policeman Allen on a similar charge, the policeman is re ported to have said he was going to in vestigate the District Attorney s office and see why the old indictments against Moffatt had not been tried. The re mark led to his summons before the trial board and later to his dismissal from the police force. Moffatt since has been indicted on that charge. The new proceeding against the broker is due to a complaint made to United States Attorney Rover by Jonas A. Rudolph, who claims that he gave to Moffatt 400 shares of Cities Service stock to be sold and the proceeds in vested in stock of the Chase National Bank July 5 last. He claimed that Mof fatt disposed of the C'ties Service secur ities, but failed to make investment in the bank stock and appropriated the SIB,OOO value of the sold securities to his own use. Rudolph recently brought a civil ac tion against Moffatt in the District Su preme Court to recover $16,123, which he claimed was due him on an ac counting with the broker. u. s. jurytoprobe ELECTION IN TEXAS Evdence of Conspiracy or Fraud in 1928 Vote in Hidalgo County to Be Sought. By the Associated Press. BROWNSVILLE. Tex.. December 10. —A Federal grand jury was charged here yesterday by Judge J. C. Hutche son, jr.. to investigate the Hidalgo Coun ty election of November, 1928. The body was asked to determine whether a conspiracy to deprive citizens of their votes existed, and if there was any irregularity in tallying the votes. The judge impressed upon the jury the seriousness of the case, but told it that if any irregularities were found without reference to the Federal angle no indictments were to be returned. Fred Horowitz, Federal investigator, was in charge of the investigation. A split in the Republican ranks in Hidalgo County during the last general election campaign caused a political conflict in Hidalgo County, which has had its echoes in the White House, the State Legislature, two congressional committees and in State and Federal Courts. Refused a place on the regular Re publican ticket a group of Hidalgo County citizens placed an Independent Republican ticket fft the held ana waged a bitter campaign. When the votes were counted the Democratic candi dates were announced as winners of al most every post. BANQUET TO*CELEBRATE NEW G. W. U. SPORTS ERA Several Hundred Will Attend Function Honoring Varsity and Freshman Foot Ball Teams. Several hundred students and alumni of George Washington University will attend the athletic banquet at the May flower Hotel tonight in honor of the varsity and freshman foot ball teams of the university and in celebration of George Washington’s “new sports era,” which now Ls being entered upon. Samuel Herrick. Washington attor ney and past president of the George Washington General Alumni Associa tion, will preside as toastmaster. Comdr. William Ingram, head Mot ball coach at the United States Naval Academy, will be the guest speaker and James E. Pix lee. director of athletics at the univer sity, will discuss the development of the physical education and athletic pro gram. PROHIBITION* DISCUSSED IN CURRENT NEWS FORUM Hoover Characterization of “Noble Experiment” Is Defended by Legislative Writer. President Hoover's characterization of prohibition as "a noble experiment” was defended last night by Will P. Ken nedy. legislative writer of The Star, in leading a current topics forum in the lobby of the Central Young Men's Christian Association. “Any undertaking,” he said, “that in volves the wiping out by the Govern ment of a big industry whose earnings contribute largely to the Federal rev enues. and the organization of a great auxiliary law enforcement drive to In sure suppression of that industry, cer tainly merits being called a great and noble experiment.” By courtesy of The Evening Star Universal News Reel management, mov ies of national events of current Inter est were shown as an opening feature. The forum was the third of a series being given under auspices of the Y. M. C. A on Monday evening. Xmas Savings Checks Cashed W DE MOLL’S M Radio Department bMzl This department is managed by one of the best tK®* fjgmy known radio experts in Washington All installations t|j|j|k of sets are made under his personal supervision, which f|l||l Hi guarantees perfect service to our customers. Let Us Demonstrate the ft VICTOR RADIO I We guarantee our prices to he as low as can he found in the city. Special Xmas Club Terms. jKgP' Vde moll Furniture Co jj&j' 12th & G Sts. Jmw Pianos—Yictrolas jdffisSjur Radios—Furniture Divorced p • - Jm gV ..uaiiKSftsSgaKF EwL. >■ i gggjEg Elizabeth Ormond Wrenn da _PonL_ PLANS FOR GUARD AIR UNIT BALKED District Must Provide Hangar Before Company Can Be Formed by Militia. Special appropriations must be ob tained from Congress, and the District of Columbia must provide hangar and administration building space before the District of Columbia National Guard will be authorized to form an aviation company, the District of Columbia Air Legion has been notified by the Militia Bureau of the War Department. Present appropriations for the District Guard are not sufficient to permit the creation of an aviation detachment. There is no hope for establishment of a National Guard aviation unit until the District has its own airport, the Militia Bureau declared. The District of Columbia Air Legion announced today that it will make a survey of the various State National Guard flying units to determine just what is provided by the various States in the way of hangars and quarters so that a definite plan of procedure may be drawn up for presentation to Congress. Members of the legion will be guests of honor at the Baltimore aircraft shew Thursday night, which has been desig nated as "District of Columbia Air Le gion night." They will be accompanied by members of the recently organized j Washington Glider Club. Two Losses have been chartered for the trip, leav ing the legion headquarters in the In ternational Building, 1319 F street, at 5:30 pm. Thursday. WILL LIST ELJGIBLES FOR TEACHERS’ POSTS School Official Announces Examina tion of Applicants Will Be Held December 19 and 20. Examination for the establishment | of a list of eligible candidates for teaching positions in the elementary, junior and senior high schools here will be held Thursday and Friday, De cember 19 and 20. according to an an nouncement today by Harry English, chief examiner in the white schools. It is from the list of candidates thus es tablished that appointments will be made in the order of the ratings earned by the candidates in the ex aminations. The eligible list will be compiled of prospective teachers as follows: Elementary schools—Home economics and physical education, both of which will require practical tests of ability; house-wiring and automobile and motor electrical w’ork. Junior high schools—Art work, home economics, music and nhysical educa tion, all requiring practical tests of man and woman candidates: printing, sheet metal and woodworking. Similar ex aminations for candidates In art, home economics, music and physical educa tion will be administered also for candi dates for higher class positions. Senior high schools—Art work, home economics, music and physical educa tion for men and women. GEN. BARNETT ILL Suffering from a slight attack of bron chitis, Maj. Gen. George Barnett, for mer commandant of the Marine Corps, w-as visited hy several physicians today at the Naval Hospital. The general was sent to the hospital yesterday after he developed a temperature. Physicians said he had little fever today. The general observed his seventieth birthday yesterday. - Kit Guard, Comedian, Divorced. LOS ANGELES, December 10 GO’).— Kit Guard, screen comedian, was divorced today by Nell Guard for Intemperance. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C.. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1929. ‘MRS. S. H. DU PONT DIVORCED IN RENO i ~ Action Is Not Contested by i Husband of Former Wash ington Woman. By the Associated Pres*. RENO, Nev.. December 10. —Eliza- beth Ormond Wrenn du Pont of Wash i ington, D. C„ was granted a divorce here yesterday from Samuel Halleck :du Pont, grandson of one of tiie founders of the du Pont fortune. The papers in the case were sealed as they were filed and the case was heard shortly afterward, du Pont ap pearing by counsel and not contesting the action. Custody of a 2-year-old daughter. Eve, was awarded to Mrs. du Pont. A substantial property settle i ment was effected out of court, but : court approval was given to the settle | ment. Du Pont and Miss Wrenn were mar ried in Washington. It is understood the divorce was granted on grounds of incompatibility. i Mrs. du Pont 'was a popular debu i tante in Washington several seasons : ago. She left her husband last Winter ! and took an apartment at Wardman Park Hotel, rejoining the members of ! the set with whom she was socially : active before her marriage to the Wil mington, Del., millionaire. She has been heard to complain to friends in Washington of her ex-hus band’s penchant for practicing marks i manshlp with knives and icepicks upon i the floors and walls of his palatial Del- I aware home. Also she has voiced her | distaste for the many mirrors which her ex-husband is reported to have had ; installed in the rooms of the home. j SCORES LACK FUNDS FOR PERMIT RENEWALS , American Automobile Association 1 Letter Refers to Traffic Director's Needs. Failure of the District Commissioners to provide adequate appropriation for renewing motorists' permits is criticized in a letter sent the Commissioners by the director of traffic in the work of the American Motorists’ Association. “Despite the increased work of the bureau, the 1930-31 appropriation pro vides but $5,000 for the bureau’s work, compared with $7,000 provided last year. Considering the fact that motor ists of the District are paying into the coffers of the United States Govern ment annually the sum of $325,000 for the issuance of their permits, we feel it is only fair to them to allow the bureau a sufficient sum to enable it to promptly and efficiently act upon appli cations and issue to motorists their permits,” the association's letter to the District heads points out. At the present time the Traffic Bu reau is confronted with the task of renewing more than 55.000 drivers’ per mits and is from four to five weeks behind in consideration of the applica tions and issuance of permits, the asso ciation declared last night, asking for an increased appropriation. 18 WILL JOIN OPTIMISTS AT CLUB DINNER TONIGHT | Initiation of New Members Will Follow Banquet of Civic Club. Eighteen new members of the Wash- ; ington Optimist Club, recently voted in to the club, will be admitted to full membership tonight after initiation which will follow a dinner to be held In the grill room of the Hotel Hamilton, beginning at 6 o'clock. Herbert B. Nevtus, president of the | club, announced today that tonight’s dinner and Initiation meeting will sup plant the regular weekly luncheon i which Ls held Wednesdays at the Hamilton. The new members to be initiated tonight are: Benjamin Carow, Earl E. Goss, Frank J. Wagner, Roland E Reutlinger, | Harry L. 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The ses sion will be held in the auditorium of the Interior Department. Prince Pirouz Ls expected to speak on “The Duties of a Diplomat." The names of candidates for officers and members of the executive commit tees of the association will be plac-d Into nomination at this meeting, it was announced today by Lieut. Charles Rls mer, Military Intelligence Reserve, sec retary of the local department of the organization. Kellogg Pact Held HopeleM. CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md„ December 10. —In a lecture Sunday night under auspices of Washington Missionary Col lege, M. J. Shank said the Kellogg peace pact will not usher in the mil lennium of peace, which will take place only “after numerous Bible prophecies are fulfilled.” * ' " w Undergoes Kidney Operation. BALTIMORE, December 10 (A*). — President Hormtlo Vasques, President of the Dominican Republic, underwent a kidney operation yesterday afternoon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he has been undergoing treatment for some time. 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