Evening Star Newspaper, February 28, 1923, Page 32

< an SERIOUS CHARGES INBUREAL HITED Senator Sutherland Says Probe of Veterans’ Agency Is Necessary. The ' congressional investigation of the Veterans' Bureau, proposed by the special committes of the Senate, is made necessary by charges of a “serious nature,” according to a re- port filed yesterday by Senator Sutherland, republican of West Vir- glnia, as chairman of the committee. Reciting that $450,000,000 was being spent annually by the Veterans' Bureau the report referred to the charges uncovered by its inquiry and added: Just to Both Sides. “It is belicved to be in the interest of the public as well as in the interest of the beneficiaries of the govern- ment’s appropriations that a thorough investigation be made to determine their truth of falsity. If these charges cannot be substantiated, then it s due to the officials of the bureau and to the public that they be set entirely at rest. Opportunity should be given to all those who have any facts at their command indicating waste, mismanagement, or other abuse of any kind. to present such charges to an authorized committee of the Congress, and to testify under oath regarding them, giving to those accused ample opportunity to dis- prove them. Would Recommend Action. “If such committee shall find that these charges are well based it should make such a report to the Congress when it reassembles as will be| justified by the facts. If it should be proven that criminal conduct on the part of any of those having to deal with this subject has existed, then i body. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEES APPOINTED The personnel of two 1823 com- mittees of the Washington Chamber of Commerce has been announced by Presld=at Isaac Gans. Ivan C. Weld has been named chairman of the membership committee and George H. Brown chalrman of the committee on Anacostia flats, Members of the committees Membership—Henry C. Col chairman; Leo B. Abernethy, Berkeley, James J. Breen, Me; Chidakel, C. Cragg, Henry vis, E. H De Groot, jr.; Denty, W. Clarence Duvall, Flelschmann, George B. Fraser, C. Hanson, Rudolphr Jose, Leose, Gus Louis, F, E. es R, Mays, D. L. Nunally, R. Spencer Palmer, B. B. Sandidge, Charles G. Shackleford, H. R. Stan- ford, Charles J. Stockman, Ivan K. Strasburger and Leon 8. Ulman, / Anacostia flats—Adolph E. Gude, . C. Balderston, Charles W. eph D. Dreyfu: Charles M. Emmons, Willam H. irnest, William F. Hal John H. na, Willlam B, Hardy, A. G. Herr- mann, Ernest E. Herrell, H. G.,Ken- nedy, John G. Meinberg, Arthur E. Randle, Charles F. Roberts, Albert Schulteis, A. Leftwich Sinclair, Charles J. Stockman, F. A. Van Reuth, Joseph 1. Weller and Martin Wiegand. —_— SAY RIVER VIGTIN 1S MISS PULWITT By the Associated Press, CUMBERLAND, Md,, February 28.— Identification of the woman's body found in the Potomac river Sunday was established tonight by Mrs. J. D. Stroje of Springfleld. 11, as herl daughter, Miss Anna M. Pulwitt, by a previous marriage. Miss Mattie M. House, with whom Miss Pulwitt lived in Washingtpn, also identified the The young woman disappeared February 13, Miss House declared. The body will be taken to Springfield, 1 congressional committee | 111 of investigation is not provided the S committee recommended proposed investigation be by the special Senate of vacancies of present ng ment Mrs. Stroje was summoned to Wash- ington by the disappearance of her | &l daughter, who had been employed for three years as a stenographer in the census bureau. Miss House told the | police here tonight that Miss Pulwitt had several times talked of suicide. MUTT AND JEFF—Jeff Finds Something of Great Interest in Tut’s Tomb. GO, WHEN MUTT Sees WHAT I've FounNd 1N KING TUT'S TOMB He'ld TURN A RANDSPRING CONGRESS ASKS REPORT ON COURT Commissioners Directed -to Investigate Police Branch and Need for Judge. Resolutions directing the District Commissioners to investigate condi- tlons in the Police Court with regard Representative Reed of West Vir- nia. The resolutions direct that the Com- missioners make recommendations regarding the desirability of provid- ing more Police Court judges. ‘The resolutions, which are identi- \ wsfo worrS Nou SuppPose? KNG TUT, o¥ coupte’ [[TRe et Svimw QUTE So, QuiTe Saf STATE@S THAT A GuY AND WRe WAS ™e o ERST‘BIG CHaeseTf MITY, Look AT / RiGkTo: THis 13 THG TABLET T FounDd N TUT'S ToMB. DOYOU- KNOW WHAT (1T 157 €GYPTIAN BuT T S€G A PiGVRe OF A LioN CHISELED ON (T3 cal, declare that the Police Court of the Distriot of Columbia was estab- lished about 1870, with one judge as- slgned thereto, and in 1891 a seoond ‘was appointed, the Police Court belng divided into the United States Branch and the District of Columbia Branch; that, because of the Increase in popu- lation, the increased number of laws and the largely increased tendency toward crime, there was an expansion of the business of sald cour: by more than 100 per cent since 1890: and that it Would seem to be impossible for two judges properly to transact the business of such & congested court as it arises and do full Justice to the ;‘c;'r:x:um:yl orl‘;o D:rlnn. on trial. ourt is sald to be more than 500 secretar; (3 Zs n, - gases behind Its current docket 1n the | ported st the anaust Taccriie ot ioe lquor division alone and 90 per cent gfll.l'fl of trustees. of persons charged with violating At llquor laws demand Jury trials, Vickrey declared, while scores of thousands of refugees were leading precarious lives in border territory. It had been the Intention of the Near Last Rellef to conflne its work to child welfare, but the Smyrna emer- gency forced the-organization into adult rellef. The Bishop of Smyrna was quoted as saying that American relief workers saved 200,000 lives in the Bmyrna area alone. At present the Near East Relief is called upon to help 10,000 or'phans-in Byria and Palestine, the remnants of many Assyrian families, and “89,000 Armenians stranded near Aleppo, added Mr. Vickrey’s report. The larg- est single unit of Near Hast Rellef work is the Armenlan republic of the Russian Caucasus, Ten countries now are co-operating with Near East Rellet in the Jnter- the end of the year 115,000 |national Near East Assoclation, Vickery orphans were belng cared for, Mr.|said. 12 MILLION EXPENDED IN NEAR EAST RELIEF Report Shows BSituation Btill Is ' Far From Clear, Despite Vast Sums Used. By the Assoclated Press. 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