Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1923, Page 2

ESSEN RIOT DEATHS "~ INREASEDTO 1 Imposing Funeral Planned for Victims—Berlin to Sent Protest to Paris. Br the Associated Press. | ESSEN, April 3.—The popuiation of Essen and the officials of the Krupp | vlant are making preparations for | an imposing funeral Thursday for the | victims of Saturday's rioting. The total of dead now has reached cleven "he French uthori they not interfere with the #0 long as order is maintained Columns of Protests. 1he Ansociated Preas. BERLIN, April 3.—Columns of pro tests and denials in connection with the shootings at the Krupp ple inl den last Saturday are printed in to- | day’ lerlin newspapers upon their reappearance for the first time s e Sunday morning om account of the ter holidays. Despatches from the | Ruhr stoutly maintain that the work- ~rs did nothing which warranted the #rench shooting and that the facto management was innocent of any agitation of the laborers such asi would justify the arrest vesterday of | four of the Krupp directors. The death roll remains at eleven but it is semi-officially stated that <everal deaths probably will oceur mong the nineteen serfously wound- | ed. Who with eleven others are still | inthe hospitals. Charge Reports Are False. The dispatches emphasize that the! French reports are false n contend- | ing an organized attack was planued | against the French detachment which occupied the works The Germans #ay the sounding of the sirens was an slarm agreed upon by the manage- | ment and the workers, and that it| consisted of nothing more than usual signal for the stoppage of w which previously had been commonly used at the mines and other plants: occupied by allied forces. | The charge made by the French that the soldlers were attacked with jets of steam is declared to be based apparently on the fact that a cer- tain_amount of steam drifted into| the occupied garage from locomotive | whistles, which were being blown { finmediately behind the building. The claim that the workmen were armed | with revolvers is unanimously denied. ihe correspondents reporting that the | laborers had not even as much as a! jck in their hands. | Money Cars in Garage. z The excitement occasioned among the | workers by the occupation of garare is explained as largely due to the fact that this building housed spe- 2] types of automobiles, among were the cars used in transporting the money for the men's was It is as- serted that none of the Germans knew nntil afterward that the rench had ; occupied the garage mereiy because | tiey wanted to seize five automobiles. | The correspondent of the Tageblatt expressed the opinion that the French f used the Krupp occupation simply as & means of testing what Is the present | attitide of Ruhr labor generally to- ward the occupying forces. | Berlin Preparipg Protes 1 In addition to the protests already | lodged by the Krupp directorate and | by Dr. Gruetzner, president of Rhe- | nish Prussia, it is announced that the Berlin government is preparing ® pro- | test to the French government which probably will be sent to Paris tonight. Reports from Elberfeld state that! Mgr. Testa, the envoy in the Ruhr|{ from the Vatican, held a three-hour conference there with the prasidents| of Westphalia and Duesseldorf. and | that the manner in which the Franco- | German dificuities may be settled was | among the questions discussed. [t is{ stated that Mgr. Testa intends to re-| main in the Ruhr a fortnight D.C. TO OPPOSE CUT OF ALLEY TENANT (Continued from First Page.) B i i | { are not being rentéd to tenants who keep the properties in unhealthful or unsanitary condition, nor do the plain- 1iffs allow said properties in any manner whatsoever to become a menace to the public health or morals, or to be i Jurious to the public welfare, but that ' the properties are in a good healthful &nd sanitary condition and are kept in £00d repair and are in no way detri- mental to the public health, moral, comfort, or safety. “Notwithstanding thess houses were lawfully built ana constructed by and with the permizsion of the Commission ers of the District of Coiumbia, and in accordance with the building laws and regulations in force in the said District of Columbia, the acfendants herein and each of them are about to institute criminal proceedings against the plain- tiffs and each of them for using nd occupying the said houses for dwelling purposes in and after tne first day of | June, 1923, in an effort to compel the | discontinuance of the use and occupa- | tion of said houses for dwelling pur- poses and that the said defendants and each of them are without any right or authority in law for such prosecu- tion; and their action will cause the| Tenants of your plaintiffs to vacate the said houses and will prevent their ten- | ants from moving out or renting the | seid properties and will cause an enor- | mous depreciation in the value of said | vroperty, and render the property of ! mo value for renting and useless and of no value whatsoever, all of which | will do great irreparable damage to vour | plaintiffs, for which there is no plain, adequate and complete remedy at law, | and it is impossible to estimate tho ! damage the said unlawful, unwarranted | action of said defendants will entail.” | Cannot Be Altered. “If the Commissioners be allowed +0 use the unlawful right and author- ity which they claim under the afore- { xaid acts of Congress, the plaintiffs say they will be deprived of their} property without due process of law, because the property iv suitable only for dwelling purposes and cannot be altered or changed 8o as to be used for any other purpose without pro- hibitive cost to the plaintiffs, and the use and occupation of the prop- | erty for any other purpose would not { &ive the said plaintiffs a fair and | Teasonable return on their invest- | ment, and it would serlously and ! reatly depreciate the capitai of (hair investment because the sale value of said property would be greatly les- | sened. and that even now. while the defendants threaten to use the un- lawful right and authority they claim, | the loan value of the said property | has been and is now belng greatly de- | preciated. The plaintiffs say i the defendants are allowed to exercise the unlawful right and authority they claim under he “null, void and unconstitutional act of Congress it will create o con- dition in said District of Columbia Which will be a confiscation of the plaintiffs’ property without due proc- ©ss of law; the exercise of the afore- Saia unlawful authority will prohib the use and occupation for dwelling purposes of some 3,000 houses in wore than 200 alleys in said District. and will prevent some 9,000 or 10,000 tenants from living in the said houses and will cause them to seek other quarters, the facilities for Which do not exist.” The plaintiffs contend also they will be prevented from using and occupying the properties for dwelling purposes. They say they will be de- nied this right of property without Aue process of law or compensation for the taking of the said property. 1t is contended. by the plaintiffs that if they continue to use and oc- cupy the property for dwelling pur- Doses after June 1 the defendants will institute a separate proceeding Against them for each day such use is made of the property, and will cause to be recovered a separate fine and penalty for each day the Droperty i%-g0 used. i | A { tonio | big De Havilan “CZAR" NAMED BY EN . “HARLES L. EIDLITZ, neers, who has ar’ of the One of the Edison been appointed the eloctrical contractors. the elee: f Judge r to that ball bust ion pie dlitz. was ap- by 300 contractors of Manhattan, 'he chief ob. electrienl ation, with | will be 1o contracting meth- te the trade wo that ers will not ~how so great a va- o eost idean.” VIATORS END EPOCH- MAKING 5.400-MILE PORTO RICO TRIP HERE inued from First Pag mentioned.” flight to most prominently He likened the peditions of Lewis and Clarke opening up the Pacific, and declared ou have opened a route to Porto Rico and the Ciribbean.’ Will Get Letters of Pratse. Weeks then Pairick to write individuaal let- of praise to these officers, in the Secreta that they ttached to records to ty know what they accomplished At 11 o'clock a formation five de Havilands set out from the field here to meet the Portp Rican fiyers on their journey up from Langley Field, ‘a. These planes were piloted by Lieuts. Wilk Talcott P. Smith, W. X. B Z. Bogart and Fai Carpenter. Capt. St. Clair Street piloted Gen. Patrick on this flicht and Gen. Mitchell carried Col Ficliet as his passenger. These plane: picked up the squadron of six Porto Secretary Gen ters order, n ay be et poste a of rgess, Howard J Rican planes at Fort Washington and | 1 escorted them to the city Time and Mileage. A few minutes after landing Lieut | Austin, with pencil ana paper. fizured out the exact time and mileage as far as possible. The flight from San An- to Porto Rico was made in thirty-four hours and forty minutes actual flying time, and the journey to Washington was completed in twenty- six hours and thirty-five m ing time, making a total of sixty one hours and thirteen minutes According to one officer. the United States Air Service now controls the Carribean sea and within three hours could land in South erica from Porto Rico. It was pointad out that if an attack were attempted on the | Panama canal, now, that the air lanes to the West Indies are possible, it would not be with much success. Several hundred persons were at the field and automobiles were park- ed in a line for a great distance. Prior to the arrival of the planes the Army band played continuousi After the officers had been comed by nearly everybody at wel- the | field they retired to the officers’ club, where a buffet luncheon was served in their honor. Tonight they will be the guests at a stag dinner to be given in the Army and Navy Club. Capt. Lanphier will remain ‘here a few days and prepare his official re- the week all of the officers will be at their home stations. Planes Show No Wear. The six de Haviland planes with their four famous liberty motors are standing side by side on the line at the fleld this afternoon. From all appearances they have just come out of 2 manufacturing plant and there is nothing about them to indicate they had been flown at all. Each of the planes bears some peculiar mark- ing adopted by the pilot, such as cocked dice, fraternity emblems, swallows, etc. The radiator shutters are painted a brillfant red, white and blue and the cowling or the peri- meter of the radiator is painted a snow white. The planes will remain here at Bolling Field, according to Maj. George E. A. Reinberg, com- manding officer of the fleld. Alr Service Enthused. The Porto Rican flight demonstrated the ease with which aerial communi- cation may be established with the in- sular possessions, according to air service officials. Air service officers were elated over the excellent results obtained from evry angle. One of the outstanding features of the flight was the performance of the liberty mators which propelied the over the long jour- nes. Their faithful service was de- clared to be a fine tribute to the me- chanical skill of the Army Air Service personnel at the San Antonio air in- termediate depot, who worked un- ceasingly to put the engires and planes in condition for the flight. Only one accident of any conse- quence marred an otherwise smooth journey. This was the ‘wash-out” of an airplane piloted by Lieut. Sel- zer. In landing at Pablo Beach, Jack- sonville, Fla.. he miscalculated the height of the tide and ran has ma- chine over the edge of the water, causing it to overturn. The plane in {which Gen. Patrick was supposed to accompany the flye: rom Jackson- ville to Miami, Fia., was made avail- able for Lieut. Selzer's use. The sub- stitution of the airplane tended to jdelay the flight a little, since it had oline tank of only eighty gal- capacity, instead of the 135 gallons in the other plane. The substitute plane was forced to make several extra landings in order to re- plenish the fuel supply. —_— COURT UPHOLDS VERDICT. Judge Barber Refuses to Set Aside Conviction of B. F. Fuller. The conviction of Benjamin F. Fuller, former employe of Armour & Co., of uttering a forged note for $5.000 to a local bank bearing the forged indorsement of Philip D. Ar- mour was upheld today by the Dis- trict Court of Appeals in an opinion by Judge O. M. Barber of the United States Court Customs Appeals, Fuller claimed evidence prejudicial to him had been admitted by the trial judge, who later refused a motion to strike it from the consideration of the jury. The trial court denled the motion because objection had not been mad: when the evidence was being received. The appellate court holds that when evidence is received without objection a subsequent motion to etrike out is left to the discretion of the trial court, _ Hix position fn | the ex- | in | instructed | nutes fiy- ! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, KEMAL GRIPS REI, ' STRIKING RADICALS |Forces Adjournment of An- gora Assembly and Replies to Allies Alone. By CONSTANTINE BROW N. and Chicago Daily News. Copyright. 1023, CONSTANTINOPLE, April 3.—With- out waluing for the consent of the I nationalist assembly, Ismet Pasha re- plied to the allicd note, Aaccepting with & few restrictions, the -proposal to resume the Lausanne conference April The Turkish delegates are making hasty preparations to leave Angora at the week end”for Switzerland. Meanwhile the antagonism between the followers and opponents of Mus- tapha Kemal Pasha has reached a | climax and Kemal decided to end the fight by dissolving the assembly, in which his oponents were gaining strength daily. * Wavered on Suggestion. ! | { | ' i i By on 15 | i i i | 1 i It had been sugested repeatedly to Kemal to get rid of the assembly, but he wavered, fearing that this | might be considered an arbitrary act and create serfous dissensions among the people and especially in the army. The assassination of Shukri Bev. the leader of the opposition. decided Kemal to play his last card. and on Sunday at the suggestion of the Kem- alist deputies, the assembly was dis- solved and new elections were im- mediately ordered It s hoped that the new assembly will meet early in June. Pending the election the present assembly will con- tinue its dutles on a reduced scale, most of the members returning to their constituencies to prepare for the new election Shukri Bey Feared. Shukri Bey, the main leader of the extremists, who was assassinated last week, was feared by Kemal and his friends on sccount of his popularity in the country. Ife was a former naval officer and had the reputation of pos- | sessing great oratoric talent. He had |a good record in the navy and was {noted for his probity of character. |He was assassinated by Osman Agha. leader of a band of regulars, who, 1 account of the great services he !rendered during the Greek war was |looked upon as among Kemal's best | riends { Osman’s reputation was weil estab- |lished in the near east, where his |brigands are reported to have killed more than 20,000 Greeks in the last hree years 'He boasted of having !led with his own hand more than 000 Greeks and Armenians. Block Police Investigation. When it was discovered that Shukri {Bey had been assassinated after he had given a dinner to Osman. the inppns‘unn deputies hinted that Kemal |was not a stranger to the crime and | jdemanded that the police | tion be controlled by a parliamentary jcommission. The president of the as- {sembly succeeded in having the de- mand of the opposition postponed and the next day parliament was dis- {solved. The assassin left at once {for Trebizonde. where he is safe in | the midst of his 5.000 irregulars. i It is expected that the new elections {will give an overwhelming majority jto Kemal, ad the party in power is | taking all precautions to avoid a pos- Isible defeat. The number of deputies has been reduced from 358 to 220, and 1the constituencies where the vote is uncertain or where it is known to favor the opposition have been sup- pressed. Control Election Machinery. The 150,000 men in the army are not aliowed to vote, umcertain votes lare avoided and the coalition of the Kemalists with the former union and progress party gives them com- Imand of the excellent electioncering { machinery. The opposition is expected 1o put jof winning by legal methods are very slight. 1t is, therefore, possible that this element may compel Kemal to {use armed force, thus plunging the | country into civil war. - NEW TRIAL IS GRANTED. Embezzlement Charge. Thomas J. Wright, also known as Charles M. Wells, was today granted a new trial by the District Court of Appeals in an opinfon by Judge George E. Martin of the United States Court of Customs Appeals. Chief Jus- tice Smyth dissented. embezzling $50 from his employer, James S. Stephens. He claimed a part- hership in the business. The appel. late court holds that the trial justice committed prejudicial error in admit- to and signed outside the presence of the accused. MARINE’S BODY FOUND. Dean of the police harbor precinct vesterday went with the crew of the police boat to Liverpool Point, Md, a distance of thirty-five miles, and investigated a report of a body being washed ashore near there. Lieut. Dean, learned that the body was that of a marine. It had washed ashore at Sandy Point, Md., and was towed to Liverpool Point, where it was taken to Quantico. BOWIE ENTRIES (For Wednesday) Lieut FIRST RACE: Claiming: purse. $1300; den two-year olde—Four furlongs—Mary nes, 110; 1Venus, 107; Star Cudgel. 11E; nity Bag, 108 tConnie M., 107; Clever Seth. 110: Julin &.. 112; *Flest Prinoess, 102; *Gold Merk, 105; *t3. Bugs, 105. tBuchanen & Smart entry. e olds: sic aad pmehdll furlougee ear-olds; and one] SPour Sors, ;- Babphrizouta, 11 Whter Girl, 108; *Felicitous, 110; Protocol, 109; *Bud- duggie, 104; *Lady Myra, 111 THIRD RACE: Claiming; purse. $1900: for four-year-oids and fur] - ling, 118; % ( JOURTE RACE: Claiming; puree. $1300; r-olds and up; seven furlor Siinute 3 ¥ Maid, 100: *Joseph Brant, 105; Day Lilly, 105; Helen Atkin. 107; Runnyol, 108; *Diversity, 98: Forest Gueen, 103; Jomguine, 105; *M¢ Roberts, 107; 8t Doniart, 107; *Citation, FIFTH RACE: The Benning purse. $1.400; for four year-oids wnd up: ane mils and seventy Mu-. 117; Seddle and Boots, 108; ster Mind, 108; Rama, 110; Copper Demon, 110; Top Sergeant, 105, Muir, , 107; SEVENTH RACE: Claiming; purse, $1,200; three.year.olds and one mile and seven: ards—8t. Germain, 110; Scottish Chief, 1107 hland, 110; Buzom, 105; Sootch Verdiot, 105: *Who »Tha “Olockmender, " 100; *Mystio, 100 *Eeeiah, 9. Apprentice allowance claimed. Weatheroloar, raoh Tont. - Post time, $:15 g *Na ) T. J. Wright Gets Rehearing on| ‘Wright, or Wells, was convicted of | ting a written statement, not sworn | 1 { i | { i | investiga- | posal up a desperate fight, but the chances | ports o his chief and by the end of | of - = | i i | | i i D._C, TUESDAY, \Mrs. Poindexter’s Charges Spur Plea for U. S.. Probe of Society Petitions Ready for Circulation in Spo- kane Ask Investigation by Attorney General of Conditions Here. By the Axsociated Prees SPOKANE, Walsh. April 1—Mrs. Miles Poindexter's. newspaper letters concerning activities in Washington, D. €, soclety, witlz particular stress on drinking and gembling. are the basis of petitions ready for circula- tion here today addressed to Attorney General Daugherty and asking grand Jury investigation of the alleged mis- conduct Plans were anmounced for seeking signers to the wpetitions in other westorn citles, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Derever, Portland, Ta- coma and Seattle The head of thwe committee in charge is H. C. 1 Harris of Spokane. Co-operation of religious organiza- tions in making the petition a suc- cess will he sought. The expenses will he met by private subscriptions, 1e added. posures” Widely Published. _Mrs. Poindexter. wife of former United States Senator Poindexter who now is ambassador to Peru, wrote her first letter to a local newspaper. It caused so much comment that others Were sought and her “exposures” of Washington so. 'ty life are appear- Ing in a number of papers as a week- 1y feature. he petition Mr last X as outlined by Harris includes one presented Wweck to the Spokane Federate Womens Christian Temperance Union 8sking further information from Mrs. Poindexter. The union forward- ed that petitior to its Washington, D. C. representative without action or indorsement. Eight Questions Asked. in addition, Me. Harris' petition carries the address to the Attorney General and a few other paragraphs laudatory of Mrs. Poindexter. The elght queries of the petition present- ed to the W. C. T. U. are then in- cluded, as follows: “What Is the name of the senator whose ‘wife was an expectant moth- «r’ who was dizzy with strong drink? “At whose home was a certain card party held at which there were three subjects of conversation, (a) liquor— (b)" where to get it, ard what price, and (c) where to have it tested? “Who was the farm bloc senator who would not give his wife large sums of money to gamble with? Liquor Tester Charged. “What modern apartmenz house in Washington has a llquor tester as part of its equipment? “Who was the senator's wife who said she could have liquor tested at this apartment house? “What are the names of the sen-! es and cabinet of- houses liquor i ators, representati ficers in whose served 1o guests? “In what embassy is liquor served? “What are the names of the high officials of the government in whose homes gambling at bridge is per- mitted? BITTER FEELING AROUSED. Charges of Mrs. Poindexter Resent- ed in Senatorial Circles. Indignation was expressed in sena- orial circles here today at the pro- coming from a citizens' com- mittea in Spokane. Wash, that a grand jury investigation be made of the manner in which senators’ wives, senators and other high officials con- duct themselves in Washington so- clety. ‘The comm to the effect that the citizens of Spokane and other places outside of Washington would do well to attend to their own business and see that the Jaws relating to prohibition and {gambling are enforced there, instead of mixing up in the affairs of the Dis- trict of Columbia. Able to Enforce Law. “There are law officers here in the District of Columbia to enforce the ¢," said one senator, “and the laws herg are well enforced.” The basis of the proposed grand jury _ investigation to determine Whather the wives of senators and others are violating the prohibition {SEEK BLACKMAILER IN WARD MYSTERY Racing Circles to Be Combed for Man Said to Have Sent Threatening Letters. By the Associated Prese. ALBANY, N. Y., April 5.—A sugges- tion that the mysterious blackmail- ing of Walter S. Ward, wealthy ba- ker's son, was connected with horse races has been made at State Attor- ney General Sherman’s inquiry into the killing by Ward of Clarence Pe- ters, ex-marine. Allen R. Campbell. Ward's counsel, referring in his testimony yesterday to a conversation he had with prose- cuting officials of Westchester coun- ty, where the killing took place, said: “] mentioned the stable that one ot the alleged blackmall gang was betting commissioner for and the dis- trict attorney said he knew a detec- tive who knew every man in the racing business and that he was go- ing to go after him right away. Eamphell refused to produce black- mail letters received by Ward prior to the death of Peters. Efforts of Attorney General Carl Sherman to learn the source of in- formation given to Westchester coun- ty authorities to_the effect that Ward hot and killed Peters in self-defense were unavalling in the opening ses- sion of the state’s investigation of he case. . e as on the authentlcity of this statement, accepted at the time in Some quarters as a_confession, that Altorney General Sherman centered his questions. All of his efforts to Jearn whether Ward had authorized his lawyers to make the statement in his behalt, or whether the attor- neys made the statement public with- out Ward's knowledge, were met by 2 refusal of Campbell to answer. — BANTER BRINGS DEATH. | Linemen Caught by 2,300 Volts, 31.200: | One Dead, One Dying. By the Associated Preas. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, April 3.— Troy Hocker and Hugh Simpson, linemen for the Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company, cut and spliced wires atop a pole here late yester- day and exchanged good-natured banter, giving no thought to time. A few more twists, a little tape hers and there, and the day would Be et engineer at the power house glanoed at the clock, it was 4:37, time to throw the current into the arc light circuits. Deliberately he pulled down the switch. The banter ceased on the pole. The bodies of Hooker and Simpso: slumped down, Swaying in the belt: 2,300 volts had passed along the it. ol or was dead when he was brought to the ground. Simpson was badly burned. Doctors say he will d‘%nmpfinv officials said it is a rule that all linemen must quit work at 57 o'clock, or seven minutes before e power s thrown iate the sre * light circuilts. t made by senators was | MRS. MILES POINDEXTER. the anti-gambling law is in letters written by Mrs Poindexter, wife of former Senato: Poindexter, now ambassador to Peru, which were published in various news- pape Mrs. Poindexter, with the am- bassador. will leave here tonight for ew York and will sail for Peru within a day or two. She declined to make any comment today on the report from Spokane that a grand jury Investigation would be asked of the Department of Jus- tice in connection wtih her articles. In other quarters, it was pointed out, howsever, it would be rather diffi- cult to conduct such an investigation =0 far as Mrs. Poindexter is concerned, if she is in Peru. Party Declared Canceled. There s 110 doubt, it is said, that the letters written by Mrs. Poindexter, in which the conduct of men and women prominent in Washington so- clety was held up for criticism. have aroused bitter feeling in official and congressional circles here In fact, so strong was the feeling that one ‘farewell party in honor of Mrs. Polndexter was canceled be- cause of the letters written by the wife of the ambassador, it was said today. At the Department of Justice no official statement was forthcoming re- garding the propogal that a grand jury lock into social ficial Washington out, however, that alleged they probably would be turned over to the prohibition enforcement bu- reau for Investigation. It would then. be the duty of the prohibition enforcement officers, if they found violations of the law, to call upon the department for action. Drinking Held Lawful. If wine or cocktails are served at an entertainment given by a senator or government official in his own home here, it was stated by another senator, there is no violation of the law. The law prohibits the sale of liquor. But in his own home, it is insisted. a man may give alcoholic beverages to his friends. Mrs. Bilis A. Yost. chairman of the national legidative committee of the WeC. T. U. said today that she has not received or seen such a petition as that reported to have been sent to the Washington branch and that her organization has no intention of engaging in any such campaign as that outlined in press dispatches. Mrs. Emma S. Shelton, president of the Women's Christian Temper- ance Union. said today: “I eaw a positive deniai over the signature of the president of the W. C. T. U. to statements that the W. C. T. U. would take some action in the case. I do not believe the W. C. T. U. will have anything to do with it.” AT LEAST $51,250 TAKEN BY BANDITS | Mail Robbers May Have Obtained Negotiable Paper in Six Figures. law and said to be if the petitions | By the Associated Press. | ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 3.—Post of- | fice inspectors today announced a | partial check up of registered mail obtained by bandits hers vesterday showed the nine stolen pouches con- tained at least $51,250 in negatiable bonds. : 1t is possible the complete check will show the robbers obtained nego- tiable paper running into slx figures, it was said. e SLAYER HELD INSANE. | Farmer Who Killed “Tormenting” Daughter to Be Tried. DEFIANCE, Ohio, April 3.—George Brown, seventy-eight, farmer, of near here, who is alleged to have killed his daughter, Rosalie, aged fifty-two, at their home the night of March 14, was held insane here vesterday by a grand jury. A charge of murder was not returned. Brown will be tried as to his sanity before the common pleas court next week Brown admitted two days after the alleged murder that he killed his daughter, officials said, because she “tormented” him. The farmer said his daughter kicked his crutches out of his hands. He is afflicted with jrheumatism. The body of the daugh- ter was found two days after the 'dea!h. covered over with a blanket and lying across a bed in her room. ‘PHICE APPEAL DISMISSED. Condemned ‘lln Loses in Techni- cal Fight to Prevent Hanging. Because Congress recently enacted 2 law designating the superintendent of the Washington asylum and jail as the official hangman in this Dis- trict, the District Court of Appeals today dismissed an appeal by Charles Price, colored, from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus by which he attacked the right of Willlam H. Moyer to execute him. Price was con- victed of killing a man May 30, 1918, in & quarrel and was sentenced to death. Judge George E. Martin of the United States Court of Customs Ap- | peals, who sat in the absence of Jus- {tice Van Orsdell, declares it is un necessary to discuss the poin | raised by Attorney James A. O'Shea for the condemned man, since Con- | grees has “now unmistakably invest- ed the respondent with autnorit Within the District to carry into ef- fect the death cases. e i ] | ntence in eapitel 'APRIL doings of of-} It was pointed | 3, 1923. OUSTS JURY AFTER TAMPERING CHARGE Foreman in Big Liquor Con- spiracy Trial Held by Phil- adelphia Court. By the Associated Press, PHILADELPHIA, Pa.. April 3. —Be- cause of alleged tampering with the foreman, Judge J. Whitaker Thomp- %on in the United States district court today dlscharged the jury trying the case of twenty-nine men charged with conspiracy to illegally withdraw and sell liquor. It was alleged that Terrence O'Loughlin, foreman, was made in- toxicated Good Friday and induced to do what he could for William C. Mc- Connell, former federal prohibition |director for Pennsylvania, one of the principal defendants. Terrence O'Loughlin, the foreman, was held in $5.000 bail 'on a charge of contempt of court. He will have & hearing Thursday. Judge Thompson in dismissing the jury directed that a new panel b: assembled April 23. One of five affidavits presented by 2 Department of Justice agent, aselgned to watch O'Loughlin over the Easter recess of the court, stated that the foreman had been made drunk in a saloon on Good Friday and discussed the case with others in the place. He is alleged to have been induced to say that he would do what he could for Willlam C. McConnell, former federal prohibition director of Pennsylvania, one of the principal defendants. The court had been adjourned from Thurfidny)un:l today. After “thd jury having been sent from the court room, Assistant United States District Attorney J. Paul Mec- | Elree submitted to the court an af- davit by a Department of Justice agent which recounted how four men in a saloon had gotten O'Loughlin under the influence of liquor and induced him to say among other things, “‘sure, I know, leave that to me,” when one of the others said, “Mc'Connel] s & good fellow, they ought to turn hir loose.” McConnell and_twenty-eight others went on trlal Wednesday, charged with conspiracy to illegally withdraw and sell whisky. There are three groups of defendants. One group is made up of former federal prohibition agents, the second of the men who bought’ and sold the liquor alleged to have been illegally withdrawn and the third had to do with transporation and included truck owners. Originally there were forty-seven defendants, but two pieaded guilty, the prosecution against four dropped and the cases of twelve were trans- ferred to the middle and western districts of Pennsylvania where their alleged offenses were committed. TIE-UP OF BUILDING FEARED AS STRIKE OF TRADES GROWS (Continued from First Page.) violations of the Volstead act| changes shall be presented to the other party at least sixty days prior to the expiration of these agreements. In the absence of any such notice on the part of either party these agree- ments_are to continue in force, and any changes desired subsequent to January 81, 1923, shall require a writ- { ten notice of at least sixty days prior | to such changes going into effect.” | Hope Is Expressed. | The union men, however, declare that the agreement is not binding rixty days after the expiration of it. The sixty davs have passed, they say, and the strike has been called, since the work during the past two months has been virtually under a verbal jagreement | Mr. Colpoys will have to bring |both stdes to a point where work 1 may go on, either with or without an agreement He said today that he was optimistio regarding the out- come of the controversy. “I_am in closa touch with both sides,” he added, “and 1 hope to have ithe clouda cleared away shortly.” { The Shrine. naturally, is taking an active Interest in developments, since the preparation of Washington for the reception of the convention in June is at stake. Work is already Starting for this convention and a large portion of it is falling on the { shoulders of painting and decorating contractors, as well as on electrical equipment contractors. Shriners Appeal. The statement from Mr. Standiford, issued shortly after noon today, reads as follows: “In the campaign of publicity in- tended to interest all the people of Washington {n the civic importance of the great convention of the Shriners of North America we have at various times sent our speakers Lefore the labor organizations of the city, in common with all other asso- ciations and organizations. In fact, the labor bodies were the first to respond to our invitation and. with- out exception, they gave cordial at- tention to us and, without exception, manifested a keen appreciation, as citizens, in the tremendous im- portance of the Shrine convention to the city. 3 “In the interest of Washington, in their own interest and that of all parties concerned, 1 urge the painters of Washington, the electriclans and any other labor organization that may have any difference with employ- ers to consent to arbitration. Plan Great Display. “I can imagine no greater calamity that could befall our community at this time than the appearance of con- ditions that might prevent the carry- ing out of the full plans of this com- mittee—plans ‘which involve for the labor unions of Washington a large share in the triumph of an occasion that is to impress the people of the United States as nothing has ever done before. “Arbitration of any difference that may exist is vital for the city, vital for both employer and employs and vital for the Shrine committee. And when I say that I include the inter- ests of every man, woman and child in_the District of Columbia. “Our decoration program calls for the most elaborate electrical display the country has ever witnessed. Any | ! { ! H | “fences,” DEEP SNOW IN MICHIGAN. Sault Sainte Marie Suffers Under 15-Foot Drifts and Bitter Cold. SAULT STE. MARIBE, Mich, April 3.—City officials here today were planning a shoveling bee to clear the streets of snow which drifted in some places to a depth ot fifteen feet. A call was sent out for 500 persons to arm them- selves with shovels and attack the drifts, against which street sweepers and snow plows were useleas. No end of the mid-winter weather was in sight today, the weather bureau predicting more snow and lower temperatures. Six inches of snow fell and the low temperature was 13 below zero. This mark was 16 degrees lower than the previous record for April, established thirty-five vears ago. Reports here are that the ice of Straits of Mackinaw and the Beav- ver 1sland passage is thirty inches thick. This means that with fa- vorable weather navigation could not open in northern waters for several week: ODEL MURDER [LSLEADFAR Detectives in Many Places Delve Into Past of Dorothy Keenan. Br the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 3 —Detectives continued today their search into the | past of Dorothy Keeman, who, they learned last night, was senior mem- ber of a stock brokerage houss in which her holdings were managed by Alfred E. Guimares, the “man in the fur coat,” who shared her at- tentions with the wealthy John Kearsiey Mitchell of Philadelphia, son-in-law of E. T. Stotesbpry. Not only in New York and Phila- delphia but wherever their numer- ous trails led were the detectives hunting. Some wera in New Haven, Conn., seeking an interview with Ed- mund J. McBryan, said to be an ac- quaintance of Gulmares, who, the police were informed, had breakfast with an Intimate gir{ friend of Miss Keenan the day her body was found. Follow Four Trails. Four trails leading to the slayer are being followed by detectives assigned by Police Inspector Coughlin, in whose hands rests the full responsibtlity for solution of the murder, since the with- drawal Saturday of Assistant District Attorney Pecora. One trail, leading to the discovery of the conspirator who planned a $100,000 blackmail plot against Mitch- ell, and who fs believed to have ob- tained the model’s missing Palm Beach letter written by the Philadelphian a few days before her death, was admi tedly nearing its end. Detectives, it was learned, had ascertained the dwelling place of the man, and mo- mentaziiy were expecting to apprehend m Seek Source of Chloroform. Another trajl led to drug stores, and every patrolman in the city was or- dered to canvass drug stores in his precinct tonight in an effort to trace the purchaser of the chloroform used to stifle the model. The empty bottle, with the serial number ripped off, is guarded closely as the most valuable clue in the murder mystery. Another trail, which as brought no results, led to pawnshops and where the slayer of Miss Keenan is belleved to have disposed of her jewels, valued at $10,000. Detec- tives weré working on the fourth angle in a round-up of close friends of the model in the hope that one of them knew her secrets and could shed addi- tional light in the so far baffling case. CUBAN LEGATION DENIES GIN “LEAK” (Continued from First Page.) forts to get into touch with the Cuban legation. He next called a man whom Le referred to as “Rocca,” and, in Spanish, is said to have urged his auditor to get in touch with “Mr. ‘Amorez" and with “Mario,” tell them of his predicament, directing that “Mario” go to the Cuban legation and inform “Mir. Quesado” of “what has happened.” S Senor A. C. Quesado, a vice consul of Cuba, was interviewed today at the Cuban legation by a Star re- porter in the presence of Dr. Baron, and both he and the charge d'affaires admitted knowing of Fraginals and of having had trouble with him before because of his “false representations that he was connected with the Cuban legation.” They declared that Fragi- nals came to their attention about a year ago, when it was brought to their notice that he was peddling clgars of an inferior make and tell- ng his customers that they weres ‘genuine Cuban legation cigars. that time, they sald, Fragina warned that he must cease his practice or they would have him ar- rested. Watched Fraginals. Recently, Dr. Baron added. he learned through an unofficial source that Fraginals had beea seen in Washington again, following a long sojourn, presumably in Cuba. T de- cided to watch him when I heard he was in town, remembering the in- cldent of & vear ago,” Dr. Baron ex- plained. Referring to an alleged statement by the arrested man that he resided in an uptown hotel with Mario Gi- n of the Cuban minister to Spain,” Dr. Baron pointed out that Gimenez is not the son of the min- Aster, as alleged, but of a clerk to the Cuban consul at Malaga. Questions Nationality. “I have serious doubt¥ as to whether Fraginals is really a Cuban, as he states,” Dr. Baron declared. A telephone inquiry at the Spanish embassy today, in which the conver- sation was opened with mention of interruption at this time, with the|Fraginals, the information was elicited event only sixty days away. would prove a most serious embarrassment o the committee.” e FOUR DIE IN HOTEL FIRE. Blaze Sweeps Rapidly Through Kineo House in Maine. VAN BUREN, Me, April 3.—Four lives were lost today in a fire which wept through the Kineo House, a small hotel. The dead are Mrs. Charles Bouchard of Carfbou and her two small chil- grlen and Charles McCarthy of Grand sle. ‘The fire, starting from an unknown cause, spread so rapldly that the vic- tims had no chance to escape. —_— ASKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE. Mrs. M. F. Thorne Charges Hus- band With Miscondact. Mrs, Marie F. Thorne today filed suit for an absolute divorce from Elmer C. Thorne, & dairyman, charg- ing misconduct and advising the court thi her husband had pur- chased a “sedan type of automobile, which he has specially fitted with opaque curtains and door locks.” She says he uses his automoblle to flirt with women and to transport them to_secluded places. ‘They : e married December b5, 1912, an ve two children, whose Sustody the wite Eeeks. Ehe’fx rop- resented by Attorney Frank E. Elder. that Fraginals had called the em- bassy and had been advised “to get a lawyer.” The statement was made that he was absolutely unknown at the embassy. The Cuban officials volunteered the oplnion that the “Mr. Amorez” men- tioned by Fraginals in his telephonic communication with “Rocca” last night probably wae “M. Amorez, an elderly gentleman of unquestionable reputation, formerly in the Cuban consular service, who lives here now.” Explains Use of Names. The Cuban charge d'affaires, in ex- planation of Fraginals' knowledge of names of Cuban officials here, ex- plained that in the past the arrested man hed embarrassed diplomatic of- ficials here by referring to them personal friends, even forcing himself into their official or soctal company against their will. The raid last night was participat- ed In by Lieut. Davis, Sergt. McQuade and Officers Bauer and Fowler of the rohibition and vice squad: Ralph uby, assistant divisional chief of prohibitior. enforcement agents, and 7. L. Asher, known as the local “Izay Einstein” of the prohibition force. CONFIRMS DENIAL. By the Associated Pres: HAVANA, Cuba, April 3.—Mario Fraginals, arrested in Washington. D. C., on a charge of illegal possession and sale of liquor.-is not an employe of the Cuban legation in that city, Senor Jose Augustin Sera. chancellor of the legation, visiting Havana. said this morning. Fraginal: nknown him, Senor ”rn it is ° to MICHIGAN ACTS TO BAN DAVID CULT Proceedings Started to Com- pel Leaders to Defend Pro- posal to Disbhand. LANSING, Mich., April 3.—Quo warranto procesdings to compel offi- cials of the House of David Colony 1n show cause why the organization should not be disbanded wers insti tuted in Ingham county circuit court here today by the state of Michigar The proceedings follow closelv upon the hearing last week at Grand R. ids of the suit for brought against the colony Hansel and wife of N: At this hearing charges tmmorality were made by tiffs. an accounting by John shville, Ten: fraud and the plain Must Defend Activities. The quo warranto action today was filed with Judge Leland Ca of the Ingham circuit court ef- fect it is a demand upon the heads of the cult that they appear to de- fend its activities and show that has not been conducted and organ- ized in violation of the state laws and offer a defense to the charge of the state that it should be disbandecd and put out of business, so far as its estimate in Michigan is concerned If officlals of the cult wish to offe a defense it will neccssitate their appearance in court. fncluding, 1t i believed. Benjamin Purnell, head the organization, himself, May Review Testimony. 1t is possible transcripts testimony taken in the Grand Rap suit will be reviewed in the of the Itigation The state’s action followed conferences this morning between Gov. Groesbeck and Attorney eral Andrew B. Dougherty, The A: torney General stated that furthe information regarding the colony expected today from Benton Harbo: upon which, supplementary actio: may be based The quo warranto proceedings wi'l bring the inquiry to the Ingham county courts. The only investiga tion llkely to be made at the of the cult In Berrien county will be that ordered by the state for the in- formation of the prosecution Gov. Groesbeck said that the pro ceedings are to be as thorough as is possible to make them —_— course From the 5:30 Edition of Yeeterday's Sta A9 AUTOISTS FINED - §%3IND. C. COURT The docket of the Traffic Court yeste | day contained twelve cases of driving automobiles while drunk. Five fendants stood trial before Judge {John P. McMahon, while seven de | manded jury trials. Those tried and convicted and their fines were: Wi liam Thompson, $75; Robert A. Sus _$75; George Kerr, $65; Alder Bates, $75. and William R. Bird, Those who will be trfed b jare: John L. Costello, W { Frederick. Rufus Harris. Conrai | Huffman, Vernon Story. William Epps and Robert Taylor, colored There were thirty-seven defendar charged with violating the speed regy- lations. They paid $585. The total co lections in the court for the day wer $955. Those charged with speeding paid the following sums: Joseph C. Zirk $10; Guy C. Angle, $10: Sta Allen, $10; “August A. Anthony Henry Bonde, $10: Flovd M. Hackley $10; John Kirscher, $10; Russell Kerr, $10: ‘George Levin, $10: Herbert L. Rucker, $10: Rubin Rouzee. $20 George W. Smith, $10; Samuel Cal loway, $15; William H. Brown, $50 Robert A. Sussan, $60: Morris Gold- berg, §10; Elmore Ford, $50; Hugh A. Kerwin, $15; Henry Rosenberg, $25 E. T. Brown. $10; Mellon Bondig, #16: W. F. Foster, $§10; Devis Grambeck $10; Daisy Hahan, $£10: Quinten Huine, $10; Willie Hooes, $10; Herman Jack- son, $50; Eugene Mauphin, $10: Jo- seph W. Mars, $10; William T. Morten 1$10; Jultan Smith, $10: Charles Skin- ner, $10; William R. Sunderland, §' Frank B. Sprague, $10; M. M. Taylor. $20: John A. Walker, $10, and Fenson S. Weeks, $10. san $7 From the 5:30 Bdition of Yesterday's &inr. PHYSICIAN CLEARED IN CYCLIST’S DEATH Coroner'’s Jury Holds Dr. E. T. Stephenson Blameless in C. T. Morris Case. { The death of Charles T. Morris. 4th street northeast, which occurred Sunday afternoon at Massochusetts avenue and 7Tth street northeast. when hs drove his motor cycle against the automobile of Dr. E. T Stephenson, 208 Maryland avenue northeast, was the result of an ac- cident, a coroner's jury decided at an inquest at the District morgue yester- day afternoon. Witnesses testified that tha motor cycle was driven north on Tth stree at a terrific speed, C. E. Gordon &p proximating the speed between fortx and fifty miles an hour. Dr. Steph son told the jury he was driving east on Massachusetts avenue at about ten or twelve miles an hour, and that the motor cycle struck the side of h car just after it had cleared anothe car going in the opposite direction He did not see the motor cycle before the collision occurred Dr. H. E. Martyn, deputy corone: and Dr. C. J. Macdonald of Casu Hoepital described the injuries re ceived by Morris. They said the fron! of his skull was crushed in, one arm fractured, and his body cut and bruised. — STANGE CLEARED BY GRAND JURY The grand jury yesterday exonerated i the late Policeman F. G. Stange of | the charge of complicity in the the: |of a bumper from an automobile which had been in police custody. Stange was shot February 28 last, | while riding in an sutomobile with { Policeman Ruby Downs of the fourth | princinct, in which the alleged stolen bumper was found. The grand jurors ignored a charge of larceny against Policeman Downs in connection with taking the bum- per. Precinct Detective Thomas O'Donnell was indicted for man- slaughter some days ago in connes- tion with the killing of Stange.