Evening Star Newspaper, March 15, 1924, Page 1

- +ing. WEATHER. “Falr tonight and tom lowest temperature (o- 4 degrees. Tem ‘our hours ended i at § duy: lowest, 26, at 6:30 a, Full report on page 2. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, I’l}e 14 Orrow: cou- perature for at 2'p.m. to- T.m. yester- .. today. 29,173. post office Wa Entered as seconN-class matter shington, D. C. b= FIGHT FILM MAKER TOLD NOT TO FEAR JUSTICE AGENTS N DEAL, HE DECLARES Quinby Tells Senators Pic- tures Were Sold With Un- ‘derstanding for Sellers to Meet Fines in Each State. BELIEVED JESS SMITH PLAYED PART IN PLOT Tells of Big Profits Made in Some Places—Buyers Referred to Cer- tain Law Firm to Adjust Legal Differences—Holdredge, Former | Official, Called. Ir vestigation of the Department of Justice and Attorney General YDaugherty got into less turbulent ‘waters today in comparison to the explosive sessions herctofore. It revolved around the story of “protection” for the showing of the Carpentier-Dempsey prize fight films hind alleged gun-running on the Mexi- | “can border in connection with the unsuccessful Cantu revolution. . C. Quimby, producer of the fight films, testified that he and Tex * Ricard, the promoter, had no iiiten- | tion of showing the films outside of the state of New Jersey and abroad, because of the law prohibiting their interstate transportation, until Jap 3Muma, Wil H. Orr and Ike Martin came to him and explained a plan to permit exhibition of the films in the varlous states without getting into trouble. Orr, Quimby sald, re- ferred to the late Jess Smith, Attor- ney General Daugherty's friend, as a friend of his, but he (Quimby) said . e did not know the Attorney Gen- eral. Orr, Muma and Martin, Quim- by testified, told him to g0 ahead. Told to Go Ahead. “These three gentlemen told me to £ ahead with the pletures and I would not be bothered,” he testified. lawyer, named Urion, Quimby taid, retained by Orr, Martin, was to designate lawyers in various states who were to look after exhibitions of the films. The plan_as be outlined it, was that the films were to be shown in each state first tefore some “veterans” organization. “Then” said Senator Wheeler, the committee prosecutor, that state would be hauled up before *-eome justice and fined. That was the arrangement, wasn't it? While Quinby would not agres to that, he testificd that a plan of tak- ing fines and then going ahead and showing the plctures was followed in states, and he identified the list indfviduals, Atlorney General Daugherty as se who had been prosecuted for owing the films, as the same men 'ho had been the “buyers for the state rights” under the plans of dis. tribution he outlined in his testl- mony Told to Wait a While. In New York, after Quinby said, somebody in United States Attorney Hayward's office told him “to wait a while” and then go @head. ‘Whenever you sold a picture you told the buyer what lawyer to see,” sug- \gested Senator Wheeler, “and you knew he went to that lawyer he ‘wou.d be fided and then aliowed to go ahead. “That was my understanding,” said Quimby. “'You were a party to this plan?” “1 suggested it to the buyers, they forowed It fn New York Quimby testified he shuwed the fims, was fined a thousand douars, continued to show them and made about §75,000 until a Department of Jugtice agent called on him and he then decided to desist. Flims Shown Here. Under questioning Quimby testified he knew the fifms had been shown in ‘Washington before President Hard- Postmaster General New and other officials. Quimby testified further that he had been told Smith had an interest in the contract, and that the receipts of Orr, Muma and Martin were around , 360,000’ or $65.000. The total net profits, excluding New Jersey right, he said were about $425,000. Under que.tioning by Senaltor, Wheeier, Quimby testified that the Department of Justice never had got- ten out an injunction to stop the xhibitions. , To Muma, an employe of . B. McLéan, Quimby testified he ad paid about $65,000. For a 50 per cent split to Orr, Muma and Vlartin, the witness said he unde: stood he was “not to be disturbed. Quimby's testimony today was in pursuit of the story told previously Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of mith. Miss Stinon had testified that Smith had told her “we” had a vlan t> permit exhibition ‘of the pic- prosecution, tures which would net “them” $180,- | 000, She insisted that “we” and “them” meant Smith ‘and Attorney General Daugherty. Delayed By Crowd. Although scheduled to begin hear- ings at 10 o'clock, the committee was half hour late getting under way, be- cause of the confusion caused by the great crowd of spectators which in- sisted in forcing its way into the hearing room, P. C. Quimby, taking the witness stand, identified himself as a New York motion picture producer, head!| of the Quimby. Film Company. “You took the pictures of the Demp- sey-Carpentler fight?” asked Senator Wheeler. was the producer. “Are you - acquainted - with Jack Kearns, the manager of Dempsey?” Se'nya!ur ‘Wheeler proceeded. “Yes.” es. 3 ” imby told of his acquaintance wif William Orr and m Muma, identAded yesterday by Gaston B. Means as part owners of the Car- pentier-Dempsey fight film, but said De did not know Jess Smith. __Benator Wheeler, asked if he knew Muma and | 'FLAMES SWEEP OVER UPPER | Escapes—OQutsi UPPER MARLBORO, Md., March {15—Fire this afternoon is eating its way through the little town of Upper Marlboro, fanned by a brish north- west wind. The fire, which started about 12:30 o'clock M the roof of a building occupied as a lunchroom by {a Mrs. Bennett. spread rapldly to | houses on either side. Shortly before 2 o'clock the lunchroom and the homes of W. C. Davis, Ernest Smith and Joseph Roberts had been totally destroyed. The blaze was rapidly working its way eastward. On the west all buildings up to the court- { house were destroyed, but the flames did not reach the latter building. People from miles around and in the town assembled and aided in sal- vaging as much furniture and other { personal effects as possible. Bucket | brigades were formed to pour water ion the houses nearby in an effort to Keep the flumes from spreading. The | heat along the main road was so in- {tense it was almost impossible for tratfic to pass. The water used by the bucket brigade men had to be FAVORS REWORDING INMIERATIONBL | Hughes Willing Admission Be Kept “Within Scope of i Existing Treaties.” { | Secretary Hughes, who Lies objected to several features the pending immigration bill, advised Congress today that his department would ap- | amendment applying to Asiatics, so as to admit to this country “an alien entitled to enter the United States { under the provisions of an existing | treaty.” Previously, a broader word- ing had been suggested. ‘Writing to the Senate and House | immigration committee chairmen, the | Secretary sai ! _“I understand there has been some !objection to the insertion of the ex- eption I recently suggested to sec- jon 3 for the purpose of avolding conflict between the provisions of |our treaties and those of this bill. upon the ground t¥at the suggested ‘exception would apply teo treaties that . might hereafter be megotiated. .~ Opposes Power Limit., “Of course 1 cannot in any way Kncq\llesce in any arrangement or um- ;derstanding or proposition which ap- _parently aims at a limitation of the authority of the Executive in the negotiation of treaties, and it is hard- ly to be supposed that any treaty two-thirds of the Senate if it were i oppdsed to the wishes of the Congress. {*"“However, in the exception that I i proposed I had in mind the existing ! treaties, and my desire was to avold { an unfortunate violation of our inter- | national obligations by provisions in given out last night! the bill which I believed to be incon- | { sistent therewith.” | “In a statement today before the Sen- | ate committee Semator Shortridge, re- : publican, California, declared that Japan's acceptance of the four-power treaty had embodied specific recogni- tion of the right of the United States to control such domestic questions as immigration. He asserted that there was a general belief on the Pacific coast that the ‘gentlemen’s agree- ! ment” regarding Japanese immigra- tion was not being observed. ILLNESS OF WALSH DELAYS OL PROBE ! Follow-Up of New Leads De- ferred—Wood and Sinclair to Be Heard. Investigation of pending “leads” in the oil inquiry has been put off until next week because of the ill- ness of Senmator Walsh, democrat Montana, who has been advised to slight bronchial complications devel- oping from the cold that has been troubling him for some time. The committee decided yesterday to recess until Tuesday, and it will make no effort to work out a pro- gram for considering the remaining evidence until he returns to the Cap- itol. It had planned to dispose of several other matters yesterday and take up today the reports of attempt- ed “ofl deals” during the 1920 re- i publican national convention, but | this, with the prospective re-exami ! nation of Harry F. Sinclair, went ' ! { over. ‘When the inquiry is resumed, the investigators also will have before { them, if they wish to go into the | matter, the diplomatic correspond- | ence petween the American and Co- lombian governments relating to the Colombian treaty, which was sub- i mitted to the Senate yesterday under a resolution sponsored by -Senator Dill, democrat, Washington. The papers were referred to the foreign Irelstlonu committee upon the ins'st. ence of Chairman Lodge in the fach of Mr. Dill's effort to have them ! turned over to the oil committee, but were made available “to the latter through an order that they be printed {as a public document. i o= By the Associated Prees. LONDON, March 15—Tt-is under- stood that the British government, with the assent of the dominions, has suspended the Singapore naval base project for one year. It is expected that Prime Minister Macdonald will make an announcement to this effect $Continued on Pags 4, Column 1) ~ ‘jn thie housc of COmMmOng’ Rext wesks The prove a rewording of the proposed | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Foening Star. WASHINGTON, D.. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1924 -THIRTY PAGES. UNHALTED MARLBORO, MD. Fire, Fanned by lf.}eeze, Making Eastward After De- stroying Several Buildings—Courthouse ide Aid Sought. hauled in trucks for some distance. Appeals were sent to both Wash ington and Annapolis for ald from their fire dapartments. Shortly after 2 o'clbek the first outside aid came when Washington apparatus arrived. boro fire early this afternoon. The call came from an cccupant of one of the buildings destroyed, and offi- clals said that in the absence of a further request from “some one In | authority,” they would not send out county seat. | Communica |operator at [formed Washington that her “life was | in_danger if I remain at my post. | Later a call from the Courthou: ulted in the dispatch of a fire ne to Marlboro. Fire department officlals asked the | man at Marlboro how close the fire was to him then. He said: “The back of | ing’s burning now. I'm go bye!” EARLYAGTONSEEN INHOUSE BRBERY Grand Jury Expected to Re- port Soon on Charges Against House Members. ion with the telephone Marlboro was discom- the build Good- With indicgtions polnting to an early conclusion of the grand jury investigation of charges representatives have accepted money improperly, the committee instructed by the House to inquire into the al- legations is continuing to mark time {after a long conference last night with General Daugherty a Attorney | ficials. The grand jury was not in session today. The committee, which will seek to ! determine whether the evidence war- rants a move to unseat the arcused operation by the department officlals, conference, that its program of pro- cedure had not heen decided ugon, but would have to “develop" as con- ditions arise. It was suggested 1n some quartérs an opportunity to detefmine the guilt or Innocence of the representatives before the committee takes up its phase of the matter, but none of last night's conferees would comment on this possibility. Mr. Burton, however, £ the buyér in would receive the essentlal assent of | emphasized a desire to proceed cau. | Hously, ‘beckuas of the delicacy of the questions involved, but no great| ;delny is anticipated. UNPAIDTAX SALE NETS D. . $250,000 5,000 Parcels of Real Es- tate Sold — Owners Must Pay Penalty or Lose Out. More than $250,000 in delinquent 1923 real estate taxes was taken in by Collector C. M. Towers at the an- nual tax sale which closed today. Approximately 5,000 of the 16,000 parcels on the unpaid list were “bought in” by the half dozen regular buyers who attend the sale every year. | ‘When a person “buys” your proper- ty at the tax sale he merely pays the’ tax that you should have paid last year, plus a penalty of 1 per cent a month since May, 1923. He recetves a tax certificate, which he is required to hold for two years from today, during which time the owner may recover his property by paying the tax, plus the 1 per cent & month penalty. At the end of thé two years if re- rest for several days because of|demption has not been made the tax! sale buyer has a right to ask the Commissioners for a tax deed, which | constitutes a cloud upon the title. Mr. Towers suggested today that any one who is in doubt as to wheth- er he pald his tax last year should find out and redeem it before the pen- alty runs higher. The taxes for which property was sold this Yeek were due, half in No- vember, 1922, and half in May, 1923. FORBES ARRAIGNMENT NEXT MONDAY PLANNED '.7. ‘W. Thompson, Indicted With Former Head of Veterans’ Bureau, Also to Appear. By the Associated Press, CHICAGO, March 15.—Col. Charles ! R. Forbes, former director of the United States Veterans' Bureau, and , 3. W. Thompson, Chicago contractor, | indicted for conspiracy by a spe- lcial grand jury which investigatea , Forbes' administration, will appear ihen for arralgnment Monday, EI- wood Godman, their attorney, an- : nounced yesterday. A continuance . will probably be asked and a trial fr | | BANDITS HOLD UP BANK. Escape With Between $10,000 and $20,000 in Money. BETHLEHEM, Pa, March 15— Armed bandits yesterday held up two clerks in the Saucon Valley Trust Company at Hellertown, four miles from here, and escaped in a green automobile with bags of money esti- mated at between $10,000 and $20,000, tuken from. a vault. A third man stood guard outside the bamle ... . .. The local fire department received | a call for aid in fighting the Marl- | | the apparatus to the Prince Georges | tinued about 1 v'clock, when she in- | that two ! and other Department of Justice of-| representatives, was promised full co- | and Chairman Burton said, after the ! that the gspartment might:be given | 'ENGRAVING BUREAU LOSES ACTING HEAD, * KIRBY IS RECALLED iArmy Officer, Detailed to Post, Removed to Comply With McCarl Ruling. TO DO DOUBLE DUTY UNTIL DIRECTOR FOUND Mellon Expected to Redouble Ef- forts to Find Permanent Di- ! rector at Once. The War Department today relieved iMaj. Wallace W. Kirby, 29th United | States Engineers, “from further duty with the Secretary of the Treasury as adviser In the. organization of the bu- | reau of engraving and printing.” Maj. Kirby was appointed “acting director” |of the bureau a month ago pending {consummation of the reorganization of the bureau, which followed the re- cent reinstatement of most of the | former employes dismissed by Presi- {dent Harding. | 1t was understood that Maj. Kirby would serve until a permanent di- Irector was named, Secretary Weeks |said today that Maj. Kirby had been relieved from duty because of a de- cision by the controller general that if the officer continued in his present jeivil position beyond the thirty-day of his detail he would forfeit | y and allowances as an_officer jin the Army. The Treasury Depart- {ment, the Se g-tary said, was very 1 SOrTy to lose tue services of Maj. Kir- ! but it was found that no other |course was practicable under the cir- cumstances. At the time of his detail to the | Treasury Department Maj. Kirby jWwas in charge of the engineer repro- | duction plant at Washington bar- racks and it was generally under- | 5tood that his detail to the Treasury Department was merely temporary to meet an emergency. To Resume Old Dutien. Maj. Kirby said today that he would under the orders of the War Depart- ment report Monday morning at his | old position as officer in charge of the engineering reproduction plant at { Washington barrac He, however, will continue, he said, to clear up some of the matters at the bureau which he has started and will have to “work doubiy hard” in order to ac- | complish both. At the engineering reproduction j Plant Maj. Kirby has as his assistants ! Capt. H. R. Richards and Lieut. W, C. Bennett. : While it was generally understood that Maj. Kirby could handle both po- | sitions for a short time, it was thought that Secretary Mellon would redouble his efforts to ‘obtain a director for the bureau, to take hold as soon as possi- Ibe. How long Maj. Kirby can under | the War Department regulations con- tinue his two-sided duties was not clear today. Neither ‘Secretary Mellon nor Un- dersecretary of the Treasury Winston would comment today on the situa- tion. REOREANEING BL SOONTOBE READY Brown Reports to Coolidge on Status of Departmental Consolidation. | Walter F. Brown, chairman of the joint committee on reorganization of the government departments, today !reported to President Coolidge that ;@ bill embodying the plan agreed to iby the committee would be ready to ireport to Congress within two or | three weeks. { A proposal, Mr. Brown said, follow- {ing his conference with the President at the White House, probably would { be submitted in identical form simul- taneously in the House and Senate. The committee, Mr. Brown reported, is holding executive sessions two or jthree iimes a week to draft the bill | Whether the measure will vary i substantially from the propesed r ; organization ‘plan submitted by tI { President to the joint committee was not revealed by Mr. Brown. The i committee, he said, had agreed to . maintain secrecy as t. any changes made. Some Changes Indicated. was intimated, however, that quite a few alterations have beem accomplished already in_ the chart originally presented to the commit- ee. Although Mr. Brown hesitated to discuss President Coolidge's attitude jtoward the matter as it now stands, it was learned unofficially that the ! President is gratified at the prog- ress being made. Who will Introduce the bill in the two houses has not been decided. If, however, the custom of having the bill presented by ranking members is followed they will probably be Senator Reed Smoot, republican, of E | 5 | | !Utah and Representative Carl Mapes, republican, of Michigan. R O R i lKNUTSOH REPLACED. | ! Kiess Takes Post on Insular Sub-! 3 committee. “The House insular affairs subcom- mittee. which will draft a Philippine independence resolution was reor- ganized today, with Representative Kiess, republican, Pennsylvania, re- placing Representative Knutson, re- publican, Minnesota, as chairman. Representative Beedy, republican, Maine, was added to the subcommit- tee to take the place of Knutson. No indication was given today as to when the subcommittee would be ready to submit a report. By a vote of 11 to 5 the full comnilttee recent- ly ordered such a resolution reported, to get the Philippine question before the House for discussipn, i INCOME TAXES PAID EXCEED 1923 MARK Figures for District, Includ- ing Capital, as Yet Incom- plete, Show Gain. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, March 15.—A com- parison of the internal revenue in- come tax returns at the close of business yesterday revealed that col- lections totaling $4,854,369.33 had been paid against $4,842,838.25 on March 14, 1923. Galen L. Tait, collector of internal revenue, deputy collector, both expressed sur- prise and frankly acknowledged that they had been upder the impression that ~collections this year were con- siderably behind those of 1923. A comparison of books also showed that 1ast year's colléetions' were ahead of thoss of 1922 by more than $1,200,000, and Collector Tait said he would not be surprised if total collections of the Maryland district this year should exceed last year's. However, it wiil be several days before the final tabulation is made, since mail from distant points may be delayed in rcaching the office. Collector_Tait also anngunced that both the Baltimore and Washington offices would be kept open until mid- night tonight for receipt of income tax payments. Collections this morn- ing are coming in at an estimated rate of $125,000 an hour, and Collector Tait estimated that the cash receipts today would total about $2,000,000. This added to the payments which will be received by mall, he believes, will bring the final total at least the same or approximately that of last year. Many Deduct Last Quarter. This is expected, notwithstanding the fact that a number of people are deductiug 25 per cent in their re- turns, with the expectation of Con- gress passing the 25 per cent reduc- tion. Commenting on the income tax re- turns for the Maryland district, Mr. Tait said he finds that the tax pay- ments from Washington are consi erably greater per capita than those of the rest of the Maryland district. The Washington taxpayer is found to be more prompt in making re- turns than those in other sections. Mr. Tait also announced that this year income tax returns up to $15,000 would be handled at the Baltimore oftice—that is, would be checked and verified and appeals on assessments held here instead of at Washington as heretofore. Up to this vear the Baltimore office handled only cases of incomes up to $5,000. ‘The rysh at the customs house this morning was the greatest in the reo- olection of any of the employes. Every inch of available space is be- ing utilized and fleld agents from every part of the district have been brought in to assist in making the collection. SENATORS HOLD UP TAX BILL HEARING Pressure of Other Work Delays Ex- amination of Treasury Officials. Congideration of the revenue bill was held up today, because pressure of other work on some members pre- vented a meeting of the Senate finance committee, which was forced to put off until next week completion of its examination of Treasury offi- cials as to the condition of govern- ment finances. - Chairman Smoot plans to take up the rate schedules upon completion of the hearing of Treasury officials, whose views are being sought to de- termine the extent of revision deemed | necessary in the bill as passed by the House. He announced today, how- ever, that this section probably could not be reached before late next week. Quake 5,900 Miles Away Makes Record ‘Rather Pronounced’ An earthquake about 5,900 from Washington |, The shocks began at 5:44 am. easterm » rd ime, reached mmximum n- ity at 6:21 and ended at 6150, They were dencribed an “rather pronounced” by Father Tom- orf, the selsmologist. and Charles L. Welgand, : Bad News Awaits Those Whose Tax Is Unpaid Tonight File your imcome tax return by midnight or face the pen-' lector at 1422 Pennwylvania avenue morthwest will remain midnight. Two na- tional banksx will hold their doors open until Iate thix after- noon—the Rigg~ until 4 o'clock and the District 1 until 5:30. returns may be m. i | vides a fine of 31,000 cent of the tax ax a fine. MENCAN REBELS CAPTUREACAPULED U. S. Cruiser Cincinnati Re- ports Conditions Quiet, Following Overthrow. Capture of Acapulco by Mexican revolutionists was reported today by the light cruiser Cincinnati, stationed there. Conditions were described as peaceful. There was no mention of any intention to send a landing party { ashore. ARTILLERY IN ACTION. By the Associated Press. VERA CRUZ, March 15.—Heavy fir- ling in the vicinity of Puerto Mexico where the rebels are being attacked by government troops under Gen. Jose Dominguez, is reported by ref- ugees. The fighting is believed to be tak- | ing place at a strategic point on the ’rn.llwny about eighteen miles from | Puerto Mexico, where the rebels have erected strong defenses. The federal general, Fausto Topete has established heagquarters at El Hule, thirty miles southeast of Tierra Blanca on the Isthmian Railway and heavy reinforcements are going for- ward to him. The rebel general Pascusi Carin, with headquarters at Naranjal surrendered with 150 men and came to Vera Cruz last night to arrange terms. Acapulco Report Dranded NEW ORLEANS, March 15.—The Mexican consulate here today brand- =d as false reports from de la Huerta iources that American marines would be landed at Acapulco. Arthur M. £lias, consul general here declared che federals are in complete control of the port and there is no féar of lisorder. The consulate has informa- tion that the U. S. S. Cincinnatl has Been in that port for more than a week and there is no likelihood ma- rines will be landed. . —_—— " Earth Shakes in England. LONDON, March 15.—An earth -remor of sufficlent violence to over- -urn light furniture and accompanied 'y a rumbling noise, startled the vil- lagers of Haddenham, Cambridge- shire, vesterday, according to the Dajly Mail. The seismographs have no record of the movement. By the Associated Press. Hospital Thursday night, as a result of an explosion of ethylene gas, as the anesthetic was being used during an operation for the removal of a carbuncle from the back of the vic- tim’'s neck. News of the accident did not be- come known Rubllcly until today. In addition to shocking Mr. Cohen, the explosion stunned the six physicians and four nurses who were in the op- erating room. Dr. H. Warren Buck- ler, by whom the anesthetic was be- ing administered, wag scorched slight- ly on oneiidl of the face and his hair was sing _A_large tapk filled with cthylene i The Star’s delivered to BIG OFFICE BUILDING SALE S ANNOUNCED Former Himes Buys Transportation Structure at 17th and H. The Transportation building, the newly constructed ten-story office building at the northeast corner of 17th and H streets northwest, has been sold to Joseph H. Himes, former member of Congress from Ohio, it was announced today by Randall H. Hagner & Co.. representing both the former and the new owners of the bullding. The price was nounced. The property has a frontage of feet on H street and 206 on 1ith street, giving a combined frontage of 326 feet, and in addition fs bordered on the north and east by & public alley, making it cben on all sidce. The Transportatiop building, which is one of the newest and most mod- | ern office buildings'in Washington is of Indiang limestone, has 396 office rooms and in addition a large store area on the first floor. Practically all | of the office rooms, it was announced, | are now rented, many of the tenants including nationally prominent cor- porations, individuals and associa- tions. Bought as Investment. It is announced that Mr. Himes has acquired the property as a permanent investment, and that he intends to change the name of the structure from the Transportation building to the Himes building. Randall H. Hag- ner & Co. will act as rental agents, commencing April 1, and it is under- stood that concern will maintain branch office there building manager. While the price was not mentioned, it s said that the transaction turn- ing the Transportation building over to Mr. Himes is one of the largest individual sales ever made in Wash- ington. The building was put up by the George A. Fuller Construction Company, designed by Waddy B. Wood, and was completed only last December 1. The Transportation Company former owners, is a corpo- ration of prominent New York and Washington business men HELD IN KIDNAPING OF HER OWN CHILD Mother Arrested Here for Bringing Baby With Her From Chicago. a in charge of a Mrs. Eva Teresa Campbell, twenty, arrested in this city ten days ago by Detectives Mullen and Murphy for the Chicago police, being charged in that city with kidnaping her own three- year-old child, will start on her return trip to Chicago tonight. She will be accompanied by Policewoman Riley. Mrs. Campbell figured in divorce proceedings with her first husband, it is stated, and part of the divorce order permitted the husband to visit the child at stated intervals. These visits proved objectionable to the mother after her second marriage, it is stated, and she came here with her second husband and child. Husband and wife roomed at 85 New York avenue northwest. Mrs. Camp- bell will be accompanied by her hus- band and child on the return trij 4NESTHETIC GAS BLAST KILLS PATIENT ON OPERATING TABLE 8tood near the operating table. When | BALTIMORE, Md., March 154—The|lhe explosion occurred the gas had death of Bernard Cohen, a Baltimore | merchant, occurred at Unlon'Memoriai | plosion which convulsed Mr. Cohen's been shut off in the tank. Suddenly there was a blinding flash and an ex. body. No definite reason for the explosion was given by hospital authorities or physicians who were present. Dr. Richard H. Follis, who operated on Mr. Cohen and Dr. Louis P. Ham- burger, who was present as Mr. Co- hen’s physician, both say that the ex- plosion is without precedent in sur- gery as far as they know. They ex- plain that ethylene gus has been used as an anesthetic only about twe | years. The coroner has not given his ver- dict but says it will be that of acci- dental death. A blood vessel in the lung was rupiured by the explosion. Mr. Cohen's wife was prevaring for & major operation at the time, city block and the regular Representative | “From Press to Home Within the Hour” carrier system covers every edition_is Washington homes as fast as’ the papers are printed. Yesterday's Circulation, 102,683 TWO _CENTS. COOLIDGE CHECKING P ON RECORDS OF 2 COMMISSIONERS Seeks Facts Concerning Criticism Aimed at Oys- ter and Rudolph. | PLEA FOR ‘MEN OF VISION' DELAYS APPOINTMENTS President Declared in Receptive Frame of Mind Toward Sugges- tions of Suitable Candidates: | President Coolidge is not onlv giv- {Ing gerious consideration to the criti- cisms aimed at Commissioners Ru- dolph and Oyster, but looking {sharply into the needs of the Distriet to gee if the demand mav be for men fof more magination"” and “vision” concerning welfare of the National Capital. The records of the two Commis- |sioners, whose three-year terms ex- ipired yesterday. are being invest |sated for the President by a few [private sources known only to the {Chiet Executive himself. These sources h not com {pleted their “check-up” of the situa |tion. it was said at the White House today. Some reports may inot be made to the President until the middle of next weak. The whole trend of the several pro- tests which have been lodged against reappointment of the Commissioners was summed up at the White House |teday as a feeling that there should ii)e appeinted new men who would have more “imagination,” more cor cern fo rthe preservation and beau- tificaticn of the city and its future {development as the National Capital i Seek Men of Vision. | There had been complaints that the Commissioners should Le men ot only of ability, but of breadth of vision as 1o the needs of ali classes of citizenry here. Opponents of tl present Commissioners, when asked to® name available candidates for the | posts, been unable to come for- ward it wi sald. with men | who would in all respects come up to the standards desirad President Coolidge was represented as being in a receptive frame of mind, jas to suggestions for new Commis- | sioners. Newspaper men at the White House were asked if they could sub- mit names of suitable candidates. The business interosts of the city {would be adequately cared for by jany commissioners appointed, in the {opinion of the White House, but it {had been strongly represented there jthat the business interests of the city were not the only ones to_be Igiven attention and respect. Too much emphasis had been piaced on the commercial side of the city in the past, according to many protests. Réstrictions of law upon any can- |didate for Commissioner were be- !lievea to operate seriously against jthe selection of anv mew can- didates, since no man who votes else- where or who is interested in public utilities may be named. of these so far 1 Interest In the Capital { The action of President Coolidge in | going deep into the problem of choos- {ing Commissioners was taken today as indication that he is seriously in- | terested in the welfare of the District of Columbia, and willing to give it his best attention and thought. Opposition _to _the Commissione lndppfile White House investigation into the record and into the needs jof the District were said in some cir- i cles today as being another evidence I of the spirit of investigation which !has been delving into all phases of official life within the past few month: 9t was even declared by &ome par- s closely conversant with the sit- uation that such a movement might lon the whole be beneficial, and even- | tually result in a “new brand of pub- 1 lic service.” REAPPOINTMENTS URGED. Brookland Citizens for Rudolph i and Oyster Another Term. | Reappointment of Commissioners | Rudolph ana Oyster for another | term was recommended by the Brook- {]and Citizens' Association at a meet- {ing in Masonic Temple, 12th and Monroe streets northeast, last night. A lengthy discussion preceded the [vote on the resolution. ! "Raymond L. Ross delivered an ii- lustrated talk on the work of the | commission in charge of the bound- jary between the United States and | Canada. | A number of recommendations for ! improvement of neighborhood condi- { tions were submitted by members and referred to appropriate committees by President E. W. Turner for report {at the next meeting. Dr. Robert R. Hottel delivered a :short address on the movement for | the control of cancer. i —— JUGOSLAV-BULGARIAN WAR THREAT LESSENED Allied Diplomats in Sofia Regard Sussiff Statement as Sign of Continued Peace. By the Associated Press. SOFIA, Bulgaria, March 15.—The ! diplomatic corps of the allied powers {here are of the opinion that the danger of a clash between the Jugo- slavs and the Bulgarians is diminish- ing. Minister of the Interior Sussiff, {in & widely published declaration, as’ | serts that he will crush pitilessly any attempt by the Macedonians to bring about a collision between Jugoslaviz and Bulgaria. . . . e NG FOUAD OPENS FIRST PARLIAMENT FOR EGYPT By the Associated Press. ' CAIRO™ March 15.—Egypt's first parliament under the new regime formally was opened today by King Fouad. The strects were crowded for the brilliant spectacle of the royal procession from the palace to the Louse of parliament. ~Premier Saic i Zagloul Pasha rode with the king in the royal coach. 1EKI