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WEATHER. Fair tonight and tomorrow; mod- erate temperature. b ended p.n. Yesterday; lowes am. Y. Full report on page 7. Closing N. Y. Stocks und Bonds, Page 20 o. 29,182, post emperature for twenty-four hours today: Highest, st, 3 Intered as second-class matter office Washington, D. C WASHIN * SINCLAR CERTIFED 70 0. . COURT FOR - CONTENPT BY VOTE - OF 721 IN SENATE Elkins Makes Only Objection to Action—Fall’'s Son-in- Law Refuses to Make An- swer to Probe Queries. MANY WITNESSES GIVE TESTIMONY IN HEARING Two Testify of Alleged Gifts of $225,000 and $200.000 to G.0.P. Fund by Darden—Brewer De- nies Effort to Purchase Naval Reserve. The law officers of the gover “vere asked today by the Senate to Lring contempt proceedings against Harry F. Sinclair, whose Teapot Dome started the snowball of the oil inquiry B seven Senate adopted a , its oil committee, certi to the district on tempt charge because of his refusal to testify further in the committee lease of rolling vote of ~two to one, by 7 the resolution g Sincl attorne: con- Scnator Virginia, vote. An hour before another C. C. Chase, customs collectdr at El Paso, and son-in-law of Albert B. Fall, had refused to answer the cam- mitte: questions on the ground that it might incriminate him. His case will be taken up later. Ikins, republican, West cast the only negative witnes s Cites Sinclair Statement. r Walsh read the Sinclair declaring the loan all had been negotiated ent o 000 1o ithout s & don't know how it could hav en made more secret, Walsh said. “Zevely himself (J. W Zevely, Sinclairs attorney) -mude trip to New Mexico in t conn n and the bonds were transferred press to s bank named by S Fall. How would the commit- : or the public ever have known of the transaction save through the rigid cross-examination of wit- nesses Senator Mose Hampshire, presiding, said it was the opinion of the chair that action by the President of the Senate was au- tomatic under the statutes and the motion offered by Senator Walsh was unnecessary. republics New ered it, however, mtinued,” “It would the decision. of the | s republican, Massa- chusetts, and Wadsworth, republican, New York, both suggested it would bave been better if the committee vad rendered some sort conelu- d of what the 2 achu- ator described as Iy an dings. ate began voting on resolution senators ave” without regard to party unt nator Elkins was cailed. He voted “No.’ Hopes Penalty Drastic. In urging his motion, declared the “witness is taking all the chasices for the extreme penalty ©f the law, and if he is found in eryor I shall hope to see him treated with The utmost rigor of the law. I trust,” Walsh added, “he will be given the limit of penalty the law provides for each separate point involved in his c ‘This witness thus has defied this body and h couted its authority, then has rushed into the newspaper: io tell the story he declined to tell ipon the stand.” Senator Walst long statem by Sinclair after Sinclair had refused 10 answer questions propounded by the committee. Senator Walsh sail that the statement had not been filed with the comn Replying to that he had been committee five times. tor Walsh said that this was “chiefly by reason of the fact that the witne: disclos 1 of the material \is knowledge” during Appearances. “It leaked out, little by little,” Sen- ator Walsh sald. “He did not tell nything more than he was oblized )" tell under rehing interroga- on. Sinclair, the senator said, had not told the committee “how he paid a million dollars for fake claims on pot Dome and then paid another Tion e the silence v spape ator ‘It was to avoid inquiry into that matter that he declined to answer." Text of Citation. After reviewing the resolutions un- der which the committee has been con- ducting its inquiry, the citation said ““That on the 22d day of March, 19 " (Continued on Page 4, Column tement forn the facts in his previous FOR GAS TAX BILL An effort to get the gasoline tax 1ill up for consideration in the Senate was made by Senator Ball, chairman of the Distriet committee, soon after the Senate met today. Senator Curtis of Kansas asked unanimous consent to consider unob- jected to bills on the calendar. Senator Ball sald he had no objection to that course being followed, but he urged that first the Senate consider Ahe zasoline tax bill, and pointed out/that The period of reciprocity with Mary- Jand in regard to automobile licenses would expire’ March 31. He =aid it was neceasary inat something be done with this legislation as socn as pos- sibie. Senator Curtis suggested that Sen- ztor Ball ask unanimous consent later n the day to take up the gasoline tax bill, and it was with that understand- ing that Senator Ball made no objec- tions to the consideration of the cal- sendar, ent | Senator | nator Walsh | Criminal Action In Oil Cases to | Start Here Soon | Government counsel in the oil cages on returning to Washington today announced that presentation of criminal evidence in the cases would be started about April 10 before a special District of Co- lumbia grand jury. Names for the grand jury have been drawn and the jurors will be impannelled soon after April 1. Atlee Pomerene and Owen J. Roberts, the counsel members, sub- mitted to President Coolidge to- day a report on their trip to Wy oming and California, where they ituted civil proceedings in the pot Dome and Elk Hills lease cases. They will resume immedi- ¢ of any criminal s, and soon will | { on the offer of to complete at hix own expen *earl Harbor project for oil stor- DAUEHERTY PROBE | Senator Wheeler in Bed With! | Severe Cold—Resume Hear-' ings Wednesday. | Parther | vesti ! Daugherty to Ul Wednesday The postponement wa ness of Senator Wheeler, demotrat, | Montana, the committes and to conflicting engagements other committee member: Senator Wheeler is confined to his bed with a severe cold. Another mem- r. Senator Moses, republican, New Hampsh engaged with the {opening of a nyestigation into Rio Grande transactions. Still | another, Sen Jones, republican, | Washington, called out of the | city. { Hear Misxs Stinson Again. learings in the Senate in- of Attorney General | were postponed un- | s due to the! prosecutor, | by la tor was Chairy quiry be an Brookhart said that the would proceed on Wednes- even if Senator Wheeler should unable to return. The Montana | |senatgr has been suffering from a cold for several days. The aid of t tat was enlisted todav by the ¢ wittee fin its effort to secure th Ltimony | of Howard Mannington, now in Pari nd identified b previous wit ocenps aesk the reenhou: K e and as the recipient of money In the fight film nd whisky deals. | " Chairman Brookhart today sent a | letter to Secretary Hughes usking his Irgood offi in effecting the return {'of Mannington, - ! _When the committee resumes on {Wednesday it hopes to conclude with the testimo nd cros: xamination of Miss Roxie Stinson, reed wife | 1of Jess Su Attorney neral, | A variety of alleged “deals” involf~| ing whisky permits, fight film distpi- | bution. narcotic drugs and political | support, remain the principal items {on the Daugherty investigating com- mittee's program w n it bewins Wed- incsday the third week of its sensa- [ tionul” inquiry, | Dispute With Banker, { i Department ! In its addition, «the committee had on ands the dispute with the Attor- |ney General's brother, M. §. Daugh- |erty, over its attempt to examine all {accounts amounting to more than 1$25,000 on the books of the Midland! {National k of Washington Court! | House, of which he is president. | The banker has insisted that the | examination be confined to wccounts { known to be relevant to the inquiry, and Senator Wheeler, democrat, Mon- | tana committee “prosecutor,” | has declared his intention to “go fo | the limit” to enforce the demands for |an unlimited inspection of the books. | Besides Miss Stinson, William A. | Orr, who has been mentioned in con- jnection with the alleged fight film and whisky permit “deals,” and Fred ‘. Quimby. producer and part-owner |of the Carpentier-Dempsey pictures | Which were shown in twenty-tw. | states, despite the law barring them from ~interstate commerce, are or-| |dered to appear for re-examination. | Another former Department of Jus- | tice agent named Gershon also is | to testify with reference to the re- {ports that Mexican revolutionists {have been aided by American oil nterests. Further investigation of ecircum- ances surrounding the death of Jess {Smith may be made shortly after the committec resumes. Chairman Brook- hart said today the committes was not thoroughly satisfied with the of- ificial verdict of suicide and it was {probable that Coromer Nevitt of the District of Columbia would be called. ' May Call Undertakers. ! 1t this subject is pressed further, | the chairman added, all those having any first-hand knowledge, including | undertakers here and in Ohio and others who viewed Smith’s body, might be asked to testify. The committee also is issuing a subpoena for books of hte Commercial ' Bank of Washington Court House. The |committee has information, yet un- {confirmed, that some of the assets of {Jess Smith's estate have been trans- ‘erred from the Midland National Bank of that city, headed by M. S. | Daugherty, brother of the Attorney | Gencral, "o other banking institu- |tions. The committee is engaged in |2 controversy with the Daugherty {bank over inspection of its records. ARCRAFT INQURY ORDERED BY HOUSE The House today' authorized a sweeping investigation of the air- craft industry. By viva voce vote, a resolution by Representative Nelson, republican in- surgent leader, of Wisconsin, provid- ing for appointment of a special com- mittee to conduct the inquiry, was adopted. At the suggestion of Representative Longworth, the republican leader, the Speaker was authorized to name a committee of nine members instead 0f seven, as provided in the resolu- tion. Investigation of the Army, Navy and mail air services, as well as of the aircraft industry generally, is proposed in the resolution which was presented several weeks ago by Mr. Nelzon, after he had charged on the House floor that corruption could be proved in the industry in its relation to the government, i i DELAYED TWO DAYS {that jintegrity,” and has always presided 'HOUSE DEBATE HOT ON CARAWAY TALK Gillett Defends His Remarks About Senate—Treadway Drops Censure Move. Speaker Gillett's remarks about the Senate made during a recent addre: in Boston stirred up a heated hal hour debate today in the House, dur- ing which the Speaker laid aside his gavel and took the floor to defend | himself. The discus esentative Treadway, republican, Massachusetts, who offered a resolu- tion criticizing Senator Caraway. democrat, Arkanses, for attacking the Speakef on the floor of the Senate Saturday.’ Representafive Sandcrs, republica Indiana, broke in to remark that a nd of the genator or member of the House' could, with propriety, say anything he wished when outside the Capitol. although constrained from doing so in the halls of Congress, Renolution Withdrawn. Mr. Treadway withdrew his resolu- tion at the Speaker's request, and the latter, amid the cheers of his col- leagues, stepped from the Speaker's rostrum for a five-minute speech. Speaker Gillett told the House that he would intsrpose no objection to the House acting on any Senate resolu- tion questioning his right to make the references he did to that body. He explained, as did Mr. Treadway, that the resolution offered today was drafted and presnted without his knowledge, Representative Wingo, democrat, Arkansas, said before the Speaker began hik address that Mr. Gillett in his Boston speech had violated the spirit of the House rules, and in de- nding his action Mr. ett sai “Certain democratic members, includ- ing Mr. Wingo, in the last presiden- tial campaign had made remarks more uncomplimentary about the cnate than he used. Cheered by Republicans. Republicans interrupted the speak- er several times to applaud and cheer him, particularly when Representa- tive Connery of Massachusetts put in & remark that as a democrat he be- lieved Mr. Gillett was within his rights and should have the privilege of free speech when not presiding over the House. Every member of the House knows Speaker Gillett is a ‘“man of over the House deliberations in a “fair and impartial” manner, Repre- sentative TreadWay said, amid re- publican applause. The_ Massachusetts member said that Senator Caraway’s remarks con- stituted the “most flagrant” breach of congressional proprieties on record. He said that he had introduced the resolution without the knowledge of the Speaker or of any of his asso- ciates. Acted on Own Initiative. “T've taken this step,” he added. “on my own initiative, because I be- lieve the honor of the House and its presiding officer hias been reflected upon After stating - his position, Mr. Treadway said he would withdraw the resolution in compliance with Mr. Gillett’s request that no action be taken on it Mr. Treadway directed criticism, in particular, to remarks of Senator Caraway which appeared, as foilows, in_the Congressional Record : “I tnink the New York Times is “without_justification in_its criticis of the Speaker of the House-on his violating the proprieties and the rules of the body over which he.pre- sides,” because I never knew that any one thought that thé Speaker under- stood or bad any regard for the rules of the body over which he presides. He never has given evidence that he knew what the rules are or that he had any respect for them.” STEAMSHIP ASHORE. Shipping Board Craft Helpless 120, Miles From Miami. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 24— The Shipping Board steamship Presi- dent Monroe is ashore four miles south of the Pacific reefs, between Barrysfort and Fowey Rocks light station, about 120 miles distance from Miami. S O S calls were answered by the coast guard cutter Saukee from Key West, followed immediately by the wrecking tug Warbler and the naval tug Bay Spring leavipg for the lon was precipitated by | GTON, D. C, “SPRING SOLILOQUIZING 80,000 Jersey City Citizens Listed as Blue Law Violaters a Press 'Y, N. J., March cknickers in the ity parks, a womun who hought a doxen cggx. xeveral men whe bought cigarettes and one”who had hix shoex whined were among 0,000 ulleged Sunday blue law violators hose names were listed by local po- lice yesterday. The names will be presented to the Hudson county grand jury, which hax already a list of 10,000 violators connidered. | ('CONNOR EXPLAINS SHIP BOARD STATUS Investigating Committee Ad- journs After Hearing Pre- liminary Statements. s | Fhening MONDAY, MARCH | | ! | W | i 24, 1924 T - Sftar. HIRTY PAGES. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edition is delivered to Washington homes as fast Sunday's as the papers are printed. Saturday’s Circulation, 99,997 Circulation, 106,531 * T™WO ¢ ENTS. |U. S. PRELATES ELEVATED AT COLORFUL CEREMONIES GROUND IS BROKE FOR NEW LIBRARY Officials Attend Ceremony at Start of Work on Branch in Mount Pleasant. Ground was broken fount Pleasant bra for the new h of the Pub- f Library at ceremonies held today at the site, 16th and Lamont streets northw n the presence of DI trict and libiary officials and repre sentatives of oitizens’ The earth was turned by Commis- sioner James F. Oyster, representing the municipal government; Theodore Noyes. chairman of the board of trustees cf the Public Library; Dr. George F. Bowerman, librarian of the Public Library; Harley V. Speelman of the Columbla Heights Citizens' As- sociation and Col. Willlani 1. Rogers jof the Mount Pleasant Citizens' As- sociation The ceremonies, begun at 10 am., The House Shipping Board investi- attracted the attention of a consid- | gating committee spent today in dis- | erable gallery of residents, who mtood | cussing procedure. appointed a sub-|in the bright rays of a true spring | committee to form an jof investigation and {amination”” heard statement from Chal |of the board ana {to thp call of th Chairman Wh and tive Davis, democrat, | committee prosecutor, will charge of the formulation of a plan of action. Thé statement of Mr. O'Connor said | the present board was organized late a preliminary man O'Connor chairman. Representa- | of employes was &, |pual salary roll of 31 that time the figures had been re- duced to 3.962 and $8.251,060, respec- tivels. Operating Revenues. Gross operating revenues for the Year ending June 30, 1923, totaled ap- i proximately $97,000,000. while gross operating expenses aggregated about $140,000,000, representing a loss of about $43,000,000, the report said. Re- ceipts from all sales at that "time amounted to $63,000,000 of which $25,- 000,000 was placed in the construction loan fund and the balance returned to the Treasury. Shipping Board operators numbered 110 in 1921, compared with thirt; eight at the present time, the reduc- tion, the report said, “creating a higher stendard of efliciency and co- ordination.” A mass of data for which the offi- cials have been asked will be await- ed before the committee begins its actual inquisitorial work. The testi- mony taken thus far has dealt chiefly { with contemplated policies of the board and Kleet Corporation—infor- mation desired by the committeemen for guidance when the independent offices appropriation bill comes up for consideration. Cost of Inquiry. Chairman O'Connor of the board in- formed the committee today that $300,000 or $400,000 would be required ito furnish a complete list of the Ibon.rd'u fornier and present employes alone, because investigators would {have to be sent all over the country ito inspect records. The committee 1has been allowed only $25,000 for the inquiry. The ‘sugzestion was made that a good portion of the information de- sired-could be obtained from the re- port of the Walsh investigating com- mittee made on. March 3, 1921, and the committee decided to ascertain if this was available. No witnesses were heard today, the investigators.desiring to continue to lay: their plans of procedure. | By the-Associated Press. HARRISBURG, Pa., March Painted fish have been found in Phila- | delphia sea food mafkets, John S. McKee, deputy secretary of agricul- ture, declared today. White salmon, dipped in coal tar dye to give them a reddish tint, were sold as red sal- mon, Mr. McKee said. The fish, which were discovered by Robert M. Simmers, general agent of the bureau of foods, were painted in i rned sub;’ealivommuulun»r Oyster, Dr. Bowerm: of Tenneseee, | rderly method | sun to watch the ceremonies, many | yetematic ex-|of them standing upon* somewhat damp eartii. The several hundred residents were able, listening to the addresses of and Mr. Speelman, the latfer speaking 'n behalf of the two eitizens’ associu- tions, to vision the two-story-and- basement structure of Indiana lime- | have | Stone that is expected to be completed | | by Janwary 1. I 1 | | Commissioner Oyster, opening the remonies, said that the people of Washington and of the nation are 0 oG CongTatulated “upon this new a National Capital reflects corre- Tributes to Carmegle. “The Commissioners thank Mrs. Henderson,” continued Mr. Oyster, “and congratulate the committee to whom this section of the District is so largely indebted for this needed ad- | dition to its library facilities and | architectural adornment and bespeak for it a usefullness in keeping with the beneficent objects of the con- tributions to the fund for its erection, whose sagacious public spirit so clearly saw that knowledge is power and that the public library is the most facile agency for the diffusion of that knowledge. We all must join in grateful acknowledgment to the generosity of that great philan- thropist, Mr. Andrew Carnegie. Dr. Bowerman, outlining ‘the plans for the structure, which faces 16th street, congratulated the citizens' as- sociations and the approximately 100,000 persons they represent upon the new library, for which the Car- negie Institution has contributed a total of $200,000, the site having been sold by Mrs. J. 'B. Henderson to the library committee for half of its market value. After delays in overcoming ob- stacles, Dr. Bowerman said. “we are now ready to add another strong link to the chain of libraries which gives adequate library service to the vari- ous sections.” In going slow, the librarian continued. there has been an advantage in this particular case. If this branch had been conmstructed earlier it would have been impossi- ble to forsee the great growth of |the section, he added, hence the build- ing would have been much smaller and today would not be adequate to the needs of the community. The popu- lation_today demands a large build- ing, Dr. Bowerman continued, and one in keeping architecturally with the immediate section, which contains several handsome church.edifices. Open-Air Reading Room. Describing the building to be con- structed, Dr. Bowerman said the main entrance will face toward 16th street. ; As one enters he will see an open (Continued on Page 2, Column 3. Painted Fish, Sold as Red Salmon, ' Found in Market at Philadelphia Chicago and shipped to Philadelphia. As an explanation of the painting, it was pointed out that the value of red salmon is four times that of the White variety. Officials of the bureau have ordered an investigation of all fish markets in the state to determine whether there has been a general dis- tribution of the painted fish. Where they are found prosecutions will be instituted. % Less than a week ‘ago the bureau discovered that ‘“bootleg” candy con- fections, containing intoxicating bev- Ccrages Were SPPOMKIRE tn the mate. ! whi an | dition to its intellectual opportuni- | in 1921 and at that time the number | ties, for whatever tends to benefit | 5t _lthe 324, with an an-| ;onging credit to the nation at large. | Archbishops Mundelein and Hayes Raised at Secret Consistory. ANCIENT RITES HELD. Pope Praises America’s Charity to Europe—Pub- Ke Rituals Thursday. { By fiis Associated Pross, | ROM March 24.—Mgr. Patrick Hayes, Archbishop of New York, and |Mgr. George W. Mundelein, Arch- bishop of Chicago, were made car- | | dinals of the Roman Catholic Church | at a secret consistory this morning in the historic hall of consistory at |the Vatican. The ceremony, carried {out in conformity with centuries-old |ritual, was performed in majestic | solemnity amid a setting of colorful ! splendor. | The two American prelates thus| | ralsed to the dignity of princes of |the church were not present, but| {awaited notification of their elevation {at their respectlve temporary places | of residence in Rome, in aceordance with custo Hayes re- | | céived the “biglietti,” as the notifica- tion is called, at the American Col- | {lege, and Cardinal Mundelein at the College of Propaganda. J Recoguition of Amerfea. The Pope In his allocution declared | I merica to have attained “primacy” | n charity, and that he wished to! | remember this in an unusnal way, | | Therefore he elevated to the sacred | {purple two prelates whose qualities importance of whose sees . and the ranted it. e immense family which God s confided to us,” the Pope said, | “there are brothers' more favored b Divine Providence who through the | Father of all come to the assistance | their less fortunate brothers in their trials and disusters. | “Our heart is touched and at the same time exalted toward God, | thinking of and beholding their mag- nificent acts of filial piety and fra- | ternal charity. We find pleasure in #Xpressing to them from this exalted place in this distinguished assembly o fervent declaration our grati- | Ltude. [ “We tec of however, that something would be wanting i1 this expression | |of gragitude, if special me not made df the position and part | i the TUnited States of America | and maintained in this con- the moment took { cou | FUNDS FOR SURVEY OF STREETS ASKED Commissioners Would Pro- vide Orderly Development in New Suburbs. in which our| | 1 om i | The District Commissioners today | asked the budget bureau to approve | a supplemental estimate of $25,000 | with which to make a complete re- study of the highway plan of the Na- tional Capital. It is the aim of the Commissioners to have a city planning survey made that will insure an orderiy and at- tractive development of new slree(s] and subdivigions in rapidly develop- | ing suburbs. This item Wwas onme of a score of supplemental requests, totaling $500,- 000, on which the Commissioners and | Ma}. Donovan gave testimony before | | Gen. Lord today. | School Items Included. A large proportion of the supple- mentals is for the school system, in- cluding funds needed to complete and furnish buildings now in pricess of construction and for other current expenses. Request is made for $25,000 for the purchase of markers and signals to facilitate the direction of traffic throughout the city, and an addi- {tional $7.500 to keep white lines painted on the streets to aid pedes- trians in crossing at intersections. A supplemental allotment of $5,000 is sought for the health department for the abatement of nuisances in connection with the movement to im- prove sanitary ~conditions in the alleys. Health Ofice Asks More. The health department also js ask- ing that the limit be raised on the amount that may be expended in controlling contagious diseases. The total also includes a pumber of appropriations needed to enable various agencies of the District gov- ernment to complete the current fiscal year, among which is an item for the upkeep of persoms sent to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. | | | | CITY HEAD HEARINGS FORESEEN BY BALL The Senate District committee will have to pass om the question of granting hearings on the nominations of District Commissioners Rudolph and Oyster, Senator Ball, chairman of the committee, said today. Senator Ball said he had received from Capt. Julius 1. Peyser a request that hear- ings be held and saying that he would | submit a list of those who desired to be heard. If the committee decides to hold hearings Senator Ball said he thought they would be before the committee in executive session. * Senator Elkins of West Virginia, it ‘was reported today, will oppose the confirmation of the nomfnations of Commissioners Rudolph and Oystér. Senmator Ball indicated that the nomi- ion were |~ | cortege had arrive ( nations of the Commissioners would not be takem up until Wednesday by the committee, - CAHDINAL WMUNDELEIN. voice was first poor starving chi episcopal clergy United to_our ap- (Continued on Page 4. Column 6.) TRIBAL LAW HOLDS 1t of the UP GYPSY BURML “Subjects” Refuse to Bury Queen Until Grave Is Lined With Cement. Rather than violate au tribal law providing that the grave | of a fallen clansman must be lined with cement to protect the body from being destroyed, King Johns ordered the burial of Queen Hieanofa, the &yDsy empress. stopped after the today at Mount Olivet cemetery, use the vault that was to have received the hody was made of brick instead of ceme More than 2,000 persons, coming from every walk of life, had gath- ered on the slopes of Mount Olivet to watch the gypsy queen buried accord ing to tribal rites antedating th dawn of history, and policemen had difficulty keeplng them from the passway of the funeral train when it arrived from Balti- more, where Queen Eleanora died Thursday night. Began Solemn Chant. More than an hour late, the cortege turned into Mount Olivet cemetery a few minutes before 1 o'elock. Im- mediately the mourners began the solemn chant of their requiem fare- well. Women, garbed in gaudy col- ored clothes. quickly lined the fringe of the grave and the pallbearers lift- ed the casket from the hearss. Led by the king of the tribe, the processionto the waiting sepulcher began. When King Johns reached the head of the grave, however, Ife stopped and heid up his hand. The excavation had been lined with beea brick instead of cement. and he posi- | tively refused to permit the burial to_proceed. So intense was the excitement among the gypsies when they saw the | mistake that several policemen were obliged to intercede to prevent what looked like possible violence. Finally officials of Mount Olivet cemetery were acquainted with the situation and offered to have Queen Eleanora’s body placed in the public vault until the bricks can be re- moved and the grave walled with a lining of solid concrete, according to the burial laws of gypsy customs. Throngs at Cemetery. Perhaps the largest crowd that ever gathered at Mount Olivet ceme- tery awaited the arrival of the fu- neral train from Baltimore long be- fore the appointed hour. In public busses, on foot and in shining limou- sines of expensive manufacture, thi arrived by the score and it was e; timated that when the hearse bearing the dead leader of Romany clans reached the grave 2,500 persons were packed around nearby slopes in addi tion to the 400 gypsies who came to attend the fumeral from practically every part of the United States. Those who had hoped to have a glimpse of the sterling silver casket in‘which the queen lies were disap- pointed because it had been care- fully boxed up and all they saw was an ordinary wooden casing cov- ered with white and red carnations, Nothing could be seen across the bier in which the queen had lain in state in Baltimore since Thursday. Began Work om Grave. A special corps of workmen began immediately to line the grave from top to bottom with cement and it was stated that the funeral services would be held later this afternoon when the grave has been prepared as has the graves of all other gyp- sles- since ‘time - immemorial, iont | a half_a dozen | 14 MOTOR BANDITS ROB COLLECTOR OF SI6000 AND FLEE Escape After Staging Daring ' Hold-Up Near Langley High School. | LOCAL PIGGLY-WIGGLY | STQRES’ RECEIPTS TAKEN Victim Declares Every Precaution Was Taken to Avert High- way Robbery. sked bandits a high automobile today lLeld up point two Pigely Wiggly store i als en - eet northeast { to store headquarter: aped wit! | approximately $16,000 in cash, the Sat |urday night receipts of about thirts | three stores in the chain Operating with a daring and a swift ness unparalleled in criminal annals of Ithe District of Columbia the robber: | crowded to the curb near Lincoln road | the automobile occupied by M. L. Clea | ton, cashier of the District unit of the | corporation. and Joi superintendent, their faces befor an opportunity Tield at route on thes apons, re. pape the mones e avenue and ¥ Noticed Parked Mr. Cleaton und Mr. they tive offic when the said they avenue to coln road | whera they the hill ar began {them to one were on th s 1 2 urred. The up Pennsylvan ‘apitol and out Lin street northeast parked car on approached th to d nd crowd side Thinking that the car wanted to turn, Mr. Cleaton s: | they took no notice when | denly the hine in of their p forcing officials car to stop. opened the do the mone and demanded the cash {\ehich was handed to them. Mr Cleaton Alr. Starnes mpte: 1o follow the flee b » { found that the car was 100 speedy Carried Dead Tags. The police were given & d f the car, which was a closed-in type fterward found to have been carr: ing a dead District tag. Three the men were about twenty-five | sears of age, wearing brown caps and and the driver of the car was stocky nia police iately not d and a care ul out is bein kept on 1 exits out of Washington. ording to Thomas (ood, man { the District unit, < well planned, as those noney have several routes which | they take varying hours Monday in order to forestall any occurance as this. It was point that the bandits were parked on th hill near Langley Junior High School, where they ould = which route the store me took und cut them off. Precautions Were Taken. Instead of taking the money fro tores late Saturday night, is in time €0 that it can be brough Monaay, AMr. robbery « camne North to T noti As they of ud swun from th t jumped ou car carrving nd suits, about | type th money safes, it cannot b the thirty report their Saturda night receipts. Mr. Cleaton explain that he carried a pistol in the ca but the robbery was accomplished | quickly nnd they were so well co; ed by the guns of the bandits, t they were not able to reach for their weapons. The loss is covered by in surance, it s explained. ENGRAVING BUREAU ‘PROBE AUTHORIZED short | toda a ordered | The House special committ | vestigation by |of the Brewer charges regardi !nllegcd duplication ‘of bonds and other negotiable government pape at the bureau of engraving and printing. The House passed the Snell resolu tion, which a substitute for th. King resolution, ordering that thi investigation shall be made by a spe cial committee of five members be appointed by the Speaker. Chairman Snell of tke rules cor mittee, explained the purpose of the resolution. He told his colleagucs that he had consulted with Secretars Mellon who advised him that the government had not lost dny money by duplication of bonds, but that b favored the investigation in order }that the entire comtroversy which had developed into a. scandal might be_cleaned up. iz Representative Watkins, democral of Oregon, questioned whether this special ‘committee would go into summary dismissal of officials at t bureau of engraving and printing order of Prosident Harding, said to have been based on an Investigatior made by Charles B. Brewer, special agent in the Department of Justice by direction of President Hurding. Chairman Snell replied that an in quiry into the dismissals was not necessarily- contemplated in the resoiu- tion. Representative Finis J. Garrett of Tennessee, mirority leader, explained that if in investigating the duplica tion of bonds the trail led across that of the dismissals from the bureau that the subject became interwoven. the investigating committee had au thority to inquire into the question of dismissals. Chairman Snell agreed” with this interpretation. Repesentative R. Wal- ton Moore, democrat, of Virginia, then discussed what he thought was a real need for cleaning up the ques- tion of wholesale dismissal of officials “of the burean. £ is