Evening Star Newspaper, May 8, 1924, Page 2

WIDER SCOPE URGED FOR JUVENILE COURT Mrs. Van Winkle Leads Discussion at Public Hearing Yesterday. WOULD RAISE AGE LIMIT Judge Latimer Advocates Change in Present System. Advocates of broader power for the Juvenile Court and the transmutation of its jurisdiction from a criminal to an equily basis predominated at the publio hearing under the auspices of the Public Welfare Legislation Com- mission at the District building yes- terday afternoon. Outstanding among the items in- jected into the discussion was a sug- gestion from Lieut. Mina Van Winkle, chief of the woman's bureau of the police department, recommending that | the bureau be given power to make | /1l preliminary investigations of ail children’s cases taken into court by police, or in any other case dealt| with by police over which the court| may in future have jurisdiction, | Some opposition was expressed to| this proposal by speakers who fol- lowed, the principal one being that the work f the police should end when the case is brought to court and that investigation of the case should be directly under the super- vision of the court. ‘Would Raise Age Limit. Judge Wilmer J. Latimer made a number of pertinent suggestions. Among them was the raising of the &< _ilmit for Juvenile Court work to at least cighteen years: to broaden the powe of the Juvenile Court so that it may ct as a family court; to place it on the same planc as a court of equity, and to amend the laws re- £arding prosecutions for delinquency and for contributing to delinquency of minors. Mrs. Van Winkle turned in a for- mal statement, in which she took occasion to criticize the children's bureau standards for juvenile courts as sporsored by the Department of Labor. The statement said: “The children's bureau standards for juvenile courts should not apply to communities like Washington, in which the metropolitan police de- partment has a woman's bureau, with trained social workers as police- | women Serving on a case-work basis | @nd making preliminary investiga- tions of all girls who are Wway brought to the attention of the police.” It was learned later that when the standards were drafted at a confer- «nce some time ago the police wom- en’s bureau was not invited to at- fend and no attention was directed it first hand to the socialized police urcau angle of juvenil e Barsl i e welfare Recommendations Made. _ The recommendations which Mrs Van Winkle made, in addition to the cne mentioned above, included one which sought the right for the wom- en’s bureau to “petition for commit- ment to the board of ohildren's Fuardians of such cases as are deemed without proper parental con. trol and suitable homes on the ground that there would result better and more sympathetic understanding be- tween the families and the board of children’s guardians." “The experiences of the women's bureau,” added the statement, “shows that it {s an unwise System that per- mits a public agency to petition for commitments of children to itseif.” | Other recommendations follow: That the Juvenile Court be given Wider jurisdiction than it now has, in that it be a family court in the hr?fl-]efl sense of the term. It is finally recommended that the purpose and function of each public &gency supported by taxation be rec- ognized a:]mdinaled above."” 3 Objections to these cha were voiced by James E. Stuart, agent of the hoard of Children's Guardians, Who declared disapproval of the power being given the woman's bu- Teau to investigate children against whom complaints had been made and of the practice of the woman's bu- reau detaining girls and bo; which cuch investigations were being con- dncted Mre. Ellen Spencer Mussey spoke strongly in_ favor of transferring the Juvenile Court to a chancery basis d in contention of her point called tention to the work along this line being done in other states, notably Ohio, where even suits for absolute divorce are being heard in a_family vourt, which is on an equity basie. Among others who spoke were jiev. John O'Grady of the Catholic Welfare Council, G. W. Chase of the Takoma Park Citizens' Association, Mrs. Louis Ottenburg of the Monday Evening Club and John H. Small of the Georgetown Citizens’ Asso- «ciation. Further discussion will be heard by the commission Saturday morning at 10:30 in the District building. SEEKS TO FACILITATE BILL ON RETIREMENT Chairman Lehlbach of the House civil service committee has been in- structed by that committes to ask the rules committee the earliest day on which it can get g hearing to is- sue a special rule fo Yimmediate con- sideration of the ciy} service retire- ment bill. The army of gov, in Washington 248 throughout the country believe that this is one of the most important measures pending in Congress, and are urging that the bill be passed before the close of this present session. The bill on which the special rule is asked was introduced in the House by Chairman Lehlbach and in the Senate by Senator Stansfield. It has been favorably reported in both houses and is on the calendar. Increases Retirement Fund Levy. The extent of the new legislation will be borne principally by the gov- ernment employes ~themselves, be- cause the bill provides for an increase in the percentage of the employes' contribution to the retirement fund from 2% Per cent, in the present law, 10 3% per cent. The bill proposes to change the plan of computing the retirement annuity. The number of vears of service not 1o exceed thirty would be multipted by the average salary for the last ten vears of service divided by 45. The maximum annuity—would be $1,200, where at present it is $720. This measure provides for optional retirement after the employe has reached the age of sixty-three years and has been in the classified civil service thirty years, or if he is a mechanic, letter carrier, postal clerk or laborer he may ask for retirement after he has reached the age of fifty- eight years. s S DEFERS REVENUE PROBE. Senate Committee to Await Tax Bill Action. ‘The Senate committee in charge of the internal revenue bureau investi- wation will not go on with the probe, at least until after the Senate dis- poses of the tax bill, it was indicated Yesterday by Chairman Watson. The inquiry was halted recently:by dis- ment employes in_any| bs “Rum Submarine” Proves Porpoise After Hard Race By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 8.—Persistent rumors that submarines were be- ing used In smuggling liquor off the south shore of Long Island yesterday proved to be nothing more than fish stories. What were thought to be conning towers of undersea craft were only the dor- sal fins of porpoises disporting themselves in their spring play- grounds. _Spurred by reports of subma- rines sighted off shore, prohibition agents set out in a fast launch last night to investigate. They sighted a supposed submarine and gave chase. For some time they pur- sued the object, but it repeatedly disappeaerd When the light came the agents approached close enough to ascer- tain that it was a porpoise. LOCAL REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE SCORED Speakers Declare Voters Did Not Have Voice in Choice of Delegates. At a mass meeting last night, held under the auspices of the United Re- publican Clubs of the District of Col- umbia and the Republican central committee, resolutions were adopted indorsing the administration of Cal- vin Coolidge and urging his election next November. It was decided at the meeting to hold a mass convention in Grand Army hall, 1414 Pennsylvania avenue northwest, at 8 o'clock tomorrow night for the purpose of electing dei egates and alternates to the Repub. lican national convention to be held next month in Cleveland. Speakers at last night's meeting expressed resentment at the manner in which they said the Republican state committee in and for the Dis- trict of Columbia,the credited Repub- lican organization of the District, last week selected the delegates and a ternates to the Cleveland convention. Several of the speakers charged that the method of selection ‘‘was not only inconsistent with the call of the Republican national committee, but was a disgrace and a reflection upon the in nce of the Repub- licans of this city, in that they were denied the right of expressing them- ves as to their representatives in s convention.” Aaron Bradshaw, one of the princi- pal speakers of the evening, extolled the principles of the Republican party and predicted the overwhelming elec- tion of Calvin Coolidge next fail. He also criticized the Republican state committee of the District for what he termed its “disregard for the wishes of the masses.” 3 Benjamin L. speaker who expressed resentment at the “unwillingness” on the part of the Republican state committes to “have the people of the District express their opinion in matters affecting the party, and especially in the matter of electing delegates.” ‘ There will_be a meeting of White and colored Republicans of the Dis- trict tonight at Pythian Temple, 12th and U streets northwest, for the pur- pose of electing delegates and alter- nates to the Cleveland convention. The call for thig meeting is signed by J. W. Crow, S. W. Carter, W. H. Nel- son, C. Jefferson, W. M. Martin, Sam- uel’ Harris, J. H. Johnson and W. J Phenex. t; Gaskins was another Soviet Restricts Ads. MOSCOW, May §—The soviet gov- ernment has forbidden the printing of advertisements in privately owned publications. Hereafter only publi- cations controlled by the govern- ment shall have the right to print advertising matter. THE WEATHER For District of Columbla, Delaware and Maryland—Rain this afternoon and tonight; tomorrow partly cloud: slightly cooler tonight; fresh shifting winds, becoming westerly. For Virginia—Rain this afternoo: generally fair tonight and tomorro cooler tonight and in southeast to- morrow; fresh south, shifting to west winds, For West Virginia—Rain this af- ternoon and tonight; cooler tonight; tomorrow cloudy and cooler. Records for Twenty-Four Hours. Thermometer—4 p.m., 71; 8 p.m., 68; 12 midnight, 60; 4 a.m., 62 8 am., 63; noon, 65. Barometer—4 p.m., 29.85; 29.81; 12 midnight, 2972 8 a.m., 29.56; noon, 29.53, Highest temperature, 74.8, occurred at 2:30 p.m. yesterday. Lowest temperature, 58.4, occurred at 1:30 a.m. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 77; lowest, 56 Condition of the Water, Temperature and condition of the water at Great Falls, 8 am.—Tem- perature, 62; condition, muddy. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States coast and geodetic survey.) Today—Low tide, 5:20 a.m. and 5:56 p.m.; high tide, 11 a.m. and 11:33 p.m. Tomorrow—Low tide, 6:02 a.m. and 6:41 p.m.; high tide, 11:42 a.m. The Sun and Moon. Today—Sun rose 5:03 a.m.; sun sets 7:07 p.m. Tomorrow—Sun rises 5:02 a.m.; sun sets 7:08 p.m. Moon rises 8:31 a.m.; sets 11:10 p.m. Automobile lamps ‘to be lighted one-half hour after 8 p.m. 4am, 2959; Bismarck .. Boston Buftalo Charleston. . Chicago . Cincinnati L T I T T T FER PR A T RR2R8RRY: H32RRBIRRR TR LRSI INARLBISRIAIRBRTRAREE! EEBEBEEIRELY b F SRIRAS2223TSREILRERILRLRER 2.' { Teement. over employment of coun- . "Fhe Senate voted the committee power Lo employ counsel Tuesday. a Burean Employe Dies J. FRANCIS HARDY, JR. J. Francis Hardy, jr. of Wheaton, Md., died at Georgetown University Hospital yesterday morning, in his forty-ninth year. Funeral services will be held ‘at St. John's Church at Forest Glen, Md.. tomorroW morning at 10 o'clock. He was a member of an old Maryland family, and made his home on" the estate, at Wheaton, established by his grandfather, John Hardy, in 1836. For many veaFs he was engazed in the real estate business in this city, but later entered the goveinment service at the bureau of engraving and printing, where he was employed at the time of his death. He is sur- vived by his wife, Susanna Surratt Hardy, and five children; his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. Francis Hardy, and two_sisters. Miss Edna Hardy and Mrs Don E. Clarke. FIGHT IS RENEWED IN SENATE BY DELAY ON JAPANESE BAN (Continued from First Page.) lieved that the question of who should be admitted to the United States was a matter to be determined by the Congress of the Unied States.” “It is only fair to say that that has not always been the uniform practice of the United States. We have trea- ties with China, as well as laws, Mretching back to 1862 and running down to 1902, which included ex- clusion laws. I believe it is a mis- taken policy to make treaties on that subject: but they were made. Senator Lodge declared the gen- tlemen's agreement “is not a treaty and can be abolished at any moment.” “Under these circumstances,” he said, “it would be hypocracy of me to try to argue in favor of settling this question by any means except by law. In my judgment, the con- ferees of the House and Senate—and therefore all the legislative body, in- cluding the President—must say to the rost of the world: “‘We alone have the power to say who shall come into the United States as immigrants.” " Senator Shortridge, Republican, California, served notice he would make a point of order against the conference report when it comes be- fore the Senate, probably Saturday. “Immigration or the control over the subject matter of immigration,” he said, “has been appropriately de- scribed'as a domestic guestion. Then it must be true that this question is under the jurisdiction of the legisla- tive branch of our government. Therefore, it is not within the treaty- making power of our government. “There is still time to reconsider and send to the House a report in ac- cordance with the rules of Congress. “The action we had takem was not rude or offensive. It was not the action of intemperate men, but the voice of mature, studied views of the men of these two bodies, almed to represent the will of our people. “I trust the conferees will recon- sider and send a report here which we can patriotically approve.” The conferees Tuesday agreed upon July 1, 1924, as the effective date for the exclusion provision. The Presi- dent, who had urged a postponement untii March 1, 1926, to give time for negotiations with Japan, immediately increased his efforts to bring about |a greater delay than asreed upon by the conferees, revising his suggestion to make the date March 1, 1925, New Proposal Accepted. The conferees were reasgembled and accepted the new propesal, with a clause requesting the President to “negotiate with the Japanese gov- ernment In relation to the abrogation of the present agreement on this sub- ject” Their decision, however, was not unanimous, and Senator Short- ridge, Republican, California. an- nounced as soon as it became known that he would raise a point of order against the report on the ground that they had exceeded their authority in extending the date beyond the provi- sions of either bill. Japanese immigration between July 1'and March 1, 1925, under the plan dgreed upon by conferees on the im- migration _bill, would be limited to about eighty persond by the quota provisions of the measure, Chairman Johnson of the House immigration committee and one of the conferees declared today in a statement. Provisions Effective “To all intents and purposes” he said, “the exclusion of Japanese will become effective July 1, 1924, as pro- vided in the immigration bill as it passed the House. The Senate and House managers in conference have accepted in part the proposals of Presdent Coolidge, but ' the bill s 8o written that the postponement to March 1,1925, of the effective date of the clause relating to exclusion of persons ineligible to citizenship does not automatically continue in force after July 1 the terms of the ‘gentlemen’s agreement.’ Instead there will be a small quota of Japanese admissible and that quota in number will be approximately eighty persons. “If the public, particularly the peo- ple on the Pacific coast, will take time to study the terms of the bill. it will be disclosed that wve are guarantee- ing Japanese exclusion on and after March 1, 1925, subject, of course, to the reasonable and proper exemptions which have been carried in the meas- ure from the outset. “In the meantime, it transpires that hundreds of Japanese men are stand- ing on the docks at San Francisco trying to get to Japan in time to re- turn before July 1, with ‘kankodan’ brides. About 400 Japanese males sailed on the steamer President Wil- son May 2, instead of waiting for a Japanese steamship saiing May 12, for the reason that by sailing on the later date they could not get back before July 1 with the ‘kankodan’ brides they intend marrying in their native country. *Japanese newspapers report that 6,000 women and relatives of Cali- fornia ese, all admissible under the (gentlemen’s agreement,’ are try- ing to get transportation to the United States. They will not be ad- missible after July 1, 1924, notwith- standing the fact that the exclusion provisions are held in abeyance until March 1, 1925.” Representative Sabath of Illinois, ranking Democrat on the House im. migration committee, who declined one of the House managers to sign the conference report, said he would conduct & fight on the floor against its adoption. He has consistently op- posed the quota provisions of the im- migration bill and has favored rigid Japanese_exclusion. Rebel General Released. MEXICO CITY, May 8.—Fortunato Maycotte, rebel general, and thirty- five men ‘were taken prisoners Yecently by volunteers at Pinoteps Nacional, Staveatts pained bie treedom. atcord- Ly cot N e Ing to official advices, by paying the municipal authorities 100,000 pesos. The accused officials will be -rr}ted‘ ~. MODIFIED DRY LAW PROPOSALS FOUGHT Prohibition Advocates Appear Be- fore House Judiciary Comymittee. WAYNE B. WHEELER SPEAKS Says Measures Are Planned to Make Enforcement Harder. Modification of the prohibition laws was vigorously opposed today by a delegation headed by Wayne B. Wheeler before the House judiclary committee. The committes has under consideration a number of bills which would permit 2.75 per cent beer. “Foes of prohibition use these bills as camouflage in order to make im- possible the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment,” Wheeler charged. At the opening of the hearing Francis C. Harley, chairman of the National Liberal Alliance, former mayor of Astoria, Oreg., wound up the argument for modification, de- claring he spoke for 7,000,000 people who registered their ballots through a referendum of his organization. If allowed to vote omr the question the vast majority of the people of the whole country, he said, would vote for modification. Statement Disputed. A tilt occurred between Represen- tative Foster, Republican, Ohlo, and the witness over the voting on modi- fication in Michigan and Ohio, Foster challenging the statement that bal- lots had been taken in boxes placed in churches. Harley was authorized to submit evidence later. Mrs. Ella A. Boole, the first witness. for the drys, representing the ‘Women's Christian Temperance Union, asserted the belief that the bills be- fore the committee could be traced to the association against the prohibi- tion amendment, but when this state- ment was questioned by Representa- tive Periman, New York, she admitted that she had no direct evidence to support her statement. Charges Injection of Relizion. A clash between Representative Perlman and Wheeler occurred when the dry leader took the stand. Perl- man charged that Wheeler had in- jected a religious issue into a mem- orandum which he had prepared on & prohibition measure and had later stricken it out. Wheeler was about to submit a memorandum on the beer bill when Perlman objected. “Mr. Wheeler,” he said, “in a pre- vious memorandum made a vicious attack, which was unwarranted, and later he withdrew it.” Pressed for details Perlman quoted what he said was a_memorandum on the Cramton bill by Wheeler, in which certain elements” were accused of nc‘t' obeying the prohibition law. 1 challenge = that statement,” Wheeler replied, and Representative Dyer, Republican, Missouri, appealed to the chairman to rule the discussion out of order. Chairman Graham, however, held that Wheeler could submit his record to the committee, “Wheeler will say in a statement Wwhat he would not dare to say bafore the committee and submit to cross- examination,” Perlman interjected. “Some.one else struck out the state- ment,” Wheeler put in. “The commit- tee has had the record. I shall be glad to submit to questioning on any etatement at any time." Chairman Graham then ruled that Wheeler could proceed with a sum- mary of his statement, and submit the statement itself to the committee for consideration later. Wheeler delivered an against 2.75 per cent beer. “Why should Congress favorably consider legalizing 2.75 Der cent beer when three-fourths of the states for- bid it?” he asked. * is another species of nullification. ‘Wheeler Raps Brewers. “Beer caused much of the crime, in- sanity and pauperism of the saloon’s patrons in the past. Brewery-owned saloons were centers of vice and cor- ruption. When we stopped the legal sale of beer, the death, poverty and crime ratios fell to the equivalent of £73,000 fewer deaths, 2,000,000 fewer arrests for drunkenness and a 74 per Gent drop in poverty due to intem- perance in the four dry years. “If we present millions of dollars in profits to the brewers, who have been Preaking the law repeatedly, we put a premium on_defiance of law, and Surrender to lawbreakers. Congress is obliged to pass laws to enforce the eighteenth amendment The Standards of the Volstead act make that enforcement possible. With 2.75 per cent beer enforcement would be defeated just as it was in the states Where it was tried in the past. “Who represents the brewers at this hearing on a proposed law which would give them millions of dollars’ profit each year at the expense of the Realth, wealth. peace and happiness of the nation?” NAVAL OIL RESERVE DETAILS EXPLAINED Burean of Mines Director De- scribes Operations Before Senate Committee. onslaught In a committee room destitute of spectators the- practical detalls of oil production on Teapot Dome and Elk Hill were described today for the Senate ofl committee by H. Fos- ter Bain, director of the bureau of mines. In recent weeks the crowd that once packed the héaring room has dwindled steadily, and today, for the first time, the committes began its public session with no one present except members, witnesses and news- paper men. It was the first meeting in a week. Eighty Wells Drilled. Something like eighty wells have been drilled on Teapot Dome under the Sinclair lease, Bain told the com- mittee. He was asked whether Fall had discouraged E. L. Doheny in his effort to get a lease on Teapot Dome, and replied: “Secretary Fall told me Doheny had wanted a lease upon Teapot Dome and wanted to take it over, but he (Fall) had discouraged him from do- ing it because Doheny’s bufl.\}mAu‘:T. and the tic %:utt:',g .n‘i”xf? (Fall) did not think it would be a good thing for Doheny to become interested in the midcon- tinent field.” “Was that before or after the lease Eiven to Sinciair?” asked Sen- a h. moe be positive,” Bain an- swered. "I”’!Mnk it was in the ng of 1922." “;‘en‘nor ‘Walsh pointed out that it was on April 7, 1922, that the lease was made with Sinclair. Bain testi- fled there had been no material loss of ofl upon Teapot Dome through drainage before the Sinclair lease ‘was made. o “There had been some drainage, he sald, “but it was the impression of the Interior- Department that the door was locked by the making of the lease before the horse was stolen.” PROBE OF WHEELER AND WALSH DETAILED Helena Attorney Declares Coan Said He Wanted to “Smear” 0il Prosecutor. CITES INDICTMENT THREAT Testifies G. 0. P. Official Told of Forcing Prosecutor to Act. The aoctivities of Blair Coan, 'the Republican national committee in- vestigator, who went to Montana to inquire into the records of Senator ‘Walsh of the oil committee and Sen- ator Wheeler of the Daugherty com- mittee, were further described today in the Senate Daugherty investiga- tion. “Wanted Something on Waish.” A. A. Grorud, a Helena attorney, testified he had talked with Coan in Montana in April. “Coan came to me and said he wanted something to smear Senator Walsh,” Grorud said. “He asked me for affidavits. He said they had ‘Wheeler where they wanted him, and now they would get something on Walsh. “I told Coan that T knew something about the Campbell caso (on which Senator Wheeler's indictment was based) and that there was nothing they could convict Wheeler about in that. Coan said that was right, but that they would have the indictment to hold over Wheeler anyhow. Slattery, the United States District Attorney, had not wished to bring the case before a grand jury even, Coan went on, but the Department of Justice had a’charge against Slattery because he had been mixed up in some liquor prosecutions, and that made Slaltery go through, anyway.” Coan also sald, the witness testi- fled, that a Burns agent named Mc- Graw was assisting him. “Blair Coan told me the Depart- ment of Justice had twenty-two men in Montana,” Grerud said. Former Wheeler Partmer. Before 1916, Grerud said on cross- examination, he was a law partner of Senator Wheeler. He became a dep- uty attorney general later for the state of Montana. E. G. Toomey, another Montana lawyer, told the committes he had encountered Department of Justice agents in the state, who said they were investigating actions of Slat- tery. The agents, notwithstanding, Toomey testified, were out on “drink- ing parties” with “Higgins' who was said to be an assistant to Slattery. The committee then returned to its inquiry into_the affairs of Howard Manington. M. P. Kraffmiller, former associate of Howard Manington in Washington, produced a letter sent him February 26, 1922, by the latter from Columbus, refusing to give back any part of the money paid by Kraff- miller to Manington as fees for “le- gal services.” Says Shooting Threatemed. The witness said that Fred A. Cas- key, also associated with Manington, had told him Will A. Orr of New York also “was trying to get back money from Manington,” and “that Orr threatened to shoot up Jess Smith and Manington if he didn't pay it back.” e Paul Howland, attorney for H. Daugherty, asked Kraffmiller if “the payments you made to Manington were paid as bribes?" “No, sir,” Kraffmiller said. “Wasn't this money paid by your clients because they knew Manington was close to the Attorney General? asked Chairman Brookhart. “Well, we belfeved he had influ- ence with the Attorney General. Falled Sometimes. “It turned out frequently that with all the influence of Mr. Manington, yourself and Fred A. Caskey,” How- land asked, “you were unadle to get liquor permits?’ “Yes, sir.” “But Caskey got rioh® Chairman Brookhart put in. “I can’t say that, senator,” Kraff- miller replied, laughingly. “Mr. Caskey is here,” Howland in- terjected. ‘Why don't you get him?" “Oh, we did,”” Chairman Brookhart replied, “but he refused to take our subpoena on his constitutional rights." Mary Yeager, now employed in the alien property office, and formerly in the office of Attorney General Daugh- erty, then testified that she took dic- tation from Jess Smith, who “occu- pied an office on the sixth floor of the Department of Justice.” She sald she worked at Hn.rl;n during |(hle Harding campaign, and was acquaint- ed rmf Kraffmiller. William Halley, Thomas B. Felder, Alfred Urion and other persons named in the inquiry, she said, she also had met. Often Saw Smith. She saw Smith and former Attorney General Daugherty together at the Department of Justice “constantly,” Miss Yeager said, but would not agree that Smith dictated letters for Daugherty’s signature. “What did Smith do around there?” asked Senator Wheeler. “He interviewed people there for Mr. Daugherty.” “How do you know Smith did things for Mr. Daugherty?” put in Senator Jones, Republican, Washington. “I don’t know, I assume 50.” “Was Mr. Smith the only one who occupied the room he used” “I1 don't know." Miss Yeager said she knew Smith was ‘“not _an official of the Depart- ment of Justice” but took dictation from him_ because “he was a. clogse friend to Mr. Daugherty and the ad- ministration” John Glenn of Nashville, Tenn., a former internal revenue agent, called to the witness stand for the second time, testified about the "Lou Frank tax case,” on which he worked. “The Southern Lumber and Manu- facturing Company was investigated on information that it was evading taxen” Glenn said. “It developed gross frauds.” Frank was indicted and fined $5,000 and given six months in jail. “He made two_applications for pardon to President Wilson in the closing days of the last administration, but was turned down.” Then he was pardoned in March, 1921. Glenn charged that “every influence in the world was successfully brought to bear” to prevent indictment of Frank’'s associates in the tax matter. Many Interceded for Frask. James A. Finch, pardon attorney in the Department of Justice, pre- sented the files in the Frank case. Federal Judge Sanford, now on the supreme bench, and the district at- torney, who tried the case reported “adversely” on Frank’s pardon appli- cation. President Wilson, also deny- ing the pardon, allowed a thirty-day respite of sentence that Frank might Bine sentence: “This respits. expired ning _sentence. o El:‘rch 10, 1921 Congressmen, Ten- nessee of s and a large number of other people filed for par- dons during the interim, Finch testi- filed. President Harding, at Mr. Daugherty’s request, granted a sec- ond respite, for sixty days, which ran_until May, 1921, > “It couldn’t possibly happen, as Mr. Glenn testified, that Frank would have a pardon in his ket,” Finch remarked. Senators cK el and Shield, both Democrats, of Tennessee, sought the pardon, Senator Shields going to the late President Harding in person, with a letter which said its writer was “sincerely impressed” FRED D. THOMAS. Fred D. Thomas, 2 general prohibi- tion agent in the internal revenue bureau here, died at Garfield Hospital yesterday. Mr. Thomas was born in Carroll County, Ky., October 16, 1861, and spent all but the last four years of his life in that state, where he was active in Republican politics. In Jan- uary, 1920, he came to Washington. Mr. Thomas Is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sarah F. Claxton Thomas, and two daughters, Miss Eula C. Thomas and Mrs. L. C. Pickett. Funeral services will be conducted at his late residence, 2043 Park road northwest, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and interment will be in Fort Lincoln cemetery. PRESIDENT PRAISES G.0.P. WOMEN OF D. C. Party Organization Necessary to Government, He Declares in Address. President Coolidge, in an address today to tpe more than 200 District women who have been attending the Republican campaign school held dur- ing the past week under auspices of the League of Republican Women, told them that party organization is necessary for the perpetuation of the government and for its efficient oper- ation. He commended the women, who were gathered about him in the east room of the White House, for their services of loyalty to their party and for their desire to learn more of what their party stands for and of the fundamental principles of the American government. The President told his listeners that history has shown that there must be party organization if the government is to be conducted upon the lines laid down by the Constitution. He pointed out that without proper party organiza- tion there might be mob rule or rule by bigotry and the probable breaking down of the governmental machinery. He referred to such party leaders as Lincoin and Grant and Cleveland and Wilson, all of whom were esteemed rulers and at the same time strict party men and all of whom believed in party government for the purpose of “administration of the highest efficiency. No Ideal Candidates. “Don’'t be confused about the so- called ideal candidates” the Presi- dent warned. “I have besn in pub- lic life for many years and I have come to the conclusion that ideal candidates do not exist. The mext best thing to do is to make out the best we can with what we have. Se- lect candidates whom you think best fitted for the office and whom you know stand for the principles of your party and will support those princi- ples it elocted.” The President commended the in- struction work being done by the Re- publican campaign school and he hoped that the women who had been in attendance had been benefited by learning more about their party, its leaders and its principles and that they would be better able to spread the gospel of the party to those who are less acquainted with them. The women were headed by Mrs. Virginia White Speel, president of the League of Republican Women of the District, and Mrs. Willam Wollf Smith, director of the political campaign school. They greeted the President when he entered the east room with the recital of the follow- ing creed: “We pledge allegiance to Calvin Coolldge and to the Republi- can platform upon which he will stand—a_government of honest in- xe"grhy, protection and progress for Meeting Plans Changed. It was originally intended to hold this meeting in the rear grounds of the White House and to have a group photograph taken, but the rain pre- vented this. Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Lord, director of the burean of the budget, ad- dressing the organization at the Wil- lard Hotel this morning, outlined the work of the budget bureau and de- clared that the taxes for the next year would bring the government $3,693,000.000 and that the expendi- tures ‘would amount to_$3.298,000,000, leaving a surplus of $395,000,000, & saving of $264,000,000 as compared with this year. “The Convention and Campaign” ‘was the subject of an address by Ben- nett Gordon, director of publicity, Republican national committee, who outlined the various phases dealt with at the convention and campaign. — — v.}:n the Frank sentence was exces- sive. Gov. A. A. Taylor of Tennessee, likewise wrote a letter to President Harding, saying that “many miti- gating circumstances” existed. The Republican national committeeman from Tennessee also wrote in. “A lot of politicians usually write in when a man of this kind is con- victed?* Senator Wheeler suggested. “We usually hear from the con- gressmen,” Mr. Finch said. REQUESTS NEW JUDGE FOR M.S. DAUGHERTY CASE | By the Associated Press. CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 8.—Judge Smith Hickenlooper yesterday asked Judge Arthur C. Denison of the United States circuit court of appeals to designate another judge to sit in United States district court here Sat- urday, when the application of M. S. Daugherty, Washington Court House banker, for a writ of habeas corpus comes up for hearing. According to information available, Judge Denison will name District Judge A. M. J. Cochran of the eastern Kentucky district to preside. It was intimated that Judge Hickenlooper felt that to preside in this case, in view of the fact that his appoint- ment was made during the regime of Harry M. Daugherty, brother of the banker, as Attorney General, might subject the court to criticism. A demurrer filed by the govern- ment Vesterday to Daugherty’s appli- cation for a writ of habeas corpus for release from the custody of John Mc- Grain, deputy sergeant-at-arms of the United States Senate, who served upon him a warrant charging con- tempt of the Senate, was withdrawn an hour after it was filed. following 3 change of plan by the Washington officials, $1,000 Reward Offered For First to Locate Trace of Lost Flyers Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, May 8.— Upen advice from fits speeial corre- spomdent in the Alentian Is- lands that = reward would stimulate the Aleutian Indisns te greater activity ta the search for the misstng aviators of the United States Army, the North n Newspaper Alliance, of which the tSar is a member, Ras offered a reward of $1.000 for the discovery of the lest afrmen. The offer was contaimed in the following wireless seat to Evan J. David, special corre- spondent of the alliance and the Star aboard the United Statem coast guard cutter Algomquin at Chignik, Alaska. “The North American News- paper Allinnce will pay $1,000 reward to the person or persons first to reach either Maj. Fred- erick L. Martin or Serxt. Alval Harvey or their airplane, the Seattle, or to the person or per- #ons firet to furnish definite in- formation resuiting in the dis- eovery of the actual fate of either aviator, or the airplame Seattle. Please take immediate steps to have this notice of the reward broadcasted to all ships in the vicinity, to all radio sta- tioms at canneries, to all trap- ping and trading posts, and te procure Indian runmers if mee- ensary to spread the mews of the offer among the Alewtian Indinn villages in the tmterior of the peminsula.” FAST PLANE TO COMB VOLCANIC REGION FOR TRACE OF LOST AIRMEN (Continued from First Page.) a country as this that two coast guard cutters, the Haida and the Algonquin, are gearching for the lost aviators. Scores of Indians in their bidarkas, tiny canoes made of seal skins, are heiping them. Farther north, more Indians are searching other islands by means of dog sieds. but no native of the northland will venture into the enchanted hills of Unamak. For a white man it would mean sure death. The only hope of combing the deep valleys of the island is by airplane. That entire country is subject to al- most incessant windstorms, and _the task will be an extremely hazardous one. Even if the aviators are found on the interfor of Unamak, it is doubtful that they will still be alive, as there is no food to sustain them. Should the search of Unamak prove futile, there are other desolate places yet to be covered which only an air- plane can reach. Press Service Offers Reward. Announcement that the North American Newspaper Alliance, of which The Star is a member, had of- fered a reward of $1,000 to stimulate the interest of Indians in the search, elicited from Secretary of War Weeks and Admiral Billard, commandant of the coast guard service, warm ex- | pressions of appreciation and offers of unlimited help in broadcasting the offer. Secretary Weeks sent the fol- lowing message to Loring Pickering, general manager of the alliance, in New York: “Reference your telegram of May 7. am very appreciative of the fine ac- tion of the North American Newspa- per Alliance and have directed that the full tacilities of the Alaskan cable be utilized to broadcast news of your offer of reward for information con- cerning Maj. Frederick L. Martin and Sergt. Alva L. Harvey. Have further requested the Navy Department to use their more effective radio facilities for purpose of broadcasting the same informatio; READY FOR JUMP. Weather Favorable for Next Lap by Airmen. By the Associated Press, by Wireiess. ABOARD UNITED STATES COAST GUARD CUTTER HAIDA, AT ATKA ISLAND, May 8.—The weather was moderating and clearing here in the night, and a jump today by three Army’ planes circiing the globe seem- ed likely. A heavy fog and snow held up the airmen yesterday. The next stop is at Attu Island, on the western end of the Aleutians, a distance of 530 miles. ISLAND SEARCH VITAL. Airmen Believed Trapped in Alas- kan Wilderness. BY EVAN J. DAVID. Cor ence of The Star and the North Kericen Newspaper Allishes. ON BOARD UNITED STATES COAST GUARD CUTTER ALGON- QUIN, CHIGNIK, ALASKA, May 8.— Following the failure of a diligent search of the greater part of the sea and coast of the Aleutian Islands for the lost aviators of the United States world flight, the belief grows here that if the fiyers are allve. they are trapped somewhere in the wilderness of the interfor and that their f: hourly growing more critical, de- pends on the success of a new drive over the frozen waste. In view of the realization that the lives of the airmen may depend on this drive, it is believed that the of- fer of a reward of $1,000 by the North American Newspaper Alliance will stir the Indians throughout the re- gion to the vigorous seéarch which has become Imperative. It would be quite possible for a rescue party of whites_and Indians, provided with sleds, “birdakas”—small canoes—and food to get out from Chignik and follow a line parallel with the high mountains. By using strong binocu- lars they might locate the missing plane. It is a forbidding wasts of voicanic mountains and snow-incum- bered passes, and the wide area to be traversed would require considerable time for a complete search, but the hope of rescue is rapidly narrowing down to such a plan. The offer of a reward is being broadcast there in the hope that it may result in carrying relief to the lost fiyers before it is too late. Copyright, 1924, in United States, Canada and O Britaln 37 North Americen Newspaper Alliance.) WORLD FLYERS HURT. Portuguese Plane Is Damaged in Severe Storm. By the Associated Press. . LISBON, Portugal, May §.—A mes- sage here confirms the report that the Portuguese aviators fiying to the far east suffered an accident in Jodh- pur, when they were caught in a storm of cyclonic intensity. Lieut. Pues was slightly injured and the mechanic suffered bruises, but Lieut. Beiros was unhurt. Their bi- plane was damaged. ‘Wireless Operators Strike. PARIS, May 8—The French Wire- less Company’s operators, with but few exceptions, went on strike when the night shift started last night, in protest against the dismissal of some of their number and to obtain mo: . It is believed to be the first ‘wireless operators’ strike on record. Pupil Reinstated. TRENTON, N. J, May 8.—Dismis- sal of Mary Archer from the Glass- boro High School for stealing a nickel was set aside by State Education Commissioner John Enright today. The penalty was too severe, Mr. En- right said, although the -pupil was found nmy‘t the charge. MACKENZIE BEATEN BY VOIGT AT GOLF Senior Member of Father-S8on Com- bine Eliminated by Potomac Park Star. SON BEATS TUCKERMAN . Dunphy Comes Through With Vic- tory Over Moore. The morning round in the Indian Spring Club's annual golf tournament today was featured by victories of George J. Voight of East Potomac Park over Albert R. MacKenzie of Columbia. Voigt beat McKenzie, 4 and 3, having the middle atlantic title holder down all the way. Roland R. MacKenzie, defeated Walter R Tuckerman of Chevy Chase, 4 and while C, J. Dunphy of Columbia, de feated Tom Moore of Indian Spring 3 and 1. Second flight results follow: H. K. Cornwell, Columbia, defeated A. Gray, Indian Spring, by default; P. . Frizzell, Indian _Spring, X Brooke V. Beyer; W. B. Vogel, Poto- * mac Park, defeated Thomas Hopkins Indian Spring, 3 and 2; D. C. Patter son, defeated Page Hufty, by default 8. R. Speelman, Indian Springs, de feated C. H. Baker, Washington and 2; George C. Minnegerode, Chev Chase, defeated R. W. Crampton Columbia, 3 and 1 STEVINSON’S 76 SETS NEW RECORD—WINS QUALIFYING ROUND Playing under ideal weather cond tions over a course stretched out a most to its maximum length, Miller B. Stevinson of the Coiumbia Countr Club shot a score of 76 in the qus fying round of the Indian Spring Golf Club spring tournament, w ning the qualifying medal by a mar gin of one stroke over C. J. Dunphy a former District champion. Stevin son’s card of 76 set a new recorr under stroke play conditions for the long and hard Indian Spring course He was out in 37, even with a 6 on the seventh hole, and came back in 9, aided by a birdie 4 at the long teenth. Stevinson laid his brassic sscond shot eight feet from the pin at the second hole and ran down th putt for an eagle 4 and scored birdie 2 at the sixth by another good putt. Dunphy Off at Turn. Dunphy started badly on the lust nine holes, or he would have com very close to catching Stevinson. A it was, he had a twenty-five-foot pu on the ast green to tie the medalist but missed. Roland R. MacKenzic Columbia's young crack and winne: of the Washington tournament last ‘week, was out in 45, but got back in 39 to' make the first fiight. The las score to qualify in any fight was 101, while H. H. Saum and K. F. Ke! lerman, jr., both with 86, played off for last place in the first flight, Ke lerman winning. The first and cond m:h-h play rounds are being run off today Yesterday's qualifying scores follow: M Stevinson, Col., 76: C. J. Domphy. Col. 7@ W. A. MeGuire, E. P. 81; J. M. Downer umatt, 83: A. K. MacKengie, 88: W. R Mc. Callum_ 83; R. R “ R ey . 84: 3. R. De Fargr rris, Bano. 94 E. . 85: S Troett Was) Rose,'E. ., %: E. R Tifley. 1. 5. 95: T. W Perce. Balio., 96; G. 8. Silabee, 1. 8. $6: M Gieseking' 1. 'S. 96; C. A. Watson, Co W. B. Baker. Col., 97: H.'S. Pope. I. : W. B. Jeffries 1 S., o G ;L. W. McKersan, Wash.. 100: LS., 100; C. R. Tayior, I. & =, Lewis, 101 3. M. Porter. 1 . 8. Moise, Bamn., 101; W. M. Smits Teday's Pairings. Teday’s pairings are as follows: Tom Moore. LS. ¥vs. C.J. Dunphy. Col.: C. N. Agmew jr. B P. v J. M. Downey. F.: 6. d Yoigt. E. vs. A. R, MacKensie Col.. W B SMack, ‘Waan,, Ve K. F. Kellermar A Wiiliams,” B P._ vs. Harry Kraoss McAleer, JRR . ve. N. B. Stevinson, ' Col. Recond flight—J. M. Cutts, 1. 8., Porter, Col.: J. M. Brownell. 1. §. Freeman, Wash.: A. F. Prescott 3. W. Brawoer ;3. B. Murphy, F. C. Clark, i. & W. M. Kenneds, ¢ 5 . C.'C.; C. B. Baten, ¢ F. Orme’ Col G ¥ Third fight—A. J. Grar. 1 Cornwell, Col.: B, V. Beyer. 1. & Prizsell, Argyie; Thomas Hopkins. W. B. Vogel, E. P.; D. C, Patterson_ 1. § Page Hofyy. k. P.; C. H. Baker, Wash 5. R. Speelman, I.'S.: . C. Minnégerede, C_C. C.: J. | LS, vs. F. B Bary 1S tman, Col.. vs. C. C. Gritith, Col Foarth fight J. A White. jr. Rarn L. Bomo, Bamn.: M. D. Giesekivg. 1. .. 1 T Hurrls, Bann.: V. W. Van Fleel 1. % . 1. W. Perce. Balto.; R. L. Rose. . I, T+ E. Balnes. Coi.: J. R. De Parges 1 W 1% ged 2EmIs, __ Fifth-Flight Matchen. Fifth flight—C. 8. Silsbee, 1. &, vs. X Mackey, I 8.; J. Henderson, I. 5., v H. Montgomery. 1 Christian, Jr., Col.; T. M. Foler vs. L. Stabler, T S.i C " Col, s, W Benedict, unatt ixth Aight—W. L. Moore, I. S, Harrison, umatt.: F. . _R._Taylor, 7 .‘va H. M. Bemis, Col: McKersan, Wash., v C. 8. Watts, C: A. Daiy, unatt, ve. J. P. Gilmore, 1. § ENGINEER HEAD JOINS TRAIN CONTROL FIGHT Stone Says Forcing Installation of Automatic System Would Increase Danger. Executives and operating_offict of railroads were supported by War- ren S. Stone, president of the Broth- erhood of Locomotive Engineers. in opposing before the Interstate Com- merce Commission yesterday the or- der requiring installation of auto matic train control systems on por tions of the principal railroad lines of the country. Mr. Stone told the commission dur- ing hearings on the order that in- stallation of the automatio train con- trol system would be a menace and that the dangers of the system would be incomparably greater tham the present control by the engineer. The main objection, he Sald, lies in the danger that by mechanical appli- cation of the brakes the train may buckle, throwing wreckage on parai- lel tracks A fast passenger train. moving into wreckage thus thrown on an adjacent track, would bring al- most sure death to every person on it, he said. He further declared that to take control of the train from the engineer would reduce the engi- neer's semse of responsibility. He charged that agitation for installa- tion of the automatic systems was coming from promoters who have au- tomatic train control stock for sale. W. B. Scott, A. H. Rudd, W. J. Harahan, A. C. Needles and Samuel Rea, as well as other railroad execu- tives, testified yesterday. Women Take Fight to Court. SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, May §.— Women of Porto Rico will ‘carry their fight for the ballot in November to the Supreme Court of the United States. The supreme court of Porto Rico has decided against them in mandamus proceedings through which they attempted to be registered as_vot The registration official refused them registration. ' "