Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1925, Page 3

- SCHURMAN LEADS FOR BERLIN ENVOY Rumors Shift From Hilles as U. S. Ambassador—Cool- idge Is Silent. gttt | While Pre: is remaining si ment of an succeed A ferred to dent Coolidge himsell nt regarding the appoint- Ambassador to Germany to | B. Houghton, who was trans- London to succeed Frank B. Kellogg. the White House rumor sources have shifted their speculation from Charles D. Hilles of New York to Jacob Gould Schurman of New York, who is now United States Minister to China. It is the opinion today among those in official circies who should be in a position to speak with some authority Dr. Schurman is being considered the President. Howe this rapid sbift_of White House information has ot been explained by those at the White House who were responsible for unofficial announcements Saturday to | tie effect that there was & strong likeli- | hood that the President would name Mr. Hilles for this post It was intimated today an official capacity that the has been greatly Dr. and t and s 1 the sent by one in President impressed by the Schurman as Minister to at from his wide expe- knowledze of diplomatic | bably looked upon him as of caliber desired of the man to be to Germany. The President < known to have made inquirics re- garding Dr. Schurman, but whether these inquiries have been to extent of sending a “feeler” to Schurman would be acceptable could not be learned. There those in official circles, lowever, who are of the opinion that announcement of Dr. Schurman mere- word of acceptance from There are others who are eply interested in the matter who they have reason to know that President has not yet made up his nind, although they are inclined to that Dr. Schurman is at the top of the list he considers seriously Secretary of State Kellogs con- ferred with the President today upon & number of matters, among them being this vacant ambassadorship. He gave no intimation as to the na- ture of the discussion. not DAMAGED STEAMSHIP MOVES BY OWN POWER in Collision Off Nantucket, Safe and Coming to New York. Aalsum, Injured By the Associated Press. BOSTON. March 8.—The steamship Aalsum, damaged in collision with the United States Shipping Board steamer Danned; 25 miles south of Nantucket last night, reported early to- day that she was “quite saf¢,” accord- | 18 10 & message to the Dannedaike, in- tercepted by the Tropical Radio Cor- poration here today. he Aalsum at 4 am dition as follows Big hole in port side, The Aalsum said-she expected to ar- rive in New York tonight, and was mak- knots hour under her own Holland gave her con- No. 2 hold full of an steam SAMUEL Bailston, NOTICE not be person CLARK AT one other than MOORE, Route Box IS HEREBY GIV bie for debts con wn wypeil other aud mana evergreens and facaishod and planted. F. A, HERKELL, gardener, 726 10th Lincoin_ 9640, bedges. PLUMBI Just, service’ 1o FLOOD & FOR THE BENEFIT not know that it ernize vour old je order work 0 years' 00 satistied ’customers, INC., 1341 W st. n.w. lone —we canmod- 1 kinds of speciai- CHAS. F. 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NEELY CO., Plaster_Depariment 6838 We Are Good Printers because our service is as mear 100% a5 we can make it. - HIGH GRADE, BUT NOT HIGH PRICED BYRON S, ADAMS, EFRINTEE. bedimmed N. 9160, [Robber Brands | regi:ter, seized a poker, heated it and | street southeast, | forces outside those allowed by the Unconscious Man With Red-Hot Iron By the Assoctated Press. BRIDGEPORT, Conn.,, March 9.— James Ballantyne was knocked un- conscious by a robber in a gasoline station here last night, and the rob- ber. after taking $40 from.the cash branded the still unconscious man. Before leaving, he penned a note with these words: “1 brand them.” RENAINS HYSTERY Police Without Clue in Mur- der of Candy Company Man- ager Thursday Night. Police admit today out a single clue to the identity of the slayer of'J. Fritz Helmer, man- ager of the Big Four Candy Co., 608 E street, who was shot to death at his_place of employment Thursday night. Members of Inspector Grant’ force working on the murder hope the hat dropped by the slayer will lead to the early solution of the mystery. Detective Charles Mullen, member of the party of sleuths engaged in the investigation, is in Boston today try- ing to learn something that will lo- cate the purchaser of the hat. Labels showed it was made in Connecticut and sold in Boston Examination of the hat for finger prints failed to give assistance to the sleuths. Detectives this afternoon said they had been unable to obtain any trace of the slaver since the ex- citing pursuit of him. the night of the crime, ended a short distance from the candy company’s store. Funeral services for Heimer were conducted at his late home, 1232 E at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, many members of the Ma- sonic fraternity attending. Interment was in Congressional Cemetery. MOTOR THEFT LAW IS DECLARED VALID| they are with- Supreme Court Decision Holds It Unnecessary to Probe Deliberate Violation of Act. The national motor vehicle theft act was declared valid and constitu- tional today by the Supreme Court. The court a held that in seek- ing convictions under the act it w not necessary to prove that the per- son prosecuted knew he had come to the possess‘on of stolen motor cars. The decision confirmed the convie- tion of Rae Brooks, who formerly operated a garage in Sioux Falls, S. Dak., and purchased in Sioux C lowa. two automobiles. Subsequently it was discovered that the cars had been stolen Brooks aided in the in- vestigation. He was convicted of violating the Federal statute on two charges HUNGARIAN MILITARY ALARMS RUMANIANS Foreign Minister Duca, Comparing | Budgets, Shows $15,000,000 | Allowed for War. By the Associated Press. BUCHAREST, March 9.—Foreign | Minister Duca, comparing the Hun- garian and Rumanian military bud- | gets in a speech before Parliament, expressed concern over the apparent evidence that Hungary was main- taining large numbers of auxiliary treaty. He pointed out that Hungary, with a population of 8,000,000 and an army supposedly numbering 35,000, had a budget allowance for her war department and kindred activities equivalent to $15,000,000, whereas the Rumanian army of 150,000 for a population of 17,000,000 was only al- lowed the equivalent of $21,000,000. The little entente powers, the foreign minister said, had agreed that the League of Nations should under- take more rigid control of Hungary's actual and potential military or- ganization and the expenditures made for it. Landscape Artist Dies. NEW YORK, March 9—Willard Leroy Metealf, noted American land- scape artist, died of heart disease here He is survived by two young who are in private schools irginia, and his former wite, Mrs. M. A. Goodrich of this city. He was 67 years old. Deaths Reported. The following deaths have heen reported to the Health Department in the last 24 hours: Lemuel Cudlip, Sibley Hospital. Julia C. Wesley, 69, Casualty Hospital Mitchell Carroll.’ 53, 2320 20th st. Charles S. Burns, 22, Walter Reed Hospital. Eleanor M. Gulll, 25, 423 Mass. ave. Clara J. Howe, 57, 14 Bates sf. Hannah Robinson, 80, 1222 N. H. ave. pErank M. Rusb, 30, United Siates Naval oxpital. Edward M. Willlams, 8 months, Children’s Hospital. LqFrancls Clssel, 1 month, 1224 Fort Stevens 1_hour, Sibley Hospital. , Tth st . 58, 85 P st. 35, 1011 2nd st. n, . 51. 916 Howard ave. s.e. liinger Hospital. a Smith, 33, 1034 29th st. Calvin Irvin, 27, 504 23rd st. Anna J. McKenney, 49, 1436 Church st. Bmith A. Taylor, 85, 1307 Riggs st. jCarroll Thomass! 5 ‘months, Children's Hos- pital. William L. dens ct. Emma Harves, 10 days, 617 W st. Albert Harlin, 16 duys. Bladensburg rd. n.e. . 12 days, 1080 ith st. Bush, 4 days, Burrville, D. C. Infant of Wesley and Chri hours, 51 ATTENTION SALESMEN! 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The American Congress on Internal Medicine inaugurated its ninth an- nual clinical meeting here today at the Mayflower Hotel, where it will remain in session through Saturday. During the week 3,000 doctors, repre- senting every part of the continent of North America, will be in the city, it is said. Arriving delegates spent the morn- ing registering and preparing for the week of important lectures that is to begin this afterncon. Speeches this afternoon will be devoted largely to those of welcome from the city heads and the presiding officers of the con- gress. A short business session was held this morning. Rev. Dr. G. C. F. Bratenahl, dean of the National Cathedral, will deliver the invocation, and Col. J. Franklin Engineer Commissioner, will welcome the delegates on behalf of the city. Dr. Thomas A. Groover, president of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia, will greet them in the name of that organiza- tion. Many Speakers Scheduled. Addresses will follow by speakers: Brig. Gen. Walter D. McCaw, Surg. Gen. Hugh S. Cumming of the United States Public Health Service, Capt. A W. Dunbar, Medical Corps, U. S. N Dr. Charles Mayo, Rochester, N. Y. Dr. Allen Cralg, assoclate director of the American College of Surgeons. Response to these addresses will be made by Dr. William Gerry Morgan, president of the Congress. The first paper will be that of Lieut. Col. Edward P. Vedder, who will discuss the status of chlorine gas therzpy. Dr. Max Einhorn, will discuss the diagnosis and treatment of penetrating ulcer of the stomach; Dr. A. R. Dochez, scarlatinal anti- toxin; Surgeon Edward Francis of the United States Public Health Service. tularemia, and Dr. Samuel Darling of the Rockefeller Institute, the measure- ment of malaria. Program for Tonight. Tonight papers will be presented by Col. Bailey K. Ashford, who served with the Army Medical Corps in Porto Rico; Dr. William A. White, super- intendent of St.. Elizabeth's Hospital, and Dr. Leo Buerger. These papers will be.followed by the annual reception of the president of the congress to the visiting dele- gates. Tomorrow might the annual banquet will be held at the Mayflower. Attending the banquet are a num- ber of exhibits of medical apparatus. One of these is a detector of heart disease, scientifically termed ‘“the Sanborn electro cardlograf.” With the instrument, simple in its develop- ment and use, the surgeon can take a photographic record of the pa heart actlon and by examination of the beats that are recorded on a sheet of sensitive paper determine to an unusual degree of accuracy the par- ticular trouble with which his pa- tient is afficted. SCHOOL FOR WORKING CHILDREN PROPOSED Ballou Seeks Suggestions on In- tensified Course for Those Over 14 Years. these The proposal to organize a con- tinuation school for employed chil- dren between 14 and 16 years of age who are required to return to school under the provisions of the new com- pulsory education and school census law will be considered at a confer- ence between school officers and rep- resentatives of the various social agencies in the Franklin School to- morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The meeting was called by Supt. Frank W. Ballou to obtain the ldeas of his subordinates and the social workers before making a report to the Board of Education. The continuation school, under- one projected plan, would operate three hours a night for six days a week, giving a course equivalent to that in the day schools, only more intensi- fied. Children attending such a school, is eblieved, could legally continue to work. A survey of all employed children affected by the new compulsory edu- cation law is now being made by school authorities, in an effort to de- termine how many between the ages of 14 and 16 are holding work per- mits, e COURT ADVAP;CES INCOME TAX PUBLICITY DISPUTE Hearing on Baltimore and Kansas City Appeals Set for April 13 by Tribunal. The Supreme Court today advanced for hearing on April 13 the Govern- ment’s appeal In the case against the Baltimore Post for publishing income tax data made public by the collector of internal revenue. This will bring the case up for ar- gument at the time the court hears the Government's appeal in the pro- ceedings against the Kansas City Journal-Post. In each case the lower court decided against the contentions of the Government, but their decisions were upon different processes of rea- soning. Sealing Fleet Sails. ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, March 9.—The sealing fleet began to steam away for its hunting cruise at dawn today, carrying an airplane and pilot, to be used In locating the seals. Capt. A. Kean, veteran hunter, is commodore of the fleet of nine vessels. el e B PEP re-charges the energy you use up every day 9 the peppy bran food 11,000 ADDED TO U. S. PAY ROLL IN 1924 DESPITE ECONOMY PLEA Bonus and Postal Service Account for About 9,000 Of Increase—Showing Astounds W hite House and Others Trying to Save. is the first of three articles cribing in detail President Cool- idge’s plans to cut down operating expenses of the Government in the face of a Federal pay roll which add- ed 11,000 employes in 192, BY WILLIAM P. HELM, JR. Eleven thousand new names were added to the Federal pay roll in 1924. The tally has just been made and the totals run up. The result is almost unbelievable to the officials directing the President's campalgn for re- ducing the number of publiec workers. It comes with the force of a rude shock to the White House itself. Yet there is no gainsaying the actual figures. They are official and they show the gain in detail—10,948, to be exact, Such was the increase between New Year day of 1924 and New Year day of 1925 It was during that period that Calvin Coolidge, arch-enemy of governmental extravagance and high priest of economy in government, served his first full year as President of the United States. It was during that period, too, that Washington first became fully aware of the Pres- ident’s firm will to cut expenses. Bonus Partly Responsible. Certainly there has been no Presi- dent within a generation so mindful of the fact that every dollar with- drawn from the Treasury means 100 cents gone. Perhaps no President of the United States in all its history has ever cut so ruthlessly Into the spendings of the departments under his command. It seems grim irony that within the span of his first Year as President—a year devoted to strenuous retrenchment—the steady decrease in Federal employes should have been reversed to a sudden in- crase. For 1924 was the first year since the armistice that the Federal force failed to shrink from its pre- vious year's dimensions, There are reasons, of couse, to be found in the returns. Thousands of the additional employes were put on the pay roll against the President’s vigorous opposition and over his veto. Other thousands came in through the simple gateway of a single department where the existing force could not meet the public de- mands upon it. And other thou- sands, or, perhaps, hundreds, just happened to get on the pay roll not- withstanding all the watch dogs at the Treasury. More than 2,000 additional work- ers were placed on the pay roll through the action of Congress in Passing the soldier bonus bill over the President's veto. These em- ployes are scattered through three separate branches of the Govern- ment —the War Department, the Navy Department and the Veterans' Bureau. In the adjutant general's office alone extra employes number more than 1,000. And that number is not so large as the first estimate of additional help needed to carry out the provisions of the bonus law. Postal Service Increases. Tt is in the growing use of the mails, however, that the chief reason for the increase in personnel is found. More than one-half of the entire force of Federal workers are in the postal service. The number thus employed, according to Clvil Service count, was 301,000 at the end of 1924, This was an Increase of 6,714 employes within the year. The Post Office Department, however, is virtually self-supporting, so the in- crease in its personnel it not a di- rect burden on the taxpayers. Users of the mails bear from 95 to 99 per cent of it PERSONAL TAX RETURNS SUBJECT OF “LAST CALL” Assessor Richards Warns Those Interested Time Limit for Fil- ing Expires Tonight. A last warning was issued today by Assessor Willlam P. Richards to per- sons who have failed to make their District personal tax returns that they must be in the mail tonight to be accepted. Thousandd of return blanks have been mailed to individuals who failed to file statements on time last July and a large number of them have not vet been returned. DR. BALLOU TO DISCUSS CINCINNATI MEETING C. School Superintendent Speaker at. Officers’ Confer- ence This Afternoon. D. Dr. Frank W. Ballou, suprintendent of schools, and other school officials who attended the recent annual meet- ing of the department of superintend- ence of the National Education As- soclation in Cincinnati will give a resume of the proceedings at a con- ference of school officers this after- noon in the Franklin School Dr. Ballou was elected president of the department. Other District public school repre- sentatives at the Cincinnati meet- ing were Robert L. Haycock, assist- ant superintendent of schools; Gar- net C. Wilkinson, first assistant su- perintendent of colored schools; Miss Elizabeth A, Hummer, director of in- termediate instruction; Miss Rose Lees Hardy, director of primary in- struction, and Miss Catherine R. Wat- kins, director of kindergartens. Italian Emigrants Increase. ROME, March 9.—Official statistics issued today show there were 401,868 emigrants from Italy in 1924, an in- crease of more than 100,000 over 1923. The remaining 2,000 or more em- ployes went onto -the pay rcll through almost every branch of the Federal service. The Department of Agriculture, for instance, added more than 300 names to ite roster, notwithstanding the earnest efforts of its high officials to fall in line with the f”;‘fi?’"‘n’\ e omy program. Part o s increase wa: Euel‘:o the fact that the depart- ment was given $90,000,000 to spend for road building during the last half of 1924 and the first half of the current year. But part of the increase also was due to gradual additions, a man here and a man there, to otker branches of the force, not in any spirit of opposition to the President's wishes, but simply be- cause such additions appeared neces- sary to do the job at hand. Commerce Work Enlarged. The Department of Commerce also added hundreds of workers to its staff. In doing so, however, it had no choice, for under the law it must take an agri- cultural census every 10 years, and the work {5 at hand. On the other hand, the Department of the Interior cuts its forces several hundred, and is still cut- ting them, more than 40 employes being laid off at the General Land Office with- in the past 10 days or so. Another Federal activity that added more men to its pay, roll is the,Govern- ment Printing Office, which now is run- ning at approximately its highest peace- time level. Congress, it may be remem- bered, is in direct charge of this branch of the Government; most of the other branches come directly under the Presi- dent. More Government literature, in- cluding the Congressional Record, is flowing out of Washington these days. It is notworthy that the President directed one of his chief drives for economy agalnst this particular item of expense. At the begining of the fiscal year, Mr. Coolidge told his subordinate that they must cut their printing costs. They have done so, to an extent; and the public printer has worked lovally for economy. Yet the number of his employes, of neces- sity, has risen. 62,242 Work in Distriet. All told, during the year when the White House was making its greatest drive for economy, the number of Federal employes rose from 544,671 to 555,619. Leaving the postal serv- ice out of consideration, the force increased from 250,385 to 254,619. Of the latter number, 62,242 persons were employed in the District of Columbia. The remainder were field workers. What's the answer? For one thing the answ is that the salarles of 4,234 extra employes, disregarding the postal service, will make tax reduc- tion this year more difficult by about $7,000,000 than it would be otherwise. And tax reduction on 1925 income lles close to the President’s heart. For President has not the say as to how much or how little money the Gov- ernment may spend. That is left, un- der the constitution, to Congress. The President may exercise econ- of course, in running his branch he Government and that he is doing. But during 1924 Mr. Colidge's economy drive was nullified. to some extent at least, by a Congress that wouldn't always go along. And, too, it was checked, to a less extent, by subordinates who failed to follow through on every occasion. Mr. Coolidge is now President in his own right. He has decided ideas about reducing the force on the pub- lic pay roll. He intends to do just that thing. How he expects to go about it and what he hopes to ac- complish will be told in the mnext two articles. POPE SEES AMERICANS HEADED BY CARDINAL Boston Pilgrims Hear Speech by Pontiff and Receive Apostolic Benediction. By the Associated Press. ROME, March 9—The Pope today granted a special audience to the pllgrimage from Boston, which is headed by Cardinal O'Connell. With the pilgrims at the audience were also a number of American residents and tourists and all the American ecclesiastical students in Rome. There were more than 2,000 in the assem- blage. The Pope, passing by, gave each his hand to kiss and also a medal commemorating holy year. Afterward the Americans gathered in the Consistorial Hall where his holiness, accompanied by his eccles- {astical court, sat on his throne. Cardinal O'Connell delivered a briet address and the Pope answered with a speech in Italian, thanking the pilgrims for coming such a distance and going through the discomforts of the long journey in order to pay a tribute to the head of the church and give proof of their loyalty to religion. The pontiff expressed his affection for American Catholics and the American Natfon and afterward imparted to all and their families the apostolic bene- diotion. PAPERING & PAINTING Experienced men of years' standing—Charges are very reasonable, and there's mo dirt or in. convenience while work is being dove. CORNELL WALL PAPER CO. T14 13th St. N.W. Main 5373-5374 R Grifit!- oal o0d lean \Joal S orporation Selections from the Harvard Glassics covering the world’s best literature will be read to limited groups one hour a week by Miss will meet each Tuesday, either at Tuition, per month, $3.00. beginning March 10. Camille Du Bose Classes 5 or 7 o'clock, Conversation Francaise —et. revue de grammaire, nings, 7 to 8 o'clock; tuition, per month, $6.50. the work will be confined to practical everyday French and Commercial French. as possible, by Mme. Suzanne Laurent, Paris. Tuesday and Thursday eve- As far Conducted , graduate of Lycee Racine, Washington School for Secretaries 212 Transportation Bldg. Announcement is made of the appointment of Mrs. O “Boaver a3 Senoral mangor, succeeding Mr. Eiy. resigned. Note: Adria. Main 2480 another thing, the answer is that the | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1925. PLAZA CLEAN-UP {S HARRELD PLAN New Members of Senate Dis- trict Committee Favor Park Prograr. Pledging themselves to work for the best interests of the National Capital, the four new appointees to the Senate District committee in an interview today stated that they were all anxiously awalting the first meet- ing of the committee to get started on constructive local legislation. The Senators were Harreld of Oklahoma, Sackett of Kentucky, du Pont of Delaware and McKinley of Illinois. Although both Senators Sackett and du’ Pont adinitted they were not thoroughly familiar with the unique municipal problems confronting the District, they both sald they were anxious to promote beneficlal legisla- tion. Senator Harreld, who has been in the Senate for some time and who is a property owner in the District of Columbia, said that there were three | things that he would attempt to bring about when the committee be- gan its sessions. The first was a de- velopment of the park system sur- rounding the Capitol and particularly the area between the Capitol and Union Station: the second was to work out some better plan of rela- tionship between Congress and the District, and the third to eliminate for all time talk of “vicious” rent leg- islation. Wil Push Park Pl The Senator said that he hoped to see the park plan of 1912 and 1913 for the Union Station plaza carricd out. He also asserted that the next step was elimination of ramshackle buildings on Pennsylvania avenue, but that he thought the space between the Capitol and depot should be im- proved at once. “I shall support strongly any legls- lation for the development of this area,” said Senator Harreld. I be- lieve that the Government Hotel and all other buildings should be removed and that the entrance to the Capital from the station should be through a beautiful park. Visitors to the city at the present time do not receive the correct impression of the world's most beautiful city. “In regard to representation for Washington I think that the Dis- trict should have at least a delegate in Congress. I am a little skeptical at this time about the wisdom of giv- ing full representation, and am of the opinion that a ‘delegate should be tried out first. Of course, if the system proves satisfactory to both Congress and Washington, full rep- resentation could be granted. Wash- ington should certainly have all the self-government that it is possible to grant without taking away any of the general authority of Congress “Either a city manager or a city council working in conjunction with the Commissioners and acting as an intermediate body between the two might work well. 1 believe that at this session a close study of the sit- uation should be made, and something of the sort may be decided upon.” Opposes Rent Control. Senator Harreld sald that he was emphatically opposed to rent legisla- tion other than a proper licensing and examination of real estate dealers. He gave as his opinion that if it had not been for the Rent Commission’s activities there would have been no shortage in housing here, and said that if a “hands-off” policy is adopt- ed the law of supply and demand will soon adjust matters. \ The Oklahoma Senator said that he was emphatically In favor of Congress paying its fair share of the upkeep of Washington. He said that the amount to be contributed by the Fed- eral Government should be deter- mined each year and that the lump sum plan with its fixed rate was not an equitable method of meeting the expenses in Washington. Senator McKinley said that the Na- tional Capital was one of the most beautiful in the world and that Con- gress should work along constructive lines to keep it so. He likewise ap- proved of Congress contributing to the expenses of the District in order that Washington could keep pace in development with other great capi- tals. “Although T am not familiar enough with Washington and its problems to discuss them at this time,” said Sena- tor Sackett,” I have been president of the Louisville Board of Trade and have had a good deal of experience in civic matters. I want to assure Wash- ingtonians that I am a constructive and not obstructive legislator and that the interests of the Natignal Capital will be my interests in work POLICE ON TRIAL IN ASSAULT CASE Lieut. Pierson and Private Proctor, Indicted, Face Court Today. Joseph W. Pierson, police, and Ralph G. Proctor, & pri- vate, attached to No. 7 precinct, were placed on trial today before Jus tice Hoehling and & jury in Criminal Division 1 to answer an Indictment for an assault with a dangerous wea- pon on Arthur A. Davis, who was be- ing held a prisoner at the precinct station September 27. The indictment was the outcome of an inquiry by the grand jury into alleged “third degree” methods of the police in forcing confessions from prisoners in their custody. The indictment is in two counts, one charging the use of a blackjack in making the alleged assault and the other the use of a blunt instrument the nature of which was unknown to the grand jurors. The report of the grand jury on this inquiry was an exoneration of the police of the charge of extorting confessions, but criticized several in- stances were prisoners were beaten by officers out of spite or grudge for a fancled grievance. The morning session of the court was occupied in securing a jury of 12 men who had not formed or ex- pressed opinions on the question of the use of third-degree methods Assistant United States Attorney Fihelly s conducting the prosecution while the officers are represented by Attorneys William E. Leahy and Lucien H. Vandoren, both former as- sistants to the United States attor- ney. The accused officers are under suspension pending the outcome of the trial. lieutenant of DEATH PROBE CONTINUES, ‘WORCESTER, Mass., March 9.— Joseph P. Savage, assistant State's attorney, arrived here today. from Chicago to question Miss Signe Gus- tafson regarding her knowledge of the death of William N. McClintock, the milllonaire orphan who died from typhoid fever in the home of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Shepherd, his foster parents. Miss Gustafson was employed as a maid in the Shepherd home for eight months prior to Mec- Clintock’s death. ASelect School 'WASHINGTON SCHOOL FOR EVENING FLAT TIRE? MAIN 500 LEETH BROTHERS rvice Charge Never Over $1.00 Before You Buy—See STUDEBAKER for your pocketbook’s sake Iflowneda Flashlight I'D ALWAYS keep it on the job with fresh, powerful bat teries. Ready for instant duty wherever I needed safe, bright, portable light. As a matter of fact, I would keep an extra set of batteries on hand. 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