Evening Star Newspaper, March 23, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) minimum Fair tonigh! ture about 27 degrees; creasing cloudiness and yesterday; lowest, 33, at Full report on page 7. Closing N_.Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 20 tomorrow in- warmer. Temperatures—Highest, 56, at 2 p.m. +am. today. tempera- ¢h ¢ Foen WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ny Sfar. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Saturday Sunday’s Circulation, Circulation, 99,859 108,407 Entered post_office No. 29,546. s secord class matter Washington, D. G WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MA RCH 23, 1925-—1 HIRTY-TWO PAGES. A ONTHS OF WORK * NEEDEDTORESTORE STORM RUN AREAS Plans Under Way Today for Rebuilding, With Dead Buried and Refugees Housed. | | RELIEF FUNDS POUR IN FOR STRICKEN POPULACE Complete Surveys Will Be Made of Territory Hit by Cyclone, Aythorities Announce. | Re the Associated T CHICAGO, March ed by | the final tragedy of its greatest tornado | disaster, the burial of its dead, south- | Nlincis and Indiana turned | undaunted to the mammoth task of re- | habilitation through which, it is planned, | survivors of last Wednesday's catas- | trophe will be returned to the same con- | ditions that existed before the storm. | Al injured have received medical at- | tention, and all homeless have been pro- | vided with temporary shelter, it was an- nounced, as plans got under way for a virtual rebuilding of the stricken areas. A colossal task faced the agencies en- gaged in ruction work as ar- rangements were made for complete sur- vess of the storm territory More Work. | ted that four months equired to clear hun- ruins,” restore thou- | homes, rebuild fac- establish new systems of | = | ern today | recos Four Months' Tt was anticip or more would be dreds of acres of sands of shattered s and itation Henry M. Baker, head of the disaster | relief committes of the Red Cross, an- | nounced that his organization expects | to rehabilitate every family affected by the storm. He also stated that a emergency unit of the Red Cross had | been established in every stricken town, | and that temporary relief to the injured | and homeless had been fully taken care of. = “unds Raised Rapidly. With funds for the storm sufferers| being raised in all parts of the coun- | try through appeals In churches, | newspapers, by radio and many other | agencies. the national headquarters | of the Red Cross in Washington an- nounced an appropriation of $30,000 to augment similar funds being raised by loeal chapters James L. Fieser, charze of domestic operations. who returned to Washington from St Louis, reported that fmmediate de- mands and emergency requirements had been met. but that permanent relief presented an enormous. prob- lem. Mr. Fieser called the tornado, which caused more than 800 deaths in five States, “the most serlous in the history of Red Cross disaster re- lef operations.” | Epidemic Danger P: Danger of an epldemic in Indiana was sald to be remote with the ar- | rival of additional medical supplies, | including anti-tetanus serum and the | advent of State sanitary officers. All | vater in the Indiana area alsp was | being chloronized. Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, Chicago | health commissioner, has arrived at Corbondale, Southern Illinols rellef center, to aid In the fight ngainst dis- e Dr. Bundesen said that the greatest danger was infectious dis- eases, particularly typhoid fever. Brief and simple funeral services were held Sunday for most of the vic- tims in five States, while preachers of all denominations asked for divine guidance in church services on the first Sunday since the disaster vice chairman in | | Casualty List Unchanged. A further check of brought a few changes in individual flems, but did not materially affect the totals. Deaths stood at 803, with 2,939 injured, or a total casualty | count of 3,74 but slightly reduced from figures tabulated Ly the As: ciated Vress the first day of the d aster. Deaths by States were; Illinois, 629; Indiara, 109; Tennessee, 33; Ken- tucky, 18: Missouri, 14. Five ad- ditionaal deaths occurred at Murphys- boro, bringing the identified dead there to 194, but relief workers esti- mated 20 or more persons were i 1 erated Murphysboro sufferer, | buried nearly 50 dead Sunday, with services in the wrecked bandstand In the public square. Other funerals! were held today. Most of the city's homeless were living in tents and yesterday 5,000 persons were fed a! relief stations. The first shooting| since the arrival of troops was re- | ported when a negro was shot in the! leg as the result of an altercation with a soldier. An unusual number of fires in the ruins has added to problems casualty lists | | | the chief | De Soto Burles Dead. | De Soto, the little village of 500| which was blown away, has finished burying its dead The cemetery has 50 fresh mounds, with only crude wooden crosses carrying penciled names markers Thirty of De Soto's dead were children Some families have returned to the villag. and are attempting to re-establish' demolished homes, but the general opinion is that the village never will | be rebuilt Griffin, Ind,, where day was cut off from nues except a single waters of the Wabash inundated ro leading to the tow: Gov. ward Jackson, who inspected the storm territory, was forced to drive through a foot of water in leaving| the town. Reinforced military lines | held back thousands of motorists| seeking to visit the devastated terri- | tory. DEATH LIST INCREASED. Six Names Added to Toll of Storm in Murphysboro. Dy the Associated Press. MURPHYSBORO, IIl, March 23— The dead in Murphysboro from Wed- nesday’s tornado was increased this morning to 200 with the death of two more persons here, the death of two of the 50 surgical cases taken to St. Louls yesterday, and a revision of the official casualty list which added two names to the roll. A survey started this morning by the Red Cross as a firt step in the rehabilitation program revealed that hundreds of persons injured in the tornado never have reported the fact. Doctors who were treating these ““{Continued on Page 4, Column 1) 50 perished, to- all relief ave- | ailroad when flood ! |'s | made from more quickly exhausted on paving the |larger number of men. One-Armed Pianist | Favored by Special | Strauss Concerto Br the Associated Press VIENNA, March 23.—Richard Strauss has composed a concerto for piano and orchestra especially for a one-armed Viennese pianist, Paul Wittgenstein. It is entitled “Parergon to the Symphonia Do- mestic the latter mphony being one of Strauss' best received musical offerings Wittgenstein will give the con- certo its premiere next Winter at Dresden, with Fritz Busch, general musical director of the Dresden Opera, conducting. CODLIDGE HALTS PAY FOR WILITIA Orders Investigation of Need‘ of $1,300,000 for Drills of National Guard. | President Coolidge today ordered an investigation to determine wheth- r it is necessary to spend the $1.- 300.000 appropriated In the deficiency bill for pay of National Guard mem- bers for drill work, directing that payments be withheld meanwhile. The amount was appropriated to meet payments between now and June 30, but because it is over the Budget Bureau cstimate, the Presi- dent ordered the investigation. Dwight F. Davis, Acting Secretary of War, said after a conference to- day with Mr. Coolidge a report on the necessity for the fund would be submitted immediately. The Budget Bureau in disapproving the item took the view that this ex- pense should be met by the varlous tate governments. The President accepted that opinion, but represent- atives of the National Guard con- vinced the appropriations committees of Congress to the contrary. Should Mr. Coolidge decline to spend the appropriation, and should no State funds be provided for the purpose, National Guard drills either would Le suspended from now until June 30 or the guardsmen would be invited to drill without pay. Confronted with a similar refusal of Congress to appropriate for reserve officers’ training camps, the War De- partment has followed for several vears a policy of inviting the officers to attend the camps without pay. Drills. Would Cat Seven ‘While the actual condition in any State as to curtailment of the armory arills required depends upon the status in that State of the allotment already current War Department funds, the average for the entire coun- try would be a reduction to 45 armory drills for the current flscal year, ascom- pared to the average of 52. War Department regulations have emphasized that close-order drill for the National Guard should be confined entirely to these armory drill periods, since,the limited time the guardsmen can devote during the Summer to en- campments should be used for ficll training. The schedule of 52 armory drills a year was based on that the- ory. The extent to which any State would be required to reduce Its ar- mory drill work depends upon the percentage of total National Guard personne which turns out for these drills. The restriction would fall more heavily on those States wkich have the best drill turnout, as the available funds for those States are Allotmerts Ly War Department are inade on age basis. the an ave WARRANT FOR “BLIND” AUTO DRIVER DENIED Police Told Misrepresentation by Howard T. Lewis, War Vet- eran, Is Not Shown. A warrant for the arrest of How- ard T. Lewis, whose “blind” disability compensation from Veterans' Bureau is undergoing an investigation, was vefused today by J. J. McGarraghy, assistant corpora- tion counsel, In Police Court. The warrant was sought by the police for alleged misrepresentation in obtain- ing a permit to drive. “From the evidence presented,” Mr. McGarraghy sald, “I could discover no misrepresentation of facts made by the applicant when applying for a license to drive. If there is any valid reason that he cannot operate an automobile, the fault lies with the Traffic Bureau. This office refuses to take action in the matter.” e China Quake Report Confirmed. By the Associated Pres PEKING, March 23.—Consul reports day confirm earlier reports from Shanghai telling of the destruction of Talifu by fire and earthquake, the town in Western Hunnan province. No estimate was made of the damage, but no foreigners lost their lives in the disturbance, which occurred March 16 £ = Auto Killings Inflame Parisians After Popular By Radio to The Star and Chicago Daily News. PARIS, March 23.—Parisians are clamoring for drastic punishment for motor drivers who are found guilty of killing or injuring pe- destrians by reckless driving. In the last few weeks the number of accidents has increased to propor- tions unknown heretofore in the French capital. Since there is no regulation re- garding the speed limit, taxicab drivers race through the main thoroughfares at a speed exceeding 45 miles an hour or more. It is a familiar sight to see, on famous Champs Elyses, two drivers trying out the speed of their cars. Sometimes a cheer- ful lorry driver joins in the race, and if an accident happens the insurance comparnies settle for the material damages done. while the courts tnvariably allow the PARK DEVELOPMENT LOWER ROCK CREEK WILL START IN J0LY Col. Sherrill Announces $40, 000 Will Be Available to Begin Work on Project. WILL EXPEND $30,000 ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION Remainder to Be Used for Cleaning | Up Valley—Now Full of Debris in Many Places. | | | & and mak- Creek | Cleaning Dbeautifyi ing accessible i Park from Calvert Street Bridge to| the Potomac River is to begin when | funds become available on July 1. ; Lieut, Col. Clarence O. Sherrill, of- ficer in charge of public buildings and public parks of the National Capital, said today t £40,000 had | been appropriated and that $10,000 would be used in a general cleaning up of this part of Rock Creek Valley | The $30,000 remaining will be used| in putting in roadways, bridle paths| and footwalks. The plans are ex- pected to be ready about July 1. Im- provements will start at the Zoo end of the park. This section, which runs under the Calvert Streets, Connecticut Avenue, P Street, M Sstreet and Pennsylvania Avenue bridges practically inac- cessible now. In many places it is} most unsightly from the only points! of view, the several bridges. Drive Across. The completion of this project, on the improvement of which no money has heretofore been appropriated, will produce a driveway from the Dis- trict line through Rock Creek Park. down to the Potomac River and Po- tomac Park without the necessity of motorists going into any of the heavy city trafic or onto any of the city highways proper. While eventually it is proposed to| put driveways on the rims bordering | either side of the Rock Creek Park-| way, with the initial appropriation | the construction of only the lower driveway. ciose to the creek, togetner | with necessary bridal paths and foot- | walks, will begin. un, lowe ok | | Bought Over 11 Years. The Government has been buying this land for about 11 years, and un- | til this year Congress has never made any provision for improving it. 1t is the one connecting link between the | present Rock Creek Park and Po- tomac Park. The item of §40.000 was obtained for the purpose of giving the | entire area a general cleaning up and | remeving debris. It is also propesed, according to Col. Sherrill, to use a part of the sum in starting road work in the upper end of the parkway. Col. Sherrill sald tnat the lower end of the parkway just above the Lincoln Memorial has never been improved be- cause of lack of any funds available with which to clean up that space; it is exceedingly unsightly, and ought to be given a thorough cleaning up. He said that beginning at the Zoo it is intended to carry a roadway down the valley which will serve to relieve the traffic situation ana will give a beautiful drive all the way to the Lincoln Memorfal. It will be for a distance of approximatsly three miles About 1213 acres still remain to be purchased in connection with this project, but this will not interfere with the start of improving the upper | end. These lands will be purchased within a short time. They have not been acquired heretofore because the lands were improved, and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway Com- mission deferred purchase of the im- | proved land until these which were| unimproved had been bought. | The ultimate cost of the road on which work will be started this year| will be approximately $500,000, re-| quiring as it does the construction of four bridges and the tunneling of Massachusetts avenue. It will be 30 teet wide. i | —_— GIRL MURDERER WANTS MALE JURY TO TRY HER Dorothy Ellingson Comes Into Court Fearful of Judgment From Her Own Sex. By the Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO, March 23.—Dor- othy Ellingson, 16-year-old stenog- rapher, who shot her mother to death last January when her parent | objected to the hours she kept with man friends, came into the Superior Court here today with one hope—that the jury ‘which will try her on a charge of murder will be composed entirely of men. The young defendant has confessed the killing of her mother, Mrs. Anna Ellingson. The gi~! attended a party on the same nigh.. The girl's attorneys have indicated | they will make a plea of temporary | insanity—that she shot *on an im- | pulse.” She has submitted to a series | of examinations designed to estab- | lish her mental and physical status. Actress Loses Leg first offender privilege to the driver, even if he has been guilty of manslaughter. Careless driving, which caused the loss of a leg to one of the most popular French vaudeville actresses, has set the population of Paris In an uproar against reck- less chauffeurs and a petition, signed by some 20,000 Parisians, headed by noted playwrights, art- ists and members of Parliament, has been sent to the police com- missioner asking him to set a speed limit not exceeding 12 miles an hour in town and to deal dras- tically with those infringing the rule. In the meantime, it is likely that a motion will be presented in the Chamber of Deputies with a view of amending the law to forbid judges from granting first offender privilege to those brought before the courts on the charge of ex- ERSHING ACGEPTS | TACNAARCAPUS Agrees to Serve as President of Plebiscitary Com- mission. Gen. John be president of t in accordance with a prov dent Coolidge's in Arica caee This was announced at House shortly after noon today, follow ing a brief conference with the Pres dent and the general. It was stated of ficially afterward ihat the President was vers much pleased that such an eminent citizen of the United States, of world-wide reputation, was willing to | aceept the position which is considered | one of the most important offices of | public trust which an American citizen could be called upon to discharge. . ‘The fair and judicial settlement of the Tacna-Arica case after 40 vears means much for the peace and good relations of South America, and the high char- acter of Gen. Pershing, according to the White House announcement of his ac- ceptance, is an assurance to both pariies that their proper interest will be eafe- Fuarded. Prepares to Act at Once. The State Department will organiz & staff of expert assistants for n. Pershing, including officials in the forelgn service with cxperience ia Latin-American questions. Gen. Pershing had planned a D to Europe this Summer as head of | the American Battle Monuments Com- | mission. Acceptance of the plebiscite appointment caused these plans to he canceled. The inspection of the m itary cemeteries will be made other members of the Battle Mon J. Pershing will the e plebiscitary commission ion of Presi- award the Tacna- the White | tri by {ments Commission, including The: W. Miller, former alien prc todian, and Senator Reed, Pennsylvania. Gen. Pershing bezan preparations for his new task immediately after he had informed President Coolidge and Secre. tary Kellogg of his acceptance. His first step, in this connection, was the issuance of orders to his office staff to clear the path of all other but plebiscite | commission businees. Gen. Pershing has not as vet con- sidered any of the details connected with his appointment. He will take up as soon as possible, however, considera- tion of such questions as the formation of his advisory assistants’ staff and those concerned with his departure for South America. Presumably the gen eral will be accompanied to Peru by the commissioner to be appointed by President Coolidge as the American member of the body that is to locate the oid provincial frontier which the arbi- trator determined as the third element of his award. May Run for Senate. Gen. Pershing may become the Re- publican candidate for the United States Senate from Missouri two years hence. Already a movement s under way among prominent Republicans and admirers of Gen. Pershing, who has been advised of the intention of certain leaders to promote him for political honors. Gov. Hyde Republican States chairman souri urged the head of the to enter the fight against Sepator Reed two vears ago. At that time| Gen. Pershing was still in active serv- ifce and because of this he declined to heed the importunities of the party | leaders of the State. | At the present time It is belfeved | Gen. Pershing may be of a different | mind as he had plenty of opportunity | since his retirement as the head of | the Army to devote himself to legis- lative work, in which many Senators believe he is specially qualified and would be undoubtedly an asset to the military committee of the Senate, and at the same time continue his services to the War Department when needed. SELDOW IS INDICTED ON CHARGE OF BIGAMY By the Associated Pres NEW YORK, March 23.—Morris J. Seldow, whose marriage to Mary Woodson, 17, of Washington became known when the girl's mother found her living with him in Brooklyn, to- day was indicted for bigamy Ly a grand jury. He will be arraigned after he has finished a 30-day sentence Wwhich he now is serving on Black- wells Island for assault. The bigamy Indictment charges that he was married to Augusta Reden- back of Brooklyn at the time he married the Woodson girl, erty cus- tepublican ceeding speed limits (Coprrizht, 1925, by Chicago Daily News Co.) V. H. OLMSTED DIES; |UNIFIED LEAVE SYSTEM | SOUGHT BY CHIEF CLERKS { place McCARL MEDICINE. PROBE OF JUDGE OPENS. Congressional Body Hears State- ments in English Case. ST. LOUIS, March 23.—The gressional committee hers to gate the official acts of Judge George Washington Engzlish of the Eastern Ilinois district, organized today, heard opening statements and adjourned 10 a.m. tomorrow because of ab- | nce of a prosecutor con- nvesti- | | LONG IN U. S. SERVICE Served as Expert Statistician in Census Work—Given Brigadier General's Rank. ictor H old chiel the Bureau of the Agricultural Department during the Roosevelt administration who served on many important m sions for the United States Govern- ment as an expert statistician, died at his home here to after a lin- gering illness. Mr. Olmsted w Olmsted vears of of Statistics and chief of the di- vision of results during the taking of the tenth census, and served &s the director of the Cuban census in 1507 and made special investigations for the United States Government there. He also served as a director of census in the Philippine Islands In addition he investigated labor con- ditions in the Hawaiian Islands. He was breveted a brigadier general by | the War Department, which rank he maintained while serving on several of his missions He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nancy Elizabeth Olmsted; two sons, E. Stanley Olmsted, writer. and Victor | C. Olmsted, well known in journal- ' istic circles; a daughter, Mrs. L. McMahon, now doing post sradus work at Columbia University, and four grandchildren, Miss Elizabeth Wilcox. Miss Virginia O., Vietor H., 2d, and Flournoy C. Olmsted Funeral arrangements have been completed GEORGE S. FULLERTON HANGS SELF IN HOME Eminent Philosopher Had Been in 11l Health Due to German Camp Suffering. not | By the Associated Press. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., March 23. —George Stuart Fullerton, eminent philosopher, committed suicide by hanging at his home here today. Il health, resulting from priva- tions suffered in a German intern- ment camp during the war, induced despondency, which was ascribed as the cause of his act. He had been living in Poughkeepsie for several years and recently had | been associated with the Vassar Col- lege faculty as a lecturer in philos- ophy. He formerly wa< head of the Columbia University department of | philosophy. Plan to Bring Many Changes in Handling of Annual “Sick” Absentee Cases. Chief élerks of the Government departments and establishments are nearing a solution of the problem of a unified “leave” system to take the of the heterogeneous and | hodge-podge variety of annual and sick leave now in effect in the dif- ferent organizations. A subcommittee of the Chief Clerks’ Association has about completed its assigned task of drawing up a tenta- tive list of regulations, which will be submitted to the association and later to the department heads for consideration. While details of the new system will be carefully guarded until ready for promulgation, it is understood that it would bring about far-reach- ing changes in some departments. . Silk Man’s Body Found. PASSAIC, N. J., March 23.—The body of Joseph Jacobs, Paterson silk jobber and real estate dealer, who has been missing more than a month, was found today in the Passaic River. Since his disappearance relatives ad- mitted to the police that he had been and | mission | approxim: | He endeavored to bring out that Mr. | | Bachman should have considered the | finding out how much of a change has TWO CENTS. VALUATION FIGURES ATTACKEDBY C. &P. Utilities Commission Ac- countant’s Methods in Com- putation Termed Faulty. When the hearing on the va of the property of Ches peake and Potomac Telephone Co. was resumed at the District Building today, for the company en- | deavored that Byers McK Bachman, for the Com- follow proper methods in arriving at a new esti- mate of the value of the property which is lower than the valuation of tely $19,000,000 allowed by commission as of last December. | ompany is seeking a valuation 660,000. tion the counsel to accountant did not show of | the The of Dozier Devane, attorney for the company, centared his cross-examina- tion on the action of Mr. Bachman in using the “all-commodity” index figure of the Department of Labor in | arriving at the present-day value of | the telephone plant { Mr. Bachman contended the method he used has been approved as a proper course in railroad cases The cross-examination of Mr. Bach- an probably will conclude the tak- ing of testimony, and it is expected that this afternoon final arguments wlil be made by counsel for the tele- phone company and by William McK Clayton, representing the Federation of Citizens' Associations. | ‘Wants Labor Index Used. Mi. Devane sought to show that| two-thirds of a telephone dollar rep- resents materials and one-third labor. -called well index figure for “labor” as as the “all-commodity” index in occurred in the value of property since 1914 The “all-commodity” index fizure used by Mr. Bachman shows an in- crease of 57 per cent since 1914 Harry | Gretz, accountant for the telephone compan testified last week that the increase since 1914, as applied to tele- | phone property is 77 per cent. Mr. Devane also attacked Mr. Bach- man’s method of determining what should be allowed the company as ‘'working cash.” Mr. Bachman tes-| tified he took for working cash one-| twelfth of annual operating expenses, less taxes, depreciation and the| amount the local company pays the | American Telephone and Telegraph Co. annually for services rendered. telephone Auctioneers Testify. He explained on the stand that he excluded those three items of ex- pense because he wanted to base working cash on those items of ex penses that have to be pald every month. Mr. Devane brought out that ‘n the last rate case the Utilities Commis- sion used a different method by tak- ing one-eighth of all operating ex- penses, which gave a higher wzllow- ance for working cash, At the opening of the hearing his morning the company placed two real estate autioneers on the stand with exhibits tending to show that " (Continued on Page 4, Column 3.) Pvt. Bovd B. Elifritz of Bolling Field wanted to go home. But he couldn’t get official permission. So he “borrowed” a major's air- plane while no one was looking and started out, anyway. Unfortunately for Pvt, Elifritz, the major's plane, and very nearly for the row of hangars at Bolling Field, Boyd had neglected to ob- tain a pilot's license. In fact, he never before had undertaken to fiy a ship. Nevertheless, he made a beauti- ful take-off, circled the field a couple of times to warm ‘er up, and headed for Washington, en route to “home,” which, it is un- derstood, was somewhere up in Penn- sylvani; In his hurry he forgot to open the shutter on the radiator of the major's ship. As the machine reached the city limits Pvt. Eli- tritz noticed, to his dismay, that his motor was getting overheated. That is a serious matter. Even engaged in bootlegging, and they ad- Radio Programs—Page 26. vanced the theory that he was killed Ly other hootleggers. this buck private, without the aid of “wings,” knew that. So he was forced to abanden his 20 v | and Peter C. | Dyson, | Phearson, Man Is Found Deadi |After Drinking Pint PROSECUTOR JOINS Of Whisky on Bet FIEHT O BIG FEE By the Associated Press YONKERS, N. Y., March After winning a bet that he could drink a pint of whisky without stopping, Barney Williams found dead in the yard of his hom= here today. Harold Powers, storekecper, who alleged have given Williams the and Mrs. Willlams were material witnesses. Police sald she told them when her husband came home supposed he was only drunk she permitted him to remain out- doors. 3DRIVE was held RS INDICTED INTRAGFE DEATHS Accused of Fleeing Scenes of ‘ Accidents—25 Other Bills Returned. Three alleged “hit-and-run ists were indicted for mar today by the grand jury. charged in one case and one in the other. James William Callan 15 years old, and Harris J. Atchkinson, s old, are alleged to have been upants of a car which ran dowr fatally injured Miss Carrie Me- Gill, 65 years old, February Ninth and H streets. The boys Washington, nd were located Philadelphia Frederick was indicted the death of Fannie Dorse colored, 73 years old Small is =aid to have operated a car which struck the woman at Eighteenth and M streets. The grand jurors reported ments against 25 other various cri and ignor motor- aughter Two are and left at A in Small, 20 years old indict- persons d es charges against 16 others. Charges Are Dropped. Those against whom charges dropped are: William H Sam- uel L. Millstone and William H Brown, violating the national prohi- bition ‘law; Nellic Payton, robbery Henry Valentine, rape: Beatrice Wil son, arson; Perry Lomax, carnal knowledge: John Williams, assault Karl H. De Perini, rape; Hassan Ami Stratos, receiving stolen Lawrence Shinn, Amy S John Graham, William P. and Thomas L. Caruso property Herbold, McConnell gambling Others indicted and against them are: J. Worth Carna- han, false pretenses: Joseph Baylor, Joseph Allen, James T. Jumper, Harry ©O. Stewart, James Lambert and Walter housebreaking and larcen Herman Foster. Henry Jackson, alias Jack Burton: William Detweiler and James H. Harrison, joy-riding: Daniel Frye and Lawrence Miles, robbery; Walter R. Johnson, joy-riding; Her- man Woodfolk, alias Roscoe Rey- nolds; William E. Jordon, alias J. B. Gordon; Jeffries Payne, Francis R Walsh, William E. Shipman, Henry C. Herbert, Jeffries Payne and Fran- cis R. Walsh, grand larceny; Cardell Wells, larceny from United States; Cornelia Brown, assault with danger- ous weapon; Benjamin Roscoe Simms and Walter Washington, violating postal laws; Daniel J. Roche, forgery and uttering; Ernest E. Anderson, violating postal laws: R. Duncan Me- larceny after trust; Sin- clair Bowen, Margaret Bowen John N. Parker, non-support. the charges MYSTERY IN BANKER’S DEATH IS INVESTIGATED Doctor Doubts That L. S. Franken- heimer Was Set Upon by Footpads. By the Associated Press. N terious death of Louis S. Franken- heimer, 74 years old, retired banker, is under investigation. He died his apartment last night from s. in juries which he said he had received | her at the hands of three footpads who assaulted him at Eightieth street and Park avenue. Medical Examiner Norris, however, about an attack. Mr. Frankenheimer died shortly after he had summoned a doctor to whom he told an incoherent story. His watch and chain were pocket, but no money was found, a fact which led his two sisters with whom he lived to believe that he had been robbed, as he was in the custom | woman who repeated sum of | had of carrying a considerable money. Dr. Norris was inclined to the be- forla new were | employ i W YORK, March 23.—The mys- | in | for her was | | when she accepted th 3 expressed doubt | addition. | | in his | | | | | leers - EMPLOYMENT MEN Swift Justice Promised Victims Will Tell of Ex- cessive Payments. If E GIRL SAYS CHARGES ON AMOUNT TO NEARLY $75 Physician Astounded at Percentage of Salary His Secretary De- clared She Was Assessed. 4's office today for sed violating by than the legal fee of 32 f w a person seek T sel, Edward assistant poration s that st tagk the authorities will have ared the hard prosecuting such persuading persons who ha to m violators ke fory and tes ¢ hearing. however, the fee set ot a1l com” plain against Should a has paid m law, wheth wise, come plaint, Mr. against them at a pu who contract to him and Thomas sa mediately issue an the accused agent and br mmediate trial One Paid Nearly meantime more le to The Star from women who declare they w to pay extortionate rates in ord obtain employment. One asserted had already paid two azencies nearl $75, and is now asked I of ti agents to pay an additional $27.50 for positio r follows “I noted in g's Star (the letter was dated ry which 3 D ant rates charged tent agencles. 1 ther it make gainst In coming the i one s true that charge allowed by to be a $2 is the law I have anothe through cured sed wh maximu paié o 33 $42 for them. T have permanent e agency positio $24.33 and obtained $110 mont of therefore, according the payme agencies contract of $27.50 Mmore. o first mor Ready “Will kindly ad me whath not this sum can be collected When this letter was shown to Mr Thomas he said he would be glad to make this young woman's experien the basis of a test of the la It his opinion that the entire transaction is illégal, and makes the agent or agents having accepted such fees lia- ble to prosecution. He strongly urged that the writer of the letter come to his office Police Court, Sixth and D streets ake formal complaint “It will not cost a penny,” Mr. Thom “Qur office will take charge of the prosecu- tion, and the information will be issued free of charge. The only thing we will ask of the complainants is that they appear the trial and testify against the agent who has overcharged them.' to Test Charge. or in such informers add Action Is Threatened. Still another young The Star by telephone she had read correctly printed in The Star vesterday being informed that she had, clared she would begin action imm diately to compel the agent wh charged her an exorbitant fec to re- turn ted by law completed her versation when prominent physician called The Star. “My sec- retary just came in to take some dic- tation and called my attention to your story of ye he said. “She tells me che paid one agent a total of $50 for getting her this position and another one. I had no idea she had been asked to pay uch. The first position the agency swe h a local automobile They took 10 per cent of ary during the entire 10 weeks worked for the automobile con- Then they sent her to me and s position on a arged her an her first woman and called asked it expose Upon concern. she, cern permanent basis t per cent month's salary here. Calls Fee Outrageous. “I think that is outrageous. The agent has always sent me very good workers; my present secretary is a crackerjack. But 1 think such a fee is entirely too much.” Still a third call was from a young a complaint she received from a trained nurse The nurse showed her & sort of con- ct she had been asked to sign by lief that the banker had fallen ana |One bureau specializing in accredited in his dazed condition had imagined | STaduate, Mr. | and companion nurses the assault. An Frankenheimer’ abrasion chin and a of cut Jjuries. Homesick Private ‘Borrows’ Plane; Crashes After Flight Over Capital% trip forthwith and turn back to the field. He swung her round all right and nosed back .cross the river. There was a bad wind blowing. The imprompu pilot eased his craft down wently, but the earth flew up and hit him before he knew what was hap- pening. Pvt. Elifritz had crashed h ship. In doing it he had narrowly missed hitting a hangar, perhaps several of them. It was a grave offense, even if he had had per- mission to fly the plane. As Pvt. Elifritz, unhurt by the impact, climbed out of the smashed ma- chine he was met by most of the officers and personnel of Bolling Field. “What did you take tha: chip off the ground for?” one of the of- ficers blurted out. “1 wanted to go home,” Pvt, Ell- fritz replied, half sobbing. If the findings of a court-martial now before the commanding gen- eral of the District of Washing- ton are approved, it is understood, Pvt. Elifritz won't g0 home for a year or so. pending a sojourn at Leavenworth, on his nose were the only apparent in- | Serv | | undergraduate, practical Uswier that contract the bureau re- the right to collect a percent- age Jf all the money she made from cases during an entire year, whewyer it obtained the cases for ner or net Its fees wers placed at 5 per cent on all cases over $20 and 3 per cent on all cases under $20. In addition ths bureau reserved the right to “alter” its rate “with due notice.” The law fixing the fee to be charged by employment agents places enforce- ment of the statute in the hands of the Board of Commissioners of the District. It specifies that upon re- ceipt of formal complaint that any of the provisions of the law have been violated the Commissioners shall give the accused agent due notice of the complaint and hold a hearing of the case within one week from the day the charge was filed. The Commissioners must render their decision within eight days from the time the matter is finally submit- ted to them. No adjournment of more than a week during the trial may be granted. If the agent is found gullty the Commissioners may revoke his license to practice for a period of “at Jeast six months.” Continuing, the act reads as follows: ¥ “Every violation of any provision of this act, except as provided in sec- tion 10, shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $25, and in default thereof the person or persons so of- fending shall be committed for a period not to exceed 30 days, and thig penalty shall also include such viola® tions of sections for which no pen- alty is prescribed in section 10." ection 10 covers the matter of con- " (Continued on T'age 2, Column :.)