Evening Star Newspaper, April 5, 1925, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy and cooler, probably showers today ; tomorrow probably fair, con- tinued cool; moderate northeast and north winds. Temperature—Highest, 67, at 2 p.m. yesterday ; lowest, 38, at 6 a.m. vesterday. Full report on page 5. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and Sunday morning to Washington homes at 60 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000 and service will start immediately. he Sunday No. 1,045.— No. 29,559. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. U S, FACES MENA OF WORST KIND OF RULE BORAH WARNS Deadly Bureaucracy Backed by Both Parties, Sena- tor Charges. ASSERTS VOTER IS DENIED| VOICE IN GOVERNMENT Denounces Revolutionary Trend Sponsored by Few Men to Gain Control. Bpecia CHIC Senator Dispateh to The Star. AGO, April 4 Willian E refo gue of America, well on al United States Borah, speaking the charged that “As organized and venal the hand. and expediency on the building up a bureau- ¢ form of government—the most the, most burdensome, the most ine nt and the most arbitrar rm of g which thus far has been permitted to torture the hu- man family.” Leading up to his indictment of a tendency to place the most sacred and private relationships of the home un- der e furtive eye of the special agent,” Senator Borah referred to the many ching problems” involving international relations, industrial welfare and national power, which now it ple of the coun- try here tonight - propaganda sheer poli expensive 2 »vernment confront the pe Demands Principles Stand. The quest nit tonight is,” he declared, not solve these problems without surrendering or de. stroving the great underlying prin ciple our Government? Is this new nomic life incompatible with the principles which distinguish our Federal Constitution? It is a most disturbing fact as we approach these problems to encounter on every hand the erroneous belief that the way to meet these new ques tions is to effectuate some change in the structure of our Government The supreme test of statesmanship In this day and era, it seems to me, is not the constant and reckless tinkering with government, but the intelligent application of the ma- chinery and the principles of Gov- ernment which we have “Nowhere and in no vicious program change for cha sake, this fatuous stumbling governmental affairs, more pro- nounced than in the gradual but cer- fain destruction of tha States and the centering of all power, all govern- mental activities at Washington. way this Says Old Parties Jo “In this irresponsible vandalism, the disciples of Hamilton and the dis- ciples of Jefferson join hands. No political party in Washington seems willing to stand against this subtle revolution, against this un-American and un-democratic program. “Every conceivable thing relating to human activity is being given over to bureaus administered from Wash- ington. This results in waste and inefficiency touching all local or State affairs, which in itself {s burden- some and bad enough. But its capi tal offense is that of undermining the confidence and destroying the capac- | ity of the citizen to assume and meet the duties and obligations of citizen- ship. “The people right, the authority of the to manage and gonirol their own affairs of an Immediate and local | nature, affairs peculiar to the com- munity or the State, s a right be- yond all price. There is nothing for which the people can afford to e: change it. It is the only real demo- tic principle found in ure of government. more to the happiness, to the dignity nd power of those Lincoln lovingly atyled ‘the common people’ than any other right or privilege they are per mitted to enjoy It means System Destroy Held Whasteful. it and the average citizen the victim interference—tortured with sistent leering upon the daily life and bur ploited by its chronic habitual waste “If there ever was for popular rule for the preservation of the popular voice in politics and governmental affairs, it is involved in this effort to reserve and preservi for the people back home the rignt to control and administer their local affaits in accordance with local wis- dom and local conditions. “The remorseless urge of centraliza- tion, the insatiable maw of bureau- cracy, are depriving more and more the people of all voice, all rights touching home and hearthstone, of family and neighbors. There is not practice, custoun or habit but must be censored from W becomes of its per affairs of his ned and ex inefficiency and a real struggle e parent and child, of family and home, anything sufficiently private or sacred to exempt it from the furtive eve of the special agent. Seex System Denounced. coming gen- awake to the the uncon- their herit- self-government, and the torture the a syst “1 venture to say erations, when th deliberate robber scionable devasta al Yer burdens of such will denounce in the unmeasured defrauded people those cowardly frittered away te often rged that there is conspiracy somewhere In this coun- try, well organized and subtlety ac- tive, to bring this Government more and more under the control of the few, under the domination of great wealth. Whether such a purpose consciously exists or not, wé do know that such is the natural trend of all popular governments. But if any such séheme does exist, with what Satanic glee the con- spirators must witness the willing- ness of the people to concentrate all governmental power at the Capitol and place the whole machinery of government in the hands of a few. How easy becomes their task when cnce local self-government 1s de- stroyed and the tates reduced to mere geographical expressions and the reigns of power are by our own cowardly surrender placed in the nands of a few hundred men. Let it not be forgotten that local self-gov- ernment is the citizen's citadel f " (Continued on Page &, Column 2.) that begin to st and Izaak Walton ! our entire | bureaucratic | shington. | here is not in'all the relationship of | will fol- | \Fund Is Started Keep Fish From “Lack of funds” that old bugaboo which tries to throw its gloomy | shadow over nearly every undertak- & in the National Capital where the | Federal Government is concerned, has threatened to put an end to the dreams of fishermen who read an an- nouncement in The Star a few days | ago to the effect that the Tidal Basin | would be stocked with thousands of ).\-mall-nmulhed bass and transformed {into & veritable fishermen’s paradise. | But while there’s life, there's hobe. { The Fish Commission is ready to stock the basin with plenty of fish. Col. C. 0. Sherrill is anxious to co- operate in the plan and make the basin available—and his engineers are ready to do the necessary work One thing is lacking, a suitable net- {work at the. basin outlets which | would prevent the fish from seeking j the safer, saner waters of the open Potomac. And there is no money to provide this net. It would cost about $1.000 to purchase the material and | Install it—and Col. Sherrill has agreed | In a suggestion from The Star that if Uncle Sam can't supply the money }Imlnedlfl(l‘l v, the people of Washing- ton can. HERRIOT PINS ALL ON CAPITAL LEVY CERTAIN OF DEFEAT Chamber Is Forlorn Hope of | Premier to Retain Con- trol of Government. | | By the Associated Press, | PARIS, April 4—A poll of the | Senate made today by experienced | followers of Frénch political affairs indicated that a capital levy now generally understood to be the key {of Premier Herriot's plan for the re- iform of French finances, would muster the support of fewer than one-third of the memberg of Parlia- ment. For some time the cabinet has been aware of the Senate’s opposition to {any radical innovations In the gov- ernment’s financial policy, and has, therefore, been prepared for a severe {revision of the budget by the upper house. The cabinet, however, relies upon the influence of the chamber, | which is elected by universal suf- frage, to bring the Senate to terms. Nevertheless, the opinion of politi- cal experts is that the cabinet will have a difficult time overcoming the opposition from the upper house. This situation gave rise today to more talk of a dissolution of the chamber, with new elections within three months. President's Word Final. The final arbiter in the struggle | between the French Chamber and the Senate will be the President of the republic, who was a Senator himself before his election to the higher of- fice. In Parliament President Dou- mergue was regarded as a man of great caution and was classed in Premier Herriot's group in the up- per house. If he approves the Senate's atti- tude in the present struggle, Presi- dent Doumergue can dissolve the Chamber. Thereupon the govern- | ment in power must call for a new election within 30 days after the de- cree of dissolution is issued. Many French radicals have con- cluded that dissolution is inevitable, | and consequently they favor a policy that will bring it about while the present government is in power, so that it may have control of the elec- tion machinery. HERRIOT DEFIES DANGER. Believes Financial Condjtion War- rants Drastic Action. | By Cable to The Stir and New York World | PARIS, April 4—Premier Herriot |1s defying the danger of a fiight of capital from France by practically an- ‘ nouncing a confiscatory tax—a capital |levy. During the last months, while the government has been trying to cover up the delicate financial situa- |tion. there has been steady drain of capital abroad, however, and the government has decided that the best {way is to face the country with the real financial situation. The premier is making a bold play for survival of his hard-pressed gov- | ernment. Although his strength in the | Chamber of Deputies is depleted he i can hold a majority. The Senate vote ion a capltal levy is problematical. In | the Senate the fight for existence will I be staged. Public Opinion Uneertain, The state of public opinion is un- | certain, but is is expected to crystal- lize tomorrow when former President fillerand re-enters politics in the eiection for Senator of the Seine. As | Herriot forced him out of the presi- dency his supporters hope his re-elec- | To Make Basin Anglers’ Eden Star Gives $100 Toward $1,000 Needed to| tions Asked From Others. { tion will mark a swing away from the | Leftc Herriot is primed for his struggle “I have two fixed purposes, upon I[hp adoption of which I insist before (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) By the Associated Press. LEAVENWORTH, Kans, April 4.—Steps under way, it was learncd today, to relieve conges< tion at the Federal Penltentiury here. The population is more than double that provided for in the original planning of the prison 24 years ago. X A special parole board session at which 700 applications will be heard, probably will begin Monday are Leavenworth Prison So Congested Board Will Take Up 700 Parole Pleas WASHINGTON, D. to Buy Nets Escaping—Dona- nine Star Newspaper Co. has donated $100. Other donations—large and small—sent to the “Fish Fund, Cash- jer, Evening and Sunday Star,” will be acknowledged, and it is hoped the necessary funds will be forthcoming in time to stock the basin with fish immediately, so that the sport may begin next season. It is expected that hundreds of lovers of the sport will want to con- tribute to such a fund. Every Sun- day thousands of people may be seen lining the upper reaches of the river and also In boats fishing, and many of these, it Is believed, will welcome the opportunity of fishing at such a convenient place as the Tidal Basin without all “the inconveniences inci- dent to reaching the upper stretch of the river, or the lower river, for that matter, When-the nets are constructed 8o that the fish cannot escape when the; tidal gates are opened, it is the pur- pose of the United States Fish Com- mission to place therein 5,000 bass and other fish, and with the near approach of the spawning season these will multiply into hundreds of thousands, making the basin liter- ally alive with the product which can be caught and eaten when they are quite fresh. Col._Sherrill has held consultations (Continued on Page 6, Column 5.) POISON 1S FOUND IN BODIES OF TWO INSHEPHERD CASE Chemist’s Report Is Made Public by Chicago Newspaper. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 4.—The Herald and Examiner tonight printed a story saying that Coroner's Chemist Wil- liam D. McNally had reported to Chief | Justice Harry Olson that he had | found poison in the bodies of Mrs. | Emma Nelson McClintock, mother of William McClintock and Dr. Osay Olson, brother of the jurist. William D. Shepherd is under indictment on a charge of killing youws McClintock with typhoid fever germy to obtain his fortune. 4 The polson, said to have been found in the bodies of McClintock's mother and of Dr. Olson, is supposed to be mercury, the story says. The bodies were exhumed recently at the sugges- tion of Judge Olson, who had asserted he ‘feared that they might have died unnatural deaths. The story continues: “Although every effort was made to keep the poison report secret, the Herald and Examiner learned of it to- night from an unimpeachable source. | Chemist's Report Rushed. “Dr. McNally told Judge Olson, who | bas led the McClintock case investiga- | tion, early today and a day of feverish | activity followed. “Lieut. Blaul and a squad of detec- tives began an investigation in drug stores where prescriptions for Mrs. Mc- Clintock and Dr. Olson had been filled. The purpose of this was to ascertain whether any of the prescriptions ordered by attending physicians had contained | mercury in sufficient quantities to Jeave traces after the lapse of years since the deaths of the two. Whether traces of any other poisons had been tound could | not be learned tonight. Lieut. Blaul and his assistants in ex- | amining the files ‘of drug stores ob-| tained four prescriptions for digitalis, | a heart stimulant. These were fssued | by Dr. . Charles Kruesmarck, family | physician, for the McClintock family, who reported in June, 1909, that Mrs. McClintock had died at her home of chronic rheumatic endocarditis and myrocarditis, affections of the heart. Her death had been hastened by rheu- mastism and the shock of her husband’s death in an automobile accldent two years previously. Doctor Is Questioned. The detectives also talked to Dr. K. L. Thorsgaard, who had attended Dr. Olson. He sald he had written no pre- scriptions, as his treatment had con- sisted of moral advice, supplementing the treatment Dr. Olson gave himself. He said, however, that he had given one prescription over the telephone and that it was filled at a south side drug store. This pharmacy reported, how- ever, that it kept no record of telephone prescriptions, Judge Olson tonight said that the pre- scriptions for Mrs. McClintock, ob- tained by the detectives, had been handed to him and that he had mailed them to Coroner Wolff. He declined to say whether they contained anything of importance. Shepherd, who is now fighting for bail on a charge of murdering Mrs. Mc- Clintock’s son, was in Texas at the time of Mrs. McClintock's death. Dr. Kruesmarck said that Mrs. McClintock had asked him to be a foster father to Billy, but that he had been unable to accept the charge. The doctor had suggested that Mrs. Shepherd, a friend of Mrs. McClintock, should adopt the | boy and Mrs. Shepherd was hurriedly ' summoned, arriving a few hours before death. The adoption arrangements then were hurriedly made just before Mrs. McClintock died. | | upon the arrival of Luther C, White, newly appointed superin- tendent of Federal prisons. The applications will be from those eligible for hearing at the regular May meeting. Today 20 prisoners from San Francisco and 4 from Phoenix, Ariz., put the prison count at 3,185, ‘the highest in the history of the institution. The. population has been grow-. ing steadily since the close of the war. In 1918 it was 1,600 | to Director of Trafc Eldridge bear- C., CHIZEN FEDERATION VOTES T0° CREATE ADVISORY COUNCIL Accepts Suggestion of Dis- trict Commissioners for Body of This Type. MEMBERS_H|P OF EIGHT TO BE CHOSEN BY VOTE Two of These Will Be Designated by Colored and Six by White Associations. By a vote of 40 to 16 the Federation of Citizens’ Associations decided at its meeting in the District Building last night to create a citizens’' advis- ory council to consult with the Dis trict Commissioners on all municipal questions. Establishment of this new organ- ization is a result of the suggestion of the Commissioners to the federa- tion that it take steps to create a city council. Under the plan of formation as finally agreed to last night after lengthy discussion, the council will be compossd of eight men in addition to the president of the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, who would be ex-officio chairman of the council. | Would Elect Members, Six members of the council would be e'ected by the Federation of Citi- | zens' Associations and two by the| Federation of Civic Associations, the latter being made up of the colored assoclations. Any member in good standing of a nelghborhood citizens’' association affliated with either the white or the colored federation would be elegible for election to the council. Although several delegates voiced vigorous opposition to the adoption of the council plan during the long debate, the iinal vote was decisive. Favor Trafic Rules. The federation also adopted a num- ber of recommendations to be sent ing on the new traffic code, the most important of which was that the | speed limit for vehicles should not! exceed 30 miles an hour anywhere in_the District. The federation voted to admit fo membership the District of Columbla | League of Woman Voters. Some op- | position to this action was voiced on | the ground that the federation should not take in any more organizations other than neighborhood citizens’ as- sociations. Alms of League. { J. W. Murphy. chairman of the membership committee, urged favor- ablé action, however,’ pointing out| that ene of the principal aims of the | league Is to obtain the ballot for the | Deople of the District, which, he said, | is algo one of the main objectives of the federation. A resolution by W. B. Todd, chair- man of the committee on highways, parks and waterways, was adopted. favoring an amendment to existing law by which owners of abutting property would not be assessed for the resurfacing of a worn-out street when the property owners pald as- sessments for the original paving. The federation adopted resolutions of regret over the death of Charles C. Lancaster, who was for many years a prominent figure in the citizen movement. William McK. Clayton also paused to pay tribute | to the memory of Prof. Mitchell Car- Toll, a former delegate, who died several weeks ago. i The plan for the creation of the (Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) 16 MEN ARE INDICTED | IN BIG TICKET FRAUD Two of Accused Arrested in Mis- souri—Railroads Suffer Heavy Losses by Scheme. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 4.—Operations of an alleged ring of swindlers in railroad tickets were revealed today by Federal officlals upon receipt of word from St. Louis that O. H. Shir- ley had been arrested in St. Louls and Ross Frazier in Kansas City and charged with complicity in the deal- ings. Railroad companies with lines run- ning south and west of New York are said to have been defrauded of large sums by the resale of passenger tick- ets placed in the hands of the swindlers by railroad employes. Federal indictments were obtained four weeks ago against 16 men alleged to have been engaged in the fraudulent operations. The indict- ments were kept secret until word of the two arrests came from St. Louls. The methods of the ring were de- scribed by Speclal Government Prose- cutor Arthur Sager, who said that conductors retained tickets given them by passengers and malled them back to an office maintained in New York, where they were distributed for sale to outgoing passengers. If the time limits on the ticket had ex- pired they were turned back to rail- road ticket offices for refund. The prosecutor added that the| scalpers were assisted by the bulk of| rallroad traffic to Florida resorts, the crowds entraining for the South! facilitating matters for the Pullman conductors who on through trains collect both Pullman and rafiroad tickets. The train eonductor was in- structed to be informed on the num- ber of passengers he had aboard, however. Only one train conductor was named in the indictments re- turned by the grand jury. Those' {ridicted four weeks ago be-. sides Shirley and Frazier were: Charles D. Davis, Harry H. Scud- der, Geprge H. Wertz, Robert L, Wil- son, Herbert Kendall, Floyd Reed, Wallace T. Gandler, ‘John' -S." "King and Marion S. Averette. all Pullman conductors; Adolph Blum, David Lyons, J.. Font .Smith .and .Charles Barton, all ticket scalpers, and Wil- llam G. Yates, raliroad conductor for the. Pennsylvanis. system. - | three NAVY T0 REMODEL TWO BATTLESHIPS Texas and Arkansas Ordered In—Will Be Converted Into 0il Burners. Two of the Navy's cripples, the bat. tleships Texas and Arkansas, after limping through a foreign cruise of months this Summer with the midshipmen from the Naval Academy, will go in for a period of convales- cence, receive a thorough body re- building,/ after which they are ex- pected to be so rejuvenated as to be able to take their places proudly again in the first line of the battle fleet. It is the beginning of the Navy's modernization plan, made necessary by the limitation of armament treaty, which prevents the building of new ships to replace them, and the orders just issued culminates & long fight in Congrass. The crippled condition of six of the ships, among which are these two, Is one of the factors which, it is claimed has kept the American {Navy below the 5-5-3 ratio allowed by the arms treaty. In fact, efforts were made to stop even this work on the ground that it violated the treaty. Orders have just been issued by the Navy Department for the Texas to be at the Norfolk navy yard August 1, and the Arkansas at the Philadelphia navy yard September 1. Shortly after they arrive they will be placed in reduced commission. Practically all supplies will be sent eshore, the greater portion of the crew will be sent to other ships, and only such minor drills will be car- ried on as are necessary to maintain discipline and protect the ship from | fire or other damage while in the yards. 1t will take about two years for the work. Out of the Fleet for Montha. These vessels have not been with the fleet for many months, as it was necessary to detach them because of their inability to keep up, largely because of their boilers, reached such a condition that low steam pressure could be carried safely. The other vessdls to receive same rteatment are the New York, Wyoming, Florida and the Utah, but S0 far no orders have been issued for these vessels to begin their re- juvenation. Generally, the alterations will in- clude the instalfation of additional protection against submarine attack, the installation of additional anti- air craft deck protection, renewal of boilers and the change from coal burners to oil burners. In addition, the Texas will receive an entire new fire control system, or method of con- trolling the gun fire in order to make the greatest number of hits in the shortest time. Reduced Steam Pressure. The boilers of these ships are in such a deteriorated condition due to long service and the particularly arduous war service, when few re- pairs could be made, that as a mre- cautionary measure against disaster to personnel, the department with- drew them from the fleet and reduced the allowed steam pressure. This cut (Continued on Page 6, Column 4.) . FOURTH ARMY MAN FACES PLOT CHARGE Three Ousted as Communists at | Schofield Barracks—One Gets 40 Years. By the Associated Press. HONOLULU, April 4—Three more soldiers were dishonorably discharged today following charges that they at-. tempted to organize a revolutionary communist league among the enlisted men of Schofield Barracks. Walter Trumbull, another private, Is to be tried on like charges Monday. Private Paul Crouch, 21st Infantry, was sentenced by general court mar- tial to 40 years imprisonment and dishonorably discharged as the ring- leader in the Communist plot. As the alleged leader of the “Hawailan Com- munist League,” Crouch issued prop- aganda under pretext of being a teacher of Esperantoat army school Tn a letter of the league, produced a evidence, Crouch, Trumbull and Wal- ter' Nadeau were named as the ex- ecutlve committee. . . The arrests were made on March 10 after Crouch had defended com- maunism in a local newspaper, but the fact was not made known by the army-authorities until today. which had | only | the | SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 5, 1925--104 PAGES. il | TODAY’S STAR | i PART ONE—10 PAGES. H General News—Local, National, Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Pages 22 and 23. Palm Sunday Music in the Churches— Page 23, Spanish War Veterans—Page 24. Current News Eveasts—Page 2t. Army and Navy News—Page 30. Girl Scouts—Page 31. Camp Fire Girls—Page 31.. Radio News and Programs—Pages 32 and 33, Boy Scouts—Page 34. At the Community Centers—Page 35. Financial News—Pages 36, 37 and 38. PART T“TO—N PAGES. Editorials and Editorial Features. Washington and Other Society. Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4. Reviews of New Books—Page 4. News of the Clubs—Page 4. Tales of Well Known Folk—Page 10. D. A. R. Activities—Page 12. Y. W. C. A. News—Page 12. W. C. T. U—Page 12. PART THR‘I“}!'}-'IZ PAGES. Amusements—Theaters and the Photo- play. Music in Washington—Page 5. Motors and Motoring—Pages 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Fraternal News—Page 11. District Nationaf‘Guard—Page 11. Civilian Army News—Page 12. PART FQUR—4 PAGES. Pink Speérts Section. PART FIVE—8 PAGES. Magazine Section—Fiction and Features. The Rambler—Page 3. { PART SIX—10 PAGES. i Classified Advertising. { GRAPHIC SECTION—12 PAGES. World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—i PAGES. Mr. Straphanger; Reg'lar Feller: and Mrs.; Mutt and Jeff. LIMIT ON NUMBER OF TAXIS IS FIXED | Police Order First Step to Reform Control of Public Vehicles. | Mr. | No more taxicabs or public hacks| will be licensed in the District, under a police regulation promulgated yes- terday. Efficient and economic service to the public as well as prevention of vehicular saturation in the already congested streets requires the limita- tion on the number of taxicabs and public hacks, in the opinion of Dis- trict officials. The text of the regulation follows: “That the number of licensed taxi- cabs and public hacks for the con- veyance of passengers operating on the public highways in the District of Columblia is hereby limited to 1,435, and no license to operate any such vehicle shall be granted to any per- son 50 as to make said number in ex- cess of that herein referred to.” In submitting the recommendation to the Board of Commissioners En- gineer Commissioner Bell made the following explanation: “In view of the large number of cabs already in the city of Washing- %on, which are moresthan sufficient in number efficiently and economically to serve the public, and because of the existing congestion of traffic, I move that the order be issued. : The taking of this action te limit the number of cabs is the prelimi- nary step in a careful study of new | regulations to control the operation of vehicles for hire on the streets. Maj. W. E. R. Covel. assistant en- gineer commissioner, in consulation with the director of traffic’s office, is now inquiring into all phases of taxi- cab regulation, lack of which was re- cently pointed out in an article in The Sunday Star. BURIED SEVERAL HOURS, MINER ESCAPES INJURY il s Coal “Runs Away” at Depth of 2,000 Feet and Man Is Rescued by Fellow-Workers. Special Dispatch to The Star. POTTSVILLE, Pa., April 4.—After being buried for several hours, Nor- man Lavenberg, a miner at Eagle Hill Colliery, was rescued alive to- day. Lavenberg was imprisoned when a big mass of coal “ran away" and blocked him off from his fellows 2,000 feet beneath the surface. Miners worked frantically to rescue him. He was brought to the Pottaville Hospital without any apparent rious injuries, ] | | APPEAL MAY STAY CHAPMAN'S DEATH Is Only Hope for Bandit | Sentenced to Hang on “ June 25. | By the Associated Press. | HARTFORD, Conn., April 4—The| colorful life of Gerald Chapman, vivid | {in spectacular misdeeds which earned | for him a reputation as the country’s | most dangerous criminal, was ordered | forfeited by a Connecticut jury to- day. He was sentenced to be hanged a few minutes after midnight next June 25 for the murder of Patrolman James | Skelly last October 12. i But Chapman, stll the stoic criminal | of fron nerve, hasn't gvien up the| fight for his life. Notice of appeal| from the first degree murder verdict was filed_by Chief Defense Counsel; Frederick J. Groehl,” directly after| sentence of death had been imposed. A reversal of the verdict, and a new trial, may yet enable the prisoner to escape the hangman's noose. Or should the State supreme court up- hold the lower court, it may take months before its decision is reached, thus deferring the execution. City for Chapman. News of the verdict and sentence was bad news to Hartford, which was | decidedly “for” Chapman. Motion picture spectators for the past week hissed pictures of Walter E. Shean, the Springfield, Mass., ad- vertising man who first accused Chap- man of murder. These same crowds applauded when Chapman was shown on the screen. Hugh M. Alcorn, State’s attorney, issued a statement after the verdict was rendered today, that he would recommend to the court a long prison term for the Springfield man, who i expected to plead gullty to a robbery | charge. Shean, when captured near David- son and Leventhal's New Britain de- partment store on Sunday morning, October 12 last, told the police that Chapman had been his partner in looting the store safes. Shean sald Chapman was the cracksman who had | shot a path to freedom. killing Skelly. Jury Votes But Onmce. | The jury-which had been locked | up for the night after having delib- | erated on the case more than nine | hours yesterday, returned to its delib- | erations soon after 9 o'clock this| (Continued on Page 2, Column 1) | ANTI-FASCIS'l: WOUNDS FOE IN DEPUTIES’ DUEL | Surgeon Halts Encounter Which Is | Result of Scuffie in Italian Chamber. | By the Associated Press. ! ROME, April 4—The Fascist dep-| uty, Bottai, and former Commandant | Deputy Viola fought a duel with| swords today near cne of the bridges | across the Tiber. The Fascist duel- ist was wounded in the forearm in the second passage, and the duel was ended on surgeon’s orders. The affair was the outcome of a challenge issued after a scuffle in the Chamber of Deputics, resulting from Viola's criticism of the concentration of Black Shirts in the recent mu- nicipal elections at Caserta. When Viola expressed dissatisfac- tion with the government's explana- tion that the election was conducted in an orderly manner the Fascist dep- uty shouted remarks across the cham- ber which Viola took as an insult. He ran across the floor and hit Bottai in the face. The Fascist answered with a chal- lenga to & duel. . PRESIDENT TO TAKE TRIP Spring Weather Lures Him to Voy- age Down Potomac. ‘Washington's first touch of Spring weather prompted President Cool- idge yesterday to change his mind about making a week-end cruise on the Mayflower. Although it had been indicated that he .would not leave the White House, announcement was made that after attending church to- day he would board the presidential yacht for an overnight trip down the ! Potomac. Attorney General Sargent, Secre- taries Jardine and Davis and Sen: Wadsworth of New York have been tpvited to socompany him and Mrs | | Forfeiting Collateral | Maj. FIVE CENTS. NEW ORDER BANS TAKING GASH BAIL IN TRAFFIC CASES Must Take Offender Into Court at Once, Police Are Instructed. LATITUDE IS ALLOWED IN MINOR OFFENSES Will Not Save Violators From Facing Judge. Carrying into effect the intent of Con- to hail traffic offenders directly into court instead of allowing them to deposit collateral at precinct stations Daniel Sullivan, superintendent of police, last night instructed his force to begin enforcing the new provision to- morrow. In a sweeping general order, the police chief ordered officers to take directly into court all automobile drivers found breaking the tra laws between 10:30 p.m and $:30 am., the only exceptions being those who violate minor provisions, where im- mediate action might impose an un- due hardship on a reputable cltizen In this case the police officer is al- lowed to use his discretion In ar- ranging with the defendant to meet him at court at a stated time. Since there will be a traffic court in session, beginning tomorrow, from 9 o'clock in the morning until 11 o'clock at night, Maj. Sullivan ordered that col- lateral will be accepted only when the arrest is made between the hours of 10:30 o'clock p.m. and 8:30 o'clock a.m. Police Chief's Order. The order governing police pro- cedure in traffic cases beginning to- morrow reads in part as follows: “All persons arrested for any vio- lation of the traffic regulations be- tween the hours of 8:30 o'clock a.m. and 10:30 o'clock p.m. will be taken directly from point of arrest to the Traffic Court; provided, however, that for minor infractions of the regula- tions, where such immediate action might work a hardship or serious embarrassment to a reputable citi- zen, the arresting officer is vested with power and discretion to set a date and time convenient to the de- fendant and to such officer for tha appearance of such defendant in court for trial. Ne Bail “For flagrant and apparently in- tentional violation of the regulations, however, and in major cases, such as willful violations of the speed regu- lations, driving while under the in- fluence of liquor, use of smoke screen, colliding and leaving the scene, etc., no departure from the general rule of immediate appearance in court will Aceeptable. | be tolerated. “In all cases where officers make arrest where immediate appearance is directed, such officer will notify his precinct or bureau as to the time of leaving his beat or post and time of his return to such beat or post, and proper and accurate record of all such notifications to precincts by of- ficers will be maintained in such sta- tion or bureau. The arresting officer will be held directly responsible for securing from defendants appearing in court under the provisions of this order, all neces- sary information for the record of arrest. Prepared forms for this pur- pose will be found in the office of the assistant corporation counsel, and in each case one of such forms will be filled out and the officer will deliver or cause to be delivered such form to the station clerk whose duty it shall be to enter such information on the record of arrest book. Night Cases Exception. “It was clearly the intent of Con- gress to reduce to the necessary mini- mum the acceptance and forfeitures of collateral in traffic cases, and it is therefore directed that only in the | case of such arrests for traffic viola- tions as are made after 10:30 o'clock p.m. and before §:30 am. will de- fendants be taken or directed to the station houses and permitted to de- posit collateral; all other causes will g0 direct to court and the respons! bility for their release will rest upon { that bod. “An officer will be detailed for duty at the Police Court from 3:30 o'clock p.m. to 11:00 o'clock p.m., on all secu- lar days of the week, and it will be the duty of such officer to assist in looking “after such prisoners as are brought to the court for trial, and it will be his further duty to ac- company the patrol wagon taking prisoners from the court to the jail at the close of each night's session. This officer will also be held respons- ible for the thorough search of de- fendants committed to jail or to the Gallinger Hospital and the safeguard- ing of such property as may be taken from them; personal property to be delivered to and receipted for by the prisoner when he arrives at the jail other property such as weapons, etc., to be handled according to the ex- isting rules and regulations of the department. This officer will be pro- vided with a property book for the purpose of recording and receipting for such property. Assures Court Action. Judge George H. Macdonald slated to preside over the night ses- sion at Police Court for the first two weeks. For a short time the new system, it is believed, will result in many people who previously were allowed to forfeit their collateral and escape convictions being brought into court and deal with summarily. The four presiding judges of the Police Court are of the opinion, however, that the ultimate result will be stricter ad- herence to the law, and consequently a safer and saner National Capltal. Intoxicated drivers will by necessity of the offense escape facing the court until later. In the minds of court of- ficlals it would be preposterous to send a man. before. the judge while still under the influence of liquor, or even to arraign him. This immunity, however, will be short-lived. Night traffic court, as its name im- plies, will be held only for traffic violations. All other District of Ce- lumbia cases and United States cases will come up as formerly, and oel- lateral will be taken when desmed proper by police precinct chieftains. A change will be noted In the fact that due to the co-operation of the “{Continucd on Page %, Column 3.)