Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1926, Page 1

he iy Star, WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION . \ts per 1 and service w The Star is “From Press to Home Within the Hour” delivered ever 1o Washir h evening and ton homes at o Telephone Mam 3000 il start immediate 1.094— No. 29,895, tered as second elass matter ! _office, Washington, D. C. PRISONERS IN JAIL ERE HERDED LIKE ANIMALS IN' DIRTY, GERN-LADEN CELLS Dry Arrests So Increased That Quarters Are Far Overtaxed—Floors Cover- | STAR REPORTER, IN JAIL, FINDS DISTRICT PRISON NO PARADISE [Well Laid Plot Brings Writer 10-Day Sentence. Police Court Lockup Would Have Given Dante Another Chapter for “Inferno,”” He Says. Note In order to investigate first-hand conditions among the s at the Police Court and the District jail. a member ‘of The Star staff, disguising himself appropriately and taking the name of “Pete Murtin” deliberately had himself arrested. spent the night in a precinet station and was sentenced {n Police Court to a term in joil. The marrative detailing his adventures follows helow: wnder the signature of Pete Martin priso BY PETE professional habitues FARTIN. f the District Jall, Occoquan or the palatial ceils of Washington's precinet stations will no doubt r in profane and uncouth mirth when I say at -this, that shlem of how to gel Into Jail is no Hard-boiled and the outset of my con- fession imple one. to be the v ed With Refuse and Filth. | PETTY GRAFT PRACTICE | IS PERMITTED IN OPEN | New Wing to Building Is Regard-i ed as Only Solution to Deplor-i able Situation That Is Beyond Officials’ Power to Remedy, Star Reporter Discovers. ind convictions for viola- the )va\f‘ <o rapidly in recent years District tar 1 capacity forced term pris- into penned up a time with sleep at night on dirty. | filled pallets thrown on a floor filth and Arrosts tion laws incre that vond its ori of prohibition the jail, taxed he i cells It them ers hy crow live ut | and of these even hefore they for taking care <o limited that on awaiting trial i u jammed packed nding roow movenent such any he These facts iy others re-| Conrt | led a the aft lating and a taday member District 1 who. de convi roan The St cealing hi ratels underwent arrest tion and served part of a nee in jail to get his facts first hand Be. of the Ofticials. transgressor is y pointing out conditions today, no tempt s false sentimentality of lite did 1 tind it to! ol first re \arming in men sent to juil, while nt sl caring Problem ond “The wa hard,” and as thev exist made to foster ma v prison write had wetlich wa the condi on t ident situation incr la offictals. 1t to last that sults from an the number no proportionate been made in the for them During his stuy t the D) The Star repo T \ among the prisoners practised and apparently without hindva on the part of the officials there On their way meals prisoners are offered sugar for sale at the rate of 5 cents A bag, the hag being an old tohaceo sack the » it is sold sugar at the 1l coste prisaners abont &0 cents a a Old rags are offered for rent to prisoners for towels at the rate of ents each, and sometimes rerented are damp it facilitie Tail, aft et pot A while they stil = Cigarette Cost High ed buy | for such as| sold the prison- | demanded (fections, those A part of his ser 3 feet. Ad smaller and A lavatory in this cell e Tavate There were Three of them, there- | on the bunks, four on ticks on the floor— four | proper and threa in the The cell was originally de ommuodate two men colls of the sume size there | wight and even nin faining Aarier rere were hinks and one in fore aw filled call clept in lavatary ned Cleaned about ing e eping the With herosene thereater day and woped together in| Al had colds and | them were spitting | the floor. Some were abreco dHly. Al were | Dirt aecumulated, refuse | By night the cell floor was muek nd slime this men hi together, | y each’ oth es. | 4230 ning | g thionighout the conghs wtinuall chewlng smoking xnthered A layer filth the snoring abou e ol evening I~ st of ¢ VR fa Repairs Negleeted. Painting and repairs of all { d at the jail and | uniforms for the prisoners abandoned | and manv fnetdentals done away with | altogether hecau the increased | number of prisoners has necessitated the stretching of available appropri ations to cover hare necessities. Ac cording to the officials themselves, food has heen the onlv thing kept af normal and decent standards. The | writer found the food poor, but not to such an extent to warrant erlticlsm, for § @ poor place to | satisfy the an epleure | Prisoners arve leadin which makes them atiack by all ihe medical dictionary imany of them for work, officlals state exercise consists in marching to three menls euch day. The work that is 1o be done ix spread smong volun teers from the prisoners and given to the trystiex In the cell with the writer there were men who had not been outside its steel walls, except to go to meals, for eight days. Thev lived in fetid air during the day and slept in filth t night, The same conditions which brought about an overcrowding at the District iail have resulted similarly at Police Court. When prisoners are awaitin; +rial at Polire Court they are crowd (Continued em Page 4, Column 1) - e heen neglee 1 s tastes of | an existence I subjects to ixeases listed In a There ure too which o provide therefore thelr "OROMIBITIONFICHT BRIAND'S RETURN | ers insist I8 hy no means so | sress of the group which favors mod | and approached ‘curelessly or without due and deliberate prepuration. ¢ Indeed. it ix (o be expected lute brethren in crime, that they will shout me down, advise me to ko somewhere und find tlurge und unsultied bunk of new-fallen snow nd bury my head therein until it For, they Will unswer and with no smull show of heat, that the world's great problem s woto k st ot i a kindly Govern- ment, dn fact, has so surrounded its citizens with Jaws that a mere matt ving 1o jail | ix one of the least difficult iplishments | dong lite's rough and stony of these, my Careful Preparati Essential. But for an aniateur there is a certain amount careful and palnstaking preparation and There is the matter of personal pearance, for instance, and the change from Dr. Jekvll to Mr. Hyde not one to be accomplished overnight. The heard, for in- stance, must be allowed free rein to develop that lixuriant follage so proudly displayed by papa in the later pages of the family album The finger nails should be liberally chewed while Mother Nature is providing the eoloring matter. One's ears should he thrown open to collect all that's in the afr. perhaps assisted in their search by liberal delvings into the coal pile. One's teeth must be carefully hlackened by a competent dentist. for bums do not hav white teeth. Soap and water should be f gotten and avolded for days at a time in ord that the eriminal may accumulate what (tmosphere, but is more commenly and vul he cld clothes stores which display (heir tattered to fap and swuy entivingly at the passershy, from which the wateur may ol his dis- of thought E BUM. sometimes known ref ed to as divt vemmnants on rusty provide an ample wardrobe Huixe. 2 And then comes the problem of what erlme 1o Commit ge 4, Column The (hought (Wontinued on b NOW REAL FACTOR FORECAST IN PARIS Issue Looms in Many Con-|Talk Also Heard That Cail- gressional Campaigns, With laux Will Be Asked to Most Force Since 1920. | | By the Ase | Par BY 6. Gou “wet lightee titution 1ot ) LINCOLN, Sdry fight, Amendment ! the Volstead Were expected - potitical in | ssional campaign o than any the prohibition Avistide 1 the of s Briand's t dawn prehis politic Which dical-Soc s of 1 and which | o what patability the g uccess of the 1t 1St coulition in the | have governed France. That incompatibility,« which muni (he | fested itselfl purticularly tn fnancio | o | questions wher the Chumber | called upon 1o vote new taxes, was noi | “t. but the overthrow of the goy et | ernment was n surprise, because one among candidates for the Senate and | should be no cabinet crisis now. " | Briand's eighth ministry, which The report comes from Philadelphia | thought not to be his last, came into that Representative William D. \ | power and continued of the Repuhl organization | exi ver three In that city, is ahout to announce hix | ionths, while the average life of a i) ik | French’ cabinet ix nine month. The | 4 5 cabinet suffered repeated crises, due to | the Senate against Senator | gicigions within ltseif, as well as divi- | that the Vare platform in s parlimentary majortty. | wines and heer.” {The radical members of the officl: amily threatened to walk out just b the holidays, but changed thelr noan. | minds when the premier said he would Democratic national committeeman | see them go without despair.” for Illinofs and Democratic in ¢ e Chi announced ‘his candidacy for | . Ministers Voted “Nay. { The vice president of the cabinet, the m a “wel” platform | in nd Representative John Rene Renault, ahstained from votin Phitip HNL, Republican, 1s seeking the | When M. Briand made it a question o nomination for Senator against Sen. [confidence on the financlal measures in the Senate. On another occasion ator We hd Mr. Hill is leader of op PE o e TR eea he four Radical ministers furnished an the “wet” forces in the House. He is | . o X running on A “wet™ platform against | MDWonted spectacle voting against their own governmer his apponent, whom the Hill suppor " il ' Such a combination ordmarily WS have collapsed under the first diffieul- | ty, but was kept together by the force of circumstances, and overthrown as | an incidental consequence of the dis. like of the Radicals and Soclalists t new taxes. Nothing would be less surprising ip | the opinion of the parlinmentary ex-| perts thun to see M. BHr i back on the gove nent b 1l 1 the cham | ber when t erisls s solved, though the difficulties were nol diminishéd | after luxt night's contused session. There is talk In the lobbles that M. | Calllanx will be recommended by M Briand 10 form a new ministry, made up su as o cater to the majority in the center of the chumber, comprising nationalists and radicals on the left and the national bloc on the right, Briand Has Busy Day. President Doumergue will begin his consultations by a talk with former Premier Idouard Herriot while in Lyons, and will resume his negotia- ttons Sunday evening on his return to Elysee Pal For a fallen minjs ter. M. Briand had a most active| day. He had a short nap after hand- ing in his resignation, then saw the | president off for Lyons, after which he conferred with his fellow-delegates to Geneva, Paul Boncour and Louis Leucheur. He also recefved the Mar quis Quinones de Leon, the Spanish Ambassador, relative to Spain’s chances to obtain a permanent seat in the league counc After lunch M. with Count Skrzynski regarding Po- land's prospects. A short time was devoted o current business ut the foreign office, then he met Sir Austen | Chamberlain” at the North station, and went off arm-narm with the British foreign secretary for & talk at the British embassy. “There is one consolation in being on a diet.”” the premier remarked. "It doesn’t take me long to eat, other. wise 1 would miss the Geneva spe. clal.” M. Briand, Sir Austen Chamber- lain and Count Skrzynski left for the Geneva meeting of (he assembly and council of the League of Nations at 8:45 this evening. They were on the the in nent forcement e the comi greater extent since 1820, when it into effect The detevmination modification of the Volstemd act, that t wines and Leers manufactured, imported and sold for purposes i this looming as st elect Low to make ver wis may is 1ea an ite is v nomi 1 Republican natio Pey will and light sions Platform for Brennarn A few days would | Mr. Hiil In the contesis for seats Honse a considerable number of the sitting members will run as “wets,” In some of the congressionat districts | they will be opposed to “wets” and in others to “dry” candidgtes. Seais now held by v will be sought by “wel” upponents. The stuge Is becoming more und more el for a delve Lo inceresse the representation in both houses of Con in the fcation of the \ulstead act, if not the repeal of the Bighteenth Amend ment. The olitcome of these contests will be watched with no lttle interest Sentiment Pro and Coen. The prohibitionists insist that the | prohibition sentiment s stronger than ever, take tl untry by and large, that the effort to gain ground being staged by the “wets is a (Continued on Page §, Column 2 FRAZIERS DENOUNCE “SON’” AS AN IMPOSTER Conduct of Alleged Mexioan Shows He Is Not Veteran, Minister and Wife Admit. By the Associated Press. NIOBRARA, Nebr., March 6.—Ar thur LopezFrazier, accepted for two venrs as their own son, has been de nounced as an imposter by Rev. and Mrs. Chavles Frazier, Ed Fry, news paper editor here, savs Arthur lLopez-Frazier entered the family after the Indian missionary and wife had buried the casket which the Government said contained the body of their son killed in action during the World War. The parents embraced him as thelr own son, despite contradictory evidence furnished by the United States Veterans' Bureau, which as serted Arthur Lopez was a Mexican imposter. They accepted the war insur- ance and compensation payments from the Government, saving they would use it to aid Lopez-Frazier, as he was known, in his illness. same train but in different cars. Herr The ‘conduct of Lopez-Frazier dnr-| Von Hoesch, the German ambassa- ing recent visits with the Frazier fam- |dor. rushed up at the last minute to ily on the Indian reservation hax|say good-bye. As he went in the caused the parents to admit their|coach. M. Briand, with a tired ex.| error, the editor claims. The future |pression, sald: "I am going to sleep of Loper-Frazier is uncertain to friends |and think about things tomorrow. It of the Frazier family here. is a terrible occupation, this.” now WASHINGTON, | dicates the fmportance attached by (he | the league. | China and | the influence of holshevik | the righteous: | in | clting {of | sentative to the council to present the {RUDOLPH AND POLA | same.” | planned D. C, SUNDAY M = Iy ORNING, MARCH 1 926. PAGE (#) Means Associated Pr FIVE CENTS SOVIET HAND SEEN INPEKING DEMAND FOR COUNCIL SEAT Fear Arises That Russia Is Trying to - Undermine League in Far East. TO DISMAY AT GENEVA Turkey's Ignoring of Invitation to Attend Assembly Creates Further Difficulty. By the Associated Pross GENEVA, March 6.—A bomb ex ploding in the corridors of the palace of the League of Nations hardly could have caused more excitement and dis- may than the sudden downfall today of Aristide Brian government in France, on the eve of_next week's international negotlatlons on_ which, in a sense, the very destiny of the league depends. The dismay was fncreased by the early report that M. Briand would not even come to Geneva for the pour flers with Sir Ansten Chamberlain i the German statesmen concern ing the grave problem of reconstrict ing the league council, which are to precede the opening of the formal ses ions. This feeling was allaved some- | what. however, by the later announce- | nt that M. Briand had decided to | ve for Geneva tonlght, in splte of | the collapse of his cabinet. This in- | tomorron’s discus the future of the | also fur the program of | and reconciliation in | Euwrope beyun at Locarno. i | Irench leader sions, not only league but reconstruction to for { New Threat Is Seen. Although the French crisis und the | steife within the league cuused by ! the clamor of varfous countries for | permnnent seats in the council already | were sufticient to vecupy public inter st 4 new and disturbing element rept into the situation tonight to ive added anxiety to the friends of In the recent attitude of Turkey in connection with affairs these friends now see | Russia. ain league China, ke Poland, and | Al, has requested election fo a permanent seat on the council, but, going further than them, has official Iv filed a demand for such u seal. China - specifically declares that she wants a perm e “in case the ! is enla which s inter prefed here to mean that even it the enlurgement {ncludes no other natlon | than Germany China will stick to | < of her demund ! Ofticials of the le e sald tonight thut they wee in the Chinese move a threut of withdvawal from the leagae | the event her demand s refused. They fear that Moscow hose in fluence in Chinn is incre; is In Peking to push this demand hoping that it will result in China's withdeawal from the institution and the resultant rise of bolshevism in to f Turkey's Case Alarms, this Ch officinls Mink th bie attitude of league | | ICEE incident, somewhat inexplica Turkey, who recently eluborated a treaty with Russ Greece | appealed to the I under the terms of the covenant th wund that peace between her nd Turkey i placed in danger hn dispute the fixation of their mtier in eastern Thrace Gireece wsked that the Permanent Court International Justice define the prevogatives of the boundary com mission Instituted by the treaty of Lausunne, The league this government zue on a over [ has of duly notified hoping the send Angora Turkish repre. Jpeal would a Turkish ever, munication, The leagne “(Continued on Thus ignored how com- | viewpoint nrkey has the BETROTHED ON TRIAL Screen Stars to Wed at End of Four Months if “Love Remains the Same.™ By the Associsted Press LOS ANGEL March Angeles Times suvs 1 today aunounced a “trial trothal”’ to Rudolph Valentino and will marry him at the end of & four- month test if their “love remains the “I say he is the supreme the wetress said. “Helleve me, | have had experience enough with | man. 1 am really a connoisseur of | men. But this is my great affair. 1 am so eager to test separation, the supreme test.” Negri declined to call engagement that wo like man,"” love | it by the | arr an zaged. like declared. It sounds ness agreement.’” <he sald that in marriage neither she the event of nor Valentino | to forsake their screen careers. Only the arrival of chil- dren would cause her to leave mo- | tion plctures, she added. Miss Negri plans to go to Berlin in May to test the mutual love of | Valentino and of herself. | BAN ON NEWS IGNORED. Accounts of Murder Trial Bring Contempt Charges, Special Dispatch to The S BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss, March 6.— Newspaper readers of this country were glven full accounts of the tes- timony in the Jesse Favre murder trial today, despite the order of Judge White that no testimony be published in papers circulating in the county. X leporters were given every oppor- tunity to send out the testimony, hut Judge White indicated the authors of the reports would be jailed for contempt as soon as the newspapers reached the court room. Contempt proceedings are expected Monday, when the trial will be continued. May | cided | not | Husband | whether or | it applicable in all districts. | Courteous Robber Holds Door Open (took § | $24.41 WILL BE APPEALED Makes It Appear Law Has% Been Misconstrued 19 | Years, Says Hushand. Hy tie Associpled Press The bej Labor that wcision of ¥ York, re tment of commend be tuken from Judge Bondy, in New the Countess of of immigration Assistant Husband de aved the decision made 1t appear that for 19 years the immigra tion authoritles had “misconstrued that provision of the law providing for the e usion of allens who ad mitted bhaving committed a felony ot other act involving moral turpitude.” The countess was allowed to enter | the United States under ng, which held tha plained of was col Afvica, and that fn that constitute w crime. lent grew out spement several yve 1 of Craven, n excluding considerab] of aliens from the United Stat suld, “the authorities oceeded upon the bellef that ting the provision of law re Congress intended that States standards, o than the b ndards where prescribed dets were committed, 1d determine not un len is admissible However, from the decision In the Catheart matt i rs that in future cases the district which includes principal port of entry. the admissibility of an alien must he determined by the laws and idards untries, and in the In it i the purpose as soon as feasible to make unless or con A the a court’s rul act com- in South miry it did he whole cotmtess with the | numbers | Mr have in en erred | Unite until moditied by gressional action.” For the present, no effort would be made to the administrative practice force at ports of avrival, arvise and are appealed adf ted in each Ins Secretary of Labor. BANDIT ROBS A. & P, STORE, GETTING $29 | a Judiclal or he said, modify v i e the however, a if they will hce by for Customer, Then Makes Clean Getaway. | Another A, & P was added to the growing s ol robberies in the Capital last night when a lone bandit warched the s ger, a clerk and a customer into the rear room of the store at 1620 k¢ stre from the munagee's wallet and from the cash register, wnd then accomplished the customary dis appearance. Howard ieehy, mana ger. lost $5 of hix own money in this robbery, which was the second at the same place. Giles Walton, the clerk. | und E. Lally, of the Portner apari ments, the customer, were the wit- nesses. The previous | her when $110 was stolen frol cash register. At the time ther an entire day's accumulation of at the store, but last night a visit hy the chain store collector had stripped the receipt Completing the operation,:the bandit met a customer entering the front door, and courteously opened it for her, getting out of sight hefore an out cry’ could be raised. Detectives IKelly police headquarters description of the bandit cinets. BANK ROBBER A SUICIDE. Self | sture holdup Lup occurred Octo- | and ivener of flashed a gool to all | Under Susplicion, He Kills After Wounding Detective. RACINE, Wis., March 6 (B).—Ed ward Brock, 35 vears old. robbed the West Racine Bank of $2,000 in cur- rency here this afternoon and when stopped by officers a few hours later for questioning wounded a detective and killed himself, An unmasked man forced all the | employes and customers, excepting the cashier, into the rear of the hank just before the closing hour. He then made the cashier sweep all available currency into a money bag and fled. A passerby identified Brock, who oper- ated a soft drink parlor here, | Reviews | Classilied | some | made by | Lahe CATHCART DECISION | ot St PART ONE—11 PA Gieneral News—FLocal, Foreign, Schools and Colleges DAL R tivities Yo W & News Around the ity vent-Teacher Activitles ddio News and Programs vl Financin National and Pages 26 and A 1 R we - Pages 40, 41 and 42, PART TWO—14 PAC Editortals and Editorial Features, Washington and Other Society Notex of Art - Arvtists | f Winter Books Well Known the Clubs e ge 4 4. les of News of REE—I1 PAGES. heaters and the Photo PART ' Amusements, plav. Musie Motors and 8. Army and Navy News Civilian Army News- District Natlonal Guard Veterans of the Great War rnal News—Page 13. Page Pages Washington 5. Motoring in and Page Page 10. Page 1% Page 12, 10, PART FOUR—1 PA( ris Section. PART FIV\'I‘ 8 PAG ROW OVER MEXICO LOOMS AT GARITOL Senate to Get Resolution Calling for Full Data on Land Seizures. o Assoclated Press ternational dissen exican Zind laws to be drif away, but the for peace the Mexican situation in Congress is not so rosy Without much debate the adopted yesterday a resolution asking the State Department whether any oh jection from Mexico was delaying pub lication of details of the diplomatic | exchange between Washington and Mexico City, now apparently approach ing an amicable conclusion. At the same time King | Demo Utah. announced he would | ask for considerally more licht on the including the whether Amerfean Ambassador Shef field had been thrust byt clouds of i the new sion over Senate | Senator situation, anestion ine Section- Fiction Rambler PART Page 3. N—10 PAG Advertising ( News—Page § The Adopted Wife™ SECTION—10 P Hoy See Serial, GRAPHIC World PAGE Events in comic Re and lar Fellers; Teff by Mr. Tutt BLUE LAWS SCORED AS HEARING ENDS House Body‘ Not Likely to Report Measure in Its Present Form. arings on the Lankford Sunday law hill, which have been gress all week. s in attendanc closed s midnight last night, with ind 1= that the sub. committee, while not in favor of the Wil in its present form, is in favor of nday law. 1 rept the Merch: ( Manufacturers’ Asociation, and ¢ Melvin Nhurpe pepresenting the Washington Chamber of Commerce, registered th of thelr organizations to the Lankford measure and d 1o be heard st a later date John B, ganized Jalw At each sessic observince, Chirle Columbus opposition sl ., speaking for or refuted the statement vious witness that he nted the attitude of strict, He said the fon went on record had hor in Mral the 5 Labor | as opposed to this kind of legislation the American Federation of had indorsed that position and instructed its executive council te continue In oppesition to legislation of this Kind Sugg and Referendum. Mr. Colpys said that during the hearings dispute had arisen as fo which side in the controversy really represented the people of the District, and he suggested submitting the ques. tion directly to a referendum voté of the people. and then if puli’ ix *Vox Del,'" he said. e be the v hout the day of (Continued on Page 6, Columu 4.) ts nting | State Department and whether the d termining force in the negot d been former Ambassador Ch rren 1 tion ey General was rejected by W year tions irles the whose Speculation Here Keen. The Ultah Senator did not elaborate’ “ference to Mr. Warren, who has been in frequent conference with Sed retary Kellogg since the Mexican con troversy became acute ¥ several davs, however, diplon Washington s heen speculating the signifi cance of the respective roles plaved {in the nezotiations by the present and the ferme A mbassador From the hezinnine [with Mexico Mr. Shofi A fiem stand by t against any ene | American interests. plain pronouncements | the Mexican foreiz while a_diplomatie | < appeared en | Vively posible. But soon after Mr. War ven was called into the i peared a noticeable trend greement. The detailed circumstances underly Ing these surface developments are Kept a the State e partment, there decline neede any that Ambas sador Sheflield have taken fense, saving they heard nothin to indicate a de o that character, the trouble A advocated United ent upon made some f opinion ind for an close secr O possibility Is b o Borah Allays Fears. 1 in | with hundreds of t the diplon e will he puh rirman Rorah tions committee told Y the < wonld Cless e ta people he atic 1t CorTesy is expected tene shortl the Senate ve o diselose that disturbed” | tieve The | duced by | Nebrasks ter thet than s e sone adopted intro Norris, Republican previous oecusion resolution wirs Senmlor bjected to ity sl his oo Borah passage, Senator Kin Intion would be e will eall fo respondence | between the two Governments uyer periad of 10 years ‘More than six hundred Americans have been killed in Mexico,” said (ontinued on page 1) SHIP IS ABANDONED. Lomrrow 6, Column Honduran Vessel Left to Fate by Passengers and Crew. NEW ORLEANS, March 6 () All pasengers and members of | erew of the Honduran steamer Yuma, | New Orleans to Vera Cruz. had pdoned ship at 4 p.m. today, ac announcements of the dio Co.. here the Underwriter and the panish steamship om Pilot Town to senzers and five sengers n Two tug | Delemar. and the | Cadiz wera going picked up the y The Yuma carvied nd rew of 28 Abe Hummel’s Reputed $1.250,000 Estate Reported to Have By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 6.-—The today says that Abraham . Abe) Hummel, notorious eriminal law- ver, who died recently in self-imposed exile in Londen, left an estate of only $3,400 in cash instead of the $1.250,000 that was first reported. The paper learned this, it says. in Sun it have been fssved for probate of the will In surrogate’s court an Mareh 23, Hummel left his estate to two si; [ | (Little | 3 | Banke connection with the citations which | Dwindled to $5,400 ters and a nephew, but it has since been claimed by Henry D. Hummel, a bakery wagon driver of Portland, Me., who claims “Little Ahe father. Abe Hummel referred to him self ax a bachelor in his testament. The estate, according to the Sun, distributed as follows: $1.400 at the Trust Co.. §1,000 with the varanty Trust Co. (Which was named as executor) and $3.000 with the Guaranty Trust Co.s London branch, 4 the | crew. ! * was his | CITY PLANNING BILL ORDERED REPORTED FOR SENATE ACTION Changes in Park Commission Made to Coincide With Views at Hearing. OTHER LOCAL MATTERS VOTED BY COMMITTEE Notice Served on Insurance Code Disputants to Compose Differ- ence Within Wee | The Senate terday n ordered a favorahic report on the Wil to enlarge the Na tional Capital Park Commission inte a clty planning agency, with seve modifications from tha form in which it passed the House. and also tackled | a variety of other local matters. The amendments the park and | planing bill its b principles, hut wera made with a view |0 meeting, as far as possible, the views of those who testified at the hearing two weeks & Chairman © probably will report the biil to the Senate this week The committee served notice on the which have heen appearing and against the new code of in irance laws that unless they recon clle their differences within a week the committee will proceed to take some actlon on that legislation A frerne do nat alter \per oups for Hear Scheduled Tomorrow. An was made that the Senator Phipps pm. tomor ntentlon that Id bear 40 pes mpleting the tock Creek A% this measure passed the llouse, the entire $E00,000 needed would he taken from the sur plus revenues of District taxpiyers. The committee voted tn report fa vorably the hill to transfer a portion of Anacostion Park to the murisdiction of the Commis for tree nurs The bil under which adults maxr he ins ons and eventuzl fireproofinz in siven committee, but it v further information missioners hef hiil traflic in Chief of the Diy ar red to Se for furt meastie and firemen es which they nuher Kiok ouncement commitiee wiil he Colorado again_ at row in support of his the United States she cent of the cost of the linking - Parks, aners se 3 to restrict children he conditions and _invalid non firepronf for the such huile ek m decided to from the sinz on it tra gy er cont the publia parks from Enginees the Army 1" Buildings aui ithorize the director tional park police was tor Edwards of New fnvestigation pay retired police certain pension al failed to receiv: rs was referred tah for further the refe Jersey A men lowar o chan ma Bl Briefiy < the park That which in stated. the Senate commitiee ind planning bl two of the added he eminent «iri the park com fide residents House bill re zhould be a [ The of tived Distry dhere in princip hoard y of the ments had ving individ ng commis: of his other and ex uire Al membe sionin th Mticial dt At the the Senate commi the bill that commissior menda pe suggestion of Senator King tiee agreed to word park and plan wild _make om trafic and trans ind Iidivisions Wl parks unds, housin piiblic nd wat portat s hways sites and ing and zo private rezulations and hridgzes dind elements of other ¥ plar ning When the measure was up for public hearing the Distriet Commis sioners took the view that the specify | ing of so many an which the Park Commisslon could ke recommendations might lead to some conflict with the functions of the Dis | triet nment. subjee tative of Views. hearing two ssion oo weeks nd the bt Follow iy ago the 1t drafted sever ed to make th MM AS ned ax possible o views developed &t | hearin The Park Comm agreed the amendment that twe the cltiz members he residents of the District, and also agreed 1o sirik ing out the provision requiring in dividual members adhers to the plan of the commission The Park | Commission was azreeable to a mi | ficatton of the clause defining the | duttes of the pew commission so as te | give 1t specific authority in planning | for parks, playgrounds and high | ways, with a provision that it could | make recommendations to tke proper authoritles concerning all other proper elements of city planning The amendment of Senator King specifies in greater detail the ale | ments on which the Planning Com | misston could make recommendatione | As passed by the House, and as is.to be reported to the Senate. the bill b ges the name of the com mission to the National Capital Park | and Planfing Commission. In ad dition to the seven officials who now constitute the ark Commission, the reorganized body will include fou tizens appointed by the President who are qualified and experfenced in city planning. Object of the Bill. The cbject of the bill is comprehensive, consistent plan for the National pital and its environs in Maryland nd Virginia. The existing Highy | Commission, which | in the highway pla ed by this bill | " Hearings on the insuranee code end ed severa! days ago with the under standing that Thomas Baldwin. D)s trict suparintendant of Inmirancs, (Continued on Page 6, Column 5. | lie sion develop a and co | ordinatea would he a%