Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1926, Page 2

o *p DRIVE FOR WINES HITS SENATE SNAG Open Hearings on Modification. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The advocates of open heavings fore the Senate fudiclary rommit on various propesals te modify the existing prohibition law apparently have run up amainst a stone wall. No such hearings will he granted. in the opinion of Senator Walsh of Montana. “fThe only purpose of these pro posed hearings.” said Senator Walsh today. “is to uge the committee As an apen forum tn spread wet propa- ganda throughont the country. That 1= the reason why [ say the com mittee is appasad to granting the re quest for hearings on the bills per mitting the nse of light wines and heers and the Rruce resolution to in the hands place the rrafic in laquo of the Gavernment It deveiaped foday also that a con troversy has arisen hetween Senator Cummins of lowa. chafrm Judiciary committec. and members. among them Senator Walsh, over the authority of the chairman to, appoint a subeommittee to consider the modification bills or to consider any other suhject Press for Hearings. Durine A hearing yesterday. at which Senators Fdge and Edwards of New .Jercer and Rruce of Maryviand argued for apen hearings on the nwodi fication of the prohibition law, ator Cummins said that it had heen his purpose to appoint a subcommit tee to consider the maification hills He sajd. however. that Senator Rorah of Tdahn had moved to report the mod fication bills adversely without hear ings or their consideration hy a sub. committee. and for that reason he had not appointed a suhcommniittse, Later Senator Walsh challenged the right of the chalrman to appoint a suhcommittee without first being granted authority hy the full commit tee. Senator (ummins’ contention was that it has lonz been the ruie that a chairman of a Senate commit tee could appoint subcommittees to consider lezislation and appointments that come hefore the committee, Cummins Is Aroused. Senator (Cummins Is expected to prepare a resolution giving him such Authority In this ease and the com mittee will he called upon to settle the controversy once and for all. In some quarters it was rumored that Chairman Cummins was so aroused over the matter that if the committer decided against him he would resign his chairmanship. This rumor was emphatically denled. however. The Senate judiclary committee as it stands i& overwhelmingly dryv. But it was reported today that even those memhers who had voted against the adoption of the eighteenth amend- ment to the Constitution had agreed early in the session that puhlic hear- ings on the modification bills would gerve no useful purpose. Among them were Senators King of Utah and Gillett of Massachusetis. The efforts of the “wets” to obtain public hearings hefore a congressional committes on propesals to modify the prohibition 1aw will be continued. hoth on the Senate side and on the House =ide. The charge is made by Senator Edwards and Senator Fdge that the “Arys" fear to hold such hearings he- cause they might result in the presen- tation of facta which wenld Aemand some modification of existing law. BISHOP OF RICHMOND RESIGNS HIS DIOCESE X1 Health Causes Former Catholic U. Rector to Quit—Named Archbishop. Br the Associated Pross. ROME, March 9. Joseph O'Connell, a Right Rev. Denis BRishop of Rich- mond, Va., is resigning because of {1l health. He has heen promoted to the titular archbishopric of Mariama, Srria Former Catholic University Head. RICHMOND, Va. March 9. (#). The Right Rev. Denis Joseph O'Con- nell. Bighop of Richmond, has heen in 11l health for some time. At the rec- tory of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart it was declared today that the bishop is “quite il He has been Bishop of Richmond since 1912, Bishop O'Connell was born at Charleston, S. . He grew up in that State and is today a loval South Caro- linfan. He was formerly secretary to the late Cardinal Gihhons d from 1908 to 1912 was auxiliary hishop at fan Franciseo. Previously he had served as rector of the Catholie Uni versity at Washington, COL. HAWKINS NAMED TO PHILIPPINE POST Fort Myer Commandant to Be Chief of Staff of Islands Division. Hamilton & Hawkins. 34 Cav commanding the post of Fort Va.. today was detailled as a * of the General Staff Corps And relieved from his present duties, effective June 30, and ardered to Ma- nila. P. I.. for duty as chief of staff of the Philippine Division. He will relfeve Cal. Edward Kimmell, Coast Artlllery Corps, who is ordered to the United States for duty with the 824 Coast Artillery. at Fort Eustia, YVa. No one has vet heen assigned to the command of the 3d Cavalry at Fort Myer. Col. George H. McManus, Coast Ar- tillery Corpe, at Fort Eustis, has heen detailed to the General Staff Corps and ordered 1o the Panama Canal Zone for duty as chief of staff of that military department Col. Thomas F. Dwyer. (‘oast Ar. tillery Corps. has heen assigned to duty with troops of the Coast Artil- lery Corps in the Panama Canal De- partment. STREET REPAIRS ORDERED $69.600 Works Approved by Dis- trict Commissioners. Resurfacing of fiv streets, at & total cost of $69.600. was ordered to-| day by the Board of District Commis- sioners. The work will be chargeabhle to the fund for repairs to streets. The streets to be resurfaced follow: New Hampshire avenue. from Geor- gla avenue to Randolph street. $25.700. Volta place. from Wisconsin avenue to Thirty-fifth street, $18.000: T street, from Fourth street to Sixth street. $12,300; Fourth street. from Florida avenue to T street. $10.800, and First street, from O to P streets, §3,300. Ordered to Philippines. m? Fdward R. Roberts, 16th F ery, at Fort' Myer, Va. been ordered to the Philippine Islands for with the Field Artillery. en- | Wins Reappointment MAJ. PEY GORDON IS NANED AS OWN SUCCESSOR Reappointed by President to Post ‘of United States At- | torney fer D. of C. HN GORDO! | Maj. are to the effect that it will be readily confirmed. Maj. Gordun's term expived Aungust. and although President ¢ idge announced at the time that |was his mtention to give him another [term. he pustpored sending the nom iration to tl e until today. Given Liberal Indorsement. The reappointment of this was recomtended by many me S of the Distric Bar Association, the aceredited Republican orzanization of {the District as well s by individual | nrganizations and friends. The reap pointment was made by the I'resident \”'"In the re nmendation of the De- partment of Justice Maj. Gordon was appointed to the high legal office in the National Capi tal by President Ilarding in August, ‘The term is for four vears. Attalns Rank in World War, mitted to the bar nt United States shortly after being a served as an ass! judge advocate general of the Army and remained in the millitary ser: fce till after the armistice. 1le served the greater part of that time #n France. When he resizned from the service he had attained the rank of major. CHEVY CHASE CLUB PLANS BETTERMENT ! Contracts Totaling $265,000 Let for Improvemént of Grounds and Buildings. Contracts ageregating $265.000 have been let by the building committee of the Chevy Chase Club to the James Baird Construction Co.. for “improvements and hetierments of the clubhouse and grounds” of that club, it was announced vesterday af- | ternoon at the bimonthiy meeting of ! the hoard of governo The plans as submitted by Waddy RB. Waod, club architect, which have heen approved by the huilding com- [mlvnu and hoard of governors. call for the construction of a swimming pool 30 hy 70 feet with wading pool for children: the construction of a refreshment house to he maintained with in econjunction the pool: the construction of a one-story addition ta the present hungalow to he used as a dressing vroom for the bhathers 11=m‘| the erection of a new bungalow i for gleeping anarters for membhers. | 6. Thomas Dunlop. chairman of [ the huilding committee, anticipates | that the swimming pool, dressing | rooms and refreshment house. for | which ground has already heen brok- | en. will be ready for use May 30. The { new hungalow will be ready for ec- cupancy about July 31. The swimming pool and refresh- ment house will be located where the | concrete tennix courts were and the | eourts will be moved to another lo- cation The new bungalow will be | erected on the xouth end of the pres- ent clubhouse on the site of the nees- ent cottage. which will be razed make room for the new building. 10 - = = Giger Resignation Accepted. Resignation of Capt. George J. Giger, Quartermaster Corps, stationed at Trenton, N. I, has been accepted by the President. NOON-DAY- | LENTEN SERVICES | B.F.KEITH’S THEATER | 12:30 to 1 O’Clock Speaker Tomorrow Rev. George M. Diffenderfer | t Conducted by Rev. W. L. Darby ry One Invited—No Collection Peyton Gordon was reappoint fed by President Coolidge todav as| { United States Attorney for the District of Columbia s nomination was sent to the Senate at noon, and the advices recelved the White House Maj. Gordon i a graduate of the old Columbian Law ol now of | George Washington University, and attorney under the late Ashley M. {Gould, who later wax appolnted a mem! the Court of Appeals of | the District of Columbin. At the| time the United States entered the World War, Maj. Gordon was sery- ing as phrdon clerk in the Depart- ment of Justice. He resigned to ac cept appointment on the staff of the I0.C. MONEYBILL REPORT TOMORROW | Items Will Not Be Taken Up Until Next Week—Tangle Delays Work. The District of Columbin appr [ tlon Bill for the next fiscal vear is to Houge today. Representaiive Repfiblican, of Ohio, acting as leader on account of the siight illness of House Leader Tilson, made a mo Begsz tion that the House consider District lezislation todav. The White ‘radio control Ml was the special order of husiness for today and toinorrow, but awing to the iliness of Representative Davis. Democrat, of Tennessee, who ix leading the fight against the radio consideration of this poned until Friday control measure. bill has been and Saturday Unanime | The House s e unanin sent Given. s consent that Dusteict business would be in order until 4 pan. today. Mr. Begg then made the unanimous consent reguest that the Dist ap- propriation bill be taken up for gen feral debate tomorrow Immediately | unon s be el Minorit rrett stated that s (his I 0 privileged proposal the House tomerrow and Thursday must [devote dtself exclusively o general del ¥ |1 entative Blinton. Democrat | of 18, calle ttention that this was @ most tmportant action, as the House w JMishing & new prece. dent. 1le pointed out that the rules provide that a bill must be printed and laid over for vne day before com- rman Madden committee ex- ing up on the foor. O of the uppropriation plained that temorrow and Thursday wonld be used only for general debate, fand that there would be no consldera in whatever of the specific provisions {of the M The bill to create a pub h would be . the 1d the trustees of for » welfure Guardians i the National Training School Girle, was under debate when the House adjonrned vesterday. Action wax delayed by stubborn opposition to_ this measure. 1 Chairman Ziklman of the House District commiitee finds that the op- position is likely to develop a situa- tion which would inordinately delav \sideration of other fmportant Dis- measures, he may on the next v, two weeks hence, call up sume other il This was an- nounced by Mr. Zihlman vesterday in renly to # unestion by Representa- tive Gilbert. Democrat, of Kentucky. ot District Mr. Gilbert started the fight against the welfare hill by moving to ex- clude from it« provisions the N tional Training 8chool for Girls, F resentutive Hill, Republican. of Mary- lund, supported thix proposal. Present System Criticized. Representative Cramton, Republi- ean, of Michigan, stated that the present system of administering in- stitutions affected by this bill has proved very unsatisfactory. He declared thera ix great need for co- ordination. Representative Keller, Republican. of Minnesota, ranking Hepublican on the District committee and in charge of this measure, states that the pro- posal to include the Natlonal Train- ing hool for Girle under the ad- ministration of the General Welfare Roard has the approval of the Attor- ney General. After Mr. 3% minutes against | appeared that the debate would he | prolonged. Chaitman Zihiman decided 1o close the day's proceedings. for it Gilhert had spoken the bill and — Seeks New Building. sion for the Federal Reserve of Richmond, Va. to spend 1$1,025,000 for construction of & build- ling fts ,Baltimore branch was |asked in a vexolution introduced yes- terday by Ttepresentative Linthicum, Democrat, Maryland, The resolution states that the Richmond bank owns a lot at Lexington and Calvert streets, in Baltimere, and that this would be a suitable site for the building. Perm Bank Today in Congress i 1 Senate. Gooding bill relating to long and short haul freight rates is the un- finished business on the floor, but probably will be laid aside this aft- ernoon for the Army appropriation bill. The Capper bill to prevent dis- crimination against farmers' co- operative associations by boards of trade was heard by the agriculture committee. The claimg committe met to take up bills on its calendar. The naval affairs committee held an executive session of various naval bills. The interstate commerce commit- tee ‘met in executive session to go over railroad consolidation legisla- tion. The privileges and elections com- mittee continued in sesston to wind up its work on the Steck-Brookhart senatorial contest. House. This i District day again in the Ilouse, The merchant marine com- mittee was not ready to go ahead with the White radio control bill, and so House Leader Tilson ar- ranged for the District committee to go ahead with ity calendar. Pro- vision 1s also made that the Dis- trict appropriation bill will be taken up tomorrow immediately on being reported to the House, with the expectation that the appropria- tion bill will he acted upon Friday hefore adjournment. Public utilities subcommittee of the House District committee con- tinued hearings today on street rallway legislation. Subcommittec on bathing pools and parks of District committee conducted hearing on establish- ment of municipal garbage disposal plant. Suhbcommittee on police and fire- men of District committee posi poned hearing on policewomen's bureau hill. Naval affairs committee, in ex- Q(-lljn\'! session, considers private bills. Interstate commeérce committee holds regular meeting in executive session. Dwight Morrow Is principal wit- ness al_hearing on air defenses be- fore miliatry affairs committee. Hearing continued by committee on_agriculture on agricultural re- lief measures. Two suhcommitteés of post office committee holds executive sessions. Foreign affairs committee, In ex- ecutive seasion, continues consid- eration of foreign embassy bill. HeAring bhefore immigration com- mittee on family relief bill. Judiciary committee, in executive session, continues consideration of Judge English impeachment case. Regular meeting, in executive session, of public lands comnxm.ed” { [1e reporte! 10 the House tomorrow | noon and immediately taken up under weneral debate, which will last all of | [tomurrow and Thursday. | No consideration of items carried in the hill, however -that*is, actutl con- sidecation of the hill fiself -will he started until next Tuesday. This procedure was decidad- by the HOSPTAL ADDITON TOBE BEEUN SOON Bids for Construction of 11 New Buildings at Walter Reed Sought. Plans have progressed through all | preliminary stages, and hids soon will be asked for the construction of 11| permanent bulldings at Walter Reed Hospital, to cost about $3,000,000 and entirely to replace the temporary wooden shacks now housing American | war veterana, This was learned today from Liev in charge of the co 1etion service, Quartermaster Gen- al's Office of the War Department, | who announced that within a few days contractors will he asked to bid upon the project as a whole or in part. niracts will be let within about 30 days later, Col. said, and con- struction then will be expected to start at once. The old wooden bulldings which since the early days of the war have housed Walter Reed patients will he demolished and the fire hazard which officfals have for years consid- ered a terrible menace will be oblit- erated. $3,000,000 Given. The 11 buildinzs will serve interests of the Army, the Veterans' Bureau und the Americun Red Cross, from which three sources the funds of more than $3.000.000 have come. The sivle of nrchitecture to be used will follow that already set by the ad- ninisteation bullding. which 18 now the center of the hospitnl activities. Thix hullding is of fonr storfes, of brick, with stene trimmings. The other 11 bulldings will be of the same general | design, and will be generally of two or three stories, depending on the topography of the land on which they are located. The entire group of build: Ines will be connected by corridors of the sume general type of conatruction &0 that there will he acceas to the en- tire group from any one buflding. The general plan shows that the new bulldings for the most part, will be to each side and back of the Ad- ministration Building. so grouped practically to wtitute w clumy Mx destgn and final plan was agreed upon after two vears’ of intensive xtudy, conference and consnliation among officials concerned. including the Quartermaster General's Office of the Army, the office of Surgeon Gen- eral Ireland of the Army and that of Director Hines of the Veterans' Bu- reau, and the Fine Arts Commission Numerous outside hospital experts were called into consultation. Wings to Be Wards. On either side of the § ministration Building there will constructed a large Wing. These will serve as wards. Tmmediately 1o the rear of the Ad- ministration Buflding will be the new kitchen and mess hall, in which food will be prepared for the entire hos- pital, and where all patients able to come to the dining hall will be served. Further back will be three wards erected in & communicating row. These three wards will be at the rear of the clump of %uildings and o the left. To the right rear will be erected a clinic bullding, a laboratory, an iso lation ward and a tuberculosis ward, The American Ited Cross has con- tributed $150.000 for the construction of its new bullding. to he located at a position in front of the wards, but to the left side of the extreme left wing of the administration building. thus placing it between the new wards and the.Army Medical School, which will he on the left and somewhat to the front of the Red Cross Ruflding. Funds for the constructjon of all except the Red Cr Ruilding come from two other sources. The Vet erans’ Bureau received an appropria- tlon from Congress of $800.000. all of which 18 to he devoted to hed ca- pacity. Congress has appropriated a fund of $2,000,000, which will be used for the other construction. Hospital Nucleus. The construction, which will now get under way this Spring, is expect- ed to take care of the Immediate needs of Walter Reed Hospital prop- | er. The hospital, however, is hut one | part of what the Army calls its great medical center there. Other structures which are in pros. | pect ut a later time In the continued development of the medical center are the Army Medical School, nurses’ school, officers’ quarters, nurses’ quarters, barracks for enlisted men, museums, library and further addi- tions to the Medical School. The new construction at Walter Reed will enlarge its permanent bed capacit to about %00. The present capacity of Walter lteed Hoapital, with beds in both the administration and the temporary buildings, is ahout 900 beds. Preparation of plans and super- vision of construction iz all in the hands of the quartermaster general's office. 1t i not known how many contractors wlill he involved in the project, as bids will he requested hoth on the hasis of a whole or any part of the work. Col_Casey explained that the Army considered Walter Reed “its higgest and most Important hospital,” and hoped that the new construction when completed would provide a most up-to- date institution which at the Nation's Capital would be not only a model of its kind, but a source of pride to every American. “This hospital,” he said, “is to be not only & useful convenience, but a credit to the heart of the Nation and the most becoming institution that can be built. Its architecture, we feel, will be both simple and sympathetic.” CLUB 0. K.'S DINNER BID. Newcomers Will Join Intercivic Societies’ Fete. The Newcomers' Club of Washing- ton unanimously has voted to attend the annual fntercivic club dinner. This action was taken at the regular meeting of the organization at the ity Club vesterday. The date of the intercivic club dinner has not been set. Announcement was made that the Newcomers would hold a ladies’ night April 12. The following committee was named to arrange the event by A. L. Baldwin, president of the club: Burns Downey. Wilbur Gantz, Harry ‘Angelico and Charles V. Hoover. The purpose of the Newcomers' Club Is to assist the younger business and professional men of Washington through contact with the ‘established business and professional men who are members of the organization. Boy Fails in Damage Suit. Oscar E. Bland, judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals, was exonerated by a jury late yesterday afternoon in Circuit Division 2 of re- sponsibility for injuries sustained by Francis Madigan, a minor, who was injured in a collision with the auto- mobile of the jurist. The boy was riding on the wrong side of Connecti- cut Avenue July 12, 1924, and was forted onto a pile of sand in front of the Mayflower Hotel and then against the wheel of the judge's car. Attor. neys Bell, Marshall & Rice appeared for the judge. The hoy had sued for $5,050 damag > {the committee. | need of sidewalks and also First photo of Detrolt North Pole Expedition airplanes, unloading at Seward, Alaska, from S. S. Vietoria. o, yright, 1826, North American "Newspaper Alliunce.) OAD DEVELOPING PROGRAM TACKLED Park and Planning Commit- tee Considers Conduit Road Area Project. Plans for the development of the Conduit Road section, particnlarly the highways, are to he made the subject of a comprehensive study by the cit and park planning committee of the National Park Commission, Maj. Ca H. Brown, chairmar, announced Jowing A meeting of that body teday The commiseion nlso went over the plans for the development of the Washington Channel harbor front along Water street and will make ce i tain recommendations after fur study f boulevard connecting tomac P'ark with the War College The committee decided that it would be desirable in the treatment of thix area to bulld another bridge south of the present railroad bridee to connect East Potomae Park with the mainland st Water strect. Citizens' Delegate Heard. JTo explain the needs of the Con- duit road territory William 1. De- ment, representing the Conduit Riad Citizens’ Association appeared hefore He pointed out the the de- sirablity of making this roadway of uniform width. The study of the section will be made at the request of the District Commissioners, who do not want to make any Improve- ments in this section until the city and park planning committee hag lald down a_design for the whole area. The Distriet government controls only the part of the roadway as far as the Georgetown Reservoir. while the highway from this point to Great Falls is controlled by the War Depart- ment. It was pointed out hy Maj. Rrown that the roadway is from 150 feet wide, and jt is the purpose of the committee to study the entire area with & view to recommending to the Commissioners and to the United States Engineer Office. the aqueduct. a uniform width. The committee had before it the two tentative plans for the Water street improvement which were pre pared in the office of Maj. Jumes A O'Connor, U. S, engineer officer i charge of this district. The details were explained by 1. A. Schmidt. en gineer in Maj. O’Connor's office, who worked up the plans. Tells Committee Plan. Brown explained that it was the opinfon of the planning commit tee that the Water street develop ment should contain plans for an ade. quate width for this highway to han dle the heavy traffic which would be sure to use this honlevard when it iv connected up with the other houlevard systems of the park. The matter will he given further consideration by the committee and recommendatio; made 1o Maj. O'Connor's _office hefore the final composite plan Is developed and it is understood that this will include the recommendation for a new hridge across* Washington channel at its western end, which would make it possible for people in East Potomac Par wanting to go to the easter section of the city to avoid the Four teenth street route. There also was presented to the com- mittee by Mrs. C. W. Alger a recom: mendation for a change in the line of Broad Branch road in the southeast- ern séction of the city, which pro- vided for the opening of this highway from Alabama avenue to Naylor road, at the District line. According 1o Maj. Brown, this would make it possible for persons going to and from southern Maryland to have a direct route across the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge in- stead of going through Anacostia by way of Good Hope. This matter was taken under advisement. Maj. SHOOTS SELF IN HEAD, wSUFFERED T0O MUCH” Man Fires Bullet in Brain After Late Lunch in Restau- rant. “Suffering as I do, it is much hetter for me to be out of the way,” said & note found in the pocket of Charles F. Wyndham, 61 years old, who fired a bullet into his head while sitting in the Presto lunchroom, 517 Ninth street, early today. The man is In Emergency Hospital and surgeons sajd there was no hope for his re- covery. Wyndham was described by police as a former dancing master in Cum- herland, Md. He appeared in the lunchroom about 11 o'clock last night and remained while late patrons were being served. After the last cus- tomer. had departed and while the manager and two colored cooks were in the kitchen, detectives were told, Wyndham fired the shot. “There is hothing for me to live for in this world,” the message added. The note also mentioned the jewelry in his possession—a diamond belt buckle, diamond rings; -dlamond pin and watch and chain, Mrs. Catherine McGowan, Wyndham's mother, 83 vears old, reslding at 223 Indiana avenue,.was notified, 7’ to | in charge of TEST FLIGHT DELAYED. Lieut. MacReady to Try for Alti- tude Record Later. | DAXYTON, Ohio. March 9 (®).— Lieut. John A. Maciteady postponed his altitude test flight today after ad- justment of the supercharger on the or of his special pline took more time than had been planned. After l|m.~ was done clond banks appeared, e the e right. ALLEGED ROBBER | will ma | ionsa | Man Arrested Sunday Says He Is From New York. Silent on Others. While a police dragnet was still ad over the city and detectivex ured the underworld haunts for of the bandit gang which en- | tered the home of Mrs. Norman Wil- liams, 1227 Sixteenth sireet, Sunday night and robbed Mrs. Williams, her danghter and a companion of jewelry valued at more than $2,600, the single memher of the gang capiured con- fessed his real name today and ap- peared ready to hreak down and con- fess the names of his companions in one of the holdest robheries ever per- petrated in Washington. Meanwhile the detective hureau | was awaiting word from the New York police as to the whereabouts of | James Meclntyre, an emplove of Mrs Willlams, whe was discharged in | 1911 for stealing sil Mclntyre. according to inspector Henry G. | Pratt. chief of detectives, was sen- tenced to Sing Sing pricon for v in 1913 for attempted robbery | His term would expire in 1928 unless | he has heen paroled for good he- | navior. | Says He Is The bandit arvested in the Mar-| | tinique Hotel Sunday night by police of the third precinct, gave his real | name today as Joseph Davidoff, and <aid_he was horn on the East Side of New York 22 vears ago of a Russian father and an Italian mother. He insisted he was the dupé of the other members of the gang and had| met them but five days ago in a, down town restaurant. The detec ve hureau believes the “Bill" and im* mentioned #x two of the other gangsters, are local underworld char- acters and were tipped off to the presence of jewels in the Williams home either by Davidoff or by one of yes of Mrs. Williams. avidoff gave the name of Joseph Peter Davis when captured. Detectives _brought Davidoft Fmergency Hospital today Frank Bell, colored employe of the Ohio Lunchroom, 804 K street, is suf- fering from a fracture of the skull, after being beaten by handite who rohhed the restaurant of $60 Jast Fri- day. Bell, according to the detective identified Davidoff as one of the men who beat him. While detectives are running out this angle, they announced that they were not_placing too much credence in the identification because of the condition of Bell, “Inside Jub" Suspected. The seven maids who were hound to chairs by the bandits when they flashed a fake revenue badge aund entered the Williams home Sunday night, were put through a grilling by detectives yesterday. Detectives ssigned to the cuse said they were satisfied the robbery was attempted on an “inside tip” but could not un- cover anything on which to base an arrest, Mrs. Willlams, it developed today, saved a valuable ruby ring from the bandits by her presence of mind. As the bandits entered her reom with drawn revolvers, she pulled the valu- able jewel from her finger and “palmed” it, keeping through her struggle with the two robbers and even while attempts were made to gag her with bedclothes, Dur- ing the struggle another valuable ring, set with diamonds and emeralds, | was torh from her finger. Davidoff was taken by detectives to- day on a tour of the underworld haunts of the city and to the house at | 1119 Tefh street, where he had roomed for several days. During the trip he talked freely about everything | but _his companions in the robbery, waxing voluble at times, but did not confess anything of real value to give detectives any mew leads. Davidoff, although he claimed to live on Second avenue and was born on the East Side of New York, disclaimed any knowl- edge of New York gangsters, particu- larly the “gopher gang’” and the gang led by Sid Terris, sometimes called the “Terror of the Fast Side.” He ap- to where | preventing him from going aloft. e | tlerapl as xoon as con- | - REVEALS HIS NAME | tive contagion and dev | number of cases last vear totaled | past records MEASLES EPIDEMIC 1S REPORTED HERE 300 Cases Under Treatment. Eaton School Has Most Cases. With pneumonia and grip on the wane, Washington now is confronted with an epidemic of another disease, milder in form and known as measles An outbreak of measles occurred several weeks ago and has spread rapidly the District Health Department tabulated reports today it was found that there are 300 cusen under treatment The vietims principally are school children, aithough there are many among them of preschool age. Thi | kreatest number of cases in any one school. according to the health office. are among the pupils of the Johs Eaton School. Two weeks ago, when measles start ed 10 spread, 122 cases were reported One hundred and forty-eight cases were added to this total Inst week and the reports this week list 30 more, While the disease ix of an eruptive nature and Is not regurded as serious, health authorities are taking every precaution to check its undue spread All children living in homes where there are cases of measles will be barred from attending school unless their parents present satisfactory evi- dence to the Health Department that these children have had the disease. Health Offcer. William (. Fowler ex- plained that the disaase is a very ac. lops frequent- Iy after the slightest expasure. . Tust like the seven.vear loct Dr. Fowler pointed out, the measles return to Washington in cycles. In 1 he said there was quite an epidemic. 4.157 cases being reported. The following re only 503 cases, but in the disease prodiced 7,160 cases, 924 there was a decided decrease. v 382 cases being reported. The 3. Dr. Fowler anticipaiéd a large num ber of cases this year in view of the His ‘explanation of this measles cycle is that afier a period of several vears when the disease is not prevalent. the new horn population having accumulated. increases the number of potential victims. Only 10 additi caxes of pneu- monia were reported today, bringing l!w total since January 1 to 1,00 Five deaths alxo were reported. There have now been 370 fatalities thus far this calendar year, BOY TAKEN FROM CELL. Armed Man Enters Reformatory, Escapes With Youth. ST. CHARLES, 1Il.. March § (@).— A pair of shears and a gun brought liberty to Frank Bachner of Chicago, 17-year-old ifmate of the St. Charles State Home for Foys, late last night. The vouth was taken out by an armed man. who first cut the telephone w Covering Alfred Daly, house office with the gun, the intruder forced him to call the boy from his room. The two then walked out to a walting au- tomobile. Rachner had heen commit. ted to the home two years azo. School officers sald that he had often dis- cussed joining the Navy when the op- portunity arrived. of the Willlams home and repeated that there were at least four in the bandit gang and there may have been six. She also held the theory that sume one familiar with the Williams home wus in the gang or had told the bandits of the room arrangement. Miss Drake said Mrs. W. E. Wilder. duughter of Mrs. Williams, showed great presence of mind in telephoning her husband at the Mayflower Hotel even as the bandits ran downstairs :l{lnr stripping Mrs. Williams of Jew- ry. The bulk of the Williams N Miss Drake said, are In s veume ot it hidden all*the American Security and Trust Co., although & few of the less valuable pleces were in_another vault in the house. ~Miss Drake explained that ! Mra. Williams' social activities have been curtailed this Winter and for that reason the jewels were not kept in_the house. Miss Drake said the robbers apparently knew exactly how many women they would have to deal with, but did not know of the presence of Mrs, Wilder in the house, She added that the two men entere her room brandishing guns t her gently and did not insist on bind- ing her arms when she fought them. All the members of the gang, she !said, were men of medium héight. {although the leader was about 5 feel 10 _inches tall, . Servants at the Willlamas house sald when MéIntyre was arrested fn 1911 in connection with the theft of silver, the .stolen goods were found peared to have scant knowledge of New York, a lack of knowledge that led detectives to believe he came from ‘another city. He will be put through another se- vere grilling at police headquarters today. and detectives believe he will break down. discard the elaborate fabrication he has built up and reveal the truth about his companions and the events leading up to the robbery. in a house on Tenth street, near 1119 Tenth street, where Davidoff roomed. Mcintyre was not arrested for this rebbery, but implicated in thefts in New York and New Jersey, ascertained. . . ‘The entire treop of Scaforth High- landers have heen isolated at Alder- shot, England, because of mumps. Miss Helen Dreke, companion to Mrs. Williams, =aid today the robbers showed a knowledge of the interior In the fovestry program of -Great Britain covering thé next eight vears 3,000,000 trees atwitlo be planted. WORK IS ASSAILED ON INDIAN POLIES | Popular Government League Urges Abolition of Bureau. Land Bill Opposed. Secretary of Interler Work is fos tering # poliey of depriving Indians their ofl, gas and coal lands in ex- ecutive order Indian reservations and &iving them over to capitalistic in- terests—a policy similar to that which caused the resignation of Secretary Fall, his predecessor, it was charged last night by speakers at the forum of the National Popular Government league at the la Fayette Hotel. 'hose who assalled the policy, charg- ing it to be part of a “gigantic con- spirgey” to extend the spolls system, were Senator Wheeler of Montana, epresentative Frear of Wisconsin, Rabbl Stephen 8. Wise, John Colller executive secretary of the American Indian Defense Assoclation; Represent- ative Rainey'of Illinolx and Senator Frazier of North Dakota. Speakers called for the abolition of the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior, which. they sald, had “fafled to protect the rights of the Indians.” and which was supporting a bill pending in Congress which would deprive the Indlans of their oil, gas and coal lands, place the entire tax on ro; these fields on the Indians and divest them entirely of any tlile to 23,000,000 acres of executive order reservations. Attacks Denounced. A heated debate developed when two supporters of the bureau's policy and Mrs. Margaret Hopkine Worrell, an | attorney in the probate division of the Indian office, denounced the attacks made on the hureau and the Interfor Department, and proteated that their policies were legal and that the In dians had been treated justly. Mr. Frear predicted that Congress would not pass his bill providing for placing the tax upon the royalties from Indian oii lands equally upon indlans and white operators, instead of solely upon the rovalties recefved by the Indians. as s proposed, he said. in the Bratton-Brumm bill now pend Ing In Congress. s bill will fall My, Frear declared, hecauxe Commis soner of Indlan Affairs Charles H. Rurke and Secretary of Interior Work were opposed 1o it. Mr. Frear assalled bureau officiale, who, he . were permitting In dians to robhed of thsir lande and their eivil rights as American citizens. He sald that under the present system Indians have not the privilege of other American citizens of taking te Federal or State courts their complaints. They Aare forced, on the contrary, he explained. ta teil their grievances to quasilegal hodies of the Bgreau of Indian Affairs. “from which there ix no appeal.” He declared the Pima Indians were he. ing =tarved to death for lack of an irrigation dam, construction of which opposed by the Bureau of Indlan Affairs. Indians are American eit- izens, he pointed out, but yet under the present system, their wills may be set aside by bureau officlals and their estates disposed of as hureau officials see fit: they may be impris oned. often shackled in irons for days at a time, for minor misdemean- ors: and have not even the sacred American right of trial by jury. Rabbi Wise Attacks Policy. Rabbi Wise. who spoke as a mem- her of Secratary Work's advisory committee of 100 on Indian affaire, demanded the abolition of the hureau. scored “bureaucracy” and placed the ultimate responsibility on Presi dent Coolidge for mot speaking out against the injustices. he said, we heing done 10 the India “It is the system that is at fault.” he declared. 1 do not put the hlame on Commissioner Rurks ar Seere. tary Work. They are the vietime of a vicious system of omnipotent hu reaucracy, a sysiem that has given a small group the right of permanent. unchallengeable. irrevokable guardian ship over the life. liberty and property of other Americans. at else could he expected when a bureau is given | absolute authority over masses of people. The only solution. he shouted. s abolution of the bureau and the grant jing of civil rights, including that of trial by jury and that of suit in State and Federal courts, equal to those now enjoyed by white Amerfcan citi rens. Urges Observance of Rights. Speaking against the TLeavitt bill supported by the Indian Rureau. Which, he said. would give burean agents the power to jail Indiars for six months without warrant. trial or legal cause. Dr. Wise sald. “T lift my voice against the proposed legislation because it is & denial of fundamental rights, that sanctity of status which must in truth hecome the portion of the Indian people whom we have ton long wronged. g “If the American people knew the situation they would rise to the sup- port of the Frear bill. which seeks to ‘stablish Indian citizenship adequately Two iniquitous schemes axe hefore the Indian Congress, one to confiscate property. the other to repeal Indian citizenship. They must be Aefeated as unjui and unrighteous alto- gether. Senator Wheeler traced the treaties with Indians and the reservations set aside by executive order. Thess last. which constitute the great ma- Jority of indian lands, come under the bill now pending. which would divest the Indians of their title in them, he explained. Bureau officials now are attempting to do by legislative enact- ment what Secretary Fall attempted to do by his construction of the law, Senator Wheeler declared. Treaties Violated. He Says. “In treaties which we entered into. supposedly in good falth, we promised to eduoate them and to treat them as any guardian should treat his ward. but, dnatead of that. this great Gov ernment of ours has shown no more Tespect for lis treaties with the In- lans than did the German kaiser for the treaty agreements concerning Rel glum. By acts of Congress we have broken every provision of those trea- tles, and the Supreme Court of the United States has upheld us in o do ing. The moneys which we held and collected for the Indians to he held in trust we have expended for the white man, In violation, as I see it, of our trust relationship,” the Senator de- clared. . Mr. Collier told of many individual cases, which, she said, illustrated in Jjustices being done. Describing “hor- rible” health conditions among the Pima Indians, he said- their life ex- pectancy is now but 17 vears. M. A. Battigan. a Washington_ at- | torney, defended the bureau. and Dan Danker, Boston capitalist, took issue with Mr. Frear on the question of the taxing of the Indians on their royal- ties received from ofl and other devel- opments by white capital. Judson King, head of the league, presided. Mrs. Gertrude Bonnin, In- dian president of the recently formed National Council of American, Indians. told of the needs of the 12 tfibes who have joined the council i g as ot * Capt. LeG. Walsh Assigned. Capt: - Robert LeG. 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