Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1926, Page 2

PEPPER MANAGER ATTACKS PACHOT Says Governor Has Sought to Hurt Coolidge in Hope of Succeeding Him. 3y the Awsociated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Frederick Rasmussen, chairman ihe Georze Whaston Pepper campaign -ommittee, today fired the first gun »f the p mpaign af.er Gov. Pinchot's ent that he Is L candi ced United States Senutor 1 “The part of the said, “is his e is for Pre: Coolidge aamin after years of March sta‘ement,” he Pinchot : decl ma font Coolidge and the : Stat snistration. opportunity wermining ¢ W done with an eyve to- ‘not's own political ambi- He has been, candidaie o succeed P dve. Now he is a candidate for States Senator to succeed Expected to be Made Formally Within 24 Hours. KRG, Pa., March 13 (®). 13— of Iudrieous | tion that | Auto Spy System Held Necessary By Traffic Chief Abolition of the so-called “spy system” of catching violators ol the traffic regulations as recom- mended by the newly orgunized tratilc councli of the Distrlet will not be given the approval of flic Director M. O. fildridge. council condemned the stice of plain clothes oper- atives riding around in avtomo- biles not conspicuously labeled “Police Department” in search of trafiic violalors al fts meeting Friday night in the Mills Building. “This {s undoubted a proper method of caiching real eriminals, but is an outrage upon the good citizen who is gradually learning adapt himself to the condl- ." the council declared. Mr. Eldridge pointed out yes- terday, however, that if motor- mtinue to act as criminals must be treated accordingly “Observations have convinced he sald, “that many motor- ists leap upon the opportunity to break the law, particuarly when no policeman is in sight. A law- abiding citizen should certainly offer no objection f the streets ure filled with plain clothes men." U. S, COAL BUREALY Establish Federal Agency to Assure Fuel Supply. e-cornered fizht in pros- | nited Siates Senate seat uator George Wharton ania’s Spring pri- mpaign promised to- a situation un- e’s varied poiitical today an- ndidate for nomina’ fon Ator 3 pect for the now held by § >epper, Pennsyl inary election night to Pinchot the Rapublic at thy prima Vare, r and member pective candi- mal announce- 1 the next 4 13th as neing his candi- day from the for the 3 e Re- 11 and tne resident Coolidge while cxpressing his determination to eppose what b ter Pennsylvania politi Division Predicted. With Representative Vare in the contest, observers predict a division of the Republican party throughout the State into groups, one led by the Philadelpnia ciiy organization headed hy Mr. Vare himself, another made up of what is known as the State organi- zation under the leadership of W. Harry Baker, chairman of the Res publican State committee, supporting Senator Pepper, and a third body of independent voters and prohibition en- forcement prganizitions who have fol- lowed Gov. Pinchot and supported his cpublican guberna- witn even greater John K. Tener, forie ind_one-time presiden: of th v of circulated in several sState. ot Platferm uncing his mised his ovement for of arma- ne of the ~d States advo- t Coclidge. 1 protection of and justice to " he said i efficiency in ) the enforcement ding the eighteenth the An tand tor overnment, and law, inel endment.” “Tte plain people cught to have some o them in the United They have 1o « HAVAL AVIATION PLAN WILL BE INDORSED $85,006,000 Five-Year Building Program to Get Approval of the Administration. e to represent Senate. rday that the administra. indorse its §85.000,000 five- ding program for naval avi- 1tfon as not out of harmony with the Prestdent’s financial policy. The program would prov.de for 1.000 new planes at the end of the five-year neriod and for two new dirigibles each ‘hree times the size of the wrecked Shenandoah. Chairman Butler recently discuss- d it with Mr. Coolidze and as a re- sult of the word received vesterday plans were made to place the legisla- ‘ion at a point on the calendar which would assure early action At the same time it was disclosed ‘hat the committee contemplates ques. tioning high naval officers as to what “epairs are necessary to put the fleet in first class condition . Although loath to discuss this sub- ject, a pumber of committee mem- bers feel that many repairs are neces- sary if the hattle efficiency of the fleet is not to Le Impaired. KIRBY IS REINDICTED. Feemer Finance Company Head Accusad of Trying to “Fix” Jury. CLEVELAND, March 13 (®).—A second Indictment against Josiah Kirby, former head of the Cleveland Discount Company, charging at. tempts at “jury fixing” was returned by the Federa! grand jury here to- The indictment charges Kirby with having employed Willam R. Irvin, Akron attorney, specifically for the purpose of influencing John C. Ream, Greensburgh. Ohio, a prospective Juror in Kirby's first trial in Federal court on charges of using the malls to defraud in discount company transactions. The first indictment against Kirby returned Thursday charged him with precuring Irvin to approach pros pective juresm = ed the “‘gang” in! “rf of Pennsvivania | | Another plan for meeting future | conl emergencies was added to those |already before a Senate subcommit- tee, when Senator Copeland of New York introduced a bill yesterday to | create a bureau of coal industry In !the Federal government. ! The bureau would be headed by a + director appointed by the President. It would gather, analyze and make | public reports from time to time upon ail essential facts reaung to the in- " | dustry, including costs, profits, wages and working conditions. It would authorize the President to designate officers or agencies to medi- ate disputes and to endeavor to bring about voluntary arbitration when direct agreement is not reached. ! It all efforts along such lines should fail. the bill would authorize |the President to appoint an em- rgency coal board to report within 30 days as to whether, if the con< troversy continued, the public would be deprived of an adequate supply of | fuel. In such an event the President then would be empowered to take over and operate coal properties directly or by lcase. making provision for just com- pensation to owners and fixing rea- sonable compensation for the miners. i mittee on education and labor, & sub- committee of which has charge of the other coal bills, those of Senator Oddie of Nevada and Senator Robin- son of Arkansas. g ASHFORD CHARGES MISUSE OF SCHOOL FUNDS BY OFFICIAL (Continued from First Page.) ministrative ability as at Armstrong he was charged with being % in this respect Specifically asked what he had to ray to the charges made before the subcommittee by colored residents that the colored members of the board merely “fill chairs and smile,” Dr. Bennett said that so far as he is con- | cerned he al | attentive ear people. Charles A. Marshall, representing the Colured Bukiness Men's Assocla- tion and the People's Protest League, vuiced the opinion that it would be impossible for the city to have “worse colored members on the hoard.” Mr. Marshall went back to the organiza- tion of colored schools, and cited spe- cific incidents to prove that an ap- pointive school board has failed for 4 vears and it i3 time to try an Aec- tive board. He volunteered to co-op- erate with Mr. Houston in his investi- gation of the Newman demotion. Charges School Program Delayed. Mr. Pullman declared that the pres- ent Board of Education had lost favor with the public because of its rellance upon Dr. Ballou. He said that the board had paid slight attention to the pending bill in Congress for the estab- lishment of & junior college in Wash- ington and that the five.year program was unnecessarily delayed because of the survey of schools in other cities made by Dr. Ballou, the municipal architect and a member of the Board of Education. He showed that all members of the present board live in the northwest section except Dr. Ben- nett, who lives northeast, and sald that an elective board would select members from al! sections of the city. Mrs. Annie Smith, colored, showed the subcommittee members a tattered primary reader which she said one of her grandchildren had been given to learn to read out of. The book was In hopeless condition, she said, with much of the first section 1ltegible. Mrs. Wililam H. Rowe came to the drfgnse of the board by telling of what it had <. -e for the Carberry School, but the cammittee members did not appear to Je much impressed inasmuch as they stated the Board of Education shoul, make such service a rule rather t".an an exception. She admitted that the parents paid half of many of the jmprovements. Mrs, W. T. Bannerman of the legis. lative committee of the Parent-Teach- er Association, harked back to the days of Henry P. Blair, one-time pres- {dent of the Board of Education, and Ernest L. Thurston, who preceeded Dr. Ballou as superintendent of schoola. ‘Witness Defends Rlair. She read excerpts from congres- sfonal testimony showing that Mr Blair was considered one of the most capahle men ever on the Board o Education, and that he, Willam T | | Stefansson Will Write Articles For Star on North Pole Flight Vilhjalmur Stefansson, the famous explorer of Polar and chief technical adviser of the Wilkins arctic expedition, has been retained by The Star and the North American Newspaper Alliance to write exclusive interpretative Wilkins expedition. As the flight goes forward and dispatches are flashed back to the waiting world Stefansson wil interpret these in order that not a single move may be misunderstood by the readers of The Star and they thercfore may follow the flight with full knowiedge of what each step means. These articles on the Wilkins flight. must not be confused with other articles Mr. Stefansson has tions and explorations. until the flight is ended. Watch for the Stefansson articles, which will appear exclusively in The Star in Washington. PROPOSED IN BILL Copeland Measure Would, LONG-HAU The bill was referred to the com. | '8 is ready to lend an | to compiaints of his, THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 14, 1926—PA NESBITT RELATES DETALS OF SLAYING Struck Her With Firewood, Then Burned It, He Tells Prosecutor. By the Associated Press. TROY, Ohio, March 13.—The last words Frances Nesbitt uttered before she met death et the hands of her hus- band : “Oh, Jake, don’t you still tove me Jacob Nesbit recalled that today as he sat in the semi-gloom of his cell in jail here facing a charge of first degree murder for the slaving of his pretty athletlc wife in their home here Feb- {ruary 19, Other details, too, of the tussle preceding the murder be etched on his mind as it cleared from the stress and emotion of last night's confession. He recalled he struck his wife with a stick of firewood, then burned it. That clears up one of the most pro- found mysteries of the murder—what weapon was used. Prosecutor Hears Confession. He related detalls of the killing to Prosecutor L. E telling of them in a faint voice, his sunken eyes in a fuce seamed and lined with tigue and emotion. Nesbitt, after three weeks of pro- | claimed innocence, during which time he lent his efforts:to officlals and newspaper men in an eff.rt to solve what been termed a “perfect crime,” last night after five hours’ questioning, broke down and confessed he killed his wife after they had quar- reled over business affairs. Formal Charge Filed. A formal charge of first degree mur- der was filed against Nesbitt today. He will be arraigned Mon Nesbitt's alleged confession and the | tegal preparations for raising the cur- tain on the secodd act of the weird tragedy shared iInterest as to what his defense will be. His attorney, L. H. Shipman, as- gerted he has made no plans, but Pros- ecuting Attorney Harvey is prepared to fight a plea of temporary insanity. Personal friends and medical advisers of Nesbitt have injected their opinion that he was a victim of par progressive form of insant ing from a feeling of pe L FREIGHT LTS AREREFUSED ut! | C. C. Denies Western Roads’ Plea for Reduced Rates Partially Applied. By the Associated Presa. Transcontinental railroads failed yesterday for the second time in five years to win Interstate Commerce Commission approval of reduced | freight rates on long hauls without | applying the cuts to intermediate movements. The case decided yesterday that of the western transcontinen carriers who sought reductions on 47 ' commodities moving from origin ter- ritory west of the Indiana Etate line to Pacific coast terminals in an ef-| fort to cope with eastern mamnfc. | turers who can ship through the Pan- ama Canal. Left Out Short Hau's. By a 7to3 vote, with Commission. | ers Esch, Meyer and Aitchison dis- senting, the commission held that, while the carrfers hoped to stimulate traffic through the proposed reduc- tlons and {ncrease net revenues, they had not appiied the cuts to interme- dlate destinations hecause this would have “‘more than offset the increased traffic to the ports ‘The case had been pending for three years and involved the long and short haul provision of section 4 of the in- terstate commerce act which makes it discretionary with the commission to grant relief by permitting lower rates for long than for short hauls. The Gooding bill, pending in the Sen- ate, would wipe out this discretionary power. Would Divert Traffic. The commission held that the re- duced rates would have diverted a sub- stantial volume of traffic, principally iron and steel articles, from interlor eastern points to Chicago territory and would have deprived eastern lines of the revenue they now derive from the movement of such traffic to At- lantic ports. No estimate of this loss, it said, appeared in the record of the se. The dissenting commissioners de- clared the majority had fafled to de- cide whether the proposed cuts, if ap- plied on shorter hauis, would be fully compensatory, or whether the pres- ent rates to the intermediate terri- tory are reasonable or unreasonable. The principal commodities on which the roads sought reductions were iron and steel, paper and paper products, ammunition, cotton piece goods, lard substitutes, paint, roofing, resin, soap and soda. Galllher and John B. Larner, two other former board members, all sev eral years ago went on record as fu vorable to the elective school board. In summing up his testimony, Mr. Ashford stressed the point that the $475,000 appropriated last year for the repalr fund was adequate if it had not been “illegally apportioned” for the completion of new school buildings and showed that the sum gave an average of $2,800 for repairs for each of the school buildings in the city. The famous explorer’s articles will appear Service at St. Matthew's. The forty-hour devotion will begin at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church here at the 11 o'clock mass today. Rev. Dom Bede Jarrett, Dominican orator of London, England, will :lmach at the 10 o'clock mass, Tues- ay. gions articles on the progress of the written in regard to Arctic condi- ! l | | Republican’ vote in Texa DRIVES THROUGH SNOW TO BE WITH PRESIDENT’S FATHER Dr. Albert W. Cram and his horse and sleigh, in which he covers the snow-drifted highways from his home in o I'l\inmnlh, the home of Col. John C. Coolidge, father of the President. Col. Coolidge is seriously fll and all has been confined to his bed. b. 0. P. COMMITTEE BAGKS WIRZBACK Creager’s Attitude on Com- ing Campaign Assailed by Will R. Wood. | R. Wood of In- | the Republican | 1l committee, fired a broad- ght at R. B. Creager, Re- | mmiittceman from | red the attitude nization in. , the only Republican mem ber of the House from the Lone Star te, 1se of tacks on the nization. Wurzbach has | charged that tion uses Federal pat ate for its wn interests and not of the Republi- e Mr. the Y congressional com- | mittee at a meeting Friday night, | without a dissenting vote, condemned | the attitude of Mr. Creager toward | Mr. Wur Replies to Creager Letter. “The expression of the members of this committee,” sald Chairm in s iettec o Mr. C. “is the | expression of all the Republican mem- | bers of Congress so far as I know."” Mr. Wood's letter was wriiten in reply to one from Creager in which Creager announced his intention to de- feat Wurzbach for re-election. “I have read with interest the fig- ures that you set forth showing the in 1916-1920 " said Mr. Wood. hese figure: however, are a little confusing whe compared with the vote received by MeKinley when he was a candidate | for President. Something has happeneu to the Repuolican party in the interim. At the time McKinley was elected, the women did not vote, yet he received many more votes than shown in the progress that has been made under Your administration. But I take i that it is of little consequence to waste time in discussing these figures, as| they speak for themselves. | Leaders Found Wanting. “I am more concerned, us chairman of the national Republican cong.es- sional committee, in the success of tuc Ltepubican party throughout the | country. ve been endeavoring te ssist, as much as possible, Repub! an orgamzations throughout th uth. 1 tear, however, that the lead- | and managers of the Republican | zations In many of the States of | uth and in your State are not us of having a real, militant Re- | ican part.. It seems tnat these lled Republican organizations arc ous of tne loaves and fishes’ than they are of Republican success based upon principies. “No doubt you are aware of the ac- tion taken by tne national Republican congressional commiitee. 1t 18 meet- ing last night, when, without a dis- senting vote, your attitude toward Representative Wurzbach was con- demned. The expression of the mem- | bers of this committee is the expres- sion of all of the Republican members of Congress, so far as I know. “1 hope that ii is not yet too late to change your course and show by your work that you are a real Repub- lican, and desirous of doing something for the good of tue Kepuaolican party.” PATRIOTIC SHAFTS ARE FOUND IN DECAY | | org: the & | the Senator's private office. Mcnuments Marking Scene of Bat- tle of Long Island Either Gone cr Left Dilapidated. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, March 13.—Neglected, various monuments commemorating historic incidents of the Rcvolutionary War have either disappeared or are in various stages of dilapidation. This was learned today by a representa- tive of the Marviand Society, Sons of the American Revolution, who was sent to ascertain the condition of two monuments marking the scene of the battle of Long Island, fought in and about what Is now Prospect Park, Brooklyn, August 27, 8. The first, a thrce-foot square slab which was sunk in the sidewalk near the park, has disappeared entirelv. It marked the burial ground of the 400 Maryland soldiers who gave thdir lives to save the American Army. A new garage was erected about six months ago at this point and residents say the slab was broken up and hauled away. But even before this the slab had been badlv disfigured. The second monument, a more per- manent_structure.stands in Prospect Park. It consists of a marble shaft, set on a large stone base and sur. mounted by a stone sphcre, in all some 25 feet high. FLEET LFAVES PANAMA. All Units Are Reported on Way to San Diego. SAN DIEGO, Cslif., March 13 (®). —RBattleships, destroyers, ai-craft tenders and other units of the battle fleet that have been engaged in maneuvers with the Atlantic scout- iz fleet off Panoma during the last six weeks sa'led today for San Diego and San Pedro, according to radio messages received here. The destrovers Sloat and Sumner, which left Balboa' for San Diego March 8, are expected to reach port Wednesday, with the destroyer and aircraft forces. ollers, tenders and gt’herhunl'!’s lar;ivgng'AprAl..I‘. followed the United States flagshi; Beattle, April 6. » . BLEASE SCORNS SCRIBE’S PLEA THAT HE PROVE LIQUOR CHARGE Reporter Goes Down to Meet the Bootlegger, Only to Crash Into Angry Oratory and a Great Many Shhh-s at Senator Cole L. Blease emphatl- cally refused to demonstrate yester- day that liquor could be bought in the Senate Office Building, he charged it could be in an address before the District Policemen's Asso- ciation Thursday night. In fact, Senaior Blease even de- clined to be questioned about the demonstration he voluntarily prom- seq Lo give and slammed the door of his office in the face of a rep rie: for The Stur who had called there at the Senator's Invitation. Not only senator Blease, but many other Senators declined to talk ah a subject so loaded with politi dynamite Only ator Wheeler wou for publcauon and he dec he never had seen any instance of Lquor being offered for sule in the as ol Capitol or tne Senate Office Building. | Others Just Won't Talk. All others approached made it clear that such a subject simpiy was not to be talked about treeiy. Some revealed their opinions confidentiany, some said nothing, end stil oiners talked of Lnglish history or quo.ed Scripture. Not one divuiged any defi- nite iniormaiion aboul DUOUCELETs. When Capt. 8. J. Gnash of the Cay itol police was had invaded the , he repied “f think fu will be a nne day Lomor- cow {if it doesn’t rain.” Senator B.ease to.d the policemen’s association that “liquor is sold under .he very dome of the Capitol, in the Senate and in the House Office Build- ing." Asked by a reporier for The Star if he meant the statement seri- ously, he retorted: “Of cours mean it. Come to my office and I will intro- | duce you to a fellow who will seil you liquor there. Why, the boys come around to my office every day and ask me how much I want.” But the reporter didn't even get in He had to relay messages by the Senator’s secretary. The Senator's ire was aroused. He feared this brash reporter wanted to get some successful bootiegger arresi- ed and jailed. The reporter was frus- trated in all attempts to say that he ! had no such designs; that he, in fact, | had no idea of divulgi to any one the name ot the bootiel T, he wanted merely to see-if a boot- legger would sell him a pint within the Senate Uffice Building. “Get out of my office, Blease shouted. tleman than 1 thought. He then waved his newspaper furi- ously in the face of the abashcd re- porter, slammed the door of his of- fice, and his loyal and efficlent secre- tary gently but firmly escorted him sut into the corridor. Said the secretary does not want to see you about any question any time." Is 8 Dry-Wet Himself. Senator Blease says he is a “wet,"” but that he votes dry because his constituents are predominately “dry. One ot the well known-and power- ful “wet" leaders supported the Blease declaration. ‘‘Any man living in Washington who can't go to a tel- ephone any hour, day or night, and order all the liquor he wants is a fool,” he sald. “Of course liquor is sold hcre. It can't be denied. Boot- leggers have established a profitable business with little overhead and have given service that has led people to belleve in them. Senators take a drink just like other men.’ An ardent “dry” Senator con- ceded that liquor “may" be sold in the Senate Office Building, “but the impression that such bootlegging is done here on a wholesale scale is wrong. I have been here for seven vears and never have seen any in- stance of it, though that doesn't say it is not done,” he concluded. A jovial Southern Senator quoted incidents from English history to show that prohibition is wrong, tell- ing of the results of the restrictions empoved on personal liberty by the Puritans. But he had strictly noth- ing to say about Senators having bootieggers. Senator Blease was upheld by th If You Tire Easily —if you should also have a persistent light cough, loss of weight, some chest hoarseness you m Lk Ui tion and you shou See a Doctor or Have Yourself Examined at the Free Health Department Clinic 409 15th St. N.W., Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday at 2.4 o'clock. Friday evenings from 7:30-9 o'clock. To Prevent Consumption 1. Avold house dust and impure or close air, day or night. Get all the light and sunshine possible into your home. Avold raw milk, raw cream and butter made of unpasteurized 8. cream. 4. Eat pain, nourishing food. 5. body. Health I acts on your A Physical Examina Miafion for the Prevention of Tuberculosis Telephone Main 992 WhAo Aave poid for the eheve Dullctin (lapal motice). and that | " | early date. “Senator Blease | Get enough s'eep by retiring early enough. 6. Try to avold worry. Be cheerful. Think k' RT 1 Last of Barracks In Potomac Park To Be Torn Down The last of the war-time barracks in East Potomac Park put up to house soldiers on duty here during the war have been crdered rized. ‘These buildings, of & temporary nature, have long since become an eye-sore and a source of much com- plaint, as well as belng a great fire hazard. Maj. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of the Office of Public Bufldings and Public Parks in the National Capital, said that Government ma- terial now stored in them would be moved out as soon as it was safe for heavy trucks to go in over the ground. Just &s quickly as the matcrial can be taken out, the buildings will be torn down and the ground cleared for recreation use. ———————— E. W, SCRIPPS DIES IN LIBERIAN PORT Noted Publisher’s Last Years Marked by Passion for Complete Quiet. By the Associated Pross. NEW YORK, March 13.—Edward W. Scripps, who rose from reporte: to one of the greatest factors in Amer fcan jaurnalism, and then retired ir 1920 to “play dead" and seek quict, died of apoplexy last night aboard hie yacht, the Ohie, in Monrovia Bay, Liberia. Mr. Scripps, at the height ¢f his success, owned 28 newspapers, man of which he had founded, controll the United Prees Association, serving Senate Building. eolon from nearby State as being 1*"a bit flamb nt in style, but thor- | oughly reliable and ndidly fran Indicating that he credited his boot- legger statement. 5 hundreds of papers with spontaneou: Guards Are Slient. news, and also controlled a large fea Guards ahout the Senate Office,ture syndicate. Building and at the Capitol looked| His aim was to establish his organ askance when asked if they knew of | izitions o that they might be self any bootlegging there. sustaining, and his retirement was . (. Purches, superintendent of | credited to a desire to see if he hac the Senate Office Bul'ding guards, |built them o they could operate with- aid he never had known of any in-jout his supervision. pce. of hquor being sold in the Sought Thorough Rest. Then, with responsibilities on young tropotitan police officlals disclal O oy y S O exeq | er shoulders, he sought rest and quiet an reoponsibility for the alleged + | operations of hootleggers on Capitol | Which was unbroken until his death, | which was announced to his office Hill. “The Capito! and the House and Senate Office Bufldings are not in our | hiere today in a cablegram to Roy W. jurisdiction and we couldn’t legally | Howa d, his associate. | make any arrests even if we had the | Four years after his retirement | fnformation,” Maj. Edwin Hesss, | from active work he turned the con- ndent of = police, declared, | trol of his enterprises over to Robert | “Ths 4 matter for. the United | P Scripps. his son. | St Capitol police, not the city| Mr. Scripps started his career as | foree.”" a reporter on a newspaper in Ohio INRUM CONSPIRAGY tions had their headquarters in that State at Cincinnatl. His home was at West Chester. Cleve!and Grand Jury to Re- turn Record Indictment in Case Tomorrow. ‘hull Immediately after his retirement fices, he hag an unusual pession for quiet. ‘This extended even to his death, that should he die at sea he should be burfed in the ocean. It was pre- offices here sent a message to the vacht to defer burial until Mr. Scripps’ son could be reached. Yacht Compelied Interest. decks were specially padded to elimi- By the Aseociated Press. nate noise. The running signals were CLEVELAND, Ohlo, March 13.— The Federal grand jury will reconvene here Monday especially to return an { indictment charging 112 persons with {complicity in an alleged Nation-wide | bootleg aleohol conspiracy. In anriouncing definitely that a true bill would be returned Monday, Dis- trict Attorney A. E. Bernstein de- | clared that return of the indictment customary Eong. iles. reading and smoking. iwould not close the investigation but that an indictment against 50 or 60 | additional persons in the same alleged conspiracy can bé expected at an Ohlo containing 1,000 volumes, his cigar consumption was credited with being between 30 and 40 a day. Two of his secreta:les who accom- panied him had for their sole duty, reading aloud to him. EARLY LIFE RECALLED. Arrests as a result of the investiga- tion reached 74 todav with the ap- prehension in Philadelphia of Nathan Klawnsky, a supposed leader in the alleged conspliracy, and four men in St. Paul—Jjohn M. Snell and Charles E. Lobdell, superintendent and fore- man, respectively of the Fidelity Storage and Transfer Co.; John Michel and Homer Legacy, garage owners. With the indictment completed, Bernstein reiterated that the true bill will be the longest ever returned in a liquor conspiracy case and will con- tain more names than any indictment ever voted by a Federal grand jury. HORSE MEAT PACKING APPROVED IN MONTANA State Veterinarian Says Clearing Ranges of Wild Horses Will Be Great Benefit. By the Associated Press. HELENA. Mont.,, March 13.—Mon. tana's horse meat packing industry, recently inaugurated, has the ap- proval of State officials. Returning from a trip to Butte, whege he inspected the plant of the Montana Horse Products Co., Dr. W. J. Butler, State veterinarian, gave the industry his ‘“unqualified ap- pr‘?lv ll‘t; i1l benefi Montana wi nefit primarily, Dr. Butler sald, by the worz of meycgnr pany, wWhich will clear the ranges of sreat herds of wild horses. The company’s produced will be shi; to Europe. Dr. Butler said, whe:ap?g many rural communities horse flesh eis preferred to any other meat. Scripps Was Born on Farm; Parents Community Pioneers. RUSHVILLE, Ill, March 13 (®).— Reared on a small farm at the out- skirts of this village, Edward V. Scripps, retired founder of Scripps-Howard newspapers was member of a ploneer family here. His death in Liberia on a world cruise, recalls the death of his sister, Miss Virginia Scripps, who died sev- eral years ago in London while on an around-the-world journey. The Scripps family had long been engaged in mercantile pursuits before coming here. A bank founded by the family here is known as the oldest banking business in the State. COOLIDGE LAUDS SCRIPPS. Says Newspaper Profession Has fered Distinct Loss. In a message of condolence to Robert F. Scripps yesterday Presi- dent Coolidge said the late Edward W. Scripps hud ‘“‘done much to facilitate the general dissemination of news through his active interest in press associations, and in furthering the distribution of scientific and other news of a constructive character.” “The newspaper profession has suf- fered a distinct loss,” said the message, “and I wish to extend to you my sin- cere personal sympathy.” JAMES J. STORROW DIES AT HOTEL IN NEW YORK Boston Banker Was Head of Board of Boy Scouts and of the Nash Motor Co. By the Associated Pross. the Suf- ains or ay be developing consump- 1d lose no time to Storrow, Boston banker, died at the hotel Plaza tonight after an illness of several weeks. He was the senior member of the banking firm of Lee, Higginson & Co. His body wili be taken to Boston tomorrow for burial Tuesday. Mr. Storrow was 62 years old. Mr. Storrow had been prominent in financial, industrial and civic affaire for years. At his death he was pres- ident of the executive board of the Boy Scouts of America. He was chairman of the executive committee of the Genera! Motors Co. from 191. to 1915, and was credited with much of the success of the organization of that corporation. A year later, in 1916, he was active in organizing the Nash Motor Co., and was chairman of its board until his death. During the war he was Federal fuet administrator for the New Eng- land States, and was chairman of the comml.tee of public safety for Mass- achusetts. Mr, Storrow was defeated for mayor of Boston on a Good Gov- ernment ticket in 1909. He was graduated from Harvard in 1885, served as a member of the board of governors of that university, and last July was awarded an henorary L.L. D. degree. nsurance tlon Every Birthday 1022 11th Street N.W. from the noise and rush incidental to news gathering and newspaper of- | nolice m for two years ago he gave instructions sumed this was done, although his His yacht aroused attention at ports of call when it was learned that the given soundlessly instead of with the The owner made two trips around ;?:d l“fld‘ and was bound for the terranean on the present trip.|.his week by the House District com- but he seldom landed at any port. His | iitee on the McLeod bill au'horiz- vacht had a cruising radius of 9,000 So far as could be learned Mr. Scripps enjoyed only two amusements, He indulged the first taste with a library on the and JAIL CONGESTION ISSUE IS TACKLED Court and Police Officials Confer on Possible Remedy of Conditions. Firet steps toward alleviating con- gested and cramped conditions at Police Court as outlined & week ago by “Pete Mart!n," investigator for | The Star, were taken vesterdav by the judges of the court, Commissloner Frederick A. Fenning and Chirf of Police Edwin E. Hesse, who bheld @ conference in the chambers of Presid- ing Judge Schuldt on cooperutive measures proposed. The entire situation was reviewed at the conference. which was attended 2180 by Judges John J. McMahon and *saac R. Hitt. No final decision was reached Both the judees and the representa- +ives of the Police Drpartment re- “ired from the conference to prepare axact p'ans along certain lines to bo saken up at a subsequent meetinz. All exprrssed the bellef that the rc ‘ult would be decidedly beneficial Survey to Be Made. Maj. Hesse will make a nolice facilities to_ascertain wheth- er it will be nosslt'e to stamger the hours of nlacing prisoners fn Police Court instead of unloading the nris- aners all on the court ot 9 o ) which produces the erush in the cell wnom. which is foreed to accom date more than 100 men at one when its normal ca half that number. Consideration will be hv the nolice to the nro reducing collateval for in‘oxication ~ages. Under tha standing o since Maj. Raxmond W. Pullm ime & minimum collaterial of 's charged by nolice cases whereas the ease is rare 1 $10 fine is exceeded in court on euch & eharge. ¢ommissinner Fen- wing and Mai Messe will Inquire tnto the adviz1biliv of reducing such ~ollateral. The present theorv held %y the nolles is that the collatesal ‘a to insure anpedrance in court and *he amount of the fine is purely & matter of conrt administratie B *he wronosition as to numher of prisore would not he mater *he collateral was ~nele which is being £ ation. Are Mere Expedients. Roth these measures. {t was made e, are mere temporary expedients. Tventually, it was recognized some Jefinite plap will be necessary 1o save ‘he court from swamped prisoners’ incks and flooded dnckets. Althoush “his final solution did not come in for ~=ant monsideration at the confere yesterday. It is known that a m~iort “ ‘he judees at the court and fh: both Commissioner Fenning and Chl of Police Hesce lonk with *he proposal for the apnointme 2 acistrates here. who could re- Mave Police Court, which is handling ~ases that in other cities are cared for hy courts of common pleas. of all netty offense cases and allow the fudees time for the jury trials which eontinue to pile up at the rate three new cases each week for every one adiudirated. In the lonz run it is expected Po- lice Court will need a new building to house the clerks and attaches wkhLo are now opnerating from offices located in cubby-holes. since the cubic con- tent of the Police Court todav, with v eity of almost 500000, is the same as In 1907, when the citg beasted <carcely 60 per cent as many inhabl- tants. Bill to Get Action Soon. Favorable renort will be made early ing the erection of 2 new the District jnil. Chalrman Zih'man has & Represeptative McLeod. Renub of Michigan, author of the bil carries out the recommends the District jailer, that probal one of the spechl committee ‘ngs tomorrow or Tuesday a vote w be taken. A camwass of the com tee made by Mr. McLeod assures h that the vote will be favorable It is hoped to have the District tegislative committee on record hefore the House as supporting this measu %efore the jail budget in the District appropriation bill is taken up, so *he McLeod bill may be offered as amendment to the annual District propriation bill. thus taking a sho wing at sicut to get funds available as soon as possible to start work on the fall addition. OLD-TIME REVELRY STIRS TOWN REVIVED BY MINES By the Assodiated Press. OGDEN, Utah. March 13.—The Httle town of Beatty, Nev. tonicht enjoyed its most hectic Saturday night in nearlv 20 vears, savs a dis- patch received here. About 1.000 persans were there, and dance halls, gambling resorts and saloons operated in_old-time abandon. The dispatch eavs that the develop- ment of lead-silver property in the tent city of Lead Fie'd. 20 miles to the west, on the edge of Death Valley, in the cause of Beatty's sudden growth. For more than 10 years, tho population of Beatty has been about 40 persons. A pistol duel with eight shots ex- changed and nobody hurt was an early event of the evening. The ur- rival of a special train from Los Angeles caused more excitement. Where all the crowd would sleep no- bod+ knew. Town lots are being staked off far into the desert. The whole north side of Death Valley is being combed for pay dirt. Land for a landing fleld was dedi- cated, a commercial airplane company planning to operate Letweea Beatly and Los Angeles. NEW YORK, March 13.—James J. NOON-DAY LENTEN SERVICES B.F.KEITH'S THEATER 12:30 to 1 O’Clock Speaker Tomorrow Rev. H. H. Ranck Conducted by Rev. N. M. Simmonds Every One i-vlt-d—N. Collection