Evening Star Newspaper, March 22, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER. (U, & Weather Burean Foreeast.) Increasing clondiness, probabiy rain late tonight and tomorrow, rising tem- peratures. lighest, 57, at 5 p.m. yi terday. Lowest, 6 a.m. foday. Full report on page Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 29 No: 29910. Entered as second eass matte X yost_ofce. Washinzton, D. Misplaced Tail - STRESEMANN HNTS cspoced T — FFFORTS TOENTER ~ il = Forcer LEAGUE NAY END . Declares Germany Reserves! Right 1o Withdraw Application. PLAINS, N. ¥.—March Miss. Nellle Drummond and m Weeks, both of Yonkers who signed as witnesses tn the purporied second will of Ed- win A, Oliver, Yonkers editor and humorist, today were charged With flrst degree forgery and per- jury in indictments handed down by the West Chester grand jury. The will to which they declared by Surr gate Judgze Slater, on Februa s Proof of its falsicy. was offered in the mis- placement of the tail of a comma, which, it was testified, proved that the blank on which the in- strument wus written was_not printed until afier the date of the will. September 20, 1924. The second will left practically the en- tive estate, valued at $60,000, to a nephew. George N. Cowles. It Pmiported to upset a previous will which left the esiate divided SCORES OBSTRUCTIONIST TACTICS AT GENEVA | | | | Defends Delegation's Course in Staying on Rather Than to Re- turn to Win Local Laurels. among a number of relatives. % = By the Associated Prass. BERLIN. March 2. —Foreizn Min- | ister Stresemann told the Reichta | day that rmany reserves the 1 to withdraw her application for entry | into the League of Nations in the event the decision of the new commis- | #lon regarding reconstruction of the b WASHINGTON, DRY LAW HEARINGS ‘BY SUBCOMMITTEE ORDERED IN SENATE |Wets Win Fight for Public Discussion of Two Bills and Resolution. EACH SIDE_GIVEN SIX DAYS TO PRESENT ARGUMENTS Proceedings Expected to Influence Issue in Coming Campaigns—Ed- wards Repeal Sidetracked. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. | The are o | —in modified form |ings on prohibition subcommittee ave their wish for public hear- modification be. ‘l'ort‘ A of the Senate | judictary committee. | With only one voice raised in dis i committee ¢ Foe D. C, MONDAY, | | n ‘ WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION M. 0 ARCH - Star. 1926—-THIRTY-FOUR PAGES. service. ¥ Plea to Import Kosher Wine Is Rejected By U. S. By the Associated Press. Numerous applications for im- portation of Kosher wine from Palestine were denied today by Assistant Secretary Andrews, in charge of prohibition enforcement He held that the wine supply in this country is sufficient in quan- tity and quality for sacramental use, The applications were received principally from members of the Orthodox Jewish churches, who sought the Palestine wine for use in connection with feast of the Passover, which starts soon. They pleaded that this wine was more sacred. HOUSE APPROVES IAL ADDITION PLAN Committee of Whole Acts as Budget Bureau Gives Its Assent. rda; Sunday’s Circulation, (®) Means Associated Press. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press news Circulation, 100, 105436 TWO CENT! BLANTON NAMES 75 VETERANS N NEW ATTACK ON FENNING Charges the Commissioner Works With Dr. White to Get Guardian Fees. 103 OTHER NAMES GIVEN IN RENEWAL OF ATTACK Jekyll and Hyde Picture Drawn Before House on Conditions Involving St. Elizabeth's. Citing a list of 75 names of World War veterans from whose estates. he charged, District Commissioner Fen ning is receiving 10 per cent commis slon, with an additional 10 per cent under certain circumstances, which list he was furnished by the Veterans’ Bureau, and calling attention to an & sy ith Ger. | sent, the Senate judiclary counell does not correspond with Ger- | i J | other list containing 103 names, Rep. many’s expectations, The league has been plunged into a s by the breakdown of the negotiations for Germany's election, Foreign Minister Stresemann declared. He frankly criticized the obstruc- tionist tacties employed by certain powers at Geneva In keeping Ger- many from the council seat promised her at Locarno. Outcome Is Deplored. “The outcome of the negotiatibns must he deeply deplored. hecause the chief mourner after all is the league fixelf.” he sald. “Whether we consider the leazue an efliclent instrument for the promul- gation of peace and the promotion of humanitarian ideals. or whether we recognize In it a newly inven'ed diplo- matle contrivance calculated fo fur- ther the speclal interests of individual siates. the fact remains that as a r sult of the events in Geneva t leazue has suffered in both directions. The adherents of the league, the foreign minister said. should have subordinated all other considerations to the formalitles of receiving Ger- many into membership. By this at- titnde the principle underlying the Jeague—that have hesn considerably strengthened, but the special #tates were exploited In such a power- ful and brutal manner that a sit@ ation was provoked which the league for the time being was unable to master. Defends Delegation’s Course. Replying to a reproach hecause the German _delegation had not left Geneva the moment the founcil mem- bership question no longer conformed with the promises received by Ger- at Locarno, Dr. Stresemann “Such a departure unnuestionably ‘would have called forth cheap laurels for the German delegation at home, but at the expense of our prestige in the eyes of the rest of the world. We could not afford to offend the League of Nations because the atti- tude of several powers in it seemed incorrect. As it was, we left Geneva ‘without a single power there justified In blaming us for the unsatisfactory result of the conference. “Befors and during the war we fre- quently made the mistake of under- estimating the importance of public | sentiment as a world factor. If that was a mistake at the zenith of our | power. . It would have represented nothing less than a crime in our pres. ent situation. “The entire attitude of the organs of the League of Natlons reflected @ wish for peace with the German nation. To respond to such senti- ments with an abrupt departure would have been a foreign political blunder." Wants Rhineland Freed. Germany, he added, must continue to strive 1o enter tha league on equal terms with the world powers, even If the league be nothing but a diplomatic instrument for furthering the special interests of nations. Fortunately, however, Germany's in- terests were identical with the league {deals, and she had no Intention of prosecuting any kind of policy of might or of balancing of powers. Germany would not abandon her well known principles, and did not hesitate to declare that Sweden's offer to withdraw from the council, while altruistic, would not solve the prob. lem without changing the political complexxion of the league. Germany, the foreign minister added, had declared her willingne: 10 eo- operate loyally for the development of the league, and it was the task of the G to let the Locarno policy plunge head- long into an abyss. Dr. Stresemann concluded by saying that continued occupation of the see- ond and third Rhineland zones by the allies was incompatible with the Lo- carno policy and Germany's attitude, | and it was the unanimous decision of the German government to follow up the policy begun at Locarno. BRITON'S PLAN SCORED. Latin Americans Angered at Sugges- tion of New League. = GENEVA, March 22 (#).—The Latin American delegates remaining in Geneva severely criticize the sug- gestion of L. C. M. Amery, British colonial secretary, that the Latin American countries should form a separate League of Nations. (Col. Amery made this suggestion, which he emphasized was his per- sonal viewpoint, in a speech at Newton Abbott last Friday.) The delegates say their govern- mente have been among the most ac- tive in supporting the fundamental league idea of international co-opera- tion and conciliation, and that Latin America’s interest in the league will increass instead of decrease. The text of a letter embodying a final appeal to Soviet Russia from the league council to participate in the disarmament studies in Geneva was made public tod It shows that the council upholds ®he attitude of the Bwiss government that Moscow should not expect different treatment from that accorded to the representatives of the other countries invited. ‘The latter emphasizes that Switzer- land has promised every measure of protection for the Soviet delegates, thus seeking to remove fears that Geneva might be the scene of inci- dents similar to that in Lausanne in 1923, when Vaslav Voroxky was as- #assinated. interests of certain ' erman delegation in Geneva not | BYCHANE' TRODPS National Army Flees Before Victorious Dictator—Feng Heading for Peking. IC By ssociated Press. bi ! TSIN, March —This city of 750,000 inhabltants was evacuated completely today by the Kuominchun, or natlonal army troops, in their re- treat toward Peking. 86 miles hefore the vietorious troops of Chang Tso- Lin. Manchurian dictator, and those of his allies from the province was thrown into a brief the sudden appearance of hundreds of armed men wearing arm: leta of Gen. Li Ching-ling, former civil governor of Chihli province. The: had secreted themselves In the Jap- anese and French settlements and rushed into the native city in auto- mobiles while the last detachment of the Kuominchun troops was march- |ing 10 the central station to take | tralns toward Peking. A few Kuominchun stragglers were also frequently fired Mauser rifies into !the air. Presently the firing ceased. | {be at the central rallway station, {while Gen. Chang Tsung-chang, | governor of Shantung Province, his alsnncllle. took possession of west sta- i tion. H Many Casualties Reported. There were numerous casualties in the city. owing to the reckless firing by Li Ching-ing's troops, but there was little looting. It is reported, how- | ever, that villages along the line of {march from Machang were looted by | the retreating soldiers of the tired Kuominchun troopa. | Tongshan, on the Peking-Mukden {railway, wa% occupied this morning by Chane Teo-lin's forces from Feng- {tien ai Manchuria. | Taku evacuated during the | night anu .ne situation at the port | has become normal. Eight thousand troops of the Kuominchun have encamped at Peht- sang and are establishing lines to temporarily hold up the pursuit of thelr comrades fleeing toward Peking. Peking Cabinet Shaky. PEKING, March 22 (#).—The mem- bers of the cabinet which resigned on Saturday, are retaining thelr posts temporarily at the request of the chief executive, but it is assumed there will be a realixnment shortly. Whether an effort will be made to hold Peking appears to be undecided. The Tientsin?Pek'ng Railway is oc. | cupled hy the returning troops, many !of whom continue to move around Peking to the Kalgan Railway, on their way north. Others are quar- tered at Tungchow, east of the capltal, and Nanyuan, to the south. General Evacuation Begin: By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News, PEKING, March 22.—It is reported that Feng Yu-Hsiang has ordered a general Kuominchun withdrawal and is prepared to start toward Urga, jacross the Mongolian desert. He is | leaving his ablest generals, Lu Chung- i Lin and Chang Chi-Kiang,-to consoli- !date the northwest territory to main- | tain Kuominchun control in that area. | In the event that both Chang-Tso- | Lin and Wu-Pel-Fu reach the capital, |1t is believed that these traditional | enemies will declare a truce while the | present provisional executive | tained for the time due to Chang-Tso- Lin's influence. Whether they will i be able to agree to the formation of | a government is dublous, and political | circles predict another Chang-Tso-Lin- Wu-Pel-Fu conflict. (Copyright. 1926. by Chieago Daily News Co.) i | FOUR, ADRIFT 7 DAYS IN SMALL BOAT, LAND |{W. E. D. Stokes, Jr., and Crew Reach Shore in Florida—Yacht Wrecked Off Charleston, S. C. ! Br the Associated Preas. KEY WEST, Fla., March 22.—A message received here today by Miss | Florence Crittenton sald W. E. D. ! Stokes, fr., son of the New York hotel jowner, and a crew of three men had | reached Cape Carnave Ral. Fla., in a | small boat, after drifting helplessly at sea since March 15. | The engagement of Stakes to Miss I(‘rmemon ‘was announced recently. The message said the Stokes yacht, the Calliope, was ed March 15 about 50 miles off the port of Charles- ton, 8. C., and that he and the crew had taken to sea in a small boat. De- tails of their experience were lacking. Havans Hotel Man Shot. HAVANA, March ~—Thomas Mo- ran, part owner of t Hotel Florida, a hostelry well known hy American tourists, was shot ) erday by Fran- cisco Cela when they in the hotel. The two had differences over a busi- neas transaction. Although Moran was shot three times. he is thought not to bs mor- tally wounded. 1 Gen. Li Ching-ling was reported to | is_‘re- | |today adopted the report of its sub- committee providing for 12 days of public hearings, divided equally be- tween the “wets” and the 'dry: Senator Walsh of Montana, Demo- crat, declared that In his opinion pub- lic hearings on proposed modification {or repeal of the prohibition lav serve no useful purpose and would be 1 merely as a vehicle for publicity {by the “wet The same subcommittes is to con- duct the public hearings that made the report to the full commitiee rec- {ommending they he zranted. It is | headed by Senator Means of Virginia, Repubii {and Goff of W Reed of Missourt {cans. and Senato and Walsh of Montana, | beginning April 5 ft would start hear- ing. continuing two weeks, the first week to be devoted to the wels and the second to the drys. Repeal Bill Sidetracked. ! The committee voted to postpone {action inaefinitely on the bill intro- ‘duced by Senator Edwards of New of universality—would | shot by Li Ching-ling’s soldiers. who | Jersey, Democrat, for the outright re- ipeal of the Volstead act. This was in accordance with the recommenda- ings are to be held upon the joint ! resolution introduced by | Bruce of Maryland amending the | Constitution so that the Federal Gov ernment shall become the dispenser {of liquors, and upon bills Introduced | | by Senators Edwards and Edge of New Jersey, which would make th use of light wine and beer perm! sible, and also would repeal the pres- ent restriction lmiting physicians in | the amount of liguor which they may prescribe in case of {llness. The action of the committee is jclaimed by the “wets" as a victory, although it is understood that they !had hoped for many weeks of heai ings before | While the “dry” leaders have now !acquiesced in the proposal for the | hearings on modification, at.the start | they were strongly against it. i Bruce Plan Up First. The fi hearings, it is said. will | ba on the resolution of Senator Bruce | for amendment of the Constitution. It is planned by Senator Bruce to call before the committee officials from | Canada, where the government has adopted a plan similar to that now propored by Senator Bruce for the United States. The “wets” In the Senate had threatened to discuss daily the prohi- bition issue on the floor of the Sen- ate If they were denied hearings on their bills. Indeed. the discussion on the floor already has occupied many hours during the present session. ‘The hearings before the Senate com: mittee will be the first on proposals to modify the Volstead act since it became:a iaw. The Volstead act has been amended since its enactment, but that was for the purpose o strengthening it. The so-called “beer” bill was put through. Both the prohibition and anti-prohi- bition elements will put forward their leading advocates at the coming hear- ings. it i{s said. Conditions as they have existed in this country under the prohibition law will be dealt with at much length by both sides. The ad- ministration of the law also will be a major subject of discussion before the investigating committee. Both Sides Confident, Both sides claim they will gain by the public hearings, and that the pub- lic will be much tter informed re- garding actual conditions. The “drys" insist they will make out a clear case for prohibition and that the hearings will prove a boomerang for the “‘weta™ who have engineered them. On the other hand, the “wets” believe they will be able to show a great wave of sentiment throughout the country in favor of modification of the present liquor laws and for the use of light wines and beer in this country. Coming, as they do on the even of | the congressional campaign, both sides will do their utmost to make capital of them. The “wets” are out to galn in both Senate and House at the elec- tions, and the “drys” are seeking to maintain " their present strength in Congress and to increase it if possible. Dry Senators have been informed within the last day or two by respon- |sible political leaders who have trav- eled through the country that the pro- hibition iseue has become a very real { one, with people of all classes and par- | ties discussing it. They have been I‘warnfld that if they desire to retain the prohibition laws unmodified and even to strengthen them, they must | be prepared to meet the onslaught of the “wets” in the coming campaign. DUTCH KILL 13 CHINESE. Leader of Band Among Those Dead in Sumatra Rebellion. BATAVIA, Java, March 22 (#).— Thirteen Chinese rebels have been killed in a fight with a Dutch mili- tary detachment sent to Achin, Sumatra, where trouble broke out early this month. Among the rebels killed was the leader of the band, which attacked a Dutch patrol on March 3, killing 10 soldiers and wounding 6. One Dutch sergeant was killed and three soldiers of the relief force were seri. ouely woundgd in the latest clash. | | ould | Colo- | vado, Republican, chairman, and com- | 5t prises Senators Harreld of Oklahoma Democrats. | ‘The subcommittee announced that tions of the suhgommittee. The hear- | Senator | the Senate committee. | [0 TAKING PART N SAFETY PARLEY | Secretary Hoover to Open Second National Confer- | ence Tomorrow. One thousand official delegates 1o the Second National Conference on | Street and Highway Safetv. appoint {ed hy the governors of the various | | States. at the request of President | | Coolidge, hegan arriving in the eity | today for what promises to he the most significant safety gathering ever neld. The conference will comyent tomorrow morning at the United | States Chamber of Commerce Ruild {ing to continue throughout Wednes {day and Thursday. Secretary ar{ Commerce Hoover, spensor for the conference, will call the delegates to order tomerrow morning and make the keynote speech. A preliminary session was held a’ he chamber building today by the | conterence’s committee on uniformit: { laws and regulations with Natha: William MacChesney, chairman, pr {ding. The committee hefird sugge ! tlons and protests concerninz tenty | ive recommendations of the conf ence. | Two Protests Registered. [ | Emphatic protest was registered at | {today's meeting by representatives of [the American Drivurself Associat.on against the classification of ‘he | “drivurself” car as a common carrier. {taxicah or omnibus. H. C. Grossman of Chicago and Joseph Saunders of Kansas Clty, two “drivurself” pio- declared that there are now 15,000,000 drivurself” patrons in the {country and unless their business is hindered by the undesirable classifica- | tfons that this business will be multi- plied four times in the next couple of rears. {” Protest also was registered by M. C. McConkey, vice president of the Bendix Brake Co.. on behalf of the four.wheel brake interests. He sald Ithat If a certain section contained in the conference’s report was carried 'out the cost of Installation of the | brakes would be excessive. Represent | atives of the General Motors Co. also protested along the same line, declar- | ing that adoption of the section would | retard development of safer brakes I new under consideration. | Reprerentatives of the National As {goclation of Farm Equipment Manu | facturers made suggestions to the | committee regarding the modification | of requirements concerning steel tire vehicles, | Protection for Liens. Clarification of the proposed cer. | tificate of title act, so that it will more fully protect the interests of holders | of Hens on automobiles, was urged by Joseph D. Meyerson of New York, rep- resenting the National Association of nance Co. | Fing;‘»resrmnllvu of fire and theft in- | surance companies will be heard this arnoon. ‘fiu was pointed out today that the | first safety conference called by Sec- | retary Hoover last Fall laid down gen- i eral remedies for uniformity of traffic !laws and motor conduct with a view {of cutting down the motor fatality rate, while the present conference will | taper. these general recommendations ! down to specific and concrete resolu- { tlons. The reformsadopted by the con- ference will be broadcast throughout | the country as basicly essential with the assurance that on account of their welght as emanating from the Hoover conference that they will be universal- 1y adopted. Secretaries to Meet. Beginning Thursday, or on the final | day of the Hoover conference, more | than 300 American Automobile Asso- clation club secretaries will convene at the New Willard Hotel for a motor congress. One of the outstanding | questions on the agenda of the con- ference pertains to the working out of a uniform policy which all moter Flubs will follow in dealing with jus- tice of the peace courts and sneak cops, and a resolution will be adopted reyuesting officials ai civic bodles everywhere to co-operate in the elimi- nation of “kangaroo justice and the fee system of arrests,” a result of which thousands of motorists come to grief every touring season. Following the address of Secretary Hoover at the opening of the confer- ence tomorrow reports will be re- ceived as follows: Uniformity of laws and regulations, Gen. Nathan Willlam MacChesney, chairman; enforcemen Judge Willlam McAdoo, chairma; causes of accidents, Dr. Walter V. Bingham, chairman; metropalitan traf- fic facilities, F. A. Delano; statistics, W. M. Stenart. and public relations George M. Grahi | | In the House today hv SNOW MARKS SPRING. Bitter Frost and Cold Wind Re- ported in Fyance, P'ARIS, March 22 (#).—The official entry of Spring into France was ac. companied by a hitter northeast wind and frost, which plaved havoe with the frmit trees, which premature hlossom. Snow many regions, notably at Chalons- Sur-Saone, Clermont Ferrand and Annecy, and even the so.called “sunny south” ran. speeding the departure of the Riviera's guests, VOTE FOR DISTRICT PROPOSED N HOUSE Dyer Offers Resolution to Present Constitutional Amendment. fell in A joint reenlution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing for national representation for the people of the District of Columbla was introduced Representative Dyer. Republican. Missourl, and was referred to ‘he committee on the ju- diciary. 1t is proposed 1o insert al the end of section 3, article 4, the following words: “The Congress shall have power to admit to the status of citizens of a State the residents of the Distriet constituting the seat of Government of the United States, created by Ar- ticle 1, section 8. for the purpose of representation in the Congress and among_the electors of President and Vice President and for the purpose of suing and being sued in courts of the United States. under the pro- visions of Article I11. section 2. “When the Copgress shall exercise this power the residents of such Dis- trict shall he entitled to elect one or two Senators. as determined by the Congress; Representatives in the House according to their numbers as determined by decennial enumeration, and presidential electors equal in number to their aggregate representa- tion in the House and Senate. “The Congress shall provide by law the qualifications of voters and the time and manner of choosing the Senator or Senators. the Representa. tive or Representatives, and electors herein authorized. “The Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be neces. sary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers.” APPROPRIATION BILL PASSED BY SENATE Measure for Independent Offices Must Go to Conference Be- fore Enactment. Carryving $2.500.000 for work on the Arlington Memorial Bridge and an item of $250,000 for the relocation of a number of Government hureaus within the District of Columbia, the Independent offices appropriation bill passed the Senate this afternoon. The total appropriation is approxi- mataly $507,700,000. The bill has pass- eds the House, but must go to confer- ence befora its enactment is complete. The bill carries the annual allot- ment for various independent estab- lishments of the Government, such as the Shipping Board. Federal Trade Conmimission, and various other Fed- eral boards, The $250,000 added by the Senate for rearrangement of Government offices in the District will he spent to make bbtter use of existing Federal office buildings, particularly the Inte- rior Department and certain branches of Commerce and Treasury Depart- ments. o CAROL NOT WANTED. PARIS, March 22 (#).—Rumanian alrcles here say former Crown Prince Carol has been officially informed that the British government would not leok favorably upon his establishing a per- manent residence in England and that the- Bucharest government has heen apprised of this attitude, No reason is given for the ban. SRR i Bandits Seize $15,000. NEWARK, J.. March 22 (®).— Seven masked men today imprisoned the four men making up the night force of the Mosque Theater here, broke open the safe and escaped with the week end receipts, estimated at $15,000, were in | | was vicited by a cold | the | WARWICK TO HEAD - - PERSONNEL BOARD First President of Group Is Renamed After Three- | Year Absence. A change of far-reaching importance | to United States Government person- | nel, not only in \Washington, but| throughout the world, took place to- day in the reappointment of Walter | W. Warwick of this city, who was the | first chairman of the Py fication Board, to his old position 1o | succeed Frederick W. Bafley. who has | served in the interim. Budgzet on the hoard, and serve as chairman. Judge Warwick, who controller of the Treasu official of the Bureau of ti resigned as chairman of the tlon board on June 30, come fiscal agent of the Government of the Republic of Panama. where he served throughout his term in the Isthmus. The change was effected, it was an nounced, since Mr. Bailey will be fully occupied witn his duties as a budget er in charge of District of Co- and Department of the former and an in- Nerved Since 1923, £ The Personnel Classification Board. which under the law nas charge o personnel affairs for most of the Gov- ernment’s civil employes except the Postal Service, now consists of Judge Warwick, chairman; Guy Moffett, rep. resentative of the Civil Service Com- mission, and W. H. McReynold: resentative of the Bureau of Mr. Bailey served as chairman of the board from June 30, 1923, until the present change will become effec- tive, which is expected to be within a few days. For a short time, how- ever, during Mr. Baile; absence on a trip through the Western States for the Bureau of the Budget on affairs concerning the Department of Inte- rior, the post of chairman of the Per- pied by Guy F. Allen, executive assist. ant to the director, Bureau of the Budget. Judge Warwick was chair- man of the Personnel Classification yo&x‘d from its organization, in March 7. 1923, to June 30, 1923, Served Under Taft. Judge Warwick has had a long ex- perience in efficiency work, as well as in law practice. He also has served in many official governmental posts, receiving appointments from Presi- dents Taft and Wilson. He was born in Ohio in 1865 and at- tended the public schools of Cin- cinnati, later taking a law degree rom the Cincinnati Law School and a master's degree from George Wash- ington University here in 1592. He was private secretary to Chief Justice Taft, when he was a circuit judge, and became private secretary to Robert Bowles, controller of the ’}:‘r‘e;slury.h (nT 1893. Other posts he eld in the Treasury were law and chief law r‘,l!rk? il Judge Warwick then returned to Cincinnati in 1898 to enter private iaw practice, which he continued until 1908, when he was made auditor of the Panama Canal Commission, serv- ing three vears under Gen. Goethals pwith the canal operations. In 1911 ‘Mr. Taft. then President, commissioned Mr. Warwick an asso- clate justice of the Supreme Court of the Panama Canal Zone, but be- fore he took up his duties there he was appointed by President Taft to be a Government economy and effi- ciency commissioner. rose in 1915 to be controller of ths Treasury, re. celving appointment from President Wileon. WILBUR GETS WILLIAMS’ REPLY TO GEN. BUTLER Marine Corps Officer Answers to Charge of Intoxication, Which Wais Filed by Commander. By the Associated Press; The rejoinder of Col. Alexander Wil liams, Marine Corps, to the charge of intoxication laid against him by Brig. Gen. Smedley Butler in San Diego, Calif., reached the Navy Department today and the case was taken up for a legal survey by the judge advocate general of the Nav Secretary Wilber will decide wheth- er a court-martial shall be ordered for Col. Williams, probably within the next day or two. In the meantime, no intimation has been given as to ti specific nature of the charges or as to what Col. Willlams has urged in his own defense. i | missioners have virtually decided that He will vepre- | sent the director of the Bureau o the | sonnel Classification Board was occu- | A bill authorizing the erection of a new wing at the District fail to relieve the congestion and fnsanitary condi- | posed two weeks ago in The | ““Pete Martin" was jpproved | the House in committee of the| whole_today. | The Bureau of the Budget earller | today had approved the expenditure of | | $300,000 for the proposed two-story | dormitory addition to the District jafl, | and the Commissioners subsequently | sent to Chairman Zihiman of the | House District committea a favorable | report on the MeLeod bill providing | for the fncreased facilitie ! The movement for the jail addi- tion was started recently following | an expose of conditions. Tentative plans for the addition call for a wing in the rear of the present fafl building. which will house 200 prisoners. 100 on each floor. The Com- it shall be used exclusively for women. It also will contain a kitchen. which will be shifted from the present ! building. Addition Held Necessary. * The Commissioners’ report to Rep. ir ntative Zthlman on the McLeod ! bill_follows: The object of this bill is (o provide additional housing facilities at the Distriet jail. which have long been needed, due to overcrowded condition | of the present buflding. The bill con- {templates an expenditure of $1 : but an Investigation made by the | municipal architect indicates that in order to provide adequ: for the | needs of the situation. t sum of 1$300.000 will be necessary. ! “The Commissioners believe that the proposed legislation should be favorably considered when amended, so as te provide for the authorization | of an appropriation of not exceeding £300,000, to be pavable in like manner as other appropriations for the Dis- trict of Columbhia. Th suggest the bill he amended by striking out all the matter after the enacting clause, ! ,and inserting in lieu thereof the fol- lowing: Budget Bureau Approves. . “'That the Commissioners of the, District of Columbia be, and they are hereby authorized to construet an additional building at the District | jail at a cost not to exceed $300,000, to be payvable in like manner as other appropriations for the District jof Columbia.’ | “The proposed legislation was sub- | mitted to the director of the budget | who advises as follows: “‘The purpose of this proposed legislation is to proyide adequate | additional housing facilities at the | District jail. Such expenditure as may he necessary to accomplish this | purpose would not be in conflict with | the financial program of the Presi- dent." " The Citizens' Advisory Council at | its meeting last week. went on record as approving the proposed addition with the proviso that the Federal | Government should | prisoners quartered ! trial pay for fts there awaiting WOMAN IS ACCUSED OF BEATING OTHER MldelHer Promise to Divorce Hus- band So She Could Wed Him, Police Say. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO. March 2 Mrs. Inez Osborne, a divorcee, was arrested to- day charged with assault with intent to murder Mrs. Beatrice Caine, wife of John F. Caine, a department man- ager for the American Can Co. Mrs. Caine was beaten with a glof club. Sometime last night Mrs. Osborne entered the Caine apartment and hid in a closet, police said. She remalned until after Mrs. Caine had gone to sleep. Having vrrovided herself with the club and a revolver, the woman | resentative | year |as many Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, renewed his attack on Com- | missioner Fenning in the House to- a: Mr. Blanton told the House that Lr. William A. White, in charge of St Elizabeth’s Hospital, and Commission er Fenning are working together o that the District Comnussioner is hav ing himself appointed guardian for veterans of the World War on recom- mendation of Dr. White, and is cul lecting large sums ot money for the ice in fees. The names of Carl Fenning, brother of Commissioner Fenning, and Dis- trict_Coroner Nevitt were brought into Mr. Blantor’s charges. The Texan said a congressional in- vestigation of St. Elizabeth's is necer sary. Funds for Institution. Mr. Blanton reminded & col- leagues that St. Elizabeth's Hospital is a Federal institution maintained by the United States Government to house and care for menal defectives. For the present fiscal year Congress has appropriated $1,023,000 out of the Federal Treasury, he sald. In | addition to this, in:the District ap- propriation bill for the present fiscal Congress appropriated and turned over to the Board of Char- itles §900,000 to be spent in St. Eliza- beth's Hospital on the indigept in- gans of the District, and in tfle de- ficiency bill Congress gave the Board of Charities for the same purpose an additional sum of $260,000, making $1,160,000 given to the board for the present fiscal year to care for in- digent insane in the hospital. For the next fiscal year Congress has already appropriated §1,000,000 for Hecal year Congres bes. sireedy oo al year Congress ap- propriated for St. Elizabeth's §924,- 000 out of the Federal Treasury, he added. Mr. Blanton explained that it is the practice when police authorities first take into custody any person alleged to be of unsound mind to send them to Gallinger Hospital for observation, whence sooner or later they are sent to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital under what is known as a certificate for 30 days. In this connection, he said, it is Interesting to note that in the District appropriation bill for the next fiscal year the sum of $637,650 is carried for Gallinger Hospital. Reviews Previous Attack. Mr. Blanton reviewed what tran- spired in the House last Thursday, when he opened fire on Commissioner Fenning by calling attention that in- carcerations in the asylum are by executive order, and moved to strike out an appropriation of $8,000 from the District appropriation bill. At that time Mr. Blanton drew from Chairman Madden of the House ap- propriation committee the statement that Commissioner Fenning “ought to be put out of office” if the charges | made on the floor by Representatives Blanton, Green of Florida and Gibson of Vermont were found to be true. Early in his speech today Mr. Blan- ton promised his colleagues “proof” of the charge. He then quoted a let- ter which ne had sent the day be- | fore to Commissioner Fenning, asking for the following information: “Since what date have you been the guardian of Fred Hall, now in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital; what re. muneration do you receive from such case?” Please advise the number of cases in which vou have been the guardian during the past year, the names of the wards and the remu neration you have received in such cases. Such information is neces- sary just now in justice to yourself, charges concerning same have come to me and, I find, to oth- ers of my colleagues, and . desire to know the real facts. Picturing Comimizsioner Fenning as a “Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde.” in the conduct of his office as District Com- missioner and as guardian for insane beneficiaries of the Veterans' Bureau, Mr. Blanton said that Mr. Fenning ‘had to transform himself” before replying to his letter from his law offices in the Evans Bullding. InMr. Fenning's reply, which Mr. Blanton read to the House, he was told that “all of the information that you re quest is of record at the courthouse, where I anticipate that it can readily bhe obtained under the rules and regulations of the clerk's office.” furiously attacked Mrs. Caine, beating her until she agreed to sue for a di- vorce so that Mrs. Oshorne could marry Caine: Mrs. Osborne then fled. Caine, his wife said, had been at- tentive to Mrs. Osborne long before they were married, seven years ago. After the marriage, she sald, his at- tentions had not ceased. Caine, who has been in New York on a husiness trip, was expected home today. The women agreed as to details of the heating, the police said, but de- Other Information Sources. Telling his colleagues that fortunate. 1y he had other sources of informa tion, Mr. Blanton said: “I learned from the United States Veterans' Bureau that Mr. Commissioner Fen ning, attorney in the Evans Building. is now guardian for 75 World War veterans who are claimed to have lost their minds, and concerning whose property and compensation Mr. Com missfoner Fenning, attorney in t Evans Building, receives 10 per cen! nied she had entered the house dur- ing Mrs. Caine's absence, declaring Mrs. Caine had let her in earlier in the night. Col. Rozas Found Dead. BUENOS AIRES, March 22 (#).— The body of Col. Carlos H. Pereyra Rozas, twice president of the Chamber of Deputies. was found yesterday on the water front below La Plata. Col. Rozas disappeared 10 days ago from a river steamer while en route to Montevideo. Mr. Blanton then read a letter, dated March 19, from Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans' Bu- reau, in which he said: “I am af taching a list of the cases for which Col. Fenning is now guardian or com- mittee, and I will furnish you as soon as the information can be details as to where the wards live and in what institutions they now are. “In order for me to give you the exact amount of compensation which has been paid out of the estate of the wards upon order of the Suprem Court of the District it will be neces- sary for me to have reviewed the ac- He was A descendant of Juan Manuel Rozas, the Argentine dictator. rlliadio Programs—Page 28 counts which have been filed by Col. Fenning with the Supreme Court and audited by Herbert L. Davis, auditor, acting for said court. ol. P as heen allowed by ~(Continued on Page 3, Column 2. ?