Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1926, Page 2

.2 - ATTACK BY [TALY -FEARED IN TURKEY Slze of Army Doubled in Face * of Mussolini’s Recent Expansion Hints. By the Ascoriated Press LONDON. April 19.- T fevy of army conscripts Reneral speculation in various quarters stance to recent plated Ttalian or gion at Turkey's . Turkey 15 call lasses of men of Eee and an the reserve me 3 is ing sub. of contem Italo-Greek agzres: expense to 26. ‘The ur aetion of the Turkish recrui is said to be causing col nervousness among the people of ' . While there is 1 which to n Turkey, in ton ix ad gates the Key's act footing of eonsidered ger k on the opin e indi the peace uently of dd sene win ine her nighly is n Iy cons suggestive Is ared. 1S rec Duce's Speech Premier M and his refer ftaly’s “Na interpreted no fously aggressive an inteniion to pansion in Ana lared to he the D gested that me be given the Ii v Alusso nt speeches “ebhruary to being on s which 1t is sug- form may inentions Wed Man nesday. wien the tradiifonal anniver. | me is cele have avd- of ¥ xpected 1 .then ve v sary of tho ioundr brated. Mussol*ni is <omething more ing his country’s poiitieal From Ang came advices 1o the one has heen fol . Mus- solini’s voyage 1o and the zen- eral political situation, and that Tur key has not failed make proper preparations. The Constantinople newspapers decline to believe that Italy would make an unprovoked at tack on Turkey, n evertheless they express satis 1t the Turkish all necessary pital, “ver) newspapers have y allesed design «nlist the support his imperial ambitions, alleze th Greece, credit contracts with purchase rifles, tanks and other munitions which conld be used against Turkey in Thrace while Mussolini was taking action in Asia Minor. The Daily Expre treaty the allirs n 1915 condit onally a fust to Adal in the agreement h: Express adds “Ttalian m firms and indu ing day and night 1o with tanks and avnored artillery and oiher arms munitions, which are now nto Grecce, where the disastrous de- feat by the Turks in 1922 still rankles. President Pangalos Greece | modeling himself into & Mussolini. It is estimatcd that the men called to the Turkish colors vesterday, added to those already summoned in con- nection with the Kurdish trouble and the Trak dispute with @reat Britain, will bring the, Turkish army to ahout double ite normal peace sirength of 120,000 officers and men. COMMITTEE VOTES * AGAINST INQUIRY ASKED BY GIBSON Z__(Continued from First Page) printed rum by Mussolini rumors through lonz Ttaly, would ays <ecret ned In London promised Tialy m - adjacent of Asia Minor Konieh) and this not been fulfilled. The g Mg ng I firms are worl cars and and am stand would mean “side-tracking the fe=ue and getting into a wilderness of testimony, instead Concern Whele Nation. Mr. Luce and (hairman Johnson hoth contended the bills before the cemmittee concerned the entire United States and the District of Columbia as well, “Tn.my opinion.” replied Mr. rou are going to shut out most of the fmportant points of this investiga- tion.” Chairman Johnson rev. meeting that the much-discussed Gibson resolution was introdueed last Thursday by the Vermoni representa fve at hix (Johnson's) suggestion, The chairman also read the rules of the House concerning what busines the committee shall consider. “Mr. Fenning,” said Representative Connery, Demce Massachusetts, “knows more the District h else. Are ¥u going to bring him in and - tlon him?" 5 “It might be found advisable to re- quest—not bring-him to_come up, replied the chairman. - should he determined by mittea afier the here from the Veterans' Bureau and familiar with guardianship matters have testified. The chairman no desira 1o cut off the hearinge, but this committee is not a grand jury and T will rule out of order every. thing that comes hefore it not affect- ing World War veserans.” May Not Call Blanton “Are veu going to call Mr. Rlan- ten®" asked Representative Milligan of Mississippi “T ean see nothing that Mr. Blan- ton can may that will throw light on this subject,” replied the chairman, and the Democratic side howled. “1 would like to know if there 1s a Aetermined intentlon to eut off all but the persons the chairman wants to put on the stand?”’ asked Representutive Browning of Tennessee and Mr. John- son replied there was no such idea in mind. Mr. Rankin declared he brought Mr. Rlanton to the committee Saturday “and you wouldn't let him testify. lle had festimony to show that Commis- sioner Fenning received commissions as high as 50 per cent for being guar- dian of World War veterans.” “World War veterans? Chafrman Johnson “I'm pretty sure.” replied Mr. Ran- kin. “World War, Spanish War and Civil War.” “If he has testimony abqut World War veterans it will be received. If it {s about other veterans it will have to go before other committees.” hen Maj. Arnold was called to the stand, Mr. Connery said: “Mr. Chairman, a few minutes ago when 1 said Mr. Fenning knows more about guardianships than anybody else, 1 sald it in a sarcastic way. 'Maj. Ar- neld knows more about this subject than ane one else here. Under questioning by Mr. Luce, who sald he was “anxious to bring out the extent of these charges,” the ‘wit- ness promised tomorrow to go into further details about the guardians in the District. Wheeler Trial. Cost $61,312. Attorney General Sargent today re- perted to the Senate that the Depart ment of Justice had spent $61,312 in the unsuccessful prosecution of Sen ater Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, on charges of using his senatorial in. fluence on behalf of oil leases. ed at the the com- asked rded | Ture | pouring | Rankin, nships in | hat matter | witnesses we have| [BLANTON DEMANDS IMPEACHMENT OF FENNING IN FORMAL CHARGE (ontinned from First Page.) said wards of this Government had money, property or compensation or pension claims against the Govern ment of the United States, a privill ege denied to other attorneys; and whereby the sald Frederick A. Fen. ning would act as attorney for the said Dr. White. or would have his lawpartner act as such attorney for said Dr. White, in filing in the Su- preme Court of the District of Colum- bia said Dr. White's petition ing that a certain inmate, found to pos. ! sess money, or propert to have 4 claim against the ( rdjudged of unsound mind, mitiee appointed by the court to take ‘harge of such estate and prosecute ~h claims against the Government, and in which petition said Fenning would have the said Dr. White recommended the said Frederick A. Fenninz as the committee to be ap. pointed. and 1 charge tbat in pur. ance sald wrongful conspiracy nd improper practice. the said Fred- L A. Kenning induced the sald Dr. to execure over 200 such peti- ilons, which said Fenning filed in the | said Snpreme Court of the District of Columbia, wherein said Fenning was ecommiended for committee, and in hich cases the court appointed said uittee or such said Fenning came in nossession of the money and property and income of his said ward, and [ prosecuted said ward's claims against the Government of the United States, and out of which estate and annual income. the said Frederick A. Fenning has received annually a large per senium Goes Back 23 Nears. d Frederick, vears ago, perly solicited { that the s ng, about | wrongfully and imp: ihe he District of Columbia, then hav [ ing e » of lunacy cases, to appoint | him guardian or committee in alt lunacy cases, and that sald Fenning was then told hy said justice that he would not appeint committee or | rdian any person except the one recommended in the petition, and that then and continuously since then, the | sald Frederick A. Fenning has wrong: fully and improperly solicited all per- sons who might file such petitions to name him therein as committee or | ian, and he has written many | persons whom he had never seen or { known. urging that they grant him | | permission to file such petitions for | { them. with himself named therein as | the one recommended Yor appointment 1s guardian or committee. | Says He Originated Practice. Frederick | ath | “I charge that the said A. Fenning has admitted under ‘hat about 23 vears ago he caused to ’v,p oxiginated the unlawful and im-| proper praetice of paying out.of the| | estate of the person adjudged to be {of unsound mind, & fee of $10 to each | doctor employed in St. Elizabeth's { Hospital who signed one of the tw | required affidavits certitylng that he | deemed the person of unsound mind. | | notwithstanding the fact that the law | requires all of sald dos employed | lin St Kiizabeth's Hosy to give all {of their time to St. Elizabeth’s Hos- | pital, and said Fenning testified under {oath that when about 23 years ago | hegasked the presiding justice to allow | such fees to sald doctors, that said | justice of the court asked him to look p whether there was any law allow ing it, and that after two weeks' | search he could find nune, whereupon lthe court entered an order allowing it, and that such a fee hax been paid to said doctors ever since, and 1 eharge that sald Frederick A. Fenning thus caused a wrongful and unlawful vstem to be Inaugurated which squanders In unwarranted costs the estate of his wards, and 1 charge that sald Frederick A. Fenning thus used his ward’s money to buy favers from and_to. ingratiate himself into the sood graces of all the doctors in Sf. Elizabeth’s Hospital, and 1 charge | that continuously for the past 23 years the sald Frederick A. Fenning hax thus paid a fee of $10 1o & doctor in t. Blizabeth’s Hospital, and has paid second fes of $i0, either to his brother-indars. br. J. Ramsay Nevitt, | who during all sucl time has heen ¢ oner of said District, or to some oth friendly doctor iu the District of Columbia, and this, too, when the said Fenning knev: he law and | practice in the urt of the | | District of ¢ . he was entitled ;In have doctors give their testimony cases for $1.25 per day. |in insanit : Says White Was Influenced. i “1 charge that the said Frederick {A. Fenning. by inaugurating the Jwrongfui and unlawful practice of | paving $10 in_each case to some doc- {tor in St. Klizabeth's Hospital for |testifyving in a lunscy case, has in | cited the 1 Dr. White to wrong- | fully and unlawfuliy sell his testimony {to criminalz, ax he did when be testi- fled for Clarence Darrow in the Leo { pold and Loel cuse und received there- {for $250 per day for 14 days. | 1 charge that the sald Irederick A. Fenning, since the United States entered the World War, April 6, 1917, has been al'vwed by the wuditor of | the Supreme Court of the District of | Columbia, and has recelved us feen land commlssions from the estates of | his sald wards, the enormous sum of | €98.544.46, and that, too, when his vices (0 such wards was of prac- tically no value whatever, and when some of muid wards had never seen him. and that the said auditor of the Supreme Court of the District of Co- lumbia. has certified officially that said Frederick A. Fenning has been al- lowed and has received the said sum of $95.514.46 as his fees and commis- sions since April 6, 191 Cites Many Cases. “1 charge that the auditor of the Supreme Court of the District of Co- Jumbia has certified officially to the following: That in the case of Dniel Campbell, lunacy No. 4073, the yate of commission received by Fred- erick A. Fenning amounted to 15 per cent in 1920, 24 per cent In 1921, 23 Per cent in 1922, 23 per_cent in 1923, and 36 per cent | e of Duplel Puul the rate of ‘rede | that in the « 0. 4405, ecelved b, per vent in 192 5 per cent in 1923, 1924 and 21 per cent in 1925; that in the case of Patrick Griffin, lunas No. 4252, the rate of commission re- celved by Frederick A. Fenning was 16 per cent in 1920, 18 per cent in 1921, 15 per cent in 1922, 25 per cent 0 per cent in 1924, 31 per and 32 per eent in 1926; case of James A. Higgin- son. lnacy No. 3887, th commisaion received by Frederick A. Fenning was 32 per cent in 1920, 16 per cent in 1921, 35 per cent in 1922, 19 per cent in 1923, 46 per cent in 1924 and 22 per cent in 192 that in the case of Wiliam John Kennedy, | Junacy No. 3694, the rate of commis- sion received by Frederick A. Fen- ning was 30 per cent in 1920, 28 per cent in 1921, 25 per \cent in 1922, 26 per t in 1923, 25 per cent in 1924 and 37 per cent in 19%; that in the case of Patrick J. Byrue,/lunacy No. 3682, the rate of commission received by Frederick A. Fenning was 24 per cent in 1920, 24 per cent in 1921, 37 per cent in 1922, 49 per cent in 1923, 37 per cent in 1924 and 64 per cent in 1925, and that in the case of John Flavehan, lunacy No. 1320, the rate of commission received by Frederick A. Fenning on Janu: 22, 1926, for the preceding vear was 94 per cant plus. { guardian, | ustice of the Supreme Court of | | paid her deceive Congress, when in the pre- pared typewritten statement he sent to Representative Martin H. Madden and requested its insertion in the Record on Friday, April 16, 1926, he intimated that Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans' Bureau, erred when he certified that sald Fen- ning received 10 per centum of the extate and annual income of his wards, said Fenning, Intimating that | his commission was only 5 per cent in | most inatances. “I charge that said Frederick A. | Fenning made a deliberate attempt to | deceive Congress when in his sa | prepared stagement he falsely stated -/ that the $108,070.25 feex and commis sions which the auditor of the Su- preme Court of ihe District of Colum- |sald Fenning “includes the full amount or commission and counsel feex In cases going back to the year 1902," because as a matter of fact many fees and commissions received | by the said Fenning do not appear in sald auditor's certificate, and said auditor certifies officially that since we entered the World War In 1917 the fees and commissions allowed by the {anditor to said Frederick A. Fenning affirmatively that 070.25 allowed said Fenning and commissions, only $10, [lowed prior to April 6, 191 | $333,855 From Veterans, He Says. “I charge that since our brave ex- jervice men have returned from ¥rance wounded and shell-shocked in the World War, said Frederick A. °y ing. as guardian and committee for wards of our, Veterans' Bureau, has received from sald United States Veterans’ Bureau the enormous sum of $733.855.87 surance due them, and that he has | de ted same In his own bank, the ational Savings and Trust Co. of which he is a director, and owns stock in same, and that he receives substantial benefits from such de- | posits by receiving increased divi- | dends on his stock. “I charge that the sald Frederick | A. Fenning in making loans of his wards’ money, as the law requires | him to do, he has received Jdiscounts, or commissions, or brokerage fees, additional to the interest carriad in the notes or obligations, and that when making for sald Fenninz a loan £ $15,000, id Natlonal Savings and Trust Co. received a commission, which benefited sald Fenning either directly or indirectly.” Charges Court Was Deceived. “I charge that the sald Frederick A Fenning has deceived the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia by having the different justices thereof allow him to deduct from the annual income of his wards the gnnual pri mium paid to the mmm& company for his fiduciary bond, and not disclos fog to such court that he is the soli- citor_for such bonding company, and as sfch receives from said bonding company & comwission of from 15 to 20 per centum such annual pre mium, and I charge that said Frede; ick A. Fenning now holds a solicitor's license issued by the Depart Inxurance for the District of Columbia in the following companies, to wi The Massachusetts Bonding and Insur- ance Co. of Bostou, ; the United States Fidelity and Baltimore, Md., and the Great Amer} can Insurance Co. of New York, and asx such solicitor he 18 authorized receive commissions, rebates and com- pensution on business he causes to be given to such companies. And I charge that he is guilty of moral turp tude In being solicitor for sald con panies, as such interest conflicts with his duties ax Commissioner of the Dis- trict of Columbia, and his action in of the said $109,. In fees was al- of about 100 pages, which his said companies have been opposing in many respects. “1 charge thut the said Frederick A Fenning is attorney for the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and is pald an annual fee by them, und that such employment has inte fered with his duties as Commissioner, in that he has vpposed and refused to favorably report a bill sought to be passed by the chiropractors, and which Bill his clients are opposi; Doctors Also Accused. “T charge that the said Frederick A. Fenning, s attor! for the sald Medical Society of the District of Co- lumbia, In disregard of his duties as suld Commissioner, has incited, aided St Klizabeth's Hospital, who by law are required to devote all of their Limy to such institution, to engage in pri vate practice here in the District of Columbia: that as attorney for sald ploved In the ['nited States Veterans’ Bureau, and who are by law required to give all of their time to sald bu- reau, to engage in private practice here in the District of Columbia. such doctors using the equipment of the Government in their sald private prac- ce, and that the said Frederick A. KFenning has knowingly permitted the District slienist. Dr. Percy Hickling. of his time, (o sell his testimony to lawyers both In the District and out- side of 1t Undertaker Cited fu Charges. “I charge that Frederick A. ning, attorney for and financiall terested in the undertaking husiness of Juseph Gawler's Sons, Inc., and that during the past years has caused many bodies from 'St. Eliza- beth’s Hospital to be furned over to sald undertaker for hurial, a number of them being wards of said - Fen- ning. and that in the lunacy case of Walter d Allan, No. 10713, the said Frederick A. Fenning on March 24, 1926, paid fo said undertaker the sum of $107.81 for burial expenses, which amount was the total residue of his ward’s estate after taking from me his own fees and commissions and at such time said Fenning knew that for a charge of only $52 Under taker ‘Tubler furnishes everything necexsdry and conducts decent funerals for wurds of the United States Veterans' cean, und charge further rough confed it he said brotherin-law 1 famsey Nevign and his Eil Franklin, sfld Fenning gfully caused the body of one drowned fo the Basin, which body was demanded by the Veterans' Bu reau and should have been turned over .to it, to be wrongfully turned over to Undertaker Taltavull, who made the Government pay $108.50 for same, but which would have cont the Government only $52 for identl- cally the same kind of funeral had said body been turned over to the Veterans’ Bureau and the funeral conducted by the bureau’s under- taker, Tabler. Private Claim Suit Involved. “I charge that the sald Frederick A. Fenning, without having any ac- quaintance whatever with her, solicited Mrs. Endora 8. Kelly of Sharon, Mussachusetts, to employ him an her attorney to prosecute a claim of $1,800 against the Government, which he agreed to do without any expense to her whatever, but that after the Upited States made payment to her he to receive a portion of the amount and that when he lear that she had already employed L. prosecute this claim for her, said Fenning solicited the help of one Henry P. Fellows, and finally infl enced the said Mrs. Endora 8. Kelly to break her contract and power of attorney with Lyon'& Lyon and to Says He Tried to Deceive Congress. “I charge that said Frederick A. Fenning made a d erate attempt to discharge them and to employ him. “] eharge that said Frederick A. Fenning. while Commissioner af the District of Columbia, on June 111928, amounted to $98,544.46. thus showing | compensation and in- | paxsing on an important insurance bill | and sbetted the doctors ewploved in | Medical Society he has incited, aided | and abetted certain of the doctors em- | who recelves a salary of $3.300 for all | & Lyon, attorneys of Washington, to | i | ) | her bia had certified had heen allowed to| "% | charge. ! as back pay due | Court of the District of Columbia as | | court showing that |t | States Navy retired pay of $150 { mittee, und that on December 9 | Charles : . THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D (05 YOUTH IS ARRESTED ISR ONAPER Former Employe of Her Fa- ther’s Firm-Accused of Seeking Ransom. By the Associated Pre MADISON, Wis., April 19.—Fred Runde, charged with Kidnapi 6-vear-old Frances Webh of Neenah la¥t Wednesday morning and hiding her for $3,000 ransom, is under arrest of Police Charies Watts of Neenah, told Runde that the child had pointed out hix picture as that of her abductor. Runde denied the He will be taken to Neenah where he will he confronted by the child and others who saw the Kid paper Inre her from a schoolyard. Runde was formely in the employ of the Neenah firm with which the girl's tather. James Webh, Ix asso ciated. He said he left Neenah sev eral weeks ago, but declined to say where he had been recently, The kidnaper abundoned his tempt to callect ransom when plans went amise and he left child at a home in St Peter, Wis, Chief | at- h the represented a client and as attorney filed In the Supreme Court of the Dis- trict of Columbia a petition in lunacy case No. 10890, and as such attorney caused Michael Flaherty to he ad judged of unsound mind, and In hix petition had himself recommended for committee, and had himself appointed as such commitiee. after which as prosecuted a claim against nment of the United States, ) une 20, 1925, reported to the court that he had received from the United States Navy the sum of $365.80 aid Flaherty, and | that he expected to receive from the | United States Navy the sum of $94.30 each month thereafter as pay due hix sald ward. “I charge that sald Frederick A. Fenning, while Commissioner of the District of Columbia, on September | 1925, appeared in the Supreme i an attorney for a client, whose busi- | ness he had solicited, and asx such | attorney filed a petition fn Lunacy, Case No. 11,041, seeking to adjudge | Richard M. Norris of unsound mind, | sald Fenning in hix sald petition al- leged “That Richard M. Norris ix en titled to war risk compensation | monthly, the amount not vet known," showing that to recover same it would | be necessary for him to prosecute as claim before the Veterans' Bureau nd as siuch attornev said Fenning had said Norris adjudged of unsound mind, and as said attorney said Fen ning did prosecute such claim hefore xaid Veterans' Bureau. in violation of law, and had such claim allowed, and on January 20, 1926, as such attorney | said Fenning made report to the, hix client had r ceived a check from the United States | Veterans' Bureau. and had depogited | in the sald Nutional Savings and | Trust Co. ! Lieutenant's Lunacy Case. | “I charge that the said Frederick | A. Fenning, while Commissioner of | the District of Columbia, appeared in | the Supreme Court of the District of | Columbla as attorney for hix ¢ which business he solicited, an i the 20th day of Ociober . filed & | petition In Lunacy Case, ) 11092 seeking to adjudge Francis D. Allen of unsound mind, and in such petition | recommending that he be appointed | committee, and said Fenning alleging | in his xald petition that the sid Allen | ix entitled to recover from the 'nit per | month as & lieutenant in the " and that, as such attorney, said Fred. | ertck A. Fenning tried maid case on | November 20. 1925, caused sald Allen | to be adjudged of unsound wind and | cuused himself to be appointed coni- | 1925 | repos sald Frederick A. Fenning ed | {10 the court by hix sworn pleading | that he had received from St. Eliza beth's Hospital $116.55 due sald Allen, and that he expects to the United States Na and that he expects to receive cer tain funds said @llen has on deposit | in & New York bhnk, and that he ex-| pects to recelve proceeds from the sale of certain luts suid Allen owns in New York, and thut he expects 1o recover a refund of a deposit which | sald Allen made on a house in Penn- | sylvania, and upon all of which pro- | ceeds said Fenning will unlawfully receive at least 10 per cent annual Says He Appeared As Attorney. “l charge that the said Frederick | A. Fenning, while & Commissioner of | the District of Columbia, appeared nsi attorney for his client, and on Decem r . filed a petition in Juna 11.137, seeking to adjudge | Cunningha a8 of unsound | mind, that the case was tried on | December 4, 192 and a judgment decreeing sail Cunningham of un- d mind recites that petitioner ap peared by his attorney, Frederick A} Fenning, and I charge that on! Janua 1926, said Commissioner Freder A. Fenning. as said at-| torney, filed with said Supreme Court a petition for his client, stating that i | petitioner had employed said Frederick | wrongfully incarcerated in St. Eliza- A.- Fenning and Paul V. Rogers as attorneys, and asking permission to pay them their fee of $130, and that' on that same day, January 27, 1926} =ald Frederick A. Fenning secured a| signed order from Chief Justice MeCoy authorizing' the payment of said $150 fee to said Frederick Fenning and Paul V. Rogers, as attorneys, and that sald Fenning received such, fee in violation of the \laws hereinbefore mentioned, and that on said January 27, 1926, mid Frederick A. Fenning filed & petition for his client showing that petitioner had collected from the | United States Navy and uthers the total sum of $1,605.13, which had heen deposited in said National Savings and Prust Co. Charges Sane Persons Hel “I charge that the sald Frederick A. Fenning, while Commissioner of the District of Columbia during this four months from December 1, 1925 Today in Congress Senate. Senate may dispose of $165.000.- 000 public buildings bill this after: noon following routine business. The final week of prohibition hearings before a judiciary sub- committee began with the drys presenting more evidence against modification of the present law. Further testimony was taken by the joint committee on patents, considering the bill to regulate the use of copyright music by radio stations, Interstate commerce committee, considering a bill to prohibit wood- en cars and another measure re- lating to bills of lading furnished by raflroads. Judiclary committee held regular executive sesslon. Joint committee on leasing of Muscle Shoals continued its daily sessions to get hids in shape for presentation to Congress this month, 5 \ District committee iz in session this afternoon to pass on question of how Utilities Commission should he provided with funds to prepare the public's gide in valuation cases, | which |ing of a fund toward its completion | situation prior [ war debt to the United States. jwhen finally an able la MONDAY, BANKS AID DRIVE FORWAR MEMORIAL District Institutions to Re- ceive Subscriptions to Fund, Beginning Today. Panks of the District of Columbia Wil receive subscriptions to the World War memorial to local yeterans, be-| girning todav, through arrangements on, jr., president ers’ Association. ncipal development taday in the campalgn foc the $200,000 white marble temple to be erected in Potomac Park near the Lincoln Me- | maorial Pool. Many contributions are | expected by the memorial commission | to come through the hanks. Reports Coming In. Rusiness swrahlishments zinning to turn their reports in to Toole, treasurer of the fund and chair. man of the eampaign committee, and | Government establishments. through the chief clerks, were continuing to take their part in the movement. The chief clerkn are receiving subscrip tions in all Government buildings | threughout the city. One of the reporis today came from the employex of The Ivening Star, who, aside from the composing roon had not completed ite collec tion, gave a total of $436 to the fund were he n Chapel Gives Indorsement. Evening Star chapel has in- ement through the fol- The dorsed the lowing resoluti “Whereas it is pr the Distri Col to commen the servic who served posed 1o erect in mbia a memorisl of all | in the | Whereas Mr. Frank B. ves is chairman of the District of Columbia Memorial Commission and intensely interested in its essful consum- n; T'herefore be it resolved, That The Evening Star chapel, being In hearty accord with such a worthy tribute and helng desirous to aid in the rais- and to do it ning Star cent, hereb) sistance.” Addit Additional subse today included $250—W. F. Dennis. £100-—Julius 1. Peyser, wagen. Robert I). Weav Barr, M. O. Leighton, Charles Warren. Mrs. E. Ber. part in having The Eve- o over the top' 100 per ledge our financial as- riptions a nced E. 1. Stell- iner, Star Laundry Co., Mre. Sallle H. | Pickett $10—Mrs. Pauline H. Arnold. Mrs. Witliam H. Hill, Alfred C. Liebler, Dr. | John A. Nelson, Walter 8. Ufford. Max Fischer, Frank Niepold, B. M. Wylie, | Sheldon 8. Cline, 0. O. Kuhn, Theo . Noyes, Samuel H. Kauffmann, iegrge Adams Howard, R. M. Kauff- mann, Newbold Noves, Mrx. . C. Schroth. - MEXICAN BAN HELD UP. Postpones Enforcement of Re- ligious Law Closing Schools. MEXICO CITY, April 19 (#).—The government has decided to postpone cement of the department of education’s recerf™ decision close all schools in which religlous instruc. tion is being given. A special govern- ment commixsion will investigate the to putting the depart- ment's order into effect. Under an article in the constitution religious instruction may not be given in schools In Mexico. enf to PERET NOT COMING. Will Not ll.l—:ll f;r ‘Washington to Arrange Debt Terms. April 19 (#).—Finance Min- Peret will not go to Washington nge for the funding of France's "This made at er oa official announcement the finance ministry this morning fol owing publication of a Washington ispateh attributing such intention to M. Peret. It was added that the French Am- bassador in Washington, M. Berenger, is invested with full powers to nego- tiate in the name of France. was March 31 permitted the cor- ition counsel in the name of the Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia as petitioners, to file in the Supreme Court of the District of o lumbia, 150 cuses of lunacy and cause 150 human beings and re of said District to be ineary in insane asylums. charged with being of unsound mind, when many of said persons are sane and should not be deprived -of their liberty “I charge that the said F'rederick A. Fenning continuously for the past 23 vears has conspired and confederated with the said Dr. William A. White o block and prevent sane patients eth’s Hospital from securing their iberty through haheas corpus pro- ceedings, and 1 charge that Frederick A. Fenning admitted under oath that he went to the court and cansed the court not to discharge Miss Cornelia A. Corbett and her mother, and kept them In St. Elizabeth's for two years and four mont and while thefe squandered their property, and that ver in the District, through habeas corpus pro- ceedings, forced a trial for them be- fore the court, they were adjudged of sound mind, and that the said Miss Cornelia. L. Corbett, in cause No. 49104, law, sued sald i'rederick A. Fen- ning In the Supreme Court of the Dis. rict of Columbia and recovered a Judgment against him, und made him pry back to her a part of the valie of her prowerty which he had squand- ered.” Hits Notary Fees. “I charge that said Frederick A. Fenning s now holding in St. Eliza- beth’s Hospital Lieut. F. D. Allen, who is sane, and that said Fenning is squandering his property. “I charge that in each of his cases sald Frederick A. Fenning charges agalnst his ward's estate a notary fee in each and all of the many papers he must file under oath. when such notary is an employe of hix law office and such fees are allowed by the court. “I charge at sald Frederick A. Fenning uses Mis said office of Com- missioner of the District of Columbia for his own selfish benefit and advan- tages, and that he exercises his power in an arbitrary and tyrannical man- APRIL 19, 1926. DISTRICT RESIDE ray Facts Before House Before the House committee on Judiclary at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the District of Columbia will renew the battle it har waged for more than a generation—the fight for national representation for its 500,000 disfranchised citizens. Hearings will be held on the resolution providing for such rights, introduced by Repre- seniative Dyer, Republican, of Mix- souri. The hearings will mark the opening of a campalgn that eventual- Iy is to hacome Nation-wide. Through its_chairman, Represen. tive Giraham, Republican, of Pennsyl- vania. the judiciary commitiee has ace el authorized spokesmen and spokeswomen of the District a ful opportunity to present ftr case for national representation. To that end for submission of a telling array of facts, figures and arguments. They are designed to convince Congress and the country that Washington's plea for “Americanization” is UNanswi - iy nd—that the political disabili- ties under which the District of Co- lumbia suffers are at variance with eyery fundamental of American 1ib- erty. Supported by a wealth of chap- ter-and-verse evidence, the men and women to appear before the judictary committee will tend that to de- prive the District's residentx of a voice in the National sovernment akin to that “taxation without rep- resentation” against which the patriot fathers rebelled 150 years ago. Will Fight for Square Deal. Every ¢ ity will be represented in the dr to secure a squ of Columbia civie movement ever Jlaunched in Washington has com manded so universal support. Com- me: trade, finance, labor, women's srganizations and citizens’ associations are marching shoulder to shoulder in the common cause. Congress is to be shown that, regardless of creed, color, partisanship or. special interests, the District speaks with one voice in de- manding, without further delay, ele- vation to the political status of fellow Americans elsewhere in the United States. The Dyer resolution contemplates a contitutional amendment which, in no respect, would change the existing svs. tem of local government in Washing ton. Under the resolution. the Dis triet el merely the privilege of fonal representation commensurate with its population, wealth, intelli- gence and patriotism. It wants its own members in the Senate and House. 1t asks the right to vote for presidential electors. It desires au- thority Tor its own people to sue and be sued in the ['nited States courts. District residents wish, in short, no longer to he treated as a community aliens, but as full-fledged members f Uncle Sam's family, with the most vital national rights that other citi zens possess. Subcommittee in Charge. The hearings will be in charge of the subcommittee on congressional hearings of the citizens’ joint commit- tee on national representation. The members of the subcommittee are 1. €. Brandenburg, chairman: Edw . Colladay, 1 H. Glassie, 1 S, Lesh, W. McK. Claytton, Brown, A. Leftwich Sinclair, J. Lambert, Evan H. Tucker and Judge Mary O'Toole. The opening argument, according to present plans, will be made 1 Brandenburs, A veteran of years «tanding in the campalgn for the Distrfet’s rights. #fe will he su ported by other members of his sub committee. The order in which they will speak and the particular phase of the presentat to be intrusted to each spokesman will be finally deter mined at a tonight at the home of oves, chatrman of the com mittee. Factors in D. (. Citlzenship. Labor and organized womanhood two powerful factors in (he life of the District of Columbia- will be in the forefront of tomorrow’s proceedings on Capitol Hill. John B. ( member of the conciliation sta Department _of Labor, and owner the Trader Unionist, a labor publica tion, will represent the Central Lahor Union of the District, which has long advocated national representation. Mr. Colpoys expects to be accompa- nied to the House hearings by all the other members of the subcommittee on co-operation with labor, including John B. Dickman, chairman; George G. Seibold, vice chairman, Proctor L. Dougherty, John Clagett Proctor, Fred S§. Walker and Mrs. Frank Mor- rison. The women's phalanx will be led by the chairman of the women's sub- committee, Mrs. Ellen Spencer, Mus- and will include Mrs. George A. er and Mrs. Nanette B. Paul, vice . John M. Beavers. Mrs Chamberlin, Miss Marle Mrs. Anna Hendley, Howard, Mrs. Edna ive n uncil of war heodore W. citizens’ joint William 1. asby-Smith, Mrs. Robert H. Johnston, Mrs. L. Louis Ottenberg, Mrs. Frank Iliram Snell, Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Miss Florence F. Stiles and Mrs. Ly man B. Swormstedt. Women electorate. ‘They are earnest sup- porters of the cause of “Americaniz- ing the District.” At this week's Congress of the . A. R. resolutions are to be pre- sented seeking the indorsement hy that great patriotic hody of the move- ment to ‘‘Americanize Washington.” Second Hearing by Committee. Tomorrow will be the second oc- casion on which the citizens’ joint committee on national representation has had the ear of the House com- mittee on judiciary. Five years ago— in January, 1921—the citizens' body ‘was given three days in which to pre- sent the District’s case, The cuse, as then presented, was in part based on action taken by the Washingion Board of Trade in Apr 1916, when a speclal committee of the board sub- mitted a strong report in favor of na- tional representation, which was unanimously approved by the board. In 1922 there was a development upon which paramount stress will now be laid before the judiclary committee of the House—namely, the report of the Senate committee on the District of of national suffrage to residents of th District. This is the well known re- port .submitted in February, 1922, by Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washing- ton State, chalrman of the Senate District committee. It is claseic vindication of the justice of the Dis- triet's demands. Report of Jones Committee. The Jonex committee found and re- ported, after the fullest examination and after exhaustive hearings, that ner. “I charge that on February 12, 192 sald Frederick A. Fenning wrong- fully and without cause, but for the selfish purpose of giving a $2,100 posi- tion to his prospective son-in-law, Dr. Floyd MeJ. Allen, forced out of office Dr. C. J. Murphy ‘and put in his place the said Allen as a police and fire sur- geon in the District. Hits Two Removals, “I charge that in Febru; L 1926 said Frederick A. Fenning. in order to promote one of his friends, wrong- fully retired op pay of $100 per month for life Sergt. Rebert K. Lee, & pr_ife_Sergt oo .o <. 3 (Continued on Pte 8, Column 3.) The proposed constitutional amendment does not reduce the power of Congress in respect to the Capital, but adds a new power; it does not’ propuse the admission of the District into the Union as a sovereign State; it does not pro- pose the destruction of the “10- miles square” provision of the . Constitution; it does not lessen in the =mallest degree the control by the Nation through Congress of what remains of the “10 miles square”; It does not disturb in any way the financial relation of Na- tlon and Capital; it is not based upon dr the abolition or re- tention the half-and-half law; THEIR DEMAND FOR SQUARE DEAL Spokesmen and Spokeswomen Tomorrow Will Ar- Support of Plea for National Re arrangements have bheen completed | is | rporate element of the com | e deal for the District | Chapin | Wilton | Mr. | A. Kalmbach, Mrs. | now | constitute a full half of the national | Columbia recommending the granting | FORGES GATHERED IN STRIKE TOWNS {500 Men Brought to Passaic and Garfield to Guard Reopening Mills. NTS TO RENEW Judiciary Committee in presentation. | not propose or involve changes in the munieipal govern- ment of the Distriet. The Jones report concluded with the following stirring recital of the effect | of national representation for the Dis- triet: It will proclaim to the world that | the great republic is s devoted to | the principles of representative government and as capable of en- foreing them as other repubiics with ecapitals in nation-congolled distriets, like Mexico, Brazfl and Argentina. These nations have not found themselves impotent to give full national representation to the people of their capitals It will proclaim to the world that the people of Washington are as fit to participate in national repre- mentative government as the people of Rio de Janerio. Buenos Alrex and Mexico City. Washington will ceuse to be the only capital in all the world whose people, slhirred as tainted or defective, are nnworthy to enjoy the same national repre- semation as that enjoved by all other cities of the Nation. - Washington will cease to be the | only American comn nity-—numer- ous, intelligent, prosperous, public spirited and patriotic—in all the e panse of continental and e figuous United ates whose fit- ness exercixe national privi legex ax well as to bear national burdens ix denied it does By the Associated Press. ” AIC, N, J., April 19.—Sheriff's | forces of two counties were marshaled for duty today in what is considerad | the crucial pariod of the strike of 10,000 texiile mill workers. Thay | were ordered to guard mills endeavor ing to resu perations ble in Passaic and neipal mill towns, ap- imate 500 men. One hundred and special deputies, all former serv- | ice men. arvived from Paterson hy | motor lorries last night. They were assigned to guard the Passale mills at dawn. In Bergen County, Sheriff Nimmo likewise was prepared to protect the Garfield milis. Riot Act Is Read. The riot act was proclaim Bergen County last week, and Sheriff Morgan made it known that he would read the act in Passaic County if the tuation should become threatening Strike leaders last week planned mass picketing of the mil with the opening of the gates today Injunctions against picketing has been obtained by the Forstmann-Huff- nn Mills. Welshord, strike FLEY last night that workers who have not heen deterred | by tear bombs, by fire hose and i | Cossac will not be deterred by hearings are dexigned | piece paper called a restraining he only the opening gun in the | order.” | crusade for national representation |' Tenseness was the st | for the District. The crusade will | tion vesterday by explosic | eventually hecome Nation-wide. It | on the porch of John de Lucoa.a fore | i= hoped that Congress may find man. Four windows and a front d¢ | time within the few weeks hefore | glass were broken, anda hole blown in adjournment of the present session |the porch. Strikers asserted the ex | to "act on the Dyer resolution. But | plosion was not caused by any of their whether such opportunity is found | members S or not, Washington will carry its| panbi appeal for Americanization to the | yorie addreasing several hundred country. An intensive. incessant and | g jkers here last night, sald that e ‘hqpalen of education | e no Kaiser i tolerated in Germany o be carried on. In order that e ; . when the Legislatures of the Statex | 10, Hitle Kalsers wil fellpeciediin are asked to ratify the necessary | % WOOL L Ba AissaiRiti conntitutional” amendment, o com. | 118, called upon the Bar Association munity anywhere will be in ignorance i, «trike-breaking practices of the conris of the District's plight and the Dis, | Strike-breaking practi f the con trict's rights, | and redeem the honor of their cam Individual Washingtonians, lllv-er’ahh‘ : Il:'uv-\‘l with the roam acvoss the republic or come | Sttikers mot fo ML SIS in' contact in their own cifs ‘with | Rabhl Wike accused the mill awners people from other parts of the coun. | of raiting a false issue of communion iry, find that Americans, as a whole, | #nd refusing to heed offers made by are wmaware of the ignominious and | himself and other citizens to med | incongruous political condition of the | & setilement. District of Columbia. To clear up widespread ignorance on that score is the task to which the citizens jolnt committee on national repre | sentation has dedicated itself. The | hearings before the judiciary com mittee of the House are onlv the th vitally important, ob | first | jective. tell the District's v | | | | { | to Only the Opening Gun. Tomorrow's " a 4 10 added to Stephen S. Wise of New they 3 FOR TUESDAY FIRST RAC den 2-yea Bauy View to all of Uncle Sam's sons and daugh ters, in and out of Congress. and [ tell 1t dav in and dav out. ue | Justice is done. ix the program org ized Washington has mapped out fo Aself. *Superine sBeaut. Flowe Theresa Joan | Reizh Shot Dangerots PAUL REVERE RIDES AGAIN| ' 7 wim IN BOSTON CELEBRATION Scenes of 1775 Re-enacted as Part | entry Purse. $1.200° the Mead- de: 415 furld Heathen ored Gal. .. Dithlin. Show 1a Rinehart of Massachusett's Observation i of Patriots’ Day. Biers entry. H $1.200: the Biue @ furlongs. Tewis afh X 15uge Stanle and E. M THP entre AP H wer and J | \‘ 1'Hl=\m RAC med | Grass Purse (ke Apostle . Jones entrs By the Associated Press. BOSTON. April 19.—Tlistory back 151 vears here today. Once more | Afiiliers wo warning beacons flashed their mes- | Raprore suge from the tower of the old North | tH. P Church—the British were coming by | FOURTH RA sea. ark | Handian: Once more a Revere | mounted their horses to spread the larn Middlesex village and fa oo No British ships menaced the harbor | FIF |today, however. “Paul Revere” was | Sergt. Geoffrey 'T. Clifford, and Wil lism Dawes, jr." his companion rider. {8} e A, Devarm . and their ride was just & part of Massachusetts annual celebration of patriot ; Out in Concord and Lexington where the sturdy countrymen of revo. | lutionary times first clashed with the red coats, “the shot heard around the | 3usa wor .1" was cunfined to the discharge Blue s On of a single bomb as the citizens gath- | 8 - ered to pay tribute to the Minute Men |, SEYENTH RACE-"Putse. 51200 who fell on Battle Green. | Pratacn Sitene In Boston exercises included & pa- | *Roxanna. . Kos-Barre. rade of several thousand marchers and | I'*! decoration of the graves of Revere and Dawes. Pucse i ToR 100 114 106 Whitney entrs and a Dawes 1 dashed off ugh every “ pily Mo Wiksles . Btk the Con- up H RACE al _Handicar 70 yards 108 : Jov Sm Sennte ki 3 Al v R S Fd claiming W vards | Greek Friar iion | Holv Head | Tand Diaisy Kaver 10 103 clatm 00 13 a0 2 118 | tIsland Fairy . | Poliy Leighton i | *Mintstick 1o Four sisters in Dallas, Tex.. own | Van Patrick i and operate a bus company. each of | jApurentice allow the girls acting as driver of a bus. LU T M 2 SRR +Rilly Mann oz e claimed Shrine for Holy Memories Between the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and Tidal Basin, in Potomac Park, there is to be erected soon a beautiful memorial temple to both the dead and the living who represented the District of Columbia in the armed forces of the great World War. As both a memorial and a place where military concerts may be held, the classic structure will serve a dual purpose. Of exquisite heauty, dignity and Greek simplicity, the temple will bhe built of white marble. "By it the names of those who made the sacrifice, not only for their country hut for you. will he preserved to posterity. Names will be placed either in the marble dome above or scaled within the sacred crypt of the corner stone. We appeal to every Washingtonian to contribute to this memorial; to those for whom some one near and dear served, and to those not so favored. Your contribution to the $200.000 cost of the memorial, whether it be for $1. $10, $100 or $1.000, or any intermediate sum, should not he a burden. but a personal tribute to the one, out of all the 26000 names to be enshrined, who means the most to you. (Signed) by FRANK Chainman, District of Columbia Memorial Comm MEMBERS OF MEMORIAL COMMISSION: Charles A. Baker, Isaac Gans, Frank B. Noyes, Gist BJg John M. Gleissner, G. Logan Payne, Edwar E. Lester Jones, Julius 1. Peyser, T EINAEAB MET e Asitan S{ehRns {Fre s TR, McDonald, o e F. Colladay, dson. - m Corcoran Eustis, 1 WASHINGTON, D. C, 1926 District of Columhia Memorial Commission: I hereby subscribe and promise to pay to the order of John Poole, treasurer, the sum of .) Dollars. 1 _ Linclose check in full payment of above subscription. 1 will pay my subscription May 1, l%?. Gidesis Aug. 1, 1926. $...cooiaeniiannn Signed. Mail Address. Please Make Checks Payable to John Poole, Federal-American National Bank da