Evening Star Newspaper, April 23, 1926, Page 5

FENNING REMOVAL * PLEA S REPEATED Blanton, Gilbert and Shafer Direct Questioning at Hear- ing—Dr. White on Stand. The House District subcommittee's fnvestigation of charges against Com- mer Frederick A. Fenning, moved swiftly at its third session Jast night With Dr. intendent of William A. White, super- St. Elizabeth’s Hospite still on the st the first witnese resentative Blanton, Democrat, Representative Gilbert, Demo. Kentucky, and Representative r, Republican, Wisconsin, the s a witness, demanded the re- wal of the two officials from office. Mr. Blanton and Mr. Gilbert, as the chief interrogators, elicited from Dr. White that: “One or two” of his doctors at the institution are devoting part of their time to private practice. Constant contact of a guardian with the ward is “desirable” although *‘not necessary.” Has Received Royalties. The wi‘ness has received royalties from books published on mental dis eases and fees for testifying in cour Patients at the hospital receive ounts of 10 per cent for purchs les at two downtown stores. nd are no strait-jackets at the institution and the only one the ¢ saw was in a museumn Nevitt ¥ go rendered cidental death in the of a patient who was scalded. The institution has its own law of discipline for employes The witness is still ner of Mr. Fenning's. There is no record of the number of applications made by the witness for Mr. Fenning's appointment as guardian. The meeting also charges from Mr. Blanton that he has previously made. When the hearing opened, Mr. Blanton asked this question of the witness: business part brought out “Is your real name White?"” Are you a Jew or Gentile?” I'm of old New England Anglo- Saxon Puritan stock.” Denies Jewish Blood. re is no Jew blood in you re sure that neither vou nor you nitors ever were called by the name of Weiss “I am sure of it." Dr. White, by now accustomed to the drastic nature of Mr. Blanton's examination, was apathetic through- out the three and one-half hours of ected at him. The plaudits of fire di An. Mr. Blanton con tinued ns did not affect tioned the their ap. either of iner, but rea ration Shafer and Mr. Blanton that the pro- tection of the W War veterans could best be obtained by the rem of the two offic from offi Dr. White testified that since 1905 he was in favor ¢ better m of guardianship for the mentally incom- petent and plainly indicated he did not s rove the present method em- oy He sought to read into the srd recommendations along this line, but Mr. G out_on the rounds of Mr. ibson letters for consideration rans’ com- mittee. Would Preserve Estates. “I would be heartily i favor of any method for preservi es- the rtu < tates of these unf Dr. White declared When Chairn Gib: “ment on th ommended be taken Mr. Sk permission | > for five min )¢ Sam Wednes- to address the comm! es, elaborated on the cs 24 hich 1ssed onsin sentative, in heated t Nr. Fe as guardi ceived more money for * of his checks” than the ve for spending money. He fu clared Mr. Fenning hasn't seen his ward for five years and that he is| most 1,000 miles away. The amount of commissions to date were §$1,183.97, AMr. Shafer said | And in a few months," ed Mr. Blanton, “Fennin, nother report on this es Jother 10 per cent e “I do not think it is ith interest for : sioner the District of to act as committee in have de think Commissioner such matte “I'do_ not s with public interest for Commissioner to act in .the dual pacity of agent for a bonding house ing in those bonds, and where a commission of 15 per cent on them. It is unbelievable that in y ion’s Capital this monopoly the when n Mr. Blanton thought the best “remedy” would be to remove the two officers Mr. Shafer shouted, “That's what Congress ought to do.” Dr. White again will take the stand tonight at 7:30 o'clock. POLICEMAN McDUFFIE 1S DEPRIVED OF HIS PAY Officer in Jail Accused of Assault on His Wife Is Suspended From Rolls. Suspension without pay of Police- man Paul A. McDuffie of the fourth precinct, who is in jail awaiting trial on a charge of assaulting his wife) with intent to kill, was approved today by the District Commissioners on recommendation of Chief of Police Edwin B. Hesse. At the same time the Commission- ers approved the discharge of Police- man Richard J. Lang of the sixth precinct, who was accused of dragging his wife through the streets from their home at 216 C street to a patrol box at Second and Indiana avenue while in an intoxicating condition. Mrs. Lang’s plea that her husband be re-instated was rejected. Several changes also were made in 1he fire department personnel. Acting Sergt. J. R. Moore was promoted to the rank of sergeant and Richard C. O'Connor was appointed a private in class one. First Arizona Teacher Dies. HERMOSA BEACH, Calif., April 23 (P).—Mrs. B. Joseph Brawley Hughes, 88, widow of former Gov. I. ', Hughes of Arizona, died here today. she taught the first public school in Arizona. yectators, outbursts of laughter | !“Ukelele Bandit” Uses Instrument To Exiract Loot A “ukelele bandit” amply proved to the police and Samuel Peters, colored waiter in a lunchroom at 1545 Seventh street, early this morning that a musical soul may also harbor criminal ambitions. One of two colored hold-up men who demanded Peters’ money—and sot $26 of it—in the lunc about 3 o'clock this morning, waived an aesthetic ukelele over his head in the manner of a club for ready use if Peters’ showed signs of resistance. The other bandit, of a more practical turn of mind, pointed a business-like pistol at Peters. There was no occasion to use efther instrument; Peters complied with the demand. Police are working on his description of the bandits and their ukelele. JUDGES IN CHICAGO ELECTED ON LIQUOR ISSUE, SAYS MAYOR _(Continued from Fi authorities to enforce prohibition, ex- cept in the case of Evanston and per- haps one or two other places. We have suppressed the liquor traffic in Chicago as a going commer- cial enterprise. The bootleggers have gone to these outlying towns. Why have they gone? Because Chi- -{cago authorities have not permitted |them to do business in the city. For |the first time in its history there is {no well known vice resort in Chicago, {no public resorts in Chicago at all. Denies Olsen Stopped Vice. | “Mr. Olsen told this committee that he had put out of business the black and tan cabarets in Chicago. 1 put them out of business. I called in the police, and the cabarets were told { they had to quit business within 24 | hours.” Mayor Dever s clals, county, ci | | | id that if all offi- State and Federal, enforced. “'Suppose they do enforce the law."” said the mayor. “That does not mean that it will never be broken. But we can bring about a decent obedience to the law. 1In that respect the law could be enforced. But that doesn’t solve anything, and, furthermore, 1 have never heard of such co-operation among officials. It has never been obtained in this country, and I don't see how it ever will. “Judges are human beings. Some of our Chicago judges have been com- plained of by Mr. Olsen. But a man £oes on the bench, and in Chicago he | knows that he wiil get but one term of office ifa he strictly enforces the pro- hibition law. Says Judges Hesitate. | 1t must be remembered that laws are made by human agencies and en- jforced by them. It is not surprising | that some of the judges halt at enforc- ing the prohibition law strict) “Even if we were able to co-ord- inate perfectly then we would be forcing down the throats a law which i the people do not want in Chicago. “In Chicago, the City Council con- sists of 50 members representing 50 ! s, with a population of | The members of the | City Council are elected today with regard to their vies In certain wards the not be elected vor of mod! In other wi be elected if he | bitiontst. ! Mayor Dever said that a deteriora- | tion in the character of public service | was following such a condition, that { other problems of the great munici pality were not being considered as they should be. { “T am hoping the day rany come | when we shall give our thoughts to something besides prohibition,” suil | the mayor. “From morning to night ! prohibition the one subject which | we are called upon to conside.. have tried in,vain to get away from T on prohibition. ouncilmen can- if_he says he is in fon of the Volstead rds a man could not id he was a prohi- Wants “Patient Study “If vou had the old saloon sy: wouldn't you have your time tak up in just the same w with the liquor problem?” asked Senator Har- {reld. “Is there any way vou could get ay from it?” Mayor Dever said that what he would recommend w “a patient, cou ous and intelligent study of d its enforcement. is not a man in America, sald the mayor, “who can come here and say dogmatically: “This is the wa: evil” Some say that the best thing is to permit beer and wine. Others say a repeal of the prohibition Il others say there should be State.control, and a fourth group says | ™ |that the Government should handle | | the liguor as in parts of Canada. | I don’t know which is the wisest lof cours t there is a chaotic con- n an mething should be done, “There never was a finer body of n and women in any country than | those who are seeking to drive out in- temperance. They are met by oppo- |nents who charge them with being | narrow-minded and seeking to forc a law which is obnoxious {to them. Yet their purpose is almost | divine, to drive drunkenness out of {human life. It is a mistake to charge them with narrow-mindedness. Believe Rights Denied. “On the other side there are men who believe that their rights secured to them by the theory of this Government are being denfed. That there should be no sumptuary laws. You have two groups, therefore, high principles. It has been said that conditions have been better since pro- hibition was adopted. I haven't the least doubt that is so in regard to eertain matters. On the other hand it is said that the manufacture of moonshine liquor has now gone into the homes of a great many of the people, and that is undoubtedly true, One of the old, rel ble makes, famous around the world among leading artists and musician LESTER Small Grand 4| HOMER L. KITT CO0, | 1330 G St. Everything Musical would co-operate prohibition could be | 1! | the whole problem growing out of tha | battling on ! THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTOR, IGUARDIAN OF VETS CALLED EMBEZZLER Baltimore Attorney Accused of Cheating Hospital In- mates of $25,000. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, April 23 Lloyd, 33, l¢ State attorney and former of the American ed vesterday charg zlement of between 1 care as guardin of the estates of World War veterans now in hos pitals or sanitaridms as a result of disabilitie: ! Lloyd was guardian for about such estates, District Attorney Wood- cock said, and the exact amount of his alleged defalcation will not be known until all have been audited. The at torney was arrested at the request of the Department of Justice and the Veterans' Bureau, and will be given a hearing before United States Commis-: sioner Supplee today. DISTRICT VETERAN LOSER. adjutant arre: Mother of John P. Glliam Say Lloyd Took $10 Monthly. Liovd, it was stated today, was ap- pointed guardian for John P. Gil- liam, 34 years old, of Washington, | son of Mrs. Catherine Gilliam, 3008 Thirteenth street, who is asking for an accounting of funds belonging to her son, which were in Lloyd's keep- ing, ¢ lliam w- injured hen a sub- marine on which he w tationed during the war was torpedoed. He | suffered from shock, becamne a ward of the Veterans' Bureau and is now under treatment at the Catomsvilie, Md., hospital. 3 Lloyd, it is allegad, retalned $40 a month of the allowances for Gilliam. Mrs. Gilliam said she has written Lloyd several times in an effort to ascertain what became of the money, but that her inquiries remained un- answered and that is disintegrating, Both of these conclusions are sound, but neither side of this question will ad- it the truth of the other's conten- ion. The facts are still unknown and will be until an organization sets itself down to slove this problem. 1 have no patience with the people who advance readymade remedies.” Senator Harreld wanted to know if, even after reports were made by such an organization, one side or the other would not charge that it {was biased. Mayor Dever said that was probably so, but he thought that an impartial ~investigating body should be set u Mayor Dever aid that the problem in Chicago extended to other great cities of the country and that the welfare of the cities v being for- gotten in the prohibition question Senator Harreld asked if tion should be enacted for the bene. fit of the clties, when there are | rural communities which do not want the legislation. Dever answered that the fact that such a question is put shows the need of the study he pro- posed or Reed called attention to the ! | mental wine, he said, there had been fact t| the population of the United States today is about evenly divided between urban and rural sections and that while the city population is in- creasing rapidly, in some of the States the farm population is dropping off. Senator Reed wanted to know whether Mayor Dever in saying that the prohibition law could be enforced thiough co-operation of all officials had meant that it would be possible to stop liquor traffic in a commercial way or it would be possible to stop home brewing and distilling. Three Periods of Prohibition. “I meant in a commercial way,” re- plied Mayor Dever. The Mayor said that there had been three periods sinco the adoption of national prehibi- tion. During the first perlod, im- mediately after the adoption of the conditions had improved. Dur- the second period, he said, law wtors had grown up in great num- bers and the illicit liquor traffic had become organized. But the enforce- ment éfficers had done much against this trafic. The third period, he said, now in existence, had seen a great de- volopment in home brew and home v_of moonshine. lieved there were 5,000 stills in homes in Chicago,” said the mayor. “He, might just as well have said 10,008. No one knows the number. The fact is, however, that the use of such stills in homes is widespread in Chicago and elsewhere. Mr. Olsen said that he would use the police to drive these stills out of the homes. Apparently | his mind was not operating while his tongue was clamoring. This is the most difficult problem to deal wifh. We have no right to go into the homes of the people with the police. We must use State warrants, which were intended only for emergency cases. If we are going to violaie the spirit of our own institutions we strike a blow at the institutions themselves.” Crime Is Decreasing. sion Mayor Dever de- Chicago is the great American city. He said that Chicago ranks thirteenth among the cities of the United States in the number of murders committed when the size of the population is taken into consid- jon. He sald that there is a steady decrease in crime there. In reply to questions by Senator Goff, Mayor Dever said that he had instructed the police to bring cases before the Federal courts in Chicago because prohibition cases can get more promt attention there. He admitted that some of the State courts have not functioned in a sat- isfactory Gen. Andrews drew a picture for the committee of the work which he has undertaken for the better enforce ment of prohibition. e told of the agreements made with Mexico and Canada, better to prevent smuggling cross the border, and of the changes made in the organization of the pro- hibition force. He called the attention of the committee to the two bills now pending in Congress which he has ecommended, one dealing with organi zation and the other strengthening the Volstead act. He said that they had made strides in controlling industrial aleohol and preventing it from going in the bootlef business and that through the Coast Guard they had rgely put an end to the importation Say In conclu clared t of liquor and that they had practi cally dissipateg rum row. Throu new regulations regarding sac a reduction of 50 per cent in the| amount of wine withdrawn for sac ramental purposes. 1 3 old bath ed their time in city houses and | & tubs which have | find their w s troughs for cattle. \partments s to to| | | It g | | Our select group of mous suits included in ment. ncy Sweaters, $3.95 THE BOYS' SHOP ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE P-B STORE Four-Piece Suits list of patrons who al- ways pay $25 or more for the boy’s suit you would think it was a new edition of Washington’s Blue Book. Bo at $25 need no adjectives. Choice of two pairs of knickers, long trousers pairs of long trousers. at $25 : ‘ we would publish the ys’ Four-piece Suits HOUSE DISCUSSES FOREST PROGRAM Legislation Dropped as Mem- bers Advocate Expansion of Federal Plans. By the Associated Press. For three hours legislation was laid aside yesterday in the Houvss while members discussed forest gqon- servation, a number advocating ex- pansion of the Federal reforestration program. The discussion was in line with National Forestry week now being observed, and was arranged by Repre- sentatros Woodruff, Republican, atehigan, and Davey, Democrat, Ohio Represeritative Tilson, the Republi- can leader, favored a national con- servation policy to counteract a “ruth- less destruction”. of American forests, while Representative Johnson, Repub- lican, Washington, urged a revision of inheritance tax laws, contending this would tend to keep large forest areas intgct and prevent their dis- sipation. = Mr. Davey said telephone and elec- tric power companies were responsible for the destruction of thousands of trees along highways. Representative Sweeney, Democrat; Ohio, urged Federal support of efforts to rehabili- tate cutover timber areas, while Mr. Woodruff appealed for favorable ac: tion on his bill to appropriate $40, 000,000 over a ten-year period for purchase of timber lands in the eastern section of the country. Mrs. Belle B. Toner, now past 70 vears of age, has been station agent for the Reading Rail at New Centerville, Pa.,for the past 51 yes D. ©. FRIDAY. APRIL 23 1926. FENNING RENEWS PLEA FOR.CHANCE | TO HELP PROBERS ruled it. Mr. Luce also took occasion to deny statements of members of Con- | gress that he was attempting to block the investigation and to interfere with | the welfare of disabled veterans. | Asked by Representative Bulwinkle why he did not protest the 10 per cent commissions granted in guardian- ship cases here by the court, Maj. Ar- nold declared he had no riis. to interfere with the ruling of the tribunal of competent jurisdiction. e added that “then and now he think: the fees are too high, legally speak ing, but explained that the Suj Court of the District of Columbia| exercised the proper discretion under the law. Sought Records in Case. | Mr. Bulwinkle then asked the wit ness when he last saw Mr. Fenning, and Maj. Arnold replied, “Night be fore last.” Asked to explain the meeting, the major testified Mr. Fenning called him on the telephone at 4:25 o'clock Wednesday afternoon and later came to the bureau to look up the case of Richard M. Norris, in which Mr Blanton had charged Mr. Fenning violated the law by receiving ex- cessive fees. The meeting lasted about 15 min- utes, the witness added. Mr. Fenning is not guardian for this man, but acted as attorney for his wife, who is committee, Maj. Arnold added. Under further auestioning the wit- ness declared he had seen Mr. Fen- ning only three times since 19 during that time he knew cf s of Mr. Fenning that were contrary to law. Chairman Johnson discussed the ad- visability of having Mr. Fenning ap- pear as a witness Monday, but the Democratic side of the table preferred to complete its cross-examination of Maj. Arnold first. The National Bank of Rumania has installed an American filing system. Commtssioners 1 of the FLAGS ON STREETS Veterans to Appear Before Fine Arts Commission in Effort to Meet Agreement. ! Norman B. Landreau, representing the American J.eglon, and Charles H. | Reilley, representing the Veterans of | Foreign Wars, will appear before the | Fine Arts Commission at its meeting Thursday to attempt to straighten out the tangle of views that has arisen over sale and placing of flags flagstaffs on the downtown as sponsored by a joint vet- erans’ committee. In the meantime sale of the flags and staffs will be ntinued under authority of a permit sued a month ago by the District wuthorizing placing ional emblem on the dewn- | town streets. The commission at its February meeting approved the installation in principle, but suggested to the veter- ans' committee that certain changes be made in the design of both flag and ff. The veterans’ spokesmen, not wishing to experiment over a long period of time with various de- signs, went ahead and secured a4 permit for the installations from the District heads. Across the face of | the permit is a warning that the in- stallations are subject to the approval of tha Fine Arts Commission. The latter body claims that the veterans are proceeding without ay- thority, while the mservice men's | organizations gounter with the state- ment that both the staffs and flags have been found perfectly satisfactory in other cities, and that to make fur- ther experiments would be a needless waste of time and money. Several merchants who have signed to pur- chese the flags and staffs havee sought the advice of the fine arts body. ,,,,, - Subscriptions to the District of Columbia War Memorial may be paid intg any local bank. Srom,, the %:==.=m . 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