Evening Star Newspaper, April 30, 1926, Page 2

AUTOPSY REVEALS DEATH BY OYSTERS Inquiry Started Into Alleged Ptomaine Poisoning of Naval Man. Indications that Pha Kenneth M. Smith, 1. old. of Callejo. Calif. the resutl of Alter eating friad o were revealsd by am antopsy super vised hy Deputv Corener Josenh D Rogers at the Naval Medical Sehool today. Smith died last night. and two of his companions. Chief Carpenter F B Berkstresser. 3% years old. and Chief Roatewain James . Legg. 35 yéars old, also were seriously Il after hav ing eaten fried oysters at the same luncheon. at Harvey's restaurant Fieventh street and Pennsylvania ave nue. Three other naval warrant off cers, Pay Clerk €. R. Anderson, Chief Machinist Edwin RB. Abel and Chief Radio Electrician H. Ti. Blevins, who romprised the others in the luncheon party of six. did not eat fried ovsters and were unaffecied hy thelr meals. Blevins ate fish and the other twe ate raw ovsters. Nevitt Reserves Declaion. Coroner Nevitt will consider the re. port of Dr. Rogers hefors deciding whether an inquest will he conducted fomorrow or next day. The case was nlaced entirely within the jurisdiction of the Distriet authorities by naval oMefals. The six warrant officers were In \Washington to testify hefore the San. ate naval affairs commitres roday re- carding & hill 1eadjusting the pay of comjseioned warrant officers. In which clase each of the six helong. They were stopping at the Ralsigh Hotel and Aecided i partake of a sea food luncheon. They went to Harvey's. Rerkstresser hecame 1l shortly after having eaten some of the fried ovsters and vomited. Legg was il for several hours but today was helieved to he recovering. Shortly after the six men returned to their rooms at the Raleigh Hotel. Dr. Charles W. Hyde was summoned to treat Smith. Dr. Hyde diagnosed the case as an attack of ptomaine poisoning. He returned later and | had left for the second time only a «hort period hefore & third emergency call was given him. Before his arri- val for the third tima Smith becams violently ill and died. Meanwhile, Legg was in a serious condition and Dr. Hyde accompanied him to the Emergency Hospital. At Harvey's res management state and ilinesces were was stated that the ovsters served fried were fresh and in frat-class condition =0 far as could be ascer- tained. An analysis of the oyaters from the <ame consignment was heing made today under the ovders of the resiaurant management. Thus far no indication of any taint or harm- | ful condition had been found, it w zald Detectiver Brodle and Varnay of police headquarters investigated the cas Coroner Nevitt said that he had | been informed by Dr. Hyde that the | ease of Smith did not present a “typical | olinical picture” of ptomaine poison- ing. but Dr. Rogers, after the au- topsy. stated that every indication | uncovered in the post-mortem pointed toward ptomaine poisoning. An anaivsia to determine whether any chemical poisons couid ‘have in- fected the ovsters from the cans fs expected to he completed before to. morrow. Smith. according to the Navy De. partment, is survived by a wife and iwo children at Vallejo, Calif. He was stationad at Mare Island Naval Hos- pital. Calif. Tagg was stationed at Hampton Roads. Va.. Berkstresser At Mare Island Navy Yard, Anderson at Boston Navy Vard, Abel at Hamp- ton Roads, Va. and Blevins at the | Rrooklyn Navy Yard. KELLUM FACES INfiUIRY. ! Policeman Willie R. Kellum of the seventh precinct will have to appear before the Police Trial Board and ex. | plain what took place at the fromt | door of his home, 1520 Ninth sireet, | early yesterday morning when Wil- | liam Jeffries, a painter, residing at | 524 H street, called thers hy mistake. Jeffries, severely heaten, it is al- leged, is reported to have refused to SWear out A warrant against the po- iiceman. Polics officials will summon him as a witness when Kellum i :riudd before the department's trial Loard, “hiat s died ptomaine ers for lunc! vesterday e poison ean urant today the thai the death inexplicable. It Today in Congress Senate, The public buildinge hill was taken up on the fleor for consid- eration of commities amendmentn, The Senate broadened the lan. guage of the bill providing for a new wing at the Distriet jail, which wae passed vesterday. At 3 o'clock, the public_bunildings bill will be laid aside tefaporarily 1o permit a vote an the motion to refer the leasing of Muscle Shoals te the committes on agriculture. Military affairs committee con- tidered a bill anthorizing the War Department to aend a limited num- ber of officers to special achools. Public lands committee further considered the bhill relating to the houndaries of Yellow Stone Park. The special tariff committee took further testimony in its inves- tigation of the workings of the present tariff law. The committee on territories con- sldered legislation for the Virgin Ielands. Irrigation committee held a hear- INg on a western project, House, Representative Box. Democrat of Taxas. xpnke In the House for one hour oan the Franch spoliation claims Representative Denison. Republi- can of Tllinols, apoke for 75 min- utes on bridge bills. By unanimous consent. the House took up the private ealendar. Veterans' comittee in execntive ession on guardianship bill. Gibson subcommittee of House District committee continues hearings on Fenning guardianship and general administration of municipal affairs in the caucus room of the Henate Office Building tonight at 7:30. Judiclary subcommittee of House District committee orders fov.s; able_report on two minor biils. Subcommittee o1 appropriations committes in executive session on m;end deficiency appropriation Banking and currency commit- tes continues hearings on stabill- zation in the Federal Reserve. Rules committes in executive ses- son. Military affaire committee con. Auets hearings on compuisory mili- tary training in acheol Post office committes conducts hearings on steel ecars for rallway m™all service. Fatents committes sontinned hearings on copywright bill. nacist | ! 8 vears roominz houxe opposite the Walsh |the first ra | Swiggin | FORMER INSANE PATIENT | {HELD IN WOMAN’S SLAYING: Roomed Opposite House Where Body of Philadelphia Vietim ! Was Found Under Bed. Ry the Associated Preas. | PHILADELPHIA, April 30. | today arrested tranisl Corkery | years old. in connection wite twe kill-| [ing of Mva Thomas J. Walsh. 3.1 whose body. with throat slashed. was | found in her home Wednesday. A ' handkerchief hud heen stuffed in the | mouth and the body shoved under a | bed Corkery [ | i Police | ) lived with his father in a | hom=. Police suid they found a tarn. | blood-stained <hivt in his room. He | was arvested at the home of his sis. ier in Norrisiown and was held with- ont hail pencing further investigation. | ‘There was no apparent motive for | the Killing. The father swid Daniel had heen | mentally defician: since childhood. and ! had heen In the Irsane asylum for some time. having been discharged abour seven months ago. Daniel denled that he had commit- L1ea the crime. 'REIGN OF TERROR | INQUIRY ORDERED BY CHICAGO COURT (Continued from First Page.) 1oday before he decided to request a apecial grand jury, said that “under the law the people of Cook County | aelect the Stafe's attorney; they do| not delegate his powers to . self-| {appointed Individuale,” and pointed {out that hin re-election two years ago and the move recent sweeping victory of his followers in the State primary {indicated faith in him. ol Mr. Kelly, before he learned of the {Crome request, said today he would {ask the Chicago Bar Assocfation to head the movement for a special grand jury and special prosecutor. Caponl Is Rearrested. Judge Rrothers in hia order sum- | moned 100 veniremen to report next | Monday. Mr. Crowe attributed the McSwig in slaving to “friends of the gang sters he has successfully prosecuted.” Ralph Caponl. brother of “Sca face” Caponi. Peggy Caponi. Ralph's wife. and Frank Fischetti, who were arrested in connection with the Me- Investigation, were released by the police today after petitions for writs of hebeas corpus had been dismissed. As Caponi left the courtroom, how- ever, he was arrested on a Kederal warrant charging violation of the prohibition act. Police Wreck Dives. Gambling dives of Clcero, turbulent suburb of Chicago, and the scene of many beer warfare slayings.. have been visited by official wrath from siedge-handling policemen searching for clues to the killing of MeSwiggin and 1wo companions, In an hour last night raiders from the State’s attorney’s office, the De- tective Bureau and the county police, armed with sledges, splintered into kindling wood the equipment of three resorts in Cicero, an overgrown west side village of 50.000. Nimilar fate be- tell & Chicago dive, where 65 men were arrested and sent to the Buread of Identification. Faro Iayouts, roulette wheels, race- | boards, dice tables—every adjunct of | the gambling world of Cicero—were | ed or chopped 1o bits. Another Man Wounded. While the ralds were in progreas. the police and State’s attorney’s office in tivo meparate Andinga obtained infor mation which virtually established the identity of two other men beleved to have been in the McSwiggin party’'s sutomobile when it was fired upon, and who have been missing i Jne of the men appare! d. ““ihe two were believed to be Myles and William (Klondike) O’'Donuell, re puted beer gang leaders and friends of Thomas Duffy and James J. Doh erty, who were siain with wig gin. Orders were issued for their ar- rest. Al Brown, alias Sarface Caponi, rival of the O'Donnell booze clique, 18 sought as a principal in the slayinga, but he is believed 10 have fled the city. The automobile in which McBwl; gin and his companions were riding has heen Identified through a garage owner, who sald the two O’Donnells were In the when it started on its fatal trip. s declaration. coupled with the fact that five hats later were found in the deserted. bullet- rlddled machine, indicated that two members of the McSwiggin party { sl are unaccounted for. |7 Most of the investigators have ac- | cepted the the that the maln cause of the shooling wus the ambition of some band to strangle the O’Donnell cligue’s eontrol of bouvtlegging and gambling In Cicero. Machine Gun Kquipment Found. The arvest yesterday of ¥ Caponi, brother of rtace.’ vealed u sub-headguarters believed 1o have been maintained by the latter. { In the apartment were found a pam phlet giving directions for operation of a machine gun. a cleaning rod for much a_weapon and a number of pistola #nd shotguns. Important information was obtained at the home of one of the O'Donnell hrothers. Evidence of much hlood- shed was found in the alley and in the deserted house a blood-stained shirt was discovered. The amount of hlood In the alley suggested that a survivor of the machine gun fre might have taken McSwiggin and Boherty there in the belfet that they atlll lived. Their bodiex were found 1 miles away, possibly taken when it _was apparent the men | Duffy died at the scene ! of_the shooting. The coroner's jury, composed of prominent Chlcagoans. viewed the | physical evidence of the erime yes. | terday and will start hearings to- morrow afternoon. Meantime Coroner Wolff and his legul adviser, former | State's Attorney John J. Healy, will collect. evidence. OMAHA GAS WAR OPENS. | Standard 0il Company Price Raise Spurs Mayor to Act. OMAHA, April 30 (®).—The firat | maneuver in Omaha’s annual gasoline price skirmish has been made by city authoritier. When the Standard Oil Co. an. nounced an increase of 2 cents in the price of gasoline John Hopkins. act. ing mayor, immediately asked for pricea from several refineries prepar- atory to the possible opening of a mu- nicipal station. The increase boosted the price from 20% to 22% cents a gallon and most of the independent dealers are selling at the new price. vear during the gas war prices were as low at 141; cents a gallon. Dirigible Los Angeles on Flight. LAKEHURST, N. J., April 30 (#). —The dirigible Los Angeles left her mooring mast - during the forenoon today on a flight which officera said wouid take her over various parts of the Stata, She was expected to re- turn at -undewn. i . Mijss Rosamand Parma of the Uni versity of California s one of the few: woman law Instructers {n the country. | burn defeated { opening | season about | Barnard. €l 93, va H I FAVORITESLEAD INGOLF TOURNEY Rouesche and Brawner De- feat Miller and Asher in First Match-play Round. Favorites won without exception i nd of matched play in the Town and Country Club Spring golf tournament _today. Frank Rouesche of the Washington Golf and Country Club won tne qualifying round veat day. defeating W, B. Miller of th Chevy Chase Club by 7 and 6. while F. Brawner of Columhia defeated R. Asher, also of Columbia. 5 and 4. Other first flight resulta follow: Norman B. Krost, Indlan Spring. de. feated R. A. Loftus of ‘hevy hase. Christie, Indfan Spring Richardson of Manor. Houghton of Manor Dulin of Daviona Hoights. Ma.. 1 up: H. G. Pitt of Manor defeated F. H. Williams of Indian Spring. 1 Second Flight Resulta. Recond flight results follow: Indian Spring, defeated - of Columbla. 1 up: Mar- fr.. Manor, defeated H. »f Columbia. ‘1 up in 19 ndergast of Bannock- ¥. McCormick of 1 2. 1 up in 19 holes; F. mpson of Argyie defeated F sx of Rannockburn, 2 and 1: A. F. Prescott of Columbla defeated Na- than K. Frank of Town and Countr 2 and 1: Roger Coombs of \Washington defenfed . R. Hough af Congres- sional. 1 up: H. T. Rhannon of Colum. bin defeated . C. Wilhelm of Con- gresslonal. 1 up in 19 holes: J. B. Murphy of Congresgional defeated J. E. Murphv of Eannockburn, 1 up. Frank Roesch, brilllant young play- er of the Washington Golf and Country Club, is the winner of the qualifying round of the Town and Country Club goll tournament—the event of the tournament the Capital. Roesch turned in a card of 74 on Wednesday, the first qualitying day. Al the rest of the field of more than 65 players had a shot at it yesterday, but none came within four strokes of the mark of the vouthful Washingion star. J. F. Rrawner and Tom Moore had 80. while F. H. Wilms was 79. These scores were the closest to Loesch. Eightyv-aix was the last score to make the first flight, and C. H. Hough, Jr. of Congressional lost ot in & draw at that figure, dropping inte the second flight. The first and second rounds of match play are under way todav. with the semi-final and final inds carded for tomorrow. A. S Gardn shall Gardon H. Saum holex: W, 9: N B oftus, Chesy WAL TR b W B MeCalium wiier R B Dulin 5 v X F.H Secune @ i Migh Krauss, Cbaiin cEvie 830 A n B. Frank. Tows He W R| n. Ba D () " i Wi 96: David Thoi mpson Minoe i L's hevy ¢ [ 3. Gray. M FARM BILLS’ ACTION | IN SENATE ASSURED Wadsworth Says Opportunity for Vote Will Be Given—May Ad- journment Hopes Wane. Definite ansurance that opportunity to vote on farm legislation would he had before the adjournment of the present session of Congress wan given on the floor of the Senate today hy Nt-n‘nh © Wadsaworth of New York hairman of the Republican steering ‘ominitiee. Senator Lenroot of Wis- un!"lil #lso dec o;l there would be no adjournment hefore r - tion had b ronsidere 4“”" ness These as lled forth by # wotiol tor Harri- t, 1o take ion which has been reported 1o the Sennte, and in S0 doing to displuce the public buildings bill, which is now the un of the Senate. Nenator Wadsworth ealled attention to the fact that the steering com- mittee has given farm legisiation a [l 3 hinemt place on the legislative cal. endar. All hope of a May adjournment of Congress apparently has gone a.glim. mering. With farm legisiation to dis. pose of. as well ar a number of other important bills it i« now helieved that It will be after the first of June, and perhaps July. hefore an adjournmen will be ta FOR SATURDAY. FIRST RACE—The Green Spring V. Steepiechase Handicap: -vear-oldn‘ana ! $5.000: 2 miles, Dunks Green ... 153 +Barleycorn 181, Pancras 148 Labrador Upnal .... 187 Fleetwood 9. E. Widener entry. SECOND RACE—Purse, $1 terrogative: Z-year-old maiden Pillotta War Goid Handelasp THIRD BACE—Pucse. $1.900: 3.yoar- and up: claiming: 11 mile g Marti tHars Carrall, Smoon . Highwavman YBilie Mowa Excheaver . Typecutier Thady Bouni Clear view'™ dy tSamuel Lawis entry. FOURTH RACE—Purse. $1.500: the Ash- 3-sear-olds: 6 furlongs, Firet Aid Genuine Montferrat ‘IFTH RACE—The Pimlico N ¥ 000 added: 415 f Red Rorke! 1Gold Coin . Triton tLong 18agamore Stable entry. iWalter J. Salmon entry. SIXTH RACE—The cap:_$2.000: 33 and 70 yard Patricia J Ormeol: Gen. That tPuniab R, 8 RACE — Claimi) $1.600: r-olds and up: & fu *New Hampshire 2 ep Net .... ream Daddy - Maste: Merchaots' Handi- and up: 1 mile 108 Golden Spir 3]3333% 33333535 | which FRIDAY FENNING TO TAKE STAND MONDAY IN RENEWAL OF INVESTIGATION ___(Continued from First Page.) without a trial, and declared that the Commissioner “is not a magistrate.” Mr. Blanton then called Sergt. R. E. Lee, who testified that he in 55 yea 0ld, had been in service on the Pol Department for 32 years: that it has ears since he had any sick leave and only 32 days during his entire service. In reply to ques tions, be certified that his having been tired from service took $100 a month way from him; that he has heen put- ing a mon through George ‘Washing- ton Unlversity, but that he cannot continue to do 'so after June. It wis brought out that many “fool- 18h” questions were asked him during an examination hefore dismissal much as what the middie inftial in hix wife's name utood for and the name of the minister whe had married them many vears ago. Also what church he ai- tended. “Sergt. l.ee said he had later heen given a thorough examination by an outside phyaician who testified that he wae all right physically ex cept for alight high blood pressure which was heing corrected. In reply 10 questions by Representative Bow maun, Sergt. Lee explained his duties were 10 supervise patrolmen and fn- vestigate conditions on their heats. ;(:\ explained that it was an oniside job. Woman's AMdavit Read. Mr. Blanton read into the record an aMdavit from Mrs. Maude Burrows, 4001 Van Ness street, regarding her nephew, Reginald Warwick, who has heen in St Elizabeth's Hospital for neven years. Thix affidavit was dated April 13 and set forth that three weeks previously she had gone to St Klizabeth's to visit her nephew and found that he had heen disfig. d by & severe heating. She swore that Dr. Trench at the hospital, to whom she had made complaint, sa castically told her: “If you don't like the way we run this institution why don’t you take your nephew away. as we don’t want ‘any one here w relatives are alwavs finding fault.” Mr. Blanton alao read Into the rec. ord an aMdavit by Dr. C. J. Murphy regarding his resignation ax a mem- her. of the Board of Police and Fire Surgeons. which allegediy was forced by Commissioner Fenning, and an aMdavit bv Dr. Fdward C. Wilson regarding hi being ousted as a school physician. These afdavits appear in the Congreasional Record of Monday, April 19, pages 1614 1o 7617, Chiropractor on Stand. Dr. Hubert M. Roberix, 549 Kleventh street southeast. # chitopractor, was called by Mr. Blanton as the next wit neas. ile read into the record a let- ter by Chairman Zihlman of the House | District committee, on February 9, to | the Board of Commissioners asking » | report on the bill to license chiro- practe He vead also & letter, on | February 11. from the secretary to the Commissioners promising prompt consideration. Dr. Roberis testified | that the purpose of the bill was “to | weed U whysters and protect the public. | He said he went to see Mr. Fenning | about February 12 and heard that | Fenning was general atiorney f allopathic doctors, which ass opposed the bill. e wax ass Mr. Fenning that the bill would | receive the prompt attention of the Commissioners, but that he had not vet seen them. About March ”"i chiropractors had & hearing before | Commissioners Rudolph and Fenning, when no one appeared in opposition to the bill. About a week later. Dr. Roberts sald, he heard the allopaths were to be granted a hearing on thix bill and he called up enning. protesting that both sides should be present. He was not invited to attend, he said. The chiropractors appeared before : aubcormittee of the House District ommittee with between 150 and 200 present, when no opposition was voiced | and the subcommitiee voted unani- | mously in favor of the hill. Repeated Iy thereafter he was told by the chair man of the subcommittee that no re port had been received from the Dis trict Commissioners, (he witness said Hearings are Reopened. Then the hearings were reopened to allow the medical men 10 be heard be. use they claimed they had not been notified of the previous hearing. The | full District committee reported favor ably on thig bill on April 26 and it is now on the District calends Mr. Blanton then offered the records of the House Disirict commiitee re- garding his 5-cent sireet rallway bill, was submitted to the Distriet Commissioners on December 12, with a reply from the Commissione: December 22 recommending unfav able action. He put into the r figures prepared by Maj. W. Covell, asslstant to the KEngines missioner, showing that in Ap the stock of the W. R. & K. h ed from 3% to 250, showing. Blanton sald, “that the owners of that stock made seversul million dollars’ | Hlanton put into the Record letters written on April i by the chalrman of the District committee to the District Commissioners for re port on u bill submitted by Repre- sentative Smith of Idaho to regulate the practice of osteopathy. Mr. Blunton sald he would show that the allopathic physicians whom Mr. Fen. ning represents are just as much op- posed to the osteapaths as to chiro- practors and that the District Com- missioners never had reported on this measure. Attacks Fenning Stand. Answering questiona hy Mr. Bow- man, Mr. Blanton sald that he was showing that Mr. Fenning was op- posed to bills as District Commission. er because he s employed by the So- clety of Allopathic Physicians. Producing official court papers, Mr. Blanton called attention to the case of Engstrom, et alx, vs. Arnold, et als, in which Justice McCoy appointed Mr. Fenning as receiver. He showed that there was $1.300.000 in cash on deposit in banks in \Washington and that objection was filed by the defend- ants In the case against Mr. Fenning serving am receiver. This objection was signed by Dantel W. O'Donoghue, whom Mr. Blanton sald is one of the leading attorneys in Washington, and Arthur A, Alexander, as attor for Ihe detendants—Ray H. Arnold, Bessie E. Arnold, John 3. Strum and John A. Strum. He quoted from this as follows* “These defendants object to and protest the selection of Frederick A. Fenning, esq.. for the reason that he has no special particular gualification or experience that it or qualify him especially for said receivership. and for the reasons that sald Fenning is entirely ignorant of the facts and cir- cumstances Involved In this snit and of the parties intereated therein. and was and is an entire stranger to the proceedings.” Quotes From Order. Mr. Blgnton then quoted from the order appointing the receiver and the notice of objection by the defendants who excepted and served notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals, “to which said last-mentioned action of the court the defendants object and except.” This was signed by Justice McCoy. Mr. Blanfon emphasized that in that case Mr. vented from acting as receiver. Mr. Blanton sald he would next show that even well known and veteran resi- dents of the Natlonal Capital are in danger of being “shanghaied” into St. Elizabeth's. He cited “the case of Henry B. Bennett. for 30 years a resi- | dent of the District, in which William +Internationa) - *Apprentice” allow, ce claimed. Weather ‘clear’ track tast. Kenning was pre- Additional news in Fenning case will be found on Page 14. Judged insane. He had an estate of $240.000. Mr. Blanton said that “Fen- ning went in a patrol wagon with Dr. D. Perey Hickling to get thin man and take hiin to St. Flizabeth's.”” He said that “thls man used good judgment in running away from his home until he could get a good lawyer.” Wilton J. Lambert defended Mr. Bennett and won the cise. Mr. Hlanton asked that A Mrs. Rogers. who was housekeeper for Mr. Bennett, he called as a wit- ness hefore the subcommittee. Mr. Blanton next reminded his col- leagues that testimony of Dr. White and admissions by Mr. Fenning | showed that they owned stock in the ' ! m. Then he produced *t records in the case of Caroline Rixford, in which a petition was fled by . A. Fenning, attorney, for Bradford I.. Pease, who set forth that he had received information that his zrandaunt was mentally incompetent, and asking that a committee he ap- pointed Woman Sent to Sanitarium, The papers showed that this wom An war seni to Laurel Sunitarium at 4 cost of $100 & month for fourteen months, at the end of which she died. She had made two wills, one in 1909, which - Mr. Fenning represented, and which permitted the Washington Loan and Trust Co. (o take the prop- erty, and the other will made in 1912, Wwhich Mr. Lambert represented ton showed that Mr. Fen. claimed an attorney fee of $1.600, and read the testimony of My Lambert ax to whether he considered this u reasonable fee. It appears in the court record that Mr. Lambert thought Mr. Fenning should not have more than $1.000, The estate amounted to $42.000. The Washing ton Loan and Trust Co, was commit. tee of the property, and Brainard W, Parker, Mr. Fenning's law partner, was committee of the fierson and col lector. Mr. Fenning was attorney for ' the fon and a director of this | bank. Mr. Bowman asked what Mr. Fen- ning recelved. and Mr. Blanton, quet. | Ing from the Auditor's repo showed that Mr. Fenning got $1,62 as attorney In the lunacy case and | $74.80 for a 1rip to Alabama to take | & deposition and that Brainerd W.| Parker u collector received a fee of | $500. Mr. Gibson then asked "“'hlly s a collector?” Mr. Blanton ex plained that in some cases “Mr, Fen- ning transferred accounts from him- #ell ux committee 10 himself ax col lector and again for himself as co lector to himself ax executor, In»l‘ that in each new cupacity he re- | celved a commission, ' | Donovan Is Called. Daniel J. was called charze of Donovan, bDistrict auditor, | and Mr. Houston took the exumination. Mr. Donovan was stioned regarding honds ven by contractors on Dis trict of Columbia work. Mr. Donovan expluined that the honds are executed in quadruplicate and copies are de- ‘d with the controller general chief clerk of the ngineer De. partment, the audit and a copy kept by ihe contract He intro- duced Roland M. Brennan as the chief clerk of the Engineer Depar ent. While Mr. Donovan was i witness Mr. Blunton reviewed the case of Orville Staples in which he and Mr. Donovan some time a sauabhle. Mr. Gibson yuestioned whether em- | ployes in Mr. Donovan o and throughout the District vice are under civil service and elicited the veply that police and firemen arc | under civil service, but that all other | employes are by appointment of the | District Commissloners, including | heads of depariments. Mr. Blanton questioned Mr. Donovan earding the use by Mr. Fenning of |an $1.800.a-veur Aremun as chauffeur. | Mr. Donovan said he knew nothink about It and there was nothing in the | law or regulations of the Fire Depart-| ment forbidding it. Mr. Blanten said put you on notice to look into it.” Mr. Bianton also asked Mr. Donovan if he knows anvthing “about Mr. | Fenning's interest in a big garage in| the Disirict.” Mr. Donovan answered | thut he knew nothing whatever about ! Mr. Fenning's privaie affair Asks About Fiscal Poll Mr. Gil n then questioned Auditor’ Donovan, from his very intimate knowledge of the Anancial affairs of the District, to atate his views regard- | ing proper fiscal relations between | the District umbia and United | States.. Mr. Gibson said he had heard numerous complaints regarding assess- | ments and asked Mr. Donovan for a statement. ! Mr. Blanton then engaged in a heat- | ed srgument with Mr. Donovan re-| gurding assessments. He said h “lots of property of Congressmen Senators which ix ussesaed at v | half value.” Mr. Donovan said in re- | pIY to criticisms against the assessor | thut he ix human and may muke mis- takes, “but he ix honeat at heart and | doing his best.” In reply to a question | trom Chairman Gibson, Mr. Donovan | said he is alway available and at the service of the committee. | Mr. Gibson inserted in the record a file of guardians’ fees in sach one of the 45 States and the District of | Columbia. which Mr. Blanton com- | mented “will ba very important to us.” | Mr. Brennan was the next witness and was questioned by Mr. Houston ! regarding the number of honds and | companies surety on such bonds fur- | nished by contractors on District | work, and eapecially regarding com. | panies represented by Mr. Fenning as agent or solicitor. Mr. Brennan sald | & total of 425 bonds have been given by contractors since Mr. Fenning took office and that 25 of these are in com- panies for which Mr. Fenning is agent. Questioned regarding bonds of-| District officials since Mr. Fenning has | been Commissioner. Mr. Brennan re- plied that 80 had heen executed and 15 of these are In Mr. Fenning's com- | pany. Will Show Bowd Detalls. Mr. Gibson questioned, “You mean he has been writing the bonds of other officlals?” Mr. Brennan replied, “His name Is not ny of them Mr. Brennan was instructed by the com- mittee, to prepare a detailed liat of | these Bonds. i Mr. Blanton asked Mr. | “Do you know Samuel J. Prescott, big contractor? Is he bonded In any of these?’ Mr, Brennan answered that he was not. A discussion arose as to whether | the hearing would be continued to.| night, s the caucus room of the | House Office Building. had been en. gaged for several weeks for a concert | tonight, and Mr. Gibson was instruet d to try and get the use of the Sen. | ate caucus room for tonight's session. . In reply to a question from Mr, Gibson, Mr. Blanton sald he had six | important witnesses to bring before | the committee tonight, and that the director of the Veterans' Bureau has called one very important witness from Georgia to testify before this committee, DISFAVORS Brennan MP-SUM PLAN. Donovan Tells Gibson $9,000,000 Limit Was Set Arbitrarily, When questioned yesterday by Mr. Gibson concerning the lump-sum plan, | Mr. Donovan sald he did not think it | rested upon a sclentific hasis and he | By the Associated Press. [ nection is sald to mean the capacity ! tlonately to their capacity | vzgression, | think that the $8,000.000 plan which « i APRIL FRERGH TELLAWS FORARNS PARLEY Policy Is Disarmament of Na- tions According to Po- tential Strength. PARIS. April 30.—Disarmament in proportion to potential arming power ix the substance of the Erench policy at the forthcoming preparatory dis- armament conference in neva, at which France will be represented by M. Paul-Boncour. Potentlal arming power in this con- of a country 1o produce war material | and general sustenance during a pe- viod of war. The theory is that a country which | lacks facilities for quickly produeing fizhting machines and equipping Aght- | ing men can less afford to disarm than # power which possesses those means Thie idea of potential arming po involves a close union hetween land and sea armaments, which, in the French view. cannot he separated in considering general disarmament. The French program i« to arrive at a coefficient for each power whose armament {s susceptible of heing seal- ed down, and reduce them ali propor- » replace their naval vessels, cannon, rifles, ma chine guns, airplanes and other war quipment.” This reduction would he fAnally baxed. however, on the security Wlorded e mntry from 1side of the whole situation of the fiscal re. lations hetveen the United States and | the District of Columbia, and as a re- | sult of that to adopt a definite basix representing an equitable distribution of Hability nunder appropriations as between the I'nited States and the District_of Columbia. and T do not has been in effect in each of our ap. propriation acts for the last couple of ears {n intended to he—I do not he- lieve that those people who are re.| sponsible for the adoption of that | plan thought out or intended it to be the answer to an eqitable distribution. | It is just an bitrary conclusion, not based on anything other than it is a falr amount to appropriste to the Dis. trict_of Columbia My personal opinion is and I have never had occasion 1o change it, that the interest of the United Statex in the District of Columbia, the fact that thix ix the home city of the National vernment and that the District of Columbia shonld progress among (he lines of development that compares with the sort of National Capital we ought to have here, calls for the United States each vear to hear a given entage or proportion of the total appropriations rather than ar tempet 1o limit by the maximum lump *um . Wars on U. S. Magazines. TTAWA. April 20 OP)—A tariff of 10 or 15 cents a pound on American magazines coming to Canada has heen proposed in the House of Commons during discussion of the budget. Il. (. Hocken, Conservative, declarcd that the fmportation of American mags ines made it impossible for Canadian magazines 1o live What It Means PRISONER KILLS SELF IN JUMP FROM TRAIN Man Being Brought Back to Face Embezzlement Charge Dives Through Window. By the Associated Pr PITTSBURGH, April 30.— Park W. Gould, 43 vears old. wanted here connection with an alleged shortage of $25000 in his acocunis as treas. urer of the McCullough Drug Co., Pittsburgh, plunged to his death from A fast passenger train near Enon, Pa.. early today. Gould disappeared two weeks ago. He was arrested in Des Molnes Wed. nesduy. He waived extradition and was being brought back by Detective John Crouse. As the frain neared | non the prisoner complained of be ing il and was permitied 1o go to the washroom. He broke the g in the window and jumped out. body was found heside the rajls. Gould leaves a wife and three chil dren. DR. ADAMS RESIGNS AS SCHOOL INSPECTOR Commissioners Accept Action Fol- lowing Opinion of Ineligibil- ity by Work. | | | | i The resignation of Dr. Samuel S. Adums. who wax appointed a medical inspector in the Distriet public schools March 4 at the instance of Commis ederick A. Feaning. to fill & used by the removal of Dr was accepted 1o | day by the Commissioners. Dr. Adam« resignation followed an opinion hand ed down Dy retary of Interior Work that the appointment was in violation of the retirement act, as the physician is more than 70 years old. Under the retirement law, salaried the | housed either ASKS QUICK ACTION ONBUILDINGS BLL | Fernald Says Cost of Rented Quarters Is Increasing. Harrison Hits Control. Reminding his colleagu that it ia rosting the Federal Government s 000 u day for renting private Mees for governmental sctivities, Senator Fernald of Maine appealed 1o pate today to take action with ut further delay on the bill author. izing a five-year $165,000.006 Govern. ment bullding program Of this amount, $5 00,000 would he naed to relfeve the crowded and uneatisfae. tory conditions in the Distriet of Co- lumbia where many bureaus are in rented riers or in temporary war stroctures. Kenator Fernald said that. of course, the sntire expense for rented hufldings ughout the country could not be ed by the bill. but that the langer it ix delayed the greater the cost of renting 10 bacome. He said thai every time a vase expires the cost of nt ing for (~e Government increases. Senator Harrison, Democrat, of Mis sissippl again attacked placing con trol of the bullding program with the Secretary of the Treasury. He that if the name Mr. Mellon B the bill b r the term of the Treasury ap pears, S would see how much authority it confers on one man. e Renews Plea. . Democrat, of Mary land. debate on the bill today renewed hix plea for the proper loca tion and architectural planning of the Federal bhuildi to he erected Washington, with a view them as nearly se possible cordance with the original L. District_employes are ineligihle to serve after reaching the age of 70, with certain exceptions. for which the | retirement age is earlier. Dr. Adams is recognized as a ist in children's diseaxes and is have a large private practice. cepted the position as school physician at a salary of $1.680 & vear. a to the Commissioners. merely 1 service to the public school children Just before the Commissioners acted on the resignation of Dr. Adams they receivad # short communication fron Dr. Wilson protesting against his re. | moval and appealing for reinstatement. e Commissioners announced that they will acknowledge th~ letter and file it fn the District Building archives SIEGE IS EXTENDED. KBl'll'l.il ‘Will Continue Restrictions Until New Year. JANEIRO | The state of siege in the fed trict and eight states of the republic | which has Teen in effect for several Years owing to attempts at revolt will continue until December 31. Thix | 18 vevealed in a decree just issued The deciee savs the government con siders the motives still prevail which prompied exceptional meaxures to bhe exercised ax 4 means of re-establish inz public security In some sections Lof the conntry. RO April 3 | fied had not heen made known. plan for the National Capital The amendment offered by Senator 3ruce to accomplish this purpese pre | vides that sites for buildings wauld | be kept within the area south of Pennsylvania and New York avenues and west of Maryland avenue. pro tracted in a line te Twining Lake. Indications today were that the Pruce amendment probably will be accepted with some mtfllfll(inl"l:-n;":.;llt o which it wil : the extent to which o amendment further provides for suit- Ahle approaches to the new huildings v to heautify their surround < and sets forth that they shall be designed along lines of architectural heauty as well gs practical utility. “The Senator from Maryland again (old the Senate that no than 190 vernment establishments are scat- 4 off of Penneylvania avenue hout reference te public conven- in the transaction of h;.-m»--‘. ce said hix only interes .:‘.‘.“n'n;; ont of the bullding is that of an American eit ix proud of the Capital | wit lence | Renator n the program en who City Senutor Lenroot. Republican. _of Wisconsin, and Senator Smoot. Re- publican. " of Utah. today answered | {he objection raised hy several Demo cratic Senators. who ciaimed that the | Treasury Department already has plank for spending the $100.000.000 for new buildings throughout the ountry In such a way that 20 States would not receive any buildings. QUALITY PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AT SEVENTH 4 THAT does it mean when Saks se- lects hundreds of superb $35, $40 and $45 Spring Suits—at the very outset of the season—and tells you they may be bought for $28 the suit? It means, unmis- takably, that standi vou are oftere ng clothing d the out- opportunity of many months! That’s what it means! Sale! Spring Suits Many 2-Pants Suits A of Saks Standard *35, %40 and *45 Values Many 2-Pants Suits T such a price no preachment is called for. These are Saks Suits. label. They have the Saks quality in fabric and tailoring—the Saks distinction in design and pattern. They bear our THE VALUES ARE ENORMOUS! N &ave his reason as follows: I think that Congress really should . Slade, with Mr. Fenning acting as his “attorney. petitioned tn have his ¥-year-old uncle, Mr. Bennett, ad- cause .tn he made,~—or make ftself threugh'its proper, most intensive and exhaustive investigation, an analysis 4 A ’ ATURALLY so. But, in addition, the se- lections are enormous too. Thus you may be assured of proper choice and proper fit, if you act with haste in keeping with the im-. portance of this event. Tomorrow is the day. - 'Saks’ Charge Account Service .