Evening Star Newspaper, June 5, 1926, Page 1

WEATHER. (TU. 8. Weather Bureau Forec: Rain thi morrow fair; continued coy 38, at 1 4 Full 5 pm m. today. eport on page at afternoon and tonight: to- yesterday; lowest, 48, ) ol. Tighest, Toeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ny Star. eve “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 98,442 Entered post office, No. 29,985. FOUR MEN JALED IN'U. S, LEGATION BLAST INURUGLAY Police Still Attribute Bombing to Sacco-Vanzetti Sen- tence Protest. RADICAL CENTERS KEPT . UNDER CAREFUL WATCH Handbills Calling for Workers'| Unity in Demonstrations Found in Capital. Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 14 E j = Washington, nd class matter b ic WASHINGTON, D. C 9 SATURDAY, JUNE 57 1926—FORTY PAGES. * () Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. CALIFORNIA BOY FIRST IN NATIONAL * ORATORY CONTEST Herbert Wenig of Hollywood Scores Decisive Victory in Thrilling Event. MISS MYRTLE POSEY [ OF EASTERN SECOND ssing Evangelist Found | | | Great Throng Assembles to Hear Speakers—Many High Govern- mental Officials Present. AIMEE SEMPLE McPHERSON. ited Press, (DEO. June 5 dvanced ideas’ d with compliel n n : morning in of the Ame wolished the ceiling Qirecty. under the office Smith, th The men denied the charge tie explosion, | Br the A MONTI of alleged * rest ¢ W ent i Four men | e under | n v in the | T the st of th of U. Minister No one was injured by although the sireets were filled with and the missiles con tities of iron. crews. The authorities | attributing the outra sympathizers with Nico co and Bartomeo Vanzetti, who linder conviction for murder fn Mas- ‘sachusetts. Prio the bombing | handbills v aistributed. They | dealt with the Massachusetts case and announced that Americ soon to commit the most horrible of § erimes.” 1 Ask Workers' Support. ) The handbili ¢ the “Com-| mittee of Ba’ ded . 3 we unite our | last effort, o tormed cow- | explos assershy qua and still lead, wire e demonstration: which 1 make on behalf o In the ho men the jolice paraphernalia rve of exph anothe hooks o vowere seized. Two of these books contained data for the preparation of bombs. P S i - other per- sons who » and Vanze! H » of one of the detained | und fuses and other | used in 5 | tor of Ang and Sect at the U Chief of 3 visibly affected by the bombing. had been of the conviction that the measures of vigi'ance which had been adopted at the Ameriean legation since the bombing of the American embassy in Buenot Aires would prevent a similar attempt here. measures were so drastic th Smith on Thursday said he fe! upnecessary to them t an_extreme. The pol 0 have repeated spected Minister Smith's automol to assure themselves that no package | had been left by plotters. ARGENTINA CASE SAME. Tolle was He in Buenos Under | Police Guard Now. 0S AIRES, Argen ws of the homb tion in Montevides d in the followed a in I Embassy BU 5 (). Americs rtrongly here, since cident at the en a fortnigh B Several of the ps na, June the men convicted ., achusetts, in pathy with whom, it is beiieved, two bombings were perpetrated. A policeman has been stationed in| front of the embassy here since the explosion. The Ameril Ambassado Peter Augustus Jay, received numb anonymou containing crimin; testing in zetti. The have been and Vanzetti. of | murder in - th threats and pro- . Sa a4 Van- 2 tood to | r to the police. | dicals and | : the police following the embassw cutrnge and | sarly 100 persons were ¢ . but v as ix known th the bombing have not been ed. Several of those detained went on hunger strike. They were subse- | quently released for lack of evidence. | thors of | apprehend- | BROWN IS ARRAIGNED | ON MURDER CHARGE Salesman Accused of Shooting | Sweetheart Pleads Not Guilty. Early Trial Sought. Thomas B. Brown, real estate agent, | was arraigned today before Justice | Stafford in Criminal Division 2 on an fndictment charging him with murder in the first degree in connection with the death of Miss Frances Voegele Wednesday. Brown stood motionless while Clerk John H. Sullivan read the | lengthy indictment. which is in nine counts, and when asked to plead wn- swered “Not guilty,” in a low voice. Assistant_United States Attorney James J. O'Leary asked for an early §trfal and_Justice Stafford set the case for Monday, June 21. Brown said he expected to arrange for counsel during ihe day. The tragedy occurred about 6 o'clock in the evening at Fourteenth and Euclid streets. The victim was dragged across the street and Brown attempted to_force her to enter his automobile. When she demurred, he whipped out a_ pistol and emptied its contents into her body, according to the police. Special Digpatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va., June 5 Miss Frances Voegele, shot to death in Washington Wednesday by Thomas B. Brown, real estate operator, was buried here today after a private serv- ice at the family home. Miss Voegele, dne first to die of a family of nine children, all now mature, was well known here, where she was reared and where she was employed before she went to Washington. ’ | Blancke 1 i they attended services at th tas a child evangelist, |Blg Force of Policemen, Soldiers Employing a speaking style which dovetailed perfectly with Vice Pre dent Dawes’ avowed conception “winning oratory.” that of *r foreibly expe ranged,” Her Hollywood High Scaool, California | won'the title of national champion be- fore a crowd of 8,500 persons, who national finals of the thir Oratorical Contest in Audito night. Posey, Washington's tive in the contest, won se; while Miss IHelen Bylund third, of Wenig and v repetition of histo N in the first contest, held here in 1924, the California _entrant, Donn Tyler, tirst, and the local representative, s Ruth Newburn, was second. Victory Was Decisive. Wenig’ of son a MRS, MPHERSON FOUND IN CANADA | tended the Mystery of Disappearance of | Wi g 9 Miss Evangelist Still Unsolved in Latest Development. represen ond honor: Miss By the Associ N LOS ANGELLES, Calif., June 5.— telegram received by the police here today from Edmonton, Alta., Canada, states that Aimee Semple McPherson, missing evangelist, has been located in t city by a private detective agen The mes: addressed to Chief James Davis and sizned spector Middleton, international tective,” reads as follows “Aimee Semple McPhers e Friday via ary in followed by car « ng Corona Hotel. Positively identified by three oper- ators. McPherson known by sender while in Toronto. Wire instructions.” The telegram w patched from 1zdmonton at 4 p.m. yesterday. Cars Owned in Los Angeles. The car bearing license number D- ered in the name of *otter of Los Angeles, police while the other Is registered to H. Gould, also of this city. McPherson, founder and pas- Temple, was first re- missing_on ¢ 1 last by Miss Schaeffer, secretary, who accompanied her trip to Ocean Park, near here, for an afternoon swim In the surf. M haeffer said she last saw the was_decisive. Pacific Coast lad ziven three firs places by the five Supreme Cour Jjudzes, one second and one fourth fc a low point total of 9. Miss Pose held a low point total of ond honors, while Miss Bylund w thivd with a low point total of 16. It is noteworthy that Chief Justice William Howard Tafts ballot gave first, Miss Posey second vlund third, the same result as nsolidated ‘count of the five conclusions. Supreme Court Van Devanter, Sutherland, Santord and Butler, who assisted Chief Justice Taft in the judging, all sat apart in different sections of the audience. ~ Miss Guita Learman, the Minneapo- lis representative, received one firs place although she was not placed among the first three. Miss Bylund received the second of the first places which Wenig failed to win All Orators Do Well. It was the unanimous verdict of the distinguished audience that all victory Police “In- de- ze, ay, rted to selves wonderfully. No one of them made the slightest untoward slip and the judging of the awards proved a difficult task even for membersiof the United es Supreme Court. the evangelist, and members of her con- fon accepted the thec that B. Noyes, president of pastor had drowned. A search|T vening Star Co., advaneed to Lie sea for the body of the missing | the rostrum to announce the winners, evangelist later was directed to land when reports that she had been seen alive since her disappearance began to come in frem various cities along | the Pacific Coast—from Santa Barbara attle. James H. Gould, under whose me one of the cars re- ported dmonton was registered, said this morning that she knew her husband had gone to Canada, but re- fused to say when he left and when he would return. To the latter query she replied, “He might be gone for a vear. the colorful audience which was pre. dominated by high school students who had punctuated the orations with appy school yells, fell into death- like silence As Mir. informed the throng that Wenig was the winner the as- semblage accorded the boy an ova tion of magnitude and sincerity which hardly could have been dupli- cated on his own Pacific Coast. A moment later, however, when Mr. Noves declared Miss Posey sec- ond, the loyal tern supporters and the thousands of Washing- tonians let loose a bedlam which made the huge hall resound. Japanese Chum Elated. Wenig takes his victory calm day, but John Aiso. the 16-year-old Japanese and debating chum of the Hollywood boy, is the most hilari- ous young man in the Unites States. It was Aiso who darted from the stage of the Auditorium last night to flash the news back to Californix and it was Aiso who today, with a grin from ear to ear, opened the sheaf of telegrams which piled at Wenig's hotel. Wenig had but three relatives in the {huge crowd of last night, but what they lacked in number they made up in the enthusiasm of their reception to_the young champion. . O. Wenig, the lad's grandfather and a member of the New York Stock Exchange, putting his cap at a rakish angle, danced up and down in the de- light of a kid. Wenig's mother and sister heard the contest in their faraway homes over the radio last night. Their reaction is summed up in the following telegrams he received toda “Ra Ra Hollvwood. Hurray for you. Keep calm. Mother.” Dearest Herbert Born in Ontario. Gould said that neither she nor husband belonged to Mrs. McPher- congregation, but admitted that temple. named Mrs. Phillips wha she said she believed had accompanied rs. Potter on the trip to Canada. Phillips had been “healed” by Jirs. McPherson and was one of her devotees, Mrs. Gould said. Mrs. McPherson was born in Inger- 1, Ontarfo, in 1890, and spent her early childhood in that place. Later, she conducted v to- revivals in Calgary ORTH WALES, HISTORIC VIRGINIA ESTATE, SOLD. Built During Revolutionary Pe- riod—Real Estate and Equip- ment Cost $1.000,000. North Wal historic estate near Wairenton, Va., has been purchased by Charles A. Bond, forms Columbus, Ohio, from Edward M. Weld of New York, the transaction leing made through the office of H. e @ ¥ Marvelous. You have certainly brought home the bacon. (annot express joy, happiness and pride that fills us all at ne of your great victo SISTER. Looks to Next Contest. i ing to be rufed and making it a point to compel his associates to forget that he triumphed over them, \Venig today is setting himself to the solemn task of defending America’s claim to oratorical excel- lence in the international oratorical contest to be held here next October. In the absence of Gen. John Pershing, Vice President Dawes pie- sented Wenis with the handsome sil- ver loving cup set up for the cham- pion. In congratulating Wenig he s i said to ki more a mill viginal truction was begun in 1773 and completed shorily after the Revolu- tion. Tefn 200 CAPTURE BANDIT. and Firemen Needed. SAO PAOLO, Brazil, Juné 5 (@) —Two hundred policemen. soldiers and firemen, armed with rifles, were required today to bring about the <urrender of Hamleto Minghetti, a highwayman. Minghetti shot and mortally wounded Chief of Police Doria, who, with a number of his men, went to the home of the highwayman to put him under arrest. Freezing Weather Kills Crops in East As New Cold Records Are Reported in entire accord with the verdict of the judges. Conviction that the radio will bring into play an entirely new style of ora- tory was voiced by Vice President awes in his speech. He sald: “The radio, which gives the speaker " (Continued on Page 4, Column 5.) By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 5.—The Northern Atlantic seaboard today was in the grip of an unseasonable cold wave that the Weather Bureau predicted might last throughout tomorrow. A new low record for a 4th of June was established here vesterday, When the mercury dropped to 47.7, and stayed close to that mark through- out/the day. Last year, there was un- seasonable heat on the same day, with temperature reaching 95 degrees. The weather solons predict normal temperatures by midweek. Interior New England suffered with the seaboard States and reported kill- ing frosts in several sections. In South Barre, Mass., the thermometer drop- ped to 28, while 34 was registered in and about Springfield. Farmers re- ported loss to crops from frost. The Weather Bureau forecast that today would be generally unpleasant, with chill winds and overcast skies, and that fruit crops would again be menaced by frosts, and | of the seven orators acquitted them- made it plain that he personally was | i i t s the | PROBE OF PANAMA GRANTS ORDERED | Senate Adopts Borah Reso- lution Asking Facts About | British Concession. The Borah resolution, calling upon | the Departments of State and War for information concerning concessions in Panama sranted to british interests, { was adopted by the Senate today with- | out debate. Reports are to the effect ithat these concessions cover a vast larea of land and lie on each side of | the Panama. Canal. | Reports of the vast conces ! being carefully investigated by | State Department and the War | partment, it was indicated at the { White House yesterday. Indeed, the Government aiready has looked into these concessions, and President Cpol- idge understands they are sur and subsoil concessions to a British | corporation and without objectionable features. The President, ms are the De it was said at the {White House yesterd: assumed, however, that the Government de- | partiments involved would continue | their inquiries to make sure that the contracts were satisfactory, so far the interests of this country are concerned. Plan to Raise Rubber. Senator Borah introduced his reso- lution yesterday on the basis o('l;:~ ] | formation furnished to him b {ard O. Marsh of Brockport, N. who at one time W in charge {of the American legal His understandil B concessions were obtained for the purposes of producing rubber, and he has presented his data to a number of Senators, as well as to the War and Commerce departments. - While State Department officials declined to comment, it was learned that a concession was made to Brit- ish interests by Panama more than a year ago, and that the text of the concession is in the hands of that department. It covers prospecting rights for gold and subsoil minerals ‘0 large areas. mo‘f;x\cz-ls %t the State Department have not thought it necessary to take up the subject with the Panamia gov- | ernment in diplomatic correspondence since on its face the concession ap- pears to be a typical srant for the iexplolmuon only of mineral deposits. Borah Wants Correspondence. Senator Borah's resolution deals with concessions which may have been obtained by the British government and calls for the copies of all corres- Pondence and all communications had with the British government relative ncessions. mT’}:l:ge‘r:::nor explained that he speci- fied the British government in the resolution because that was the only way he could reach the subject by such a move. He added that he had little doubt that if British interests had obtained concessions in Panama it Was with the knowledge and approval overnment. 5 ’;‘};l:krgsoluthn of inquiry is as fol- T Hesolved, that the Secretary of State and the Secretary of War are hereby requested, if not incompatible with the public interests, to advise the Senate of all facts and circum- stances of which they have official cognizance relative to concessions se- cured by the British government in the Republic of Panama; and the ex- tent to which the British government has secured control over the public lands and natural resources of Panama. “Secondly, coples of all correspond- ence and all communications had | ! to such concessions and to acquiring | the control of the natural resources of Panama.” CHARITY WO Manager of Salvation Army Home ‘Wounded and Employe Killed. WHEELING, W. Va., June § (#).— Capt. William 1. MacGregor, manager of the Salvation Army Industrial Homa here, was in a critical condi- tion today from gunshot wounds, and Eugene Reilly, an employe of the home, was dead as the result of an attack at the home last night. Walter McCormick of Fairmont, W Va., arrested shortly after the shoot- ing, was held pending an investiga- tion. Police said he told them Mac- Gregor and Rellly attempted to eject him from the building after refus- ing him pay for work performed. Other members of the organization were quoted by the officers as re- rting that McCormick appeared to g: deranged at times. RKERS SHOT. BARON AND PRINCE | with the British government relative! Women’s Gambling Place Raided on Tips by Husbands| By the Associated Press. NEW YORK. June 5.—Acting on complaints of several husbands, detectives today raided an rt- ment in the Bronx. and found more than 20 well-dressed women, aid by the police to have been ssembled about zambling tables, playing for heavy stakes. The women became panie stricken when the detectives entered, believing them to be bandits. When informed of the raiders’ mission, they became even more frightened, fearing arrest. They were allowed to depart, how ever, and only the alleged pro- prietor of the apartment was held. INDUEL WILL LIVE Baroness Shoots Self After Husband and Royal Suitor Clash in Woods. | By the Associated Press VIENNA, June Raah, lower Austria. Baron Klinger and the Ru Cyril Viadimir Orloff were in a seri ous condition in consequence of Wed nesday's shooting affair, which al- lezedly arose from attentions paid by the prince to the baron's heautiful wife. The baroness shot and killed herself when she learned of the affair. Surgeons have extracted the bullet from the baron's lung, and his con diticn is described as “not hoeles: Advices from nce Will Lose Arm. The prince’s right arm was tered and will be amputated. The . hizh social position of the actors in the tragedy has resulted in possible exertion to keep the details of the affair from the public. Prince Orloff, who met_the Baroness at Merano, Italy, last Sum- mer nd became infatuated. When she returned home he made a visit to the castle. Returning there again on Wednesday of this week, he was told that the baron was hunting in the forest, and followed him. According to the police account, the prince asked the baron to surrender his wife, as he wished to marry her. The baron ordered the prince away, whereupon the latter drew a gun and fired. The baron, wounded in the lung, raised his shotgun and fired, shatter- ing the prince’s right arrm. Baroness Found Dead. The men were removed to the hos- pital. Gendarmes reported the case to the district judge, who summoned the baroness to court Thursday to give evidence. The baroness said she would not appear in court., retired to her bedroom and next morning was found dead, shot through the temple. She leaves three children, aged 9, 7 and 3. - An unconfirmed report has it that Orloff and Klinger went to the forest purposely to fight a duel. The Vienna police say they believe Prince Orloff is really Baron Orloff. ’ et KILLED RESCUING DOG. ‘Woman Struck by Locomotive Try-i ing to Save Animal. L SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, June 5 (#). —Mrs. Eva Boyer, 45, lost her life near here yesterday when she at- tempted to rescue a stray dog from beneath the wheels of a Big Four ssenger train. mAK she reached to pull the dog to gafety she was struck by the loco- motive. The dog died with her. REBELS’ BOAT CAPTURED. Schooner Bearing Arms Taken Off Coast of Nicaragua. | MANAGUA, Nicaragua, June 5 (A’)I —_The schooner Anderson. said to belong to revolutionists, has been cap- tured off the East Coast of Nicaragua by government naval forces. Large shat- quantities of rifles and several small cannon and dynamite, ammunition and bombs were found on board the schooner. " Radio Programs—Page 33. PRESIDENT FAVORS GASOLINE INQURY Will Ask Trade Commission; to Probe Prices But Doubts ! Manipulations. President Coolidge very shortly | will request the Federal Trade Com- | mission to make an inv fon of | zasoline prices in this country as a| means of determining whether there | exists any evidence of price manipu- | six men who m: Half-Day Schedule On Next Saturday The welcome Satur working schedule for Government departments in Washington for the Summer will hegin next Saturday, when all Jdepartments will close at 1 o'clock. The ear closing hour for Saturday will continue in effect up to and ircludin September 9, Ziving the usual three months’ spread for the Saturday half day. JAIL BREAK FOILED BY 3 PRISONERS Guard, Badly Beaten, Saved by Trio, Two of Whom Are Held for Murders. A crudely planned but determined attempt by six colored prisoners at the District jail last night to fight their way to freedom and to liberate more than 40 other inmates of the Jail was frustrated and the life of a guard, who was being beaten to death, was saved by the prompt action of three loyal prisoners, who went to the assistance of jail offici One of the loyal prisoner: Batson, nezro, already wi a life sentence for murder another, John Middleton, negro, re- ceived a like penalty when he appeared befor e Stafford in Criminal Di- morning, following his cently on a charge of kill- Jones, also colored. The n who lent his assistance, c Middleton, also is a negro. Jaspar, negro, who was implicated in the escape, also alled for senterce this morning be- fore Justice Stafford and drew three vears on a jov-riding charge. The revolt was put down and the ring-le ited so quickly that some ners did not know of the disturbance until it was over. Confessions were obtained from the le the futile attempt, Peak, superintendent of red today, and they have aced in solitary confinement. Guard Badly Beaten. 8. Branagan, 55, a guard in the wing of the fourth floor, who attacked by five inmates and Maj. W the jai been pl L. M south was HEADLEY DECLARES HE DECLINED T0BE TRAFFIG DIRECTOR Demoted Inspector Tells Fen- ning Committee He Wanted to Save Pension. DENIES HE HAS REFUSED ELDRIDGE CO-OPERATION Captain Demands Voice at Hearing After Letter Is Published—Ses- sion May End Today. Demanding a hearing charges made against him by Director Eldridze as embodied nfidentiai memorandum to ner Frederick A. Fenning, introduced at last night's the House judiciary sub- Cupt. Albert J. Headlev, inpector of the Traffic ppeared before the commit- afterncon and emphatically 1t he had not co-operated . Eldridge. in reply to committee, demoted Bureau | tee thi ! denied tement was made s as reported fn the morning newspapers. He be- { &an ‘his statement by declaring, “This is the first knowledge I ever had that charges had been preferred against me. For my own protection it is necessary for me to answer them and in so doing I will step on dangerous ground.” Declined to Be Director. He then declared that when the Chamber of Comme at the request of the Commi was_selecting a traffic director, he was called on the telephone by Rudolph Jose and told he had been cted by a vote of 9 to 3 adley refused the offer, decl uld not afford to give up 30 years’ service in the police de- ment and lose his pension. tisfied with my own job," he declared. This was offered to disprove the | charge that, because he did not be. come traffic’ director, he deliberatel refused to co-operate with Mr. Eld ridge. Referring to tha statement that no | offer- of floodlights for the Knicker- bocker disaster was made by Capt. Headley, the officer declared the first i lation, restraint of trade or other |beaten with an iron bar three feet in | ha knew of the disaster was at 9 violations of the law ¢ the part of | oil compantes. “The President’s action wiil supple- ment the investization called for in a resolution introduced by Senator | Trammell of Florida and passed by the Senate two days ago. Before the President makes his request to the, commission, however. he will await | a report from the Department of ! Commerce, which has been conduct- | ing a study of the oil and gasoline situation with especial veference to the production and distribution of | this commodity. i Doubts Any Irregulari | _In making known the President’s | intention the White House has ex-! plained that the President, while ver willing to have the matter thorough- Iy probed and to have corrected any | evils that may be found to exist, per-| sonally does not expect the commi: sion’s_investigation to develop irregularities incident to the increas- ing prices of gasoline. Tha President is inclined to believe | that the steady rise in gasoline prices | is due principally to the reduction in | the supply and the increase in de-| mand, rather than any manipulation | on the part of producers and others handling the product before it reaches the consumer. The President bases his opinion upon advices he has re-| ceived from those departments of the | Government which would deal with | these matters. Also, he is mindful of | the outcome of an investigation of | gasoline prices made by the Federal Trade Commission a year or so ago, which revealed nothing that would indicate manipulation on the part of | the oil compantes. In making the President’s position mora clear the latter’s spokesman | called attention to the fact that prior | to last year there was a great in- crease in the oil production in this country. Many new fields were de- veloped and ‘the output was tre- mendous, all of which resulted in low- ering the price of gasoline to the con- sumer. This the President looks upon ! as a natural reaction, and he also con- | siders it natural that the prices <hould advance, now that few new oil filds have been opened in the past vear and that the output of the older fields is diminishing greatly. Great Increase in Consumptios Because of this slump in the pro- duction the President is not sur- prised at the increased cost to the consumer. This is particularly true inasmuch as there are about 3,000,- 000 more automobiles, many of them trucks, in existence this year than there were last. Besides, oil. as a fuel, is being more extensively used in industries, in the operation of ships and as a means of automotive transportation. The President’s ad- vices show that automobile busses throughout the country are today ving more passengers than are the railroad lines. All of this tends to convince the President that .there is sufficient cause for an advance in the prices. The President, however, has re- ceived complaints from various quarters against the climbing gaso- line prices, among the protests being one from Gov. Byrd of Virginia, who personally requested that the Pres- ident call upon the Federal Trade Commission to make an investiga- tion. Whether or not it is due to the latter suggestion that the Pres- ident intends to act in this matter was not explained at the White House. e DAVIS GOING HOME. War Secretary Also Will Get De- gree From Missouri U. Secretary of War Davis left here last night for a short visit to his home in St. Louis. He will make an address on “Inland Waterways” at the University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., next Tuesday evening. On his way back to this city, he will receive the degree of doctor of laws frém the Pennsylvania Military College, June 16, and deliver a short address on military affairs, " {caped fre { hustled off to solita length which had been torn from a bunk, was reported out of danger to- day, but is suffering from deep gashes on his head and face. He is being treated at the jail. The attempted delivery is another example, jail officials pointed out to- | day, of the need of more adequate funds for jail equipment and housing. Maj. Peak many times has voiced protests against having to use iron stays for the cell bunks, it is said, but able to replace them with other 1 because of lack of funds. Had not the three loyal prisoners gone to the aid of Branagan when he was overpowered by the six leaders of the revolt, he would have been h en to death, jail officials believe, “ound Prisoner Missing. Branagan, making an inspection of the cells shortly before § o'clock last night, scented trouble when he dis- covered that Jaspar, who recently es. 1 the Occoquan workhouse nd later was convicted on the jo ding charge, was missing from his (;" in the south wing of the fourth oor. The guard found Jaspar i ether with five other pri signed to it. They had enter after returning from supper. The mo- ment Branagan opened the door and ordered J. r back to his own bunk the group leaped upon him and Denzis Jackson, the ring-leader, it is said, beat him with an iron bar. Hearing the disturbance, the two lifers, who are tiersmen at the jail, ran to the cell and threw themselves into a furious conflict with the assail ants of ghe guard. Maj. Peak and cell 415, one: armed guards from the rotunda of the | Jail arrived a second later and the re- volting men were overpowered and ¢ confinement. The men, said to have confessed to aiding in the revolt, all of whom named Jackson as the ringleader und the one who struck the guard with the iron bar, are: Jaspar, Morris Turner, who is under a three-year sentence for housebreaking: Clifton Jones, who is under a sentence of 400 days for for- gery and bad checks; Amos Curtis and Joseph Waters, both under charges of Ja iding. The jail break, as planned, Maj. Peak says, was impossible of succe: because the men never could have es- aped from the building without being confronted by armed guards or drop- ping at least three stories from the roof of the building. The guard, Branagan, was not armed because his duty is to inspect the cells, and thus is brought into close contact with the men. Armed guards are always stationed in the rotunda and at the exits of the build- ing, however, it is sald. Planned to Go to Roof. The prisoners planned. according to their contessions, to silence Brana. gan, climb to the skylight, break their way to the roof and let themselves down to the ground by strips of clothing. They had but zourphmnkm which would have reached but barely below the roof-line because of the tre. mendous size of the chimney to which they were to be tied. The chimneys are 10 feet square, § All six participants in the plot will be denied privileges of the jaii and ad- ditional charges growing out of the assault on the guard may be lodged against them. Branagan is being treated by Dr. jvx_xlmm Amato, staff physician of the jail. Justice Stafford this morning de- clined a motion of Attorneys Myers & Herwig to defer sentence on Mid- dleton until they could give the court the detaiis of last nizht's occurrence. Middleton was convicted of second- degree murder for causing the death July 19, last, of Mary Ella Jones, also colored, with whom he had been living in the rear. of 940 G street southwest. The man broke the wom- an’s neck by beating her head against the wall. He told the police that she had been injured by falling down the steps and that he bad found her with her neck broken. Justice Stafford described the case as the most brutal murder ever to come to his notice and read a long list of criminal charges against Mid- dleton, dating back to 1905, chief of which were assaults on women, d'the cell | fo'e the following day. “1 did not refuse any lights and T {did not know of the necessity for | them.” he declared. Business Through Major’s Office. Mr. Eldridge’s impression that he would not co-operate evidently is gathered, Capt. Headley said, from the fact that the superintendent of police had issued orders that all offi- cers must transact business with the i traffic diractor through the major of police. “That prevented me from taking up directly with Mr. Eldridze all matters Jof business, and 1 was required to | transact them through the superin tendent of police.” Capt. Headley de. clared. { Never Changed Si | Capt. Headley | changed any charged by M. | that until they {erete foundations they alwi changed. Te recalled he ac wnied Mr. Eldridge on an inspec and they both found the signs had been { switched about | B of his acting as a ' differences among Headley n order fe ns. \sserted flic signs, as was Eldridge. and added e imbedded in con will he he never motorists | said he v | sued several v - Maj. Pull. {man, then superintendent of police. | This custom is in vogue in all princi | pal cities and thousands of times. he |said, he has gotten together with principals in collisions and accidents | to aveid Police Court procedure. Capt. Headley recalled where requested by Mr. Eldridge ve a_permit to a minor who w j under the 16-vear minimum age provided by the r1egulati Mr Eldridge brought the boy's father. Prof. Marvin of the Carnegie Insti- tution, to the Traflic Bureau and re- ted the operato permit. was embarrassed by the request because it was in violation of the law and I was employed to break up such practices.” he declared, add- ing the permit was not issued Restored Permit to Brother. ion, Capt Headley said, he restored permit to Mr. Eldridge’s brother. The permit had been revoked “for good reasons” and later, when the man was arrested, the officer declared, he assisted him in_obtaining the release. There was no occasion for his uttering unprintable words about Maj. Holeomb, Ringgold Hart or Mr. Eldridge, he declared. The first two mentioned were members of the traffic committee with him and al- though they had differences they managed to settle them when voting time rived. Services rendered by the Traffic Bureau at the time of the Shrine convention are still in evidence, Capt. Headley declared, explaining that the money allotted him for signs was expended and the signs today are in place. The charge was made that Capt. Headley did not co-operate or | assist at the time of the Shrine con- vention. Eldridge Statement Recalled. As an afterthought to his state ment, Capt. Headley recalled that on July 21 of last year, when he was deep in sorrow through death in his family, Mr. Eldridge told him: “I am awful sor T did not have anything to do’ with vour demotion.” This statement was made in the presence of Detectives Kelley and Scrivener, Capt. Headley declared. Since his demotion he has refused to discuss it in public until today, he said. Last Fall a “prominent news- paper man” called upon him and asked for his version of the incident, explaining that Mr. Eldridge had jssued a statement. Capt. Headley said he did not even inquire into the nature of the reported statement. The committee recessed at 1 o'clock and Capt. Headley was requested to return this afternoon in order that Representative Yates, Republican, Tllinois, @ member, could examine the officer. Mr. Eldridge, who was in attendance at the morning session, also was requested to return at that hour. The case of Commissioner Fen- ning, against whom _impeachment (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) he 1 as | | | aues: On another occs