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WEATHER. o ‘Weather Bureau Partly cloudy tonight a slightly warmer tomorr 83, at v s Forecast.) nd tomorrow; ow. Highest, ¥; lowest, 38, at Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 ¢ Foen * n WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press service. Yesterday’s news Circulation, 98,275 D R Entered as e o. 29,996. post office, W, ond cla ashing WEDN -WASHINGTON, D. C, (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. RUNGRU. . ACTED N BRAZLLEAGUE ROW HOTLY DENIED Envoy at Rio Brands as False Report He Congratulated President on Result. AMERICAN INTERFERENCE STORIES AROUSE GENEVA Officials Here Refuse to Make Any| Formal Denial—Believe This Would Give Tales Dignity. Br the Accociated Pre American diplomatic officials made | swift and emphatic denial toda they had been involved even indirectly in the League of Nations which resulted recenti withdrawal as a leagu Rumors of - American Jlvement have been In circulation both in neva, the seat of the league, and Rio de Janelro, the Brazilian capital Fiven before the report had reached Washington in news dispatches, ho ever, E. V. Morgan. the American Ambassador at Rio, had cabled the State Departmen! a catego of a story that he had congra President Bernardes upon withdrawal froni the league. Statements Filatly Denied. Published statements that he ealled upon the Brazilian Presid any such purpose or had othe taken such action were said Rraz memiher, inv Br Ambassador to be unqualifiedly false.| Spread of the reports from Rio to Geneva had been made known to the State Department meantime by lugh Gibson, the American ministe Geneva, and the department immed ately forwarded Ambassador Morgan's statement to Mr. Gib Secretary Kellogg and other State 0| that ieve renos Department officials make a formal denia! o the Washington Governme influencing Brazil would nify the reports. LEAGUE CIRCLES STIRRED- a had bee: A New Report Says (] This Fall. GENEVA, Switzerland —League of Natior red today by a dispatch from Rio J eiro saying the American Ambassador had congratulated Lres.dent r nardes upon Brazil's attitude toward the League of Nations. The < ispatch has revived and streng'n_to rep here tuat Unitec States Gosernment influercing Brazil tv adopt or attainmen: of seat on the | ports were ¢ ing the Marc assembly, when Brazl tk veto the election of tierm: The newspaper v China. following the will resign fr this Autumn, terests are not I the league. There is no confi tion of the report June 16 (P stir Jan the leagus to NATION BACKS ACTION, Officials Say Country ports Withdrawal. RIO DE JANEIRO. June 16 () — Members of the Chamber of Deputies who have intimate knowledge of the Chamber's attitude regarding the with drawal of Brazil from the League of Nations, today informed the Assocfat ed Press that the move was an expres- sion of a national desire to keep Brazil from European alliances. Plinlo Casado, floer leader of the anti-government minority. said mem hership in the league would inevitably result in national embarrassment sither by complications arising through RBrazil becoming involved in intrigues of European diplomacy, or by her y ticipation in atiempted settlemen difficultios arising between nations “The government's withdrawal from the league.” sald Augusto Lima, act- ing president of the committee of for- eign affairs, “has the approval of the entire nation. Its action means Brazil's closer relations with the American re publies, especially the United S All the nation supports Braz drawal. Tt became inevitable w] was seen that Latin America would not secure a seat in the league coun cil. Woodrow Wilson's peace ideals are our ideals, but as a nation we can- not see how they can be attained by league membership. 200,000,000 LIRA LOAN IS MADE TO RUMANIA RBrazilian Sup- of Italy Also Reaches Agreement on Funding of Balkan Nation's War Debt. By the Associated Press. ROME, June 16 heen concluded for an Italian loan of 200,000,000 lira to Rumania and tematization of Rumania's war to_Ttaly. The war deht was s hasis of a total sum of 1 including inter: The annual pa) small amount of interest. The loan was made with the purpo: of expressing confidence in the R manian government and to arrange for Rumania to furnish Ttaly with peroleum. It will run for 10 at 7 per cent interest. the TURKEY ACCEPTS IRAK - | OFFER FOR OIL FIELDS! By the Associated Press. BAGDAD. June 16.—Turkey has ac- cepted the offer of Irak of $2,500.000 in lieu of a per- centage of royalties from the Turkish Petroleum Co. After the recent ratification of the | (#)- and | port between Turkey It was officialiv Mosul Treaty Great Britain, nounced that the offered 10 pay it~ share in the re weaty. an overnment had 00,000 for ral ol fields for mtroversy | al denial | tulated | a Will Resign ! the Kingdom ol* the term of the duration of the | frequent claghes hetwgen the police IWAN WINS FIGHT | Chinese Hears Decision on Spot Where He Was Condemned. Unable to Prove Guilt Upon Mur- der Charge. ‘ . Prosecutor Ziang Sun Wan, the quiet-faced Chi- 3 who nearly five years ago s within less than two days of his execution on the gallows after convic- tion for the murder of three fellow- countrymen, won his long fight for | freedom today, when Justice A. A. | Hoehling, sitting In Criminal Division No. 1 of the District Supreme Court, ordered him released from custody | jand formally nolle prossed the | charges of homicide that had been Preferred against him seven years agc | The order for \Wan's release fol {Iowed an admission to the court by United States Attorney Peyton Gor don. who, in the same chamber, had asked two juries to remand the pris joner to the hang . that nent could produce no additional | levidence and that he was convinced (0o Jury could be obtained “which would vender a verdict either of gullty | or n guilty.” ater | [0 not guilly.” “Three minutes later As the words that gave him back | his liherty were being pronounced by | the judge, Wan stood on the same | WHEN COURT ORDERS HIM FREED |spot where, on May 14, 1920, he had FOR LIBERTY CHILE WILL RETURN TROOPS TO ARICA AS SIGN OF AUTHORITY Delegates to Take No Part in Discussion of Report of the Commission. PRICE OF FRUSTRATING PLEBISCITE RECALLED U. S. State Department Approved Legal Opinion Putting Penalty on Country at Fault. ZIANG SUN WAN. (Photographed after his release from custody - S By the Assoriated Press | ARICA. Chile. June 16.-The high heard another justice of the Supreme ! est of the Chilean plebiscitary officials | “ourt, now dead, sentence him to be | here declare they fail to see by what “hanged by the neck’ until he Was|,,hority the Plebiscitary Commission dead. On that occasion the YOUNE |, .. ,caq (o vote on the reports of the | student, who was then only 23 years | S Aropned to the floar i A faint and | commission after having declared the here- BRAND TRES HAND ATONONMINSTRY ' Poincare Would Accept, But | Herriot Declines—Social- ists Also Stand Aloof. | Bs the Ascociated Press | PARIS, June 16.—Premier Briand | 15 seeking to form a “National Union™ ret. to replace the ministry which ned vesterday, but is finding the difficu’s than he antiei i more he premier was given tha mandate Presidgent Doumergue this morn most of those called into n at the Elvsee Palace had d the need of such a cabinet. | he ministry would include groups as far 1o the right as the Union Re. publicane, or the old “'Bloc National.” headed by Louis Marin, and as far | { left as the groups whose leaders are | willing to participate. | Herriot Stays Out. | radical leader, is | | understood to_have refused to enter *National Union” ministry, and it cted that his party will formal- | e against entering a ““National | combination. | have excluded them- | such a combination b of their congress at Cles »ont-Ferrand not to join any other than a purely Socialist ministry. Former Premier Poincare has indi- | cated that ne prefars to remain out- | side, but i+ willing_to wave his per. sonal preterences If it is possible to form a cred union,” such as was| maintained during the war. Berenzer Works on Debt. M. Ber Ambassador to the | United Sta approached with the { suggestion that he might accept the finance ministry in the new govern { ment, replied | i “No. I will not accept any other | post than T hold now until the debt | | settlement (with the United States) is ratified. 1 propose to concentrate all my efforts to that end.” 1 HARD TASK FOR BRI | Differences Among Parties, Sharply | Defined, Must Be Bridged. BY PALL SCOTT MOWRER. | By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily | PARIS, June 16.—Complete uncer Itainty marks the French political |crisis. Premier Briand has been asked to form a new government. He is opposed to a complete national | union government, but favors a par- {tial union, including former Premier | Herriot and the Radicals, with per- haps ex-President Poincare as finance minister. M. Poincare, it is understood, would accept. However, it is doubtful if M. | Briand can succeed in forming such a | cabinet. M. Herriot favors a capital lovy. which M. Poincare resolutely op- | poses. It seems impossible that two {men with such fundamentally differ- ent financial conceptions could work together. {1t Premier Briand fails to form a { zovernment, M. Herriot will be of- fered the premiership, but there are indications that he would not_ like | to take over power under present! | conditions. Joseph Caillaux's name | ! also is mentioned, but the possibility | of a Caillaux government seems far | removed. 2 | The whole situation is complicated | ! by differences of opinion, not only | between groups but within the groups ; | themselves. Some of the deputies | favor a complete national union gov- | Edouard Herriot, Union The Socia selves from ! decision | i i | | | i n. i H | | Negotiations have | ernment, others a partia! union, and ' siding. | atill others a party government based | ifor example on the Left cartel or| the moderate Center. Relations bhetween t iand the Bank of France still are a | of discussion. while serious | reported among the ! the so-called experts’ a plan for sav- | he government | ing the franc, i 5 ! The iwriter's impression is that ! {he country as a whole has no com- nrehansion of the fundamentals of' neial trouble, and hence it is | imnossible for any government even | | now to propose successfully the radi- {cal remedies which alone seem ca- | pable of restoring French finances. (Copsright. 1926, by Chicago Daily News Co.) | CZECHS PROTEST TARIFF. Four-Hour Strike Called to De-; nounce High Levy on Cereals. | PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, June 16 —A four-hour strike against im- duties -on cereals waé called | vesterday by workers. All stores were | cloged. Parliament House and other public buildings were guarded by | strong forces of police. There w and the strikers. | view |have had our day in court.” | to the bill, especially among the work- | mission. ied out unconscious. Today | plehiscite proceedings ended. he nodded his head, smiled and shook | fore the participation by the Chilean hands with his attorney. delegation in a discussion of the re 1s out of question It is expected the Americans will carry out their intention of rapidly evacuating the territory and stopping as soon as possible the expenses of { the commission. which involve both Chile and Peru. Tt is expected that all | Americans except Gen. Lassiter chairman of the commission, will | TANI] !leave next Sunday, and that he willf | soon follow them. | | The Chileans claim that until —— [ plebiacite ls held the soverelgnty of | Chile remains absolute in Tacna an Hand of “Interests’” ShOWN!Arica. exactly as before the Wash | Inston protocol days It a:]z.rlrlrd i iti i by the members of the Chilean delega- in Opposition to MENary |15 15t hes Wikl siay here as long as P e the Americans and Peruvians remain, Bill, Says Dickinson. | after which they will definitely re. | turn the control of the territory to the e usual Chilean provincial authorities. Troops to Be Sent. In the meantime, however, they as sert, they will give tangible signs of their complete and continued sov | ereignty here by returning immedi- iately to Tacna and Arica all the | forces which retired by order of the | Plebiscitary Commission. Furthermore, { they point out that the very build jing in which the Plebiscitary Commis- | slon has met soon will be required as barracks for an artillery regiment, which It is intended shortly to bring | here to garrieon Arica. Plebiscite observers recall a por tion of the legal opinion presented by the Americans to the commission {1ast October, accompanying Gen. | Pershing's 11-point guarantee motion. | in which it was explicitly stated that | should Chile frustrate the plebiscite | then the whole logic of the award by which Chile retained the exercise of | jaws and authority should revert against Chile. This portion of the American legal opinion s considered of enormous importance, since it is known it was included with the ap- proyal of the State Department. FAR COLLAPSE. By the Astociated Press. Secretary Mellon's opinion on the equalization fee plan of farm relief. now pending before the Senate in the MeNary bill, brought a sharp retort from TRepresentative Dickinson, Re- publican. lowa, today. “At last the administration is out in the open.” he said in a statement given to the Associated Pre Vhen the statement of Secretary Mellon fs | stripped of all specious pretexts, it means that the interests for whom he speaks are not willing that the pro- tective system shall mean anything for the American farmer.” The Secretary's opinion that the proposal is economically unsound and unworkable would provide no perma- nent benefit for American farmers, | would “subsidize” America's foreign competitors and would increase the | cost of farm products to American: consumers, was written at the re. quest of Representative Dickinson, Representative Anthony. Republican, Kansas, and Chairman Haugen of the House agriculture committee. Letter Called Important. Considerable importance has been at- | tached to Mr. Mellon's declaration in the Capitol, where the economic prin- ciples he opposes already have been defeated in the House and are ap- proaching a vote in the Senate. One was expressed in a quotation from Representative Haugen, Re- publican, lowa, who sponsored the bill in the House, as saving: “There {s no use to make any ther drive for farm relief no | i | PROGRAM Little Hope Seen Here of Escaping From Impasse. | The Washington program for set. | tlement of the Tacna-Arica dispute | between Chile and Peru is threatened | with complete collapse. | After many months of weary nego- tiation, initiated by the late Presi | dent Harding. the two countries have Teached an impasse from which of- | ficials here see little hope of escape. | "“Although a day or two may elapse before the disagreement reaches its | fnal Issue. President Coolldge’s pro- | posal tor & plebiscite in the disputed and said his purpose | territory apparently has been vetoed | by Chile’s refusal to accept conditions regarded as fair by Peru and the Tnited States, and at the same time an alternative negotiation started by Sacretary Kellogg is showing signs of lapsing without an agreement. Further Discussions Fruitless. controversy over the plebiscite m::::m Teached its crisis when the American - Peruvian - Chilean commis- sion sitting at Arica decided by ma- Sority vote that Chile had made a fair olection impossible, and there were indications here today that no “""1' 0 Wwashington on that subject would | avail. Officials would not discuss the fituation today, but they manifes are about con nced that further dis-| cussions at Arica would be a waste of | time. The i ress he: and the Chil bassadors are fur- We | Representative Dickinson described “‘absolutely without warrant” the retary’s statement that the equali- zation fee, while technically to be paid by the farmer, would in reality be paid by the consumer evidently was “to solidify opposition as ingmen of the country Mr. Mel- lon's arguments, he added, sounded strangely like those of Mr. Hoover," the Secretary of Commerce. Obviously referring to the defeat of Senator Cummins by former Senator Brookhart, insurgent. in the recent Republican primary in his State, Mr. Dickinson declared that if the Mellon | the verdict of the administra- en_the th ‘bolt_that came (Continued on Page 6, Column 2. JAPANESE SHIPS TRY TO RESCUE ENGLISH Crew of Grounded Vessel Believed Out of Food—Storm Hampers Work. separate negotiations in prog- | e between Secretary Kellogg | ean and Peruvian Am looked ur;on in ll.m(!n iplomatic circles as almost | :&5:1‘?1: ge riarrled down in the Commission. Plfl’;:t'cuefar-mchlng such a result would be is a matter of lively discus- ston in Washington. It is conceded | privately that complete failure of the ‘American effort would be a blow to the prestige of the United States throughout the Western Hemisphere if blame for the failure in any wa is attached to the American negotl: tord and a statement from Washing: ton definitely laying the responsibility at the door of Chile is among the possibilities. Five Days to Appeal. Chile, under the Coolidge award, has five days in which to appeal from the Plebiscitary Commission’s action. | The award also gives President Coolidge, the arbiter, authority to ap- peal himself from the commission’s | decision at any future time, but such ‘move is regarded as a most remote a ibility. POt is though probable that Peru | may contend that Chile's thwarting The finding of empty boxes from | of the pleblscite, as claimed by Gen the City of Naples was said to indi-| Lassiter, vests title to the disputed cate a possible food shortage aboard. | — An attempt by the destroyer to wash | (Continued on Page 6, Column 1.) boxes of biscuits to the distressed ves- sel proved unsuccessful when the crew of the City of Naples failed to pick | them up. | If rescue_efforts continue to fail | the crulser Kasuga will proceed from | Yokohama tomorrow to assist in the attempt to take the crew off. Valuable Cargo to Russia. BUENOS AIRES, June 16 (#).— ‘The freight steamer Sudbury, carry- ing a cargo of hides taken on here | and at Montevideo, has sailed for | Odessa, Russia. The shipment is said to he valued at 3,000,000 Argentine pesos (about $1.275.000.) The hides ware purchased by the Russian trade By the Adsociated Press. TOKIO, June 16.—The Japanese destroyer Urakese, in a wireless mes- sage to the Navy Department this af- ternoon said that an attempt would be made late today to take off the crew of the British freighter City of Naples as the storm in which the steamer ran aground near Myake Is- land, off the Ize Peninsula, was sub- 'The destroyer's message said about 30 members of the City of Naples crew could be seen huddled near her stern. The freighter is understood to have carried a crew of 61. The Japanese steamer Chefoo fs also standing by, The Chefoo late today attempted to fire a life line to the disabled ship but failed. Similar efforts are continuing. RELY, there are 100,000 Ul SURVashingtonians who will g un';n?v:e ntslollnr or ladly or the living and L h:‘l‘ the 26,000 from i | | | | ‘Memorial %‘m‘mz bia Federal-American Bank. ational 2 INA o 7 ) CONGRESSIONAL PATIENTS. 1110 PROBE OF DISTRICT DUETO BEGIN SOON [ Survey of Conditions Here Is; Expected to Start After Congress Adjourns. The proposal that has heen pending at both ends of the Capitol for several weeks for a general inquiry into op erations of the District Government was discussed informally by several members of the Senate and House Dis trict committees while they were in conference on another matter vester| day, and, while nothing definite was agreed upon, Senator King, Demo crat, of Utah, stated today that he felt sure the proposed survey would be made before the next session of Congress opens in December. Senator King expressed confidence that a subcommittee of the Senate District committee would carry on the proposed inquiry. but the purpose of vesterday's conference with Repre- sentative Zihlman was to determine whether it wonld be a joint subcom- mittee proceeding. To Begin Before December. Senator King said he did not believe the investigation could he started im- mediately after the present Congr adjourns, but that it would be unde {aken hetween now and December. He reiterated the statement he made some time ago that he has in mind a constructive effort to find out in what pect the affairs of the District of Columbia generally could be improved by appropriate legislation. Although the Senator from Utah early in March fntroduced a concur rent resolution in the Senate to give the Senate and House committees spe- cific authority to make the proposed investigation, he said the opinion seems fo be that the committee could make the survey that is contemplated Without the passage of a special reso- lution. No Definlte Plans Yet. Senator Capper said today that the whole question was gone over infor- mally with Representative Zihlman. but that no definite arrangements were completed. Chairman Capper said "he wanted to ascertain whether his com- mittee could make the necessary ex- penditures for carrving on the pro- bosed hearing under its general au- thority without a special authoriza tion. The King resolution indicates that the Senator from Utah contemplates the broadest possible study of District aftairs, since he enumerated in the resolution zoning matters, street pav- ing work, trafiic control, property tax valuation, police affairs, including the Women's Bureau, and a study of such Institutions as Gallinger Hospital, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, the House of De- tention and the training schools. WOMAN ENDS LIFE. Member of Coolidge Family of Massachusetts Kills Self. SAN FRANCISCO., June 168 (/).— 8. tia M. o of the Coolidge family of Nossachusets and wife of a bond e here, killed herself in her home oterday. 'She left a note blaming despondency for the act. She had been in the habit of attending family Peanions in Massachusetts. e iden name was Portia Jacobi. % STORMS DESTROY HOMES. June 16 (P).—Fourteen in Austrian Burgenland have been inundated by cloudbursts. Bridges were washed away and houses were burned after having been struck by lightning. 9 VIENNA, communes Committee Delays Coal Legislation Until December By the Assoclated Pre Action on all coal legislation was postponed today by the House commerce committee until De- cember. This action kills virtually all hope of enactment of emergency coal measures at this session of Congress. Several tie votes were taken by the committee in secret sessions on the Parker bill to pro- vide for Federal distribution in emergencies before the decision to defer action was reached., | Coolidge Jacobi Sweet, | Her | House Tells Senate | It Must Stay Until | Rivers Bill Passes Br the Associated Press. House leaders have notified the Senate that there will be no ad- journment of Congress until the | rivers and harbors bill is passed. In making this known today Republican leaders in the Senate indicated that efforts would be made to reach a compromise on the three most highly controverted sections of the bill. including that affecting _diversion of water by Chicago from Lake Michigan, the Missouri River project and the Cape Cod Canal purchase. Unless a_compromise is reached, sroups of Senators are prepared to talk the bill to death in the Senate. CONFEREES ACREE ON TRAFE BIL Revised Measure Said to Give Director Control Over Pedestrians. Conferees on the District traffic bill have virtually agreed on the several amendments to the measure, but & final report will be held up for a day or two to give the House managers an opportunity to communicate with Representative Gilbert of Kentucky, who was unable to attend the meeting of the conferees late vesterday It is understood the agreement re- stores the House definition of traffic, which gave the director control over pedestrians as well as all types of vehicles using the highway: The Senate had eliminated pedestrian con- trol. The action of the Senate in elimi- nating the provision against taxicabs being allowed standing privileges In front of hotels and around Union Sta- tion is sustained in the conference re- port, it is undestood. All of the other amendmants were of less importance and were agreed to by the conferees, it is learned. One amendment provides that the judges will make notations on oper- ators’ permits only following con- victions for certain serfous violations. Another amendment provides that when drivers’ permits are revoked un- der the discretionary power given the director, the reasons for revocation shall be stated in the order. The original bill allowed the operator a straight appeal to the District Court of Appeals when his permit is re- voked. As it now stands, the bili allows the operator to apply to that court for writ of error to have the action of the director reviewed. The time within which the writ must be applied for has been changed from ‘l" days to 30 days following revoca- tion. | Two Essential Features. Another amendment was designed merely to clarify the section in which the director is authorized to fix special | speed limits on bridges and highways. The two essential features of the | measure provide a. new procedure for the renewal of operators’ permits and give the director discretionary power to revoke and suspend permits when he deems such action in the interest of safety. It also places all traffic cases under the corporation counsel at Police Court. Enactment of the bill before ad- journment has been 'deemed urgent hecause the renewal of the more than 100.000 outstanding permits is await- ing approval of the measure. Exist- ing law would .require annual re- newals, but the pending measure makes a permit good for three years and changes the fee to $3. Final passage of this bill also will make possible extensive installation of automatic signal lights, since the District appropriation act for the com- ing fiscal vear already provides that the revenue derived from renewing operators’ permits may be expended for the trafficlight system. It is es- timated more than $300,000 will be available for that purpose. The conferees who attended the ‘meeting are Senators Capper, Sackett and King and Representatives Zihl- man and Underhill. . Battle Fleet Ready for Cruise. SAN PEDRO, Calif., June 16 (). ! —More than 60 vessels of the United States battle fleet will leave today on the annual northern cruise terminat- ing in the Puget Sound region. Eleven dreadnaughts will lead the procession, Ti al maneuvers will be held dur. ing ‘ske ten weeks' vovage. POLCENDMEN BIL, SHIRN, APPROVE Measure, as Reported, Bears Little Resemblance to Original Draft. Shorn to such an extent that it can hardly be recognized as originally | introduced, the hill establishing a| woman's bureau in the Polica Depart ment here was ordered favorably ported to the House by the District committee today. Representative Zihl man of Maryland, chairman of the committee, authorized Representative Rathbone of Tllinois, sponsor of the measure, to report the bill to the House, The committee befors taking final action held a lengthy discussion and on motion of Chairman Zihlman struck out the rank of assistant superintend ent which the bill originally would { nomination, REED QUESTIONS VARE AIDE ABOUT TELEPHONE CALL Mackrell Insists Message Had to Do With Attempt to Retain Job. DECLARES HE DONATED $5,000 TO BEIDLEMAN Mackey Says Heavy Vote in Some Wards Was Due to Vare's Former Residence There. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The activities of the Republican o ganization in Philadelphia, now head- ed by Representative Willfam €. Vare were the subject of a searching in quiry today by the Senate committee investigating the recent Pennsylvani primaries With Harry A. Mackey, city treas urer of Philadelphta, and manager of the Vare campaign for the senatorial on the stand, Senator Reed of Missouri, chairman, went into the intricacles of the control by the organization in that city. Finally, after Mr. Mackey had testi fled that for 20 years the thirteenth ~ard had “made similar returns” fa voring organization candidates, Sena tor Reed demanded: “Doasn't that indicate that votes are not counted at all?” Questoned on Phone Call. “No, it doesn’t mean that,” replied Mr. Mackey, who vigorously defended the organization throughout his testi- mony. Before Mr. Mackey took the stand Joseph N. Mackrell, registrar of wills for Allegheny County, a supporter of the Vare-Bsidleman ticket, was ques- tioned by Senator Reed about his ac tivities in the recent campaign. Sena tor Reed started his examination of Mr. Mackrell with a surprising ques- tion “With whom did you talk over the telephone in the room adjoining thi- one this morning?" he asked Discussed Campaign Matter. Mr. Mackrell sald that he had talk with Albert Cooper in Harrisburs “He called you?" asked Senator Reed. the ed What_did vou talk about?” asked Senator Reed. The witnees said that he had talked over a matter “we had up in connec tion with the campaign.” He admitted “that principally the matter had to do with me.” Pressed hard by Senator Reed, Mr. Mackrell said that he had been for have given to the director, and that | Edward E. Beldleman for governor in of captain, which was sought for the assistant director. Mr. Zihlman said he could not see why the head of th: bureau should be made an assistant superintendent when precincts have only captains in charge. He sald that if this was allowed to remain in the measure it would furnish a precedent. There was discussion, led by Rep- resentative Hammer of North Caro- lina, as to the matter of requiring the policewomen to _wear uniforms while on duty. Mr. Hammer thought the women should not object to wear- ing the uniform, and he pointed out that it would be well for them to do so. They should not be going around spving on people, he said. As ordered reported, the measure does little more than to legalize the present Women's Bureau. It provides that the present bureau shall be con- tinued in charge of one director, who shall be directly responsible to the major and superintendent; one assist. ant director, one case supervisor, three patrol supervisors, and 61 pri- vates, the latter an increase from the present 31. It provides that all officers and members shall be women, but | authorizes the detail of male members of the Metropolitan Police force for | duty in the bureau upon request of the director. : To Be Named by City Heads. The power of appointment af offi- cers and members of the bureau placed with the District Commission- | ers and all except the director and assistant director are to come within the civil service regulations. The committee struck out the provision | requiring appointees to be graduates | of bigh schools and to have had not less than two vears of social service and similar work. It also struck out the provision that the director shall be a trained- soctal worker. The committee inserted an amend. ment which placed the officers and members of the bureau under the superintendent of police. The meas- ure provides that they shall be sub- ject to the same regulations and dis- cipline as other officers and members | | of the police force in so far as they are consistent with the special class | of work to be performed by the mem- bers of this bureau. It provides-that they shall receive the same salaries as other officers and privates of the | metropolitan police force, with the same grade rank. It struck out the provision which would have given the four supervisors the salary of $2,700 per annum. Bureau’s Purposes Changed. The lengthy section 4 of the bill ias originally introduced was stricken out and the substitute provided that the functions of the Women's Bureau shall be to do preventive, protective work and to exercise the function of the police in the cases of women and children, whether offenders or victims of offense: and regulations of the District of Co. lumbia. The section stricken out | gave the Women's Bureau sweeping authority to investigate offenses deal- | ing #ith women and children, par- ticularly sex offenses and cases in- volving the criminal exploitation of | women and children. It authorized ! the bureau to investigate neighbor- | hood conditions, hotels, rooming houses, public dance halls, restau-| rants, cabarets, skating rinks and | other places of public assembly. Section 5, which gave the director and assistant director the pay and rank of -assistant superintendent and captain, respectively, was stricken | out, but that part providing that the present officers and members of the | bureau shall be continued in their| respective grades. was left in. In the | subject to the laws | * the campaign and that there were many rumors that he was to be penal ized by the loss of his job. He said that Mr. Beidleman was arranging to prevent this and that Cooper, who is close to Beidleman, had called him up to give him a message about it. Intended to Maintain Agreement. “Why did you say over the phon understand nothing from nobod: manded Senator Reed. After some hesitation the witness asked Senator Reed if he would give him something more about it and he would like to answer. “You know what vou were talking about.” said Senator Reed. “This was net an_hour ago.” Mr. Mackrell said it had not been 20 minutes ago. He added that “there was to be no recession, that there was to be nothing less than he had agreed to before. The witness sald that Cooper had said over the telephone that he had been talking with Mr. Beidlenian and “that things would be as they had been talked over.” “I said that's all right,” sald Mr. Mackrell. Mr. Mackrell said that his under- standing was that Beidleman was go- ing to stand by his people and protect them from political reprisals. He said his own term as registrar of wills ex- pires next year and that already there was talk of an opposition ticket. Gave $5,000 to Campaign. “Cooper was sending me a message from Beidleman that he thought the | thing was being worked out all right," said Mr. Mackrell. The witness said that he had never collected any money for the Vare- Beidleman ticket in Pittsburgh, but that he gave Edward M. Kenna, the Vare-Beldleman treasurer in Pitts. burgh, $5,000 in cash as his own con tribution to the campaign. 4 He said that he had this $5.000 in his deposit box in the office of regis trar of wills; that he had been settin, aside money for future campaigns for the last two and one-half years and that this $5,000 was part of it. In answer to a question by Senator | Reed, the witness said that he had a bank account but that he had al ways followed the plan of laying by some cash and that he had more than $£5.000 there in his box, nine or ten months ago. The money, he said, came from his receipts for his work. His salary as registrar of wills is $5.000 a year and he acted as the agent in inheritance tax cases and the commissions from that office aver- aged $11,500 a year. Elected First in 1924. He sald that he had run for office many times in Pittsburgh, including the office of mayor, but that the first time he had been elected was for his present office, which he entered Janu- 2 1 made up my mind I would set side money for legitimate expenses in future campaigns,” sald Mr. Mack rell. “I had seen the embarrassment of not having money. Mr. Mackrell told the committee that he had been for Mr. Beidieman for governor under a promise he ha. given him four yvears before, when Beidleman withdrew from the race for the gubernatorial nomination in favor of George E. Alter. At that time, Mackrell said, he had been chairman for Mr. Beidleman. He said also that he was at first for Senator Pepper and that he was supposed to be the Pepper chairman in Allegheny County. *I told Senator Pepper I for Mr. Beldleman,” said Mr. Mackrell. “When Beldleman came out for gov- ernor 1 announced my position.” Pepper was running with John S. place of the provision for one office secretary, six stenographers, three typists, and such other assistants as | may be provided from time to time, | provision was made for such clericai | force as may belprovided from time | to time by Congpgse. Fisher, who was a candidate for gov- ernor, Mr. Mackrell said, and he could feel a barrier arising between himself and other supporters of Pepper. “I_thought it more honorable to Continued on Page 2, Column i}