Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1927, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Rain and warmer tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy. Temperature—Highest, 52. at 4:30 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 30, at 11 a.m. today. Full report on page 7. Closing N Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 10 vNo. 30,230. [oa ofce, Wa Entered as second class matter shington, D. C. ch WASHINGTON, D. ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY ny Star. 5, 1927—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. - THREE LOSE'LIVES WHEN TRAPPED BY FIRE AT QUANTICO Lieut. Holderby, Daughter, 4, and Miss Eleanor Griffin of D. C. Burn to Death. LATTER'S ELDER SISTER IS SERIOUSLY INJURED Charred Bodies Removed From Ruins—Board of Investigation Called to Fix Cause. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. QUANTICO, Va., February 65— Three are dead and one is in a hos- pital as a result of a fire discovered about 5 o'clock this morning in quar- ters 310-B, a two-story apartment of the Marine Corps barracks here. The dead are: First Lieut. A. R. Holderby of the Marine Corps and his 4-year-old daughter, Clotilde, and Miss Eleanor Griffin, 21, of Chevy Chase, D. C,, all burned to death. Miss Caroline Griffin, 23, was seri- ously burned. Lieut. Holderby's wife and T-year- old daughter escaped. The Misses Griffin were house guests of the Holderbys, and all of the victims had been to a dafice at the officers’ club last night. Blaze Fought in Masks. The fire, of undetermined origin, burst from the second floor of the building shortly after 5 o'clock, and was discovered simultaneously by’ a sentinel in the street nearby and an officer looking from his window. An alarm was sounded and within a few minutes the post fire depart- ment reached the scene. Gas masks were used against the dense smoke and heat, and the entrance Was broken in. Three of the victims were carried out unconscious by the firemen. A board of investigation was im- medlately appointed by the comman- -dant, Gen. E. K. Cole, consisting of Col. R. C. Burkeley, Lieut. Col. N. P. Vulte, Maj. F. B. Garrett and Capt. M. H. Silverthorne. ‘An inquest board also was appoint- His Church Blown DR. ALLAN A. STOCKDALE. ‘Whose church at Toledo was destroyed today by a mysterious explosion and fire. He has lectured here several times and left just yesterday. TWO DIE AS BLAST DESTROYS CHURCH Bomb Suspe'cted in Toledo Explosion—Second Woman Seriously Injured. By the Associated Prees. TOLEDO, Ohio, February 5—Two persons were killed and a third was seriously injured early today in an ex- plosion and fire that destroyed the old First Congregational Church and ad- Jjacent parish property. The dead are Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Wilt. Mrs. Wilt was caretaker of the church. Mrs Mary Fitzgerald, -assistant caretaker, was taken to a hospital. Cause of the explosion was mnot definitely determined. Architect Suspects Bomb. Firemen expressed belief it might have resulted from escaping gas in a water heater, but Charles H. Langdon, architect of the building, declared the blast may have resulted from a bomb. He said he did not belleve gas was ed, consisting of Capt. R. G. Heiner of the Medical Corps, Navy; Lieut. Col. T. M. Clinton, U. S. M, C., and Lieut. Col. J. H. Harris, Medical Corps, Navy. o Gen. Cole, upon being aroused by the fire alarm, looked from his win- dow, several squares from the scene, saw the blaze, which leaped a mo- ment later high into the air and was followed by a cloud of black smoke. Rushing to the scene he was in time to see the firemen bring out the vic- tims, after several futile attempts had been made to break through the heat . and smoke. He directed a valiant fight against the flames, which were ex- tinguished in less than ten minutes. But for the efficiency of the post fire- 4 men, Gen. Cole said, nearby buildings would have been destroyed. There was every evidence that the victims were trapped in their apart- ments and found it Impossible to escape. Miss Caroline Griffin is be- lieved to have made her way down- stairs seeking help to arouse others of the household, who probably had been overcome by the smoke. ! Charred Bodies Removed. | The charred bodies of Lieut. Hold- erby, his daughter and Miss Eleanor Griffin, were taken to a mortuary after vain efforts to revive them, while the unconscious form of Miss Caroline Griffin was removed to the | Naval Hospital. It was reported her | chances of recovery would depend ; upon developments of her condition | within the next two or three days. ‘Throngs that gathered about the scenes of the fire, including civilians and enlisted men, were in a fever of excitement. Occupants of the first floor and nearby neighbors of the Holderbys in a frenzy were offering assistance to the nurses, doctors, police and Marine Corps officers who arrived. There were many displays of hero- ism, especially when the flames were at their heizht. Conjecture as to the cause of the fire is limited by the lack of knowl- edge of the interior situation. It I8 believed to have smoldered through- out the night, starting probably in the absence of the party at the dance and bursting out following their retire- 1 ke were so intense ‘were Tu.hli to penetrate the wreckage to look for victims. Dr. Allen A. Stockdale, widely known minister, is pastor of the church. ‘Thousands of persons crowded the fire lines around the church property while firemen plunged into the kitchen of the parish house and brought out Mrs. Fitzgerald, 33, and the bodies of Wilt and his wife. Mrs. Fitzgerald was severely burned. The blast was of terrific force, hurling doors and window frames across the street and rocking the neighborhood. Windows of buildings nearby were Bhattered. KELLOGG APPEALS FOR EXEMPTION OF SHANGHAIINWAR Proposal Sent to War Lords Intended to Protect All Foreigners in City. BATTLE STILL RAGING WITH CANTONESE FOES British Continue Preparations to Land Troops—American Women Urged to Leave. By the Associated Press. Exemption of the Shanghai inter- national settlement from the theater of hostilitles in the Chinese civil war has been proposed to the Cantonese and Peking authorities by the United States. The proposal has been sent to American Minister MacMurray for transmission to the Northern and Southern war lords. No word has been received from him. The Shanghai area is now controlled by the forces of Sun Chuan Fang, the provincial governor and allled with Chang Hso-Lin. Whether the Kellogg proposal involves withdrawal of those forces from the immediate vicinity of Shanghai could not be learned. Protection of Americans. The American effort to remove the danger to all foreigners at Shanghai undoubtedly is due to the increasing military activity in Chekiang prov- ince, some hundred miles or so south and west of Shanghai. The State Department refused to disclose details of the project which it has formulated for protection of American and other foreign nationals in Shanghai. It was said at the de- partment, however, that the proposal is mnot for neutralization of the; Shanghai area, but merely for the ex- emption of that area from hostilities between the two Chinese factions. SHANGHAI FIGHT STILL ON. Control of Richest Prize in China Ts at Stake. SHANGHAI, February 5 @) Northern and Southern Chinese forces today were reported continuing the first phase of an engagement which 1 i | | I Yoysawol | WaS A Punk | PROGNOSTICATOR! IE WHO LAUGHS LAST— MAYOR AND 13 FACE LIQUOR SENTENCES Edgewater, N. J., Executive, His Police Chief and Com- panions Convicted. By the Associated Press. NEW. YORK, February 5—The mayor of a New Jersey town, his chief of police and two of the town's detec- tives today faced penitentiary sen- tences for their part in the $2,000,000 rum-running conspiracy of the steam- ship Eker. Fourteen - persons, inciuding Mayor Henry Wissel of Edgewater, last night may determine the fate of the ¥Far Eastern republic. No further word had been recefVed from the front at Yenchow—Marshal Sun Chuan-Fang's war machine de- fending this mietropolis against the ad- vancing Cantonese. Sun's army yes- terday sent 500 of its wounded back to hospitals at Hangchow and Kashing. This was the first evidence that fire and blood had been drawn between the Northern and Southern armies in the fight for control of Shanghal and the Yangtze Valley, the richest spot in China, while foreign powers headed Mrs. Fitzgerald was so badly burned that she was not identified until her husband reached the hospital. The loss was estimated at $200,000. A suspicious appearing man seen at the church yesterday caused Langdon to believe the explosion was caused by a bomb. Rev. Stockdale is visiting in Wash- ington, D. C. Pastor Leader in Merger Move. BOSTON, February 5 (#).—Dr. Allan A. Stockdale, pastor of the First Congregational Church in To- ledo, Ohfo, of which the parish house was burned this morning, was pastor of Berkeley Temple in this city from 1903 to 1907. He was a leader In the movément which led to the com- bination of this church with the Union Church and was pastor of the combined church from 1907 to 1914, when he went to Toledo. He was graduated from the Boston University School of Theology in 1902. REV. STOCKDALE IN BOSTON. Left Washington Yesterday After Vislt With Chalmerses. Rev. Allen A. Stockdale, pastor of the First Congregational Church at Toledo, destroyed by an explosion early today, had been visiting Repre- sentative Chalmers of Toledo and Mrs. Chalmers at their home, in the { Congressional Hotel. He left Wash- {ington yesterday afternoon for Boston | to preach there tomorrow at the Union | Church. ion from the smoke and have preceded the ravage of flames, which burned with great fury, while the fire department of the post and civillans battered against the doors and hurled streams of water against the building. ¢ Born in Richmond. Lieut. Holderby was born at Rich- mond, Va., June 28, 1895, was appoint- ed second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve in July, 1917, and the appointment was made permanent in October of that year. He served in 4 the World War and with the Marine establishment in Haiti Gen. Cole sald the investigation would be thorough, but the extent could not be told until further progress has been made. Before the breakfast hour the members of the board hai gathered and began the questioning of persons who witnessed the fire or had talked to witnesses. Mrs. Holderby and daughter were in a condition near collapse at the home of neighbors PAREN GO TO QUANTICO. Body of Miss Griffin to Be Brought Back Tonight. Miss Eleanor Griffin, who lost her | 1ife in a fire at Quantico this morning, | was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert Grifin of 5709 Thirty-thirdestreet, | Chevy Chase, and was employed as | gecreiary to Ernest N. Smith, general manager of the American Automobile | Association. She was 21 years old. She left here vesterday afternoon in| company with her sister Caroline, 23, Who was injured in the fire, Capt. Cur- | tis Beecher of Quantico and Norman Landreau of this ¢ to attend a rdance at the Officers C lub in Quantico ‘last night. Early this morning Mr. Griffin, who in employed In the office of Controller General McCarl, was advised by phone of the tragedy and went immediately Dr. Stockdale is well known in | Washington, having preached fre- quently at the First Congregational | Chureh here. | “He was one of the speakers at the | recent breakiast of the Congressional | Women's Club. % | Chilean Ship Aids Peruvian Liner. SANTIAGO, Chile, February 5 (#).— | The law of the high seas prevails, notwithstanding straiifed relations be- | tween Chile and Peru. The Chilean | steamer Imperial yesterday went to {the aid of the Peruvian transport Huallaga, aground off Ilo, not far from Arica. hfln;l;—mo!fl Schools. | VIENNA, February 5 (#).—Bel- | grade dispatches say that in conse- quence of the rapid spréad of Spanish influenza -in the Jugoslavian capital, government has ordered the clos- sec- | the |ing of the university .and all troops and ships toward the city from outlying. points in the Pacific. The Cantonese are believed to be at- tempting to wrest control of Shanghail from Marshal Sun before foreign pow- ers have a chance to land forces here and bring about further complications, in what avowedly is a move to pro- tect the international settlement. The encounter in which the soldiers were wounded was said by Cantonese | sympathizers to presage the collapse | of the Shanghai defense, but support- ers of Marshal Sun declared he was by no means defeated yet, and that reaching Shanghai would be a difficult matter. The front is only about 150 miles from Shanghai. BRITISH POLICY UNCHANGED. Adequate Force to Be Landed in Shanghai, Says London. LONDON, February 5 (#).—Great Britain has no intention, for the pres- ent at least, of retreating from its decision to land an adequate force of troops at Shanghal to defend British pationals in case of outbreaks against foreigners. This was indicated after lengthy deliberations by the cabinet ministers. As though to emphasize the Govern- ment's determination to be prepared for eventualities at Shanghai, the for- eign office denied that a proposal had been made to Eugene Chen, the Can- tonese foreign minister, to divert to verging on Shanghai. Such an offer was reported to have been sent to Chen in answer to his stand .that he would sign no agreement unless the British withdrew their Shanghai de- fense force. Another Phase Disclosed. Another phase of the suspended ne- O'Malley, is brought out by the con- ister that Great Britain, in discussing with other Chinese authorities modi- fications in the status of British con- cessions, is treating with those who Jo not represent nationalist China, In this connection, the British govern- ment has expressed the view that there is a readiness both by North and South China to enter into nego- tiations on the basis of the Britith offer, but one side is jealous of the other. Borodin, styled adviser to the Can- tonese government, is again charged with instigating the decisions of Chen —this time by Lieut. Col. Amery, Brit- "(Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) | ondary schools. 50 Trees Aroused over the mysterious trim- ming of 50 beautiful Norway maples on Thirteenth street between Harvard street and Park road without their knowledge or permission, District offi- clals today ordered attaches of the Public Utilities Commission and CIif- ford Lanham, superintendent of trees and parkings, to make an exhaustive investigation to determjne the party rties responsible. The trees wera cut under the cover of darkness and, according to the Dis- trict officials, were “hacked and butch- ered.”” The symmetry of many of to the scene with Mrs. Griffin. They are expected to return here tonight with the body of their daughter. them, it was said, has been destroyed. After a preliminary Investigation District officials 1e-.n;9§ that the 'Bus Employee Accused of “Hacking” . Along 13th St. During Night| trees were trimmed by a gang of men who were working under the direc- tion of an over-zealous employe of the Washington Rapid Transit Co,, who thought that the trees were in- terfering with the double-decked busses of the company. Steps al- ready have been taken to prosecute im. The bus company informed Dis- trict officials that it was unaware of the act of its employe, Never- theless, Engineer Commissioner J. Franklin Bell, who has supervision over the trees and parking depart- Hongkong the transports now con- | chief, gotiations between Chen and the Brit- | ish representative at Hankow, Owen | was out seven hours. tention of the Cantonese foreign min- | were found guilty by a Federal court jury of conspiracy to dispose of smug- gled merchandise. ‘Wissel, his police chief and detec- tives, who were charged with accept- ing $43,000 in bribes to insure landing of the lquor in Edgewater, will be sentenced Wednesday. The maximum penalty is two years in the Atlanta Penitentiary and $10,000 fine. The other convicted eonspirators were sen- tenced last night, the heaviest punish- ment given any one being a year and a day at Atlanta. Four others, who had pleaded guilty, likewise face maximum penalties of two years and $10,000 fines. Steamer Is Seized. Edgewater lies across the ‘Hudson from upper Manhattan. Last April the steamship Eker was seized in the Hudson off Yonkers, N. Y. and a memorandum book said to contain the names of Edgewater officials was found on board. Investigation re- vealed that $48,000 in bribes had been paid for the privilege of landing liquor in an Edgewater boat repair yard. Alexander F: Flannery and Edward Pickering, two Edgewater detectives, were charged with having guarded the unloading of the Eker at Edgewater. On December 14 33 persons, includ- ing Wissel and his police officers, were indicted. Many of these have not been caught to be brought to trial. Cecil and Clifford Kinder and Dewitt Turner of Chicago and Maurice Bor- den of Providence, R. 1., pleaded guilty at the trial and testified for the Gov- ernment. Tank Cars Built. TTurner said he had paid Mayor Wis- “Death to Gringoes” Book Is Probed by President Calles By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, February 5.— President Calles has instructed the federal district government to in- vestigate the nature of a booklet denouncing the * so-called “impe- rialism of the United States,” which is being advertised under the title, “Death to the Gringoes.” If the booklet is found to be objec- tionable, the President has ruled, it must not circulate. Posters with the headline, “Death to the Gringoes,” appeared on bill- boards In Mexico City yesterda: only to be torn down by the police. The posters were intended to ad. vertise the booklet, but their text showed nothing to support the startling headllne and made no ap- peal for attacks against Ameri- cans. PRESIDENT T0 HEAD BANQUET GUESTS Accepts Invitation to Attend Affair at Willard Hotel This Evening. President Coolidge will head a long list of prominent men of Washington's official circles who will attend the an- nual Midwinter banquet meeting or the Washington Board of Trade, to be held this evening at the New Willard Hotel, according to an announcement today by Dr. Frank E. Gibson, chair- man of the arrangements committee. Seven hundred and fifty guests have made reservations for the affair, in- cluding 50 msmbers of Congress, mem- bers of the cabinet, District Commis- sioners and other civic leaders. High Army and Navy officers also will at- tend. . The invitation to President Coolidge was extended by Edwin C. Graham, president of the Board of Trade, sev- eral weeks ago. It was not known until today, however, that the Chief sel $22,500 and given him 400 cases of whisky and 5 cases of alcohol. In- cidentally he revealed that Cecll Kinder had told him tank cars like those of the Standard Oil Co. had been built to take liquor to Chicago, and that liquor had been sent by boat from Halifax to Chicago. Cecll Kinder swore he had paid James A. Dinan, the Edgewater police $5,600. Clifford Kinder con- temptuously referred to Mayor ‘Wissel as. not having the ‘“courage of his corruption” and went on to tell of paying $3,000, or 75 cents a case, to | Eustace R. Smith, part owner of the Edgewater repair yard. The defense rested after calling character witnesses for Mayor Wissel. Both defense and Government counsel waived arguments to the jury, which Those Given Sentences. Those sentenced last night were: Edward A. Ritz, a customs inspector, of Union City, N. J.; Paul Demon: treaux, James Baldwin and Eustace R. Smith, owners of the Edgewater boat repair yard where liquor was Janded from the Eker, and six mem- bers of the EKer's crew. Demontreaux and Baldwin received suspended sentences of a year and a day at Atlanta and were paroled two years. Eustace R. Smith was fined $1,000. The crew members were each given the-year-and-a-day sentence, pro- Vided they are in this country June 1. They testified they were not American citizens. John J. Lowery, New York police sergeant, and Henry Gertner were acquitted. The Eker’s captain is serv- ing a sentence of 18 months for shang- hailng a negro constable from the ‘Bahamas. WOMEN TURN TO KING. Demand Promise of Vote in Parlia- ment Speech. LONDON, February 5 (#).—A de- mand that the King's speech opening Parliament next Tuesday contain an unequivocal promise of votes for women over 21 is made in a manifesto issued by the “equal political rights campalgn committee.” The manifesto is signed by repre- sentatives of 35 sccieties, mainly wom- en's organizations. - Among ‘the prominent signatories ment, sald that he believed the com- pany sl ld be held responsible for the act of its agents, . are Lady Rhondda and Mrs Mar- gnt Wintringham, both former mem- rs of Parliam Executive could attend the function due to the pressure of other official duties and receptions. President Graham will preside at the digner, which will be unusual for such gatherings in that there will be no speaking program, this being the tradition of the Board of Trade annual banquet. There will be but a one-minute word of welcome, to be delivered by John Saul, chairman of the membership committee of the board. President Coolidge is to arrive at about 8:30 o'clock and will be tendered a formal welcome by the assemblage. * A long program of professional en- tertainment has been prepared by a committee headed by John E. Me- Clure. The numbers will be broadcast throughout the large ballroom of the Willard by means of special loud speakers brought here from London for the occasion. SOVIET WILL IMPRI;ON OFFICIALS FOR WRECKS Transcaucasian Derailments to Cause Drastic Action for En- gineers and Firemen. By the Associated Press. TIFLIS, Soviet Georgia, Febru- ary 5.—The frequency of train wrecks on the transcaucasian railways has led the Soviet government to announce that hereafter not only the engineers and firemen concerned will be pun. ished, but severe prison sentences will be imposed on any high officials found responsible for wrecks. One veteran official of the old Czar- ist rallroad management blamed the trouble on the government's policy of employing on the transcaucasian railways only the nationals of the republics through which the lines run. This, he sald, had replaced competent Russian officials with inefficlent and inexperienced natives who were re. sponsible for most of the wrecks. e Reichstag 0. K.'s Marx’s Cabinet. BERLIN, February 5 (#).—The Reichstag today gave a vote of con- fidence to Chancellor Marx’s new bburgeoise coalition cabinet. The vote was 235 to 134, Radio Programs—Page 32 DROVNING OF AN N RVER PROBE Charge Made That Effort to Revive T. A. Jones Was Not Adequate. An investigation into the circum- stances under which the body of Thomas A. Jones, 51 years old. of 55 East Walnut street, Rosemont, Va., was removed from the Potomac River off Haines Point and carried to Emer- gency Hospital yesterday afternoon, is being conducted today by the head- quarters of the Metrapolitan and Park Police following publication of charges of hegligence ot the sart of offcers and the allegation that the man’s life could have bee in placing hi saved but for a delay under medical atten- fon. How the body got into the water, however, ~remained an unsolved mystery today and the police were un- able to offer an explanation other than the supposition that he fell from a passing barge. Relatives of the de- ceased, however, declared it their opinion that he probably fell from the Potomac Park seawall. He had been a partial invalid for six months and seldom had left his home alone, they sald. The body of the man was first sighted from the aerological tower of the Naval Air Station, and a motor launch with three sailors put out im- mediately. These men, L. N. Hayes, G. L. Burke and N. A. Evershuck, de- clared they found the man floating on top of the water and pulled him into their boat, starting immediately at the task of reviving him. While they were at work, the har- bor police, who had been notified that a man was in the river by a police- man on Highway Bridge, rushed up to the point in the boat of two game wardens, Albert Stadimier and Moody Creighton, who were about to depart on an inspection trip. C. M. Birkight and D. O. Hayes, were the representd- tives of the harbor police. Drawing along side, the body was transferred to the-boat containing the four men and the sailors withdrew, shouting as they left, that the man was dead, according to Stadimler. Nevertheless, Stadimier, who today prepared a statement for police head- quarters, declared they proceeded to work over the body. “The body was cold, and there were no heart beats,” Stadlmier declared. “I felt all over his body and under the arms for warmth, but did not find any. The water had been taken out “(Continued on Page 2, Column 8) AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY WILL BE EXTENDED By the A ted Press. CONSTANTINOPLE, February Extenkion of the provisional commer- cial agreement between the United States and Turkey, expiring February 18, will be granted, savs a statement to the Turkish press from All Djenani Bey, former minister of commerce, now a deputy charged with all com' mercial negotiations. A request for the extension, he said, had been made by Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, American high commissioner. American commerce in Turkey, he added, will continue to enjoy the same treatment accorded nAtions sigpatory to the Lusanne treaty, which the United States Senate recently .re- Jected. Composer Coming as Attache. MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, February 5 (#).—Eduardo Fabini, musician &m}i composer, whose works have won him favorable recognition in South Amer- ica, has been appointed an attache to the Uruguayan legation at Washing- ton. “Maestro” Fabini announced that his new post would not interfere with his musical efforts. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday's Circulation, 105,500° WO INTS. Invention to Drive Paris Smoke Away Sought in Contest By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, February G.—Paris is struggling with a smoke problem. Thirty vears ago a decree gave the capital six months to get rid of ob- jectionable smoke, but it remained. A police order of yvesteryear in- formed the public there would be no trouble finding effective smoke-con- suming devices; the authorities now know better and have organized a competition for an invention to take the dirt out of chimneys. Many factors make smoke more of a problem here {i.an in the United States. People suffer more from it because there is less sci- entific ventilation; bulldings are more ornate, thereby catching more dirt, and there are more statues in the streets. s e ey CO-ED, NEEDING §24, TRIES T0 ROB BANK NEW RECORDS SET AS HOUSE PASSES DISTRICT MEASURE $36,213,495 Appropriation Is Biggest Amount Ever Voted for Capital City. ONLY FOUR AMENDMENTS ARE TACKED ON BILL $660 Voted for New Police Inspec- tor—Water Assessment In- crease Defeated. All previous amounts voted in a | regular supply measure for the main- tenance of the District government were exceeded in the District appro- Officers Find South Dakota Girl of 19 in Tears After Failure. By the Associated Press. VERMILION, 8. D., February 5.— Need of $24 to pay her tuition for the second semester at the University of South Dakota prompted a 19-year- old co-ed to turn burglar early today. Her venture terminated in arrest. Equipped with the paraphernalia of the craft of the bank robber, Miss Marion Meyers, a freshman, forced entry to the First National Bank here, but she was interrupted before she could attack the vault with an electric drill. Approach of a night watchman sent her scampering away just as she pre- pared to use the drill, and in her flight she left a hat bearing her name. Found in Tears. Her arrest resulted, however, when she returned a few minutes later, ap- parently for her tools, and was found by officers seated on a stairway in the rear of the building, crying bit- terly. Taken to the jail, the young woman told State’s Attorney H. D. Perkins that she needed $24 for tuition and “didn't know any other way to get it.”" Her mother lived at Woonsocket, S. Dak., she said, but her father is dead. Here she has lived at the home of Prof. C. C. Josey, teacher of ghno;ophy. whera she worked for her oard. Tools Are Stolen. Recently an electric drill and some other tools were stolen from a metal concern and these were used by Miss Meyers in forcing entry to the bank. It was shortly before 5 a.m. that she entered the building by smash- ing a rear window, and then broke through a heavy cage door leading to the vault. Attachi ¢ her ‘electric drill to a light socket, she found the wire was not long enough and she disconnect- ed it for a nearer socket. It was then that Denney Sullivan, night watchman, entered the building on his regular round and the gir] fled, leaving the suit case with her tools and her hat. Girl Regains Courage. Regaining her courage after a few minutes, she returned to learn that her adventure had been discovered. Disappointed, she dropped down on the Stalrway, and there the officers ound her in 'a hud h X with sobs. e Telegraph wires had been cut in thé alley back of the bank and the young woman also clipped the telephone wires after she entered the building. Friends of the girl, who declared she was earaestly desirous of an edu- cation, could offer no explanation of her deed beyond the motive she her- self ascribed. Miss Meyers is held in jail, pending an investigation and filing of formal charges. Police have found nothing to substantiate their first surmise— that the girl had male accomplices. GERMANS WILL PAY REPARATIONS IN DOLLARS 2 1-4 Per Cent Share to Be Cashed in United States Through Commercial Exchange. By the Associated Press. The United States and Germany have agreed that the 2% per cent share of the United States in Ger. man reparation payments will be made available in doliars in the United States, through an exchange of com- mercial obligations. German payments to cover what it cost the United States to maintain its Army on the Rhine after the armistice are not included, direct payments amounting to about 313, 000 a year bein ac&ount. g made on that erman firms will deposi New York, under the conversion pian certain sums in dollars arising from their dealings in the United States These deposits will correspond to the credlt accruing to the United States in marks in Germany. The German rms, in turn, w firms, ill be relmbursed in Ontario Senator Dies. SARNIA, Ontario, February 5 (@) —Senator F. F. Pardee of this city, died suddenly at his hotel at St. Pa- rg. Fla., last night. H i ght. He was 60 “The Murder of Roger Ackroy Perplexing and Bewildering Mystery Story, By Agatha Christie Begins on Page 9 Of TODAY’S STAR priation bill, carrying a total of $36.- 213,495 for the fiscal year 1928, which the House of Representatives forward- ed today to the Senate. In passing this bill late yesterday afternoon, the House likewise estab- lished a record of adherence to the recommendations of the appropria- tions committee, for only $40,129, most- ly for street improvements, was added to the total of the measure as report- ed. The total amount of the bill in- cluded the water service and $1,040,000 already provided in deficiency bills. Only Four Amendments. As forwarded to the Senate, the bill carries only four amendments. These provide $22,000 for the grading of Sixteenth street from Kalmia street to the District line, $13,600 for re- surfacing of Alabama avenue to the District line approach, $12,500 for re- surfacing the approach to the High- way Bridge and $660 for an additional police inspector. Although not named in the bill, the $200 in salary and $460 for maintenance of an automobile for the new inspector was intended for Capt. Albert J. Headley, whose re- instatement as inspector is assured. Before passage of the measure yes- terday the House eliminated an item of $8,631 for furniture and equipment for the Morgan School because work on the building has not yet begun. It struck out also, on a motion by Mr. Zihlman, a provision calling for an increase in water-main and sewerage assessments from $1.25 to $2 and $1 to $3 _per linear front foot. Representative Grifin of New York failed in his last attempt to change the measure he sought to have appropriated a total of $63,500 for the { construction of water mains on Ala- bama avenue near the District line. Gaining only a handful of supporters in this fight, Mr. Griffin later made no effort to have the House restore the salaries for 74 additional school teachers, which had been omitted from. the bill in committee. 19 of 24 Wells Polluted. The chief reason for the failure of the House to listen to his plea for the residents of the Alabama avenue dis- trict was because it was proposed to carry the water mains a distance of some 2 miles to supply a community of less than 500 residents. Mr. Griffin backed up his plea with a statement from Dr. W. C. Fowler, health officer of the District, declaring that 19 of the 24 wells now serving this com munity are polluted and the residents are forbidden to use them. For the Alabama avenue territory, bounded by Fifteenth and Twenty-fifth streets, Mr. Griffin asked $42,300 for 12-inch water mains. The cost of lay- ing the mains in the other territory, between Branch and Southern ave- nues, was estimated at $20,700. On the first proposition he drew the sup- port of only seven members, while 47 voted in opposition. The second vote found only four supporters. Mr. Zihlman precipitated a sharp clash over the item for the Capital Park and Planning Commission, of which he is a member, and finally succeeded in having eliminated from the bill phraseology which would have prohibited the commission from con- tinuing in employment certain land- scape artists and city planners except under the classification act. The bill contained an appropriation of $33,000 for “personal services” for the com- mission, and it was against this item that Mr. Zihiman protested, claiming it provided only for the employment of experts under the classification act. Holds Matter Important. “This is a matter of some impor- tance,” he said, “not only to the mem- bers of this commission, but to the fu- ture development of the Capital City of the Nation. In accordance with the provisions of the act of 1926, there has been employed on a part time basis a noted firm of engineers and land- scape engineers of St. Louis, the members of which have come here and have acted in an advisory ca- pacity to the commission and its per- sonnel, and have laid out a compre- hensiveq plan for the future park, parkway and street development of ‘Washingto! 'hey have been following the origi- nal plans of Maj. L'Enfant and the plan approved by the MacMillan Park Commission of 1901. I feel that a great deal of the substantial progress of the past few years has been due, in large part, at least, to their wise coun- sel. These experts are being paid on a per diam basis. Harlan Bartholomew, the head of this firm, is the man who drafted the present zoning law of the District. Under his supervision there is being developed a plan of park and parkway development that is gomng to make this city within a few years one of the most beautiful cities in the ith the limitation, which the chair has held in order, providing that these experts must be employed under the classification act of 1923, the com- mittee destroys the usefulness of the provisions of existing law. We are asking that we should not be compelled to employ only men who come under the classification act sim- ply because they can give full time to this work. We would then secure the service of men who are more be- ginners. in their line and who know nothing about the splendid plans that have been developed after vears of consideration and effort on the part of those who want to see Washington a really beautiful city. ‘Would Save Nothing. “Not a cent would be saved,” said Mr. Zihlman, “because the commis- sion is authorized to expend just as much under this paragraph of the bill as they are authorized to expend under the provisions of the current law, and all that is done is to lower ths of the men we secure without Continued on 2, Column 6.