Evening Star Newspaper, February 23, 1927, Page 2

MERRICK EXPLAINS £ 2 Bones Reveal How Miner Died Happy With “Fools Gold” By the Associated Prees. STOVE PIPE_ WELLS, February 23.- ols gold,’ gleaming layers of which have proved bitter disillusionment to many a desert prospector, brought happiness to one weilder of pick and pan, whose bleaching bones luy exposed near here today in the f‘hmlng sand dunes of Death Val ey. Motor tourists, view the miner's skeleton, together the desert tragedy the mute evidence in the One arm had been thrown hout mall boulder of mica, whose py- tes, resembling gold, apparently had deceived the prospector. A yel low scrap of paper. on which the dying man had_scribbled “died rich,” was found near the out stretched arm. Only the first name of the signature—John—could be deciphered. A rusty watch of the style of many years ago and an old miner’s pick also were found near the skeleton. COLLEAGUES PRASE KELLER, D.C.FRIEND House Committee Members Pay Tribute to Retiring Representative. UNDERCOVER PLAN Judiciary Committee Hearsi Testimony on Case In- volving Cooper. Calif., the who stopped to pieced with S investigation of impeach- Resuming i 3 e ment charges against Federal Judge yrank Cooper of the northern New York district, the House judiciary ommittee today heard R. Q. Merric of the prohibition unit explain under- cover operations in New York. Impeachment of Cooper is being ought by Representative La Guard -publican, New York, who alless at the judge broke the law by con- piring with prohibition agents to ntrap law violators. Chalrman Graham said the commit- 1o had decided to require La Guardia 1o stay strictly within the limits of s impeachment resolution. Merrick Explains Plan. Meryick testified that while the pro- Tibition administrator for New York ) 1924 he discussed prohibition mat wrs with Judge Cooper, who suggested Merrick attempt to get “higher-ups"” a bootleg ring flourishing in north- ew York. in 4 Judge Cooper told the witness testified, that he was tired of imposing fines with- vat an apparent let-up in violations ind wanted to know why the “higher- up 1d not be arrested “I told him,” Merrick said, “that I lad had trouble with my agents, one +f whom sold cut to the hootleggers. I said that we could get funds from hington, buy automobiles and buy und sell liquor as if ostensibly boot- | loggers. “1 suggested we go a step further and sell liquor to them in that way for conspi Judge Approved Plan. Tribute to Representative Oscar Keller of Minnesota, who is leaving Congress at the close of the present session, as being a most devoted friend to the District of Columbia and responsible for many important pieces A of constructive legislation for the Na- Judge Cooper approved this plan, | {jonal Capital was paid today at the Merrick testified, and he then went to | Ju\zast meeting of the House District Washington to get the approval of lcommittee during the present session. Prohibition Commissioner Haynes and | " Representative Lampert, Republican, other officers. They sald the planiof Wisconsin read a prepared state could be worked if Judge Cooper ment detailing the most important of would back them up. Mr. Keller's activities for the Dis- Through his officers, Merrick said, trict. He was followed by Represent. nearly every large bootlegger was ar-|ative Blanton, Democrat, of Texas, rested and brought before Judge | who said: “Our colleague is an hones Cooper for trial. . |conscientious, zealous, fearless repre- Upon inquiry from Representative !sentative of the people. His passing Dyer of Missouri, Merrick testified |is a distinct loss to the Nation, to that the plan was entirely his own |the District of Columbia and to Con- suggestion and made to Judge Cooper | gress.” He emphasized that Mr. Kel- lecause the jurist was anxious to get [ler had initiated the proceedings| the key men in the bootleg ring. against Harry Daugherty, and said Under cross-examinat.on by Itoscoe |that “time has shown he was right, Irwin, counsel for Judge Cooper, Mer- |although at the time friends of Mr. vick testified that the only xml;lpoiebo! Daugherty persecuted Mr. Keller.” the under-cover plan, as agreed to be- 7 5 = tween himself and the judge, was ‘“to Underhill Pays Tribute. 3 meet a bad crime situation in northern | Representative Underhill, Republi- can, of Massachusetts sald that while New York.” He sald he never discussed with |De and Mr. Keller had disagreed more | scribed the robbing and the ! she has a { may be permanently deranged. R P. ANDREWS ASKS Judge Cooper any details of the ar- rests resulting from the under-cover plan before the cases were brought to trial. COMMITTEE 0. K.’S : PLAN TO CONTINUE GIBSON’S INQUIRY (Continued from First Page.) than any other two members of the committee, he had found Mr. Keller ‘a fair and square fighter and an earnest worker, always concerned in the merits in a question without seek- ing publicity for himself.” M;-{.‘ Lampert said: “His. untiring efforts in all the deliberations of this committee for the improvement and upbuilding of a greater Washington have been far too meagerly appreciated by the citi- zens as a whole. ~ Conscientiously, sincerely and courageously applying himself to all legislation of vital in terest to this community, without any requiring payment each year before | recourse to show or ostentation, he license tags are issued. has faithfully and efficiently served Second, suggestions for clarifying | the people of Washington and the the instructions to taxpayers for re- porting stocks bought on margin. Third, suggestions for improving the method of taxation relative to per- sonal property. Mr. Gibson also reported plans for improving the method of notifying property owners of the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes. Through co-operation with the ap- propriations committee, publication of the tax sales book has been stopped. Less than 35 copies were sold and more than 400 copies are to be sold as ‘waste paper. ““Testimony shows that the District Las claims against various public service corporations for back taxes amounting to approximately $1,130,- 000,” said Mr. Gibson. . Some Due 17 Years. A portion of this amount has been on the collector’s books since 1910 and many of the items have been in litl- zation for years. “We recommend vigorous prosecu- on of these claims by the office of ihe District corporation counsel. To accomplish this end legislation ha been included in the District appropri ation bill providing additional funds for improving and enlarging the per sonnel of the legal staff of that office.” The Gibson report discusses at length the manufacture of license tags at the District Reformatory, for which provision has been made in the District appropriation bill, and vecommended legislation to increase the production of the brick plant at the District Workhouse from approx- mately 4,000,000 to 8,000,000 bricks per year. “This increase in production will enable the District to obtain sufficient bricks for its bullding needs for the next fiscal year without being com- pelled to pay the usual market price of $15 per 1,000. The net cost of manufacturing brick at the work- house is about $6 per 1,000. The Gibson report also discussed at length the purchase of supplies by the District based on a study by the | 3ureau of Efficiency, which showed that out of 150 articles listed in the District schedule and the schedule of the general supply committee the total price of those listed in the gen- eral supply committee schedule was #11,500 lower than the price of identi- cal items in the District schedule. Reorganization in Progress. The members of the subcommittee re unanimously in favor of requiring | » District government to merge its upply needs us far as possible with hose of the Federal Government and o buy from the Federal schedule,’ Mr. Gibson said In discussing the offices of recorder f deeds and register of wills, Mr. (iibson emphasized that the forme d been up to 16 months in arrear its ‘work, but that the study made ¥ the Bureau of Efficiency and operation of the Gibson suk hows that by a reorganization already progress, with the introduction of vhotostat copyjng, very considersble ~avings will result, besides making o work current The Gibson report etall the District on juries, fictitious real e actions and the program Library expansion and development He said that the subcommittee has in progress investigations relating to the following activities: Management and operation of the public school s the housing situation particu arly as relates to the availability of easonably rented quarters for Gov. crnment emploves; the organization and methods of the office of the Di- vector of Traffic: the organization and methods of the license; the agencies under the Board of Public Welfare: the methods of the refuse division in eclaiming salable refuse; the method of numbering and issuing auto license ags and certain matters disclosed in (he report of the Controller General Ja the investigation of St. Elizabeth’s tiospital. In the course of the Gibson report cmphasis was placed on an effort by ) covered | ndemna ommittee | Nation during his years of service upon the committee. “His Interest in the welfare of the home, in the welfare of the child- hood of Washington, in its future citizenry, is reflected in his untiring efforts toward the improvement of its school system, and an adequate and properly salaried personnel. Boosted Dental Board. “His interest in the humanitarian functions of Government is also re- flected in_the establishment of o Board of Public Welfare in the Dis- trict of Columbia, a_proposal which he sponsored, and which has already brought longed-for relief to many un- fortunate mothers and their children. “He sponsored legislation, resulting in the establishment of a dental board and the elevation of this profession to | its rightful status in the District. “He has always been intensely in- terested in providing the District with an adequate and efficient police und fire protection—in fact, he has been !found supporting every measure Le- | fore this committee which had for its purpose the elevation of this beau‘iful I city to the place in the sun it right- { tully deserves as the Capital of this | great Nation. This service has been | rendered, at times, to the neglect of his own district, apparently, but this { neglect was fnadvertent and was due to the whole-hearted devction to duty which has always characterized his service in Congress.” a PRI TAX REGULATION CHANGES FOR DISTRICT ADVOCATED Abolition of Intangible Property Taxation Urged Before Citi- zens’ Association. Changes in the tax regulations of the District of Columbia, including the abolition of taxation of intangible | property, the gradual exemption of ! bulldings and improvements up to 50 per cent of their value, taxation of Government-owned lands and elimina- | tion of numerous occupational Il | censes and fees, were advocated by {Walter I. Swanton, member of the Citizens' Advisory Council and a mem- | {ber of the Columbia Heights Citizens’ | Association, speaking at the first ! meeting of the combined Iowa-Thomas | i Circle Citizens’ Association last night | in the Northminster Church, Eleventh and Rhode Island avenue northwest. Mr. Swanton also recommended the | appointment of a separate board of { tax appeal. M. A. Robbins, Dr. F. T. Evans and F. M. Thompson were appointed as a committee to study the tax ques- tion and report back at the next meet ing, Horace Fulton, secretary of the as- soclation, offered a resolution oppos- ing the adoption of right-hand passing for automobiles. The question was eferred to & committee for investi- wtion. Mrs, Ella M. Thompson, president of the assoclation, welcomed neweom ers into the nization. She em- phasized that the merged assoclations | must work together s one and forget that_they were ny different. | “We have always worked for beautification of the mideity,” safd Mrs. Thompson. “It hington proper that people come to see—not the suburbs. There must be no more cutting of trees.” A resolution was passed indorsing the industrial exposition and a mem- bership drive was inaugurated. the local real estate interests “to make a killing” out of the Federal $75,000,- 000 public building program for Wash. ington. Authorization for the Presi- dent to appoint a special condemna. | tion commission composed mostly of men from outside Washington was | approved in an effort to restrain any | effort by real estate men to hold up or gouge the Government on its hous. ing program. On motion of Representative Blanton the committee ordered the Gihson re- port printed. ; | Commission, THE EVE G S8 AR, WASHINGTON, D. ., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1927. | ]A[}KSUN |N BUNDS UP BRIGHT AND EARLY FOR A NEW DAY ’ Y REHEARSES CRIME While Manacled He Retraces' Steps Taken in Attack on Helpless Woman. The detailed movemen Jackson, colored, 30 yea Third street northeast, da M of Philip old, of 213 who old, pitol grounds re retraced by in company with ives and policemen today, show- | {ing exactly how he proceeded on that | | night, according to the police. Juckson is already charged with | criminal assault upon Mrs. Dais Welling old, of 137 D street s heaten and robbed | Capitol grounds last Friday and will probably face a pr hearing in Duiice Court on tomorrow. . in the on December 16, w | Jackson in manacies dete the light Gives Police Details. With Detectives Fowler and F herty and Policemen Als and Poland the fifth precinct, Jackson went over the ground toda at John Matshall place and Pennsylvania avenue to a point in the Grounds where the police riking of Miss Cochran over the head. She in a stale of mental col at liinger Hospital. - Phy say fracture of the skull and Plans to Pay Reward. e, superintendent of toda) investigating de- tails of the method whereby informa- tion concerning Jackson was for- warded to the Police Department so as to approve presentation of the re- ward of $500 offered by the depart- ment for such information. Upon completion of the investigation the announcement of the presentation of the reward will be made, it was said. police, COMPANY REGEIVER Wholesale Paper Dealer Says Firm Is Absolutely Solvent, | But Faces Difficulties. Ross P. Andrews, president of the R. P. Andrews Paper Co., which con- ducts a wholesale -paper business in Washington and in York, P: today asked the -District Supreme Court to appoint a receiver to conduct the business of the corporation. Mr. drews declares the solutely solvent, having $848,719.13 and owing only $696,407.93, in addition to its capital stock of $100,000. Because of circumstances, the court is told, the company finds itself em- barrassed in its inability to pay its present obligations without greatly sacrificing _its real estate or other holdings. Unless the court intervenes and names some one to carry on the business, the plaintiff says, the com- pany is threatened with disaster, and further prosecution of business under existing conditions will lead to se- rious loss to its creditors as well as to stockholders. Would Protect Stockholders. With the court taking over the ad- ministration the belief is expressed by Mr. Andrews that all creditors will be uniformly protected and the stock- holders safeguarded against loss. Mr. Andrews says he owns 771 shares of the capital of 1,000 shares and that there are 11 other stockhold- ers, most of them residents of the District. The creditors of the com- pany are scattered throughout various parts of the United States, the court is advised. Justice Jennings Bailey took the application under advisement. Maurice D. Rosenberg is for Mr. Andrews. Mr. Andrews in Il Health. As is well known to his friends, Mr. Andrews stated today he had been in ill_health for some time and his busi- ness had been practically running itself, the merchandise stock having been increased to such an extent that it caused stringency in cash. He peti- tloned for a receivership, he explained, in order that he might not be inter- fered with in getting the business in proper shape. _About 75 per cent of the creditors, Mr. Andrews said, had joined with kLim in asking the court that he be appointed the receiver. The R. P. Andrews Paper Co. has been in business here about 35 years. counsel IPUTNEY IS SPEAKER | UPON CONSTITUTION American University Dean Ad- dresses Phi Alpha Delta Fra- ternity at Banquet. Dr. A. H. Putney, dean o the School of Jurisprudence of American Univer- sity, zave the principal address at a vanquet and joint installation last night at the Carlton Hotel by the local alumni chapter of Phi Alpha Delta national legal fraternity and the undergraduate chapters of this fra- ternity at George Washington and Georgetown Universities. Dr. Putney topic was “Reverence for and Di obedience of the Constitution.” Other speakers were Representa- tives O. B. Burtness of North Dakota, | E. Carter of California, Zach ring of Loulstana and W. P. Hola- day of Illinois; Huston Thompson, tormer member of the Federal Trade | and Walter McCrer: justice of Phi Alpha Delta chapter the University of Pittsburgh. Daniel Thew W former judge of the District Supreme Court, was among | those introduced. Philip 1. rnard ! of New York City, supreme marshal of the fraternity, represented the! 1 officers. Regrets were read Chief Justice Taft of the| ourt, a member of the from Supreme fraternity Clyde B. Interstate itchison, member of the ‘ommerce Commission, wx toastmaster. More than 100 person were present. Following the banquet 16 candidates from th& undergraduate chapters of George Washington and Georgetown universities were initiated, with Mr. Barnard in charge of the | ceremonies. New officers of the alumni chapter were formally In. stalled. Placed on Retired Li: Master Sergt. Aloysius M. Blum, detached enlisted men's list at the | Army War College, Washington Bar- { racks, has been placed on the retired list of the Army on his own appli- cation after more than 30 years' active service. | another opponent of the Boulder Can- IE {tions which kept them away during Upper: Senator Ralph Cameron of Arizona, who spoke from 5 to 11 o’clock Iast night D%lhl!l the Boulder Dam ate all night long. bill, and who remained in the S Lower: Senator Royal Copeland of New York, eating breakfast after an all-night session. SENATE STRUGGLES OVER BOULDER DAM BILL FOR 28 HOURS Senator Dill already had arrived. “Mr. Edge is not at home,” resume: the sergeant-at-arms. “Mr. Ernst s he waited too long to be called and has gone to bed. Mr. Ferris says he is tired out and can not come. Mr. Fletcher will come. Mr. Geurge is ill. Mr. Glass will come. Mr. Goff bas gone to bed witn a bad cold. 5 Gooding is in bed, but says, ‘All right, I'll come right over.' Mr. Gould has gone to bed. Mr. Harris is sick. Mr. Harrison is not at home. Mr. Hawes reported that he was in bed, but says he will be here. Keyes Thought It Over. “Mr. Heflin is reported as being ill and cannot come. Mr. Keyes is in bed, but says he will think it over.” This brought a burst of laughter. “f think he is serious about that and that he is considering coming, protested the sergeant-at-arms. Then he resumed his report, indicat- ing that quite an epidemic had over- taken Senators since the early eve- ning. Those reported ill included King of Utah, Watson of Indiana and Swanson of Virginia. The report from McLean of Connecticut was that the person answering the tele- phone refused to deliver the officer’s message. When the Senate had heard all the sergeant-at-arms had to say on these subjects, it decided lo resort to its power of arrest over absentees, but it did so only with indifferent success. Again the Senate loafed while the writs were being prepared. At 2 a.m. the sergeant-at-arms reported that “the order of the Senate is being car- ried out as rapidly as possible, which is not very rapidly.” Gooding “First Arrested.” Gooding of Utah was the first “arrested”’ Senator to show, stalking in at 10 minutes past 2. He was fol lowed 10 minutes later by the vener- able Ferris of Michigan. Then came Reed of Missouri, head of the cam- paign funds committee and custodian extrzordinary of divers writs and sub- poenas for summoning recalcjtrants before the bar of the Senate. Stalk- ing to his desk, the flery Missourian sald: 1 wish to understand whether or not I am under arrest. If I am, I want to purge myself of contempt.” That was a poser for Senator Robin- son of Indiana, one of the new Sena- tors, who was presiding. | Still the Missourian glared, while there were hasty consultations be- tween the presiding officer and the clerk. These resulted in the an- nouncement that “the Senator from Missouri is not under arrest.” A quorum eventually was obtained, and Senator Ashurst resumed his speech, but almost before he had warmed to his subject his audience had faded away. Some Senators sought naps on couches just outside the chamber, but most of them went home and took ampje precautions against further annoyance by deputies of the sergeant-at-arms. A roll call at 450 a.m, showed but 23 present, and it took until after 9 o'clock to round up the necessary 48. The forty-seventh to arrive was Warren of Wyoming, the patriarch of the Senate, who strode calmly in grin- ning at his sleepy colleagues. The forty-eighth was Willis of Ohio. Filibuster Is Resumed. When the quorum was announced, ye on bill, Phipps of Celorado, who had uck faithfully through the long of the night, took the floor | and the filibuster wes on again. The 64-year-old Colorado Senator alternated between speaking and | reading, and seemed in good form de- | spite the loss of sleep. He talked to! almost emp! seats, though many nearby couches were occuped with dozing Senators, Vice President Dawes, the cham- pion of an anti-filibuster rule, entered the chamber at 10:50 a.m. and ascend- ed the dais. He grinned broadly as he took up the gavel he had surrendered early last evening. Soon after 11 o'clock King of Utah suggested the absence of a quorum, but a leisurely call by the clerk showed 49 tors either responding to their names or reported engaged in important business in committee rooms. Several manifestly had made quick recoveries from the indisposi- the night. They included ~Watson, George, Heflin and Swanson, With the announcement that a quorum again was present, Senator Kendrick of Wyoming began an ad- dress on the importance of the the Boulder Canyon Dam legislation to the States in the upper, Colorado Basin. House May Limit Boulder Dam Bill Talk to 6 Hours By the Associated Press. With the Senate in a deadlock over the measure, the House rules committee today agréed to recom- mend privileged legislative status for the Swing-Johnson Boulder Canyon dam bill. The committee will submit to the House for consideration a rule limiting general debate to # hours. Chairman Snell of the rules committee said that he would con- fer with the Republican steering committee as to when the bill would be brought before the House. Representative Tilson of Connecti- cut, the Republican House leader, has called a meeting of the House steering committee on the subject. Adoption of the rule by the House would expedite action on the bill, because it would make im- possible long filibusters such as that in progre: in the Senate. —_———— Again the Senate quickly emptied, but the galleries began to fill rapidly. Dur- ing the early but one spectator in the public gal- le Johnson, wife of the Cal fornia Senator, who stayed througl out the night. The Senate met yesterday at 11 o'clock, and as it proceeded today without stop, one of the longest ses- sions of the body, if not the longest, was in prospect. It was the first time that warrants were ordered for the arrest of absent- ees since 1915, when a filibuster was conducted against the merchant rine bill. Records do not show, - ever, that any aetual Tests were made then, and the action last night W merely in the form of a notice to Senators that warrants had been is- sued to “compel” their attendance. The two long intermissions oeca- sioned by the hunt for absentees left the Senate helpless to do business, and frequent facetious suggestions gained only feeble laughter Senators shifted restlessly on the couches in the cloakrooms. Senator Norris, Republican, Ne- braska, suggested that the Marines be brought back from Nicaragua te aid in the search for absentees and Senator Blease, Democrat, South Carolina, moved that the prohibition forces of Gen. Andrews be employed in the chase. Goff Asks About Shifts. Senator Goff, Republican, West V ginia, who arrived at 2:30 a.m. in quired if the Senate did not have day and night shifts as other working or- ganizations. Senator Neely, Demo- crat, of the me State, demanded to know finally if Senators were resist- ing arrest. Vice President Dawes, who has been leading a fight against the prac- tice of allowing one Senator to hold up legislation by a filibuster, was obviously amused at the proceeding, but he retired shortly after the dinner hour yesterday, and several Presi- dents pro_tempore were seen in his chair as the night wore on. That many of the Senators called from their beds retived to the cloak vom lounges to resume their slumbe: was indicated when Senator Neel nswering the 5 a.m. roll call, appea ed in the chamber wearing his ovel at with collar turned up around neck and closely buttoned. He kept it thus with obvious intent. Many attempts were made to stop the proceedings by a recess, and each, although defeated, found Senator Cur- tis, the Republicin leader, and Se tor Robinson, the Democratic leade: voting for the motions to quit. Shortly before 6 a.m. proponents of the dam bill were caught napping and on a rising vote a was or dered. Senator Johnson, however, de manded a roll call, and t(he 1. mo- tion was rejected with four votes to Pages Caught in Jam, As the sun rose over the great dome of the Capitol the sergeant-at-arms was still scouting through the corr dors and cloakrooms for absente who had difficulty finding resting places because of a practical monop@: on the couches by bleary-eyed pa boys. The youths, all under 16 years of age, had spent their first night out in_harness. Those who had remained in the Sen- ! ate chamber in the long night vigil, during which the sergeantatarms sought vainly to bring absentees to their desks, Suffered good naturedly the joking remarks of their bright-eyed colleagues who stolled leisurely in one }:3{ s with a good night of sleep be- nd. There was considerable merriment as the late arrivals professed inno- cence of, the night session, INNURSES ROW \ Fresident of Emergency Hos- | pital Alumnae to Seek Adjustment. Attempts were being made today to settle the controversy between grad- uate nurses of Emergency Hospital | |and the ma tion which threat by graduate nurses to walk out of the hospital unless they were granted a hearing of their grievances. Miss Susan Frazier, president of the Emergency Hospital Alumnae lation, hoped to meet Woodbury Blair, chalrman of the governing board, this afternoon, in an attempt to bring about an amicable seftlement of the difference: { Miss Frazier today took exception | to ements attributed to hospital | offict; that i ement of the institu- | esterday precipitated a ! the werg dis- | gruntled hecause of stricter require-| ments imposed by Miss Janet Fish, | superintendent, and that they were by selfish motives. The he said, are interested in the the hospital and of the train {ing school, and believed that the bring- | |Ing in of “outside” nurses for respon | | nurses isible positions cended to weaken the prestige of the school Hope for Settlement. ! Miss Frasier said she hoped the ! controversy would be settled without | a walkout. The alumnae association will meet tonight, she said, at which time it will decide whether to carry jout its plan to strike. Miss Frasier said she would take whatever steps| B tion asks her to take. She | reiterated that the nurses are not antagonistic, but simply are asking a hearing of their grievances, vihich, she said, has twice been refused. Mr. Blair said today .it would be impossible for him to disc: troversy with the nurses but that he would talk with Miss Frasier or with any other representa- tives who came to see him. He sald he hoped the differences would ad- | Jjust themselves and that there would be no walkout. “No Strike Right." " he declared, “will not te a strike of nurses. They are | publc servants in a public institution and as such have no right te strike.” Their private interests, he said, could not be placed before the interests of | “The governing board,” Mr. Blnh‘i said, “‘must efther support the man- agement it has put in charge of the For j with | grand jur { to circumstantiai evidenc | mind of one of the defendants, | i bullet-ridden rain cape of Policeman the public and of the institution. I'that she testify. 'HUPE F[]R PEA[;[ | NEW ROBBERY ARREST. 1 Upon receibt 0t tefestam tiat & man giving his name as Walter Hercules had been arrvested by New York police in the belief that he was one of the {wo men who pur-' loot | trunks here in which rlebacher store robber: was_transported to New Y local police dispatched Detective Thomas Nally to New York in an effort to_bring the man to this city Ulric Brownee, who says he is native of Panama, and who was rested in New York City charged participation in the which resulted in the loss of several thousand dollars’ worth of dresses, fur wraps and other items of wom en’s apparel, is awaiting action of the in the District jail COUNSELINBUSEH CASE HOLD DEBATE Closing Arguments Await De- cision on More Than 100 Prayers. Possibility of closing arguments in the Busch murder trial being present ed this afternoon appeared dim a opposing counsel in the for and against the pri s for instructions to today. After Justice William Hitz, presid ing over the trial in Criminal Divisior 2, had denied all motions for a direct ed verdict and had tentatively granted ‘and refused certain of the prayers, he threw them open to debate among the unsel. Most of the prayers referred to by numbers, but it is under stood the court granted those of the Government dwelling on murder in the first and second degrees; those of the defendant, John Proctor. and those of the defendants Samuel Moreno and Nichols Lee Eagles, concerning man slaughter. The prayegs of John F. McCabe, calling for a “not guilty’ verdict, were denled at this time, it was understood. Widow Identifles Cape. Tn order to clear up a doubt in the the than 100 the more jury brought into Leo W. K. Busch widow, who court by the officer’s identified it on the stand. Mrs. Busch was called as a witness earlier in the case, but in deference to her wishes the government did not insist Her testimony today concerned the y. She s her husband wore it when he left home on September 25, and the next time robbery | ase argued | were | relating | hospital, or it must dism.ss it."” she saw it was about 5 o'clock the | that reason, he said, he could not hear | following morning at Garfield Hospi- complaints in an official capacity. At | tal. ¥ > the same time he expressed willingness | ‘The cape, together with the officer’s | to discuss the matter with the nurses . uniform and other clothing, was taken | privately and to give them any help|back to her apartment. Mrs. Busch he could. | said, and kept there until October § or “It would be very unusual for the|1v, iwhen she expressed her willing- | board to interfere in such a matter,” [ness to turn the complete uniform over | he explained. “The directors are satis- | to some officer who was unable to pro- ! fled w th the management, and there-| vide himself with the regulation cioth- fore must give it a fre 2 !ing. All of the uniform, including the migb e | cape, ‘was Mr. Busch's property, she said. She turned the clothing over to PRINCE GEORGES SHERIFF | poticeman Buchanan of the 10th pre- cinct, who acted as a messenger for Capt. Frederick Cornwell, with whom RITES TO BE TOMORROW i Thomas M. Underwood Was Found she had conferred and subsequently i{learned all the clothing, except the cap, was turned over to Policeman hours there had been | George C. Updegraff of that precinct. Minor Repairs Shown. Updegraff then was called to the stand and pointed out several minor repairs_he had made to the rubber cape. Three bullet holes were identi- fied and exhibited to the jury. The holes had not been covered up. This testimony, which had been re served by the court upon the comple tion of the Government and defense ses, represented the last to be heard and the jury was excused until to- morrow. Tead Monday Night With i Gun by Side. | Special Dispatch to The Star, 1 UPPER MARLBORO, Md., Febru- ary 23.—Funeral services for Thomas M. Underwood, 70 years old, former sherifi and member of the House of Delegates from Prince Georges County, was found dead late Monday his side, at his who night with a gun by home near Piscataway, will be held tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Piscat- away. Interment will be in the church- yard. Members of the family, sleeping up- stairs, were aroused by the report of a shotgun and hurrying downstairs found him shot through the head. Mr. | Underwood had been depressed for some time, it is said. Edward Under- wood, a son, committed suicide in| 1918. 1 i Besides his widow, Mr. Underwood | leaves six children, five daughters and a son. States Address Annual Today in Congress Shtditin NATE. After having been in continuous | Prominent party workers discussed e e et yesterday the |the work of the Women's National Senate today continued deba | 2l CIRES of f far { the Boulder Canyon dam bill { Democratic Club at its forum lunch The Senate is scheduled to hold |eon ioday that marked the opening a special jon at 8§ p.m. to take |session of the club’s annual meeting, Up iniscellaneous bills on the [at its headquarters, 820 Connecticut 3 avenue. calendar. | i g Foreign relations committee Mrs. Wilbur W. Hubbard, f ! president of the club. 1 held executive session. H A Senate subcommittee postponed |among those taking part in the d {cussion was Mrr. Emily Newell Blai action until Friday morning on ] {he nomination of the new Public {vice president of the Democratic na tional committee. Utilities Commission. Senate post office committee After the luncheon the group held meeting on routine bills. jabout 40 women made a pilg; s the tomb of Woodrow Wilson. at HOUSE. | Bethlehem Chapel, where brief exer Representative French announc. | Cises were BRIl TR ey P ot e o low bt whioh | Novada. placed o wreath on the tomb, carries the three cruiser fight, will Wz:{;n who told be called up toMOTTOW MOrNIng. 5 e t | he} House passed a bill authorizing | fampeisns were | FCS. sale of certain real estate at AFIY | Perkins, Mrs. C. W, Maddox and Mrs posts. | 4 | Charles Bolton of Virginia and Mr House passed James bill, author- | Relana Ringgold of West Virgi ! izing appropriations for Army | > housing, including appropriations Aunnual Business Meeting. for Bolling Field, Camp Meade and On their return from the Cathedral Fort Humphreys." {the club held its annual business House considers point of order |meeting, at which the election polls on ofl land leasing on Indian lands |were to be open from 3 to 6 o'clock. made by Representative Sproul of |The report of the elections commit- Kansas. |tee will be made at the dinner this House District committee hears’ |evening at 7:30 o'clock. Gibson subcommittee report and | Mrs. James Meredith decldes to try to have authority |vice president, presided at the bus granted to continue investigation | ness season, which was devoted to of municipal government after Con- |various reports and a discussion of gress adjourns; favorably reports | political activities. George M. bill to assess public utility corpo- |KEckels will make the report of th rations for valuations of their prop- |nominating committee and Mrs. Harr erties by Public Utilitles Commis- |N. Rickey will give her report on the | sion. elections committee. The financial Gibson subcommittee schedules {report of Mrs. John B. Kendri important hearing for tonight at | treasurer of the club, will be consic 0 o'clock. ered and then the members will hear House rules committee ordevs |from Mrs. Andrieus A. Jones, the favorably reported special rules for | president, who will review onsideration of Boulder Dam, with |of the past year. " hours’ debate, and rules for Following the business meeting mslderation of V lholre V\"l:l‘ :1? 't;h{‘r:-*?::: by "nl\len‘x‘ber_s( gard to public works for the and_political discussions, * * ‘an N Nis Britten BIIDto noresy Be Done, But We Did It.” will be the i cor k topic of Mrs, Charles S. Hamlin, chair- limit of cost on certain naval ves. |OPle of 3t | oL e ommittee. M sels son will sped Subcommittee of appropriations 'l'il'll‘::::‘flm:h:::l“?““u Lo B committee in executive session on proncrtppn G Cont offices and other public bulig. | Banister. ch e will discuss “Printer": ings, including the Federal build- b : e ilecrul!lfi,s an Ammy for ng program in . cy” is e topic for Mrs. Sudiclary . committee conducts | Romo ana , chairman of the membershi hearing on Judge Cooper impeach. | Lo/ p Among out-of-town how the club could Helm, | | | | | WORK DISCUSSED Prominent Women of Several ] of i mage 10| second | O the work on|1 'SUSPECT ADMITS ROBBING 19 HOMES 1Colore»d Man in Arrest Tells Police He ““Just Can’t Help Stealing.” | Alert {colored, Whi 30 Monday held b that he stores in that have I night as a the police \dmission | had robbed 14 and 7 year sing his address as 136 was sus who shot he ninth been drif kot White, infa ed of . Policeman Zeno Wrig precinct in the arm day mernin while at a at Tennessen avenue and I northeast. o was arrestod iceman . E helor, tigation atisfied (1 inve tha ad shot Wright Burglaries. The negro confessed, however, un;:n,.l;; {o e police. that he had ¢ mitted 19 burglaries in Washington. | Later White accompanied the otia bout the city pointed out pla he robbed. several chain { stores, drug stores and otber business {houses being included None of loot | White having told the specialized in money thefts. The largest amount he had obtained at any one place, he said, was $205. White's photograph and finger prints on file 10 bureau of ident fication at police headquarters have been examined by detectives in cor nection with the investigation of numerous burglaries Fingerprints Tally. Detective Fred Sandberg found tha s taken in the home of Lieut. O. R. Moxley of the Fire Department. who shot at an intruder last Thursday morning, tallied with those of the pris- oner. In 500 ne as recovered police that he everal other instances, it is | stated, identical fingerprints were found on premises where robberies { have been committed, White will be arraigned Court tomorrow or Friday. RABBIS OPPOSE MOVE FOR INJUNCTION SUIT Combined Congregations Join | Clergymen in Request in | “Kosher” Meat Case. in Polie | The combined congregations and Rabbi Silverstone and Rabbi Horo- witz have asked the District Supremo Court to dismiss a suit for injunc- tion brought against them by Henry | Futrovsky and other dealers in kosher” meats to prevent the dis- { tribution of notices that the congre- gations and the rabbis had made an agreement to secure _all _their “Kkosher” meats from the T. T. Keane Co. The motion is scheduled for |argument in court next Friday. | The court has no jurisdiction, say the defendants through Attornevs Mii- | ton Strasburger and Leonard Zisman, {to enjoin the rabbis as heads of o |religious organization from freely advising the members of the Jewlsh faith as to matters of religious ob- servance. The rabbis declare they are the final arbiters of what food shall be deemed “kosher” and ritually ! fit for use by members of their faith. The publication complained of. if it contains anything reflecting on the {dealers in question, would he the { publication of a libel. for which the | plaintifis ~ would have adequate {remedy at law, but may not be en- joined by a court of equity, assert | the defendants. Luray Hospital Drive On. | Special Dispatch to The St LURAY, Va., February 23.—Steps | for raising & fund for building the | Page Memorial Hospital here have been taken with the tion of Edwin Quarles to be in ¢ was the managing greater Jaltimore than a decade ago. SHIPPING NEWS Arrivals at and_Sailiugs from New York. committee mora ARRIVED AT NEW YORK. { Aquitania—Southampton 8. American Shipper— Orca—~West Indies criise | Caledonia—West Indies cruise. | Robert E. Lee—Havana Rel West_Indies Conte Alaunia—Live - | Letitia— Afbert Balline— Hambir anhuria—San Francieco | Stockliolm—Gothentioi DUE TOMORROW ~ Bermuda ‘muda Minargo—Nassan Minnewaska— Londoi § Montroyal—West indi Martha Washingto AdameWorld Mita Marta | Mexico —Tampico XPECTED ARRIVALS Tral London Autonia-—Southampton | Balte—Liverpool ... ool AT NEW —Antwerp eld-—World " eruise { President 5 Presige: —Bremerhaven alpariiso ross—Duenos Aires . Oslo B Puerto Cas.illa OUTGOING STE SATLING TO Adriatic—Mediterranean crui Republic—Cobh mouth purg_and Bren Scientist-—A omb; Lara—San Juai 10005 Noon A 5:00 PM. La Guarra and Noo: Noou 3:00 P 8:00 PM. 111:00 A and s Cr and Colombiy e Port au Priuce and Cris tobal loba Foi Panl Luckenbach P.l('l‘fi Coast PR Fort Victoria—Bermuda. Sohuru—Grehada, Trinidad Seorgeiown Fritzoe—Nassau . SAILING TOMORROW. ‘risiobal and committee. ment case. At the dinner this evening at 7:30 Interstate commerce committee |g'glock, results of the elections will in executive session on raliroad |pe made known and the new officers consolida welcomed. Mrs. Jones will preside, Ways, The ducts hégring on customs service. . tion will be Mrs. Blalr, who is ex- Immigation committee contin- |pected to tell how the women can as- ues heaging on deportation of allen |sist the Democratic national commit- tee and Frederic William Wile, writer. nd means committee con- Incipal speakers at this func- |, can Banker—London. . . A halia—Cobh _and Hambi o Eorenzo—an Juan ta Cruz—Puerto € ¥ tacena. and - Cristobal. ssequibo—Cristobal, west ports and Valparaiso Swinburne—Pernambuco . —Port Said a0 me: [