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*F 2 PROSECUTOR DRUNK ARLINGTON CHARGE Removal of Gloth Sought by Editor Bailie of County Weekly. Charges of drunkenness against ¥iam €. Gloth, commonwealth’s at- torney for Arlington County, were filed today in a petition to Juds Samuel G. Brent of the Circuit Court of the county asking Gloth's removal from office. The petition was filed by "Fhomas D. Baille, editor of the Chron- icle, weekly newspaper of Arlington County. The petition charged that Gloth had heen drunk in public places “on num erous occasions,” and name five spe cific instances. Judge Brent ¥ asked to issue a rule against Gloth re quiring him to show cause whv he should not be removed from office Tudge Brent is expected to issue the as soon as the petition has been presented to him by William H. Dun- can, clerk of the court, with whom it was filed. Gloth said he hearing of the charges. discuss them, but said he had no con- cern over the outcome and would w come the opportunity of answering the allegations in court. He blame politics for the filing of the petition Mr, the peti ion to Judge noon. Gloth expected to continue duties pending disposal of the petition he sald. would_seek speedy Brent this after- his DOHENYS MAY FACE * TRIAL FOR BRIBERY (Continued from First Page) demurrer for argument. At that argu- ment they will contend, it is expected, that Fall was a de jure official of the United States, that he assumed the right to deal with the naval reserves and he could still be bribed, even though he had no legal right to ar- range the leases. On the disposition of the demurrer depends, of course, whether the Dohenys would have to stand trial. Should the court hold with the de- fense, there would be no trial, but if the Governmept's view should prevail, & trial would be necessary. To Seek $10,515,376. The Edward L. Doheny interests, which were denied the return of all funds spent by them in carrying out the provisions of the lease and the Pearl Harbor storage tank contract by the Supreme Court, will petition Congress at the next session for reim- bursement of $10,545,376.34, represent. ing the amount invested by the two %etroleum companies with which Mr. oheny is identified. This was stated today by Hogan, who represented him both in the Los| Angeles civil suit for the return of the lease to the Government and in the conspiracy trial here. The 10-mil- lion-dollar figure, Mr. Hogan explain- ed, represents the actual loss of the Pan-American Petroleum & Transport * Co., with headquarters in New York, and the Pan-American Petroleum Co. of California, both of which were in- volved in the lease and contract. Mr Doheny now is a minority stockholder in the Transport Co., but still retains control of the California organization. To Lose $8,336,956.58. The Transport Co., if congressional] relief is denied, would lose the sum totalof $7,350,814.11, representing the amount expended for all Pearl Harbor storage construction facilities under the contracts of April 26 and Decem- ber 11, 1922, and $1,986,142.47, repre- senting the cost of transportation of 1,500,000 barrels of fuel oil from the Pacific Coast to the Hawaiian storage tanks. Under the Supreme Court de- cision the Transport Co. therefore stands to lose $8,336,956.58. Mr. Do- heny parted with his controlling in- terest in the Transport Co. in 1925, and he and his immediate family own but @ comparatively few shares of stock in that organization now. The California company, Mr. Hogan explained, loses the lease and $1,208,- 419.76, which represents the actual cost of drilling and maintaining wells on the reserve and the actual cost of constructing and maintaining a re- finery. The lease. the attorney added, mnever was carried as part of the as- sets of the California corporation or of its holding company, the Pan- American Western and Petroleum Co. Profit Not Involved. The foregoing figures, Mr. Hogan said, were agreed upon by counsel for the companies and by Owen J. Rob- erts and Atlee Pomerene, the special Government counsel appointed to rep- resent the United States in the civil proceedings at Los Angeles and the criminal proceedings here. The books of the company were thrown open to special accountants selected by Rob- erts and Pomerene, and also by the two companies, and the figures were embodied in the court's decision Mr. Hogan made it plain that the only relief sought would be for the shoney expended for the actual cost 6f various undertakings necessary to carry out the terms of the lease and {he Pearl Harbor contracts. No ques- {ton of profit the companies may have veceived will enter into the petition for reimbursement, he added. The attorney also recalled that Mr. Doheny personally proposed to the Benate oil investigation committee at the time he was called before it that tn impartial commission be appointed to inquire into the legality of the lease and that if that commission found the fgreement to be not gtound, he would teturn the reserve to Vhe Government. Letter to Président, At a later time, when the qyestion of constructing additional storage tanks to hold 2,500,000 barrels of oil for the Navy at Pearl Harbor was held up for technical reasons, Mr. Doheny wrote to President Coolidge offering to con- tinue with the project and stating he personally would bear any loss that might accrue from the undertaking. Mr. Doheny assumed, when he made his proposition to the Senate commit- tee, that if the lease was returned to the Government, he would be reim- bursed for any construction profects and work performed by his companies at that time, Mr. Hogan thought. Charles Wellborn, attorney for Mr. Doheny at Los Angeles, announced there yesterday that rehearing of the case would It be asked of the Su- preme Court. “The decision,” he said, “is regard- ed as the end of the lifigation. There will be no rehearing petition—that would be idle.” To Conserve Oll. ‘The Navy Department will adopt & policy of conserving all the ofl in t ground of the Elk Hills reserve, ac- Efforts made, he said, to negotiate agreements with parties drilling along the border of the reserve with a view to deriving some benefit from the in- creased flow accruing to these out- side wells in event the Navy ceases cording tp Secretary Wilbur. will be to drill within the reservation. Efforts of special Government ofl counsel to have Con tion prohibiting witnesses called in naval ofl lease criminal proceedings Zrom shielding other persons hy rely- . He would not | Duncan said he would present | | | i i | Upper left—Albert G. Hildreth, who | found his brother, Leroy Hildreth | (lower), after 17 years. Upper right: Michael P. McInerney fof the Veterans' Bureau, whose good offices brought about the reunion. {U. 5. STANDS ALONE IN SHANGHAI CRISIS, ! COMMONS IS TOLD| (Continued from First Page.) | during his tuchunship of Kiangsu and | Chekiang provinces. | The strength the Shantung army is | not definitely_known, but its leader, {(en. Chang Tsung-Chang, a member of the Northern Military Alliance, { who entered Nanking 10 d: | said that he bringing 3 jdiers to Sun’s aid. Since t { northern troops have poured into the Shanghai area from the north via Nanking, 210 miles west. | The situation at Sungkiang remains obscure. Yesterday the Nationalists | claimed they had captured the city, {but this could not be confirmed. Lat- jest reports regarding the northerners had them digging in and strengthen- ing their battery positions, preparing for a determined stand against the southerners. Advance May Be Halted. The movement of Shantungese troops south was believed by compe- tent foreign authorities to have reached a volume sufficient to stop the, Cantonese advance on Shanghai. s0 far as actual fighting is concerned. However, the question has arisen as to whether the defenders will be wite to withstand the bribery and propa- ganda tactics of the southerners, which hitherto have been uniformly successful. The utter collapse of Marshal Sun { has been brought about principaily by the “boring from within” on the part of the Cantonese. There has been a ! minimum of actual fighting since_he started his campaign against the Na- tionalists. Other generals have fol- [lowed the step taken by Gen. Meng in refusing to fight along with/ the Shantung army. i Many of Sun’s troops are retiring from Sunkiang, practically leaderless and broken in morale, but it is not be- lieved they will be a menace to Shang- hai since the Shantungese are rapidly moving toward the front and have ap- peared in sufficient force here to avert trouble in the vicinity of the foreign settlements. 12,000 Foreign Troops. Foreign troops here now total 12,000, exclusive of the crews of nearly 30 warships. These are believed to be strong enough to prevent incursion in the foreign areas. p to this time there has been no | trustworthy _evidence of real fighting on the Sungkiang front. The National- ists have not appeared in Kiangsu with any great strength. ‘The Cantonese army was believed {to be bringing up reinforcements be- { fore attacking Sungkiang in earnest. The reinforcements have to be trans- ported . over terrain which offers the greatest difficulties, being cut up by rivers, canals and bogs. . Observers believe the Cantonese may not make a drive for Shanghai im- mediately, and that instead they may | strike for Soochow, a short distance west of Sungkiang, through the Grand Canal, and Nanking in an attempt to cut the railway on either side of Lake Tathu and prevent tge rear advance of Shantungese troops. Both sides are moving troops in that direction. The Nationalists were reported to have appeared in Huchowfu, on the southern shore of the lake. New Strike in Prospect. Foreign police here today obtained evidence that labor radicals are pre- paring for another general strike to take place whenever the Cantonese gain a decisive military victory. The agitators yere reported to be using the militarists’ own weapon terroriem, in their plans, At least two murders and severa} shootings in the Chinese quarter are known to have taken place. Two were arrested on murder charges. Victims of the agitators are ‘chiefly Chinese foremen who opposed the re. cent strike, which labor leaders re- garded as a preparatory test for a real demonstration. They expected that the preliminary strike would re- veal “‘weaknesses” which they hoped to correct. MANILA MAY BE REFUGE. City Ready to Care for American Women in Shanghai. MANILA, March 2 (#).—Manila is equipped to care for all the American women and children in Shanghai in the event that developments there make evacuation necessary. It was announced at the office of Gov. Gen. Wood today that the Amer- ican Army alone can care for 6,000 refugees here. Fort McKinley has the necessary space, plenty of water and tents and the Navy forces here are ready to transport them. ing on their constitutional privilege and refusing to answer incriminating questions met with a reverse last night in the Senate. Senator Walsh, Democrat, Montana, prosecutor of the Senate ofl investiga- tion, sought to have such a bill acted upon by the Senate, but was blocked by objection by Senator Bruce, Demo- crat, Maryland. The bill has been ap- proved by both the Senate and House judiciary committee ana special coun- sel had hoped for its passage before the adjournment of Congress. Senator Bruce said the measure might be used to “shield bootleggers” and others, but this was disputed by Senator Walsh, who declared that it not only could not be used to shield any witness but that it would prevent one person from preventing another being brought to justice. DOHENY IS ILL. —_— Under Physician's Care and Unable to See Interviewers. LOS ANGELES, March 2 (#).—Ed- ward L. Doheny, chalrman of the board of the Pan-American Petroleum Co., was under a physician's care at his home here yesterday. He was re- ported unable to receive interviewers who sought to obtain his comments and estimate of the loss incurred as the result of the United States Su- preme Court decision canceling the Elk Hills naval oil leases. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C BROTHER IS FOUND: DRURY PURCHASES | NAVAL APPROPRIATIONS, WITH CRUISER FUNDS, SIGNED BY COOLIDGE __(Continued from First Page.) negotiators by giving them a further possible trading point. Repassage Held Tmpossible. To what extent Mr. Coolidge may have taken these considerations into account remains undisclosed. Ife has given no intimation that he has changed his mind about the advisabil- ity of building the cruisers. It is pointed out that the bill approved to- day carried all the money 'for the entire naval establishment during the coming year, and that a veto would have left the Navy Department with- out funds to carry on. With only two days of the session of Congress left, repassage of any sort of appro- priation would have been out of the question. Furthermore, it is not impossible that the $450,000 carried in the bill for beginning work on the three cruisers may go unexpended. On at least one. occasion recently Congress has appropriated for naval activ and the White House has ireturned o That was in the Harding administration when a fund for ele- vating the guns on battleships was re- turned to Congress on the ground that it might violate the Washington arms treaties. An appropriation for a similar purpose has just been made and diplomatic inquiries are under way to determine whether it will | vears. reunited WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1927 WELCH MINERS BOO BALDWIN AT SCENE OF MISSING 17 YEARS SOUTHERN BUILDING st reer ot v Albert G. Hildreth Plans: Big Family Reunion — Army Records Traced Man. Albert G. Hildreth, 34 years old, of the Plaza Apartments, 2210 Pennsyl- vania avenue, today. believes he is one of the happiest men in thé country because he has found his brother, Leroy, who had been missing, 17 The brothers were put in touch with each other through the efforts of Michael P. McInerney, spectal in- vestigator of the Veterans' Bureau, who had traced Leroy Hildreth, tirough his Army records, and finally | found him living in New City, N. Y., married and with, two children. Leroy had_disappe from his home in Hudson Falls, N. Y., when he was 11 years of age, and repeated efforts of the family to find him had failed. He thought his parents were dead, and had so listed them in’ his Army records. i Family to Reunite. ead, the whole family is to be as not onmly is his V}rolhar living here in W shington, his parents are living at N. Y., and plans for a reunion were being made and his friend at a1 In: Albert but both Schenectad: grand family today by Albert the Veterans' Bur Both brothers se in France unknow Albert served in Mex the th Division, w the 4th British army and Belgium. Albert was wounded Seven times, and was a trainee of the Veterans' Bureau here, when he first became acquainted with MclInerney. the man who eventually found his lost brothe d in the Army to each other. and was with hich fought with in France Leroy Is 28. Leroy served in Fuance 'th the llt'h Tield Artillery, from which mili- tary records McInerney traced him and after repeated efforts and many let- ters, found him in New City, N. Y. A letter to W. W Cropsey, of New York City r sulted in the final infor- mation which led to Leroy's dlscovery, and McInerney writing to the address furnished by Cropsey, received in re- turn a letter from Leroy telling all about himself and inclosing a .pic- He told Den- “with and sdid he had been born in N. Y. Albert is (‘Prlhaln s found his long lost brother, 2:dhxl‘mpnn_v is planning the great family reunion. ars old. one leg,” Hudson Falls GEORGE F. BAKER ILL. President of First National, New York, in Critical Condition. TNSWICK, Ga., March 2 (®). Gen;;ngle‘:‘. Baker, president of the First National Bank of New York and one of the count leading_financiers, is critically 1l omr Jekyl Island, heré he has been for the past two weeks. His private physiclan, Dr. George D. Stewart of New York, said today that his condition was serious. Mr. Baker is a member of the Jekyl Island Club and an annual Winter visitor to the sland. 3 :n effort was started today to locate his son, George F. Baker, ir., who, it is understood, is on a cruise. foii Ban on Poisoning Alcohol Asked. ALBANY, N. Y., March 2 (®).—The State Senate adopted today, 30 to 21, the Phelps resolution memorializing Congress_to forbid the polsoning of denatured alcohol as a means of pre- venting its diversion to bootleg square with all interpretations of. the treaty. channels. WOMEN'S SERVICE AS JURORS IN DISTRICT NOT COMPULSORY Bill, Signed by President, Is Seen as Step Forward, in Opinion of Feminine Leaders of Capital. Women of the District of Columbia may now serve as jurors in the local courts, the act of Congress amending the District Code to make this possible having been signed by President “oolidge. - One ot the interesting features of this amended law is that jury service shall mot be compulsory. Whereas the amended law stated that no person shall be disqualified for jury service or jury commissioner by reason of sex and that the provisions of law relating to the qualifications of: jurors and exemptions from jury duty shall in all cases apply to women as well as to men, there is a provision in the amendment that makes it optional with women whether they will serve. Approved by Lawyers. Before attaching his signature to the bill President Coolidge was in- formed that the evidence adduced at hearings on the bill showed that mem- bers of both the bench and bar in the District approved its provisions. The President also was advised that the amendment is. in harmony with laws already enacted by many States. Proponents of the new law today expressed pleasure that the efforts of the past 16 years have borne fruit, and hailed the enactment of the new measure as a benefit to the community at large. ¢ Jury duty wilitprove of great edu- cational value to women, in the opin- fon of Judge Mary O'Toole of the Muniefpal Court, who pointed out that jury service will afford women a prac- tical insight into the manner in which the laws are enforced. Holds City Will Benefit. “Women have every bit as good judgment as men,” Judge O'Toole stated, “‘and the community will be benefited by having the judgment of women bearing on litiglous matters. Furthermore, the inclusion of women on juries will relleve business men, who in some instances can {ll afford the time.” Judge O'Toole pointed out that:the judgment of women will be of peculiar value in . suits involving matters of which they are cognizant in the con- duct of their household affairs, such as suits arising from disputes concern- ing the cleaning of furs and rugs and litigation growing out of sanitation requirements, Women are usually witnesses in accident cases, she said, and should prove able jury members in such cases as well. Judge O'Toole pointed out that the bill provides that women may be ex- cused from jury duty if they desire, and that an extremely small per- centage of the cases require the jury to be locked up over night. Mrs. Mussey Delighted. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, honor- ary president of the W 's Bar Asscciation and honor,uyf@ of the Washington College of Law, hailed the -signing of the bill. with delight, and reiterated many of the views ex- pressed by Judge O'Toole. “In proportion to its population Washington has a comparatively limited number of men ‘suitable for jury duty,” she said, “and the addition of women to juries will make for efficiency d be of benefit to the community. Mrs, Mussey stated that courts in States where women have served on juries have found the system ' very effective. She emphasized the point that the bill which applies to the District does not make jury duty for, women compulsory. . Mrs. Grace Hays Riley, president of the Women’s City Club, which, with the Women’s Bar Association, took an aggressive part in urging the passage of the bill, was gratified to learn that it had been signed, and stated that her club had worked for it actively for the past two years. Marshals Regret Act. News of the signing of the bill reached the annual convention of the United States Marshals’ Association Jjust after it had adjourned at the Wil- iard Hotel and was received with in- formal expressions of regret, several of the marshals holding that the prob- lem of caring for women on juries was a difficult one and that the position of a woman on a jury is too delicate to be welcomed. Marshal Snyder stated that he was unable to say what accommodations could be made available here to take care ‘women- since the accommoda- tions &t the courthouse are not at present suitable. WOMEN TO CELEBRATE. Dinner Tonight Will Mark Winning of Jury Service Right. Officers and members of the Na- tional Woman's Party and representa- tives of the various women's clubs of the District who assisted in secur- ing the passage of the bill giving the women of the District the right to serve on juries will celebrate at a dinner at the headquarters of the club this evening at 6:30 o’clock. Miss Maude Younger, national legis- lative chairman of the National Woman's Party, will attend. Mrs. Jennie O. Berliner, who présented the bill to both houses of Congress, will make a report on her work. Among those expected to attend are Mrs. Wymond H. Bradbury of the Women's City Club, Mrs. Pearl B. Klein and Mrs, Bernita Shelton Mathew of #he Women’s Bar Associa- tion of the District, Miss Grace Osgood and Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, hon- orary dean of the. Washington Col- lege of Law, ' % NP $3,000,000 Is Said to Be In- volved in Big Real Estate Deal. In one of the largest local real es tate transactions In_years, the South- ern Building, at Fifteenth and H streets, was bought today by Peter A. Drury, president of the Merchants Bank & Trust Co., from the Southern Building Co., through the offices of Allan E. Waiker & Co. at a price re- ported to be about $3,000,000. While tho Merchants Bank & Trust %o. is located in the Southern Build- ing, Mr. Drury stated that he had purchasedl. the building as an individ- ual and not for the bank or any group or syndicate. The transfer of ownership, however, will mean much to the bank by giving it a more per- manent home and assuring the di- rectors of as much additional space as they may later-need for expansion. Is Prominent Building. The building is situated on one of the finest cormers in the city, and houses many prominent financial in- stitutions. In addition to the Mer- chants Bank, it s the headquarters of the International Bank, the Guar- Trust Co. of New York, Hen- derson-Winder Co., Weaver Brothers and the Allan E. Walker Co., as well as several well known law firms. The office building was erected in 1910 by Thompson, Sterrett & Co., Durham & Co. of Chicago being the architects, It occuples 22,212 feet of ground, s nine storles in height and contains 122,000 square feet of rent- able’ floor area. It was bought by the Southern Building Co. in 1918 from the’ First National Insurance Co. The structure stands across H street from the Woodwunrd Building. On the corner to the west is the Shoreham Hotel, which is soon to give way to a new office building, while on the southwest corner stands the Union Trust Building, that is soom to be doubled in size. Has Amassed Fortune. Mr. Drury, the new owner, has been actively engaged in business in Washington since 1885, during which time he has amassed a fortune. He was one of the organizers and presi- dent of the old Merchants & Mechan- ic#' Savings Bank, and was also president of the institution known here for years as the National City Bank. When the present Merchants' Bank & Trust Co. was formed, Mr. Drury was chosen.as the first presi- dent.” This bank later took over the affairs of the Washington & Southern Bank and a little more than a year ago absorbed the Citizens’ Savings Bank. The institution which he now heads has expanded steadily until it has branches at Dupont Circle, Twentieth street and Pennsylvania avenue and in Brookland. el FILIBUSTER TO KILL SLUSH FUND PROBE KEPT UP IN SENATE (Continued from First Page.) the cloture rule, unless some agree- ment is made to vote on the Reed resolution. An evidence of the determination of Senator Reed of Missouri to pre- vent any other business from coming up was found in his objection to the presentation of a report‘from the ap- propriations committee on the second deficiency bill. Senator Warren, chair- man of the appropriations committee, asked Senator Reed of Missourl to yield that he might present a report, and when Senator Reed did so under a misapprehension Senator Warren ls)\‘ll’.vml'.ted the report of the deficiency 1. As soon as Senator Reed learned what had happened he demanded that Senator Warren withdraw the report since he had acted under a misunder- standing when he gave him permission to submit the report., Curtis Makes Appeal, ““We are confronted here with a rank fllibuster,” said Senator Reed of Missouri, “and I intend to stand up for my rights.” Senator Curtis, Republican leader, appealed to Senator Reed of Missouri to permit the filing of the report on the deficiency bill. “No,” sald Senator Reed, “we all have our eggs in the same basket here.” As soon as Senator Reed of Missouri had perfected his resolution there were cries of ‘“Vote, vote” from Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, and other Senators. But Senator Reed of Pennsylvania had the floor. Defles Demand for Vote. “That won’t do any good,” was the Pennsylvania Senator’'s comment on the cries for a vote. He proceeded to offer a substitute for the Reed bill by which the privileges and elections com- mittee would be directed to handle the Pennsylvania contest. He said he had no objection to the resolution passing in that form, and added that it could pass in five minutes, if his substitute ‘was agreed upon. Senator Reed then continued to hold the floor until 1 o'clock, when auto- matically the prohibition reorganiza- tion measure came before the Senate and consideration of the Reed resolu- tion was discontinued. A night session tonight in an effort to break the filibuster is in prospect. Senators who favor the prohibition reorganization bill will do' their utmost to bring that measure to a vote be- fore an adjournment is taken. Sena- tors who favor other legislation are in"nvor of disposing of the prohibition bill, too. Once the prohibition bill is passed, as it will be if it ever comes to a vote, there will be a scramble to take up the public buildings bill and the alien property bill and the Reed res- olution. » T PEPPER OUT OF POLITICS. Through With Public Office, Retir ing Senator Declares, PHILADELPHIA, March 2 (#). Senator George Wharton Pepper, who retires from the Senate on Friday after five strenuous years, says he is through with public office, acocording to the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. I shall always in pol- itics as br:d cnumz ‘Im:’hu:ll never again a n, elec- uv,;: or appointive,” he is quoted as saying. Voluntary Bankruptoy. Carl Iver Johnson, 3707 Woodley road, to-day filled a petition in volun- tary ‘bankru) .. He lists his debts at $9,843.14 and his assets at $5,640. Veterinarians Coming Here. .Officers of the Army Veterinary Corps have been ordered to duty at the Veterinary School in this city, as Capts. Forest L San Francisco; Clell B. Benjamin Harrison, Indiana; Charles O. Grace, Madison New York; Floyd C. Sager, Fort Leaven- 'worth, Kansas, and Nathan M. Neatq,, Jefferson Barracks, e Hostile Reception, But Visits Bereaved. Wife on Verge of Tears at Outbreak—Rescue Work Pushed Feverishiy. By the Associated Press. CWM, Wales, March 2.— Miners staged an angry demonstration against Premier Baldwin here today shortly after he and his wife had arrived to express condolences for those he- reaved in yesterday's mine disaster. The premier was booed and there were shouts of “Why don't you go down In the mine yourself?” The demonstration began as Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin left the mine offices, where they had inguired about the progress of the rescue work and voiced their sympathy for the stricken. Emerging from the offices, they found a crowd of several hundred persons assembled, awaiting them. There were some exclamations in Welsh, and then a voice was heard above all the others, crying excitedly in English, “What about the men ly- Ing in the black vein?” Mrs. Baldwin Agitated. For a moment or two the prime minister and his wife stood alope in the face of hostility while their car was being brought around. Mrs Baldwin was deeply agitated and seemed on the verge of tears, clutch ing her husband’s arm. ‘When they had entered the car, she sank back with an expression of pain- ed amazement. The premler, although pale and also evidently agitated, con. tinued smoking his pipe. As the car departed there was renewed shouting. One raucous voice sald to the news- paper me: Put that in the papers!™ Despite the demontmtlun, the Baldwins later drove! to several stricken homes, where the premier's wife spoke to women who had lost husbands or sons. Meanwhile, bodies rere belng brought up from the near- Yy pit. & Rescuers Work All Night. All night long rescue rties had labored feverishly to dl‘lvep‘:helr ‘way through the rocks blocking tnem from the entombed men, altough experts said there was no hope that any were, alive. Throughout the long hours of dark- ness women hovered about .the pit head, awaiting news of their missing men. For the most part they were silent, giving evidence of phenomenal courage. Canaries were used to test the quan- tity of gas in the mine. These were pets brought by the women from their bereaved homes. At sunrise Salvation Army lassies ied the watchers in_the moving hymn, “O God, Our Help In Ages Past. All joined fervently in the singing, which took on the nature of a requiem. early every house in the tiny vil- FATAL DISASTER PREMIER BALDWIN. MRS. BALDWIN. lage lost some loved one in the dis- aster. One of the dead miners leaves 11 children. His wife died during the local strike. The name of Cwm is pronounced as if spelied Coomb. Calls as Man to Man. During their stay here the prime minister and his wife visited the home of Mr. 4nd Mrs. Button, who lost two sons In the disaster. While Mrs. Bald- win went into the house and talked with Mrs. Button, the two men re- mained outside. e Laying his hand on the shoulder of the gray-haired miner, Mr. Baldwin said: have come to see you as man to man, not as prime minister. I feel very sorry for you in your great loss and I felt that I must come to_express my sympathy.” Mrs. Baldwin's eves were filled with tears as she left the house and joined her husband, and together they con- tinued their round of visits to be- reaved homes. One Body Found. NOTTINGHAM, England, March 2 (®).—Although _work continued all night in an _effort to recover the bodies of the 14 miners who lost their lives in a disaster here yesterday, about two hours after the explosion at Cwm, Wales, only one had been found this morning. ADMIRAL O’NEIL RITES ARE HELD AT ST. JOHN Veteran of Civil War Is Buried in Arlington National Cemetery With Fuil Military Honors. Funeral services for Real Admiral Charles O'Neil, 84 years old, United States Navy, retired, who died in Chelsea, Mass., Monday, were conduct- ed in St. John's Episcopal Church this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Robert Johnston, rector, officiated. Interment, with full military honors, was in Arlington Cemetery. Admiral O’Neil was stationed here as chief of the Naval Bureau of Ord- nance from 1897 to 1904. He was a Civil War veteran, was on the sloop Cumberland when it was captured off Fort Hatteras in 1861 and was in the engagement with the Confederate ironclad Merrimac March 8, 1862, C. E. RUTHENBERG DIES; COMMUNIST SECRETARY Workers’ Party Leader, Once Im- prisoned on “Red” Charge, Appendicitis Victim. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, March 2.—Charles E. Ruthenberg, general secretary of the Workers' party, the Communist or- ganization in the United States, died today of appendicitis. Ruthenberg, virtually the head of the Communists in America, through whom communications from the third internationale in Soviet Russia were communicated to members, was under a prison sentence in Michigan for vio- lation of the State syndicalism act, in connection with “Red” raids at Bridgeman, Mich., in 1922. His case ‘now is pending before the United States Supreme Court. Ruthenberg had an office in the headquarters here of the Workers' party of America. J. E. RATCLIFFE DEAD. Confederate Veteran, 83, to Be Buried in North Fork, Va. James Edward Ratcliffe, 83-year-old Confederate Civil War veteran, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. T. D. Merchant of Purcellville, Va., early this morning. He was for many years a resident of Washington, but had recently been living with his daughter. He was a_member of Camp 171, Con. federate Veterans, and of the Asocia- tion of Oldest Inhabitants of the Dis- trict of Columbia. He is survived by his daughter in Purcellville; three other daughters, Mrs. L. V. B. Marschalk, Miss Sue James Ratcliffe of Washington, and Mrs. John E. Oliver of Vienna, Va. and a son, Edward Ray Ratcliffe of ‘Washington. The funeral wil be at the Old School Baptist Church, at North Fork, Va., at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. . Correction of An Error. Recently in The Star’s report of the ings in the District Supreme ‘ourt a statement was made that Mr. Emilio Capeto was a defendant in a larceny charge, when, in fact, his name appeared upon the record only as a witness, whose property was the subject of the indictment. The matter now being brought to its attention, The Star hastens to make. this expl nation and correction, with an expres- sion of regret for the error. S Wingo Stricken at Capitol. For the second timé in recent weeks Representative Wingo, Democrat, A kansas, yesterday suffered a heart at- tack at the Capitol. He was able to walk to eouclz in the lobby adjacent to th . Rep ta- il of New York, l:“pnhh - d fiwst aid. DRIVER DIES AT WHEEL; AUTO HITS FIRE PLUG Heart Attack Is Fatal to John C. Ashton, Weather Bureau Of- ficial, on Street. Stricken With a heart attack while driving his automobile near Fifteenth and Belmont streets shortly before 9 o'clock this morning, Jehn C. Ashton, 60 vears old, 1524 Monroe street, died almost instantly. The machine swerv- ed at the time and struck a fire plug. Mr. Ashton was ‘born in this city January 1, 1858. He entered the em- ploy of the Government when a young man and has been connected with the Weather Bureau a number of years, formerly serving in the Signal Corps, and the last few years filling, the po- sition of assistant chief of the division of stations and accounts. He was a_member of Hiram Lodge, No. 10, F. A. A. M.. He had heen treated for heart disease, It is stated, but did not complain of feeling unwell before leaving home this morning. The automobile was not badly dam- aged, nor did it overturn as a result of striking the fire plug. Mrs. Ashton visited the hospital shortly after her husband’s body reached there. The widow and two children survive. $500 REWARD GOES TO WALKER FOR TIP Union Station Officer Caused Arrest in Assault on Mrs. Welling at Capitol. Payment to Sergt. James Walker of the Washington Terminal police force of the $500 reward offered by the Metropolitan Police Department for information leading to the capture of the negro who assaulted and robbed Mrs. Daisy Welling in the Capitol grounds several weeks .ago was authorized today by Maj. Edwin ‘B. Hesse, superintendent of police. Sergt. Walker gave the pollce the information which led to the arrest of Philip Jackson, who, the police say, has confessed to the attack. The negro had been observed by Sergt. ‘Walker loitering around the Union Station and recognized the description broadcast by the police of Mrs. Well- 'ing’s assailant. - Maj. Hesse also commended Police- men W Owens and James C. Col- lins of the sixth precinct, who got the information from Sergt. Walker. PARENTS OF 7 VANISH. Children of Harlem Home Cared for Pending Police Search. NEW YORK, March 2 (#).—Seven children, ranging in age from 7 months to 12 years, abandoned since Saturday in their Harlem home, were in the care of charitable institutions today while police searched for the missing parents, ‘The plight of the children was re- vealed to police by Vito Gaspro, a friend of the family, who sald he had cared for them since the parents dis- appeared. Police were told that Vin- .cent Linseletto, the. father, left home Saturday’ afternoon ‘and that the mother followed a few hours later, | saying she was going to look for her husband. BAND CONCERT. TOMORROW. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestr: at Stanley Hall, 545 o'clock, John S. M. Zim- mermann leader; Emil A. Fenstad, second leader. L tne fruit. (3 - With erop . 1af shortage ARMY TORETIRE ~ ~ UNFIT OFFICERS |Men Physically Below Par | Are Ordered to General ‘ Hospitals. A program to bring the officer per- sonnel of the Army up to perfect | physical condition within the next four years through the early retire- {ment of many ranking officers who have been found to be umfit for im-, mediate fleld service is being put !into operation under the direction of Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, the new chief of staff. Carrying this plan into effect i promptly, all medical examiners were | notified just prior to the annual physi cal examination for Army officers last |January that the regulations govern. {ing such surveys were to be applied strictly. "As a result an exceptional number of officers have been ordered {to general hospitals preparatory to :{mr retirement for physical disabili- es. Scores Are Involved. Scores of officers, including mor than a dozen colonels, have been sen! to Walter Reed Hosplital from this corps area, after having been fou physically unfit for active fleld service. Similar conditions exist, it is said, at Army general hospitals in the other districts. Should a further examina- tion confirm the findings of the earlier survey all will be retired at an early date, it is said. A veteran field officer himself, Gen. Summerall is determined to keep on active duty only those officers who are capable of assuming trying fleld commands on a minute’s notice. He is said by close advisers to feel that such a policy will prove most economi- cal in the end and that only & 100 per cent mobile Army is capable of guaranteeing the safety of the Natlon should an emergency arise. Officers Support Plan. In this program Gen. Summerall l‘ known to have the support of tually the entire officer personnel of the ‘Army. It is not only common knowledge in the service, it is de- clared, authoritatively, that hundreds of officers who have been declared physically” unable to assume a fleld command have been retained on ac- tive status, but many of these officers might losé maximum retirement pay should the numerical strength:of the Army be reduced suddenly. Because Congres has frowned on heavy retirentent lists during the last few years, officers who would ordi- narily have been surveyed out of the service and given inactive status on 75 per cent of their pay have been retained and assigned to “desk cflt mands,” it is declared. Such duty neither desired by the officers, in- formed persons say, nor is it good for the morale of the general service. The present Congress, however, has shown marked sympathy with an improvement in the fighting quality of the standing Army’'s officer per- sonnel as a result of Gen. Summerall laying conditions frankly before fit. The stdnd ‘against the retirement of physically unfit officers has been ma- terially altered at the Capitol and plans are .now being made to apply &h':"m(-‘diu. 1 regulations as they were Gen. Summerall is known to feel that the Army would be ohly a little better off in-the face of a national emergency now than it was when the Spanish-American War broke out. Be cause the regulations governing the physical mmfi of officers had neglected hundreds of men who incapable of standing the rigors of fleld service were rushed intd the lines "and broke down under the ter- rific strain. Summerall Is Adamant. Gen. Summerall {s determined to change this condition before he retires as the chief of staff four years hence. He proposes, unless his program is interfered with from outside sources, to have an Army officered by noth- ing but men who could leave their desks on a minute’s notice and per- form the most arduous kind of duty in the fleld. Such a plan would also glve the younger men in the service more rapid promotion and would gen- erally improve the morale of the entife service, it is declared. A secondary reason for “tightening up” the physical examinations this year was the tendency of Congress to prune the size of the Nation's stand- ing Army. Small Army Threat. Although no legislation in this direc- tion was adopted at this session, it 1s < that advocates of a small Army might .be more successful next year. Such a step would be costly to many officers who have excellent records fo;'h service behind them. lere are many officers, it is said, ;;ho have ‘thor :lhgal:t to be retired on per cent of r pay for physi disability at this time. 'flupy h::.l glven long and commendable service, advisers declare, ‘but have not been in the service sufficiently long to draw full pensions. Should they be cluded in a quota destined ?Ol' mfi: ment as part of the reduction program they would draw only such pensions as their Government insurance enti- tles them to. — NEW PASTOR INSTALLED. Rev. M. H. Lovell Takes Charge at Mount Pleasant Church. Rev. Moses Richardson Lovell was formally installed as pastor of the Mount Pleasant Congregational Church last night. Members of the Installation Council of Congrega. tional Churches were in charge. large number of members of church and friends of Rev. Mr. Lovell witnessed the ceremonte: The installation council and min- isters met at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in open u. A ban- quet was served at 6 o'clock, at which time greetings were extended vRevA Mr. Lovell by Rev. Dr. Charles |Wond. pastor of the Church of the -?ovemfmtt;l R«;A Arthur F. Elmes, pas- or of e People’s Congi tional Churel Rev. Dr. George l?'l‘)lfl.n- derfer, pastor of the Luther Place Memorial Church, and Rev. U. G. B. g:le‘:!n:}.‘ pl:trol; of IA)Ll Souls’ Unitarian . ur Deerin Call was th toastmaster. - < The installation services began at 8 o'clock. The address was - livered by Rev. Dr. Walter Amos Morgan, pastor of the New First Congregational Church of Chicago. Prayer was offered by Rev. A. B. MacLeod, pastor of the Congrega. tional Church, Poughkeepsie, N. Y. The right hand of fellowship was given by Rev. Dr. Jason Noble Plerce, pastor of First Congregational Church. Rev. Dr. W. 8. Abernelh{. pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, and. Rev. Z. B. Phillips, rector of the Church of the Epiphany, spoke. Spe. cial music was given by the Mount Pleasant Chorus. el SRl e QUAKES JAR CALIFORNI MINERAL, Calif., March' 2, (@)=~ Seven earthquakes. jarred the Lasser National Park area, and one, accom- panied by a loud rumbling, was vio- lent enough to shake buildi strong the enough to be except by seismograph at the observatory here.