Evening Star Newspaper, July 14, 1927, Page 2

AT I* l b I COUSIN OF MILLS ESTABLISHES ALIB Tells Straightforward Story and Is Released From Jail at Rockville. By a Staff Corteepondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, MA4., July 14.—8 8. Mills, 34 years old, cousin of ¥ ward L, Mills, 46, who was murdered | stona’s throw of his home d.. at dawn within a at Hunting Hill, ago today, estahlished what w goribed as an incontestible alibi this afternoon was released from the jald bere, where he has been held as a Fimpect since last night Brother-in-Law of We'sh. a pool- who {8 unmarried, is rindaw of William Welsh yoom proprietor who was questioned vesterday. Welsh had been repre. sented a8 sayin that he make a threat in his poolroom hoth murdered man and V sh' When taken hefore the au- | vesterday, however. Welsh otk Mills is Welsh's interested in today much as Sam brother-in-law, persons the case were wondering whether the authorities obtained in- formation from Welsh which led to Mills' arrest or whather they got it | from another source. Shield Cause for Arrest. The exact cause for the arrest of | Mills was carefully shielded by the | authorities, hut it & known that they must have thought well of it or they would not have gone to the extreme of placing him jail. During the week's investiga the authorities have had information which appears | to have justified them in arresting and keeping in jail more than a half dozen persons, hut they have contented themselves with questioning them and giving them their liberty Mills formerly worked as a Wash fngton taxicab driver and also with a prominent construction company and | habitues of the thouse declared that he had not in this vieinity for some time. The record however, that Miils had been here in June on a charge of driving under the influence of liquor and was gentenced to 30 days in jail. which he has avoided by noting an appeal and giving a 3500 bond. Third Placed in Jail. Mills was the third man to be placed in jail as result of the murder in- | vestigation, two of whom today are still held in custody. The first was Jiar- ence Miles, 20-year-old farm hand who witnessed the murder. The second. ¥rank Polan, wandering musician. was picked up under questionable cir cumstances early yesterday. Miles was arrested on the request of the Mariboro authorities, together with hi brother Clinton, on a charge of iail breaking. It is understood, however, that he i§ to remain here so long as the murder investigation is . under. way. On several occasions al ready he has been brought upto the eourthouse in an attempt to have him identify Mills’ murdeger. His reac tion after looking at suspects has about proven that he really could not identify the murderer, as on one occa- sion he told the authorities: “Dress him up in black clothes and put him on the hill and 1 can tell you if he is the murderer.” Despite the fact that the authorities declare that there can be no connection between Polan and the murderer, they are still holding him. The Mills murderer, if he is the same man who wrote the sensationai Jove confestion pinned to the dead man’s coat, is 4 member of a promi- nent fraternal order and also a man ! well versed in legal phraseology, it is confidently stated by persons who have studied the confession. It is said there 18 a phrase in the confession peculiar only in the lodges in a certain frater- nal organization and that the man who used this phrase must have been a member of this order. Involved Statements Used. 1t 1s pointed out also that in the con- fession, instead of making simple statements, involved legal phrases are used For instance, instead of saying “Montgomery County, Md." the confession reads ‘Montgomery County, in the State of Maryland.” With the detention of Sam Mills be- lieved to be only a matter of hours, the murder investigation today xgot back into the rut into which it had fallen yesterday morning before the wandering musician was brought in and Mr. Welsh had been summoned before the authorities. Many of those who have closely fol- lowed the investigation, however, de- elare that the authorities carefully are building up their case and that when they strike it will be shown that most of their movements, which, appear to be mysterious at this time, were part of a deliberate plan to apprehend the murderer. BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Marine Band at Sylvan _ Theater, Monumen: Grounds, at 7:30 o'clock tonight (in honor of French Independence day). French National Deflle March, “Le tegiment du Sambre et Meuse” ... Turlet Overture, “Maximilien Robespierre,” Litolf (a) “La Cinquantaine” (dans le style ancien) ..........Gabriel Marie (h) Valse, “La Lettre de Manon,” Gillet Cornet “La Reve d'Amour” ..... fillars Second Leader Arthur 8. Witcomb. BHlts Jooiis Debussy Scherzo, “L'Apprenti Sorcier ukas Grand scenes from “Herodiade, Massenet Marche Militaire Francaise, from suite “Algerienne”. Saint-Saens “The Star Spangled Banner.” Band concert by the United States Army Band at the Capitol steps at 7:30 o'clock tonight. March, Francaize, Victoire” Overture to Intermezz Market” ..... Two selected piece (a) “Irish Tune from County Derr solo, fantasie, “La Pere Rienz scene, This tune is also well known under | the name of “Londonberry Air,” and | “Would God I Were a Tender Apple | Blossom."” () “Shepherd's Hey” .. Second Leader Thomas conducting. “Le Regiment de Sambre-et- ..Turlet March, Meuss Overture to Solo for tromhone, Waltz Caprice Staft Sergt, William soloigt Petite suite (a) “In the Tavern.” Jensen &) “March of the Dwarfs,” Greig Belections from “Romeo and Juliet,” Gounod Finale, March, “Amidst Thunder of Cannon” ...1... .....Meinecke ‘The Star Spangled Banner.” Pique Dame” My rds,” ... Liewellyn Raymond, Australia to Develop. To increase m ation to to spend more than 330,000,000 on de- veloping projects. In Victoria and irrigation canals will cost $5,000, 0no, for creation of 6,000 farms, reciama- tion by drainage of 280,000 acres, and | | | | heavd | n's | | covered the robbery | day he finds s Suppe | sparsely | settled regions, Australia is preparing | roads | work of Mava, In Western Australia plans call | ment j L T Battered safe in 0'Donnell’s drug open hy robbers last is shown heside RESIDENT LURED BY HIDDEN CITY Mysterious Formation Ex- cavated in Vicinity of Sum- | mer White House. Br the Associhted Prese, RAPID CITY, 8. Dak. July 14— Few things in the Black Hilis ave es- caping President Coolidge, and each smething of the many charms of this locality to interest him. | His latest interest has been shown | in a strange formation betweeh Rapid | City and the -Summer White House known as the Hidden City, whose | origin ig yet to be solved by the many geologists who have visited it. Keystone Archway Found. A burly . 'C. H. Reich, five| years ago was crossing a plain near | Rapid City to plow on his land. A cidentally he turned over a large stone and noted that underneath was & other stone, and hetween was what seemed to be mortar. Relch needed some stone to build a toundation for a new building at his ranch, so he sent one of his men, Delance Crabtree, back with a pick | and shovel. Digging, however, disclosed to the more imaginative Crabtree that a wall and a keystone archway over what was apparently a doorway, were un- ferneath. He followed the instructions of his employer, nevertheless, and took enough stone for the foundation. and | there the propospition lay for the next | five years. : Mystery Remains Hidden. The thought that something inter- esting lay beneath the soil kept in| voung Crabtree’s mind, und one day he told hiz brother of the formation. The brother, Donald' Crabtree, im- mediately leased and then purchased | the land and started excavating. They started work April 1, and since have uncovered hundreds of feet of the strange structure. Kach day as the work goes on new walls, floors, pavements and doorways are being uncovered, but still the mys- tery of the hidden city remains un- solved. If it is manmade, have been here say there Is no rec- ord of it. If it is natural formation, historians claim it is most unnatural, since the and archways made of stone laid in lavers. On one of the stones are crudé charaeters which may or may not be an early form of writing. TOURISTS SEE HAIR CUT GIVEN, Chief Executive Puffs Cigar Leisurely During Operation. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. Staff Correspondent of The Star. STATE GAME LODGE, Black Hills, Dak., July 14.—President Coolidge today went back to the primitive and had his hair cut right out in the open. He selected the front veranda of the lodge for this operation, and the tour- ists and others who had journeyed to the vicinity of the Summer White House early enough were treated to the privilege of looking on all the while. It was quite evident that the two score or more of onlookers fully en- joyed this novel sight. It was also evident that the President did not mind in the least this large audience, He seemed to be absolutely indifferent to the gaze. historians who | 8. Speculation by Tourists. Jmmediately after breakfast this morning the President appeared on the veranda, calmly smoking a cigar. When Mrs. Coolidge joined him, they scated themselves in rockers and were quietly conversing as they Jooked ~off " admiringly upon the scenery, when the President suddenly. arose and gave some orders to one of the secret service men nearby. He them surprised those standing down at the “deadline,” where the road to the lodge turns off from the main State highway, as he removed | his coat and then took off his necktie and coll, There was all s among the onlooker: to follow. Some one suggested that the President was probably going to mow the lawn, The idea was advanced that he probably was making ready to in- dulge in some mountain climbir The answer soon came, hoy'e: the appearance on the porch of John Mays, one of the colored porters of | the White House outiit, who also is skilled as a barber. le soon had a large towel fastened about the neck of the President and then started his shears working on the silky blonde | 1ocks of the Chlef Executive. ‘The lnt- | ter continued his conversation witn Mrs, Coolldge In betwesn putfs on his unfinished cigar as Muvs worked When the joh was completed, and Mrs. Coolidge had given her approval after running her eye over the handi- the President went in | €ide the house and reappeared a mo- or so later, fully attived and ready to make the long fourney to his office at Rapid City, Mrs. Cool- of speculation as to what was the construction of railways. South ustralna will have a water conserva- plan to develop SVD,')Bfl‘c.ru. idge, who accompanied 1o the city yes- terday. remained behind today. ght. G. H. Briggs, da are cross-walls, pavements | store, ger of the store, who dis. he wrecked «afe. WILBUR PRAISES PHOTO-ENGRAVERS Says Byrd Success Due to Accurate Work of Indus- try in Maps. ing tribute to the photo-engrav- ers, as men who broaden the vision of the world, thereby contributing to knowledge, Secretary of the Navy Wilbur in an address this afternoon at the opening session of the thirty- first annual convention of the Amer can Photo-Engravers Association at the Mayfiower Hotel complimented the 500 delegates upon their work of reproducing photographs and draw- ings and even written messages in lasting form. The Secretary, after outlining the use made of photo-engraving by the Navy Department in reproducing its charts and maps by its hydrograph. department, took occasion (o compl ment Comdr. Byrd on his abllity as a_navigator. This abllity Secretary Wilbur declared has résulted in his spectacular aeronautic success and was in turn enhanced by the photos engraving industry which gave to him in all his ventures accurately repro- duced sailing charts and maps Displays Constitution Art. By ¢ of illustrating the value of photo-engraving as a means of educa- tion, Secretary Wilbur displayed sev- eral half-tone reproductions of paint- inzs of the 1. 8. 8. Constitution. ‘The convention was opened at 10:30 o'clock with an Invocation by Rev. Charles T, Warner, rector of St Alban's Episgcopal Church, who wi introduced by H. C. €. Stiles, chair- man of the local convention comm tee. Commissioner Dougherty deliv- ered the formal address to the dele: gates, at which time he outlined the history of the District of Columbia and its government. George K. Horn of Baltimore, president of the Balti- more - Washington Photo-Engravers' Association, and Charles F. Crane, president of the Washington T’y tae, also delivered an address of wel- ome to the delegates. Mrs. J. Harry Cunningham, chairman of the ladies’ committee, greeted the women mem- bers of the convention party. Addresses of Response. Addresses of response and greeting cere delivered hy E. W. Houser, Chi- z0: Adolph Schuetz, New York, and Tenny, first president of the an Photo-Engravers' Associa- v Ame: tion. The convention adjourned for luncheon and this afternoon the dele- gates and their wives are visiting Mount Vernon. The convention will continue tomorrow and Saturday, with the annual banquet tomorrow night. conscious person during this public halrcutting incident was John Mays himself. He has been cutting the hair of Presidents and shaving some of them since ecarly in Taft’s administr tion, and the fact that he was work- Ing on the hair of a Chief Jixecutl today was not the reason for his nervousness. 1t was the fact that he had to work in public that made him self-conscious. However, he completed his task without any mishaps and to the complete satisfaction of the Pres- ident and Mrs. Coolidge. In anticipation of luncheon and din- ner guests at the game lodge today the President went to Grace Coolidge Creek early vesterday afternoon and fished long and hard, and he succeed- ed fairly well. H street, which was blown | | | | third. ealling for § | taxes any of the money obtained as a result /T CLER, HELD FACESDISMISA J. W. Frenzel Charged With Forgery in Connection With Tax Refunds. Dismissal from the District sel of Chisf Audit Clerk Joseph W. Fren- 701, why was atrrested late vesterday and charged with forgery in_connce- tion with sthe payment of fictitious claims for real estate tax refunds amounting to $1,388.26, will be recom- mended by Audior Daniel J. Donovan, who began the preparation of a com. prehensive report of the case today for the District Commissioners, Auditor Donovan plans to describe in his report the ingenious sch wherghy three checks for false cl for tax refunds are alleged to have heen approved and mailed out to A person who is o be an accomplice of Frenzel. Two of the checks wore cashed, but the 7.10, was held up by an employe of the Commercial Na tional Bank because of the similarity in handwriting iz the two indorst ments on ils back, and a subsequent investigation by Auditor Donovan and unes Lushy, District disbursing resulted in the discovery of a forgery and the arreat of I'renzel. The forged indorsements w aid to be those of Chatham Towe: Ir., assistant, Released Under $3,000 Bond. Frenzel snid to have admitted knowledge the , forgeries and to have aided is of iion of vouchers to claim refunds of He denled having been given of the forgeries. It was said hy the detectives that ing the handbooks on the races, but to have declared he used only his own mone; He was released under $3.000 bond for preliminary hearing Tuesday. when avraigned in Police Court this morn- 'he first check was mailed out in A il, ording to Auditor Doneovan, and the second in May. The third and final one, which was not paid due to the suspicion of the bank employe, bore the date of July 10. Auditor Donovan explained that only a person in the District service could have carried out the scheme that was used to put the fictitious claims for tax refunds through the various channels which they pass. Krenzel held the “key” position in the ap- proval of claims for tax refunds, and all three of the checl are said to have borne his stamp. Claims Against Fietious Lots. The investigation of Auditor Dono- van and Maj. Lusby showed that the three claims for tax refunds were made out against fictitious lot and that the names of the through whose hands such ms ordinarily pass were forged. The checks cover- ing these false claims were then mailed to a house on Ileventh street. The person 1o whom they were sent and who iz believed to have cashed them has not been apprehended, how- ever. Frenzel has been a trusted employe of the Distriet service for 12 years. He is 33 years old and has a wife and three children. The family home is at 27 Columbia avenue, Hyattaville. Maj. Donovan pointed out that the tax refund account is the only one whereby false claims could be paid without detection, as all other District accounts have an obligation account which the claims are checked against, 1t is not possible to set up a check against the tax refund account, he waid, as all records of overpaid real estate taxes are kept in the tax as. sessor's office, and the guard over this account rests on the individual honesty of the employes. DOROTHY COOK WINS GIRLS’ TENNIS TITLE Western High Student Defeats Helen Philpitt, - 7—85, and 8—6. Dorothy Cook of Western High School won the girls' District junior tennis championship for the second successive year, when she defeated Helen Philpitt of Westtown Boarding School, Westtown, Pa., 7 —86, in the title match on the Henry Park courts this morning. Miss Cook played her usual steady, chop game, advancing to the net only wien drawn in by short shots. Her opponent appeared equally steady, and it was only by putting over difficult line placements that the champion was able to gain the edge. The first six games of the opening set were strictly orthodox, each pl: er taking her own service. Miss Ph pitt broke through to lead in the sev- enth, but Miss Cook tied the count at 4—4 and finally broke the deadlock to win at 7 Miss Philpitt gained a 3—1 lead in the second set, hut was unable to maintain the pace and the champion pushed to the front once more, Twice the set was carricd to deuce, how: ever, hefore the deciding point was played, Carves Piece in 20 Years. After 20 years' work in his spare time, William Andre, a Swiss guide, has just completed a hand-carved wooden bas-relief, which contains 600 figures, each perfect in detail. He has refused an offer of $10,000 for it. His only tool was an ordinary pen knife. The work depicts a procession of mounted cavaliers approaching an ancient castle through meadows. Temporarily checked in his cam- paign of “enlizhtenment” on the de- merits of a_certain make of automo- bile, which he showed on Washington atreets fostooned with lemons and dragged by a mule at various times, |R. P. Heller of 4209 Seventh strec, through Attorneys H. M. Welch and |J. 1. Daily, filed a sult in replevin in { Municipal Court yesterday to recover the automobile, which is alleged to have been taken last Saturday by rep- resentatives of the company which |sold it. The suit is an ordinary replevin suit, Heller alleging he is the righttul owner of the automobile and entitled to its possession, and that it w wrongtully taken' and detaiiied_ from nim. Behind it, however, is the sto of Heller's advertisement of the fact of his dissatisfaction with the car by displaying it with various sorts of signs and insignia on the streets of the city during the lagt two weeks. Difficulties between Heller and the automobile company started when he had trouble with the machine, his attorneys allege, After atiempts 1o settle differ- ences, the breach hetween the dis- appointed buver and the local auto- nohile firm widenad 10 a seemingly unbridgeable point and _ Heller started A “campalzn of enlighten- Probably the only nervous or self- melk” Dissatisfied Owner Seeks to Recover Car So He Can Continue Disparagement He first drove the car around the streets with lemons adorning it on all sides. By signs he called the atten- tion of the public to the alleged lack of wisdom he displayed in purchasing the . Then he got a horse and had the horse dragging the machine around for a time. His climax in the campaign was the hitching up of a mule who had long since passed his prime, as the motive power for the vehicle. Then on Saturday afternoon, ac- cording to.Heller's account, he got out of his automobile, then unattended by the mule, at Fourteenth street and Pennsylvania avenue and walked around the rear to see if the gasoline supply was holding up alright. As he stood close to the machine after this lnb})(‘cunn, he noticed it moving aw: Lafer he learned, he alleged, it was in possession of the deales So he explained matters to his law- yers, advising them of his desire to repoasess the machine and continue his campaign, the net result being the filing of the replevin suit yesterday afternoon. Word came to Heller's attorneys, it was stated, that the reason for tho taking of the car was alleged threats of destruction supposed by the dealer to have heen made by Heller. hefore he had finished paying the balance of the purchase price represented by noLes. ollee- | tor of taxes, and W. D, Clark, ir. his | person not in the Dis- | | trict service in the matter of prepara- anzel admitted play- | EANTHOUAE TOLL ESTMATES VAR Figures Range From 64 to More Than 1,000 Dead in Palestine. Be the Acsocigted Press. LONDON, July 14.—Reports from the Holy Land earthquake zone differ widely as to the number of persons killed and injured. The latest ténd to discount the large figures given in some earlier dispatches from Cairo of more than 1,000 dead. A Jerusalem report received Reuters gives the following officia figures: At Amman, 9 Kkilled, 35 ser injured, at Es Salt, 35 killed, 34 seriously injured, and in tire remainder of Transjordania, 20 killed, 32 seriously injured. This report says that previ- ous figures as to casualties at Es Salt were exaggerated. o The Halfa (Syria) correspondent of the Daily Mail says that in Palestine and Transjordania 500 persons were killed and that in Jerusalem and the surrounding districts more than 700 houses were damaged. The damage in Jerusalemn is estimated in this dispateh at:about $500,000. Among the places damaged are the Cireek convent and the patriarch's residence on the Mount of Olives. Reports are Fragmentary. News from the stricken area con- nues fragmentary and no reliable <tory covering the whole disaster is ailable. One person who visited ¥s alt returned to Jerusalem with the -port that the place was much dani aged and was completely deserted Tuesday, the inhabitants having fled to the surrounding mountains. The quake was accompanied by terrific noises at Ks Salt, attributed to the fact that the town is built on rock foundation. The traveler praised the relief work- ers, especially an_Armenian, Dr. Sau- ran, who, with Miss Fisher of the Church , Missionary Socle Hospital the only hospital in Es Salt—worked unceasingly for 24 hours, visiting every wrecked house of the town. Dr. Sauran fell while carrving an in- ed woman and, although he in- jured hiz thigh, he continued his work. Mosque Falls on Worshipers. Abig casualty list is reported from Ramleh, apparently due to the col- lapse of a mosque full of worshipers. Tretails of this have not been receive The poorest towns and villages suf- fered most, but the people are hearing {heir sufferings with fortitude and oi- der has not been disturbed. Relief committees are eperating in each di trict and the Near Kast Relief ha offered to help. Houses in some places are continuing to collapse. Reconstructibn of the rulned places will he difficutt and costly, Palestine having few natural resource: AMITY IS KEYNOTE AT PUBLIC SESSION OF GENEVA PARLEY (Continued from st_age.) the dominions and the land communi- cations which must protected. This necessity, he said, was proved by the activity of German raiders during the war, including the raids of the Emden. “If we found 114 cruisers insufficient during the great war, our lowest possi- ble figure now is 70.” he said. ‘Unecertainty and some tension mark- ed the hours preceding the public sessfon. Nobody seemed sure as to what would or might happen and thel were indications that all three dele- gations, while preparing their set speeches summing up the situation, which remains critical, with some presentation of their views on out- standing points, also were prepared to defend their respective positions In case of attack. Among some conference observers a short adjournment of the confer- ence was looked upon as a possible outcome of today's meeting, but this, of course, was purely speculative. The meeting was called for the ball- room of the Hotel des Bergues in- stend of ut the League of Natlons Hall in order to permit more apace for newspaper men and the public. Leaders of the delegations of the United States, Great Britain and Japan expressed the opinion that to- day’s plenary =ession would be a mere “trooping of the color; or formal review of what has been accom- plished. Bridgeman Denies Return. That the session would be a pre- lude to a* short adjournment of the conféerence in order to allow W, C. Bridgeman, first lord of the British admiralty, to hie himself to London to consult with the cabinet over a protracted week end, was stoutly denied by the British spokesmen. To- day's plen: session is the first since the conference convened, June Inasmuch as the French and Ttalian representatives, who are here as “‘ob- servers” or “informers,” as the French call_them, have been called to all meetings of the executive committee and plenary sessions, It is taken for granted that nothing very definite was likely to occur hefore early next week. Japan's insurgence against the other two powers, apparently verging toward a compromise on a fairly high cruiser tonnage, still remains a thorny prob- lem of the gathering—one that will take considerable time to settle. Hugh 8. Gibson, the chief American dele- gate, admitted that he was unable to predict when the conference would be concluded, saying: “I would, gire a large prize to anybody who could tell when it will come to an end.” Mr. Gibson also took occasion to deny emphatically the report ciréu. lated in circles that a demand by the United States for authority to have 25 10,000-ton cruisers was preventing an accord with the British. He de- clared that the Americans had never made such a demand. JAPAN TO FIGHT FOR PACT. Premier Informs MacVeigh of Nation's Desire for Treaty. TOKIO, July 14 (®).—Premier Tanaka, conferring with American Ambassador MacVeigh, today declared emphatically that Japan intends to fight to the last ditch for a successful termination of the tripartite naval con- ference at Geneva. The premier requested that the American Government be informed of Jupan’s most intense desire for an equitable agreement, and expressed the hope that the American delega- tion would do everything possible to such an end. Premier Tanaka did not mention anything about the Geneva report that the Japanese delegation intended to withdraw from the ocnference if fn- sistence on increased tonnage should be continued. Another high govern- ment official, however,” denied that such instructions had been sent to Ad- miral Viscount Saito, head of the Japa- nese delegation. Tt 1 generally helieved here, never: theless, that Japan will never consent 1o any agreement which would lead to naval expansion, because such a policy 43 regarded as v impossihle in These three young women set out feom Minnesota in an ancient motor car to see the United States. Left to right: Margaret Olson, Idadora Duda and Mrs. Cora Nettell. KING SEESDANGER INPOLICING BODIES Voluntary Law Enforcement Agencies Are Perilous, Senator Believes. —_— | Although he feels there are certain | dangers in the formation of voluntary | organizations for law enforcement, Senator King of Utah, a member of the Senate District committee, snid | today that he is net challenging the | work of the Citizens' Service Associa-| tion of this city or any other partic- | ular organization. Pointing out that he is for strict | enforcement of all Jaws, including the | Volstead act, the Utah Senator said he | favors liberal appropriations and ade- | quate Government personnel to bring about enforcement. Favors Liberal Fund. Senator King explained that some persons had asked him whether the statute relating to acceptance of vol- untary services by the Government | would prohibit a voluntary agsocia-| tion from co-operating in law enforce. ment. The Senator stated that he ex- pressed no opinion as to the interpre- tation of that statute. i “I can very easily appreciate the feeling of many patriotic citiz the difficulties of law enforc said the Senator, “and I have favored | liheral - appropriations for enfol ment."” The Senator said he had merely stated that there is considerable danger in organizations which sousht to take over enforcement of laws, no matter how patriotic the individual members may be. He added, however, that he was not challenging any loval organization to halt and that he per- sonally was not planninz to lav the subject before the District commitiee. ‘Answers Edwards. Rev. W. 8. Abernethy, president of the Citizens' Servi petation, t9- day issued the following statement tu reply to the charge by Senator Fdwards that a ‘“majority of the 1shington police are bootlegging” Senator Edwards, I understand, is quoted ns saying that a majority the Washington police are engaged in bootlegging. 1f this condition of affairs is true I should think it would call for immediate congressional inves- tigation. 1 cannot for a moment be- lieve it, however, and feel thot the Senator must have been misinformed. 1 firgly believe that no bady of 1,400 men to be found anywhere can show a higher percentage of honorable, trustworthy men than our Washing: ton_police force. “There may be ing their duty. heen made that 1 per hers of the force we legging I would still figures were exaggerated. 1f Senator has evidence that police of- ficers are hootlegging it is his duty, it seems 1o me, to transmit his evidence to the superintendent of police. who, T am sure, will deal with the matter in summary fashion.” Dog Racing Sweeps Europe. | So popular has grevhound racing become in Furope that the Gre hound Racing Association, with rules similar to those of turf organizations, has been formed. 1t plans to bold | events in leading cities. Tracks have just heen completed at the White City, in London, and at I inburgh, and others will soon be established at Tiverpool, Birmingham, Leeds and Newcastle. Several hundred theu- <and dollars are being invested in the wport, the track at Birmingham cost- ing §150.000, Many English greyv. hound racers have been sent to America a few who are not do- Had the statement cent of the mem- engaged in hoot- elieve that the nt economic Situation of the Consequently naval experts e vernacular newspapers Japan's withdrawal if a hed ul- the prese: empire. here and th are predicting compromise should not be reac tely. e Nfer Tanaka later told news: paper men thaf Japan had approached both London and Washington in an effort to secure a successful termi- nation of the conference through political means. He stated that only Washington had replied thus far. The American answer, he added, ex- pressed appreciation of Japanese sincerity and voiced the earnest de- gire that an agreemént might be reached. He has held conferences here both with Mr, MacVeagh and with Sir John Tilley, the British Am- bassado The promier said that the Geneva conference was tending toward ex- pansion rather than disarmament. Therefore, he hoped that a political rather than a technical approach might effect a compromise. He said he still felt optimistic and hoped that the econference would be successfully concludsd. | outski OLD CAR GIVES 3 GIRLS VACATION School Teachers and Stenog- rapher Buy Auto for $50 and Tour East. Cruising about the country small battered touring car, which they bought for 830 and learned to run on the road, three young women from | the West have been sightseeing in the Capital since their arrival Sunday. They left today for Niagara Falls and other points North and West on their way home. The trio includes two school teach- ers, a stenographer and a set of twins and they are Miss Margaret lson, a kindergarten teacher and Mrs Cora Nettell, stenographer, 23-year-old twins eleth, near Duluth, Mino., and Isadora Duda, 25. high cher of English. of Bleomer, W Going by train first to Minneapolis, Minn., where they had expected to work in a telephone office during their vacations, the girls found a 1922 model touring car bearing all the evidence of wise rond experierice, of- fered for sale at $50. Changed Summer Plans. At once their plans for the Summer changed and despite the fact that none of them had ever driven that particular type of automobile and only one had operated any sort of machine, they pooled their capital and purchas ed the car. The former owner drove the girls through city traffic to the ts and left them to their own resources on June 11. One day out from Minnedpolis the trio had their first and only accident of any consequence on the entire journey to Washington. Steering to one side of the road to allow another machine to pass them, the girls drove their machine into a fence. The mis- hap cost them two blowouts and a bent radious rod, which were re- paired by a good-natured farmer who happened along at the right time. Check Turned Down. Nearing Chicago—Chicago Heights, (0 he ex with onlg 15 cents in their collective possession. At a barbecue inn, where they sought to have a check cashed, they were flatly refused funds by such means by the proprietor. He proved icer” than he at first ap- however, because he invited 1s to have a dinner “on the use, At the next stop, though, they fared better with their check. Their route from the West lay through Lake Mills, Wis.; Battle Creek, Mich., where the three worked four days in a food factory of that Detroit, Toledo, Cleveiand, Har g, Pa.; Gettysburg, then over the Maryland nd finatly into the District. In ng the Allegheny Mountains their machine burned out its clutch and at another point along a hearing was burned. Margaret Olson is chief chauf- feur, while Miss Duda is reliet pilot on the trip. The s figure their expenses, including the investment in the automobile, repairs, gasoline and hoard, will be $100 each for the whole outing. On the road the girls slept in farmhouses mostly and not once were they refused a night's lodging. In Washington the girls have visite their aunt, Mrs. E. E. Schooley, 1107 Massachusetts avenue. PROHIBITION OFFICIALS END CONFERENCE HERE General Discussion of Policy Closes Sessions—No Shake-Up Planned. The conference of prohibition ad- ministraters with Assistant Secretar of the Treasury Lowmanand Prohibi- tion Commissioner Doran came to an end today with a general discussion of policy, but without any notable changes in either the plan for prohibi- tion enforcement or any shake-up in personnel. The final session this morning, Dr. Doran sald, was devoted largely to a general discussion, during which mo- rale of the group was emphasized. The program to be followed, it. was intimated, will be a continuation of the decentralization principle intro- duced and developed by Lincoln C. Andrews, who has resigned as Assist- ant Secretary, effective August 1. The conference has beéen In session here since Monda . 300-MILE PADDLE ENDS. BOSTON, July 14 (P).—Victor An- derson and Gunnar Ellison, 22-vear-old Kast Boston vouths, who paddled home from Brooklyn, N, Y., in a leaky ca- noe purchased for $150, were resting today, after 10 days' exertion in the Atlantic Ocean. They combleted the 300-mile trip from Sheepshead Bay vesterday in their 15-foot craft. An- jerson, a bugler in the National Guard, left at once for Camp Devens. where he was to have reported for Summer duty ’ e in aj hool | the girls found_themselves | | Army | present | formity with the re { on the Mississippi, Ohio, Mi recent { e | of all streams feeding i that | &round | many | | by | Navy, |also to the FIGHT ON FLOOD CONTROL FORECAST Three Major Schools Thought as to Proposed Legislation. of By the Associated P A stubborn od econtrol forecast, notwithstandin unanimity of opinion that at the forthcoming session | tive, the which ¥ ady of engineers Coolidge Wwill transmit to ( there are three major scheols thought as to the form the legisiation should take. Some of those who have studiel ‘he subject are of the opin that the system of wuld he continued with the 1 wherever nec v in the long chain st n nee report levees height and weak hened in con- smmendations of sippi River Commission. ‘This group contends, however, that vement can 1 enly nt of bettering navization ri and nd that no for any other major tributaries, Federal fund can be spent { other purpose. Held Federal Problem. The second group holds that control in the Mississippi Valle: is a Federal problem and that il funds , necessary to prevent a repetition of the disastrous inundation s<houid provided regardiess of the navigability of the river, Their plan calls for the construction of storage dams and reservoirs at the headwate the Missigsippi will impound the flood wate which can be released during t periods of low water into the main stream. The third group wishes to have irrigation and water power develop- ment connected with flood relief by using the water impounded to irri- gate arid farm lands and generate hydro-electric powgr. Soma of the griculturists oppose this plan on the that there already are too acres under cultivation and that such wholesale irrigation wéuld \crease the problem of the Western farme Ar flond ther angle of flood relief that will occupy attention is that of spill- ways. This matter now is being studied by a committee of engineers which will make its report to the | river commission for inclusion in the general recommendations of the Pres ident. | Although it now is regarded as very doubtful that President Coolidge will call a_ special session of Con- {uress, the leaders are bending their efforts toward getting the House and Senate committees dealing with flood velief jointly several weeks in ad- vance of the opening of the regular session in Décember. Public Hearings Favored. While the Army Engineers report p probably will not he ready then, con- gressional leaders believe time could be saved hy public hearings In advance of the beginning of the ses- sion. Before the broad flood relief meas- ure is submitted, pressure will be brought far an emergency appropria- jon immediately after Congreas opens to provide for the rehabilita- tion of the flood sufferers, reconstrue- tion of broken sevee lines and re- pairing national highwayvs damaged or destr the flood. NAVY TORESUME OIL LAND CONTROL Interior Department Will Re- linquish Reserves on August 1. | By the Associated Press, An agreement between the and Interior Departments under which the Navy after August 1 will take back administration of the naval oil reserves and leases of them was announced today Navy Department. Transfer of these lands to the Tn- terior Department was followed by the leases negotiated by 3 former Interior Sec " Doheny, and Harry F. Sinclajr, cover- ing the Hills and Teapot Dome Reserves, The agreement to have the Navy resume control is based upon inter- pretation by the court of the execu- tive order of March 17, last, vesting in the Navy the administration of all leases on naval petroleum reserves. The agreement declares that the Nevy is now sponsible for the adminis- tration of all leases heretofore made, excepting three leases of producing wells in Reserve No. 2 in California. pt. Navy land ac in the Three Leases Ex granted Ny im- Interior 0y, and control, 1 of the sk Cone These three leases pursuant to authority posed in the congres in Februar i he will continue to everc with the co-operative approv Sec Work will gress at the next session, however, to transfer jurisdiction over these leases vy Department policy, it was sald, be a policy of conservation,” under which it will endeavor to keep as much oil in the zround for as long a time as possible. Wells Closed In. the Navy announesd that it had <edd in all of the 21 ofl- producing wells on land in Reserve No. 1, whose output heretofore has been 1,500,000 barrels a y It also has made arrangements with neighboring operatc it was announced, whereby “the offsetting vells have either been also shut down or the adjoining owners will pay to the United States 55 per cent of any increase in production’ resulting from the shutdown of the Navy wells,” his agreement,” said the Navy announcement, local coutrol over the reserve in sectors under the Navy Departrent. The local super- visors of the Geological Survey will continue to perform the same duties as they have heretofore. but will re. port to the respective Navy inspectors in regard to naval petrofeurn seases instead of to the director of the Geo- al Survey, - “The Navy Department will con. sult the Geological Survey as hereto- fore upon technical matters pertain. ing to the reserves. It will determine the policy in regard to issuing any further leases on the reserves.” Kentucky Banker Dies. WINCHESTER, Ky., July 14 (#) Michael Henry Courtney, 68. vice pre fdint and director of the Winchester Bank, died at his home here today of pneumonia. He also had extensive oil and lumber intérests in eastern. Kentucky. Mr. Courtney came f{o ‘lgfllncky 35 years ago from Hartford, were specific the The Navy" will To that end