Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1928, Page 1

“From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star is delivered every evening and WEATHER. (1. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Partly cloudy and much colder today; tomorrow fair. ‘Temperat 75, at 2 pm.; lowest, 60, at 10 p.m. 5 ok Full report on page 5 | he Sundlay Star. WASHINGTON, D. C, S No. 1,203— No. 30,658, Entered as second class macter SUNDAY MORNING, APRIL 8, 1928—100 PAGES. FIVE CENTS office, Washington, D. C CITY RADIANT IN SPRING BEAUTY AL SMITH SCORES ANOTHER VICTORY {INIOWA PRIMARY ©Governor Beats Meredith, 553 to 90, in Contest for Delegates. WNEW YORKER'S VICTORIES DISCOURAGE OPPONENTS Foes Pin Hopes on Walsh to Win in California Primary Campaign. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. - Gov. Al Smith of New York scored another victory in the West yesterday. This time it was in the Democratic nomination. Meredith is an ardent dry. He threw himself into the breach recently in The State convention will select the four delegates at large fo the Demo- ¢ratic national convention. The proba- bilities are that Smith will have the four at large delegates - - But if the Democrats of the South are pot yet clear how Smith may be defeated for the presidential nomina- tion, some of them at least are laying to prevent his election in Novem- 7. ‘There is & movement on 0ot, ac- and the 22 dis- | Colorful Religious Se Easter, Christendom’s festival of joy, dawned today upon a National Capital abloom with the flowers of Spring, jthronged with radiant youth and peo- pled by a citizenry prepared to observe the spirit of the day in church and, | withal, along the boulevard | Washington's 50,000 -odd visitors, | most of them boys and girls holidaying {here from half a dozen nearby States, will join with the official and private residents of the city in emphasizing this morning the devotional aspects of the day, and in faring forth this afternoon to the parks and avenues for the tradi- | tional fashion promenade. Weather Reports Disquieting. Disquieting weather reports failed to halt the elaborate preparations which had been made for the annual observ- |ance. It was doubtful whether the pos- | sibility of a shower this morning or the prospects of cool winds and partly cloudy skies would deter milady from venturing forth in her sheer Spring finery on this long-awaited occasion. Many of the church services were to be as colorful, in their way, as the tash- | lon review or blossoming Nature herself. Against the smooth green slopes of | the garden amphitheater at Walter | Reed Hospital was to be emblazoned at | sunrise this morning a “living cross” of ind and white, composed of 500 uni- formed Red Cross workers, Army nurses and men of the medical department. This massive tableau features the annual Easter sunrise service of the' AS EASTER MORNING DAWNS rvices Will Open Day, While Throngs Will Visit Cherry Blossom Spectacle. Army Medical Center. More than 10,000 persons are expected to witness the spectacle and join in the religious exercises accompanying it. Service at Temple Heights. Another impresive early morning | service will be the sunrise program held | at Temple Heights, under auspices of | the Federation of Churches. ‘This | service will begin at 7 o'clock, while the | one at Walter Reed Hospital will be- | gin 7:30 o'clock. | Sylvan Theater in the Washington Monument Grounds will be the scene of third public observance from 5 to 6 | o'clock this afternoon, when the second | annual Easter eventide service will be { held under the auspices of the District | of Columbia branch and the National | and ]hteml!lcnflx Community Bible Readers League, Inc. Absence rr:s‘n‘: the city of Mrs. Coolidge, who is visiting her sick mother in Northampton, Mass, will change the | complexion of the observance at the | White House, hoth today and tomorrow. | Today will be not unlike any other Sabbath at the White House, and much | of the glamor of rolling eggs on the White House lawn tomorrow will be | lost, with the First Lady not there to | mingle with the children as in previous | years | * President Coolidge planned to attend | services this morning at the First Con- gregational Church, Tenth and G streets. and it was likely that Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns, White House guests, would accompany him. £ Other churches in the city were due to be filled with Easter congregations (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) KIDNAPING VICTIM Members of Gang Arrested After Week’s Hunt for Chicago Man. By the Associated Press. a week by a band of kidnapers as host- age for a $100,000 ransom, Thomas From then on, he said, he could not tell | where he was taken, although he said he was moved several times. The police got on the trail of the ng late last night after the kidnaper: made overtures to Gaynor's partner, RESEUEDBY POLEE CHICAGO, April 7.—Held captive for | | James McCormick. Three of them were |arrested when they appeared at the . | Gaynor-McCormick agency for the | money. ~With information from this Irge for some other Democrat than|trio police detailed five squads on the Smith. They might, for example, in Georgia agree to vote for Senator George, and in South Carolina, to vote for Senator Blease. If these slates of electors were chosen by the voters at the polls, the~ States would be Jost to Smith but 2l the same time would not 89 W the Republicans. Mr. Meredith, when he announced himself & favorite son candidate in pursuit of the gang and this morning had succeeded in rounding up two others, only to learn that Gaynor had & road house Buspected of Other Kidnapings. |, Tipped he had been taken to Cryst | Lake, the squads continued their search {unttl’ they met with success late this been moved from the first hiding place, | Jowa, did 50 in the face of the advice | afternoon of some of his friends. It was clear | Police Commissioner Micha Hughes that his object was Lo head off Gov.|said he was convinced the gang was the Bmith, and many of the Democrats In | same which had operated recently in | Iows felt 3t was & mistake %o start & | Detrolt, Philadelphia and other large new fight against another Democri eities and numbered among its recent ‘They felt the same way about Mere- | victims here “Dapper Jake” Adler, cab- @in's demand, issued in New York last | aret owner and broker, who was held Fall, for some candidate t prevent | captive until his friends paid $15,000 the nomination of Gov. Smith. more, Mr. Meredith was not considered & particularly strong candidate to go up sgainst Gov. Bmith in lowa. It is esti- mated thet 40 L 50 per cent of the Democratic voters in lowa are Catholics and still others are wet. On several oc- casions Mr. Meredith has offended the holic voters in his State, at one time teking up the movement against ps. yoehial schools Many of ihe former McAdoo men in Jowa have swung over 1o Smith. If the governor does not give his reco exclusively 0 the Wilbur Marsh faction, which was ousted four years ago by the McAdoo faction, headed by Clyde Her- ring, the present Democrstie national commitieeman, i is Jikely he will have & solid Yows delegation st the con- vention Altack On Hoover, The McNary-Haugen ferm relief bill bobe up agaln this week as the vehicle of stlack upon the presidential candi- dacy of Secretary Hervert Hoover The wnt-Hoover Republicans, the rupport- ers of the nominaion of former Goy Lowden of Niinols, ‘of Vice President Dawes Kanser, of Senstor Watson of Indisns and of Senator Norris of Kebrasks, wili al) picture the weskness of Mr. Hoover i the eorn and whest belts, atiributed e his opposition 10 the farm bill sud s equelization fee The same bill will be used by the Democrats in Congress as & vehicls v embarress the Republican sdministre. tion. Their hope is W put the bill up 1o Presidens Collidge sgain and force Jim to veto it. If this happens, the Democrats hope o embitter the West- farmers ainst the Republicens and perticularly egeinst My Hoover, should he be the nominee of the party ppens, however, that of 1he who_wre candidstes for the 4, 1) Ci ognition | ’lor him The detectives also brought back to | Chicago three automobiles, one of them | reported stolen 10 days ago and said to | have been used by the ki pers. Later the identity of three of (e men became known. They are Otlo | Bchoen, 68, of Chicago, propriefor of | the Otto’s Inn, near Dundee; his negro porter, Arthur Brown of Ofiicago, and Big Bill" Lewis, gambler The police said Optn's Inn was the | place In wiuch Gagnor wax held pris- oner. | They attaghed the most importance | to the arresl of Lewis, believed to have | been the “go-between” for the Detroit { gang. |~ Oaynor appeared at the bureau late |in the dey with detectives who had lrmcubfl him, Three others of the kid- 1nlpln[ gang were brought back with Gaynor, Commissioner Hughes sald, | but did not revesl their names 1.5, WARY OF NEW REPARATION PLANS Scheme to Saddle Investors Here Withr German Obli- gations Is Scored. | { BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. Prominent United States Government | officials scent In the latest European plans for revision of the Dawes plan, a subtle scheme to saddle the whole busi- ness of German reparations on the broad shoulders of Uncle Sam. The scheme pivots around the suggestions put forth at Carcassone. Prance, April 1, by Premier Raymond Poincare, who intimated that Germany's heavy bur- dens under the Dawes plan be eased by permitting her to Ger- man railway and industrial bonds in the sum of her annual psyments. Be- ginning this year, these payments reach their maximum — 2,500,000,000 gold marks, or roundly, $625,000,000. Europe’s inability to absorb so colossal a yearly flotation of German securities is well recognized. There could be only one market capable of taking them up. That is the money market of the United States. To it, highly placed ad- are convinced, it would be Europe’s pur- to let the pay their tion annuities in marketable bonds. The net result would be that the United Would Transfer Troubles. The whole financial aftermath of the war would be transferred at WOoop from Europe, where Germany's chief creditors are, across the Atlantic to this country, which has only an indirect and | minor interest in reparations. All the | United States is claiming from the Ger- | mans in the shape of war costs is the | amount due for the expenses of our temporary army of occupation on the Rhine. 'l"’:ns :’;Il!r h.i‘ authority for s gesting that as as the Coolidge administration remn- in power, ‘:’:y proposals by Europe thus to get rid of German reparations will fall on deaf ears. It is not within the province of the administration to listen to, or to reject, European schemes for linking up reparations with inter-allled war debts. As far as this country is con- cerned, war debts are exclusively within the jurisdiction of Congress and the World War Debt Punding Commission, ess could make -"Sux for inter- locking reparations and allied debts to the United States Treasury, if it wanted to. But there has been little sentiment in that direction, and there is as little likelihood that it will ever develop. Congress has sanctioned liberal fund- ing settlements with the eight or ten European countries that borrowed war funds from us. House and Senate are not minded to go beyond that. They would certainly not look with favor upen any gm)ect to entangle the United Btates with Germany’s financial obliga- tions to her European adversaries. Money Flows to Europe. Europe’s belief in the readiness and capacity of the American money market to hold the reparations bag is doubt- less due o the stupendous rate at which our investments in the Old World are mounting up. Dr. Max Winkler, writing a few weeks ago on “The Ascendancy of the Dollar,” for the Forelgn Policy Assoclation, listed the total of the United Btates’ forelgn holdings at the end of 1927 at $14,500,000, About one-seventh of that fabulous sum was ndded last year, when American capital was put inilo investments abroad to the extent of $2,071,954,100. 1t_would appear to be all the more ““(Continued on Page 3, Column 3.) { | ! Wiy’ Wioilitis Whdnal v Wons of Benawr Charles Curts of | LONDON, April 7. Hysterical women who crowd around the jumps et point- o point race meetings in which the Prince of Wales rides are blamed by the Bunday lxfim\u for many of the recent falls of his royal mfl:‘n- The newspaper, i caption “Fair Play for the o mb‘ilh- this morning the statement that thess women erowd the };flnu with shrill cries of wre about 1o take resull that the mount s 1) Mo rider off 3 the Altention is called to s recent meet- ing st which, it is sald, Wales was rid- ing Lady Doon, Crowds of enthusiastic women crowded around them as they left the that the prince had the utmost dim.- culty in managing her. - trations at the jumps caused Lady Doon o refuse them iwice and ultimately so frightened her she stumbled and fell, throwing her The nave declded un e e, gremstin | nee chance in the l’um. MONSLTS - tions will be taken to has & sporting ministration personages at Washington | pmetowm;hcumnmrhedeetded’ Germans States would have thrust upon it the re- | ANTH-WAR EFFORT 10 BE WIDENED T0 INCLUDE G NATIONS U. S. and France Agree to Approach London, Berlin, Rome and Tokio. | THEIR VIEWS DESIRED ON MULTILATERAL PACT Correspondence to Be Submitted at Once, but Method of Doing So Undecided. By the Associated Press. Prance and the United States agreed yesterday to submit immediately their diplomatic correspondence on the pro- posal for a muitilateral treaty renounc- | ing war to Great Britain, Germany, | | Italy and Japan. | The agreement followed a call of the | | French Ambassador, Paul Claudel, upon | Secretary Kellogg to inform him that | M. Briand, French foreign minister, had | expressed a willingness that the cor- | respondence should be submitted im- | mediately to the four nations for their | consideration and comment. Have Exchanged Views. Conversations between Ambassador Claudel and Secretary Kellogg have been going on since receipt of the last | French note on March 30. In the course [ of these discussions it was made plain to M Claudel that the United States has not conceded that the considera- tions advanced by France in that note necessitated any modification of the plain formula to renounce war. Mr. Ktlm expressed the belief that the time come for submitting the question with the entire correspondence to the four other powers. This brought | the reply from Brhn;dy | was willing to proct suggested. as Mr. Kellogg early this week, but the exact method of placing it before the four govern- m‘oxr‘:et: has not been definitely deter- mined. Nations Have All Data. It may be done in conversations with the ambassadors of those nations here in Washington or by a joint note of the French Ambassador and the Secretary of State. The four nations already have been supplied unofficially with copies of all the correspondence and are therefore wholly acquaimnted with the proposal. Forel Minister Briand's last note, in which he tentatively accepted Secre- tary Kellogg's proposal for submission of the note to the other powers, con- tained various tions. Has been whether they were in efiect reserva- tions. It was not clear to American officials whether M. Briand intended they should be considered as reserva- tions by Prance, making them condi- tional to the proposed treaty. | |FATE OF TWO SHIPS PUZZLES HAWAII Minesweepers Put Out Second Time in Search After Dis- tress Calls. By the Associated Press. HONOLULU, April 7.—A mystery of the sea was revived today when the Pearl Harbor naval station announced that the minesweepers Ludlow and Burns were leaving to search a wide area northwest of the Hawalian Islands for the British motorship Asiatic Prince, which is about five days overdue at éolk.?h‘m" Japan, from San Pedro, alif, Naval officers sald the radio call let- ters of the Aslatic Prince, a British mo- torship, and those of the lost British tanker British Hussar were nearly the same. Therefore they thought it pos- sible that a distress call heard March 24 might have been from the Aslatic Prince, rather than from the British esterday that he | The correspondence will be submitted | | | store | FOUR BANDIT GALLS " RECENED N HOUR Cierk Foils Thief; Another Charged With Larceny. | Family Heid Up. Four bandit alarms, flashed into po- lice headquarters between 7:30 and 8:30 | o'clock last night, sent police and de- | tectives flying to various sections of the | city A courageous young clerk in a chain | | grocery store, en route to bank with | $300, outwitted a white bandit at Four- teenth and Belmont streets, who at the | point of a pistol sought to walk him mto a secluded spot and rob him, by | darting away suddenly and running to | | safety into a filling station office. | Another young clerk in a chain gro- | cery store at Takoma Park, also en | route to bank with $240 for deposit, | secreted the money in a hollow tree | and falsely reported that he had been | mlduuudmbheabyumkmdmn.! Four members of a grocer'’s family were stood off in a room adjoining the | grocery store at 1618 Eighth street by | a colored bandit while his companions held the proprietor at bay and rifled | the cash register of $20. Physician Is Robbed. A colored physican, lured to the im- mediate vicinity of the eighth precinct police station on a medical call, was held up and robbed by a colored man of $8 and valuable papers. | James Coakley, 19 years old, 1205 N | street, a clerk in a Piggly Wiggly 2422 Fourteenth street, dened the hold-up man and saved his em- ployers’ funds. While standing under the brightly lighted canopy of the Sulllvan & Hennan filling station at Fourteenth and Belmont streets, directly across the street from the store, ne was confronted by a bandit who ordered him to walk into the shadows on Belmont street Temporarily obeying the bandit’s command, Coakley started in that direction and, taking the bandit by sur- prise, dodged from in front of his con- cealed pistol and ran into the filling station. The bandit did not follow, C. T. Umbaugh. manager of the store, told police ne noticed a man lurking about the front of the place and with this in mind he ordered Coakley to board a street car for the bank at 14th and Kenyon streets instead of walking as was his custom. It was while wait- ing for the car and seeking shelter from | _Vpip You Ever/ JBEFORE SEE ’SUCH LOVELY CHEERY BLOSSOM TIME. Pajama-Clad Inmate Decamps With Fire Truck From Asylum By the Associated Press STONINGTON, Conn.. April 7— Residents of this town thought they were witnessing the filming of a movie comedy today when a fire engine, driven by a man clad only in pajamas, roared through the central streets pursued by half a dozen uniformed men on motor- cycles. They thought differently, however, when, as the fire engine slowed to a halt in heavy traffic, one of the uniformed men jumped from his machine onto the fire engine, clambered up in the driver’s seat and clasped handcuffs on the driver. It developed that the pajama-clad driver was an inmate of a State insane asylum at Norwich and had run off with the hospital's fire truck SIMMONS CHARGES LA DEATH PLOT Deposition at Pittsburgh in Receivership Case Says Foes Control Order. By the Associated Press PITTSBURGH, April 7.—Charging that he was marked for death because he openly opposed “maladministration” of the affairs of the Ku Klux Klan under the Evans administration, Wil- | liam J. S8immons, founder of the order, filed a deposition in Federal Court here today supporting five former members in their suit to have a receiver ap- pointed for the Klan in this State. The receivership suit, a counter-ac- tion filed after the Klan had asked that the former members be restrained from using its name, will be called up in court | Monday. The former members ask that a re- ceiver be named and that the Klan ac- count for all money collected in the State. The Klan. asking the restraining order, .sought $100,000 damages from T ECTION CHANGES CTZENS COUNGIL Five New Members Success- ful in Balloting—Result Is Cheered. The composition of the Citizens’ Ad- visory Council was almost completely changed as a result of the election last night by the Federation of Citizens Association. Five new members were clected and three candidates for re- election were defeated. The new council will be composed of | Joseph L. Gammell of the Lincoln Park Citizens' Association. Thomas E. Lodge of the American University Park Citi- zens' Association, Willlam A. Roberts of the Conduit Road Citizens’ Associa- | tion, Charles I. Stengle of the Pet- worth Citizens’ Association, F. Tracy | Campbell of the Anacostia Citizens’ As- | soctation, and George R. Wales of the | Cathedral Heights Citizens’ Association. { The last named and James G. Yaden. chairman ex officio of the council, will be the only veterans on the new council. Wales, incidentally, was the only candi- | date for re-election who returned to the council Roberts was one of the leaders in the fight on the traction merger plan at the recent hearings. Three Others Defeated. The three other members of the council who sought re-election and were defeated were Robert S. Strobel of the South Washington Citizens' Asso- Henry C. Newcomer of the Kalorama Citizens' Association Kenneth P. Armstrong of the Rhode Island Avenue Citizens' Association. Edwin S. Hege and Dr. George C. Havenner, who also were members of the council, did not seek re-election. Out of a field of 13 candidates 5 of the 6 to be elected were chosen on the first ballot on a fourth ballot. With 25 absentees, 77 delegates voted on the first ballot and 84 of the total |of 100 delegates were represented on the final ballot A total of 39 votes was n¢ for a choice on the first ballot, which re- sulted as follows: Armstrong, 35 votes; The sixth was chosen b the rain that the youth was approached Hussar, still unreported vi mLudlnwmapfiunuwmnf:m about By e, usn_who. had follswed i islands an " . g8, mils nortmest of Lhe lands and | o srand iaroeny was lodged radioed distress call heard faintly these | bY the police of the thirteenth precinct vessels put to sea March 25 and search- | 8gainst Rudolph Dettwetler, 19 years ed several days to the southwest of |0id, 5408 Ninth street, a clerk in the Hawall 5 - Atlantic & Pacific store at 6912 Fourth street, Takoma Park, after he admitted to the officers that his story of being the ex-members, claiming they collected that sum from Klan members without | authorization. % Accuses Fox. Simmons, in his deposition, assailed the administration of Imperial Wizard Hiram W. Evans, and charged that he had “reliable information” indicating that persons connected with Evans had | sought to take his life. He said that| Chairman Yaden's announcement of Phil Fox, publicity agent for Evans, had | the five successful candidates, which attempted to assassinate him the day | caused considerable surprise, owing to before Fox killed Capt. W. S. Copurn, | the bitterness that had marked the Atlanta attorney. campaign throughout, due to tue | Campbell, 33. Henry K. Dierkoph, 9. Gammell, 40. William F. Kelly, 3: Mrs. May D. Lightfoot, 16: , 45 | Newcomer. 38; Roberts, 43; Stengle, 49; | Strobel, 27. Wales, 50, and Fred S. Walker, 17. One vote was cast for Mr. Hege Result Is Cheered. TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—28 PAGES. Genera! News-~Local, National Foreign. Polits Survey of the United States— Pages 12, 13 and 14. » and robbed of the store’s money while en route to bank was false. The young clerk had been dispatched to a nearby bank with the day's receipts and re- turned a short time later with a report that he had been held up as he passed a vacant lot near the store and robbed of all the money. The bandit, he said, pointed a pistol at him, took the money “Since the present administration took | merger fight, was received enthusiastic puddock, so territying the mare | < T, states that hunting circles Lhese “‘M iyl Parent-Teacher Activitles—Pay At Community Centers—Page 20. Serial sto 'he Inn of the Hawk and Raven"—Page 21. Schools and Colleges—Page 32, W. C. T. U. Activities—Page 23. Y. W. C. A Activities—Page 27 PART TWO—8 PAGES, Editorials and Editorial Features, Notes of Art and Artists—Page 4 Review of New Books—Page 4. Cross-word Puzzle - Page 5. Radlo News—Page 6. PART THREE—I12 PAGES, Boclety, News of the Olubs—Pages 7 and 8 Around the City—Page 8. D. A. R. Activities—Page 8. Clubwomen of the Natlon—Page 9. Boy Bcouts—Page 0. PART FOUR—16 PAGES. News of the Motor World—Pages 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10. Fraternal News—Pages 11 and 12 | Army and Navy News—Page 12 Civillan Army News—Page 13 District National Cunrd-—-Page 13 Veterans of the Great Wer—Page 15 Hpanish War Veteran Marine Corps News—Pay PART FIVE—~4 PAGES, Pink Sports Bection PART SIX— and then returned the bank book, ex- laining that he would get in trouble f he failed to return it. Money Recovered. Headquarters Detectives Harry Cole and Clarence Talley were sent to the thirteenth precinct after the youth made his report, questioned him and left. Then Lieut. J. E. Bowers, Precinct Detective T. C. Bragg and Sergt. J. R. Hood renewed the questioning and Dettweller finally admitted, they said, that he had secreted the money in a hollow tree at the fqot of Maple street. | He had intended calling by for it after he finished his work, the police sald Dettweller declared, according to the officers, that he has been assisting his mother to purchase thelr small home. The money was recovered. Mrs, Elizabeth Holser, proprietor ot the grocery store at 1618 &’llhth street, WAS nding In the doorway between the store and a dining room in which four members of her family were seated about & table. Two colored bandits en- tered. The occupants of the room were held up by one of the bandits while the other brought Mrs, Holser into the store and took the contents of the cash register. One of the bandits cursed loudly and threatened to shoot and so bolsterous was his conduot that the companion remonstrated with him for his actions, The_two_men_had_visited the store “(Continued on Page 4, Column BOUNDARY PARLEY OPENS | Dis Pinancial News—Pag PART SEVEN—8 PAGES Magagzine Bection—Motion and GRAPHIC SECTION—10 PAGES, orld Events in ure TEQUOIGALPA, Honduras, April 17 mismoner Koy T, Dava.toaky mi r Roy T, rated at Omoa the conf 18 expected to settle amica umm r)mz foud bel duras O gy gy Ul L ors | " Ms.; Mhm of History, iween Hon | manifests everything else but a spirit | cast. charge of the Klan." Simmons con-|ally. The second ballot to elect the tinued, “judging from all that I have | sixth member got under way with- been able to see and hear. it has been | out delay and the result showed destructive and conducted contrary to| that 83 votes were scattered between its original plans and purposes. * * * | ‘rmstrong. Campbell, Dierkoph, Mrs. I could not consistently remain or be ! Lightfoot, Newcomer, Strobel and n member of the order and thereby in- | Walker. Mr. Campbell led with 28 dorse the maladministration of the or- | votes, but as 43 voles were necessary ganization. The entire conduct of the [ for a choice, a third ballot was administration of the Klan throughout | necessitated. One blank ballot had been the Nation under his (Evans) regime dropped n the box. Is grossly disgusting and very evidently | " On (he third ballot 84 votes were oph Wi and purpose of constructive patriotism.” | e u,‘M:udu;;k I“rr;«:?u:m";fwxnn?l‘ Conspiracy Charge. | votes to 36 and Mr. Newcomer received Simmons charged that Evans over- |23, & gain of 3 votes. Mrs. Lightfoot turned him as chief of the Klan by a [ received 2 votes, a loss of 3 and conspiracy in which D. C. Stephenson, | Mr. Strobel's vote had dropped from 15 now serving a life term for murder in (10 8 Mr. Walker drew 3 votes, having Indiana, was involved. He said this |#ained 1 conspiracy was entered into before the| The fourth ballot resulted Imperial *Klonvokation in November, | candidate receiving 45 vot 1922. He named Frod L. Savage and | MAKIng the announcement, Chairman Paul 8. Ethelridge as parties to the al- [ Yaden sprang a_surprise. “Delegates. (Continued on Page 4, Column 6) | (Continued on Page 4, Column 6 i one but i Enroll me as a member of @he Foening Star Golden Rule Safe Drivers Club Name Address 1 agree to abide by the Golden Rule of Motordem, “Drive as you would have others drive," and at all times be considerate of pedestrians and children, D. C. HEADS BALK BLANTON'S PLAN'TO RETRY POLICE CASE Cite Law Making Trial Board Findings Final Unless Staples Files Appeal. OTHER OFFICERS HOPE TO SUE FOR DAMAGES <Collugn=.of Texan Reported Pre- paring Bill to “Dock” Him for Time Spent on Case. The announced intention of Repre- sentative Blanton of Texas to fight the case of Policeman Orville Staples over again before the board of District Com- missioners met with a prompt rebuff yesterday afternoon from the Commis- sioners themselves. | Blanton’s announcement that he would have the case tried anew before the Commissioners followed the dis- | closure of the verdict of the police trial board that Staples was guilty on 9 of the 13 specific charges on which he was tried. Dismissal from the police force was the sentence prescribed for could not, without violating the law. | retry the case, and made it plain thar zppeal in writing there! five days.” e from is made in i | Schenck | the trial board Thursday to answer a charge of making a false report to a superior officer. Three Versions Cited. Galimore, according to Maj. Hesse, has given three different versions of “Under the provigions of an act of g:)nne$ xlx;;:m\-rd Jg\;n:e 8. 1906 (U. S ats., Vol. 34. page 222), it is provided that the findings of the police trial board shali be final and comclusive un- lass appeal in writing therefrom is made within five days to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia,” said the Commissioners’ letter to Blanton. “No- tice &me finding of the trial board | was ivered to Pvt. Staples this day. In the event that Pvt. S desires to appeal. the law provides that such ap- | peal shall be made in writing within five days. Under the provisions of see- | Hon 7 of chapter 17 of the manual of | the Metropolitan Police ent of | the District of Columbia, it is provided that these fixe days shall be exclusive | of Sundays and legal holidays. b;l‘ndcr the provisions of the law | above quoted. the hear: on 8 ¥ may be submitted mheurw‘owlv &w;.n writing, and the decision of the Com- missioners thereon shall be final and | conclusive. It is further provided in | said mw, that the Commissioners stg i | not be required. in their review of the sentence and finding of the trial board, to take evidence either aral, written or (ah‘.rum‘;x:ur,v. and the s | have POwer 1o reduce or modify the | Anding or penalty of the trial board or i remand the case to the trial board for such further proceedings as they may | deem necessary. Case Discussed Long. In the event that an appeal is taken by Pyt Staples the Commission- ers will determine at the earliest prace | ticable date what further proceedings { will be had on such appeal * | The Commissioners spent considers Able time dwscussing the Staples case After the verdict of the irial board Was submitted to them by Chairman Willlam H Wahly. The letter to Mr. Blanton was the lone product of the | protracted conference, although it had | been indicated earlier in the day that | & formal statement might be issued :t:m respect to the trial board’s decis on, The Commissioners, it was announced. | will take no further action until Mr. { | Blanton notiftes them whether he - tends to appeal from the trial board'e dectsion. And. as indicated in letter to the Representative, the pro- cedure to be followed will then be de~ ! termined ! Decision “Is Proof Pusitive.” Mr. Rlanton ifsued his statement soon after he had been informed of the trial board's verdict. It read as “:doe s of positive of my “This ision is proo contentlon that Staples has been (ramed. “(1) With false evidence