Evening Star Newspaper, November 20, 1928, Page 2

2 =2 MIDWEST FAGES EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. TUESDAY, MANIAC HATCHET ~ [BYRD POLAR SHI THE SAFE CRACKERS TAKE SCHOOL FUNDS NOVEMBER 20, 1928. CRANDIURVBACKS COUNTY OFFEALS CHILDREN SAVED IN FIRE THREAT OF FLOOD Thousands of Acres Covered Along Mississippi as Crest Rises. By the Associated Press. Into the lap of Old Man River hime self, the deep-rolling, untractable Mis- slssippi, was poured today the anger of the late Autumn floode. Levees near Quiney, Ill, had crumbled permitting the waters of swollen tribus taries to sweep over thousands of acres of corn, wheat and rice on both the Missouri and Iilinois sides of the Mis- sissippl. With this flood, and damage done by the Kentucky and Cumberland Rivers in Kentucky, the uncontrolled waters today had claimed 17 lives and inflicted a property loss roughly estimated at $10,000,000. Fourteen Are Dead in West. In Missouri, Kensas and Oklahoma, ‘where 14 lives have been lost and where property damage has been heaviest, & recession of e waters was making ible a survey of the greatest Novem= r flood damage these States have ever known, That was true, however, more particularly in Kansas and Oklahoma, for across Missouri the river that has the same name continued to be a rag- ing menace. The Missouri was dangerously close to flood stage across the entire Btate and the inundation of great areas of bottom lands near 8t. Louls was feared. Smaller streams in the St. Louls terri~ tory were choked with waters, and flnny ralltoad lines and highways roughout the State were blocl 1n ‘The number of homeless ran high into e thousands. One thousand were iven from their dwellings in five Ken- tucky communities alone, with the Ken- tucky and Cumberland Rivers still ris- Ing at last reports from the flooded areas early today. Pineville, Georgetown, Sunshine, Barbourville and Middlesboro were the Kentucky communities hardest hit bi the rising waters. Qeorgetown and Bunshine are suburbs of Harlan. Near Pineville three employes of the Virginia-Harlan Ooal Corporation were swept to death when a tree, borne on the fiood's crest, tore away & bridge on which they stood. Rich Land Is Flooded. There was no loss of life in the region #urrounding Quinoy, Iil, slthough many thousands of actes were flooded. The bursting of the Mark levee, Which pro tooted the South Fabius drainage dis- s::t on the Missouri side of the Mis- Lp%l, rmitted the waters to rflur w&r ,000 llcm of rich bottom land and ita growing crops. On the Illinois side the earthen levee which has served to confine Bear since 1892 crumbled in four places, amm{rs.m acres in the Lima drain- age district, 20 miles north of qulno 3 e et 1 148 the g night reg! L . :;v n:nr: ev.:'! "fi in the half cen t hes been in use. The Missouri-Illinois flooded territory mear Quincy was one in which there are E‘o tl:. elcom‘mlunllgal. s mrt';nnu fact t minimi per 3 BSome farmers on the flllnou nm expressed the h oorn crops might be sas same of their wheat. Cold and snow were following the in parts of and Missouri, making neoessary till further rehabilitation and rellef meas- ures among the thwll{lhdl of m re thrown Kansas egmunmn as hekd- the fidod victims and local jgations. were | aid. The American Legi tion Army were helping wherever their services could be. utilized to best ad- vantage, Train schedules were slowly being geturned to normal, aithough there were many miles of right-of-way where ropair crews were at work. Normal train service was predioted by tonight. Highway damage was larly Reavy in Missouri, .running into hun- dreds of thousands of dollars. TENNESSEE FEELS FLOOD. @rest Passes From Southeast Kentucky After Taking Toll, PINEVILLE, Ky, November 20 (#)— Flood waters of the up&vr.oumbor- lend River, sweeping into Tennessee ur!}e today after claiming three lives at Tejay, forced over 1,000 persons to fice and caused property damage esti- mated at over $200,000. The ‘swollen stream swept the coun- tryside of Bell Harlan and Knox counties, in SBoutheast Kentucky, When the crest had passed, late last night, the waters had approached within a few inches of the record of 1018, Lawrence Miles, Melvin Tatron and ©. C. Saylor, all residents of Pineville, lost their lives in the flood. Today thelr bodies had not been recovered. Middlesboro was cut off from com- rmunication for many hours yesterday mrdt,e dmuch property damage was res mnxg!'nveu were. reported still quartered | b, in the Harlan and Bell County Court- houses. River communities in Northern nessee, warned of approaching mede preparations for safet; flood began to sweep in Jstricken Kentucky area. | MOTOR TRAFFIC PARALYZED. Idaho Highways Are Blocked By 30-inch Snowfall, LEWISTON, Ida, November 20 (#) agom !,l;"lflwb be’tvll\een Btites and Elk , southeast of here, was paralysed ‘when 30 inches of enow fell "um- A ‘The hlfihmy on the summit between Orangeville and White Bird, 100 miles south, was covered with a blanket six inches deep. The Camas Prairie coun- try ecast of here, a farming section, reported two inches of enow. Tem- rtures at Lewiston have been below for two consecutive days. that of their | A mp::d possibly Above: Girley, pet dog of Mr. and Mrs. Geor, from a hous2 in the next block by barking when Wahl, who summoned them remen arrived to extinguish a fire in their home. Thsets, left to right: Frank Wahl, aged 5, and Charles, aged 2, who were rescued by firemen. Walter, aged 7, Is shown with the doj TRIAL OF STEWART NEARS END TODAY Case May Be in Hands of Jury Before This Evening. By the Assaciated Press. The perjury trial of Robert W. Stewart, chairman of $he board of the Standard Oil of Indiana, moved into its final phases today with counsel for the Government and the defense sum- ming up thelr cases before the jury in| " District of Columbia Supreme Court. Under the arrangement fixed by Justice Jennings Bafley glving two hours to each ‘sidé it was problematical at the outset whether the case would get to the jury today. Opening the argument for the Gov- ernment, United Btates Atttorney Leo Gharged. with having Beriirea Ngnselt ving per. sl before a Benate 15-3& Dome comn= Soniinenta Tacing Do. of Oyiads, had . 0f 8, ha made up his mind that mmmmltm would obtain no information from him with respect to the Liberty bond profits of that company. Charged on Three Cout tewart . cnnaetal on- thres -counts wi?h lvlnt false information to the committee which was seeking to de- termine the disposition of the Cons tinental bonds, a portion of which had been traced from Arrx P, Sinclair, nil magnate to Albert B. Fall, former Becretary of the Interior. Rover declared that it was for the &ry to determine whether Stewar tified as is alleged when he was be- fore the committee: whether he was be- rs he gave to the committee's ques- tions were deliberately false, and I:lv‘r.iu“{“ the committee meeting was He asserted that the official minutes uf the committee showed & quorum of eight to have been present, and he maintained that the officlal printed to confarm with T8, what Stewart told the committee, and added that Stewart's later testimony shows he had made up his mtnd to evade, refuse to answer and to make false answers, U. 8. Oase Declared “Flimay.” ‘Terming = the Government's “fimsy and pal weak," Frank J. Hogan, chief of counsel for Stewart, declared that the charges against the ol man were lmrlnfl by ‘“politiclans and sensational yellow journalists.” He described 1t as “persecution.” Hogan attacked "the Government's contention that a quorum was present when Stewart appeared before the com- mittee, He asserted that the Govern- ment's claim had not been established testimony, and had, in fact, been d 'Fro 5 he testimony had- shown, Hogan that some of the eight com- Fepors s Broseet Wore. not. BRyAIGRly were nof 8 in attendance, but were set pfi'fiwfi'-’.’ present after phone calls to the com- ml_}telehflerkl. i 'aking up the test introduced by the Government l?:’ show that Stewart had sworn falsely, he said that much of the Government's case rested with the memory of its witnesses. He compared testimony given by Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana in the present case with what Walsh said when appearing as a witness in Stewart's ::l;l}" rudrmc:num t n(mn;: :nmu. als ‘epancies which, he said, re- ve;les a hu?t.y mernory. o Entire Case Presented. Counsel for the oil magna its entire case yesterday. SMITH TELLS JURY HE WAS DERANGED AT TIME OF KILLING (Continued From First Page.) drink for the events which led up to the slaying. Chief Justice McOoy had occasion yesterday afternoon to rebuke the host of spectators who filled the little courts room in which Smith is being tried. Earller in the day he had announced that if there was insufficient room for the jurors such room would have to be made, and instructed the deputy mar- shals on duty there to that effect. In the afternoon session, just after the prosecution had rested its case and the jury had been dismissed, the spec- tators arose and started to leave also, and the courtroom momentarily was in_confusion. ‘The court called: “Every one must remain seated. You have come here to satisfy your curlosity when Kw might better be somewhere else. low you'll stay here until the court is adjourned.” He instructed the deputy marshals to guard all the doors of the courtroom and allow no one to leave. The spectators’ imprisonment was of short duration. The jurist stayed on the bench after the jurors had left only long enough to deny two motions defense counsel and 15 minutes after the guards had been placed at the doors they were removed and the spec- Jiators allowed to leave. presented The defense attacked the officlal record of Stewart's testimony when he appeared before the Senate committee to answer questions about the Continental Trading Co. The question of whether there was a quorum present when the oil man was quizzed was also stressed, and the more than a dozen character witnesses who appeared for the defendant ranged from a benk president and retired ratiroad vice presi- dent to Btewart's chauffeur and a mason's helper. Btewart k sharp iscue with the tecord on one question which formed the basis for one of the three counts in the perjury indictment. This ques- tion, referring to the Liberty bond pmfih of the Oontinental company, was: “Have you had any conversation or knowledge 1eading you to believe any ~Star fi'un Photo. THREE ARE RESCUED IN BURNING HOME Woman and Two Grandohil- dren Saved by Firemen. - Dog Sounds Alarm. Firemen last night rescued an B85« year-old woman and her two small grandchildren after they had been par- mllg overcome by smoke in their home at 1220 Pennsylvania avenue southeast. The former was treated at Oasuaity | ng‘lul. but the children remained at he home of a neighbor. Bmoke had filled the house from a fire that started among some clothing in the basement, The woman, Mrs. Belle Gravenstein, and the children, Frank Wahl, 5 years old, and Chatles Wahl, 21; years old, were asleep on the second floor of the house and were still in bed upon arrival of No. 18 Engine Company and No. 7 Truck Company, Parents Absent From Home, Firemen were told that the parents of the children, Mr. and Mrs. George Wahl, had put them to bed while they paid a call in the neighborhood. When the fire started the smoke quickly filled the closed house, and Mrs. Gravenstein, an invalid, was unable to act. A, passerby saw the smoke and oalled firemen. 'The two companies responded and quickly broke into the house, where, after a search, they found Mrs. Grav- cnstein, Mrs. Wahl's mother, and the two children. Upon reaching the street, the children recovered and were taken to the home of a neighbor. Mrs. Graven- however, was sent to Casualty Her condition {a not consid- serfous, Aroused by the excitement, Girley, the pet dog of the family, ran up and down the street barking until the parents of the children, visiting in the next block, heard her. lI’hey rushed home, arriving just as the firemen were carrying ou he children, The fire was confined to the basement. organization, political or otherwise, was the recipient of any of these bonds?" ‘The record had Stewart ing, “No, sir,” but on the stand the oll magnate sald the question was not asked. Justice Bailey yesterday ruled out a Government exhibit previously admit- ted—a resolution adopted by five mem- bers of the Senate ocommittee last December declaring that five of its members constituted a quorum. The indictment againgt Btewart grew indirectly out of the widespread and tedious investigation into the Teapot Dome and other oil leases. 'The ofl magnate is charged with having com= mitted per]uxx when he denied knowl- edge of the distiibution of bonds held by the Continental Trading Co., again when he denied having recelved any of the bonds, and when he denled having knowledge that would lead him to be- lleve that any individual or organisas tion had received the bonds. Conviction in the present case would carry from 2 to 10 years in prison. Stewart was acquitted last Spring of contempt charges which followed his refusal during the Winter to answer questions of the Senate publie lands committce. When he did testify the perjury indictment followed. Officer Disguises To Trap Three Boys On Rampage in Car Resorting to a disguise, Police- man Paul W. Proctor of the seve enth precinct yesterday boarded a Wisconsin avenue street car and arrested three Western High Srhool students who, he claims, were making life miserable for the operator of a one-man street car. ‘The three boys, Clark Campbell Wren, 17 years old, 2117 Bane croft place; Hallock Snell, 17, 1731 H street, and Edgar Clark, 14, 2420 Kalorama road, were all booked on charges of dis- orderly conduct and released under $10 collateral each. Proctor borrowed a white coat and apron from a butcher, seized a market basket and boarded a car. When the three youths boarded the eat, they opened windows and the rear door and rang the bell After he had given them an opportunity to display their “bag of tricks” Proctor revealed his identity and “did his duty.” Soviet Scientist Who Remained Alone In Siberia to Observe Meteor Rescued By the Assoclated Press. TAISHET, BSiberia, November 20— Prof. Leonide Kullk, Russian scientist, whose nn,h-mlnflednu« in observing the site of the world's largest meteor led to his remaining alone in a Siberian wilderness, has been saved by a hur- ried rescue mission sent out to seck him. Prof. Kullk was the leader of & Rus- sian party which found a great meteor Iast Summer in the tundras of Yenissey Province, Siberjs. The meteor fell In 1908, destroyinglfa vast section of wood- land. Russian expeditions before the revolution falled to locate its site, but in 1027 Prof. Kullk, leading the first post-revolution search, succeeded par- tially in finding the site, and last Sum- mer completed his discovery. All the members of his gnrty were taken {ll with scurvy and Prof. Kulik sent them home in August. self remained af the scene of the meteor’s landing to continue-his ob- |t servations. When he did not return, the Russian Academy of Sclence or- g-n,l:ed an expedition to him acl - MURDERER SOUGHT| RIDES OUT STORM Youth and Wife Attacked by|Craft on Even Keel for First Man Who Killed Two Women and a Man. | By the Associated Press. | OMAHA, Nebr, November 20.—A maniac “hatchet man” who in brutal | fury pounces upon his victims as they | sleep and smashes in their skulls with his instrument of death was sought by Omaha police today for the killing of two women and an aged man and the wounding of another man and nis wife within a 48-hour period. ‘While the madman apparently slays grown persons without mercy he does |not harm babies. Three chlldren of two {of the families he attacked were Jeft | unharmed in thelr oribs. The lastest victims of the killer, de- soribed by the police as “a flend, & crazy man" were Harold Btribling, 23, former high school foot ball star, and his wite, who were attacked early today as they slept. Asks (o See Baby. He entered the Stribling home at 3 o'clock, beat In Stribling's head after & struggle, then calmly turned on the lights, washed his hands and asked Mrs, Btribling to see the baby. He stood over its orlb for several minutes, then | forced Mrs. Stribling to go with him to the East ‘Omaha swamps, where she finally escaped after three houts. Stribling, doctors said, probably will die, and his wife 15 in & hospital, cruelly beaten and may lost the sight of one eye. The attack on the Striblings came while hundreds of police were séarch= ing the city for the maniac for the Killing of two women and an aged man 24 hours eatlier, His first victims were Mrs. Walter Resso, 21-year-old mother of three children; her sister, Greta Brown, 18, and J. H. Blackman, 76, an expressman. Killed as He Slept. Blackman was killed Sunday morning as he slept, his head apparently crushed In with the hammer side of a hatehet. His son found the body, cov- ered with a comforter, in the Blackman heme and outside found @& blood- smeared hatchet and a shoe. The bodies of the women were found husband arrived today from work. The crazy man had hacked their heads open with the &l of his hatchet, Mrs. Resso's ing found downstairs covered with a com- fortet as Blackman's had been, beside her in a erib lying two of her children, who were unharmed. ‘The Brown girl's body, similarly mutilated and covered with'a comforter, was found upstairs, Clothing had been nu-lgpm m the bodies of both women, but there was no_evidenice that they had been erimi- nally assaulted. The Resso and Black- man homes were ransacked and’ from one of them & small sum of money was missing, _All the victims lived in widely separated parts of the oity. KING WOULD WIDEN D. . HEADS' POWER Senator Favors Vesting Commission With Broader He him- | _ Discretionary Scope. The street rallway merger, a careful- 1y considered Distriot appropriation bill and a revival of his plan to increase the power of the Board of Distriot Commissioners to cover some of the minor municipal problems that now go to Congress, were mentioned today by Benator King, ranking minority member of the Senate District committee, a8 important local questions for the coms ing session of Congress. Benator King, who also is on the sube committee appointed to inquire into the street car merger, did not go into a detailed disoussion of the merger sit- uation, but pointed out that he hes favored consolidation of the lines ever since he began his congreasional service in the House & number of years 3 He sald he presumed the subcommittee would meet soon after Ohairman Cap- per returns to Washington Saturday. Senator King sald the prelimin report given to members of the sub- committee soveral months ago by Dr. Milo R. Maltble, the expert engaged as & consultant, was largely historical in nature and contained nothing of importance, r. Maltble, who has made frequent visits to Washington during the’ recess of Congress in studying the merger. was. baok in the city today, but did not discuss final reports on which he 1 working, beyond stating that it would be ready for the subcommittee on time. Benator King sald it may develo that the Senate committee, when resumes consideration of the merger, hold further hearings, or that it will have suffi- from the reports be- ing compiled by Dr. Maltbie and by the Bureau of mnlenuz. Referring to the District -prropr\n- tion bill, Senator King, who also is & member of the subcommittee on appros priation, sald he favored a Ibieral and progressive mensure with adequate provision for the needs of the school system and for street and highway improvements, “For several years I have advocated iving broadet powers to the District ommisgioners to permit them to han- dle as many as possible of the smaller municipal questions which frequently require the time of Congress,” Senator King continued. "I intend to take up this question again but I will probably consult with the local officials before introducing a bill.” The Senaor said that when this pro- posal was broached several years ago it, was referred to local arganizations for suggestion, but that they did not seem able to agree as to the detalls that should go into the bill, As to the establishments of A new Farmers' Market, Senator King said that if the bill had come to & vote at the last session he would have sided with Benators Bruce and T{dlnll of ho were opposing the South- d one north of Pensylvanis However, that he was of an o) d as to what should be done on this ques- tion, the bill for which is still on the Senate (calendar awaiting further de- bate. may want to may conclude clent information ——— 82-Year-0ld Man Dies Suddenly. Goorge W. Glassmire, 82 years old, delphia, died soon after he was suddenly i1l while in Union Sta- ‘fon Iast night waiting to board a train to return home. His son accompanied | him. A certificate of death from nat- ural causes was given, yesterday afternoon when Mrs. Resso's | de Time in Days After Wind Subsides. BY DR. FRANCIS D. COMAN. By Radio to The 8tar And New York Times WITH BYRD SOUTH POLE EXPE- DITION ABOARD THE CITY OF NEW YORK, November-19.—Today the bark City of New York is tiding on an even keel for the first time in many days. Chief Officer MeCluinfiess says we can thank the albatross that cate aboard last night, for our change in luck. We are back on our coutse, so that our charted track no loriger takes the form of u great question mark. Blown off our course and scudding along with a 30 to 40 degree list to the tjarboard, with all hands working day 1hd night under shottened sail lashing « bck cargo, battening up shifted cargo {1 the hold and at work in the coal | unkers, with the wind whistling like a soul in distress, we were hardly in ac- cord with the opinion of Capt. Melville that we had only a moderate gale. Soup Is Enjoyed Thrice. Not one person aboard but was re- lisved that the decks were no longst awash not the horison rushing up and down. In the galley a merry time was had by all. Above the din of sliding pots and pane could be heard Reich< art’s and Greagh's picturesque language as another at!/emtrt at soup ran up the wall. When we finally did get the soup we enjoyed it thrice, “once down, once up_and once in our lap.” Every movable object had to be se- curely lashed, for sudden starts would send gear leaping and rolling most dis- concertingly, At the wheel the helms- man soon found he had a man'ssized Jjob; Blackburn in an unguarded mo- ment was thrown completely over the wheel, landing on his head, although we have all' wondered that feet such as his ever left the deck. Breaking his port hole, a sea floated Tom Muroy with part of his cabin ef- fects out in the after passageway. Radio Officer Berkner, after n-ndln{‘ o lon’(, continuous duty, reclined in his bunl only to be dashed to the deck when it broke down under the strain of the sea as he fell aslecp. Cregka found a spare davit bent around his knee and the United States Marine in him called fluently to bless the ordinary teaman who was supposed to have lashed the heavy iron support. Coman 1s in Danger, Coman, on lookout on the forecastle head, was all but washed overboard as he clung like a banner to the foresail lagy sheet when a giant sea broke over the bows. Meanwhile Btrom and Jo- haneen quietly and efofently went about thelr work smiling and saying: -"rrr‘ns is the only real salling we have lone.” Butsey, from Newfoundland, amused himself by picking out hymns on what remains of the playerspiano in the bull pen, All this commotion suddenly quieted when one of the beésutiful lbl‘louu which have been following us came aboard. It must have known that no one on an old windjammer would harm it as it proved surprisingly friendly, After we had given it & hearty meal of suet, it went on its way and today the reincarnated. spirit of some old mariner come back to roam the seas has done us & good turn. (Copyright, 1998 by the New York Times and B . y e I Mttt A TRAFFIC LIGHTING SYSTEM DEFENDED Direotor Opposes Removal and Suggests Additional Light Be Installed. Traffie: Director William H. Harland today came to the defense of the traffic lights recently installed on Rhode Is- land avenue east of Towa Circle and not only opposed removal of any of them, but suggested the installation of an additional light in a report to Com- missioner Proctor L. Dougherty. The confusion caused to motocists at the intersections of Rhode Island ave- nue with Q. R. 8 and T streets due to the signal indications for these streets being visible to moving traffic on Rhode Island avenue hes been remedied, Har- land reported, by moving the signal bodies and their visors to a_different angle. A sheet metal side shield was placed on the signal, which “entirely remedied the condition referred to” ac- cording to the report. Proper visors ure expected to replace these hs soon as Lc{my chx} b‘n’ obt“th;!dfi r. Harland stated he had decided to make 8 street between New Jersey avenue and Florida avenue one westbound, 'The additional signal m be placed on the south side of Rhode Island avenue at the intersection of T street for eastbound Rhode Island ave- nue traffie. ‘The Rhode Island avenue signal sys- tem came in for fire from Police In- spectors E. E. Brown and Willlam 8. Shelby in & report submitted by them to Maj. Bdwin B, Hesse, superin! of the Police Department, which claimed that the light installation led to “con- &u-l&n" and might cause serious acci- ents. Another Defender Found. Meanwhile the traffic lights on Rhode Island avenue found another defender in Robert Q. MoGuire, whose letter- head describes him as & graduate em- balmer and motticlan, at Ninth and Westminster streets, Mr.. McGuire wrote to Commissioner Dougherty in patt as follows: “When the new traffic lights were turned on last Tuesday morning east of Iowa Circle on Rhode Island avenue 1 was, indeed, as proud as Mr. Harland, for, to my mind, the intersections of Q R, B and T streets had been made n-ff for motorists as well as those on 0ot. “I was much surprised when I read in the columns of the newspapers a few evenings ago recommendations to remove these new signals from the above-named crossings. “Any oné who ha least one e; could not mistake these signals. make those strects “one way,” as has been suggested, causes an unnecessary loss of time onthe F.“ of motorists continuing along the streets éast or west of Rhode Island avenue, The confusion which reigned around the new traffic signal lights installed on Connecticut avenue at Woodley road, Calvert street, and Cathedral "avenue during the rush hours yesterday was blamed on yesterday's rainstorm by In- spector Brown, Inspector Brown said the storm had delnfred hundreds of automobiles which would normally have reached the traffic lights around 4:30 p.m., and had ~aused an unusual stream of traffic at 5 p.m. The fact that the lights had been in operation for only one day also was blamed br Inspector Brown. "The situation is all right now,” he added. “I was out on the scene during the rush hour this mornln{ ang every- thing worked very smoothly. 1 have no fear about these lights. They will prove efficient.” Traffic llam signals will be ! turned an for the first time today at t venue and U nfxtt, dent | ¢ Safe burglars visited the Wilion Normal School last night and cracked this wafe, In the photo, left to right: Loretta Slattery, Frances Green and Eva Carlson, students. —=8tar Staff Photo. SAFES ARE ROBBED AT THREE SEHOOLS Wilson Normal Job Blamed on Professionals—$100 Loot Is Obtained. A safe-cracking job at the Wilson Normal 8chool, Eleventh and Harvard streets, reported to the police of the tenth precinet early today, was believed to have been the work of professional yeggmen who obtained about $100 In cash and checks. Robberies at two other public schools, the Raymond School, Hunt and Spring road, and_the Macfarland Junior High School, lowa avehue and Webster street, also were reported. At each the loss .was only a féw dollars, Entrance to the three schools was gained during the night by the smashing.of window and door panes. At the Wilson Normal School, the police found that the small safe in the office of the principal, Mrs. Anna D. Helberg, had been broken into and its contents rifled. The knob had been blown off and & heavy blanket, used to deaden the sound of the explosion, was found cove ermg the top of. safe. The desk in the clerk's office also had been ran- sacked. Fingerprint experts were called upon to investigate. The robberies at the other schools were laid to “amateuts” by the police. The entire second floor of the Raymond Bchool Had been ransacked and the contents of a combination bank and stamp machine taken. School officers believe the loss will amount to only & few dollars. About 86 in stamps and small coins were taken from the same kind of slot machine at the Macfarland Junior High School. INDIGENT HOSPITAL FINANCES IS TOPIC Treatment of Both Adults and Children Discussed at Bureau of Efficiency. Proper financing of the hospitalisa- tion of indigents in the District, both adults and children, was the subject of & conference at the Bureau of Efficiency today, in which Herbert D, Brown, chief of the burenu; Chairman Gibson of the subcommittee of the House District committee and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes par- ticipated. rs. Noyes sought their assistance to fit adequate appropriations for care of digents in the local hospitals. She emphasized that such charity cases as the District Qovernment I8 supposed to pay for in these hospitals are not now allowed sufficient appro- priations, Both Chairman Gibson and Director Brown assuted Mrs. Noyes of thelr ngmplmy for such cases and pledged ol earnest assistance to see that ade- luate nprmpflmom are made. Mrs. oyes will supply them with data re- arding the particular needs of each PRIZE SUB OF NAVY IS DUE HERE TODAY Vessel to Be Inspected by Office of U. 8. During Four- Day Visit. The Navy's largest submarine and the only oné of the mine-laying type in commission 18 due to Arrive at the Washington Navy Yard this afternoon for a four-day visit. 'The particular purpose of her visit is to receive her supply of mines which are manu- factured at the gun factory. The ship carries a crew of 8 officers and 80 men and is designed to make her self-sustaining for long cruises. The officers of the vessel are: Lieut. Comdr. W. M. Guigley, commanding; Lieuts, I, A. Bmith, executive officer; E. J. @, Crawford, J. A. Hollowell and J. B. Williams. H. Bryant, | B Man Held for Tine[t— Of Embalming Fluid Put on Probation pended Sentence on Would-Be Undertaker. A man charged with the larceny of seven pints of embalming fluld, taken, police say, because he thought it was liquor, was the first person placed on probation by Judge Ralph Given, newly appointed police judge. According to police, the man, Edward J. Funk, 1300 block of Bixth street, while intoxicated, took a bag belonging to Norval K. Tabler, undertaker, under the tmpression that it contained several bottles of liquor, He went into a res- taurant to drink it. Bensing that the fluld in the bottles was not digestible and realising the pur~ pose of a set of embalmi inatr ments in the bag. Punk is said to spread them on a table in the res rant and telephoned & friend to sug- gest they find somebody to embalm. ‘The restaurant proprietor called Po- Heeman W. O. Grooms of the ninth pre- cinet, who halted the man’s p: undertaking. Funk pleaded guilty. to intoxication, disorderly conduct and latceny in Po- lice Court today. His personal bond was taken by Judge Isaac R. Hitt for the first two offenses, while a suspended sentence of 8§50 or 30 days and probas g\:n for a year was ordered by Judge ven. MRS. NOYES’ WILL FILED. Entire Estate Left in Trust During Life of Sister. | The will of Mrs. er{ Prentice Nn{:s, wife of the editor of The Evening Btar who died November 18, has been file for probate. She leaves the entire es- tate to her husband, Theodore W, Noyes, in trust during the life of her sister, Dalsy M. Prentice. The income from the estate is to he paid to the eister for life and at her death the trust ecstate is to be dis- tributed among the children of the testatrix, | BOWIE ENTRIES I TOMORROW. ot .flx‘%flffif s.y.m: maiden fillies, Eloise MoAulie . 11§ Mige .18 ey o Safet 5} K}'\flg‘ :f,: ty irgint 0¢) i Anastasia [ itphen ¢ Soiden Anger ountain Grass & Samuel lubria Stable entry. SECOND RACE—Purse. §1.300: the Forest Hill: 3-year-oids and up: 1,4 miles. XEI Wampee b i1 St %oV Rt 5 Gun Royal ...... Dorothy .. lyllb).—- sh Vil Golden Auburi . mpanini THIR] Qrove: RAC) «year-olds iteh .. CGroycher & H. P. Whitney entry. FOUR 8Py PR i g Butter John .... 110 By «D. Lederer entry. A0l Al M 12,000: _the ids and up: African . oL S, O miles. nSEEEE MG Jj 2 e & O *Ma w O I s 1 iy A e $1,800: the Oriole: Bt 108 e clal . ek k. Three Adrift on Lake Erie All Night Safe When Gale Blows Them Ashore BUFFALO, N. Y, November 320, — Three Cleveland men who drifted help- lessly all night aboard two barges in a gale on the lower end of Lake Erle reached land safel the boats washed ashore. The barges, the Coast Guard report- ed, went ashore near Bay View, south of this city. The men aboard, John Westo, Elmer Mackey and Eno Mackey, wore taken to Emergency Hospital for treatment for exposure, ly early today when |to ‘The barges, in tow of a tug, were on the from Buffalo to Oleveland’ when they encountered a gale near Point Albino and put about to return the harbor here. Shortly afterward the barges were torn away. ‘Westo was alone aboard a pile driver, according to Oapt. Qeorge T. Londe, rommander of the tug, and the other two were aboard a scow. All Coast Guard boats in this area were called oul to search for the men, ¥ S Judge Given Imposes Sus-| { Probers Find Charges Against Montgomery Administra- tion False. Charges of corruption, graft and in- efticlency in the administration of th Montgomery County (Md.) geyernment which have been made by the Mont- gomery Independent, & weekly news- paper published at Rockyille, for the past five months, were declared untrue late yesterday afternoon by the granc jury when it revealed in its report that the editor of the paper when summonec before the jury last Friday and Satur- day admitted that the charges had been based entirely on rumors. The grand jury further stated in it report that it had “thoroughly investi- gated the publication of the statemen that 20,000 bottles of ‘booze’ have beer sold by one woman in Montgomery County during the past year and find no evidence whatsoever to justify th statement.” Minister Is Summoned. ‘This charge was reported in the In devendent last Friday as having bee made from the pulpit at Kensington week ago Sunday night by Rev. H. H Nichol, Baptist pastor of Kensingto: and Cedar Grove. Rev. Mr. Nichol wa immediately summoned before the gran: jury following the publication Friday o his' Kensington sermon. The gran- | jury was then held over till yesterday six of Rev. Mr. Nichol's Ceda Grove parishioners were summoned tc appear before the grand jury. Follow ing thelt appearance the grand jury reg&rbed, v, Mr. Nichol and the editor of the Independent both were called befor. the grand jury last Friday immediatel’ | following the appearance of that week': issue of the Independent, which quoted the minister, in addition to his re- ported temarks about the woman who sold the 20,000 bottles of “boose,” a demanding & general clean-up in the county and atating that those who wer responsible from the highest office down to the lowest might as well pack up The repott of the sermon in the In- dependent further charged the “court house gang” with being responsible fo what setmon declared to be th deplorable condition of bootlegging an lawlessness in the vounty. Judge Praised Officers. It was only on Monday of last wee' that Judge Peter in charging the regu lat Fall session of the (Pnnd Jury o it convened had praised the enforce ment of th ecounty's prohibition lav | by the county police force and ha declared that the “prohibition or loca option law in Montgomery County wa being enforced as well if not bette: by the county authoritics than simila: laws are enforced anywhere in th Sl iiga Petet in his charge to th udge Peter in his charge to the gran< Jury also declared the county mo\fn b congratulated because the Montgomer: County police forée had banished pro fessional gamblers from the county. Consequently when the article ia th Independent appeared quoting Rev. M: Nichol's sermon which was in direc conflict with Judge Petet's charge ¢ the grand jury, State's Attorney Robe Peter, jr, felt he had no course le. ?en umgt to summon both Rev. M ichol and the editor of the Independ- ent before the grand rg\ury. The grand jury, after completing its {nvestigation of the bootleguing charge. then undertook an investigation of all the charges made by the editor of the Inde lent against county officials and me oal leaders, which resulted in the ollowing report: = “We, the grand jury, in and for Montgomery County, have the honor to repott fo the court that we have ! carefully - investigated - all the cases brought before us, 31 in number, and have found 28 presentments. | “We have examined 108 witnesses. Charges Held Untrue. “We also beg leave to report that we | have catefully considered the chari | made by the Independent, a weekly newspaper published in this county, againet the operation of the county government. The nature of these charges were such that we deemed this investigation necessary. As a prelime inary this investigation, we called before us the cditor of sald paper. He was carefully examined with respect to the ch-rgeu ‘made and failed to disclose the slightest basis for any of the charges published in that paper, and sald they were based on rumors entirely and we regard these publications as un- true. “Further, we affirm our confidence in the management of the public affairs of Montgomery County and in the ad- g\t{\l‘mnlon thereof by the county of- clals. “We have thoroughly investigated the blication of the statement that 20,000 ttles of ‘booze’ have been sold by one woman in Montgomery County during the past year, and find no evidence whatsoever to justify the statement. “We have examined the jail and found it full to its capacity, there being 12 white males and colored males as inmates of the fail. We found the premises in as o dition as could be expected from a building of this type and the inmates of the jail apparently well fed and cared for. In view of the fact that a new jail is to be shoftly erected we will make no recommendation for im- provements. “We have visited the County Home and found the building well kept, clean and sanitary and we are pleased to note that electrio lights have been in- | stalled in the same. There are 17 in- mates, 5 white women, 8 white men, 1 colored woman and 3 colored men, all of whom are apparently well cared for, satisfied and contented. Commend Conditions Found. “We found the following: 16 gallons of apple butter, 178 quarts of ’rrumu‘ 228 quarts of canned fruit, 78 quarts of canned tomatoes, 42 I'qllm of canned kles, 208 glasses corn, 56 quarts of picl bol of catsup, 164 32 , 64 shoats, 150 barrels of 2,500 bundles of fodder, 100 bushels of potatoes, 20 tons of hay, 20 tons of straw, 7 cows, 2 heifers, 1 bull, 5 horses, 20 tons of coal, 35 acres of 'lruwlnn wheat and 20 tons of growing clover. “We found all necessary farming ma- chinery and we found the premises in Arst class condition, the stock in ex- cellent nhlge and corn all in the corn house and the fodder ricked. We can- highly of Commissioner tants for the spl 15| did condition in which they ha the whole premises. “We have carefully examined the courthouse and found it clean and well kerl and in need of no immediate re- pairs pending the reconstruction of the new_courthouse. “We have examined the new county buildings at Bethesda and Silver Spring and found them in excellent condition and satisfying a long needed want in these communities. “We commend Chief Moxley and. his entire force for the efficient service which they are render! the- public. “We also commend sheriff and his deputies for their services. “We wish to commend the State's attorney for his courtesy and consider- ation in advising the grand jury and his preparation of cases for quick hearing. “We commend the bailift for his at tention 1o his duties. "H'""l, attended to all busincs | brought before us we respectfully ask to be relleved, subject to the call of this honorable court. submitted, “Respectfully LEE O] , Foreman.* »