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The Foening Star WASHINGTON, D@, TUESDAY, 5, FEBRUARY HESSE 10 GITE 3 10 TRIAL BOARD Police Head Sees No Excuse for Conduct if Charges Are True. INDICATES MORE POLICE MAY BE IMPLICATED Carpenters Tell Story of Alleged Brutality to Superintendent. Probe Started. At least three, and possibly several other members, of the police party who broke into the home of William F. Carpenter last Saturday morning to arrest his son will be hauled before the ipolice trial board, Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of police, announced this afternoon. The police chief himself will prefer charges against Scrgt. Spottswood Gravelly and Policeman Ruppert Mc- Neill of the third precinct and Police- man M. P. Creel of the fourth precinct. ‘Whether additional policemen will be charged depends on the results of al further in\'esllgal!ion ]!‘o be made by the | aiperintendent of police. “P&u-r a convexsx;no'n in his office | this afternoon with Mr. Carpenter, his | son, Joseph, and their attorney, Harold Hawkins, Maj. Hesse said he could “see no excuse for the conduct of the police” Af Carpenter’s charges are correct. Come to Hesse's Office. The members of the Carpenter family came to Maj. Hesse's office at the latter’s request today and related | to him charges they had already made ling the conduct of the police- en, who forced their way into the Earpenter home at 491 H street south- vest. The officess, Carpenter told Maj. Hesse, came to arrest his son, Joseph, for the alleged theft of a pocketbook. mhough it was subsequently learned t the officers did have a warrant, they did no% show it at -the time, Carpenter said. | l?:emld Maj. Hesse that when he asked to see the warrant a policeman answered, “Never mind about that, we don't need a warrant for this.” He also described the manner .in which, he says, the police broke down fthe door and assaulted several mem- ders of the family, including Mrs. Car- penter, the two sons and a daughter. Carpenter also told Maj. Hesse that the officers forced him to walk two ‘blocks to a patrol box in his bare feet, despite his telling them he had been bick and feared pneumonia. The larceny charge against the young man was nolle prossed on the following day, when the woman from whom a pocket book was supposed to have been stolen was unable to identify him. An assault charge was then placed against Similar charges already had been preferred against the father and the clder son, Elmer. Minimizes Affair, Maj. Hesse was at first inclined to minimize the affair today. He had in his hands a telephone report from ;:leut. William E. Holmes of the third precinct, which said, in substance, that, according to information received by 1he lieutenant, policemen from the twe precincts had gone to the Carpenter me with a proper warrant, and had, fn some manner unknown to him, ained entrance. T The report went on to state that the other threw her arms around the v’s neck when the officers started to the Lincoln Memorial rink. Some fancy strokes by Walter Valentine, 33: SAILS APPEAR ON MEMORIAL RINK e S wve: Eddy Erown and Florence Hill adopt the sail to propel them over 21 Eighteenth street | —Star Staff Photos. ke him away, hindering them from ccomplishing their purpose, and that B general melee resulted. The report made no reference o the alleged use of profane language by police and also failed to mention Whether the officers forced the father to pvalk to the patrol box in his bare Ret. Nor was any report made of the pllegation that the police forced two girls in the family out into the street while they were clad only in their night kelothes. Maj. Hesse said he was reluctant to prder any investigation until a_formal | complaint had been made to him by the Carpenters. He said, however, that he expected a written report to reach him “some time today.” ‘When Capt. William G. Stott, com- manding officer of the third precinct, iwas asked whether he intended to make an investigation, he replied that the considered the affair “too trivial to bother about.” Advised that an investigation might ead him to change his mind, the cap- ain answered that he “never changed his mind once it was made up.” .~ Mr. Carpenter, at first had intended go direct to Representative Gibson, chairman of. the House District com- mittee, and lay the facts in the case before him. After considering the matter, how- ver, he changed his mind and decided Ea take his complaint to Maj. Hesse, the atter being the primary official con. erned. “I intend to carry this thing through | #o the end,” he said, “for I believe such loutrages on the part of the police are B disgrace to the city. When a police officer grossly abuses the power con- Kerred on him by the citizens, it is up the citizens to demand that punitive easures be taken. “I know that those officers had no right to break into my home without & warrant, and to mistreat and abuse me and my family because we ob- jected to such action, and I am going to see that they are punished. If the police officials will not co-operate with me in this endeavor, I am going | to appeal to congressional authorities.” The alleged misconduct of the police- men and the profanity used by them was witnessed and overheard by neigh- bors of Carpenter, who have promised to_testify in his behalf. ‘When arraigned in court on the as- ault charges, the three members of heir family, through their attorney, Harold Hawkins, pleaded not guilly and demanded jury trials. They are at liberty on bond. WIFE HELD IN SHOOTING. Mrs. Cora Naylor, 38-year-old wife, who 15 alleged to have shot her 77- year-cid husband, Franklin Pierce Nay- lor, at their home, 817 Forty-eighth street, about a month ago, was held for the grand jury this afternoon at an inquest into Naylor’s death. Naylor told police his wife shot him. The bullet struck him in the neck. Mrs. Naylor was booked by police as col- iored, and Naylor was said to be white. S R R PERSHING GOING ABROAD. Gen. John J. Pershing, chairman of the American Battle Monuments Com- |mission, has left Washington for an- other extended visit to France on busi« ness connected with the care and im- provement of American cemeteries. He will take passage on a steamship leav- ing New York City tomorrow, MRS, DEAL FAGES CHARGE: OF FRAUD Susan B. Anthony League Director Is Accused by Mrs. Parkhurst. ‘The controversy in the Susan B. An- thony League entered a new phase to- day when Mrs. Virginia Peters Park- hurst, Maryland director, swore out a warrant before Justice of the Peace Francis S. Shipley at Berwyn, Md., charging Mrs. Jesse F. Deal, a director, with obtaining money under false pre- tenses with intent to defraud. ‘The warrant was the outcome of the action of Mrs, Deal in signing checks for $100 and $37 to withdraw funds from the First National Bank at Hy- attsville, Mrs. Parkhurst charges. The money represented two accounts, Mrs. Parkhurst says, which she had started in the bank jointly with Mrs. George Phillips, as representatives of the Mary- land branch of the league. Justice Shipley sald he would turn the warrant over to Constable Claude Reese, who would attempt to serve it on Mrs. Deal, whose address was given as 1801 Wyom- ing avenue, Washington. Several weeks ago, Mrs. Mary Allen Adams, president of the league, an- nounced its dissolution by the Virginia State Corporation Commission and charged that after 15 years of collecting no funds remained in the treasury. Mrs. Parkhurst has challenged her authority to ask for dissolution of the league and also charged that Mrs. Adams’ election to the presidency of the league was ac- complished in an illegal manner. Mrs. Deal declined to comment on the case today and at Mrs. Adams’ home, it was said, she was visiting in Massachu- setts. s . - Chateau Damaged by Fire. PRAGUE, Crzechoslovakia, February 5 (#.—A corridor and the ante- chamber of the audience hall, together with a large quantity of furniture and paintings, was destroyed by fire Sunday night in the chateau of the President. The executive's private apartment es- caped damage, The fire was due to an WOMAN, 2 CHILDREN HIT BY GAR, INIURED Driver of Machine Accused of | Operating Without Ade- quate Brakes. A young woman and two small chil- dren were injured yesterday afternoon when they were struck by an automo- bile driven by Ernest Burkhalter, 52 years old, of 1317 E street southeast, while crossing Fifteenth street at East Capitol - street. Burkhalter was ar- rested by ninth precinct police and charged with operating with inadequate brakes. He was released under $50 col- lateral. ‘The injured are Mrs. Marian Roberts, 19 years old, of 227 Twelfth place northeast; Marion Roberts, her two- year-old son, and Norval Davis, 2 years olcl,t of 338)> Thirteenth street north- east. All were taken to Casualty Hospital in a passing automobile and treate® for bruises and shock. Miss Alice Reardon, 22 years old, of 3522 Albermarle street, was ‘struck by an automobile at Wisconsingavenue and Albemarle street late yesterday. At Georgetown Hospital, where she was taken in a passing automobile, she was sald to be suffering from scalp bruises and lacerations. Edward Cooley, 23 years old, of Rockville, Md., is sald by police to have been the driver of the car. Alvin Martin, 55 years old, of 45 Ana- costia road northeast, was treated at Casualty Hospital yesterday afternoon for a compound fracture of his left leg, received when his motor cycle was struck at Seventh and L streets north- snsb bx}é an nutgx‘nobile driven by Isa- lore Kramer, ears old, of Sixth street. 7 o . Veterans to Entertain Tonight. The final performance of the Players’ Guild, put on under auspices of Front Line Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, for benefit of needy overseas veterans, their widows and orphans, will be pre- sented at 8:15 o'clock tonight at Car- overheated chimney. roll Hall, Tenth and G streets. By the Associated Press. . e The practice of ringing Interior De- partment employes to and away from work by electric fire alarm gongs—in- itiated six years ago by former Sec- retary Work because he objected to the employes watching clocks—has been abolished by Secretary West, and the responsibility of keeping tab on the department’s personnel has been placed in_human hands. Secretary West's order, it was ex- Plained, resulted lm? & waming hy. West Abolishes Gong System of Time Keeping in Department of Interior the -Office -of Public Buildings and Pub- lic Parks that use of the gongs as sig- nals was wearing out the department’s fire alarm system. ‘The several hundred clocks thrown out by Secretary Work will not be re- placed. Secretary West's edict said, “The regular hours of work in the Interior Building are from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m,, with half hour for lunch, and super- visors should see that these hours are sirictly observed.” 133 PAS DISTRE BAREXAMIMATON 9 WOMEN ON LS Successful Applicants for Permits to Practice Are Made Public. | TESTS TAKEN BY LAW STUDENTS IN DECEMBER Those Making Required Marks Ex- petced to Be Admitted Early in March—289 Examined. Nine women and 124 men passed suc- cessfully the recent examination for admission to the District bar, according 1 a report filed today by John Paul Earnest, chairman of the cxamining committee, with Frank E. Cunningham, clerk of the District Supreme Court. A total of 289 applicants took the exami- nation, which was held last December. The successful candidates will prob- ably be admitted to practice early in March. The list includes: Archibald S. Brant, Ralph H. Brauner, Vernon H. Brewsts Edward V. Benham, Clarence N. Beach, jr., Thomas Hayward Brown, Laurence A. Barnes, Martin A. Bechan, William Lee Bruckart, Lawrence James Black- mar, Carl A, Baumann, Henry Eugene Bryan, Joseph A. Byrne, Thomas D. Begley. Leicester William Cook, Russell H. Clark, William Michael Cushman, Sam- uel P. Cowley, Joseph A. L. Crockett, Ralph Stewart Clinton, Andre Victor Cherbonnier, W. Theron Carruth, David J. H. Cole, Ernest F. Coleman, Harry | N. Cdnnaughton, Thomas J. Collins, Achilles Catsonis. Jacob H. Detater, Roland F. de Fere, Jchn J. Dolan, A. Hamilton Dougherty, ‘Thomas A. Daley, John William Dillon, Joseph D. Dileo, Dean Dinwoodey, Burke Hamilton Flinn. Francis L. Flanagan, Paul E. Friede- mann. Joseph E. Gagnon, John W. Girvin, Leonard J. Ganse, Alfred Martin Glad- steln, Arthur Gusack, Marshall J. Goss, Edwin Bernard Gary, Francis Gianotti, Lawrence Lafayette Gourley, Lemuel Eugene Greene. Neal H. Herndon, Philip Israel Hey- man, Willidm Edwin Hart Higman, James Hoglin, Lyle Hults, James A. L. Howell, jr.; John L. Harrigan, James Fitzgerald Hanley, Augustus I. Hasskarl, Cyrus V. Hoagland, John P. Hennessey, | Mary J. C. Hickey. John L. Julius, Ellsworth D. Jones. Harold Allan Kertz, H. Paul Kauf- man, Herbert J. Krase, Lida E. Kendall, Charles Kershenbaum. Melville Lamarche, C. Edward Leas- ure, Ollie L. Lewis, Robert D. Lyons, John W. Lovett, Albert Lvman. Charles J. Mattson, J. Harrison Miller. Phiiip S. Moorhead, Anne S. Musgrav Keith E. Moyer, Wayne Howard Morris. Ira P. Miller, Herman Miller, Dr. Robert W. McCullough, Robert A. Martino, Homer L. McCormick, Nathan Marmel- stein, Mercedes M. Malloy, Willlam F. cDonnell, Wade Hampton Mitc ')émmas Joseph McKenna, Ezra Parkif- son Monson, Joseph P. McCarthy, Martin Mendelsohn. Preston M. Neilson, John J. Newman, Charles W. Neill. Daniel W. O'Donoghue, jr.; Joseph A. O'Brien, jr. Earl L. Packer, Elizabeth Kingsland 1 Prender, Joseph E. Pauze, N. Douglas Parker jr.; Wilford Hoten Payne, Frank Rotella, Elizabeth Eresgans Reed, Ernest Russell, Richard Burton Rutledge, John K. Rickles, Austin Rice. Sonia K. Sasuly, Robert L. Spivey, Richard S. Shreve, jr.; PBcrnard M. Sandusky, Earl A. Smith, Morris E. Stamen, George Walter Smith, John Shadrach, Louis Sheldon, Joseph Shea, Lowry Edwin Sunderland, George H. Strickland, Ernest P. Sanford, Miss Ardis A. Smith, Willlam J. Sullivan, illiam Shofnos. wJamrs R, Taylor, Ruth C. Tech, Leroy Thurtell. L Richard Laskey Underwood. Karl E. Wasmuth, Mrs. Ann Webster, Karl George Wasamann, Fannie L. Wisman, Eugene James Welch. Carl D. Zimmerman. $500 FINE IMPOSED ON AUTO SPEEDER Driver of Alleged Rum Car Also Held for Causing Death of G. P. 0. Employe. Robert D. Dixon, 23-year-old colored youth, driver of an alleged rum car which struck and killed John F. Luitich, 57-year-old employe of the Government Printing Office, on January 4, was con- victed of leaving after colliding by Judge Ralph Given in Police Court yes- terday. A fine of $500 or six months in jail was imposed. Alleged to have been attempting to escape arrest, Dixon was said to have been driving at such a high rate of speed at the time of the accident that Luitich was dragged 150 feet by the machine. Patrolman W. A. Schotter of the Traffic Bureau pursued the rum car and captured Dixon after a long chase. Schotter was commended for his action by the American Automobile Association, which attempted to reward him. As his work was in the line of duty the District Commissioners re- fused the request of the Automobile Association. Dixon recently was convicted of transporting and possession of liquor and was fined $500, or in default to serve 190 days on each charge. A 30- day sentence was imposed for reckless driving. He is now awaiting the action of the grand jury on a charge of man- slaughter. Although he denied his guilt in the present case and demanded a jury trial on the charge of leaving after colliding, he later withdrew his request and stood trial before Judge Given yesterday. PRISONER GETS 15 DAYS. Man Undecided About What Hap- pened During Night. John Ward, 47 years old, of the 1300 block of Delafield place, was unde- cided about the events that occurred last night when he was arraigned in Poliece Court today. Charged with intoxication, Ward ap- ared before Judge Robert E. Matting- F; who questioned the man in regard to a wound on his forehead. “How much money have you?"” Judge Mattingly asked the prisoner. “I had $16,” replied Ward, “but I have been robbed.” “Not robbed, “merely searche Ward was sentenced to 15 days in order that he might receive hospital treatmenty corrected the judge, COMMITTEELISTS ROOMS FOR 30,000 | INAUGURAL GUESTS Most of Quarters Offered Are in Private Homes and Boarding Houses. FIFTY MEN PUT TO WORK PAINTING PARK BENCHES Contract Let for Construction of Grandstand on Lafayette Square on $13,950 Bid. Preparations made by the housing and hospitality committee of the - augural committee for the thousands of visitors to Washington during the in- augural period have progressed to the point where the committee announced today it can now insure accommoda- tions for 30,000 persons. Most of the quarters offered to the committee consist of rooms in private homes or in boarding houses, but in several cases accommodations of greater scope have been offered. Four apart- ments capable of housing several per- sons are on the list of the committee, while at least one large home with ac- commodations for nine or more persons, equipped with servants and with heat and light furnished, has been offered to the committee. Mrs. Virginia White Speel, chairman of the committee, made it plain today that discrimination is being exercised in choosing rooms to be offered for the visitors. “We feel, however, that we can take care of any number,” Mrs. Speel said. Certain standards set by Mrs. Speel's committee for accessibility, comfort and cleanliness have been met by ‘all the quarters approved for use so far. Grandstand Contract Let. Chairman Tompkins of the grand- stand committee today let the contract for construction of the grandstand on Lafayette Square facing the official stand in front of the White House to the contracting firm of Skinker & Garrett. Their bid was $13,950 for con- struction of a covered stand to seat 8,000 persons and to be of appearance commensurate with the official stand across Pensylvania avenue. Construction work will begin in a few days. The Skinker & Garrett bid was one of nine offered. Seats in this stand will sell for $7.50 each. Gen. Lewis S. Pilcher, past com- mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, of Gen. U. S. Grant Post, Brooklyn, N. Y., has been named the tenth member of the veterans’ escort to President-elect Hoover. The 10 vet- eran§” will ride in two automobiles di- rectly behind the presidentia! party. Several veterans from Washington and surrounding territory will be among those in the escort. ' Dress Up Park Benches. In preparation for the Inaugural, the rk division of the Office of Public dings and Public Parks has put 50 men at work all over the city dressing up the park benches, trash baskets and iron fences with paint so the appur- tenances of the parks will present a spick ard span sppearance during the inaugural. Lisut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of the park cffice. who is chairman of the inaugural committee, is anxious to have the parks in proper condition during the inaugural period and is tak- ing steps toward this end. Green paint is being used in the work and while it is part of the regular maintenance program, more money is being spent on it this year to make the job an impres- sive one. Following a meeting yesterday of members of the entertainment commit- tee with theater managers and dramatic critics, assurance has been given thai the playhouses of Washington will pre- sent feature attractions during inaugu- ral week. A meeting of the press rela- tions committee is scheduled for this afternoon. ARGENTINIANS SEE SCHOOLS OF CITY Visiting Educators Will Be Given Reception at G. W. U. Tonight. ‘Washington's public school system was under inspection today by mem- bers of the group of Argentine educa- tors who are visiting here for the pur- pose of promoting cultural relations be- tween the United States and Argentina. ‘They spent the morning at Central High School, where they were welcomed by Principal A. W. Miller, who escorted them about the building and explained the public school system to the school officials who are accompanying the party. ‘They were particularly inter- ested in the arts department. The Argentine group remained for luncheon | at Central High School, after which | they visited the Woman's Bureau and the Children’s Bureau of the Depart- ment of Labor. Tonight they will be given a recep- tion at George Washington University in connection with which a meeting of the Association of Spanish Teachers will be held. President Coolidge and Secretary of State Kellogg yesterday officially wel- comed on behalf of the Government the group. Headed by Ernesto- Nelson, supervi- sor of secondary normal and special education in Argentina, the group called upon the President at 12:30 o’clock, previously having been welcomed at the State Department by Mr. Kellogg. In welcoming the Argentineé group, Secretary Kellogg gave assurances and received similar assurances from Mr. Nelson that the national and interna- tional purposes of the two countries are in harmony. “You are in a position,” Mr. Kellogg said, “to inform public opinion in the United States regarding important con- tributions made by the Argentine na- tion to literature and science. “You will find in every section of this country the friendliest possible feel- ing for the people of Argentina, and I hope that on your return you will in- terpret to your fellow countrymen the warm feeling of friendship and admira- tion which we in this country enter- tain toward your country. “Argentina and the United States have much in common. We are both putting into practice. the great prin- ciples of democracy, the lessons of which will mean much to humanity.” Mr. Nelson, in his reply, said the Argentine group felt greatly honored at being members of the first educational mission to visit the United States, After leaving the White House, the Argentine group went to the Pan-Amer- ican Union, where they were luncheon | back and forth between the shops by the General sidenty guests of Director L S Rowe, | Experiments 1929, * Society and MARINE LIEUTENANT'S EXPLOIT RECALLS HISTH Herman Henry Hanneken Captures One of San- dino’s Leaders. Surprise Attack on Charle- magne, AHaitian Bandit, in 1919, Remembered. ‘The feat of First Lieut. Herman Henry Hanneken of the Marine Corps, who has just captured one of Sandino’s leaders in Nicaragua, recalled to offi- cers of the Navy Department today the story of his thrilling exploit with the late Corpl. William R. Button in invad- ing the headquarters of the bandit, Charlemagne Peralte, in Haiti, on the night of October 31-November 1, 1919, killing him, and an adventure a few months later, when Lieut. Hanneken slew another bandit in his own camp. Information had been received at the Marine Corps district headquarters, in Haiti, that Charlemagne, supreme bandit chief in the republic, accom- panied by about 1,200 outlaw follow- ers, had arrived in the ‘vicinity of Capois, Haiti, with the avowed purpose of capturing and pillaging the town of Grande Riviere. Permission was given Henneken, then a sergeant in the Ma- rine Corps and a captain in the Gen- darmerie d‘Haiti, and to Button, a first lieutenant in the Gendarmerie, to carry into execution previously ar- ranged pians for the capture of the bandit chief. Selecting about 20 gendarmerie, all of whom were disguised, Hanneken and Button, on the night of October 31, 1919, took position where they might observe the movements of Charle- magne. About 700 bandits were ob- served making their way towards Grande Riviere. Hanneken then de- cided to capture Charlemagne in his camp, where he understood the bandit generalissimo intended to remain and receive reports of the raid. After about three hours of difficult mountain climbing through a country infested with bandits, the first of the six outposts guarding Charlemagne’s camp was reached. Due to the effectiveness of their disguise and alded by the darkness, and the assur- ing replies made to the challenges and examinations of the enemy sentries this outpost was successfully passed by the invaders, as were the four succeed- ing_ones. The sixth outpost was the immediate guard of Charlemagne, being about 30 RILLING RECORD LIEUT. HERMAN H. HANNEKAN. paces from the person of the bandit chief. Advancing rapidly toward Charlemagne, who apparently had been led to believe that the persons ap- proaching him were members of his band with reports from the attack upon Grande Riviere, Hanneken, armed with two revolvers, and Button, armed with a light Browning machine gun, were suddenly halted by two ban- dits who handled their rifles in a threatening manner. Hanneken promptly opened fire upon Charlemagne and Button turned his machine gun upon the remaining ban- dits, who were seeking cover. The sur- prise attack was a complete success and the dead bodies of Charlemagne and about nine of his bodyguards were found in teh camp. Several bands of outlaws, returning from their unsuc- cessful attack uvpcn Grande Riviere were encountered and dispersed. were awarded the Navy Medal of Honor. Lieut. Hanneken holds the Medaille ;\.flllitt‘ake d’Haiti, conferred upon him by For slaying another notorious bandit, Lieut. Hanneken won the Navy Cross. ‘This honor came to him as the result of extraordinary heroism displayed on the night of March 31-April 1, 1920, when he advanced into the camp of Osiris Joseph, bandit leader of North- ern Haiti. He led a small detajl within 15 feet of Joseph, who was surrounded by his followers, and shot and killed Joseph, who had long terrorized the country. TESTS OF AIR MADE FORU. 5. EMPLOYES to Conserve Health of Federal Work- ers Under Way. A series of experiments to conserve the health of Government workers through insuring a proper amount of moisture in the air and maintaining gentle air movement without drafts now are being carried forward in the Interior Department Building under di- rection of Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, director of the office of public buildings !and public parks. This was made known today by Col. Grant, who ex- plained that the tests are being con- ducted by Maj. S. M. Corbett, medical inspector of the office, with the co- operation of specialists in industrial hygiene of the Public Health Service. “It may be that the saving in fuel through the carrying of a lower tem- perature in a building equipped with humidifiers will be sufficient to provide means by which this important health feature can be installed,” Col. Grant pointed out. To Use New Methods. “New mcdern methods of supplying moisture. will be carried out,” Col. Grant said. “The old idea of placing water-filled pans on radiators has been demonstrated to be of practically no value, since the amount of water re- quired to be evaporated daily during most of the Winter months in an ordinary room amounts to several gallons. Like- wise, the opening of windows is of little or no value because as soon as fresh air enters a room and is heated, the humidity drops. The plan to be followed Is first to record temperature and humidity in certain test room$§ under present condi~ tions, and next to install different types of humidifiers to determine the most efficient means of raising the humidity. The occupants of test rooms will be re- quested to aid in determining whether lower temperatures may be carried with increased humidity.” Flue Causes Search. If a proper relative humidity with the correct amount of air motion can be obtained in buildings heated to the requisite temperature it will produce practically ideal climatic conditions as far as human beings are concerned, Col. Grant said. The recent influenza epidemic was a factor in leading the officials to seek more hygienic working conditions. Col. Grant indicated that if satisfactory re- sults are obtained from the experi- ments he will turn over the informa- tion to the Secretary of the Treasury for possible incorporation into the structures now being erected under the Federal building program. NAVY YARD SHOPS LINKED | BY ONE-TRACK RAILROADi Employes Celebrate Opening by Electing Board of Directors and Naming Officers. With much pomp and ceremony a! r:ilroad wes inaugurated here last week. It connects the north, middle and south | d broadside mount shops at the navy yard. ‘The work which is single track but standard | gauge, required several weeks. As the date of completion drew near, the 300 employes of the shops, conscious of the | M significance to them of rail transporta- tion after being forced for years to walk, | 1. felt the opening of the new railroad should be solemnized with ceremony. Des More than that, they believed it should be operated in accordance with the most advanced principles. board of directors therefore was elected, which in turn selected a com- plete set of officers. As evidence of its complete freedom from prejudice, the board made the colored janitor of one of the shops first vice president. A “bench man” was named president. A train crew, including an engineer and | cnductor, was not overlooked. So far, the only rolling stock of the “big” railroad X with tools or materials, is pushed the firgé vice pre: of building the railroad, | pF 2. 121NOMINATIONS MADE BY COOLIDGE | Record for Appointments Set During Five and One-Half Years as President. BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WILE. One of the records Calvin Coolidge is about {o leave behind him in the presidency is the largest number of presidential appointments made by any Chief Executive during a period of 5% | years. The grand total of names sent | to the Senate for confirmation by Mr. Coolidge from the opening of his first Congress (December 3, 1923) to the present hour of his last Congress (Feb- ruary 4) is 42,121. No occupant of the White House in a similar number of years is believed to have sent more than an aggregate of 75 per cent of that number of appointments to Capi- tol Hill. The total ranges all the way from cabinet nominations to third-class postmasterships. They include nomi- nations to all the higher civilian posts in the Government and to the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. President Coolidge, senatorial old hands point out, has had more than the average run of bad luck, too, with regard ‘ to rejected nominations. In 1925 the Senate refused by the narrow margin of a single vote to confirm Charles Beecher Warren of Michigan | as Attorney General. A year later the Senate declined to confirm Wallace Mc- Camant of Oregon as a United States judge. Coolidge was especially inter- ested in Mr. McCamant's appointment because it was that distinguished Port- land jurist who, by stampeding the Chicago 1920 convention for “Gov. Cool- idge of Massachusetts” for Vice Presi- dent, led the way to second place on the Harding ticket for the man who, in 1923, succeeded to the presidency. Sen- ator Hiram Johnson of California head- vhe successful opposition to Mec- Camant. ‘Woods and Esch Rejeeted. In succeeding years the Senate, at the end of long fights, turned down in succession two Coolidge nominations to the Interstate Commerce Commission— Cyrus E. Woods of Pennsylvania, former Ambassador to Japan, and John J. Esch of Wisconsin, former member of the House of Representatives and one of the -authors of the Esch-Cummins transportation act. Federal judiciary nominations by Mr. Coolidge which failed to find Senate favor included those of Edgar J. Adams to the first district of Alaska (rejected), and Wil- liam J. Tilson to the middle district of Georgla (withdrawn). Quite a num- ber of postmaster nominations were withdrawn. One famous . nomination to a collectorship of the port (that of Walter L. Cohen of New Orleans) was b | withdrawn in the teeth of stern Sen- ate threats tc reject. After President Coolidge in 1924 asked the Senate to confirm Silas H. Strawn, prominent Chicago corporation lawyer, as Gov- ernment counsel in the oil litigation, the nomination was withdrawn because of Mr. Strawn’s banking affiliations. Detailed Tabulation. The other day Col. Edwin P. Thayer, secretary of the Senate, presented Presi- dent Coolidge with a detailed tabula- tion of his appointments’ activities since 1923. This is what the tabulation liscloses: Nominations Sent to Senate. (ncivlllln.Al‘m!,vay.erlne. Tot. | 4927 1248 1909 268 8442 2847 1,001 767 11— 4726 108 5 3 ..— 104 7508 1,368 158—i1.707 3562 520 180— 5311 ay 2 5142 1307 18— 8501 Feb. 4, '29. 1,707 1.017 55— 3.420 Grand total 25,799 6.459 8.906 957—42,121 (Copyright, 1929.) 949 Honor Memory of Mrs. Shelton. The Emma Sanford Shelton Union placed a wreath at the grave of Mrs. Shelton, late presidént of the District W. C. T. U, on Sunday at Arlington. Dr. Earl Taggert of Vermont Avenue Christian Church gave a sketch of her life. Mrs. Eva C. Criswell, president of union, placed the wreath and read an appropriate poem. S For this feat Hanneken and Button | General PAGE 17 JENKINS INDICTED FOR MURDER FOR SHOOTING OFFICER First Degree Charged Killing of Policeman Francis McAuliffe. in VICTIM ON DEATHBED FORGAVE HIS ASSAILANT, Four Cases of Homicide Are Ig- nored by Grand Jury—Other Bills Disposed Of. Samuel A. Jenkins was indicted today by the grand jury for murder in the first degree in connection with the death of Policeman John Francis Mc Auliffe in front of the home of Jene kins, 1217 Thirty-fourth street, Jane uary 19. After shooting the officer, Jenkins turned the pistol on himself and both were on adjoining cots at the hospital when Jenkins expressed his sorrow to his victim and was for- given by McAuliffe, who asked his mother not to let Jenkins be prosecuted. Jenkins had been drinking and was raising a disturbance at his home when the officer’s attention was called to the, yoise. He strolled past the house and when Jenkins saw him he shot out of the front window at -the policeman. { He then turned the weapon on him- self. He has been transferred from the hopital to jail. A coroner’s jury this afternoon also held that Jenkins fired $he shot that caused the policeman’s death. Second-Degree Murder Charge. Murder in the second degree is charged in an indictment against Wil- liam C. Fleet, colored. He is said to have caused the death of Frederick J. Smith, also colored, by striking him with a brick July 25 at 1530 Thirty- third street. Four cases of homicide were ignored by the grand jurors. Joseph A. Roy- ston was exonerated of causing the death of Preston Kumler in an auto | collision at Twenty-eighth and M streets, November. Sadye Hatton, col- ored, also was exonerated of a homi- cide charge in connection with the shooting of Joseph Miles, September 17, in front of 217 Virginia avenue southeast, Charles L. Bell, colored, an inmate of St. Elizabeth's Hospital, was held not responsible for the death of Charles Stokes, also colored, another inmate, September 3. The charge of homicide against Rosellie B. Thomas, colored, was ignored. She was driving an automobile which mounted the pave- ment in front of 1203 West Virginia avenue northeast, August 20, and killed Catherine Payne, a pedestrian. The testimony showed she had swerved to avoid a collision with a bus. The grand jurors also declined to indict Albert B. Webster, false pre- tenses; Rebecca Frye, Daisy F. Gallo- way and Nathaniel Galloway, grand larceny; Cornelius V. Sheppard, joy- riding; Frank Jol;nson. Lynch, tvfiery. lings, joy-riding 44 Indictments Returned. A total of 44 indictments was re- rted, in which are included the fol- lowing: James Jones (three cases), Stephen G. Hoffman (three cases) and Raymond Brown, housebreaking and larceny; John Henry Parnell, alias John Henry Carnell, and William F. Carney, grand larceny; George E. Rawlings, ‘house- breaking and larceny: Walter Davis, Monroe Warner, Daniel M. Galloway, Williem H. Adams, Frank D. Green, William H. Adams, Frank D. Green, John Jackson and Willlam Estep, joy- riding; Lester J. Groves (iwo cases), grand larceny and joy-riding; Luttre!l Buchannon, alias Luttrell Buchanzi (two cases), Roscoe A. James, John E. Lohr, John F. Smith, Vaughn. Lee Tom- lin, Theodore E. Wilson, Malcolm Stew- art and Albert S. Fowler, joy-riding: Malcolm James Stewart, violation na- tional motor vehicle theft act; Herbert Lewis, Lucille Harrison, Melvin Stroth- ers (two cases), Richard Bundy, Milton E. Terry (two cases), Benjamin A. Bran- son, Theodore Crawford, Joseph Hardy, George W. McGoines and James J. Healy (three cases), robbery; William L. Moseley, assault with dangerous weapon and assault with intent to kill; Charles Ransome, assault with danger- ous weapon; Charlie Ware (two cases), assault to commit carnal knowledge; Paul A. Willis (two cases), false pre- Regina Blanchfield, Jarceny after Ralph D. Ballard, forgery and uttering. WOMAN ESCAPES FROM ASSAILANTS 40-Year-Old Man Is Sought for Striking Two Young Girls. An attempted assault by two white men was frustrated by Miss Betty Ed- wards of 200 Massachusetts avenue late last night, when she tore from ths grasp of one of her assailants at the New Jersey avenue intersection with the Capitol grounds and ran down New Jersey avenue to the sixth precinct. Miss Edwards told of the attempted assault today. She was accompanied after the attempted assault to her home by a policeman. Miss Edwards, who is married. but still uses her maiden name, was on her way home last night about 11:30 o'clock. As she approached the New Jersey ave= nue intersection, she saw two men walking toward her. “One of them,” she said, “was tall and heavy set, between 3¢ and 35 years old and of unkempt appearance. “As I was about to pass, he suddenly reached out and grabbed my arm. I pulled away from him and he reached over and seized by coat collar. I made a sudden lurch, pulled away from him and ran as fast as I could down New Jersey avenue. I didn't stop until I reached the station house, where one of the officers accompanied me home." Miss Edwards said she is 26 years old and was married a year ago to Clifford Faust of New York, whom she expects to join in New York within a fortnllght.sxso Police are searching today for a 40-year-old white man "/ho :{tacked two girls as they were walking in the rear of the Soldiers and Sailors' Tem= porary Home at Ninth street and Penn« sylvania avenue southeast about 9:30 o'clock last night. One of the girls, Miss Addie Oldfield, 18 years old, of 1104 K street southeast, was knocked down by a blow on her jaw. Their assailant then struck the second girl, Miss Edna Cauffmann, I: years old, of the same address, and . ran when they screamed. Both girlg hospital treatment.