Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1929, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair, with a cold wave tonight; lowest temperature about 20; tomorrow fair and continued cold. i ‘Temperatures: Highest, 45, at 11 a.m. today; lowest, 34, at 11:30 p.m. yester- day. Full report on page 2. Closing N. Y. Markets, Pages 25 and 26 ch ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Star. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press service. news Yesterday’s Circulation, 111,359 | — — Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. No. 30,993. 'WO PAGES. - TWO CENTS. (P) Means Associated Pres: CALLES TAKES FIELD ' WITH BIG ARMY FOR OFFENSIVE IN NORTH Attack on Torreon Is Expected. 18,000 Federals Are Ready to Move on Canitas. MOVEMENT IN SOUTH IS CRUSHED; REBELS PLAN DRIVE ON CAPITAL Fighting at Mazatlan Appears Imminent. U. S. to Supply Surplus War Ma- terial to Mexico. By the Associated Press. Former President Calles himself took the field against the rebels today at the head of one of the largest armies collected in Mexico since the Pancho Villa rebellion in 1915. Definitely crushing the insurgent movement in the south the government was putting its full strength in the field toward the north and a possibly decisive battle was extended in the region of ‘Torreon. Federal forces estimated at 18,000 were concentrating at Irapuato ready to move on Canitas. Jacatecas, where several thousand in- surgents were gathered. To the north, at Torreon, was Gen. Escobar, commander-in-chief of the rebels. Gen. Almazan, loyal federal commander, reached Saltillo and has asked for artillery, presumaby to bombard Torreon if necessary. Plan Mexico City Drive. While the federals were pouring northward, the revolutionists an- nounced that a drive on Mexico City would be made immediately. Gen. Montero, insurgent representative in New York declared that t;:t;dmain bodies of insurgents numbering 30,000 were moving south- .fuare; was quiet today after its capture by the insurgents, but !slew fighting along the American border was expected at Nogales, onora. Federal authorities in Baja, Calif., were believed preparing an aerial bombardment of the revolutlonaf’y stronghold. o . Fighting also appeared imminent at Magatlan, Sinaloa, where 2,500 Federals are fortified againsi an advancing rebel army. Two Americans were killed in yesterday's battle at Juarez, one ? 2-year-old girl in El Paso and the second a man found dead in uarez, Americans Interpose. Fighting between the opposing forces ended late yesterday when ‘?nmEefigan authorities interposed because of the danger to Americans 'as0. About 300 federals and their families were interned at Fort Bliss under the terms of the truce. The State Department at Washington has approved a request of the Mexican government for surplus war material and will probably supply such material out of stores now held by the War Department. The American Government also approved a request by the Mex- ican government to import privately built ariplanes from the Upited States. Along with this went an embargo on unauthorized shipments of planes into Mexico. In announcing fall of Ciudad Juar LARGE ARMY IS MASSED. Chihuahua, wmme Tebels yesterday the government statement said soldiers had only withdrawn across the international bridge at El Paso to prevent endanger- ing American lives in El Paso, and had been routed across United States terri- arm! exico has known since | tory at Laredo, where they were to cross jgromiesc axury A the river to Nuevo Laredo and be in- the days of Pancho Villa moved north-| et B b e by ward today in an attempt to subdue the | frcbe" leral garrison revolution in the north. Carrillo Forced to Retreat. At its head was Gen. Plutarco Elias| Calles, secretary of war, ho in 1915| Gther government announcements re- Tode with Gen, Alvaro Obregon at the | ated widespread incidents of the revolt, head of Mexico's last such great army— | Gen, Jaime Carrillo, governor of Sinoloa, that which crushed Villa. had been forced to retreat before the ad- The immediate objective was Canitas, | vancing rebels under Gen. Francisco a junction point in the State of Zachet- | Mango, 1t was sald. The rebel advance cas. Capture of the city would open &/ guard had come as far south as way westward to Durango, where Gen. | Culiacan, about 160 miles north of Urbalejo held out, or northward to Tor- | Mazatlan, west coast seaport. Progress reon, where f.‘.eni .:’ose Gonzalo E!wbusifin ;he mlh‘;dlrmy, e troops were located. , was said to be slow since ral Expiztence of this large army—which | hadq been destroyed. dlroads some say contains 18,000 men—was kept | Reinforcements were uring in secret until late last night, when an of- | Mazatlan continually, howl:er, :nd :o’ ficial government statement said it had | difficulty was anticipated in holding the been concentrated at Irapuato, State of | city, (Rebel reports said Magatlas ol Guanajuato, under the direction of Gen. | ready had fallen to their forces.) Toazaro Cardenas, and had already, It was said the Atlantic Fleet had started for Canitas. | arrived at Tampico from Vera Cruz. had in. and started out to patrol the Aboard Special Train o - gy pep i the Almost simultaneously with the a | direction of the rehel Gen. Jesus Marss nouncement a special train which had | Aguirre. Two fast bosts oy g been waiting, with steam up. &t the | made ready at Vera Grus to swise ot Colonia Station, left to join the trops | flect. The port of Vera Cruz, oclally With Gen. Calles and his staff aboard. | closed by the government when the sty Departure of Gen. Calles from l:{;:x- | was occupiea'by the rebels hr o 1co City and practically entire shifting | reopened, of activity from morth and south made | ™30l ernment announcement satd clearer than ever the government s! é‘a ;‘ that oaly 200 zacn Neme oo B Suned cgy—of sweeping clean in Vera {l‘: | garrison yesterday when that city was before attending to housecleaning in the | givacved “and taken hEn Kt north, So scattered is the revolutionaly | ““The-announcement is Defis movement in Vera Cruz and the sttzu I purported report of Gen, Mb:;g"u upon now it cxa.n hardly be counted as at all| ,‘:,’; O’S“ d l?ntn;lespm s s threatening. : ! el e LI o the oer han, the i DALY | o save Ui with il of i suppies the revolt ma: S amen ‘r’l‘ash between the combined forces cé vy omc::sl_u 18 prisoners, including Gen. Urbaleia and Gen. Escobar an e S the army of (/>n. Calles. AP to offend my dignity as a soldier and Joining the,army of Gen. Calles from | o STEC Y CEOY, B & soldler and the East will be the columns of Ger. — 3 Andrew Almazan and Gen. Euliglo Ortiz. Gen. Almazan arrived at Sal- tillo, capital of the State of Coahulia, | Thursday night from Monterey and joined with the troops of Gen. Ortiz, arriving from Paredon, Coahuila Between Monterey ~and Saltillo a rebel detachment under the command of Gen. Luis Gutierrez clashed with his troops at Ojo Calente, but was defeated. The two generals were said today al-| ready to have left Saltillo in the direc- | tion of Torreon. | Canitas Battle Likely. | e first battle of the Northern cam- | m:fifi may be fought at Canitas unless ‘the rebel forces retreat from there be- fore arrival of the federals. Gen. Ana- Calles at Head of Force Said to Num- ber 18,000 Men. MEXICO CITY, March 9 (#)—The “BUNCOING” IS CHARGED. Film Actors Alleged Victims of “Income Tax Counsellors.” LOS ANGELES, March 9 (#).— William Haines, Dorothy Mackaill and Vilma Banky of the Hollywood film colony were subpoenaed yesterday by a Federal grand jury investigating ‘income tax counsellors,” who are alleged to have “buncoed” numerous moving picture artists. cleto Lopez, in an airplane fl,\'irgg over | Assistant United States Atto the city yesterday, said he saw L;‘,{g; General Morton Fisher sald ?l‘x:{ troop trains of rigfl soldiers there other approaching. anAnmher”;?nsstbxluy is that if the rebel forces should withdraw to Torreon and choose to make a stand there, they might be subjected to lengthy seige b} the federal troops. Gen. Almazan has already requested a regiment of artiller, be given him to bombard the city when ches it. hchnanther view is, however, that the combined forces of Urbalejo and Esco- bar, believed the most powerful force in the North, will withdraw from Tor- reon to Chihuahua City and join with the rebel forces of Gen. Caraveo. The government in its official statement of the military situation inclines to this latter view The government statement does not 2ive the number of troops on _either ~ce, but it is understood Gen. Escobar has between 2,000 and 3,000 men, at Torreon, and Gen. Urbalejo probably 1,000 or 2,000, at Canitas and Durango. The combined Ortiz-Almazan forces probably number about 8,000 men, while there are probably about 18,000 men in Haines, Miss Mackalll and Miss B had been victimized, wgeths:r a‘xz}y‘ other film people. an d olc‘er WATCH FELLOW N (Continued on Page 4, Column 1, | LINDBERGH LEAVES ON HOP T0 TEXAS Flyer Is Following Route Not Seriously Affected by Mex- ican Revolt. By the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, March 9.—The local office’ of the Western Union was advised that Col. Charles A. Lindbergh left Tampico for Browns- ville at 11:05 a.m. (12:05 Eastern standard time). By the Assoclated Press. VALBUENA AIR FIELD, Mexico, March 8.—Col. Charles A. Lindbgrgh, inaugurating the Brownsville-México City air mail service, hopped off from the Valbuena Alr Field at 7:56 o'clock this morning (8:56 Eastern standard time), The colonel’s route was to carry him over parts of the states of Hidalgo, Vera Cruz and Tamaulipas, most of which have not been seriously affected by_the revolution. ‘The colonel, whose right shoulder was injured in his recent one-wheeled de- ‘fiem .;:1 mhnem, w::; without the s] dages & kli‘i‘e planned to make a stop at Tam- pico. Escort Plane Takes Off. A second tri-motor plane in charge of Alfred Kent, of the Mexican Aviation Co., accompanied the famous American airman, taking off at 8:05 am. This is the second time that the Colonel has inaugurated an air mail passenger sesvice between Latin Amer- ica and the United States. Several weeks ago he opened the pan-American air mail service between Panama and the United States by way of Cuba. The service which is expected to bring Mexico City within 36 hours of New York was opened despite the revolution in Mexico. Just as the sun came over the high mountains which surround the Valley of Mexico, Col. Lindbergh maneuvered the first tri-motor plane carrying 12 mail pouches and nine passengers on to the long runway at the Valbuena Civil Air Field. It was the first time that he had gone up-since his “disci~ pline” flight with Anne Morrow, his fiancee, on February 28, the day after their upset. Takes to Air Quickly. The plane took the air quickly and disappeared almost instantly into a haze of smoke which hung in the valley. A second tri-motor plane carrying avia- tion, mail and government officials, hopped off 9 minutes later. It was planned that_thi ne should _trail (Continued on Tums Column 7.) HOOVER BEGINS NAMING HIS “LITTLE CABINET” Appoints New Assistant Secretaries for Interior and Navy Departments. Beginning the task of forming his “little cabinet,” President Hoover today appointed new assistant secretaries for the Interior and Navy Departments. Joseph M. Dixon, former governor of Montana and one time United States Senator from that State, was named as- sistant secretary of the Interior to suc- ceed E. C. Finney, who will become so- licitor of the department. David S. Ingalls of Cleveland, mem- ber of the Ohio Senate, was made as- sistant secretary of the Navy for air, He succeeds Edward S. Warner, who retires to private life. ‘The new Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air brings to this office a bril- liant personal record as an American aviator. He is rated as an “ace” among :he World War fiyers and has been deco- rated with the Distinguished Service Cross and the British Flying Cross. He is a_graduate of Yale University and the Harvard Law School. He is only 33 years old. An Eight-Page Comic Section Will Appear in The Sunday Star Fun for the kiddies folks, too. FOR IT the_army moving north from Irapuato. MuST BE A PINICKY / To FIND FAULT 8853 7/ “The Black Crook,” “Father’s Forbidden Favorite,” Revived Scene of Lily Langtry Tri- umph to Grace Original American Musical Show. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, March 9.—At the old Lyric Theater in Hoboken, where many burghers’ womenfolks in a piece called “A Wife's Peril,” there is going to be a revival Monday night of that grand- father of all American musical shows, “The Black Crook.” Advertised as “Father's Forbidden Favorite,” it is being produced by the Hoboken Theatrical Co., in which Christopher Morley, heretofore known chiefly as a writer of whimsical essays and novels, is the moving spirit. Mr. Morley's first job as a producer, en- titled” “After Dark, or Neither Maid, Wife nor Widow,” playing at Hoboken's other theater, the Rialto, is sold out until some time in June. Bixty-two years ago last October, at Niblo'’s Garden, down on what would now be described as “Lower Broadway,” the world premiere of “The Black Crook” was given. And at the same time New York got its first glimpse of “ladies in tights.” The critics panned the plot of the plece—which Mr. Morley describes as “a steal from ‘Faust,’ with miscellaneous thievings from Shakespeare”—but the tights got ‘em. They were almost " (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) ERANT TRANSFER ORDER IS REVOKED War Department Counter- mands Relief From Park Du- ties by Hoover Direction. By direction of President Hoover, the orders of February 19, 1929, relleving Lieut. Col. Ulysses 8. Grant, 3d, Corps of Engineers, from duty as director of public buildings and public parks of the National Capital in August next and assigning him to duty as a student at the Army War College for the next course were revoked by an order issued at the War Department today. Col. Grant served as chairman of the inaugural committee and in that posi- tion took most of the responsibility of the ceremonies and parade incident to the induction into office of Mr. Hoover. At the War Department it was said that there had been many requests for the retention of Col. Grant. Col, Grant has been closely identified With the growth of Washington during the past four years, in which many major projects have been started, but the District of Columbia has had a part in his service career intermittently lor years. His mother, Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, resides at 1711 New Hamp- shire avenue. Grandson of General. The colonel, whose home is at 2117 Leroy place, is a son-in-law of Elihu Root and is a grandson of the famous Civil War general. His present assign- ment as director of public buildings and parks of the National Capital, dates from January 1, 1926, when he was appointed by President Coolidge to suc- ceed Col. C. O. Sherrill, who left that post to become city manager of Cincin- nati, Ohio. On his present tour of duty here, Col. Grant came to Washington from San Francisco, where he had been U. S. Army district engineer. He was then a major and reported for duty (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) years ago Lily Langtry thrilled the | SEANTORSON AR TODISCUSS SUES Second Forum Hook-up To- night, With Jones and Har- rison Speakers. The second act in a national radio drama of country-wide interest will be laid before millions of listeners tonight. Senators Wesley L. Jones of Washing- ton and Pat Harrison of Mississippi are to go before the microphone at 10 p.m. to discuss from the key station WMAL and through a Natlon-wide network their views of the issues facing the ex- tra session of Congress to convene on April 15 at the call of President Hoover. The entire group of stations affiliated with .the Columbia Broadcasting Co., which is sponsoring the weekly radio forum on topies of national interest, ar- ranged by The Evening.Star, will carry the messages from the two Senators to the firesides of millions of listeners. The coming extra session of Congress will be discussed by Senators Jones and Harrison, Senator Jones is expected to discuss the Republican program, while Senator Harrison is expected to talk on the issues from the angle of a leader of democracy. Enthusiasm is Continued. Enthusiastic acclalm which greeted the initial presentation of the radio forum, with Senator Willlam Borah of Idaho as the chief actor last Saturday night, continued in increasing crescendo during the interim of a week between the two presentations. The forum will be on the air every Saturday night and virtually every national issue of impor- tance will be discussed by recognized authorities, all drawn from the official life of Washington. Since the first presentation, the head- quarters of the Columbia system and The Star have recelved many testimo- nials of the value of such educational and illustrative talks by speakers of national prominence. The men who speak themselves feel that such a method of getting before the country the is- sues which loom large on the political and economic horizon is of immense value. Proceedings of the Senate have never been broadcast prior to the in- duction into office of Vice President Curtis last Monday, when the sacred precincts of the upper house of Con- gress were invaded for the first time by radio. Opportunity Not Frequent. Radio listeners have not often been given the opportunity to hear national leaders speak on issues of great im- portance in other than a political cam- paign. B ‘The radio forum gives that oppor- tunity, presenting both sides of the political and economic picture in an en- tirely unbiased manner. Complete in- dorsement of the radio forum has come from members of the cabinet, from Senators and Representatives, local of- ficials, editors and_ educators through- out the Nation. Letters have poured into The Star assuring unqualified sup- port of the project, now in its second week, predicting for the forum a prom- inent place in the educational life of the country. As each Saturday night passes, the Nation-wide audience will be present- ed with a clear picture of the major issues before the country today. ELSIE JANIS’ ILLNESS TAKES SERIOUS TURN Actress Suffering From Appen- dicitis and Congestion of Lung After Influenza. By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, March 9.—The illness of El- sle Janis, American actress, took a more serious turn today. Her tempera- ture this morning was 102 and her pulse 110. Miss Janis has Apflendlcms and con- gestion of her right lung after in- fluenza. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, March 9.—A professional looking fellow conducted a class in banditry last night in view of 1,000 per- | sons. and got away with it. Kahn's jewelry store on West Twen- ty-second street was the place, and the time was just the hour when the crowd was leaving the Marshall Square Thea- ter next door. The student bandits were awkward and their technique was terrible, but despite it all, they escaped with a large part of Albert Kahn's valuable jewelry and much of Albert Kahn's cash. ‘They used a picuous green road- ster, which is nof the usual thing. They parked in front of the store and entered Class in Banditry Holds Up Jeweler, But Amateur Tactics Disgust Teacher the place where the proprietor was talk- ing to two customers. “'Stick 'em up,” sald one student with- out preliminaries. The professor registered disgust. “No, no, no,” he said. “It is not yet time to say ‘Stick 'em up.’ Look at all those people outside. They can see right in. Do you want to get arrested, huh? How many times must I tell you to take the men into the back rcom, out of sight?” ‘This was done and the robbery con- | summated. Outside again, the robbers climbed into their car. One of them fired a couple of wild shots as the gears meshed. “Don’t do that!” the professional fel- low was heard to scream. HOOVER 0 APPOINT PROVINENT MEN ON ENFORGENENT UNT Selection of Outstandingg Personnel May Be Made | in 30 Days. COMMISSION OF NINE IS BELIEVED PLANNED' Leaders in Nation's Legal and| Judicial Circles to Study Pro- hibition Situation. President Hoover's special law en- forcement commission will be composed of outstanding men in the Nation’s legal and judicial circles, and their selection will not be completed for perhaps 30 days, it was learned today at the White | House, The President to date has not talked | with or approached any prospective " member of the commission, but it was | indicated he may begin consideration of | its personnel within a week or 10 days. It was made plain that Mr. Hoover will not be stampeded into a hurried appointment of the body, which will | have the all-important task of finding out what is wrong with America's law enforcement system. The most careful consideration will be given to formation of the commis- slon, to insure selection of men of the highest attainment in the field of law and jurisprudence. Apparently the President will not go out of this limited field in effecting organization of the commission, To Consider Recommendations. i There is reason to belleve that the | President will consider the recom- mendations of such reputable bodies as the National Crime Commission and the American Bar Association in con- nection with his choice of members of the law enforcement “grand jury.” 1In doing so, Mr. Hoover would be follow- ing a practice that he pursued while Secretary of Commerce, when confront- ed with the duty of organizing im- portant social and industrial groups. It is believed that the commission will consist of nine members. The full scope of the investigation of law enforcement contemplated was dis- closed yesterday when in reply to ques- tlons of press correspondents the Presi- ent said “it is intended to cover the entire question of law enforcement and organization of justice.” “It will also naturally include con- sideration of the method of enforcement of the eighteenth amendment and abuses which have grown up together with the enforcement of the laws in Tespect to narcotics, to immigration, to trade restraint and every other branch of Federal Government law enforce- ment,” he said. “The first step in law enforcement,” he added, “is adequate organization of our judicial and enforcement system.” In critically considering the entire Federal machinery of justice, the Presi- dent said the purpose and scope of the commission would be to study the re- distribution of its functions, the simpli- fication of its procedure, the provision of additional special tribunals, the bet- ter selection of juries and “the more effective organization of our agencies of investigation and prosecution.” Confers on Farm Bill. President Hoover was _presented with an optimistic picture of the farm relief _situation in conferences today with Representative Snell of New York, chairman of the rules committee of the House, and Senator McNary of Oregon, Senate farm relief leader. Chairman Snell predicted that the House in spe- cial session next month will pass “some kind of agricultural bill” in a week or 10 days, and Senator McNary declared that the Senate will pass the bill in five days. Mr. Snell, following his conference with the President, said that a farm relief bill would be ready for the imme- diate consideration of the House when it convenes on April 15, and the Ore- gon Senator, who was co-author of the ill-fated McNary-Haugen bill, declared that the Senate also would be in a posi- tion to act without delay. Senator McNary said that arrangements also were being made to facilitate considera- tion of the limited tariff legislation deemed necessary by the President. Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the Veterans’ Bureau, visited the President briefly this morning. Afterward he said that he would remain on duty at the bureau until the President saw fit to remove him. He refused to amplify this statement. COLD WEATHER FORECAST Strong Northwest Winds to Bring 20-Degree Temperatures, ‘Twenty-degree temperatures are pre- dicted for Washington tonight by the Weather Bureau as & result of strong northwest winds sweeping eastward across Northern New York. ‘Tomorrow will be fair and continued cold, the bureau said. Rising tempera- tures are predicted for Monday. [t v | Washington clearing house, $5,230,- 595.09. Treasury balance, $50,347,831.20. New York clearing house exchange, $1,504,000,000. New York clearing house balance, $942,000,000. MAJ. HESSE APPLIES FOR RETIREMENT ON ACCOUNT OF HEALTH Police Head Reported Unfit to Continue Duties Because of Physical Breakdown. CHIEF HAD BEEN UNDER FIRE IN ATTACK ON HIS DEPARTMENT Expects to Take Long Rest—Several Are Mentioned as Successor if Request Is Granted. Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of metropolitan police, storm center of congressional investigations into the police department, has applied to the District Commissioners for retirement on account of physical disability, is was announced today by Daniel E. Garges, sec- retary to the board. Maj. Hesse's application was Major Tells of “1t second to do.” MAJ. HESSE. was on a clvilian status as chief department. Sees. Retirement Granted. Commissioner Proctor L. Dougherty indicated that Maj. Hesse’s application would be approved by the District Com- missioners, effective by March 31. High praise of Maj. Hesse was voiced by Mr. Dougherty. He said he had not considered the appointment of a suc- cessor, but expressed the opinion that “within the Police Department are men capable of discharging the - resopnsibili- ties of the office.” “Maj. Hesse has had a distinguished career, “The work of his department during the inaugural period was especially notable, few disturbances being reported. application for retirement came to my attention only last evening and I have not had an opportunity to consider the matter in detail.” Report on Breakdown. ‘The report on Maj. Hesse's break- down reads as follows: “To meet the requirements of major and superintendent of police for the District of Columbia, it is imperative that acministrative ability, clear in- tellect, alertness should be coupled with physi- cal robustness. With respect to the physical fitness, it is the opinion of the Board of Police and Fire Surgeons that Maj. Hesse has. broken down, and in view of his age, service and findings shown in this examination, and the further fact that the possibility of re- habilitation to such a degree as would meet the exacting requirements of the position is so remote, the Board of Po- lice and Fire Surgeons recommend his retirement.” The report was signed by Dr. J. J. Kilroy. Four other members of the board took part in the examination. They are Drs. W. H. R. Brandenburg, William V. Marbury, Fred Y. William- son and F. McJ. Allen. The sixth mem- ber of the board, Dr. D. L. Borden, did not take part in the examination. Attack by Blanton. Maj. Hesse has been the target of intermittent attacks by former Repre- sentative Blanton of Texas for nearly three years. The Texan's criticism of Hesse began shortly after his appoint- ment as superintendent and reached its height about a year ago when he ac- cused the police superintendent with lax enforcement of the liquor and gambling laws and with drinking in an alleged “speakeasy” on East Capitol street. - Blanton also charged that rum runners were operating under pglice protection, and that on one occasion two officers hi-jacked a $3,000 alcohol cargo. . About 10 days later Ma). Hesse faced Blanton before a large audience in the categorically the Texan’s accusations, and in subsequent investigation by the District's Commissioners resulted in his complete exoneration. The commission- The Gravure Section of Tomorrow’s Star Is a pictorial rec- ord of the In- auguration. Carefully select- ed photographs—high lights of the pageant—the swearing in of President Hoover—all these go toward this making of a beautifully printed souvenir of the Inauguration of 1929. Order your copy of next Sunday’s Star today. Copies mailed Maryland and Virginia, 10c; all other States, Mexico and Canada, 15¢. No charge or telephone orders accepted. Retirement Not Regarded Surprise. Maj. Hesse's application for retire- ment did not come as a surprise to any one closely associated with the police de- partment. As far back as last September Maj. Hesse revealed that he was “tired” of his job as superintendent of police and would retire voluntarily, but pointed out that he did not intend to make such a move at that time with the department then “under fire.” Although Ma]. Hesse has been connected with the police depart- ment for 35 years, he eannot be retired on any grounds other than physical disgbility incurred in line of duty as 32 years of his service Commissioner Dougherty said. | sound judgment and mental | caucus room of the House and denied | ha; made Thursday and was accom- panied by a report from five out of the six members of the board of police surgeons, certifying that Maj. Hesse had suffered a complete physical breakdown and recommending his retirement. Failing Health. “I have been goii< rapidly down hill for the last two years,” Maj. Hesse told reporters tuday. “I asked for a physical examination by the board of surgeons last Summer, and their report showed physical impairment, which has since grown steadily worse. I am retired I expect to go away for about six or seven months for a rest to try to get my nerves back into shape. After all the worry I have been througn they are in a pretty bad state.” Other than this Maj. Hesse gave no hint as to the reason for his desire to be retired. He said that before he made his application to the board for phy- sical examinttion he did not want to re- tire, “but now the board has condemned me,” he added, “there is nothing else clerk and property officer of the ers at that time reported that they had complete confidence in Maj. Hesse and that there was no basis for Blanton's charges. ‘The grand jury also went into charges made by Blanton. In a report to the Gibson subcommit- tee of the House, where most of Blan- ton's attacks were made on Maj. Hesse, the commissioners sald: “The position of superintendent of po- lice in Washington is not an easy one and calls for ability, fidelity and cour- age. It is the opinion of the commis- sioners that Maj. Hesse possesses these.” Maj. Hesse’s age, referred to in the report of the surgeons, is 55. / Maj. Hesse's letter to the Commis- sioners asking for retirement reads: “To the Commissioners: “I have the honor to apply for re- tirement as major and superintendent of police for the District of Columbia in accordance with the provisions of the act of Congress, approved September |1, 1916, to take effect from and after arch 31, 1929. “My record and service in the Dis- | triet of Columbia is as follows: “August 23, 1893, appointed a clerk (stenographer). “August 14, 1895, transferred to the Fire Department as a clerk. “September 1, 1899, transferred to Police Department as secretary to the |major and superinentdent of police. “July 9, 1907, promoted to chief (also property) clerk. “July 1, 1925, made an assistant su- | perintendent of t1® ¥olice force by spe- cial act of Congress. “October 6, 1925, pfomoted to major and superintendent of police. “I transmit herewith the report of the board of police and fire surgeons, certi- fying as to my physical disabilities. *(Signed) EDWIN B. HESSE. Retirement Board Must Act. ‘The Commissioners refer applications for retirement from members of the Police or Fire Departments to a re- tirement board consisting of Assistant Corporation Cownsel Francis H. Ste- phens, Inspector E. W. Brown of the Police Department and Battalion Chiet C. E. Schrom of the Fire Department. ‘This board meets in the board room of the District Building on the first and third Thursdays of each month to hear applications for retirement. The next meeting will be March 21, and Maj. Hesse's case will probably come up at that time. = ‘When the case is called Maj. Hesse and the physicians who took part in the examination will be summoned to testify. If the board finds Maj. Hesse physically unable to pursue his duties it will order him retired. Maj. Hesse, whose position pays him $5.200 a year, is entitled to a pension of $2,600, or f of his salary. Confided Action to Friends. About two weeks ago, Maj. Hesse con- fided to his closest friends that he soon ‘would make application for retirement, but that he did not intend to do so until after the adjournment of Con- gress and the close of the trial of Capt. Guy E. Burlingame, who hds been charged with conduct unbecoming an officer as an outgrowth of the accusa- tions of Mrs, Helen F. Blalock, fcrmer Seventh street palmist. Maj. Hesse was under the impression (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) Radio Programs—Page 32 Maryland and Virginia News Pages 6 and 7.