Evening Star Newspaper, March 29, 1929, Page 3

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"'BATTLE | CREEK HEALTH I3 - BUILDER T FIVE DAYS' FREE TRIAL IN_YOUR HOME THE EVENING STAR, WA HINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1929, WITH DISMISSAL Trial Beard Decides Officer | Used Pistol Without Just | | f Cause. kb TR | Pvt. Rcbert J. Allen, third precinct | policeman. | from the cial | Gecidea he hiad used bis service pistol without just cause Allen was convicted of the charge after a trial in the sixth precinct police | station vesterday. The board forwarded its verdict, together with a racommen- dation for Allen's dismissal, to Maj. Edwin B. Hesse, superintendent of po- | lice, yesterday afterncon. The Board of | District Commissioners must approve ) the verdict and recommendations before i Allen’s dismissal becomes effective. The charges against the policeman | grew out of the shcoting March 15 of |a 19-year-old colored youth, James A. | Frazier. Frazier and two companions (ran from an alley near Twenty-fourth and G streets after they had been | frightened by two pistol shots. Allen, | who also heard the shots, had gone to the alley to investigate and confronted {the three men as they ran out. He | called to them 15 halt and fired when | they refused to obey the command. One of the bullets struck Frazier, inflicting a minor flesh wound in his leg. Acquitted by Same Board. | Allen was specifically charged after | the shooting with viclating a section ol the police manual vhich says that an | { officer shall not use his revolver except |in_defense of his own or another's life. The trial beard which convicted Allen | | was composed of Police Capts. T. R. | Bean, Martin J. Reilly and J. E. Wilson. | This is the same board which acquitted | the policeman a few weeks ago when | he was_tried for failing to give proper | co-operation to a Health Department | inspector, who had caused the arrest of | & lunchroom owner on Allen’s beat who was charged with using unsterilized | glasses. Some time ago at a meeting of the Policemen’s Association Allen openly criticized what he called brutal methods employed in handling prisoners in some precincts. He was called before Ma). Hesse and asked to explain his state- ment. After listening to Allen's ex- planation, Maj. Hesse made an investi- gation, but did not succeed in substan- tiating the charges. Allen acted as his own attorney at the trial yesterday, and also took the stand in his own defense. without justification, and asked the board to dismiss him if it believed he deliberately shot Frazier without cause. He insisted he fired at Frazier only after the latter had ignored his repeat- ed commands to halt, and because he was convinced that some one had been shot in the alley where the sound of fir- ing was heard. He said it was a natural thing to conclude that the three men who ran from the alley immediately after the shots were fired, and who failed to stop at his command, had been connected with the shooting. Hesse and Stott Testify. Both Maj. Hesse and Capt. William G. Stott, commander of Allen’s precinct, were called as defense witnesses. The pelice chief’s testimony was confined to the manner in which the charges against Allen were prepared. He denied that the case against Allen was “rushed through.” Capt. Stott said Allen was s good policeman in many respects, but that he had shown “poor discretion” at times. Allen had called Capt. Guy E. Burlin- game, recently acquitted on charges of misconduct, as a character defense. Capt. Burlingame was excused, how- ever, when the board announced that Allen’s character was not in question and requested him to dispense with a long list of such witnesses. Lieut. William E. Holmes of the third precinct was the prosecution’s principal witness. He told of investigating the shooting, of obtaining a statement from Allen and of interviewing Frazier at Emergency Hospital, where he was taken after the shooting. Lieut. Holmes testified Frazier had told him at the hospital that he heard Allen's command to halt, but that he was too frightened to stop. When Frazier took the stand he denied that he heard or saw the officer. Other wit- CARROLL ELECTRIC CO. 714 12th St. Main 7320 BRI RIER SPECIAL NOTICES. i NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY debts contracted by any other than myself. JOHN L K. MAIN, 442 Kenyon st. n.w. 29¢ GENERAL REPAIRING AND REMODELING and fireplaces. Phone Lin. 10227, Wm. 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He sald the neighborhood in which they were working bears a bad reputation and that he believed Allen was justified in firing. Policeman S. F. Gravelly, also of the third precinct, was in the vicinity at the time of the shooting and testified he also heard the firing. ' He said that if he had been in Allen's place he “probably would have shot also.” Dr. James E. Lewis of Emergency Hospital testified the bullet followed a downward course through Frazier's leg “as though it had been fired at the ground.” Allen has the privilege of appealing his case to the District Commissioners. Cuban Wage Scale Low. HAVANA (P)—The average wage in Havana is $2.50 a day, the Municipal Labor Board finds. Bricklayers make $3, as do street car motormen and con- ductors, plumbers and electricians. Common labor receives $1.20. In the cane field unskilled laborers work for 75 cents a day. Will Rogers NEW YORK CITY.—What do you know about Mr. Hoover having to put a telephone in the office of the President at the White House? Mr. Coolidge had been going down to the corner drug store to phone. ‘That’s Mr. Cool- idge, though. He Jjust figured John Quincy Adams and Dolly Madi- son didn't have any, so the thought of put- ting one in never entered his mind. Here is another angle, too: May- be he had one in, and took it out with him when he left. Fifteen Con- gressmen landed here yesterday from a wet port. They only searched one of their | baggage and found four quarts, and the other 14 claimed ‘immunity. And they shot a woman for having a half_pint of homemade wine, was faced with dismissal police force today as a re-! |sult of the recommendations of a spe- olice trial board, which vesterday He denied | emphatically that he had used his pistol | $ | terday. HOOVER'S CABINET CIRCLE COMPLETED Stimson Inducted as State |Secretary—Kellogg Prepares | to Leave for Europe. By the Associated Press. Frank B. Kellogg was free today to carry out his plans for a vacation in Europe before returning to the practice of law at St. Paul after his four years of service to the Nation as its chief pilot in foreign affairs. Preparing to leave Washington with Mrs. Kellogg to take passage on the Ile de Prance, he relinquished the post of Secretary of State late yesterday to Henry L. Stimson, proud of the multi- lateral treaty for the renunciation of war negotiated during his administra- tion, but disappointed that it could not be made effective before his retirement. ‘The former Secretary pians to visit | Paris, however, and there he may have the satisfaction of celebrating the event over which he hoped to preside with the French foreign minister, Aristide in the popular designation of the pact. File Ratifications. Of the 15 original signatories of this treaty, 13 have completed action on it end filed their ratifications with the State Department. The other two— PFrance and Japan—are expected to complete these formalities in the near future, and their action will serve to bring the treaty into force. While the negotiation of this treaty is regarded as the outstanding achieve- ment of Mr. Kellogg's term as head of the State Department, his administra- tion has been characterized by numer- ous activities in other fields of foreign relations. These include the signing of 81 other treaties of various kinds and the initiation of negotiations for many others, most of which are arbitration and conciliation agreements intended to prevent war. ‘The world-wide activities of the State Department were placed late yesterday under the direction of H. L. Stimson, who after a lapse of almost a score of years has returned to Washington es a member of the cabinet circle of a President. ‘The former governor general of the Philippines was administered the oath of office by the Chief Justice of.the United States, William Howard Taft. As the two faced each other in the im- pressively furnished diplomatic room at the State Department they smiled, apparently recalling other days when both were younger and the one was Ptre:édent and the other his Secretary of War. - Grasps Hand of Friend. After the induction into office the Chief Justice grasped the hand of his old friend and shook it heartily. “Old man, I am delighted to be any kind of an humble instrument in put- ting you in this place,” he said. “Thank you,” replied the new Secre- tary of State. With the transfer of the reins of State Department authority from the veteran hands of Mr. Kellogg to Mr. Stimson the official cabinet circle of President Hoover was completed and the new administration fully manned for the four years of work ahead. Mr. Stimson, who since Tuesday has been going over pressing problems with his predecessor, will be confronted at the outset by a number of matters. The sinking of the Canadian rum-runner I'm Alone, the Mexican revolution, the American policy to be pursued at the forthcoming pieparatory disarmament commission meeting at Geneva and nu- merous minor matters are a few of the questions awaiting solution. In gddition the new Secretary has before him the realignment of the for- eign diplomatic service, especially in South America. President Hoover, who, as a result of his good will trip: obtained much first-hand information on the situation in the Latin-American republics, is particularly anxious to bulld up good will in that field. Few Changes to Be Made. The new Secretary of State has I it be known that he intends to mal:: very few changes in the personnel at the State Department. Undersecre- tary J. Reuben Clark, has asked to be relieved, and it is understood he will be succeeded by Wiillam R. Castle, at pres- ent an Assistant Secretary of State. For the time being Assistant Secre- tary of State Nelson T. Johnson will remain in charge of the Department's Eastern affairs, with Assistant Secre- tary Wilbur J. Carr, continuing to su- pervise consular activities. Francis White will remain in charge of Latin American affairs. Mr. Stimson has re- appointed Willlam H. Beck, as assistant WOMAN DRIVING LITTLE CAR '~ *1JUST CAN'T HELP ADMIRING) THAT NEWBUICK AS 1T wizg PAST~.=NOTHING LEFT To 00 BUT TURN IN THis SPIZERINKTUM ONE AND GET A NEW' PUICK” and Henry L. Stimson, the new Secretary. Briand, whose name is linked with his | Sales—1835 14th St. N. W. Service—1728 Kalorama Rd. SECRETARY STIMSON TAKES OATH Chief Justice Taft administering the oath to the new Secretary of State ves- Left to right, Chief Justice Taft, retiring Secretary of State Kellogg | —Harris-Ewing Photo. ARCRAFT MEETS T0 BE CONDUCTED {First of Spring and Summer| Series Is to Be Held Tomorrow. A series of “meets” to be held through- out the Spring and Summer under the auspices of the District of Columbia Model Aircraft League, conducted by the Community Center Department to qualify contestants for membership in the league, will be launched tomorrow, the first being held at the MacFarland Community Center tomorrow at 10 a.m. After a qualification round for candi- dates, contests in all classes will be held. A final tournament will be con- ducted during the last week in August and the first week in September. The District League, it is pointed out, differs from similar model aircraft clubs throughout the country in that in order | to qualify for membership and get his “wings” a candidate must make a plane and fly it himself. The plane must remain in the air five seconds. Classification is made according to achievement and there are now two class A members, Lloyd Fish, who holds the District outdoor record, and Her- rt F. Dorsey, national senior cham- pion, who recently flew his hand- launched indoor plane 3 minutes and 39 seconds, winning the District record. An outdoor meet for rising off the ground fuselage, flying scale and baby pianes and for hand-launched planes will be held April 15 on the forgaer golf course west of Chevy Chase Cifcle. Luke Christopher, who succeeds Carl F. Schory as secretary of the contest committee of the National Aeronautic Association, will also replace Mr. Schory on the advisory board of the league. Joshua Evans, jr, will replace John Poole as treasurer of the board, of which Maj. Gen. Mason M. Patrick is chair- man, and which includes Lieut. Col. C. de F. Chandler, president of the Aero Club of Washington: E. Clayton Fish, E. C. Graham, Paul Edward Garber, Smithsonian aeronautics expert; Walter Hinton, pilot of the NC-4, and’ Starr Truscott of the national advisory com- mittee for acronautics. The contest committee of the National Aeronautic Association has placed at the disposal of the D. C. Model Aircraft League the recently issued forms on which report of a model aircraft record must be made in order to receive offictal recognition, and the league believes that several of its members are ready now to establish officially what will prove to be world records. — e to the Secretary of State. Mr. Beck served under Secretaries Lansing, Polk, Colby, Hughes and Kellogg. PAY HONOR TO KELLOGG. On taking leave of his associates at the State Department yesterday after- noon, Secretary Kellogg was presented with the large armchair which he had used in his office since his appointment in March, 1925. Representing those whe nad contributed to the purchase of the chair Undersecretary J. Reuben Clark expressed to Mr. Kellogg their good wishes for a pleasant voyage on his vacation, “which 13 years of almost continuous service have so richly earn- ed for you.” “There will go with you as ship- mates,” said Judge Clark, “the good will, the esteem, the respect, not to say the affection of those who have worked with you here in the depart- ment. It has been a rare distinction to be essociated with you in your work. Whatever may happen to your prede- cessors in office, and some of them have been great statesmen, you will live in history. So long as men talk of peace or of war, they will speak of the Kel- logg peace pact. “We of the department are presenting to you this chair which you have oc- cupied during your hours of care and your moments of victory, and you have had your fair share of both. We wish you to take this chair and use it, that when you sit in your law offices in St Paul, we may not be entirely absent from your memory. We trust that the future hours you may spend in the chair will bring to .you no more of anxiety nor less of success than those that are gone. If this fate shall come to you, you will be happy and fortunate far beyond the average of men.” Near Conn. Ave. On I and K Sts. Several desirable properties especially adapted for clubs or societies for sale at at- tractive prices. A\ L. W. Groome 1416 F St. OIL BURNER Comfl”/y Y/ /fl;/l"fd With 275.Gallon '*’B@g/fieifif_%n/e, 1722 HSt NW PHONE “MAIN 10455- WUSUEH CAPTURED BY NATIONALISTS Sharp Losses Are Inflicted| on Wuhan Troops in Hupeh City. | i | | By the Assoclated Press NANKING, March 29.—Chinese Na- | tionalist soldiers, moving to put down | |the movement in the Wuhan cities of Hupeh, have captured the city of Wu- | | sueh, inflicting sharp losses on Wuhan | troops there. Wusueh is in Hupeh, on | | the Yangtse Kiang, between the Wuhan 1 | cities and Nanking. SEEK TO BLOCK ADVANCE. Wuhan Leaders Send Additional Troops Down Yangtse. ; HANKOW, China, March 29 (#).— Ditpatches reporting the capture of | Wusueh by the Nanking forces have created a feeling of tenseness in the ‘Wuhan _cities, center of the opposition to_the Nanking central government. | The public tension was increased and | uneasiness was widespread because of | reports coming in that the Nanking troops were advancing up the Yangtse River from Wusueh. The Wuhan lead- ers are sending additional troops down the river in an attempt to block the Nanking advance and a sharp engage- ment was expected. Every indication was that the situa- tlon in the area was approaching a crisis in the strugsle between the Nan- king government and the Wuhan oppo- sition. However, it was understood that the Wuhan leaders have completed plans for the evacuation of Hankow and a withdrawal across the Yangtse to consolidate their positions in Hunan, not considering the loss of the Wuhan cities as vital. The provinces of Hu- nan, Kwangsi and Kwangtung are re- garded as the real heart of the Kwang- si group, Masses Forces at Border. In the event of a withdrawal to the , south, the sphere of fighting was ex- pected to shift quickly from the | Yougtse Valley, in the neighborhood of | Kiukiang, to the Hunan-Kiangsi border, where the Nanking authorities are con- centrating forces. Business circles in Hankow have been angered by the demand of the military | chieftains here for $5,000,000 (Mexican) 1as a war fund, of which the Chinese banks were assessed $2,000,000 (Mexi- can) and the cotton guilds $1,500,000 (Mexican). Feng Attitude Uncertain, The attitude of Marshal Feng Yu-! Hsiang still remained uncertain today, | despite claims both by the Wuhan lead- ers and the Nanking government that they were enjoying his allegiance. It is reporetd that Feng has been seizing the rolling stock on the Peking-Hankow Railway and is concentrating large forces at Chengchow, an important Jjunction point. Meanwhile Kwangtung forces and others in Southern Hunan have been moving northward and are also pene- trating Southern Kiangsi. The general opinion was that serious fighting over a wide area was in sight. INGALLS TO FLY HOME. To Use Vou&ht Corsair Plane to Easter Holiday Trip. David §. Ingalls, the new Assistant Secretary of the Navy for aeronautics, will fly from the Anacostia Air Station today to Cleveland, Ohio, his home, for the Easter holidays. He is expected to fly alone.in the Vought Corsair plane which has been aside by the N: for_his personal . FORDS FORDS COUPES We have 15 model T coupes 1925-26-27, that have been re- conditioned and some repainted. $50.00 to $200.00 PARKWAY 1065 Wisconsin Ave. Open Evenings and Sunday Immediate Delivery on New Fords H A 9 § / : TOWN HOUSE Detached stone resi- dence north of 24th and Massachusetts Avenue. Eleven rooms, five baths, first floor lavatory, back stairway, oil burner, elec- tric refrigeration. Garage for two cars. 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Establithment of a credit system for hospital patients of the so-called mid- dle class, to enable them to obtain needed hospital treatment which they might not be able to command if re- quired to pay cash, will be proposed to superintendents of local hospitals by Stephen H. Ta'kes, gecretary of the As- sociated Retail Credit Men of Wash- ington. . Invitations were issued to the heads of representative local hospitals today by the credit association to attend a dinner meeting of the organization, as special guests, at the Raleigh Hotel, April 8, when the matter will be dis- cussed. Recently Made Survey. Mr. Talkes, who recently made a sur- vey of the employment of the time pay- ment play for hospital care in other cities, said today that such a plan here no doubt would serve to correct the situation whereby some persons of the class, not wishing to accept would be able to obtain needed onerations or other hospital care which they cannot pay for at one time. 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