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NALDLPARTY 1889134 er Is Given Assurance . S. Will Attend London Naval Conference. T orven s irst Page.) - and_his daughter stood on the atform of their special train, waying farewell. £ . Statement Tells of Success. President Hoover and Mr. Macdonald, ongthe eve of the latters departure, joled in = statement declaring the T - nt state document, declares the prieiples which will -actuate the gov- e jents of United States and sugcess of their conferences. | vo?! statement, a remarkable :nc¢ im- ment in the projected 5-power naval conference, but also in seeking to use their influence for the peace of the world. ‘The basis of the Anglo-American ac- eord on naval armament, providing for | full parity between two nations, is set down in the statement as the Kellogg multilateral treaty renouncing war a: means of settling international ais- utes. That treaty, in the opinion of th President Hoover and Mr. Mac donald, changed the whole situa. tion, not alone as regards the relatior of their own nations, one to the otie but also as regards the relations cf the entire world. | fle ‘it is asserted enthusiastically that both this country and Britain will work for world peace, the statement in- dicates that the parts played by the two nations in promotion of world peace will be different. The traditional policy of the United States which calls for an avoidance of entangling relations with Europe is recognized. ““The part of each of our governments in the promotion of world peace,” the statement. said, ill be different, as one will never consent to become en- tangled in European diplomacy and the other is resolved to pursue a policy of active co-operation with its European neighbors; but each of our governments will direct its thoughts and influence toward securing and maintaining the peace of the world. Assume War Is Banished. ! ‘The heads of the two governments | assert that they have been able to ap- proach old problems existing between the United States and Great Britain “from & new angle and in a new at- here.’ m?& the assumption that war between us s banished, and that conflicts be- tween oqur military and naval forces cannot take place,” the statement con- tinues, “these problems have changed their meaning and character, and their solution in ways satisfactory to both countries has become possible.” No attempt is made in the statement to list all the subjects of the conversa- tions between President Hoover and Mr. Macdonald. It is understood, however, that they covered a wide range. Ths statement, however, does specifically refer to the exchange of views on naval reduction. ‘The utmost confidence is expressed by the heads of the two government:s that the conference in January on limitation will result in real naval re- duction in preventing future com- petitive naval buflding. “We hope and believe,” they say in conclusion, “that the steps we have be warmly welcomed by the We represent as & sub- H to the effects uni- v S B yain | for peace—not by milll 2 r 1 means root and enforced the civilized by & sense of justice in Macdonald Well Pleased. Mr. Macdonald in a separate siate- ment to the press said: “I have achieved more than I hoped, DEPARTS CAPITAL | youngs {1t's pl Premier's Daughter to See Base today her delightful smile and bubblin she will be unable to witness an Am | the famous world series contests is to and added: “The ball game is not on “I have never seen one of your base ball games, but I imagine its very much like our game of ‘rounders'.” Explains Game of Rounders. “A sort of glorified runders,” nodded a guest from New Zealand comprehend- ingly, while American faces surround- ing the brown-eyed English visitor wore a uniformly blank expression. ) very much glorified, I should imagine, judging from what I've heard of your base ball in America!” chuckled Miss Macdonald with one of her sparkling bursts of humor that charac- terd her glowing personality. And then she answered the puzzled expres- sions “y explaining, English sport played mostly by the rs and high school children. yed h a hard ball somewhat smaller than tennis ball and a bat like one of your police officers’ ‘billies,’ ™ she smiled.” “Yes, there are four bases. as I believe you have in your ball game nd oh, a lot of rules—only when I ed it at my school we didn’t bother with rules—we just used any sort of bat, a tennis racket ordinarily, and a soft tennis ball. It didn’t hurt so much if one got hit. “I haven't rllytd rounders since I was a little girl,” she added, in response to another query. “My one sport now is walking and climbing—and I find very little time to indulge in that. yes, I did see a bit of one of ball games yesterday,” the 's daughter added, wistfully, after a pause. “Just a tiny little glimpse—at one of your electric score- boards—ti was jolly—our motor was held up in the traffic and I watched the play for a while.” Sometimes Have Leagues. Miss Macdonald was asked if they had rounders leagues in England like our ball leagues here. “Only among the school children,” she replied. Then, with another irrepressible twinkle, “And only occasionally does one find a really good league—<it’s not a game played every school, yéu know; sometimes it's difficult to find ‘worthy’ opponents!” Again, over the. teacups, Miss Mac- donald’s sanse of humor cropped up, as well as a certain girlishness, which is most appealing. She had been handed sandwiches and cakes: and then more cakes—being urged each time to take some. Complying, and arranging her re- freshments n a row along the side of her saucer in true American style, she lanced up and said half-shyly: “I hope 'm not doing anything wrong in taking sc many of these good things. It seems to be the American way, though. Over in England we must be very careful to have but one cake or one sandwich on our plates at a time. But, I'm in Amer- Girl at Door to Entex—Reg‘rets Failurg BY CORINNE FRAZIER. Miss Ishbel Macdonald, the charming young daughter of the British premier who captured the hearts of Washington folk from the highest to the most humble during her brief stay in the Capital, carried with her to Philadelphia “I should like very much to see one game,” she confessed yesterday at one | of the numerous teas given in her honor in Washington. is filled up for every moment of our stay in Philadelphia.” “Rounders is an | ED Has to Tell Name 'to Ball Game. g good spirits—and but one regret, that erican base bail game, ‘although one of be right at her clbow. “But my program Sh> smiled ruefully | my scheduls, it seems.” fca now,” she chuckled, “and I do.en- joy these so much.” “In America. you must grasp opportu- nity when 1t presents itself,” she was told. | “Even if it knocks s>veral times, I've | learned,” she nodded, indicating her array of daintles. Tells of Arrival at Hotel. Then she told a delightful story of her arrival at the New Willard Hotel where the party was being given. Careful arrangements had been’ made in ad- vance with the British embassy to have Miss Macdonald brought to a certain door where one of her hostesses awaited her. From there she was to be: isked away in a special clevator to the rooms reserved for the party on an upper floor. But, through error, while her hostess cooled her heels at the appointed spot Miss Ishbel arrived at another door— & full block away. No one was there to greet her, so, being a resourceful young lady, she found her own way. Announces Herself at Door. “I_ asked the door man, first which way I should go to the tea,” she said. “He didn't know me, of course, but he pointed down a long corridor and sald: ‘That way.' I started forward in the direction he had indicated and sud- denly heard a bell boy announcing in my ear, ‘The reception to Miss Mac- donald straight ahead, miss.' 8o I just kept on coming straight along.” And she laughed heartily at the recollec- tion of that long, unescorted walk down ashington's famous “‘Peacock Alle; t was great fun,” she finished. went up in an elevator, and when I | | got off, a young lady stopped me at | the door and inquired: "“The name, please?” “When I answered, ‘Miss Macdonald,’ the young lady murmured, ‘My —! | THen, of course, everything was ulll‘ right,” she added with a laugh. “She ! knew that I was not—what do you! say—crashing the gate!” “Aren’t you frightfully tired after all of this entertaining?” she was asked before she departed to keep a dinner engagement. “Fatigued? No,” she replied. And, indeed, she looked as fresh as the “bonny heather” which grows in her father’s native Highlands. .“I had a nice holiday—a whole fortnight—just before I came across. It's father who is tired—he had none.” Miss - Macdonald was attired in a black lace tea gown in the new silhou- ette—basque waist, full skirt and un- even hemline. A short bertha sur- rounded the neck in lieu of collar or other trimming. She wore a black pic- ture hat, also in, lace—of a quaint polk bonnet shape. Touches of color were added by a small shoulder bouquet of flowers and pale gold hose matching her gloves. | i - | | | FUNDS T0 SPEED 1. COURTSASKE Congested Dockets Bring thing that was ever possible from a short visit like this was to get into personal contact with the Presi- dent and to get it definitely stated in a common pronouncement that Anglo-American policy would be con ducted on the assumption that not only was war between us impossible, but that our mavies would not come into conflict with each other. ‘We have both reiterated our adhesion to the pact of peace and morever have an- nounced to the world that we are going to applyl it in our practical policy. “We have both agreed constantly to keer the pact fn front of us and to use it for the purpose of coming to agree- ment on subjects which have defled agreement up to now. In consequence of thet, I take with me to London a series of questions all of which are now to be the subject of study by the various departments concerned and of consider- ation between the dominions and our- selves with the object of coming to agreements upon them. All this has been arrived at not for the purpose of dividing America and ourselves from the rest of the world, but rather, as is indicated in an early paragraph, to en- able each of us to be more effective than ever in co-operating with other nations to establish the security of Period of Education Probable. The governments and the peoples of both the United States and Great Britain have been willing that the heads of their governments proceed along indicated lines with an accord on naval limitation. But a period of education has been necessary to reach this accord. It is likely that with re- gard to the other subjects discussed by the President and Mr. Macdonald a period of education also may be neces- sary to bring about accord, even though Mr. Hoover and Mr. Macdonald may see eye to eye in these matters. The prime minister has been emi- nently successful in his mission, which was to establish friendly personal rela- tions between the head of his govern- ment and the head of this Government. He has made a deep impression not only on the President of the United States, but upon Congress and the whole of official Washington. ‘Through his visit to the United States “personal contact” has been tried out and apparently has proven a great suc- | cess. The visits of prime ministers to capitals other than“their own in Europe for the purpose of conference with the heads of other governments are not new’ But Mr, Macdonald is the first prime minister of Great Britain ever to visit Washington and to come into personal contact with the President of the United States here. The late President Wilson went to Europe after the World War, it is true, but that wes for a definite pur- pose, peace, and not merely for the discussion of the problems which affect America and Britain at a time when war is far from the thoughts of either. President Attends “Stag” Dinner. No stop was made at the White House by the prime minister and Miss M: donald this morning. Farewells had been sald yesterday when the President and Mrs. Hoover bid them good-by. | ¢ared Last night President Hoover again saw Mr. Macdopald, however, at the stag dinner given by Secretary Stimson in honor of the prime minister at Mr. Stimson’s home, Woodley. The attendance of the President at such a dinner is unusual, but there have been many unusual features of the prime minister's visit o Washington At the Stimson dinner were many of the leaders of Congress who were given an o unity totalk with Mr. Mac- donald, The list of guests at the Stim- son dinner follows: President Hoover, Vice > President the negotiation of a treaty of | Plea From Department of Justice. Designed to enable the Federal Gov- ernment to relieve congestion in the Federal Courts, bring dockets up to date and get cases disposed of more promptly, the Department of Justice has asked the Bureau of the Budget for an increase of about '$600,000 in its estimate for the next fiscal year, it was learned today from Attorney General Mitchell, ‘The increased funds are needed, the Attorney General found from a detailed survey of the entire judicial system. which showed on the average that 29 per cent of cases in court had not been touched for more than one year. ‘The increases are requested for relief especially for United States marshals, district attorneys’ offices and the clerks of courts. For these items the appro- pridtion at the present time for this fiscal year totals $8,472,000. liam E. Borah, Senator Joseph T. Rob- inson, Senator James Watson, Senator Prederick Hale, Senator David A. Reed, Representative J. I. Linthicum, Repre- sentative Stephen G. Porter, Repre- sentative John Q. Tilson, Undersecre- tary of State Joseph P. Cotton, Assist- ant Secretary of State Willlam B. Cas- tle, jr, and Capt. Eugene Regnier, Senator Borah, chairman of the for- eign relations committee, was at tea with the prime minister at the British embassy yesterday afternoon, in com- pany with Associate Justice Brandeis of the Supreme Court and Mrs. Brandeis and Senator Swanson of Virginia, rank- ing Democratic member of the fore'gn relations committee. Discuss Freedom of Seas. It is understood that Senator Borah had an opportunity to discuss with Mr., Macdonald a question that is near his heart, the “freedom of the seas.” While that is not considered a likely subject to be included in the agenda of the coming naval conference at Londcn, it is one that may be the subject of an- other conference after limitation shall have been arrived at, it is said. At the Union Station today Mr. Mac- donald was clearly in good spirits. He expressed his regret to Secretary Stim- son at leaving Washington and he and Miss Macdonald shook hands with all the officials who had gathered there. He took time to shake hands, too, with the motor cycle policemen who had been his escort about Washington. Mr. Mac- donald had discarded his formal dre:s and a) in a blue business suit. Mr. Macdonald’s special train was scheduled to stop for five minutes at the Mount Royal Station in Baitimore. He will spend three hours in Philadel- phia, where he will entertain at lunch- eon the physicians and nurses who for him when he was {ll in that city on his visit to this country two years ago. Mr. Macdonald and his party are to remain in New York for three days, and g0 to Canada by way of Niagara. He will sall from Quebec for England on October 25, Macdonald Greets Old Friends. Curtis, Sir Esme Howard, British Am- bassador: Lord Arnold, Sir Robert Van Sittart, Mr. R. L. Craigie, Mr. Thomas , Secretary of the Navy Adams, George H. Moses, Senator Wil- PHILADELPHIA, October 10 (®).— | ini J. Ramsay Macdonald, prime minister of Great Britain, came to Philadelphia ANGLO-U. S. NAVY POOL IS SEEN IN PEACE STATEMENT | A (Continued From First Page.) row Wilson, who also was halled at one time by Europe a$ a dreamer, but when it came to the practical applica- tion of his doctrines, numerous obstacles arose. Anglo-Saxon World Rule Fear. The Hoover-Macdonald statement is worded with due deference to the other naval powers of the. world, but the an- nouncement of Anglo-American lead- ership, self assumed and definite, will be accepted by continental statesmen 2s meaning an alliance as well as a balance of power. Fears of an Anglo- Saxon domination of the world in- evitably will be expressed and the ques- tion of whether Anglo-American co- operation can im its views upon the rest of the world will develop at the forthcoming naval conference in London. Utterly unlike any international con- ference since the days of thc World War, the London parley will begin with Britain and America ranged on one side, firmly committed to & program of co-operation and definitely requir- ing all of those who dissent to face not merely the opposition of one country, but a combination between the two greatest naval powers of the whole world. In other words, of what avail would it be to Prance alone, or Italy alone, or Japan alone, to argue for an in- crease in their respective armaments? Assuming that all three nations were to combine their navies, they still would be inferior in strength to the Anglo- {Saxon pool of battleships, cruisers and auxiliary craft. This leaves the submarine as the crux of the world’s naval problem. WARRANT IS ISSUED IN STUDENT ATTACK | Assault Charged Against Constable Employed on Liquor Case. William B. Acker of 1517 Van Buren street, the young law student, who was fired on during a pursult near Laurel last Friday night, this afternoon swore out an assault warrant in Upper Marl- boro against Walter F. Good, a con- stable, and Linwood Willle, occupants of the pursuing car. The warrant was issued by H. W. Gore, justice of the peace, and was to be turned over to Sheriff Early of Prince Georges County during the aft- | ernoon for service. Acker was coming away from the | home of a friend when he had the i brush with the constable and his driver, who were working on a liquor case, He was halted and searched after the | shooting. I |FIRST "ANTI-RELIGIOUS | UNIVERSITY IS OPENED By the Associated Press. LENINGRAD, Russia, October 10.— The first anti-religious university in the world was opened here today with elab- orate ceremonies in the huge building of the House of Culture. | Named after Stepanoff Skvortsoff, i ploneer atheist in Russia, the anniver- sary of whose death was today, the new university began its sessions with 300 | students, 47 of whom are women. ‘The Institution, its founders say, is tended to prepare a large body of anti-religionists and active propagan- dists of militant atheism. STAR. MISS MACDONALD FINDS OWN WAY| TO RECEPTION, UNRECOGNIZ , | Rosengarten, W SHINGTON FATE OF TARFF WORRES LEADERS | Prospect of Delay in $hecial Session Is Telling on Re- - publican Chieftains. By the Associated Press. Fears that the Senate cannot com- plete its work on the tariff bill before the end of the special session and that the administration would not favor its revival in the regular session were add- ed today to the worries of the Repub- lican leadership. Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Demo- cratic floor leader, still insisted that the Senate would be nble to dispose of the bill by November 10. But Senator Watson, Republican of Indiana, Re- publican floor leader, was by no means s0 optimistic. Despite the efforts of the majority leader to keep down feeling and prevent contention, the ranks of the regulars were already showing the strain of their frequent defeats at the hands of the Democratic - Republican _independent coalition during consideration of the administrative sections of the bill. Watson Is Optimistic. ‘Watson believes that the Republican regulars will be in a much better posi- tion after the rate sehedules are reached * late this week or early next week. but he is unable to ignore the signs of stress shown at a meeting of the Senate finance committe majority. Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, on whom has fallen the brunt of guiding the. measure through the Senate thus ar, has declared that unless more as- sistance is given him in his task he is ready to relinquish the responsibility. Again, there has been evidence that the Tepeated opposition victories were dis- heartening the young Republican Sen- ators. . Consideration of rate schedules, on which the Republican leaders expect the group of Democrats and Western Re- publicans to break, was to have started today or tomorrow, but has been fur- ther delayed by injection of the Philip- pines independence issue into the sit- uation. A proposal by Senator Broussard, Democrat of Louisiana, to levy tariffs on imports from the Philippines and return the revenue thus derived to the islands treasury until independence is granted, still awaited action. Island Independence Rejected. The Senate refused to table this pro- posal by a vote of 5¢ to 34 before re- Jecting substitute by Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, which would have ted independence to the islands after a constitutional convention there had set up self government by a vote of 45 to 36. Beyond disposal of this issue the Sen- ate must dispense with numerous indi- vidual amendments calculated to occupy it until the latter part of this week or early next, before reaching the rate schedules. The ballot on the Philippines inde- pendence proposal was regarded as not a test vote on that subject. The dispo- sition given it was aimed, members of both parties pointed out, to prevent con- fusion of the subject with consideration of the tariff bill. Senator King, in munung‘ it, said he was not willing to tax the Philippines without their consent. Chairman Bing- ham of the territories committee, prom- ised to _hold o of the same intent which Senator King has before it, with-a view to reporting it at the regular o A SCORES PHILIPPINE PLAN. Senator lnlku;: Hits Independence lause. By the Assoclated Press. An assguit on the Broussard Philip- pine ine ndence amendment to the tariff bill was begun in the Senate to- day at the outset of debate and pro- gressed with such momentum as to indicate a defeat such as that dealt the King proposal, ‘The amendment would request the President to invite other governments to send representatives to a conference to consider an agreement to ‘“respect the independence and territorial integ- rity of the Philippines.” Plan Held Ridiculous, Opening . the opposition, Senator Barkley, Democrat, Kentucky, said the proposal on its face was ‘“ridiculo He would not vote for it, he cause, in the first place it business” in the tariff bil Barkley saild he had voted yesterday for the rejected amendment of Senator King, Democrat, Utah, which would have granted independence after a con- stitutional convention had set up a form of government in the islands, add- ing he favored independence, but doubted the propriety of such a ques- Llo!n being injected into the tariff ye- ate. no Sees “Queer Performance.” “It seems to be a rather queer per- formance,” he said, “when we are con- sidering a tariff bill to have the Philip~ pine independence matter suddenly be- come & paramount question, and we are asked to act on a resolution calling for a conference to consider an agree- ment to respect an independence whicn we have not yet granted.” Senator Walsh, Democrat, of Mon- tana, also opposed the amendment, say- ing it was entirely unnecessary. The same end could be accomplished, he argued, without any agreement such as that proposed. e CO-OPERATION BENEFITS URGED . IN BUILDING President Rosengarten Tells As- sociation Conditions Are Bet- ter Today Than Ever Before. Benefits to be derived from co-oper- on between contractors and subcon- <ractors, and the necessity for co-opera- tion that successful building may be ac- complished, were stressed by E. H. grelldent, at a meeting of the Master Bullders' Association last evening. From the viewpoint of the builders, conditions are better today than ever before, he said. “No matter how great our success, however,” he added, “and no matter how great the thrill of doing 2 good job, one vital point we must not overlook, and that is to give our sub- contractors due credit for their share in what we do.” Mr. Rosengarten pointed out that the Bullding Trades Employers’ Asosciation ‘was organized recently with the object to enlarge the a[‘)heu of operation and co-oparation between contractor and subcontractor in the Washington area. POTENTATE TO OFFICIATE AT ALMAS SHRINE RITES Youngworth to Preside Over Cor- ner Stone Ceremonies for New Clubhouse. Imperial Potentate Leo Z. Young- worth of Los Angeles, will officiate to- morrow afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the today in his private capacity to meet In opening the university Prof. Tan ! la) of the corner stone of the new old Iriends and to greet those who nogu of the Russian Academy of | $250,! Almas Temple Shrine Club- ministered to him when he was ill Here | Scf declared that at the present|house at 1313 K street. He likewise will for three weeks two years ago. ‘when the church is a pting ite in e official dedication, . Macdonald on his way from |[to regain its lost power in R: 8. § place in conjunction with the ‘Washin| to New York with his | relentless struggle based upon strict | corner stone’laying. daughter Ishbel and other members of 'science must be carried on Agal The clubhouse represents organized party Just before noon. ligion, ‘( fort extending for many years, 4 S FIND LIGHT WAS ON IN ROOM OF NURSE New Evidence Contradicts| Earlier Account of Darkness in McPherson Apartment. (Continued Prom' Pirst Page.) sioners showed that the decision to de- lay the investigation was influenced not | alone by the refusal of the grand jurors to testify before the two-man board of inquiry, but also on the belief that it is possible the proceedings in the Mc- Pherson case might in some manner be | improperly affected. i Suspension of the investigation was: ordered after the investigating board, composed of Corporation Counsel Wil- liam W. Bride and Maj. Donald A. Davison, Assistant Engineer Commis- | sioner, submitted a formal report to the Commissioners pointing out that an_impasse had been reached. The report also disclosed that Bride and Davison held opposite views as to the disposition of the inquiry—Davison favoring stponement until the con- clusion ofp?he trial of McPherson and Bride taking the position that the probe should continue fully and frankly on the ground that the taking of testi- mony, not to be made public until a ' final report is released, could in no| wise affect the Department of Justice | investigation of the mysterious death of Mrs. Virginia McPherson. or the | trial of her indicted husband. The statement of the commissioners ! together with the board's report, werce | made public immediately after the order was issued to suspend the inquiry. Commissioner's Statement. The statement of the Commissioners follows: “On_September 30, 1929, the grand jury of the District of Columbia made | a report to the court severely criticizing Assistant Supt. Shelby and Lieut. Kelly of the Police Department, and recom- | mended that they be relieved of all duties in connection with the Detective Bureau uritil their activities in the Mc- Pherson case had been investigated the proper (ribunal to detérmine what, | ltknny, disciplinary action should be taken. “On October 1 Inspector Shelby and Lieut. Kelly were relieved from duty with the Detective Bureau and weve assigned to other duty. On the same date a special board was appointed by the Commissioners to investigate the charges made in the report of the grand jury. “The special board so appointed has this day been called upon for a report of progress and has submitted a report to the Commissioners. U. S. Investigating Case. “At this time there is in progress an intensive investigation by the Depart- ment of Justice of the McPherson death case and the husband of the deceased bas been indicted for murder. “It is the definite purpose of the Commissioners to thoroughly sift the charges which have been made against members of the Police Department, but in view of the inability at this time to obtain detailed information from a large number of the grand jurors, and because the Commissioners feel that it | is possible that the proceedings in the McPherson case might be in some man- ner improperly affected, the Commis- sioners have is day instructed the special board, composed of Corporation Counsel Bride and First Assistant En- gineer Commissioner Davison, to sus- pend their investigation and preserve their records for future use. 1 “Every man is presumed to be inno- i | i | Commissioners is not to be construed as expression of opinion in respect lo the McPherson death case or as to any members of the Police Depart- ment. Special Beard's Report. Following is the text of the investi-| gating board’s report to the Commis- sloners: “The Commissioners have asked for a report as to the present progress of its special board. “Under date of September 30, 1929, the then grand jury passed a series of resolutions, the principal resolve being he grand jury requests this honorable court to transmit to the major and superintendent of police and to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia its recommendations that Inspector Shelby and Lieut. Kelly be relieved of all dutles in connection with the Detective Bureay until their activi- ties in this case have been investigated by the proper tribunal to determine what, if any, disciplinary action should be taken.’ “The Board of Commissioners re- celved a copy of the full resolution un- der date of October 1 and promptly ‘relleved’ Inspector Shelby and Lieut. Kelly ‘of all duties in connection with the Detective Bureau,’ as sugested by the grand jury, and on the same day sct up a special board consisting of the corporation counsel and Assistant Engineer Commissioner Davison as a ‘tribunal to determine what, if any, disciplinary action should be taken,’ and to report to the Commissioners. Your cial board met pursuant to this a thority and conferred with the Com- ! missioners, at which time it was assured by the Board of Commissioners that it should have ‘carte blanche’ to investi- gate to the fullest extent the facts, cir- cumstances and. conclusions set out In the resolutions aforesald, and that if quiries should be made, the board should pursue those investigatfons. Four Grand Jurors Appear. “Upon the special board’s recom- mendations, it was authorized to record the statements of all who might appear before it, and after consulting with the United States attorney and finding him n agreement with the views of the board as to the propriety in law of members of the grand jury appearing before it to give testimony concernin, the charges it had made, your -peel& board, on October 2, sent out 23 regis- tered letters, juesting a return re- ceipt, and has actually received 22 such receipts. These letters contained an in- vitation to such members of the grand jury to give to the special board the facts upon which such charges were “Only four of the members of the grand jury have appeared, and there is an apparent definite unwillingness manifested upon part of the other memgbers of the grand jury so to ap- pear. This special board, being without authority to subpoena or otherwise compel attendance upon the part of THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1929 the study indicated that further in- | d¢ by STRANGLER OF GIRL ORDERED HELD FOR GRAND JURY ACTION (Continued From First Page.) said when Jones told him of the inci- dent on theé eighth floor, he went up in the elevator, entered Dayton's room, and found him walking in a circle be- fore the twin beds. Bowman said Day- ton gestured him to be quiet, and that he kneeled before the bed containing the body, bowed his head above the stiil form and commenced to sob. Bowman said the body was between -the sheets and covered up to the chin in the covers. None of the occupants of ad- Jjoining rooms had complained of any disturbance during the 24 hours pre- ceding the discovery of the crime, Bowman said, although all of the rooms were occupled. After all of the witnesses called in the case had been heard, Dr. Nevitt asked the prisoner to stand up. He explained to the defendant that he now had an opportunity to make a statement in his own behalf, but that the matter of whether or not he mads the statement was entirely of his own choice. Dayton, whose chin was covered with & two days’ growth of beard and whose face showed the strain of the long or- deal, slowly rose from his seat between the two officers, braced himself on a chair in front of him and replied: “I have mothing to say.” ‘The jury was out about 10 minutes cent of eh-rful inst him until they have been omufi; established in a | before it reached a verdict. proper tribunal. action of m-.L.Aner the hearing, Dayton was re- commitment to the Districi Jail, where he will be held without bond until the grand jury passes on the rase. The details of his story as related by | Dayton to police on the mornln5 of his rrest were substantiated in effect hy ‘8% witnesses. Dr. John M. Baber of Emergency Hospital, who responded with the ambulance and unced the woman dead, told of finding the woman fully clothed and lying w a ::g between clean sheets and with the erlet Ig:lucd up to her chin. After Dr. Baber had testified, Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt inquired of Dayton if he had an attorney. ~Dayton raised his head from his hands «nd reglled simply, “No, sir, I have not.” Lieut. Morgan then took the stand and wes followed by Capt. Robert E. Doyle of No. 8 precinct, who read the statement Dayton made to him yester- day morning. Shows Signs of Remorse. ‘The aftermath of remorse which has overtaken Dayton was manifest in his face and manner today as the young in- surance salesman steeled himself to ap- pear at the coroner’s inquiry: Dayton has become possessed with the conviction that “nothing matters.” After a night of sober introspection, during which he paced the narrow con- fines of his cell at No. 8 precinct, Day- ton plainly showed signs of breaking is morning. His brown eyes were as steady, his carriage as upright as on the precedin ay, but there were telltale lines abou! the mouth and eyes, and his hands trembled so he had difficuity in keeping his cigarettes burning. Dayton repeated today his assertion that the 23-year-old victim of his jeal- ous rage was a “good” girl, whom he had invited into the Jittle room of the Roosevelt Hotel, where she met her leath, because he felt their affairs had and perversion of testimony made by was not investigating the manner of the death of the unfortunate woman. Davison for Postponement. “Some question has been raised es to whether this inquiry should be pur- sued at this time, in consequence of which the letters referred to have not been sent. The view has been tak:n that the pending murder trial and the investigation of the death now bzing made by the Department of Justice make further inquiry inexpedient and incompatible with justice. “Your special board is not in com- plete accord as to the course to be pur- :r‘:udi Ma/ 'hlzht‘:emn bellev‘ei- th:ut g:e iquiry mig] postponed un! e conclusion of the trial of the indicted man and that it will in no way suffer by the delay, though he sees no harin to proceeding at this time. Mr. Bride believes that the board would fail in its plain duty if it did not pursue the in- vestigation fully and frankly at this time. He does not see how the taking of testimony, not to be made publi such persons, is without power to se- cure further statements from them. It has exhausted its efforts to get other members of the grand jury to appear or, except as indicated in the cases of the four gentlemen above referred to, to secure assistance from them of any character whatsoever. From the facts as developed and the circumstances surrounding those facts, your s 1 board Hbellevn r;nn thuhlnnuilrly proceed so as to examine all persons who have any knowledge whatever of the facts upon which the conclusions of the grand jury are predicated. Your special board, however, does not believe that its inquiries should cease. It i5 not the fact that charges of criminality or inefficiency have 'n made that concerns this board. Its real mission is to determine whether criminality and 1ncfl(‘l¢n§x exist in fact. It was the purpose of your special board to write to each witness and to such other per- sons as it thought might throw light upon the issue, Qulflng.vheuur they, or any of them, had or have any infor- mation upon any of the issues involved. ‘The proposed letter set out that the special board was engaged in quiry into the charges of an in- until a report is released, can in any way affect the investigation by the Department of Justice or the trial of the indicted man, it being a distinct and separate in not related to the the person responsible therefor. Mr. Bride proposes to unless other- wise directed b& appoin! He holds that, if the conclusions of the Jury awe correct, no delay whatever should be countenanced, for the Detec- tive Bureau and the Police Department are the source of the tion of the citizenry and delay is unthinkable. Neither he nor Maj. Davison expresses any present opinion upon‘the recom- mendation of the jury. STRANGLED BY ADMIRER e 3 e R MISS MARJORIE O'DONNELL. turned to the precinct pending -his o the grand jury in its resolution, and independent and | & flmfl’! dl'"‘(:: death nor | apartment shi come to a pass where an “understand- ing” should be arrived at. Still dressed in her evening clothes, Miss O'Donnell lay upon the unrumpled bad. Bending over her was Dayton, in a_semi-stu] ;,nt!':ny‘ perhaps a combination of them | The insurance salesman, the officers learned, had remained with the body for more than 12 hours and less than 24. As best they could learn, the crime occurred some time Tuesday morning. In the interval, Dayton at first said, he went into a stupor from drink, awaken- ing later to see it was daylight and (o realize what he had done. Had Planned Suicide. He said he then took another drink, hoping to nerve himself to commit | suicide with a heavy-caliber revolver he had brought to the room with him. hammer snapped several times but did | not explode a cartridge, he again lapsed |into a eoma and only came out of it | shortly before he called police. This morning, however, Dayton gave a different version to Capt. Doyle, possibly because his return to sobriety cleared the hazy memory he had of the night. He said realization came almost im- mediately after he strangled Marjoric O'Donnell, and that he tried frantically to revive her. Dayton said he massaged the girl's wrists and arms, pressed a towel soaked in cold water to her face and called to her. It was di this effort to fan a still form of - the shirt of a dinner suit when police entered the m. ., s Part of the time- he spent in the small roem with the dead girl he dove . Dayton occupied with writing a nofe He hastily scrawled, sometimes inco- herently, of his love for the dead girl, his sorrow over what ne had done and his intent to shoot himself. Clears Up Details. In a statement today to police of No. 8 precinct. Dayton sought to clear up certain details of his story regarding the action ot himself and the dead girl previous to the crime. He sald he registered for two—'J. H. and R. C. Barton of Baltimore"— at the Roosevelt Hotel, about 11 o'clock Monday morning, without the knowledge of Marjorie O'Donnell. It was his intention, he said, to ef- fect an “understanding.” To further this purpose, Dayton declared he placed he wok to the Roosevelt, along with a book on “Sex in Civilization,” hoping to persuade the girl to .accept them both. Dayton said he previously 'had given the 1 the book and portrait, but that she returned then: to him after & quarrel. £ Dayton hoped, he said, to patch up the quarrel. He had made an engage- ment with the girl S8aturday night, say- ing he wished her to help entertain some friends from out-of-town by attending | & dinner he planned at a local hotel. Called at Girl's Home. Dayton said he started drinking after registering at the Roosevelt, and called for Miss O'Donnell - “sometime afte: dark” Monday night, at 1821 Sixteenth street, where she resided with her sister, Katherine. ‘Whether they went directly to the hotel room or went out for dinner, Day~ ton says he cannot remember. . He is sure, however, that they “went lomu&hce." had dinner and bought twe additional pints .of B\:lpomd ‘bonded rye whisky, going to Dayton's room be- tween 11 and 12 o'clock Monday night Immediately thereafter, Dayton said, they began to quarrel, he to insist that they become engaged and she to refuse on the grounds that he was unable w support her. When she mentioned “an- promising to marry him, Dayton says, things “went red.” was of the “naval service.” but de- clared he had never learned his name. n came here about eight months ago from Kansas City, where he had served as a guard at Leavenworth Peni- tentiary. At the time of the tragedy he was rooming at 1818 H street and selling life insurance for a local firm,| The girl, a newspaper woman and a writer, had been employed since coming to Washington from Pittsburgh several years ago by the National phic Society, where she wrote bullet] for the daily press. Her father, the former managing edi- s tor of a Pittsburgh newspaper, was well known in the Pennsylvania city. O’Donnells lived in the exclusive Squir- rel Hill residential section of Pittsburgh jand were neighbors of the Mellon and ‘Thaw families. In addition to her writing, Miss ODonnell was an artist of conside: ent. Pictures from her own brush lorned the walls of the Sixteenth street A third sister of Marjorie O'Don- nell, Peggy, is & student at a local col- ting power. | lege. |soLiciToR F OR HOME -IS SOUGHT BY POLICE A lookout has been sent through northwest police precincts to apprehend “This impasse being reached, your |an unidentified man who has L:en so- special board must of necassity seek in- structions as to whether to proceed ai this time or to wait a conclusion of the hearing upon the present or any futurs indictment or indictments. “If 1t is the sense of the Board of Commissioners to delay the inquiry, Mr. Bride and Maj. Davison respec 3 e mlb' 0 Innmmd.m‘ “As early a response as sloners ,may deem sppropriate is re- quested.” Commis- | identified liciting funds for th: n:w Episcopal Home for Children, unauthorized by the board of managers of th: home, Mrs, David Meade Lee, 2112 Massa- chusetts avenue, president of the board of mefl. called The Star today and Teq) that the public be warned r from mental strain or| Falling in this, he said, because the a photograph of himself in the suit case | other man” as a further reason for not | He told Capt. Doyle this other man | The | AD- 192 DEPUTY RELATES |1 ! STRKERS ATIAGK Marion. Murder Defendant Declares He Shot to Save Own Life. By the Assoclated Press, MARION, N. C., October 10.—Judge W. F. Harding of the North Carolina Superior Court today continued to hear testimony that first shots in the riot at the Marion Manufacturing Co.'s | plant October 2, in which five men lost | their lives, had come from ‘striking workmen. ‘ Allie Stepp, a deputy sherifi and one of the officers charged with murder in warrants sworn out by strikers, said he had hot fired a shot during the fight, having been called to the assistance of Sheriff O. T. Adkins, who was strug- !fnng with John Jonas, a striker, who jater lost his Mfe in the fight. Stepp said 50 or 60 shots had been fired from pistols by both officers and strikers. He said he had seen 25 or 30 shells at the spot where the officers had been standing, but saw none in the road where the strikers were “because he didn't look in the road.” Broad Robins, Marion township constable and one of the defendants in the murder charges, testified that a man shot at him twice from the crowd of strikers and that he returned the fire. The shooting, he said, then be- came general. “Why did you shoot at that man?" Robins was asked. “To save my life, right at me.” “You shot how many times?” “Only twice.” e “How long did the shooting last?” “Only seven or eight seconds.” The crowd of strikers, he said. was in an ugly mood and armed with sticks and stones. W. S. Black, one of the strikers who was taken to the hospital after the fight with serious wounds, came up to him, he said, and remarked: “Well here is another one we will have to take on.” Pt FALL'S OBJECTION 70 DR. RUFFIN MAY MUDDLE PROCEEDINGS- (Continued From First Page) ~ He was shooting N op t0 the White House. Pulled Covers Back. When Scnator Fall approached the sick President’s bedroom he pulled the covers from Mr. Wilson so as to see for himself the ccndition of the Presi- dent. Dr. Ruffin, who was present on the occasion, it was said, protested against this act. . Justice Hits did mot n‘c";& . {E hysician’s former re! lr’-ll. when he requested him yesterday to advise him of the latter's present condition. Dr. Cla; , celebrated heart - cialist and friend of Dr. Rufin, accompanied the latter on: his call at Fall's quarters. Fall, suffi from a relapse in the long illness which has- delayed his trial for years, brought on . by a ‘bronchig), attack last week, wasg m a deep ‘Sleep. Dr. Claytor was: brought intél the- Ruffin’ invitation and it was said on Fall behalf that “Me' had “not the slightest: cbjection” to being examined by him. i Mistrial Predicted. Counsel on both sides were unani- mous in expressing the belief today that Mr. Fall would Be unable to continue with the trial. In view of his weak- ened condition, it was generally be- leved a mistrial eventually will be ordered. . ‘The jury of four women and eight men remained locked up at the Metro- litan Hotel morning when it was icarned before court convened ‘that the defendant was physically unable to be present. 39 Justice Hitz had reference to Dr, Ruffin when he informed counsel today that one of the physicians he had asked: yesterday to examine Mr. Fall “con- cluded he was professionally disquali= fied.” When Fall pleaded illness to avoid fore the Senate ofl in- with the naval oil leases, Dr. Ruffin appointed to determine the former cab- inet officer’s physical condition. He re= ported back to the Senate ce that Fall was physically able to aj before the committee and as a re: of this he was compelled to answer the committee’s summons. The three physicians who were asked today to make & further examination of the defendant are Dr. Frank Leech, Dr. John Thomas, heart specialist, and Dr. W. D. Tewksbury. When the court asked Dr. H. T. Stafford, the defendant’s personal pl , when it would be most convenient to visit Mr. Fall, replied, “any time.” told counsel that he them to make examination as early as pos-' sible today and report back tomorrow" morning at 10 o'clock. H Pet Monkey Is a Thief. BERLIN, October 10 ().—Fraulein Helene von Turchanyl, an elderly lady of noble birth, has been in court ac- cused by a neighbor of petty thievery all because of the fraulein’s pet monkey. 1t established a cache under the eaves In it were found the neighbor's gold c!:l’!"l case and und:z E'ltl September Circulation. Daily... 102,122 Sunday, 107,694 District of Columbia. ss.: iG_NEWBOLD. Business Manager of THE EVENING AND SUNDAY ST, lemnly swear that the actual min ] ays. FRBEESeammaw! ly net cireulatio daily net paid eirculation, Tage Dumber of coples > & 23 35 & Daily average net eirculation... 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