Evening Star Newspaper, October 23, 1929, Page 2

R THE EVENING S TAR. WASHINGTON, MPHERSON X-RAY MYSTERY DEEPENS Department of Justice Guards Findings, Adding Credence to Report of “Surprise.” The mystery of the X-ray photographs taken of Mrs. Virginia McPherson's bedy looms almost as large to unofficial obsérvers as the mystery of her death. The secrecy with which the Depart- ment of Justice has guarded the roentgen findings has lent increasing credence to A report that the penetrating eyes uf the X.ray uncovered something im- ortant overlooked by surgeons who per- ormed the second autopsy. Indications now are that the X-ray report is being held in reserve as a * polgnant bit of “surprise” evidence. to - be introduced in the case at a strategic © time, = Attitu’e Changes Abruptl: Officials first _attached little portance to the X-ray examination, ex- plaining it was a routine procedure used - as a final check on the surgeons. They wete willing to talk freely about the *X-ray phases of the autopsy until the plates themselves were received here Then their attitude changed abruptl: A report arose that something signifi cant had been found in the photo- graphs. Federal officials refused to con- firm or denan report. They said the - plates had been turned over to experts for study. Alfhough it is believed the findings bt these experts already have been re- - ceived by the department, officials will | not admit even that _their possession. In taking this stand, they are deviating from the policy fol- lowed with regard to the report of the | surgeons, which showed negative results It the X-ray photographs showed a fracture or other hidden evidence of violence not apparent to the surgeons, the, decision of the department over the week end to announce that “the end of our investigation is in sight” may be accounted for. Previous to the an- - mouncement it had been understood the inquiry had not reached a point where such a predicition could be made. That the agents have about conclud- ed the taking of testimony at the De: paftment of Justice is plain. Today ‘Thomas F. Cullen, in charge of agents ~vorking on the case, moved from the tmprovised “witness room” which he has occupied for nearly a month and | gave the room back to the chief clerk | of the Bureau of Investigation. | Follow Outside Trails, : Cullen explained that from now on ost of the work of the Investigators will be “outside.” Cullen and another agent, E. J. Connelly, spent most of the day following the “outside” trails. They llldd they planned to check on “loose ends.” J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Bu- reau of Investigation, reiterated toda: that the inquiry is nearing an end. H indicated the climax would come in about two weeks, What that climax will be he would not hint. “When all the facts sorted,” Hoover said, e gathered and “we shall turn | them over to Mr. Laskey, who is prose- cuting the charge against McPherson. ‘We shall not give him our conclusions, if we have any. He must form his own opinion on the facts presented.’ CONVICTED UNIONISTS | FIGHT FOR RELEASE| Conrt Turns Down ' Plea for In.! crease in Bonds Pending Appeal. By the ARsociated Press. CHARLOTTE, N. C, October 23.-- Plans fof obtdining the release on bond of Beal, National Textile Union ithern organizer, and six other | union léaders and members, pending | appeal of their conviction on murder | charges, were under way yesterday by the international labor defense, and at- torneys representing the men. Efforts of the defense to have the bail lowered and of the State to increase it | were turned down yesterday by Judge | N. V. Barnhill just before he finally ad - journed the special term of Mecklen- burg Superior Court. Beal, Clarence Miller, George Carter _and Joseph Harrison were held in $5,000 bond each, having been sentenced to _from 17 to 20 years after their con- viction of second degree murder for the death of O. F. Aderholt, chief of police ‘of Gastonia. K. Y. Hendricks, V. M. im- | the report is in | - | written many letters Radio Forum Speaker i SENATOR BRATTON Of New Mexico will discuss the public | domain over the National Radio Forum tomorrow night. $95,000 SUGAR FUND TO FIGHT TARIFF IS BARED AT INQUIRY l(:nmlnu;d :nn'; Fix;! Page.) lhnin;e‘;)fit"rdril:l of lobbyist he wished It was distasteful to me,” Lakin, said Mr, with congressmen?” asked Senator Caraway. tasteful for him to go io see Senators who were preoccupled with other mat- ters. 1 wouldn't do this f6r my own com- pany alone,” said the witness, But you became the spokesman,” suggested Senator Caraway, ‘“because you were & good mixe “I am nou A good Mr. Lakin hastily. The president of the Cuba Sugar Co. described his activities in Washington to the committee, saying that he had to members of Congress and had prepared a complete siatement of the Cuban sugar case and had interviewed personally a long list of members of the House and Senate. He said that he had conferred many times with Senator Smoot, chairman ot the finance committee, in an effort to reach some plan which would be fair both fo ‘the Cuban sugar producers and to the American domestic producers. Mr. Lakin told the committee that in addition to himself, the Cuban sugar producers had enlisted General Crow- der, former American Ambassador to Cuba; George A. Dabriskie, head of the Sugar Equalization Board during the war, and the firm of Shattuck, Bang| Winnant to air in presenting their | case in regard to the sugar tariff in| Washington. Gen. Crowder, he said, had come here from Chicago several times to confer with Senator Smoot and others. ixer,” responded Firms Paid $10,000 Each. Lakin testified that the.majority of 11 companies forming his association contributed $10,000 each for publicity and propaganda work in campaigning for lower duties. He said $75,000 had been spent singe last December in maintain- g in thlngmn an_elaborate press bureau and publicity office and in the employment of experts and for travel- ing_expenses i “Do you think your intérests would | have been unsafe if you had not spert this money?” Chairman Caraway asked. “I am afraid s0,” Lakin stated. ‘Then you think this lobbying you have done is necessary for the prote: tion of your interests?” Caraway pur- sued. Lakin paused and then sald em- phatically, “I am sorry to say that my 10 months’ experience down here cause: me to say, yes. I wouldn't do this work for pay and I hope 1 won't have to do | it again.” "fomorrow the committee will hear | as a witness, Joseph R. Grundy, presi dent of the Pennsylvania Manu- | facturers’ Association, who reputedly is the most active and effective legisla- tive agent for industrialists ever to come to Washington. Before taking up the investigation of the sugar lobby today, the Senate commiltee heard some additional wit- nesses in regard to the employment of C. L. Eyanson, assistant to the president of the Connecticut Manufacturers’ As- McGinnis and Louis McLaughlin, un- “der smaller sentences, were held bonds of $2.000 and $2,500. Solicitor Carpenter sought to have the -bonds of the first four raised to $10,000, asserting he did not believe $5,000 ~bonds would bring the men back if th convictions were upheld by the Supreme | Court. YOUTH TRES TOKILL | CHILEAN PRESIDENT Is Arrested After Firing Three| Bhots at De Ibanez, Riding in Automobile. - PBr the Assoclated Press. | SANTIAGO, Chile, -unsuccessful attempt on President, Carlos Ibanez was made yes- | terday by an 18-year-old youth. recently | arrived here from the mine district of Teniente. October 23.—An the life of | | retary of "the Connecticut | ness called by the committee. | the sources of the information contained | sociation, by Senator Bingham, of Con- necticut, to help him in his work as a member of the Senate finance col mittee on the tariff bill. Joseph E. Wuichet, foreign trade sec- | Manufac: first wit- Waulichet, a young man, was the author of an office memorandum written on August 30, at the time C. L. Eyanson, assistant to the president of the association, was | in the office of Senator Bingham of Connecticut. as the latter's aide. For more than an_ hour the com-| mittee sought to obtain from Wuichet | turers’ Association, was the in that memorandum. The witness testified as to various details and the circumstances in connection with writ- ing it, but his mind, according to his own admission, was a “blank” about | the sources of the notation he made to the effect that three members of the Senate finance committee were opposed to & 10 per cent duly on rough-bore | shotgun barrels. The text of this memorandum, The President. Senora de Ibanez, and Staff officers were returning in an av tomobile from a nearby live stock show when the youth, named Luis Ramirez, stepped forward and fired three times with & revolver he was holding. Gen, Sepulveda Edecan y Larenas and soldiers arrested the youth, Later mem- bers of his family were taken into ¢ tody. MACDONALD ENJOYS REST | BEFORE QUEBEC VISIT!} By the Associated Press - CHICOUTIMI, Quebec, October 23 The official party of Ramsay Macd ald arrived yesterday for A two-day cation in the British prime minister's peace visit to the United States and Canada. The party slighted from a special train from Montreal and. clad in sport- ing_ttire, rode to the home of E. A. Dubuc, member of the House of Com- mons, whose guests they will be. Mr. Macdonald left behind him all newspaper correspondents and made no formal engagements, in an effort to ob- tain absolute opportunity to rest duting his stay here before journeying to Que- bec, where he will sail for England. LONG DEFERRED VISIT. British Ambassador at Plantation of Which He Is Part Owner. HAMILTON, Bermuda, October 23 (#)—8ir Esme Howard, British Ambas- &ador to the United States, who salled from here yesterday for the West Indles, is embarked upon a romantic errand. ‘Twenty-five years ago Sir Esme pur- chased & half intercst in a large West Indian plantation. His partner remained \ on the islands as a resident supervisor of the plantation. as received an income from the estate will now visit the plantaticn. | Warner Ar Sir Esme, who has not since seen his rtner or the plantation, #hough he which has figured prominently in efforts of the committee to establish Eyanson as a representative of Connecticut manufacturers primarily in his work with Senator Bmgham, is as follows: “In telephone conversation with Mr. Henderson of the Crescent Fire Arms Co. and Mr. Warner of the Davis & s Co.. both of Norwich, in | reply to inquiry originating with Mr. Henderson, 1 informed these gen- tlemen that Senator Bingham met wilk very strong opposition to the 10 pe: cent duty on rough-bored shotgun rels {rom the Savage Arms Co. et al. and three influential members of the finance - committee—Senators | 3 Reed and Edge—and | that Senator Bingham considered it a | decisive victory to have held the duty where it now stands in the House bill at 10 per cent in face of a very strong effort to raise Jt to 30 per cent. Fails to Recall Source. Wuichet could not recall where he got the information, although Senators Caraway, chairman, and Walsh subject- ed him t0 & rigid examination. Wuichet | said it may have been presumption on his_part. He got the information somewhere, and recalled that Mr. Henderson had asked him about the matter on the telephone and that several days later he advised him, but he didn’t know who gave it to him. Wichet thought, however, that the information came from Eyanson him- self, though he distinctly remembered that he had been under orders not to| communicate with Eyanson while the latter was in Washington, “This appears to have been a con- test between two Connecticut manu- | facturers and one outside of Connecti- cut,” Senator Walsh observed in ques- tioning the witness. “It appears to be that,” said Wuichet. “And that Senator Bingham won the fight for the Connecticut companies,” | | “Was it distasteful to you to associate | Mr. Lakin replied that it was dis- | ser ol BRATTONTO SPEAK - ONPUBLIG LANDS New Mexico Senator Will Dis- cuss Question in Radio Forum Address. ALLEN AND DOVLE ‘Must Answer Charge of In- subordination by Order of Maj. Pratt. | The probiem of the great pubiic {1ands &till owned by the United States will be discussed by Senator Sam Gil | bert Bratton of New Mexico, in th National Radio Forum conducted by The Star at 10:30 pm. tomorrow. | " "The question whether the unreserved | and unappropriated lands making up | | the public domain shall be ceded to the {State in which it is located has been | reised by President Hoover, so far as| | the surface rights to this land are con- | {cerned. It is to this question that Sen- | |ator Bratton. who hafls from one of | {the public lands States, will address | himself particularly The public domain. notwithstanding the millions of acres which have been | taken up by scttlers in the past, are still | They are located for the most | | part within 11 States, Arizona. Cali- fornia, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Ne- vada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Wash- ington and Wyoming. The people of those States have a peculiar interest in_the future of the public lands. Senator Bratton has long made ! study of the public lands question. He | 15 a native of Texas, but moved to New | Mexico in 1915 and engaged in the | ractice of law there. A few years | ater he was elected judge of the fifth | judicial district and ‘then was elected | associated justice cf the Supreme Court | of New Mexico. Less than two years | afterward he was s'lnatrd by the'l ren { Democrats for the e. He entered | | the Senate on Mal 1925, at the ! i Senator Bratton is recog- nized as an able and forceful speaker. | { age of 36, i | — hearing by Senator Blaine that Eyan- #kon was called from a secret meeting of the Senate finance committee on one occasion to.answer a “very im- | portant” telephone call. Eyanson prev- lously was asked if he recalled a memo- randum from Wuichet to himself about | information for Senator Bingham, and he could not. Subsequently, the com- | mittee was furnished with a photostatic | copy after Eyanson had been requested to search his files for such a docu- ment. Caraway Interprets Purpose. Wuichet told the committee today that he and Eyanson had searched for such a memorandum and had not been able to find it. When it was printed in the newspapers, he said, it was res called to him that he had written it, but he could not remember the source of the information. Senator Caraway volunteered his own interpretation of the purpose of the | memorandum. “You wanted Senator | Bingham to know that you had recom- mended his activity very highly to Mr. Henderson to show Bingham that you were boosting his efforts, randum evidently was to go to Bi) ham to let him know how the manu- facturers' association appreciated his vices in putting Eyanson on the pay I | | It Eyanson wanted to give it to him,” ‘Wauichet said. The witness sald that he had not talked to anybody except Eyanson about the memorandum, and that the two of them mentioned it incidentally on the trip from Connecticut yesterda: ‘Wauichet told the committee, in rep! to questions, that Eyanson seemed sur- prised “that he could not recail the source of his information and empha- sized t] he, Wuichet, was to tell the whole truth to the committee. Wuichet identified himself te the committee as mulvy A $3,000 salary from the = associati for furnising trade information on business oppor- tunities to members. He is in the employ of the Department of Commerce As & representative in the Hartford vicinity, and conveys information from the department to manufacturers and from time to time assembles inform: tion for the department. For this work he receives one dollar a year from the Government, presumably holding the position by virtue of his connection with the association and drawing remunera- tion in compliance with the law that no one can work for the Government gratuitcusly. Wuichet told the committee that he had extremely little” to do with tariff matters, Eyanson was recalled to the stand and interrogated by Senator Walsh about the action of the Senate finance com- mittee on several tariff items. When Eyanson was excused the com- mittee indi with him for the time being. as he planned to return to Connecticut. Chairman Caraway said this morn- ing before the hearing that he did not anticipate that the committee would call Senator Bingham as a witness. ‘The Connecticut Senator made a vol- untary statement before the committee and was subjected to a rigid cross-ex- amination, but he appeared at his own request and not as a witness, “If Sen- ator Bingham wants to make a state- ment before the committee we will be glad to hear h.m,” Caraway said, It I do not expect that we will call him. Barry Is Questioned. mittee on territories and insular pos- session, of which Senator Bingham is chairman, and who was taken off the Government pay roll temporarily to e able Senator Bingham to have Eyans, appointed to that office 50 that he could attend the executive meetings of the finance committee and at the same time be “subjected to the discipline of the Senate,” was questioned by the com- mittee, Mr. Barry told the committee™that Senator Bingham had sald to him about July 23 that he though Eyanson should be on the Senate roll. “Senator Bingham asked me to ar- range for it,” sald Mr. Barry, “and accompanied Mr. Eyanson to the clerk's office and he was sworn in.” Mr. Berry said that he had continued his work as secretary to Senator Bing- ham. “Senator Bingham 1d me that my ary would be pal y sald Mr. Barry. went off the Senate roll and he went back on. He said that money had been { handed him on the first pay day after Eyanson had gone on the roll by Sena- tor Bingham and on the second pay day Eyanson had handed him the money. Barry Didn't Ask Why. “What did Senator Bingham tell you when he said that Eyanson should go on the roll?” the witness was asked “Senator Bingham told me he thought that Eyanson should be on the roll ot the Senate,” said Mr. Barry. “That's all. T did not ask him about it. Mr. Barry said that he drew no salary from the disbursing officer while yanson was on the roll, although he continued to act as the sccretary to Senator Bingham. Did this seem a strange proceeding to you?" demanded Senator Caraway. “1 wouldn't say that it did,” said Mr. Barry. “You didn't tell the roll, did you? way. “No,” said the witness. In reply to a question of Senator Caraway, he said that he had not heard of any other similar transaction. “Yet you had no_curiosity about it?” persisted Senatcr Caraway. “No,” sald the witness. When Mr. Lakin took the stand he described in detall the holdings and the operations of the Cuba company. He estimated the actual value of the ny one you were off sald Senator Cara- Walsh added. Wuichet sald that it would seem so. It was the purpose of the committ (o link this office memorandum the “vgg~stion [ forward at a previous company's holdings at $175,000,000, with a book value, he said, of $140,000,000. The witness saild that his company mede raw sugar in Cuba and {ijat it did ant ofine Jt but shipped suy to the ted that it was mroukh; Henry M. Barry, clerk to the com- | Il t He sald that on August 25 Eyanson | (Centinucd from Pirst Page.) ‘squarer shooter’ than I have boen. That was mighty nice of him.” T0 STAND TRAL | N o8 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1929. SUSPENDED POLICE OF’i’IClAL.AND TRIAL BOARD { Ridded of his uniform, the suspended | official was clad in civilian clothes. 1s the first time, many of his com- rades said, without his police attire, Despite an order that he should ap- pear at 8 o'clock. Allen fafled to arrive until 8:30. explaining his_absence by saying that difficulties with his auto- | mobile had detained him. Upon his arrival at the precinct, Al- | len halted to talk with a reporter. Inspector Bean ordered him into the office of Licut. Ready. Allen did not immediately respond, but a few min- i utes later walked into the room, where he was relieved of his equipment by Inspector Bean and Lieut. Ready. It was the latter's first official act as acting captain, Allen Sorry for Doyle. Closeted with the police officials for only a brief moment Allen emerged minus his shield. He refused to com ment other than to say that he was| sorry for Doyle, “Longer in service as a captain than any other man in_ the United States, Doyle must feel badly And T am sorry for him.” Before Allen left the precinct he was again recalled by Inspector Bean, who addressed his as “Mister” Allen, and requested that he come in the office for a moment. The second time Allen made arrangements to turn in his uni- form and soon Jeft the precinct. A series of unusual events preceded the suspension of Doyle and Allen, which under ordinary circumstances could have been ordered by Maj. Pratt without first seeking approval of his action from the Commissioners, But Pratt's hands had been tied literally by the Commissioners in lifting a for- mer suspension against Allen over the strenuous objection of the police super- intendent. Merely Made Suggestion. Thus, Maj. Pratt, after deciding that n 5. Doyle and Al d been “insubordi- inate” merely “suggested” to the Com- missioners in a memorandum that the two officers be suspended from duty “in the interest of discipline” pending trial on charges to be preferred later, Faced with the responsibility of re- lieving Doyle and Allen of active duty, the Commissioners met last night and after extended deliberation untied Pratt’s hand by directing him to fol low the normal procedure in cases in- volving discipline in the department. Pratt's action came swiftly,. He im- mediately issued an order directing the suspension of Doyle and Allen, effective at 8 o'clock this morning, and recom- mended approval of the order by the Commissioners. The Commissioners gave their lygrnvll romptly and Pratt repaired to his office and issued an order directing Inspector Thaddeus R. Bean to put the suspension edict into effect. | _ The case of Doyle and Allen was con- | sidered by the Commissioners in con- | ference with Maj. Pratt from 9 to 10:30, | and only coples of the official orders | were made public to reveal what oc- | curred. Neither the Commissioners nor | m:g Pratt would discuss the pmceed-‘ Normal Procedure. 1 The record, however, shows that on | motion of Commissioner Pro¢tor L. ! Dougherty, Maj. Pratt’s. original mem- orandum suggesting the suspension of Doyle and Alien be “returned to the {Major and Superintendent of Polize | with instructions that this case be | handled in the manner normaily em- ployed | the department.” | Whereupon, Maj., Pratt, | communicatio | “you are advis d that orders have been issued suspending Qupt. Robert E. Doyle, commanding officer. of the eighth pre. cinet, and Pvt. R. J. Allen, attached to that precinct, from duty, effective. 8 | a.m., October 23, 1929, and I recommend your approval of the attached order. You are further advised that charges will be prepared and the two officers are cited to appear before the trial board at the earliest possible date.” The Commissioners thereby approved Pratt’s action in the following order: Ordered: 1—That the action of the ; major and superintendent of police in suspending Robert E. Doyle, a captain in the metropolitan police force, from | duty, without pay, effective 8 a.m. Oc- | tober 23, 1929, subject to a reservation of power under provisions of the Com- | missioners’ order of June 26, 1914, to ! remove such suspension both as to such j officer and as to the withheld pay, is hereby confirmed. “2—That the motion of the major and superintendent of police In sus- pending Pvt. R. J. Allen, a private, | class 2, of the metropolitan police force, | from duty without pay, effective at 8 a.m. October 23, 1929, subject to a reserva- tion of power under the provisions of the Commissioners’ order of June 26, | 1914, to remove such suspension both | 28 to such officer and as to the with- held pay, hereby confirmed.” Copies Sent Out. With this order Maj. Pratt then di- rected Inspector Bean to execute it, and copies were sent to Doyle and Allen. "To correct an erroneous impression in published reports, Commissioner Dough- erty explained that the proviso insefted {in the formal order approving the sus- | pension of the two police officers which stipulated that the Commissioners did not yield their power given them in law to review and pass on whatever decision or sentence might be handed down by | the trial board, is Included in all such i orders, and was not deliberately placed |in the Doyle-Allen order. United States, refiners, “You want the tariff rates as low as you can get them on sugar, then?” said Senalor Caraway. “Yes,” sald the wilness. Produces About 3 Per Cent. Lakin said that his company | produced about 21; to 3 per cent of the total Cuban sugar production. He said that the United States Sugar Associa- | tion also was co-operating with him | here in the effort to keep down the duty on sugar. He said he was not a member of “that association, Mr. Lakin said that for the last year |or two the Cuban sugar producers had | communicated with the beet sugar pro- duce in this country and with Sen- ator Smoot to see if a plan which would be just to all parties could be reached regarding the tariff. He said (hat last year t mesiic sugar i){'oducerl‘ assoclation had a meeting in Kansas City and discussed the attitude to the tariff and determined o ask for a 3 cents a pound duty, with which a 20 per cent differential in favor of Cuba would make the duty on Cuban sugar 2.40 cents per pound. When he went to Cuba last December, Mr. Lakin said, he found the Cuban sugar people much disturbed over this Kansas City meeting. The witness told the committee that he had been prevailed upon to represent the Cuban sugar interests in Washing- ton during the consideration of the tariff. He said (hat he had recelved assurance from the President of Cuban that Cuba did not want to do any damage to the American domestic sugar industry and that it had been suggested to him that he confer with Sanator Smoot to see what could be done., He sald that he lked with Senator Smoot about an hour or an hour and a half, where it was sold to Mr. | Allen said. ! _iany man and especially & man who is in _maintaining discipline in | by formal | told the Commissioners | e United States do-| 1t | that they had seen him | Upper left: Capt. Robert E. Doyle of the eighth precinct, who was relieved of | his command this morning. The small- er pictures on the right, from top to bottom, are those of the regular trial board, which will hear the charges against Capt. Doyle and Pvt. Robert J. Allen, unless a special board is re- quested. They are: Inspector L. J. | Stell, Capt. 0. T. Davis and Capt. Wil- am G. Stott, | MAJ. PRATT'S ACTION TOUCHES OFF DEBATE ON SENATE FLOOR (Continued from First Page.)- do not know whether the Senate cares to take any action or not. I do not know | whether we can take any action or not, | but I think the country has reached a very serious and dangerous condition when the chief of police of the greatest { Capital City in the world can demand a | report from a subordinate officer and | | then, when he gets the report turn the | officer out for insubordination because | the report did not suit him. My notion is that this man Pratt is a coward, a moral coward if not a physical coward. | He wanted to turn out this man Doyle i and he wants to turn out this boy Allen, | but he especially wanted to get rid of Allen. He did not have the manhood to turn Alen off. I think he is afraid of him, so he goes and asks Doyle to make a report as I believe for the purpose of getting Doyle to state something that he could use as an excuse to turn Allen off; but when Doyle refuses to be his stool pigeon, refuses to be his tool, then he takes advantage of the situa. tion and gets mad and loses his head and not only turns off Allen, but Doyle as well, which I say was a dirty, cow= ardly, contemptible act on the part of | chief of police. Senator Blease declared ! he could not present things to the sub. | committee of the Senate “if the wit- | nesses who are to testify are to be rold, | it you testify we will turn you out of ur job or we will punish you in some | other” wa. “Bring Pratt te Book.” 0 Senator Blease declared that, “there | certainly should be somebody to bring this man Pratt to_book. If that is not done other crimes will be perpetrated if there is a man at the head of the department who is willing to stifle testimony or hold an ax over a man’ head and tell him that if eh testifies he will cut it off, no body of men can be kept together working for the best | interest of the city which they are | supposed safeguard under such, condition: Senator King, ranking Democratic member of the District committee, took the floor when Senator Blease had fin: ished and, after pointing out that the i entire police situation had already been | | referred to a Senate subcommittee for | | investigation, said: “They ha this_entire matter in | charge and if Mr. Pratt or any other | | | 1t seems to me that the attention of | | the committee should be brought to | the same. I do not think we ought to endeavor to try these cases here in the Senate. I am sure the Senator from | Kentucky, Mr. Sackett, and his fine | committee will -take cognizance of the statemen{s made by my friends and if | any of the officers of the Police De- partment have been denied justice or | have been terrorized the committee will | obtain all the facts.” Senator Walsh of Massachusetts joined in the debate to say that he ap- | proved of the statement of Senator King | as to the necessity for investigation. “In my judgment,” sald Senator ‘Walsh, “there must be some hone:t officials in the District of Columbia. Undoubtedly there are some who should be reprimanded, but I want to protest against trying officials here without a chance to be heard. Senator King added that he comes in contact with a great many District | officlals during his service on the Dis- trict committee and had found most them consclentious. He declared, | “taken by and large they compare | favorably with officials of any other | ty Senator Overman of North Carolina | interrupted to ask Senator King what h- thought of the suspension of Capt. Doyle after 40 years faithful service. Matter Up to Committee. Senator King replied that he did not | want to pass judgment on that case.| Senator King declared that Maj. Pratt| was not his choice for chief of police, | but that he should be heard as to the reason for the latest developments. “1 object now to trying any of these Senator King said. “Why appoint a subcommittee if after | appointing them we bring the matter here on the floor | Senator Overman said he agreed that | an able subcommittee had been ap- pointed and that he thought it should go to the very bottom of the situation, recalling that the Police Department has been under fire in both branches of Congress for several years. Senator King recalled that Repre-| sentative Gibson and a subcommittee of the House investigated the District government during the past two years nd that he did not belleve “it revealed a condition that was so reprehensible.’ Senator King concluded by declaring that he was “very proud of the govern- ment of the District of Columbia” con~ sidered as a wh ! Senator Blease replied by declarin, that he was ashamed of the administra- | ton of law. Refers to Dreyfus Case. ‘While Senator Blease was making his spezch, Scnator Heflin, Democrat, of Alabama, asked the South Carolina Senator if he had read newspaper ac- counts of the inquest held by a coroner's jury yesterday into the death of Mrs. Dreyfus, in which the jury found a verdict of accidental death. Senator Blease sald he had not had an oppor- tunity to read thaty The verdict was to | 1 officials have been guilty of delinquency | pl CABINET LEADER | Resignation of Briand Is Not Held Blow to Foreign Relations Policies. By the Associated Press. PARIS, October 23.—President Dou- mergue today began the difficult task of finding a cabinet with an adequate majority behind. it to take the place of the Briand ministry which fell last night by a close margin and immediatc- ly resigned. " The President began receiving va- rious political leaders, but it may be days before his problem will be solved. I'Two who were received today ~were :Fernand Bouisson, president of the FChamber, and Paul Doumer. Premier Briand's overthrow by fac- tions that differed among themselves on the Young plan, Rhineland evacua- tion, the Saar valley and naval policy, indicates that his defeat was due more to political dissatisfaction with the cab- inet's composition than vital differences over foreign policies. The character of the new cabinet may possibly cause some shift of lenu.men'; on big foreign policies, but as M. Brianc himself expects the new cabinet to be of the left there was not much to in- dicate a serious threat to the Young . As far as the Saar valley is con- cerned, it was pointed out that tech- nical negotiations have barely begun. It also was said that France’s naval policy is well defined as favoring sub- marines, on which there is agreement among the parties. The early evacuation of the Rhineland is much in dispute, but the left wing favors it and just at the moment the stock of partisans of | the left seems higher than that of the ight. the effect that Mrs. Aurelia Fischer | Dreyfus fell accidentaliy from the porch | of the Potomac Boat Club, where she | was attending a dance Saturday night. Senator Heflin read newspaper reports of testimony at the inquest to the effect that threats had been made against the dead woman's life on some previous oc- casion. After ]:‘lemlnnd;b:ut the in- uest, Senator Heflin added: | - “Whether she was gushed off by | somebody or knocked off by somebody. we Go not know.hxut llhflcs‘emnél;re: that are going on here win dlets that the victims accidentally killed themselves or committed suicide. Later in the discussion Senator Blease declared: “If some Senator should get in Pratt’s way it would not surprise me if he should be found accidentally dead some night or some morning.” Gives List of Correspondence. In addition tothe list of witnesses which Senator Blease placed in the record, to be called before the Sackett subcommittee, the South Carolina Sen- ator also included in the record of his speech a memorandum giving & list of | correspondence he has recelved and| mmenver to the subcommittee. ‘The memorandum does not set forth the | nature of the matters referred to, but | ned the following notation: Papers, testimony, etc., in the naw case, by W. E. Lawson, street northwest, who desires to lppell'l before the committee. | “Papers from Miss Davis, Winston | Hotel. | “Letter from Claude M. Johnson, 2750 Fourteenth street northwest. | “Letter and copy of resolution from | Henry Flury “Letter from W. G. Bennett. “Papers and letter from Miss Mary M. C. Shipley, 1101 K street northwest. lu&“{v (;Lz:‘n' Miss Margaret R. Duball, Was on. “Letter from 'Osclr C. Thomas, Co- lumbian Building." The memorandum also listed & num- | ber of newspaper clippings which have been turned over to the subcommittee. When Senator Blease displayed a package of alleged oplum in the Senate to support his charge that narotics can be purchased within a few blocks of th Capitol, he handed it to Senator Cope- land of New York, who is a physician. asking him to examine it. Senator Blease sald he had witnesses who will testity where it was bought and from whom it was purchased. It was turned WOMAN'S DEATH HELD ACCIDENTAL | Companion of Mrs. Dreyfus Released From Custody After Inquest. From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star. The death of Mrs. Aurelia Fischer Dreyfus, divorced young wife of a well- to-do New York broker, was held ac- cidental by & coroner’s jury which this afternoon conducted an inquest fnto the case, that was marked by testi- mony by a sister of Mrs. Dreyfus that both their lives had been threatened by Edmund J. McBrien, Mrs. Dreyfus’ companion at the Potomac Boat Club, where a fall from a balcony early Sun- | day caused her fatal injuries, She also sald she had seen him hit her sister. The jury, after examining 20 wit- nesses more than three hours, took only 10 minutes to reach the verdict, which automatically exonerated McBrien. The latter, a 30-year-old New York security salesman, one year Mrs. Drey- !fus’ senior, declined to make a state- | ment after he was freed by policemen ‘rrom No. 12 precinct, where he was held since Sunday morning. Accused McBrien of Threats. ‘The lengthy testimony was climaxed toward the close of the hearing when Mrs. Elsie Knorr of the 1800 block of Biltmore street, Mrs. Dreyfus’ sister, took the stand and accused McBrien of having made threats sgainst her life and against the life of the woman now dead. Mrs. Knorr declared she was resent on one occasion when McBrien nocked Mrs. Dreyfus down with his it She further related that McBrien made a direct threat upon her life about four months ago because, she sald, he had the idea that she was try- ing to come between himself and Mrs. Dreyfus. ‘The story of a feud of seven years' cianding between the sisters of Mrs. Dreyfus and McBrien, whom _they charge broke up the former’'s home, was related by Mrs. Louise Reinberger of Cleveland, Ohio, and Freda Fisher, other sisters of the dead woman. Death Story Substantiated. ‘The meticulous testimony of the score of witnesses examined during the aft- ernoon substantiated the previous story sl the death as related to police Sun- ay. Mr. McBrien was represented by At- torneys Wilbert McInerney and L. H. Vandoren. When asked at the conclu- sion of the hearing if they wished their client to make a voluntary statement, Attorney McInerney replied that he would leave the matter up to the jury. A juryman requested Mr. McBrien to take the stand, which he did. Visibly nervous and somewhat shaken by the excitement he has undergone since Sunday morning, McBrien took his seat in the witness chair and retold the story he told homicide detectives after he gave himself up to police. McBrien readily admitted that he and the three young people who accom- panied him to the dance had been drinking prior to the tragedy. He said that the two girls, Mrs. Dreyfus and Miss Pisher, took several drinks with himself and' Willlam Fisher, their brother, Toward 1 o'clock, Mc- Brien said, he asked Mrs. Dreyfus to sit on the balcony, where they could have a few drinks without attracting attention. McBrien left her on the balcony seated in a chair and went after his hat and coat when the dance ended, he de- clared. Returning, he found that a general alarm had spread and hastened to the balcony to find she had fallen. Newman Questions Witnesses. ‘Witneses were questioned to a con- siderable extent by H. H. Newman of lhmt United States district attorney's office. The first witness summoned by Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt was Dr. John Swartzman of the Emergency Hospital staff, who attended Mrs. Dreyfus after she was brought to the hospital about | 2 o'clock Sunday mornifig Dr. Si man said that the woman talked oc- casionally in delirium, but never uttered any coherent statement that he heard. Virginia Leftwich, attending nurse, sald she heard Mrs. Dreyfus mutter in- coherently and that she was able to detect the words “he wouldn't give me a chance. Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, deputy coroner, testified the autopsy disclosed that Mrs. Dreyfus had died of a ruptured liver. Convicted Communist Suicide. LOS ANGELES, October 23 (#).—On h> eve of his appearance in San ardino County Superior Court for entcnce with six others convicted of Communistic. activities, Isjdore Ber- kowety, 34 nnun old, hanged himself in & Communist meeting place here yes- terday. Judge Charles Ulliyon is to proncunce today a six-month to ten- over to the subcommittee investigating police affairs, et upon six women in JURY TO RECEIVE FALL GASE TODAY | Defense Makes Final Plea. Court Objections Roused by Counsel’s Speech. The fate of Albert B. Fall, former Secretary of the Interior, who has been standing trial on bribery charges since October 7 in Criminal Division 2 of the District Supreme Court, will be placed in the hands of a jury this afternoon, ‘The way was paved before the noon | recess today when defense counssl con- cluded their final pleas. Owen J. Rob- | erts, special Government counsel, who | has prosecuted the bribery charges throughout, will make his final argu- ment at the noon recess. It was expected the case would go to | the jury about 3 o'clock. Indicted Seven Years. Pormer Secretary Fall has been under indictment for five years, charging ac- ceptance of a bribe of $100,000 from Edward L. Doheny, California oil man, in connection with the leasing of the Elk Hill, naval oil reserve in 1922. Three defense attorneys, Frank J. Hogan, Mark B. Thompson and Wilton J. Lambert, turned loose a flood of ora- i tory upon the jury at the close of the morfing session. The 68-year-old de- fendint sat beside his physician and nurse during the final plea and heard himself extolled as a “man of honor” whose long public service and “un~ | sullled character” rendered him in- capable of doing the thing which the Government charges. Impassioned Plea. Mr. Hogan, chief of defense counsel, who was followed by Thompson, brought his own impassioned appeal to t‘l:'en jury to an end with this admoni- tion: “I appeal to you that before darkness closes in on you this good day that you send Albert Fall to his loved ones and the lung-healing sunshine of his beloved New Mexico.” 1 The defense attorney addressed the Jjury for 35 minutes thi smorning, having begun his closing argument late Tues- day. He paint a final picture of the defendant as a patriot of ‘“unsullied and unblemished character” whose long “record of honor” in public offices raises a strong presumption of inno- cence, and that such a man would not be guilty of a crime of bribery. Sinclair Case Recalled. Referri) for the first time in his long s to the testimony.given by Pall's son-in-law, M. T. Everhart, on the $269,000 transaction between the de- fendant and Harry F. Sinclair, the de- fense attorney told the jury that Jus- tice Hitz would instruct them to con- sider this testimony in so far as it throws light on the alleged accept- ;‘l’\cel D‘;rl the bribe of $100,000 on June Confined by the rules of court, Hogan insinuated, however, that a jury al- ready had passed on the Sinclair trans- action and challenged the Governmeni to_meet this issue . He declared the Sinclair transaction had been dragged into the present state by the Government as an “act of desperation” and characterized it as “barefaced evidence” of the Govern- ment’s inability to prove the bribery Large. The defense attorney opened his clos- ing remarks with reference to the $100.~ 000,000 it which Doheny was ex- ted to make out of the Pearl Harbor Hills oll_contracts, by exphlnll¥ that this profit could be expected only under the most favorable conditions after 25 to 30 years and an investment of $200,000,000. 11,000 Would Share. More than 11,000 stockholders would share in the profit with Doheny, he said, and stressed that at the age of 73 the ofl man could not be expected to live to enjoy the profits. Hegan covered the alleged bribery transaction by explaining that 43 years of mendnh!lx was the reason why Do- heny offered the loan of $100,000 and for Fall's acceptance. Exhibiting the note Fall had given in return for the “loan, n demanded: “If a man accepts lbe of $100,0C0 to be false to this trust, would he give the briber his note?” To strengthen the defense claim that this was an honest loan, Hogan related how the defendant had turned over to Doheny some years later a one-third interest in his cattle ranch as additional security for the loan and had indorsed a note for $124.000 as a further protec- tion in the form of a second mortgage. Objection Aroused. ‘Thompson, Phoenix attcrney and per- sonal friend of Fall, began his plea for the defendant and cuased Government objections in telling of his long friend- ship with the former cabinet member. Roberts asked the attorney if he were a witness. “I trust not,” Thompson replied, and then began reviewing the friendship between Fall and Doheny, “from the time 43 years when a red-haired Irish boy and a black-haired Southern boyr met in a little mining town.” he court checked Thompson after Roberts again protested. “I hesitate to interrupt you,” Justice Hitz sald, “but I don't remember any testimony as to the color of Mr, Fall's or Mr, Doheny hair.” Mr. Lambert closed the case for the defense. He told the jury the indictment could not be considered as evidence. and asserted the burden of proving guilt was on the Government. BANDIT ESCAPES 5TH PRECINCT CELL; WANTED IN OHIO _(Continued_trom First P ) take it standing up than go and do it.” :l'e.;s declared to be very quick on the Hand occupled a cell on the south- east corzer of the cell block at the Afth precinct. The cell next to him was unoccupled. In some manner not yet ascertained the doors of the cell and the cellroom were unlocked be- tween 5:10 am. and 5:30 am. Once out of the cellroom Hard could easily have left the bullding by either of two side doors, one leading directly v Fifth street southeast and the other to the same street through the statior house garage. Neither of these doors were guarded. Police headquarters here telegrapher. the Crawford County authorities. I: night to come for Hand. This morning another telegram was sent saying that the prisorer had escaped, but mean- time Sheriff Davenport and Poice Capt. Moody were on their way here. Tt was stated by Sheriff Davenpstt that only $2,000 in bonds of the $175,- 00 cash and bonds taken from the bank has been recovered. o ADMITS SLAYING AUNT. UNIONTOWN, Pa., October A confession that he his 77-year-old Hertzog, who had he was 6 years old, has been obtained from John Scott, 46, county officers announced yesterday. County Detective A. A. Downing said Scott confessed last night that he strangled Mrs. Hertzog with a hand- kerchief last Saturday The motive for the act was not d Scott’ rnnu died when he was 6 years old and he was taken into the home of his aunt and uncle. The uncle ad two years age,