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WEATHER. - (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) cloudiness M‘h followed not mucl ';hlol’tlln it about 50 de- hest, 57, at 46, at 5 am. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y. Markets, Pages 13,14&15 h : mi ‘{’ WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Wit The tion is delivered to Sunday's Star’s carrier r every city block and the regular edi- “From Press to Home hin the Hour” ystem covers Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Saturday's Circulation, 108,539 Circulation, 115,560 No. 31,240. post office, Entered as second class matte Washington, .G WASHINGTON, 8,0, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1929—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. FHF () Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS CAPT. DOYLE LOSES PLEA TO DISMISS PRATT'S CHARGES Suspended Officer Takes Stand After Pleading Not Guilty to Insubordination. GIVES SKETCH OF HIS 40 YEARS IN CITY’S SERVICE Defense Declares Intent to Be Dis-| respectful Was Not Shown in Letter to Major. Capt. Robert E. Doyle, suspended commander of the eighth precinct, took the witness stand in his own de- fense at his trial this afternoon before & police trial board to answer the charges of insubordination and disre- spect to a superior officer preferred by Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent of police, because of his outspoken de- Zense of Policeman Robert J. Allen. The veteran police officer sketched briefly his nearly 40 years of service on the police force and his enviable rec- ord, l:’hlch only once in this period has been officially blemished. That was back in 1892, when he was fined $5 by 2 police trial board for eating & sand- TRIBUTE TO U President Hoover bowing before the Arlington Cemetery. AKILLED, 50 HURT wich in a lunchroom in violation of lice rules. poc‘ t. Doyle also related the sundry dehl& leading up to his report to Maj. Pratt in defense of Allen and pointed out that when he submitted the docu- ment_personally to the superintende: of police he told him that he meant no disrespect to him or the department. Moreover, the accused officer said he does not now mean any disres) to Maj. Pratt or the department he rep- resents and never intends to be dis- cupl?llglvyle lost his first skirmish with the trial board, when it refused to en- tertain a motion to dismiss the charges against Denies Disrespect. The veteran police officer made the move to have the charges dropped shortly after his trial began. Most of the morning session was taken up with arguments between his counsel and Robert E. Lynch, assistant corporation counsel and trial board prosecutor, over board, however, sion that a prima facia case had been h “egfia not % ;;;;u motion for Robert Allen for threatening to investigat United States attorney's office 1 to prosecute an invest- ‘ment broker indicted more than a year The defense cited various legal col‘l‘e;‘h ldm;: intent to be disrespectful oul shown before Doyle could be prosecuted on such & charge, alithough their client admitted that he had no such in mind when he wrote Maj. Prat The prosecution countered with an argument that the Police Trial Board is not a court, but a diseiplinary body. Call Character Witnesses. t. Doyle rested his fate in the sag:p'.hree police officers who last week convicted Policeman Allen and sen- tenced him to be dismissed from the force. Although the accused officer had the choice of selecting half a dozen other officers, he announced at the out- set of his trial that the same board which tried Allen was acceptable to him. This board is composed of Inspector Louis J. Stoll and Capt. Charles T. Peck of the eleventh precinct and C. P. M. Lord of the thirteenth precinct. Capt. Doyle showed no visible signs of nervousness when he faced the trial hoard and entered a plea of not guilty to the charge that he had been in- subordinate because of his support of Policeman Allen. Stripped of his uniform for the first time in 40 years, the accused officer wore & natty blue 'hln-ltrlped‘:ult and appeared uncom- fortable in it. An amusing incident was a statement by Attorney Wampler in referring to Doyle’s report to Maj. Pratt, on which insubordination charges were based, that the police superintendent had “asked for something and he got it. Capt. Doyle cannot be dure.specvt’{ul for doing what he was asked to do. Wampler Scores Allen. “When the superintendent of police nkr,:‘ man to comment, does he mean false comment?” asked Attorney Wamp- Jer. “Capt. Doyle found himself in a situation not to be envied by anrbody. He knew the dismissal -of Allen had | been recommended—and I agree that 1t should have been recommended. Capt. | was up against a proposition of | his mind or whitewashing | ter in & perfunctory manner. th'e‘l:n::)'n)\( a nd’-’;looded man—it took & man of courage to face the public and say what he really thought about that bag of wind—Allen. Capt. Doyle said what was in his mind regardless of what the public thought. If he had not done somhe would have been an faithful officer.” ‘mMr. ‘Wampler argued that it made no difference in this case whether Doyle’s opinion of Policeman Allen was right or wrong. He contended that the cap- tain had a right to hold his own opin- jon, whatever it might be, and to ex- press it when asked by his superior officer to do so. “You should bear in mind that Capt. Doyle's comment was not voluntary,” continued Mr. Wampler. “He had sent Allen’s letter to Ma). Pratt without com- ment, and the letter was sent back to him with a request for comment. Pratt undoubtedly meant honest com: ment, and he got the very thing he asked for. How can you find conduct prejudicial to the department in a letter ‘which Capt. Doyle was directed to write? “Capt. Doyle may have been wrong 4n his opinion. Men entertain different opinions. ‘If everybody thought alike, every woman want my husband,’ said the Old Woman. Didn’t Doyle have a right to form and entertain gn opin- jon and keep it to himself until asked Does the Police Department AS TRAI WREGKS Crack Southern Passenger, Filled With Excursion- ists, Jumps Track. By the Associated Press, OAKDALE, Tenn, November 11.— Four persons were known to have been killed and more than 50 passengers in- jured in the wreck near here early to- day of the Ponce de Leon, fast north- bound passenger train of the Southern Railway. Three of the dead were trainmen. ‘The majority of the injured passen- gers were from Ohio and Michigan. They ‘had been on a week end excur- sion to Chattanooga and Lookout Mountain. The three coaches which were carrying them home were among the four day coaches which left the tracks. Three Pullman cars werg de- railed also, and the engine and baggage left the tracks. ' Derails on Sharp Caurve. ‘Thirty-five of the injured were taken by special train to the hospitals in Chattanooga. Every ambulance in the city was pressed into service. Others among the injured were taken to Somer- set, Ky. Relief trains with doctors and nurses were operated from Chattanooga and Somerset. The trainmen killed were W. A. Eiseman of Chattanooga, engineer; Ed Grant, Rising Fawn, Ga., fireman, and Z. Winstead, mail clerk, of Nebo, Ky. Marion Bradshaw, St. Augustine, Fla., was the fourth victim. ) Papers found in Bradshaw’s pockets indicated that he formerly lived at Cin- cinnati and had relatives at 1353 Wal- nut street and 291 East Forest street The derallment occurred on a ‘lhll‘p curve at 1:20 o'clock this morning 28 miles north of Oakdale and about 25 miles south of the Kentucky line. the passengers severely in- jured was John Russel, 17, of Mills (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) ol et STOCKS DROP AGAIN IN STEADY SELLING Market Sells Of as Stream of Liquidation Continues. Volume Smaller. | By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, November 11.—Several hundred million dollars in quoted values of listed securities were washed away today in a quiet but steady stream of liquidation, which poured into the mar- ket from the opening gong. OWN SOLDIER Tomb of the Unknown Soldier today at —Star Staff Photo. REPUBLIGANS S IAYTOHEAL SPLT Breach in Party Over Tariff Is Widened by Moses. Alarming Leaders. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. ‘Ways and means of eliminating the rift between West and East Republi- cans, between progressive Republicans and the old guard which recently has; threatencd t» become wide, ure teing discussed today by Republican mem- bers of the Senate. Particularly exercised over the situa- tion growing out cf the bitter fight on the tariff bill are those Republican Senators' who hail from Midwest and Western States who are entirely regu- | lar in their itepublicanism. The report | at the Capitol today also is that Presi- dent Hoover and Chairman Claudius Huston of the Republican pational com- mittee haye viewed the developing rift | act, among the Republicans with congern. Moses Adds to Troubles. The bitter fight in the Senate over the tariff bill, capped by the characteri- zation of the “coalition” Senators as| “sons of wild jackasses” by Senator Moses of New Hampshire, is responsi- ble for the situation. As far as can be learned today, there is no movement on foot among the Re- publican Senators actually to oust Sen- ator Moses from the chairmanship of the Republican senatorial campaign committee. But there is much “sore- mess,” it was admitted by regular Re- publican Senators, over the manner in which Republican campaign committee affairs have been going. Senator Moses is chairman of the campaign committee by virtue of appointment by Senator Watson of Indiana, Republican leader of the Senate. It has been reported in some quar- ters that Senator Moses was the choice of President Hoover for the chairman- ship. President Hoover has néthing to do with the selection of the senatorial campaign committee chairman. That is a matter which pertains entirely to the Senate Republicans. The Republican caucus of the Senate did not act in the selection of the um&llgn committee, which must carry on the campaign for election of Repub- lican Senators next year. Majority Leader Watson picked the committee. It is not expected that he would ask Senator Moses to resign or that the Republican caucus of the Senate would undertake to remove Senator Moses from the chairmanship. However, it was indicated today that some steps might be taken to see that | (Continued on Page 2, Column 8. b e STEAMER RUNS AGROUND. By the Assoclated Pres Coast Guard headquarters last night announced that the Italian steamship Escambia had run aground on Carys- ford Reef, off the coast of Southern Bcores of active stocks were carried down $3 to nearly $15 a share, with even larger losses in a few inactive specialties. Total sales were about 3,000,000 shares. Florida. The cutter Saukee was dispatched from Key West to the steamer’s assist- ance. The orders were issued from the office of the commander of the gulf division at Mobile, Ala. As All Hands By the Assoclated Press. ¢ NORFOLK, Va., November 11.—Eight half-starved men on the storm-whipped schooner Blakley of Mobile, 46 days out of Adicora, on the coast of Venezuela, found haven and food at Hampton Roads today. For two weeks the eight seamen lived on flour and coffee and faced complete exhaustion of their meager water sup- ply before the pilot boat Relief met the Blakley at Cape Henry. The craft with a gross tonnage of only 744 fought ;rlnn odds from the time she passed Florida with her cargo of fertilizer, bound for New York. Heavy seas smashed into her, and high winds ripped her salls. The crew fought the n the right to think emselves m‘o‘? course, not,” he continued. “Any man who uses his head for anything ‘but & hatrack has formed an_opinion about the situation which is shown to when & stockbroker has been in- Gieted twice and never brought to trial.” Tyne 'h pointed out that ressed an opin- exist r Allen that the attorney's W coast, when adverse winds drove them to sea. Swept Out to Sea. Again the seamen fought their way back, and again they were swept far out to nn.mflnauym':n weak to continue the bal coast the m-r&n craft Roads. elements to a spot off the New Jersey | gng were “We prayed plenty too,” sald Oswellarrived in HALF-STARVED CREW MAKE PORT AFTER 2-WEEK STRUGGLE WITH SEA Pumps Clogged, Sails Split, Oil Out and Food Exhausted “Pray Plenty.” Scott, son of the skipper, D. M. Scott. Safe in quarantine, Capt. Scott and his three sons, Oswell, D. M. Scott, jr., and Bromwell, all of Mobile, told the story of their battle with high winds and seas. The Blakeley had been engaged in the battle with the seas for nearly a month., Provisions for about two weeks—the usual sailing time for the voyage—began running low long ago, Capt. Scott said. Food From Passing Ship. A passing steamer was hailed about three weeks ago and the Blakley bought 100 pounds of spare ribs “but they were soon gone,” the skipper said. The gasoline pump engine went bad in a storm. The eight men working day and night hoisted and lowered the sails by hand to keep the vessel going, pum] by hand to keep the schooner from sinking. Oil for the running lights gave out and for nearly two weeks the Blakle: Rlehts without Hght. “praying that 5o hts ) “pray! sl!ullel' would run them down.” e sails freshly split when porks | PRESIDENT LEADS U. S. IN HONORING WORLD WAR DEAD Hoover’s Speech Tonight to Be Highlight of Armistice Day Observance. MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR WILSON TO BE HELD Many Exercises Are Conducted Throughout Capital and Na- tion by Veterans. As the official representative of the American people, President Herbert Hoover led them today in observing the eleventh anniversary of the signing of the Armistice and in paying a silent | tribute to the Unknown Soldier, at rest in Arlington National Cemetery. ‘This official ceremony, at which the President placed a floral wreath upon the white marble tomb of the unknown hero of the World War, was a solemn but simple one. It remains for Presi- dent Hoover to voice the sentiments of the Nation in his address tonight at the memorial exercises of the American Legion, when his message will be re- layed by radio through America and Europe. With pride in America’s achievements in the cause of world peace and paying impressive tribute to the World War dead, officials of the Government joined with the citizens of Washington in the exercises that marked the anniversary of that significant day when peace finally silenced the guns on the battle lines. ~Throughout the length and breadth of the country, a two-minute period of silence prevailed at 11 o'clock in remembrance of the men who made this peace observance possible. Adams and Good With Him, President Hoover and his party left the White House by automobile to ar- rive at the Tomb of the Unknown Sol- dier at 10 o'clock, where a military guard of honor was drawn up on either side of the tomb, already covered with wreaths and flowers, He was accom- panied by Secretary of War James W. | Good and Secretary of the Navy Charles Francis Adams, as representatives of the combatant forces of the Nation. Be- | side Mrs. Hoover, the only other mem- bers of the presidential party on this occasion were the military. and naval aides and George ]Akersor:. t’me of the Pragident's personal secretaries. E the two lines of soldiers stood at salute, President Hoover st and placed a wreath upon the tomb. When he stepped back, Mrs. Hoover went for- ward and placed four white erysanthe- mums as her own tribute to the mem- ory of the World War dead. 1In this , she continued custom estab- lished some years ago by Mrs. Calvin Conudx:nwha placed a single white rose each istice day upon the tomb of the hero. The Army Band played “The Presi- dent’s March” and “The Star Spangled Banner,” after which “Taps” were sound- ed by a bugler. When the simple cere- mony conciuded the President and his party returned to the White House. The ceremony took scarcely 15 minutes. Original Burial Service at Tomb. Opening the many memorial services in Arlington during the day was the re- cital of the original burial service over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Two of the chaplains who took part in this sole l'ld(‘m:l’lti on ul‘:gvemb’exal 1, 1921, rticipated again ay. ey were (pJ:l. John T. Axton, chief of chaplains of the Army for eight years, and Dr. Morris S. Larzaron, rabbi of the Balti- more Hebrew Congregation, a World War chaplain. Again the notes of “Taps” were sounded by Staff Sergt. Witchey, U. S. A., on the same hugle he { used eight years ago. After this dignified ceremony had been concluded, a delegation of American Legion members, headed by Maj. O. L. Bodenhamer, national commander, with the American Gold Star Mothers and representatives of the principal World War welfare organizations arranged to lay wreaths upon the tomb. Meanwhile, elsewhere in the city, ex- service men and others were holding separate exercises in honor of the an- niversary. A military display by units of the National Guard on the East front of the Capitol was one of the principal events and attracted a huge crowd to the plaza. Claudel Decorates Kellogg. Another event in the day’s program was the decoration of Frank B. Kellogg, former Secretary of State, by Ambassa- dor Claudel of France with the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, France's highest award, for his part in the ne- gotiation of the treaty for the renun- clation of war, Hundreds were to gather at 3 o'clock this afternoon in Bethlehem Chapel at Washington Cathedral, where Woodrow Wilson is buried, to pay homage to the memory of the war President. Right Rev. James E. PFreeman, Bishop of ‘Washington, was to deliver the sermon. He was to read from the Scriptures cer- tain verses that were particularly cher- ished by President Wilson. Wreaths were to be laid upon the tomb by rep- resentatives of the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and others, and thé memo- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) —t. CHINESE EX-CONSUL AND WIFE SENTENCED Attempted Opium Smuggling Case Transferred From San Fran- cisco Brings Heavy Penalty. i By the Assoclated Press. NANKING, China, November 11.— Ying Kao, former vice consul in San Francisco, and his wife, Mrs. Susie Ying Kao, today were sentenced to prison terms and fined on charges of attempting to smuggle opium valued at half a million dollars into San Fran- cisco last Summer. Ying Kao was declared to be ineli- gible for government service for seven years after he completes serving his Eriwn term. The court stated that the eavier sentence had been meted out o Ying Kao because he had been a government official, If the convicted persons do not pay their fines they will be allowed to serve them out in prison at the rate of $1.50 a Suen Foon, consular attache at San T Uy : Iy m l'l"’ L . | - Wiy e l[fl“mm.m% NOVEMBER ; 11,;71929, W CARAWAY SCORES BURCESSACTIONS Alleged Lobbyist Dec'red Guilty of Contempt of Senate in Statements. By the Associated Press. Chairman Caraway of the Senate lobby investigating committee on the floor of the Senate today, referring to Willlam Burgéss of the United States Pottery Association, asserted: “This paid lobbyist had no regard for his own reputation, no hesitation for commit. ting perjury, and was perfectly willing to slander members of the Senate.” Caraway made his statement after reading a report on his committee’s in- vestigation of Burgess' activitles, in which it was said the latter’s attempts to have Prederick Koch, an employe of the Tariff Commission, disciplined, ounted “approximately to contempt of the Senate.” Criticized for Address. Burgess bad criticized Koch for giv- ing information to Congressmen during hearings on the tariff bill. The lobby committee chairman told the Senate that Burgess, under oath, swore that at least three members of the Senate finance committee had Jjoined him in condemning the actions of Koch. Caraway added that each one of the Senators had refuted this state- ment. He mentioned no names except that of Senator Edge, Republican, of New Jersey. He added that Burgess was “willing to accept money as a lobbyist” and was “willing to go aut and try to frame” Koch. The latter sat in the gallery and | listened attentively. In making its second report to the Senate since investigation of so-called lobbyists was begun, the committee re- viewed at length the testimony of Bur- gess, who was characterized as “evasive and disingenuous in his answers,” but made no recommendations. This plan was followed in its first report on the employment by Senator Bingham, Republican, of Connecticut, of Charles L. Eyanson of the Connecti- cut Manufacturers’ Association to aid him in tariff matters. Later the Sen- ate voted condemnation of the action of the Connecticut Senator. Burgess, who now is employed by the United States Pottery Association testi- fied before the committee that he pro- tested to Chairman Marvin of the Tar- iff Commission against the action of Frederick L. Koch, chief of the ceramics division of the commission, in giving information to Congressmen durin committee hearings on the pending tariff bill. He denied, however, that he had sought Koch's dismissal. Discipline Is Sought. Commenting upon this testimony, the report said “there is no doubt that Burgess appealed to Marvin to dismiss Koch or otherwise discipline him or constrain him and other members of the force of the Tariff Commission to refrain from giving any information that might militate against the enact- ment of the highest possible rates of duty, or from alding members of the committees of Congress, or Senators| and Representatives who might be be- lieved to be desirous of reducing the duties, his acts amounting approximate- ly to contempt of the Senate, if they do ! no_constitute such.” The report said the specific charge ! made by Burgess against Koch was that he had repeatedly prompted Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, a member of the Senate finance committee, who was “known to be opposed to high duties, to ask questions of witnesses testifying in | behalf of such on items in the earth- | enware schedule.” | Koch also was charged by Burgess, | the report added, with exhibiting pa; tiality “in favor of the importers of | pottery and was on terms of friendly intimacy with the manager of a Japan- ese importing » Discussing a letter that H. R. Wyllie of Huntington, W. Va., wrote to Presi- | dent Hoover and Secretary Mellon, ask- ing dismissal of Koch, the report said | Wyllie had informed the committee he obtained his information from Burgess, “though the latter, when on the witness stand, denied that he had communi- cated in any way with Wyllle on the; subject.” viewing the testimony of Nléoch the report said nothing ‘“‘appea cause the committee to dbllgt that he was in the faithful discharge of his pro- duty in aiding Senator Kink in pounding questions to the witnesses.” | ‘The report said Burgess had been in , Washington most of the time since January 1 after the tariff legislation and particularly Francisco at the time of the opium seizure, who was returned with the Ying Kaos to face a charge, was acquitted and discharged. It is con- sidered certain that the case will be taken to the SBoochow Court of Appeals. Radio Programs—Page 27 earthenware and glassware schedule. m“ne l.v’.-h' members of n_wi B e et hibiting Houser ot I or manufactured Infant Boy Drowns Playing in Bathtub With Tiny Sailboat Mother Believes Child Turned on Water While She Was in Basement. When the playful splashing of her 17-month-old baby, Frank Edward Donelan, jr, in the bathtub ceased this morning, Mrs. Malba Baker Donelan, 216 Walnut avenue, Takoma Park, ran from the basement of her home and found the child dead, the body submerged in nearly a foot of water. Mrs. Donelan told police she had left the child playing gleefully with a tiny sailboat and that there was only 2 or 3 inches of water in the tub. She sald she believed the child had turned on the faucet, released more water into the tub, and then slipped beneath the surface. The baby was pronounced dead by Dr. Melville L. Heiges, 7223 Blair road, after Emergency Hospital physicians and members of the fire department rescue squad had worked over the body for nearly an hour. Mrs. Donelan explained to police that she often left the baby playing in the ;ul':‘ while she performed household uties, She said she had left the baby only momentarily while she proceeded with her washing. The child's father, Prank Edward Donelan, sr., is employed at the Miller Stone Works, SACKETT CALLS NIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING Police Affairs Chairman Unable to Get Senate Quorum in Daytime. Having been unable to arrange a day meeting during the past week, Chair- man Sackett of the senatorial sub- committee investigating police affairs issued a call this afternoon for a night meeting at 7:30 o'clock Wednesday. The subcommittee had been called for 2:30 o'clock this afternoon, but when the Senate decided to recess for the day about 1 o'clock, Chairman Sackett decided on the night meeting. Work on the tariff bill has made it dif- ficult for the chairman to get a quorum. Sackett has reports from various local officials on a number of specific ques- tions that have been raised in the in- vestigation, but he has not made them public because they have not been laid before the subcommittee, NELSON JOHNSON NAMED. China Is Expected to Approve Ap- pointment as Minister. SHANGHAI, November 11 (#).—A spokesman for the foreign ministry of the Nationalist government today stated that the United States had submitted the name of Nelson Johnson to be American Minister to China, succeed- ing John V. A. MacMurray. It was considered certain Johnson would be acceptable to China. DHOFFGER CALLED | IN SCRIVENER QUIZ Kelly Demands That His Ac- cuser Be Questioned by Grand Jury. John L. Gibson, a former policeman, was summoned before the grand jury today to tell what he knew about the handling of the investigation into the death of Detective Arthur Scrivener three years ago. ‘The summon was prompted by remarks made by Gibson at a meeting of the Washington Open Forum yesterday, at which Policeman Robert J. Allen was the principal speaker. Gibson accused | 100, JORORS QUESTION LOOMIS 3 HINUTES ONFAHY'S DINNER Indicates He Gave Little In- formation Due to Guests’ Proprieties. HIGHT, NEXT WITNESS, IS QUIZZED HALF HOUR Indicates Willingness to Tell About Alleged Wet Party of Cabinet Member. E. E. Loomis, president of the Lehigh Valley Railroad, to use his own expres- sion, spent a “short but sweet” three minutes before the grand jury this morning, explaining his connection with the Fahy Wall Street dinner at the ‘Willard Hotel in 1926. That Mr. Loomis had very little to say to the grand jury about what Sen- ator Brookhart told the Senate was a “Wall Street booze party” was evident in Mr. Loomis’ reply as to questioning by reporters at 11 o'clock this morning, shortly before he entered the qrand jury room. 5 “You don't expect me to discuss for the public what happened when I was & guest at a private dinner, do you?” Mr. Loomis said. Mr. Loomis arrived at the courthouse shortly before 1@ o'clock, spent 10 minutes in United States District At- torney Leo A. Rover's office, and then made his three-minute visit to the grand jury room. On his return Mr. Loomis reiterated . his statement made before he entered the grand jury room, and added: Excused From Further Appearance. “You'll have to rely on the labora- tory experience and smelling propen- sities of Mr. Brookhart. I was a guest at the dinner. I have some idea of the proprieties.” Mr. Loomis, who appeared at the in- vitation of District Attorney Rover to testify as to the happenings at the Wall Street dinner, was excused from further appearance before the grand jury by the district attorney. Frank 8. Hight, manager of the Wil- lard Hotel, immediately followed Mr. mis to testify before the grand jury. Lieut. Edward J. Kelly, who led the in- vestigation into Scrivener’s death, of knowing who murdered Scrivener. The coroner’s jury which inquired into Scrivener's death found that he had ‘murdered, but the Police Depart- ment later was inclined to the theory that Scrivener committed suicide. Kelly Seeks Actions When Lieut. Kelly heard of Gibson’s reported utterance he went to Mr. Rover to ask that Gibson be summoned to tell all he knew about the case to the grand jury. Kelly said that if anybody knew or believed that he (Kelly) had any knowledge about the murder which he had suppressed, it was his duty to re- port it to the grand jury. “My conscience is clear,” Kelly said, ‘and Gibson or anybody else who be- lieves that I did wrong is duty bound to tell anything he knows to the proper authorities.” It was understood, however, that Mr. Rover's decision to summon Gibson had been reached independently, Resigned From Service. Gibson served on the police force from 1904 to 1908, when he resigned. He told a Star reporter after the meet- ing that at the time of Scrivener’s death he was’ retained to investigate it by an organization, the name of which would not reveal. He said that he k his information to Maj. Henry G. Pratt, now superintendent of police, but at that time chief of detectives, and that Pratt “laughed him out of the Detective Bureau.” Pratt said today that he recalled Gib- son’s visit, which occurred several months after Scrivener’s death. “Gibson,” said Pratt, “had a theory, I have forgotten what it was. As I vecall it, he had no information to offer, merely stating his theory. It was of no value to us in the investi- gation.” Lieut. Kelly told newspaper men his “‘conscience is clear.” He added, “I fear no one. If any one has any information or any evidence which he thinks shows that I shielded anybody or attempted to cover up anything in my investigation of the Scrivener case, I am anxious for him to place such facts before the grand jury immediately. I am certain I can prove that my work in the scn\;-ner case was upright and above rd» It was announced later that Lieut. Kelly, accompanied by Maj. Pratt, :;ulald vm; Mrt.hRoverhl::er in the day lemand a thotou vestigation of Gibson's charges. . e Terrapin Rewards Rescuer. CALDWELL, Kans., November 11 (#). —Elmer Hoyt, 17, recently rescued a terrapin from a badger hole, where it was imprisoned. Yesterddy it returned the favor. His terrapin won first money, ‘8_330, in a race at the Wellington, Kans., air, BROOKHART CHALLENGED BY REED TO END DIFFERENCES WITH GUN |But Senators, Both Rifle Experts, Would Shoot at Targets and Not at Each Other. The Senate's leading marksmen, Reed of Pennsylvania, and Brookhart of Iowa, bitter opponents over the tariff bill, may meet soon on the Quantico rifle range to decide which is the better man. ‘The Pennsylvanian has issued a chal- thetr it ¥ Both have military records. Brook- hart served in the Spanish-American War, on the Mexican border and in the World War. In the last war he was major and lieutenant colonel of Infanty chief instructor in marksmanship | to_what his tesi Walter W. He carried with him a bulky brief case. He was questioned for approximately half an hour. He left the grand jury room and would make no statement as consisted- of. tt, author of a series of articles on the liquor situation in Washington, particularly as it refers to official circles, was the third witness to be called in the investigation of the ‘Wall Street dinner. He went before the Jury shortly after 12 o’clock. The grand jury questioned Liggett less than 15 minutes. Liggett, following his visit to the grand jury room, said he had not been- ques- tioned by the jury as to dates and names in incidents he revealed in his article in & current magazine. He declared that “I am not engaged as a snopoer or'a spy.” Willing to Tell of Party. Liggett, however, said that he was pertectly willing to tell the grand jury when he appeared before it and is stiil willing to tell of an alleged liquor party given by a member of the cabinet dur- ing the Harding administration. For the rest of his testimony Liggett said he supplied the grand jury with the data collected by him for his Plain Talk article. The estimates, he said, were the result of figures supplied him by Sergts. Little and Letterman of the ‘Washington police force. Mr. Rover stated after the questioning of Loomis, Hight and Liggett that at present he has no plans for inviting other persons who attended the dinner to testify before the grand jury, He said that if the grand jury desires any further information on the dinner it will probably have to defer its taking of testimony for 10 days or two weeks at least, because the McPherson case is scheduled to go before the jury tomor- row, and in view of the number of wit- nesses to be examined is not to be cleared for 10 days or two weeks. While not excused by the grand jury, Liggett declared that he believed he had given that body all the information it desired of him. Brookhart appeared before the grand jury last week after he had regaled the Senate with an account of the dinner. He said that handsome silver hip flasks containing whisky were provided for the guests, that he sat between Otto H. Ku;lohn‘. '-hed l‘Jlew hYDrk financier, and mis, an at he saw the latter par- take of the intoxicant, 5 Figures Given in Article, Writing in the current issue of Plain Talk, Liggett estimated ‘Washington’s weekly consumption of hard liquor at 32,000 quarts weekly, asserted that 4,000 geople are engaged in the liquor trafic ere and sald in addition that “there is plenty of drinking in high Govern- ment circles and that Capitol Hill is g:o‘b:bly the wettest place in Wash- gton.” He charged, too, that members of the Senate are served by an “official boot- legger” and use their “influence to keep him out of jail—and on the job.” The House, he said, is served by “at least six bootleggers, who seem to enjoy virtual immunity from arrest.” He estimated the city's annual liquor j bill at $20,000,000, with another million added for malt extract used in making home brew. $3,592,000 SHORTAGE - BLAMED TO MARKET Junior Executives Used Funds of Michigan Bank to Buy Stocks. m'_ By the Associated Press. 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