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GERMAN FINANCIA SITUATION SOUND Commissioners of Reichs- bank, Industries and Rev- enues Make Observation. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, January 4.—As a curtain raiser to 8. Parker Gilbert's annual re- port due several days hence, the agent- general’s office today made public four Teports, namely those of the commis- sioners of the Reichsbank, industrial debentures, controlled revenues and railways provided under the Dawes plan. The Reichsbank commission’s report says: “Once again it can be recorded that the Reichsbank situation in every respect is sound.” Pointing out that the dominant ten- dency in Germany's business situation during the past year was “the extreme- Iy strained position on the capital mar- ket,” the commissioner observes it was possible to meet new capital require- | ments only by still further increasing | the short-term indebtedness already high. At the beginning of this period “the trade balance, it s true, has gradually improved, but there is no question yet of equilibrium in the balance of pay- ments.” In the commissioner's opirilon the | German money market can be eased | only if relieved of the pressure of pub- lic debts. Escaped Stock Crash. Referring to the New York stock up- heaval, the report says: “Germany had no noteworthy specu- lation in stock exchange securities dur- ing the last few months, and accord- ingly escaped the stock exchange crisis, but, on the other hand, she had no liquid funds set free, as in other coun- tries, as a_result of liquidation of the crisis.’ Despite the pressure on the. country’s economic life, “it is gratifying 1o note that the producing capacity of Germany was generally unaffected.” ‘The report adds, however, that it was apparent from the increase in the num- ber of bankruptcies and compulsory set- tlements in general business that credit difficuities had wrought serious conse- quences. As regards industries covered by the report of the commisisoner for indus- trial debentures, a better situation was disclosed. In the 12 months under con- sideration there were 205 bankruptcles and 348 voluntary wind-ups involving, respectively, 7,307,500 ‘and 15,000,635 gold marks, which was well below the previous year, when these amounts ex- ceeded 10,000,000 marks and 30,000,000 marks, respectively. The commissioner states that indus- trial reorganization generally is in a fair way of overcoming the difficulties imposed by the new economic condi- tions. There have been a widespread inerease in production and reductions in costs and working expenses. This process is not yet completed and re- mains one of the country’s most impor- tant problems. Germany, however, steadily is continuing to develop her in- dustrial relations vith other producing countries, 'y the United States, Great Britaln and France. Industries Hold Position. Regarding the six key industries— coal, lignite, potash, cast iron, cast steel and rolled metals—the. commis- sioner’s report is generally ITavorable with production curves rising and Ger- many holding her position on world markets. Of coal she still yields 25.9 per cent of European production and of lignite, 77.8 per cent of the whole world pro- duction. Potash and the metals also show figures exceeding the aversges of recent years. In steel the maximum dally production of 57,266 tons was reached last June, a mark which had not been exceeded since 1913. In Germany still heads Euro- pean comsuming nations. While raw cotton and leather imports have fallen, ‘wool has risen and the rubber con- sumption increased 19 per cent, as com- pared with the previous year, ow:ng to the increased use of motor vehicles. Germany now has 1185499 cars on her roads and ranks third in the rub- ber-using countries, According to the commissioner of controlled revenues, namely customs, tobacco, beer, alcohol and sugar, the Two Entangled Mayoralties Wait Straightening Out Gary, Ind., Contest to Be Adjusted by Court, and Whiting Will Get Boyle. By the Associated Press. GARY, Ind., January 4 —Who's who among the Calumet district mayors, a highly involved question, had two ai swers today. Mayor Henry G. Hay, sr., of Gary agreed -to break the stalemate in his city by stepping from office Monday in | favor of Mayor-elect Roswell O. John- !'son, whose election has been contested | because of his conviction several years | ago for violating the Federal prohibi- tion act. Mayor Hay said he would | recognize Johnson's certificate and would wait for the courts to decide the question of eligibility. Emmet White, defeated Democratic candidate, probably will present his | claim to the mayoral chair, but his recognition will await court sanction. Should Johnson be pronounced ineli- gible, Mayor Hay is exepected to ra- new his claim to the office in pref- erence to White's. ‘Whiting, whose mayoralty is equal- ly embroiled, will have a mayor in fact and two in spirit. Mayor Walter Schrage agreed today to recognize Thomas S. Boyle, Democrat, who takes office Monday. But Schrage, who was named mayor last night by the city council, will be consulted by Boyle be- fore any mayoral action is taken and Mayor Boyle agreed to make no changes in the Republican City Hall appointees. Boyle was elected mayor by seven votes, but on a recount was declared the loser by three votes. Schrage, who has been mayor 16 years, recently re- signed and appointed a city controller, who then became acting mayor and died within four days. Schrage was renamed by the council to hold office until Monday. — IMPETUS IS GIVE DRY ENFORCEMENT IN CAPITAL AREA (Continued From First Page.) drunk or a policeman who has been found to be drinking liquor is shown to be, in my judgment, wholly unfit to fill & position that has so much to do with enforcement of the law. “Is there anything in the law that would prevent the immediate discharge of & policeman found drunk or known to be drinking? If not, why does the commission not expressly provide by its rules and regulations that any police- man guilty of such conduct should be immediately separated from the force?™ Before writing the letter Senator Jones joined in urging passage of the proposed local enforcement bill, ‘The statement issued by Senator Capper late yesterday was his first analysis of the report submitted Priday by the Attorney General. Senator Cap- per commented as follows: “The Attorney General makes four major suggestions which, if translated into law by Congress, shouid bring about & considerable improvement in Jocal conditions. “The first of these suggestions comes in the form of the draft of a bill to sup- plement the national prohibition act in the District of Columbia, I heartily ap- prove of the suggested legislatior and believe 1t to be entirely in keeping with the views of President Hoover. “Inasmuch as the draft is based upon & bill proposed by Senator Howell, who has taken a great interest in prohibition enforcement here, I shall ask the Sena. tor to introduce the bill. This legisia- tion is greatly needed, and I hope for its early consideration and passage by Congress. “The Attorney General next recom- mends legisiation to provide ‘at once two additional justices for the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. I think the urgent necessity of this legis- lation is well known. I have intro- duced a bill to provide this relief to the District Supreme Court. The bill is pending before the judiciar; com- mittee of the Senate. I will ask Senator Norris, who is chairman of that com- mittee, to Jook upon this bill as an emergency measure and to obtain fa- vorable consideration by the committes at the earliest possible moment. Unteld Good Promised. “Congress will do untold good to the District of Columbia, and to the cause of law enforcement generally, by pass- ing this bill during the current session. yield during the fifth annuity year amounted to 2,870,244,000 marks, as compared with 2,852,491,000 1n 1927-28. “In general the increase of revenue has been due to consolidation of the economic situation, steadily increasing consumption and increased rates of tax- ation,” says the report. Customs on Fifm Base. Discussing the customs report, the commissioner observed: “The future yield of customs rests on a firm base and can hardly fall below that regis- tered in last year's, except in case of an extraordinary development of home agricultural production, especially in cereals, or of a pronounced weakening of the general economic situation.” The increase in the consumption of tobacco during the five annuity years, according to the report, has been gen- eral and remarkable. From 1924 to 1928 the consumption of cigars in. creased by 33 per cent, cigarettes by 44 per cent and cut tobacco 14 per cent. The per capita consumption now is 105 cigars, 500 cigarettes and 600 grams of cut tobacco. ‘The consumption of beer also ad- vanced steadily, namely from 37,758,000 ectoliters in 1924-25, to 54,621,000 in 928-29. The receipts of the fifth year amounted to 170 per cent of those of the first, due partly to increased con- sumption and partly to a 33 per cent increased tax. As to the aicohol moncpoly, from this doubled in five years, being 336.000.000 marks for 1928-29. During’ the fifth annuity year 2838900 hecto- liters of pure spirits were consumed. Ralls s Up to Expectations. ‘The rallway commissioner’s report points out that despite many difficulties, operation during the past five years lived up to expectations. The develop- ment of traffic and the financial re- sults were more favorable in 1929 than in 1928, on the whole reflecting -he de- velopment of Germany's economic ac- tivity with rising exports and declining imports. Increased rates failed to affect traffic adversely. The total receipts for 1929 ‘were estimated at 5,370,000,000, and ex- penditures, 4.459,000,000. The surplus ‘of 911,000,000 marks was just sufficient to meet the reparations burdens of the railway company, the preference divi- dend and the costs for extensions for 1929 in addition to the 80,000,000 marks for bringing the reserve funds up to 500,000,000 marks as prescribed in the Dawes plan. The year 1930 will be & difficult year as new sources for balanc- ing the budget must be sought. The only course open is again increasing rates. - The report concludes: “The results achieved by the company since 1924 are absolutely encouraging and permit similar comclusions for the future, provided a true economic policy s pursued which takes into considera- tion the necessity of furthering the country’s trade and industry as well as the needs of the rallway staff on .whose devotion the satisfactory opera- tion of the rallway depends. he vield ;u,oob i‘.ckener Fund Raised. CHICAGO, January 4 (#).—A fund of $15.000, ised by German-Ameri- cans of Chicago, has been completed and will be forwarded to Dr. Hugo It is the only feasible means by which the badly clogged dockets of the courts can be cleared. “The Attorney General also suggests that the Police Court is badly con- g=sted and has not sufficient room ir which to transact its business. He states also that the new Police Court Building, provided for in the municipal center group, probably will not be avail- able for four or five years. “All this is deplorable but true. In line with the Attorney General's recom. mendation I shall seek a conference with the District Commissioners a% their earliest convenience to discuss ways and means by which we may ob- tain additional quarters for the Police Court until the erection of tne per- manent new building. “I am glad that the Attorney General mentioned the necessity for & law to regulate the sale of securities in the District. With the support of the Jead- ing eivic and trade organizations of the city, the Better Business Bureau and the ‘investment bankers of Washington, I have been working for such a law for | the past few years. “My bill to regulate the sale of securi- ties is now in the hands of the sub- committee on insurance and banks of the Senate committee on the District of Columbia. Senator Blaine, chairman of this subcommittee, informs me that he will be ready to report on the bill shortly after the recess. I shall en- deavor to obtain favorable committee action and passage of this legislation by the Senate. “On the whole, I feel the Attorney General's fecommendations are most practical and timely. They constitute a splendid program for better law enforce- ment in the District. I shall do all in my power to assist in the enactment into Jaw of the suggested legislation. i “I know that the good people of ‘Washington, and the friends of law en- forcement throughout the Nation, will support this constructive, progressive effort to make the District ‘the model of city law enforcement in the Nation'." Senator Capper began his statement by recalling the statement of President Hoover in his message to Congress last month that “The District of Columbia should be the model of city law enforce- ment in the Nation.” Senator Capper said the Attorney General's letter ad- hered to the President’s expressed views, Interest in Situation. It was learned yesterday that officials of the Law Enforcement Commission have been in communication with the District committee to get information as to the Attorney General's recommenda- tions for Washington, indicating an in- terest in the situation here. " Senator Howell sald yesterday that the enforcement bill as drafted by the Department of Justice is basically simi- 1ar to his original measure. He said he had noted that they did not go as far as he had gone in giving the local judges power to issue warrants, and he also called attention to his proposal to set up a revolving fund to be used by the local police in enforcement work, in- stead of having to spend their own money and wait to be reimbursed. A feature of the proposed local en- forcement bill not previously empha- sized provides that any physician or pharmacist in the District convicted twice of violating any provision of the Eckener, builder and commander of th- dirigible Graf Zeppelin on its round-the-world flight, it was an nounced todey by sponsors of the * movement. National prohibition act requiring him to do or to abstain from doing any act in his capacity as such physician or pharmacist would forfeit his license to practice his profession for one year, THE SUNDAY_STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., JANUARY 5 DRY ENFORGEMENT HIT AND DEFENDED Cramton Lauds Administra- tion—Glass Sees End of Commission’s Funds. Prohibition enforcement matters con- tinued yesterday and last night to be \Subject of serious debate, with ad- ditional support for the administration and threats that the appropriation for the work of the law enforcement after next June be cut off. It devel oped also that the Prohivition Bu- reau is considering use of airplanes in patrolling the Mexican border. Breaking a self-imposed silence on the prohibition question, Represcnta- tive Cramton of Michigan, & dry and a Republican, sald in a statement last night that enforcement of the liquor laws was more effective today than ever before. Asserting that President Hoover was proceeding “earnestly with this task of general law enforcement,” Representa- tive Cramton said the President should have “the support and co-operation of Congress, States, cities and the people.” Pinning it hope and confidence on Commissioner Doran, the Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Chtirch_re-entered the discussion with the declaration last night that dry en- forcement would become uniformly sat- isfactory under the prohibition com- missioner, “if he is protected from the frritating interference of local politi- clane.” May Seek to End Funds. Meanwhile, dry Senators were aroused over rumors that the Law Enforcement Commission in its final report will yec~ ommend modification of the Volstead act, with a view to its liberalization, and it seemed plain to some observers that a move would be made to cut off the appropriations for the body at the present session of Congress. . Emerging from a conference with President Hoover recently, Cramton said then he would not comment (\ the liquor problem until he “had good reason, because the press of the coun- try is wet and will not print but & line or two of & dry’s comment.” Cramton said last night that the en- forcement of the dry laws was more effective than previously, had brought about increased prosperity during the past decade, and he described as un- fortunate “some recent wholesale criti- cisms of Federal enforcement from friends of the policy.” “Enforcement of national prohibi- tion is not complete,” he said, “but it }.s more effective today than ever be- ore. “Almost daily the papers report in- stances showing the Incr;nlraed e‘;loecme- ness of the Federal Government in the enforcement of the eighteenth amend- ment, inst the big fel- lows. * *'* District attorneys and other faithless officials are removed when proved facts permit. The Federal organization is being strengthened and the program of reorganization and ex- pansion the President is prepared to submit to Congress should be speedily enacted * * Cites Growth of Rackets. Large cities which coddle to violators of one law were said by Cramton to be finding themselves plagued by viola- Mol"\l of all Jaws by these same men. ., ‘The racketeers” “he contirued, have grown strong under the indul- gent attitude of municipal police.” He concluded that those supporting the dry laws should face frankly “any weakness of the present system,” but should ‘admit what has been ‘accomplished.” The prohibition board of the Metho- dist Church, in its statement, made no reference to the recent charge by Sena- tor Borah of Idaho that prohibition never could be made effective “with the present personnel from top to bot- tom.” It contended that mitted fact that prohibition enforce- ment is not 100 per cent efficient should not divert attention from the remark- able progress which has been made during the last 10 months.” Organizations supporting the eigh- teenth amendment, it continued, are on record as having “utmost confidence in the purpose and ability of the Presi- dent to secure enforcement” and added that Attorney General Mitchell was regarded with “warm approval” by the organizations. “As for Dr. Doran, the prohibition commissioner,” the statement con- tinued, “any estimate of his work must record an intelligent and efficient ad- ministration. Pnruculnr\{ notable has been his success in dealing with the industrial alcohol problem, for, while it 1s undoubtedly true that there is still diversion of industrial alcohol to boot- leg channels, the general situation is better by far today than ever before and this is due to Dr. Doran’s complete understanding and fearless handling of the problem.” Commission Report Awaited. With dry Senators watching narrowly for the preliminary report of the Law Enforcement Commission, open talk is heard among the drys that the appro- priation for the commission may not be renewed. Senator Carter Glass yesterday point- ed out that under the law the appropri- ation for the commission expires June Senator Glass is the man who orig- ted the proposal for an appropriation for such a commission and it was his idea that it should deal primarily with prohibition enforcement and not take up law enforcement generally, unless incidentally. Senator Glass, as long ago as last June, charged in the Senate that the investigation of prohibition was being “submerged” and that the purpose of Congress was being thwarted. He was asked yesterday about this and other phases of prohibition. While he said he did not desire to make a statement with reference to the agitation recently stir- red up by Senator Borah and others, he made it plain that he believed just as he did last June, that the commission has not made an investigation of pro- hibition and that it was the purpose of Chairman Wickersham, as well as the administration, to lay emphasis on gen- eral law enforcement, when Congress did not so intend. Consider Basder Plane Patrol. Use of airpl™es in prohibition en- forcement work a¥ng the Mexican bor- der is being considered by the Prohibi- tion Bureau. Commissioner Doran said yesterday that he was looking into the feasibility of the use of three planes, one in Texas, one in Arizona and one in Southern California. He said that he had not as yet decided what he would do in this connection, The Prohibition Bureau, Doran con- tinued, ad three old planes which had been loaned it by the Department of Commerce and which were now laid up as useléss, If the plan to use planes should be adopted, they would patrol the Mexican border from the Gulf to the Pacific in co-operation with cus- toms and immigration border patrols. DEAL IS CANDIDATE. Norfolk Man Will Seek to Regain Beat in Hou NORFOLK, Va, January 4 (P).— Former Representative J. T. Deal of Norfolk today sannounced himself a candidate for the Democratic nomina- tion for Congress from the second dis- trict, to reclaim the seat he lost to Menalcus Lankford, Republican, in 1928. Mr. Deal served in Congress for eight. rs until defeated by Lankford, who had run against him twice Enor to that time, - | asked him, ‘What is that around her | “the ad- | KELLY DESCRIBES MPHERSON PROBE Accused Officer Holds Board Spellbound With Remark- able Power of Memory. ___(Continued From First Page) to the Detective Bureau and reported | to Inspector Shelby that the case “looked bad” to him, but it had the cle- ments of suicide. Tomorrow he will begin at this point and recount his subsequent investigation. Briefly Sketches Service. Kelly, at the very outset of his testi- mony, sketched briefly his service on the police force, which has covered a period of 23 years and four months, and parenthetically pointed out thaf | during his career he had investigated every concefvable type of case from “the | stealing of a bird cage to the highest crime that can be committed.” He then commenced his remarkably detailed “description of the part he played In the McPherson case. He told of going to the apartment. where he met Capt. William G, Stott of the third precinct, who sald to him: “There’s a girl dead in the bedroom and there are some suspicious-circum- stances.” “When T went to the bedroom door,” he sald, “I found there was some ob- struction against it, so I squeezed in sideways. Inside I found the body stretched out on the floor. There was a streak of blood down her face and her head was lying in & pool of dried blood. The pajama belt was wrapped and knotted around the neck. “I was angered at first when I saw the black dress over the body, thinking some policeman had placed it there in violation of instructions never to touch anything at a death scene. Going to the door, I stuck my head out and yelled, ‘Who in the hell threw that dress ‘over this woman's body?' Bob McPherson replled, ‘I did, officer. I didn’t want the public to see my wife's body in such a condition.’ Summoned McPherson, “I told him to come in the bed room, that I wanted to talk to him. He cam and, pointing to his wife's body, : | neck?" “He leaned down, examined it in- tently, and then said in a calm voice, ;;:e)lmur, that looks like her pajama £ “ “As McPherson was leaning over his wife’s body I watched him closely, but | he exhibited no emotion or nervousness from which I might determine guilt.” Kelly then to'd the board of finding | in a bureau drawer three letters, the | contents of the last of which he re- | clited from memory. He said it was | headed “Hotel Astor, New York City,” | and that_the salutation was “Hello, | Sweet.” Kelly recited the letter in substance as follows: | “Gee I've missed you and I've been | terribly lonesome without you. . I'd about given up all hope that ‘we'd ever meet again. See you Monday at 8 o'clock. Call me at Bryan 2100.” ‘The detective said the bottom of the letter was torn off as though a postscript had been removed. Describes Marks on Mirror. Marks on the mirror in the bath room, which looked like fingerprints were described by Kelly, who said they were co indistinct they could not be copied by the Police Department’s ex- | pert. He took direct issue with the | grand jury at this polnt by declaring | that a thorough search had been made | for fingerprints, but that none could be_found. Differing from the testimony of Deputy Coroner Joseph D. Rodgers, Kelly sald the physician cut the belt away from Mrs, McPherson's neck with & carving knife obtained in the kiichen, and that when it had been removed blood started to flow again. Rodgers had testified that he had severed the belt with his pocketknife. Kelly sald the deputy coroner ex- pressed his belief while in the apart- | ment that Mrs. McPherson was a sui- cide and offered to issue a certificate to that effect at once. Kelly said he sug- gested that they hold off for a while and that Rodreru agreed to do so, or- dering the ly removed to the morgue for an autopsy. Rodgers denfed this conversation when he was testifying. Bombshell Proves a Dud. Kelly tossed a bombshell, which later turned out to be a dud, into the press section when he told of a visit to the McPherson spartment on the night the young nurse met her death of a man and woman who arrived shortly after 8 o'clock and stayed untll near mid- night. All the known evidence in the case had indicated there was no one in the apartment that night with Mrs. McPherson after she refused to answer a telephone call at about 8:20 p.m. The. detective testified a tenant named Wisebender, living across the hall from the McPhersons, had related to him a story to the effect that the couple came to the apartment Thursday night, knocked on the door and that Mrs. McPherson, on answering the knock, said, “‘Hello, Dot, come op in.” According to Kelly, however, subsequent tion of the McPherson case. pletely engrossed the board. Kelly Engineering Department. Below: Inspector Shelby on the stand. 1930—PART ONE. ‘Top: A scene in the police trial board room at the sixth precinct station house shortly after Lieut. Edward J. Kelly, deposed head of the Detective Bureau homicide squad, took the witness stand in his own defense yesterday to fight the charges that he and Inspector William S. Shelby made an inefficient investiga- y's story of his investigation of the case com- The photograph shows Lieut. Kelly, on the left. To the right of him are the three members of the special trial board. From left to right, they are: J. B. Gordon, sanitary engineer of the District; Maj. Layson E. Atkins, Assistant Engineer Commissioner and chairman of the board, and Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, chief engineer and co-ordinator of the District —Star Staff Photos. DOAK IS BOOMED | 10 SUCCEED DAVIS Brotherhood President Urqes% Hoover to Appoint Train- men’s Official to Cabinet. Appointment of W. N. Doak, vice president and legislative representative | in Washington of the Brotherhood of | | Railroad Trainmen, as Secretary of | Labor, when James J. Davis reures; from that post, was urged upon Presi- | dent Hoover yesterday by A. F. Whit- ney, of Cleveland, president of the | Brotherhood, and W. L. McMentmen, | connected with the Pulman Co. and | high in the councils of the brother- | hood. These two brotherhood leaders told | the President that the appointment of | Mr. Doak would be very pleasing to i laboring men and women in every | branch of industry. They also repre- | sented Mr. Doak as being eminently | qualified for this cabinet post. | Hoover Familiar With Work. | This latter was said to have been hardly necessary, as President Hoover is familiar with Doak's record, inas- much as he seriously considered him in his connection at the time he was mak- ing up his cabinet portfolio. It is understood that there was some opposition to Doak in organized labor quarters at the time, and it was be- cause of this that the President decided against this choice and prevailed upon Secretary Davis to remain in office for another year. Secretary Davis has re- cently indicated that he will not re- main in the cabinet when his year ex- pires March 4 next. There is con- siderable talk of his becoming & candi- date for either governor or Senator in Pennsylvania. Is Native of Virginia. Indorsement of Mr. Doak at this time by Mr. Whitney, as head of the brotherhood, 1s looked upon in political circles here as indicating that the dis- sension in labor circles regarding Doak's appointment to the cabinet has dis- appeared. Doak, a native of Roanoke, Va., for the last several years has been living in Arlington County near ths Virginia end of the Chain Bridge. He was at one time Republican candidate for Governor of Virginia. Besides being legislative representative in Washing- ton of the brotherhood, he edits the monthly organ of that organization. FOUR DIE IN TWO TRIPLE TRAGEDIES investigation disclosed that Wisebender was mistaken as to the night, the visit having been made by Dorothy Ringer, a friend, on Monday night and not Thursday. Kelly also said he found a blue book in the apartment containing a list of telephone numbers, the first of which was that of a bootlegger well known to_police. ‘Turning aside for the moment from his description of the scene at the | apartment, Kelly began a recital of the conversation he had with Bob McPher- son at the third precinet station house. Objected to Parties. “McPherson told me,” Kelly con- tinued, “that Virginia always wanted to have parties in the apartment, but that he objected because he had neither | the money nor the time for such | frivolities. “I asked him about his separation from his wife and he told me that he left the apartment when he returned from a vacation the week before the nurse met her death and found a girl guest in his apartment. He said he and his wife quarreled violently over this matter and the upshot was that he packed his clothes and left. At this point the official stenog- rapher said Kelly talked so fast that his hands were becoming cramped from taking his statements and asked for a recess. A few minutes later it was ~cided to recess until Monday. Shelby Attacks Allen. Inspector Shelby, who was on the stand all day until Kelly was called, launched a bitter attack upon former Policeman Robert J. Allen. Referring to Allen’s assertion that he had seen a man on the roof adjoining the McPherson apartment, Shelby said he was “shocked and amazed to learn that the Police Department had on its rolls a man who retained locked in his heart information, which, if true, was vital to the public justice.” He outlined the part he played in the preliminary investigation, insisting that a thorough and proper examination of all the circumstances had been made. Particular stress was laid by him on his denial of the grand jury charge that he had attempted unduly to influence that body in asking them to indict Allen and Mrs. Roy Heavrin, Shelby said the questions of the grand jurors clearly indicated to him that these witnesses had given testimony which he knew to be false and that he felt it was his duty to inform the jury of h'; belief they should be indicted for perjicy. He sald his act of raising and lower:ig his arm while making the re- quest was a characteristic gesture, one that he used several times while before the jury. He also denied that he had ever used the word “bungled.” or that he had tempted to indicate to witnesses what lthey should testify and what they should orget. . RABBI VICTIM OF GAS. Nationally Known Jewish Leader Found Dead at Tulsa, Okla. ‘TULSA, Okla., January 4 (#)—Rabbi M. G. Papermaster of St. Paul, Minn., died here late yesterday in the home of a friend, the victim of gas fumes. His body was found in a bath room by Max Sandler, his host. ‘Tulsa friends said Rabbi Papermaster was nationally known in the Jewish orthodox faith. He came to Tulsa sev- eral weeks ago from St. Paul to work for the establishment of an orthodox Jewish school. His widow resides in St. Paul. SPEAKEASY IS NOT DANGEROUS, DETROIT JUDGE RULES IN SUIT Declares Liquot-Shooting Victim Might Have Met Same Fate in Better Places. By the Associated Press. DETROIT, January 4—A speakeasy is not inherently a “place of danger,” and a person going to one does not lose civil rights he would forfelt by expos- ing himself to unnecessary hazards, Cir- cult Judge Vincent M. Brennan held in a written opinion today. ‘The opinlon was rendered in an in- surance case in which payment was re- fused on a $1,000 policy of a man shot to death in a hold-up of a speakeasy. The court took judiclal notice that liquor s served “not only in blind pigs and kindred establishments, but that it also at times is illegally possessed In almost every sort of place where human beings foregather in the large cities of this country, with the exception, pos- sibly, of religious edifices, courtrooms, cemeteries, school rooms, prisons, re- formatories, and W. C. T. U. head- quarters.” ‘The case was that of Mrs. Lula Anders against the Title Guaranty and Casualty Co. ‘The opinion list>d debutante parties, banquets of Senators, and private offi- ces of brokers, as some of the more elegant placts’ where & similar tragedy might occur, STRONG ASSAILED ON GARNER ATTACK McDuffie Says Kansan Re- sponded to G. 0. P. in Tariff Support. By the Assoclated Press. A statengent assailing Representative Strong, lican, of Kansas, for his recent attack on the proposal of Repre- sentative Garner of Texas, the Demo- cratic floor leader, to form a Demo- cratic-independent Republican coali- tion in the House on the tariff bill was made yesterday by Representative Mc- Duffie, Democrat, of Alabama. In, the statement, made public through the Democratic national com- mittee, McDuffle, the Democratic whip, sald that Strong, a member of the House farm bloc, had responded to the demand of the Republican regulars and supported “the excessive rates in be- half of manufacturers,” in the Hawley bill when it was before the House. Charges “Backfire Started.” McDuffie charged that Strong had “started a backfire to discredit and dis- concert the movement” initiated by Garner. He sald the Kansan said that Garner’s leadership would not be a cepted, but that he could join the Re- publicans in aiding agricuiture. ‘The minority leader recently suggest- ed that a coalition be formed to obtain & record vote on the rates and to send the administrative features of the bill to conference when it returned to the House from the Senate. Asserting he was not surprised Stron, tatement, the Alabaman sai “Mr. Garner is not so much inte ested in the sources of leadership. What he desires is an honest effort to ac- complish results, and has said if the Republicans will help the farmers he will follow their leadership. * * * The Democrats, under Mr. Garner's leader- ship, will give their honest efforts to aid agriculture and do not care whose leadership accomplishes that result.” Charges Statement Error. McDuffie charged that Strong had said the Texan had voted against the emergency tariff of 1921, and the Kansan was erroneous. “Farmer Strong.” he added, “like others of the West who have hereto- fore condemned the excessive dis- criminatory rates for industry, and then voted for them, of course, did not examine the records, else he would not have misquoted it “It is not doubted the Western farmer,” he concluded, “would be bet- ter off today if men like Strong would vote in Washington as they talk to the farmers at home.” TWO WORKERS KILLED IN BUILDING COLLAPSE Contractor and Owner Face Homi- cide Charges After Tragedy in New York. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, January 4-—Weakened by a recent fire and the removal of several charred beams, a section of a wall of a South street paper warehouse collapsed today and burled five work- men, killing two of them and injuring the other three. ‘The men were employed by a con- tractor who was rebullding the damaged ‘warehouse, Piles of timbers and wet paper and a heavy paper press tumbled through the holes torn by an_avalanche of bricks and helped bury the five victims. The dead were Louis Siamarrom, 27, of Brooklyn, and an unidentified man known to his employer only as “Red.” Jesse Wholmon, the coniractor, and Frank Colobella, owner of the ware- house, were arrested on homicide charges. New Brunswick Has Thir\:l Tremor. FREDERICTON, New Brunswick, January 4 (#).—The third earth tremor within the last few weeks was felt to- day about 10 o'clock in different parts of the city, and while no material dag- age resulted furniture and other articies in homes and business houses shook. It Iasted only a few seconds, but coming 8o closely upon the heels of the two previous ones caused some excitement. Cincinnati Men in Similar Crimes, One Killing Two Women and Self. By the Asscciated Press. CINCINNATI, January 4—Two triple tragedies involving murder and suicide cost the lives of four persons in Greater Cincinnati today. Covington, Ky., just across the river from here, was the scene of three fatali- tles, witnessed by only a 6-year-old boy. Bert Watson, 40, angered, police said, because his wife, Mrs. Gladys Watson, obtained a restraining order preventing him from molesting her during her divorce suit against him, entered his former home and shot her to death. He also kiled Mrs. Greta Schroder, 42, who was talking with Mrs, Watson, and then committed suicide. John Asa Tomlin, the Watson's adopted son and only witness, told the story to police. Worry over unemployment caused Albert Wiegand, Cincinnati, 60, violin- ist, to shoot his sister, Anna, 59, and attack another sister, Ida, 65, with a hatchet and then kill himself. 'The sis- ters are in critical condition. Ida Wie- gand said she pleadéd with her brotfien not to hit her with the hatchet, but the man declared he must. “All about the Covington murder,” shouted Frank Bowman, 19, a newsboy, as he ran down a street selling papers. Then he glanced at headlines and read the story. “My mother,” he cried. Bow- man was the son of Mrs. Schroeder by a previous marriage. MURDERED TAYLOR Law Enforcement League Official Says He Got Information From Cook. By the Assoclated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, January 4.—Dr. Thomas Filban, executive secretary of the State Law Enforcement League, told the Call-Bulletin here today that he had learned a motion picture actress killed William Desmond Taylor as the climax of a jealous quarrel. He did not reveal the actress’ name, the news- paper sald. Filban sald he received the account from Henry Peavey, Taylor's colored house boy and cook, who, Filban said, charged that Asa Keyes, former Los Angeles district attorney, tried to sup- press the story and drive him out of town. Keyes was recently found guilty of bribery in Connection with —another matter, and now is in jail pending dis- position of his case. Taylor, prominent film director, was shot to death in his Hollywood bunga- low February 1, 1922, BANKHEAD ENTERS RACE AS SENATE CANDIDATE Files Wtih Alabama Secretary of| State, Seeking Place Held by Senator Hefflin, By the Associated Pre: MONTGOMERY, Ala.. January 4.— lJflhn H. Bankhead of Birm m to- day filed formal notice with the secre- | tary of State of his candidacy for the United States Senate, subject to the action of the Democratic primary next August. Bankhead, the son of a former United States Senator, seeks the office now held by Senator J. Thomas Heflin, Bankhead is the first candidate to announce in opposition to Senator Hef- lin, who was barred by the State Demo- cratic executive committee from becom- ing a candidate on the party's ticket, and who has announced that he will seek re-election on an independent ticket. Bankhead made an unsuccessful race against United States Senator Hugo L. Black in 1920. U. S.-Polish Treaty Is Signed. WARSAW, January 4 (#).—Ratifica- tions of the conciliation and arbitra- tion treaty by the United States and FEDERATIND.K'S MERGER PROPOSAL Citizens Also Recommend Ap- pointment of Three Crimi- nologists to Police Staff. The Federation of Citizens' Associa- tions last night approved the reserva- tions and slight proposed amendments legislation now pending in Congress for & merger of Washington transportation systems, J ‘The federation also recommended ap- pointment of three criminologists in the Police Department for improved law en- forcement here. A resolution expressing confidence in the Police Department was tabled, as a similar resolution from another committee was adopted at the last session. Approval of the merger plan now pending in Congress was voiced by the federation in adopting the report of William McK. Clayton, chairman of the federation’s public utilities committee. Mr. Clayton’s committee was author- ized to appear before the congressional committees which are expected soon to begin hearings on the joint resolutions for a merger. Three Amendments Adopted. Three amendments adopted propose to not only authorize, but to “direct,” that reduced fares be established for school children, and recommended that the law be amended to insure free transfers between street cars and busses so that a passenger could pay his ini- tial fare and complete his journey with- out any additional charge for transfer, while the third provided that the char- ter of the merged company when drawn should be submitted and approved by the public utilities commission. The federation adopted the commit- tee report, which, Chairman Clayton ex- plained, reserved for further considera- tion the question of evaluation. Under the present resolution, he said, there would be no appeal to the court from evaluation of the commission either on the part of the corporation or the peo- ple. Mr. Clayton explained his commit- tee wants to go into this matter more thoroughly. ‘The federation indorsed the merger resented by Clayton. commendi s of the Public Utilitles Com- meeting the upon them,” mem| mission for ‘“‘courageousl; heavy responsibilities lai and petitioned “Con, to speed this matter to quick and final consumma- tion, in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. We ask the con- tinued support of the press of our city, which has been given so splendidly in the past.” Ask Market Legislation. Following a comprehensive economic by Edwin E. Hege, chairman, the f eration proposed that immediate steps be taken to secure legislation for a new retail center market, located to the north of Pennsylvania avenue north- west and as near to the geographical and population centers of the trict as may be practicable.” The federation left the choice of a site for a center market with a com- mission of five to be appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Commerce, the Commissioners of the District, the superintendent of public | buildings and public parks and the fed- eration. Authority to fix boundaries stituent bodies along with several other suggestions for amendment of the con- stitution of the federation were recom- mitted to & special committee for report at the February meeting. Association Is Admitted. ‘The Iowa-Thomas Citizens' Associa- tion, a combination of two previous assoclations, was admitted to member- ship. PPollowln' Clayton's e, on the merger, H. W. Lynn of the Southeast Washington Citizens’ Association sald he would file with the Public Utilities Commission tomorrow a. re] on the application for increased fare, which, he .edlcud, would “put the kibosh on that ‘The public utilities committee was authorized to. present a petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a reduction of rates charged by express companies in the suburban sections of the city. ‘The federation voted to ask the Dis- trict Engineer Commissioner to trans- mit last inspection dates of heating Elnu in all school bulldings and it spections showed them to be safe. Pending legislation for increased pay for police and firemen was approved. A report of Maj. A, N. Holcombe's committee favoring the old Pension Office for a National Guard armory was adopted.. ASK MEDAL FOR BOY. Six-Year-Old Saved Sister, 8, From Drowning. CHARLESTON, Miss., January 4 (), —A petition to the Carnegle Founda- tion for a medal for 6-year-old Gale Fant, who saved his 8-year-old sister Jamie from drowning last Sunday, was circulated here today. of con- ! bayou when Jamie toppled into the water. The boy leaped off & bridge and rescued his sister. They are children of Mrs. W. A. Fant of Charleston. SRR DR 24 COAST GUARDS TRIED FOLLOWING THEFT OF LIQUOR (Continued From Pirst Page.) in the event of indictment of the Coast Guardsmen by the State of Rhode Is- land, no claim would be made that such a warning shot was fired. Cites New Statute. ‘These statements in the investiga- tion into the Lower Narragansett Bay slayings early last Sunday morning were accompanied by Mr. Boss' an- nouncement that he had discovered a new statute covering the activities of the Coast Guard which superseded the -law first quoted in the probe. The first law cited called for a warning shot before firing to hit. Under the statute quoted today by Mr. Boss, section 581 of the tariff act and navigation laws of the United States of 1927, he said any rum runner might expect to be hailed by a Coast Guard cutter through the means of the klaxon horn, and if the rum runner did not immediaely heave to, the pursuing boat might “use all necessary force to compel compliance.” Grand Jury to Hear Facts. Attorney General Oscar L. Heltzen declared the new development ld make no difference in the State’s in- Vvestigation and plans for the presenta- tion of the facts of the case to a grand Jury either in this city or Newport on January 13. Heltzen sald le had not come across the law before and was of the under. TOSS pursu called for before force was used by the Coast Guard. “However,” said Mr. Heltzen, “com- mon law does not allow any man to be Poland in August, 1928, were signed | today by the American charge d'affaires, Philander L. Cable, and Foreign Min- ister Zaleski, criminally negligent to the extent of shooting _down -another man. ~ The State's . investigation will go ln!"llnrg and the facts will go to the grand jury: