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A—2 wk# SOVIETT0 CLOSE MOSCOW CHURCHES -'Offioials Announce 56 Institu- tions Will Be Converted Into Schools. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, March 18.—An official an- nouncement today said that 56 churches | in Moscow and vicinity would be closed “upon demand of the people and public organizations.” This is the largest number of churches ever closed by the ! Soviet government at one time. The announcement said that these Fchurclygs would be converted into cul- {tural “and educational institutions, schools, workers’ clubs, libraries, labo- \ratories, museums, mess rooms and { workshops. JEWS PROTEST PROSECUTION. Telegraph Agency Reports Action Taken ! by Anglo-Jewish Group. LONDON, March 18 ().—The Jewlsh iTTelegraphic Agency. reports that pro- tests against alleged persecution of !Judaism in Soviet Russia were voiced ‘yesterday in a resolution adopted by ithe Anglo-Jewish Association and in Ithe report of the joint foreign commit- {tee of the Board of Deputies and the 1 Anglo-Jewish Association. | The Anglo-Jewish Association de- iplored the anti-religious policy of the 'Soviet government, “which by the {wholesale closing and confiscation of isynagogues, the restrictions »f the ac- {eivities. of ‘congregations, the persecu- {tion of rabbis and religious teachers, ithe suppression of religious instruction ‘10 children and the corruption of the State schools by atheistical teaching is causing intense spiritual suffering to millions of law-abiding Jews and threatens Russian Judaism with ex- tinction.” The report of the joint foreign com- mittee explained that efforts to get the British foreign office to make friendly Tepresentations to the Soviet foreign commissar had resulted in an expres- sion of regret that under the circum- stances it was impossible to accede to an: uegt for intervention. lytr:gdx that all information at the disposal of the committee showed that in the past year “the sufferings of the Jews have been severely aggravated.” Would Result in Extinction. “The inevitable result must be the extinction of Russian Judaism,” the re- continued. “Direct appeals to the Soviet government have been tried and failed, while diplomatic representations by foreign statgs, even of the most irlendly charactér, are difficult, and in the case of Great Britain forbidden by the protocol by which diplomatic yela- tions were resumed. “The committee, however, feels ft would be unfair to Anglo-Jewry to ad- wvise an entirely passive attitude in the face of sq terrible a calamity as that which has befallen our Russian co- religionists, and which seems likely to affect disastrously the whole fabric of Judaism in Eastern Europe. It 18 at t a satisfaction to add our protes the great volume of indignation witn which the chief rabbl is so zealously identified.” - Leonard Montefiore, president of the Anglo-Jewish Association, sald: “The nmew decree, issued after the denlals of ‘c’:mn. is an admission that per- n VA‘I'!?AN 1S IMPRESSED, Described as Unexpected. * VATICAN CITY, March 18 (P .— News received in Vatican City indi- cating & changed attitude on the part of the Soviet government toward reli- m caused a profound impression It was| described as being most unex- pected in view of the recent declaration of Qrthodox Church leaders in favor of the Soviet government and reports that tomorrow’s expiatory ceremonies at St. Peter's would be the signal for a new SENATORIAL BODY TO SEEK “TRUTH” ON UNEMPLOYMENT (Continued From First Page.) tion program for the relief of unem- ployment presented last Fall had the “weakness” of being “in the nature of & longer time program than industries could put into effect immediately.” “Much distress and unemployment in past months would have been avoided,” Squires added, “if there had been available immediately a fund for e philosophy pi to industry that the present was no time | for “rocking the boat” had not fore- | stalled an emergency. Strive to Present Views. While the Senate committee went on with its hearings, leaders of the “un- employment conference” continued ef- forts to obtain a hearing for speakers they have asked to present their views. A committee of nine leaders has tele- graphed the following, asking them to speak on their behalf befor: the Senate committee: ; Clarence Darrow, Jane Addams of Hull House, Chicago; Roger Baldwin and others. The committee from the conference met in a corridor of the Capitol and decided to make personal appeals to in- dividual Senators, asking them to pre- sent & motion for a hearing of the speakers. Leaders of the delegation said they wanted to present “the workingman's side” of the unemployment situation. They said they had no fault to find with witnesses testifying, but that those sum- moned by the Senate committee “were The =Molrlpher apped H. E. ‘Young (left) of the Iowa-Thomas Circle Citizens’ Association just as William S. Cheatham, clerk to the sergeant-at- arms of the Senate, informed him that he was being subpoenaed by a subcom- mittee to explain charges he had made at a meeting of the Citizens’ Federation that twe members of Congress were in- terested financially in the site recom- mended for the District airport. Below: Mr. Young reading the subpoena. —=Star Staff Photos. PROBE ACCIDENT INVOLVING ATTACHE " OF CHILEAN EMBASSY (Continued Prom First Page.) to speak English, he let bystanders at- tend to sending young Hammond to the hospital. Then, he said, he went to the third precinct, where, with the aid of associates from the Chilean em- bassy, he explained the accident and his diplomatic connections and was freed, A full report of the accidnt will be drawn up by the Chilean embassy. ‘Witness Describes Accident. Lonnie Beal, 24 years old, 2019 N street, told police he was seated with a friend in an automobile parked on the east side of Connecticut avenue near Eighteenth street, “when his attention was attracted to the sedan coming uj the avenue by its high rate of speed.” He said he saw the car run through a red light at the intersection of Eight- eenth street and the avenue, and the collision occurred some 50 feet north, at the corner of N street.” Beal's story was borne out by his companion, Dewey Spivey, 29 years old, of 2019 N street, who said he saw the large sedan pass, but was uncertain if it ran past a red light at Eighteenth street. There are no traffic signals at the N street crossing. W. S. Shaw, 21 years old, of 1511 Twenty-second street, was walking on the west sidewalk of Connecticut ave- nue not far south of N street when Comdr. Polich’s automobile passed. Shaw declaréd the sedan passed at a high rate of speed, but did not know if it passed a red light. At the hospital today young Hammond was to undergo X-ray examination to determine the extent of his head injury. Hammond’s mother, who lives in Fred- erick, Md.,, has been notified and was expected today at the bedside of her | son. = e GERMAN DEFENSE LAW, OMITS BAN ON KAISER Theoretically Free to Return Unde Measure Given Approval by Reichstag. T not workingmen.” HUSTON’S DEPOSIT OF $36,100 TO BE STUDIED IN PROBE (Continued From First Page.) land, who was still in New York, over long-distance telephone, . After the conversation, Walsh an- nounced Moore had been located, but that he refused to deliver the records except on instructions from Huston. “That’s in accordance with advice I ::::ed to be delivered to him,” Huston “Do you refuse to give us these rec- ords?” Walsh asked. “I :m not "3’.‘1"”" Huston gphln- , “I am protestin; inst the un- xnr!n!!u ordv.gu uflag."m will “If you don't agree the sul be_issued,” Walsh asserted. o Robinson put in heatedly that the committee might as well subpoena all records concerning expen- By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, March 18.—The Reichstag today adopted the new law for the pro- tection of the republic by a vote of 265 to 150. The law supersedes the old defense law which went out of operation on July 22, 1929, Under the old law the former Kaiser was specifically forbidden to re-enter Germany. The new law does not con- tain this provision and while under it the Kaiser theoretically would be free to return. Nobody, not even the mon- archists, considers even the possibility of his return. Among the offenses which the law would make punishable by imprison- ment, and in certain cases exile and loss of civil rights, are: First, adherence to groups which pur- pose assassination of political enemies; second, commission of attack upon & person because of political activif third, rewarding or favoring the ex cutioner of such attacks; fourth, mem- bership in or support of any secret or~ ganization inimical to the State or ‘whose p\u&ou is undermining of the republic; fifth, slandering or defaming of the President, members of the Reich and state governments; sixth, inciting to acts of terror inst political per- sonages or tolerating or praising of such acts. Y IN ARPORT QUL Witness Indicates Informa- tion Is Confidential When Being Grilled. (Continued From First Page.) he heard mentioned as having an in- terest in the airport site were on that committee. Again Mr. Young answered that he had not heard these names discussed. “Well,” saild Senator Vandenl , 88 the hearing drew to a close, ave absolved 12 members of the Senate and left 84 under a cloud.” Mr. Young told the subcommittee the only information he had received was that theé persons referred to were stockholders. When the witness said he had been told these things in confidence, Senator Jones took over the questioning, esk- ing Mr. Young why he should have such information in confidence and why he gave out a statement about it. Senator Jones said he was willing to give the witness time to seek .advice, but thought he should answer the ques- tion as to the source of his information. Senator Vandenberg took the same view and Mr. Young was told to return to the subcommittee at 10 o'clock tomor- row morning. Airport Officers Comment. Officials of Washington Airport and Hoover Field said today there is no secret regarding the names of officers or financial backers of either company. Albert G. Ober, jr., vice president of ‘Washington Air Terminals Corporation, operators of Washington Airport, de- wlared that the list of stockholders in the airport contains no Senators or| relatives of cabinet .officers. “A former Senator and the son-in- law of a cabinet officer are connected with the company, one as president and the other as a director, but neither has any financial interest in the company,” Mr. Ober said. The president of Washington Air Terminals Corporation is Howard Sutherland, former Senator from West Virginia and alien property cus- todian. Associatea with him on the board of directors are C. Bascom Slemp, former Representative from _Virginia and former secretary to President Harding; David K. E. Bruce, son-in-law of Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon; James O. Watson of Hamble- ton & Co., Delaware; M. C. Cooper, Fed- eral Aviation Corporation, New York; | Mr. Ober, bert E. Funkhouser, T. Howard Duckett and Hugh Reid. ‘The majority stock in Washington Air Terminals, which is the holding com- pany controlling Washington Alrport and the Washington Flying Service, op- erating at the field, is owned by the Federal Aviation Corporation. A small block of stock is owned by several for- mer owners of stock jin United States Air Transport, Inc., 'former operators of the Washington-New York Air Line, whose assets were taken over in an ex- change of stock. None of these minority stockholders is a Senator or relative of a cabinet official, Mr. Ober said. Hoover Field Set-up. Hoover Field is owned by Interna- tional Alrways, Inc., a company organ- ized under the laws of Maryland. The holding company is Atlantic Seaboard Alrways, Inc., and tHe operators of the Potomac Flying Service. Ownership of these companies and of the flield has been acquired by Reuben Reiffen, man- aging director of the New Standard Air- craft Corporation of Paterson, N. J. and president of the Westside National Bank of Paterson, and Fred R. Heuttig of Paterson, a director of the New Standard Corporation. Young was a frequent visitor at the hearings conducted by the Public Utili- ties Commission last Summer on the application of the local street railways for a 10-cent fare. Chairman Patrick of the Public Utili- ties Commission permitted Mr. Young to present evidence and arguments against the 10-cent fare proposal and also to cross-examine witnesses. On numerous occasions he had difficulty in framing his questions so that the wit- nesses or members of the commission could comprehend the nature of the in- formation he sought. Often members of the commission helped him put his questions in language more easily un- derstood by the witnesses. Although he and the commission fre- quently had tilts over the nature of his questions, Mr. Young seemed to keep his per and usually accepted the prof- fered help of the commission in fram- ing his questions with the utmost good humor. Mr. Young is president of the Wash- ington Glider Club, organized last Fall to build and fly primary gliders and soaring planes, but which has not yet completed its first glider. He claims the distinction of having made the first glider flight in the District of Columbia, more than 20 years ago. This flight was made, he said, on the site of the present Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, the glider being towed behind an automobile. Young was resident of the first aeronautical club this city and was one of the leaders in the first aeronautical show here, held in Convention Hall in 1909, with one of 'ihe ‘Wright planes as the central fea- ure, BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra, this evening at Stanley Hall. John 8. M. Zimmerman, band- master; Anton Pointner, assistant leader. March, “Folies Bergere”. .Lincke Overture, “Concert”.... * acte, (a) “In a Rose Garden” (b) “Bachelor Buttons”..... Excerpts from musical comedy. “The Belles of !rlt;gany" womn $25000 st the gambling ! table in the Casino at Nice, France. IN WIFE'S DEATH Maj. Shepard, Hospital Sur- geon, Is Arrested on Fatal Poisoning Charge. By the Associated Press. DENVER, Colo., March 18.—Charged with fatally poisoning his wife, Maj. Charles A. Shepard, surgeon at Fitz- simmons_Veterans' Hospital, was in jail here today, following his arrest last night by Federal officers on & fugitive over long-distance_telephone. Mrs. Shepard died last June 15 in Fort Riley, Kans. Later, when reports that she had met foul play arose, an investigation was started. Her remains were disinterred and an autopsy per- formed. Toxicologists' reports to Army officers at Fort Riley said death result- ed from poison. Maj. Shepard vigorously denied the charge after his arrest. Arrested on Girl's Confession. The arrest was made by United States Marshal Richard C. Callen, under direction of special agents of the Department of Justice. ~Federal authorities here sald that the officer’s arrest followed an asserted confession of a girl with whom the Army officer was friendly. While officials declined to disclose the girl's identity, they said she was “somewhere in the South” and they had been in communication With her over long distance telephone. The girl's admission that she had been friendly with the Army officer even before the death of Mrs. Shepard was given as one reason for the investiga- tion of Mrs. Shepard's death. Maj. Shepard’s detentlon followed an investigation by the office of the United States _district attorney at Topeka, L. E. Wyman, an assistant district at- torney, said last night. The officer's bond was set at $25,000. Under Surveillance for Months, ‘The surgeon has been under sur- veillance for several months. He was called to the Federal Building here yesterday morning and subjected to an all-day examination. His arrest was ordered after the questioning. Maj. Shepard came to Fitzsimmons Hospital eight months ago as a patient. Two months ago he returned to active duty when a stomach disorder from which he was suffering responded ta treatment. Because of his experience in the treatment of tuberculosis he then was assigned to the hospital staff. The prisoner entered the service dur- ing the World War. In 1920 he was commissioned in the Regular Army. He was at Fort Riley in 1921 and 1922, when he left on a tour of foreign service, Maj. Quade said. Following his tour of duty he was returned to Fort Riley, where he remained until eight months ago, when he came to Fitzsimmons. SHEPARD'S ARMY RECORD. Served in Various Capacities Since First Assignment in 1917. According to the official records, Maj. Charles A. Shepard, Medical Corps, on duty at Fitzsimons Hospital, Denver, is a native of Canada, and was appointed a major in the Medical Corps of the Regular Army in July, 1920, and has been attached to the Denver insti- tution since last December. In Octo- ber, 1917, he was appointed a contract surgeon in the Army and served suc- cessively in the Public Health Service and the medical section of the Or- ganized Reserve Corps and the Army Medical Corps, at Camp Kearney, | Calif.; Whipple Barracks, Ariz; Fort Bliss Texas; Denver, Colo.; in the Philippines, at Fort Omaha, Nebr., and at Fort Riley, Kans. He is a graudate of the University of Buffalo, 1896, and of the Army School of Aviation Medi- cine, 1928. MRS. VAN WINKLE CHARGES MALICE BACK OF HEARING CRITICISM (Continued From First Page.) building at Sixth street and Louisiana avenue. In her letter to Chairman Simmons, written February 20, Mrs. Van Winkle accused the mm“fi’,‘“"'“ of brow- ] beating and intimidating the District Government, and asserted that if ac- tivitles of the bureau were directed in similar manner against the Federal de- partments, ‘the Efficlency Bureau's ex- istence would come to an abrupt and ‘well merited end.” The letter follows, in full: “Dear Mr. Simmons: “While in Maj. Pratt's office this morning I could not avoid hearing your telephone conversation relative to the food supplied the inmates at the House of Detention. Beginning right now, we will keep a list of the names and ad- dresses of all persons to whom meals are served and how many. Many persons’ are served who are awaiting counsel or bond or collateral. These prisoners are not counted among the inmates, because they are not admitted as such. Only persons actually ad- mitted, bathed and to whom clothing is issued are counted as inmates. We never allow any prisoner obliged to walt long hours for help to remain unfed, especially witnesses. It is too bad that this check-up comes at the end of a year. If you will indicate what you want to know each year in advance, we will assemble the facts just as you want them. If you are entertaining sus- picions due to the Efficiency Bureau, please bear in mind that the work of some of its members is not statistical or investigative. It amounts to perse- cution and blackmail of me, because I would not sacrifice to their ignorance and perfidy the best principles of my work unchallenged. Since then we feel the pressure of Congress, and we re- ceive' reports from women in this com- munity that much of the time Uncle Sam pays them for goes into black- mailing me to friends of our service in this and other cities and includes an intellectually false questionnaire gen- erally sent out. Invites Study of Service. “Ours is a straightforward open plece of work that any one may inspect and study with but one result—that this community is getting a good job that is both socially and financially economi- cal. We are so tired of the sordid motives impugned to us that I am in- viting George Washington University to study our service and records in order to fortify what is now only our own statement. “We do not like the methods of the Efficiency Bureau. From my knowledge of your general background, I am con- fident that you deside above all to be just. I have confidence enough in that, but if you will take the trouble to search for facts relative to the Efficlency Bu- reau you will find that its attitude to- ward the District is despicable, and, act- ing on information furnished by that organization, you cannot render an im- partial decision. If the same met! were employed against Federal depart- ments as are used to browbeat and in- timidate the District Government, the Efficiency Bureau’s existence would come to an abrupt and well merited end Mrs. Van Winkle said she had re- ceived no ngly to this letter. It is understood, however, that Chairman Simmons wrote scorching response to Maj. Pratt, superintendent police, who called the letter to .. Van w}fikle’l attention. dor’t know . Simmons should hate me " Mrs. Van Winkle sald today of Mrs. Mr. as 'n?m \ 'HOUSE GAG RULES Howard Says - Committee Head Is More Powerful Than President. By the Associated Press. Representative Howard, 70-year-old Nebraska Democrat, today denounced what he termed “the gag rules of the House” and “absolute control by the will of three.” For the first time in his long life, the Nebraskan said, he was speaking with notes for fear he might pro- nounce “intemperate sentences should I speak extemporaneously.” He then proclaimed the United States Senate the only national forum pre- serving the power of free speech, and announced that in Washington was a man far more powerful than the Pres- ident of the United States—“Our princely colleague, the gentleman from New York, Mr. Snell, chairman of the gag rules committee of this house.” He did not name the other two per- sons concerned in what he called “the rule of three.” Cjaims Amendments Choked. In his drawling voice, the legislator sald that tariff amendments, oil in- vestigations, power investigations, and the Norris lame duck joint resolution had been choked to death by rule limitations—“simply because every mem- ber knows that in order to drag a measure from a hastile committee a petition to that end must be signed by 218 members of the House.” He contrasted conditions in the Sen- ate wheré, he said, “every member has the inalienable right to offer amend- ments to any pending bill, “telling of the manner in which the two bodies handled the tariff legislation. Previous to “passage of that tariff bill under the gag rules,” Howard said, protesting members had announced their intention to vote for the bill in the belief that the Senate, “working under its liberal rules would enact wholesome amendments.” Declares Faith Justified. ‘Thelr faith was justified, he added, commenting that a splendidly amended tariff bill would some day come back to the House and adding as an aside, “God and Grundy know when.” He described his own colleague, how- ever, as “supinely submitting to the sway and control of three official mem- bers,” “helpless as little children” and “controlled as absolutely as an Amer- lb(;ln schoolboy controls his own mar- es.” Centering his attack on Snell and what he termed “his murderous tre: ment of legislation for the country's weal,” Howard rhetorically wished for courage to “look Bertram Snell squarely in the eye” while “my Quaker lips would paraphrase the speech of Andrew Jackson to Nicholai Biddle.” Jackson, he explained, uttered some short words concerning “too much power.” CRUELTY CHARGED INDIVORCE PLEA Wife Says Husband Sheared Hair After Receiving “Permanent Wave.” . Charges, which included shearing of her halr just after she had received a “permanent wave,” gagging and tying to a bed post, were made at Police Court today by Mrs. Louise Whittaker, 25, 920 Grant place, against her hus- band, Willlam Whittaker, an employe of the Sun Cab Co, Thirteenth and K streets. ‘Whittaker, arraigned before Judge Isaac R. Hitt on a charge of assault, demanded jury trial and was released under $500 bond. Mrs. Whittaker told Assistant Dis- trict Attorney John R. Fitzpatrick that she had lived a happy married exist- ence with her husband until last Wed- nesday night, when he, supposedly to prevent her leaving the house while he was out, gagged her with a piece of cloth and tied her tightly to a bed- post in their room. Attracted by Sreams. The landlady, attracted by Mrs. Whittaker's screams, arrived just as the husband was leaving and forced the man to release her, she said. This breach was apparently mended, the wife declared. The husband told her they would take a ride into Mary- land. Mrs. Whittaker, anxious to get back into the good graces of her hus- band and desiring “to look her best” for the occasion, went to a hairdresser and paid several dollars for a “perma- nent wave.” Unable to Find Job. Mrs. Whittaker said that just after they had crossed the District line her husband stopped the automobile, alight- ed and pulled her out after him. He got a large pair of shears from the machine, “1'djdn't say any- there 15 threw her to the ground and proceeded to clip the curls from her head despite her struggles. The man finally cropped | _ the last bunch of her hair, released her and they returned to the city, she charges. Tr.ge wife, appearing at court today with only a few spots of fairly long hair, declared she had been unable to get a job, She said she thought she would have to have her head shaved. — thing eritical of ‘him in that letter for 1 was condemning only the - clency Bureau. Yet he has shown per- sonal malice against me in these hear- l!&s and my institution is made to suffer for it., “Elimination of the rental item from our budget means that we must move again, and I want to say right now that if the House of Dgtention is moved again to some old vermine-infested rat- hole where the rent is free I shall refuse to go with it. I will not countenance another move of any kind so long as I am head of the institution.” Mrs. Van Winkle was notified of the grand jury's desire to inspect the premises in a telephone call from Miss M. Pearl McCall, Assistant United States Attorney. The visit will be made to- morrow afternoon at 12:30, under ten- tative arrangements. Mrs. Van Winkle declared criticism of the “hotel fare” served inmates of the detention home was “unfair and unjustified.” She declared the per capita cost figures cited in the hear- ings by Mr. Simmons were based not on the actual cost of running the de- tention home, but included also the cost of running ‘he Women's Bureau, a “separate establishment.” This was just as unfair, she declared, as assessin; the cost of the children's division o? the Public Welfare Board against the cost of running the Children’s Receiv- ing Home, the per capita cost figures of which were compared with those of g. detention home in the commitiee ‘The Woman's Bureau, she said, occu- ples one-third of the building at Sixth street and Louisiana avenue, and there- fore should be assessed one-third of the cost of upkeep of the building, She declared inmates of the deten- tion home are being served only the sort of nod ‘wholesome food 'il:h any similar institution serves, and denied any extravgiance of any kind. i fifteenth magnitude. staff, Ariz. Arrows point to the newly discovered planet—far beyond Neptune—of the The bright spot is Delta Giminora. planet, which was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh, 23-year-old farm lad, was taken by Dr. C. O. Lampland, assistant director of Lowell Observatory, Flag- The picture of the —Assoclated Press Photo. MANBY MYSTERY Investigation Brings Charge Englishman ‘Nas Head of Confidence Game. By the Assoclated Press. TAOS, N. Mex., March 18.—The mys- terious cloud surrounding the strange life and death of Arthur R. Manby was partly lifted today following the charge that Manby was a leader in the subrosa “United States Secret Service Society,” an alleged scheme for extortion and in- timidation. Manby’s decapitated body was found |in his home here last July 3. After a jury decided that the man died from natural causes and that his police dog, found in the room, had chewed the head from the body, a further investi- gation by State and Federal officers was started. The latest development was an an- nouncement by Herbert Cheetham, deputy sheriff of Taos and a former Federal agent. Cheetham said a spell of fear which has closed the lips of certain persons in Taos has been broken, and the society has been revealed as nothing more than a confidence game. In support of their plans, members of the organization SE"" glibly of fabulous sums and rights to ancient land grants worth fortunes, it was as- | serted by the deputy. He declared | Manby and his “Princess Terecita” were | members. Wrote in Sums of Millions. Officers of the society always wrote in sums of millions or billions of dollars as a means of propaganda in the bunco system, but members were only called upon with regard to their known re- sources. Membership was made more attractive, Cheetham said, with repre- sentations that the roster included pres- ent and past Presidents of the United States, govemorn of many States and a long list of notables, including Benito Mussolini. Dissolution of the United States Se- cret Civil Service Society mystery is be- lieved to explain also the fabulous sums which were alleged in Manby's private papers to have been due Terecita Fer- guson, known as “Princess,” including one of $827,000,000. Manby spent near- 1y a half century dickering for old Span- ish land grants. One was a claim for Terecita of a $40,000,000 land grant in Southeastern Missouri. Trio Charged With Theft. Terecita, together with her common- law_husband, Carmel Duran, and her nephew, George Ferguson, have been charged with a series of robberies in Taos, among which was the looting and burning of the studio home of Mr. an Mrs. John Younghunter of New York. Valuable household articles identified by the Younghunters as their property were found buried in the back yards of Terecita’s residence, near Taos. Meanwhile, at Santa Fe, authorities questioned the right of the United States Department of Justice to intervene in the investigation of Manby's mysterious decapitation. _Alfred M. Bergere, for- mer district clerk, declared that Manby was a naturalized citizen and not a subject of Great Britain, as had been previously claimed. Bergere is a former District clerk and said he remembered that Arthur R. Manby had been ad- mitted to citizenship. The British embassy, at the instance of Manby’s relatives in England, has asked the United States Government to intervene in the case. o MYSTERY SHROUDS CAPONE’S ACTIVITIES FOLLOWING RELEASE (Continued From First Pa Federal tonumgt of court citation which charges him with giving false affidavit. ‘This action resulted from his affidavit last year that he was too ill at his Miami ‘estate to return to Chi- cago and appear before a grand jury. District Attorney George E. Q. John- son said this case will be brought to trial before April 15 and that in the meantime Capone’s bond is adequate f‘nnd the Government will not trouble m. Wheat Importing Halted. PRETORIA, Transvaal, Union of South Africa, March 18 (#).—A gazette extraordin today published a notice prohibiting importation of wheat into the Unilon without a written permit from the minister of finance. The South African wheat importation re- striction bill empowers the government to take this LEO TROUT STREAMS President Hoover has carefully gone over his trout-fishing paraphernalia to have it in readiness for the openlnlm . o; the season in V! ia on Ap) an is now mi flmpn.m to to his i o e w:ekme‘ndmdwhoonhm for the 0] 3 p&nh Hoover has been looking forward to this event not only because of the genuine pleasure he derives from whip- glnz the mountain streams ‘or trout, ut_because of the opportunity it af- fords for exercise and recreation in open air and ‘for meditation in the soli- tude of a country. On this lttle excursion he will be accompanied by Mrs, two af CLOUDS LIFTING d | try. 400,000 CHILDREN HEAR BYRD SPEAK |Explorer Addresses Pupils in Schools Through Greatest New Zealand Hook-up. By the Assoclated Press. DUNEDIN, New Zealand, March 18.— In perhaps the most inclusive broadcast ever attempted in New Zealand, Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd addressed ap- proximately 400,000 school children to- day, telling them of his experiences dur- ing the year of exploration in Ant- artica. linked up by cable across Cook Strait, and the address, made in the town hail before 7,000 children of Dunedin, was sent by land lines to Christ Church, Wellington and Auckland. Receiving sets were installed in practically every school in the country, and Byrd's voice | was heard equally well in all of them. Explorer Is Their Idol It was widely believed that Byrd's address would do much toward cement- ing relations between New Zealand and the United States. His reception at the Dunedin Town Hall was tumultuous with plaudits of the young people. He was |B. The two islands of New Zealand were |, DOHENY OLFRAUD RULING IVEN JRY Magnate Admits Fall Sent “Loan” Security in Face of Civil Action. By the Associated Press. For the first time in the long series of criminal ofl cases, the Government to- day got before a jury the fact that the award of the Elk Hills Naval Oil Re- serve to & Doheny company had been termed by courts in civil cases as a fraud on the part of Edward L. Do- heny, on trial for bribery, and Albert Fall, former Secretary of the In- terior. Doheny himself opened the door for admission ot the testimony in his bri- bery trial by reciting under a grueling cross- examination by Owen J. Roberts, special Government prosecutor, how he accepted security for what the Govern- ment charges was a $100,000 bribe to Fall. Tells of Cattle Security. The witness said that in 1924, after the first criminal indictments had been quashed, Fall sent him shares in his cattle company for security for what he termed the loan. “He could do it then” he explained, “without being accused of trying to cover up, as nothing in this case was pending.” “The civil cases were pending and %oukknew it, didn't you?” Roberts shot ack. - “Yes,” replied the witness. “Didn’t you refuse to testify on the grounds that it would incriminate you?” asked the prosecutor. Doheny wouldn't give a direct answer and-the court directed that he do so. Doheny broke down and wept in testi- fying, prior to the cross-examination by Attorney Roberts, how naval officers appealed to his patriotism to get him to bid on an oil storage contract. He wal._sbeécued {from the stand for g short pe: The 73-year-old defendant broke down as he reached a point in his testi- mony which concerned his son, Eaward L. Doheny, jr., who was killed by his secretary about a year ago. Testifies to Patriotism. Doheny said Rear Admiral J. K. Robison urged him to bid for the Pearl Harbor, Hawail, oil storage contract be- cause of the menace that a certain power might be to the United States in hfioin; ‘waters, eny added that Robison’s hic picture of what might hlppene:pflll result of an attack by the power re- ferred to “nearly made me cry.” “Did Robison use the name of your son in his arguments?” asked Hogan. ‘l'Yes," replied Doheny in a choked voice. Asked to tell what was said, the oil- man began to sob. He left the stand for a few minutes, but continued his testimony in a firm voice when he re- turned. Doheny's company was given the contract to build an oil storage project at Pearl Harbor, and with it went preference to the Elk Hills naval oil the first world famous man to address New Zealand students by radio, and his achievements in the Antarctic have made him their idol. His talk of adventures in the South Polar regions, which included a fllght over the South Pole, won the friendsh:p of thousands, and when Admiral Byrd proposed that he take to the United States the greeting of the school chil- dren of New Zealand the applause was enthusiastic. Bark Comes From Dry Docks. Earlier today Admiral Byrd called the members of his expedition from their vacations in the mountains to prepare for the departure for New York next Sunday. The bark City of New York came from dry docks today, painted and overhauled. She will unload her cargo and carry only provisions to New York via Tahiti and the Panama Canal. The bark probably will the steamer Eleanor Bolling by a week. Ad- miral Byrd is perusing mail steamer time tables with the object of map- ping out his personal route, but is in- definite as to his plans. Suggestion of members of the Byrd Expedition that some of their dogs used in the Antarctic be domiciled in the country met with quick objection by sheep owners in the Mount Cook coun- They declare the dog too flerce a type for the safety of their stock and they urged that the dogs either be de- stroyed or sent to America. ————— THREE ARE INJURED IN CRASH OF AUTO Austin Snoots Believed Fatally| Hurt in Accident Near Gaith- ersburg, Md., Today. A “blowout” was believed responsible for an automobile accident early today near Gaithersburg, Md., in which a Washington man was perhaps fatally injured and two other persons hurt while returning from a dance at Bruns- wick, Md. Physicians declared there was vir- tually no chance of saving the life of Austin Snoots, 56 vears old, a salesman, of 5919'; Georgia avenue. He was driving the car when it plunged down a 6-foot embankment and struck a tree on the Middlebrooke hill of the Frederick pike, 3 miles north of Gaith- ersburg. He suffered a fractured skull and internal injuries. The nose of Miss Marjorie Sikkens, 20 years old, of Hyattsville, Md., was almost severed from her face. She also suffered possible internal injuries. Miss Kathleen Mahoney, 22, of 831 Third street northeast, was injured internally and bruised. The fourth occupant of the machine, Wilbur Hodges of Hyatts- ville, escaped unhurt. First-aid treatment was administered by Drs. Stanley W. Barber and PFrank J. Broschart of Gaithersburg. ‘The in- jured later were removed in ambulances to the Montgomery County General Hospital, at Sandy Spring, and treated by Dr, Jacob W. Bird. Paul Watkins, Oscar Gaither and J. Lloyd Whitt, Rockville policemen, in- vestigated the accident. HOOVER PLANS TO WHIP RAPIDAN ON OPENING DAY Presiderit Looks Forward to Week End Excursions, Which Afford Opportunity for Exercise. his secretaries and a small party of friends. He has not determined just will extend this week end visit, but it is e: ted that he will de-~ clare himself a holiday from work on dd" )OI:I the trout season. how long he reserve, which, in turn, was given to a Doheny concern, After the brief interruption, Doheny testified officials told him the Pearl Harbor project must be handled in strictest confidence. He said they also told him other companies would be gv;?dthe same information and asked ‘The witness said his officers objected to accepting the contract and he told them of Rol ’s war-scare story and they agreed that the company should m: & bid. Doheny then the details of pre- paring the Pearl bor bids early in 1922. He said he had not talked with Fall about taking the contract. The witness added that at the time the Pearl Harbor bids were submited he only knew a bid was to be sub- mitted. He was informed by wire in l.amAnmd. les of details of the bid later, he The telegram and Doheny's reply were introduced in evidence. The telegram told of the alternati bid, which gave preference to Elk Hills, and Doheny testified he had never heard of a plan to submit this offer. He reiterated that he had not seen Fall or had any correspondence with him. Handled Mexican Problem. A few days later, Doh contin he returned to New York sn!gl uu-nu:‘:f the outcome of r.:ze bidding. At that time high tax placed on oil exports. on o 3 maining in New York three days he again went to Mexico. Pear]l Harbor contract was April 25 he was en route to Mexi added. Doheny emphatically asserted that during the time the pending he did not see, know the whereabouts of L Later he said a schedule ‘of ro; was worked out by Interior ment_officials and s added that he was told Sobmitied o nim: ‘T ocials submi n. His he. , still were unsatisfied with the of the lease. 2 At another conference of the u of Mines, the witness testified, Robison did most of the talking for the Govern- ment and he for his com .88 his officers refused to have anyth er to do with it. H e Robison Protested, Toward the end of the conferengé, he said, Robison remarked that “heé @idn' want the Government to get Doheny.said he then started: to but Robison agreed to the schedule; He continued that he had nothing to do with the drawing of the lease." He was present when Denby signed i;-but not when Fall signed. Libait Doheny then explained his tési ny before a Senate oil committee that:he expected to make $100,000,000: out: of the lease. He said he thoughtfsuch ;5\ nm:gne mi(htr be realized after or years after an expendifire of $150,000,000. Owen J. Roberts, special - - ment prosecutor, began cross-éxamina- tion of the oil man and asked al the California ofl situation in 1921, -He inquired if it was not a fact the Do- heny company was seeking more oil land with & view to constructing pipe lines and refineries, as there was no - refinery in California. “You estimated you would 250,- 000,000 barrels of oil from th‘:tlenel. didn't you?” asked Roberts. “I don't believe I did,” he replied. Roberts then read his testimony be- fore the Senate oil committee, in which he said he estimated the oil at that amount. Roberts plunged into the $100,000 loan to Fall Roberts questioned Doheny closely as to why cash was sent Fall of a check. Roberts called attefition to Doheny’s testimony first that he had the check and later that his “That was a thing,” Doheny un‘lé;d. “I ordered it " “We