Evening Star Newspaper, May 25, 1930, Page 17

WASHINGTON, D. C, SIMMONS BLOCKS HOUSE ACTION ON POLICE PAY RAISE Threatens Filibuster to Force Donovan Amendments to Bill. TILSON PROMISES DAY FOR DISTRICT MEASURES McLeod to Call Up Neutral Matters Pending Longworth Ruling in Bitter Contest. House Leader Tilson has promised to- morrow for a District day, but threats of Chairman Simmons of the subcom- mittee on District appropriations to filibuster against the police and fire- men’s pay increase bill unless all of the so-called “Donovan amendments” are agreed to, has been “muddying the ‘water.” Just what will be done about the police and firemen’s pay increase bill awaits the return on Monday of Speaker Longworth. House Leader Tilson has taken a hand at bringing together repre- sentatives of the House District com- mittee, which favorably reported this ill, and Chairman Simmons, who op- poses it, and expressed himself as %lencd with the fine spirit of co-opera- shown by the legislative committee group. Simmons Can Block Measure. But a complete compromise has not been reached and House Leader Tilson said that the Speaker is averse to granting recognition that means wasting the entire day. He admits that Mr. Simmons has it in his power thus to frustrate the will of the entire mem- bership of the House District commit- tee and many others in the House who have pledged themselves to vote for the pay increase measure. The conferees “for the District com- mittee are Representatives Zihlman, Maryland; McLeod, Michigan, and Lam- bert, Wisconsin. They ' have yielded everything else to Mr, Simmons except his demand that the pay increase io privates of the police and fire depart- ments be granted at the rate of $100 a year, in a step-up fashion, instead of immediately, as is granted to the “higher-ups” in these departments. ‘Their colleagues on the Bistrict com- mittee at a special meeting yesterday assured these conferees of their support and willingness to “fight it out with Representative Simmons on the floor.” Mutual Bills to Be Acted Upon. uker Lonaworn 1o, setle the con: Speaker orth to, sel e “con- t,r%:'my, which has gfown exceedingly bitter, Acting Chairman McLeod of the ‘House District committee i§ planning to ~ah “m cther bills first on which there 3o ... serfous controversy in an effort to get those approved before the fili- buster starts, if Mr, Sltl‘nmons is allowed to_carry out his These other m¢ inelude the Mc- Leod bill to order a 2-cemt street car fare for school children,: the bill to legalize amateur boxing in the District, the measure for the relief of widows of and fire de) - e of duty, authoriz- ’ | This molucca stag lost his prize antlers at the Zoo Friday after he had escaped from his pen and attacked a through the park. man who was rolling a baby carriage John H. Burnett, an attorney, led an attack on the mad animal and succeeded in holding him until assistance arrived and he was put back in the pen. —Star Staff Photo. TRADE BODY OUTING CURTAILED BY RAIN Most of Scheduled Athletic| Contests Are Canceled Becauseof Weather. Rain yesterday afternoon drove in- doors 900 members of the Washington Board of Trade who went to Sherwood | Forest, Md,, for the organization’s an- nual shad bake, but did not succeed | in marring the occasion, since a theatri- cal entertainment had been provided for such an eventuality. Most of the athletic events, however, were canceled, with only the yearly base ball game between the membership and public order committees taking place as scheduled. The membership group won by a score of 6 to 1. | - A boxing exhibition between teams represent ‘Washington and Baltimore ‘was staged inside the club house. Get Police Escort. Most of the members left Washing- ton by motor and bus caravan nbout 9:30 am. with police motor cycle es- cort. ngnm procession was Presi: dent George Plitt, officers of the organi- zation and specially 4nvited guests. ‘These ineluded Senator John M. Rob- sion of Kentucky, Representatives Clar- ence J. McLeod of Michigan, J. A. Smith of West Virginia and Florian Lampert of Wisconsin; Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby, Cuno Rudolph, a former Com- missioner; Assistant Engineer Commis- the bathing pools in the District, deferring the clom. of Center Market and several other meas- sures. SEWER COMPLAINTS ARE BEING STUDIED District Department Hopes to Re- duce Amount of Waste Flow- ing Into Potomac. ‘The District Sewer Department is working on plans for reducing the amount of sewage flowing into the Po- tomac from the sewer at G and Twenty- seventh streets. Complaint was recently made by workers erecting a new seawall in that vicinity that deposits of sewage had made their work unpleasant. Present plans contemplate an increase in the height of the walls of the sani- tary sewer, and installation of an odor control gate where the sewer will be ex- tended to meet the new seawall. The job will cost about $2,500 and will take about a month. The department has no hope of keeping Roce Creek or the Potomac en- tirely free from sewage. To do this in the District alone would take $7,000,000 and about 100 years' work, J. B. Gor- don, sanitary engineer, said. ORDINANCE REQURES EXCAVATION PERMITS North Brentwood Also Adopts Reg- ulations Concerning Signs Along Boulevard. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. NORTH BRENTWOOD, Md., May 24. ~Under the terms of an ordinance adopted by the mayor and common council of North Brentwood, it shall be unlawful to excavate, haul or remove sand, gravel, dirt, sod, turf or soil from any vacant lot or lots from the south side of the Northwest Branch within the corporate limits of the town, with- out first securing a permit from the owner and the mayor and council. For violation of the ordinance, upon con- viction, a nne of $5 and costs or 15 ys in prison, or both fine and im- prisonment, may be imposed. Another ordinance adopted provides that it shall be illegal to place signs along the boulevard of the corporate limits without first securing the permis- sion of the owner of the premises where sioners Maj. D. A. Davison and_Capt. Hugh P. Oram, John Joy Edson, ‘Theodore W. Noyes, Samuel J. Prescott, E. F. Colladay, Albert Dalton of the United States Shipping Board_and Mayor William F. Broening of Balti- ‘more. At the District line’the procession was picked up by a detail of Maryland State motor cycle police, who escorted the members to their destination. The first dinner was served at noon and a second dinner, for late arrivals, at 2 o'clock. Enjoy Sports in Morning. In the morning members of the trade body and their guests amused them- selves with golfing, horseshoe pitching, croquet, trapshooting and base ball. tht Terry was master of cere- monies at the entertainment in the club house. The shad bake was under the gen- eral direction of Herman Carl. Other officers of committees were Raymond M. Florance, first vice chairman; Fred Bradley, second vice chairman, and George Clendaniel, secretary. HISTORICAL PAGEANT GIVEN, TO BE REPEATED Tuesday Selected for Program by Persons Who Would Preserve 01d Capitol. ‘The pageant given last night, depict- ing characters in the Nation's history dating from 1814, the year in which the old brick Capitol at 21 First street northeast was built, will be repzated at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening by persons interested in preserving the structure as a historical monument. ‘The pageant last night was under the direction of Miss Anna C. Stannard. John C. Calhoun, James Madison and cd.er figures were represented under the direction of Miss Stannard. Capt. C. C. Calhoun, a descendant of Joha C. Calhoun, impersonated the South Caro- linian. A petition has been drawn by Miss Stannard and others, urging that the old Capitol building be not demolished before the bicentennial celebration of t'w 200th birthday anniversary of George Washington in 1932. ?l:x; 11-Story Building. LYNCHBURG, Va., May 24 (Special). —Physiclans here are at work on a project to finance a 11-story office build- RETIREMENT BILL READY FOR SENATE Conferees Will Present Re- port Embodying House Plan and Amendments. Legislative action on the civil service retirement bill may be completed to- morrow if the Senate acts on the con- ference report. The report already has won House approval, and its adoption by the Senate would send the measure to the President. ‘Those in charge of the bill are hope- ful that the Senate will take up the conference report as soon as the ses- sion convenes tomorrow, and it is be- lieved action will be favorable after the amended bill has been explained. Thc report will be presented by Senator Dale, Republican, of Vermont. Other Scnate conferees were Senator Couzens, Republican, of Michigan, and McKellar, Democrat, of Tennessee. The conferees’ report consists of the House retirement bill, with several amendments. Under this plan there would be a basic annuity of $30 a year for each year of service, not to exceed 30 years, making a maximum basic annuity of $900. To help meet this annuity, $1 a month would be taken from the contribution of each employe. ‘The remainder of the employes’ con- tributions would be kept to their credit and used to buy an additional annuity upon retirement. Thus the total an- nuity of an employe would bear some relation to his salary. It is provided, however, that no employe would get less under this bill than he would have re- ceived under the Senate measure. MAN BADLY INJURED WHEN HIT BY AUTO Driver Is Held After Car Strikes Memphis, Tenn., Newspaper Man. Eugene Travis, 53 years old, & well known Memphis, Tenn., newspaper man, was reported injured seriously late yesterday when an automobile driven by Robert R. Orr, colored, of 748 Girard street ran over him at the intersection otl"e l:ennsylvnnh avenue and Third s Travis was taken to the him suflerlr% broken right leg and internal injuries. Orr was taken into custody by police of the sixth precinct station ‘was held under bond pending the outcome of Travis’ injuries, OFFICER IS ASSAULTED Suceeds in Arresting One of Two Men After Scuffle. While making an arrest for drunken- ness early this morning, on Four-and-a- Half street between E and F streets southwest, Officer A. E. Brown of No. 4 precinct was assaulted by two col- ored men. One blow landed on the officer’s mouth. ‘The policeman succeeded in holding on to one of his assailants, Charles Shanklin, of 348 C street southwest, colored laborer, but the other one es- caped. Shanklin was charged with as- a-unkon an officer and runk. s BOY HURT JUMPING Jefferson Junior Track Star Breaks Arm in Fall. Harry Thompson, 13-year-old track star at Jefferson High School, suffered a fractured left arm yesterday afternoon Wwhile competing in ‘the 85-pound-class high jump in the junior high school track meet held at the Central High ing et Eighth and Church streets, which will be designed primarily for suites for physicians and surgeons. Plans have not reached the stage which will permit a definite announcement as to the project. School stadium. | _ The youth was carried to Garfleld by | Gustav Miller, Jefferson High School { track coach, and later removed to his :on:: at 322 Thirteerith street south- vest. they are to be placed, and the approval of the mayor and council. A fine of $5 and costs and not more than $20 and costs and removal of sign or signs, or 30 days in prison, may be imposed for wiolations. WILDFIRE bISCOVERED Special Dispatch to The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., May 24.— wildfire has made its sppearance in tobacco beds in Prince Georges County, 1t has been announced by County Agent Growers are advised by Mr. Posey to yemove the covers and inspect their beds closely for this serious disease. A brown speck or spot surrounded by a lighter shade of green, which is circu- lar and about the size of a dime, indi- cates wildfire, 8 ing is mguud :th‘r.w Posey, whopr‘.lfil gc glad to fur- further fnformation ‘concerning the disease at his office here. STICK-UP MAN TAKES OFF SHIRT AND MARKS GIVE HIM AWAY Physician’s Memory of Young Patient Identifies Robbery Suspect for Police. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 24.—The trouble with Salvatore Sepico as a stick-up man was that he didn’t heed that old slang admonition about keeping one's shirt on. He called on Dr. Archibald Walker in Brooklyn and said he had a pain in the chest. Dr.-Walker told him to strip and he did. the examina- tion the physician’s memory was vaguely stirred by moles and other s&zmmhm: marks on his patient's y. When Sepico, who is 10jwas dressed \ again he asked the doctor for bandages and narcotics “for & who got wounded in a hold-up.” The | doctor refused, but after Sepico produc- ed a gun he gave him bandages and a harmless liquid. Then Sepico bound him in a chair and left. Dr. Walker, thought about those moles and finally recalled that a old boy he had treated 10 years had just such marks. After he h;:e(mnnubonalhumuup ol name and and found 's several guns in the house. (COLORED MAN SHOT Bonner Charges Fail When Probe WHEN HE REFUGES | Do Bk T TO GE UP 0 et Investigation Finds Ac- cusationsWithout Basis. Lawrence Hall, Wealthy Sportsman, Accosted by Highwaymen on Q Street. By the Associated Press. Secretary Wilbur lnnflxnn’ud yesterday clerk, were found by the Departms of Justice to be “absolutely without ho was suspended for BODY PIERCED BY FIVE e .38-CALIBER BULLETS j&‘n“fl‘:‘::.t’“.‘;'fl..:.‘.m"::’:.:.”'m:'"m:! ice yesterday by the power commis- sion. After the altercation with Grif- fith she had charged him and Bonner with destroying letters pertaining to the recommendations by power companies of Bonner and Paul S. Clapp for the position of commission secretary. Secretary Wilbur, who is acting chairman of the commission, said that “a most careful examination by the Lawrence Hall, wealthy colored | Bureau of Investigation of the Depart- sportsman of 1101 P street, was shot | ment of Justice resuited in absolute and seriously wounded at Eleventh and | failure to substantiate any of the Q streets about 9:30 o'clock last night | charges made by Mrs. Ward.” by two colored men who attempted to “As to the allegations of abuse made rob him of $2,100 in cash which he|by Mrs. Ward,” the secretary said, “it carried in his pockets. is evident from the inquiry that these Five .38 caliber steel jacketed bullets [ charges grew out of exaggerations of were fired at Hall, all of them taking | motive, petty office gossip and an im- effect In his stomach, arms and legs. | proper perspective regarding her work.” One of them went entirely through his Mrs. Ward, Wilbur said, failed to body, penetrating the liver and dropping | answer satisfactorily the charges which on the sidewalk. resulted in her suspension. She ad- Hall was accosted by the two high- | mitted, he said, that she did not fol- waymen in front of 1106 Q street, who | Jow instructions of her superiors “when demanded his money. When he refused | the superiors are interfering with the Man Nearly Captures One of Bandits, But Is Beaten Off by Companion. icy | 769 Quebec street, col of the with being | H some Vi triend | an ago £ | Siany s him * one of the men whipped out a revolver and fired five times. The men made no effort to ransack his pockets, but ran out Q street toward Twelfth and es- caped. The roll of $2,100 in bills was found in his pocket at Garfield Hospital where he was taken by Jacob Milwit, who at the time was in a gasoline fill- | ing station at Eleventh street and Rhode Island avenue talking with W. A. Copsey, the manager. Highwayman Nearly Caught. ‘The fleeing highwaymen were chased by Lewis Spers, , 734 Fourth street, and he succeeded in v.rlprln: one of them at the corner of Twelfth and Q streets. The other man, however, bowled Spers over and the chase ended. Spers gave the police a good description of Ahlh:e two rlnen, . r_Hall was s red down Eleventh - street tow-rd“%t‘):ode Island avenue and, leaning against a picket fence near the gasoline-filling station, called Copsey, whom he knew. ““Come here quick, Copsey,” he said, “I've been shot.” Copsey and Milwit put Hall into an automobile and the latter took him to the hospital. Copsey said he heard the shots, but thought they were the back- fire of an automobile. Jean Wemple, manager of a grocery store at Eleventh and Q streets, also heard the shots and ran to the door in time to see the two highwaymen running out Q street. ‘Owns Five Automobiles. Copsey said he had known Hall for several years as he had been a regular customer at his gasoline station. Ac- cording to Copsey, Hall owns five auto- m;wlbuu nlrlxd (“;l‘l‘fi“’ carries rr;lth“mm a large roll of , ranging from $3,000 to $7,000 at a time. Headquarters Detective Wise and Precinct Detectives Rinke and Flaherty of the second precinct were detailed to investigate the case. Inspector Willlam S. Shelby, chief of detectives, al:: made an independent investiga- n. ‘The shooting of Hall gave rise to reports that it may have been done by liquor racketeers. The police in- sist, however, that robbery was the motive for the attack, but that the highwaymen were afraid of being cap- tured if they stopped to rob Hall after he was shot. FRIENDLY SCUFFLE RESULTS IN DEATH F. R. Garland Collapses in Mail- ing Room of Washington Newspaper. Floyd R. Garland, 30 old, of in the mail- ing room Daily News circulation de ent following what witnesses said was a friendly tussle with a fellow employe yesterday and was taken to the George Washington Hospital, where he ‘was pronounced dead by Dr. R. H. Har- man. Garland and B. W. Morse, 24 years old, of 230 Tenth street, both of whom are route agents for the News, were en- gaged in a playful bout when the former straightened up suddenly and declared, “I've had enough. Let me go.” Morse stepped back and was about to turn away when Garland sank to the floor in a heap. Coroner J. Ramsey Nevitt ordered an autopsy performed at the District Morgue last night by Dr. Joseph Rogers, deputy coroner, after investigating the case. Detective Sergts. Joseph Waldron and Tmldn:;l sdwee'.;lley(o"fi thmumlcifle squad, sal e death of Garland a) to have been accidental, e Morse was released in custody of his employer, Albert D. Miller of 3800 New ampshire avenue, circulation manager of the News, by order of Coroner Nevitt. FORMER OFFICER HELD ON CHARGE BY WIFE Charles W. Reid, 31, Arrested ‘When Woman Says He Threat- ened to Shoot Her. Charles Willlam Reid, 31, former policeman, of 1348 Girard street, was arrested last night at his home on com- plaint of his wife, Mrs. Mabel Reid, that he threatened to shoot her. When Policemen D. H. Murphy and J. W. Pritchett of No. 10 precinct ar- rived they found Reid, they said, armed with a revolver and plenty of ammu- nition. . He was locked up at No. 10 and charged with “threats. Reid was formerly attached to No. 8 precinct. TWO SAVED FROM RIVER Unknown Rescuers Pull Pair From ‘Water Near Bridge. speed "post mear Highway Brider late near way esterday, Frank &y of Norfolk Va., of 1334 Riggs road were e water occupants of a passing motor boat, who carried the two men ashore and left without giv- ing their names. Oakley and Byng "emped with nothing worse than a wet- l!flze mishap occurred shortly after § and Byng were it filled with direct supervision of my work.” TWO FACE CHARGES IN'GRASH DEATHS Manslaughter Count Placed Against Burgess and Juliano After Inquest. ‘Two charges of manslaughter and one of robbery were preferred against three men, and two others were placed under bond as State witnesses following an inquest and preliminary hedring last night into the head-on collision which killed two men and injured two others on the Baltimore pike. near Waterloo, Md., May 16. Those held by Justice of Peace Howard U. Gosnell of Savage, who pre- sided, and the charges against them are: Robert T. Burgess, 29, 2300 block of W street, manslaughter; Frederick Juliano, 24, of Baltimore, manslaughter; Thomas Kenney, 26, of Baltimore, rob- bery and larceny; Marcus Curtis, col- ored, of Washington, and John Thomas, 23, 1113 B street, Washington, State ‘witnesses. Blamed for Accident. According to the testimony, a car driven by Burgess collided head-on with one operated by Willlam Handy, col- ored, of Washington, who was killed. Frank Swope, 32, of Hollandtown, Md.. who was riding with Burgess and Juliano, was the other victim. Burgess and Juliano were held re- sponsible for the accident. Although Burgess was alleged to have been driv- ing, Juliano was held jointly respon- sible, as he was the owner of the ma- chine, and under the Maryland law the owner is responsible for the manner in which his car is operated if present at the time an offense is committed. Both Burgess and Juliano are still in St. Agnes' Hospital, under police guard. Jullano is reported in a serious condition. The charge of robbery and larceny against Kenney were placed after tes- timony to the effect that he was in possession of a car that had been stolen from Curtis, who told police his car and 20 cases of liquor had been taken away from him shortly before the accident by Swope and his companions. Police clalm 17 of the cases of liquor were recovered in a store operated by Juli- ano’s father in Baltimore. Kenney Denies Implication, Kenney was arrested by Sergt. Ben- nesch of Baltimore in that city several hours after the accident. He denies any connection with the case and did not testify at the hearing. According to police, Burgess, Juliano and Swope were in a coupe which met a touring car containing Handy and ‘Thomas head-on while the coupe was running on the wrong side of the road without lights. They say the coupe was chasing another car at the time of the crash. A pistol was found on Swope's body and the other men were reported as having been armed. Sergt. Bennesch, Thomas and Curtis Wi the only witnesses heard last night. Kenney's bond was set at $5,000, while Thomas and Curtis were required to renew bonds of $1,000 each as State witnesses. WOMAN ON CAR TRACKS IS INJURED BY AUTO Driver of Machine Tells Police He Ran Between Loading Platform to Avoid Collision. Felled by an automobile while cross- ing between two street car loading platforms at Connecticut avenue and R street last night, Mrs. Helen H. Hoge, 51, of the Bancroft Hotel, suffered a fractured right leg and was taken to Emergency Hospital. Jack Seaman, 18, of 2038 Upton street, driver of the machine which struck Mrs. Hoge, told police that he turned his car between the load! platforms to avoid collision with-anoth- er automobile. Edward Hawkins, 10, of 2215 Four- teenth street, was taken to Children's lHnflpl(ll with a fractured hip after being struck at Fourteenth and U streets by an automobile driven by H. K. Rembro, colored, 23, of 149 W street. MAN WHO FLED POLICE BY LEAP IS CAPTURED Prisoner, Adjudged Insane, Eluded Officers by Jumping From Win- dow cf Court Building. Roy L. Pagenstecher, 35, of Bethesda, Md., who jumped from a window in the Disirict Supreme Court Building and escaped after being declared insane sev- eral days ago, was arrested yesterday and turned over to Gallinger Hospital by Policeman Joseph De Palma of the !er!ntl"llcpl:eflnct. " e Pagenstecher was waiting to n to the hospital after the court had ing | men with two 5-gallon l GEN SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 25 1930. * |SOLDIER DILEMMA INMURDER CASE AS PROBE CONTINUES Harold Brewster Can Neithpr Be Absolved Nor Accused in Baker Death. TWO POINTS STAND OUT AS INVOLVING SUSPECT Search for Bevolvef Goes on in Effort to Clear up Slaying Mystery. Harold L. Brewster can neither be absolved nor directly linked with the slaying of Miss Mary Baker, investi- gators admitted last night following & seven-hour grilling. Brewster, an Army private, has alternately confessed and denied he killed the 28-year-old Navy Department clerk. Brewster, who first told authorities thdt he knocked the woman unconscious and drove her to a deserted section of Military road, revealed at the cross- examination that he does not recall whether he drove off with the woman or not. Investigators, who early in the probe cast Brewster aside as a suspect, last night declared they ht he had some connection with the killing and said they had no intention of slacken- ing their investigation into the soldler's conflicting stories. Not Enough Evidence. ‘There are two points in Brewster's varied stories that convince authorities he knows something or took part in the crime. However, police said they have not sufficient evidence to obtain a mur- der warrant. The first point is he unhesitatingly took the detectives to the exact spot where Miss Baker's car was parked on the afternoon prior to the killing and where he admits meeting her. ‘The second is that several soldier friends of the suspect tell convincing storles to investigators that they saw Brewster at a dance held at the bar- racks of headquarters company when Miss Baker was in attendance. The soldiers say they saw Brewster dance with several young women at the dance, but say they did not see him dance with the slain girl. Brewster was confronted yesterday by a fellow soldier who, police say, had observed the suspect on several oc- casions apparently waiting for some one in front of the Navy Department Building, where the Baker 1l was employed. The authorities would not reveal what occurred when the soldier - confronted Brewster but indicated that the soldier sald he witnessed the suspect in the act of forcing his attentions on women in the vicinity of Seventeenth and streets where Miss Baker was last seen alive. On this point investigators re- fused to elaborate. Tells Story Again. Grilled by Lieut. Edward Kelly, chief of the homicide squad, and his first as- sistant, Detective Sergt. John Flaherty, along with William C. Gloth, Arlington county investigator, and several Depart- ment of Justice agents, Brewster was made to go through his entire story of | of Missouri the crime. At the end of the cross-examination yesterday Licut. Kelly said the suspect continued his declaration that he fought with the young woman at Seventeenth and B streets but is steadfast in his de- mitted the actual nials that he com: killing. The white beads which Pvt. Owen Sterner of the headquarters barracks told police Brewster showed him around the time of the slaying have not yet been found. Investigators attach little significance to Owen’s information, saying the only beads that figured in the investigation were blue in_color. Following the quizzing of a bootblack purported to have said he washed blood from the shoes of Brewster near the time of the killing, authorities an- neunr%:d there was no foundation to the report. Army officers said yesterday that Brewster would probably be taken to | bile. ‘Walter Reed Hospital tomorrow to un- dergo a oryclm.rlc examination. The | her. report the Army Medical Board, which gave Brewster a sanity hearing last week, has not yet been made. Identifies Coat. Another point which strengthens the suspicions of detectives that Brewster in some way connected with the slaying is that he voluntarily pointed out the coat Miss Baker wore on the night he says he encountered her when he was shown a picture of Miss Baker and a roommate. ‘The only logical means of connect- ing Brewster with the crime, investiga- tors says, is to find the murder gun. ‘They continued their search for the gun last night. ‘Although police attach little cred- ence to reports that Herman Barrere, World War veteran, wanted for ques- tioning in the murder, is a logical sus- pect, they are continuing their search for him. Police are somewhat puzzled as.to who sent a telegram warning Barrere at Philadelphia when they were just about to take him into custody. It was indicated by one investigator that Prize Beauty Asks Divorce and Alimony; Gruelty Ts Charged Mrs. Louise Wright, noted auburn-haired beauty and holder of the red-head beauty loving cup, residing at 1226 D street northeast, has filed suit in the District Supreme Court for a limited divorce from Clifton ht, a cable-splicer in the employ of the Potomac Electric Power Co. She charges that within two months after their marriage, March 25, 1925, her husband knocked her against a cedar chest and dislocated one of her ribs. He has been cruel, neglect- ful and-addicted to liquor drink- ing, the wife tells the court. She says her husband makes nearly $400 per month and re- quests adequate alimony for her- is ‘represented by Attorne Eiia represent e L. Taggart. < D. . FEDERAL HELP CONFERENCE ISSUE Senate and House Groups to Hold Appropriation Bill Parley. ‘With the question of what should be the Federal contribution toward the maintenance of the National Capital looming as the chief issue, Senate and House conferees on the District appro- priation bill will hold their first session Tuesday. The House again this year passed the bill with the Federal share placed at & lump sum of $9,000,000. ‘The Senate, the recommendation of its nppmprflnm committee, raised the Pederal contribution to $12,000,000, making the question one of those to be settled in conference. Teacher Question an Issue. ‘The conferees have a number of other important items to discuss. One is whether the ambunt for going forward with the municipal center project next year should be $3,000,000, as in the House bill, or $1,000,000, as fixed by the Senate. Another problem is how the additional revenue for the Water De- rtment should be raised. Each ranch of Congress adopted different schedules of water rates. There is also the question of whether the present number of teachers should be kept in the kindergartens, or some of them transferred to the grade ‘schools, 'as provided by the House. The Senate voted to retain the present kindergarten teacher force and provided for new teacher positions in the grads schools. A letter urging the House to abide by the Senate n_ has been sent House conferees by Herbert S. Wood, pres'dent of the District of Columbia Public School Association. He suggest- ed the House took action on the basis B of inaccurate figures. Salary Increases O.K.'d by Senate. ‘The Senate also allowed' salary in- creases t the municipal serv- ice and made a number of changes in smaller items. ‘The conferees are Senators Bingham of Connecticut, P! of Colorado, Capper of Kansas, Glass of Virginia and Kendrick of Wyoming, Representa- tives Simmons of Nebraska, Holaday of Illinols, Thatcher of Kentucky, Cannon and Collins of Mississippi. Wbttt THREE YOUNG MEN HELD ON MANN ACT CHARGES Trio Arraigned After 16-Year-Old Girl's Grandfather Asks That Search Be Made. Charged with violation of the Mann act, three young men were lodged in Jjail yesterday following a hearing be- fore United States Commissioner Need- ham C. Turnage, who held them for further hearing. John Allen, 21 years of age, of 318 ‘Twelfth street southeast, was arrested ‘Thursday at 6:40, when he was found by Officer Wilfred P. Als with a_16-year-old girl in an automo- . Police had 'n asked by the grandfather of the girl to search for ‘The two were questioned by police, and later Herman Eugene Soper of 719 I street southeast and George Oscar Downing of 316 Eleventh street south- east were arrested. The three men were arraigned before the commissioner on white slave charges, alleging that the girl had been transported across the Maryland line into the District. D. A. R: ELECTION HELD Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., ay 24.—The Maryland Line Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, has elected the following officers: Mrs. N. Trigant Burrow, regent; Mrs. Harry Sargent Taylor, vice regent; Miss Helen Bevan, recording secretary; Miss Hilda Barry, corresponding secretary; Mrs. John P. Paca, treasurer; Michael B. Wild, registrar; Mrs. Henry J. Berkl n, and Miss Jane G. Keys, chaplain. The le; elected members of the it would not be long before he would | 3ei0 question Barrere. CHARGE GAS THEFT ‘Waiting in plain clothes for some one suspected of stealing gasoline from the District of Columbia at its work sheds for street repair work on um:hborouv\ road near Wisconsin avenue, Officer V. F. Cannon last night caught two young cans of gasoline. Carl James Martus, 17, of 4414 Grant road and Joseph H. Davidson, 19, of 4411 Forty-second sireet were arrested by Cannon and charged at No. 14 pre- cinct with housebreaking. POLICE SEIZE LIQUOR Colored Woman, Accused of Sell- ing, Released on Bond. Seventy-five bottles of beer and a gallon of whisky were seized at 1207 New Jersey avenue southeast last night by police, who arrested Bessie Chase, colored, of that address, charging her with sale and rnuslon of liquor. She was freed on $1,500 bond. BRIAND’S LETTERS ARE WRITTEN BY FRIEND, BIOGRAPHY DISCLOSES By Writing Legal Briefs as Young Lawyer, French Leader Came to Hate Task. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 24.—Aristide Briand's friends, if they should receive from him today a letter written by him- self, would consider crude forgery As a young lawyer the French for- elgn minister wrote so many legal briefs in long hand that he came write, Miss Valentine Thomson in her phy, “Briand, Man of Peace,” published today. So now he has Gilbert Peycelon, an “Mranscribe his letters for to hate to | ership reveals him. This has been going that . most people takke handwriting to be that of Briand. Miss , daughter of a former She says that Briand's gift for lead- and tion was discovered y PAGE B—1 NINE ARE SEZED AS POLICE STAGE SERIES OF RAIDS Numbers Game and Liquor Sale Charged Following Arrests by Vice Squad. ONE PRISONER ACCUSED OF SALE OF ONE PINT Patrons Freed After Being Regis- tered to Appear Lal ‘- as Witnesses. Nine persons were taken into custody by Sergt. Oscar J. Letterman’s police vice squad late yesterday afternoon in & series of whisky and “numbers” game raids. In the first raid made by the squad Cecella Garrett, colored, 45 years old, was arrested at her home, in the 2000 block of Eighth street, and charged with permitting gaming, while Albert Sussman, 24, of the 3900 block Thir- teenth street, was taken into custody as a Government witness, later being re- leased on $100 bond. Sussman, members of the vice squad sald, was caught in the act of collect- ing alleged gambling slips. Sergt. Let- terman said he found a large number of gambling tickets and other parapher- nlxl.dwhlch ‘was confla:“lud.d s lescent on an alleged pressing shop in_the 1700 block of U street netted Enock Wilson, 36, and his brother Wesley, 35, both colored, who were charged with gaming. They were taken to the eighth precinct station and charged. Fifteen alleged patrons were permitted to make their departure from the establishment after police ob- tained their names for “M'W‘ A 21-year-old girl, Ruth pson. of the 500 block Third street, was held for Invutl{nmn and her companion, Frank Steele, 32, of the 400 block Sec- ond street, charged with sale and pos- session of whisky and maintaini a disorderly house. Steele was booked at the first precinct, while the girl was sent to the House of Detention. Westley K. Obiler, 45 years old, of the 400 block Ninth street, was charged with sale and possession of one-half pint of liquor and maintaining a nuisance after a raid on his home. In the 900 block U street the vice E rrested Armando_Alba, colored, 22, of the 1700 block Willard street, and Raymond Tolliver, colored, 35, of the 1200 block First street, and booked them at the eighth precinct on = charge of permitting gaming. TREE-CUTTING CASE HELD OVER TO JUNE After Hearing Testimony, Judge Withholds Decision in Test Case. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. MARTINSBURG, W. Va,, May 24.— A decision in a tesi suit for damages done property by th: cutting of cedar trees under a State law for the protec. tion of apple orchards will not be given until late in June, Judge D. H. Circuit Court, said Friday, after hearing argument in the case, Miss Lille L. Marten of Shepherdstown vs. State En- tomologist W. E. Rumsey. The suit is for $15,000 for damages aileged to have been sustained by the cutting of trees on her farm near Shepherdstown, W. Va. The suit was specifically for ap- proximately $65,000, but settlement could be made for $15,000, it was stated. ‘The suit is one of more than two score by Jefferson County damages ap- owners with_total proximately $243,000. Counsel for the entomologist declined the case at the summation Friday, but_ counsel for Miss Marten spent three hours at it. INQUEST TOMORROW IN DEATH OF GIRL Investigation Made in Fatal Auto Accident in Fairfax County. Special Dispatch to The Star. FAIRFAX, Va., May 24—The cor- oner’s inquest on the body of Hilda Shislett, 8-year-old daughter of Charles Shislett of Andrew Chapel, who was killed Friday afternoon when struck by a machine driven by Fairfax County Traffic Officer Lewis L. Finks, will be held Monday morning at 11 o'clock in the office of Dr. D. A. Ransom at Church. An exhaustive investigation of the accident has been conducted by the Commonwealth Attorney Wilson M. Farr and County Engineer F. N. Larkin. Farr states that so far no facts have been uncovered to prove any criminal negligence on the part of the officer. The car he drove is new and the brakes are in perfect condition. Meas- urements of the mark left on the freshly tarred road and tests made this morn- ing to show the performance of the brakes at different rates of speed bear out the story told by Finks and his companion, County Traffic Officer A. W. Mills, that they were not exceeding 37 miles per hour. R. 1. AVENUE RESURFACING CONTRACT IS AWARDED Concreting of Montgomery County Road for 2.47 Miles Also Let by Commission. Special Dispatch to The Star. on so long | this At the same time the commission awarded a contract to the M. J. Grove Lime Co. of Lime Kiln, Md., for im- 5‘?’..2‘;" vlu:hmm ux:" hg:“u:lllo- road Mon! Inty, & distance of 247 llll": on its $47.204.50. N‘ ~