Evening Star Newspaper, December 5, 1930, Page 17

. ‘\Hosmhl. where the wound in his ab- < . W TARNELL EXPECTED. FROM PTTSBLRGH *SOME TIME TODAY ] Suspect in Bush Murder| Waives Extradition and Returns Voluntarily. PRISONER IS BELIEVED TO BE ACTUAL SLAYER Reperts Declare Third Man in Case Has Confessed Part in Fatal Shooting. A headquarters detective is expected back from Pittsburgh late today with ‘William Joseph Carnell, accused as the actual “trigger man” and one of three under indictment for the murder of Louis Bush during an attempted hold- up on the night of October 6 in the rear of the wealthy victim’s home, at 3534 Fulton street. Carnell’s alleged accompliees, Frank Msahoney and Donald McKay, were cap= tured late in October. Mahoney, ac- cording to Headquarters Detective How- ard Ogle, admits that he knew Bush, and the three of them “framed” the robbery on the basis of information he had of Bush’s movements. Mahoney is quoted as ing sald that McKay was left behind while he drove Carnell to the vicinity of the bus line proprietor's home. Mahoney, he said, perked in an alley and the two planned for him to remain there for fear Bush would recognize him during the hold-up they_ plotted. Says He Lost Nerve. Mahoney is quoted as claiming he lost his nerve at the last minute and sought to dissuade Carrell from the at- tempt. Carnell, Mahoney declared, in- sisted on going through with the plan and hurried off to Bush’s garage, where Bush was expected to park his car in a few minutes. Mahoney said he occupied an anxious seat behind the wheel for what seemed like & long while. Then several shots rang out, Mahoney is quoted, and, vad- ly frightened, he drove off as rapidly as possible without waiting for Carnell. Associated Press dispatches quote Carnell himself as having freely ad- mitted participation in the attempted Thold-up. adding that he end Mahoney killed Bush withcut saying who did e tive Sergt. Thomas S. Sweeney of the homicide squad left for Pitts- ay when authorities there mwem’mey had arrested Carnell on_charges of passing spurious checks. Sweeney telegraphed on his arrival last t that Carnell had waived and planned to return here without a fight to face the charge. police say, has been arrested several times in connection with e which he had Just behind his home. A of robust physique and c O e ammans iajunction 1 t and grappled with his assailant. In the scuffie Bush obtained posses- sion of the gun snd brought it down hard over the head of the robber. The victim himself had been hit just previ- ‘Weakened by the blow, he lost pos- session of the weapon and received a bullet in the abdomen and another in the bandit fled without obtain- | 0 Bush had in his posses- walked 20 yards into his collapsed inside. First aid nistered by a neighborhood and he was rushed to Emergen omen proved fatal next day. Questioned Stepmeother. i Then began a man hunt which had police on their toes for three weeks. 4One of the detectives obtained an in: Mergaret Sullivan, described as Car- | nell’s stepmother, Mrs, Sullivan, detectives said, told them she believed c-rn':lll :I‘M lnvo},\'led in the killing. She sald she saw him sh thereafter with a bad scalp supposedly inflicted by l'!u.shA Tice set a trap for Carnell and Mahoney. T learned the pair had fled the Cnpital, they said, and were bound for Pittsburgh on a bus October 21. + Authorities in the Pennsylvania city were asked to arrest them, but Carnell was reputed to have eluded Pittsburgh | detectives on alighting at the bus ter- minal with Mahoney, who was captured and returned here. " _ Mahoney, it was said, implicated Mc- Kay, and police arrested the latter man here several days later. The police sa; McKay secured the gun for the other two and helped them plan the rabbery,' SUSPENDS POLICEMAN, ON LIQUOR COMPLAINT| Lient. McGinnis Acts After Allega- | tion That Benjamin F. Houze ‘Was Intoxicated. Charged with intoxication, Policeman , Benjamin P. Houze of the eighth police precinct station was suspended from | duty yesterday to r before the | Police’ Trial Board arraignment ‘Wednesday. Lieut. J. W. McGinnis, investigating a complaint telephoned in by a resident ‘Wednesday night that a policeman was drunk in the lobby of an apartment 1300 block of Belmont an was serjously between life and eral days before physicians pronounced him out of danger. He was commended for his eficient policemanship in the Houge drew his gun and shot one of Leading players of “Good Graclous Godrey,” a musical comedy, to be pre- sented by the George Washington Uni- versity Troubadours in McKinley High Sehool auditorium December 11, 12 and 13. Upper, Miss Dorothy Schebcken. Center, Miss Ada Green. r, Miss Mary Wheichel. —Harris-Ewing Photos. POLICE THINK GIRL WOUNDED HERSELF Two Men Released After| Houseboat Dweller Is Found Shot. Police announced today they had sat- | Dr, isfled themselves that the bullet wound which sent 16-year-old Virginia Ann 1Ot eight portal cause she was “weary of life.” Conflicting Versions Charged. Conflicting versions of the affair, given, the mother, ehed to tell what had happened. In her statement she said she tried suicide because she felt the houseboat | th, " BYHEAD OF BOARD { ables would remain when pending school- PORTABLE SCHOOL FIGURES DISPUTED Challenges Statement Only 8 Will Remain When 1932 Bud- get Program Is Completed. ENROLLMENT INCREASE IGNORED, CARUSI SAYS But He Praises Bureau and Con- gress for Efforts to Rid City of Frail Structures. When it asserts that only eight port- house construction and the projects car« ried in the 1932 budget are completed, the Bureau of the Budget overlooks the fundamental issue in public-school builng here, Dr. Charles -F. Carusi, president of the Board of Education, declared today. Every school-building effort in recent years and at present, Dr. Carusi pcinted out, has been and is being expended to relieve congestion which already exists, while little or no consideration is being given to the annual increase in school enrollments. At the same time Dr. Carusi expressed his appreciation of the efforts the Budget Bureau and Congress are mak- ing to rid the National Capital of the frail wooden structures which hundreds of the city's children have been attend- ing for the last dozen years or more. The consciousness of the Budget Bureau officials of the existence of portables and the resultant evils of this type of school- house accommodation, the School Board president asserted, is indicative of a co- operation between school authorities and the burean which must result in good for the school system. Says Schools Quickly Filled. “But we cannot overlook the fact that | in building school houses now we are providing generally facilities for enroll- ments which already exist and which in some cases have existed for several years,” Dr. Carusi sald. “The fun mental question of school building here seems to be whether we are going to build only to relieve congestion or whether we shall attempt to build for the future.” He pointed out that in most cases a new school house is filled to capacity within a month or two of its completion and part-time classes are set up during the build first year of operation. He said it appears to be necessary for the school authorities to show virtually a full building’s enrollment actually in need of a bullding before an appropria- tion is made for the new construction. ““On that basis and through that sys- tem of appropriating for new schools,” . Carusi declared, “it is not accurate to assert, as the Bureau of the Budget did in its summary of the 1932 budget estimates, that upon the completion of all buildings now appropriated for and those carried in the 1932 estimates only ibles will in service. It is true, perhaps, that, as tht Budf:t Bureau observes, the 1931 appropria- tion's comstruction would eliminate 38 portables, 88 part-time classes and 95 oversize classes, and the construction carried in the 1932 estimates would eliminate an additional 12 portables, 26 ~time classes and 51 oversize classes f the enrollment remained unchanged during the years these new buildings | are being constructed. Increase Passes 3,000 “But fixed numbers are not a part of Washington's school system. The en- rollment in 1927, for instance, was more an 1,750 more than 1926, and that in where she dwells with her father and {1925 was 1,341 more than 1927. In 1929 SOME OF HANDSOME ENTRIES IN THE WASHINGTON | DOG SHOW ‘The Washington Dog Show opened at the Auditorium today with more than 500 prize dogs entered. Here are some of them, snapped at random By ‘& Star photographer. Upper left, Mrs. William M. Nevins with her giant German shep herd Buddy. By name, they are Garson, Narva, Neva and Naida. with 4-pound Speedy, a toy black-and-tan terrier, on his back. Miller. 500 DOGS SHOWN IN KENNEL EXHIBIT Entry List Includes All Breeds and Comprises One of‘ Largest in,East. Though it may or may not be true Upper right, four 6-month. -old Samoyedes belonging to Mrs. Lucille Lower left, Dawn of Holly Tree, who stands 7 feet high on his hind legs and weighs 1! —Star COLLECTION OF RARE REPTILES TO BE PLACED ON EXHIBITION| Dr. Mann, Zoological Park Director, Brings From Cuba and Central Amer- ica 500 Tropica»l_}Specimens. Approxiraately 500 reptiles, including some of the world's most deadly ser- | pents and some animals never before | guests of Dr. James Zetek at the Inter- | national Tropical Experiment Station on | Bara_Colorado Island. Mrs. Mann was | the first woman ever to spend a night that every dog has its day, at least 500 | Seen in the United States, were brought | at this jungle-surrounded scientific lab- had theirs today, when the National | Capital Kennel Club Dog Show opened | at the Washington Auditorium. The entry list, including every type of aristocratic dogdom, from burly Lull | back to Washington yesterday from Cuba and Central America by Dr. Wil- liam M. Mann, director of the National Zoological Park. ‘These will be placed on exhibition in 1| arrested death for sev- | mother was not a suitable plane to en- tertain her friends. Her clothes were | getting shabby, too. said, and coupled with that she lost $30 which | her mother had given her to restock her wardrobe. H Virginia had gons downtown to buy | dress and hat. She lost the money and had to return empty-handed. Ques- | tioned by her mother, Virginia said she | told the elder woman that she had bought tlt:e:!othes and that they were mwtmhencm mother start:d toward the closet, Vi ia sald, she seized father’s rifile and shot herself. Mrs. Clarke summoned assistance and the girl was removed to the hospital. Has Chance for Recovery. Attendants there today said the girl's condition is still grave but that she has a chance of recovery. ccording to park policemen, who in- vestigated, Virginia’s ‘mother at firs sald she was not present and later admitted sh: was there when the shoot- ing occurred. One of the men held was young friend of the girl's, said to have been seen with her Wednesday after- noon. The other was the owper of a house boat moored nearby. HOPED TO BE COWBOY, BUT LANDS IN JAIL Ambitious Delaware Youth, Re-| volver-Laden, Is Charged With Robbing Hardware Store. His ambitions to beccme a cowboy shattered by an alert Capital sleuth, William John Jarvis, 18 years old, of Houston, Del., was turned over to Mary- lJand authorities last night after he is said to have confessed to robbing a hardware store at Annapolis Wednes- day night. Two_gold-plated from his coat the downfall the youth, who told detectives he was hitch-hiking to Ken- Headquarters Detective John W. Wise lad after Jarvis halted him at Four-and-a-half street and Maryland avenue southwest and asked the way to Alexandria. The butts of two .22-caliber pisttols sticking from his coat pockets attracted the atten- tion of Wise and be"t:ok the boy in , | tion, and outlined the various activities ASKS $50,000 DAMAGES Sult to recover $50,000 damages has been filed in the District Supreme ;'u""lt' ‘::::IM mplck“ of cards and r of g« es, & two wrist watches. Jarvis told detectives, it is sald, that left his home several days ago to 'way out West in Ken- ile rides g i i of Annap- night and prisoner back—to & 5 F | on November 1 of this year we had 3,111 t | The comment upon the continued elimi- & signed by Roscoe Fertich, chairman. i the enrollment increase over the pre- vious' year had jumped to 2,124, while more pupils in our schools than we had on the corresponding date last year. In the face of that trend, we are coming to believe we must anticipate an annual increase of 3,000, and this number is not considered at allin the Budget Bureau’s | table of portable, part-time class and! oversize class elimination.” | | _ Commenting upon the attitude of the | { Budget Bureau and Congress toward the | | makeshift school accommodations which { have been in use in the District in recent | years, Dr. Carusi pald tribute to the steps it took last year to reduce port- ables by carrying one of the largest building budgets ever sent to Congress. This budget estimate represented an in- crease over the building fund request submitted to the bureau by the Com-; missioners on behalf- of the schools. | nation of Ixymmu. he said today, is evidence of the Budget Bureau's con- tinued interest in the relief of Washing- | tor. schools. {BILL ASKS $50,000 i TO REPAIR HOSPITAL Measure Affecting Eastern Dis- pensary and Casualty Building Offered by McLeod. Representative Clarence J. McLeod | | of Michigan, acting chairman of the! House District Committee, today intro- duced a bill authorizing an appropria- dion of $50,000 for alterations and re- pairs on the present bullding of the {Eastern Dispensary and Casualty Hos- pital, and for retiring the existing in- debtedness on this structure. The funds | would be spent in the discretion of the ; board of directors of that institution. The legislation was introduced at the request of the Executive Committee, the letter to Representative McLeod being | NEW MEMBERS FETED Y. M. C. A. Greets Recruits En- rolled in Recent Campaign. ‘Wrestling, movies and other enter- tainment were on the program arranged by the Y. M. C. A. last night for new members enrolled during the recent membership canvass. Leonard W. DeGast, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A, extended a welcome | to the men on behalf of the assocla- ;mhme to the members. Page McK. ‘The wrestl! exhibition was staged by the Y. M. C. A. team, with Coach Kirchman as referee. Refreshments were served. Members of the Y’'s Men Club formed the reception committee. ‘Will Address Beekeepers. FAIRFAX, Va., December § (.!;:- cial) —H. W. Weatherford of Blacks- bee specialist from c : of Fairfax County tomorrow at 2 o'clock in the Farmers’ | over the Chamber of Com- €Y afternoon Club room, merce of". terriers to sveldt racing whippets, is| the new Zoo reptile house, which will one of the largest entered in the East |be opened within the next month, this year. Many were (optured by lj)r and Mr | Mann the Honduras jungle, some Assigning entries to show stalls, & | amiq the lonely ruins of the ancient complicated task, necessitat:d a post- | Maya city of Quirigua. Others were ponement of thc morning contest. Four | received from government officials and showings- were being held tals after- | local scientists in the Central American noon. 5 | countries. Tomorrow morning, with Vice Presi-| _Because of its size and the number | dent Charles Curtis ma 4 Woman Fined $50 and Man Sent ¢ the presen- tation, the bist doz will b2 awarded at 10:30 o'clock. | The show, open from 10 z.m. to 10 pm., will close tomorrow evening with | a parade of the prize-winning dogs. | ‘The show presents a broad cross sec- tion of dog character and breeding, fea- turing such striking canine types as| Irish wolf hounds, reduced to a daily | beefsteak diet of 4 pounds; Eskimo hus- kies, bred to the sled tralls, and. Ger- ;’nln Schnausers, rarely seen at exhibits ere. Boston terriers, bulldogs and Cocker spaniels were predominant on the entry list. An unusual representation, six Kerry blue terriers, featured the wire- haired terrier class. ‘The more temperamental entries, the Pekinese, were installed in curtained and cloth-lined cages. One toy poodle, a three-time cham- pion, disdainfully silent in the barking bedlam, sat regally behind two silk plllows. A bed of stable straw was just like “home” to the fox and beagle hounds. The General Bench Show Commit- tee, which directs the show, is headed by Richard C. Birney. Chairmen of subsidiary committees—John B. Kimes, Sporting Dogs Committee; W. C. Sus ner, Sporting Dogs (Hounds) Commit- ; Dr. Willlam Monroe, Working Dogs Committee; Capt. E. B. McKin- ley, Terriers Committee, and Mrs. O. C. Pope, Toy Dogs Committee, TWO ARE CONVICTED IN SHOPLIFTING CASES to Jail for 30 Days in Police Court. Judge Ralph Given convicted a man and a woman of shoplifting in Police Court today following their arrest by policewomen in a pre-Christmas drive against this type of thievery. A woman, who gave the name of Mrs. Lillian Colter, 35 years old, of Clarendon, Va., received & $50 fine on a charge of taking a pin valued at $1.95 from a department store. ‘The woman denied stealing the pin, saying Miller, store detective, testified days before her arrest. However, Mrs. ter take the pin Nora that she saw Mrs. Colt from a store counter. Owie Reed Tynee, who gave a Pet- e tor taking 8 it doueh pairy of da; for a n pairs of hfl:; He sald that he had been drink- ing and took the hose to send his estranged wife in the hope of making a reconciliation. Mrs. Colter asked to be placed on E;:hlhn but Judge Given announced t he is going to Go his best to make unpoplar.” He declared will be given only in of rare specimens this is considered one of the most veluable shipments of reptiles ever received in the United Stal Basilisks Included in List. Probably the rarest are the spotted and crested basilisks, which actually walk on water. These creatures, which have been given a prominent place in superstition and folklore, were captured appropriately near the ruins of the jungle city. The spotted basilisk is a slender, brilliant green lizard with a disproportionately long tail. On the surface of water it walks on four legs, but on land it generally moves very swiftly on its hind legs only. ‘The most sinister of the reptiles is the Jjumping tree viper, known as “the hand of stone,” of which this is the fifth specimen ever in captivity. It was tained from the serpentarium at T lor, Honduras, maintained by Harvard University. This creature is a close rela- tive of the fer-de-lance, the most venom- ous of New World serpents, but is col- ored a brilliant green’and lives in trees, from which it will dart at its victim, Includes Venomous Tree Snakes. ‘The collection includes several other venomous tree snakes, including one species whose fangs point backward; several Cuban boas, a Panama boa con- strictor, six ferde-lances and four Cen- tral America rattlesnakes, which differ strikingly from the North American va- rieties. Dr. Mann also sectired several coral snakes, for whose venom no anti- dote is known, and which might be the world’s deadliest snake if it were not one of the shyest and most peaceful crea- tures alive. A curiosity of nature se- cured on this expedition is a king snake. venomiess and harmless, which has changed its black coat for protection and taken on almost the exact coloring of the deadly coral snake. In Cuba, where Dr. and Mrs. Mann were guests of Secretary of Agriculture Estrada, he secured 16 Cuban flamingos, brilliantly colored birds almost never seen in z00s. They are described as far more colorful than the European flamingos usually introduced. He also obtained three Cuban trogans, never before seen in the United States. They are long-tailed frult-eating birds, col- ored black, red and white. From the same country were secured three rare humming birds, about the size of bum- ble bees. N Cuban Jutias in Collection. Dr. Mann also brought into the United States for the first time in many years two Cuban jutias. The jutia is the largest mammal on the island and is a close relative of the guinea pig. It lives In trees and seldom is seen even by the natives. Among the reptiles were about a dozen giant chameleons, about five times the size of the ordinary Euro- pean chameleon and crdinarily colored bright green with sulphurish markings on the forchead. These are found in Honduras. They have almost as much facility as ordinary chameleons in changing thelr color to fit the enviren- ment of the moment. In Pzaama Dr. and LIrs. Mann' were oratory. Here they obtained a giant |boa constrictor and three Central | American crocodiles. Spent Five Days in Jungle. In Honduras they spent five days in the jungle with local guides and as- sistants from the snake venom experi- ment station. Most of this time was spent in capturing rare lizards, which | Dr. Mann described as very difficult because of the denseness of the vegeta- tion which forced them to cut their way in most places. The only way to catch the lizards was to chase thom through the brush and grab them in the hands regardless of their sharp teeth. Among the catches were 18 large spiny-tailed and green tuberculated iguanas. Many rare fishes were obtained for the reptile house aguarium, including some species probably new to science. | Several of these varieties have the pe- culiarity of bearing living young. Listed as “Curiosity.” One curiosity was a feeble, inof- fensive fish which has taken on exactly the appearance of a Central American plk&, one of the flercest dwellers in the water. All these delicate tropical animals were brought into the United States with hardly any losses, although the ship ran into cold weather on its last day out, and it seemed for a time as |if very few of them would be brought - | in alive, —— e WILE WILL ADDRESS BETHESDA WOMEN Journalist and Broadcaster to Speak at Evening Session of Club December 10. Special Dispatch to The Star. ETHESDA, Md., December 5.— Frederic Willlam Wile, journalist and broadcaster, will be the guest speaker of the Woman's Club of Bethesda on Wednesday evening, December 10, at the club house, on Old Georgetown road, The change in date from that of the regular monthly meeting has just been announced. Mrs. Gilbert Gros. venor, the club's president, will preside at the meeting which will be held in the club nouse at 8 o'clock. Mr. Wile’s keen observations and pre- dictions on political matters of national and international jmportance will be of especial interest to the men who are invited to this, the one evening session of the club’s calendar. PR MAN HURT IN BLAST 50-Gallon Gasoline ;lnk Explodes at Cleaning Store. Harry Hilton, 45 years old, of the 3700 block of M street, narrowly escaj death early today, when a 50-gal tank of gasoline exploded at the Hoff- man Dye & Cleaning Co., 1530 sylvania avenue southeast. Hilton was given first-aid treatment for burns about the face and hands, after which he went home. He refused hospital treatment. The explosion started a fire which destroyed a number of dresses, valued at $400, while a pressing machine at Wwhich Hilton was worl Wh ex- plosion , ed was . It was emm-g%' officials of ‘the firm that rewurlr ‘:“prmr would cost ap- im: i ? mflxo l(:mlflls were unable to deter- {mine {ho caus of the czplosion: NURSE IS KILLED tal—Two Drivers Held. Mishaps Injure 4 Others. Cut by flying glass in an automobile collision at Tenth and M streets last night, Miss Pauline Evelyn Thrailkill, 30-year-old trained nurse, of 157 V street, died a few moments after being taken to Sibley Hospital. The drivers of the colliding cars, George C. Levister, 22 years old, of 321 Twelfth street southwest, with whom Miss Thrailkill was riding, and Herman F. Bryce, 29 years old, of the Tudor Hall Apartments, 926 Massachusetts ave- nue, were eirested and held for a cor- oner’s inquest tomo:row morning at 11 | o'clock. | _ Miss Thrailkill was thrown from the machine by the impact and suffered a | severed arm, several fractures of the | ribs, shock and internal injurics. Wit~ nesses told police she rose to her feet, staggered a few steps and fell uncon- | scious after being hurled into the street. Drivers Claim Moderate Speed. Bryce was driving north on Tenth street across the intersection of M wi his sedan and the coupe in which Lev- ister and his companion were riding col- lided. The coupe, owned by Miss Thrail- kill, was proceeding east on M street at the time. Both drivers told police of the second precinct they were driving at a mod- erate rate of speed. The two other msom ‘were injured in accidents here it night, while two Washington residents were hurt in a mishap near Richmond, Va., on the Richmond-Washington Highway. Miss Hilda Gilbert, 22 years old, of 532 Somerset place, was removed to a Richmond hospital with a fractured spine as a result of the Virginia acci- dent, while Alfred J. Singer, 31, of 5029 Eighth street, escaped with minor cuts, and did not require medical at- tention. P} Cherrydale Man Injured. Robert H. Clouser, 56, of 211 Wash- ington avenue, Cherrydale, Va., was in- jured by an automobile driven by Frandis A. Heaton, 19, of Alexandria, Va. The accident occurred at North Capitol and G streets. He was treated at Emergency Hospital. Bryant F. McKnight of the Naval Research Laboratory was treated at Casualty Hospital for slight injuries, re- ceived when his machine overturned at Kentucky and South Carolina ave- nues southeast, after a collision with a car operated by John C. Stein of the 700 block Fifth street northeast. SUSPECTED YOUTH HELD ON 14 ROBBERY COUNTS Charges Against Richard W. Smith, 19, of Looting Apartment Houses Listed for Investigation. Suspected of having robbed 14 apart- ment houses of clothing, jewelry and money, Richard Marvin Smith, 19, of 121 Twelfth street southeast, Was ar- rested yesterday by Detective Sergts. Larry O'Dea and Michael J. Dowd. He is held for investigation at the sixth ‘when several are said'to have Mnm seen IN GAR COLLISION Miss Thrailkill Dies at Hospi- sales PAGE B-—1 ROVER EXAMINES BOOKS OF REALTY PROMOTION FIRM Seeks to Learn Whether ‘Luncheon-Lecture’ System Violates D. C. Laws. CONCERN MAINTAINS WASHINGTON OFFICES Several Buyers Charge Agents Promised Resale of Property at Large Profit. Books and records of the Country Club Properties Co., Inc., a promotion concern engaged in selling lots in a large tract in Montgomery County, ly- ing between the Indian Spring and Ar- gyle Country Clubs, were being exam- ined today by an assistant to the United States attorney, Leo A. Rover, it was announced today. Mr. Rover stated that the records were being studied to determine if there had been any violation of any law of the District in the course of the “lunch- eon-lecture” system of promotion, con- cerning which testimony was given yes- terday by several lot buyers appearing before the Blaine subcommittee of the Senate. The documents of the promotion con- cern were taken under subpoenas duces tecum served on officers of the company ‘Wednesday for the purposes of the dis- trict attorney’s examination, and also to produce the records before the subcom- mittee of the Senate investigating real estate conditions here. Maintained Office Here, In announcing that his office was ex- the of Country Club . ., Mr. Rover made plain that his office was making an ex- amination to determine if the actions the promof concern were legal o: \ue"":l; ‘without having prejudged the es that agents of ther: the press declaring that “In our ap- pearance before the Senate subcom- mittee we have nothing to conceal and will be glad to outline our method of business procedure which seems to have aroused at first a curiosity and later Jjealousy and" finally the criticism of gnwofmofiwrmluhumin 5 the pur- chasers: at the time they entered into their transactions with us were com- pletely enthused and thoroughly satis- fled, otherwise they would not have taken the action they did,” the state- ment continued. “Sul ntiy to these purchases of property, Clarke’s statement said, “these self-appointed guardians took it upon themselves to communicate with some estate in metropolitan Washington.” COLORED SUSPECTS FLEE UNDER GUNFIRE Attempt to Run Car Over Police- . man and Escape While He Is i Using Revolver.