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IFA2 ® ANTI-NORRIS ‘PLOT' *ISTOLDTO SENATE Nye Committee Reports on Alleged Trickery to Defeat : Nebraskan. (Continued Prom First Page.) _connection with this fund, the report says: “The method of handling this $10,000 fund, contributed by & high Federal official, merits attention. According to McKelvie's testimony, the entire amount was placed in Beghtol's hands to be used in the campaign against Senator Norris in accordance with his own dis- cretion. Not a dollar of it, however, appears in the reports filed on behalf of Stebbins or any other candidate as being contributed by either McKelvie gr Beghtol. On the contrary, $2,500 ap- rs in the report of Stebbins as hay- p‘:"l been contributed by Ch_lrle! T. Knapp with the designation pgl:'mnll and miscellaneous contributions. The report says McKelvie testified that the balance of the $10,000 fund, amounting to $7.150, was. retained by Beghtol until after the November elec- tion, when it was applied to the pay- ment of a note previously given by Mc- Kelvie to Knapp for the purchase of bank stock. The report charges this transaction violates the spirit, if not the Jetter, of the Nebraska election law in two particulars—first, the amount con- tributed was in excess of the legal limi- tation of $1,000 from any individual; second, McKelvie did not report the making of this contribution to the clerk of the county, as provided by the Ne- braska law, Another Case Cited. The report also calls attention to a “gintilar case of concealment of large contributions in the case of Charles A. McCloud, Republican national com- mitteeman for Nebraska.” It points out that McCloud also contributed to the Stebbins fund an amount in ex- cess of $1,000 and concealed its source by gl his own funds to various individuals, taking their checks for the respective amounts and sending the al- leged contributions to E. B. Stephen- son, treasurer of the Stebbins fund. “This transaction appeals to the col mittee as violative in several particulars of the Nebraska election laws,” says the report. “The analogy is close between both the McKelvie and Lucas incidents, as is also the circumstance of both Mr. Lucas and Mr. McCloud, officially mem- bers of the Republican National Com- mittee, secretly plotting to effect the defeat’ of their party's candidate. “The final episode in the plans to defeat Senator Norris was the secret expenditure of some $4,000 by Robert H. Lucas, executive director of the Re- publican National Committee, in con- nection with the circulation of scurrilous literature in Nebraska and other States. Concealment Charged. “Mr. Lucas testified that these ex- penditures, which were sought to be concealed by the employment of a fic- titious name, were his own, although the records of the bank show that the funds of the Republican National Com- mittee were pledged as security for the loan used in the payment of the print- ing bill.” The report says that it would appear that Mr. Lucas violated the spirit, if not the let:zri lo.tz ;he Federal corrupt act o i e e The report of the committee is signed by Chairman Nye and Senator Dale of Vermont, Republicans, and Senators ‘Wagner of New York and Dill of Wash- Democrats. It is not signed by Senator Patterson of Missouri, Repub- lican, the fifth member of the investi- gating committee, who has been at outs ‘With the rest of the committee on sev- occasions. eral A A statement of the expenditures in the senatorial primary and the sena- .torial election is given by the commit- tee. It shows that in the primary $8,764.35 was expended on behalf of Senator Norris and that on behalf of Stebbins $19,304.28 was expended. It also shows that Stebbins contributed $850 to induce “Grocer” Norris to file his candidacy in the primary. Report on Hitchcock. In the general election, the shows, 8513652 was. expended on be- half of Benator Norris, the Republican candidate, and a total of $47,147.63 in behalf of Gilbert M. Hitchcock, Democratic candidate. Of this last total, $29,997.07 apparently came from atic sources. The report shows that $12724.60 was expended by the Hitchcock Republican Club, $499.68 by Prank B. Johnson, $3.173.76 by E. B. Stephenson and $752.52 by Robert H. Lucru to .lkd the election o;lflltchcock. tcheock primary expenditures were enly $150. e “A casual view of the foregoing state- ment of expenditures,” the report says, “may lead to the conclusion that the campaign expenditures in Nebraska ‘were not excessive. Such a conclusion would be justified by comparison with some other States. “The committee, however, encou: fered throughout its Nebraska investi- gation hearings a widespread condition of concealment, evasion and deception. If the attitude of these witnesses, in- g men of supposedly high stand- ing in their communities, could be re- garded as typical, it would indicate a grave decay of political morality.” Lucas Is Criticized. Speaking of the Lucas incident, the eommittee report says: “The only conclusion the committee has been able to reach in connection with this incident is that Mr. Lucas attempted to conceal the transaction, designedly failed to report, as required by the Pederal corrupt practices act, and is chargeable with the willful vio- lation under section 314, paragraph B, of that act” ‘The filing of & report by Mr. Lucas on December 22, 1930, with the Secre- tary of the Senate, in the opinion of the committee, did not meet all the re- quirements of the law. In conclusion, the committee says in its report “How far the various methods out- Hned in the report were interrelated and constituted successive stages of & single conspiracy are yet to be de- termined. The committee has been impressed, however, by the fact that all these activities have been actuated by the common motive of accomplish- the defeat of Senator Norris by fair means or foul. ‘Recommendations for legisiation de- to curb or prevent a recurrence evils exposed by this investiga- tion will be presented by the committee in due course. This is reserved for its final report, in connection with which it proposes to submit to the Senate within the limits of Federal jurisdiction such measures as may seem appropriate upon mature consid- eration to cope with the evils disclosed by all its investigations.” Marine Corps Orders Oapt. George F. Adams, AQM, de- tached, Cavite, Philippine Islands, to nt of Pacific. pt. James H. McGan, detached, Guam, to Department of Pacific. . Percy D. Cornell, detached 4th Regiment. Shanghal, China, to Depart- ment of Pacific. Capt. James E. Snow, detached, 4th Regiment, Shanghal, China, to Depart- ment of Pacific. Pirst Lieut. Clifton L. Marshall, de- Quan! A, Quantico, Va., detail as pilot revoked. March 1, 1931, detached, Philadelphia, Pa., to Quan . , Vi Upper: John A. Radeloff, Brooklyn, N. Y., lawyer, and Sam Cohen, arraigned in New York as material witnesses in the slaying of Vivian Gordon. Lower: Benita Bischoff, 16-yeafold daughter of the murdered woman, John C. Bischofl’s first wife. She lives with Bischofl's second wife'at Audubon. N. J. —A. P. Photos. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 198f. IMOUNTAIN DISEASE | BLAINE CHALLENGES SCHALL OBJECTION Demands Evidence Nordbye Is “Personally Obnoxious” as Federal Judge. By the Associated Press. Senator Schall, Republican, Minne- sota, was called upon today to furnish evidence to support his assertion that the nomination of Gunnar H. Nordbye as Federal judge in his State is “per- sonally obnoxious.” The demand was made by Senator Blaine, Republican, Wisconsin, chair- man of a subcommittee considering the nomination. It came shortly after Schall had inserted in the committee record a statement that he regarded the appointment as & “personal affront” by Attorney General Mitchell. Nordbye's nomination followed a sha dispute between Schall and Mitchell and between Schall and Presi- dent Hoover, which had its source in Mitchell’s refusal to support a candi- date for the judgeship whom the Sena- tor had recommended. “Political opposition is not enough to base opposition on the ground that a candidate is rflonllly obnoxious to a Senator,” Blaine said. “He must have made remarks reflecting on a Senator's ])7uonll integrity, honor and family life.” hall said he felt remarks made by Nordbye came under that category and that he would furnish the evidence. The innesota Senator sald a man named “Ed Johnson” had told him Nordbye had made scurrilous remarks about him. 3 Schall has asked the Senate to reject Nordbye's nomination on the ground it is personally objectionable. Customarily such a plea is heeded by the Senate. CARAWAY AGAIN ASSAILS HYDE ON DROUGHT AID DELAY (Continued Prom First Page.) general program” for dealing with eco- nomic problems, . “During the whole fight” " he said, “the Government has occupied the fa- miliar position of the ostrich with its head in the sand.” La Follette Gives Views. Senator La Follette, Republican, Wis- consin, also blamed Congress for “sur- rendering” in the relief dispute, “If we had adhered to the podition taken by the Senate,” La Follette said, “We at least would have provided a fund that could be used for emergency purposes. Now it is too late to do any- | expressed its appreciation of the work | thing with & situation which is appall- ing and will grow more s0.” Demanding legisiation to _effect permanent relief, Senator Smith, Demo- crat, South Carolina, sald “it is an in- dictment of this administration and previous administrations that we produce so much wealth in this country that we g0 to the poor house.” A widespread _reduction in_ wages was predicted by Senator Barkley, Democra Kentucky. He said Con- gress was adjourning for nine months “without any general program” for dealing with economic problems. “During the whole fight,” he said, “the Government has occupled the familiar position of the ostrich with its head in the sand.” BOMB AND GRENADE FOUND IN SHALLOWS NEAR POLO FIELD (Continued From First Page.) where the investigators and idly curi- ous were gathered. With that, three lookers-on decided they had business elsewhere, but the Navy men calmly took charge of that Lieut. H. W. Bradbury and F. P. Dick, the Navy experts are certain the shell is of foreign make, and say it is some sort of an incendiary device. Why it was all wrapped up and de- | posited in the river, is something else, they said. The paper, a Washington daily, was dated January 14, indicating the length' of time it had lain.there. The hand grenade, however, had been in the water much Jonger and was heavily incrusted with rust. Has Soft Steel Plug. Bradbury and Dick brought the pro- | jectile to their office, but were unabic 10 identify it as a service projectile. Ex- amination showed that it 'has a soft steel plug in the nose, indicating that it is not intended to be an armor pro- jectile, as is the case in those used in the naval service aboard ships. first examination failed to reveal If it is “base fused.” Army ordnance ‘ experts were called upon to make an examination and en- deavored to identify the projectile at the noon hour. Span C—l';l]l Kills 1, Hurts Trio. ASTORIA, Oreg.. Pebruary 28 (#).— One man was kil and three wece injured in the collapse of a bridge across the Nehalem River weakened by recent rains. The bridge crashed 40 feet to the river bed, while the victims were rtp‘lrin, it. George Gould, 35, was crushed fatally under timbers of the 120-foot span. ‘The | esterday, | CITIZENS' COUNGIL FATE DUE TONIGHT Federation Will Meet in Spe- cial Session to Decide Question. The Federation of Citizens’ Associa- | tions will mect in special session tonight in the board room of the District Build- ing to decide the fate of the Citizens' | Advisory Council. The Federation strug- gled with the problem until 11:30 o’clock | 'at its last regular meeting without com- ing to & decision. A speclal committee, Edwin S. Hege chajrman, had brought in a report sug- gesting that, as the elections for the next council were to be held in April, the question of abolishing the council be postponed until December. Mr. Hege moved to adopt the committee Teport, and Fred S. Walker, Park View, moved as a substitute that the council be abolished. Extended debate followed, end while the Walker substitute was pending, a motion to adjourn prevailed, 27 to 20. This is the parliamentary situation from which the Federation will start tonight. Colored Delegates Meet. Meanwhile the Federation of Clvic Assoclations, composed of colored dele- gates, met last night and recorded the sentiments of its president, Dr. George H. Richardson, that the council had been extremely valuable and a means | of effective and constructive co-ordina- |tion between the white and colored | races in the city. The council is com- posed of nine members. Six white members are elected from the Feder- | ation of Citizens' Associations, two col- | ored members from the Federation of | Civic Associations, and the president of the Federation of Citizens' Associ- ations 1s chairman ex offico. J. C. Wright's Work Praised. ‘The: Civic Federation last night also | of J. C. Wright, teacher in the Cardoza High School, in behalf of reduced car | fare for school children, The federation decided to ask for the appointment of a colored member of | the Board of Public Welfare in place | of Mrs. Emmet J. Scott, resigned, and of & colored woman to head divislon 7 of the Associated Charities, formerly headed by Mrs. Laura B. Glenn. PRINCES START TRIP ON WAY TO ARGENTINA Correspondents Go Direct to Buenos Aires, Where Wales Will Open Exposition. By the Associated Press. SANTIAGO, Chile, February 28.— | The Prince of Wales and Prince George sped southward aboard a luxurious train | today toward Osorno. | "Arriving there at 6 pm., they will ! motor to La Centinella on Lake Llan- quihue to spend the night, and Sunday | will take a launch across the lake to | begin an automobile trip to the fron- | tier, where they will say good-by to | Chile and hello to the Argentine. | The princes were accompanied only | by their own party and & few Chilean | friends and officials. At their request newspaper men, even those who came with them all the way from England, proceded directly to Buenos Aires, where early in March the British pair will l‘r‘mulurlle the British Trade Exposi- ion. Before leaving Santiago last night Wales told newspaper men that his trtp, while designed to give impetus to British trade, was not aimed at any particular country. He was generous in his praise of the good things he {hed found made by other nations, and the correspondent personally observed |this his cigarettes were an American rand. {PAIR NAMED IN LOVE SUIT |Doctor Bays Couple Alienated Wife's Affections. Alienation of the affections of his wife are charged in a suit filed in the District Supreme Court by Dr. James R. Armstrong, Montgomery Apartments, against Dr, Theresa H. SBhippell ana her husband, Edward J. Shippell, 1329 Sixteenth street. He charges that the Shippells dis- paraged him to his wife and finally in- up her residence with them. went to see by the defendants, he declares. torneys William R. and Ssul G. Licht~ enberg appear for the plNintiff. ¥ When he l NOW INVADES EAST Spotted Fever From Rockies Is Diagnosis of Fatal Malady Found Here. (Continued From Pirst Page.) greatly ameliorates its course when it is contracted. The manufacture of this vaccine from the bodies of the animal ticks is an extremely costly, laborious and time-consuming process and never has been taken over by commercial | drug manufacturers. Determination of the spotted fever in- vasion went hand in hand with the in- vestigation of a typhus outbreak last year, which led to the discovery that the virus of this disease is carried by a rat flea. Early in the study it was found that cases reported from the rural sections of the Middle Atlantic States did not exactly correspond to the clinical picture of typhus and were closer to spotted fever. Many of these cases gave & history of tick bite a short time preceding the onset and there was seldom evidence of rat infestation. In the endemic typhus cases, confined mostly to the cities, there were no complications and convalescence as a rule was speedy. There were no deaths. Occasionally a slight torpor or disorien- tation persisted for several days. In the spotted fever cases convalescence was more protracted; slight deafness, visual disturbances and speech slurring were found in some cases, and some- times mental confusion persisted for weeks. Victims Die. Both diseases caused some delirium, but in spotted fever this was longer and more viclent. Only the spotted fever patients sank into comas. Near- ly one-fourth of the victims died. In all, 93 cases from the six States were placed in this group. The endemic typhus cases for the most parg were sporadic and widely sep- arated. ‘The spotted fever type of cases were grouped in areas from 5 to 20 miles in diameter. This area distribu- tion also is characteristic of the dis- ease in the Rocky Mountains. In the spotted fever group a definite history of tick bite within three weeks prior to the onset was obtained in 48 per cent of the cases. Six per cent of the victims remembered crushing fleas removed from dogs. Sixteen per cent bad been bitten by chiggers, bedbugs and various unidentified insects. The seasonal distribution corresponded with the duration of the tick season and roughly with the relative prevalance of ticks, ‘Thus far, however, the Public Health investigators were only on the trail. The convincing evidence for the diag- nosis was obtained by securing three strains of the virus from three cases which showed the spotted fever symp- toms, in Northern Virginia, and by keeping these strains alive in guinea pigs. Tested out on guinea pigs, mon- keys and rabbits, these virus strains did not give the same reactions as either endemic or Old World typhus strain, Like Montana Virus. ‘There was a closer correspondence with the spotted fever virus obtained from the Bitterroot Valley in Montana. The reactions of the guinea pigs to the latter, however, were considerably more severe, The Virginia virus strains did not produce as high a death rate, nor did they show some of the charac- teristic signs. - The differences were so marked that it was evident that the Virginia strain was not identical with the Bitterroot Valley strain, although probably of the same family. Further evidence was secured from cross immunization. Guinea pigs re- covered from the Virginia virus in- noculations were immune to the Bitter- root Valley virus, No immunity was established to tphus. The evidence on the whole was so convincing that the National Institute announced that the Virginia strains “are apparently closely related to or identical with Rocky Mountain spotted fever.” How the spotted fever virus came into the East and the identity of its carry- ing agent remain mysteries. But a hint of what might be expected was con- tained in the last annual report of the surgeon general. ‘The range of the spotted fever tick for years has been spreading out very slowly into the east- ern foothills of the Rockles. It is very closely related to the common dog tick. Only an expert can distinguish the two. Dog Tick Suspected. Now the dog tick is universal over the Eastern and Central United States. Strangely enough, its range stops abruptly, due to some subtle environ- mental effect, at these same foothills. Dogs in the mountains are not infested by ticks. But it was only a question of time before the ranges of the two ticks would cross each other. Laboratory experiments had shown that the spotted fever virus could be taken over and carried by the dog tick. They way was open for the spotted fever virus to come into the East, but it was thought that this would require a long time. It has come, apparently jumping all the Middle West, with startling sud- denness, if the virus strains found in Virginia are derlved from the Rocky Mountain type. There is no certainty that they may not be of independent origin Through the very nature of its trans- mission, spotted fever is a disease of the countryside, It is not transmissible from human to human, but is con- tracted only from the bite of a tick. This tick spends the first part of its life cycle on rodents, such as rabbits and ground squirrels, in whose blood the virus remains alive. From these it falls on vegetation only from which, in order to keep alive, it gets on the bodies of the larger mam- mals, including man. Man is not a favorite host, but is always in danger of getting the ticks on his body when pass- ing through vegetation. The virus does not cause sickness in animals other than man. A somewhat similar life cycle probably is gone through by the dog tick, of which little is known. The study which resulted in the dis- covery of the spotted fever invasion was conducted by Asst. Surgs. F. F. Badger and A, S. Rumreich and Surg. R. E. Dyer of the United States Public Health Service. DISTRICT MAN HURT IN TRAIN COLLISION James E. Vanscant Not Badly In- jured—Fireman Killed in Wreck Near La Crosse, Wis. LA CROSSE, Wis., February 28 (/). — The fireman of a Milwaukee Road passenger train was killed and several passefigers were reported injured today when a_Milwaukee Road train collided with a Chicago, Minneapolis and Omaha line train near Camp Douglas. Among _the injured are: James E. Vascant, Washington, D. C. Miss Barr, Baker, Mont. Miss Goldberg Melbourne, St. Louis. J. Sabin, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sadie Schomberg, Portland, Oreg. R. H. Pahlums, Fort Wayne, Ind. Milwaukee rcad officials said the pas- sengers were only slightly hurt. The accident occurred about 4 am. as the crack Olympian of the Milwaukee road was nearing the end of its run from Seattle, Wash. The other train was No. 515, bound from Chicago to duced her to leave him and to take | Minneapolis. Milwaukee road officials said the wife he was threatened | engine, tender and four baggage, ex- At- ' press, mail derailed. and puamle':4 coaches were The engine and express car of 515 also went in the ditch. Besiege Bureau for Bonus Loans '_ MORE THAN THOUSAND LINE UP EARLY FOR COMPENSATION PAYMENTS AFTER CONGRESS VOTE. LONG LINES FORMED BY LOANSEEKERS Bonus March Reaches Large! Proportions, With Plenty of Cash on Hand. (Continued From First Page.) Sixteenth street in front of the La Fayette Hotel at 10 o'clock. Many veterans were in line early this morning in addition to the hitch-hiker from California. It was & rather serious crowd. The old jocularity of pay day in the Army seemed to be somewhat missing, al- though there was a little joshing now and then. The veterans Were rot £o much concerned with reminiscences of their fighting days in France as they were with the question of how much money they could get. The biggest question of all, however, was “When do we get 1t?2” The answer to this big question cou'd be offered by no one. But Veterans' Bureau officials pledged the fullest co- operation of the well prepared machin- ery to get the checks as soon as it was humanly possible. The first check was mailed yesterday afternoon by Col. George E. Ijams, director of the Veterans' Bureau, and 700 more checks which had previously been prepared and early applications were dropped into the mail bag im- mediately. During the afternoon about 300 more cases were wound up and checks put in the mail, Although President Hoover had vetoed the bonus bill, he announced last night everything would be done to facilitate carrying out the law. He requested| Gen. Frank T. Hines, administrator of veterans' affairs, to give priority to vet- erans in need, and plans for doing this were in preparation. Urges Necessary Loans Only. Gen. Hines in & radio message last night called upon the veterans to let those most in need submit their appli- catlons first. not to borrow unless necessary, point- ing out that loans cut into the certif- cate’s value as paid up endowment policies. The new bonus law involves & po- tential outlay of about $1,700,000,000. If, however, only the needy vetcrans apply for the bonus, it is estimated by President Hoover that the drain on the Treasury might be limited to only 10 per cent of this total. “The recent survey of the larger citles shows, in the opinion of the adminis- trator of veterans' affairs,” sald Mr. Hoover, “that about 6 per cent of the | total number of veterans in Industrial | He also urged veterans bitterly fought legislative battle. lacki line_when he arrived at the building |C. W. M. Running Wolf, Mascalero, | early arrival. - at 11 o'clock last night. Lower left: N. Mex.,, a Mescalero Indian, another —Star Staff Photos. TWOUNDER ARREST NGORDON KILLING |New York Vice Graft Witness’ Diary Gives Names of Men She Feared. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, February 28.—Two men were in jail and the arrival of a third from Bermuda was awaited today as au- | thorities sought the slayers of Vivian | Gordon, prospective witness in & vice graft inquiry who left a diary. | After examination before a Bronx |grand jury, John A. Radeloff, Miss | Gordon’s attorney, and Sam Cohen, ex- convict, were held in $50,000 bail each |as material witnesses, on the demand | of District Attorney Charles McLaugh- lin. Both were mentioned in her diary | as men she feared. Girl Charges Framing. Patrolman Andrew J. McLaughlin, who made the arrest that sent Miss | Gordon to Bedford Reformatory in 1923 centers are now receiving support from (O & Vice charge, has been on & vaca- the local unemployment and other relief | tion. In letters to her ex-husband and committees. This bill of the burdens now being carricd b these committees, but as the amount possible for many veterans to borrow under the bill is so small, it is urgently necessary that the local committee sbal continue their service to many veterans.” Many questions still appear to be tising in vet'rans' minds as to how the loans are figured. For the benefit of those stijl in doubt, the situation is described briefly as follows: A veteran may borrow up to 50 per cent of the total face valu: of his ad- justed service certificate, which is the jarge green and gold paper looking somewhat like 8 Government bond or life insurance policy. Includes Previous Loans. This 50 per cent, however, must in- clude all previous loans which the veteran may have made, either from & bank or from the Vetrans’ Bureau. If a veteran for instance has bor- rowed 10 per cent of the face value | in the past, he can now borrow only what is left of the 50 per cent. In figuring this out, the Veterans Bureau deducts from the 50 per cent not only the principal of the previous loan, but also the interest. It is necessary for the veteran tq know where his certificate is. If he has made a previous loan, his certifi- cate will be held as security, and he will have a so-called pink slip show- | ing the amount of the loan and where, | his certificate is. If he borrowed from a bank and failed to repay the bank, it is likely that the bank, when the loan fell due, turned his certificate over | to tne Veterans Bureau, which reim- bursed the bank. In that case, to make an additional loan the veteran should apply at the Vermont avenue entrance of the Vet~ erans’ Bureau. If, however, the veteran finds that his | certificate is 'still in the hands of the | bank he should apply at the bank. If a veteran had borrowed money through the regional office of the Veterans' Bu- reau at 1540 I street he should come | back to that same place for his addi- tional loan. If a veteran has never borrowed money before on his certificate he should go_preferably to the Vermont avenue entrance, but he could also go to the I street entrance. Many Plan to Pay Debts. Many of the veterans in line today said they were going to use part of the money they got to pay off debts. One said he was going to make a payment on a home. Many had doctors’, hospital and grocery bills and other kinds of obligations to meet. By 11 o'clock, a significant feature of the applications was said by officials to be the fact that out of all the throngs applying at the central office today there had been only 78 requests of several hundred for new and original loans. This figure of 78 was ccnsidered low by Veterans' Bureau officials, who sald they thought it was a good sign. They had expected there would be more original loans in the first big rush. The rate charged by the new law is 413 r cent. This is lower than the old jaw, which allows a percentage of 2 redisco ¢ill relieve some | to graft investigators, Miss Gordon ac- cused McLaughlin of framing her. Irving Ben Cooper, counsel in the Magistrates Courts’ inquiry, said Miss Gordon already had made charges in an interview with him and was seex- ing proof when she was strangled and dumped from an automobile in Van Cortlandt Park. She accused her for- mer husband, E. C. Bischoff, who is a deputy United States marshal, and Mc- Laughlin of conspiring to imprison her in order to obtain custody of her daughter Benita. Her diary showed that she valued her assets January 1 at about $30,000, garnered from a variety of mysterious sources. Much of the diary has been withheld by authorities. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise issued a state- | ment invoking the citizenry to form a vigilance committee to challenge those “who threaten to make New York the meanest and foulest of cities.” “This 15 not so much the murder of a woman,” he said, “as notice served by criminals and gangsters inside and out- side of the Police Department, on and off the magistrates' bench, that inquiry into and exposure of all organized crim- inality will meet with swift and awful punishment.” “Talked Too Much.” The New York American today print- ed a letter indicating that Vivian was slain because she “talked too much.” The letter, addressed to “Mrs. Venida Bischoff,” her legal name, was found in Van Cortland Park, near where her body was found, the paper said, and was made public by District Atforney Charles McLaughlin. 1t was quoted thus: “Get this, dame: “If you don’t keep your mouth shut you won't have to. There are ways of fixing people who talk too much. This is -the only wamning we're going to give you. “You know who— “M Penmanship and oddities of spelling will be checked against letters found in her apartment, the district attomey sald. The writer wrote “moth” for “mouth” and dispensed with apos- trophes in colloquial verbs. BAND CONCERT. By the United, States Soldiers’ Home Band this evening at Stanley Hall al 5:30 o'clock; John S. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. March, “The Skating Trot”...Stagliano Overture, “The Meistersinger von Berlin” .... cacesens ..Lincke Spanish suite, “La Fete de Sevilla,” ‘Tavan ierra Morena,” “Jeta," ‘Marches des Tore- “Bolero, “Sevillianos,” adors.” Excerpts from musical comedy, “Sweet Adeline” ... .. Ker Pizzicato Love and Laughter” . ++...Cobl Waltz sulte, North " Star,” e Valdteitfel the P Finale, “Scattering of Roses, Ring and Hager “The Star Spangled Banner.” . Construction of 43,670 houses at a ‘The r cent above the ras of unt B;mmummem cost of $105,000,000 is being considered by London County officials, RITES CONDUCTED FOR MRS, STEVENS Descendant of EarJy Mary- land Governors Is Buried in Arlington Cemetery. Mrs. Sarah Goldsborough Magruder Stevens, widow of Maj. Plerre Stevens, U. 8. A, who was buried at Arlington | National Cemetery Wednesday, was the descendant of three of the early Gov-~ | ernors of Maryland aud many other founders of the State of Maryland, none of her ancestors coming to this country later than 1700. One of her ancestors, Col. Ninean Beall, was the founder of Georgetown, naming it for his son and son-in-law, George Gordon. The boulder in the yard of old St. John's Episcopal Church at Georgetown memorializes this found- ing. Col. Beall was also commander- {in-chief of the Maryland Colonial | Forces. Oldest Nearby House. Dumblain, the Magruder place in Prince Georges County, founded by another of her ancestors, is the oldest house standing in the vicinity of Wash- ington. Mrs. Stevens was educated in Dr. Hutton’s School in Montgomery County, Md., and in 1858 was married to the late Maj. Stevens, son of Rear Admiral Thomas Holdup Stevens II and last of a naval family whose service to the country was continuous for 110 years. Maj. Stevens’ grandfather, Commodore ‘Thomas Holdup Stevens I, died in com- mand of the Washington Navy Yard. Mrs. Stevens lived in Washington and nearby Maryland until the Spanish War, when Maj. Stevens entered the | Army. Subsequently she traveled ex- | tensively with her husband and lived in many parts of the United States and its possessions. Returned Here in 1919, Following the death of Maj. Stevens in 1919 and the marriage of her only daughter, Mrs. Stevens returned to Washington to live. She is survived by a sister, Mrs. Phillip Dandridge Laird; a daughter, Mrs. Frederick C. Hicks, widow of Representative Frederick C. Hicks of Long Island, N, Y., was was alien property custodian at’ the time of his th; a step-granddaughter, Mrs. Paul B. Kelly of Honolulu, and a | grandson, Frederick Stevens Hicks. Services were held at the home in Georgetown Wednesday afternoon, in charge of Rev. F. Bland Tucker, rector of old St. John’s Church, Georgetown. Interment was in the family plot at Arllnfwn National Cemetery. Pallbearers were Senator Phillips Lee Goldsborough of Maryland, Dr. Robert S. Beale, Anthony Addison, John W. | Davidge, Frederick M. Bradley and Capt. Henry T, Allen. . 'QUIZ OF VICE SQUAD IS UPHELD BY JUDGE Inquiry Grows After New York Policeman, With $83,000 in Bank, Protested. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, February 28.—Upheld in Its Tight to question vice squad police- men concerning their bank accounts, the magistrates’ courts inquiry went forward with renewed vigor today. Supreme Court Justice Alfred H. Townley yesterday ruled that Referee Samuel Seabury was entitled to extend his inquiry into the financial affairs of witnesses and denied a writ of prohibi- tion sought by Patrolman Charles A. Wund. Wund was shown to have banked $83,000 in five years on the vice squad. Herman Falk, the policeman’s attor- ney, argued that the inquiry was purely “a fishing expedition” and that Referee Seabury was going beyond his authority as a court investigator to pry into the “personal affairs” of vice squad pased- his decision in urice Connolly, borough presid of Queens, was convicted of complicity in the ICAPONE'S POWER BELIEVED BROKEN Jail Sentence for Contempf - Places Gangster in Fighting Mood. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, February 33.—A begine ning of the end of the grip of power in Chicago of “Scarface Al” Capone, the internationally notorious gangster chief, 'was seen today by Federal officials, they said, in the six-month jail sentence imposed upon him in Federal Court. Toppled suddenly from his throne of apparent Immunity by Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson, who found him gullty of contempt of court for failing to respond to a grand jury summons in 1929, Capone was pictured by Governe ment officers as losing ground because his reputation for immunity from pun- ishment in the “Windy City” appeared to be broken. Capone in Fighting Mood. But Capone, although apparently stunned by the length of his sentence, was in a fighting mood today, with his hope pinned in a 30-day stay of exe- cution and an appeal by his attorneys to the Circuit Court of A . Mean- while he was free under a $5,000 bond, which will have to be ren: in Ped. eral Court Monday. Having failed to convince Judge Wil- kerson of the truth of his story that he was too ill to come up from his Florida home in the Winter of 1929 to appear before the grand jury which was in- vestigating incomes, Capone, long known as the “big fellow” of the - ster business, faced not only the on_the lpgetl. but an_appearance in Criminal Court next Wednesday for er scandal. In that Wnstance the courts held that examina@om of his accounts was pertine: decide a conspiracy existed. vagrancy. Glad to Try Gangster. “I shall be glad to try Capone for vagrancy,” said Harry Ditchburne, as- sistant State’s attorney. “He has had no legitimate occupation for years.” ‘The sentencing of Capone—an um- precedented actiont in Chicago—was but one of many ‘developments that came thick and fast in gangland ecircles. ‘Tony “Mopes” Volpe, reputed to be his chief lieutenant, was ordered deported to Italy by the Department of Labor at Washington. Almost simultaneously T was a rather needy-appearing line of war veterans, for the most part, that | Judge Joseph Sabath announced the packed the sidewalks in front of the Veterans’ Bureau early today seeking |trial of Leo V. Brothers, St. Louis, ac- loans on compensation certificates, made immediately available by the act|cused of slaying Alfred Lingle, Tribune of the House and Senate in overriding the veto of President Hoover in the | reporter and friend of Capone, would In the crowd tcday were many applicants | be postpone ng overcoats and otherwise appearing in need of funds. Those in the early morning line passing slowly into the bureau are seen in | White's second /trial for the murder of the upper picture, while below at the right is seen a snapshot of Jack Faey of [a policeman. Los Angeles, who hitch-hiked to Washington, winning first place in today’s ed next Tuesday to make way for the trial of Willlam “Three-fi: e Vietory for U. §. Attorney. ‘While the Capone sentence brought gloom to “Scarface AL” it was just an- other victory in the 1.000 per cent rec- ord of United States Attorney George E. Q. Johnson, in prosecuting Capone gangsters. His victories included the sentencing of Al's brother, Ralph, to three years; the imprisonment of Frank Nitty, known as “the enforcer” for 18 months; the conviction of Jack Gusick and the indictment of Sam Gusick, all tu;(lnw;ne }t;nx eéuiom to 1 % and when Capone goes will not be a new experience for him 8s he was held for almost & year in Pennsylvania for carrying a concealed weapon in 1929. Neither will there be any glory for him in the Cook County (Chicago) Jall, if Sheriff Willlam D. Meyering has his wa “He will be treated,” said the sheriff, “just like any other prisoner.” RITES FOR SAMUEL HILL | Ashes of “Friend of Kings” to Be Placed Near Columbia River. PORTLAND, Oreg., Fel 28 (7). — On a promontory overlooking the Co- lumbia River, which he loved, will be placed an urn containing the remains el Hill, “the friend of kings.” The body of the well known builder %hwnys and railroads was taken to Seattle last night, where funeral serv- ices will be*held. He died here Thurs- day night after an iliness of 18 days &t the age of 74. ‘The ashes will be placed in Mary Hill Castle Hill's international museum, lo- cated on a barren wild hill above the Columbia. MEXICAN' BANDITS TAKEN Four Are Jailed and Others Routed After Attacks on Tourists. MEXICO CITY, February 28 (#).—A police detachment today brought to the capital four members of a bandit which, over a period of years, has n assaulting mountain climbers on the slopes of the Volcano Iztacihuatl. The bandits were caught after a brief skirmish on the mountain side, They have been jailed pending trial. Sotero Garcia, leader of the band, escaped with half a dozen followers. . Fifty trains running in the north of France have schedules calling for an average speed of 56 miles an 3 INCOME TAX FACTS, No. 27. ‘Taxes on personal property and real estate, business or residen- tial, paid during the taxable year 1930 are deductible from gross income. However, so-called taxes on local benefits, such as the construction of a sewer, side- walk, street paving, drainage, and similar improvements, the cost of which tends to add to the value of the property assessed and the benefit of which accrues to a limited number of property owners, are not deductible. Taxes paid by a tenant to or for a land- lord for business property are deductible by the tenant as rent and constitute taxable income to the landlord. Taxes paid by a tenant to or for a landlord for property occupied ‘by the tenant as a residence are not deductible, since they are a personal living expense. The Federal income tax may not be deducted. However, in- come taxes paid upon the in- comes of individuals to States may be deducted by an individual on his Federal income tax re- turn. The deduction of estate and inheritance taxes is confined to the state. Admission taxes are deductible, but the taxpayer must show that account has been kept sof the amount paid. Taxes on club dues are deductible by the member paying them. Stamp taxes on the issue of bonds, stocks, passage tickets and playing cards may be deducted either as business expenses or taxes, but if deducted under one heading they may not again be claimed under another, Import or tariff duties paid in the operation of a business are deductible, provided they are not added to or made a part of the merchandise with respect to which they are pald. Customs duties on articles impofted by a person for his own use are de- ductible. License fees exacted by a State or city upon certain businesses are deductible as taxes. Auto- mobile license fees are ordi~ tible,