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WAR ON GANGSTERS SHOWING RESULTS Ghiéago Gets Action Against 28 Public Enemies Dur- ing Past Year. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. CHICAGO, March 14.—The forces of the law, prodded into action by public opinion, rapidly are winning their bat- tle with the 28 important gangsters described by the Chicago Crime Com- mission as a “continuing menace to the peace and dignity of the commu- nity.” _Bince May, 1930, crime-fighting #gencies have directed their attention to these “public enemics.” The record now convinces Henry Barrett Cham- berlin, operating director of the Crime Commission, that the organized under- ‘world can be licked. The plain facts today disclose more graphically than any rhetoric what has occurred in Chicago, the first large fo recognize the power of organ- eriminals and to set out to break it. One Year's Results. ‘What has happened in the course of one year to these notorious “28” is dis- closed in the following tabulation: 1. Alphonse Capone, gang czar, under six months’ sentence for contempt of Federal Court, indicted for vagrancy, facing indictment for income tax law violation. 2. Tony “Mops” Volpe, Capone lieu- fenant, ordered deported by the Depart- ment of Labor. 3. Ralph - Capone, older brother of Al Capone, under three-year sentence to Fort Leavenwowth for violating in- come tax laws, awalting trial for va- grancy, facing contempt for violation of = liquor law injunction. 4. Frank Rio, Capone bodyguard, awaiting trial for cy. 5. Jack McGurn, Capone machine gunner, awaiting trial for gun-toting. 6. James Belcastro, wounded by gang assailants, citizenship papers revoked, awaiting trial for vagrancy. 7. "Rocco Fannelli, facing trial for vagrancy. 8. Lawrence Mangano, facing trial for vagrancy. Two Moran Men Killed. 9. Jack Zuta. Moran gang leader, kfl{ed by gangste 0. Jake Guzik, under five years’ sen- teride to Leavenworth for income tax law violations. 11. Frank Diamond, Capone gunman, indicted for gun-toting. “12. George “Bugs” Moran, acquitted of ‘vagrancy, but licked by Capone and out:- of the city. 13. Joe Aiello, Moran leader, killed by gangsters. 14. Edward “Spike” O'Donnell, free lance, facing trial for vagrancy. I5. Joe Saltis. acquitted of vagrancy, moved out of city. 16; Frank McErlane, indicted for cy. ° 17. Vincent McEriane, indicted for rancy. 8. William Niemoth, serving 10 years in Maryland Penitentiary for robbery. 19. Danny Stanton, in jail, ordered to Wisconsin for murder of Jazk Zuta. indicted for 20. Myles O'Donnell, vagrancy. 21. Frank Lake, beer baron, pleaded gullty to income tax violation. Sen- tence dependent on appeal in Capone income tax ecase. Can See End of Reign. 22. Terry Druggan, beer baron, under cff et one year sentence for contempt of the ' dling Municipal Court; pleaded guilty to in- &m fl?.axt hw&h tion, wl:h sentence ndent on Capone appeal. 3. William O'Dennell, fugitive on a burglary warrant. 24. George “Red” Barker, labor racketeer and Capone agent, returned to frlson for violation of parole, 5. William “Three Finger Jack” ‘White, Capcne gunman, on trial for 26. Joseph Genero, indicted TET M disappeared, and ; ongoven, an believed murdered. 28. James “Fur” Sammons, returned to prison to serve out murder sentence. “We very definitely can see an end to the power of these organized hood- lums,” said Mr. Chamberlin, who for 13 years has directed the crimi mission. for e com- ““Another year and .Chicago will be 7id of the men who have done most % give its name a bad reputation the werld over. An aroused public has demonstrated that it can get Tesults when insistent.” ARMY BAND WILL OPEN EASTER SUNRISE RITES Bervices to Be Held in Morning at Walter Reed Hospital by 600 Workers. Ushered in by a program of sacred music by the United States Army Band, Easter sunrise services in the natural amphitheater overlooking the formal gardens at Walter Reed General Hos- pital will be held Easter Sunday, April 5, it was announced yesterday by Chap- lain R. Earl Boyd, U. 8. Army chaplain on duty at the hospital. Patlents and personnel 6f the Army hospital will Joln visitors in commemorating the resurrection. An imposing feature of the service will be the great “living cross,” com- posed of 600 workers of the various de- partments of the hospital arranged as a symbolic expression of sacrifice and service. EINSTEIN FOE TO SPEND LIFE OPPOSING THEORY Case Professor Says He Will Renew Experiments on Ether Drift Next Month. By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, March 14—Prof. Day- ton C. Miller, who has won the atten- tion of science by his challenge of the Einstein theory, will spend the “next 65 years” working on new evidence differ- ing with the views of the famous Ger- man. S0 he announced as he celebrated his sixty-fifth birthday anniversary yes- terday by going to work as usual Case School of Applied Science, where be has headed the physics department for more than 30 years. Ie said he would renew his experiments on ether drift again next month. “Einstein has been getting a lot writ ten about him lately, but there's still angther side of the story,” he sald. Aside from his ether drift experiments be will spend his time at what he calls his play—the_collection and study of &Jem. He has more than 1,100 of em. ———e TRATERNITY HONORS TWO Senator Tydings and Representa- tive Estep Honorary Members. AHonorary memberships will be be- stowed upon Senator Tydings of Mary- Jand and Representative Estep of Penn- sylvania Friday at a meeu:f of the Phi. Alpha Delta Legal Praternity in the local chapter house. e e S e by Allan T. o 3 nattonal at | d | My Experiences in the World War T HE SUNDAY- BY GEN. JOHN J. PERSHING, Commander in Chief of the American Expeditionary Forces. Foch Is Given Ultimatum That American Units Must Not Be Sent to Allied Commands. 'MARSHAL FINALLY MAKES AGREEMENT Meuse-Argonne Front Is at Last Assigned to A. E. F. With Its Own Officers in Charge. CHAPTER LXIIL ECAUSE of its mportance the | B principal points of my formal | shal reply August 31, 1918, to Mar- | Foch, who sought at the | last Mihiel offensive minute before to put troops under the command of the French, are given below: “I ean no longer agree to any plan which involves a dispersion of our units. This is a matter whose importance is such as to demand very frank discus- sion. Briefly, American officers and | soldiers alike are, alter one experience, | a0 longer willing to be incorporated in | other armies, even though such incor- | poration be by larger units. The older | American divisions have encountered so | much difficulty in their service with the | French and British that it is inadvisable | to consider the return of such divisions to Prench or British control. The same is true of our corps staffs, “It has been said that the American Army is a fiction and that it cannot now be actually formed because it lacks artillery and services. Unfortunately this lack of evidence. But our shortages in this respect are due to the fact that America brought over infantry and ‘machine gunners to the virtual exclu- sion of the services and auxiliaries. Reminded of Premise. “Permit me also to recall that when this decision was made there was| coupled with it a promise that the allies | would undertake to provide the neces- sary services and auxiliaries, and that | you yourself have repeatedly guaran- | teed the formation cf a real Amerk Army, It seems u)‘:xe that 1&,\1 {!l‘: more appropriate at the present for allies temporarily to furnish the Amer- ican Army with the services and auxili- aries it needs than for the allies to ex- pect further delay in the formation of an American Army. “I am writing faithfully my own ideas, which are those not cnly of every American officer and 'soldier, but also of my Governmént * * * “Since our arrival-in France our plans, not only with the -consent, but at the initiative of the French authori- ties. have been based .on the organiza- tion of the American Army on'the front §t. Mihiel-Belfort. Al our depots, hospitals, training areas and other in- stallations are located with reference to this front, and a change of these plans cannot be easily made. For in- stance, ‘the care cf our wounded must be foreseen. We have already had very ve difficulty and no little' dissatis- fic‘um in thcse of our divisions serving under conditions which made us de- penident on the French for. the han- and care of our, sick #nd wounded. “With- teference to' the objective - to be considered in thé St. Mihiel opéra- tion, I agree, of course, with you, that an advance to the line Thiacourt- Vigneulles would accomplish the pri- mary result sougtt by the operation. I think, however, that it is advisable, even in limiting the result sought, to make the attack north of Les Eparges, at least as a secondary operation. Enemy May Know Plan. “Unfortunately both the Prench and Americans have talked, and it now certain the enemy is aware of the approaching attack. Neverthless, I be- lieve the attack should be made, and that decision as to the extent to which any success should be exploited should be reserved. To do this it seems es- sential that T should hold available all the divisions I em now concentrating for the St. Mihiel operation. “The number of American divisions avallable immediately aftér the attack cannot, of course, be foretold with any certainty. However, it would appear entirely impracticable to carry out the St. Mihiel operation and to assemble the 12 to 16 American divisions for an attack in the direction of Mesieres be- tween the 15th and 20th of September. In fact, it would be necessary to begin at once the movements preliminary to the assembly of the 12 or 16 divisions contemplated by your note. “It is improbable that any of the divisions actually engaged in the St. Mihiel operation d be withdrawn and gotten into position for the Mezieres operation by September 20. Then, too, the second line divisions which will not beccme involved even in the limited attack can hardly exceed six. and these could not be the most experiencea divisions. “Assuming, however, that six of the divisions from _the St. Mihiel opera- tion would be available, we should still | have to find 6 to 10 divisions to make up the 12 to 16 divisions your note contemplates for employment in the Mezieres operation, and we must seek these divisions elsewhere. * * * Strategy Up to Foch. “It seems apperent to me tbat is im- St. Mihiel operation and yet assemble 12 o MAmericp:n divisions, suitable for un- | dertaking an offensive, by September 15 or 20. It therefore follows that the St. Mthiel operation must be abandoned or that the Mezieres operation must be postponed if 12 to 16 American divisions are to participate in the latter opera- tion. Moreover, if the St. Mihiel opera- tion 18 carried out it is only after its completion that it would be practicable to fix a date upon which it would be possible to have avallable 12 to 16 American divisions fit for a powerful oflensive. “In your capacity as allied com- mander-in-chief it is your province to decide as to the strategy of operations, and I sbide by your decisions. “Pinally, however, there is one thing that must not be done, and that is to isperse the American forces amoni the allied armies; the danger of destroying by such dispersion the fine morale of the American soldier is too great, to say nothing of the results to be obtained by using the American Army as a whole. “If you decide to utilize American forces In attacking in the direction of i g e S, tl compl 8 my supp - lz::u‘ and the care of sick and wounded, byt I do insist that the American Army must be employed as a whole, either east of the Argonne or west of the Argonne, and not four or five divisions here and six or seven there.” In my letter I also brought out the possibility that the -American Army carry out the St. Mihlel attack and immediately thereafter attack in in the vieinity of Belfort or Luneville, the entire sector from St. Mihiel to the Swiss border being eventually turned over to us It was my idea that once the Bt. Mihiel front was under our coutrol we should attack either to the northeast or to the east. . fim::é-nn'l?m“fl,u that the limited St. . The point first to be ther the attack face of the practicable to carry out even the limited | g, Romange Cemetery, where many American soldiers rest in France. When this photograph was taken German prisoners el were at work in the cemetery. American artillery moving up to the front. 4% s or four American divisions, with five or six Prench divisions on their left, were to make this assault, while the prin- cipal blow was being struck by a wholly American force against the southern face. The newly proposed operations on the Alsne would prevent the partici- pation of the six French divisions and at _least two of the American divisions. In contending that an attack on the western face would be necess: to give us the maximum benefit from the effort to be made north of Toul, I proposed that there should be at least seven divisions in the first line of the attack on the southern face and two in re- serve, with one or two divisions attack- ing from the west. Opening & map on which he had sketched a project for this same attack, Petain showed exaetly the same dispo- sitions and number of divisions which I had planned in an independent study. It was his opinion and my oyn'that once Marshal Foch had determined the strategical use of an army by prescrib- ing the direction and extent of its em- ployment the detalls were solely the province of the commander-in-chief of the army concerned, and that Foch had nothing further to da with it. We considered thé question of putting the American Army astride the Aisne as proposed by the marshal. A glance at the map showed the difficulty of work- ing up the Valley of the Aisne, as the heights of the lefi bank dominated those on the right, while deep ravines and. projecting ridges offered serious obstacles. ‘The main objection to Foch's scheme, however, was that the American Army would be separated into two parts, with e French army bstween them. Petain was decidedly of my opinion that this should not be done, and that as the American Army was now in the Woevre it should continue to hold that sector and expand from there. Suggested Metz Movement. We agreed that beginning with the Moselle, its then eastern flank, the American front could gradually be ex- tended to the west as the forces in- creased. In retaining its position in the Woevre, it would, in fact, be possible to extend in either or Loth directions. We concluded that eventually the American First Army might extend to Douaumont, the Second to the Suippas and the Third to Rheims, relieving the French Second Army and then the Fourth. Petain thought the Americans would later de- liver the final blow along the Meuse, Refe to Metz, I expressed the view that it would have a tremendou moral and material effect on Germany if the allies should advance in that di- | rection. Petain considered that it could | not well be undertaken until after we had straightened out the line along the Meuse. He did not a with the marshal, who thought all could be set- tled on the left of th: line. I referred to dependence of Gerriany on the mines in that region, and pointed out how Jealously guarded it we s by the Germans. After some further discussion Petain definitely proposed thut he transfer to )¢ Americans the wh-le of the front from the Moselle River to the Argonne Forest, exactly what I had suggested to Foch the day before. If we should at- tack between th: Mouse and the Argonne, Petain thought all that could be done before Winter would be to take Montfaucon, and stated that we eould not contemplate the attack to the west of the Meuse until the St. Mihiel salient had been reduced. My chief of staff, Gen. McAndrew, and chief of operations, Fox Conner, were sent to confer with Weygand Sep- tember 1 and returned fo Ligny-en- Barrois with word that Marshal Foch desired to see Gen. Petain and me the following day. Motoring to Petain’s headquarters with Boyd and de Marenches, we found McAndrew and Conner had preceded us, and after lunch we went to Bombon. The others present at the conferences were Marshal Foch and his immediate staff, Gen. Petain with Gen. Buat, his chief of staff, and Cols. Dufeux and Payot. ‘Would Accept Decision. As a result of the several conversa- tions that had taken glm since August 30 it seemed more than probable that all differences would be settled. When we met there was little of the atmos- here of the meeting at my headqua: s three days before. Opening the conference Foch referred to the note he had handed me August 30, and to my reply and asked my observations. Stating my attitude on &he desirability of urr'ylnz out_ vigorous offensives to the fullest possible extent, I explained that if it should be deemed necessary to abandon the St. Mihiel project in order to begin the larger offensive which was understood to be west of the Meuse, I would abide by his decision. Taking up the first part of my reply, Marshal Poch said that if he under- stood me correctly I wished to postpone the St. Mihiel operation and concen- trate entirely upon operations west of the Meuse. I explained that this was , but that to of the, Meuse be- 5 and he had it we tember 1! would be three | were to conduct the St. offensive on the 10th, unless we could have plenty of transportation. 'was considerable sparring, it was agreed the American Army should operate as a unit under its own commander on the Meuse-Argonne front. with which the French tacitly con- curred, no other allied troops had the morale or the offensive spirit to over- come the difficulties to be met in the Meuse-Argonne sector. | for the operation should be postponed 80 we could first carry out the limited | attack at St. Mihiel. We finally reached | the definite understanding that after St. Mihiel our First Army should pre- | f.-re to begin this second offensive not ter than September 25. Gigantic Task. ‘The French Fourth Army was to ad- vance at the same time west of the | Argonne. The line from the Moselle to | the Argonne, 80 miles long, was to be | under my command and was to include | certain French divisions to be left in | the sector. The details of boundaries | between the Prench and American sec- tors were to be settled by Gen. Petain and myself. Our commitments now represented a gigantic task, involving the execution of the T operation against the St. Mihiel salient and the transfer of eer. tain troops employed in that battle, to- gether with many others, to a new front, and the initiation of the second battle in the brief space of two weeks. Plans for this second concentration contemplated the movement of some | 500,000 men and 2,700 guns, more than half of which would have to be trans- | ferred from the battlefield of St. Mihiel | by three roads, almost entirely during | the hours of darkness. In other words, |we had undertaken to launch with practically the same army within the next 24 days two great attacks on bat- tlefields 60 miles apart. Each of the allied armies already oc- cupled its own front, and the neces- |sary installations, more complicated than the public utility services of a | great city, were already established. We | were confronted with™ the problem of taking over a mew portion of the line | ?nd had to put in many new installa- | tions, No Parallel In History. The time was very short. ‘A million tons of supplies and munitions had to be transported to the Meuse-Argonne front before the attack. As nearly all our truck transportation was involved | at this time in connection with the | St. Mihiel operation, only a limited | amount was then aviaiable for use in preparing for the second attack. ‘When viewed as a whole, it is believed that nuwri gives no parallel of such an undertaking with so large an army. | At that moment it could not be said | that my staff in the First Army was perfect, although it had already done exceedingly well so far and was being rapidly whipped into shape under the able direction of Col. H. A. Drum, Pirst | Army chief of staff, and by his prinei- pal assistants. The staffs of two of the four army corps had already gained Emnuble experience, but the others ad only fecently been organized. It was only my absolute faith in the en- ergy and resourcefulness of our officers of both staff and line and the resolute and aggressive courage of our soldiers | that permitted me to accept such a | prodigious undertaking. It was a relief to have a decision. While certain changes were necessary in plans already under way, the limit- ing of the St.”Mihiel operation made the preliminaries for it somewhat easier to complete. In spite of this, | the additional burden on my First| Army staff was so great that I at once assigned several officers from G. H. Q. to assist. Immediate instructions were | ‘uts.u;d to carry out the amended pro- My diary has this notation: “Ligny-en-Barrols, Priday, September 6, 1918. Lord Reading calied on me in Paris Tuesday to discuss shipping. He also presented the advantages of having the American Army near the British. “Gen. Diaz came to request American divisions. Reports indicate President urging economic and political pressure against Germany by Scandanavian cm;n!ll!.l,"d"‘m“-| n my on of shipping with Lord the increase of British In the ensuing discussion, while there | In my opinion, | Marshal Foch concluded that the date | tonnage for our use seemed to hinge on the allotment of a iter propor- tion of our troops for service with | armies. He advocated having the Amer- ican Army near theirs, especially main- taining that our supply and equipment would really be facilitated, all of which |was a tition of arguments other | British officials had advanced. But the question as to the employment of our troops as an army was settled. Lord Reading’s engaging personality made it interesting to talk with him, | even though we were on different sides of the question, he as an advocate with- | out, Enrtlcu]nr conviction and I en- trenched behind the soundness of the principle involved. Later in the day Gen. Diaz, Itallan commander in chief, with whom I was on very friendly terms, called to see me. object of his visit was to ask that American troops be sent for serv- ice with the Italian armies. | In framing his request he at first | mentioned 20 divisions, and as I showed | no_evidence of surprise, having become | quite accustomed to that sort of thing, | he possibly thought that was a favor- | able sign, so while the interpreter was transiating he interrupted and raised the number to 25 divisions. With all the auxiliary services that would have been required to constitute an army of that mmany divisions, it would have reached the modest total of 1,000,000 men. Graves Move Pershing. ‘This request, coming frcm one in his | position, was so M!oflllhll;f that it was difficult to regard it seriously. In | reply, it seemed unnecessary to go into | details, so I merely let him know very politely that we were in need of troops | curselves and could not send any more | to Ttaly. Other conferences filled a busy day, | to which was added a motor trip to | Ligny-en-Barrois, with a brief sf at Vitry-le-Francols for dinner. is journey tcok me through portions of the scene of the first battle of the Marne, where the l\lccufive'.ghllfl of the battle could be traced by the crosses over the graves of those who had fallen. | Whenever I passed through this district | the dreadtul tcll in human life that war delm;ndefl always passed through my mind. As we were now about to enter into an active campaign, the thought came to me, perhaps as never before. that many an American boy would likewise be buried where he fell before the con- test in which we were engaged came to an end. H Since the war the bodies of those of our men who were left in France have been gathered into a few cemeteries, where they lie in precise rows under the shadow of our own flag within the sacred limits of their small bit of Amer- ica. Most of these spots mark the fleld of valor where they fell, and each has become a shrine where devoted com- rades and countrymen may in re- membrance of American youth who con- secrated their lives to a sublime cause. It has been a great privilege for me to be at the head of the commission to erect suitable memorials in our cemeteries and on our battlefields, through which a grateful people may commemorate the sacrifices of their own. But no matter what else we may do to beautify the hallowed ground where our dead lie buried, nothing can ever take the place of the white marble crosses and stars that mark. the graves. They stand as a remembrance of sac fice and as symbols of our faith in im- mortality. * ok ok ‘Tomorrow—Germans apparently sus- gt‘cb American attack on eve of big rive. (Copyright. , in all L gty LR rights reserved, lnclu:u\: the Scandinavian. Reproduction in whole or in part prohib L. S Cafes Now 3 ‘ Years Young To Celebrate Our Third Anniversary ‘We Offer These Lower Prices March 16, 17, 18 10c Off Any Breakfast over 35¢ Any Lunch over 40c Our Regular 65¢ Dinner Sholl’s Cafes 1032 Conn. Avenue Near L Street 3027 .14th N.W. Near , Road - STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 15 1931—PART JNE. | TWOFREEC NBOND INDEATH OF GIRL Man Accused of Performing llegal Operation Denies He Knew Young Woman. ‘Two men were at liberty under bond today after they were held to the grand jury by a coroner’s jury yesterday which heard timony _ that 20-year-old Thelma R. Cain of the 1400 block of Chapin street dled as a result of an il- legal operation. David L. Russel, 36 years old, accused in the jury's verdict of having per- formed the operation, made bond of $5,000, while the young man said by the verdict to have procured Russel’s services, Herman Norman, 28 years old, was also allowed to make bond. Miss Cain died at Carfield Hospital Friday about 12 hours after she was ad- mitted. Denies Performing Operation. Detective George Darnell of the homi- cide squad told the jury Norman ad- mitied he took Miss Cain to Russel's office at 1386 Harvard street Sunday, requesting that the operation be per- formed. Russel, Darnell testified, denied he had operated on Miss Cain or even knew her, although admitting he was slightly acquainted with Norman. Dar- 1 quoted Russel as having said he_was not a registered physician. Darnell testified he had been formed by Miss Cain's mother that she was told by her daughter she was go- ing to Baltimore Saturday night with Norman to a dance, and did not return until Monday. On Tuesday, the mother said, Miss Cain became ill, and Dr. W. Raymond ‘Thomas of 2023 Fourteenth street was called in the following day. Dr. Thomas testified he found the patient in con- siderable pain, which she attributed to an_automobile accident. ‘The doctor testified he paid a return visit on Thursday and advised that Miss Cain be taken to the hospital. Follow- her death, the attending physician refused to issue a certificate until the coroner’s office could inquire into the cause of the death. Dr. A. M. MacDonald, deputy coroner, testified that an numfpsy performed by him established the fact that the girl died from the effects of a so-called criminal operation. . NANCY BOWEN FREED FROM BUFFALO PRISON Release Given Indian Woman in Killing Because of Minimum- Term Raule. By the Associated Pre: BUFFALO, N. Y., March 14.-—Nancy Bowen, the second Indian woman to be charged with the murder of Mrs. Clotilde Marchand, wife of the artist, Henri Marchand, in March, 1930, was freed yesterday. ‘The aged Nancy, who pleaded gullty Tuesday to a reduced charge of man- slaughter, first degree, was sentcnced by County Judge F. Bret Thorn to im- prisonment for one to ten years, but was immediately released because she already had been detained in jail for more than the amount of her minimum sentence. Lila Jimerson, indicted jointly with uitted of a charge of “gegrn. two weeks ago. Nancy admitted on the witness stand that she murdered Mrs. Marchand, but insisted the crime had been urged by Lila, who declared the women was a “white witch.” Judge Thorn included a scathing de- nunciation of Henrl Marchand in his remarks in sentencing Nancy yester- day. He said: “I believe, and I think every one acquainted with this case believes, that Henri Marchand, through his affair with Lila Jimerson, which he cynically defended as ‘professional necessity,” had a large share morally in the killing of his wife. “I do not belleve, however, that he is legally responsible. There is no' evidence that he is. I agree with Mr. | Moore (Guy B. Moore, the district | attorney) that the acquittal of Lila Jimerson was a miscarriage of jus- tice. The verdict was ridiculous. I belleve Nancy Bowen was less guilty than Lila Jimerson.” DROUGHT AIDS GARDENS | More Backyard Development Seen' by U. 8. Due to Depression. ‘The Agriculture Department expects the back-yard garden to be bigger and more numerous this year. Drought and unemployment are the reasons, “To & man out cf a job, a garden is a nd,” officials said yesterday. lardens were recommended in drought areas to balance diets. ON’T let an accumula- tion of bills keep you continually worried. A Mor- ris Plan Loan will make you master of your debts. It will provide the funds that will enable you to maintain your credit. A Morris Plan Loan is easy to negotiate and provision is made for easy repayment in small monthly or weekly amounts. It is not necessary to have had an account at this bank in order to borrow. Let us help you get on your feet Anancially. Come in Lnd fw: it o!m' with us. Marris “ Plan Bank Under Supervision of U. §. Treasury 1408 H St. N.W. Heads Polo Ball DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF NAMED CHAIRMAN. MAJ. GEN. GEORGE VAN HORN MOSELEY, | Deputy chief of staff of the Army, who has been chosen chairman of the an- nual polo ball, t5 be held on the night of April 6 at the Mayflower Hotel. A PLEA BARED INGEM KIDWAPNG Florida Sheriff Makes Public Envelope Victim Gave Rob- bers to Mail. By the Associated Press. PALM BEACH, Fla, March 14—A call fof ald, ‘scrawled on the back of an old envelope by Otto Wegener, manager of the Charlton & Co. jewelry store, robbed last Thursday nignt of $7560,000 in gems, was made public today by Sheriff R. C. Baker, The envelope, originally addressed to ‘Wegener from some other city, was re- stamped and had been dropped in the mails. It was postmarked 11:30 at West Palm Beach, March 13, and was turned over to Palm Beach police. The sheriff sald Wegener told him he wrote the note at the suggestion of the men who kidnaped him and tied him to a sink in a deserted house after compelling him to surrender the key to the store and the safe's combination. Before leaving, Wegener said, the men suggested he could be able to free ‘himself a short time, but that, as added insurance, he had better write a note which they would mail for him. Wegener then sald he took an old envelope and scribbled, “I am here. Help. Otto Wegener.” He gave the ad- dress of the abandonsd house. The men took the envelope, he said. ‘The she: declined to say whether the note shed any light on his investi- gation of the robbery. ‘The sheriff said he was following sev- eral clues which he would not divulge and that he expected no srrests soon. e ne Dance and Card Party Planned. A St. Patrick's day dance and card party, sponsored by the Laymen's League of ‘All Souls Unitarian Chureh, will be held in Pierce Hall Friday eve- ning. There will be a program of songs and rythmic dancing by a group of young women. MRS. NIRDLINGER PUZZLESBY GALM Warden at Nice Is Surprised at Conduct as Slayer’s Trial Court Is Named. By the Associated Press. NICE. France, March 14.—Charlotte Nixon-Nirdlinger, who killed her hus- band last Wednesday night at the end of & bitter quarrel, is the calmest pris- oner the jail warden here ever saw. “She hasn't asked to see her children since the night they brought her here,” he said. “She doesn't want to exercise. She won't read books, but spends her time manicuring her nails. It seems to gw there is something unnatural about er.” The examining magistrate today set at rest reports that she would be lib- erated withcut a trial by announcing that she would go before the court of assizes, which reconvenes next August. Meanwhile, he said, her attorneys may lgsly for bail after he has decided what charges to make against her. ‘Will Question Her. ‘The police have given him all their papers in the case for examination over the week end. He will question the woman within the next 10 days. Fred G. Nixon-Nirdlinger, the Phil- adelphia theatrical magnate whom she married after she had come In second at an Atlantic City beauty contest, sus- pected that his wife had been engaged in activities of which he knew nothing, the pclice said today. He Hired Detective. On the morning of his death he had hired a detective to find but about that. He told the detective, the police said: “Something is I noticed at St. Moritz that she to get morose. ‘Then she'd go out for a walk and when she came back she seemed like a new woman, happy and cheerful. TI've got to know what this is all about.” A dozen residents of the American colony have offered to care for the prisoner’s two young children, but they are still inh the hands of their nurse, who visits the mother from time to time with the American consul. ALFONSO OFF TO LONDON Spanish Crowd Cheers as King Goes to Visit Sick Relative. MADRID, March 14 (#).—King Al- fonso, absent from Spain for the first time in many months, today was em route to London to the e of his mother - in - law, Princess Beatrice of England, who has been ill since Jan- uary, A cheering crowd bade him fare- well at the rallway station last night. He is traveling by way of Paris, and expects to be gone 10 days. ‘His absence at this time was taken generally as indicaf his _confidence in the regime of 't Admiral Aznar, which came into being after a series of revolutionary and political COOPER WILL SPEAK William L. Cooper, chief of the Bu. reau of Foreign and Domestic merce, Department of be honor guest and at a joint meeting of the gton posts, Society of American Military En- gineers and the Army Ordinance As- soclation, to be held at 12 day, March 27, at the Arm; itry Clul Mr. Cooper’s subject will be “Our Business Abroad. JOS. 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