Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1931, Page 2

PLANNING 0EA - SWLAR TO SOVET Proposals to Level Industry : Would Give_ Washington Iron-Handed Authority. ) 1l i " This is the sixth of a series of ar- ticles on the trend towdrd paternal- iiigm in the Federal Government. BY ASHMUN BROWN. ! Out of the war grew the prevailing Delief that Uncle Sam always can re- filenish his Treasury with a minimum of pain to the people; out of it grew 1jkewise the prevailing belief that Gov- ernment, can and must provide panaceas or all ills and relief for 8ll distressed, 23 “CAPONE MEN" INDICTED IN RAIDS Gang Chief Eludes Probers of Torch Slaying—Body Is Believed Heitler’s. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, May 2.—Twenty-three men, alleged employes of Al Capone, in- cluding Bert Delaney, accused as man- ufacturers in the Capone booze syndi- cate, were named in two indictments returned by the Federal grand jury yes- terday. 'The bills grew out of raids on South Side breweries. Acting on orders issued by Patrick Roche, chief investigator for the State's and now, out of the existing economic tion, grow ambitious proposals the Government to adjust the eco- nomic order so that the peaks and hol- Jows of commercial and industrial prog- Tess veled. ‘What the Government at Washington has done in the past is merely an in- exist ‘tendencles. Long- egislation in aid of e farmer class, culminating in the Nation's amazement on discovering that, with half a billion dollars of Fed- possession, the Farm Board_was deeply in the business of ce-fixing and business operations, is a sample. The fact that the Farm has now announced its deter- Taination to cease such operations docs ot dull the point of the lesson, which that the wvernment’s experiments 21 the fleld of business are costly and ‘gnsuccessful The extreme prodigality with which she Government has lavished money on the veterans of its wars, and their de- pendents, until the total of these grants ow exceed the total cost of the entire tional Government only a few years , points surely to increased tax bur- jens in the not distant future. That t alone must disturb not only the te payers of taxes, but likewise % have projects in mind which d mean far-re t of Federal aching an expensive activities in fleld of soclal welfare. the Hoover Prevenis Excesses. Drought_relief, hurricane relief, dis- i Conce left entirely to pri- e eanity Corganized on a national te charity ol m‘lg“ , have ¥w' e in an enlarging the function of the Federal t. Only the stern opposiion President Hoover in the recent scs- on of Congress prevented excesses in direction. But it was inevitable gress ;hauld):’e d%n.\tins of drought relief a o ?Mflm-flu in the National %m. politically inspired though i may have been, for Federal grants 1o feed the hungry and aid the unem- in congested areas of popula- Senators Walsh of Massachu- La Follette of Wisconsin circu- the mayors and other local ties of hundreds of towns and vely, on the Atlantic sea- an the Middle West, asking, fect, “Would you accept a big of money from the Federal Gov- t for unemployment relief?” the majority of answers were the enthusiastic afirmative, The for the moment cast its shadow ver the national scene. § m‘ * ? th ‘The nt. by Congress of e A etine b Gavernment frankly info Tt S v ¥ elect wer :n‘ another evplzznoe of the trend toward & pat 4 Bresident Hoover's That et pol roval does not mean up holding the will aban- ¢ direction. of Federal tem. T veto of this measure it the tabilized, business maintaine 3«'1 keel, unemployment prevented and avolded. is found o Wuconslnfl‘ leldersl 1;1’ tgel recent Progressive conference in Wash- wherein their ideas found an ‘Would Create Council. The La Follette bill would create s economic council of 15 mem- the President upon ancial s council’s duties would be advised regarding general conditions and problems, to ] lems to the President and ‘Blaine bill is on much the same lines. Both are tentative and will be made more definite at the Winter ses- slon of Congress. They will be “im- plemented” with large powers then During the Progressive conference | La Follette was fh.llrm:n odl Committes on Unemployment an xfi:bmm Stabilization, which brought | in & report, the pregnant part of which | Zollows: “In welghing the contributing fac- ‘tors that are responsible for the pres-| ent depression and that under prceent| ‘continuing conditions will repeat this jon in the future, it is the com- ttee’s conclusion that the only sound | spproach to the problem of unemploy- | ment and industrial instability is the| creation of the necessary public ma- chinery of planning and control.” “The New Order.” A subcommittee s now preparing | Bills 1o this end to be presented next Winter, and presumably to be built :mnfl the La Follette and the Blaine lls. “Pyblic machinery of planning and control” is a broad and comprehensive phrase the full import of which may Tot be realized by the uninformed, but which is thoroughly understood by the embers of the congressional coalition, E is {lluminated by the speeches and the literature of the many advocates ©f “the new order” devoted to a dem- onstration that the Government must assume a vastly increased eauthority over natural resources, the machinery ©f production and distribution, bank- ing, trans) tion and the employ- sment of labor, that the obvious defects ©f the present order may be eliminated. . That is to say, the Progressive mind @ccepts the theory that government, made up of men chosen by political directed in policy by a po- ‘wy-mmded Con, , 15 more com- petent to deal with the stupendous eomplexity of modern economics than mlvflulll or groups of individuals act- in their private capacity. In this movement toward the estab- lishment of “public machinery of p! and control” one observes an ap- ximate llel with the Soviet “five-year plan” and likewise with the principles upon which Mussolini is ing Italy. All three aim to center the bands of the national governing thorities power over the production, the distribul and the transportation ot all commodities; to unify control of attorney, the officers raided the Lex- ington Hotel, reputed to be frequently used as Capone headquarters. Although they failed to find the gang chief, four of his henchmen, were arrested. They were Louis Russo, brother of “Machine- gun Jack” McGurn, Phil Andres, Fred Rossi and Tony Capezio. Torch Body Held Rival's. The hotel raiders were seeking to learn whether “Mike de Pike” Hettler, ploneer racketeer, was burned to death in an icehouse near Harrington, Il The police believed that a body found in the burned building last Thursday was that of Heitler and that he had been the victim of a gang killing, but their investigation was complicated by the stories of two women, each claiming to be Heitler’s wife. One of the women said she had been with Heltler after the burned remains were found. The other told investigators that Heitler apparently had a reason for wanting to disappear. or to be thought dead because he ordered her to destroy all his letters and papers last Sunday. ‘The police and other officials were at- tempting to establish cefinitely the dead man’s identity, through two gold teeth. Capone Eludes Raiders. Patrick Roche, chief investigator for State’s Attorney John Swanson, went Bal view the body and sz’ he was convinced it was that of the r.issing racketeer. An automobile, which Heit~ ler borrowed from one of the two women was found near the scene of the fire. It was partly burned. Roche later ordered a search for Al Capone, and the first move was to raid %fifixlngton Hotel, but Capone was not ..The police also arrested at his home, ‘Dago” Lawrence Mangano, reputed operator of a Capone vice, gambling and liquor syndicate. Roche sald Heitler had operated extensively as a rival to the Mangano organization. Other raids were made on resorts reputed to be run in the area in which Heitler operated, by the police, who declined to reveal w}lfll if anything, they had learned. We will raid everywhere until we drive out every hoodlum from Chicago,” Roche sald. “This is just part of our campaign to clean up the city. The hoodlum is getting out. That means Capgxl-g too; and we are now looking for Gold Teeth as Clue. Positive identification of the “torch victim” was sought meanwhile by police through attempts to trace two of his gold teeth to the dentist who had done the man’s work. Roche sald after view- ing tfielfiody hAe was lcur:,vlnced the man was Heitler. partly burned automo- bile which Heitler had borrowed from one of two women, each of whom claimed to be his wife, was found near Itasca, 15 miles from the fire scene. The torso was discovered after Mrs. Hattie Gannusch, who lives near the ice house, noticed the fire and called po- lice. She told them she saw three men she believed to be gangsters in the-vi- Heitler was to have appeared in court, Eeunerd.y on a charge of perjury, but attorney asked a_continuance, say- ing that his client had bee: n since last Wednesday. A : OF HUNT FOR BRITON Ship Puts Back as Plane Trouble Develops, but Three Other Pilots Join Dog Team Search. By the Associated Press. REYKJAVIK, May 2.—The steamer Odinn, which salled yesterday for Greenland, carrying an airplane, in which Siguard Jonssen was to have searched for Augustine Courtauld, miss- ing British sclentist, radioed today that she was putting back to Reykjavik. Serious motor trouble had developed in the plane, the message said, and the expedition would have to be abandoned. The Odinn got as far as the ice barrier of Greenland, the plane was unloaded and prepared for a take-off when the trouble developed. Examina- tion showed that it was so serious that the plane will have to be brought back here for repairs. Failure of the Odinn's efforts had no effect on other expeditions setting out to find Courtauld. Capt. Albin Ahrenberg, the Swedish aviator, took off for Angmagsalik this afternoon. He Janded here last night from Bergen, Norway. Twn groups of dog teams, driven by friends of the scientist, were believed to be mushing across the frczen wastes toward the tiny meteorological station in which he volunteered to spend the Winter. They left Angmagsalik yes- terday afternoon. A third plane, belonging to H. G. Watkins, leader of the England-Canada air route expedition of which Courtauld was a part, prepared to leave Angmag- salik for the same purpose. Damage which it sustained in February cn a forced landing has been repaired. Maj. Sidney Cotton, who participated in the search for the French fiyers, Nungesser and Coli, in 1927, is reported by the London Daily Malil as planning to sail Monday with a special plane to lend his assistance Progressive camp is in essence directed against the President and the principles of government for which he stands. To mark the contrast between the two schools of thought, let us quote from President Hoover's latest Lincoln day speech: “The whole of our governmental ma- chinery was devised for the purpose that through ordered liberty we give in- centive and equality of opportunity to every individual to rise to an highest achievement of which he is capable. At once when government is centralized there arises a limitation upon the lib- erty of the individual and a restriction of individual opportunity. “The true growth of the Natlon is the growth of character in its oitizens. The spread of government destroys in- itiative and thus destroys character. Character is made in the community as well as in the individual by assuming rueiwnflbflllizl. not by escaping from em. “Carried to its logical extreme, all this shouldering of individual and com- munity responsibility upon the Govern- ment can lead but to the superstate, where every man becomes the servant of the state and real liberty is lost. qltlll-l’l + This constitutes singularly bold MMT to the spirit of American in- ualism, & modern exponent of ayhich is President Hoover. The chal- ignge, indeed, that procecds fom / “The ultimate goal of the American social ideal is equality of opportunity and individual initiative. These are not born of bureaucracy.” (Coprright, J93L by the North American ; ) cinity of the ice house on the aff by of the fire, sokEns THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., Will Rogers 'HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—All the cas- ualties are not in yet, but it seems to have been a mighty quiet May day. Heretofore the Reds have battled with the police, but this year everybedy is “beefing” s0 that you can't tell a Red from a taxpayer, 5o everybody had an even break. Old Hollywood has reconciled itself to condi- tions of the depression better than anywhere, they have just charged off fifty per cent of their husbands as a total Joss, voluntarily cut ali- mony, reorganizing with less over- head and going back to prewar mates and conditions. SR ALE PLANT LINKED T0°LEGS' DIAMOND Agents Raid Bottling House. Police Find Supposed Execution Room. By the Associated Press. KINGSTON, N. Y., May 2.—Federal agents today selzed & $200,000 bottling plant in which they believed Jack (Legs) Diamond was interested. They arrested 10 Kingston men found work- ing there. The agents discovered barrels of what they said was ale in the place. There was no evidence of manufacturing, so they said they assumed the alleged ale wag made somewhere else and brought here for bottling. ‘The plant was in a downtown bulld- ing, formerly used as a barrel factory. The owner was not known to the agents. Approximately 2,000 filled barrels and scores of loaded cases were seized. A chute ran from the washing and bottling room to another part of the building, outside of which there was a platform, presumably for loading trucks. The alleged ale was labled as an im- ported product, the agents said. TROOPERS IN THREE RAIDS. Bullet-Scarred Place Gives Clue to! Death. CATSKILL, N. Y., May 2 () —State troopers and Federal agents investigat- ing circumstances which culminated in the shooting of Jack (Legs) Diamond last Mcnday made three selzures yester- day, one of them in a barn reputed to have served as a cache for beer ped- dled by gangs throughout this area. The barn was back from a highway a few miles outside this village and was screened by trees. State troopers sent there by Attorney General Bennett found scores of empty beer kegs and eight half kegs filled. M the place was bullet- scarred. The State’s investigators sought to learn whether it had been used as an execution chamber for Harry Western, Kingston road house pro- prietor, who disappeared mysteriously at the same time Diamond started for Europe. Close at hand is the Villa Pedro, a road house which was ated Thomas J. Carazzo until 8220 faded out of the scene when Diamond was shot at the Aratoga Inn, & few miles away, early Monday morning. The troopers and agents had previ- ously siezed alleged liquors and wines in a building on the Aratoga Inn prem- ises. No one was found inside. The agents scught James Wynne, proprietor, who was with Diamond when the latter was shot. Both the Aratoga snd the Villa Pedro are reputedly “Diamond places.” The contraband seized near the Ara- toga included several barrels of what the agents said was liquor, and cases of champagne, liquor and wines. The first of the three seizures was made when Federal agents and troopers arrested Willis Walker, negro driver of a big sedan, just after he had driven from what is known es the Coglianese Garage. ‘Three Coglianese brothers conducted business enterprises here before Diamond took up his mountain abode at Acra, outside the village. Diamond’s first lieutenant, Paul Quat- trocchi, has been indicted for assault on Joe Coglianese, one of the trio. Meanwhile Diamond lay on his hospital cot and was reported “slightly improved” today. CRASH INTO.TREE FATAL Man Killed, Woman Hurt, When Car Is Forced From Road. Special Dispatch to The Btar. BALTIMORE, Md., May 2.—One man wes killed and a young woman com- jon was injured early today when ir automobile was forced off the Waghington Boulevard at Halethorpe and crashed into a tree. The other ma- chiné, which touched fenders with that {of the man killed, failed to stop. |~ James Henderson, colored, of 219 Vir- ginia avenue southwest, Washington, was the man killed. He was riding in a car driven by Cornelius Burke, col- ored, also of Washington. Riding with the men_were two colored women, who live in Baltimore. One of them suf- fered minor lacerations. HOOVER CONSIDERS LETTS AS SUCCESSOR T0 JUSTICE STAFFORD (Continued From First Page.) | Letts from consideration and that the latter will be given a recess appoint- ment very shortly following the receipt of Justice Stafford's resignation. The appointment of former Repre- sentative Letts to the bench was sug- gested by Senator Dickinson of Iowa and was urged by virtually every mem- ber of the Towa delegation in Congress. Senator Dickinson first proposed Mr. Letts, who had just been defeated for re-election in the House of Representa- tives, at the time the President ap- pointed James M. Proctor to the Su- preme Court. Served Towa Court 13 Years. Mr. Letts served 13 years as a judge of the seventh judicial district of Iowa before his election to Congress in 1924. The President is understood to have been impressed with Mr. Letts’ record as a judge, and is satisfled that he sses the essential experience and nowledge of the lJaw that will fiit him for appointment to the Supreme Court of the District. Mr, Letts is a Republican and was born in Washington County, Iowa, April 26, 1875. He was Fraduated from Parsons College in 1897 and recelved a legal degree in 1927. He attended the 1aw schcols of Columbla University and the University of Jowa, graduat! {rom' the latter in 1899. He was admitted to the bar of his native State the same: year and at once entered upon the prac- tice of law in Davenport. He was appointed as judge of the seventh Jumhl district in 1911 and served, with the exception of two years. until his resignation in February, 1925, to come to Washington as & Representative in A PROGRESSIVE BOLT LOOMS ING.0.P. Party Independents Groom‘i Favorites to Contend With | Hoover for Nomination. By the Associated Press. Republican independents may oppose President Hoover in the party primaries next Spring. This group in the Senate from the Northwest. agricultural States has dis- agreed with Hoover policies throughout | his administration. | Senators Borah of Idaho. Norris of Nebraska and La Follette of Wisconsin, | independents, are mentioned in politi- cal discussions here as possible candi- dates, together with Gov. Pinchot of Pennsylvania. Alignment Is Reversed. Senator Johnson of California, who | wes not aligned with the independents but who has found himself in fxequent opposition to the President, #lso is zt::m among the potentional candi- Leaders In the fight for Mr. Hoover in 1928 may be his opponents in 1932. The Old Guard allles who fought him so hard in 1928 may be his main sup- port next year. Senator Brookhart, Republican, of Towa, a member of the independent group, today opened the discussion of & Progressive battle. ‘Wants Sentiment Tested. “Progressive sentiment ought to be tested out,” he said, “by such leaders as Senators Johnson, Borah, Norris and La Follette and by Gov. Pinchot. “If the Progressives could carry most of the principal States it would then be evident to everybody that a new | candidate should be renominated.” | However, the prospective candidates put forward by Senator Brookhart de- cline to concede the likelihood of their Zo;:lomlng candidates—at least at this e. | BRIAND PROPOSAL TO FIGHT CUSTOMS UNION REVEALED (Continued From First Page) erally until the European Union Com- mittee meets in Geneva. The foreign ministers of the little entente states, Czechoslovakia, Jugo- slavia and Rumania, are holding a spe- >jal meeting Sunday at Sinaia, Rumania, discuss counter measures to the Austro-German project. It is believed that they will unanimously approve the Briand plan. - The attitudes of Great Britain and Italy are still somewhat obscure. Both ungtd at first to look benevolently on the Austro-German project. It is be- | lieved, however, that as a result of pro- longed diplomatic conversations with France, they are now somewhat hesitant. | ‘What is certain is that France and Czechoslovakia, and probably also Roumania, Jugoslavia and Poland, will spare no effort at Geneva to persuade Austria and Germany to abandon the | idea of a customs union. Here enters | M. Briand's second memorandum, which is a criticism of the juridical and po- | litical aspects of the Customs Union proposal and which will be communicated | to certain states, but possibly never | published. The Geneva debate will apparently be centered in three successive arenas: First, the European Union Committee; | second, the Austrian Loan Protocol Committee, consisting of Austrig, Italy, France, Great Britain and Czechoslo- vakia, but excluding Germany: and, third, the League of Nations Council. If, after running this gauntlet, the Austra-German project is still alive, France and its allies seem determined to continue the battle by reference to the Permanent Court of International | Justice and also on political, economic | and juridical grounds by whatever measures seem expedient. Germany to Take Offensive. In the European Union Committee Germany announces that it intends to take the offensive by forcing & full dis- cussion of both the Austro-German project and preferential tariffs in gen- eral. France, seemingly backed in this by Great Britain and Italy, will attempt to limit these discussions in a full com- mittee of 29 members and throw at- | tention mainly on the Briand plan. In the Protocol Committee, the issue will be whether the terms of the Aus-| trian international loan are violated by | the Austro-German project. The out- | look is for divided opinion and no de- | cision. It is therefore presumably in the League Council that M. Briand expects to push the question the hardest in all three of its aspects—juridical, political and economic. It is believed in some well informed quarters that all the parties to the dis- cussion, especially Austria and Germany on the one hand and France and Czechoslovakia on the other, are tend- ing more and more to utilize it merely as a pretext for a whole series of inter- national bargains involving, according to rumor, almost every question from revision of the Young plan and war debts to naval disarmament. Whether this is really the case remains o be seen. In any event, it is generally agreed that Geneva is about to becom: the scene of one of the most important in- ternational discussions of recent years. (Copyright, 1931 e 88 Communists Executed. SWATOW, China, May 2 (P).— !A%l;ty-eilht Communists involved in Labor day demonstrations were ex- ecuted here today. Assumes | Construction Co., as explained to them | | for the job do not specifically call for | | the anchor bolts be set properly to com- | SATURDAY, OFFICIALS ANSWER CHARGES ON PLANS | Hold Contractor Violated | Code by Failing to Put in Bracing. (Continued From First Page) spection tour two days ago, when, after additional guys had been installed fol- lowing the accident, he found the guy- | ing still insufcient and ordered still | more guys to be strung. | The officials admit that one of the | contributcry reasons for the fact that the steel blew down was that the masonry work was mot put up as fast | as the steel work. This was also the | view of the president of the Nltlonll’ shortly after the crash. The drawings | this to be done although, according to | Mr. Marsh, they are such that “to any- | body with ordinary engineering intel- ligence,” they would indicate that that was the way the job was to be done | without specific directicns to that effect. | Cites Violation of Code. ‘Violation of the District building code | in at least three particulars—faulty structural design and inaccuracy in the | erection of the concrete footings which | support the steel work—were blamed by | Mr. Todd for the collapse a week | ago of the steel frame of the school’s auditorium. Responsibility for the collapse was laid jointly upon the municipal archi- tect's office, which produced the plans | for the structure, and the National Con- struction Co., general contractor for the buuamf which constructed the con- crete footings upon which the steel structure rests. In citing his reasons for the collapse of the frame Mr. Todd denounced the explanation of Maj. Robb, that in-| adequate wire guying was the cause of the fall, as “merely subterfuge” raised “for the purpose of trying to blot out the numerous violations of the District of Columbia building rg\l!luonl by the municipal architect’s office and the gen- eral contractor and re] ntatives of the municipal architect’s office and in order to try to succeed in the old game of passing the buck.” Lists Requirements. In a letter addressed to the National Construction Co., ‘Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Co., the Lehigh Construction Co., Inc., and Maj. Robb, Mr, Todd asserts that “before proceed- | ing with the erection of the steel on this job, we desire to insist upon the following:” 1, that the brick and con- crete work be done simultaneously with the steel work; 2, that the “usual cus- toms of the steel trade” be complied with and that proper braces be put into the design to brace the columns: 3, that all the concrete footings be made level; 4, that the proper size anchor bolts be used in thc concrete footings in com- | pliance with the building code; 5, that | | | | | ply with the steel trade practices, and, 6, that the column slabs be placed to | comply with ~the District’s building €. “The foregoing requests are made,” Mr. Todd wrote, “not only for the pur- pose of enabling us to properly erect the steel, but also for the protection of our workmen as well, and in order to do our part, to help put together a bullding that will be safe for the general public at large when it is constructed.” Mr. Todd added that his concern was “not in any way whatsoever at fault in the catastrophe which happened” and that his firm expects to be compensated for the extra work “we are compelled to do by virtue of the falling steel.” Gives Reasons for Collapse. In setting forth his reasons for the collapse of the steel frame of the Roosevelt Hl!h School’s auditorium, Mr. ‘Todd pointed out that the Heron Todd Construction Co. was “only the sub- contractor having charge of the 'steel erection work.” The plans, he asserted in his statement filed with the District building agencies and the National Con~ struction Co., were prepared by the municipal architect’s office, the steel | was fabricated by “the agent of the| District of Columbia,” and the prelim-| inary work, “such &s the preparation of footings, anchor bolts, etc. (a pre- limipary preparation to prepare the foundations upon which the steel was to rest), was done by the National Con- struction Co., under the supervision of the municipal architect’s office.” Mr. Todd blames first, inaccurate levels of the concrete footing. Impar- tial engineers, he wrote, “have meas- ured the column footings and found as follows: Column footing No. 1, is 55 inch lower than column footing No. Column footings Nos. 2 and 4 and 5 are 3% inch lower than column foot- ings Nos. 7 and 9. This caused the steel work to be thrown out of plumb and was one of the main factors in the falling of the steel. These footings were approved by the representatives of the municipal architect’s office.” ‘The unequal level, Mr. Todd explained, caused the steel to lean toward the flalt. the direction in which the steel ell. Anchor Bolts Too Small. Secondly, Mr. Todd contends that, the anckor bolts used in the concrete foot- ings to fasten the upright steel columns were only %-inch in diameter while “part 8, section H, paragraph 4 of the building regulations” require that such columns be secured to the foundation with not less than two 7s-inch bolts. This was the fault of the municipal architect’s office, Mr. Todd contended, because the plans called for smaller bolts. A further violation of the build- ing code occurred. Mr. Todd wrote, when the Natlonal Construction Co., imbedded the anchor bolts in the con- crete to such a depth that the threaded portion extended below the surface of the top of the steel base plates, “there- | | members of the frame, Mr. Todd 2 MAY 1931. Tallest Building Opened MODEL OF STRUCTURE SHOWN IN LOBBY. lobby of the Empire State Building, tallest in the world, which was opened to the public May 1. A mndel of the building in metal is set into the wall of the entrance hallway, together with a map of the surrounding territo pressing a telegraph key at his President Hoover turned on the lights for the first time by desk. The building is 1,250 feet high. Photo. by weakening the footings of the colfumnu of steel and making them un- safe.” In his formal statement, Mr. Todd points out that these two conditions were those over which his concern had no control, but which were entirely within the jurisdiction of the National Construction Co. and_ the municipal architect’s office. The Heron Todd Co., he declared, made complaints against the preparatory work and were advised to refrain from criticizing work which was not its responsibility. S| Follow Plans. “To all Heron Todd Construction Co. about the Roosevelt School job,” Mr. Todd's state- ment ccntinues, “they were informed that they were merely the subcontrac- tors to do the steel work, that the Na- tional Construction Co. was the general contractor, that it was the duty of the Heron Todd Construction Co. to erect the steel in accordance with the plans and specifications, and that the anchor bolts used in the footings, etc., was in accordance with the plans approved by representatives of the Municipal Archi- tects's Office, and that the Heron Todd Constructicn Co. should erect accord- ing to the plans, and not criticize the National Construction Co. and the Municipal Architect’s Office.” Continuing with his summary of the reasons for the collapse of the steel, Mr. Todd explained that the column slabs were not planed, a direct violation of “part 8, section H, paragraph 2” of the building code. Discussing wind-bracing of the steel as- serted in his statement that his con- cern made a demand that more brlcmg be provided between the columns an trusses. He sald the Todd company was Informed “in substance, by the | tim representatives of the National Con- struction Co., that the bracing pro- vided for by the plans had been deemed to be fit and proper by the municipal architect’s office: that the Heron Todd Construction Co. was_erector of the steel and that it was their duty to fol- low plans; that upon the refusal of the National Construction Co. to listen to the plea+of the Heron Todd Con- struction Co. that more bracing be- tween the columns and trusses be put in than was set forth in the plans, then the Heron Todd Construction Co., through its representatives, again de- manded that the concrete and brick work be done simultaneously with the steel erection work, in order to furnish a support for the steel erection work. “pursuant to this request (which order was sanctioned by the representatives of the municipal architect’s office) the company was ordered to go ahead and do the steel-erection work.” No Wind Bracing in Columns. There was no wind bracing or struts in any of the 59-foot unsupported length of columns that fell, Mr. Todd con- tinued, despite the fact that “it is the universally recognized custom of the steel business” to provide bracing in such columns over 30 feet in length. This lack of bracing, he asserted, was in violation of “part 8, section 1; part 8, section J, and part 8, section E, para- graphs 1 and 2" of the District of Co- lumbia Code. When the work first was undertaken, Mr. Todd has advised the District Build- ing, it was agreed between the Na- tional Construction Co., its first super- intendent, and the Todd firm that the brick work would progress with the steel erection. Subsequently, however, Command at Annapolis ADMIRAL HART GREETS STAFF AT NAVAL ACADEMY. L DMIRAL T. O. HART, new commandant of the United States Naval Academy, at Annapolis, assumed command of the midshipmen's training school. with simple ceremonies. Photo shows Admiral Hart (left) receiving the various officers ‘detailed at the academy. —Underwood Phota complaints made by the| | | the first superintendent was taken off the job by the National Construction firm and another man installed. This new superintendent “failed and refused™ to direct the simultaneous jobs and upon complaint of the Todd Co.’s steel fore- man, the Todd Co. was ordered to pro- ceed with the steel work anyway. The ch:]ze of inadequate wire guy- ing was ridiculed by Mr. Todd as an attempt to “pass the buck.” As & mat- ter of fact, he said “the steel which the Heron Todd Construction Co. had erected was guyed up with far more guying than is customary to put on, as they were taking every precaution to prevent an accident.” In conclusion, Mr. Todd declared that his firm “not only welcomes, but in- sists upon an impartial investigation of the Roosevelt High School situation.” | BROOKHART WANTS SIMPLIFIED SYSTEM OF U. S. PAY RAISES (Continued From First Page.) was designed to prohibit any increases within grades during the comi fiscal ear. Senator Brookhart indicated, owever, that beyond expressing his opinion he does not see anything that could be accomplished regarding the subject until Congress reconvenes. This also was substantially the view taken yesterday by Miss Gertrude Mc- Nally, secretary-treasurer of the Fed- eral Employes’ Union, who criticized the new policy as short-sighted, but indi- cated that the organization probably would not make formal protest at this e. While it was generally understood that all departments and estal ents hmlfirenx::d policy, urlmz all of uma 80 far e specific arrangements to put this policy into effect. i Some Exhaust Raise Fund. As a matter of fact, it was learned that some of the departments have been using their available funds up to the present time in making promotions au- thorized b‘y Co , and_justified by the size of their appropriations. Some of them have run out of ap- propriations for pay raises for the rest of this fiscal year and others have called a halt in line with the Govern- ment’s new policy. In addition to the Department of the Interior and the Department of Justice, which were the first to come out in the open on the matter, it was learned that specific arrangements have been completed in both the Navy Departe ;fint g;im:he l:ofil Office D;wtmuecnt ci out the pay-raiss policy. Others had the matter under considera- gon, it "l.: learfied. and the ;:a‘lz overnment_machine was expec fall in line before long. One Government official explained, with regard to the question of increases required by law, that when the Classi- fication Board makes a reallocation from one grade to another in individ- ual c2s2s, they would be increases re- quired by law. Promotion Basis Explained. Promotions from one salary step to another within a grade do not require action by the Classification Board, but are on efficiency ratings, and indications are that these are the in- creases t would be affected by the policy of endeavoring to hold down Government salary expenditures for the immediate future. It was further explained that even where reallocations are made from one grade to another an increase in salary would not be mandatory in all cases, because in some of the classification schedules the steps of two adjoining grades overlap. But if the minimum salary of the grade to which an em- loye was transferred were higher than e was receiving in the former grade, an increase would be necessary, the rule being that it is not legal to pay less than the minimum rate of the grade. It was unofficially estimated that or- dinarily about one-fourth of the in- creases occurring in the service are due to changes from one grade to another, leaving three-fourths of the kind rej rmm;wd by efficiency promotions wit les. OFFICER KILLS BANDIT Felled by Bullet After Wounding Another in Gotham Cafe. NEW YORK, May 2 (#)—Bernard Sherry, a plain clothes patrolman, walked into & Third avenue restaurant last night during & hold-up. He killed one of two Tobbers, wounded the other and finally fell himself with a bullet in the abdomen. Sherry’s attention was drawn to the place by the suspicious activities of man stationed at the door, apparently a lookout. The n had backs turned when Sherry entered, but they whirled at the sound of the closing door and opened fire. Fifteen shots were exchanged. ‘The robbers had lined up 12 custo- mers against the wall, but had not time from to search them. They 8 the cash register, The lookout escaped, . blishme of the Government will fall in line with | PETITION REQUESTS CANNON TO RESIGN Laymen’s Communioation Says Virginia Bishop “Boes Church Untold Harm.” (Continued From First Page.) cate himself or that would relieve the church of the embarrassment which she suffers by reason of the fact that he is one of her bishops.” The X!Huonen asked that “our bishops find some means to restore con- fidence in the moral integrity of the church,” adding that “the least that could be asked of Bi Cannon under these circumstances is that for the good of the church he resign his office.” Bishop Declines to Comment. Church offiefals here pointed out that the college was unable to oust & bishop and therefore action probably would be taken only on the question of Cannon's elevation to the presidency. By the rule of rotation he should have achieved that office last December, but he waived his claim use formal charges then were pending against him. Rouf business yestgrday the college meeting from reac! sideration of the Cannon communica- 0p Cannon has been here two days, but has declined to make any comment for publication. TEXT OF PETITION. Quoted in Richmond Paper as Declar- ing Situation Serious. RICHMOND, Va., May 2 (#.—The Times-Dispatch says a petition for- warded to the Southern Methodist Col- lege of Bishops at Nashville by Metho- dist laymen charges “untold harm” is being done the church because of the “Cannon case” and says “the least that could be asked of Bishop Cannon under these circumstances is that * * * he resign his office.” ‘The petition as published by the s-Dispatch follows: ““Thousands of laymen throughout our are much exercised over the Cannon case, and in the light of reports that are current, do not feel that Bishop Cannon has been vindicated or that the church has been relieved of a very serious embarrassment. The conviction grows that this case is doing the church untold harm. The injury being done is more far-reaching than any of us know. A great many laymen are refusing to contribute to any of our causes except the local church expense. Some of our Best le who know scmething of the story have had their confidence in the standards ef the church severely shaken. See Situation as Serious. “The laymen are the su the church. In the light of which are becoming very known, we earnestly pray bishops find some means to restore confidence in the moral integrity of the church. The least that could' be asked o{.:uho‘p g‘n.x:ngn u‘gder these circum- stances is for the good and peace of the church he resign his office. ‘“‘We regard the situation as very seri- ous for the present and future of the church. Reports that gravely reflect on the moral character of Bishop Cannon have been published throughout the country. He has made no public state- ment that would vindicate 1f or that would relieve the church of the embarrassment which she suffers by reason of the fact that he is one of her bishops. The proceedings of the Com- mittee of Investigation have been kept secret, and the public is. ‘what there is that cannot be told. This is a condition unparalleled in the history of our church, and one so serious that we feel it calls for extraordinary action. “We sincerely the facts in the case your careful con- sideration and take such action for the relief of the church as your godly judg- ment may dictate.” The Times-Dispatch says & number of personal letters from laymen have likewise been forwarded to Nashville re- questing the College of Bishops not to x;nl.!k;! Bishop Cannon president of the CANNON'S REQUEST DENTED. Nye Declines to Put Off Hearing on Political Activities. Chairman Nye today declined the re- Bishop James postpone its meeting set for next Wed- e palltical activities of the Bottnern activities of uther Methodist churchman in 1928, 3 SECOND SUIT IS FILED AGAINST RIGGS BANK Attorney for Rheem Noteholders Seeks Return of Funds From Released Trust. A second attempt to hold the Riggs National Bank responsible to the note holders of the released trust on the Shoreham Building was made today when Attorney George E. Sullivan, behalf of Mr. And":lrl. William nAn Strauch, 916 G street, filed in the Dis- trict Supreme Court a suit to recover 5,050 against the bank for “money had and received” by the bank for the use of the plaintiffis and which has not been paid to them. Robert V. Fleming, president of the Bank, yesterday in a statement declared that there was nothing in the transaction which could impose any liability on the bank. MAN TRAPPED BY BEAM IN QIL FIRE IS SAVED Texas Ranger Rushes in Cauldron to Save Worker Helpless With Broken Leg. By the Associated Press. GLADEWATER, Tex.,, May 3.—Harry Kinley, oil fire fighter, today faced the problem of extinguishing a bumning gusher without the aid of his brother and teammate, who narrowly escaped its tenth victim yesterday. A steel beam being from the well trapped Myron Kinley, the elder of the Tulsa, Okla., nitroglycerine ex- perts, and fractured one leg. As Kinley dropped help) in the intense heat M. T. “Lone Wolf” Gon- zaullas, a Texas Ranger sergeant, threw away his six-shooters and led a race to the rescue. Frank Felock, 39, of Warner, Ohio, died yesterday, the ninth member of the crew to perish as a result of an ex- plosion at the well Tuesday night. BLIND YOUTH DIES DURING OPERATIN By the Associated Press. PHILADELP) May 3. —William Rubin, 15-year-old son of Mr. Mrs. sg"':é"l lll}.lubl.n. of Deu;i‘nlt. Mfi Iast night while undergoing an operation the restoration of nis m;" o was formed by Dr. George H. Moore, whg“!‘omfly restored the sight of Earl Musselman, the youth of ntown, Pa.. who had been blind from birth. Death was due to heart trouble, s report to the cor- oner SRR S AR