Evening Star Newspaper, October 23, 1936, Page 8

TESTIMONY ENDED IN BONDING PROBE Prince Georges Jury Studies Evidence After Hearing Three Motorists. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. UPPER MARLBORO, Md., October 23.—Appearance of three Washington motorists here before the grand jury, Investigating policing and bonding pro- cedure in Prince Georges County, was believed last night to have ended testi- mony pending a study of evidence prior to continuance of the inquiry. About a dozen affidavits, signed by District drivers who charge victimiza- tion through police-bondsmen col- lusion, have been submitted to the group. 40 Charge Irregularities. More than 40 Washington motorists have complained of irregularities to the Keystone Automobile Club, accord- ing to officials. Investigators have collected affidavits from most of these, and 25 drivers have requested a chance to appear before the jury. Washingtonians who entered the Jury room yesterday are Raymond R. Tannucci, Paul A. Hines and R. Harry Nicholson. Each witness testified half an hour. According to Louis Lebo- witz, Keystone Automobile Club at- torney, who has collected data for the juquiry, Iannucci's charges and af- fidavit “constitute one of the strong- est pieces of evidence in the entire inquiry.” Evidence Held “Incomplete.” If the grand jury recesses today or early next week, as is expected, the group will meet again after studying cases analyzed by Lebowitz. It is pos- sible, however, that indictments might be made before the group’s adjourn- . ment at this time, although investiga- tors have repeatedly declared that the evidence is “incomplete.” George E. Keneipp, manager of the Washington office of the Keystone Club, went before the jury yesterday morning. Another appearance was made by Corp. W. A. Rogers of the State police, who submitted some rec- ords requested by the jury from State | John | Police Supt. Enoch B. Garey. E. Taylor, Washington newspaper man, also appeared in connection with Nicholson's case. DRIVER INDICTED Washington Man Faces Man- slaughter Charge After Crash. BY the Assoctated Press. ANNAPOLIS, Md., October 23 (#). ~—The Anne Arundel County grand Jury yesterday presented Harold Mon- tague, colored, Washington, for man- slaughter as the result of an automo- bile accident on the Defense Highway near here October 11. Montague, according to police, was driving an automobile which collided with another machine, James Wash- ington, colored, of Washington, riding | with Montague, was killed. ING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Attorneys Louis Lebowitz of Mount Rainier, Md., left, and Walter Newrath, of Washington, right, study evtdence for pre- sentation to Prince Georges County, Md., grand jury, investi- gating alleged bondingd racket. of Washington, one of the m before the jury yesterday. In center is Raymond lannucci otorists who made complaints, tar Staff Photo. Science Seeks Preservative Light to Keep Mummy Intact ‘Wanted, one first-class mummifica- tion expert (Egyptian experience not required), to aid perplexed scientists. ‘The problem really hasn't reached that stage as yet, but scientists of the National Park Service and the Smith- sonian Institution would like to meet some one who knows under what kind of light mummies thrive best. ‘The problem centers about the pre- Columbian Indian mummy in Mam- moth Cave, Ky, which is displayed in a glass case, electrically lighted during visiting hours. Recently park service officials noted the embalmed body didn't look the same. Due apparently to the effect of light and heat, a fungus growth had made its appearance. For several centuries the mummy had rested on the ledge where a rock had fallen, crushing out the life of the prehistoric miner. Apparently, under the natural conditions in the cave, there had been no marked de- terioration, but now after only a year under artificlal light the mummy shows signs of disintegration. ‘This discovery called for action. In the name of first-aid for mummies, & conference was called between mem- sonian staffs and other leading scien- tists. One conferee suggested using neon tubes for {lluminating the mummy, but apparently nothing defi- nite was decided. DEVELOPS MANCHURIA Railway Aids Farming in Japan's Settlement Program. South Manchuris Railway's man- agement has decided on large-scale agricultural development in North Manchuria as an aid to Japan’s plan to send 5,000,000 emigrants over a period of 20 years. The cultivated land will be sold to the emigrants. It will be developed by Chinese making exten- sive use of the farm machinery. Rough land cultivation will enable emigrants from Japan to begin oper- ations without delay. The company has formed a special department with capital of $24,000,000, half paid up. Tokio’s settlement plans have met with obstacles because Japanese farmers | hesitate to start life anew in & country bers of the park service and Smith-' where the land is undeveloped and the climate severe. ) WEALITY ST T e S’ 3 Our Temporary Address 820 14th ST. N.W. h SET-UP DEFENDED Virginia Commissioner Ex- plains Necessity of “Com- petent Service.” By the Associated Press. BRISTOL, Va., October 23.—Arthur W. James, Virginia commissioner of public welfare, in an address on “County Welfare Work” before the thirty-third annual convention of the Virginia Co-Operative Education As- sociation yesterday said, “If nothing more than the expenditure of addi- tional poor-relief funds for paupers had been involved, the State, in all probability, would not have appropri- ated $925,000 for distribution to the counties and cities during the year beginning July 1, 1936.” James’ address was an exhaustive explanation of the county welfare set- up and, indirectly, a reply to critics of the State's method of interpreting the 1936 act of the State Legislature, Responsibilities Imposed. The welfare commissioner said the Federal emergency relief program had imposed numerous responsibilities on the various county boards of super- visors which could not be satisfactorily executed by the overseers of the poor. “Moreover,” he added, “the PFederal law did not allow it.” “In addition to doleing aid to those on the pauper lists,” James said, “it is necessary to have a competent service to certify employable persons in need of relief to the Federal work projects,” James said, “A service to select boys from relief cases for en- rollment in the C. C. C. is required by Federal regulations, as well as a service to distribute Federal surplus commodity products, if a cqunty wishes to avail itself of these re- sources. Overseers Supplanted. “Obviously, overseers of the poor cannot ‘do these things, as has been amply proved. Everywhere it has been necessary for the V. E. R. 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