Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1937, Page 4

SEARCH FOR BODY BALKS KEENE CASE Baffled Police Hope River Will Yield Its Clue This Week. Baffled investigators seeking a solu- tion to the disappearance of Charles F. Keene, sr, are hoping an unceasing search of the waters of the lower Po- tomac will aid in clearing up the mys- tery this week If Keene's body was plunged irto the river, either by a murderer or in a suicidal leap, it should come to the eurface before the end of this week at the latest, Coast Guard officess said. Fort the past week a Coast Guard patrol boat has been cruising slowly along the lower reaches of the river searching for the body, and the patrol Wwill be continued through this week, it was said. Until the body is found, according to Norfolk Detective Sergt. Leon No- witsky, who is convinced Keene was murdered, investigators are facing an almost insurmountable obstacle. “So far everything poings to nomi- cide, but we have uncovered nothing | tangible to work on,” said Nowitsky. “Red-Faced Man” Sought. Maryland State Detectives Marlin Brubaker and J. J. Cassidy left Wash- ington yesterday to concentrate their | investigation in the Norfolk area, Where they hope to find the “red-faced man.” who, so far as is known, was the last person to see the Washington real estate man alive. J. M. Eby, who manages the re- freshment stand aboard the steamer District of Columbia, said the “red- faced man” purchased a bottle 01‘ beer for Keene about midnight May 12. Eby said he thought at the time that the red-faced man probably was a resident of the Old Soldiers’ Home at Hampton, Va. Officials of the Old Soldiers’ Home last night said “about 700 men live here and a large percentage of them | are florid faced.” After drinking the beer without exchanging a word with his host, Keene retired to his cabin, Eby said. Watchman Heard Noise. As Walter Bowen, night watchman, made his rounds at 1:45 am., he heard what he thought was the muf- | fled report of a shot. It came from | the rear of the boat. where Keene's | cabin was located. Bowen hastened | to the aft deck to investigate. He | ference. - THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO Breaks Leg in Fall, Returns to Horse Show A dramatic incident durin at Leesburg, Va., yesterday. down by his mount, Ann Duvall, afi the Loudon Hunt Horse Show tunlz’ Greene is shown pinned er she fell in taking a log jump. Greene's leg, caught between the big logs and the horse, was broken, but he returned to see the rest of the show, after the fracture was set at the Leesburg Hospital—Photo by Hayes. supporters of the President’s bill, with one exceplion, voted for the Logan compromise in the Judiciary Commit- tee. The sole exception was Senator Pittman of Nevada. Even had he sup- ported it, the compromise in the com- mittee would have failed, on a tie vote. The Logan proposal had the support of Chairman Ashurst at that time. Ashurst previously had denounced the idea of any compromise. Ynless a compromise of some kind is adopted, the bill stands a good chance of being defeated in the Sen- ate, and dying there. If & compromise sheuld be agreed on, the measure would be sent to the House, where the President’s original plan could be sub- stituted and .he measure sent to con- The administration might gain some advantage in the confer- ence stage. With the President’s Supreme Court reorganization bill firmly in the hands of its enemies in the Senate, much of the discussion over the week end has had to do with the appointment of a successor to Associate Justice Van Devanter. Senators Back Robinson. walked through the deserted salon listening intently. He heard not a | gound. All lights in the state rooms were out. He dismissed the noise | from his mind. After the ship docked at Norfolk a maid inserted a key in Keene's cabin door. She heard a key drop out of the lock on the other side. She does not remember whether the door was locked. Inside, the cabin was in disarray. Keene's grip was open. Clothes were scattered about. On the floor were his shattered eyeglasses and a gold wrist watch with the metal wrist band broken. There were bloodstains on the bed, on the wash basin and on the sill of the window. On the aft deck | rail, 10 feet from the cabin window which could be reached by a narrow outside catwalk, there was the smear of & bloody hand. Keene's coat and shoes were in the cabin. No gun or any other weapon was found. A chamois pouch and a leather paper case which Keene's family had never | seen were on the floor | Police at first suspected suicide. | Then they swung to the homicide | theory. | But without a corpus delecti, No- | witsky pointed out, investigators can- | not proceed far with the murder the- | ory. Even if a murderer should be | found, it was pointed out, he could not be prosecuted until the victim's body | i found. Judiciary (Continued From First Page.) the court bill, it is nevertheless a fact | that administration Senatcr: are mov- | ing for a plan similar to the original | McCarran substitute, providing for a | court of 11 members, or for the so- called Logan compromise, which would fix the court at nine members, but provide for temporary additions to the | court, when justices reached the age | "of retirement and continued to remain ,upon the bench. i PR It is considered significant that the If the Senate has anything to do with it. the President will appoint Senator Robinson of Arkansas to the Supreme Court. Never before has there been such unanimity of the Sen- ate on any appointment. and never before have the Senators been so out- spoken in regard to one. That goes | for Democrats and Republicans alike, for enemies of the President’s court program and for its opponents. While the President has given no indication whatever what he intends | to do in the matter, tiose who are close to the situation are predicting that the Robinson appointment will follow comparatively soon after the Tetirement of Justice Van Devanter | on June 2. Not only do they hold that Robinson is entirely fitted fpr the office. but they point out that | confirmation of the nomination of the new justice would follow immediately and without delay. The only question raised is that of the possible ineligi- bility of any member of the present Congress for appointment because of the fact that this through the Sumners voluntary re- tirement act for justices of the Su- preme Court. It is contended that this changes the emoluments of the Jjustices—though it does not increase the actual salary. This might give the President an “out” if he decides not to appoint Robinson. Senator King of Utah, chairman of a subcommittee selected by the Judi- ciary Committee opponents of the | court bill to draft an adverse report on the bill, said yesterday he hoped to have the report ready by the end of this week. He has been ill at home for two days, but expects to return to the Capitol tomorrow. There is no disposition, he insisted, to delay the bill. measure, believing they have votes enough to defeat it, are inclined to move the measure along as rapidly as possible. Wait Social Security Ruling. Followers of the struggle over the Supreme Court are waiting anxiously for a decision of the court on the constitutionality of the social security for Weddings of this and Yesteryear? For the Bride, Diamond Bands Whether your require- ments are a modest gold or platinum band or a ring set with dia- monds . . . our assort- ments can produce a satisfying design. from $12 to $300 CHARGE ACCOUNTS Platinumsmiths Jewelers For the Anniversary. 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It would also provide that a vote of 7-to-3 | or more would be necesary to hold a | law of Congress unconstitutional. He is inclined to leave this latter pro- vision out, in view of the fact that the committee turned down, by a vote of 12 to 6, an amendment offered by Senator Norris to the President's court bill, making the same proposition. If he can get his amendment reported favorably about the time that the President’s bill is reported adversely to the Senate, Senator Burke feels that it would occupy a strategic position. The Judiciary Committee is expected to meet tomorrow. Senator Burke yesterday received a telegram from the Nationai Committee to Uphold Constitutional Government congratulating him upon his court stand. “On behalf of hundreds of | thousands of American citizens in every State of the Union, we congratu- late you on your courageous and inde- pendent action in voting against the Supreme Court reorganization bill,” it said. 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