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Evening star., 1925-01-22
CAPT. ROBERT H0WLETT
DIES AT WALTER REED
Reserve officer, Attached to Ship
ping Board, Served in Militia
and in World War.

Capt Robert Hewlett, So years old.
United States Officers Reserve Corps,
a native of this city and long identi-
fed with militia organizations here,
died at Walter Reed Hospital yestef-
day.
Funeral services will be conducted
at his late residence, 1922 Riggs place,
Saturday morning at 1890 o'clock.
Interment, with military honors, will
be in Arlington Cemetery.
Capt. Hewlett had been a member
of the old Cavalry Troop A and the
battery of field artillery of the old
National Guard here. During the
World War he served with the Signal
Corps and Air Service in Paris, Anjou,
Tours and other posts. He was a
member of George Washington Post,
No. 1, American Legion.
For many years Capt. Hewlett was
associated with his father in the
building contracting business.
Capt. Hewlett was educated in the
public schools and the old Spencerian
Business College of this city. Since
the World War he has been a special
agent for the United States Shipping
Board.
He is survived by his widow. a
brother, DR.. Howard Hewlett of Sill
yer Spring, Md; five sisters, Mrs.
William Montgomery, Mrs. Blanche
Finch, Mrs. Daniel Goodacre and Miss
Florence Hewlett, and a daughter,
Miss Ethel Hewlett, all of this city.
and son. Harry Hewlett OF Kings
port Tenn.
Evening star., 1925-01-22
MEANS GIVES ECHO
OF SENATE PROBE
Former Justice Agent Recites
Story of Deals for Liquor
Permits.
By the Associated Press.

By the Assoca ted Press
NEW YORK, January 22.-Echoes of
the Senate investigation before which
CASTOR B. Means, former Department
or Justice agent. was such a sensa-
uonal witness, were heard in Federal
Court today when Means resumed the
stand in his own defense against
charges that he and Thomas 3. Fielder,
attorney. had conspired to os'bribe Gov
ernment officials to defeat justice.
Means. under cross-examinatiou, told
or transaction in September, 1922.
whereby Elmer w. Jarnecke, his for
mer associate and now the chief wit
ness against him, had obtained $4,000
from Isidor Padorr of New York in
payment for liquor withdrawal permits
made out 10 the Valdona Drug Co.
Padorr's concern.
Tells of Permits.
II told Jarnecke and Padorr,"
Means testified, that I would be able
to get some permits for the legal
withdrawal of whisky. and that if
they could get some reputable per
sons who wanted the liquor for legal
purposes l would get these permits
for them"
Means said he saw Padorr pay over
$4,000 to Jarnecke, but added that he
did not remember what Jarnecke had
done with the money.
Jarnecke. who was similarly
charged with Means and Fielder,
pleaded guilty at the start of the
trial and turned States. evidence. He
admitted under cross examination
yesterday that he had been $40 a
week clerk until he was associated
with Means in Washington, where
he said he made as high as 81, 900
a week. He now is a Government in
former, he said, at ST. a week
Evening star., 1925-01-22
WRITERS SUPPORT
NEW PATENT BILL
Composers and Dramatists Favor
Measure to Revise Law and
Give Protection.

Several well known song writer's and
dramatists testified today before the
House patents committee in favor OF a
bill to revise the copyright laws to bet
ter protect authors.
Matthew Woll, vice president of the
American Federation of Labor, op-
posed the bill on the ground that 1t
would allow entry into the United
States of foreign manufactured print
ing, to the detriment of the American
worker.
Ellis Parker Butler. the writer, ia
yored the bill because it would sim
plify the situation. He said moving
pictures had partly complicated the
copyright question and added: The
movie people are the worst in the
world. They would steal the teeth
out of our heads if they could"
Objection was raised against this
statement. and it was stricken from
the record.
Augustus Thomas also appeared in
support of the bill.
Evening star., 1925-01-22
F|NNEY CUT NAME
OFF INDIAN PAPER
Assistant Secretary of In
terror Tells of Stopping
Jackson Document.

Edward B. Finney, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Interior, today took the
stand in the House Indian affairs sub
committee hearing, dealing with al
legged maladministration by the In
dian office of its affairs in Oklahoma.
Commissioner Burke conducted the
questioning for his side.
Finney said that he acted on the
Jackson cases only in the capacity of
Acting Secretary at the particular
time and had no contact with them
since.
Finney testified that he approved
stipulations in the Martha and Saaber
Jackson Indian cases on May Is, 1921,
and that after J. F. McMurray. Nc
AIester attorney, who said he repre-
sented George NJ Swift, Okmulgee at
torney, who reputedly represented the
guardian of the Jacksons, had sug-
gested that a large settlement could
be made. Finney clipped his sigma
ture from the stipulations to prevent
their being promulgated"
Fees Exceed Principal
z. B. Merritt, assistant commits
sioner of Indian affairs, testified that
on May a conference was held in
the Indian office, at which Swift
J claimed so per cent fees in the Mar
! tha Jackson case, G. Guy Cutlip, an
attorney, asked % per cent fees, and
r. c. Allen, an attorney, 15 per cent.
| Burke said, Merritt testified, That's
only 90 per cent. What about the other
| 10?" and asked what about the guar
dian-if he would not want some.
| Later, Merritt said the fees asked by
attorneys and the guardian totaled
los per cent, which. he said, would
| leave Martha Jackson in debt per
| cent.
1t was later decided by the Indian
Office, Merritt told the committee, that
total fee of $4,000, including ex-
penses. would be allowed in the Mar
tha Jackson case, which represented
less than 10 per cent of what she was
to receive.
The inquiry then turned on the
! case of Jackson Barnett, wealthy
Oklahoma Indian, concerning which
charges of administration are
made. Herritt said Barnetts mar
riage was thoroughly investigated
| and that the couple have continued
to live together as man and wife
since the marriage in 1920. No com
plant has been made about it and
Mrs. Barnett has been faithful and
dutiful wife. Merritt added.
Barnett and his wife visited the
Indian office and wanted a home,
Merritt testified, and they said the
guardian was not cordial toward
them. They wanted to get a home
| other than at Henryetta, Oklahoma,
| he said.
Tells of College Gifts.
Concerning the alleged gift" of
| $550.00 to Bacone College, Muskogee,
made by Barnett, Merritt said that
| outside of that donation others totaled
| probably a million dollars from
wealthy Indians. The institution is
doing fine work, the witness testified,
in the education of Indian children,
and is supported by donations Only
the immediate family is considered,
| Merritt said, in cases of these gifts
! Merritt then had inserted a list of
decisions supporting the authority of
| the Indian Office to sanction the Civ
| ing Of a gift"
Evening star., 1925-01-22
FAVORABLY REPORTS
CAPE COD CANAL BILL
Senate Commerce Committee Rec
ommends Purchase of Waterway
at Cost of $11, 100000.

The bill for Government purchase
of the Cape Cod Canal was favorably
reported today by the Senate COM
merce committee.
Opposition was voiced by several
committeeman, and Chairman Jones
and Senator Fletcher. Democrat,
Florida, may submit minority views.
Also they may propose an amendment
reducing the amount to be paid for
the canal from S11 500, 600 to $9,00O,-
600 plus interest for three years on
the bonds, which would total 5000, 900.
The measure for the purchase of
the canal has been pending for sew
eral years, and passed the House at
the last session. President Coolidge
las suggested to Congress that the
Government has a moral obligation in
the matter since the waterway was
taken over and operated during the
war.
Evening star., 1925-01-22
POLICEMAN DENIES
BEAT|NGP PRISONER
]. K. HoWes Asserts A. H.
Fowler, Jr., Attacked Him
After Being Arrested.

Absolute denial that Policeman J. K.
Howes of No. 9 precinct had beaten
and n1altreated A. H. Fowler, Jr., De-
cember rs, was made by defense wit
nesses when the hearing was resumed
before the police trial board this
morning. On the other hand, there
was testimony that Fowler had
proved an obstreperous prisoner, that
he had attacked the policeman and
that IT was necessary to use a certain
amount of force to maintain the ar
rest
Private L. NJ. Leech, who assisted
Howes in making the arrest. testified
that Fowler put up a stubborn re-
sistance, and 1t was necessary for
both policemen to hold him. Leech
denied that Howes grabbed the man
around the neck or that he had
thrown him bodily into the patrol
wagon.
Patrol Driver TestideS.
Randolph Lawson, colored, patrol
driver at No. 3, said that when the
wagon reached the station house the
prisoner, Fowler, struck Howes in the
face as the wagon was being backed
up to the station. At this point, he
also testified, the prisoners twin
brother, w. II. Fowler, jumped on the
steps of the patrol wagon and all
three went down to the ground in a
pile. Lawson told the board that w.
E. Fowler, was holding Policeman
Howes.
At this juncture, Lawson testified
he picked up W. E. Fowler, stood him
on his feet and held him against the
fence. On cross examination by Presi-
dent Whaley, Lawson absolutely de-
MED that Fowler was forced into the
wagon. He did say that it was neces-
sary for him to stop the wagon
promptly to keep from running down
the three men, who had fallen out on
the ground during the scuff1e.
Private W. d. Young, who was in
the yard when the wagon arrived at
the station house, testified that Po-
liceman Howes was knocked out of
the wagon by some one who was in
1t. AS 1t was after dark he did not
know who did 1t. He testified also as
to the scuff1e on the ground between
the two FowIers and Policeman
Howes.
A number of members of the fire
department testified to the incident
at the house at 715 Eighth stree
northeast at the time of the arrest
Howes also took the stand and fatlS
denied all of the charges of maltreat.
ment He said that he told the mar
several times to get outside of tht
| fire line, but when he refused he tool
| him into custody. He also testified Il
the resistance while being taken Il
| the patrol wagon and also that hc
was struck in the head by the pris.
oner when they reached the police
| station.
Evening star., 1925-01-22
Government Is Threatened.
HELD LIGHTLY HERE.
Marin's Views on Debt Not Re-
garded as Official.

Deputy Marin's declaration in the
French Chamber yesterday that 1T
would be a moral iniQuity for the
United States to compel France to
nav her four-billion-dollar debt is
regarded by officials of the American
debt commission as an isolated ex-
plosion rather than an echo of French
official opinion.
The French deputy apparently had
forgotten, it was pointed out today,
that the United States made no claim
for German reparations except a
small percentage for the cost of the
Army of Occupation, and damage
claims. This is regarded here as a
fact which the French government
cannot be allowed to overlook.
M. Marin Is a deputy on the opposi-
tion side from the present French ad-
ministration, it is pointed out, and
could be expected, therefore, to voice
an extremist view.
Evening star., 1925-01-22
BLOCKS SPEEDING
OF SHOALS BILL
La Guardia Prevents Effort
to Hurry Measure to
Conference.

An attempt by Chairman Mckenzie
of the House military committee to
obtain unanimous consent of the
House to- send the Underwood Muscle
Shoals bill direct to conference be-
tween the Senate and House was
blocked today by objections by Rep
resentative La Guardia, Republican,
New York.
Chairman Smell of the House rules
committee informed the House that il
unanimous consent could not be OBJ
tanned the rules committee would
consider reporting a rule ordering
the bill to conference.
In asking for unanimous consent,
Chairman Mckenzie said that IL the
bill was not sent to conference direct
the limited time of this session would
not permit final passage OF Muscle
Shoals legislation. The country's in
terests, he declared, called for enact
ment Of bill before March 4.
Want Bill In Committee.
Representative Hull, Republican,
Iowa, and Blanton, Democrat, Texas,
declared the bill should be sent to the
House military committee, because
the Senate bill was complete sub
stitute of the House BILL which would
Ford who since has withdrawn his
offer.
The House, they contended, should
have more information on the sub
ject before it is called on to take &C
ton.
Representative Almon, Democrat,
Alabama who represents the Muscle
Shoals district, urged the House not
to object to unanimous consent, de-
claring that the subject had been dis
cussed in the House for a number OF
years and the Representatives were
familiar with the problem. II 1t does
not go to conference, he said, no ac-
ton can be taken at this session, and
the new Congress would be compelled
ito start all over again.
Addressing the Republican side Oh
the House, he declared the Senate
bill carries out the recommendations
of the President" -
Longworth Backs Bill.
Representative Longworth, the Re-
publican leader, came to the support
of those favoring referring the bill
direct to conference, asserting he had
become convinced that this course
would be the best procedure.
Chairman Smell told the House that
although he was not in favor of all
of the terms of the Muscle Shoals
legislation, he was convinced that
something should be done at this ses-
sion, because the dam at Muscle
Shoals would be completed next July
] and ready for operation. The con-
Evening star., 1925-01-22
RAPS
BIC SCHOOL GIFTS
Declares Subsidy System
Growth Offspring of
Trade Monopoly.
BY the Associated Press.

MADISON, Wis, January 22.-Sena-
sin in an editorial appearing in the
current issue OF La Follette's Maga-
zine charged that growth of the
subsidy system in State universities
the growth of monopoly in industry.
Senator La Toilette assailed gifts
of more than $4,000, 900 made re-
Gently by two wealthy men to edu-
cational institutions, and declared
that during the Civil War times ed
ucation was supported in a larger
measure by small gifts and donations
Now, the editorial stated, wealth had
become concentrated in the hands OF
comparatively few and Subsidies
have increased until 1t may be said
that higher education looks TO the
monopoly system rather than to the
public or to the State for it's sup
port
Continuing, the editorial said:
The gifts made by George Eastman
and J. b. Duke include a provision
typical of awards of this character
of the highest public interest. Both
donors convey their millions in the
form of stock in the Industrial enter
prise in which they are engaged. The
Duke award specifically provides that
board of trustees shall be charged
with the conduct of his business
while controlling the funds of the
university endowed by the bequests
Attacks Butler Report.
Thus the educational institutions
which are the. benef1ciaries of the
awards are given a substantial stake
in the profits of industry and in the
maintenance of governmental privil-
eyes which have contributed so much
to the swelling of corporate dividends
and impoverishing the mass of the
people of the country"
The editorial attacked A report
made by President Nicholas Murray
Butler of Columbia University In
which a defense of the system of pri-
vate gifts was made. 1t said:
Let President Buffers economic
views-colored by the fear that the
flow of gold may be hecked-im-
pregnate American colleges and uni
versities generally and we may be
sure the youth of the country will be
spared instruction in such 'heresy' as
the theory of honest tariffs, equal
taxation according to the ability &c
pay and control in the public interest
of corporate wealth
The reference to President Butler
was in reply to that portion of his re-
port which declared that the flow OF
large gifts to universities had beer
diminished as a result of existing
policies of taxation.
Evening star., 1925-01-22
STUDENTS BAN DESSERT.
Give Up Last Dinner Course to
Help Miners Fund.
By the Associated Press.


kATONAH, y. Y, January 22-
Students and instructors at Brook
wood Labor College here have given
up dessert for three weeks and will
send the money thus saved to the
secretary-treasurer of District II of
the United Mine Workers of America
at Charleston, w. Va.
About 10000 persons, evicted union
members and their families, are said
TO be living in tents and shacks on
the wind-swept hills of West Fir-
ginia. The union is providing shelter
and rations enough for existence.
The contribution of the labor COL
lege is In response to an urgent ap-
peal for clothing. In addition to
money two large boxes oflothing
were sent to West virginia. today
from the lahor college,
Evening star., 1925-01-22
FIREMAN SAVES WOMAN
FROM FLAMES IN HOME
Carries Her Down Blazing Stair.
way-Match in Child's
Hands Blamed.

Mrs. Jennie Robinson, 20, colored,
sick and alone on the upper floor of
the burning home of George L. John
son, colored, at 1711 T street, was
carried to safety today down the
flaming stairway on the side of the
house by Private w. G. Schmidt of
No. 8 Engine Company.
Mrs, Robinson, getting out of bed,
was attempting to extinguish the fire
when Schmidt reached her. She sus-
tanned severe burns to her face and
was treated by a physician
The fire was started when the g.
year-old son of the tenant, Johnson,
used a lighted match to find some
clothes in a closet on the lower floor,
according to the police He ran away
when the fire started. Damage to
the house and contents was estimated
at $500.
Evening star., 1925-01-22
Officials Named
In Liquor Deal,
Police Head Says
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, January 22.-S.
Warner Ironmonger, former dep
uty United States marshal and now
chief of police of Norfolk, testify
ing. today at the trial of Rex D.
Sheldon and William Baker, de-
clared Baker told him soon after
his arrest that Federal Prohibi-
tion Commissioner Haynes and
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Blair were fixed" to permit the
smuggling into Washington of
thousands of cases of whisky for
the Shrine convention in 1929.
A. La Ashburn, Federal prohibit
tion agent, testified the defendants
told him that col. Blair and Maj.
Haynes and lot of Department of
Justice men had been fixed to get
the liquor into Washington"
Chief Ironmonger testified that
Baker told him that Sheldon was
a relative of Commissioner Haynes
and that he and Mr.. Blair knew of
the proposed plan for the whole
sale smuggling, and had virtually
agreed to wink" at the activity.
Evening star., 1925-01-22
PREPARES FOR "EVENT."
Mrs. Longworth Arrives In Chi

Mrs. Longworth Arrives In Chi
cago, Accompanied by Physician.
CHICAGO, January 22-Mrs. Alice
Roosevelt Longworth arrived in Chi
cago today in preparation for an in
teresting event anticipated for early in
February. She was accompanied here
from Washington by a woman physi-
clan, who Will remain with her.
Mrs. Longworth, who is expecting
a visit of the stork, will be Joined
later by her husband, Repre- sentative
Longworth.
Consideration for others is a good
brand of charity.
Evening star., 1925-01-22
Saws Husband Abused Her.

Mrs. Bertha NJ. Hansboro today filed
suit for a limited divorce from Curl 4.
Hansboro on a charge of cruelty.
Through Attorney Robert E. Lynch.
the wife says her husband choked
her, January 21, 1924, and because she
refused to place the title to their
home in his name cursed and abused
her. They were married at Rich
mond, Va, October 4, 1921, and have
no children.
Evening star., 1925-01-22

ferees, he said, were confident to
draft a measure which then would
have to be voted on by the House
and opportunity would be given for
amendment
He warned the House that if unan-
imous consent could not be OBJ
tanned application would be made to
the rules committee for a rule or
dering it to conference. He indicated
the committee would favor reporting
q rule.
His speech was shut of by objec-
Sfon from Representative La Guardi&
Evening star., 1925-01-22

Russia undoubtedly means an inten-
sive unfolding of Japanese activities
in Siberia and elsewhere on the
Asiatic mainland, in the way of ex-
plotting domains wherefrom an in
dustrialiZed Japan may draw the
sinews of economic war
The United States Is in no danger
of being adversely affected by Japa-
nese expansion of that sort. The
Washington treaties covering China
and the Far East generally, signed
at the armament conference of 1921
%, safeguard equality of opportunity
for all nations. When Japan at Wash
ington renounced her Twenty One
Demands" on China, she surrendered
far more extensive and valuable
economic privileges than she has now
obtained from Russia on the Asiatic
continent The State Department
gives Japan a clean bill of health on
the score of the Far Eastern economic
treaties. just as it does on the score
of the naval limitation treaty. Nippon
has played square with her co-signa-
tories in all respects.
keIIog's Soviet Views.
Reports. which cannot be cor
roborated. persist that Mr.. Hughes
departure from the secretaryship of
State means an early change in the
administrations policy toward Rus
sia. The theory is that Mr.. Kellogg
will be less stubborn in his hostility
to recognition of the Soviet than Mr..
Hughes is.
This writer discussed Russia with
the incoming Secretary of State in
London last Summer. On one score
and an important one-Mr. kellogg
left no doubt that he Is in complete
accord with Mr.. Hughes hostility to
the Red autocracy. The Ambassador
had been in Great Britain long enough
to be persuaded of the iniquity of
Communist and Moscok- directed pro-
pa ganda in the British Isles.
Mr. Hughes always has maintained
that, far outranking other consider
ations, the Soviet's determination to
undermine American institutions is
the factor that makes recognition
impossible and impracticable. Mr..
Kellogg evidently was fully acquaint-
ed with the British governments
knowledge of red ramifcations in
John Bulls islands. He gave no in
dication, in talking with the writer
Of this article. that he had any SYM
pathy with or fondness for the re-
gime responsible for it.
Mr.. Kellogg will come home fresh
from the seat of a government put
in office on the bolshevist issue The
Baldwin ministry was established at
the end of a campaign fought to re-
pudiate Ramsay MacDonald's deal"
with Soviet Russia. The deal has
since been called off. Americas new
Secretary of State will know the
reasons that impelled the rulers Of
Britain to take that action. They
will not be out of his mind II the
recognition issue is forced to the
front in Washington this Spring
Copyright, 1921
Evening star., 1925-01-22
Alien Issue Unsettled.

While stating that the immigra ton
question still remains unsettled, ,"
Baron Shidehara added 1t "is obvious
that continuance of discussions be-
tween the two governments at this
time will not in itself serve any USE
full purpose.
What is really important in the
final analysis of the question" the
foreign minister continued. SIS that
the American people shall come to
have correct understanding of our
people and of our points of view. An
impetuous mood or impassioned ut
terance will not conduce to an in
ternational understanding.
There is no doubt that the same
love Of justice that kindied American
independence still continues to in
spIre the minds of the American peo-
pie The day will come when this
fact will be fully demonstrated"
Declaring Japan's policy of non-in-
terference in China's domestic affairs
"has been vigorously followed" Baron
Shidehara added:
During the hostilities between the
Mukden and the Chill factions we de-
clared our position frankly to both
parties. japan is interested in the
whole of China to the degree essen
tial to our national existence. But
more particularly keen are our ma
tional sentiments over Manchuria and
Mongolia"
Adding that Japan, however, has
mo aggressive or territorial designs
in that or any other part of China
the foreign minister said his coun-
had absolutely refrained from sup
plying any party in China with arms. "