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The Washington times., 1926-04-20
II Robbie RITES
ADMITTED

Captured last night by Detective
F. A. Schench. Of the Fourth pre-
cinct, while the latter was attempt
ing to arrest a hold-up man, John
Amis, %, a roomer at the American
House, 63s Pennsylvania Ave. N. W.,
today admitted to police that he
has been responsible for II bur-
glaries and safe crackings, the au-
thorities claim.
With the capture Of Amis, the
mystery of the robbery of the LUIS
tine-Chevrolet Company, 3o1 Seventh
st. s. w; the Niepold Art Works,
3O7 Seventh st. s. W., and safe
cracking jobs at the plant of the
Pepsi Cola Bottling Works, 200
Seventh st. s. W.. and in an estab.
lishment at 1896 Florida Ave. N. W.,
have been cleared up.
On Another Job
Detectives Schenck and J. w.
Wise and Sergeant Bobo were at
tempting to locate a robber who
had a short time before held up
a restaurant in the southwest Sec
ton of the city and had just sur
rounded a house on Seventh Street
when Schenck saw Amis walking
away.
Schenck ran after him, drew his
pistol and approached Amis un-
observed, from the rear. Amis had
a pistol, a flashlight and special
policeman's badge in his pocket
when searched.
He was taken to the Fourth
precinct station house and ques-
toned, but refused to say anything,
stating that he would admit nothing
unless identified.
Today he was taken to lineup at
police headquarters and questioned
during a greater part of the morn
ing. Finally he admitted a number
of the cases and consented to go out
with the detectives and lead them
to places he had robbed.
Loot Found i'm Room
A search of his rooms disclosed
three loaded pistols, two watches, a
kodak. chiselS, glass cutters, putty
for taking impressions of safe dials,
a newspaper clipping Of a recent
$37, 900 mail robbery in Chicago and
clippings of more recent robberies
in this city.
He had $87 in his pocket when
arrested and $28 in quarters, dimes
and nickels were found in his room.
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BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
a. 1aw-defying minority u IT.
tempting to discard the Constitu-
ton as "scrap Of paper, Bishop
\ lllia Ser McDowelI charged
today before the Senate Prohibi-
ton Committee III behalf Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. This
situation, he said, must be faced
as the greatest issue before the
nation today.
Bishop Mcdowell declared the
wet move for modification Of the
prohibition law was being carried
on by claw breakers" and he
warned that any surrender to such
a drive would lead to anarchy
throughout the country. Speak
ing for his church, he opposed all
forms of modification and begged
Congress to enact stricter enforce
ment provisions.
Others Picture Dry Benefits
Others who testified in the interest
of ''bone-dryness' included DIR. Clar-
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BEAST ON S49
TSELEVEN
BY international News Service

BY International News Service
NEW LONDON, April 20-Eleven
men were injured, -FOUR seriously,
and seven slightly by an explosion
Of unknown cause on the Sub
marine $40, at the submarine base
here today.
M. p. Greenville's condition was
organized Immediately after the ac-
Every serious"
A naval board OF inquiry was
adjourned Immediately after the &C.
cident, and will be in session all
day.
Until the board reports, details
OF the accident will not be made
public.
The S-49 was being prepared for
q routine series of diving tests
in the sound. when the explosion
occurred in the battery room direct
~ beneath the spot where the
entire crew had assembled after
breakfast.
The accident sustained by the
$40 is the fourth that has befallen
submarines of the So type
The S-48 went below the surface
off Bridgeport and was lifted only
after considerable difficulty.
The Ssh sank after a collision
off Block Island with heavy loss
Of life.
The s-39 went ashore on Cape
Cod and was badly damaged though
her crew was saved.
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BEAT I|lG IN RING
KILLS BOXER

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, April 20
Clever Sencio, Filipino feather
weight boxer, died here this morn
ing as a result, physicians say, OF
the hammering he received in a
fight here last night with Bud
Taylor, Terre Haute, Ind.
Sencio was taken i'll shortly after
the fight and sent to Mercy Hos
pital this morning. He died at 500
a. M, ten minutes after reaching
the hospital.
The little Filipino, former chum
of Pancho Villa, Filipino flyweight,
who died in San Francisco recently
took a terrific beating in his bout
last night. The hammering he re
ceived on the head in the last few
minutes Of the fight is credited
with causing his death.
Sencio was examined Immediately
after the fight by a physician who
II was said that the boxer still ap-
peared dazed.
The death of Sencio was the sec
ond ring tragedy in which Taylor
has been concerned. On January
IL, 1924, the Terre Haute bantam.
weight knocked out frankie Jerome
at Madison Square Garden. and
Jerome died some hours later at
Bellevue Hospital.
Boxing men here declare that two
deaths following beatings received
from the same fighter furnished the
only case Of this kind on record.
Sencio was brought to America
for the sole purpose OF replacing
Villa, and both were managed by
the same man. Frank Churchill, an
American from Manila.
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MAN FOUND
81 ASHED
|VAlJTO

After suffering, half dead,
through a long night of horrible
agony, Willism Franklin Best,
172 Uhla1d Terrace N. E., was
HfouHd this morning in the middle
OF Rock Creek Park, lying about
so feet below his automobile,
which had hurdled down a 200
foot embankment from the dan
gerous Snake HiIl'' connecting
Ridge Road with Beach Drive.
Best had a broken leg and pos
sible internal injuries and was
severely cut on the left side of
the jdgular vein and on one of
his wrists, evidently, according to
park police who took charge of
him, by a knife. A bloody pen
knife, open, was found on one of
the tenders of the car.
Police Are BaffIed.
Park police are completely bafflied
by the case, calling it one of the
most mysterious that has ever
come to their attention.
The injured man was found about
9 o'clock this morning by George
Tinker, colored laborer in the en-
ploy of the office of Public Build
ings and Public Parks.
Tinker heard his groans as he
was driving by. He Immediately
called A. E. Croissant and r. ID.
Jenkins of the park police, who COW
cred Best with blankets and sum-
moned an Emergency Hospital am
bulance.
He was rushed to Emergency
and treated by DIR. H. w. Potter.
Although his condition is critical,
he is expected, to recover.
Best told park police that he
lost control of his car on the
treacherous %'Snake Hill between
Z and o'clock last night and his
car plunged over the steep embank-
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THE WEATHER
Official u s. weather Bureau Report
Fair tonight and Wednesday; some
what warmer tonight; light frost. Tenn
perature yesterday High, a; low, 80.
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MORE MAR|NE:
TRIALS, HINT.
By COPELAND C. BURG
SAN DIEGO, CAL, April 90

By COPELAND C. BURG
SAN DIEGO, Cal, April 90
New steps were promised today
by Gen. Smedley D. Butler in his
campaign to "dry UP" the Ma
rines.
On the heels Of court martial
conviction of Col. Alexander S.
Williams on drunkenness charges,
made by General Butler, the "dry
crusader" declared today "cock-
tail' parties at the Marine base
were history and that he intended
to see every officer in his COM
mand lived up to the nations
dry law and navy regulation pro-
nibiting drinking.
Other Courts Martial Hinted
Complete records Of the Williams
court martial trial will be sent to
Secretary of the Navy Curtis u.
Wilbur and General Butler de-
clared he wouldn't be surprised" if
new courts martials would be
ordered as a result
amy action regarding new courts
martial is entirely up to the Sec
rotary of the Navy" General But
Ter said. II have nothing to say as
to any recommendation in this con-
nection."
Several officers who testified al
the Williams trial admitted "tast-
ing" drinks at the party given by
the colonel the night of March 6.
The breach between supporters of
General Butler and Colonel VIII
liams at the Marine Corps base
was further widened today, fol-
lowing a statement issued by the
general in which he intimated the
colonel had practically challenged
Butler to bring him to court.
The Washington times., 1926-04-20

love letters written to the fair
Javanese, executed a year before.
All the public knew of these let
ters was that they were signed by
one whose first name began with
IN" and ended with "Y" and that
the writer was or had been a
cabinet minister.
Malvy was convicted and sent
enced to exile and immediately, the
public jumped to the conclusion
that he had been the writer of the
letters to the spy. This cloud has
hung over Malvy's head since his
return to French politics recently.
Now General Messiny has issued
a public statement admitting author
ship of the letters. He says he fell
under the woman's charm. but
feared 1t and wrote and told her ne
was afraid Of her love.
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President Coolidge today refused
to become implicated In . com
trOversy over District Commits
siOner Frederick A. FenHing BY
making &c known through the
Witt House spokesman that he
outsiders the investigation entire
IN judicial matter which should
be conducted lii q judicial manner
without outside influence. He
refused to make any comment on
the case.
Evidence that the Veterans Blu
reau is making no attempt to pro-
tect insane war veterans against
exorbitant commissions and fees
for guardianship services such as
those alleged to have been col
lected by Commissioner Frederick
A. Fenning, was submitted to the
House Veterans Committee today.
Major Davis Arnold, national
guardianship officer of the Vet
Grams Bureau, resumed the stand
when the fleming investigation
was continued today.
Fees Left to Court
He testified that the Veterans
Bureau left the matter OF fees. en-
tirely to the court.
Representative John e. Rankin.
of Mississippi, questioned him about
excessive fees alleged to have been
collected by Commissioner Fennins.
These are all cases in equity
courts and the allowance of exces-
sive fees Is in violation of all laws
of equity" Representative Rankin
said.
Does the guardianship officer de-
termine whether excessive fees are
allowed?
NO" Major Arnold replied.
Go By Record
'"Then you merely go to the
court record and do not question
beyond that?"
Yes, that's right" Major Arnold
said.
You would not investigate even
if, as the records show, a "a per
cent commission was charged, az
in one of these Fenning cases?''
"Those court allowances are law
to u.s." Major Arnold replied.
Don't you think it was your
duty as guardianship officer to go
to some one. a higher court, Con-
gress or the President, and COM
plain about these excessive
charges?"
mo, / do not"
Protection Impossible
"If that Is the attitude taken by
officials of. the Veterans Bureau !
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SLAYER OF COUPLE
JAILED FORTY YEARS

NEW YORK, April 20.-Karl
Keiferle, who killed Mrs. Nellie
Watson and Henry Kothe, joint
proprietors of the Tri Century Club,
was sentenced yesterday to serve
40 years in Sing Sing.
II had just as soon die in the
electric chair as serve 40 years"
he told guards as they lead him
from the courtroom.
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General Admits LoUe
Letters to Spy
Photo by international

PARIS April 20-Circumsantal evidence, which led large
the exile and disgrace of French cabinet minister during
and which has done much to retard his resumption OF
popular after his his country has been dealt
heavy blow by the public confession just made by Gen
Adophe Messmy, former minister of that he is the
author of love letters written to Maa Har Japanese
in 1917
The Washington times., 1926-04-20
executed in 1917.

When Louis Malvy, minister OF
the Interior, was tried on the
charge of failing to defend France
from spies in 1918, one of the choice
bits of evidence at his trial were
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SCRIPTURES SIMPLI-
FIEDFOR SIMPERING
SADIE
CHAPTER VIII.

(Beina the story Of Jesus as a
ladies' man, as told In the gospel of
Saint 5ruee).
Men toHotoed him, and the
leaders Of men haze gerry often
been physically strong. But too'n-
en- toOrshipped him, This is sig
nifcGpt.
The names of 1o0ntet constitute
a Very large proportion of the list
of his close friends. There acre
Mary and Martha, tt0o gentle
nGiden ladies tobo lived outside
Jerusalem; there 10Gs Joanna, a
rich toomGn, the Sofe Of one OF
HeroPs stewards. Good toomen,
The other sort of toomen came
into contact 10Th him, too
toonten of less fortunate expert
ence and reputGtion-tohose aItt-
Sjons regarding men acre gone,
whose eyes SGto piercingIy.
The men t0ho haze been toOmen'S
men in the finest sense, haze been
the 0itG1, oo1sqttering figures Of
history.
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HALF MILLION
SPENT To Get
TOCA FOR SMITH
Commerce Commission
Head Utilities Favorite
CONTINUED from page y

Continued from page y
en- to Moore after he told the auto
magnate, whom he met at the ban.
quet, that the treasury was rather
low. How those lads can dispose OF
cash!
A feature of last Thursdays after
noon session was the appearance OF
Palber Anderson, United States mar.
shall for this district. Anderson sup
ported Mckinley in the primaries.
The Deneen group, that had charge
Of McKinley's campaign in Cook
county, asked the marshal to supply
sufficient number of deputy mar
shals to guard the polls on primary
day owing to the activities Of gan
sters and vote robbers. The marshal
referred the request to Attorney Cen
eral Sargent, who advised mo action
as the department had no authority to
authorize the appointments. A Sec
ond telegram from the marshal author
lied the appointment Of 500 special
deputies. at the rate OF SIS each on
primary day.
Recruited From Detective Agency.
The marshal lost no time. He got
in touch with the MeQueeny Detective
Agency, called an investigating
agency, and secured the protectors of
the sacred ballot from that worthy
source.
But no sooner were the deputies
sworn in and $500 expended for deputy
stars than Sargent reversed himself,
leaving the marshal holding the bills.
Mckinley was no piker, however. His
managers, Green and Roy West came
across to the tune of over $1,000.
$50 you are not out Of pocket" re-
marked Reed icily.
mo" replied the marshal.
Has a Thirsty Look.
How long the investigation will last
or how thoro it will be is not yet de-
termined, or If so, is not public knowl-
edge. There are rumors that the anti.
saloon league will be drawn into thu
probe. The league endorsed both Nc.
Kinley and Smith, tho Smith does not
look like dry. He halls from Dwight
where the famous Kelley Institute is
located. A completely dry state would
hurt the towns business considerably
But perhaps bootleg whiskey brings
better results thon the old pre-war
J stuff.
The investigation has not yet
touched the use of gunner on election
days. 1t is doubtful If it wants to.
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banquet in East st. Louis, few
days before the primary.
Mccarthy charged Sendry offered to
sell TIE leagues endorsement for the
$4,000 and that the next day, Sendry
gave out the leagues endorsement of
Smith.
Introduced Sendry.
Mccarthy, a political writer on the
East St. Louis News-Review and the
St. Louis Times, said he. took Sendry
to the banquet to meet Faulkner at the
request of a friend named Andrew
Hunt. The banquet was held in
Groves Hall in East St. Louis, he
added.
Il met a man there, who was in
troduced to me as Faulkner and two
attorneys, one named Ames from Chi
cago," Mccarthy testified. Faulkner
and Ames talked with US about get
ting the Foreign Voters League to
endorse Smith as the republican can
didate for the senate.
"Sendry told him that it could be
arranged for consideration"
What was that consideration"
Senator Reed, democrat of Missouri,
chairman, inquired.
"S6,OOO," Mccarthy replied, "Sen-
dry claimed he controlled $4,000 votes
in Illinois. He then held a secret con-
ference with the Chicago Attorney, and
another man. They stepped out to
side room and when they came back
the banquet broke up.
"The following day, sendry came
to my Office in East st. Louis and
told me he had a story to give. I
turned him over to a reporter and it
was an endorsement of Smith as the
senatorial candidate. Our paper and
another East St. Louis paper carried
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I the endorsement of Smith by the For.
eign Voters League"
Reed carried Mccarthy back over
the story time and again. He wanted
to know all about the banquet.
THE lawyer, Ames, said his object
in being in East St. Louis was to urge
Sendry to endorse Smith," Mccarthy
declared. "Sendry baked. He said he
was a democrat. He then remarked
he would for cash consideration"
Had to Divide Up.
Sendry went into detail first about
how he had to distribute the money
among leaders of the different ma
tionalities. He named seven national
tiles, including Bohemians, Polish,
Bulgarians, Slavish and some others.
WAS that money to go to the or
ganization or to the leaders?"
ITO the leaders"
did Sendry tell you he got the
money?
"No, but he showed me $4,000 the
next morning in cash"
Where was that?"
"At my office"
sendry Was Cynical.
What did he say when he showed
you the money!
"He smiled and said: We endorsed
Smith, Irwin and Duvall.'"
How did he carry the money!
HE had it wrapped in a copy OF
our newspaper with a rubber band
around it."
WAS this meeting in a soft drink
placer" Reed inquired.
mo-" Mccarthy replied. He drew
another laugh by adding:
Frankly, they served the ice and
you had to bring the rest"
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Some N. Y. Unions
Secure Settlements
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CONTINUED from page II
don't stay away from the Fruhaufs
shop and stop picketing, well fill you
full of Lead The men arrested are
Frank Garafolo, Vincent Garofolo and
Vincent Seville.
Hat Workers Return.
The $50 hat frame workers who
struck last week returned to work
with a partial victory. They won their
demand that employers not work at
the bench with workers, that the min
imum wage scale be increased 20 per
cent, but their demand for unemploy-
ment insurance has been held in abey-
ance one year on the employers re-
quest.
Employers say that the year will
show no unemployment insurance
necessary. The agreement is for
three years, but may be modified
yearly. The impartial chairman" con-
tinues for the industry.
I. r. c. Settlement Goes Slowly.
Only five additional settlements were
concluded yesterday by the cloakmak-
ers' joint board with independent gar
ment manufacturers, bringing the to-
tai settlements to date to rs. Union
officials declared yesterday that they
are forced to slow down progress of
settlements because they are finding
that manufacturers, generally credited
with working exclusively for the trade,
are also having work done thru job
bers who have no responsibility to the
union.
The union yesterday was forced to
cancel one settlement made since Mon
day when it was discovered that the
manufacturer made it practice of
turning over good deal of his work
to a jobber.
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WITH THE STAFF
Being Things From Here and
There Which Have Inspired
IL Us TO Folly or Frenzy
THE BUCOLIC BIBLE.

Los ANoELES.-Deputy District At.
torney Ryan dlseloses evidence that
Aimee ssmple Mcpherson and Kenneth
ornlsten occupied a cottage at Carmel
by-the-Sea for ten days, leaving behind
in a hurried departure much ineriminat-
mo evidence, Including blole'-News
item,
I'm a lonesome little bible now;
Nobody looks at me
Since my readers flew the coop and
left
The cottage by the sea.
Kenneth read Of Lots fair daughters
And the wife of Potiphar
Who so interested holy men
They came from near and far.
Though I have no funny pictures
They appreciated me,
When / told them naughty stories
IN the cottage by the sea.
What's attractive in Hearst picture
sheets
! never yet could see;
Neither why I'm left so lonely in
The cottage by the sea.
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FUR BOSSES HIRE
GANCSTERS TO
SLUG STRIKERS

The Chicago Fur Manufacturer iu
letter to its members inform them
that a squad Of gangsters hired by
the association to harass ptckets and
organizers of Local As Chicago Fur
Workers Union is at their disposal
at all times.
The bosses are told that at the
slightest indication of trouble" at
their shops they should Immediately
get in touch with the associations
sluggers and they will receive i'm
mediate aid.
Place Squad In Operation.
A copy Of the letter follows:
Dear Member:
''The Manufacturers Association
in conjunction with the Employers
Association have placed in operation
squad car, which has been patrol
ling the market for the past week.
"The purpose of this squad car is
to make investigations in the market
and to afford you immediate protec-
ton from any violence. However,
3ome Of the members have mistaken
he men in our squad for the wreck
ing crew Of the union, and hesitate
to permit them to enter their shops.
"our squad are provided with ere.
dentials and Identification which you
Will easily recognize, so in event that
they approach you, insist upon seeing
their credentials and then give them
the information they may be seek
ing
''Be very careful, however, that you
do not permit any group of men to
come into your shop until you know
who they are, because as soon as this
announcement has been sent out to
you, the union may attempt to i'm.
personate our squad to get into your
shop
Ready To Beat Pickets.
'In the event of the slightest
trouble in or around your shops from
pickets, union sluggers, or other
strange people, Immediately phone
Randolph 2S0O, the Employers Asso.
citation, and you shall receive imme
diate aid.
"In face of the unions claims that
the majority of our association shops
have signed up, we wish to fatty
state that we have had a large In.
crease in membership since our last
meeting, and hundreds of independ.
ent union shops are striking with us
in body.
THE union is already waverlng
which is but one OF the many rlgns
Of victory for the fair working prin
ciples we have set out to attain.
"You will be notified OF a meeting
in the near future.
''Yours for a 44-hour week,
"chieago Fur Manufacturers
Association, Robert Staedter
President"