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Evening star., 1926-03-29
BARBARA BENNETT
SEEKSLOST GEMS
$1,000 JeWeIry Stolen as She
Was Being Treated for
Accidental Poisoning:
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 29.-Bar-
bara Bennett. former partner of
Maurice Mouvet. French dancer, and
daughter of Richard Bennett, well
known actor has recovered from the
effects of a poisonous antiseptic which
she swallowed Saturday, she said, by
mistake.
Apparently considering the poison
incident closed. police are helping her
seek some $4,000 in cash and jewels
which Miss Bennett declared had been
stolen from her apartment while she
was being treated at the receiving
hospital. Occupants of adjoining
apartments reported TO the police
that several strangers had been seen
near the dancers apartment following
her removal In an ambulance.
Miss Bennett declared last night
that stories that she swallowed the
poison with suicidal intent were ridic-
ulous She particularly. emphasized a
denial that a disSa appointment in love
had prompted her to attempt euicide.
There is no man In my life" she
said.
The incident was explained by
physicians who took charge of her
after she left the hospital. She had
reached into cabinet to get bottle
of a common household remedy and
got the poison by mistake. they said.
First reports to police were that her
maid had dashed the bottle from her
mistress lips, and prevented Miss
Bennett from swallowing an amount
sufficient to cause her harm.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
PASTOR WILL BURY:
CHAPMAN, He SAYS
Closest Friend of Condemned
, Man viii Save His Body
From Dissection.

BY the Associated Press.
WETHERSFIELp, Conn. March
2a-The one man who has been
closest to Gerald Chapman during the
wear he has been held in the State
prison here awaiting execution for
murder will claim the body of the
notorious criminal in event Of hang
Ing. If it is unclaimed by others.
Rev. NJ. y. Barry, rector Of the
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and
prison chaplain. who has been the
only spiritual adviser the condemned
bandit has seen. has declared that
Chapman's body never will go to the
Yale Medical School for dissection
purposes.
stating that he would see that the
man convicted of killing Policeman
Ekelly of New Britain is given "a de
cent burial" the priest said: Its the
least I could DO for a friend OF mine,
or for any Catholic
Father Barry. VINO has refused to
discuss what passes between him ana
CHAPMAN during the visits he makes
t0 the latter'S cell, would not enlarge
on his statement to explain whether
he meant by for any Catholic that
Chapman had sought religious con
ISOLATION. When Chapman was brought
here i year ago he was known 10
have been an agnostiC. Should Chap
man hang on April Father Barry
will accompany him to the gallows.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
KEYES TO SUBMIT
RECENT EVIDENCE
Prosecutor to Return From
Taylor Murder "Junket"
Through East Today.

ny Lne ASsOctdteu EitsS.
LOS ANGELES, March 29-The
next development in the William Des-
mond Taylor murder case was awaited
TO-DAY with the scheduled return from
the East of District Attorney Asa
keyes and his assistant. Harold j..
Davis. Taylor, motion picture di-
rector, was found mysteriously slain
four years ago.
Those friendly to the district at
torney say that new information OBJ
tanned by him during a 60-day visit
to New York, Chicago, Philadelphia
and other Eastern cities will result
in an early solution of the mystery.
Buron Fits, chief deputy district
attorney, said last week that two en-
tirely new witnesses have been ques-
toned locally, and that others. includ-
ing Mabel Normand. film comedienne.
and Mrs. Carlotte Shelby, mother of
Mary Miles Minter, former film ac-
tress, who were questioned during pre-
Vious Investigations, would be inter-
viewed with the return of keyes.
Others say that Keyes' trip will be
looked into by the grand jury as a
iunket and that a Showdown" will
result to end once and for all the in
vestigations that have repeatedly
bobbed up since Taylor, film direc-
tor. was found slain in his apart
ment.
Keyes. in a telegram to Fits, has
declared that one of his first acts on
arriving in the city would he that or
issuing a statement completely COW
ering the status of the case, TO set at
rest numerous conflicting reports that
have gained circulation regarding the
progress of the investigation.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
TODAY IN CONGRESS
Senate.


Additional debate on the Italian
debt settlement is expected on the
floor of the Senate this afternoon.
Interstate Commerce committee
continued to hear testimony on the
proposed regulation of interstate
busses and motor trucks.
Agriculture committee met to dis
cuss pending farm relief measures.
Judiciary committee held a regu-
lar executive session to act on
pending bills and nominations for
office.
The special joint committee on
the leasing of Muscle Shoals will
meet this afternoon.
House.
House agreed to conference re-.
port on District Public Library bill.
House District committee meets
tonight to continue consideration
of Fitzgerald workmen's compensa-
ton bill, and hopes to complete It's
work on this measure.
House takes up unanimous con-
sent calendar.
Interstate commerce committee
considers railroad matters In exec
utive session.
Patents committee holds execu-
tive session. Committee on agricul-
ture continues hearing on relief
measures.
Merchant marine committek con-
tinues hearing on Bacon Nip to
amend the shipping act.
Judiciary subcommittee considers
q number of measures pertaining
to the courts.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
GIRLS ATTACKED,
ESCORTS ROBBED
Trio of Armed Negroes Stop
Party's Car in Woods
in Kentucky.
nv the A.snciated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADISONNILLE. KY, March %
Three young women were attacked
and their escorts, Chapman Merrill
"a, and A. L. Mills. %, robbed on the
highway from here to darlington
early last night when three unidenti-
fed negroes held up the car in which
they were sriding.
Reports reaching here said the
negroes tagged the car and at pistol
points forced the young people to get
out, then, after robbing the young
men of considerable money, one of
their number stood guard over the
two young men while the other two
negroes took the young women into
the woods.
Sheriff Hubert Woodruff and depu-
ties left for the scene Immediately
upon being notified and a large posse
of citizens is expected to form and
Join the officers in the search for the
negroes.
At the point at which the robbery
and attack took place last night sew
eral cars have been fired upon recent
lv from the woods bordering the road.
and a number of hold-ups have been
staged.
The young people had been to Madi-
sonville and were returning to their
homes in the Mortons Gap country,
beyond Darlington.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
.WH|TTEMORE LOOT
BELIEVED HIDDEN
Banton Thinks Gang Leader
Is Providing Money for
Wife and Pals.


NEW YORK. March 90. Richard
Reese Whittemore leader of g. gang
that devised a perfect crime system, 4"
with 81 900 100000 loot as goal. has
the greater part Of $500 900 hidden
away and is striving to get the State
TO save him from execution so he can
use II, in the opinion Of District At
tOrney Banton.
Whittemore says hs is penniless and
counsel was assigned to him. But,
argues Mr.. BantOn. Mrs. Whittemore
has been able to get counsel. ana Leon
and Jacob Kraemer, called the brains
OF the gang by the district attorneys
office, are plentifully supplied with
money, which they are using for their
defense.
The secret is. i'm Mr. Ranton's opin-
Erie County with the murder Of two
guards Of an armored car. and IN
Baltimore with the murder Of a jail
guard. Whittemore has made con.
fession which withholds information
as to the disposal Of most Of the
nearly 81 900, 900 obtained by the gang
before it's career was interrupted.
Whittemore says all the money was
spent in luxurious living.
The confession is known to incrimi-
nate Whittemore. but not Mrs White
more or the Kraemers. Mr.. BantOn
argues that WhittemOre is eager 10
avoid trial for murder and to keep the
others out OF jail.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
STOCKS AGAIN BREAK
FROM a TO 20 POINTS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 29.-Another
wave of selling orders swept over to-
days stock market, carrying scores
of issues down to 10 points. United
States Steel common, General Motors
and Hudson were among the 80 or
more issues to establish new low
levels for the year.
The announcement that banks had
called an additional $10.000,000 in
loans apparently was the signal for
heavy bear attack on United States
Steel common, which quickly broke
through 120. it's previous low, and slid
off to 1857 before it met sufficient
buying support temporarily to stem
the tide of selling. General Motors
crumbled nearly points TO 113, and
Hudson dropped over to TN.
Jersey Central collapsed 30 points,
National Tea. 10 and Woolworth, Cen
eral Asphalt, Mack Trucks, Pullman,
Delaware and Hudson. McCrory
Stores B and r. II. Macy were
among the many issues to sell to 8
points below last weeks closing
levels.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
FRENCH ROYALISTS LOSE CHIEF
AS HEAD OF BOURBONS DIES
Duke of Guise, Successor
of Pretender, Expected
to Abdicate.
May Give Honor to Son,
Prince Henry, Or to
Duke of Vendome.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 29.-The death in
Palermo OF the Duke of Orleans, pre-
tender TO the throne Of France, has
caused CONSERVATION in royalist ranks.
He always had postponed settling the
question of who should be his sue
cessor, and with his death all royalist
party finds itself without plans.
The next In line OF succession is
the Duke of Gu!Se, son OF the Duke
Of Chartres. By many It Is thought
he will decide to forego claim to what
is deemed the empty honor of the
pretende"ship, either in favor of his
young son. Price Henry of Orleans,
who is 16 years old or to the Duke
OF Nendome or the Duke of Nemours.
Law Orders Exile.
The Duke OF Guise owns a fine
estate in France. If the law regard
ing pretendership were applied. as it
was in the case of the Duke of
Orleans. the Duke of Guise would be
obliged to go into exile.
Up to the present the duke has
always kept out of politics, which
gives weight to the belief that he
will renounce his rights to the pre-
leadership.
The Duke of Guise, however. Is re.
garded by the official world as the
new head of the Orleans family and,
as such, the pretender to the French
throne. For this reason he will be
obliged to seek residence outside
France.
Louis Philippe Duke of Orleans and
great grandson of the last King Of
France, King Louis Philippe /, died
Sunday at his villa in Palermo, Sicily,
from pneumonia. He was 90 years
old and had been in exile 40 years.
The son of the late Comte de Paris,
he was a soldier, Arctic explorer,
traveller author and bon-vivant. He
was a prince of spendthrifts and did
away with several fortunes.
Louis Philippe was born at York
House. Twickenham, England. When
King Louis Philippe abdicated in 1S4S,
he gave up the throne in favor of his
grandson, the Comte de Paris. and
fed to England. The second repub-
lie then was proclaimed and Cavaig-
nae was dictator until the return of
Evening star., 1926-03-29

Louis Napoleon to France from the
United States. whittier be had been
exiled by King Louis Philippe.
Soon afterward came the coup
d. etat which eliminated in the second
empire, with Napoleon III as emperor
Then followed the Franco Prussian
war and the abdication of Napoleon,
since when France has been under
republican form OF government.
The Duke of Orleans in his boyhood
days was permitted to attend college
in Paris When. however, his father
became head of the Bourbons, the
family again was exiled. The duke
then attended the British Military Col.
lege at Sandhurst and served in the
Indian army.
In 1890 he again went to France
and endeavored to join the French
army He was sentenced to two years
imprisonment, but served only a few
months. when he again was sent out
OF the country.
Shocked French Royalists.
Louis Philippe married the Arch.
duchess Marie DOrothea of Austria.
She obtained divorce. The duke
shocked the French royalists because
of an attachment to a Partisan aC-
tress, and particularly when the ac-
tress wore the Bourbon familys
jewels on the stage.
Early in the World War he endeav
ored to give his services to France,
Great Britain. Russia, Italy and Bel
gium for army duties, but all of them
refused him.
With the duke at the time of his
death was only his sister, formerly
Queen Amelie of Portugal.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
LETTER HEIRS FILE
APPEAL ON INCOME
Want $1,O18,000 Interest
| Applied on PrinCipaI-TruS-
tee Fight Delayed.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 29.-The legal
battle between the Countess of Suf-
folk and Berks and her brother,
Joseph Letter, over management OF
their fathers estate was quiescent
today, but the contest over the Letter
millions broke out in another spot.
In the Appellate Court 13 heirs of
the second and third generations filed
an appeal seeking to add an additional
million dollars TO their inheritance by
having interest upon the sale of min
ing property declared a part of the
principal of the estate and not in.
come.
Court Ruled Last Year.
Judge Denis f. Sullivan of the Su-
perior Court. by whom Lady Suffolk
is trying to have Letter removed as
a co-trustee. last year ruled that
$1.01S 900 paid as interest by Letter
who took advantage of a clause in
the will Of his father, Levi u. Letter,
to purchase bituminous properties at
Zeigler. H., for 81 900 ,000 and inter
est-should be regarded as income
and Immediately divided. In the viii
no specific provision was made for
handling the interest.
Inc Letter lAoN
Suffolk and Mrs. Colin Campbell,
widow of a British army officerTar
the benefciaries and cO-trustees of q
trust which will terminate with the
death of the last of them. After that
the estate will he distributed.
Titled Heirs in Suit.
The beneficiaries who have carried
their fight to the appellate court
through guardians ad litem are
Thomas and Nancy Letter. the chill
dren of Joseph Letter; Colin. Audrey
Nancy and Mary Meta Campbell. the
children of Mrs. Campbell: Charles
Henry George Howard, the Earl OF
Suffolk. Cecil John Howard, and Reg
inald Greville Howard, the sons OF
Lady Suffolk; the Baroness of Ravens
dale, Lady Cynthia Mosley and Lady
Alexandra Metcalf. the daughters OF
the decease Marquise of Curzon
formerly Mary Victoria Letter, and
Vivien and Nicholas Mosley, the chill
dren of Lady Cynthia.
A hearing upon the appeal was set
for Wednesday. The Lady Suffolk
Letter suit will be resumed tomorrow
Evening star., 1926-03-29
APPOINTMENTS END
M. E. SESSION TODAY
Committee Reports and Character
Roll Feature Morning at
Winchester, Va.
snecial Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, March %
Appointment of ministers by the. Bal
timore Southern Methodist conference
was scheduled for this afternoon When
the session opened for its final day.
Reading of the names of ministers
as to their moral character occupied
much of the morning session. All Oh
the roll was passed as "blameless.
Annual reports of committees show
ing financial conditions were heard.
Many churches were shown to have
contributed more than their assess
ments.
Three additional lay delegates were
being elected shortly before noon for
the general conference to be held at
Memphis, Tenn, in May.
Yesterdays session of the confer
ence was given to ordination of dea-
cons and elders, and a sermon by
Bishop Warren A. Gambler on king
dom of Heaven, Its Nature and Perm
anency." Seven services and meet
ings were held in Braddock Street
Church.
Those receiving deacons' orders
were Irving Orndorff, Claude A. Lar
rick. David r. Cleckner, Harry w.
Fowler. William Clews. Harold II.
Hoyt. Charles r. Curtis. James III
Brown, William Preston Good. Edwin
Byron Cook. Richard r. Neese and
John Saunders Schwartz.
Following a sermon last night by
Rev. DR.. Frank Fl. Parker, Emery
University. Atlanta, Ga. those who
received elders orders were: John B.
Grimes, John Wesley Seay, Elmer
Allen Wiltshire, Arthur W. Groscup,
Newton G. Rice, John Knox. Clarence
E. Kirby and Obed L. Gochenour.
Evening star., 1926-03-29


"he reaches the conclusion that the
integrity of international obligations
is better maintained by so manipulat-
ing the figures in the settlement that
the debtor may be deceived into be-
lieving that he has paid his debt in
full by simply returning the princi-
pal. 1t is not astonishing that such
policies, originating with the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, should discredit
our reputation for frank dealing
Senator Robinson criticized Senator
Smoot, chairman Of the finance COM
mittee. charging that he lacked tact
when he had declared on the floor of
the Senate hopelessly uncollectable
the billions which Americans have in
vested in European securities.
"He did a similar thing in his ref
erence to the French debt when he
asserted that under no conditions may
France hope for anything like as
favorable terms as have been accord
ed Italy in this settlement said Sen
ator Robinson. adding that the franc
has been declining ever since.
Senator Robinson said that the
Democrats have not made, or sought
to make. the foreign debt settlements
a political issue. The Repubhcan ma
tional convention in 1924. however,
had done that thing and had invited
political support on a platform boast
ing of the manner in which the in
terests of the American taxpayers
were safeguarded by the administra-
ton in debt settlements with Great
Britain. Senator Robinson declared
He said that Republicans had ap-
DeaIed to the voters on promise
that the settlement with other debtor
nations would he modelled after the
ARRANGEMENT with Great Britain.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
AMARYLL|S SHOW
DRAWS THOUSANDS
Record Expected to Be Set.
Latin American Diplomats
Holding Reception.

With five-day attendance of 1S,3O9
at the thirteenth annual amaryllis
show of the Department of AEricul-
ture prospects are that all records
will be broken before the show closes
Wednesday night.
Members of the Latin.American
diplomatic corps today are holding a
reception at the greenhouses, Four
teenth and B streets, in recognition
of the fact that the amaryllis is a
native of South America. Several
original plants from Brazil have been
placed in the show TO demonstrate the
progress made through careful culture
Of the plant by specialists of the De.
partment of Agriculture.
For the first time in the history of
the amaryllis shows, a certificate of
merit has been awarded by an Off
cial delegation from the Washington
Florists Club. The presentation was
made Saturday.
White Amaryllis Named
A white amarylljs, which resulted
from careful culture for more than 10
years, and fiowered for the first time
in March, 1922. is the outstanding
flower of the show. The Washington
FLORISTS Club WAS given permission
by the Department of Agriculture to
name the white amaryllis. and
staged a ceremony Saturday, calling
1t the 'E. Nj. Byrnes." This was done
In tribute to the late superintendent
OF the Department of Agriculture
greenhouses and grounds, who pro.
duced the first white amaryllis and
who originated the amaryllis show.
The Florists Club was represented
by 0. A. G. Oehmler, president: Al.
bert Schnell, vice president; Harry
Lewis, secretary; l.. G. Parker II. n.
Blackstone and r. H.. Kramer The
certificate was handed to u. Wise
Byrnes, who has succeeded his father
as superintendent of the green
houses. David Bissett, assistant to
Mr.. ByrneS, was in charge of ar
rangements.
Beauties" to Attend.
Special arrangements We're made
today for an attendance at the show
tomorrow of more than 900 Wash
ington beauties" from the principal
girls schools and academies in the
Capital. They are TO come TO the
anaryllis show in sightseeing busses.
Today 16 parties of high school
visitors from 13 States viewed the
exhibition as part of their sightsee-
ing in the Capital.
Practically every member of the
Senate and National House of Rep
and complimented the officials of the
department. The show is open daily
from 8 am. to pm.
Evening star., 1926-03-29
TEXAS REPUBLICANS
ASK INVESTIGATION
Offer to Contribute $4,000 to Cam
paign Fund if They Are
Not Exonerated.

SAN ANTONIO Tex. March 90
r. r. Creager. Republican national
committeeman for Texas, and other
party leaders, yesterday telegraphed
Senator Butler. Republican, Massa-
chusetts. chairman of the Republican
national committee. inviting investiga-
ton of the political patronage cOntro-
versy. which recently cropped out IN
Washington.
The Republican leaders informed
Senator Butler that If an investieat-
ing committee did not find clear and
unequivocally' that the state Repub-
Iican organization and its heads were
reputable" they would make cam
paign contribution of $40 600 10 the
party, providing Representative Wurz-
bach of Texas. Wood of Indiana and
Tilson of Connecticut. all Republicans.
would do the same If the Investigators
exonerated the Texas Republicans.
Wurzbach in Washington recently
charged that the party existed only
for patronage in Texas and Represent
atives Wood and Tilson took his side
when he asked Senator Butler to In
vestigate.
Evening star., 1926-03-29

priation TO the retirement fund in ad-
vance of actual needs.
"The Government is in the position
of gIarantor of the fund, and, being
the foundation of our economic struc.
ture, does not need to give bond or
make deposit to insure specific per-
formance of its obligations. If like
theory were extended to other Fed
eral activities 1t would follow that the
Government should carry insurance
on it's buildings. maintain a deprecia-
tion account against its property or
give bond for specific performance as
contractor.
Certain proposals of the actuaries
are satisfactory to the Department.
but Others would involve administra-
tive difficulties. 1 approve the pro-
vision for a uniform retirement age,
and the extension of the optional re-
| tiren1ent feature to the Government
and employe alike, so that compul-
sorry retirement may be enforced at
the minimum age if the eXigencies of
the service or the effectiveness of the
employe demands.
Opposes Sequestering Policy.
| Il do not believe that the Govern
ment should initiate a policy of Sc
ouestering funds based upon hypo-
| theticaI conditions which may never
eventuate. and which would tax the
general Treasury.
another feature of the proposed
| bill which the department is unwili-
! ing to approve is the setting up of an
! involved and expensive system of ac-
| counting by the controller general.
| If such records are necessary they
! should be maintained either by the
| Bureau of Pensions or an officer OF
the Treasury Department.
! The payment of annuities should
not, in my opinion. be extended to the
widow or other relative of a deceased
| employe. but should terminate at the
death of the annuitant.
"Fnployes retired on account of
| disability should have equal benefits
with those retired on account of age.
"It should be remembered that this
retirement fund was not intended to
| he a gratuity or charity to eX-em-
ployes in want, but, instead. as having
! been held in trust against final
| separation from service. That the
| Government should eventually be call
| ed upon to contribute any part of this
annuity IS, I believe. unfortunate.
| The salaries of its employees should
warrant monthly deductions sufficient
| to revolve this fund and to avoid the
1 appearance Of a beneficence--a policy
perhaps akin to that of industrial In
surance.
Ordinary business acumen would
suggest that the annual percentage
| levy on earnings should be proper
tionate to the salary. and annuities
should bear definite relation to deduc-
tions or premiums paid. The higher
salaries will bear 1t and habits of liv-
| ing will have been established before
retirement, demanding larger incomes.
\ "As the direction of the first step
ris more important than it's length. a
Smaller maximum increase would ap-
pear to be indicated, but definite, legis-
/ lated, increase of annuities is due to
retired Government servants