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Evening star., 1928-11-25
ROTHSTE|N HEARING.
TO Be DRAMATIC.
District Attorney to Bar Pub
lie From Inquiry Starting
Monday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. November 24.-The
grand jury investigation into the slay-
ing of Arnold Rothstein, Broadway
gambler, today gave promise of being
conducted somewhat in the manner Of
Broadway melodrama.
District Attorney Banton, in making
known that so to so witnesses will be
called in the presentation of the case
to the grand jury next week, disclosed
that unusual precautions will be taken
to exclude every one not concerned with
the investigation. Police guards will
be stationed in the vicinity of the grand
jury rooms to keep away persons not
having business there Banton declined
to disclose his reasons for this action.
He said the grand jury would begin
consideration of the case Monday morn
ing and it was prepared to sit all day
every day until the presentation was
completed. lone reason for proceeding
at this time was the fact that Mrs.
Ruth Keyes. Chicago dress model de-
sired to return to her home shortly.
Mrs. Keyes, who was in the Park Gen.
trail Hotel room short time before
Rothstein was shot, came to New York
voluntarily to aid police in their in
vestigation of the killing.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
GRADY DEATH STILL
BATTLES OFFICIALS
Detectives Get Same Story
of Fall Through Light
Shaft in Apartment.

Bafled in their investigation into
the manner in which John ]. Grady
came to his death early Wednesday
morning, when he is reported to have
fallen through glassed-over light
shaft in the apartment of Mrs. Vera
Berry. 1914 Fourteenth street. the
headquarters detectives last night were
forced to admit that they had made
no progress in subStantiating their
theory that party and an alteration
preceded the fatal fall.
Mrs. Berry, Arthur Green, 80 years
old, of 934 New York avenue, and Will
liam A. Kappel, 80 years old, of the
same address, all of whom admit being
in the apartment Wednesday morning,
told detectives yesterday at another
grilling the same story they told the
day when Grady died.
John j. Maddox, 28 years old, who,
with Kappel was arrested Friday, again
denied that he knew anything of the
case. All four are being held for inves-
tigation.
Meanwhile police of all precincts are
searching for two more men wanted at
headquarters for questioning. Both are
thought to have been In the apartment
and members of the homicide squad
suspect they may be able to supply
some motive for an assault on Grady.
The inquest into the death is scheduled
to take place tomorrow morning at IL 80
o'clock at the District morgue.
All the eye-WitnesSes questioned so
far say that Grady and the others were
drinking and Grady stumbled over the
sill Of window opening onto the shaft
and fell through.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
POLICE CAPTURE
OLD-T|ME BAR
Two Men HeId-Another
Caught After Roof Chase
in Different Raid.

Louis Traintaflllos, as years old, who
conducts a tailor shop at 725 Second
street, was arrested last night by Sergt.
Oscar j. Letterman'S vice squad oil
charges of manufacturing and posses
sion of liquor following a chase over
neighboring roofs, when the raiders dis
covered, they said. 50-gallon still In
the rear of his shop.
When Traintafillos met the raiders
coming in his door he is said to have
turned around and run toward the back
of the establishment and climbed out OF
a window and up onto the roof. He was
pursued and captured. Twenty-Five
quarts of alleged liquor and $50 gallons
of mash were seized.
What is said to have been an old
fashioned bar installed in stable In
rear of the fashionable 2100 block OF
Massachusetts avenue, was raided yes
terday afternoon by detail OF police
from the third precinct led by Capt.
William c. Stott Two men. we're ar
rested and 8 quarts of alleged beer
were seized.
On the outside, police say, the old
building. which in it's younger days was
a stable, had been remodeled to resem-
BILE garage Inside it was fitted up in
exact counterpart of a barroom of pre-
prohibition days; counter, brass rail,
bartender and all.
Twelve patrons were in the place
when the raid. was made.
The alleged proprietors were booked
as Joseph Donovan, AZ years old,
charged with illegal possession of liquor,
and Meyer johnson, 80 years old,
charged with illegal sale and possession.
The others were charged with disor-
derly conduct, and allowed to depart
after depositing SIS collateral each.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
NEW PRESIDENT INDUCTED
BY SOROPTOMIST CLUB
Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher Takes
Over Her Duties at
Banquet.

The Soroptomist Club Of Washington
installed its newly elected president,
Mrs. Harriet Hawley Locher, at BAN
ouet last night in the Willard Hotel.
Mrs. Locher is director OF public
service and education of the Stanley
Co. of America, and is a past president
of the District of Columbia branch OF
the League of American Pen Women.
The other new officers Of the club are
Miss Daisy Reed, first vice president;
Miss Margaret Withers, second vice
president; Mrs Anna c. Winslow,
treasurer; Miss Ella c. Werner, record
ing secretary, and Miss Emma A.
Beuchele. corresponding secretary.
After the installation address by the
retiring president, Mrs. Caroline
Stephens and the response by Mrs.
Locher. a program was given. Repre-
sentative John w. Summers OF WASH
ington was the speaker OF the evening
Mrs Ruby Lee Minar, president OF the
American Federation Of Soroptomist
Clubs. made the presentation OF prizes
for 100 per cent attendance. Mrs.
Stephens was presented with a pin as
a token of regard from the club.
The POSTMASTER was Miss Marjorie
Webster. Guests of honor were George
Wnitwell, president of the Rotary Club
of Washington; Mrs. Whitwen, Mr..
and Mrs. Merritt o. Chance, DR.. and
Mrs. J. D. Dimon and Mr.. Summers.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
CAPPER TO TAKE UP
TRANSIT MERGER
Senate Committee Soon Will
Be Ready to Tackle
D. C. Problems.

With Chairman Capper of the Sen-
ate District committee due back in
Washington today and other members
of the committee expected to arrive
from their homes during the week, the
committee soon will be ready to tackle
the local problems that are most likely
to he considered at the coming session.
The street railway merger, probably
the most important issue confronting
the committee, will be brought to the
attention of Senator Capper shortly
after he arrives, through the report OF
the Bureau of Efficiency, which is ready
for submission to him. Within week
1t is expected that DR.. Milo r. Maltbie,
the committees expert from New York,
will be ready to file his final report,
representing several months OF study
of the local traction situation and the
plan of merger that is pending.
Senator Carter Glass, Democrat, OF
Virginia, a member of the subcommit-
tee handling the local traction merger,
was at the Capitol yesterday, but said
he has not had an opportunity yet to
study the preliminary data submitted
several months ago by DR.. Maltbie.
Senator Glass said he expected to get
consideration of the farmers market
bill by the Senate early in the session.
The Virginia Senator is sponsor for this
measure, which contemplates placing
the market near the water front in the
Southwest and which has passed the
House. There has been strong opposi-
ton to the bill in the Senate by SEN
atorS who contend the market should go
north of Pennsylvania avenue. The
bill retains the position 1t had in the
last session, on the calendar OF the
Senate awaiting a vote.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
COOLIDGE LAUDED
FOR PEACE EFFORT
William Fortune Pays Tribute
to President in Stand for
Universal Amity.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
In a speech in the executive offices
Of the White House yesterday, William
Fortune, newly elected president of the
American Peace Society, expressed to
President Coolidge the societys appreci-
alton of his able, consistent and per-
Suasive efforts in behalf of a mutual
limitation of the instruments of war
without ieopardizing any essentials of
our national strength"
Mr.. Fortune called at the White House
with a committee of the board of di-
rectors of the Peace Society. AS presi-
dent of the society he succeeded Sena-
tor-elect Theodore E. Burton of Ohio.
His appointment was just announced
yesterday
Informing Mr. Coolidge that the DEL
egation came not to urge upon him any
new or startling program" for the es-
tablishment of world peace. Fortune al
luded to the foreign policy of the Cool
idge administration and said:
This society expresses to you our ap-
probation of your fine spirit of neigh
borlineSs, especially in our relations
with other nations of this hemisphere;
for your labors in behalf of the uni
Versal remuneration of war as an in
Strument of national policy; for your
insistence upon justice between nations
as the abiding bulwark against the dew
astations of war: for your emphasis
upon the ways of law and order as the
hopeful course of nations in the set
tlement of their international disputes:
for your conspicuous and answering
allegiance, throughout your distinguished
career as President, to the best in our
America. always with high regard to
the interests of better and fairer Sis
terhood of nations"
Evening star., 1928-11-25
A.A.A. ManagerAsks
Centralized Traffic
Control i'm District
Case of Many Autoists
Being Given Tickets
Cited in Letter.

Ernest N. Smith, general manager OF
the American Automobile Association,
suggested that the District Commission
ers consider controlling traffic movement
in the District of Columbia from CEN
trail source rather than from Ia different
precincts scattered widely throughout
the city.
In three-page letter to Commis-
Sioner Proctor L. Dougherty Yesterday
Mr.. Smith detailed at great length the
incident of November II, when numer-
Gus motorists were given tickets for
passing a detour sign at Second and II
streets northeast An officer was placed
at First street and gave tickets to the
motorists after they had passed .te de-
tour sign Mr. Smith wrote that he had
requested No precinct to place
the man at Second street, but was told
that his was impossible because Second
street was out Of the territory control
led by the sixth precinct
Apparently the sole reason" Mr..
Smith wrote, "for so many motorists re-
ceiving tickets was because the .jurisdic-
ton of No. 6 precinct ended at
First street It is our belief that if a
man had been placed at Second street
in the first place this whole situation
would have been averted."
Evening star., 1928-11-25
BIG TEN ALUMNI
MEET AT ROUNDUP
Western Conference Foot Ball Sea-
sons Close Is Celebrated
at Affair Here.

Celebrating the end of the Western
Conference foot ball season. a large
crowd Of alumni of the Big Ten inSti-
tutions gathered at the Washington
Hotel last night for the eighth annual
roundup, dancing, contests and cards.
Representatives of Illinois University
which this year won the foot ball
championship Of the Big Ten led the
grand march. Ohio State University
was awarded first prize for having the
largest attendance at the roundup,
while Indiana University was awarded
second prize, as having shown the
greatest percentage OF increase over
attendance at the previous party.
Col. Don Sawyer, chairman OF the
committee in charge, was master OF
ceremonies, and the secretary OF the
committee was Miss Mary Wells
The official representatives from eacn
school on the committee were as fol-
lows: Chicago, David L. Wickens; I'LL
nois, George F. Ward Indiana. Miss
Marie Mount; Iowa. Karl S. Hoffman;
Michigan, Norman c. Damon; Mime
sofa, Mrs. s. M. StellWagen; Ohio state,
DR.. J. w. Duvel; Purdue, j. F. Gebhart;
Northwestern, Miss E. B. Smith; Wis
consin, Miss Emily Clark.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
OXFORD DEBATE TEAM
HERE FOR HOLIDAY
Members Will Spend Thanksgiving
in D. C. as Guests of Uni
versity Club.

Members of the oxford University de-
batting team, who have been meet
ing American college debaters on a
tour of the country, will spend Thanks
giving day in Washington as guests OF
the University Club.
C. S. Malcolm Brereton of Baliol Col
lege, Dingle M Foot, also of Baliol, and
Alan T. Lennox-Boyd of Christ Church
College, who compose the team, will re-
main here over the week end, leaving
December for Marietta College, Mar
jetta, Ohio.
The team is one of three now in this
country under auspices of the National
Student Federation of New York. Two
are from England and one from the
University Of Sidney, Australia.
The British universities Womens
team from the University Of London, is
now touring the South and Central
West. while the Australian team will
visit the Pacific Coast.
Lady Astor entertained the Oxford
men last month at Mirador Greenwood.
Va. and they have received social at
tention on their visits elsewhere. The
tour will end December IS at Rutgers
University. The English-speaking Un-
ion. which has been financing this an
nual visit of British debating teams,
will entertain the oxford team during
its visit In Washington and many social
features are being arranged in its honor.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
SENATE CAMPAIGN
GROUP TO PUSH QUIZ
Committee Named to Inquire Into
Expenditures Will Meet
Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
The Senate's special committee to in
vestigate expenditures in the presiden-
tial campaign will meet tomorrow to
consider further inquiry.
Senator Steiwer, Republican. of
oregon, chairman of the committee,
said yesterday he had several possible
avenues Of investigation into some of
the expenditures in the presidential
campaign.
Suggestions have been made to him
that he ask for an accounting of the
more than 100000 turned over by the
Democrats to George Peek of Illinois.
a leader in the farm relief Also Sug-
gestions for examination of Republican
expenditures in the South and Of the
money spent by the Anti-Saloon League
and the Association Against the Pro-
hibition Amendment are before the
committee.
Four members of the committee of
five are now in the city, including Sena-
tors McMaster of South Dakota and
Dale of Vermont, Republicans. and
Barkley, Democrat. of Kentucky. Sena-
tor Bratton, Democrat. of New Mexico,
is expected to be here late this week
Evening star., 1928-11-25

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fore the last of the AZ witnesses identi-
fed himself and was released to ap-
pear in court tomorrow.
Fire Inspector L. A. Radcliffe, ac-
companied by Sergt. E. K. Shelton and
officers G. r. Browning and John r.
Lefoe were making their ordinary fire
inspection visits in the precinct when
they entered the H street building.
They said there was no intention of a
raid on their part as no complaints had
been received.
I'VE simply walked into one Of the
rooms and found betting and card
games in progress" said Sergt. Shelton.
There were no casualties"
The occupants of the two rooms made
no effort to escape and waited quietly
until the patrol wagons appeared. A
large crowd gathered outside the build
ing as the men were loaded into the
wagons.
All but IL of the witnesses taken
yesterday displayed membership cards
in the Radio Social Club for identifi-
cation. These ~, the police declared,
admitted they had never been members
of the. club but had gained admission
without any difficulty.
1t was Capt. Burlingame who poked a
tear gas pistol through peep hole in
gambling establishment Friday night
and let go the contents to drive the Oc-
cupants to cover when the lookout man
refused to let him enter.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
KINGS CONDITION
STILL UNCHANGED
Bulletin Reports Monarch
Holding His 0wn-PaIace
Quiet at Midnight.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November Is Sunday -
The condition of King George was un-
changed at midnight. All was quiet at
Buckingham Palace.
The Kings personal physicians had
issued an earlier bulletin at 7:45 o'clock
last night as follows:
THE King has passed quiet day.
The condition of the lung is un-
changed"
King George maintained his strength
yesterday, and there was very definite
relaxation of the anxiety which his ill
ness stirred throughout Great Britain.
After a restful night his majesty
showed improvement yesterday morning
and maintained this improvement
throughout the day, so much so that
Queen Mary was able to attend con-
cert by the Royal Choral Society in AL
bert Hall yesterday afternoon.
THE King Is Very Much Better"
THE King is very much better" the
Queen said to Dame Ethel Smith,
widely known woman composer with
whom she chatted.
While the Queen looked rather tired
when she left Buckingham Palace to
go to the concert she did not show any
evidence Of worry.
i, For the first time it was learned yes
terday that pleurisy had set in, but
this did not cause any additional con-
Germ since 1t was understood that
pleurisy in the Kings type of lung con-
gestion was nothing out of the ordinary.
In cheerful harmony with the opti-
miStic news from the royal patients
bedside were several happy circumstan-
ces or events hailed by a watchful
public. One general blessing was a
vast improvement in the weather which
for three days had bred depression of
spirits with dismal skies and persistent
heavy rain.
Yesterday, though squally, was blessed
with high sky and frequent bursts of
sunshine. While Fridays dripping
crowd before the palace was depressed
because the palace guard was mounted
without its customary band music, yes
terday's guards band played snappily
at the daily spectacle. This revived
popular spirits remarkably.
Then the Queens attendance at the
musical concert was taken as an eX-
cellent omen by thousands who eagerly
watched for every good sign.
ThrOngs Stir Kings Pudding,
Another happy occasion was prepa-
ton of the Kings Christmas pudding
at the cookery exposition at Olympia
This was seized as an opportunity for
expression Of good will and sympathetic
affection for the ailing sovereign. The
public was admitted to help mix this
vast confection, and for seven hours a
steady stream passed by the great bowl.
Never were the big stirring spoons
welded with more vigorous ardor.
Nurses, Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, police
men, soldiers and neWsboys gladly par
ticipated In this ceremony. Two baby
girls, one l8 months and the other s
months, were helped by their mothers
to move the giant wooden spoon to the
rich, doughy mixture.
Every one who stirred was told to
make a wish.
God bless King George" said one
woman while another seizing the spoon
added; May he be well enough to eat
the pudding"
Evening star., 1928-11-25
NEEDLEWORK GUILD
OF D. C. WILL MEET
Branch to Distribute 4,500 Gar
ments Among Charitable
Institutions.

The District of Columbia branch,
Needlework Guild of America, will hold
its annual meeting at the Church of
the Covenant Wednesday. December 5,
at $50 o'clock Thousands of new
garments, collected by members, will be
on exhibition, and will be distributed
the following day among the hospitals,
homes and other charitable institutions
Of the fDlstrict, va,
Last year over 4,5Oo garments were
distributed by the local branch. which
Is a part of the national philanthropic
body, with headquarters in Philadel-
plaia. The Needlework Guild is afili-
sted with the American Red Cross and
Endorsed by the National Information
Bureau, Inc.
It's only requisite for membership is
the giving of two new garments or
articles of household linen a year; it
is non-Sectarian in membership and in
selection Of its beneflciaries and the
organization has spread in the 43 years
Of its existence to every State. with over
500 active branches, collecting last year
about 100000 new garments and dis
trihuting them to the needy.
Mrs. Thomas j. Preston of Prince
ton, N. j., remembered as Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, is the national president of
the guild; Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt,
widow Of another President of the
United States, and until lately hon.
orary president of the guild, is still in
terested in its work through her MEM
bership in the oyster Bay branch.
In the District of Columbia branch
there are now over 1000 members. The
officers are Mrs. Acheson F. Hassan,
president Mrs. Isidor Grosner. Miss
Marion Crenshaw, Mrs Boyd Taylor
and Mrs. q. Thomas Dunlop, vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Frank Key Green, secre-
tary. and Mrs. Algernon S. Gardiner
treasurer.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
Total Moon Eclipse
Due at $3.50 O'Clock
Tuesday Morning

There will be a total eclipse of the
moon early Tuesday morning, officials
at the Naval Observatory announced
yesterday.
The moon will go into a partial
shadow at 1:25 am, and at 2:24 am.
1t will be partly in the total shadow
At 1888 is will be entirely in the
shadow and will not begin to emerge
from the total shadow until 4.29 o'clock
1t will be entirely out by 5:39, and will
leave the partial shadow at 6:28 am.
During the eclipse the moon will as
sumo reddish-copper color, unless
there are SO many storms in the earth's
atmosphere as to preclude all light.
The eclipse is Of particular interest
to scientists because the absence of
strong light enables them to calculate
accurately the moons position by not
ing the time 1t passes certain stars.
They will also study the effect on the
light of the sun when 1t Is passing
through the earth's atmosphere.
Evening star., 1928-11-25
POLICE DISCIPLINE
GAIN IS REPORTED
Trial Board Cases Reduced
"a Per Cent Since Reor-
ganization, HeSSe Told.

The discipline and efficiency of the
Metropolitan Police Department has i'm
proved markedly since the reorganiza-
ton Of the police trial board accord
ing to a report submitted yesterday to
Superintendent Edwin B. Hesse by In
spector william S. Shelby, personnel
officer.
The new board began functioning
September IS, and in the two-month
period that followed, Shelby reported,
SO policemen were ordered before it
for disciplinary action. This repre-
sents reduction of A per cent in COM
parison with the number of officers
who faced the N%ler board in the last
two months of its existence.
Cases Are Compared.
Ghelby's report was based on a study
end analysis of the cases disposed OF
by the new trial board in the first two
months of its life, in comparison with
the cases handled by the old board in
the period between July Is and Sep
tember Is.
OF the 90 policemen ordered before
the board. five chose to be tried by Mai.
Hesse. but the a. per cent reduction,
Shelby explained, includes these ,
cases. A policeman has the option of
being tried either by the trial board
or the major and superintendent or
police. but few officers ever chose he
latter until the reorganization OF the
board.
Ten Are Removed.
The new board recommended the dis
n1issal of IL policemen in the first two
months, the report showed, and 10 VI
them have been removed. The Com
missioners reduced the penalty in the
2 other cases to fines.
REORGANIZATION of the board came as
a sequel to the demand of Maj. Hesse
for better discipline and efficiency when
a tabulation of trial board cases
showed that an increasing number OF
officers were going before the disciplin-
ary body. principally for minor dere-
lictions of duty. A strong board to-
gether with more drastic penalties for
chronic offenders was recommended to
the Commissioners as remedy.
The reduction in cases Inspector
Shelby attributes to the effectiveness
of the new board, coupled with an i'm
proved esprit de corps.