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ladder and carried them to safety.
After receiving first aid treatment
from the effects of the gas, DR.. Davies
returned to the scene of the explosion
and Joined in the work of miniStering
to the wants of the suffering victims
He continued in the rescue work until
early yesterday morning.
DR.. Davies is a native of Pittsburgh.
and after pursuing a course of study at
DuqueSne University and the University
of Pennsylvania he was graduated from
Georgetown. He then began the
practice of medicine and four years ago,
married Miss Scheele.
And while one family was rejoicing
over the escape from death of their
loved one, plans were completed for
the burial at the Shrine of the Sacred
Heart tomorrow of two other Washing
tonians, Mrs. Margaret Mullan, 60. and
her daughter, Mrs. William G.. Read
Mullan, 30, victims of the disaster.
Burial to Be in Mount Olivet.
The bodies of mother and daughter
arrived in this city this morning and
will be inferred jointly tomorrow morn
ing at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Matlock,
daughter and son-in-law of the elder
Mrs. Mullan. arrived from their home
in Asbury Park, N. j., last night and
assumed charge of funeral arrange
ments.
Mrs. Margaret Mullan, who was an
aunt of Floyd Gibbons, well known news
correspondent, also is survived by two
sisters. Misses Ann and Matilda Phil
lips of the Mendoza Apartments. 1925
Twentieth street. and two cousins, the
Misses Alice and May Mullan, of the
Cavalier Apartments, $500 Fourteenth
street.
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Serving of Pork
Brings Complaint
By Jewish Mother
Tells Supreme Court Her
Daughter Took Away
Home Management.

An orthodox Jewish mother today
complained to the District Supreme
Court that one of her daughters has
taken away from her the management
of the home, which she had always
conducted in accordance with the
Jewish dietary regulations, and now
insists on serving pork chops at meals
and at the recent Passover week dis
regarded the regulation to serve only
matzos, a substitute for bread, and
placed bread on the table. The, home
was purchased in the name OF the
daughter and the mother now says she
has to keep to her own room.
Mrs. Minnie Hermann 1904 Runny-
mede place. through Attorneys huoo1p ~
3. Behrend and E. P. Morey, brougn'
suit against four of her six children,
Anna M. Hermann, Rosetta Hermann
Schley w. Hermann and Sadie stern
Two other children are not sued.
Mrs, Hermann tells the court lnat
she had owned property on georgia
avenue where she lived with f1Ve OF mel
children until she was persuaded py
some of them to sell and move into
better quarters and she consented tC
sell. She received $25,0l7 from the sale
and because she cannot read or write
allowed the daughter, Anna Mollie Her
mann, to put the money in bank II
here own name, she says.
Of this fund she says $l7,500 was IN
vested in the purchase of the Runny-
mede place property, which was also
placed in the name of the daughter
The mother says she ran the nome "
accordance with Jewish customs unit
last January when the daughter, Anna
insisted that she could buy Things
cheaper and took over the management
The mother says she wants the prop
erty surrendered to her so that she may
keep it as a home in the interest OF al
Of her children, whom she loves equal
~ well, she states.
She says her home life has been de-
stroyed and many uncompllmentary
epithetS are used against her SO thal
further living there has become almost
unbearable. compelling her TO remain
in her own room practically all the
time.
Discovery and accounting OF what
has been done with the remaining
money is asked by the mother.
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WASHINGTON DOCTOR ESCAPES
IN BLAST BY CLINGING TO LEDGE
Harry F. Davies Was Per-
forming Operation
at Time.
Rescued by Firemen From
Dangerous Place at Fourth
Floor Window.

The miraculous escape and thrilling
rescue of Washington physician, who
with another doctor and three nurses,
chung to the window ledge of the fourth
story before being saved by firemen
from the burning building Of the Cleve-
land Clinic Hospital in the explosion
there Wednesday, was revealed today
by Mrs. William e Scheele of 3035 o
street. mother -in-law of the physician.
The physician, Dr. Harry F. Davies,
formerly of the Chateau Thierry Apart
ments, 1920 S street. and a graduate of
the Georgetown University School of
Medicine, is the husband of the former
Miss Frances B. Scheele, we'll known
amateur star with the Stella Dramatic
Club of Holy Trinity Church in George
town.
Patient in Room Killed.
According to word received here last
night by Mrs. Scheele from her daugh
ter in Cleveland by telephone, DR..
Davies, who has been specializing in
years course in disease of the ear, eye,
nose and throat at the Cleveland Clinic,
was trapped with another doctor and
the nurses in laboratory on the fourth
floor of the burning building when the
explosion occurred.
the laboratory performing an operation
at the time of the explosion. The
patient on the operating table was killed
and three other patients in a nearby
waiting room fell over dead from the
effects Of the poisonous gas.
Deadly Fumes Block Path.
At the first sound of the explosion
DR.. Davies and the other doctor and
two nurses ran out of the operating
room into the corridor. The other
nurse was engaged with patients In
the waiting room. AS the little band
reached the hallway, the deadly fumes
already were sweeping up the stair
way from the floor below and filling
the fourth-f1oor corridors.
Realizing that escape by the stair
way was hopeless, they rushed in
another direction for fire escape,
where their attempts to gain safety also
were futile.
The little group then darted back
into the laboratory room, closed the
door tightly, and DR.. Davies began
waving his white coat frantically from
an open window in an effort to attract
attention of the crowds gathering in
the streets. Just as hope for rescue
seemed gone DR.. Davies prevailed upon
his companions to hang suspended from
the window ledge as last resort. The
plan brought about their rescue, for
shortly after they had put their daring
plan into execution, firemen raised a
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F. C. BERGER DIES
IN WARRENT0N, VA.
Former Washingtonian, Vic
time of Paralysis, Was Prom
inent in Theatrical Circles.

Fred G. Berger, prominent in the
atrical circles for many years and man.
ager of the Columbia Theater here prior
to its transfer to the Loew chain, died
early today at his home at the Warren
Green Hotel, Warrenton, Va, which he
operated, after an illness of several
months. Death was the result of a
paralytic stroke six months ago.
Mr. Berger was born in Baltimore,
Md. in 1852. and entered on a, stage
career as a child. His first appearance
was with the then famous Swiss Bell
Ringers in 1867 at the Old Iron Hall
on lower Pennsylvania avenue. He was
with this troupe for many years. Later
he became business manager OF the ia
nous comedian, Sol Smith Russell, his
brother-in-law, and was with him
through his greatest successes.
Many of the outstanding stars in the
theatrical world later came under Mr..
Berger'S management, among them be-
ing Tim Murphy, Frank keenan,, A. Fl.
Van Buren,, Ina Claire, Ruth Chatter
ton. Percy HaSwell. Everett Butterfleld,
John Hammond Daley, George w. Bar
bier and his wife, Helen Hayes. HIS
first wife, Emily Merville, also was an
actress.
After serving as manager OF the
Belasco Theater from 1904 to 1906, Mr..
Berger organized the stock company
known as the Columbia Players of this
city, in association with the late Frank
MetZcrott. in 1908, and remained its
manager until 1916. It was under his
management that Ruth Chatterton was
graduated from the company, and also
Helen Hayes, who made her first APP
pearance with the group as Little Lord
Fauntleroy.
In 1918 Mr.. Berger retired to War
renton, Va. and there opened the War
rem Green Hotel.
Mr.. Berger's first wife died suddenly
about five years ago. He was remar-
ried three years ago to Miss Catherine
Brant of New York, who survives him.
He also is survived by his daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Elizabeth Berger, and
grandchild.
Funeral services will be held at the
v. L. Speare Undertaking Parlors, 1909
H street, at o'clock tomorrow. The
pallbearers will be Harry Rapley, L.
Stoddard Taylor, Oliver Metzerott and
Edward Talvott.
Interment will follow in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
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had moved so swiftly that the attor-
neys had no time to plan defense.
After the 80 minutes were up. the law
| yers held Side-bar conference with
Judge John E. Walsh, and afterward
the two prisoners entered pleas OF guilty
The sentence OF the court was the
| maximum prison term under the law.
| Less than IL hours after his arrest
Alphonse (Scarface AID Capone, Chi
cage gangster, was indicted by the
county grand jury today on charge OF
carrying concealed deadly weapon.
With him was indicted Frank Cline,
also of Chicago, Capone's alleged body
guard.
District Attorney John Monaghan,
Gently in Kidding Philadelphia of gang
Sters and bootleggers, said he planned to
have the men placed on trial during the
| day, If possible.
Capone and Cline were given a mid
night hearing by Police Magistrate Ed
ward P. Carney and held in $35, 900 bail
each.
Counsel for the men protested against
the high bail. but without avail.
This is some city; they work fast
| here" said AL as he was led away from
|
his brow. But I'll beat this rap yet"
Trial fastened.
Later District Attorney Monaghan
announced the men would be placed on
| trial before Judge John E. Walsh in the
criminal division of the Municipal Court
today as quickly as the papers in the
case could be prepared.
Capone and Cline arrived here yes
terday from Atlantic City. Last night
they were picked up leaving motion
picture house by two Philadelphia
detectives who were looking over theater
crowds for suspicious persons They
did not resist arrest, and were taken
to the central police station in city
hail. where they were charged with
carrying concealed weapons after
.38-caliber pistol was found on each.
A short time before their indictment,
Capone and Cline were taken to the
roll room of the detective bureau and
stood up" and questioned regarding
their records by Acting Capt. Andrew
Emanuel in the presence OF the whole
detective squad.
They were placed on the raised plat
form around which there is heavy
copper screen through which 1t Is
oners while the. latter cannot see IRE
detectives. Above the prisoners Is a
flood light.
After Capone had been placed IN
several positions for observation, Capt.
Emanuel asked him his name.
"Alphonse Capone, 7244 Prairie ave-
rae, Chicago" was the response.
You are charged with being
suspicious character and with carrying
concealed deadly weapons" said Eman-
uel. What have you TO say?'
"Oh, nothing, nothing" and Capone
laughed. 80,
Were you ever arrested before?"
"Once, before"
For what?"
For carrying concealed deadly weap-
ons in Joliet. M
DO any time?"
mo"
After looking over his records. Capt.
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HOSPITAL SAFETY
STEPS OUTLINED
Surgeons College President
Says Standards Preclude
Similar Disaster.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 17.-Dr. Franklin II
Martin. president of the American Col
! q OF Surgeons, said last night that
tn safety standards of American hos
p.talS practically preclude the POSSIBLE
ltv of a disaster such as resulted in the
Cleveland Clinic holocaust.
Pointing out that the Cleveland in
stitution was clinic and not hospital
DR.. Martin outlined the steps that have
been taken by the college to insure
against danger from exploding films
in hospital laboratories.
For a period of eight years, the
American College OF Surgeons has had
competent doctors survey 5000 hospitals
in this country and Canada to see that
they met certain standards looking to
the safety and proper care of patients,
Dr. Martin said. THE hospitals are
examined as to their stats, laboratories
records and related matters. There
arc 200 on the approved list and
this includes the leading hospitals in
all our principal cities. Among them
are two large hospitals under DR.. G.
W. Grille of Cleveland,
we have been calling attention, to
the nature of bromide films and have
insisted that hospitals keep them il
a vault connected with the open air.
Such precautions make loss OF life UNI
likely. The same system is employed
in motion picture theaters, where the
projection room has an opening Tor air,
thus safeguarding the operator.
I'VE insist that non-tnflammable
films be used in all motion pictures
shown in approved hospitals and in
any halls or buildings in which we are
holding meetings"
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Emanuel asked, Were you not arrested
in New York?'
Eyes, 18 years ago-pardon me, I'm
a little twisted. / guess I'm not fully
awake. I was arrested in New York
about three or four years ago. was
picked up there on suspicion Of murder,
but I was discharged. was also ar
rested in Olean, N. Y, on a disorderly
conduct charge, but I was discharged
you've never done any time, any
where"
mo, not q minute"
Emanuel then directed the detectives
to take careful note of Capones ap-
pearance His absence from this city
is thing to be desired" the detective
chief said.
Cline was then questioned. He said
he lived at 1924 South Morgan street,
Chicago He has been under police OBJ
servation in that city since 1915. when.
under the name Of Frank Rte, he was
arrested for larceny of bonds, he said.
He was sentenced to six months in the
House OF Correction on the larceny
charge in 1917. Subsequently he was
arrested on other charges, including the
carrying of deadly weapons, but always
discharged.
JAIL NEW TO "SCARFACE AL"
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there was a question in regard to this
matter He said he himself did not
believe that the action of the Senate
had violated the Constitution and for
that reason he proposed to vote for the
special rule.
Mr.. Garner said that he had offered
on the part Of the Democrats, to send
the farm bill to conference by unani-
nous consent and without special
rule, provided it was agreed there should
be vote in the House on the debenture
plan but that his offer had been
declined.
Don't you want your constituents
to know how you stand on the deben-
ture?" asked Mr.. Garner. "Or is 1t
that you just don't want them to know
how you stand on this proposal? Do
you just want to dodge the issue?"
La Guardia Denounces Both.
There was loud applause from the
Democratic side of the chamber when
Mr. Garner took his seat.
Representative La Guardia, Repub-
lican of New York, denounced the at
titude both of Mr.. Smell and Mr.. Gar
ner.
Defends Houses Rights.
1T thought" said Mr.. La Guardia,
that the Democratic leader would
stand up for the rights of this House
when he opposed this resolution. But
apparently he is willing to surrender
the prerogatives of this House. Partly
because Of politics and partly because
of expediency, neither Of you has the
courage to stand up and defend the
rights OF the House. I will vote against
this resolution If I am the only one
on the Republican side OF the chamber
to do So"
Mr.. La Guardia said the farm bill
should be sent back to the Senate ano
not received by the House with the
debenture plan in 1t.
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JAIL NEW TO "sCARFACE AL"

cago, Say Detectives.
BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, May 17.-When Phila-
delphia police got AL Capone last night
for gun-toting, locked him in jail over
night and "mugged" him for the
rogues' gallery, they did something
which in Capones home town of Chi
cago would be a rare thing indeed.
Despite the fact. that hardly a gang
Staying occurs here without Capone S
name being mentioned. Capone has yet
to look out from behind Chicago cell
bars overnight. Detective headquar-
tiers here said today that. in the years
Capone has been leading gangland
figure in Chicago he never had been
booked for crime or photographed or
fingerprinted.
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that the Senate has violated the con-
stitutional right of the House" retorted
Mr.. Garner. IF you believe that, you
haven't the right to sacrifice the con-
stitutional rights Of this House. Yet
that Is what You propose to do when
YOU vote for this resolution. Can you
say that an emergency Justit1es the Vio-
lation of the Constitutions"
Garner Is Interrupted.
Mr.. Garner was interrupted and
asked II he believed that the adoption
of the debenture plan by the Senate
violated the constitutional right OF the
House.
Il do not" said Mr.. Garner.
Representative Cramton, Republican,
of Michigan, suggested the difference OF
opinion between Mr.. Smell and Mr.:
Garner over the Constitutionality OF
the .Senate,s action demonstrated that
e.. - .%HtSyf :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17
GERMANY SYMPATHIZES
WITH u. S. IN EXPLOSION

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, May 1.-THE Cleveland
hospital catastrophe has excited much
sympathetic interest in Germany. One
newspaper calls it "a terrible lesson TO
humanity"
Beside the fact that Prussian hos
pitfalls are under rigid restrictions in the
storage of X-ray Aims, most German
hospitals are financially unable to keep
large stocks of unused films. They
customarily have only enough for two
or three days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-17

The Englishmen, founded in 1921,
claims to be the oldest newspaper in
India.
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CAPONE AND AIDE
GET YEAR IN JAIL
FOR GUN-TOTING

Continued From First PageD
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HOUSE SENDS FARM
BILL TO CONFERENCE
ON DEBENTURE PLAN

Continued From First Page)
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President to Announce Pact.

Announcement of the settlement of
the Tacna AFRICA dispute between Chile
and Peru will be made by President
Hoover at his regular conference with
the press this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
Secretary Stimson today said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
II SEEK SCHOOL
MANAGER PLACE
BalIou WithhoIds Identities
| Pending Return of Board
President.

Fourteen men of the business AND
professional world had applied for the
new position of business manager OF
the public schools by noon today and
had been requested by the superintend-
ent to compile former statements OF
their qualifications for consideration OF
school officials.
All but one of the applicants placed
his candidacy before DR.. Frank w. Bal
lou in person. while that Of the one
man was understood to have been pro-
posed by a group of his friends.
DR.. Ballou would not reveal the names
of any OF the candidates. He said he
would discuss the candidates with the
president of the Board of Education. DR..
Charles F. Carusi. upon the latter's re-
turn to the city from a vacation. and
that at least until that time he did
not intend to reveal the identity of any
of the applicants. DR.. Ballou said. how
ever that the IA candidates include con-
sulting engineers, architects, building
contractors and business men.
The first six applications were re-
ceived yesterday, following publication
the preceding day of the school Off
Gals statement that no candidates for
the new $5000-a-year position had been
received. The remaining IA appeared
before DR.. Ballou this morning, and in
dications at that time were that host
of others probably would be received.
The new position was made possible
BY an appropriation of $1,000. to be
available July l, in the 1880 appropria-
ton bill. The officer is to be a field
man charged with inspection of all
buildings, direction of the $500,000 re-
pair fund. and would have the rank of
first assistant superintendent in charge
bf business affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
HURLEY TO TAKE OATH
OF OFFICE ON FRIDAY

Col. Patrick j. Hurley Of Oklahoma
will relieve c. B. Robbins. of Iowa as
Assistant Secretary of War at a brief
ceremony set for $50 o'clock Friday
morning in the general reception room
of Secretary Good. The oath of office
will be administered by John B. Ran
Golph. assistant chief clerk.
Friends of both officials will be
present.
Mr.. Hurley, in addition to his other
interests. is a director of the First Ma
tional Bank in this city and owner of
the Hurley-Wright Building. at Eight
zenith street and Pennsylvania avenue.
He is member Of the Chevy Chase,
Congressional and University Clubs.
In 1908 he was given the degree of
IL. D. by the National University Law
School and in 1912 was attached to
George Washington University. During
the World War he served in France as
a lieutenant colonel in the judge ad-
yocate generals department and was
awarded the Distinguished Service
Medal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13

Chicago's FIRST German Methodist
Episcopal Church is 81 years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
SECOND WOMAN IS HIT
BY THUG AT WADUCT
Mrs. Nellie Barrey May Have Frac
j tured Skull-Keys Stolen
I by Assailant.

Mrs. Nellie Barrey IS years old. So
x street northeast, was seriously in
'jured last night by an unidentified as
sailant. who set upon her as she was
walking under the K street viaduct, and
beat her about the head with a weapon
thought to have been a brick wrapped
in a paper bag.
The victim, who was the second wom-
an attacked under the K street viaduct
within week, may have a fractured
skull.
The injured woman staggered to the
home of T. A. Swan, 81 K street north
east, and collapsed in the doorway. Pc
lice were notified and Private A. r,
Houeh responded, directing that she be
removed to Casualty Hospital. M
Detectives Frank Varney and H. E..
.Brodie were detailed to the case. They
reported that Mrs. Barrey's assailapt
stole a bunch of keys from her. The
victim told officers she was struck with
out warning.
About a. week ago Mrs. Catherine
Isham. living in the same block of X
street was attacked in similar manner
by an unidentified man lurking beneath
the viaduct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-13
the California Electrical Cooperative

the California Electrical Cooperative
Campaign.
Hartley declared after Healy had sub
mitted the minutes of a conference on
December Is. 1926, between representa-
tives of the electrical bureau and an ad :
vertising agency. that the advertising
campaign primarily was for the purpose
Of promoting the uses of electricity in
the home.
Hartley said the present budget of his
organization calls for an annual ex-
penditure of $4,000. He said the b,,-
reau in 1921 had an annual budget of
$4,000. In 1928 the budget was fixed
at $4,000. he added. but the contribu-
lions by the members of the bureau
were approximately $4,000.
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Roosevelt Family Out of Navy Office
After 16 Years Hereditary" Succession

But the Roosevelt regime did not
really begin until 1918, when Franklin
d. Roosevelt. now Governor Of New
York, was named Assistant Secretary of
the Navy in President wilson's cabinet
He was in office until June 1920. when
he quit to make the race as Demo-
cratic vice presidential nominee. For
a few months the post was held by
Gordon Woodbury..
Theodore Roosevelt. jr., was named
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy in 1921.
He resigned in 1924, and was succeeded
by Theodore Douglas Robinson. his first
cousin. Robinson served throughout the
Coolidge administration.