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Evening star., 1929-06-10
HALL MILLS
WITNESS" TALKS
Supplies More Details to
Story, but Detroit Author
tiles Are SkeptiCal.
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June i0.-Kenneth Gla-
deau, whose story that he was wit
ness to the Hall-Mills murder, has
gained him some attention and may
lead 20 a reopening of the seven-year-
old case, supplied more details yesterday
to substantiate his statements
Gladeau. who is a Federal prisoner in
the Wayne County Jail here awaiting
examination on charges of violating the
DYER and Mann acts, claims to have
been in De Russey's Lane near New
Brunswick, NJ j.. September IA, 1922,
when the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall
was shot to death and his choir singers
Mrs. Eleanor Mills, was slaShed across
the throat. Gladeau even has produced
the knife which he says was used to
kill Mrs Mills.
Investigators here questioned the
prisoner concerning disposal OF the
$4,000 which he said was paid as hush
money Gladeau said he went from
New Brunswick to New York City and
from there to Leavenworth, Kan, where
he purchased laundry.
Gladeau accounted for his presence
in the lane the night of the double
Staying by saying he was hiking from
Kansas to Vermont to visit an aunt In
Burlington. Local investigators have
received word from Mrs. Emma BlaiSe,
81, Marble avenue, Burlington, to the
effect that she answered an advertise
ment placed by Gladeau in Kansas
City newspaper and that she heard from
him, but did not know anything about
him.
Detroit authorities have been skepti-
cal of GladeauS story, declaring that
since his arrest, May 2, he has given
.rssu tips" concerning other crimes
n,I has shown considerable 1magina-
ton.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
HITS SENATE PLANS
IN TARIFF REVISION
Peoples Legislative Group Says Al
location of subcommittee Dis
regards Consumers.

BY the Associated Press.
ALLEGATION of chairmanships Of the
Senate subcommittee which will begin
public hearings this week on the tariff
measure is seen by the Peoples Legis-
lative Service as evidence that the bill
to be laid before the Senate by its
finance committee will be more con-
temptuous of the rights Of consumers
and of the farmers than is the House
bill"
with Reed of Pennsylvania writing
the iron and steel schedule" the or
ganization said in a statement, "Smoot
of Utah the sugar schedule and Watson
OF Indiana the agricultural schedule, the
public has every reason to expect the
worst in the way of extortionate and
oppressive legislation"
The statement declared that Reed
had been land may now be an attorney
for the Steel Trust" and that he is
closely allied with Joseph r. Grundy
who informed the Senate committee
that for the millions contributed by
him and his associates to campaign
funds they expect to get a substantial
return in economic benefits"
Evening star., 1929-06-10
S.Pc. Iced Tea Sets
SSc set

"A new-shaped set of
colored glass. Consisting
of a. half-gallon covered
pitcher and six 12-
ounce tumblers.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
KING OF EGYPT IN BERLIN.
Ahmed Fuad Pasha and Staff Visit
German Capital.

BERLIN. June 10 (P).-Ahmed Fuad
Pasha. King of Egypt, and his suite ar
rived here today from Genoa for visit.
He was accompanied by Herr Stohrer,
the German Minister to Egypt, and by
German army officers.
He was welcomed formally at the
gayly decorated railroad station by
President Won Hindenburg and staff
and numerous officials of the national
and Prussian governments. These in
cluded Chancellor Mueller and the cab
met.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
Heads College for Women.

NEW LONDON, June 10 R).-Dr.
Katherine Blunt. department head in
the University of Chicago. has been
chosen president of Connecticut College
for Women. Announcement of her Sc
lection was made today by George S.
Palmer, chairman of the board of trus-
tees.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
Linen Luncheon Cloths
Sl.OO

Three different sizes for your choosing
44x44-inch, 50-inch square and 45x60-inch
of nice quality crash linen, with fancy
striped borders. Not many of any one
particular style-so early shopping is best
Kann's-Street Floor.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
Lawn Sprinkiers
.S1.OO ed.

r volving Lawn
Sprinklers, which throw
a good, heavy spray. Any
standard hose coupling
can be used.
Evening star., 1929-06-10
Electric Fans
S2.S8

Polar Cub Electric
Fans cool the air and
make it comfortable on
the hottest days. Reg.
$3.50.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
POLICIES
To BE AIRED
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had long experience as a pub
Usher.
The Capper measure Is pat
termed along the lines Of a
statute which has been in force
in Maryland for nearly 80 years.
This statute has been upheld by
the high courts Of the State, and
little doubt is felt that the Cap.
per measure, if enacted, will
similarly be upheld.
There is widespread sentiment
throughout the membership of
both the Senate and the House
in favor Of legislation which will
protect the condolences given to
newspaper men. Dozens Of mem.
berS Of both the Senate and the
House have announced their in
tention Of supporting such q
measure.
It is expected that within a
short time an identical bill will
be presented in the House, al
though there, too, action will be
delayed until the regular session.
Senator Capper introduced the
bill today without making any
address upon it.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
WAR ON v. B. L..
IN ANNAPOLIS

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Nov. ia
The fight between the city Of
Annapolis and the washington.
Baltimore and Annapolis Railroad
came to a head today with ~the
arrest of a crew for making
q left-hand turn, against local
traffic regulations, from West
Street into Church Circle and
Main Street.
The men, John r.. Basil, con-
ductor, and his brother, Harry,
motorman, both Of Annapolis,
were ordered to appear before
Police Magistrate Louis M. Hop
kins here at Z p. m. tomorrow.
For some time there has been
agitation to have the w. B. A. re-
route it's lines and abandon the
right-of-way along Main Street.
The late James j. Doyle, when
he was president Of the road, is
said to have made a verbal
agreement with town officials to
bring the trains in. through
Bladen Street to q central ter
minal.
Traffic other than street cars
has been forbidden to make a
left-hand turn at West Street,
Church Circle and into Main
Street and today's arrest was
made on that regulation.
Mayor Walter E. QuenStedt
and the town council met last
night and voted to have the
car crews arrested as rapidly as
they made the left-hand turn.
The cases will be used as the
basis of a move to force re-
routing the cars, Mayor Quenstedt
said.
The w. B. g. A. operates In
Annapolis on q 25-year franchise,
which expires In 1882.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14

TUNNEY
CAMPED WITH
WOMAN

FORT WORTH, Tex. Nov. Il
d.Ns0-Testifying in John 8
Fogarty's half-a-millton n-dollal
alienation Of affections sui
against Gene Tunney. Bruno Hill
lebrand, former employe Of Fo
garty. declared here that Mrs
Katherine King Fogarty and the
heavyweight ex-champion Of the
fistic world, lived together here
in hotel and at q camp on
Lake Worth.
Hillehrand testified at q pti
vate hearing in the office OF Dis
trict Judge Dudley M. Kent,
where depositions are being
taken Of witnesses.
The trial is to be held in
bridgeport, Conn. Mrs. Fpgarty's
former husband is seeking $780,.
600 damages from the former
heavyweight ring ch hampi 9 n,
whom he accuses OF stealing
away the love Of his wife. The
witness said:
"The pair lived together
after the woman divorced her
husband, In 1928.
Mrs. Fogarty has filed Q half.
million dollar breach OF promise
suit against the retired pugilist.
Attorneys expect TO move on to
Little Rock, Ark. next week
where additional depoSitions will
be taken. The hearing was closed
to newspapermen.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
Jury TOLD
Dob WAS
JEALOUS
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men in an interview at the jail
that he held little love for his
wife during the last six months Of
their married life.
Apartment Clerk QuixEed
Another important witness was
Sue Thompson, clerk ct the Park
Lane Apartments in which the
murder occurred. It was to this
young lady that Mcpherson first
reported that his wife was dead
after he said that he had entAred
her apartment with pass key
and saw her body lying on the
he'd room floor.
In statements to reporters she
said that, although she was unable
to recall his exact words, or
whether he had said he had
touched his wife's body. he told
her that he new his wife was
dead because she was cold"
This statement is believed to
be important In view Of the
statement OF Wilmer Ruff, man.
ager OF the apartments, which
would indicate that Mcpherson
did not 60 into the room because
Of the body being propped against
the door making It necessary to
force an entrance.
Physicians Are Called
Testimony Of physicians, police
men and others also was heard
yesterday. An occurrence last
June, when MRS. Mcpherson was
overcome by gas in their apart
ment, then at the F1ighview, was
thoroughly aired. The husband
says she tried to commit suicide
this time. Her nurse friends say
it was an accident.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14

women were first permitted by
law to seek the higher government
posts, and fewer years have
passed since public opinion and
Women's own ambitions left them
free from prejudice and discrim.
ination,p Slemp said. s"Ten yearE
ago only a few women were
following careers or had the ex.
perience to qualify them for the
most important government posi-.
tionS. Today there are thousands
following this road. AS these
thousands ripen in experience.
mature in judgement, and ad.
vance in natural progress Of
their work, we shall see q strik.
ing increase in the numbers of
women attaining to important
offices and making records in
them that viii stir the envy and
emulation Of men.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
CORRUPTIONH|T
BY BROOKHART
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tration OF the country's laws, are
appalled, and bewildered at the
failure Of Congress to properly
govern this small territory thai
is in its trust and charge.
'The failure Of the officers
of this Government to properly
and adequately enforce its laws
throughout the nation has be.
come, rs President Hoover sug.
gests, o matter Of great con-
Germ, but the utter failure Of
the Congress to properly gov
ern the District Of Columbia is
q matter for even greater con.
cern.
SETS A BAD EXAMPLE
Because, II crime can con-
tinuously increase and flour.
iSh here, ct the very seat Of
government itself, what can be
expected IS to the rest Of the
nation? If the Congress, with
all Of the power at its COM
mar: /, cannot lash the criminal
away from the execution Of
his crimes almost within the
shadow Of this building, how
can we hope that distant off,
cials, with comparatively In
feriOr power and lesser equip
ment, can succeed In holding
their respective trenches against
the force and strategy of the
armies Of crime?"
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
Detective Late, Excuse
Is 9-POund Daughter

Detective Sergt. Hubert E,
Brodie had his first good excuse
for being late to roll call at head.
quarters this morning, according
to his partner, Frank A. Varney,
A face, wreathed in smiles,
greeted his partners when Brodie
entered the squad room while
prisoners were being displayed
before the plainsclotheS force.
When the parade was over
Varney solemnly took the floor
and said, Captain, although
have made many excuses for my
partners hardness here, this
morning he has a good one. His
wife presented him with q nine.
pound girl"
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
Crime Commission
To Be Told of Rover's
Enforcement Policies

Serious hamperlng OF effective
prohibition enforcement as a re-
Suit of District Attorney Leo A.
Rover's policy Of falling persons
with tips on dry law violations
who refuse to act as prosecuting
witnesses will be brought to the
attention of the Hoover Crime
Commission.
The Washington Times has ar
ranged with the secretary to
George w. Wickersham, chairman
Of the committee, for presenta-
tion Of evidence when the com
mission meets here on December
3.
Whole Case To Be Reviewed
The commission viii be told of
the valuable service rendered by
newspapers in exposing various
phases of the rum traffic and In
prodding enforcement officers into
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
Champion Whippets
Race at Pool Sunday

A dog race will be staged at
$3.50 o'clock Sunday at the re-
flacting pool in Potomac PARK.
William c. Sumner, Of Be
thesda, has an imported whippet
of astounding speed, which he
has matched against Felix Angus
LesSer'S '"Try Me-" Baltimore
dog which is rated at the top Of
the tribe. The question to be
settled by the match race is
whether Summers Beauty" or
"Try Me- is to reign supreme.
Most Of the dogs entererd in
the events are to appear at the
dog show at L'Aiglon, Eighteenth
Street and Columbia Road North.
west, beginning tonight.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
FAKE CHARITY
RACKET SEEN

Two men were brought last
night into police headquarters in
an effort to gain knowledge Of
the operations Of an alleged gang
Of pseudo-charity workers who
have been Fleeing washington
ianS out Of clothes and money
for the past few weeks, ostensi-
bly, for charitable purposes.
The pair. Harry Miller, 80,
alias James Barnes, and Harry
Conroy, 80. were taken into Gus.
today by Policeman Samuel j..
Holiday, Sixth precinct, after
he had been asked to investigate
the loss of wearing apparel by
Louis SpeiSs, q gueSt at the Penn
Hotel in the 800 block Pennsyl-
vania Ave-, N. W. According to
Golice, the men had Speiss'
clothes.
During the customary search
of the men, Holiday found 1t Is
alleged, Identification cards from
charitable institutions In the mid
die west.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
FIGHTING
FOR. L|FE"
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wanted several unfinished mat.
ters at the department at'
tended to.
Although the 9 o'clock an
nouncement was somewhat assur-
ing to those who feared the
secretary would not survive the
night, no effort was made to
minimize the seriousness Of his
condition. Any operation is a
serious matter for one OF Goods
age, 63, and the condition Of the
appendix made this an unusually
bad case. He was on the operar-
ing table more than an hour.
The infected condition OF the
appendix was found to have
spread through the abdominal
region.
President Hoover kept in close
touch with the hospital, receiv-
ing regular bulletins until he re-
tired last night, and upon aris-
ing this morning.
wife Kept Constant Vigil
Throughout all the time the
Secretary has been in the hos
pital, Mrs. Good has kept CON
slant vigil.
The operation was performed
by Col. William I. Keller, noted
Army surgeon, with Lieut.. Comdr
Boone in attendance. DR.. Ray
Lyman Wilbur. Secretary Of the
Interior, himself a physician. has
examined the patient twice, De
fore and after the operation.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14

- s.
committeeman from Virginia and
former secretary to President
Coolidge.
'The old-time prejudice against
women in public office is very
largely broken down." Slemp said.
Hundreds Of women occupy elec.
tive offices and thousands fill
every kind Of appointive office"
Slen1p stated that both politi.
cal parties and every section Of
the country have reacted to the
growing sentiment for women's
participation in Government. This
Is shown by the election Of eight
women to the present Congress.
five Of whom represent Republi-
can districts and three Demo
cratic. from widely separated
States.
Is ia only @few years since
The Washington times., 1929-11-14

effective prosecution Of law viola
tors.
Full details Of Mr.. Rover's
action in having three reporters
Of The Times imprisoned for
forty-five days for refusing to
serve as prosecuting witnesses
after their city editor had turned
over to the grand Jury for in.
vestigation the names and ad.
dresses of forty-nine Speakeasy
proprietors will be reviewed.
It will be pointed out to the
commission that II this policy
were pursued by other enforce
ment officers in various parts Of
the country, law enforcement
would be- seriously hampered.
It will be pointed out that
most of the tips on law viola.
ton that come to police officials
and other enforcement officers
are from persons who for OBVIOUS
personal reasons do not care to
become prosecuting witnesses.
Committee Now at Work
It will be pointed out t,4at
these tips should be gratefully
received and passed on to in.
veStigators. who can get sufficient
evidence on which to base prose
cutions.
One committee Of the Crime
Commission now is engaged in a
stud.- Of excesses on the part Of
courts and grand juries in the ad-
ln'nistration Of the law. This
committee will be asked to con-
slider the advisability Of giving a
privileged status to coEnmunica-
tions between news sources and
reporters, of curbing the auto
cratic power Of judges in con-
tempt Of court proceedings, and
Of obtaining q higher type OF
GRAND i11r0rS
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
Center
ASSURED
ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT

ARLINGTON COUNTY COURT
HOUSE, Nov. 14-Contrary to re-
ports that jefferson District
would find itself without q health
center after january 1, 1880,
when the city of Alexandra an
nexes the territory where the
present health center is located,
DR.. p. M. Chichester, county
health officer, today announced .
new center for this district Win
be located in the Hume School.
on Mt. Vernon Avenue.
The announcement by DR.. Chi
chester followed a joint confer
ence with County School Super.
intendent Fletcher Kemp and Ed
ward Duncan, supervisor from
Jefferson district, when arrange
mentS to establish the new health
center were perfected.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14

Many foreign posts are unueT'
manned because so many OF the
career men are in departmental
work. The result has been that
officials there have been con.
stantly shifting, with the excep-
tion of the so-called drafting Off.
GERS, and the field service has
suffered accordingly, officials say,
According to Cotton, the ior'
eign posts will be strengthened
but it is net contemplated to
create additional posts. -
There is q bill befot1 ConSreSs,
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
Air Disarmament More
Renuired Than on Sea

LONDON, Nov. IA (INS)-
Earl Jellicoe, commander Of the
British fleet during the World
war, thinks that nations seeking
peace should look to air disarma-
nAent rather than overstress the
the necessity for naval disarma-
ment, In a s~eeeh last night he
said he felt friction over air arTna-
ments would b. felt more in tho
future than discord over naval
strength.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14

introduced by Stephen G. Porter
two years ago, for the reorganiza-
ton of the State Department, but
it was indicated the department
would rather do its own reor-
ganization without new leSisla-
ton.
Cotton said the Porter bill calls
for extensive changes in the pres
ent foreign service law, known as
the Rogers act, while the depdFtt.
mental plan is to reorgsIlize
through increased appropriations,
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
TAX GUT LAUDED
BY G0NGRE.SS
LEADERS

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! oregon, chairman Of the House
Ways and Means COMMITTEES.
which must originate the legisla-
ton, predicted that the House
will pass the resolution by Christ
mas. and Senate leaders assured
prompt action when it is received
by them.
Urge Debt Reduction
Only the attitude of the pro.
gressive Republicans. who have
heretofore favored application OF
surplus funds to reduction of the
public debt, appeared doubtful.
Many Of them still adhere to this
policy.
The Republican and Democratic
leaders, however, predicted that
there will be such strong support
for the movement on both sides
that tax reduction along the lines
Of the Treasury's proposal is as
Sured.
The Hoover Administrations
new plan, Senator Simmons cd
Of North Carolina said, is exactly
in line with the past Democratic
policy.
Garner For Cut
Representative Garner Of Texas,
ranking Democrat on the Ways
and Means Committee and House
minority leader, had already ad-
vocated reduction along the lines
suggested by the Treasury and he
Assented to the plan.
Senator Smoot (R.) Of Utah,
who had given his assent to the
plan In conferences, said that the
Senate viii await action by the
House.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
Gordon Action Called
TuUisted Justice
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old report on liquor conditions to
see If they have improved or be
come worse. The result is a
series Of stories saying 40 speak
eaSies are flourishing.
A Grand Jury is in session
Following the publication about
the speakeasies, the three report
ers are summoned before the
Grand Jury. They are questioned
as to the sources Of their in
formation. They refuse to di
vulge them. Meantime, however
the city editor Of the newspaper
supplies the Grand Jury with the
addresses Of the reputed speak
eaSies.
The reporters also, according
10 the account of The Times, re
fuse to 60 before the y. s. Com
missioner in the role Of prosecut
ing witnesses against alleged
operators of speakeasies, and re
fuse to swear out complaints
against them.
The reporters say they cannon
produce liquor as evidence OF pur'
chase and are unable or unwiu
ing. because it might involve the
betrayal Of condolences to produce
supporting witnesses.
Whereupon the Grand jury
sidetracks itself from the objec.
tive which constitutes the Grand
,Jury's reason for existing, namely
the ferreting out Of law viola
tions, It engages itself with the
task Of certifying the three re-
porters for contempt at the be-
hest OF the prosecuting attorney
for failure to answer the ques.
tions. ...
The reporters are sentenced to
As days in jail, and the Grand
Jury. so far as the public knows,
does nothing toward running
down the supposed clues that
have been given by the reporters,
The speakeasieS presumably
continue to run. The reporters
are carted off to Jail and habeas
corpus proceedings are begun.
Here is an example Of twisted
justice.
An important public issue is
raised by this latest exercise of
the power to punish for contempt.
One of the most useful public
functions of q newspaper is to
expose law violations. A distinct
aid to that function is the news
papers ability to secure confiden-
tial information on which it's in
veStigation is then based, and on
which action has been taken In
informing the public of condi-
tionS that do exist.
The attitude of the Grand Jury
and of the judge who sentenced
the reporters seems to be that a
newspaper investigator should au-
tomatically become a prosecuting
witness. Should that attitude be
adopted by all grand juries, it
would automatically decrease to
the vanishing point the effective.
ness of newspaper as an inves-
tigator into subjects of great pub
lie Importance.
What grand juries should do is
to accept such information as that
provided in the Washington case,
run it down, verify or disprove it,
and employ it as 8 useful part of
the basic grand jury function.
The Washington Grand Jury
has not yet. seen fit so to employ
the information given it. But
there is no need to be alarmed
about such an action becoming a
general custom. Why? For the
nipple .reeson that the public
which in the final ANALYSIS deter:
mines khat jurles and judges and
distrieS attorneys do. win not
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
MEET Ar GRILL

The membership committee OF
the Washington Chamber Of Com
merce win hold It's first luncheon
meeting Of the season tomorrow
at 1915 p. M, at the OlmsCead
Grill. Stephen H. Takes is chair
man of the committee.
The Washington times., 1929-11-14
4 Die as Automobile
Crashes Against Train

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. IA.
-Four persons were killed here
today when their automobile ran
against the side Of q Penn
SylYania railroad train.
Although no one saw the col
lision and the train did not stop
the front Of the car was de
molished, indicating 1t had struck
the train with some force.