Evening star., 1941-07-08
By JAMES E. CHINN.

Acting Chairman Hebert OF tne
House subcommittee investigating
the police department today called
off a scheduled hearing out OF re-
spect to the memory of Representa-
tive Bolles, Republican, OF Wiscon-
sin, who died this morning.
Mr.. Bolles was a member Of the
investigating subcommittee.
Representative Hebert said he
would proceed with the investigation
tomorrow at 10 am if it did not con-
flict with a tentative hearing sched-
uled by Chairman Randolph on bills
providing for a commission to con-
troll rents in the District.
Representative Bolles was one Of
the most active members OF the
District Committee.
The police subcommittee plans
next to delve into the methods used
by the Detective Bureau In at
tempting to find the murderer OF
Jessie Elizabeth Strict.
One of the first witnesses will be
Pvt. Edwin S. Grayson of the public
relations squad at police headquar-
ters-the officer who is said to have
received the first telephonic notice
that she was missing.
Mr.. Hebert said he wanted to
learn why there was a six-hour
delay after Miss Strieff was re-
ported missing before the police
~, rnorct, AhnYf IN
locate her.
Other principal developments were
these:
l. Senator Herring. Democrat, of
Iowa introduced bill designed to
give the Federal Bureau of Investi-
CATION concurrent jurisdiction over
major crimes committed here, NAM
ing specifically-treason, murder,
rape, kidnapping. arson and man.
slaughter.
2. Representative Dirksen of IL
linois. ranking minority member
of the House District Committee,
paved the way for a one-man in
vestigation of the Police Department
that might rival the inquiry being
conducted by the House District
subcommittee of which he is not
a member. He invited all members
of the Police Department to feel
free" to give him confidential in
formation"
My latchstrings are open," de-
clared Mr.. Dirksen.
Other witnesses scheduled to ap-
pear before the subcommittee soon
include Acting Capt. George Little,
in command of the fugitive squad;
Detective Sergt. Joseph Shimon, who
is assigned to the office of Edward
Curran, United States attorney for
the District, and Capt. Harvey G.
Callahan of the first precinct, who,
on his first appearance before the
subcommittee last week made the
startling disclosure of the existence
of an alleged "Gestapo" in the de-
partment which spies on other
members.
Callahan Faces Quiz.
The reason for the recall of Capt.
Callahan was not clearly disclosed.
representative Hebert, however, in
dicated that one of the subcom-
mittee members - Representative
Copeland, Republican. of Nebraska
wanted to question him about GER
tain conditions in his precinct.
Senator Herring's bill is similar
to the one introduced several weeks
ago by Senator McKellar, Democrat,
of Tennessee, which would give the
F. B. I. jurisdiction over all "felonies"
in the District. The chief difference
is that the measure of Senator Her.
ring defines the six major crimes
over which the F. B. L. would have
jurisdiction here In addition, Sen
ator Herring's bill would not relieve
the Metropolitan police of the re-
sponsibility of investigating any of
the six specified major crimes while
the F. B. I. was on the job. The
measure of Senator Herring would
make the Washington police equally
responsible.
Acting Attorney General Biddle,
in a recent letter to Senator Her.
ring, said the r. B. I. did not want
concurrent Jurisdiction, 1t wanted
exclusive jurisdiction in cases it
handled.
Chairman Van Nuys Of the Sen
ate Judiciary Committee announced
he would appoint . subcommittee
later In the week to consider the
bills of both Senators McKellar and
Herring.
1t. Robert J. BsGett, the princi-
pal witness before Is, subcommittee