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WEATHER.
Partly cloudy today; colder this
afternoon and tonight; tomorrow fair
and colder: strong westerly winds
Temperature for twenty-two hours
ended at 10 p.m last night: Highest,
65 at 4 p.m.; lowest, 55, at 10 p.m.
bull report on page 5.
No. 992. No 29 188 Entered as second-class matter
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9 BELIEVED DEAD IN FLOOD
RUSHING DOWN POTOMAC;
MIDWEST STORM TOLL 26
Cumberland Under
Water, Hundreds
Flee to Hills.
BRIDGES COLLAPSE;
DEVASTATION HEAVY
Scores of Homes Swept
Away In Deluge; Trains
Marooned.
Nine persons are reported dead,
many others are believed to have
lost their lives, Cumberland and sev
eral smaller cities in western Mary
land and West Virginia are either
wholly or partially inundateU and
property worth millions of dollars
■has been destroyed in a flood that
rose with staggering suddenness
early yesterday and was sweeping
down the Potomac valley last night
with undiminished fury.
Scores of homes have been washed
away, half a dozen railroad bridges
• are known to have collapsed—one
with a train on it —live stock has been
• drowned and hundreds have fled to the j
mountains for their lives, while the i
crest of the flood is reported to be j
roaring eastward on its mission of j
death and devastation.
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Track Train Marooned.
The Capitol Limited, crack western j
train of the Baltimore and Ohio rail- j
road, was caught by the swirling wa- ;
ters at Green Spring Junction, a few j
miles this side of Cumberland, and j
marooned. Its passengers, however. )
are reported safe. Half a dozen other 1
trains were trapped so suddenly that j
the water was racing through the j
coaches before high ground could be
reached and the passengers forced to j
flee into the hills.
With depressing rapidity messages
from marooned sections in the flood
areas late last night brought more
and more reports of families caught
in the swirling vortex and fear that
they may have perished before reach
ing the safety of mountain heights.
Several automobile parties, tourists
en route to and from Cumberland,
were said to have been trapped. Their
fates are unknown.
Darkness added its terror to the
horror of the situation. All gas and !
electrical plants in the water-covered
areas went out of commission early
in the day and when night fell the
entire section was left without light
of any kind except for those supplied
with lamps or candles. Confirmation
of dire reports from the midst jof the
inundated country-side was difficult,
assistance to the stranded impossible.
Family of Six Missing.
The deaths thus far reported from
Bemi-oflicial sources are said to have
occurred at Cumberland and McCoole,
the latter a small town about four
teen miles west of Cumberland. There
a family of six was reported to have
been washed out into the violent
swirl of the Potomac river when
their home was caught by the water
and torn from its foundation. News
of the tragedy was obtained over the
only telephone into the town re
maining open.
The other three fatalities are said
to have occurred when the Western j
Maryland railroad bridge, spanning j
the Potomac river at Cumberland,
collapsed. A heavy train, loaded with
• limestone, had been backed onto the
bridge to help hold it down as the
good continued to pound at its
foundation. A second before the big.
three-span structure was seen to
careen and crash into the river three
men were observed making their way
over it.
, Many See Bridge Kail.
Residents of Cumberland, marooned ‘
in their homes or offices along the ‘
river bank, witnessed the collapse of I
the bridge and said they were cer- .
tain the men, possibly members of;
the train crew making their way to j 1
' safety when they saw the big span ]’
was doomed, could not have reached
the river bank before the crash. (
Their bodies would have beer washed i
miles downstream in a minute and |
confirmation of the tragedy can not j
be obtained for several days, at least, i
At McCoole another bridge was de
stroyed a scant minute before a pas
senger train, well filled, would have
crossed it. The train was brought to
a stop on the very brink of the gap.
but the water rose before the en
gineer could back to higher ground
and the coaches began to fill in a
minute. The passengers rushed
through the last coach and found
questionable shelter in nearby houses
before both train and houses were
completely surrounded.
Other Bridges Crash.
Two more western Maryland
bridges near Western Port, Md., were
crushed by the flood, a bridge for
vehicular traffic spanning the Potomac
at Piedmont, W. Vai, went early yes
terday afternoon and the Cumberland
and Pennsylvania railroad bridge near
the same place was destroyed simul
taneously. So torriffle was the force
of the on-rushing flood that as It
destroyed one bridge it carried the
debris on its crest to the next, there
to use it as a battering ram against
that structure.
Half of Cumberland, the second
largest city in Maryland and a thriv?
’• ing manufacturing center, was under
twenty feet of water at midnight.
Although the flood appeared to have
stopped rising at that hour and re
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Highlights of Flood
and Storm > Damage
Mur dead In Western Mary
land.
Kour bridges swept nway.
Scores of homes destroyed.
Property loss estimated nt
millions.
Hundreds seek safety In
Maryland hills.
Twenty-six dead In storms
and floods ravaging three
fourths of eonntry.
IValHe paralyzed by snow in
St. Paul.
Cold wave expected to stop
floods and save cities in Ohio
valley.
FLOOD WILL REACHi
CREST HERE TODAY
Experts Expect Little Local)
Damage From Swollen
i
Waters of Potomac.
While little or no damage in or |
near Washington from the swollen j
! condition of the Potomac was expect-
I ed last night by those familiar with j
! the river at flood stage, the extent of j
j the rising waters could not be judged j
j until today, when, officials at the !
■ weather bureau predicted, the crest of !
the flood would sweep past Washing- ;
| ton.
Last night the river was steadily
| rising, and at a late hour it meas
| ured four feet five Inches above nor
j mal. This was at low tide, however?)
| and tomorrow, when the full force of j
j the flood reaches Washington, aug- (
! mented by a rising tide, the water i
j may overflow its channel and spread j
j over low ground.
Little Flood Likely.
Those who remember the days, how- |
ever, when the floods along the upper j
Potomac meant rowboats on Penn- ,
sylvania avenue, anticipated no
such conditions here todax. The
deeper dredging of the channel, the
sea wall and the high bridges which
now span the river, together with the
reclaiming of laud in Potomac Park,
would prevent this, it is stated. Yes
terday afternoon at high tide the
water did reach above the sea wail
In some places along Potomac Park,
and today this may happen again,
but it is not expected to overflow
very far from its banks.
Considerable anxiety was felt last
night by the owners of shacks and
summer camps along the upper Po
tomac, near Cabin John bridge. Many
of these buildings—and some of them j
expensively furnished and equipped—
are located on the low ground be
tween the canal and the river from
Chain bridge up the river toward
Great Falls. Sycamore Island, for
instance, one of the favorite spots
for campers and their clubs and
shacks, probably will be flooded when
the crest of the wave reaches this
point.
Land Fader Water.
Yesterday afternoon all the land
which lies between the canal and the
river at Chain Bridge was under a
rushing stream, which rapidly grew
in depth. This is usually a marsh
which becomes dry in summer.
Harbor police anticipated little
damage in the Washington channel
proper, which forms an unusually
safe harbor for small yachts and
pleasure craft, as well as the larger
shipping. Police reported that own
ers of boats had taken unusual pre
cautions to prevent them being swept
away.
As early as yesterday afternoon, be
fore the effect of the flood which had
caused such damage at Cumberland
and other points near there had been
felt here, the river was full of debris
boxes, trees and some lumber. Those .
who see the river today, however, I
may gain some impression of what I
the flood must have meant to those
who have really suffered, for to the !
ordinary debris will be added the
flood’s toll of valuable property.
THREE PERISH ON BAFT.
Children Swept Into Current While
Playing.
CONNELLSVILLE, Pa., March 29.
Thr**e children were drowned at Mel
croft, near here, late today when .
their makeshift raft was caught in
the swollen current of Indian creek
and carried downstream. A fourth
child saved herself by jumping.
The children were paddling in the
still water when a strong current
swept in and whirled the raft into
midstream. The victims were John
Doskey, eleven; Frank Stress, fifteen,
and Viola Stress, eleven! One body
has been recovered. i
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AMALFI PANIC CONTINUES.
\
New Ladslides Force Flight From
Homes and an Orphanage.
AMALFI. Italy, March 29.—Land
slides continue to terrify the Amalfi
region on the Gulf of Salerno. Two
new severe movements down the
mountainsides to the sea occurred to
day a half mile from Amalfi, making
necessary the evacuation of a num
ber of houses as well as an orphan
asylum.
The relief work is so well organ
ised that those In the danger sone
moved with little inconvenience.
I&he fhmfttu itat
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WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 30, 1924. - NINETY-EIGHT PAGES.
Ohio and Mississippi
Valleys Damaged
In Millions.
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FIVE CHILDREN DIE
IN RISING WATERS
St. Paul Buried Under
Record Fall of Snow;
Two Fatalities.
i
; Dy the Associated Press.
j CHICAGO, March 29.—March pre
j pared to roar out of the middle west
I like the proverbial lion tonight, fol
| lowing severe general storms of last
j night and today extending from the
1 Ohio to the Mississippi vallc3's,
j which brought death to twchty-six
jor more persons, injured more than
] 100 others and caused damage
J estimated at hundreds of thousands
j of dollars.
j More rain, probably turning to !
[snow, was forecast for sections of
j the middle west tonight, while the j
j upper Ohio valley faced the growing j
j menace of flood wafers.
Fight Killed in Oklahoma.
| Head in the wake of the storm in
cluded eight killed last night in a
! tornado at Shawnee, Okla.; four
! known dead in southeastern Missouri i
; as the result of a windstorm and re- 1
ports that four others had perished; }
a boy killed by lightning in Kansas;
two flood casualties at Pittsburgh;
j six dead in Ohio, including four
1 trainmen reported killed when a
j freight train went through a bridge
j weakened by high water near New- j
t ark, Ohio; three children drowned at I
j Connellsville. Pa., and another child j
! lost at Johnstown. Pa.
j The storm in various sections as-
I snmed the proportions of a tornado
! and elsewhere manifested itself by
! driving snow and hail. High winds, j
| with falling temperatures, marked its !
progress.
.
Thrrr Towns Deatroyed.
Damage was widespread wherever -
the storm struck. In southeastern
Missouri live stock valued at thou
sands of dollars was killed, while
three small towns in Kentucky were
reported totally destroyed by a wind
storm.
Alton. 111., estimated wind and rain
had damaged the city $150,000, while
reports of heavy property loss came ;
from many cities in Arkansas. Dam- j
age to crops was feared in some sec- i
tions of South Dakota and Minnesota, j
14 DEAD, HUNDREDS HURT.
Storm Damage in Southwest |
Heavy—Winds Continue.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 29.—The |
number of known dead from the se- J
vern storm that swept the southwest |
Friday stood at fourteen tonight,
with total property damage running ;
into hundreds of thousands of dol- j
lars. Hundreds of persons were in- j
jured.
Eight lives were taken by a tor- t
nado that ripped across central Okla
homa, centering at Shawnee. Other
c‘ ies that reported heavy property
damage were Enid, Guthrie, Freder
ick. Noble, Hill la and Holdenville.
The known dead in southeastern.
Missouri increased to five today, with
one expected to die and unconfirmed
reports of four others having per
ished.
Two Women Victims.
The dead in Missouri include a
woman at Cape Girardeau, a woman
near Slkeston, an Infant near Charles
ton and an unidentified negro man.
Benjamin Wintroub was killed at
Shelbina, Mo., today when a brick
wall, left standing from a fire, blew ,
over on him.
I In Kansas and Texas several per- ,
I sons were injured and considerable
! property damaged.
Thunderstorms were widespread
throughout the southwest Friday, .
and In many localities heavy hail
and rain fell.
In the wake of the sudden disturb
ances of FViday strong winds were
reported today, accompanied by a
drop in temperature.
TRAFFIC IS PARALYZED.
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Mountainous Snowdrifts Cause
Complete Tie-Up in St. Paul.
ST. PAUL, Minn., March 29.—Buried
under a record fall of snow, Min
neapolis and St. Paul fought desper- ,
ately tonight to open up rail and
vehicular traffic, paralyzed for nearly
eighteen hours.
Minnesota and North Dakota,
, Montana and parts of Wisconsin felt
the grasp of the worst blizzard of
the season and one of unprecedented
effect in the Twin Cities and. vicinity.
Rail traffic was seriously crippled—
at a standstill in many sections, while
Wire communication was severely
handicapped, many small cities and
towns being completely isolated.
Street Cars Stopped.
Street car traffic was at an ab
solute standstill all day. hardly a car
having moved since shortly after mid
night, and all through the day every
resource of the company was used
in an unsuccessful attempt to get the
cars moving.
Down the business streets ' giant
trucks pushed snow piles that turned
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DAD’S NEW RADIO SET.
PLATFORM FOR COOLIDGE 1
NOW ENGROSSES LEADERS
With Nomination of President Regarded
as Certain, Thought Turns to Hold
ing Progressives in Line.
BY X. O. MESSENGER.
Politicians are still hotly discuss
ing President Coolidge's demand for
j Attorney General Daugherty’s resig
} nation and the probable effect of the
j latter’s withdrawal from the cab
inet. The Attorney General, in his
brisk reply to the President, added
ground for the taking of sides over
the incident and furnished a basis
i for contention.
The weight of opinion among the
j "practical politicians'* is that the
I polities) atmosphere has been
j cleared for the administration and
the party. How long It will remain
so is problematical, as the demo
crats are already giving evidence of
intention to “go after'* other mem
bers of the cabinet.
* * *• ♦
President Coolidge gained some
delegates last week, running his
score up to 246. This week promises
j to yield another crop, as district
delegates will be selected in several
VETO OF AUTO TAX i
LAW MAY BE ASKED
Citizens Decide on Plea to
Coolidge Unless Original
• Measure Passes.
Unless Congress passes the gaso
line tax bill in the form in which it
was originally submitted by the Com
missioners, the Federation of Citi
zens' Associations will seek to have
it vetoed by President Coolidge.
This was decided upon at a special
meeting of the federation at the Dis
trict building last night, called for
the purpose of making a final appeal
to the Senate and House to eliminate
the personal tax on automobiles in
adopting the gas tax.
Against Revenue Measure.
A resolution adopted last night set
forth that the gasoline tax was asked
for by the Commissioners, not to
raise more revenue, but to form a basis
for reciprocity with Maryland. Con
gress, the federation declared, is
seeking to convert the bill into a
medium for raising unnecessary ad
ditional revenue by retaining the
personal tax and creating the gas
tax also. . , - . . i ]
The resolution, which, was prer *.
sented by William S. Torbett and j
Jesse C. Suter, was as follows:
"Resolved, That the Congress of
the United States is hereby called
upon to respect the only political
right vouchsafed the people of the
District of Columbia —that of peti
tion—by enacting into law the bin
prepared and submitted by the Com
missioners of the District of Colum
bia, for the purpose of effecting mo
tor vehicle reciprocity with the state
of Maryland, and to refrain from
enacting legislation which only inci
dentally effects that object and which,
in its primary aspect, is to raise I
revenue in a manner subversive of i
the emphatically declared will of the
people.” (
Wilt First BUI Or None.
Before the resolution was adopted
an amendment waa added by Delegate
J. W. Murphy informing Congress
that if It intends to pass anything
other than the Commissioners’ bill,
the federation wants no legislation
at all. ,
After the final appeal to the legis
lators had been passed on William
McK Clayton brought up a motion
pledging, the federation to. seek a
vt>fo if the bill as enacted violates
ft/any way the 80-40 ratio between
Continued on Page It, Column Lj
states known to be Coolidge terri
tory. The list of delegates he has
won up to date follows: Colorado,
15; Georgia, 3, with 15 to come;
Idaho, 11; lowa, 29 ; Kansas, 21,
with 2 to come; Kentucky, 26 ;
Louisiana, 13; Minnesota. 27; Mis
sissippi, 12; Missouri, 10, with 29 to
come; New Hampshire, 11 ; New
Mexico. 9; North Carolina, 14, with
8 to come; North Dakota, 13; South
Carolina, 11 ; Tennessee, 2, with 25 to
come; Virginia, 17; Philippines, 2;
total. 246.
** % *
Republican leader* at the Capitol
and in the party councils outside arc
givihg thought to the framing of tho
party platform at the Cleveland con
yention commencing June 10. There
seems to be a disposition to lean to
ward a pronounced progressive plat
form, even some of the "old guard" !
and "standpatters” realizing that 1
1924 will" not be a propitious year ■
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f TODAY’S STAR
i
PART ONE—3B Pages,
i General News—Local, National, Foreign. ]
j National Political Survey—Page 4.
j Schools and Colleges—Page 22.
; Maryland and Virginia News—Page 23. j
I Radio News and Gossip—Pages 28 and 29.
j Campfire Girls—Page 33.
! Financial News—Pages 34 and 35.
’ Parent-Teacher Activities —Page 36.
PART TWO—I 6 Pages.
Editorials and Editorial Features.
Washington and Other Society.
Tales of Weil Known Folk —Page 10.
Serial, “The Mystery of Lynne Court”—
Page 11.
At the Community Centers —Page 12.
Girl Scouts —Page 12.
D. A. R. Activities—Page 13.
Boy Scouts —Page 13.
The Civilian Army—Page 14.
Veterans of the Great War —Page 14.
News of the Clubs —Page 15.
Army and Navy News—Page *ls.
Spanish War Veteran®—Page 15.
PART THREE—I 2 Pages.
Amusements—Theaters and the Photo
play.
Music in Washington—Page 5.
Notes of Art and Artists —Page 5.
Motors and Motoring—Pages S to 9.
Reviews of New Books —Page 10. i
Around the City—Page 10.
Fraternities —Page 11.
PART FOUR—4 Pages.
Pink Sports Section.
PART FIVE—B Pages.
Magazine Section —Fiction and Features.
PART SIX—B Pages.
I Classified Advertising.
GRAPHIC SECTION—B Pages.
World Events in Pictures.
COMIC SECTION—4 Pages.
Mr. Straphanger; Reg’tar Fellers; Mr.
and Mrs.; Mutt and Jeff.
TRAIN WRECK FATAL.
One Man Killed, Two Others Hurt
in Crash.
FRANKFORT, Ky„ March 29.—One
man, Fireman William Jones, was
I killed and,two persons severely in
t jured when a passenger train on the
Beattyvilie branch of the Louisville
and Nashville jumped the track at
Trumbo, about three miles east of
here, late today.
LA FOLLETTE STILL GAINS
Physicians Are Pleased With Sena
tor’s Progress.
An improvement was noted by
physicians yesterday in the condition
of Senator La Folletto of Wisconsin, ,
who is fighting an attack of bron
chial pneumonia. The senator, it was
added, had had a good day and the
physicians were pleased with bis
progress. *
1 AGREE 10 REPEAL
OF TICKET TAXES
Senate Committee Favors,
With Modifications, Pro
posed Board.
The Senate finance committee yes
terday agreed to the repeal of the 10
Per cent admission tax on tickts sell
ing for 50 cents or less, as voted by
the_ House, and approved with some
modifications the proposed board of
tax repeals.
The admission tax for theaters and
entertainments was the first of the
rate schedules in the revenue bill,
aside from the income tax, takes up
by the committee. Further study of
the estimates and probable surplus
available for tax reduction will be
made this week before completing the
various schedules. Chairman Smoot
has invited Secretary Mellon to ap
pear before the committee in this con
nection Tuesday,
j A motion yesterday by Senator
• Walsh, democrat, Massachusetts, to
! double the admission tax on tickets
(selling for |1.50 and over was defeat
j ed. Secretary .Mellon had recommend- |
j ed repeal of this tax entirely which j
i he estimated would have reduced rev- ;
! onue about $70,000,000 annually. The |
j proposed reduction is estimated to cut I
j down receipts from admissions about
$33,000,000.
Would Rednoe Receipts.
I Chairman Smoot repeated yester
i day, in referring to the Treasury esti
mates, that the revenue bill as passed •
by the House would bring about a
considerable reduction in receipts.
This would have to be remedied, he
I declared, through revising the mis
cellaneous and excise tax rates, many
of which were repealed or reduced by I
the House,
In this connection. Representative f
Frear, republican insurgent, Wiscon-j’
sin, assailed the estimates of Chair
man Smoot, both on the revenue and
soldier bonus bills yesterday on the
floor of the House.
“The press was recently informed,”
Mr. Frear declared, “by a distin
guished gentleman from a western j
state tha,t gave Mr. Taft half of his
eight electoral votes that the'House
tax bill we passed would cause a def
icit of $100,000,000. Secretary Mellon
more recently testified before the
Senate finance committee that any
deficit from the bill we passed would
reach only $55,000,000 and this was
Continued on Page 12, Column 1.)
“Fritz” German Police Dog , Atcaits
Death With Stoical Indifference
Fritz, a big German police dog,
had his day yesterday. But it was
a day in court and Fritz signed his
own de.ath warrant Last night he
was sleeping En what might be call
ed row" at the city
pound, for he occupied a cell reserv
ed for the dogs condemned to die.
Perhaps he dreamed, in his troubled
sleep, of a day when dogs roamed
where they willed and bit whom they
chose—of a day when there were no
such things as city ordinances, police
courts or indignant human beings
arrayed against him as witnesses.
It was a bad day for Fritz. He
loved his master, Lewis A. Payne.
3410 Lowell street northwest, and
there’s no doubt his master loved
him. But that had nothing to do
with It. There were fourteen wit
nesses, including a perfectly good
polioeman, arrayed against him, who
charged ho was a "dangerous and
vicious dog.” There was an attor
ney' to fight for him, but Fritz took
the stand in his own behalf. He
couldn't be cross-examined, so he tea- |
tilled to his own good character as
best he could. His testimony con
sisted in behaving himself perfectly,
submitting to caresses and petting
'by strange folk and altogether mak
ing a good impression on everybody
who saw him.
Bull Dowa Baler Strata.
But the strain was too great, and
“From Press to Home
Within the Hour**
The Star is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes at
60 cents per month. Telephone Main 5000
and service will start immediately.
Earth Tremors
1,600 Miles Off I
Reported Here
Earth tremors described as “very
sharp” were recorded on the seismo
graph at Georgetown University to
night, beginning at 7:25 p.m. and con
tinuing about thirty-five minutes.
Director Tondorf of the university
observatory estimated the distance
from Washington at 3,600 miles and
said the direction indicated that the
quake may have occurred in Mexico.
SEATTLE, Wash?, March 29.
Violent earth tremors of long dura
tion were recorded today by the seis
mograph at the University of Wash
ington here. The shocks started at
3:16 p.m. and lasted for more than an
hour. The center of the disturbance
was estimated to be about 450 miles
distant.
FAVORCURTAILING
DAUGHERTY PROBE
Committeemen to Decide
Further Action Tomorrow.
Wore Charges Aired.
One more public session of the Sen
ate Daugherty Investigating commit
tee was held yesterday, but an execu
tive session of its members was call
ed for tomorrow, to consider the ques
tion of the inquiry's duration and
direction.
The sentiment of committee mem
bers. as developed since the resigna
tion of the Attorney General, was
that away had been opened for cur
tailing, if not concluding, the flow of
charges which has run through the j
proceedings.
New Charge* Made.
A general charge that “the Depart- |
ment of Justice is functioning as an i
aid to crooks,” made to Mr. Daugher- j
ty by H. F. Scaife, a former special i
investigator in government employ, i
as he resigned in April, 1922, and a !
hint of another SIOO,OOO whisky “deal” .
were the high spots in yesterday's '
public hearing. W. J. Burns, head j
of the bureau of investigation, who i
had been summoned to appear with j
his files for the day, was excused to |
wait for the committee's executive j
session tomorrow.
The question of access to the de- *
partment's files, which the committee •
sought from Mr. Daugherty and i
which be refused, was settled for the j
time being by its decision to grant |
the request of Acting Attorney Gen- j
eral Beck that the matter be left |
open until a new head of the de- ■
partment takes office.
Scaife’s story, which had wide ram- j
ifications, indicated that he had been 1
''blocked” in attempting to bring ;
about prosecutions for alleged air- j
plane frauds. Going to Thomas B. !
Felder, a friend of Mr. Daugherty, j
with his story, he said, an Interview j
with the former Attorney General j
was arranged at which he presented
general and extensive charges as to j
non-prosecution of frauds against the
government
Bosch Magneto Cane Drawn In. ,
The matter was dropped, he added, j
although Felder wrote him a letter
tendering him "a retainer in the j
Bosch im.gneto case.” This case, he ;
asserted involved a concern "seized !
by the alien property custodian dur- !
ing the war and sold for a grossly j
inadequate sum,” to Martin Kerns, |
identified aa “a friend of A. Mitchell |
Palmer, then alien property custo
dian.”
Horhblower & Weeks, a Boston
banking firm, from which. Senator
Jones, republican, Washington, put
in. Secretary of War Weeks “retired j
some years ago,” was named as being ;
a factor in the magneto concern sale j
and reorganization.
Nicholas Cimino, a New York res- j
taurant man, told of "interceding'’ |
with Howard Mannington, a friend of |
Mr. Daugherty, in an endeavor to ,
obtain appointments, but specifically j
and repeatedly denied suggestings .
that money had been passed. He j
did assist two New York steno- j
gra.ph.er?, whom he named as “Price"
and “Moore,” to obtain contracts for
reporting federal court proceedings,
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Fritz broke under it. His maater had
just taken the’ stand and was plead
ing’ only as a man who loves his dog
can plead. Sitting on the outside of
the bar Lawyer Neil, a colored at- ;
torney, was watching the trial.
Fritz was watching him and for some
unknown reason he left the floor in
a single bound and leaped at the j
lawyer.
Eye witnesses say Lawyer Neil !
performed a slight of hand trick. I
It consisted in placing a chair be
tween himself and the dog without
visible effort or movement. One sec
ond Neil sitting in the chair.'
Another ' second Neil was standing
behind the chair, and nobody saw
how he did it. Luckily Fritz had a
leash on his collar and friends pulled
him off. But it was enough. Fritz
had confessed.
Deatk Sentence Piisrd,
Judge Gus A. Schuldt ordered him I
put to death. Policeman H. P. Corn- 1
well of sub-T station, who had in- |
viestigated the* case and produced ;
! fourteen witnesses who said they had ,
been bitten by the dog, accompanied 1
Mr. Payne and Frit* to the pound.
There Mr. Payne declined to sign the
form which is known as the "owner's
release,” consenting to the animal’s
execution. So Fritz, an aristocrat
despite his failings, was put in a cell
to await & formal order from the
court for his execution.
FIVE CENTS.
jIUSTICE A. P. RUGG
OFFERED POST OF
ATTORNEY GENERAL
CJiief of Massachusetts Su
preme Court First Choice
to Succeed Daugherty.
FRIENDS FEAR JURIST
MAY DECLINE OFFER
Is Considered One of Foremost
Lawyers and Public Men
in New England.
President Coolidge has offered the
appointment as Attorney General of
the United States to Arthur Prentice
Rugg, chief justice of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts. It was
learned last night from an authorita
tive source.
Official announcement of this fart,
it is explained, is waiting only word
from the Massachusetts jurist
whether or not he will accept this
offer.
Massachusetts friends of Justice
Ruggs in Washington when ques
tioned about the probability of his
acceptance were unable to forecast
his attitude. It is understood that
efforts are being made to prevail
upon him to assume the head of the
Department of Justice and give his
ability and experience to the Pres
ident at this time.
Has Distinguished Record.
Justice Rugg has been a member of
j the highest court of Massachusetts
I for more than eighteen years and has
i frequently been mentioned a possible
| appointee to the Supreme»Court of the
(United States. He has had a wide ex
! perience as a lawyer in Massachusetts
land is generally looked upon as one
;of the outstanding legal figures of
iNow England.
j Aside from the nature of the serv
ice Justice Rugg would give to the
| administration, _ according to those
’ who know him, the selection would
!be most happy and fortunate from
i other angles. In picking this long
j trained lawyer and jurist the ques
tion of political gain and vantage
j would be removed. Also, because of
! xir. Rugg’s record, he could not help
I but be readily confirmed by the Ben
ia te.
May Decline Offer.
Justice Rugg s hesitancy in aecept
-1 ing this honor is not difficult to un
j derstand by his friends and others
j familiar with the situation. His pres
! ent high place carries with it great
I honors and satisfaction and it would
j take much courage and patriotism to
! give these up to take charge of the
j Department of Justice at a most diffi
i cult time.
There is some belief that by ac-
I cepting the attorney generalship at
(this time Justice Rugg would no
j doubt be appointed to the United
j States Supreme Court in the event of
| a vacancy there within a reasonable
j time.
Ha* Barge Lilt.
I Provided Justice Rugg does not ac
| cept, the President must look about
i for some other available candidate,
1 and he will again turn to the list of
j those he has noted down mentally
1 since it became evident to him that
j the portfolio would have to be filled
sooner or later.
The general requirements that Mr.
Coolidge will demand are that the
man be one in whom the country will
have confidence, and that he have an
I unquestioned knowledge of law and a
; capacity for administration. In work
ling toward more detailed qualifica
tions be consulted yesterday some of
his closest advisers and Judge Fred
j crick E. Crane of the New York court
I of appeals.
! The list of those to which the Presi
i dent probably will go in seeking a
| new Attorney General to meet the re
: quiremenls determined upon is large.
; White House officials refused to give
any inkling as to those on the list,
but from many sources it was learned
that it includes, in addition to Justice
Rugg, Secretary Hughes, Senator
Borah of Idaho, Harlan F. Stone of
New York, Judge William S. Kenyon
of lowa, Gov. Alexander J. Groesbeck
1 of Michigan and Senator Pepper of
Pennsylvania.
Clnia May Be Difficult.
There was no indication that from
such a lengthy list as even this the
President would be able to find a man
who would accept the place or meet
i exactly the requirements he is laying
1 down. Geographical considerations,
while not considered of primary Im
portance by the President, may elimi
nate some at the outset.
Judge Kenyon’s nomination, is be
ing urged on the President by some
| of the republican leaders from the
1 middle west and west. They point to
| his record as a progressive republican
■ in the Senate, and his earlier record
i as assistant attorney general when
| he was in charge of "trust busting”
j cases in the department. His nomi
i nation would be hailed by the coun
try, they say, as a step to place the
| Department of Justice, which has
j been under fire for a long time, on a
| high level.
I On the other hand, some of the
1 President’s advisers are strongly «>-
; posed to Judge Kenyon. They fear,
| it is said, that he might start soma
■ litigation that would attack busi
-1 ness in a vital way. that he might
revert to his old trust-busting habits
—a course, they say, not all to be de
sired with the campaign now getting
under way.
Opposed to Kenyon.
There are interests. In other words,
who are desirous of having a more
“conservative” man in the office ofl
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