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GREECE APPEALS
TO VENIZELOS TO
HELP END REVOLT
Rebels Fired Upon by Planes
Pursuing Seized
Warships.
BOUND FOR CRETE IN
ATTACK ON REGIME
Supporters of 1933 Dictator
Blamed for Outbreak—Martial
Law Declared.
By the Associated Press.
ATHENS. March 2.—With five war
ships loaded with rebels steaming
under pursuit for the Island of Crete
today. Premier P. Tsaldaris telegraph
ed a direct appeal to former Premiei
Eleutherios Venizelos on that island
to keep clear of the revolutionaries.
• It was the first time the name o!
the powerful opponent of the present
regime had been brought into the
current revolt against the government
There had been rumors in Athens that
the rebels, fleeing under gunfire, had
intended to pick up Venizelos at Crete
and proceed to Macedonia.
Tsaldaris wired to Venizelos his
hope that the Liberal leader "will not
sympathize with the crazy attempt ol
a few officers."
"The government." messaged the
premier, "intends to do all possible
to that end."
To Court-martial Officers.
Other government forces expressed
the hope that Greek forces on the
Island of Crete would remain loyal.
Steps were taken meanwhile to push
plans for court-martialing those offi
cers already caught.
Government aircraft and destroyers
bent on quenching the last remnant5
of the sudden revolution were pursu
ing the war vessels en route to Crete
manned by rebels.
Government aircraft located the
rebel warships at midday near thi
Isle of Milo. in the Aegean Sea, some
70 miles east of the extreme south
ernmost point of Greece.
They directed a rain of bombs upon
the vessels, with unknown effect, and
other planes left the mainland tc
join them
After the recapture of Salamis
Arsenal from rebel forces, the Citj
of Athens returned to normal life
despite martial law aimed at sup
pression of a revolutionary movement
blamed by the government on sup
porters of Gen. Nicholas Plastiras,
dictator for a. day during a revolt in
1933.
The pursuit of the fleeing warships
was accompanied by artillery fire and
aerial bombings which partially crip
pled the cruiser Averoff, one of the
craft manned by rebels.
Ordered to Open Fire.
Seven bombing planes from Atoi
and four government destroyers
formed the pursuit forces, while fort
resses on the Island of Crete were
ordered to open fire on the rebels.
The fleeing craft were attempting tc
defend themselves. Some of the air
craft which flew in pursuit of the rebel
vessels returned showing signs of being
well peppered with shot.
Two former admirals in the Greek
Navy, Demestichas and Kollialexi,
were reported in command of the rebel
craft. They formerly had high rec
ords in the naval service, but were ex
pelled from the navy on charges oi
having taken part in previous anti
government plots.
There were many arrests in Athens
among the cohorts of Venizelos. who
Is a political foe of the present regime.
Former Prime Minister Papanas
tasiou, labor party leader, was stopped
while leaving for Saloniki and held
at his home in Athens.
Martial Law Persists.
Martial law persisted, with all com
munications held in abeyance through
out Athens. Widespread arrests were
made among alleged followers of
Venizelos and the Venizelist news
papers were closed.
Former Gen. Papoulas, whose demo
cratic defense organization, a Veni
Eelist body, was allegedly implicated
in the revolt, was reported to have
vanished.
The minister of war, Gen. George
Kondylis, said there were few govern
ment casualties on land and that
about 10 revolutionists had been
killed.
Rebels Occupy Arsenal.
The Dlot. which broke into the onen
with startling suddenness and amidst
carnival revelry at 6 p.m. yesterday,
was discovered when the rebels were
found to be occupying the Salamis
arsenal. A crack regiment in the
Athens outskirts and also soldiers in
a military school were partially con
verted to the revolt.
The rebels were forced to abandon
their position under a two-houi
cannon fire.
DOG, NURSE OF INVALID
YOUTH, 15, DISAPPEARS
Canine Had Been Taught to Cal
Members of Family When
Boy Needed Care.
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 2 — "Boots." ι
dog that serves as a nurse, is wantei
badly.
The dog. which Dr. Alice Johnsoi
said had been trained to call member
of the family of Carl L. Wilquin. jr
15. when the boy needed attention
disappeared last Wednesday night am
has not been seen since.
The lad was stricken with infantil
paralysis five years ago.
BRIDGE RULES REVISED
Changes in Contract Scoring t<
Be Announced Soon.
NEW YORK. March 2 Ht).—,Revisei
rules for contract bridge, involvin)
changes in scoring, will be announce*
by the Whist Club March 18. The:
will go into effect April 1.
Because of the date of the an·
nouncement the start of the 150-rub·
ber match between Mr. and Mrs. El;
Culbertson and Mr. and Mrs. P. Ha
Sims has been postponed a week unti
March 25.
Man Who Outruns
Jackrabbits Sues
For $995 for 'Ride'
Neighbors Say It Was
All a Prank to Test
Texan's Β ranging.
By the Associated Press.
DALLAS. Tex., March 2 —A "kid
naping." a toy pistol and a story
somewhat derogatory to the reputa
tion of Texas jackrabbits for speed
figured today in Mervel (Jackrabbit)
Moore's damage suit against three
neighbors.
Moore's Allégations are that Leon
and Sam Bradenburg and Jack Hood
overtook him on a'Toad, represented
themselves as well-known outlaws
and kidnaped him. Although he was
released and his captors disclosed
their identities, Moore alleges the in
cident made him nervous end be
lieves that $995 will square things.
The defendants said the "ride" was
a prank to test the value of Moore's
ι alleged bragging, and that the weapon
I used was β toy pistol "borrowed" from
ι a baby.
I One of his tallest stories, they
testified, was that when he hunted
rabbits "he would run up alongside
one of the animals and feel it, and
I if it wasn't good ,and fat. would let
it go and start legging for another
ι one."
j The jury, which amused itself by !
j snapping the trigger of the toy pistol, ι
! will take the case today.
AUTO LABORBOARD
TARGET FOR A. F. L
I
Call for Strike Vote Grows
Out of Discontent With
Recent Balloting.
; By the Associated Press.
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i Roosevelt's Automobile Labor Board
i found itself the target of American :
, Federation of Labor dissatisfaction
again today as the A. F. of L. pur- ί
sued its efforts to unionize the indus
try where the open shop has been in
vogue for 25 years.
I Created last March 25 as a means
ι of averting a threatening strike in
ί the industry, the board approached
its first anniversary with the A. F.
! of L. arranging a "secret" strike vote j
! among its 176 auto worker locals.
Dillon Explains Action.
The A. F. of L. action, announced
Friday, was explained by Francis J.
Dillon. A. F. of L. organizer, as an
outgrowth of the Federation's dis
satisfaction with the Automobile
Labor Board's method of conducting
collective bargaining elections. These
elections have shown that the A. F. |
; of L. represents a minority of the |
workers.
With 89.273 of the industry's 200,000 ί
workers thus far canvassed, the I
board reported that only 3.926 record- '
ed A. F. of L. affiliations while 66.821
others indicated they were unaffiliated
I with any labor union.
j Dillon intimated that the strike vote
would be a test of the federation's
strength. It will not necessarily
mean the actual calling of a strike
as only the national officers of the.
Federation have this power.
That the A. F. of L. is actively pur
suing its attempts to unionize the in
dustry was indicated by William
Green, president of the federation, in
a ipeech in Detroit February 23.
"Until 18 months ago automobile
men showed no desire to organize be
cause of seasonal and other condi
tions, Green said. "We organized
metal polishers and some of the crafts,
but never general automobile. Now
we are trying to bring all classes of
labor into our ranks."
Henderson Survey Hit.
Automobile manufacturers February
22 attacked the Henderson survey of
the industry's labor conditions as mis
I leading and asserted that the investi
gators douotiess were aeceivea Dy
the bulk of the testimony of organi- j
zers of the American Federation of |
Labor." The report was compiled j
by Leon Henderson, director of re
search and planning of the N. R. A.
Friction between the A. F. of L.
and the automobile manufacturers
reached a crisis a year ago, result
ing in strikes being voted in the prin
cipal factories.
In announcing the creation of the j
Automobile Labor Board and the set- i
tlement of that dispute last March.
President Roosevelt said he saw 1
therein "a framework for a new
structure of industrial relations—a ί
new basis of understanding between I
employers and employes."
French Suffragettes Hopeful.
PARIS. March 2 </P).—French suf
fragettes were hopeful today that they
would soon be permitted to vote in all
elections. The Chamber of Deputies
yesterday adopted a bill granting
women a ballot in all elections. It is
admitted, however, that the opposition
ι anticipated in the Senate will delay its
passage considerably. The Senate has
already squashed similar bills in the
past.
M CLUES FOUND
HEIRESS' DEATH;
INQUIRY PUSHED
'rosecutor Says Mrs. Dav
idson's Body Was Kneel
ing on Running Board.
MONOXIDE POISONING
THEORY IS QUESTIONED
Probe Beveals Clearance at Bot
tom of Garage Doors, County
Attorney Declares.
3y the Associated Press.
PINEHURST. N. C.. March 2.—So
icitor Roland Pruett, investigating the
mysterious death of Mrs. H. Bradley
Davidson. jr., pretty 22-year-old
aeiress of Ε. M. Statler. said this
norning he had developed information
ipparently at variance with testimo
lies at the inquest hearing.
Among other things. Solicitor Pruett
ι a id further investigation of the
-arbon monoxide death theory was
•certainly necessary."
Bodv Not in tar.
Pound slumped in her automobile
in a closed garage Wednesday morn
ing after spending practicallv all
night at a charity ball and night
club, Mrs. Davidson was first said
to have died at Moore County Hos
pital. Pruett said today, however,
that he was reliably informed rigor
mortis had started to set in when
servants first discovered the young
woman. Also, he said, instead of be
ing in the driver's seat of the car, the
t>ody was in a kneeling position on
the running board, the head lying
across her arms on the floor boards.
Pruett said one of the principal
angles to be followed between now and
Tuesday, when an inquest is to be re
sumed, would involve tne original nna
ing of physicians that the young
woman, wife of a 41-year-old Wash
ington. D. C„ man. died from carbon
monoxide poisoning. Pruett said in
vestigation revealed that the. doors of I
the three-car garage had considerable
clearance at the bottom, providing ι
ventilation which caused doubt suffi- j
icent gas would have collected from I
the automobile motor to cause death. I
He said he and Dr. C. C. Carpenter '
Df Wake Forest College, who conducted i
the autopsy, would undertake imme
diately a study of the amount of gas
necessary to cause death under such
circumstances, and the possible effect
of the amount possible to collect in
the garage under the circumstances.
"It is a peculiar situation." said
Pruett. "for a woman to go for an
sarly morning ride with only mules,
a skirt and a sweater on.
Butler Missed Car.
"Other facta include one that the
butler got up at 7:30. looked in front
of the home for the car and discovered
that it was in the garage.
He made no investigation imme- I
diately. but went to the garage to
wash the car and found the body.
The body was still warm at the time—
9:05 a m."
The coroner's inquest was in recess
until Tuesday, when the young wom
an's husband, and guests and servants;
at the home will be asked to testify, J
Included are Mr. and Mrs. Curtis :
Campaigne of New York, the David- !
son's house guests. i
Available evidence showed, the in
vestigating authorities said, that the
Davidsons and the Campaignes at
tended a charity ball the previous
night and arrived home in the small
hours of the morning.
Absence Not Noticed.
Davidson, member of a prominent
Washington family, said he and his
wife occupied separate rooms and that
her absence was not noted until the
butler found her slumped under the
wheel of her car in the garage.
A preliminary examination showed
Mrs. Davidson's death was caused by
^,uu" m»"»·™'
The finding, however, of about a j
dozen minute bruises on the young
woman's thighs caused Dr. Carpenter
to make further analysis. The results
of these will be put before the coro
ner's jury next week. Dr. Carpenter
had no comment to make on any pos
sible significance attached to the
bruises.
Mrs. Davidson's body was sent last
night * to Mount Kisco, Ν. Y., for
burial.
·
MEXICO FREES ACCUSED
Nine Alleged Plotters Get Liberty
From Cardenas.
TAMPICO, Mexico. March 2 UP).—
Nine men held in connection with a
revolutionary plot against the gov
ernment were freed today oy orders
of President Lazaro Cardenas.
The President was informed by the
military commander of Tampico that
the men were charged with revolu
tionary activities and that authorities
had gathered enough evidence to con
vict them.
After hearing the case President
Cardenas asked the district attorney
to withdraw the charges.
Ohio Will Test New Recovery
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1 Project on Akron This Week
. By the Associated Press.
j COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 2.—A
broad experiment aimed at restorinj
> normal prosperity will be launched
into Ohio Wednesday by forces of th<
State and Federal Governments.
The testing ground will be Akron
rubber manufacturing center of thi
world. If the project is successful
> it will be applied to other large indus'
trial centers of the State such a:
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo, Dayton
I Youngstown and Canton.
Decision to try the experiment wa:
[ reached last night at a dinner ir
■ which Gov. Davey called togethei
more than a score of representative:
of the agencies which will work to
gether on the plan. They are thi
■ Home Owners' Loan Corp., the Hom<
Loan Bank. Federal Savings and Loai
, Corp., Federal Loan Insurance Corp.
Reconstruction Finance Corp., Federa
Housing Administration, State Bank
ing Department and State Building
and Loan Department.
It will be necessary for the recovery
promoters to feel their way along at
first, for several days or weeks may
be required to lay out a definite and
comprehensive program, they agreed.
T. G. Graham, vice president of the
B. P. Goodrich Co.. Akron, and mem
ber of the State Relief Commission,
pointed out several courses are open—
federalizing of certain building and
loan associations, adoption of an in
surance plan by certain concerns, ad
ditional R. P. C. financing and other
methods of thawing out frozen assets
ι and putting money to work.
Standardization of property ap
! praisals and stabilization of real estate
prices will be considered as part of
ι the program.
Gov. Davey gave Graham credit for
1 the experiment Idea.
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U. S. and Britain Expected
to Join in Opposing
Aid for China.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The attitude of the United States
end Great Britain in case the Japa
nese loan to Nanking materializes
was explored yesterday by Acting Sec
retary of State Phillips and the Brit
ish Ambassador. Sir Ronald Lindsay.
It has been known for several
months that the Japanese government
has been dickering with Gen. Chiang
Kai-Shek to "buy off China" with a
substantial loan.
As a result of the silver policy of
the United States, the economic and
financial crisis in China has become
even more severe than in the past.
Sze Discussed Matter.
Sao-Ke Alfred Sze. the Chinese
Minister at Washington, has repeat
edly discussed the matter, informally,
with the State Department, but was
informed that it was impossible for
this country to change its silver pol
icy to alleviate the crisis in China,
where silver is being purchased in
large quantities for export to the
United States.
The Japanese government has been
watching the situation carelully and
approached the Chinese government
last Fall with a proposition to grant
Nanking a sufficiently substantial loan
to help China out of its present pre
dicament. Furthermore, in view of
increasing communistic activities, the
Nanking government needed outside
help which the Japanese are willing
to grant.
The conversations between Nanking
and Tokio appear to have reached a
satisfactory conclusion, and according
to reports from the Far East the
Nanking government is now willing
to sign on the dotted line.
International Angle in Aid.
Such financial and "moral" assist
ance has an important international
angle.
To begin with, it appears that one
of the conditions imposed by the
Japanese government is that all the
foreign officials and advisers at pres
ent employed by the Chinese gov
ernment in various capacities will
have to be given notice and replaced
by Japanese officiais.
In order to ward off any possibility
of Japan obtaining a further strong
hold in China by "peaceful penetra
tion." the British government sound
ed out the American Government yes
terday in view of a common action.
In accordance with the nine-power
pact of 1922 and the China consor
tium agreement signed in 1920, none
of the signatories can take advantage
of the conditions in China to seek
~ (Continued on Page 2. Column 4.)
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BABY IS FOUND DEAD,
SMOTHERED IN CRIB
Police Investigation Reveals
Death Accidental—Child
4 Months Old.
Smothered while she slept, Pris
cilla Hamersley. 4-month-old daughter
of William and Theodora Hamersley,
215 C street, was found dead in her
crib early today. The child appar
ently had been dead for some time
! before her body was discovered, police
said.
Detective Sergt. John Wise, who
investigated, said the child had been
accidentally smothered. Several sim
ilar deaths have been reported in the
past few months.
Mrs. Hamersley said the child had
been suffering from a slight cold.
The coroner also is investigating.
DRY ZONE ENFORCED
Minneapolis Clamps Prohibition
on Outlying Establishments.
MINNEAPOLIS, March 2 C4>).—
Prohibition returned today for 35
Minneapolis night clubs, hotels and
restaurants, as the city moved to en
force closing of establishments out
side a restricted zone fixed by the
City Council more than 25 years ago.
The liquor establishments, includ
ing two in the city's largest hotels
and two In Its oldest and most prom
inent clubs, had been granted licenses
to March 1, although they were out
ilde the petrol limit·. ^
Sky Ride Bring
Demolished at
World Fair Grounds
By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March 2—Demoli
tion of the sky ride on the World
Fair Grounds was begun yes
terday with the dismantling of
the 10 gondola cars.
Wreckers said they were still
undecided on the method of raz
ing the two 628-foot towers.
CAMPBELL'S TIME
SLOW ATDAYTONA
Fails to Reach 200 Miles
Per Hour on South
Run.
By the Associated Press.
DAYTONA BEACH SPEEDWAY,
Fla„ March 2—Sir Malcolm Camp
bell failed to hit 200 miles an hour
on his south run down the beach
today as he resumed his efforts to
break his own 272.108-mile an hour
automobile speed record. His time
I through the measured mile was 118.
186 miles an hour.
After over an hour's delay, he
started Bluebird on its way shortly
after noon. Got away to a swift start,
but was bumping as he shot through
the middle measured mile, half way
between the end of the 11'--mile
course. His time for that mile was
19.13 seconds as compared with the
12 seconds flat he hopes for eventu
ally. and a speed of 300 miles an hour
I Mechanics checked the car. turned
! it around, and prepared for a return
run north up the beach.
Orders Bluebird Out.
Sir Malcolm decided beach condi
tions were ripe for a test run and or
dered the Bluebird taken to the beach
The crowds gathered on the sands
and the beach was given Its final in
spection as the sun came out brightly
and burned off the haze.
"Pop" Myers president of the In
dianapolis Speedway Corp., and ref
eree of thi speed trials returned from
a drive along the beach and said the
sand was in condition for speeds up
: to 275 miles an hour, almost 3 above
I Campbell's present record
"It's definitely bad. but I must have
I this test run," said Campbell, where
j upon every one who knows him
hitched up their belts, tightened the
speed instruments and got ready tc
see nim shoot for his 300-mile goal
The beach looked firm and hard
There were no bumps that appeared
of any consequence along the course
Full Stretch of Beach.
Bluebird, with the mechanics fuss
ing about her, stood far down the
north end oi the beach, 200 feet above
an amusement pier, under which
Campbell must pass through a 42-fool
opening as he heads down the entire
length of the strand.
The position for the start indicated
the seriousness of today's trial. II
gave him the longest stretch he ha;
^ver sought to run here, the full 11' j
miles available. The car was pointed
fnr thp r»ipr nnpnintr at or» onolp Rr
as to cut down as much as possible
the right turn he must make after
clearing the pier.
Campbell informed the timers that
he might make only one run, south,
and his return would depend entirely
on beach conditions and his speed
one way. He gets credit for a record
try only by making one run each way
within an hour. The seconds it takes
him to cover the fastest mile each
way are added together, divided by
two and translated into miles an hour
to determine his speed.
Campbell Pessimistic.
Campbell was quite pessimistic as
he pulled on his white driver's suit.
"The beach is definitely not as good
as yesterday," he said. "I wish now
that I had gone then."
The mechanics took almost 45 min
utes to change the wheels and tires on
which Bluebird was rolled down from
the garage. So careful is Campbell
that he changes tires even after such
short use.
The big oil wagon was slow laying
the stripe and wandered casually
down the stretch at 20 miles an hour
as the mechanics finished their chores.
Lady Campbell and 11-year-old
Jean Campbell came down to the tim
ers' stand to watch the trial from *
box there. Kaye Don, British driver,
also waited at the timers' stand, end
of the middle measured mile, tor
Campbell to go tag^ __
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HOLMES' VITALITY
WARDS OFF DEATH
Former Secretary An
nounces Condition of Ex
Justice Is Encouraging.
BULLETIN.
Former Justice Holmes was ex
amined by his physician early this
afternoon and found to have
taken a slight turn for the worse
in his battle against bronchial
I pneumonia. However, Mark Howe,
his former secretary, said there
was no immediate cause for alarm.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, retiree
justice of the Supreme Court, con
tinued to amaze his physicians ant
friends today by his recuperativi
powers in the face of a critical at
tack of bronchial pneumonia witl
which he was stricken a week ago.
Despite hit advanced age—he wil
I be 94 next Friday—the learned forme
1 jurist is fighting, almost light-heart
! edly. to ward off the grave attacl
which has laid him low in his modes
brick residence at 1720 I street.
"Very encouraging" was the wa;
his condition was described thi
morning by Mark Howe, a forme:
secretary, who is staying close t<
his friend, counselor and former em
ployer.
Irrepressible as ever, the white
haired, white-mustached legal au
thority discounted the seriousness ο
his condition with a characterise
observation: "It's a lot of damn·
foolery."
He referred, undoubtedly, to thi
precautionary steps that have beei
taken by his physicians to combat thi
! disease which is threatening to bes
him, such us the installation of oxygei
apparatus, the constant attention ο
: nurses and the consultations held witl
I his personal physician. Dr. Thomas A
j Claytor. by other medical experts.
Three tanks of oxygen already hav
been administered to him, with the aii
1 of a "tent."
Dr. Claytor yesterday called int
1 consultation Dr. Lewis C. Ecker ο
this city and Dr. W. T. Longcope ο
the Johns Hopkins Lniversity Medica
School, Baltimore.
Among those keeping vigil in thi
house are Edward Holmes, nephev
and closest relative of Mr. Holmes
I and his wife, who came here iron
Boston several days ago.
There were additional callers toda;
! to inquire as to the progress beinf
; made by the sick man on the secon<
floor.
Chief Justice Hughes visited Holmes
residence this forenoon and remaine<
inside for some time. It was the firs
time the Chief Justice had made ι
personal call, although he has kep
in close touch with the home by tele
] phone.
On emerging Chief Justice Hughe
commented that Holmes was dem
onstrating "extraordinary vitality.
The patient has been able to tak
light nourishment and his spirit re
mains high, it was said. In fact, h
was represented as joking with th
nurses who are in attendance.
Senator Robert M. La Follette. Wis
consin Progressive, called briefly a
the house today, but did not see th
former justice. La Follette long ha
been an admirer of Holmes and hi
scholarly opinions.
Science Knits Leg
Almost Severed
From Man's Body
Victim Will Walk Again
as Result of Delicate
Operation.
By the Associated Press.
I HARTFORD, Wis.. March 2—An
accident victim threatened with the
loss of a leg was cheered today by
his doctors' prediction that he would
be able to walk without a limp in
two months through his successful
reaction to modern surgical methods.
Conrad Margraf. 28, came in con
tact with an automatic saw that
almost severed one leg above the knee
while cutting ice on February 12.
Although the leg bone was cut
through, Dr. P. W. Prefontained of
Slingcr and Dr. J. Greg Hoffman of
Hartford attempted a delicate oper
ation.
The bones were joined together with
silver plates and tendons and liga
ments sewed and set.
Circulation in the leg. they said,
had been restored entirely.
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House Member Wants Prob
ers to Delve More Deeply
Into Delays.
Another member of the special
crime committee of the House. Rep
resentative Dirksen, Republican, of
Illinois, today joined Representatives
: Schulte, Democrat, of Indiana, and
I Werner, Democrat, of South Dakota,
j in demanding the recall to the wit
- ness stand of United States Attorney
J Leslie C. Garnett. ι s
Dirksen said he is particularly anx- ' I
; ious to delve more deeply into some ι c
1 V
1 of the long-continued cases which j
1 Garnett discussed upon his first ap- , v
pear a nee before the committee. ' 0
Schulte and Werner want the United I v
I c
St»tes attorney to amplify his state-j c
ί ment that gamblers are responsible ι c
for the attempts to discredit his office, j v
Information has been given Dirksen j „
ι that in one of the long-postponed, s
cases, the principal witness had died,
and it is doubtful whether it can now
' be prosecuted.
Criticizes Delay.
"Such procedure as that," he de
clared, "constitutes a miscarriage of
justice. Laws cannot properly be en
forced if criminals know in advance
they can get long continuances with
the hope that the witnesses will die
or move to another jurisdiction. I
personally can see no reason for post
poning a case—eight, nine or ten
' j months."
i In the meantime, the Department
' of Justice assured the Crime Com
i mittee it "has not the remotest idea"
•1 ot interfering with the crime investiga
tion. This assurance was given to
• Chairman Randolph by William Stan
; ley. assistant to the Attorney General,
following a disclosure that efforts
were being made by the department
to change the course of the inquiry. ,
After publication of the stories | j
about the department's interest in the ι ;
inquiry due to developments in con- |
nection with Garnett's office, hurried ; j
conferences were held among the '
officials and a statement issued to
the press. It read:
"TTie Department of Justice has
not interfered and has not the re
motest idea of interfering with any
line of investigation the committee
' ι see fit to undertake."
Stanley Sees Randolph.
That statement was designed to re
lieve the department of blame for the
efforts of some officials who had
called on members of the Crime Com
mittee and suggested that the investi
gation be shifted away from Garnett's
office.
About the time the statement was
issued Stanley hastened to the Cap
itol for a conference with Chairman
Kandolph. He also issued a state
ment, which read:
"The Department of Justice through
an assistant to the Attorney General,
late this afternoon assured me that
it would co-operate to the utmost in
the investigation now under way."
With that assurance, Randolph is
expected to yield to the pressure being
exerted for the recall of Garnett.
The hearings will be resumed Mon
day at 1:30 p.m. Present plans are
to question Inspector William G. Stoti
about Police Trial Board cases in the
last two years. Stott is chairman of
the board.
i I ·
.j Nevada Indorses Relief Program.
11 CARSON CITY. Nev., March 2 (A>).—
ι The Nevada Senate completed legisla-,
i ! tive action yesterday on a resolution |
indorsing President Roosevelt's stand
on his $4,880.000,000 relief program. I
62-Year-Old Mother Who Killed
Imbecile Son Freed in England
Br the Associated Press.
MANCHESTER, England, March 2.
—Freed from jail and from the noose
by an act of mercy, rare In British
annals, Mrs. May Brownhill, 62-year
old woman who was condemned to
die for the "mercy murder" of her
imbecile son. returned to her home in
Burnbridge today.
The frail mother, who put her εοη
Denis "to sleep" forever with seda
tives after nursing him for 30 years,
was led from the doors of Strangeways
Prison to an automobile which carried
her, pale with eagerness, to her hus
band and sister.
Her release was by order of the
home secretary, whose prerogative It
is not only to grant reprieve from
death sentences, but also to decide if
prison terms shall be served.
Mrs. Brownhill, who is frail, spent
most of her time in a hospital ward
vhile in prison and soon must undergo
« serious internal operation.
The honfe office thus has given full
i e«t affect to the recommendation of
the jury for mercy when the death ;
sentence was passed. She was sen- 1
tenced to be hanged on December 1
The judge ignored the recommenda- 1
tion for mercy, but it was indorsed 1
by sympathetic persons from all over 1
the British Isles. \
The frail Leeds woman had testi
fied she gave her son Denis 100 seda- 1
tive tablets and gas because she feared
an operation she faced might be fatal
and deprive the helpless son of her
attention.
The case was one of the rare in
stances where reprieve is followed by
a release. Likewise there is no receir.
parallel of the rapid sequence of
events in Mrs. Brownhill's case. She
was sentenced to death one day and
two days later the home office inter
vened.
Guards encircled her Burnbridge
home today to protect her from pry
ing eyes. The fragile woman leaned
excitedly forward as her car dr jw up
to the door of her home and waved a
greeting to her husband and sister
who were standing there, before scur
rying within, 4
SENATE CONTINUES
WHITE HOUSE WAR
ON WORK-RELIEF
Resentment Grows Over
Effort to Blame Upper
Body for Delay.
ROOSEVELT HIT FOR
BALKING COMMITTEE
Wagner Sees Successful Compro
mise Providing Administration
Gives In a Little.
After a do-nothing week, peace be
tween President Roosevelt and the
Senate over the $4,880,000,000 work
relief bill is still not in sight.
Resentment is rising in the Senate
because of efforts of the administra
tion to make it appear the delay in
the passage of the relief bill was the
fault of the upper house. Supporters
of the McCarran prevailing wage
amendment, so strongly resisted by
the President, pointed out today the
bill could be brought out and passed
without the slightest doubt if the
White House would say the word.
It is more than a week sinca the
work-relief bill was referred bare to
the Senate Appropriations Committee
—after the administration had been
defeated in the vote on the McCarran
amendment. During that time, the
committee has held no meeting to
consider the bill further. The word
has been passed there will be no meet
ing until the White House has the
situation well in hand and feels it
can pass a satisfactory bill through
Raps White House Control.
"Here is a strange situation. It
'ems to me." Senator McCarran.
lemocrat. of Nevada, said today. "A
jmmittee of the Senate must await
ord from the White House before
can hold a meeting. When we
Dted to recommit the bill, on motion
f Senator Robinson of Arkansas, it
as with the undertaking that the
Dmmittee would hold a meeting and
onsider this work relief bill without
elay. Had we understood other
ise the supporters of the prevailing
age amendment would not have been
3 ready to have the bill recomitted."
Senator Dickinson of Iowa. Repub
can member of the Appropriations
lommittee, described the plight of
he committee as "ridiculous."
"I never heard before that a Sen
te committee had to wait the nod
f the President before it could even
lold a meeting," he said.
"The real delay of the relief bill
es right on the White House door
tep," he continued. •'The President
ent to Congress an impossible $5.
00,000.000 measure and he continues
ο insist on its passage."
Stands bv Prevailing Wage.
Senator McCarran said he was anx
dus to get action on the relief bill
nd that he hoped further conference
,'ould be held today. He is entirely
inwilling to yield the principle of the
ircvailing wage._he said.
Democratic bickers of the McCar
an amendment decided last night to
lake new eflorts toward a compro
iise. the Associated Press reported,
ienator Wagner, Democrat of New
fork. whose vote was cast in favor of
he amendment when it won Senate
ipproval last week, indicated a belief
he dispute might be settled today if
he administration forces "will give a
ittle."
The legislative jam continued to
:row more serious. The Senate Mon
lay will enter its sixth week on the
elief measure which the House dis
>osed of the way President Roosevelt
vanted it in a few days. Little can
>e done. Senators felt, until this legis
ation is out of the way.
Insistent that the States do their
:hare in providing relief funds, the
federal Relief Administration mean
vhile has informed Minnesota. Idaho
ind Washington that their March al
otments were being held up until they
jrovide the sums demanded.
Half Grants Allowed.
Ohio, New Jersey. South Dakota and
Wisconsin received grants for only half
;he month of March and were told
urther allotments would depend upon
heir agreeing to furnish additional
imounts themselves.
New Jersey was told that future
Federal assistance in providing for
.he State's jobless would be condi
innpd unon State co-oDeration in ac
:ordance with its ability to contribute.
It was said. too. that there was
'some question about Maryland's
îrant."
All other States were declared by
\ubrey Williams, assistant relief ad
runistrator. to be complying fully with
he F. E. R. A.'s demands.
Simultaneously the relief adminis
rator moved yesterday to increase aid
,o drought-stricken areas of the mid
iVest. In Chicago. Harry L. Hopkins,
(Continued on Page 2, Column 3.)
'RISONERS BEAT GUARDS
Yew Jersey Detention Home Up
rising Quelled by Police.
NEW YORK, March 2 (Λ5).—Two
:uards were beaten during an uprle
ng of prisoners in the Essex County
Jetention Home early today.
Police reserves finally quelled the
tutbreak during which a score of
>risoners battered at barred doors and
:hipped with chisels at the masonry
iround the locks. Supt. John li
îurgess said the uprising was appar
■ntly an attempt at a wholesale jail
ielivery.
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