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BRAIN TRUST EVIL SEEN IN KEY JOBS G. 0. P. Professor Limits Held Needless if They Are Practical Men. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. The Republicans now have a "brain trust" to help them, just as do the Democrats—so what's the difference? This query in the last few days sug gests that scores now have been equaled or that the Republicans have yielded to the academic impulses of their political brethren and that here after there will be less ridicule or criticism of the “brain trust.” President Roosevelt on one occasion told friends that he didn’t like the phrase "brain trust,” but that he did prefer “to put trust in brains.” As a matter of fact, college men the coun try over have been unjustly criticized because of the acts of the group in Washington, who have become asso ciated with the New Deal, and hence a clearer understanding of what is meant by a "brain trust” is essential. Had the New Deal brought to Wash ington a group of advisers from the collegiate world and given them purely advisory tasks, there would have been little criticism. Academically trained men are useful in government, but as with any other group unfamiliar with the practical aspects of the subjects which they are to handle; friction re sults because of that unfamiliarity. Practice v s. 1 neorv. The New Deal unquestionably erred, tn the view of Its critics, by giving posi- j tlons of major responsibility to the I “brain trusters.” While professors can bring a fresh point of view and often a more disinterested approach than is possible from the business or eco nomic world, the fact remains that as between practical experience and pure theory in dealing with governmental problems that touch vital questions of economics, more can be accom plished by the experienced and prac tical persons than by the theorists. As for honesty of purpose and fidelity to the New Deal itself, there are plenty of persons with practical experience who would serve the Government un der any administration. Unfortunate ly. under the New Deal, when these same honest-minded and conscientious Individuals come to grips with the theorists, the powers that be preferred to believe the theorists and to dis card the advice of the practical group. Had the “brain trusters” been merely advisers there would have been less confusion hereabouts. Their views would have registered for what they were worth alongside of other groups of advisers. But the "brain trusters” were given access to the President while men of practical experience, especially in Congress, were denid that opportunity except semi-occasionally. Political Psychology. In the drafting of legislation the “brain trust” formula came a cropper too. Here the conflict arose between the purely theoretical and the po litical. Granting that many of the motives that actuate the politically minded are selfish, the fact remains that men in Congress have to face their constituents and hence a knowl edge of public psychology gained in the battles of politics is an asset which cannot be lightly regarded. The college professors attached to the New Deal have often clashed with Democrats in Congress because the latter insisted that their proposals were impractical. Here again the White House usually sides with the “brain trusters.” affording them a position of responsibility which is not Justified either by their limited ex perience. if any. in the business world, or their knowledge of governmental backgrounds. The presence of presidential ad visers from the “brain trust” on Capi tol Hill has been responsible for much of the trouble between the Gov ernment and business—something that it is openly charged has re tarded re-employment—and for much of the dissention inside of the Demo cratic natty. Key Jobs Barred. Under these circumstances, the pledge given by Chairman Fletcher that his ‘ brain trust” is not to be given public office if the Republicans are successful is a recognition of the dangers that have grown up under the New Deal. But it is doubtful whether, even if the Republicans were successful, that they would be able to keep the ambitious ‘‘brain trusters” in their ranks from wishing to become identified with the Government. It is a natural and commendable ambition, and there is really nothing wrong even with giving offices to some of the better balanced professors. The real evil is in assigning them to important posts and permitting them to make decisions that ought to be made by persons like the President or the mem bers of the Senate and House, who are themselves directly responsible to the people In elections. Brains are always in demand in government and the infiltration of college professors of the right kind— that those who are not mere fanatics, but sincerely anxious to accomplish something for their fellowmen—will In the long run be helpful. But the place for brain trusters really to be of aid is in running for Congress so they can exercise in their own right the job of making laws for their •ountrymen. (Copyright, 1936.) J Congress in Brief TODAY. Senate: Hears closing arguments in im peachment case of Federal Judge Halsted L. Ritter of Florida. Finance Subcommittee studies war profit limitation bill. Agriculture Subcommittee hears testimony on Mississippi Valley Au thority bill. House: Considers bill creating Rent Com mission for the District. Military Affairs Committee con tinues investigation of disposition of War Department surpluses. Interstate Commerce Committee considers bill for regulation of natural gas distribution. TOMORROW. Senate: Impeachment trial of Judge Hal stead L. Ritter, if not completed today. ? Agriculture Subcommittee, 10 am. Opens cotton Investigation. Lobby Committee, hearings, 10 am. Education and Labor Committee, 10 am., opens on resolution on in quiry into alleged interference of labor Unions. House: * Considers Black lobby investigation resolution. ^ What’s What I Behind News in Dan Bell Gives Out Real Figures on Relief Money. BV PAUL MALLON. HE WISE New Dealers make a business of not knowing much about their spending plans. Congressional inquisitors have not been able to get much out of Mr. Hopkins on that subject. The impression has been created that the Federal handout next year will total $1,500,000,000, as requested by the President, plus whatever is left over from this year, and no one ever knows how much is going to be left over. That is, no one ever admitted know ing until Mr. Dan Bell, the non political budget director, testified at a House tax hearing recently. He let it out while his hearers were so deeply involved in the taxation subject that they overlooked it. Mr. Bell was heard to say that the amount obligated for this fiscal year is $3,382,000,000 (not the amount allocated, mind you. but the amount which will be spent). The left-over, he said, would be exactly $1,128,000,000, on the basis of figures compiled as late as March 20. If you will add this left-over to the new relief fund, you will have President Roosevelt’s secret — namely, that the relief sock under his bed for the year beginning July 1 will contain about S2.62S.000.000. Mr. Bell was giving the status of the last relief fund of $4,800,000,000. He said it was carried on the books at $4,563,000,000, because some of it included reappropriations from the previous year. It would be incorrect to deduce from his figures that relief expenditures would be $754,000,000 less next year than this year, as the figures seem to indicate. If you count in the, bonus, the extra-budgetary appropria tions being made in Congress, and the relief appropriations switched from the emergency budget into the regular budget for next year, Mr. Roosevelt's total spending fund will be much larger than this year. In other words, Mr. Roosevelt can spend considerably more money next year instead of less, as generally supposed. Smith Swift Stepper. Swiftest legislative stepper in Con gress is shrewd Senator Smith. And the swiftest step he ever made was on the recent cotton loan legislation. Mr. Smith was living up to his nickname of “Cotton Eld” by cham pioning legislation requiring the Com ! modity Credit Corp. to market 20,000 to 25,000 bales of its cotton hold ings each week. Most of the experts agreed it was a sour idea. They won dered what it would do to the cotton market. The well-known Mr. Oscar Johnson, A. A. A. cotton expert, put his head together with the American Cotton Co-operative Association expert and worked out a substitute plan in pri vate. They agreed to have the Gov ernment take a 21 i -cent loss on its cotton loans by unloading the cot ton upon certificate holders who would market it piecemeal. The plan was to have been an nounced at 3 p.m., but Smith jumped the gun and introduced legislation embodying the plan as a substitute for his own several hours earlier. Some of his senatorial friends were still championing his original bill at his committee hearing next day. not knowing that he had aban doned his old horse and was riding another in an opposite direction. The hatred which Congressmen have been breathing at lobbyists lately in public statements and speeches ap parently does not apply to all lobbyists. A small veterans’ organization, which boosted the soldier bonus, is now delivering a handsome citation to Senators and Representatives who voted for it. The citation looks like a diploma. At the top is the name of the Congressman, written out in full in an Impressive way. The body of the document received by one Con gressman stated that he had been awarded the dtation for "outstand ing service” in the fight for the sol diers’ bonus. The Congressmen are very proud of these citations. As has been said before, a lobbyist is a public benefactor if you happen to be on his side. He is a despicable crook if you happen to be against him. Able Senator Jimmy Byrnes is un stood to be in the market for ear stopples to afford himself the same sort of relief that Senator Glass gets from his ear stopples. His problem is not anti-noise, but anti-quorum. Senate leaders successfully side tracked the Davis resolution, calling for a Senate inquiry into W. P. A. politics, by sending it to Byrnes’ Com mittee on Audit and Control. Byrnes is supposed to have sought the counsel of a wise wit who sits near him, ask ing what should be done about the resolution. The response was: "Lose it." Apparently, the only way Mr. Byrnes could conceive offhand was to avoid getting a quorum of hii committee together. Each day three good mem bers of his committee appear in the Senate, but he declines to see them. However, it is getting more difficult each day. Senator Davis keeps howl ing for action on his resolution, and the quorum keeps reappearing, declin ing to go off and die or even play golf. (Copyrlsht. 1038.) MRS. RINEHART IMPROVES Novelist Undergoes Operation in New York. NEW YORK, April 13 (jP).—Mary Roberts Rinehart, the novelist, was re covering "very satisfactorily” from an operation at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. Attendants said she was “getting along vej£ nicely.” Figure in Self-Shooting - * Higgs (Continued From First Page.) trigger, the youth told police and hos pital attendants. After wounding himself he walked almost two blocks up the street from his house to a restaurant, where with a bottle of beer he toasted his own death. Later at the hospital George Higgs, the father, waiting with his other son. Martin, for blood tests to make pos sible a transfusion for oJseph, re marked : "I meant to get rid of that old .22 a dozen times. Neither Could Find Work. The happiness of the married life of the young Higgses, who eloped almost three years ago, had long been marred by the inability of either to find a job, Mrs. George Higgs said this morning. Yesterday, for the third time in re cent months, young Mrs. Higgs took her two infants to her mother's. De spondent at this turn of events, the husband four times last night called at his mother-in-law's to beseech Leona to retur nto him. At /:3U am. toaay ne went once more to the Smith house. All the doors were bolted, and Mrs. Smith denied him admittance. To his plea for a glimpse of his wife and children, his mother-in-law replied that Leona was feeding Melvin in the kitchen. So vigorous did his entreaties be come that Mrs. Smith opened the kitchen window to permit him to con | verse in that fashion with his wife and see his child. Later Mrs. Higgs explained that a policeman had ad i vised her that the best way to pre | vent the husband getting custody of | his son while she sued for the divorce ; was to keep the child out of his reach. Saw Son Collapse. Mrs. George Higgs, the youth's mother, later this morning was oper ating a washing machine in the kitch en of the M street hoiiie. where she and her husband, a Navy Yard em ploye, live, w'hen she saw her son descend the stairs and walk out the front door. If Higgs shot himself in his second - floor room, where police later found the .22-caliber rifle, his mother did ; not hear the report, and she said there was nothing in his manner which | aroused her suspicions as he turned | the comer toward Eleventh street when he left the house. But several minutes later, wonder ing why he took so long, she went again to the door and glanced down the street. She saw her son collapse on the sidewalk a block away. Meanwhile. Higgs had gone to Mat's Place, a short-order restaurant at 1022 M street. “A bottle of beer” he ordered from | Belgium Borzella, the waiter, whose | father is proprietor of the restaurant. Borzella took the beer to Higgs, i who sat at the counter. The youth lifted the drink in a shaky hand. His face was deathly white. Didn’t Want Help. “What's the trouble?” Borzella asked him. “Nothing's wrong with me,” replied Higgs, taking another sip of his beer. But Borzella, certain something was amiss, watched his customer closely. ‘‘Say,” he insisted, "something is the matter. What is it?” "I Just shot myself.” Higgs told the waiter, the latter reported. “What! Well, I'll call the ambu lance.” “Oh, no, don't do that,” pleaded Higgs, according to Borzella. He rose from the table and walked to the sidewalk, where he collapsed. Despite the wounded man’s remon strances, Borzella had called the am bulance and the police. The patrol wagon from the fifth precinct station reached the scene first and hurried Higgs to G allin ger. War (Continued from First Page.) seeking shelter. No shots were fired. A Fascist bomber later circled over the capital. Reserve manpower was dispatched to defensive positions from Lake Tana, sphere of British Influence in the northwest, to Lake Ashangi, In the central sector 100 miles north of Dessye, centering about Waldie, scene of an earlier Ethiopian defeat. The government spokesman said a direct message from the Emperor In dicated he was safe, despite delicate health. Government officials attributed the earlier retreat of the Ethiopian armies in the north to an absolute lack of defense against alleged poison gas at tacks and aerial bombardments. Ethiopian reports said a squadron of Italian planes bombarded Warra Bailu, 40 miles southwest of Dessye, yesterday, sending crowds of Sunday worshipers rushing from churches. Three persons were reported to have been killed. The dispatch of reserves indicated a change in the Emperor's military tactics. Previously, he had guarded against great concentrations, particularly in the difficult terrain of the extreme north. Now, government officials said, the Fascist armies were handicapped by hasty extension of their lines, while the "little rains” were becoming heavier each day. Jones then said he got Anna Ware's baby for adoption by acquaintances of his one-time friend. Mrs. Grace Thomasson, Above: Mrs. Leona Higgs and her son. Melvin. Below: Joseph Higgs —Star Staff Photos. Col. Roger Derby Black Died Frown Natural Causes Is Verdict. by the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 13 —Col. Roger Derby Black, retired Army officer and a P. W. A. official, died of natural causes, Dr. Thomas A. Gonzales, act ing chief medical examiner, reported after an autopsy today. Col. Black a as found dead in his hotel room yesterday. Police had listed the death as “suspicious.’’ Col. Black was found dead in his room at a Forty-third street hotel yes terday afternoon. He had been in charge of the Wards Island sewage disposal plant, a P. W. A. project. Acting Chief Medical Examiner Thomas A. Gonzales ordered the au topsy after a small scratch was found on the left side of the dead man's face. A black Army necktie wrapped loosely four times around the left wrist also Interested the medical examiner, who listed the death as “suspicious.” Detectives, after a four-hour investi gation, said they believed the death due to natural causes. They found the body fully clothed and three liquor bottles in the room, two empty. FAMILY LIVED HERE. Wife of Col. Black Had Planned to Move to New York. Mrs. Margaret Smith Black, widow of Col. Roger Derby Black, P. W. A. engineer found dead under somewhat mysterious circumstances in his New York Hotel room yesterday, lives at 1517 Thirtieth street with a son, Rich ard, a high school student. She was In New York today, having left here last night when word of her husband’s death was received. She had been planning to move there when Richard completed school this June, friends said. The Blacks oldest boy, Lieut. Roger Black, recently returned to this coun try from Oxford, where he was a Rhodes scholar. He was graduated from West Point with honors. An other son, John, lives in New York, as well as a married daughter. Helen. Col. Black was chief of the man agement branch, p. w. A. housing di vision here, for little more than a year. He was transferred to New York as project engineer for the Wards Island sewage project, Novem ber 29, 1935. A. R. Clas, director of the P. W. A. housing division, expressed regret at Col. Black’s death, describing him as “a crackerjack engineer." PAINTING LEMONS ON AUTOS UPHELD Automobilists who. in a spirit of de rision, want to paint lemons or white elephants on their cars are within the law. Acting Corporation Counsel Ver non E. West ruled today to the chagrin of an unnamed automobile dealer. The decision revolved around an at tempt to have a warrant issued against Vernon Haynes of 2121 First street, who was given a ticket after painting lemons all otfer his car and parking it before the complaining dealer, who was outraged at the sign flaunted on the car: "I paid $812 for this lemon.” Policeman J. A. Wright ticketed the car and charged Haynes with “using a vehicle for advertising purposes,” but the assistant corporation counsel re fused the automobile firm's request for a warrant. The West ruling was the second set back for auto dealers, who are annoyed by two other cars bearing lemons and two decorated with white elephants, an old symbol denoting a jinx. Still another has actual lemons strung around it. Haynes, a weak ago, parked his car in front of an automobile dealer who sought revenge by having his employee sandwich Haynes between two othei machines Jammed against hit bumpers. * RITTER'S SUPPORT OF PARTNER CITED Prosecution Charges He Sought U. S. Judgeship for Rankin. ty the Associated Press. Pulling a surprise on the defense, the House prosecution Introduced evidence In the Senate Impeachment trial today that Federal Judge Hal sted L. Ritter of Florida, the defend ant. recommended his former law partner, A. L. Rankin of West Palm Beach, Fla., in 1929 for the Federal bench. In his recommendation Ritter noted that Rankin was a supporter of Herbert Hoover. Frank P. Walsh, defense counsel, objected strenuously to the evidence before Vice President Gamer, pre siding, allowed it to go In with the declaration the Senate was familiar enough with the case to judge its relevancy. Walsh said It was “purely political" and immaterial. He said Judge Ritter had denied politics had entered into any of his actions or appointments Verdict Is Imminent. The Senate was ready today to hear closing arguments in the trial, with a verdict possible before night. Cross-examination of the 65-year old judge was completed Saturday. His defense counsel said rebuttal tes timony would be presented today be fore the final arguments. Then, with all other* excluded from the chamber, the Senators planned to sit In solemn judgment, voting on the seven articles of impeachment em bracing charges that Ritter granted excessive receivership fees, •‘corrupt ly" benefited from these allowances, practiced law after becoming a Judge and evaded income taxes. The twelfth impeachment case in 137 years had its inception in com plaints which a House Judiciary Sub committee Investigated in 1933 and 1934. Native of Indiana. Ritter, native of Indiana and gradu ate of DePauw University, who prac ticed law for 30 years in Denver be fore going to Florida in 1925, was charged in the original four articles of impeachment with: Granting an excessive fee of *75,000 to Rankin for services in the receiver ship of Whitehall Hotel, at Palm Beach, after another judge had al lowed Rankin *15,000 in the case. ‘Corruptly” accepting $4,500 from Rankin after he allowed the fee. Violation of Code Charged. Conniving with Rankin and others to bring the suit and then "willfully” failing to conserve the assets. Violating the judicial Code by practicing law. Bringing his court “into scandal and disrepute" by the collective actions complained of. legally termed "high crimes and msldemeanors.” Later three more articles were voted embracing two charges of income tax evasion and an additional count that he practiced law after going on the bench in February. 1929. on appoint ment of President Coolidge. Ritter entered an emphatic denial { of all the charges. Egg Rolling (Continued From First Page 1 fair and slightly cooler, with a min imum temperature of 38 degrees, with ! fair weather and slowly rising tem perature tomorrow. j The earliest comers, crowding about ! the gates before they opened, were 1 mostly first-timers and tourists. Washingtonians have learned that those who arrive about noon stand the best chance of seeing the President i come out upon the south portico to wave to the crowds. Newcomers Are First First at the gates were two little girls ready for their first egg rolling, curly-haired Virginia Hamburger, aged 8. who recently came here from Northeast Harbor, Me., and Fannie Jane Walker, aged 10, a new arrival from Little Rock, Ark, Virginia, who aald she got up “away ! early” this morning to color her eggs, i hung her pretty Easter basket on the 1 latch of the White House gates while she swapped colored eggs for white ones with Fannie Jane, who didn’t get up early enough to color hers. Just as the exchange was finished, the policeman on guard made a little speech: “This affair is for children only. You grown-ups aren’t admitted until 3 p.m., so grown-ups might as well leave the gates because we can’t admit you. That’s our orders.” On the edge of the crowd, one little boy wouldn’t let a woman talk him Into getting her Into the egg rolling. He kept shaking his head in a firm negative. He said he’d never been to the White House before himself, and didn't want to be bothered taking anybody else In. Orown-up escorts of children are admitted. txpecwa nmic nouse eggs. As the crowd grew in numbers, one woman who arrived with several children expressed annoyance when informed by the guards that the White House did not provide eggs. She apparently had expected a "new deal" in Easter eggs, and announced she was going home. Two magicians held forth with feats of sllght-of-hand and a clown entertained the children with his an tics. The throng made a gay spec tacle under the bdding elms as excited children frolicked after their Easter eggs or formed circles to sing songs and play games. The lawn was wet and even muddy in spots, but in gen eral was fairly dry. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt made an early visit to the egg-rolling crowd, walking swiftly among the children and making a brief speech of wel come. She said it was a lovely day and that she appreciated the weather over head, but was afraid there was con siderable dampness under foot. She told the crowd the President would come out to see them about 2 pm. Mrs. Roosevelt’s young grandchil dren, “Sistie” and "Buzzie" Dali, were visiting in New York and could not attend the celebration. Vandenberg’s Grandson Present. Little Johnnte Knight, jr„ 4-year old grandson of Senator Vandenberg of Michigan, who has been mentioned as a Republican presidential possi bility, was disappointed because he arrived too late to see Mrs. Roosevelt. Johnnie was photographed rolling eggs on the White House lawn. "Do you like this place?” he was asked. f “Yes” said blond Johnnie with a smile.' “Would you like to live hers?" he was asked,. “Yes!” Jp his decided answer. Saved From Asphyxiation f Child Revived After Maid, Fresh From the Country, Blows Out Gas. DELORIS SMITH, 7-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Smith, 1307 Twelfth street, and Viola Jackson, colored maid assigned to take care of her, were overcome by gas last night—and all because the maid, recently arrived from the country and unfamiliar with gas stoves, blew out a burner instead of turning it off. The Smiths were out at the time, but Michael Anton, a neighbor, smelled the fumes and notified police. Breaking into the Smith suite, officers found both the maid, and the baby unconscious. The Fire Rescue Squad revived them, and both were reported recovered today. —Star Staff Photo. Byrns Says He Will Insist on Taxes Heavy Enough to Support Spending. Ey the Associated Press. Presidential insistence upon a tax bill providing sufficient revenue to meet Mr. Roosevelt's estimates of Federal money requirements was forecast to day by Speaker Byrns. Just what form the presidential in sistence might take, the Speaker did not say. Nor did he make any men tion of what might be done in the House to bring the tax bill up to the total sought by Mr. Roosevelt—$792. 000,000 over each of the first three years and $620,000,000 thereafter. "I think the President is going to insist on having enough revenue." he said. “I don't know that the bill will fall short. I look on that with some doubt." Processing Taxes Rejected. His remarks were in reply to ques tions at his press conference on the possibility that the bill being drafted | by the Ways and Means Committee might produce $345,000,000 less over the first three years than the admin ! istration wants. The committee had rejected the President’s suggestion that processing taxes be levied. The Speaker said he did not expect the bill to come before the House earlier than a week from Wednes ! day, and that it should take no more i than a week to pass. He predicted it would go through "precisely” as re ported out by the Ways and Means Committee. He added that there had been no intimation of another White House tax Conference with congressional leaders and that he aid not plan to see the President unless asked to 1 do so. Although the Ways and Means Com mittee has shown no inclination to meet suggestions of three Treasury of ficials that It explore additional sources . of temporary revenue, the Tax Sub committee has agreed to write several changes Into the first draft of the bill which members say should bring in more cash. Non-Resident Aliens Hit. These will include: Levies on dividends paid In stock or obligations wherever legally pos sible, application of the 4 per cent normal income tax to bank dividends, a 10 per cent tax withheld at the source on Income of non-resident aliens from sources within the United States. An additional *8.000,000 is expected from the normal tax on bank divi dends. No estimates were made as to how much the other two provisions might increase the revenue. The committee has been working on a program which originally would have produced *591,000.000 additional by application of the normal income tax to corporation dividends and a graduated tax on corporate income based on percentages of earnings with held from distribution. Prom a “windfall” tax on processors to recapture unpaid or refunded A. A. A. processing taxes, the committee ex pects to obtain *100,000,000. from tem porary retention of excess profits and capital stock taxes *83,000.000. and from a tax on corporation dividends to foreigners <25,000,000. Police Fear Unbalanced Slayer Might Attend—Two Suspects Sought. BACKGROUND— Nancy Evans Titterton, writer \ and wife of Lewis Titterton. a Na tional Broadcasting Co. official, was found slain in the bathtub of her apartment in a fashionable section of New York Friday afternoon. The young, attractive writer's death circumstances have been baffling to police since the body was discovered by two delivery men. j admitted to the apartment by a janitor. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 13—Detectives scrutinized visitors today at the fu- , neral of Mrs. Nancy Evans Titterton on the chance that her slayer, sus pected of being mentally unbalanced, might attend the service. They sought especially two uniden tified men, one described as tall and effeminate appearing, and the other as stocky and coarse. Although police had no evidence to connect the men directly with the strangling of the author in her Beek : man place apartment Friday, they, wanted to question them about strange , appearances in the neighborhood. liu.'uuiiu i a w*'vv« Lewis Titterton. executive of the National Broadcasting Co. and hus band of the slain woman, stood with officers at the door of the funeral chapel on Lexington avenue. About 100 persons clustered on the sidewalk, but only persons who were known were admitted to the chapel. Prank W. Evans of Georgetown, Ohio, father of Mrs. Titterton, was 1 among the small group of relatives and friends. A fritnd of Titterton said of the husband: "He is in a daze and doesn't seem to know what is going on.” A partial report by Dr. Alexander Gettler. city toxicologist, established there was no trace of alcohol In Mrs. Titterton's body. He and his assist ants also found the slayer had not used any anesthetic. Further Tests Begun. They began further tests to deter mine whether the 34-year-old woman was alive when her nude body was placed in the bathtub, where it was discovered. Police said they hoped a scientific analysis of one of seven or eight articles might lead to a ''break” in the case. Asked if this object was a cord found in the apartment, a detective replied: “I can’t tell you what it is.” Detectives questioned taxicab driv ers in the secluded neighborhood in the hope of finding some clue that would lead to a definite path of action. Tracing of the two unidentified men was the only apparent phase of the baffling crime which police have not completed investigating. Margaret Arbeiter, 30, a housemaid, told detectives the stocky man twice tried to force an entrance to the home of her employer, (J. D. Wooster Lam bert, retired member of the Lambert Chemical Co., less than 24 hours be fore Mrs. Titterton was slain last | Friday. The National Scene BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LONGWORTH SHARECROPPER THOMAS D. CAMPBELL, who raises thousands of acres of wheat on Indian lands in the West, got $50,000 in A. A. A. cash for what he didn’t raise during the last two years. This has brought out the dinerent ways in which the Government handles the sharecrop per situation. The case of Mr. Campbell emphasizes the old question of leased lands and tenant farming. It calls attention to the huge sums collected by the big man compared to the pittance re ceived by the men who do the actual work. It is on a par with the salaries and bonuses of industrial magnates, which have been so fre quently the subject of congressional investiga tion. On this occasion the bonus was not pre sented by the boss to himself: It was handed -<fe to him by the lavisn uovernmeni wnau Alle* Lanrworth. ington. It Is still another instance when liberal can best be defined as being liberal with the taxpayers' money. (Copjrrlsbt. 103B) —H OUR ARE KILLED flaryland-Virginia Accidents Take Easter Toll. Several Hurt. Pour persons—a Miami couple on a notor trip and two Virginians, one a >edestrian—were killed and five others vere injured in Maryland and Vir ;inia traffic accidents over Easter veek end. The injured, two of whom are in :ritical condition in hospitals, in :luded an Upper Marlboro high ichool teacher, a Fredericksburg, Va., State Teachers’ College student; a Surrattsville. Md., high school stud ;nt: an Aquasco. Md., woman, and a Culpepper, Va.. man. The dead are: William Clarke, 54. and his wife, Mrs. Laura Clarke of Miami; Hugh Mastin, 35, of Shaffertown, Shenan doah County. Va.. and a woman iden tified as Mrs. Hey wood Foster of Washington, Va. In Critical Condition. The teachers’ college student, Kath erine Miller. 19, of Clinton. Md„ is in Providence Hospital in a critical con dition. after a blood transfusion. Her throat was gashed when the car in which she was a passenger was in collision with another machine early yesterday within sight of her home The injured, in addition to Miss Miller, are; Thomas Miller, 17; her brother, Thomas S. Gwynn. jr., 22. of Clinton; Mrs. Ruth McPherson, 33. of Aquasco, Md.. and Charles Jenkins of Wash ington, Va. 76 Dead in Nation. Traffic fatalities throughout the Nation mounted today to 76. according to Associated Press reports, with Mich igan heading the list with 11 deaths, followed by New York, Indiana and Illinois with seven each. The Clark machine crashed into a stalled car shortly before dawn yes terday at Waterloo, Md., killing Mrs. Clark instantly. Her husband died several hours later In St. Agnes Hos pital, Baltimore. State police held for investigation James Harris, colored, of Myrtle street southeast. Washington, who they said was the owner of the machine stalled on the boulevard. He is to have a hearing tonight in Savage. Burned to Death. Mrs. Foster was burned to dtath when the car in which she was riding with Charles Jenkins of Washington. Va.. crashed into a parked car on the Sperryville pike, about 5 miles west of Culpeper Jenkins was seriously injured and was taken to a Charlottesville hospi tal. The parked car was owned, accord ing to police, by Louis Bach, whose address was not learned. Both cars burst into flames. Jenkins was rescued by a passing motorist, but Mrs. Foster was cre mated before she could be reached. Her body was taken to Culpeper. Reluming From Dance. The Clinton crash occurred as the young people were returning from a dance. Both machines burst into flames from the impact. Miss Miller, her brother, Gwynn and Gladys Drum, 18, of South Carolina, were taken to the Miller home by a passing motorist and then to Providence Hospital. Miss Drum was treated and discharged. The driver of the other car, accord ing to State police, was William T. Wilson. 29, of 1608 Twenty-second street southeast. Washington, who was ordered held pending the outcome of Miss Miller's injuries. Car Struck Tree. Gwynn. who teaches geography and history at the Marlboro School in addition to being athletic director, suffered possible internal injuries and cuts and bruises. Thomas Miller re ceived a fractured left arm, accord ing to hospital attaches. Mrs. McPherson, who was riding w'ith her husband. Charles H. Mc Pherson, 38. when their car struck a tree near Brandywine, is believed to have suffered several fractures, in cluding a broken jaw. The extent of her injuries is to be determined to day by X-ray, hospital attendants said. McPherson was treated for body bruises and minor cuts and dismissed. Hugh, Mastin was killed as he walked along the Lee-Jackson High way near New Market last night. Deputy Sheriff Paul Boyden of Shen andoah County, who investigated, said the car which struck the pedestrian was driven by Miss Emily Moseley of Staunton, and that C. P, Moseley, her brother, and Mrs. Earl Taylor, also of Staunton, were riding in the car with her. Deaths reported by States: Califor nia. 3; Colorado. 1; Connecticut, 2; Kansas, 4; Massachusetts. 2; Minne sota. 1; Mississippi. 2; Missouri, 4; Montana. 1: Nebraska. 1; New Jersey, i 5; Ohio, 2; Oklahoma, 1; Pennsyl I vania, 6; Tennessee. 1; Texas, 2; Utah. 2; Washington, 1; Wisconsin, 1; ! North Carolina. 1, and Kentucky, 1. --- Gallinger ^Continued From First Page 1 mittee on the District bill. Blanton will be one of the conferees to work out differences after the Senate passes . the bill, but at this stage of the pro ceedings the Senate and its committee have not yet acted on any changes. Differences between the two branches on legislation usually are debated in conference, after both Houses have acted on a bill. Thomas Suggests Change. Describing his visit to Gallinger, Senator Thomas said he learned from patients that dying persons are | left in wards, with a screen placed around the bed. Objecting to the ef fect this would have on other pa tients. the Senator declared there was room in the hospital to adopt a sys tem of moving patients to a different room when death is approaching in stead of leaving them in the wards. He said he plans to bring this ques tion to the attention of the officials in charge. Without making known his iden tity, the chairman of the Senate sub j committee went through the hospital, talking with internes and nurses as well as with the patients. He said additional funds for employment of nurses probably was the chief need of the hospital. Hie request of the Commissioners for more personnel at Gallinger is one of the health items the Budget Bureau and the House reduced. Meanwhile. Dr. Edgar A. Bocock, superintendent of Gallinger. reported to the Commissioners the dally aver age of patients at the hospital did |^ot exceed 900 during March.