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TWO MEN WHO EXPOSED DIPLOMA MILL
AND MASS OF EVIDENCE SEIZED IN
RAID ON “PROFESSOR’S” HOME
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This mass of evidence in the medical diploma fraud which has stirred Connecticut and the nation
Bi general was seized in a raid on the home of “Prof.” William P. Sachs, University City, Mo. Five
■eels of defnnrt colleges are shown, together with fine pens, sensitized paper, spun glass erasers, and
Hank official certificates attesting proficiency in high school subjects.
Dr. Robert Adcox (left) and Harry Thompson Brundidge are shown above. Brundidge is the Mis*
eeuri newspaper man who brought to light facts resulting in Connecticut’s “medical diploma mill”
investigation.
GDV. RITCHIE WILL SUPPORT
AUTO TAE lEdFHOT
Governor Albert C. Ritchie, of Maryland, informed the
District Commissioners in a letter today that he would be
glad to grant automobile reciprocity in January and February,
1924, provided assurances were given by the chairmen of
the House and Senate District Committees and the leaders
of both houses that the District gasoline tax would be passed
goon after Congress convenes.
Assurances Desired.
Th* governor told the Commis
gfoners that he believed these as
gurances could be obtained with lit
tle difficulty, inasmuch as the gas tax
fst led of passage at the last session
only because it was caught in a
filibuster at the close of the session.
Governor Ritchie also declared
be wanted the assurances both as
a precaution and out of respect to
Congress.
The Commissioner* had the letter
before them at their meeting today
They made plans to get the assur
which Governor Ritchie de
gtreg.
Governor Ritchie’s letter follows:
"I have just received your favor
Os November 23. I am greatly in
terested In securing automobile reci
orocity between Maryland and the
IXstrV.-t of Columbia, and would be
«uite willing to agree on reciprocal
arrangements during January and
February, 1924. provided some as
guranee could be given that the
Federal gasoline tax legislation for
the District of Columbia would be I
passed within 'that period.
*Tt seems to me that we should
have th* assurance, so far as they
could give it, of the chairmen of
the House and Senate District Com-
I mittsee and of the floor leaders in
both House and Senate.
Delay on license Tags. *
“I understand that the bill would
certainly, have passed last session
toad it not been caught in a filibus
ter at the close, so that I imagine
there would not be much difficulty
in securing the assurances of the
above gentlemen to thd above af
ttotosk they should be secured,
iContiauad on Fags 2, Column 3.)
oras to die
FOHDDOMED
nt
Washington Maiden Would
Make Sacrifice to Save
Helen Hamilton.
Deeply moved by the pitiful plight
of Helen Hamilton, the little Cam
den, New Jersey, girl whose life is
ebbing In a tenement house, a
young Washington girl today advised
The Washington Times that she is
willing to sacrifice her own life If
she can eave that of the Hamilton
girl.
*‘l have T*#>n following with much
interest the »ase of little Helen Ham
ilton,” the young girl writes, "in
I h e s f ,,? ht to live through this week,
"If there Is any way possible to
save her life by sacrificing mine, I
will do it.
“Will withhold my name and ad
dress but you can rely an my word.
You can rommtinfettt* with me
through your personal column, head
ing it R. H.
i "I thank you.”
It is evident from the handwriting
of the letter, written on pink paper,
1 Is that of a young girl.
Maryland Governor Agrees to Sixty Days
Trial of Auto Tag Reciprocity With D, C,
WASHINGWTIMES
I NO. 12,781 g ffASHINGTOKTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1923. gSgjgU THREE CENTS j
Craig Pardon Likely in 48 Hours
3J. If. if If If. If
4 WOMEN HELD IN SLAYING
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Liberals Block House Organization
U. 5. TO SEIZE
OOM SHIPS
FAHQUT
■ Coast Guard Ordered to Act
Regardless of Three*
! Mile Limit.
By International News Service.
Despite Indications that a strong
i protest will be made by Great
Britain, orders have been issued
by Government officials here for
, the United States Coast Guard to
ignore the three-mile limit when
there is specific proof that incom
ing ships laden with liquor are
planning to unload it on American
shores.
The Coast Guard was put under
orders today to cruise out to a
limit of twelve miles, thus bringing
about an immediate application of
the tw<tve-mile limit tentatively
agreed upon between Great Britain
I and the United States. The twelve
mile treaty, however, is not yet an
accomplished *fact.
GEN. WOOD OVERRIDDEN
t BY FILIPINO SENATE
* MANILA. Nov. 27.—The Phllip
i pine Senate today unanimously
1 overrode the veto of Gov. Gen.
* Leonard Wood to the bill remitting
f , penalties for the non-payment of
land taxes In 1923. This is a pet
* measure of Manuel Quezon, militant
- antl-Wood leader.
1 The m'*asure now goes to the
* house, which is expected to concur
> with the senate.
THEWEATHERT
Fair and colder tonight;
1 temperature slightly above
freezing; Wednesday cloudy,
becoming unsettled by
1 Wednesday night; moderate
northwest winds.
4 WOMEN
HELD IN
KILLING
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All, However, Mantain Silence
on Student's Death—One
■ Jo Defiant.
! Or tstarwrtk— t New* p»rvlee.
CHICAGO, Nov. 27. Three*
women jmmairtedP l^< to. ,
Clark street a fourth,
whose injuries were unexplained,
held under , surveillance in ‘ the
Lutheran Memorial Hospital after
prolonged questioning were ; new
elements today in <he investiga
tion of. the murder of Freeman
Louis Tracy, expert technician
and former University of Chicago.
student.
A blood-stained automobile, 1
found abandoned in La Grange,
may be the car, police believe, i
from which Tracy’s body was'
hurled as it speeded through the
campus.
Women Refuse To Talk.
The four women, it was learned,
had attended a party at a roa-1
house near La Grange. Further
than this, they refused to talk. Mrs.
Mamie Kinsella, in the hospital suf
fering from spinal injures and a
lacerated hand, was defiant when
questioned. To all queries she an
swered*
l “Go to blazes.”
The other three are Mrs. Alice
Ramsay, Mrs. Tnomas Torkelson
and Mrs. Hazel Bell. Thomas Tor
kelson, husband of one of the wom
an, was questioned, then released.
Chief of Police Thomas, discuss
ing the connection of the arrests
with the Tracy investigation, ad
mitted that the police theory might
be a “stab tn the dark.”
Attack Predicted.
Detectives revealed today that
the attack on the young technician
had been predicted, and admitted
they were seeking a group of men
believed to have used a political
club in the fifth ward as their ren
dezvous, without knowledge of
members of the club, entering by a
fire escape.
Tracy Is known to have spent
part of the evening before the mur
der in the same club rooms.
Fifty-Year Snow Record.
MONTREAL, Nov. 27.—Constitut
ing a record for fifty years, four
teen and a half inches of snow fell
here between Friday night and Sun
day. Branches of trees were broken
and electric light and telephone
wires were snapped.
Use Our *
,i “Gift Suggestion”
I Columns!
Again this y.ar The Wash
i ington Times and Washington
Herald will conduct the popu
lar “Gift Suggestion” columns.
I
These columns list, tn con
venient form, suitable Gifts
• I for “Him,” for "Her,” for the
Family and for the Children.
Readers of these columns
' will find the solution to the
Gift problem. 1
Users of these columns will
place their merchandise be
fore a large and responsive
audience.
Phone In your Gift Sugges
tion Ad to The Herald, Main
3300, or to The Times, Main
SSH.
Man May Be Hanged
Or Have Ears Cut
Off For Stealing
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov.
27.—Hanging, or cutting off the
ears of the accused and deporting
him to the penal colony of Aus
tralia are the only penalties un
der existing legislation for the
offense of which Angus Mcb
Donald stands accused. Me-'
Donald, dour and thrifty dairy
man, took a cow from the public
pound, despite the protests of
the pound keeper, and led her
back to his herd, from which she
had strayed.
A charge of pound breachwas
laid before the courts, when
the evidence had been presented
it was found that the Canadian
criminal code applied no penalty
provides that the criminal guilty
of such an offense shall be exe
cuted or have his ears removed
and be deported to the penal
colony of Australia, which was
taken from the category of crim
inal colonies years ago.
The attention of the approach
ing session of the Canadian
house of commons, the only legis
; lative body in Canada em
i powered to deal with the crimi
nal code, probably will be called
to the need for a misdemeanor
> statute to take the place of the
' present cavalier code.
Meantime, McDonald’s sen
tence has been held in abeyance.
BERT’S HANDS
ARETIEDBY
FACTIONS
Fresh Riots in Ruhr, While
Berlin Situation Is in Hope
less Deadlock.
BERLIN, Nov. 27.—Violent Red
disorders In which many persons
were wounded swept through the
Ruhr today. Clashes between
communists and police took place
at Essen and Oberhausen.
By S. D. WEYER,
International News Service.
BERLIN, Nov. 27.—Dr. Henrich
Albert today gave up his attempt
to form a new German govern
ment to succeed the Stresemann
cabinet. He was balked by the
intense opposition of the national
ists.
Gives Up Attempt.
In a letter to President Ebert,
Dr. Albert said:
"I have done my patriotic duty in
trying to form a new ministry, but
it was impossible to form a po
litical party group cabinet that wks
satisfactory.”
It was reported the Russian So
viet embassy was prepared to leave
Berlin at a moment’s notice in case
of a reactionary dictatorship. Al
ready a tense situation has de
veloped between Berlin and Moscow
over General Von Seekt’s order
dissolving the communist party and
the Third Internationale which has
had a central propaganda seat in
Germany.
For months German communists
have been acting under orders from
Moscow agents, notably Karl Radek,
who were here incognito.
It was understood a big Red
demonstration was planned here for
this evening.
Reds Urged to Act.
The Socialist parliamentary party
published a secret letter from
Radek to the German Reds repri
manding them for their inactivity,
jCentlmir* au Fege 3. Column 7.)
COOLIDGE
TO FREE
CRAIG
Pardon Likely in 48 Hours
Should Comptroller's Friends
gietfetitioiH f
Prerideftt lift a
eixty-dgy jail sentence fromjthe
shoulders of CanpfaroHer Charles'
Craig, of New York, within the
next forty-'dght hours, it was in
timated at the White House to
day.
In that time it is expected the
President will be supplied with
the two requisites he has consid
ered necessary before taking ac
tion, (1) a formal opinion from
the Attorney General that he has
the power to pardon Craig, and
(2) a formal application for such
pardon, made by Craig's friends
with his consent.
Blanks Go to Hulbert.
The formal blanks used in such
cases already have been forwarded
I to Actin* Mayor Murray Hulbert, at
I New York. It is understood here
that Hulbert will make the applica
tion, with Craig’s consent.
Meanwhile, Attorney General
Daugherty was expected here today
to take*up the case and render the
President a formal opinion as to his
powers. Subordinate officials of the
Department of Justice already have
expressed the opinion the President
has the power, but Coolidge wants
his powers clearly defined and un
derstood.
. Thus far, It was said at the White
House today, Craig himself has
taken no action to escape his sixty
day sentence for contempt of court,
although his friends have inundated
the White House with letters and
telegrams calling for Executive
action.
The President will not take any
action in the matter at all if Craig
himself elects to serve his sentence.
Craig’s View Unknown.
Craig’s own outlook is unknown
to the President. No one has called
at the White House with authority
to speak for him. He may wish
(Continued on Rage 3, Column 4.)
7 Billions Due U. S.
Cant Be Collected
By W. H. ATKINS,
International New* Service.
Uncle Sam as a creditor has on his books about $7,000,000,-
1 000, money borrowed from the American people and loaned
to Europe, which the Treasury designates as “uncollectible
' for an indefinite period.” This substantially will be the
! report to Congress next week by the American Debt Fund
ing Commission.
' Preliminary to reporting to
* gress the status of obligations due
the United States on account of
’ war loans made to European
countries, the American commission
has just concluded a fresh survey
1 of Europe's "ability to pay." The
1 result of this Is disturbing to the
’ American Government.
i The attitudes of France » W
, garded by higher officials as dis
quieting." The American commis
sion for the present has deferred
resorting to a policy of prodding
r France to liquidate her <>® bt ’
i now totals approximately $4,000,*
I- 000,000. . 4 . ..
The Administration takes the
(Continued on Fa<® a »
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British Stage Beauty
Is Accused By
Husband
!■%!&.
MISS MOYNA MAO GILL,
The Belfast beauty, about whom
newspapers printed stories as the
woman having “the most Innocent
face in England,” resulting in her
being selected for a stellar role
in London, has gotten into trouble
as a result of her sudden popu
larity. Her husband, Reginald
Denham, play-wright, has brought
suit, citing as corespondent Edgar
Lansbury, son of George Lans
bury, Labor member of parlia
ment.
COREY FINDS BIBLE TEXT
ON WINGED WILD GOOSE
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 87.—-A
message from the Bible was brought
to W. E. Corey and his party In
Back Bay Friday while they were
shooting ducks and wild geese. Some
one In the millionaire's party, said
to have* been Mr, Corey himself,
killed a nine-pound goose and on
Its leg was a metal band inscribed
‘What think ye of Christ?” i
The slayer of the goose also was I
asked to write Box 48, Kingsville, I
Ont.
* ®
MAP LAWS
TO CHECK
JUDGES'
PfIWER
Hold Balance In Voting-and
WIU Fight for Mora Light
- >< on Legislation.
By JOHN T. LAMBERT.
CesmepeUtM News Service.
The United States Congress will
be plunged into the bitterest fight
next Monday since Cannon was
humiliated and Cannonism de
throned. A fighting band of
liberals, headed by Congressman
Nelson of Wisconsin, has
today pledged themselves to pre
vent the election of Speaker Gil
lett until the old guard Republi
cans and Democrats yield to their
demands for a wholesale revision
of the rules “which will permit
the business of the American peo
ple to be transacted aboveboard—
and on the level.”
May Delay Coolidge.
President Coolidge may be allow
ed to sit in the White House hold
ing a copy of his Inaugural ad
dress until it becomes tattered and
musty. He cannot go to Congress
with his message until Congress
sends for him. Liberals of the_-
f&rm bloc have joined with prog
ressives in both the Democratic and
Republican parties to break down •
the arbitrary rules which permit
public business to be stifled by steer
ing and rules committees.
Details of the secret negotia
tions which have been in progress
here for several days in the hope
of saving Congress from this sen
sational fight are publishable now
for the first time.
The refusal of Congressman
Finis J. Garrett of Tennessee, Dem
ocratic leader of the House, to
agree to liberalize the rules makes
the fight certain.
Twenty In the Group.
Congressman Nelson heads a
band of more than twenty liberal
Republicans. They hold the bal
ance of power. Nelson said he has
seen stacked committees gradual!”
getting control of Congress.
Committee chairmen put bills
into their pockets and forget them.
There is no guarantee of public
hearings.
There are no record votes of com
mittees on legislation.
Congress can only act on what the
steering committee Is willing tJ
bring up.
Congressmen practically have to
get down on their hands and knees
and beg the committee bosses to
bring out their bills.
Lame ducks who have been de
feated by the people and have noth
ing more to fear from the public
are often in control of the commit-
“In short,” Nelson adds, “the
business of Congress is now being
done secretly, arbitrarily and wil
fully by little, powerful' groups,
who ignore the handwriting on the
wall, despite the fact that at the
last election the people out their
majority here from 170 to 17.”
Congressman Hamilton Fish, Jr.,
lof New York, a liberal Republican
not identified with the Nelson
liberals began months ago to lay'
his plan* for an attack upon the