Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1927, Page 2

THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C.. FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1927. | - LADUE INSTALLED IN DISTRICT POST Formally Takes Oath and As- sumes the Duties of Eigi- neer Commissioner. Col. William B. Ladue, the District’s new Engineer Commissioner, formally assumed office vesterday afternoon and immediately went to work. The inaugural ceremonies, marked by simplicity and brevity, were held in the office occupied formerly by Col Ladue’'s predecessor, Lieut. Col. J. Franklin Bell. Only a small group. composed of District officials, members of Col. Ladue’s family and the Citi- zens' Advisory Council were present. Col. Ladus took two oaths—one as District Commissioner and the other as & member of the Public Utilities | Commission. The former was ad ministered by Daniel E rges, ecre tary to the Board of Commissioners, and the latter by Frank E nning- ham, chief clerk of the District Su-| preme Cot | Introduced by Dougherty. Commissioner Proctor L. Dougher chairman of the Board of Commission- <, introduced Col. Ladue, and Com- missioner Taliaferro pinned the badge of office on his coat. As soon as the oaths were administered, the new Com- missioner was introduced to the de- partment heads who will serve under him and the others who attended the ceremonies. A few minutes 1 with his colleague for the reorganization of Commissioners, and then joined them in considering the District budget for the 1928.1920 fiscal vear. | Commissioner Dougherty was re-elect. | ed chairman of the board. and Com- missioner Taliaferro was elected act- | ing chairman. | While the inaugural ceremonies were devoid of speeches, Col. Ladue in an interview with newspaper men after taking office, expressed a_desire to continue the same cordial relations with the press and the citizens of the District that characterized the admin- istration of Col. Bell. New Commissioner's Address. “I am aware of some of the prob. lems that will confront me and of | their gravity, but only in a general and preliminary way he said. *“1 have had no opportunity as vet te form opinions or policies, so that T | will not commit myself to anything | that T will wish later to change. "I would like to say, however, that I hope to have the confidence and co-operation of the press and the public. T am aware of the excellent reputation acquired by Col. Bell for cordial relations with the newspaper men and the citizens. It will be hard to live up to, but that is what I want to do. I want to meet the representa- tives of the civic groups and the members of the Citizens' Advisory Council and get their points of view. I want the newspaper men to call on me freely. “It is only possible for me, further, to make the general statement that one would make in a like situa- —that I am here to give my best effort to all the interests concerned, the Federal Government, the munic- ipal organizations and the citizens, — D. C. THREATENED WITH ELIMINATION ON AIR MAIL LINE (Continued from First Page.) r Col. Ladue met n special meeting of the Roard west to Fourteenth street, then south over the Highway Bridge and con- tinuing south over the old Telegraph road through the plant of the Mylex Oil Co., then east through the culvert mentioned and énding at said point, is 4.5 miles. The actual running time one way was 20 minutes. The air mail port will probably be within one- half mile of the culvert mentioned. so that the distance from the post office to the airport would be 5 miles, and the time for which due allowance would have to be made for possible hold-ups for traffic and the drawbridge oveér the Potomac would be not less than 30 minutes one way. ‘The proposed site at Benning is shorter in distance from the Post Of- fice and would be served more expe- ditiously through less congestion and no delays caused by drawbridge over the Potomac referred to in the dis- cussion of the Gravelly Point site, One of our postal stations is located at Benning and is served by screen wagon., The scheduled distance one way is 3.5 miles and the running time allowed is 15 minutes. This running time could be easily made between the airport at Benning and the main of- fice, In other words, from our point of view-the Benning location has the advan of being 1.5 miles nearer and from 15 to 20 minutes less run- ning time each way. The selection of this site would also lessen the danger of landing and taking off on account of fogs, a feature strongly stressed by you during our conversation in con nection with airports situated in prox- imity to bodies of water. I have con- sulted the owner of the Benning prop- erty, Mr. Harry A. Kite, 1514 K street, and have been advised by him that he would be willing to allow the use of his tract without cost until such time as the city can provide a commercial municipal airport. Urges Inspection of Site. “May T suggest that you communi- ecate with the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, advising them of the advantages and disadvantages set forth herein from the viewpoint of the | postal service, and with the request | that @ member of the committee visit the Benning site and confer with its owner for the business details neces- sary in connection with the purchase of this property.” | Criticism of Gravelly Point came from another source today when J. Edward Cassidy, director general of the United States Air Force Associa- tion, protested it is a War Depart ment scheme to get appropriations for keeping the Potomac River dredged. He also declared that fogs on the river make it unsuitable as an airport site and warned it would require ap- proximately $2,500,000 to construct and equip an airport there. Nor could one be established at Gravelly Point under five to ten years time, he said. Meanwhile the Chamber of Com- merce is pressing for the selection of a site on the Anacostia River east of the Eastern High School. This site, in the opinion of Lieut. Duke, is de- cidedly unsatisfactory from a flying point of view and also by reason of jts close proximity to the ci “Within five vears” he said, ‘‘the residents of that section would be peeking to have the airport removed once it is situated there. It would*be the story of Kelly Field all over again. The noise and hazards associated with a large flying field compelled the re- moval of Kelly Field after the city had grown up around it. “In addition to this objection” he said, “the Chamber of Commerce site is equally dangerous as the Benning tract, if not more so. ~Eastern High School is on one end of the tract and it is more built up than the Benning tract, erd in case of accident.” Proposes Compromise Plan. Lieut. Duke's proposal for the tem- porary use of Bolling Field with the establishment of an air mail station at Gisghoro Point, adjoining the fief¥, There would always be a haz-| Girl Stows Away On Liner to Seek Fame as Film Star By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, Rose Host, 18, dar Hattie H of Brooklyn, N. Y a stowaway on board the Panama- Pacific liner Manchuria, en route up the TPacific coast from the Panama Canal The announcement wak made hy the local offices of the company, following receipt of a message from Capt. W. J. Munro, stating that the girl had stowed away on his ship in order to get to Holly wood and seek work in the movi The company ordered him to | “treat the girl well and put her off | the ship at San Diego.” | A HOOVER RETURNS 10 FLOOD DISTRICT Will Attend “Graduation Ex- ercises” of “Relief Uni- versity” for Counties. | v Hoover was en route hack to the Mit ippi Valley today to at- tend “graduation exercises’ arranged by some of the counties in hiz unique “flood university." Counties in this “unive y'" are eligible to receive their “diplomas! when they have progressed through the various tedious stages of flood relief to the threshhold of self-sup- port. Then they are permitted to forego charity and venture forth once more on the road to self-maintenance. Has Optimistic View. Mr. Hoover left Washington last evening with optimistic visions of a successful “commencement.” He ex- pects a number of countieg in Mis- uri, Arkansas and Mississippi and perhaps one or two parishes in Louisiana_to qualify for graduation. Each graduate means a corresponding decrease in the number of familles cared for by the Red Cross and a gen- eral strengthening of morale through- out the flood region, he points out. Only two counties have graduated <0 far—Leflore and West Boliver Counties in Mississippi. They were stricken from the Red (ross list just prior to Mr. Hoover's return to Wash- ington from his inspection tour a we a Rince that time “examination 's have been distributed through- out the valley and these question- naires fully answered, will he present- ed to the Secretary upon his return to the valley next week. Will Stop in St. Louis. Readiness of the counties to fare for themselves will be judged from the replies they make to the long list of questions regarding the flood situation in their respective localities. Tf water still lingers on farms and in homes to such an extent as to warrant con- tinued support by the Red Cross, the counties will have to remain on the relief budget. Accompanying Mr. Hoover are Vice Chairman Fieser of the Red Cross, Capt. L. A. Pick of the Army Eng neers and George Akerson, Mr. Hoo- ver's assistant. They are traveling in a private car provided for their use by President Baldwin of the Missouri Pacific Rallway. The first stop will be St. Louis, where a brief conference will be held with Missouri relief offi- cials. Other conferences will be held in Little Rock, New Orleans and Jack- son, Miss. It is expected the party will return here by the end of next week. POWERS FORESEE PEACE RESTORED IN BALKANS Albania and Jugoslavia Reply Fa- vorably to Notes Suggesting Ad- justment of Their Differences. By the Associated Press. PARIS, June 24.—The foreign ministers of Albania and Jugoslavia, it is learned here, have made favor- able replies to identic notes handed to them by the diplomatic representa- tives of France, Italy, Germany and Great Britain, suggesting that an end be brought to the present impasse be- tween the two countries, which “threatens the peace of the Balkans.” It is expected that the difficulties now will be ironed out. The diplomatic notes proposed that Albania release M. Gjourachkovitch, dragoman of the Jugoslav legation at Tirana, whose arrest on an espionage charge brought the controversy to a head, and that Jugoslavia change the form of its protest over the arrest, R Secreta John Drew’s Condition Grave. SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 (®).— The condition of John Drew, veteran actor, who is ill in a local hospital, remained_critical toda would involve the expenditure of only about $35,000. According to this plan, the air mail service could land on Bolling Field, taking advantage of the lighting 83 tem installed there, but the planes would taxi over to the far end of the field near the steel plant to their own hangar buildings. Lieut. Duke explained it would be necessary to construct a hangar at Giesboro Point for $20,000; install one | flood light at a cost of $6,500; erect a machine shop, office and supply room at a cost of $3,000, and install plumbing to furnish a_ water supply, gasoline tanks and other equipment at a cost of about $1,500. The rest of the $35,000, he said, would care for leasing of the necessary land. ‘Would Not Interfere. Army and Navy officials have mnot et given their approval to this plan, although it would necessitate merely the landing and taking off of the mail planes at Bolling Field and would not interfere with operations on that fleld. The hours of such landings and de- partures would be during the night and early morning, before daylight, when the field would be practically vacant. In event this plan is approved. it would give free rein to 4|0\'fln'\lnl'_nl of Gravelly Point as a permanent air- port, that site heing the one that meets with the heartiest approval of Maj. Coveil and Lieut. Duke. Its ad- antages of unlimited development and location, they belleve, are un- equaled elsewhere in this vicinity. Meanwhile the committee of the { Chamber of Commerce will meet again Monday to complete its report to be submitted at_the luncheon meeting ar- ranged for Tuesday in the City Club. The committee has practically decided to recommend as an airport site a por- tion of Anacostia Park and adjoining property on the west bank of the Anacostia River east of Iastern High ‘hool and north of the District Jail. There are no obstructions at this | point, it was explained, and while | some grading and filling would be | not e prohibitive. | The griater part of the site is on Government-owned land and about 30 acres is being graded and improved for the buflding of homes. The com- | mittee will ascertain facts relative to {ownership, cost of the land and est! mates of n ary construction work bgfore it meets again Monday. | necessary, the price of the land would | TWO DENY PLOT ' Dr. Hammer and Mrs. Apo- lonio Enter Pleas—Hus- band in Court. Arraigned before Justice Hoehling In Criminal Court No. 1 today, Dr. Dee Hammer, chiropractor, and Mrs. Anna Apolonio pleaded not guilty to the indictments handed down by the grand jury yesterday afternoon, charging them with conspiracy to commit murder and with soliciting some one else to commit murder, in connection with an alleged plot to Kill the woman's husband, Joseph Apolonio. Counsel for each defendant was granted 10 days in which to file any plens or motions after studving the Iongthy allegations in the indictments. Mrs. Apolonio has been at liberty on $3.000 hond since her arrest. The Government had been asking $10,000 hond for the release of Dr. Hammer, but it was agreed this morning to reduce the amount to $5,000 for him and he expects to arrange for elease during the day. Man Stands by W Mra. Apolonio was accompanied to court this morning by her hushand, wi t beside her while she waited to enter her plea of not guilty to both indictments. _ Apolonio, who is in the sheet metal business at 601 Eleventh street northeast, went to the assistance of his wife as soon as she was arrested several weeks ago and arranged for her release on hond. Attorney George I2. MeNeil, appearing with Attorney . Joseph Donohue for the wife, said Mr. Apolonio is still standing by’ his wife. Dr. Hammer is represented by At- torneys James B. Flynn and T. T Luckett. He sat in the front of the courtroom and Mr, and Mrs. Apolonio occupied seats some distanoe Aw among the spectators while waiting for the names to be called. It required only a few minutes for each defendant to ‘answer not guilty to the indict- ments, after which they left the court- room. his 1 . Accused of Giv indictment for conspiracy murder caarges {hat Hammer and Mrs. Apolonio asked Harry R. Thompson, a private de- tective, to assist them in the alleged plot, and it is further charged that the two defendants requested Thomp- son to procure the services of some one else. According to the police ver- sion, Thompson conferred with police of the ninth precinct, and it was ar- ranged to_have Precinct Detective Robert ¥. Langdon introduced to Dr. Hammer under the assumed name of Robert F. Lawrence, as a person who would take part in carrying out the alleged plan. The indictment also alleges that Dr. Hammer gave promissory notes nt different times to Thompson and Langdon. The Government contends the conspiracy hegan March 3 and continued for several weeks. On the night of May 31 Detective Tanj arrested Dr. Hammer and Apolonio. e MITTENS REVOK OFFER TO UNION Management Firm With- draws Proposal to Direct Banks of Engineers. ng Notes. The commit to Dr. Mrs, By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, June 24 —Mitten Management, Inc., of Philadelphia to- day withdrew from the proposition to assist in the direction of the banks of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En- gineers. The proposition had heen before the national convention of the Brother: hood of Locomotive Engineers for more than a week. It provided for Mitten' Management, Inc., of which Thomas E. Mitten is the head, to di- rect brotherhood banks in various parts of the country. A bank in Philadelphia_controlled by the Mitten interests and one own- ed by the brotherhood here were re- cently merged under Mitten Manage- ment. The following telegram was sent to- day to Willlam B, Prenter, president of the brotherhood, by Dr. A. A. Mit- ten, vice president of Mitten Manase- ment, and a Son of Thomas E, Mitten: “The apparent impossibility of there being a sufficiently unanimous accord of the convention in approval, prompts us to now request that the proposition by which our organization agreed to assist in the development of your banks and, at the request of your advisory board, Mitten personally act as trustee in the working out of Venice and your other slow assets over an extended period, be now withdrawn from further considera- tion by your conventio; Venice, mentioned in the telegram, js a real estate development in Florida, in which an investment company co trolled by the brotherhood is inte ested. . UDET COMPLETES PLAN FOR HOP TO AMERICA German Ace Makes Arrangements for Rohrbach Plane—Motors Being Built. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, June 24—Ernst Udet, German ace, announced today that he had definitely concluded arrange- ments for a transatlantic flight which he hopes to undertake hefore Christ- mas. He says a specially construct- ed Rohrbach plane will he placed at his disposal and that two high-pow- ered motors are being constructed for it in the plant of the Bavarian Motor Works. The plane will he of the semi- hydro-airplane type. Udet will be accompanied by an expert aviator and a pilot. No decision has yet been reached with respect to a course. In addition to the backing assured him by the Rohrbach Airplane Works, it is stated th: 1 influential indus- trialist will sponsor the flight. Junior Varsity and Freshmen Both Beat Harvard. REGATTA COURSE, NEW TON DON, Conn., June 24 (#).—VYale de- feated Harvard over a two-mile course in the junior varsity eight contest this morning, winning by two lengths. Yale made a clean sweep of the morn- ing races, having captured the fresh- man two-mile race earlier in the day. The official times of the junior var- sity were: Yale, 9:23 4.5; Harvard, 9:29. Duchess Karl Theodor of Bavarla, 70, conducts the most renowned eye clinic in Munich, ; 10 KILL APOLONID FIRST ROUND OPENS AT CONGRESSIONAL Houghton and Mackall Are Favorites in Country Club Golf Tourney. A L. winner of the qualifying round, Charles M. Mackall of Chevy Chase, winner of the tourney last year, were in opposite halves of the draw as the first round of the Congressional Coun- Club tournament got under way - These two golfers, installed as | favorites to go through the two matc 1y and reach the sem: 18 tomo qualified with nd | respectively, Houghton annexing | the medal round with his card. | Several familiar names are missing | from the first flight as the first two match play rounds are being com- pleted today. Page Hufty and Miller B. Stevinson are not competing, George J. Voigt did not enter and other players who usually make the first 16 are missing. A score of §3 necessary to make the first 16, while 92 was needed to et in the last fiight. Stevinson lost on a play-off for a place in the first flight,” taking a 6 at the flst hole, while' Roger Peacock of Argyle and Felix A. Early of Indian Spring se- cured places with their birdie The scores made yesterday were un- usually high, none of the contestants breaking 80, and only two of them getting as low as that figure. Harry G. Pitt, long-driving star of the Manor lub, and Ma Naiden of the War College secured 80s. Four play- arn broke 80 on the first qualifying ay. First flight pairings today Harry G. Pitt, Manor, 80, vs. W Richardson, Manor, 81; W. (" Columbia, 81, M. A. Shipl or, 82; James Di Leo, unatt . R. W. Digges. Indian Spi Houghton, Manor, , V8. F. E. sarly, Indian Spring, 83 J. C. Shorey, Argyle, 7 . W. B. Curtiss, Indian Spring, M. Mackall, Chevy Chase, ve. F. P. Reeside, Chevy Chase, 81; J. E. Collins, Manor, T. A. Kelleher, Manor, 80; Maj. I: Naiden, War College, 80, vs. Roger Peacock, Argyle, § Houghton of the Manor Club, and follow: E. ans, *hed, 8: ring, 7 BALTIMOREAN EXALTED. Episcopal Consecration Conferred on Father Robinson, Chosen Bishop ROME, June 24 (#).—Cardinal van Rossum today conferred the epic- copal consecration upon Father Paschal Robinson of Baltimore, Md., who was recently chosen titular Archhishop of Tiana. Those present at the ceremony, in the Church of Saint Isidoro, included Bishop Francig (. Kelley of Okla- homa, Mgr. Bernardini of the Catho- lic University in Washington, where Father Robinson was once a pro- tessor; Edward L. Hearn, papal count and general commissioner for Europe of the Knights of Columbus, and a large number of American ecclesi- astics and lay notables. Shop, Hit by Strike, Offers Razors Free For Self-Shavng By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 24—Cus- tomers are shaving themselves at “Joe, the barber's” across Broad- way from Columbia University. When the barbers went on strike in all but midtown Manhattan, Joe on placed a placard in his win- dow announcing: “Shave on the house. Owing to the strike you can shave yourself at my expense. A safety razor with individual hlades and shaving cream furnished to each customer.” The shop I8 doing record husiness and Joe said he has “the strike licked.” Joe continues to cut hair. veloping arms of war. bo 1emies lurk behind our ization of our military and with other countries. editorial section of America is in danger Her defenses are inadequate. She is not keeping pace with other nations in de- Other nations surpass her in utilizing the airplane. These are conclusions: that must be drawn from the remarkable series of articles written by COL. W. JEFFERSON DAVIS —a pioneer in the fight for aviation laws and the reorgan- discusses the dangers of America’s unpreparedness and the general state of the Nation’s defenses as compared These articles will start in the The Sunday Star —and continue in The Evening Above: Mrs. Anna Apolonio leaving the District Supreme Court with her | husband and attorneys after pleading not guilty to charges of conspiring to kill her husband. Left to right: George E. McNeil, attorney; Mrs. Apolonio, Joseph Apolonio, her husband, and F. Joseph Donohue, attorney. Lower: Dr. Dee Hammer, indicted with ) Apolonio, who also pleaded not guilt U. S, CAPITALISM HELD IN DANGER Scott Nearing Declares Inter- national Conflict Possi- ble at Any Time. FOREST P. June 24— Jconomically, the capitalist system of the United States is relatively safe from foreign interference, but politi- cally it may be drawn at any mo- ment into a conflict of devastating magnitude, Dr. Scott Nearing assert- ed today in addressing the June con- ference of the League for Industrial Democraey. “C'olonial revolts,” sald the speak- er, “will continue and spread through Asia and beyond Asia. Ultimatel these will undoubtedly Involve the Philippines and certain portions of latin America, which are at present economic and political dependencies of the United States. Social Revolt Possible, “Governments in low standard Eu- ropean countries, paying tribute to the United States, are compelled to exert great economic pressure on the working masses. At any critical point this pressure may result ‘in social revolution, The presence of the Soviet Union over one-half of Burope constitutes an _increasing pressure in this direction. “New rivalries have developed among great exploiting nations. Va ous forms of pan-European federa- tions are heing urged for the protec- ton of Kurope against American aggression; sooner or later this will probably invelve debt repudiation and conflict, An intensified struggle for basic raw materials ©is now in ogress. Mussolini is threatening Jiurope with an army of 5,000,000 and proposing Lo restore the former houn- daries of the Roman empire. The British Empire and the Soviet Union ure at swords points in Asia. Sees Prosperity Threat. “Out of some such international situation will grow the next world war, which will probably have some- what the same effect on United States prosperity that the last World War had on British prosperity.” George Soule, editor of the New Republic, told the delegates that big business Interests were doing their hest to undermine prosperity through campaigns for the reduction of taxes. complacency. naval aeronautics, and who Jar next week. 'Y WOMAN ACCUSED IN MURDER PLOT LEAVING COURT WETS PLAN SURVEY OF PUBLIC ATTITUDE Will Seek Sentiment on Drive of Citizens’ Service Association. A survey to ascertain sentiment of leading Washingtonians and lo tions concerning ' the Ci Association was get on foot today by the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, it was an- nounced by Secretary G. C. Hinckle: The survey will extend to the lead- ers of civie, business and local profes- sional organizations, including also local labor bodies. Groups to Be Canvassed. Officials of the Washington Board of Trade, Chamber of Commerce, Mer- chants and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion, Advertising Club of Washington, American Federation of Lahor, Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs and other groups will be requested to obtain an expre: sion of the body on the approval or disapproval of the, crusade of the Citi- ervice Association, now claimed ve 4,000 members engaged in informing ‘the police of liquor law violations and aiding in other law en- forcement. Mr. Hinckle: of the survey whethef the public suppor That association this morning r leased a statement in which Hinckle charged the organization with being al for wnpopularity with the Rus- an Cheka or secret police. He cited wunications received his o zation from John Philip_Hill, fo mer Representative from Marylan Gen. George Barnett, former com- mandant of the Marine Corps; Walter D. Wilcox and others condemning the movement. Holds Morale in Danger. No other law, ever enacted by the United States, has required such pro- cedure for its attempted enforcement.” said Hill. “It is, of course, the du of a citizen to report violations of law of which he has knowledge, but this stated that the purpose would be to ascertain movement has general | particular form of attempt to enforce the Volstead act shows that the Vol- stead act I8 not enforceable, “When it takes 10,000 snoopers to try to enforce a petty police regul tion one cannot pos: Iy say that such a law Is supported by public senti- ment. This form of procedure if adopted throughout the United States would cause the repeal of the whole | Volstead law on the first day of the next session of Congress. In his letter Gen. Barnett said: “Regarding the uses of spies to a sist in the enforcement of the Vol- stead Jaw, T can venture an opinion as to the effect that such would have on a militar the enforcement of any regulation of such service. I feel sure it would very quickly work utter ruin to all morale and discipline. “I do not different from spect. think the services are the public in this re- Snoopers and _spies are ab- horred, as they should he, in any com- munity and by injuring the general morale of the community they do an almost irreparable injury well-being. ARMY NON-STOP FLIGHT TO HAWAII DURING JuLY FORMALLY AUTHORIZED (Continued from First Page.) Honolulu now being planned by Ernest L. Smith, his backers made it known today that they intend to start their hop on schedule—regulations or no regulations. Accordingl plans went ahead to get the plane started long hefore the | scheduled opening of the $30,000 City of San Francisco contest and the $35,000 pri project of James D. Dol Hawaiian Pineapple king, en- trants in which will not be allowed to take off before August 12. Test Arranged Today. Announcement from Washington, jthat Walter F. Parkin had been order- ed here to inspect (he plane in which Smith and Capt. Charles H. Carter expect to hop off for Hawail next week, brought the noncl reply from” Smith's backers that Government could do was refuse them an_operating license, and fine them $300 it they flew without one. Declaring that they had already *pent more than $20,000 preparing for the flight, Smith's backers maintained that & $500 fine was only a drop in the bucket. They hoped to make the first of a serles of test flights today. Assistant Secretary MacCraeken, head of the aeronautics branch of the Com- merce Department, sald the depart- ment’s authority to prevent the flight in advance was doubtful, but that an aviator who flew an unlicensed plane across a State line would violate the air laws, and would be subjected to penalty on landing. Will Follow Ray, Meanwhile, Lieuts, Lester J. Mait- land and Albert Hegenberger of the Army, who dre laying plans for their hop to Hawail some time hefore July 15, were perfecting a system by which they will follow & wireless. ray instead to the public | DISTRICT WARNED 10 WAR ON FRAUDS Better Business Bureau Head Sees Increasing Need of Blue-Sky Law. Washington has not heen the scene of a spectacular fraudulent stock pro motion operation in more than a year, but there is an increasing need fn the law or fraud law of some character, Louis Rothschild, director of the Bet- ter Business Bureau, declared today in his annual report to the board of trustees of the bureau at a meeting at the Harringfon Hotel. warning, “Before you invest—investi- gate,” have hecome more and more wary of sales schemes of uncertain character, the lack of a definite blue- sky law here has served as an invi- tatien to promoters of questionable stocks to come here, .Mr. Rothschild said. Praises the Merchants. The divector lauded the merchants of Washington for the co-operation which they have extended to the bu- reau in its program for truth in ad- of their business, In urging the promulgation of a blue-sky- law, Mr. Rothschild said: “There is an increasing need in the city for a law to regulate stock frauds and near frauds. Whether it be a blue-sky law or a fraud law I8 not so important. There is the need for some legislation to force promoters to show their good intent and to prove the sound financing of their project be- fore it is offered to the public. “It would be well to realize that to- day over 40 States have laws regu- lating the sale of securities, so-called blue-sky laws., These statutes are making it more difficult for the ‘Wal- lingford type,” and the varfous States are steadily increasing their rigid en- forcement and regulation. Sees Need of Protective Laws. “It is natural to assume that these promoters are looking to those few localities without legal protection for their future operations. The lack of legislation in Washington is in itself an invitation to those swindlers who are being curbed by efficient State laws. “Developraents in have confirmed this. Numerous pro- moters have come to \Washington only after being curbed in States where there is legislation. Two of the telephone brokers, one mine promoter, one oil stock salesman, one promoter of an invention have all come here after being hindered by blue-sky laws elsewhere. Of the many smail pro- moters of unsavory reputation now operating in_Washington there are few who could obtain a permit were there regulatory legislation in force.” the past year | Says Losses Show Decrease. Despite the fact that Washington is not protected by a blue-sky law, however, Mr. Rothschild said, “it is undoubtedly a fact that losses during t year , have been decreased as ‘compared with previ- | “Promoters of the questionable type of sales schemes have admitted to the Better Business Bureau that their business has slumped. At the ame time brokers of sound invest. ment issues are reporting a very fa- vorable response, as was indicated in the oversubscription of many of the This experience that the ‘Be- you invest—investigate' cam- paign ‘diverts money from the ques- | tionable and fraudulent to the legiti- mate investment, thus aiding the husiness community as well as the investor A total of 4,007 financial inquiries have been answered by the Better Business Rureau from the public since the establishment of the financial department, Mr. Rothschild reported. During the past fiscal year 1,689 in- quiries were answered, as compared with 1318 the previous y ar- ticularly notable has been the fact that today the vast majority of in- quiries have been received Defore rather than after the investment, said the directo Advertising Methods 0.K."d. “Merchandise advertising in V ington as compared with that in other large cities is commendably ac nd truthful,” Mr. Rothschild Business conditions during the past year have been such as are not con- dueive to more ethical advertising, competition has heen keener. It is, therefore, extremely gratifying that in the face of this situation the Bet- ter Rusiness Bureau has made tang- ible progress, bringing r @ ing to an even higher plane, c | tively free from actual misrepresenta- tions and not jeopardized by question- able sales.” The volume of merchandise work handled by the bureau has exceeded that of any previous year. During the fiscal year the merchandise section handled 3,371 cases. Of this number 5 were shopping reports showing 3 favorable and 832 open to ques- n, Of the gr: consumer The meeting ash- | al 611 cases were implaing s presided over by ENDS LIFE BY BLAST. Father of 10 Sets Off Four Sticks of Dynamite. | SCRANTC Pa. June 24 (P).— Anthony Cerar, father of 10 children, | blew himself to death in a field near his home at Vandling, 25 miles from here, hy placing four sticks of dyna- mite’ in_ his clothing and setting them off with a battery, according to the police. He left a note you're to hlame for this. The authorities said domestic troubles caused the:miner to kil him- self. reading: “Mary, of trusting to compass and s: A radio beam station in San Fr: cisco and one at Pala, the point where they expect to land, will keep them on their course. They will be provided with an instrument which will con- stantly pick up the ray's impuises as the plane progresses. It Is so con- structed that a deviation from the stralght line of the ray will show in the signals as received aboard the plane, op to Toklo. One of the Army’s objects in pro- moting this flight Is to test the ray system of guidance, it was said. At Vietoria, B. C. Harry Oscar Parkinson, formerly of Nelson and Vancouver, B. C., revealed plans for a proposed non-stop flight from Seattle to Tokio for the $50,000 purse offered by those two cities. Parkinson said he would use a_new type Ryan mono: plane with a 15-cylinder radial motor of 410 horsepower, with a cruising speed of 110 miles an hour. He sald he would follow the route taken hy the United States around-the-world fiyers over the 4,200-mile course, land- “ing. m—fml\i»mfl after he heps off. District of Columbia for a blue-sky | ‘While Washingtonlans, heeding the | vertising, and pointed out that a num- | her of groups of business firms had | drafted codes of ethics for the conduct | TROOPS TRAIL MOB BENT ON LYNCHING North Carolinians Continue Search for Assailant of Girl, Without Success. night of wild chases and rumors, in which two companies of the National Guard were pressed into ervice and a third held in readiness a tenacions crowd estimated at 2,000 men, which has been searching stead lily for the past three days for Broadus | Miller, negro assailant of Gladys Kin- | caia, was no nearer its goal this morning, in the opinion of Sheriff JI. . Hallyburton. ‘ Last night was the wildest of the |1ong and tedious search. An epen |riot call was sounded in Hickory b }(hl’ municipal fire bell after a National | 1 | | | Guard troop was called to ) anton, the been o spread about Miller had ing lynched. nd rumor quickly atawha town ptured and was | Tense Feeling Exists. An estimated string of more 100 automobiles sped out of Hickory | for Morganton, e excitement | caused by such a large erowd from Hickory renewed the tense feeling of | the Mol nton erowd, and it was whis- i e about in street groups that the negro had been capturéd and was se creted by the officers. That impres sion, however, was exploded when |about 10 o'clock the two guard com- panies were sent to Nebo, where a new rumor had started. Throughout the early hours of this morning crowds continued to gather around the courthouse and the | sheriff's office was packed with a solemn gathering. Blurred From Search. Most of the waiting men, eves blurred from two nights of sleepless earch, went to bed shortly after mid- night for the first al rest since the search began Tuesday afternoon, Maj. Edward Jones, National Guard officer of Asheville, is in comr nd of the troops stationed in Morganton. The Morgfnton and Iickory com panies are on official duty and the Lenoir organization is being held in readiness (From the 5:30 Edition of Yesterdav's Star ) AUTOIST INDICTED IN MANSLAUGHTER B. F. Smith Accused in Death of Boy Patrol—Other Re- turns by Grand Jury. | The grand jury vesterday returned an indictment for mansiaughter against Benjamin Franklin Smith, al- |leging that an automobile driven by him was responsible for the fatal injuring of George Langford while he was serving as a member of the schoolboy patrol at Fourteenth street and Maryland avenue northeast in March. Langford died several weeks later at Casualty Hospital. Other Indictments Returned. Other indictments were returned by the grand jury. as follows: Gordon Robert Haynes, violation of the Mann act; Stephen Logan Jen- nings, housebreaking and _larceny; Willism _A. Turner, housebreakin, Charles W. White, grand larceny Arthur G. Thomas, assault with dan gerous weapon and assault with intent to kill: Prook Shaw, assault with dangerous weapon and assault with intent to K Elizabeth Jenifer, mayhem; John Smith and Louis Golden, violation of section 826, D. C. code; Dennis P, Tinney, viola- tion of section b, D. C. code; Ralph . Rogers, non-supp of minor child; Clarence R. McClelland, non-support’ of minor children, and Vincent 11. Rosson, forgery and utter- he grand jury ignored the follow- Rappaport, violating Section ; Albert W. Stanley Section %63 Cohen and Ida ing Section 863, D. C. Hefl and Frederick Bell, violating Sec. tion 865, D. C. Code; Howard E. Lang- ley, gaming; Albert J. Rowe, violating Section 865, D. C. Code; Thomas Pol- ton, violating Section 865, D. C. Code; George W. Shelhorn, violating na- tional prohibition act; Joseph F man, violating Section 865, D. C. ¢ Clarence O'Neil, assault with danger- ous weapon; Albert C. Jones, violat- ing Section 826, D. C. Code: Hyron A. Watson, violating Harrison narcotic act; Samuel A. Lantz, violating Sec tion 865, D. C. Code. violat- joseph B. CUTLER ACQUITTED OF KIDNAPING GIRL Arlington Verdict Followed by Nolle Prosse of Two Other Indictments. Special Dispatch to The Star. ARENDON, Va. June \ jury in the Cireuit Court of Arlington County today acquitted Edwin F. Cut- ler of T of charges of kid- naping Evelyn 8 years of age, who was picked up and spirited awsy in an automobile the afternoon of. De- cember 6, while returning from schoel to the home of her grandparents, Mr and Mrs. Thomas G. Samuel, near Jewel Station. Following the verdict William €. Goth, commonwealth attorney, moved that the court nolle prosse the case against Mansion Dilloway, stepfathet of the child, and Mrs. May Cutler, wife of the man acquitted today, both of whom had been indicted by the grand jury. This was granted. According to the story told by Cut ler on the stand, the child is now in Los Angeles with its mother. Ife ad- mitted that he and Dilloway wera in the automobile in which the child was taken from the county, but that they had no part in placing her in the ¢ the mother heing the only one who ed hands on her. Cutler was represented by Attorney . W. Dudley of Arlington County. 'BAND CONCERT. By the Community Center Band at Tenth and U streets, 7:30 o'clock tonight: March, “Semper Fidelis”.. Waltz, “The Prisoner’s So Guy . .Sousa Massey One-step, selected. “War March of the Priest Mendelssoht “Medley Selection” . Contern: March, “Officer of the D . Vocal solo .... Overture, “The Princess Oue:step; selected. “The Star Spangl! Hall vee...Dodson of India.” King led Banner.”