Evening Star Newspaper, April 16, 1929, Page 2

- FTEFETE GUESTS TED N LLNG Gothamites at De Luxe Party Are Summoned as Wit- nesses in Death. By the Associated Press. . NEW YORK, April 16.—Guests at a party of fashionable Pari M;;nue h:m;e upder sub) a a8 witnegses in a homi- cide heq today, growing out of the th of one of their number. d‘;nmual . Bell, who described himself as an oil producer, stood cha: with homicide in connection with the death of Arthur Morgan Smith, wealthy. Cleveland manufacturer. Police eaid Smith's death was the re« sult of a fracture of the skull, suffered when he fell in & scuffie with Bell as the two contended ovcr which was to escort Mrs. Robert W. Brown, Kentucky society matron, to her hotel. The scuffie took place on Park avenue at the entrance of the Hotel Marguery, where all had been guests of Mrs. Rob- ert W. Schuette, Bell Gives Version. Bell, in his cell in the Tombs gave his version of the party and the altercation with Smith. ringing his hands and cobbing at times as he talked, Bell reso- lutely denied striking Smith or having any wish to hurt him. He said he only pushed the other when he attempted to force his way into a taxicab beside Mrs. Brown. He said that everyone at the party, except the hostess, drank freely. Six quarts of champagne and two quarts of Scotch whisky were served, he said. Reports that there had been & love affair between him and Mrs, Brown were characterized as “absurd” by Bell. went on: H;ln.egmvn 15 & woman of the high~ est integrity and one of the most won- derful friends I ever had. I have known her for years. -We were never more to each other than merely friends. “Mrs. Brown 1-:;«1‘ i .!olnea the party took several drinks. m"dWe came down the elevator together. All the others went away in taxicabs before & cab came for Mrs, Brown and myself. lhhelped her in. Smith was ding there. “"‘rl‘{e v'v-s very drunk. As T started to Jimb into the cab he ceught me by the §ouar and pulled me back. I turned around and pushed him away. Smith), .0 erbb;% |‘no Ihl,lln. 1 pushed him away, t shoving him. j“"‘flc mm{b‘ea seversl feet. I did not see him fall and certainly 1 did not strike him with my fst.” Mrs. Brown Questioned. Mrs. Brown, who had spent Sunday night n the custody of a police woman, was called to the office of the district attorney and questioned concerning the party and the altercation between Smith and Bell. 8he said she did not see Smith after they came down in the elevator. District Attorney Banton sald Mrs. Brown was not being held as a mate- rial witness, but had “graciously con- sented” to accept the escort of a police woman to insure her appearance in court when the hearing was called. Frank Spencer. the taxicab driver who drove Mrs. Brown and Bell from the Marguery to the Hotel Plaza, faint- ed while being questioned by the dis- trict attorney. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital under guard as a material wit- ness. His condition, Banton said, might necessitate an adjournment of the hearing. . VETERAN WHO MADE MILLION FROM $5 WILLS ESTATE T0 KIN (Continued From First Page.) acquaintances, but induced him to neglect his own needs at times, accord- ing to relatives, His habit of self-effacement resulted in eccentricities of dress, which no amount of persuasion by his nieces could compel him to abandon. He wore a palm beach sult most of the past Winter, although he could have afforded | a millionaire’s wardrobe. His generosity toward others was without stint, how- |, ever, Born in Culpeper County near Fred-' ericksburg, Va., Mr. Embrey worked as a bookkeeper in that town for & number of years prior to the Civil With the outbreak of hostilities between the States he enlisted in the Southern cause and fought under the banner of “Jeb” Stuart in the 9th Virginia Cavalry. He often recalled exciting experiences of war days,” including his escape from near cflgture by jumping his Kentucky ;hnmug bred over a 6-foot barbed wire | ence, | With only a five-dollar goldplece in | his pocket, Mr. Embrey set out after the | war to seek his fortune. He found it in the cotton country of Tennessee. He became a cotton “factor,” or broker, and prospered phenomenally. When he retired ‘from business a quarter of 4 century ago he was a member-of the | firm of W. F. Taylor & M. F. Embrey of Memphis. Since his retirement, Mr. Embrey had spent most of his time in Bouthwest Washington, although frequently he visited old friends in Memphis. Learned to Type at 90. Despite his advanced age he was re- markably active until shortly before his death.. His mentality was keen to the last, and on his death bed he gave di- rections regarding management of his financial affairs. Self-educated, he was a firm advocate of colleges and paid for the eduction of a number of nieces and nephews. He spent most of his time falater years reading books on law, ¢ine and other subjects. He taught If - how to use a typewriter at of 90, after his hand had be- t00 shaky for his prolific corre- nce. j¢ attributed his longevity to hard work and “moderaticn in all things.” Every night he knelt beside his bed in but seldom attended church. will distributes the Embrey for- turie among his sisters, Letitia G. - brey and Mary H. Humphreys of Fred- ericksburg; & half-sister and two half brother: Virginia, and & number of nieces and nephews. Three of the nieces live here. They are Nannle M. Rollins, B. Belle Rollins and Mrs. Mag- gle: Bkinner, According to the -&fifi“”" of the Amer- ican Security & st Co., estate includes $540,160 in bonds, $257,987 in st , $162,250 in notes, $71°10 in cash and several properties in the triet, Virginia and Tennesse CRAMTON REINTRODUCES PARK BILL IN HOUSE The Cramton park development bill was reintroduced in the House yester- day by Representative Cramton of Michigan, who also reintroduced his resolution to make a permanent sub- stantive law for the annual contribu- tion of £9,000,000 as the Federal Gov- ernment’s snare of the costs of main- vides for immediately fund of $7,000,000 for development of the George Wi Memorial park- way along both banks of the Potomac %{vmh from zount Vernon and Fort Great Falls, and for [ f Rock Creek and parks: vailable 2*fina ot 116,000.300 for ‘acquten of within Distric year. | universal on these points, but the ro- | income tax refunds, an Anacostia | bar i ohindon's e SAMUEL E. BELL. ATTEMPT ON LIFE - OF VICEROY SEEN {Bridge Found Burning . on Rall_road Used by Lord -Irwin in India. | By the Associated Pr LONDON, April 16.—Dispatches from India today indicated an attempt may Have been made on the lives of Lord Irwin, viceroy of India, and Lady Irwin. An Exchange 'relnr‘?h Co. story sald an attempt was made Saturday to wreck the train bearing the two Delhi to Dehra Dun. The account, which was unconfirmed and came from Delhi, said a bridge a short distance above Saharanpur was found afire and that telegraph wires in the vicinity had n cut. A Reuter's dispatch from Dehra Dun {#aid the bridge caught fire, presumably | accidentally, shortly before the train m:? Lord “Irwin and Lady. Irwin arrived there. Both accounts agreed the viceroy's | train was delayed for an hour and then | proceeded to its destination. | Lord Irwin, acting under the |ment of India act, last week delegated to himself broad new powers to direct | Indian parliamentary procedure after the president of the l?hlpnve as- | sembly had suspended debate on a | measure in which the government was interested. The assembly president’s ruling took place after two bombs ha | been thrown into the benches by alleged Communists in the | gallery, injuring several persons. | ' In announcing the government's ac- tion Lord Irwin spoke of conditions in | India which, he said, from their very | urgency could not be made public. - It | was assumed his reference was to radical communistic and anarchist tendencies. RIS AR 1 A | PROHIBITION IS SEEN AS NATIONAL ISSUE BY CONGRESSMEN | (Continued From PFirst Pige.) leggers and their customers are nnom& to be conducting themselves with far more circumspection than before. vern- government |ington by returning Representatives is that the wets are more hopeful than ever of securing modification some day. | They are planning to make a tremen- i dous showing before the Hoover law en- | forcement commission as soon as it is |set up and begins taking testimony. | 1t ‘the President appoints ‘open- | minded” men and women to the com- | mission, the anti-prohibitionists believe they can make out & case for modifica- ‘s decree 'that there are 0 “drastic or dramatic drives” | to enforce grnmbmm has given the wets lively hope, too. The I'm Alone | affair, with is grave international bear- ings, and the nivolving of two dry mem- bers of the House of Representatives [in booze-smuggling charges, also are hailed as “psychological” victories for the wet cause. have transparent reasons for ‘knock- ing” the Hoover administration—parti- san Democrats and disgruntled Repub- licans—Washington is “hearing from Representatives and Senators that the new White House regime is off to a fiying start, as far as Vox Popull is concerned. Country Favorable fo Acts. Cothmendation is not 100 per cent more-oil-leases program; the scrap- ing “of the presidential yacht May- | flower; the locking up of the White House stables; orderin; gubllcuy for the open-door for the press at the executive offices— all these things have set the country to talking favorably about Mr. Hoover gunnl the first six weeks of his presi- lency. The croakings, and these come mostly from Republicans, are mostly about the President's alleged “timidity” in assuming leadership with Congress. is reported that Mr. Hoover has brought himself under fire in many quarters where he has friends. jbecause of his refusal vigorously to lead the fight for farm rellef and tariff revision. The lamentations on this score are to the effect that “true statesmanship” called for White House programs instead of for. “supine. readiness to let Congress work -out programs of its own”—as one Midwestern G. O. P. captain put it. From all sections come echoes of the Curtis-Gann precedence hullabaloo. By far, they reflect Nation-wide amusement over it, rather than indignation, either on behalf of the Vice President afhd his sister-or in a spirit of opposition to them. Most Congressmen found that their constituents thought the whole air .is & mountain made- out of mole-hill. A common ‘“reaction” 1s that the episode discloses the existence of a “snobbery” system at Washington out of keeping in a democracy. (Copyright, 1929.) = = rom - Another impression brought to Wash- | Except in the cases of politicians who | frp— ARTHUR M. SMITH. MRS. ROBERT BROWN. POLICE PAY BOOST [Report Holds Wage Average 11 Per Cent Under 25 Cities in Same Class. - While the Washington Police Depart- | ment_gives service on an equality with d | the best in the country, the pay is ap- | | proximately 11 per cent below the aver- age of that of 23 citles of comparable mitted yesterday at a meeting of the public order committee of the Washing- | ton _Board of Trade. | The committee already is on record | urging an increase in the pay of Wash- ington’s Police and Pire Departments. Subcommittee Reports. The report weas given by a special subcommittee. - on Police Department | statistics at a meeting of the public | order group held in honor of the newly appointed administrative officers of the police force. Among police officials present as honor guests were Maj. Henry G. Platt, the new superintendent of police; Inspéctor William 8. Shelby, Tow in ‘charge of the Central Detective | Bureau; Inspector E. W. Brown of the Traffic Bureau, and Capt. F. 8, W. Blgrl‘ne, now in charge of the first:pre- cinet. o 3 The report of the statistics’-commit- tee, submitted by Wailace B..Robinson for John Lewis Smith, chairman, showed that Washington stands fifth in the list of citles in the per capita cost of the operation of its Police Department. The recommendations of District Auditor | Daniel J. Donovan for increases for | members of the Police Department, aver- aging about $300 each, was regarded by the subcommittee as “fair and reason- able.” Action by the public order com- | mittee, however, was postponed to a later-meeting. - Other Honor Guests. Aside from the new police executiveg other honor guests of the committec were Edwin B. Hesse, former superin- tendent of lpollce: Lieut. Col. U. S.| Grand. 3d, director of the Office of Pub- | lic Buildings and Public Parks, in charge | of park police; Gen. John A. Johnsén of | the Jocal Red Cross, a former Commis- sioner - of the District; Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, co-ordinator and chief en- gineer of the District; Assistant En. gineer Commissioner Donnald A. Davi- scn, E. C. Snyder, United States mar- shal; W. H. Harland, traffic director; M. O. Eldridge, assistant traffic director; Maj. Carey Brown, engineer of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Com- mission; E. J. Murphy, newly elected president of ‘the.. Board of Trade; George Plitt and George W. Offutt, first and sécond vice presidents of the trade body, and Luther Linkins, former chair- man of the membership conunittee, Special guests and members of the committee paid high tribute to the new- ly appointed heads of the- Police De- partment,.as well as to Maj. Hesse as former superintendent of the depart- ment, and declared Washi can expect an administration of high char- acter under the new executives. Odell. 8. Smith, chairman of the committee, d _tribute to both the new and old administrations and de- clared that Wuhtl:fion should support rather -than compl against the work of the police. lent Murphy announced that Mr. Smith would be reappointed as chairman of the committee, in which capacity he has served for a.number of years, HESSE TO BE HONORED. ‘The Metropolitan. Police Relief Asso. ciation of the Disttict witl g‘rmnt a t watch and a set of laudatory resolutions ‘to MaJ. Hesse, . Ed#in B. térm;r mperl;lm\alznc of police, in the adroom of ice headquarters a fl'eloek mnilg:l Maj. Hesse served as secretary-treas- :;er of the association without pay for years. By the Associated Press, quoo; April 16.—~Another arrow of amour has been fitted to the bow with: which James Barrett Johnson is seeking to rewin.the love of his wife, Ruth. That srrow, sancticned by court of law, is & punch on the jaw. ‘Jflt on M?. Jog‘nnn‘l Jaw: hlmc on aw or jaws of any man br men vho’mk for themselves the favored affection of Johnson's wife. Mr. Johnson is the same Mr. Johnson 'M(wflmlmmwmmbm- that she Husband, Seeking to Rewin Wife"s Love, May Use Fists on Friends, Judge Holds{ such u:ve'exw there s the possibili- ty of a reunion - By court order, Mrs. Johnson. is’dl- rected to permit her husband to call THE: EVENING STAR. | win - HEREIS FAVORED ALMAZAN T0 MOVE - ON PULPITO PASS Delay His Attack on West ° " Coast Rebels. By the Associated Press. MEXICO OITY, April 16.—Gen, Plu- tafeo. iias Calles today ordéred Gen. Juasi, Andreu Almazan to leave Chihua- hiia afid with 5,000 picked troops make hix way into Sonora through Puipito | PASS ‘to. attack the west coast rebel sighy in its rear, In, 8’ message to President: Portes QenCalles the_opinion 5,000 mén remglqlnl would be able to “annihilate” rebel contingents in Sonora. The order by Calles came after flight into Southern Sonora of the last rebel troops from San Blas, Northern Sin- aloa, where they had entrenched them- selves apparently for a fight. They burned s big bridge: across the Rio Fuerte behind them, and tore up the Southern Pacific rail line as they fled. This damage to the rail line and the necessity of rest for his froops made It apparent to the federal generalissimo the progress for ‘the present al the west coast wouldbe s and arduous. Pt action: by,Gen. Almazan would have the effect of cutting off retreat across ihe inteinatignal frontier into the United States and probably set the scenes . for Another .engagement such as that at La Reforma two weeks ago when the flower of the rebel army pe; to remain in Sonora as long a8 possible and destroy.as much as possible before fleeing across: the border,” Gen. Calles wired the President. He added he ordered Gen. Almazon to Sonora and said, “I" ‘thi 5,001 more than sufficient to annihilate the traitor Precipitate rebel flight northward through Sonora would halted near QGuaymas, west coast port, it was be- lieved, The federal gunboat Progresso was stationed there with its guns trained on Empalme (raflway junction), just. outside the city, and could do a scathing damage should rebel troop lt{:tg:! attempt to run the gantlet of - - Thus. with federal attack . inipending from Sinalos on the south,” the Pro. gresso on the west, federal troops at Maco on the north and the army of Gen. Almazan at Pulpito Pass & doleful prospect faced remaining rebel eonmtin- gents in Sonora. + REBELS REFUSE TO PARLEY. 0 men: will b Two Chieftains Lie in Northern Sonora | Awaiting Federals. NACO, Ariz.,, April 16 (#).—The Mex- ican rebel chieftains left by their lead- Northern Sonora today, refusing to ne- ['sise; #t-whs decisted tn s report sub- : gotiate with federal leaders as two loyal armies began closing in on them. Gen. Francisco Manzo, who recently deserted the rebel cause, and federal Gen. Abelardo Rodriguez of Lower Cal- ifornia, made repeated efforts yesierday to get Gen. Ramon Yucupiclo, one of the Indian chiefs, to Bisbee, Ariz, for & conference, but were unsuccessful. his 1,300 men from Gen. Fausto To- pete’s erstwhile camp south of the fed- eral at Naco, Sonors. Gen. Pranc Urbalejo, at Agua Prieta, with about 1,800 rebels, also refused to con- fer with federal Jeaders, Desertions by twos and threes, however, wers reported from both camps. While Gen. Jose G. Essobar, revolu- tionary commander-in-chief, had gone to the west coast to take command of the hard-pressed rebels, g;\! :’denl army was reported ap ing Sonora from Chihuahusa another 10,000 strong_under the personal command of Gen. P. Elias Calles was moving north- ward from Jalisco. In & telegram received at the Agua Prieta post office from 8. Serrano, rebe! made that that coast city was in the hands of federals. The telegram said: “The report that the federals are hold ing Guaymas is entirely unfrue, and you may continue to funds as in the past. Escobar’s army was said to ba occu- pying the area from San Blas to Bamca, Northern Sinaloa, while the advance guard of Gen. Calles’ forces was at Guamuihil, Sinaloa, 30 miles south of Bamoa. WELLS TALKS ON PEACE. Novelist Argues Pacts Like Kel- logg Treaty Are Ineffective. BERLIN, April 16 (#).—H. G. Wells, English novelist, lecturing in the Reichstag last night on “Common Sense of World Peace,” n:ued that pacts like' the Kellogg and others cannot roduce & ceful world so long as the idea independent sovereignties rules affairs. Universal peace, he said, could be hoped for only when there is something in the nature of a world federation or a universal cus union. Several representatives of the foreign office and diplomatic corps, including United . States Ambassador Shurman, were in the audience. By the Associated Press. ‘C&I%:el& ‘Apfll lB.-aA code h‘l’fl‘ 4 o] -for-a-good-time was zmlm six r‘r‘:‘m of learning, sitting yes- iterday as a_coroner’s jury, in the death /8 George Lux, 24, It be with “bol -sophistication; it toucl uncol ‘cern upon fatalism, and it ended with & rush of tears, with an 18-year-old irl colla) Coroner Herman Bundesen had ) ed his jury from among men - ed “as educators, because he felt e e e Wi leve som¢ ‘of modern youth may need . official study. Three unlvenltyhpmm p:.n‘a of ¥ - tions in the county, and pafochial school systems made up the jury. flowers, undyhtl:! of school revive his wife's to - # 't A before. you- nnuhlm.” ‘his wife, and cannot resist - T S R court, discharging Johnson. - BY CHINESE FIRE Yucupicio has refused to budge with | postmaster at Guaymas, denlal was | Jorward mail snd | | who recently saw Smith at Kweiyang, | , | Adventist Mrs. William Bradie; left to right: Miss In the photograph, U. . GUNBOAT HIT | American Missionary Slain in Southern Kweichow. Bandits Blamed. By the Assoclated Press. SHANGHAIL, April 16.—One Ameri- can was dead, an American gunboat | bore the scars of machine gun fire, and another American made his way to Shanghai with a bullet hole in his hand today as Chinese internal strife flared without respect for foreign life or flags. Belated telegrams identified an Amer- | iean missionary previously reported dead | |in Southern Kweichow as Herbert K.| | ville, Ind. Consular authorities lacked | | details of his death, but believed he was killed by brigands. None Injured on Boat. The gunboat Ashu was raked with | machine-gun fire above Ichang Hupeh, | as it proceeded up the Yangtse River. | No one was Injured and the identity of | | those firing at it could not be deter- | mined, both Nationalist soldiers and those of the Wuhan opposition being | !ennm in fighting siong the banks of | | the river. | A young American named Marshal, | working his way around the world, who | was wounded. yesterday in the hand when Chinese fired on the British gun- | | boat Tern near the same place, was en | | route to Shanghal, said to have had | enough of interior China. | ~ A telegram from Kweiyang, Kweichow, |by way of Hankow and dated April| |12, arrived here last night verifying | | the grevlmu reports of the missionary’s | death. It was sij of Kweitang, and said: “Just received wire from Hwang- tsaopa. Smith killed.” M. C. Warren of Chico, Calif, Seventh Day Adventist representativi | sald Smith, who was just 25 years old, had started & three-week walking evangelical tour of southwest Kweichow | Province. Hwantsaopa was eight days' | walk from xvetynsl. with other modes of travel impossible. Warren said bandits had overrun the province and he believed Smith had met his death at their hands. Smith's | wife and child had been left at Kwei- | yang and were believed to be safe. Message Sent by Chinese. He said the Hwangtsaopa dispatch vidently had been sent by the Chinese | themselves, since there were no foreign mission members tnere. It was not dated—or its date was not known here ——s0_the date of Smith's death could not be determined. Smith arrived in China August 28 1927. He was graduated at the Seventh Day Adventist umguqe School and sent to Changking June, 1928, be- ing transferred in October to Kweiyang. He was a graduate of the Seventh Day anuel Missionary Collags, at Berrien Springs, Mich. “GOOD-TIME CODE" OF YOUTH IS GIVEN JURY BY BLASE MISS Girl Collapses at Crash Probe as Burst of TearsFollows quhisticatecl Story That “Dates” Demand Drinking. Graf, with him, he won't call again.” Coroner Bundesen spol you think & young man would have been killed on this party if he, if all of you hadn’t been drinking?” “His Time to Die.” nis leaned forward confidently. I"T tell I don’t think the booze hldlnythfihdowlthn. I think it was just George's time to die—and he was killed.” " “You really believe that?” said Dr. Bundesen. “Why, absolutely,” the girl replied. To question as to who was in the party, Virginia answered: “Only Known Them Few Hours.” “Well, there was Ed and I, &nd Roy and Skinny, and another fellow and this Bill in our car. I really don't know (their last names. 1 only had known them & few hours.” . and other girls 88 much fun at what her per- were | - - | ers with 3,000 troops sat stolidly in )Bmim, Seventh-day Adventist of Zion. ed by the American | Seventh Day Adventist representative | | Started on Evengelist Tour. | | i | George P. Barse |b¢ckefl as the candidate whose name ut if he can’t bring a bottle | ke, “What do you think—just tell us—do | Rev. Herbert K. Smith, who was slain in China, and Mrs. Smith. PAVING DEMANDED FOR LINCOLN PARK Items Be Included in Next Budget. A resolution calling on the District visions in the next budget for paving, resurfacing and grading roadways in- cluded in the territory of the Lincoln Park Citizens’ Association was adopted last night by that body at its meeting in_the Bryant School. Harry C. Kimball, chairman of the streets and avenues committee, proposed the resolution, and suggested & list of streets for treatment. A resolution also was adopted to communicate with the Zoning Com- mission and request that no further permits for gasoline stations be issued along East Capitol street or in the ‘riangle where Maryland and Tennessee avenues run together, Another was that & committee be appointed to confer with the authorities regarding erection of the Roosevelt ;l.ex:am in the vicinity of Lincoln Tk, Wwas unanimously will be submitted to President Foover g:“ r: place on the District Supreme The Eastern High School Orchestra iyed several sslections and Miss argaret Bovay of Eastern. sang. Preeident Joseph L. Gammell presided. PO JPEE BUTLER EXTENDS LEAVE. Will Take Over Command of Ma- rines at Quantico Monday. Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, who ‘c'h.: l::h:ndmw to assume command of rine Corps 2 today, has secunm extension of his leave of absence until Monday and will | take over command then. Gen. Butler ! has been on 1éave at his home in West ggleuwr, Pa, since returning from ina. Brig. Gen. Harry Lee, commanding force, is in | Quantico. By the Associated Press. left to right, Mrs.”Allan |Resolution by Residents Asks' Commissioners to make necessary pro- general of the East Coast expeditionary temporary command at \Friends Battle Flood to Rush Burned Girl To Hospital, Wading in Water Hip-Deep impassable trom‘mud and *Gf*fana, -they car- APPLETON, Wi, April 16—Pire and | high = high water have been conquer. 4 tosave The ushers for the benefit performance of “Coquette” April 22 at Poll's Theater. The performance is sponsored by the American Association of University Women. cy Willard, Miss M. Mondcll, Miss Christy Jones, ‘atherine Crippen, Mrs. H. A. Willard and Mrs. Oliver Merrill, jr. standing: Miss Anna Southland Larner, Gray and Mrs. Henry Ralph. Sea —Star Staff Photo. TOMHILL, §490, Heavy Rain Sweeps Over Course, Making Track Deep in Slop. HAVRE DE GRACE RACK TRACK, Md., April 16.—About 3,000 racing fans turned out for today’s card in spite of the miserable racing conditions, the the Maryland meeting opensd. A cold rain swept over the track | throughout the morning and continued as the horses went to the post for the | opening event of the card. The track | was deep in water, although the going was not treacherous. Conditions, however, resulted in a | number of scratches. With the excep- | tion of a couple of races, however, the fields were well filled out. | f Tom Hill Easy Winner. 1 | ‘Tom Hill was an easy winner of the | first race, beating five other 2-year-olds |in & dash of 4!; furlongs. Fixit was second and Frock third. | The fleld was fairly bunched until they turned into the stretch. Frock | and Quilford ran head and head in | front of the others until turning for | home, where Tom Hill moved up and | went into the lead to win with ease. Pixit closed fast on the outside to place and Frock beat tired horses for third money. | FIRST RACE—Two-year olds; 4% furlongs: | Tom Hill, $24.90, $13, $5.80, won. | Fixit, $13, $10.80, second. | Prock, $6.10, third. | Also ran—Guilford and Jack Adams. | Second race—4-yea: | Hatbrush, $16.10, $7.90, | Sun Sweéeper, $6.90, 4 | Amentra, $2.50, third .10, second. Also ran—Linen King, Sturdy, Apple Pie, Cherokee Maid, All Blue, Ken- tucky Colonel, Dear Lady, Troll, Fire )wmch, Senator Fiddler, Mary McNell, { |13 INCENDIARY BLAZES ‘ CAUSE FIREBUG HUNT Pyromaniac Continues Activities in | | Area Guarded by Augmented Police Squad. By the Associated Press. OMAHA, Nebr, April 16.—Thirteen incendiary fires since early yesterday have precipitated a city-wide search fo & pyromaniac. Four automobiles were set afire last I night in Southeast Omaha, even while augmented ice squads patrolled the | territory. ine stores and residences | were set on fire yesterday. In the automoblle fires the culprit pinned down the horn button after he had set fire to the machines. the fires resulted in heavy damage. BAND CONCERTS, TODAY. By the United Stater Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra at Stanley Hall, at 5:30 o'clock. 8. M. Zimmermann, & ‘Adorable” ...........Wynburn ““The Star Spangled Banner.” TOMORROW. | the United States Marine Band Orchestra at 8 o'clock, at the audi- torium, Marine Barracks. Taylor Bra son, leader; Arthur 8. Whitcomb, sec. ond leader: the Gendarmes” old . Grand scenes from “Andrea Oriental patrol “Cara u "Arthe Falr”. Glordano .Scharbau Powell Marines' hymn, “The Halls of Monte- zuma.” “The Star Spangled Banner.” Roads were and a county nurse. became bearers. Over -many miles flooded by. ‘Wolf River, ried the cl WINS FIRST RACE worst that have been experienced since | None of | Lc n bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant | Be! DAWESEONFINED, | FIRSTLIT SENT N President Submits Initial Group of Appointees to the Senate. Within & few minutes after President Hoover today forwarded the nomination of Charles Gates Dawes, former Vice President, to be Ambassador to England, the Senate confirmed it without a roll call. Mr. Dawes’ name headed the list of the first batch of nominations sent to the Senate today by the President. Dixon Confirmed. The nomination of Joseph Dixon of Montana, to be First Assistant Secre- tary of the Interior, also was confirmed. In the list were Patrick J. Hurley of Oklahoma, to be Assistant Secretary of War; Emest L. Jahncke of Louisiana and David C. Ingalls of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, the latter to be in charge of aeronautics; | Rear Admiral Willlam A. Moffett, chief | of naval aeronautics, and Capt. Joseph J. Cheatham, to_be paymaster general and chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts of the Navy Department with the rank of rear admiral. Two appointments contained in to- day’s list of examinations which had not been made public previously wers those of Oscar B. Colquitt, former Gov~ ernor of Texas, to succeed Pat Nefl, also ted, | of Texas, as & member of the Board of Mediation, and former Representative John Morin of Pennsylvania, to be a member of the United States Employes’ Compensation Commission. v. Col- quitt is a Democrat and has been pro; inent in that party's activities in Tex for a number of years, but during t last campaign was one of Mr. Hoover's strong supporters in that State, Saltzman Nominated. Charles McK. Saltzman of Iowa, for- mer chief of the Signal Corpe, U. 8. A. was nominated to be a member of the Federal Trade Commission. It was an- aounced nearly two weeks ago that Gen. Saltzman would receive this appoint- {ment, and it was also announced that the President hoped to be able to fill the other vacancy on the Radio Com- mission by the time the Senate con- vened, but had not yet reached a ccn- clusion when the assistant nominations were sent today. The name of H. D. Newsan of New | York to the class six of the foreign service was contained in this list, as were those of Willlam L. Thurber of Massachusetts to be examiner and chief of the United States Patent Office Douglas R. Burkam, to be a temporary ensign in the Coast Guard, L. D. Fricks to be senlor surgeon of the United States Public Health Service, R. A. Von- i derlehr to be past assistant surgeon of | the Public Health Service and Sidney | C. Brown of Florida to be collector of | customs, with headquarters in Tampa. | | BROSSEAU BARRED AS UNIDENTIFIED | Husband of President General Halted at Entrance Door of D. A, R. Convention Hall. Outside the automotive industry, in which he is a recognized leader, Alfred J. Brosseau is merely known as the | husband of the president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution. But today, when he modestly sought admission to the Washington Audi- torium to attend the opening session of the Continental Congress, he founa that he wasn't even known in that capacity. Like the husband of any other ce- | lebrity who is content to let the spot- - | light rest upon his wife, Mr. Brosseau wasn't surprised. In a patient man- ner, he introduced himself to the vig- ilant Daughter who barred his entrance | as the husband of Mrs. Brosseau. She didnt know him from any of the other men who were ?plml for a mission, 80 she demanded his identifi- cation. = Unfortunately, Mr. Brosseau had left his invitation ticket at his hotel, so he waited until bystanders |could find some one to identify him | as the nusband of the presiding of- cer. The same_thing happened this morn« ing to Mrs. Larz Anderson, social Jeader | of Washington, former librarian gen- eral of ‘the D. A. R., and one of the { most widely known women in those | circles. She, too, had le# her identifi- | cation card at home and had to wait !until some one gave the countersign before being admitted to the hall. FOR TOMORROW. | FIRST RACE_Purse. $1.200; maiden 2- vear-oid fillies: 4'a furiongs. Capture . St. Prisca Domina . Merry M Colinport Hi Gloss Also el 2 a Bunaib; Florazetta & Willis Sharpe entry. SECOND RACE—$1,200; the Climax; 3« year-olds; 6 furlonss. 112 b The Worker 108 s Nymph King 109 b Rubicon Santorio . leader. 100 J. A, Weil March, “The Banner".... ..’.‘.Varl Blon e 09 Polking' . Overture, “The Wanderer's ope.!uppe AE. B ey aniey Entracte, (a) “Serenade,” Ern; (b)| ©°Dorvood Stable enty. THIRD RACE--Purse. 1,200 claiming maiden 3-year-oids and up; 1 mile and 0 yards. Chatternela . p Lady . 8un De Meur San e OO ... POURTH RACE— Milaria *Rock Ha Anaconi Maxiva FIPTH RACE—Purse. £1.400; claiming; 4- year-olds and up; 1. miles. 107 Pores jo2 Jininia 12 Parchy . Miss Maryland. . Hanky Ric *North Bret Genial 112 Rosina SEVENTH RACE—Purse, $1,200; claiming: 4-year-olds and up: 1.4 miles llow 2d... 113 Cottas 12 ch-’rnnn ice allowance elaimed. Taining; track Aloppy. *Apprent! Wea