Evening Star Newspaper, June 21, 1929, Page 2

e 4 SNOOK CONFESSES . T0 SLAYING CO-ED 3 H Beat Girl to Death Because She Threatened to Kill Wife, He Says. i i ' H By the Associated Press. COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 21.—The confession of Dr. James H. Snook, 4! <ismissed Ohio State University pro- fessor, that he killed 25-year-old Theora Hix, his puptl-paramour, was ready for | the county grand jury today, just one week from the day the girl was beaten and slashed to death. He killed her, he sald, because she threatened the life of his wife and child. ‘The confession, announced at mid- night by County Presecutor John J.| Chester, jr. was held for the grand| jury with Chester's prediction that a first-degree murder indictment would be returned before evening. Brirging to an end 23 hours of grueling examination, Snook lost the iron nerve that had carried him through six days of investigation and, sobbing like a child, told the prosecutor and police heads that he was ready to “tell everything.” Struck Her During Quarrel. ‘The confession that followed declared | that he had struck the girl on the head with & hammer during a violent quarrel in his automobile, parked at a lonely rifie range near here, on the night of June 13, and that, realizing her skull was fractured, he took out his penknife and slit her throat “to relleve her suffering.” The quarrel, he said, followed the Birl's fmzuu ns:emn his plan to leave the city over the week end with his amily, and her threat to kill his wife and two-year-old daughter if he went. As the altercation became more bitter, the confession said, Miss Hix reached for her handl in which at times she carried a small pistol that Dr. Snook iven her. Then followed the e in which Dr. Snook said he snatched up the hammer in the car and struck her on the head. “She continued (to fight) desperately and an increasing numl of blows of increasing force were necessary to stop her,” he said. = g then. no doubt, that her skull was fractured, and to relieve her suffering, I severed her jugular vein with my pocket knife. After he was convinced the girl was dead, Dr. Snook sald he “proceeded to pick up the things that had been scat- | said ly left the scene of the struggle, leav- ing her body at that point.” Gun Not in Purse. Dr. Snook said he then went hn’t’;; ter, following an agreement he sald, he made with Snook, did not give it his official announcement until mid- night. This he explained was to permit Tor an mterview at midnigns with press for an W a wi depresentatives. . 5 ‘The prosecutor’s tardy announcement :‘;-l :.he w;!?-lnn !;nded a day of cross ements from investigators. W. G. Shellenbarger, chief of detectives, an- nounced early in the day that Snook had confessed after a grilling of more than 16 hours ending at 6:30 am. Chester came in promptly with a denial and throughout the day the conflict- ing statements stood. Later Chester said that the actual confession had been made about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and Shellen- 1 that b besed: bl statom said tha ent admission from Snook that h taken a key from the girl's keyring ‘when the murder was committed. The admission regarding the key closed the questioning for the time and Shellen- barger said he considered the fact as P i e ever, t confession should be point blank and specific, and this was obtained after Snook, given an hour’s respite, was hauled back into the inquisitorial room at the police station and again put under the barrage of questions, Friendship Is Described. ter, Shelicnparger, Potiee Gt Hevey 3 len 5 ice Prench, Detectives Otto Phillips and larry Vanskalk and Deputy Sherift Ralph Paul, The statement sets out the details of the alleged three-year Iriendship between the girl and. the man she first met as her classroom instructor, and later eame to know so intimately that she objected when he told her he intended to be gone over the week end with his family. . Earlier in the investigation of the ‘vime, police uncovered the fact that Snook and girl maintained a room in a downtown apartment house, where they went {requently under the guise of ‘man and wife, and Snook admitted it readily. Dr. Snook made it clear, how- ever, that his association with Miss Hix was not “a love affair in any sense of the word,” but that it was merely a “pleasant arrangement.” He helped de- fray her university ‘expenses and she was “a good companion,” he said. ‘Two salient points precipitated the confessif—one, the “wringing from Snook of the admission that he had taken the key to their room from the girl's keyring at the scene of the mur- der, and the other coming just at the peak of the questions about the key. & Teport from Dr. C. E. Long, chemist, that stains on the professor's car and clothk;nx had been established as blood- marks. on an e had Snook on Verge of Collapse. Wilting under -the cross-fire of ques- tions until he admitted that he “took the key from the body,” Snook was on the verge of coll when Chief French’s secretary brought in the report. Snook paled and a few minutes later, the prosecutor said, he was sobbing. Thereafter he talked freely and seem- m‘gd with a feeling of relief, Chester said. Marion T. Meyers, a member of the university horticultural experiment staff and a former suitor, was arrested in connection with the killing after the body had been discovered by two boys. He spoke of her friendship for Snook and the two were held while authorities | assembled evidence in the killing. Meyers was released Wednesday and a day later Snook was taken before his inquisitors. e BAN ON CAMPAIGN GIFTS BY FEDERAL EMPLOYES SOUGHT (Continued From First Page.) made the contributions and did not Teceive any appointments” ‘Waddle added he “failed to receive a reindorsement” and was “of course, relieved from duty.” Of the other communications, one referring to Wallace Townsend, Repub- lican national committeeman for kansas, written by Russell D. Lcas, SENATOR SHORTRIDGE Of California, who speaks in National | Radio Forum tomorrow night. RUM BOAT SEARCH FOR ARMS IS URGED BY CANADIAN CHIEF| (Gontim From First Page) was under orders to proceed to Wind- sor and make a report to A. H. Price, attorney general, on the crime situa. tion there as revealed by episodes in which rum-runners have been the prin- clpals, ‘The provincial authorities maintain that the liquor export business brings these men to the Canadian side of the river and that the Dominion gov- ernment is indirectly responsible for the conditions there. They claim they have been conducting campaigns to keep the district as free as possible from the undesirable element. ‘The deputy commissioner went to Windsor to investigate the abduction of the Border Cities Star cameraman and the carrying of firearms by the rum- runners while on Canadian territory. The attorney general also wants to know more about the recent shooting ;al-odu around Belle Isle and Amherst- ;"he attorney general, .answering criticism by a Toronto newspaper of alleged inefficiency of provincial police in dealing with the liquor situation, “If the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is so good, why doesn't the dominion government send some of them down to clean up this situation at Windsor? The whole rum- question is a Dominion matter. The present_situation is the responsibility of the Dominion officials.” Detroit Report Forwarded. DETROIT, Mich., June 21 (#).—Com- plete details of the shooting incident in the Detrolt River early Wednesday, | the! in which rum-runners disabled a cus- toms border patrol speedboat, were forwarded to Wi ton last night by customs officials. e Treasury De- partment, which will receive the report, will turn it over to the State Depart- ment in compliance with a request yes- terday by Secretary of State Stimson. Detroit customs authorities refused to reveal the nature of the report. It was understood, however, they did not dwell heavily on the significance of the shooting affair as an outstanding event in the enforcement situation here. Detroit police inspectors at a meeting yesterday were enjoined to give full co- operation to Federal forces in enforce- ment matters arising on the erican side of the river. 5) ‘Treasury Department agents are attempting to learn the identity of the men, and if they are successful the Canadian government will be asked to turn them over to Federal authorities should the men still be in Canadian territory. Charges of attempting mur- der probably would be made against them. Should the men be charged with attempted murder they can be extra- dited, James S. Allen, crown attorney of Essex County, Ontario, has said. Border Patrolmen Subpoenaed. PLATTSBURG, N. Y., June 21 (#).— Subpoenas which, if ignored, are backed by authority for arrests and punishment for contempt of court, have been issued for two customs border patrolmen -in Ogdensburg, who are wanted here for questioning in the fatal s of Arthur Gordon on a rum trail Canada last Saturday. County officers have been. trying to compel the attendance of ithe patrol- men, Weldon J. Cheatham and F. L. Coveney, at a “John Doe™ procs re. Sheriff George Brunell of Clinton County left for Ogdensburg after the issuance of the subpoenaes. These writs are returnable Monday in City Court, “Higher Ups” Are Accused. INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn, June 21 (®).—Charges that the smug- gling of Canadian whisky into the United States across the border in the vicinity of International Falls was be- ing carried on by “higher ups” were mide today by David Hurlburt, Kooch- iching County attorney. His remarks were contalned in a statement which followed President Hoover's appeal.to International Falls residents and border community citi- zens for “full co-operation” in enforc- ing the dry laws of the United States. The message was the outgrowth of the killing, June 8, of Henry Virkkula, Big Falls confectioner, by a customs border patrolman, Emmett J. White of Duluth, “The people in this community feei that President Hoover has not been fully advised as to the facts in the case of the State of Minnesota vs. Emmett ‘White,” Hurlburt said. “We feel that the act of Emmett White was not sanctioned by the rules and regulations by which prohibition patrolmen are supposed to be governed, and if fully known to the Department, would not be sanctioned. “We feel that the mass of Canadian whisky which comes into the United States for consumption is received in large lots, and its importation, or rather smuggling, is carried on by ‘higher ups.’ ““The question in the instant case does not involve, necessarily, the Volstead | act. but it does run contrary to our feeling as to the way in which t| legislation should be enforced, pamely, by inexperienced young men, armed with riot guns and other deadly weapons.” GIRL KILLS MAN. STARKVILLE, Miss., June 21 (#)—— Miss Grace Noblin, about 20 years old, was in jail here today, charged with the fatal shooting of Walter Bush, about 4‘])4 h.l.t Maven, 20 miles west of here, last night. Information received here was that Bush was striking the young woman's father. The siain man leaves his widow and four children. BAND CONCERTS. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Arl treasurer of the Arkansas Republican committee, at the request of Brookhart, supplied a list of contributions by Fed- eral officeholders there. The letter was dated May 31, 1929, and showed a total of $945.39, ‘The committee today also received an aMdavit, signed by Joseph W. Tolbert, Republican national committeeman for South Carolina. who had bee tioned in wrevious “collssor” of contributions from post. masters, 1t declared that “it is obvious to any fair-minded person ghat there is no system of assessmentipin South UQazalina. % Military Band, at the bandstand, Satur- t 5:30 o'clock (John bandmaster; A: rookes Triumphal”.. ... Overture, “Coriolan” Beeth Charge’ . . Grand scenes from the opers THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTO! DENIES DISCUSSING | ‘FREEDOM OF SEAS' Sir Esme Howard Declares, Through Stimson, Subject Was Not Touched Upon. ‘While some officials today expressed surprise at the conference yesterday be- tween Senator Borah and Sir Esme Howard, the British Ambassador, in which the subject of naval armament is reported to have been discussed, Sec- retary of State Stimson in reply to an inquiry mede the following statement: “The British Ambassador called on me this morning to say in connection with an article published today in a morning newspaper to the effect that he had had a conversation with Sen- ator Borah on the subject of “Freedom of the Seas,” that there is no founda- tion whatever for that statement and that the subject of “freedom of the seas” was not mentioned in any way, either by Senator Borah or the British Ambassador.” As the result of official and semi- official expressions of opinion here and abroad, it became apparent today that the success or fallure of the new move for naval reduction, instituted by Amer- ican Ambassador Dawes and Ramsay MacDonald, British prime minister, wiil depend altogether statesmen and na: count naval powers to find a common yard- stick, as proposed by President Hoover, by which the naval strength of the n tions in capital and auxiliary craft may be fairly measured. Attention was turned to this vital problem here, in Londan and Tokio. A spirit of optimism prevails with re- spect to it, especially outside of expert naval circles. Naval technicians, while admitting the possibllity of agreeing upon a method of accurately measuring naval values, recognize the extreme difficulties involved. It was agreed in administration quar- ters here and abroad. that the next logical move of a definite character, looking toward actual reduction of navies, must be & study of this yard- stick proposal. Once that is solved to the satisfaction of the five naval power: it is felt that the rest will be compar: tively easy. Increase of Speculation. Meanwhile speculation increased re- garding the next step in the informal negotiations between Ambassador Dawes and e Minister MacDonald, espe- cially with reference to the expected visit of Mr. MacDonald to this country for a conference with President Hoover and the possibility of another naval conference being called by President Hoover or by the British government. ‘While the subject of the conference between Secretary Stimson and the British Ambassador was known to be nayal reduction, no details of their con- versation were available. “The fact_that neither Ambassador Dawes nor Prime Minister MacDonald mentioned the freedom of the seas in ir speeches in Great Britain earlier this week has led to the inference that neither President Hoover, with whom Mr. Dawes conferred before his de- parture, nor the new head of the British government want to endanger the pres- ent movement by complicating it with that ticklish problem. Security for Commerce. Senator Borah has long held the view that there can be no real progress to- ward naval reduction until security is provided for neutral commerce in time of war. He has expressed the opinion that the United States will continue to build a big navy so long as Great Britain claims the right to be mistress of the seas. Therefore, while having confidence in the judgment of Am- bassador Dawes and realizing the diffi- culties which he and Mr. MacDonald have to iron out, Senator Borah is dis- appointed that the freedom of the seas | My has been left out of the public discus- sion. Although neither Sir Esme Howard nor Senator Borah talked about their | conference, it was made plain that Bir Esme's purpose was to seek the views of the chairman of the. foreign relations committee and nop to make any sugges- tions to him. Senator Borah did say after the con- ference that he knew of no plans for another armament conference here or abroad. This corresponds with the view in some quarters here that for the present the preparatory disarmament commission of the League of Natlons offers adequate machinery for another effort at naval reduction and that this agency will be relied upon until the present negotiations have made more manz, The difficulties confronting the naval experts and statesmen in an effort to find a yardstick with which to measure naval values are being freely discussed | in Washington among naval men and in administration and congressional | circles. 1t is recalled that the Wash- ington naval conference set up a new way of measuring the standard of dis- | placement, but found the measurement | of fighting values infinitely harder to | estimate because 50 many of the factors are themselves estimations. It is| doubted in many quarters whether it will be possible to measure fghting by a mathematical formula. Referring to President Hoover's ref- erence in his Memorial day address to the fact that the needs of a navy are “relative,” naval experts say that states- men in the last analysis will have to take the responsibility for deciding what degree of “relativity” the dif- ferent naval powers will accept. ‘There already are indications that Japan, while heartily willing to take part in & new naval conference, will| continue to oppose the application of the 5—5—3 battleship ratio of the Wash- | ington conference to all categories.| Furthermore, there are indications that France and Italy, as well as Japan, may insist that there is a minimum for cruisers and other auxiliaries, be-| low which they cannot afford to go, re- gardless of their relative strength in these classes. Japan's co-operation in the latest move for naval reduction was pledged yesterday by Baron Tanaka, Japanese | premier, in conversations with Edwin L. Neville, American charge at Toklo. In a message to the State Department, Mr. Neville said the premier had in-| formed him that Japan was prepared to support measures looking to further reduction of armaments and that Japan wanted peace and lower expenditure for military purposes. Although no de- talls were avallable, the news that Japan may be confidently counted on to aid in the movement was received with satisfaction here. KELLEHER LOSES APPEAL FOR RELEASE ON BOND Petition for Habeas Corpus Writ Is Refused by Justice Jennings Bailey. Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star. John B. Kelleher, sentenced last Sat- urday by Chief- Justice McCoy to serve eight years and nine months in the nitentiary for setting up a gaming le and who was denied release on bail pending the disposition of his ap- today made another effort for release. Through Attorney T. Mor- ris Wampler, Kelleher filed a petition for & writ of habeas corpus, claimin, that he did not have a fair trial an pointing out that it would take six or Pox trot novelty, “The Best Th in Life Are s seeanes song, “Together,” , “A Blaze of Glory.” " Abe Pinale, Holmmann eight months before his appeal could be beard, which time he would have to rson | spend In jall without it being counted on his sentence. Justice Jennings Balley refused the t. Wampler an appeal of m"q,‘”'umnl uuf edlately -w‘iv to the Court of e Department Urged For Boy Offenders By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS, June 21.—Federal Judge Charles B. Davis believes the Government should have a “spanking department” for youth- ful offenders. ‘The court expressed this belief after hearing the cases of Michael Gill, 16, and Charles Meyers, 15, both of Chicago, who pleaded gullty to unlawful interstate transportation of a stolen automo- blle from East St. Louis to St. Louis, April 4. ‘The judge allowed the boys to g0 home after lecturing them and sentencing them to the 2 months and 17 days they had served in jail, unable to give bond. MRS. NICOLSON RETAINS TITLE Wins Fourth Championship by Taking Closely Contest- ed Finals Match. Mrs. Dorothy White Nicolson of the Washington Golf and Country Club successfully ~defended her District woman's golf championship today, win- ning & closely contested final match over the course of the Columbia Country Club to annex the title for the fourth consecutive time. Mrs. Nicolson, who won three previous champlonships as Dorothy White, annexed the title first in 1926 and has won each year since that time. Mrs. Nicolson had a medal score of 83 and Mrs. Haynes of 84. Reaching the final round by a series of overwheiming victories with only one exception, Mrs. Nicolson found a worthy opponent in Mrs. J. Marvin Haynes of Columbia, & former holder of the title. Mrs. Haynes won two of the first three holes in the final match only to lose the seventh and eighth, after dropping the fourth to reach the turn in 42, one down to the defending title holder. Pulting Decides Winner. ‘With both playing steady golf, the decision rested largely on the putting green. Mrs. Nicolson missed a 6-foot putt to halve the twelfth hole, but won the thirteenth to again become 1 up when Mrs. Haynes took two shots in a trap. Mrs. Haynes squared the match again with a par 4 on the fourteenth hole, Mrs. Nicolson won the fifteenth with & 5 when Mrs. Haynes missed a niblick pitch through the green. The lead of the champion was short-lived, however, for Mrs. Haynes played a splendid pitch at the short sifteenth and won the hole with a par 4. With the match all square, the seventeenth hole was halved, although Mrs. Nicol- son drove half-way up the hill leading 1o the green. On the final hole both women cracked out long two shots, but Mrs. Haynes hooked her second shot badly and put her third shot over the green. Meanwhile Mrs. Nicolson put her sec. ond shot on the bank of the green and nearly holed her approach shot for a birdie 3. Mrs. Haynes made a fine pitch, but the ball did not go in the hole for the 4 which would have halved and she conceded the hole and match to Mrs. Nicolson. Mrs. Booker Wins. Mrs. Y. E. Booker of Washington de- feated Mrs. E. R. Tilley of Indian Spring by 2 and 1 in the first flight consolation final. Cards of the championship final fol- e T | i ien Bititiiienn HYDE AND FIRST LADY TALK TO 4-H CLUBS Trophies Are Presented to Typical Boy and Girl at Camp Here. Mrs. Hoover and Secretary of Agri- culture Hyde addressed the delegates to the 4H Boys’ and Girls' Clubs at an| impressive ceremony incident to the presentation of the Department of Agri- culture trophies to the “typical boy and girl” of the clubs at the 4H camp on the Departgient of Agriculture grounds on Pourteenth street near the Monu- ment grounds today. ‘The trophies, consisting of two large gold-colored cups, went to John C. Jackson of East Baton Rouge Parish, La., and to Helen Drinker of Hen- rico County, Va. Secretary of Agriculture Hyde prior to the presentation in his address said in part: “I want to express my sincere appreciation of the way in which the 4-H Clubs and new leaders in the club work have helped the department in its work. I know of no part of extension work that is more practical and helpful than that of which yours is an example.” Mrs. Hoover and Secretary Hyde, upon their arrival at the camp, made a tour of inspection of the tents, while the 4-H Club boys, dressed in white uni- forms, and the girls, dressed in green dresses. with white hats and stockings, went through a series of drills, dances and other exercises, for the benefit of the First Lady and the Secretary. The presentation ceremony followed a session of the delegates in the audi- torium of the National Museum, where they were addressed by Representative Ruth Bryan Owen of Florida. The Florida Representative spoke on the value of good citizenship and urged the club_members to obtain all knowledge possible with a view to making them- selves better citizens and America a greater country, Mrs. Owen also defended modern dress. drawing a comparison between the dress of today and that of many years ago, to show sensibly girls and women dress now. A'S LEAD YANKEES, 4-1, IN 6TH INNING _ (Continued From First Page) singled to center. Haas singled to right, Bishop stopping at second. Cochrane was thrown out by Lazgeri. No runs. YANKEES—Pennock grounded to Foxx. Grove threw out Combs. Robert- son doubled to ‘center. Qrove threw out Gehrig. No runs FOURTH INNING. ATHLETICS — Grabowski _dropped Simmon’s foul for an error. Simmons singled to left. Foxx singled to right, sending Simmons to third. Miller singled to short, scoring Simmons and sending Foxx to second. Foxx and Miller worked Dykes' sacrifice fly to Meusel. was called out on strikes. Pen threw out Grove. Two runs. YANKEES—Ruth flied out to Miller. Lazzeri lined to Miller, Boley tossed out Meusel. No runs. FIFTH INNING. ATHLETICS—Bishop fanned. Haas popped to Grabowski in front of the Cochrane flied to Meusel. No Tuns. YANKEES — Grabowski singled; Durocher fiied to Miller; Pennoek fied to Bishop; Combs’ single sent Grabrow- B how much’ more | ki D. C, FRIDA YALE CREWS WIN TWO PRELIMINARIES Frosh and Juniors Triumph Over Harvard in Annual Regatta on Thames. . 2 NEW LONDON, Conn., June 21 (#). —For the sixth time in seven succes- sive years, Yale today swept the two preliminary races im the annual regatta with Hgvlrd on the Thames River. ‘The Blue Freshmen, in a spectacular closing spurt, came from behind to beat the Crimson Yearlings vy a scaxt three- arters of a length in a two-mile race t was thrilling all the way. Immedi- ately afterward, Yale's Junior Varsity eight, in workmanlike fashion, rowed to a decisive and unexciting victory by four lengths over the Harvard Jay Vees. With this twin triumph to her credit, Yale’s stock remained high in antici- pation of making it a clean sweep by winning the varsity four-mile race, scheduled for 7 p.m. daylight time. Odds on the ¥lis for the big event lengthened to three to one on the wave of Blue enthusiasm. The thousands looking on from boats, shores and observation trains got their principal thrill out of the battle between the freshman eights. From start to finish the opening event was an ex- citing affalr, with what looked like & Harvard victory a half mile from the finish, turned suddenly into a smash- | ing triumph for the Eii youngsters, The Harvard freshmen got the jump at the getaway, spurted out into a quarter lead and held a varying margin for the first half of the race. Yale's Cubs, always within striking distance, challenged at the 34-mile mark and again at the mile, The Elis easily got out in front at this point, but in less than & furlong they had lost their lead, as Harvard spurted again, gaining & full half length as the crews went past the mile-and-a-half flags. Yale appeared beaten, but not for long. Lifting thelr stroke up to the astonishing pace of about 40 to the minute, the Elis, stroked by R. S. Auchinloss, put on a rally that quickly cut down the Crimson advan- tage. A quarter mile from the finish they were prow and prow together, but in the closing dash Yale's stroke never faltered. The Eli youngsters gained steadily and swept across the finish line three-quarters of a boat length to the PERRY WINS WAY INTO SEMI-FINALS Birmingham City Champion Downs Wheeler in Southern Golf Battle. By the_Associated Press. . NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 21.—Sam Perry, stout-hearted Birmingham City champion, won his way to the semi- finals of the Southern golf champion- ship this morning, with a thrilling 19- hole victory over A, J. (Hot) Wheeler, the Nashviile hope, 1 up. Wheeler, who yesterday eliminated Emmett Spicer, pulled his second shot on the exira hole and took a 5, while Perry was negotiating the hole in par 4. In the semi-finals this afternoon Perry will meet Alan Smith, the Ashe- ville, N. flash, who beat Ted Hamp- ton of Chattanooga, 6 and 4, in their quarter-final match. Smith was pressing par hard all the way around. Hampton's guuer played him false throughout the first nine and he was in more trouble on the. greens on the way in. Lebourgeois was two up on Darden Hampton as they headed home. Perry was two up on Wheeler when they turned after the first nine. Smith mmche# the turn five up on Ted Hamp- J. C. Lebourgeois, New Orleans boy, also went into the semi-finals with a 3 and 2 decision over Darden Hampton of Chattan entry played way on in two and putting two. The surprise of the quarter finals was supplied by W. J. Tyne of Nashville, who eliminated Billy Bridewell, former Arkansas champion, 5 and 4. One up at the turn, Tyne added steadlly to his advantage. In trouble on the thirteenth, the Tennessean came through with a 40-foot putt for a par 4. Lebourgeois meets Tyne in the lower ::ckn of the semi-finals this after- n. CLAIMS POLICEMAN TRIED TO KILL HIM Man Identified as Special Railway Officer Sent to Gallinger for Observation. A man identified as a special railway officer accused Policeman H. D. Sechrest, a clerk at the detective bureau, of attempting to murder him While on a street car shortly after noon today, and as a result was sent to Gallinger - Hospital for mental obser- “u;:ia' p is the way it happened,” Sechrest explained: T had peen to lunch and was riding on the street car up Fourteenth street on my way back to headquarters. I noticed a big man sitting on the seat opposite, looking intently at me. When I got off, he ]el}!:he tlr'.jl;‘!t ahead of me. e must have gone straight to ti office of Lieut. Joseph Mnr:ln, c‘,mll:S plaint officer, because in a few minutes the lieutenant telephoned -down for some one to come and get & man to take him to Gallinger Hospital, There ::xa“no one around except myself, so I “As T walked in the door of Y office, the man shouted: ‘Thel’)e‘(lx'lre“h—n—'; filll!-'.s the man who's been trying to He then told how the motorman and I whom he took to be the conductor of the street car, had gotten him down on the floor and stuck guns in his mouth. He continued to refuse to go with me, and another policeman had to_be called to take him away.” ‘The man gave his name as Richard Augustus Miller, 42 years old, of the 400 block of M street southwest, A quantity of revolver ammunition was found In his clothes, together with a badge showing him to be & speclal | policeman for & rallroad. He carrled | no firearms, Champion Fencer Dies of Injuries. BUDAPEST, June 21 (P).— Col. Bdouard Testyanscks, world champion sword' fencer and winner of an‘Olympic prize at his chosen sport, dled today at. & sanitarium here after a motor cycle accident early in the week. He was 38 years old. — e ski to third. Robertson forced Combs, Bishop to Boley. No runs, SIXTH INNING. ATHLETICS—Simmons hit into the left field pavilion for his fifteenth home run. Foxx flied to Combs Miller was safe on Durscher's fumble and stole second. Dykes hit & sacrifice Ruth, sending Miller to third. | filed to Combs. Onme run. ith 'y JUNE 21, . The Crescent City | bby Jones golf all the | to ahls YA g flled to Simmons. & Ruth flied to in short right, Lazseri to . No runs, -appear 1929. PRINCIPALS IN ALEXANDRIA SLAYING Police ~ Sergt. Charles R. McClary (upper 1eft), who was fatally wounded by an unidentified colored man. Detective Sergt. Edgar Sims (upper right), with .whem MeClary was on duty when the shooting occurred and into whose arms the dying officer fell after being shot. Police Capt. W. W. Campbell (lower), who is conducting the investigation. POLICEMAN SLAIN IN'LIQUOR PROBE Sergt. McClary -Is Shot to Death in'Alexandria Street. (Continued From First Page.) policeman in his automobile and raced to the Alexandria Hospital, where Dr. 8. B. Moore of the hospital Staff pro- nounced him dead upon arrival. Mrs. Price and Phoebe Reynolds, both turnished police with & good descrip- tion of the man, whom, they said, they had never seen before, but could readily identify. if they saw him again. “The man,” said the Reynolds woman, “smiled with flashing gold teeth after seeing that the policeman was wounded. He then turned and ran up Patrick street to Oronoco, where he disappeared from sight. He was dressed in a dark suit and a dark cap. The man weighed about 160 pounds and appeared to be about 5 feet 8 inches tall.” Man Resembling Slayer Seen. Several hours later a man said to answer that description was seen by a composed of volunteer members of the Alexandria Fire Department to run from the side entrance of Colross, an unoccupied old mansion at Henry and Oronoco streets, one block and a half from the scene of the crime. He ran north on Henry street and disap- peared into a large field near the Po- tomac railroad yards. Several mem- bers of the posse fired after the fleeing figure, but the shots took no effect. Immediately upon learning of the crime police were stationed to guard all of the railroads leading to and from the city, while other officers, citizens and firemen scoured the town, search- ing all hiding places and stopping au- tomobiles on the highways in hopes of finding the colored man. Over 75 col- ored people were caught in the dragnet, but all but about 25 were released after severe grilling by Capt. Campbell, Com- monwealth Attorney Albert V. Bryan, City Ma: r Paul Morton and Police Judge William S. Snow. City Manager Morton and Fire Chief. James M. Duncan, jr, upon learning of the slaying, rushed to the scene be- fore police arrived and placed Oliver Palmer, Allen Roy, Clyde Snelson, Rich- ard Keith, Prances Coolidge and Helen Miller, the colored people who had been under observation by Sims and Mc- Clary, under arrest. They admitted having talked to the slayer, but stated that the man was a stranger, who asked them who lived in tke house and then started down the alley. That was when McClary hap- pened upon the scene. They said they could identify the man if they ever saw him again, Police Capt. Campbell is confident that they are withholding information that might lead to the arrest of the murderer and says they will not be re- leased until he is thoroughly convinced they are not befriending the man. Price, his wife and the Reynolds wom- an are also being held. Colored Youth Arrested. Wesley Smith, 19, colored, was ar- rested on a Washington bus at 1:10 am. today by Motor Cycle Policeman ‘Wesley Snootz of this city and Pvt. Anthony Richett of the Washington force. Smith, who lives at 325 North Fayette street, in this city, was taken to No. 4 precinct and was expected to be brought here for questioning today. Mayor Willlam Albert Smoot an- nounced today that a reward of $1,000 would be paid by the city council for the arrest and conviction of the slayer or information leading to his arrest-and conviction. McClary is the third Alexandria policeman to be murdered here in the history of the force. Patrolman Walker W. Campbell, father of the present police captain, was shot down on King street February 13, 1919, by a white man and died three days later. Police Sergt. Elton B. Hummer was shot and instantly killed by an unknown slayer at 1 a.m. August 18, 1928. By & strange coincidence McClary and Sims both were pallbearers at-the Hummer fu- neral. McClary, who was born in Orange, Va., was appointed to the local police force on October 1, 1927, and became a sergeant on July 1, 1928. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McClary of 424 Queen street; his widow, Mrs. Nora McClary, and five children, with whom he lived at 507 Queen street; seven sisters and four brothers, one of whom is a mctor cycle policeman on the local force, Clarence J. McClary. ‘The body has been removed to the Cunningham, Kennedy & Watkins fu- neral home at 800 Cameron street pending funeral arrangements. Harbor police from Washington re- sponded when advised by local head- quarters that it was rumored that a colored man was seen frantically row- ing toward Washington shortly after the murder. Police from the eleventh precinet in Anacostia guarded the Ana- costia shore to take the man into custody if he should attempt to land there. However, mneither police from Anacostia or the harbor saw the man. Suspect Taken Here. ‘Washington police shortly before noon today arrested a colored suspect in con- nection with the death of Sergt. Mc- Clary. Fellow officers of the slain man were !fiefl!d to come to Washington this afternoon to try and identify the pris- oner, The man gave his name as John Wiley of the 1500 block O street. Officer Fred L. Rawlinson of the Traffic Bureau made the arrest. et Struck by Falling Brick, | Jobn Butler, colored, 52 years old, of T84 Harvard street, was struck on the head by & brick that dropped from an floor of an apartment house at Fourteenth street, where he was working, late yesterday afternoon. He was given first ald at Emergency Hos- pital-by Dr..C. B. White, He .did. seriously not | mission, that he was within his post, his. property. REPUBLICAN WING PLANS TARIFF MOVE Would Confine Increases to Agriculture and Reduce Industrial Schedules. By. the Associated Press. Although Congress was in recess, the contest to come over tariff revision in the Senate in August stood out today in fairly clear outlines. With the finance committee continu- ing, under the sanction of a 39-to-38 Senate vote, its hearings in prepara- tion for broad tariff revision similar to that approved by the House, the Repub- lican independents, who virtually wield a balance of power in the chamber, are rapidly preparing for an organized movement intended to confine rate in- creases to agricultural products and to reduce some industrial schedules. ‘The groundwork for this movement was Jald out yesterday at an informal conference, in which the partici s included six Republican independents, Senators Norris and Howell of Nebraska, Frazier and Nye of North Dakota, Brookhart -of Jowa and La Follette of Wisconsin, and one Democra heeler of Montana. o Borah Will Give Support. ‘They are practically sure of the sup- port of Senator Borah, Republican, Idaho, who proposed limitation of re- vision to agricultural and related prod- uets in the Senate, and believe they wii! draw strength from most of the others among the 16 Republicans and 25 Democrats who were recorded, either by their ballots or pairs, among the supporters of his resolution. t was the 39-t0-38 defeat of that resolution which led the Republican independents to undertake the immedi- ate organization of their movement, allowing time before the recess ends for them to acquaint the Senators they hope to influence with the complex arohl:nx: ‘I.rr:olvemo‘fin Lv;‘hey will at- mp way lucing industrial schedules has not been defln'ed. None of the group is a member of the finance committee, which is con- sidering all of the 15 rate schedules acted on by the House, and has indi- cated its intention to present a bill pro- posing & wide range of agricultural and industrial rate increases. Call Experts to Assist. . While no effort has been made bind the independent group to any :ex eral or specific proposition, various tariff schedules have been assigned to different members for specialized study, and experts have been called in to as- mx with rluurclm pproval was expressed generally of the proposals for mamg"uu ex’porl debenture farm relief plan to the tariff bill and to include the amendment of Senator Glass, Democrat, Virginia, ‘for a 5 per cent tax on stock market trans- actions of less than 60 days’ duration. Senator Brookhart, who recently urged that the Progressives look to the next election with a view to “getting more pmlgdrmu ond ':)th sides of the alsle,” sa no ussion regarding the future 'll h;l: emphasized that his statement should not. be regarded as heralding a third party. He sald he had not intended such & meaning. ‘The Towan yesterday advanced a new proposition, for which he himself takes sole responsibility at present. He said he intended to offer as an amendment to the tariff measure a proposal to regulate the profits of all industries re- ceiving protection under the tariff. He is considering & 5 per cent or 5!, per cent profit limitation, with a franchise tax applying on all returns over that amount. His scheme provides further that in making stock dividends these :rrl‘-y'he made to the treasury as purt of e tax, RICHEY WILL NOT SELL HOOVER FISHING GROUND Assured He Is Within Rights as Citizen in Posting Maryland Property. Lawrence Richey, one of President Hoover's secretaries, has announced he has decided not to sell his property along Hunting Creek, near Catoctin where President and Mrs, | been his guests several times ma;s Summer, G Mr. Richey was considering disposin of this property, which he fn dn’v:‘b 3 ing into a fishing preserve, because did not eare to have the President em- barrassed as a result of criticism on the part of local fishermen, who object~ ed to the tract being pasi Richey has received letters grams from officials and clvie lea s well as citizens of Frederick and nearby sections, in which were ap) not to dispose of the place and in which were assurances that the people of that section were happy to have the dent fish in their neighborhood. Mr. Richey also received advice from the Maryland State Conservation Com- & ojtizens to gy rs | that an increase in fare GIANT FOOD FIRM MERGER PROPOSED Step to Link Fleischmann, ’ Royal Baking\Powder and Gillett Launched. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, June 21.—A plan for the merger of the Fleischmann Co., the Royal Baking Powder Co, and E. W, Gillett Co., Ltd., into a $430,000,000 con- cern was sent to stockholders of t companies by J. P. Morgan & Co. today. Acqu'sition by separate purchase of the coffee firm of Chase & Sanborn also is part of the plan. Committee to Do Work. Accompanying coples of the plan mailed to stockholders was a statement saying the boards of directors of the three companies had requested a com- mittee composed of Thomas Cochran, of }J. P. Morgan & Co., Max C. Fleisch- { mann, chairman, and Joseph C. Wil- shire, president, of the Fleischmann Co., and William Zeigler, jr., chairman of the Royal Baking Powder Co., to pre- pare the plan for organization of the Inew holding company, for which no name yet. has been selected. The new company will have 1,000,000 shares of cumulative preferred stock without par value, to carry dividends at the rate of $7 per share a year. It also will have 20,000,000 shares of common stock without par value. Terms of Stock Exchange. ‘The exchange of stock will be on the following basis: ‘Two and one-half shares of common stock of the new company for each share of common stock of the Fleisch- mann Co. One share of cumulative preferred stock, series A, or, at the option of the depositor, four shares of common stock of the new company for each share of the prefered stock of the Fleischmann C 0. One share of common stock of the new company for each share of common stock of the Royal Baking Powder Co. One share of cumulative preferred stock, series A, for each share of pre- ferred stock of the Royal Baking Pow- der Co. Ten shares of common stock of the mnew company for each share of common stock of E. W. Gillett Co., Ltd. The Gillett Co. is described in the plan as the largest producer of baking powder in Canada. . KLOTZ IS QUSTED AS ENGINEER FOR CAR FARE LETTER (Continued: From Fifst Page.) the Capital Traction Co. received benefit "of ‘an’ increase in = nlhu'.yid,&fl crease, he sal company “with . substantial earnings, the excess :'t wmlfimd?mmm‘n: was ewdly rwm%:fimuud in later years %n the gllltt ’lu “had severely reduced its carefully nurtured profitable short-haul businéss” “In the meantime. the settlement of the Potoma¢ Electric Ppwer Co, case has placed the Washington Rallway & Electric Co. in a position where, al- though the earnings from its railway operations are still far below anything like & reasonable rate of return on a fair value, it is, considering the oper- ations as a whole, on a firm footing and not immediately compeled to request an increase In its rate.” Might Postpone Increase. Then, speaking of the request that will probably be made for revaluation of the company before the fare is changed, the letter continues: “The carrying out of such a procedure might possibly post- pone for a time the increase, which is 50 obviously necessary, but may in the eng prove a rather unsatisfactory pro= cedure. “The scale of service to which the public here has been accustomed has been maintained over a time of actual inadequate return by way of the some- what freakish circumstances outlined above. How much longer the com) can maintain this scale at a rate of fare that is by no means commensurate therewith is a matter of complete uncer« tainty. “The logical procedure then, appears to settle upon an arbitrary rate of fare which may be regarded as about what the traffic will bear as promising to provide the companies with the maxi-~ mum_return which, in the absence of any hope for a theoretically adequate revenue, it is practically possible for them to obain. “What these rates should be depends to some extent on what adjustments it may consider desirable to make in trans- fer facilities. The transfer situation here is at present describable as wild and woolly. Universal Transfers. “Much of he feeling in favor of a merger of the two companies has-been founded on the hope of a universal transfer system. What the result of that arrangement, in so far as it ht affect the revenue, would be, is a matter for speculation. “Whether the public would gain or lose through an actual merger of the present companies is a matter of con- siderable doubt. “In view, then, of the present rather clear indication of the need of an in- crease of fare, if a reasonably grade of service is to be maintained and the chaotic state of the transfer situation solved, the most logical pro- cedure appears to be the granting of & substantially higher and logical rate of fare, accompanied by a complete over- haul of the transfer situation and the establishment of free, universal, inter- company transfers, with restrictions sufficient only to avoid abuse. 4 “The followlug appears to be as sensi- ble an arrangement as could, taking all the factors into consideration, be de- vised. “Uniform fare for all street cars and busses, except as noted below. “Ten-cent cash far, three tokens for 25 cents. “School tickets, 12 for 75 cents. “Free intra and inter company trans- fers between all car and bus lines, with only sufficient restrictions to avoid loop riding and other abuses. Bus Connections. e “Bus connections to be graded as fol- lows : “Feeder lines—Bladensburg, Potomae Park, Massachusetts avenue, Randle Highlands, Chevy Chase loop, Benning, Park road, Woodley road, East Wash- ington, Anacostia—fares to be the same as on street cars, with free transfers to and from cars. ‘Auxiliary lines—Burleith, Trinidad, Conduit Road, Rhode Islang Avenue— fare 10 cents straight, free transfers to cars and free transfers from cars to busses on payment of cash fare. “Special lines—Chevy Chase coach, Cleveland Park coach, Eains Point busses—fare to remain the same. “What the final effect of this sched- o T e school rate, - creased, would have the effect of a re- duction. “Since there is no apparent doubt s S o, sane and sen: e - cedure is unquestionably to uublh';nm a substantial rate which will provide for convenient and rapid transit on . the cars and will insure continued good service for the public, and to grant with it long destred and’ long ht Zor complete transfer system, devoid of ex- tra charges and unnecessary oompuu.-' tlons.” 1 War, the