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2 eas BOARDCITES AGNEW FORNOT TESTIFYING Second Witness Refuses to Talk in Shelby-Kelly Trial. (Continued From First Page.) him that he would be cited in Police Court. urt. Davidson said in view of this warning he would confer with a lawyer before he made a finai decision. The board ex- cused him for that and directed [ternoon. Inspector Shel- y statement relative to in- o 28, T, P itness repli e 3 explaining that Shelby appeared to bc very angry, and &ouu the police of- ficials as saying that former Policeman Allen and Mrs. Roy Heavrin “should be indicted for perjury.” Says Shelby Charged Bllllllln:. & Scott said Inspector Shelby. tol e jury that a fingsrprint expert was ialse: & the apartment and that he was not asked whether the expert made any examination. - Inspector Shelby, he said, expressed the p."‘nlon M&I‘:ye Mrs. McPherson’s a suic . d‘x‘x:'h seplying to a question relative to any statements Inspector Shelby made regarding the manner in which the in- vestigation was handled by the police, Scott said: “Inspector Shelby said the d been bungled. He added that he rehlized the Wi Police De- te such cases as wel r‘x:perk departments, and that he in- tende@ to take some steps to remedy this conditicn as soon as the McPher- son case was bver.” Scott testifled that Lieut. Kelly was not able to flentify positively either of the two dresses shown to the jury as being the one found over Mrs. McPher- son’s body. He said Inspatcor Shelby was not asked to make this identification. After both Lieut. Kelly and Inspector Shelby had testified that it was phys- ically impossible to see a man climbing Scott and several other members of the grand made a ?encul investigation and }wnd that all of the fourth and about one-half of the fifth floor could be seen from this point. Told to “Forget” Screams. told the jury Allen had previously - =4 im the neral nature of the ’l;mny x:e':hmlld give the grand jury, but had not told him specifically to frain from saying anything in ination it was brought this This, Scott said, was the substance |, of the conversation as related to the grand te,Illry by Heavrin. A g bhad made any efforts to locate and New Radio Appliance Opens Garage Door From Driver’s Seat By the Associated Press. Radio research now promises to relieve the automobile driver of the occasional awkward neces- sity of ting out to open his r when he wants to put his car to bed at night. ‘The Commerce Department, from its Berne, Switzerland, of- fice is responsible for foreshadow- ing the possibility of this novel new invention is driver of a car aproaching the garage will press a button and the apparatus on his machine will emit waves reaching a radio serial affixed to the garage top will start a motor which automstically will throw open the doors. CHICAGOAN IS SHOT 3 TIMES IN 4 YEARS Kidnaping Charge Against Him Recently Dropped—Firing Believed Gang Work. By the Associated Press. & CHICAGO, December 26.—Salvatore Mastrolanni, who is called Frank the Calabrian, was shot again last night, the third time since he has come under the eye of the law in connection with terror tactics among Chicago Italians. Mastroianni said two men attempted to rob him and that he was shot when he resisted. Police, however, were more inclined to believe the attack had its und in a kidnaping case a year 2go. Mastroianni was indicted for ex- tortion at that time, but the charges ‘were recently dropped. The gunmen last night shot Mastroi- anni in the neck, shoulder and arm. His condition today was pronounced serious. Four years ago Mastroianni was shot and left for dead in front of his pool room. he second attack was only a few weeks ago, when he was fired upon through the front door of his pool room and slightly wounded. AoEiBEET 99 YULE ALCOHOLICS LISTED IN NEW YORK Hospital Authorities Find No Evi- dence of Wood Alcohol, but Three ‘Women Are Included. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, December 26.—A num- ber of hospital cots were occupied today by the more severe of the 99 cases of alcoholism listed in newspaper tabula- tions over Christmas, ere were no deaths. Three of the cases were women. Hos- pital authorities said no symptoms of mas day last year. In 1927 seven deaths were ascribed to this cause during the Christmas holidays and in December, 1926, there were 72, of which 40 were laid to wood alcohol. Bellevue Hospital admitted 53 cases of alcoholism yesterday and the day before hristmas 31. Other hospitals in the city treated only a few cases each. - PROTOCOL IN EFFECT Soviet Officials Return to Zone. Marking End of War on Manchurian Border. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, December 26.—Execution of the protocol between China and Russia for the control and operation of the Chinese Eastern Railway actually be- in, said a dispatch from Harbin to , Japanese News Agency, with the return to Soviet officials to the railroad zone Inauguration of the agreement thus marks the end of five and one-half months of quasi-warfare along the Manchurian border. The train carrying Julius Rudy, new Russian manager of the Chinese East- ern Railway; his assistant, Denissov, and other Soviet officials, accompanied by Tsal Yun-Sheng, Chinese represent- focs, ‘orossea ke Bontier at Eegten: ntier a an- ichnaya this morning. It is en route to Harbin, where Chinese authorities are preparing a welcome. | BOYS FATALLY BURNED. Gasoline Explosion Costs Lives of Brothers in South Dakota Home. BROOKINGS, 8. Dak., December 26 (#)—Milford and Clifford Barton, 10 and 8 years old, respectively, sons of E. F. Barton of South Brookings, died of bums recelved yesterday as they attempted to kindle a fire in a stove . Gasoline was thrown over the two|both the when " a gallon container exploded. Overcome by the shock and the flames, | Pri p } and unable to run from the house, they marked. “The fact is,” he said, “that the clothing and all other things should have been marked.” “Did you consider the dress as evi- dence?” O'Shea asked. Dress Considered Evidence. “T believe the grand jury considered that as very important evidence,” Scott answered. O'Shea subsequently drew from Scott & statement that he believed the police should be the judge of what articles are marked and that he believed Kelly used his judgment in marking certain articles in the McPherson apartment. He also brought out that Kelly in his test y before the grand jury sald that if he had considered the dress as evie;r':;a it would have begn probably marked. Scott said Policeman Botts did not indicate that Inspector Shelby had told him what he should testify to before the grand jury. He also said he could not remember exactly what Lieut. Kelly had testified to regarding the windows and screens of the McPherson apart- ment. was excused after Attorney O'Shea asked him several questions re- lating ltlo the i~ 1ormendr ‘Pouce- man Allen gave the July grand jury on his_indep:ndent in ation of Mrs. McPherson’s death. recessed for luncheon. ‘Weighs Calendar Change. e League of Nations that it has const'tuted & committee for the reform of ihe calendar to work with similar ted States, Drazil, Costa Rica, ba, Ecuador, France, Hungary, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Salvador, P were carried out by a neighbor who heard their screams. The children were alone when the explosion occurred. Pzz-eal Ortiz Rublo, President-elect of Mexico was received with hi; This picture was taken at Union Stati Rubio were welcomed by a party headed by Secretary of Sta Senora Ortiz Rublo, President-elect Ortiz Rublo, Secretary Washington for a brief visit. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., 6 OF MOB SOUGHT INJAIL STORMING Bullet-Riddled Victim Gives Names of Attackers for Jury Action. By the Associated Press. JACKSON, Ky., December 26.—Six warrants charging malicious shooting and wounding were sworn to today by Chester Fugate, in the hospital here with bullet wounds received from pistols of a mob yesterday. Those named in the warrants are all relatives either by blood or marriage to Clay Watkins, ‘whom Fugate shot and killed last week. A special term of court already has been called for January 6, and Circult Judge Chester A. Back said today that the Christmas day mob action would be investigated by the grand jury at that time. It was indicated that warrants would be sworn out today for several men whom Fugate sald he recognized in the masked mob. Taken Out and Shot. Fugate, a tenant farmer, held for the slaying of his landlord, was taken from the Breathitt County Jail yester- day morning, shot half a dozen times and thrown over a cliff, where five hours }:tlgr his prayers and groans attracted elp. Fugate was brought to a hospital here and when it was learned that he was not expected to live his signed statement was taken. He was said to have stated that he recognized several of the mob, but county officials declined to give any intimation of their names pending ar- rests. The mob that revenged the death of Clay Watkins, lawyer and wealthy land- owner, worked quietly. Five men, about 2 am., slipped into the bed room of Sollie Combs, the jailer, in his h ad- joining the jail. Combs said that Before he was fully awake his arms and feet had been bound. He woke to & warning to keep quiet if he valued his life, The men did not harm the 25 other ;lrhoners in the jail, but sought out gate’s cell, hustied him out into the snow and drove awa) Cries Attract Farmer. It was five hours later when a farmer heard a man praying and groaning. He summoned help and Fugate was brought to the hospital here. It was not believed that he could survive the wounds and exposure. He had shot in the head, body and limbs and had suffered greatly from lying in the snow. He had been hurled some 20 feet from the road- way also. te, who is 25 years old, was not married, but lived with his aged father and several brothers. His quarrel with Watkins was said to have occurred over his claim that the latter failed to pay him for some coal that Fugate had dug for the lawyer. Watkins and Fugate met a week ago in a country store near here and the quarrel was renewed. Fugate shot him to death. Watkins, who was 45, was married and had two children. Second of Family Seized. Chester Fugate was the second mem- ber of his family to be taken by a mob from the Breathitt County jail, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1929, PROPOSED BUILDING FOR STATE DEPARTMENT The fire at the White House has again revived discussion of a building program which would establish new éxecu- tive olfl:el ?nl a n:w home for the ht‘e.l)eplrtunfi. ‘Theabove is an architect’s conception of what the State Depart- ment building should be, situated on the west side of Lafayette square, and harmonizing with surrounding structures. ORTIZ RUBIO GIVEN CORDIAL WELCOME Mexican President-Elect and Wife Will Be Lavishly En- tertained Here. (Continued From First Page.) tween lines of Marines into the recep- tion room, where other officials waited to receive the visitors. Among the other representatives of American officialdom were Undersecretary of State Joseph Cotton, Assistant Secretary of State Francis White, Gen. Summerall, chief of staff of the Army; Admiral Hughes, chief of naval operations; Gen. Neville, commandant of the Marine Corps; Gen. H. O. Williams, commanding the 16th Brigade; George Akerson, secretary to President Hoover; the military and naval aides to the President, and Direct Gen. Rowe of the Pan-American Union. The round of introductions in the room was brief and informal, after which the President-elect and the party emerged to face a battery ¢. news and motion picture cameras. As Sinor and Senora Ortiz Rubio appeared at the doorway, a trumpet sounded attention and the Army Band struck up the Mexi- can national anthem. The several hun- dred spectators joined with the visitors in baring heads and standing at at- tention. The President-elect and his wife readily posed for the photographers for about five minutes, standing beside Sec- retary and Mrs. Stimson and Senor Tellez. ‘Then the White House limousines swung into action and the procession to the Mexican embassy began, under escort of a squadron of motor cycle po- lice. The military escort was dispensed with during the hasty drive so as to facilitate movement of the ecars. The route led around the east front of the Capitol to the Peace monument and thence out Pennsylvania avenue to the White House and through Six- teenth street to the embassy, near Co- lumbia road. Hundreds of persons viewed the pro- cession from the sidewalks and details of policemen guarded the route to re- strain traffic, both motor and pedes-| j, x ‘where seven years ago two women and | trian. a child were killed in another outbreak of violence. Fifty years sgo Fugate's grandfather and a negro were taken by a mob and hanged in the court house yard. They were charged with waylaying and kill- ing & man named T . ‘The bloody battle of 1922 at the jail, the last previous -attempt to remove prisoner by force, found the jailer, Al- fred “Smoky” Allen, away, but his son Louis opened fire on three men who attempted to force entrance. The jail- er's daughter, daughter-in-law d grandsoh were killed in the exchange of bullets before the members of the mob learned that Noble Hargis, the man they sought, had been secretly removed to Winchester for safekeeping. ‘There previously had been trouble be- tween the Fugate and Watkins families and in 1926 Green Watkins, a d:guty sheriff and a brother of Clay Watkins, was waylaid and shot to death by Amos Fugate, cousin of Chester. Amos Fu- sentenced to life imprisonment for kil a woman, had escaped and Deputy Watkins came upon him in the mountains. e CARDINAL GAMBA DIES; WAS FRIEND OF ROYALTY Archbishop of Turin Assisted With ‘Wedding Preparations of Crown Prince Humbert. By the Assoclated Press. ROME, December 26.—Cardinal Gam- ba, Archbishop of Turin, died today. His death reduced the College of Car- At the embassy the party was hailed by another band, this time the Navy Band in full-dress uniform, assembled on the lawn of the embassy. Across the street from the building was another war-strength troop of cavalry, stand- ing rigidly and with trappings sparkling brightly in the sun. Will Stay at Embassy. Senor and Senora Ortiz Rubio will su{ at the embassy during their visit, while other members of their party will be at the Carlton Hotel. After a rest of several hours at the embassy, the President-elect d hi wife will leave for their call at the White House, which will be brief and rather informal. The guests will return to the embassy immediately after the ceremony and will be followed there within a few minutes by President Hoover. Under established custom Mr. Hoover could merely send his respects by proxy, but he perfers to make the call in person. Mrs. Hoover will be driven to the em- bassy at 4 o'clock. She will take Senora Ortiz Rubio in the White House car back to the White House, where the hospitalities of a tea will await her. ‘The g¥Wyoning board of the Pan- American UMNaQ will receive President- elect Ortiz Rublo at the Pan-American Building at 5 o'clock and tonight at 8 o'clock Ambassador Morrow will give a dinner in honor of the visitors. The program for the remainder of the visit includes trips to Arlington and Mount Vernon tomorrow, a luncheon at ‘Woodley tomorrow by Secretary Stim- son, an exchange of courtesies with Vice President Curtls, a state dinner at the ‘White House tomorrow night d a visit to Annapolis on Saturday. The party will leave Washington Sunday dinals to 62, of whom 29 are Italians | night. and 33 foreigners. The archbishop was an old friend of the royal family and was called in by em and the Pope durlng the completion of arrangements for Crown ince Humbert's wedding, January 8. It had been expected he would per- form the ceremony, but his age and in- firmity caused him to decline in favor of Cardinal Maffi, Archbishop of Pisa. . President-elect Ortiz Rubio, who had undergone medical treatment at Johns Hopkins University Hospital, in Balti- more, was met in Baltimore this morn- ing by Arthur Lane, chief of the Mexi- can division of the State Department, accompanied by Col. Pelham D. Glass- ford, assigned as special military aide to the President-elect, and Capt. Alfred W. Johnson, special naval aide. The train left Baltimore at 11:10 o'clock. ighest honors early this afternoon upon reaching lon, where the incoming executive and Senora Ortiz te Stimson. In the ;Ietln. left to right, are Mrs. Stimson, timson and Manuel Tellez, Ambassador from Mexico. —=Star Staff Photo. PRESIDENT MOVES INTO FAMED ROOM USED BY LINCOLN (Continued From Pirst Page.) the burning building and in answering such communications as were consid- ered of vital importance at this time. Pascual Ortiz Rubio Guest. Virtually no business engagements were made for the President today, al+ though he received calls from Senator Allen of Kansas, a personal friend, and Interstate Commerce Commissioner Campbell. This afternoon he receives formally Senor Pascual Ortiz Rublio, President-elect of Mexico, who is visit- ing Washington, and ttomorrow night the President and Mrs. Hoover will give a state dinner in honor of the visitor. The reception to be accorded Mexico'’s next President will be precisely in line with the cordiality shown Mr, Hoover during his good will tour of Latin America_last Winter. The President will meet with his cabinet as usual tomorrow morning. Inasmuch as the attendance will likely be small because several of the cabinet members are out of the city for the holidays, the meeting will be held in the President's temporary office in the White House. In the afternoon he will hold his semi-weekly conference with newspaper correspondents, using the famous east room on the first floor for this puzou, * esident has been advised by Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, officer in charge of public buildings and- public arks, that it will take from 60 to 90 days to restore the executive office to & condition permitting the work of the President and his executive force to resume their activities there. It has not been decided just how much of an appropriation Congress will be asked for to restore the office build- mq. Col. Grant expects to be in a po- sition to determine this either late to- day or tomorrow. In the meantime he is recelving estimates from contractors on the reconstruction work. Roof Funds Available, Col. Grant has some available funds which can be used to pay for a tem- porary roof over the executive office, to place supports for the roof and walls, and for other immediate purposes. The work of putting on a temporary roof was started early this morning, and it is expected before the end of the day to have this job completed. Support for the roof and walls also were being put place. This matter was considered absolutely necessary because of warn- ings on the part of firemen and engi- neers to the effect that a collapse might occur at any moment. President Hoover has taken a personal interest in all these preliminary plans, as well as the plans being worked out for the temporary quarters in the State and War Building. He personally visit- ed the, ruins early yesterday and again late in the afternoon. the latter oc- casion he was accompanied by Mrs, Hoover and his son Allan, who is visit- ing his parents for the holidays. The family had just returned from a long stroll in the downtown section of the Is | city. ‘The President personally pointed out to Mrs. Hoover the various things of | interest incident to the fire destruction and made observations here and there as to what is to be done in the way of restoration. Considering the soundness of the foundation, exterior walls, base- ment and first floor, it was decided that it would not be necessary to undertake the construction of an entirely new office building. The wreck of the office building has revived the talk of building a large modern office bullding on Jackson place, facing Lafayette Park, or some nearby location, to be used as the executive office. Mr. Hoover is known personally to favor such a project and has several times since becoming President ex- Erls.sed himself on the matter. He is nown to feel that the work of the Executive is expanding to such an ex- tent that it will be physically impos- sible to carry on his work in the quar- ;;H in the west wing of the White ouse. Modern Office Necessary. Mr. Hoover contends that a large modern office building must be built eventually, but has given no indication since the executive office fire that he is going to make any such recommenda- tion to Congress at this time. It is thought doubtful that he will even in- Ject the slightest suggestion in this cgn- nection into a special message he Wil address to Congress, in which he will ask for an immediate appropriation to restore the office building. Virtually every President in recent years has been more or less cramped in the matter of working quarters and all of them have been recorded as favor- ing a larger place to work. Among the other sites suggested for such an office building is the razing of the State, War and Navy Building after the occupants have been housed elsa wheré, and the acquisition of the squat opposite, bounded by Pennsylvania ave nue, Jackson place and New York ave- nue and Seventeenth street. It has also been suggested to place the Presi- dent’s office in the Mall property facing Pennsylvania avenue, as near to Fif- teenth street as possible. Wing Sufficient for Present. President Hoover is understood to be familiar with all of these proposals and plans, and to have some individ- ual ideas of his own, but for the present he proposes to be content with the restoration of the west wing of the ‘White House. is he had remodeled by & more practical utilization of space wlltrhouz enlargement of the building it- self. Mr. Hoover will be put to no great inconvenience while using the Battle Monuments quarters. They will mere- 1y necessitate a short walk across the street. The office room he will use is a most ornate one, expected that he will find it comfort- lbfl: and convenient. The Battle Mon- uments Commission and the War De- partment activities will be transferred to other buildings. ~The Monument Commission will be housed in the old Southern Railway Building and head- quarters for the War Planning Division of the War Department will be trans- ferred to the Barr Building. BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Ban}n'i Orchestra, at Stanley Hall this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock, John 8. M. Zimmermann, ba Anton r Suite de ballet, “Sous 16 Gems from musical comedy, Ve . . 4 | !. i CONGRESS WILLING T0 PROVIDE OFFICE Sentiment - Toward New Structure for White House Work Believed Favorable. (Continued From First Page.) fices with a tunnel—such as connects the Treasury Department and its an- nex just to the north—linking up the White House and the presidential work- shop. The State Department, Mr. Moore said, should contain apartments for distinguished visitors, as it is inad- visable to have notables, such as Prime Minister Macdonald, go to a hotel or to a private house, while officially visiting the American Government. Mr. Moore cited the accommodations prevailing for this purpose in England, where the mayors of large citles, such as Leeds, have mansion houses in which to enter- tain distinguished guests. Mr. Moore pointed out that the War Department cannot well be placed on the west side of Lafayette Square un- less it is desired to extend it westward across Seventeenth street, with a con- necting tunnel. The War Department ;:Equ"leds 1,000,000 feet for proper space, e sald. Against B Street Site. The Fine Arts Commission chairman is opposed to placing such a large build- ing on B street, which is to be the great ceremonial avenue of the city. B street, leading from the Capitol to the preten- tious Arlington Memorial Bridge, span- ning the Potomac River, is to be re- served for smaller buildings, such as the Red Cross headquarters, the Pan-Amer- ican Building and the National Academy of Sclences. “That area must be reserved for bulgdmn of that quiet type,” Mr. Moore said. On the east side of Lafayette Square it is proposed to extend the ‘Treasury Department annex to occupy the site of the Cosmos Club, at H street, in order to make the “frame” for the square in harmony. The triennial revort of the Fine Arts Commission, recently made public, con- tains a copy of a letter, written in 1924, to the director of the Bureau of the Budget by the commission relative to the proposed new Department of State, T by for the’ " ul g for the Department of State, to be located on square 167 (west side of Lafayette Square), the structure to contain, besides of the offices of the department, halls for lnum-flonax con- ferences and for those large fudctions at which the attendance is greater than can be -accommodated in the White House; also a few suites for the ac- commodation of guests of the United States. The plans already adopted for this bullding include these features, The purchase of the land would be re- quired in order to effect the change of location.” Tenth Report Statement. The tenth report of the Fine Arts Commission, covering the period from July, 1921, to December, 1925, con- tains this statement, with reference to the President’s office building: “Plans for increasing the available space in the President’s offices cam before the commission in April, 1923, In their report this commission ad- verted to the fact that when, in 1902, it became imperative to remove the executive offices from the second floor of the then overcrowded White House to a separate building, a small struc- ture was built at the end of the west terrace on the site occupied by the President’s office in the days of An- drew Jackson. This building was de- signed for temporary uses until Con- gress should provide for more adequate quarters elsewhere than in the White House grounds. These grounds, ample and even spacious at the beginning of the nineteenth century, were en- croached upon by two of the largest de- partment buildings in Washington—the Treasury and the State, War and Navy Buildings. While there was space in the White House grounds for a small one-story structure accommodating the offices of the President, and a room for cabinet meetings, there was neither space nor place for a building which should provide room for large official functions and accommodate official delegations from forelgn nations. Dur- ing the World War and the Limitation of Armaments Conference the lack of such a bullding necessitated a resort to private homes, the Continental M morial Hall and the Pan-American Building, none of which were adapted to the purposes for which perforce they were used. “In 1909 the original offices of 1902 were doubled in area by an extension to the rear, and twice since that date needed storage space has been turned into offices. The files are kept, some in the basement and some in the attic; but most of the official correspondence has been returned to former Presidents or their families. By good fortune the official papers of some Presidents have immediately found a place in the Library of Congress, but in most in- stances they have passed into private hands, to be purchased by Congress, or they have been withdrawn for the use of historians. In many cases offi- cial papers belonging to department files and forming & constituent portion of department records are missing. This lack of care of Government archives will go on until Congress shall provide a hall of records similar to the archives departments of all other civilized nations, and shall enact that every communication addressed to an officer of the Government in his official capacity shall be deemed a part of the public records and be treated as such, (An archives building is now provided for under the great public buildings rogram here.) “For the larger official entertain- ments and for international confer- ences, adequate provision should be made’ in the new building to be con- structed for the accommodation of the Department of State, as provided for in the public buildings act of June 25, 1910.” ITALIAN PLANE WRECKED. Craft With Crew of Five Falls Near Island in Aegean Sea. ATHENS, Greece, December 26 (#).— An Italian postal seaplane, with a crew of five, was wrecked today near the small island of St. Eustratios, near the Turkish coast in the ZAgean. ‘The Greek cruiser Helle has failed to find a trace of the machine or of its crew. The sea was rough and the wind high at the time of the accident. The Italian Mail Co. has dispatched sev- eral planes to aid in the search, BARE §20,000 DEAL FOR TWO MURDERS Police Say “Gangster’s Con- tract” Was Behind Dinner Party Hold-up. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, December 26.—A “gang- ster's contract,” promising $20,000, for the killing of Frankie Yale and Frank Marlow, was the objective of the seven men who held up the dinner being Riven for Magistrate Vitale, December 7. & police inspector testified today at the trial of former Detective Arthur Johnson, a guest at the dinner, who was disarmed by the robbers. Inspector Joseph J. Donovan, head of the Criminal Identification Bureau, testified that the contract was in the pocket of a Chicago ganster, who was one of the guests at the dinner. The inspector testified Yale and Marlow had encroached upon the op- erations of a local gangster, and this man, according to the inspector, hired a man from Chicago to bump off Yale and Marlow for $20,000, of which he had been paid only $5,000. The payment of the balance had been delay %0 long that the Chicago gangster threatened. to turn over to the police a contract for the deed, which he held, unless quick payment was made, the inspector said. “The New York man invited this Chicago man to the dinner to Judge Vitale ‘and told him to bring the con- tract,” said Inspector Donovan. “He knew this man had the contract with him and the hold-up was staged for the purpose of getting the contraet.” Yale was killed a year ago last July in a Brooklyn street, shot down in his ;:}l‘r :y :ull;u lrflT m“?m' guns in e hands of several men in a pursuin, automobile. 2 2 Marlow was “taken for a ride” In June of this year, and his body dumped out in an isolated section of Long TlRMter the ot 4 T the hold-up,” Inspector Dono- van testified, "lhreepmen 12::: the scene of the dinner and were instructed to g0 out and get the jewelry and money that was taken from the guests and return it. In four hours they returned with the jewelry and some of the money.” INDIANAPOLIS WARNED OF MENINGITIS SCOURGE 84 Cases and 23 Deaths in Three Weeks Is Record Revealed by Health Board Secretary. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., December 26. —Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secretary of the Indianapolis Board of Health, today announced figures showing that within the last three weeks there had been 34 cases of cerebro-spinal meningitis in this city, of which 23 proved fatal. Five deaths occurred yesterday. Dr. Morgan advised that crowds be avoided. As precautionary measures, he suggested spraying the nose and throat and gargling with a mild antiseptic. He sald that nearly all cases were con- tracted in ghceu that are overcrowded and where hygienic conditions are poor. Six squads, composed of a doctor and a technician each, are working to isolate each case as it develops and to establish & quarantine. Virginia Feels Temblor. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., December 26 (#).—The Rouse Physical Laboratory here last night recorded a sharp earth- quake shock estimated to have been within a radius of 100 miles of Char- lottesville. The shock took place at 9:56 p.m., Eastern standard time, and lasted only for a fraction of a minute. It was distinctly felt in this city and in varfous parts of Albermarle County. No damages were reported, but in some Instances bricks were shaken from chimneys. CASHIER 1S KILLED ., BY BANK ROBBERS Slain Man Was Memh{er of Posse Trying to Captire | Bandit Gang. ' | { By the Associated Press. SMITHS GROVE, Ky., December 26, —Robert Kirby, cashier of a logal bank, was killed today in a fight withf a band of robbers, who had held up ané robbed| the Bank of Oakland, Ky. The robyers abandoned thetr ams. mobile ana fled to the hills north ot town, where some 200 or 300 citizers, led by officers, went in search of them. ‘The Oakland Bank was held up short- ly after it was opened this morning and the robbers took about $1,000 in cash. ‘There was no firing in the bank, but as the three rebbers leaped into their machine, where it was believed two others were waiting, they were fired upon. Word of the robbery was telephoned to Smiths Grove, and as the men drove through here a posse of citizens opened fire upon them. They fired back and Kirby fell mortally wounded. FIELD REVENUE AUDITOR NAMED FOR WASHINGTON J. C. Wilmer, Appointed by G. L. Tait, Was Collector of Baltimore Port Under Roosevelt. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md, December 26— Galen L. Tait, collector of internal revenue for the Maryland district, an- nounces the appointment of J. Carlyle Wilmer of Charles County as internal revenue agent in charge of the field audit section at Wasl 3 Wilmer is the son of the late J. Allison Wilmer, who was adjutant gen- eral on the staff of Gov. Lioyd Lowndes. In 1906 Wilmer was named collector of the port of Baltimore hy President Roosevelt. He resigned when President Wilson took office and en- tered the internal revenue service. He was transferred to New York in 1922, where he has served until the present time. JEWS WILL CELEBRATE 8-DAY FEAST OF LIGHTS Observance of Chanukah, Starting at Sundown, Commemorates Preservation of Judaism. The feast of light, or Chanukah, will be celebrated by members of the Jewish faith in Washington for eight days, be- ginning at sundown tonight. The feast commemorates the preservation of Ju- daism and the Jewish people by the heroism of Judah the Maccabee when Antiochus Epiphanes, having political control of Palestine, sought to rule out the Jewish relij and its practices. A feature of its observance is the lighting of candles in homes and syna- gogues, the number of candles being in- creased by one on each of the evenings. PERSHING LEAVES CITY. Visits Sister in Lincoln, Nebr/, Qver Christmas Holidays. 1 Gen. John J.' Pershing is spending the Christmas holidays with his sister city Gen. g Y po- rarily the office of Iomemnllm See- retary of War Patrick Hurley, vacated by him cn his recent elevation to the post of Secretary. The Star’s New RADIO DIRECTORY is ready for YOU! THE STAR has just compiled from the latest Federal Radio Commission records a list of all of the radio stations in America, Canada and Cuba. N To you who have just purchased Radios this is a timely announce- ment. Get one of THE STAR RADIO DIRECTORIES and log your stations. Get your copy from any of THE STAR Agencies in your neigh- borhood or at the business counter of @he Star The Great Newspaper of the Natlon’s Capital