Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1930, Page 24

B8 SUSPECTS ESCAPE RDDLED PLANE Craft Seized on Beach Near Seattle by U. S. Agents Seeking Smugglers. By the Associated Press. SEATTLE, March 28.—A seaplane that was driven by its twg-man crew through a hail of lead from the shot- guns of United States immigration agents who suspected it of having been used for mug&lm{ aliens, narcotics and liquor into this country, was held here wg after it was found deserted on a The two men in the plane escaped, ‘but the officers arrested Arthur E. Mon- day, who, they said, was transferring beer from the plane to an automobile | B parked on the beach. The car was, seized and Monday was held at the im- | migration detention station. The car, officers said, contained five sacks of beer and 35 gallons of aviation gasoline. Sighted from Hill. Acting on advance information, the immigration officers yesterday posted a Jookout on a hill to watch for the plane When he sighted it landing, he notified | his companions, who rushed to the | beach to surround it. Monday, they | said, warned the fiyers, who immedi- | ately began getting under way. The agents said they opened fire when they saw one of the men in the plane reach down as if he intended to get a weapon. ‘The plane soon was out of reach of the officers’ guns. When the immigration officers saw the plane had made its getaway, they immediately notified customs officials and two of the latter started in pursuit in a commandeered air mail plane. Abandoned Near Seattle. Meanwhile the lookout had seen the Browns Bay, near Seattle, where its Brown’s Bay, near Seattle, where its occupants speedily abandoned it after running it ashore. It was seized by customs agents and towed to Lake Union by a Coast Guard boat. The body of the plane had been damaged badly by gun fire. The plane’s license was issued to Herman Guis, owner, and Walter Re- mer, pilot, customs officials said. Both ‘were sought for questioning. Locke, Novelist, Improves. PARIS, March 28 (P).—Wiliam J. Locke, novelist, who recently left a elinic here after a serious iliness, has taken a flat in Paris, where he will re- main under the eye of Dr. Gosset and can undergo violet ray treatment. His ‘fldltl?_n is reported as “much im- proved. MISS ELLEN N. LA MOTTE, Who recently was decorated by the Chinese Government for her work against the opium traffic, will be a guest | and speaker Sunday aftermoon at a meeting at the National Women's Party headquarters. Miss La Motte, a trained nurse in France during the World War, | has written for magazines on her ex- | periences as a nurse and as an investi- gator of the narcotic traffic. o A massive floating crane, Yo be sup- | plied by German manufacturers to the port of Dunkirk, France, will be paid through reparations account. Swanee Syncopators On the Bandstand Al Kamons leading | resent the | Park Players, East Washi: | munity Players, Jabberwr ), Jewish THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1930, Washingten, Shakespeare Society, St. fim‘ammhmwm Tucker Players of Baker Studio of Washington ‘Women's City Club Drama Unit. RACE FAKERS CONVICTED Gambling Scheme Brings Two Sen- tences of 7 Years’ Hard Labor. ORLANDO, Fla., March 28 (#).—Joe Haworth and James F. McLaughlin were convicted in Criminal Court yes- terday on charges of attempting to de- fraud in the operation of a fake race track gambling scheme. They were sentenced to seven years at hard labor. POPE ATTENDS CONCERT College of Cardinals and Diplomats to Holy See Are Present. VATICAN CITY, March 28 (#).—Pope Pius, the members of the Sacred Col- lege of Cardinals and the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See last night attended a concert in the Hall of Benedictions by the orchestra of the 8t. Cecilia Academy. “GAS” TO BE GIVEN BY DRAMA GUILD William F. Baker Directs Presenta- tion Scheduled for April 5. More than 50 players representing 18 amateur theatrieal groups will comprise the cast of Ge;ge Kaiser's “Gas,” to be presented A 5 in the McKinley Auditorium by the Community Drama Guild of Washington. “Gas” is offered by the guild under the direction of William F. gulker. ‘The plot involves a struggle between an ideadist of a past generation and a modern mechanical genius whe be- lieves in the full utilization of inven- tions. The modern stage devices rep- last word in theatrical and realism. represented in the cast of clude the Arts Club, Cleveland Com- mechanis; Grou) “Gas” Community Center, the Masks, Orange and Blue Players, Park View Players, Plerce Hall Players, the Playmakers of Thomson Center, Readers Club of They Come to Saks For Furs . .. Cloth Coats . . . 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Gwenllian Davis made a charming heroine and Sylvia Donovitz looked like a real Parisian, while Charles Chamberlin was _the amusing and ridiculous Almeric, whose fortune Perhaps EASTERN STUDENTS GIVE SPRING PLAY Booth Tarkington Comedy Well Presented and Well Received. ‘The annual Spring play of the Eastern High School was presented last night with a show of considerable enthusiasm on the part of the actors as well as the audience. A comedy by Booth Tark- l%wn and Harry Leon Wilson called “The Man From Home” was the pro- duction of the evening. It will be re- pu:ed tonight with a slightly different cast. The rising of the curtain, after the school orchestra had played a spirited hunting comes laconic to the most realistic naught. 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