Evening Star Newspaper, April 1, 1930, Page 2

CROSBY OPPONENTS - GIVE ARGUMENTS Retired Officer’s Right to . Serve as Commissioner i Is Questioned. (Continued From First Page) that so far as he was concerned he did not care to hear legal arguments in the case of Gen. Crosby, explaining that he was willing to take the finding of the Attorney General's office, which he re- garded as the highest legal opinion out- side of the courts. Senator Jones said he would have the same opinion when the arguments were over. Senator Copeland said that all of the legal advise that had come to him { had been direcled against the eligibility | of a reiired Army oiticer for this posi- | tlon. At this point John B. Colpoys of the | Central Labor Union, interrupted to emphasize that there is nothing per- sonal in the opposition to Gen. Crosby. “But a principle is involved here, and when you temporize with prin- ciple you are lost,” Mr. Colpoys con= tinued. “We are appealing o you as our board of aldermen.” { Allen Asks Hearing. er Policemers Robert J. A.len, Vlh’nont?lme into the limelight several months ago as a result of his inde- pendent investigation into the death of Mrs. Virginia McPherson, arose and asked to be heard. Senator Vandenberg said he thought the commiltee should hear first from Mr. Darr, who appeared as spokesman for a group of organiza- tions. Allen did not indicate the nature of the testimony he wanted to give. Mr. Darr began by describing Gen. Crosby as & splendid man, but added wo Commiss :.hlt he believed he could show a re- tired Army officer dtoeu‘x}u.t_l:ome within scope of the act o 3 ta'el‘olmhlnx briefly on the disfranchised condition of Washington Mr. Darr sald the nearly 600,000 persons Wwho live here follow the flag of their country in time of war, pay taxes and perform all the other duties of citizens but We cannot say we are soverelgn citizens. Discusses Opinion. Taking up the report of the Attor- ney Oen‘erll's office in support of Gen. Crosby, Mr. Darr declared that the At- torney General “talks himself out of court” when he refers to the situation prior to 1878, because, Mr. Darr con- tended, the Attorney General's opinion did not account for the reason Con- ess had in using the words “civil e the organic aet. Whg;m Mr. garr declared that a re- tired Army officer is still a part of the ‘Army, Senator Kean, Republican, of New Jersey, asked him if he contended that any man who was an officer in the ‘World War would be ineligible for Com- missioner. Mr. Darr replied and retired officers. Cites Tyler Case. of the cases cited by Mr. Darr o of the claim that a retired ‘officer was not eligible was that of vs, Tyler, Before Mr. a this case Senator Cope- “had heard of a part of Mr. D o cogtatned he. iatement rt ion the sf mfi “it is tmp;wlbh to hold that men ‘who are by statute deciared to be a part of the Army, who may wear its uni- form, whose names shall be borne upon its register, who may be assigned by sheir superior officers to specified duty by detail as other officers are, who are subject to the rules and articles of war, and may be tried, not by a jury, as other citizens are, but by a military court-martial, for any breach of those rules, and who may finally be dismissed on such trial from the service in dis- grace, are still not in the military. Dr. George C. Havenner, president of the Federation of Citizens’ Assoclations, took the stand and sald that a large majority of 54 citizens’ associations and eight city-wide organizations faver the appointment of the former chief of Cavalry. Dr. Havenner read into the commit- tee record resolutions adopted by the federation which expressed the opinion that President Hoover ‘“canvassed the field pretty tl hly” before selecting the two proposed District Commission- ers. Two representatives of citizens’ as- sociations in the committee room took exception to Dr. Havenner's statement that the great majority approved the nomination. ‘Washington Topham, president of the North Capitol Citizens’ Association, in- formed the committee that his group opposed Gen. Orosby, and later a rep- resentative of the Brightwood associa- tion also noted opposition. Aflen Blames Pratt. Former Policeman Allen then took the stand, announcing that he wished to tell the committee things he knew about. He asserted vigorously that the real reason Maj. Gen. Crosby is being o] is that Maj. Pratt, superin- tendent of police, and Inspector Shelby of the Detective Bureau do not want anybody controlling the Police Depart- ment who might be unfriendly to their methods. In addition to the two citizens' as- sociations opposing confirmation, objec- tion was noted by E. C. Reigel, repre- sentative of the Washington Consumers' Guild, and H. M. Woeleh of the Georgla Avenue Business Mens' Assocla- tion. Reigel aaid that the District was becoming “progressively militarized” and cited the appointment of Maj. Gen. Patrick to the Utllities Commission. Woelch said that the only question con- fronting the committee in respect to Gen. Crosby was whether he is qualified under the law. The committee completed its hearing shortly after noon and indicated that action would be taken on the Crosby nomination next Priday. DELAY IN WITHDRAWING HAITI MARINES URGED Shipstend Wants Troops Kept at Island Until Government Is Bet Up. Br the Assoclated Press. Senator Shipstead, Farmer - Labor, Minnesota, today advocated keeping the Marines in Haiti until a government had been set up by the island republic. After a conference with President Hoover, the Minnesota Senator sald ‘withdrawal of the Marines at present would leave the country without any government. In adopting the report of the Forbes Commission as the basis of his admin- istrative policy, President Hoover's pro- gram _contemplates gradual with- drawal of Marines and the establish- ment of diplomatic relations. 3 Sharp Earthquake in Greece. ATHENS, Greece, April 1 (#)—A gharp earthquake was felt vesterday at Volo and surrounding e Maj. nominated to be ment by the Senate District Gen. Herbert B. Crosby (left) and Dr. Luther H. Reichelderfer (right), District Commissioners, appearing at a hearing on their appoint- committee this merning. - HEAR THEIR QUALIFICATIONS tar Staff Photo. TARIFF RULE GETS COMMITTEE'S 0.K. Agrees to Send Bill to Con- ference, but Makes No Mention of Vote Pact. By the Associated Press. ‘The House rules committee today agreed upon the rule to send the tariff bill to conference with the Senate, but it made no mention of the understand- ing reached yesterday that the House would be given an opportunity to vote on the sugar, lumber, cement and shingles rate before they are finally settled in conference. Representative Tilson of Connecti- cut, the Republican leader, however, explained that it was not the practice to place such provisions in a rule and indicated that the “gentleman's agree- ment” that the House would get a chance to vote on the rates would be adhered to. Under House parliamentary proced- ure, the rule must lay over one day before being debated. Efforts will be made to bring it up and adopt it to- morrow. The House and Senate then will ap- point their conferees, and the confer- ence committee probably will get down to work on the hundreds of differences in the House and Senate measures the Iatter part of this or early next week. Speculation Over Vote, ‘Theré Wwas sotue ‘speculation today over what the House would do when asked to vote on sugar, lumber, cement and shingles. - Friends of the bill as it now stands were inclined to the opinion that the House would vote to concur in the Senate rate of two cents a pound | on Cuban sugar and also the Senate duty of six cents & 100 pounds on ce- (Y ment and the free listing of shingles. ‘The House bill provides a duty of 2.40 cents on Cuban sugar, as against 1.76 cents in existing law; & rate of 8 cents 2 100 pounds on cement, and 25 per cent on shingles. Predictions also were made that the House would insist on free soft wood lumber which the Senate bill transfers from the free to the duti- able list at a rate of $1.50 a thousand board feet., Adoption of Procedure Assured. The adoption of this course of proced- | ure was vegarded as assured. It was agreed upon by the Republican chief- tains iate yesterday after nearly a week had been spent in conferences designed to bring into harmony the conflicting demands of varlous groups within the party. A vote on the “rule” could not be taken until tomorrow, as House proced- ure made it necessary that it “lie on the table” for 24 hours after being reported. ‘There was some doubt, too, that it could be brought up tomorrow, prevailing parliamentary conditions will be sucl that the objection of one member of the House will be sufficient to postpone action until ‘Thursday. The procedure agreed upon was & compromise between the desires of ad- ministration leaders that the bill follow the usual course and be sent directly to conference, the demand of an Eastern | group for a separate pre-conference vote on suger and the demand of a Middle Western group for similar votes on cement, lumber and shingles. The Mid- die Westerners, a sizable bloc from the beet-sugar-producing section, opposed at the same time any separate vote on sugar, preferring in this way to keep the House on record for a 2.40 cctas & pound sugar duty as compared with the Sen- ate figure of 2 cents. Cement, now on the free list, was made dutiable by the House at 8 cents a hundredwelght and by the Senate at 6 cents. ‘The House placed a 25 per cent ad valorem duty on shingles and the Senate returned them to the free list. ‘The House retained soft wood lumber on the free list and the Senate imposed a duty of $1.50 a thousand board feet on fir, spruce, on railroad tles and telephone poles of all woods. The Republican program was sternly criticized by the Democrats of the House, who wanted that branch of Con- gress to vote on all the 1,250 Senate amendments before sending the bill to conference. Representative Garner, the Demo- cratic leader, predicted that it would be impossible to obtain final action before June 1. His contention was that the bill would be expedited “by voting on the Senate amendments by sched- ules, thereby assuring that many of the most controversial features will not go to conference. e BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Band Orchestra this evening at Stan- lev Hall at 5:30 o'clock. John 8. M. Zimmermann, bandmaster; Anton Point- ner, assistant leader: March, “The American Legion,” ‘Vandersloot “Midsummer Night's Overture, ....Mendelssohn the Mississip) ¢ 1" Pather of Waters, 3. Finn. 3. Old Creole days. Mardi Gras, Excerpts from the Irish comedy, “Barry of Ballymere”.........Olcot! Fox trot, “Under a Texas Moon,” Perkins ‘You Were the Ayt Huckleberry 4. The Popular wnl‘!:_l song, “ Pinale, “Bitting by the Window, | ment may be imposed for failure to an- ch, pine, hemlock. and | Ayers| Agha, who has TAKING OF CENSUS | BEGINS TOMORROW Capital’s Population Expect- ed to Be Upward of 580,000 Persons. Early tomorrow morning & small regl- ment of census takers, armed with scores of questions and bundles of schedules, will start throughout the eity to take the decennial nose-count of the | residents of Washingon, which is ex- pected to show a population in the Capital City of upward of 580,000 per- sons as of Aprill. Since last December J. Sterling Moran, commander of the army of census enumerators, has been marshaling his workmen, who include many women, and training them for the census-taking task, which opens tomor- row in every section of the city. The last time Uncle Sam took an of- ficial nose-count of the population of the Capitl City, his enumerators found there were 437,571 persons residing here. Experts figured out that the popu~ lation of Washington increased during the decade between 1910 and 1920 at the rate of 10,800 a year. If that rate has been maintained during the decade which ends today, the population of ‘Washington will have gone well beyond the half-million mark and will be reach- ing toward the mark of 600,000 inhabi- tants. Varlety of Questions. All sorts of questions are to be asked every resident of. Washington tomor- row, including the usual questions as to place of birth, sex, age at last birth- day, marital condition and occupation. In addition, such questions as owner- ship of radio , home ownership and questions designed to find out how much unemployment exists have been added to the census schedules this ear, Of particular interest to those who favor national representation for the voteless residents of the District of Co- lumbia, or a voice in their own affairs, is & question which is entirely new to the census schedules this year. This is a list of persons who have a voting res- idence in some State and are fully ualified to vote in the State in which they have their voting residence. This schedule, according to Mr. Moran, is to be compiled for statistical purposes only and is to be held strictly confiden- tial. Questions to be asked in this schedule include the name and street address of the voter, his State, the ap- proximate date of his last visit to the State of legal residence and the ap- proximate date of his last vote, either by persons or by mail. This schedule is used only in the District of Co- lumbia. Mr. Moran emphasized today that it is particularly important that every per- son in the District of Columbla give full and complete answers to the enumer- ators. Penalties or fine and imprison- swer the questions, but the Government is reluctant to invoke the powers of prosecution given by Congress in the act authorizing the taking of the 1930 decenniel census. Must End By April 15, At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning 403 enumerators, all armed with special credentials issued by Mr. Moran, will sally forth to start the local nose count, which must end, according to the by April 15. The city has been d into 35 enumeration districts and a number of subdistricts and 22 mail car- riers from the the Park road post office have been enlisted to aid the enumerators in the densely populated region lying near Park road between Soldiers’ Home and Rock Creek Park. Original plans of the census takers called for only 396 enumerators, but the number has been expanded to take in all the subdistricts outlined in supplemental plans of the director. The enumerators will go into each of the 32 'nstitutions in the District of Columbla, into every apartment house, large and small, and into every e, and, in order that the nose-count may be complete, even though an entire family is out of the city, absent sched- ule have been prepared to take care of all those who may be out when the enumerators call. The census will be as of April 1. If a person died yesterday he will not be counted, but if his death occurred after midnight he will be listed as a resident of Washington. All questio.is asked will be as of April 1. A child born on April 2 will not be listed, although a child born today will be listed. W. C. T. U. SECRETARY BEGINS WORK IN TURKEY Agnes Slack Decla “God Sent Me When Nation Was Turning From Islam to Drink.” By the Associated Press. ISTANBUL, Turkey, April 1—"God sent me to Turkey at a critical moment when the nation was turning from Islam to drink,” Agnes Slack. secretary ot the World’s Women's Christian Tem- perance Union, who is Lere to organize the first Turkish branch of the Women'’s Christian Temperance Union, sald today. ‘Two hundred Turkish women took the teetotalers’ pledge in forming the union branch today, electing Mme, Hussein W, | - vided Bey as their president. Mme. Slack also met and congratu- lated the 151-year-old teetotaler, Zaro DR Btatan o sanibi RmseE 85 (08 . a8 a8 to how from holic LOBBY QUIZ REPORT | SHOALS FIGHT END | 1S DUE THIS WEEK Will Deal Extensively With Disclosures Regarding Chairman Huston. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The report of the Senate lobby com- mittee on the Muscle Shoals lobby is being prepared by Senator Walsh of Montana and probably will be sub- mitted to the Senate during the present week although the committee has still another witness to hear on Muscle Shoals. The report will deal extensively with the activities of Claudius H. Huston, chairmen of the Republican national committee, who for many years was president or treasurer of the Tennessee River Improvement Association which interested itself in the development of Muscle Shoals. Senator Walsh sald today that his report would discuss the actlvities of Mr. Huston as revealed before the committee. At the White House today denial was made that President Hoover was con- templating writing & letter to Mr. Hus- ton requesting his resignation as chair- man of the Republican national com- mittee. A report published in morning newspapers stating that the President was inclined to write such a letter brought the denial. Senator Robinson of Indiana, Repub- lican, member of the Senate lobby com- mittee, said today that he probably would address the Senate in reply to an attack on Mr. Huston if the attack materialized on the floor of the Senate. Notwithstanding the defense of Mr. Huston, which may be made by Sena- tor Robinson and other regular Repub- lieans, the opinion still prevailed today at the Capitol that Mr. Huston eventual- 1y will retire from the chairmanship of the national committee. It is under- stood that he has told friends that he will not resign while under fire. The in- quiry into the Muscle Shoals lobby is still ‘going on, and the lobby committee has still to submit its report dealing with Mr. Huston. HUSTON ACTIVITIES AGAIN BROUGHT UP IN LOBBY INQUIRY (Continued | Rage) the Carbide company for the associa- tion. The letter also said that in 1925 at the last meeting of the association at Chattanooga 275 maps valued at $50,000 were on exhibition. Huston previously had testified he had sold maps and charts belonging to the nssociation to the company for the $36,100. COMMITTEE TO CALL RASKOB. Caraway Gets Wire of Acceptance From Democratic Chairman. By the Assoclated Press. Chairman Caraway of the Senate lobby committee announced today that John J. Raskob, chairman of the Dem- ocratic national committee, would be called to testify Friday. At the same time, Chairman Caraway summoned Edward A. O'Neal, president of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federa- tion, for questioning on Thursday in regards to activities on Muscle Shoals legislation. Caraway today received a telegram from Raskob, which said he would be glad to appear at amy time. Summoning of Raskob has been ask- ed by Senator Robinson, Republican, Indiana, to ascertain his connection with the Association Against the Pro- hibition Amendment. In his telegram Raskob called atten- tion to testimony by Claudius Huston, chairman of the Republican national commlittee, before the lobby committee, that he understood Raskob had con- tributed to the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. The telegram added: “While it would seem that there is little justification for demanding my presence or testimony before your com- mittee on such a ground, I am wiring to state that 1 am perfectly willing to @appear at any time that may be desig- nated " O'Neal was summoned after a letter written by him to Chester Gray of the American Farm Bureau Federation had been read today before the commiitee. ‘The letter suggested that Representa- tive Lister Hill of Alabama get W. B. Bell, president of the American Cyana- mid Co. “in a room alone and go to the bat with him.” Gray sald he understood the refer- e‘l:llceldvluoldx;;tn?;!d to mteln that Bell should modity recapture clause in the Wright bill providing for accept- ance of the American Cyanamid Co.'s proposal to lease Muscle Shoals. “CENSUS TAKERS” ROB CHICAGO HOME OF $50,000 IN JEWELS _(Continued From First Page.) Buelow home twice; but on the first visit Mrs, von Buelow had not yet re- turned from a lhorpm. trip. Several hours later they called again. Mrs. von Buelow's brother-in-law, f:l;rlnuphtr Gross, answered their ring- ng. “We're census takers,” one of tI bandits said. - At Mrs. von Buelow's bidding, the bandits were escorted to an upstairs living room. Bandits Bind Victims. “Hello, Lottie” greeted one of the bandits, brandishing his gun. “If any one screams it's good night.” Mrs, von Buelow and Mr. and Mrs. Gross were trussed up in their chairs; their legs were bound with ropes and clothing and their mouth and eyes closed with adhesive tape. Two servants were rounded up and treated likewise. The door bell rang again—this time it was Von Buelow, calling to be a dinner guest of his wife before leaving Chicago. The former war aviator was likewise bound and his pocketbook rified of its contents. $50,¢ in Jewelry Taken. After leisurely ransacking the home, the bandits found Mrs. von Buelow's Jjewelry case, Although she had not yet made an inventory of her loss, Mrs. von Buelow told police the Mewelry taken would approximate $50,000. ‘The bandits warned the prisoners to remain quiet and that the cost of iden- tifying any of them would be death. ‘on Buelow freed himself and then released the others. A physiclan was called to attend the women. Mrs. von Buelow 1s the widow of Nathan Brenner, millionaire manufac- turer and politician. He settled $750,000 u?‘m his wife before he died. Last May, after returning from a tour of Central America, sh low, a married to Von Bue- ass plane pilot whom she met in Panama. He was 36 and she 20 years older. Last week Mrs. von Buelow sued for divorce, charging misconduct with several unnamed women. Head-hunting is still the main occu- pation of the cannibal tribes of the Up- are N 3 DAYS 1 SEE Watson Predicts Quick Dis- position of Norris Resolution. By the Associated Press. Disposition of the Norris resolution roviding for Government operations of he Muscle Shoals, Ala., nitrate and power plant by the Senate within two or three days was predicted today by Senator Watson of Indiana, the Re- publican leader, as the resolution was laid before the Senate. Senator Norris, Republican, Nebraska, | upon this assurance agreed to defer | immediate consideration of the legis- lation to permit the Senate to dispose of routine business that has piled up during the tariff debate. Senator Watson did not believe it would reguire “more than three days at the outside and possibly not more than two days” to pass on the Norris Muscle Shoals resolution. House leaders, however, have given assurance that the legislation will be considered there this session. ‘Agreement also was reached to permit Senator Tydings, Democrat, of Mary- land, an opportunity to deliver a speech against prohibition later in the day. ‘This is the only measure of the many score which have been advanced in the 10 years of investigations and legis- Iative wranglings to get through Con- gress. It was adopted two years ago, but President Coolidge permitted it to die by pocket veto. House Outlook Is Dark. Administration forces, generally op- posed to Government ownership and operation, are prepared to oppose the Norris resolution, but apparently there is no counterproposal of a lease to pri- vate industry to be offered. Senator Norris is confident of the votes to put through his measure again, but the out- look for it in the House is not so bright. ‘The Muscle Shoals debate offered an opportunity for the threatened Senate discussion of the activities of Claudius Huston, chairman of the Republican national committee, in behalf of dis- position of Muscle Shoals to private in- terests, A report from the lobby com- mittee on_Huston’s financial relations with the Tennessee River Improvement Association in its activities on Muscle Shoals legislation is in prospect Put up during the war. when Congress feared this Nation might be cut off from the nitrogen supply so vital in the manufacture of war explosives, the huge dam on the Tennessee River and the nitrate plants nearby have never really been used for their original purpose. Ford Bid Started Fight. A bid by Henry Ford for the property shortly after the war ended electrified the South and stirred a bitter con- troversy in Congress. After four years of congressional wrangling, Mr. Ford withdrew his offer. Since then various bills have been passed by one branch or the other. Finally, two years ago, the Norris Government operation reso- lution got through both the House and Senate. The Norris resolution would set up a governmental corporation directed by three men to be appointed by the Pres- ident to operate the nitrate plants and to control the power generated by the dam on the Tennessee River. It also would provide for the con- struction of a dam on the Clinch River at Cove Creek, Tenn., to be used as a reservoir for the Muscle Shoals Dam. It is estimated this dam would cost, with its transmission lines to Muscle Shoals, $34,140,000. The Government corporation would be authorized to manufacture fixed ni- trogen at Muscle Shoals, but its main purpose would be to conduct experi- ments in the manufacture of nitrogen for use as fertilizer in time of peace and for explosives In time of war, States Would Get Power, Surplus power generated at the plants would be distributed equitably among the States within transmission distance. Preference in sale of power would be given to States and municipalities and thereafter it could be sold to private industry or individuals. Alabama would be allowed 5 per cent of the gross proceeds from the sale of surplus power at Muscle Shoals and Tennessee would be allowed 5 per cent from the sale of power at Cove Creek to compensate the States for loss in taxes on private property. 0FFICIAI:S EXPECT 20,000 TO SEE BOWIE _(Continued From First Page.) record ever made over this distance at Bowle was achieved in 1929 by Eskimo, which dashed under the tape in 1 min- | ute 23 and 4-5 seconds. The inaugural is being run today for the eighth time, 20,000 to See Bowle. If Rapid Transit or another of the speedsters is in a running mood, the condition of the track will contribute to a record-shattering effort. Early scratches reduced the feature fleld to 13. ‘The first tilt on the course was a 4-furlong dash of 2-year-old maiden colts and geldings. The inauguration of the 1930 season in Maryland finds most of Bowie's 1,100 stalls occupied. There are around 600 more thoroughbreds at Pimlico and as many more at Laurel, Marlboro, Havre de Grace and private stables. A num- ber of owners will van in their es- brants on the day they choose to race at the track in the pines. Many High-class Horses. Among approximately 2,500 horses uartered in this section are some of the highest-class performers in the | country. There are perhaps half a dozen prominent Kentucky Derby can- didates, including Ned O, owned by Buck Foreman, one of the favorites in the early wagering on the Blue Grass classic. Then there are the 2-year-old chlmJ)lom of the Agua Caliente, the Florida and the New Orleans Winter meetings—Siskin, Vander Pool and Prince de Armour. It may be that they will meet late in the week in a race that may bring together a dozen or OPEN 16TH PROGRAM | more candidates for the Kindergarten Stakes. The racers have gathered .in Mary- land from all sections of the North American Continent, many of them coming from Cuba, Mexico, Louisiana, Florida, Illinois and New York. Hun- dreds Wintering here and in the North and East have for weeks been prepar- ing on Maryland tracks for Spring races. The money disbursement during the 11-day meet, according to Race s:creu? Joseph McLennan, will total around $110,000. The four stake purses, less added money, add to about $20,000. Thirty feature tilts will be presented during the meeting. One new stake, the James Rowe Senlor Memorial Handicap, has been added to the program. It will be run on Saturday. The value is $5,000 add- ed. This event is a tribute to the memory of the veteran H. P. Whllnez trainer, who died last August, and to be an added and an annual event. Robeson Hailed in Bérlin. BERLIN, April 1 (4).—Paul Robeson, American Negro singer and actor, was warmly applauded by a large audience last night in an English performance of Eugene O'Neill's play “Emperor Jones,” which he had many times played in America. Robeson was HOOVER ON BRIDLE PATH The First Lady on one of the bridle paths in Rock Creek Valiey tnis morning. lated Press Photo. CHINESE BRIGANDS REIGN WITH SWORD Kiangsi Magistrate Is Boiled in 0il and $60,000 in Tribute Is Exacted. By the Assoclated Press. SHANGHAI, April 1.—Further dis- patches today confirmed scattered re- ports that bandit armies were conduct- ing a virtual reign of terror in several provinces of China south of the Yang- tze River. From Hankow came information that the bandits who last Thursday raided and looted the city of Yuanchow, west- ern Kiangsi Province, besides captur- ing three missionaries, had boiled the district magistrate in oil, killed & Chi- nese Christian pastor and. forced the residents to pay $60,000 Mexican “good- will money” before they departed. Grave fears were expressed for the safety of the kidnaped trio, which in- cluded Miss Nina Eleanor Gemmel, 35, formerly of Girard, Kans., and Tacoma, Wash. The other captured mission- arles were the Rev. and Mrs. R. W. Portus of England. An expected general evacuation of foreigners from Kiangsi Province, long rnvul;:d by attacks of the lawless bands, was reported from Nanchang, capital of the province, because of in- creasing danger from the bandits, who were movmhnorthw-ri Eight thou- sand organized brigands, under the leadership of Chu Teh, bandit leader, educated in Europe, were sald to be menacing Nanchang. Chu Teh was be- lieved to have 30,000 well armed henchmen under his control. Bandits were reported in dispatches as having captured Quinsan, south of Soochow, 50 miles from Shanghal, kill- ing many who opposed them and car- rying away 57 wealthy Chinese resi- dents, after announcing they would be killed unless ransom money was paid. Other dispatches told of police and soldlers firing on boats carrying 500 bandits and littering the craft with dead and wounded. The boats and many bandits were captured, although others escaped ashore. Handok dispatches said that 1,000 bandits had raided and looted Tunchen, in southern Hupeh Province. They killed 50 Chinese officials and residents before departing with loot. A Chinese press dispatch from Amoy said that reds were looting indiscriminately south of Fukien Irovince and that officials were helpless. ARMY PLANES FIGHT IMAGINARY ENEMY Flyers Practice Defense Against Attack on Central Cali- fornia Area. By the Associated Press. SACRAMENTO, April 1.—Army flyers from all over the country, assembled here for their annual maneuvers, today began B theoretical defense movement against an imaginary enemy advancing upon the cities of the San Prancisco Bay area and Central Californ! The Army fiyers had 113 planes on he defense line and several athers aus—4w-aswive ety Or tomorrow. weather still was holding the 22 planes of the 1st Pursuit Squadron at Chey- enne, but an early take-off for the West was planned. The squadron is fiying here from Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, Mich, Initial operations were confined to reconnaissance flights to familiarize the Army pilots with the terrain of the cen- tral part of the State. They were or- amf' out in groups of three planes, leaving Mather Field here at three- minute intervals. The maneuvers will continue until April 24. WSRO TRACTION MERGER APPROVAL VOTED BY: HOUSE GROUP (Continued First Page.) ties Commission after merger is in operation proved to be the gflnclpll bone of contention between the comm! and the utllities duriiig the hearings. The section permits the utilities tq ap- al to the courts in cases where Euu are involved, but would" restrict the courts from considering the merits of testimony taken by the commission with regard to “matters of fact.” Attorneys for the two railway com- panies, the Chesapeake & Potomac Tel- ephone Co., the Washington Gas Light Co. and other local “?lm:tuflmm“mlin protesting against any limitation what- ever on their rights of appeal to the courts, holding that such a restriction would be unconstitutional, because it would deprive them of their preroga- tives of “‘due process of law. It appears certain the utilities will continue their fight to have section 12 elis ted from the measure. So far the Public Utilities n has in- sisted it will not consider any modifica- tion of the section, and utilities have been equall; determined in their wwd'-lone%o t" stand of the misslon, FLEANOR BOLLING LEAVES DUNEDIN ,000 Line Waterfront to Cheer Byrd’s Supply Ship on Return Voyage. (By Radio to The Star and the New York Times.) DUNEDIN, N. Z, April 1.—The Eleanor Bolling, supply ship of the Byrd Antarctic expedition, cast off today for the return journey to New York by way of Panama. A throng of 3,000 lined the waterfront to cheer the vessel upon her way. ‘The Eleanor Bolling, making good time, soon passed Port Chalmers, at the mouth of the harbor of Dunedin headed out to sea. Rear Admiral Byrd, Mayor Black of Dunedin and many of the friends of the Bolling's crew in city, went on board A band played “Auld ing ing Papeete Harbor, Tahiti, her first port of call, where she will join the bark City of New York, the expedition's flag- ship, now well on her way there. Admiral Byrd is expected to leave for the United States from Wellington about April 24. BARK PUSHES TOWARD TAHITL City of New York is 1,225 Miles From Papeete Harbor. ON BOARD THE BARK CITY OF NEW YORK, at Sea, March 3.—The City of New York at noon today was 1,225 miles south-southwest from Pa- peete Harbor, Tahiti, her goal on the first leg of the homeward voyage from New Zealand. Her position was latitude 35.58 de- grees south, longitude 159.25 degrees west. h}f under both steam and sail, the Byrd flagship made 170 miles on the day's run. ight, 1930, by the New Yo co(conyrl y ;“m ‘ork Times A the 8t Louls teh. Al "‘M:“’l?fx Bublication *reserved throushout s the worl YANCEY STARTS FLIGHT TO LINK BERMUDA WITH AMERICA IN 8 HOURS (Continued From First Page.) York to spend his week ends in Ber- muda without loss of business time. He was scoffed at by some pilots, but found two of his own opinion. The plane, a Stinson, was selected and preparations began in earnest several weeks ago with the order for the pontoons. The aid of Dr. James H. Kimball of the United States Weather Bureau was enlisted, as it has been in almost every case of flying over the Atlantic. He gathered weather data from ships at sea daily and from a comparative study of them has told flyers some of the idiosyncrasies of the winds and clouds over the edges of the Gulf Stream where it meets colder currents coming out of the northwest. Naval flyers were consulted in the choice of piane and pontoons at Anacostia, D. C., and the officials of the Pilot Radio Corporation collaborated in the installation of the radio equipment on the plane, which will be used in their laboratory work on its return. A bank and turn indicator, two compasses, a rate of climb meter, & borograph, a tachometer for showing the speed of she Ak & alr speed indicator augment the ordinary instruments of the plane. Slight Error Serious. Capt. Yancey is prepared to navigate the plane with his own instruments. He will carry a delicate sextant, five carefully adjusted chronometers to establish accurate time for checking his frequent sights of the sun and a drift indicator. He pointed out that a slight error in time would be serious because of the minuteness of his goal. As far as could be learned, no an- nouncement of the flight has been made in Bermuda. The fiyers are not sure of the exact point where they will land, but said they will cruise over Hamilton Harbor seeking a landin, if the maritime traffic permits. e British naval station at the point of ingress to the harbor may be decided on when they arrive, Capt. Yancey sald yester- day. After a check of the plane and engine, the trio will fly back to New York, according to the present plans. The data gathered on the flight will be placed before backers of airline enter- prises as a preliminary survey of t pnl::hfllt! ©of regular air service over the route. s Capt. Yancey will make meteorological observations at various altitudes on the trip for Dr. Kimball, SEIZE LIQUOR SHIP Guard Announces Capture of British Schooner With Cargo. NEW YORK, April 1 (#).—The cap- ture of the Ada M., a British schooner with a liquor cargo, off ths Jersey coast last night was announced today. at Coast Guard headquarters. The liquor seized was valued at $225,000 and the vessel at $75,000. The patrol No. 145, in command of POLICEWOMEN SEE- LIFE'S SEAMY SIDE Colorful Reports Show Ifi- reau Occasionally Aids - Strange Romances. 1 BY THOMAS R. HENRY. i This fs the concluding article of @ series on the House of Detention and i work of the Woman's Bureas. i The policewoman deals with the seamy side of life in Washington. 8 She sees human nature at its worst Her dally routine is such as to make her cynical. Yet there is no unbridge~ able chasm between life at its best and’ life at its worsi—as is shown by nu« merous colorful case reports in the files! of the Woman's Bureau. And there can be no hard and fast rules for deals ing with any type of cases. Take, for instance, one of the most; recent cases in the files: 3 The wife grew tired of struggling along on her husband’s meager salary. 8he deserted him and her children and ran away with another man, a widower; with two children of his own. In a few weeks he deserted her and left her with these children on her hands. Penitent, she came back to her huse band, asking forgiveness, and he re- celved her. Her own children needed her. And he also, without a protest, took the twa children of the other man and is caring for them as if they were his own. It is too much of a burden for him. The policewomen who brought :ebgllt the [r:;:loncllllll‘:lon are trying to some of the relatives of th to take them. o Real romances rarely cross the paths of policewomen, although they play a part in bringing about many marriages. But here is a noteworthy exception: She had testified against him in court—and as a result he was in the District Jail. When he saw her on the witness stand, so he told her, he fell in love with her. She was held in the House of Detention as a witness in another Wrote Love Notes From Cell. Every day, from his cell, he sent her one or two special delivery letters. They were fervid expressions of his love, Almost {lliterate, the man became a poet under the inspiration of his de- votion. The episties are full of his crude verses. He never chided her for having sent him to prison. Both had come into the police records fromr. Washington's underworld. He was a taxi driver, with various side lines. She remained unaffected by this deluge of letters. There is a great bundle of them in her folder, m: un- ned. She opened and read l";:' of lem t0 pass the time away. For most part she laughed at them. "wg:z fools men are,” she remarked d | to_policewomen. But she finally succumbed to the man’s pleading and this romance, car« ried on under the eyes of jail guards and policewomen, ended- in marriage when the man's term expired. Polices women have 'hed the outcome of the marriage, which took place several Teformed. They’ have '8 ‘mappy” Hotng 3 ey ve & and two children. Py il g to Mrs. Ning Each case, accordin Van Winkle, must be handled according to its merits. Evel depends on the personalities o?‘m. tw!’nr‘e rties, But there have been so many r:uuru that policewomen, considering the gen- erally unstable characters of their charges, are very cautious about advos cating marriage ‘as a solution of any of the multiple difficulties that bring wom= €n and girls into the hands of law, Child Marriages Freduent, - The files. contain frequent references to child marriages, generally with the notation that the policewomen have ad~ vised against it. Love affairs appear among children in their early 'teens, but usually they srovl tired of each other as they grow older and differences in per~ sonality come to the surface. Many difficulties which the police« women are called upon to. solve result from misunderstanding of young e, especially girls, by their elders. the strangest cases ever handled b“l;"tu is the following: ot many years ago a woman came to Washington. Her death left & little g{l friendiess and alone in the great 4 a The woman had been the wife of & younger son of & prominent foreign family. For some unknown reason she had fled from her husband about 10 years before with this child, and both had been disowned by the family. Let- ters brought the reply that they re- fused to have anything to do \.ith her or the child. The girl, during her mother's wan- derings, had led a carefree and undis- ciplined existence. She was placed in & home presided over by an old lady with stlg'clt ideas. Instantly she began to rebel. Thought Girl “Naturally Bad.” ‘The old lady believed she was “just naturally bad.” 8he thought the had -omeuun’ to do with it. But the policewomen found no mystery in the case when they considered the girl's behavior in the light of her t, and she has given no more trouble since taken from strict custody and encour= aged to manage her own affairs, The origin of behavior difficulties with which policewomen must deal often extends far into the past. Such was the case with a girl born on a houseboat in the Potomac, whose father had murdered her mother and committed suicide when she was a bal She had been adopted by kindly peo, In fact, they were probably too kind t& her. She proved unménageable until the policewomen took a hand, found her a pretty good sort after all and had her admitted & school, where she has made an excellent ad- Jjustment, desipte her defective heredity. DRYS WASTED CASH IN CAPITAL SEARCH, LA GUARDIA HOLDS (Continued_From First Page) .. 20, $8; taxi, tips, rent. Total, $43.75:" January 20—Dinner for three, $8; whisky for party, $5; taxi, $1; break- fast, $1; lunch, $1; rent, $3. Total, 817. January 21—Total, $40.75, including whisky for seven, $26. January 22—Total, $28.25, includiny dinner for eight, $12; whisky, $5, an beer, $1. - January 26—Total, $35.25, including yhisky, $650; gin, §5; o0d at Cnlar, January 27—Total, $36.75, including yhisky, $10, and Jate’dinner at Chilas, .50. January 28—Total, $49.85, including six highballs, $3; dinner at Wardman for four, $12; cover charge and ginger ale, $3. . January 29—Total, $33.75, including late dinner for six, $10.25, and whisky for party, $15. January 30—Total, $35.25, including whisky, $13, e January 31—Total, $29.35, including wine, 50 cents. February 1—Total, $49.75, incl ginger ale and cover charge at Ward- man, $6.50; wine, $1.50; whisky, $10.25. February 2—Total, $65, including din- ner at Madrillon for four, $16; $8.25; whisky, $24. Representative La Guardia called pars ticular attention to the expenses at Child’s Restaurant, declaring that items ‘manifestly were not necessary the interest of prohibition enforcement. R AN Abner Doubleday, a young civil - Cooperstown, N. Y., drafted modein base. bal 4