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D WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair, continued cold tonight, with heavy frost in the suburbs; minimum temperature tonight about 30 degrees. ‘Temperatures—Highest, 48, at 5 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 34, at 5 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. wion of Late N. Y. Markets, Pages 13, 14 & 15 ch ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION No. 31,404, post office, Entered as second class matter Washington, b D. C WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1930—FORTY-EIGHT PAGES. MURDER PROBE HIT BY MRS. NORTON IN 'HEARING AT CAPITOL Representative Says Investi- , gation of Baker Death Has Been Handled Clumsily. SEARCH FOR SLAYER AT VIRTUAL IMPASSE Officials Hunt in Vain for New Clue in Killing of Navy ‘Worker. Investigation of the murder of Mary Baker drew criticism from the Capitol today when Representative Mary T.| Norton of New Jersey charged that the | case had been handled clumsily and «deplored the fact that in running down clues those in authority had seen fit to “publicly disgrace and ruin the rep- utations of the innocent.” Representative Norton expressed her opinions at a hearing before the Lam- pert subcommittee of the House Dis- trict committee today, which was con- sidering the Romjue bill to provide for the establishment of a school here to train policemen. “In view of the present situation in the District of Columbia—three fright- ful murders have been committed with- in a short time and none have been solved — it seems to me a training school for policemen and policewomen is most essential,” she declared. Case Handled Clumsily. “I mean to be fair to the authorities, but I do believe the most recently ghast- 1y murder committed has been handled very clumsily to say the least. “To find the murderer is naturally the one thought in mind and it is necessary to run down every clue to try to solv:ythe blem. In order to do so, however, it is quite unnecessary publicly disgrace and ruin the reputa- tions of the innocent. “Think of the great wrong that has been done to many in this latest tragedy; not only to the poor victim through an agonizing death, but even after death by staining her reputation —when it is purely guesswork. Thi young woman was the daughter of a Tespected clergyman, her friends and ‘co-workers speak of her in the highest terms, as does the little town in_Vir- ginia where she formerly resided. Exert every effort to bring this sneaky mur- derer to the bar of justice, but in so publicly hurt the character of those who are only too willing, at the risk of their reputations to help the is | making Frost in Prospect Here Unless Winds Shift From North Fair Weather Forecast for Capital for at Least Two More Weeks. The District will suffer a heavy frost tonight if today's north winds fail to subside before nightfall, the Weather Bureau prognosticator announced to- day. No relief from the present cold snap is promised before the end of the week he said. The maximum temperature for today is 48 degrees and a minimum of 30 degrees tonight is forecast. The cold wave is blamed on north winds bring- ing along with them a touch of the icy blasts of Canada, the weather man said. The weather will be fair for two weeks at least, he said. IMMIGRATION CUT BY SENATE'S VOTE European Allotment Would Be Reduced From 150,000 . to 80,000 Annually. By the Associated Press. ‘The Senate today voted to cut down immigration from Europe to this coun- try from 150,000 annually to 80,000. ‘The vote was 41 to 31. Senator Harris, Democrat, of Geor- gia, proposed to cut in half the Euro- pean immigration allotments as an amendment to his bill, placing quota restrictions upon Central \and South American countries. The measure itself remained to be acted upon. Harris' amendment modified the amendment by Senator Norbeck, Re- publican, of South Dakota to the bill repealing the national origins basis of restriction. Under the original Norbeck amend- to | ment, immigration would be allowed to European countries on the basis of 114 per cent of their citizens residing in this country in 1890. This would have reduced annual Eurgs; immigration from 150,000 to 120,000. Senator Harris today succeeded in the basis 1 per cent of the foreign population resident here in 1890. DISTRICT OFFICES ARE REDISTRIBUTED Health Department Is Put Under police in every way in connection with this tragedy. Confidence Destroyed. “True, the so-called ‘suspects’ have Peen cleared in so Yar as the au- thorities is concerned; but there will always remain a doubt in the minds of many, through this broadcast of misleading evidence, and more than that, there is an old saying that ‘faith once lost can never be restored.” Think of confidence destroyed in the families of these men. “Let the newspapers co-operate with the police to all ends to solve this awful murder, but in doing so let them not brand the innocent by broadcasting ivings.” m‘fi;‘:. Norton said afterwards that she did not want her remarks to be con- strued as an attack entirely against the Jocal department, for she realized after talking to police officials that they had been confronted with a huge problem in the case. Any shortcomings, she said, were equally ascribed to the Vir- ginia lluthorlfifl and the Department of Justice. It was pointed ont at the District Building today that Jullan Gallagher and Mervin Sisson, nearby Virginia galesmen, who were brought to Arling- ton County Court House for questioning in connection with the Baker murder inquiry, were arrested by the Virginia authorities at the request of Willlam C. Gloth, Commonwealth attorney of Ar- lington County. The Washington po- Jice have co-operated in the investiga- tion, but most of the activity has been directed from Arlington County, where the crime appears to have been com- mitted. Impasse Is Reached. Investigation of the murder of Miss Baker reached a definite impasse today s Washington police, Arlington County officlals and Department of Justice fgents search in vain for a new clue to put them on the trail of the slayer. Every lead that appeared promising Bt the outset has been run down and Vi possible suspect questioned and :mfi’mufl, leaving the ci‘me as deep & mystery as it was on April 12, when Miss Baker’s body was found in a cul- vert on the fringe of Arlington Ceme- tery. The investigators, however, while obviously discouraged, refuse to give up all hope of an ultimate solution. Two of the prinicpals in the investi- gation temporurily cast aside all thoughts of the Baker case and turned to other work—Commonwealth Attor- ney Gloth of Arlington County and Inspector William S. Shelby, chief of Washington's Detective ~ Bureau. Gloth concentrated attention on his official duties as Arlington County’s prosecutor, announcing that he would devote his time chiefly to cases pending in the Circuit Court unless there are ‘unexpected developments in the murder investigation. Inspector Shelby ac- ~(Continued on Page 2, Column 8) Reichelderfer in New Arrangement. Commissioners Luther H. Reichel- derfer and Herbert B. Crosby today re- distributed the offices over which they have direct contrel. The most impor- tant change, predicted for some time, put the Health Department under Dr. Reichelderfer and the _corporation counsel’s office under Gen. Crosby. centralizes the health work under Dr. Reichelderfer and the police and law enforcement under Gen. Crosby. A number of examining and other boards, all having to do with health work, were transferred from Commis- sioner Crosby to Commissioner Reichel- derfer. They are: The Board of Den- tal Examiners, the Board of Licensure s o o etry, a , theommBou’d of Veterinary Examiners, the Nurses Examining Board and the Board of Pharmacy. ‘These various health boards were previously under the control of Com- missioner Proctor L. Dougherty, who was chairman of the board and also police commissioner. In making the appointments of the present civilian Commissioners, however, President Hoo- ver stated that it was his plan to put Gen. Crosby, an Army man, in charge of the police work and to let Dr. Reich- elderfer attend to the duties falling on the president of the board. BROWN SIGNS THREE OCEAN MAIL PACTS Agreement With U. S. Lines, Inc., Provides $78,000,000 Expendi- ture in Shipbuilding. By the Associated Press. Postmaster General Brown today signed three ocean mail contracts with the United States Lines, Inc, calling for an expenditure in American ship- building of approximately $78,000,000. The contracts are for carrying the mails on the following routes: New York to Southampton, via Cherbourg; New York to Hamburg, via Plymouth, England; New York to London, via Plymouth. ‘The first two contracts are for a pe- riod of 10 years, while the one from New York to London is for a term of five years, with a provision that the Postmaster General, if he 5o elects, may extend it for another five-year period. BRENNER KIDNAPERS SENTENCED TO LIFE Tive Russians Are Convicted in China for Capture of American. By the Associated Press. TIENTSIN, China, April 24.—Four Russians, convicted of kidnaping Aaron Brenner, New York fur dealer, last No- vember, were sentenced to life im- prisonment today by & Chinese judge. A fifth prisoner was sentenced to five ears. z Brenner, kidnaped early in November, was held for a ransom of $500,000. After bring held nearly a week he was re- Jeased, the police being close on the trial of the kidnapers. On November 15, seven men were arrested on suspi- to the gang. RADIO PIONEER ANNOUNCES PLAN | PRESIDENT PUTS TARIFF VOTE UP 10 HOUSE FIRST Sides With Senate in Contro- versy on Export Debenture Provision of Bill. CONFERENCE REPORT ACTION WITHIN WEEK Breakfast Meeting at White House Discusses Only Question of Procedure. By the Assoclated Press. Taking a Jiand in the tariff contro- versy, President Hoover at a conference with Republican congressional leaders today sided with Senate chiefs and ap- proved a direct vote by the House on the controverted export debenture pro- vision put in the bill by the Senate over his objection, ‘The congressional pilots were called to a breakfast conference by the Presi- dent after the Senate and House leaders had quarreled over which branch should act first on the tariff bill differ- ences between them which were left unsettled by their conferees. Senator Watson of Indiana, the ma- Jority leader, insisted that the House act first. House spokesmen were re- luctant to submit to this procedure. Mr. Hoover listened to the discussion and sided with Watson. To Come Up in Week. Accepting the decision, the House will take up the conference report a week from today. Separate votes will be in order on the Senate's proposal for the export debenture farm relief principle and on the Senate's modifica- tion of existing flexible tariff provisions. Both propositions were voted into the bill by the coalition of Senate Demo- crats and Western Republican Indepen- dents over the expressed opposition of the President. Attendants at the White House breakfast parley reported that only the procedure came up for discussion, and that none of the rates was talked of. Sugar Proteqtion Fight. Shortly after the te House con- ference, House members from 15 sugar- produc! States began plans to insist on as high protection as possible for the sugar growers and refiners. At an informal meeting they dis- cussed the attitude they would take, but reserved final decision, Representative Cramton, Republican Michigan, one of the leading advocates of a higher tariff, said “we decided to take steps to protect the sugar interests, both cane and beet.” “The House bill increases the- exist- ing duty on Cuban raw sugar from 1.76 to 240 cents a pound. The Senate measure provides a 2 cent rate. ‘Those in attendance at the breakfast were: _Senators Watson, Indiana; Smoot, Utah, and Shortridge, Califor- nia; the three Republican Senate con- ferees, Representatives Hawley, Oregon; Treadway, Massachusetts, and Bacha- rach, New Jersey; the three Repub- lican House conferees, Speaker Long- worth, Rej ntatives Tilson of Con- necticut, House floor leader; Chair- man Snell of the House rules commit- tee and Senator McNary, Oregon, as- sistant Republican leader of the Senate. ‘Walter H. Newton, one of the Presi- dent’s secretaries, also attended the meeting. Explained in Statement. An official statement issued later at the Capitol said: “At the breakfast at the White House this morning the President was informed by the majority conferees on the part of the Senate and House on the pending tariff bill that they reached an agree- ment on nearly all items in dispute be- tween the House and Senate, and that under the usual procedure, the Senate, having the papers, the conference r would be considered by that body first. “Upon conference it was agreed that the Senate should deliver the papers to the House and the conference report be first considered in the House. “It was expected that the conference report would be ready not later than ‘Tuesday of next week and that it will be taken up in the House on Thursday of next week.” Representative Tilson said it would take probably two or three days to dis- pose of the report in the House. All the items in agreement will be voted upon en bloc, then separate bal- lots will be taken on the high points of difference. Should the House refuse to concur in any one of the Senate rates or adminis- trative provisions in disagreement the bill will be returned to conference. BALL GAME POSTPONED Cold Weather Again Causes Cen- test Here to Be Called Off. Because of the cold weather the ‘Washington-Boston base ball game scheduled today in Griffith Stadium here has been called off. It was an- nounced that today's game as well as that of yesterday, which also was halted by cold weather, will go to make up double-headers May 21 and 22, when the Red Sox next visit here. Explosion Kills Four. LIEGE, Belgium, April 24 (#).—Four workmen perished today in the ex- plosion of a reservoir containing am- monia in a factory near here. Seventy persons suffered from the effects of the ammonia fumes, 10 of them seriously. TO LEAVE BROADCASTING FIELD Maj. J. Andrew White, Who Supervised Construction of WRC, to Retire May 1. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 24.—Maj. J. An- drew White, one of the pioneers of radio and a founder of the Columbia Broad- casting System, today announced his withdrawal from active participation in the broadcasting field, effective May 1. He has resigned from all executive duties, but will retain his stock holdings in the Columbia System. Maj. White has been one of the chief executives of the network since 1927, be! its first president and later m: director. Ma), White, who was ons op the first, announcers to describe a major sports event for radio, said today that May 1 marks his twentieth year in . ‘The major was at one time public re- lations director for the Marconi Co. of America. In 1913 he founded the Wire- less Age, a radio magazine, and upon organization of the Radio Corporation of America he was elected vice president and general manager of Wireless Press, Inc. He bullt the first official Radlo Corporation of America station and completed and opened WDY, a broad- cast station, at Roselle Park, N. J. He supervised the construction of the first WJZ transmitter in New York and 'WRC in Washington, . : COUNT CIANO WEDS EDDA MUSSOLINI Brief and Simple Ceremony Is Attended by Color- ful Crowd. By the Assoclated Press. ROME, April 24—Signorina Edda Mussol was given in marriage to Count Galeazzo Ciano, son of the min- ister of communications, by her father, Premier Benito Mussolini, at 10 a.m. today. The ceremony, brief and un- pretentious, was at St. Joseph's Church, on the Via Nomentana. ‘The church, crowded with dignitaries, was beautifully decorated. The wedding party drove from the premier’s home to the church, where Signorina Edda led the procession on the arm of her father-in-law, Count Ciano. The groom followed, ng Donna Rachele Mussolini, while at the last came the premier himself with Countess Ciano. Mass Follows Ceremony. Thmrmhflullh!h the music of Enrico Bossi's wedding march, played by the organ and an instrumental quartet. They knelt before the altar and received the initial Glovenale Pascuccl, After he had read the brief ceremony uniting them in marriage, & low mass was said, and the nuptial contract signed in_ accordance with the terms of the Lateran treaty, which gives the ecclesiastical marriage civil effect. ‘Witnesses for the bride were the Duce's brother, Arnaldo Mussolini, and Prince Don Giovanni Tolonia; for the groom Dino Grandi, minister of foreign affairs, and Count Devecchi, Italian Ambassador to the Holy See. ‘The brilliant assembly crowded to the aisle as the couple and parents walked from the church. The bride and groom entered an automobile and drove to St. Peter's, where they wor- shiped at the tomb of St. Peter before beginning their honeymoon, details of which have been kept strictly secret. In accompanying them to St. Peter’s, the premier, for the first time since the exchange of ratifications of the Lateran treaty with Cardinal Gasparri last Sum- mer, set foot within Vatican City. It was believed that in view of a personal gift to Edda from the Pope and Premier Mussolinl’s reception at St. Peter's, the Duce's long-expected visit to the Pope may soon become an actuality. U. S. Ambassador Is Guest. Guests included United States Am- bassador John W. Garrett, Mrs. Garrett, other Ambassadors and Ministers, min- isters in the Duce's cabinet and Fascist party leaders. Mrs, Henrietta Wurts of Philadelphia also was present. Vir- ginia Mussolini, sister of the Duce, was among the relatives attending. She is rarely seen in public. ‘The bride is 19 years old, and the groom 27, Despite discouragement by Premier Mussolini there were many gifts. Pope Pius sent a solid gold rosary and with it his benediction. The Fascist party sent a brooch, the Senate a Burano |58 lace veil, and the Chamber of Depu- ties a tea service. Others were from the staff of Arnaldo Mussolini's paper, Popolo D'Italia, and from provincial authorities of Forli, Lucca and Leghorn. _— U. S. FILES SUITS FOR RADIO PATENTS Actions in New York and Here Cite Inventors Were Employed by Bureau of Standards. By the Associated Press. ‘The Department of Justice announced today that it was filing suits in the United States District Courts in New York City and the District of Colum- bia to compel conveyance to the United States of patents covering an appar- atus through which the operation of radio recelving sets on the ordinary house current was made possible. ‘The department said the patents had been obtained by Percival D. Lowell and Francis W. Dunmore, research workers employed in the Bureau of Standards at the time the invention was patented. It said the validity of the patents had been recently sustained in actions brought in Federal Court by Lowell and Dunmore against the Radio Corporation of America. ————— Gibson Back in Brussels. ‘BRUSSELS, April 24 (®.—Hugh 8. Gibson, American Ambassador to Bel- gium, returned to Brussels today after his three-month absence in London, where he served on the American Naval Conference delegation. ¢ Fpening St “From Press to Home Within the Hour™ The Star’s carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 117,463 AND BELIEVE MEIM SOME Slot Machine Pays 'Accusing Officer As Court Looks On By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 24—“This, your honor,” said Police Capt. Jones as he pointed to a con- fiscated slot machine "in Judge Jonas’ Wabash Avenue Court, “is a machine that Iliterally eats up quarters without giving anything in return.” To illustrate his point, the cap- tain pulled & quarter from his pocket, inserted it in the machine, pulled the crank and saw, to his astonishment, five quarters tum- ble out. CANADIAN DEFENDS LQUOR CONTROL Sir Henry Drayton Testifies That People Found “Prohi- bition Did Not Prohibit.” —_— By the Assoclated Press. Sir Henry Drayton, chairman of the liquor control board of Ontario, de- fended the Canadian liquor control system today before the House judiciary committee. 0 Sir Henry prefaced his testimony by explaining that he came at the request of the committee. He had been invited, he said, after a dry witness, former Premier E. C. Drury of Ontarlo Province, had attacked the Canadian plan, Sir Henry said, however, that he had come to answer no one, and that he occupied a position of neutrality. “Prohibition Did Not Prohibit.” Ontario, the witness said, is the dryest of all Canadian provinces. During the war period, he said, there was a scarcity of food, and prohibition was enacted. He added that during the war prohibi- tion worked well, and that in 1919, when a vote was taken, prohibition obtained 68 per cent of the votes cast. In 1923 another vote gave prohibition 51 per cent of the votes cast. This change was attributed by Sir Henry to changes of view by the Ontario people because of the “things” that followed peacetime prohibition. “We had swamp whisky,” he con- tinued. “We had all kinds of substitutes, | dispersed the There was a growing use of flasks. l‘fhere was a growing use of strong iquor. “Those were the things that caused the change. The people found that prohibition did not prohibit.” Adopted Control Plan. “The people then adopted the liquér control plan, the witness said, as a more effective thing than prohibition,” he d. “The worst thing under prohibition, and I am only s ing for us, was that temperance education ceased. It be- came a matter of Government control. Legislative force succeeded a campaign of moral persuasion,” he said. “Unfortunately legislative force did not work for us. It may work for some people. I know legislative force has worked with the Turks in Africa.” ‘The amount of distilled liquor re- leased for consumption in 1915, he said, was 6,942,930 gallons for a population of 17,862,000. In 1923, the amount was 4,275,110 gal- lons for a population of 9,658,000, In 1926, Drayton continued, the liquor control started. “Three years later,” he continued, “the government paid but little at- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) BREMEN COLLIDES IN FOG WITH-TANKER German Liner Damaged in English Channel, but Proceeds on Way to Southampton, By the Associated Press. DOVER, England, April 24.—The glant German liner Bremen, sistership of the record-breaking Europa, was in a slight collision with the tanker British Grenadier just off Dungenness in the English Channel this morning. The Bremen, which was outward bound, was reported to have preceeded on her way to Southampton after a search for the tanker in a dense fog in which the crash occurred and was apparently little, if any, damaged. The tanker, however, was badly bat- tered on her port side and although not requiring assistance, wirelessed that she Was pu into Deal. The tanker lost tities of oil, 1 KNOWN KILLED IN INDYAN RIOTING Serious Fighting Reported From Widely Separated Parts of British Domain. By the Associated Press. BOMBAY, April 24 —British authority in India was confronted with an in- creasingly grave situation today. With spread of the anti-government move- ment, serious rioting and fighting with troops was reported in widely separated sections of the empire. At Peshawar, important outpost city near the entrance to Khyber Pass, one or more British soldiers and 20 native rioters were killed, reports said, when a mob protested arrest of several anti- government agitators. A Lahore dispatch said the outbreak was suppressed only when Gurkha troops..poured machine gun and sifie fire into the mob, which had held up an armored car, poured kerosene on it and burned it. Both occupants were burned to death. At another point in the Baszaar, a British sergeant on a motor cycle ap- proached the rioters, who pulled him off his machine and hacked him on the face with an ax. He was said to have died of his wounds. The deputy commissioner of police and other offi- cers were badly wounded and sent to hospitals. British and kha d and Gurl d e night took absolute chnmmol “m'e ty, and were said to be maintaining a strong guard at the gates to prevent incursions by the hill tribesmen, who are of far different fighting stock from the Hindus, and swarm down when there are disturbances with the hope of loot. On the other side of the empire, in Calcutta, a crowd heard that Mayor J. M. Sen Gupta, imprisoned for six months as a coi juence of his activity in behalf of the civil disobedience move- ment, had died or been killed in prison. They stormed the gates of the prison, demanding to be shown Sen Gupta, dead or alive. ‘The authorities refused to do this, although issuing a statement that he was alive and was not undertaking a hunger strike. Mrs. Sen Gupta, Brit- ish wife of the imprisoned mayor, main- tained a vigil outside the prison throughout the nlb(ht. Police ultimately mob, 12 Insurgents Killed. Beyond Calcutta in the Chittagong neighborhood troops continued their pursuit of the “insurgents” who FPri- day night attacked the police arsenal, killing six of the defenders. In a skir- mish yesterday Burma Valley light horse killed 12 of the insurgents, seriously wounded two and arrested 14. Troops sought also the four suspects who, while being searched for weapons at Feni, pulled guns and shot five police. Meanwhile, Mahatma Gandhi, leader (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) ik MRS. R. Q. LEE TO RUN Widow of Representative to Seek Seat Vacated by Mate’s Death. CISCO, Tex., April 24 (#).—Mrs, R. Q. Lee of Cisco, today announced her candidacy for Representative from the seventeenth Texas district, to fill the unexpired term of her late husband. the i FH¥ () Means Associated TWO CENTS. Press. OHIO CONVICTS DEFY GUARDS AND DEMAND WARDEN BE REMOVED Hundreds in Idle House Threaten to Kill Keepers, but Actual Violence Is Averted. TENSE SITUATION ARISES AMONG ENRAGED PRISONERS Thomas Declares He Will Restore Order by Nightfall, Eve Mobilized Troo By the Associated Press. n if Bayonets of ps Are Needed. COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 24—A serious situation threatened in the Ohio Penitentiary this afternoon as half of the 3,000 prisoners in two cell blocks openly defied guards, but there was no actual violence except one fist fight. Unruly convicts, incensed burned and suffocated in t};(a{r the death of 318 prisoners who were locked cells Monday night, urged other prisoners to “take a chance,” but after Deputy Warden J. C. ‘Woodward talked to the men, they quieted down. The general spirit of unrest continued, however, and officials feared further trouble. Condemn Thomas and Guards. The prisoners continued outspoken in condemnation of Warden Preston omas and several guards, who the; said caused the great loss of life by failing to open cell doors quickly. Most of the trouble was in the idle house, where 2,000 men are housed. About 40 per cent of the cell locks in this block had been broken and the prisoners were milling in the cage outside the cells. ‘Warden Thomas said he would down but that he intended to re-establish order be give the men am))le time to settle ore ’Ellght(all, i I have to use a soldier with a bayonet to every prisoner. Trouble in the prison yard was averted by cool-headed leaders of the convicts there, but soldiers and Naval Reserve men remained outside the prison, ready to meet the emergency. Open warfare was threatened during the morning by some 2,000 convicts in the idle house if they were not released immediately. They said they would kill the score of guards in the cell block if they were not turned loose from the cage into the yard of the prison. Charge Warden With Cruelty. Attorney General Gilbert Gettman left the penitentiary hastily this afternoon to confer with Gov. Cooper on a proposal to tempor- arily suspend Preston Thomas as en. The action was taken when several thousand prisoners announced. they would revolt against Thomas’ rule. They cha rged the warden with “cruelty” and held him responsible in part for the 318 fatalities’ in the prison fire disaster. Learning of the proposal to suspend him, Warden Thomas said, “This is a giving away on the ment to the fed shirt gang. but of a 10 cent element.” rt of reguldrly constituted is not the demand of the vern- ers, Gov. Cood;er said no action would be taken on the suspension proposal unt! he looked into it fully, Clergymen Argue With Conviets. Two deruymen‘.”::u known to the prisoners, went into the idle house when the am raged this morning. - ‘!lh{ Goswin Menge of Cincinnati, a Catholic priest, and Rev, T. rison chaplain., Some of the Enmedlntely the ministers the horrors of a prison riot and appealing to them to go to Columbus, former they entered and stressin, their cells and quiet down. m ‘were- Rev. A. Reed of quieted as to talk to them, Former Chaplain Reed soon came out and announced the con- victs had made three demands: First—That John Richardson, convicted murderer scheduled to die tomorrow night, be given a life term instead. Second—Immediate removal of the board of clemency. Third—An unlimited and immediate supply of tobacco. Claim Mercy Pleas Ignored. Reed said the prisoners demanded the removal of the board because, th other nmcl:fl said, recommendations of trial judges, prosecutors and on paroles, were ignored by the board. He said their demand as to Richardson was based on their claim that “enough men have been burned in here this week to satisfy us for a long time.” Richardson was given a 30-d: after the convicts made their dem: ay respite Gov. Cooper shortly and. His action, however, was not taken to satisfy their demand, it was said. Probe of Fire Is Resumed. As the spirit of unrest continued within the stockade, Gov. Cooper’s com- mittee resumed its investigation of the fatal fire. At the morgue, in Ohio State Fair Grounds, scores of bodies of vic- tims were being claimed by relatives and plans were announced to_bury the un- claimed identified dead tomorrow. ‘Trouble is brewing among the prison- ers at Ohio Penitentiary, and the only way to prevent it is to remove Warden Thomas, the investigating board was told by Albert Farr, a prisoner. He said that an organized appeal went out to all convicts this momlng( not to do any work until the warden' is replaced. The prisoners have agreed, however, to maintain order as nearly as possible and to conduct their cam- paign against the warden without riot- ing, he testified. Farr declared that conditions within the prison have been almost intolerable for several years. He said that while there is a mutual dislike for Thomas all of the prisoners hold Deputy War- den J. C. Woodard in high esteem. Lays Murder to Guard. ‘The prisoner listed instances of bru- tality, responsibility for which he placed on the prison head. . “I once saw a colored convict mur- dered by a guard in the prison yard. The officer claimed he shot in self- defense, but the prisoner was running toward the deputies’ office when he was shot. Nothing ever was done with the EUFor the slightest infractions of prison rules the men are thrown into ice baths, held in solitary confinement and sub- CROSBY PLANS CODE OF CONDUCT FOR POLICE IN MEETING PUBLIC New Commissioner Plans to Reduce Privileges to Writing for D. C. Department. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby, newly ap- pointed Commissioner in charge of thg police department, let it be known today that he is at work on a code of con- duct for policemen while doing their police work. Gen. Crosby said that although the public expects a great deal of policemen in the way of courtesy, tact and other similar qualities, he has never heard of any sustained efforts to impart these qualities to the men on the street. He says that the blame for churlishness and discourtesy of a police- man should really fall largely on his commanding officer whose duty it is to train his men how to handle the situa- tions they will ordinarily meet while doing thelr work. Gen. Crosby’s idea is that after he gets his code drawn up he will put it up to the oficers. to drive | his. home the principles laid down to the men. After that if the men are still , he lookout for some standards of conduct or some code hich the en should be guided, but he has found geoth!n( but general warnings that they col enough, he belleves. There some set of principles which can be duced to writing which would be of con- crete assistance to the policemen in the smooth handling of their contacts with the _citizenry. Thus far, Gen. Crosby stated, only one principle has occu: to him for in- this list. That principle is that a policeman should never violate one law as a means of enforcing an- Jected to other forms of brutal punish- ment., Col. R. S. Haubrich, commanding of- ficler of the Ohio National Guard, who was the prison for an hour, re- ported to Warden Thomas that the }:'r&on":n were organized and had their Before the disorder began, some of the soldiers at the penitentiary were demobilized. When the prisoners be- came unruly, however, a hurry call was |sent out for he uarters company of {the 166th Infantry, Ohio National g:llfd. which arrived in double quick e. A majority of the convicts in the prison yard quieted down shortly after noon. An old 42d Division Army man was at the head of those in the yard. He said a majority of the prisoners there would not make trouble, Col. Hubrich re| L Deputy Warden J. C. Woodward, well liked by the convicts, finally went into the idle house and quieted the men to some extent. He told them they were foolish if they tried a revolt. As soon as he left, the talking was resumed by the prisoners, but m quieter tone. In the E and P blocks, to the left of (Continued on Page 2, €olumn 3.) JOHNSON DEMANDS NAVAL PACT STUDY California Senator Raises , Points on London Arms Treaty. Six By the Associated Press. Careful examination of the London naval treaty was demanded today by Senator Johnson of California, ranking Republican on the foreign relations committee and one of the key men in the approaching Senate debate. Withholding judgment on the pact, Senator Johnsen outlined six points on which he said he would ask that the agreement square before he approves it. MH& indicated he would 'llt'};lll'en e hearings on pact. “I am studying the treaty,” he said today, “and am having it studied to as- q‘;\‘l‘.;t,wnedfl;:rit Nt is adequ un our Navy is a ate and the pro- for our national defense in our naval armament and that of other nations. real to our peopie un- as promised, Navy is granted with e e “Sixth, whether the treat; contingent wholly u;un lmthe“ ou: our of other. Gen. Crosby is now on the look- principles for addition wlmflu security nation’s action, and, if so, whether this our future tranquillity and or the reverse,