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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Jair tonight and tomorrow, exoept pos- idershowers tomorrow - sibly thun noon; somewhat warmer ‘tonig] ‘Temperatures—Highest, 82, today; lowest, w,!:'s‘ 3 6:50 a.m. today. Full report on page 3. Late N. Y. Markets, Pages 13, 14 & 15 No. 31,415, post office, Entered as second class matter ‘Washington, e Foeni - ng Saf. WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION WASHINGTON, D. C, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1930—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. FIRES CAUSE L0SS HINDU SHOPS CLOSE, TOTALING MILLIONS INEASTERN STATES Pier at Hampton Roads Is Destroyed,’'With Damages Put at $500,000. SIX HURT IN $150,000 BLAZE AT CLARENDON More Than 225 Homes Burn in Nashua, N. H.—Large Timber Tracts Are Prey to Flames. By the Assoclated Press. Forests and farms of Eastern and Bouthern States were spotted today with the black patches of widespread fire as thousands of men continued to combat the roaring menace in scores of scat- tered districts. Damage already done was estimated in the millions, and it was feared that other millions would be lost before the flames were quenched. The fires were attributed variously to incendiarism, to the careless tossing away of lighted cigarette stubs by motorists and to rub- bish fires incident to Spring clean-up activities. Strong winds in many places fanned the fires and hampered the work of the firefighters. Pler 7 at Hampton Roads Naval Base was destroyed by fire, with an estimated damage of $500,000. Two tugs and two oll barges sustained considerable dam- age. Six Hurt at Clarendon. Six men were injured and nine busses destroyed in a $150,000 fire last night which razed the garage of the Wash- ington, Virginia & Maryland Coach Co. in Clarendon, Va. New Jersey apparently had the situa- tion well in hand after Sunday fires had caused more than $1,000,000 damage to property, but other States were less In | Hoover said the organization has dis- | Red 1- d, | sents eastern fire belt, damage of $300,000 ‘was done to the principal business block b{ , which blazed until & company of National Guardsmen was brought into service. MORE THAN 225 HOMES BURN, Fire Loss at Nashus, N. H., Estimated at $2,500,000 or More, were homeless, Estimates of the loss run from $2,500,000 up. An area three miles in , from the Nashua River to the Nashua Coun- try Club, was swept by the flames. Two churches, a convent, a school, four large industrial plants and the thickly set- tled Crown hill residential district were ‘The fire was borne by a 40-mile-an- Bour gale through the city. The fiames (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) STOCKS DROP AGAIN IN HEAVY SELLING Market Wavers Under Enormous Tide of Liquidation—New Lows Recorded. By_the Associated Press. 'NEW YORK, May 5.—Stock prices erumbled rapidly under a new wave of selling on the New York Stock Ex- change this afternoon, after leading shares had worked substantially higher during the earlier hours of trading. Buch issues as United States BSteel, American Can, Radio and United Gas CONSTANCE PAYNE, Junior Red Cross essay winner, who delivered an address at the annual meeting here today despite injuries suffered last night when the automobile in which she made the trip from Terre Haute, Ind., was wrecked near Wash- ington, Pa. —Star Staff Photo. PRESIDENT OPENS RED CROSS SESSION Achievements Praised Before 1,000 at Meeting—Injured Girl a Speaker. President Hoover opened the ninth annual convention of the American Red Cross this morning with an address to more than 1,000 delegates gathered under the flags of many nations in the auditorium of the Chamber of Com- merce of the United States. ‘Welcoming the delegates in the name of the American people, President tinguished itself a score of times in the last several years and that its success denotes a growth in the nation on & “spiritual sense of responsibility for suffering.” (5 Text of Hoover's Addregs. The text of President Hoover's ad- dress at the National Convention of the American Red Cross today follows: “It gives me a great deal of pleasure to participate in the convocation of the meeting of the officers of the American "mg’lfiml‘lmnhn;emnmt rpose and an expan- sion mben:v“olenr. lclt.lvlmu!fihu, OPPOSING GANDH'S ARREST BY BRITAIN Bombay Cotton and Seed Exchanges Suspend as Result of Step. TROOPS ARE POSTED THROUGH MILL AREA Mahatma Is Silent, but Wife Calls on India to Reply to Gov- ernment’s Action, By the Associated Press. BOMBAY, Indis, May 5.—The Indian government today caused the arrest ot Mahatma Gandhi, thus for the moment halting the civil resistance campaign upon which for more than two months it had looked with patient eye and effectually preventing entry of “the holy one” into Bombay. Shops owned by Hindus and most Moslem-owned shops throughout Bom- bay closed today in protest of the ar- rest. The cotton and seed exchanges also suspended business. ‘The government requisitioned two detachments of the East Lancashire regiment and posted them in the heart of the mill area and at police head- quarters. As a further precaution & volunteer light motor patrol has gone on duty in the city. Mrs. Gandhi Speaks for Him. Gandhi's arrest, made early today, was followed by & silence upon the part of his followers so intense as to give no indication of what their attitude would be. The Mahatma himself was mute. ‘Whirled away_to Poona, where for the third time in his eventful career doors closed behind him, he made no statement, voiced no threat. Mrs. Gandhi alone spoke for him. “I fervently hope India will show her mettle,” she said, “and give a fitting reply to the government’s unwarranted lon."” w;l(n. Gandhl sald that “Bapu”—which was her pet name for her husband—had been removed, but his removal would in no wise hamper the great task of winning India’s freedom. = “If the nation sincerely follows him,’ THOUSANDS SPIN ‘Washington's new dial telephone sys- tem became a plaything today for thou- /sands of telephone subscribers, and as & result the three dial exchanges—Na- tional, District and Metropolitan—were swamped with traffic three times in ex- cess of the normal rate. The deluge of calls gave the dial service a severe test—a test far greater than the telephone engineers even an- ticipated—and the automatic switch- boards worked away, with service slowed down, particularly during the peak of the traffic between 9:30 and 10:30 o‘l;:lock. i iaikied col e T o o i dle approximately 702,000 calls today, to | or more traffic than the entire telephone a letter to the viceroy when his took place. The arrest came before da; ngt. A squad of armed policemen, kd’by the district magistrate, the su- perintendent of police and a proceeded to Gandhi's Karadi from Jalapur They went to his bed, where he lay fast asleep, “Do you want me?” he asked. “We have orders to place you under arrest,” the magistrate replied. ~Gandhi asked only to be permitted to cleanse his teeth before leaving his domicile, & custom to which the In- ai | Gians attach much im) guished itself a score of times by effec- tive o‘:g-nl-uon of the saving of life and st 3 “Its u;vzr- creuox‘n{m mencth‘ re- growing spiritual sense of responsibility of the Nation toward those who meet with disaster. - “The Nation has grown to complete confidence in the efficiency, ability and single-mindedness of the Red Cross. “We have come to intrust it with a great responsibility, for the Red Cross is today the expression of the national will, the national sympathy, for those overtaken by catastrophe of storm, of flood, of famine. Call to Charity Should Be Met. “Its call to charity to meet these emergencies is mandatory upon the heart of the Nation, - “It is & grave responsibility that the Red Cross holds for our country, and there is implied in it a preparedness for ready and instant action. And in charge of this great responsibility i represents more than just cold-blooded efficiency. The American Red Cross represents the spiritual quality, the charity -and sympathy of a nation the helpless. “Without question the Red Cross so- cleties of many countries occupy an equally high place in the confidence of Bt "Rrese. grest Rationas agenctes - great na of t"lh + md liorating pus preventing and amel g lu;?l‘::l throughout the world is in harmony with the spirit of the age. ‘The Red fcros:‘ t{ma Mwnt‘iec.fi th:unlvenm: agency for giving prac express| to international good will and to that human sympathy which is the common heritage of all. “Many years of acquaintance gives me knowledge of the effectiveness and devotion of your chairman, your staff, and the self-sacrificing service of your nation-wide organization. “In the name of the American people I welcome you to our National Capital and wish you well in your deliberations.” ‘The President was presented to the delegates by Judge John Barton Payne, national chairman, and his remarks were carried to the country over the networks of the National and Columbia broadcasting systems. Mr. Hoover re- turned to the White House immediately (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) t should come the common Improvement tumbled $2 to $6 to new low levels for the current decline. American and Foreign Power tumbled more than $11 to & new minimum for from the floor as phoned % off 30 e, tates Can, $129, off $6.12; American $237.50, oft $3; Radio, $42, $4.25; Johns Manville, $08.35 (new 19 low), off $2.25; International $58.87 (new 1930 low), off $2.75; Alfrcraft, $61, off §5; United vement, $38.25, off $3.25; , $74.25, off 75 cents; Westing poration, $38.: Gas, $118, off $2; Sta Jersey, $71.50, oft $1.12; Warner Bros. Pictures, $60.35, off $3.25; Baltimore & Ohio, $110.25 (new 1930 low), off $1.75; oolworth, $59.50, off $2.50; Atchison, $219.50, up $1.50; Anaconda, $55.37 (new ll‘!&, Inv),”ofl n.w': ‘Pt‘nmounz Publix, up $3; New Ceatral, portance. Upon the magistrate’s reply that there was no objection, Gandhi pro- (Continued on Page 3, Column 2.) TURKEY PROPOSES FINANCIAL AID PLAN League Told Non-Member Nations Should Be Invited to Help Victims of Aggression, By the Associated Press. GENEVA, May 5.—Munir Bey, Turk- ish delegate, today told the League of Nations committee on arbitration and securif that his ' country believed states which are parties proposed convention for glving financial assistance to a country which has been a victim of aggression. Non-member states, the Turkish rep- resentative added, also should partici- pate in the discussions of the League to | Council when the question of awarding financial aid is being decided. Eduard Coblan of Spain told the com- mittee that the Assembly had instructed it to draw up this convention and had not left to their discretion the matter of whether the convention ought to be drafted. Mariano Cornejo of Peru said his country attached very little im- portance to the financial assistance project. SOUND FILMS PLANNED 385 Army Posts Listed for Instal- lation of New Equipment. NEW YORK, May 5 (/).—Equipment for the showing of sound motion pic- tures is to be installed by the Govern- ment in 35 more United States Army posts, it was announced today by RCA Photophone, Inc, Completion of the contract will bring to 60 the number of Army posts thus equlgped. The first, tion under the new tnstalla Sohitary Readoms st West ‘Botnts in Al ‘est 3 Mefl'}:&l Hall. GIRL IN TINY PLANE ON LONE TRIP FROM ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA Amy Johnson’s Chief Worry Is Passing Through Monsoon Area Over Indian Ocean. By the Assoclated Press. CROYDON, England, May 5.—Amy Johnson, 23-year-old English aviatrix, whose longest flight has been only 209 miles, started at 8:40 a.m. today in a tiny moth plane on a lone flight of 22,000 miles to Australia and return. | the Her plane is named the Jason, after the Grecian hero who sought the golden fleece. In it the golden-haired nm.;:::lnmmburolthum Aerop] lub, hopes . alis i A5 days, { ! Hear plane will de ekt chief worry dela; until that the filght had been ye: i system in the District under normal conditions. The three exchanges ordi- TARIFF FIGHT END SEEN 2 WEEKS OFF Remaining Six Points of Dis- agreement With House to Be Up Soon in Senate. By the Associated Press. Within another fortnight, congres- slonal leaders hope to reach the end of their protracted controversy over the Smoot-Hawley tariff bill and send that much disputed measure to the White House. 8ix points of disagreement remain w be settled and the Senate is to take them up this week after voting upon the Parker Supreme Court nomination. ‘They are the rates on lumber and silver, the Blease amendment to make cement imported for public construction free of duty, the export debenture, the flexible clause and the tariff commis- slon reorganization provision. Amendments Are Rejected. ‘The amendments of the Senate affect- ing these points were rejected late last week by the House, which at the same time accepted amendments fixing the Cuban sugar duty at 2 cents a pound and placing shingles upon the lre:o list. In voting against the export debenture plan and the Senate’s flexible provi- sions amendment, the House followed the wishes of President Hoover. Republican leaders are confident that the debenture is now definitely out of the bill and expect that the dispute over the flexible clauses will be worked out in conference by the compromise method. The Senate’s amendment to the flexible provisions, would revoke the President’s present authority to raise or lower duties within a limit of 50 per cent by executive action. Two Vigorous Attacks. ‘Two vigorous attacks upon the tariff bill were forthcoming over the week end, one in the form of @ letter signed by more than 1,000 economists representing 179 universities and colleges and the other from Representative (!oolller, Dem- ocrat, Mississippl, a member of the con- ference committee. ‘The economists, who included Frank W. Taussig of Harvard, Irving Fisher of Yale, Emory R. Johnson of Pennsyl- vania and Wesley C. Mitchell of Co-| lumbia, expressed the opinion that “in- creased restricctive duties would be a misf " and would “increase the cost of living and injure the great majority of our citizens.” The letter contended that the bill would not alleviate unemployment, would result in losses for most of the farmers and harm American export e. Colller said that while tariff revision ‘was undertaken prinicpally to assist the farmer, all rate schedules had been in- creaased and that the substantial raises are on manufacturers of steel, cotton, wool, flax, hemp, jute and reyon. sl Jumps 7 Floors to Death. CHICAGO, May 5 (#).—A gray-| haired man, whose hat bore the name | M. C. Fay, jum to death today %, | from & seventh-floor window of the City Hall. The body crashed into the sky- tht over the city collector, Morris er's , and showered city em- ployes with glass, 'I-lh!nn-‘ghr.u L= DIALS TO TRY OUT NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM Service Is Slowed Down During Peak of Traffic as Calls Deluge Equipment Between 9:30 and 10:30. narily handle 234,000 calls & day and the whole system about 660,000, except on Mondays, when the traffic jumps to 700,000 calls. ‘The tremendous increase in calls over the three exchanges was attributed solely to the dial phone innovation. Despite a plea the company made to the subscribers to make only necessary calls during the first few days of opera- tion of the new system, it :flpened to the engineers that the dials had an irresistible temptation. The wave of telephoning began in earnest shortly after 8 o'clock and the dials were spun in increasing numbers for several hours until the novelty diminished. Telephone officials expected an in- crease, for they well knew that many subscribers would be tempted wh'fi out the new system. been sent to all dial subscribers, point- out that the -dial “service was planned with a_generous reserve ca- (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) MENTAL HYGIENE CONGRESS OPENED Students of Feeble-Minded- ness Favor Legalizing of Sterilization. The world this afternoon will start its first stock-taking of brains. ‘With approximately 4,000 delegates in attendance, many of them from Europe and Latin America, the first Interna- tional Congress on Mental Hyglene was getting under way this morning. The reports of the official delegates appointed by foreijgn governments on the progress of the mental hygiene movement will start at 2 pm., to con- tinue for four afternoons. With Dr. Frankwood R. Willlams of New York presiding, the situation at oresent will be described by the following: Argen- tina, Dr. Hector Norrie; Australia, Dr. g«llp_h éfi:fieg&‘fi. Dr. 0!'.:;'!{;0 a \Via, Dr- Felix Sanches; Braal, Dr. ustavo Riedel; Canada, Ecuador, . To Estonia, Prof. L. Puusepp; Finland, Dr. Reino Lagus; France, Dr. Genil Perrin, Dr. Wilhelm Weygandt. ‘This morning the American Psychi- atric Association and the American As- sociation for the Study of the Feeble~ minded started their scientific sessions. Brain Vivisection Discussed. Remarkable experiments in brain vi- visection of animals were described be- fore the section on convulsive disorders of the Psychiatric Soclety by Dr.Ernest Spiegel of the University of Vienna, who is trying to determine the brain tracks by which the impulses which result in epileptic convulsions are con- veyed to both sides of the body. It has been possible, he said, to cut the brain of a cat in two and have the animal survive for several days. ‘There apparently is a slight decrease in epilepsy revealed by current statis- (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) Yesterday’s Circulation 121,194 The wonderful pictures of the Byrd South Pole ex- pedition in the Rotogravure Section of yesterday’s Sun- day Star produced these record circulation figures. The entire section was practically devoted to re- producing 64 of these won- derful photographs first shown in Washington, Calls still being made at the newsstands will quickly exhaust the entire edition, * | Senator from Montana, Associated service. Sunday's *¥ (# Means Associated The only evening paper in Washington with the Press news Saturday's Circulation, 114,775 Circulation, 121,194 TWO CENTS. Press. Forging of Costly Millet Paintings Being Investigated By the Assoclated Press. PARIS, May 5—Charges that scores of paintings attributed to the noted painter Millet, sold in recent years at fancy prices, are clever forgeries are being in- vestigated by Judge Milon, an grandson, Jean Millet, who has Millet Museum at Barbizon, and a number of dealers who have handled the sales. No formal DECLARES PARKER VOTES ARE ‘BOUGHT Ashurst Charges Patronage Offered by Administra- tion for Ballots. By the Assoclated Press. Investigation of reports that patron- age is being offered by the administra- tion in return for votes for the nomi- nation of Judge John J. Parker to the Supreme Court was proposed in the Senate today by Senator Ashurst, Dem- ocrat, Arizona. The Arizonan said “judgeships are being promised in return for a vote for ‘The nomination, he declared, “is tainted with rank injustice to the American people.” “Call the lobby committee together,” he said, “and you'll see what strange fish will be brought up from those trying to put over this nomination.” Denies Hoover Saw Letter, ‘The Ashurst charge was hurled into the Senate debate just after Senator Stephens, Democrat, Mississippl, had read a letter from Attorney General Mitchell assuming full responsibility for recommending farker and denying that “mflweflu" had played a part in his choice. The Mitchell letter denied that the letter written by Joseph M. Dixon, Assistant Secretary of Interior, to Walter Newton, executive secretary to President Hoover, urging the appointment of Jut Parker as a “master political stroke,” had ever reached the attention of the President. The Mississippian said Mr. Hoover could not be criticized for naming a Re- publican, as it was customary for the parties in power to have a majority on the Supreme Court composed of mem- bers of their own politics. “If Mr. Parker is rejected because he comes from a State that went for Presi- dent Hoover in 1928,” he continued, “the President will be badly restricted in the territory "!rom which he may make a selectlon, “I'm unwilling,” Stephens said, “to al- low any such to influence me.” Dixon, who was a Republican nom- inee for the Senate In Montans in 1928, wrote to Mr. Newton in March as a “native North Carolina Republican,” urging the appointment of Judge Par- ker to the Supreme Court in the place of the late Justice Sanford. In that letter he noted North Caro- lina voted for Hoover. He said it was one of the most likely of the Southern States to stay in the Republican. col- umn and added the appointment would be a “master political stroke.” Wheeler Doubts Mitchell. Senator Wheeler, Democrat, of Montana, suggested “it doesn’t seem reasonable” that the letter from Dixon, whom he described as “close to the President,” was not shown the Execu- tive while “all other letters” were brought to his attention. “It might not seem reasonable to the but I accept the letter from the Attorney General as _stating the facts,” Stephens replied. ‘The Dixon letter was read to the Sen- ate recently by Senator McKellar, Democrat, Tennessee. It was included (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) WEIHAIWEI RESTORED British to Withdraw Garrison From Chinese Territory. LONDON, May 5 (#).—The British garrison will be territory of Weihaiwel restored to China October 1, Foreign Secretary Arthur Henderson today told the House of Commons. Weihaiwel thereafter will become an area of international residence and trade, he said, unless the Chinese gov- ernment should decide to use it ex- clusively as a naval base, a formal agreement was signed at Nanking on April 18. HUSBAND, MOURNING FIRST WIFE, » MATE KILLS SELF Testy Reply to Her Question as to Whereabouts Is Fol- lowed by Her Death From Poison. SPEAKS CURTLY. By the Assoclated Press. CHICAGO, May 5.—Unnatural death has been the fate of Boris Polen's two wives. ‘The first Mrs. Polen went down when | the excursion boat Favorite tipped over in Lake Michigan in 1927. The secong swallowed poison yesterday. Since the first tragedy, Polen has had of for he withdrawn and the | g8 complaint has been made. GRAND JURY QUIZ CALLED OUTRAGE Attorney Welsh, for Rockville Editors, Flays Commission- ers, Lee and Whiteford. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md.,, May 5.—Severely flaying the procedure before the Mont- gomery County grand jury which re- sulted in the return of criminal libel indictments against the present editor and three former editors of the Rock- ville Independent, F. Barnard Welsh, defense counsel, in the Circuit Court here today delivered a vitriolic attack on those who initiated the proceedings. Mr. Welsh particularly attacked the proposal to employ Roger Whiteford, prominent Washington attorney, as assoclate counsel for State's Attorney Robert Peter, jr., in the handling of the cases, Defense Counsel Welsh charged that the county commissioners, E. Brooke Lee and Whiteford, had perpetrated such an outrage on the court as in the history of the commonwealth of Mary- land had never been equaled. The whole proceeding, he contended, savored of contempt of court. Three Judges Confer. Following argument by State's At- torney Peter and a rebuttal by Sol Praeger of Cumberland, associate coun- sel for the defense, the three judges sitting on the bench held a lengthy conference at the conclusion of which Chief Judge Hammond Urner of Frederick said that decision would be deferred, and indicated that as con- tempt charges had been intimated they would be heard in connection with the arguments on the State's demurrer to the pleas in abatement which had been filed by the defendants. However, the court announced that it was the State’s answer to , Mr. Peter asked be heard. Mr. Welsh LIQUOR APPARATUS SEIZURE IS UPHELD BY SUPREME COURT Display Suggesting Use for Manufacture Declared to Be lilegal. HOLMES WRITES RULING WITHOUT DISSENSION Corks, Barrels and Bottles May Subject Owners to Prosecution Under “Loose” Interpretation. By the Associated Press. Persons who sell barrels, bottles, corks and labels are subject to prose- cution under the prohibition law, the Supreme Court held today, when the articles are offered in such a way as purposely to attract purchasers who in- tend to manufacture intoxicating liquor illegally. The opinion, delivered by Justice Holmes, decided a case from Pitts- burgh brought by Ike Donovitsz. No dissent was announced. Meeting the contention that the con- tainers taken in the case were mot actually used in the “manufacture” of liquor, the court said the word “manu- facture,” used in the prohibition law. was not to be taken in the strictest and most exact sense. “We are of opinion that the word may be used in a looser way,” sald the opinion, “and that if the empty con- tainers and other objects seized were offered for sale in such a mode as purposely to attract uflurchueu ‘who wanted them for the wiul manufac- ture, e o 3 ',he“"brd. they ‘were des for ‘manufacture o uatice Hoimbs quotad s ustice Holmes quoted from that it is "unhw((lul to have 2‘ h'- sess any liquor or property dul(nemr the manufacture of liquor intended for use in violating this chapter or which has been so used, and no upmpcrty rights nrlt‘yn"“m in any such liquor, or prop- erty.’ A search warrant could be issued and such liquor, the court said, and the con- tainers seized may be subject to such disposition as the court might decide. DRY LAW TRANSFER BILL IS APPROVED interposed objection, and the court indicated at that time that it woul:hmt. at this stage, hear Mr. ‘Whitefos The ar cases which are be- fore the court today are three indict- ments against Walter 8. Casey, the present editor of the Rock- ville Independent, and Harrison B. French, a former editor. ‘There are pending before the court Indictments against Walter W. Liggett and Morris S. Bealle, former editors of the paper. These two men have not yet been taken into custody of the court on the bench warrants which were issued immediately following the return of the indictments. Arguments of Morning. ‘The morning session of the court was given over almost entirely to the argu~ Jments on_the objection to the appoint- ment of Mr. Whiteford as assistant to the State's attorney. Mr. Welsh pointed out that while it was discretionary with the court as to whether it would per- mit the employment of the Washington attorney, he added that it is such a sound discretion that its abuse would entitle the defendants to have it re- viewed. Attorney Welsh told the court that articles in the Independent were marked by a Capt. Joseph Cissel, counsel to the Montgomery County commis- sioners, showing what was considered libelous. He said the grand jury was told & dozen times by the officials who appeared before it as to what its duty was. He then cited a Massachusetts case in which it was held to be a con- tempt of court for a man to write a letter to the grand jury asking that he be allowed to appear as a witness in an investigation which was then being conducted by that inquisitorial body. He charged that the whole proceed- ng was a program laid down by Attor- ney Whitford. He said that “Mr. Whiteford’s program” did not involve the seeking of an invitation to appear before the grand jury or a process of the court, but that the officials (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) YOUNG MAN FOUND DEAD IN GAS-FILLED KITCHEN Firemen Work 20 Minutes in Vain Effort to Revive William J. McKeand. William J. McKeand, 23 years old, ‘was found dead at 7 o'clock this morn- ing in the gas-filled kitchen of his home at 4704 Georgia avenue by his mother, Mrs. Flora P. McKeand, who was aroused by the odor of escaping s. ‘The young man was lying on the floor beside the kitchen range, upon which two jets were open. Mrs, McKeand summoned rescue squad No. 2. Firemen worked in vain over the body for 20 minutes. He was Ppronounced dead by Dr. James Rolls. An autopsy was ordered today by Coroner J. Ramsay Nevitt to determine if there was any contributing cause to the death other than gas. Senate Group Favors Justice De- partment Handling of Prohibition. By the Assoclated Press. ‘The House bill transferring prohibi~ tion enforcement from the Treasury to the Justice Department was approved with amendments today by the Senate Jjudiciary committee and it. will receive early Senate consideration.. This is the first of the Hoover law enforcement measures to get to the Senate. Republican leaders believe it is likely to be the only one to become law at this session. The recent letter of Pruldh:nt Hoover decided to provide for the gmm of all cf service employes e';xfggce‘r’ne?‘t work now m‘ the Treasury e Justice Department. Previously it had voted to At~ torney General Mitchell m an en- tirely new stafl. The Justice Depart- ment said the transfer of the employes WaS necessary. Some committee members reserved the right to oppose in the Senate the proposal for dual control by the Treas- ury and Justice Departments over in- dustrial alcohol permits. This these moments have occurred, and | bY on such occasions he seeks solitude, re- maining away from home several hours 50 as not to let the sgx;d Mrs. Polen ef. vision in the House changed by the Sen: BRADY BOMBING TRIAL ON JUNE 3 Case to Be Heard in Rockville Court on Change of Venue. pro- bill was left un- te committee. Special Dispatch to The Star. ROCKVILLE, Md, May B5~—Chief Justice Hammond Urner of Circult Court today set June 3 as the date for the trial of Leroy and Herman Brady in connection with the Seat Pleasant bombing murders. ‘The full court of three ju is ex- pected to sit in the case, which was re- moved from the Upper Marlboro Court on the grounds that the defendants could not have a fair trial in that juris- diction because of the publicity which had been given the case, FIRE ROUSES HOSPITAL PATIENTS; NONE HARMED Lighted Cigarette, Dropped on Roof From Nearby Building, Blamed for $150 Blaze. Fire, sald to have been caused by a lighted cigarette which fell on the roof from a nearby building, created excitement this morning at a hospital for elderly men and women at 18I Columbia road. The flames made head. ‘way through a section of the roof. At- tendants were able to calm the patients take them 3 is owned by N. L. Sansbury Co. of 1418 I street, and Josephine B. Hnn"-. 3 registered nurse, was in charge at the 'I‘xg: The damage was estimated at Whalen to Be Called. tion _ committtee