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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Increasing cloudiness today: mm;mmm Temperatures—Highest, p.m. : lowest, yesterday. No. HOOVER WILL PUT CASE UP TO PEOPLE ONWESTERN TOUR President Will Endeavor to Renew Contact and Build Up Public Confidence. 1312—No. 31,421, HAS FEELING GRUMBLING IS AIMED AT CONGRESS Chief Executive Makes No Apolo- gies, But Realizes He Must Clarify Conflicting Claims. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. ‘There is far more than a mere vaca- tion behind President Hoover's in- wvended Western trip late this Summer. “The prime purpose of this great swing over the country, it was explained yes- terday, is to put his administration squarely up to the people. The President's appearances and speeches along the way on this tour will not be in the nature of stump speaking, but an endeavor of his to renew public contacts and to build up public confidence in his administration ‘and himself finen.uy. ‘There is con- President’s part that the grumblings in.various quarters of the country are directed at Congress and not at him. At any rate, he in- | tends to make sure of this. If he e. ‘This will really be his first appear- ance before the people of ths country at large since the days of his cam- paign, two years ago, and he is known to be banking much upon the reaction of this renewed contact. ‘Wants Verdict of People. Mr. Hoover has sat patiently and tolerantly for ‘more than 14 months, listening to abuse from the opposi- tion party, from editors and from the ranks of his own party, and now he wants the verdict of the people. He has had any number of evidences dur- ing that , trying period, of a Sen- ate not 'hh friendly and ever ready ing of what the people are thinking about and what they want. Priends of Mr. Hoover—those who have been consulted regarding the prac- personal umx:lm ex- pedition—have no hesitancy saying (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) ONE KILLED, 5 HURT IN TEXAS TORNADO Small Hill Area North of Austin Hit—Damage Believed Slight. By the Assoclated Press. AUSTIN, Tex., May 10.—A tornado #wept down on a section of hill coun- try 30 miles north of here today, kill- ing one person and injuring at least five others. The tornado hit in only a small area, and property damage, owing to the sparsely populated section, was expected to be slight. Unconfirmed reports stated that the home of Chris Sylvester had been de- stroyed and that Sylvester had been seriously injured. Other members of his family also were reported to have been hurt, none seriously. F. W. Tucker, 36, a lumber worker, was killed. Herold Johnson was in- Jured seriously when struck by flying debris. Less seriously injured were M S Fletcher, L. G. Fletcher, W. H Johnson and J. A. Tucker. ‘Tucker was killed when the six men, who were in a house at Anderson Bend, rushed from the structure when the tornado struck. A heavy timber borne in the teeth of the gale hit Tucker in the back of the head, kflling him instantly, Forecast.) tomorrow tempera- 86 at 4:30 : 65 at 3 am. Full report on page 7. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. he i WITH DAILY EVENING EDITION “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star 1s delivered every evening and ‘ashington Sunday morning to Wi The Star’s exclusive carrier service. homes by Phone National 5000 to start immediate delivery. UF) Means Associated Press. WASHINGTON, D." C, PAPEETE HEARS MODEST STORY OF BYRD’S FEATS Members of Explorer’s Party Tell of Perils That Beset All in Antarctic Adventures. BY A. C. ROWLAND, Assosiated Press Writer. PAPEETE, Tahiti, April 28.—Dra- matic tales of the flight of Admiral Byrd with three companions over the South Pole - November 29 and of the supporting sledge journey of Prof. Law- renee Gould, the geologist, were told modestly here by members of the Byrd Antarctie expedition. The bark City of New York, flag- ship of the expedition, arrived here April 11 after a stormy passage from Dunedin, New Zealand. She bears the scars of many a battle with ice and gale, but she is a staunch ship despite her 45 years of Arctic and Antarctic service. The other Byrd vessel, the steamer Eleanor Bolling, did not arrive until April 15. She revealed less evi- dence of her Antarctic experience, al- though she, too, was in the ice fields. Admiral Byrd did not come with his two ships. He is traveling by direct steamer from Wellington to Panama City, where he will await the City of New York and the Eleanor Bolling, and Join them for the voyage to New York. ‘The members of the expedition re- ported that they had a narrow escape from being frozen in at Ross barrier for another Winter. Ice began to come in so rapidly that they had to make haste to embark before the ice fields solidified. It took skillful navigation to get clear without damage to the ships. In this they were more for- tunate than the whaling fleet in the same waters. The whalers were nearly caught in the ice and some were badly damaged before they got free. Bernt Balchen, who piloted the air- plane. .which. carried. Admiral Byrd to the South Pole—was aboard the City of New York. ‘The success of this adventure was founded on the most careful prepara- tion on the flight South, the airplane party had arranged to overtake the geological group under the command of Prof. Gould, who had departed some weeks before on foot with dog sleds to explore the map and Queen Maud Mountain region 500 miles south of the base of the expedition, Little America. ‘When the airplane sighted the Gould party, they were on the ice barrier within 50 miles of the Que Maud Mountains. To communicate with Gould and his companions and to drop supplies_and mails_which had_arrived (Continued on Page 4, Column 4.) BRITISH CONFISCATE ARMS IN 2 TOWNS Sikhs, Moslem Element, De- cide to Support Gandhi in Nationalist Drive. By the Assoclated Press. BOMBAY, India, May 10—With Mahatma Gandhi in Yeroda prison and nearly a quarter of a million troops on the alert, British authoritics today safely got through the first par; of an anxious week end in the development of the Indian situation. . With memories of Thursday's rioting at Sholapur fresh in mind, they feared turther trouble would break dut today. But the principal event was political instead of violent. At Amritsar. the general meeting of the Central Sikh League, chief organi- zation of a fighting race famous for prowess in the Indian army today re- solved to support Mahatma G-nhdl: civil disobedience campaign, conducted hitherto by Hindus. Support Creates Complications. sucl';n]ll(rel;m :l\;:pon for b‘tl};e cam- paign injected a disturbing, unpre- dictable, clement into the situation fac- ing British authorities. Thus far most of the Moslems have held aloof from the Gandhi movement, being traditionally icious of the Hindus. . ince the boiling of three Mohamme- dan policemen in oil by the mob at Sholapur, disorders had been feared from Moslem feast of today. As part of the ritual, cows, which are sacred to Hindus, are sacrificed. In the . such pretexts and even less have been responsible for bloody ting between followers of the two tions against com- been taken by the police. In two of the most threatening centers, Lahore and Sholapur, all stocks of arms and ammunition in the bazaars were sejzed May 10 is the anniversary of the out- break of the great Indian mutiny of 1857, of whose horrors legendary tales are handed down from one generation of Anglo-Indians to another. Poona Is Urged to Fight. At Poona, the people were thrown into an uproar early today by a flood of phamplets urging them to seize all the arms and ammunition possible to fight and qverthrow the British. These were written in red ink and were found post- ed conspicuously throughout the city. They were signed “Commander-in-chief of the Hindustan army.” The police managed to obtain a few of them, but the inhabitants destroyed the rest. No disorders were reported at Poona. Abbas Tyabji, Gandhi's successor, an- nounced that he would lead a salt pil- grimage to Dharsaana with 300 volun- teers on Monday, marching from Karadi Matvad. He said that on ‘Thursday he would raid a government- operated salt depot. The chief commissioner at Peshawar today notified Pandit Motilal Nehru, the new president of the All-India Congress, that no congress committee would be permitted to enter Peshawar to investi- gate the recent riots and that proper measures would follow any attempt by the congress to do so. V. J. Pate] at Surat, addressed a large meeting of Mahatma Gandhi's civil dis- obedience cohorts, urging them to refuse to pay taxes and proposing a social boy- cott of government servants during the Mahatma's imprisonment. BLACKBURN TO RUN Kentucky Representative Seeks Re- Election to House. LEXINGTON, Ky, May 10 (P).— Robert W. Blackburn, incumbent, to- day announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Congress from the seventh Kentucky district. In a brief statement he pledged his continued support of the policies of President Hoover. He will be opposed in the Republi- can race by Mrs. John David Allen. Former Representative Ch pman and State Senator L. C. Littrell, Owenton, are seeking the Democratic nomina- tion. CLAIMS PARACHUTE RECORD WITH DROP OF 20,400 FEET Canton Jumper, Making 151st Trip, Completes Journey in 35 Minutes at Akron, Ohio. By the Assoclated Press. AKRON, Ohio, May 10.—A world commercial parachute drop record of 20,400 feet was claimed late today by Earl B. Miller of Canton, Ohio, when is 17,140 feet, made in Germany early this year, ‘Muur. making his 151st jump, had a tlrograph strapped to him. It was sent to Washington tonight along with certifications by Lieut. T. G. W. Settle of the United States Navy, B. E. Ful- ton, airport manager, and Ward T. Van Orman, international balloonist, who acted 2s official representatives of the National Aeronautical Association. ‘The jump was made from a commer- cial plane which consumed two hours in reaching the 20,400-foot altitude. A temperature of 24 degrees was recorded at the maximum low ight, CANNON MAY FACE STOCKS CHARGES MethodistsAllege Four Played Party Politics in 1928 Campaign. By the Associated Press. DALLAS, Tex., May 10.—Fresh re- ports of charges to be preferred against bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South were heard today at the quadrennial general conference of the church here, with Bishops James Can- non, jr, of Washington, D. C, H. M. Dobbs of Birmingham, Ala., and W. B. Beauchamp of Atlanta, Ga., the new targets of attack. It was definitely learned that charges would be filed against Bishop Cannon next week alleging marginal trading in stocks, and the reports said charges against the other bishops named prob- ably would be brought by unfrocked ministers in their jurisdiction who sought redress. One of these ministers said he was awaiting a hearing before the Episco- pacy committee, and intended to get it “if I have to break down the door.” ‘The episcopacy committee by Htion meets-in executive session. Capt. G. T. Pitzhugh of Memphis, Tenn., was named as the delegate who will prefer the stock market charges against Bllhog Cannon. He said they had not yet handed the episco- pacy committee and declined to give particulars of the charges. Political Activity Charged. Rembert Smith of Washington, against Bishops Cannon, Mouzon, Du: bose and Moore, charging ‘“unwa ranted” political activities in the 1928 election. Smith = charged specifically that these four superintendents fought Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic candi- date, because he is a Roman Catholic. The Rev. Smith’s charges especially were -directed against Bishop Cannon. Two indications led to the belief that Bishop Cannon would be vindicated by the conference. FPirst was the virtual vote of confidence given him by the commitiee on temperance, in executive session yesterday, when the committee voted in the absence of Chairman Josephus Daniels to indorse his report, which dealt with his activities in the presidential campaign. Second was the rousing round of applause which greeted him today when he presented the report of his episcopacy. Just before the close today Dr. G. C. French of Denton, Tex., proposed an amendment to the constitution, which was under consideration, limiting bish- ops’ terms to eight years and disqualify- ing them for re-election until they had been out of office for four years. Power Check Attempt Fails. Attempts to curtail the power of bishops in assigning ministers in a nual conferences met with decided re- verses when the conference voted down proposals to adopt the “open cabinet” policy and to require one-third of the presiding elders of a district to concur in_the appointments. The conference took notice of the burning of a colored man at Sherm: by a mob yesterday to avenge an a tack made on a white woman, and wit] out a dissenting vote adopted a resolu~ tion reaffirming “lasting op) tion to all mob violence,” The resolution said the conference learned of the “shocking affair,” with a “sense of horror and deep regret.” FIVE DIE IN BLAST IN STORM CELLAR Members of Two Oklahoma Fam- ilies Meet Tragedy Fleeing for Safety. By the Associated Press. SEMINOLE, Okla, May 10.—The deaths of three children in s hospital here tonight brought to five the number of dead in an explosion of gas in a storm cellar in Mission City, 4 miles southwest of here. Bonnie Edwards, 17, her brother, “Sonny Boy,” 5, and Dorothy Breed- love, 8, who were seriously injured in the blast which occurred as they were entering the cellar to escape a storm, were those who died tonight. . Charles Breedlove, 41, mother of Dor- othy,* and her 5-year-old son Leroy died a short time after the blast. Borm A "Bty Doy, were e of nnie and “Sonny " = jured slightly. They had just started to en"':; the cellar when the explosion ocecu 3 The two families lived in the same house and sought refuge in the cellar when they saw the storm approaching. As the children entered the cave, one of them lighted a match and the ex- plosion_followed. The csuse of the last has not been determined. No mrumunl from the storm was MoODY PROCLAINS MARTIAL LAW ON PLEA OF SHERMAN Citizens Ask That Troops Rule to Insure Order, Texas Governor Says. 14 ARE HELD IN JAIL FOR PROBE OF RIOTING Town Is Quiet, With Lawless Spirit of Mob Broken as Guards- men Patrol Streets. By the Assoclated Press. DALLAS, Tex., May 10.—Gov. Dan Moody said at 10:45 p.m. that he had signed the proclamation declaring a state of martial Jaw in Sherman. He said Col. L. E, McGee would remain in command. Additional troops would not be or- dered there unless they were requested, the governor said. “They will remain in Sherman as long as they are needed,” he added. Citizens Ask Decree. Gov. Moody said the proclamation was issued upon representations made to him by substantial citizens of Sher- man that martial law was needed to clear up mob disorders. Gov. Moody said he had been advised by telephone by Judge R. M. Carter and Judge F. C. Dillard of Sherman that a meeting of more than 50 busi- ness men there this afternoon voted unanimously to make the request for a declaration of martial law as a means of quieting the mob spirit in the city. He said he later talked to Col. L. S. Davidson, second in command of the guardsmen there, and he concurred in the opinion that a state of martial law w:‘ug tend to bring back orderly con- ns. GUARDS PATROL STREETS. Mob Spirit Is Crushed By Troops in Sherman After Rioting. SHERMAN, Tex.,, May 10 (#).—Mob spirit flickered out here today as Na- tional Guardsmen patroled the city and State officials took steps to single out leaders in the rioting yesterday and last night when George Hughes, colored, was killed, the Grayson County court house burned and three blocks of buildings in the colored district wrecked. Aided by a downpour of rain, 300 ‘Texas National Guardsmen, assisted by ‘;rnndnnrs and county officers, restored er. ‘The rioting ceased early today after the body of Hughes, who had pleaded assaulting a white woman, was from a vault in the ruins of the court house, dragged through the streets and burned while hanging from a tree in the colored district. Hughes was left in the vault, where he had been placed for safety, when officers were driven from the court house by the fire set by the mob yes- terday afternoon. None of Residents Hurt. Several homes and buildings in that district were fired by the angry crowd, but none of the residents there was d. Guardsmen sent here from nearby cities on orders from Gov. Dan Moody, arrested 12 members of the mob while it was still raging through ths colored settlement and after daybreak another man, on whom officers found a stick of dynamite, was taken into custody. ‘The prisoners were lodged in the county jail, around which 100 guards men were stationed. It was not de- termined what disposition of the cases would be made. No charges have been filed against the prisoners, Officers sald that no weapons of any kind were found on those arrested. Rain kept most of the residents in- side today and the streets resembled those of any ordinary rainy day save for guards of uniformed soldiers sta- tioned at strategic points. At a meeting of county, city and mili- tary officials, it was decided to keep the guardsmen here until there was no fur- ther fear of a renewal of the rioting. Arrangements were completed for re- moving records from the ruins of the court house to a junior high school building, where affairs of the county (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) —e Houston Jumps in Population. HOUSTON, Tex., May 10 (#).—The population of Houston was announced today by the district supervisor of the census as 290,811. The census of 1920 showed the population as 138,276. This indicates a percentage increase of 110 |g. per cent. o 9\ TODAY’S STAR PART ONE—34 PAGES. General News—Local, National Foreign. Schools and Colleges—Pages B—4, B—S5. Dl;',.flcc of Columbia Naval Reserves— C-2. and PART TWO—8 PAGES. Editorial Section—Editorial and Edi- tor Features. D. A. R. Notes—Page 6. Y. W. C. A. Activities—Page 6. Parent-Teacher News—Page 5. Community Centers—Page 6. PART THREE—12 PAGES. Society. News of the Clubs—Page 9. Serial Story, “Jim the Conqueror’— Page 12. PART FOUR—16 PAGES. Amusentent Section—Theater, Screen | and Music. In the Motor World—Pages 5, 6 and 7. Veterans of the Great War—Page 8. Aviation Activities—Pages 10 and 11. Army and Navy News—Page 12. nized Reserves—Page 12. Fraternities—I 13. District National Guard—Page 14. io News—Pages 14 and 15. PART FIVE—4 PAGES. Sports Section. PART SIX—12 PAGES. Financial and Classified Advertising. PART SEVEN—2¢ PAGES, Magazine Section. Review of New Books—Page 18, Notes of Art and Artists—Page 19. Cross-word Puzzle—Page 22. GRAPHIC SECTION—10 PAGES. ‘World Events in Pictures. COMIC SECTION—8 PAGES. Moon Mullins; Mutt and Jeff; Some- body's Btenoa Mr. Mrs.; Little Orphan Annie; Brutus® Reg'lar Fel- lers; High Lights of o SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 11, 1930 —128 PAGES. FIVE CENTS IN WASHINGTON AND SUBURBS | TEN- CENTS ELSEWHERE PRISONER QUIZZED INBAKER MURDER Alexandria Woman Charges Attempt Was Made to Force Her Auto to Curb. Acting on the complaint of a young woman, who said a man had made sev- eral efforts to force her automobile into the curb, park police yesterday after- noon arrested Robert Joseph Janney, 30-year-old mechanic, of the 900 block of New York avenue, for questioning in the Mary Baker murder case. Mrs. Irene McCarthy of Alexandria, the com- plainant, first told her story to Park Policeman William Riley at Seventeenth and B streets, where Miss Baker was last seen alive. Apparently because of this fact, Janney was questioned for more than four hours at police head- quarters to find out if he knew anything about the murder of Mary Baker. He finally was locked up in No. 1 precinct and will be questioned further today. Janney said that all he knew about the killing of Mary Baker was what he had read in the papers. His only ex- planation for pursuing Mrs, McCarthy was that he knew her and wanted to talk to her. Furious Jursuit Starts. Shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday aft- ernoon Mrs. McCarthy, terror-stricken, jumped from her automobile and ran screaming to Park Policeman Riley, saying that Janney was chasing her. Quickly signaling to Park Policemen P. R. Toland and R. B. Jenkins to accom- pany him Riley leaped on his motor cycle and took after Janney, who had turned into the Ellipse back of the White House. As the police began the chase Janney stepped on the gas and attained a speed of 55 miles an hour around the Ellipse and into Fifteenthstreet. The pur- sult continued east into Pennsylvania avenue, but at Fourteenth street Janney traffic and the police “Column 3.) POST WILL CONTEST DENIED BY LAWYER Counsel for Mother of Late Actress Says Mistake Caused Protest. By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, May 10.—There will be no_contest over the estate of Mrs. Guy Bates Post, the former Adele Ritchie, noted actress, according to H. 8. J. Sickel, Philadelphia attorney, who is counsel for Mrs. Post’s mother, Mrs. E. N. Pultz. The estate is appraised at 00. 40,000 Mrs. Post was found shot to death with her friend, Mrs. Doris Murray Palmer, at Laguna Beach, Calif., April 24 in the home of Mrs. Palmer. It was reported that both women had made wills the day before in which they de- vised their estates to each other. Sickel said that it was this will which he had protested in a telegram to J. M. Backs, county clerk of Santa Ana, Calif. “My protest was against the will re- ported made on April 23, Mr. Sickel said. “Later I learned that Mrs. Post’s will in pssion of Moresby White, her California attorney, was executed March 17, this year. “This will appoints Mr. White ex- ecutor and its terms are satisfactory to me as attorney for Mrs. Pultz. The document gives almost everything to Mrs. Pultz.” —_— DIES FROM WOUND. Harry M. Sears Shot Self in Fit of Despondency. Harry M. Sears, 64 years old, of 63 W stréet, who shot himself through the temple last Sunday because of despond- ency over the death of his daughter, Mrs. Florence Sears Darlington, one of the McCrory explosion victims, died at Gallinger Hospital early today. Mr. Sears had never recovered from the shock of the tragedy which cost his daughter’s life last November. GETS BOULDER DAM POST Walter R. Young Appointed Chief Construction Engineer. By the Associated Press. Walker R. Young, engineer in_ the Bureau of Reclamation, has been chosen chief construction’ engineer for Boulder Dam. Dr. Elwood Mead, chief of the Bu- reau of Reclamation, sald today that Young, for many years an engineer in his department, was expect:d to take up his new duties in about a week. |the shotgun agains i pressing the trigger with his toe. London Daily Mail Calls Gov. Moody For Riot Details By the Assoclated Press. AUSTIN, Tex, May 10—"1 say, is this the Governor of ‘Texas?" Thus came the voice of a cor- respondent of the London Daily Mail, 5,000 miles away, who was calling Gov. Dan Moody to ascer- tain particulars of the riot at Sherman, Tex. The call was re- ceived by Moody at 5 a.m. today. After dherying the governor about what was going on, the correspondent added: “Well, well! Is this a common occurrence in Texas?” Assured by the governor that it was not, the correspondent hung up with “Thanks, and cheerio.” BOARD OF TRADE T0 SURVEY CAPITAL Complete Analysis Intended as Guide to Future Development. ‘The first comprehensive survey of Washington, reflecting every major phase of the city's varied activities, is to be commenced by the Washington Board of Trade within three weeks, it was announced _yesterday. Rufus S. Lusk, for a number of years executive secretary of the Operative Builders' Association, will direct the survey and will begin at once to establish offices and assemble a corps of experts for the work. The board intends to spend more than $10,000 on the survey, which is expected to provide a complete analysis of Washington life and prove a re- l'able guide for the future develop- ment of the community. Model Survey Completed. Lusk recently completed an analysis of apartment vacancies in the Districy which has been made annually for several years, the method of which is to be recommended by the Department of Commerce as a model for such studies. The board’s survey will follow the plan outlined by the civic develop- ment department of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. One of the principal purposes of the surs vey is to provide an accurate guide to the board in its efforts to pro- mote the welfare of Washington and its_citizens. Arrangements are to be made for the survey data to be kept up to date by annual revisions. In addition to inquiries of a local character, blanks will be distributed to guests at all hotels, inquiring the name of their home cities, reasons that have brought them to Washington, how many times they have been here and how long they usually remain, what they find most valuable to them here, and requests for suggestions as to what they think is needed to improve general conditions in the District and its ac- commodations for visitors. While_the survey will go into great (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) . KILLS SISTER-IN-LAW, THEN TAKES OWN LIFE Virginian's Grandmother, Report- ed 103 Years Old, Dies From Shock of Slayings. Special Dispatch to The Star. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., May 10.— A triple tragedy which occurred near McDuff, in Caroline County, on Mon- day, has just become known here. As related by the county officers, a mur- der, suicide and sudden death, all in the same family, took place at the home of Russell Whitaker just before the noonday meal. There were no eyewitnesses to the tragedy, Russell Whitaker having gone to the spring nearby to get water, when he heard two shots. Rushing back to the house, he found his wife dead from a load of shot fired by his younger brother, Thomas Whitaker, 35, who then had gone into the yard and ended his own life by placing the muzzle of t his head and ‘Whitaker's grandmother, a Mrs. Grymes, said to have been 103 years old, was found dead in another part of the dwelling, and it is believed that the shock of the tragedy caused her demise. County officers attribute the murder and suicide to tl infatuation of Thomas Whitaker fdr his sister-in-law, who was about 30 ypars old. HIVES APARTHENT ROBBED OF GEWS Society Matron Discovers Theft on Returning From Horse Show Yesterday. The apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Himes, socially prominent and wealthy real estate owners, of 1705 K street, was burglarized yesterday and several thousands dollars’ worth of Jewelry stolen. Last night the exact number of articles taken or their value was not known. According to reports, Mrs. Himes dis- covered the theft when she returned from the children’s ‘horse show at the Preece Riding Academy early yester- day afternoon. She entered the auto- matic elevator and when she neared the fourth floor, where her apartment is situated, she said she heard a door slam. It is thought that the door may have been closed by the robber leaving the place. The first report to police of the af- fair was made to Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superintendent. yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Sidney F. Tallaferro, wife of the former District Commissioner and a friend of Mrs. Himes. A headquarters detective was sent to the apartment to investigate, but later it could not be learned who he was. Although a writ- ten report was made at the Detective | . Bureau, it was said there that only a revolver was stolen from the apartment. The report listed a revolver, two sets of shirt studs, a platinum watch and chain and numerous other articles of jewelry. Last night attempts were made to locate Mr. or Mrs. Himes at their K street apartment and at their home in_Frederick, Md., but without success. Mr. Himes is a large proj holder, owning the Transportation Buildin; the Draper Building, where he lived. He is a former member of the House of Representatives from Ohio and was twice president of the Congressional Country Club. Mr. Himes has the dis- tinctior. of being the first Washing- tonian to suscribe to a million-dollar life isurance policy. PILOT AND MANAGER HELD FOR NINE DEATHS Order to “Blow Them Off,” Aimed at Non-Paying Crowd, Is Charged in Airplane Case. By the Assoclated Press. FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn, May 10.— Milton P. Covert, pilot of an airplane that crashcd into a crowd assembled here to watch a stunting exhibition, re- sulting in nine deaths, two weeks ago, was bound over to the Circuit Court today at the conclusion of his hearing on a second-degree murder charge. Al Gombert, manager of the company staging the exhibition, was bound over on the same charge. Both made $3,500 bonds. G. F. Cheatham, testifying for the State yesterday, said he had heard Gombert tell Covert to “’blow them off” the railroad trucks, where a crowd had gathered to watch the stunting exhibi- tion without having to pay a 25¢ admis- sion charge to the fleld. It was into this crowd that the plane fell. Cheatham said that Covert had agreed to “scatter them.” ‘Gombert denled having given such in- structions and two passengers in the plane at the time of the crash testified that they had heard no conversation between the manager and the pilot, Covert did not take the stand. ROBERTS' BACKERS BELIEVE DRY FOES HAVE BEEN FOILED Statements From McBride and Dr. Wilson Are Held Favorable. JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WILL ACT TOMORROW Nomination Is Expected to Be Re- ferred to Subcommittee to Prepare Report. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. The nomination of Owen J. Roberts of Philadelphia to be an associate jus- tice of the Supreme Court comes before the Senate judiclary committee tomor= row for consideration. If precedent is followed, and it is expected that it will be, the nomination will be referred to a subcommittee which will consider all protests that may be made and then report to the full committee its recom= ‘mendations. Up to date the only opposition to Mr. Roberts that has taken tangible form is based on a speech which he made in 1923 at a dinner given in New York by trust companies. In that speech Mr. Roberts is reported to have said that he held no brief for prohibition and that he believed that it was a matter which preferably should have been dealt with by statute rather than by an amendment to the Constitution. Whether the more intense drys in the Senate will hold that this constitutes being a foe of the eighteenth amend- ment remains to be seen. ‘The supporters of Mr. Roberts, how- ever, belleved last night that the dry opposition had the wind taken out of its sails when statements regarded as favorable to Mr. Roberts were made hy F. Scott McBrde, general superintend- ent of the Anti-Saloon League and Dr. gl‘;rénc:l True Wilson o;r t.hheml;lethodut Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals. McBride’s Statement. Mr. McBride said in his statement: “Integrity of character, legal qualifi- cations, intellectual honesty, judicial temperament and capacity to deal with legal questions from a strictly judicial viewpoint without bias created by per- sonal predilection .should determine the fitness of members of the judiciary, rather than other qualifications. If Mr. Roberts measures up to these qualifica- tions he should be confirmed.” Dr. Wilson said that the Methodist board had taken no action in he added: “I.don’t think we will. Mr. , I understand, is an excellent and: will be impartial. We don’t want a partisan in the Su Court, either wet or dry. We are well satisfied. We liked. the Parker nomi- nation, too, and don’t think the wet issue had anything to do with his de- feat. Some wets might have voted against his confirmation, but many drys did, too. However, if it had been brought out that there was wet oppo- ition to him, there might have been & division on this issue.” During ths debate in the Senate over the Parker nomination there was nothing sald about an effort of the wets to defeat him. But since the ap- pointment of Mr. Roberts there has been an effort to make it ugpe.r that he was oppesed because he was & “dry.” Mr. Roberts has denied to Senator David A. Reed of Pennsyl- vania that he made a public statement either for or against prohibition. One fact that potential opponents of Mr. Roberts in the Senate have turned up, however, is that his partner, W. W. Montgomery, and Mrs. Montgomery, appeared before the House judiciary committee in its recent hearings against the prohibition amendment. Simmons May Oppose Him. Senator Simmons of North Carolina has been regarded as a fizanhle leader of the o})gumun to the Roberts’ nomi- nation. It is known that he resents deeply the rejection of Judge Parker. How many other Senators he might be able to rally to the opposition to the Roberts’ appointment, however, is prob- lematical. While Senator Overman, also of North Carolina, and one of the leaders in the effort to have Judge Parker confirmed, is saying nothing for publication at this time, it is under- stood that he regards Mr. Roberts as an able man and that he sees no real rea- son for objecting to his confirmation. Senator Overman is a member of the Senate judiciary committee. Mr. Roberts already has had to run (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) GANG FIRES ON DANCERS Six Persons Among 600 in New York Club Wounded by Trio. NEW YORK, May 11 (#).—Three men opened fire on a crowd of 600 dancers in a West Forty-eighth street club early today when they themselves were re- fused admittance. Six persons were ‘wounded. The panic-stricken dancers rushed for cover, m:egunmm backed out of the room, rusl down the stairs to the street and escaped. Arthur Lindberg, 27, started after them, but collapsed at the stairs. He was wounded in the abdomen. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital. RESIGNATION OF CAGLE TO COACH FOOT BALL IS DENIED BY DAVISON Acting War Secretary Hits Rumor Cadet May Break Promise to Serve Four Years. By the Associated Press. ‘“A cadet named Cagle,” yesterday drew the attention of F. Trubee Davi- son, acting Secretary of War. Davison, in a 200-word statement, said that the War Department knew nothing about the desire of Christian more Keener “Red” Cagle, West Point's foot ball hero, to resign from the Army to take up foot ball coaching. In a prepared statement, Mr. Davis 3 “Press reports have Lg:ured to &r:— mulgate an erroneous pression it a' cadet named Cagle at the United States Military Academy would be al- lowed to resign from the Army im- mediately after his uation next June. There is no evidence in the War ent that such action is con- templated.” Cagle announced Friday that an offer position at Mississippi of & L ey TR gl n lon, Ive Ofllul’ general. jor_generals receive $8,000 a year. Second eutenanta, on. ¢he sther Band; which is what a West Point graduate becomes, are paid $1,500. The I’mfilflg over Cagle's M,fll“fll\ the of