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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy, probably toni d tomorrow; mru—nuhnt. 73, at 5 pm. ; lowest, 56. n 5 aum. today. Full repfln on page 3, Closing N.Y.Markets, Pages 13,14 & 15 No. 31,426. post office, Entered as second Washington, D. wu.llonu showers ler tomorrow. s matter C. b WASHINGTON, D. C, ¢ Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1930—FIFTY-TWO PAGES. ing Star. XA Associated service. (P Means Associated The only evening paper in Washington with Press news Yesterday’s Circulation, 115,945 TWO CENTS. Press. CONFESSES BAKER MURDER; QUIZ CONTINUES | DAWES 10 RETURN 10 CONFER WITH HOOVER ON NAVAL LIMITATIONS PACT White House Declines to Say Whether He Will Be Asked by President to Appear Be- fore Senate Committees. NAVY OFFICERS SCORE TREATY IN TESTIMONY American Negotiators Accepted Three Less 8-Inch-Gun Ships Than Board’s Defense Minimum, They Assert, in Bombarding Agreement With Objections. By the Assoclated Press. Ambassador Dawes will return to the United States shortly for conferences with President Hoover on the London naval agreement. ‘The White House said today that while it was not definitely de- cided when the Ambassador would come, his trip was not in the na- ture of “leave,” but for the specific purpose of conferring with the President about the pact. No official statement was avail- able at either the State Depart- ment or the White House regard- ing the Ambassador’s return. The highest officials of the depart- emphatically denied that Gen. Dawes hd been requested to return. Gen. Dawes was one ol the delfll m treaty. As Vice Presi. long association ufi.mtmhenmyo!uu and pemnll lnyc-l-wlfim !thmm:aduntumhhumm he will confer with various Thhwfllbethenewdflmflutlhe Ambassador has conferred with the chie: Executive on the arms limitation whm House authorities declined to say whether he would be called upon’ by the President to go before the Sen- ate committees. Last Fall, during a visit to the United States, he went over with Mr. Hoover ‘various details which had arisen dyring the first few months of the Anglo- American n on naval problems. Objections Rain on Treaty. ‘Meanwhile, be!ore two Senate com- today the three less 8-inch gun ships than the Navy General Board has set as the national defense minimum. Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol, chair- man of the board, told the Senate f eign relations committee that the treaty did not represent parity with Great Britain nor & proper cruiser ratio with Japan and that the best thought of the Navy had been brushed aside at Lon- don. Appearing successively before the naval and foreign relations committee, Rear Admiral Hilary P. Jones said a “vital” and “fundamental” concession was made when the American delega- Boy’s Sweet Tooth Proves Nemesis as Mother’s Boat Sails By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 16.—Because of an overwhelming desire for & piece of candy, 10-year-old John Stanton of Fox Lake street, Chi- cago, was stranded in New York today while his mother was en route to France on the Ile de France. John was already aboard the liner when he decided he just had to have another piece of Ameri- can candy. ving his mother in their state room he made his way down the gangplank to a candy stand on the pier. He obtaine his candy, but then in the x visitors from the ship he found himself unable to force his way aboard again. Despite his cries the ship pulled out without him. Several hours later a patrolman found him alone and weeping at & street crossing a mile from the pler He told his story to the of- ficer, and was taken to the shelter of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. U. . GOLFERS KEEP WALKER CtP, 10702 Jones, Voigt and Johnston Clinch Victory by Winning First Three Matches. By the Associated Preds. SANDWICH, England, May lC—'l'hc American Walker Cup team today wos the cup, emhlemnuc of mwmflonu t.‘f:n golf supremacy, for the sixth e. American retained the t.roph: by defeating flu British team, 10 points to 2. Seven of eight l!.nulu whe. were won today and four foursomes in yesterday’s play. Bobby Jones won the first point for American team today by duuu’:g Roger Wethered, uphxn of the Brit} team, 9 up md 8 to pl -dded lnonm point for the lu-ne team when he de- feated Sir Ernest Holderness, 10 up and 8 to play. lehncmumkwll. Harrison R. Johnston, amal nhlmpk)n, deulwd Oyrll TOU!!. l IID mdtw'pl-y. rican team wi ed of & Omn.V(mllmmcmudmmer- ican score to 4 in the singles and 7 tor the two ' play when he de- , 3 up and 2 to rallied in the final 9 holes theis Bt point of u:e d-y ‘when 'r. A 'n;rnnee defeated Francis Ouimet, 7 up and 6 to play. Dr O.t;. Yfllln‘ defeated .Yohhn Nel- play. wunn. also won in the final 18 hnlei a-mhe'm 1 down at the end of the Don Moe defeated J. A. Stout, 1 up, to give the Americans for the BHMIIL Moe, who hld been behind since the mfl» of the match, fought to victory in the final three holes. Jomes Walks Away. started the afternoon round with Wethered by halving lhe nine- teenth and twentieth l!olu, nine- teenth in 58. 's second was bunkered, while Roger shanked his u-.w the spectators, scatte; & crowd, in- cludlnx the Pnnee of Wi The twen- tieth was another half at 4. Jones, with an airplane mlt!fln‘ overhead, looked skyward and missed a 5-foot putt to lose the t.wenty- first hole, when Wethered took ll’: ‘: The twenty-second was lulvod Jones won the twenty-third with a birdie 3 and lost the twenty-fourth when he took 4 to Wethered's 3. A birdie 2 at the twenty-sixth won another hole for Bobby and when the twenty-seventh was halved, he started home 8 up and 9 to play. Jones won the twenty-elzmh wlth ad to Wethered's 5, en Von Elm's battle Wlth Rex n.mey for 3¢ holes was the most bitterly con- (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) SENATE IS GIVEN CAR LIABILITY BILL Measure Would Require Convicted | Drivers to Prove Re- sponsibility. Senator Capper, chairman of the Sen- ate District committee; introduced in the Senate this afternoon the bill fa- vorably reported recently by the House District committee to provide a method | of requiring motorists who have been convicted of a major traffic violation to show financial responsibility before having their permits restored. The bill was referred to the District committee, where Senator Capper expects to take u up for consideration at an e-rly meet- Unm the terms of the measure a driver who has been convicted of a serious offense would have his operat- ing permit and registration certificate revoked, and in order to have them re- stored would have to demonstrate his abllity thereafter to meet damages for for personal injury. Senator Capper Sntroduoed the bill in the Senate, with the amendments made (Continued on Page 2, Column 7.) CHINESE FORCES CLOSE FOR BATTLE Nanking Warns Bombing Chengchow by Air Is Intended. of By the Assoclated Press. PEIPING, China, May 16.—A great | mea; battle which has betn raging between the forces of the Nanking government and the Northern Alliance today was passing into its major phase. The troops have been in contact for some hours, Clashes between advance bodies have resulted in severe casualties. ‘The Nanking government today an- nounced its intention of bombing Chengchow by air. Appropmtlon Bill Signed. Appropriations of $1,140,088,008 for the Treasury and Post Office Depart- ments for the fiscal year of 1931 were approved today in a bill signed by Presi- dent Hoover, 10 points t0 7 | gjear] MORROW OPENS CAMPAIGN ASKING DRY LAW REPEAL Ambassador, Seeking Seat in Senate, Describes Condi- tions as Derlorable. RESENTMENT IS BLAMED TO ‘UNREASONABLE’ RULE Candidate, in Newark Speech, Voices Opposition to Return of Saloons. NEWARK, N. J, May 16 (#)— Representative Franklin W. Fort an- nounced today he would enter the race for the Republican nomina- tion for United States Senator from New Jersey against Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow and former Sen- ator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen on a platform of support of the eighteenth amendment. By the Associated Press. NEWARK, N. J., May 16.—Dwight W. Morrow, Ambassador to Mexico, who is seeking the Republican nomination for the United States Senate, favors repeal of the eighteenth amendment and a re- turn to State control of liquor traffic. In a speech last night in Krueger's Auditorjum, he described conditions after 10 years of Federal prohibition as deplorable. “It is not fair to assume,” he said, "'.hlt all resentment against national prohibition is due to a desire for un- 1imited license to be intemperate. There is no community in the United States that desires that. The resentment is due to the feeling that an unreasonable control is being imposed. “States or subdivisions of States whose sympathy is not with the law feel themselves relieved of responsibility for enforéement. They leave to an over- burdened Federal Government, with & wholly inadequate police force, the task of carrying out a great social reform, which before 1920 all the communities | s, of the land, in one way or another, were s | wrestling with. Brings No Panacea. “I bring you no panacea for this de- plorable condition. I know of no magi- cal solution. I cannot, however, stand before my friends and neighbors and ask for their mnn"e without hnvml them know my attitude toward problem. “PFirst I believe that the way out o( the nt_difficulty is to recognize the fundamental difference be- tween the nature of the Federal Gov- ernment and the State government. I believe this involves a repeal of the hteenth amendment and the sub- itution l‘.heretor o( an amendment which will restore to the States the m.wefr to determine their policy toward liquor traffic, and vest in the Fed- eral Government power to give all pos- llbll protecunn and assistance to those tates that desire complete prohibition :gum: invasion from the States that nof “If T should be elected to the UnlM States Senate I should be prepared vote for a resolution submitting to '.he 3 1o |several States an amendment to the Constitution in any form that would accomplish the foregoing pu 3 “So long as the eighteenth amend- ment and the statutes -thereunder are the law of the land, I favor us appropriations for their enforcement.” Mr. Morrow said he favored the use of Federal appropriations to keep liquor from entering the country and from passing into interstate commerce. Rum Control Difficult Problem. The text of Mr. Morrow's speech fol- ”I come before the Republican voters of New Jersey as a candidate for the Republican nomination for the oflct of United States Senator. Upon the resig- nation of Senator Edge I was tendered the appointment to the United States Senate by the governor of the State. ‘The work in Mexico and the protracted session of the Naval Arms Conference in London made it impossible for me to lecep. the position by appointment. I had, however, gnlflzd my will to stand before t) fore 1 am here tonight. “‘A man who lcupu a nomi- munn lmpu the general obligations of rl This does not mean that he shall follow plnly blind.ly b\lt 1t does that he shall try to co-operate wnh his pgny colleagues and that he should depart from his party only where his consclence compels him to belleve th-c his party is wrong. * * * hope to have the opportunity dur- ing th! next few weeks to discuss with the voters of New Jersey some of the (Continued on Page 4, Column 1.) Quake in Italy. VATANZARO, Italy, May 16 (®.— A strong earth shock, foliowed by a smaller one, was felt here early to- day. Similar temblors alarmed the pop- ulations of Nicastro, Soveris, Simeri and Taverna. The streets and remaine damage or casualties were ABSENT PUBLISHER PAYS §2,500 by the House District committee before reporting the measure. The bill is sponsored by the American Automobile Association and has the approval of the American Motorists’ Association, as well as other organizations. The bill is similar to safety relpmulblmy laws effect in a nnmber of S SHANGHAI BARS SILVER Gold Market Agitated by Notice. Gold Exportation Forbidden. toms authorities here today posted a notice prohibiting importation of silver coins and exportation of gold bars. The market immediately showed con-|can be used either for drinking or b.lh- erable agitation. It opened at 520 , dropped to 503 and llur reuted "- su when bank= <h: FOR “RUM” THAT’S RIVER WATER He’s in Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, May 16 (N.AN.A)—A New York magazine publisher has a Woula e glad to sel you. Tt 'coet ims wo gla sell you. It cost him SHANGHAL May 16 (#).—The cus-|$2500, but you can buy it for virtually nothing. As water lt is excellent, as he dll- covered by having it analyzed, and i ing. The only trouble is that j8 was sold | Secre to the publisher as whuky wine. Vanrr 2| Bootlegger Uses Cable to Dupe Man’s Secretary While Europe. publisher, uy ll\llf“fl"fld olun ry. amazemen ical analysis was made, v's faarR were R TR ey e ,ilanEs Chemical b RIGHT TO CHANGE DEBENTURE STAND ASKED OF SENATE Smoot Resolution Also Seeks Relief From Flexible Clause Promise. OPPOSED BY DEMOCRATS AND G.0.P. INDEPENDENTS Proposal Follows Claim House Re- publican Conferees Disfavor Tariff Bill Passage. By the Associated Press. A resolution asking the Senate to relleve its conferees from promises not to abandon the debenture and legisla- tive flexible provisions was introduced today by Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah, chairman of the Senate con- ferees. He sald he would bring it up on Monday. Smoot proposed the resolution after Democrats had intimated that House Republican conferees had no desire to see the bill pass. Democrats and Republican independ- ents. are prepared to fight the Smoot proposal. If it fails, party leaders agree that the tariff bill will die in conference, The charge was made by Senator Simmons, Democrat, of North Carolina, after the conferees had reached an im- passe on how to get the bill back into the Senate. Senator Smoot was being questioned at the time as to how and when the bill was to be reported back to the Senate. Smoot nid the bill probably would be brought up in the Senate on Mondly, that the House conferees had refused to negotiate further until the Senate freed its conferees of pledges not to abandon the debenture and legis- lative flexible provisions, and that it remained for the Senate eon{enu to decide the method of reporting back. “The majority conferees of the Sen- ate have kept faith abide by their promises,” Simmons said, “but I do feel that the conferees of the other bnnch ‘have been rather obstinate. ‘There action lndlum they do not care to have this passed. lenmr Harrison, Democrat, Missis- i, also charged that “certain Re- pu licans who were enthuslastic for this bill have heard from the country and now are trying to klll 1. Senator re- “I don’t know who the teu to," replied Smoot. know it isn't the Senator from hh, because he’s the only one for it,” the Mississippian came back. The House conferees meanwhile stood steadfastly upon their decision not to carry the negotlations further until the representatives of the Sen- ate were given authority to work out & compromise. The Senate's amend- ment had been voted down with a large majority in the House. Leaders Fear Defeat of Bill. Congressional leaders were convinced that rejection by the Senate of its con- ferees’ request could only have the re sult of killing the tariff bill, the prod- uct of 16 months of effort, in confer- ence. The move of the Republican con- ferees was opposed by the leaders of the Democrats and of the independent Republicans, but while the former were confident of mustering a majority, the latter were not so certain. Regular xgubhcm leaders were frankly wor- ‘The amendment, together with the export debenture plan, which is also in dispute, were written into the bill by the Democnfic-mderendcnt Repub- lican coalition last Fall, when it con- cededly was in control of the tariff situation in the Senate. Procedure in Senate Outlined. The procedure planned called for Senator Smoot of Utah, chairman of the Senate conference committee, to make a technical motion the Senate insist, without instructions, upon the amendments in dispute. The Demo- crats were ready with a counter motion that the conferees be instructed not to abandon the amendments in question. ‘The Democrats’ procedure was agreed upon at a meeting of the leaders of that party late yesterday and leaders of the independent Republican faction said they would vote with their old allies. Senator Norris, one of the lat- ter, sald, however, he did not believe they would be successful, as he believed a majority of the membership would rather see a compromise worked out by the conferees than have the bill die in conterence. CABS CHANGE TAGS IN FIGHT FOR SPACE Present License Plates of Un- metered Cars Forbids Parking Stands. Further difficulties in Washington's complex taxicab situation as a result of the rate war were anticipated to- day by Police Inspector E. W. Brown, in charge of the Traffic Bureau, when one of lhe flat-rate 35-cent wmpnmu replaced “L” for “H” lettered tags on 50 cabs, apparently for the purpose of occupying designated hack stands. Cabs carrying “L” or livery tags are not permitted under existing regula- tions to occupy hack stands reserved exclusively for metered public vehicles, but are required to operate from a central garage. With the flat-rate cabs making a move to share these stands with the vehicles still opera meter rate, Inspector Brown another clash in the rate war. As the 35-cent cabs do mot carry meters, Inspector Brown is doubtful whether they can, under the present regulations park at the designated hack stands even though they or hacker’s tag. A neent order of the Public Utllities Commission, he pointed out, requires public vehicles not operat- on an hmxrly rate to be ith meters ctive of whether they charge a flat rate as the 35-cent doing. on a oresees - | companies are e l == DNI»ED INTb o FIVE STATES @ AND WREST [ CoNTRoL FROM§gneid 4 THE EAST'EY TWO MEN KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH Three Are Speeding Cars Meet Near Waterloo. Two men were killed and three others injured early today near Waterloo, Md., when two automobiles collided head-on while ¥acing along the Baltimore high- | way at a speed estimated at more than | 60 miles an hour. ‘The dead: Frank Swope, 32, of Hol- landtown, Md.; William Handy, colored, | 29, of 1247 Twenty-second street, Wash- ington. The injured: Prederick Juliano, 24, of Baltimore, broken right arm, frac- tured right leg and dislocated left hip; John Thomas, 23, of 1113 B street, ‘Washington, severe cuts about the body; Robert T. Burgess, 29, 2310 W street, Washington, deep cuts on the head, arms and legs. Swope, Juliano and Burgess were in the same car. Claims Auto Taken by Men. State policemen of the Laurel sub- station who investigated the crash sald they had located a colored man who said he had been robbed of an auto- mobile and 20 cases of liquor by Swope’s companions earlier in the night. Police were told by an eyewitness that the trio, riding in a small coupe, was at- tempting to force another machine into a ditch when their car collided with the third machine. A loaded pistol was found on Swope. Revolvers also were said to have been possessed by his two companions. An investigation was launched to determine whether the men had been driving & ‘w’}'el:c;eld and injured were strewn along the highway for a_distance of more than 20 yards when State Police- man C. E. Beaseman of Laurel arrived on the scene. He summoned Dr. R. C. Stuart of Savage, Md. The physician pronounced Swope and Handy dead and administered first aid treatment to the injured. Those hurt then were removed to the St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore by Lloyd Kaiser, a Laurel undertaker. Officials announced an mquelt would be conducted at Savage, Md., later in the day hy Howard U. Gosnell, a justice of the pe Mennwhue, a police guard was sta- tioned over the injured in the Baltimore hospital after they refused to divulge details of the crash. Police said man- slaughter charges might be preferred against the men later. ‘The force of the impact ripped the engine from Swope’s car and shot it 20 (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) Honest Advert'ising For years The Star has censored all advertising, rejecting what it considers false and misleading. Washington merchants appreciate this protection to the public and them- selves. Yesterday’s Advertising Local Display. Lines ‘The Evening Star, 81,361 2nd Newspaper... 23,736 3rd Newspaper... 13,131 4th Newspaper... 6,806 5th Newspaper... 6,170 Total other 4 papers 49,823 The Star has no early editions. Nearly 97% of its circu- lation is within twenty-five Injured After| mice, rt MAY MAGIC. Box Score FIRST GAME. WASHINGTON ' [ | semmwocoNwORR West, cf losssaanana lcunvooonoe elucnsxnccce? wlocenecoccoem Blosnmeanvnwoxe g g kgt g lcnomoonwsnanscnac lecncoccocnncoece Ieeeecaennu-neuenp leooeeeevuuau-uanp el cccocorumccccconr ol =eea==eeeccoeecel‘ H @ - ° » B l-nl- hlm for Walberg in sevent! n Runs batted tn—Hadler, Lotop (1) Spen- cex, Miller (2), ita—Lospp, Bluess, Cochras 1t—Rice. ys—Hadley to Cronin, Bishop to ases—Washington, 12; Philadel- Is—Oft Walbers, 3; off Hadley, n, 1. =87 Walbers, 15 by Quina, 1 12, in 7 innings; off Three et Ormsby and Guthrie SENATE APPROVES HIGHER POLIGE PAY Bill to Grant Increases Passed After Measure Is Amended. ‘The policemen and firemen's pay in- crease bill was by the Senate this afternoon, after its supporters agreed to accept several of the amend- ments offered by Senator Phipps, Re- publican, of Colorado. The amend- ments agreed to cut down the proposed increases for the heads of the two de- partments and their assistants. No changes were made in the salary (Continued on Page 2, Column MORAN ORDERS FOR REFUSING CENSUS DATA Man Tells Enumerators to “Ask Curtis” Questions, Supervisor Says. The first person to run afoul of the law in the District for failing to an- swer census inquiries is Patrick Galla- gher, 1410 M street, for Whose arrest J. Sterling Moran, supervisor of the census obtained a warrant at Police Court this afternoon. Enumerators, according to Moran, on numerous occasions endeavored to talk with muum but were Twice they tried to reach him by mail. that he himsed en- Rice. NATIONALS TRIM A'S IN FIRST FRAY “Bump” Hadley Pitches Mas- terful Ball, While Quinn Is Sent in for Walberg. BY JOHN B. KELLER. PHILADELPHIA, May 16.—“Bump” Hadley pitched masterful ball as Wash- ington defeated the Athletics in the first game of & double-header here today. The home club was blanked until the eighth inning. The score was 5 to 3. FIRST INNING. ‘WASHING TON—Loepp doubled down the left field line. n?l.. threw out to third. Goslin Judge flied to Haas. P] ELPHIA—Bishop hoisted to Goslin. Haas went out, Judge to Had- ley covering first, Cochrane lined to Bluege. No runs. SECOND INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Myer filed to Haas. Cronin singled to center. Bluege went out, Walberg to Bishop to Foxx. Wal- berg’s throw to Bishop was too wide to ;It Cronin at second. Spencer walked. adley singled to left, scoring Cronin and sending Spencer to second. Loepp druve a single past Dykes to left, scor- g Spencer and sending Hadley to m- ond. Rice forced Loepp, Bishop to Boley. Two runs. PHILADELPHIA — Simmons fanned. Cronin }:hxew out Foxx. Miller filed to o runs. ‘THIRD INNING. WABHINGTON—GHHH Rice, fouled to No runs. PHILADELPHIA—Dykes singled to left center. Boley singled to center, sending Dykes to second. Hadley made a bare-hand catch of a pop fly bunted by Walberg and threw to Cronin, dou- bling Dykes off second. Cronin tried to complete a triple 1?‘" with a peg to Judge, but the ball hit Boley and the runner regain safely. threw out Bllhop. No runs. FOURTH INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—Cronin singled left. Bluege doubled to right center, nnd.ln Cronin to third. Spencer lined (Ta w rltht scoring Cronin and sending to third. Hadley fanned. Loepp lnt hh !.hlrd hll a ulnlle through Dykes, scoring Bluege and putting Spencer on second. Rice got a single with & grounder to deep short, filling the bases. The hit raised to 26 the number of successive games in w‘m:h Rice has batted safely. Goslin flied Simmons in short left. Bishop blcked into center for Judge's high one. Two runs. PHILADELPHIA — Haas lined to Myer. Cochrane took a third strike. Simmons singled to center. Foxx walked on four pitched balls. Miller lined to Myer. No runs. FIFTH INNING. ‘WASHINGTON — Myer bunted and was thrown out by Walberg. Cronin got his third hit, a single to left. Boley made a good stop of Bluege's drive back of second and threw to Bishop for the force out of Cronin. Spencer forced Bluege, Boley to Bishop. No runs. PHILADELPHIA—Myer threw out (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) FIRST ARREST When questioned, Mrs. Gallagher SUSPECT SECRETLY GRILLED BY AGENTS, WHO PROBE STORY IN MINUTE DETAL Suspect’s Account of Driving Slayer to Baltimore Broken Down by Close Questioning of Justice Department Men. AUTHORITIES TO PROBE SANITY OF MAN HELD Report That Man Often Watched Tennis Players on Monument Grounds, Near Where Victim Parked Car, Leads to His Being Taken Into Custody. A suspect described as a soldier who is sald to have told Depart- ment of Justice agents that he killed Mary Baker, murdered Navy Department clerk, has been in the custody of the agents for two days, it was learned by The Star today. The man, who was turned over to the agents after he is said to have told military authorities at the Headquarters Detachment at Eighteenth and B streets that he knew the man who had killed Miss Baker, was being questioned today by the operatives and the ‘Washington police. His detention was guarded with utmost secrecy while the opera- tives checked on various phases of the stories he had told about Miss Baker. ‘The soldier is being grilled in the Hurley Wright Building at Eighteenth street and Pe: l- vania avenue, headquarters of Washington bureau of the Dej m- ment of Justice. He is said attached to the Head l.umrs ¢t | Company of the Army, which is | stationed in the building at Eighteenth and B streets, just a block away from the point where to | Miss Baker was last seen alive be- fore she went on her fatal auto- mobile ride. First Blamed Another Man. ‘The soldier is said first to have told the investigators that he knew who murdered Miss Baker and that he had taken her slayer to Baltimore in his automoblle shortly after the crime was committed. When the Department of Justice agents investigated and lumd thlt the soldier did not he is then reported to have wld Ghm that he committed the crime. Department of Justice agents believe that he may be suffering from mental trouble. They intend, however, to make & thorough check-up on every angle of his stories. Movements Are Checked. ‘The soldier was taken into custody on information given Army officials to the effect that he had been seen on nu- merous occasions watching tennis and base ball games on the Monument Grounds in the vicinity of Seventeenth and B streets, not far from where Miss Baker parked her automobile. The operatives then began a careful check on his movements on the after- noon and evening of April 11, when the Navy Department clerk was murdered. SHORT SATURDAY MEASURE FAVORED House Group Reports Bill Giving Federal Workers Half Holiday. The year-round Saturday half holiday bill for Government employes was favorably reported to the House today by Representative Dallinger of Massa- chusetts, from the House civil service committee. This bill would establish a four-hour work day on Saturday without loss of pay for all civil employes of the Federal Government and of the District of Co- lumbia, except.those employed in the field service of the Department of the Interior and employes of the Panama Canal on the isthmus, practically all of whom are working under the provisions of the eight-hour law. ‘The bill thus reported is the Jones bill, which has already passed the Sen- ate with its provisions broadened by House committee amendments. Employes of the Postal Service have been excluded because another House committee has already reported a simi« lar bill applying to all postal employes, which is r"xgw awaiting h::flon in the would only say, “Ask Mr. Gallagher, he | D€ is the head of the family.” ‘The husband, aocording to Moran, would give his men evasive answers. When asked b:hefl:er he was orvhzu:er a radio, n would say, “Ask lumm cmummnt. Don’t ask me.”