Evening Star Newspaper, May 27, 1930, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and slightly warmer tonight; to- morrow partly cloudy and warmer. tures—Highest, 66, at 5 pm. yesterday; lowest, 50, at 5 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. Closing N.Y.Markets, Pages 13,14 & 15 Entered as seco: post office, No. 31,437. Washington, nd class matter B.C @h WASHINGTON, D. C, FORMER WARDMAN OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH FRAUD PLOT J. D. Hobbs Accused of Try- ing to Cheat J. V. Morris Out of Interest in Property. CONVERSIO_NOF $165,590 IN NOTES IS CLAIMED Elzina Howells Is Indicted Again. Total of 29 True Bills Re- turned by Jury. Use of the mails to defraud is charged in an indictment reported to- day by the grand jury against James D Hobbs, former vice president and treas- urer of the Wardman Construction Co. He is alleged to have devised a scheme or artifice to defraud John V. Morris, 1427 Girard street, out of his interest in premises 1620 R street and in further- ance of the alleged scheme to have placed letters in the mails. The letters are said to have been mailed June 10, 1927; August 19, 1927, and November 8, 1927, ‘The indictment alleges that March 6, 1927, Morris purchased an apartment house at 1620 R street and Hobbs rep- resented to him that because of the unusual facilities at his command he could facilitate the management of the property and induced Morris to have the title taken in the name of Ruth M. Gessford, in trust for his benefit. Later, it is alleged, Hobbs directed the woman, who was an employe of the company, to execute and deliver to him 85 promissory notes, aggregating $165,- 595.50, all maturing at varying times and secured on the real estate. It is claimed in the indictment that Hobbs converted the notes and their proceeds “all without the knowledge and consent” of Morris. To carry out_the alleged scheme, it is said, Hobbs June 10, 1927, mailed a letter of Joseph H. Himes, Transportation Building, setting out: “You hold the notes of the coln Hotel Corporation secured on lot 105 square 179, premises 1620 R street, totaling $32,000. We recently completed a refinancing of the first trust on this property placing a new trust in the same amount of $400,000 and it is neces- sary to substitute new second trust notes for those which you hold.” Sale Offer Is Claimed. August 19, 1927, another letter is said been mailed and addressed to WS | merce, and that an offer ceived. A third letter was mailed, it is stated, November 8, l'fl'lhnh Morris ‘n&l a statement “covering our operation of 1620 R street” and asking Morris to “call and see me regarding this matter as soon as possible. The statement referred to is set out in the indictment and shows a deficit of $10,000, Morris recently filed suit in the Dis- trict Supreme Court to recover $325,000 damages for alleged conspiracy to de- fraud him of his interest in 1620 R street and in the Lin Hotel Corporation. Named as defendants in that suit are the Watdman Construc- tion Co., the Wardman Corporation, Harry Wardman, James D. Hobbs and others. The plaintiff in the suit de- clares that he was approached by the Wardman Construction Co. to fill the property with tenants and effect a sale, which would net him $75,000. He trans- ferred the property to an_employe of the Wardman company, asserted, and subsequently a third deed of trust for $165,595.50, the amount named in the indictment, was placed on the prop- erty and the proceeds used to pay the debts of the defendant corporation, it was alleged. Attorney W. Bissell ‘Thomas filed the suit for Morris. Moved to New York Recently. Hobbs has been identified with the Teal estate business in Washington for a quarter of a century. He became associated with the Wardman com- panies more than 20 years ago and in recent years has served as a vice presi- dent and treasurer of the Wardman Construction Co. and the Wardman Park Hotel Co. A number of months ago he severed his connection with ‘Wardman, however, and went to New York to engage in real estate business there. As treasurer of Wardman organ- izations he was primarily engaged in the financial phases of their activities. Hobbs is a native of Washingto received his education here, and holds a bachelor of law degree. He is widely known in local social, golf and hunt clubs, being a member of several here, and laso has fraternal affiliations in| ‘Washington. Elzina Howells Indicted Again. Elzina Howells, recently released by Justice Gordon on her personal bond under an indictment charging her with defrauding certain persons in stock in- vestments, was again indicted todsy on (Continued on Page 2, Column 4. KING GEORGE, ILL, WILL MISS COURT Condition Prevents His Attendance at Third Function—Eight From U. S. to Be Presented. By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 27.—Tliness of King Qeorge will prevent his attending the third court of the season to be held tonight at Buckingham Palace, it was officially announced today. the States and municipalities to co-oper- Im in solving a traffic problem which is causing one death each 16 minutes. crease in the volume of traffic.” dent Hoover emphasized that while the Federal Government can co-operate in highway and traffic experts, the respon- sibilities for carrying out the recom- mendations of the conference rests with the States and municipaliti said, is “a national concern of great importance and a humanitarian one and at the same time an economic problem touching every man, woman and child in the country.” n and | the JONES WOULD BOW TO STATE “Five-and-Ten” Law Author Asserts Referendum Should Rule. G. 0. P. Convention Vote for Dry Change Is Held Unrepresentative. By the Assoclated Press. Senator Jones, the sponsor of the stringent “five-and-ten” law for Vol- stead violators, announced today he would vote for prohibition modification if his State—Washington—should so vote in a referendum. His statement was in comment on the Republican State convention which rec- ommended modification, an action which Jones said he thought represent- ed a “small section of the people.” He made clear that he believes in the dry law. Jones issued a formal statement com- menting on the adoption of a resolution recommending modification by the con- vention at Bellingham yesterday. He said that the action “binds no one.” “I have no hesitation in saying the people in my State that while not adhering to my personal conscientious views on prohibition,” the statement said, “if they, in the duly constituted way, ask Congress to submit an amend- ment to the eighteenth amendment repealing or modifying it, I will vote for such submission as a member of the Senate at the time such request is submitted. Asking, “Is not that fair?” the state- ment continued: “The opponents of prohibition seem to want to follow every method against prohibition but the lawful ones. They Seem to want to undermine or evade the | the law rather than to attack it openly and HOOVER WELCOMES SAFETY CONCLAVE Appeals to States and Munic- ipalities to Cut High- way Toll. President Hoover welcomed the third National Conference on Street and Highway Safety today with an appeal to Mr. Hoover, when Secretary of Com- , organized the first two confer- ences, in 1924 and 1926. In welcoming about 250 delegates from 41 States and Canada this morning, he said that de- spite efforts to solve the problem, the number of accidents continues to grow larger because of “the unceasing in- Presi- advertising the recommendations of es. The number of traffic accidents, he ‘The ‘texl of the President’s address great loss of human life in street and highway accidents and the toll of suffering among surviving vic- tims is a national concern of grave importance. You thus are gathered here to consider a humanitarian and economic problem which touches every man, woman and child in the land. “The national street and highway fully worked out & program of measures for improvement of traffic conditions. It was then unanimously agreed that responsibility for carrying out these recommendations should lie with the States and local communities; that vol- untary organizations also should lend their co-operation locally, and that the national conference should reconvene only if need for it should appear. Accident Rate Rising. “In the years that have intervened there has been much effort to better traffic conditions, but the accident rate, nevertheless, continues to rise because increasing volume of traffic outruns our efforts. Without these earlier efforts, but still the steady increasing traffic has outrun all measures of safety. This conference has, therefore, been called in response to a widespread recognition by governors, state and municipal offi- cials, and assoclations devoted to the subject of need for a new appraisal of the situation in the light of experience and for determination of further courses of action upon which all can agree. “It is encouraging to know that in some States and localities where reme- dies have been actually applied the accident increase has been and traffic congestion has been somewhat relieved. The way has thus pioneered. But universal improvement can come only gradually and through continuous and combined effort in many different flelds and on a Nation- wide scale. The members of this con- ference, by working out further reme- safety conference held in 1926 care- |to conditions today would be much worse, | pac RARRIS X Bl MG SENATOR JONES. courageously. I may not agree with many who oppose prohibition, but I have the greatest respect for those who have the courage to uphold their con- scientious convictions by advocating the course prescribed by the fundamental law to correct what they believe to be unwise and wrong.” Jones’ statement declared that prohi- bition “is not a partisan question,” and *should not be made one, until this ab- solutely appears necessary and there becomes a definite division between prohibitionist and ant-prohibitionists g:udlus of old political partisan Asserting that “those apparently in control of the convention did not seem to have the courage to follow the course laid out by the people,” Jones said that his own State had provided a ref- erendum system, and that “the proper and courageous thing to do,” would be to submit prohibition in this manner, “Give the people the chance to ex- press themselves on a provision looking toward legalizing the sale of liquor,” statement asserted, “and I have no doubt of the results.” PACT 70 BE STUDIED AT SPECIAL SESSION Congress Expects to Take Up Other Matters, Adjourn and Reconvene. By the Assoclated Press. The London naval treaty is to be taken up hy the Sénate at a special WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION TUESDAY, RENEWED RIOTING IF MODIFICATION IS WAN’I’ED} ' BRINGS DEATH TOLL ATRANGOONTO Many More Are Believed Dead in Fighting Between Hindus and Coolies. AT LEAST 740 RECEIVE INJURIES IN OUTBREAK Populace, Terror-Stricken, Remains Indoors, Fearing to Venture Out in Search of Food. By the Associated Press. RANGOON, India, May 27.—Sixty deaths were reported officially tonight in two days of disorders attending a dock strike in this Burman capital. Many more are believed to have been killed in the rioting between Burmese coolles and Hindus, with whom the police have been battling unremittingly since yesterday morning. ‘The streets tonight were deserted ex- cept for police and the contending factions. The rioters were armed with iron bars, sticks and daggers. Populace Terrorized. ‘The situation was so bad that police on several occasions were obliged to fire into the mass. The populace was thrown into terror by the rioting and remained indoors, afraid to venture forth even for food. ‘The problem of feeding the terror- stricken thousands this evening became acute. Military forces were stationed at all entrances to the city today to prevent an influx of those who might wish to take sides in the fighting. Disorders Spreading. ‘The gloom of a beleaguered city de- scended this evening upon the capital. The rioting, originally confined within a small area along the water front, gradually had forced itself upon other zones. Heaps of building materials with which many structures were being re- paired after the recent earthquake pro- vided the rioters with an ample supply of ammunition and barricades to carry on their assaults. An officlal report of the casualtids, not counting those of today, indicated tha 740 had been treated in hospitals, including 22 for gun shot wounds. These session to be called by President Hoo- ver, probably about the middle of next month. In the meanwhile it is planned that Congress finish its other work and ad- journ, with the Chief Executive imme- diately calling the Senate back into session to dispose of the arms limitation pact. This course has the approval of Mr. Hoover and of the majority leaders of both houses of Congress. ‘The program was worked out in a series of conferences ending in an an- nouncement late yesterday of what had been accomplished. Spokesmen for the House were re- luctant to discuss a date for adjourn- ment, while veterans and rivers and harbors legislation is pending in the Senate. However, the Republican steer- ing committee of the latter gave assur- ance that these measures would be ac- corded the right of way. by fornia, a severe critic of mknudullnnwh:!hnuu “rush: " the pact through and engaged in & dispute with Senator Reed, Republican, Pennsylvania, on the merits of the naval agreement. For the steering committee, Senator Vandenberg of Michigan, chairman, announced that after the tariff bill is out of the way, rivers and harbors and veterans legislation would follow and the right of way then given the Parker motor bus bill. The foreign relations and naval com- mittees continued their hearings on the treaty, summoning ranking officers of the Navy to give their views on the pact. Chairman Borah of the former group expects to complete the examination of witnesses and adopt a favorable report before the end of the week. The committee late yesterday request- ed Secretary Stimson to turn over to it the correspondence exchan between ‘Washington and London before the visit of Prime Minister Macdonald last Octo- ber. These exchanges concerned the preliminary negotiations leading up to the London agreement. Naval officers today before Senate mn{mnwea continued criticism of the Varying, however, from_the contro- (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.) RABBI QUITS OVER JAZZ Younger Set’s ‘“Scandals” Theatri- cal Production Is Blamed. HAMMOND, Ind, May 27 (P)— Rabbi Louis Kruppin of the wealthy Weth-el Temple has resigned because, his wife explained, he found “dancing and jazz music are inappropriate when ren%muu services are conducted.” ‘The difficulty arose after the Zg\mw set of the congregation decided to stage the “Beth-El BCI;'ld.ll!." an amateur production, May 29. “The wngre:annn is too worldly,” (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Mrs. Kuppin said, and announced the Tabbi's Geeision Was irrevocable. MAN WHO DINED 1t was said his majesty was suffering from tnflammation of the right hip. On May 14 and May 15 he presided at the first two courts of the season, the first he had attended in two years, due to his previous serious iliness. The Prince of Wales deputized for| fnq their prisoner, who went out to| resiaurant. him during the preceding season. His serious illness of the Winter of 1928 and 1929 was a bronchial pneu- monia with subsequent fulmonnry de- velopments which necessitated draining of a lung abscess and other delicate and hazardous treatment. Eight American girls are to be pre- sented at tonight's court and were to have met the King, who is 64 years old. Six other American girls and women are to be presented tomorrow evening at the fourth and last court of the l:uun. “Indeed, *Tis True,” So By the Associated Press. CLEVELAND, May 27.—Two James- town, N. Y., detectives would like to eat last night and was still out today. The detectives, Franklin Fox and Elmer Lee, were taking Leonard Lan- caster, alias Leo Lans, from Cincinnati to Jamestown to stand trial on a for- gery charge. They also took him along when they stopped here at the home of Fox's sister-in-law, Mrs. G. M. Boyd, to break the monotony of the long au- tomobile ride. After dinner time unT sald it AND RAN AWAY FREE TO LAUGH AT “DICKS” TODAY I Can’t Presume to Eat With You,” Brings Sleuth’s Reply He Ate Alone and Flew. wouldn't be quite proper for him to eat with the Bq:ydl and suggested he'd just as soon shift for himself at some “Run along,” said Fox, quoted by Cleveland police, “but be sure to come back.” Lee was resting. 4 2 Lancaster beamed. “I'll be back a little while,” he promised, and saun- tered out. oul That's 1ast police found out about him, ex.ee":: m-tw escaped April 27 from the Federal Penitentiary at Leav- enworth, Kans., while serving an eight- " 1 of Government mru.".er&.‘!o;. left in a Government car and that there is & $500 reward for his capture. figures, it was emphasized, did not in- clude persons who had received treat- ment at the scene of the riots on the water front, and did not include today’s figures. GRAF PREPARES FOR HOP TO U. S. Zeppelin Is Expected to Start for Lakehurst To- morrow. By the Associated Press. The Navy Department received a radio message today from Dr. Hugo Eckener, commander of the Graf Zeppelin, saying he intended to start his nortbrxd flight from Recife, or Pernambuco, to Havana and the United States tonight. The message said: “Graf Zeppelin intending start to- night. ~ Please cable immediately, care of Hermstoltz, Recife, weather and diagnosis and prognosis along route from Recife to Havana, espe- cially conditions off Amazon Delta and West Indles.” By the Assoclated Press. PERNAMBUCO, Brazil, May 27.—The Graf Zeppelin, 8,000 miles of its 18,000 trip behind it, was preened today for the next lap of its long voyage—the g.fiont-mue trip to Havana and Lake- urst. Departure was set for tomorrow with the exact hour uncertain, Meanwhile, replenishment of fuel, lifting gas, ballast and supplies continued, while more than a ton of mail been put inmh!he dirigible for the long trip north. ‘The course to be set by the dirigible’s master, Dr. Hugo Eckener, was uncer- tain, but it was believed that he woukd leave the coast about Natal and strike due north until 200 miles north of the mouth of the Amazon River, and then ad northwestward for Havana. From Havana, where the dirigible will remain but a short while, he will make a short cruise over the Bahamas, and then follow the North American Coast to Lakehurst, Dr. Eckener ex- {:ecu to be there by Sunday night at ne latest, and to be back in Germany ling the Amazon estuary, the dirigible should escape some of the bad weather common to that area. 'TWO ARE INJURED BY CHICAGO BOMBS Several Are Tossed From Beds by Explosives—Damage Is Put at $15,300. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 27.—Bomb explo- sions early today shook the northwest and south sides, caused serious injuries to two persons and did several thousand dollars’ damage. Rude Rasmussen, 69, and his wife, Minnie, 61, were treated at a hospital for cuts and bruises after a powerful dynamite bomb wrecked the entrance to a two-story brick building. were thrown from their bed in a room just above the vestibule and the bed was rent by the force of the explosion. John Galandak, owner of the build- ing, lived on the second floor with his five young children and a housekeeper. ‘They also were tossed from their beds and showered with falling r, but none was injured. He estimated the damage at $15,000. The drug store of Chris Barone, on the edge of Chicago's Chinatown, was the target of a black-powder bomb which caused $300 and threw tw ofamilies living on the second from beds. Barone told police he knew of no reason for the af ke & - ¢ Foening Star, The Star’s carri every cit, tion is delivered to MAY 27, 24 A il N N NATIONALS WIDEN LEAD OVER YANKS Washington 4, New York 1, at End of Seventh in Second Game. BY JOHN B. KELLER. NEW YORK, May 27.—Washington was leading New York at the end of the seventh inning today. the fAifth inning today. A double in FIRST INNING. ‘WASHINGTON—West grounded to Gehrig. Rice’s grounder bounced past Lazzeri for a double. Goslin hoisted to Combs. Judge doubled down the left- field line, scoring Rice. Myer walked. Cronin flied to Ruth. One run. NEW YORK—Combs sent a long fly to Rice. Spencer got Lary's foul at the steps of the Nationals' dugout. Ruth fouled to Spencer. No runs. SECOND INNING. WASHINGTON — Bluege flled to Cooke in short left. Spencer lofted to Combs. Jones singled to left. Cooke made a nice catch of West's liner. No Tuns. NEW YORK—Cronin threw out Laz- . Gehrig fouled to Bluege. Dickey walked on four pitched balls. Myer tossed out Cooke. No runs. THIRD INNING. WASHINGTON—Rice singled to right. Goslin pop to Lazzerl. Judge sin- led through the box to center, sending ice to third. He took second on the throw-in. Gehrig took Myer's grounder and threw to the plate too late to get Rice. Judge went to third. Cronin drove into a double play, Lazzeri to Lary to Gehrig. One run. NEW YORK—Chapman walked. Hoyt fanned on three pitched balls. Combs fouled to Bluege. Jones tossed out Lary. No runs. FOURTH INNING. WASHINGTON — Lary threw out luege. He also threw out Spencer. Jones lofted to Cooke. No runs. NEW YORK—Ruth got a single with a bunt down the third base line. Laz- zeri drove into a double play, Judge to Cronin to Judge. Gehrig walked. Dic- key was safe when his grounder went through Myer, Gehrig going to third on the error. Jones made a low throw that bounded by Spencer, Cooke swung and reached first while Gehrig scored and Dickey went to second on the error. Chapman popped to Jones. One run. FIFTH INNING. WASHINGTON—West flied to Combs. Rice popped to Lary near the foul line. Ruth came in for Goslin's loft. No runs. NEW YORK—Hoyt fanned. Combs flied to West. Lary popped to Judge. No runs. SIXTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Judge bounced a double off the bleacher wall back of right field for his third straight hit. Myer popped to Lazzeri. Judge was out stealing, Dickey to Chapman. Cronin filed to Combs. No runs. NEW YORK-—Ruth's drive against the right field bleacher wall was held to a single by West's quick return. Laz- zeri drove into a double play, Bluege to Myer to Judge. Myer threw out Geh- rig. No runs. SEVENTH INNING. WASHINGTON—Bluege was safe on Lary's fumble. Spencer doubled to right, scoring Bluege. He took third on the throw to the plate. Jones dropped a single in right, scoring Spen- cer. West grounded to Gehrig, Jones going_to second. Rice flied to Ruth and Jones took third after the catch. Lazzeri threw out Goslin. Two runs. NEW YORK-—-Myer went to short right for Dickey's high one. Cooke fioundea to Judge. Chapman flied to ice. No runs. TWO LOST FLYERS LOCATED IN AFRICA Spaniards Forced Down in Wilds Reported Safe With Tribesmen. By the Associated Press. MADRID, May 27—The missing Spanish aviators, Burguete and Nunez, lost for several days in the wilds of ‘They | Africa, have been found. They are safe and well with tribesms of Rio de Oro. Gen. Burguete and Nunez were forced down during a flight from Cape Juby to Spain. ‘Trans-Radio Corporation reported them near Villa Cisneros, on coast of Africa. Trans-Radioand Fabra News Agency both reported this forenoon that troops and natives had combined search for them. The government announced that !:uz:a:s and Bu!‘l“ew a were alive ‘Imt prisoners of a nomadic tribe. The colonial authorities today were pting Telease. en in the interior to effect their 1930—FORTY-FOUR PAGES. BHE () Means Associated “From Press to Home Within the Hour” ier system covers block and the regular edi- Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 116,177 TWO CENTS. Press. 4 "y FAMOUS VIOLINIST TAKES ROLE OF BEGGAR TO SETTLE DISPUTE Street Concert With Nets $5.74 and $40,000 Stradivarius Proof Music Is Appreciated for Itself. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 27—A prince of violinists hid behind the tatters and smoked glasses of a blind pauper on a Chicago street corner. From his $40,000 Stradivarius flowed the same golden notes with which he had cast his spell over rapt audiences in many a crowded concert house. Little clusters gathered about. A few, unhurried by some more important er- rand, lingered long enough to hear Schubert’s “Ave Maria” to its end, or Drdla’s “Souvenir,” or “Kiss Me A'A‘“}e" dimes and pennies jingled in the beggar's cup and tpl:a listeners sirag- gled on. Concert Nets $5.74. Jacques Gordon, for nine years con- certmeister of the CI ‘Orchestra, whose cull $1,000 in 1, $5.74 from a casual street corner audi- ence yesterday. HOOVER'S VCTORY WILLING LAID T0 CHURCHES Deets Pickett Asserts G. 0. P. Inefficiency in 1928 Was Startling. By the Assoclated Press. Credit for election of President Hoo- ver was attributed to the churches and temperance organizations by Deets Pickett, representing the Methodist Board of Temperance, in testimony to- day before the Senate lobby committee. The statement, which appeared in one of the board’s publications, read: “The bald truth is that the inef- clency of the Republican political organization in this campaign was startling. “Except for the counsel of Senator Curtis, the Republican management was lacking in the advice of astute and experienced political leaders. “The fight was won not by the Re- publican party, but by the churches, the W. C. T. U, the Anti-Saloon League and other temperance organi- zations.” Takes Wilson's Place. Pickett, who is research secretary for the board, occupied the stand in the place of Dr. Clarence True Wilson, the board's executive secretary. He presented a prepared statement which denied that the board had en- gaged In “lobbying” activities. He was not permitted to place it in the record but referred to it in his testimony. He testified that the board had been active in_presenting to the public the (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) Crash Kills Girl Flyer, 17. COLORADO, SPRINGS, Colo, May 27 (#).—Margaret Ferguson, 17-year- old Colorado Spring high school student and one of the youngest girls in the United States to hold a Government private pilot’s license, was killed today | toda in the crash of her plane east of the city limits. ‘The famous violinist undertook his beggar's role to decide a dispute con- cerning whether the public appreciated music for itself or was attracted by the magnetism of society audiences and the fame of the artists. With a group of friends he conspired to play the beggar on a corner of Michigan Boulevard. gh the hours Chicago passed in review, slowing its pace and stopping, differently perhaps, to hear a pauper’s art, 36 passers-by dropped their pittances for the fiddler in 30 minutes. And only twice in the long day was the concertmeister recognized, once by a theater gulld director and once by some casual listener who approached as :l.:led violinist stepped toward a cab and “You can’t fool me, Mr. Gordon; what fraternity is initiating you?” nepiFators that people Fo. i conoerts consp! people go to con because they music. And he gave away to charity the $5.74 “box it receipts of a street corner recital by a concertmeister on a $40,000 Stradivarius played by Paganin!. ND MOE LOSE TO BRITONG):2 Von Elm, Voigt, Ouimet and Mackenzie Advance at St. Andrews. By the Associated Press. ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, May 27. —Two members of the American Walker Cup team, Dr. O. F. Willing and Donald K. Moe, both of Portland, Oreg., were eliminated in the second round of the British amateur golf championship this morning. ‘Two other Walker Cup players, Fran- cis Ouimet and George von Elm, ad- vanced to the third round after com- paratively easy matches, while a third, Roland MacKenzie, advanced without playing when his scheduled opponent scratched his entry. George Voigt, New York, won his way into the fourth round of the cham- plonship by defeating J. R. A. Stroyan, Sunningdale, 6 up and 4 to play. Frank C. Stevens, jr., Hollywood, Calif,, won a third-round match from F. P. McConnell, Portrush, 5 up and 4 to play. Moe in Trouble From Ninth. Moe’s trouble began at the ninth, where his tee shot found an impossible lie, and he lost the hole. He followed this by losing the tenth, where a dif- ficult putt would not drop, but his birdie 2 at the eleventh was brilliant for this short hole, under prevailing conditions the most difficult one at St. Andrews today. He sank a curling seven-footer to get the deuce, but Hart- ley was putting well. A twelve-footer at the fifteenth made the British player lormie. Dr. Willing’s defeat was the first ma- Jor American casualty in the current championship. His elimination by Wil- liam Sparls reduced the American con- tingent to 15, where 24 were in the field when play began yesterday. Seven Americans of lesser renown were elimi- nated yesterday, and Howard C. Davis of Salem, Mass, was put out earlier y. Willing fought gamely all the way but (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) U. S. EMPLOYES TO GET 3 DAYS AS MEMORIAL DAY VACATION to [T Federal Workers Are Granted Saturday Off, to Be Made Up Next Week. Federal employes of the District will be excused from work next Saturday, which, with the holiday on Friday, Me- morial day, and the regular Sabbath day holiday, will give the workers three days for vacations. Furthermore, the Government has advanced the bi-monthly pay date, and all employes will receive their checks ‘hursday, under an order sent out by the Treasury. Because of getting the extra day this Saturday, however, the employes will be required to work a full day the follow- ing Saturday, y) whick the Summer Saturday half-holidays were to have commenced. This was announced at the White House today following the bi-weekly cabinet session, at which this subject was discussed. A number of requests have been made to departmental heads as well as to the President himself, to declare the coming Saturday -lx;l‘idny, inasmuch as it fell between orial day and Sunday. The President was represented as be- ing anxious wmplyvl&htmnw, but he was apprehensive of estal - ing a it. It was decided to ar- m‘;‘ the matter so that the employes might have a three-day vacation with- out interruption, but at the same time TOUIrDng sl day's work the oNows el s 's worl follow- * ing Saturday. s TARIF IS WRITTEN FOR AGRICULTURE, SHOOT DECLARES Quotes Statistics in Defensa of Measure Today in Senate. POINT OF ORDER RAISED ON FLEXIBLE PROVISION Barkley Contends Conferées Ex- ceeded Authority in Drafting Clause—Contest Deferred. By the Associated Press. A democratic point of order against the new flexible provision of the tariff bill was raised today as Senator Smoot laid the final draft of the measure be- fore the Senate with a lengthy defense of its provisions. Senator Barkley, a member of the finance committee, made the point of order, contending the conferees had ex~ ceeded their authority in formulating the new flexible clause authorizing the Tariff Commission to change statutory duties subject to approval or disap- proval of the President within 60 days. Debate on the challenge was deferred and Senator Smoot entered upon a long defense of the bill, Promise Other Contests. While the flexible provision is em- braced in the supplemental conference report submitted to the Senate yester- day, Senator Barkley served notice he fi':?o:fl.d lrube ptoml;‘ of order against al report already approve the House. e bbb He did not say what duties he would contest, but it is believed they will be rayon, cherries, cheese and watches. Vice President Curtis ruled a point of order could be made against any part of the two reports before the nnA( vote, If he sustains any one of them, the bill would have to be returned to con= ference between the two houses. Final action on the conference ree ports in the Senate is not expected bee fore next week. Calling up the conference toe day, Senator Smoot quoted stal to show the measure was written primarily for agriculture. Based on 1928 import values, he sald, it would bring in revenue amounting ta $630,456,280, against $522,649,383 under the present law, an increase of $107,« 806,897, “On the basis of act: 1928," the finance commities. ehelomin said, "lkt“is evident that protective rates Mfl mmu hh":h been increased four ich as the protective rates industry as & whole,” jis " “Does Not Prejudice Pay Rolls.* “The bill stand on its merits in a; pearing for a final vote,” he Ofllmlfl?‘: adding that it “goes as far as it is pos= | sible to do in protecting ture in its home market and yet not prejudice the industrial pay rolls, which are such an important factor in the size and profitableness of that home market.” Defects which have become apparent tariff act of 1922, owing to changes in competitive conditions, he sald, have been “remedied” in the bill. Smoot said the bill carried 888 in- creased rates and 235 decreases, with 75 items transferred from the dutiable to the free list, and 48 articles taken from the free to the protective category. The average ad valorem equivalent of all existing levies was placed at 33.32 per cent and those of the bill at 40.08 per cent, an increase of 6.86 per cent. Tarift Body Table Cited. A table prepared by the tariff come mission was cited to show that 68 per cent of the total estimated increase in revenues would result from the higher rates on agricultural raw materials. Imports of agricultural raw materials were valued at $512,450,270 in 1928, the duties amounting to $195,235.834, or 38.10 per cent, Smoot said. The bill would raise the duties to $250,688,224, or 48.92 per cent, an increase over the law of 10.82 per cent. Imports of manufactured products made from agricultural raw materials, were valued at $183,062,487 in 1928, with duties of $66,176,607 or 36.15 oer cent. The bill, it was estimated, would boost the revenues to $89.472.920, with an average ad valorem of $48.87, or an in- crease of 12.72 per cent, ‘The “purely protectite elements” of the Increases in rates on processed farm roducts, however, was estimated to ave been raised only 3.58 per cent over the existing law and the “compensatory elements” 14.11 per cent. ‘The protective rates on all industrial products, irrespective of the kind of Taw mal used, were estimated to have been raised from 29.42 per cent under existing law to 31.79 per cent under the bill, an increase of 2.37 per cent. . Of the 3,218 named items and basket clauses in the bill, Smoot said, “no rate changes were made in 2,170 or nearly 68 per cent.” In the present law there are 2,830 items and basket r schedule, Smoot sald the net result of the increases show duties amounting to $134,939,588, as compared with $118,572,109 in 1028, an increase of 9.36 per cent. Approves Sugar Rates, ‘The higher sugar levies are “primarily in the interest of the sugar beet growers of the Middle, Central and Far West,” Smoot asserted, adding, “No one need feel concerned with respect to the increased duties on sugars.” “Nearly all of the beets grown on irrigated farms,” he said. “Sugar beets are a staple crop of high value per acre, marketed close to the farms, and con- mmc‘:nn:e "llh:(ht ll'n.‘l’lflrt gf !lrrlllhté nfru: ure e present developmen of the United States.” In the agricultural schedule alone the increases in rates were placed at 250 and the decreases 29. The ad valorem equivalents of the increases was estimated at 34 per cent, as against 19.86 per cent in existing law, an in- crease of 14.14 per cent. “All of these increases are merited in view of the competitive situation,” Smoot £aid, “and were granted in the interest of the farmers, whose post-war prosperity has been hindered in im- portant domestic areas by world-wide overproduction and low prices for farm products.” The transfer of long staple cotton from the free to the dutiable list at 7 cents a pound was described as “vital to the domestic producers of that Petutn from Tarmning i ref rom in numerous areas of the South and Southwest.” tion of & most determined na. ture came from the Democrats and in- (Continued on Page 2, Column 6.) T —— Radio Programs on Page C-8