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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy and continued cool tomorrow; probably Closing N.Y.Markets, Pages 13,14 & 15 No. 31,439, post officy ht and light rain ight. @h Entered as second class matter ‘Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1930—TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES. *¥%% HOOVER REPORTED FAVORING TARIFF OUT OF POLITICS Watson Says President De- sires to Have Non-Par- tisan Commission. "STATEMENT FOLLOWS FLEXIBLE AGREEMENT Republican Leader Questioned by Democrats as Bill Is Taken Up. BY G. GOULD LINCOLN. ' President Hoover wants the tariff taken out of politics, Senator Watson ©f Indiana, Republican leader, told the | Benate today, during a discussion of the agreement reached by the Senate and House conferees on the flexible provisions of the tariff bill. Senator Watson flatly denied that the President had been seeking greater powers for himself in dealing with | fariff under the flexible provision. 'd:}: do not like to quote the President | son. | dent wanted a non-part chmmum. He wanted the Tarift | Commission to have full power to make s non-rrflnn investigation to deter- |nine what tariff duties were just, He ‘wanted the President to have the power afirm or to veto the recommenda- of such a Tariff Commission, just lation from ment on the 'éséisss; 8 i i lerees of the Senate and House "ltl ready ntI‘bmlt the tariff bill to the Senate. O es the new agreement, the flexible ! ® (Continued on Page 3, Column 6.) WOMAN’S BODY FOUND "+ IN RIVER IN NEW YORK 'f@opper Wire Drawn About Her Neck—Diamond Ring on Finger. @7 the Associated Press. ; NEW YORK, May 29.—The body of . & woman upon whose finger was a dia- | mond-studded ring and about whose neck was a copper wire drawn tight was found today in the Harlem River . @ few blocks from the Yankee Stadium. Police estimated that the corpse had been in the water for two months or more. About the wrist was a white gold watch. The ring she wore was set ‘with nine diamonds and two sapphires. LINDY TO PILOT MORROW Benatorial Candidate to Use Plan . To Fill Engagements. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 20 (P). ~Dwight W. Morrow today announced that he was going to take advantage of the fact that he has a fiyer for a son- in-law, ‘The senatorial candidate speaks here tonight and has an engagement to- morrow morning to dedicate a monu- ‘ment at Camp Merritt, near Tanafly. Col. Charles A, Lindbergh will pick up Mr. Morrow here tomorrow on his way back home from Washington and land Temple of Hittites Believed Found by Chicago Expedition By the Associated Press. GHIAVOURKALE, Turkey, May 29.—The University of Chicago's Anatolian Expedition has brought to light what is believed to have been an ancient temple of the stone worshipping Hittites, the race which peopled this desolate area 5,000 years ago. The excavation, made at the suggestion of Ghazi Mustapha Kemal, constitutes one of the ex- pedition’s most important Hittite discoveries in its six years in Anatolia. HOOVER APPROVES NEW PENSION BILL ZEPPELIN EXPECTS T0 REACH HAVANA DURING SATURDAY Graf Passes Equator, 200 Miles at Sea, at 8 0’Clock Last Night. CRAFT TO MISS AMAZON TO ESCAPE BAD WEATHER End of Northward Flight at Lake- Knutson Announces Substi- tute Will Be Offered in Both Branches Today. By the Associated Press. Chairman Knutson of the House pension committee said today President Hoover had expressed approval of a sub- stitute Spanish American War Veterans’ pension bill for that vetoed yesterday. After conferring with the President, he said the new bill would be offered in both Houses today. It_eliminates featurgs objected to by the President, he said. Would Override Veto. A proposal that a bill providing a new basis for pensions be passed over the veto of President Herbert Hoover today | from confronted the Senate. Senator Connally, Democrat, Texas, was the sponsor of a motion to take such action, requiring a two-thirds vote of both branches of Congress. Senator Robinson of Indiana, a staunch member of the relcullr Republican bloc, was the author of the measure in question. ‘The bill was returned to Congress with Mr. Hoover's disapproval late yes- terday and had hardly been received when Connally asked that the Senate over-ride the veto. Several Senators requested time to study the presidential message, which accompanied the meas- ure and further consideration was de- ferred until today. Hoover’s Second Veto. It was Mr. Hoover’s second veto. The first disapproved a bill to mint special memorial coins in connection with the celebration of the Gadsden Purchase. The President’s objection to the Rob~ inson bill was based upon three points. He argued in his message it would per- mit the payment of pensions to veterans for ties arising from vicious habits, would allow pensions to persons not ln&x:mch.l nee;i of them an :dou‘l,d! er. of service requir those to vm‘pomlonl are paid. Connally, ocrat, of Texas has moved to override the Presi- dent's veto, l!othi.mwnmofhe the Senate pensions committee saf ac- tion on Connally’s motion would be deferred until his group decided what steps to take. ‘With & number of Senators absent, Senator Connally indicated he would wait until Monday to ask a Senate vote to override the veto. MESSENGERS SEEK FLYERS’ RELEASE Two Spanish Officers Feared Held for Ransom in Sahara. By the Associated Press. CANALEJAS, Spain, May 20.—While several coast, guard cutters and, mail boats today patrolled the African coast, messengers were sent inland from Span- ish military posts in the hope of re- leasing Commandante Ricardo Burguete and Capt. Nunez Maza and their com- panions, believed held for ransom in the Sahara Desert by wild tribesmen. The two Spanish officers, with their mechanic and a Moorish chieftain, have been missing for a week after their two airplanes were forced down in an as _yet unlocated spot. Spanish scouts today were conduct- ing authorized representatives of the} government into the wilds to errange the aviators’ release if possible. It was belleved several ,days more would be needed. ‘The Moorish chieftain was Mohamed Ben Albuya, who was employed by the Spanish African Colonial e, Difficulties of rtation, it was said, formed the chief obstacle to early relief of the captives. Government ad- vices said no harm had come to the party or their two planes, but that it ‘was understood the tribesmen demanded about $20,000 to release them. Bandits Try Mass Production. MEXICO CITY, May 29 (#).—Dis- patches from Guadalajara last night said that bandits operating on a high- way near the city held up succesive groups of travelers, forcing each group to kneel behind the shrubbery along the road until /0 were asembled. Then him at Newark in time to get to Camp Merritt and make the dedication speech. “MR. ALPHONSE CAPONE” IS HOST ‘AT GOOD-WILL SPAGHETTI DINNER dentity of Guests at Palm Island Estate Carefully Guarded Secret. By the Associated Press. MIAMI, Fla, May 29.—Engraved in- vitations from “Mr. Alphonse Capone” 'brought several score guests to his Palm Island estate last night for a “good will” dinner of spaghetti and mineral ‘water and a musicale, which combined operatic arias and the Highland fiing. “Scarface Al” whom the Miami au- thorities seek to force from the city, was host. Guests exchanged their R. 8. V. P. cardboards at the gates of the estate for tiny American flags de- signed for the lapel. Brilliant lights turned the pllltill' estate into a scene of tropical beauty, but the identity of the guests, who were iressed invitations “as citizens and ‘s carefully guarded Rearh pat-oein oa- they robbed them all at once and de- | parted with the loot. trolled the outside of the estate, but the cars of the guests were driven inside. Many did not depart until midnight. Gathered arourid a huge banquet table, the visitors heard one of the guests make a brief address and pre- sent Capone with a fountain pen, wel- coming him as “a new business man of the community.” Capone responded with thanks for the gift. ‘The guests gathered in the drawing room and listened attentively to the music. One artist, an Italian girl with a soprano voice, gave several numbers, and was encored repeatedly. Dance music also was provided. Some of the visitors arrived after the banquet and were greeted cordially by Capone, who expressed et that they were unable to partake of the din- i hurst Fixed for Some Time ‘Sunday. LONDON, May 29 (#).—The mas- ter of the Steamer Wokingham today radioed the Assoclated Press by way of Salina that he had sighted the Graf Zeppelin at 10 o'clock today, Greenwich time (5:00 a.m. Eastern standard time), and exchanged radio messages. By the Associated Fress. NATAL, Brazil, May 29.—The Graf Zeppelin, bound for Havana and Lake- hurst, N. J., sailed northwestward to- day under skies in which the “great bear” and the pole star replaced the “southern cross” as guideposts. The Graf passed the equator at 8 p.m, (Eastern Standard Time) last night at about its juncture with the forty-ninth parallel, 'a point 700 miles Pernambuco and about 200 miles north of the nearest land. Going Northwest. Weather permitting, Dr. Hugo Ecke- ner, the craft's master, planned to con- tinue in a general northwesterly direc- tion, possibly passing the British Isle of Trinidad, to Havana. The Graf would miss the Amazon estuary altogether, escaping squalls and disagreeable flying weather for which the section is noted. It was expected to reach Havana some time Saturday, remain there two or three hours, and fly on to Lakehurst, where the ship will be_moored Sunday. From Lakehurst the Graf will take off Tuesday or Wednesday on the last lap of its 18,000-mile trip, to Friedrich- shafen, which it is expected to reach by June 9 at the latest. From Pernam- buco to Havana is about 4,500 miles and from Havana to Lakehurst, about 1,000 miles further. Delayed by Rain. ‘The Graf Zeppelin left Pernambuco yesterday at 11:13 am. (9:13 am, Eastern Standard Time), on its north- ward flight, the start being delayed sev- eral hours due to & fine rain, which soaked the fabric covering and made the ship too heavy to rise, After get- ting it into the air, however, Dr, Ecken- er_contemplated no difficulty. Leaving Friedrichshafen May 18 the Graf thus far has traveled almost 10,000 miles, making the trip in es from Friedrichshafen to Seville, to Pernam- buco, to Rio Janeiro, back to Pernam- buco, and now north to Cuba and the United States. There are 20 passen- gers and a large cargo of mail aboard the ship. ' TRAIN ROBBER TAKES JEWELS OF ACTRESS Marion Nixon, Husband and Sec- ond Man Victimized in Compartment. By the Associated Press. PASADENA, Calif., May 20.—Marion Nixon, film star, her husband, Edward Hillman, and Robert G. Lehman of De- troit, were robbed of jewelry valued at $7,500 and $575 in cash by a masked man who last night battered his way into a Pullmen car of the Santa Fe Los Angeles-Chicago passenger train, the Chief. Ruby Keeler, actress, wife of Al Jol- son, the singer, also was in the car. She saw the robber in the hallway, locked herself in her compartment and was not molested. The hold-up man, described as: tall and blonde, escaped after being in the car for seven minutes. Police in Pasadena and Los Angeles began an immediate search. A porter was threatened by the rob- ber with a pistol within & few moments after the train began to move from the Los Angeles station. He was locked in the vestibule and the robber turned and broke down a door into the compart- ment car, The robbery was not reported to police until the train reached Pasadena at 10:30 pm. PRESIDENT SIGNS RETIREMENT BILL Measure Liberalizing System Is Now Law, Becoming Opera- tive July 1. The full text of the retire- ment bill as signed by the President will be found on Page 4. President Hoover shortly before noon today affixed his signature to the new Dale-Lehlbach bill liberalizing the re- tirement system for Federal employes, thereby making this bill a law of the land to become operative July 1. No demonstration marked the signing which was witnessed only by Secretary Akerson Officers of the Federation of Federal Employes and of the National Associ- ation of Retired Federal Employes had hoped to be present and were at the executive office in advance of the sign- ‘WITH SUNPAY MORNING EDITION AN = L “ I JONES ELIMINATES JIMMY JOHNSTON George Voigt Only Other American to Reach Quarter- Finals in Tourney. By the Assoclated Press. ST. ANDREWS, Scotland, May 29.— The “last eight” of the British amateur golf championship will find two players from the United States, Bobby Jones and George Voigt, and one American who lives in London, Douglas Grant, fighting it out with five British com- petitors for the right to continue in the championship play. ‘Tomorrow morning Voigt will play William Sutton, former English native champion, while Jones meets Eric Fid- dian, who removed Tony Torrance, one of Britain's best players from the com- Ppetition today. Jones, after apparently establishing a commanding lead early in the home- ward journey, had to fight back a sen- sational attack from the amateur cham- plon in thee losing holes, Johnston shot two birdies at Jones on the fourteenth and seventeenth holes and brought the match to the home green, when he had been 4 down at the thirteenth. Yon Elm and Ouimet Out. Only three Americans remained in the tournament after the fifth round, which brought defeat to Von Elm and Francis Ouimet. Voigt was the thh’dd American to enter the sixth round. Jones, Johnston and Voigt all won with comparative ease in the morning. Jones defeated G. O. Watt, 7 up and 6 to play. Johnston stopped D. C. Mur- ray, 5 and 3, while Voigt turned back ‘Willilam Campbell, 4 and 2. Von Elm was defeated by the 52-year- old Hon. Michael Scott, scion of a famous British golfing and banking family, in a stirring 20-hole match, in which the Detroiter came from behind to square the match, only to lose later. Ouimet lost to Lister Hartley, 4 and 3. In the afternoon matches Voigt played W. L. Hope, while Jones and Johnston, open and ammteur champions of the United States, were in a clash just behind. Calm, steady weilding of his putter on the lightning fast St. Andrews greens enabled Scott to win from Von Elm. The putting surfaces today were like glass under the sun and wind of the week, but Scott was not dismayed and sent many difficult putts running true. Scott was 2 up briefly, but most of the time only one hole separated the battling pair. Von Elm seemed about to square the match at the seventeenth, but the Englishman holed a 9-foot putt for a half after he had been bunkered. All Scott needed to win the match was a par 4 at the home hole, but his approach putt was short and he missed. He then conceded Von Elm a 15-inch putt and the match went to the nine- teenth, Other Winning Scores. Henry Howell, Glamorghanshire, de- feated Maj. C. O. Hezlet, 3 up and 2 to_play. Roger Wethered won from R. H. Op- penheimer, 1 up. Gordon Simpson defeated John Nel- son Smith, runner-up last year, 2 and 1. Douglas Grant, New York and Lon- don, defeated Kenneth Grieg, 8t. Andrews, 2 and 1, G. A. Hill, Sandy Lodge, won from Robert Rutherford, 4 and 2. SETS DATE FOR DEBATE LONDON, May 29 ().—Prime Minis- ter Macdonald told the House of Com- mons today that a Conservative opposi- tion motion for the appointment of a select committee to examine and report Strangers Snatch Jewels While Man Extends Courtesy By the Associated Press. BOSTON, May 29.—Courtesy, according to an old adage, costs nothing, but today it cost Michael McNamara or his employers $1,000 in jewels. McNamara was carrying two sample cases for a Jewelry salesman when two men stopped him and asked to be di- rected to a local hotel. McNa- mara found words inadequate to describe the turns and twists of Boston’s tortuous streets, so he set one of the bags down and was plying his index finger when one of the men picked up the bag and disappeared. YANKS LEADING NATS, 41, IN 6TH Chapman’s Double in Second Overcomes Early Lead Gained by Nationals. . Line-Up. 'WASHINGTON, West, cf. Rice, rf. . rf. Laszert, 3b. Gehrig, 1b. Umpires—Messrs. and Ormsby. BY JOHN B. KELLER. NEW YORK, May 29.—Chapman's double following two passes by Marberry in the second inning gave the Yankees a lead over Washington in the final game of the series here today. Thomas was rushed to Marberry’s relief in the third, but the Yanks scored again and added another run in the sixth to make the score 4 to 1. FIRST INNING. WASHINGTON—West hit Pipgras’ first pitch to center fleld for a single. Rice hit the first pitch to him to right for a single that sent West to third. Goslin swung for a strike, then scratched a single past Lazerri that scored West and put Rice on second. Judge popped to Lazzerl. Lazzerl threw out Myer, both runners advancing. Cronin fan- ned and was thrown out, Hargrave to Gehrig. One run. NEW YORK—Combs walked. Spen. cer went to the pitcher’s box for Lary's pop. Ruth fouled to Spencer. Combs died stealing, Spencer to Cronin. No runs, SECOND INNING. ‘WASHINGTON — Bluege flied to Combs. Spencer flied to Ruth. Mar- berry doubled down the right field line. West_popped to Gehrig. No runs. NEW YORK—Lazzerl popped to Bluege. Gehrig walked. Hargrave pop- ped to Cronin. Cooke walked. Chap- man doubled to right, scoring Gehrig and Cooke. Cronin threw out Pipgras. runs. THIRD INNING. WABHINGTON—Rice dropped a sin- gle in short right. Goslin forced Rice, Lazzeri to Lary. Judge was safe when Larzzeri fumbled, Goslin stopping at second. Laazgeri threw out Myer, both runners advancing. Oronin hoisted to Combs. No runs. NEW YORK—Combs tripled to right center. Marberry was taken out and upon the proposals contained in the London naval treaty would be debated in the House mext Monday, . “FLASHES ing, but their request to be in the room and look on was not granted. Mr. Hoover was represented as preferring to sign the bill without any unnecessary formality or without anything resembling a demonstration. The pen used was presented by Secretary Akerson to Luther C., Stewart, president of the Federation of Federal Employes. Mr. Steward, on behalf of his asso- cl-ilon. left for President Hoover a tes- nial of and appreciation {from the National Federation of Pederal ner. Capone's attorneys, Vincent C.gGiblin and J. P. Gordon, were ter- ine the ectate. tl Employes, Radio Programs on Page A-12 Thomas sent to the slab. Lary walked. Ruth drove into a double play, Cronin (Continued on Page 2, Column 2.) from ' The Evening Star” —That interesting radio feature to which you have been listening over WMAL each evening at 6:00 P.M. will be on the air ‘hereafter at 6:15 P.M. After the great newspaper presses cease their busy roar this radio feature will bring to you last-minute news and give you'a summary of the day’s events, in- cluding base ball scores. Hereafter, tune in on WMAL at 6:15 to get these news flashes. £ ¢ nming Star. “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes () Means Associated Pre: as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 114,079 gy TWO CENTS. SEEK MURDER CLUE IN STOLEN JEWELS Comb Gems for Diamond Ring Torn From Finger of Texas Rancher. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, May 290 (N.ANA)—A room full of jewels in police head- quarters here, diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, $1,300,000 worth, glittering and' sparkling on four long tables, s being combed by detectives for a 2-karat diamond ring with a scratched green and white gold band. ‘The ring was torn from the finger of Preston R. Austin, a wealthy rancher of Victoria, Tex., last September as he was shot to death in a Hot Springs, Ark,, hotel by a thief who wore white duck trousers. ‘Today police found & pair of white trousers and & handkerchief, both , with what a to be Qfl’dm the baggage Mn Cole, one of the four men arrested with Mrs. Hilda Carter Monday afternoon at the the baggage was a key, hotel stationery and a receipted :l{l that laced Cole in Hot Springs last Septem- 8!1’ and a kit of burglar's tools. Cole insisted he knew nothing about the murder of Austin, Hot Springs pelice have been asked to telegraph what in- formation they have and until a reply is received, Commissioner of Police Mul- mmnty sald, nothing further could be e Code Books Uncovered. But the stained trousers was not the only clue police had to exercise their wisdom over. There was the matter of two code books found in the room in the Commodore where the raid was staged. Police experts have been un- able to decipher the code and the as- sistance of the Federal Government has been asked. ‘The ramifications of the case con- tinued to unfold across the country. Late last night word, was received here from Chicago that four men had been ar- rested there and all of them had ad- mitted knowing Robert Nelson, who is held on suspicion of receiving stolen goods. The four in Chicago gave their names as Meyer Gordon, Morris Levin- son, Frank Brown and Louis Silver. In Brown's possession was a letter from Nelson. A building believed to be owned by Willlam O'Connor, another of the sus- cted jewel thieves, was raided in Buf- alo and three men held for questioning. A parade of pretty women, jewelers and insurance investigators filed by seven heavily armed detectives all day in an effort to select and identify the 2,592 pleces of recovered precious stones. ‘Woman Identifies Jewels. ‘The first batch of jewelry was identi- fled by Mrs. Louis W. Herman of No. 40 West End avenue, who lost about $150,- 000 worth of diamonds in the Hotel Ambassador at Palm Beach. She claimed 11 of the first 26 pieces to be recovered, those which were gathered in the Hotel Commodore raid. But the identification that left Com- " (Continued on Page 3, Column 8.) ROBBERY SUSPECT TAKEN FROM MOB Attempt by 75 Men to Lynch Pris- oner Foiled by Sheriff and Aide By the Associated Press. ELKPOINT, S. Dak, May 20.—A crowd of 75 men failed last night in an attempt to lynch John W. Elliott, held for the robbery of the First National Bank last Monday. Elliott was being returned from Sioux City, Iowa, where he was arrested yes- terday. When Sheriff N. G. Slocum reached the jail with his prisoner, he ‘was met by the crowd, which overpow- ered him and carried Elliott away in an automobile. The sheriff and several deputies pursued, overtook the fleeing machine and recaptured Elliott. There was no display of firearms, but custody of the prisoner. Elliott was placed in a cell under citizens Freeman, president, and M. E. ashier, making the identification. They de- clared that a .38-caliber nickel-plated revolver found in a closet at the El- liott home in Bloux City was the one with which the »obber had forced them into a vault as a obtained the cash. ‘The prisoner innocence., Siamese Fighting Fish Transported In Separate Bowls By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 29—Four fighting fish of Siam—who de- mand and get strict privacy— were brought here today by Ross H. Skinner, cruise director of the liner Pranconia. Only an inch and & half in length, the tiny battlers give no quarter. Their dark reddish bodies inflate in rage and they fight to the death. The four specimens were brought here in individual bowls. They fight one another on sight. ADOPTS LEFT TURN ON GREEN LIGHT Highway Conference Accepts Uniform Code at Final Meeting. ‘The left turn on the green light, a traffic practice followed by every large city in the country excepting Washing- ton and Cleveland, was formally ap- proved by the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety at its clos- ing meeting today. ‘The left turn is sanctioned in a uni- form traffic code, defining speed limits, pedestrian control, and all phases of au- tomobile movement, which was adopted following & report from the legislative committee, of which W. H. Harland, director of traffic in Washington, is & member. Although approving the left turn on | Of the green light, the conference discoun- tenanced the right turn on the red light. “Even if the vehicle stops before turn- ing,” the report said, “the turn on the red light adds unfairly to the pedes- trian’s burden. Where there is any con- siderable demand on the part of mo- torists to be permitted to make right turns on the red light, it may mean that signals have been installed at places where they are not needed, or being operated at times when they are not needed, or that the cycle is unneces- sarily long.” Uniform Code Adopted. Concluding a three-day meeting, the conference adopted a uniform vehicle code consisting of a model registration act, a model anti-theft act, a model vehicle operator’s and, chauffeur’s act, & uniform act regulating traffic on highways; a model municipal traffic ordinance for enactment by muniei- palities, and a standard system of street traffic signs, signals and markings. ‘These codes are not binding, but are submitted to States and municipalities as being the last word in traffic con- trol as approved by leading traffic ex- perts. About 23 States have adopted parts or all of the code, and this con- . | ference declares that uniformity of traffic laws is urgently necessary.” For the most part, the code is the same as adopted by the last conference ‘with several changes 'd on improved practices, developed in the last year. Mr. Harland, who yesterday said he was prepared to recommend that the ol left-turn practiced in Washing- ton eliminated in the interests of uniformity, said this morning he was virtually “bombarded” with telephone calls last night, !ouowing publication of his statement in The Star. Finds Wide Interest. “The interest in the subject is in- tense,” he said, “and I was surprised at the number of calls I received. Some wanted the practice left as it is and others wanted the change.” ‘The conference formally frowned on the passage of pedestrigns between In- tersections, asserting that a large num- ber of traffic accidents result from the practice, Speed limits approved by the confer- ence today are: Twenty miles an hour in a business district; 25 miles an hour in a residential district and in public ks within cities, and 45 miles an our outside of business and resident districts. A 15 miles an hour limit was laced on vehicles passing school build- fian or grounds during recess or while children are leaving school. A continuing committee of the con- ference took under advisement recom- mendation that the speed limit for night driving be arbitrarily set at 35 miles an hour on clear nights and 30 miles an hour on cloudy nights, ‘The conference also decided that 45 miles per hour is the maximum speed which may be authorized under the im- proved code. Among other matters approved was the recommendation that States and municipalities spend more money in endeavoring to solve the traffic conges- tion problem, estimated to cost the Na- tion $2,000,000,000 a year in excess of damage in accidents. Judge L. M. Hall of Minneapolis, dis- cussed lc law enforcement and urged conference to “keep politics out of the regulation of traffic.” ‘The suggestion that the Government will take over eventually the national control of traMic under a separate di- vision of the Commerce Department with unlimited authority to enforce its regulations was advanced by J. M. Kelly of Jersey City, N. J. ARMY OF SCOUTS DECORATES GRAVES OF HEROIC DEAD Kiwanians, Engraving Bu- reau and Printing Office Hold Ceremonies Today. ADDRESSES BY TYDINGS AND SUMMERALL HEARD Pilgrimages to Arlington and Mount St. Alban Are Included in Tomorrow's Program. Spring blossoms or American flags rested reverently today on all the graves in Arlington National Cemetery, where tomorrow comrades of the fallen hosts will pay their annual Memorial day tribute to the Nation's heroic dead. The preliminary decoration of the graves was carried out by an army of several hundred Boy Scouts, who as- sembled across the Potomac early this morning under the direction of Col. E. L. Mattice, assistant to the local Scout executive, The boys, solemnly cognizant of the important privilege, placed carnations on the graves of all Spanish War soldiers and flags on all the other plots, Special memorial services were spone sored today by the Kiwanis Club and by employes of the Government Print flice and the Bureau of Engraving .’:5 Printing. Kiwanians Hold Service. The Kiwanians held their annual service in honor of deceased members at the Washington Hotel early this afternoon, with Jesse H. Binford of Richmond, governor of the local Kiwanis district, as the speaker. Fol~ lowing the meeting the members mo- tored to Arlington, where Mr. Binford placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldler in behalf of Kiwanis International, A committee consisting of Past Presi- dent Edgar Morris, Edwin H. Etz and Dewey Zirkin decorated the graves of late members of the club. The list of men_so honored included Samuel Mil- ler, Elmer Simpson, William H. Warner, Perry B. Turpin, Arthur Kimball, Lawrence Barr, Franc Sheiry, Edwin P, Cook, Achille Burklin, Alfred bie, Frank Wagner, James A. Kelliher, Rob~ ert S. Downs, Roy L. Neuhauser, Geor{o Hubbard, Samuel Clark, Willard Fracke er, Lincoln Townsend, Charles Murray, Randall Parsons, Ivan Weld, Pearce Raynor, Baker Weaver and Daniel Sule livan. The graves of Charles Mitchell, St. Cloud, Minn.; Willlam W. Baltimore, and Paul J. McFadden, Ny clubs in those citles at the request of - ington club, bt o Senator Tydings Speaks. Senator Millard F. Tydings of Mary- land delivered a Memhl"::dnu o the annual services this afterncon at the Bureau of Engraving and Printi the‘n{u.ruu 'ymmgf under auspices_of Paul J. McGa- the American Legion. director of the burea han, national executive committeeman of the District department of the Le gion, and James F. Kehoe, commander of the Bureau of Engraving and Print- ing Post, also spoke. Invocation and benediction were offered by Rev. How= ard E. Snyder, chaplain of the District department. Mrs. Elsie Hart, soloist, and the orchestra of the Marine Band contributed a musical program. The service closed with taps;, sounded by Arthur S. Witcomb, second leader of the Marine Band. ‘The program was arranged by & committee headed by Francis P. Mil- ler and including William H. Dobbins, Martin A. Dyer, Buena V. Plgln‘ Leonard H. Johnson, James F. Kehoe, Hugh M. Marsh, Thomas A. Mec- Donough, Vincent J. Orlando and Homer sty. Eulogies were paid the bureau's hon- ored dead. who included James R. Goggins, Willlam P. Slattery, Thomas E. Fiddell, Richard A. Purcell, John M. Cooney, Clarence O'Connell and Francis J. Osterman. Maj. Gen. Charles P. Summerall, chief of staff of the Army, was the principal speaker at the exercises in Harding Hall of the Government Print- ing Office later ih the afternoon. The program is in charge of the United States Veterans of American Wars. All employes of the office are attending. The orchestra of the Army Band furnishing the music. Hoover to Be Away Tomorrow. President Hoover will be absent from the national memorial ceremonies at Arlington tomorrow, as he will journey to Gettysburg to take part in the serv- ices there. Otherwise the Capital will carry out as usual its annual com- munion for the dead of all wars, marked by the customary pilgrimages to Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington, the tombs of Woodrow Wilsor. and Admiral George Dewey at Mount St. Alban, and to the scattered graves of the rank and flle in various cemeteries, Early in the day the surviving vete- rans of the Civil War, augmented b younger veterans of later conflicts, wiil marshal once more their depleted ranks and_march_proudly on_Pennsylvanig (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) |“HOT TIP” IN NEW YORK TABLOID HITS NUMBERS OPERATORS HERE Three Who Took Bets on Clearing House Figures Leave Town' Without Paying. A New York tabloid newspaper yes- | according to police, as much, as 50 to terday published the cryptic message | 1, the general price on & "comblnluon," “C 710" in the section reserved for tips for the “numbers” players, and today there were scores of Washington “num- bers” players searching for two white men and a colored man, mysteriously missing from the Capital with large rolls of money in their kets. The “C 710" published by the New York newspaper, it was revealed today, was the proper “combination number” on which “numbers” operators pay as high as 50 to 1 on wagers ranging from a nickel to $20 or more. The “pay off” number in yesterday's New York Clearing House "statement was 071, containing all the numbers in the “combination” tip offered by the New York newspaper. The “pay off” number, if chosen by the yer, pays 600 to 1, in the “numl " _game which has flourished in the Capital and has been the object of an_inten- l‘lVU drive by the office of the District ttorney. On combinations of the “pay off" “numbers” pay, however, being around 30 to 1. One numbers Eleuyer today informed a reporter for The Star that the New York tip was “hot stuff” all over town yesterday, and much money was placed on it. When the number won in the “combination” bets, he said, the opera=- tors were hard put to pay off the huge sums coming to some players. Many of the operators, The Star’s informant sald, managed to clear up their day's y-off, & few operators taking their es “on the cuff” and promising to pay off when they get the money. Three of the operators, however, are reported to have been hit so hard tors, " operators take bets on picked from the daily report of the New York Clearing House.