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ARTICLE REVEALS REDFUNDSINU.S. Ex-Envoy of Soviet Wrote That Amtorg Company Is - B Propaganda Agency. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 19.—Charges of Gregory Bessedovsky, former Soviet charge d'affaires at Paris and Tokio, that the Moscow government planned to spend vast sums to foment revolu- tion in the United States, were placed before the Special House Communist Investigating Committee today by Police Inspector John A. Lyons of the Radical Bureau. ‘The charges were contained in an article by Bessedovsky printed in a Jewish newspaper last March. The former diplamat, who was refused entry into the country, accused the Amtorg Trading Co. of carrying on propaganda work besides being a com- mercial agency of the Soviet Union. High officials of the Amtorg Co., the article said, were sent here in the guise of commercial agents and were in- structed to permit Soviet agents to draw funds for propaganda. Sent Under Disguise, “Directors of the Amtorg are sent to New York usually under a disguise,” Bessedovsky wrote, adding that he was appointed to the directorate of the concern and instructed to act as an un- official ambassador. He was refused admittance by the Federal Government because of his political connections ‘with the Soviet. The Russian, who fled from Paris; and was charged by Moscow with having taken some funds illegally, said the Soviets had an unofficial representa- tive in Washington named Skwirsky. The Soviets planned, the article con- tinued, to lay the groundwork for a Rules on Car Fare JUSTICE JENNINGS TEN CENT CAR FARE STARTS THIS WEEK; APPEAL IS FORECAST (Continued From First Page.) BAILEY. Under those circumstances, he found that if, allowing for any errors claimed by the commission in the way of over- valuation, the figures presented by the companies still indicated that they were making rates of return below a reason- able rate, they were entitled to in- creased fares, Examining the figures presented, he then found that the value of the Capi- tal Traction Co. on_December 31, 1928, was not less than $25.728,683, and that of the Washington Railway & Electric Co. was $19,210,899. He found that the companies were earning, respectively, 3.57 and 4.73 per cent upon these vali- revolution in the 12,000,000 discon- tented Negroes and farmers of the United States.” Subsidies to the American Communist party had been increased to $100,000 annually, Bessedovsky wrote, adding that emergency funds up to $10,000 each were permitted to be drawn through the Amtorg, which later would be reimbursed. Says Police Active. ‘The former diplomat also charged that the Russian secret police were ac- tive in this country, two German reds whose names he gave as Wagner and Neiman being sent here to organize the Communists. Germans were sent, he explained, in order that Washington could not charge Moscow with having planted them. After the reading of the article, John J. Leary of New York, industrial editor of the World, testified that strikes in- itiated by Communists were used as ng grounds for a revolution and for collection of funds for propaganda. He said the Communists were causing serious trouble in some of the mining districts. Asa P. Randolph of New York, pres- ident_of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, sald the Communists at- tempted to control or destroy his or- @anization during a strike several years =o. but had been ousted. They had e,;-: active throughout the country, he ‘The Communists promised the col- ored workers to eliminate all racial dis- crimination, he said, but it was doubt- ful if the number of colored Com- munists was being rapidly increased, although he felt there was a growing sympathy in his race for Communism. People Are Loyal. Pred R. Moore, colored alderman from Harlem, testified that “our people are loyal to the American flag.” N ations, and that these returns were un- reasonably low. ‘The court then points out that the commission unquestionably had the right to grant the motion for a re- valuation of the properties, and that if it does s0 at this time, it m: after revaluing, pass upon the rea: e ness of the rates set up in the court’s order. Will Limit Tokens. Between now and the time that the decree takes effect the companies plan to prevent hoarding of tokens by limit- ing the sales to six to each customer, at the usual rate of six for 40 cents. This was one of the matters discussed by a group of company officials at a conference with the Public Utilities Commission shortly after the decision was handed down yesterday. The commission indicated that it would have no objection to such a limit being 6 THE SUNDAY STAR, ERMANS LAUNCH BITTER CAMPAIGN Crisis in Parliamentary Re- gime Believed Likely After Election, By the Associated Press. o BERLIN, July 19.—Scarcely 24 hours after Chancellor Bruening’s dramatic dissolution of the Reichstag the political campaign for the new election called for September 14 was already well under way today. The Communists, ever ready with catch phrases, rushed into print with a manifesto urging the voters to “arise and smite the Fascist-hunger govern- ment of Bruening and Hindenburg," and to “drive the servants of capitalism to the devil.” They also called for the nationaliza- tion of mines, factories and banks and | St for the renunciation of the Young plan. Westarp Is Active. Count Kuno von Westarp, head of the Conservative party before the war, and floor leader and chieftain of the German Nationalist party after the war, until the extreme Dr. Alfred Hugenberg wrested party control from him, was busy with his followers forming & new German Conservative party. This party, it is expected, will want to participate actively in the govern- ment of Germany and will therein differ from the German Nationalists, whose policy under Dr. Hugenberg has been merely a negative one of opposing meas- ures of which it disapproved. It is generally expected that there will be a crop of other minor parties entering the campaign. That has al- ways happened in the past, the last elections producing a ballot with 26 parties. Some Are Too Weak. Of these, however, only 13 could mus- ter sufficient strength to elect members to the Reichstag. The most uncertain factor, in the opinion of political observers, is the strenfth of the Fascists, or National- Socialists, as they are officially desig- nated. This party has been gaining constantly at the expense of the Ger- man Nationalists. It remains to be seen to what extent the new Conserva- tive party will be able to stem the tide of deserters from Nationalist ranks into the Fascist camp. What intensity political controversy is expected to attain during the coming elections is shown in the preparations of different parties, the tenor of news- paper comment and a significant action today of Prussia, largest of the German set. The companies also announced their decision to take the four tokens for 30 cents rate in preference to the others suggested by Justice Bailt They plan to rush th rangements through as fast as possible 50 as to put the new rates into effect at_the earliest possible moment. Peolrle’u Counsel Keech pointed to & compllation of figures made for him by accountants of the Utilities Commis- sion, showing that in the first six months of this year the companies had carried 3,393,000 less revenue passen- fi.r: than they did in the same months year. The effect of the increased rates, he predicted, might well be to turn more and more oid customers of the car or to buying cheap automobiles of their own. This might work an sctual re- duction, instead of an increase, in the revenues of the companies under the 10-cent fare. outstanding colored People ‘were con- nected with the Soviet movement, he said. Dr. F. E. Brown of New York, col- ored clergyman, who came from the West Indies, sald Communism was mak- ing no inroads on the approximately 25,000 West Indian colored people in New York. He said he was a Socialist and had a hard time in ietflnl other of his race radical enough to join his y. The committee recessed until Tues- day, when the representatives of the Antorg Co. will be heard. Monday three of the members of the committee, Representatives Nelson of Maine, Eslick of Tennessee and Hall of Mississippl, will visit Communist camps at Beacon and Wingdale, N. Y. Chairman Fish has issued subpoenas for approximately 20 colored men and women identified with the Communist movement, but most of them have not been located. ANTI-TREATY FIGHT WANES AS SENATE PREPARES TO ACT (Continued From First Page.) the treaty unless he could get a vote on his resolution. The treaty support- ers feel, however, that they would be in a position to defeat it as a reserva- tion on the ground that all reserva- tions are to be turned down except the - Norris reservation. Many of the Senators supporting the treaty, among them Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, one of the delegates to the London Conference, declare they would be glad to support the Walsh resolution if it were offered at another time. They favor building the Navy up to full strength under the treaty. But they fear the resolution might lead to long debate at this time between the “big Navy” men and the “little Navy” men in the Senate. What they want is action on the treaty. Senator Walsh declared he had two :.purposes in offering the resolution. First, ‘.;‘: said, he favored actual reduction in naval armament, and paradoxical as 1t may sound, this could only be obtained, in {xls opinion, after the United States has built a Navy second to none in the world. Second, he said, the United States, until there was provision for actual reduction in naval armament. was entitled to and should have for its national defense a Navy second to no other. Third Week Beginning. ‘The debate of the naval treaty tomor- row runs into the third week. The roponents have rested their case argely on the arguments submitted by Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader, and Senator Reed of Pennsylvania, both of whom were dele- gates to the Naval Conference. The burden of the debate by the opposition has been carried for the most part by seven Senators, Johnson of California, * Moses of New Hampshire, Robinson of Indiana, Oddie of Nevada and Hale of Maine, all Republicans, and McKellar of Tennessee and Copeland of New York, Democrats. A few others are ex- pected to vote against the treaty ratifi- cation, but very few. ‘The Senate has demonstrated its abil- ity to maintain a quorum in Washing- ton for the consideration of the (reaty. Yesterday 66 Senators answered the roll call at the start of the session. With the demonstration of the fact that Sen- ators plan to stay on the job until after the treaty has been acted upon, hopes of the treaty foes for postpone- ml:;\dt untll next Decemocr have van- ished. Some of the luvlpomrs cf the treaty hed hoped up until yesterday afternoon the it would be E}Slxble to dispose of the creaty and wind up the session of the Senate last night. The rules of the Senate, requiring the resolution of ratification to lie over for a day, inter- the | the | to the RED ACTIVITY SEEN IN “WORKERS’ PICNIC” Charlotte, N. C., Circulars Call Tex- tile Union Forces to “Come and Join Up.” By the Associated Press. CHARLOTTE, N. C, July 19.—A “workers’ picnic,” called for tomorrow afternoon on the Mount Holly road near here, was seen tonight as the fore- runner of renewed activity in this sec~ tion by Communists. Circulars distributed here today an- nouneing the picnic under auspices of the Internantional Labor Defense and the National Textile Workers' Union, called on workers to “come and join “The International Labor Defense,” the circular said, “is now defending all those workers whom bosses threw into jail for orxllnll(n( the workers into unions. The I. L. D. will defend every worker who is thrown into jail by the bosses. We must stand by the I. L. D. ‘We must help bulld it into & powerful mass movement. The I. L. D. needs money for its work, Come on, join up. Ever&worker must join and bring in & member.” While Communist leaders in this sec- tion would not make known what further activity was planned, they said they intended to press their organiza- tion of workers. Speakers announced for the picnic included Dewey Martin, organizer for the National Textile Workers' Union, and M. H. Powers, just released from jail in Atlanta, Ga., where he was ar- rested in a round-up of agitators who were charged with attempting to incite riots. Tomorrow's meeting is the first public activity in this section on the part of Communists since an employ- ment demonstration was staged before the City Hall last Winter. Communistic _activity last year in Gastonia was held responsible for the industrial disturbances there. oG SHIP AFIRE AFTER BLAST Several Persons on Craft in Long Island Sound Accident. WESTPORT, Conn,, July 19 (#).— An auxiliary schooner caught fire to- night off Compo Beach, in Long Island Sound, after an explosion. Several per- sons were reported aboard the craft, but firemen said no one was seriously injured. The yacht was valued at $35,- 000 and owned by a man named Larkin. Thousands of persons at the beach here witnessed the explosion. Westport firemen were summoned to the water's edge in an attempt to save the craft. PRISON IRKS ARCHDUKE Tells Friend He Did Not Realize Trial for Larceny So Far Distant. NEW YORK, July 19 (#).—Arch- duke Leopold, randnephew of the late Emperor Franz Joseph of Austris, who last week gave up his right to re- main at liberty under ball and went Tombs in the hope of thus ex- pediting his trial for grand larceny, began to find prison life a bit wearing yesterday. Through a friend, he announced he had pot expected to have to stay be- hind bars 5o long when he surrendered himself. The district attorney's office has announced, however, that Leo- pold, who was indicated in connection with the sale of the $500,000 Napoleon fered, however, with . plan 10 drive ahead with a night session last might. Vice President Curtis upheld the rule that the resolution must lie over. electoral States. Ban on Weapons. Prussia has forbidden the carrying of weapons of any description during thEA"cAmpllgn. parties are precipitately hurryin, to get ahead of each other with x‘nnx:l5 festos seting forth the merits of their policles to the nation. Even in government circles, the ques- tion is openly discussed whether the present state of political affairs does not herald a crisis of parliamentarian rule in Germary. HINDENBURG IS WELCOMED Liberated Rhineland Gives Ovation on His First Visit. By the Associated Press. SPEYER, Germany, July 19.—Presi- dent von Hindenburg's first day in the liberated Rhineland was the occasion for the warmest reception accorded any German in this anclent city since the republic was founded. From early morning, when the presi- dential car pulled into the railway sta- tion and until his departure for Lud- wigshafen, Worms and Mayence in the early afternoon, crowds such as Speyer has seldom witnessed thronged the streets and burst into frantic applause every time the revered head of the na- tion showed 11, At the city hall, where the President responded to the official greetings of the Bavarian and Badenese premiers, the crowds standing outside shouted so insistently that the soldier-states: man had to show himself on the bal- cony and wave to the multitude, which -genunaoualy broke into the strains of “Deutschland Uber Alles.” ‘The octogenarian President surprised everybody by the erectness of his bear- ing and the firmness of his voice. He looked fit and well, In the President’ entourage were For= eign Minister Julius Curtius, the Presi- dent's son and aide, Col. Oscar Van Hindenburg, and his political sec: 3 Dr. Otto Meissner. The President again scorned taking a physician along. PFrom Speyer President Von den- burg started by automobile through the Palatinate for Ludwigshafen, from where .a_Rhine steamer was to ocarry him via Worms to Mayence. His entire trip is to consume five days. MAYENCE, Germany, July 19 (#)— President Von Hindenburg, making an almost royally triumphal Yr ress through the newly liberated Rhineland, landed here this evening from a river steamer that had brought him from Ludwigshaven. All river boats were gaily beflagged. The city, only last month evacuated by the French army of occupation, was in holiday mood. ‘The President, wearing black Prince Albert coat and a top hat, was received by city authorities and after supper with a few intimate friends retired to the palace, where Napoleon once stayed and where Gen. Guillaumat, commander of the French occupying groups, had his headquarters. Von Hindenburg's journey today bore witness to his extraordinary popularity. The whole countryside turned out to pay him homage. For miles the roads were lined by ants lustily cheering the presidential automobile. Except for a few odd box cars stand- ing idle in freight yards, and one or two sign posts with French directions, all ublic signs of the Prench occupation glve vanished from this .. MRS. EMILY V. SMITH HURT BY HIT-AND-RUN MACHINE Car in Which She Was Riding Is Struck in Rear by Auto ‘With Virginia Tags. Mrs, Emily V. Smith, 26 years old, of 2515 Ontario road, was slightly in- jured last night when the machine in which she was riding was struck by & hit-and-run car on Conduit road. Mrs. Smith, who was seated with her husband, Hillary W. Smith, on the front seat, was thrown heavily to the floor of the car. Mr, Smith had come to a sudden halt at the eastern end of the passsge of but one file of cars at time. next moment a car bear- with the rear of his machine. While Mr. Smith attempted to aid his wife the Virginia car drove away from the scene, Mrs, Smith, suffering from leg lacerations, was taken to her home by a passing autolst. —t———— Boy Found After Night in Woods. SAN DIEGO, July 19 (#).—Carl Rine- hart, 7-year-old El Centro boy, missing from Cuyamaca Lake since early yes- terday, was found by deputy sheriffs necklace. owned by the Archduchess Marte Theress of Austria for $60,000, must stay in jail until October unless he arrangees bail again, miles from the resort today. The lad had slept under a t& last night n'x;d ‘lpplre%tly had = rerod no il effect a long sewer excavation, which permits | in this FINANCIER DEAD: BELIEVED SUICIDE H. S. Black Found With Pis- tol in Hand Bleeding From Head Wounds. NEW YORK, July 19 (#).—Harry 8. Black, chairman of the Board of the United States Realty Corporation, died tonight in his home at Allondal Huntington, Long Island, from a bullet wound in the head which, police said, was self-inflicted. Black was found today in bed bleed- ing by a servant. Police said he held a revolver in his hand from which two shots had been fired and there was one bullet wound in his head. Police failed to find either of the dis- charged bullets, and said that there were no powder burns on Black's face, M‘:‘G lldl:'tfl the shooting as an attempted suicide. voy-Plaza of New York and Boston, was found near death in an overflowing his suite at the Plaza here He was revived by a res- cue squad. He was at one time part owner of the Hij irome Theater, a director of the Nati City Bank and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad. He also led the opposition which re- sulted in the ousting of Wi Childs from the chairmanship of the Childs Co. in 1929. Married Washington Woman. Harry S. Black was married in 1922 to Miss Isabelle May, daughter of Col. Henry May of Washington. This was his second marriage, his first wife, Allon Mae Fuller, having died in 1915. Black was born in Cobourg, Can He studied engineering, and in 1882 joined a surveying expedition operating in the Northwest. He entered the George A. Fuller Co. in 1806 as vice president; was president of the enlarged corporation by the same name, and, since its consolidation with the United States Realty & Improvement Co., was chairman of its board of directors. He was a member of the Metropolitan Club _here, the Manhattan, Lawyers' and New York Yacht clubs, and the New York Chamber of Commerce. He was 67 years old. i PO SRS ‘“ ” DEPLORES” RIOTING Former Premier Writes Suave Note Answering Warning by Great Britain. By the Associated Press. list party, today followed the example of his successor, Premier idky Pas! in replying to the British government’s warning that he equally with the Egyptian government would be held responsible if foreign lives and interests were endangered. After welcoming the British govern- ment's declaration of neutrality in the present situation, the Wafd leader says: “The Egyptian nation, which by its very nature is inclined to peace and tranquillity and which has always warmly welcomed foreign guests, oc- cupies itself unceasingly with their se- curity, surrounds them with care and lavishes solicitude upon them. “It profoundly deplores the sad events which have happened in the country against its wishes. These events have been caused by the conduct of the min- istry in the present constitutional crisis and the nation is only defending the constitution against a ministry which is encroaching upon its authority.” EXILED PORTUGUESE SAIL FOR RIO DE JANEIRO Liner Stranded Week at Lishon Leaves, Bearing Prince and Princess Peter Orleans. By the Associated Press. LISBON, Portugal, July 19.—Prince and Princess Peter Orleans Bragansa, although exiled from Portugal, have been stranded here nearly a week by engine trouble in liner Jamaica, on which they were traveling to Brasil. The Jamaica, after being drydock, sailed today for Rio de Janerio. Under the laws of the republic, all members of the house of Braganza were ed from the country. In deference to Brazil, where the royal rince, grandson of Dom Pedro II, was , and of which country he now is & citizen, the government refrained from enforcing the exclusion law. Dom Pedro II was the last emperor of Brazil and the present Frince Peter, his eldest grandson, is the last of the South American princes, PR KINGSFORD-SMITH FLIES EAST ON RETURN HOME WASHINGTON, Famous Pilot and Companions on ‘Way to Catch Boat for Australia. By the Assoclated Press. LOS ANGELES, July 10.—Wing Comdr. Charles Kingsford-Smith snd two of his companions in the recent Atlantic flight of the Southern Cross, John Sta; e, radio operator, and Capt. J, BSaul, naviga left yesterday on & passenger plane for Kansas City. At Kansas City the trio was to meet Lee Schoenhalr, transcontinental fiyer, who will pllot them to Akron, Ohio, an: thence to New York, where they expect to arrive tonight. They sail for London soon and Kingsford-Smith will continue t;:o Alllll'.rl.lh for his marriage to Mary owell. On his departure the famous Eluot said,- “I'll be back in California a year—on my honeymoon.” GANGSTER SEEN IN SOUTH Mobile Police Get Two Reports That Fred Burke Is There. MOBILE, Al July 19 (#).—Mobile police said today they were investigat- ing a report that Fred Burke, noted Chicago gangster, on whose head there is sald to be a reward exceeding $100,- 000, had been seen in this vicinity. cfals said & man whose name they would not announce saw Burke in a small automobile at a filling station. It was the second report police had re- celved recently that the gangster was vicinity. o FLORIDA WOMAN KILLED Husband Injured in Automobile Accident Near Anderson, 8. C. ly 19 (P).—Mrs. lg.yol Lakeworth, Leadley, injured slightly yesterday an automobile accident near here. Leadley's automobile overturned as he applied the brakes too suddenly on a long hill. Mrs, Leadley's head was pinned between the automobile and the Leadiey was bruised and suffered se-’ vere muscular strains, D. C. JULY 20, 1930—PART ONE. BARRERE RETURNED TO ARLINGTON COUNTY . Wy B Above: Officers as they arrived at Union Station yester day afternoon with Hermann H. ireal and returned here for questioning in connection with the murder of Mary Baker. Barrere, arrested in Mon- In the phote, left to right: Inspector William S. Shelby, Lieut. Edward J. Kelly, Barrere, Commonwealth Attorney William C. Gloth and Sheriff Howard B. Flelds of Arlington County. Lower left: Barrere as he entered the Arlington County Jail. Lower right: Marian Jarrell, Philadelphia widow, who accompanied Barrere when he was arrested. ~—Underwood, BARRERE INSISTS HE CAN PROVE INNOCENCE OF MURDER CHARGE (Continued From First Page.) names of the other men in the car, but said he could find out by consult- ing certain persons who knew them. “Tell us exactly where you were and what you did and who was with gau that night,” the prisoner was asked. “Wait a minute, and excuse me,” Bar- rere responded with a wave of his hands. “I'm not what you call one of those memory experts. The night of April 11 was just liks any other night . How can you expect me to re- member right off everything I did on a certain evening so long ago. I doubt that sany of you gentlemen could do that if T asked you, now cculd you? Won't Make Guess. “Give me a break, give me some time and I'll give you a statement that will account for evcry minute of my move- ments that night. I could go ahead and make some guesses about exact hours and places and so forth, but that don’t g0 with me or you, I've got to do some checking back to recall those things, and you can bet I'm not going to hasty about it, either. Some little error of memory might look bad fo you and then you would doubt my whole story. I'm going to give you the iruth and nothing but the fruth. The truth can't do a T‘xv any harm, can it?" Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Miss Heiner have corroborated Barrere's story to the authorities that he was with them at the Smith residence about 5 o'clock on the afternoon of April 11, and that later he drove Miss Heiner downtown and let her off at a restaurant on the corner of Fifteenth and F streets. Barrere sald he could not be certain of the time he deposited Miss Heiner at the P street corner, but to the best of his recollection it was “about 6 o'clock, maybe a little later.” Miss Heiner says she is sure it was about 8:30 o'clock, which is 25 minutes after the attack was made on Miss Baker in d | her car near the Navy Building. Drove to Twenty-Second Street. Barrere said that on leaving Miss Helner he drove his car to his wife's home in the Flagler Apartments, on Twenty-second street. “Did you take the route back of the Treasury and the White House?” Bar- rere was asked. “Hold on & minute, please,” he said. ‘I won't say I did and I won't say I didn’t, The fact is, I don't remembér what route I took.” ‘The point was considered important, as the Ellipse route would have started Barrere in the direction of the Bak:r {lrl'n car. Furthermore, Mary Baker is nown to have been walking around the Ellipse toward her automobile a few minutes before 6 o'clock on the fatal evening. This point, and the fact that Barrere was inun* & house owned by Herbert M. pbell, owner of the gun used by the murderer of the girl, are the two strongest links in the admittedly filmsy chain of circumstantial evidence which investigators e seeking to hang around the neck of the wandering painter. One or Two Other Links. ‘There are one or two other links of estionable strength that may be used the chain. One is the statement of Mrs. Smith that Barrere, prior to the murder, asked her if she knew a girl named Baker who worked “for the Government.” “Did you ever mention the name of a ululm §ir] to Mrs. Smith?" Barrere was “Never,” the prisoner replied. “But Mrs, Smith sald you did, Her- mann.” “Mrs. Smith said that? Well, there you are, W am I supposed to say? 1 never conf icted & 1 in my life. I would believe anything Mrs. Smith mfl me, because she is that kind of a “Then you did make some such re- mark?” “I said no, but you say Mrs. Smith sald yes. I would have to ask Mrs. Smith if she actually said it. All T can say now is that I never knew or heard of Mary Baker until I read about the murder.” Questioned About Gun. “Did you ever see a gun in Herbert Campbell’s house?” “Positively not. I didn't know he had a gun. And I never owned & gun since 1 was in the Army.” “Do you deny you stole some stuff from Campbell’s house while you were painting t?” “Well, I pleaded not guilty, didn’t I? ‘They said they found the goods in my car, but I haven't apy idea how it 1‘:1“ there: You see I been drinking with some friends over there—there were some women in the party—but I don't think I was drunk enough to take an old alarm clock and some other stuff like women's apparel I had no use for. “No, sir, I thi that stuff was plan ed in my car and I was framed. You remember that Campbell nolle prossed the case, don't you, Mr. Gloth?” The incident to which Barrere had reference was the occasion of his arrest on complaint of Campbell on a charge of housebreaking. Barrere was in the Arlington County Jail the week after the finding of the Baker girl's body, awaiting trial on the theft charge, but the case was dropped when Campbell refused to press the charge. Gives Gun to Police, Tt was Campbell who, several weeks after the crime, voluntarily turned over to the authorities a pistol which he sald had gotten into the drawer of his realty office desk under strange circum- stances, According to Campbell, the istol was one he had owned for a long ime and had always kept in his resi- dence, nearby, in Oakerest. Campbell said a stranger with a wart on his nose came to his office and made some suspiclous inquiries about the gun, as a result of which he was induced to look for it. To his surprise, he found it in the desk, he said. In turning the weapon over to police Campbell mentioned that Barrere had been painting his house some weeks be- fore and he had missed some articles from the house. He intimated that Barrere might be able to explain how the gun changed its location from the residence to the office. The gun was turned over to Dr. ‘Wilmer Souder of the Bureau of Stand- ards for inspection. Dr. Souder is the Government's recognized expert on gun identification. He announced that the two bullets removed from the battered corpse of Mary Baker had been shot from Campbell’s pistol. Would Face Campbell, With that discovery, an international police dragnet was spread for Barrere, ending in his arrest Wednesdsy night in_Montreal. Barrere is resentful of the implica- tions broufeht against him by his rormercelnzl’g‘ }r:z. ‘:7‘!“” ludh anxious to meel ace and hear him repeat the insinuations, The prisoner charges that his nt plight is the result of a “terrible mis- take or a dirty frame-up,” and in the next breath declares Campbell has har- bored a “grudge” t him for some time. In view of these developments, Prose- cutor Gloth plans to confront Barrere with Campbell probably tomorrow. He has characterized the ject eet- ing as & “showdown.' Jeiseteg No, sir. Star Staff and Associated Press Photos. last night, but Gloth, Kelly and the prisoner were so tired from their long and hot train ride that it was decided to postpone further activities until to- morrow. Barrere was being held incommuni- cado in the county jail last night. Even his brother, who came up from his home_in Richmond, and his wife, Mrs. Ora Barrere, were refused admittance to the cell. Sheriff Fields explained that the prisoner was tired out and needed sleep. Barrere so far has made no arrange- ments for securing an attorney, but it is known a man representing himself as a friend of the painter requested a local attorney 1ast night, to defend the pris- oner. The attorney took the request “under advisement,” saying he would take the case if Barrere himself made the The attorney may visit the jail today. Crowd Meets Prisoner. A crowd of perhaps 500 persons, -bgut h&l’: of tl;mn: wozm. lht.nlmd to et & pse of Barrere as he stepped rom the train at 4:10 o'clock yesterday in Union Station. The T Was shackled to Lieut. Kelly. He smiled when he saw the spectators. Sheriff Howard B. Fields of Arlington County met the prisoner and his guards at the de})ot‘ n an effort to avoid the crowds Kelly and Gloth sought to hurry Barrere to an exit at the extreme end of the concourse, but the crowd was not to be outwitted so easily, The men, women and children ran wildly ta the far exit and arrived in time to jump at the explosion of photographers’ flash- lights. Several women screamed when the lights boomed. Barrere was taken to jail in an au- tomobile sent to the station by Inspec for Willlam 8. Shelby of the Detective Bureau. e TRUST FUND MULTIPLIES Rockefeller’s $3,640,311 for Daugh- ter Grows to $18,262,937. NEW YORK, July 19 (#).—A report filed in Supreme Court today,disclosed that the $3,640,311 trust fund estab- lished by John D. Rockefeller in 1917 ;?rr P:lls dlll:lhur, Mrs. ?If-l Rockefeller entice, has a of $18,262,937. PSeI AT e The report, filed by Sidney C. Crane, as referee to take the accounting of the Equitable Trust Co. as trustee, said also that Mrs. Prentice had ;:elvdod $6,693,320 as income from the und. MISS EDMONDS IS BRIDE Owen D. Young Attends Wedding of Niece at Wellesley. ‘WELLESLEY, Mass, July 19 (#)— Miss Mary Edmonds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Edmonds of this town and niece of Owen D. Young, was mar- ried at 8t. Andrew's Episcopal Church today to John A. Day of Boston, & grad- RETIREMENT POLICY - FOR AGED ADOPTED Civil Service Head Explains Provisions of Amended Law Extending Time. BY THOMAS E. CAMPBELL, President Unlited States Civil Bervice Com- misston. August 20 next is the date beyond which a large number of aged Federal employes cannot be retained in the service under the provisions of the re- tirement act as amended May 29, 1930. ‘The act provides “that after August 20, 1930, no employe shall be continued in the Civil Service of the United States beyond the age of retirement for more than four years, except that where the head of the department or establishment certifies, and the Civil Service Commission agrees, that by reason of expert knowledge and special qualifications the continuance of ths employe would be advantageous to the public service, further extension of two years may be granted.” Many Requests Received. Numerous requests have been Tree ceived by the Civil Service Commission for the continuance beyond August 30, 1930, of employes who are four years over the usual retirement age. Very few such extensions have been or can be allowed under the law. The primary purpose of the retire- ment law was to cure the evil of super- annuation in the Government service. The interest of the individual can not be considered in deciding a request for continuance. The law is clear that continuance for more than four years can be granted only where “by reason of expert knowledge and special quali~ fications the continuance of the em- ploye would be advantageous to the public service.” Anything but & strict interpretation of this provision of the law would defeat the object of re- tirement legislation, Where an_extension is allowed the basis must be In the interest of the Government, and that alone. The em- ploye must be an outstanding one whose separation would be a distinct loss to the Government. An example is & scientist or technical employe engaged upon im t research or organiza- tion work which would be interrupted if not Jost altogether, by the separation of the employe. Cites Curator’s Case. ‘The recent case of Dr. Leonhard Btejneger, head curator of biology in the Smithsonian Institution, is a good representative of those in which ex- tension can be allowed. The commis~ sion approved the recommendation that Dr. Stejneger be continued in the serv- ice for an additional of two years. The work which Dr. Stejneger is now engaged is such that the Smith- sonian Institution would have been gr::cly embarrassed if the continuance not been allowed. The commission’s duty under the law is plain, and it cannot agree to ex- tensions of more than four years in the cases of employes whose separa- tion would not be a material loss to the Government. CONVICTED OF MURDER North Carolina Farmer Sentenced in Death of Wife. KENANSVILLE, N. C., July 19 (#).— Stephen English, 24-year-old farmer, accused of beating his wife to death, was found fi:my of second-degree mur- der in Duplin Superior Court, yesterday. He was sentenced to 20 to 30 years State prison. Mrs. English's body was found in her farm house home near here last January. Her head had been beaten in, apparently with a fire poker. MOA EGGS FOUND Bkeleton of Prehistoric Bird Dise covered in New Zealand. AUCKLAND (#).—A fine complets skeleton of & huge moa, the skeleton of a moa chicken and fossilized moa €ggs as big as footballs have been found in the llmwhnmz.; Valley, in the north island albawwh R This 3 tless bird, standit about 12° feet high, has been ;! tinct for centuries, When white men 2ot bateve he Maors fosens Ao d the giant birds. o - Moawhango,. name of the valley ¥here the relics were found, means gm:m “valley where Moa NATIVES ARE PREFERRED Portugal to Give Jobs Only to Na- tionals or Brazilians. LISBON (#)—To stem the tide of unemployment, the government has de- creed that no jobs shall be given to foreigners, Brazilians excepted. Foreigners in employment here may :::p ::Iu:r:h‘?z.‘fd but :vhen they retire, , P hels* plaaes: W be filled by Pmuguuah = e Unemployment lists sre drawn up, and the home office will issue weekly figures. Foreigners of technical skill may be hired if the home office ap- proves. . Finn Leader Abducted. HELSINGFORS, Finland, July 19 (&), —~M. Degner Hakkila, social at and former vice ~hairman of the cabinet which recently dissolved the Diet, was kidnaped todsy by s number of un- e, Antiotion, whi e abduction, which was considered as indicating inclusion of the social Democrats with the Communists in the anti-Communist agitation, occurred while Hakkila was en route to his Summer home in his automobile. S s Gyro Clubs Elect. ‘TACOMA, Wash,, July 19 (#).—J. A, Northey, Toronto, and Robert B. Abel, Tacoma, were chosen as international president and vice president, re- spectively, of Gyro International at the zrnninnon‘s convention here yester- ay. Hamilton, Ontario, was chosen the 1931 convention city, while San Fran- il.s.e;) will entertain the delegates of $223,238 Debts Listed by Firm. WILMINGTON, Del, July 19 (M.—A ;:!&m:m for bankruptcy was filed in the leral District Court here yesterday on uate of St. Lawrence University, Can- ton, N. Y. Rev. Leagh Urban, canon in resident of Springfleld, officiated. Mr. Young was & guest. POLICEMAN IS ATTACKED Perry of No. 6 Precinct Suffers Bruise Arresting Colored Man. Officer G. E. Perrw of No. 6 precinct received a bad bruise on the nose, he reported. when he was assaulted by a! Negro, Robert Gladden, 33 years old, as the officer was arresting Gladden in front of 218 Seaton court. Gladden of 122 Shots alley was found to have g .32-caliber revolver, loaded with four” bullets. He was booked at The meeting Was to have taken place the sixth precinct for “investigation.” behalf of the Safe-De-Lite Corporation of Detroit, Mich. Judge PFields adjudged the concern a bankrupt and appointed John Biggs, jr., referee. The petition ve the assets as $53,730 and ilities as $223,238. Among the are patents valued at $50,000. Wrong Date The first page of some of the rotogravure sections in today's Star is erroneously dated July 13, instead of July 20. The other pages are correctly dated. The mistake having been discovered too late to correct, in all cases, this notice is inserted to avoid possible confusion.