Evening Star Newspaper, July 24, 1930, Page 2

A2 * : HEAT AND DROUGHT BROKEN IN SOUTH \ Rain Falls in Tennessee, Mis- sissippi, Alabama and Arkansas. By the Associated Press. ATLANTA, July 24.—Thundershow- ers or overcast skies had broken the Bouth’s heat wave today snd ended & 86-day drought in the Memphis, Tenn., area. The showers in Memphis propef last night were light, but & heavy rain fell routh of the city. Dudley Gamble, 27, was killed by lightning which preceded the rain, One house was unroofed by wind. A good rain also fell in Central Ala- bama and Mississippi, routing the heat wave from Birmingham and Meridian, Birmingham had more than 1-inch of rainfall during the 25-hour period end- ing at 7 a.m. today. Mobile had a light rain with more in the offing, and the' forecast promised Montgomery a thundershower. The thermometer at the Alabama capital goared to 99 yesterday. At 10 am. to- day it was at 84. New Orleans had fair weather, but the city was not uncomfortable with & high yesterday of 94. A refreshing shower [fell in Atlanta last night after a day which was un- . u\n‘m'(ablr because of humidity. The hig\ here yesterday was 97. Showers fell In sections of West Ten- nessee today. Chattanooga, Nashville and Knoxville had showers yesterday. Charlotte, N. C., reported 98 for yes- terday’'s high, while Charleston, S. C. was two degrees cooler, Most Florida points reported clear weather. Tampa, however, lexpected thundershowers this afternoon and to- morrow. Scattered rains fell on parched lands in Eastern Arkansas. 3 Little Rock, Ark. had a high ‘yes- terday of 96, while Louisville, Ky, re- ported a comfortable 88. FINE U. S. BANK PAID REMITTED BY BRAZIL Finance Minister Reverses $3,- 000,000 Penalty Imposed on National City. By the Associated Press. RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 24— A $3,000000 fine imposed by & federal bank inspector on the National City Bank of New York for alleged infrac- tions of the banking laws through ex- change tions in tht Sao Paulo branch several months ago has been re- mitted by decision of the minister of finance with the approval of President ‘Washington Luis. The bank inspector last January in- veetigated certain exchange transactions and declared that he had found irregu- larities for which he imposed the huge . The National City Bank placed $3,000,000 in the Banco do Brazil on March 14 as a guarantee of payment and then appealed the decision the result that it was reversed by the ister of finance. The decree announcing & Teversal, however, stated that the regular fine would be imposed for the lack of neces- sary. revenue stamps on some of the exchange documents, but that this would not be more than a few thousand dollars. MEXICO PRESIDENT ANSWERS MORONES Ortiz Rubio Announces He Has Confidence in Attorney General 'T Despite Charge. Br the Associated Press. MEXICO CITY, July 24—Replying to a recent attack by Luls Morones, & former cabinet minster, on Attorney ‘General Jose Aguilar y Maya, President Ortiz Rubio today issued a statement expressing confidence in the attorney 1 e satisfied with the “I am_completel acts of Aguilar y Llyl and especially his conduct of the Daniel Flores case. 1 have great ¢onfidence in him.” Morones has been making charges against various political leaders here in recent weeks, accusing them of being involved in plots against the President. Flores shot and wounded President Ortiz Rubio on inauguration day, Feb- ruary 5. BAND CONCERT. By the United States Soldiers’ Home Military Band this evening at the band etand st 5:30 o'clock. John 8. 8. Zim- mercann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assistant. arch, “Royal Australian Navy,” M ” Lithgow The Humors of Don- Voltd oodland Sketches,” MacDowell “At an Old Trysting Place.” “Will o’ the Wisp.” Potpourri, “Vienna Folk Songs”.Komzak Fox trot, “Sweet Indiana Home,” Donaldson Waltz suite, “Wiener Burgher"..Ziehrer Finale, “Shoulder to Shoulder”..Arthur “The Star Spangled Banner.” U. S, EMBASSY LIQUOR MUST BE fMD FOR BY ENVOY, HOOVER SAYS (Continued From First Page) Irish overture, nybrook” . Buite romant! printing and engraving expenses and club dues. The order states that “express provi- gions of the law” prevented govern- mental funds being used for these pur- s, lw‘Amrwnl the items permitted under the appropriation are Teceptions at the missions on American national holida: flowers and wreaths for weddings an funerals, tips and gratuities, dinners, formal and informal functions and spe- cial entertainments. The ruling came as & considerable rise to State Department officials a8 particularly those in the foreign service, who will benefit by the funds. The item of serving liquor is gener- ally considered by foreign service offi- cers stationed abroad to be about the neaviest of any for which they have < peen forced to pay out of I.he.tr own 1—Twenty do forty per cent normal rainfall for nine weeks ending July 22. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON. DL THURSUAY JULY 24, 1930. 2—Seven to twenty per cent for same peviod. 3—Two to seven per cent, 4—Thirty-one to forty-nine per cent since March 1. 5—Nineteen per cent for nine Wk, . WILE AREA STANDS ON DISASTER BRINK FROM LACK OF RAIN (Continued From Pirst Page.) serious question, but the back of the dry spell is likely to be broken.only when enough_moisture accumulates on the surface of the land to fill the afr, through the process of evaporation, with water vapor to condense into rain drops through the rather complicated physical process that attends such phenomena. And in order for enough moisture to accumulate to cause rain there must be rain. The presentsconditioh has crept on the country almost unnoticed until within the last few days. Both wet and dry spells, explains Prof. Willlam J. Humphreys of the ‘Weather Bureau, generally speaking are cumulative effects, which run in vicious circles. The dryer it gets the dryer it is likely to be. It doesn't rain in the Sahara Desert because there isn't enough rain to fmake it rain, Brooks, rivers, lakes and ponds in the affécted area are so depleted and the soil and vegetation so dried out that they have no moisture to provide water vapor to make cumulus clouds which eventually turr to rain. Before there can be rain something must hap- pen to break the circle. Rain Moves in Steps. Rain, as explained by Dr. Humphreys, tends to move In steps. First there is the evaporation of sea water which falis as rain. Then a part of this is taken into the atmosphere again by evapor- ation and again come down &s rain,’ the process repeating itself over and over. This process accounts for about two- thirds of all rain. Whether it rains or not, says Prof. Humphreys, depends on & rather com- licated and delicate balance which as been letely upset for this sec- tion. There is a constant tendency for water in its lHquid form to change iL.o gas, the light particles of which escape into the atmosphere, but whose molecules do not enter a chemical combination with other element of the air. The eapacity of a given volume to hold water vapor increases rapidly’with the temperature. Warm air, loaded with this gas, is pushed up by the colder air- around it. As it goes up it expands because the pressure of the surround- ing atmosphere is less. Bui, pushed from behind, \It must push in turn against this continually decreasing pressure and in this pushing the air is doing work. Whatever does work loses heat. The cooling of the air as it goes up is not due directly to the effect of the cooler regions of the atmosphere, but to the loss of heat by “work” against the pressure of the upper air. Cooler Air Less Favorable, But, says Dr. Humphreys, the cooler the air gets the less water vapor can be in it. The surplus tends to con- dense. In order to do so there must be something for it to condense about. Ordinarily the air is filled with fine dust particles about which the water vapor particles condense—a great part of them fine particies of salt thrown up by the sea spray. As the condensation goes on the water vapor joined with dust or salt particles forms into a cumulus cloud which grows larger and eventually, the condensation proceeding as more and more humid air ascends, comes down as rain. The essential part .of the whole process, Dr. Humphreys stresses, is that to have rain volumes of atmosphere nearly saturated with water vapor must go up. In order for warm air to go up there must be warmer and cooler air currents, the latter pushing the former. Unfortunately, at this time of year, there is nowhere to get cold air from. It is just about as hot in one part of the Northern Hemisphere as another, So the llmmgheu. ‘with what little wa- ter vapor it has accumulated, tends to remain in an equilibrium. It is this equilibrium, coupled with the prolonged dryness, that has crept up on the stricken region, Explanation of Source. ‘The great mass of water vapor comes, Dr. Humphreys explained, from the place where there is the most water, the ses, and the ascending air cur- rents containing it follow rather defi- nite directions across the United States. ‘Warm air laden with water vapor from the Gulf of Mexico sweeps northward over the Gulf States and into the East Central States. But as It hits land most of the water vapor is forced out and falls as rain. In order to bring abundant rain further north and" east the lost water vapor must be picked up from the surface of the land on the way. Once a drought starts there is Jess and less of this water to be picked up. So there is less and less chance for rain. And the less rain there is the less the supply of water vapor to make more rain, The best hope, says Dr. Humphreys, seems to be for a sufficient atmospheric mass sufficiently saturated with water vapor to come up from the Gulf and, through a fortunate but unpredictable atmospheric combination, carry its of rain further north, thus saturating the surface and providing the material for more water vapor. When this hap- pens—and it might happen any day— there will be a break in the drought. kets, W:hny of the foreign service officers who do extensive entertaining have found un? umm frequently run to & considerable L Dej nt officials said today they had no information as to the number of missions abroad, whose heads main. tained “arid territories” in compliance with prohibition laws of thelr eountry at A?:lfl!. BRIDGE ON MINE SPUR - REPORTED DYNAMITED By the Associated Press. g DIXON. Ky. July 24.—An Diinols Cen! L3 r Irading to. the Shamrock mum WAS ited today at Providence, |GUN BARREL “FINGERPRINTS" HELD INFALLIBLE BY SOUDER Man Who Identified Camp-| bel’'s Pistol as Death Weapon Gives Views. ~ Defense Attorney Refuses to Accept Report as Admis- sible Evidence. Dr. Wilmer Souder, Government ex- pert on ballistics, whose identification | of the Mary Baker murder gun is to be checked by another expert, Maj. Calvin Goddard of Chicago, is authority for the statement that the “fingerprints” left by a gun barrel on the fatal bullets constitute an infallible and unques- tionable link between the two. *“No two guns in the world are alike,” Dr. Souder contends, “just as no two hands are the same under the micro- scope of & fingerprint expert. “The telltale scratches and abrasions left upon & bullet by the rifiing of a revolver inevitably are peculiar to that mruculu gun, and by no stretch of agination can I conceive of & second un capable of duplicating those marks,” Br. Souder told & group of Department of Justice agents quite recently. Dr. Souder holds that gun identifica- tion has become a sclence as exact and as dependable in murder cases as fin- gerprint identification. Charles Henry Smith, defénse attor- ney for Herbert M. Campbell, alleged murderer, whose .32-caliber revolver Dr. Souder asserts fired the bullets found in the body of the Baker girl, refuses to accept Dr. Souder’s report as admissible evidence. It was the Alexandria attorney’s attitude in this connection that induced Common- wealth’s Attorney Willlam C. Gloth and Lieut. Edward J. Kelly to seek the opinion of another expert on the gun and bullets. Smith already has indicated he will wage & strong fight against acceptance of Dr, Souder’s verdict, Dr. Goddard or any other expert's verdict, on the ground that, in all the history of Vir- ginia jupisprudence, no man has been convicted of murder on the testimony of a “gun expert. When the attorney's attention was called to the fact that such testimony had been accepted by the court in many noted cases elsewhere than in Virginia, - including the Sacco-Vanzetti trial, the lawyer's only comment was: “Well, we're in Virginia.” Souder Explains Method. Dr. Souder points out that under the speclally designed microscope used in examining of bullets, the almost in- distinguishable marks made by the rifling of & gun appear as deep gashes, ridges and scratches of individualistic appearance. While, to the naked eye, the tiny marks on bullets from differ- ent guns seem to be identical, enlarge- ment of the marks discloses & vast dif~ ference, Dr. Souder examined the two bullets removed from the Baker girl's corpse, according to the following method: Taking the Campbell gun, & bullet was fired from it and placed under one “eye" of the strange-looking microscope, which has the general appearance of an inverted Y. Under the other lens was placed one of the bullets used in mur- dering the Navy Department clerk, An arrangement within the instru- ment of mirrors brought the images of the two bullets together in such & man- ner that half of the fatal bullet merged neatly with the opposite half of the test bullet fired from . Campbell's revolver. By revolving the two bullets, Dr. Souder found a position in wiich the gashes and ridges on each bullet merged and fitted into each other accurately. In addition to the larger marks, ae found numerous smaller gashes of identical appearance on both bullets. r. Souder often has pointed out that certain of the marks on the bullets under comparison scinetimes'may not agree, in which circumstance a process of mathematical reasoning is employed. Where & major oroportion of the scralches tallies, the chances of the probability of an error Is figured out. A certain percentage of latitude in cases of discrepsncy is permissable, ac- cording to the concensus of ballistics experts. Dr, Souder's reports on his findings with regard to the Baker case gun and bullets never has been made public in detall. If there were any discrepancies in the lines found on the test bullet from Campbell's gun and the bullets used by the murdered of Mary Baker the fact has not been disclosed. Dr. Souder’s recent declaration that| no two guns in the world can fire bul- lets exactly alike, followed a novel test conducted recently at the Bureau of Standards with the co-operation of Smith and Wesson, firearms firm. member of that firm submitted to Dr, Souder two guns which he said had been made by the firm's best workmen, using the same tools and same ma- chinery, The workmen swore that the rifiing in both weapons absolutely was identical. The Smith and Wesson offi- cial challenged Dr. Souder to find any differences between the guns and the bullets fired from them. Unscrambled Shots Easily. Bullets were fired from each gun and the two weapons and the discharged shells and slugs were scrambled and placed before Dr. Souder. It is a mat- ter of record that the Bureau of Stand- ards scientist had no difficulty what- ever in determining which bullets were fired from which gun. Both the fire- esentative and Dr. Souder agreed it this test was conclusive proof of the infallibility ider the inseru eye device now used table eve of | tms DR. WILMER SOUDER. ~ LADY OWEN FACES JUDGE N SHOOTING Widow of British Nobleman| | eompanion near the Sheridan gate cul- j vert where Mary Wounds Wife: of Doctor She Loved. By the Associated Press. VERSAILLES, July 24—Lady Owen, & weaithy titled woman and the French- born widow of Sir Theodore Charles Owen, who last night was arrested for shooting and wounding the wife of Dr. Paul Gastaud, Paris radiologist, appear- ed before a magistrate this morning. ‘This official sought to find out details of Lady Owen's tragic romance with the Parisien doctor. Mme. Gastaud is in & critical condi- tion. Lady Owen told Judge Latrille she had loaned her lover, Dr. Paul Gastaud, 100.000 francs for his clinic. “That, in my opinion, was what began to spoil thmg," she said. When the doctor told her of his intention to break with her, she continued, she be- came so angered that she bought a revolver, When she arrived at the Marlyleroy home of the Gastauds, a friend and as- sociate of the doctor tried to reason with her. “I wished, however, at all costs to see Mme. Gastaud, who was in her garden, embroidering,” she con- tinued. “When Mme, Gastaud came to meet me I fired several times at her through my silk shawl.” Owen appeared to be quite calm fident. As she was waiting .in the ante-room she lighted one gold-tip- ped cigarette after another. Retween times she was busy with her vanity case touching up her heavily roughed ips. She fully expected to be released im- mediately and was much surprised when !l’hlel Judge told her she must go back to jall. SOUTHERN STATES TO HAVE 7 MEMBERS Louisiana and M ppi Are Ex- pected to Lose One Each in House. By the Asspciated Press. Louisiana and Mississippi likely will each have seven members of the House of Representatives when the new re- apportionment is made, completion of thz::' t‘:enxun showed today. Louisiana, preliminary re) show, has & popu- lation of :,(Wam and ‘Misstasippl 2,011,388, Indications were that Loulsiana prob- ably would lose one member, as had been indicated by the Census Committee's tentative figures. Mississippl, however, amy lose only one instead of two mem- bers. as had been indicated. In the 20 years since the last reap- pointment was made on the basis of the 1910 census, Louisiana has grained 443,137 in population. Mississippi had a decrease of 6496 in her population from 1910 to 1920, but her increase of 220,770 from 1920 to 1930 brings her net increase for the 20 years to 214,274, RED CROSS OFFERS AID America Sends Message to Rome| a Extending Services. By the Associated Press. Ald to earth offered today ‘The offer was extended in & cable- ‘to the Italian Red Cross in Rome. message said: “Profoundly -distressed by tragic dis- aster which has fallen upon your beau- titful ,"mnn. Woule our help uake-stricken Italy was the American Red o POLIGE WILL AWAT RECHEGK OF RSTOL Also Examine Parasol Figur- ing in Baker Murder Mystery. (Continued From First Page) Pennsylvania avenue at 5:20 or 5:40 o'clock and arrived home at 6 o'clock to find her husband already there. Will Test Gun Again. In view of Campbell's contention, supported by declarations of his at- torney, Charles Henry Smith, that some mistake must have been made when Dr. Wilmer Souder of the Bureau of Standards identified his .32 caliber re- volver as the one which fired the fatal bullets into Mary Baker's body, the authorities will have the {:’n Te-ex- amined by Dr. Souder and also by Maj. Calvin Goddard, noted ballistics ex- pert of Chica Dr. Souder is temporarily out of the city, Inspector William 8. Shelby, chief | of the Detective Bureau, sald today, but he will be asked to make another test of the bullets and the gun when he returns to his office. After the sec- ond examination by Dr. Souder the previous report, the weapon and alugy then will be taken to Chicago for “a double check” by Maj. Goddard. If the examinations of Campbell's revolver show the fatal bullets were fired from the real estate man’s gun, Prosecutor Gloth feels that the case against Campbell will be mate- rially strengthened. Campbell's attor- ney, however, disputes the reliability of gun experts' testimony, and indicates he will not permit the introduction of such testimony without a bitter legal fight. He has inquired into the record, and asserts that Virginia courts never | have recognized the admissibility of ballistics testimony. Admitted Passing 17th and B, Gloth and Kelly declared today that while corroboration by Scoutmaster King of Campbell’s account of his visit to the Scout meeting would strengthen the structure of Campbell's alibi, the fact, that Campbell actually was at thi church at 7:30 o'clock on the night of April 11 cannot be conmsidered as “con- clusive proof” that he was not in the vicinity of thé murder scene prior to that time. In fact,. the prisoner has admitted that he passed the intersec- tion of Seventeenth and B streets about 5:30 o'clock that evening, although he insists he did not stop, but continued across the Highway Bridge to his home in Virginia Highlands, Three, persons have testified they saw & man in & grey cap beating Miss Baker with his fists in her parked auto- mobile, near Seventeenth and B streets, about 6 o’clock on the evening in ques- tion. Gloth had_the witnesses, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh R. Wood, and Prederick , look at Campbell the day of his arrest, and announced a ards there was “no positive identification.” Mrs, Campbell, recovered from the nervous attack she suffered upon learn- ing of the murder warrant against her b gave .o detailed aceounting of her own and her husband’s move~ nl‘z;.;.“ on the night Mary Baker was 3 TRE3e | Wife’s Version Tallies. Her version tallied exactly with what given by her husband when he was first questioned on July 4, except that there were certain disérepancies due, investigators believe, to the husband's effori to hide the fact from his wife that he had been automobile ridihg with another woman early in the after- noon. Campbell, since his arrest, has made a complete admission of his ride wita this woman, and has admitted that during the trip he parked with his Baker's body was found the next day, and that after tak- ing the woman to her home in Wash- ington, he drove by Seventeenth and B streets about the time of the attack by the man in the gray cap. Gloth sald today Mrs. Campbell denied that her husband wore a gray cap that day or that he ever was in the habit of wearing @ cap. The woman, who was Campbell's companion on the after- noon jaunt also denies that Campbell wore & gray cap. ‘The wife and the woman agree that Campbell wore & dark suit that day. ‘The man In the gray cap was heavy set and wore a dark sult, according to the witnesses. . Following the consultation with Mrs. Campbell late yesterday at the home of her husband’s brother, Frank G. Campbell, ‘Commonwealth's Attorney Gloth made the following statement to the press: Statement by Gloth. “Mrs. Campbell sald she got off from work on April 11 at 5 o'clock and had just arrived home at 6 o'clock and found her husband already there. “She says she-had a telephone call from her son for her to buy him & Scout belt; that she went to the Parker- Bridget Co., bought the belt, and caught & bus at Twelfth street and Pennsyl- vania avenue at either 5:20 or 5:40 o'clock, she isn't sure which, “Arriving home st 6 o'clock, she says she found her husband- there. Dinner was about ready, and the boy, Edwin, Was preparing to go to a Scout meeting and was taking a shower, Dinner was served at 6:30 o’clock. The boy dressed for the meeting and Herbert went out- side and sat in his car, honking the horn for Edwin to hurry, “The boy said he and his father ar- rived at the church at Fourteenth street and Park road about 7:30 o'clock and that his father got out and took him to the scoutmaster, Thomas A. King of 1349 Harvard street, who was in charge of the meeting. Telephoned at 9:30 O'Clock. “The wife says she next heard from her husband at 9:30 o'clock when he phoned to tell her he had been back to the church only te find the meeting over and his son gone. She says she told her husband not to worry, that Edwin probably had gone to the home of some friends, d that Herbert drove directly home, arriving about 10 o'clock. “Edwin told us that his step-father lfr]lv!: honclle at five minutes after five o'clock, and was carrying some cerles. He sald that Cl‘mpbell S prepared for dinner, “Mrs. Campbell says she is willing to swear her life away that her hus- band is not the murderer of Mary Baker." X Lieut." Kelly concluded th *1"1'.,}:' remirk: e interview ” gun is the bi roposition in Ltll]ll‘clhu ni);l b-end Dlm:bebll'npn! easion of ii. has explained. ) falled before.” o e Barrere Wants Out. In the meantime, Hermann H, Bar- rere, yoluble former suspect in the mys- tery, b:; Sow self-styled “assistant prosecutor,” made & move today to ob- tain his release from the Arlington After sending several im- patiently worded notes to Prosecutor Gloth, requesting that Gloth ask mond Neutlecker, Washington attor- ney, to come to the jail, Barrere called newspaper men from the window of his second-story cell and asked them to please find out why he couldn't get action on his request. T'm getting tired of being cooped up in this place,” Barrere announced. *I sent Mr. Gloth half a dozen notes ask- him 'to, have Attorney Neudecker to me and he hasn't re- | Below: PROBERS TURN BACK TO BAKER PARASOL The torn umbrella, found in the back of Mary Baker's automobile, which | | investigators believe may furnish some clue to her murderer. Mrs, Herbert M. Campbell, wife of the man accused of the erime, —Star Staff Photos. HOLDS MEN'S DRESS DEFIES 600D SENSE | Textile Expert Says Males Still Remain -Slaves to Fashion. The refusal of men to defy fashion and to rid themselves of wearing ap- parel s0 much-in excess of what h'l.s actually necessary during the weather is conservatism in deflance of common sense, in the opinion of M Ruth O'Brien, chief of the textile divi- sion of the Bureau of Home Economics of the Department of Agriculture. ‘While women have learned that loose fitting, light and airy clothing provide comfort and reduce to a minimum irri- tation incident to hot Summer months, Miss O'Brien said, men still remain slaves to fashion, imposing upon them- selves excessive discomfort by adhering to a mode of that is absurd. In discussing masculine styles in comparison with those of the opposite sex, Miss O'Brien said that women have come to suit their mode of dress to their every whim and fancy. In ad- hering to $hese fads, she said, they have placed in the discard corsets, tight-fitting dresses and, in fact, all clothing in excess of absolute necessity. Men, on the other hand, the textile expert declared, still pursue an ultra- conservative tendency, draping them- selves in tight-fitting collars with knotted ties, sleeved shirts, hot coats with padded shoulders, tight belts and ll.‘lnfl uncomfortable trousers. These, with heavy shoes, obstruct body venti- tion, prevent proper blood circulation and hinder evaporation of moisture on the skin. She suggests the following s & so- luMon to this hot weather problem of menfolk: Go without coats, discard the conventional collar and tle, open shirts at the neck, eliminate sleeves and wear light fabric short trousers. Sandals might mllnt heavy leather she he sald. clothing should be of a flimsy, washable material, light ip color, 50 #s to reflect the sun's rays. But even refusing to revolutionize their mode of dress, Miss O'Brien con- tends that the adoption of materials of lighter weight and color would great- ly manifest masculine comfort these torrid days. Carefully selected menus should be followed for the hot weather, accord- ing to Miss Ruth Van Deman, chief of the information service at the Bu- reau of Home Economics, in order bet- ter to combat the oppressive heat. Diets should be so prepared as to reduce the number of calories and retain minerals and proteins sufficient to contain nu- tritious elements. Cold meats, fruits, salads, vegetables and cold drinks desserts are suggested as & most saf factory combination, Miss Van Deman hot | iss | Derby. CEHLBACH LEADS LEG IN AIR DERBY ‘lops Off Ahead of 10 Other { Planes on Trip to Houston From Little Rock. | By the Associated Press, | LITTLE ROCK, Ark., July 24.—Lee Gehlbach of Little Rock led 11 planes out of here today on the Little Rock-to- | Houston leg of the All-American Air He took off at 9:06 C. 8. T, | followed at 1 minute intervals by 10 other planes. Cecil Coffrin, Brooklyn, N. Y., who fell behind the other fiyers and only left Johnstown, Pa., yesterday morning, ar- rived here at 9:18 a.m. today.. He did not get off with the other flyers, but was expected to start the Houston lap later in the morning. Brown Catches Up. Larry.Brown, Los Angeles, who came in yesterday from Cincinnati several hours behind the others, got away with them today. Gehlbeck, pilot of the Little Rocket. entered by Little: Rock, led in elapsed time by approximately 25 minutes. He has won three of the four llpl' already flown. Gehlbeck streaked here from Cin- cinnati 20 minutes ahesd of Stub Quiney, Moline, - Ill, entry, despite a Ind. His time was 3:45:5] Herman Ham: f Chicago, winner of the New York-to-Cincinnati lap, came in fifth after losing his way and being forced down 100 miles from here. His elapsed time was 4:34:47. Two Still Behind. The third arrival was J. R. Wedell of New Orleans, who made the trip in Lowell Bayles of Springfield, Mass., was fourth in 4:30:34; other fin- and their times: Stanley Stanton, Kans., 6:31; Charles Meyers, ; Joe Meehan, Iron- Henry Ogden, Engle- : W. H. Cahill, Cleve- land, 5:1 , and Harry Brown, 5:3. Planes piloted by John Kruttschnitt and H. H. Holladay of San Mateo, and Los Angeles, Calif., respectively, did not take off from Roosevelt Fleld for Cin- cinnati until yesterday snd were ex- pected to catch up with the main body at Houston. Another plane, piloted by R. A. Hos- Ter, rrlslflrun the take-off at Cincin- nati and was demolished. RN STORM MENACES FLIGHT St. Lonis Endurance Seekers Take on Extra Gasolin ST. LOUIS, July 24 clouds threatened today as Dale Jack- a 'Brine forced landing for fuel at Evansville, )¢ r} lying between Tenth and OFFIGER'S.QUERIES WIN MAN FREEDOM Accused Driver Says Polige- ’lan Questioned Him for 20 Minutes. L Because & policeman who had halted i a motorist for an alleged traffic viola- tion, lectured the man for “20 miu.t2" before he finally compelled him 10 ) ney to a police precinct and post g lateral on a speed charge, Judge Gu: A. SchuMt dismissed the case at Poliee Court today. Morris A. Taylor, 24 years ol - Pifth street, was stopped by Policen.a. L. O. Tompkins of the eleventh precies on Benning road early this mornins ‘Taylor told Judge Schuldt that . . officer used more than “20 minutes c» his breakfast time” in making personia: remarks, giving advice and asking fr- relevant questions about himsell and his machine, without once enlightening him as to why he had been stopped. “What are you doing driving a_car of this make this early in the morning? Don't you know you might lose your job?”" were two of the questions which Taylor quoted the officer as having asked him. Then the policeman ques- tioned him about his glasses and several other matters, Taylor declared. Finally when Taylor became insistent “that the officer should. either let him go or charge him,” he said Tompkins escorted him to the ninth preeinet where he posted $10 collateral. Judge Schuldt dismissed the charge of speeding at 40 miles an hour which the officer made and ascored Police- man Tompkins for detaining the man. 1 ‘Police should never hold up a man this way," declared Judge Schuldt, < “this man should have been informed immediately what he was arrested for and taken to the station without delay. ‘The officer nad no right to ask the questions which the defendant quotes him as having plied.” Policeman Tompkins stoutly denied ‘Taylor's charges. ANONYMOUS LETTER YIELDS DEATH TIPS Names in Note Coincide With * Clues, Police of Tomawanda Indicate in Probe. By the Associated Press. TONAWANDA; N, Y, July 24.—Two anonymous letters dealing with the murder of Philip C. Rumbold, Tona- wanda real estate dealer, near Port Credit, Ontario, on Tuesday, were re- celved today by local police. One letter, signed “a Canadian,” was Tegar by police as the work of s crank. It declared crime was “rampant” in that section of Canada where Rum- bold’s body was found. ‘The other letter signed “P. 8. G." advised police to look up certain persons in Tonawanda. ¥ Police did not disclose the identity of the _persons mentioned, but pointed out that it coincided with other clues which indicated that the murder might have been planned here. Police Chief George C. Marohn left Tonawanda this morning on a secret investigation. Police said the hammer wound at the scene of the slaying did not belong to Rumbold and had not been purchased here. A piece of lead found near the body, police said, appeared to be of & type manufactured in Canada, ———e 'NORTH GERMN LLOYD PRESIDENT INJURED Philip Heineken in Serious Condi- tion Following Automo- bile Crash. By the Associated Press. BERLIN, July 24.—Philip Heineken, president of the North German Lioyd, | Was seriously injured today in an auto- mobile collision near Berlin. Dr. Heineken, who celebrated his seventieth birthday anniversary .of March 1, has been a director of the North German Lloyd since 1802. In 1906 he became assistant director general, in 1912 director general of the lc;:;:any. Since 1921 he has been pres- Before becoming identified with the North German Lloyd he was a cotton | importer and first vice president of the | Bremen Cotton Exchange. In 1905 his | fellow citizens made him president ‘of the Bremen Chamber of Commerce: During the World War, in Alw. J 1915, former ‘Emperor William IT > ferred the Iron Cross uj Herr Heine- | ken in appreciation of his work in fur- nishing auxillary steamers to the navy 'n(nd in lfiubl:;hhkg Iun efl}‘dem scheme | of supplying the Kaiser's fighting shij with coal and provisions. ey The Technical University of Danzig in 1922 conferred the honorary degree of doctor of engineering upon him. \DELEGATES HONOR UNKNOWN 'SOLDIER Christian Endeavor Party En Route | to Berlin Meet Attends West- minister Abbey. By the Associated Press. LONDON, July 24—Dr. Daniel A. Poling, president, and a delegation of 700 members of the International So- clety of Christian Endeavor, en route the eighth world convention of that order in Berlin, laced & wreath on the Tomh of the Unknown Soldfer in Westminster Abbey. The homage was paid in behalf of the 200,- 000 members of the society in the United States who served in the great war. . The party was addre: by Canon Donaldson of Westminster. the officers previously had been guesf of David Lioyd George in the Parlia- ment Bullding. Dr. Poling and Carlton; M. Sherwood of New York were recei: by Arthur Henderson, British foreign minister. { The Berlin sessions will be the first international religious meeting 1% the country since the war. e SQUARrEVIN TRIANé[E SOUGHT BY GOVERNMENT Block From Tenth and Eleventh and C to Pennsylvania Avenue in Condemnation Suit. Department of Justice, of the of the Treas- filed in the District Supreme # proceeding for the condemna- the property in- square 349, ' venth, © street and Pennsylvania avenue. Sev- eral of the properties in the have been acquired at priva le l&m condemnation Bt~ the igned by Leo tes lttzney. <