Evening Star Newspaper, August 24, 1930, Page 2

U. 5. WILL EAUNGH STUDY OF CRIME Department of Justice to Conduot Inquiry to Further ‘Government Crusade. BY REX COLLIER. Uncle Bam, beginning September 1, | is going to put his finger on the pulse of crime in Ameriea, with & view ulti- mately to diagnosing the affiiction, as- certaining its cause and formulating a prescription for its control. On the 1st of next month there will be inaugurated, in the Buresu of In- vestigation of the Department of Jus- | tice, an entirely new Federal activity i furtherance of the Government’s| crusade against® crime—the collection and study of Nation-wide statistics on the subject of law violation. . __The bureau, through its division o * tdentification and ing over a stuj dertaken information, is tak- ous task at first un< Associa- of the Rockefeller Foundation, but gladly relinquished by that organization at the request . A recent act authorises eon:lx;n;:u of the work the Departmen! lustice. ”mm are statistics and statistics, Accotding to J, Edgar Hoover, the very efficient director of the Bureau of In- vestigation, the crime figures to be re- ceived regularly from every large city The oolflmmnhtcd :epm :‘n me sre to tell a poignant story of under- world conditions. Just how sordid, how ophe Ble *as it may 5 credil — e:m 2 the Government's comprehensive 8t all the details of that story that strikeés at the i :gh § g oy B 1 5 g %2 § ! g £ g H it ! S : éfi’ il 5 i i 2 !!.‘ I B WILL BACK HOOVER IN TAX REDUCTION (Contituy atten! ., ‘Thus far in the fiscal Y since July 1, the customs receipte wave m t the exient of about $40,- the administration v int, decline is temporary. e known there was a disposition on the part of some importers to rush in Which they t the rates of duty would be raised, in advance of enactment of the new tariff law. The dnevitable effect of such action is cur- tailment of such imports for a time Eimioms Teceips 1n'the ‘euny sy % e rec e earl; this fiscal year, b Higher Level Expected. ‘The natursl thing to is that the months of July and ;wuua will be the worst from the standpoint of cus- toms receipts and that this Winter will see them new tariff 1aw have had an adverse effect on America’s trade with ‘the rest of the world and have tended to restrict importations and hence to cut_revenues. The view of some at least of the high Government officials is that the country has seen the worst of the ebb of the business tide and that this Fall and Winter will see an improvement which will be reflected in increased Govern- ment revenue. Cleveland Couple Die in Crash. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, . August’ 23 (#).—Mr. and Mrs, . Moore of (cnnvfid om,"-in % their auf here, m aha is ‘wite 36, Besides Cleveland home they maintainéd vesidences in Lackawanna and Buffalo. | y | the parachutes. The Weaver's JUMP Original Members of Famed | Organization Enrolled in 1919 When Blimp Fell. Parachutes Saved Two in “Wingfoot Express” Tnd-" edy in Chicago. For hall @ dosen vears or so it was believed that Lieut. Harris of McCook Field, Dayton, was the first pérson in the United States to sadle Rimeelf dy desert- ing a sinking afrcraft on October 20, 1922. In fact, there was wntil vecentiy mo printed list that stated metters contrari- wise, But nine vears after they had escaped a_mom-rigid dlimy over Chicago Jokn Boettnet and Henry Wacker had their names placed fivst om fhe roll. more tnan {iNvee vears Ddefore Marris Since Wacker ana Bostiner L W o Harrls may still a disadled neavier-than-alr eraft. 1f ome carries the matter further and asks which survtvor of the Wingfoot s press was Caterpiilar No. 1, the name of Henry Waoker recommends = itself by cireumatanios, not ehoise. Cat Boettner concedes that Wackér Arst to jump from the faming o BY DON GLASSMAN. OVERNMENT aircraft used all available space -at the proving grounds mear Alron, Ohio. Hence a well known rubber company was forced 160 seek another port to assemble a blimp, the Wingfoot Express, for & good will mis- sion over the Middle West. The blimp was 158 feet long and had two 80-horse- wer engines. PoThey found the nearest lighter-than- air port in Chicago, at.the White City Amusement Park. Riggers followed the rts to Chicago and by July, 1919, they tions d | ted how & rope tled to a “D" buckie at the belt would forth the sail when the wearet strete! the cable. , have to do6 is fo jump,” hé :r””"flmmml:xfm P--au--~ mmtmmemu muimmm Vg “Has any one heard of an airship o are these contraptions for?” “Oh, wumm;m ofnaments we on Tvlmamdfnmmtumh they buckied on the eanvas belts and . of. being tied . 3 down TOpe. Norton. and Weaver, lo;:?mntmm- 84t abaft neat the frantically. That's the only chanee you Momentarily, the blimp poised itseif, mmfi ol(“dllru awuu_nd the 0 Tus - ;‘g;‘- : “::nr to the gon: 4 wave of terr heat singed the alrmen. % Aft, Wacker was bawling to Daven- port and Norton who fumbled with their parachute harness. Oblivious to danger, Norton resurrected his piate Hoider and Parachutes on Fire. Wacker jumped first, scrambling over the port side. Boettner leaped from the gpw- seat. Weaver and Norton left ‘fl'.m the hnm'.' i s 5w 5 Only Da g ‘The Wingfoot was a flaming furnace as her doubled envelope began & plummet dive. Four jumpers floated below her, dropping directly in line with the ship. Davenport sank with the gon- dola, as he was unable to release his belt cable. ‘They swiveled like eddies in & whirl- pool, uree:g spinning and tackling with the and descending faster and faster. Ories of horror eame from E ple saw specks leave the la, ing ribbons after their A torrent of wind fanned the blimp and sucked fire high above her A § momentum, she swept past; the parachutists whose parasols had just As if to thwart efforts to escape, flame danced from the and fired umbrells. A an‘ tore &t the reeling, 'rnmwlv.- . 3 luuawl startling mhu'ngm of shroud lines ™ the rubber envelope kindled his THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., AUGUST 24 1930—PART ONE. ! Tales Froqi tb_i_____Caterpillar Club TAX'MAN BH.IEVH] PRESIUENT m RUSH No. 1—The Wingfoot Express. & 9 o fo. like & depth §= il i 5. EEE; {5e 4 g Men and women with flaming clothes fought at doors. On the seeond they ran about Most of the way down Davenport had wnmwn;wul:c“ i injury was fatal, Wacker hit the pavement of La Salle street on a hard descent. Disabled by injuries, he was sent to the L tner alighted on & ith the least injury, & burnt arm. While the streets filled, fire smbulances and police reserves from all sections of the city. The blistering heat made rescue work im- e ro- | leaped over the motor and licked the | s £ heuted bl Y . | rent for July and g e R G o | lack seiig 8 gt story | coa , the air and are mixed in the crarikcase of the Totary by Ad« 1 haation ot o 1 Yool . elled, ‘What in hell are you doing?* ? “1 veached over and shot open the but it was too late. She back- and the next moment flames "I turhed to Davenport. His ‘chute was r him and seemed some fashion. He was unablé . He tore at it frantically reached Norton. Norton knew what must do, but he was making sure his plates. I grabbed him and yelled, e s ance ko i 1 N my ince e W Davenpore stil bending over Loy frelease himself in some fashion. He worked hard, but I knew he’d never “It was getting hot as helll “I'm not sure whether I could see mped. My parachute didn‘t open , it seemed. it have opened within & hundred ofi.mmuuawmpmnnul Whs back, 1 saw fiames burst mmundufne et -fn':ry“m d e an grabbed one of the burning pl-lcelmwm hand, erumpling out the fire, my right xlrl:-h my left hand 1 put out the other “Just as T sank back to the su awlfmlhe Ahrgu?‘ line, a burning figure, parachute nothing but a tra! T, flashed by and streaked dmm.. that it was poor Weaver. I ht. lose to the edge of bullding. There were some men lllc\‘ldE ing on a fire escape within reach of What Is the Caterpillar Club? Any person who saves his life by jumping from a dissbled aircraft with & parachute becomes a member of the Caterpillar Club, The club was christéned and founded between October 20, 1922, and November 11, 19332, at Dayton, Ohio, by Verne Timmerman, photographer; Maurice Hutton, aviation editor of the Dayton Herald, and M. H. St. Clair, Government parachute engineer, shortly after Lieut. Harold Plying Section, made what was a chief of the McCook Field . Harrls, that time thought to be the first parachute jump from a disabled aireraft since the war. The term “Caterpillar” was selécted because the parachute mainsail and lines are woven from the finest silk; the lowly worm spins a cocoon and fiies away from certain death if it remains within sight of the cocoon. ‘The name fitted—and stuck. ‘The present Oaterpillar roster does not include the names of Ameri- can airmen who made caterpillar jumps overseas. Although American avistors were not generally supplied with parachutes until a few weeks before the Armustice, there are no doubt many Oaterpillars among them and war balloonists, Since no accurate record was kept, it is impossible, evén with the Caterpillars. it's co-opération, to compile & roster of war £ e wilh i | ot NAGAL DEATH “KEY” Georgia Police Seek Driver, With 3 Women, Held in D. C. Man’s Alleged Slaying. By the Associated Press. DARIEN, Os, August 23.—With two women in jail and a third under $500 bond ad hccessory After the fact, Me- tosh County officers tonight were seeking & taxi driver by the name of Hamm as the terious disappearance of Frank Nagal, D. C. interior decorator. 8. Poppell of County, who returhied with the women wummn and placed them in the county jatl; . :ul‘:'s"t "ine. slaying a"?’n.nl for , leased on $800 bond yesterday. Cross woman was afrested at Brunswick on August 14 on a warrant charging murder. Sherift Poppell said that Hamm, the taxicab driver, would, if located, fure nish the “missing link” in the evidence which he has his possession. I was reported the sheriff said that Hlm?‘dl‘l edmb:l: t’:"’&wfi d to Ni red, 3 'nde eo‘n‘t‘lnue h?lw;lflh until it was defie nitely established he was either dead or could be arrested. Mrs. Cross told authorities she did :’M?:C‘I‘llrldedwflhflmlon the y disappeared, Officers cl that she was in the cab with the deco- fator the last time he was seen alive. The death of Nagal came to light when his brother in Washington re- oeived & wire from Brunswick fo the effect that Frank Nagal was dead and ‘woman was res ton. body fiever reached the Na- tional Capital and an invest! started. The body was found than a year later. DUNCAN SISTERS SUED that nl_,e.:ndy was en fotite to Washing- ton was more and act on the stage and seréen, have uuugumnmom‘&rmt‘fl was charged the Br ry Estate Co. in & suit here The plaintift asks of l-gl Santa Moniea which the stating & formal request to vacate Was unheeded. me. 1 held out my hand. 1 wantéd thcm.l&- b me, but fomehow they "Ttiey ‘Dressed back againat the wall "w:’ hat's ail T remember unthl 1 got up if the hospital & little while ago.” “I Ssw Them Go Over” While Wacker spoke these words, ther cooled his heels in jail, the e ey g ‘s oom)| of injury urrave his :ullt. Seek- ing personal safety, he hud maliciously scut! the ship. Thmhd r:un e admission of ineompetence of negile E*He deciared bluntly, “T don't kniow what caused the sccident. Any one of ‘Wacker, Tricopnised the “T saw him swing toward a building. The men_on the my mechanie. it he wore. p. “The worat cathe Tepidlyand. ho{lz‘ D, 1 ae it 3 3 was beginning to burn. an instant I be- gan to spin and whirl. “The nearest structureé was a 26-stoi building snd I tried to land on the roof. When mfoc close an edng blew me out I-nd 1 on the Board of Trade Build- ng. “No sooner than I struck, the chuté burst 1 crowd around the buik had f I was T fellows when four walked of for the up and arrested me on & chl$ jughter.” The Handmaiden of Buffoenery, the ensuing investigation and trial, and nnom:’l quibbled over the icalities of bilmp flight, aserting, denying and refuting, seizing l‘rrmmvmz clues and throwing - For one whole day the court listeried to Boettner's testimony, brought out during cross-examination. “If there is no danger in flying, why gmmym earry parachutes?” they asked It was futile and painful to defend the parachuté then. Peozle regarded it only as the handm: of buf- foonery. The m?rumee of parachutes on the Wingf evidence, the prosecution contended, for it betrayed the pilot's intention to per- form eircus acrobatics and imperil the pport | lives of people. ‘They had never heard of a parachute used as an emergency lifesaver, nor did they understand that it was an airman's only means of escaping a sinking ship. On motion of Boettner's employers, & tribunal of three impartial men was appointed to settle claims of parties who had suffered from the Wingfoot Express, Witnesses were called and financial re- made. tner's trial was tponed, &nd although stil the victim of & serious g!‘\‘n.l“efl 't:bu prosecution had yet to prove During the respite whitee and blacks clashed !!I CI 's race riots of 1 t | most. worthy Ndmen’t' for §700 | plan and surrender g:xyon cottage n_occupying, | Will Express was damaging | 280 9, ;nd ua:leoun docket l:‘l;n!u I’l m‘!flh ere . The ¢ orgo Bz Wingfoot ress, and m"eau to the case. It has never fully three years before the organizas tion was conceived or named. The War Department's % records n in 1922. But the o foot was not menf on official for seven years. Its redis- covery was accidental. As to Wacker and Boettner, both are still associated with aviation and live in_Akron, Ohlo. When Comdr, Hugo Eckener in his Graf Zeppelin flew the last leg of his round-the-world tour and circled Cleve- 1and Afrport in respect for the National Air Races of 1020 was followed by & flotilla of baby Zeppelins. The flagship of the fleet was piloted by Admiral John A. Boettner. « 3 ) Copyright, 130, by The Independent story: Lieut, Harris, Who e o t’m untmd plane out of down @ curve in m:?)m ) WATERWAY WORK Decision on Mississippi and Other Projests Reaghed at Conference. By the Associated Press. ORANGE, Va., August 33.—Accelera« CAPT. W“fl Vi - | German , who i reached 't s sid ‘agreed M\;{:lm trom' forward. y St. Lawrence Discussed, Hanford Macnider, new American Minister to Canada, another camp guest, discussed with the President the pro- posed Bt. Lawrence waterway, but re- newal of diplomatic negotiations on this project are expected to await Mac- nider’s arrival at Ottawa.and his de- termination of the new Canadian gov- ernment's attitude. ‘The 8t. Lawrence bors budget int of Sarried possible the whole program of t, t of $24,200,000 for flood wis made on June 6. A part this is still available in addition there remains the o8 from the $36,000,000 ble each year under the Jadwin ~control . will The acoeleration, 1t was not only help economic Y bu.t provide additional protection for floods A similar plan to that decided upon was recommended to the Presi- g:nt 'fi:}u w:ck bym rmm Overton, ern) s mi T, ] Z"M? of "ths Memphis Commerciai President also discussed st some |¢n% the upper and lower Missouri ’?bt::lem"' Col. B] , in charge o o e e ok 1 e City to Si ity and also touched upon the , & link in the propoted Great Lakes-to-Gulf Upper Branches of Ohle. Improvements on the upper branches g‘rl‘m‘:nommvemmummdw building backed away . | when Wacker teached out for hel et services for the Marine stationed about s mile It Was not known tonig President and Mrs. Hoover would tend the service. GIRL MURDER VICTIM IDENTIFIED AFTER 11 YEARS’ SEARCH (Continued Prom Pirst Page. erally ascribed to the generosity of 1 unknown 2 some Omaha ‘whose heart was touched by the girl's Muwmmmflmmym ever, kept up nvinced that, sooner or later, established. he had caused girl in the that was identifed e s puters of the girl, as wel . lers , &8 her d-u(gflr. corrobrated the fathers identification of the pmngn. icture was also shown to John W, oon, former associate of Wagle, and he sald the Mrs. wi on by exhum for burial. After Mrs. Wagle lef her honeymoon in 1919, the fam: ceived postcards from 3 8t. Louis, saying that she visit Omaha on the trip. the family que lice concern the :v no identification was made. and to ft rea =y ‘Three years ried the Omaha ‘mystery girl," s GERARD LIST OF 64 RULERS OF NATION CITED AS FALLACIOUS ese appointments. The only exception is Mr. Mellon, himself & oab~ inet member. The same statement can heme.hounhueaumlmhb n:unmnwmm fext Nove: United Sitates ntmwmhe‘:‘mlf Fot these tes, g it picture bled E prgnn, Shet ol ¢ iigaigi sERERs g EaTad fi: i § § i g E i : : | ‘ggg - i 1 o2 w0 A majority of Mr, Gerard's 64 were D eioct, " majority dre opposed 10 Federel ‘ald for. highars. s watste ways, Pederal has h&:; A very A of list were , yet farm Mr. Gérard aaded 48 & %mu«m ty, opposed o ‘Wwas enacted, it t0 1a1 and HURT IN AUTO MISHAP Harry Goody of Berwyn, Md, Treated at Casualty Hospital. Harry Goody, 24 years old, of at_Casualf AT WILLIAMSBURG Mystery Shrouds Identityvol Dead, Found Row on Row by Exoavators. g i s 5-— i ga i ! § a' : L g i g -3 g § 2 i i il z E S £ i z-i%é E i gs rh.ffiz; i . i o gfigfig'g | _ eg i . Eéggé i ] ; zé i} B Eg ia i ";i | MEXICAN COMPLAINS OF AMERICAN TARIFF§ Exports Declared to Have Fallen Off HMeavily in Recent Months, Threatening Trade Balance. By the Associated Press. MEX100 Py from shotguns and fi Wse His - Te« | to WHERE WILLIAMSBURG’S SKELETONS WERE FOUND £ MAP WILLIAMSBUAG oharis 1o H