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WEATHER, (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Cloudy with degrees; 3 2:30 pam. am: fody Closing N.Y. Markets, 31,752. Entéred as seco No. 1,230,000 CHICAG VOTERSGOTOPOLLS 10 CHOOSE MAYOR Balloting Quiet, With Few Personal Fights Between Election Judges. PRECINCT STAFF REMOVED AFTER CHARGE OF FRAUD Attorneys for Commission Reveal “Repeating” and Voting of Many Dead Persons. By the Associated Pres: CHICAGO, April 7.—Unprecedented numbers of early voters, quietly regis- tering their choice between Willlam vost office, Washington, lowest temperature about generally fair and Pages13,14&15 nd class matte; D. iPi7 (3 STORM DELAYS C DAMAGE IS ESCAPED BY BUDS Weather Due to Improve Tonight, Turning Warmer Tomorrow—Western Maryland ‘Reports Snow. A storm from out of the South that visited Washington early today, smart- ing the face of Spring with defiant flur- ries of snow and hail, served only to postpone for a few days longer the anx- fously awaited plossoming of the cherry trees in Potomac Park. No damage was done to the buds by the snow and colder temperature, it was said at the Office of Public Build- ings and Grounds, but several days of warm sunshine are figured as necessary to bring out the blossoms. At no time was the official weather record below the freezing point, the snow being caused by the lower temperatures in the high altitudes, Coming up from the South Atlantic Coast, the storm swept over Northern and Western Virginia, with much the same results as in Washington, and then passed on to the New Jersey Coast. Snow was reported in Western Mary- land. Hale Thompson, Republican, and Anton J. Cermak, Democrat, for World Fair mayor presaged the largest mayoralty vote in Chicago's history today. It was an ideal day, warm and sunny, and the thousands of persons who filed through the booths in the first few hours. caused election officials to revise their estimate and predict a total of 1,250,000, a quarter of a million more than in the last election. For the most part the balloting was as quiet as it was heavy. There were Virginians were worrying a bit about the possible effect the snow would have upon the apple trees in the valley, but WASHINGTON, D. C, IDRY LAW'S PROFITS HERRY BLOOMS there was nothing to indicate that any injury would be wrought. There will be a change for the better tonight and tomorrow, according to the Weather Bureau, will be “fair and somewhat warmer” Whether it would bé warm enough to hasten the cherry blossoms, officials cculd not say, but for several days at least, Washington will feel again a touch of Spring. It was expected the rain would end late this afternoon, but tonight will be cloudy. The minimum temperature, 36 de- grees, was reached at 10 o'clock, the highest yesterday being 47 degrees, at 2:30 in the afternoon. As indicative of the narrow range of the temperature, | the mercury had dropped only 3 degrees since the minimum of 39 degrees, at 9 o’'clock last night. ‘Weather Bureau officials said that Spring flurries of snow are not unusual for Washington and saw in the present freakish behavior nothing to remark abcut. The storm originated in Geor- gia on Easter morning and centered yesterday off Cape Hatteras. With the intermittent rains of the past few days, Washington's official rainfall thus far in April is well above (Continued on Page 2, Column 8.) NORMAN T0 TALK FOREIGN CREDITS some disorders, mostly personal fights between election judges, fights that were quickly halted by the arrival of police. Judges and Clerks Removed. Election officials removed the entire staff of judges and clerks at the six- teenth precinct in the twenty-seventh ward and replaced them because of charges of fraud. In this district, which has a large “floating” population, no suspect notices had been filed by the Judges. Attorneys for the Election Commis- sion said the books in this precinct re- vealed that many persons had vol twice, that many who had voted in the primary had never registered and that many dead persons were listed as having voted. The precinct officials were dis- missed after it was found they were glumyt of negligence but not of criminal ten tial election of 1928 the total Chicago vote was 1,313,680, but the highest ever cast in a mayoraity contest was 999,741 in 1927. The pres- ent registration is 1,412,135, Polls Close at 4 pm. ‘The extensive organization work that had been noticeable throughout the e Fhompson's. followers and 'the en ollowers Democratic Cer- Vertsers ¢ every prceinet, The. pols ve: at_every close at 4 pm., C% ke N Both candidates- told the voters that Chicago’s future was the big issue, ‘Thempson charging that the influence of Cermak, who is chairmen of the county board, has *“besmirched name of Cook County,” while Cermak demanded that the voters “clean out the (Huty Hall” and free the city from TS, Thompson, although not formally in- dorsed, claimed support from the Non-Partisan Beiter Government Asso- ciation, which asked, “Shall we estab- lish a Chicago Tammany?”"—a cry which was reiterated by Thompson’s Joliowers. Both Parties Predict Victory. Predictions of victory were reiterated by the camps of both candidates, the Democrats claiming their man_ would win by 150,000 or mcre, while Bertha Baur, Republican National Committee-~ ‘women, declaring Thompson would be returned the victor by 50,000. Starting out mildly, the campaign ‘wound up last night with bitter words coming from both sides, but in spite of this officials were not looking for any outburst of election disorders. The State_attorney’s office and Acting Po- lice Commissioner John Alcock joined forces to maintain crder from the open- ing of the polls at 6 a.m. until their close at 4 p.m., while a special grand jury, investigating alleged corruption in the Police Department, was ready to punish any election law violators. In addition, more than 1,000 special " (Continued on Page 6, Column 5.) . EIGHT IN FAMILY BURNED TO DEATH Father and Seven Children Lose| Lives in Cabin Fire—Son, 12, Escapes. ted | sidered a mere Easter holiday. Mr. Nor- the | national loan market having shifted in Price Reduction on All Com- modities Also Held Aim of Capital Visit. BY CONSTANTINE BROWN. The visit of Montagu Norman, gov- erncr of the Bink of England, at the rresent moment of political and eco- nomic unrest in Europe, cannot be con- man, it is stated in reliable quarters, hes come here to discuss with Ameri- can financial leaders many questions, especially those of foreign credits and of price reduction of all commodities. Regarding the matter of foreign loans the situation is as follows. The French and British governments have finally come to an understanding whereby the French have agreed to stop drawing guld from Engiand. In exchange, the Eritish treasury has undertaken to con- sider favorably the question cf the French gold deposited in England dur- ing the war and bas also agreed to sup- port the French foreign 1oan policy. French Provide Loans, ‘The Prench, to & great extent, have replaced Great Britain as providers of foreign countries with Joans, the inter- the last two or three years from London to Paris. So far the French have been dealing mostly with their allies, but they are now prepared to deal with all na- tions in need of loans. The French government, however, is reluctant to go into this matter of inter- naticnal loans single-handed and has asked the British to join it and par- tcipate, as much as they can afford, in any internztional loan the French may The reason for this is not that France needs Great Britain's finan- cia. support, but that mvestments are likely Lr'l: be safer t': u‘:enl important ccuntries participal granting in- ternational loans. The British are considering this pro- posal favorably, and Mr. Norman will discuss in Washington the matter of America’s eventual participation with cnfin B{-’;“ \a" France’s (0!!(1‘;\ lo;: policy. entire question of forel credits will be considered b of Treasury Andrew W. Mellon, Eugene Meyer, governor of the Federal Reserve Board, and others. May Propose Wage Cut. ‘The question of reducing the price of manufactured products and of labor is a matter which will fall on _unsympa- thetic ears in Washington. There is a tendency in Europe to reduce the price of all commodities, including labor. The first move in that direction was made by Germany and is being followed now by Prance, Italy and other continental states. The underlying idea is that the price of raw materials has gone down considerably in the last three years, has not kept pace. This was caused artificially by keeping up the cost of production. Secretary |- but the price of manufactured products | ENGLAND SHOCKED BY KING'S ILLNESS People Learn “Slight Cold” | Is Bronchitis—Physicians Report Progress. BY the Associated Press. WINDSOR, England, April 7.—Eng- land got something of a shock at noon today, when it learned from the issu- ance of an official statement that King George V who the country believed was only suffering from a slight cold, actu- ally was a victim of bronchitis. ‘The statement said the attack was of a “subacute” nature and that the pa- ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION AND LOSSES LISTED IN WOMEN'S AUDIT Law Enforcement Group Submits Ten-Year Balance Sheet as Answer to Foes. WET DRIVE RIDICULED AS ‘HOLY ALE’ CRUSADE Washington Speaker Divides Wom- an Prohibition Opponents Into Four Groups. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, April 7.—Ten years of prohibition were audited today by the Woman's ‘National Committee for Law Enforcement, and profits found greater than losses. A balance sheet covering 1920 to 1930 was submitted by the organization to answer dry law foes who have based their attack on what they saw as de- creased income to the Government and similar economic declines. The audit, prepared from numerous official sources, was discussed by Mrs. Arthur Hedstrom of Buffalo before a gathering of Baltimore clubwomen. Mrs. Henry W. Peabody of Orlando, Fla., chairman of the committes, said in Washington the “profit and loss ac- count” was prepared “to remove the im- pression that the eighteenth amend- ment has decreased in any way the in- coms to the Government.” Cites Wickersham Report. In its recapitulation the study quoted the Wickersham Commissfon report to show a total gain of: “Increased pro- duction, increased efficiency of labor, the elimination of blue Mondays! de- crease in industrial accidents, increase in savings and decreases in demands on charities and social agencies.” The accounting, which was headed “People of the United States in Ac- tient was progressing satisfactorily, though slowly. ‘The statement brought sharply home to the nation, however, that it is barely two years since the moparch was hover- ing between life and death from a chest disorder which originated in a cold caught on Armistice day, 1928. The the following Spring. ‘The national dismay that he was again in need of doctors’ care was tem- King was not even Lord Dawson of Penn, the King's physician, visited him during the week end and motored to Windsor to- day. Sir Milsom Rees, it the royal household, has also seen the King, in addition to Dr. Henry Martin, who is in residence at Windsor Castle. ‘The King bas been confined to his room since Friday, although his indis- a‘posmon ‘was not made public until Sun- y. No further statement of the King's condition is expected today, but it is probable there will be one tomorrow morning. ‘There are no guests at the castle ex- cept immediate members of the family. ‘The Duke of Gloucester is there and Princess Mary is expected tomorrow. WANTS TRAIN WRECKER’S PENALTY FIXED BY JURY Gov. Murray Advises Judge “Re- sponsibility Too Great” in Death of 13 Passengers. confined to his bed. By the Associated Press. HENRYETTA, Okla., April 7.—George Darnell, 38, who pleaded guilty yester- day to charges of murder in the death of 13 persons in a train wreck near this city in August, 1929, may ke given a jury trial at the insistence of Gov. W. H. Murray. Judge J. Harry Swan, who was to pronounce sentence tomorrow, was re- |quested in a letter by Gov. Murray last night to let a jury either try Dar- nell o raccept his confession and fix Great Britain, under the Labor ad- ministration, has been endeavoring to| maintain the wages of those who were employed in the British industry. This policy apparently has been a falure, By the Associated Press. GALLIPOLIS, Ohic, April 7.—A father and seven of his children were burned | to death early today when fire de- stroyed the log cabin home on Swan| Creek, 10 miles from here, The father | was James White, 59. ‘The cabin, located near the banks of the Ohlo River, quickly burned, and the victims had no opportunity to escape. In addition to White, the dead are Mary, 20; James, 18 l4ae, 5, and twin daughters, Nora and Dera, 3. ; One son—George, 12—although seri- ously burned, succeeded in reaching a neijghboring cabin and sounded an alarm. The neighbors rushed to the scene, but by the time they arrived the tinderlike log cabin was an inferno, and they could do noth! to effect a rescue. 1’I‘h§ cause of the blaze was undeter- mined. INDIAN WIZARDS TO DIE FOR MURDER OF YOUTH Sorcerers Sacrificed Boy in Practice of Plack Magic on Shasti Night. By the Assoclated Press. PATNA, India, April 7.—Two local tllurhavlnlmdenufln; young boy in the practice fl:'vfienu showed thal sacrifice of of their black t the sorcerers| and the British government is now re- luctantly considering the possibility of making some substantial cuts in the wages of her laboring classes. British governmental circles believe that the British workers would probably accept such cuts more readily if similar re- | ductions were made in the United States. Mr. Norman has been asked by the | British government to discuss this mat. |ter with the American authorities, al {though it is well known in Great Brit. {ain that President Hoover and the en : John, 14; Ira, 9; | tire administration are strongly against | mier Liaptcheff of Bulgaria, is con- eny cuts in wages which might lower | the standard of living of the American working_class. Mr. Norman is the guest of Rear Ad- miral Cary T. Grayson, whose hospi- tality he accepted in preferenc to that of Mr. Mellon in order to give his visit 8 strictly private character. (Copyright, 1931.) punishment. The Governor termed action on the | charge *“ grave a responsibility for |one man.” Judge Swan had not indi- | cated whether he would impcse a death sentence. Officers sald Darnell confessed he threw a switch to wreck a freight train so his foreman would lose his job. A passenger train beat the freight to the | switch., Among the dead were the | engineer and fireman. Most of the | cther vietims were colored. | | S Bulgarian Premier May Quit. VIENNA, April 7 (#).—A radio dis- patch from Scfia today said that Pre- | | templating resigning his post before the dissolution of parliament for the | general elections. It was belleved in parliamentary circles, the dispatch sald, that a provisional cabinet will be formed with M. Malinoff, Democratic leader, regarded as the most probable successor of Liaptcheff. AGENT FOR COSTLY ART ANTIQUES ACCUSED AS CHURCH PLUNDERER Society Figure, Double for Franz Molnar, Is Arrested in 10| 000,000 more life insurance count With Prohibition, Inc.,” showed losses as: One hundred and seventy thousand saloons; $363,000,000 in Federal income from taxes on $1,817,000,000 worth of liquor; 64 per cent decreass of or formerly drunk; 38 out of 50 “Keeley” cures and 60 out of 60 “Neal” cures closed; 10 to 60 per cent reduction in Juvenile Court cases; 54 per cent drop in number of children cared for by wel- lare associations; 50 per cent decrease rrests for, prostitution, and 11 per cent drop in number of 18 to 20 year old boys sent to penal institutions. Report Lists Gains, Listed as gains were: ‘Two billicn dollars in Federal incom> $779,000,000 in automobile and gasoline taxes; 350,000 gasoline stations and 3,616 branch banks; 28 per cent in- crease in milk consumption; 30,000,000 new savings bank depositors; $68,000,- holdings; 400,000 new homes a year since 1921; 47 per cent more hotels; average wage increase of 25 per cent; 150 per cent rise in high school students; 30 per cent reduction in infant mortality; 300 per cent increase in collegs students. The statement said: “We do not claim the gains of the last 10 years are due to prohibition alone, but acknowledge gladly other agencies which have contributed to these gains. What we wish to call your at- tention to is that there are gains.” RIDICULES WET DRIVE. Mrs. Rushmore Patterson Assails Women ‘Who Defy Prohibitica. Speclal Dispatch to The Star. - BALTIMORE, April 7.—Characteriz- ing appeals for a crusade in behalf of youth as really a crusade for the “holy- ale,” Mrs. Rushmore Patterson of Wash- ington and New York, upheld the eight- centh amendment today before a wom- an’s good citizenship luncheon here. Mrs. Patterscn divided women who defy the prohibition law into four groups. Have Thirst for Liquor. “The first,” she s2id, is composed of thcse who have already acquired a tiurst for liquor. They now find it more expensive than before prohibition, not so gocd and more difficult to obtain. Most of these women are not drunkards, but are what may be termed moderate drinkers, This group 1is furiously ir- ritated ag2inst Prohlblu:n, and, I licve, is to be pitied. “The second consists of those who heretofore have had what they wanted when they wanted it, and have not found other laws so irksome because those did not interfere with them. This is the class that cries, ‘Where is our liberty?” “The third group consists of the fe- male sheep, those women who want to be ‘smart,’ and since the rich people who serve liquor make such noise about it, they think it must be the thing to {do. They serve cocktails as they wear diamonds—Iloudly and at any old time. The sheep are really very amusing. Most Important Group. “But now comes the fourth and most | important group, the women who truly want to be good citizens, who want their children to grow into good citi- zens, but who have been misled into be- lievi prohibition has caused all the difficulties in America. Since time im- memorial the Presidents of the United States have been held responsible for our troubles. Today efforts are being made to make prohibition even more of a scapegoat than the President. “For instance, we are told by our wet friends that youth is &)zinz to the dogs, which sentiment, by way, has been expressed by elders since the world be- gan. But this time prohibition is given as the reason. Girls certainly behave Europe on Curious Charge. By the Assoctated Press. VIENNA, April 7—Adolf Bauer, wide- dutl: ly known soclety figure and purchaser of costly antiques for wealthy collectors, been arrested at Carin- mlhh.lndwmlue.n:\fluum tous and serious boy, an unusually irst the mnflmwm, and then murdered Shasti him on e ered auspicious ‘The head of the roke of the , A8 is t sacrifices. The kody was then night, which is sacrifices. ‘was onz sl of fhe police made a practice of ma:‘.“mfiauun- m‘;%mm"u‘";‘; o-;:q-nflv w ! asd ‘The dealer, who, police say, was flat- tered by his close resemblance to Franz Molnar, i more as their brothers do than they did in the past, but if this freedom of ac- tion is caused by prohibition, what of the Eanlhlh French and German girls, who show the same tendency? Haven't our wet friends failed to think of this?” Patterson recommended that supporters of the eighteenth amend- ment_concentrate on “the good citizen ‘who-has been misled by the wet press.” “Show her,” she Md::; Polly Moran Fractures Nose. YWOOD, Calif,, April 7 (#).— , film comedienne, was in Hospital today for treat- on 8 t of steps at home in Santa Il:l{fi ‘The actress with the accident shortly after re- services, , | charges.” TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1931—FORTY PAGES. ening Star. FHP WONT You PLEASE GIVE FIRST PLACE 1N OUR .C. BUWLDING D %&oa&w\ “fo THE TUBERCULOUS CHVLDRENS SANATORUM' JAYNES SUSPECT SEEN NEAR CAFE Officer Says He Was in Car Near Tea Shop Just Before Shooting. One of three suspects held in the| slaying of Mrs. Elizabeth Jaynes, Gar- den T shop cashier, was identified by police today as a man seen sitting in a roadster of the same type used in the crime within half a block of the tea shop, about five minutes before the cashier was shot. Investigators said that when the sus- pect was picked from a line-up at the precinct by a policeman he “drooped.” The policeman said that about 11:25 o'clock on the night of the slaying he passed a roadster of the same type used in the slaying and saw two men sitting in the parked car conversing with a colored man, Prinis to Be An effort to identify positively this suspect will be made today when his fingerprints are matched with the prints found on the tags of the auto- mobile used by the bandits. ‘The policeman called police head- quarters yesterday and told investi- gators he was positive 2 man he saw sitting in the roadster answered the description of one of the bandits who shot and killed the cashier during the hold-up at 1835 Columbia road. It was on information furnished by this policeman that investigators later arrested five suspects, two of them women. When the policeman faced the line- up last night and picked one of the suspects from a group of half a dozen, he said: “That's your man.” Shelby Optimistic. Inspector Willlam S. Shelby said: “I am optimistic about this case, and we will grill all five of the suspects today, but there are no real developments. Later we will compare their fingerprints with the prints on the tags of the auto- mobile used in the hold-up.” Mrs. Jaynes was sitting behind the cashier’s desk when a gun in the hands of one of the bandits suddenly dis- charged, wounding her. She was unaware she had been wounded for two hours. She died Sun- day. Funeral services for Mrs. Jaynes will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow after- noon at Mount Vernon Place M. E. Church South, with the pastor, Rev. William A. Shelton, in charge, assisted by Rev. Haskell R. Deal, assistant pastor. Temporary interment will be in the| vault in Fort Lincoln Cemetery. o RAID ON ELKS NETS 65 BOTTLES OF RUM Ex-Exalted Jersey City Lodge Rul- er’s Complaint of Liquor Sales Leads to Swoop. By the Associated Press. JERSEY CITY, N. J,, April 7—Five hours before the installation of its new officers, the Elks Club of Jersey City was raided yesterday by police on com- plaint of a former exalted ruler of the lodge. Sixty-five bottles of liquor were confiscated. No arrests were made. ‘The search warrant was issued after Daniel Powers, the former exalted ruler, signed an affidavit that he had bought a drink of whisky in the club, and described the bar, Later he said the bar was 40 feet long and his action was prompted by his “apprehension of the future of the club and the geod name of Elkdom.” The membership of the club includes former Gov. Harry A. Moore and Mayor Frank Hague of Jer- sey City. members said Mr. Powers had been disappointed when the lodge broke precedent, by failing to elect as & delegate to the national convention at the end of his term as exalted ruler. Just before finishing his term, Mr. Powers said, he caused to be pub- lished in the lodge bulletin charges of mismanagement by some of the officers. “I charged at that time,” he said, ‘that too much was being scid in the club, and proceedings were starf st me. The Grand Lodge threw them out when I proved my ‘War Minister Resigns. BELGRADE, Jugoslavia, April 7 (P). —Gen. Hadziz, Jugoslavian war minis- ter, who suffer ed n stroke last week, d M}l‘h Gen Dragom! “ er 5. vitch was appointed war minister. Radio Programs on Page C-4 ) Means Associated Yesterday’s Circulation, 116,161 press. TWO CENTS. Sale of Washington Portrait Nets Trip Abroad for Teacher By the Associated Press. RACINE, Wis., April 7.—Sale of a portrait of George and Mar- tha Washington, hidden for years in the garret of an old home in Springfield, Ill, has made possible a trip to Europe for Frank Caldwell, formeér in- structor at Racine College, now the Racine Military Academy, his friends revealed today. The canvas, discovered by Caldwell three years ago, while he traveled in Southern Illinois in search of antiques, was re- putedly the work of Gilbert Stuart. Caldwell’s friends said he purchased the portrait for “a small sum,” and took it to New York; where an art dealer pro- nounced it genuine and bought it 0!3; between $30,000 and VETERAN ASSALS SMITHS PENSIN | Writ Is Asked to Stop Bureau ‘Counsel’s Disability Compensation. John E. Smalling, 1632 Thirty-third street, a World War veteran, today asked the District Supreme Court for an injunction against Andrew W. Mel- lon, Secretary of the Treasury; I B. Schommer, disbursing officer of the Vet- erans’ Bureau, and William Wolff Smith, chief counsel of the bureau, to prevent the alleged illegal distribution of Gov- ernment funds by paying disability al- lowances of $2,250 annually to Smith in addition to his annual salary of $9,000 as counsel. Smalling says he is suing as a tax- payer of the United States and in the interest of any other taxpayer who wishes to join in it. He appears as his own counsel and has noticed his motion for hearing April 17. The petitioner declares that he is in- formed and believes Smith served in the military forces of the United States in the World War approximately 60 days, all of which service was performed in the City of Washington in a ncn-com- batant unit; that he did not serve in the fleld either within the United States or abroad; that he did not contract any disease nor suffer any injury while so serving and could not have incurred disabilities that would entitle him to compensation of $187.50 per month. ‘The administrator of veterans’ affairs, he tells the court, has held personally through his agents, employes and subor- dinates in other cases “far more meri- torious” that if the veteran is able to follow a gainfur occupation, even in- termittently, he is not entitled to dis- ability compe..sation pay. The petitioner asserts that the pay- ment of this disability compensation by Secretary Mellon and his agents and subordinates to Smith is illegal and without authority of law and is a vio- lation of the rights of other citizens and taxpayers of the United States. Unless restrained and forbidden by an injunction, Smalling declares, un- justifiable and unlawful disability com- pensation will continue to be paid to Smith to the inconvenience of the Gov- ernment and the disadvantage of the citizens and taxpayers of the United States. OPINON DVDED ON RASHOB PLAN ‘Ex-Gov. Byrd Reiterates Be- lief Committee Should Not Establish Policies. Division of opinion over the proposal |of Chairman John J. Raskob of the Democratic National Committee to write into the party platform next year | appeared in reports received from mem- {bars of the National Committee. Mr. | committee a letter asking his or her views on the proj Virginia, vice chairmap- of the Demo- cratic National Committee, should not establish party _politicls. That perogative, he said, should be left Anticipated Objections, had attempted to committeemen. He said tional convention the group policies or procedure for the considera- tion of the convention.” His that direction. But Mrs. Charles J. Sharp, national tteewoman fo: “I can say ht.t;n I trul: persisted in urg- commitment by an unauthorized committee.” . Senator Robinson of Arkansas, Sen- home rule proposal when it was ad- vanced at the Democratic National clined to' comment. His friends here said they had no reason to believe he From Vincent M. Miles, Arkansas committeeman, came the ression pledge the Congress of the United States, if it is Democratic, to a ref- sional elections in 1934. “No Democrat,” he insisted, “can say jority rule” Too Early to Prepare Platform. teeman, thought it was too early to prepare a party platform. Hoover’s administration is a fairly good platform to begin on” he said. Louisiana national committee- woman, Mrs. Stella Hamlin, believed AUTO RUINS BUSINESS; KILLS MAN AND WIFE After Husband, Former Stage Coach Owner. LOS ANGELES, April 7—The auto- mobile, which put their stage coach line Jim and Bee Manning. In the early days Manning drove & and Los Angeles. Twelve years ago he stepped from a street car here and was mobile. Last night Mrs. Manning stepped from a street car and was had been. She died at an emergency hospital. his “home rule plan” for liquor traffic has sent each member of the Former Gov. Harry Flood Byrd of his belief that the National Committee to the national conventions. anticipate this objection in his letter to the last na- instructed he heads to make “recommendations of proposals, and the poll, he said, were in line with r ™ o ed: ly_grieve that Mr. Raskob 1 ing a ate leader, who vigorously protested the Committee meeting here in March, de- had changed his former opinion. exp! that the “1932 convention should erendum on pmhlblu’o;; at the congres- he is a Democrat and object to ma- Benton McMillin, Tennessee commit- “The utter failure of President “We can go to the balance later on.” ‘The (Continued on Page 2, Column 3.) Woman’s Death Comes 12 Years By the Assoclated Press. out of business, has brought death to stage coach between San Luis Obispo struck and fatally injured by an auto- struck down_ exactly as her husband NOBILITY OF EUROPE ASSEMBLES FOR WEDDING OF FRENCH ROYALTY Prince Henri, Heir of Pretender, to Marry Princess Isabelle Marie D’Orleans and Bragance. By the Associated Press. PALERMO, Italy, April 7.—Uninvited, 1,000 aristocratic and noble guests were gathered here today from all Europe to attend tomorrow’s wedding of Prince Henri, Count of Paris, heir to the sup- Prench throne, and Princess Isa- Marie D'Orleans and Bragance, descended frdbm the royal houses of France and Brazil. All hotels are filled. The bride and tenders wedding will of the villa. This gathering of Europe's aristo- crats has bsen one of the strangest scclal evert of years. They came in take place in the chapel coronets, but o notice that all those of certain rank would be welcome. More than half of those assembled come from countries where royalty has given way to democracy. prin- cesses, dukes and duchesses of France, Greece, Portugal and Brazil, who still E:uen ancestral estates and titles but ve no rog'-gomwun in which to blos- for rg te wngl:pormn:' “1‘ Spain, more fortuna of 3 Denmark, Rumania and Italy. Guests will attend a dinner tonight in the Villa D’Aumale. They will be entertained in five enormous pavilions erected on the grounds, There will be six_orchestras. Balconies of the pavilions look out onto the n ce gardens which y “of Piitngo by dation of Palthmgo 2 cloudbur Frantic ging” in the Eatvvea iAo, Reary engra, ; b i g orioe cyclone tidal rdens and n did the vest refterated | p; time them R Wyo. MARINE RELEASED INTHORNE SLAYIN; TWO T0 FACE QUIZ Edward C. Schaefer Cleared of All Charges in Connec- tion With Mystery. MEN JAILED AS BANDITS WILL BE QUESTIONED Fourth Bullet Wound Found in Body of Victim—His Skull Also Fractured. Edward C. Schaefer, one of two mem- bers of the Marine Band arrested in connection with the mysterious murder of Pvt, Emanuel Thorne, 25-year-old Marine, whose bullet-riddled body was found Saturday in a patch of woods at Greater Capitol Heights, Md.,, was re- leased from the Prince Georges County jail today. Schaefer was freed by Sheriff W. Curtis Hopkins, who explained investi- gators had not been able to unearth sufficient evidence to warrant holding him. Schaefer was met at the jail in Upper Marlboro by former State's At- torney J. Frank Parran, who was re- tained yesterday by his mother, Mrs. Jane Schaefer. The Marine said he was coming to Washington, where his wife and their 8-month-old son were awaiting him. Scars Led fo Arrest. His arrest, he said, was the result of two scars on his face, received about six weeks ago. The scars, he added. gave investigators the idea he had been involved in a fight, and Thorne is be- | lieved to have been killed in a drunken brawl. Schaefer’s release leaves only one man in custody, but two former now serving sentences in the District Reformatory, at Lorton, Va., are ex- pected to be questioned in connection with the case. Meanwhile, Prince Georges County authorities are holding Vincent Sel- bicky, also & member of the Marine man, a0 o Marine, is beibg soug , a Marine, ht b) Wuhl.n‘mn. police. .5 Belleved Slain Here. ‘The investigation turned to the Capl- tal when Maryland police adopted the theory that Thorne was murdered here Ail;inkenwmewoodstnmlumm‘ e Sl et yer n ce Georges County inve \tors, since March 15, but no eflort:‘:lhmm fo link it with the murder until yes- arrest Johnson, 23 years old, . Hulse, 24 years old, of The men were indicted h 3 last P, gasoline station collector, at 133 Pennsyl- ot , 1931, the two .uen, with a third lice, also indicted but never apprehended, are alleged to have again held up Burch dnd robbed him of $1,043. On the previous occasion they obtained $2,116. The tag numbers place at street and Rhode Island avenue, and they were arrested Pebruary 23. Johnson, at the time of his arrest, gave his address as 637 G street south- east, and Hulse stated he was from Bal- timore. The men also were questioned concerning Baltimore robberies. Fourth Wound Found. A fourth bullet hole was found in Thorne’s head yesterday when Navy physicians formed a secret autopsy at the Ritchie, Md., undertaking parlor 'hfl'tflubndyiflbflnxk:&t‘. ‘The autopsy revealed Thorne's skull had been fractured and his upper teeth crushed. Another autopsy, performed Saturday night by Dr. James I. Boyd, resulted in the discovery of only three bullet wounds. ‘The condition of the body, Chief Deputy Sheriff Thomas Garrison de- clared today, indicates Thorne was killed during a terrific battle. ‘The slaying, believed to have been the result of a drunken brawl, occurred about the middle of January, shortly after Thorne disappeared from the Marine Barracks heée, Gnrrlgon s:id. ‘harges of illegal possession of lig have been placed against Selbicky. s Under the Maryland law, it would have been necessary to reiease Selbicky, (Continued on Page 2, Column 1.) FORMER ‘BOOTLEG KING’ INDICTED ON TAX CHARGE Kessler Faces New York Hearing as Result of Federal Drive on Rackets. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 7.—Federal au- thorities attempting to strike at racket- dom through its money bags today an- nounced the indiciment of Emanuel H. ¢ ) _Kessler, once called the “King of Bootleggers.” He is accused of failirlg to file an in- come tax return for 1928—a year in which United States Attorney Medalle alleges his gross income was $205,661. of Federal investigators accused of x-um?' tax returns for 1927 and 1928. > authorities Carlisle’s company sald operated a “stock racket.” LEFT MONEY IN WILL Carnegie Institution to Share in $40,000 Bequest. NEWARK, N. J., 5 § .—The will of John E. of H’?nm. filed today, divided $40,000 between the Carnegie Institution of We the University. ‘The widow and three children, among Mrs. Earle F. Hayner of Cody, and_ Gralnger of ‘u’.fihk : ]