Evening Star Newspaper, May 29, 1931, Page 5

AMERIGAN SHOT BY ITALIAN SQUAD Schirbu Execution Seventh on Charges of Plotting - Mussolini’s Overthrow. By the Associated Press. ROME, May 20.—Convicted of plot- ting the assassination of Premier Benito Mussolini, Michele Schirru, an Ameri- can by naturalization, was executed at dawn today by a firing squad. He was led*into the interior court of Fort Braschi and seated astride a chair with his back to the marksmen. A battalion cf blackshirt militiamen formed three sides of a hollow square arcund him and directed a volley of shot into his spine. Witnessed by Tribumal. ‘The sPecial tribunal for defense of the state, composed of seven militia officers, witnessed the execution. The cfficial bulletin read as follows: “This morning at the hour of 4:27 in the interior court of Fort Braschi was carried out the execution by means of a volley in the back the sentence pronounced by the special tribunal for the defense of the state against the terrorist Michele Schirru.” Schirru, 32 years old and cnce & resident of New York, was the first American to taste Fascist justice for such an offense and the seventh person to be executed under the defense of the state law, designed to: punish at- tempts to overthrow the regime or to plot against the premier. ] Schirru died without recelving a priest who had come t offer religious comfort, but he was permitted to write a letter to his wife in the United States, and another to_his mother in Sardinia. He did not finch when they strap- ped him in the chair, but had lost much of the apparently careless good humor which he exhibited during his trial. Given Two Hours to Prepare. Two hours before he was taken out of his cell the jailer told Schirru to pre- pare himself, H= wrote the two letters, drank a glass of wine, held out his wrists for the handcuffs and followed a squad of soldiers out to the prison van, which took him to Fort Casal Braschi, 5 miles outside Rome. In the courtyard of the fort a com- pany of the black shirtéd 12th militia was formed in hollow square. Twenty- four Sardinians from Schirru’s own country volunteered for the firing squad and drew up 15 paces from the chair in which two non-dommissioned officers held the prisoner. 5 Four militiamen bound the con- demned man to the seat and the com= mander called his squad to attention. The soldiers fixed their bayonets and waited while the priest tried once more to approach the man in the <chair. Schirru nodded him away and the sol- diers raised their rifles. At the word of command they fired. An army doctor said death was instantaneous. Death Custom Restored. Ttaly had not had capital punish- mont for 68 years until the first of thore executions, in 1928. It is cus- tomary for the prisoner or his attorney to apneal to the King for_clemency, but these appeals always have been ted by the intermediary official oie approval is necessary. tribunal from whose decision > is no appeal, convicted Schirru, 50 minutes of deliberation, on v counts, including attempted as- >c=ina‘ion, possession of bombs, wound- ing of three detectives and membership in an anarchist organization. The trial ccnsumed most of yesterday and 28 witnesses were called. After witnessing the execution the tribunal cailed to trial nine Italian “In- tellectualists” accused of ‘“provoking armed insurrection and civil war and orzanizing intimidating demonstrations of an insurrectional character” as lead- ers of the “Justice and Liberty” organ- ization with headquarters in Milan. Police charged they found in the pos- session of the group last October a mass of incriminating matter, including a letter of anti-Fascist character, written in invisible ink; printed propaganda of foreign origin and a subscription list for anti-Fascist activity. Two of the de- fendants have disappeared. The others face 15-year prison terms if convicted. U. S. WITHOUT OFFICIAL NEWS. Representative of Consulate Attended Trial of Schirru. No report had been reczived today at the State Department concerning the trial and execution of Michele Schirru, naturalized Ameérican citizen, executed at Rome this morning following his conviction on chargss of plotting the assassination of Premier Mussolini. Upon instructions of the State De- partment, & representative of the American consulate at Rome was pres- ent at the trial to see that the man was accorded a fair hearing. The case was generally looked upon here as one involving a plot by & natu- ralized American against a friendly power in which the United States would have been justified in intervening only in case the trial of the accused man was manifestly unfair. iy West Virginia Strike Ends. MCRGANTOWN, W. Va, May 29 (. —Striking miners at the National mine of the National Fuel Co. returned to work today after the company had signed a contract with the United Mine Workers_of America, Van A. Bittner, union official, said. About 225 men are employed at the mine. MUSIC GUTELIUS STUDIO RECITALS. FRANCES GUTELIUS presented Anita Dunn, wife of Charlés Dunn, well known Washington artist, and Jose- phine Noel, pianists, assisted by Has- seltine Dunn, coloratura soprano, in the third of a series of recitals last night. These young ladies played a program of Schumann, Chopin, Grieg, Debussy, Goosens and Cyril Scott with a sure technique and the imaginative fire re- quired by the moderns. The “plece de resistance™»of the evening was the two- jano “Waltz Suite,” by Heinrich Geb- gnrd, Boston composer and played for tho first time in Washington. It con- tains all the moods and is put together with the deftness of a master crafts- man. Mrs. Dunn’s interpretations of the Goosens group, particularly the “Ghost Story,” proves that the artist understands ‘the modern idiom and is not using it as, a -gesture. Miss Noel played the “Scénes of Childhood,” by Schumann, poetically and with humor- ous insight into the .life of a child. Hasseltine Dunn’s voice is crystal clear, with the warmth in the lower register of a dramatic soprano. The “Junior Pianis trained by Frances Gutelius, were heard last Sat- urday afternoon and amazed their au- disnce by the ensemble playing of 5- year-old Charlton Meyer and 6-year- old Home McAllister in Ottilie Sutro's two-plano arrangement of Tschaikow- sky’s “March of the Tin Soldiers.” These youngsters love to play the plano as was evidenced by .their ted Clementi ' “Sonatinas” and Heller Others on the am were Betty Marshall, Barbara Bol , Mar- garet Yanagita, Janet O’Leary, Karlian Meyer, Barbara Smith, Helen Mathe- gon and Walter Swank with a variety of original ~compositions, two-piano numbers and s0los. X " Queen of the May MISS CLARE WRENN IS CROWNED. | | I Miss Clare Wrenn was crowned Queen of the Mey at the annual Georgetown Playground May party Wednesday. tendants. The queen is shown with scme of her at- -——Star Staft Photo. LEWS' ALIMONY DECISION DUE SOON Author’s Ex-Wife Charges “Hatred” Caused Him to Cut Payments. By the Assoclated Press. CARSON CITY, Nev, May 29.—The Nevada Supreme Court is expected.to act shortly on Grace Hegg:r Lewis’ ap- peal from a District Court order reduc- ing the monthly alimony payments of her former husband, Sinclair Lewis, author. The court has until June 5 to return its decision on the District Court’s ac- tion in reducing the original alimony of $1,000 monthly to an allowance of $200 a month and further payments, if any, to make up a sum equal to one- fourth of Lewis’ gross annual income up to $48,000. She obtained a divorce in Reno from the author April 16, 1928. They were married April 15, 1914. Mrs. Lewis was given custody of their son. A month later Lewis married Dorothy Thompson,” American newspaper cor- respondent, in London. “Cut Laid to “Hatred.” Mrs. Lewis’ appeal charges that Lewis | had the alimony payments reduced be- cause of “a change of feeling and atti- tude” toward her and his “hatred, re- sentment and antipathy for her rather than any falling off of his income.” ‘To emphasize: the “change of atti- tude,” it quotes from a letter the thor wrote to his wife on February 6, 1928, aft:r “unhappy differences” had caused them to separate. It read: “Honestly, I think you would pull out | gloriously. T believe that once you are free you will feel far bett:r physically. As to finances—have I ever failed any cne? * * * Isn't it almost an insult to me that I could fail you. Urged Good Time. “Dear, dear.yellow duck, with the pink parasol. Your salvation wiil be in forgetting yourself and your worries. Get out. See Reno as an amusing spec- tacle and above all den't worry about finances. A year and a month ago I did not think I had six months to live. | Now the old man looks forward with almost irritating complacency to an- other 20 years of work, another 20 years of sitting in the shade and cack- | ling about life. “Doesn’t it mean anything that after havin have him forever behind you?” known S. L. for 15 years you | PROGE PARALVZED NDOUBLEKLLIG |Clark Hearing in Los Angeles Begun Under Protest of Prosecution. By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, May 29—The State proceeded under protest today with the preliminary hearing of David H. Clark, accused of the murder of Charles Craw- ford, political boss, and Herbert Spen- cer, magazine editor. Clark’s attorneys velled their plans but declared “the truth” must be known about the case before the Municipal election June 2. Clerk, a candidate for municipal judge. Joseph Ford, special prosecutor, yes- terday sought a week's delay, asserting the investigation had been “paralyzed.” He charged police had told Jean Riley, film actress and a State witness, to “Go home and keep your mouth shut,” and that officers had “overlooked” vital phases of the case. Roy Steckel, police chief, denied the allegations. Case Unexpectedly Rested. When Municipal Judge Carl B. Stur- zenacher ruled the hearing must pro- ceed Ford unexpectedly rested his case. He planned to force its dismissal and |file 'a new charge against Clark, in- volving only the killing of Spencer, to win the delay. The defense, however, threatened to call State’s witnesses and Ford agreed to continue. Defense attorneys sought to bring out that a number of persons had been near cr had entered Crawford’s office shortly before the double killing of May 20. They also sought to show that, although no gun was found in the room, Crawford nearly always was armed. Thus they left it unclear whether Clark, who has remained silent, would deny he was involved or would plead self-defense. Helped Select Gun. Policeman Frank R. Post testified he helped Clark select a gun at & sporting goods shop the day before the slayings. George Crawford, who sald he was bodyguard for his brother Charles, testified he saw Clark enter the office at 3 o'clock in the afternoon and that Spencer came half an hour later. Crawford said he went out for funch- eon and knew nothing of the shooting until Ray tary, ran in to tell him. Under cross-examination Crawford sald he had not expected trouble be- tween his brother and Clark. REVAMPED PARKS WILL GIVE WHITE HOUSE VISTAS IN FALL McPherson and Farragut Squares Are Redesigned, With Straight Walks, New Benches and Trees Removed. Two of Washington’s parks near the White House—McPherson Square, at Fitteenth, I and K streets and Vermont avenue, and Fayagut Square, at Seven- teenth, I and streets and Connecti- cut avenue—have just be:n redesigned under a policy approved.by Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of public buildings and public parks. ‘The old, rusticlike, curved walks, be- neath shady trees, have given way to treatment, providing for side that run from corner to corner, in straight lines parallel to the avenues that “criss- cross” the squares. trees that were shading the statues in the centers of the two parks have been removed, so that now there are clear vistas through both parks. Officlals of the Office of Public Build- ings and Public Parks explained today that the crooked walks were doomed to go, because the public insisted on cut- ting corners and wal over grass plots. As a result, the new policy of straight walks was decided upon to save the grass, shrubs, flowers and the public’s_time. This Fall, when the leaves thin out on the trees, persons walking down Vermont_avenue will be able to look past McPherson Square through La- fayette Park to the White House in the background. Simillarly, pedestrians walking Connecticut avenue, will be able to look' through Faragut Square to Lafayette Park and the White House beyond. McPherson Square comprises 1.65 acres, while Farragut square is 1.58 acres in extent. Frank T. Gartside, chief of the park lic Build- McPherson Square. trees have shaded the lawns near the statue, but now that they have been removed, some to Anacostia Park and cthers elsewhers, flower beds are being arranged to beautify this spot, near th Veterans’ Bureau. The parks have been newly seeded, to com, age occasloned by the drought. A new type of park bench has been yllced in the two parks, with provision for anchoring them in concrete, to pre- vent the public from shifting them hedges have been R e 'wo parl Square, beds of the i man on his former deputy. district attorney, is aly end of each panel, adjacent to the statue. On the east and west sides of each panel beds of roses have been placed near the sidewalks. TWwo new drinking fountains of ex- posed concrete work, similar to that in Meridian Hill Park, have been in- stalled in the park. A couple of flower- ing crabapple trees have been planted, and one of the attractions just at present is a tree now in flower, its blossoms falling like snowflakes. In McPherson re the arrange- ment is similar to that in Farragut Square. A California privet hedge has been placed around the turf panels and beds of annual flowers the de- sign. - There are six beds in each panel. The whole planting program was done under the direction cf Irving W. Payne, landscape architect in the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks. New evergreens have been placed in both parks, near the bases of the monuments, and the landscaping, ac- cording to the officials, is arranged with an eye to utility as well as beauty. Sewer Contract Awarded. ‘The Commissioners today awarded to the Warren F. Brenizer cu}t. & contract for the construction of the Monroe street storm water sewer between Clin- northeast, at a cost of $5,184.47. . Indignation Meeting And Inquest Follow Fatal Auto Crash ton street and Rhode Island avenue. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. TUXEDO, Md., May 29.—An in- quest and an indignation mesting of the citizens of this town are sched- uled for tonight as a result of the automobilz accident early yesterday, - in which Bernard Howard and Miss fillxl:i Martin of Washington were The indignation meeting, to be held at the home of H.“E‘;' Moher, was called by the citizens who con- sider the intersection of River and Veteran Riverman Attempt- ing to Repeat Feat He Has Doné Twice. By the Assoclated Press. + NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., May 29.— Willlam Hill, veteran riverman and daredevil, who navigated the lower river rapids and whirlpool of Niagara River last year, will try it again to- morrow by barrel. Long ago the Indians felt the chal- lenge and answered it by sacrificing each year the most beautiful maiden of the tribe as an offering to the god cf the waters. The maid was set adrift in a canoe above the Horseshoe Falls. ‘The white race heard the challenge and in the last 72 years 26 persons have taken up the gantlet by perform- ing 34 “daredevil” feats in and above the river. Six times the Niagara has won the conflict against those who braved its swirling torrent. Crossed on Rope. First came the tightrope walkers. In 1859 Blondin crossed the gorge below the falls oxi.l tightrope, carrying a ck and pushing a loaded wheelbarrow. He repeated his per- formance three times in the following year, with the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII,. as a spectator on one occasion. In 1873 Balleni gave an exhibition on a tightrope over the gorge, while in 1876 Maria Spelterina crossed the gorge on a tightrope, wearing baskets on her feet. In 1883 the river claimed its first recorded victim. Capt. Matthew Webb, noted English swimmer, drowned while ettempting to swin the whirlpool rapids. Six men have gone through the whirlpool rapids in bcats; one died in a similar attempt. Barrels Win Favor. In 1886 the barrel first came into favor as a medium for various “stunts.” Carlisle D. Graham of Philadelphia was the first to successfully ride the whirlpool repids, July 11, in a barrel of his own manufacture, He repeated his feat three times. Others who successfully made the trip in barrels were George Hazlett and Sadie Allen, 1886; Alexancer Percey, 1887; Martha Wagenfuhrer, 1901; Bobby Leach, 1910 and 1911; William “Red” Hill, 1910 and 1930. In 1901 Maude Willard died while going thrcugh the rapids in a barrel. The barrel caught in the whirlpool and was held there for hours. ‘The novelty of the trip through the rapids in a barrel was beginning to pall in 1901 and Mrs. Annie Edson Taylor, a dancing teacher from Bay City, Mich., improved on this feat by going over the Horseshce Falls in a barrel. Several others made the plunge successfully, but two men lost their lives in _attempts to go over the falls barrels. PAROLE FOR ‘DARE’ "SLAYER FAVORED Henry Kreitzer of Bowie Among 20 Prisoners Recom- mended. Special Dispatch to The Star. HLL WILL GO OVER | NAGARA N BARRE THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1931. Heads Annapolis Graduates ICHAIN MERCHANT 'PANTAGES JURY THOMAS TYRA HAS Left to right: Horaclo Rivero, Alexander Veasey and Tom AVERAGE OF 902.39. Tyra. —A. P. Photo. Memorial prize. He also stands at the head of his class for the course in the Department of Engineering and Aero- nautics and will be awarded the prize watch known as the class of 1924 prize. ‘Two other competitive winners were announced today. The intercompany competition for the regimental flag was won by the Third Company, command- ed by Midshipman Lieut. Norman Hall. Midshipman Hall was an outstanding member of the boxing team the past season and to him will go the privilege of receiving the colors and a kiss from his most beloved lady friend. A sword awarded each year by the D. A. R. for the midshipman who excels in practical seamansbip will be pre- sented to Harris Petrikin Child at the presentation of swords parade. Special Dispatch u; The Star. his graduating class, standing Tyra completed the strenuous four-year A. C. Veasey of New Jersey is the Midshipman Tyra is from St. Paul, INUTILITIES PROBE NNAPOLIS, Md., May 28.—Mid- shipman Thomas Tyra, first class, will be the honor man of at the top of the list of the 441 midshipmen receiving their diplomas next Thursday morning. Midshipman course prescribed at th2 Academy with a general average for all four years of 902.39 out of a possible 1,000. second in the standings with 900.67, closely followed by H. Rivero, jr., of Porto Rico, with 900.36. Minn. He will be awarded the prize watch known as the Gardner L. Caskey Youngstown Prosecutor Ac- cused of Bribery, Blackmail and False Pretenses. By the Associated Press. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May 29.—Ten | indictments naming eight persons were returned today by a special grand jury | which for a month has been investigat- ing relations of public officials and utilities here. Prosecutor Ray L. Thomas was named in six indictments charging bribery for making appeintments, for intimidating an officer, for embezzlement of public moneys, for blackmailing the Central Savings & Loan Co., for blackmailing | Harry Engle, former traction commis- sioner, and for obtaining a signature under false pretense. Recalty Men Involved. One indictment named Albert Cooper, BALTIMORE, Md., May 29.—Henry | chairman of the Mahoning County Kreitzer of Bowle, now serving a three- year sentence for the shooting of N. Melvin Ryon, brother of J. Wilson Ryon, former State's attorney Prince Georges County, has been rec- ommended for parole. Nineteen other prisoners were recom- mended for parole at a hearing before Ambrose J. Kennedy, State parole commissioner. Kreitzer, who was sentenced for manslaughter in April, 1929, fired the fatal shot in his home at Bowie after joking challenge by Ryon, who said, Let’s see what kind of nerve you've got,” it was testified at the inquest. According to the witnesses, Kreitzer got possession of the pistol while searching for a note of payment due on an automobile. He pointed the weapon at several other persons in the room before turning it on Ryon, it was testi- e, his brother's secre- | fied. ed. Of the 645 persons on parole during 1930, 61, or 9.54 per cent, violated their parole, according to the annual report of the parole commissioner. The com- mission began the year with 257 per- sons on parole, and 388 new ones were received, it was reported. Of the 61 violators, 33 have been re- turned to prison, 20 still are at large and 9 are serving time in some other lace. Twenty-six violated their parole gy tting other crimes, 28 by bad conduct and 7 failed to pay the stipu- lated amount for support of their fami- les, the report said. ‘The total of 645 persons on parole earned during the year $157,215.54, it ‘Was re] . The percentage of vio- lations is lower than in many other States, due to careful selection of the paroled persons and supervision later, it was said. The percentage of viola- tions has increased slightly over 1927 and 1928 because of the larger number of non-support cases, it was added. VIRGINIAN IS KILLED, THREE HURT IN CRASH Machine Turns Over Three Times Near Staunton While Rounding Curve. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. STAUNTON, Va, May 20—Ernest Wood, 20 years old, of Augusta Springs, Va., was killed instantly, two girls in the car were seriously injured and an- other young man sustained a broken arm when a car driven by Wood turned over thr;; times while rounding a curve in a road. . The injured were Thelma Trimble, 15 years old; Blanche Wilson, 17 years old, and Elmer Coffey, 19 years old. ATl live in Augusta Springs. The acci- dent occurred near there. . Services for Wood were held at noon today from the Presbyterian Church at Augusta Springs. TRAVEL BY WATER PHILADELPHIA The Steamer “John Cadwalader sails from Baltimore Tuesday and Thursdoy at 6 P.M., Saturday 4P.M. Arrives Philadelphia 6 A.M. \(Both Daylight Saving Time) . Fare, $2.50; Round Trip, $4 Rooms $1.50 up—with sh 3.50. o barn, 43 et 34 | | commissioners and chairman of the Ohio County Commissioners’ Associa- tion: Griffith Jones, former county com- missioner; Col. Wade Christy, former of | county commissioner; Joseph Hannon | and Thomas Ryan, real estate dealers, and Attorney Kedgwin Rowell, former | chief of police. ‘These men were indicted in connec- tion with the sale to the county of a | bridge-approach site. The_grand jury reported that “the Ohio Edison Co. for a number of years has influenced certain officials.” Removal Is Recommended. ‘The prosecutor’s office, the report said, has been controlled by utilities, and has shielded and protected various persons. It recommended that Prosecutor Thomas be removed as soon as possible. ‘The jury’s report also included an indictment of Attorney David Shermer on a charge of bribing a grand-jury wit- ness. The indictments against those other than Thomas are the result of cases which have been investigated by pre- vious regular grand juries with no ac- tion taken. Shermer was employed by Thomas to collect delinquent taxes on a commission $150,000 Demand Charged. ‘The investigation began when A. C. Blinn, vice president of the Ohio Edison Co., alleged Engle had demanded $150,- 000 from the company. At the same time Thomas asked the dismissal of Engle, charging blackmail. The report was received by three visiting judges—Alfred Mack of Cin- cinnati, H. W. Jewell of Delaware and A. J. Pearson of Cleveland—who were sent here to take charge of the case after a controversy between local com= mon pleas judges and Thomas. The visiting judges will return about June 16 for the first trial under the indictments, it was announced. Prosecutor Charged Prejudice. Common_pleas judges attempted to set aside omas as investigator and have special investigators appointed to go into the charges. Thomas opposed the special inquiry on the ground that the judges were prejudiced against him. Themas has filed disbarment actions against Judges David G. Jenkins and J. }"Iedc‘ l'.‘ynni chn;xi‘\ng that they ac- cepted favors from the power company. He also has a disbarment action against A. M. Henderson, who was appointed by the local judges as a special investigator, but was dismissed by the visiting judges. Fire Auxiliary Elects. BALLSTON, Va, May 29 (Special). At the annual fmeeting of the aux- iliary of the Ballston Volunteer Fire Department Mrs. Bessie Crack was elected president; Mrs. Clarence E. Simmons, first vice president; Mrs. Sadie Ellis, second vicé president; Mrs. Carl Reichert, secretary, and Mrs. Mar- garet McCarthy, treasurer. & ¢ © ; To August 10 o it & NEW YORK ' OWNERS OF SIGNS WILL BE WARNED lllegal Billboards Must Come Down, Planning Commis- sion Says. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. SILVER SPRING, Md., May 29.—J. Bond Smith, counsel for the Maryland- National Capital Pag: and Planning Commission, was instructed last night, by the commissicn, to itite lotters to owners of all illegal signboards in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties warning them that the signs must be removed at once, under pen- alty of fine. A list of the illegally placed signs will be prepared by Irving C. Root, chief engineer of the commission, and turned over to Mr. Smith. Under the law, owners of illegally placed signboards in the metropolitan district are subject to a fine of $50 a day until the sigrboards are removed. Directional signs, which are increas- ing rapidly in the suburban sections of both counties, came in for consideration at_the commission’s meeting last night. It was pointed out that these signs, erected at road intersections, pointing the way to commercial enterprises, are increasing in almost entire disregard for the law. CAPTAIN IS. KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Retired Army Officer Dies While Returning From Winches- ter. Special Dispatch to The Star. ‘WINCHESTER, Va., May 29.—Capt. P. Relly, U. S. A, (retired), was killed last night mnear Staunton while re- turning to Staunton Military Academy after taking part in the annual Spring training camp of S. M. A. cadets here. His automobile is said to have been side- swiped by a passing motorist. Cadets W. R. Morse, Omaha, Nebr., and R. A. Siegel, Richmond, escaped serious hurts. Capt. Kelly, 60, and unmarried, was in charge of canteen work at the camp which closed today. Bll'l'LER-FLYN P-A-I-N-T-S 607-609 C St. 312 Gives Your Linoleum a Fresh Coat of \ Quick :T Hnrd-drying’ arnish. s ’ 29, 1931 Round Trip Tickets good on all trains, except “The Senator,” “Congres- sional Limited” and “Crescent Limited,” in coaches and Pullman cars on payment of regular Pullman charges. Leaving Washington on 12:25 train Fridcy midnight, and all day Saturday; returning, leaving New York Sunday untile6:40 P.M. (Eastern Standard Time). You Will Find Enjoyment in America’s Greatest Resort City PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD | DEADIN HOLDP {L. A. Jackson, Shot Resisting ‘Robbers, Famed for Attack on Indiana Tax Law. By the Assoctated Press. INDIANAPOLIS, ‘May 29.—Wounded by robbers whosz hold-up attempt he resisted Wednesday, Lafayette A. Jack- £on, operator of a chain of 250 grocery stores in Indianapolis, died in a hospital late yesterday. He was 68 years old. Jackson was the instigator of an attack on the constitutionality of the 1929 Indiana chain store tax law, which was llfl:i!ld recently by a 5-to-4 deci- sion % the United States Supreme Local and State police today sought the three men who engaged in a gun fight with Jackson and with Charles Bauer, detective sergeant, in the com- pany’s downtown headquarters, escaped without any loot. Bauer is recovering from wounds received in the exchange of shots. ‘The stolen automobile used by the hold-up men was found yesterday, bloodstains on it indicating some of the shots fired by Jackson and Bauer found their mark. A suspect arrested here yesterday was released when police were convinced he was not involved in the hold-up. Jackson, a native of Bath County, Ky., came to Indianapolis in 1897. From one small store, his busi- ness expanded into a large chain. He contended the chain store tax was dis- criminatory, with its graduatzd scale of }henu c{‘h‘rr'u]' d.ndP:'dm l. decision rom a three-judge leral court in Indianapolis. POSTMASTER DIES Special Dispatch to The Star. CHARLES TOWN, W. Va., May 29 R. W. Hoffmaster, 54, recently name pestmaster at Millville, this county, | died suddenly at his home yesterday of a heart attack. He had just returned| from here, where he arranged bond. He | was a native of the county. Surviving are his widow, three sons and two daughters. Burial will be here Sunday. ot something new thing old. COMPOSED OF MEN 12 Tentatively Selected, With Additional Venire of 20 Summoned. By the Assnclated Press. SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 29.—Twelve middle-aged or elderly men tentatively were seated in the jury box today in the trial of Alexander Pantages, multi- millionaire showman, and three others on conspiracy and morals charges. ‘The defendants are accused of con- spiring to violate and violation of the Juvenile Court law by bringing Lydia Nitto, 17, from Hcliywood to a hotel party here in October. A total of 47 talesmen were interro- gated before the defense succeeded in dismissing the last woman. Deputy District Attorney Oran Muir said the prosecution was not opposed to a jury of men. Each of the four defendants—Pan- tages, Jesse H. Shreve, wealthy San Diego business man, and William Jobel- mann and Olive Clark Day, alleged op- eratcors of the Hollywood “girl market” —w allcwed five individual chal- lenges. The prosecution was allowed 30, & ;mmber equal to the total of the de- ense. Two complete venires were exhausted and 2 venire of 20 was summoned for mly by Superior Judge L. N. 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