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ALLOTNENT PLAN "STAND PROTESTE lowa Senator to Fight for Equal Protection for State’s Products. _(Continued From First Page.) said if the cotton people agreed that it would be all right with him “At his solicitation,” Smith related. “I met the Governor yesterday in New York. Roosevelt Frank in Stand. “He said very frankly With reference to this bill that he hoped the committee would sce fit to climinate all the prod- ucts that have been put in except the two major crops—cotton and wheat “After a discussion, he said that was his idea—that his first idea was to try it on one products, namely, wheat “I called his attention to the fact that cotton—unlike wheat—is 60 per cent exported, cnly 40 per cent being used in this country. under the p t bill it would not to the growers as it t, mest of which is it would have on whe: consumed in th intry “He did insist that before this session is over there should be a farm reliel measure enacted,” Smith said, “He said that he had insisted early in the Summer that if the represent- atives of the farmers got together— and he insisted they should get to- gether—and worked cut a plan that was what they wanted. he would go along with them, and that this princi- ple involved in this bill was the one they had agreed upon.” ziic member of the ure Committee, Senator Ki Wyoming, said as the group went into_executive session “I think they will limit it to two products, wheat and cotton “I don't_think they intended in the Tlouze to have it apply to more than about three preducts. Executive Session Tomorrow. The committee meeting on the biil lasted only about half an hour. Chair- man McNary said all that was done was to decide to hear in executive session at 10 am. tomorrow the views of Repre sentative Jones, Democrat, of Texas, House sponsor of the bill; Frederick Lee. attorney for farm organizations, and Eric Englund, assistant chief of the Pederal Bureau of Agricultural Eco- nomics McNary explained that members felt the first step in their consideration should be to find out exactly how the measure would operate. No definite decision “was reached on the question of limiting the commodi- ties covered by the bill, although this was discussed public hearings should be held. Jones Declines Comment. Chairman Jenes of the House Agri- culture Committee declined any com- ment on Smith's statement “The bill is now in the hands of the Senate,” Jones said. “Let the Senate pass the bill it believes best and we will work it out in conference.” Some of the others of the House Ag- riculture Committee expressed surprise — SPECIAL NOTICES. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- | holders of W. T. Galliher & Bro.. Inc.. for the election of trustees for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other bus: niess as may properly come before said meet- ing. will be held at the office of the cor- poration at 30th and K sts. n.w., ton, D. 3130 pm.. January 26, 1933, C. EMERY GALLIHER. ‘Secretary. THE PRESIDENT AND A MAJORITY of the board of directors or trustees of the Peerless Mining and Milling Co. of the Dis- 4. do hereby certify that the ital stock of said company is | $1.000,000.00 of which $253.200.00 has been paid in and that there are debts of | sald company amounting to S 0,000 C. L. McGUIRE, President Trustees McGuire. Zula J._B: Guire, Eri 1. ZULA J. BREEDEN. secretary of the Mining and Milling Co. of the District of Columbia. do hereby swear that the facts Stated in the above certificate are true to the best of my knowledge and beliel (Seal.) ZULA J. BREEDEN Subscribed and_ sworn to before me this 6th_day of Jan.. 1053, AD. (Seal ) ANNABELLE DU Notary Public for the State of Ok Mz commission expires Oct. X Annusl shareholders mesting of the Peer- less Mining and Milling Company of D. C. is called_for Lobby. Hotel Harris. Washi ton, D. C.. Saturday, 10 a.m. Feb. %o 'elect directors and transact C. L. McGUIRE. President ZULA J. BREEDEN. Secretary, ANNUAL REPORT. Washineton. D. C., January 16, The undersigned. being the vice presiden and a mafority of the board of trustees of the G Barker Co.. a corporation of the Di; do hereby certify any is t dol- is fully paid and that of said company except COBSEN. President. 1. SHULMAN. Secretary or buisin expense (Signed.) District_of Columbia. ss 1. J. SHULMAN. secreiary of the Geo. M. B: ke oath that the matters and foregoing annual report he Geo. M. Barker n, are true d) J. SHULMAN nd sworn to before me this 1933 S E. POLLOCK. otary Pubiic, shington. D. C. My commissior April 6, PURSUANT TO expires | farms all paid in ting debts D. C_DEVELOPING COM HARRY WARDMAN. Pr ROBERT N. TAYLOR ROBERT G. VAN VRA 1 ROBERT N. TAYLC C. Developing Com certify that the aforecoing st ROBERT N. TAYLO Subscribed and sworn t (h day of R. WE, THE VICE PRESIDENT AND A MA- | Jority of Weaver Bros , and the debts has been { the rorpo: Tepresented b: business acco paid "LARENCE DODGE. EARL M. MACKI Vice_P-eside MARTIN R. WEST. Secretary. sworn, upon ¥ of Weaver Bros.. Inc District,_of Columbia of the facts made in | ificate signed by him and | e. and Earl M. Mackintosh, " y of trus: e RICK A. ALLNUTT, Notary Public. D. C. TO CAMDEN, w York. Jan. 20 & STORAGE CO. TO PITTSBURGH. JAN 0 AILY TRIPS. FULL AND PART LOADS: altimore. 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West_065: ATRS FOR _RENT, RIDGE PARTIES. banque soeetings. 10¢ Also_ AL~ O Ad Co., 90 DELIVER- sugar. ‘Phone ._before 10 a.m. = SUITABLE — FOR ets, weddings and P per 9% CEh: new ehairs Also talked about con- | siderably, but not decided, was whether | Washing- | ‘Heérmits MEMBERSHIP LIMITED TO | | | THE EVENING Organize 35-YEAR SOLO DWELLERS. ¢ the officers—and entire membership—of Hermits, Ltd., an organ- i n formed recently at Omx genuine solo dweilers who have been out of contact with the world for | D! In the center is the president, Clark Watson, 91,4 eller near Elkhorn, Nebr. more. ity d Everett, “70 past Henry Morri: tion meeting group of chorus cave dweller near S latte River cave dwell ‘They said that at one » committee had virtually agreed the bill to wheat and cotton when the Democratic majori over- rode this plan and insisted on retaining tobace N : e Purncll (Republican) , one of the foes of the bill a committee member. said he might be inclined to support it if it s only wheat and cotton | I believe the bill is wrong in prin- ciple.” Purnell said, “but as a pure ex- periment, I might support it for those two commodities.” | With Smith's return and the begin- | | ning of serious committee considera- | tion, the impression prevailed that | every effort would be made to whip the | emergency measure into such shape | that ‘most Democrats and some Re-| | publicans could support it, thus insur- { | ing passage. The House already has approved the bill. The statement of Smith that he | thought the bill would pass at this |session was regarded as significant But even the staunchest friends of the bill feel that the domestic allotment plan in any form is certain tc receive | a veto at the hands of President Hoover. | The prospect , that the Agriculture Committee might hold extended hear- ings on the bill added to the likelihood that several cays would elapse before it could get to the Senate floor. As passed by the House the bill pro- vided for the use of all unexpended balances, estimated at about $103.- 000,000; but this was reduced by the House to $75,000.000. Snell Opposes Bill. | . Representative Snell of New York, the | Republican leader, opposed the bill, | holding that it conflicts with one of the goals sought in the domestic allotment bill—acieage reduction— providing funds for planting new crops. Friends | of the bill replied that it does not neces- | | sarily follow that the loans would stimu- | late production. | State Legislatures were urged today {to enact legislation to prevent farm mortgage foreclosures by Chairman Sumners of the House Judiciary Com- | mittee, “pending the time when the | Federal Government may take action.” | Chairman Jones of the House Agri- culture Committee said the States ‘couldn’t interfere with contracts, but they could chance the procedure and enforcement of them.” “Probably action is being considered |in many States” Sumners said, “but |in the meantime these foreclosures are "gomg on, or at least we are informed | they are going on. It seems to me that the States should no- wait on Congress. | “I want something done as quickly | as possible, but any alleviation of the situation meantime would certainly | help. Loses Home and Land, Too. “The foreciosure of any home is seri- | ous, but more serious in the case of the | farmer, for he loses not only his dwell- | ing, but in most cases the land upon | | which he depends for a livelihood and | becomes uprooted.” Representative Fulmer, Democrat, South Carolina. in a brief statement on | the floor in behalf of the crop loan bll, | | said: | | _“This is not a loan to increase pro- | | duction, but it is a loan to assist the { farmers in producing bread and meat so that they may be able to carry on. “We all agree thet this is perhaps an | | | | ¢ | unscund policy and that there will be | some waste, but in the South, with cash | | payments and cotton as collateral, | placed with the Department of Agri- | culture, farmers have already paid 90 | per cent, while railroad corporations, who borrowed with interest rates much lower than farm loans, have not even paid the interest ~on their loans “Until a real system has been estab- lished and agriculture has been re- habilitated, as we hope to do under the | allotment plan, this Congress will have to continue this type of loan to the farmers or issue to them a dole with which to feed themselves and their | families.” While farm leaders were whipping | their mortgage relief proposal into form | the Bureau of Agricultural Economic issued a report that 915 per cent of the | in the United States changed hands due to debt pressure in the five | years ended March 1, last. | Forced Sales Increase. The transfers of ownership were the | result of foreclosure of mortgages, bank- | ruptey, default of contract, sales to | avold foreclosure, surrender of title, or other transfer to avoid foreclosure. In addition, sales on account of tax de- | linquency affected per cent of the farms, and there was a turnover of an dditional 11 per cent through volun- | y sales and tra The number of sales increased decidedly in the | latter portion of the period under sur- vey, especially in 1931 and early 1932 During the year ended March 15, 193 highest average rates of forced re shown in the West North States, 438 farms per 1,000. lowest rates were shown for New | d and Middle Atlantic States rious declines in farm income ac count for the higher delinquency rates the bureau said. Farm real estite val- ues in West North Central and East rth Central States declined between 5 and 30 per cent during the period | | of 1928-1932, with the equity of the | faymer-purchaser disappearing entirely | as a result. Voluntary sales were at a | much reduced volume in recent years | the bureau said SILENT ON EXTRA S| Roosevelt Will Announce March 4. NEW YORK, January 17 (#).—Presi- | dent-elect Roosevelt is closely watching | Congress with a determination that the | Democratic program be enacted by this | session or at least whipped into shape for & special meeting of the new Con-| 10N. Plans on | Tess. y Fully alive to the politics of Wash-| ington he is making no commitments on a special session while the dying Re- publican administration and the Demo- | crats battle. He will make no annéunce- ment before noon of March 4, when this Congress ends. . ‘Meanwhile he is conferring with party leaders of Capitol Hill on the general outlines of the Democratic program for balancing the budget and enacting farm relief immediately. Conferences aplenty are ahead of Mr. Roosevelt in his last two days in New York City before departing for Wash- | ington and the Southland. Every min- {ute is filled. The whole rang> of Fed- @ nroblims are before him in theco i b siflie, iiie Fresi- | M. | other aha, Nebr. Membership is limited to At the left is “Dynamite Pete” outh Bend, Nebr.. and at the right is er, near Louisville. Nebr. The organiza- d by a newspaper, was followed by a sackstage chat with a | CONERENCE PLANS T VERNONTUDY Interfederation Body Names Group to Learn Feasibility of Purchase by U. S. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. The Interfederation Conforence last; | night re-elected its officers of last year; voted the appointment of a committee to study the feasibility of the acquisition of Mount Vernon by the Federal Gov- ernment; voted the continuation of its Traction Merger Committee and give consideration to various other matters, including the Mapes tax bills and the possibility of the establishment of a game and bird reserve between Wash- ington and Mount Vernon. In voting to re-elect its officers, the federation indorsed the policies pursued during the past year and commended | the leaders for their achievements. The officers are Stephen James of Montgom- ery County, chairman; Edwin S. Hege, vice chairman for the District of Co- lumbia; Willizm C. Hull, vice chairman for Arlington County, and E. L. Bennett of Arlington County, secretary-treas- urer. Seek Federal Ownership. A lengthy discussion was held regard- ing the possibility of having Mount Vernon open on Sunday, but the federa- tion was finally convinced that this could not be accomplished under the | present ownership, so voted the appoint- ment of a committee to report upon the feasibility of acquisition by the Fed- eral Government, either by purchase or condemnation. ~The committee con- sists of Walter U. Varney of Arlington County, chairman; Walter R. Tucker- man of Montgomery County, and Maj. O. E. Emig of the District of Columbia. A study of the Sunday opening of various public and semi-public buildings | in Washington will be made by a com- mittee consisting of William D. Medley of Arlington County, Harry N. Stull of the District of Columbia and Oliver W. Busby of Montgomery County. Continuation of the Traction Merger | Committee, consisting of the chairman of the conference and the presidents of the District of Columbia Federation of Citizens' Associations and the Arlington County Civic Federation, was voted in order that it might “observe the prog- ress of the traction companies in unify: ing their physical properties and keep the conference informed of the nature and benefits planned for the general public.” Would Block Mapes Bill. The conference adopted a resolution by Hugh J. McGrath, chairman of the Tax Committee, that the Senate Dis- trict Committee be requested to pre- vent the passage of legislation affecting the taxes of the District of Columbia until the definite proportion of the ex- penses to be borne by the District of Columbia taxpayers and the Federal Government shall have been deter- mined. While the Senate District Ccmmittee is scheduled to meet tomor- row to take up the Mapes bill, McGrath said he believed no public hearings would be held at this session Adoption of a resolution calling upon the States of Virginia and Maryland to set aside their respective shores of the Potomac River as a bird and gage sanctuary was urged by Pred A. Emery of the District of Columbia Society of Natives. The matter was referred to a committee consisting of William D. Medley of Arlington County and Hugh Frampton of Montgomery County. The sanctuary would extend to the southern boundary of Mount Vernon » the Virginia side and to a point op- site on the Maryland side. Tentative reports upon the pending ajrport legislation and the mortgage foreclosure situation were received. It was stated by J. H. Coxhead, chairman of the Mortgage Foreclosure Committee, foreclosures in Washington have n a slight decrease rather than an inepease. dent-elect is said by his cailers to be most interested and alive to the many and diversified issues that confront a Chief Executive of the United States. Satisfied With Plan. is satisfied that the Democrats plan for balancing the budget— my, a tax on legalized beer and higher income tax rates, if necessary. The sales tax advoeated by the Hoover administration Is out. Leaving here early Thursday, Mr. Rooseveit will spend the night in Wask ington in many mectings with part leaders. The nxet day he starts for Warm Springs. Ga., to spend two weeks. A stop will be made en route for an inspection of the Muscle Shoals, Ala., power and nitrate plant, over the dis- position of which Congress is still quarreling. In an address last night, Mr. Roose- velt touched on the unemployment problem “One of the country's leading econo- mists,” he said, “was telling me the day that there are at present 000,000 unemployed in the country— that is, workers out of work. In 1929, when things were going ahead appat ently at full speed, there were well over 3,000,000 out of work Honored at Dinner. “If every factory wheel in the coun- try were turning at full speed today we should still have 5,000,000 unemployed. “When prosperity comes back—and it by ec is coming back—what are we going to do with that 5,000,0002 We have got to restore the balance of population, get them out of the big centers of population, so that they will not be de- pendent on home relief, or call it what you will.” The speech was given-at a dinner in Mr. Roosevelt's honor, arranged by Barron G. Coliier, in recognition of the President-elect's services for 10 years as president of the Boy Scout Founda- tion of Greater New York. Mr. Roose- ~~ had prepared an address, but he L cimpidtely when he rose STAR, WASHINGTON, LINK SLAIN CONVICT TOLINDBERGH CASE California Prison Officials Send Fingerprints East to Aid Probers. By the Associated Press SAN QUENTIN, Calif., January 17.— A convict's story that Raymond Boyd, a fellow prisoner, who was stabbed t death in. San Quentin last Saturday had told of bheing a member of a New York kidnaping ring which collected $50.000 caused prison authorities yes terday to send Boyd's photograph and fingerprints to New Ycrk and Wash- ington, respectively. Warden James B. Holohan, who re- fused to reveal the name of the in- former on the ground that secrecy was needed to protect him from possibly the same fate that befell Boyd, said the picture and fingerprints were sent east- ward to assist investigators in “the Lindbergh case or any others in which }hle'inl'arma[lon might possibly be use- ul.” Sentenced for Burglary. Holohan expressed the belief Boyd was an assumed name. Boyd, 24, was received here less than three weeks ago from Santa Barbara, where he was sentenced on a burglary charge. Prison officials said a convict who was breught to San Quentin with Boyd told the| story of the alleged kidnaping ring. | Boyd was stabbed to death in the prison library. There were 50 or more | prisoners in the room, but all, possibly fearing that to tell anything might ! mean death in the same manner, dis- claimed having seen the killing or the killer. Silent on Assailant. _Refusing to name his assailant, Boyd died after saying “I know who did it and I'll take care of it in my own way." Holohan said the unnamed convict said Boyd told him the kidnaping gang consisted of eight members; that the 1$50.000 was divided among six of them | and the other two members were “dou- bled-crossed.” and that one of the lat- ter two now is a prisoner in San Quentin. Holohan said his informant mentioned no name except Boyd's. | POLICE LACK INFORMATION. New Jersey Police to Probe Finger- | prints on Receipt. | TRENTON, N. J., January 17 (@) — | New. Jersey State police officials said | last night they had no information | concerning Raymond Boyd, slain San Quentin prisoner, who was reported by | a convict (o have said he belonged to a New York kidnaping ring Officials said they would make the | usual investigation on receipt of finger- | prints or other data. NO TRACE FOUND HERE. Fingerprints Are Checked With 3,500,- 000 Others by Bureau. Records of the United States Bureau | of Investigation fail to show that Ray- mond Boyd, murdered San Quentin convict, was wanted by New York or Federal authorities on kidnaping or other charges. Boyd's fingerprints are on file in the division of identification in connection with his arrest and conviction on burglary charges in Santa Barbara. His prints already had been checked with “the 3,500,000 fingerprints on file there, but no record under any other name was found. ORDERED TO AIR SCHOOL Capt. Flood, Balloon Expert, Learn How to Pilot Plane. Capt. ‘William J. Flood, Army Corps, one of the Army’s leading light- er-than-air authorities and native of | the District, is going to undertake training, after years of work with bal- loons and airships, as an airplane pilot Capt. Flood has received orders to report to the Army flight training cen- ter, Randolph Field, Tex.. on March 1 to take training as a member of the new class. He now is on duty in the office of the chief of the Army Air Corps here. E to CITY NEWS IN BRiEF. TODAY. Card party. auspices of Fidelity Chap- ter, No. 19, O. E. S,, 3117 Hiatt place, 8 pm. Bingo party, St. Gabriel's Hall, Web- ster street and Grant Circle, 8:30. Dinner, Cornell Club, 6:30 pm Dinner meeting, Georgetown Clinical Society, Hamilton Hotel, 6:30 p.m. Club, University Dinner and card party. Matrons and | Patrons’ Association of 1924, Hamilton Hotel, 7 p.m. % Meeting and supper, District of Co- lumbia Bar Association, Mayflower | Hotel, 8 p.m. b | Meeting _and supper, Sons of the | American’ Revolution, Mayflower Hotel, | p.m. Meeting, Reserve Officers’ Association, Mayflower Hotel, 8 p.m Meeting, American Master Locksmiths, 8 pm. Association of | Mayflower Hotel, | Dinner, National Rivers and Harbors Congress, Willard Hotel, 7 p.m. Card_party. Women's Relief Corps, G. A. R Willard Hotel, 8 pm Meeting, Independence Bell Chapter, D. A. R., Willard Hotel, 8 pm Card party, Ways and Means Com- mittee, Congress Lodge Chapter, O. E. S, 60 M street northeast, 8:30 p.m. Benefit bingo party, Washington Council, No. 3, Sons and Daughters of Liberty, 614 I street southeast, 8 p.m. Card party. Mothers' Club, benefit St. James Catholic Church, auditorium, Thirty-seventh street and Rhode Island avenue northeast, 8 p.m. Card party, Betsy Ross Council, No 25. Daughters of America, Masonic Temple, Eighth and F streets norti- east, 8 p.m. Meeting, Columbia Historical clety, Cosmos Club, 8:15 p.m. So- 2 | Turkey dinner, benefit St. Stephen’s | Church,” auditorium, Twenty-fourth | and K streets, 4 to-9 p.m. TOMORROW. g Luncheon, Lions Club, Mayflower Hotel, 12:30 pm. \ Luncheon, Optimist Club, Hamilton Hotel, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon meefing, Women's Organi- | zation of National Association of Retail Druggists, Hamilton Hotel, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Monarch Club, New Co- lonial Hotel, 12:15 p.m. Luncheon, University of Missburi Alumni, University Club, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Delta Theta Phi Frater- nity, University Club, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Veterans' Administration, University Club, 12:30 p.m. Luncheon, Insurance Club, University Club, 12:30 p.m. ; Meeting, Hotel and Restaurant Em-| ployes’ Alliance, Local No, %61, 1412 ll street, 3 p.m. . Card party, Y’ru'l ‘Woman Prlief | the | shining D. C, TUESDAY, Can You, 3 Solu%fl.ofl " Fordney is professor of criminology at nous university. His advice is often by the police of many cities wh nted with particularly baffiine ca: This problem has been taken from his cast book covering hundreds of criminal inv gations. y_vour wits on MINUTE to read! Every fact and clie necessiry to iis solution ar story itself—and there is onlv one answe How go.d a detective are you? Murder in the Garden. BY H. A. RIPLEY. HE only marks on the body were deep bruises on the beautiful white throat made with power- ful fingers. Strangled. The professor was baffled 1t seemed such a senseless crime! Who could have killed this charming unsophisticated girl, out of a convent | only a month? A thorough probing failed to disclose the slightest motive. | Fordney had come to the conclusion it was the work of a_ homicidal niac, when Sergt Reynolds pushed | into the room the family cook, Hip Ling “The it chauffeur says he saw this Chink lurking in the garden shortly before the girl was murdered last night. I'm going to take his prints and see if we have them at headquar- ters.” As the China- man’s hand was pressed to the pad Forcney/ observed the lithe str-igth of the man, the long-nailed poy .:ful | fingers, the unusual reach of the arms. He also noticed he was left-handed The traditional imperturbability of Oriental, however, was lacking. Here was -a badly frightened, greatly excited, wildly gesticulating Chinamar Loudly he proclaimed his innocence. He admitted being in the garden wait- ing to meet a smuggler who had a-reed | to bring his brother into the couatry. Nothing could induce him, however, to name this man. Fear of the tongs, he sald. When he stated he had seen no one but Miss Hazel, who for a long time stood silently staring up at the stars, Reynolds let out a yell and slapped the cuffs on him “You con't believe him. eh, sergeant?” inquired Fordney. “Well, stars WERE ! last night. No, Ling didn't murder the girl! HOW DID FORDNEY ENOW? (See Page A-7 for solutioh.) SEEK BOMB MOTIVE INSPINSTER'S PAST Miss Kirk’s Minister Ques- tioned to Learn if Any One Held Grudge. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEONARDTOWN, Md.. January 17— Seeking some clue out of the past which might give them & new lead, detectives probing the bomb murder of Miss Ida Kirk late yesterday questioned thi elderly spinster’s minister, Rev. Joseph P. Gibscn, pastor of Christ Episcopal Church at Chaptico Miss Kirk, who was 73 years old, had been a member of the church since infancy and an intimate friend of the pastor and his wife since they came to the parish more than 12 yeers ago Inve:tigators questioned Rev. Gibson to learn if he knew any one bearing a personal grudge against Miss killed January 7, when a bemb wrecked her automobile. St. Marys County authorities are be- ! lieved to *aken fragments of Miss | Kirk's automobile to the chemical | laboratories of the United States Bureau of Mines at Pittsburgh. The pieces were | brought to the Bureau cf Mines in| Wachington in an attempt to identify the type of explosive in the bomb, but proper facilities were not available in the Capital for making the tests. } Friends of Miss Kirk cays she planned to move from her farm, Sunnyside, in | St. Marys County, where she was born | and lived her entire life, to La Plata because she was “tired” of the responsi- | bility of keeping up the 300-acre place. | She had rented the land to a tenant| farmer and built a bungalow in La | Plata, evidently with the intention of | moving in a few months. Miss Kirk, | | police were told, had expressed the in- | tention of cutting off the colored | servants living on the place after ex-| periencing increasing difficulty in main. taining order among them. Two colored men arrested on the Kirk place shortly after the murder still were in custody here today as witnesces. | HELD IN $106 LARCENY Charged with larceny after trust of $106 given him by his employer to & posit i1: a bank, Robert Clark, colored, 1, is under arrest in New York await- ing arrival 6f a detective from Wash- ington. Paul J. Trarbeach, lunch room pro- prietor of the 1700 block of I street, preferred the charge against Clark, after it had been, discoversd upon the man’s arrest in New York that he was carrying a pistol. Previously he had told” authorities he did not want to prosecute the man Detective F. S. Hodkinson will go to New York for the priscner. HEAD—M“ASTER 30 YEARS ANDOVER, Mass.. January 17 (#) The resignation of Dr. Alired E. Stearns, for 30 years headmaster of Phillips | Academy at Andover, was announced | yesterday by Dr. Oharles H. Forbes, act ing headmaster. i Dr. Stearns asked to be relieved of | his office_because of his continued il | health. He has been staying at Nice, France. Dr. Forbes will continue as acting headmaster and Dr. Stearns has been appointed headmaster emeritus by the | Any Car or Color GARAGE 51 J | AUTO $ PAINTING 1 | QA"("“E‘ s"“:‘:r.llll 18th St. N.W, [ —) JANUARY 17, | 1933. THREEDIEASFISSE BATLESFARMER [Six Others Shot Before In- dianan, Barricaded in Home, Ends Life. | | By the Associated Press. GARY, Ind., oner’s physician decided Mike Lantare, 67-year-old farmer, committed suicide in his barricaded home after he had killed two men and stood off scores of police and deputies for hours. Six others were wounded during the battle, The physician, Dr. J. R. Doty, said | a medical examination showed the crazed farmer had held the muzzie of a .38-caliber pistol against the roof of his mouth and sent a bullet through his brain, There were seven other wounds, ap- parently from machine gun bullets firea by the deputies, Dr. Doty said, but the pistol bullet was the one that caused death. He said the other wounds probably would have proved fatal eventually. The other two victims, both shot by Lantare in the battle which began late yesterday_afternoon, were Sheriff#Roy Holley, 43, of Lake Couaty. and Louis | Buettner, 70, of nearby Ross, an unin- corporated town The list of injured by fire from Lan- | tare's shotgun, as he turned it upon | every one who attempted to come near | the house in which he had barricaded | himself, were: Deputy Sheriff Edward Rogers, Policeman Edward Haacak, De- tective Ralph Bogardus, Detéctive Opie Cross, Detective George Methentes and Othel Caldwell, street car eonducior, all of Gary. | Their injuries were minor gunshot wounds, officials declared. | The cause of the battle, which brought police reserves from adjoining counties | and crowds of citizens, grew out of what apparently was a trivial argument over ownership of a tree. But bc(nrp! it was finished an armored truck had! been put into action and tear gas| bombs had been thrown by officers. | As Lantare's body was brought out his two dalghters, Nancy, 20, and| Laura, 18, were standing nearby. They | had fled when {helr father ‘started shooting and had watched the battle from a neighboring farm house. Divorce Was Mistake HOLLYWOOD, January 17 (4)—Mr and Mrs. Norman Kerry sald last night they had finally decide’ their marriage two months ago was ro. a mistake, but that thelr recent separation was. An- nouncing & reconciliation, the screen actor and his bride, the former Helen. Mary Wells, sald they would sail for | Europe in two months. They said when | they separated they believed their mar-~ riage 10 have been an error January 17.—A cor- today that Kirk, | ! Card Sharps Face U. S. Drive to End Racket on Trains Bill With Drastic Penalties to Reach New Hoover Soon. By the Associated Press. The Pederal Government soon will commence a drive to break up the pro fessional card sharp rtacket on the country’s railroads This is the purpose of a bill which has been passed by both Senate and House and now: needs only Senate ap- proval of a minor amendment before g0ing to the President. Under the bill, card sharps plying their trade on the railroads will answer to the Federal Government and furthermore, may have to answer to the extent of £5,000 fine or 10_years’ imprisonment or both. Representative La Guardia lican of New Yor'. told the House when the measurc was up yesterday that it would not interfere with social games to while away time when tray- eling “It's aimed at the professional card sharp and those who use loaded dice against unsuspecting travelers,” he said Chairman Sumners of the Judiciary Committee explained that such of- fenses already are a~-iast the law in most of the States, but that often it is difficult to determine, on a fast-moving train, in what State the off-se was committed. The bill also covers outright theft from passenge:s on interstate trains and prohibits the taking of money “by any fraudulent device, scheme or game.” The 10 years and $5,000 are the max- imum penalties. Repub- DEMOCRATS LOOK TOEXTRA SESSION !eaders Aware .of Present Tangle and Prepare Later Action. By the Associated Press, Aware of the legislative tangle in Congress, Democrati~ leaders are point- ing their program for an extra session of the new Congress that now appea: inevitable. . S The party pilots are anxious to [out” the program of President-elect Roosevelt, but they believe that the veto power of President Hoover and intra- party strife over banking legislation makes its consummation most unlikely. With a full Democratic Congress coming into office on March 4 with Mr. Roosevelt, they are looking to this or- Zanization to put through party pledges. Realizing the new President will want a period in which to organise his new Government, leaders will advise him at Thursday night's talks here that if a special session is required it be called not sooner than six weeks after | the Democrats take over the reigns on March 4 anwhile, every effort will be un- der.aken here to put through the Demo- cratic plan. 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