Evening Star Newspaper, April 8, 1933, Page 3

WITNESS BUYING | GHARGED AT TRIAL Bolicitor Cites Appearance of Missing Woman in Scottsboro Case. By the Associated Press. DECATUR, Ala, April 8—A charge that defense witnesses in the Scotts- Poro case were “bought with Jew money” was on the record today as at- forneys mustered final arguments. ‘The accusation came from Solicitor Wade Wright of Decatur as he argued for reconviction of Heywood Patterson, . bne of a group of colored men charged with attacking two white women. Wright called attention to the un- cted appearance of Miss ‘Ruby E‘pe who testified in the original grials that she and Mrs. Victoria Price were attacked by nine colored men ‘while riding a freight train two years Bgo. Missing several weeks, she came finto court dressed in a new spnng out- #it and repudiated her earlier story. “Are you going to stand for justice being _bought?” Wright demanded. Samuel S. Liebowitz of New York, chief of defense counsel, m;,nnidlintmy entered tion for mistrial, buf was_over- bt “I submit, your honor,” Liebo- witz shot back, “that a conviction in this case will not be worth & pinch of souft.” A moment later Wright referred to fwitnesses being “bought with Jew smoney” and disparaged the testimony iof Lester Carter who was introduced by the defense in an attempt to dis- fcredit Mrs. Price. “Mr. Carterinsky, ow,” Wright called him. Leibowitz cglin moved for mistrial on grounds rejudice was being raised but the mo- jon again was overruled. The jury was tructed to disregard the statements. Another prosecutor, Solicitor H. G. INUTE YSTERY Can SOIV;yIt F c” Dr. Fordney is professor of criminology at'a famous university. His advice is often ice of many cities whe: ronted with particularly baffiing case: This problem has been taken from his case book covering hundreds of criminal invest jons. T our wits on ! T takes byt ONE MINUTE o ‘read! Every fact and every Clie Unecessary to. its solution are In the fory itself—and there is only one answer. ow g0od a detective are you? Class Day. BY H. A. RIPLEY. OOD morning, fellows” € smiled the professor as he stepped into the class room. “Peeling fit, are you? Splen- did. We have some labora- tory work to do on photo-micrography, but before getting 12 thl‘)rt I want you to sharpen your wits & s “You chaps re- member me telling you of the garru- hom 1 met on & Taee Whom I met on a "% recent ocean cross- ing, don’t you? Well, something el teresting about that trip that just occurred to me. “The line on which I sailed op- erates between New York and at the same time a ship leaves Liverpool for New York. The trip each way takes exactly one week. I sailed from New York on Sun- day, January 8. On going aboard I was introduced to the skipper, Capt. John Gaspard—and a fine seaman of the old school he was. “After chatting with him a few min- utes he suddenly said, ‘T've caught iley also referred to Miss Bates’ new lothes and spoke of “sinister influ- ces” in New York where she said she ::d been before the trial. Leibowitz, ngumg for acquittal of tterson, told the jury the case wn international attention and said ® “world issue” m;n“;t:k&“flelhu th‘rgcd during the hea colored ns were'excluded from Alabama Leibowitz, who entered the case 8t the invitation of the International labor Defense, told the jury, “I am not rmng one penny out of this trial * * * | py V. entered the case because I believed these boys innocent.” PLEA SENT TO ROOSEVELT. elegram Charges Lynch Mobs Are Being Formed in Alabama. NEW_YORK, April 8 ().—Charges that “Ku Klux Klan lynch mobs are being organized to murder the Scotts- boro_boys” were eontllned yst.erdly In 3 telegram to President Rooseve by Willam L. Pammn secreury ot the International Labor Defense. ‘The International ihl.ch has furnished counsel tor the col- iored youths, announced that demonstra- tions will be held Saturday in New Ym‘k :nd other n:ll:leu in protest ‘lynch s dmomtnumu also will demand 'huedom and safety for Ruby Bates, who has been threatened with perjury because she had the courage to repudi- mte her framed testimony * * * against “;m,mm- telunm to President Roosevelt read “Authentic information from Decatur, {Ala., shows Ku Klux Kian lynch mobs bdnx to murder Scotts- m boys, their witnesses and defense fawyers, with ion of silence by ‘State authorities who are informed of these moves and are assisting by incite- ment in court and by announced arrest of Ruby Bates, who has had the cour- wge to repudiate her framed testimony sgainst these boys. In view of this, the International Labor Defense, repre- senting 160,000 American members and affiliates, demand that you, as Chief Ex- ecutive of the United States, guarantee the safety of these people in Alabama, where law anloreemenc us non-existent, o far as protection to colored people pr any one interested in preventing mur- ider of colored people is concerned. We idemand that you hold Gov. Miller re- .pwulble for lives and safety of these fpeople.” TRAIN CRASH SENDS | SEVEN TO HOSPITAL Ewoscore Suffer Minor Injuries in Big Four Wreck at Dan- ville, Ind. By the Assoclated Press. DANVILLE, Ind, April 8—Seven persons were in an Indianapolis hos- pital today, the only ones requiring more than incidental treatment of mearly 50 who were injured when Big Four passenger train no. 40 rammed into the rear of passenger train no. 20 of the same line here last night. Meanwhile trainmen refused to place pesponsibility for ‘the crash, which oc- curred when no. 20, eastbound from St. Louis, Mo,, to Cleveland, Ohio, made an unscheculed stop to discharge a pas- senger. The other train, bound from St. Louis to New York, usually runs gbout five minutes behind no. 20. One baggage car of train no. 20 was @erailed, and traffic on the line was gelayed several hours. | ROGER KAHN REWEDS Marries Another Actress 72 Hours After Divorcing First. NEW YORK, April 8 (#).—Seventy- #wo hours after his first wife, Hannah Williams of the stage, divorced him in Reno, Roger Wolfe Kahn yesterday married Edith May Nelson, also of the gheater. Kahn is the son of Otto Kahn, the financier, and leads a jazz orchestra in which he plays the saxophcne. His bride, 22-year-old daughter of former Representative and Mrs. John E. Nelson ta, Me., was a dancer in the SPECIAL NOTICES. WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEBTS l-::nlucud by any one but myself. 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Perhnps you have a story or prob- lem you would like to submit to hm If so, send it to the professor in care of this F‘W He will be delighted to receive it. (For Solution See Page A-5.) HARRIS SENTENCED % 10 DIE ON JULY 21 Slayer of Capital Gambler Convicted After Story by Eye-witness. (Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) Charles Harris, convicted Philadel- phia gunman, today was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the mur- der of Milton W. (Milsey) Henry, ‘Washington gambler, who was shot to death in the 3400 block of Brown street about a year ago. Justice Daniel O'Donoghue, who pro- nounced the sentence, set July »Zl as the date of the elec',rocuunn. A District Supreme Court jury, presided over by Justice O’Donoghue, recently found killed Henry an eye-witness. His defense was that he was in New York at the time the man was killed. Counsel for Harris argued a motion for a new trial, but this request was denied by the court. Harris, neatly dressed in a brown suit, stood impassively while the death | sentence was being read, but a quick smile flashed acrcss his face when Justice O’Donoghue pronounced the words “and mAy God have mercy on prosecuted for the Government by Assistant United States Attorney Julian Richards. During the trial it was described as “Washi 's first big-time gang slaying.” RETRIAL OF MOONEY HIT AS A “DOUBLE JEOPARDY” Constitution Quoted in Protest Cit- ing 9Yversight of Court in California Case. By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, April 8.—Appear- ing as a citizen, John A. O'Gara, attor- ney, protested yesterday to Superior Judge Louis H. Ward against a new trial for Tom Mooney, convicted Pre- paredness day bomber, as in violation of ihe defendant’s constitutional right not to be placed in double jeopardy. O'Gara contended the court over- looked this angle in granting Mooney a trial April 26 on a heretofore unused murder indictment growing out of the bombing, in which 10 persons were killed and 40 injured. O’'Gara quoted Judge Ward said he was familiar with the authorities quoted, but set April 15 to_hear formal arguments. Mooney sought the new trial in the hope that an acquittal under the one remaining indictment would influence Gov. James Rolph, jr., to grant him a pardon in the murder case for which he is serving a life sentence. o Prisoners Get Jig-saw Games. Believing jigsaw puzzles will keep prisoners 5o occupied they will have no Fox of El Paso, Tex., has asked citizens to dcnate old puzzies to the incarcerated men. President Cuts 15 Per Cent Off Of Own Salary Already Has Sent $843.42 Back to Treasury. (Prom the 5:30 Edition of Yesterday's Star.) President Roosevelt late today dis- closed to newspaper men that he has ¥ WILL n n.:sPcmsmu FOR DEBTS gontracted by any one other then myself. WM. M. COLEMAN. Govt._Print. Office. Gas Range Repairing | Complete Service. Lowest_ Prices. E DA LY HOPm Co.. A N. North 5976 9802 1ith St. IF YOUR ROOF gheeds painting or repairs, send for us. see to, it hat every Sob is 8 £ood So 3% ears in Washington. ~ call us up, mNs c 933 v 8t N.W. North 4423 t b. marked that he also bad cut his own salary 15 per’ cent, in line with the general pay cut policy of the administration. Asked if he had cashed his first month’s pay check, the President said legal authorities to back up his stand. | time for jail breaks, Sheriff Chris P.| THE EV NG DOLLY GANN TELLS OF COOLIDGE WT How He Could Talk When the Notion Struck Him! She Declares. i This is the seventh of a series of daily articles in_which Mrs. Dolly Gann, sister of Charles Curtis, Vice President in the Hoover administra- tion, is giving reminiscences of her interesting experiences in politics and society in Washington. BY DOLLY GANN. ‘There was no doubt from the first that the country trusted President Coolidge. My brother Charles was as- sistant leader and whip of the Senate while Mr. Ccolidge was filling out the Harding term, and leader the ensuing four years, The President rehtd upnn im and consulted him on legislation, and their close relations were back of the unanimity between Congress and the White House. At the inauguration of 1925 brother was the Senator se- Coolidge. The harmony between brother and Mr. Coolidge continued unbroken. In 1928, after Charles’ election to the vice presidency, President Coolidge urged him not to resign from the Sen- nr.e He said he needed brother’s help to put his remaining program through. ough Charles was under pressure STAR, WASHI there Was|lected to ride with Mr. and Mrs.| E8 NGTON D. C, SATURDAY, APRIL from Kansas to resign, so the Gov- | Mrs. Dolly Gann at a chosen nouk in her carefully tended Washington garden. ernor could appoint a regular Repub- lican w Lhe vncancy, he stayed Ain the Senate as Mr. Coolidge was in the mee Housc Our family’s association With the Coolidges was as happy fn a social way. There wn.s u lnng, hot summer, when we would be Vice Presldent md Mrl. Coul- idge, their sons, Senator and Mrs. Cap- per, Mr. and Mrs. David Mulvane, Judge and Mrs. McChord, my hus- , , and myself. ‘When ebecamePrendent Mr. Cool- dxe telegral)hed brother, who, with ryHuxhu,mtheflmwwn- Iet with him. I called immediate] e Willard, where the Presldem :nd Mrs. Coolidge Wi ere staying. Mrs. Cap- per, close md of Mrs, Coolidge, went t.h me. When the new President tered we stood up, as always in the presence of the President and his wife when they are standing. “You don’t have to do that until I am in the White House,” said Mr. Coolidge. A man not coached on the rules visited the White House. When he thought it time to leave he rose, not knowxng a guest should never rise il the President had given the hint. lidxe shook a warning finger “Dont you pop up till T do.” Whereupon the visitor sat down Some Coolidge Stories. i Mr. Coolidge could not have origi- nated a tithe of the sayings attribu- ted to him, but the true stories of his humor would fill served his sflences—moct ol the time. But how he could talk when the notion struck ! After Mr. Coolidge's death a Southern newspaper owner said: “He could ask more questions than any man I ever knew.” Of all the stories showing his brevi- ty coupled with humor, I like best the one about his first pay check as Prui dent. A messenger laid on the desk an envelope ooAx;cllnlng th:ncnheck -nd the Preddent called: “Come P A pretty young woman vl.nud tne ‘White House with a commission to ask the President if he would visit her home wwn. Atlantic City. With enthusiasm she described Atlantic City, nytn. she would guarantee Mr. lidge “the best ng in the world.” "surely you don’t mean going out on the ocean and fishing from a boat?” ex- claimed the President. ““Well, Mr. President, the ocean is the only water we have.” “My dear young lady,” he said, “don’t you know I am an expert with a trout Tod? You couldn't expect me to fish 1 an ocean.” The conversation ended with his as- surance that, despite the ocean, he would like nothing better than to see Atlantic City if all its inhabitants were like-his caller. Mr. Coolidge could turn & compliment. ‘When it was discovered that the sup- ports of the White House roof had de- cayed, the engineers reported to Mr. Coolidge that he must vacate imme- dhuly, as it would be dangerous to “I guess you needn’t worry,” was the reply. “There are plenty of men who ‘would be glad to take the risk.” During the repairs the Coolidges stayed with Mrs. Eleanor Patterson, the editor. It was in this temporary White House that Col. Lindbergh was a guest during the official welcome after Lindbergh’s fiight to Paris. No Presidential Salute. All were struck by the tenderness of Mr. Coolidge toward the aviator. It seemed that the President, in this un- conscious display of affection, must be_thinking of his own boy Calvin. I observed the President’s fondness for animals on a yachting party with the Coolidges. On deck with Mrs. Coolidge as the Mayflower got under way I noticed no presidential salute was fired. T asked why. She replied Mr. Coolidge had ordered it so. The salute would frighten Tim, the pet chow A breakfast guest at the White House was astonished to see Mr. Coolidge pour his coffee from cup to saucer. Not to be outdone, the guest followed suit. The President added cream and sugar, in the sauces, and tasted the mixture with the spoon. The guest was imitating him when the President set the saucer on the floor for the dog! We attended the funeral of goung Calvin Coolidge, the son. I have never seen such self-control, nor yet such un- mistakable marks of pain, as on the faces of the President, Mrs. Coolidge and John Coolidge, the other son. With the family were Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Stearns. The association of Mr. Coolidge and Mr. Stearns was a friendship upon which a great novel might be written. The Boston capitalist adored Mr. Coolidge. They met when Mr. Coolidge, as head of the Massachusetts Senate, was visited by the merchant asking a favor. It was refused. Some techni- cality stood in the way. Mr. Stearns was furious. Later, without saying a word, Coolidge put through the Stearns plan with an efficiency that impressed the merchant, who became his admirer, then his friend, finally his idolator. (Tomorrow: Hoover and Curtis.) (Copyright, 1933, By NANA, Inc, and Dolly Gann.) LIGHTNING éTARTS FIRE Ten Portland, Oreg., Citizens In- jured Slightly in Street Car. PORTLAND, Ore,, April 8 (#).—Ten Portland residents were injured, none a big book. He de- | D& putation as a man of | talk of them seriously, when lightning set fire to a loaded street car yesterday. They were treated at hospitals. Witnesses told police that apparently the lightning did not strike the car di- rectly, but set it on fire by induction. Passengers said the flames suddenly | leaped from the left side of the car and the interior was almost he had done so and that he had just re- mitted to the Treasury $843.42, repre- senting 15 per cent of his monthly pay. At the same time, Mr. elt re- t his be- lated dues to the National Club, in which he recently was inducted. ately filled with suffociting smoke. “Golden Harp” New Instrument. Combining a collapsible piano and & harp into one musical instrument, & Los Angeles man has made what he calls & “golden harp.” —® Bachrach Photo. MRS. JUDD NEARING BREAK FROM STRAIN Nervousness and Hysteria Begin to Show in Long Battle for Life. By the Assoclated Press. FLORENCE, Ariz, April 8—Winnie Ruth Judd, awaiting death on the gal- | lows for murder of Agnes Anne Leroi, was described by State prison officials | yesterday as beginning to show the strain imposed by the approach of April 21, the day set for her to hang. ‘The battle of her life, waged by her lctomeys temporarily had lulled, pend- ing argument before Superior Judge Howard C. Speakman in Phoenix next Monday of a motion to set aside the judgment and grant a new trial, on grounds the jurors who condemned her d entered into “a deal” to make her ‘Warden A. G. Walker said the slim, blonde young woman's nerve, which en- abled her to receive the news of the Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles’ refusal of a commutation without gflnchmg apparently had to reak. She is becoming subject to fits of nervousness and hysteria, he said. Mrs. Judd has been in the prison NEW YORK PASSES MINIMUM PAY AGT Roosevelt and Smith Among Leaders in 20-Year Fight. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N, Y, April 8.—A mini- mum wage bill intended chiefly to aid the women and children employed in sweat shops and loft factories of New York City was passed and sent to Gov. Lehman yesterday by the New York Legislature. It is the first legislation of that character passed in the State. The bill, with which Mr. Lehman is in sympathy, sets up a wage director in the labor department and provides for wage boards to review conditions and recommend wages for women and chil- dren. Failure of the manufacturers to abide by the minimum wage established mnks them liable to fine and imprison- Long Fight. Behind the bill is a 20-year fight to give New York a minimum wage law. More than two decades ago three young and nnunnnlly obscure Democratic since she was found guilty by a jury in | 8ood Phoenix on Pebrulry 8, 1932. INSURANCE PARLEY HELD FOR 31 STATES Moratoria on Loans and Cash Sur- render Values Termed Both Necessary and Unconstitutional. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 8. —Moratoria on in- surance loans and cash surrender privi- leges were termed both necessary and unconstitutional at a conference of the national convention of insurane com- missioners yesterday. Insurance supervisors of 31 States, representatives of life insurance com- panies, and John F. Slack, examiner for the Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion, attended the meeting. The purpose of the conference, Gar- fleld W. Brown, Minnesota State com- missioner and president of the conven- tion said, was to discuss the need for uniformity of insurance restrictions which are in effect in many States. Brown said lack of hu'mon in the varjous rulings created conndenblz grief” and discrimination among policy- holders. Those in one State are per- mitted to draw_the full loan value on their policies, he said, while those a few miles away in another State can obtain only a small part. DEFENDANT CONVICTED OF $500,000 CONSPIRACY Bank Acquitted, but Two Others Accused of Plot Avoid Court Service. By the Associated Press. NEWARK, N. J. April 8—Federal Judge Guy L. Fake yesterday found Montifioro Kahn of Elberon guilty in a $500,000 conspiracy and accounting sun, brought by directors of Oil Shares, Inc., of Jersey City against him and three other defendants. ‘The Commercial Trust CO of Jersey City was acquitted, Ju Fake hold- ing the complainants d failed to prove their case against it, while the two other defendants, Thomas A. Wat- son and Joseph Hersberg, New York attorneys, were not served during the proceedings and thus were not included in Judge Fake's decision. Judge Fake, after a review of the evidence obtained in two weeks of hear- ings, will de'/!rm).ne the judgment to be assessed af t Kn ACQUITTED OF SLAYING HUSBAND’S SECRETARY Wite of Former U. 8. Narcotic Of- ficial Pleads Temporary Insan- ity Over Affair With Divorcee. By the Assoclated Press. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 8 —Mrs. C. R, Frazier, wife of a former United States narcotic official, was free today of a charge of murdering her hus- band's secretary, Miss Manona Murrell. She plelded temporary insanity over a domestic triangle and a jury ac- quitted her list night after 1 hour and 55 minutes of deliberation. Mrs. Frazier fainted. Miss Murrell, 26-year-old blonde di- vorcee, was shot to death by Mrs. Frazier on the lawn of the post office building here December 16. Mrs. Frazler charged the younger woman had urged‘the husband to get a divorce and marry her. Realty Man Kills Self. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., April 8 (#). —Charles G Zapf, 50-year-old real estate dealer who came to this city 14 years ago from Hi d, N, Y, was found shot to death in his motor car yesterday. Police said he committed suicide because of ill health, it Senator from Hyde Parl Alfred E. Smith, uun & member of the Assembly. United Btl&u Senator Wagner, then a State Senator from New York City. Secretary of Labor Prances Perkins. ‘Throughout the years and Democrats alike demanded mini- mum wage laws, but always a nnjmzy in one or both Houses opposed them. Provisions of Act. Under the minimum wage act 50 citizens may petition a wage hsaring. A board of nine, three employers, employes and three disinterested per- mn.smwougim‘l:en‘:s evidence. The board would sul report to o Pt e calls a “fair w: ) fairly and reasonably :O.:Ime.nl:r.-‘t: with the value of the service or chu oldaervlce rendered.” An “ and unreasonable wage” is de: ::: thn‘nzh;‘ls less ll:m(sum:lmc to me: minimum_ cosf living . };‘? o necessary wages” may differ with I - ties and within lndusmel o SHUBERT REGAINS THEATER CONTROL Purchases Properties, Which Went Into Receivership, at Bid of $400,000. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 8.—Lee one of the co\mg'ys pmmlne'?:}tmm atrical men, yesterday regained his the- aters and other property which last year went into receivership. The purchase was made at & public auction on a bid of $400,000 in the name of the recently organized Select Theaters’ Corporation, of which Lee Shubert is president. The bid, which was_the minimum allowed under the conditions of the auction, was the only one submitted, and a certified check for $40,000 was given to bind the sale. ‘Twenty-eight theaters, nine of them in New York, were included in the sale, along with promissory notes, scenery, equipment and capital in nu- merous stage productions. The proper- ties include the Beluco in Wuhlnmn MOVIE EXTRAS GET PAY FOR DRINKING REAL BEER Shortage of Near Beer Forces Studios to Purchase Genuine Beverage for Scenes. HOLLYWOOD, Calif., April 8 (&) One hundred movie extras at mount studio were pald for drinking real beer yesterday. ‘The studio was unable, officials said, to obtain enough near beer for a scene which was to have been filmed Thurs- day. “Tough, tough” “sald one extra, stolcally resigning himself to a day of idleness. The word went around that studios would have to use real beer for conven- fence in all stein-hoisting scenes. “That's also very tough,” opined an- other extra. LOOT BANK OF $6,000 Four Bandits Force Employes to “Act Natural”—Cashier Shot. CHICAGO, April 8 (#).—The Na- tional Bank of Niles Center ylelded $6,000 yesterday to four bandits who forced empl(m and customers to “act natural” to divert suspicion while they looted cashiers’ cages. So well was “naturalness” simulated that Harry Mueller, cashier, walked into Lhe center ol the room without wuenee of the bandits. ’.n: h '.Iwu:h he was a detective and ‘Robert Republicans three P | l | W WTNESS BOYNG.|[vg 1R LT [DOLLY CANN TELLS || oys Her Gardem | PLEAFORMARRED |zt ot | HTLER 0 CONTROL | WORKERS PLANNED WOmen Backed by Secretary Perkins in Call on Bud- get Director. Armed with a_personal appeal from Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor, a delegation of National Wom- an’s Party officers from many States | was to confer with Budget Director Douglas this afternoon on behalf of married women threatened with dismis- sal by the Federal Cmvemment under the economy act. The delegation was Ied by Mrs. Flor- ence Bayard Hilles, Delaware, national n of the Woman's Party. and was composed of women who are not employed by the Government. ‘They carried to Mr. Douglas a letter from the Secretary of Labor, in which she expressed her hope that “your po- sulm in the matter will be sustained.” Mrs. Hilles said: “We earnestly hope that the new sdmlnmrauon which in- cludes s0 many distinguished working wives in ofluhl cl.rcles will lbmdon the policy of discriminating - against married women.” Meantime rumors continued to circu- hte lbout the city that the new a program of reorganization md cun.mmt of Government’ per- sonnel might result in the of maj women whose husbands also are employed by the Government. A survey of some of the establishments mentioned in these rumors failed to disclose any substantiation for such re- ports, but it was believed that the final policy on the much-disputed point had yet been clelrly ‘worked ollt. l not MINE AREA GUARDED AFTER TWO DEATHS Fatal Shooting of Suspects in Illi- nois Union Feud Follows Se- rious Wounding of Girl. By the Assoclated Pnn DU QUOIN, 1L, 8.—Speoial deputies, State highway poucemen and citizens were on guard in Perry County today to prevent a recufr vmlmu in the mine ltl‘lfe hll:h resulted. in the 1 two men yesterday, schoolgirl had been seriously wounded the night before. The two deaths yesterday brought to a total of 13 the number of fatalities in the long struggle between the Pro- gressive Miners' Union and the United Mine Workers for domination of the Ilinois coal fields. James Attes and Henry Arnold were fatally wounded by deputy sheriffs who attempted to arrest them as suspects in the shooting of Laverne Miller, schoolgirl, at her home Thursday nlgh'. DA;':; and Arnold both were members e cers said y resisted . _One deputy sheriff was shot in the hand. ‘The Miller girl was wounded when mm in an automobile fired at the e _of her father, Vernon Miller, who had been appointed a special mty sheriff and had aided other Progressive Union pickets lz a mine west ot here. FATAL FIRE SUSPECT ASSAILS ACCUSERS {Omaha Hotel Owner Says He “Wel- comes Opportunity to Vin- dicate Himself.” By the Associated Press. OMAHA, Nebr., April 8.—A statement that he “welcomed the opportunity to hia sitorney by Harty Weiner. B ey 2 einer, held w&hciutbcmdon::xmrwy of arson and first degree murder while committing arson, resulting from the fire that swept the Millard Hotel, kul'ng seven firemen, two months ago toda Before mrrenderma esterday, Weiner, owner of the hotel. declared. that thé “hearing will establish I would not sub- mit to certain extortion demands of Irresponsible persons who have become State witnesses and are telling com- gl:te inventions and are admitting 0 ve perjured themselves prevloualy Charges against the hotel owner were filed by Horace Davis, deputy State fire marshal, after conducting a' three- week secret investigation of the fire with the assistance n( Depucy State Attorney William C. and County Attorney Henry Bul !nlddlnnwbemllmucdollet- ting fire to the hotel with the intention of collecti insurance, Weiner is specifically ed with the death of Franklin Klne pipeman, killed when a wall collapsed. e STUDENTS END STRIKE AND AVOID ROUND-UP By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, April 8.—Chicago high school students who staged a two-day strike in protest of their teachers’ un- paid salaries returned to class rooms yesterday after Supt. Willlam J. Bogan warned they would be subject to arrest and fines if they did not go back. Acting under Bogan's appeal, parents and teachers counseled the students that. nothing could be gained by ab- senting themselves from their studies. School Board officials conferred with city officers on plans for insuring a cash payment for the teachers today or early next week and word was awaited fronf Washington rding the possibility of a loan from the Recon- struction Finance 53 ration. DISTRICT WON'T ASSUME JURISDICTION OVER LAND ‘The District Commissioners decided today not to assume at this time juris- diction over the area on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, between the present and the old high-water marks. The decision was reached in refusing a request for issuance of a permit from the District to operate a gasoline sta- tion in the area lying south of the Highway Bridge. Corporation Counsel W. W. Bride yes- terday recommended refusal of the per- mit because of the legal dispute of many years standing as to whether or the District has legal juris- diction over the Territory. irginia has assumed While Mr. Bride said the Virginia claim| may be found to be open to question, he recommended that Congress be asked to provide funds for determination of the facts®in the case if the Commis- sioners decide to assume jurisdiction. The city heads today did not pass on that phase of the question. BURGLAR SOLVES JIGSAW $42 1 her sister, Katherine, early yester- day, leavi in return the solution of a difficult jigsaw puzzle. The sisters told most of the night Tells of Affair HELEN KANE, Boop-a-doop singer, testifies in suit of trust compfny. . © . ISS KANE REVEALS POSNER RELATIONS “Boop-a-Doop” Singer Says Bankrupt Concern’s Head Gave Her Presents. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, April 8.—Helen Kane, the “boop-a-doop” singer, testified she had been “very friendly” with Murray A. Posner, head of the bankrupt Bond after a 14vyur-old tha to retire a loan, through a third “because he did not want the bmh to think he was giving money to ess.” it was public property ana every one knew that Posner and you were friends and that you were most every night and day?” asked I counsel for Irving Trust. replied Miss Kane. mmmmucretoluz usly, examination, she said she gave Punet large sums of money to invest in bonds. Later they qu-mlzd over his une of the ALL REICH STATES Will Appoint Governors Who Will Rule Independently of Legislatures. By the Assoclated Press. BERLIN, April 8.—Chancellor Hitler assumed dictatorial powers today over the entire government machinery of the various republics and free states which made up the German federation as defined by the now extinct Re- publican constitution. ‘The chancellor will appoint govern- ors of the various states who, in turn, will appoint state premiers and will rule independently of the state legis~ latures. The chancellor himself becomes gov- ernor of Prussia. Thus the appoint- ment of a premier of that largest state, which was reported to have | caused a deadlock betwen the Nazis and their Nationalist allies last month, is robbed of its importance. Hitler Will Name Goering. Herr Hitler has decided to Capt. Hermann minister Goering out portfolio and not Vice Chancellor PFranz of law empowering the the premier now Is subordinated to the chancellor. ‘The vice chancellor is to be given “other lmpomnt tasks on behalf of the Reich.” The Prussian Diet, which was: to have elected the premier money and, she it back only slter pmmn was Mlh to bear on FORMER INSURANGE OFFICIAL INDICTED Joseph I. Reece, Ex-Commissioner, Named With Two Others on Ten- nessee Theft Charges. By the Associated Press. ., April 8.—Joseph insurance and brother, Lem Reece, Elizabethton attorney, and J. P. Bowers, stock dealer, were dlcted by the county nd jus mmy connection with mhbel Tega llDOMO In bonds from lnnlnnee ml.nn the former State of- ficial are nd larce and fl::s ahtl;n nmpenym lflnmm e umnd {y before the m z both counts and four accessory counts were MT& .b‘onmda Bowers. . were reported missing from the blue sky division ‘of the Insurance Department elrly this year, dmruy -mr Joseph Tobin rephoed h I Reece as commissioner wm: the in the State administration. m.dw: ponm lnd other mndl impounded by NOTRE DAME PRESIDENT IN “GRAVE” CONDITION Doctors Still Have Hope for Re- covery of Rev. Charles 0’Donnell Despite Inroads of Pneumonia. By the Associated Pnn SOUTH BEND, o Al —Rev. Charles L. O‘Donnel.l mpmldant of the University of Nntre Dame, Te- mained in “very grave” condition today, in St. .vo;:?h Hospital, suffering from |‘n othmn’.nc ection and bronchial pneu- Physiclans said there was of recovery. Last rites of the Catholic Church were administered. Father O'Donnell is credited with much of the recent progress made Notre Dame. » » District’s Heroes in the World War Compiled by Sergt. L. E. Jaeckel A Dlxtlnvul.uhed Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services in great responsibility, 8 recorded in the official citation, shmn major general, Army, was & led the Maj. Gen. Shanks is retired and re- riduAltuutwym. ng Apartmen Gliorso road and California street, uphndndm'mnum “carried out with model discipline.” NASHVILLE, Tenn., 1. Reece, former Staté commissioner of 1 wwhle“fluhwmm iversity for 10 semesters. FARM BOARD RELAXES LOAN REGULATIONS Agriculturists of Montana, North and South Dakota and Minnesota Aided. By the Associated Press. The Farm Board production loans TWO RIVERDALE GIRLS ARE REPORTED MISSING Police Asked to Search for Julia Miller and Josephine McRey- nolds, Gone Since-Wednesday. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. afternoon. Julia, who attends the Ed- monston School, was not at the institu- tion all day, police said, although the McReynolds .m did attend classes at mrfllmlmh coat. #/HCN FUMIGATION at residence or depository for ithor of “Manage- author - p {ment of the American the | lished for distribuf puzzle, and finally m with it half le:'fdm; puzzle :rhl!ly n:::i*yei'h ;'llnm mw'ulom!ronthelrhmd- ition tune Ryan in 1918. Mt 4 :mc:rlc:n Foundation for Blind. His decoration represents service to both $he Army. and the Navy. moth and beetle infested St