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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
PLAN TO RENAME
ELDR|DGE DENIED
BIanton Prediction Ignored
as Commissioners Seek
Resident for Post.

Despite prediction by Representa-
tive Thomas L. Blanton Of Texas that
NJ o. Eldridge would be restored to
his former position as director of traf-
fic, the District Commissioners have
not the slightest intention of taking
such action, it was learned authori-
tatively today at the District Build
ing. The appointment Of new di-
rector will be made shortly, it was
said, and it positively will not be Mr..
Eldridge.
Mr.. Blanton made his forecast at a
luncheon of the public order commit.
tee of the Washington Board of Trade
yesterday at the Raleigh Hotel. and
added that il the Commissioners did
not see fit to restore Mr.. Eldridge to
the post from which he was denoted
he would endeavor to have Congress
do so.
The Commissioners, however, are
not taking Mr.. Blanton's statement
seriously and are proceeding to can.
vass the applicants for the position
of which there are many.
AT least 60 persons have made for
NAL application for the post, some oi
whom, 1t was revealed, have all oi
the qualifications which have beer
laid down by the Commissioners. The
successful applicant. according to the
Commissioners, must be endowed
with first-class administrative ability
as prerequisite. Combined with
this he must have sound judgment
and an engineering background.
Plan TO Name Resident.
1t is the plan Of the Commissioners
to give the position to a resident oi
Washington.
Restoration Of Mr. Eldridge was
in an address made yesterday be
fore rs members and guests of the
public order committee Of the Wash
Continued on Page Z, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
SHIELDS CONVICTED
ON TWO CHARGES
Brewer Acquitted on Other
ID Counts of Indictment
Alleging Bribery.

Daniel J. Shields. millionaire brewer
and politician of Johnstown, Pa, was
convicted on two counts of an indict
ment charging him with bribing Miss
Della M. Hayes, now Mrs. Della H
Evans, while she was empoyed as a
stenographer In the prohibition unit
to furnish him with confidential re.
ports made by agents concerning
hreweries In Pennsylvania
The defendant was acquitted on the
other ID counts of the indictment by
the jury in Criminal Division /. which
reported this morning to Justice
Hoehling after being locked up over
night
Released Under $4,000 Bond.
Shields was allowed to remain at
liberty on a bond of SIS 900 to await
hearing Of a motion for a new trial.
The two counts on which Shields was
found guilty charge that March 20,
1924, he paid Miss Hayes 800, and
on April p, 1924, paid her $780, The
total bribe alleged in the indictment
was 81, 100. The penalty for the brib-
cry is three times the bribe and i'm.
prisonment not to exceed three years
on each count. Under the verdict
Shields might be sent to prison for
six years and be fined 5000.
New Trial to Be Asked.
Attorneys ]. s. Easby-Smith. NJ. M.
Doyle and F. Al. Thuee for Shields
will file the motion for a new trial
within the four days allowed by rule
of court.
They expressed surprise at the ver-
dict, for, according to counsel, the in
dictment charged that these pay.
ments were made after Miss Hayes
had joined forces with the Govern.
ment's special agents and was acting
under their direction. The $500 pay.
ment, they say, was made after she
had resigned from the prohibition
unit.
Assistant United States Attorney
John FINELY conducted the case for
the prosecution and will oppose the
laotion for 4 new trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
CAPT. HOPPER SEEN
ALIVE Z DAYS AGO
Friends Report Causes Plan
to Drag River to Be Dropped.
Was in City.

Acting on definite information that
Capt. Frederick Hopper, jr., II. s. A..
retired, was seen here alive on Thurs.
day, two days after his mysterious
disappearance Montgomery County
police today abandoned all theories of
foul play and began an intensive
search for him in Washington and
vicinity.
Capt. Hopper conversed Thursday
afternoon on Connecticut avenue, near
the Bureau of Standards, with a
friend, l.. M. Gawler of Wheaton,
Md Policeman Oldfieid of the county
police force announced today.
''Mr. Gawler told me he saw Capt.
Hopper driving new brougham and
that the two engaged in short con.
versation about Kopper's plans for
buying racing car this Summer. I
am satisfied now that the captain is
alive and / believe he Is in Washing
ton or nearby Virginia, with friends.
Why he should remain In seelusion
while we are searching for him is
something yet to be explained"
Despite the announcement of the po-
lice, fellow members of the Costello
Post Of the American Legion, with
which Hopper was affiliated, refused
to believe their comrade alive, and set
out in the rain this afternoon to scour
both sides of Conduit road. About a
score of the Legionnaires formed
themselves into a posse and combed
both sides of the road from the Dis
trict line to Great Falls.
Will Not Drag River.
Policemen Oldfield and Gawler will
come here this afternoon to visit sew
eral places which Hopper is said to
have frequented in the past. A house
near Glen Echo and one in Virginia
will be included in the search, Old
field stated.
Oldfleld said that the search for
Hopper in the vicinity of Great Falls,
near which his automobile was found
locked and abandoned, has been call
ed off in view of GaWler's assertions.
AS soon as Gawler conferred with
him last night. he said, he called up
police headquarters here and Cancelled
a suggestion that the Potomac River
be dragged.
The first belief of the Maryland au-
thorities that the missing war vet.
eran had been drowned or waylaid
arose from the discovery of Kopper's S
muddy hat in the rear of house near
the rails. A man answering the
~"~bS~sAAA - AOSNA Alpb1Otl Udu asked Tor
use or a telephone late Tuesday night
at this house. police were told.
Bloodhounds brought from Occoduan
failed to pick up a scent Yesterday
afternoon. The hounds were permit
ted to sniff the hat and then were led
around the scene of Kopper's disap-
pearance, but 1t was explained that
the trail had grown cold"
The New York police were re.
quested today to post lookout" for
Capt. Hopper. 1t was thought he
might have gone to the metropolis on
business connected with the estate of
his sister, Mrs. Stuart Capen, who.
with her husband, lived in Koppers
home at Chevy Chase, Md. 1t is said
that John w. Davis is the attorney
in this case, and inquiries win be
made at Davis office, it was under
stood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
JUS. IGNORES KINGS
| TALK TO SOLDIERS
Not Concerned About Sena-
tors Ship Address on Haiti,
War Officials Say.

The War Department is not con.
cerned in the least with what Senator
King told soldiers, who gathered to
hear his version of why he was ex-
cluded from Haiti, while aboard the
transport st. Mihiel, it was stated to-
day. And If the War Department
was concerned, it was added, there Is
nothing 1t could do about it. No
formal reports ofethe affair have been
entered In the files of the department
and none is expected to be entered.
Maj. Gen. Eli A. Helmick, inspector
general of the Army, was a passenger
aboard the st. Mihiel at the time that
Senator King, upon the invitation of
Chaplain Edward l.. Trett, transport
chaplain. spoke to group of soldiers.
On the day following the speech Gen.
Heimick, as a matter of routine and
upon hearing Senator Kings remarks
discussed, made 1t his duty to find out
what had occurred,
Silent on Incident.
Gen. Helmiclx declined today to dis
cuss the matter, further than to state
that he was aboard and that he made
inquiries concerning what Senator
King had said.
From other sources, however, 1t was
AUa1 ncd LHuL 1udpldln ITEIJ invited
Senator King. as ranking Congress
man aboard the transport, to speak,
and suggested that IL it would not be
embarrassing. he might say some
thing about his being kept out of Haiti
Senator King was reported to have
replied that 1t would not be embar-
RAISING in the least.
According to one version of the af-
fair, he told the soldiers that his
trouble with the Haitian government
arose primarily over the fact that he
had always sought to obtain self-gov-
ernment for free peoples, and while
they make mistakes in government,
they usually come out alright In the
end. Applying this policy to Haiti, he
said that President Borno was afraid
his presence in Haiti would enlist the
support Of many Haitians who were
not in sympathy with the present ad-
n1in'Stration, and that the American
Government gave the Haitian govern
n1ent it's tacit support by refusing to
protest his exclusion.
Quoted on 1915 Action.
Senator King declared, 1t was re-
ported, that the United States Gov
eminent in 1915. fearing that Ger.
Continued on Page 3, Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
DISTRICT PENSIONS
WILL NOT LAPSE
McCarI Says Same Ruling
Applies to Local as to
Federal Annuities.

Pensions for retired school teachers,
policemen and firemen and relief funds
for disabled Federal employees were
found today by Controller General
McCarl to be payable despite the fail.
ure Of these items in the second
deficiency bill
This was learned today when the
controller general sent to the Board
of Commissioners Of the District a
decision which authorized the use of
these three funds:
Employees compensation fund, 81, 900;
payment of annuities to retired school
teachers, $4,000; policemen and fire.
men relief fund. $135, 900
Welfare Fund Cut.
The controller general, however,
found no way by which the Govern.
ment could use $40 900 prior to the
beginning of the next fiscal year for
the board and care of children com
mitted to the guardianship Of the
Board of Public Welfare. It was
understood. however, that sufficient
money Is left In this fund to proceed
on a so per cent basis for the rest
OF the fiscal year.
The decision of Controller General
McCarl, contrary to statement given
out by Director Lord of the Bureau
Of the Budget at the White House
yesterday. found means for relief In
three of the principal places where it
was thought the failure of the second
deficiency bill would strike It's most
severe blows.
Decision Hailed as Relief.
Gen. Lord had indicated that he had
information that no way had been
found to relieve the emergency and
that the Controller General would rule
against the use of such funds.
The decision by Controller General
McCarl today, however, relieving, as
1t did. an acute situation resulting
from failure of the deficiency bill, was
hailed with great relief by a large
group of those who otherwise might
have been reduced to want for lack OF
their due payments from the Govern.
ment
In his decision the Controller Cen
eral pointed out that these funds
could be used on the same principle
BY which he recently authorized pay
Continued on Page 2, Column s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
Is MASKED BANDITS
LOOT WATCH PLANT
Gang Uses Machine Guns
and Rifles in Three-Hour
Illinois Robbery.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 9.-~Fifteen masked
and armed men held up four employees
of the Illinois Watch Case Co. plant
at Elgin, ILL.,. early today. ransacked
the vault and several smaller safes
and escaped in four automobiles with
gold valued at $4,000.
Three of the workers were bound
and gagged and placed inside the
vault. The fourth man was com
PEELED at the point of revolver, to
make his usual rounds and ring call
boxes, to prevent police learning that
anything was wrong at the plant.
Remain for Three Hours.
The robbers. armed with rifles, ma.
chine guns and revolvers, entered the
plant at midnight and remained three
hours. The engineer, fireman and two
watchmen were made captive. after
which the robbers, using one of the
watchmen as a guide, went through
the large building, in which 1000 per.
sons are employed, breaking into sew.
eral small safes, as well as the main
vault.
More than two hours passed before
the acetylene torches of the safe rob-
bers ate through the inner doors of
the vault.
Gene Edelstein. an official of the
company was unable to give an ac-
curate estimate of the amount obtain
ed by the robbers. He said, however.
that the gold and gold alloy used In
the manufacture of watch cases,
which was kept in the vault. may
have amounted to $1O0.000 In value
although partial cheek this morning
indicated this estimate to be much
too high.
Watchman Struggles Free.
After the robbers had roared away
toward Chicago In their automobiles,
one Of the watchmen succeeded in
freeing himself and called the Elgin
police.
Two hours later speeding auto
mobile containing three men was
challenged by police of Melrose, Chi
cago suburb. The occupants fired a
score of shots and the driver increas-
ed his speed and outdistanced pursuit.
The plant of the Illinois Watch
Case Co. covers nearly two city blocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
Slush Committee
Dead, Keyes Rules,
Withholding Funds

Caught between two fires, the
Reed campaign funds investigating
committee found itself today back
in the woods from which it had
emerged triumpnant two days ago
through a ruling frcm Vice presi.
dent Dawes that it was legally In
existence.
Chairman Keyes of the Senate
audit committee, which has the
power OF life and death of the
existence of committees through
its control Of the pursestrings, de.
clared today that, despite the
ruling of the Vice President, no
funds would be authorized for the
committees use.
Chairman Keyes stuck to his
original contention, which was that
the committee died when the Sen
ate failed specifically to authorize
its continuance during the recess of
Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
Convicted Men AssaiI Judge
in Speeches as They
Hear Fate.
CHARGE PERSECUTION
AND HATRED OF CLASSES
Vanzetti Halts TRADE to Beg
Courts Pardon-Appeals Sent
From Four Nations.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
DEDHAM, Mass, April 9.-Sen.
tence to death in the electric chair in
the week of July 10 was imposed to-.
day upon Nicola Sacco and Bartol.
omeo Vanzetti. Judge Webster Thay.
er of the Superior Court, who presided
at their trial, pronounced the sen.
tence.
After District Attorney Wilbar had
moved that the sentence OF death be
pronounced and suggested the week
beginning Sunday, July 10. for its
execution, Judge Webster Thayer
turned to Nicola Sacco with the for.
mula, Have you anything to say why
sentence of death should not be pro-
nounced on you?'
Sacco Denounces Judge.
eyes" said Sacco, as he stepped
forward in the dock.
Then in English, sometimes broken,
with a decided accent and sometimes
faulty grammar, he made his final
plea.
"I never knew, never heard, I
never read, even in history, of the OPP
preston or cruelty Of this court. After
seven years of prosecution, they still
consider us guilty.
Il know there are two classes--the
oppressed and the rich. 1t Is always
between those two. We fraternize
the people with books and literature.
You prosecute the people, terrorize
and kill. We try to educate them.
That's why / am here today--for hav.
Ing been in the oppressed class, while
you are the oppressor and you know
1t, Judge Thayer: you know it. You
know why / am here.
Denies His Guilt.
Now after seven years of persecu-
ton Of me and my poor wife. you are
going to sentence me to death.
1--WE never been guilty, never. Not
yesterday. not today, not forever
Sacco had addressed practically all
of his remarks directly to Judge
Thayer. He had turned, however, for
a moment toward his friends seated In
the courtroom and said: II thank
you all, my people, nv comrades.
Continued on Page Z. Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
HORNSBY WILL GET
$116,7OO FOR STOCK
Dispute Over Holdings in Cardi-
mails Settled by Compro-
mise Agreement.

by the Associated ffeEE.
NEW YORK, April 9.-The dispute
over Rogers Hornsby's ownership of
st. Louis base ball stock was settled
today by a compromise agreement
calling for price understood to be
about 500 share, or Approximately
SIG, 700, for the Giants stars hold
ings.
Settlement of the controversy was
reached at a conference attended by
President Heydler of the National
League, President Stoneham and Man.
ager McGraw OF the Giants, together
with Hornsby and the latter's attor-
ney. It followed a deadlock in the
special National League meeting held
yesterday at Pittsburgh.
The agreement averts prospects Of
any court action by the Giants to
keep Hornsby In the lineup and as
sures the presence of the former Car
dinal star In the opening game next
Tuesday at Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April Gov. Smith s
reply to the open letter sent TO him by
Charles G. Marshall, New York law.
yer. asking his questions concerning
his religious beliefs viii be made pub.
lie on April 25, il was learned today.
The reply was sent to the Atlantic
Monthly. Boston magazine, which
printed Mr.. Marshalls letter.
Among other things, Mr.. Marshall
asked the governor to reconcile his
religious beliefs with the oath of Office
required of the President of the United
States. The governor Is a Roman
Catholic.
The governor, here todsv after a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
CHERRY FETE DELAYED.
Festival Will Be Held Next Satur-
day Afternoon.

The Japanese Cherry Blossom Fes-
tival. which was to have been held
this afternoon, has been postponed,
and will be held next Saturday after
noon, April Is, at Hains Point.
Cold weather, which delayed the
appearance of the blossoms at Hams
Point, and rain today caaJed the Ma
tional Memorial Foundation. which is
giving the festival, yesterday to an
nounce the postponement. The en-
tire cast. of the pageant will par
ticipate next Sunday. 1t was announced
after a dress rehearsal this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
Gov Smith Answers Religious Queries;
Magazine to Publish His Views April Is

strenuous session of the Legislature,
declined to discuss his letter. He said
that the writing of it, amid the high
pressure OF the closing days OF the
Legislature, took one solid night out
OF my life."
The governor said the editor of the
magazine had acknowledged receipt Of
the letter with these words: Your
letter Is a notable public document.
The questions have been answered In
a straightforward and unfiinching
manner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
Bomb Iniures Is at PRAYER.

LUCKNOW, British India, April O
| lPl.--A bomb was thrown in the midst
Of congregation OF Moslens praying
at. the tomb OF saint near the Medi-
cal College today. Thirteen Of them
were injure4y ono seriously.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
Good Will Fyers at Martinique.

NEW YORK, April 8 G<pl.-The good
will fight squadron of the United
States Army has reached Martinique
on It's return flight from the voyage
around South America. the French
Cable Co. announced tgViay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09
WEATHER.

Rain tonight and tomorrow: not
much change in temperature--mini-
mum temperature tonight SO degrees
Temperature-Hig 81. at AIS
pm. yesterday: lowest. IS. at II am.
today. Full report on page 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-09

Continued on Page I, c
New Britain herald., 1927-08-18
CAUGHT SETTING FIRE
Tive Men Trapped BY Waterman As
They Touch Matches To Walls of
Stone CruShcr.

Plymouth, Mass. Aug. StPl-Thn
town employe. whose task it is to
arrive at the stone crusher at a.
m, and get up steam for the en-
gine, are believed to have saved the
building from serious damage if not
destruction by two incendiaries this
morning.
Hearing footsteps outside the
crushing plant shortly after he had
begun work, Ross looked out and
saw two young men bending over
lighted matches against the side of
the building. They fled when he
shouted at them and drove away in
a machine they had parked nearby.
Mr.. Ross then saw only short
distance away, the tool shed Of sgd
ney Lawrence. Woods Hole road con-
tractor, ablaze. He summoned fire
men who had just returned from a
six mile run to Hatchville to eX
tinguish q fire in an unoccupicd
cranberry bog house to which they
We're called while holding a banquet
in Woods Hole in celebration of talk
ing over some new apparatus The
tool shed was destroyed and the val
liable road machinery it housed was
ruined.
Fire Chief Ray D. Wells is Ger
tain the fires We're set by the men
surprised at the crusher.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-18
URGES PAPERS TO
PRINT SACC0 CASE
Secretary Of State Asked TO
Release Story

Boston, Aug. IS UP)-The Sac
co-NanZetti defense committee has
addressed a letter to Secretary of
State Frank G. Kellogg. asking that
he release to American newspapers
the complete account" of the Sac
co-Nanzetti case reported to have
been given the newspapers by Ar
Buenos Aires.
The committee referred to a press
dispatch which appeared in the New
York Times Tuesday and which
stated that the complete account"
had been given out in Argentina.
"A letter accompanying the ac-
count" the committee wrote, gives
as reasons for the action the erron-
eous conceptions concerning the
sentence against Sacco and Eanzetti
by the courts of Massachusetts and
the wish to 'enlighten public opinion
over the matter
"A dispatch from Washington. D.
c., states that the department of
state forwarded a summary of the
case to all United States missions
abroad two years ago,
I'VE are justified. we believe, in
assuming that these dispatches are
correct. We are justified. therefore,
in concluding that the Sacco-Ean-
zetti case, far from not being a mat
ter of federal concern, has. in truth,
been dealt with officially by the
federal government for at least
these two years past.
1T is now apparently such a vital
issue to the federal government that
branch of that government for
merly undertakes the extraordinary
task of informing the public Of one
foreign nation what the state of
Massachusetts has done in the case
of two citizens of another nation.
I'VE cannot reconcile this action
with the repeated statements of the
president of the United States, the
attorney general and your own de-
partment that the Sacco-Vanzetti
case is solely a Massachusetts affair
and OF no concern whatever to the
federal government
with a sincere desire that the
United States may not be placed in
a false light before the world in
this matter, We urge that you imme-
iiately release to the American
newspapers for scrutiny at home by
those familiar with the case the
complete account given out by the
United States embassy in Argentina
and that you send lis a copy Of it
as soon as possible
New Britain herald., 1927-08-18
PORTUGUESE REQUEST
FORWARDED TO FULLER
Petition for Clemency for Madciros
Directed to Coolidge But Re
fcrred to Massachusetts,.

Washington. Aug. IS P)-The
charge d'affaires Of the Portuguese
legation called at the state depart
ment today to request that the COM
muniCation from the Portuguese
president to President Coolidge ask
ing for clemency for Celestino Ma
deiros. under death sentence for
murder and one of the witnesses III
the S3cco- Nanzetti case. be trans
mitteJ to Governor Fuller of Massa-
Chusctts
He was assured by department Of
ficials that this had already been
done.
The Portuguese president based
his request upon the fact that Por-
tugucse law docs not permit death
sentences and that therefore he
feared a very bad impression might
be caused in Portugal if Madeiros
was executed.
The charge d'affaircs today point
Cd out that Portugal had concluded
several treaties with foreign coun-
tries excepting Portuguese subjects
from the death penalty.
state department officials sald,
however. that no such treaty exist
ed with the United States and that
while all foreigners would be given
the benefit Of American judicial pro-
codurc to prove their innocence,
they would also be subject to the
full consequences OF American law
il found guilty.