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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
ARMED MEN CONFESS
AGREEMENT TO KILL
Charge step-Son of Intended Vic.
tim, Manufacturer, Sought
Financial Gain.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 24~-The life OF
Adolph Schwartz, wealthy soap manu-
facturer and an official OF fur COM
pany, was saved here this morning
when police seized four armed men who
later confessed plot to kill him so his
step-son would benefit from an estate
estimated from $4,000 to 100000,
The would-be slayers were TO receive
s3l. .25 each for their work, the total
of $i25 to be paid by Harry Cornfield,
The step-son. their confession to police
said.
Cornfield. later arrested, hired the
four men. John Bufiin, Ray knight
George Worden and Robert Barr last
Monday. Worden's confession as an
nounced by the police. says,
The four planned to shoot the manu-
faoturer from ambush, then tie his
body In a tarpaulin which was pur-
chased by Cornfield They planned
then 10 weight the body and dispose
of 1t In Lake Michigan.
The confession, police said, explained
that Schwartz some years ago married
Cornfield's mother, a sister Of the
former wife of the manufacturer, Seven
years ago June 30, Cornneld's mother
left Schwartz through an arrangement
which provided that II Schwarta died
before June 80 this year Cofnfelds 3
mother would inherit Schwartxs taf'
tune,
were had with Cornfield, Wnrden's con-
fegSion related, and each time they
were ITO do the lob" and each time
they failed TO waylay Schwartz,
Last night was 10 be the final at
tempt, Police interfered No exnlanA-
ti0il Of how word reached authorities
waa made public early this ni0fntnz,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
KANSAS CITY THEFT
SUSPECT ARRESTED
Alleged Bank Robber Denies
Connection With Crime.
Wife Freed.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 23.--Acting on in
formation from Kansas City. detectives
tonight arrested Leo Gordon, 81, on
suspicion of being one of the seven men
who held up the Home Trust Co.. in
Kansas City, on June IA, during the
Republican convention and escaped with
more than s25.000.
A traffic officer was killed, q witness
died of heart failure and four other
persons were wounded BY the robbers,
who timed their holdup to coincide with
the opening of the morning session OF
the Republican national convention, six
blocks away.
Woman Is Released.
Gordon was found ct the Hotel Hard
ing, in West Fifty-fourth street, with
a young woman, who. he said, was his
wife. Both were taken to police head
quarters, where the woman was released
after questioning Gordon was held as
fugitive from justice.
Gordon. police say, Is also known as
Anthony Bonello. Information received
from Ray B. Ely, chief OF police OF
Kansas City. accompanied by a de-
scription and finger prints, was that
Gordon, or Bonello, could be found IN
house, 226 West Sixty-seventh street. .
Detectives went to that address and
broke into a room where Gordon and
the woman had lived for few days,
but found it unoccupied Information
obtained In the house. however. led
them to the Hotel Harding, where the
two were found.
Gordon. police said. admitted having
been In Kansas City at the time OF the
robbery, but denied he was involved IN
it. After leaving Kansas City. he told
the police, he went to st. Louis before
coming to New York.
To Search House.
Gordon had $l56 in his possession
when arrested, the detectives said.
They also found in his pocket a
receipt for deposit on gas and elec-
tricity for house in Long Island CITY,
Detectives went to search the house Tor
possible evidence.
In the hotel room the detectives
found two trunks filled with the
womans clothing, but none OF the
mans baggage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
By BEN McKELWAY,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

HOUSTON. June 23.-Perspiring
hotel employees removing all furniture
from the lobby of the Rice Hotel today,
to prevent stumbling and casualties on
the part of dazed Democrats, and the
bell boy who strung up one final
American flag from the mezzanine
balcony and stood back on his step
ladder to survey his handiwork, were
like the stage hands who frantically
shift the last bit of scenery to complete
the set before the curtain goes up. The
curtain on Houston's convention week
goes up tomorrow morning promptly
at Sun-up.
The efforts of the aforementioned
individuals symbolized Houston,s final
preparations for the Democratic ma
tional convention; preparations that
began months ago in Washington when
Jesse Jones, patriot, party leader and
owner of most of this part of Texas,
waved a blank check in the faces of
the awe-struck members of the Demo-
cratic national committee and dared
them to 60 anywhere else but Houston.
And when the sun went down tonight
one Of the incest things, by the way,
that the sun does down here-every-
thing was all set.
The streets of the city, journalist
cally speaking, are in gay attire. There
are lots Of flags, there Is much Of that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
SURVIVOR TELLS
Of PLANE CRASH
CorpI. Nichols Describes Fall
Which Killed Maj. Lutz
and Two Others.
By the Associated Press,

0y tue ASSuSacScA
SPARTA. Va, June 2S.-Propped up
In bed at the home of Edmund NJ. An
drews near here late this afternoon,
Corpl. Reeder Nichols of Florence, Ala,
radio operator and sole survivor Of the
crash of the big tri-motored Marine
airplane. in Caroline County early to-
day, gave description Of the tragedy
He knew nothing of the cause OF the
wreck, which cost the lives Of Maj. Lutz.
Lieut.. Busby and Corpl. D. E. Nc
Clesney, as he was In the radio COM
partment Of the plane when 1t crashed.
II don't know how 1t all happened.
he said, sit came so sudden couldnt I
realize anything until ! had a fear OF
suffocation and tried to crawl out OF
the wreckage."
THE first indication had that any
thing was other than exactly right was
when I was suddenly thrown TO the
floor OF the cabin by centrifugal force,
as the big machine either went into a
dive or a sharp circle. 1t was tmpos-
sible for me to get back to the radio.
I tried but the force kept me pinned
to the floor. 1t was just shortly after
that we crashed.
Tried to Crawl Out.
II don't know Whetner We MT once
or a score of times 1t was impossible
for me to tell. The first thing re-
member was that smelled gases from
the engines exhaust and was afraid
would be overcome and maybe burn
ed to death, tried to crawl out and
remember fighting. but I think / was
semi-conscious and trying the wrong
way for freedom. Then all of sud
den everything went black"
when I came to ! saw poor Red
Corp. d. c. McCheSney, mechanic),
He was there alongside the plane and
was all bloody. thought ! must have
got out all right. and yelled at him,
SUIT he didn't answer. i didn't see
Mai. Lutz or Lieut. Busby. and I fig-
ured they had gone for help. Then l
passed out again and Mr.. Andrews
got me. after some colored men had
pulled me from the wreckage. Andrews
carried me to his home and here ! am
q lucky stiff.
IT am stiff and burned pretty well
all over my body, but when they turn
me loose from the Marine Hospital at
Quantieo I'll be ready for another
flight to Nicaragua or any place else,
This Is my first smash, and I've been
In the service fiye and half years.
This was the fourth big plane I've
tContinued ON Page ., Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
PLANE CRASH KILLS TWO.

DEL. MONTE, Calf, June IS R,.--
Clarence Cook OF Honolulu and Ken
meth Mcintosh of san Francisco. bust
ness men, we're killed. and Frank Fuller,
San Francisco Paint Co, executive, was
injured when an airplane in which they
were riding fell near here today The
three men were on their way TO san
Francisco In Fuller'S plane when 1t went
into tail spin and crashed,
Fuller. who was plotting, saved his
life by Jumping with parachute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
by the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
The unusually cold and unsettled
weather conditions prevailing in North
Atlantic Seahoard States have been
caused BY winds OF the ocean, but
seem likely to be replaced soon BY the
warm, dry weather, seasonal in this sec
tion. the Weather Bureau announced
yesterday
Thruughaut the country, the month
OF June has been peculiar one, and
no area has reported normal conditions
Practically all States east Of the Rocky
Mountains have had too uaslch rain, and
while this situation has brought foods
In Missouri and Arkansan. the bureau
said nrnApArla for spring wheat Er0w~
era nj the Central states had improved
considerably.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
HeAin Promises to Keep Silent in Case
AL Smith Wins Presidential Nomination

don't want anything To do with II and
] DO not want to be there. There
certainly will be a reorganization Of
mated. and / doubt that he win be
nominated
Several thousand persons heard the
Senator speak. He said that ha might
be A candidate himself for the pfeai-
dency, and remarked that ''in 1892
things should be about right" He
emphasized that he wanted Catholics
70 have their own religion. but said
'meddiing In politics by the church.
was the subject Of bis criticism. Mexi-
can and MicarAguan affairs and cam
paign fund Investigations were discussed
In detail4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
Chill Sway of Ocean Winds to End
With Return Soon OF Summer Heat

Northern States az the Pacific Slope.
which normally experience rainiaIi,
have had little or no rain recently,
North Atlantic States, which have had
rain on an average OF II days IN June,
nave had showers ON all but six days
this month.
Nearly all the Eastern and Mid
western States have experienced an
unusual amount of unsettled weather,
Although total rainfall has not been
record -hYeaking. the Weather Bureau
said. thundershoWerS have been more
frequent this year than usual
Temperatures have been fairly sea-
sonal Ia the cotton belt but IA many
areas too much rain has mterfered with
cultivation. II was said. The advance
has heen particularly slow In Mississippi
valley gkasea,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
Voice Fails Star
After 4,OOO-Mile
Journey to Sing
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. June 23.-After trav-
cling more than 1000 miles sto sing
the lead in the inauguration tonight
of the outdoor opera season. Nine.
Elisabeth Rethberg's voice failed
her.
No understudy was available, and
the management of Ravinia Park,
the woodland theater on Chicago's
north shore. hurriedly substituted
Pagliacci and Cavalleria RuSticana
for Verdi's masked ball, in which
Nine. Rethberg was to have ap-
peared.
The event attracted almost as
many society leaders and music
lovers as are present at the OPEN
ing of the regular opera season.
despite the chill of the evening.
Otto H. Kahn, chairman of the
board of directors Of the Metro
poiitan, came from New York as
first night guest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
BLOOMsBURG, Pa, June "a
Senator J. Thomas Heflin predicted
here today that II Gov. Smith OF New
York wins the Democratic nomination
for President there would be a
reorganization OF the party IN the
South
His prediction was made 10 news
paper men following an address at
Ku Kiux Klan gathering,
IF Smith Is nominated, you won't
hear word from me during the CAM
paign," Senator Hefiin said. II with
will 20 10 the convention In Houston
II Smith Is going n be nominated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
SCHOONER IS SUNK
WITH ENTIRE CREW
Steamers Master Reports Collision
to New York-Search
of Water Fails.
ny the Assoclated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 81 Sunday
The radio operator at police headquar-
ters reported early today receipt OF q
radio message from the new Tex Line
ship Lake Eilethorpe saying that while
passing Barnegat Light she collided
with an unidentified schooner, the
schooner sank with all hands aboard.
This commander of the Lake Ele-
thorpe said he steamed back ana
the vicinity. but could rnd no
trace of the schooner or any members
of the crew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

But TIVE Marceni Operators Eah 70
Get Messages Since.
MONTREAL June aS Cps~~Iwe
Nyareoni wireless operators today picked
no message from an unideniined
source reporting that Gen. Unahereo
Nohile and his party were safe anoard
4 rescue boat, Reception was poQr
and ali efforts 90 ascertain tdeAuW
az the sender were unayaANG
The message was picked up at asss
am, 49,.
No confirmation OF this report thA1
Mobile had been picked 40 VAS r.
eeiyed from points neCrer the AretlN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

Review OF New Books~~Page 4.
Crossword Puzzle--Page 6.
PART THREE--i2 PAGES.
Society.
d. A. n. Activities-Page 9.
News OF the Clubs-~Pages 7 and u,
Clubwomen of the Nation-Page o.
Spanish War Veterans--Page D.
PART FOUR--lf PAGES.
Amusement Section-Theater, Screen
and Music.
News of the Motor World-~PageS ., 9.
Z and o.
Fraternal News--Pages 10 and IL.
Army and Navy NeWs--Page IL.
Marine Corps News--Page IL.
Serial Etory-"The Greene Murder
Case"--Page H.
Veterans OF the Great War--Page 10.
Civilian Army News--page H.
District National Guard-~page ID.
District Naval Reserye--Page H.
PART FIVE PAGES,
Fink Sports Section.
PART SINS FACES.
CLASSIFIED Advertising.
Parent Teacher Aetivities---pags
w. G, T, U. Activities Page Q,
PART sEyEN--8 PAGES.
Magazine Section Fiction and Humof
GRAPHIC SECTIONS PAGES.
World Events in Pictures.
COLOR sguTION---4 PAGES.
Mutt and jeff Regaar Felleres Mr., and
Aifs.i High Llehta ~ History.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
RELIEF PLANE DOWN.

OIL Leak Halts Italian Craft in Schles.
WIG -HelStein,
wESTERI.ANp, Island OF Sylt, Gers
MANY. June IS LpA.-~An Italian sea-
plane en- route to Spitzoergen with uve
occupants made forced landing near
here today. an oil pipe haSins broken.
oUynEc HEARS MOBILE Is o. X.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
'FrOm Press TO Home
Within the Hour

The Star Is delivered every evening and
Sunday morning to Washington homes BY
The Stars exclusive carrier service. Phone
Main 5000 to start immediate delivery
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24

PART TWO---s PAGES.
Editorial Section-Editorials and Edl-
torial Features.
Review OF New Books--page 4.
Cross word Puzzle-~Page 6.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
WEATHER.

~ S. Weather Bureau Forecast.l
Partly cloudy. preceded by showers.
not quite so cool. Tomorrow partly
cloudy followed by showers.
Temperature: Highest, 6S. at 6 PM;
lowest, 81, at 6 am.
Full report on page z.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-24
TODAY'S STAR

PART ONE--36 PAGES.
General News---Local. National and
Foreign.
Schools and Colleges-Page 10.
Radio News--Pages 81, % and 23.
Political Survey OF the United states
Pages "a, 25, 26 and n.
Financial News--Pages 81. 50 ana 81,
Around the City--Page 80.
Y. w. c. A. Activities--Page 30,
Evening star., 1928-11-25

the question, while the National Wom-
ans Party stands for equal rights with
out regard to sex and the Business and
Professional Women voted at their re-
cent, convention to maintain a neutral
stand.
Evening star., 1928-11-25

women In industry are chiefly a re-
Election of the usual attitude Of en-
ployers regarding such practice, but oc-
casionally they result In limitation
of women's employment. When ap-
piled indiscriminately to special occu-
pations that are professional or semi
professional in type, night-work pro-
hibition or regulation has resulted in
restrictions of women's employment"
The important point to remember,
the bureau feels, Is that practically all
legislation of this sort has grown out OF
definite needs, not out Of theories, and
has in all cases first been proven prac-
ticable by some looking EN-
ployers before 1t has been proposed as
law. Its necessity Is to bring up the
laggards among the employers to the
point where they will give their own
woman employees good working con-
ditions.
I'm almost every kind of employment
the real forces that influence women S
opportunity are far removed from
legislative restriction of their hours or
In manufacturing, the type Of prod
uct. the division and simplification of
manufacturing processes, the develop
ment of machinery and mechanical
aids to production, the labor supply
and its costs, and the general psychology
of the times, all have played important
parts in determining the position Of
women. These factors have varied with
the different industries and localities,
but everywhere they have been far more
significant in their influence than has
any law regulating women'S hours of
work.
I'm other occupations other influences
have been dominant in determining the
extent Of women's employment. In
stores more liberal attitude and sue
cessful experimentation with women on
Evening star., 1928-11-25
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
william q. Powell, 81. and Emilia C. Lum-
pert. 50; Rev. z. l. Buskey.
= joseph A. Maz2iott. 25. and Anna NJ
Feeney. 23, both Of Baltimore, Md; Rev
Smith lS; both of Richmond, Va; Rev. John
Gilbert johnson. 50. and Bessie Waters.
William E. whitehouse. IS, College Park.
Eariin g. CorSsr. %, and Grace Burch, II,
both Of Charlottesville, Va; Rev. w. NJ.
Albert z. Davis, %. and Bertha L. Groves
willie Kenon. as., and Mary B. Love. as;
Wv. Marvel onion. 81, and Marie E. Meyer.
gerald.
H, Lyman Gushing, "a, Canton. Ohio, and
Maude Charlton, 23, Roanoke, Va; Rev. J.
Lawrence L. East. "a. Morattico. Va, and
Matilda B. Rizzo, 36, this city; Rev. John
z. Briggs.
Thomas A. Jones. II, and Virginia u. Pow
srs, 10, both of Richmond Va; Rev. VIII
Robert O.. Walker. %, and Nellie l.. Mof-
fett. 70, both Of Herndon. Va; Rev. Z. G.
Urich II. Arnold, "A. this city, and Anna
1, kitson' ~, Alexandria. Va; Rev. v. N.
Evening star., 1928-11-25

This unusual assortment inc d es
Gowns, Chemise, Bloomers, Step.ins and
Bandeau Sets. Excellent quality. Beau.
tifully trimmed or handsomely tailored.
Evening star., 1928-11-25

new jobs: in restaurants the develop
ment of public opinion as to the type
Of service most suitable for women; In
pharmacy a gradually increasing con-
fldence In women's ability on the part
of the public; in the metal trades a
breaking down of the prejudices against
womens employment on the part Of en-
ployers and Of male employees, and dem
onstration Of women's ability along
certain lines-these are the significant
forces that have influenced and will
continue to determine women's place
among wage earners. Such forces have
not been detected by the enforcement
Of legislative standards and they will
play the dominant part in assuring to
women an equal chance"
Representing the General Federation
Of Women's Clubs, Mrs. Edgar Merritt,
president of the District Federation,
placed a wreath on the grave of the
Unknown Soldier on Armistice day.
Evening star., 1928-11-25

the question, while the National Wom-
ans Party stands for equal rights with
out regard to sex and the Business and
Professional Women voted at their re-
cent, convention to maintain a neutral
stand.
REGUN two years ago at the joint
~ request of the opposing organiza-
tons, the survey was made and the re-
port was written by Mary N. Winslow,
director of special studies on the
Women's Bureau staff. The bureau
was assisted by an advisory commit
tee of experts, consisting of Miss Mary
Van Kleeck of the Russell Sage Foun-
dation, DR.. Charles p. Neill,, economist
and Statistician, and DR.. Lillian NJ Gil
hreth, consulting engineer in manage
ment.
The report represents long and care
full investigation of conditions in five
selected industries in which great num-
berS Of women are employed. These
industries are: Boots and shoes, en-
ploying, according to the 1920 census,
S4,641 women; clothing, 232,70S; elec-
Tical apparatus, 62,920: knit goods,
l25, ,440; and paper boxes. 35,328. The
bureaus agents visited more than L.
500 establishments in IL States, en-
ploying in excess of 100000 men and
women. More than l,200 working
women whose experiences had a bear
ing on the study were interviewed per-
Sonally.
In addition to the five major women
employing, industries. the study deals
with women in stores; restaurants,
newspaper of1ceS, Street-railway trans
portation, elevator operating, phar-
macy, the metal trades, and manufac-
turing. Particular attention was given
to the effects Of hour laws, those pro-
hibiting night work and those barring
women from certain specific occupa-
ing. acetylene and electric welding,
taxicah driving and gas and electric
meter reading in few States. With
regard to these latter prohibitions, it
was found that In most cases, even
without the legislative restrictions,
very small numbers of women would be
employed, because Of the prejudice of
employers or because the type of work
was for some reason not the sort that
women do as well as men, but these
reasons were not felt by the bureau to
be sufficient for prohibiting all women
from working at these occupations. A
good example of the difference among
the States in this regard Is that until
recently women in Ohio could not be
employed to drive taxicabs, although in
New York, California, Massachusetts,,
and Pennsylvania they were doing such
work with complete success, The study
contrasts working conditions in the Sc
lected industries studied in States
where regulatory laws are in force with
conditions in the same industries In
other States having no such legisla-
tive enactmentS
With the exception of certain minor
instances, due nearly always to lack of
sufficient foresight In the writing of
the laws. the great majority of woman
Evening star., 1928-11-25
CLUBWOMEN OF THE NATION
Mrs Coolidge Shows Interest Affairs of Cubwomen-Pen
Women to Hold Art Exhibit-Womens Bureau Reports
on Protective Legislation.

workers affected by them did not lose
their jobs, as was claimed by the op-
ponentS of such legislation, but were
found to be in much better situation
than were those who had no laws to
cover their work. The survey makes
it clear that there have been practl-
cally no attempts to regulate the work
ing conditions of the professional
woman nor of the business executive,
who are in a class where they are able
to meet competition as the unskilled
or partly skilled factory or shop worker
in the mass is not.
I'm general" the report says. "the
regulatory hour laws as applied to
women engaged in the manufacturing
processes of industry do not handicap
the women but serve to regulate en-
ployment and to establish the accepted
standards of modern efficient industrial
management. When applied, to specific
occupations, not entirely akin to the
industrial work for which the laws were
drawn, this regulatory legislation In
few instances has been a handicap to
women.
Laws prohibiting night work for
Evening star., 1928-11-25
SOS MESSAGE EXPLAINED

SEATTLE, November "a CP-The
s o s call picked up in midpacific
Thursday by the Admiral liner Presi-
dent Madison en- route to Japan from
Seattle has been explained in a mes
sage received at the Admiral Line ONCE
here from the Madison.
The call was from the Japanese
coaSting steamer Shimryu Maru, ashore
on the rocks of Hakodate Straits in the
japanese archipelago. Its call brought
the Japanese steamer Muroran Mary
No. 8 to the scene. The Muroran was
standing by and giving aid today and
reported there was little fear for the
safety Of the Shimryu's crew. The
Madison Is proceeding to Yokohama.
Evening star., 1928-11-25

Choice of Coolie coat ar regula.
ton length. Some are rayon mixture
Others are special japanese styles
all are exceedingly snlart!