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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
SMOKE SCREEN CAR
IS TAKEN BY POLICE
CoIored Prisoner Is Seized
After Chase Along
Ridge Road.


The police drive against operators of
automobiles equipped with smoke
screens bore fruit late last night when
two policemen Of the eleventh precinct
arrested Clarence Ellis. 80, colored, after
an exciting chase along Ridge road
southeast.
A large automobile in which Ellis
was a passenger was being chased for
speeding On overtaking the car. Police
men Charles H. Warder and D. Milstead
observed that the smoke screen was
fitted in the car, connected with the
manifold and ready for operation.
Policeman Warder in describing the
chase and capture said the smoke screen
was not used.
The two policemen drove Ellis in the
car to the eleventh precinct. He was
charged with driving an automobile
with smoke screen attached, and driving
without an operators permit.
A few minutes after the car was
brought in Policeman M. Znanenacek
identified the machine as the one that
smoked him with foul smelling gas
on April 81 in the same neighborhood.
Two colored men were driving the
car at that time and I noticed cases
that 1 supposed to be whisky in the
back seat" he said.
Milstead expressed amaZement that
the men drove their automobile after
finding on his drive to the precinct
that the machine had no brakes, either
foot pedal or emergency.
Ellis will be given hearing tomorrow
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05

leggers are adding ingredients to the oil
In the apparatus to either temporarily
blind or irritate the eyes of any one
who may fall victim to a barrage. Some
add red pepper or mustard to the oil,
according to the constable, while others
use ammonia or turpentine to accom-
plish the same purpose.
VIII Offer Two Suggestions.
Thompson pointed out he had two
plans to suggest to the State authorities
TO curb the rum runners and end the
reign Of the smoke screens terror along
the Southern Maryland highways. One
is to have the police stop and search
every machine headed toward Wash
ington for a smoke device as Wei as
liquor. The other is to have the sI.yke
screen outlawed as a felony like the
District has done in its effort to combat
the use of this comparatively new
menace.
While the Maryland laws now pro-
htbit smoke screens, there is nothing
on the statute books, he explained to
make the sale and installation of the
device illegal. Consequently, he said,
any garage owner or mechanic may in
stall the apparatus without fear of
interference. In fact, he declared he
had been informed that one garage In
Southern Maryland had been special
| izing in the installation of the smoke
making devices on the rum cars, and
IN one week recently had eouipped as
many as 20 machines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
SENATORS DIFFER
ON MELLON STATUS
Eight of II Committee Men,
bers Uphold His Right
to Office.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The right Of Andrew w. Mellon to
serve as Secretary of the Treasury, al
though he is a stakeholder in various
enterprises, was upheld yesterday by
of the l7s members of the Senate
judiciary committee, but q poil failed
to develop q majority and three sep
arate reports will be submitted to the
Senate Tor It's decision. -
Fifteen members Of the committee
were recorded last night. They divided,
to 7, in favor Of the report of Senator
Steiwer. Republican, of Oregon, hold
ing that Mr.. MELONS stockholdings do
not violate the statute forbidding the
Secretary of the Treasury from an in
terest in carrying on trade or COM
merce.
Investigation Is Opposed.
Sixteen members were recorded on
the motion of Senator Walsh. Demo-
crat, Of Montana. proposing an open
investigation Of Mr.. Melons relations
with the companies In which he is o
stakeholder. The vote stood to z
against that course.
The report of Chairman Norris de-
claring that Mr.. Mellon as . stock
holder was disqualified from continuing
in the post he has held fuI eight years
II.
Senator Ashurst, Democrat, of Ari-
IONA indicated that he would not vote
on any of the reports, but that he would
oppose the motion to have the commit
tee conduct hearings, thus making a
majority of the committee against the
Walsh motion. Senator Stephens, Dem
ocrat, of Mississippi. the only other un-
recorded member of the committe, has
been absent from the city and has not
participated In the committee discus
sions.
With the reports coming before the
Senate this week Senator Mcclellan
Democrat, of Tennessee author of the
resolution ordering the inquiry into the
right of Mr. Mellon to hold ofice, an
nounced he would bring the question to
decision by motion to adopt the re-
port Of Senator Norris.
Other Reports Being Prepared.
Senator Walsh. who asked the open
investigation, produced before the com
nittee testimony of Secretary Mellon
relating to visit by him to Canada in
1925 in his interests as a stakeholder in
the Aluminium Co. Of America. He
said he intended to put that matter
before the Senate. Senator Borah, Re-
Democrat, OF Utah are preparing q
third report.
The vote for the Steiwer report lines
up as follows: For-Steiwer oregon;
Gillett, Massachusetts,; Deneen, Illinois
Robinson, Indiana; Waterman, Colo
RADIO; Burton, Ohio, and Hastings, Della
ware, Republicans, and Overman, Demo-
crat, North Carolina. Against-Norris,
Borah and Blaine, Wisconsin, Republic
cans; Walsh, Caraway, Arkansas, and
King and Dill, Washington, Democrats.
The vote against the Walsh resolu.
ton showed the same lineup. Those
supporting the report of Senator Norris
included besides the author, Senators
Walsh, Blaine and Caraway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
GALES REACHES NoGALEs.
Mexican Leader Establishes Head
quarters in Old Rebel Stronghold.

NOGALES, Sonora. May Op).-Gen.
Plutargo Elias Gales, commander Of
the Mexican Federal army. accom-
panied by Gen. Abelardo Rodriguez.
Governor of Lower California, arrived
in this border city today by airplane
from Hermosillo, capital city of Sonora.
Bae Mexican generalissimo imme-
diately established headquarters in the
former rebel stronghold and was busy
receiving callers, both Mexican and
American.
Gen. Gales declined to be interviewed
on Mexican internal affairs, saying his
reports must be submitted only to Presi-
dent Portes Gil. He smiled when he
was asked if, in his opinion, the IeVo-
hutton was over, and with a twinkle IN
his eye said: Events speak for them
selves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
PATTON APPOINTED.
TO SUCCEED JONES
Veteran in Service of U. S.
Coast and Geodetic Sur
vey Becomes Director.

Raymond S. Patton of 1920 Mckinley
street, photographic and geodetic en-
gineer. has been appointed director of
the United States Coast and Geodetic
Survey to succeed E. Lester Jones, who
died April g.
Mr.. Patton is IS years old and has
been with the survey for IS years
working his way from the ranks. At the
time of his appointment to succeed Mr.
Jones he was chief of the division of
charts in the Washington Office Of the
survey.
He was graduated from WO6 ern Re-
serve University in 1904 with q Phi. b
degree. He joined the survey the same
year and saw IL years field service in
Alaska, the Philippines and along the
coast of the United States, where he
commanded one of the surveys ships
In 1917 he was transferred to the Navy
Department. He was made chief of the
division of charts Of the Washington
Office in April, 1919.
Mr.. Patton is member of the United
States Geographic Board, chairman of
the National Research Councils COM
mittee on shore-line changes, a director
Of the American Shore and Beach
Preservation Association and a member
OF the American Society of Civil En-
gineers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
TEMPERANCE PRIZE
SOUGHT BY 68,624
Practicable Plan as Substitute for
Prohibition Is Aim of
Hearst Contest.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 4-Entries In the
$4,000 temperance prize contest TO
procure a practicable plan as a sub
stitute for prohibition" sponsored by
william Randolph Hearst, stood at
1894 today, the directors announced.
This Is expected to be within a few
hundred Of the final number OF COM
petitors.
The w. C. Durant $4,000 contest
for the best plan to enforce prohibition
drew 23.230 entries. The winner was
Maj. Chester p. Mills, former Federal
prohibition administrator in New York,
who has also entered the Hearst contest.
Other entrants In the Hearst contest
include; Frank c. Chavez, United States
attorney. Shreveport, La: DR.. John L.
Pomeroy. Los Angeles County health
officer. Los Angeles; James w Gerard,
former Ambassador to Germany and
treasurer of the Democratic national
committee; Dean Christian Gauss,
Princeton University: Sam w. Small,
James E. Robinson, former chief Justice,
Supreme Court of North Dakota; Milton
J. Heinrich, district Judge, Albuquerque,
N. Mex; Judge Robert W. B..
Terrell, San Antonio, Tex; Martin H.
Ray, former inspector general United
States Army; Mat. William NJ Common,
judge advocate, United States Army:
John Daniel Reak, president American
ization League. Chicago; Max Radin,
professor of law, University of Cali
fornia; Col. w. H. Pritchett, United
States Marine Corps, Washington:
Judge Q. H. z. Kramer. Corporation
Court, San Antonio, Tex; Comdr. J. S.
Mccain, Bureau Of Navigation, U. S. N.
Washington.
Editorial readers are arranging the
plans fer submission to a board OF
judges which is expected TO require a
month determining the winner of the
capital award of $4,000 and possible
prizes of $4,000 and $1,000 for pro-
posals considered second and third
best.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
WAR DEBT ACCORD
HINGES ON ALLIES
Action on Figures Proposed
by Young Believed to Be
Key to Problem.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 4.-Solution Of the prob
lem of German reparations seemed to-
night to depend upon decision of the
allies as to whether they are willing to
accept figures proposed by Owen D.
Young and accepted by the German ex-
perts.
What those figures are remains a
strict secret between the negotiators.
But. according TO the best information.
they involve important concessions from
The figures presented by the creditor
nations in their memorandum.
Figures Ready Several Days.
After tentative acceptance by the Ger
mans of the figures proposed by Mr.
Young. representatives of the allied
powers were assembled today in the
Hotel George v to consider them. What
they concluded is not known, but there
are many reasons for believing that
they deferred acceptance of the pro-
posal.
Mr. Young's figures were prepared
several days ago and, according to
sequence of his memorandum which
preceded the German offer.
The best information available to-
night gave the figures as about half way
between the allied demands and the
German offer on annuities. American
expert circles deny that the figures are
half way and there is no way of veri-
flying them with strict exactitude.
In any case 1t is supposed in other
allied circles that Mr.. Young's proposal
demands an additional sacrifice on the
part of France and her allies. Upon
this rests the crucial point of the ne
gotiations.
Accord is Possible.
If France and her allies are willing
to make SUFFICIENT deductions from their
reparations claims, then an accord is
quite possible.
Further concessions from the French
and the Belgians, it is pointed out, de-
pend upon public opinion. The French
delegates consider that they have gone
to the limit admitted by public senti-
ment in France where nobody Is willing
to concede that payments on war debts
should exceed receipts from Germany
for the devastation Of invaded French
territories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05

Continued From FrSb PageJ
directed to the International Banking
Co. Of Madrid, Spain, for LOG, 900 pesos.
There were also certificates of de-
post on the FL Paso bank drawn to
Ateca's credit for 10000 pesos, foy
s2,975 and for $4,000 and $4,000 pesos
There were two checks on the State
National Bank of FL Paso to Ateca S
order for 5000 pesos each. and GER
tiflcate for $50 shares of stock Of the
Altar & Cananea Mining Co.
Ii Trunks to BE Held.
futile said he was informed last night
that Ateca and Maqueo were on their
way here and Immediately posted guards
at all railroad stations. Today he was
informed by the guards at the Pennsyl-
vania Station that the two men, with
Fryer and Matthews and woman and
three children, had arrived there. VITA
secret service men trailing them, tbs
members OF the arriving party took a
taXicab to the hotel, where the arrests
and seizure were made. Tuttle declined
to identify the woman and children.
There was no resistance to arrest
A pearl-handled revolver belonging to
Ateca and an automatic pistol owned
by Maqueo were seized in their room.
futile was informed after the ar
rests that II trunks the prisoners
checked ia Kansas City were awaiting
disposition at the Pennsylvania Station,
and said he would have them i'm
pounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
KILLED HIS STEPMOTHER
AND FATHER. SAYS TEXAN
Confession Signed After Killing
Says Stick of Wood Was Used
and House Then Burned.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXIA, Tex, May 4-Lloyd David
son, "a, son of w. H. Davidson, signed
a confession here today that he killed
his father and stepmother, Mrs. Ella D.
Davidson, with a stick of wood Friday
at their country home and then set fire
to the house.
The confession, witnessed by citizen
and the chief Of police, said Lloyd Da-
wilson was at his fathers home and an
argument arose. The stepmother hit
the youth over the head with fash
light and he grappled with her, it con-
tinued.
The father interfered and Lloyd
struck him with stick of wood. After
the elder Davidson was knocked down
Mrs. Davidson was killed, the statement
said. A can of Oil then was obtained
and the house was burned.
After the confession was recorded
young Davidson was taken TO Jail al
Groesbeck to await grand jury action
Monday.
The county attorney said an axe was
found near the scared bodies
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
Mr.. AND MRS. CARAVAN
GET CHEMIST MEDAL
Institute for First Time Goes Out
of Ranks of Profession to
Choose Recipients.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Mr. and Mrs.
Francis Patrick Garvan tonight swere
presented with the medal of the Amer
lean Institute of Chemists, awarded
for noteworthy and outstanding serv-
ices to the science of chemistry for
their financial support Of the Chemical
Foundation.
The award to Mr.. and Mrs. Garvan.
who are not practicing chemists, marks
the first time the American institute
has gone outside the ranks Of the pro-
fession to choose recipients of its medal.
John w. Davis, DR.. John j. Abel of
Johns Hopkins University. DR.. John H
Finley, Dr. Charles H. Herty and DR..
Frederick z. Breithut, president Of the
institute. spoke at the presentation
ceremonies, which were held in the
Engineering Societies Auditorium.
Mr. Garvan first became interested
in the chemical industry of the United
States during his wartime work rs
head of the Bureau of Investigation OF
the alien property custodian's ONCE
Since then he and Mrs. Garvan have
contributed heavily to the educational
program Of the Chemical Foundation, OF
which he was the first president and
which was formed after the war to take
over the seized German chemical
formulas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
HALT IN NAVY ARMS
DISCUSSIONS SEEN
Adjournment Likely Monday
to Permit Private
Conversations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GENEVA, May 4-More and more
1t is becoming clear at Geneva that it
Is the big naval powers who must fur
nish both the impetus and the actual
start for q real reduction in arma-
ments.
Europe seems plainly hesitant and
fearful when it comes to the question
of genuine scaling down in land anna
ments.
When the preparatory disarmament
commission resumes discussion on Mon
day of naval disarmament questions,
a decision will undoubtedly be taken
to adjourn the problem until an I'M
fixed date in order to permit the
five big naval powers to engage in
private conversations.
Each of these wishes to make a
profound study of the American sug-
gestions for methods of reducing navies.
When these conversations shall have
been completed with some measure Of
agreement, the League of Nations will
be notified and another session of the
preparatory commission convoked.
New Test Is Added.
Failure of the naval negotiations
would undoubtedly prove serious
blow to general disarmament, but the
third week that the preliminary con-
ference has been in session ended today
with clear indications that new zest was
needed.
The conference failed to agree on
any suitable method for limiting war
material and resorted to the idea that
this must be sought by publicity on
expenditures.
This is admittedly a makeshift meas
ure. The League covenant already
obliges members Of the League to ex-
change full and frank information con-
corning the scale of their ornaments
and the condition of their industries
adaptable to purposes Of war.
Rumor Germany win Resign.
Germany and Soviet Russia imme-
diately proclaimed the decision of the
conference Intellectual and tantamount
to remuneration of the attempt to limit
war material.
Count Won Bernstorff announced to-
day that Germany would assume no re-
sponsibility for the decision of the pre-.
AL hlCN
r1lmor that Germany would later resign
from the commission spread tonight.
Won Bernstorf admitted that an en-
couraging start had been made on the
question of reduction in naval anna
ments and addressed an appeal 20 all
governments to instruct their delegates
that at later international disarma-
ment conference some genuine progress
might be achieved on reduction Of land
ornaments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
INCREASE IN FUNDS
FOR POLICE TO GET
CAPPER'S SUPPORT
Continued From First Page

ter and more thorough training Of re-
cruits to the Police Department, and
for the further development of the
Detective Bureau. A policeman on duty
has the most serious responsibilities
He not only has the duty of protecting
property, but he may be and often Is
called upon to risk his own life to
protect other lives. He has the power
of life and death in his hands. and
it needs no argument to prove that
every member of the Police Depart
ment should be thoroughly trained not
only to combat the criminal element
but to know and respect the legitimate
rights of law-abiding citizens"
Representative Holiday outlined his
views as member of the subcommittee
handling the District budget which car
ries funds for support Of The Police De-
partment.
His statement follows:
The Washington Police Department
is maintained in part by appropria-
tons made by the Congress of the
United States. The House committee
on appropriations, in making these ap-
preparations, takes the recommendations
of the subcommittee on appropriations
for the District of Columbia. am a
member of this committee, and, as such,
feel some responsibility for the proper
functioning of the washington police
force.
Judged on a basis of courtesy,
honesty, efficiency and devotion to duty,
believe the Washington Police Depart
ment, in personnel, compares favorably
with that OF any city in the United
States.
police force honestly performs the
las long as a member of the city
duties of his position he is entitled to
commentator and shall support him
When an offlcer is negligent in the per-
Torrance Of his duties, shall certainly
recommend his dismissal.
While was addressing the House
of Representatives April %. I did not
especially direct my remarks to the
rum runner who used a smoke screen
but my remarks were directed to all
men using smoke screens without refer
ence to any particular crime that may
have been committed. According to the
Municipal Code of Washington, any one
using a smoke screen Is committing a
felony. Smoke screens are not only
effective in Guiding pursuit. but are dan
gerous to life and property. Intorma-
ton that has come to the police depart
ment indicates that criminals other
than RIM runners are using cars equip
ped with snloke-Screen apparatus. 1t Is
the duty of an officer to arrest anv one
using smoke screen, regardless of that
persons intent.
ION being selected for the District
of Columbia appropriations subcommit-
tee. I assumed certain responsibilities
incident to the City of Washington, and
its police department, and I shall Ger
tainly support the members of the po-
lice force In their attempts to appre-
bend those persons who endanger safety
Of life in the National Capital.
II am pleased to note q general ac-
ceptance Of my point of view in this
matter by the press of Washington. and
the various civic, business and religious
organizations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
M. E. BISHOPS PRAISE
HO0VER'S A. P. ADDRESS
Conferences IN Cincinnati Bishopri
are Reassigned Because OF
Henderson's Death.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr., May 4.-Bishops of
the Methodist Episcopal Church in con-
vention today commended President
Hoover's address at the recent Asso-
ciated Press meeting.
1T was called one of the most
courageous utterances by a President
in two or three decades" said Bishop
Titus Lowe of Portland, Greg, official
spokesman at the convention.
AS the result of the death of Bishop
T. S. Henderson of Cincinnati, the con-
ferences in that bishopric were reas-
signed.
The Cincinnati area was given to
Bishop Herbert WEIGH of Pittsburgh, the
Ohio conference to Bishop Edgar Blake
of Indianapolis, and the Kentucky con-
ference to Bishop H. L. Smith of Chat
tanooga
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
TWO WOMEN ARRESTED
ON LIQUOR CHARGES
Three Men Also Taken Into Gus
tody as Police of Sixth Precinct
Stage Two Raids.

tody as Pollce or sixth PRECINCT
Stage Two Raids.
Five persons, two Of them women,
were arrested last night by sixth pre-"
cinct police in two raids, on charges Of
manufacturing and possessing liquor.
The first raid was on q house in the
400 block Of G street. Police say they
found a crap game in progress and so
gallons of mash and two dozen bottles
Of alleged beer. Helen v. McLearen,
"a years old, and Joe L. Lewis, 23,' were
charged with permitting gaming and
manufacture and possession.
In the 100 block of Second street,
Sam Shusten, so, was arrested on
charge of conducting disorderly house
and manufacture and possession OF
LIQUOR. Mary A. Lagree. %, of the same
address and Alton v. Weston, 80, were
charged with manufacture and posses
sion.
A man and a woman were also ar
rested at the Second street address on
statutory charges. They were later re-
leased in $50 collateral each. after be-
ing booked as Jean Perrigo, IS, and Gus
Mudis, 80.
Two hundred bottles of alleged home
brew were seized The raiding party
consisted Of Lieut.. j. e. Sullivan and
Precinct Detectives John Boxwell and
z. c. O'Meara.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
REBELS LOSE CALYILLo.

MEXICO CITY, May 4 Gp.-Special
dispatches from the city Of Aguas
Calientes today said that Federal troops
have driven the rebels from the nearby
town Of Calvillo, which they had held
since the Federal garrison departed
nearly two months ago to night Gen
Escobar's insurgents.
Most of the rebel defenders were re-
ported to have been killed in the fight
for the town, but the number Of casu-
alties was not given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-05
Three Die at Crossing.

ASHLAND, Ohio, May 4 CP).-
near Pavonia, his wife, Mrs. Belle
Lockhart, As, and their 7-year-old
daughter, Dora, were killed late today
when their automobile was struck by
an Erie passenger train at the Dyke
Crossing, six miles west Of here.
The LockhartS were on their way to
their home,