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The Washington times., 1929-06-04

While the curious eyes OF the
world have been scanning sea and
horizon for the missing honey
mooners, they have spent consid
cradle time ia New York city.
In fact they have made their
headquarters here at the town
house of Ambassador Dwight W.
Morrow in exclusive East Sixty
sixth Street. International News
Service was informed today.
81 Seen Him"
Numerous reports that Lindbergh
and his bride. the former Anne
Spencer Morrow, daughter of the
Ambassador. had been glimpsed in
the vicinity of upper Fifth Avenue
had been received. But inasmuch
as all the world is imaginative
when it comes to lovers and Lind
berghing. the reports were dis
counted
However. the lad who drove
from EngIewood to the Morrow
town house off Fifth Avenue. to
day excitedly confirmed the story
. II seen him--I seen him" he
said with eyes IS large as a
bombing plane. Il drove Mister
Morrow they don't always call him
Amba ssador In his home town. to
East Sixty-sixth Street near Fifth
Avenue and l seen LiRdbergh. 1t
was Lindhergh, I'm tellin' you.
but don't tell nobody"
Dined in Neww York
The town house" of Ambassador
Morrow is not listed in the direc
;ory. However. friends admitted the
amha ssador frequently stayed at a
house off Fifth Avenue when in
the city.
From another source. Il was
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QUITS
AS PREMIER
by international

WINDSOR, England. June A q.
N.s9.-Premier Stanley Baldwin to-
day rendered the resignation Of his
Conservative cabinet to King George
and the King accepted it.
King George, who Is i'll. received
the premier while lying in his bed
The King formally summoned ].
Ramsay Macdonald. leader of the
Labor party, to Windsor Castle
Macdonald probably will visit the
castle tomorrow, when he will be
commissioned to form a new gov.
eminent.
The Conservative party had been
in power for slightly more than four
and a half years. The Labor party
will now come into control by
virtue of the big gain in parliament
airy power made by that party In
Thursdays general election.
While the Laborites will not have
clear cut ma jority in the new
House of Commons. they will have
more seats than any other party.
Women in Cabinet
It Is confidently believed that
there will be a woman minister in
the new government, thus setting
a precedent in British politics.
Reports were current during the
political campaign that. If the
Laborites came into power, Miss
Susan Lawrence might become Eng
lands first woman Cabinet minister.
She is slated, it is said, for the
post of minister of health. How
ever. another woman was mentioned
with equal prominence. She is
Miss Margaret Bondfield. long a
prominent figure in Labor circles
and a member of the last House of
| Commons. She was reelected in
the recent general election.
LabOr's Policies ....
There is much speculation as to
the make up of the new govern
| ment
1t is believed in some quarters
that the post of foreign secretary
will be offered to Arthur Henderson
and that Philip Snowden will re-
| turn to the portfolio he held lin
the previous Labor government
the CHARACTERISTIC of the ex.
chequer.
The chief policies of the Labor
| government are expected to follow
more or less closely the principles
laid down by Mr.. Macdonald on
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MORROW NOTES
WRITER FOUND

BOSTON, June 4.-Postal inspec-
tors have traced the source of
threatening letters sent recently to-
Constance Morrow, daughter of
Dwight W. Morrow, Ambassador
to Mexico, and other persons promi'
nent in public life, to a water front
customs guard here, the Boston
Herald says in a copyrighted ar
ticle today. .,
The Herald says the man was
formerly an orderly and valet to
Gen. Clarence r. Edwa. DIS, CON-
mapder of tie Twenty-sixth Division
during war ::me. 1t also says he
was for many years employed as
Gecodc~ IE the War DelIrtmen'
at WashinI ion.
According to The Herald story
the others who received threatening
letters beside the 15.year-old sister,
in-law of Col. Charles Llndberg were
Frederick H. Rawson, president OF
the First National Bank OF Chi
cago; and the family of Frances
st. John Smith. the Smith College
student, whose body was found
several months ago in the Connee-
ticut River at Springfield.
The letter to Rawson threatend
the safety of his son, who is
member of one of the Mcmillan
expedition to Labrador. The st
John Smith letter said the girl
would never return alive II the de-
mands of the writer were not met
In each case the letters demanded
large sums of money and were &C
companied by threats of death OF
violence. Police in attempting to
locate the senders placed< dummy
packages. but no one came for them
All traps failed.
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CIJNS,SABER
FOUND
ROOM
Hh"

Five tear-gas bombs were
too much for a man who bar
ricaded himself in his home
in defiance Of police after.
terrorizing his neighborhood.
with gunfire. Today the MAJ
is in Gallinger Hospital. j
Four detectives and squad
police reserves from the Th:i
Precinct led by Lieut.. w. e. Holm
spent more than an hour capturir
the man. George Logan, %, ~
the 800 block Twenty-sixth St. n. "
Police reserves were sent to ths
Logan home after neishbors con
planned about the firing Of 6
fusilIade of shots from window
by him.
Had Made Threats
When the police arrived. they.
found Logan in his second tory
bedroom. Furniture was ,:led
against the door. He refused To
permit them to enter.
Lieutenant Holmes then was SUM
moned. Making an investigation
before attempting to break down
the barricade, Lieutenant Holmes
learned the man had threatened to
murder his neighbors. He also had
said he would kill anybody wha
molesteG him.
Neighbors told Lieutenant Holmes
they had kept their children indoors
almost constantly for a week, b.
cause Logan had cen firing pistols
and rifles promisciously in his yard
from time to time.
All the shots were aimed either
in the ground or in the air. The
mans neighbors, however, feared
for their lives.
Tear Bombs Used
Puzzled over the best means 0f
taking Logan into custody, Lieu,
tenant Holmes communicated with
Inspector William s.. Shelby, CHEZ
Of detectives.
Inspector Shelby ordered him 10
avoid all risk of either shooting the
man or permitting him to fire On
policemen. Shelby recommended the
used of tear gas bombs.
So Lieutenant Holmes sent the
reserves back to the precinct, and
went to work with four detectives,
Spottswood Gravely, Richard Ne.
Carly, Frank Brass, and Rupert
McNiel This was at about ESQ
o'clock yesterday afternoon.
Three tear bombs were thrown
through window pane into Logan'A
bedroom. They got no results, 20
two more were tossed in. Logan
rushed to a window a moment
later for air. s.
Forgets His Firearms ~
Seeing that the man evidently
had forgotten all about his fire.
arms, Lieutenant Holmes led his
men in, breaking in the door Of
Logan's room. The room was filled
with sitting fumes.
Logan made no effort to harm
the detectives. but caught on to the
window sill and furniture and held
on. The detectives finally wrested
him loose and took him to the
precinct.
In the process. however, the
detectives nearly lost consciousness
from the tear gas. That's the
worst stuff ! ever ran into" Lieu.
tenant Holmes declared. 1T sure
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c ST..STORE
LOOTEDBY.
THIEVES

Wearing apparel, valued at
between $4,000 and 1900 was
stolen early today from Bres-
lau's women's store in the
1900 block G st. n. W.
The robbers evidently used a lad
der to reach a transon above the
front door of the shop. A hole
was broken in the transom and the
latch unlocked to gain entrance.
IS Coats, 200 Dresses
The transom is about - feet
from the ground. The burglars left
in such a hurry that an article of
lingerie was left hanging in the
transom.
seyenty-ffve coats, 200 dresses,
and large quantity OF lingerie
were taken from the stores show
room. ~ ~
Abe Sachs, the manager. found
the store cluttered with garments
when he arrived about o'clock.
Boxes and paper were scattered
over the floor.
Left By TransOm
Detectives were convinced the
robbery was perpetrated after day
light because workman who
washed the windows of the store
shortly before a. m. said nothing
had been disturbed at that time.
Sachs announced the loss was
covered by insurance.
The front door was battered in
side. leading investigators to be-
lieve the thieves. had been forced
to depart through the transom be.
cause they were unable to open the
door. A table and a showcase had
been pushed beneath the transom.
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STANDS BY
STORY HE
TOLD
BY STAFF Correspondent

ABINGDON, Va, June e
Volley after volley of ques-
tions fired today at Paul
Phelps failed to shake the
story which the youth told
yesterday in his direct exami-
nation about the events lead
ing up to the fatal shooting
of j. w. Kendrick, 17-year-old
student, killed on the road
near here the night of May g..
Phelps Is the first witness in the
trial of Deputy Sheriff James Grove,
who is charged with the murder OF
the young Emory and Henry Col
lege student.
He resumed the stand when court
opened at 9 o'clock his cross-eXan'.
ination having been Incompieted
when court adjourned shortly after
6 o'clock last night.
Phelps Was Driver
Phelps was the drive of the auto
mobile in which Kendrick and Sterl-
ing Dutton were riding on the night
of the murder, although the de-
tense had announced that it will
endeavor to prove that Kendriek
was not in the cal. al. the time
Grove and Deputy Sheriff William
Worley and James McReynolds,
Abingdon policeman; fired a voiley
of shots at it while seeking Phelps
and Dutton. whom they suspected
OF violating the dry laws.
Morley and McReynolds, indicted
Jointly with Grove. will go on
trial at the conclusion of his case.
Under questioning by George
Warren. of defense counsel. Phelps
today insisted that Nendrick was
with him and Dutton at the time
OF the shooting and that he had
been with them all o. the evening
Denies Drinking
He continued to deny vigorously
that he or Dutton or Kendrick had
been drinking.
Again today the courtroom was
filled to overlooking. as it was
Yesterday. Persons unable to find
seats stood in all vacant space in
the room, including the rostrum OF
the Judge. The youthful sister Of
the slain student, Mrs. Paul White,
of Bristol, Va, was present, as
were the youths aunt and uncle,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Kendrick. with
whom he lived at. Meadow View.
Mrs. White. dressed in black. sat
solemnly during the proceedings a
few feet from the defendant, Jim"
Grove.
Grove was as stolid today as he
was yesterday during the reading
OF the indictment and the opening
statements of counsel. About so
wears old, he has a ruddy com.
plexion topped by gray hair. One
side of his jaw generally protrudes,
due to a habit he has of chewing
tobacco. Grove is the father of
IL children. and, according to his
counsel. is Gust a plain every day
American citizen" Under the fee
system he has been augmenting the
income of his little farm by serving
as deputy sheriff.
Jury Faces Court Room
The IL good men and true who
are to hold the fate of Grove in
their hands when the hearing of
evidence is concluded. sit inmov-
able in row of chairs stretched
across the front of the judge roa-
trum. They have their backs to
the judge bu: face The witness aid
the counsel taDle, very unusual
arrangement Of a court room.
But then everything about this
trial is a little unusual to the city
dWeller. It embodies many OF the
traditions and customs left to the
people on this plateau in the noun
tains by the hardy pioneers, who
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Ambassador Dawes to
Leave June 7 for London

CHICAGO, June u.N.S.l.-
Charles G. Dawes. Ambassador to
the Court of St. James, will leave
here tomorrow and New York on
Friday for London to assume his
new duties.
En- route to New York he win
stop in Washington. General Dawes
will be Joined in New York by his
wife and daughter and his nephew
secretary, Henry Dawes.
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Tito Schipa Is Father
OF 6-POund Daughter

Los ANGELES, June Anime.
Tito Schipa. wife of the noted opera
tenor. has given birth to 6pound
daughter, 1t was announced at the
Good Samaritan Hospital today. A
cablegram informing him he is a
father was sent to the singer in
Rome. He is on an opera tour. The
Schipa home is here.
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HOover's Dry Jurors
Open Suite of Offices

President Flowers Commission Of
Law and Law Enforcement estab-
Tished offices yesterday in the Tower
building. Fourteenth and X Streets
Northwest.
/ Twenty-six hundred feet Of floor
space was leased by the commission
for office purposes
The Washington times., 1929-06-04
Man Gets Broken Leg
In Motorcycle Collision

Emergency Hospital physicians to
day treated John w. Robertson, so.
of Fifth Street and Marietta Place
Northwest for a broken leg and a
Iacerated scalp.
Robertson was injured yesterday
when struck by motorcycle under
the H Street Northeast viaduct. TIE
motorcycle rider. James B. I.arkins,
of the 140O block P st. N. W., was
questioned and released by police.
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elect Mrs. John ]. Casey to her late
husbands seat in the House.
Shows Optimism
Mrs. Mccormick, who is the only
member OF the House feminine
bloc" to represent an entire State
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BANK STATEMENTS

Washington Clearing House,
IS, 796, 3S7.67.
New York Clearing House bal.
halce. $173, 200, 900.
New York Clearing House ex.
ehange, $1,S75, 200, 200.
Treasury balance, $139, 73O, O24.55.
Customs receipts, $2.227 .452 .06.
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King George Continues
To Make Progress

WINDSOR, Eng, June 4 U.N.Sl.
King George, who is suffering from
an abscess in the chest. passed a
good night and continues to make
satisfactory progress, it was learned
| to6aV
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Thinks Women Will
Control Congress
By WILLIAM s. NEAL
yr,rht res, Dv international New. service,

Feminine control of the House in 25 years! American
women keeny alive to their political responsibilities and
vitality interested in their Government, will steadily
forward in the arena of public affairs and in % years will
either have than so per of the membership of the
House of Representatives. very close to Mrs Ruth
Hanna Mccormick Congresswoman from Illinois, predicted
oda
The Washington times., 1929-06-04

They then would be in position to
control the purse strings of the ma
ton and dictate its legislative
course.
the British elections in which women
candidates for parliament scored tre-
mendous gains, and the commence.
ment of a fight -iE Pennsylvania to
The Washington times., 1929-06-04
Lindberghs Reported
Hiding in ~ Y.
Times Staff Photo
{, Copyright 1929. by International service).

NEW YORK, June 4-Col and Mrs Charles A. Lindbergh,
America elusive bridal couple took the advice Of the late
O. Henry andl lost themselves in a crowd
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TODAY'S SCRATCHES
WASHINGTON PARK

Weather, clear: track, fast.
SECOND RACE-Participate House
Boy. Panketa Her Answer, Amilcar.
THIRD RACE-Athey. Ossie H.
Olympic. -.s
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PARAMOUNT PARK

FAIhWUUNT PANN
FIRST RACE--Nita. Perjury, Suna.
SECOND RACE-Clarie Amour, Pot
fun, For Luck, Facility, HArpoon,
Jack UP.
THIRD RAcE-coekney. Dnnbeath,
Head Cover, Miss Maryland, Villager.
SIXTH RACE-aold Mint.
SEVENTH RACE-PonimoL SUeop.
Thistle Boy, Jane BROKER. Cannon Club.
weather. clears track. slow.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
POINCARE PLEADS
 FOR LONGER TIME
Sends Note Asking Postpone.
 ment of Debt Payment

Paris, June 2s (AP)-Pushed on by almost unanimous parliamentary opposition, Premier Poincarc sent to Washington today another plea for postponsmsnt beyond August 1 of maturity of rrance's debt of $400,- GOO, 900 incurred in purchase of American war stocks left in France when the A. E. F. went back home.
 The premier's plea was made necessary by . resolution of the chamber of deputies in the first hour today asking that Ambassador Ciau- del seek postponement of the ma turity dats 90 that France would not be rushed in ratification of the Mel lem Bsrenger debt accord.
 The resolution was passed after . short but eloquent speech of Dep uty Franklin Bouillon, which coun- teractsd to . large extent the effect of 2l hours speechmaking by M. Poincare, designed to show why im- mediate ratification of the debt ac- cords with England and America was necsssary.
 Auc ucputy ueciArcu LNaC rance was being railroaded into ratifica- tion. He said he did not believe America would be deaf to an appeal of justice; but, if America would not recognize justice then France would be able to appeal to the jus tice of the world.
 Versailles was an American peace, the Dawes plan was an Amer ican peace, the Young plan was an American peace," he argued, land to all of them America has refused to subscribe"
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
Soviets Urge Peasant
 Folk to Carry Arms

Mexico City. June es R - The congress of the General Workers confederation. a moderate Red or ganixation affiliated with the Am sterdam Internationale. but not the Moscow organization, has passed a resolution favoring Mexican peas- ants ''arming themselves against possible attacks of their enemies"
 The resolution added that any measures considered opportune' should be taken to obtain arms lin accordance with instructions to be issued later" The author ex- plained his resolution n necessi- tated by attacks on tho peasants in the Nayarit and oil zones,". unex- blaming his references.
 The confederation is one of the largest labor organizations in Mex leo. It recently refused admission to the congress of communist dele gates on the ground they were in the pay of Moscow.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
English Mayoress Is
 Here for Celebration

New York, June i2S R1The Marchioness Townshend, mayoress of Lynn, Norfolk, England, and her 13-year- r-old son, Marquis Townshend. arrived today on the liner Maure- tania to attend the 300th anniver- sary of the founding of the city of Lynn, Mass.
 The titled visitors were met at Quarantine by Ben N. Johnson, per sonal epresentative of Mayor Ralph s. Bauer of the Massachusetts city and after their baggage had been cleared. the party left immediately for Lynn.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

mer Pulaski, which will be held October II at Savannah. Ga.
 Dedication of a statue of the cele- brated Pole, who died in the siege of Savannah 150 years ago, will take place and the fifth ward common council members feel that this city should be represented
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
Cannon Cracker Thrown
 At Boy Riding in Truck

Supernumerary Officer John kranxit chased four boys along the railroad tracks and caught them about 5:15 las. evening. after David Shindel of 45 Willow street com plained that 8 cannon cracker ha been thrown into his truck and had exploded and burned a hole in the shirt of Alex Doboski, 9, of 5s Will. low street.
 The quartet gave the name of the boy who threw the cracker. The Doboski boy was only slightly in- jured and declined medical atten- ton.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
FOUGHT PERFECTLY
Joe Jacobs, Manager Of German Heavyweight, Says Schnieling Whipped Toughest Fighter.

New York. June 2S UP)-"Max Schmeling fought a perfect fight" Joe Jacobs. manager of the German heavyweight, told the United Press today.
 He whipped the toughest heavy weight in the world and he did it de- cisively. Today Schmeling is the outstanding contender for Gene Tun- rey's title.
 Some did not think Schmeling could take it. We'll, did he prove it? He stood up and battled Pauline for Is rounds and finished almost as fresh as he entered the ring"
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
INJURED HIS HAND
Schmeling Claims He Damaged His Right in the Fifth Round by Hit ting Paolino's Elbow,

New York, June 2S (UP)-"I hurt my hand in the fifth round when I struck Paolino on the elbow" Max schmeling told the United Press to- day, Tor would have knocked him out after the 10th round. My wrist was also hurt at the same time.
 "Paolino has a difficult style to fight. but l broke down his defense and could hit him almost at will during the last six rounds.
 He never hurt me with his body punches and outside of my sore right hand and wrist I am not hurt.
 "Paolino had a bold heart and is very strong"
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
Family Dinner Marks
 Wedding Anniversary

Surrounded by their five children, all living in this city. MT. and Mrs. Henry c. Dolan of 1910 Stanley street are observing their s1st we'd ding anniversary quietly today.
 There will be no formal celebra ton. A quiet family dinner will mark the occasion.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
AMERICAN

Batting-Foxx, Athletics, .4O3. Runs-Gehringer, Tigers. 66. Runs batted in-Simmons, Ath-- letics, 79.
 Hits-Manush. Tigers. 97. Doubles-Johnson, Heilmann, Tigers; Haas. Athletics, 25. Triples-Miller. Athletics. 2. Homers-Gehrig, Tanks, 21. Stolen bases-Miller. Athletics; Gehringer. Tigers, H.
 Pitching-Grove. Athletics, won IF, lost l.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28

There were 1O1 steam shovels, 307 locomotives, 4,572 cars and trucks, 553 mechanical drills. 20 dredgers, 1T cranes. 72 barges ard lighters and over 100 other appli- ances moving earth and rock out ot the Panama Canal during 1ts con- struction.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS
By the Associated Press.
 NATIONAL

Batting-Herman, Robins. .SS7, Runs-Ott, Giants, SC.
 Runs batted in-Ott, Giants, v. Hits-Terry. Giants. 100. Doubles-Hafey, Cards, 21. Triples-L. Waner, Pirates, II. Homers-Ott. Giants, 21. Stolen bases-CuyIer. Cubs, 20. Pitching-Grimes, Pirates, won II, lost l.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
WANT CITY REPRESENTED
 AT PULASKI MEMORIAL
Pajewskl and Alynarski Will Suggest Sending Delegates to Savannah
 Exercises,

At the next council meeting, which will be held July IT, Alder man Peter Pajewski and Councilman Joseph Mlynarski, both of the Fifth ward, will propose to send represen- tatives from this city to the exercises in honor of Brigadier General Cazi-
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD FRIDAY, JUNE 2s 1929

Children who will be present at the dinner are Mrs. E. J. Ahlgren of Elm Hill. Henry. Kenneth. Agnes and CeceHa, all at home.
New Britain herald., 1929-06-28
MOTHER IS HAPPY
Sons's Brilliant Victory Over Pa0- lima Makes Mrs. SchmelinS Happy in Germany.

Berlin. June 2s (UP)-The moth- CT of Max Schmeling was over- whelmed with joy today at her sons brilliant 15 round victory over Pao- limo Uzcoudun at the Yankee Stad- ium, New York.
 "My ardent wish for my boy to win has been realized" she said. What more can say?"
 The anxious mother followed the fight on the radio. T heard every word" the fighters mother said. From the tenth round, on I was convinced Max was going to win"
 She thanked the United Press pro- fusely for enabling her, and her friends to follow Max's greatest tri- umph by radio.