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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
FEDERAL WITNESS
IS FOUND MURDERED
Accuser of Colorado Sheriff in Con-
spiracy Trial Is Shot Four
Times.
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DENVER, May 10.-The body of Joe
Clark, Denver police character and
chief witness for the Government
against Walter Johnson, sheriff of JEFF
ferson County, recently indicted for
conspiracy to violate the prohibition
law, was found in field six miles
north of Denver yesterday. He had
been shot to death.
District Attorney Joel Stone snd
Denver police officers who investigated
the Staying expressed the opinion
CLARK had been taken for a ride" A
curSory examination revealed four bullet
wounds in his body. two of which evi-
IDENTIFY had entered from the back.
Detectives expressed the belief Clark
was shot while endeavorinS to escape
from his captors.
Sheriff johnson was indicted
month ago on conspiracy charges said
to have been the outgrowth of testi-
mony given the Federal grand jury by
Clark, who at the time of MS death
was facing a State charge of operating
still.
Because Clark was a Government
witness attaches of the Department of
Justice joined with Jefferson and
Denver County police officials in seek
ing the Slayers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
CHANGES IN TARIFF
/. TO Be CONSIDERED,
HAWLEY DECLARES
Critics Suggestions Will Be
Received, Beginning Tues
day, by G. O. P.
'IF THEY ARE APPROVED,
HOUSE WILL GET THEM
Decision Made After Committee
Chairman Confers With Farm
Group Leader.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Hawley of the House ways
and means committee announced to-
day that beginning Tuesday the Re
publican members of the committee
would hear any suggestions for changes
in the pending tariff bill and If found
warranted they would be offered as
committee amendments on the floor.
The decision was reached at a confer
ence between Hawley and Representa-
tive Dickinson Republican, Iowa, leader
of group of Western Republicans, who
believed some of the proposed agricul-
tural rates are inadequate.
HaWley said any member who desired
to offer suggestions for changes would
be heard by the committee, and that a
similar practice was followed in 1922
at the time the Fordney-McCumber act
was written. Only members of the
House will be heard, he explained.
Western Group Meets.
The Western group held a meeting
yesterday to discuss proposed tariff
changes, and also procedure under
which amendments may be offered to
the tariff measure from the House floor.
Republican leaders desire to limit
and means COMMITTEES and some mem
bers of the farm group have asked the
leaders to postpone definite decision
in this regard unit! thy could go over
the tariff bill more thoroughly.
Democrats. on the otnar hand. insist
all members OF the House should bs
permitted to offer am Edmsnts.
Dickinson said after the conference
with Hawley that he believed the items
entitled to renewed considerations were
caSein, fax, tapioca, dried milk, figs.
long staple cotton, milling in boni
provisions for whaat. black strap
molasses, gypsum and mica.
Few Changes Suggested.
Hawley said only a few changes have
been suggested thus far.
The House gave up its usual Satur-
day recess today to continue general de-
bate on the tariff bill
Under a tentative plan which emerged
late yesterday from the first of series
Of Republican conferences looking to
such an agreement. the general debate
will continue until next Thursday. after
which consideration of amendments will
be in order for one week. The tentative
date for passage of the bin was set at
May %, but indications are that the
final vote will not be reached until sev-
eral days later.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
VIEW PARK POLICE
HEAD IS SELECTED
Capt. Montgomery Succeeds
Parsons, Who Gets Leave
Starting June IS.

Capt. Ray c. Montgomery, Field
Artillery officer, now on duty at Fort
Hoyle Md, was chosen today by the
War Department to be the new head OF
the United States Park Police force
here.
Capt. Montgomery will report for duty
to Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant. Sd, director
of the Office of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, about June. Capt. M. H.
Parsons, who has been superintendent
of the United States Park Police for
nearly four years.. is due to go on leave
of absence about June Is. He will re-
port to Fort Monroe, Va, near the
middle of September and start in a
course at the Coast Artillery School
there
Reporting for duty on October 18.
1928, Capt. Parsons has created what
his friends term record in building up
the morale of the United States Park
Police
Serving as general manager Of the
Welfare and Recreational Association of
Public Buildings and Public Grounds,
Inc, Capt. Parsons aided materially in
putting the tourist camp in East
Potomac Park on a firm foundation.
Capt Parsons resigned from the post
of general manager last February to
devote his whole time to the park
police
Capt. Parsons was born in MasSa-
chusetts, and in 1916 served in the
governors troup of the Connecticut
National Guard During part of the
World War he served as instructor at
Fort Monroe. He served overseas as
brigade adjutant and operations on
Ger OF the 37th Artillery Brigade, and
upon his return to this country served
at Fort Totten in New York. Fort
Banks Mass. and then went to the
Hawaiian Islands, where he served as
post and regimental adjutant at Fort
Shatter, headquarters of the Hawaiian
department. From that post he came
to Washington
A trip to Europe is being contemplated
during his leave of absence, and Capt.
Parsons will coach his successor in his
new duties before severing his con-
nection with the ONCE of Public Build
lngs and Public Park
Col. Grant recommended Capt.
Montgomery for the post of Superin-
tendent of the United States Park Po-
lice, after interviewing several Army
of11cer applicants for the position and
scrutlniZing their service records. The
War Department has just confirmed
this choice and will officially publish
the orders in few days.
Capt Montgomery is a native OF
Iowa He entered the Army from civil
life in 1917. with a captains commits
sion in the Field Artillery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
HOUSE RESIGNATION
SENT IN BY NEWTON
Representative of Minnesota Quits
to Carry on Work as
Hoover Aide.

Walter H. Newton, one of the Presi-
dents three secretaries, who has been
continuing as member of the House
of Representatives from the fifth dis
trict of Minnesota. announced today he
had formally rendered his resignation
in the House, to become effective
June 80.
Representative Newton, who was Sc
lected by President Hoover as one Of
his secretaries to handle specifically pa
tronage matters, as we'll as to be liaison
officer between the White House and
independent establishments and other
Government departments, does not go
on the pay roll at the White House
until July l.
Since the special session of : Congress
convened, he has been dividing his
time between the White House and the
Capitol and has been required to work
late into the night in order to handle
the two jobs.
Mr.. Newton's notice of his resignation
to the Minnesota governor was trans
n1itted today to Speaker Longworth of
fhe House. His resignation at this time
will enable the Governor of Minnesota
to call special election to elect sue
cessor to MI. Newton in the House on
June 10. the day of the regular annual
municipal elections in that State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
EARLY VOTE SEEN
ON F ARM MEASURE
Passage of Bill Next Week
Is Predicted Under De-
bate Limit.

By the Associated Press.
Having voted on the most controver-
sial sections of its farm relief bill, the
Senate took recess today with passage
of the measure in sight early next week.
On top of the decision Wednesday to
retain the export debenture section in
the bill, despite President .Hoover's OPP
position, the Senate yesterday refused
to leave the salary of the chairman of
the proposed Federal Farm Board to the
discretion of the Chief Executive, adopt
ing an amendment TO f1x 1t at $l2,OOO
year
Although the Republican independents
and Democrats, who lined up together
to defeat the administration stand on
the debenture proposal. provided the
principal strength for the salary amend
ment. the sharp lines of cleavage which
deyeloped in the former disagreement
were not apparent yesterday, and the
elements of bitter controversy were
lacking.
Senator Fess OF Ohio, assistant Re-
publican whip, whose complaint against
Senator Borah and other pseudo-Re-
publicans" for disregarding President
Hoover's declaration against the
debenture has served to keep that dis
pute alive, and Chairman McNary of
the agriculture committee, were among
the administration supporters in the
Wednesday contest who opposed the
delegation by Congress of power to flX
salaries to the President. Several deben-
ture proponents. on the other hand,
voted to give the President that power.
The difference between the intensity
of the two issues was further en-
phasized by the fact that, while the
"Wednesday vote was ~ to A, yester-
DAYS count was 46 to 80. The most
vigorous disputes which developed yes
terday. in fact, had to do with efforts
to exclude dairy products, fruits and
vegetables from commodities affected by
the bill two amendments looking to
that end being voted down by large
maiorities.
The possibility of final vote on the
bill Monday or Tuesday is held out in
the agreement reached by the Senate
to limit debate after pm. Monday. A
VOTE USUALLY follows within a few hours
after such an agreement is invoked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
FLYERS GROUP ExPELS
STUNT AVIATOR OF FILMS

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. May l1-Al Wilson,
stunt aviator, who made a parachute
Jump for the movies from falling
plane. in which his mechanic Phil
Jones met his death on March %, has
been expelled from membership in the
Professional Pilots Associa tion.
The report from the national air or
ganization, which arraigned Wilson for
jumping from the plane while his me-
clanic was in it, stated the aeronautic
branch of the Department of Commerce
had fined Wilson $500 for violation of
the air commerce act and suspended
his Federal transports license for three
months.
The report stated Wilson had "vio-
lated the unwritten law of the air in
leaping from the plane before all other
occupants were clear. unless the plane
was less than 900 feet from the
ground The Jump was made st about
5000 feet" the report said, adding that
Jones. who was operating smoke pots
for "war movie" was unaware of the
fact that the pilot had jumped"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
MARINES LANDED
IN REVOLT AREA
Menace to Shameen Is Less
ened as Four Rebel Gun
boats Surrender.
Rv The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CANTON. China, May 11.-Twenty
American Marines today guarded the
American consulate in Shameen. foreign
concession quarter of Canton. The men
were landed from the United States
wsrship Tulsa yesterday when Can
touese bombardment of four rebel ships
in the hsrbor threatened danger to
those ashore
British guards also were landed. A
check-up revealed that only few per-
sons were killed when machine gun
bullets from Honsm Island and shells
from the Macao Island batteries pep
pered part of the concession yesterday.
Residences and business houses. how
ever, for awhile were hard hit by the
fire.
The four revolving ships surrendered,
after an ultimatum was issued to the
vice commander in charge of the
mutineers threatening to bomb and
sink the ships if he did not surrender
After the foreign gunboats. among
which they had taken refuge, moved oil
and three Cantonese bombing planes
appeared above the ships their COM
manders hoisted white flags. 1t was
revealed they had wanted $4,000, 600
Mexican as the price of submission.
Their request was refused by the
Cantonese.
Military News Is Conflicting.
Military news today was conflicting.
It appeared that Hunanese troops had
attacked the Kwangsi forces on the
northeast of that province, and that
the unexpected move with failure of
the navy's counter attack had led the
Kwangsi clement to withdraw to con-
solidated positions west of Samshui.
On the other hand, the Cantonese
position was still most difficult, as the
city was forced to fight KWangsiites ad-
vancing on it from three directions. and
a number of Canton's own field COM
manders and troops were reported near
detection.
Seeking to block the Kwangsi ad-
vance from the east, the Cantonese yes
terday blew up the principal bridge on
the Canton -KoWloon Railway.
A party of American Baptist mission
aries evacuating Kweilan, in Northeast
Kwangsi, were held up at Wuchow,
which was quiet Other American mis-
sionaries in Kwangsi were remaining
at their posts, despite advice of the
American consulate to evacuate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
FIVE KILLED, 4 INJURED
AS FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL
Women Believed Fatally Hurt
by Blaze in Amarillo,
Tex, Hotel.

AMARILLO, Tex. May II (p)-At
least five persons perished in = fire
which destroyed the three-story tourist
hotel here today Three others. one
woman. were injured perhaps fatally.
Authorities were unable to identify
the victims Immediately.
The bodies of three men were found
in their beds on the third floor. Two
other men. one of whom was believed
TO be Buffalo Atchison, Shamrock,
Tex. cattleman. were killed when they
jumped from the third floor of tbs
blazing building
Miss Birdie Rhodes. who operated
the hotel with Fred Rogers. a blin5
man. was injured probably fatally.
when she leaped from a window. Ths
Others injured were C. H. welchel,
Gainesville, Tex, and r. Barnhart, Elk
City, Okla.
Two of the dead men were identified
later by police and undertakers as Ray
mond Cozart, Detroit, Tex; Pete
Kearns, Pine, Colo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
DAVIS, ADAMS SHARE
RADIO FORUM HOUR
Two Cabinet Members Will Talk
in Evening Stars Program
on Nations Affairs.

A veteran cabinet member. Secretary
of Labor Davis. and a newcomer to ofh-
cial Washington, Secretary of the Navy
Adams, will speak tonight over the Co
lumbia Broadcasting System in the Ma
tional Radio Forum, arranged by The
Evening Star and sponsored by the
broadcasting concern.
Both men bring messages of Nation
wide import on the work accomplished
and the projects ahead of the Labor
and Navy Departments to the Nation
wide hook-up of radio stations in the
system Their flrst-hand reports of the
activities of their own branches of the
Government will go to a vast audience
of radio listeners interested in the af-
fairs of the Nation.
Secretary Adams is expected to deal
not only with the routine affairs of the
Navy Department, but to discuss also
the great naval expansion and con-
struction program now going on. Avi-
alton activities Of the Navy also arc
expected to receive some attention.
Secretary Davis has the wide field
of labor and industry, immigration and
employment labor dispute conciliation
and the Women's and Children's Bu-
reaus on which to build his talk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
HOOVER MAY TOUR
SOUTH THIS YEAR
President ContempIates Visit
to DixieIand if Official
Duties Permit.

BY the Associated Press.
President Hoover contemplates a tour
of the South and is hopeful that the
administrative and legislative situation
will be cleared up sufficiently so that
he can absent himself from the Capital
for an appreciable length of time this
FAN.
His trip through Dixie will be separate
from the journey he is to make to the
West Indies for visits to Cuba, Porto
Rico and perhaps some other islands
He hopes to be able thus to round out
his good will tour of Latin America
within year.
While the itinerary of the Southern
trip as yet has not even approached
the formulatiye stage, it will carry him
as far Southwest as Texas. which he
has been urged to visit ever since his
election. He had considered going there
ON the return from South America, but
found that time would not permit,
Formal invitations have come to the
President from the Chambers of Com
merce of Dallas, Forth Worth and
Houston, where the Democratic national
convention was held last year, and ex-
pectation is that he will arrange his
schedule so as to visit all three of these
places.
May Revisit Flood Region.
Naturally he will want to revisit
he scenes OF his flood relief work on
the Mississippi two years ago and SO
is expected to include Louisiana. Mis-
sisSippi. Tennessee and perhaps Arkan-
only one OF these States he has visited
since his nomination for the preSi-
dency
Invitations also are before the Chief
Executive to visit Virginia, North Caro-
lima. South Carolina, Georgia and Ala
bama, and If possible he will make
stops in all of those CommonWealtfls
He passed through the first four States
going to and returning from his pre-
inaugural visit in Florida, but his
special trains made only necessary
operating stops, many of them at night.
One of the latest invitations from
the South to reach Mr.. Hoover is that
from the American Legion at Bir-
min2ham to visit that city in Novem-
Der for the unveiling of a World War
memorial. He has that under advise
ment, but is unlikely to reach any
decision on that or other requests to
attend specific events until a short time
before he turns to the Southland.
Is Invited to Charleston.
Charleston, S. c., has extended an in
vitation that he visit that city in Sep
tember for the opening of the King
Highway Bridge, a mammoth structure
spanning the Cooper River and form
ing the last connecting link in the
coastwise highway from New York to
Florida
Norfolk. Va, also has requested Mr.
Hoover to come there, and invitations
have been extended for visits to Rich
mond, the capital of the Confederacy;
Raleigh and other cities farther to the
south. 1t may be that time will per-
NIT only one stop in each State If
so, in the flood States he probably
would make his places of call New Or
leans, Vicksburg, Memphis and Arkansas
City
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
Peak Cautions Him After
Report of SIS Gift to
Fellow Prisoner.
MOST OF HIS MONEY
PUT IN OFFICE SAFE
Magnate Allowed to Keep $5 or Sc
for Purchases-Brought $200
or $500 With Him.

Harry F. Sinclairs generosity to fell
low prisoners and Jail attendants has
resulted in his attention being called
to no tipping" rule in force at the
District Jail
Mai. William L. Peak, superintendent
of the institution, said today that he
had advised his wealthy prisoner that
gratuities are taboo at the Jail.
All but 1--WE or six dollars" of Sim
clair's money has been placed in the
safe in the Office of the jail, and this
allowance is for goodies" on sale in the
Jail store.
Maj. Peak said Sinclair brought to
the Jail with him about two or three
hundred dollars" He said most of this
money was placed in the safe the day
after the oil mans arrival to begin his
90-day sentence.
Tip of IS Reported.
When reports leaked out that Sinclair
had tipped" an attendant SIS for per-
forming an errand. and that he had
given sums of money to fellow prison.
ers. Mai Peak instituted an investiga-
ton He said he was convinced the
reports were exaggerated"
The attendant may have said he
got a five-dollar tip. but more likely 1t
was lot less than that" the superin-
tendent stated.
Mai. Peak said that when the reports
about tipping were published he went
to Sinclair and suggested" to him that
he discontinue the practice. He explain
ed it was bad policy
Regulation Aimed at Thefts.
The Jail head denied that Sinclair
was allowed large sums of money on his
person. No prisoner is permitted to
have more than five or six dollars at
one time, he said. When this is spent
they may ask for more from the amount
to their credit in the safe,
The regulation limiting the amount
OF money carried by prisoners is en-
forced to prevent thefts, Mai. Peake ex-
planned Expensive iewelry is placed
in the safe for the same reason, he
said
Sinclair has cell all to himself
now. 1t is on the third floor of the
main building, Just above the dlspen-
sary, where he is assigned as phar-
nfacist Heretofore he had been sleep
ing In the east dormitory with three
score other prisoners.
Rests Well at Night.
He appears to be taxing his lot phi
ioscphically. He rests we'll at night,
eats heartily and dresses Immediately.
Mai Peak says ne asks no favors from
any one.
Had it not been for breakdown of
the radio set at the Jail yesterday after
noon he could have listened in on the
running of the Preakness at Pimlico
The Sinclair entry. Leucite, was beaten
in the feature race, but his 2-year-old
filly, PatroneSs. carried the RancocaS
stable 'colors to victory in the second
race
The radio was in working order again
today. 1t is in the jail ONCE, to which
Sinclair has admittsnce in his leisure
moments
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
IRISH FREE STATE OPENS
RELATIONS WITH VATICAN

BY the Associated Fress.
DUBLIN Irish Free State, May IL
The Irish Free State government has
decided to establish diplomatic relations
with the Vatican.
1t is stated that Pope Plus has ac-
cepted the proposal and the necessary
preliminaries have been completed. TIE
Pontiff will send representative to
Dublin and will receive Saorstat Min
isters.
Oficial announcement was to be
made in Dublin later today and in
Rome tomorrow. Tomorrow is the
Pope's feast day
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
CELEBRATION IS PLANNED
FOR VICTORIOUS GALES
B. the Associstsd Prsrs.

B. the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. May l1.--A repub-
lies Joyous welcome awaits Gen Plu-
tarco Elias Gales when he arrives in
Mexico City. possibly tomorrow from
his victorious campaign against the
rebels in Northern Mexico.
The former President left Maza tlan
Sinaloa, Friday. evening, and unless his
stav at Guadalaiara, where he will con-
fer with his generals on progress of the
war against the "Cristeros,' or SOCIAL
ed religious insurgents is prolonged, he
should arrive here late Sunday.
The nations crack troops, some Of
which have preceded him here from the
victories in the north, will be lined up
al the Colonia Station to greet him, and
official and private receptions have been
arranged in his honor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
Mrs Hoover Drives Car to Richmond
And Back In Six Hours With Guests

AS do most seasoned automobile
rivers, when Mrs. Herbert Hoover takes
n automobile trip she feels better about
the matter if she is at the wheel of the
car. and yesterday she spent six hours
at the wheel of a White House car,
driving II all the way to Richmond and
back
Today Mrs. Hoover showed no i'll
effects from her long turn at the con-
trolls of the big White House machine.
in which she iourneyed to the Virginia
capital.
Mrs Hoover. however did not 20 the
route entirely alone. Another White
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
TARIFF PLEA FILED.

Protection for Shoe and Leath In
dustries Is Requested.
BOSTON, May II G0.-An order
memorializing Congress to amend the
tariff revision bill, recently reported
by the ways and means committee of
Congress, to provide protection for the
shoe and leather industries of Massa-
chusetts, was unanimously adopted by the
State House of Representatives Thurs
day. Copies of the order will be sent
Immediately to President Hoover, the
presiding officers of both branches of
Congress and to the congressional rep.
resentatives of Massachusetts,.
The order asserts that the bill fails
to accord to the industries any tariff
production, Notwithstanding that these
important industries are "keenly suffer-
ing from the handicap of competition
resulting from European standards of
wages and of living
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11
Further Rioting Is Expected.

LONDON. May IL GP).-The posi-
bility of extension of trouble In the
Province of Khuzistan. which the
'2rsian authorities attribute to Com
hunistic agitation, was indicated In
private messages received In London
.rom Persia today.
The messages said that foreign
aeitators were still active at Abadan,
where riots took place early this week.
but added that the Persian govern.
ment had the matter we'll in hand.