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The Washington times., 1930-01-14
Evangelist to Campaign
Here March Is to 28

An evaagelistic campaign will
be directed here by the Rev. DR..
A. Earl Kernahan, from March
16 to % inclusive. All churches,
regardless Of denomination have
been invited to participate.
The campaign known as "Visi-
tation Evangelism" is expected
TO bring to the churches hundreds
who have no religious affiliations,
Washington. Arlington County,
and the AnacoStia district Of
Maryland.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14

You can drive through . whole year
abundant with pleasure In . Good Used
Car purchased through Times CLASH
fled Ads today.
The Washington times., 1930-01-14
DIES AT PENN LAIRD

PENN LAIRD, Va, Jan. IA
John Kelly Allen, IS, well known
resident Of this community for
many years died at his home
here following a long illness. He
is survived by two daughters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
DOUBLE HOMICIDE
BATTLES OFFICIALS
Woman and Man Found in Filling
Station With Revolver Be-
tween Bodies.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DANVILLE, Va, March 2l.-Henry
County authorities remained baff1ed to-
day by the double homicide discovered
yesterday at Carlisle. where Mrs w. l.
Stone, aged as, was found with hel
skull crushed in and Tom Howerton, 10
dead from pistol bullet through the
brain, with large revolver lying be-
tween the two bodies. The bodies were
found in Stones filling station after he
had returned from Martinsville, where
an errand had kept him for three-quar-
tiers Of an hour.
The mysterious features were the
finding Of suicide note in Howerton',
pocket indicating that he was disap-
pointed in his love for Billie SizemorC
and preferred death and the total alb
Sence of a heavy weapon by which Mrs
Stones skull was crushed or a motive
for her life being taken.
Sheriff j. j. Davis was of the opinioY
that Howerton tried to rob the safe Of
the 5000 1t contained, met with oppo.
sition from Mrs Stone, a struggle tax.
ing place, in which he killed her ant
then took his life.
NO money was missing, however Tht
small interior OF the store and films
station was IN confusion, evidencing
ngnt. Two OF the three shells in thu
revolver had been discharged, but onl,
one shot could De accounted for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
DOHENY ARGUMENT
APPROACHING END
Defense Counsel Makes Ora.
matte Plea to Jury for
Accused Man.
By tlhe Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Continuing his fervent plea to the
jury that Edward L. Doheny be, freed
on charge Of bribery. Frank Hogan.
chief of defense counsel, began his ar
guments today with an explanation of
the Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, naval oil
storage contract. Hogan opened yester-
day. The case is due to get to the jury
by tomorrow. &
The Pearl HarbW contract gave a
Doheny company preference to the Elks
Hills, Calf, naval oil lease, subject to
certain conditions. This preference
was regarded as mandatory.
The Government charges that Do
heny gave Albert B. Fall, former Secre-
tary of the Interior, bride of 100000
to influence his award of the ElkS HIS
oil lands to Doheny interests and that
the Pearl Harbor contract was arranged
so that the man on trial would get the
valuable properties in California.
Answer Pomerene.
Atlee Pomerene, Government special
prosecutor, in his argument to the jury
y
kept in the background during the
Pearl Harbor negotiations he had "hiS
hands on the reins.'
Attacking this phase of the Govern
ment's contentious today, Hogan as
serted that Doheny knew nothing of
the details of the contract.
Hogan said the bids were studied by
experts, who decided an alternate pro-
posal which gave the Doheny firm
preference was the best for the Gov
eminent.
The defense attorney reviewed the
preferential right" clause and recon-
mendationS of experts that it be lin
tied to the last half of the naval re-
serve.
Preferential right meant, he told the
jury, that Doheny interests would get
first chance to lease the land only If
1t were willing to accept conditions as
laid down by the Government.
SubOrdinates Wired FAN.
eff Fall had been paid, would he have
permitted subordinate to cut down
the amount Of the lease?" he asked.
Fail, he said, was 1900 miles away"
when naval officers and Falls subordi-
mates decided to accept the alternate
proposals. He added they wired Fall
recommending that he authorize them
to execute the lease.
There was his chance to change the
contract If he wanted to-" he said.
Hogan said the Nays decision late
IN 1922 to increase the oil storage
facilities at Pearl Harbor had led it to
Continued on Page 2, Column s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
MEANS BOOK ON HARDING
MAY BE GIVEN GRAND JURY
Work Declares Jess Smith Was Not
Suicide, but Victim Of
Foul Play.

United States Attorney Leo A. Rover
announced today that he had received
q copy of CASTOR B. Means book, pur-
porting to give inside details OF al
legged scandals of the Harding admins
tration and had assigned John w. FL
felIy. an assistant, to read it and re-
port whether he believed it contained
any information which might be laid
before the grand jury.
The book, copies of which have been
on sale here for several days, intimates
that Jess Smith, close friend OF Harry
NJ. Daugherty, former Attorney Gener-
al, did not commit suicide at the Ward
man Park Hotel as the coroner ano
police decided, but was the victim Of
foul play.
Means was released from the Federal
penitentiary in Atlanta in 1928, after
serving three years for violation of the
prohibition act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
Tennessee River Improve
ment Association Heads
"ConfidentiaI Man" Tells of
Use of Checks.
HOOVER IS SILENT
ON RESIGNATION RUMOR
Senators and Representatives, Fac
ing Reelection Fights Soon, Con-
cerned With Outcome of Muscle
Shoals Activity of G. 0. P.
Leader.

BY the Associated Press.
Going further into the $50, 100
which Claudius H. Huston, chair
man of the Republican national
committee, collected from the
Union Carbide Co., the Senate
lobby committee today heard w.
E. Moore, Huston's personal rep
reSentative, testify that he bought
and sold stocks with the money
at Huston's direction.
Huston had previously testified
he did not know that part of the
$50, 100 had been used as margin
for stock purchases until he heard
Charles A. Krickl, member Of the
brokerage firm of Blyth & Bon
ner, give the information to the
committee.
The money collected from the Carbide
company was given to Huston for the
Tennessee River Improvement Associa-
ton, which has interested itself In
Muscle Shoals legislation.
The Senate lobby committee, which
began to delve into the affairs of the
improvement association in connection
with its Muscle Shoals activities, sum-
moned Huston, former president of
the association, after his name had been
frequently mentioned in testimony by
into the Union Carbide funds after it
had learned that the money had been
deposited to Illusions personal account
with Blyth 81 Bonner.
Carbide President Testifics.
Fred H. Haggerson, president of the
Union Carbide Co.. followed Moore on
the stand. He told the COMMITTEES that
he contributed $4,000 to Huston for
the Tennessee River improvement Asso-
citation to advocate the bid of the Amer
lean Cyanamid Co. for Muscle Shoals.
Questioned about testimony by Huston
yesterday that he had sold the Carbide
company maps and charts prepared by
the Tennessee association, for the $50, 100,
HaggerSon said:
II wouldn't say that we bought them
believe it was consideration for the
money we gave"
He added that he did not know any
thing about the maps, but he had been
told by member of his organization
that they were valuable.
Haggerson said his company was in
tereSted in the Cyanamid bid for Muscle
Shoals, because his company had q con-
tract to obtain $4,000 horsepower If the
bid were accepted.
Huston has testified that the $50, 100
from the Union Carbide Co. was paid by
Haggerson.
He said the Carbide company had
spent ''in excess of 100000 In its at
tempt to obtain Muscle Shoals and for
options and fertilizer.
How much have you paid the Ten
nessee River Improvement Associations"
Caraway asked.
"Thirty-six thousand one hundred
dollars" the witness said.
He said Huston had telephoned him
IN March last year about Muscle Shoals
and that he went to Huston's ONCE.
Huston, he asserted, told him the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
SATURDAY SESSION
|. OF SENATE ASKED
Watson Wants to Continue
Until Tariff Measure
Is Disposed Of.
az the Aasocinted press.

By the Associated Press.
After the Senate today had refused
for the fifth time tariff on oil, Sena-
tor Watson of Indiana, the Republican
leader, announced on the floor that
the Senate should stay in session to-
morrow until it passed the measure.
Prior to the vote of 38 to 81 against
oil protection, Democrats and Western
Republicans had rallied and put
through, 80 to SO, an amendment 70
slash existing rates on plate glass,
which were placed under the flexible
provisions by presidential proclamation.
Watson was joined in his demand
for speedy disposition of the tariff
measures by Senators Swanson of Vir-
ginia and Barley of Kentucky, Demo-
Gratis.
The oil vote was on a proposal by
Senator Pine, Republican Oklahoma, to
levy a duty of 40 cents a barrel on crude
oil and 20 per cent ad valorem on pc
troleum by-products, all now on the
free list.
The same amendment was defeated,
80 to %, Wednesday night and again
last night without record vote.
Amendments by Senator Thomas,
Democrat, Oklahoma, for rates of 81
and SO per cent, respectively, on oil and
by-productS, were defeated by more de-
ciSive votes previously.
The Senate adopted an amendment
by Senator .McMaster, Republican,
South Dakota, to provide rate of II
cents square foot on plate glass over
384 and not exceeding 1908 square
inches as against existing levies rang
ing from 10 to % cents on sizes within
these limits.
The amendment also would cut from
% to 1874 cents the rate on plate glass
over 1908 square inches.
Congress cannot adjourn before June
under the most favorable conditions, ,
Senator Watson told the Senate in
announcing a plan for a weeks recess
after the tariff bill is passed.
Opposed by Black.
The weeks recess proposal was op-
posed by Senator Black, Democrat
Alabama, who demanded that the
Senate take up the Muscle Shoals
legislation as soon as the tariff is out
of the way.
However, most of the nerve-worn
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column -
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APPROVAL IS GIVEN
NEW BILLS SOUGHT
TO HELP DRY LAWS
Subcommittee Makes Favor
able Report to Be Acted
Upon Thursday.
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
With notifications, the entire pro-
gram of the law enforcement commits
sion to strengthen dry law enforcement,
has been laid before the full House
judiciary committee By q subcommittee
for action next Thursday.
The subcommittee, headed by Repre-
sentative Christopherson, Republican,
Of South Dakota. today reported IA
vorably to the full committee the Wick
ersham bills to strengthen the paddock
law and permit State officers to hale
liquor violators into Federal courts.
The Stobbs bill to amend the Jones
law to define misdemeanor liquor cases
and the Christppherson bill to broaden
the powers Of the United States COM
missioners to hear slight and casual
liquor law violators previously were re-
ferred to the full committee.
Dry Hearings to Resume.
Before this is done however, the
united dry forces of America will
continue their intensive defense of ma
tional prohibition next week with the
Rouse judiciary cOInmlttee reSumlng It's
hearings on proposals that the eight
zenith amendment be repealed.
Additional time has been requested
by the prohibitionists-a half day of
the seven days originally allotted them
remains-and the committee will ac-
cede to their wishes.
The hearings will be taken up again
on Wednesday. following the policy of
the committee in holding sessions on
Wednesday and Thursday of each week.
The drys have not yet made known
whom they will present as witnesses.
They have yet to introduce state
ments from Prof. Irving Fisher, econo-
mist, of Yale University, and the Rev.
Clarence True Wilson, d. D., of the
Board OF Temperance, Prohibition and
Continued on Page . Column On
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Senate Confirmation Expect
ed in Time for Them to As
sumo Duties When Dough-
erty and Taliaferro Retire.
PRESIDENTS DECISION
REACHED AFTER STUDY
Chief Executive Feels He Has Sc
lected Men of Highest Standard,
Who Are Eminently Well Quail
fed to Administer Affairs of
Local Government.

DR.. Luther H. Reichelderfer and
Maj. Gen. Herbert B. Crosby were
today nominated by President
Hoover to be the two civilian
members of the Board of Com
smissioners of the District of CO.
lumbia.
The nominations were sent to
the Senate from the White House
shortly before noon and it is ex-
pected that they will be confirmed
in time for these men to assume
their new duties when Commits
sioners Dougherty and Taliaferro
retire to private life at the end
of this month. The terms of the
two latter officials expired five
weeks ago, but they remained in
office at the request of the Presi-
dent until he had selected the
successors proposed.
The opposition of Washington's
trade and business organizations to the
selection of Gen. Crosby will be con-
tinued, it was announced after the
appointment today. The fight will
center around an attempt to persuade
the Senate District committee to refuse
confirmation on legal grounds.
The appointment of Gen. Crosby, who
retired last night as chief of Cavalry,
was officially announced by the White
House more than six weeks ago, but it
was not until within the last "a hours
that President Hoover definitely decided
upon the appointment OF DR.. Reiehei-
derfer as the second civilian Commits
zsoner.
DR.. Reichelderfer is retired physi-
clan and for more thanz20 years was.
an officef in the District National
! Guard. During the World War he was
& In the Medical Corps of the Army and
had extended service overseas.
Hoover Studied situation.
Inrselecting these two men the Presi-
depG feels that he has selected two
men Of the highest standard. who
are eminently well qualified to adj
minister the affairs Of the local gov
eminent in a capable and salts
factory manner The President is
known to have been painstaking in
looking over the field Of availables to
appoint and 1t was only after the most
careful study that he finally made his
decisions.
AT the time the President announced
his intention to appoint Gen. Crosby ne
said that Gen. Crosby would take over
supervision of Police and Fire Depart
ments and the Traffic Bureau, and that
he felt confident this widely experienced
Army officer would serve with credit
and would strengthen the Police De-
rartment and would bring about a re-
4 auction In crime in the National Capital.
DR.. Reichelderfer'S nomination was
predicted in The Star several days ago.
He has been a resident Of this city for
more than 40 years and prominent as
q medical man and in the activities OF
the National Guard he has not been
prominent in civic or local affairs.
It is understood that DR.. Riechelder-
fer's long and commendable record as
superintendent and chief surgeon at
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
BOLD BOOTLEGGER RETAKES CAR
SEIZED AND CRIPPLED BY POLICE
Loses Wheel in Flight Which Costs Him
Auto to Begin With-Undaunted, He
Fakes Murder, lows It From Garage.

went up the hill and found 100 half
gallon crooks of Maryland rye" loaded
in part of an automobile. The other
part of the automobile had run off
down the street, which was exactly
what the driver had done.
The car, however, had had five
wheels. ''I1l put on the spare" the
officer said. land then go look for the
extra one"
This the patrolman did, but he
searched at the foot of the hill in vain
The fugitive, he said, must have re-
trieved his wheel while the spare was
being put in place.
Somewhat disappointed. the officer
drove his prize to his precinct. There
Continued on Page 4, Column A.
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Some enterprising rum runner, hav-
ing lost most of his automobile and all
of his cargo to police last night, man
aged to retain one wheel, and early
today went around to No. II precinct
and towed of the very automobile to
fit it.
The car never would have been in
a police garage anyhow if one wheel
hadn't come bounding down a hill near
Eighteenth and Monroe streets north
east, straight at Patrolman J. M.
Gresham.
After lodging the wheel the officer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21

Winter died of1cially at $3.50 o'clock
this morning, but Weather Bureau pre-
dictions for the next % hours suggest
that reports of the demise may be ex-
agger&ted.
This morning the sun was passing
over the Equator. This passage from
the Southern to the Northern Hemis-
pheres marks the vernal equinox and
the beginning Of Spring. It may be
that solar traf1ic accident slowed up
the suns passage; anyway the Weather
Bureau is reasonably certain that it
viii be cloudy and colder tonight and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
ATTEMPT TO BLOCK
MONTGOMERY JURY
Petition Asks That Group
Now Sitting Be Dismissed
for Special Probers.
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY.
stan Correspondent of The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md, March 21.-
Blocking Of an investigation by the
grand jury Of alleged irregularities Of
the Montgomery County government
was sought in District Court here today
when petition was filed by F. Barnard
Welsh seeking the dismissal of the pres
ent grand jury and asking the appoint
ment of a special grand jury.
The petition was filed on behalf OF
the Montgomery County Printing &
Publishing Co., publisher of the Mont
gomery Independent, and w. S. Casey,
managing editor of that paper. The
petitioners alleged that the whole pro-
ceeding was irregular and at the hearing
in court put on the stand Robert Peter,
States attorney, and Capt. Joseph G,
CisSel, attorney for the commissioners
to substantiate allegations in the petit
ton that more than one person was
allowed in the grand jury room at the
time commissioners made their formal
demand for an investigation OF the
charges. which are said to have ap-
peared in the Independent.
Cites Lack of Authority.
Judge Robert Peter, sitting on the
bench, said that counsel, in its argu-
ment for granting the prayers in the
petition, had cited to the court no
authorities which would indicate his
power to act. Further, the court said
that 1t knew of no statute for the APP
pointment of a special grand jury nor
of any authority to stop the present
grand jury from proceeding with any
investigation which it saw fit to make.
He suggested that the proper time to
attack any alleged irregularity was
upon the presentation of any indict-
ments, if any were returned. The court
added that it would examine the matter
presented and the authorities and make
known a decision as soon as possible.
In the meantime the grand jury may
do as it pleases. The court also eX-
pressed doubt as to its right to appoint
a special prosecutor to conduct the in
vestigation which was demanded by
the county commissioners and E. Brooke
Lee, county Democratic leader and
speaker of the Maryland House of Dele
gates. When Peter and Cissel were put
on the stand and Intercepted by Mr..
Welsh they admitted that the Board of
Commissioners and Capt. Cissel were in
the grand jury room at the time the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
MEXICAN POLICE SEIZE
10 SOVIET AGITATORS
Two of Prisoners Had Been Taken
in Inquiry Into Attempt to
Kill Rubio.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, March 21.-Police
last night arrested 10 Communists after
a demonstration in the downtown dis
trict. Among those arrested were two
men who had just been released after
their arrest several weeks ago on suspi-
cion of implication in the attempt
against the life of President Pascual
Ortiz Rubio February 5.
Police confiscated numerous banners
demanding resumption of relations with
Soviet Russia and demanding a wal
on Yankee imperialism"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
RED BRIGANDS PERIL
10 U. S. MISSIONARIES
Communist Bandits Besiege City Of
Kanchow-Chinese Troops
Mutiny.
Special pispatch 70 The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PEIPING, China, March 21.-Com-
munist brigands are besieging the city
of Kanchow, in Southern Iangsi Prov
ince, the United States legation here
has been informed, and anxiety is felt
for the 10 American Catholic mission
aries stationed there, including Bishop
O'Shea.
Another complication has resulted in
the sending Of "a British warship from
Hongkong to Bias Bay, notorious pirate
lair on the coast of Southern Kwang-
tung Province. Chinese troops, who
were sent there for the purpose of re-
straining piracy, have revolted and de-
serted their posts.
(Copyright 1901
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
THREE-POWER PACT
IS BELIEVED NEAR
France and Italy Would Be
Asked to Sign Only Parts
Not Affecting Parity.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 21.-The American,
British and Japanese naval delegations
were understood today to be preparing
for quick, definite action next week In
the production of a limitation and re-
duction pact.
In American circles it was said that
the moment the Japanese government
indicates its acceptance of the proposals
now being considered in Toxic for an
agreement among the United States.
Great Britain and Japan, France and
Italy will be called upon to put their
cards on the table in an effort to settle
their parity disagreements.
If France and Italy still cannot see
any purpose in further negotiating on
their difference, then the other three
powers will quickly frame an agreement
along the lines of the washington
treaty and France and Italy will be in
vited to sign such parts as they wish.
In other words, it was said. there will
be a three-power pact, with France and
Italy possibly signing some clauses
which do not affect their parity disa-
greement.
viii Stand Pat.
1t was said in American conference
circles that the United States and Great
Britain intend to stand pat on the pro-
posals which the Japanese government
is now considering Secretary Stimson
visited Prime Minister Macdonald in
Downing street before the American
delegation met this morning.
Later Prime Minister Macdonald had
an audience with the King and in well
informed quarters 1t was understood he
discussed with his majesty the present
state of the Naval Conference.
Reijiro Wakatsuki. head of the Jap
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By the Associated Press.
FREEPoRT, Ohio, March 21.-Free-
port. the Ohio village which had often
been cited as model law observing
community, has had its first arrest
since the World War.
Two men, accused OF running go gal
Ions of liquor through the village, were
apprehended and today were held in the
Dali which village council had been at
tempting to dispose of In recent months.
Mayor Jesse H. Jenkins first brought
Freeport's reputation into national
prominence when he sent members Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-21
SPRING MAY BE HERE, BUT WEATHER
FORECAST CALLS FOR RAIN, SLEET
Winters Official Demise Recorded at $3.50 AM as
Sun Moves Northward.

borrow, with probable rain and sleet
OF snow.
Records show that the first three
weeks in March have been colder on the
whole than were days late In February
when warm, fair weather led Washing
tonians to conclude that Winter had
bid an early adieu. A low of 80 degrees
was forecast for tonight.
Other sections had evidence of VIM
ter,s continued stay. Jonquils and vio-
lets are out In profusion in the South.
Eastern seaboard 1t was colder. River
Falls, Mimi, reported a temperature Of
II below zero yesterday and Firestone.
in the same State. had an inch Of snow.