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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
AWARDED ESSAY MEDAL
lad Demonet Gets Prize for Work
on Citizenship at Camps.

Sergt. Jad Dsmonet of Washington. a
student at the c. M. T. G. Camp at Fort
Eustis. Va, was awarded a medal for
the best essay on American Citizen
ship" submitted during a recent COM
netition. He also was the winner of the
Silver cup awarded for the highest eff
ficiency In machine glinnery.
Sergt. Demonet Is attached to Com
pany D. AS Blue student he will COM
plete his course Of military training
this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
REPAvING PROTESTED
Owners Declare Street Was Sur
faced by Builders in 1927.

Property owners on Fifth street be-
tween Longfellow and Peabody streets
today protested to the District Commits
sioners against the proposed repaving of
this street on the ground that it was
paved by developers three years ago and
that 1t is unfair to the property owners
to compel them to pay for the paving
twice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
SON OF BISHOP HELD
FOR Staying MAN, 70
James Mathew Maxon, Jr., Accused
of Killing Roomer Who Went
to Landlady's Aid.
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April ia youth who
described himself as James Mathew
Maxon, jr., 81, and said he was the
son of Protestant Episcopal Bishop of
Chattanooga, Tenn, was arrested today
on a charge of homicide in connection
with the death of an aged man in an
upper West Side house where MaXon
occupied furnished room.
The aged man, David Paynter, 70,
also a roomer in the old brownstone
house, had died of a fractured skull,
and police said they learned he had
been struck by Maxon who, they said,
had been drinking.
According to the story told police by
the other roomerS, Maxon was found In
the room of Mrs. Ruth Hickey, SIS, the
landlady, twisting her fingers so that
she screamed with pain. Paynter and
another man interviewed. Mrs Hickey
escaped from Maxon and ran from the
room with the latter in pursuit. While
other roomers telephoned police, Payn-
ter attempted to aid Mrs. Hickey again
and Maxon knocked him down.
Edward Scully. another roomer, said
that after knocking Paynter down,
Maxon hit him on the head with a
chair.
Maxon told police that he was a
graduate of the University Of the South
at SeWanee, Tenn, and also had at
tended Columbia University.
He told several conflicting stories OF
events previous to the trouble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
NAVAL CUT TREATY
NEAR COMPLETION
Printed Text, Minus Pream-
BILE, Before Delegates, Hop
ing to Quit Tuesday.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 18.-The Naval Con-
ference in London drew a step nearer
to its close this afternoon.
The printed draft of the entire treaty,
barring part of the preamble, was
placed before the drafting committee,
which is sitting at st. James palace
over the holidays. The. main thing the
committee had to worry about was the
question of phraseology, since it is now
a matter Of putting into a complete
grammatical text what has been already
made clear in meaning. The draft is
practically finished, but it needs pol
iShing.
The preamble, which is not quite
completed. was delivered to the head
quarters Of the naval delegation this
afternoon and will receive the further
attention of the drafting committee.
1t was learned that the first article
covers capital ships and aircraft car
rierS, with the second article cover
ing rules and definitions.
Delegations of four naval powers
anxiously awaited final approval of
their governments to the treaty draft,
which they will sign, if all goes well,
next Tuesday in the final plenary ses-
sion Of the conference British ap-
proval, since Prime Minister Macdonald
himeH has largely conducted the ne
gotiations, was taken for granted.
Toxic was believed to hold the key
which would determine whether the
parley will be completed Tuesday or
not, and whether the American dele
CATION, tired from three months of
discussions, will be held week longer
to await another United States liner,
or can catch the Leviathan.
Japanese procedure in matters of
this sort, it is understood here, is I'M
usually leisurely and well considered.
There have been several examples of
this during the conference, notably in
the long delay experienced before ap-
proval of the compromise agreement
reached by Senator Reed and Ambas-
sador Matsudaira.
Observers saw particular danger of
just this sort of delay repeating itself
in the feeling which the Toxic dele
CATION has always expressed about the
so-called safeguarding" or "escalator"
clause, that section Of the treaty de-
signed to protect, particularly, Great
Britain against French and Italian
building program.
Retire Wakatsuki, chief of the Japa-
nese delegation, gave his assent to the
form of the safeguarding clause as 1t
was finally evolved, however, and was
understood to have urged the Toxic
cabinet to speed it's action in the mat
ter. The safeguarding clause being a
section Of the treaty to which France
and Italy will not be signatory, those
two governments will have no word to
say regarding it.
Formal statement by Senator Robin
son, Democratic leader in the Senate,
yesterday that the clause was salts
factory to him, even though he was
an opponent Of article 81 in the
Washington treaty, which covers SINH
lar contingencies, was believed to indi-
cate Washington approval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18

tanned an answer 70 the question which
led the investigators to express the
opinion that the girls had not told all
they knew In connection with Miss
Bakers private affairs. 1t was this:
"Why did not Miss Spery and Miss
Skinner become alarmed when Miss
Baker failed to return home last Friday
night-the night of the crine?" To this
question the girls replied that while
it was the first night Miss Baker had
remained away from home, they had no
fear for her safety, since they consid-
cred her old enough to take care Of her
self
The girls added, however, that they
became uneasy Saturday morning when
they failed to hear from her and both
called the Navy Department to find out
whether she had reported for work.
Miss Sperry also disclosed that Miss
Baker had told her Friday morning that
she had intended to go to church that
afternoon and would not be able to
meet her after work and take her home.
This "peeved" her somewhat, she said.
because she wanted to get home early
and purchase the groceries for their
Friday dinner which she was to cook.
Miss Sperry declared she went home
alone after work. purchased the gro
certes at a chain grocery near their
home In Lyon Park and prepared the
dinner which she with Miss Skinner ate
upon her return home later.
Miss Skinner and Miss Sperry both
insisted that there was no evidence in
the house upon their return that Miss
Baker had previously been there. Cloth,
however, declared that an examination
Of the house after discovery of the
crime convinced him that it was i'm
maculate to the extent that it looked
suspicious"
Grilling Proves Strain.
Miss SpeTy was on the verge of a
nervous breakdown following the grill
ing last night in the Office of Common
wealth Attorney Cloth in the Arlington
County Court House. Miss Skinner also
showed visible signs of the strain she
had been under, and because of their
condition Cloth declined to permit
newspaper men to interview them.
The questioning of the two girls be-
gan shortly after z o'clock and con-
tinued without interruption until about
1880. A half hour later Cloth took
them to the home of a friend in Ar
lington County, where they will remain
for several days.
Although there had been consider
able mystery about the whereabouts of
Miss Sperry and Miss Skinner following
the funeral of Miss Baker at Oak Grove
Tuesday, both Cloth and Inspector Will
liam S. Shelby, chief OF detectives, said
they knew where the girls were and
would bring them back to Washington
when they were wanted for reques-
tioning.
Met at Fredericksburg.
The girls spent most of the week at
the home Of a friend outside of Rich
mond, Va, and were en- route to Wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
BANKING INQUIRY
MEASURE FAVORED
Senate Committee to Report Glass
Resolution for Investigating
System and Speculation.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate banking committee today
ordered favorable report to the Senate
on the Glass resolution proposing a
Senate inquiry into the banking sys-
TEN and the use of Federal facilities
in stock speculation.
The resolution, presented by Senator
Glass, Democrat, Virginia, was sent to
the Senate without opposition. 1t must
be approved by the Senate before the
inquiry begins.
The resolution provides, in part:
1.-THE inquiry thus authorized and dt-
rected is to comprehend specifically the
administration of these banking sys-
TENS with respect to the use of their
facilities for trading in and carrying
speculative securities; the extent of call
loans to brokers by member banks for
such purposes; the effect on the sys-
TENS of the formation of investment
and security trusts; the desirability Of
chain banking; the development of
branch banking as a part OF the ma
tional system, together with any related
problems which the committee may
think H. important to investigate"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
Salesman Expected to Be Taken
in Custody Today at Warsaw,
Va, for Questioning.
THIRD SUSPECT TO FACE TRIO
WHO SAID THEY SAW STRUGGLE
Arrest to Follow if Identified as Com
panion of Woman in Parked Car
at Seventeenth and B.

Washington headquarters detectives Department of Justice
today closed in three
expect information which solve the mystery OF the
murder of Mary Baker.
investigation the authorities
except the three
considerable evidence connect with the crime
these suspects is under way In the
Northern Neck Virginia in the vicinity Warsaw about 80 miles
birthplace Oak Reports from Warsaw
Baltimore statesmen who said to
letters the possession of the investigators
Washington and under the surveillance OF
detectives will be confronted today with Mr. and Mrs H. r.
Francis T. Rice Of the HurleyWght
Building reported having in
struggling with in parked automobile at Seventeenth and
before the time Miss Baker believed to have
been murdered this the
n the will result in his immediate arrest.
Story of "Date" Exploded.
Another development important the disclosure
who lived in the Lyon Park house with Miss
not date to meet Miss Baker at o'clock
the evening she believed to have been murdered
attended with Miss
Friday afternoon said Miss Baker left her. telling her that she
meet Miss Sperry.
Arlington County Jones John Burke
found Miss body at the
lonely skng Arlington Cemetery last Saturday
travelling salesman Three Department Of
Justice operatives with them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
S222.5O IS RAISED
FOR YORK FAMILY
Widely Scattered Sources
Add to Fund Launched
by The Star.

In the modest home which lies behind
a red brick front at 1874 C street north
east, the widow of Prohibition Agent
Lamar Watson York went about her
household duties today heSrtened some
what by the public's appreciation for
the act which cost York his life.
Yesterday The Star launched fund
for the widow of the murdered agent
with a contribution of $3.50, and since
then donations from widely scattered
sources brought the total to S222.50.
News of York's death at the hards
of rumrunner's saddened a home
already In mourning for another men,
Der, York's 7-year-old son Charles
Irving, who was killed by an automobile
a few months ago.
Agent Discounted Danger.
The Yorks were to observe their
eleventh wedding anniversary in a few
weeks, and Mrs. York already had be-
gun to look forward to it in her deter
mination to tighten the shadow cast by
the child's violent death.
He told me the work wasn't danger
ous," the widow said, but knew bet
ter, guess. 1t was always hard, waiting
up for him when he was on his raids
waiting up and hoping that nothing
would happen.
II don't know how much insurance
my husband carried; not much, I'm
afraid. The premium comes high. you
see-for the boys in the prohibition
service.
Home Is MOrtgaged.
The little home is neatly but sparsely
furnished and there is a $500 mort
gage. About 81 900 was all the equity
the Yorks could manage, with the chill
dren growing up and with the expenses
CONTINUED on PAGE . Column II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
Blaine Resolution for InveSti-
cation of Fraud in Many
Cities Voted ViVa-VoCe.
$4,000 AUTHORIZED
FOR 5 COMMITTEES
Right to Subpoena Witnesses and
Documents Is Provided
by Action.

ny the Associated Press.
The Senate today ordered an investi-
cation of Government leases Of Post
Office Buildings.
The Blaine resolution providing
sweeping inquiry into conditions sur
rounding leases In connection with
which fraud and corruption have been
charged was adopted by q viva-voce
vote.
The investigation will be made by a
special committee of five Senators,
authorized to act through subcommit-
tee holding sessions wherever it is
deemed necessary. The committee has
an initial authorization to spend $4,000
under the resolution, and authority to
subpoena witnesses and documents.
Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wis
consin had insisted on the investiga-
ton. charging that fraud was rampant
In the post office leases.
Representative Mas, Republican, OF
Minnesota, had singled out the st. Paul
commercial post Office lease as an ex-
ample of the fraud he also commended
was to be found in the leases of postal
buildings.
Withholding of Records.
Supporting charges made by Mas in
the House, Blaine declared the Justice
Department had joined in the Post
Office Department In withholding off,
cial records covering the lease of the
commercial sub-station at st. Paul.
After lengthy debate, the Senate
struck from the post office appropria-
ton an item of $4,000 for the years
rent on the st. Paul building.
Blaine charged that owners Of the
building had leased 1t to the Govern
ment for this sum after a Federal
court had declared the value of the
structure not more than $317, 900. He
said the owners of the building have
issued bonds on a capitalization of
S1.500,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
DOUBLE CHERRY BLOOMS
ARE DATED FOR EASTER

Charles Henlock, chief Of the horti-
cultural division of the ONCE of Public
Buildings and Public Parks, announced
today that there will be good display
of the double blossom cherry trees in
Potomac Park Sunday IL the weather
is favorable. The recent chill and rainy
weather has held back the full develop
Hnent of these blooms, and Mr.. Henlock
considers that with favorable conditions
the cherry blossoms will be at their
best about Wednesday. Some of the
double blooms are already out.
The single blossom cherry trees
around the Tidal Basin, which delighted
the visitors, are now gone.
In addition to the double blossoms
Easter flower finery In the parks will
include the beds Of brightly colored
Yoaustss the +itI'~e ar@ ~" e'Ni~e"s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
AIR MAIL ROBBED, TRUCK DRIVER
KIDNAPPED NEAR CHICAGO PORT
Five Bandits Take Pouches Containing Registered Matter,
but Get Little for Trouble.

found his path blocked by sedan cross
wise on the highway. Five men, all
armed, surrounded him and compelled
him to drive the truck behind the sedan
to deserted side street. There the mail
pouches were transferred to the sedan.
Further along the road Stehno was set
free.
Postal inspectors today checked list
Of past mail robberies In their search
for suspects.
They said Thomas Holding and Ray
Heating we're believed in hiding near
Chicago after escaping from the Federal
prison at Leavenworth. Both were SEN
fenced for their parts in the mail rob-
berry at Evergreen Park, a suburb, In
1925.
Inspector David Lyons said Danny
fC~,+'~VaI oV Page q Column 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
CAMPAIGN FUNDS GROUP
MEETS THIS AFTERNOON
Personnel of Committee Complete
With Appointment of Senator
Dale of Vermont.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate campaign funds investi-
eating committee was called into ses-
sion for late today to organize and
outline its program.
The personnel of the committee was
finally completed with the appointment
of Senator Dale, Republican, Vermont,
as the fifth member.
Chairman Nye Immediately called
for organization and he Is looking ahead
to early work on the Illinois and Penn
sylvania senatorial primary contests.
Other members of the committee as
finally composed are Senators Patter-
son, Republican, Missouri, and Dill,
Washington, and Wagner, New York,
Democrats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
NINE ARE CONVICTED
OF SABOTAGE CHARGE
Leniency Given for Illegal Activi-
ties in Poland Between
1921 and 1923.

BY the Associated Press.
YDGOSZCZ, Poland, April 18.--Nine
sons acquitted today at the trial of 10
members of the Deutschtumsbund, a
German organization in the western
provinces of Poland, charged with Sabo-
tage of Polish administration decisions
and diplomatic spying.
Those found guilty were given SEN
fences ranging from one month to six
months.
The court stated that leniency had
been exercised because the illegal activ-
tiles took place between 1921 and 1928,
during the period that the accused
persons were not accustomed to Poland
as the new motherland and that since
then they were stated to have behaved
as loyal citizens Of Poland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
WIFE GOES TO COURT TO PREVENT
PAYING So ALIMONY TO HUSBAND
Furthermore, She Takes Steps to Keep From Buying
Mate 500 Set of Teeth.

tered a temporary order requiring Mrs.
Lakritz to pay his room and board, give
him So a week and furnish him with a
new set Of teeth, the cost not to exceed
500.
Yesterday Mrs. Lakritz's attorney filed
a brief with the State Supreme Court.
contending that alimony for husbands
Judge McMahon'S order be set aside.
The Michigan law, the attorney says,
imposes on the husband the obligation
to support his wife, but doesn't say
anything about the wife supporting the
husband
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
COUPLE RULED LIABLE
TO 100000 PENALTY
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L. Dodge
Charged With Landing Cloth
ing and Jewels.
?. the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, April 13-Customs on
cials estimated today that Robert L.
Dodge and his wife are liable to duty
and fines amounting to $200, 900 on Il
pieces of baggage with which they
landed from the II de France.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dodge are officers of
the Harriet Hubbard Ayers Perfume Co.
Their baggage, which consisted of IL
trunks and two packing cases, customs
agents said, were found to be packed
with jewelry, including diamond neck
lace, bracelets and several valuable
rings as well as women'S dresses, coats
and lingerie. The contents were valued
by customs appraisers at between $780,
900 and 100000. The couple declared
between 912 900 and $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
Ry the Associated Press.

DETROIT, April 18.-Mrs. Lena La
kritz has her dander up, and she doesn't
intend to pay her husband, Wolf La
kritz, the So week alimony ordered by
the court several weeks ago. Further
more she says she won't buy her hus-
band a new 500 set of teeth, as the
court ordered-not until all available
legal moves have been used up.
Judge Maurice Mcmahon recently
heard VOLTS plea for Q divorce and en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
BY the Associated prAss.

CHICAGO, April 1s.-The night air
mail from the North was stolen last
night, and the driver Of the truck in
which it was being carried from the
municipal airport kidnapped.
Five pouches, two containing regis
tered mail valued at little more than
$25, were taken. The truck driver,
Adolph Stehno, was finally set free, and
he ran nearly half mile to telephone
first news of the robbery.
Pilot A. r. Mensing of Oshkosh, Wis,
dropped his plane on the fiood-lighted
airport at o'clock and helped Stehno
load the mail into the truck.
St@hrn driuir1o Io~'y- The ai-ro-+ ~~~A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
Baby Comes While
Census Man Waits;
Named 'NumeratOr'
BY the Associated Press.

by inc
SAVANNAH, Ga, April 18.-One
census enumerator in a colored
district here has achieved the
same immortality that came to
Admiral Dewey, several PreSi-
dents and perhaps a few pugi-
lists.
He was taking stock Of a col
ored household when the head of
the family and his clanSmen,
large and small, suddenly retired
to the rear in mysterious man
ner. The enumerator waited,
wondered and listened.
Presently the chief of the
household returned, smiling
broadly.
"Numerator's arrived" he an
nounced.
who's Numerator," asked the
census taker.
Hes a bran new baby, and
we'se named him after you," said
the chief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18

Salesman Faces Quiz Today.
The officers expect to take the sales
man in custody some time tooay ZOE
given them that he would be in Warsaw
by the time of their arrival.
The three Arlington County omcials
left the Arlington court house follow
ing the questioning of Miss Skim
ner and Miss Mildred Sperry. who &C.
cupied the Lyon Park house with Miss
Baker. The two girls returned to
Washington last night with Arlington
County officials. They were questioned
was explained at Arlington court house
that they had telephoned States At
torney william G. Cloth from Mount
castle, Va, when they learned that he
wanted to question them further. They
had made no effort to hide away from
the authorities, but were merely trying
to escape newspaper reporters, the ON
Gals said.
The Arlington officers were joined
early today in Fredericksburg, Va, by
the Department of Justice agents. The
party left the Princess Anne Hotel there
about $50 o'clock and headed in the
direction of the Northern Neck, trailed
by q group of newspaper reporters.
The investigators have been search
ing for the travelling salesman since
Tuesday. Twice the officials went to
Warsaw this week, but returned each
time with the announcement that they
had been on a useless mission. Definite
information reached them late yester-
day, however, that the suspect was
scheduled to show up In Warsaw some
time today.
Other Suspect Watched.
The Investigators said they had
learned that Miss Baker went to Balti-
more few weeks before her death to
see this man.
The Washington police are closely
guarding the movements of the other
suspect, a man who also is known to
have been acquainted with Miss Baker.
Despite the efforts thus far to connect
this suspect with the crime the police
are not satisfied that he can be re-
moved entirely from suspicion. Much
depends, therefore, on the meeting be-
tween the man and Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
and Mr.. Rice.
As the investigators anticipated. the
requeStioninG of Miss Skinner and Miss
Sperry produced valuable information,
which fastened suspicion more firmly
on the two suspects. The girls were
subjected to severe grilling at the Ar
lington County Court House last night,
after which Prosecutor Cloth announced
that he was satisfied they had now told
all they knew with respect to the slain
girls private affairs. The information
obtained from the girls had confirmed
his earlier suspicious, Cloth said.
Miss Skinner and Miss Sperry did not
mention any one whom they suspect OF
the crime, but are said to have revealed
certain things in connection with Miss
Bakers friendship with the two SuS-
poets which fitted in with the skein Of
evidence that the investigators are
weaving about the men.
Evidence Skaters Theory.
From the two gNs Cloth learned that
Miss Baker never possessed gun-thus
completely shattering the theory that
she may have been murdered by a
weapon which she carried in the car
for her own protection. He also OBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-18
SO WORKERS KILLED
BY LIGHTNING STROKE
Bolt Hits Factory in China and Elk
plosion Causes Fa-
talities.

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON, Portugal, April 1S.-Reports
from Macao, Portuguese China, today,
said that 38 working people, both men
and women, were blown to death when
lightning struck a factory, causing an
exDl0Sion