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Evening star., 1930-12-02
POLLARD IS HIT
BY UNION GROUPS
Cold Weather Descends on
DanviIIe Area as Strike
Pickets Resume Patrols.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


DANVILLE, Va, December with
continued orderliness in the Schoolfield
strike area, a battle of words ragged to-
day In an offensive against of1cialdom
which brought troops to Schoolfield and
which union officials fear will crush the
strike by oppression.
The Virginia Federation of Labor at
tackled Gov. Pollard for his troop order
on five counts, referring among other
things to charges filed against Col. H.
l.. Opie in command of the troops here
during the World War, during which
the military commander was awarded
the Distinguished Service Medal.
Union Canvasses Merchants.
The local union backed up the fed
Grafton by issuing statement to the
effect that a large number of mer-
chants and business men of Danville
had been shown by canvass not to be
in sympathy with resolutions adopted
Saturday condemning the strike and
commencing the Governor for bring
ing troops here.
Col. Op.e himself would not refer to
charges brought against him after the
World War, but Capt. M. r. Warner.
his adjutant, issued a statement re-
ferring to empty charges" following
IIle IlySCSIld Oh war anu CdlIeQ dJUcI1-
ton to the fact that the Virginia Sen
ate records show that Opie was COM
pletely exonerated of all of them.
Cold Weather Hits Area.
Cold weather swept down on the mill
area today, the very day the union pick
cts went back on duty, denied the right
to use fires.
Lindsey w. Moore Of PittSylvania
County, former Washington and Lee
foot ball ace, brother of County
Moore of the Annapolis team some years
ago, and former military burgomaster of
Wiesbaden during the American occu-
patton of Germany, and who has been
appointed to be the "Mussolinr' Of the
Schoolfield police under orders Of Judge
Turner Clement, began preparing for his
new position as special chief Of police
today.
A force of so civilian police, most of
them former service men, is to be Sc
lected and function independently of,
but in cooperation with, the sheriff s
forces. This action was taken yester-
day by the Pittsylvania County Board
of Supervisors in the face of charges OF
q breakdown" in the present county
forces, resulting, 1t Is alleged, in disor-
ders which caused troops to be sent here.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
CONGRESS is READY
FOR SERIOUS WORK
AWAITING ITS ACTION
(continued From First PageO

buildings and highway programs au-
thorized in the last session of Congress,
Robinson's measure would authorize
the issuance of notes or bonds, If neces-
sary, to provide funds. The Glenn bill
would make no provisions for raising
money.
Meanwhile the bill basket in the
House was crowded with similar meas
ureS.
Louisiana, proposed to authorize $780,
10000 for feed and seed loans to farm
ers. Chairman Haugen of the House
Agriculture Committee, announced he
would call meeting before the end
Of the week to consider this measure.
Would Pay Bonus.
A bill to remove the SIS 5,000-a- mile
limitation on Federal aid highway con-
struction was proposed by Represent
ative Treadway, Republican, Massachu-
sets.
Representative Mcleod, Republican,
Michigan, introduced one proposing
immediate payment of the soldiers
bonus by a $4,000, 100000 bond issue.
Another by Representative Clancy, Re-
publican, Michigan, would reduce the
interest rate on adjusted compensation
certificates from to 4 per cent.
A bill to provide for the expenditure
Of $500 0o0, 900 in two years for road
construction was introduced by Repre-
sentative Browne, Republican, Wiscon-
sin. He proposed half of 1t should be
spent on truck roads, over which farm
ers haul their produce. His measure
would increase the Federal contribution
from so to 80 per cent, leaving the
States only 20 per cent.
Other Bills Offered.
Among other measures to provide
emergency relief and prevent future
business depressions were:
BY Representative Ludlow, Democrat
Indiana, to create a Federal Industrial
Commission tc stabilize employment.
BY Representative Kelly. Republican,
Pennsylvania, To appropriate $10,000,-
900 for public building construction.
BY Representative Edith Nourse Rog-
ers, Republican, Massachusetts, to au-
thorize $52,000,000 for veterans hospital
construction.
Evening star., 1930-12-02

Continued From First Page.l
by and in behalf Of senatorial candi-
dates In those States where the sue
cessful candidates begin service in this
body at this, the short session, OF the
Seventy first Congress.
These States are New Jersey, Della
ware, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Kansas and WyomSlg. On
December the committee will conduct
a .hearing, at which time, further New
Jersey testimony will be taken, as
result of which the committee expects
to be able to report finally. In the
case Of all the other States named, with
one possible exception, the committee
is confident that its report could not
possibly serve as the basis for any OBJ
lection to the Senators-elect from those
States being administered the oath of
Office and accorded place in this body
"The one possible exception is that
Of Pennsylvania, which State has issued
credentials of election to James j. Davis
1t is to this one case that this special
report Is directed"
Davis Issues Statement.
In the light of existing conditions,
Davis last night issued the following
statement:
IT was informed that Senator Nye
wished to study further the matter Of
contributions in the recent Pennsyl-
vania election. After consultation with
Senate Republican leaders, who had
also conferred with Senator Nye, 1t
seemed to me best to withhold by Gre
dentials until Chairman Nye had time
to make his examination, that is, until
tomorrow.
I'm the meantime I desire to state
that having nothing whatever to con-
ceal fully court whatever further in
vestigation Senator Nye cares to make
and will cooperate with him and the
committee"
The Secretary's resignation was made
effective today. In accepting it, the
President, in a letter made public late
yesterday, thanked Mr.. Davis "for the
manner In which you have conducted
the Department of Labor for a period
Of nearly 10 years."
Predicts Return Of Prosperity.
In his letter of resignation, Davis re-
minded Mr.. Hoover that they had
entered the cabinet Of President Hard
ing together in 1921, Eat a time of
depression far greater than that through
which we are now passing and we came
out of it into the greatest prosperity
in the history Of the country"
Under your guidance we will emerge
from the present depression into q
prosperity as great as the one before"
he said.
Mr.. Hoover said in his reply that he
regarded it "aS fortunate, indeed, that
the country Is still to retain your service
In the Senate"
Doak, meanwhile, was without Official
status. Yesterday he had gone through
the form of taking the oath of office,
but this was termed merely q rehear-
sal" later in the day. Congress was in
session, the Davis resignation was not
yet In effect, and the Presidents power
of making appointments without Senate
confirmation had lapsed for another
three months.
In the meantime, Robe Carl White,
the Assistant Secretary Of Labor. win
be Acting Secretary.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
Newly Appointed
Cabinet Member
Must Await Vote
Secretary and Mrs. DOak
Visit Labor Department
and Greet Callers.
BY the Associated Press.

oS the hSSOClaLeQ freSS.
She is not yet a cabinet lady, but
Mrs. William N. Doak already has dem
onstrated some of the abilities she will
be called on to use when her husband
takes his place as Secretary of Labor.
When Doak appeared at the Labor
Department yesterday to take over his
new duties, only to find he had to
await Senate confirmation, Mrs. Doak
was with him, mixing with the labor
leaders, shaking hands and receiving
messages from far States where she
had appeared with her husband.
i know all these men almost as well
as he does" she said. We've worked
among them for almost 80 years"
Having no children to keep her
anchored to one spot, Mrs. Doak, a
small, smiling, feminine figure with
curly blonde hair and blue eyes, has
travelled far and wide.
For 10 years, her home was q Wash
ington hotel, her life there the whirl
OF politics mingled with the social chat
which always accompanies such sessions.
Then the hearth-love within Mrs.
Doak had its day. She found a rural
retreat where she could cook, sew, grow
flowers in general and a rose garden
in particular, and raise chickens.
On the lofty Potomac palisades above
Washington, close TO Chain Bridge,
rendezvous of Capital picknickers, the
Doaks built huge white stucco home.
and kennel for their pedigreed Scotch
collies, pure white. That was five years
ago.
only q few" Mrs. Doak said proudly.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
REPORT COMPILED
ON HALF HOLIDAYS
Data About Ready for Pre-
I sentation to Hoover by
Budget Bureau.

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a Comprehensive report obtained from
Government department and establish
ments on the estimated cost of Satur-
day half holidays throughout the year
now is at the Bureau of the Budget
virtually ready for President Hoover.
With half-holiday legislation already
having passed the Senate, and now on
the calendar in the House, organizations
of Government workers plan to push
the matter.
At the time the bill was brought up
for House consideration objection was
raised on account of the probable cost,
and following this the President was
requested informally for more informa-
ton.
Now the information has been gath
cred by joint cooperation of the Bureau
of Efficiency and the Bureau of the
Budget.
Study of Report Expected.
At the Bureau of the Budget there
was the usual secretiveness about this
report as there Is about anything which
is being done for the President himself.
It was taken for granted, however, that
the report will be studied, and trans
United with some dispatch to the White
House. How and when President Hoo
yer will transmit it to Congress for the
legislative body to take up in connec-
ton with the pending legislation re-
manned a question today.
Meantime; the plans Of IL local
unions here of the National Federation
of Federal Employees went forward for
a meeting Thursday night at the In
terror Department Auditorium in the
interests of the half holiday. The
speakers will be William Green, presi-
dent of the American Federation of
Labor, and Representative John w. Nc
Cormack Of Massachusetts,.
SO Answer QUESTIONABLE.
Further evidence that half holidays
on Saturdays are favored among the
State governments was offered today
by william r. Valance, president of
tbs Federal Bar Association, which is
supporting the half-holiday legislation.
The Federal Bar Association sent out a
QUESTIONABLE to all the States and has
heard from SO. Out of these States, "a
give half. holidays to their State gov
eminent employees. New Mexico grants
Saturday half holiday during the three
Summer months and Texas gives a
Saturday half holiday to one half of
each department, so that every one
gets lah of his Saturday half holidays
throughout the year.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
FOUNTAIN is DEDICATED
IN JEWISH FOSTER HOME
Mrs. Gus Louis Unveils spirit of
Life" Erected in Memory of
Mrs. Solomon Herzog.

A marble and bronze fountain, de-
picting the spirit of life," erected in
the recreation room OF the Jewish Fos-
ter Home, at 3213 @ street. by Solomon
Herzog in honor of his late wife, was
dedicated Sunday afternoon in the
presence of a group of prominent local
Jewry.
The unveiling was performed by Mrs.
Gus Louis, and the dedicatory address
was made by Herbert Hollander, super
intendent of the Sunday school of the
home. Isaac Nordlinger, president of
the Jewish Foster Home, accepted the
monument on behalf of the home.
Mr.. Hollander and Mr.. Nordlinger
both praised the life and work of Mrs.
Herzog in the local community. More
than 100 people attended the ceremony.
Evening star., 1930-12-02

waste Of fuel through improper car
buretion and imperfect. combustion.
The "Moto-Vita," as exhibited by the
inventor, weighs about a pound and a
half and can be produced at q nominal
cost. It consists of a thermo-couplet
bridge" of platinum and nickel wires
so attached to the motor that the gases
constantly pass over 1t, recording auto
matically the percentage of unburneG
gases escaping and enabling the driver
to increase the quantity of air in the
fuel mixture.
DR.. Hutchison described the instru-
ment as IAN infallible and intelligent
means of eliminating the guesswork of
carburetion," and said its value had been
proved In six months Of flying by his
older son. Jack Hutchison, 3 transport
pilot.
Capt. Hawks said he would Test the
device on his flight to Memphis, Tenn,
yi p . .9I e 4--
Evening star., 1930-12-02
CLAIMS NEW DEVICE
ELIMINATES CARBON MONOXIDE
Former Edison Engineer Demonstrates Instrument to
Capt. Hawks and Others.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 2.-Out of
the death of an airplane pilot in 1928
has come device which its inventor
claims will eliminate carbon lnonoxide
fumes from gasoline engines and save
more than s1.O0O,o00,OOO annually in
the Nations fuel bills.
DR.. Miller Reese Hutchison, chief en-
gineer for Thomas A. Edison from 1909
to 1918, and originator Of the Klaxon
and the acousticon, demonstrated the
invention yesterday before Capt. Frank
M. Hawks flying speed king, and others.
The instrument, known as the "Moto-
Vita" was developed primarily to In
crease the efficiency and fight range
of airplanes, as the result Of the acci-
dental death Of DR.. Hutchison's son,
Harold, an airplane pilot. II employs
the principle Of catalysis to prevent the.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
YEGGS TAKE $1,000
FROM POST OFFICE
Professional Robbers SuS-
pected of Cracking Safe
Last Night at Annapolis.
speclal pispateh to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, December 2.-The
post office at Annapolis was robbed last
night of stamps and money. estimated
at from $4,000 to $4,000 by q party of
robbers numbering two or more, who
were evidently professionals. They en-
tered the building by jimmying side
window and opened the safe by the use
Of an acetelyne apparatus arlA- nitro
gIycertn. The tanks used by the robbers
were left in the building.
1t is believed that the robbery took
place between midnight and 3 o'clock
this morning, as it was noticed that the
light which usually burns through the
night was out during that period.
The robbery was discovered by j.
Kent Worthington, clerk, who went
on duty at $3.50 O'Clock this morning.
Worthington informed the postmaster,
Joseph M. Armstrong, of what had hap
pened, and Armstrong in turn notified
Post Office Inspector Harry l.. Conner,
who reached Annapolis at an early hour
and took charge of the investigation.
Outer Door Burned.
Marks Of the tools used to open the
window by which the robbers entered
can be seen plainly on the sill. They
succeeded In breaking the catch which
building at point near the safe.
The heavy outer door of the safe
was opened by heat of the torch. A
bar running from the lock was COM
pletely destroyed by means Of the in
tense heat, permitting the handle of
the door to turn freely.
AS they opened the safe door the
robbers encountered an inner door,
which they opened by blowing the lock
with nitroglycerin. The wires and
exploded fuse were left by the door
and there were marks on the door
evidently caused by the explosion.
Inside of the vault the main safe was
found, but it was protected by burglar
proof lock and apparently the burglars
made no effort to open It, However,
they opened five compartments pro-
tected by light metal doors and which
contained stamps and cash charged to
the different clerks.
Four of the compartments were OPEN
cd with the torch and one by the use
Of a key.
Loss Fixed at $4,000.
The robbers secured the whole amount
of their plumber by rifing these COM
partments. Each clerk at the post
office is assigned a certain amount of
stamps and at the end Of the days
business returns his stamps intact to
his own compartment.
This system makes it possible to as
certain the exact amount Of the loss.
It is estimated that this will be at least
$4,000. Exact figures will be given out
later in the day.
There Is also q possible clue in the
fact that a substantial portion of the
loot consisted Of books and and cent
stamps, which may be difhcult for the
robbers to handle.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
SP|ED FOR FRENCH,
RED PLOTTER SAYS
Passed Along Information on
Industries, Ramsin Tells
Moscow Court.
Nv the Associated prass

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, December ,-Leonid
Ramsin, "arch plotter" Of the eight men
on trial here for working to overthrow
the Soviet government, today told how
he and his men spied on Soviet in
dustries and passed their information
along through devious channels to the
officers of the French general staff.
This happened in the trial where the
four judges ruled only a few days ago
that there would be no more mention
Of friendly foreign governments"
Through the mysterious agents iden-
titled by the letters, K, A and r, said
Ramsirl, he and his associates passed
every kind of information they could
about the Soviet industrial develop
nnent to certain French institution
In Moscow"
The only French institution" in the
Soviet capital Is the French embassy
The defendants admitted today that
most of their spying was done for the
French, but they insisted that an es-
pionage organization existed among the
engineers in Soviet Russia for many
years before this plot was organized.
Told to Cripple Railways.
''Most Of the instructions from Paris,
said, Ramsin. came from * They
were demands for industrial jnforma-
ton and for facts about military activ-
tiles. We were instructed to disable
military and electrical industries and
to cripple the railways at every op-
portunity. In this Connection our sug-
gestions were approved by r."
The prosecutor, N. B. Krilenkoy has
drawn from each of the eight on trial
details of fantastic efforts to under
mine the Russian industrial and
economic structure.
Charnovsky, one of the defendants
yesterday listed two sabotage schemes
which failed. One involved purchase OF
locomotives with a weight of 35 tons
on each axle. Engines of this weight
would have been so heavy that all rail-
way bridges would have had to be re-
built at enormous expense. The other
was to install automatic couplings on
railway cars.
FaIsified Estimates.
Kalinikov, another Of the defendants
related how he had falsified estimates
as to RuSsia'S potential iron output for
1927 and 1928, although admitting that
his figures were not accepted. He also
told Of sabotage activities in the chemi-
cal, lumber, paper and cement indus
tries.
Prof. Leonid Ramsin, leader Of the
defendants, said the Industrial party
to which they all belonged, did not
specify forms of sabotage to be prac-
ticed, but gave members general idea,
|. from which they developed their own
schemes.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
MRS. JOHN A. D0UGHERTY
INJURED AT GRID GAME
Prominent Member of D. c. Society
Is Recuperating in Chicago
Hospital.

CFrom the $50 Edition of Yesterdays Starr
Mrs. John Allen Dougherty, prom
inent in Washington society circles, was
slightly injured at Soldier Field Sta
dunn in Chicago after the close Of the
Notre Dame-Army foot ball game Sat-
urday. when throngs of spectators jam
med their way out of the stadium, ac-
cording to word received here.
Mrs. Dougherty was taken TO st.
Luke's Hospital for treatment and Is
recuperating there. She expects to re-
turn to Washington within q few days.
She makes her home here at the May
flower Hotel. Friends here have re-
ceived word that she was not injured
seriously.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
ROUNDUP NETS rs
Dry Agents Expect to Seize SO
More in Coast Drive.

HOQUIAM, Wash, December 2 (R.
Seventy five persons we're under ar
rest at Gray's Harbor today, and more
arrests were expected in a general
roundup by Federal prohibition agents.
Only small quantities of liquor were
seized.
OF the so arraigned yesterday, many
were placed under 81 900 bond. A store
building was rented for the arraign-
ments. Agents said they expected to
make so more arrests here, in Aber-
deem and Cosmopolis. Federal officers
had been operating here for months
in the guise Of loggers.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
BAND CONCERT.

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra, this evening, at STAN
ley Hall, at $50 o'clock. John zim-
mer1rann,. bandmaster; Anton Pointner,
assistant:
March, Civilization. ScnArxinlgcr
Overture, "Fingals Cavern" .Mendelssonn
Emit. acte-
"Coralito' .CapLto
"Conchita" ............. .Stoughten
Excerpts from musical comedy Fifty
Million Frenchmen" .......- Porter
Introducing the Barbershop Ruaritt.)
Waltz, Blossom Time. aomterg
Finale, Cotton Pickin' THEE i.i
A1abam lay
"The Star Spangled Ban1ler.s
Evening star., 1930-12-02
LYLE VOTE CONTESTED

CHICAGO, Ill, December 2 (P-
Former Municipal Judge Charles F.
Mckinley filed suit in Circuit Court
yesterday to contest the election of
three m .lcipal judges. including John
H., Lyle, the terror of gangland.
McISi ey charges gross errors and
commits. ons and fraudulent collusion
Of election JUICES and clerks,
Evening star., 1930-12-02
NAVY BUILDING HALT
MAY END THIS MONTH
Spokesman Says Arrangements Not
Made to Extend French.
italian Holiday.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December IA government
spokesman said today that no arrange
nent had been made with Italy con-
cerning prolongation Of the naval build
ing holiday which, France understands.
extends through shis month.
Should conversations encouraged by
Ambassador Gibson, the American. not
reach o successful conclusion soon, It
was pointed out. some decision must
be reached as 10 whether the holiday
accepted BY BRAND and Mnssolini VIII
ne continued 49, : - .ssys-.,.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
Victim of HOld.up,
Disguised, Turns
And Beats RObber
BY the Associated Press

AGO, December a.
Manuel Ramme, undertaken, was
counting his money last night,
putting 5000 in his vest pocket
and $1.07 In his trousers, when q
robber walked in and Ramme
yielded to the pressure Of a pistol.
When the hold-up feund moth
ing but SLOT Ramme was so dis
gusted with his technique that he
whirled suddenly, took the weapon
from him, beat him on the head
with it and then called police.
The prisoner refused to give his
name.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
Courageous Mother Awaits.

NEW YORK, December (P).-The
courageous mother Of flying daughter
today awaited her return from the
Bahamas.
Mrs. E. M. L. Beveridge, mother of
Mrs. j. NJ Keith-Miller ended q soli-
tary four-day vigil last night when she
received this message: "Safe. Notify
friends Love. JESSIE"
Mrs Beyeridge, the widow Of a Mel
bourne banker, said she expected her
daughter would start for New York at
once and then go TO Pittsburgh, where
her adventure started on November 22
Evening star., 1930-12-02
MRS. KEITH-MILLER,
SAFE IN BAHAMAS,
DESCRIBES FLIGHT

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Evening star., 1930-12-02

woman, who lived alone with child.
Commissioner Forsyth, at Andres Is
land, she continued, helped her obtain
q small boat to bring her to Nassau
yesterday to dispatch messages TO her
mother in New York and to friends.
Miami aviation circles remained puz-
zled today, pending arrival Of Mrs.
Keith Miller at the site of her landing,
I25 miles or more south by east of her
announced destination. Aviators re-
called that D 30-mile-an-hour wind was
blowing from the east Friday when
Mrs. Keith Miller left Havana. They
pointed that except for unusual circurn-
the west, probably. over the Gtilf OF
Mexico II the course deyiated.
information from Havana was that
she set a 34-degree course directly for
Miami when she left and made no al
1owance for wind drift.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
Refueling Plane Takes on.

MIAMI, Fla, December 2 P1.-Capt.
w. N. Lancaster took OF at 8:15 am.
today for Nassau, Bahamas, to refuel
the plane for Mrs. j. M. Keith-Miller
and return the ship and the Australian
aYiatrix to this country.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
DAVIS Is SEATED
AS SENATE VOTES
DOWN NYE MOVE

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