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over the stockade and over the idle
house.
Lockhardt reported that much to his
surprise the prisoners quieted down at
dawn and retired to their cells.
Coffee is proving "life-saver" to the
guards. Time and again, when the pris-
oners become restless pots of hot coffee
are served and almost imme diately the
men become quiet.
Capt. Hall, mentioned prominently in
Gov. Cooper's investigation of the fire
disaster, was not on duty last night
because "l1e did not feel we'll" Other
guards said Hall is II years old.
Because of the disorganized condition
within the prison, breakfast today was
two hours late. When the first squads
OF convicts were ordered out for break
fast they ran across the prison yard to
the dining hall, shouting and laughing.
Prison routine was normal today, ex-
cepting that the cotton and wooden
shops were not operated.
One hundred and forty convicts in the
penitentiary today were ordered sent to
other State institutions, to relieve over
crowded conditions in the prison here.
Steps were taken to prevent a recur-
renee of the disaster. Among these was
Gov. Myers Y. Coopers plan to appoint
a committee of citizens to formulate a
program of institutional building to flt
the housing needs of penal wards and
to enable the governor to submit such
recommendations to the next General
Assembly.
State Meets Expenses.
Besides preparing the bodies for
burial, the State furnishes the robes
and caskets and provided transporta-
ton to their homes.
OF the dead, 81 were not yet identi-
fed. Arrival of kinfolk, however. was
expected to revail the identity of vir-
tually all Of them.
Questioners last night obtained con-
flicting statements from most of the
men who were asked to tell about the
fire. Guard Thomas Watkinson, who
was suspended pending the investiga-
ton, said that Capt. John Hall, his
superior officer, told him not to open
a door leading to the fire-swept cell
houses.
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CONVICT DESCRIBES
CELL TIER INFERNO
Trapped Prisoners Fell Like
Flies From Heat and
Smoke, Rescuer Says.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April ga vivid
word picture of the heroic but fruit
less efforts made to rescue BIT men
from their fiery tombs in Ohio State
Penitentiary last night was told yester-
day by George Richmond, editor Of the
prison paper Richmond, serving time
for bank robbery, said his cell was un-
locked by a guard shortly after the
alarm was sounded.
I'VE rushed over in the direction Of
the fire and we're met by prisoners
rushing around holding their heads and
other rolling on the ground. But that
was mild as to what met our view aS
we came up to enter the cell block
where the prisoners were trapped.
when first entered, the smoke was
dense. We didn't realize our danger.
We didn't stop to think. We only heard
the frantic cries for help.
"By that time, other prisoners who
had been released from their cells had
joined in the rescue work, and as the
smoke became denser we could hardly
make Roadway. I remembered grabbing
a pick and starting to break locks on
cell doors. The trapped men were
shaking at the locks.
GAS the flames started sweeping down
the airshaft the poor fellows started to
fall, one by one, as the intense heat
suffocated them. Men fell like poisoned
flies"
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placed in the ships safe for keeping
until the liner nears New York, prob
ably next Tuesday. The original of
the treaty remains with the British
government.
Weary and anxious for nothing so
much as a rest and a good nights
sleep, the delegates went directly to
their state rooms, ignoring the blaring
music of the ships new night club
which had prepared a welcome for
them.
A few formalities, in addition to the
rush of packing, occupied the closing
hours OF Yesterday after adjournment OF
the conference. Senator Reed, in
radio speech broadcast to America, said
the Americans were coming home with
the firm conviction that their country
men will approve what has been done in
Americas name"
Conveys Hoover's Appreciation.
One of the last acts of Col. Stimson
was to convey President Hoover's ap-
probation to Prime Minister Macdonald
for his devotion to the cause of Anglo
American friendship and good relations
among all nations.
In thanking the American Secretary
of State Mr.. Macdonald said:
"Other people will come after us and
they will finish our work, but in the
meantime one of the most splendid and
heartening experiences we have had has
been the good feeling and close CO.
operation between you and your friends
on the one hand and my friends and
myself on the other"
1T is sad to bid you good-by because
you have become as one of ourselves. l
hope you will have a pleasant voyage
and take my hearty and personal re-
Spects with you to Mr.. Hoover. Give my
kindeSt regards TO all the friends left
behind me in Washington"
In q final radio broadcast on the con-
ference from No. 10 Downing street, he
said:
IT am under no decisions as to how
far we have gone. We have just made
a beginning Disarmament is beset with
pitfalls and difficulties of all kinds
What looks fair on the face of it, turns
out upon examination to be forbidding
and dangerous.
Now that the conference is over I
can say with the firmest conviction that
if what has been done is used immedi-
ately to prepare the public mind to do
more the London Conference will be one
of the great landmarks showing for
ever how near the nations have ap-
preached to abiding peace"
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ond-hand stores in Washington. The
police checked his story and found 1t
to be correct.
Rogone returned to police headquar-
tiers this morning to assist detectives in
clearing up this angle of the case.
Cloth and Kelly then took him to con-
front Quertermous and Lloyd.
At police headquarters the peddler
exhibited three secondhand watches.
In answer to questions why he appeared
to be anxious to get away after selling
the coat and watch to Quertermous, he
replied: After I got my money I
wasn't going to stand around and do
a song and dance"
Rogone SAID he sold the coat for IS.
the same price he paid for it, but he
made profit on the watch. He was
unable to remember the date of the
transaction, but said 1t was cold night.
Detectives recalled that it was warm
the night Miss Baker was murdered.
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ATTACK ON NAVAL
TREATY FORECAST
Chairman of Senate and
House Committees Make
Plans to Investigate.
Continued From First Page.)

NContlnued From First Page.)
were coming home with the firm con-
viction that their countrymen will ap-
prove what has been done in America S
name at the conference.
Arrangement Fair to Every One.
Senator Reed said that no country
could claim victory in the conference.
THE treaty represents victory for no
one nation" he said but rather an
honorable and reasonable arrangement
which is fair to every one"
He said that In the future Great
Britain and the United States, as a
result of the treaty. would stand upon
an equality American relations with
Japan, he said, were now proved
friendly in the extreme"
Senator Reed listed the following
accomplishments:
ITO begin with, we have all agreed
to keep our present battleShips, which
are perfectly seaworthy and effective,
and to take a holiday in new battle
construction to January l, 1887. In
that one stroke we have saved an out
lay by the United States Of about $780,
100000.
"Then in cruisers. although our pres
ent fleets are pitfully small compared
and Japan, our building power has been
recognized and Great Britain has read
lily agreed to parity and Japan has
agreed to a satisfactory relationship
between the fleets, with the result that,
while we build at moderate speed dur
ing these seven years. the British and
Japanese fleets are either reduced or
will remain at about today's level.
Scrap Wartime Vessels.
"The same is true of destroyers. We
will scrap a considerable number of
our wartime vessels, Great Britain
scraps some and Japan scraps some, and
the resultant fleets, which will be large
enough for each of us and for all the
normal police work that such vessels
are called upon to conduct, will never
theless represent parity with Great
Britain and satisfactory relationship
with Japan.
I'm submarines our problem has been
different, because while we are encour-
aged by the agreement of the five powers
to use the submarines in humane way,
nevertheless the temptation to sink
merchant ships without warning is very
great and we felt that the world would
be better insured against such a muir
derous submarine campaign as occurred
in the last war If the submarine as an
instrument of warfare was altogether
abolished.
Some Of the other nations were not
ready to go so far, however, and the
best we could do was to agree to a
parity in such vessels at a low figure
between Great Britain and Japan and
ourselves, a figure that requires the
destruction of considerable number
Of these vessels in the British, Japa-
r1ese and the American fleets and to
that extent removes the menace to in
nocent life that results from the very
existence Of these rattlesnakes of the
sea.
80 there is substance in our agree
ment."
DELEGATES ON WAY HOME.
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Will Rogers
Says:

PONCA CITY, Okla, April a.
Well, Oklahoma had a great day
here today. Mr. Hoover opened our
ceremonies from Washington in re-
payment for the State going Repub-
lican the last election. Then Pat
Hurley, our unanimously most popu-
lar Oklahoman and Secretary OF
War, from a sick bed in Washing
ton made a radio talk to us that
would have done credit to Demo-
crat. 1t was a wonderful gathering.
All our present and impeached gov
ernors were there. There was a ire
mendous crowd. All! Folks, you
can act and talk and do stunts all
over the world, but the applause of
a home audience is sweeter to your
ears than anything In the world.
Now If I only had Anne Lindbergh
to fly me back. Yours, VIII.
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DAUGHTER OF OHIO WARDEN
IS HEROINE OF HOLOCAUST
Took Command in Office of
Father, Calling for Relief
Agencies.
Became Excited Only When
Flames Threatened to
Destroy Home.
BY the Associated Press.


COLUMBUS. Ohio, April 23.-When
one goes into the Ohio Penitentiary ex-
ecutive Offices, one is impressed by the
efficiency and the commanding per-
sonality of good-looking young woman,
who seems to have much to say within
those grim walls She even dictates, at
times, to Warden Preston E. Thomas
himself
The young lady is no other than Miss
Amanda Thomas, daughter of the war
den, who seeks to relieve her father Of
many of his routine burdens. Amanda
was the heroine of the disastrous fire of
Monday night when 318 convicts met
death. She took command of the stu
alton in the Office, called for police and
soldiers, and directed a reporter to send
out a general call for doctors, nurses
and hospital supplies, and dole out am
munition to guards.
She remained cool and calm until the
death-dealing flames swept toward the
Thomas home in the penitentiary struc-
ture. Then she got little excited and
ordered some of the family valuables
removed But the furry of excitement
passed quickly and Miss Thomas again
assumed command in the Office.
Now that Amanda has had time to
think over the terrible night, she seems
daZed by the extent of the tragedy. She
told newspaper men that we're sitting
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on top of a living volcano here. There
have been rumblings right along. We
had an understanding with the soldiers
and the police that they would come
quickly if called. When the cry of fire
went up Monday night and the yard
was filled with that vicious smoke, I
knew the volcano was loose" Within
a short time she had summoned regular
Army soldiers, the Ohio National Guard,
the police and others.
Amanda is quite a power about the
penitentiary. The night DR.. James
Howard Shook was executed she issued
the passes to newspaper men and wit
nesses, She said her father would not
witness the execution because he was
not feeling we'll. Father thought other
wise and started in, but Amanda
stopped him and led him back into the
residence
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81 AM ASHAMED"
AYERS WAKATSUKI
IN FARLEY REPORT
Continued From First Page.l

"regrettably insufficient" and then
concludes, 81 am ashamed"
AS a matter of fact, outside of naval
circles, Toxic generally considers Wakat-
suki's conduct of the conference nego-
tiations more than satisfactory and 1t
is likely that he will receive substantial
official recognition.
The course of Japan's ratification of
the London treaty is likely to be in
volved and long drawn, although 1t
was authoritatively promised that it
will be speedier than ratification of
the Kellogg pact, which required a
nine-month contest between the cab
met and the privy council.
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Rum Costs Frat Rights.

CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, April % (P.-
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, at the
University of Illinois, was denied social
privileges until the second semester of
next year by the Council of Admins
tration yesterday because Of drinking at
a house dance April IL.
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RUSH SERUM TO VICTIMS
Airplanes Speed Medical Aid to Co.
lumbus Prisoners.

WOODWORTH, Wis, April % P).-
Airplanes yesterday rushed seruns from
a laboratory here to Columbus, Ohio,
to be used as disease preventives in
treatment of victims of the peniten-
tiary fire. The shipment was sufficient
for 800 patients. The serums form a
glaze over the burned areas, restoring
scared tissue quickly.
Toys worth 500, 100000 we're made in
the United States in the last year.
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from New York. Philadelphia. Richmond
Va; Chicago Ill and Pittsburgh, Pa.
TO Pittsburgh and N Y. April as
Smiths Transfer & Storage Co..
1918 You St. North 3343
Happy Days Are Here Again
time tor US 70 perfect youI
printing plans for 6pTtns 1880
The National Capital Press
i2Io-l2l2 o 81 NV Phone National O65G
ROOFWORK
OF any nature promptly and capsnlS
looked after uracticat ROGERS
Rooms I'''n,.n " S,, sI1 = osss.
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RUGS CLEANED
Wanted--Ioad

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AUTHORITIES WAIT
MUCKY BREAK" TO
AID IN BAKER CASE

Continued From First Page.)
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

At 70 Am, ON FRITPAY. APRIL 18th; 1880.
used furniture and household goods Of every
description. to pay storage charges due and
6ed-room suites, dining suites tables, Chairs Chairs
beds, dressers, chinaware, glassware linens,
80 gygSSfTIE5iPP STATES STORAGE 90;
! WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
HERBERT H. GORDON $500 l4th st. NV.
THE CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE OF
Vision fecommsndati S ~ to the eOf union lon on
Esdnesday; April 2S; 1890, at the reEuier
Zane. Chairman. -'0 age
/ WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
'0RiEsfsf R6of PRKS'fz SifiE hil
n you ARE GOING TO MOVE 70 OR
We will ten you how much i viii cost and
EVERY hGT R9e ksN S' 1N GO National 4T i4SS DE-
A'H sET T WGRRNd 5Asas
Will NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKS
s' e 6fs'' S ~ R' %iF SsA'i saaR
LApIEg SUITS. COATS. ALTERED; RE-
mod ,led to Latest styles; fvrS repaired and
zRssf aaas stS 81 Kept IN cold storage
WANTED-;FULL OR PART LOADS FOR
the below listed cities and points en- route.
10 NEW 7OHh:. minimum. MAY
TO P1IISBuRGH ............'... APRIL e
From NEW YORK. .................;M MAY 2
AMERICAS STORAGE 4 TRANSFER CO.
Adams 1850.
LONG-DIsTANCE MOVING.
Loads or part loads needed to and from
or en- route to the following points
From Allentown, Pa. .......... April 20
TO and from Baltimore. Phladel-
phia, New York any time.
From Eastern Shore. Nd. g van
loadsD =. Observation-Disclosures. April "a
To Joliet III. ....... ..............Apri 26
From Atlantic City, N. J........,...A April 80
To Norfolk, Va. ............... April %
To Chicago, Ill ................ April "a
From AsheVille, N. C................ May !
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lila H st. NV National 9220
PROM NEW YORK CITY ........APR 25th
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To NEW YORK CITY .............. MAY 5th
no NEW YORK CITY ............. MAY 7th
TO NEW YORK CITY ...........-. MAY 18th
UNITED STATES STORAGE CO.. INC,
4l8 10th st. NV. Metropolitan l845.
RIGS CLEANED
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A FEW EXAMPLE VALUES:

"28" Buick Coupe
with rumble seat. Thor
oughly overhauled. Up
holstery and body per-
fec t. Mechanically
right to the QE0E
last detail. -. OJOO
"28" Model A Ford
2-dOoF Sedan. Wire
wheels and completely
equipped. The finish
Is like new and we
guarantee IL to be
mechanic ally 0OQE
o. K. UOCO
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were coming home with the firm con-
viction that their countrymen will ap-
prove what has been done in Americas
name at the conference.
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"28" Chevrolet Cabri-
olet. Must be seen to be
appreciated. Paint, body
and tenders o. K. The
motor Is fine. Has new
tires and Bal 0OOE
crank Bumpers. SDOOO
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I,ONG-DIsTANCF MOVING

LONG-DISTANCE MOVING.
Loads or part loads needed to and from
or en- route to the following points:
from and d fro@ Baltimore ihiadei: 20
phia, New York any time.
"a Ghnra
The Washington times., 1930-03-22
THREE IN RACE
FOR HOUSE

ARLINGTON COUNTY, Va,
March 22.-Poll taxes must be
paid on or before May / to per.
NIT citizens to enter the primary
in August when a candidate will
be chosen by the Democratic
party to fill the vacancy caused
by the passing Of Representative
R. Walton Moore, of Fairfax.
In the presidential election of
1928 the heaviest vote ever cast
in Arlington county totaled in
excess of 5000.
If all persons entitled to vote
pay their poll taxes on or before
May l, the total will reach close
to the 10000 mark.
While it is claimed by political
leaders that it Is early to start an
active campaign, much interest
is already being shown.
There are three candidates in
the race, State Senator Frank l..
Ball, Capt. Crandal Mackey, for.
mer commemorative attorney of
Arlington county, and Circuit
Court Judge Howard w. Smith, of
Alexandria.
The Washington times., 1930-03-22
Allied Chemical (ACD).
PO|S0NS MATE,
GETS LIFE

ANAMosA. Iowa, March %
GN.S). Mrs. Tilds Miner, at
tractive housewife, today faces
life imprisonment in the State
penitentiary for numbering her
husband three weeks ago by
feeding him strychnine.
A jury composed Of eight
women and four men found the
woman guilty Of murder last
night and recommended life i'm
prisonment for the 37-year-old al
legged love murderess. It was
understood that all eight women
voted for conviction on each of
the three ballots taken.
Mrs. Miner was accused Of
poisoning her 64-year-old farmer
husband in order that she might
wed Albert Hartwig, wealthy re-
tired farmer. Hartwig is said to
have admitted buying the poison
for Mrs. Miner, who confessed
placing the poison in capsules.
The husband took two and
died and she ate the remaining
three in an effort to commit
suicide,
The Washington times., 1930-03-22
Winchester Woman Dies
In Hospital of Burns

WINCHESTER. Va, March 90
Mrs. Joanna Glenn, an aged
woman, received shocking burns
on the face and body which re-
suited in her death a few min.
uteS after she had been taken to
Memorial Hospital.
The first person to reach the
scene was Charles Taylor who
occupied the second floor Of Mrs.
Glenn'S house. When he came
downstairs he found Mrs. Glenn's
clothing in a blaze from head to
foot, while she was walking from
one room to another calling for
help.
The Washington times., 1930-03-22
Va. POSTOFF|CE.
VOTE STAYED

LYON VILLAGE, Va, March
22.-Action on the establishment
Of a Federal postoffice for Airing
ton county by the executive COM
mittee Of the Arlington County
Civic Federation, last night, was
withheld to be brought up at the
April meeting Of the Federation.
Approval Of the program for
enlargement Of county schools
was expressed.
The secretary announced Gov.
John Garland Pollard and his
daughter. Miss Sut, will be honor
guests at the annual banquet.
April 5.
The Washington times., 1930-03-22
S660,000 SCENE
MARKSPLAY

Antique furniture valued at
$780, 900 was used as stage setting
last night at the auditorium Of
Central High School where the
Columbia Players presented
Shaw's comedy, The Great
Catherine"
The furniture was of the seven.
teenth century Florentine and
corresponded to the period Of the
play. One piece in particular,
GATHERINGS bed, with its high
draped postern and velvet trap
ping, caused much comment.
Mrs. PoSten gave q fine per-
formance Of the Empress
Catherine. Joe Bourne, as the
sergeant; Dorothes Lewis, as
Varinka: II. r. Baukage, as
Patiomkin: George. T. Odell, as
the dashing Captain Edstaston,
and Helen Burton, Anne Ives and
Mildred Brown also did well.
The Columbia Players, winners
Of the Washington Play Contest,
will compete for the BelaSco cup
in New York this spring as they
did last year.
when the Ship Goes Down"
will be used as the competing
play,
The Washington times., 1930-03-22
Market Gossip

The Stock Market rather sloppy affair yesterday
through most of the session. but profittaking ab
sorbed in pleasing and prices higher at the
close than at any time this year. gave traders the
impressive outlook since the Fall collapse The Bank of
England helped the situation by reducing bank rate
thereby holding out further hope for another in the
local Federal Reserve rate The here remained
changed but the San Francisco Reserve Bank reduced its
rate from 42 to per cent This continued easing in
credit is certain to help business although the improve
ment may not be perceptibe until late early
autumn. Such Improvement in fact the hope of such
betermen will be reflected in the Stock Market Buyers
OF selected stocks at this time probably will have
for regrets within the next month.
The Washington times., 1930-03-22
IMAM ARRA|GNED
| FOR KIDNAPPING

HAGERsTOwN, Md, March
22.-Clarence stine, 81, Of Wash
ington county. Md, who was ar
rested in Detroit, Mich, last
week on a warrant issued by
Hagerstown authorities, was ar
raigned here before Magistrate
Harry E. Snyder on charges of
kidnapping brought by Joseph
Kieffer, Of Hagerstown.
Stine is charged with having
kidnapped Minerva Kieffer, %
year-old daughter Of Kieffer, in
February, 1929. The father of
the girl alleges that she was
taken away by force in an auto
mobile.
The arrest Of Stine came the
day after the Kieffer girl had
died in Detroit from the effects
Of an operation.
Magistrate Snyder ordered Stine
held for the May term of the
grand jury and he was remanded
to jail in default Of $2,50O bail.
The Washington times., 1930-03-22
JANMED ROADS
COST: BILLIONS

Traffic congestion yearly costs
the United States 100000, 900
according to Thomas P. Henry,
Of Detroit, Mich, president of
the American Automobile ASSo-
citation.
A network Of express high
ways, to be laid out by the State
and Federal governments, was
recommended by Henry in a talk
before the annual association
conference last night at the Will
lard. Grade crossings, which
each year take a ghastly toll of
lives, should also be abolished, he
told the members. He also
recommended the widening of
streets, particularly in metropoH-
tan areas, and the Qualification
Of toll-bridge franchises.
In mapping out a vast road
construction scheme, Henry said
that it would also have the added
benefit of helping to stabilize
business and to lessen unemploy-
ment. He criticised Congress for
having delayed legislation, saying
that the business recovery of the
country was likewise being re-
tarded.
Secretary of the Interior Will
bur asked the support Of the
association in pressing suitable
legislation against billboards and
automobile junkyardS, which are
a blot on the natural beauty Of
the country.