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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
'SQUAWKER' SLAIN
ON CHICAGO STREET
Former Investigator for
Crime Commission Is
Shot to Death.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February Julius Ros-
enheim, IS, formerly an investigator
for the Chicago Crime Commission, was
shot to death today by two men who
stepped from an automobile to the
sidewalk and fred six shots into his
body. They escaped In the automobile,
driven by q third man.
Police said the shooting apparently
was gangland's revenge upon the
''Squawker"
Six weeks ago Rosenheim walked into
the State attorneys ONCE. He was on
the I'm" Of vice and gambling in Chi
cago, he said. He offered to tell what
he knew.
The States attorneys listened, but
were skeptical. They ordered him to 20
out and bring in some of the principals.
Rosenheim did not return.
His death today was the penalty for
his double crossing" of underworld
foes and his undercover work as tips
ter for the Chicago Crime Commission
and police raids on gambling houses,
authorities said.
Through his work as under-cover
agent, Rosenheim had gained q wide
acquaintance with the shady side of
Chicago and was reputed to be one of
the best informed men on the who's
who" OF the racketeering. gaming, beer
hauling world. For time he gathered
information for Frank j. Loesch when
the latter was q special prosecutor.
He had left his home only few mo-
mentS before he was shot down. At the
corner OF Ballou and Mclean streets a
dark blue touring car, side curtains
concealing its occupants, drew up beside
him. Two men emerged while third
sat at the wheel. There was q burst of
gunfre. Rosenheim fell and, before the
handful Of pedestrians nearby realized
what had occurred, the executioners
were speeding away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
GLIDER LAUNCHED AT 5000
FEET MAKES PERFECT LANDING
Los Angeles Test Supports Theory This
Type Craft Can Be Used as
Dirigible Auxiliary.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAKEHURST NAVAL AIR STATION,
N. j., February IA German-made
glider, weighing about 200 pounds, and
the only craft of the kind owned by the
United States Navy, was launched from
the keel of the dirigible Los Angeles
while she was flying at an altitude of
5000 feet over this field yesterday.
The glider, after being released from
the dirigible, while travelling at 80 knots,
by means of q standard bomb release
device on the underside of the Los
Angeles, was piloted to perfect landing
on the SnowAcovered airfleld here by
Lieut.. Ralph 8. Barnaby, U. s. N, the
Nays only licensed glider pilot
Glider Lands Safely on Snow.
The glider, with Lieut.. Barnaby, slid
across the field in q graceful landing,
the first ever made by glider launched
from q dirigible in flight. The Los
Angeles, which was sent aloft especially
for this test, was berthed 2 hours and
SIS minutes later after the full strength
Of the ground crew had struggled for
more than IS minutes with q strong
cross-hangar wind to land the dirigible
Just before the Los Angeles dipped
down into reach Of her landing crew
she narrowly missed collision with q
commercial plane which had gone aloft
to take pictures Of the glider launching
The photographers plane was caught
in a back-waSh of air from the dirigib:e
and dropped 500 feet almost striking
the pride of the Nays feet of lighter
than-air ships.
The test with the dirigible was made
while the Los Angeles was flying in
formation with the Lakehurst stations
entire fleet of lighter than-air craft
The demonstration today was declared
entirely successful and supports q
theory of the Bureau of Aeronautics of
the Navy that gliders can be used as
auxiliary craft to dirigibles, much after
the manner of lifeboats on q ship 1t
sea.
Three Other Ships in Formation.
The Los Angeles, with the glider at
tached against her keel and with Lieut.
Barnaby riding in the cabin with the
other officers Of the dirigible, took of
at 10:4S am. She was accompanied by
the Navy blimps J-3 and ia and the
Nays all-metal dirigible ZMC-2. Fly
ing in formation. this feet remained in
the vicinity Of the air station during
the duration Of the test.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
MERGER IS URGED
ON SENATE GROUP
Behn Presents Case of Com
municationS System as
Rate Reduction Plan.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SosteheneS Behn, chairman of the
international Telephone e. Telegraph
Corporation, testified today before the
Senate interstate commerce committee
that consolidation of wire, cable and
radio telegraph facilities of the United
States would result in a saving of about
$4,000, 900 annually to the American
people.
Behn said his statement was based
upon q preliminary economic study OF
the possible results of such a consolida-
ton, and asserted that the lower rates
and better service would need await
only a short period of readjustment fol-
lowing the fusion.
Companies Designated.
He mentioned specifically in this re-
gard the Western Union system, the
Postal Telegraph & Commercial Gable
systems and the Radio Corporations
network, adding:
ut would enable them to be on a par
ity with the other communication sys-
TENS of the world"
This would result, he added, in lower
rates and better service.
II am convinced" he said, that 1t is
economically sound and in the interest
Of the American people that the merger
Of the wire, cable and radio telegraph
service in this country and those reach
ing out to the other countries Of the
world should be legally sanctioned.
"A preliminary study Of the economic
results indicates that the fusion of the
Western Union system, the Postal
Telegraph IL Commercial Gable systems
and the Radio Corporations system
would result, after a short period of
readjustment, in economies of some
SIS 100000 annually, which would be
reflected in the prompt reduction of
telegraph rates and the extension and
Improvement Of the services rendered.
Great Benefit FOreseen.
And the authority to merge COM
munications systems, other than tele-
phone, would permit the creation Of a
| unification Of wire, cable and wireless
communications to the great benefit
! of the American people 1t would give
them the very best service at the lowest
! possible rates.
! The I. T. g. T. has a tentative con-
| tract to purchase the communications
facilities Of the Radio Corporation OF
/ America, and Behn urged that the &C.
, QUESTION be permitted.
Discussing what he termed the ad-
vantages of co-ordinated radio and wire
services to the public. he said
I'VE are confident that with uni
| fication Of the overseas communications
| of Radio Corporation of America and
international Telephone a. Telegraph
Corporation, the amount Of traffic which
viii be handled by radio and the num-
Der OF new circuits which will be eStab-
4 III = =
than can be achieved by any radio COM
pany operating alone In competition
instead of co-ordinated with another
system Of communication"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
SLIP ON ICY PORCH
HURLS BOY 3 FLOORS
Ralph Drsifus, 9. Sent to Hospital
Unconscious From Home in
Southeast Section.

Slipping on ice which covered the
back porch Of an apartment house at
800 Fourth street southeast today,
Ralph Dreifus, six years old, was per-
haps fatally injured in q three-story
plunge.
The boys head struck wooden steps
on the ground floor Of the building,
knocking him unconscious. He was re-
moved to Casualty Hospital in an am
bulance. DIR. Louis Jinal treated the
patient for a conclusion of the brain,
severe decorations and shock. The ply
sician said the boy had only slight
chances of recovery
Ralph is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Dreifus. His parents live on
the ground floor Of the Fourth street
apartment house. His mother had gone
to market, and he went up the back
stairs to visit an aunt. It was while
he was trying to open the door that he
slipped and fell.
Police said the boy probably would
have escaped unhurt had he fallen in
. snow drift at the edge Of the steps.
The difference was q matter Of inches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
YOUTH AWARDED SCHOLARSHIP
ON BYRD'S RECOMMENDATION
M ("Pete"). Demas Honor
ed by New York U. College
of Engineering.
Young AirpIane Mechanic
With Antarctic Party Eong
Associated With Leader.

Through recommendation of Rear
Admiral Richard Z. Byrd, 3 scholar
ship at New York University College
of Engineering has been awarded to
NJ. J. Pete" Demas, youthful Wash
ingtonian whose skill as an airplane
mechanic prompted Byrd to enlist him
with his expedition to the Antarctic.
Demas is now with the Byrd party
in Little America, and II the expedi-
ton returns in time he will enter the
engineering school, next Fall.
Although only % years old, Demas
has accompanied Byrd on three expedi-
tions, one Of which took him over the
North Pole.
DemaS was born in Greece, coming
TO this country at the age of 10, aid
since has made his home with his
brother and Sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Demas, 1906 Irving street
northeast. The mother died when
Demas was child. but lis father is
still living in Greece.
Demas completed his grammar school
education at Thomson School and later
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
GRUMPY REFUSES
TO Be QUOTED NOW
Statement Directed Against
Hoover Is Read at Lobby
Hearing.

Senator Joseph r. Grundy of Penn
sylvania, whom the Senate lobby COM
mittee aSsailed as a tariff lobbyist
shortly before he took the seat which
was denied William s. Ware, does not
care to be quoted now on whether he
has changed his estimate of President
Hoover as q man who "dosen't know
anything at all from experience what
legislation means"
A speech made by Grundy at q meet
ing Of the National Association of Woo
Manufacturers, in December of 1928
about six weeks after the election OF
President Hoover, was read into the
record Of the lobby committee yester-
day.
Grundy was expressing concern over
the future Of the tariff BILL which waS
just getting started in Congress.
MY concern Is not lessened at all by
the knowledge that the President-elect
while he Is a very fine fellow and the
State that have the honor of coming
from gave him almost q million ma
jority to show its confidence in him
has never had any legislative expert
ence," he said.
Questioned about the remarks
Grundy said yesterday: IF it's in the
record, said 1t. At that time 1t was
my appraisal of things"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01

While the Los Angeles was climbing
to an altitude of 5000 feet Lieut..
Barnaby, who has been testing gliders
since 1903, talked with Comdr. H. ".
Wiley in the control cabin of the
dirigible. When the altitude agreed on
for the test had been reached, he
walked across the keel Of the ship and
dropped down through a hatchway.
which has been used for the launching
Of planes from the airship. He lowered
himself about five feet into the control
seat of the glider.
When ready. he signaled and q mem
Der of the Los Angeles crew operating
the bomb release dropped the glider
clear Of the keel at 11:25 am. It was
launched at rate Of approximately
so miles an hour.
Free and without power. in his craft
to rely upon, Lieut.. Barnaby began to
pilot his glider toward its home port
from the 3,000-foot altitude.
Lands In Thirteen Minutes.
Lieut.. Barnaby guided his glider in
a series Of wide circles over the field,
crossing the station IL times before
making q perfect landing on the snow
near the center of the field at IL SO,
Is minutes after leaving the dirigible.
The Los Angeles nossd down for q
landing soon after IL O'Clock. but in
the meantime a bad cross-hangar wind
had developed. 1t was not until / :35
that the ship was safely locked to the
mooring mast. 1t rs while preparing
to come down that the Los Angeles
almost met the photographers plane.
Lieut.. Barnaby said that his glider
tight today was the most pleasant in
81 years Of plotting gliders.
THE purpose of this flight" he said.
was to determine air currents under
airshlps. With the coming of more
ships of this type, 1t Is definitely un-
derstood at this time that they will
be equipped with gliders to be used in
making landings. At this time the
Navy has two dirigibles under construc-
ton at Akron and this test proves that
it will be feasible to equip these
dirigibles with gliders."
Arrangements for the glider test today
we're begun when the dirigible's sue
cessful experiment with q power-driven
plane was made last September. The
glider. weighing about 400 pounds
empty and having q wing span of 50
feet, was made in Germany and is
classified as secondary training type.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
NEW WAVE AND INCREASE
IN POWER DENIED VOL

The Federal Radio Commission today
denied the application of Station VOL
for q new wave channel and increased
power on the ground that the power
distribution of stations in Washington
already exceeds the allocated quota by
$50 watts.
VOL petitioned the commission for
an Aority to use the 1,370-kilocycle
channel with $50 watts power. 1t
transmits now with 100 watts on q fire.
Quency of 1910 kilocycles.
The 1870 kilocycle channel was
VOLS original assignment in the
general reallocationS of November IL,
1928, when the station was restricted
to daytime broadcasting. In order to
broadcast night programs the station
subsequently accepted Its present wave
band and reduced its power from $50
to 100 watts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
Dark Secret Out
COngressmen Read
Letters From Home

The question Of what becomes
OF all the letters, kilograms, petit
tons and resolutions by which
members of Congress are de-
luged was answered yesterday.
Representative John c. Box of
Texas was quoted as having said,
Members Of Congress read read
them"
Urging the Woman's Peace
Conference and members Of Its
40 afiiliated organizations to write
their Congressman and Senators
and tell them what they think
about public matters, Mrs.
Thomas w. Spence Of Milwaukee,
former president of the American
War Mothers, said Box had re-
assured her on that point today.
I've been told and you have
been told that the kilograms and
letters We send go into the waste
baskets and are never seen by
the members of Congress, she
said. II asked Mr.. BOX about
that this morning and he said OF
course the letters are read. So
you wcmeH write to your Repre-
sentatives and Senator'S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
REV. DR.. JOHN w. FERNER,
RETIRED PASTOR, DIES
Funeral Services Will Be Held
Monday, With Burial in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.

Rev. DIR. John w. Ferner, % years
old. retired minister Of the Congrega-
tional Church and for o number Of
years . resident Of this city, died in
the Homeopathic Hospital today after
an illness Of 10 days.
DR.. Ferner retired from the active
ministry about 10 years ago after q
service Of more than 40 years, during
which he held pastOrates at churches
in q number of the Middle Western
States. His last assignment in the ac-
tive ministry was at Aurora, Nebr. He
also had held pastorates at Hampton,
Iowa; Beatrice, Nebr., and Tabor, Iowa.
In recent years he had filled In for q
time as pastor at . church at River
dale, Md.
A native of Ohio, DIR. Ferner, was
educated at the Chicago Theological
Seminary. He came TO this city
shortly after retiring from the active
He Is survived by a son, Roy y
Ferner Of this city, and o daughter
Mrs. Henry Tompkin Of Phoenix, AriS
Funeral services will be conducted in
the Hines funeral home, 2901 Four
tenth street, Monday afternoon at Z
O'Clock. Interment will be in Fort
Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
VATICAN AT ODDS
WITH JUGOSLAVIA
Pope's Encyclical on Education
Stirs Row in Country Of
Orthodox Church.
BY WILLIAM H. sToNEMAN.

ny Radio to The Star and CHICAGO Daily
News. Copyright. 1880.
ROME. February l.--As result Of
the Popes, recent encyclical, In which
he expressed himself on the subject OF
education of youth, the Vatican today
finds itself in Its first international
controversy since the signing OF the
lateran treaties. Jugoslavia, which has
been negotiating for a concordat with
the Holy See despite its character as a
stronghold of the orthodox church, Is
the second party to the disagreement.
The trouble started when the papaI
nuncto at Belgrade protested to the
government against the new jugoslAv
educational laws, which he considered
detrimental to the Catholic Church and
contrary to the principles stated by the
Pope. The Pontin firmly stated that
all Catholics should be educated in
parochial schools.
The Archbishop Of Zagreb is quoted
as saying that an article in the offlcial
JugoSlav newspaper Novosti. answering
his protests and charging the Vatican
with an attempt to create q Catholic
opposition to the present government,
constituted q grave breach of internal
tional law.
The Novosti article, among other
things, serves warning on the Pope that
Jugoslav schools are controlled by the
state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
FORMAL PROTEST MADE
{ AGAINST SMOKING ROOM
Society of Friends Objects to Re-
quest of Woman Students
at Swarthmore.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the AbsOclAteo Fress.
NEW YORK.. February 1.-The re-
quest by woman students Of Swarth-
more College for q smoking room has
resulted in widespread discussion among
members of the Society Of Friends,
which supports the school.
formal protest against granting the
request, unanimously adopted by the
New York annual meeting of the
Friends, has been forwarded to the
board of managers. The matter will be
taken up by the board at q meeting
called for March IA.
The Friends Intelligencer, Of1icial
weekly Of the Hicksite Branch of the
Society OF Friends. says In its current
issue that although. the yearly meeting
went on record as opposed to the pro-
posal, the question was raised whether
in society which always has stressed
the equal rights of women It was neon
sistent TO allow the men TO have q sFnok-
ing room and refuse to provide one foI
the women,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
MONOPOLY
REVEALED BY GIRL
Extent of oil Field Ring Is
Barred by Young Witness
for Prosecution.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, February
IA comely, black-haire6 young wom-
an, One-time sweetheart of an oil field
deputy sheriff, today was ready to
resume her account of the alleged
liquor monopoly of the rich Pottawa-
tonne County oil fields-a recital of
corrupt conditions that kept crowded
court room agaSp yesterday.
The girl, Ruth Morgan May, was ex-
pected to remain on the stand testify
ing for the Government in the trial
for conspiracy Of 81 persons charged
with participating in the ring which
aid the liquor trafnc In the Pottawa-
tonne oil fields.
Miss May, one Of 100 persons origi-
nally indicted in the case, had pleaded
guilty. and told her story with utter
freedom.
Says She Kept Books.
She said she lived with Oscar Motley,
her deputy sheriff sweetheart, In Earls-
bOro, where Motley was in charge Of
collections for liquor Joints" Miss May
said she kept records showing collec-
tons and payments of protection
money" These books and accounts
she has turned over to the Government.
The Government charges that RaTGall
Pitman, Pottawatomie County attorney,
and Frank Fox, former sheriff, were
leaders Of the liquor line" that DOM
mated the manufacture, distribution
and sale Of whisky and beer through
out the mushroom oil towns Of the
Pottawatomie County fields. Miss May
said Motley and she worked under
them.
Tells Of Rings Origin.
Miss May indicated the inception
Of the vast liquor monopoly. which
the Government Is attempting to prove
existed, was in drug store at Earls-
boro. There in 1925, she testified, she,
Motley, j. A. Deuce" Barron and
another man discussed the oppOrtuni-
ties for money making In the Pottawa-
tonne fields. Motley, Barren and she
then went to Tecumseh, county seat,
for . conference with Sheriff Fox, who,
she said, was Motley's uncle.
She was not present at that interview,
she said.
After organization Of the 'liQuor
line" the young woman said, she
handled the collections and cut" the
money into three parts. One third,
she said. went to the county" or Fox
and Pitman; one-third to the city"
or Herman Knappenberger, mayor, and
Marion Fuller, chief Of police of Earls-
borO, and the remaining third to Mot
ley. She received q portion Of Motley's
money, she said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
act which indirectly interfere with home

act which indirectly interfere with home
manufacture.
Then there Is the ever recurrent
problem Of what constitutes transporta-
ton. Under existing law even LIQUOR
that Is home-brewed cannot be carried
from one house to another without q
permit. The moment the restrictions
are removed In order to take care Of
home manufacture the extreme drys
insist 1t will be twice as dificult as it
Is today to suppress liquor trafflc.
What Representative Fort. however,
has done Is to put the discussion OF
prohibition on such q plane that other
speeches In the House are likely TO bc
made, actually arguing many Of the
vital points that have hitherto been
obscure because extremists on both
sides have inonopoliSed tire debate.
tcopyFisis 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
81 ON TRIAL IN INDIA.
Conspiracy to Deprive King of Sow
ereignty Charged.

MEERUT. United Provinces of India,
February / CR1,-The trial OF 81 per-
sons accused Of conApiring to deprive
the King Of his sovereignty in British
India opened yesterday before Judge r.
L. Yorke. The accused pleaded not
guilty.
Emphasizing the accused were not
charged with holding Communist opin-
ions and that 1t was unnecessary to prove
the accused actually did anything, the
prosecution said It was sufiiclent II only
conspiracy could be proved. The ac-
cused, the prosecution continued, were
members OF the Communist Interna-
ttonaL which had established connec-
lions with all the big railways, arsenals
and dock workers and also established
connections with the All-India Workers
Peasants party. with branches In Ben
GAL Bombay, the United Provinces ard
PLnjab. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
PLAY AUTHOR JAILED.

LOS ANGELES. February (P)-
George Scarborough, author Of the play
Bad Babies" yesterday was sentenced
TO serve 30 days In Jail on conviction Of
participating in the production Of an
indecent show. Jobyna RalstOn. mo-
ton picture actress, and four other
members Of the cast, convicted with
Scarborough. were fined $500 each. with
the alternative of spending 80 days in
iail. None of the fines has been paid
and all gave notice Of appeal
The arrests occurred In raid on the
rlay last August by district attorneys
inyessisse Sfs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
WOULD ELEVATE DEBATI
by DAVID LAWRENCE.

Although the White House denial
that 1t inspired Representative Forts
speech ON prohibition Is generally ac-
cepted, the fact remains chat q mean
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
NAVAL AGREEMENT
SEEN AS CERTAINTY
AFTER TWO WEEKS

Continued From First pare.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-01
FIGURE PROPOSALS
EXPECTED SOON AS
FARLEY CONTINUES

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