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ENQUIRE ahead OF me-" Strawn
groxlsd. do you mean
Grimm decided then and there to
take on the dead mans identity.
belongings and family?"
Exactly! He was Dan Grimm.
remember. and . fugitive from JUS
tica. Probably he had made friends
with Magnus. had heard all about
his family and his ambition to
write scenarios. etc. When he was
taken to the hospital he knew the
real Magnus vas dead. and he SIM
ply claimed his name. suitcase. and
everything. Had time. undoubtedly.
hurt though he was. to switch coats
with the dead man. IN all the con.
fusion. At any rate. the papers de-
scribed the dead man ~ unknown.
with dark.brown hair. small red
dish mustache. and eyeglasses. The
family was frantic. out In River
side. Of course. and immensely 70.
lieved when the new Bert Magnus'
wired them that the papers had
make q mistake"
60 on" his uncle directed.
"What made you think Of the type
writer being worked mechanically?"
these and Dundee showed him
the two grease-stained wads Of pa
per and the yellow sheets with the
latter q struck over and OVER until
the paper was cut. "0f course !
thought Of . girl accompljcs. ct
first, but It wouldn't wash.
studied these things over q lot. and
when I found Z q cut through the
paper in the middle Of . page Of
Bert's latest revision Of hts
scenario. had the trail. The
mechanical thing operated only
upon the letter q. you know. And
| knew II was typewriter oil on
these wada He used them to wedge
the carriage % Il wouldn't move
ana knock over his apparatus"
"But what the devil did he XIII
Cora for-if he did3" otrawn asked.
Because he knew that Cora's
Jealousy would lead her to probe
an accusation she made Tuesday
night, and which he Denied" DUN.
dee answered. II heard . little Of
It knew Jewel v,as mixed up in Il.
Later that evening Mrs. Rhodes
went up to speak to Cora, but didn't
for she heard Jewel and Cora guar.
reling.
"Cora Was accusing Jewel OF hav.
ing been In Beft's room at mid.
night Thursday Of the week before.
Said she heard Bert say to sona
girl-and who could Il b but
Jewsl3-'Go TO It. sweetheart! The
perfect stenographerl' OF course
h6 was not talking to = girl ct IN,
He was gleating over the perfec.
ton Of bis mechspical device, the
concocting Of what would DO Z per
feet xlibi.' Naturally hs va
fsightened sti6. felt he had 70 Iii
Cora before she could charge Jewel
With the 'scandal.' and thus let to
cat out % the bak. III.
"RsAsnbsr. 10 testified ct tho in.
Quelt thai. 10 tsok Z LONE walk
fust4ay .n{ett1. have Z hunch b
s4v o@visr. VIE Wa 4lso taking
: lett walk. tryiAe t. screw Up his
courage 70 50 70 police h01dquer.
teri, a14 thought he sAw : Inc
chance. Of .pipHins the marker muir.
Der On SEWER, o well q the Ho.
oarth nut44r."
ct GUESS ~ figured that Il
level blabbsd about : perfect
stsnosraphSr' II his room 6 mid
might q Thtrsday, the police
might wonder e that same perfect
stenographeF' wasn't providing him
with - abb % Saturday night
stfswn sldcidat9d wisely. ~ if the
eoneIusiop we're 6fietnal with him.
'Rl6ht!" Dundee Grinned
'sFhere vas Just one other clue, but
I overlooked Il at the time. The
fuses blew out q the Rhodes House
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Dr.. Mccoy will gladly answer
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diet addressed to rim. care Of
The Tribune.
Enclose q stamped addressed
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CHAPTER XVIII
ssWHAT do you meani-tha per.
feet stenographer'7" Lieuten.
ant Strawn demanded. ~ Detec.
tives Payne and wilkins devoted
their entire attention to subduins
and Handwriting . raging maniac
who had been known ~ Bert Mag.
mus ''ls there . girl In thersi'''e
aReassure and scatter those poor
folks cooped up in Styles room.
and then I'll show yeu." Duadee
promised. "will you come in now.
Ogden?" he called to the keeneyed.
sharp.faced young man whose lean,
body had cast the shadow across.
the open door Of Styles room.
Five minutes later Lieutenant
Strawn knocked and was admitted
to the room which had been occu.
pied BY the man known - Bert
Masuua. The typewriter was still
tapping away steadily. but no hu:
man hands we're touching the keys.
well I'll bel. Words failed
the chief OF the homicide squad.
Dundee laughed. jerked On cleo.
trfcal cord. and, the tapping ceased
suddenly. The little plunger
stopped. lowering just over the let
ter q.
=, NET quite eli. chief. The rest
Of The perfect stenagraphes' 10 IL
this old trunk Of electrical funk
which Arthur Wheeler left here
Then Wheeler: was mixed up In
IT," .Strawn ssksd kesuly.
"Not that he knows Of" Dundee
grinned. Ills only crime Vas in
beating his beard bill. 90 that he
had to leave this trunk behind. thus
putting ideas for I perfect alibi
into the wicked head Of Dan Grit.
Nm. alias Herbert 8. Magnus. Meet
MI. Clarence Ogden. electrical engi.
neer. Lieutenant Strawn."
"Clad to meet you." etrawn
mumbled. Then an idea shook
him:. ..Say. dundee. you haven't
gone on half-coeked. have your"
Hardly. chief! Every item Of
this contrivaace was found In this
room. % Ogden can swear. Even
this" and hs spatched . disk from
the small motor which lay In the
trunk.
ST ooKs like q little photograph
Il record" StraWn commented.
"Exactly! But It isn't lisa
'bakltte'. disk. Sec these IL little
metal plugs? i can't explain very
technically. but this disk regulated
the tapping OF the key. % that 1t
wouldn't Do too pteady-iutervals
81 different Length between the tap.
ping. you know. Az soon 90 I put
the problem up to Ogden. he said
Il vas mechanically. possible. even
easy for asman with some knowl.
edge Of eiectriesi enSlntsring 70
rlG W n OUTFIT like this. Some
thing the major portion Of witch
would b hidden from sight. spd
which could b uariktsd IN ls$s
than Z minute. wateh!.
And Dundee Laid .siAleAt hands
uron The visible tayts ef the Do
vice, throwinS them into the trunk.
swhat are you trying 70 de-
d66tfoy svf1sics!" Straw4 dtMapd.
q. outraged.
.oh. Ogden can hsve, Il 10 work.
ins order as4is - a hour. II yop
itkess Dundse 61platued easily.
.Whsn ! brought him -. leek
through the trunk 10 immsdistely
spotted sv~srythtn4 reduired out
this bakljtG disk. but ! was lucky
enough u Ind Il"
*Where?'
sInside this tis rack" and Dun.
dee tool from the waiD . f6und tie
4Sldlr. 1tted with . haad-sm.
breidsred linen cover. 10 which
were sewn half . dozen long ribbon
LOOPS. still crowded With ties.
# Y *@& - 4f5 $500 5
Evening star., 1930-12-02
VANDALS RUIN FIXTURES
IN ST. ANDREWS CHURCH
Unable to Find Money or Valua-
bles, Intruders Break Furni-
ture and Windows.

Vandals, unable to find any money
or valuables in st. Andrews Episcopal
Church, New Hampshire avenue and v
street, late Sunday or early yesterday
morning, broke up furniture and win
dows, causing about $3.50 damage, the
rector, Rev. j. j. Dimon, reported to
police today.
Numerous other petty robberies listed
today by police included Theft. of
clothing valued at $145 from the apart
ments of Gladys Willis and John King,
at 1872 Lamont street; theft of a coat
from Josephine Edwards, 1904 Euclid
street, from her room at the Cook
School; theft of IS in cash from the
cash register in the store of Elmer
Jankins, 1917 u street; theft of four
packages from a Woodward g. Lothrop
delivery truck at First street and New
York avenue northeast; theft of cleo
tricai appliances from the home of
Willis L. Stephenson, 9l9 L street;
>heft of the tags from the car of Theo.
lore Levy, lilo Four-and-a-Half street
southwest, and ransacking of the Sani-
tary store at 3712 Macomb street.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
FRIENDS OF MOONEY
TO CONTINUE FIGHT
Defense Undismayed by Denial Of
Pardon to Billings in
Bomb Case.
Ry the Assoclated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, December a.
Undismayed by the State Supreme
Courts refusal TO recommend a pardon
for Warren K. Billings, defense forces
prepared today to press their pleas for
. pardon for Thomas J. Mooney.
Billings and Mooney were convicted
of the San Francisco Preparedness day
bombing in 1916 which resulted in
the death Of 10 persons and the injury
of about 40. For more than decade
critics Of the case have inspired agita-
ton throughout the country against
their imprisonment on the ground that
they were not fairly convicted.
The Supreme Court justices handed
down their finding yesterday, climaxing
q long rehearing Of witnesses and
others connected with the original trial.
In the case of Billings, their ruling is
1inal unless they consent to rehear-
ing Of his pardon application.
Billings petition was based in part
upon the retraction by John Macdon-
aid. star witness for the State In the
original trial. OF testimony that he saw
the accused men deposit a suit case at
Eteuart and Market streets q few min
iites before the bomb exploded. The
bomb had been transported IN suit
case.
The high court justices held that Mac
oonald,s recantation "savored strongly
Of subornation Of perjury"
Evening star., 1930-12-02
BANDIT 'ABDUCTS
D. c. AUTO DRIVER
Captor Stages 3 HoId-ups,
Battles Maryland Police
and FIeeS in Car.

James Allen of Bethesda, Md, a
driver for the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co., was held up right out
side of Laurel this morning by an
armed man who forced him to drive
over Baltimore Annapolis Highway,
where his captor staged three hold-ups,
engaged in gun battle with the Mary
land police, and finally ordered Allen to
take him into Baltimore, where the
driver was forced out of the car, which
was then taken over by the bandit,
who drove away in it.
Police Get Few Details.
Police had only meager accounts of
the affair early this afternoon.
Allen left here this morning in q
sedan to pick up G. A. Robinson, as
Sistant to the president OF the CheSa-
peake q Potomac Telephone Co, in
Baltimore.
The next heard from him was when
police were advised of the hold-up and
checking back on the tag numbers of
the car used, found that it was tele-
phone company car. For more than
two hours Aliens whereabouts were IN
AOubC. 1ASI ILiC IUdII SI19WeQ I'D al
the telephone Offices in Baltimore.
He reported there that he was Just
beyond Laurel when he was halted by
a man with shotgun. Three miles
beyond Laurel, at Savage, he was forced
by his captor to turn OF the main
highway and then, swinging into the
Baltimore Annapolis Pike, the hold-ups
started
Merchant First Victim.
A. r. Besecker, proprietor Of store
and filling station at Arnolds Station,
was the first victim. He reported the
passenger in the machine held him up
and robbed him of IS. A Western
Maryland dairy wagon driver was the
next to be held up. The police did not
learn how much he lost. Continuing
on toward Annapolis. the bandit next
held up filling station at Bells Cor
ner. The proprietor ran out with a
shotgun and fired two shots at the
machine as 1t sped down the road. He
is sure he hit the target.
BY this time reports of the hold-upS
had been flashed to Annapolis and Of
flcers Linton and Zang set out to look
for the machine. They caught sight of
it just as it swung into the Defense
Highway toward Washington and began
firing. The heavier machine used by
the bandit pulled away from them and
they were unable to continue the chase.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
RELIEF MEASURES GIVEN!
FIRST PLACE IN HOOVER'S
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
Presidents Annual Message
Congress Warned Utmost Care Is Necessary to Avoid
Any Increase in Public Debt-People Must
Have Faith and Courage.

The text Of the Presidents annual
message to Congress follows:
To the Senate and House Of Repre-
Sentatives:
I have the honor to comply with
the requirement of the Constitution
that I should lay before the Con-
gress information as to the slate of
the Union, and recommend consid-
Grafton of such measures as are
necessary and expedient.
Substantial progress has been
made during the year in national
peace and security: the fundamental
strength of the Nations economic
life is unimpaired; education and
scientific discovery have made ad-
vances: our country is more alive to
its problems of moral and spiritual
welfare.
During the past IL months we
have suffered with other Nations
from economic depression.
The origins of this depression lie
to some extent within our own Dor
Evening star., 1930-12-02

ders through a speculative period
which diverted capital and energy
into speculation rather than con-
structive enterprise. Had overspecu-
lation in securities been the only
force operating, we should have seen
recovery many months ago, as these
particular dislocations have generally
readjusted themselves.
World Wide Overproduction
Strikes u. S. Industry.
Other deep-seated causes have been
in action, however chiefly the world
wide overproduction beyond even the
demand of prosperous times for such
important basic comm oddities as
wheat, rubber, coffee, sugar, copper,
silver, zinc, to some extent cotton,
and other raw materials. The cumu-
lative effects of demoraliZing price
falls Of these important commodities
in the process of adjustment of pro-
duction to world consumption have
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Evening star., 1930-12-02

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, December Mrs. j. M.
Keith.Miller, who was forced down in
the Bahamas during fight from Ha-
vana to New York, today wired the AS
sociated Press the first story of her ad-
venturous experience.
"A terrific gale blew me of my course
somewhere between Havana and the
mainland" she said. Then my COM
pass went haywire and I few seven
hours looking for place to land.
"The gas began to run low and I got
panicky. I didn't know whether 1 was
in the Gulf of Mexico or somewhere
over the Atlantic. 1t was fearful re-
lief when did see spot Of land.
thought it was Florida.
But it was this village called Kemps
Bay on Andres Island. There was a
Evening star., 1930-12-02
Funds Asked
to Aid .JObless
and Farmers.
ECONOMY URGED
TO MEET DEFICIT
Muscle Shoals and
Bus Regulations
Also Mentioned.
BIZ q. GOULD LINCOLN.

President Hoover painted for
Congress today a picture Of the
United States at grips with busi-
ness depression and the drought.
At the same time he laid before
that body his recommendations
Tor legislation to. relieve unem-
ployment and the drought-strick-
en- areas, and gave an accounting
Of his stewardship during the last
year.
He advocated, in his annual
message to the Congress, an in
crease in public construction as
O safety valve to meet the unem-
ployment situation. Concretely,
he asked for an added appropria-
ton of from $100,000,000 to $780,
100000 ito provide such further
employment in this emergency"
Asks Aid for Farmers.
To aid the American farmers who
have suffered from the drought he
urged an appropriation ,be made to the
Department of Agriculture ito be loaned
for the purpose of seed and feed Tor
animals. Its application should as hith-
erto in such loans be limited to gross
amount to any individual, and secured
upon the CROP
"The Red Cross can relieve the cases
of individual distress by the sympa-
thetic assistance Of our people" the
President added.
Turning to the finances Of the Gov
ernment, which have suffered along
with the rest of the country, because
of the business depression, President
Hoover recommended period of rigid
economy outside OF the projects which
he outlined for relief of the uneni-
ployed and the farmers.
The President estimated that the
deficit which the Federal Treasury
viii face at the close of the present
fiscal year next June viii be $3.50, ,oOo,-
600.
II shall make suggestions for hand
ling the present-year deficit in the
budget message (Which VIII be sent TO
Congress tomorrow, but do not
favor encroachment upon the statu-
tory reduction Of the public debt" he
said.
Urges Rigid Economy.
While the President did not say so
directly in his message 70 the Congress
today, he clearly implied that there
should not be continuance Of the re-
duction Of / per cent IN the normal
income tax rates which was provided
by Congress for the payment of taxes
on the incomes received in 1929.
Looking ahead to the fiscal year
which will close June 80. 1882. he pre-
dictd surplus Of $30,000,000, with
the country again out of the financial
woods. He added, however, that:
Most rigid economy is therefore
necessary TO avoid increase IN taxes"
The Presidents recommendations for
general legislation at the present short
session of Congress are limited. Realiz-
ing that the Congress would not have
time to put through a great deal OF
legislation in the three months remain
ing TO 1t, he enumerated Muscle Shoals,
bus regulation, relief of congestion In
the courts. reorganization Of border pa
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column g.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
YOUTH, II, IS SENTENCED
FOR KILLING EMPLOYER
Boy Given 1S-Year Term for His
Confessed Crime, Revealed by
Spendthrift Career.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, December 2.-Convict-
ed of killing his employer and hiding
his body a month in barrel, Kennard
Thompson, IT, was sentenced today to
serve 18 years in the penitentiary.
The boy testified he struck End killed
Herbert G.. Wetter, 48. chemist with
whom Kennard made his home, the
night Of August l. The body was found
September 2, after Kennard's spend
thrift career. financed with money OBJ
tanned by forgery, was investigated.
Young Thompson was indicted for
first-degree murder, but jury returned
q verdict of murder in the second de-
gree after he testified the older man
had attacked him, firing three shots
from a pistol.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
DANES ATTACK LEADERS

{ COPENHAGEN, Denmark, December
q Rl.-The new Nationalist Sociaiist
marty recently formed by Capt. Lembke,
"a u,Irsuir1g a program by which 1t hopes
20 thrust itself into a position OF con-
siderable political power:
Lembke and some Of his associates
already have handed the foreign min
fster and other cabinet members for
maj protests against what they con-
sidered 70 be ilI-advised government
I,oiicie1, and Lembke has demanded the
resignation Of both the minister Of jus
tlce and the foreign minister.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
Ship Sinks Of Mexico.

VERA CRUZ, Mexico, December 2 up
Radio messages received here from
the captain of the Italian steamer San
gro today and that the. coastwise mo-
tor ship san Francisco hAa sunk Mon
day 40 niles northeast of Puerto Mex
leo. Passengers and crew wexe taken
aboard The steamer Sangro, which hap
pened by Just in time The San Fran
cisco was small boat with but 149
tons displacement.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
BANDIT QUARTET
CONFESS HOLD-UPS
Three Boys and Leader Held
in Series of Store and Gas
Station Robberies.

A trio Of young bandits and their
self-confeSsed leader are to be arraigned
in Police Court tomorrow morning on
charges of having staged four daring
hold-ups in the Capital during the past
two weeks
Detectives say the quartet broke down
under questioning at police headquar-
ters last night and admitted they had
planned and executed the robbery of
two grocery stores about 10 days ago, as
wei las two gasoline station hold-upS
last Friday night.
Confession Is Claimed.
Two of the youths, Vincent Delcher,
18 years old. and Clyde Fisher, 20, both
OF Rochester, N. Y, and their alleged
leader, John r. Martin, 80, of the 1900
block H street southeast, were arrested
on Saturday, while the fourth, Joseph
Andrew Cross, 18, of the 1900 block of
Nichols avenue southeast, was taken
into custody last night.
Detective Sergt Thomas Nally said
this morning that Martin admitted last
night that he had organized the hold
up mob" and that he had purchased
revolvers for the others and also planned
the robberies
Robbery charges had already been
filed against Delcher and Fisher in
connection with the hold-ups of two
Lord Baltimore filling stations Friday
night, while two additional charges
were booked against them last night
upon their identification in the grocery
store thefts.
Identified by Victims. .
Mrs. Samuel Fillius of 5000 Nichols
avenue southeast and Robert Croce of
1925 B street southeast told police that
Fisher and Delcher robbed their stores
of $44 and $l25, respectively, during
the past two weeks. Martin and Cross,
police say, were also charged with rob-
berg In the grocery store hold-ups, but
were not participants in the gasoline
station thefts, according to police.
Detectives announced Saturday after
the arrests of Fisher and Delcher that
the two boys had confessed that they
had held up the Lord Baltimore sta
tions, at Fifteenth and D streets south
east and in the 2400 block Of Pennsyl-
vania avenue, Friday night, collecting
$40 at the southeast station and sos in
the Pennsylvania avenue robbery.
Evening star., 1930-12-02
CONGRESS IS READY
FOR SERIOUS WORK
Formalities Over, Legislators
Clear Way for Business
of New Session.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Business was the order for Congress
today, in contrast to yesterdays few
minutes Of opening ceremonies and re-
union backslapping.
The legislators looked to President
Hoover for the formal signal to proceed,
friend and foe both awaiting the Chief
Executives recommendations, contained
in his annual message.
They lost no time, however, in draw
ing programs for the drive aimed at a
clean sweep of essential legislation be-
fore midnight of March 8, 1881. The
unoficial Steering Committee of the
House, under Majority Leader TilEon,
was making up tentative calendar for
passing in quick order emergency uri-
employment legislation and the annual
supply bills. The success Of such pro-
gram, however, will rest largely on the
developments attending the numerous
controversial issues which are not lar
In the background.
Muscle Shoals in Fore.
An early gathering of the Senate and
House Conference Committee on the
Muscle Shoals deadlock was in prospect
also. and while Chairman McNary OF
the Senate group said the prohered
House compromise was not acceptable,
there was some hope for action. Tilson
has promised clear track in the House
for any report the conferees may
submit.
The one field so far free Of contro-
versy-unemployme and drought
relief legiSlation--was expected to re-
ceiye further attention by the Senate
today with introduction OF number
of bills, both by Democrats and
Republicans.
With these activities on the surface,
Senate Republican leaders were work.
ing hard on the effort to keep the
World Court issue from breaking UP
the orderly progress Of the session.
They feared President Hoover's decision
to submit the Court protocols for
Senate ratification made it doubtful an
extra session could be forestalled.
Many Relief Plans.
ployment and drought relief bills Of
varied context, proposing the expendi-
ture of billions Of dollars, either intro
duced or prepared for introduction.
The most comprehensive plan for
drought relief was proposed by Demo-
cratic Leader Robinson, in the Senate,
in bill which would authorize Presi-
dent Hoover to take control of the
Wheat purchased by the Federal Farm
Board and distribute it for seed and
food necessary for making crops next
year.
Rcbinson's bill, introduced on his
own responsibility but after a confer
ence with the President Sunday, also
would authorize $60,000,000 for seed,
feed and fertilizer loans to farmers;
authorize loans of $1,000, 900 to drought
stricken States for highways other
than those aided by the the usual Fed
eral funds, and provide $3,500,000 for
agricultural extension work in drought
sections.
Meanwhile, Senator Glenn, Republic
an, Illinois, was preparing to introduce
a companion measure, to deal with the
unemployment situation. Glenn's bill
was drawn up at the request OF admin
istration leaders.
House Basket Crowded.
1t would authorize the immediate ap-
preparation OF $l50000, 900 for speed
ing up public construction work under
the enlarged rivers and harbors. public
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