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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
BUILDING AWARDS
TOTAL S3O3,O(ll,OD1
Lamont Says FirSt-Quarter
Record Indicates $1,000
100000 for Year.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Lamont said today that
awarding of $303,000,oo0 in public con-
struction contracts during the first
quarter of 1880 in 81 States indicated
that his estimate of $7,O00,00O,0o0 for
the year would be fulfilled.
A new five-year record for the first
three months was set by the awards this
year. The Commerce Secretary said he
expects steady speeding up during the
remaining three periods to carry the
years activities in public works and
public utilities construction to the total
he forecast several months ago.
This $7,o0o,0o0,O0o program was esti-
mated on basis of reports of the Gov
eminent, State governors and officials
Of public utilities corporations. 1t would
carry the year far ahead of last year.
While the $303,000,0O0 would set a
new first quarter record. the Secretary
said this figure undoubtedly would be
further swelled by reports from the
other II States and from awards upon
which reports were not received.
Total for Public Buildings.
Contracts for public buildings totaled
$32, 1897 900, as compared with $24,318,-
900 in the corresponding period of last
year. Lighting systems awarded con-
tracts aggregatin1 SIC, 458, 900, as against
$5,864,000 in the first quarter of 1929
an increase of 249 per cent.
An increase of 1913 per cent was noted
in railroad construction, the figures be-
ing SIC, 648, 900 for the first three months
of this year and $30,973,000 for the
same period of last year. Contracts fol
hospital and institutional construction
moved upward from $22,588 900 last
year to $39, 364,000 this year.
Park Development Gains.
Contracts for park development gained
1877 per cent, water front property "a
per cent, water supply systems 70 pei
cent, incinerators go per cent and bridges
Al per cent.
Decreases of SIS per cent in the con-
struction of railway buildings, % per
cent in park buildings, IA per cent in
sewerage systems and 8 per cent in edu-
cational buildings were reported. Resi-
Dental building Jagged behind last year
by AZ per cent, commercial buildings
were Is per cent off and industrial
buildings II per cent less than a year
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
THOUSANDS FILL WHITE HOUSE
GROUNDS FOR EGG-ROLLING
Mr.. Bunny Rabbit, as Master of Cere-
monies, Presides Over Circus of
Joy and Merriment

Eggs and children, Maypoles and
grown-upS and police and balloons are
mixed in the White House grounds to-
day in one of the breeziest, busiest and
most bewildering Easter Monday fetes
ever held in the Presidents back yard.
AS matter of fact, Mr.. Bunny Rab-
bit is master of ceremonies there over
a three-ring circus of dances, music
and rowing throngs.
It was 10 o'clock when things got
started, for then the early-rising Billies
and Marys and James saw the White
newly moved, fence-protected fairyland.
They saw roped-off areas with berib-
boned Maypoles quaking in the smart
breeze which swept up from across the
Ellipse. They saw special drinking foun-
tains, installed for them, with connec-
lions made from Mr.. Hoover's lawn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
ROY is ELECTED
HAITI PRESIDENT
Council of State Unanimously Ap'
proves of Him to Succeed
Borno.

BY the Associated Press.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, April 81.
Eugene Roy unanimously was elected
temporary President of Haiti by the
council of state today.
President-elect Roy is to assume Of
fee next month, when the term of Pres
ident Borno will expire. He will hold
Office until regular elections can be held
for the presidency.
Mr.. Roys election was in accordance
with the recommendations of the Hoo
yer commission, which suggested him
after virtually all of the political ele-
snents in Haiti had approved him as a
1aon-partisan candidate.
Eugene Roy is former president OF
the government clearing house and is
widely known in financial circles He
never has held political Office before.
The council of state was to have acted
on his election a week ago, but its
meeting was suddenly postponed by
president borno and there we're rumors
of a possible hitch, due to opposition
within the council to his selection.
President Borno last week made
Ichanges in the personnel of the coun-
ell, and it was stated that this was done
in order to make certain Mr.. Roy's elec-
ton and fulfillment of the program out
Tined by the Hoover commission and &C.
cepted by the opposition in Haiti.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
HOOVER K|LLSB|LL
FOR SPECIAL COINS
Declares Confusion and Coun-
terfeiting Are Result
of Practice.

President Hoover let it be known
today that he is opposed to the is
suance of special coins commemorating
historical events, because he thinks
such practices tend to bring confusion
to the monetary system of the country.
serve to make counterfeiting easier, and
are absolutely unsound.
This stand of the President was re-
vealed in a message sent by him to
Congress today in which he vetoed an
act authorizing the coinage of 10000
silver 50-cent pieces in commemora-
ton of the seventy-f1fth anniversary
of the Gadsden Purchase. The coins
in question were to have been legal
tender and to be issued only upon the
request of the Gadsden Purchase coin
committee.
The President made it clear that he
considered it proper for the Govern.
ment to commemorate certain historical
events in suitable manner and stated
that the Government should be glad tc
assist such celebrations, but he thought
that appropriate medals which have nc
coinage functions would serve the pun =
pose and be more practical.
Mr.. Hoover thinks that the multi
plicity of these demands have largely
destroyed their interest and values for
the purpose intended.
He pointed out that during the past
10 years, Is such special coins have
been issued, an aggregate of over 49,
1000 such coins having been author
lied. Also, he stated that there now
pending before Congress five other bills
for such coinage and before the Treasury
Department several requests for sup
port to proposals of the same character
During the Christmas holidays, Presi-
dent Hoover vetoed bridge bill through
the medium of what is described as a
pocket vetoe," but this veto of the
Gadsden purchase coin Is the first one
which was accompanied by a message
setting forth his reasons for disapproval.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
L|NDBERGHS BREAK
RECORD ACROSS US.
Fly From Glendale, Calf, to
New York in Less Than
IS Hours.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April Give" have
another record, a cross-continent flight
faster than anybody else.
Taking off from Glendale, Calf, just
at daybreak, Col. and Mrs. Charles A.
Lindbergh yesterday brought their new
brilliant scarlet and black monoplane
to a three-point landing on Roosevelt
Field, where the colonel took of for
Paris three years ago this Spring. The
arrival was 48 minutes before the day
was done.
The approximate distance flown was
$500 miles, the flying time, IA hours
% minutes 81 second; the average
speed, ITO miles an hour. A stop was
made at Wichita, Kans., of % minutes
and seconds for fuel, but not food.
Lunch was eaten in the air.
Although the colonel disclaimed any
new record, the time of the flight was
3 hours Is minues and 90 seconds
faster than it ever had been flown be-
fore. Capt Frank Hawks last June
% flew from Glendale to Roosevelt
Field in II hours 80 minutes and Sc
S6COIlIS, uUil~SGOp. lie IdCU GI1dI nc
and Mrs. Lindbergh made a stop, the
colonel pointed out, technically made
their flight not one to compare with
that of Capt. Hawks. Capt. Hawks
himself, however, and probably every
one else except the colonel, accepted
the flight as a new record
Col. Lindbergh, who made the flight
to test the possibility of commercial
routes at high attitudes, believes that
such flights will follow along the trail
he blazed across the country.
The colonel gave to Mrs. Lindbergh
much of the credit for the actual
technical details of the flight. She did
the navigating, he said, kept the charts,
and occasionally handled the controls.
Their plane is equipped with dual con-
trolls.
Although there is no way in which
to record the number of miles travelled
by plane in long flight, the air line
distance from Los Angeles to Wichita
and from Wichita to New York, figured
on a great circle route by spherical
trignometry, gives the distance as 2,479
miles.
Their monoplane, although techni-
cally an open-cockpit plane, has a
glass cowling which slips back over the
top of the cockpit after the occupant
is seated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21

spraying faucets. They saw big band
stand, empty then, but destined, they
reasoned, to produce from somewhere
the musicians who were to play as they
frolicked. They saw shaded green knobs
that beckoned to them to come roll their
gaily colored eggs. And they stared
wild-eyed.
Here was an egg-rolling place where
something was going to happen.
Scores Of the early arrivals made for
the roped Enclosures with crowd-wise
mothers, who knew that to see one
must pick his place early and hold it
against all attacks. The roped spaces
became the center of eyes.
Some youngsters, bent on the egg
rolling they had been planning since
away last week, refused to be led to any
Maypole performance, and, Juggling, they
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Gilbert Cornett Dies.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 81 (R.-De-
spite blood TRANSMISSION from a fellow
golf professional, Gilbert Cornett, %
years old, pro at the Gambler Park
course here. succumbed today to in
ternal injuries suffered yesterday in an
automobile accident.
More than pint of blood was given
last night by Billy Wilson, professional
at Piedmont Park, who volunteered for
the TRANSMISSION
Cornett came to Atlanta about a year
ago from Washington, d. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
SKELETON FIND CLEARS
EIGHT YEAR MYSTERY
Civil War Veterans Two Sons
Identify Watch and Other Eff
fects at Brentwood, N. Y.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 21.-The nys-
ferrous disappearance eight and half
years ago of Henry L. Norton, Civil
We: veteran and prominent Mason, had
been solved today with the identifica-
ton of a skeleton found In thicket
two miles from Ross Sanitarium, in
Brentwood, N. Y.
identification was made by two sons
through watch, scarf pin, pair of
eyeglasses and other personal effects
found about the thicket They said no
marks of violence were found and that
their father evidently had died of ex-
posure.
Mr.. Norton disappeared November 8,
1921, two months before his eighty
fourth birthday anniversary. Although
he had been in good health, he had
gone to the sanitarium for a rest. For
months after his disappearance a search
was carried on vigorously in New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut, where Ma
sonic lodges conducted Statewide in
vestigations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
Three-PoWer Limitation Pact,
With Some Provisions That
Affect Italy and France, Is
Sent to Printers.
AMERICAN DELEGATION
TO BE FIRST WITH PEN
Robinson, in Careful Discussion of
Conference in Radio Talk, Re-
veals U. S. Was Not Asked to
Pledge Security Alliance De-
manded by Paris at Farley.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 21.-The head,
of the five delegations to the
Naval Conference met today anc
formally approved the draft
treaty, which then was sent tt
the printers.
Those present were Secretary
Stimson, Prime Minister Macdon-
aid, Reijiro Wakatsuki, Ambas-
sador Fleuriau of France and Am
basSador Bordonaro of Italy. The
two ambassadors officiated in the
absence of their chiefs.
Foreign Minister BRAND was en-
route to London today from Paris
while Dino Grandi, the italian
foreign minister and chief of dele
cation, will not be present for the
signing. Grandi was i'll when he
last returned to Rome and was
said still to be suffering from his
indisposition.
dO IL Was 6OdISQ LIldl
the full text of the treaty would run
about $4,000 words, it was reported late
today that it would not run more than
1000 words.
The last plenary session of the FIVE
power Naval Conference will be held at
1890 am. tomorrow. The treaty, a
three-power limitation pact with some
flve-power sections, will be signed at
that time.
U. s. Will Sign First.
The American delegation will be the
first to sign the historic document, Col.
Stimson, as its head, leading off. The
powers will sign according to their Eng
lish alphabetic order-America, France.
Great Britain, Italy and Japan. Fol-
lowing Col. Stirnson will be Ambassador
Dawes, Secretary Adams, Senator Rob-
inson, Senator Reed and Ambassadors
Gibson and Morrow.
The treaty drafting committee took
final survey of the treaty this forenoon
and pronounced their work done. Am
basSador Morrow, the American men,
Der Of the committee, announced after
the meeting that everything was set for
the signing tomorrow. His announce
ment set at rest strong fears that some
hitch would develop.
Prime Minister Macdonald will broad
cast talk on the Naval Conference
Tuesday evening at $40 o'clock. The
address, which will last 20 minutes, will
be transmitted from all British stations.
Opened Three Months Ago.
1t was three months ago today the
conference opened with expression of
high hopes of a f1ve-power treaty of
limitation and reduction.
Although falling short Of the original
aim of the conference, some observers
were loud today in their praise of the
results Of the conference.
Senator Robinson, Democratic men,
Der of the American delegation and
minority leader in the Senate, in a
radio address yesterday to America
pointed out that while all sought for
had not been achieved, certain definite
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CHURCH WITH JAZZ ORCHESTRA
OPENS DOORS TO BROADWAY
Saxophones Take Part in Syncopations, With Sermon
and Prayers.

mot jazz exactly" said Mr. Specht;
symphonic selections, think you'd call
them"
The orchestral numbers were inter-
spersed with the regular events of the
church service-a short sermon, prayers,
selections by the choir and offertory
duet. The choir sang typical Easter
music.
In addition to the "Tannhauser" mu-
sic the orchestra played MacDowell's
ITO Wild Rose" and Meditation, d
from "Thais."
The hotel In which the church is To-
Gated is owned by the church. Mr.
Specht's orchestra, which plays in the
hotel cafe, has been loaned to the
church to play at six Sunday evening
services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
SHERIFF is KILLED
BY MAN ON STREET
Deputy Says Victims Enemy Fired
Behind Back Without
Warning.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BLOUNTSTOWN, Fla, April I'll
Sheriff C. D. Clark of Calhoun County
was shot to death on street here
today by j. T. Blackwell, an employe
of the Federal Government.
Deputy Sheriff McClelland said
Blackwell. apparently without warning,
drew a pistol as Clark passed him on
the street and fired five or six times
at his back Three of the bullets struck
the sheriff, killing him instantly.
McClelland said i'll feeling had ex-
listed between Blackwell and Clark for
some time. Blackwell the deputy said,
was recently arraigned in court on a
charge involving marital relations.
Blackwell was imprisoned to await
the outcome of a coroners investigation
to be held later in the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
Bananas on Road
Cause Car to Skid
And Kill Man, 80
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, April 81.
Bananas caused the death of
Henry Ford, Sc, near here today.
Led by curiosity, he went from
his home on South Mountain to
see what the commotion on the
pike below him was about. He
found a produce truck had over
turned and dumped a cargo OF
bananas over the road.
While Ford was leaning against
a telephone pole watching several
men trying to right the truck,
Henry E. Fay of Baltimore drove
up. His automobile skidded on
the bananas, ran into a ditch and
killed Ford.
An accidental death verdict was
rendered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 21.-With a
dance orchestra playing syncopated
arrangement of the Pilgrims chorus,
from "Tannhauser," New York's most
modern church, housed in a $4,000, 900
23-story apartment hotel, opened its
doors to Broadway last night.
Rev. DR.. Edward H. Emett introduced
the orchestra of Paul Specht-a COM
plete Jazz orchestra, save for drums
in Manhattan Congregational Church
in the new Manhattan Towers Hotel, at
Seventy-sixth street and Broadway.
The music was played by two saxo-
phones a trombone, clarinet, banjo
guitar, violin and piano.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
EASTER RAIN, SLIPPERS AND PARTY
NEXT DOOR BRING HUSBAND GRIEF
Anniversary Celebration Guests Protest Smashing Of
Headlights by Irate Man-Forcibly

Mr.. Ely, however, is a determined
person. He put his car into gear and
gave the line of cars a push. The
sound of smashing glass tinkled out
upon the calm Sabbath afternoon.
Such things do not go unnoticed, even
at silver wedding celebrations. Pretty
soon Mr.. Ely was mixed up with we'd
ding guests who happened to own the
automobiles attached to what formerly
were headlights. A bit later Ely and
four others found themselves glaring at
each other at police headquarters.
Ely put up 81 800 bond One of the
car owners, Jack Wright, put up $400.
It was not learned whether or not
Mrs. Ely got her slippers wet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
TWO KILLED BY OFFICER

SINILA, India, April 81 R.-Two
European employees Of the Imperial
Bank of India, Dunsmore and Hutchin-
son by name, were shot to death by a
native on-commissioned officer at an
outpost near Khyber Pass.
A native soldier also was shot dead
by the same man, who was promptly
shot and killed himself by a guard.
Medical examination showed that the
man was suffering from meningitis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
GREEN MAY ENTER
RACE WITH COUZENS
Michigan Governor Considering
Fight in G. 0. P. Senate
Primaries.
By the Associated Press.

4oJ IIIO EAooUOIdVSU FICo6.
LANSING, Mich, April 21.-Gov.
Fred w. Green intimated today that
he might enter the Republican pri-
maries September 9 as a candidate
against Senator James Couzens when
the latter makes his bid for renomi-
nation as United States Senator.
The governor said that when any
one wants a fight as bad as Senator
CouZens does some one should give it
to him."
Gov. Green. persistenly rumored as
a senatorial candidate, has indicated
he will not seek a third term as COVER
nor. He said today it was too early
to make an announcement regarding
his plans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
CURTIS NAMES FIVE
FOR LEASE INQUIRY
Senator Blaine Is Chairman of
Special Post Office Probe
Committee.

By the Associated Press.
Vice President Curtis today named
the five Senators who will form the
special committee to investigate Fed
eral leases of post Office buildings with
Senator Blaine, Republican, of Wis
cons1n, as chairman.
Others named to the committee were
Senators Hastings, Delaware, and
Hebert, Rhode Island, Republicans, and
George, Georgia, and Hayden, Arizona,
Democrats.
Senator Blaine is the author of the
resolution authorizing the inquiry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
BY the Associated Press

EVANSTON, ILL.,, April Ala typical
Easter - raining, raining, raining -
nevertheless, Mrs. Newell D. Ely was
determined to wear her new slippers.
Mr.. Ely decided to do what he could
to keep the slippers dry. He attempted
to drive his car in front of his house so
Mrs. Ely would have only a few steps
to take in the rain.
Unfortunately the next door neigh
bors were celebrating a silver wedding
anniversary. Guests had parked In
front Of the Ely dwelling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
GRAF TRIP, APRIL 26

FRIEDRICHsHAFEN, Germany. April
81 (P.-Capt. Ernst Lehman, vice skip
per of the Graf Zeppelin, announced to-
day that the giant dirigible would fly to
England April 26. Departing at am,
it expects to reach Cardington at pm,
anchoring there for an hour to take Dr.
Hugo Eckener, head Of the Zeppelin Co.,
aboard. Arrival at the home hangar is
planned for Sunday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
Whales and Sea Lions Peacefully
Entertain Holiday Crowds.

NEWPORT, Greg, April 81 R.-
to be mortal enemies, were mixing
northward together today under an
"armistice."
Thousands of sea lions moved past
Newport yesterday. furnishing a spec
tacle for holiday crowds at the beach.
A few large whales manoeuvred Just
outside the breakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
Marital Condition Is O.K.'D.

CHICAGO, April 81 (P.-One woman
has just made return to the Southwest
Side census supervisor. Her answer to
the question as to her marital condition
is succinct and encouraging.
Marital condition-O. X" she wrote
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
STIMSON TELLS A. P.
ABOUT NAVAL AIMS
Statesman Describes Agree
ment as Long Step For
ward for World.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 21.-Members of
the Associated Press assembled here
today for their annual meeting and
luncheon and heard, by means of one
of radios latest advances, Secretary of
State Stimson, in the British capital,
describe the London naval agreement.
For years the Associated Press annual
meetings were held in the old Waldorf
Astoria Hotel, demolished within the
last year. This years meeting was held
at the Hotel Commodore and there to-
day the members heard at their
luncheon Secretary StimSon'S address,
greetings from President Hoover, con-
veyed through Frank B. Noyes, presi-
dent, and the address of the general
manager, Kent Cooper. Mr.. Noyes was
POSTMASTER.
THE past IA weeks have given me
more confidence in my belief that the
peaceful methods of diplomacy can
eventually take the place of war than
anything I have witnessed since the
last war drew to close" Secretary
Stimson said.
Application of Kellogg Pact.
He described the treaty as a practical
application of the peaceful declarations
of the Kellogg anti-war pact. There were
two problems, he said-the problem of
the relations between the navies OF the
United States, Great Britain and Japan
and the problem of the relations be-
tween the navieS Of Great Britain,
France and Italy.
"These are quite distinct problems, y
Secretary StinlSon said. THE first OF
these has been solved. In the second,
members of the American delegation
have been privileged to sit as friendly
observers, watching the development
and Qualification of these underlying
questions. Sitting on the sidelines, it
has been quite evident that the result
of the conference has been to clarity
issues and make their solution In the
future more possible"
Throughout the morning and after
noon the annual meeting of the Asso-
ciated Press was in progress. There
was to be an election of five new oi-
rectors, the number whose terms expire
this year. Names of 10 candidates
were submitted by the nominating COM
mittee.
The five whose terms in Office expire
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
AVERAGE SPEED RECORD STANDS.
LindberghS Fail to Approach Mark
Set by Boeing Pilot.

Set by Boeing Pilot.
Although Col Charles A. Lindbergh
has established new elapsed time
record for the coaSt-to-coast flight, he
failed even to approach the record for
high average speed for the trip, it
was revealed here today.
Lindbergh's trip was made at an
average speed of approximately ITS
miles an hour.
An average speed of 200 miles an
hour for the 3,000-mile flight from
Seattle, Wash, to the National Cap
ital was made several weeks ago by
new Boeing fighting plane now under
test at the Anacostia Naval Air Sta
ton. The plane was flown here by
Eddie" Allen, Boeing chief test pilot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-21
MORTAL FOES IN TRUCE

Continued on Page 2, Column ~