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The Washington times., 1930-04-15
SAYSFUNDS
ARESPENT
BUYING
VOTES
Raps Bishop Cannon As Lobby
ist and Claims Millions Have
Been Spent Without Report

The Senate Lobby Committee
was treated. today to an intimate
closeup of Anti-Saloon League
finances, produced by Representa-
tive George Holden Tinkham (RO
of Massachusetts,.
The bearded, anti-prohibitioniSt
from Massachusetts, displayed to
the committee what he asserted
was the financial record OF the
league, showing that between
1920 and 1925 the league eX-
pended $13,O65,313, and that its
grand total of expenditure from
1883 to 1926 was $67 ,565, ,313.72-
expended through some 81 States.
The figures, Tinkham said.
have never before been published,
as the league has always jeal-
ously guarded its receipts and
expenditures.
Reveals Expenses
From 1920 to 1925. Tinkham
revealed to the committee the
receipts and expenditures in each
of the 81 States. He said they
were taken from the official
records of the league. How they
came into his possession he did
not say.
TinkhaIn charged:
81 believe tha4sAthe Anti
Saloon League has consistently
violated the corrupt practice
act. DIR. F. Scott Mcbride is
their head lobbyist"
He alleged that the league f.
naaced the campaign of Andrew
J.. VolStead,
knowing that Mr.. VOlstead was
TO introduce the sO-called Vol
stead act"
Read of Fund
He read a press release of DR..
Mcbride in 1928 stating a fund
of $600,OOO was being raised Ito
strike at every wet candidate" :"
Tinkham added:
That's lobbying.
"The budget of the National
Anti.SalOOn League amounts to
$45O,OO9 per year. The supple
mental campaign will increase
this budget to $75O,OOO a year
for the next two years."
Tinkham then attacked Bishop
Cannon. He read a letter to Vice
President Curtis from Cannon
when Curtis was a Senator and
Republican leader, asking him to
(Continued on Page z, Col. y
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
LOVE NOTES
GIVE NEW
CLUES

Two Men Questioned by Police
Expected to Help Solve Case;
Probe Near Close, Says Cloth
Solution of the murder of
pr city Mary Elizabeth
Baker, Navy Department
employe, Of Lyon Park, Va,
whose bullet-riddled body
was found in the shallow
water of a culvert on the
Military road near the Sher-
fidan gate Of Arlington Gem
etery, Saturday, is but .
matter of hours, according
to police.
--latest developments in the
mystery Staying are:
n Interrogation of two men
A' police believe may be able
to throw additional light on
the mystery. Identity Of two
men is being withheld.
. Announcement by Com.
A' monwealth Attorney VIII
liam G. Cloth, of Arlington
county, that the case is near.
ing an end and that letters Of
an amorous nature found in
the dead girls desk in the
Navy Department will aid ma
terially in bringing the slayer
to justice.
2 Recovering of the missing
y" keys to Miss Bakers aTa-
tomobile shortly before noon
today on the Arlington Experi.
mental Farm of the Depart
ment>> of Agriculture near the
spot where the lood-spattered
automobile was parked.
Foreman Finds Keys
Joseph Rhodes, foreman em.
ployed by the Department Of
Agriculture, discovered the miss
ing keys lying in the road. This
leads the police to believe that
the man who killed. Miss Baker
made his escape from the scene
of the crime by going through
the experimental farm. thence to
Continued on Page 2. Col. -
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
Graf Zeppelin Sails
For SeUiLLe, Spain

FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, April Is
U.NS0.-The Graf Zeppelin,
which shortly is to make a trans
atlantic flight to Rio de Janeiro,
left here at all p. m. today (8:11
a. m. eastern standard time) for
Seville, Spain.
There were 16 passengers
aboard. The air liner was COM
manded by First Officer Capt.
Ernst Lehman.
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
Hijackers Mistake
Load of Chickens
For Liquor

CHICAGO. April is 1.N.S).
"Hijackers" have developed q
brand new phase Of their
racket"
Victor Perry, a farmer Of st.
Lucas, Iowa. was on his way to
market today with q truck load
of chickens and eggs, when he
was stopped several miles out
Of Chicago, BY q gang of men
armed with 2 machine gun, q
shotgun and two revolvers.
The hoodlums ''hijacked" the
produce, evidently under the inn
preston that it was wet goods.
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
Hit-and-Run Victim
Dies of Injuries

william e. Clark. Al. colored,
of the 1400 block @ st. N. W.,
died at Emergency Hospital yes
terday from injuries received two
weeks ago near the Government
experimental farms, when he was
struck by a hit-and-run driver.
Arlington county authorities
have taken charge Of the case
and are investigating.
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
Here Is Description ofMan
Hunted in Baker Murder

sandy shade with StreakS Of
gray running through it.
His clothes appeared to need
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
200 Students Held
In Bucharest Riots

BUCHAREST. April Is Q.N.SO
Four policemen captured by
Fascist students were freed and
200 students arrested today after
an hours battling at the uni
verSity.
An entire police battalion was
called into the assault on the
university before the student
group copld be overcome.
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
$4,000 Suit Filed
In Death of Boy, 10

Roberta v. Corhy. administra-
trix of her 1O-year-old grandson, of
the $500 block of Georgia Avenue.
who was killed when struck by an
automobile belonging to MCGUIRE
d Rolfe, Inc, paving contractors
of the 100 block of M st. N. E.,
filed suit for $4,000 damages for
the lads death today.
Attorney Maurice M. Grudd ap-
pears for. the administrative, who
informs the court that the oper-
ator of the car was negligent.
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
THE WEATHER

rerty cloudy and continued cool tonight
minimum temperature about IS degrees; Wednes-
day inereasing cloudiness, followed by rain
IN afternoon at night; moderate northeast
and east winds.
Full IOeathsF report Page z.
Ihe WRshlngtOn Times only afternoon IN
nls city puhliAhing dispatches international
NewS Service and Universal Service
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
". Y. Society Leader
Divorces AttOrneu

RENO, New, April Is QN.SO.
Mrs. Emily Bedford Davie, New
York social leader. today had
been granted a. divorce from
Preston Davie. an attorney, on
grounds Of mental cruelty.
BY agreement. custody of their
two children was given to Mrs.
Davie. A property settlement
was made out of court.
They were married at Brooklyn
in January, 1910.
The Washington times., 1930-04-15
Lion May Succeed
JHdge Ira w. Smith

CLARENDON. Va, April Is
Eleventh hour developments in
the appointment of circuit court
Judge filling the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Judge Ira
w. Smith, effective Saturday, in
dlcate strong Endorsements are
going to the governor in favor of
the appointment of Thomas H.
Lion, of Manassas. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Gateways to the City.

The friendly argument between plan
ming agencies of the District and Mary
land as to whether the Wisconsin ave-
nue. entrance to the District Is to be
circle or an oval is not indicative
Of a difference of opinion so much
as it Is Of the real interest now CEN
tered on one Of the important projects
In beautifying the Capital. This prof.
ect as q whole concerns the proper
treatment Of the various portals through
which the visiting citizen enters his
Capital, For many years they have
been utterly neglected. Signboards and
weeds, with possibly grass-grown
marker, have served to designate the
entrances to Washington. All this is
being changed by the fine plans of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission, placed into effect as money
becomes available.
At Wisconsin avenue and the District
line the proposal has been to create
either q circle or an oval, with at
tractive parking. The traffic situation
has had an important bearing on the
treatment. Western avenue and Mill
tary road, which adjoin Wisconsin ave-
nue. at this point, are relatively free of
trafic now, but both will become i'm
portant arteries in the future. It is
planned to have them join Wisconsin
avenue through the contemplated cir
Gle, thus giving to traffic the rotary
movement that has been accepted as
the best solution for trafic difficulties
at these points.
The circle treatment has been recon-
mended by the Co-ordinating Commit
tee, while the Maryland Park and Plan
ming Commission has suggested that
there be an oval, the latter treatment
requiring more land. The circle is
recommended as conforming to the
treatment at Sixteenth street and rthe
District line. The National Capital
Park and Planning Commission will
make the decision.
In addition to Sixteenth street and
Wisconsin avenue. the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission Is
studying plans for the Key Bridge en-
trance to the city, drafted by COM
mittee Of the American Institute Of
Architects. and plans for an entrance to
Washington from Anacostia over the
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge. The Key
Bridge project contemplates some dras-
tic changes on the Washington side of
the bridge, which viii conform to the
"cleaning-up" process planned for
Rosslyn by the Park and Planning Com
mission The Pennsylvania Avenue
Bridge project win probably necessitate
Improvement and possible enlargement
Of the present Commodore Barney
Circle. ca ths washington side Of the
bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

doughty aviator. who by his skill and
courage set fine example for his COM
rades in those grim days at the battle
front, was when he first returned to
this country, the idol of the American
people. The flavor was In it then.
Now It is almost like serving warmed
up meal.
It may be said, Of course, that honor
ing Rickenbacker now will be the means
of reviving memories Of his glorious
war exploits. The ceremony will I'M
doubtedly do that. How much better,
though, in wartime or peace-time pur-
suits. to recognize merit when merit
asserts itself, rather than to delay for
any period the bestowing of richly
deserved recognitionl Americas pre-
niier battle flyer will undoubtedly ap-
preciate the award from his Govern
ment. But It is safe to say that there
will be many at the ceremony next
month who will believe that the Gov
eminent could have given Rickenbacker
just a little greater thrill If 1t had not
waited twelve years to do 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

resentative ct the Ethiopian coronation
festivities now riveting the worlds at
tention at Adds Ababa, In the person
of Mrs. Franklin (Harriet Chalmers)
Adams Of Washington. She Is the Wlle
of the well known counselor OF the Pan
president Of the Society OF Woman
Biographies. She is In Ethiopia g the
house guest of the American Minister
resident and Mrs. Addison Z. Southard.
Mrs. Adams last year completed Q
seven-month journey, OF exploration
through Spain, Rumania, Turkey,
Greece, Syria, Transjordania, Palestine,
Lower Egypt and Lydia. Her homeward
trip brought her through Sicily. Be-
fore coming back from Africa this Win
ter. she win tour Eritrea apd Italian
Somaliland. - r.
One Of the plutocrats Of the Amer
lean Foreign Service, r. Lammot Behn.
Is about to become ceremonial Omcer
at the White House. The man who'll
wrestle with precedence problems there
Is q scion Of the house OF du Pont,
though he halls from Pennsylvania.
Born with several silver spoons In his
mouth and caparisoned with Yale
education, Belinis father wanted him to
so In for diplomacy Immediately after
show what he could do in business, and
for IS years plugged away at 1t in
Scranton. For q while he was in local
politics, serving on the town council.
Then, having mopped up fortune
through his own labors, Belin began ut
the bottom of the diplomatic ladder.
He wound UP by being secretary Of the
London embassy, from which he now
comes to the responsible post OF social
NIX ALL
Quilted himself notably a. impreSarto-
general of the American end Of the
London Naval Conference last Winter.
He goes In for art collection and old
houses The latter include q chateau
In France.
y -
Just before Henry l.. StiDcSon. Secre-
tary of State, went on the an last night
to boost Charles H. Tuttle's candidacy
for the governorship of New York, the
Empire States g. o. .P.'s official CAM
struck the radio audience as having q
particularly pat title In view OF Re
publican prospects on November -
Cheer Up"
Mr.. Hoover win broadcast on q wholly
nom political occasion from his study in
the White House on Saturday evening,
November 3. The H. j. Heinz Co., at
Pittsburgh, is celebrating "61 years of
friendly industrial relationship between
the company and its employees" by
dedicating an employees theater and rec
reation building. Sir Henry Thornton,
the lanky Yankee who is president of
the Canadian National Railway, and
Charles Nagel of Missouri, former Sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor, will be
on the visible" program Of speakers.
(Copyright, 1901
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
LAbor's Luck.

Ramsay Macdonald must be in mood
this week to feel that after all there
must be something in this stuff about
q silver lining TO every cloud. Just as
the Hateful Winter session of the Brit
ish Parliament opened yesterday amid
traditional pornp and royal circum-
stance the session IN which many were
convinced that the Labor governments
doom would be pronounced-schism.
wide and deep, breaks out among the
Conservatives. Forty-four OF Mr.. Bald
wins supposedly rock-ribbed supporters
presented q petition demanding the for
mer premier's resignation as leader Of
the party. Such . change, the mutt
neers declare. Il essential TO the ma
tionai interest"
Reported joy IN ths government camp
a. aunprehsneihAA IAhR xaasG n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29

Downing street and the House Of Com
mons Is minority government. with
Conservatives and Liberals jointly hold
ing its destiny in their hands. As long
rs they are united, Labor's position re-
mains precarious. Once either the Con-
sentative or Liberal bloc is divided,
Labor's lease Of power becomes cor
respondingly strengthened. for 1t re-
quires virtually . solid opposition pl1a-
lanx to defeat the government on o
Commons vote.
The Baldwinites are split by q dis
agreement over tariff questions. Some
Conservatives favor whole-hog "frn-
perial preference" and preferential food
duties Others are for modified or
limited protection. Still another group
advocates free trade within the. empire
an ideal which has been pretty much
shot to pieces during the present I'M
perial Conference at London. In any
event. a Conservative crisis has come
about with complete unexpectedness.
Mr.. Baldwin is to address full party
meeting on Thursday. He is an adroit
politician. A vote Of confidence in his
continued leadership had been freely
predicted. Now the sudden revolt of
twoscore and more Of his parliamentary
supporters creates an entirely new
situation.
Only last week. when both Mr.. Bald
win and Mr.. Lloyd George issued public
denunciations of the governments new
policy in Palestine, Labor's political
foes licked their chops in anticipation
of an early and fatal test of Mr..
strength on that issue. An
adverse vote in the House Of Commons
has brought down British governments
in the past on far less portentous ques-
lions. Now comes rift in the Con-
rank, accounting numerically
to nearly a full fifth of their parlia-
mentary force. If such q detection were
to manifest itself on a pivotal vote, or
Mr.. Baldwin were to be forced out OF
the party leadership, Tory opposition to
Labor would become wholly Intellectual.
Meantime a marriage seems to have
been arranged between Labor and
Liberalism on the subjects of electoral
reform and land value taxation. The
Hobbies of the House are ringing with
rumors that q Labor-Liberal entente is
now complete. Ramsay Macdonald,
with all his troubles, seems to have
been born under a lucky star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Weyler Still Remembered
AS Cruel Master of Cubans

Of his later years aS IA ann6eo8yN,
somewhat dried-up little man WaO eaEs
ried his dotage rather well, al things
considered" remarks the Fort worth
Record Telegram. M
q - sEAH 4 y
, "Curiously enough, despite an hlb d.
fects and defeats, he retained his 4u1lIl-
ence through most of his life and di0d
as the highest ranking oficer Of his
country" comments the Harrisburg
Telegraph. As the New York Times
puts It: ITO the Spanish people WSyler
was q soldier to be honored to the end
Of his career. The highest military
posts were conferred upon him. he was
elected q Senator. and was raised TO
the rank Of Duke of Rubi"
The healing finger Of time has
touched the memories of the New Fed
ford Evening Standard, which aays:
we used to think of Weyler ~ q
butcher; then we stopped thinking
about him at all, and yesterday we read
Of his death without the slightest re-
vival Of the old hatred which sWayed
US 80 years ago. We are friends with
Spain and well on the way to being
friends with Germany. What pity
and maintained without first INDUCING
In the wholesale killing Of war;"
The Rockford Morning Star quotes
the rather pathetic words found in Gen.
Weyler's viii, ''In my time have seen
much of the honors Of the world, a1ld
know they are worth practically moth
ing" This paper asks, Were the old
generals dreames troubled as he lay on
his army cot waiting for death?" and
1t remarks: Living, he was an anaeh-
ronism; dying, he recalls how Spain
lost an empire through q medieval view
point on the liberties Of the common
people" M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Curb on Firearms Sale
Urged to Check Crime
From the Philadelphia inquirer.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
When the report Of the Hoover Law
Enforcement Commission Is made, 1t
will be surprising II there is no recon-
mendation in 1t urging both Federal
and State restrictions on the sale and
manufacture of firearms. Those who
have been trying to find solution of
the crime problem fully realize that the
promiScuouS sale Of deadly weapons has
helped to make things easier for the
crooks, the thugs ana the bandits.
Police Commissioner Mulrooney in his
first public address in New York the
other day insisted that the ease with
which firearms could be bought was q
source Of much evil in that community.
He said one flrm in that city had sold
785 machine guns in the last year.
Were they used for legitimate purposes,
or were they utilized by gangsters? The
police attempted to check up on the
names Of the purchasers, and found
they were chiefly fictitious.
Commissioner Mlllrooney said the po-
lice recently seized 80 machine guns In
Midwestern city, and upon investiga-
ton found that every one Of them had
been bought in New York. During the
recent tong war one group of Chinese
purchased 800 revolvers in a neighbor-
ing State. "If," declared the commits
sioner. these guns were to be shipped
to some foreign country to aid an in
Surrection, I suppose our Federal Gov
eminent would have taken action to
prevent their shipment. But they were
for use in our own country, possibly
against our own citizens, so nothing was
done"
It must be conceded that the problem
Is dihncult one. There are classes Of
citizens and onicials who are entitled
to possess firearms. The police require
them, and so do watchmen and the
guards Of banking houses. It would be
folly to disarm law-abiding citizens
while permitting bandits to go about
like walking arSenals. Again, hunters
have Q right to their guns and rifles.
There are other exceptions, including
householders. But an attempt should
be made to restrict the use Of firearms
to legitimate purposes. That Is one way
Of going after the professional criminal
and organized crime. Until that Is done
It II 0 waste Of time to mourn over the
boldness Of the racketeers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
Halloween Night.

Halloween night Is approaching and
ths younger population Of the city is
preparing for its usual evening Of fun
with q program Of harmless. good
nats1red merrymaking on the streets no
one can reasonably fnd fault. but the
line should be drawn definitely and
Arnly against pranks that damage
property or cause personal discontinue
and injury.
The hoodlum type Of Halloween cole
bration, including such aimless acts as
hitting gates from hinges. oyerturning
benches and otherwise disturbing pri-
vate property, Is q relic Of the past and
has not appeared to be nearly so preva-
lent In recent years. The authorities
no doubt win keep an eye out TO see
that such demonstrations of misguided
humor are kept down.
r A carnival spirit can prevail without
tntruding on the rights Of others, and
NO doubt the great majority Of merry
makers win follow this rule of conduct
voluntarily. The enjoyment Of the eve
ffmg WI be more complete II, when 1t
q over. there are no injured feelings In
The neighborhood.
For small children, indoor selebra-
lions with organized games provide an
ideal observance Of Halloween.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

1929. Ninety-seven per. cent OF The
grade crossings Of the country now have
some form Of protection or warning.
9: What n, relative huuidity'--F.
A. Humidity IS moisture IN ne atmos-
phere. Relative huntdity = the ratio
in given volume Of air 10 The amount
that would make this air eatlrated 1T
the same temperature. In ei1brt, It Il
the ratio between the amount 81 inviSi-
BILE vapor present to the maximum
amount that could be present at the
same temperature. In measuring HIT
Nudity only the invisible water vapor u
considered, and not the drops of rain
or droplets Of fog.
@. How long did MacSwineys hun
ger strike laStP--B. N. Y.
A. The Lord Mayor Of Cork. Terence
MacSwtney, died as the result Of . hun
ger strike in Brixton Jail $40 am.
October as, 1920. His strike lasted "A
days.
@. What IS the origin Of the term
"esquire"?-L. S. D. fgy
A., In England the term ESQUIRE"
was formerly used to denote . gentle-
man who did not possess title Of mo-
bility but who was the proprietor ef
landed property. Fan -ts
O., what language Is. spoken In
SwitsefIand?-M. M
A The, principal Languages Of Swift
zerland are German. spoken by II per
cent of the people; French, by 81 per
cent. and Italian, by, 8 per cent. Other
BY the federal constitution OF As4S and
1874, German, French and Italian are
recognized as national languages.
a. Is there more water in . water
melon than in the same amount Of
cucumberS?-I. @.
"A. The watermelon is % per cent
water, while the cucumber IS 90 per
cent water.
q. What is parsed" H. B.
A. A parsec Is unit of length
used In reference to the distance. a
stars, One parsed. is almost exactly
zoe, 265 times the mean distance OF the
earth from the sun. -
Q. Didn't Taft resign from Rdose-
velt's cabinet before he had been In
the cabinet year?-J. H. G. -
A. Taft became Secretary Of War
February /. 1904. In November fol-
lowing he rendered his resignation be-
cause he thought that political speech
he had made in Connecticut might en-.
barrass President Roosevelt as q eaaldi-
date for reelection, but Roosevelt
would not accept the resignation.
Q. Please describe the Distinguished
Service CroSS.-L. e. j. e.
A. Army regulations describe it thus:
"a cross of bronze, inches In height
and 1916 inches in width, with an
eagle ON the center and q scroll below
the eagle bearing the inscription FOR
Valor' On the, reverse in the center
Of the cross is a space for the name Of
the recipient (Which Is to be engraved)
within q wreath. The cross Is gus-
pended by q ring from q wateredssilk
ribbon, ia inches in length and ia
inches in width, composed Of q hand
Of red "a tnch), white (1-16 ineh),
blue Il inch), white OILS tnch) and
red (h tnch). All crosses to BE- eeri-
ally numbered on the side Of the mp
right Of the cross"
q. When were the Ohoctaw rolls
cloSed?-E. G. N.
A. The citizenship rolls Of tlae OhOo.
taw Tribe In Oklahoma were eompleked
and closed on March {, 1907.