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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
SQUAD
MAY FACE BOARD
Police Inspector Bean Rec
ommends Hearing in Report
on Investigation.

Sergt. Oscar J. Letterman and the
members of his squad who made raid
on the apartment of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eleck Harmon, 1000 block of S street,
last Friday, will be brought before the
trial board on charges growing out of
the raid, as a result of a report filed
with Maj. Henry G. Pratt, superinten-
dent of police, by Police Inspector
Thaddeus Bean.
Inspector Bean. who was detailed TO
investigate the circumstances of the
raid. which was conducted without a
search warrant for the premises raided,
reported that he had interviewed Mr..
and Mrs. Harmon. They told him, he
reported, that they had taken up the
matter with their attorney, and that
they had decided to file charges against
the squad in the form of affldavits OF
complaint. In view of this, Bean
recommended that when the affidavits
are received at headquarters, the matter
will be placed before the trial board
Affidavits Are Awaited.
Maj. Pratt said today this would be
done.
The affidavits had not been received
at noon today, and it is not known when
they will come in. The specific charges
on which the men are to be tried viii
not be determined until after the af-
f1davits have been received and eX-
amined, he said.
According to Letterman's story of the
raid, he had an arrest warrant for an.
other person and received information
that this person was at the Harmon
apartment. He went there and knocked
on the door. and Mrs. Harmon admitted
him. Once inside the apartment, ht
said, he detected the odor of alcoho
and found 10 quarts af alleged liquor
which he seized. He placed Mrs. Har.
mon under arrest.
Seizure Held Illegal.
When he made this statement of fact.
to Assistant United States Attorne,
David Hart, in charge of Police Cour
liquor prosecutions, Hart held that Let
terman had no right to have madt
the seizure, and declined to prosecute
the case. Maj. Pratt, on learning O.
Mr.. Harris action, ordered Bean II
make an investigation.
Yesterday Maj. Pratt said that, re
gardleSs of the outcome of the investi
CATION, he intended to caution the iquo!
squad to be more careful of the mannel
in which raids are made in future. HI
said policemen should be careful to have
search warrants before enterS~T houses
bent on making arrests for misde'
meanors not committed in their pres
ence,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
SHOALS LEGISLATION
TO BE FORUM TOPIC
Mcclellan Will Discuss Expendi-
ture of $1so,ooo,ooo by Gov.
eminent Over lookup.

The Muscle Shoals legislative situa-
ton will be discussed by Senator
Kenneth Mcclellan of Tennessee, in the
National Radio Forum arranged by The
Evening Star and sponsored by the
Columbia Broadcasting System, at 1890
o'clock tonight. Station WMAL will
broadcast the speech locally.
The Senate is expected to act soon
on the Norris bill providing for
permanent Government ownership and
operation of the Shoals. President
Coolidge failed to act favorably in 1928
on a similar measure passed by Con-
sress. The bill suffered a pocket
veto" as Congress had adjourned soon
after its passage.
senator Mcclellan will tell of the
expenditure of $l3G,000,000 by the
Government at Muscle Shoals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
BRITAIN TO KEEP
RULE IN PALESTINE
Macdonald Tells House of
Commons Administration Is
International Obligation.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 3.-Prime Minister
Macdonald told the House of Commons
today that the British government
would continue to administer Palestine
in accordance with the terms of the
mandate as approved by the council of
the League of Nations.
The prime minister, replying to a
question by former Premier Baldwin.
said that administration was an inter-
national obligation from which there
could be no question of receding.
Under the terms Of the mandate"
he continued, "his majesty's government
are responsible for promoting the estab-
lishment in Palestine of a national
home for the Jewish people, it being
clearly understood nothing should be
done which might prejudice the civil
and religious rights of existing nom
Jewish communities in Palestine for the
rights mad political status enjoyed by
Jews in any other country"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
GRUMPY AND PINCHOT
GIVEN new SUPPORT
Philadelphia Committee of Seventy
Urges Statewide Aid
of Candidates.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, April 3.-The COM
mittee of seventy, whose objective is
purity of the ballot, was engaged &C
lively in the political campaign today
with the announcement of Thomas
Raeburn White, chairman, that it urged
the voters to support Joseph r. Grundy
for United States Senator and Clifford
Pinchot for governor.
At the same time the Association
Against Prohibition asserted through
its secretary, william Morse, that the
prohibition question would be the dom
inant issue in the May 20 primary.
In urging support of a Grundy-Pin-
chot ticket, White charged the Phila-
delphia Republican organization with
seeking to extend its power throughout
the State.
Pinchot, who is running for governor
Independently, has made no comment
thus far as to the suggestion that he
unite with Grundy on a ticket against
Secretary of Labor James j. Davis for
Senator and Francis Skunk Brown for
governor.
Announcement came from Harris
burg yesterday that representatives of
labor in conference there had declined
for the present to indorse State ticket
and that they we're opposed to the nom
ination Of Senaor Grundy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
RAIN HALTS FIRES
SWEEPING FORESTS
Maryland and Virginia Acre.
age Burned 0ver-Care.
Iessness Charged.

April showers today brought welcome
relief to hundreds of fatigued forest
wardens and volunteer firemen. the lat
ter including inmates of the Lorton Re-
formatory and Engineers from Fort
Humphreys. who yesterday and last
night fought a series of forest fires in
nearby Maryland and Virginia, which
at times sent up such billowing clouds
Of smoke as to tie up traflc on the
Richmond Highway and the Conduit
road.
Careless Persons Reported.
In Maryland, officials of the State De-
partment of Foresty, who attributed
most of the fires to negligence on the
part of persons burning brush, an
nounced that list of persons believed
responsible for the flames had been re-
ported by forest wardens and would
probably result in number of arrests
for carelessness.
Among the smoldering embers this
morning were the remains of the old
lock house at Great Falls, the remnants
of Virginia saw mill, carcasses of live
stock and the ashes of several farm
buildings.
Damage to standing timber was listed
as probably the greatest loss from the
fires, which swept more than 1000 acres
in the two States.
Most of the fires were in Maryland,
the one at Great Falls burning sinful
taneously with fires at Leonardtown,
Glenn Dale, Seabrook, Tuxedo, Berwyn,
Beltsville and Ammendale in Prince
Georges County.
In Southern Maryland.
Severe fire conditions were also re-
ported in woodland tracts in Anne
Arundel, Charles and st. Marys Coun-
ties. The famous loblolly pine forests
of the latter county. which have for
years been comparatively free from
fire, have been menaced by flames
which destroyed hundreds of acres of
valuable growth.
District Forester Waiter j. Quick, jr.,
in charge of forest protection on the
Western Shore. today expressed little
hope of securing commendable Spring
fire record because of yesterdays fires.
He pointed out that the high winds OF
yesterday and the lack of rain were
adverse conditions more severe than
had been faced by the forest wardens.
who succeeded in improving fire records
in 1928 and 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
MITCHELL, OPPOSING CHANGE,
ASKS TRIAL FOR JONES LAW
Tells House Judiciary Committee Dry
Measure Has Not Yet Been Given
Fair Test.

commended by the Hoover Law En-
forcement Commission.
He approved in general two other
bills written by Christopherson and
recommended to Congress by the
Hoover commission to relieve con-
gested Federal Courts, but suggested
several changes in these.
The Attorney General would have the
commission plan for trials by United
States commissioners operative in Dis
trict Courts only when the judges order
1t, with the commissioners who would
conduct trials specifically designated.
He urged that the maximum penalty for
slight or o--sual violations be fixed at
six months in jail, $1,000 fine or both.
Leaving the classification OF minor cases
to the discretion of the courts.
In addition the Attorney General ia
vored the modification of one commits
sion measure by eliminating a pro-
vision which would give district attor-
neys authority to proceed against dry
law offender on a felony charge after
being tried before a commissioner for
misdemeanor.
"The chairman of the commission, u
Continued on Page 2, Column IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
UNEMPLO YMENT BILLS
o. KID BY Committee
Wagner Measures Would Create
Sterilization Board to Plan
Public Construction.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate commerce committee
today approved without record vote
two Wagner unemployment bills that
would create a sterilization board to
plan for public construction, but the
committee held over a third Wagner
proposal to set up a Federal Employ
ment Agency.
Senator Wagner announced after the
meeting he would make a determined
drive to bring the bills up for final
action by the Senate, on a special order,
Immediately after the Muscle Shoals
debate is concluded. That debate is
expected to be completed within the
next few days.
The measures would carry an appro-
priation of $150,000,000 and also would
arrange for facilities to collect informa-
ton on unemployment.
The committee deferred action on the
employment agency proposal in response
to plea for hearing received today
from the National Association of Manu-
facturers. It was said in a letter to
Chairman Johnson, Republican, Cali
fornia, dated today, that the organiza-
ton was disturbed at possibility that
the legislation. if enacted, might bring
conflict between Federal and State
functions with regard to employment
agencies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
FIRENIEN DEMAND NEW PANTS
OR WILL WORK ONLY AT NIGHT
Flint, Mich, Council in Middle Over Difficulty Of
Supplying Money to Replace Worn Garments.

men said they were tied up by the city
charter and couldn't touch the 1880
budget, in which the pants are included,
before July 1. The fIemen say they
have to have pants-293 pairs OF them
long before July !. A..
Alderman George Boysen said the city
would have to take its chances on hav-
ing fires extinguished-at least IN the
day time-if the pants aren't forthcom-
ing within couple weeks.
The council, which is In predica-
ment almost as serious as the f1remen
has gone into huddle over the anair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
BRUENING is VICTOR
IN REICHSTAG CLASH
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 3.-Chancellor Helm
rich Bruening, whose new cabinet scored
its first victory in the Reichstag today,
defeating non-confidence motion,
called cabinet meeting Immediately
after adjournment to decide on his
governments position.
He was reported to be concerned over
the problem of obtaining a majority for
the governments complete program and
to have consulted his cabinet as to
whether it would not be better, after all,
to dissolve TIE Reichstag and have new
elections.
The Nationalist, who did not sup
port today's non-conf1dence motion.
which was defeated 252 to 1877, made so
many reservations that Chancellor
Bruening was fearful that Nationalist
support might prove illusory when 1t
came to practical work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
BY the Associated Press.


Opposition to modification of the
Jones law. which provides heavy maxi
mum penalties for violations of the
prohibition statutes. has been filed with
the House judiciary committee by At
torney General Mitchell.
In a confidential communication he
objected particularly to a measure by
Representative Stobbs, Republican,
Massachusetts, to modify this law by
defining slight and casual offenders and
fixing the maximum penalty for sucn
offenses at SIX months imprisonment
and a fine of $500. The Jones statute.
he said, should have a longer trial
period.
At the same time the Attorney Cen
eral disapproved two bills by Repre-
sentative ChriStopherson. Republican,
South Dakota, embodying plans for de-
filming felonies and misdemeanors I'M
der the United States code and for
setting up juryless trials before United
States commissioners, as had been rec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
SEVERAL PERSONS HURT
BY EXPLODING GAS MAIN
Buildings Emptied by Police Aft
er Blasts Blow OFF Man
Hole Covers.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 3.-Several per-
sons were reported injured in a series
of explosions that blew off a dozen
manhole covers in lower Broadway to-
day where workmen were repairing a
gas main. =
The blasts occurred between Tweuty-
eighth and Thirtieth streets. Police re-
serves were called out and al persons
Immediately were ordered out of the
buildings in the vicinity, which includes
several hotels.
The front wheels were blown off a
wagon which was passing over one of
the manholes when it blew up and the
horses were thrown to the pavement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
INTERNATIONAL MOTOR
REGULATIONS PLANNED
Legislation by Both Canada and
United States Proposed to
Curb Violations.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HAMILTON. Ontario, April ga
plan for international legislation be-
tween Canada and the United States to
provide for the prosecution of motorists
wanted for breaking laws on foreign
highways was announced last night by
George S. Henry, provincial minister Of
highways.
Speaking at the annual meeting of
the Hamilton Auto Club he said several
Provinces and many States were now
framing reciprocal laws to allow prose-
cution of citizens wanted by the other
nation.
The Provincis' Legislature two weeks
Lgo passed a law providing for the au-
lomatic suspension of an Ontario mo-
torist's license when he is involved in
an accident either in Canada or the
United States until he posts bond with
the registrar of motor vehicles here to
cover damage liability. The law will go
into effect next Winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
OIL MOTOR PROVES SUCCESS
FOR TRANSPORT AIRPLANES
Flight Made in Ford Craft When 600 Horsepower Is
| Developed by Three Engines.

port ship $50 horsepower as compared
with the 900 furnished by light fuel en-
gines customarily used in the ship. Fol-
lowing the test 1t was announced that
Diesel engines will be optional equip
ment on all Ford 4-AT transport planes
in the future.
Capt. Woolson. who is the designer OF
the oil-burning motor, recently made
flight to Miami, Fla, in a
plane powered by one of his motors. The
flight demonstrated the economy Of fuel
In operating the new motors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, April R.-The new
Diesel airplane engine has demonstrated
its adaptability on transport planes. The
successful demonstration was held at the
Ford airport yesterday by Leroy Man
ming and Capt. L. M. Woolson, who
made a test flight in Ford tri-notored
plane powered by the newest OF ole
burning engines.
The three engines afforded the trans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
SUPERTAX IMPOSED
Australia Makes Extra Levy on I'm
portation or Luxuries.

CANBERRA, Australia, April 8 Dr.
Premier Scullin today announced i'm
position of so per cent supertax on
luxury imports. Imports of some lux
uries are absolutely forbidden under the
new restriction.
The luxury linec on which the super
tax is to be imposed include all spirits,
beverages, matches ana piece goods un-
der the heading Of textiles, felts, manu-
features thereof, and attire other than
piece goods in knitted tabular form of
cotton silk or containing silk and ar
tiflcial silks, or being an admixture Of
wool and other fibers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
BRITISH MISSIONARY
MURDERED IN CHINA
Yorke Scarlet Was on Inspection
Tour of Property at
Time of Death.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
TIENTSIN, China. April 3.-The Lon
don mission was informed by telegram
today that Yorke Scarlet, British mis-
sionary, was murdered at Peitaiho last
night.
Scarlet, with a colleague, Augustus
P. Cullen. were proceeding through
Peitaiho to inspect the mission property
prior to opening of the Summer season
The directory of Professionals missions
in China shows an E. Y. Scarlet as
stationed by the London Missionary So
ciety in Tientsin. Mr.. Scarlet, who was
married, went to Tientsin in 1924. Au-
gustus p. Cullen, who went to Tientsin
in 1916, also was listed at the same
mission as Mr. Scarlet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
FIND MINERS BODIES

KETTLE ISLAND, KY, April 8 R.-
Eight more bodies were recovered today
from the Pioneer Coal Co. mine,
wrecked by an explosion Saturday,
which entombed Is men: Seven bodies
had already been recovered, leaving
only j. e. Fill, mine foreman, still to
be located.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
Police Hold Duchess
On Charge of Effort
To End Life by Gas
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, April 3.-Mary FitZ-
gerald, Duchess of Leinster, was
remanded by the Lambeth Police
Court today on charge of at
tempting to commit suicide.
Fitzgerald is the family name
of the Duke of Leinster.
The duchess, who has been sep
arated from her husband for
some time, was taken to Lambeth
Hospital early Tuesday morning
after having been found half
conscious in a gas-filled room in a
small fiat in Brixton. She was
known to her neighbors simply as
Mrs. Williams"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
HOOVER PLANS TO FISH

Expects to GO to Rapidan Camp
Tomorrow.
President Hoover plans to make his
first week end trip Of the year to his
Summer camp on the headwaters of
the Rapidan, in Virginia, this week.
The plans contemplate that the presi-
Dental party will leave tomorrow after
noon and return Sunday afternoon.
The party will include Mrs. Hoover,
Attorney General Mitchell and Mrs.
Mitchell, Secretary Wilbur, Secretary
Lamont and Mrs. Lamont, Representa-
tive Fort of New Jersey and Lawrence
Richey, one of the Presidents secre-
tarieS.
The Chief Executive plans to fish on
Saturday, the season having opened on
April j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
Ry the Associated Press.

FLINT, Mich, April 3.-For the next
few weeks fire fighting is going to be
only minor hazard among Flint fire.
men. They have just found out that
their pants are rapidly wearing out and
there isn't any chance Of getting new
ones before the present trousers are
pretty far gone.
A three-alarm for pants relief was
turned In to the city council but alder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
PROBE DYNAMITE PLOT
Missouri Prison Officials Find Stor-
age House Broken Into.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, April 8 lP).
Missouri Penitentiary officials today
were investigating a suspected plot to
steal some dynamite from the State
penitentiary explosive storage house at
here.
Director Frank Jones and Warden
Leslie Rudolph said a guard found a
window had been broken in the build
ing yesterday and a lock on an iron
chest where the dynamite is stored had
been tempered with. It was not de-
termined whether any "trusty" convict
was involved or whether the attempt
TO steal the explosive had any connec-
ton with last weeks mutiny ct the
penitentiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03

Radio Programs On Page D-4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03
WEATHER.

20. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Rain tonight and possibly tomorrow
morning; not much change in tempera-
ture; minimum temperature tonight
about 80 degrees. Temperatures-High
est, SIS, at 5 pm. yesterday; lowest. SO, at
4 am today. Full report on page 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-03

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
Jacob Oster Bound
Over Without Bail
To District Court
tContin,,ec from race one)

tContintnC from race one)
fecttons Of his wife, who at present
has q divorce action pending against
Oster.
In the office Of william LANCER in
Bismarck this morning It was report
ed that Oster had won one court case
against Petersen, charging him with
alternating the affections Of his wife,
and had instituted q second which
was pending before the Burleigh
county district court at the time Of
the shooting.
Petersen Paid Oster
In the first case. 1t was said, Peter
zen was ordered to pay Oster q sum
Of money and agree not to bother the
Oster family again.
Oster had been married three times.
His first wife died and he was di.
vorced from the second. Though he
once was q farmer, recently he has
had no regular occupation.
Funeral services for Petersen will
b conducted ct the Union church at
Braddock at 2 p. m. Tt1ursday, with
Rev. John Mcdonald officiating. Bur-
ial will be made at the Braddock
cemetery, where the parents of the
shooting victim, early pioneers OF
Emmons county who hornesteaded
near Braddock, are inferred. PAIL
bearers, who had not been selected at
noon today, will be chosen from
among the close friends Of the dead
man, according to George Shepherd.
the victims brother .in-law, living
near 8raddock.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-26
n q coating Of ice and crashed to the

in q coating Of ice and crashed to the
ground.
At Grimsby volunteer police pa
trolled the streets all night and the
towns firemen were kept standing
by ready for emergency. Only q re-
wall remained to protect the
towns pump house from ice-floes be-
ing dashed against the shore by waves
50 and 60 feet high. An old pier and
. steamer ticket office were crushed
and carried away. Trees were uproot-
ed and swept away and many old
landmarks levelled.
1ce-laden power wires snapped
leaving the town in darkness, and
snow and sleet tied up all transporta-
ton between Fruitland and Vineland,
Dixie Suffers Cold
Snow flurrtes, sharp winds and near
freezing temperatures brought unsea-
sonable weather to Dixie.
Overcoats were in vogue today and
growers In some sections expressed
concern for their crops. The mercury
dropped to % in southwest Virginia
and . light snow laid on the ground
for several. hours last night In Bristol
and in Memphis. Nashville and Knox
vile Tenn ~
Slight damage to peaches was re-
ported In Virginia and fruit men in
northwest Arkansas feared budding
trees would be affected.