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The Washington times., 1930-01-29
Farley at Standstill
AS European Politics
Obscure Real Issues
By GEORGE R. HOLMES

10y "EONNE nN nOAMES
LONDON, Jan. % G.NSD.-The
London naval arms conference
was in a state of suspended ami
nation today while the chiefs of
the delegations Of the five powers
labored intensely in preparation
for tomorrow's Showdown"
The second plenary session of
the conference tomorrow-forced
by pressure from the American
delegation-will compel at least
a partial showing of the cards
which up until now have been
held extremely close to the chest.
Ten days of conversations be-
hind closed doors have failed to
produce an acceptable agenda
due to the Franco-Italian and
Franco-British differences.
U. s. Not to Blame
1t was on the theory that this
state of affairs might continue
until Christmas that the Ameri-
can delegates forced the situa-
ton into the open.
Whatever else the plenary ses-
sion will reveal, it certainly will
show that the lack of progress
made in the negotiations was not
due to the American attitude
and will thus permit the placing
OF responsibility for the tardy
deliberations where it belongs.
Thus Premier Tardieu of France
will have to deny Italian parity
before the world-it is to be de-
nied-and defend the theory of
global tonnage with elastic cate.
gorieS against the British pro
posals for limitation strictly by
categories.
1t is understood that Secre-
tary Of State Stirnson, speaking
first under the alphabetical ar
,rangement of speeches, will seize
the opportunity to reState and re-
emphasize that the primary pur-
poses Of the conference, which as
far as America is concerned, are
the limitation Of those categories
below warships not provided for
in the Washington treaty and the
etfecting of maximum reduction
in Europe.
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Man Awakes to Learn
He's Become a Burglar

Alexander Page, Al, Thirteenth
and K Streets Southeast, so he
told police, awoke the other morn
ing to find that he had robbed
three houses and had stolen
goods valued at SAL. Where thu
articles came from was a mystery
to him.
Three charges of housebreak-
ing, lodged against him at the
Seventh precinct, after inveStiga-
ton by Lieut.. c. Lehman ana De-
tective N, S. Hodkinson, showed
him how much stock the police
took in his story. A robbery in
Rockville. Md, is also credited
against the man.
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1900 WORKERS
OPEN DRIVE
FOR CHEST
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$40, his entire savings, to the
chest. This year, being a year
older, he increased his donation
by one dollar, rate of increase
which he hopes to keep up each
year, he says.
"ShOck Troops" In Action
The bugle call sending the final
regiment Of charity's shock troops
into action was sounded last
night when the Metropolitan Unit
of the Chest marched forth from
the Mayflower Hotel with its
goal set at 100000.
A touch Of sentiment was given
the meeting when Merritt o.
Chance, chairman of the unit.
called upon Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Goldsmith to arise. They were
celebrating their thirty-ninth wed
ding anniversary by attending the
meeting. Both are officers in the
unit.
Frederic A. Delano, president of
the Community Chest, told the
workers:
Before you lies civic under.
taking. This work must be
done for Washington's sake"
The information bureau at the
Mayflower Hotel, armed with a
battery Of telephones and a table
OF publications, swung into action
yesterday with the Junior League,
under the direction of Miss Mar
ion Jardine, assisting.
The burden which rests with
the Chest workers has been
considerably lightened by the
work of the special gifts COM
mittee. which has raised nearly
S75O,OOO
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J. r. Hawkins to Talk
At First Meeting of
Region Five Tonight

John r. Hawkins. president of
the Prudential Bank, will be the
chief speaker at the first report
meeting of Region Five at the
Whitelaw Hotel at 7 o'clock to-
night. Region Five, of which DR..
Kelly Miller is chairman. and Ma
jor Campbell C. Johnson score
tary. embraces the entire colored
population Of the city. Tonight's
meeting will include a report from
the special gifts committee of Re
gion Five, of which Judge James
A. Cobb is chairman. This COM
mittee, which devoted the activi-
ties to obtaining gifts Of 500 or
more from colored citizens, will re-
port gifts Of $3,325 from this
source alone.
Those giving 500 or more were
as follows: Benefit Life Insurance
Company. $500; Judge James A.
Cobb, 5000; John r. Hawkins,
SIPS; DR.. Kelly Miller, 500; r. E.
Rutherford, 500; S. w. Ruther-
ford, $100; Mortimer F. Smith,
500; DR.. Mildred E. Gibbs, 500:
Gary and Fisher, 500; George w.
Cook, 500; Robert L. Evans, $500;
Mr.. and Mrs. D. 3. Thompson,
500; DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson,
500: the Rev. w. H. Jernagin,
500: DR.. S. L. Carson, 500: John
H. Thurston, 500; Albert I. Cas-
sell, 500; DR.. T. Edward Jones.
500; DR.. j. E. H. Taylor, 500: G.
David Houston, 500; the Rev.
William D. Jarvis, 500; Mr.. and
Mrs. Stansbury Boyce, 500: Mrs.
Martha A. McAdoo, 500; Indus
trial Bank, 500; the Rev. Walter
H. Brooks, 500; Richard C.
Brooks, 500; Mrs. Mary L. White,
500, and Garnet C. Wilkinson,
500.
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Of tubing. which detectives be-
lieve are parts of the barrel of
the hunting gun, but they are
of highly polished nickel, one of
the mechanics said, while the
Brady gun was made of brass.
Leroy Brady has been held in
the Marlboro Jail since January
S, stoutly protesting has inno-
cence. His brother, Herman, %,
the husband of the dead woman,
was held eight days and then re-
leased on $1,000 bond as a state
witness"
Detectives, who testified before
a justice of the peace, salt that
they suspected Leroy because he
and Herman went duck hunting
on the morning the bomb was de-
livered and prior thereto Leroy
had asked Herman where Her
mans wife lived after the former
had confided in his older brother
domestic predicament.
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Federal Farm Board
Urges Wise Planting

The farmers of the country TO-
day were urged by the Federal
Farm Board to use the outlook
service provided by the Depart.
ment of Agriculture and the agri-
cultural extension service In the
various States.
Improved farm income requires
planned production and effective
marketing, the board said. In any
one year wise production plan
ming must precede effective mar
keting.
THE surest way to control an
oppressive surplus is to prevent
it," the board said. mo market
ing machinery can insure good
prices and satisfactory income
If the farmer plants and breeds
unWiSely."
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Government investigator whom
he styled at that time a Depart
ment Of Justice man" is correct.
Herbert should be cited before a
grand jury, instead of being kept
In the service. Borah said that
few days after giving him this
information the man was trans.
ferred to another post. This in
formation was confirmed by The
Times today in an investigation
of its own.
Howell Defends Code
Vets and dryS of the Senate
today are making a detailed scru
tiny Of the drastic prohibition
code for the District, introduces
in the Senate yesterday afternoon
by Senator Robert B. Howell.
Senator Howell has announced
that he will use every effort to
expedite consideration of the
measure by the Senate District
Committee to Which it was re.
ferred.
With informal discussions among
both wet and dry Senators cen,
tering around his code, Senator
Howell today moved rapidly to
straighten out an error of proceed.
ure which threatened to delay &C.
ton on the measure.
Senator Howell found today
that the bill had been inadvert-
emily referred to the Senate Jul
dietary Committe instead of the
District Committee. The Judiciary
Committee is not functioning on
legislation until after the tariff
debate in the Senate is finished.
Howell, anxious to rush action
on the bill, today requested Sen
ator Norris, chairman of the
Judiciary Committee, to have lie
measure re-referred to the Dis
trict Committee.
Norris agreed to the change.
senator Capper, chairman of the
District Committee, whose face
had been wreathed in smiles
when his committee seemed to
nave. avoided the controversial
matter, took on a look of gloom
Rereference, of the bill to the
District Committee will place it
under the control of Senator
Wesley Jones of Washington, who
is chairman of the District sub
committee on judiciary. Senator
Jones is author of the "five-and-
ten" prohibition law.
Bill Too Stringent
In the opinion of those who
have studied the bill, it's very
Stringency, which Howell main.
talns Is its strongest point, may
initiate against the early action
which the author seeks.
Probably the most radical de
parture Of the bill is the ex
tension Of the provision for the
issuance of search warrants
against private dwellings. It is
on this point that debate of the
matter will center, and its con
sideration will give the debate on
the bill a different tinge than
the straight out and out dry
issue.
Attorney General Mitchell has
already voiced his opposition to
this extension of the search priv
elege to enforce the dry law. He
has held that it will make en-
forcement more difficult, will
hamper agents by bringing them
into disrepute, and will set up
condition here existing in no
State.
Howell, however, maintains that
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FARLEY IS STILL
IN DEADLOCK
ONAGENDA
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is expected to name a steering
committee consisting of two mem
bers Of each delegation to study
all suggestions for the agenda
and act upbn them.
This committee may succeed in
overcoming the obstacles which
are holding up the progress Of
negotiations If Foreign Minister
Grandi of Italy does not put
forth another obstacle which may
nullify the work of the committee.
Before the close Of yesterdays
meeting of the big five" Signor
Grandi announced that Italy
would make o reservation on the
work of the committee. This was
taken to mean that the Italian
foreign minister would insist that
the committees work should be
discussed in full conference If
It's results did not suit him.
Delegates at Love Feast
Last night the delegates Of all
the nations at the conference in.
terrupted their laborS long
enough to indulge in a mutual
love feast" which took the form
Of a dinner sponsored by the
pilgrims society at the Hotel
Victoria.
The flags Of the five nations
were arranged together. Where
only two toasts are usually Of
fered at pilgrim dinners, one 10
the King Of England and one to
the President Of the United States.
five were offered last night to in.
clude the President of France, the
King of Italy and the Emperor of
Japan.
Presiding at the dinner was
Viscount Grey, foreign minister
Of England at the time the World
War began and at one time as
far opposed politically to Premier
Macdonald as the French and
Italians now are on the sugges-
lions for the conference agenda.
Signor Grandi made the prin.
cipal speech, Selling the occasion
to urge actual rather than ap-
parent reduction.
During the dinner the band
successfully played the British.
American. French, Italian and
Japanese national anthems.
The Washington times., 1930-01-29
Floor Committee Named
For Templars' Exhibit

The floor committee for the
grand ball and competitive drill
to be staged by Washington
Knights Templar next Tuesday
night in the Washington Audi
forum was announced yesterday
by Charles F. Roberts, grand
commander.
The group is headed by Charles
D. Shackelford and includes the
following: DR.. Robert C. Fowler,
vice chairman; Robert Roger,
AlmaS C. Speare, Percy Tranford,
Maurice j. Hess, Thomas S, Ser.
geon. William Belts, Richard E.
GaSch, Edward A. Nelson, jr.:
Charles Long. S. G. Taylor and
Blair Mckenzie.
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D. c. DRY BILL
FEARED TOO
DRASTIC
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to have received the report in
confidence and is respecting this
confidence until his informant re-
leases him.
He refused, because Of this con-
fidence, to give the mans name
to J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the
bureau of investigation, who
called on Borah yesterday and
denied that Department of
Justice agent had investigated
the Herbert-Quinn affair.
Opens Counter Attack
Wheeler declared today that
the matter now is squarely up to
the Administration. Names, places,
addresses, incidents and a COM
plete report of the charges and
their background against the
two men have been furnished the
department, he said, and it is
hardly likely that such a compre-
henSive report could have been
made unless it had a strong
foundation.
Investigators for Senator
Wheeler also report that prohibit
ton officials know full well who
this man is and have started a
counter attack on him.
Prohibition Commissioner James
M. Doran is said to have called
him a discharged employee" al
though The Times learned today
that he was on the Governments
payroll at least as late as Mon
day of this week.
Regardless Of the report Of the
Department Of Justice, prohibi-
ton officials are giong to have
some tall explaining to do. He
cited the official report that
Quinn had been transferred to
Texas when he actually had been
discharged and Assistant Secre'
tary of the TreaSury's statement
a few nights ago that Herbert's
demotion came about because Of
friction with the District Attor-
ney's office in Baltimore" which
statement was refuted by the dis
trict attorney in question.
Dishonesty Blamed
The Herbert-Quinn episode has
been seething for some time and
came to a head in the Senate
Monday when Senator Wheeler
declared that the present admit
ted breakdown of prohibition en-
forcement was caused principally
by dishonest and incompetent
officials IN the prohibition unit.
He laid this to the Republican
national committee and said that,
in spite Of civil service regula-
lions, no one can get an Admin
istrative job in the prohibition
unit without the endorsement of
the Republican national commit
teeman of the State from which
he comes.
He declared that Quinn had
been fired and that the head of
the prohibition unit had miSled
the public by announcing a myth
ical transfer to Texas. He said
that serious charges were made
at the same time. against Herbert
and that, instead of discharging
him, too. prohibition officials had
merely ''foiSted Herbert on the
people of Montana and Idaho"
He served notice on prohibition
officials that, if Herbert is not re-
called Immediately from the Mon
tana-Idaho post. he would force
the Department of Justice to
maekp ublic the charges against
him.
Senator Borah added to
Wheeler'S remarks by stating that
If information given him by q
New Britain herald., 1930-07-26

infest these sinister regions might be forced to yield up the painting. Half a dozen suspects were interrogated, but each had sound alibi and all vehemently denied any knowledge of the theft.
 This led Scotland Yard to infer that the crime had been committed out side its geographical jurisdiction. At with the Belgian authorities, and the hunt for the light-fngered pilferer was on in a fresh quarter. But, alas! The Brussels sleuths had just as scant sue cess in locating the thief as their Eng fish colleagues had had.
 There is little doubt in the minds of the authorities concerned," con- mented The London Daily Express, semieditorially, that the robbery is the work of gang of International art thieves who have been operating on the Continent and in America for some years" It was perhaps this reference to America that caused cabled queries to be launched to the United States. The attempt to link up that country with the gang, however, proved wash UNl, lIlVuSlL lllI uillto were Ildut III New York City. Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco and Washington, D. c.
 But in spite of his hugely success ful coup, the thief of "The Concert of the Angels is now confronting serious dilemma. He has on his hands a half-million-dollar art work that is so internationally famous that to dis pose of it presents the gravest of hazards. It is an opinion widely held in London that the haul will eventually be got rid of to some rich American
 A rumor that before being placed on board ship the packing case containing the painting had been detained" few days at Antwerp was run down, but failed to yield any very profitable clue. There was no apparent indica- ton that the case had been tempered with during it's brief stay in that city.
 The list of famous paintings that have been stolen-and in most in- stances retuned-is an imposing one. Three of the most important victims of vandalism and cupidity are repro duced on this page. Most notorious was the theft of Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa" from the Louvre in Paris This celebrated portrait, with its sphinx-hke smile, disappeared from its accustomed niche about fifteen years ago. 4 frantic, worldwide search was made. Eventually the pie ture was recovered in Italy. It had been stolen by woman.
 Other illustrious art creations that have been stolen are Gainsborough's Duchess of Devonshire," Titian's ''Potiphar's Wife" Tituss Rem bradnts Son." the "Vanloo' Mad dalene' of Rembrandt. and Landseer's Stag at Bay"
 But none of these depredations has surpassed in public interest and excite
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of the gang, with headquarters ln Central Europe, were lodged inside the blonde head of a daring and beautiful little schemer, a girl with reputation for international robberies and deeds of an even darker nature.
 It is freely conceded that this girl, now grown to womanhood, or her younger sister, may have paved the way for the second Van Dyck theft. This assumption is based on the cut ting technique employed in both in- stances, the canvases having been severed from their frames with precise, quick, delicate strokes, highly unsug- gestive of the crude slashings of a burly masculine criminal.
 One faction Investigating the Van Dyck case thinks the robbery was com mitted before the ship on which it was placed had left Brussels. This theory has found favor with certain English criminologists. But on the other hand, some of the Brussels detectives point to indications that "The Concert of the Angels was actually aboard and reached Tilbury unmolested, where the ship. stood by for several days, when the dramatic climax of the theft came to light.
 The prelude to the pilfering of the painting proved how closely art thieves follow the news and how alert they are to snatch at any opportunity thus presented. Months. before the project of bringing "The Concert of the Angels" to London had been preached, announcement was made that fourteen million pounds worth of Italian art treasures would be ex- hibittd at Burlington House through
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the courteous instru- m e n t ality of L a d y Chamberlain, well-known patroness of all the arts.
 This aroused the cen Q s t e t h u siasm among the esthetes of Mayfair and Blooms bury. Throngs attend ed the exhibition, which positively bristled with incomparable Bellinis, Guido Renis, Tintorettos, Raphaels and Botticellis. Their appetite for art thus whetted, Londoners began to evince wide spread interest in small CT shows, and Godfrey Phillips, a London con noisseur whose intimate gallery is regarded as a very jewel of it's sort, decided to import cer- tain remarkable paint ings and hold his own exhibition.
 Knowing that a Mon sieur Bechbache, of Brussels, was in pos session of "The Concert of the Angels" MT. Phillips wrote him, fe- questing the loan of the picture, with a possible sale in view. Monsieur Bechbache acceded. The Canvas was padded, boxed and padlocked with the most scrupulous
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Perplexmg Mystery of the Stolen Angels " Traced to e { Daring and. Beautiful
 Gang-Gu;l

CCOTLAND YARDS craftiest A minds have just joined forces
 with the astute Belgian police in an intensive effort to solve the most baffling art-theft mystery of the Twentieth Century.
 The London and Brussels authorities have been working on two different clues, but in spite of the most unre- mitting vigilance and the sharpest de- ductive faculties, the puzzle of the missing Van Dyck is still presenting knotty features.
 The painting, entitled "The Concert of the Angels" world-renowned can vas, whose estimated worth is 0,000 pounds sterling-about $450, 0,000-lit- erally melted into mist en route from the Belgian capital to London art gal lery. When the packing case to which it had been confded was opened at Til- bury Docks, the port of the metrop- oils, the steamship authorities found to their chagrin and astonishment that a steady, swift hand had cut the price less art work from its frame.
 Some evil djinn of misfortune seems to be stalking the ghost of Van Dyck's genius, for this is the second time in three decades that < product of his brush has been pur- 4 Joined. In 1907 another Van Dyck, " worth s10O,000, was sliced loose from its frame in a church at Courtrai, France. The thief, who the police suspect was woman-as in the current case-paid a hawker four shillings to smuggle the canvas into Bruges. This man, an honest fellow, informed the authorities, and was pleasantly surprised when they paid him the s4,000 reward that had been posted for the pictures recovery, Act ing on information supplied by him, the police arrested another man, who was given a five-year prison sentence. But those most intimately acquainted with the case expressed the opinion that the culprit was mere interme- diary or accessory and that the brains
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care and entrusted to the hold of the desig- mated ship. It had, unfortunately, been insured for only a quarter of the sum it might be expected to fetch in a sales room.
 The painting is a masterpiece, and has been acclaimed as such for centuries. It portrays Rbenevolent Madonna with a radi- ant Child, flanked on either side by cheru- blnl. The handling ot light and shade IS considered especially successful, and the whole conveys a spirit of religious ecstasy that is almost lyrical in character. The canvas measures five