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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
WAGNER DEMANDS
RELIEF OF JOBLESS
Three Bills, Two Years in
Committee, Declared Ripe
for Action.


Senator Wagner, Democrat, New
York, today launched his threefold I'M
employment relief program on the floor
of the Senate with an urgent plea for
action on all three measures, 1.-THE FIRST
three steps," he declared, ION the road
to stabilized prosperity"
The New Yorker asserted that "only
this morning" the Labor Department
announced that March had brought "a
further increase" in the number IN
able to find work.
President Hoover has made his
position Enthusiastically clear" he added,
calling attention to several public dec
larations of the Chief Executive, which
he said were Gin favor of the principle
of this legislation"
Only two of Wagner'S unemployment
measures were taken up by the Sen
ate, but he had served notice that if
necessary he would move consideration
of the third, which would set up q
Federal employment system to cooper
ate with State agencies.
The other Wagner bills would provide
machinery for collecting complete un-
employment information and create q
sterilization board to plan public con-
struction on a long-range basis, the lat
ter with a view toward synchronizing
Government work with general employ
ment conditions.
On the basis of "meager figures u
Wagner said he computed that during
the month of January wage earners in
manufacturing plants alone lost $780,
000, 900 in wages.
idle men invariably mean idle
machines, closed factories, overhead ac-
cumulating unproductively, savings used
up, and capital assets consumed" he
added. On the social side, he said, 1t
means child labor, for when the head
of the family is out of work, "first
the monther, then the minor chill
dren" seek sustenance. On the politi-
cal sides, Wagner warned, "unemploy-
ment breeds discomfort with govern
ment."
Recalling that his bills had remained
two years in committee, the New York
er said that public opinion has grad
ually crystallized in favor Of their
enactment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
TWO|ND|ANS KILLED
BY SHOTS OF POLICE
Madras Mob Stones Officers,
Injuring Several, in Riot
at Mass Meeting.
BY the Associated Press.

BOMBAY, India, April 2S.-Two
Indians we're killed and three wounded
in Madras Sunday, when British police
opened fire upon an unruly mob. The
rioters stoned the police, injuring both
the commissioner, his deputy and others.
Orders to dispense were answered with
more stones and finally the police open
ed fire.
The trouble at Madras began with a
meeting addressed by members of the
-Brahmin Party TheoSophiSt, and
members of the All India National Con-
gress Party, the meeting adopting a
resolution condemning police behavior
in connection with dispersal OF civil
diSobedience gathering at Madras Fri
day.
Prior to the mass meeting there had
been a number of disturbing incidents.
Elsewhere in India there was a week
end of comparative quiet seen by some
observers as the lull before the storm.
Mahatma Gandhi himself, marching
with devotees to capture what he says
are the government salt pans at
Dharasana, continued to preach his
doctrine of non-violence, and to deplore
rioting at Chittagong, Peshawar and
Madras.
At Simla, Summer capital, Viceroy
Lord Irwin issued statement In con-
nection with re-invoking the press CEN
sorship laws of 1910 for suppression of
alarmist native papers, which he con-
siderS spread alarmist rumors and keep
the people in a state Of ferment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
PATRON OF RESORT
IS SLAIN BY BANDITS
Six Robbers Hold II at Bay, Kill
ing One Who Offers
Resistance.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BELLMAWR, N. j., April 2S.-Six
masked men shot to death q patron in
the Bellmawr Country Club, road house
near here, during a holdup early to-
day.
The gun men escaped after robbing
the guests and rlfling the cash register.
The victim, william Weirman, 80, Of
Camden, N. j., vas shot near the heart
when he offered resistance.
Seventeen persons, including en-
ployes, were IN the road house when
the armed men entered.
Flourishing pistols, the men ordered
every one to "stick 'em up" and line
up against the wall.
When Weirman refused to obey, one
of the robbers fired at him at close
range.
Hugh Gildea of Upper Darby, Pa,
another patron, became the target for
a second bullet when he jumped to his
feet and tore the mask from the face
of the leader. The bullet went wild
Gildea grappled with the man, but was
overpowered and lined against the wall
with the others
After rifling the cash register and
searching the pockets of every one
present, including those of the dead
man, the robbers escaped in an auto
mobile owned by guest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
Is PERSONS KILLED
IN PLANE M|SHAPS
Eight Die When Craft Hits
CroWd-Record Flyer
Is Victim.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Airplane mishaps took the lives Of Is
persons in four cities over the week end
and another death resulted from In
juries suffered Friday.
The largest toll was taken at Fayette-
vile, Tenn, when stunt plane piloted
by Milton Colbert was caught in
gust of wind and plunged into crowd
of spectators, killing 8 and injuring 20.
At Alvord, Tex, James H. Kelly, rs,
once co-holder of the endurance flight
record, ran into a storm at low alti-
tude and fell to death with two COM
panions.
Thrilled by their first plane ride,
boy and girl at Portsmouth, N. H., per-
suaded pilot to take them aloft again.
The ship hit an obstacle in attempting
to land on road and they were burned
to death, the pilot escaping with in
juries.
A damned rudder sent a pilot and
friend to death at Milwaukee, and Her
bert j. Fahy. widely known flyer, died
at Grayling, Mich, from injuries ne re-
ceived at Roscommon, Mich, Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
FAINT CLUES HOLD
LITTLE HOPE IN PROBE
OF BAKER Staying
Continued From First Page.)

in a hotel in Alexandria, Va. Police
man Ray Cobean, who investigated this
phase of the case, discovered that the
owner had left the hotel on the night
of April 10. Miss Baker was murdered
the following night.
Cobean said he learned from ques-
tioning employees of the hotel that the
man who left the clothing had been
behind in his bill and failed to return
for that reason. An effort is being
made to locate him, however, to find
out whether he knew Miss Baker.
This man is said to have told several
conflicting stories to explain his pres
ence in Alexandria. To one group he
an employe of chain store firm which
sent him there to arrange for the open
ing of a new branch. To another he
posed as an agent for a lumber
company.
The investigators spent a major por-
ton of the week end retracing the
earlier steps of their investigation. Maj
Henry @. Pratt, superintendent of po-
lice, and Lieut.. Edward j. Kelly, chief
of the homicide squad, spent Sunday
afternoon surveying the Arlington Ex-
perimental Farm of the Department of
Agriculture, trying to definitely estab-
fish the movement of Miss Bakers
slayer on the night the crime was COM
mitted. Other members of the homi-
eide squad, with the assistance of the
three witnesses who saw the Navy De-
partment clerk struggling with man
in a car at Seventeenth and B streets,
re-enacted the attack.
The survey of the experimental farm
merely served to puzzle more deeply
the officials as to how the keys to Miss
Bakers car and the key to her home
in Lyon Park, Va, with a receipted
doctors bill, got to a lonely spot about
one-fourth of a mile from the culvert
where the woman's body was found and
her clothes in a manhole sewer about
equal-distance from this spot.
Contrary to former reports, the off,
Gals said Miss Bakers sedan could not
be started without the ignition key.
For this reason they cannot account
for the finding of the key ring with
the ignition key about a mile away
from the abandoned car. The only ex-
PLANTATION advanced for this is that If
the murderer drove the car into the
secluded lane he did not cut of the
motor, otherwise he would have been
unable to have started 1t again and
driven It to the point on Military road
where 1t was found abandoned.
The key may have fallen on the floor
during the struggle in the car without
cutting of ignition, it was pointed out,
and later been kicked or dragged out
of the machine when the clothes we're
removed.
Another explanation offered is that
the person who removed Miss Bakers
hat, coat and pocketbook from the
abandoned car may also have taken the
key ring and dropped it while on the way
to the sewer where the woman's per-
Sonal effects were found with a collec-
ton of stolen jewelry and a novel.
OF one thing, the investigators are
certain-that the same person who hid
the jewelry in the sewer also put Miss
Bakers clothing there. The three men
who found the articles were questioned
again yesterday and said the stolen
iewelry and the book were wrapped up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
NATIVES VISIT SCENE
OF LAND BOOM IN 1920

Led by James F. Duhamel and Wash
ington Topham, representing the So
ciety of Natives of the District OF Co
lumbia, and A. c. Clark, president OF
the Columbia Historical Society, score
of native Washingtonians visited old
homes and buildings on Indiana and
Louisiana avenues, G street and John
Marshall place which soon are to be
torn down to make room for Govern
ment building projects.
Mr.. Duhamel pointed out today that
there was building boom in the sec
ton in 1920, during which plans for
most of the present buildings were made.
Nearly all the buildings in the section
are more than 100 years old, and it
was the desire of the group visiting
them yesterday to see them again and
freshen their memories on the part
the buildings have played in the history
of Washington before they are torn
down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
in the womans coat. with her hat and

in the woman's coat, with her hat and
pocketbook.
Another mysterious element about
the case which the authorities cannot
understand is If the man seen with
Miss Baker in the car at Seventeenth
and B streets struck and choked her
there, as witnesses reported, why he
drove over q heavily congested route
after leaving that point. The machine.
it was definitely stated, last was seen
turning north into Seventeenth street
at B street. At that time of the eve
ming traffic was heavy on Seventeenth
street. The cherry blossoms were still
in bloom around the Tidal Basin and
scores of motorists were passing en-
route to Potomac Park.
To get into Virginia over the route
believed to have been taken by the
driver Of Miss Bakers car, it was ex-
planned, it would have been necessary
for the machine to have passed through
Georgetown and across Key Bridge,
where traffic is always heavy between
80 and o'clock. Surely, the detec-
tives believe, some one would have OBJ
served the condition of the woman If
she was beaten badly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
HUSTON WON'T QUIT.
WHILE UNDER FIRE
Situation Reported Frankly
Discussed at Session With
Party Leaders.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Claudius Huston, chairman OF the Re
publican national committee, informed
party leaders at conferences here over
the week end that he would not con-
slider resigning his post under the fire
of the Senate lobby committee.
A group of the Republican chieftains,
including Joseph r. Mutt, party treas
urer; Secretary Hyde. Postmaster Cen
eral Brown, Senator Watson of Indiana,
the Senate leader; Charles D. Hilles,
New York national committeeman; Da-
vid Mulvane, Kansas national commit
teeman, and jeremiah Milbank Of New
Jersey, talked with Huston.
The party's situation as 1t relates to
Huston was reported by some OF those
at the sessions to have been frankly
discussed"
Opinion Is Divided.
Some division of opinion as to the
course which should be followed is I'M
derstood at the Capitol to have been
revealed. The Republican chairman LETT
no doubt that he would remain at his
post.
Huston disclosed in testimony to the
Senate lobby committee that he So
licited $50, 100 from the Union Carbide
Co. as president of the Tennessee River
Improvement Association at a time
when both organizations were interested
in a private lease of the Muscle Shoals
power property.
He also divulged that he used this
contribution as part of his brokerage
70 ho
Tennessee River Improvement AsSoc1a-
ton.
1t was reported at the Capitol that
complaints were voiced at the Repub-
lican conference that as 4 result OF
Hustons lobby committee testimony,
there have been some difficulties in
raising funds for party expenses.
Leaders Maintain Silence.
None of those present would discuss
the situation and there have been no
indications of any immediate move on
the part Of the Republican leaders in
an attempt to Gust Huston.
The lobby committee probably will
make its report on Huston to the SEN
ate in the near future.
Since his appearance before the
committee, the Senate has adopt
ed the Norris resolution providing for
Government operation Of Muscle
Shoals.
No attempt was made by administra-
ton leaders during discussion of that
bill to offer the proposal of the Amer
lean Cyanamid Co. for lease of Mus
Gle Shoals. That lease was favored by
the Tennessee River improvement AS
ISOLATION.
Party men who have discussed the
situation with President Hoover say
he is deeply interested, but has no in
tention Of asking for Huston's resig-
nation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
ADM. BYRD STARTS
RETURN TO AMERICA
Explorer and Remaining
Members of Party Leave
New Zealand for Home.
BY RUSSELL OWEN.
BY Radio to The Star and New York Tin
ABOARD THE RANGITIKI, April

BY Radio to The Star and New York Times.
ABOARD THE RANGITIKI, April %.
Admiral Byrd and the remaining con-
tingent of his expedition left New Zea-
land yesterday aboard the steamer Ran
gitikt for Panama,
At sea he received messages from Gov.
Gen. Lord Bledisloe and Sir Joseph
Ward, prime minister, wishing him bon
voyage and thanking him for his ex-
presStons of good will toward New Zea-
land and for their help afforded his ex-
petition.
The first days out were cool and con-
ducive to sleep and relaxation, the first
opportunity Admiral Byrd has had to
rest since arriving in New Zealand.
Among those of the expedition aboard
are Lloyd Berkner and Mrs. Berkner,
Richard Konter, Charles Lofgren, Will
liam Haines, meteorologist, and myself.
copyright. 1890, by. New York Times and
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. All rights for pub
LEGATION reserved throughout the worloO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
CONSULS ARE ASSIGNED

Recent changes in the United States
foreign service include the assignment
to duty in the State Department of
William W. Adams of Washington,
D. c., vice consul at Havana, Cuba;
William K. Ailshie, Idaho, vice consul
at Havana; Edward Anderson, jr.,
Florida, vice consul at Nassau, Ba-
hamaS; c. B. Chiperfleld, ILL.,, vice
consul at Windsor, Ontario; Bernard
Guf1er, Kansas, vice consul at YAM
couver, B. c.; Thomas A. Hlckok. New
York vice consul at Toronto, Ontario;
L. ]. Knowles, Massachusetts,, vice
consul at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and j.
M. Wright, Missouri, vice consul at
Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Winfield H. Scott, Washington, D. c.,
consul at London. England, has been
transferred to Bucharest, Rlbnania.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
BROWN FUNERAL RITES
TO BE HELD TOMORROW

Eastern Star funeral services, to be
conducted by Lebanon Chapter, No. rs,
for Mrs. Mary B. Brown, 81 years old,
who died suddenly Saturday at her
home, is Bryant street, will be held to-
morrow morning at II o'clock at the
residence. Interment will be in Glen
wood Cemetery.
Mrs. Brown, a native of Virginia, had
resided in Washington since 1890. Dur
ing the past 10 years she had been as
ISOLATED with the Masonic activities OF
Lebanon Chapter. She was the wife of
John Thomas Brown.
Besides her husband she Is survived
by a son and daughter, Leland F. Brown
and Mrs. Elsie N. Wauchler of this
city; two brothers, Flave and Ebert
johnson of Washington, and sister,
Mrs. Mae Williams of Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
WIDOW OF DRY AGENT
TO GET APPOINTMENT
Treasury Position Authorized for
Mrs. Moncure, Whose Husband
Was Slain During Raid.

President Hooyer has authorized the
appointment to position in the Treas
ury Department of Mrs. Liza B. Mon
cure, widow of former Washington
policeman, Robert K Moncure, who
later became a Federal dry agent and
was shot to death with fellow officer
last January 18 while raiding the home
Of an alleged bootlegger at West Palm
Beach, Fla.
Mrs. Moncure was recommended for
the post without regard to the require
ments Of civil service rules" by Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Mellon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
SUIT ASKS $4,000

The Orange Crush Co. of Chicago Is
named as defendant in a suit to re-
cover $4,000 damages filed today in
the District Supreme Court by Stephan
D. Lefas, Oil Second street northeast.
Through Attorney Alvin L. Newmyer
the plaintiff says he entered into a
contract with the defendant for an ex-
elusive and perpetual franchise to dis
tribute Orange Crush and other bev-
erages of the company. The defendant
is charged with canceling the contract
March %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
HERBERT ]. FAHY
DIES OF INJURIES
Body of Noted Aviator Will
Be Brought to Capital
for Burial.

CRAWLING, Mich, April 28.-Ar-
rangements were made today to take
the body of Herbert j. Fahy, widely
known aviator, who died yesterday of
injuries, to Washington for burial. He
was a native of the Capital and prob
ably will be buried in Arlington Gene
terry.
Fahy, who was 80 years old, was in
jured when a plane in which he was
attempting to take of from a field on
the estate of Cliff Durant, near Ros-
common, Mich, turned over last Friday.
He did not regain consciousness.
His wife, Mrs. Claire Fahy, a we'll
known aviatrix, was in a different cabin
in the same plane. She escaped injury.
Among FahyS accomplishments was
a solo endurance flight of SO hours 56
minutes and SO seconds, which estab-
lished a record in May, 1929. He was
employed recently as test pilot and
salesman for a Detroit aircraft manu-
facturer and had gone to Roscommon to
sell Durant a plane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
MRS. KATHRYN MOORE
DIES AFTER ILLNESS

Mrs Kathryn Moore, 81 years old,
died early today at Columbia Hospital
following an illness of 10 days.
Mrs. Moore, whose home was at STA
T street, came here from Brooklyn,
N. Y, a number of years ago She
served as a Yeoman "F" during the
World War. Funeral services will be
hald Wednesday, with interment in
Arlington Cemetery. The time has not
been set.
Mrs. Moore is survived by her husband
James Moore; a son. James Moore; a
brother, Daniel e. O'Connell, and two
sisters, Mrs. j. ]. Roache and Mrs. r. B.
Bloom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
CHURCH ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET TOMORROW
Congregationalists Announce An
nual Session to Open at 2 Pm.
Speakers Listed.

The Washington Association Of Con-
gregational Churches will meet in an
nual session in the Ingram Congrega-
tional Church, Tenth street and Mas
sachusettS avenue northeast, tomorrow
at pm.
The principal speakers in the after
noon will be Mrs D. E. Brown of New
ark, N. j., whose topic will be "Women's
Work." and DR.. Ernest M. Halliday of
New York, general secretary of the Con-
gregational Church Extension Board.
Following young peoples service at
1880 o'clock, the evenings principal
speakers will be introduced. They are
DR.. Bolivar j. Lloyd of the United States
Public Health Service, who will speak
on Problems Threatening Our National
Life" and DR.. William E. Gilroy of Bos-
ton, Mass, editor-in-chief of the Con-
gregationalist and Gospel of Herald Lib
erty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
RAIN THREATENS
TO HIDE ECLIPSE
Weather May BaIk Attempts
of Scientists to Obtain
Photographs.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 2s.-The
United States Weather Bureau here
early today forecast unfavorable condi-
tons Of the mountain area where
scientists gathered to watch the solar
eclipse at IL am, Pacific standard time.
More favorable conditions for the val
ley areas in the path of the eclipse
were indicated, however, the Weather
Bureau said.
Rain was falling at Camptonville.
Calf, at Z am, Pacific standard time.
where the largest group of scientists
gathered, and G. r. Reed, weather
forecaster here, said that conditions
likely would be unfavorable there for
observing the phenomenon.
Mist was reported lowering over the
path Of the eclipse along the Cali
fornia-Nevada line at dawn.
The moon, passing in front Of the
sun, will cast shadow half mile wide
on the earth, and scientists, with the
aid OF radio, telescope, airplane and
spectroscope were prepared for an at
tempt to record the event for posteIity
The path Of totality will start about
300 miles at sea and sweep eastward
just north of San Francisco across the
Sierra Mountains. Totally will occur
at approximately II am. Pacific stand
ard time).
Ingenuity Of scores of scientists will
be taxed by efforts to photograph the
shadow, which will speed at the rate
OF 1900 miles an hour. The total
eclipse will last but 13 seconds.
Thousands of dollars have been spent
in minute preparations by scientists,
who stood beside sky cameras, aviators
prepared to soar aloft $4,000 feet to
record the phenomenon
The largest expedition of scientists,
from Lick Observatory Of the Univer-
sity Of California, was at Campton-
vile, Northern California, as it was
through the small town, once q pros
porous mining community, that the
shadow Of the eclipse will pass directly.
At Camptonville, intricate mirrors
and cameras were trained on the sky,
and radio signals from Mare Island
Naval Observatory we're to start the
cameras clicking when the moon begins
to blot out the sun.
The last eclipse cast a shadow from
rs to los miles wide, but the present
eclipse will be about 5000 feet. For
this reason Prof. Moore had set UP
several cameras within the space Of
half mile.
CLOUDS MENACE VIEW EERE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
CLOUDS MENACE VIEW HERE.

Clouds were expected today by Off
Gals of the Naval Observatory to pre-
vent a partial eclipse from being visible
here this afternoon.
Weather conditions were such that
astronomers said it was unlikely that
the phenomenon would be seen from
Washington through even the most
powerful instruments. They added.
however. that If the clouds should clear
up, contrary to Weather Bureau predic-
tons, the moon would be seen partially
covering the sun from 2 until 4:20
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
FUNERAL CONDUCTED
FOR MRS. E. F. REDFlELD


of Business High School, Buried
in Congressional Cemetery.
Funeral services for Mrs. Edna Ford
Redfield, who died at Garfield Hospital
Friday, April rs, were conducted at the
S. H. Hines Co. funeral home this aft
ernoon, with interment in Congressional
Cemetery.
Mrs. Redfield was a native of this city.
She was a graduate of Business High
School, a former member of Esther
Chapter, o. e. s.; a member of the
w. C. T. o., and an active member OF
Wallace Memorial Presbyterian Church
She was the wife of Arthur H. Red
field, mother of Jessie III Bant, David
H. and Arthur H., jr.; the daughter OF
George w. Ford of st. Petersburg, Fla
and the late Jessie du Bant Ford. She
also leaves two brothers, George Lee
Ford of Boston Mass. and Raymond H.
Ford of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-28
BODY ARRIVES TOMORROW.
Services for Flyer viii Be Held Here
Wednesday,

Fahy's widow will bring his body to
Washington for funeral tomorrow, ar
irving at $50 pm. The body will lie
at Gawler's funeral parlors, 1854 Penn
sylvania avenue.
Mrs Bertha Fahy, mother Of the
flyer, who lives at the Embassy Apart
ments, 1913 Harvard street, announced
today that funeral services will be held
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Gawier's chapel Burial will be in the
Fahy family burial plot in Prospect Hill
Cemetery.