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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
PRESIDENT IS FIRM
FOR JUDGE PARKER
Despite Opposition, Senators
Have Not Urged Nominal
ton Be Withdrawn.

President Hoover has not been urged
by any group of Republican Senators,
or even any individual Republican
Senator to withdraw the name of
Judge John j. Parker of North Caro-
lima. whom he recently nominated to
be associate justice of the United States
Supreme Court to I'LL the vacancy
caused by the death of Justice Sanford.
This was learned from an authorita-
tive source today and at the same time
it is well established that regardless of
the organized opposition to Judge
Parker's confirmation in various quar-
tiers, President Hoover has not the
slightest intention of withdrawing the
name.
It is true, however, that Mr.. Hoover
has had his attention called by several
Republican leaders to the nature OF the
opposition to Judge Parker and eSpe-
cially the propaganda which has been
started by those opposing him.
Curtis Discusses Parker.
Vice President Curtis is known to be
among those who have discussed the
matter with the President. He has laid
before the latter the facts as he knows
them to exist regarding the most recent
which is being circulated
under the name of the Association for
the Advancement of Colored People.
Other opposition to Judge Parker's
confirmation comes from organized
labor.
The President is understood to have
not yet been advised whether or not
there will be any formidable opposition
to Judge Parker when the time comes
for the Senate to vote upon his conf1r-
Opposed by Col0red Unit.
To the opposition of organized labor
to Judge Parker has been added that of
a large number of colored voters in the
Northern States, based on the alleged
assertions of the nominee that colored
person is unfit to take part in politics.
AS the result of the opposition from
colored voters, Senators are being
flooded with more kilograms and let
ters of protest than they have had from
labor. In consequence, Republican
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
CAPITAL AND B. & 0.
SUED FOR 100000
Miss Hopkins Reason Shat
tered by Fatal Crossing
Crash, Is Alleged.

The District of Columbia and the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co. were
sued separately today for 100000 dam
ages by Miss Edith Hopkins, through
her committee, Elizabeth F. Campbell,
on the claim that she has been rem
dered insane and is now confined at
ST. Elizabeths Hospital as the result
of a collision between a train OF the
railroad company and an automobile
in which she was passenger October
26, last. The collision occurred at the
Chestnut street crossing near Takoma
Park.
In two other separate suits, Elizabeth
F. Campbell, as administratix of Ida
M. Hopkins, mother of Miss Hopkins.
who was killed in the collision, asks
the legal limit of $4,000 damages
against the District and the railroad
company.
Through Attorneys Cromelin & Laws.
L. N. Coe and Joseph G. Bruce, the
committee of Miss Hopkins seeks to
sible for the injuries sustained by the
young woman and which are said to
have resulted in the loss of her reason,
for alleged failure by the city fathers
to take steps to eliminate this grade
crossing under authority of an Act of
Congress of March 3, 1927, for erection
of an overhead crossing and for which
$405, 900 was authorized to be appro-
priated. The District was also at fault,
she claims, because it did not require
the company to erect proper safety de-
vices, or did not itself erect such pro-
lection. Negligence is charged against
the railroad company.
On Saturday night, october 26, Mrs.
HOPKINS and Miss HOPKINS, residing at
1917 Gales street northeast, were guests
Of Mrs. j. A. johnson of 1921 Gales
street northeast for an automobile ride
and visit among relatives in Takoma
Park. After leaving Takoma Park.
with Mrs. johnson driving, the machine
was struck by train at the Chestnut
street crossing Mrs. johnson and Mrs.
Hopkins were killed instantly. Miss
Hopkins was treated at Emergency
Hospital and later committed to st.
Elizabeth's Hospital for observation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
Suspects Wanted in Connec-
ton With Murder of Lemar
Watson York, So.
OFFICER SHOT TO DEATH
AFTER CORNERING AUTO
Admitted Consignee of Cargo Helps
Police Reconstruct Crime
in Alley.

Police and Federal prohibition agents
were combing the city and nearby Vir-
ginia and Maryland today for two COL
ored men identified as the driver of a
rum Car which Prohibition Agent
Lamar Watson York, 80 years old, fol-
lowed into Brooks court, an alley near
First and P streets, shortly before he
was shot to death there early this
morning.
The police announced that they were
searching for John Logan, alias Roy
Logan, % years old, and John Bur-
roughs, alias John Durham, whom they
wished to question in connection with
the killing.
A clue led to Calvert County, Nd,
where the headquarters of an Illicit
liquor ring is reported located. The
two suspects are said to have been en-
ployed by this ring to run liquor into
Washington. Still another scent led
into Virginia, and a headquarters de-
tective was dispatched there.
Meanwhile the police investigation,
under direction Of Lieut.. Edward j.
Kelly of the homicide squad, had dis
lieved to have been the drivers of an
automobile which York had followed
into the alley and had seized a car
found before the home of one Of the
suspects. Witnesses virtually identified
the machine as the one which entered
the alley.
Testimony Conflicts.
Police heard conflicting stories from
dozen men and women held for
questioning
Header by Lieut.. Kelly, who had been
summoned from his sleep after the first
flash on the murder, squad of police
men barricaded half a dozen houses in
the immediate vicinity and located Mil
ton Guy, colored, who told them that
the driver of the liquor car were de-
livering case of whisky to him. Guy
called the police after the shooting and
said he had seen the shooting, but did
not know the suspects.
Guy furnished the names of the two
men, described the events leading up
to York's sudden appearance and re-
called other details that the policemen
pieced together.
York, the father of two small children.
was off duty at the time of his death.
He left his partner, Federal Prohibition
Agent Eugene Jackson at a downtown
garage sometime around 1880 O'Clock
and drove off in his automobile pre-
Sumably on his way home York is
believed to have sighted the suspected
rum car sometime later, which he fol-
lowed into the alley.
From that point the police pieced to-
gether this story:
York parked his car near First and
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
FRENCH CONSULATE
RAID is REVEALED
Letter Says Europeans, Aided by
Chinese, Slew 500 Communists
in Battle.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, April 12.-Chinese press
dispatches from Canton today reported
that "a private Lungchow (Kwangsi
province) letter stated that since jan
uary Reds have been scourging dis
tricts along the French Indo-China
border, climaxing their activities March
Is by raiding and burning the French
consulate at Lungchow, driving away
the French consuls and occupying the
bungalow customs offices.
The letter continues: 1.-THE raid re-
suited IN the French sending 800 SOL
diers and five airplanes, assisting
Kwangsi (Chinese) troops In defeating
the Communists of whom 500 were
slain. Five Russians were captured
with many Chinese Communists. The
Chinese soldiers executed the Russian
and China prisoners with machine
C1InS -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
TWO AT SCRANTON
CONVICTED OF GRAFT
Former Mayor Jermyn and H. ].
Friend, ex-Civil Service Commits
sioner, Found Guilty.
BY the Associated Press. .

BY the Associated Press
SCRANTON, Pa, April 12.-Former
Mayor E.. B. Jermyn and Harry J.
Friend, ex-civil service commissioner,
were found guilty of conspiracy in
Criminal Court here today. They have
been on trial the last week as result
of charges that graft was paid to them
by heads of a slot machine syndicate.
which operated in an open-handed man
ner in this city for many months dur
ing the Jermyn administration.
The indictments were returned by the
January grand jury upon information
furnished them during the slot machine
probe conducted by President Judge f..
G. Newcomb. Sentence was deferred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
CYANAM|D SHOALS
LOBBY PICTURED
La Guardia Statement Pre-
diets Big Scandal if Bid
Is Revived.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Asserting the Senate lobby committee
hasn't scratched the surface" in its
investigation of Muscle Shoals, Repre-
sentative La Guardia, Republican, New
York, today in public statement pre-
dicted the biggest national scandal
ever broken in Washington" if an at
tempt were made to revive the Ameri-
can Cyanamid Corporations bid for the
Alabama project.
1.-The Senate committee has not OBJ
timed all the facts" the New Yorker
said in a statement, land startling as
their disclosures may be, they haven't
scratched the surface of the activities
of the Cyanamid Corporation to jam
their bill through Congress"
A large number of witnesses, includ-
ing Chairman Huston of the Republic
can national committee, have been
heard in recent weeks by the Senate
committee in its inquiry into activities
surrounding the legislation on the 10
year-old Muscle Shoals problem.
Two measures proposing disposition
of the property are now before the
House military affairs committee-one
the Norris resolution to authorize gov
ernmental operation, which has been
adopted by the Senate, and the other
the Wright bill to lease the project to
the Cyanamid Co. for SO years.
The pressure of the Cyanamid Corpor-
alton on House members in the last
Congress was tremendous" La Guardla
said, adding that sit was even able to
get the House military affairs commit
tee to hold rump meeting"
But the background was so rotten
that they never dared to call up the
bill on the floor of the House." he con-
tinued.
1.-The lobbying activities of this COM
pany included every bit and kind OF
lobbying that is often told in fiction.
There wasn't a thing with which men
may be tempted that wasn't invoked
to make friends for their bill.
Thousands of innocent investors
were induced to buy land down at
Muscle Shoals. People who sunk their
money there are now being canvaSSed
and told that their investments de-
pend on the Cyanamid bid going
through.
"They in turn naturally become ex-
cited and write letters about this bill.
AS a matter of fact, If the Cyanam1d
bill would pass there would be less men
employed on the project than under any
other proposition.
"If there is any attempt to revive
the Cyanamid bill, predict it will be
the biggest national scandal ever broken
in Washington, and will be so far
reaching that it will affect both political
parties"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
20 WOUNDED in RIOT

BUCHAREST, Rumania, April IL Up.
Twenty persons were wounded severely
today when police clashed with disabled
veterans of the World War and widows
Of the war dead in the center of the
city.
The riot was suppressed with diff
Guilty. The invalids and War Mothers
bombarded the gendarmerie and police
the constabularly retaliating by charg-
ing with batons and swords. Several
officers were among the injured, who
included many more than the 90 severe
cases which were taken to hospitals.
The ringleaders of the disturbance were
arrested,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
COMMUNISTS PLAN
MARCH ON CAPITAL
Foster Says 10000 Will Stage
Parade After Meeting of
100000 in Chicago.

NEW YORK, April IL (R.-Plans for
an unemployment demonstration march
of workers" from Chicago to Washing
ton were announced here today by Will
liam 2. Foster, Communist leader. vino
is in jail cwaiting sentence on a charge
Of unlawful assembly growing out OF
the Communist demonstration in Union
Square last month.
The March will start on July S, Foster
said. after "a colossal mass meeting" in
Chicago July 4. More than 100000
workers" and members of the Com
munist party will participate in the
Chicago July 4 demonstration, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
CANNON IS WILLING
TO APPEAR IN PROBE
Bishop Notifies Caraway He Would
Be Glad to Go Before Lobby
Committee.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Bishop James Cannon, jr., OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church South TO-
day wrote Chairman Caraway of the
senate lobby committee that he would
be glad to appear before the committee
if it desired any information concerning
the activities of the Methodist Board OF
Temperance and Social Service.
The letter was written Caraway after
Representative Tinkham, Republican,
Massachusetts,, had given notice that he
would demand that the lobby committee
investigate the prohibition activities OF
Cannon and the board, of which he is
chairman.
Bishop Cannon, who is chairman OF
the Southern Methodist Board of Tenn
perance and Social Service, left Wash
ington today for Durham, N. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
DEATH CALL AT YORK HOME
IS SECOND IN FOUR MONTHS
Dry Agents Wife, Mourning Loss of 7Year-Old Son,
Not Told Peril Husband Faced.

month-old baby so affected Mrs. York
that her husband kept the nature of
York left his home about o'clock
last night. He had been in the WASH
ington area a short time, having been
transferred from Baltimore and South
EN- Maryland. Mrs York's sister, who
lives in another part of the city, re-
turned to the York residence after see
ing show last night, and later a
policeman called with the news.
The sister said today that Mrs. York
did not know the details Of any special
work her husband might have been do
ing. The widow was PROSTATE. Three
children also survive, Robert. 8; Charles
Irving, 4. and the baby, James.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12

Death this morning paid second
call within four months to, the home of
Mrs. Helen York, at 1874 G street. A
friendly policeman from No. precinct
sat in the front room of the modest
home at about 2 o'clock this morning.
fumbling his hat and telling Mrs. York
as gently as possible that her husband,
l. w. York, prohibition agent. had been
shot and killed in a dark alley a short
time earlier.
Last January, Mrs. York lost her Z
year-old son. John Lewis, who died from
injuries suffered when struck down by
an automobile while at play at Tenth
and G streets northeast. T1sS shock OF
his death and the illness of six
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
STORY OF KIDNAPPING
is RELATED BY YOUTH
Boy in Maine Says He Was Thrown
Into Auto in
Detroit.
Rv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MECHANIC FALLS, Me-, April IL
A 14-year-old boy who said he had been
kidnapped as he was on his way to a
high school in Detroit, Mich, on Mon
day, was at the home of Night Watch
man Albert Needham today.
The lad, who gave the name OF Leon
ard Hanna. said he was thrown into
al, automobile in Detroit by two men
he did not know and taken to New
York by train. After drinking some
coffee the men gave him on the train,
he said, his mind was blank for sew
eral' days. He then recalled travelling
about two different cities on elevated
railways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
SECRETARY HURLEY ILL

BY the Associated Press.
Secretary Hurley of the War Depart
ment was confined to his home today by
the recurrence of an old digestive all
ment. Although it will be several days
before he can return to his desk, he is
not in danger and no operation is
planned.
He Is being attended by DR.. James F.
Mitchell, who performed an operation
upon him before the war. The physi-
clan says that his patient is doing well
and that there is nothing dangerous
about his condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
BOMB PROBE GOES
OVER TILL MONDAY
Marlboro Grand Jury Puts Off
Questioning Herman Brady,
Brother of Accused.
BY a staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, April IL.
Investigation of the Seat Pleasant
bombing by the Prince Georges grand
jury was suspended today, the jury
having recessed until Monday morning
after hearing ten witnesses yesterday.
Several of the witnesses already heard
may be recalled and there are Others
who have been summoned but not
heard as yet. AS result Government
prosecutors do not expect an indict-
ment, if one is returned, before Tuesday.
Among those scheduled to be heard
Monday is Herman Brady, whose wife,
Naomi Hall Brady, was one of the VIC
tins of the bomb, and whose brother,
Lawrence Leroy Brady, is accused by
police of being responsible for her death
and that of her younger brother and
sister, who were killed when the bomb
went of in the home Of John Hall on
New Year day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
Talkies For Deaf
Will Be Equipped
In Chicago Section
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 12-Three
Chicago moving picture theaters,
including one in the Loop, have
advised the Chicago League Of
the Hard of Hearing that they
will install equipment that will
enable the 100000 deaf people in
. the Chicago area to hear the
talkieS.
A campaign was started last
year among the deaf, calling
upon the public places to install
electrical hearing aids. Several
churches already have made such
equipment available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
Juries Believed Favoring Women.

NEW YORK, April IL R.-Selah
B. Strong, a justice of the State Su-
preme Court, believes that 80 per cent
of juries in New York vote sympa-
thetic verdict for woman in divorce
action. He SO remarked in censuring
one jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
Jugoslavia Greeks Elect Patriarch.

BELGRADE. Jugoslavia, April IL Up.
Mgr. Banarde, Archbishop of Skoplje,
today was elected patriarch of the
Greek Orthodox Church in JugoSlavia.
He succeeds the late Patriarch Dimitrie
Toma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
STRIKE FARLEY FAILS
Students Demands at Harrogate,
Impossible, Says College Head.

HARROGATE, Tenn, April IL Dr.
A conference between student leaders
and Judge j. H. S. Morrison, acting
president, has failed to end strike Of
boys and girls attending Lincoln Me-
mortal University. The acting president
said demands were made which he had
not the authority to grant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12

Radio Programs ON Page BIG
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
''FrOnI Press to Home
Within the Hour"

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.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
WEATHER.

%. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow;
not much change in temperature.
Temperatures-Highe 81, at 1880
pm. yesterday; lowest, so. at am. to-
day. Full report on page 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12

CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
Passengers Fight
Fire AS Shin Lands

PONTIAC, Mich, Aug. l9.-tR-
While his four passengers-one OF
them "a w0man-prOtected him and
themselves with fire extinguishers.
Bernard Rawson, %. a Bay City,
Mich, pilot. yesterday safely land
ed q burning airplane from q
height OF 5000 feet.
Rawson, handling a cabin mono
plane for the Aircraft Corporation.
was taking the passengers from
Cleveland to Bay City, near here,
Cleo Slagle and Miss Fcrence
Davis. on the front seat, discovered
the fire and called TO Rawson.
While the pilot dropped looking
for a landing place. Slagle. Miss
Davis and the other passengers
George Commons and Bousefield
Ward - seized fire e1Nnguishers
and kept the flames out Of the
cabin.
After dropping $500 feet. Rawson
saw that the blaze was growing
more serious and landed at once
aroly missing a hedge fence. =
few minutes after the five left the
plane. 1t was wrecked ty a gasoline
explosion. Except for scratches due
% t3sE hurried exit. the occupants
OF the plane we're unhurt.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
Bristow Killing
Puzzles Officers

BRISTOW. Okla, Aug. l9-tP-
Ray Watts, Is. Of near BriStow. was
shot to death here today, apparent
ly >aking his own life rather than
fee capture by police who were
pursuing him.
Police said they recognized a
stolen automobile driven down the
street. Giving chase. they shot,
puncturing both rear tres. AS the
car stopped, a shot was fired and
Watts fell from the car TO the
ground. He was dead when officers
reached him.
-Four companions. questioned by
the officers. said they did not know
now the fatal shot was fired. Three
girls said they had made an effort
10 keep Watts from shooting 70 the
police. Bice Harrell said he was not
clear on details of the shooting.
Harrell today vas held In the city
jail.
Watts gun was found in the car
with one empty chamber AMI one
discharged she'll. His father told
county officers that the youth. who
returned here seven weeks ago
after serving a term in the state
penitentiary for automobile theft.
asserted he would die before he
would be captured again.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
Prohibition Officer
Under Suspension

WASHINGTON, Aug. l9-tPl-
George Goiding, prohibition ad-
ministrator at Albany. New York,
was under indefinite suspension to-
day on charges involving personal
misconduct. which. II sustained,
will result In his dismisaSl from
the service.
Prohibition director Woodcock.
who announced yesterday he would
punish Illegal personal behavior OF
agents. said G0,ding was charged
with misconduct with several steno-
g%raphers in his office. The charges.
brought by the girls themselves, are
on file with the civil service COM
mission which has power TO GUST
the administrator from the govern
ment service.
Woodcock said the charges were
first made last July Is. and that
a thorough investigation had been
made which led him TO believe the
girls involved were in mo way to
blame
Two other agents. Robert r.
Myrtle OF Milwaukee and Basil N.
Quinn OF Washington. ID. O.. were
given five-dav suspensions yesterday
for their behavior in quarrels with
motorists over traffic rules.
italy is spending 100000 on
mort -imrrovpr0prtc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-19
CANDHI ASKS
ENGLISH PEACE
Indian Dominion Status
Terms Set Forth In
Recent Letter

LONDON, Aug. l9.-tP-Reports
from India that the Mahatma
Gandhi had offered peace in his
letter to the viceroy Of Lord Irwin
and the British government will
pledge dominion status for India
at the forthcoming round table
conference today aroused deep in
terest IN official quarters where
news of major Importance was ex-
pected to be announced within As
hours.
After the conference Of last week
In the Yeroda jail at Poona. the
leader of the civil disobedience
forces in India wrote a letter which
was supposed 10 embody the terms
upon which he would consent TO a
cessation Of the activities Of his
volunteers.
1t was pointed out today that II
reports as to the nature If the Ma
hatma's peace offering were tire
they must have emanated from a
leak on the part Of some interested
party since Gandhi's communica-
ton to The viceroy was written in
prison and was 10 be delivered only
today.
There was said to be a growing
feeling in exceptionally well-in-
formed quarters that big news
from India could not be long de-
layed. This was taken to mean
only that the Gandhi letter would
be published with its assent or re-
fusal. The possibility that the let
ter would contain announcement of
cessation Of the non-co-operating
movement on the part Of the ma
tionalists received some credence.