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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
TARD|EU CHOOSES
CABINET MEMBERS
Premier Plans to Go Back to
London as Head of
Naval Delegation.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March Sunday ANDRE
Tardieu announced early this morning
that he had formed his second cabinet
and would present the ministers later
in the day to President Doumergue.
The members Of the new government
are: premier and minister of the in
terror, Andre Tardieu; foreign affairs.
Aristide BRAND; justice, Raoul Peret;
war, Andre Maginot; marine, j. L.
Dumesnil; finances, German Martin;
budget, P. Reynaud; public instruction,
Pierre Marraud; colonies, Francois
Pietri; commerce, P. E. Flandin; agri-
culture, Fernand David; posts and tele-
graphs, Andre Mallarme; air, Laurent
Eynac; pensions, Champetier de Ribes;
public works, G. Pernot; merchant ma
rine, Louis Rollin, and labor, p. Laval.
Seventeen undersecretaries will also
be named and two new posts will be
created, one for "tourism" and another
for national economy. The creation of
an undersecretaryship for the encour-
agement Of tourist travel in France has
oeen advocated for a long time.
Most of the ministers saw service
with the preceding Tardieu government
or with the Poincare ministry formed in
M Tardieu announced that the
French delegation to the London Naval
Conference would consist of himself,
Foreign Minister BRAND, Minister Of
Marine Dumesnil, Minister of Colonies
Pietri, Ambassador de Fleuriau and
Gustave de Kerguezec.
De Kerguezec, who was previously at
the conference in minor capacity, is
president OF the naval commission in
the Senate. Dumesnil also accompanied
the previous French conference delega-
ton, though not as q delegate.
Tardieu will probably 60 before the
Chamber of Deputies for vote Of con-
f1dence next Thursday, and II he gets it
he will be able to lead the French dele
CATION back to London before the end
of the week.
He will not, however, have q very
much stronger position in the cham
Der than he had previously. The Left,
and particularly the Radical Socialists,
is ready to give him fierce fight, and
seems to be anxious to preeipitate q
general election.
His domestic policy is attacked by the
Radical Socialists, his naval policy by
the Socialists and all his policies by the
Communists.
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be easier to ship liquor than it is citrus
fruit"
Then Mcguire mentioned something
about the notorious man in the green
hat at Washington, being unable TO
supply his select customers in Con-
Rress" II there wasn't any liquor ship
ped.
CramtOn Hops In.
That drew Representative Louis Cram
ton, Republican, Michigan, into the pic
ture. He wanted to know what Mcguire
knew about "the man In the green hat"
at Washington.
Mcguire admitted he knew little about
him.
well, you're trying to make it APP
pear that all members Of Congress drink
liquor and I vigorously challenge your
insinuations."
Mcguire said he didn't mean that all
Congressman drank liquor, but added,
II know that some of them do"
Representative Cramton shouted:
well, IL you want to come to Wash
ington to testify to that effect, think
it could be arra nged, but am not in
terested in hearing your testimony along
that line before this committee. You
have made a fine stump speech on the
liquor situation, but have given us very
little information about the fly"
Simmons Fires Questions.
Then Representative Robert Simmons,
Republican, Nebraska. took up the
questioning, demanding that Mcguire
tell what he knew about liquor drink
ing in Congress-"
Mcguire replied that he knew moth
ing more than what he had read In the
papers.
well, hope we get more truth about
the fruit fly while We are down here
than you get from newspapers about
congressman drinking liquor" retorted
Simmons. "You are typical of many
other loose -rnoutlied men In this coun-
try who believe everything they see In
the newspapers and went to take o rap
at Congress"
Much Of Maguire's testimony, OUT
side of the clash over the liquor Situa-
I ton, was Of a routine nature. Arthur
| c. Baker, Federal entomologist, followed
him and gave technical information
concerning experimental work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
POLICE BOOK 6
IN GAMING RAIDS
Three Establishments En-
tered Despite Electrical
Doors.

Three alleged gambling establish
ments, one guarded by three steel re-
inforced, electrically operated doors,
were raided by first precinct police yes
terdsy afternoon.
The raiders first entered an estab-
lishment on the second floor Of the
Edmonds Building. GIT Fifteenth street.
Here they said they found dice and
card tables and horse race betting
paraphernalia. Twelve patrons were
released after their names we're taken
as witnesses. Three alleged proprietors
were charged with permitting gaming
and released for 500 collateral each.
They are Edward j. Goldenberg, IS,
of the 100 block Seventh street; Mack
j. Cemar, %, 800 block of Allison street,
and Martin Colburn, 23, OF the 500
block l. street.
Sledges Used on Safe.
Carroll Peyton Nuckolls Of the Met
ropolitan Hotel, known In Washington
sporting circles as "Nubby" Nuckolls,
was arrested at an address In the 400
block Of Ninth street, where police
we're forced to shatter the safe with
sledges to obtain evidence Of gambling.
Entering the place they first came to
door, the upper half of which was con-
structed of Shatterproof glass. Blows
of blackjack were required to break
1t. Three other doors, two inches In
thickness, blocked the raiders passage
to the second floor.
The occupants of the establishment
were persuaded to open the portals
only after the policemen had threat
ened to throw tear bombs.
Fifty Witnesses Booked.
Fifty men were taken to the first
precinct and booked as witnesses. It
was necessary to send to the Trafhc
Bureau for sledges to break open safe
in the room. Inside it was a quantity
of alleged racing slips. Nuckolls was
charged with setting up q gaming table
and later released on $4,000 bond.
Last night the same raiding party.
composed of Detectives r. B. Carroll.
II. q. Wanamaker and A. %. Mansfield,
raided house In the 900 block of
Eleventh street. where they say they
found Is gallons Of alleged liquor and
arrested James e. McGonigal, 30, of
the $500 block of Twelfth street north
east, for illegal possession of liquor.
Arrested on Betting Charge.
Walking casually into a barber shop
and pool room at 2o2s Fourteenth street
yesterday afternoon Sergt. o. j. Letter.
mans police vice squad placed Joseph
Gotten, SO years old. of the same adj
dress, under arrest on q charge Of ae-
cepting horse racing bets.
A Saturday afternoon rush was at its
| peak when Sefgt. Letterman and Pvts.
James A. Mostyn and Richard ]. Cox
entered the barber shop and continued
on through to the pool room In the
rear, where they took Gotten into Gus
tody. The names Of 80 other men con-
| gregated around the pool tables were
taken for witnesses in the case.
| Coffen was booked at the FIRST pre-
cinct police station and released shortly
/ afterwards under $4,000 bond for his
appearance in Police Court Monday
morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
MISSING NAPOLEON
NECKLACE LOCATED
Heirloom Arch Duchess Valued at
100000 Had Been Sold to
Jeweler.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 1.-The missing
diamond necklace which Napoleon gave
to his Empress, Marie Louisa. more
than q century ago, was located today
intact IN the safe Of Fifth avenue
teweler.
The arehducless, Maria Theresa of
Vienna. erstwhile owner, who valued
the jewels at 5000, 600, was reported
planning legal action TO recover them.
The jeweler, D. NJ Michel, refused
to reveal what he paid for the neck
lace, but the price was said to have
been only $50, 00o
Finding of the necklace ended a
search by agents of the archduchess, in
which the aid Of the United States at
torney's ONCE had been enlisted.
Harold w. Hastings. assistant United
states attorney, said today he had
learned the necklace was sold Fehru-
airy IL by G., r. Townsend, acting as
representative of the archduchess.
Townsend was said to have been a for
mer British secret service agent, and
his wife exhibited what she said was
the necklace here last November. Sir
Harry Armstrong, British consul gen.
eral, said he could find no record of
Townsend in the secret service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
VARIETY OF CHARGES
FACE MAN WOUNDED
AFTER WILD CHASE

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Dixon, although reported by Gallinger
Hospital physicians TO have gunshot
wounds in both arms, both legs and his
left side. was expected to recover.
The two women attacked by Dixon
were Mrs. Cora Simpson, So, resident
manager of the apartment where Dixon
was employed, and Mrs. Nettie Rogers.
%, telephone operator. Mrs. Simpson
suffered confusion to the left eye,
bruises of the scalp and back and Mrs.
Rogers was bruised on the face and
back.
Others assaulted when Dixon found
them in his path were David Harger,
10, of 3115 Mount Pleasant street; Will
liam p. Verling, AIS Fifth street, a
taxi driver, and Policeman Shumaker,
who lives at Hyattsville. The officer
suffered a laceration on the ear and
face bruises. The boy. reported to have
been beaten and kicked as Dixon passed
him, appeared none the worse for the
encounter. Verling was not injured.
According to statements pieced to-
gether by police, Dixon attempted to
rob the two women employees of the
Cathedral Mansions apartments at $50
O'Clock yesterday when he was relieved
from his duty as elevator man.
FIeeS After Beating Women.
When they resisted his attempts, po-
lice report, he beat them and then fled
from the building.
When he encountered the Harger
boy in his flight, he paused long enough
according to police, to beat and kick
the child. Continuing his race, Dixon
came upon q taXicab operated by Verl-
mi Int 0A n
his escape, but the driver, believing the
man demented, reached for a wrench
Dixon leaped from the cab and again
took to his heels.
Finding a parked car on his route
Dixon climbed in and attempted to
start the machine. BY this time 9
crowd of pursuers was close onto his
trail and he was forced to desert the
machine and again trust to his heels
At this juncture, an automobile driven
by an unidentified colored man passed
by. Dixon leaped into the machine and
was taken to Sixteenth and Euclid
streets where he again started of afoot
Policeman Shumaker, on duty in
Meridian Park, saw the man running
scantily clad. having lost part of his
clothing in his flight and gave chase
Overtaken by Shumaker, Dixon Is said
to have assaulted the oficer and
knocked him down.
Dixon then succeeded in breaking
through a crowd of men who had
gathered and sped east on Euclid
street, with Shumaker and others in
pursuit.
Threatens OfTicer With Glass.
At 2727 Eleventh street, Dixon
rushed to the door of the dwelling
there and upon finding the door locked
smashed the glass panel with his fist
Again threatened with arrest by the
ofi1cer, however, he is said to have
seized a jagged piece OF glass.
Il am going to kill YOU" Shumaker
said he told him.
The officer reached for his service
pistol and shot as Dixon rushed at
him, police say. Dixon again at
tempted to assault him, Shumaker re-
counts, and again he shot the man
The two then grappled and Dixon SUI
fered other wounds before he was SUBJ
dued. The officer held him until help
arrived.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
MAYOR HAGUE FACES
$1,5OO,OOO TAX SUIT
Jersey City Investigation Reported
Secretly Made by Revenue
Unit.
BY the Associated Press.

~ INC AhbOCAAttu EISbbs
NEW YORK, March 1.-The New
York World tomorrow will say that for
the past two years the intelligence unit
of the Bureau of Internal Revenue has
made q secret investigation into the
income OF Mayor Frank Hague of Jer-
sey City and that it Is reported he faces
fines and assessments totaling more
than S1,500,000 for fling false income
tax reports.
Mayor Hague, who Is also vice chair
man of the Democratic national COM
m1ttee, speaking over long-distance
telephone from Palm Beach, Fla, said
"the statement Is ridiculous"
They are paying me too high COM
pliment," he added.
The paper says that although the
Bureau Of Internal Revenue will not
make public its findings, estimates place
Hague's income during his years as
100000.
The World says state Senator Emer-
son L. Richards OF Atlantic City re-
Gently asserted the Government was
going: to hne Hague more than 100000
Tor false income tax reports. The
World concludes II the Ane Is that
amount, back taxes will be the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
MOTHER OF EXECUTED SLAYER
MAY CLOSE BROADWAY DRAMA
Texas Woman to Judge Whether The Last
Mile" Is Blow at Capital Punish
ment or Merely Thriller.

cent OF 1t in stopping this barbarisnn.
Robert had no experience as q writer.
he attended high school, and was an
honor student before he acquired the
drug habit, until the third term when
ne began TO make his own living. When
arrested he began writing articles for
the local newspapers about the horrors
OF prison life. He was only % when
charged with that crime he did not
commit.
Lived His Article.
His article, The Law Takes It's Toll F,
was not something written, but some
thing lived and heard and recorded
Those were his spoken words and the
spoken words of others. They did nat
attempt to joke and did talk about the
midnight special, which travels In two
sections: One toward Heaven, the other
toward hell '-''
hope am the last one who ever
SITS In the electric chair" he wrote in
the article for Mr.. H. L. Mencken. Tell
my mother my last words were of her
They tell me those were his last words !"
continue. .
when I 60 to New York, I will not
see reporters or any one. I have no
friends there. will 60 see Mr.. Wexley's
or Roberts play, and God give me
strength TO keep from screaming out
as I did on the train. II approve I
later Will see Mr.. Wexley. I have seen
his picture and it looks 50 much like
Roberts"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
SERGEANT WHO SHOT
GUARDSMAN IS FREED
Foot Slipped on Icy Walk as He
Tried to Fire Into Air, Militia.
man Testifes.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, March 1.-Sergt. Joseph
Pogione of the Michigan National
Guard, was acquitted late today by a
Circuit Court jury which tried him for
the killing of Pvt. Stanley Prusinowski,
l6, whom Pogione shot TO death jan
uary IS.
Poggione shot the private as the lat
ter was running to escape arrest on
warrant charging him with missing
drill. The sergeant's defense was that
his foot slipped on an icy sidewalk as
he was firing in the air and that the
killing was accidental Several State
witnesses said that he took deliberate
aim.
The jury, composed of nine women
and three men, deliherated 20 minutes.
The State of Michigan has awarded
$4,000 TO the family of the dead boy,
who was the principal means OF support
of his widowed mother.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
BY GENE HOWE,
written for the Associated Press.


AMARILLO, Tex, March IA gray
haired mother in Amarillo, Tex, Won
dered today whether she should close a
show which admittedly is one of Broad
ways biggest hits" or whether she
should permit it to continue as a pro-
test against capital punishment.
The mother is Mrs. Ella Blake. Rob-
ert Blake, her son, died in the electric
chair at the State penitentiary at
Huntsville, Tex, April 20, 1929, after
being convicted of murder.
Mrs. Blake reached this decision to-
day-she will go to New York and see
the play herself. If it is real" if it
IN any way creates sentiment against
States" she indicated her final decision
would be to allow it to continue.
Her sons copyrighted article, pub
lished in the American Mercury, is de-
clared to be the theme and setting of
THE Last Mile" by John Wexley, now
running in New York. The article was
appropriated bodily by Wexley without
a definite agreement.
Has Eight Grown Children.
Mrs. Blake, who has eight grown
NAAAAACh AANAAle III AtIldIIlO, Ia hDOub on
years old. She is q sweet-faced, soft
spoken woman. Robert was the only
child touched by tragedy.
Would it be possible for me to close
The Last Mile?'" she asked today. The
reply was that attorneys here say Wex-
ley took something which did not be-
long to him and It was their opinion
the courts would sustain an injunction.
Il have made up my mind" she said,
III it is . terrifying something that at
tracts crowds because 1t is gruesome
and terrifying, will close 1t II possible.
II 1t Is real and If in any way 1t may
create sentiment against these MUIR
ders committed by the States, 1t win
be different. I am not thinking Of
money, although I need it badly.
Robert" she said. begged me not
to spend the little money ! had in
trying to save him, and !. know he
meant it. He was only ~ when they
strapped him into the chair and burned
out the life had given him. He wasn't
. man, but n child, almost. Would
that could make million from this
play IN New York and spend every
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

raid. They all say that the police made
no effort to get any evidence from them
and that the police sergeant offered to
let them 60 If one Of the men in charge
OF the place would stand fer their app
pearance In court.
"Sergt. Maloney and Detective Box
we'll both told me when discussed the
case with them that they did not con-
slider the evidence they had obtained a.
sufllcient for trial, and therefore agreed
to have the case nolle pressed.
1T Is evident also that - was told
in advance Of the Police Court proceed
ings that the case against him would
nesSeS I examined, as their afIidavits
show, stated that - had told them
there wasn't anything to it. Accord
ing to these witnesses, was so
brazen in his contempt for the Police
Court as to urge several of them not to
respond to the court summons, declar-
ing that the summons did not mean
anything. - Is said to have ap-
preached some of the witnesses in the
Court House and sought to get them
to leave before the case was called.
Apparently the Police Court oficials
made no efforts to protect the witnesses
from coercion or intimidation by -
while the case was pending.
Since my complaint and the accom-
pany1ng AmdaVtts were submitted to the
superintendent Of police, this man has
been informed about them by some one.
In talking recently to one witness, -
referred to a statement which the wit
ness had made to me charging -
with urging him not TO obey the court
summons. - also has been advised
that did not submit an afidavit from
one witness, as is evident from the fact
that he has since been endeavoring TO
get In communication with the witness
in question: 49,, a.. ,.,,, ,,.x..,,.
outside of my own once that have seen
the affidavitS are the superintendent of
police, to whom they were submitted.
and Capt. Reilly and Detective Box
well of the sixth precinct, who called
on me recently with the papers in hand
to discuss the matter. The superin-
tendent of police had stated in his
letter Of February that he was for
warding my correspondence with the
afidayits to Inspector T. r; Bean with
instructions to conduct q thorough In
veStigation.' II Inspector Bean ever
received the papers, 1t seems that he
turned them over to Capt. Reilly and
Detective Boxwell TO investigate their
own conduct. have never been con-
suited ~ Inspector Bean IN regard to
my investigators have also reported
that the records OF several Of the DIS
trict oNlees they visited TO obtain In
formation In this connection, particu-
larry those Of the Police Court, the In
spectcr Of buildings, the superintendent
OF licenses and the probation once, APP
pear to be in a wretehed condition, and
that 1t was very diflcult to locate or
read some Of the records they desired
to copy. The flling of license records is
said to- be months behind, and the card
IN reference TO shop was missing from
the files.
Assuring you that shall be glad to
cooperate In any way possible to secure
. better observance of the laws Of Con-
sFess, ] beg to remain,
"Respectfully yours,
GEORGE H. CARTER"
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upon, wheeled. and bolted into the
crowd.
Miss Coffelt sounded a bell signal
which brought Fallas Brouche, man
ager Of the theater, and q squad Of
ushers on the run. A pursuit party
the time the excited girl gasped out
her story the youth was gone.
Meanwhile Jack Kenan of the Com
mercial Hotel, and a waiter of q nearby
lunch room who had seen the boy dash
away and turn into the alley, had
taken up the chase. The boy, how
ever, outdistanced them and was out
OF sight when they neared z street by
way of the narrow lane. The would
be captors returned to the theater,
bringing with them q description of
the boy and a, felt hat, which had
been purchased ct q Washington haber-
dashery, bearing the initials "B. T. NJ"
in the sweat band.
To add to the excitement, the head
quarters detective automobile, its siren
Shrieking. dashed up to the theater.
Detectives John w. Wise and Charles
j. p. Weber jumped out. First Pre-
cinct Detectives r. b. Carroll and A.
%. Mansfield also responded to the call
and they took charge Of the investi-
cation.
A few minutes later a patrol wagon
load of policemen reached the scene.
who undertook to clear trafic, which
had become congested by the thou
sands OF persons who gathered after
the youths dash for freedom.
After the excitement was over the
theater officials checked their funds
and found that about $40 had been
taken by the young bandit. Much
more money than that which the youth
could have grabbed from the counter
stacks of paper bills, in fact-were
tucked safely in wood-partitioned re-
ceivers scant foot below the mans
reach. None of this was touched.