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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
Action on Request of Receiv-
ers Taken After Injunction
Against Bond Sales.
MAY END BUSINESS
UNTIL CASE is CLEARED
Views Given Here Where Indict-
ments on Mail Fraud Charge Pre-
coded Removal to New York,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 25.-All the books,
records and assets Of F. H. Smith g.
Co. have been placed in the hands of
the company's receivers following a
visit to the office yesterday by officials
and State troopers attached to the
State Bureau of Securities.
A permanent Injunction against the
company, restraining it and It's officers
and employees from further sales of the
$l,55O,000 issue Of 61s per cent first
and refunding bonds secured by the
Fairfax Apartment Hotel of Buffalo. was
granted April by Supreme Court
Justice Samuel J. Harris Of Erie County.
and subsequently George d. Crofts.
Stanley A. Falk and Charles Hickey of
Buffalo were named receivers.
Cro1tS and Falk appeared at the
Bureau OF Securities with the request
tnaC tney be assisted in taking over the
BOOKS and assets. They were accom-
panied TO the company's Offices by Dep
uty Attorney General William Milhol-
iand, Richard Cornell, accountant, and
Sergt. Rotchford of the State police.
seven officers and directors of p. II.
smith S Co. were indicted by a Federal
grand jury in the District of Columbia
last December for using the mails to
defraud. Some of these men resigned
from the company, after which II
moved its main Office from washington
to New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
WALES LANDS PLANE
NEAR COUNTRY HOME
Prince, Home From African Hunt
ing Trip, Is Greeted by
Royal Family.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINDSOR, England, April 25.-The
Prince of Wales, home from his African
hunting trip, landed on Smiths Lawn,
in the Windsor Great Park, today, MAX
ing a perfect landing.
The plane came down close to the
princes new country residence, Fort Bel
vedere, at Sunnindale. From the front
door a private road Is being built to the
private royal airdrome at Smiths Lawn.
Fort Belvedere has been in the hands of
builders and decorators for some time
in preparation for the princes return
from Africa.
The Duke Of York and Prince George
were awaiting to greet their elder broth
er. They drove to the princes country
house, where King George and Queen
Mary welcomed him home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
MRS. POST SHOOTS
FRIEND IN QUARREL
Social Jealousy Blamed as
Ex-Wife of Actor Takes
Own Life.
By the Associated Press

(
LAGUNA BEACH, Calf, April 49,
Jealousy over social position was blamed
by the authorities here today for what
was believed to be the murder Of Mrs.
Doris Murray Palmer, an artist, formerly
of Chicago, and the suicide of Mrs. Guy
Bates Post, erstwhile musical comedy
star and divorced wife of the noted
actor.
The bodies of the two women, who
we're reputed to have been very close
friends, were found in Mrs. Palmer's
bungalow here late yesterday.
Mrs. Palmer, known as an artist and
designer of scenery for the Laguna
Beach Playhouse. had been shot in the
back. Mrs. Posts body, with bullet
through the mouth and brain, was
found lying on a revolver, in which two
exploded shells were discovered.
Mrs. Post, known on the stage as
Adele Ritchie, was seen moving about
| the Palmer house an hour before the
bodies were found. Mrs. Palmer was be-
| lieved to have been slain early in the
afternoon, with in IS minutes of the
time Mrs. Francis Berie, socially promi-
nent here, had delivered an invitation
to luncheon that excluded Mrs. Post.
Invitation Famed Jealousy.
Sheriff Sam Jernigan said he believed
the invitation famed the jealousy be-
| tween the two women into frenzy that
caused Mrs. Post to shoot Mrs. Palmer
and then turn the pistol on herself.
Mrs. Post last year was director of
the annual Boy Scout benefit play at
the Playhouse here, which is sponsored
| by Harold Mccormick, multimillionaire
son of the late harvester magnate of
| Chicago, Cyrus H. Mccormick. This
year, Mrs Palmer, because she designed
the sets, was given the honor.
The change in dictatorship, their
friends said, caused them to quarrel.
Mrs. Post was Sc years old. She mar
ried the actor in 1916 after brilliant
career on the stage. Four months ago
she obtained divorce in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Palmer, the former Doris Murray
of Waukegan, Ill, was 80 years old, and
formerly was the wife of DR.. Clinton
Foster Palmer of Chicago.
Noted for Quick Temper.
The quick temper of Mrs. Guy Bates
Post on more than one occasion brought
her into the news, when, as Adele
Ritchie, she was one of the outstanding
american dCLTeSSeS Oh LIIS carly tWcLl-
| tieth century.
Once she created scene in New
| York restaurant. Upon entering she
| found Meyer Sire, to whom she said
she was engaged, entertaining a party
of friends. Angry words were ex-
| changed and Mr.. Sire received the con-
| tents of a wine glass in his lap.
While playing in Chicago with Carter
de Haven, the actress quarreled with
| her leading man. Immediately after
| the final curtain one night she assailed
De Haven with her fists.
A few days later the actor faced a
| $4,000 libel suit brought by Miss
Richie, who alleged that he had said
"unprintable things about her in the
melee"
| It is recorded that on one occasion
she was hailed into court, charged with
using profane language and resisting a
policeman who arrested her for traf-
| fic violation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
RANGE DOOR OPEN,
OHIO GUARD SAYS
Prison Is Normal, as Convicts
Are Quiet After Day
of Defiance.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 25.-Hubert
L. Richeson, day guard at Ohio Peni-
Tertiary, denied testimony of other
guards in the investigation of the dis
astrous prison fire when he declared to-
day that the door to the ranges in
which 318 prisoners suffocated was
open all during the fire. "
Richeson contradicted the testimony
of his fellow officer, Thomas Watkinson,
which placed upon Night Capt. John
Hall responsibility for the delay in get
ting to the ranges to unlock the cell
doors.
While the governors investigating
board was In session the death of two
convicts in the prison hospital brought
the fire toll to 800.
In contrast to yesterday, when excite
ment and threats of serious disorder
ran high, everything within the peni-
Tertiary was quiet today.
Lays death" Order to Hall.
Guard Watkinson told the investiga-
tors this morning that Capt. Hall had
given him specific instructions not to
open the cage door leading to the upper
ranges in the Inflated cell blocks G and
H. He said If guards had gone through
when the fire was discovered, all the
men could have been released safely
from their cells.
Watkinson's version hardly could
have been possible, for the door to the
ranges always was kept open untN 6
o'clock, when the night guards come on
duty, Richeson said. The fire was dis
covered between $50 and $40.
A former Ohio Penitentiary convict,
in letter to prison officials today, said
that small group of prisoners within
the walls had been smuggling in gaso-
line for some time. The fire marshal
Is investigating. The name of the
writer was not given.
Twenty-Five guards, in addition to
the Is added to the force yesterday,
were employed at the prison today.
Discipline Is Restored.
Apparently accepting restoration of
discipline. convicts went to breakfast
in an orderly manner today.
Cat calls and hooting were absent
and for the first time in four days the
Continued on Page 2, Column IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
CHANDLER AT HEAD
OF NEWSPAPER BODY
Los Angeles Times Man Elected
President Of Publishers As.
sociation-0ther Officers Chosen.


NEW YORK, April rs. Harry
Chandler of the Los Angeles Times
was elected president of the American
Newspaper Publishers Association at the
closing session of the organizations
three-day meeting today.
Howard Davis of the New York
Herald Tribune was elected vice presi-
dent. George N. Rogers Of the Cleveland
Plain Dealer was reelected secretary.
Walter Dear of the Jersey City IN. j.
Journal was elected treasurer. Chand-
Ter, who has been vice president of the
association, succeeds Edward H. Butler
of the Buffalo IN. " Evening News.
The latter remains as director.
New directors named were Charles
M. Webb, Asheville IN. c. Citizen:
E. H. Harris, Richmond Qnd) Pala-
dunn; S. r. Winch, Portland Oregon
Journal John S. Parks. Fort Smith
(Ark) Times Record, and w. e. Mac
farlane, Chicago Tribune.
Other old board members remaining
are j. D. Barnum. Syracuse IN. "
Post-Standard: Hilton u. Brown, In.
dianapolis News; F. j. Burd, Vancouver
Daily Province, and Charles H. Taylor.
Boston Globe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
BANK DEPOSITS SMALL.
Deputy Attorney General Asserts Show.
ing Thus Far Made.

Deputy Attorney General William
Milholland of New York State told The
Star over the long distance phone this
afternoon that only few thousand
dollars were found in bank deposits in
the Smith Co.'S name when the books
OF the company were taken over in New
York City yesterday.
1t was pointed out here today that the
seizure OF the books and assets Of the
at least until the present receiyersilir
proceeding had been disposed Of.
The Smith Co. Offices were removed
from washington several months AGO
Following institution Of criminal and
clvn proceedings against the company
and some Of Its officials.
indictments charging use of the mails
70 detraud were returned by the De.
cember grand jury against Frederick
N; Aihlman, chairman of the House
Dlstrlct committee; Daniel r. Cris-
singer, G. Bryan Pitts, Samuel ]. Henry,
Jonn II. Edwards, jr.; G. Ebert Anadale
and Henry G. Maddux. AN of these
men were at that time associated with
the Smith Co., except Maddux, who was
connected with the Hamilton Hotel
Corporation.
Early this month Pitts was indicted
again Tor the alleged embezzlement of
more than a million dollars of the
smith companys funds. A week later
another indictment was returned, charg-
ing Pitts, Henry, Edwards and Anadale
with additional acts of embezzlement
and conspiracy to destroy certain
BOOKS and records of the company.
Pitts Is also under indictment for per-
jury IN connection with testimony given
Dy nun 70 the referee in bankruptcy.
All of the men are at liberty under bond
Pitts was arrested last week on a
bench warrant ordering him to appear
In court next Monday to show cause
why he should not be adjudged In Grim.
NAL contempt Of court for an alleged
failure to answer subpoena served on
him as witness in the Boyle-Robert-
son Construction Co. bankruptcy case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
.16 VANISH, OSAVED
FROM BURNING SHIP
Long Island Sound Freighter
Thames Reefed Off Tods
Point, Conn.,, After Fire.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
STAMFORD, Conn.,, April 25.-Six-
teen members of the crew of the Long
Island Sound freighter Thames, plying
from New York to Bridgeport, burned
last night off here, were missing late
this forenoon. Ten were saved.
Nine of the ten were taken to Provi-
dence by the steamer Lexington and one
picked up by an oyster boat rejoined his
family in Bridgeport.
The hulk of the craft, blackened by
fire, was on a reef TOO yards of Tods
Point, on the Sound Beach shore.
Although the waters edge for miles
was searched this morning and Coast
Guard patrol boat cruised about the
sound, no trace of the missing men was
found.
The fire swept the vessel, from which
also there were several small explosions
during the night, and there seemed little
possibility of salvage Of cargo or equip
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
FIRST LADY TO USE WHEEL CHAIR
UNTIL INJURED BACK GETS WELL
Mrs. Hoover Has Been Unable to Walk Without Pain
Since Hurt in Fall.

So as to move about the White House
with ease, Mrs. Hoover will use wheel
chair until she has fully recovered from
the effects Of a wrenched back caused
by fall nearly two weeks ago.
Although Mrs. Hoover's condition Is
not regarded at all alarming, she has
been unable to walk without consider
able pain. Mrs. Hoover's physicians say
it is doubtful If she will be sufficiently
recovered to walk with ease and resume
her normal activities for several weeks.
It was in view of this that 1t was
thought advisable to have her to resort
to a wheel chair.
It was learned today that the x-ray
gave no evidence of injury to her spine,
but did reveal several torn ngaments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE
IS PROMISED SFIIVERING CAPITAL
Continued Fair Weather Is Forecast as Winds Still Come
From North.

hension, for while the cold has done no
considerable damage so far, continual
ton of it may work serious losses.
Base ball schedules, disrupted for two
days past, were to be resumed today in
most Eastern cities, the local feature
being a Westinghouse Philadelphia en-
gagement at Griffith Stadium this after
noon.
So far the cold has broken no exist
ing records, although meteorologists de-
scribe 1t as Every unusual" On April
25 three years ago, they recall, the
mercury dipped to 80 degrees.
Prevailing northwest to north breezes
are expected to continue tomorrow.
grees at S am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
WOMEN EVACUATED
FROM NORTH INDIA
AS TROOPS DEPART
British View Situation as
Serious After so Are Slain
at PeShaWar.
EXPECT MILITARY LEAVE
FROM COUNTRY TO STOP
Liner at Rangoon Searched for
Fugitives From Riots at
Chittagong.
Ry the Assoc lated Press.

BY the Assoc lated Press.
SIMLA, India, April 25.-The British
authorities are taking a serious view OF
recent events in India, especially the
troubles at Peshawar, along the north
ern border, and all women and children
are being evacuated from that place.
It was believed that military leave
from India would likely be stopped.
Dispatches from Peshawar said cas-
ualties in the serious rioting there
Wednesday were estimated today as
more than so. Three British soldiers
are among the dead. Peace has been
restored now, however, and British
, troops rushed up for the emergency
gradually are being withdrawn.
Meetings Dispersed.
Since beginning of the rioting public
gatherings and meetings of more than
five persons in Peshawar have been for
hidden. Police patrols have rigidly en-
forced these regulations.
Nationalist volunteers are still active,
and today still picketed some of the
liquor shops.
There have been no demonstrations
at Charsadda beyond unimportant
demonstrations after arrest OF Abdul
Gaffar Khan, leader of the Afghan
Youth League. The situation there Is
said to be well under control.
From Bombay came the report that
q state of siege was understood there
to exist in Peshawar.
Establish Censorship.
REPORTS were that the Indian gov
eminent had clamped down a censor
ship on news from Punjab and North
west Frontier Province, in which Pesha-
war is located
An official statement here, the Sum-
mer capital, said some of the political
agitators jailed at PeShawar, were taken
to Charsadda to prison. A crowd col
lected outside the jail, but the con-
stabulary dispersed them without blood
shed.
It was said troops had not been en-
ployed either at Kohat or at Charsadda.
that troops had been moved into the
disturbed regions Of Resalpur and Now
shera, that there had been rioting In
Kohat and that the guard had been
increased in Kohat Pass, which leads
through the mountains to Afghanistans
Liner Searched.
AT Rangoon announcer ulSpdcu Sdlo
police today searched the liner Shak-
dara on its arrival from Chittagong
and arrested 10 Bengal Indians.
It was reported that the arrests were
In connection with the recent riots IN
Chittagong, where a group Of tnsur-
gents attacked police armory Satur-
day and killed six Of the defenders.
The vessel sailed for Rangoon shortly
after the disturbances.
The men will be held until an inveSti-
cation is completed at Chittagong.
C,ANDHpS STRENGTH GROWS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
HUCHOW LOOTING
AND KILLING GROW
5000 Bandits Reported to Have
Seized Szean, to Be Routed
After Battle.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, April 25.-Advices from
Huchow, Northern Chekiang Province,
today stated lawless elements were con-
tinuing their burning and looting in
that locality, and that many persons
had been killed.
Szean, "a miles west OF Huchow, was
reported to have fallen into the hands
of 5000 bandits. 1t was reported that
the merchants there agreed to pay
500 900 Mexican to prevent looting and
that the bandits agreed. Before the
money was paid, however, provincial
troops arrived. In the ensuing fight
200 bandits and SO soldiers were killed
The bandits were routed, but they
swore vengeance before departing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
TWO FORD POLICEMEN
STABBED IN DISORDER
Dearborn Man Held Following Dis
turbance Among Several Thou.
sand Job Hunters.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 25.-Two officers of
the Ford Motor Co.'s private police
force were stabbed early today when
a disturbance broke out among several
thousand men lined up at the River
Rouge plant in quest of jobs.
The wounded men are George H.
Bowers, stabbed twice in the left side,
and John Timer stabbed twice in the
back. George Wilson Is held by Dear
born police in connection with the
stabbing.
The stabbing resulted from the efforts
Of the Ford policemen to restore order
among the Job hunters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
GANDHPs STRENGTH GROWS.
Correspondent Says Situation Growing
Worse Throughout India.

LONDON, April IS CP).-The Bombay
correspondent of the London Daily News
TODAY said that the growth of strength
of Mahatrna Gandhi, Indian Nationalist
leader, during the past fortnight has
been almost phenomenal.
The correspondent declared the sit
uation was growing worse steadily
throughout India. The Mahatma, he
said, was planning new aspects Of civil
disobedience in anticipation of the early
arrival of the monsoons, which will
flood Gujerat and make salt collections
impossible.
Dispatches to the Daily News from
Allahabad said that shops in Peshawar
are closed and that assembly OF more
than five people has BEEN forbidden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25

One back muscle also had been severely
pulled
The wheel chair was delivered at the
White House yesterday, making it pos
sible for Mrs. Hoover to appear at the
dinner table last light for the first time
since her accident With the assistance
Of the chair she will now be able to visit
the various floors of the White House.
Her visits from one floor to the other
will be made by placing her chair upon
the elevator which was installed in the
White House for President Wilson dur
ing his illness.
During the time that Mrs. Hoover has
been confined to her room she has re-
ceived callers almost daily. Several
groups OF Girl Scouts and members Of
other girl organizations were among her
visitors. 4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25

The best the Weather Bureau could
promise a shivering Washington today
was continued fair with little change
in temperatures"
In view of the decidedly chilly 38
registered here at 6 am, this was no
promise at all to impatient golfers,
base ball fans, haberdashers and gar
deners.
One happy circumstance, however,
was the absence of frost, which threat
ened the District area last night
Weathermen believe the minimum will
not go below SO degrees tonight.
Fruit and truck growers are watching
their crops with considerable appre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
UKRAINIAN TERROR
PLOTTERS EXPOSED
Lvov, Poland, Police Find Bombs
Being Prepared for Attempts
Against Polish Authorities.

BY the Associated Press.
LvOV, Poland, April 25.-The police
here today uncovered an alleged Ukrain-
ian terrorist organization which was
preparing bombs for attempts against
Polish authorities and the Soviet con-
sulate building here. The attempts
were to be in retaliation for trial of
Russians in Kharkoff recently on
charges of counter-revolutionar
Twelve members of the organization
were arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
STATE POLICE URGED
FOR DUTY AT PRISON
West Virginia Legislator Would
Prepare in Advance Against
Outbreak.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOUNDSVILLE, w. Va, April 25.-
DR.. G. E. Hutchinson, member of the
State Legislature, said today he would
recommend to Gov. William G. Conley
that a detail of State police be kept in
the State Penitentiary here. He said
the guard at the prison was entirely
inadequate in case of any serious out
break.
DR.. Hutchinson said he believed it
advisable to have the headquarters of
the troopers moved from Wheeling to
the prison, where they would be housed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
HOme-Talent Actress
Goes on With Play
After Mother Dies
BY the Associated Press.


DIES PLANES, ILL.,, April 25.-
Even home-talent actors can feel
the urge of the stages tradition,
1.-THE show must go on"
Mrs. Thomas Dunn died sud-
denly last night in her theater
seat as she waited to watch her
two daughters in an amateur
production.
One daughter, Loretta, Is years
old, tainted when told of her
mothers death and was unable
to continue. However, her sister
Frances, one year younger, went
through with her part in the
play when it was found the per-
Torrance might have to be
abandoned unless she appeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-25
TOWNSHIPS POPULATION
DROPS SO PCT. SINCE 1920
lat Inhabitants of 10 Years Ago
Dwindle to /, Who Is the
Keeper of Property.
pv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Me-. April 25.-The pop
ulation of Township S, Range 12' in
Piscataquis County has dropped 99.3
per cent In the past 10 years. The pres
ent population is one.
The 1920 Federal census showed the
township to have population of lat
persons.
The enumerator this year in report
ing the big decline said that 10 years
ago there was a good-sized numbering
operation under way and the lat per-
sons all were employed at the camp.
Since then numbering has been aban-
doned and the lone resident is the
keeper